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Rio Tinto Alcan fish fine pending By MARGARET SPEIRS SUBMISSIONS OVER how much Rio Tinto Alcan should be fined after being found guilty of killing salmon continued last week in Terrace court. The company was originally charged with one count each of harmful alteration of fish habitat and destruction of fish, two violations of the Federal Fisheries Act, from an event at Kemano where its hydroelectric facilities
powering its Kitimat aluminum smelter are located. Those charges stem from an April 14, 2011 incident in which the company decreased the water supply to the Kemano River, a move that followed an emergency request made by BC Hydro regarding repairs the crown corporation needed to make. Rio Tinto was found guilty by provincial court judge Calvin Struyk a year ago and lawyers for the parties were before him last
week regarding the size of a fine and other matters. Penalties imposed on the company could be fines of up to $1,000,000, up to six months in jail for the company’s officials or both. With eulachon and salmon in the Kemano River, and the importance of the eulachon to the Haisla people, Alcan had an agreement with the Haisla to give the eulachon priority. But in focusing on the eulachon, salmon weren’t con-
sidered, said Struyk in his March 2015 decision. That decision was released from a trial that took place over several days in May and October 2014. In its own statement of May 13, 2013, BC Hydro said it asked Rio Tinto Alcan to cut the flow of water into the Kemano River, which would mean less water going through its generators to produce electricity, because of a “hot spot,” a bad connection on a transmission
line that had heated up and was in danger of melting the connection. The transmission lines of Rio Tinto Alcan and BC Hydro are connected so that if the connection had melted, it could’ve potentially caused “catastrophic damage to the transmission line and surrounding area and result in a longer outage to repair,” said BC Hydro in that statement. It added that a repair was required as soon as possible.
In court Jan. 27, Crown prosecutor Michelle Ball said the crown wanted a fine of $250,000 and a Water Survey Canada gauge to be installed at a cost of $20,000 and monitored for 10 years with a cost of $20,000 per year. In replying, defence lawyer Robert Hunter said that if the flow had not been cut to the Kemano River, then the work to repair the hydro lines would’ve taken longer.
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■■ Let’s learn! JOY HENRY enjoys watching her children Daniel Jr., 2, and Alexx, 7, create with play dough at the recent Family Literacy Day at Cassie Hall Elementary School Jan. 30. The event had all kinds of family activities and play that encourages learning, as well as a short presentation from Kitsumkalum singers and a lunch.
SUBSIDIES FOR seniors and disabled people for the Kitimat-Stikine regional district’s curbside recycling collection program won’t be happening anytime soon but the regional district director who suggested it will keep looking into solutions. “Although my motion was defeated, it is my hope and my goal to remain diligent and prompt in finding ways through possible subsidies available within the province to support individuals, specifically seniors and disabled persons on fixed incomes, financially, in part, with curbside collection fees,” says Jessica McCallum-Miller who represents the rural area surrounding Terrace and extending south past Lakelse Lake. Last year, McCallum-Miller proposed a motion which would introduce subsidies for seniors and disabled individuals when the regional district brought in its curbside collection program. Regional district officials then contacted municipalities and other regional districts to ask if they did anything similar. After receiving many replies, officials recommended against subsidies because many municipalities and regional districts said subsidy programs caused additional work and difficulties keeping track of who should receive a subsidy and who should not. McCallum-Miller then suggested subsidizing individuals who had extra medical waste, a program that was in place in the Kamloops area and which looked to be successful. She said this would assist many seniors/disabled persons on fixed incomes that reside in Thornhill and the larger rural area. That idea is now to form the basis for a draft plan and once that’s prepared, it will be presented to the regional district board for a vote. The regional district’s curbside recycling and garbage collection program is part of a larger program to reduce waste and increase recycling and features the creation of a new disposal location at Forceman Ridge. The City of Terrace also has a curbside program and is also part of the Forceman Ridge initiative which involves closing the city’s landfill and converting the regional district’s Thornhill landfill into a transfer station.
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MLA and First Nations at odds over LNG site By JOSH MASSEY SKEENA NDP MLA Robin Austin finds himself at odds with First Nations in his own riding in his criticism of a large liquefied natural gas project planned for Lelu Island in the Skeena River estuary. Austin and two other northwestern NDP MLAs signed a letter supporting opposition to the Pacific NorthWest LNG project location, a move criticized in turn by the elected chief councillors of five Tsimshian First Nations, including the Kitselas and Kitsumkalum in his riding, who said not enough facts are known about the impact on salmon from the project to condemn its location. The letter from Austin, North Coast NDP MLA Jennifer Rice and Bulkley-Nechako MLA Doug Donaldson came out of a gathering last weekend in Prince Rupert called the Salmon Summit in which a number of hereditary chiefs from the north coast and along the Skeena River signed a declaration to protect Lelu Island and adjacent locations. “This was specifically around that particular location,” said Austin of his stance towards the Pacific Northwest LNG proposal. “We want LNG to happen. We want it to happen in a way that both respects aboriginal rights and title and is done in a sustainable way.” The Kitsumkalum and Kitselas First Nations are part of the Tsimshian Environmental Stewardship Authority (TESA),
the other three First Nations are the Gitxaala, Metlakatla and Gitga’at, which is conducting its own review of Pacific NorthWest LNG at the same time as the project is being studied by the federal Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. Within this group the Kitselas, for example, have signed an agreement with Pacific NorthWest LNG which would lead to a further benefits agreement based on traditional use of the marine area around Lelu Island. At the same time, however, another Tsimshian First Nation, the Lax Kw’alaams, is not a part of the stewardship authority and community members have set up a protest camp on Lelu Island which is within its traditional territory. Lax Kw’alaams members last year rejected a $1 billion multiyear benefits deal offered up by Pacific NorthWest LNG. The stewardship authority called the Salmon Summit declaration “a political action that is an attack on the rights and title interest of Tsimshian Nations.” “The meeting that took place in Prince Rupert last weekend did not present complete information regarding the proposed project,” it stated in a release. “The Chiefs are extremely disappointed that the local Member of Parliament [Skeena NDP MP Nathan Cullen who also attended the summit] and provincial NDP MLAs would choose to sign and comment on a project without any prior consultation or involvement with Tsimshian
communities.” But Austin said that by putting his name in to oppose the project on Lelu, he is seeking to defend the salmon that is so central First Nations traditions. He said protecting Flora Bank, which is a large eelgrass bed adjacent to the island vital to young salmon populations, would be similar to a previous ban on fish farms in the Skeena watershed which he helped craft some years back. “There are so many other locations that are better locations than that one. That’s why I joined with my colleagues in writing that letter,” said Austin. Overall he said he wants to stay out of the First Nations debate. “I realize that when you get into First Nations politics, that there are several projects which might be supported by one First Nation or not another. I will let them hash that out amongst themselves.” The Kitsumkalum held a community meeting about the LNG industry Jan. 23 on what an impact benefits agreement might provide. “This could be a monetary agreement, land, training, employment, community infrastructure or a number of other items. Habitat improvements, revenue sharing agreements, compensation, infrastructure, education, training, community improvements are all examples of things that could be included in an Impact Benefit Agreement (IBA),” read part of the information.
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LNG pipeline decision delayed CONSTRUCTION DECISIONS for at least one and perhaps more smaller liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants near Kitimat remain unknown, based on a filing Jan. 29 with a provincial regulator. Pacific Northern Gas (PNG) was to tell the B.C. Utilities Commission on that day how large of a natural gas pipeline it was to build to the locations for up to three planned LNG plants, all of which would be located on barges. One project, Douglas Channel LNG, is the most advanced of the
three and would require an extension of PNG’s existing 10-inch line into Kitimat. Two other projects called Triton and Cedar are in the concept stage but would require PNG to build a 30-inch line to feed all three and set in motion the construction of a second PNG pipeline running from the Prince George area into the northwest. But yesterday PNG asked the utilities commission for an extension and a change in detail it would need to provide.
The utility is now asking to submit the pipeline size filing “within 10 days of Douglas Channel LNG making a Final Investment Decision on the project,” a statement today from the utilities commission indicates. “The commission is currently considering this request and at this point, we have not responded nor is there a revised date for receiving the filing,” the statement continued. PNG originally received approval to construct either a 10-inch
line or a 30-inch line last November and that’s when it was given a deadline of today to file its decision with the commission. The natural gas utility is a subsidiary of Calgary-based energy company AltaGas which is a partner with a Japanese company in both the Douglas Channel LNG project and the Triton one. There are other companies involved as well. A successful development of just the Douglas Channel LNG project would also mean lower
natural gas costs for PNG’s existing northwestern B.C. customers. That’s because it would take up the majority of the capacity of the existing 10-inch line, a capacity which became available when previous large scale industrial customers closed down. Since then, PNG’s existing customers have had to pay more to maintain the line, a situation that would then change should Douglas Channel LNG go ahead and begin paying its share of those maintenance costs.
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DECAL-LIKE SIGN in window of City Furniture on Lakelse Ave. downtown.
City eyes sign ban By JOSH MASSEY THE CITY of Terrace could very well put an end to decal-like signs on windows of businesses in some locations should its amended sign bylaw be passed. The style of sign is popular because of its ability to spread over a window and be transparent when looked through from inside a building. These signs tend to be temporary and are larger than the 25 per cent maximum coverage of a storefront window currently stipulated in the old bylaw. According to the city’s director of development services David Block, staff was not been aware of the prevalence of decal signs until they did a walkabout and noted their increasing popularity. “We do have some in the downtown right now, they have just gone up in windows without us being aware of it until we took a look around, but they really defeat the intent of a pedestrian-friendly, walkable, attractive downtown that has windows that people can see in and out of,” said Block. “It gives people walking in public space on the sidewalk some safety if they know the people inside can see them. If you don’t know that people are seeing you, you lose that connection, so there is a lot of reasons from an urban planning and urban design [perspective] that we don’t encourage or suggest they should be allowed in the downtown.” The new bylaw will permit the usage of such signs, but only in the commercial and industrial zones and only for half a year. “The new bylaw does not permit this type of window advertising in the downtown commercial zones (C1, C1-A, C2 and C7). Any decal signs currently in windows can remain until such time as the business owner removes them,” said Block. A few business owners who tend to have large
decal signs covering one or more of their windows said they had not been consulted or even sent a letter by the city indicating this might soon be breaking a bylaw for those zones. Furniture seller TJ Kaler from City Furniture & Appliances on Lakelse Ave. says he hadn’t heard a thing about the new sign bylaw, but that having large signs is important for advertising his products. “It’s important for window shopping, that’s what windows are for, for advertising,” says Kaler. “We get big posters from the supplier, we put them up. That was the whole idea.” With about six windows allowing for people to see into what would otherwise be a solid warehouse wall, he says it’s strange he wouldn’t be allowed to cover a window or two with decals. In the commercial zone of the downtown core, the ban would be in effect. However in the service commercial zone along Keith Ave./Hwy 16, businesses would be allowed to have the decal signs. Kaler says he thinks such a ban on one side of the city but not the other is unfair, because businesses on the southern end of the city could display as many decal signs as they wanted. “If they are going to do that, they should do that to all of them,” said Kaler of the ban. Other businesses such as Totem Furniture and Speedy Cash, also on Lakelse Ave.,were also unaware of the bylaw changes. The new bylaw passed second and third reading at the Jan. 25 regular city council meeting, and will most likely come up for adoption at the next regular meeting to be held Feb. 9.
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ergy Fund and 75 per cent of that latter revenue is then divided up among affected First Nations based on traditional interests on the land on which a project is located. How much each First Nation receives is based on a provincial formula taking in the population of a First Nation and its distance from a project. With a larger population, Lax Kw’alaams is receiving just under half of the available revenue with Kitsumkalum receiving nearly 25 per cent and the Kitselas just under 19 per cent. That leaves just under 10 per cent which would be going to another North Coast first nation, Metlakatla, but it has yet to sign a revenue sharing agreement with the province. Commercial power production as of this May at Dasque-Middle Creek is later than expected with Veresen at first predicting a date in late 2014.
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Ballot breakdown Liberals did surprisingly well here in 2015 federal election
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errace and area voters behaved very much in the same way voters did across Canada in last October’s federal election, with more coming out compared to previous elections and more of those who did come out choosing to vote Liberal. The Conservatives and NDP both lost a fair percentage of votes in this area compared to 2011, while the Liberal vote count soared. An analysis of detailed voting results released by Elections Canada show that the party which lost the most ground on a percentage basis in Terrace was the Conservatives. Their candidate, Tyler Nesbitt, received 1,781 votes, 190 fewer than the 1,971 tally reached by that party’s candidate in 2011. That works out to 30 percent of the turnout last fall compared to 39 percent in 2011. And while veteran Skeena–Bulkley Valley NDP MP Nathan Cullen was never in any danger of losing his seat, he did see a drop of five per cent here compared to the 2011 election. Cullen received 2,770 votes which was 156 more than last year but an overall 47 per cent of the turnout, compared to the 2,614 votes or 52 percentage in 2011. The fact that Cullen’s percentage vote fell despite an increase in the number of people having voted for him in Terrace is reflective of the overall increase in voter turnout, a trend true for both the entire Skeena-Bulkley Valley riding and nationally. The total count shows 5,927 people voted in Terrace and area in the 2015 election compared to 5,045 in 2011. And although Liberal Brad Layton didn’t achieve the level of success enjoyed by his party nationally, he was a beneficiary of both the Conservative decline in Terrace as well as the new voters who did turn out. From 179 Liberal
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NATHAN CULLEN holds son while at his Smithers campaign headquarters on election night Oct. 19, 2015 while image of Justin Trudeau looms large over the room. While Cullen was re-elected in the Skeena-Bulkley riding, Liberal candidate Brad Layton increased his party’s vote total. votes in this area in 2011, Layton’s total soared to 1,142 in 2015, a more than six-fold increase or 19 percent of the turnout compared to 3.6 per cent in 2011. Looking at the whole Skeena-Bulkley Valley riding, in 2015 the NDP Cullen received 51 per cent (22,531 votes), the Conservatives received 24.7 per cent (10,936 votes), the Liberals 18.7 per cent (with 8,257 votes), Greens 3.6 per cent (1,605 votes) and 1.7 per cent for the Christian Heritage Party (780 votes). Compared to 2011, the NDP received 55.3 per cent, the Conservatives 34.5, the Liberals 3.6, the Greens 3.1 per cent, the Christian Heritage Party 3.0, and Canadian Action Party 0.5. This is an overall rise in turnout. In 2015, 44,109 people in the riding cast votes of 63,459 eligible voters, while in 2011, 35,237 people cast votes out of a total number 61,043 on the elections list. According to University of Northern
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British Columbia political science professor Michael Murphy, “the Liberal strength in general was a surprise to many (including myself). They really surged in the last one-third of the campaign.” But he said the B.C.friendly policies woven through Trudeau’s campaign very well might have resonated in the Northwest. “Trudeau also made quite a few promises that would have appealed to voters up this way, including an inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal
women, his opposition to Northern Gateway, and his endorsement of the UNDRIP [The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.]” Murphy also noted that aboriginal voter turnout “was a lot higher than expected in many areas of the country, and this seemed directly linked to anger with Harper’s policies in general, and more specifically, his voting reform law that could have made it more difficult for some aboriginal people to vote.” Taking a look at First
Nations near Terrace: In Kitsumkalum on the west edge of Terrace, Cullen received 178, Brad Layton 27, Tyler Nesbitt 24, Spratt four, and Jeannie Parnell one vote. In 2011 the NDP got 146 votes, the Liberals 1.0, the Conservatives 28, Christian Heritage 4.0, and Greens 6.0 votes. Up in the Nass area a similar increase is noted, with 556 voting NDP, 63 Liberal, 15 Conservative and 24 Green, compared to 476 NDP, 10 Liberal, 25 Conservative, 10 Green in 2011.
Along socio-economic lines one can also see certain trends. In the immediate Terrace area, Lakelse Lake polling, which happens to include some of the region’s most expensive homes, the Conservative vote prevailed. There, Nesbitt received 62 votes while Liberal candidate Layton had 40 and the NDP’s Cullen came third with 36 votes. Green Jeannie Parnell received five votes while no one voted for the Christian Heritage Party’s Spratt. Cullen dominated on the Southside of Terrace
by receiving 474 votes compared to Nesbitt’s 218 votes, Layton’s 184, Parnell’s 25 and Spratt’s 18. For the rural area generally south of Terrace, Cullen received 116 votes, Layton 76, Nesbitt 46, Spratt 6 and Parnell 3. Moving up to the Bench, where voters cast ballots at Northwest Community College, Nesbitt narrowed the spread by receiving 530 votes, although Cullen topped the polls with 599. Layton received 345 votes, Parnell 41 and Spratt 16. Down in the Horseshoe area of central Terrace, the polling station was held at Veritas school where Cullen received 782 votes, Nesbitt 509, Layton 368, Parnell 41 and Spratt 32. In Thornhill, where residents cast their votes at the Thornhill Community Centre, Cullen gathered in 780 votes, Nesbitt ran second with 588 votes, Layton received 499 votes, Parnell 93 and Spratt 22.
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Unrefined THAT a company called Pacific Future Energy Corporation has its sights set on the Dubose Flats area between Terrace and Kitimat as a location for a (US) $11 billion oil refinery should not be a surprise. It’s a matter of geography – the crude oil’s in Alberta, the markets are in Asia and the logical shipping point connecting the two is B.C.’s north coast. But compared to other projects to ship either refined petroleum products or simply crude oil itself, Pacific Future’s proposal misses one key ingredient. Its business plan appears to stop once the oil is refined, leaving the actual shipping of the product away from the refinery in pipelines to an export terminal to someone else. To date, Pacific Future describes one scenario – pipelines which would run north from Dubose to the Portland Inlet, and crossing the Skeena River along the way, as “early thinking” based on third-party reports it has yet to release. Industry experts say that’s how it works at other refineries but given the environmental sensitivity of any large-scale industrial project, the need to acknowledge aboriginal interests and the general support of the overall population that would be needed, the Pacific Future proposal is, to put it mildly, unrefined. (Full disclosure. A competing refinery plan, Kitimat Clean, is owned by David Black of Black Press, the publisher of The Terrace Standard.)
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No room for stereotypes in a fire hall
’ve been in a fire hall twice – first to pattern a waterproof cover over the bed of Thornhill’s ladder truck, and the second time to fit the cover and install the snaps. I remember the clean orderliness of the place, many suits of gear hanging ready to be snatched up and donned at the sound of a pager. Such clean orderliness doesn’t happen on its own. It comes from training, teamwork and pride in the job. Teamwork is essential. Without teamwork, the whole system falls apart. That’s what happened Jan. 22 in Spaniard’s Bay, NL when the fire chief and 20 male volunteers resigned en masse at a town council meeting, leaving the 2,600 residents with eight firefighters. Two hundred women and kids demonstrated outside council bearing signs, “Support our men”. The only firefighter talking was Brenda Seymour, the lone female brigade member. She had complained of enduring years of harassment, being passed over for promotions. Topping off her intimidation and discrimination was a 2014 incident ending
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CLAUDETTE SANDECKI a training session conducted by Chief Jeremy Hall from Bay de Grave. “For a laugh,” he showed a 23-second explicit porno film. The men claim Seymour , too, laughed at the film. They see nothing inappropriate about a porno flick shown in a workplace. Seymour says she was flabbergasted. Numb. As the only woman in a group of men, her laughter would be a nervous response like an audience member knocked sideways by a comedian’s off-colour joke. Not one man, not even the chief, objected to the porno film and since the resigna-
tions, all refuse to explain their side of the impasse, hinting there is one, if only a lawyer hadn’t advised them to stay mum. Fortunately the 10-member municipal board in charge of fire halls agreed with Seymour. Chief Hall’s certification as a qualified trainer was revoked and he was relieved of his salaried position. Following a day long training session on what constitutes harassment, Spaniard’s Bay mayor and council issued Seymour a full written apology and promised to re-write their harassment policies establishing zero tolerance of harassment throughout all departments. What riveted me to following news reports of this scandal was one comment posted by a Terrace resident in a long, long list following a National Post article titled “Crashed Trucks, Dead Mice and Porn: Inside the firefighting scandal tearing apart a Newfoundland town.” The Terrace comment posted January 21, 2016 at 2:25 p.m. reads: “I have yet to see a women firefighter who deserves to be in the position they are in. They
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are promoted only because they are a woman. The politically correct hate to hear the truth.” A first year Pouch Cove, NL firewoman calls this comment “motivation”. Thornhill’s volunteer firefighters include six women, all equally as trained and qualified as the men, their competency evaluated by an outside agency. Popularity with fellow firefighters carries scant weight toward becoming chief. Thornhill’s fire chief is chosen by a committee of three: the current chief, a representative of the association which speaks for the firefighters, and a regional district representative. Firefighters of smaller stature or less strength perform equally valuable tasks during a callout: replacing empty oxygen bottles, moving hoses... Anyone who believes female firefighters have no place in a fire hall and are promoted only because they are women harbours an antiquated, stereotypical viewpoint. It’s the same viewpoint displayed by too many Spaniard’s Bay women.
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OWNER OF this property on the corner of Hwy16 and Hwy113 (Kalum Lake Drive) was startled at the assessment jump.
Values don’t reflect economy
Dear Sir: I was startled to find that the B.C. Assessment Authority increased the value of my property located on the corner of Hwy16 and Kalum Lake Drive by 62.5 per cent when I received my latest assessment
notice. I have had several communications with the assessment authority since and it has provided sales of comparable properties, all of which have a high value and which were then used to calculate my as-
sessment. These values were based on a snapshot of values as of July 1, 2015 and I agree with those calculations but only up to that date. Up until then investors still had the confidence to invest in
the province-wide advertised Terrace economic boom that supported the increased land prices along Keith Ave. which the assessment authority provided to me to consider.
Dear Sir: It continues to be a crucial time for the Class 1 Section of the Zymoetz River. Pacific Northern Gas may have asked for an extension on the size of natural gas pipeline it would build in Kitimat to the location for one or more liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant projects but that does not mean those projects are being shelved. AltaGas and Idemitsu Canada are partners in the Douglas Channel LNG project which would use natural gas being pumped through the existing Pacific Northern Gas pipleine. But they are also partners in a company called Triton who would build a second project and a third project, Cedar, is also under consideration. Triton and Cedar would require a new 30-inch diameter pipeline called the looping pipeline, twinning the existing PNG 10-inch diameter line from Prince George to about Telkwa. It would then loop behind Smithers and follow through the upper Class 1 Section of the Zymoetz (Copper) River to a point where it would more or less meet the existing 10-inch PNG pipeline in the mid-Zymoetz River Valley near the confluence with Kitnayakwa Creek, and then on to Kitimat. This letter is focused on the 30-inch diameter pipeline to be constructed in the Class 1 Section of the Zymoetz River Valley, not the other LNG plant proposals in Kitimat which is part of a larger regional LNG discussion. This new pipeline is an ill conceived, terrible idea and not acceptable. The upper Zymoetz Valley is beautiful, almost a pristine river valley with much of its original old growth timber still remaining.
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ast time I closed with the question, what is the outlook for LNG in these turbulent times, particularly when it comes to the proposed projects in our backyard? Depending on what forecasts you believe, the answer is either – like Monty Pyton’s parrot – “it’s dead” or “only sleeping”. Part of the answer lies in the basic demand-supply ratio. The demand side does not paint a pretty picture right now. For example, Korea Gas (Kogas) has seen its sales of natural gas fall nearly 23 per cent from December 2014 to December last year – and it has a monopoly of supply in its domestic market. Japan’s demand for LNG fell four percent last year and China’s, after years of double digit increases, went down by two percent. Those figures are not terrifying if the supply of LNG were to hold at the level it now is. But if you look at the 118.9 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of new production that is forecast to come on the market over just the next two years, you could be forgiven for concluding the par-
rot is as dead as a doornail. However, I question those forecasts. The list of projects includes 62.5 mtpa from US plants. While the 18 mtpa Sabine Pass (Louisiana) project is very close to shipping product, I have my doubts that Freeport (Texas, 13.9 mtpa), Cameron (Louisiana, 12mtpa), Cove Point (Maryland, 5.2 mtpa) and Corpus Christi (Texas, 13.3 mtpa) are going to be up and running in that time frame. (I should add that Sabine will not be shipping out the full 18 mtpa immediately but rather incrementally and even that depends on market conditions.) You can dismiss Yamal (Russia, 16.5 mtpa) since their projected startup date is listed as 2018-2021, a clear indication they haven’t the vaguest idea when, or even if, it will proceed. Petronas of Malaysia has a couple of floating LNG plants in the works but at a total output of 2.7 mtpa they are not market breakers. Which leaves the total of 37 mtpa from Australia’s Gorgon (15.6 mtpa), Wheatstone (8.9 mtpa), Prelude (3.6 mtpa) and
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MALCOLM BAXTER Ichthys (8.9 mtpa) proposals. (Of interest is that Gorgon’s partners include Chevron (Kitimat LNG) and Shell (LNG Canada), Wheatstone has Chevron and Woodside (Kitimat LNG), and Shell is the big player in Prelude. Ichthys is primarily a Japanese consortium.) Given Ichthys is in difficulties – it originally targeted late this year for first shipments but has now pushed that back to the fall of next year – let’s take them out of the equation.
That leaves 28 mtpa of Aussie production that can reasonably be expected to come to market by the end of 2018. Again, not a terrifying number since it would require only a relatively modest increase in demand over the next 36 months to maintain market balance. All that said, what happens between now and the end of 2018 in terms of demand/supply/price is not relevant to financial investment decisions for LNG Canada or Kitimat LNG since, even if the green light for either came tomorrow morning, the absolute earliest they could be shipping LNG is 2020-2021. So any final decision will be based on their best forecast on the cost of building their projects, demand from 2020 to 2060 – assuming a 40-year life span for the plants – and, as an extension of demand, what the average price will be over four decades. Projected price is the big one since you have to be confident that revenues will pay all the bills and leave you with a profit. We’ll get into the murky world of price next time. AN ASIDE: While I applaud
the recent editorial in this newspaper on council’s unequal treatment of its citizens in regards to subsidizing the cost of clearing city-created snow windrows across driveways, may I suggest there is a more basic issue. And that is the creation of the windrows themselves. Some 20-plus years ago when I was the Standard’s reporter covering council, this issue came up. At that time then assistant engineer John Colongard suggested a solution: attach a hydraulic “wing” extension to the graders’ blades. The idea was that as the grader approached a driveway the wing would be pulled in so it was at 90 degrees to the blade, thus preventing the snow from being dumped into the driveway. The wing would be returned to its original position after the driveway was passed. While the system was being used successfully elsewhere, if memory serves, Colongard’s idea was torpedoed on the grounds of cost. I suggest a re-examination of that solution, or any other that has emerged in the last two decades, would not be out of place. msdbax@citywest.ca
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Northern recognition wanted MORE NORTHERNERS should be honoured by the province, a Terrace city councillor said last night. Sean Bujtas made the comment in examining a list of past Order of B.C. recipients during discussion on the call by the province for nominations for this
year. A letter from the government calls the Order of B.C “The highest honour the Province can bestow on its citizens for excellence and outstanding achievement.” Since 1990, a total of 386 Order of B.C. awards have been given
No change for pilots of airline DESPITE RUMOURS of pilots losing jobs, the head of Hawkair says its new arrangement of flying routes for sister airline Central Mountain Air (CMA) has not changed much for staff except for some of their uniforms. Hawkair pilots and flight attendants are still running Hawkair Dash-8 aircraft and the Central Mountain Air pilots and flight attendants will be on CMA planes, said Hawkair president Jay Dilley. There will not be Hawkair pilots flying CMA planes and vice versa. “It’s something that can’t happen,” said Dilley, adding that Transport Canada has a lengthy process to allow anyone who is not a Hawkair employee fly a Hawkair plane. Reservations for both are now done by CMA customer service agents, who are also the people at the counter when you check in and ones who check tickets before letting you on the plane. “They’ve changed uniforms from a Hawkair uniform to a CMA uniform,” said Dilley of the service agents. As for those in the reservations office, there were jobs lost here with the shutdown of the Hawkair reservations office in Terrace and the shift of that service to CMA’s office in Smithers. Since the Terrace-Prince George-Kelowna route is popular for people interested in leisure activities, visiting family or on business, to serve that route, Hawkair trimmed the number of flights from Terrace to Vancouver, said Dilley. Last month Hawkair began flying to Vancouver just once a day, down from two flights on most days last year. Hawkair also pulled out of Smithers and Prince Rupert earlier this year because of falling demand in those markets. There are no more changes to come, as all of the changes have happened, said Dilley.
Two draw fines for fish violations TWO PEOPLE have been fined for violating federal fishing laws in the local area in 2012. Lynette Alice Gray pleaded guilty to charges for contravening her terms of licence, which includes conditions and not to buy, sell, trade or barter fish without a licence. She was ordered to pay a fine of $700 for both charges. She also pleaded guilty to one charge of failing to appear pursuant to court order and fined $200 plus a $60 victim fine surcharge and was fined $200 for a second count of the same charge that she did not enter a plea on. Graham Eugene MacPherson pleaded not guilty but was found guilty and fined $700 for contravening terms of licence, which again has conditions and requires people to not buy, sell, trade or barter fish without a licence.
out, with Terrace residents being honoured twice – Edna Cooper and Robert Cooper in 1995. Chester Moore from Gingolx in the Nass Valley was named in 2014, former Prince Rupert mayor Peter
Lester in 1994 and Haisla chief councillor Ellis Ross in 2014. “Like always, it seems like the north gets overlooked with things,” said Bujtas in calling out to people in the community to sub-
mit their nominations. “Terrace’s number …. is actually not bad for the size of the community but it would be good to see more people in the area.” “People need to be recognized,” Bujtas
continued. “When they do good work and do things for the community they need to be recognized and they should be recognized. The Order of BC seems like a great way.”
Sean Bujtas
DEVELOPMENT OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN Pest Management Plan: BC Hydro Power Line Corridors 2016-2021
The use of pesticides is intended within the area to which the Pest Management Plan (PMP) applies. The purpose of the proposed PMP is to control vegetation under, above and near BC Hydro’s power lines in order to maintain the safe and reliable delivery of electricity to our customers. This plan applies to all areas of British Columbia where BC Hydro manages its transmission and distribution system and associated power line corridors, access roads and helipads. The proposed duration of the PMP is from April 2016 to April 2021. Vegetation incompatible with the operation of the power system will be controlled using: physical (manual brushing, mowing, girdling, grooming, pruning, tree removal), cultural (compatible land use), biological (release of parasitic insects to control invasive plants), and chemical (herbicide application) techniques, or any combination of these methods. The active ingredients and trade names of the herbicides proposed for use under this plan include: ○ aminocyclopyrachlor and metsulfuron-methyl – Navius or equivalent ○ aminopyralid – Milestone or equivalent ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
aminopyralid and metsulfuron-methyl – ClearView or equivalent aminopyralid, metsulfuron-methyl, and fluroxypyr – Sightline or equivalent aminopyralid, metsulfuron-methyl and triclopyr – Clearview Brush or equivalent Chondrostereum purpureum – Chontrol or equivalent clopyralid – Lontrel or equivalent diflufenzopyr and dicamba – Distinct, Overdrive, or equivalent glyphosate – Vantage, Vision or equivalent imazapyr – Arsenal Powerline or equivalent metsulfuron-methyl – Escort or equivalent picloram and 2,4-D – Aspect or equivalent triclopyr – Garlon products or equivalent 2,4-D – LV700 or equivalent
Adjuvant products may also be combined on occasion with an herbicide to improve its effectiveness, such as: nonylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol – Agral 90, paraffinic oils – Gateway, octadec-9-enoic acid as methyl and ethyl esters – Hasten NT, or siloxylated polyether – Xiameter or equivalents. The proposed methods for applying herbicides include: cut surface, basal bark, backpack foliar (low pressure spray), mechanical foliar (boom, nozzle, powerhose, or wick), or injection (hack and squirt, lance or syringe) techniques. A draft copy of the proposed PMP is available at bchydro.com/pestplanforcorridors. Alternatively, it’s available in person at 6911 Southpoint Drive, Burnaby; 1401 Kalamalka Lake Road, Vernon; 18475 128 Street, Surrey; 400 Madsen Road, Nanaimo; 3333 22 Avenue, Prince George. BC Hydro, the applicant for the proposed PMP, is located at 6911 Southpoint Drive, Burnaby, B.C., V3N 4X8. Please contact Tom Wells, Vegetation Program Manager, at 604 516 8943 or thomas.wells@bchydro.com for more information. A person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of the pest management plan, may send copies of the information to the applicant at the above address within 30 days of the publication notice.
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Via train delay stuns visitor
Dear Sir: I would like to add a comment to Vi Timmerman’s recent letter to the editor on Via Rail. On the occasion of the first visit by my parents from Switzerland to Canada, back in the 1980s, they decided to take VIA from Montreal to Vancouver. My father was an avid railroader, and that part of their visit was an absolute must. While absolutely impressed by the trip, the distances, the views, the prairies – compared to Switzerland Canada is, well, enormous does not cover it – there was one thing that my father could not digest. Somewhere, I think it was in Ontario, in the dark of the night, the train stopped in the middle nowhere, and backed into a siding where it stood idling for over an hour waiting for a freight train. Coming from Switzerland, where passenger train punctuality is measured in minutes and everything in excess of three minutes leads to consequences, that a prestige train such as VIA’s transcontinental should be shoved off into a siding for over an hour to wait for a passing freight train, well, that was an experience my father could not digest to the end of his life! When he told me that story, and I got a good laugh out of it, I realized just how much I had become a Canadian. Andre Carrel, Terrace, B.C.
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Phone scammers on the prowl
SCAMMERS trying to obtain money over the phone are busy in the region. This time the warning comes from New Hazelton RCMP where the detachment reports that callers claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency say they have an arrest warrant due to an outstanding tax balance. They demand that money be electronically transferred to deal with the warrant. A second variation is that the victim receives a call from someone claiming to be a local police officer. “If the victim has caller ID, the [police] detachment phone number may be displayed. The caller claims to have a warrant and needs money electronically transferred to have it removed,” says Corporal Rob Donovan from the New Hazelton RCMP detachment. “If you receive a call from someone claiming to be from the RCMP demanding money, it is a fraudulent call,” he adds. And if the call is from someone claiming to be from the revenue agency, hang up and then phone the nearest agency office and speak to someone there, Donovan adds.
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It’s a bit too much An open letter to: Mayor and Council, City of Terrace, Dear Mayor and Council: Recently my family and I were able to visit extended family in Terrace. We were delighted to connect with friends and be shown around the city and visit some of their favorite places. As you can imagine, I found it shockingly intriguing to learn that pornography is allowed in such a lovely place. Most disturbing, though, is that it is found on the way to the swimming pool. Children who pass the Deviant Fibres store have an eye-level view of the full exposure of a man. If a man were to expose himself like the
MANAGING YOUR MONEY PAC NOW TO RETIRE WELL It’s an undeniable fiscal fact: Filling up your Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) contribution room each year is a great way to maximize the size of your retirement nest egg. But many Canadians have trouble coming up with a sizeable chunk of money as the contribution deadline looms (as it is now) -and as a consequence, that contribution room goes unfilled and their retirement savings are diminished.
To start PAC-ing, simply arrange with your bank to deduct a specified amount from your savings or chequing account on a regular basis that is contributed to your RRSP (or additionally or alternatively to a Tax-Free Savings Account or your non-registered portfolio). You’ll be amazed at the long-term growth your PAC can deliver- here’s an example: PAC $250 into your RRSP each month and (at an annual compounding rate of return of 6%) you’ll have $243,628 of pre-tax assets after thirty years.* But if you wait until the end of each year to invest a lump sum of $3,000, you’ll only have $237,174. So by PAC-ing each month, you potentially add $6,454 to your retirement fund without costing you one additional penny!
But there is an easy solution: A Pre-Authorized Contribution Program (PAC), an easy way to invest- so easy you may actually forget you are investing -that delivers these significant financial benefits: •
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Your regular contributions have longer to grow and thanks to the miracle of compounding, you add significantly to your retirement nest egg. You enjoy the benefits of dollar cost averaging- meaning that you buy fewer units of an RRSP-eligible mutual fund (for example) when prices are high and more units when prices are low. Over time, this strategy reduces the impact of volatility and usually results in a lower average cost to you and the accumulation of more units.
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There’s no doubt that a PAC can be instrumental to reaching your long-term goals, but it is only one element of a comprehensive financial plan that should also include such strategies as asset allocation, portfolio balance/rebalance, tax-reduction, estate planning and other strategies tailored especially for you. Your professional advisor can help you pick the PAC and financial plan that works best for you. *The rate of return is used as an illustration only and is not intended to reflect future returns on invest
New values are too high Unfortunately, as we all know now, the financing for this boom has now collapsed with the worldwide energy industry crash. And that, in turn, has changed everything back to where we were before for who knows how long. This would include real estate market trends and land values which I believe the assessment authority established too early. Those values are now in question for future developers to decide and revalue to match the present conditions we are all facing now, with the collapse
of the predicted economic boom. In other words, the city has been placed back in the logging industry crash recession, that we all thought was coming to an end. These are the reasons why I believe my increased land value is premature and now, out of date. The 20,000 sq. ft. building on the property in question here, has had zero rental income for over twelve months, with no potential prospects to date. And does the increased value mean the
$19,000 in taxes paid last year will be raised? The good news is city administrator Heather Avison has informed me that city council has adopted a provisional 2016 budget with no tax increase for 2016. I’m therefore requesting that the BC Assessment Authority do the same to assist most if not all of us in the Terrace business community, that have been devastated since the crash of the logging industry, to get back on our feet. In regards to the recent high prices for Ter-
race properties, I believe these brave investors unfortunately are obviously about to receive a disappointing negative cash flow experience until something really big actually happens as we all were expecting. I believe this includes the three new hotels that are all near completion plus the new companies on Keith Avenue and in Thornhill, who are all caught now in this false economy boom prediction we all desperately hope will eventually still happen. Bob Karrer, Smithers, B.C.
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Our rivers need protecting Wolves, grizzly and black bears, moose, mountain goats and a myriad of other species of mammals and birds are indigenous to the upper watershed. A population of wild summer run steelhead that are ever so special, coho, chinook and sockeye salmon and other native species spawn and rear in the upper watershed. There is a “special management zone” along the river to protect the integrity and the natural values of this very unique ecosystem. Tourism and resident angling are of a very high quality and value. Some special places
in our province should never be threatened by industrial development and this river valley is one of them. The frustrating part is that there is an alternate route for the pipeline next to the PNG line running through Telkwa, along the Telkwa River and through the Telkwa Pass to the Clore River. The new line could then follow along Trapline Creek, through a connecting pass and down Williams Creek to Kitimat. The so called problem with this route is the Telkwa Pass where there have been landslides, and that is a
worry for Triton. This should not be a concern or an excuse as a protective cover can be designed and built over a new line as they have done with the existing PNG line. This would be less expensive than a longer route behind Smithers where new access roads, some through private holdings, would have to be constructed. The province and proponent need to rethink what they are doing. Every effort should be made to consolidate as many pipelines as possible into single corridors where the responsibility to carry out
impeccable planning and construction would remain imperative in order to diminish the need for reclamation. Respect for natural values must always be the priority. Virtually every nationally and internationally renowned salmon/ steelhead river in the Skeena watershed is facing a pipeline. The province must reflect upon what is being proposed and develop a dialogue with the public and First Nations to find a solution to the nightmare that has taken over the watershed. Jim Culp, Terrace, B.C.
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SPIRIT WEEK at Skeena Middle School saw morning jazz band students displaying their choice of head gear for Hat Day Jan. 19. The band practices Monday and Tuesday mornings before other classes start. A lunch time extra -curricular jazz band meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at lunch. Spirit Week, organized by the school’s leadership group, included Pajama Day, Hat Day, Era Day, Wacky Makeup Day and Wildcat/Team Jersey Day.
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Councillors to attend forest forum CITY COUNCIL decided at their Jan. 25 meeting to send two delegates to an upcoming forestry conference. “Mayor Leclerc has recommended that there be attendance at the annual Council of Forest Industries Convention,” chief administrator Heather Avison told council in the mayor’s absence. The cost is $1,465 per councillor to attend
the Kelowna conference in early April. There was debate over how many should attend. Councillor Sean Bujtas made a motion to support the suggestion that two members of council go including the mayor. This motion was seconded by councillor Michael Prevost. “It helps ensure that we stay the business area of choice,” said
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Fish fine total known in spring And that would have come with a “catastrophic” loss of the eulachon fishery and “very significant” loss of the salmon fishery, he said. As it happened, there was some loss of the salmon but the eulachon were saved and there’s no evidence of long-term harm on the salmon fishery, said Hunter. Rather than ordering Rio Tinto Alcan to install a water survey gauge, it would make more sense to have access to real-time water levels which exists now but only has certain groups able to access it, said Hunter. A date was made to fix a date later this month with sentencing not expected until spring. Ball argued that Hunter’s sentencing submission that a fine of $20,000 was
appropriate was much too low and was “petty cash” to a company the size of Rio Tinto Alcan. A fine has to be set related to the cost of doing business and the company has the “ability to pay millions,” she said. “You have to look at the company so the bigger the company, the bigger the fine so it’s a deterrent,” said Ball. “If cleanup is $30,000 and the fine is $20,000, then why send out a cleanup crew when the fine is less?” Even if the company’s culpability is low, there still needs to be a high fine to discourage the company from doing the same thing in future, she added. A final sentencing date is not expected until spring and that is expected to be fixed later this month.
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■■ Groomin’ along CHIEF GROOMER Dean Bergstrom touches up the Onion Lake ski trails with a new snowmobile and Ginzu groomer. The Snow Valley Nordic Ski Club bought the 2016 Bearcat XT groomer to replace the old 1992 Alpine Twin Track snowmobile that died last season. This is a secondary groomer used for touch ups, to reduce icy conditions on the trails, and for when snow pack is too low for the big Snow-Kiti groomer. It is expected to last the club 15-20 years. A Terrace Community Forest $10,000 grant helped the purchase.
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Northeastern credit union moving into the northwest N O RT H E A S T E R N B.C.’S North Peace Savings and Credit Union is moving into the northwest. Placing a business account manager in Terrace who, for now, will work out of his or her home, is being described as a modest first step. “We’re starting from zero and will build from there,” said North Peace chief executive officer Mitchel Chilcott this week. The decision has been two years in the making and is meant to diversify North Peace’s business out of northeastern B.C. which is heavily reliant on the fortunes of the oil and gas industry. Chilcott said the move is intended to spread the risk and so provide North Peace with more than one geographical area of operation. “We see a lot of sim-
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THE PEACE River Savings and Credit Union wants to establish a foothold in northwestern B.C. ilarities with Terrace. It has small businesses and there’s an entrepreneurship which fits in with our members and values,” he said in explaining North Peace’s attraction to Terrace and area.
“Credit unions in B.C. are provincially regulated so we could not go into Alberta and the Yukon is to the north,” he said. There are no geographic limitations imposed on B.C. credit
unions – Kitimat’s credit union is Envision, a branch of a larger Lower Mainland credit union and Chilcott noted that Northern Savings moved into Terrace from Prince Rupert, eventually absorbing
the former Terrace and District Credit Union. “In selecting Terrace (skipping over Prince George and the Cariboo) we looked at such things as demographics, state of the completion, industry composition and longer term economic outlook. Terrace also has the advantage of location, in that service can be provided to the Prince Rupert and Kitimat areas from there as well. Although there are no plans for further expansion at this time, once Terrace is successful, it could be leveraged to act as a hub for service into other communities,” Chilcott said. Chilcott hopes North Peace can hire a local person who is already familiar with the area. Formed in 1947, North Peace Savings and Credit Union has more than 13,300 members and an asset base of $492 million.
WestJet cancels Calgary service WESTJET HAS announced the end of its direct Terrace to Calgary service. The service began early last May and the last flight will be March 5, one of a series of flight cuts to and from Alberta announced by the airline Jan. 25. WestJet uses a Dash 8-400 for the two-hour flight under its Encore designation. Also going is a direct Prince George to Calgary connection as are flights from Edmonton to Kamloops and Nanaimo. Service to Abbotsford and to Penticton is being cut back as well. The introduction of the Terrace to Calgary service was regarded as a sign of a growing northwestern B.C. market tied to energy and other largescale industrial activity. Air Canada also introduced a Terrace to Calgary service last spring and cancelled it late last year.
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Nass Valley fibre optics up and running A FIBRE-OPTICS connection to the Nass Valley north of Terrace is up and running, says the Nisga’a Lisims Government. Branching off of the fibre optics system which is part of BC Hydro’s Northwest Transmission Line, the high-speed Mitchell Stevens internet service into the Nass is to benefit residents and businesses, says Nisga’a Lisims Government president Mitchell Stevens. It builds on an agreement signed between the Nisga’a and BC Hydro in 2011 permitting construction of the line through a portion of Nisga’a lands in return for economic and other benefits. “We are still realizing the benefits of that agreement today. Nass Valley residents are the ultimate beneficiaries with this improved infrastructure that will see an increase in bandwidth and significant improvements in internet speed and connection stability,” said Stevens. The service, which went into operation in December 2015, is now active in the Nass villages of Gitlaxt’aamiks, Gitwinksihlkw and Laxgalts’ap with the fourth village, Gingolx, to be added soon. The service is provided through Lisims Communications – a Nisga’a Nation-owned and operated internet service provider and subsidiary of Nisga’a Pacific Ventures LP. Financing and technical support came from a program provided through the All Nations Trust Company, a financial institution based in Kamloops. Nisga’a Pacific Ventures LP chief executive officer Harry Nyce Jr. called the connection a “significant improvement” to communications for residents and businesses within the Nass. BC Hydro’s fibre optics system on the Northwest Transmission Line provides the crown corporation’s control centre with information as to the line’s performance. Finished in 2014, the Northwest Transmission Line runs 344km north of Terrace to provide power to industrial projects and communities. Its one major customer is the Red Chris mine owned by Imperial Metals and it also feeds power into the provincial grid from three run-of-river projects along the Iskut River owned by AltaGas of Calgary.
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Parent’s and Children’s Educational School 4924 Staume Ave., Terrace B.C. V8G 4V8 P.A.C.E.S is a school designed to encourage pregnant and or parenting teenagers (Moms and Dads) to continue and/or complete their high school education. The school is run by Coast Mountain School District employees and is affiliated with Caledonia Senior Secondary. Our school is located on the Caledonia School grounds and has a daycare facility within the school. The PACES Daycare is available to our students, and there are community spots provided as well.
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Local singer signs with gospel group A GOSPEL group from Alberta now has a Terrace voice leading it. Landon Andrei signed with The Banksons late last year and will be recording an album with his two new friends. He is the new lead singer of the trio, joining Kelton and Corrie Bankson. “It’s really cool what happened actually,” he said last week. Two years ago, Andrei posted a video on YouTube and they saw it while looking for a new lead singer. “When they heard it, they said ‘we need to get hold of this guy.’They got hold of me and it all happened from there,” he said. The pair asked Andrei to audition with them but after talking with them and getting to know each other better, instead hey asked him when he was joining the group. Andrei also sent them new recordings – the YouTube video was two years old – and they decided he was the guy they were looking for. He flew down to meet them, do a photo shoot and some recording too. A natural singer, Andrei never took any singing lessons but started singing when he was young with his dad and younger brother as a trio.
“I’ve just always been singing since I was a little kid and it’s always something I wanted to do,” he said. With a good microphone he bought here and hooked to his laptop, Andrei used the Garage Band program on his computer to sing all four parts of a song himself. “I would just harmonize on top of myself and it sounds like a quartet,” he said. He sent those demos to the Banksons. And joining them is in keeping with his aspirations to have a singing career. “In my grad yearbook, it said what do you see yourself doing in the future. I put southern gospel singer and now I’m doing it,” he said. “It’s pretty awesome, it’s something I’ve always wanted to do.” Even though the Banksons live in Calgary, he likely won’t be moving and they’ll be flying him in as needed. But that wont’ interfere with their rehearsals. “Especially when people hear recordings and stuff I do, they’ll say to me ‘wow it must’ve taken you such a long time and you must’ve practised for hours’ and the thing is when you have an ear for music you don’t really practise for hours and hours and
hours,” said Andrei. tracks for it with music and “The only time you really instruments,” said Andrei addneed to practise is to get togething he’s not sure what he’ll er with the group and maybe it call the song but likely it takes 20 minutes to get into the will be called “We’re gonna place where you understand shout.” where everybody is at.” And he’s in good company. When he went to Calgary “Corrie is a phenomenal to sing with them, he started song writer, she’s unbelievsinging T’is so Sweet to Trust able. The last album they did, in Jesus. she wrote all the songs on “It was the first song we’d that album except for maybe sung together and boom, they three,” he said. just started singing the harmoSo the two parts of being ny parts. Man, it was just wona trio are working well: they derful,” he said. sound good together and their Landon Andrei Andrei has written a song of personalities work well tohis own too and the Banksons gether. liked it. “We all get along quite When they were driving him back from nicely,” said Andrei. the airport, they were showing him different “I’m quoting Kelton here, he says “it songs and he started singing his song and feels like I’ve known Landon for years,” said they liked it. Andrei. He played them the recording of it and Andrei heads down to Alberta again for they asked where he got the song. three concerts with the Banksons in the Ed“I said ‘I wrote that,’ he goes ‘what’ and monton and Calgary area this month. he said ‘we got to use that’ so we’re actuAfterward, the trio will be touring Manially going to get it sent to a recording stu- toba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and BC and dio in the states and they make recording plan to perform here too in future.
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JENNIFER LING Coosemans has won her second pageant in as many months, this time in Hong Kong as Miss Chinese International.
She’s crowned Miss Chinese Int’l JENNIFER LING Coosemans of Terrace has won the Miss Chinese International 2016 pageant in Hong Kong. The win against 13 other competitors comes after she was named Miss Chinese Vancouver at the pageant in December. The 21-year-old is half-Chinese and half-Belgian, plays
trombone and piano and is a University of Northern British Columbia student. She said her dream is to become a lawyer and to inspire and encourage young women. Prior to the pageants, she said that if she were to win, she would want to draw attention to environmental research. Among her goals
are to learn to speak more Cantonese and Mandarin and to visit Shanghai to reconnect with her grandparents. Coosemans is the seventh Miss Chinese International from B.C. Many other winners of the pageant have gone on to achieve fame in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
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■■ Four generations BILL MCRAE celebrates his 92nd birthday with his daughter Cathy McRae, granddaughter Claire Hartl and new great-grandson, Emanuel Martin Hartl, born on November 24,, 2015 at Mills Memorial Hospital. Emanuel (Manny) is Bill and Helene McRae’s 11th greatgrandchild. Bill and Helene say they feel very blessed to have family around.
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ALONG WITH the official opening of its new office, the local Canadian Cancer Society BC / Yukon branch had some statistics about how much area residents use the cancer centres in the north and the rest of the province. From the Kordyban Lodge opening in March 1, 2013 up to October 31, 2015, 988 northwest residents stayed there: 275 from Terrace, seven from Stewart, 139 from Hazelton and Kitwanga, one from Aiyansh, two from Haida Gwaii, 115 from Kitimat, 175 from Prince Rupert and 274 from Smithers, Houston and Telkwa. That’s more than one person each night during that time. Looking at a oneyear period of Nov. 1, 2014 to Oct. 31, 2015, the number of nights that Terrace residents spent in the Kordyban Lodge in Prince George for cancer treatment was 1,259 nights. Stewart residents spent 13 nights there. During that same time, Terrace residents spent 222 nights in the Jean C. Barber Lodge in Vancouver for treat-
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THE LOCAL branch of the Canadian Cancer Society officially opens its new office with a ribbon cutting at the new location on the second floor of the tourist information centre Jan. 26. From left, Sky Bryan from Silvertip Signs, Bruno Belanger of Kermode Tourism, Dave Pernarowski of Silvertip and Val Gouvin, board member for the Canadian Cancer Society BC/Yukon chapter. ment. One night was spent there by a person from Stewart. Terrace residents spent 36 nights at the Vancouver Island Lodge in Sooke and one night at the Southern Interior Lodge in Kelowna.
And Amanda Berry, annual giving coordinator for the local cancer society branch says that e-cigarettes, rather than helping young people quit smoking, are becoming the place where they’re first introduced to smoking, try it for a
while before moving onto cigarettes. A University of Waterloo professor studied 14,500 people and found that the majority of users of e-cigarettes were tobacco smokers and young people. About half of the
youths who had tried e-cigarettes had never smoked tobacco, bringing to the forefront the need to understand the health effects of e-cigarettes. The local cancer society office is on the second floor of the tourist information centre.
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■■ TERRACE ART GALLERY presents the annual Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art Student Exhibition for the month of February thru Feb. 27. Opening reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 5. Artists will be in attendance. ■■ ARTNEST
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workshops are back. The next 10-week session has begun with artist and instructor Cara Purita: preschool 1:30-2:30 p.m.; ages five to seven at 3:15-4:15 p.m.; ages eight to 10 at 4:45-5:45 p.m. Or join Cara for Teen and Adult Acrylic Lessons for Beginners at 6:45-7:45 p.m. There is a cost for kids’ sessions and adult/teen’ sessions. Note: no class Feb. 15 Family Day. ■■ CELEBRATE YOUR BREASTS is an artistic celebration of natural beauty, sponsored by Terrace photographer / curator Nancy Pratt on through Feb. 27 at the Kitimat Museum and Archives. This collaborative project includes local models, painters and photographers showing the importance of a positive body image, with beautifully painted torsos, nursing mothers and full bodies. Nancy had Dow Corning silicone breast implants from 19912013. She had her badly ruptured implants removed and decided to speak out to others after learning many of her daughter’s peers had breast implants and that others were considering it. Nancy’s intention is to raise awareness about the risks of breast implants and lobby for more to be done to protect women’s safety. Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. and Sunday noon–4 p.m.
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■■ TERRACE CONCERT SOCIETY presents Ballet Jurgen performing Sleeping Beauty at 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at the REM Lee Theatre.
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■■ SONGS FOR PEACE is at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at Terrace Little Theatre. Including the talents of Jim Ljungh, Denis Gagne, Tony Harmel, Dhillon Belanger, Ann Hill, Copper Mountain Stringband, James Powell and Daniel Talstra and other talented musicians. Proceeds go to the Terrace Sponsors Syrian Refugee Families group.
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■■ TERRACE LITTLE THEATRE presents its annual dinner theatre, “Criminal Hearts” at Skeena Valley Golf and Country Club on Fridays and Saturdays Feb. 12 through March 5. Cocktails at 6:30, dinner 7 p.m. and show at 8 p.m. Don’t miss this black comedy about socialite Ata, a confirmed agoraphobic, who teams up with a pair of criminals to rob her husband. Tickets at Uniglobe Courtesy travel. Reserved seating only – no tickets at the door. Vouchers have to be exchanged for tickets at Uniglobe prior to showtime.
CURBSIDE COLLECTION WORKING GROUP Applications are being accepted for the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine Board directed Curbside Collection Working Group. The Curbside Collection Working Group is transitioning to focus upon the development and implementation of the organics component of the existing curbside collection of garbage and recycling service. The objectives of the Curbside Collection Working Group will include: Review the proposed Curbside Organics Collection Program to: • Identify potential barriers to the curbside organics collection program, review lessons learned from other jurisdictions and consider input from subject matter experts to mitigate potential barriers prior to implementation. • Review service specifications and identify preferred methods for providing program information to residents such as workshops, brochures, and posters, and other options. Applicants for this Working Group will be based on the criteria found in Section 4.1 of the Terms of Reference and the supporting application information. If you are interested in volunteering for this Board committee, please complete the application form located on the Regional District website (http://www.rdks.bc.ca) and return it via mail, fax or e-mail.
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WWW.REMLEETHEATRE.CA COMMUNITY EVENTS FEBRUARY 5 – Diabetes Awareness Workshop is from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 3313 Kalum St., at Kermode Friendship Society’s main building beside Copperside foods. Join us for a day of knowledge with our elders and local health professionals to increase your awareness for health promotion, prevention and complications associated with diabetes. Learn about culturally appropriate food and activities. Lunch provided and a traditional foods cookbook is gifted. FEBRUARY 6 – Pancake Breakfast is from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Happy Gang Centre. There is a cost for the meal. FEBRUARY 20 – Majagaleehl Nisga’a Concert Band hosts a benefit performance to raise awareness about and provide assistance to the homeless population at Kitsumkalum Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m., start time is 6:30 p.m. The guests of honour are the homeless. Funds go toward existing facilities in need of funds to assure programs can continue to run or purchase of necessary beds, blankets, equipment. etc. Tax receipts will be provided. We can change one life at a time and give back the dignity to those who need it most. Kermode Friendship Centre will provide transportation to and from the shelters and Kitsumkalum Hall. For more info, call Majagaleehl Nisga’a at 2506213393 or 250-975-0033. For bus transportation, call Kermode Friendship executive director 250-631-6601. FEBRUARY 21 – Attention all Terrace seniors: The Kinsmen Club of Terrace is hosting its 33rd Annual “Kinsmen Seniors’ Sweetheart Dinner and Dance” at the Arena Banquet Room. Doors open at 4 p.m., dinner is served at 5:30 p.m. and the dance will commence after dinner and dessert have been served. Tickets are FREE for this event and are available at Uniglobe Courtesy Travel 250-638-8522 and the Happy Gang Center 250-635-9090. Need a ride – call Rod at 250-635-7187 a few days prior to the dinner to schedule your pickup. Contact Kevin at 250-635-0467 if you have any questions. FEBRUARY 27 – Zone 10 Seniors (55+) Games meeting is at 1 p.m. at the Happy Gang Centre. Come on out and find out how you can get involved in activities from archery to whist and everything in between.
PSAS START BRAINSTORMING FOR the SkeenaNass Centre for Innovation in Resource Economics (SNCIRE) 2016 Northwest Innovation Challenge to be held in mid-May. Applicants will submit their ideas for prejudging in early spring then SNCIRE will choose
approximately 12 finalists to compete at the final event in May. There’s $10,000 in prize money to be awarded. Everyone living in Northwest BC is invited to enter. In previous years, applicants of all ages from across the region submitted fascinating ideas with real potential for new business ventures and regional development. Sponsorship opportunities still available! Applications and more details coming in February. In the meantime, go to sncire.ca to check out the 2014 and 2015 winners and their innovations.
For more information, contact 250-638-1330 or on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ volunteer.terrace.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR the families of individuals with ANY mental illness meets at 4:30 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the month at 210-4546 Park Avenue. For more information, call MH Family Resource Centre: 250-635-8206.
GREATER TERRACE BEAUTIFICATION Society meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at the city council chambers. New members always welcome.
THE TERRACE CHURCHES’ Food Bank will be open for distribution from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. from February 15-18 in the Dairy Queen basement. If your last name begins with the letters A to G, please come on Monday, H to P come on Tuesday, Q to Z come on Wednesday. Anyone missed can come on Thursday. Please bring identification for yourself and your dependants, who must be living at your address. ID must show picture on it, preferably BC Care Card, driver’s licence, BCID, birth certificate, status card. You will need proof of address with current street address on it, such as rent receipt, hydro, gas or utility bill, phone or cable bill. YOU ARE INVITED to a group discussion Noticing God: in mystical encounters, the ordinary, the still small voice, community and creation from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays Feb. 14 to April 10. This eight session discussion group will provide an opportunity to explore ways in which one can notice God’s presence and activity. The book Noticing God by Richard Peace will serve as a resource. Discussion facilitated by Charles Claus, an ordained Vineyard pastor with more than 25 years of ministry experience. For more or to register call 250-638-8996 or email charles.claus@gmail. com. SNOW ANGELS ARE back! And more are needed! Are you looking for a very gratifying community volunteer opportunity? If you are not afraid of the cold and would enjoy some morning exercise this winter, this is a great opportunity for you! We welcome families, students and businesses alike! The Snow Angels Program is part of the Helping Handyman Program – we need volunteers to faithfully shovel a safe path to the street throughout the winter season. This service is available to seniors 65 years and older and persons with physical disabilities.
THE GREATER TERRACE Seniors Advisory Committee (GTSAC) meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Happy Gang Centre. Everyone welcome. THE SALVATION ARMY holds Toonie Wednesdays every first and third Wednesday of the month – all clothing is $2. All children’s clothing $2 or less is half price.
HAPPY GANG CENTRE hosts a pancake breakfast the first Saturday of every month from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Come one, come all, good eats, good laughs. THE TERRACE FREEMASONS, Kitselas Lodge No. 123 AF&AM invites all men of good character to coffee club, the first Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the banquet room of the Masonic Hall, 4915 Lazelle Ave. Bring your family. Coffee, juice and snacks. No admission charge. NORTHERN BRAIN INJURY Support Group meets at 4:40 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of the month in the boardroom at the Terrace and District Community Services Society (3219 Eby St.). For more details, call Tanya 250-641-4673. TERRACE TOASTMASTERS MEETS the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in Room #404 of the Terrace Pentecostal Assembly with meetings beginning at 7 p.m. If you’d like to build self-confidence and improve your leadership and communication skills in a fun and interactive setting with like-minded individuals, consider joining Toastmasters For more information, please call Sharon 250-6414197, Janine at 250-615-8187 or find us online at www.terracetoastmasters.com. THE TERRACE ART Gallery board of directors meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the gallery. Call 638-8884 for details. TRIVIA CHALLENGES ARE held on the second Saturday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Legion. FIELD OF FAITH Foundation Homeless Outreach provides coffee and sandwiches from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays at George Little Park. Everyone welcome. Donations appreciated. Coats, boots, hats, gloves, socks, new underwear, toiletries for adults and children. For more, call Dan at 250-641-3665.
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Look Who’s Dropped In! Baby’s Name: Jaxson Oliver Landon McDames Date & Time of Birth: January 20, 2016 @ 7:16am Weight: 8 lbs. 12 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Serenity & Harold McDames Junior “New brother for Kingston & Baileigh” Baby’s Name: Chloe Jane Morrison Date & Time of Birth: January 24, 2016 @ 7:31pm Weight: 7 lbs. 8 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Rebekah Morrison & Tyler Williams “New sister for Mayleen” Baby’s Name: Ryder Norman Michael Montgomery Date & Time of Birth: January 21, 2016 @ 12:01am Weight: 10 lbs. Sex: Male Parents: Megan Casorso & Steven Montgomery “New brother for Zoey & Jaydin”
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February 7, 1925 – January 21, 2016 Valentino was born on February 7th, 1925 in Losaz, Italy. During his early years he had worked in France and Belgium, moving to Canada in 1954. Upon arriving in Canada he worked at various jobs including cutting cord wood in Manitoba and Alberta and on the railroad in Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C. He worked for the CPR from 1956, retiring in 1985. His time with the CPR was mostly in the Terrace, B.C. area in Northern B.C. Valentino was an avid fisherman and spent many hours of his free time on the banks of the Skeena River fishing for salmon. Another favourite pastime was hunting for pine mushrooms from the forest around Terrace with his wife Maria. He is survived by his wife of 63 years Maria, his son Renato, daughter-in-law Bonita, three grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Sir WidarAsbjorn (Sandy) Sandhals 1922-2016
This great sadness we announce the accidental death of Sir WA (Sandy) Sandhals. He and his family immigrated from Norway when he was 2 years old. They lived in Port Essington when his father had a gill netting boat and fished on the Skeena. The family swelled to 7 children, Widar was the middle child, and was the last to survive at 93 years. He loved to hunt and fish and finally purchased an ocean boat so he could fish out of Kitimat with family. He worked on fish boats as far up as Alaska. He was a veteran of World War II, was taken prisoner, but escaped. After the war he went to BCIT to receive his Diesel Engineer Ticket. He worked on the Imperial Oil Tanker that ran from Ioco (Vancouver) to Pr. Rupert for 6 years. He was chief engineer at Terrace Power Plant until Kemano was on line, and this plant was no longer needed. Hydro sent him to Sandspit (Queen Charolette Islands) Duncan, Fort St. John and finally to Terrace where he worked as district manager and area manager and retired at 65. He had a terrific sense of humour and was always kind and thoughtful. He was a true gentleman, loved his family and was so proud of them. He received the medal from France, entitled to be called "Sir". He was elected to represent Reg. Stikine for 2 terms, and served on Hospital Board and Library Board. Was President for over 20 years of the Co-op until it closed. He was a proud member of the Legion, and was the first President of the Lakelse Association. He leaves to mourn his wife of 63 years Jo, three children, Randy Penner (Bill), John (Lorna), Samantha Lee. Nine grandchildren, Dana (Collin), Denis (Cynthia), Erin, Skyler (Krystal), Torence (Jamie), Lyric (Aaron), Brixton, Vidar, Brynja. And two great granddaughters, Kasey and Savanah and several nieces and nephews. He will be sadly missed. The family wished to thank people for their thoughtfulness and last but not least, Dr. Brown and the nurses at Mills Memorial Hospital for their kindness. "To live in hearts is not to die" No service will be held by his request.
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BYLAW COMPLIANCE OFFICER The City of Terrace has a vacancy for an accountable, highly motivated, independent individual with experience in bylaw enforcement and exemplary communication skills to fill this exciting position with our Development Services Department. This is a regular, full-time position (CUPE Local 2012) with a 40 hour work week. Please visit the City of Terrace website at www.terrace.ca under Employment Opportunities for a detailed job description and information on how to apply for this vacancy. Deadline to apply is Friday, February 12, 2016. Briana Pellegrino, Human Resources Advisor
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COORDINATOR, Ksan Residence and Shelter Ksan Society is looking for an energetic, innovative, and compassionate leader for the Ksan Residence and Shelter. The successful candidate ensures the day to day operations for the Shelter program, Extreme Weather Shelter, and Support Recovery. The Shelter Coordinator works closely with the management team to deliver the vision and mission of Ksan Society within their designated program areas and ensures that the goals and objectives of the organization are met. They have the ability to work independently and as a team member, and provide ongoing support to staff and clients. They are able to resolve and effectively manage stressful and emergent /crisis situations, and has the flexibility to meet ongoing program requirements, including participation at meetings, conferences, and other relevant events. They must possess well-developed planning, organizing, and administrative skills. The coordinator reports to the Director of Housing at Ksan Society. Qualifications required: A degree in Social Work or a related field, or the equivalent in education, training, and experience. And a minimum of one (1) year supervisory experience, preferably within the social service sector. This is an excluded position and competitive wages are offered. Closing date: February 1 , 2016 A Job Description can be obtained through Elaine McGillivray Resumes can be dropped off or emailed to: Elaine McGillivray, Director of Housing Ksan Society, 2812 Hall St. Terrace, BC V8G-1T4 elaine@ksansociety.ca P: 250-635-5890 ext: 24
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Gitlaxt’aamiks, BC (within close proximity to Terrace) About the Organization As part of the BC Public School System, School District No 92 (Nisga’a) delivers education to four Communities; Nisga’a Elementary Secondary located in Gitlaxt’aamiks community, Gitwinksihlkw Elementary located in Gitwinksihlkw Community, Alvin A. McKay Middle School located in Laxgalts’ap Community and Nathan Barton Elementary located in Gingolx Community. About the Location Gitlaxt’aamiks, formerly known as New Aiyansh, is the Nisga’a Village in the heart of the Nass River Valley in British Columbia, Canada. As one of four Nisga’a Villages, it is considered the “Capital of the Nisga’a Nation.â€? Position Description: Employees in this classiÂżcation provide assistance to users and administrators of district technology resources, with a focus on computer programing. Under the direct supervision of the Manager of Information, you will be required to create interfaces to help streamline internal computer operations, and where possible, automate tasks and simplify end user experience. You will create programs and databases to manage district equipment such as laptops, access control systems and phone systems. You will be expected to provide web based tools to manage and monitor district technology, and update existing programs and troubleshoot errors as needed. The Help Desk Technician Programmer is required to help other technology district staff as needed and with analyzing, categorizing and making decisions on support issues. Duties: • Evaluate and troubleshoot existing district-developed computer programs. • Develop applications and backend databases using various programming and scripting languages and follow implementation schedules. • Write documentation for developed systems according to industry standard. • Train and give assistance to District staff on developed applications. • Keep informed of industry trends and applicable technologies and recommend programming changes and application updates. • Assist IT staff in other tasks such as district staff computer assistance, imaging and deployment of technology. • On site visits as needed to assist with technology. • Maintain the conÂżdentiality of sensitive information seen or heard. • Other related duties as requested. Other TuaOiĂ€cations incOuGe: • Experience in Web Design / Development • CertiÂżcation as an Apple Support Professional, A and N certiÂżcate or equivalent • Experience supporting LAN, PC, and VoIP environments and proven ability to manage day-to-day technology operations • A thorough understanding of networking and security fundamentals in a Windows and Linux environment • Knowledge of multiple technologies including Windows servers and operating systems, Wireless infrastructure, Mac OS X, SAN technologies, WAN, LAN and Wi-Fi • Knowledge of PHP, Perl, and C development code, personal computers and personal computer software • Knowledge of SQL database programming and database administration • General knowledge of equipment capabilities, computer systems development and analysis AppOications ZiOO be accepteG untiO : pP )ebruar\ POease IorZarG resuPe anG creGentiaOs Zith reIerence contact inIorPation to: +uPan Resources DepartPent 6chooO District No Nisga¡a %o[ NeZ Ai\ansh %& 9 - A huPanresources#nisgaa bc ca
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2 BDRM basement suit, private entrance & laundry, N/S, N/P, no parties. $1200/mo util. incl., refs. reqd. Avail now 250631-7900 or 250-615-9539 Nice basement suite on the bench, N/S, $750/mo, utilities incl. Available Feb. 1st. Phone: 250-635-4654
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Notice of Application Take notice that CANADA RENEWABLE BIOENERGY CORP. BC, have has applied from VANCOUVER, BC, appliedto to the the Ministry Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), Smithers, for an Industrial Licence of Occupation to install and operate a wood pellet processing facility situated on Provincial Crown land. The application area covers 19.87 hectares located adjacent to Elsworth Camp (DISTRICT LOT 7130, CASSIAR DISTRICT) near Meziadin. The Lands File for this application is 6408893. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Coast Mountains Land Officer, FLNR, at Suite 200 – 5220 Keith Ave. Terrace, BC, V8G 1L1. Comments will be received by FLNR up to February 29, 2016. FLNR may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov. bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Office in Smithers.
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All enquiries with respect to this tender shall be directed to: Jared Kelly, P.Eng. AECOM – Victoria Office 415 Gorge Road East, Suite 200 Victoria, BC V8T 2W1 Email: jared.kelly@aecom.com Submissions for this tender must be received before 2:00 pm local time on February 10, 2016 at the office of Regional District Kitimat-Stikine located at: 300-4545 Lazelle Avenue Terrace, B.C. V8G 4E1 Attention: Verna Wickie or Delegate
Request for Proposal (RFP) Canada Post Corporation is requesting Proposals for a mail transportation contract for a period up to five (5) years, commencing as early as April 11, 2016 for the following service:
Terrace (BC) & Kitimat Highway Service The service includes conveyance of mail between Terrace and Kitimat, and requires the Contractor to provide a Straight Truck (cab over axel design) with 24’ length box. Refer to the RFP’s Schedule “A” for the complete requirements. For further information with respect to obtaining the RFP package, please contact:
CANADA POST CORPORATION SOURCING MANAGEMENT Attention: Brian Estabrooks 2701 Riverside Drive, Suite N0780 Ottawa, ON TELEPHONE: 613-734-3000 Ext. 55220 brian.estabrooks@canadapost.ca Interested Proposers must complete and submit the RFP in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth within the RFP package. All Proposals must be received at the specified location, not later than 2:00 pm Eastern DST in Ottawa on February 24, 2016.
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Skaters spinning gold at regionals By JACKIE LIEUWEN TERRACE FIGURE skaters had a blast at regional championships in Prince George, where they won the team trophy overall as well as a whopping 34 medals. All 12 of the Terrace skaters who competed brought home a medal (or more) from the Cariboo North Central Regional Championships Jan. 23 to 24. The girls, ages 7-15, say their favourite part of the weekend was hanging out with their friends, watching each other compete, and skating well and improving. “I like being with my friends, seeing them compete,” said Camryn Monson, 12-year-old Terrace skater. She says she was happy to be a bigger competition where she didn’t have to compete against her friends: “I usually have to compete against my best friend, which is hard,” she said. Monson earned five gold medals out of six events she entered, and said her favourite one was the interpretive skate, choreographed to the song “Hallelujah.” “It’s emotional,” she said to describe it. “I have to use my face a lot, to show emotions on my face… Even when we mess up, we have to stay in character.”
Monson says her favourite part of skating is showing emotions and doing different jumps. “I like that I can express myself on the ice,” she said. “I really like competing against people from different places and seeing how they compete and what their strengths are,” she added. Though very nervous before a performance, “I let all the nerves out before I go on the ice, so that I’m not nervous on the ice,” Monson said. Kaytlin Gingles also sparkled in her performances, and earned one gold, two silver and one bronze medal. “This was one of the best times I competed. I’m proud of how I did this weekend,” she said. “I was in the higher placings so I know that I have improved… it feels great.” Her favourite part was her interpretive skate: “I act like a robot and it’s really fun,” Gingles said. “I like skating because it makes me happy, skating with my friends... And I get to meet new people from other clubs: when we skate against other clubs, we become friends as well,” she said. Maya Lecuyer, who earned two gold and two silver medals, said her favourite part is also being with friends and cheering them on when they compete.
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TERRACE FIGURE Skating Club won first and 34 medals at regionals. L-R in back are Mikayla Beaudette, Emma DeCario, Teysean Henry, Maya Lecuyer, Kaytlin Gingles, Tristen Morgan, Cricket Elliott, and Brianne Monsen. Front are Makayla Forrest, Halle Classen, Camryn Monsen, and Miley Harris. The Terrace Figure Skating Club test chair Elaine Sanchez, said all the girls on the team are
very humble about their skating. “It’s not about winning,” she said of their perspective. “It’s
about being with their friends and beating their past scores.”
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Stronger strokes for Terrace Bluebacks By JACKIE LIEUWEN
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TERRACE BLUEBACK Avery Back with her silver medal from regionals in Prince George Jan. 22-24.
TERRACE BLUEBACK swimmer Avery Back struck six new personal bests, earned a silver medal and a provincial qualification at regional championships in Prince George Jan. 22-24. Renzo Zanardo also earned first in the 50 Fl and then qualified for provincials at a Last Chance swim meet at the Terrace pool last Saturday, Jan. 30. “I was really happy with myself, I got all best times,” Back said of her swimming at regionals. “Being in competition with good competitors really helps. They push you because you want to beat them and then you usually get a best time,” she said. Talking about swimming, Back said she likes how it is about points and beating your own personal records, rather than winning or losing. “It’s kind of hard to verse your friends,” she said. “We usually think about it as versing ourselves to get better times.” Back said that it is really fun to be at competitions with the team and cheer each other on, and her favourite part of the swim
meet was “not even really [qualifying for] provincials or getting a medal.” “I like when [coach] Mike comes up and he’ll say what you did well on,” she said. “And it’s nice when your team mates compliment you, because it makes you feel good… And then you say ‘good job’ to them [after their races]. It’s really nice.” Assistant coach Thomas Christensen was the assistant coach at the Terrace Bluebacks Swim Club for the last five years and is taking on more responsibility. “We’ve been building the club from the younger ages up to where they are starting to really compete against other clubs,” said Christensen. “We’ve told these guys that we are not quite the best yet, but we are coming.” Christensen said they have been building up experience though various swim meets and he sees a maturity growing in the Terrace club. “You could really see that, with all the team work and helping them get lined up for their races,” he said. “Even the ones who just started swimming this year, you could see them being mentored by the more experienced swimmers who have
been in the club for a couple years.” Christensen said coaches have focused on technique because of the technical nature of swimming, but their other key emphasis has been work ethic. “It is just trying to build that hard work and work ethic for these guys, and they are starting to show it. We’ve challenged them with some harder sets and they’ve risen to the occasion and really surprised us with how well they have done,” he said. Two Terrace swimmers, Avery Back and Renzo Zanardo will compete in provincials in Penticton Feb. 12-14 with the Points North team, including swimmers from here, Kitimat, Prince Rupert and Smithers. Looking back at regionals, the Terrace team of 26 swimmers earned 489 points together. Nine of the Terrace swimmers earned new personal bests in all seven categories they competed in: Avery Back, Madelin Berschaminski, Caelyn Christensen, Braden Clunas, Rowan Coosemans, Brook Hansen, Bella Lang, Kenlee Plunkard, Pasha Schooner.
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Bluebacks build squad Top individual points were earned by Avery Back with 43, Jake Kluss with 34, and Caelyn Christensen with 32. Avery Back won first in 200 Fr, 400 Fr, 50 Fl, and 200 Fl. Mackenzie Bannister won first in 50 Br, Caelyn Christensen in 200 IM, Aubrey Gingles in both 50 Br and 200 Bk, Jake Kluss in 50 Bk and Renzo Zanardo in 50 Fl. Four Terrace relay teams also earned first place: In the 10 & Under girls medley relay was
Grace Lukasser, Emma Kuirinlahti, Laura Billson, Kenlee Plunkard. In 10 & Under freestyle was Emma Kuirinlahti, Laura Billson, Briana Segovia, and Kenlee Plunkard. In the 12 & Under girls medley relay was Juliet Lukasser, Mackenzie Bannister, Avery Back, and Bella Lang. In the 12 & Under freestyle was Juliet Lukasser, Bella Lang, Avery Back, and Aubrey Gingles. Provincial time standards are
set for swimmers to distinguish the fastest swimmers in the province. Avery Back met the standard in 200 FI in single ‘A,’ and in double ‘AA,’ 50 Fr, 100 Fr, 200 Fr, 400 Fr, 50 Fl, and 400 IM. Caelyn Christensen met the standard in 400 Fr, 800 Fr, 200IM, and 100 Br; Aubrey Gingles in 50Fr and 100 Br; Jake Kluss in 50 Fr, 100 Fr, 200Fr, 800Fr, 200Br, and 200IM; and Renzo Zanardo in 100 Fr, 100Bk, 200 Bk, 50 Fl, and 100 Fl. ANGIE HEALEY PHOTO
■■ Freeskiers compete FREESKIERS JARED Thornton, age 16 from Kitimat, and Thomas Yasinchuk, age 13 from Terrace, competed in the Canadian Junior Freeskiing Championships Jan. 21- 23 at Red Mountain. Thornton placed 39th out of 58 and Yasinchuk placed 31st of 38 athletes from all over North America, from as far south as Salt Lake City. Due to fog, they cancelled the second run for male skiers ages 15-18, so scores were based on just one run.
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Shining skaters JACKIE LIEUWEN PHOTO
■■ Striking sweep KORE MELANSON and Jared Dorsey sweep hard to speed the rock for a strike at the Terrace Legion Bonspiel Jan. 29-31. The spiel drew over 150 curlers (38 teams) to compete, including teams from Terrace, Prince Rupert, Kitimat, and Smithers.
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inter had turned from hard and crisp to soft and sopping. Etched in bold clear lines a short time ago, the landscape was now indistinct with amorphous clouds obscuring the distances. We’d been walking the mountain trails daily for the week, but last Wednesday I had a yen to be near a river. I swapped my walking poles for my wading staff and grabbed a switch rod on the way out. The rain had softened the snow on the Copperside Logging Road. I’d intended to park at the Old Bridge but after ploughing through the wet snow for a short distance, I backed up and parked at the pullout next to the Webers’ fence line. As we started out on foot, I saw fresh tire tracks, deeply sunk in places indicating a difficult passage. We’d scarcely gone a hundred metres when Oona started snuffling vigorously at a spot in the ditch. When I reached her I saw moose tracks, those of a cow or a small bull. The spoor was fresh like the truck tracks. Get off the road ya dumb bugger, I thought as we began to follow the tracks. Almost forty years ago now, I first began fishing the Copper and Kalum rivers every fall and winter. For twenty-five of those years moose signs were commonplace. Moose droppings littered the trails. The tracks of bulls, cows, and calves seemed
Next up, several Terrace skaters are headed to the Northwest Jamboree in Smithers Feb. 13 to 14. It is a fun event which coach Jennifer Kuehne says is “great for new competitors to get the feel of competition and great for experienced competitors to prepare for their next competition.” Another seven Terrace skaters will advance to compete against skaters from across the province in the Super Series Final Competition in Kelowna on March 4 to 6.
to be everywhere. The ple, Excel’s Chip trucks stands of red osier were killed dozens every year. always cropped so uniI once spoke to a conformly that they looked servation officer who as if they’d be trimmed purposely rode to Smithby gardeners. ers in a freight train durSightings were freing a winter with a heavy quent then. Moose snow pack to get a feel move down alongside for the dimensions of the rivers in the winthe problem and counted ter because the snow is over twenty moose kills not as deep there and so during the trip. that they can better scan Hopefully the dimintheir surroundings for ishing snow packs have SKEENA ANGLER danger and take advanresulted in a decrease tage of their long legs in moose mortality by ROB BROWN to trot across the riffles trucks and trains, but so as to put the river beless snow and milder tween them and wolves. winters combined with The riparian zones borsnow machines, ATVs, dering the streams are and more deadly hunting also rich in willow and dogwood, the major technology, make the creatures more vulfood source for the big animals. It was not nerable to human predation. unusual to see moose standing alongside All these negative forces have conspired the far side of the river when driving down to make the moose sign rare. So rare that I the Copper River Main during the eighties actually get excited and faintly optimistic and nineties. by the sight of a moose track. Unfortunately, roadways and rail lines We followed the prints until I lost track have some of the same features as river of them a kilometre up the valley. Shortly bottoms. These corridors become moose after that we took the Creek Trail through magnets and they become victims to the woods to the river at Baxter’s Riffle, freight trains and vehicles. When the Eu- where the scents of the beavers that have rocan Pulp Mill was operational, for exam- trimmed back the alder alongside the bank
Poor moose
Other winners from the regionals last weekend are as follows: Halle Classen earned three gold, two silver and one bronze medal - one in every event she entered. Mikayla Beaudette won one gold and one bronze; Teysean Henry won one gold, Emma DeCario one gold and Brianne Monsen five silver. Makayla Forrest earned four silver, one bronze, Miley Harris won two gold, Tristen Morgan one silver and Cricket Elliott one bronze.
captured Oona’s interest. I fished down the glide, wearing my Muck Boots with metal grids because of the icy conditions, and practised my left handed single Spey cast as ice chunks drifted past. The river was low and tame. Baxter’s had probably seen more than a few fishers over the last few weeks, but I was curious to see if there were some Dolly Varden Char around. After reaching the tail of the run, we clambered up to the well trampled trail and made for the truck. I stopped to look down on the as yet unnamed run that feeds the pool above the Old Bridge. Finlay and I caught a lot of char in that run many years ago, but there was no steep bank then, the bottom had more and bigger rocks, and the current was a lot slower than it is now. I briefly considered fishing it but was persuaded against doing so by the steep snow-covered thirty metre bank and the waning daylight. I thought about the time that Doug Webb and I fished that same stretch when I was startled by a deafening crack. I scrambled upstream to find an even more shocked fishing partner standing next to a rotten old hemlock that had come down where he had been standing moments earlier. We reached the truck just as it was getting dark. I opened the door to stow my gear when three shots rang out. …continued…
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Pedestrian struck by vehicle A MIDDLE aged woman suffered serious injuries when she was struck by a truck the evening of Jan. 27 when attempting to cross Kalum St. at a crosswalk. “At this time of year when there is still very little daylight, extra precaution needs to be taken by drivers and pedestrians to keep everyone safe on our roads,” said Constable Angela Rabut of the Terrace RCMP detachment. “Rain and dark roads add to the lack of visibility,” she said. The incident occurred shortly after 6 p.m, Jan. 27, at the corner of Kalum St. and Park Ave. in the downtown area. A GMC truck was eastbound on Park Ave. attempting to make a left turn onto Kalum St. The pedestrian was walking westbound attempting to cross Kalum St. in the north crosswalk when she was struck. She suffered serious injuries as a result and was flown to Vancouver via an air ambulance. The weather conditions at the time were heavy rain, said Rabut. Specialized officers experienced in analyzing collisions are assisting with the investigation. UPhas YOUR The RCMPWARM detachment released the following advice.
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Vehicles should have their lights on to increase visibility, regardless of the time of day. When approaching an intersection, always scan right and left for pedestrians before continuing through. When operating a vehicle, be cautious of pedestrians who may be distracted or unaware of their surroundWINTER WITH THESE ings. Pedestrians may be texting, on the phone, have headphones on or using Tips for pedestrians an umbrella or have a hood up, the Walk on the inside edge of the latter two resulting in vision being sidewalk so you are further away blocked. from traffic. Obey the speed limit – not to avoid cc tickets but to avoid tragedy. If thereDisplacement is no sidewalk, walk30.1 fac-
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New provincial climate policy to guide city THE CITY decided not to purchase carbon credits in 2013, but is forging ahead with plans to achieve carbon neutrality like the 40 other B.C. municipalities who have signed on to the Climate Action Charter in 2009. The issue of how municipalities should engage in reducing emissions was brought again to council’s attention at the Jan. 25 regular meeting. Staff introduced a letter from the provincial minister of environment Mary Polak outlining future directions in climate change action and asking the city for comment on a number of policies that are on the horizon in 2016. One is the new BC Climate Leadership Plan that is in the works and the other would have B.C. and the other provinces joining a federal move to eventually cap national emissions at a level that would aim for a maximum 1.5 degree increase in global temperature from pre-industrial levels. “B.C. is now taking the next step toward a low-carbon future, alongside new international momentum following the December 2015 Paris agreement, and new national momentum following the federal government’s commitment to develop a pan-Canadian framework for combatting climate change,” reads the Polak letter. According to city planner Tara Irwin, who introduced the letter to council, someone from the city will
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