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Ledcor and Haisla sign with LNG Canada By LNG Canada News Release February 25, 2016 – We’re pleased to announce that LNG Canada has selected the Ledcor-Haisla Limited Partnership for site preparation activities at our proposed liquefaction and export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia. The Ledcor-Haisla Limited Partnership is a partnership between the Haisla Nation and Ledcor, and the site preparation contract will lead to tangible benefits for the Haisla and Kitimat communities. “As LNG opportunities present themselves to the Haisla we wanted to ensure benefits for our people beyond a few payments here and there. Joint ventures such as this one with Ledcor pro-

vide our people with training opportunities and employment, and an ability to partner with and learn from leading Canadian companies,” says Haisla Chief Councillor Ellis Ross. “It’s a commitment of Council that the revenues which come to the Nation through such partnerships are shared with our 1,800 members. This contract, and other contracts like it, presents an opportunity for Haisla members who have left to find work to come back to Kitimat for good jobs.” Ledcor is one of North America’s most diversified construction companies and believes in engaging with Aboriginal and local communities where it works to increase their role in our projects. “We value our

Chief Councillor Ellis Ross (l-r) from the Haisla Nation, Jeff Watt from Ledcor, Wim Ravesloot and Marc Maeseele from LNG Canada sign the site preparation contract. strong partnership with Haisla Nation, formed on trust and a willingness to work together,” says Quentin Huillery, Senior Vice President of Ledcor Constructors. “Ledcor

will continue to bring positive, long-lasting benefits to the local community by providing training, employment, and business opportunities on this project.”

The scope of the site preparation contract includes activities such as grubbing, excavation, and grading in the area where the LNG Canada workforce accommodation

centre will be located. This work will prepare the site for construction, should the project make a positive final investment decision. LNG Canada will

not undertake any work until the necessary permits and authorizations are in place, which we are working to obtain. As we finalize the Continued on page 2

Civeo scaling back accomodation plans in Kitimat A worker accommodation company is scaling back its Kitimat plans in response to the changing prospective

liquefied natural gas (LNG) landscape in the area. Edmonton-based Civeo has asked the

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District of Kitimat for a new development permit for its 100 Loganberry/Sitka Lodge location to reduce the number of beds there from 2,154 to 1,101. And, cautioned the company, its final total could even be reduced to 646 beds depending upon the state of the Kitimat-area LNG industry. “Current economic conditions and construction delays have required a revised consruction plan layout and schedule,” stated the company in its application filed with the District. That new development permit application now calls for two phases – the first being the 436-bed permanent facility now nearly

finished and a second phase of a 364-bed facility. But, District of Kitimat background information that accompanied the application said Civeo “is proposing to proceed with Phase 2 only if Civeo is the successful bidder to build LNG Canada’s construction camp ….” “If the contract is not obtained, Civeo will not advance Sitka Lodge beyond Phase I.” That LNG project, with Shell as its lead partner, had been expected to make a final investment decision early this year but that decision has now been pushed back toward the end of the year. District of Kitimat background information terms Civeo’s

plans as changing from “a schedule-driven project to a budgetdriven project.” Also incorporated into Civeo’s new plans is seeking permission to convert its current 210-bed temporary construction camp into a more permanent facility. That camp now houses workers finishing the Phase I. Combining the Phase 1 436-bed count with the 210 beds in the temporary camp would make for 646 beds as a base level at the location. Should the second 364-bed phase be required, the total number of beds at the location would then total 1,010. The current development permit 2,154

bed total was established in 2014 during the height of LNG project economic impact speculation. Following District of Kitimat procedures, it’s now inviting public comment on the proposed new development permit leading up to Kitimat council’s March 21 meeting. A smaller Civeo camp also has financial implications for the District of Kitimat’s eventual plans to encourage affordable housing. A $500 per bed levy for the district’s affordable housing fund kicks in for the bed total over 360. At the original development permit size of 2,154 beds minus the 360 base bed total,

Civeo would have paid the district $897,000. With a smaller project now wanted, Civeo would therefore pay less. The 210-bed temporary construction camp was exempt from the $500 bed levy but now that Civeo wants that to be a permanent facility, district staffers are recommeding it be added to the overall bed total. That means should Civeo build both phases as called for in its development permit application, its levy would drop to $325,000. That works out to $500 each for 650 beds once the 360 bed base is subtracted from the new plan for 1,010 beds.

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Weather shelter closed from lack of need By Rod Link For the Northern Sentinel

The local cold weather homeless shelter has closed early with its sponsoring agency citing lower than anticipated demand and a milder than expected winter. Opened late last fall, the extreme weather shelter was to be open until the end of March, but closed instead at the end of February. The shelter, which offered beds in the downstairs area of the

Kitimat First Baptist Church, just wasn’t used as widely as first thought, said Margaret Warcup of the Kitimat Child Development Centre, which runs a variety of social services programs, including housing support and advocacy. One of the reasons cited, Warcup continued, was the success of another housing service offered by the child development centre which found places to live for people who might otherwise have used the shelter.

“Thanks to our staff, we were able to find housing for people who were hard to house,” said Warcup. “And we really want to celebrate that as we do this kind of support work and the goal is to have safe and secure housing for everyone.” A few people who might also have used the shelter have passed away which also reduced the demand. “The weather has been not so bad and there are a few people camping but they are

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not at risk,” said Warcup. At peak usage, the shelter could have housed 15 people at the Kitimat First Baptist Church. But even though closed, a person or persons needing a place to stay can still receive assistance by contacting the housing resource program offered through the child

RFI part 1 per the instructions we will send to you. While this is an important step forward for LNG Canada, the project must continue to demonstrate that it is competitive, we have key regulatory permits, and we have mitigated the risk of labour shortage prior to making a final investment decision. LNG Canada’s Joint Venture Participants still plan to make a final investment decision in late 2016. The exact timing of that decision will be up to the Joint Venture Participants to make.

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Continued from page 1 schedule of specific site preparation activities, we will share details with the community. Visit our contracting and procurement section for more information about opportunities. To be considered for any contracting and procurement opportunities, LNG Canada invites potential contractors and suppliers to register with us by: Contacting us at contracting@ lngcanada.ca and asking for the Request For Information (RFI) part 1, and completing and returning the

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We plan to staff that campus on an as needed basis with people from other campuses for the 2016/17 year.

cause the softening resource sector has negatively impacted our non-base activities (workforce training and contract training) but we’ve off-set this with cost reductions in the same areas,” said Bastin. The base grant the college receives from the province did increase by $307,000 to cover wage increases for its unionized employees. In previous years the college has struggled to balance its budget, resulting in cuts to programs and staff. This year the college expects to avoid more layoffs by early

Bastin. One measure to avoid layoffs is to transfer positions that are now vacant in Terrace to other campuses. That’s to avoid losing people in the college’s other locations should their jobs be eliminated and they either don’t want to or can’t move to Terrace, said Bastin. “In some cases it is possible for that work to be done from any of our locations,” she said of transferring work out of Terrace. Unions representing college workers and its human resources office are working

on those possibilities, Bastin added. Students in both its academic and trades programs will face a two per cent tuition hike, the maximum allowed by the provincial government. For a full academic course load, that means a tuition increase to $2,874.56 from $2,818.20 and for a ground level carpentry trades program, for example, the 20week program cost rises to $1,371.49 from $1,344.60. New to prospective students this year is a $25 non-refundable application fee which will be deducted from tuition costs should a student be accepted and then follow through and register for courses or programs. Bastin said NWCC had been the only college not to introduce an application fee over the years. The administration fee is to help cover administrative costs and applies to university credit, business, entry

level trades courses and health program. It won’t apply to students taking specific developmental education programs or trades apprenticeship programs. The college is anticipating a student population of between 1,800 and 1,900 full time, part time, continuing education and specific program registrations. That’s down from previous years when the average student population was in the 2,300 range.

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Road work continues Road widening, which had be scheduled to be completed in Fall of 2015, continues at the crossing of Kitamaat Village Road and Highway 37 south intersection. The road is being widened to accommodate a pull-out lane. Without the pull-out lane, at times logging trucks and vehicles with long loads had difficulty making the turn safely.

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Make a mark As schools analyze low grad rates and seek to improve education, perhaps it is worth clarifying the purpose of schools. The modern-day assumption is that school is responsible for preparing students for all the challenges of life, but is that realistic? Don’t parents and families have primary responsibility to prepare children for life? That is not to say that schools don’t have a very important role. Schools teach children and youth basic skills such as reading, writing and math. Students learn problem solving, develop creativity, and develop social skills through interactions with peers and teachers. But research shows that the primary influence that affects and shapes young people are their parents and family life. Children learn behaviour patterns at home, which then translate into conduct at school and in the world at large. Schools report that one of their biggest challenges is having students engage and apply themselves to their studies. This is something only individual students can change, but encouragement at home that hard work can bring rewards and satisfaction should not be discounted. The biggest influence parents can have on their children is through example. That is, children need to see parents working hard in their jobs and at home. Despite mistakes and challenges that come with parenting, children often see their parents’ motives and are impacted by integrity. Jackie Lieuwen

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A few words on the downstairs neighbour South Africa is now verging on the status of economic basket case. GDP growth last year was around half of one percent, the country’s currency has been in free fall for the past year, and its bonds face an imminent downgrade to “junk” status. So is the South African economy doomed to a long period of low or no growth no matter who is in charge – or is President Jacob Zuma to blame? “Zuma is no longer a president that deserves respect from anyone,” said Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, in South Africa’s parliament last month. And as Zuma tried to give his eighth State-of-the-Nation speech (he became president in 2009), the EFF members of parliament chanted “Zupta must fall”. (“Zupta” is a reference to Zuma’s close ties with the immensely wealthy Gupta family). Julius Malema does not qualify as an unbiased observer, but his view of Zuma is shared right across the political spectrum in South Africa and

What in the World Gwynne Dyer beyond. “No-one believes anything he says,” concluded veteran political analyst William Gumede. And yet Zuma continues to be in charge of Africa’s largest economy – which is now deteriorating practically by the day. Post-apartheid South Africa was never a great economic success. After the end of apartheid in 1994, there were high hopes that the economy would grow at 6 percent annually or better and create half a million new jobs a year. In reality, growth averaged just over 3 percent in the next decade – and then fell off a cliff after the global financial crisis of 2008. South Africa joined Brazil, Russia, India and China as a member of the BRICS in 2010, but it didn’t really qualify. While its fellow BRICs

powered through the great recession of 2009-2012 with undiminished growth rates, South Africa’s economy fell to 2 percent growth a year,, then one percent, and now half a percent. It is no crime that Zuma was born poor and never went to school. Neither is it a crime that he has never worked in the private sector: all his jobs, from the age of sixteen, have been in the service of the now-ruling African National Congress (ANC). But it is remarkable, given these facts, that he has nevertheless become very rich (at least $20 million). Zuma has never been jailed for corruption, but his principal financial adviser, Schabir Shaik, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2005 for corruption and fraud. The judge said that the evidence of a corrupt relationship between Shaik and Zuma was “overwhelming”, and Zuma was immediately fired as deputy president by thenpresident Thabo Mbeki. Or consider the astounding events Continued on page 6

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2017, an election year, was this was simply a slush fund the government would use to make feel good spending promises in the lead up to polling day. Not so, says a government backgounder on the fund. “Government has identified its lead priority for the BC Prosperity Fund as reducing taxpayersupported debt. Government will allocate a minimum of 50 per cent of each yearís allocation to the fund to debt retirement, and a minimum of 25 per cent will be saved to accumulate earnings. The remainder will be available for core government priorities that provide long-term benefits to British Columbia.” So, if we are to take the government at its word, the most it would have available to fuel its pre-election give aways will be no

more than $25 million - which doesn’t go far these days. But looking ahead, the backgrounder offers the promise of better things to come: “Future government surpluses including LNG revenues will help grow the fund over time.” I find those last two words very interesting. Essentialy they mean “one day”, a sea change from when the government bravely laid out precise target dates and revenue forecasts. But then none of those predictions have ever come true. And it proved to be absolutely the right time to embrace reality given just a few days later AltaGas CEO David Cornhill announced it was shelving the Douglas Channel LNG project. In the last couple of years Kitimat LNG, LNG Canada (also

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Gas. Noting Douglas Channel has been unable to get “meaningful” sales agreements for its product, Cornhill flat out said his company would not be spending any more money on

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course, the market will eventually come about. But with oil prices stubbornly sticking in the low $30s per barrel range and no reason to think they will recover Continued on page 6

the project and without offering any predictions as to when that may change beyond saying he expected the LNG market will balance “sometime”. He’s correct of 2

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The art of being a good magician is to leave the audience wondering how on earth you produced that rabbit from an empty hat. Christy Clark’s Liberal government failed that test in its recent budget when it announced it was establishing the much trumpeted Prosperity Fund next year with an opening deposit of $100 million. Now that was a spectacular rabbit considering the money for the fund was supposed to come from taxes levied on operating LNG plants and there are none of those in BC nor will there be any in 2017. But they ruined the trick by explaining where the money, in the absence of taxable LNG plants, would come from - “the governmentís strengthening economy, fiscal discipline and reduction in operating debt.” But full marks for being transparent on the source of the $100 million. However, my immediate cynical reaction, given the fund is being kick started in

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Symbols of respect Dear Sir, Open Letter to Honourable Christy Clark Thank you for offering me your speaking time at yesterday’s meeting of the First Ministers and Aboriginal leaders. I very much appreciate your gesture which symbolizes the respectful political relationship between BC and the Haisla Nation. Had I been able to speak I would have made the following point, perhaps not new to you or your government but I think important for Canada to understand: The Haisla people have had a first taste of independance through resource revenues and employment. We were able, ourselves, to cover the gaps in services and needs our people experience. We did not have to ask others for help. In 2004 we believed we were helping the world move away from dirty fuel to cleaner energy - LNG.

This was the information we had and digested at the time. Now some call LNG a transitional or even dirty fuel. Finding accurate, objective and “agenda free” information for our people is an ongoing challenge. Premier Selinger, of Manitoba, made a good point when he said we are not starting from scratch in dealings between First Nations and the provincial and federal governments. In our case the protocol we signed with BC is the foundation for resolving permitting and development decisions in our territory. It gives us a head start to getting things done. In closing, let me say that the Haisla have never been closer to independence. If that day comes it is my view that it came about through prudent economic development facilitated by the provincial government. Haisla Nation Council Ellis Ross, Chief Councillor, OBC

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Continued from page 4 of last December, when South Africa had three ministers of finance in the same week. The first finance minister, the widely respected Nhlanhla Nene, had annoyed Zuma by refusing to approve some very large contracts in nuclear energy and the state-owned airline. (Nene may have suspected that big kickbacks were involved.) So he was dismissed. The second finance minister was David van Rooyen, an unknown party wheelhorse with no financial experience. It was soon discovered that he had close ties to the Gupta family, which gave rise to speculation that Zuma was helping the Guptas to capture control of the state’s financial policies. He was forced to resign after four days. The third man, Pravin Gordhan, was respectable and competent, but by then South Africa’s stock market had collapsed, its currency had tanked, and the Standard and Poor’s ratings firm had reduced the country’s credit rating to just one notch above “junk” status. So Zuma does bear the blame for the collapse in international confidence in the South African economy – but not for its long-term failure to grow as fast as was expected. What is to blame for that? South Africa was already a developed country when apartheid ended. It was a very strange sort of developed country, with around ten million people living in a modern economy among thirty million others who filled menial roles or lived by subsistence farming. The best that

South Africa could ever have expected was the 3 percent growth that it had in 1996-2008. That would have been barely enough to meet popular expectations for rising living standards.

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Continued from page 5 to the $50 level - a figure many see as the take off point - any time soon, it looks like we are going to have a long wait. And so will any significant boost to the provincial government’s Prosperity Fund. FOOT NOTE: One thing that puzzles me about the Liberal government’s

same animal but cannot figure out why the government didn’t simply apply the money from the reduction in operating debt directly to debt retirement. Oh, wait a minute. That would have made the amount deposited into the new Prosperity Fund look even sillier than it does. Malcolm Baxter

details on the fund mentioned above is an apparent contradiction. On the one hand it says the $100 million comes in part from “reduction in operating debt”. Then says $50 million of the newly created fund will be dedicated to “debt retirement”. Now I know those are not quite the

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From the Pulpit: Be very thankful with true gift By Pastor Clint Magnus Luke 17: 15: “Then one of them when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell at the ground at Jesus’ feet and gave Him thanks. There’s a story about two men who were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull. Immediately they began running towards the nearest fence with the storming bull in hot pursuit, but it soon became apparent that they weren’t going to make it. The one man said, “Put up a prayer John or

we’re done for.” John answered, I can’t. I’ve never said a public prayer in my life.” Well, you have to now,” said the friend, “or we are finished.” Alright,” said John, “This is the only prayer I know.” He cleared his throat, “O Lord, for what we are about to receive, make us truly thankful.” People wring their hands today trying to figure out what is wrong with our society and I believe it is this; people have forgotten to be thankful to God. The verse above is part of the account of Jesus where He approached a village where ten

Community Events APRIL 4 THE KITIMAT FIBRE ARTS GUILD will be meeting at 17 Yukon St on Monday, April 4th at 7:30 pm. Anyone interested in knitting, spinning, weaving, or other fibre crafts is welcome. Please call Maureen at 250-632-5444 for more information. MAY 2 IS YOUR CHILD STARTING KINDERGARTEN THIS YEAR? The Health Unit will be holding a Pre-Kindergarten Immunization Fair for all children born in the year 2011. Please call 250632-3181 (option 1) to book your appt for May 2/16 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Ongoing 55+ B.C.GAMES-ZONE 10 memberships will be available Mondays from 1-3 pm at Kitimat Seniors Center---658 Columbia west further info. contact Margaret at 632-2862 or Bill at 632-2710. BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY COMMITTEE at Christ the King Parish is sponsoring “Connecting Each Other with Hope,” a six-week grief support group for adults grieving the death of a loved one. The sessions begin February 29, from 7 to 9 p.m., in the Catholic Church hall. Sessions open to everyone, no matter religious affiliation. To register or learn more call Lidia at 250-632-6292, or Susana at the parish office at 250-632-2215. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch 250 in Kitimat holds membership meetings the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Meat draws every Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. Members and bona fide guests are welcome. KITIMAT SENIOR CITIZEN Association, Branch 129, membership meetings are the second Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. at their facility at 658 Columbia Avenue. (Next to Riverlodge.) No meetings in July and August. PRAYER CANADA. We meet each week on Tuesdays 12 noon to 1 p.m. For location and further information please call 250-632-4554. Or email lesleykitimat@hotmail.com. Do you or someone you know have bladder cancer? You’re not alone. It’s the 5th most common cancer in Canada. Bladder Cancer Canada is here to help... or just to talk. In Kitimat, call Glen Sevigny at 250-632-3486. Or emailglensevigny@ gmail.com.

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stops dead in his tracks, turns around and begins running back to the man of Galilee who had saved them from this awful fate. He came back, “Praising God with a loud voice, falling at Jesus feet and giving Him thanks.” Only one of the ten. So here’s the question, “Do we really understand how much God has blessed us with?” Not one of us is hungry, not one of us is naked, we all have roofs over our heads, and all this is from the hand of God who created everything and graciously gives us what we need. But more importantly, God gives all who repent of their sins

and believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior, all of His eternal riches in Heaven. In Christ, He heals the leprosy of sin that afflicts us all, and make us eternally whole again. Now that is something to be truly thankful for! Jesus said to the leper who returned, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.” God’s physical blessings are showered down upon all people… but His true gift is the spiritual blessing of forgiveness and eternal life through faith in His Son. In Christ we are doubly blessed now and forever. Amen.

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Top photo Kitimat’s Jared Thornton does flips while competing in the BC Winter Games. Group photo displays Northwest Zone 7 athletes at the slopes of Apex Mountain Resort near Penticton. L-R Michaela Yeo, Tom Yasinchuk, and Kitimat’s Jared Thornton and Nicholas Ferguson. (Jared Thornton is also an active employee at the Kitimat Northern Sentinel.) Photos submitted by Douglas Drouin, BC Games Society.

Big splash for Marlins By Jason Cathers Submitted The Kitimat Marlins brought a small team of swimmers to the Smithers invitational swim meet to compete with the swim clubs from Prince Rupert, terrace, and Smithers. Leah Desousa (13) tied for the gold medal in the 12-13 girls division for overall points. Also in the division was Emile Krabes (12) who took the bronze medal in her first swim meet in that age group. Also taking gold for overall points was Kleanza Cathers (16) in the 14 and over girls division. Cathers also won the girls sprint eliminator for the fastest 50 meter sprinter for all four competitive swim strokes.

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STUDENT ARTICLES WELCOME She collected a nice price for her win. In the 10 and under boys division Gavin Thomopoulos (10) collected the silver medal. Achieving her first ever regional medal was Faith Silva (9) in the 9 and under girls di-

vision with a bronze. Swimmers who achieved the tough task of swimming personal best times in all 6 of their races were Grayden Rusconi (10), Annika Desousa (11) and Iris Striker (12).

All Kitimat students are welcomed and encouraged to submit articles/ photos about events or issues at your school for the monthly student page to the Northern Sentinel at newsroom@northernsentinel.com.

12 Northern Sentinel, Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Sports

Winterhawks soar to Zone win Submitted “Together we win, together we lose”! That is the Winterhawks PeeWee Rep hockey team’s theme which helped win a tournament in Terrace last October. This past tournament the Winterhawks won the Zones in the region and the right to represent the Zone in the BC Hockey Provincials in West Vancouver March 13-18. A feat not accomplished since 2010. Kitimat played Terrace with a win of 9-2. Lucas Aiken scored 4 goals and 1 assist. Other goals were scored from Philip Tremblay, Evan Shelley, Cory Mertin, Ayden Baldo and Maddox Medeiros. On Sunday Kitimat needed a win or a tie to advance to the Provincials and successfully beat Smithers 8-3. Goalscorers were Chase Pacheco, with 3 goals 2 assists. Other goals from Lucas Aiken with 2, Philip Tremblay, Maddox Medeiros and Jack Poznikoff with singles. Kitimat has a very young team which is made up of 12 players and two goalies while the other teams had 15 players and two goalies. There are six 2nd year aged players, six 1st year aged players and two Atom aged players on the Kitimat team. Kitimat’s team is a very tight knit group, and did everything together. They faced a lot of adversity this year and it is so nice to see the boys accomplish this great feat. The hard work and effort the kids put in was just unbelievable. They work hard on dryland training with two practices per week, floor hockey on Fridays and games on

the weekends. Something the kids will remember for a long time. Kitimat has not raised a banner since the 2010 season and thet are proud to say that it was accomplished again. It is a struggle in the smaller communities to have enough numbers for a team, but the payoff is worth it when the team sticks together! The tournament brought in big crowds for the games and friends and family to cheer the teams on! Having great parental support was a big factor in the team’s success. The team’s journey is only getting better as they hope to win the Provincial Championships in the coming weeks. The players are encouraged to follow their dreams and never give up. “Together they can accomplish anything. Together they win and together they lose.”

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