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Enbridge taking their time Cameron Orr The CEO of Enbridge said in an investor conference call that a decision on whether the company will move forward on a final investment decision to build the Northern Gateway pipeline could come in the late half of 2016. Al Monaco said the company is putting their efforts on consulting with First Nations, adding there are 28 equity agreements signed with First Nations along the pipeline route. Monaco also responded to questions on how the federal government’s planned crude oil tanker ban will impact the project but he deflected the concerns. “We’ve heard the Prime Minister and the minister of natural resources are open to listen,” he said, which suggests wiggle room to gain support from the government, but Monaco said it is too early to speculate on the impacts of that but the company is “looking forward” to engaging the federal government. “Hopefully we’ll have good discussions with all levels of government.” Enbridge’s current pipeline capacity will keep the supplies at acceptable levels with lower commodity prices right now, he added. “The timing isn’t too concerning to us,” Enbridge was given the government approval to build the pipeline in June 2014, issued after the Joint Review Panel endorsed the conclusion. The National Energy Board gave the thumbs up subject to 209 conditions being met by the company.

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Ho ho ho! Santa was here! Saint Nick rode to the Light Up Kitimat festival in style, in a District of Kitimat fire truck. His arrival marked the beginning of the second Light Up festival, which includes choirs, free treats and plenty of festive lights.

Attention back on Radley erosion Cameron Orr Kitimat Council is going to spend $50,000 on a consultant that will spearhead the creation of an action plan to address erosion at Radley Park. Radley Park has been an area of concern but has seen relatively little action relating to loss of land to the river, aside from a number of studies done over the years. A river migration study was undertaken in 2007, then in 2011 a consultant was hired to prepare conceptual ideas to retrofit the park, according to staff’s report to council. In 2012 a hydraulic consultant reviewed the river’s migration again, then in 2014 there was a survey done at Radley Park. In 2012, the report reminds the coun-

cil, there was approval to sue $800,000 in reserve funds to go towards riverbank armouring an site development. That money has been earmarked for a number of projects, but none currently for riverbank armouring. The council in 2008 had also set aside a $475,000 budget for park protection. Mario Feldhoff reminded the council at the November 30 meeting that the money set aside in 2008 was eventually dispersed to other projects, a result of the town losing revenues due to the closure of the Eurocan Pulp and Paper Mill. Since 2005 staff say 15 campsites have been lost to the erosion at the park. Mario Feldhoff endorsed the staff recommendation to hire a new consultant

to look at the park, but urged concrete action to take place at the park, saying it’s time to get work done. Some on council didn’t want to rush in to hiring a consultant. Claire Rattée said that a better first step would be to seek comment from stakeholders such as the Haisla, to spare any conflicts on how to address the river in the future. Other councillors agreed but it was determined that consultation with the Haisla and Department of Fisheries and Oceans would be an aspect of a consultant’s work. Mary Murphy backed hiring the consultant, saying that waiting any longer is not the answer. Edwin Empinado and Larry Walker were the two opposed.

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Deer harassment results in fines Margaret Speirs Two men charged with injuring a wild animal outside of open hunting season have been fined $13,000. Andreas Ignaz Handl of Kitimat was ordered to pay a total of $7,000 to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, a $1,000 fine, $150 victim fine surcharge and not to approach big game except as required by employment or in the course of employment for two years after pleading guilty to one charge harassing wildlife with a motor vehicle or device and one charge of hunting big game that was swimming contrary to two sections of the Wildlife Act of B.C. Rodolfo Augusto Martins Lopes, from Portugal who was in Kitimat working at the Rio Tinto Alcan smelter modernization project, was ordered to pay

$5,000 to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and to not approach big game for two years after pleading guilty to harassing wildlife. On May 14, 2015, Handl, an ocean angling guide, took a group on a chartered fishing trip for a bachelor party on the Douglas Channel near Kitimat. The boat came upon a mule deer swimming from island to island and corralled the deer at which time Lopes used a gaff hook – a large fishing hook on a stick used for halibut fishing – to stab the deer in the neck in an attempt to capture it and haul it onto the boat, said conservation officer Ryan Gordon Dec. 2. The gaff broke and the deer swam to shore with the gaff stuck in its neck and reportedly ran off into the forest, he said. A video of the incident was posted on

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Site preparations underway at LNG Canada site It’s not a final investment decision but LNG Canada is embarking on early site preparation at their proposed liquefaction plant site which will pave the way towards a smoother construction phase, the company says. Marc Maeseele, LNG Canada’s construction project manager, said the town may see a bit of extra activity generated from the site but the amount of work and people

will fluctuate as time goes on. He said as of right now there are approximately 120 people working on site.

As well there is a flow of trucks and heavy equipment arriving to their site too, at the former Methanex property. What the town may see mostly outside of the work site itself is an increase in shuttles moving the workers around. In particular workers will be shuttled between the site and the LNG Canadaleased bed spaces at Civeo’s Sitka Lodge in the Strawberry

Meadows area. Maeseele said works to take place at the site will include developing access roads, removing topsoil, and clearing trees, among others. Essentially the work gets the ground ready for the company if the partners of LNG Canada do decide to proceed after a final investment decision. If a positive FID is made in 2016 the company would then shift to construction of per-

manent facilities on the property. On the issue of transportation Maeseele says the company has made a plan to ensure at least 90 per cent of the people involved in the project use shuttle service in an effort to take private vehicles off the road. The concern is with a project as large as theirs it provides a safety risk having people driving themselves and contributes to community traffic.

Maeseele said the company spoke at length with the District of Kitimat and through community members with their Community Advisory Group to know how to best operate a shuttle and even develop its route and schedule. The company, through their camp and lease agreements in town, are also committing to develop housing for its workers

that will mean avoiding potential renovictions which plagued the community through the Rio Tinto Alcan construction. That is when landlords were reportedly evicting tenants to renovate the units and rent them out at far higher costs. LNG Canada’s ambition is that no project employees will seek housing on their own but will use company provided housing.

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Haisla Nation Council, the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine and the District of Kitimat gathered for a celebration in Kitamaat Village to mark the transfer of Lot 98 to the Haisla.

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The Haisla Nation are celebrating the acquisition of the land referred to as Lot 98. The land, which Chief Councillor Ellis Ross had been owned by Rio Tinto. Ross says that while the company had been ready to transfer ownership to the Haisla years ago there had been hold-ups at the regional district level. However all that

has been worked out and was marked with a celebratory dinner at the Haisla Recreation Centre December 1, with Rio Tinto, regional district, and District of Kitimat officials in attendance to mark the occasion. Ross says the Haisla council have no immediate plans on how they want to develop Lot 98. The lot is mainly

located across the highway from MK Bay Marina — which the Haisla also recently acquired — and does include some water frontage. Early ideas include developments that could complement the marina. The Haisla have been on a roll in acquiring land in recent months, from acquiring the marina to Lots 305 from the provincial

government and now Lot 98. Ross is quick to point out the workload on getting to now had been taken up by past councils, but he credits far improved relations between First Nations and the provincial government as a key reason for these recent successes. “The climate of attitude towards First Nations in our area has

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Legacies not all good I had a call recently. You don’t get to know who it was with but the end result was I began thinking about one of Kitimat’s darker legacies from the last big construction boom. It’s that loaded phrase: renovictions. That phrase, and the associated issues, was a huge deal in 2013 and 2014. Huge. Renovictions was the term used to describe the feeling that residents paying lower rents in Kitimat were being kicked out for a property owner to do renovations, and then would re-rent the units for a far higher mark-up. Renovations to bring a building in to better condition is not bad. I lived in an apartment in town when I first moved here and there was definitely work required to the building, and by comparison ours was nice. Kitimat was an old town without much investment into its housing at the time. So an influx of workers to Kitimat provided the chance to use that money for good in bringing units back to snuff. I agree higher rents is a factor in that. But lots of people were put in a bind. The council of the day had meetings where local residents poured in to the chambers to talk about their problems. People were evicted, relocated to new buildings, and given the option to pay more. It wasn’t just apartments though. All properties rented for far higher costs than they had in the past. I even wonder if my family and I could have afforded to move back to Kitimat if I had been given this opportunity any later than I did. Today the mega project LNG Canada is trying to apply lessons to how they may build their project, and that means housing construction workers themselves in company-leased spaces. Or to put another way, not using apartment buildings that are already in use today, and which actually have a vacancy rate as of now. Is there no room for the project to put people in those housing units? The LNG Canada construction project manager even cited renovictions as an issue they want to avoid for their project. But I sympathize that if apartment owners can’t house people who need to live in town, how does that provide any benefit to them, who are business operators in our community? This was one of those moments where social issues clash with economics. I know no one wants to go through those issues again, but it’s a fair question to ask if feelings have swung so far as to exclude apartment owners today. If anyone wants to weigh in, letters are welcome. Cameron Orr

Taking an interest in banking matters The Canadian economy is in a bit of a mess and of course to explore the reasons you can go anywhere; listen to a politician, an environmentalist, a friend, or the analysts on TV. Even read editorials. I like to take a hint from maybe just the one story on Thursday morning (Dec. 3) that informs me that Canada’s six largest banks — Royal Bank, TD Bank, Scotiabank, the Bank of Montreal, CIBC and National Bank — earned $34.88 billion in net income during fiscal 2015, up almost five per cent from $33.27 billion last year. I’m not knowledgable about what all that means, but someone did the math and figured out that this represented nearly $4 million in profit for every hour of every day — $3.98 million per hour, to be precise. Bank revenue combined came to $129.79 billion during the past year, up from $124.72 billion in 2014. To me this somehow flies in the face of oft-repeated bank “fears” that the precipitous drop in oil revenues

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could lead to higher loan losses for banks as oil patch companies and laid-off workers struggle to repay their debts. Ah, the banks moan that lending growth will slow down as hardpressed Canadians balk at taking on more debt. But no, despite the appeals not to add to debt, Canadians continue, inadvertently or through necessity, to support the banks and, as usual, when that rubber hits the road yes, the banks continue essentially unfazed. And again report stratospheric profits and (surprise!) often record results. Why, in the Royal Bank’s fourthquarter, according to CEO David McKay, the bank’s $10.03 billion in net income for the year marks a new

record for Canadian companies. You’d expect to think that the sluggish economy, combined with sea-level interest rates would put a bit of a crimp in bank profits. Lower-level staff layoffs, or the boost in lower-paid temporary foreign workers certainly help the bottom line, but nothing seems to occur that would actually affect CEO bonuses. I suppose it’s hard to complain about the banks because we all know who pays when things aren’t going so well on that branch of the economy, but it is difficult to listen to the groaning and warnings about debt levels among the customers. Especially so when you throw out the hypocritical almost daily offers for new and better credit cards or you read about mortgage levels in our big cities like Vancouver and Toronto and understand that banks are the biggest beneficiaries. Not to mention the endless fees to use your own money. Continued on page 7

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Joanne’s gypsy life Bella, Klemtu and Kitkatla where they meant to be a by-stander, she was a doer conducted Bible studies and even buri- and when an opportunity presented itself, she seized it. als. While she studied in Texas, Don Money was scarce and over a couple of summers they supported themselves headed off with the forces to Korea. Unwith supplementary work on a fish pack- fortunately their long distance relationer named Wamega. It was a good life but ship did not survive. In 1967 Joanne again set her sights they didn’t have much. In fact they were so poor that in travelling back to Hector on Canada. She landed in Smithers from BC all they had was canned salm- where she had various jobs. She worked on and diet pills for sustenance and just for a while at CN Railway and Northern Interior Forest Products, the Ministry of enough money to keep fuel in the car. In addition to journeys north to Mines and she worked again in broadCanada, Joanne and Don landed scholar- casting at BVLD radio. ships which took them to Israel. Joanne’s Continued on page 7 scholarship was in archaeological research through the Institute of Holy Land Studies in Solution in the Classifieds Jerusalem. Clues Across 1. Angling worm 33. Rock TV channel Joanne began to question 5. Tissue that conducts food in 35. Pen point the direction she was headed plants 36. Tiny bite and it wasn’t long before she 11. 1937 Steinbeck novella 39. Organized work group 14. Feed storehouse 41. Atomic #58 and her husband had other 15. Raised pattern cotton cloth 42. Food fish of the genus Alosa plans. Don had landed a job as 18. Prophetic signs 44. Fleshy slice of meat an army chaplin in Texas, so 19. Cowboy competitions 46. Shallowest Great Lake 21. Ophthalmic products company, 47. Tapered tucks their focus shifted southward. ______ Worldwide 51. Winter muskmelon No doubt, Joanne’s par23. Prefix meaning inside 54. Isaac’s mother ents wondered if their daughter 24. Arousing or provoking laughter 56. Picasso’s birthplace 28. Plant spike 58. Lowest hereditary title would ever tire of the gypsy 29. Atomic #94 60. Streisand/Reford film life. Would she ever serve the 30. Himalayan goat 62. Verb states 32. Patti Hearst’s captors 63. Soluble ribonucleic acid Lord and would she ever settle down? Clues Down With other opportunities 1. Sink in 31. “Spud Papers” author’s initials 2. Hairdo 34. Large vessel for holding liquids beckoning, Joanne abandoned 3. Muslim leaders 36. Nanosecond (abbr.) her theological pursuits. This 4. Ringworm 37. Worn to Mecca time she enrolled in the Uni5. Oppresses or maltreats 38. 1/100 rupee 6. Cut fodder 40. Of I versity of Texas in a program 7. Natural logarithm 43. Distributed cards of archaeological studies and 8. Not divisible by two 45. Public promotion of a product communications. 9. Independent Islamic ruler 48. Hard to find 10. Written proposal or reminder 49. Thinks or supposes Joanne’s southern life in El 12. Tilt or slant 50. More lucid Paso was truly a roller-coaster. 13. Nests of pheasants 52. Thai monetary unit 16. Portable shelters 53. Phil __, CIA Diary author In addition to archaeology she 17. Swiss singing 55. Dialect variant of “heron” began work in broadcasting, 20. Body of an organism 57. One of the tender bristles in some working on air with KVOF 22. Opposite of “yes” grasses 25. 41st state 58. Pass campus radio. 26. 007’s Fleming 59. Hot or iced brewed beverage There wasn’t much Joanne 27. They speak Muskhogean 61. Equally wouldn’t take on. She wasn’t 29. Payment (abbr.)

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This is part two of a three part series, continued from Dec. 2 Northern Sentinel: Joanne’s Evangelical United Brethren upbringing in Minnesota prepared her for a decade of learning experiences beyond high school in Hector. Her first taste of post-secondary life was in the early 60s when she attended North Western College in Minneapolis, an hour to the east. This religious institution - founded by Billy Graham, the famed television evangelist - was her first bit of independence and the beginning of a world of opportunity. Money for college didn’t come easily. Joanne’s parents couldn’t afford it and student loans weren’t an option, but Joanne had a belief in destiny and trusted the Lord would provide. But she also knew she would have to work to supplement her funds. Joanne was resourceful and wasn’t about to starve. During those years of study she earned the needed money by ironing clothes for folks, modelling for independent designers and designing windows for Penny’s Department Store. She also worked in the college main office as a casual secretary and switchboard operator. There she came to know Billy Graham and met her first husband, Don, who was training to be a minister. Joanne too was training to serve the Lord as a youth pastor. After a taste of city life in Minneapolis, Joanne and Don turned their sights west to the Rocky Mountains. They attended the Denver Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary where she distinguished herself as a trail-blazer, being the first woman to attend the seminary. During the college summer breaks they got their introduction to Canada as summer relief missionaries in remote villages on BC’s coast including Bella

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New committee to spawn from business roundtable More than 30 people attended a business roundtable hosted by the Kitimat Economic Development Office on November 26. The roundtable was the conclusion of an effort in November to gather business community feedback about operating in Kitimat.

A group of volunteers had been dispatched to businesses around town in early November with a survey. Interested business members were invited to the later roundtable to speak directly about the issues of doing business locally. The resolution of

this meeting was to put into work a proposed Business Revitalization Committee. That committee will tackle various goals yet to be established but could include shop local initiatives or even marketing programs. Economic Development Director Rose

Klukas said her department could potentially offer seed money to hire a consultant to set a terms of reference for the group. She emphasizes that while her department may spearhead the idea it will only work with the participation of business volunteers.

“People were passionate about their opinion and expressed positives and negatives,” she said about the roundtable discussion. People had concerns that generally centred around the subject of people shopping out of town, and also for the desire to encour-

age people to come to Kitimat to shop. Klukas said decades ago there was a Downtown Revitalization Committee, and this extends that group’s work under a banner that’s more inclusive to all of Kitimat’s businesses. “We’re serious about supporting local

business. This is the start. We’ll do what we can but it’s definitely dependent on the business community also participating,” said Klukas. Volunteers who have said they’d join this new committee will regroup in the coming weeks to plan out their work.

Give a nod to an achiever The BC Achievement Awards are accepting nominations for their annual award. The prize recognizes the work people do in their local communities. Kitimat has had two recipients in recent years. In 2009 the president of the Kitimat Food Bank Marjorie Phelps took the award, and then in 2015 Maryann Ouellet, the manager of the Kitimat Community Humane Society, won. The Foundation receives applications for the award until January 15, 2016. According to the Foundation, “The British Columbia Community Achievement Awards celebrate British Columbians who go above and beyond in their dedication and service to others and who devote time and energy to making their communities more caring, dynamic, beautiful, healthy, and unique. They inspire by their example.” People can read more online at www. bcachievement.com.

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Banking Con’t from page 4 Low interest rates do put a squeeze on banks but I have a feeling they are well capable of innovation and flexibility to ensure that year-end numbers look good to shareholders, and of course none of us wants to have money in banks that are not doing well. That’s the good old Catch 22 for all. However earlier this year a new JD Power study reported Canadians were growing increasingly dissatisfied with their banks and rising fees were among the main reasons why. “Record profits for retail banks

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big banks climbed to $13.15 this year, from $12.13 a year earlier, the survey noted. Among customers of mid-sized banks, the average fee rose to $10.21 from $9.70 in 2014.

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Joanne Con’t from page 5 She also found time for extended archaeological working holidays in Mexico, sifting through Mayan ruins at Chi Chin Itza. You just couldn’t stop her. It was in Smithers that she met and married Paul Monaghan. The couple moved to Kitimat soon after and Joanne headed in new directions. She became CN Rail’s first female billing agent and she and Paul purchased Lahakas Shell and OK Tire. Joanne was working several jobs and doing the books, soon establishing her own gift shop in the City Centre mall, calling it Ye Wise Owl. Little could she have suspected that she was about to embark on more than three decades of public service. But that will have to wait for next time.

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Hawkair making changes to reservation system Airline blending system to Central Mountain Air Hawkair is closing its Terracebased reservations office in favour of blending that function with that of its sister airline, Central Mountain Airlines, in Smithers. Each is now using the same booking software, making the transition easier and more efficient so that passengers can deal smoothly with both airlines, Hawkair president Jay Dilley said today. But it also means the loss in Terrace of jobs for two full-time employees, six part-time ones and two casual workers. Dilley said the decision reflects a general downturn in passenger traffic this year. “Traffic has been down generally 10 per cent this year but in the last three months it's accelerated – 12, 13, 14 per cent,” he said. Dilley noted that Hawkair is not alone as the other two airlines serving Terrace – Air Canada and WestJet – have also experienced a drop in traffic. “That's why Air Canada isn't flying to Calgary anymore,” he said of a decision made by that airline in the fall after starting the service in late spring.

This is the third move made by Hawkair this year to control expenses – it pulled out of Smithers in the summer and just last week announced it was suspending its Prince Rupert service for at least the winter. If Central Mountain and Hawkair are combining more services internally, they are also combining flight offerings. That's because Central Mountain will be using a Hawkair Dash 8 on its Terrace-Prince GeorgeKelowna route. Dilley said it was hard for Central Mountain to meet demand on that route with its 19-seat Beechcraft aircraft. “The Dash 8 is just larger,” said Dilley of Central Mountain needing a way to carry more passengers. He said the Terrace-Prince George-Kelowna route is popular for people interested in leisure activities, visiting family or on business. But in order to serve that route, Hawkair is trimming its Terrace to Vancouver service. On some days, Hawkair will be flying to Vancouver just once a day, down from two flights a day.

No Frills opens with a flourish The ceremonial ribbon cutting marks the opening of the No Frills grocery store on December 4, with local store owner Kyle MacGillivray front and centre with his wife Vanessa MacGillivray. The store takes over the space from the SuperValu grocery store, also under the Loblaws family of store brands. The Kitimat Food Bank benefited from the store’s opening as well, receiving a $1,000 donation.

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Also, a special thank you to Layne Smashnuk and Jim Zhang – Layne, who developed the online Rotary auction program and Jim, who volunteered his time and technical support. The Rotary Club of Kitimat and community, couldn’t have done it without you. LOOKING FORWARD TO EVERYONE’S SUPPORT AGAIN AT NEXT YEAR’S ONLINE ROTARY AUCTION!

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Recalling Laurie White’s story on anniversary of shooting Mark Gaillard Executive Officer and Secretary, RCMP Veterans’ Association Seventeen years ago Constable Laurie Anne White was gravely wounded while on duty and nearly died. Today, Sergeant Laurie Anne White is the Federal Criminal Operations Media Relations Officer in “E” Division in British Columbia. Her comeback from injury and adversity and return to full duty is truly inspirational. Growing up in Brockville, Ontario, and before joining the Force, she earned a Bachelor degree in Physical Education as well as a Master of Arts in Sports Administration. In 1996 she joined

the RCMP and after basic training she was posted to the northern British Columbia town of Kitimat. On November 27, 1998, Constable Laurie White, along with Constables Michael MacDonald and Del Byron, attended the residence

of a suspected sex offender to execute a search warrant for suspected possession of child pornography. As Constable White attempted to open the door, the suspect fired his rifle twice through the door. The first shot

shattered Constable White’s right shin, the second nearly hit Constable Byron. As Constable White lay wounded, her two partners risked their lives to pull her to safety. Both afterwards would receive the Commissioner’s Commendation for Bravery. The suspect committed suicide rather than surrendering to police. She was later transported to Vancouver by air ambulance, where after eight hours of surgery she awoke to discover that the lower part of her right leg had been amputated. Constable Laurie White did not allow the loss of her leg to end her career in the force. Fitted with

a prosthesis, she endured several months of rehabilitation and became the first member of the RCMP to return to active duty with a prosthetic limb. She returned to Kitimat Detachment in October 1999 on a graduated return-to-work program and, after three months, she resumed full-duty status. A year after she was wounded, she was back. Laurie White has gone on to be an in-

spirational speaker and her positive attitude and courage has been an inspiration for many, resulting her being awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by the Governor General of Canada in September 2000 and a Medal of Valour from the International Association of Women in Policing. In 2008, Corporal Laurie White became a security planner in the RCMP-led Integrated Security Unit for the

2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, and was the lead police coordinator for the 2010 Paralympic Games. That same year, on November 8, 2008, she was inducted into the Hall of Fame by the students at Thousand Islands Secondary School in Brockville, her alma mater, and the school where she had once been a student teacher before deciding on a career in the RCMP.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETINGS Coast Mountains Board of Education School District 82 is holding a series of public consultation meetings to discuss student learning in our Terrace and Kitimat schools. Of particular focus will be the success of our Aboriginal learners. The Public Consultation Meetings will take place as follows: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 – 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Suwilaawks Community School (Library) - Terrace Tuesday, December 15, 2015 – 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Haisla Community School (Community Room) - Kitamaat Village All members of the public are invited to attend. A summary of feedback received from the Public Consultation Meetings will be provided to the District Aboriginal Education Committee for their consideration and review for the Aboriginal Enhancement Agreement.

Enbridge rally Douglas Channel Watch didn’t want Enbridge to forget about them and held a small rally across from City Centre Mall where the company has their Northern Gateway office. In a media statement to the Sentinel Murray Minchin says the company is successful in bringing “so many disparate groups together” in an “environmentalist force.”

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Small Community Grant In 2015 the BC Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development provided the District of Kitimat with $431,543 to assist the community in providing basic services. These funds are planned to be spent as follows: • Identification and removal of invasive plants ($10,000) • Radley Park washroom construction ($70,000) • New septic field and lift station at Radley Park ($146,539) • New Traffic Controller ($120,000) to ensure efficient and safe transportation • Maintenance on District roads ($85,004) to ensure accessibility throughout the community Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing Grant In 2015 the BC Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development provided to the District of Kitimat $112,171 to defray the cost of local police enforcement. These funds are planned to be spent as follows: • Installation of closed circuit video system to facilitate the transportation and housing of prisoners ($110,000) • Wages related to guards, administration and staffing to ensure manning levels to meet community needs ($2,171)

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WorkBC’s Fit Your Fit skills information fair came through Kitimat on November 17 to give students a hands-on look at in demand job skills in the province. Above is Ryley Ellement, Rachel Udy and Jordan Foxall.

Premier rejects senate plan Tom Fletcher Premier Christy Clark wasted no time rejecting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to reform the Canadian Senate through an independent panel

to appoint new senators. “B.C. will not participate in the process outlined today to appoint senators,” Clark said in a statement released last week.

“Our position has not changed; the Senate should be fixed or folded but we should not be distracted by it.” Trudeau delivered this week on a promise

to fill the 22 current Senate vacancies via a five-member independent advisory board, starting with five appointments in the new year. Three of the five panel members are to

be chosen by Ottawa, with two temporary provincial or territorial members named for each appointment. B.C.’s objection is that it has always been under-represented.

Coming Events December 21 LEGGO’ MY LEGO Come on down to the Library and play with some Lego. Candy Canes for everyone! Register for this event by coming in or calling the library at 250-632-8985 Ongoing ROYAL CANADIAN Legion Branch 250 in Kitimat holds membership meetings the third Tuesday of each month.. Meat draws every Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. Members and bona fide guests are welcome. PRAYER CANADA. We meet each week on Tuesdays 12 noon to 1 p.m. For location and further information please call 250-632-4554. Or e-mail lesleykitimat@hotmail.com. DO YOU OR SOMEONE you know have bladder cancer? You’re not alone. It’s the 5th most common cancer in Canada. Bladder Cancer Canada is here to help... or just to talk. In Kitimat, call Glen Sevigny at 250-632-3486. Or emailglensevigny@gmail.com. HOSPICE: Do you have a couple of hours a month to make phone calls, plant flowers, share memories, play cards, etc.? Hospice can provide you with excellent training. Call us now at 250-6322278. BRANCH 250 OF THE KITIMAT LADIES AUXILIARY hold regular meetings every second Thursday of the month. More information by calling Nancy at 250-632-4051, or Lyn at 250632-2351. Consider joining the Friends of the Public Library. To do so contact Luce

Gauthier at lucegauthier10@gmail. com or Virginia Charron @ vcharron@ kitimatpubliclibrary.org or call 250-6328985. KITIMAT QUILTERS GUILD: If you are interested in joining the Kitimat Quilters Guild please contact Aileen Ponter at 250-632-6225 or Janet Malnis at 250-632-7387 for further information. EVERY THURSDAY, the Kitimat Pottery Guild meets in the Riverlodge arts wing, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Interested in playing with clay? All experience levels welcome. For more information call Anne at 250-632-3318. THE KITIMAT PUBLIC LIBRARY offers the highly engaging Mother Goose StoryTime for pre-schoolers Monday mornings from 10:30 -11:15 .am. Please register for this free program. HEALTHY BABIES drop in is held every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Kitimat Child Development Center. They welcome families throughout pregnancy and up to one year (older siblings welcome). Come meet other parents and infants over light refreshments with support from the CDC staff and a Public Health Nurse. For more information call 250-632-3144. CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE FunSpot drop-in for children aged birth to 5 years with caregivers. Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays 10 am- 12 pm. Fridays are now a combined drop-in/multicultural playgroup. All are welcome to attend. Contact 250-632-3144 for more information. KITIMAT FIBRE ARTS GUILD: In-

terested in knitting, spinning, weaving, or any other fibre? For more information phone Maureen 250-632-5444. KITIMAT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS - I have M.S. but M.S. does not have me. You are not alone, male or female, and the Kitimat M.S. group would like to be here for you. Total confidentiality. For more information contact Mary at 250639-6016. AGLOW OF KITIMAT - All are welcome at our Care Group and Bible Study for men and women, singles or married, Thursday at 7:00 p.m. For information phone Brenda at 250-632-1616. DID YOU KNOW that literacy is more than just being able to read? The Kitimat Adult Literacy Program provides FREE tutoring services for adult interested in improving their reading, writing, math, communication, and information technology skills. Is English NOT your first language? We provide FREE tutoring and small group English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. For more information please call Brandi at 250632-7393 or to see what’s happening at the Community Corner check us out at www.kitimatcommunityservices.ca/ KALP.html or find us on facebook. DO YOU HAVE DIABETES? Individual and group counseling. For more info call 250-632-8313 during operating hours - Wednesdays 8:00 a.m. to noon, Thursdays 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - or leave message on our voice mail. Located on the second floor of the Kitimat Hospital in the Home Support offices.

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Marlins take to PG short course Jason Cathers The Kitimat Marlins Swim Club was in Prince George for their annual short course (25 meter pool) invitational swim meet. Nine teams from all across northern BC were in attendance making for very strong competition. Zachary Dumas, 16, broke the Northwest BC Record in the boys 15 and over 200 meter butterfly. Dumas already holds the regional record for the 200 meter fly for long course (50 meter pool) Dumas shaved .18 of a second off the record made in 1997 by Garth Coxford from Terrace. Dumas took the silver medal for overall points in the 16 and over boys division. Other medalist in overall points for the Marlins were Kleanza Cathers, 16, gold in the 16 and over girls, Jadyen Johnston, 11, gold in the 11 year old boy, Leah Desousa, 13, bronze in the 1213 girls, Emilie Krabes, 11, Bronze in the 11 year old girls. Krabes was also one of two swimmers for the Marlins that swam to 100 per cent personal best times in all eight of their individual races. Megan Forrest, 8, also swam to all personal best times.

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Kitimat’s Marlin Swimmers who attended the Prince George invitational swim meet. Submitted

host team. The other three teams are top northern teams, and could be teams from Fort St. John, Fort Nelson, Powell River or even Whitehorse, said coach Rob Findlay. Terrace last hosted the tournament in 2009, and the past two years, have come in second in the cup finals. As of Friday the

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