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One size may not fit all for re-use sheds: RDBN Flavio Nienow Lake District News According to the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) waste committee, a one-size-fits-all approach may not be the best solution to address the safety concerns at RDBN solid waste management facilities. In September 2015, the RDBN decided to close all re-use sheds and ban salvaging activities at solid waste management facilities due to a number of troubling incidents directly affecting staff and public health and safety. Last week the waste committee decided that municipal and area directors from each group of neighbouring communities (such as areas B and E) should determine their own delivery model and service levels and bring back those discussions to a RDBN meeting on Jan. 14, 2016. The waste committee also determined that safety audits will be conducted at all RDBN solid waste management facilities. However, according to Bill Miller, Director of Electoral Area B, it still hasn’t been determined who will conduct the safety audits or when they will take place. In order to make those decisions, the waste committee took into account the results of public consultation meetings that were held in October and November 2015. Over 200 people participated in meetings that were held in nine different communities including Burns Lake, Southside, Granisle, Fraser Lake, Houston, Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, Telkwa and Smithers. Fifty-four people attended the meeting in Vanderhoof and 20 in Fraser Lake. According to the RDBN, the main purpose of those meetings was to gather feedback from the community and to explain the reasons why the re-use sheds have been closed. According to the RDBN, troubling incidents that took place at the re-use sheds include live ammunition found in a brown cassette tape brief case; prescription drugs left in a box; a dirty diaper found thrown in the corner of
a re-use shed; and over 100 used hypodermic needles that were found in boxes mixed in with children’s toys. In addition, reports have been made regarding members of the public urinating and defecating behind a re-use shed. According to a report prepared by Janine Dougall, RDBN Director of Environmental Services, members of the public attending the consultation meetings were “very passionate” about the re-use sheds and many expressed disappointment with the closure of the facilities. The report says some people disagreed with the risk and liability associated with use of the re-use sheds, saying that the incidents that occurred were “rare and not a sufficient reasoning” to close the facilities. During the meetings, participants were encouraged to forward ideas and suggestions in writing to the RDBN on how to safely and effectively operate the re-use sheds. The RDBN received a total of 86 feedback submissions. Among the common themes that emerged during the meetings were suggestions for addressing the hazardous materials and bad behavior issues, including: • Additional clear signage and public education; • Additional staffing - both hired or volunteers; • Not allowing unopened bags or boxes to be dropped off; • Having a separate drop off area that is monitored; • Training staff on how to effectively deal with aggressive people and situations; • Installing camera systems; • Paying membership in combination with signing a liability form; • Calling the RCMP; • Zero tolerance, fining people and banning people from the site; • Having additional public education on available recycling programs; • Reducing hours of operation of the re-use sheds to minimize additional staffing costs; • Transitioning the management of the re-use sheds to non-profit orga-
nizations or partner with existing organizations to expand existing operations; • Moving the re-use sheds closer to communities; • Increasing the size of the re-use sheds and changing location to reduce traffic congestion; • Only allowing children in the re-use sheds under direct supervision by an adult. The RDBN has also investigated what other regional districts are doing with respect to re-use sheds. While some regional districts that operate
re-use sheds are experiencing some of the same challenges, others are not having the same issues. According to the RDBN, in most cases where reuse sheds are working well, the facilities are staffed to a certain degree - either through the use of regional district staff, contractors or non-profits. In addition, materials accepted in these re-use sheds were limited to “good materials” in clean and working condition, and the decision as to acceptability of materials was up to the attendants managing the facility.
Christmas spirit comes alive at Nak’albun Elementary School BARBARA LATKOWSKI Caledonia Courier
It was a night of festive fun as the gymnasium at Nak’albun Elementary School was transformed into a Christmas Wonderland on Dec. 16. This year’s Christmas Concert offered a variety of performances including some holiday
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Year End Revue - January 2015
Let’s go Falcons, let’s go Fort St. James Secondary gyms hosted 18 teams over two days making it one of the largest tournament ever in the north Fort St. James High School Falcons Basketball teams played host to 14 visiting teams for both junior. and senior boys and girls basketball Jan. 9 - 10. Teams travelled from Vanderhoof, Fraser Lake, Valemount, McBride, Quesnel, Chetwynd and Burns Lake. There were ten teams who participated in the junior boys and girls tournament games and eight teams participated in the senior boys and girls games. Both gyms were filled with spectators who watched their favourite teams throughout the Friday and Saturday games schedule. Sent by Kris Nielsen Fort St James Secondary held a very successful basketball tournament Jan 9 - 10. It was the biggest tournament ever held at the school. All 18 teams in attendance had a great time and want to come back to Fort St James again next year. A tournament this big could not happen without a huge commitment by the staff and students from FSJSS. A total of 44 different students and 10 FSJSS staff provided assistance with the tournament. The coaches and parents of the FSJSS basketball teams were also very involved in different ways. We had 14 different referees working the 28 games played. A huge thank you to everyone who helped us make the tournament successful. These tournaments cannot happen without volunteers. Special thanks to teacher Andrew Vogelsang, and students - Mackenzie Moeller, Dani Dean, Hargina Birdi, Harry Goerz, Jayden Greenaway, and Sammy Roessler.
RESULTS: Junior girls 1st FLESS 2nd Northside 3rd Quesnel 4th Valemount 5th FSJSS Junior boys 1st Northside 2nd FLESS 3rd FSJSS 4th Valemount 5th McBride Senior girls 1st LDSS 2nd FSJSS 3rd Northside 4th Chetwynd
DRIBBLE: Northside vs Valemount. Senior boys 1st Northside
Sent by James Waddell, athletic director for Fort St. James
2nd FLESS 3rd LDSS
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Year End Revue - February 2015 Fearless fire department braves icy water REBECCA WATSON Caledonia Courier
A group of volunteer fire fighters jumped into frigid Stuart Lake waters this weekend all in the name of rescue. An ice-training refresher course has now brought 12 members of the Fort St. James Fire Department up to speed with the most current skills on how to rescue someone that’s fallen in. Last year volunteers participated in ice rescue training and were fully certified with the ice rescue technician certificate which is good for three years. This year was a refresher course, Michael Navratil said, fire chief. “This will help us maintain our skills and be much better prepared to help people while staying safe ourselves. Historically [someone falls in] consistently every winter so with this training if someone falls through the ice we will have the most up-to-date skills to rescue them safely,� Mr. Navratil said. The training is done by Raven Rescue, the largest training provider in Canada. They provide training for technical rope rescue, confined space rescue, ice rescue, tower rescue and a handful of others. Instructor Matt Kilback, certified for swift water and ice rescue, showed participants how to use anchors and how to
properly scout for hazards. Keeping it simple is one of his main priorities and when it comes to ice rescue, you want it simple, he said. “The most important thing is recognizing the hazards,� Mr. Kilback said. “On Stuart Lake here, this is a controlled environment, but once you are in an area with moving water there are so many more things that can go wrong and so many more variables thrown into it.� By securing an anchor in the ice far enough away from the edge, it allows the rescuer to attach a rope and potentially save someone solely by themselves. “But you should always have at least three people, you should never have to resort to [a one person rescue],� Mr. Navratil said. The ice-rescue suits each participant wore has thermal protection with flotation built in. It’s all one piece and although it takes a shorter amount of time to put on then a dry suit, it can be quite uncomfortable, Mr. Kilback said. “It’s not a cold water suit to float around in all the time but to rescue someone it will keep the person warm and floating,� Mr. Kilback said. A dry suit is an alternative but comes in many pieces. The boots and gloves are separate but if put on correctly will also be water proof with thermal protec-
Matt Kilback- Raven Rescue instructor, Michael Navratil, Brian Schnepf, John Bennison, Pete Panesar, Robert Hughes, Joy Reierson, James Waddell, Richard Sutton, Ben Barak, Curtis MacDonald, Abigail Moore, Julia Vanderham. Rebecca Watson photo
tion. The FSJ fire department aquired four ice rescue suits and rescue ropes during last year’s certification. The cost of the training
was covered by the District of Fort St. James in conjunction with the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako. Residents are also reminded the fire department
Seniors seated in style REBECCA WATSON Caledonia Courier
Seniors in Fort St. James can now benefit from consistent, safe and speedy traveling thanks to Seniors Helping Seniors’ (SHS) brand new van. “It plays an extremely important part in keeping seniors in our community,� Russ Gingrich said, who initiated the idea last summer. “People look to this service and it is for the use of everyone but particularly seniors.� SHS was launched in 2012 to bring support and services through grant funding to seniors in the community. A Chevrolet Uplander was used to cart seniors around to places such as the bank, grocery store or doctor appointments but, came to a halt in December 2014 when the van was in an accident. Although no one was hurt the vehicle was written off and SHS lost their primary mode of safe transportation. At the time Gingrich was already in conversation with KDL group, a Fort St. James based forestry and logging business, to possibly work together on getting a new vehicle for the seniors knowing the old van already had more than
200,000 km. Now, with KDL group’s support of $26,000 and the District of Fort St. James’ support of $9,000, a new van was purchased this month. “We [strongly] believe in this project and have been a long time supporter of this community,� Ben Hoy said, president of KDL group. “We’re proud to be part of the seniors helping seniors program.� The vehicle will put in excess of 200,000 km going back and forth to Prince George over the next three years. Some of the van’s key safety features include brake assist, six air bags, blind spot monitoring, park-sense rear park assist, and rear back-up camera. It is also equipped with folding seats, a television, and seats a driver and up to six other people at one time. “Northland Dodge also offered a significant discount due to it’s intended purpose in the community,� Gingrich said. In it’s first year of service the old van drove a total of 50,572 km, brought 371 clients to appointments and drove 182 out-of-town trips. A possible partnership with the District of Vanderhoof may also give people in
Vanderhoof a chance to catch a ride. The drivers for this service are all volunteers and receive a small honorarium. Currently there are five drivers including Andy Kozly, 77, a retiree in Fort St. James who has actually insured his own vehicle just in case
of another emergency. “I volunteer because one day I might need someone to help me,� Kozly said frankly. Yvonne Sam is the SHS program coordinator and says the calendar is constantly full with transportation, delivery and social activities.
“[Since we got a van] it’s truly given them their independence and it makes sure their health is being looked after. [Seniors] can depend on us to get them to their appointments and they are very appreciative that the program is here,� she said.
was hosting a recruitment drive which ended March 6. Contact the firehall if you need for further information at 250-996-8670.
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Clark on carbon tax, government ads Tom Fletcher Black Press Premier Christy Clark sat down with Tom Fletcher for a year-end interview at her Victoria office Dec. 9. Here are excerpts. For the full version, see the Opinion tab at caledoniacourier.com. TF: At the UN climate conference in Paris, did you speak about natural gas as a transition fuel, and did you find support for that idea? PCC: Yes and yes. The new government in Ottawa is a big supporter of our LNG plan, and part of the reason for that is that they also see it as a way forward for Canada to make a huge contribution to fighting global climate change. There are 150 coal plants on the books in China today. The only way that those plants and the ones that come after will be stopped is if they have a transitional fuel to move to. TF: B.C.’s 2020 greenhouse gas target, reduction of emissions by a third, is another target that isn’t going to be met. Why? PCC: When the government brought in the carbon tax, it was based on the assumption that other jurisdictions
around us were going to eventually catch up. And none of them have. There comes a point where the carbon tax can only get so high before we start chasing all those jobs out of the province. TF: Your advisory committee says the carbon tax needs to go higher starting in 2018 if it’s going to have an effect. Do you have any other choice? PCC: Let’s figure out what the national goal is going to be, which we don’t know yet. TF: On a related topic, transit spending. Your new minister Peter Fassbender has talked about a “new day” in Ottawa and he’s downplaying the idea of another referendum for new funding sources. Is that off the table now? PCC: It may be possible that the federal government wants to invest more in transit, and take up some of the slack from the local government level. TF: On LNG, oil and natural gas prices continue to go down, and supply continues to go up around the world. Did you see any positive signs this year? PCC: What I saw this year was developing countries, especially China, making a firm commitment to reduce
their emissions. The only way for them to do that is to move to a greater degree to natural gas, and the bulk of their industry is still located on the east coast of their country, a long way from Russia and close to B.C. TF: Are we going to see some policy action on high housing costs in 2016, and will there be some relief from the property transfer tax? PCC: You’ll see in the February budget, but we are looking for ways to provide some relief for home buyers. TF: We’re starting to see government advertising ramp up. We saw a lot of Jobs Plan advertising before the 2013 election, we saw the federal government do it with their Economic Action Plan, which was very expensive, and to most people’s eye self-serving or political in nature at taxpayers’ expense. Is that what we’re going to see in the next year and a half? PCC: It won’t be political. I think some of that was, really, political. You will see more information-based advertising out there, talking to people about for example, the Registered Education Savings Plan. TF: Not Jobs Plan 2.0? PCC: I don’t think that’s in the plan. I wish I could say to you no, never, but I, you know….
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B.C., Aboriginal partners set date for family gathering PRINCE GEORGE - The Province and its Aboriginal partners will hold a provincial gathering to support healing for families of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, 2016, in Prince George. In June 2014, the Province, the First Nations Leadership Council and Métis Nation BC signed a Memorandum of Understanding confirming their shared commitment to end violence against Aboriginal women and girls. Together they will partner with Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, the Minister’s Advisory Council on Aboriginal Women, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council and Carrier Sekani Family Services to co-host the gathering. A private welcoming event will be held for family members on Sunday, Jan. 31, with a variety of facilitated sessions and cultural activities taking place throughout Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 1 and 2. The family gathering’s supportive environment will help foster further healing for families and communities who have experienced the pain caused from violence against Aboriginal women and girls. It will provide a forum for family members from throughout B.C. to share their experiences and support one another in their journey of healing. It will also inform the continued collaborative work between B.C. and Aboriginal partners and communities for seeking a path to stop the violence. Announced on June 16, 2015, the gathering follows up on a commitment made by John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, at the inaugural National Roundtable on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Ottawa in February 2015. Rustad attended the roundtable with a provincial delegation that included Aboriginal family members.
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Year End Revue - March 2015 Dance served up twice in one night Ruth Lloyd Contributed It was an artistic doubleheader for Fort St. James on February 20. Not only was the professional ballet performance brought in by the Community Arts Council of Fort St. James, but there was also some late night blues to finish the night. Ballet Jörgen of Toronto, brought their unique production of Cinderella to the stage of the Fort St.
James Secondary School. The show, which drew a full house of about 350 to the gymnasium, was an impressive artistic and physical display, with an unbelievable number of lifts and jumps by the dancers, elaborate costuming and some physical humour to charm the younger audience members. The crowd was a broad age range of everything from preschoolers to seniors. The storyline of the bal-
let strayed slightly from what may be the more traditional fairytale, but there were the usual suspects of the wicked stepsisters and their mother, Cinderella and her handsome Prince Charming and of course, the Fairy Godmother. The wicked stepsisters were this reviewers favourite characters, with some fantastic animated facial expressions. Cinderella's beautiful face must have been sore after the show, she spent
SONAR, apping the stigma REBECCA WATSON Caledonia Courier
Students at Fort St. James Secondary School (FSJSS) have invented an innovative way to address stigma on mental health. The Social Networking App for Resilience, or SONAR, is an interactive website and app meant to engage young people to learn more about depression, anxiety, substance abuse or any other mental health problems. The idea came into fruition last year after a UNBC practicum student visited FSJSS and organized a group to study mental health. Thus the SONAR team was born. “We want to change the views Fort St. James youth have on mental health,” Raylene Erickson, 17, said, lead SONAR member. In Canada approximately one in four youth experience mental health. In Fort St. James, more than half the youth who completed a recent SONAR survey met the criteria of having significant mental health problems. Over the past year, ten youth collaborators from the community worked closely to determine the main issues affecting Fort St. James youth. They concluded the three top reasons are substance abuse, racism and bullying. They also found a lack of opportunity for peers and adults to connect in meaningful ways. “The SONAR website is intended to facilitate youth engagement and participation in the community. With SONAR people can log on and find out what’s happening in the community, positive places to hang out and it even has a calendar of upcom-
Shauna Hesse, Bonnie Rivard Gr 11, Raylene Erickson Gr 12, Kiana Ferguson Gr 11, Kaylee Walstrom Gr 11 and Jhenipher Bridgman liason. Rebecca Watson photo ing events,” Jhenipher Bridgeman said, SONAR teacher liaison and at-risk youth worker at FSJSS. This past January, Erickson and Bridgeman attended the Balancing Our Minds Youth Summit in Vancouver after SONAR was nominated for the Every Day Champion of Wellness Award. Although the group did not win, the two ladies brought back with them many ways to engage the community further. “At the summit we learned about laughter, yoga, mindfulness, Mind Check and, heard
so many stories of how other youth have taken away the stigma in their communities,” Erickson said. The SONAR group hopes to use MindCheck, an educational website on mental health, to get more people involved. The website hosts a curriculum that SONAR will use in classrooms, called Stop Wondering Start Knowing. It hosts three sessions - What is Mental Health, Talk and Take Action and Recognizing Mental Health Challenges and Achieve Mental Awareness.
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nearly two hours smiling so hard my face hurt watching her. It was picture perfect, as was Prince Charming and his incredible leaping legs of steel. Who knew a person could twist and jump and lift so much for so long - though he did begin to sweat through his leggings about two-thirds of the way through the show. It was an impressive and accessible ballet and their tour took them through towns across Canada. The blues were also in town on Feb. 20, with the Music on the Mountain Society grabbing a chance at hosting a house concert for the Blue Moon Marquee. The duo of A.W. Cardinal and Jasmine Colette are originally from Alberta but Cardinal has also spent time playing and living in Montreal and New York City. Cardinal is something of a Tom Waits sound-alike, and evoked some of poet Charles Bukowski during their set via quotes while Colette was an impressive rhythm section, playing upright bass, kick drum and some snare. Both artists provided vocals, but it was Cardinal's smoked-out sound which really got under your skin. The crowd at the house concert was small but appreciative, with a chance for arts patrons to show their own dance skills of on the floor.
(Above) Cinderella in Fort St. James on Feb. 20. The show took place in the Fort St. James Secondary School and was brought to Fort by the Community Arts Council of Fort St. James.
Community Events Community Events are free of charge as they are sponsored by the Caledonia Courier COMING EVENTS... Will appear as space is available, free of charge in this section. Coming events are available to non-profit organizations only. This area is not intended for thank you submissions or selling products. It is simply a place for nonprofit organizations a place to announce upcoming free activities. You can e-mail your item to advertising@ ominecaexpress.com or by fax: 567-2070. Your organizations’ announcement can also be dropped off at our office located at #111250 Stuart Drive, Fort St. James. Decision of the publisher is final. *** The print syllabus for the NECHAKO VALLEY FESTIVAL OF PERFORMING ARTS... is available for pickup at the Vanderhoof Library and Woody’s Bakery. You can also access the syllabus for all piano, speech arts and strings classes online at www.musicfestivalweb. com/nechako. The deadline for registration is Jan 11, 2016. Dates for the festival are Mar 7-20,2016. *** MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE... advocating for better services in our communities, such as: housing, counseling, education and job opportunities. Meetings held on the second Thursday of each month via – video conferencing from the communities of; Burns Lake, Fraser Lake, Granisle, Ft. St. James, Southside and Vanderhoof. 1:30 – 3:00. In Vanderhoof meetings are held in the boardroom at the hospital. Clients, family members and community partners are invited to attend. Your voice is IMPORTANT. For more info on the committee and it’s works contact: Heather @ 250692-7500. Or your Mental Health Service Provider *** We are looking forward to the 38TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS!
Dates are March 7- 20, 2016 and will be held at Nechako Valley Senior Secondary School. Monday March 7, Speech Arts. Friday March 11, Strings. Monday March 14- Thursday March 17, Piano. Please see “Syllabus” at www. musicfestivalweb/nechako to see what you can enter today! Online registration begins Dec 1 and closes January 11th; late fees added up to January 22. Absolutely no entries after that date. Thank you! *** VOLUNTEER WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY!...Are you or anyone you know interested in becoming a volunteer? No matter your age or your interests, there are plenty of opportunities for you or your family members to volunteer within our community. At Volunteer Fort St. James we assist local non-profit organizations in recruiting volunteers and assist volunteers to find an organization(s) they want to work with. If you chose to become a volunteer you are in control. You get to choose the event(s) you volunteer for, how often you volunteer and how much time you’d like to volunteer. Volunteers are not obligated to volunteer for any opportunities, no questions asked. It is as simple as that! If you’d like to become a volunteer, when opportunities become available you have the option to be notified by email, or you can check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/volunteerfsj or stop by the Volunteer Fort St. James Office Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:30 – 12:30 pm. You can sign up today to become a volunteer at www.volunteerfsj. ca. For more information you can e-mail us at volunteerfsj@telus. net or call us at 250-996-8284 (Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 11:30 – 12:30 pm). *** STUART LAKE OUTREACH GROUP FOOD BANK SCHEDULE... is the third Wed of each month: 10:00 am to noon at the
Food Bank behind St. Patrick’s Anglican Church, Stuart Drive. Volunteers needed. Call 250-567-6744. Food Bank needs canned meals, beans, stews, soups, tuna, salmon, sandwich meats, pasta and sauce, tea, coffee, toilet paper, canned milk, cereals, etc. At this time we have lots of sugar! Thank you for your generosity. *** UNTOLD TRAUMA...author seeks contributions from nonFirst Nations students and staff who experienced Catholic residential or day schools abuse in Northern BC. For more info email Kathyhansen1@gmail.com *** FIREWEED STOPPING THE VIOLENCE & OUTREACH SERVICE For those who believe all is possible!...Provides free Confidential, Safe, and Supportive counselling and outreach services for women. Hours of Service: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and every other Friday. Location: Room 203, 349 Stuart Drive, Fort St James, BC Phone: (250) 9961214 Fax: (250) 996-7647 Email: fire.or@telus.net *** STUART LAKE OUTREACH GROUP... hosts a free hot lunch each Tuesday from 10.00am to 1.00pm in the space behind St. Patrick’s Anglican Church. Meals are served by members of area churches and other volunteers from the community. We wish to thank all those who assist by cooking, serving, and cleaning up. Your help is invaluable. We also host a free Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day to all who are lonely or in need. Volunteers for these programs are needed. Please call Gwen at 250-567-6744. *** FORT ST. JAMES SEARCH & RESCUE... New members are welcome, training is provided for more information please contact Paul at 250-996-7478 or Rod at 250-996-3231 ***
FORT ST. JAMES PUBLIC LIBRARY HOURS... Tuesday 11:30-8:00 Wednesday 11:30-4:30 Thursday 11:30-4:30 Friday 11:30-8:00 Saturday 11:00-3:00 *** AUXILIARY TO STUART LAKE HOSPITAL... Monthly meeting 2nd Wednesday each month. Hospital Cafeteria 7:00 p.m. *** NECHAKO VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY...Child and Youth Mental Health and Counseling Services available at no cost. Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Call 996-7645 for appointment. *** FORT TRAP AND HANDGUN CLUB... meets last Sunday of every month. Contact (Sue) at 250-996-7728 (h) for more information. *** MUSIC MAKERS...New members always WELCOME. Not everyone has to be on stage, there is lots of work behind the scenes. Call Heike Fonda at 250-996-7006 for more info. *** PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT...If you know anyone, including a child, who has been abused or harmed by a psychiatrist call the Citizens Commission on Human Rights at: 1-800-670-2247. *** AA MEETINGS...Thursdays at 8:00pm. United Church on 2nd Ave West. Call 250-996-8290 for more information. *** FIREWEED SAFE HAVEN...a safe place for women and their children leaving violence or abuse. 24 hour access - please call 996-8000. *** FORT ST. JAMES PARENT ADVISORY...3rd Tuesday every month 7 p.m. at High School.
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Year End Revue - April 2015 The KEY creates cultural awareness REBECCA WATSON Caledonia Courier
The KEY resource centre has finished a series of workshops focused on bringing awareness of cultural differences to Fort St. James. Since January the non-profit group, in partnership with the College of New Caledonia, held six assertiveness and anti-discrimination workshops for under-resourced urban aboriginals and six cultural competency workshops for businesses in town. “The whole idea of the cultural competency workshops is to bring awareness of residential schools and the Indian Act and how that affected aboriginal people,” Joyce Schram, good neighbour program coordinator said. “The anti-discrimination workshop concentrated on stereotypes and how to erase them
with the idea being we live together and work together.” Elsa Berland, 27, of Nak’azdli and anti-discrimination workshop facilitator, said they looked at some basic things people may not think about every day such as self esteem, emotional intelligence and process of advocating when dealing with the government, ministry or criminal justice system. “We also looked at tools to address discrimination in the right way,” she said. “The workshop was only a day long so we didn’t want to go too in depth into the heavy parts of discrimination but part of the goal was to discuss how we participate in discrimination and how it looks to people in Nak’azdli and Fort St. James.” She gave examples of how society labels people and how it would be more successful to call them ‘dealing
with addiction’ instead of labelling them by one of their behaviours. “The workshop helped give people tools to look at things differently [to address] things in a more positive way,” Berland said. Sarah John, 31, from Vanderhoof Saik’uz facilitated the cultural competency workshop and said the focus was on perspective, integrating other world views into the discussion. “We talked about aboriginal life, past and present,” she said. “People liked the historical knowledge and the openness of being able to ask questions, that it was less of a facilitation more of a conversation with each other.” Another part of the workshops was teaching people how to say hello and goodbye in Carrier. “We never say goodbye, we say see you later,” Schram said.
Nursing students Leslie Ann Millard, Tracy DeRaspe and Lindsay Georgeson volunteer for Friendship Week and are seen serving bannock at the KEY. Rebecca Watson photo Nanyoost’enla means see you later in Carrier. Hello is Hadih, I am well
is Soo’ust’oh, how are you is Daint’oh and are you well is Soo’int’oh.
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English students April 16. The 23-year-old shared her perspectives on growing up and living in Kitimat, B.C. Czaga brought a unique point of view that the students were easStudents at David Hoy Elementary and Fort St. James ily able to relate to, sharing poetry on being 15, her nudist Secondary received a visit from two BC Book Prize finalfather, that drunk uncle and living in a town with only one ists this past week. road in and out. Gabrielle Prendergast and Kayla Czaga are touring “When I was in high school I never thought I would Northern BC presenting their works through talks and write about high school … now, I have an outside perspecreading their books with students at both schools. The tive,” Czaga told the students. “I never really know what I’m authors are two of 35 authors, illustrators and publishers going to write about until I write a line about a memory that selected as finalists for the seven prizes that are awarded happened years back, then it turns into a poem.” through BC Book Prizes. Czaga relates her positive point of view to students about Bryan Pike, Executive Director with BC Book Prizes making the choice to become a writer and being able to and the tour’s driver, said the showcase is a way for kids to make a living as a writer living in Vancouver. see that books come from more than just the library. “It is something that you can achieve.” “It’s a great chance for (students) to hear an author Gabrielle Prendergast, author of Capricious (Orca Book talk,” he said. “Kayla, who is on tour right now, she’s from Publishers), is a finalist shortlisted for the Sheila A. Egoff Michele Taylor photo Kitimat … You don’t have to climb Mt. Everest or be in Vancouver poet Kayla Czaga, author of For Your Safety Please Hold Children’s Literature Prize, an award for the author of the a war to write a story. It’s good for kids to see that, those On, has been shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. best original work of literary fiction. Prendergast spoke to types of things are valuable.” Grade 6 and 7 students at David Hoy Elementary on April Pike said the authors read from their books and share 16. She pulls the quiet group of students into conversation Kayla Czaga, author of For Your Safety Please Hold On (Nightpersonal experiences with students, and said often the talks trigger wood Editions), is a finalist shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Po- by talking about current books that have been made into movies and an interest in reading with students. “It’s a nice way for everybody etry Prize an award for the author of the best work of poetry. engaging students on their favourite reads. She has a way of getting to get a little inspiration.” Czaga spoke at FSJ Secondary School to the Grade 11 and 12 the students talking by relating to writing at the student’s level.
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Year End Revue - May 2015 Student firefighters feel the burn MICHELE TAYLOR
students to understand the reality of being a firefighter. Caledonia Courier “We try to create two The weather wasn’t the days in the life of a profesonly thing that was burnsional firefighter,” he said. ing hot this past week, “We take over the (Fort St. student firefighters were James) fire hall … the kids out at the FSJ Fire Destay there, cook dinner and partment’s burn building we wake them up in the learning skills in fire resmorning at some point and cue and supressing buildbring them back out (to the ing fires during the annual burn building) in the middle Michele Taylor photo Project Fire Fighter event of the night.” Davin Birdi, left, and Erica McMullin from in Fort St. James. Carpenter said there are Grade 11 and 12 Fort St. James and Liam Arnason from 12 students participating in students from Fort St. Fraser Lake wait in their full turnout gear the program this year and James, Vanderhoof, for a turn at attacking an interior fire inside said most fire departments Burns Lake and Fra- the burn building May 20 during Project have a maximum of four ser Lake converged in Fire Fighter. students for each department ing is something the students the town to take part in and the number fluctuates the yearly event that provides a are fortunate to take part in and each year between 10 to 14 junior learning environment the junior something professional fire ser- fire fighters. firefighters might not otherwise vice personnel often don’t get to “It’s a great way to have some practice. get in their home communities. fun in a practical way,” Carpenter “Who else throws kids into a said.” Dirk Hofer, with the Burns Lake Fire Department, has been burning building?” he said of the The event - the brainchild of volunteering with the program unique two-day event. Carpenter and his brother J.C., Darren Carpenter, SD 91 Dis- who is down volunteering from for 8 years. His first year, he said the program needed an extra trict Career and Trades Programs Dawson Creek - couldn’t happen body and so he went through the Coordinator, said the Fire Fight- without the help of volunteers program with the students and ing 12 course offered through the from the departments, the lofrom that experience he joined school district brings the students cal fire chief and the district. He the fire department in Burns together and incorporates a final added the event and the program exam and graduation for the stu- are unique to Western Canada. Lake and never looked back. “(Fighting fires) gets right in dents over the two-day event. “It’s kind of a Northern pheHe added it’s an opportunity nomenon, everyone donates their to you,” he said. Hoefer said the opportunity to for the students to spend time time,” he said. “Everyone sees experience a real burning build- with other firefighters and allows great value in it.”
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Rising to the top and as a teen progressed to competitions and performances on television. If you’re not from He was a finalist in David the Fort and didn’t Foster’s talent competigrow up with Cody tion and later signed with Karey, you might recVerve records in 2013. ognize him as one of “Music was always the final contestants a thing I was pursuing on Season 2 of CTV’s growing up,” he said. “I MasterChef Canada. was always taking part in Karey is one of local music festivals.” four finalists compet“I was fairly academic ing for top chef and too … I was valedictorian $100,000 on Masalong with my best buddy photo courtesy of CTV terChef Canada. David Wagner.” Cody Karey A boost of energy Karey says the outto speak with, Karey doors had a big part in his talks with a lot of passion about his time growing up in the Fort such as hometown, his aspirations and his fishing, hiking, hunting and getting dreams; which says everything about out on the snowmobile in the winter. what has brought this 24-year-old “I used to really love getting out born-and-raised in Fort St. James - to on the lake with my dad on his boat where he is today. and going fishing,” he said. “I feel “I always look back at growing like growing up in Fort St. James reup in Fort St. James and I’m really ally instilled a love for the outdoors.” thankful that I had the opportunity to Karey said his mom’s cooking was grow up in a small community,” he also an inspiration to him for its nossaid. talgic value and said her mushroom Karey didn’t start out as a culinary pork chops hold a special spot in his aficionado though, his first love has heart. “As far as inspirations go, it’s always been music. got to be my mom.” He’s had quite a lot of fortune Karey said his time on MasterChef with his vocal skills, something he has been inspiring, getting to compete says was always a part of his life against so many people who shared growing up. Karey started perform- the same dream and were going after ing at a young age around the Fort the same goal. MICHELE TAYLOR Caledonia Courier
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Year End Revue - June 2015 Fort St. James Grad Class celebrates with family and friends MICHELE TAYLOR Caledonia Courier
Fort St. James Secondary School passed 45 students through the gates and into a fresh chapter in the student’s lives June 5. The afternoon highlighted the personalities and future goals of the students many who are moving on to continuing education at university or college and some who are entering the trades. Special guest speakers Manu Madhok, Director of Instruction, Lucy Duncan, School Trustee and Gretchen Vogelsang spoke to students about what lay ahead. “I felt very old watching you all come up today,” Madhok said to the graduates. “As the ex-elementary principal for many of you up here on the stage, please know how proud, I, and all your teachers are on seeing your beaming faces up here this afternoon.”
Vogelsang held back tears during her speech to her students, the Grad Class of 2015, and handed out her final lesson to the grads. The lesson came in three parts: Meaning based on emphasis of words; visual through the audience; and the uniqueness of each student graduating. “Each one of those people are filled with pride at seeing you on this stage reaching this milestone, embarking on your next journey,” Vogelsang said. “Bask in that for a moment.” The valedictorian speech was presented by Dorian Pierre and Maxz Boschman, the two grads spoke on behalf of the graduating class and thanked members of the community for always being there for the students. Boschman reminisced about the entire Grade 12 class skipping calculus and the consequences of those actions. “(Mr. Ogi) finally looked at us, and I can tell you it felt like he was staring at every person in that room,” he said.
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Pierre ended the valedictorian address by saying, “Make mis-
takes, have wonderful memories, but never ever second-guess who
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WĂĐŝĮ Đ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ 'ĂƐ >ƚĚ͘ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟ ŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƉƉƌŽǀĂů ŽĨ ϮϬϭϲͲϮϬϭϳ ZĞǀĞŶƵĞ ZĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ WE' tĞƐƚ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƌĞĂ KŶ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϯϬ͕ ϮϬϭϱ͕ WĂĐŝĮ Đ EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ 'ĂƐ >ƚĚ͘ ;WE'Ϳ Į ůĞĚ ŝƚƐ ϮϬϭϲͲϮϬϭϳ ZĞǀĞŶƵĞ ZĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟ ŽŶ ; ƉƉůŝĐĂƟ ŽŶͿ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟ ƐŚ ŽůƵŵďŝĂ hƟ ůŝƟ ĞƐ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ; ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶͿ͕ ƉƵƌƐƵĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƐĞĐƟ ŽŶƐ ϱϴ ƚŽ ϲϭ͕ ϴϵ ĂŶĚ ϵϬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ hƟ ůŝƟ ĞƐ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ Đƚ ;h Ϳ ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ĂƉƉƌŽǀĂů ƚŽ͕ ĂŵŽŶŐ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ͕ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϭϲ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ ƌĂƚĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟ ŽŶ ĂůƐŽ ƐĞĞŬƐ ƌĞůŝĞĨ ƚŽ ĂůůŽǁ WE' ƚŽ ĂŵĞŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƌĂƚĞƐ ŽŶ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĨƵŶĚĂďůĞ ďĂƐŝƐ͕ Ğī ĞĐƟ ǀĞ :ĂŶƵĂƌLJ ϭ͕ ϮϬϭϲ͕ ƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌLJ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƌĚĞƌƐ ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ WE' ŝƐ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƟ ŶŐ Ă ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJ ƌĂƚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŽŶ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĨƵŶĚĂďůĞ ďĂƐŝƐ ŽĨ ϭ͘ϴ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ Ψϭϭ͘ϳϳϱͬ': ƚŽ Ψϭϭ͘ϵϴϳͬ': ĨŽƌ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟ Ăů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ Ă ϭ͘ϳ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ψϵ͘ϵϰϭͬ': ƚŽ ΨϭϬ͘ϭϬϵͬ': ĨŽƌ ƐŵĂůů ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ Ă Ϯ͘Ϯ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ψϲ͘ϲϳϴͬ': ƚŽ Ψϲ͘ϴϮϮͬ': ĨŽƌ 'ƌĂŶŝƐůĞ ƉƌŽƉĂŶĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ ĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƐ ĐŽƐƚ ƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJ ĂŶĚ 'ĂƐ ŽƐƚ sĂƌŝĂŶĐĞ ĐĐŽƵŶƚ ;' s Ϳ ƌĂƚĞ ƌŝĚĞƌƐ Ğī ĞĐƟ ǀĞ Ɖƌŝů ϭ͕ ϮϬϭϱ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϯϭ͕ ϮϬϭϱ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ ďƵŶĚůĞĚ ƌĂƚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ƚLJƉŝĐĂů ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶͲ Ɵ Ăů ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ ĐŽŶƐƵŵŝŶŐ ϳϬ͘ϱ ': ƉĞƌ LJĞĂƌ ŝƐ ϰ͘ϯ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ͕ ĂŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŽĨ Ψϱϲ ƉĞƌ LJĞĂƌ͘ ^ŝŵŝůĂƌůLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ďƵŶĚůĞĚ ƌĂƚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ƚLJƉŝĐĂů ƐŵĂůů ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ ĐŽŶƐƵŵŝŶŐ ϯϭϲ͘ϰ ': ƉĞƌ LJĞĂƌ ŝƐ ϰ͘ϳ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ Žƌ ΨϮϯϱ ƉĞƌ LJĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ 'ƌĂŶŝƐůĞ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟ Ăů ƉƌŽƉĂŶĞ ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐ ĐŽŶƐƵŵŝŶŐ ϯϴ͘ϴ ': ƉĞƌ LJĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ ďƵŶĚůĞĚ ƌĂƚĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝƐ Ϭ͘ϳ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ͕ ĂŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŽĨ Ψϲ ƉĞƌ LJĞĂƌ͘ WE' ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƟ ŶŐ ĂŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ZĞǀĞŶƵĞ ^ƚĂďŝůŝnjĂƟ ŽŶ ĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚ DĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵ ;Z^ DͿ ƌĂƚĞ ƌŝĚĞƌ ŽŶ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌŝŵ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĨƵŶĚĂďůĞ ďĂƐŝƐ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟ Ăů ĂŶĚ ƐŵĂůů ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ĐƵƐͲ ƚŽŵĞƌƐ ŽĨ ΨϬ͘ϲϬϴͬ': ĨƌŽŵ ΨϬ͘Ϯϰϯͬ': ƚŽ ΨϬ͘ϴϱϭͬ':͘ Z 'h> dKZz WZK ^^ dŚĞ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ǁŝƐŚĞƐ ƚŽ ŚĞĂƌ ĨƌŽŵ Ăī ĞĐƚĞĚ ƉĂƌƟ ĞƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŶĞĐͲ ĞƐƐĂƌLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐƉŽƐŝƟ ŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟ ŽŶ͘ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ KƌĚĞƌ 'ͲϮϬϳͲϭϱ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞƐ Ă ƉƌĞůŝŵŝͲ ŶĂƌLJ ZĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌLJ dŝŵĞƚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ Ă WƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĂů ŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŽŶ &ƌŝĚĂLJ͕ :ĂŶƵĂƌLJ Ϯϵ͕ ϮϬϭϲ͘ ,Kt dK ' d /EsK>s WĞƌƐŽŶƐ ǁŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĂĐƟ ǀĞůLJ ƉĂƌƟ ĐŝƉĂƚĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚŝŶŐ ŵƵƐƚ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶĞƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͛Ɛ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ďĐƵĐ͘ĐŽŵ Žƌ ŝŶ ǁƌŝƟ ŶŐ ďLJ &ƌŝĚĂLJ͕ :ĂŶƵĂƌLJ ϭϱ͕ ϮϬϭϲ͘ ZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂŶƚƐ ŵƵƐƚ ŝĚĞŶƟ ĨLJ ƚŚĞ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ƚŚĞLJ ŝŶƚĞŶĚ ƚŽ ƉƵƌƐƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂŶƟ ĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞͲ ŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ /ŶƚĞƌǀĞŶĞƌƐ ǁŝůů ĞĂĐŚ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ Ă ĐŽƉLJ ŽĨ Ăůů ŶŽŶͲĐŽŶĮ ĚĞŶƟ Ăů ĐŽƌƌĞƐƉŽŶͲ ĚĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ Į ůĞĚ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƟ ŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂŶ ĞŵĂŝů ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ŝĨ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘
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The Tl’oh Forest Products finger-joint plant will cease operations on July 31 the closure will mean the loss of 43 jobs, 40 hourly workers and 3 staff, 39 of those employed by the mill are band members. MICHELE TAYLOR Caledonia Courier
The Tl’oh Forest Products fingerjoint plant will cease operations on July 31. The closure of the mill, which operates in partnership between Apollo Forest Products and the Nak’azdli First Nation, will mean the loss of 43 jobs, 39 of those employed by the mill are band members. Chief Fred Sam said meetings were held yesterday, June 9, between Nak’azdli First Nation and the Sinclair group. He added meetings also took place with the mill’s employees to discuss employment strategies and explain how the shutdown will proceed. “Yesterday we had a short meeting with the groups … the Sinclair Group and Leonard Thomas had a meeting
with the employees,” Sam said. Sam said the groups are going to hopefully figure things out and that the affected employees can get some placements within Apollo and potentially Conifex may take some placements. “I am looking at the bio-energy plant too … maybe there needs to be some retraining for some too and we can work with the province on that,” he said. “Some are doing millwright work and can connect with the mine. Some have been there for many years … some have been there from the beginning. They’ve been so dedicated to the mill and we just really appreciate that from them.” Tl’oh president Leonard Thomas said there were some ex-
pectations by employees that something was coming down. He said the company’s trying to address a lot of that retraining through its HR department. He said he hopes employees look at it as an opportunity to open new doors. “HR is talking to each and every one of the employees about what their entitlements are and what can be done for each of them,” Thomas said. “We’ve got our education department, native education training department and the band and sat them down and explained what we’re doing and looked at what we did in the past when we had layoffs then.” Chief Sam said the effects don’t just hit the Nad’azdli band economically, but also have a big impact on the district of Fort St. James.
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Kids “CanSkate” BARBARA LATKOWSKI Caledonia Courier
This year’s first group of CanSkate participants enjoyed their last lesson as family members also took to the ice to share in some festive fun. It was a celebration of their achievements. Many of the skaters were new to the ice, some had tried it once or twice and others were quite seasoned. Whatever the stage, it was obvious that each skater was proud of his/her achievements as they received various awards for control, balance and agility. CanSkate offers a nationally tested and proven curriculum by Skate Canada. The professional delivery methods guarantee skater success. The program also promotes, fun, fitness and participation as it introduces a lifelong activity at an early age. About 95% of Canadian kids know how to skate or intend to learn. Skate Canada has been teaching Canadians how to skate since 1987 in over 1200 clubs across the country. Kids receive professional coaching that provides them with the best foundation for any ice skating sport or recreational skating. The skaters love the music, action and fun as they continuously move along the ice and learn new skills. CanSkate is offering registration for the next lesson in January, 2016. If you would like to register your child, contact: misschristinaboivin@hotmail.com For more information regarding CanSkate visit: skatecanada@skatecanada.ca
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CanSkate students partake in some festive fun with family and friends on the ice.
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Singer Sam Holden: He is what he is and that’s what he’ll be BARBARA LATKOWSKI Caledonia Courier
For Sam Holden, it’s all about the music and sharing it with the community couldn’t make him happier. The smiley 18 year old is full of life, confidence and an energy that is evident even off the stage. “I’ve been doing it ever since I can remember. I was just born into it,” Holden says. “My whole family is musical. My grandpa was an amazing fiddle player. We used to sing at church as a family.” Holden moved to Fort St.
James from North Bay, Ontario with his family just two years ago. “We grew up on a farm and we were home schooled. It was a big change but I love it here. Everyone is really nice. I love the outdoors, I love small town life,” he said. But mostly, its music that Holden loves most. “When I was about six or seven, my dad taught me how to play guitar. I stopped for a while and then picked it up again about four years ago.” And the rest is history. You can see Holden at most commu-
Sam Holden, at home, always ready to sing.
Sam Holden sings at the Seniors Christmas Dinner with fellow singer, Robert Pacheco.
nity events, with guitar in hand and ready to perform. Whether it’s a Christmas gathering, the community centre opening, or a craft sale, Holden is ready to sing. “I try to keep my music original. I try to make people think. But mostly It’s about making them happy,” Holden says. Holden also enjoys writing his own music. A local favorite, Anybody but Me, exudes the confidence and
ease as Holden sings, “Don’t judge me…I’ve been called a redneck and a full out hillbilly, but the truth is I ain’t trying to be anybody but me… I am what I am and that’s what I’ll be.” Holden is obviously comfortable in his own skin and with all that he has accomplished. Currently he attends Fort St. James Secondary School and enjoys English and workshop class. Outside of that, it’s all about sharing his music with his friends
and the community. “I love singing and I love meeting new friends.” After school, Holden can’t see himself doing anything else. “I hope to pursue a career as musician,” Holden says. “Now that I’m getting older, I’m going to try and make a living out of it,” he said. “But as long as I’m singing, making people happy and having a good time, that’s all that matters. Everything else is extra.”
John Rustad, MLA Nechako Lakes
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