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Scientists urge LNG site rejection By JOSH MASSEY THE PACIFIC NorthWest LNG project planned for Lelu Island faces another challenge now that a group of 108 scientists and academics have signed a collective letter urging the federal government to reject the $11.4 billion dollar export terminal planned for the Skeena River estuary close to
Port Edward. The letter, released today, outlines a number of reasons why the signers believe that the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) draft report released last month is flawed in its conclusion that the project would not have a severe impact on fish and that the methods it used to draw this conclusion were not
based on sound science. Addressed to federal environment and climate change minister Catherine McKenna, the letter was written by six scientists and co-signed by 103 others, and concludes that “while we are not decision-makers, we can assess when decisions would be made based on false premises. This is one of those instances. We urge you to reject
this draft report.” The CEAA draft report was completed after a prolonged environmental review, and concluded that the project design would not adversely affect Flora Bank adjacent to Lelu Island, which is a tidal area full of eelgrass where young fish congregate. “A worse location is unlikely to be found for PNW LNG with
regard to potential risk to fish and fisheries,” reads the letter countering the ministry’s draft report. The report is now nearing the end of a 30-day public comment stage after which it will be finalized and then sent to McKenna and other federal cabinet ministers for review.
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Shelter closes, then re-opens
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■■ Smooth sailing IT’S GOING to be a lot easier for people with mobility challenges to gain access from the main gate at Heritage Park to the dance hall thanks to the construction of a brick pathway. In the past, people in wheelchairs have had to be pushed over the park’s uneven lawn. Museum curator Kelsey Wiebe notes that the dance hall is well-used by residents of nearby Terraceview Lodge and McConnell Estates who often attend teas and other functions. In the photo is Lloyd Johnson carrying a load of bricks while Chris Chayba arranges others in a set pattern. Cypress Contracting was hired to do the work.
THE CITY’S cold weather shelter has re-opened barely a week after it was closed. Run by the Ksan House Society the 20-bed shelter closed Feb. 26, a month earlier than planned because of warmer temperatures and less moisture than anticipated. But when the weather turned rainy and colder the middle of last week, the decision was made to re-open it on March 3, says society executive director Amanda Bains. “We have a contract that says it needs to be certain temperatures to be open and so if the weather doesn’t fall within that we close,” said Bains of the original closure decision, which is tied to the contract that the society has with the provincial B.C. Housing agency. “It’s not me saying that I think people can stay outside, sleep in the bush, it’s that we have to follow the rules of our contract,” she said. But instead of renting space at the All Nations Centre on Sparks St. close to downtown, the society is instead using a room at its southside Hall St. complex which also contains the society’s year-round shelter. That decision was based on the society not having a Northern Health Authority permit to use the kitchen at the All Nations Centre. Bains said the permitting issue came as a surprise because the the emergency shelter had been using the kitchen without a permit at the All Nations Centre for several winters. For about a week before the Feb. 26 closure, staff had been handing out coupons for McDonald’s breakfasts instead of providing one themselves. Due to the time it would have taken to get the permit and the fact the contract with BC Housing expires March 31 anyway, Bains said the decision was made to use a meeting room at the Hall St. complex. In the long term, Bains says Ksan Society hopes to purchase a building in the downtown core that will be a more suitable location for the cold weather shelter. She said the All Nations Centre facility was not ideal for an overnight shelter and she looks forward to finding a permanent home with the possibility of staying open year round and even expanding to include a detox centre. The extreme weather shelter is popularly called a “damp shelter” because it provides beds for people who have been drinking, something not permitted for people using the Ksan society’s regular shelter.
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Mayor, councillors going to China By JOSH MASSEY TERRACE MAYOR Carol Leclerc and two city councillors are off to the Chinese city of Qinhuangdao in May, building on a friendship agreement signed when that city’s officials visited here in late November. Leclerc will be accompanied by councillors Stacey Tyers and Brian Downie and city economic development manager Danielle Myles and in addition to visiting the city’s economic development zone, also have Beijing on their tour list. Speaking at the Feb. 22 city council meet-
ing, Tyers called the trip “a good opportunity” to build relationships and Downie said “he particularly wanted to go”. The choice of which councillors to send on the trip was made by a draw from a hat, with all except councillors Lynne Christiansen and James Cordeiro putting their names in, because they had gone on a previous trip. The city’s Chinese hosts also want a representative from the Kitselas First Nation to accompany the city delegation and also suggested Northwest Community College and the Coast Mountains
School District be asked to send one representative each. The group will be hosted for a week in May by the Qinhuangdao Foreign Affairs Office and the Qinhuangdao Economic and Technological Development Zone which will cover the expenses for three days in the east coast city of Qinhuangdao and two in Beijing, with flights to and from and any other expenses covered by those on the tour. For the City of Terrace and Kitselas, it means meeting with planners in Qinhuangdao and learning about their progress in plans
to develop a section of the Skeena Industrial Development Park purchased by a subsidiary of the economic development from the city in 2014. As for potential representatives of local educational institutions, it would be a chance for them to learn about the
school system in China, with the hopes of student exchanges and attracting international students. This is the fourth trip made by city officials since the deal to sell 1,186 acres of industrial park land was initially negotiated in November 2013.
Last year’s friendship agreement is supposed to solidify cultural and economic ties between municipalities in different countries. The city ended up selling the land for $12 million to the Qinhuangdao development zone.
Since then, Vancouver company Taisheng International has overseen the effort to attract manufacturing companies to the park. The trip will cost the city $6,000 or $1,500 each for the four people scheduled to go.
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ARTIST’S CONCEPTION of the Lelu Island Pacific NorthWest LNG plant location. It features now only a facility to super cool natural gas into a liquid form but an export terminal to ship the product overseas.
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Reject Lelu site, scientists say They’ll then make the ultimate decision on whether the project is rejected or accepted pending it meets any number of conditions which may be laid out. That federal acceptance is the last of two conditions that must be met according to an announcement made last June by the Pacific NorthWest LNG, which is majority-owned by the Malaysian-state Petronas corporation. The first condition, already checked off, was the finalization of provincial project development agreement legislation which passed last summer. The letter writers’ criticism of the CEAA report contained five main points including the opinion it misrepresented the importance of the area to fish, proceeded with lack of information (for example of fish species like eulachon which were never studied), relied too heavily on the science provided by Pacific Northwest LNG-funded studies, didn’t look adequately at cumulative effects, and made unproven claims that it could offset the damage it does through enhancing other areas of the watershed. The letter states that “the protection of the Lelu Island/Flora Bank area would benefit the second-largest salmon producing watershed in Canada.” It continues in saying that the company’s plan to
enhance other areas of the watershed to offset their project’s footprint on the ecosystem “could actually cause additional damage to fishes of the Skeena River estuary.” The six signers and co-signers are scientists, academics and others who are either active or retired from a wide variety of regional, national and international conservation organizations and universities. Included in the list is Otto Langer, a former habitat assessment chief for the federal fisheries and oceans department and Bob Hooton, a former senior fisheries biologist for the provincial environment ministry’s Skeena Region. Among the regional co-signers is Mark Cleveland, the head biologist for the Gitanyow Fisheries Authority. It is also co-signed by internationally-known conservationist Alexandra Morton. Pacific NorthWest LNG has been promoting the economic benefits of the project which it says will contribute up to $1.3 billion in annual taxes and royalties to the federal, provincial and municipal governments. Pacific NorthWest LNG “is committed to building and operating a world-class LNG facility in an environmentally sustainable manner that First Nations and residents in the region can be proud of,” said a company official last month when the draft
report was released. The Lelu Island site has already been rejected by the Lax Kw’alaams First Nation which counts it within its traditional territory and set up a protest camp at the location last year. The Lax Kw’alaams turned down a benefits package last year that would have amounted to $1.4 billion over the life of the project. Other Tsimshian First Nations, gathered together within the Tsimshian Environmental Stewardship Authority, including the Kitselas and Kitsumkalum have so far welcomed the report. “All of our leaders and people have been weighing the benefits against the potential impacts through multiple public meetings. We are encouraged that the proponent has undertaken significant additional work to address concerns and that the independent scientists at CEAA [Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency] have validated this work,” said Kitselas chief councillor Joe Bevan when the report was released. In January, a large gathering in Prince Rupert called the Salmon Summit featured the signing of a declaration calling for the permanent protection of Lelu Island. The signing included a number of First Nations hereditary chiefs and others, including Skeena NDP MLA Robin Austin and Skeena – Bulkley NDP MP Nathan Cullen.
Pipeline benefits talks extended A DEADLINE has been set for the First Nations located in the areas along the route of proposed natural gas pipelines to forge a revenue sharing deal with the province by March 31, says Kitselas chief councillor Joe Bevan. After over a year in the negotiating, the challenge to figure out how much money each First Nation will get from a total of $10 million annual payments allotted per pipeline has seen several deadlines come and go. Meanwhile, the likelihood of many of the projects going through has diminished as global markets have plummeted for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be produced from the gas delivered by the pipelines. Originally, the provincial government had involved itself in the negotiations with the First Nations chiefs who have traditional territory along the proposed routes and set a deadline of June 30 of last year to hash out an agreement.
At one time the province had indicated it would impose a deal if one could not be negotiated. But the province then decided to back out as active negotiator and leave the decision to the chiefs, who in turn aimed to have a deal in place by Dec. 31 of last year. That deadline then passed with no deal and a group of chiefs met in early February in Vancouver to continue talks. “The province has provided technical information to First Nations, but the province has not been involved in the First Nations’ decision-making process,” said a statement from the aboriginal relations and reconciliation ministry. Up to 32 First Nations stand to benefit from the $10 million per year per pipeline. Bevan said the last meeting in Vancouver saw some progress made but that a final deal has not materialized. “It’s a complex situation,” said Bevan. A key to the negotiation is figuring out a formu-
la that would allot a percentage of the $10 million to band councils along the path of the pipelines in greater or lessor amounts based on distance traversed by the pipeline or other factors such an environmental footprint. Another suggestion was to divide the money up equally. Each of the proposed pipelines – Coastal GasLink to Kitimat for the planned LNG Canada liquefied natural gas plant, Prince Rupert Gas Transmission to the Lelu Island/Port Edward area for the planned Pacific NorthWest LNG plant and the Westcoast Connector to another planned LNG plant at Prince Rupert – originate in the northeast of the province and come west through huge expanses of First Nations traditional territory. The Pacific Trails Pipeline impact benefits agreement for the planned Kitimat LNG plant at Kitimat was figured out separately back in 2013. First Nations have also been negotiating separate agreements directly with pipeline companies.
LAST YEAR local resident Tony Walker won $1,000 to further develop his idea of a micro-hydro project to provide power for the Shames Mountain ski area and and wean it off of using a diesel generator. That same year, Chris Barton of Terrace won $1,500 to buy equipment to fabricate reflectorless survey targets. This year organizers of the 2016 Northwest Innovation Challenge are back looking for more ideas from northwestern B.C. residents leading to commercially-viable businesses and projects. “We are really excited to see what ideas people come up with. This is the third annual Northwest Innovation Challenge and applications just keep getting better,” said Rick Brouwer from the non-profit Skeena-Nass Centre for Innovation in Resource Economics (SNCIRE) based in Terrace. SNCIRE is based on the idea of developing viable and stable business opportunities away from what has been the traditional boom and bust cycle of natural resource use in the region. “In 2014 and 2015, applicants of all ages, from across the region, presented incredibly smart and creative ideas,” said Brouwer. “Many had real potential to benefit the region and for new business opportunities. Others were quirky and fun. We were impressed by all of them.” As in the past two years, SNCIRE has lined up $10,000 in prize money allocated to seven specific categories. There is a submission deadline of April 18 leading to the judging of finalists at a May 13 event in Terrace. Application information is available at www.sncire.ca.
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CONST. ANGELA Rabut of Terrace RCMP talks to students at schools about online safety and parents when possible.
Cyber safety
Online bullying and sexting alarmingly prevalent among youths By JACKIE LIEUWEN PARENTS ARE being encouraged to talk to their youths more about their online activity, in light of a recent study which found that internet bullying and sending sexual pictures is alarmingly prevalent and growing among B.C. youths. The study surveyed 30,000 students in B.C. and found that close to 1 in 5 females and 1 in 10 males experienced bullying on the internet (cyberbullying) or met someone online they felt was unsafe. As for sharing sexual photos online (sexting), 11 per cent of males and six per cent of females reported that they had sexted on the day before taking the survey. Terrace RCMP community policing/ media relations officer Const. Angela Rabut said she expects it would be same among Terrace youths. “Terrace youth are not immune from the internet and they would fall in line with our provincials stats,” she said. The study, done by the non-profit McCreary Centre Society, surveyed nearly 30,000 students ages 12-19 in 56 of B.C.’s 59 school districts, representing 98 per cent of students enrolled in public schools. They found that the more time youths spent online, the more likely they were to report safety issues such as meeting unsafe people, being bullied online, and sexting photos. Those experiences were also linked with “poorer mental health ratings, fewer hours of sleep, extreme stress and despair, self-harm, and suicidal ideation and attempts.” One of the key things for parents, is that the study showed that youths who had “support from family, school, peers, or adults in their community were less likely to experience online safety problems.” Also, 20 per cent of youth who were victimized online but who had a supportive adult in their family seriously considered suicide compared to 50 per cent who did not have this type of support. Rabut said she speaks about these online risks whenever she can to youths and parents.
She advises parents to have more open conversations with youths about their online activity, and to do things together outside of the internet world. “The biggest key for parents is to have lots and lots of conversation…Get them to show you their phone, show you what the apps look like,” Rabut said. Secondly, Rabut recommends that parents ensure that tablets, phones and computers are not the focal point of their children’s lives. “We as parents sometimes need to disengage as well, and spend quality time with our kids that doesn’t involved the internet,” she said. If youths open up to parents about bullying or sexting, Rabut says it is important for parents to resist the knee-jerk reaction to cut their children off from the internet. “For youth, internet is a very important part of their lives. They are being raised in a digital world and we have to recognize that fact,” she said. Cutting them off “is just going to close the door of communication with your child.” Despite apps that can nanny a child’s internet use, Rabut said Wi-Fi internet is everywhere and extremely easy to access by phone, iPod, or other device. “The best advice I can give to parents is talk to your kids a lot… Have that open dialogue so that if something happens, they will go to you and tell you.” The research director of the McCreary study, Annie Smith, said the same thing after talking to many of the youth surveyed. “When we took these results back to young people, they told us that for the most part they really don’t know how to protect themselves online or what to do when they have a bad experience. They are looking to the adults in their life to support and guide them through this, but often feel that adults don’t know what to do either, other than telling them to turn their computer off, which is just not realistic for most teenagers,” Smith said. Earlier this month, Const. Rabut spoke to all the classes at Skeena Middle School about online safety, and she visits other
school classrooms whenever invited. She warns students about online predators, who are often very candid about having “an adult relationship,” and groom youth by flattery, talking about “adult subjects,” distancing them from parents, and encouraging secrecy and meeting offline. She also tells youths not to post and share personal schedules or contact information, and warns that students need to be aware that their online footprint will never go away. “Ten years from now, when you are applying for that scholarship or your first job, your first job interview is not face-toface anymore; it’s an internet search, and depending on what you look like on the internet, that’s your first interview,” Rabut said. “You may have all the credentials in the world, but you’re not even going to get a face-to-face if you do not have an appropriate digital footprint.” Rabut encourages youths that if anything does happen or even if they sense something unsafe, to stop contact with the person, block them and report the concern to the website provider and to cybertip.ca. Finally, make sure to tell an adult, she advises. “Adults are maybe not as knowledgeable in the area of computers as youth are, but we have knowledge in life… If we can’t help them ourselves, we can look around and get the help they need,” she said. Below are a few of the results found in the McCreary study: • There are increasing numbers of students affected and links between victims and victimizing behaviour and suicide. • Youth who have been cyberbullied are 10 times more likely to bully others (29 percent of bullying victims bullied others, compared to 3 percent with non-victims). • Students cyberbullied or who sexted were more likely than others to report mental health issues, fewer hours of sleep, avoiding extracurricular activities and missing school for fear of bullying. The McCreary study results can be found at http://www.mcs.bc.ca/pdf/untangling_the_web_.pdf
FOR the uninitiated, the world of online communication can bewildering. TTYL, or Talk/type To You Later, is but one of a myriad of abbreviations now commonplace in digital communication. Here are some of the more common ones: 4YEO - For Your Eyes Only AFK - Away From Keyboard BRB - Be Right Back BTW - By The Way -or- Bring The Wheelchair B4N - Bye For Now BCNU - Be Seeing You BFF - Best Friends Forever -or- Best Friend’s Funeral CYA - Cover Your Ass -or- See Ya DBEYR - Don’t Believe Everything You Read DILLIGAS - Do I Look Like I Give A Sh** FUD - Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation FWIW - For What It’s Worth -or- Forgot Where I Was ILY - I Love You IMHO - In My Humble Opinion IRL - In Real Life ISO - In Search Of J/K - Just Kidding L8R - Later LMAO - Laughing My Ass Off LOL - Laughing Out Loud -or- Lots Of Love -or- Living On Lipitor LYLAS - Love You Like A Sister MHOTY - My Hat’s Off To You NIMBY - Not In My Back Yard NOYB - None Of Your Business NP - No Problem -or- Nosy Parents NUB - New person to a site or game OIC - Oh, I See OMG - Oh My God OT - Off Topic POV - Point Of View RBTL - Read Between The Lines ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off RT - Real Time -or- ReTweet SH - Sh** Happens SITD - Still In The Dark SOL - Sh** Out of Luck -or- Sooner Or Later STBY - Sucks To Be You SWAK - Sealed (or Sent) With A Kiss RTM or RTFM - Read The Manual -orRead The F***ing Manual ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing THX or TX or THKS - Thanks TLC - Tender Loving Care TMI - Too Much Information TYVM - Thank You Very Much VBG - Very Big Grin WEG - Wicked Evil Grin WTF - What The F*** WYWH - Wish You Were Here
Cyberbullying information
HERE IS a list of some of the more popular websites containing information about cyberbullying: www.erasebullying.ca www.bullying.org www.bullybeware.com www.pinkshirtday.ca www.cyberbullying.ca www.preventbullying.org www.kidshelpphone.ca www.needhelpnow.ca Additionally, cybertip.ca is a website run by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. Cybertip.ca is the country’s tipline for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children.
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Gas relief IT’S time for the provincial government to address the home heating inequity faced by natural gas users from Vanderhoof west to the coast. For years northwestern customers of Pacific Northern Gas have been paying more to heat their homes with natural gas than anywhere else because the large industries which once used the majority of the capacity of the utility’s pipeline have disappeared, leaving the remaining customers to shoulder the entire burden of maintaining the line. That would have changed had the Douglas Channel LNG project at Kitimat gone ahead because it would have taken up all of that surplus capacity and paid its share accordingly. With that project now shelved, northwesterners will continue paying delivery rates easily three times what they are elsewhere in B.C. The province has a ready-made tool to deal with this inequity. As part of its revenue-neutral carbon tax policy, the standard $570 homeowner grant currently increases to as much as $770 for northern and rural residents depending upon where they live. It is a partial recognition that they pay more for energy because of where they live. It would be more than reasonable to increase that amount specifically for northwesterners because of high natural gas delivery rates. With the May 2017 provincial election not that far away, it is a stance voters should urge candidates to pursue.
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igns of spring are everywhere: Tulips blooming on the slope in front of the public library, supermarket parking lots swept clean of winter gravel, and fresh graffiti sprawled over an entire back wall of Copper Mountain School . . . for the second time in two weeks. As recently as February 12, School District 82 painted over two large rectangles of back wall to erase the handiwork of two different vandals. You can tell this is done by two different people, one taller than the other. One works with several colours painting letters bloated as inner tubes used to float down a river. In two places four letters spelled out ZEST. The shorter vandal left a jumble of thin, black line squiggles. Two days ago the same vandals – or so it would appear – defaced two new spots on another back wall. The same colours and letter designs were used here too so it appears our neighbourhood harbours two vandals who operate as a team. The taller one I may have seen one afternoon as I walked my dogs on the upper
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CLAUDETTE SANDECKI field. He was loitering in a back corner where he could be seen only by someone approaching from the west, as I had, not either side of the school. At the time he wasn’t doing anything, just seemed uneasy, as though he were trying to look nonchalant until I left the area. Perhaps he was waiting for his vandal partner to arrive and act as lookout. I’ve not witnessed groups of kids playing games on either field, although I did see a couple of golf balls abandoned on the fringes, and one afternoon at about 3:30 a young lad walking
toward the school carrying a golf club. But neither playing golf nor carrying a golf club is a crime, nor evidence of graffiti to come. Graffiti anywhere on public property upsets me. It particularly upsets me after vandalism to the Dobbie Street bus shelter a year ago. RCMP dealt with the few loiterers responsible for that destruction and there has been no repeat since. Until this. I take my community personally, feel all local residents are disrespected when some jerk does something senseless that forces my neighbourhood to resemble an inner city slum. Painting over graffiti week after week not only eats up school district’s man hours but wastes tax dollars, when parents attend parent advisory council meetings crying out for more tax support to buy books, classroom supplies, and other educational needs for all students, even these delinquents. Besides squandering precious tax dollars, occupying school district maintenance staff in never-ending futility, and making our neighbours look like undisciplined slobs, this graffiti is the “work” of
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two lone individuals. Not an epidemic of vandals. Just two. Judging by the height of their graffiti, both these vandals are old enough to know better. They just choose to defy rules, as witnessed by them selecting the most outof-sight wall of the school. If they were as show-off as they pretend, they’d spray the front walls where every passerby would be sure to see it. If they haven’t been brought up to respect others’ property, it’s time their parents grow a backbone and give them a refresher course in community manners. Instead of the school district repeatedly dealing with their blight, I’d like to see these boys’ parents step up and make the boys themselves tidy up. Order them to paint over their graffiti using school board paint and quarter inch brushes. If the restoration occupies them much of a Saturday afternoon, fine. They’ll reduce the hours left to vandalize another public building. Next time let them graffiti their dad’s garage or a wall of their house.
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The Mail Bag God and his saving power
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CARPENTER JAMES Ryan from Lax Kw’alaams and Ken Lawson in the early days of a camp set up on Lelu Island in the Skeena River estuary to protest plans for Pacific NorthWest LNG to locate there.
LNG and salmon don’t mix Dear Sir: In January, numerous Tsimshian hereditary chiefs as well as chiefs from inland nations spanning the entire length of the Skeena River, signed the Lelu Island Declaration at the Salmon Nation Summit in Prince Rupert. The declaration states that
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Lelu Island, and Flora and Agnew Banks, are “protected for all, as a refuge for wild salmon and marine resources.” Grave concerns about the possible effects of a Petronas liquefied natural gas plant at Lelu Island are supported by peer-reviewed science. A keynote speaker at the summit
was Jonathan Moore, Associate Professor of Aquatic Ecology and Conservation. Moore holds the Liber Ero Chair of Coastal Science and Management at Simon Fraser University. His research, supported by Lax Kw’alaams Fisheries, covered the periods of 2007 and 2013 in the Skeena estuary
area slated for development. Moore’s sampling showed that the eelgrass beds adjacent to Lelu Island are a critically important salmon habitat. In their delicate transition from freshwater to marine habitat, some salmon populations may use these areas for months.
Dear Sir: It is encouraging to see, paraphrasing Mark Twain, that the death of philosophical discussion about the existence of God has been greatly exaggerated. In response to Mr. North’s Jan. 20, 2016 letter: (1) atheism does make the truth claim “there is no God”. To propose “an atheist is one who doesn’t pretend to know God exists” is confusing atheism with agnosticism. Atheism is a stronger claim; if it isn’t, atheism is a world view that says nothing and has nothing to say. (2) Mr. North’s uncited use of Bertrand Russell’s celestial teapot caricature of theism is curious, as even a careless, disinterested reader would note I didn’t concede there was no evidence for God’s existence (c.f., Fred Hoyle’s “a super intelligence has monkeyed with physics, biology and chemistry”). Mr. North’s eagerness to use a set-piece argument failed to alert him to its ineffectuality and the erroneous assumptions that followed. Besides, Russell’s argument works just as easily in the opposite direction; the use of an absurd premise adds nothing to the logic. Consider the opposite challenge: could a believer disprove the non-existence of the coelacanth? Is the non-believer justified in the belief based on a dearth of evidence? Anyone’s guess, right up to the day one is caught (in South Africa, 1938). Atheism, in principle, could never be proven correct (you would need to know all that exists to know what doesn’t and that would mean, ironically, you would be God and I doubt He would share your view). Thus, atheism is more of a belief than theism (which could, in principle, be proven correct). (3) Mr North misses the point again in regard to evil entailing the existence of God.
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It’s time to rein in the lobbyists
ust recently lobbyists gathered in Vancouver for The Future of Lobbying, a oneday conference put on by B.C.’s Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists, Simon Fraser Institute’s Governance Studies and Public Affairs Association of Canada (B.C. Chapter). I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there does seem to be a future for the industry. In fact, if we’re not careful, B.C. could be overrun by lobbyists. Last year, there were 2,502 in-house and consultant lobbyists registered in the province, up from 1,451 four years ago. Whoever said the B.C. Jobs Plan wasn’t working? While others do get some attention – political staff, deputy ministers and the like – that works out to 30 lobbyists for every MLA. In Ottawa, there are 3,008 lobbyists or nine per MP. As one of 14 panelists at the Vancouver conference, it fell on me to provide a bit of insight on the public’s perspective towards
the industry and a few ideas on how it might be improved. Somehow it has to rain on the parade of rainmakers. Not a tough task, though. There’s no shortage of material. Last month, Missouri state legislator, Bart Korman, tabled Bill 2059. If it becomes law, lobbyists in that state would be required to disclose each month any sex shared by a lobbyist to a lawmaker or their staff. A dollar valuation will not be required when reporting sexual acts. Be thankful for small mercies. Closer to home, former B.C. lobbyist Marcella Munro found herself in a pickle after taking a post with Alberta’s new NDP government. The Wildrose party was only too happy to blast her appointment by pointing to some of Munro’s B.C. blog posts, including “saying no to projects like Kinder Morgan, to protect our environment and quality of life” are things to be celebrated. The posts were quickly taken
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DERMOD TRAVIS down and replaced with Alberta-centric messaging. “My BMW 325i is my favourite possession” was Munro’s new riff, telling the Calgary Herald: “there’s no planet on which I could try to argue against the oilsands. I love all the good things petroleum does for me – including driving too fast on Highway 2.” As the Herald’s Don Braid
put it: “If you have trouble reconciling the contradictions, you are most likely a regular human unconnected with the murky, interlinked worlds of lobbying, campaigning and government advocacy.” If the industry is an unavoidable evil of modern politics, it was then sacrilege time for the assembled. First up: transparency. Reporting only intent to lobby – as the legislation currently requires – isn’t good enough. The “if I’m really, really lucky the minister might open my email before he triple deletes it,” isn’t the best approach for reporting lobbying activities. It’s meetings that count and lobbyists should be required to report who they’ve met with as well. Those on the other end of the bargain – MLAs, political staff, deputy ministers – should also disclose who is lobbying them. It’s a good way to check to see if everyone’s reporting matches up. Fees paid by clients should be
disclosed, as is done in the United States. A province-wide registry for municipal lobbyists is long over due. Contingency fee agreements need to be trashed, as is the case at the federal level today. Public agencies and local governments should be prohibited from hiring outside lobbyists. In B.C., some universities, local governments, professional bodies such as the College of Dental Surgeons of B.C. and federal agencies like Via Rail and Port Metro Vancouver have all retained lobbyists in the past. If there was an industry award for client development, it would have to go to Earnscliffe Strategy, who has represented Deloitte since 2013. In 2010, Deloitte billed the B.C. government a little less than $20 million. By 2015, their billings had risen to more than $50 million. Dermod Travis is the IntegrityBC is a non-partisan organization located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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Science says Lelu site deserves protection The area acts as a funnel for hundreds of millions of juvenile salmon every year. A broad range of genetic diversities was detected in the samples collected, with fish representing the Skeena, Nass, Stikine and Southeast Alaska watersheds, and coastal systems from the central and north coast watersheds. In short, this relatively tiny stand of eelgrass supports nearly all the salmon in the Skeena. This peer-reviewed science confirmed earlier research in 1975 that the area should be protected from industrial development.
The Skeena River and its salmon are vital to the health and well-being of our region. North West Watch would like to publicly acknowledge our elected representatives – MLAs Robin Austin, Jennifer Rice, and Doug Donaldson, and MP Nathan Cullen, for their integrity and courageous stand in support of the Lelu Island Declaration. North West Watch Society, and the Council of Canadians, Terrace B.C. Chapter, Terrace, B.C.
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God is more profound than we can imagine It does follow, necessarily, that we categorize the acts of ISIS as evil and morally distinct from the acts of Mother Teresa. Even Richard Dawkins confesses a Godless world is one with “no evil, no good, nothing but pitiless indifference.” I suggest Friedrich Nietzsche a “good” place to start for an understanding of what a rigorous atheism really means. Incidentally, Mr. North’s parenthetical “absurd” actually exhibits my correlative point that we naturally find the ramifications of a rigorous atheism repugnant. Why is that? (5) God does “reveal in concealing” in the same way “absence discloses presence.” This is a difficult concept. Consider Blaise Pascal’s contemplation: “what can be seen on earth indicates neither the total absence, nor the manifest presence of divinity, but the presence of a hidden God.” God reveals His otherness, unequivocally, through the human predicament and its subjection “to futility” (Romans 8:20). God is not a projection nor is He after our happiness. Our lives will slay every god we give ourselves and reveal our spiritual bankruptcy. God knows something is missing, do we? God is more profound than we can imagine and His challenge to save us from ourselves initially in-
scrutable. Consider Isaiah and the depiction of the suffering servant of the Lord who through “what he... experienced... (would) make many to be counted righteous... for what was unthinkable they’ll have right before them... (and) who would have thought God’s saving power would look like this?” Who would have thought, indeed. Irwin Jeffrey, Terrace, B.C.
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Sentencing delayed in local teen’s murder case SENTENCING FOR a 25-yearold Terrace man found guilty in October 2015 of murdering his girlfriend more than three years ago in Kamloops was further delayed last week while Crown and defence await a report. Damien Taylor was found guilty after trial of second-degree murder in connection to the death of CJ Fowler, who was 16 at the time of her death more than three years ago. Fowler, from the Hazeltons and living in Terrace at the time of her death, had traveled to Kamloops with Taylor in the weeks before her death. She was 16 and he was 21. Sentencing arguments were originally set for earlier in February, but Crown prosecutor Alexandra Janse said a Gladue report
is not complete, despite the fourmonth wait. Gladue reports are sometimes ordered for First Nations offenders to detail their background. Today, March 9, was set for an update on the report and to fix a possible date for sentencing. At trial, court heard the pair was visiting friends in Kamloops in December 2012. The Crown’s case was built on circumstantial evidence. Fowler’s body, with a concrete chunk on her chest, was found by a person walking their dog in Guerin Creek on Dec. 5, 2012. A pathologist testified Fowler choked to death when her tongue became trapped in her airway, the result of at least one blow to her head and face. – Kamloops This Week –
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Foundation provides five grants FIVE NON profit organizations have received $9,500 in grants from the Terrace Community Foundation which uses interest from investments and direct donations to aid community groups and projects. Thirteen applications were received for consideration by the foundation’s board in this the foundation’s second distribution. “We will do this once a year and perhaps twice, but that depends on the interest we earn through our investments,” said foundation chair Joyce Gibson. “Our commitment is to provide $10,000 at
least once a year.” The foundation will help finance the purchase of assets but does not provide grants for salaries, travel, training and the like. “With a limited amount of funds available every cycle we take great care in choosing recipients who demonstrate a financial need and represent a broad range of interests in the community,” said Gibson. The foundation was established by the City of Terrace with $50,000 in seed money then matched by the Northern Development Initiative Trust. Its capital base now
approaches $400,000 and is managed by the Prince George Foundation which does the same for community foundations of other smaller northern communities. Distribution decisions remain with the local foundation but having its assets managed by a larger foundation maximizes interest earned and reduces expenses, explained Gibson. The eventual goal is for the city to hand over its annual community grant-giving function, along with money, to the foundation to avoid having council members debate and decide
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Joyce Gibson who should receive support and who should not. Gibson said the foundation was pleased with the 13 applications it received, adding that
deciding on the recipients was difficult. She said the foundation was particularly happy with the $500 grant for materials and supplies given to the Terrace Adult Autism Initiative, a new group which is planning a public awareness event in the spring. The other recipients are the Terrace & District Community Services Society ($2,000 toward a wheel chair accessible swing), Terrace & District Museum Society ($2,000 to support summer museum workshop camps for young people), Terrace Hospice Society ($2,500 to support volunteer
bereavement training) and Volunteer Terrace ($2,500 to support the publication of a seniors resource directory). The wheel chair accessible swing to be purchased by the Terrace and District Community Services Society will be installed at the daycare centre located at Northwest Community College. The daycare centre was once administered directly by the college and then by a society of parent volunteers, but now comes under the umbrella of the community services society. Aside from grants given with interest earned from invest-
ments, the foundation will also accept direct donations from groups and individuals which it will then distribute immediately based on the wishes of the donors. The foundation is also looking for volunteer directors and more information is available by contacting the foundation at terracecommunityfoundation@ gmail.com. Several large donations have added to the foundation’s capital base, including ones from LNG Canada, one of two planned LNG projects at Kitimat. The Terrace Community Forest has also been a contributor.
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■■ Hobiyee! THE MORICETOWN Elementary School and Ewk Hiday Hozdi Dance Group perform “Water Dance for Women” at Hobiyee Feb. 27 in New Aiyansh. The two-day celebration of Nisga’a New Year featured more than 12 dance groups, raffles and lots of food for a packed hall.
A BENEFIT band performance for the homeless has been postponed indefinitely. The Majagaleehl Nisga’a Concert Band announced March 3 that the event scheduled for March 6, would not be rescheduled yet. “Due to the recent deaths within the Nisga’a Nation, we must follow protocol and push this event to another more suitable time,” said Anthony Moore, Nisga’a Lisims Government lands officer. “We will be looking at possible dates in the future to hold this event, but our cultural calendar does not provide many opportunities. At this time the Majagaleehl executives have decided to postpone this indefinitely.” The Majagaleehl Nisga’a Concert Band plans to hold a benefit performance to raise awareness about homelessness and to provide assistance to the homeless, hosting the homeless themselves as the guests of honour. Money raised was set to go toward existing facilities in need of funds to assure programs can continue or toward the purchase of necessary items and equipment. The event had first been scheduled for Feb. 20 but was also postponed due to a death.
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AS THE War Amps 2016 key tags are mailed out, the service marks 70 years of returning lost keys to their owners. Donations to the Key Tag Service assist members of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, including Brooklynn Stanvick, 10, of Thornhill. Brooklynn is a right leg amputee who has received financial assistance for the cost of artificial limbs and recreational devices. She has also attended regional CHAMP seminars where CHAMPs and parents learn about the latest in artificial limbs, dealing with teasing and bullying and parenting an amputee child. “As Brooklynn grows, she needs new artificial legs which are quite expensive. Thanks to CHAMP’s support, we don’t have to worry about these costs and Brooklynn gets to do the things that any other child gets to do,” said mom Karry. The War Amps Key Tag Service was launched in 1946 so that returning war amputees could not only work for competitive wages, but also provide a service to Canadians that would generate funds for the association. The Key Tag Service continues to employ amputees and people with disabilities and has returned more than 1.5 million sets of lost keys. Each key tag has a confidentially coded number. If the keys are lost, the finder can call the toll-free number on the back of the tag, or deposit them in any mailbox, and the keys will be returned to the owner by bonded courier. The War Amps receives no government grants and its programs are possible through public support of the Key Tag and Address Label Service.
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CHANGES TO the amount of time for Relay for Life won’t affect the traditional parts, such as the survivors’ lap, which takes place at the beginning of the relay. This is the 2015 survivors’ lap.
Relay for Life shortened RELAY FOR Life makes a big change for its 17th annual event this May with a reduction in the length of time it is on. The regular 12-hour event will be cut down to six hours, starting at 4 p.m. and ending at 10 p.m. May 28, says Amanda Berry, annual giving coordinator for Terrace, Kitimat and Prince Rupert for the Canadian Cancer Society, BC and Yukon Division. “We will be building on relay’s community festival atmosphere by taking all of the enthusiasm, activities and entertainment previously spread over 12 hours and condensing it into a high-energy evening event,” said Berry. “We’re hoping teams will be able to spend more time together as they won’t be taking turns over the course of the whole day.” Berry says the idea came about from community feedback, including from teams and volunteers, the
decline in participation and in response, the society wanted to “re-energize the spirit of relay.” This year’s Relay For Life will continue to offer an opportunity for the community to celebrate, remember and fight back and will have all the traditional elements, including the survivors lap, luminary ceremony and more, she said. Last year, the six-hour event was piloted in two communities on Vancouver Island, and other communities across Canada with good results and was expanded this year to most B.C. communities, said Berry. Teams are already forming and beginning their fundraising. The fundraising goal for Terrace this year is $110,000. Last year, residents and businesses here and in the surrounding area raised nearly $112,000.
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y colleague Christine told me about DYT – Dressing Your Truth, showing me photo after photo of almost unbelievable before-and-afters. “Wow, what is that?” I asked her, then spent the next month madly Googling. It’s a wonderful and sneaky and liberating way for Mormon women in Utah (and any men and women on the internet) to free themselves from oppressive stereotypes. True. At first I thought it was that fashion/ beauty thing where you were advised, with your colouring, to wear, say, “autumn” or “winter” colours. It is, but only on the surface level: “Oh, look, there’s some of the ladies from our church trying on scarves, bless their hearts.” Uh – huh. The founder, Carol Tuttle, has a daughter, Melissa, who is Type 2 – the soft, feminine woman who looks good with long, wavy hair, and wearing flowing lacy girly stuff. But Carol is Type 3 – “rich and dynamic” – also known as pushy, abrupt, results-oriented, and so she looks like a clown dressed as a Type 2. Better for her to have short, snappy hair, a bold leather belt over a textured sweater. Yeah! She has found a way to monetize this (with online and retail sales of clothes, accessories, hairdressing and products) while sneaking in some pretty heavy questions about self-identity and self-worth. “What did your mother do to your hair when you were little?” she asks women guests on her video blog. “She lightened it.” Carol replies, “So you grew up thinking your hair was too dark.” Curled it? Too straight. Straightened it? Too curly. Growing up feeling flawed, and not quite knowing why.
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Dressing her truth Wow. A “gender-fluid” blogger, Z Egloff, “gets it” when she looks at before-andafters of men on DYT, as did I. First, in “What a Mormon Woman Taught Me About Truth and Clothing,” she describes a formerly black-only fashionista showing up: “Marcy was wearing a yellow shirt with a fuzzy pink vest – you heard me right, a fuzzy pink vest – and she looked great. More than great. It was as if her clothes were a natural, elemental expression of her spirit…. Now there was no separation from her essence and her outfit. Her outsides matched her insides. It was amazing.” The four categories are: Type 1/Air: Bright and Animated (Marcy), Type 2/ Water: Subtle and Soft (Melissa), Type 3/Fire: Rich and Dynamic (Carol), Type 4/Earth: Bold and Striking (Z Egloff). (I am pleased to dress in brighter colours like Marcy, so people aren’t as surprised when my exuberant gestures
knock over all the water glasses on the table at a meeting.) For men, Type 1 is Fun loving, Type 2 is Comfortable, Type 3 Determined and Type 4 Serious. My kidling is definitely Type 4, I realized after I saw the transformation of a guy on DYT. He had been wearing his hair fuzzy and dishevelled with gold-rimmed oval glasses slightly askew, and a loose stretchedout golf shirt and baggy khaki pants. He looked like he would be a goofy friendly jokey kind of guy. But when he is instead cool, aloof, unsmiling, and, well, “Serious,” people he meets may think, “What’s up with him? He’s so grumpy.” The “after” is amazing: his hair slicked back, he is sporting more severe rectangular black-rimmed glasses, wearing a dark purple pressed shirt with a black tie and black skinny jeans and you can see he might enjoy an intense conversation about Existentialism. And approach him with more accurate expectations. In the New Yorker’s “Cover story – The head scarf, modern Turkey, and me,” Elif Batuman, an American with secular parents from Turkey, finds accidentally wearing a head scarf outside of a holy site she was reporting on “amazing” and “a wonderful gift.” Without the scarf, women and men alike had glared at her, or refused to smile or make eye contact. With it, shop doors were opened, and a bus she had missed stopped, the bus driver reaching out his hand and calling her “sister.” She found herself thinking about high heels: expensive (more taxis) and painful. “Yet there were many times when I wore high heels to work-related events in New York, specifically because I felt it made people treat me with more consideration.”
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■■ THORNHILL PUB: KARAOKE Thurs. 8 p.m. All day free pool Wed. and Sun. Texas hold ‘em poker Tues. 6 p.m. and Sun. 5 p.m. Showing all UFC events. Jam sessions Sat. 8 p.m. Shuttle service provided. ■■ LEGION BRANCH 13: Meat draws every Sat. – first draw at 4 p.m. Steak Night is the first Fri. of each month. ■■ GEORGE’S PUB: POOL tourney every Sun. starting 6 p.m. Poker on Sun. 1 p.m. and Wed. 7 p.m. Thurs. game night, DJ and open to 2 a.m. On Fri./Sat. is live entertainment. Karaoke Thurs./Sun. 8:30 p.m. Shuttle weekends. ■■ MT. LAYTON LOUNGE: Open daily 2 p.m.-10 p.m. Play pool for free. Located at Mt. Layton Hot springs just off Hwy37 South between Terrace and Kitimat.
Art
■■ TERRACE ART GALLERY presents Captured Colour of Trees & Bark, a beautiful exhibition of painting and prints by local artist and long-time gallery member Dawn Germyn, in the upper and lower galleries to March 26.
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■■ TERRACE LITTLE THEATRE presents “Out of Time” a locally written play about the people who shaped the
Northwest. Pithy, funny and poignant, this play, based on interviews with more than 25 pioneers, captures the drama and the joys of life in BC’s northwest. Opening on March 25 and playing for three weekends. Tickets available at Uniglobe Travel.
Fundraiser
■■ CIRCLE OF CULTURES showcases local talent and cultures from around the world living in our region March 12 at the REM Lee Theatre. Performers include dances from the Philippines, Latin America, India and more. International Appy Snack Tasting while the food lasts in the lobby at 5:30 p.m., prepared by the Terrace and District Multicultural Association. Circle of Cultures at 7 p.m. Would you like to perform, volunteer or participate? Contact Skeena Diversity Society. A benefit for Syrian refugee families coming here. Tickets at Misty River books and Skeena Diversity. ■■ FOUNDER’S DAY TEA with a Wartime Theme: Honouring our Veterans is from 2-4 p.m. March 13 at the Royal Canadian Legion. Come and celebrate our Founder George Little’s arrival March 10, 1905, 111 years ago! Enjoy wartime tunes by Rusty Ljungh on the piano and don’t miss Sandy Norman and friends performing the Charleston. Sweets and tea by Emmy’s Catering. A fundraiser for the restoration and signage of
two local wartime bunkers. Tickets on sale at George Little House. For more, call Debbie 250-638-8887 or Yvonne 250-638-0423 or email littlehouse@terrace.ca. Sponsored by George Little House and Terrace’s 100-years Celebration Committee.
Singing retreat
■■ FESTIVAL OF VOICES is a springtime retreat bringing singers of all levels together for a weekend of fun and learning April 2224 at Glenwood Hall, a beautiful rural setting just outside Smithers. Five instructors from across North America will present 11 diverse workshops throughout the weekend and all participants can take part in mass choir instruction, a Sunday gospel workshop and enjoy fine food, fine company and fine music together. Register by March 15 for early bird rates; otherwise register by April 15. For more details, contact Sheila at speters@creekstonepress.com. Put on by Sing Smithers.
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■■ UNBC NORTHWEST PUBLIC Presentation will be “The Science and History of the Alcoholic Beverage” with presenter Dr. John Krisinger of NWCC at noon March 16 at the UNBC campus. For more details, contact Alma at 250-6155578 or alma.avila@unbc.ca.
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■■ Celebration CENTENNIAL CHRISTIAN students welcomed Kitsumkalum students, who performed a dance for Hobiyee and invited First Nations students from Centennial to participate and dance with them Feb. 26. That’s Centennial student Mason McKay taking part.
CITY OF TERRACE is seeking nominations to
THE ORDER OF TERRACE The Order of Terrace is given to select individuals in recognition of outstanding contributions to the wellbeing of the City of Terrace, and to recognize significant achievement and service to the community in a wide variety of fields, including (but not limited to) business and entrepreneurs, arts and entertainment, science and academics, health and education, sports and youth leadership, volunteer and community service, and charitable donations. If you know someone that you feel should be considered for the Order of Terrace, please submit their nomination (in confidence) before March 18, 2016* to: The Order of Terrace Mayor and Council 3215 Eby Street Terrace, B.C. V8G 2X8 Nomination forms and criteria information may be picked up at City Hall, or by calling Alisa Thompson at 250.638.4721, or online at www.terrace.bc.ca/city *Nominations previously submitted will also be considered, however if information regarding the individual has changed please contact the City to provide updated information.
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Does it take a PhD to know Lelu Island is a terrible place to put an LNG plant?
Nope. But over 100 of Canada’s most reputable scientists agree it’s a bad idea and puts our Skeena salmon at risk. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is currently reviewing a proposal by the Malaysian state-owned corporation Petronas to build an LNG plant on Lelu Island, located at the mouth of the Skeena River. It risks damaging the critical salmon habitat of Flora Bank. Its fracked gas wells, pipeline and liquefaction plant will make Pacific Northwest LNG one of Canada’s top three sources of greenhouse gases. Your voice matters. To submit your comments by March 11, visit skeenawatershed.com
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Ram trophy sought A MAN convicted of hunting illegally in the Spatzizi Provincial Park was ordered by court to turn over the ram he killed but said he couldn’t because it had been stolen. Jordan Patrick Garbitt of Moberly Lake, B.C. was convicted in Dawson Creek Provincial Court on February 24, 2016 for hunting a stone sheep ram in Spatzizi Provincial Park without a Limited Entry Hunting Authorization. When the judge ordered him to forfeit the ram, Garbitt said that the ram, which was a finished wall mount, was stolen. The ram is permanently marked with government PIN identification number of H955 which is drilled into the rear of the left horn of the sheep. It is a legal requirement for hunters to undergo a compulsory inspection of their sheep. This is when the ID number is put in to permanently mark the horns as a tracking tool. The horns of sheep have their own characteristics and can sometimes be identified similar to fingerprints. Garbitt’s conviction stems from a two-year investigation where it was alleged that Garbitt and two other hunting partners flew into Coldfish Lake, and killed a stone sheep ram in September 2012. Garbitt, who is a Treaty 8 Indian, claimed the ram was killed within the Treaty 8 area, which Spatzizi Park is not part of. The judge sentenced Garbitt to a $1,000 fine and ordered that he pay an additional $3,500 to the Habitat Conservation Trust Fund. He further ordered that Garbitt was prohibited from hunting anywhere outside of the
Treaty 8 area for one year. The BC Conservation Officer Service is asking for the public to help locate this ram with the reminder that rewards are sometimes available from outside
agencies for assistance in an investigation. Anyone with information can call the BC Conservation Officer Service’s Report all Poachers or Polluters (RAPP) line at 1-877952-7277.
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Sentenced on firearms charges A MAN seen with a handgun in the back of his pants who later had two guns and ammunition seized by police was sentenced March 3. Riad Reynen Hess received a conditional sentence of nine months and 18 months of probation to follow on charges of careless use or storage of a firearm and loaded/unloaded with ammo prohibited/restricted firearm. On January 19, 2015, Terrace RCMP reported
being called about a man with a handgun in the back of his pants near the Royal Bank. A short time later, police were told that the 26-year-old was taken to Mills Memorial Hospital by a person who at that time took the gun from him. The gun was turned over to police and ammunition was seized from the man. Investigation led police to seize another firearm, more ammunition and various gun magazines at a residence.
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CF-18s could appear ROYAL CANADIAN Air Force CF-18s could fly low over Terrace this summer should a local request be granted. The appearance would coincide with the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 13’s 2016 Riverboat Days parade on July 30. “To add excitement and variety to the 20l6 [Riverboat Days] program, a request has been made for Royal Canadian Air Force participation,” wrote Riverboat Days president Susan Bostock in a letter to Terrace city council. “Specifically, the RCAF has been asked to perform a flyover of downtown Terrace to coincide with the legion parade which commences at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 30,” Bostock wrote. The air force’s CF-18 demonstration team is in western Canada and Alaska during late July and early August, making a Terrace appearance possible, Bostock added. “However, knowing RCAF assets are difficult to obtain on holiday long weekends, the invitation
includes consideration of other ways to participate and to consider any of the l0 days of Riverboat Days,” she said. “This might lead to a flyby on a day other than July 30 and/or a static display at the airport.” RCAF officials have said they first need a city council resolution approving of a flyover and asked that it contain precise wording for one of as low as 500 feet. That resolution has been provided. The air force’s CF-18s have been front and center ever since six were sent to join aircraft of other nations in bombing ISIS targets in Iraq and then in Syria. They were withdrawn from combat missions last month following on a federal Liberal 2015 election promise to do just that. This would not be the first time CF-18s have made an appearance here. One performed during an airshow at the Northwest Regional Airport years ago and once, a CF-18 pilot raised in Terrace touched down briefly at the airport while enroute from Alberta to Vancouver Island.
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THE RIVERBOAT Days society has asked for a flyover by Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18s.
Top cop post up for review THE LOCAL RCMP detachment may no longer have an inspector in charge of its everyday functions. Thanks to a shift in the police force’s internal workings, the number of officers now reporting to the office in charge of the detachment has fallen to 49, which is below the 55-officer level which normally requires an inspector. That prompted an RCMP review of whether an inspector is needed, says Constable Angela Rabut. She termed the internal reorganization one of regionalization in which some officers from specialized sections such as traffic and forensics no longer report to the officer in charge here. An inspector has been in charge of the detachment here for at least 30 years and the prospect of losing an officer of that rank has worried city council enough that wrote to the police force. “Given the growth that the City of Terrace is currently experiencing and our placement in the top 10 of the Crime Severity Index, losing the high-level oversight of an inspector as the officer in charge at the detachment would be detrimental to the community,” city administrator Heather Avison wrote in a memo to council last month which then caused council to send the letter. The last inspector here, Inspector Dana Hart, retired earlier this year, a factor that helped prompt the review. Staff Sergeant Syd Lecky, who was the second in command, is now in temporarily charge of the detachment. Deputy mayor Stacey Tyers said that the city believes the inspector position is important considering how busy the detachment is. “It is just something that they look at every time an inspector steps down so we just want to make sure that up front we’re letting them know we don’t want to do that,” she said. There is no date set for when the review is to be completed. At one time the detachment here even housed a regional command and communications centre but that function was shifted to Prince George years ago. In addition to forensics officers and ones on traffic or highway patrol duty, the detachment has officers who investigate major crimes. As is the case with many detachments in B.C., the Terrace RCMP detachment is made up of officers considered municipal and rural when it comes to financing detachment activities, but in everyday work, there are no geographical distinctions and officers attend calls when and where required.
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59 athletes from the North West competed at the 2016 BC Winter Games bringing home 13 medals. Thank you to the coaches, officials, volunteers, and families who support these growing champions. See photos, videos, and results at BCGAMES.ORG
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Homeless committee eyes public washrooms THE CITY’S homelessness task group is examining the possibility of extending the hours of public washrooms or even putting in more facilities. “They need some place to go that they have dignity,” said manager of George Little House Debbie Letawski. “Because what they do is they use the area around here as a public washroom, so for me and my staff to clean up around here, it’s been really bad, especially the last two years.” Letawski has met in the past with the homelessness task group to see about having a temporary outhouse put near the tourist destination located by the CN tracks. Typically Letawski has quite a number of people coming into George Little House asking to use the bath-
room, and she doesn’t always feel safe because she is frequently alone in the building. However, the chair of the task group, Danielle Lavoie, advised Letawski that having an outhouse there might make the problem of people hanging around George Little House worse. The homelessness task group has been discussing longer terms solutions to the homeless situation. One of city council’s two appointees to the group, Stacey Tyers, said the city has already been looking into what can be done to open what public washrooms there are for longer periods of time. At George Little Park, for example, the public bathrooms are open mainly during public events. According to Tyers, the problem is mainly at
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night when businesses and social agencies who do have washrooms are closed. “A better idea might be to talk to [the city’s] public works [department] about actually opening the public bathrooms and having more police and having some video cameras for entering and exiting, for more security.” “George Little House isn’t the only place having to deal with the public defecation,” she said listing the area around the downtown building where she works and Brolly Square as also being problem areas. Tyers said she hopes that more substantial solutions can be found as the homelessness group continues meeting and speaks with various social agencies around town. Those agencies, Tyers added, are more hands-on when it comes
Shelter re-opens The contracts of the B.C. Housing’s extreme weather shelter call for them to be open from early-November to the end of March each year but the shelter opened in October last year because of colder weather and in anticipation of high demand. So far this season, the shelter has averaged 10 occupants a night. Soon after the Feb. 26 shelter closure, Terrace RCMP reported finding people sleeping in ATM vestibules located at the entrances to financial institutions. “Numerous bank vestibules were noted with people inside attempting to keep warm due to lack of other options,” read a March 1 RCMP report. According to the Northern Health Authority, environmental health officers visit all public kitchens around town to make sure they are complying with rules and regulations. “We are working collaboratively with Ksan House Society and have been for quite some time,” said Northern Health Authority official Jonathon Dyck. “Our environmental health officer has a relationship with that society and works with them on a var-
to coping with the homeless. Aside from the city’s washrooms at George Little Park, the only other public washrooms are located at the Terrace Public Library located within the park. Head librarian David Tremblay says part of the library’s mandate as a public institution is to provide washrooms but like other facilities around town, the library has had problems with non-library patrons using its facilities. He feels that having the city’s own public bathroom in George Little Park open formore than special events would be a bonus. “It would be great to have a public washroom for everyone,” he said.
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CHAMBER CHATTER WELCOME! Welcome to Chamber Chatter! At the beginning of each month, we’ll let you know what’s happening at the Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce, including dates of luncheons and major events such as our Business Expo which is April 22-23. We’re now accepting registrations for new exhibitors through our website, www.terracechamber.com! Don’t forget our March 17 luncheon with speakers from Pacific NorthWest LNG. $25 for members; $30 for non-members. RSVPs required. Visit our event calendar at www.terracechamber.com or call 250-635-2063.
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GILL MCKEAN, owner of WestCoast Fishing Adventures and Jim Dopson, general manager of the Kitselas Development Corporation, stand by the Skeena River. The company and the corporation are joint venture partners in an angling business.
Guiding goal achieved By JOSH MASSEY FOR THE organizers of the joint venture partnership between the Kitselas First Nation and WestCoast Fishing Adventures (WCFA), it took a bit longer than expected to prove that their business plan is worthy of investment. The partnership began optimistically in 2013 when the guiding company and the Kitselas, through their Kitselas Development Corporation, first bid for a number of Skeena River angling rod days put up by the provincial government. One rod day equates to being able to take out one angling client for the whole day. They are highly prized licence allocations that become more valuable in free market bidding. What the partnership offered was a model that fused the Kitselas Development Corporation’s identity as an economic force within the Kitselas First Nation with a Terrace company that has 20 years guiding experience and a desire to give something back to the First Nations culture. It seemed the type of deal on which the modern principle of reconciliation is founded. It just so happened that the areas allocated for the rod days fell on a stretch of the Skeena River within Kitselas traditional territory, including the Kitselas Canyon. But the partnership was surprised to have the bid and application turned down by the provincial government and some of the reasons given struck them as odd in hindsight. “They told us that the Kitselas didn’t have any history with steelhead guiding,” development corporation general manager Jim Dopson said of the rejection. This seemed absurd, WCFA owner Gill McKean added. “Could you imagine this? That type of a statement that you can’t get rod days because First Nations have no prior history of guiding.” “Steelhead was known as the saviour fish in the winter, because that was the winter food supply,” said Dopson, adding that historically his people have been capable when it comes to reading the river and leading fishing expeditions, if not as much in the modern commercial sense of guide outfitting. It was in the wake of that disappointing setback that Dopson decided to bring the issue to the provincial government’s officials charged with negotiating the Kitselas land claims treaty. Dopson and McKean retooled the application and reapplied last year, and found out recently that they were successful in getting 100 of 582 rod days allocated for the Upper Skeena. “That’s why I got [the] treaty [negotiators] involved. I printed out all the registered owners, the guides, and I said, there isn’t one First Nation on
there. I said, we gotta be the first,” said Dopson. This request was parlayed into a letter of support for the application from the provincial Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation. In the short term, other than sharing revenue from the guiding that McKean does through his business, the joint venture is built on training aboriginals to become guides. “We want our people to learn the skills so they can take over the business from Gill when he is ready to exit. That is the long-term plan. The short term is to get people into the industry, get them interested, build up the labour pool,” said Dopson. McKean began the training program last spring, training up three people, one of whom is now going to be a guide and another one who has the potential to become a professional too. The vision is that McKean, when he retires from the business, might sell his company to the Kitselas so they can be the owners and operators. “I think it is important for the health of their culture and their people and it’s really much bigger than just Kitselas,” said McKean. Kitselas chief councillor Joe Bevan said that he was happy to hear about the successful bid but also said thinks 100 rod days should only be viewed as the beginning for the Kitselas. “It always seems that you get forty or sixty per cent of what you need,” said Bevan. “I think it would be better if we went forward with an analysis of how many days we do need to make a decent business out of it. We are happy with what we got, but we definitely want more.” “They’re down in the U.S. selling these rod days,” he said of local angling marketing. “That’s where you go to sell those days and promote cultural tours.”
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THE LAKELSE Ave. McDonald’s single-lane drive-thru is going to be a double drive-thru now that city council has passed a development permit for the location. This will be the second drive-thru expansion in the city in a short span of time. The first took place when a similar permit was granted for the Tim Hortons outlet on the southside. That was accompanied by other traffic flow changes to ease vehicle congestion there. City council accepted the recommendation by staff Feb. 23 for the McDonald’s change which they expect to also ease congestion at the location during peak hours.
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Your opportunities are expanding. So is our firm. McAlpine & Co. Merges with MNP MNP is excited to announce that Terrace-based McAlpine & Co. has merged with MNP LLP to become the firm’s fourth office in Northern B.C., which also includes offices in Prince George, Vanderhoof and Fort St. John. As Canada’s first national accounting and consulting firm to open in Terrace, MNP and McAlpine are thrilled to be working together to deliver enhanced services to private, public and First Nations clients across the region. Committed to our clients’ success, our local team includes four partners – each with more than 20 years of experience in public practice – and more than 15 additional professionals and support staff. National in scope and local in focus, MNP has proudly served individuals and public and private companies for more than 55 years. Through the development of strong relationships, MNP provides personalized strategies and a local perspective to help clients succeed. The Terrace team of 20 will remain at their current location at Suite 201, 4630 Lazelle Ave. in Terrace. To find out what MNP can do for you, contact Michael Johnson, CPA, CA at 250.635.4925 or michael.johnson@mnp.ca
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WWW.REMLEETHEATRE.CA COMMUNITY EVENTS MARCH 12 – Pruning Seminar is a hands-on overview and demonstration of basic pruning techniques with Charles Claus and Cathy Jackson 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Spotted Horse Nursery. Pre-registration required, call 250-635-1907. There is a cost to attend that includes a resource booklet: Growing Fruit Trees. Proceeds go toward local community food initiatives. MARCH 15 – Starting today is Strengthening Families Together from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays thru May 17. Registration required at the Mental Health Family Resource Centre for this free 10-session course on Tuesday nights through May 17. Intended for families, friends and caregivers of people living with any mental illness. For more details, 250-635-8206 or terrace@bcss.org. MARCH 17 – The Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce Luncheon is an opportunity to network with the business community of Terrace, featuring a guest speaker from Pacific NorthWest LNG, who will give an overview of the proposed project, update on the regulatory process, next steps for the project and provide some background on vendor preparedness. Contact the Terrace Chamber to register 250635-2063. MARCH 19 – Greater Terrace Food Association Seed Swap will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Health Unit Auditorium. People who have seeds to exchange should be there at 11 a.m. sharp. Plans also include Seeds of Diversity, Kids Corner, Communities in Bloom, information on pesticide use and the protection of bees, Northern BC Seed and Plant Swap online, Terrace and Area Farm Fresh buy and sell online, Community Supported Agriculture, GFTA membership, and more. For more information, email Agatha at agathajed@gmail. com or call Judy Chrysler at 250-798-2535. MARCH 19 – The third annual Spring Affair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the second floor of the Skeena Landing (above the Flying Fish). Arts, crafts and home businesses with 35+ vendors from the northwest. The perfect time to stock up on Easter, Mother’s Day, Graduation, Birthday and other gifts. For more details, spring.affair.terrace@gmail.com. MARCH 26 – Heritage Park Museum hosts its fourth annual Easter Egg Hunt at 2 p.m. Hunt for Easter eggs amongst the historic buildings. Toddler-safe zone in the back of the park. Candy exchange, egg dyeing, face painting, and refreshments. Bring your own basket. Everyone welcome. Admission free or by donation.
MARCH 26 – 55+ BC Gamesj Zone 10 (BC Seniors Games) meeting is at 1:30 p.m. at Riverlodge Seniors Centre in Kitimat.
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TAI CHI IS a gentle form of exercise that can help maintain strength, flexibility and balance and could be the perfect activity for you! We have Tai Chi classes at the Happy Gang Centre, 3226 Kalum St. Sessions are held Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. There is a small fee for classes and everyone is welcome.
THE SKEENA-NASS CENTRE for Innovation in Resource Economics (SNCIRE) 2016 Northwest Innovation Challenge applications are now available at sncire.ca. Everyone in northwest B.C. is invited to submit an idea. Application form includes information package with contest rules, prizes, prize criteria and sponsors. Deadline to submit ideas is midnight April 18. SNCIRE will choose approximately 12 finalists to compete at the final event in May. $10,000 in prize money to be awarded.
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.
THERE’S LOTS TO do at the Terrace Public Library during Spring Break! Week 1 program registration has begun: On March 15 – Petland brings “Little Critters” to show and tell, this is an all ages family program from 1:00-2:00. March 16 – children 8-11 years old are playing with electric playdough, “Squishy Circuits” and then make terrariums downstairs at the Terrace Art Gallery, 1:00-4:00. March 17 – kids 6-11 years old enjoy Lego free-play and design challenges and do St. Patrick’s Day crafts at the Terrace Art Gallery, 1:00-4:00. Week 2 program registration begins March 9: March 22 – Petland returns with animals that “Creep, crawl and slither...” to show and tell, this is an all ages family program from 1:00-2:00. March 23 – children 8-11 years old explore “LittleBits” electrical components and then do “Sculpture creations” at the Terrace Art Gallery, 1:00-4:00. March 24 kids 8-11 make “Seed bombs” for spring planting and then create handmade paper at the Terrace Art Gallery, 1:00-4:00. Please register for each day separately in advance for these FREE programs with limited spaces. Come in to the library or phone 250-638-8177.
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.
IN CASE YOU didn’t know, the Happy Gang Centre isn’t just for seniors. Memberships are available to anyone 19 and older. And the centre is open Monday to Friday.
THE TERRACE CHURCHES’ Food Bank will be open for distribution from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. from March 14-17 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
TRIVIA CHALLENGES ARE held on the second Saturday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Legion. 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 PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB meets monthly on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Terrace Art Gallery. Want to enjoy photography more? Open the aperture of your mind and come and see us. Two field trips a month and much more. Contact information thru our website northernlensescameraclub. ca. COMMUNITY SENIORS’ SOCIAL invites all seniors and mature adults for complementary coffee, tea and refreshments, socializing with other seniors, entertainment and music from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month at the Terrace Pentecostal Assembly. Free. This time together includes a coffee/tea/ snack time and singing. NORTHWEST BC METIS meet the third Wednesday of the month (except July and August) at 7 p.m. room 306, 4536 Park Ave. Everyone welcome. For more details call 6381199 or Beverly at 635-6864 or terracemetis@ ymail.com.
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Look Who’s Dropped In! Baby’s Name: River Phyllis Elizabeth Spalding Date & Time of Birth: February 24, 2016 @ 3:51am Weight: 9 lbs. 9 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Charity Duncan & Herb Spalding “New sister for Dominic & Eliza”
Baby’s Name: Jaxon Webb Date & Time of Birth: February 5, 2016 @ 8:44am Weight: 8 lbs. 10 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Danielle & Kevin Webb “New brother for Taylor & Grace”
Baby’s Name: Dayton Reid Nadeau Date & Time of Birth: February 16, 2016 @ 1:51am Weight: 5 lbs. 13 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Kendra McQuinn & Bronson Nadeau “New brother for Marlaena”
Baby’s Name: Linden Gregory Gary Main Date & Time of Birth: January 16, 2016 @ 9:19am Weight: 7 lbs. Sex: Male Parents: Ferris Moxam & Daniel Main
Baby’s Name: Kylie-Ann Adrianna Meredith Quash Date & Time of Birth: February 8, 2016 @ 10:21am Weight: 6 lbs. 13 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Celina Day & Kody Quash
Baby’s Name: Damon Liam Robinson Date & Time of Birth: January 25, 2016 @ 3:27am Weight: 9 lbs. 13 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Kim Stewart & Les Robinson “New brother for Logan & Aiden”
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College balances budget for this year Two per cent tuition hike for all students, application fee added to some courses fer 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
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William ( Bill ) J. Paquette, Passed away at age 73, on February 21, 2016 Born in Hazelton, BC, and raised in Terrace, BC, Bill spent most of his adult life on the Queen Charlotte Islands. Known and respected by many men in the Forest Industry on the coast, Bill was an accomplished logger with many stories to tell, mostly funny. A highly skilled Heavy Equipment Operator and Log Truck Driver, Bill also did a stint as a commercial fisherman. Bill, you really were the strong silent type. A steadfast friend that never turned his back to someone when they were in need and never asked for anything in return except friendship. You always put others before yourself and were pleased and sometimes surprised to discover how much others loved and respected you. I will always love you, my honey bun. Survived by his loving wife Debbie, sisters Diane, Adrienne and Jeanette, sons David and his wife Lori, Wayne and his wife Angelina, grandsons Ryan and Tyler, Joseph, Aaron and Patrick, and granddaughters Sleena and Melissa, great grand daughters Jaydn, Hailee and Elizabeth. He will be missed by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT APPRAISALS NORTHWEST, a real estate appraisal and consulting business headquartered in Terrace and providing services throughout Northwestern British Columbia, is seeking an Administrative Assistant. The Administrative Assistant will perform a variety of general office duties, including telephone, reception, bookkeeping, mail, filing, photocopying, as well as assisting in compiling appraisal and consulting reports.The successful candidate should possess the following experience and skills: - Practical experience with Microsoft Word and Excel, as well as basic accounting, database, networking, internet, graphic and digital photography software. Good communication skills, both written and verbal. Strong comprehension and organizational skills, and ability to multi-task and work with minimal supervision. This is a permanent, part-time position (20-30 hours per week). Those interested in this position should submit resumes by email: info@appraisalsnw.ca or fax (250) 638-8056. Deadline for application is March 18, 2016. We thank all who submit resumes for this position. Only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
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Senior/Intermediate Environmental Construction Monitor Triton is looking for a well-seasoned environmental professional with a passion for working outdoors on construction projects often in remote and isolated communities. SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS: • Post-Secondary education in one of the Earth Sciences disciplines (i.e. Biology, Geography, Forestry, Agriculture) or Diploma in Environmental Technology • 5 -10 year as an environmental monitor on construction projects of all size • Extensive knowledge of construction site ESC measures and BMPs • Understanding applicable environmental legislation, regulations, and guidance documents to ensure and/or enforce project-specific compliance • Able to communicate effectively, with clients, contractors, agencies, coworkers and the ability to coordinate the efforts of others to accomplish objectives • Flexible and adaptable in identifying and mitigating issues rapidly to ensure compliance within an active construction work environment • Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision making abilities • Fish/amphibian salvage and isolation experience would be considered an asset • Fish, wildlife and vegetation assessments would also be considered an asset • Excellent organizational skills • Physical fit and able to work in all weather conditions • Valid Class 5 general Drivers Licence HOW TO APPLY: If this opportunity sounds like you, and you are serious about joining a progressive team of environmental consultants, please email us (quoting the competition number in the subject line) with your resume and cover letter stating where you saw our job posting. Email: 2016-006@triton-env.com Closing Date: March 11, 2016
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CCRR and Community Programs Coordinator Are you knowledgeable about child care and literacy issues in our community? Are you passionate about helping women and their families? We are looking for an energetic facilitator for workshops, programs, and community events that support regional child care providers, local women/ families, and a community literacy group. You will be part of the Terrace Women’s Resource Centre team. Qualifications/skills • Proficiency in social media • ECE or equivalent post-secondary education • Understanding of the issues surrounding quality child care, women’s priorities, and community literacy • Program delivery and program management experience This is a 35-hour/week unionized term position with benefits. Email the Terrace Women’s Resource Centre team at: admin.twrc@telus.net or phone 250-638-0228 (Rosemary Craig) Ĩor an applicaĆ&#x;on pacĹŹage.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT
TAKE NOTICE THAT an application has been made to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 2069–2014 by making general text amendments to the R6 – Manufactured Home Residential zone and amending the Site Specific Permitted Uses in the R6 – Manufactured Home Residential zone affecting the property at 4305 Lakelse Avenue. THE INTENT: 1.0 Amend Section 11.7 – Purpose statement to read as follows: To provide for low density residential housing within manufactured home parks. 2.0 Amend Section 11.7.2 – Site Specific Permitted Uses by adding the following: In addition to the uses listed in Section 11.7.1, the following site specific use(s) are permitted in the R6 zone, at the locations(s) specified: a. Manufactured Home (Modular) shall be permitted as a Primary Use only on Strata Lots 1 to 41, District Lot 368, Range 5, Coast District, Strata Plan PRS348. b. A Conventional Site-Built Single-Detached Dwelling shall be permitted as a Primary Use only on Strata Lot 13, District Lot 368, Range 5, Coast District, Strata Plan PRS348 together with an interest in the common property in proportion to the unit entitlement of the strata lot as shown on Form V. 3.0 Amend Section 11.7.3.4.a – to increase the maximum building/structure height of a manufactured home (mobile) from 4.0 m to 5.0 m. 4.0 Amend Section 11.7.4.a – Additional Regulations for this Zone, to read as follows: In addition to the regulations of this zone, manufactured home parks are also subject to the City of Terrace Manufactured Home Park Bylaw.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC INPUT AMENDMENT TO FOOD-PRIMARY LICENCE TAKE NOTICE THAT the City of Terrace has received an application from Wings Tap and Grill for an amendment to Food-Primary Licence #306773. THE SUBJECT LAND: The application affects the land, within the City of Terrace, shown hatched on the accompanying map and described as: Lot A, Block 21, District Lot 361, Range 5, Coast District, Plan966 [#105 – 4741 Lakelse Avenue]
PURPOSE: 1.0 To create consistency in terminology and regulations with Manufactured Home Park Bylaw 2099-2016. 2.0 To facilitate the construction of a Conventional SiteBuilt Single-Detached Dwelling on Strata Lot 13, District Lot 368, Range 5, Coast District, Strata Plan PRS348 together with an interest in the common property in proportion to the unit entitlement of the strata lot as shown on Form V. BYLAW INSPECTION: THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT BYLAW AND RELEVANT BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS MAY BE INSPECTED at the City of Terrace Public Works Building at 5003 Graham Avenue, Terrace, B.C., between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day from Friday, February 26, 2016 to Monday, March 14, 2016 excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays. For enquiries concerning this application please contact the Planning Department at 250-615-4022. PUBLIC HEARING DETAILS: Any persons wishing to voice their opinions regarding this application may do so in writing, and/or in person, AT THE PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AT 7:00 P.M. ON MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016. THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, R.S.B.C., 1996, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.
THE INTENT: To permanently amend Food-Primary Licence (#306773) to extend the hours of liquor sales in the Wings Tap and Grill restaurant establishment, located at #105 – 4741 Lakelse Avenue as follows: Current Hours of Liquor Sale: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. (midnight), Monday through Sunday Proposed Hours of Liquor Sale: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m., Monday through Sunday PUBLIC INPUT DETAILS: Any persons wishing to voice their opinions regarding this application may do so in writing, and/or in person, AT THE COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AT 7:30 P.M. ON MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016.
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Drop-in basketball sends teams to compete at Junior All Native By JACKIE LIEUWEN
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JUNIOR ALL Native teams from Terrace. Ladies from back, coach Daniel Henry, Shelly Robinson, Mckenzie Lyons, Madison McKay, Tyler Henry, Martina Clayton, Linda McLean, coach Blake Wilson. Jade Bright, Trista Cooley, Carissa Scodane, Patricia Derrick, and Jamika Moore. Missing are Brielle Derrick and Shawna Mackay. Boys from back, coach Cecil Barton, Martin Watts, Cecil Barton Jr., Josh Grant, Andrew Wells, Robin McNiel. Alister Doolan, Jalen Barton, Nathaniel Russ, and Josh Barton. Missing is Everette Poole.
TWO TERRACE Wolverine basketball teams are heading to the Junior All Native Basketball Tournament in Williams Lake next week, March 1319. With a mix of players ages 17 and under, including Nisga’a, Tahltan, Tsimshian and Metis, the team was formed from some of the regulars at the weekly drop-in basketball at the Clarence Michiel gym. With girls playing Tuesday nights and boys on Wednesdays, the Wolverines’ basketball drop-in is open to all youths, not just First Nations, and is run by a group of parents who want to make activities available for their children. At the drop-in, the youths do 20 minutes of fitness and jumping, then run drills and practise the fundamental skills, and finally they scrimmage. The program started in 2012 when Suwilaawks principal Pamela Kawinsky and Fred Wilson opened the gym one evening for a random basketball night for youths. A lot of youths showed up that night so parents organized two teams, boys and girls, to travel and compete in the Junior All Native that year. The next year, local parents stepped up to continue the drop-in, including Cecil Barton and Tiffany Moore who now run the boys’ drop-in and Daniel Henry who runs the girls’ program. “I got involved because of my daughter. She was the reason I came here, she was the reason I stayed,” said Henry, adding that the other part is that he wants to provide a consistent program for youth. “That’s one thing I would like to see here, is a steady youth drop-in basketball. That’s why I do this – I want to see the kids out playing…
staying active,” he said. Tiffany Moore agreed. “I grew up playing basketball and wanted to support these guys and give them something to do… it provides a safe place… I’d rather them be here than out doing other things,” she said. “I do it to support my kids and help these other guys.” The parents run a basketball dropin during the school year and a dropin soccer program during the summer as much as they can find gym time, which has been the biggest challenge. A core group of over 12 parents meet regularly to plan and organize fundraising for the Wolverines, so that the youth who drop-in can travel to nearby communities for games a few times each year and so they can send a team to the Junior All Native. Since they ask for community support, Henry says the group works to keep involved in the community and give back through volunteering for things like community cleanup and the Terry Fox Run. They have had a lot of support from the community in Terrace, and were sponsored by the Nisga’a Lisims Government this year in order to travel to the Junior All Native. “It’s big for them, it’s an experience,” said Henry of the tournament. “They have a good time and they have that team bonding, and that’s my goal.” Fostering friendships is Henry’s aim through all of the program, not just the tournament. “I have experience in basketball, in that camaraderie with my friends [on the team]… and they’re my brothers to this day,” Henry said, adding that he wants the same for the youths on the team. “I mentioned that to these girls: respect each other and take care of each other, and be sisters forever… That’s what I want,” he said.
Colourful display by young local gymnasts THE YOUNG Terrace Peaks gymnasts set the bar high and earned first for overall points at a recent gymnastics meet here in Terrace Feb. 20. The competition had 57 athletes from Kitimat, Terrace and Smithers competing in eight categories. Individual results for Terrace gymnasts are as follows: In Junior Olympic level 3+ category, ages 11 and up, Savannah Medeiros finished third with 24.5 points overall, and third in floor and beam, fourth in vault, and fifth in bars. Ella Almgreen got fourth and Amelia Evans got fifth overall in that category. In Junior Olympics level 3 category, ages 10 and under, Haydyn Taylor got second overall with 27 points. She got first in beam, tied for first in floor, got second in bars and
third in vault. Carissa Menninger was third overall, with second in vault and third in bars, beam, and floor. Lily MacDonald got fourth and Piper MacCormac got fifth. In Junior Olympic level 2, Taeler Linteris, Kaylee McCormick and Claire Vieira all earned silver-level finishes. In Junior Olympic level 1, Izzie Croot, Pyper Testawich, Emma Angus, Lola Hanna, Myka Nikitiuk and Maia Purita all finished at the silver-level. Helena Spearing, Paige Constantinescu, Allison Lewis and Shantae King finished at the bronze level. In Interclass Performance Plus, Eva Barnett, Mira Forget, Dessirée Houlden-Makela, Kennedy Howse and Aila Morton all finished at the silver-level and Grace Peerless finished at bronze.
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TERRACE PEAKS gymnasts practise their final stand before the big meet Feb. 20.
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BC WINTER Games competitors from Terrace. CLOCKWISE FROM above: Michaela Yeo flies over a jump in slopestyle where she got 4th. She was the talk on the slopes for her speed and high jumps, but a crash and resulting injuries kept her from competing in big air. Tom Yasinchuk got 14th in slopestyle and 7th in big air. MIDDLE, KAILEY Halvorsen takes aim in the archery competition where she got 7th. Craig Durando took 6th, and Hannah Stewart took 9th. RIGHT, GRACE Magnusson goes in for a shot in a game against Zone 8, Prince George and Quesnel. The Northwest Zone 7 ringette team were underdogs and lost every game, but kept high spirits and were able to score some strong goals against teams with top AA players. They made friendships and had a great experience. BOTTOM CORNER is Aidan Carter and right is Yohannes Vandenberg ripping down the track in cross-country skiing. Both boys and Gabriel Vandenberg did well and had fun and Yohannes earned bronze in the 400m sprints.
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anuary can be the bitterest of months. This one wasn’t. In January I like to be out on skis, the dog bounding through the snow ahead of me at first, then trailing behind later in the day. This winter, a large part of last winter, and the winter before that, have been remarkable for their pathetic snow falls. The back channels that irrigate the woods on the west side of the lower Kalum used to be a favourite skiing loop for Doug and me. We cut trails and when we got tired of skiing the same circuit, we laced on the snow shoes and set out on vigorous tramps across the frozen ponds. If it were possible, we would have tramped to the river and fished, but angling was sketchy and dangerous with large sections of the river frozen and where it was open, it was fast shallow riffles where the river pushed hard against jams pinned against the corners at its severest bends. In February the river was still in winter’s grip, and by mid-March it would be open again, but with white banks. This year, the warmest since the keeping of records, I began walking the Kalum and Zymoetz the first week of January, my goal to cover from 5 to 10 kilometres three or four times each week. During these outings I encountered more fishers than I’d seen until now. To access the upper portion of the lower river, I parked at the end
of the Deep Creek sub and shallow, I used a division, where, several sparse fly at the end of times, I saw as many as a floating line and long four trucks parked on leader. After fishing week day. each lay-by carefully I was surprised that with no result, I sat on a these anglers were fishlog and reflected on my ing two-handed fly rods. next move. I canvassed the anglers; The run Mike and every one of the dozen I I used to call simply subjected to my haphaz“The Root” for the big ard creel census admitsubsurface stump loted they hadn’t hooked cated in its deepest part a single steelhead. They that steelhead like to lie SKEENA ANGLER each said this with sinnext to, was a short walk cere disappointment away. If it wasn’t holdROB BROWN rather than the mock ing steelhead, which it disappointment old almost always was, there steelheaders feign to would be some char or hide that they have had cutthroat lurking within very good fishing. its confines. I made my Finally, last week, when it felt more like way there, fished deliberately, and was March-end than mid-February, I could re- skunked again. sist the siren call of the river no longer. I Determined to hook something, I regrabbed my 10 foot 10 inch Echo Switch turned the next day to find Mike Johnson Rod, pulled on my waders, picked up my fishing the run accompanied by his dog staff and made for the Kitsumkalum. The Ellie. As our dogs gambolled, Mike fished place to find new arrivals when everything through the run twice. He covered the water feels like spring is in the fast water, a les- well with a fast sinking tip. I followed with son I learned from Mike Whelpley. a waking fly, an ineffective lure at this time I went directly to two places that few if of year to be sure, but I have caught a few any fishers fish but have produced well for spring steelhead in 5 degree water this way. me in years past. Because they are quick When Mike was making his second
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pass, Jules Jelev and his dog Charlie appeared. When we were done, Jules fished the tail with a spinning rod and a spoon and did as badly as we had. I don’t think there are many steelhead in the Kalum this year, Mike observed. Next morning I returned to the same run, fished through with a sinking line then guiltily took out the centre pin I’d thrown into my vest. Two-handed fly rods make excellent float rods. I rigged mine up with the casting reel, attached shot and a foam float. For terminal tackle, I tied on the deadliest lure I know, a Colorado Spinner. Drifting free under a float, Colorado spinners blink enticingly. With the application of a little pressure to the formerly free spooling reel, they whirr. As I brought mine back to make another cast it shone like a ballroom chandelier. I felt certain that fish would be forthcoming. None were. There have always been steelhead in that part of the river over the winter. After the spinner treatment I was convinced there were none in that run. I moved down to the fast riffles. No steelhead there either and the fact that I didn’t catch a single char or trout made the exercise doubly discouraging. Winters are now unpredictable. I left wondering if winter steelheading had lost its predictability too.
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We want to thank the local First Nations and community members who have provided feedback to us and the Government of Canada throughout our federal environmental assessment. Your feedback has helped us to continually improve the design of our facility. Will PNW LNG be dredging in order to accommodate LNG carriers?
No. LNG carriers will berth in naturally deep water in Chatham Sound, requiring no dredging at the marine terminal. Why is dredging no longer required at the marine terminal?
Based on feedback from federal regulators, First Nations and the community, PNW LNG revised the marine infrastructure design to relocate the marine terminal to naturally deep water and eliminated the need for dredging at the LNG carrier berths.
What has PNW LNG done to protect salmon habitat?
By relocating the marine terminal, we have eliminated the need for significant dredging at the LNG carrier berths. In addition, as part of our environmental assessment application, we have proposed fish and fish habitat mitigation measures to protect local salmon and other marine life during construction and operations. What is the current status of the project?
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) recently released its draft environmental assessment report and proposed conditions for Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNW LNG). Will there be any dredging for the project? To review the draft CEAA report and conditions, please visit We have significantly reduced the dredging required. We will need bit.ly/DraftCEAAReport. to do a small amount of dredging in advance of the construction of our Material Offloading Facility (MOF). The MOF would be used How can I provide feedback on the CEAA process? to accommodate cargo ships delivering equipment and materials CEAA is accepting comments from the public until March 11, 2016. Comments can be emailed to to our facility. Before any dredging occurs, we would work with GNLPacificNorthwestLNG@ceaa-acee.gc.ca. local First Nations and the regulators.
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