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Union presses ahead on appeal Unifor 2301 says they have cleared a legal hurdle in their efforts to reduce the sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the Kitimat smelter. The union in September this year successfully filed a judicial review of the government decision to allow the smelter’s emissions as they are and the union says the Environmental Appeal Board has accepted their challenge to the permit. Their challenge joins another earlier filed by Kitimat residents Emily Toews and Lis Stannus. Appeal hearings have been held in the latter case however no ruling has been made by the Appeals Board. “We have grave concerns that Rio Tinto’s smelter expansion was rubber stamped with no consideration for the impact on our community,” said 2301 President Sean O’Driscoll in a media release. “The government needs to explain how it approved a proposal for a multi-billion dollar industrial project on the same day it was received.” The union says they are also seeking for an explanation from the BC government about why one of the key Ministry of Environment employees dealing on a full-time basis with the new smelter was being paid by Rio Tinto. That is referring to a secondment agreement which the company had said in a 2014 report is not unusual when handling very large projects and that the employees work was unbiased. The next step in Unifor’s challenge is to apply for disclosure of documents related to the Ministry’s decision. As it is, the current emissions permit under appeal increases sulphur dioxide air emissions from the 27 tonnes per day from the old smelter to 42 tonnes per day from the stacks of the new smelter.

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Police dispatched by KCH athletes The athletes of Kitimat City High gave the Kitimat RCMP a run for their money in a friendly basketball game in the school’s gym. The event carries on the tradition of the school taking on local authorities; last year they faced, and won, against the Kitimat Fire Department. The winning streak continued with a 35-25 win for Kitimat City High. That’s Bradley Windsor defying gravity and leaping to shoot the ball.

Quarry quarrel unending Cameron Orr Cable Car residents, including those who circulated a letter of concern to the neighbourhood, believe they fully understood a proposal of a rock quarry and borrow pit, despite suggestions from Daudet Creek Contracting representative Jack Oviatt. Oviatt expressed concern to town council that the information submitted to the provincial government as comment from the District of Kitimat relating to the proposal included none of the support and rather all of the opposition. He felt the information being circulated was inaccurate as well, leading to unjustified opposition. He also felt the involvement of a particular concerned resident was suspect as the person, John Poszgay, owns his own gravel pit through John’s Contracting. Poszgay himself took aim in response to those concerns, saying the concerns circulated to residents was done in a professional manner and that no information was mis-represented. Oviatt’s presentation on December 7 also sparked further input from residents who were mostly opposed to the project. The presentations were simply elongating the debate however, as Kitimat has submitted their comments to the ministry

of lands already for their eventual decision about approving the rock pit. However the discussion does provide ammo in a future discussion on the quarry as the operation will require a temporary commercial use permit which the District of Kitimat issues. That is, even if the province says the operation is approved from their side, the municipality can still restrict it. Even so the council has voted to refine their submission to the provincial government on the file to better reflect other input, including the positive endorsement of the project by the Advisory Planning Commission, whose meeting minutes relating to the property were received by council at their December 7 meeting. Director of Community Development and Planning Gwen Sewell says that while there is usually only one chance to submit comment she has contacted the file worker on this directly via e-mail. Sewell said in total the town received 16 comments on the proposal, including 12 letters and four in person or by telephone comments to the city hall. Fifteen of the comments were opposed and one in support, not including the APC.

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My Mountain Co-op, which runs the Shames Mountain ski hill in Terrace, is planning to install a heat recovery system next year to reduce operating costs and cut carbon emissions. Shames general manager Christian Théberge says the object is to harness the heat produced by the diesel generator which runs the mountain’s chair lift and provides power at other locations and then use it in a boiler system to heat the main ski lodge. “We are hoping to reduce our diesel consumption by 20 per cent,” said Théberge of the plan. Shames is off the hydro power grid, making it dependent upon diesel. Half the cost of the project is being provided by a $15,000 grant this year by the cityowned Terrace Community Forest enterprise. Théberge says the original project cost estimate was $15,000 total, but the equipment costs are double what they originally thought, so they are looking for another donation to cover the other $15,000 of the project. The idea was inspired by a member, who has worked at camps where the systems are used.

Whether a subsidy or a service agreement, golf course getting next phase of monies Cameron Orr The Hirsch Creek Golf and Winter club is getting a $100,000 advance on money from the District of Kitimat but it’s not precisely a handout. Councillors were cautioned against handing more money to the golf course by a resident earlier in their meeting and not all councillors were onboard, but the money will flow as part of a land exchange agreement with the golf course. It also provides the remaining $100,000 of $160,000 total the council has committed. The golf course owns land in the vi-

cinity of the main grounds and work is underway to transfer ownership to the DoK. Resident Tim Algor spoke against the money transfer saying it’s not right to be subsidizing the organization. “If they can’t run a business, why do the taxpayers have to fund them?” he asked. “Taxpayers should not be on the hook for one penny for what used to be a semi-private club.” Subsidizing the golf club, which runs a restaurant, has also been a sticking point for some in the community, according to councillor

Mary Murphy. While she said under the current terms, which provides the land transfer, she can accept offering the money she is cognizant of worries from the community of what seems to be council subsidizing a community business competitor. In arguing in favour of the motion, Mario Feldhoff said the money is a relatively small amount in the greater picture of what the town spends on recreation, not only with their own facilities but through transportation to Shames and grants to the Snow Valley Cross Country Ski Club.

He said supporting the money is consistent with his own promises during the all-candidates forum during the last municipal election. Director of Leisure Services Martin Gould on being asked said that the town, approximately, has a budget of just over $4 million for recreation from operating the rinks, pool to the Riverlodge, inclusive of wages and administration. He said last year, a busy time for recreation use with the extra amount of people in town, the department had $870,000 in revenues. “The subsidiza-

Town takes little action on the request from Unifor Unifor 2301 has sought support from the various levels of government for issues relating to what it says is mandatory overtime at the Kitimat aluminum smelter. In a letter released late November the union says they’ll be looking for support from the municipal, provincial and federal level to lobby against Rio Tinto on its workforce practices in Kitimat. The letter by the union was an item in council’s December 7 meeting package, but when that item came up the council opted to receive for information, but set no discussion or plan to address it. At the time the letter was first released from the union Mayor Phil Germuth said there had at that time been no formal request for action from the council on the matter. Skeena MLA Robin Austin meanwhile says he has since been formally contacted to lobby on behalf of the workers at the smelter.

Austin says many workers at the smelter are concerned by the mandatory overtime and the impacts it has on worker safety who may be pushed to exhaustion, and to the impacts to their families as well. He said he has made contact with Rio Tinto on the matter and while he wouldn’t discuss the specifics of the conversation he said he has said his piece and will see where it goes from there. The company has previously told the Sentinel that the increase in overtime for employees is relating to the efforts to bring the smelter towards what they call “steady state” as the bulk of construction of the modernized smelter has been complete. “Health, safety and the environment is our top priority for Rio Tinto. Obviously we don’t want to do anything that risks the safety of our employees, our workers or our contractors on site,” said Rio Tinto spokesperson Kevin Dobbin.

tion of revenues to the revenue generating facilities fluctuates between 24 and 30 per cent,” he said. Claire Rattée was a vocal opponent of the motion. However, saying that even though it’s connected to a land transfer she hasn’t seen specific details on how that transfer will happen. Without more information she wasn’t ready to approve it. “There’s far too many people who are opposed to it,” she said, adding that her opinion is not a reflection on how she believes the current

board is managing the facility. Without a service agreement in place though, she said, giving the money would be “morally wrong.” Edwin Empinado stood in support saying it’s not simply dolling out money but providing a value in the community, in addition to the forthcoming land agreements and service agreements as well. Feldhoff concluded the debate saying “A diversity of recreation makes for a strong community,” and the town is getting a good deal for their money.

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Taking steps Since topics of conflict of interest are occasionally brought up over certain discussions I better lay this out at the start: as a resident in the downtown area the topic of Kildala walkways certainly hits close to home. Especially too that I take frequent trips to that townhouse complex where Quatsino meets Lahakas, which is not served by a formal walkway. So bottom line, I’ll benefit very directly if the municipality decides to extend their walkway plan. Hopefully no one will mind if I just press on ahead in my argument that I’m very hopeful the town will go ahead and build a walkway in that area. As you will see on page 10 this topic is fresh because council voted down a plan to clear a walking path in the winter down Quatsino to Columbia, but as sensible as the concerns were for not doing that, it did highlight some gaps, even if they were presented as positives. I’m talking about the routes where people can still access Kildala and downtown through internal walkways. Basically, that even if they have to go a longer way there is still access. Well, yes and no. In my instance, I’m closest to the walkways which cut between the townhouses opposite Tamitik Arena, which heads towards Saguenay and Stikine. That walkway is fine, until it splits towards each of those two streets. If I were to continue straight to reach the sidewalks on Columbia I would reach a bumpy and partially overgrown stretch. Oh, and dark too. To keep in the lit areas I can go to either of those streets, but then I also leave the walkway system and enter the roadway. I use the walkways regularly so I don’t want to suggest they’re dark, gloomy pathways where I’m certain to be mugged by the nearest black bear or squirrel, but there is clearly room for improvement. As for the Quatsino stretch itself, where council had debated putting in the temporary winter walkway run, I really feel it just needs it. The soccer fields at the far flung corner of Quatsino is not accessible by walking, and neither is that stretch along it towards Lahakas. As much as pedestrians could take the long way back to downtown, it’s a notable absence having no straight line in that area, especially a safe place for athletes at the field to take to get back home. I liken it to the sidewalk up Haisla Boulevard or along Kingfisher or Nalabila. Arterial roads served by a walkway. Yet poor old Quatsino goes wanting. If council decides in their next budget to add this walkway to their capital projects they have my full support. Cameron Orr

Food prices to starve the pocket book Today’s news that is absolutely not news or a surprise to me is the cost of food is going up. Perhaps why the story led off CBC’s 10:30 a.m. national news was a bit of a surprise, in that I have never known a year when the price of food was not expected to rise in the coming year. News outlets seem to read the annual University of Guelph food price report differently. If “consumers will pay more,” “price of food to rise sharply” or “dramatically increase” are different conclusions. Here is how Canadian Press sees it: “A new report says the average household in Canada will spend $8,631 on groceries and restaurant meals next year, up by $345 because of food inflation.” This latest forecast estimates that food inflation could be between two and four per cent in 2016 — compared with 4.1 per cent this year. Last year the Food Institute esti-

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mated food inflation in 2015 would cost the average Canadian household an extra $325 this year. I don’t keep the kind of records that allow me to figure out how accurate this average estimate was but my bet is it was ‘way low’. Researchers are blaming a combination of factors for pushing up prices, including the impact of climate change and the high value of the American dollar, which increases the price of imports from the United States. Recent Statscan numbers indicate overall consumer prices were up one per cent in the 12 months to October, with a decline in fuel prices offsetting increases in most other

spending categories. However for 2016, predicted increases are: meats, 2.5-4.5 per cent, fish and seafood 1-3 per cent, dairy and eggs 2 per cent, grains 0-2 per cent, fruits and nuts 2-4.5 per cent, vegetables 2-4 per cent, restaurant food 1.5-3.5 per cent, and overall food expenditures – 2-4 per cent. Dream on, I say, especially these guesstimates on restaurant foods. I do go out once in a while and I’ve seen significant menu price increases wherever I do go and to date, quite a bit higher than these predicted numbers. I’d say we’re there already and moving on. That’s why it was a relief to see the new No Frills store open in Kitimat this week and a pleasant surprise to see how well laid out and varied the merchandise is. It is a skill to take a restricted space and make the most of it and I congratulate the planner who laid it out for a job really well done. Continued on page 11

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The year that happened with LNG Baxyard Banter

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ing it has not come to pass. That's through no fault of AltaGas, rather the culprit in this unexpected delay is Revenue Canada. AltaGas intended its liquefaction plant to be mounted on a floating barge.

Inexplicably Revenue Canada decided to classify that barge as a ship which in turn meant the foreignbuilt barge was subject to a 25 per cent import duty. Which would translate to an extra $100 million cost on

a project AltaGas expected to run them $600 million - that's a 16 percent cost hike. Company vicepresident John Lowe hit the nail on the head when he pointed out, "the floating unit is incapable of navigation (and) it has no self propulsion." Show me one "ship" that is incapable of actually going anywhere under it's own steam! Hopefully sanity will prevail, AltaGas' appeal will

be upheld and as a result Douglas Channel will have a chance of being greenlighted in the first quarter of 2016. However there may be more wrinkles down the road which I will deal with in a minute. Kitimat LNG All's quiet on this front but that is not surprising. As I pointed out in a column last year the partners in this enterprise, Chevron and Woodside, had made it

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Ultimate holiday reading list Dear Sir, Santa’s latest self help books for special people. To: Mayor Germuth: How to repair damage and build bridges without getting peoples “knickers in a twist”. Councillors; Goffinet: How to agree/disagree with motions in 500 words or less. Walker: How doggie bags help to keep your hands warm. Murphy: How to

organize meetings, teaching and family and retain your sanity. Feldhoff: How to teach others to spend tax payers money wisely. Rattée: How to develop a dog park. Empinado: How to make more cookies to help explain a point. District Administration: How to keep everyone happy without spending money. District of Kitimat Workers: How to plough snow, cut

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Chief name passed down Dear Sir, An Open Letter: The Chief name “Gps’golox” of the Xen’ak’siala has been passed down to Gary Daniels. The late Daniel Tommy Paul, head chief of the Kitlopes Xen’ak’siala clan, passed the name on to the successor Gary Daniels, following protocol. Gary Daniels is the oldest son of the late Emily Edith Paul who was the matriarch of the Xen’ak’siala clan. Gary Daniels is the oldest nephew to the late Daniel Tommy Paul, making Gary Daniels the next successor. Gary Daniels stood up beside his uncle, Daniel Tommy Paul, four consecutive times in the feast halls,

announcing that Gary Daniels is the next Gps’golox chief in waiting. Cecil Paul Sr. stood Daniels beside his brother, Tommy Paul, announcing that Gary Daniels is the next Gps’golox in waiting. Any announcements made in the feast halls are binding and legal. This announced decision can never be overturned unless the successor dies or refuses the title. Gary Daniels is 71 years of age and I am 69 years of age. We have been waiting all this time to receive our chief names. Protocol has been followed without question. Sincerely, Thomas R. Daniel

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to cope and enjoy new changes. Santa hopes he did not miss anyone but if he did I’m sure he can write another book. He also hopes you all enjoy your reading over the holidays and wishes everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. Keep smiling, I’m watching and listening, Roma Burnett

clear their focus over 2015 and 2016 was to prove up their estimated gas reserves in their northeastern BC properties before making any decision on the project those gas fields are supposed to supply. LNG Canada (Shell) The projects construction manager said earlier this month that activity on the site was about to pick up a bit as it continued its prep work. The company

would go into full construction phase if the FID came through next year - note the "if". Pacific Northwest LNG (Petronas - Prince Rupert) I have never shared the provincial government's enthusiasm for describing this project as the leader of the LNG pack and that position has not changed despite the confident face put on by its officials. Continued on page 6

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International Exchange students in Kitimat through Shecana International Schools were introduced to the local government in a presentation at the December 8 council meeting. The students represent Finland, Denmark, France, and Germany and attend Mount Elizabeth Secondary School as they involve themselves in the community. District of Kitimat photo

Being a Kitimat ambassador Cameron Orr A chance to travel through the United States, meeting interesting people and seeing interesting places? For Kitimat’s Megan Metz the answer was a no-brainer: ‘sign me up!’ Metz spent a portion of her summer travelling with the Youth Ambassadors program of Canada, which offered up the exchange and saw her join 15 other students to tour some of the United States’ most notable places, including New York City and Washington D.C. Metz heard of the program through a

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prised other students in Kitimat didn’t apply either. With 15 students on the trip from across Canada, the organiza-

tion had to select them from a pool of 100 applicants, she said. The tour began in Ottawa before heading to Plattsburgh, New York, then Manhattan and then over to D.C. There were workshops and guest speaker events throughout the tour. Metz says she learned a lot about U.S. history from the trip, and while a tour through the White House wasn’t possible they did meet some notable people include the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, and later the U.S. ambassador in Ottawa.

A requirement of the program is that participants need to develop a service project for their hometown. Metz said she has hosted a bullying prevention workshop and plans to deliver it to elementary school children as well. She is trained to deliver those workshops through a Red Cross program, and said she’s seen the impacts of bullying which inspired her to go that route when putting together her plan. All in all Metz said it was a very valuable program and is encouraging her friends to try for the next round.

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Donations pour in for Christmas Hampers It seems Christmas is just around the corner and donations for the Christmas Hamper Appeal are slowing coming in. Donations to date include Haisla Cancer Support Group $1000; Mountainview Alliance Church $100; MM Grant $100; Anonymous $100; Anonymous $20 (in memory of Gerry Gilchrist); C Houghton $25 (in memory of Gerry Gilchrist); J Nidd $100; Z Mulder $100; M Frater $150; D Welsh $30; E Robinson $125; J Pierce $100; Anonymous $20; G Moore $50; Anonymous $50; D Lethbridge $50; Anonymous $200; B Horwood $50; B Knapton $20; F McFarlane $100; S Jay $50; H Grant $25; M Rigoni $20; Anonymous $100; J Scott $50; A Kennedy $100; A Rowsell $50; CFNR Collection $230; Vi-

tality Open House $288.30 as well as food donations; C Watchorn $150; D Comben $25; R&A Ferguson $100; B Guerreiro $40; Anonymous $300; J&M Monteiro $100; A Hanson $1200; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Loc 993 $500; Anonymous $100; D McDonald $25 (in memory of Gerry Gilchrist); L Strecheniuk $300; I Edelman $25 (in memory of Gerry Gilchrist); Mountainview Alliance Church $12.50; R McLeod $250; C Gordon $75; S Reschke $50 and Josephine Stewart Family $200 for a total to date of $7085.80. CFNR held their annual food drive outside Overwaitea and collected $230 as well as a cart load of food. City Centre Mall recently held a fashion show with admission being a donation to the Hamper fund and

three cart loads of food were collected. The Girl Guides held their “Christmas in November” and donated a cart load of food with the Kinsmen donation of $500 worth of food this week. Christmas hampers include a voucher for a turkey, ham or other meat, along with the trimmings for a Christmas dinner. School children, churches and other community groups donate a significant amount of the food. New toys are included for children 12 and under. We include gifts for all teens and adults and appreciate receiving gift certificates for music downloads, books/magazines, swim/skating passes, phone cards, toiletries, flowers, restaurants, or other gifts suitable for teens, women and men. Gift certificates from local merchants are a won-

A scene from the 2013 Hamper program. The Kitimat Food Bank operates a well-oiled machine for packing the hampers for delivery to the community. derful idea as this enables recipients to purchase something they would enjoy as well as supporting the local economy. We do not give clothing as gifts, apart from mitts, gloves, toques etc., as sizing is a problem. Hampers will be delivered on December 19 beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Envision Financial Credit Union have a Christmas tree in their office and donations of cash, gifts and nonperishable food items may be dropped off there during regular business hours. The Henning Christmas tree is set up at Kitimat Insurance Services upper level of City Centre Mall. They are also ac-

cepting non-perishable food and gifts during business hours as they have for the past several years. We are obligated to follow the Food Safe Rules for B.C. and are not allowed to accept home canned fruit, vegetables, fish, etc. Cheques may also be dropped off at Wings Travel during their business hours

or mailed to Box 20, V8C 2G6. Receipts are issued for donations of $10 or more for income tax purposes. We are well underway towards meeting last year’s donations of $52,187. Thank you to all the above for your generosity. Sincerely Luella Froess Christmas Hamper Appeal

Atco trailers at the Kitimat Modernization Project camp in this 2014 file photo. The trailers will be housed at the Kitimat-Terrace Regional Airport until their next life begins.

Trailers to get housed at airport What’s going to resemble a small town is soon to take shape at Northwest Regional Airport. Nearly 400 trailers which served as accommodation units, kitchen units and other purposes supplied by Atco for Rio Tinto Alcan's nowcompleted Kitimat smelter modernization project are to be kept there awaiting their next use. “They're going to be parked on one of the old runways,” said airport manager Carman Hendry of the arrangement. And because the runway is behind the airport's fence which separates its runway area from the rest of the facility, they'll be in a secure area, he said. “The runway isn't used in the winter,” said Hendry of exactly where the units will be parked. The units include a number which can also be used for storage.

“I'm sure this is more efficient than if they were taken all the way to Prince George or elsewhere only to have them returned,” he said. Atco has signed a year-long lease with the airport and Hendry isn't sure they will be there for that entire length of time. “This is just one way we can raise revenue for the airport,” he said. The airport just recently became a service provider for another industrial player in the northwest. It has leased out a portion of its parking area to LNG Canada, one of two prospective liquefied natural gas projects at Kitimat. The lot will at first be used as workers prepare the site in Kitimat for the proposed plant and become a very active place should there be an decision made to construct the plant and accompanying natural gas pipeline.

There are many traditions in the holiday season which could lead to a fire. Follow these safety tips supplied by the Kitimat Fire Department. File photo

Be fire safe for the holidays We have a great fire department in Kitimat but, and no offence guys, we’d be much happier not seeing them over the holidays. (We’d prefer you see them yourself on the following two pages.) To that end Deputy Chief of Prevention Pete Bizarro has shared a number of fire safety tips from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) geared to the holidays. Christmas Tree safety is perhaps among the most important things to know. Tips for tree safety include cutting two inches from the base of the truck before putting it in the tree stand, and make sure the tree is at least three feet from heat sources like fireplaces. Be sure to add water to the tree stand daily to keep it hydrated. Also be aware to use lights specifically des-

ignated for indoor use, and be mindful of any broken cords. Lit candles should never be used to decorate a tree, and turn off any lights before going to bed or leaving the house. While you’re entertaining for the holidays NFPA says to keep children and pets away from lit candles and keep lighters and matches out of the way. Ask any smokers to smoke outside too, and provide large, deep ashtrays. Keep away from the stove if you’re sleepy or have consumed any alcohol. If a grease fire does break out, and you can fight it, smother the flames by sliding a lid over the pan and turning off the burner. If in the oven keep the door closed. If you don’t believe you can fight the fire yourself keep it covered and leave and then call 9-1-1.

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Quatsino snow path not in the cards Cameron Orr Kitimat Council hasn’t turned away from ambitions to improve the walkway system in the Kildala neighbourhood, but that’s a sometimelater project. Councillors debated a winter-fix for the walkway gap that exists between Columbia Avenue and Lahakas Boulevard when Larry Walker suggested using snow clearing equipment to create what he called a ‘band aid’ solution of a snow path along that stretch. It ultimately would not come to pass. The discussion comes in response to a resident petition to create a permanent walkway system in that area that was delivered last year. “As a band aid solution it is my recommendation that we create a pathway, not a sidewalk,” he said, using a snow grader to push back snow from the road so people don’t have to walk on the roadway itself. Walker’s plan, according to District of Kitimat staff, would prove more challenging that initially thought. Chief Administrative Officer Warren Waycheshen said issues such as uneven ground and structures such as the bus stop outside the

486 Quatsino townhouse complex make such plans laborious if put in practice. While other northern climates might have made a winter path easier to manage, it’s too wet and warm to create a sustainable walking path using equipment without rutting the ground. Mario Feldhoff agreed with the staff’s concerns and said people in Kildala can use internal sidewalks to reach downtown. But that said he does support a discussion down the line about permanent walkway solutions. “There is no doubt in my mind that we do need to follow up on the whole Kildala sidewalk issue but this particular motion to clear the snow as a band aid solution is not appropriate for the winter.” Walker closed the debate by saying he still doesn’t want to see any injuries along the road there as a result of council inaction and even wondered if not providing a walkway system, whether temporary or not, creates liabilities for the District. Walker’s arguments didn’t sway the other councillors however and his motion was defeated.

Quatsino Boulevard towards Lahakas may yet get a walkway, but that remains a future discussion. Cameron Orr

Horizon North sees camp by 2016 end

Horizon North provided this artistic rendering of how the hotel by Pomeroy may look at their site near the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce. The Kitimat hotel would have 89 rooms.

Cameron Orr Horizon North plans to have their properties hotel facility, operated by Pomeroy Lodging, in place and open in approximately five months. The hotel will be the centre-piece for the commercial aspect of their land development, which in the future will include more businesses, but will also include an up-to 1,000 bed worker accommodation facility to support local industrial construction. Horizon North President and CEO Rod Graham says even without a final investment decision from a major project proponent as of yet the company is confident there is demand for the first phase of their camp which will see 240 units built. “We believe there’s enough interest we could put up to 240 rooms in stage one of our permanent camp.” Graham said construction of their properties are very quick as they’re built modularly at their construction plant in Kamloops and trucked up to Kitimat “It will be a modular hotel, manufactured in

our manufacturing plant, shipped to Kitimat, put together by our people, and you’ll have a new, 89room hotel which we think can be done in five months,” he said. The first phase of their camp, he said, will be constructed in the second half of 2016. “The progress is we purchased the land and we’ve been working through the civil piece of it,” he said, which includes grading, storm sewer and sanitary sewer which will be complete soon. Talks are underway with possible partners for the commercial development associated with the hotel. No names have been finalized but they’re looking at commercial, office, and food services as potential future developments. Graham spoke very highly of the work of the District in advocating for the project and the company itself has worked hard to establish itself in Kitimat as not an outside-based company. “This is incredibly important for us...we want to be seen as a local company,” he said, noting involvements in local events such as the fish derby and Light Up Kitimat.

LNG Continued from page 5 In an October 15 story in the Globe and Mail, the project's president Michael Culbert was quoted as saying, "We're shovel ready and ready to move on as soon as we've got the final federal government approvals and final permits." As in if the Canadian Assessment Agency okays the project they are off and running. Now he said that in the wake of the Lax Kw'alaams filing a court claim for title of Lelu Island and Flora Bank, locations which are proposed to be home to critical aspects of the project and over which there are fisheries concerns.

He was also somewhat dismissive of the impact of a court decision in favour of the First Nation. "At the end of the day we look at it and say, 'There's a question as to who the landlord might be.' When that answer is clear we will then take our agreement that we have and pay the landlord appropriately." But what if your new landlord says it doesn't want your project on its land, at least not in its present configuration? We still have a long way to go on this one. Now for those wrinkles which impact all four projects.

Last year, in response to heavy lobbying by industry, the Conservative government significantly changed the rules to allow LNG projects to depreciate their capital costs over a much shorter period, a tax break that was said to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Today we have a new federal government and one that has said it will end subsidies for fossil fuels. Which prompts the questions, does the Liberal government consider that tax break a subsidy and if so when will they reverse it? In the same vein, the new government has committed to reducing carbon emis-

sions which will undoubtedly mean an extra cost for LNG projects. But how much? And when? FIDs are made based in part on having pretty solid numbers on the cost side of the equation. Without answers to the questions posed above, those numbers start to become squishy and that may give companies cause for pause before greenlighting their projects. We can only wait and see. FOOTNOTE: a very Merry Christmas from my Baxyard to yours to my friends and readers in Kitimat. May you enjoy health and hopefully a bit of LNG happiness in the coming year.

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Heritage group wants walkway plan action Cameron Orr The Kitimat Heritage Group has reported to the town that they have met to discuss the 2015-2019 community walkway plan and say they are “anxious” to hear the amended plans for the system. Namely the group wants the District to play a bit of catch-up in their walkway maintenance given the labour dispute in 2015 limited the work done for the year. “Considering the current lull in the near frantic community construction of the past few years, perhaps contractor availability and cost will be advantageous,” read the letter signed by group Chair Walter Thorne. The group also encourages council to allocate more money to the annual walkways program “to get more of a bal-

ance between arterial and internal walkways,” wrote Thorne. The group feels, as Thorne explains in the letter, that there may be a “lessening of conviction to the original town plan,” which focused on internal walkways. Thorne lists the Eagle/Egret pathway, Okanagan/Yukon, Gyrfalcon/Grebe and the Sumgas Creek to Kuldo walkways as notable routes that do not have a plan of action until after 2019. Kitimat Chief Administrative Officer Warren Waycheshen confirmed that the work planned for 2015 will be rolled in to the 2016 year as it was missed. There are no plans for any walkway decommissioning this year and any plans would go to council for discussion.

For 2015 the west side of Kingfisher Avenue, from Haisla to Nalabila, was planned to be repaired, as will Haisla Boulevard to Mallard Street. The 2016 plan has Nalabila, from Lahakas to Tweedsmuir, and Carswell to Duncan Streets will be done. A number of walkways in the Kildala neighbourhood, including Nass Street to Lillooet to Columbia, will be done as well. In 2018 Bittern Park to Albatross and Bunting Street’s connection will be done, and Sparks Street sidewalks and Smith Street park will see work done. From here to 2019, Kitimat’s walkway maintenance program is estimated to cost approximately $2.6 million.

A view down the walkway behind Gander Crescent.

Green economy wave of the future, says MP Cameron Orr Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen says a focus on green energy and not pipelines and fossil fuels was his priority as he joined the federal government at climate talks in Paris last week. The MP said there have been discussions which had implications for the northwest, among those is a commitment by the country to limit global temperature rise to just 1.5 degrees of preindustrial levels. To get there the MP says there can’t be construction of oil pipelines. “It’s going to take a lot of effort just to make our economy less polluting. You simply can’t be building new bitumen pipelines at the same time and rapidly expanding undeveloped oil sands,” he said. “If you grow that much in carbon pollution where are you going to

It’s going to take a lot of effort just to make our economy less polluting.” make up for it?” He said the opportunity in the Northwest is to develop green energy projects and setting a carbon price that will encourage investment in green industries. Cullen also criticized the efforts of B.C. Premier Christy Clark, who joined Canada’s Premiers at the climate talks in Paris as well. Clark has lobbied to have LNG-related emissions exempted from any national carbon goal. Cullen says an exemption to LNG will mean cuts made somewhere else and he doesn’t believe the province knows where those would be. “That’s a non-starter. To pre-

The bridge being the only river crossing towards the town’s industrial centre means it’s a critical piece of infrastructure which will need heavy maintenance if there is another major project in Kitimat in the near future. The town has been participating in a transportation study with the province and has set a number of other objectives too, such as developing a turning lane in to Cable Car.

tend carbon produced from an LNG terminal is different from carbon produced from a tailpipe or a big factory or coal plant. It’s still carbon.” On other topics, Cullen said he is planning a riding tour in January to gather input on local infrastructure needs. This is in response to the federal Liberals’ election FAMILY promise to provide infrastructure funding. Great for... “We’ll be very aggresBirthday Parties • Goodie Bags sive in the northwest,” he Book Travelling • Day Camps said about seeking a share of tinel Sent Seninel that future funding. and anything else you can think of! He said the Northwest Available at KITIMAT has advantages in that many the communities have done a

Pocket book Continued from page 4 It’s main impact I am sure will be a return for a need for a speedy return to competitiveness for other local outlets. Good news for shoppers, and timely with the annual warnings for rapid food price increases. The University of Guelph report this year does offer a couple of hopeful notes. One showed the researchers expect only minimal price increases for seafood, since Canada is a net seafood exporter. Another possible improvement is more rain forecast for the United States in 2016, due to the effects of El Nino “could mean more supply from those states where farmers had struggled with drought in recent years.” But the biggest factor could still be the plummeting Canadian dollar. The study suggests for every cent the dollar drops, imported foods are likely to increase one per cent or more. For fruits and vegetables, unlike with meats, because it’s more challenging to find

lot of leg work on infrastructure needs already. Basically a lot of communities have shovel ready projects. He said he needs the community feedback so that when he advocates for the funding he knows he’s “pushing on the right levers.” Among the top infrastructure needs in Kitimat will likely be Haisla Bridge, which the muncipality has consistently advocated for significant works or repairs.

substitutes in Canada, shoppers will have to cope with higher prices. In 2015, the sudden currency drop actually led to fruits, vegetables and nuts increasing in price by nine to 10 per cent. Researchers anticipate that those prices could agin increase in 2016 by up to 4.5 per cent. I’ve limited my “food” gardening a lot in recent years, growing only a few potted tomatoes, various small space green onions, a limited herb garden and my raspberry patch. There is also my incredibly unpredictable blue plum tree which is usually good for up to half a dozen individual plums in recent years, but mainly I think this is due to poor pollination. So my best bet to prevent the impact of higher food costs on my pension is careful buying on sale products, and my garage freezer. And of course friends who are better at producing things than I am and offer surplus for swaps.

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Basic Military Qualification or BMQ Black Bear is a basic military training course for Aboriginals. There’s Black Bear, Bold Eagle and Raven. I applied in 2014 with the help of my teachers in Kitimat City High. Applicants need a minimum of grade 10 completed and need to be 16 years of age or older. Sixteen-to-18 year olds require parental consent. My first week in Gagetown, New Brunswick was culture camp. Elders had us build teepees, sweat lodges and watch the sacred fire night and day (this fire cannot go out during the week). Culture camp was meant for 39 people to build connections before the five weeks of training. It was the easiest week of six. When culture week ended we went back to the barracks and had our first shower. Then we were able to relax for the day. For the next five weeks our training was intense. At 0600 hours we had Physical Training (PT). It’s either a 10 kilometre run with our

course 1st Lieutenant or circuit training with our course 2nd Lieutenant and Warrant Officer. The push and motivation was great. After PT, we would have daily inspection. To get ready for inspection, we would clean our rooms, sweep and mop the hallway, bathrooms, laundry rooms and gun kit cleaning room. Even the inspections were intense. For four weeks we did class work during the weekdays that started at 08000900 hours and ended at 1500-1700 hours. These classes explained Reserve Force, Regular Force and how to dress in a Cadpat uniform. They also outlined the rules for being a member in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and much more. For five weeks we learned how to drill, march in sync, come to attention, stand at ease, about turn, left/right turn, left/ right incline and salute with or without a weapon. On the weekends we did activities such as picking up supplies at the Canax (which is like the military’s

Walmart), swimming, and sports. In the last few weeks for two days, we did battle simulations. We learned how to set up hoochies (tents), start a fire with wet wood, patrol around the camp at night. Then we did battle simulations. In the simulations, there were artillery simulators (which are very loud and bright), flares and blank rounds. That was the first night. In the day we learned how to read a map and compass. We calculated how many steps we take in 100 meters, and what to point our compass at. After that we were put into the field and had to navigate through really thick bush (the bush here in Kitimat really isn’t that bad). We also did night time navigation. Navigation is kind of easier during the night. The last day of battle field simulations was the hardest. We did a seven kilometre rucksack march up and down hills with many twists and turns. I personally have never seen so many people cry that hard over PT. After the ruck-

sack march ended, we hopped on the SMSVS (a large truck) and were off to the barracks to pick up our Chemical Biological Radioactive Nuclear suits (CBRN). Once we were suited up, we were off to the gas hut. C2 (tear) gas was used. We also rappelled off a 65 foot tower. Thirteen weeks of training stuffed into six weeks is hard to explain. BMQ (Black Bear) was an amazing experience. My personal favourite was marching in front of the Bridgeadier-General and all of the high ranking officers on graduation day. Coming back into civilian life was quite hard for me. It seems much different now, but this course has motivated me to graduate from high school and join the Regular Force for artillery. To those who want a career in the military, it’s honestly the best feeling ever to be enrolled into the Canadian Armed Forces and to graduate from BMQ and realize that you accomplished what over half of civilians won’t in their life. I mean no disrespect nor am I trying to talk down

Bradley Windsor in his military uniform. Windsor participated in basic “Black Bear” military training. Submitted by KCH

to any civilian, but it’s what our sergeant and many other officers stated to us. Again, the Canadian Armed Forces is a wonderful career choice. There

are endless options to choose from and a graduate’s level of confidence, self-respect is increased to big heights. The people you

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Briefs from MEMSS Student Council Hayley Bantle and Aurora Woods (Gr.12) The goal of student council is to enhance school spirit. This is done by organizing events that encourage participation of the student body. We commenced the month of November with our annual movember event. In this event, all the males of MEMSS would proceed to grow out their facial hair to raise awareness of men’s health. This was very successful! Since Christmas is the season of giving, our Minister of Arts (Aurora Woods) has organized a Christmas Hamper Drive. All donations of nonperishable food items will be given to the Kitimat Food Bank. Students are invited to aid our community in any way they can! Donations will be picked up on December 14, all of which will go back to our community through the Food Bank. Our Ministers of Sports (Emma Baker and Alison Thompson) are in the process of planning one of MEMSS biggest events, Pep Rally 2015. They hope to get many students involved to amplify school spirit and recognize our dedicated clubs and teams of the school. We will even have an appearance from Eddie the Eagle, our beloved mascot. There will be many games to be played and prizes to be won. Come to school on December 18th in your school colours, gold and black. Go Eagles! Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer? Look no further than MEMSS Musical Theatre. In the month of January 2016, a talented group of students will be performing the family friendly production of Annie. You can locate tickets at Pyramid Printers or any students who are involved with the production. Students have been working vigilantly to bring this production from page to the stage. With many events to come in the year of 2016, we wish you all a happy holiday.

Chevron released their 2016 budget showing they plan Kitimat $26.6 billion in capital Cityto Highspend School and exploration costs. “Our capital budget will enable us to complete and rampup projects under construction, fund high return, short-cycle investments, preserve options for viable long-cycle projects, and ensure safe, reliable operations,” said Chairman and CEO John Watson in a news release marking the release of the budget. While Kitimat LNG was not specifically mentioned in their budget report, Watson does remark “Given the near-term price outlook, we are exercising discretion in pacing projects

“We are exercising discretion in pacing projects that have not reached final investment decision.” that have not reached final investment decision.” That could mean no decision on the Kitimat LNG project which has completed much of its site work in Kitimat ahead of any final investment decision. The company said as work slowed in Kitimat last year that

the company was focusing on researching the upstream assets relating to the project as they were also awaiting their Front End Engineering and Design study for the plant which would clarify the project’s final costs and designs. Kitimat LNG did hold a community open house in Kitimat in recent weeks to update the community on the project. The company said at the time that there were few specific updates to note on the project but said that the project status remains as it has and that there is a budget to continue work. Chevron’s 2016 budget represents a 24 per cent cut over the investments made in 2015.

Kitimat selects RDKS directors Kitimat Council has selected Mary Murphy as their council representative on the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine board. Each year municipality members of a regional district have to elect their representative in a vote. Murphy will be joined by Councillor Rob Goffinet who was selected as the alternate regional district director from Kitimat. The regional district as well held their own in-house election as to who’d be their Chair for

the new term. Current Chair Stacey Tyers said ahead of the vote she was intending to run for the position again. Tyers is also a Terrace city councillor. The election itself took place after our print deadline. The non-municipal directors at the regional district are elected in general public elections every four years. - Files from the Terrace Standard

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$100 million tech fund for B.C. ‘Dragon’s Den’ Tom Fletcher The B.C. government is putting up $100 million for a real-life version of the TV show Dragon’s Den, providing seed money to entrepreneurs who convince experts their new techology ideas will grow. Premier Christy Clark announced the new fund at the Vancouver offices of Mobify, a marketing company for retailers to advertise on mobile devices. The first step was to invite proposals for a venture capital company to administer the fund. “We don’t want to be influencing that, except that we want them to be in British Columbia, and we want the fund manager to have a managing partner based in B.C.,” she said. Clark said high technology is performing better than other parts of the economy, and now directly employs 86,000 people who make higher wages than the industrial average. The taxpayer investment is to give startups the recognition they need to attract private venture capital. Clark said banks look to invest in “guaranteed bets,” but technology companies are higher risk with higher rewards for those that succeed. NDP technology critic George Heyman said the industry has been lobbying the province for this kind of assistance, and he supports it if the money is delivered in a transparent way and results are tracked. A previous effort aimed at immigrant investors, the B.C. Renaissance Capital Fund, was criticized for a lack of both. In

Mobify CEO Igor Faletsky gives B.C. technology minister Amrik Virk a tour of his mobile marketing company’s Vancouver office. one case it provided money to a San Francisco company that opened an office in Calgary but not B.C. “The taxpayer subsidizes all sorts of things that relate to job creation,” Heyman said. “In the case of the tech sector, these are the jobs of the 21st Century. B.C. has a sector that’s performing well but could perform a lot better, and it needs investment to do that.” B.C. also offers $33 million in tax credits to “angel investors” who put up money to develop a business that has attracted seed money.

Town to stick with auditor long term The District of Kitimat is opting to stick with their auditor for a longer term than in the past. Staff had asked for a six-year commitment to Carlyle Shepherd and Com-

pany as they have been the municipality’s auditor for a number of years but the terms are usually for about three years. The town says lengthening the com-

mitment will mean better planning and meeting of financial deadlines of audits. The new agreement doesn’t mean any change in the cost of the annual audits, which cost approximately $20,000.

org or call 250-632-8985. 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: Interested 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.

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 250-6328985 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 250-632-2278. 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. FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY To join, contact Luce Gauthier at lucegauthier10@gmail.com or Virginia Charron @ vcharron@kitimatpubliclibrary.

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Sports & Leisure

16 Northern Sentinel, Wednesday, December 16, 2015

You got a permit for that tree, sir?

A Snow Valley Figure Skating Club skater takes to the ice in the regional Kla How Ya competition hosted this year in Kitimat. The event sees skating clubs from the region gather. The Terrace skating club took the overall top prize from the event which ran from November 28-29.

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Cameron Orr The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has some useful tips for anyone who’s eyeing cutting down their own Christmas tree. While perhaps most importantly there is no charge for cutting down a Christmas tree for personal use (“from a designated area of Crown land.”) any would be choppers do have to acquire a Free Use permit. The permits are available online through FrontCounterBC (frontcounterbc.gov.bc.ca) or through district offices. The closest district office is the Coast Mountains of-

fice in Terrace at 250-638-5100. The ministry says that trees may not be available in all areas of the province. Meanwhile they have offered up tips for people harvesting their own tree. Top of the list is be prepared. That means

bringing gloves, tools, tire chains, a first aid kit, a cell phone and warm clothing. Also, people should drive carefully and be aware of logging trucks. The ministry says to be absolutely sure about your tree before cutting “to avoid wast-

ing forest resources.” Trees that are wasted and left behind become fire hazards in the summer, so stick to your choice and find one that can be cut near its base. And of course, the ministry asks that you clean up after yourself.

Happy 50th Anniversary

Ruth&Ray Brady December 18, 1965

Love Monica, Leana and Tim

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