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TERRACE - A national inquiry into murdered and missing aboriginal women drew support from all candidates at a federal election forum held here Oct. 6. Liberal candidate Brad Layton said it was also important to act on inquiries and investigations that had already been conducted. Those inquiries and investigations “should not collect dust on the shelf,” he said. New Democrat Nathan Cullen re-affirmed an existing pledge of the NDP that it would begin an inquiry within 100 days if elected as the government.
He said he found it interesting that while the Conservative government could find the money for an inquiry into missing salmon on the Fraser River when Prime Minister Stephen Harper “was asked for his opinion on an inquiry [for missing women] he said it’s not on the radar to hold an inquiry.” That, Cullen continued, showed “a certain level of insensitivity not becoming of the office [of Prime Minister].” The matter of missing and murdered aboriginal women was one of racism, of poverty and having more choices for young aboriginal women and girls, he added. “I’ve walked with these fam-
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to take that funding away,” said Nesbitt. Don Spratt from the Christian Heritage Party and a strong pro-life activist, felt police sometimes have misplaced priorities. He recounted a time when, while standing outside an abortion clinic in East Vancouver, three police cars circled the block, keeping an eye on him. Their time would have been better spent tracking down serial killers, said Spratt. In the meantime, the family of Lana Derrick, who went missing in Thornhill in Oct. 1995, is planning a vigil Oct. 17. It begins at 7 p.m. and takes place adjacent to the Copperside Petro-Can store.
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Boil water, people in Kitimat told By Cameron Orr
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KITIMAT - The District of Kitimat has been under a boil water advisory which was expected to last about to now. On October 10 the boil water advisory was put in place as a result of the immense rainfall experienced in Kitimat. The rain caused a substantial rise in the Kitimat River and made the water very turbid. In a news release the District said the water was still being treated but as a precaution residents were advised to boil their water for two minutes before use. On October 11 an update was issued saying the boil water advisory was not going to be lifted until two clean water samples were determined. However sampling was not expected to be completed until the end of this week, and if rain continued the boil advisory might have continued as well. “The District is treating the water as usual. There is nothing to suggest contamination is occurring; however, as a precautionary mea-
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PRINCE RUPERT - The City of Prince Rupert Housing Committee gave an update on its status at last week’s council meeting and it included a bit of a field trip. “The City is in the process of examining all their infill lots at the moment. I believe we have 208 infill lots that the city owns and we did a city bus tour earlier last week. We went lot to lot to see what potential uses those lots could have and part of that was examining how housing and affordable housing could work,” said Mayor Lee Brain. “I think the next steps for us as a council are to meet with our community groups that we were working with earlier in the summer to reconvene and to see what projects would look like in the community and go from there,” said Brain Coun. Joy Thorkelson added that it may be prudent to involve BC Housing and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) in the discussions and hold community workshops
with stakeholder groups on which direction affordable housing in Prince Rupert should go. Coun. Barry Cunningham thought that BC Housing and CMHC won’t be entirely helpful in future discussions due to a lack of funds that are available from either organization to help with getting projects off the ground. “I think we should forget about CMHC and BC Housing and concentrate more on the non-profit housing associations. Get some non-profit organizations, find out what property the city can either donate or lease for $1 and get this off the ground. We’ve been talking about this for eight months and [with] CMHC and BC Housing, every time we talk to them, we get promises and nothing else,” said Coun. Cunningham. Coun. Thorkelson didn’t disagree, but said the traditional means of getting subsidized housing or non-profit organizations to help out are becoming extinct. “It’s not what it used to be ... We’re building [affordable housing] at a time when building is more difficult,” she said.
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Fairview traffic climbs as Maersk makes its first call By Shaun Thomas THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR
PRINCE RUPERT -Traffic through Fairview Terminal is up by 30 per cent this year as the terminal continues toward a record-breaking year. In September the terminal saw tonnage increase from 47,449 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) the previous year to 65,116 in September 2015. That number included a 39 per cent increase in imports arriving through Prince Rupert and a 36 per cent increase in containers leaving the North Coast, although the number of loaded TEUs actually dropped by 12 per cent year-over-year. So far this year, Fairview Terminal has moved 592,152 TEUs compared to 457,132 TEUs during the first nine months of 2014. Imports through the terminal are 23 per cent to sit at 330,888 TEUs, while exports are up 39
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The Prince Rupert Port Authority welcomed the Columbine Maersk on Oct. 1 as the first weekly vessel call. per cent to sit at 261,265 TEUs. As with the yearover-year numbers, the number of loaded con-
tainers leaving Prince Rupert is down, falling from 120,325 TEUs to 114,342 TEUs so far this
year. Westview Terminal is also up. In September there were 99,833 tonnes of wood pellets shipped, an increase of 227 per cent compared to the 30,499 tonnes shipped last September. In 2015, the terminal has shipped 564,408 tonnes of pellets compared to 344,201 tonnes during the first three quarters of 2014, an increase of 64 per cent. Tonnage through the Prince Rupert Harbour dropped 47 per cent this September compared to last, moving 33,375 tonnes of logs compared to the 63,078 moved last September, but so far this year traffic through the harbour is up 13 per cent, climbing from 296,295 tonnes in 2014 to 335,189 tonnes in 2015. While still down nine per cent in 2015 compared to 2014, having moved 4.5 million tonnes compared to 4.9
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“I think there is no better time.” Bob Payette
“Somebody was telling me it’s not as quiet as you think, it’s not as loud as the whistle, but I think I would rather put up with that for as long as the train is crossing than the whistling,” he said. The district did not name the stakeholders who have been approached, but said that that information may become available later.
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PORT EDWARD - The District of Port Edward is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to stopping trains from whistling as they make their way through town. At the Oct. 6 meeting, council approved spending $714,750 to upgrade the two crossings at the small crafts harbour dock with crossing controls to eliminate the need for whistling, with the hope being that others involved in the movement of goods by rail will come forward to help fund the upgrading of the three other crossings in the district. “We have sent out letters of request to all the stakeholders and we have replies from some of them with positive results, but we can’t seem to get definitive responses. We’re getting responses that seem to indicate that once we get started and show the district is serious about moving ahead, then the response we get from the stakeholders will be swifter. If we go ahead with two of the crossings, then I can go back with the second letter indicating we are moving ahead and crunch some numbers,” said chief administrative officer Bob Payette, who noted there is an indication that the nearly $1.3 million remaining could be covered. “I think it is time we move along with this, I think there is no better time actually, and once we get through a few crossings and get some financing coming back the project will move along faster. If we delay and don’t put our foot forward, we’ll be stuck in this holding pattern ... We’re counting on the stakeholders who haven’t stepped forward to respond and get two more done.” The first two crossings were chosen to eliminate the need for whistling from the pulp mill all the way through town and after being identified as one of the noisier areas in town. While this will quiet the area down, Mayor Dave MacDonald noted it is not the beall and end-all for rail noise in the community.
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By Cameron Orr THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR
KITIMAT - Property sales remain down in Kitimat although the figures aren’t terrible for the community transitioning out of a high-demand market prompted largely by the aluminum smelter’s modernization and early works for LNG projects. The BC Northern Real Estate Board (BCNREB) shows 89 properties worth $24.4 million changed hands in the year’s first nine
Meanwhile two vacant land parcels, 18 half-duplexes and four townhomes were sold in Kitimat this year. Ninety-one properties remained for sale on MLS at the end of September. The dip in Kitimat isn’t limited to us alone. Terrace has also seen a drop. This year 225 properties worth $57.6 million were sold so far. Last year it was 288 properties worth $72.5 million. Prince Rupert too has seen a drop, with 168 properties this year
at $39.7 million against 2014’s 263 properties worth $55.4 million. BCNREB Vice President William Lacy says overall the board is reassured with the numbers as a whole. “Given the slump in energy prices and overall economic lull it is reassuring to see the overall numbers for the BCNREB are holding strong,” he said in a release. “Certain areas have been hit harder, but other areas are showing increases in prices and overall activity to create for a balanced re-
sult through the third quarter of the year.” He added “With predicted increases in global activity, and growth predicted for B.C. in the coming quarters, we are looking for a solid close to the year and for increases to resume throughout next year.” He said with the potential for market boosts in the coming year from a variety of factors, he said it may be “an opportunity to take advantage before the next upswing in the market.”
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NDP’s Cullen seeks a fifth term
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By Rod Link THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR
TERRACE - First elected in 2004 as the New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Skeena-Bulkley Valley and returned with increasing margins of victory in 2006, 2008 and 2011, Nathan Cullen enters the 2015 federal election as one of the more experienced veterans of his party’s candidates. And just 43, Cullen’s national status has risen thanks to his third-place finishing in the party’s 2012 leadership race, won by current NDP leader Tom Mulcair, to replace the late Jack Layton. Cullen doesn’t hesitate when asked if he considers himself a professional politician. “Oh, no. Not at all,” says Cullen, adding he was first thinking of running for a Smithers municipal council seat in 2003 before someone told him to set his sights higher. “I was told it was a good idea and that I would win and that’s why I should go federal. I thought that was pretty audacious.” Born in Toronto, the oldest of two sons to immigrants from Ireland, Cullen was educated at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario and at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. He then worked in Africa and South America for non-profit groups who had the goal of creating value-added industries instead of relying on the export of raw resources. In many ways, Cullen says what he did on those two continents mirrors what’s happening in the Northwest, something that became apparent when he moved to Smithers in the late 1990s to first run the volunteer Katimavik program. “If you only export raw resources, you’re always beholden to whatever the market calls,” he said. It’s a theme people of all political persuasions will bring up in conversation, Cullen continues. “They want to know why we’re sending out everything raw now,” he said.
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It’s a message Cullen has also used in becoming one of the key figures opposing Enbridge’s plan to build the Northern Gateway pipeline, While Cullen has concentrated on the potential for environmental damage from a leak or break in the planned $6.5 billion pipeline which would run 1,177 kilometres across Alberta and B.C. and of the potential for ocean-going crude-carrying tankers spilling their loads, he’s also spoken about refining crude in Canada. Building a facility would add value to a raw resource and provide jobs, he says. But if pressed, Cullen’s less comfortable about speaking where he thinks any kind of crude oil refining facility should be placed. He’s more at home concerning the prospects for liquefied natural gas (LNG), a value-added industry widely perceived as being less of an environmental threat than a crude-oil-carrying pipeline and crude-carrying tankers. And, crucially for any industry to gain a foothold in B.C., there’s been more approval within First Nations to the point where a growing numbers of the latter are signing direct economic benefits deals with pipeline companies and LNG plant proponents. “The devil is in the details,” said Cullen of the billions involved in building pipelines that would feed the super-cooling plants. “It’s how you do it.” And when there is opposition to any kind of pipeline construction, Cullen advocates a longterm approach. The challenge, he says, is to have First Nations reach the stage where aboriginal people can make a decision and for aboriginal people to accept that decision even if they don’t agree with it. “We may trust the process but First Nations may not have a process or they don’t respect the process or the governing structure,” said Cullen. “What’s needed is a coherent political process with legal, scientific and all the components you want to have. They’re still building capacity,” he said of First Nations decisionmaking. Cullen said he understands the positions taken by companies who ask who they need a ‘yes’ from in order to undertake a project. “What this leads to is a greater urgency to making treaties,” he said.
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Liberal Brad Layton seeks voter involvement By Jackie Lieuwen
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TERRACE - Federal Liberal candidate Brad Layton has focused his life first on being a dad, and second on being an agent to fight for change. A single dad since a divorce in 1995, Layton says he spent more than 10 years focused on raising his daughter Brittany, now 22, and making ends meet. He was president in the mid-1990s of Share B.C., a controversial land use group in its day which lobbied to have forest land set aside for logging and other forest land preserved. Layton was also president of the Share chapter in Smithers. He has also taken part in resource management and land use discussions and or-
ganized a volunteer clean up day last year. Layton is a registered forest technician with Pro-Tech Forest Resources in Smithers, and does mostly project management, he said. Politically, he has been a volunteer for the B.C. Liberals in two provincial elections and also served as president of the B.C. Liberal riding association in the Bulkley Valley. But many of Layton’s interests went on hold in August 2009 when he was diagnosed with kidney cancer. Surgery and a period of recovery and Layton has now been cancer-free for six years. On the local political level Layton ran unsuccessfully for Smithers council in 2008 but was elected to Telkwa council in
2011 and re-elected last year. He says he was motivated by several factors: He wanted more recreation for local children, an objective he says is harder to accomplish than first thought. He also was seeking community safety through completing a wildfire protection plan and addressing highway traffic through Telkwa. Last, he wanted to understand and influence public spending and taxation. “You can’t complain about taxes if you don’t know what it’s being spent on,” Layton said. “Until you sit down and go through line by line of the budget, with all the money to run a village, you have no idea.” “Unless you’ve been part of why a de-
cision is made, you don’t always understand why they are making these decisions,” he said. Layton also sits on the board of the Northwest Regional Hospital District through his position on Telkwa council and is on the board of the Omineca Beetle Action Coalition. The latter calls for more cooperation in deciding on resource use policies. His decision to seek federal office is to represent the northwest in how decisions are made. “I understand that when you go to Ottawa, you are part of the government running the whole country, but at the same time, you are voted in by the people of your riding. They should be the voice you represent.” “I am not happy
with the representation we’ve had,” he said. I’m running to make sure that our riding is represented. We don’t want big business or other parts of the country dictating fundamental things to us on our environment and economics here.” Layton does support the development of a liquefied natural gas industry in the region but only if it meets strict environmental standards. “If that means it costs more, that means it costs more.” “We’re a first world country with first world technologies. There is no excuse for not doing it the best possible way,” he said. If fewer safety precautions saves millions in project cost and is the deciding
terested him because on the archaeology side of it — one of the branches is studying and understanding our past, which helps us do better in the future. He jumped at the chance to move back to the Northwest when a job came up at a safety supply company that manufactured gloves and fire retardant clothing in Kitimat. He now lives in Terrace and works with area road and bridge maintenance company Nechako Northcoast Construction as its operations/ quality coordinator and road superintendent for the Nass Valley. Nesbitt and his wife Bernadette were married in 2007 at Terraceview Lodge, a location chosen be-
cause her father lived there. Stricken with pancreatic cancer, he wasn’t expected to live long. Bernadette is a stay at home mom and works part-time as she can to help out with finances but it’ll be two more years anyway before their youngest child is in school and she can work more. Their three children are Sophie, 10, Bray, 7, and Remy, 3. Nesbitt loves fishing, hunting and kayaking, all of which are on hold right now while he campaigns. His three children love to be out with him while he’s fishing even if it’s just to run around. “If I didn’t work, I’d probably do it all the time,” said Nesbitt about fishing. Nesbitt took
French immersion from kindergarten to Grade 12 in Prince Rupert and the family’s school-aged children are enrolled in French immersion in Terrace. “It’s a huge benefit, not just for a career but it’s a good thing to have a second language,” he says, adding he has a French heritage and his wife is of French descent but doesn’t speak the language. He doesn’t want to lose his knowledge of French so he will sometimes watch the news in French. “I think I’ve tried the best I can to preserve that,” he said. His wife has three sisters who are status First Nations and Metis is included too in the family tree. “I was never
taught to [judge on] ethnicity or class lines and I’ve passed that onto my kids to not judge based on those things,” he said. When he thinks of family, it doesn’t just include his relatives. “I extend it out to my closest friends,” Nesbitt said. “I don’t have any bad personal feelings toward anyone else in this race,” he added. He wants to be able to look back and be content with how his campaign went and not have anything that he wishes he could delete or have to apologize for being disrespectful. “I want to say of this race that I’m proud of a good example demonstrated and that I can be proud of a respectful campaign,” Nesbitt said.
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Liberal Brad Layton is a Village of Telkwa municipal councillor.
factor in a project, “if it’s putting the environment in jeopardy, then it doesn’t get done,” he said. As for the opposition to pipelines most recently expressed by the Wet’suwet’en and Unist’ot’en near Houston, Layton is calling for two-way communication.
“All stakeholders have to be consulted and all concerns of stakeholders need to be addressed,” he said, adding that it is the same way in business. “Communication is a two-way street… we have to address the concerns and work through them,” he said.
Conservative Nesbitt bases campaign on respect By Margaret Speirs
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TERRACE - Conservative candidate Tyler Nesbitt is living close to nature here and doing it ethically, and respectfully while teaching his children to do the same. He wanted them to grow up in the Northwest to have the opportunity for them to appreciate nature and enjoy the outdoors as he did as a child. “It’s a huge part of our existence as humans to be in nature and in this area, nature’s splendour is really important.” Born and raised in Prince Rupert, Nesbitt went to university in Vancouver, getting a bachelor’s degree in anthropology at UBC. Anthropology in-
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Conservative Tyler Nesbitt was born in Prince Rupert and now lives in Terrace.
When it comes to northwestern resource development and the ongoing Wet’suwet’en Unist’ot’en blockade preventing pipeline companies from going through traditional territory near Houston, Nesbitt hopes it can be resolved soon.
“All I can say is I just hope for a peaceful resolution,” said Nesbitt.People from elsewhere have now joined the Unist’ot’en and Nesbitt’s concern is that these outsiders will exert a negative influence as events develop.
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Green’s Parnell looks to increase aboriginal vote By Josh Massey
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TERRACE - Considering her life’s pursuit as a cultivator of edible greens on a community-wide scale, Jeannie Parnell is matching the colour of that enterprise with her decision to run as a Green party candidate in the Skeena-Bulkley Valley riding in this federal election. “I come from a family of nine, and my mom is a community gardener, we kind of grew up having to tend a garden,� said the Prince Rupert resident. Her work in the field of community health has taken her through community gardening projects in Vancouver such as helping organize the Vancouver Native Health Intergenerational Garden Project, and as a
community health consultant through her nonprofit agency Salmon Berry, in Prince Rupert. Parnell wasn’t planning on running for the Green party in this election and doesn’t like the connotation of the word politician to begin with. It was only through meeting Green party members at various functions in Prince Rupert that she was encouraged to become a candidate, despite not having done an apprenticeship in politics. “I was coaxed into this; they asked me if I wanted to be the Green party candidate and I said ‘no, I am okay,’ but then they said ‘we really need to hear the voice of people, the indigenous population, and you know a lot about the land and the environment,’� she recalls.
Coaxed or not, Parnell is clear about her candidacy – she is not campaigning to be elected. She says she supports NDP incumbent Nathan Cullen and wants her own candidacy to become an encouragement to get more Aboriginal people to vote. “I do support some of his platforms,� she said of Cullen. As for the chances of unseating Cullen, Parnell said it is never going to happen. “He has won over the hearts and minds of the whole Bulkley Valley and I am fine with that,� she said. “The reason I came into the race, is to get more indigenous people involved in the whole electoral system, to see me as an aboriginal woman running in the federal election,
the younger generation will see a role model.� Parnell is from the Fraser Lake area and is a member of the Stellaten First Nation. She has lived in Vancouver and Toronto and has studied art history in England and France. In Vancouver, Parnell said she saw the effects of large companies buying land in lower income areas, thus raising property values and displacing poorer people. “Industry is not vital. I don’t agree with the big monster of the capitalism hand because I think it promotes greed and it promotes wastefulness, cutting services in order to grow productivity,� she said. As for how she sees the role of the politician, it is more about listening as opposed to commanding.
“What is a politician, you know? They are bringing the voice of the people out, the grassroots people.� Parnell says the Green party wants to listen to the people before deciding what its policy is with regards to the export of liquefied natural gas drawn from large-scale fracking operations in northeastern B.C., but she said that overall, any major development could only be negative to the northwest. As for the blockade by the Wet’suwet’en Unist’ot’en near Houston which is preventing pipeline companies from doing work on the First Nation’s asserted traditional territory, Parnell believes in the title rights of the group and that proper consultation never happened. “I believe we live
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Jeannie Parnell is originally from the Fraser Lake area of the province. in a democratic country and people have a right to exercise their own opinion, and if that’s how they want to do it, then I am okay with that. If that’s what gets the gas companies to the ta-
ble, then that’s what it’s going to take,� she said of the Unist’ot’en. Parnell also noted other Wet’suwet’en along the pipeline route groups support LNG development.
CHP’s Don Spratt puts the focus on pro-life campaign By Josh Massey
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TERRACE - Federal election Christian Heritage Party (CHP) candidate Don Spratt is running a campaign to reverse what he regards as societal trends all too prevalent in the modern world. “We started to decay many decades ago, and we have walked further and further away from the principles that made us great,� he says. “Now, we are moving into tyranny, and a lot of the tyranny is coming right out of the Supreme Court of Canada.� That is Spratt’s way of saying court decisions surrounding euthanasia, abortion, gay rights and some multicultural princi-
ples are running contrary to the foundations on which he says Canada was built. He sees euthanasia and abortion as contrary to the Biblical emphasis on the sanctity of life and what he describes as the “Christian moral consensus� . “God is the author of life, it’s His jurisdiction. He has jurisdiction over when life begins, He brought us in, He can take us out,� said Spratt. “He has jurisdiction over what is marriage, one man and one woman.� At age 67, Spratt jokes that he is on the verge of becoming an old codger, but his philosophy is all about children, or more specifically the rights of unborn children, whose lives he says
begin at conception in the womb. In the 1990s, his anti-abortion activism saw him locked up twice in jail, once for 18 days and another time for 30 days for breaking the law enshrined in Bill-48 Access to Abortion Services Act, the “bubble zone law,� which bans protests within about half a block of abortion clinics. He also wore black electrical tape covering his mouth when he entered the bubble with a nine foot cross and sign. Spratt argued he was exercising his right to freedom of speech and expression, but the court system did not see it that way. Raising his family in Surrey, Spratt has worked a variety of manual labour jobs,
machine-oriented and also as a paramedic in the mining industry, and he is an ordained minister. As a Christian activist, he was overseas in Russia after the breakdown of the communist empire, helping people of his faith who were being persecuted there. His views on abortion cannot be overstated, as he says it is the main plank of his political platform. While many see planned parenthood, or the right to abortion, as one of the staples of women’s liberation and a check against population explosion, Pratt sees it as murder. “The government is one of the biggest crooks in the country because they kill 300 children a day in this
country. Over 100,000 a year. And they think it’s just fine. It’s murder,� he said. “That’s the first plank in the platform really. We are calling for people to vote their conscience on a nonpartisan basis only for people who represent their values.� Normally a resident of Tumbler Ridge in the northeast, Pratt came to the northwest to run as the CHP candidate in Skeena – Bulkley Valley when party leader Rod Taylor, who lives in Telkwa, decided to run in the Ottawa area, where he hopes to raise the party’s profile. Had he stayed in Tumbler Ridge, Spratt said he would have supported Conservative incumbent Bob Zimmer in the Prince
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Don Spratt from the Christian Heritage Party has been arrested for his beliefs.
George-Peace River riding and not run against him because of values they share. Spratt will be staying in Taylor’s home for the duration of the elections and this is the first time he has ever been in the arera. When it comes to
the potential for LNG development in the region, Spratt says he has seen the industry up close near Tumbler Ridge. Though he says production has slowed there, the supply is still there and he thinks it needs to be exported.
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Busy at advance polls TERRACE - If the advance polls of last weekend are any indication, voting stations across Canada are going to be very busy Oct. 19 on general election day. Canada Elections officials estimate the 1.2 million voters voted on Oct. 12, Thanksgiving Monday, alone. “This brings the total number of voters for all four days of advance polls at this election to more than 3.6 million,” says Dorothy Sitek from Elections Canada. “This brings the total number of voters for all four days of advance
polls at this election to more than 3.6 million,” she said. “This represents an increase of 71 percent over the number of electors who voted at advance polls in 2011.” Polls open in B.C. at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. In the Skeena - Bulkley Valley riding, five people are running to be the Member of Parliament – incumbent New Democrat Nathan Cullen, Conservative Tyler Nesbitt, Liberal Brad Layton, Don Spratt from the Christian Heritage Party and Jeannie Parnell from the Green party.
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The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, addresses the students, staff and guests during her visit to Bear Valley School in September.
Lieutenant Governor visits Stewart ant Governor and she replied that she worked her way to this role based on her service as a volunteer to the Province of British Columbia including her representation on many organizational Boards within the province. The students sang God Save the Queen and later had a chance after the assembly to meet the Lieutenant Governor
and shake hands. The students joined in an impromptu chorus of Happy Birthday for Her Honour who was celebrating her birthday on September 16. Bear Valley School received books for their school library from the Lieutenant Governor and a gift was presented to her by a student, Justin Danuser. Coast Mountains
School District’s Superintendent of Schools, Katherine McIntosh, Director of Instruction, Janet Meyer (also the Master of Ceremonies), Andrew Calhoun, Bear Valley School Principal and District of Stewart Mayor Galina Durant took part in the ceremony. Coast Mountains’ Trustee Angela Brand Danuser also took part in the assembly.
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STEWART - The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, visited Coast Mountains School District’s Bear Valley School on Wednesday September 16, 2015 as part of a visit to Stewart, B.C. for the World Port official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. During her visit to Bear Valley School, her Honour, the Queen’s representative in British Columbia, addressed the Kindergarten to Grade 12 students and School Staff. She spoke about the landmark occasion for Stewart opening its doors to the world with their new deep-sea port and about her role representing the Crown in British Columbia. She also shared with the students and staff what she did before she became the B.C. Lieutenant Governor and her continued passions which include volunteerism and responsibility to the land. The Lieutenant Governor fielded student’s questions like how did she get to be Lieuten-
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Realty sale figures fall in Prince Rupert through 2015 By Shaun Thomas THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR
PRINCE RUPERT - Almost 100 fewer properties were sold in Prince Rupert during the first three quarters of 2015 compared to the
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million through to the end of September 2014, a drop of 95 properties and $15.7 million. The average selling price of single family homes, however, continues to greatly exceed the value realized in the past several years. The average price of the 126 homes sold in Prince Rupert so far in 2015 is $248,865, up $34,729 from the same time period in 2014 and up $55,174 from the average selling price at the end of September 2012. Homes in 2015
have sold in an average of 94 days. The decline in property sales is not unique to Prince Rupert in the context of the Northwest. Terrace saw its sales drop from 288 properties worth $72.5 million in 2014 to 225 properties worth $57.6 million in 2015 and Kitimat saw its sales drop from 128 properties worth $35.9 million to 89 properties worth $24.4 million. Of all the communities west of Prince George, only Fort St. James, Burns Lake and Houston saw an increase in number of homes sold in 2015.
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University study examines hitchhikers’ experiences
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Sunday, October 18 Light breakfast at 9:30 am
Bible Connections and Sunday School at 10 am Worship at 11:00 am 1Corinthians 9:1-27 • “The Right to relinquish rights”
Christ Church Anglican 1220 Kingfisher Ave. • Ph. 250-632-7812
All are Welcome
21st Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, October 18 at 1:00 pm Fr. Ernest Buchanan Our path may have obstacles, but God will lead us.
FIRST UNITED CHURCH 1180 Kingfisher Ave. • Ph. 250-632-7149 Email: kituc@telus.net www.kitimatunitedchurch.ca/index.html
Rev. Dr. Dona Lethbridge
Sunday, October 18 at 11:00 am
The Harvest THE HARVEST MINISTRIES CANADA Ph. 250-632-5501 email: the-harvest@live.ca
Saturday Night Service October 17 at 7pm View live webstreaming of Saturday Service at: www.theharvest.ca/live
Presbyterian Church Lahakas and Nalabila Ph. 250-632-2044 or 250-639-6464
Sunday, October 18
21st Sunday after Pentecost 10:30 am Morning Worship Service Worship Leader: Chris Knight “All are welcome.”
A New Testament Church
Bible Study Tuesdays at 7 pm Call 250-641-4125 for location
KITIMAT COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY
Police Based Victim Services Part time Support Worker The Kitimat Victim Services Program is seeking a Part-time Police-Based Victim Services Support Worker (approx. 0.5 FTE). The Worker will be located in the RCMP Detachment and will report to the RCMP Liaison. This is a contract position and is dependent on Provincial Funding. Contract Wage: start $20.00/hr, increased to $22.50 after 3 month probation period Current contract expires March 31/16 Hours: 20-25 hours weekly, may include weekends/evenings Start date: upon passing of RCMP Enhanced Reliability Clearance Duties: t Provide direct support services to crime and trauma victims and witnesses, including crisis intervention support, emotional support, information and referrals t Provide information on the criminal justice system and liaison services with criminal justice system representatives and social services agencies t Make referrals to other community agencies t Prepare and deliver reports and statistics as required t Maintain and secure client files and documentation t Be available for emergency call-out two weekends each month Requirements: t Victim Services training and/or t One year’s experience in victim services work and/or t Three years’ experience in a similar field t Knowledge of and experience in crisis intervention and followup support t A good working knowledge of court and police procedures as they relate to the work performed t Ability to function well in high stress and emotionally charged situations t Current computer skills t Excellent written and verbal communication skills t A valid BC driver’s license t Ability to respond to 24-hour emergency call outs Please forward a recent resume and references by Tuesday, October 27, 2015, attention Denise Yagelnesky, Executive Director, KCSS, 102 – 370 City Centre, Kitimat, BC V8C 1T6, or e-mail kcss@telus.net. Faxes will be accepted at 250-632-6599. Thank you for your interest. Only those short-listed will be contacted.
Place of Worship
Place of Worship
Christ the King PARISH
1760 Nalabila Boulevard Ph 250-632-2215 • Father Babji Merugu, SAC www.catholickitimat.ca Saturday, Oct. 17 7:30 pm Celebration of the Eucharist
Sunday, Oct. 18 10:00 am Celebration of the Eucharist
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time “The Son of Man came to serve and give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45
CATHOLICISM
“Journey Around the World and Deep into the Faith.” with Bishop Robert Barron
Wednesday, October 21 and 28 at 7:30 pm in the Church Hall
KITIMAT WORSHIP DIRECTORY
Everyone Welcome
Kitimat Pentecostal Fellowship Pastor Mickeal Hoffman 1340 Kingfisher Avenue, Kitimat Church Ph. 250-632-5623 www.kitimatpentecostalfellowship.com
Sunday, October 18 at 10:30 am Morning Worship Service and Children’s Church Wednesday Evenings at 7:30 pm - Bible Studies ALL ARE WELCOME
For information on placing a church listing, please call 250-632-6144, or email: classifieds@northernsentinel.com
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Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
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Education/Trade Schools
Education/Trade Schools
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Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
Commercial Transport Mechanic Needed in Kitimat
Must be a licensed Commercial Transport or Heavy Duty Mechanic and have a valid BC CVIP Inspector certiďŹ cation, with air brakes endorsement. Must also possess a valid BC driver's licence with air. Interested candidates should submit their resumes to: Philip Malnis, Regional Manager, First Canada ULC, 780 Lahakas Blvd., Kitimat, BC V8C 1T9. Fax: 250-632-2154. E-mail: phil.malnis@ďŹ rstgroup.com An equal opportunity employer that values diversity.
KITSELAS FIRST NATION
Resources Management Officer Temporary Full Time Opportunity
The Resources Management Officer working under the Director of Lands and Resources is responsible for providing technical and scientific guidance for Kitselas First Nation. This position is also responsible for directing the work of employees working in the natural resources department. This position works within general methods and procedures, and exercises considerable independent judgment to select the proper course of action. The work requires knowledge of the policies, procedures, and regulation of natural resource programs, and supervisory techniques, personnel policies and procedures. Main Duties and Responsibilities: t Deliver resource management programs in the Kitselas Traditional Territory t Direct habitat protection programs and operations related to natural resources within the Kitselas Traditional Territory t Plan, coordinate, direct and participate in enforcement operations in the Kitselas Traditional Territory t Carry out a public relations program to promote understanding of the various resources and acceptance of policies, regulatory changes and management strategies t Administer office operations to ensure implementation of resource programs t Oversee the supervision of permanent and seasonal fisheries and wildlife resource staff HOW TO APPLY A competitive salary and benefits package is offered. A full job description can be obtained at www.kitselas.com. This competition will remain open until October 23, 2015. Please reference “Resources Management Officer� and indicate clearly in your cover letter how your experience and qualifications meet the requirements of the position. Attn: Ginger Fuller Director of Finance and HR, Kitselas First Nation Tel: (250) 635-5084 ext.234 Fax: (250) 635-5335 Email: gfuller@kitselas.com
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 92 (NISGA’A) Employment Opportunity Competition # 15-406
District Certified Teacher On Call – TTOC
School District No. 92 (Nisga’a) is accepting applications for Certified Teachers on Call for the school term September 2015 to June 2016. Certified Teachers on call will be required to produce active BCTF membership with Teacher Regulation Branch certification. TTOC will be placed on district call out for all schools. Travel will be required from time to time. This position will be a member of the Local Nisga’a Teachers Union. Successful applicants will support our children by: t Being committed to the education of our children t Being committed to the needs our children in a classroom setting t Be a strong support to teacher on delivery of classroom design t Be a strong team player Responsibilities: t You will be responsible to meet with teacher you are subbing for to receive classroom orientation t Will support the education plan that is in place for classroom t Will respect confidentiality of Students and School District 92 (Nisga’a) information Basic Qualifications: t Ability to promote our Nisga’a Culture through example t Excellent organizational and communication skills would be an asset t Will hold an active membership with BCTF / Teacher Regulation Branch Please include copies of credentials with Resume. Applications will be accepted until 4:00pm October 30, 2015. Job Posting #15-406 Human Resource Department School District No. 92 (Nisga’a) Box 240 New Aiyansh BC, V0J 1A0 Email: humanresources@nisgaa.bc.ca
Until there's a cure, there's us. WILP WILXO’OSKWHL NISGA’A INSTITUTE
A Registered Society under the Society Act of BC- Registered Charity with Revenue Canada
Employment Opportunity
College and Career Preparation Instructor
The Wilp Wilxo’oskwhl Nisga’a (WWNI) is accepting applications for a British Columbia certified teacher/instructor for our College and Career Preparation (CCP) program. The successful applicant will work with learners of various ages and academic backgrounds to help them meet their post-secondary entrance goals.
The CCP Instructor will: t Provide upper level instruction/ tutorial in the areas of Math, English, the Sciences, Social t Studies, and Geography t Advise, assess and monitor current and future program participants t Maintain accurate student records t Follow the policies of the Wilp Wilxo’oskwhl Nisga’a Institute Qualifications: t Possess a degree in education or a related field (B.Ed or M.Ed) preferably with a Science and Math background t Have a minimum of 5 years teaching experience t Have excellent communication and computer skills t Possess the ability to work independently and with others t Possess a valid class 5 BC Driver’s License The successful applicant will be self-motivated, extremely well organized, and able to work well under pressure. The successful applicant will be required to submit a criminal records check. Please forward resume, complete with transcripts and at least (2) two current supervisory references to the attention of: Kathryn Kervel, Executive Secretary P.O. Box 70, Gitwinksihlkw B.C. V0J 3T0 Email: kkervel@wwni.bc.ca Fax: (250)633-2463 Closing date: October 29, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. WE THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR THEIR INTEREST, HOWEVER ONLY THOSE SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED
Heavy Equipment Operators Start date: Immediately Experienced Heavy Equipment Operators required for high-quality camp. We offer excellent Pay Rate. Location in Northern BC, working 12 hour days on a 15 day in rotation and a 14 day off. Your return transportation to camp will be provided from Hazelton, Kitwanga, Smithers, or Terrace. We are looking for experienced Heavy Equipment Operators for: Excavator, Dozer, Grader, Loader and Rock Truck Drivers. The nature of camp work requires that this person have excellent interpersonal skills, handle stress well, and be able to live and work as a member of a team. Minimum requirements: t &YQFSJFODF JT B NVTU NJOJNVN PG UXP ZFBST t &YQFSJFODF JO PUIFS BSFBT PG )FBWZ &RVJQNFOU XPVME CF BO BTTFU t &YDFMMFOU DPNNVOJDBUJPO TLJMMT BCMF UP GPMMPX EJSFDUJPOT BOE QSPWJEF BTTJTUBODF BT OFFEFE t 4FMG NPUJWBUFE BOE BCMF UP XPSL JOEFQFOEFOUMZ XIJMF NBJOUBJOJOH IJHI TUBOEBSET PG TFSWJDF Daily Functions: t Ensures that the “Trucking Operations� are run with the attitude that we are here to provide “service� for our customers t Operates the vehicle in a safe and economical manner to insure the lowest possible operational and maintenance cost t Maintains current DOT personnel records with the Administrative Assistant t Alerts Equipment Maintenance Manager of any needed repairs and their priority t Show a willingness to learn job site goals and company wide goals t Perform any other related duties as may be required Please Email your applications to George & Darlene Simpson: Simpson@Tsetsaut.ca Fax: George & Darlene: 250-842-5615
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for sale by owner 1150 Sq ft. Newly renovated bathroom, new floors through out. New electric panel, ducting, plumbing, insulation, bonus room within attached garage. Some Doors and Windows replaced. New Roof, W/D and F/S. Snow blower and lawn mower included. ASKING $239,000 780-983-0509 Serious Inquiries Only FOR SALE or possible rent. Three bedroom house, 2 baths, basement, fenced yard, shop, in Granisle, BC. Call: (250) 615-8457. Available immediately.
CLIFF SIDE APARTMENTS 1123-1137 Borden Street Adult-oriented. Quiet location with harbour view. Heat and hot water included. Minutes walking to downtown and hospital. References required. 1, 2, or 3 bedroom suites. Some furnished. Prince Rupert
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32’ FIBERGLASS FERRELL BOAT 2300hrs on New 370H.P. Fresh Water cooled 8.1L Diesel Engine, Trolling valve, Bow Thruster, 3 Stage Steering, 2 Hydraulic Deep lines and Trap Puller, Sounder, Radar, 2 Radios, Com-Dev Auto Pilot, Spare Prop, 8’ Dinghy. Assessed at $84,400 Can be seen at MK Bay Marina. Includes slip Best offer over $55,000 Contact Warren Poff at 250-242-4445
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2009 Honda Element 4 Dr, Auto, A/C, Folding Rear Seats, C/C, Towing Package, P/W, P/L 147,009 kms
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Rampage pump in four in second period for road victory By Todd Hamilton THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR
PRINCE RUPERT - A four-goal outburst in the second period led the Prince Rupert Rampage to a 7-4 come-from-behind road win over the Terrace River Kings in CIHL action on Saturday. Patrick Robert picked up a hat trick in the Rupert win with Cole Atchison, Kory Movold, Tyler Ostrom and Devin Palmer adding singles. The River Kings stepped out to a 3-1 lead but the first period intermission curtailed the Terrace momentum. “Yeah, I think after the first period we were able to get into the dressing room, regroup and come back out and play our game,” Ron German, Rampage head coach said. “After that, every line clicked ... it was a full-team thing, everyone kicked in as it should.” Although the Rampage stormed back with four goals in the second to take a 5-4 lead into the third, German said an early two-man advantage for the River Kings was crucial. “It was only 5-4 at that point and we killed off the 5-on-3. We got into penalty trouble but our penalty kill was phenomenal,” he said. As with most successful penalty kills, the goaltender usually is key — something German said Rampage netminder Devin Gerrits provided. “Devin made some big saves for us that’s for sure,” he said.
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The Prince Rupert Rampage create traffic in front of Terrace River King netminder Patrick Leal on Saturday in Terrace. The Rampage picked up their first road win with a 7-4 win over the River Kings. Gerrits came into the game with only a shootout loss under his belt this year and sporting a 3.69 GAA with a .923 save percentage. After a shootout win and a shootout loss to open the season at home, the 7-4 regulation win on the road moves the Rhinos to a season
record of 2-0-0-1. The win also came despite the Rampage having five regulars out of the lineup. “Jared Davis’ wife is having a baby, so he wasn’t going to be straying too far from home,” German said.
German added that two other players were out of town and Braydon Horcoff and Game 1 game star Tyler Halliday are nursing injuries. “To have five roster guys out shows the depth of the team this year,” German said. The Rampage will now set their
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sights on the Kitimat Ice Demons in a home-and-home series beginning Friday in the Tamitik Jubilee Sports Complex and returning to the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre on Saturday night at 7 p.m. This continues a rivalry between the two competitive hockey teams.
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KITIMAT - The Kitimat Ice Demons had a successful home opening weekend on October 3 and 4. Their first match against the Quesnel Kangaroos went well in Kitimat’s favour with a 5-0 result. The Sunday game against the Williams Lake Stampeders, seen above, also went well for the local team with a 7-4 finish. Kitimat will be back on home ice for their next game against the Prince Rupert Rampage on October 16.
TERRACE - Glow sticks will array costumed runners at the first annual Glow in the Dark Fun Run October 17. “There isn’t a lot of fun races offered in Terrace that the community as a whole can participate in,” said organizer Kristine Ewald. With glow sticks and Halloween costumes, they hope to draw together people who do not normally run together. As of last Wednesday, 136 singles and 27 families were registered for the event. It is a “way to get the community active,” said Ewald. Ewald is the co-owner of Transcend Fitness, a new women’s-only gym, that is organizing the race. The fun run will start at the track at Skeena Middle School. It will kick off with a one kilometre race around the track at 7 p.m., which is open for all ages, but focused on children and families. Strollers are welcome. A five kilometre race will start at 7:30 p.m. and will lead people around the neighbourhood, decked out in glow gear and guided by volunteers. More about family and participation, prizes will be given for the best individual costume and best group costume.
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