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Smithers and the rest of the Northwest is ready to accept Syrian refugees that wish to resettle here say area service providers and politicians. The backlash from the terrorist attacks in Paris and suggestion by B.C. Premier Christy Clark that Syrian refugees may be better suited to settle in northern British Columbia has led to a petition calling for a referendum on allowing refugees in the Northeast. It has been signed by over 1,500 people. Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Bob Zimmer then wrote an open letter last week to Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau asking that the goal of accepting 25,000 refugees by year’s end be reconsidered. He cited security and logistical concerns like housing. “Context is everything,” said SkeenaBulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen, referring to the shift on attention from helping as many refugees as possible to security in light of the Paris attacks. None of the terrorists in Paris have been identified as being from Syria, but investigators there have said one may have used a fake Syrian passport to get into the country. Cullen said despite concerns, church and local community groups have approached him on how to sponsor refugees. See SCSA on A10
Alex Cuba has a long list of awards and accolades but the Smithers-based artist said his latest Latin Grammy, which he received at the gala event in Las Vegas last week, is the most meaningful. Cuba, whose real name is Alex Puentes, last week received the best singer-songwriter award for his album Healer. It was his fourth Latin Grammy title. In 2010, he won the award for best new artist and the following year he won the Best Tropical Song category for a song he co-wrote with Yoel Henriquez. His music video for Eres Tue, which was produced in Smithers, won another
award in 2013. But Cuba said last week’s Latin Grammy was a bigger accolade than the rest. “I won best new artist in 2010, which is a huge award but it doesn’t have anything to do with an album really,” he said. “I feel that for the best singer songwriter they look at it with more of an intricate eye. “Also the category was loaded this year with great music and great artistry.” Cuba was so moved by the recognition that he shed tears in an emotional acceptance speech at the ceremony in Las Vegas, where he dedicated the award to his wife Sarah Goodacre-Puentes. See MOVED on A23
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Ground school taking off at airport By Chris Gareau Smithers/Interior News
The instructor of a two-week ground school this January at Smithers Regional Airport hopes to see enough interest to open up a permanent operation to help would-be flyers earn their wings. Amy Somers has been a flight instructor in Vanderhoof for five years and received her flight school license to open up her own operations two weeks ago. “I’m offering ground school in other towns in hopes to get more interest in flying in the North. I know there’s a lot of interest in Terrace right now,” said Somers, who is teaching Air Cadets in Terrace and also opening a satellite office in Quesnel. “We can train in Quesnel and I’m hoping to do the same thing in Terrace and Smithers.” Spots are still open for the 40hour ground school running over the weekends of Jan. 8-10 and 15-17. It runs at Tsayta Aviation at the airport. It requires 40 hours of ground school and 45 hours of flying with an instructor to obtain a pilot license.
“This is to kind of gauge and see if there is a need for one, if there is enough interest. So far there are a lot of people interested, and a lot more interested so long as something is permanent,” said Somers. Airport manager Rob Blackburn said more plane traffic is important for the airport. “If they can increase the awareness and increase the interest in aviation and we get a few more people who can fly little planes then yeah, they’re really good things for the airport,” said Blackburn. “Airports are measured in the frequency of flights — the number of landings and take-offs — so obviously a ground school would lead to the eventuality of more flights possibly coming and going if they do go to that next step where they actually provide a flight school.” Don Parminter has been flying since 1967 and moved to Smithers in 1989. He has seen a drop in the number of private planes in town over the years. “There’s only two little hangars [at the airport]. And we have so few little private airplanes now compared to what we used to have,” said Parminter, who has been told stories of 60 private
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Bulkley Valley residents will lose access to CBC television over-the-air after the public broadcaster ends its licensing arrangement with CFTK TV in February 2016. CFTK-TV currently broadcasts CBC with some of its own local programming, such as the 6 p.m. news bulletin. According to Bell Media, the agreement was due to end in August 2016 but CBC approached them to end the contract early. Bell has accepted the proposal and applied to the Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission, which will make a decision after the public comment period ends on Nov. 27. If the CRTC approves the change, CFTK-TV will stop broadcasting CBC and replace it with CTV Two at midnight on Feb. 21, 2016. The decision is part of a strategic shift by the CBC to move away from transmitting over-the-air and focus on its digital content. CBC media spokesperson Emma Bedard said it was a financial decision. “Historically we contracted with private broadcast affiliate stations however, now, given that the vast majority of viewers access television
either via cable or direct to home satellite services, those are kinds of agreements that are no longer fiscally responsible,” she said. Bedard said most CBC content was available online and cable companies were required to carry at least one CBC channel in their basic packages. However, she acknowledged that ceasing over-the-air transmission would reduce accessibility for some viewers. “We are well aware that there are a small number of viewers who just, [due to] geographic locations and availability of other services it will make it difficult to view CBC television programming and we think that’s unfortunate and regrettable,” she said. “However, an investment in overthe-air transmission is not something that is fiscally responsible for CBC.” Smithers resident Doug Steventon said he was among those who would lose access to CBC under the change. He lives in a semi-rural area near Lake Kathlyn, where he is unable to access cable services and internet access is poor. Steventon has submitted a comment to the CRTC opposing the decision, saying all Canadians should have access to the national broadcaster. He believes the CBC and Bell Media should have done more to notify the public about the application so they would have an opportunity to
comment. “I only heard about it through a very convoluted route that this is happening, I don’t think they’ve made any effort to let people know this is occurring, either them or Bell Media,” he said. “I see it as a removal of service, not a small number of us asking for a special service.” He said if the stations had consulted in affected areas the public could have offered ideas, such as subsidizing the Houston-Smithers Rebroadcasting Society to transmit CBC. The society is a not-for-profit which manages three TV transmitters broadcasting channels over-the-air. President Richard Harris said the society could replace one of its existing channels with CBC if it received enough interest from the public. “About all we really could do is choose to change one of our digital channels to CBC if it was desired ... if we did get enough feedback,” he said. Bell Media’s general manager for the B.C. Interior Ken Kilcullen said his company would purchase some of the transmitting equipment owned by CBC and continue broadcasting its local programming. “We’re a local, over-the-air television station so we’re licensed for those markets,” he said. “Our primary markets for us are Terrace, Prince Rupert, where we provide services there, and Smithers.”
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N EWS Prosecutor to investigate email deletions By Tom Fletcher Black Press
An independent prosecutor is being appointed to see if a B.C. Liberal political staffer should be charged for lying under oath to the Information and Privacy Commissioner. Commissioner Elizabeth Denham referred the case to the RCMP in October after investigating the deletion of emails by ministerial assistant George Gretes in Transportation Minister Todd Stone’s office in late 2014. Denham interviewed Gretes and other staffers after former executive assistant Tim Duncan made a complaint to her describing deletion of emails that were sought by the NDP opposition under freedom of information (FOI) legislation. Denham’s investigation found that in the transportation ministry case, records were intentionally deleted to avoid public release. Gretes denied under oath that he had taken over Duncan’s computer keyboard to “triple delete” a series of emails related to meetings on transportation safety on Highway 16 in northern B.C. The Criminal Justice Branch announced Thursday it was appointing Vancouver lawyer Greg DelBigio to see if Gretes should be charged. Within hours, DelBigio resigned from the case because he is representing a B.C. Liberal Party staffer charged with Election Act violations. Denham said she referred the case to the RCMP after Gretes “admitted to giving false testimony under oath.” Gretes resigned when Denham’s report was released. Stone has
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GUEST VIEW Tom Fletcher
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he fall session of the B.C. legislature petered out two days early last week, as the ruling B.C. Liberals and the opposition NDP agreed to turn out the energy-efficient lights and head for home. NDP leader John Horgan skipped the last day and headed to the B.C.
Institute of Technology campus in Burnaby. There he announced “PowerBC,” billed as the NDP’s “bold, progressive plan for the future of B.C. energy, with a strong focus on jobs.” Reporters asked, how many jobs? Horgan said retrofitting public buildings and homes for energy efficiency would create jobs all around the province, but he can’t say how many. How much does the plan cost, and does it include subsidizing homeowners to fix their windows and insulation? “The costing will be more apparent when we get closer to the election,” Horgan replied. Whatever the cost, the NDP plan apparently rests on the assumption that the $9 billion Site C dam project on the Peace River can be stopped by an
NDP government after the 2017 election. That money would be used to build wind and solar generation, and to install a sixth and final water turbine at Revelstoke dam. The chances of Site C being stopped are approaching zero. Construction of an access road started two months ago, site clearing and work camp construction a month before that. Energy Minister Bill Bennett says the main dam construction contract will be let shortly, followed by the powerhouse contract next year. Horgan said remaining legal challenges could slow or stop the project. The West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations have lost their case against Site C twice, in the B.C. Supreme and Federal Courts, and are
appealing. The Doig River and McLeod Lake Indian Bands dropped their challenges, and McLeod Lake’s construction company has started work on a Site C contract. West Moberly Chief Roland Willson staged a dramatic protest at the legislature last spring, bringing a cooler of frozen bull trout from a river below the two existing Peace dams, telling media they were too contaminated with mercury to eat. Flooding land for hydro dams does elevate methylmercury levels in water, but BC Hydro provided me with the latest study that included fish samples collected by West Moberly members. It shows average methylmercury levels remain below federal guidelines for limiting consumption of
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commercially sold fish. It’s an odd coincidence that Willson suddenly made this claim, 47 years after the first Peace dam was completed, when he happened to be in court trying to stop Site C. A coalition of U.S. and Canadian environment groups is also demanding that Site C be stopped, using typical arguments to appeal to their lowinformation donor base. According to the Sierra Club and others, Site C is not renewable energy because the (largely idle) farmland it floods is a “carbon sink.” Forests do store carbon, albeit temporarily, but farmland where the trees have been cleared? This is gluten-free gobbledegook. They also trot out the claim that Site C will be used to power liquefied
natural gas operations. Most proponents so far have said they will use gas for LNG processing, and if they don’t have hydro available for ancillary power, they will have to burn more gas. BC Hydro has just finished its latest grid upgrade, a second highvoltage transmission line from Merritt to Coquitlam. It adds disaster reliability to the system that brings power from the Peace and Columbia dams to the Lower Mainland. If you’re arguing that hydroelectricity isn’t renewable power, you’ve already lost. — Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc
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position of this large portion of the population. I asked about this exclusion and he just said, “You will have to vote more Christians We must guard against Editor: into council.” In his last letter to the paper theological bastion Re: Billboard Blues letter he speaks almost reverently of published Nov. 18: Editor: diversity. He mentions ethnic The offending billboards are backgrounds, philosophies, trying to tell you what you need to Re: Guest View column differing appearance, different know, and someone doesn’t want published Nov. 18: faiths, all of which most people you to know. You’re right: sound Mr. Penninga misses several are very accepting of — diversity bites and slogans cannot do justice important issues in his statement is interesting. Sadly, he tags on to truth. Neither can these 250 against the proposed rainbow sexual orientation to the end words. But the reason people make crosswalk. In our Canadian of the list and this is where we big crowds or big signs to convey constitution, the cornerstone of must go separate ways, as God is something is simply that political modern Canadian values, women’s clear about the reason for it and correctness has quashed civility reproductive rights and LGBTQ the consequence of it. He goes and dialogue. rights are now finally protected on to say people of colour were The message pro-lifers want to after centuries of political considered as lesser human beings share is censored at every turn: repression, social ridicule, even and this was embedded in our laws tax-funded schools continually torture and death by religious and institutions. Women had fewer support promiscuity and abortion; edict. Deeply sensitive issues rights than men, including voting media ignores or lies about the like sexual orientation and legal rights. Natives couldn’t speak their magnitude of the medical and abortion are personal decisions own language. We all agree with the psychological effects of abortion that should be left to the individual, need to change in these areas. These and the backlash; the cancer their practitioner and their family/ things were born in our cultures industry refuses to expose the counsel, to decide and not be forced and discriminatory laws, they did breast cancer/abortion connection; upon by religiously indoctrinated not however come from scriptural Big Pharma covers-up the abortion people. teaching. pill’s devastation, while making Canada is thankfully a secular It is odd that the mayor has $10 billion per year selling anti- nation, we must stand guard chosen to include the injustices depressants; most church leaders against those who seek to turn our of history with his fixation on won’t talk about abortion, lest in nation into a theological bastion. alternate sexual practices. He reminding the hurting that there tries to make a link between these is forgiveness and healing for all Keith Cummings injustices and God’s instruction of manner of sins, they be accused of Telkwa sexual behaviour. being judgmental; and freedom is It greatly concerns me that the denied to such as Mary Wagner and alternate sexual agenda is taught Linda Gibbons, who sacrificially Right to worship freely, in our schools in a positive manner try to dissuade women from going teach values in jeopardy and terms like homophobia have into abortion clinics. Does this been invented and used to insult really make for informed ‘choice’? and insinuate the presence of There are better choices that will Editor: some debilitating disorder. It’s not not leave women (or men) among spiders or heights we’re talking the walking wounded, choices both I spoke to the mayor last about, it’s a distaste for rebellion mom and baby can live with. I week regarding the rainbow against God’s instruction. Zero know. crosswalk and I asked him what tolerance for bullying language So when and where would you his understanding was of the should also include this word like to spend some time civilly Christian faith. He admitted that homophobia. discussing these issues? We’ve seen it was minimal. So I asked him if Teaching sexuality should be the pain of ‘choice’ for 40 years. We he had read any of the scriptures kept completely in the jurisdiction long for women to hear the truth mentioned in different letters to of the parent. about choice, so no one ever has to the paper. He said he had not. Two Our rights to worship freely and think there’s only one. months into the issue and after teach God’s values are in jeopardy Respectfully, visits from 10 concerned citizens, as they are an irritant to the he had yet to try to understand the progressive movement and labelled as hatred. They are not hateful but they are part of Canada’s diversity. Homosexuals have always been here and tolerated. 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B.C. oil refinery proponent David Black says his $22-billion proposal won’t die with the apparently thwarted Northern Gateway pipeline — he aims to bring oil sands bitumen across northern B.C. by train instead. The Victoria businessman, who is majority owner of Black Press and this newspaper, spoke last Wednesday at a Rotary Club meeting in South Surrey. Black’s Kitimat Clean proposal calls for a refinery between Terrace and Kitimat that would process bitumen into gasoline, diesel and other refined fuels for Asian markets. He said the federal Liberal government’s move to formally ban crude oil tankers from B.C.’s north coast means the Northern Gateway pipeline plan is “pretty much dead” but that shouldn’t block tanker exports of refined fuel, which would be less damaging than a spill of crude or bitumen at sea. Black said his plan to carry oil by rail will be far safer than the crude oil trains that have been vulnerable to fiery disasters elsewhere. He said he’s in talks with CN Rail to load rail cars with undiluted bitumen, which would be much thicker — virtually solid — compared to the diluted bitumen that moves through pipelines or the light oil that’s often carried by train. The bitumen would be heated at the beginning and end of each rail trip to make it flow for loading and
Victoria businessman David Black spoke to Rotarians in South Surrey Nov. 18 about his proposal for an oil refinery in northwestern B.C. Tracy Holmes / Black Press photo
unloading from tanker cars. Black argues it would be unlikely to leak or burn if a train derailed. “It’s safer and way easier,” he said, estimating six trains a day would run every four hours. Black continues to pursue environmental approvals, and believes that with green lights from regulators and first nations, oil shippers and financiers will come on board. But his is not the only such proposal. Pacific Future Energy, led by a Mexican conglomerate, initially tried to buy Black out and has since proposed a similar refinery with the same technology. Its backers include SNC Lavalin and prominent aboriginal advisors. Pacific Future initially proposed a site in Prince Rupert but Black said that firm is trying to strike a deal with the Kitselas band for the same site Kitimat Clean had chosen.
There are other potential sites with different First Nations, he said, but they’re less suitable. Black also criticized the provincial government’s focus on liquefied natural gas projects. He said his refinery would generate more permanent jobs and taxes for governments than even an optimistic number of LNG plants. “Government really dove at this,” he said, adding the province “rolled over” in guaranteeing generous tax treatment to get the industry on board, leaving little future revenue to government. Too many LNG plants are already being built in Australia and the U.S., he said, while Japan’s shift back towards nuclear power will cut demand. “I just don’t think there’s much chance,” Black said. “The LNG dream is now fading.” Black is not concerned that low oil
prices will also doom his refinery dream. He said he believes low prices as well as the U.S. rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast will make his option for reaching lucrative Pacific markets increasingly attractive to oil firms grappling with narrowing margins, particularly in Alberta’s oil sands. Black maintains a refinery can’t be built in Alberta itself because of opposition from multinational oil firms that own Texas refineries, and because the large prefabricated modules that can be assembled on the B.C. coast can’t be hauled inland. His proposal would use an unusual technology — adding $5 billion to the costs — that slashes the carbon emissions to less than one third of a conventional refinery. Black argues the “greenest refinery in the world” would largely offset the higher emissions of oil sands bitumen and forge a political solution for Canada’s energy policy makers. “It cleans the whole industry up,” Black said. “We’re not in the dirty oil business any more. We get huge value add. And it takes away the issue of a heavy oil spill at sea.” CN Rail said they don’t comment on speculative business but CN communications director Mark Hallman said, “CN has ample capacity across its North American network to haul existing and future volumes of all types of freight traffic.” CN does not transport oil to the west coast at the moment.
“CN does not move crude oil to west coast Canadian ports for export, because there is no demand for it and there are no export terminals to accommodate railto-ship movements of crude oil,” added Hallman. “Railways have an excellent safety records for crude oil transport overall. Both rail and pipeline have comparable safety records and are safe means of transporting crude oil.”
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There was excitement in the Morsund family as they watched a man with a clipboard leave their new pizza-making space in Smithers last week. The building inspector had just approved the family’s renovations to a Fourth Avenue building, which is adjacent to their restaurant: Chatters Pizzeria and Bistro. The inspector’s permit made it one down, one to go for the new building, which just needed a health permit before opening its doors. When co-owners Chris Morsund and his mother Leslee receive their final tick of approval, the space would be used to prepare some 1,300 pizzas per week. A mammoth, custom-made cooler had been installed to store the pies before they were transported to stores and Overwaitea Foods supermarkets between Prince Rupert and Prince George. To cope with the workload, the owners were also increasing their staff from 14 to 24. Chatters was just a restaurant when the Morsund’s bought it eight years earlier, but Chris started selling packaged pizzas to make them accessible to people in other communities. “A lot of our business was out of town and we needed to start focusing on specialty items for them as well, and making it different for them so they can have access to something they probably can’t get in a smaller area,” he said. Morsund said the packaged pizzas are identical to the restaurant ones, and prepared raw so they can be cooked at home.
Leslee and Chris Morsund, who have expanded the wholesale side of their pizzeria, are among the Smithers family businesses whose products are being picked up by supermarkets and sold in other parts of northern B.C.
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Demand for them grew significantly since their first order of less than 50 pies a week in 2013. Based on that success, the family decided to focus on that side of the business, but they were running out of time and space to prepare the packaged pizzas in the restaurant kitchen. They decided to lease the building next door as a manufacturing facility and closed the pizzeria temporarily to focus on renovations.
Carlee Morsund, Chris’s sister and Leslee’s daughter, is the sales and marketing manager for the business. As the family prepared to launch the facility and reopen the restaurant, she said it would provide a stable income which was independent of changes in the local restaurant market. Both Boston Pizza and Pizza Hut have opened in Smithers since October last year, bringing the total number of pizza restaurants to four.
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“It allows us to focus more on wholesale and that is a stable stream of income so that when new restaurants start or when they shut down or whatever your business isn’t interrupted,” said Carlee. “No matter what, when any restaurant opens up, everyone wants to check it out. “For us the timing kind of worked out, the transition phase of us doing this, and just being like ‘okay maybe this is a good time to focus on the
renovations.’” Chatters is not the only family business from the Bulkley Valley seeking opportunities to sell their products in other parts of the Northwest. Products from Telkwa business Rudolph’s Pure Sausage are being stocked by Overwaitea supermarkets in Prince George and Burns Lake. Owner Holger Rudolph hopes that more stores will start selling his products because the local retail market was small. “Originally we planned to wholesale too but more retail, but it is very hard to make retail here in Telkwa,” he said. Overwaitea Foods media spokesperson Julie Dickson said her company sought out products that customers were asking for in their communities. “Oftentimes that will then grow beyond a single store offering and it can be expanded to the region and sometimes to the whole chain but it often starts small and grows from there,” she said. Dickson said she believes public interest in local and artisanal foods started to increase about ten years ago. Paul’s Bakery owner Sheona Sikkes approached Bulkley Valley Wholesale, which is owned by Overwaitea Foods, to see if they were interested in stocking her business’s famous cinnamon bread. In addition to stocking it locally, Overwaitea started shipping the product to Prince George, Kitimat and Terrace. Sikkes believes the supermarket’s increased interest in local products was driven by the public. “I think people are more interested in knowing where their stuff is coming from and people are getting more knowledgable which is brilliant,” she said.
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SCSA ready to assist refugees From REFUGEES on Front “We are a country with a long, yet sometimes mixed history about our willingness to open our doors,” said Cullen. “To simply take one horrible incident and say Canada has to shut its doors off to the world, means that the millions of people who are being terrorized by those same radicals are the people who are meant to suffer. And that doesn’t make any sense.” Cullen acknowledged the expense of getting the refugees here and then servicing them after they arrive. He said while there has been lots of interest in sponsoring refugees, things like settlement services, language training and job placement would have to be supported by government. “One thing to keep in mind is that the general experience from other countries, particularly in Europe, is that the refugees that are able to make it through the screening process are often coming with a great deal of skill and certainly an enormous amount of energy to contribute to their host country, so any idea that a year later they become a huge burden on Canada is a complete mythology,” said Cullen. He felt Zimmer and the Conservative Party were still fighting an election campaign. “That’s over. Let’s get on with it and do the right thing together.” Stikine Opposition MLA Doug Donaldson said he liked the Premier’s suggestion that refugees be settled throughout the province. “I think that we shouldn’t be looking at this as an either-or kind of proposition, that we either
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have to have services for local people or jobs for local people versus services or jobs for refugees,” said Donaldson. “I think we are a wealthy enough province and nation to be able to say that ... we can accept refugees and still provide the proper services that should be there for local people.” Smithers Community Services Association (SCSA) executive director Cathryn Olmstead said the organization does not currently handle refugees, but its immigration and other services would apply to any that arrive. “It would be dependent on what that family would need. It’s interesting because our services have really doubled and tripled in number in the last couple of years, so I think we would just find a way to respond to whatever that need would be,” said Olmstead. SCSA provides immigration, language, housing, and community kitchen support, and directs people to other needed service providers. “Smithers is a tremendously generous and welcoming community, and we have a huge capacity to help others. We see that time and time again,” said Smithers Mayor Taylor Bachrach.
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Clockwise from left: Norma Khalil dishes up spiced spread and baklava to guests at the Get to Know Syria Night; the crowd waits for its chance to try traditional Syrian treats; the winners of a Rustica Bakery cake which sold for $100 in the dessert auction.
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Sharing Syrian culture to help refugees By Alicia Bridges Smithers/Interior News
Organizers of a fundraising event designed to give Smithers residents more insight into Syrian culture never doubted the community would get behind their campaign to sponsor refugees, but they were overwhelmed by the crowd of hundreds that turned out to show their support on Saturday. The Bulkley Valley Refugee Sponsorship Group (BVRSG) raised more than $11,000 at its Get to Know Syria event at the Bulkley Valley Christian School. The fundraiser drew a crowd
of more than 200 people, whose donations will go towards sponsoring two refugee families in Smithers. BVRSG member Pauline Mahoney said there had been a groundswell of support for the group since it started its application in September. “It’s the community doing this work, it’s amazing,” she said. “It’s reflective of our community and actually there is a lot of diversity in our community and you saw that last night, it was lovely.” The fundraiser was organized in partnership with local Syrian couple Montaha Awil and Akram Kahlil, who catered the event with a spread
of traditional food including falafel, baklava, spiced bread, stuffed vine leaves and Turkish coffee. Awil also spoke about her country during a slideshow of pictures taken by local people who have travelled to Syria. Her cousin, his wife and three children are one of the two families the BVRSG has applied to bring to Smithers. Awil believes giving the public a chance to learn about Syrian culture and people is key to ensuring refugees had a smooth transition to life in Canada. She said news coverage of war and refugees did not paint a complete picture.
“They are just studying or showing in the media refugees pushing to reach a safe place,” she said. “This is not a whole picture of the Syrian culture and people. “They’re not actually giving them room to speak for themself and explain.” Tragically, Awil has already lost a family member who drowned when the boat he was on sank en route to Europe. Millions of Syrian refugees have fled their country to escape civil war, which has destroyed cities and is believed to have killed more than 200,000 people in four years. As part of his election campaign,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to bring 25,000 refugees to Canada before 2016. Public concerns that terrorists could pose as refugees have surfaced since ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks in Paris on Nov. 13. But Trudeau has ignored calls to extend the timeline to increase security screening of refugees, saying the safety of Canadians remained a priority. Awil wants to see the Canadian government take as many refugees as possible, however she said does not believe Prime Minister Trudeau’s tight timeline is needed. See KEY on A12
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“I’m for bringing as many Syrians as possible but do the proper screening for sure because this is our home now and we want it safe, as much as we want Syria safe,” she said. Awil also believes taking more time to screen the refugees will help ensure they receive a warmer reception when they arrive in Canada. “I think it’s easier on the Syrians because if they just rush them in now and people are not prepared and nobody wants them, it’s going to be hard on them, adding to the difficulties they already have,” she said. “They must be exhausted after all these years of war and now to bring them in ... it’s like a rejection for them that will add to their troubles so take your proper time and prepare people to host them here and teach them [about Syrian culture].” Awil said she believes events like the Get to Know Syria Night are an ideal way to give Canadians more insight into the country, its history and what it was like before the war. She said she was proud to be a part of the group. Mahoney said the turnout at Saturday’s event was evidence of Smithers’ and Canada’s strong humanitarian values. “It just validates the community values, Canadian values, this boils down to a humanitarian response, this surpasses other feelings,” she said. “It’s about people reaching out to help people who are in dire need and I would like to think that’s a value of our community, I think it’s a human value.”
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High-achieving teenager Salish MacDonald wants to win. Elsa and family would like to thank all the relatives, friends and neighbours for the many flowers, meals, emails and cards of sympathy received following the sad loss of a wonderful husband, dad, brother, uncle and Popsy. We especially appreciated so many people who helped us out during Murray’s long, courageous battle with cancer. Thank you to the Evelyn Community for preparing the Paul Lychak Hall for the service and providing refreshments & sandwiches, and to the ladies who made our meal that evening. Heartfelt thanks to everyone who attended the funeral service. Murray would have been humbled by the overwhelming presence of all of you. We are missing him like crazy! Donations of Murray’s choice are still being accepted at: https://www. universityhospitalfoundation.ab.ca/donate/ ChampionsOfCare. It was here that he was given HOPE. Special thanks to Pastor Jim Whaley for the lovely service and to Orvy and Cornelia Huisman for reading the eulogy.
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He recently took first in School District 54’s cross-country run in October held in Riverside Park. More recently, MacDonald went to the World Karate & Kickboxing Commission World Championship in Orlando, Fla. and won two bronze medals. He had to conquer his fears and nerves to get to where he is. He also had to train four-times-a-week. “Salish did amazing, he fought the way he was supposed to train,” said coach Tareq Abu Khadra, adding that he was impressed.
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Smithers man Anthony Payne will shave off a head of dreadlocks 11 years in the making at a Positive Living North (PLN) fundraiser for men’s health next month. Dreadcember, a belated Movember event, will be held at the Old Church in Smithers on Dec. 3. Funds raised from the event will go to PLN’s Dudes Club, a biweekly program which gives men a safe space to share their problems, build relationships and promote men’s health. As a member of the Dudes Club, Payne has decided to shave his dreadlocks to help attract donations for the program. He plans to donate his hair to the Canadian Cancer Society to be turned into wigs for people who have lost their hair as a result of treatment. Payne said the decision was driven by his desire to help the Dudes Club and because of how cancer had impacted his own family. “I think that the Dudes Club needs to expand into other areas and I’m hoping to be able to help that,” he said. “There’s also my father, who died from cancer, and I have a cousin who just went through a very serious bout of cancer and was able to have it put into
Anthony Payne will shave the dreadlocks he has had for 11 years at a men’s health fundraiser.
Smithers Community Services Association is pleased to announce that our annual book drive began on Monday, Nov. 16. Until Nov. 30, we will place collection boxes on several public venues in Smithers. Each year, the SCSA Literacy Program collects over 1,000 used books and recycles them in the community. The books are sorted and cleaned by volunteers. Four hundred of the best condition books are placed in SCSA Christmas Hampers so that every child receiving a hamper also gets a new book to read. The remaining books are distributed throughout the year in free book boxes located in waiting rooms, parenting programs and other public spaces across the community. Families may take books home and keep them to build up their home libraries.
“We invite everyone to be involved in this fantastic opportunity to promote reading, share a book, and keep the love for books flowing”, said SCSA executive director Cathryn Olmstead. Smithers Community Services Association is a not-for-profit organization with over 40 years experience developing and delivering programs and services, and cultivating partnerships that enhance the quality of life for all members of our community. The programs offered by Smithers Community Services Association are primarily dedicated to serving and supporting vulnerable people living in the community, helping them increase their self-reliance and confidence. - contributed by Smithers Community Services Association
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remission, so she is doing a lot better. “It’s kind of a personal thing for me.” The fundraiser starts at 6:30 p.m. Music will be provided by musical members of the Dudes Club. For more information phone PLN on 250-877-0042.
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As surprising as it may seem, until almost the mid-twentieth century “fancy” or figure skating was a sport dominated by men. Skating was seen as a means by which men could exhibit personal grace and beauty of movement, qualities that were considered important elements of gentlemanly masculinity in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The earliest skating clubs were founded by and often only admitted men; for example the Edinburgh Skating Club in Scotland was founded in the 1700s, but did not admit women until 1910. Skating manuals and technical documents were written by men, and while several of these manuals did praise skating as a suitable practice for women, it was only because “it requires no special exertion or strength … it may be made pleasant to the most delicate constitution.” The manuals written for male skaters outlined complex edge work, figures, spins and other technical moves, while the chapters devoted to “ladies” skating concentrated on skating as an acceptable social activity for young girls. These perceptions were sometimes illustrated in the design of the skates themselves. During the 1800s, skate blades were mounted to boots through straps, and later on, through clasps. Skates designed and marketed specifically for women often featured an extra support strap that men’s skates did not have. This was due to the belief that “ladies’ ankles and insteps are not so strong as gentlemen’s, it cannot be supposed they have the same strength of balance.” Women were encouraged to rely on chairs or other balance aids to counteract their weaker ankles – the most recommended aid of course being the arm of a gentleman companion! Despite these perceptions women continued to become involved in
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competitive skating. The supposed lack of physical strength required of women to be proficient at skating was often used to encourage their participation. But once they were within competitive circles, women wore the same equipment (plus a floor length dress), were expected to perform the same skills, and were evaluated on the same criteria as their male counterparts. And that meant that they could (and did) beat out their male competitors. At the 1902 World Championships in London, England, the only female skater, Madge Syers, beat out several men to win second place in what had until that point been a maledominated event. According to some contemporary sources, the winner Ulrich Salchow was so impressed with her performance that he even offered her his gold medal. By 1905 a separate women’s category had been created for the championship, in part because it was “difficult to compare women with men.” Today, figure skating is often viewed primarily as a women’s sport, despite the ongoing participation of men. This transition is often credited to pioneering Norwegian skater Sonja Henie. Ten-time Ladies World Champion and threetime Olympic champion, Henie raised the bar not only in terms of technical skating for women, but also for her artistry, theatricality, and performance. It was Henie that popularized both the shorter skating dresses, and the characteristic white boots worn by female skaters today. Her particular brand of glamorous and entertaining skating created a boom in popularity, particularly in North America, throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Young girls sought to emulate Henie, and there was
a rise in the number of girls participating in figure skating, and a corresponding downturn in participation by young men. Learn more about the history of skating and view antique skates as part of our latest display “Skating Through History,” on now at the Bulkley Valley Museum. from the
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C ommunity Conservation officer receives award Conservation officer Martin Melderis has won an award for his long service on the job. “It was nice timing and a real honour to be recognized that way, especially close to retirement,” he said about receiving the Peace Officer Exemplary Service Medal for his 30 years as a conservation officer. The award consists of a circular medal with a shield set on a star on a maple leaf. It is given to “recognize persons who work in high-risk professions and demonstrate their dedication to preserving public safety through long and outstanding service, characterized by good conduct, industry and efficiency.” The medal is part of the Canadian Honours System and the provincial conservation officer service was accepted into the federal awards program in 2009. Melderis, who was posted in Terrace as a senior conservation officer from 1991 to 2008 and is now based in Smithers as inspector for the Skeena region, said he was interested in becoming a conservation officer ever since he was a child. “I never deviated from the path. It’s a good and fulfilling career,” he said. The Skeena region that he oversees stretches from just north of Bella Coola up to Atlin and along the coast, including Prince Rupert, and then east to Burns Lake. His years in the North are the
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highlights of his career. He was posted in Kamloops for a few years and Castlegar for five years before moving north. Melderis plans to retire and stay in the northern part of the province. Nov. 4 was declared the first-ever Conservation Officer Day in recognition of the work the officers do. It is also to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the conservation officers service. In 1905 at the start of the service,
officers were mostly volunteers and for years were known as game wardens. The service today has a commercial environmental enforcement unit, a special investigations unit to deal with smuggling and organized crime, and an intelligence analyst. There are approximately 150 conservation officers around the province. — Terrace Standard
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C OMMUNITY A bazaar weekend for activating Christmas spirit sandwiches and I can attest to that, having been to the Bazaar several times. Don’t forget the other
Bazaars on the weekend: Wintergold and Artisans in the Valley, both Nov. 27-28. Always gets my Christmas spirit
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pub, given a “sourtoe cocktail” to drink. It was pretty funny to see their expressions. This cocktail has a
mummified human toe left to marinate in the liquor. Did not look very tasty. Closing with: “It is
good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” —Ursula K. Le Guins
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h r i s t m a s Hampers 2015 has begun. If you want to volunteer, sponsor a family or donate, check scsa.ca or contact Anne Harfenist at Smithers Community Services 250-847-9515. Food and donations can be dropped off at the depot, 1292 Main Street Dec. 1-18. Smithers/ Telkwa residents can apply for a hamper at the SCSA office in the train station. Moricetown residents apply at the Moricetown Band Office. Helping Hands is a valuable community service. If you need help removing snow from your driveway or walkway, contact Sarah Overstall, Community Services Lifeline, 250847-9515, soverstall@ scsa.ca. If you have a bit of time on your hands and would like to help, connect with Sarah. There is a great need for volunteers to help, and it makes life so much easier for someone. Word of the day: slugabed. A lazy person who stays in bed long after the usual time for arising. The word is formed from slug, meaning “to be slow,” and the adverb abed meaning “in bed.” My mom used that word if I tried to sleep in. BV Hospice Society is preparing to host the annual Ceremony of Remembering. Dec. 12, 2 p.m. at the Seniors Centre. Quiet readings, music, a candlelight service and tree decorating ceremony followed by refreshments. More information contact Denise Kalina, 250-8469613 or BVHS 250-8777451, bvhospicesociety@ gmail.com. A Bazaar will be held at the Evelyn Hall, Dec. 12, 12-3 p.m. I have been told they have the best
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Wet’suwet’en, settlers share history
The shared history of settlers and the Wet’suwet’en people will be documented in a collaborative history project by the Office of the Wet’suwet’en and the Town of Smithers. Pictured is the McNeil ranch, circa 1938.
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First Nations and municipal governments are working together on a project to document the history of relationships between Wet’suwet’en people and settlers in Smithers. Representatives from the Town of Smithers and hereditary chiefs from the Office of the Wet’suwet’en (OW) have formed a working group to develop the joint project. Based on interviews with community members and historical records, the information will be collected and compiled into educational material which can be shared with the community. Representatives from the Town and hereditary chiefs from the OW have already met to discuss the project and develop a draft terms of reference. That framework will be refined
at the Regional Community to Community Forum, funded by the Union of B.C. Municipalities, for which a date has not been set. Councillor Phil Brienesse, who is part of the working group, said other projects had looked at Wet’suwet’en and Smithers settler histories individually, but none had considered them as one. “This is the story of settlers and Wet’suwet’en together, good and bad, of what happened within the town, how we helped each other out and how there were some issues as well,” said Brienesse. “It’s a history that hasn’t been told, number one, and I think that we’re very cognizant of moving towards reconciliation.” Brienesse said the longterm goal was to build more understanding and develop better relationships between the two cultures. The project would also ensure that part of the town’s history was not lost.
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“You have elders and people in our community as well that are getting old, forgetting or in some cases passing away and if we don’t document that history then it is basically lost forever,” said Brienesse. Office of the Wet’suwet’en executive director Debbie Pierre said the project would also be a chance to highlight some of the positive relationships that occurred during settlement “There is a shared history there that is being lost so we wanted to bring that back to the forefront in being able to look at what are the positive aspects of being our relationship over the years,” she said. “We continuously hear about the difficulties, challenges, and we’re not ignoring them but we are wanting to share with people in the world that there is a long-standing history that has been positive and cohesive and everybody was working together to survive.”
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However, she said the project should not gloss over unpleasant aspects of the town’s history. She hoped the information collected through the project would be used as an educational tool, possibly in a book. “Being able to share that there is that ability to live in harmony and in-sync and our futures can be bright together if we work together and have an understanding of each other,” she said. The upcoming Community to Community forum will be facilitated by Anne Docherty, who is the executive director of the Storytellers’ Foundation in Hazelton. In partnership with University of British Columbia research fellow Tyler McCreary, she has developed the draft terms of reference to help the project piece together an accurate picture of relationships at the time of settlement. “It would be looking at
interviewing either people who are still alive or people whose families were involved, mapping out exactly what it was and really finding out what exactly happened,” “And with that, (looking at) reconciliation, of how do you learn from that and create a different relationship moving forward. “That’s really the goal, is not to look at it negatively but really acknowledge and then let go and then move forward.” Docherty said the project would also aim to consider the complexities of the relationships between Wet’suwet’en and settlers and that time. “It wasn’t just cut and dry [that] the settlers were bad or the Wet’suwet’en were good, there was really rich relationships happening at the same time,” she said. “There were settler people helping the Wet’suwet’en and yet, at the time, there also was a terrible thing happening to the Wet’suwet’en people.”
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When: Thurs-Sat Starting Nov. 26 – Dec. 19 Where: Safeway, Bulkley Valley Wholesale, Extra Foods Mall, Houston Mall The Salvation Army in the Bulkley Valley is launching its annual Christmas Kettle Campaign from Nov. 26 – Dec. 19. This event is the main fundraiser for the Salvation Army’s work in the Valley. The funds raised here stay locally and are used to further the Army’s programming in the community. Smithers Kettle coordinators Rebecca Bell and Sarah Apperson will be organizing this year’s kettle campaign. Already 92 per cent of the two-hour kettle shifts have been filled, which is earlier than ever before and a huge testament to the volunteer spirit within the Bulkley Valley. In addition, area businesses and organizations have adopted Christmas kettles or are supporting our food bank this holiday season. They include St. Josephs, BVCU, BVCS, Scotiabank, Pharmasave, High Roads Services Society, Central Mountain Air, Smithers Family Chiropractic, Perry and Company, Moose FM (Stuff the Truck), The Sausage Factory, Smithers E-Free Church, Hudson Babes Roller Derby, Glacier Toyota and the Investor’s Group.
Our kettle goal in the Bulkley Valley this year is $35,000. The money will go to operate our food bank, drop-in centre and other programming while allowing us to increase our client assistance. Thank-you Bulkley Valley for your continuing support. For further information, please contact Rick Apperson at 250-847-1059 or email rick_apperson@can.salvationarmy.org This year The Salvation Army in the Bulkley Valley will provide: — 3,000 bowls of soup for the hungry; — $67,000 worth of food distributed; — Coffee and snacks for nearly 5,000 visitors to our drop-in centre; — Camp Sponsorship for 16-20 kids and adults; and — Thousands of dollars’ worth of free clothing and household items. The Salvation Army began in Canada in 1882, and is the largest non-governmental direct provider of social services, serving 1.5 million people each year in over 400 communities.
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Smithers’ cottage industry came out in droves at Muheim Elementary School’s gym last Friday and Saturday. Twenty-six tables selling art, soaps, clothing, accessories, foods and drinks brought in revenue for the Strong Start program at Muheim Elementary. “We have an incredibly huge holiday draw basket, and the tickets were $2, that does really well for us. All our vendors donate to that,” said event coordinator Rae-Lynn Varga. “We have an overwhelming response of donated garage sale items, which have been moving quickly. “And then all of our vendors all pay a rental fee for their table and all that money goes to our program.” Varga is also the facilitator of the Strong Start program. The drop-in program runs from Tuesdays to Fridays at 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., except Thursdays
where it runs from 12:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. “Our main goal is to have parents come and be present in a school and an opportunity for children to make a connection with a school environment before they actually come into kindergarten,” said Varga. Varga said children and parents will get familiar with a school environment through “play-based learning” with activities such as storytelling, gym time, music and art. “So basically the parents and the children are playing alongside each other, and as the facilitator myself, I try and do things such as group time with the kids. Varga could not give an estimate on how much they raised this year, but said the event has been financially successful. “This fundraiser is specific to the Muheim Strong Start program, so a lot of the people that have made this event happen is a lot of parents of our Strong Start program,” said Varga. “They have helped volunteer and put the time in to make it happen and then all the money that goes back to our program is for resources for children and resources for the parents.”
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Ground 2 Griddle Neighbourhood Kitchen Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. James Anglican Church Hall. SCSA 250-847-9515 to join this free life skills literacy program. Childcare provided. BV Toastmasters Club meets every second and fourth Monday, 7-8:55 p.m., Smithers NWCC campus, Room 109. linden_buhr@hotmail.com. Sept. to June. Smithers Tai Chi Players. New season Tuesdays and Thursdays. Come learn Yang-style tai chi and qigong. smitherstaichi@gmail.com or 250-847-5091. BV Genealogical Society meets the last Tuesday every month, Sunshine Inn meeting room, 7 p.m. Guest speakers and programs are presented to assist family root researchers. All welcome. Medieval re-creation including games, crafts, and swordplay every Wednesday night in the Davidson Hall on the Fairgrounds, 6:30-8 p.m. Join us on Facebook under the Shire of Tir Bannog or contact Steve at 250-847-5339. Evelyn Community Association meetings first Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m., Evelyn Hall. New members welcome. Legion Meat Draws every Friday 6-7 p.m. and Saturday 3-4:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.
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re we there yet? It must be a month ago that readers were asking me to comment on the early business of Christmas. Honestly? I really could not bring myself to even say the word Christmas. One almost starts to think the date has been changed. Over and over again commercials that seem to be on a loop tell us we must buy this or that for a child. A new device of some sort with an app. I would comment on that but I’ll be darned if know what the stuff is. I can tell you how it was when I was a child. The Royal Bank calendar had a place where I could see that Dec. 25 was the actual day. Santa showed up a week or so earlier. His ho-ho laughter came over the radio. He might even read my letter where I said I was a good girl. Ho ho, he no doubt said. I saw Santa once at a Kinsmen Christmas party. He gave out lots of toys and a candy cane. Confusing at best when I realized it was my dad. Was he the real Santa? So you see, those of us of a certain age have the advantage of memories from a different time.
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We didn’t connect to social media, play video games, take selfies, etc. We enjoyed Christmas in a different way. After all it was a celebration of the birth of Jesus. A time to go to church. The Christmas Eve service was my favourite. There are memories from other Christmas celebrations as well. I look back to our time living in a cabin in Cassiar. No lights, no water, but we did have very big icicles. Al climbed up a ladder with buckets of food colouring. The propane lights from inside the log cabin shone through the icicles. Beautiful! I remember the Christmas Al found a little boat at the dump. Many hours were spent fixing the boat. Christmas Eve came and the Grey Ghost was dragged up the street to the neighbours, to the delight of a little boy. The party we had at this cabin in the woods. The driveway was lined with paper bag lanterns. Other lanterns hung in the trees. Magical! There is so much that comes to mind about Christmas. I have spoken to many who came to this valley from Europe. Their stories of a Christmas far away is fascinating. There is no phone with pictures of food and presents. All there is are stories shared. You see you don’t not have to be connected. You can remember a time when this season had a different flair to it. I can’t say that this new time in our history with all manner of technology is less enticing for those hoping to enjoy Christmas. All I need to know is why the process is so darned long? You can share your memories when you call 250-846-5095, or just email a memory to mallory@ bulkley.net.
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But sadly, in about 5% to 15% of cases, even one incident of a mild concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) can have severe and long-lasting or even permanent effects. You also have to consider the cumulative effect of repeated concussions, which substantially increases the risk of serious negative consequences. Hockey players, football players and boxers all face increased risks associated with repeat “hits” potentially causing concussions. It’s not sports players who are hurt the most, however. Car crashes are by far the single most common cause of brain injuries. They account for one half of brain injuries. The rest are caused by other causes – work-related injuries, falls, illnesses, sports injuries, assaults or fire arms. So what are some of the serious potential effects of mild concussion or MTBI? Depression often follows a brain injury and can be long-lasting, leading to reduced motivation, anxiety, sleep difficulties and avoidance problems. Because there’s a stigma attached to any mental illness, you may be reluctant to talk about these issues and your feelings. Concussions may also bring about negative personality changes. You may become temperamental, irritable, impulsive and irrational – making you difficult to live with. To friends and loved ones, you may seem like a different person. Concussion victims can also develop persistent cognitive difficulties, such as memory and learning problems, inability to function under stress, speech or written communication difficulties, and problems with executive functions like punctuality, organization, focusing their attention and planning. After an incident of brain injury, the potential for later multiple injuries increases greatly. Statistics suggest that the risk of a second injury is two to three times greater than average, and after that the potential for a third injury increases to eight times the normal average. The bottom line? In some cases, the cognitive, emotional, behavioural and social effects of a mild concussion or MTBI can severely disable and impact your life. Rehabilitation and treatment may be needed for years and require different specialists, and it can be expensive. If you’re a car crash victim suffering concussion, seek experienced medical and legal assistance. Your lawyer will assess the merits of your case, assemble the evidence, arrange for expert witnesses, prepare your case for trial (if necessary), and obtain appropriate compensation in court or by negotiating a fair settlement. Written by Janice and George Mucalov, LL.B.s with contribution by GILLESPIE & COMPANY LLP. This column provides information only and must not be relied on for legal advice. Please contact RICK GARNER of GILLESPIE & COMPANY LLP at 250.374.4463 or rgarner@gillespieco.ca for legal advice concerning your particular case. Lawyer Janice Mucalov is an award-winning legal writer. “You and the Law” is a registered trade-mark. © Janice and George Mucalov
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Cuba moved to tears by award From AWARD on Front One of the songs on the award-winning album, which was launched in Smithers in March, was written and named for his wife. He said that was another reason he considered this award to be so much more meaningful. “Fifty per cent of everything has been done by her, with only the two of us fighting together, working together for this,” he said. “It’s a lot of work to set up a release together with national distribution. “She’s done all of that and then the fact that there’s a song on the album called Sarah: it’s very special.” Cuba said he considered
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the award to be one of his biggest achievements to date. He and Sarah celebrated by attending after-parties held by the Universal and Sony record labels, where he found that others had also been moved by his speech. Cuba said he hopes the award will inspire people who weren’t aware of his music to listen to the album. After the rush of attending the awards, the artist said he was looking forward to returning home to Smithers. “It feels like going back to reality, which I like,” said Cuba. “Everything I’ve done in Smithers-based singer-songwriter Alex Cuba receives his fourth Latin Grammy at the awards night in Las my career has been based Vegas last Thursday. on reality.” Rich Polk/WireImage.com photo
Dancers of Damelahamid performing in Smithers By Xuyun Zeng Smithers/Interior News
The Bulkley Valley Concert Association is bringing the Dancers of the Damelahamid to perform a traditional Gitxsan masked dance the Della Herman Theatre this Thursday. In a bid to encourage community engagement, the BVCA has also invited local Wet’suwet’en drum and dance group Ewk Hiyah Hozdli, who will perform with them. “They’re performing a beautiful contemporary dance work called Spirit Transforming and we’re really excited to bring Margaret Grenier, who’s the
artistic director,” said BVCA board member Miriam Colvin. “We haven’t had the opportunity to present many professional First Nations dance works, or First Nations performers in general, so we’re really excited to bring this quality of performance to our stage.” A BVCA press release added that the dance celebrates “diversity and the depth of time of indigenous cultures across Canada.” “It does show a process of transformation in the piece,” said Colvin. “What I found really amazing when I watched it is that it brings the audience through a process and really invites our imagination into this world that
she has created.” “There’s a point where they use animation in the performance. They have masks that transform and change as the people transform and change.” Colvin said getting Ewk Hiyah Hozdli on board allows both groups to experience each other’s repertoire and build relationships. They will perform a welcome to the Dancers of Damelahamid and the audience before the main performance. “We try to create opportunities for community engagement,” said Colvin. “In this case, it’s more appropriate to have time together to share both what we’re doing here and see what they’re doing with their dance company.”
Vancouver-based Dancers of Damelahamid will perform Luu hlotitxw: Spirit Transforming at the Della Herman Theatre Nov. 26.
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Boston Pizza in Smithers filled with hip hop fans who came for a good time and a good cause last Tuesday night. Where It’s At Entertainment and Cariboo Brewing brought some A-list microphone masters
to Smithers for Hip Hop for Hunger. The concert collected donations for the Bulkley Valley Food Bank ahead of the Christmas season. On the set list were Warren Dubz, Nefarious, Hope, J. Dohe, Muggshot, and headliner Alpha Omega, who included Prevail of Canadian hip hop stars Swollen Members and his nephew ‘Neph.
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HIPPIES MEET HIPSTERS Hippies and hipsters dance in this year’s 10th Annual Snowboot Ball. According to Hudson Bay Mountain manager Chrissy Chapman, this event is also meant as a tribute to Ullr, the snow god, in hopes that he makes it snow, just in time for the ski hill’s official opening Friday. Xuyun Zeng photo
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Mentoring to build change network By Alicia Bridges Hazeltons/Interior News
Building a network of “change-makers” in northern B.C. is the focus of a new mentorship program being launched by the Storytellers’ Foundation in Hazelton next year. The Rural Roots Learning Consortium is a series of four workshops aimed at giving people the skills to make social and environmental change communities. Starting in January, the program will aim to give its participants the skills to use the Storytellers’ Foundation’s approach to promoting community literacy. Storytellers’ executive director Anne Docherty said the series was part of a wider social enterprise and consulting program. “The mentorship program is really bringing together the approaches that we use at Storytellers, that so many people have approached us and said ‘Oh we would love to learn, can we intern with you?’, so we have created this program that allows people to come and do this day-long training,” she said. She said people from as far away as McBride would be travelling to Hazelton to take part in the face-to-face elements of the course. After the first two days of training they will be linked with a mentor who they can stay in touch with in between course sessions. “We really want to try to build this movement of change-makers in the Northwest so right now we’ve got people from McBride through to Prince Rupert that will probably take the first program,” “They’re coming from all different backgrounds but what is central is that they want to see long-term change happen because of the work they are doing.” The course runs from January to March and consists of four sections: Informal Education, Organizing in Community, Reflection and Dialogue and Storytelling of Experience. For more information email beth@ upperskeena.ca.
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Police Beat
New Hazelton RCMP responded to 55 calls between Nov. 12-18. received a three-day roadside prohibition, a liquor act ticket and a vehicle impoundment.
Nov. 12 — At 9:30 p.m., a black SUV travelling on Highway 16 near Moricetown slid off the road and rolled into the ditch. The driver, who was the only occupant of the vehicle, was assessed at the hospital with minor injuries.
— New Hazelton RCMP is warning residents to be aware of a phone scam that has been reported several times within the community. Victims receive a call from someone claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency. The caller claims that the local police have a warrant for the victim’s arrest, which will be executed if the victim does not submit a payment for an alleged tax debt or alleged fraud. If you have concerns as to the authenticity of the caller, hang up and phone the CRA at 1800-267-6999. If you have been a victim of this scam, you can visit www.antifraudcentre. ca to report it.
Nov. 14 — A chainsaw was stolen from a shed on the 3,200 block of Birch Avenue in Kispiox. It is described as a Stihl model 038.
Nov. 18 - At 10 p.m., police conducted a traffic stop in Old Hazelton. Open liquor was found in the vehicle and the driver provided a breath sample to a screening device. The driver
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They tried so hard, but only got so far. By the time the Terrace River Kings’ Dawson Leblond broke the 3-3 tie in the third period, the game went downhill for the Steelheads. Having 14 minutes left did not help — the 18 shots on goal in that period yielded nothing — nor did pulling the goalie, which led to the River Kings’ Tristan Murray scoring the Kings’ fifth goal into the empty net with 13 seconds left. “Really, we played really well all the time, we just seemed to get bad breaks. We seemed to run into a goalie who wants to stop all our pucks every time they get a chance to score,” said head coach Tom DeVries. The previous game against Kitimat was similarly close in score and everyone played well, but they just could not get the puck in. It almost seemed like déjà vu for DeVries as the Steelheads’ skilled play got whittled down to nothing because of Kings’ goaltender Patrick Leal who stopped 51 out of 54 shots on goal. “Yeah, it’s so true. I know their goalie is a good goalie, and so was ours, but last two games — it’s unreal,” said DeVries.
Defenceman Zach Davies concurred. “The goalie’s pretty good,” said Davies. “I think it’s maybe something we should all work on, just working on finishing [and] scoring.” “We had lots of good shots. We should score more than three goals, I guess.” DeVries explained that despite pulling the goalie, conditions were not favourable for them to score. “This time is just bad luck in the offensive end, didn’t get the right face-off and they got a break and scored,” said DeVries. “We give ’er our all. You know, I’ve got 30 seconds left, you throw as many guys out there as you can.” This Saturday, they will play against the Kitimat Ice Demons again and DeVries is crossing his fingers. “I think we’re still playing very good hockey and I think eventually the breaks are going to come where we’re going to start scoring,” said DeVries. “So just keep playing the same way we are.” Davies intends to push on too. “I’d say maybe we’re not having the best of luck, but just got to keep working,” said Davies. “It’s still fun to come to play with these guys, and hopefully, throw a few wins together at the end and everyone will be happy.”
The Steelheads’ Zach Davies dangles by Liam Albright. Davies went on to score the last goal of the first period.
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Students target safety at BV Rod & Gun Club By Chris Gareau Smithers/Interior News
Smithers Secondary School students Braden Davey, Luke Berarducci and Kole LePoidevin take aim at the Bulkley Valley Rod and Gun Club. Chris Gareau photo
Students took aim at the Bulkley Valley Rod and Gun Club last week with the target of gun safety in their sights. Smithers Secondary School Outdoor Education teacher Kyle Peruniak said they hit that target and a few others thanks to club members’ help. “Often [guns] are in ill repute, so we try to educate kids on dangers. A lot of the stuff I do with the class, there is inherent risk with being outdoors and doing outdoor activities,” said
Peruniak. “But instead of shutting the door and saying we’re not going to go near that, I believe whole-heartedly that we need to educate kids on how to handle and manage risk.” The Tuesday to Thursday visits last week were the first time the class organized trips to the club, and Peruniak expects to be back if approved by the School District 54 board. Close to 30 students took part. He sees benefits beyond safety and testing students’ aim and reflexes. See VALUES on B11
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Karate and kickboxing champs return home
By Xuyun Zeng Smithers/Interior News
The British Columbia contingent of karate and kickboxers returned with 21 medals at the world championship in Orlando, Fla. two weeks ago. The ten athletes, mostly from Smithers, brought back three golds, three silvers and 15 bronzes after competing against over 800 competitors from 16 countries in continuous fighting, point fighting and kata. “The event was a success due to the outcome we had,” said coach Marwan Abu Khadra. Continuous fighting requires athletes to show control and dominate their opponents to win, while point fighting is judged based on how many times a competitor’s attacks make contact with their opponents. Kata is a solo event where the athlete must perform a series of karate moves as if fighting against an imaginary opponent. Abu Khadra had three objectives that he wanted his team to achieve: have fun, give him 100 per cent, and winning would be a bonus. “I was expecting a certain thing, and that certain thing was there,” said Abu Khadra. “The 100 per cent is what I wanted, and everything else would be the bonus. So, when they have fun, it’s good, if they get a medal, it’s a bonus and this is what happened.” “That’s why we have so many medals because everybody really went so hard.”
There were also six first-timers in the team. Abu Khadra thought they did very well. “They did very, very good,” said Abu Khadra. “I was expecting less because I went ... with first timers [before], and they didn’t get anything.” “They didn’t give up. They went in and they tried hard.” Abu Khadra said novices have the extra challenge of overcoming their fears. “See, when you fight the first time ... you have certain fears. You’re afraid to get hurt. You freeze basically because you’re afraid. So in this case, they started really a little slow but they caught up quick.” Abu Khadra thought one of the best fights he saw that day was from his son Karim’s first match in point fighting against England. “He was losing 4-0,” said Abu Khadra. “At the end of the two minutes round, the score was 5-4.” Point fighting requires a competitor to have a two-point lead in order to claim victory. Both competitors kept leapfrogging each other by one point. The match lasted for five-and-a-half minutes where Karim won 17-15. A typical match would only last about two minutes. “When it started to go into extension, the Canadians — all the parents, all the fighters — came to the rink. The English came, and it was so loud,” said Abu Khadra. Abu Khadra said Canadians screamed “Canada! Canada!”
Coach Marwan Abu Khadra stands between his sons Karim (left) and Tareq. Karim went to the World Karate & Kickboxing Commission World Championship for the first time and took back three bronze medals.
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“It was breathtaking and we were really on fire.” Karim admitted feeling “nervous and a little scared.” He said he did not expect to get anything when he went there. “I feel great, I feel very surprised because usually people that go there don’t really come back with anything,” he said. Abu Khadra was also pleased that every event scheduled went according to
plan. “There were no delays,” said Abu Khadra. “I mean mistakes are done but everything was on the right timing. Perfect.” At the time of registration, 310 Canadians signed up for the event. Abu Khadra estimates that there were 1,600 matches held in total in the five-day event.
BV Otters finish strong at Prince George swim meet When the head coach of the Bulkley Valley Otters Swim Club told his charges that the upcoming meet would be like a workout, he wasn’t kidding. At the end of last weekend’s competition in Prince George, they were exhausted. “The kids had to demonstrate some real toughness since they swam up to 10 events,” said head coach Tom Best. “It was a double ended meet where they had races going from both ends of the pool and in a few cases they had to crawl out at one end of the pool after finishing one
race and then get down to the other end for the start of the next race.” Despite the challenging conditions, both the veteran and the inexperienced swimmers came through with high ranking finishes. Liam Belanger, 10, got things started with a surprise win in the 25-metre butterfly while Byron Greene, 10, added a fourth place in the same event. It was the first time swimming the event for both swimmers. During the weekend, River Stokes
DeYoung, 13, had an unexpected win in the 100-metre freestyle, and placed second in three other events. Cassie Horning–Wandler, 16, had an outstanding performance as she placed second in three events and third in one event. She was named one of the top performers in the senior girls division. In the senior boys category, Bailey Espersen, 17, had seconds in six events. He also anchored for the winning regional freestyle and medley relays. In the 100-metre medley, brothers Kole
and Anson Lepoidevin, 17 and 13, had the team’s other top three finishes. Best was impressed with the efforts of his charges, particularly in how they stuck to their race plans. “The kids would take the first part of their races very controlled but by the last part of the race, they would be passing lots of people. It’s all part of an effective race strategy,“ he said. - contributed by the Bulkley Valley Otters Swim Club
Hudson Bay Mountain Resort, ready and waiting... for you With so little time until Opening, Hudson Bay Mountain Resort (HBMR) has worked hard through the spring, summer and fall to ensure their guests receive the best quality experience this winter. Since the close of the 2014/2015 season, the Maintenance Team has focused on upgrading existing lifts and infrastructure to ensure smoother and safer operations. During this time, Prairie engine has been taken apart and completely rebuilt; Skyline has had upgrades to the safety circuit and its drive station received new nose cone bearings; Panorama also received a safety circuit overhaul, as well as preventative maintenance across the board. Also taking place during the offseason: brushing and glading. Brushing was done over on Prairie side, and mechanized logging is underway on chair side now
with plans to open “Name That Run” in January. And new this year for the kids, and the kids at heart, is a Tube Park. Located in behind Panorama Lodge it will be the perfect add on to any day, or the perfect place to host a birthday party or private function. For the adults, there is a brand new deck off of Whisky Jacks Lounge. Hudson Bay Mountain thanks P&R Exploration, Bulkley Adventures and David West, West Sawmill for this great addition to their mountain. Also new this year, is the rental unit “Owl’s Nest” in the Estates. Looking for a place for out of town family or friends to stay? Or a staycation for yourself ? Check out Owl’s Nest on Airbnb.com. article submitted
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53 Ladies Nike Golf Shirt from RBC $100.00 54 Northern Sun Tours Gift Certificate For Any Training Program $100.00 55 Stihl Toy Chain Saw from Evergreen Industrial $30.00 56 Camel Up Board Game from Big Smiles $50.00 57 Carters Jewellers Gift Card $50.00 58 A&W 3 Pc, Chicken Meal $11.00 59 A&W 10 Pc. Chicken Meal $33.00 • Wed 7:30 – 8:00pm • 60 McDonalds Store Hazelton Gift Certificate $100.00 61 2 Suds n’ Bay & Wash Gift Cards $32.00 62 Pharmasave Gift Card $50.00 63 City West Quantum 50 Internet Services for 3 Months $360.00 64 Twin Valley Inn Chinese Food Dinner $30.00 66 Boneless Smoked Ham from Smithers Sausage Factory $50.00 67 Oster Espresso/Cappuccino Maker from Smithers Home Hardware $230.00 68 Larkspur Floral Christmas Wreath $100.00 69 Philadelphia Flyers Hoodie from Dan’s Source For Sports $130.00 70 LG Alarm Clock Radio-Iphone Compatible from Totem Audio $119.00 71 Box of 8.5x11 Copy Paper from BV Printers $49.95 72 DQ Ice Cream Cake $28.00 73 Pharmasave Gift Card $50.00 74 $100 Fuel Card at Northwest Fuels $100.00 75 Carhartt Tool Bags from Smokescreen $75.00 76 Off My Griddle Gift Card from Calderwood Realty $25.00 77 Sightseeing Tour For 2 with Alpine Lakes Air $360.00 78 A&W 3 Pc. Chicken Meal $11.00 79 $85 Gift Certificate To Quality Home Appliances $85.00 • Wed 8:00 – 8:30pm • 80 BV Wholesale Gift Card from Remax Smithers $25.00 81 Dog Gift Basket from Smithers Feed Store $100.00 82 Alpine Physio Initial Consultation $70.00 83 Fishing Package from Glacier Electric $75.00
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177 A&W 3 Pc, Chicken Meal $11.00 178 A&W 20 Pc. Family Chicken Meal $45.00 • Thurs 6:30 - 7:00pm • 180 Hairs To You Haircut $30.00 181 Heartstrings Gift Card from Colin Bruintjes CGA $75.00 182 Commodity Juicery One Day Cleanse $55.00 183 Fishing Package from Glacier Electric $75.00 184 Sweet Dreams Esthetic Set of lashes $125.00 185 Spruce Drive Bedding Plants Gift Certificate $25.00 186 First Aid Kit from Jade First Aid $80.00 187 High Performance Quadcopter - Drone from Glacier View Satellite $130.00 188 Net and Tackle Box from Oscars Source For Adventure $87.00 189 Smithers Sausage Factory Gift Card from Investors Group - Kelly Jones $50.00 190 Bugwood Bean - 1lb of Nicks Blend Espresso $19.61 191 Emtek Keyed Door Knob from Tricon $209.00 192 Pizza Party Pack from BV Wholesale $58.00 193 Interior News One Year Subscription $40.50 194 4x18 Hole Rounds of Golf and 2 Carts at Hirsch Creek Golf and Winter Club $250.00 195 $100 Fuel Card at Northwest Fuels $100.00 196 Sonos Play: Compact Streaming Music Player from BC Web $219.00 197 Mountain Hardware Backpack from Outdoor Essentials $199.95 198 A&W 3 Pc. Chicken Meal $11.00 • Thurs 7:00 - 7:30pm • 200 SaltBoutiqueGiftCertificate $50.00 201 McDonalds Store Hazelton Gift Certificate $100.00 202 Creative Roots Performing Arts Clothing Credit $100.00 203 Northern Life Apparel Women’s Hooded Pullover $60.00 204 Fitness Package from Transitions Physio & D Bobb Construction $325.00 205 Load of 1” Crush from Pidherney Contracting $200.00 206 2 Suds n’ Bay Works Wash Gift Cards $32.00 207 LED Lightbar from Smithers Parts and Service $250.00 208 Hetherington & Hooper Gift Card from Driftwood Diamond Drilling $300.00 209 2 Hair Mueller Haircut Certificates $40.00 210 2 Adult Day Passes for Hudson Bay Mountain $116.00 211 Dakine Roam Duffle, 90L from Hytech Drilling $115.00 212 Interior News One Year Subscription $40.50 213 Basket of Haircare Products from Connies Coiffures $50.00
252 Bugwood Bean - 1lb of Nicks 214 Carhartt Duffel Bag from Blend Espresso $19.61 Smokescreen Graphics $100.00 253 Birch Syrup and gift card for 215 Schimmels/Commodity Juicery Kispiox Creations $39.00 GiftCard fromEdmison Mehr$40.00 254 Aries Nerf Bars from Frontier 290 One Hour of Welding from 216 One Hour Driving Lesson with Chrysler $450.00 Ronny’s Welding $90.00 Aim High Driving $60.00 255 Off My Griddle Gift Card from 291 4x18 Hole Rounds of Golf and 217 Large Silver Dragon Figurine Calderwood Realty $25.00 2 Carts at Skeena Valley Golf and from New Age Insights $60.00 218 Take-away Lasagne Dinner For 256 1 lb Coffee from Chicken Creek Country Cub $235.00 Coffee Co. $15.00 292 SpeeDee Interior Stationary 4 from Grendel Group $60.00 257 A&W 3 Pc. Chicken Meal $11.00 Gift Card from Smokescreen $25.00 • Thurs 7:30 – 8:00pm • 258 A&W 20 Pc. Family Chicken 293 BV Wholesale Gift Card from 220 Weekend Moving Van Rental Remax Smithers $25.00 from Northwest Truck Rental $250.00 Meal $45.00 • Thurs 8:30 – 9:00pm • 294 Off My Griddle Gift Card $25.00 221 Local Supply Co. Gift Card 260 North Country Rentals Gift 295 Load of Crushed Gravel $200.00 from Colin Bruintjes CGA $75.00 Certificate $100.00 222 2 Day Adult Flex Card For 296 Bandstra Transport Credit $200.00 261 One Night Stay for two at the Hudson Bay Mountain $105.00 297 A&W 3 Pc. Chicken Meal $11.00 223 Local Supply Co Gift Card $50.00 Stork Nest Inn $110.00 298 A&W 20 Pc. Family Chicken 224 Eddyline Bistro - Gift Certificate 262 Jacquie’s Hair Design Woman’s Meal $45.00 Cut $42.00 for Retail Items $75.00 299 1 year Family Membership to 263 Wild Bird Feeder from Smithers the Back Country Horsemen of BC 225 Fruit Juice Pack from BV Feed Store $35.00 Wholesale $81.24 - NW Chapter $100 264 Mio Studio Spa Gift Card and 226 Ultimate Car Wash - Wash the 300 1 year Family Membership to Basket $40.00 Works $16.00 the Bulkley Valley Bowmen $150 265 All Seasons Auto Gift Certificate 227 BV Wholesale Gift Card from $50.00 Remax Smithers $25.00 266 Home Teeth Whitening Kit 228 Junior Full Face Helmet from from Tyhee Dental $350.00 COB Bike Shop $165.00 267 Tackle Box and Tackle from Os229 Mini Detail at Coast Mountain cars Source For Adventure $61.00 GM $89.00 268 Heartstrings Gift Card from 230 Java’s Dessert $40.00 Sun Life Financial $50.00 231 Hoskins Ford Full Interior 269 Hy-tech Drilling Carhartt Jacket Detail $400.00 - Black Med $140.00 232 Interior News One Year Sub270 PetPackfromBVWholesale$66.97 scription $40.50 271 Interior News One Year Sub233 Ladies Hoodie from Snap-On scription $40.50 Tools $65.00 272 Trackside Cantina Gift Card 234 Outdoor Essentials Gift from Pretivm Resources Inc $100.00 Certificate from G. E. Greene Law 273 Haircut, Style and Deep CondiCorporation $400.00 235 Bottled Water Dispenser/ Crock tion Treatment from Gabrieles Home and Mobile Hairdressing $75.00 from Tip Of The Glacier $45.00 236 BCAA Basic Membership from 274 SpeeDee Interior Stationary Gift Card from Smokescreen $25.00 Tyler’s Towing $100.00 237 Total Physiotherapy Gift Certifi- 275 Big Smiles Kids Store Gift Card $50.00 cate $75.00 238 A&W 10 Pc, Chicken Meal $33.00 276 Carters Jewellers Gift Card $50.00 • Thurs 8:00 - 8:30pm • 277 1 lb Coffee from Chicken Creek 240 Rustica Bakery- One Loaf & Coffee Co. $15.00 One Treat Every Week for the Sum• Thurs 9:00 – 9:30pm • mer Farmers Market Season $220.00 280 Antler Creek Ventures Credit 241 Herba Pure Gift Bag $50.00 For AC Repair $200.00 242 Local Supply Co. Gift Certifi281 Panasonic Electronic Rice H U D S O N B AY L O D G E cate from Silvicon Services $50.00 Cooker $110.00 243 Mainerz & Back Alley Boots 282 Alpine Physio Initial ConsultaGift Card $25.00 tion $70.00 244 Electric Toothbrush and Xylitol 283 Pharmasave Gift Card $50.00 Gum from Driftwood Dental $165.00 284 Spruce Drive Bedding Plants 245 One Lane of Bowling for Six Gift Certificate $25.00 People at Smithers Bowl $30.00 285 Solar Powered Motion Light 246 Dan’s Source For Sports Gift from Home Hardware $140.00 Card from Ecklands Denture $50.00 286 Louise’s Kitchen Gift $30.00 247 Samsung TV from Castle Building 287 5 Class Fitness Pass $75.00 Centre $400.00 288 Local Supply Co Gift Card 248 20 min Helicopter Tour With from MTR Utility $75.00 Canadian Helicopters $450.00 289 Men’s Adidas Pull Over from 249 Ice Safety and Rescue TechniRBC $100.00 cian Course & Dry suit Rental from Raven Rescue $410.00 Items not picked up the nights of the auction can be 250 Lawn Mower Service - Trails paid for and picked up Monday to Friday at North Powersports $95.00 G.E. Greene’s Office 3895 Alfred Avenue Smithers 251 500 Full Colour Business Cards the following week between 8:30-12 and 1-4:30 from BV Printers $125.00
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1014 10 Gallons of Benjamin Moore Paint from Smithers Lumber Yard $850.00 1015 Nature’s Pantry Gift Basket $532.74 1016 CMA Roundtrip Airfare for 2 to Kelowna or Kamloops $1,100.00 1017 Canucks Hockey Package from by Mackenzie Travel, Ranch Trucking and Smithers Rotary $2,200.00 1018 Noma Pre-Lit Christmas Tree from Canadian Tire $524.99 1019 1 Week RV Rental from SMP-RV $995.00 1020 Nordica Skis! Mens Nordica Enforcer OR Ladies Nordica Santa Ana Skis from Dawn2Dusk $900.00 1021 Bulova Women’s Diamond Watch from BC Web $595.00 1022 Bulova Mens Marine Star Watch from BC Web $495.00 1023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Package from Cathy Stanton Manulife Securities$2,500.00 1024 Highland Helicopter Flight from PIR $550.00 1025 330 sq.ft. of Balteiro Dark Cherry Laminate Flooring by Kronotex $986.00 1026 Highland Helicopter Flight from Highland Helicopters $550.00 1027 90 sq.ft. Armstrong Alterna Beige Vinyl Tile from Total Floors $500.00 • Items Auctioned on Thursday between 9:30 & 10:00pm •
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Sandra Raymond (nee Warren) was born on August 17th 1952 and died November 16, 2015 at the young age of 63 after a brief battle with cancer. She is now reunited and at rest with her husband, Bill who passed away in May of this year. Sandra lived her whole life in Smithers. Together she and Bill raised two sons, Darren and Blair. She enjoyed a simple and quiet life in their two lakeside homes at Lake Kathlyn and Babine Lake. During the summers the Raymond family enjoyed many days of fishing and water skiing at Babine. Summer evenings were spent around lakeside fires watching the night sky and chatting with their friends and family who would often join them at “the cabin.” Sandra enjoyed crocheting and other handicrafts and of course, giving herself a manicure...her hands were the envy of many! But most of all, she truly loved and was so of proud her “boys” and her large extended family. She gently and compassionately spent much of her time caring for her mother, Louise and father-in-law Mel during their later years before they died. Sandra is survived by her son Darren and his two children Torin and Sloan as well as her son Blair, his wife Jenn and their daughter Delia. She was predeceased by her brother Sid and leaves behind her siblings John, Lorne, Don, Al, Betty and Joyce, as well as her sister-in-law Joyce Gibbs, their spouses and many nieces and nephews. A memorial will be held for Sandra next summer in Smithers. Condolences may be offered at www.raschraderfuneralhome.com.
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JOB POSTING – Environmental Services Assistant The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako is seeking applicants for the position of Environmental Services Assistant. The position is permanent, full-time, and situated in Burns Lake, BC. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako is a non-union organization. Responsibilities of the Environmental Services Assistant include: • Assisting in the development, implementation and evaluation of waste reduction initiatives; • Assisting in the development and implementation of public education programs; • Contract administration, maintaining and developing databases, clerical work and report preparation; • Reporting on the RDBN’s Corporate Energy and Emissions Plan and other sustainability initiatives as required. The successful applicant must have a positive attitude and be willing to be challenged. Although this position is an essential part of a team, it will be important for the successful applicant to work independently and take on a high level of responsibility for assigned tasks. The position offers a competitive salary range and includes a comprehensive benefits package. Applicants for the Environmental Services Assistant position will ideally possess the following: • A minimum of two years job related experience; • Education and training related to solid waste management including waste reduction initiatives and policies; • General knowledge of local government operations as well as environmental legislation; • Experience in the development of public education materials including the use of social media; • Knowledge of procurement processes, contract administration; • Superior ability to communicate, both orally and in writing; • Proficient in the use of computers, desktop software, spreadsheets; • Excellent attention to detail and strong administrative skills; • Good time management and priority assessment as well as good organizational skills; • Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, complete assignments in an effective manner; • Ability to maintain effective relationships with public, staff, officials and outside agencies; • A valid BC Driver’s Licence must be maintained. Applications for the Environmental Services Assistant position will be accepted by fax (250-692-3305), e-mail (inquiries@rdbn. bc.ca) or at 37-3rd Avenue, PO Box 820, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0 until 4:00 p.m., Friday, December 11, 2015 and should be addressed to Janine Dougall, Director of Environmental Services.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015
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S PORTS Reflecting community values on the range: Atherton From TARGET on B1 “It’s a big part about connecting with the community. Getting these students outdoors and engaged in healthy living … the social aspect of it, the physical aspect of it, the mental aspect – it gives kids confidence maybe that they’re not finding in other areas of their lives,” said Peruniak. Student Braden Davey said he would be back, whether as a class or on his own. It was his first time shooting, and he said he learned a lot in just a couple hours Thursday morning. “It was interesting. I was a little scared
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that the recoil would hurt my shoulder, but it turns out it wasn’t that bad; they teach you how to hold the gun properly,” said Davey. “I had a good time.” His teacher said while teenagers shooting shotguns can have a stigma attached to it, guns play a large role in the lives of people in northern B.C. “The few cases, especially down in the States, has negatively affected the use of them. Up here in the North, they’re a way of life, of subsistence, and a big part of family living. It just makes sense to be out here with these kids, teaching them how to
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be responsible and have a good time,” said Peruniak. Club president Brian Atherton said the idea of calling up the school a month ago came to him after seeing the popularity of a youth introduction to .22 rifles a few months prior. “I’ve been club president for a year-anda-half, and it was really ‘what can we do as a club to get the community and youth in particular more involved,’ ” explained Atherton. “Us trap shooters are all getting too old; we’d like to see some young guys involved,”
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laughed northern zone director for the B.C. Trap Association Bob Blackburn, adding that the association is encouraging youth involvement across the province. Atherton said school administration immediately reacted positively to the idea of bringing classes down to the club off Glacier Gulch Road. “Shooting sports, hunting, fishing, is all a big part of what happens in this community. So as a high school, they want to reflect and support community values,” said Atherton as shots rang in the crisp air near Lake Kathlyn.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015
S PORTS SSS wins third at provincials
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The Smithers Secondary’s senior boys pose for a cheeky team photo with no pants on. They took third at the BC High School Cross-Country Championships held in Vancouver on Nov. 7. Ryan Williams (number 736) ran the fastest among his teammates with a time of 26:08.06.
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Smithers Secondary School senior boys took third at the BC High School Cross-Country Championship held in Jericho Beach Park in Vancouver on Nov. 7. Consisting of one Grade 12 and six Grade 11 students, the team competed against 28 teams from around the province. They scored 103 points with an average time of 26:35.06 on the 6.9-kilometre course. They lost to two Victoria teams from Oak Bay High School, which had 40 points and an average time of 25:23.86, and Reynolds Secondary School, which
earned 68 points and ran an average time of 25:48.87. “Most of these boys have been training with me since they were in Grade 8 — a year they placed 16th in the province. They have been working hard ever since and have steadily moved up the ladder,” wrote coach Jody Barber in an email. “They have all been racing well this season and I had thought that if they had good races, they might place in the top three, so a third place finish was very exciting for us.” “The boys were so excited to place third this year, and with most of them in Grade 11, they are already talking about about how hard they want to train for next year’s race. “They are a wonderful
group of hardworking athletes and a pleasure to coach.” Ryan Williams ran the fastest in the SSS team, placing 29th among the 239 participants with a time of 26:08.06. The fastest runner, Kieran Lumb from Vancouver’s Lord Byng Secondary School, came in at 23:46.06. The SSS also participated in the junior boys and girls division. They came in 19th in the former division and 14th in the latter. “My junior girls and boys are younger teams and placed mid-pack,” said Barber. “The senior boys are good role models — showing what four seasons of hard work can produce.”
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