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Muddy river led to water advisory It proved an enticing sideshow for Kitimatians on their Thanksgiving long weekend, but an overflowing Kitimat River meant trouble for the town’s water treatment process. The town continued to treat the town’s drinking water as normal, but the river’s turbidity — basically its level of dirtiness due to the flooding — meant the town couldn’t guarantee the water’s safety as well as normal. The town worked with Northern Health to establish a boil water advisory which kicked in to effect October 10. The advisory lasted the entire week as “There is the District had to wait nothing for two water samples to be returned from to suggest testing showing it was contamination safe. is occurring.” Boil water advisories are not common in Kitimat. In 2009 the Service Centre was issued a brief one due to a water supply issue tied in to a firefighting effort. In 1990 a broken water intake and filter system resulted in a boil water advisory for the community in May that year. In February 1991, Cablecar underwent a boil water advisory, again due to issues with the water intake for the neighbourhood, an issue that was compounded that year too by a high river. The District of Kitimat said during this most recent advisory that they didn’t believe contamination was actually occurring. “There is nothing to suggest contamination is occurring; however, as a precautionary measure please continue to boil water prior to use,” the town said last week.

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A rapid rise in the Kitimat River provided a dramatic scene, but also lead to a dirtier river which had the District of Kitimat issuing a boil water advisory. The town said the water’s turbidity led to their decision, even though they did continue to treat the water as normal. The river level peaked early last week and has been quickly lowering as the heavy, intense rains from a coastal storm subsided. Cameron Orr

Nations allowed suit against Rio Tinto The Saik’uz and Stellat’en First Nations have been allowed to proceed with a lawsuit against Rio Tinto. The Stellat’en First Nation released a media advisory last week saying the Supreme Court of Canada has denied the company’s leave to appeal relating to an earlier case from April. RT was appealing a decision by a lower court granted the First Nations ability to sue the company. The issue relates to the flow of water in the Nechako River, which is affected by the company’s Kenney dam. According to the Canadian Press, the nations say the dam breaches their

rights to the waterway and are seeking damages for property-rights violations. The Stellat’en news release states that “the case now confirms that, in British Columbia, First Nations may sue an industry or private company for damaging lands or interfering with their use and occupancy of lands and rivers.” Stellat’en Chief Archie Patrick is hailing the victory. “Rio Tinto Alcan had claimed immunity authorizing them to willfully continue to damage our lands until we proved aboriginal title,” he said. “We’re pleased that the court recognized that such rights are under Canada’s constitution...and that we have

rights to access the courts just as much as non-First Nation landowners.” Former Saik’uz Chief, and a named plaintiff in the case, Jackie Thomas, said the dam is one of the largest “environmentally damaging” projects in the province’s history. “First Nations’ interests were never considered nor were we ever consulted,” he said. “We’re pleased to finally have a victory in front of the Canadian courts.” Rio Tinto issued a statement that said they acknowledge the decision of the court, but will decline further comment as the matters involved are still before the courts.

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Drug conflict leads to bar fight October 5 A vehicle was observed turning too sharply and hitting a curb in Kitimat. The vehicle was stopped by police and the officer noted the odour of liquor on the driver’s breath, resulting in a licence being revoked for 90 days and the vehicle impounded for 30. October 7 A vehicle on Kitamaat Village Road was found to be going “well in excess” of the speed limit. The driver was found to not hold a valid licence and is facing several violation tickets. A driver was found to be under the influence of drugs during a traffic stop later that day. A small amount of drugs were seized from the vehicle during the stop.

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process to have a community recycling plan. “It’s time to put together a strategy,” he said. “It’s got to move quicker.” He also said that there must be some existing baseline data about recycling needs and desires in the community given work already done to date, including the work of a contractor at the District of Kitimat who had been

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NEWS BRIEFS Driving laws Canada’s top court has upheld B.C.’s tough system of roadside penalties for impaired drivers, including vehicle impoundments, stiff fines and immediate licence suspensions of up to 90 days. The Supreme Court of Canada handed down twin judgments that back key elements of the provincial government’s policy after it was challenged by motorists. Justices said there was “no doubt” automatic roadside prohibitions are within the province’s jurisdiction and a valid regulatory measure. They rejected the argument of opponents that the penalties effectively create an offence that requires a right to a fair trial, not an instant decision by police after a failed blood-alcohol reading on a portable device. The court found the province’s “pressing and substantial” goal of enacting the scheme “was not to oust the criminal law, but rather to prevent death and serious injury on public roads by removing drunk drivers and deterring impaired driving.” Police still pursue criminal charges in cases of injury or death due to drunk driving.

A screen grab from a video posted by Jesse Soares from a camper rescue near the Giant Spruce.

Good samaritans rescue trailer from flood water Cameron Orr A trailer was rescued from a potentially watery fate by a pair of good samaritans who had gone to see the blown out river. “Me and my buddy [Dylan] were just out for a drive and came across the trailer. In another hour it would have been gone so we hooked up to it,” said Jesse Soares. A video he shared on Facebook showed their truck working their way through the flooded roadway to the Giant Spruce

with the trailer in tow, working slowing but steadily to make it through deep water. He said he would have been in trouble if he had stopped the truck at all. Soares said the owner was trying to get to their trailer when they came out with it. The two made sure to call the RCMP ahead of time to tell them their intentions to haul out the trailer and were given the blessing to do so. He said the owners were quite thankful for their work. “Their kid drew me a pic-

ture. It’s pretty cute.” The Kitimat River was up over 4.8 metres, according to the Government of Canada’s Wateroffice, peaking at a flow of just under 2,200 cubic metres a second on October 10. From there to October 12 it saw a steep decline returning to around two metres, and after a spike again October 13, has been dropping ever since. Soares said the river was unusually high. “I’ve never seen it that high,” he said.

Decision has been reserved Quinn Bender Three Federal Appeal Court judges have reserved their decision on whether to quash the federal government’s approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline, or let it stand. Beginning Oct. 1, Haisla Nation Council and seven other First Nations, environmental groups and a labour union took their turns in a Vancouver courtroom to argue the government failed to get Aboriginal consent for the project and did not properly consider the impact it could have on the environment. Proponents of Northern Gateway stressed overturning the environmental approval certificates could kill the project all together. The applicants set out 18 legal challenges detailed through more than 350 pages. Among the arguments is a challenge of the approval based on future consultations and spill mitigation plans yet to be established. The arguments also lay out the Joint Review

Panel’s error of proceeding on the assumption the chances of a spill were low, and it was therefore unnecessary to engage in a detailed examination of the impacts of a large spill. “The JRP acted beyond its mandate in concluding that the risk associated with a large marine oil spill was ‘manageable’ and ‘acceptable,’ reads a summary of written arguments. “Canada relied to the extent possible on the JRP to carry out consultation, but the JRP was an adversarial, quasi-judicial tribunal that functioned as a one-way information gathering process, which could not accommodate backand-forth discussions between First nations and Canada.” During the Vancouver proceedings, lawyers for the respondents asked the judges for creative remedies to address First Nations concerns without quashing the environmental certificates and putting at risk the almost half-billion dollars spent on the project to date, according to the Canadian Press.

With an application given to the District of Kitimat to rezone portions of land surrounding LNG Canada’s site, the company has responded to a request for comment on their plans. An LNG Canada spokesperson responded to the Sentinel saying “The LNG Canada proposed facility footprint was planned to be almost entirely within current Industrial Zoned land (M1), however the planned project footprint overlaps with three irregular areas that are zoned as Environmentally Sensitive land (G6A). “Should the rezoning application be approved by District of Kitimat, the benefit would be a net increase of approximately 3 hectares of environmentally sensitive (G6-A) land within the estuary.” The application included lands owned by LNG Canada, Rio Tinto and Crown land. The application seeks the rezoning of some land designated as Environmentally Sensitive to Industrial. The District’s planning department said the sensitive land designations were made years ago and have no accounted for changes in water courses since. The application has also been referred to a number of local nature groups.

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Call for recall? No, I’m not calling for any local representative to be taken out of their position. The persons in local government around here are doing well enough I wouldn’t want to cause any trouble. What I am referring to is a Union of B.C. Municipalities motion from their recent conference, put forward by the Village of Telkwa, endorsing the idea of allowing recalls for local governments. Turns out there is no procedure in place in the books in B.C. that allows a local mayor or councillor to get the boot by voters if they’re not living up to expectations. Now, a UBCM motion doesn’t mean it will happen, but it gives the province something to think about. According to a report in our sister paper the Lakes District News in Burns Lake the recall would work if a specific percentage of voters petitioned to hold an election to remove a particular official. (MLA recalls, the article notes, it is possible under B.C. legislation.) I don’t fully support the mechanism but I do support the idea. Thinking about all the hubbub in Toronto with Rob Ford at the time he was mayor made me see the value in being able to get rid of an elected official. A petition to spark a recall seems a bit too at the whim of popular opinion though. There must be some sort of process, maybe through courts or maybe through some B.C. appointed local government official, that can make a determination if an elected official has acted contrary to any sort of ethics or protocol required by them. In short, if a mayor or councillor makes a decision that ticks people off I don’t think that necessarily is a reason that they should be removed, which I think is a possibility under a petition system. The MLA legislation allows for a petition of more than 40 per cent of eligible voters to remove them. Perhaps in provincial ridings that makes more sense given the size and population. Yet for a town like Kitimat, or Telkwa where this all began, even 40 or 50 per cent, in a real number is not necessarily that high. In short though, it seems important to me that voters should get the say in who gets in as much as who gets out. The procedure should be cumbersome to ensure politicians aren’t at the whim of populist policies, but all-in-all I think Telkwa is on to something. The government, by the way, is expected to respond to the UBCM resolutions sometime in the spring. Cameron Orr

Seeing the forest for the trees There was a flurry of excitement in the B.C. legislature recently, as Delta South independent MLA Vicki Huntington released documents suggesting that a multinational manufacturing company continued to buy up B.C. farms for carbon offsets after they said last June they would stop. False alarm, as it turns out. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick clarified that three more farms in the Peace and Cariboo region had indeed been bought, but the company was merely following legal advice to close deals on farms that it had already agreed to purchase. The company, British-based cleaning product and pharmaceutical maker Reckitt Benckiser (RB) confirmed this. A company official reiterated that its program to buy farms and replant them with trees is suspended. By the time the B.C. government became aware of this global public relations scheme, thanks to the work of NDP MLA Lana Popham and others, about 10,000 hectares of farmland was already planted with seedlings. RB initially said they were buying up abandoned and unproductive farms, but local government officials disputed that.

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RB soon realized that undermining already precarious farming communities was going to provide the opposite of the green publicity they sought, at least in B.C. The company told me it is now looking to switch its carbon offset program to replanting forest areas depleted by pine beetle and fire. I’ll believe that when I see it, but on the face of it, this sounds almost as questionable as converting farmland back to forests. Pine forests need fire to regenerate, so fires have been part of the regeneration of the ecosystem since the retreat of the last Ice Age. Another situation that received little public attention was a report issued late this summer by the B.C. Forest Practices Board about forest stewardship plans. The board reviewed 43 stewardship plans from all regions of B.C.

They are supposed to deal with things like where roads go and how streams are protected. In came “results-based” forest management, where licence holders had to produce a plan showing stream protection and other values. The Forest Practices Board has found these plans often aren’t good for much, although results are generally good when they follow up with on-the-ground audits. The investigation found that many of the plans cover “vast and overlapping areas of the province, and were written using legal language that makes them very difficult for public understanding or review.” Little has changed since a similar finding in 2006. During that time, the forests ministry was turned into Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, with greatly increased responsibility over wildlife, mining, gas drilling and so on. Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald, who traveled the province as NDP forests critic in recent years, says the problem now is there just aren’t enough people on the ground to assess what’s going on in our huge expanse of Crown land.

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Packed weekend to mark 60 years of shows Submitted The Kitimat Concert Association wondered: how do you celebrate 60 years of bringing live performing arts to the community? Their answer is two nights back-to-back of performances. October 23 will start the weekend with the charismatic and gifted duo of Braithwaite & Whiteley. They pay homage to a bygone era of blues. The blues have a long and honourable tradition dating back to its origins as the essential vector of African American sensibility and identity. Canadian blues artists, Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley honour the blues tradition by bringing us fully into the realm of 21st century

blues expressivity. Braithwaite was dubbed a "national treasure" by Bluz FM radio host Danny Marks. A gifted and captivating performer, Diana was chosen by Sarah McLachlan to open Lilith Fair at the Molson Amphitheatre, before 18,000 people, Multi-Instrumentalist Chris Whiteley was born in Kansas and moved to Toronto with his family. Whiteley has performed on over 200 recordings with the likes of Leon Redbone and Blind John Davis. Then on October 24 will be Tom Lavin and the Legendary Powder Blues. For over three decades Powder Blues has been Canada’s leading blues band. The sound

is a mix of swing, blues, jazz, rock and roll, and R&B, with an appeal so wide that people from seven to seventy often swing side by side at a Powder Blues concert. Leader, Tom Lavin has written many of the band’s best-known songs including ‘Doin’ It Right’ [‘On the Wrong Side of Town’] and ‘Boppin With the Blues’. Born in Chicago where he watched and worked with local bands and blues legends, Tom moved to Vancouver gigging nightly in the downtown nightclub scene. This led to work as a studio musician, song writ-

Gov’t looks to further lumber exports Tom Fletcher The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement doesn't resolve Canada's long-running dispute with the United States over softwood lumber, or remove restrictions on log exports from B.C. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said earlier in the month that the Canadian government would like to renew the CanadaU.S. softwood agreement, expired as of Thanksgiving Day. It's a side deal outside the North American Free Trade Agreement, and it won't be covered by the Pacific Rim trade either. "Obviously we would like

to see this agreement move forward, and I think industry on both sides of the border would, but for reasons that were not entirely clear, the American administration hasn't seen it that way," Harper said in an interview with Black Press. "In terms of forestry, what the TPP does do is provide new tariff-free access to many Asian countries, including enhanced access to the Japanese market." Restrictions on log exports from B.C. are also not eased by the TPP, which includes Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand and Australia. B.C.'s control over Crown land log

prices has long been an irritant with the U.S. and Japan, while private and aboriginal land log producers are restricted by federal rules. Premier Christy Clark said her first call to Ottawa after the Oct. 19 federal election would be about continuing the U.S. softwood lumber talks. Harper expressed confidence that despite the history of U.S. legal and trade actions over the years, the existing deal can be extended. "We've managed to export a lot of lumber over the years and I'm confident we will continue to," Harper said.

Rio Tinto answers to rally Rio Tinto has responded to a request for comment on labour issues, following Unifor’s Global Day of Action reported on last week. The union, represented at the rally in Kitimat by both local and national leaders, spoke out against ‘precarious’ work, work that is contracted and temporary, putting regular employees at risk both safety wise and employment wise. Kevin Dobbin, Manager of Communities and Media, BC Operations for Rio Tinto, said that “We have a constructive approach to labour relations and have successfully negotiated and renewed collective agreements all over the world.” He continued that, “We have always negotiated with unions in good faith as we continue to look for fair solutions that...protect the rights of workers. “We will continue to offer a full range of employment arrangements and union agreements across our sites”

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er, band leader, record producer and film composer. 2015 is the band’s 37th Anniversary. Their more than dozen CD titles and DVD continue to

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October is... Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Leanne Stinson has endured two kinds of cancer. It began with colorectal cancer, which was treated with a surgery and other follow-up treatment. Just as all of her follow-up treatment was concluding, she received news of her next challenge: breast cancer. "It really blew me, I wasn't prepared for that," she said. Going through colorectal treatment was a relatively solitary experience, in that she didn't know anything about the Canadian Cancer Society or the programs they offer. Her experience with breast cancer

changed that. The turning point, of all things, was the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She had to get to Vancouver to see an oncologist, but in the centre of Olympics activity she couldn't find a place to stay. Someone recommended the Cancer Lodge to her, a place she hadn't heard of before. Just days before her appointment she was given a room. A nurse at the facility then filled her in on all the Canadian Cancer Society programs that she hadn't heard of before. The support she received proved invaluable, and today Stinson continues to pay it forward by supporting the programs which supported her. It was through Kitimat's local representative of the Cancer society, Marg Ferns, that Stinson discovered the CancerConnection program. Connection is in a sense a help line for people going through treatment. People who have gone through their own treatment volunteer to connect with others currently going through their own, and provide a place to give support and encouragement. Stinson said it took her two weeks from being given the number for

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CancerConnection and making the call. She was connected with a woman in Saskatchewan. Stinson says the people you are paired with are screened to make a best match, people with similar experiences to what the person is going through. That connection proves valuable. One of the tips she learned was to wet a Leanne bandana and wear it under a baseball cap when a wig becomes too hot. It's a little detail that can be a big help, and comes from people's experiences. She also learned, through her connection, to not be so judgemental for any of her friends who may not be supporting her as much as she'd like. "Who's to say they have to be?" said Stinson, repeating the lesson that had been given to her. Stinson says she shares her own knowledge through the program but she's continually learning things herself. She's connected to people from B.C., the Yukon, Alberta and Saskatchewan. "It takes a lot of pressure off the caregiver," she says of the

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program's value. It's not just through CancerConnection that she gives back though. Noting a lack of services always available in the north she's established a sort of wig bank in Kitimat. She's brought in a number of wigs from Vancouver and she said people can set up appointments to come see them and try Stinson them on. It's a service paid for through Canadian Cancer Society, she said. The appointments also include tips on how to use wigs, and even when to use them. (Not best for during cooking, she says.) She said about 50 per cent of people who can use wigs actually wear them but it's a highly valuable service for those who do. "What it does it helps relieve the anxiety," she said. People wanting to learn about the wig program can call Stinson at 250-6325039. People who want to know more about CancerConnection can call 1-888-939-3333.

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Advance voting turnout high in riding While readers can go online to www. northernsentinel.com to see right now who the winner is in the federal election (election day did not jive with the press schedule), the advance polling numbers did show a rise in advanced voter turnout. In fact approximately 84 per cent more people voted in the advance polls for the Skeena-Bulkley Valley riding than they had in the 2011 federal election. By pure numbers that’s 8,332 people voting in the advance polls. In 2011 it was 4,508 votes. These numbers

are based on preliminary Elections Canada figures. While the extra day of advance voting in this election likely helped boost numbers,

it’s a trend that’s been seen all over Canada. Elections Canada noted in a news release that preliminary numbers for this election shows 3.6 million

advanced votes. That represents a 71 per cent increase from the 2.2 million advanced votes in the last election. “This increase

was due in part to an additional advance voting day on Sunday, offered for the first time,” Elections Canada says in their report.

“Over 850,000 Canadians voted on Friday and over 1.2 million on Monday, representing the two busiest days of advance voting ever.”

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Coming Events October 22 ART CLUB OF KITIMAT. ‘Oodles of Zoodles’ – Bring fine tip felt pens/ sharpies, paper, suitable for Zentangle doodling. Kitimat Art Club meets in Rm 113 at MEMSS. No supplies? We have some and we share. For more information contact Katherine Johnsen at 250-632-6888. October 23 SPOOK-TACULAR Crafts. Come down to the Kitimat Public Library on your day off of school for some spooky crafts. (Dress up is optional) October 24 JOIN DOUGLAS CHANNEL WATCH in welcoming Dr. Eoin Finn who will tell us what results his two years of research on LNG in BC have yielded. 7 p.m. at Riverlodge. Continued on page 9

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Councillor in the hot spot Submitted Councillor Edwin Empinado participated in a Fire Ops session put on by the British Columbia Professional Fire Fighters Association at the Vancouver Fire and Rescue training ground. The purpose of Fire Ops was to allow elected public officials or municipal administrators the chance to see the challenges fire fighters face on a daily basis. Councillor Empinado was suited up in fire fighter protective clothing and donned a self-contained breathing apparatus for some of his different fire fighting evolutions. Edwin entered inside the Vancouver Fire Department burn building where they had a real fire, smoke and heat in a controlled environment

to experience firsthand the conditions fire fighters have to work. Some of the other evolutions Empinado participated in were extinguishing a training ground vehicle fire, breathing apparatus obstacle course, and an auto extrication simulation of a car accident where he used the Jaws of Life to open a damaged door and remove the vehicles roof to gain access to a patient. He also helped rescue a person up and onto a ladder from a window. Lastly Edwin performed a rope rescue where he was lowered on a harness into a confined space to perform a rescue. The Kitimat Firefighters Association is thankful to Edwin Empinado for his enthusiastic participation the events.

District of Kitimat Councillor Edwin Empinado donned the fire gear for a Fire Ops training session hosted by the British Columbia Professional Fire Fighters Asssociation in Vancouver. Submitted by Kitimat Fire Department

Government tightens WorkSafe legislation Tom Fletcher The B.C. government has introduced changes to WorkSafeBC legislation in the wake of fatal dust explosions at two northern B.C. sawmills in 2012.

MLAs are debating a bill that requires employers to report all workplace fires or explosions that had the potential to cause serious injury to a worker, require employer investigation reports to be posted or reported to employ-

ees, and allows WorkSafeBC to help workplace health and safety committees to resolve disagreements over health and safety issues. Two mill workers died and 20 others were injured when an

explosion and fire tore through the Babine Forest Products sawmill on Jan. 20, 2012. On April 23, 2012 a similar explosion killed two workers and injured 22 more employees at Lakeland Mills in Prince George.

No criminal charges were laid in either event, and the B.C, government earlier changed WorkSafe investigation procedures to protect evidence in cases that could lead to prosecution.

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PUBLIC HEARING LNG CANADA ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1872, 2015 WHAT: A public hearing will be held on Monday, October 26 at 7:30pm at Council Chambers, 606 Mountainview Square to consider ‘LNG Canada Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1872, 2015’. WHAT IS IT? The proposed bylaw changes the Zoning Bylaw and Official Community Plan. WHAT CHANGES? LNG Canada wishes to rezone several areas that are currently zoned G6-A – Environmetally Sensitive or M1 - Manufacturing to align zone boundaries with the LNG Canada project site. Eight areas now zoned G6-A would become M1 (17.05 ha), and six areas now zoned M1 would become G6-A (20.15 ha). There is a net gain of 3.1 ha of protected land. LNG Canada also requests Official Community Plan schedules be amended to reflect any approved zoning changes. Kitimat Council is considering a Zoning and OCP amendment and is seeking public input. WHEN CAN I SPEAK? Anyone wishing to comment on this issue may provide written comment to Mayor and Council c/o 270 City Centre, V8C 2H7; fax 250-632-4995; or email dok@kitimat.ca. Comments must be received before 8:30am on Thursday, October 22, 2015 to be included in the report to Mayor and Council. Submissions received by email after this deadline but before 4:30pm on Monday, October 26, 2015 will be read before Council at the Public Hearing. You may also speak in person, or deliver written comment, at the Public Hearing: Monday, October 26, 2015 at 7:30pm at Council Chambers, Northwest Community College, 606 Mountainview Square.

Drill shakes it up Kildala Elementary School students, shown above, joined Kitimat’s other schools (Mount Elizabeth, Kitimat City High, Nechako Elementary, and St. Anthony’s) in a province-wide earthquake drill called ShakeOut BC. A recording over the school’s loudspeaker gave instruction and advice for students during the drill’s 60 seconds.

NEED MORE INFO? The bylaw, Council resolution(s), staff report, completed application, and other background information is available for review at the District of Kitimat reception desk, 270 City Centre, 8:30am to noon and 1:00-4:30pm, Monday to Friday excluding holidays. Further inquiries should be directed to Community Planning and Development at 250-632-8900, or dok@kitimat.ca.

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Ski-lift like system for pipeline Northwest British Columbia is perhaps as far away from the landscape of Mexico as you can get, but there are some similarities, at least when it comes to building natural gas pipelines. For instance, the challenges of running a pipe up the side of a mountain is the same in Canada as it is in Mexico. TransCanada has faced the challenge by devising a specialized way to move material. To do so they follow a process that winter sport enthusiasts might recognize: a sort of ski lift-type contraption. Of course it's not actually a ski lift. The company uses a tower-based hoist system that can bring materials and pipe up the side of a steep

Coastal GasLink may use a similar system to this one, from a Mexico project, that uses tower cranes to raise materials up a mountain. TransCanada photo mountain, and such a process not only saves time but potentially saves lives. Coastal GasLink Project Director Greg Cano says the process of using tower hoists is not new to the pipeline industry. TransCanada used the system when it built the Tama-

zunchale Extension Pipeline Project in Mexico. It's a process that's used in Europe too, said Cano. "We have identified at least one place on Coastal GasLink that we will be using this cable-crane system,” said Cano. "Depending on

which contractor we select, some of them have actually identified up to five additional areas where we could use a cable crane." The one sure place they plan to use this crane hoist system is the area where the pipeline comes back up out of the Kitimat

River valley. Using the crane system not only makes the process safer but is better for the environment, he said. "What that allows us to do is keep the right of way very narrow going up that steep slope down to the river valley. Very minimal disturbance on that long slope up out of the valley,” he said. While the system in Mexico used three towers, Cano says Kitimat's may be a fivetower system. He said using the process in Mexico was a great template for other projects. “It really showed its worth down there in increasing the safety and reducing the environmental footprint in these large, long hills. We intend to investi-

Administrative costs coming to RCMP office Cameron Orr Accessing documents at the Kitimat RCMP may mean dipping in to your wallet if proposed changes are made. Council has tabled a discussion of the plan until a more comprehensive report, but it has been pitched by District of Kitimat administration that the RCMP should start charging for documents such as criminal record checks, documents relating to accident reports and other information which is listed in the Municipal Code. (Criminal record checks under the bylaw are free when it allows a person to do volunteer service.) According to a staff report to council the practice at the detachment is generally not to charge for access to the records. The primary reason is that the process as it is, is cumbersome to the customer. A person has to make a request at the detachment, pay at the District of Kitimat office, then return to the

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still eyeing a construction start date for 2016, should the LNG Canada project in Kitimat get the green light. “Obviously it does rely on the final investment decision coming from our client, but our planning is still on that schedule,” he said.

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Continued from page 7 Ongoing PRAYER CANADA. We meet each week on Tuesdays 12 noon to 1 p.m. For location and further information please call 250-632-4554. Or e-mail lesleykitimat@hotmail.com. Do you or someone you know have bladder cancer? You’re not alone. It’s the 5th most common cancer in Canada. Bladder Cancer Canada is here to help... or just to talk. In Kitimat, call Glen Sevigny at 250-632-3486. Or emailglensevigny@gmail.com. HOSPICE: Do you have a couple of hours a month to make phone calls, plant flowers, share memories, play cards, etc.? Hospice can provide you with excellent training. Call us now at 250-632-2278. Branch 250 of the Kitimat Ladies Auxiliary hold regular meetings every second Thursday of the month. More information by calling Nancy at 250632-4051, or Lyn at 250-632-2351.

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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 yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience in victim services work and/or t Three yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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 driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 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.

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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trucking Operationsâ&#x20AC;? are run with the attitude that we are here to provide â&#x20AC;&#x153;serviceâ&#x20AC;? 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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Turning the page and starting a new chapter

15 October 2015 marked the end of an era and the beginning of a new one for our aluminium smelter in Kitimat. Ken Minifie was there in 1954 when the power to our original smelter was first turned on. We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been prouder to bring him back 62 years later to turn off the power to the last potline of that same smelter, which has been a second home to as many as four generations of employees. Our brand new state-of-the-art aluminium smelter will be here for decades to come, offering employment for future generations.