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Leaping into 2016 The big headlines in news, art and sports for January to June get a review in this special edition. Pictured are racers at the suprise holding of the national ski cross championship in Smithers in March; a young mutton buster (top left) at the Kispiox Rodeo in May; and 14-yearold Katie Larson performs at the Creative Roots dance showcase in February. See more inside.
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The Liberal federal government was elected this fall on a platform that included changing the way Canadians elect members of Parliament. What that system should look like has been a point of contention among voters and federal parties, but Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen believes there is a way to make sure the best system is chosen: try one out and see if we like it. “I’ve nuanced it a bit and said, just in the experience in B.C., that we should try it for an election or two, and then give people a full vote: Do you like the new system we have, or do you want to revert back?” explained Cullen last week. “There’s a lot of resistance to change when you don’t properly know what change is going to look like. I remember this when STV [single transferable vote] was being debated here, it was really hard for people to grasp in real terms.” Concerns like having a local representative to connect with any concerns or issues was something Cullen said he heard when changing how British Columbians vote was being debated.
“There’s some experiences out there that says you test drive these things; you give it a shot and if it doesn’t work out, you give people a sort of fail-safe where you say ‘we can go back to the old first-past-the-post,” said Cullen. When asked if this trial and error approach was risky, Cullen said the place to start was considering if the current system is working properly. “A lot of the evidence says that it’s not: people’s enthusiasm, voter participation, all those things,” said Cullen. “We’ve had this system for 150 years. If we were to switch over for four to eight years, it’s just a moment in time, really.” The NDP MP added that another way to avoid parties seeking the best system that would help them win is to come up with principles before specifics. “I’m willing to say we have a preferred system, the NDP does, we think it’s a good one. But we’ll step back from that and say ‘come up with the three to five most important tests that a new system must meet. Questions like proportionality or the vote being reflected in the House of Commons, direct representation — that you have somebody there on your behalf directly, and then once those principles are set up, then you come up with the system,’ ” explained Cullen.
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TransCanada recently announced that its Coastal GasLink pipeline project has signed long-term project agreements with the Burns Lake Band. These agreements outline financial and other benefits and commitments for as long as the pipeline project is in service. However, specific details of the agreement are “confidential,” according to Shela Shapiro, a spokesperson for Coastal GasLink. Burns Lake Band Chief Dan George has also not disclosed how much money
the Burns Lake Band will be making out of this agreement. This was not the first deal signed with Coastal GasLink in the area. In December 2014, Wet’suwet’en First Nation (WFN) signed an agreement with the province to support the Coastal GasLink Pipeline project. Since then, WFN has faced continuous opposition from some Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs. Chief George said he realizes that some people might be against liquefied natural gas (LNG) development in the region, but he says forestry has been “way more devastating.” See QUESTIONS on A8
Q & A WITH B.C. LEADERS Legislative reporter Tom Fletcher sits down with the Premier and Opposition leader.
YEAR-END INTERVIEW WITH MP MP Nathan Cullen talks NDP leadership, LNG, and Bulkley Valley’s futures.
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Bulkley Valley headlines of 2015 January Minister defends regulation to stop oil flowing in LNG pipelines Minister of Natural Gas Development Rich Coleman defended a new regulation which prohibited the conversion of LNG pipelines for transporting oil, amid claims it could be easily reversed unless it was legislated. On Jan. 6 the B.C. government enforced a new regulation forbidding companies from converting natural gas infrastructure to transport oil or diluted bitumen. The regulation was a response to First Nations concerns that permitting LNG development could open the doors for companies to use pipelines to transport oil without needing further permissions. Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson said the regulation was too easy to reverse, a belief also held by Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief John Ridsdale (Na’Moks). But Coleman said regulations required the same government review and approval as legislative amendments. Smithers council supports $4.5M airport expansion Smithers town council voted in favour of a $4.5-million expansion of the Smithers Regional Airport and applied for a Building Canada Fund grant to help pay for it. The grant was not approved, but it would have been split three ways between the Town, provincial and federal governments, putting the Smithers share at $1.5 million. The Town said the loan
could have been paid off using the airport infrastructure reserve funded by airport fees so there was no hit to the taxpayer. Some of the upgrades would include adding 6,000 sq. ft. of building space to the south end of the existing 9,440 sq. ft. building, more than doubling passenger hold room seating from 54 to 118. New accessible washrooms, more efficient checkin, baggage handling and security areas, and renovations to the existing structure would also be paid for by the loan. Moricetown agreements
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The Moricetown Band signed on to receive millions of dollars in payments from two LNG deals, one with the province and another with industry. The Moricetown Band was to receive an immediate payment of $1.1-million as the sixteenth and final First Nation to enter into the First Nations Limited Partnership (FNLP) with Chevron Apache. The FNLP provides immediate and long-term financial rewards totaling $55.4 million in exchange for support of the proposed Pacific Trails Pipeline to Kitimat. The second deal, a provincial government benefits agreement, pertained to TransCanada’s Coastal Gaslink Pipeline and consisted of a combination of employment and environmental funds and legacy payments. Moricetown was to receive about $6 million in benefits including forested land from the deal, called a reconciliation agreement, which
Wet’suwet’en Chief Namoks (John Ridsdale) expressed his opposition to the Moricetown band signing LNG deals at a meeting in January. Alicia Bridges photo
will also help fund social programs. A third deal being offered to the band, which is a participation agreement with the provincial government relating to the Coastal Gaslink project, had not yet been signed. The decision followed a heated community meeting where arguments for and against allowing pipeline projects on Wet’suwet’en territory collided with force. The band council ultimately voted in favour of the two deals. Band chief councillor Barry Nikal said the deal was made to create opportunities for band members and “renewed hope for our youth and elders as we begin to reconcile with the legacy impacts of the Indian Act.”
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FEBRUARY Stolen Hudson Bay Mountain gear found Less than 72 hours after Hudson Bay Mountain reported that more than $20,000 worth of equipment was stolen from their maintenance shed, all the items were found in good condition and returned to the mountain. “The ski hill runs on a shoe-string budget. This was just such a big win,” said Chrissy Chapman, resort services manager. In the early hours of Jan. 27, thieves kicked in the locked door of the company’s maintenance shed, which is adjacent to the lodge, making off with a brand new 2015 Ski-Doo, tools and employees’ ski equipment. Then-general manager Dikran Zabunyan said the thieves must have known what was inside the shed. The company reported the theft to RCMP and took to social media to get the public’s help in finding the missing equipment. Chapman said it played a large part in helping them locate the equipment. It was the third time the shed had been broken into in two years. TransCanada plans to start clearing the way for pipeline Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project proponents announce they planned to start pre-construction clearing for the LNG pipeline by autumn. Project president Dean Patry told the Smithers District Chamber of Commerce luncheon crowd that prime contractors for the TransCanada pipeline would likely be hired in the second quarter of this year. Community outreach for local subcontractors and employees for the pre-construction was set for the third quarter. The route travels north of the Hazeltons on its way from northeast B.C. to Lelu Island near Prince Rupert. Construction camps were to be built about every 100 kilometres along the 900-kilometre route. Patry said part of the deal with contractors included having a detailed plan to hire locally.
Man dies after arrest in Smithers A Smithers man who became unconscious shortly after he was arrested by Smithers RCMP responding to a complaint on Valentine’s Day died in hospital on Feb. 21. Jacobus Jonker, who was arrested at a Smithers residence at about 10:30 p.m., had told police he was having difficulty breathing before he Hudson Bay Mountain staff were devastated after more lost consciousness than $20,000 worth of equipment, including some of their while in custody. own, until police found it days later. Alicia Bridges photo Investigators from the Independent Investigations Office not to visit during the outbreak unless of B.C., which investigates deaths they had up-to-date flu vaccines. Group and serious injuries where police are activities were also cancelled and involved, travelled to Smithers that lower doses of preventative anti-viral week to conduct interviews. treatment were given to other residents. The man was pepper-sprayed during Northern Health said it would not the arrest before reporting he was conduct an official investigation into having difficulty breathing. The officers whether the deaths could have been called emergency health services and, prevented, but northwest medical after assessing the man, he was cleared officer Dr. Raina Fumerton said the to be transported to police cells. facility had protocols for responding “While being booked into cells, the to an outbreak. Increased cleaning of affected person reportedly became the facility, isolation of sick people and uncooperative and a physical struggle visitation restrictions were among the took place,” said the IIOBC. “The precautionary measures taken. affected person lost consciousness.” There were no influenza-related The IIOBC is still investigating the deaths in the Northern Health region case. during the 2013-14 winter season. Three die in influenza outbreak An influenza outbreak killed three people at the Bulkley Lodge nursing home before it was contained by Northern Health. The deceased were among nine people infected with the virus at the long-term care facility from Feb. 5-15. Family and friends of the lodge’s 67 residents were asked
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From STOLEN on A3 MARCH Hunters rally against changes to big game allocations Northern B.C. hunters were rallying public support in their campaign against changes to big game allocations, which they said favoured guides and outfitters. Under provincial policy, resident hunters and commercial guides receive a percentage of the total number of animals allowed to be hunted in B.C., which are categorized by species and region. On Feb. 6, the province announced a revised version of an allocations policy implemented in December. It was to answer complaints that the percentage of animals given to commercial guides was too high. The updated policy would transfer less animals across the province to outfitters, but did little to reassure concerned resident hunters like Mike O’Neill, who believed the decision was part of a shift towards commercializing the sport. Highway meeting records deleted North Coast NDP MLA Jennifer Rice was pressing the Ministry of Transportation about the existence
of records from consultations with community leaders about safety along Highway 16 in 2014. She submitted a Freedom of Information request asking for all government records “that make reference to the issue of missing women along Highway 16” and “specifically including records related to meetings held by the ministry on this issue.” The time frame for the request was May 15-Nov. 19, 2014. Information Access Operations acknowledged Rice’s FOI request on Nov. 25, then on Dec. 16 it extended the usual 30-day deadline citing a need for consultation with a third party. On Feb. 13, it asked for another extension because there were handwritten notes that needed transcribing before closing the case on Feb. 20. The IAO said it had not found any records relating to the request. Rice raised the issue with Minister of Transportation Todd Stone at the legislature on Feb. 24. On Oct. 22, commissioner Elizabeth Denham released a report claiming government emails about the Highway of Tears had been intentionally deleted after they were requested under FOI laws. The B.C. liberal staffer accused of deleting the emails resigned and his conduct was referred to the RCMP.
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Children’s learning centre opens The Smithers B.C. Early Years Centre, run by the Bulkley Valley Child Development Centre (CDC), opened at Columbia Drive despite controversy over its location in a residential neighbourhood. It provides services to children between the ages of 0-6. The centre is part of a pilot project with the Ministry of Children and Family Development and was set to receive $52,000 in 2015 as part of $5.5 million allocated to the project over three years. APRIL Environmental approval for Brucejack Mine A provincial environmental assessment certificate brought the US$747-million Brucejack gold mine 65 kilometres north of Stewart closer to fruition. It is now under construction. The Vancouver-based company would need 800-900 employees for construction. The mine itself would have 500 employees working over its 18-year operating life. Construction is expected to be completed in 2017. Pretivm also has a Smithers office. The project will not have a tailings pond, but instead deposit tailings paste from a plant on the surface into Brucejack Lake. MAY Credit course cuts at NWCC Northwest Community College announced spending cuts of $1.4 million, primarily affecting its university course credit program. No academic courses were to be cancelled, but where and how they are offered would change. Smithers was affected most because local students need to take university credit courses via teleconferencing, and fewer classes meant fewer instructors. Employee cuts amounted to the equivalent of 14.5 full-time positions. NWCC said the shortfall
was from receiving less money from the province and less tuition because student enrolment had dropped. The cut reduces the college’s base budget to just over $22 million. BVSD prepares for funding drop Bulkley Valley School District 54 revealed it is preparing for a forecast loss of funding protection from the province. The district was not at the point of closing under-used schools like Lake Kathlyn yet, but a predicted loss of funding protection when enrolment stops declining may force hard decisions to be made.
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Call to crack down on bad drivers Smithers town council asked the RCMP to run a campaign targeting aggressive drivers, including increased patrols of popular hang-outs for modified truck drivers. The practice of deliberately causing a diesel engine to expel visible exhaust fumes, known as “rolling coal”, is known to local police. JUNE TRC report: Survivors struggle to reconcile the past Smithers residential school survivor Ramona Wilson reacted to the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation report released on June 3. Compiled to “redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian `reconciliation”, the report made 94 recommendations including a public inquiry on missing and murdered indigenous women. Wilson said acknowledgement would help Canadian survivors and their children to heal, but her biggest hope was that the report would bolster the push for an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women. Her 16-year-old daughter Ramona was murdered in 1994 and her body was found near the Smithers Regional Airport in 1995. The killer has never been found.
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remier 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 interior-news.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.
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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…. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @tomfletcherbc
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Horgan on trade, carbon tax and LNG NDP leader John Horgan sat down with Tom Fletcher for a year-end interview in his Victoria office Dec. 10. Here are excerpts. For the full version, see the Opinion tab at interior-news.com. Tom Fletcher: In the recent federal election, national NDP leader Thomas Mulcair rejected the Trans Pacific Partnership sight unseen, endorsing letters from Unifor and CUPE saying this is a bad deal. Is your party seen as against Pacific Rim trade? John Horgan: No, I don’t think so, and what I said at the time was that I support trade. We’re a trade-centred province. We’re looking across the ocean at the largest market the world has known, and I support getting our products to higherpriced markets. But having said that, the B.C. Liberals embraced TPP without even having seen it. TF: The NDP and unions have historically been protectionist. Do you see any need to modernize the B.C. party? JH: When it comes to trade, I think we have modernized. And who was the first premier to go on a trade mission from British Columbia? It was Dave Barrett. And now there has been a succession of premiers make regular visits to other markets to try to stimulate economic activity here at home. TF: Your party supports the carbon tax now, but not the revenue neutral approach. Do you support increasing the rate? JH: I’ve looked carefully at the report tabled by the premier’s [advisory] group, a vast array of British Columbians, and there was a lot of water put into the wine to get to the position they got to. What I’m comfortable with is that the date that they’ve selected for a ramping up of the carbon tax is 2018, which will be a year after the next provincial election. So if I’m successful and form a government, I’ll have time to look at tax policy broadly to see if we can make improvements in the
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carbon tax. For me, and I think for most British Columbians, the model that Alberta has adopted of taking revenues and driving them into industries, or activities like transit, that will reduce emissions over time. TF: Natural gas price and volume continue to go down, along with commodities generally, and supply of oil and gas keeps going up. What’s your take on the prospects for LNG after the year we’ve had? JH: Not good. I’ve always said price will determine whether investors drop down multi-billions of dollars in a faraway place to provide a product that is not developed here. Brownfield opportunities have moved very quickly in the U.S. Changing LNG import facilities to export facilities is a whole lot easier and cheaper than starting from scratch. Getting to the coast is a challenge for fossil fuels, and the last LNG price point I saw delivered in Asia was $5.70 a unit. You’re not going to make money at that price, even with rock-bottom prices here in B.C. TF: We’ve just had a couple of announcements as part of the government’s Jobs Plan, $100 million in financing for tech startups, which your critic was pleased about, and an agriculture and food strategy. Are we going to see more Jobs Plan advertising in the new year? JH: It’s the Christmas season, the federal election is over, there are two sets of ads running now. I think these ads are self-promotion. These are not informing the public on information that they really need. If it’s just smiling people with hardhats on, I think we’re going to have something to say about that. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc
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Cullen on the NDP’s future, LNG and the Bulkley Valley Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen gave a year-end interview on the year past and what he sees as the future for his NDP party and the Northwest. For the full version, see the Opinion tab at interior-news.com. Chris Gareau: What do you see as your biggest accomplishments this year? Nathan Cullen: Considering the outcome of the last federal election for he party, my reelection up here and the team that we built was, I feel very — satisfied isn’t the right word, but extremely grateful ... We held off a bit of a red wave that was the trend. Although, I don’t know, it feels strange to point to a reelection as the greatest accomplishment. I think not having Stephen Harper as our Prime Minister, I don’t take credit for it but I certainly feel better about the future and some things that matter to me. CG: With the big disappointment of returning to third-party status after being in the lead in the polls at the beginning of the election campaign — it was quite the drop especially in the last bit — will there be a shakeup in leadership or policy for the NDP in 2016? NC: That will be up to our members. We have a convention in April in Edmonton, and part of our constitution is we do a leadership review. We’d be doing one if we won the election, so we’re doing one, and that will be up to people there to decide whether they want a change or continue on with Tom. I suspect the general feeling is that Tom is secure in his leadership, certainly within the caucus. There is the obvious disappointment but I don’t see people making a direct connection to anything in particular he did or didn’t do during the campaign ... Policy side of things, if I reflect on it now, I think our message was a bit contradictory in the end. We had these bold, national, sweeping type initiatives: childcare, pharmacare. Yet it ended up being strongly in the frame of balanced budget, and those might have been what we call in politics counter narrative: where there’s ambition and then, it’s not austerity, it’s discipline. Those two things don’t come across as cohesive. So in an election where change was the ultimate question, our contrast wasn’t strong enough. I mean, these things are hard to pull apart at the end. I certainly don’t feel like I have the definitive answer: if we had done X then we would have won it ... because I’m so B.C.focused, and in B.C., we bucked the trend a little bit, at least, where we picked up seats here and felt really good about our positioning in the public. I mean, explain Atlantic Canada. You’re losing people who those communities loved, right? MPs like Megan Leslie, Jack Harris — Jack won with [71 per cent] of the vote last time ... and then to walk around St. John’s and say ‘what do you think of Jack Harris,’ they say ‘love him, great guy, great MP, did his job.’
So I guess we’ve been the beneficiary of waves before, in Quebec, Alberta, and now we were on the other side of it, and that happens. CG: Turning back to B.C., the province and some businesses who are looking to invest in the North still see LNG as the economic driver for the next couple decades. Do you, and can that be balanced with the need to combat climate change? NC: Well it’s interesting because I was just in Paris trying to play a helpful role with the new government because the new Minister is a rookie Minister and has never been to one of these things before, and I’ve been to several. Canada has just made some huge commitments in terms of reducing our carbon emissions, and that runs a bit counter to Premier Clark’s ambition to grow carbon emissions in B.C. How you square the circle? That’ll happen in the next couple of months in a meeting between the premiers and the Prime Minister. LNG, first of all, the emissions coming out of it if you want to talk the carbon piece, you can’t imagine another atmosphere; you can’t exclude them. They are what they are; they add to the province’s output and that’s reality, otherwise you’re just dreaming in technicolour. In terms of the economic side of your question, I think LNG is not a silver bullet. It cannot and will not answer the economic challenges that the province faces. The job numbers just aren’t there. I think the promises made — was it 100,000 jobs — it was just fanciful and not believable. So if you look at the specifics, break it right down to what’s happening on the ground, I think PETRONAS, that project is in some significant trouble. And it’s always boiled to the same thing: location. I think they were strongly directed by Harper and Clark to pick that site. We changed federal law to enable that to go ahead, and I think they were sold a raw deal, actually. They’ve been trying to modify it, you’ve been seeing their very expensive changes. They’re adding this and they’ve added that; they’re trying to get around what has always been a problematic location. Problematic for salmon, for First Nations environmentally. If you were to do it again, I don’t think they would have picked that spot, but the feds and the province pushed them pretty hard. I’ve had meetings with them just recently and they’re still hopeful but understand the challenges. And I’ve had meetings with the new Environment Minister, who wants a full understanding because she’s the next one — the EA [environmental assessment] is now sitting on her desk, and I think she has until February. So that one’s challenging. Shell [LNG Canada’s planned Kitimat terminal, fed by Coastal GasLink that runs south of the Bulkley Valley], a lot more optimistic; just because they’ve got First Nations buy in, the location isn’t as problematic, the pipeline doesn’t seem to be as problematic either.
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Too many unanswered questions: rural district From LNG on Front “It’s important to us to find ways to balance the economic opportunity with environmental protection,” Chief George said. He said the Burns Lake Band will be monitoring the gas line “very carefully” to ensure the environment has as little impacts as possible. “We are also looking at a First Nations compliance and enforcement regime so we will have the authority to shut down the project if need be,” he said. Chief George added that this new project agreement reflects that First Nations can collaborate with big companies such as TransCanada. Blueberry River First Nations and Lheidli T’enneh First Nation have also recently signed deals with Coastal GasLink. This brings the total to nine project agreements that are the direct result of Coastal GasLink’s approach to working with Aboriginal groups. “These agreements are a reflection of the meaningful way Aboriginal groups are choosing to participate in the long-term development of B.C.’s natural gas industry,” said Rick Gateman, president of the Coastal GasLink pipeline project. “Their important contributions to our project allow us to incorporate their local knowledge into our planning and pipeline
design, which is a priority for us.” Coastal GasLink is proposing to construct and operate a 670-km natural gas pipeline from the Groundbirch area near Dawson Creek, B.C. to the proposed LNG Canada liquefied natural gas export facility near Kitimat. Shell, KOGAS, Mitsubishi and PetroChina are the proponents of LNG Canada. The pipeline proponent said the project will create over 2,000 jobs during construction and generate over $20 million in annual property tax payments. However, the Regional District of BulkleyNechako (RDBN) recently announced it was taking a careful approach to LNG development in the region. In a press release, the RDBN said LNG development in the region has the potential to “negatively impact local communities” and place a burden on local infrastructure and services. According to the RDBN, there are too many unanswered questions regarding the location, operation, and servicing of the large work camps to be built in the rural area. In addition, the district said there is inadequate commitment to utilize wood fibre cut from the pipeline routes, and there is no longterm commitment to support invasive plant management. Furthermore, the RDBN points out that emergency management “remains uncoordinated.”
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2015: Legends visit and legends made January Shamrock cup sees record numbers The Smithers Ski and Snowboard Club start the first leg of the Shamrock Cup, in its fourth year, with a record 30 skiers and snowboarders attending. Competitors age 10-19 took to the slopes of the Hudson Bay Mountain to race on parallel courses. Smithers Mountain Bike Association starts work on Bike Park The SMBA start upgrades to the Smithers Bike Park, which includes graduated drops, a jump track, berms and table tops.
Hudson Bay Mountain hosts National Ski Cross Championships The first day of the championship saw 31 racers competing in 14 heats under perfect conditions on the new course carved out on the Prairie T-bar. National ski cross racer Chris Del Bosco finished first in the national men’s ski cross championships. Local ski cross athlete Jason Oliemans competed in the junior national races and finished in the middle of the pack overall.
Stanley Cup comes to Smithers Thousands of people February line up outside the new arena for the rare Steelheads exit playoffs opportunity to take a The Smithers Steelheads photo and touch Lord lost their chance to go for Stanley’s Cup during it’s the four-peat this year after first-ever appearance in losing 4-3 to the Terrace River Smithers on Tuesday. Kings, a short bench severely For hours, Smithersstunted their ability to play as raised Joe Watson, who their best players had to be won the Cup in 1973-74 away for the match. and 1974-75 playing with the Broad Street BullyBulkley Valley woman era Philadelphia Flyers, wins world-class biathlon signed autographs and competitions took photos with locals Callie Lancaster brought alongside the coveted home two gold medals U12 ski winners Clara Marko, Sage Murphy and Claire Temblyn get Stanley Cup. and one bronze from the their medals on Hudson Bay Mountain at the Shamrock Cup. Kendra Wong photo biathlon races at the Winter Bulkley Valley fighters World Master Games in Quebec City. The Bulkley Valley Otters swim bring back medals in provincials She battled -18 C weather and was the their way to 66 first-place finishes and Fighters with Shogun Dojo made sole person from the Bulkley Valley to won the spring invitation meet. They a knockout impression at the B.C. compete there. competed against 125 swimmers from provincial championships, with almost Kitimat, Terrace and Prince George at all competitors returning from Williams Snowboarders return with eight the Bulkley Valley Regional Pool. They Lake with medals. medals in provincials also had 46 second-place finishes and 42 Twenty-four local fighters competed The Smithers Ski and Snowboard third-place finishes. against people from around B.C. in the Club returned with a handful of sixth annual provincial championships medals after a strong performance at a Local ski cross athlete climbs up on March 21. provincial competition at Big White. Jason Oliemans competed against the Many local athletes had been to Eight snowboarders competed in the best in British Columbia and Alberta in provincials the year before and head Like Me Snowboard Series Snowboard the Western Canada Ski Cross Series coach Marwan Abu Khadra said that Cross competition in Kelowna. event in Lake Louise and finished experience helped them be successful second. He was one of the youngest this year. March competitors in the 16-plus category. See INSPIRE on A10 Bulkley Valley Otters win big
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Fusion FC division one team with the Vancouver Island Soccer League. Over the past two years, they have helped capture the division one and two titles, as well as the Jackson Cup, one of the most prestigious soccer trophies on the Island. They hosted the McGavin Cup and most recently, took home silver in a 4-3 over time loss to the Cowichan FC in the 100th Jackson Cup final.
The Smithers Minor Hockey Association honours the players, parents and volunteers who dedicated their time and effort to making the season a success. The Lee W. Arnold Memorial Hazelton hockey team takes silver in PG Award winners for most inspirational players in aboriginal hockey championship the peewee division went to Liam Carroll and Touted as the underdogs going in, and Noah Remillard. comprised of players The Roger Logan who hadn’t actually Memorial Award played together as a full recipient, dedicated to team, the Atom Gitxsan the peewee house player Chiefs triumphantly who demonstrated that emerged with silver they are playing hockey from the annual Prince simply for the love of George Aboriginal the game, was Lucas Youth Hockey Chiaravalloti. Championships over The most Easter weekend. sportsmanlike players in the bantam division May were Colton Bradford and Jacob Groot, while Otters return from the most inspirational Prince Rupert meet with players in the midget 37 podium finishes division were Brayden The Otters swim Karrer and Sebastian team attend a regional Lowe. This year’s Rob meet in Prince Rupert, and Belinda Layfield making their presence Award recipient, which known in a big way with is given to a member 16 first place finishes showing hard work and out of 44 events they perseverance for the were entered in. They good of the association also scored 14 seconds as whole, was Helga and seven thirds. Steenhof. SSS wins golf Hockey legend Joe Watson brings the Stanley Memorial award Cup to Smithers. tournaments Kendra Wong photo winners in the initiation Smithers Secondary to atom divisions School competed include Tyler Davidson, Allen Miller, Spencer against Kitimat’s Mount Elizabeth Secondary Bird, Matthew Tucker and Jennifer and Dennis School on May 22-23 and won the Northwest Conlon. Zone golf title with a combined score of 660, while MESS had 687. Riley Coish scored the Ex-Smithereens make it big in Vancouver lowest with a combined score of 155. Island soccer Several soccer players from Smithers are June making their mark in soccer on Vancouver Island, playing side by side with athletes they Otters win at last regional meet have known for years. The local Otters swim club travelled to Terrace Anton Bucher, Jayson Bradford and Oliver for the final regional meet of the season and won Schwuchow, all former Smithers residents, have a total of 24 first place finishes. In addition, they found their groove playing with the Saanich scored 20 second places.
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2015: Expressions of the valley January Stand-up comedians go snowboarding Dan Quinn, Paul Myerhog, Arj Barker and Craig Campbell spent their visit tackle double-black runs at the ski hill as part of their combined snowboarding and stand-up tour of northern British Columbian ski towns. It was Myerhog’s first time visiting Smithers and the keen snowboarder wasted no time seeking out challenging runs to explore at Hudson Bay Mountain. He said the performers dedicated most of their time on the hill to the steep run called Cold Smoke. February Smithers-raised artist puts on puts on four performances of Spring Awakening. Joseph Goble, a Smithers-raised director and choreographer puts on four performances of Spring Awakening. The award-winning folk-rock musical is based on a 19th century German play and told the story of teenagers discovering their sexuality in a sexually repressed society. Juno-nominated duo perform at the Della Herman Theatre
Vancouver bandmates the Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer played “raw, greasy, soulful blues” to a crowd at the Della Herman Theatre as part of their first tour of northern British Columbia. Smithers-raised food blogger has humble roots Aimee Wimbush-Bourque launched her new cookbook Brown Eggs and Jam Jars which paired the author’s recipes with her core values of family food culture, the importance of the shared meal and how that can be the foundation of family life. Wimbush-Bourque initially started ten years of professional cooking when a sous chef walked out of the Little Onion and she was called upon to replace the sous chef. She got into blogging, creating Simple Bites to share her recipes, and won a Saveur Best Food Blog Award in Spring Awakening’s four performances in Smithers treat people to a 2013 for best kids’ cooking blog. tale of teenagers discovering their sexuality in a sexually repressed society. Chris Gareau photo March Movie explores resource development issues Praised bluegrass in Smithers Filmmakers Tomas Borsa and J.P. Marquis screen Juno Award-winning band Tim Neufeld and The their film Line in the Sand in Smithers and Hazelton, Glory Boys brought their brand of pop-infused bluegrass highlighting significant opposition to the Enbridge gospel to Smithers Mar. 4 as part its national Joy-Ride Northern Gateway pipeline. Tour. They conducted about 60 interviews in more than 20 communities along the route from Bruderheim, Alta. to Alex Cuba releases new album Kitimat, and found strong opposition to the project from Locally-based award-winning musician Alex Cuba people living along the route. released his new album Healer on March 31. Among those interviewed was Smithers man Len The title refers to Cuba’s relationship with Canada, his Vanderstar and Freda Huson at the Unist’ot’en Camp, a adopted homeland, where he said he has found comfort protest camp on traditional Wet’suwet’en territory where in. The music infuses pop and Cuban musical influences. the pipeline would cross. April
Heather Lytle receives the prestigious SMART award from the Bulkley Valley Community Arts Council for her contributions to theatre. Chris Gareau photo
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Drama teacher Heather Lytle wins award The Bulkley Valley Community Arts Council awarded Smithers Secondary School’s drama teacher Heather Lytle with the SMART award, the most prestigious award the BVCAC confers. The award lauds Lytle’s years of contribution to theatre to her students. The award was presented after the SSS’s production of Love’s Labors Lost on April 25. See PICTURE on A12
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Painting a picture of 2015 From VALLEY on A11 May Pianist plays Smithers Houston pianist Indra Egan plays Mozart, Debussy, Louie and Chopin at the Evangelical Free Church. The University of Manitoba music student said she missed the people and mountains here. She grew up being driven to Smithers to attend lessons with Wolfgang Loeschberger. Pop-up art studio For three months, a pop-up art studio sells affordable local art work, memberships and studio access. Smithereen Sonja Coates launched The Main Street Studio May 8, where exhibitions at the gallery rotate every Friday and the studio space is available for art projects and events. June
Music on Main Bovill Square hosts the second Music on Main, created as a showcase for local musicians who did not have musical contacts or easy access to venues. It hosted a diverse line-up of indie, alternative, jazz and rock bands, and was organized by Stefan Bichlmaier. He said young artists in the Bulkley Valley needed an outlet like Music on Main to share their original music and perform in front of crowds. Top national honour for artist Smithers born-andraised artist Linda Fraser receives first place honours for her acrylic on canvas painting titled Blue Pot On Yellow in the 2015 Federation of Canadian Artists juried exhibition.
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wins Leo Award Local documentary film company, Out Yonder Productions, wins a Leo Award on June 13 for the documentary Cliff Hangers. Nominated for Best Overall Short Documentary, Best Screenwriting, and Best Musical Score, Cliff Hangers producer and director Monty Bassett took home the top award for screenwriting.
To list your nonprofit coming events please drop off your listing at The Interior News, 3764 Broadway Ave., fax us at 250-847-2995, or email laura@interior-news.com. More information is available through our Online Community Calendar at www.interior-news.com. Deadline for submissions is Fridays at noon. Maximum 25 words. Limited space is available. We regret we cannot accept items over the phone. An Evening of Kirtan with Emy Berti. Wednesday, Jan. 6 @ 7 p.m, The Old Church. Kirtan chanting is sung in Sanskrit & is a way of finding our way back to the core of our heart & to our connection with each other. Tickets at door by donation. heather@changefor the good.ca. Winter Exhibits at the BV Museum. Check out our newest exhibits: Skating Though History, Pre-Emption 1915, and our featured Artifact of the Month. We also have a scavenger hunt for kids. Admission is always free! Hours available on Facebook. Ground 2 Griddle Neighbourhood Kitchen Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. James Anglican Church Hall. SCSA 250-847-9515 to join this free life skills literacy program. Childcare provided. BV Toastmasters Club meets every second and fourth Monday, 7-8:55 p.m., Smithers NWCC campus, Room 109. linden_buhr@hotmail.com. Sep. to Jun. Smithers Tai Chi Players. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Come learn Yang-style tai chi and qigong. smitherstaichi@gmail.com or 250-847-5091.
BV Genealogical Society meets the last Tuesday every month, Sunshine Inn meeting room, 7 p.m. Guest speakers and programs are presented to assist family root researchers. All welcome. Evelyn Community Association meetings first Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m., Evelyn Hall. New members welcome. Legion Meat Draws every Friday 6-7 p.m. and Saturday 3-4:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Free Adult One-on-One Tutoring for Math, English, GED, driving and more. Visit SCSA or 250-847-9515. Brown Bag Lunch Thursday, Jan. 14, noon, Smithers Healthy Living Centre. Dr. Don Chinnick talking about Understanding Pain and Body Function. 250877-4424. ElderCollege You and the Power of Community Radio Mondays, Feb. 1-29, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., NWCC. Learn the basics of radio programming with the help of CICK 93.9 FM, Smithers Community Radio. 250847-4461. tfisher@nwcc.bc.ca.
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Grade 7s stay put, surprise arena closure in 2015 January to June Family remembers Hazelton man killed in police incident A funeral service was held for Hazelton man Naverone Woods, 23, who was killed in a confrontation with transit police in the Lower Mainland on Dec. 28. Woods was shot by South Coast B.C. Transit Authority officers during an incident at a Safeway store in Surrey, south of Vancouver, and was pronounced dead soon after he arrived at hospital. The incident was being investigated by the B.C. Coroners Service and the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIOBC), which looks into police incidents where there is a death or serious injury. His sister-in-law Tracey Woods, who Naverone lived with for three years, told The Interior News how the family was struggling to comprehend what could have happened. She said he had never shown a violent side, despite facing significant challenges in his life. The IIOBC is still investigating. Plan to move Grade 7s to HSS faces backlash The Coast Mountains School District (CMSD) was facing community backlash to a plan to move Hazelton area Grade 7 students into high school in September 2015. Discussions about transferring the region’s Grade
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7s to the Hazelton Secondary School had been underway for about three years as part of a restructure aimed at improving graduation rates. The district’s goal was to put students in an agespecific learning environment, and to transition students to high school before they reach the eighth grade. CMSD board chair Art Erasmus said the district had received positive feedback about changes to the grade systems in Kitimat and Terrace two years earlier. But communities in the Hazeltons had expressed opposition to the change. At the third meeting of the Hazelton Grade Reconfiguration Committee on Jan. 26, frustrations were aired over a perceived lack of consultation in the lead up to the move. Some committee members said the school district should have consulted them before it approved the plan. Later in February, the CMSD board buckled to community pressure and delayed the plan indefinitely. It voted to dissolve the Hazelton/Kitwanga Grade Reconfiguration Committee mandated to reconfigure grades at schools in the area. Then-school board trustee Shar McCrory, who was also acting board chair at the meeting, said a reconfiguration would still take place but any changes would be informed by more community consultation. See ARENA on A14
Hazelton man Naverone Woods, who was killed in a transit police shooting in Surrey, was remembered at a funeral service in Hazelton in January. Contributed photo
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Wishing everyone the best of the season and a most happy New Year!
Hazelton Skating Club skaters have to celebrate outside arena after it was closed for safety. Lois Aylen photo
Arena roof unsafe From GRADE on 13 Safety issue forces sudden closure of Hazelton ice arena The only ice arena in the Hazeltons was closed indefinitely after a safety issue with the roof brought the skating season to an abrupt end. The 44-year-old Ken Trombley Memorial Arena was evacuated suddenly at about 4 p.m. on March 12, immediately after a structural engineer inspected the building and deemed it unsafe. The engineer had found a beam that was at risk of falling on the ice.
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The Village of Hazelton, which is the municipality responsible for the building’s safety, decided to close the arena immediately. “The structural engineer’s concerns were such that he recommended the immediate closure of the building,” said chief administrative officer Tanalee Hesse. Skaters with the Hazelton Minor Hockey Association had just started their last practice for the season when the evacuation took place. Association president Ryneld Starr expressed his concern the building might still be closed when the next skating season started.
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Happy holidays from the library staff, board, and volunteers! CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS Jan. 11-April 14 BABYTIME Mondays 9:30-10:15 a.m. TODDLERTIME Mondays 10:45-11:30 a.m. STORYTIME Thursdays 10-10:45 a.m. Friday Nights are for Teens & ‘Tweens @ the Library 6:30-8:30 p.m. Generously sponsored by the United Way of Northern BC A safe hangout for Teens and ‘Tweens with library services and activities just for you. Starting up again January 8 Call the library for more details 3817 Alfred Ave. (250) 847-3043
BOOK LOVERS’ NIGHT OUT Tuesday, January 5 @ The Alpenhorn 7 p.m. A monthly treat for readers! Share your opinion in good company over light refreshments. Drop-ins are welcome, or RSVP to the library.
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Supported by Wetzin’Kwa Community Forest Corporation Smithers Tabletop Gaming and Magic: The Gathering A drop-in evening for all ages. Every Wednesday except the third of the month, from 6-9 p.m. Cosy up with free books, movies and magazines this winter, from new releases to classics.
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Thank You from the Salvation Army to all the many volunteers who made this years Santa Breakfast such a success. We also want to give special thanks to Bonnie and Al McCreary for launching this event so many years ago. Thanks to Lesley Thomas and Ellie Marshall for all your hard work through the years. Thanks to Don and Gail Ford and Faye VanHorn for your faithful participation! Thanks also to Sweet Harmony, the Dixie Land Band and the BV Fiddlers for the wonderful music. Thanks to the CIBC staff and their daughters, Jason Olson, Jesse Butler, B & T Sleigh Rides, the Sea Cadets, Santa, Sysco, the Staff of the West Coast Grill, the RCMP and the RCMP Auxiliary, Central Mountain Air, Bulkley Valley Credit Union, BV Printers, Interior News (and Nick for sorting food) and CFNR for everything! Thank you to the Prestige Hudson Bay Lodge and the staff for continuing the tradition! Thanks to everyone in community who brought food for the food bank.
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Six new houses were built by the Smithers Community Services Association (SCSA) as a way to meet demand for affordable rental housing in the area. Each of the small homes opposite Northwest Community College was 540-square-feet and had its own washer, dryer, fridge and stove. They were being rented for $750 per month. “The idea was providing something affordable, but also providing just some options in the community around housing size and ways for people to look at really how much space they need,” said SCSA director Cathryn Olmstead. No government grants were used to construct the cozy abodes. Housing plan for seniors and people with disabilities Dik Tiy Housing Society started negotiating with B.C. Housing to build a 17-unit housing project for people with developmental disabilities and seniors. The project valued at an estimated $3.4 million was to go up at the corner of Main Street and Sixteenth Avenue. Dik Tiy president and High Road Services Society board member Murray Hawse said they had been working on this project for a number of years. “In Smithers, the vacancy rate is very low as everyone knows, so it’s hard to find places that we can rent or buy and renovate that our clients can afford to go into because most of them are on a disability pension of just over $900 a month. It doesn’t leave them a lot to live on,” said Hawse. B.C. Housing had originally committed $1.2 million of the cost of a housing project, but later offered to cover the entire $3.4 million. Under the new plan, if B.C. Housing agreed to commit to the plan, it would own the building while Dik Tiy would operate it. Ski cross championships boon for Smithers After only six days notice, the Smithers Ski and Snowboard Club, along with countless volunteers, managed to pull
Thirty-one racers descended on Smithers to compete in the National Ski Cross Championships at Hudson Bay Mountain in March. It was a success after less than a week’s notice.
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off one of the most successful National Ski Cross Championships that coaches and athletes said they had been a part of. The competition was relocated to Hudson Bay Mountain due to poor weather conditions at Tabor Mountain in Prince George. “The event went really well, we had lots of support from local volunteers and local sponsorship,” said Gary Huxtable, co-chair of the event. “From what we can tell talking to coaches, athletes, the out-of-town volunteers, it was one of the best Canadian national finals that they’ve ever had.” Roughly 30 national athletes descended on Smithers for the event, which organizers said would also bring an unexpected boost to the town’s tourism economy. “Having such a high-calibre event gives us an opportunity to show athletes across the country and Alpine Canada what we can do here on our ski hill, as part of the Smithers Ski and Snowboard Club and also as a community,” said Philippe Bernier, co-chair of the event, speaking before the championship. See SURVEY on B4
Robb Nisbet and the other members of Boarding for Brant were hoping they would not have to jump over too many obstacles to expand the Smithers skatepark after making a presentation to council in May.
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ell me why the time we have goes so much faster as we age? Maybe in some cases it is a good thing. For me it is just another oddity of this aging process. Then I had to ask myself (as I do often) what do people do on New Years Eve? Not all sit and watch the early drop of that humdinger of a ball from New York. Enough excitement for me, but what about the generations with fewer years? All this contemplation brought me to remember a piece I had written for one of my book publications. Let me SPICE share this with you from maybe 30 years ago: I hate New Year’s Eve! The mass compulsion of OF LIFE normally sane individuals to have a grand time this one Brenda Mallory night of a year throws me off. Now, don’t get me wrong. I like a good time just as well as anyone, but the planned gaiety on New Year’s Eve has never failed to give me one royal pain in the backside. Mind you, I have been to a few New Year’s bashes in my time. Some were good, some were bad, and some were just plain awful. I’m no prude but for the life of me going out and getting my hair done at great expense, then spending the rest of the evening wearing a fake diamond tiara over the hairdo seem strange. My husband does not look any better wearing a crinkly bowler hat. The hats are not the only indecency I suffer. Some time during the evening I am handed a gizmo made of wood that I can whirl around like a babies toy listening to the flapping noise that reminds me of the sound of a cigarette package we used to rig up on our bicycle spokes. Better yet, I could have one of those paper tooters that go in and out with every big blow I have. Whoopee! I really shouldn’t feel this way. After all what better time to join up with all your friends who precisely at 12 will rush forward and shower you with an endless display of affection? I use the word display somewhat loosely as a variety of boozy, cigarette-breathed lips seek out mine just to say Happy New Year. I usually try my darndest to get away from the mucky business by heading to the washroom about five minutes before the New Year balloon bursts. Oddly enough I find the water closet filled to the brim with women all seemingly trying to avoid the affectionate urges of the opposite sex. As we crowd around the mirror to repair our war paint I wonder, on the dance floor, who’s kissing who? So there you have my perspective from long ago. I can only hope your entry into this New Year will be all you had hoped for. I wish all of you the best. I also must thank you for still reading these road weary words of mine. Your input and compliments keep me plugging away. Give me a call at 250-846-5095 or just email mallory@bulkley.net.
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Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. Application for Approval of 2016-2017 Revenue Requirements for the PNG West Service Area On November 30, 2015, Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. (PNG) filed its 2016-2017 Revenue Requirements Application (Application) with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission), pursuant to sections 58 to 61, 89 and 90 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA) seeking Commission approval to, among other things, increase the 2016 delivery rates. The Application also seeks relief to allow PNG to amend its rates on an interim and refundable basis, effective January 1, 2016, pending the regulatory process for the review of the Application and orders subsequent to that process. PNG is requesting a delivery rate increase on an interim and refundable basis of 1.8 percent from $11.775/GJ to $11.987/GJ for residential service, a 1.7 percent increase from $9.941/GJ to $10.109/GJ for small commercial service, and a 2.2 percent increase from $6.678/GJ to $6.822/GJ for Granisle propane service. Based on the gas cost recovery and Gas Cost Variance Account (GCVA) rate riders effective April 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015, the overall average bundled rate increase for a typical residential customer consuming 70.5 GJ per year is 4.3 percent, an increase of $56 per year. Similarly, the overall bundled rate increase for a typical small commercial customer consuming 316.4 GJ per year is 4.7 percent or $235 per year and for Granisle residential propane customers consuming 38.8 GJ per year the overall average bundled rate increase is 0.7 percent, an increase of $6 per year. PNG is also requesting an increase in the Revenue Stabilization Adjustment Mechanism (RSAM) rate rider on an interim and refundable basis applicable to residential and small commercial customers of $0.608/GJ from $0.243/GJ to $0.851/GJ. REGULATORY PROCESS The Commission wishes to hear from affected parties before determining the public process necessary for the disposition of the Application. Commission Order G-207-15 establishes a preliminary Regulatory Timetable and a Procedural Conference on Friday, January 29, 2016. HOW TO GET INVOLVED Persons wishing to actively participate in the proceeding must register as an intervener through the Commission’s website at www.bcuc.com or in writing by Friday, January 15, 2016. Registrants must identify the issues they intend to pursue and indicate the extent of their anticipated involvement in the review process. Interveners will each receive a copy of all non-confidential correspondence and filed documentation, and must provide an email address if available. Persons not expecting to actively participate, but who have an interest in the proceeding, should register as an interested party through the Commission’s website or in writing, by Friday, January 15, 2016, identifying their interest in the proceeding. Interested parties receive a copy of the decision when it is released. Please note that only those parties who register on the Commission’s website will receive electronic notice of submissions. Letters of comment may also be submitted. All submissions and/or correspondence received relating to the Application are provided to the panel and all participants in the proceeding. Submissions are placed on the public record and posted to the Commission’s website. By participating and/or providing comment on the application, you agree that all submissions will be placed on the public record and posted on the Commission’s website. If you wish to attend the Procedural Conference please register with the Commission Secretary using the contact information provided at the end of this notice. Procedural Conference The Commission will consider the regulatory process to be followed, the scope of the review and the contents of the Updated Application. Date: Time: Location:
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Bulkley Valley District Hospital Auxiliary Society
Tree of Remembering in place
VIEW FROM THE PORCH Lorraine Doiron
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anuary 2016, a time to look back at the past, look forward to new beginnings. Jan. 1 wasn’t really special until Julius Caesar decided it was the official start of his new 46 BC calendar. That day honoured the god of two faces, Janus, who looks simultaneously back on the past and ahead to the future. The Round Lake Community Association is planning another coffee house at Round Lake Hall Jan. 9 at 7:30, $5 at the door. Hear tunes from Ransom E. Slaughter, Theresa Mohr, Tiana Wisselink and Lonesome P. Dawson. From Denise Kalina,
coordinator, BV Hospice Society: “Over 40 people attended Bulkley Valley Hospice Society’s Ceremony of Remembering held on Dec. 12 at the Smithers Seniors Centre, held annually at this time of year with the intention to support those in our Valley who have lost loved one(s) ... This year the decorations from the tree were moved to A Tree of Remembering placed in the foyer of BV District Hospital for others to hang an ornament in memory of their loved one. The tree will be in place until the end of the holiday season.” The BV Concert Association has several events planned for the New Year. The first is Stephen Fearing, internationally acclaimed s i n g e r - s o n g w r i t e r, guitarist, producer: Jan. 14. Tickets on sale at Mountain Eagle Books. Tip for the season: I always have a grab and go kit at the front door in case of an emergency.
SMITHERS UNITED CHURCH
Rev. Alyssa Anderson Sunday 10:00 AM Worship & Children’s Program
At the corner of Queen St. & 8th
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Bethel Reformed Church Welcomes you to worship with us 10 am & 2:30 pm every Sunday
Pastor Lou Slagter 3115 Gould Place Smithers
250-847-2080
CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Sunday Worship Services 10 a.m. 4035 Walnut Dr. Sunday School for ages 3-6 during the morning worship service. Pastor Ken Vander Horst
smitherscrc@telus.net Phone 250-847-2333 “Groundwork” on The Peak at 9:30 am Sundays
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But I never thought of one for my little dog. Now I do, she wears a collar and tag at all times. I am preparing
her a kit with a bowl and bottled water, some dog food, suggestion was for a one week supply, some of her arthritis medicine
and a nice warm blanket. Something important is to never leave animals behind. That won’t ever happen with me.
Annual General Meeting Tuesday, January 19, 2016 7pm Held at the Healthy Living Centre on Main street. Everyone Welcome!
One of the greatest joys of this holiday season is saying THANK YOU!!
Come worship with us at
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FAITH REFORMED CHURCH OF TELKWA Pastor James Folkerts (URC-NA) 1170 Hwy 16, Telkwa
Sunday mornings 10:30 a.m. Pastor Rick Apperson
Services at 10 am & 2:30 pm
1065 Main St., Smithers Phone: 250-847-1059
Faith Alive Christian Fellowship Upper floor Fitness Northwest Centre, Broadway Ave. 10-12 noon Sundays Youth meeting Fridays at 7 pm
Listen to “Whitehorse Inn program” Sundays at 9 am on The MooseFM 870 am
Join us for Services. Renew your FAITH! We welcome visitors and new members.
ST. JAMES ANGLICAN CHURCH
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Rev. Jacob Worley
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Seventh Day Adventist Contact 250-847-5983 3696 4th Avenue
Rev. Dwayne Goertzen Pastor Trevor Brawdy 250-847-2929 Email: efree@uniserve.com Website: www.smithersefc.org Services at 9 & 11:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. 1838 Main St.
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Vancouver to measure the extent of homelessness in a particular area. In Smithers, the survey consisted of separate day and night components. During the day the volunteers asked a series of questions on pre-determined street routes and at night they surveyed people accessing the Broadway Place Emergency Shelter. Of the 22 people identified as being homeless on that day, eight are considered “unsheltered” or street homeless, 13 were “sheltered” homeless living in emergency shelter or transition houses, and one had no fixed address. Project coordinator Nicole Oud said the number could be higher because it was difficult to survey couch surfers, people with no fixed address, who were known as the hidden homeless.
DISTRICT OF NEW HAZELTON PUBLIC NOTICE To consider District of New Hazelton Financial Plan 2016 – 2020 Bylaw No. 323, 2016
Pursuant to Section 166 of the Community Charter, the Council of the District of New Hazelton will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chambers at 3026 Bowser Street, New Hazelton, BC at 6:45 pm on January 4, 2016 to consider the Financial Plan (Budget) for the years 2016 – 2020. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION At the Public Hearing, all persons who believe they are affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaw that is the subject of the hearing. A copy of the bylaw may be inspected at the District of New Hazelton Office, 3026 Bowser Street, New Hazelton, BC during regular business (9:00 am – 5:00 pm). Written submissions may be forwarded to the attention of Wendy Hunt, Chief Administrative Officer, by 4:00 pm on December 31, 2015. This is the first of two publications.
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Seasons Greetings & Happy New Year!
Smithers Community Services Association executive director Cathryn Olmstead with the new affordable housing completed in February.
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Plan to double size of skate park About a dozen young skateboarders packed Smithers council chambers to support a delegation championing a $500,000 expansion of the skatepark at Heritage Park. Boarding for Brant, named in memory of Brant Holenstein who died in a farm accident over two years ago, wants to expand the skatepark to 10,000 square feet. The current skatepark was built in 1997. Boarding member Robb Nisbet
said the old park was holding up well, but things had changed over the last 18 years. “It’s getting a lot more popular and involving a lot more family,” said Nisbet, a skateboarder with four kids of his own. Benches, walkways, trees and lighting would be in the design. The group was not seeking money from the Towns, but asked to use town resources to help with planning. It raised $29,000 from a Wetzinkwa grant, the Rotary auction, and the Bulkley Freeride Society by May.
brings you your Horoscope for the 5 week of December th
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you are familiar with the expression, “Your eyes are bigger than your stomach.” This week you have bitten off a project that is just too much to chew. Enlist some help.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Some can see straight past your protective facade, Libra. So why not take it off and simply let others see the real you? You won’t be disappointed, and neither will they.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you are on a roll, and now it is only a matter of maintaining momentum for a few more days. Don’t let anyone slow you down this week.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Now is not a time to drag your feet, Scorpio. You have a full slate of tasks to tackle, and it seems like the hours will slip away quickly. Recharge and refocus.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you may not know where your path is taking you, but you are fully aware that an adventure is in store. Take some time to prepare for the unknown that lies ahead. CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Learning from your mistakes can help you to grow, Cancer. Accept a challenge presented to you this week, even if it scares you. You may find it’s not so challenging after all. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, many opportunities are within reach, but you are just not sure which way to go. Seek advice from Pisces when you get a spare moment. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, no one will know what you’re like deep inside unless you share a few secrets. You don’t have to give everything away, but let some information slip out.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you never shy away from a challenge, but you also know when to pick your battles. If something arises this week that seems a waste of time, pass it by. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, when a past conflict pops up this week, push it aside. It is better to focus on the positive things that are in store for you rather than problems from the past. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t accomplish something, Aquarius. As you have proven time and again, you simply need to set a goal in your sights to get things done. PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, when you love someone, it can be difficult to step aside and let that person make his or her own mistakes. Be patient.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
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Pick up your FREE copy of our Real Estate Flyer and our map of the Bulkley Valley. View more of our listings online at www.remaxsmithersbc.ca or on Facebook. NEW LISTING
$148,900
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“Snow Day Fun”
“Snow Place Like Home”
“Ms. Claus’ Favorite”
“String the Lights”
“Gingerbread House”
“To Grandma’s House We Go”
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5204 Morris Road 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home 5 acres, minutes from Telkwa Tons of value, loaded with potential
Kiesha Matthews
mls r2020355
4 bedroom + den, 2112 sq ft home 8.031 acres, trails and creek 40x20 heated shop w/concrete floors Recent updates, sellers motivated
Karen Benson
mls n247647
$459,000
Enjoy the sunshine Spacious 3 bedroom home Mountain and valley views Minutes from town, large shop
Peter Lund
$335,000
mls n246414
2 bedroom home Sunken living room New linoleum and carpets Carport, concrete patio
Donna Grudgfield
$191,500
mls r2004470
4/5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms Floors above ground, concrete dw 10 years young, Willowvale Sub. Fenced backyard, perimeter trail
Donna Grudgfield
$214,900
mls n247381
2 bedroom, 1100 sf condo Garage, double paved parking Lots of upgrades, new flooring Natural gas fireplace, sundeck
Donna Grudgfield
$275,000
mls r2013053
$54,900
“Deck the Halls”
“Sleighbells Ring”
“Up on the Rooftop”
“Candy Cane Lane”
“Santa Stopper”
“Rudolph’s Hangout”
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7123 square foot, one level building 5 acres, level and landscaped Would make a good residence 4 classrooms, 3 bathrooms, gym
Donna & Leo
mls n4507311
46.6 acres, 4 bedroom home 3 pastures, fenced for horses Toboggan Creek frontage Spruce forest, many trails
Donna Grudgfield
$398,500
mls r2012828
3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms Double paved drive, covered carport New roof 2012, stainless appliances Wheel chair ramp, fenced yard
Donna & Peter
mls n247002
$398,000
4 bedrooms, one level Hardwood floors in living room European style kitchen 75x125 lot, alley access
Donna Grudgfield
mls r2016639
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3 bdrm, 1 bath rancher style home Large .47 acre lot by golf course Carport, paved drive, storage www.realestatesmithers.com
Leo Lubbers
$
mls r2013734
Nicely kept 14x70 mobile Back deck overlooks river Quick possession, appliances incl. www.realestatesmithers.com
Leo Lubbers
mls r2014344
$259,900
$259,900
“North Pole Special”
“Reindeer Landing Zone”
“Hang your stockings here”
“Holly Jolly Investment”
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7.5 acres, fenced & x-fenced, view Drilled well, outbuildings 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, large rooms www.realestatesmithers.com
Leo Lubbers
mls n246359
62 acres, 15 min from town 1452 s.f. full basement home Very private, good views www.realestatesmithers.com
Leo Lubbers
Leo Lubbers
mls r2019365
$588,000
2 bedrooms, 2 bathroom condo Walk-in closet, ensuite, n/g fireplace Low strata fee, close to mail/shops www.realestatesmithers.com
$199,500
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mls n247697
Great location, big fenced backyard Near highschool, park, pool, arenas 4 bdrm + den, 2 bath, suite potential www.smithershomes.com
Ron Lapadat
mls r2003804
$169,500
$129,500
“St. Nick’s Pick”
“Go tell it on the Mountain”
“Put me on your Wish list”
“Miracle on Third Street”
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40 acre country estate Hay land, pasture, 20 min to town 5700 sq ft, 6 bedroom, 3½ bathroom Picturesque setting, great views
Ron Lapadat
mls r2007019
Cozy ski cabin along Cinderella run Wood/electric heat, 3 bdrm, 1 bath Fully furnished, bring your ski gear www.smithershomes.com
Ron Lapadat
Charlie & Ron
mls n243506
$299,900
Kispiox valley house on 10 acres Home offers 1466 sf of living space Shop could convert into 2nd home Park like, walk to river and fishing
$305,000
$229,000
$1,400,0000
mls n243329
Cozy and comfy 1300 sq. ft. rancher 2 bedrooms with room for a 3rd Recent renos, great location www.smithershomes.com
Ron Lapadat
$269,000
mls n245027
$45,000 each
“Elf Estates”
“Snow Angels in the Yard”
“Winter Wonderland”
“Santa’s Workshop”
“Skaters Paradise”
“A Neat Little Package”
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Phase 1, quick possession available Now preselling Phase 2 Luxury 2 bed, 2 bath adult complex 1260 sf, wheelchair accessible
Ron Lapadat
Newer 2 bedroom, 2 bath, one level Quality ½ duplex, custom kitchen Ensuite w/ jacuzzi, fenced backyard www.smithershomes.com
Ron Lapadat
mls r2013795
$347,000
28,800 sf with 240’ of Hwy frontage Great location Near high school and KFC C-3 commercial zone
Sandra Hinchliffe
$364,900
mls n4507490
3 acres commercial property Excellent highway exposure 6300 square foot shop Rare opportunity
Sandra Hinchliffe
$399,000
mls C8002700
Premier lot Lake front, spectacular view Fully serviced lot 10796 square feet
Sandra Hinchliffe
$344,500
mls n227134
2 lots just over 1 acre each Plenty of room to build Quiet neighbourhood Sunny Telkwa
Sandra Hinchliffe
$320,000
$92,000
“Toys for Girls & Boys”
“Built by Santa’s Helpers”
“Mistletoe Central”
“A Cozy Christmas”
“The Perfect Gift”
“Caroler’s at your Door”
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Great business opportunity Turn key Owner will train the new buyer C.O.B. Bike Shop
Sandra Hinchliffe
mls C8000703
4 bdrm, 3 bath custom built home Large lot, partially fenced 3,162 s.f. garage, sundeck Fam&rec room, great neighborhood
Karen Benson
mls n246602
3 bdrm, 2 bathroom, 3024 s.f. home 3.27 acres, 5 min from town, view Rec, hobby & music room. OSBE 24x60 workshop, sundecks, gazebo
Karen Benson
mls r2018344
3 bdrm, 2 bathroom, family home Large lot in the hill section, views Numerous upgrades,energy efficient Pantry, workshop, sun room, deck
Karen Benson
mls r2004978
$229,000
Great family home on 5 acres 4 bdrm, 3 bath, office,large rec room Double garage, large sundeck, osbe Beautiful view of Hudson Bay Mtn
Jantina Meints
$112,000
mls n247477
One of the best location in park 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1994 Open layout, bright, vaulted ceilings Interior freshly painted, storage shed
Jantina Meints
mls r2017384
$67,000
$237,500
“Ice Fishing Haven Granisle”
“Christmas Retreat”
“Kringle Special”
“Snowflake Haven”
“Trim your tree here”
“Baby It’s Cold Outside”
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23 Hearne Ave, 6360 sf, - $11,500 50 Morrison St, 8400 sf - $12,000 95 Morrison St, 8593 sf - $12,000 97 Morrison St, 9470 sf - $12,000
Jantina Meints
Peter Lund Res. 847-3435
Buy a condo in Granisle 20 Morrison Street - $34,500 #10 – 50 Hagan Street - $30,500 #2&3 – 50 Hagan Street - $62,000
Jantina Meints
Donna Grudgfield Cell. 847-1228
Leo Lubbers Cell. 847-1292
900 sq ft well-built and clean home 2.23 acres, 8 minutes from town 2 bedrooms, full basement Quick possession
Jantina Meints
Ron Lapadat Cell. 847-0335
mls r2016604
Stunning 5.8 acre lot, min from town Cleared building site, driveway Access to recreation trails Privacy, variety of trees
Kiesha Matthews
Sandra Hinchliffe Cell. 847-0725
mls n245198
Charlie McClary Cell. 877-1770
3 bedroom, bright & open mobile Beautifully renovated Quiet location Close to Tyhee Lake & playground
Kiesha Matthews
Karen Benson Cell. 847-0548
mls r2018094
Rare opportunity Bulkley River front property 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home Many upgrades
Kiesha Matthews
Jantina Meints Cell. 847-3144
mls r2013446
Kiesha Matthews Cell. 876-8420