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Rally resounding ‘yes’ to LNG and jobs by Josh Massey It formed an imposing procession heading into Terrace from Thornhill just before noon March 17 – approximately 50 work trucks and construction vehicles including a front-end loader decked out with pro-
LNG and jobs signs. One of three rallies timed for that same day with others in Fort St. John and For Nelson, the one held in Terrace saw more than 120 people gather at the west side of the Skeena Mall parking lot to present a voice of enthusiasm, or
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“yes”, to the proposed LNG industry promised for the north. Lucy Praught, an industry and First Nations consultant, was one of several who spoke to the crowd along with Terrace mayor Carol Leclerc, accompanied by three members of her council, and Haisla chief councillor Ellis Ross. The truck drivers, construction and other trades workers who attended the rally found a voice in Amy Rutter who is a fourth-year apprentice electrician at Northwest Community College and her husband Adam, a truck driver who spoke at the rally as well. Rutter said she wants to stay here with her whole family. “We can’t stay if there is nowhere for them to work,” she said of her kids. “They will leave home and I will never see them again.” Leclerc spoke of
the city’s stance in recent history to promote the idea of big projects in the area such as the Rio Tinto Alcan smelter modernization project at Kitimat and B.C. Hydro’s Northwest Transmission Line. “I think the message today to Ottawa is that they recognize that if you are going to make really important decisions on economic drivers to British Columbia and to Northwest British Columbia, that you understand where people are at and where people are coming from and where they want to be,” said Praught in comments made after the rally. With the countdown on for the federal environment minister Catherine McKenna and the rest of the cabinet to make a final decision whether or not to grant an environmental certificate to the Petronas-backed Pacific NorthWest LNG proj-
ect proposed for Lelu Island, she said that the truck rally will show an unacknowledged groundswell of hope in the region that LNG comes to pass. “Haisla has been reviewing LNG projects ever since the 80s,
when it was talked about an import facility,” said Ross. “In 2004, we started reviewing again for an export facility... while everyone else was playing catch up, the Haisla were trying to wait out the rest of B.C. saying
yes to LNG.” Kitselas chief councillor Joe Bevan was to speak but could not attend. A statement read by Praught in his absence said there was a need for economic development in the area.
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Spring has definitely sprung for one gardener in Kitimat. Seen here is a patch of delightful crocus’ displaying their colourful faces welcoming Spring to Kitimat. Photo Denis Lacasse
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NDP would cast wide net should MLA retire Rod Link Should Skeena NDP MLA Robin Austin follow through on hints that he will not run in the May 2017 provincial election, his decision will set in motion a party plan to broaden the gender and ethnic make up of its nomination candidates here. “Our equity and diversity guidelines are that we’re searching for candidates as diverse as British Columbia,” explained BC NDP official Trish Webb. It doesn’t mean that white males cannot seek the NDP nomination for Skeena but party officials would take notice should only white males be put forward as nomination candidates, she said. “The party would step in and say can you do something about this,” Webb said. She stressed that the search for a diverse group of candidates is a guideline only and not strictly party policy. “This is not self-limiting to say that no white men need apply, but it is to say that can you find candidates that better represent the community.” As it is, the current NDP
caucus at the provincial legislature is 43 per cent female, a statistic bolstered with the recent addition of two women from two February byelection victories in the Vancouver-Mount Pleasant and Coquitlam-Burke Mountain ridings. One of those elected, Melanie Mark, was also the first aboriginal woman elected to the provincial legislature. Webb said the NDP’s record of promoting diversity among its candidates dates back to 1949 when Frank Calder, a Nisga’a, became the first First Nations person to be elected to a Canadian provincial legislature thanks to a
victory in the Atlin riding. Calder was elected as a Cooperative Commonwealth Federation member of the provincial legislature, a predecessor to the NDP which was formed in the early 1960s. Webb said the NDP record of diversity extends to having the first provincial legislators of Chinese, Korean and Filipino extraction. Austin has yet to officially state whether he will run in the May 2017 provincial election but hinted earlier this year that he was leaning toward not running. Austin said he will make his decision after the spring legislative session ends, approximately one year before the May 2017 vote and a time when party officials want to determine if current legislators will run again or not. A provincial NDP analysis of why it failed to become the governing party in the 2013 election included comments on broadening its candidate base. “While the party has recorded great success in increasing access for women to represent our party as candidates, similar efforts
must also be directed at BC’s increasingly diverse ethnic communities,” it stated. “The [NDP] provincial executive should consider changes that would ensure that our slate of 2017 candidates fully reflects the ethnic diversity of the province.” The NDP has never nominated a woman to run in Skeena but the provincial Liberals have twice, current Terrace mayor Carol Leclerc who ran unsuccessfuly against Austin in the 2013 provincial election and Juanita Hatton who ran in the 1991 provincial election. Joanne Monaghan, a former Kitimat mayor, ran unsuccessfully in Skeena for the now-defunct Social Credit party in the 1983 provincial election and Anita Norman was the Skeena Green party candidate in the 2009 provincial election. In the neighbouring North Coast riding, NDP candidate Jennifer Rice, a Prince Rupert city councillor, became that riding’s first female provincial legislator by defeating Liberal candidate Judy Fraser in the 2013 provincial election.
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KVI prepares for Trades Centre Rod Link Aspiring skilled tradespeople now have a practical method of determining which trade they’d like to learn. The not-for-profit Kitimat Valley Institute has refurbished the gym space in a former school it now occupies into a hands-on trades training centre. Over the course of seven weeks, students will be able to experience the basics of the electrical, welding, pipefitting, plumbing and carpentry trades, says institute official Jodie Cook. “They’ll also take safety training and come away with safety certification,” she said. Cook said the institute and its sponsoring bodies, Rio Tinto and the Haisla First Nation, are excited about the trades introduction program. “It looks just great,” she said of the refurbished gym space now taken up with work stations containing equipment for the trades introduction program. Cook said the program will appeal to those who had been working on nowcompleted major projects in Kitimat such as Rio Tinto’s smelter modernization program and were intrigued by the various kinds of trades used on those projects. “This is a very real opportunity to experience an introduction to those trades. This is quite a radical change,” said Cook. Founded 10 years ago as a Made-in-Kitimat response to the need to provide employment and other training, the institute is housed in the former Alexander public
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Kitimat Valley’s Trade Centre is nearing completion and preparing for the grand opening and the commencement of classes. Photo Louisa Genzale school closed because of declining student enrolment. “The vision was how to get people ready from long term employment and one of those ways is a trades focus,” said Cook. The institute has offices
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Kitimat amongst most affordable places to live in northern B.C. Kitimat, along with Smithers, are the two most affordable places in northern B.C. in which to buy a house, a study by the B.C. Northern Real Estate Board reveals. It takes 26.1 per cent of household income to finance home ownership in Kitimat and 26 per cent in Smithers. Terrace ranks the highest at 32.1 per cent while the lowest is Mackenzie at 20.1 per cent. The study examined average house sales prices across the north since 2010, laying them against mortgage payments, utility costs, taxes
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During that five-year study period, prices rose in both Smithers and Prince Rupert, worsening their placement on the affordability index. Study figures show that overall, the north remains the most affordable region in the province for home ownership. The affordability indicator for northern B.C. was “27.9 per cent compared to 87.1 per cent for Vancouver and 70.4 per cent provincewide,” the study said. While the average selling price for a home in the north
was just under $280,000, it was $967,500 in Vancouver and almost $720,000 across the province. The study determine average house prices by looking at sales of a detached family dwelling on a lot size of one acre or less and used mortgage costs based on a fiveyear fixed rate over 25 years assuming a 25 per cent downpayment. It did not include legal fees, various taxes, home inspection fees and other costs associated with home purchase in calculating the affordability index.
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Disunited States I do not usually use this space to talk about politics outside our nation’s borders. Nor do I usually pay much attention to the US presidential race, regarding it as a slightly ludicrous circus and a crass celebration of the power of the almighty dollar. But what is happening to the south of us is anything but usual. Which of course takes us to the success that Donald Trump is enjoying so far - as I write this he has captured close to half the delegates needed to secure the Republican nomination and has driven all but two of his opponents out of the race. That’s astonishing for a candidate that at the outset a majority of people - and certainly the majority of the Republican establishment - regarded as a novel but no-hope contender. On the other side, while Hillary Clinton appears assured of the Democratic nomination, her lone opponent, Bernie Sanders, has produced some surprisingly good results recently and, having captured close to a third of the delegates, is not yet mathematically eliminated. So we have two supposed no-hopers in two different parties outperforming the pundits initial forecasts. Why? The answer can be found in a single word: anger. That anger is rooted in the conviction many supporters of both Trump and Sanders have that the political system and the establishment that controls it do not give two hoots about them. Of course the establishment could dismiss many of Trump’s supporters as “rednecks” or old white folk and many of Sanders’ as idealistic young people, but that would ignore the fact that impassioned opposition to the status quo comes from, at the risk of oversimplification, half the Republican voters and one third of the Democrats. And from a cross-section of society. That’s scary, and even scarier is the fact I do not think the powers that be realise just how dangerous the situation is. After all, the United States was forged in a revolt against the then establishment - the British - and the way they treated the people of the American colonies. And if you want to look at more recent history, the atmosphere and occasional violent outbursts at Trump rallies eerily resemble what you would have seen in Germany in the early to mid 1930s. Our system may not be perfect, but when I watch what is happening to the south I am increasingly grateful I live in this country rather than their’s. Malcolm Baxter
Facebook - politics liked shared or friends (they know who they are) as well as There are more opinions about some out and out socialists, who are Facebook than there are places to exUnder always on my case because I consider press them. myself to be more of a small “c” conNot all are wholeheartedly supMiscellaneous servative. portive. My own experience has been mixed - but in general, if I consider the amount of time I’ve spent just trolling idly through it for day-to-day information about people I consider friends and family, for local news updates and often what’s behind it, I’d be tempted to give it more than a passing grade. It’s always there with a new surprise - and in the past year has helped re-connect me with a number of people I had both lost touch with and was frequently curious about. It keeps me in touch with distant family in England and Scotland, across Canada and as far away as New Zealand. I was thinking about Facebook before fading to sleep the other night and recognizing my appreciation for what it represents. A lot of my “friends” are actually more like “sparring partners” and a local politics disagreement on Facebook is so much more satisfying and easier to turn off or ignore than one with
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the wife! And there’s a better chance your logic will appeal to someone else on Facebook who will be prepared to maybe ‘like’ what you say or even back you up. Since Kitimat Politics became a category locally I have learned a great deal about the diversity of this community, some of the nuances of the various differences of opinion over the issues that wind up being hashed out - but rarely really solved. Strangely enough, although I know its just a reflection of the group that appears under the friends list on my own Facebook page, I was surprised to find a bit of a small “l” liberal trend among the group, where I would have anticipated a big of a right lean. Actually there are some radicals
But for me the striking element about Facebook as a social networking outlet is its freedom and versatility. Perhaps recently, it has become a little heavy in “shared” news that tends to become repetitive - but locally also it’s always capable of producing a daily laugh. The world’s humour shows up - day to day - along with intriquing photos, videos and graphics that quite literally cover gamut from soup to nuts. It seems to have been around forever - but is actually only about 12 years old - and is known to have more than a billion active users around the world. The last number I could find indicates that its operators believe around 150-billion “friend” connections have bee made worldwide. Facebook defines active users as a logged-in member who visits the site at least once a month, or accessed it in some way through a Continued on page 5
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Realistically LNG projects shelved in BC LNG television ads are stiff taking about “ten of thousands of jobs”. Realistically, how many residents of the northwest have skills necessary to build pipelines, compared to the thousands skilled Albertans? At least Enbridge was honest when they told us that only timekeepers and general labourers would be hired locally. How about the plants themselves? At least 90 per cent will be built overseas, which only leaves the connection to the lines, plus some electrical work. I am also not in favour of not collecting duties on the floating plants when you consider that hundreds of taxpaying Canadians could build these plants. A $100 million fine/tax is not unreasonable. Before you assume that I am a tree hugging fanatic that is against all development, let me point out that I was a construction worker (retired) very much in favour of projects that make sense economically and environmentally and which create local jobs for my sisters and brothers. But I am not in favour of liquidating natural gas. John Jensen, Terrace. B.C
bc NATURALnatural gas minister Rich Coleman, far left, and Premier Christy Clark, third from left, on a tour of a Petronas facility in Malaysia. Petronas is the lead company in the Pacific NorthWest LNG project.
Supporting responsible growth Dear Sir, In almost 12 years as your Member of Parliament for beautiful Skeena-Bulkley Valley, I have come to appreciate two important things about how to help create good jobs in our region. Firstly, bringing local communities into a project from Day 1 is absolutely critical to achieve the best technical design and obtain the broadest public support. Fifty years ago this wasn’t much of an issue. Now, it is essential. Secondly, we must at all costs avoid pitting the natural environment that has sustained us for millennia against potential jobs. It’s a mug’s game to sacrifice one in the promise of
another and hope that in the end we’ll come out ahead. Last week, residents and contractors took to the streets in Terrace to voice their support for LNG projects broadly, and with an immediate focus on the Pacific Northwest LNG project on Lelu Island. Federal environment minister Catherine McKenna’s decision on the project was due by March 22. She had not released a decision as of March 18, the day I submitted this piece. From the very start, many in the region wondered why Petronas, the Malaysian state-owned energy company, and the federal and provincial governments chose
Lelu, a site that is much more expensive to build on and much more damaging to wild salmon habitat and the entire Skeena River system. Two weeks ago, more than 130 scientists penned an open letter to Minister McKenna refuting the weak and cynically narrow science the company financed and the federal government accepted without question. These experts appealed to the minister to reject the “flawed” environmental draft report for the proposed $36-billion project, identifying five primary scientific shortcomings, including disregarding research not funded by Petronas. Like many people
Facebook Continued from page 4 third-party site connected to Facebook. In my own experience here in Kitimat the activity by numerous members is a whole lot more frequent than that -- several times day as either readers or posters seems more normal for some of the users. That’s not to say there aren’t people who have fairly inactive pages
-- one of my daughters is good for about half a dozen posts a year. Some people, myself included, however find it almost addictive -and I now really wish I hadn’t linked it up to my mobile phone. Same with my e-mail ... it pings all day. So clearly I don’t have that little beast mastered yet after more than two years. Ughhh!
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Dear Sir: The LNG projects are not going ahead, for all the reasons that were obvious to anyone with access to a computer several years ago. Ironically at the same time I received the latest LNG community news letter which “looks forward to maintain momentum through 2016”. I guess the INFOCUS people did not get the memo about shelving the LNG projects. I for one am not disappointed that these plants are not going ahead. I am cognizant that this is not a popular position, most residents and politicians of all strips favour LNG. In fact the premier got elected because of this fantasy. For those who believe that natural gas is the least damaging to the environment of all fuels, this was probably true once. However today all natural gas is produced by fracking. Fracking, you know, the process that produces earthquakes and flammable tap water. The fact that one third of the gas is burned in tracking and liquefying puts into question the environmental impact. Some scientists suggest that the fracking may put the safety of the planet at risk. Some states in the USA and Australia now make fracking illegal.
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Coming Events ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch 250 in Kitimat holds membership meetings the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Meat draws every Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. Members and bona fide guests are welcome. KITIMAT SENIOR CITIZEN Association, Branch 129, membership meetings are the second Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. at their facility at 658 Columbia Avenue. (Next to Riverlodge.) No meetings in July and August. PRAYER CANADA meets each week on Tuesdays 12 noon to 1 p.m. For location and further information please call 250-6324554 e-mail lesleykitimat@hotmail.com. BLADDER CANCER Do you or someone you know have bladder cancer? You’re not alone. It’s the 5th most common cancer in Canada. Bladder Cancer Canada is here to help or just to talk. Call Glen Sevigny at 250632-3486 or emailglensevigny@gmail. com. THE KITIMAT LADIES AUXILIARY Branch 250 hold regular meetings the first Wednesday (at 3:30 pm) and Thursday (at 7:30 pm) of the month. More information by calling Lyn at 250-6322351. KITIMAT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS - I have M.S. but M.S. does not have me. You are not alone and the Kitimat M.S. group would like to be here for you. Total confidentiality. For more information contact Mary at 250-6396016. KITIMAT QUILTERS GUILD: If you are interested in joining the Kitimat Quilters Guild please contact Aileen Ponter at 250-6326225 or Janet Malnis at 250-632-7387 for further information. THE KITIMAT POTTERY GUILD meets every Thursday in the Riverlodge arts wing, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Interested
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cabin feel to the booth, drew in guests to explore in more detail the abundant recreational opportunities while traveling across Highway 16 to the coast and traveling Highway 37 from Kitimat and north to Alaska. “The two day show hosted in Vancouver provides an opportunity for our northern partners to introduce our communities to many who have never traveled to northern BC and we also connect with many northerners who have relocated to the lower mainland and beyond who were looking for updates on the towns and cities they used to call home,” stated Trish Parsons, executive director of the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce.
He is risen indeed He is risen indeed. Luke 24: 5, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is risen!!” Every Easter over 1 billion people across the globe shout this same message, “He is risen.” There weren’t even that many people on the planet when the events of the 1st Easter occurred. In our modern culture we tend to make a bigger deal of Christmas than Easter but that should not be. In reality the Christian church is an Easter church, because it is in the empty tomb that we have our hope. The Apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:14, “If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” If Jesus had just died and stayed that way, then we would have no hope and we might just as well eat drink and be merry because tomorrow we die...no hope in that. But praise be to God that Jesus has been
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will one day be resurrected to eternal life. As the great old Hymn says, “Because he lives, I can face tomorrow; because he lives all fear is gone. Because I know he holds the future, life is worth the living just because he lives.” Friends, if you have been caught up in the philosophies of this world that offer no hope, or if you live in fear of the shadow of death which affects everything you do; then Jesus wants you to know that he can set you free. He has the only set of keys that can unlock your grave and give you eternal life. Because Jesus died for our sins and was raised for our salvation all who believe in Him will not perish but receive eternal life. Jesus is the 1st and the last, the Alpha and Omega and he is the only one that can set you free. He is risen!! He is risen indeed...alleluia...amen.
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Cont. from page 5 Kitimat that was unfortunately halted last month due to poor global economic conditions and energy prices. I also support LNG projects proposed by Royal Dutch Shell and the Haisla near Kitimat. These projects have gained support of local communities and do not pose a threat to wild salmon. And I have publicly offered to help avoid further
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that Jesus willingly suffered and died in our place. When he declared from the cross, “It is finished” He declared that the price had been paid for sinners to be reconciled back to God for all who come to Him in repentance and faith. But it didn’t end there!! 3 days later, to show that He accepted Christ’s sacrifice, God the Father raised Jesus up from the grave in victory over sin and death. The cross couldn’t hold Him, the grave couldn’t contain Him and the burial clothes were discarded forever. Because we serve a risen Savior, we have confidence in His promise that we too, through faith in him,
smart and carefully selected LNG projects can create thousands of solid, family-sustaining jobs in our built-in-theNorthwest economy. Along with thousands of Northwesterners, I welcome proponents interested in developing a modest LNG economy here that plays by our rules. Nathan Cullen, MP Skeena-Bulkley Valley
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Spring for BC mining industry By Tom Fletcher Black Press The pending return of mining to Barkerville and an uptick of demand for iron ore in Asia are signs that the worldwide commodity slump may be coming to an end, says B.C. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett. In an interview after last week’s Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto, Bennett said construction and steelmaking in China are key indicators of demand for metallurgical coal from Kootenay and South Peace mines, which have cut
production due to poor international demand and low prices. “I went there expecting the same as last year, with everyone being pessimistic, and instead I actually thought there was a fair bit of optimism, particularly for B.C.,” he said. Bennett met with representatives of Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd., which plans to build an underground mine the historic region of the Cariboo gold rush of the 1860s. The company has reorganized, paid its debt and raised enough money to get the project into production this year, he said. Barkerville Gold has been
accumulating properties in the Cariboo since 1994. Its plan is to develop three sites, starting with the Bonanza Ledge mine at Barkerville Mountain, two kilometres northwest of the historic townsite from the placer mining boom. Brucejack, an underground gold mine north-west of Smithers that was permitted last year, is also moving ahead. “He’s got about 400 people working there now and he’s going to have 500 as the snow goes down,” Bennett said. “That’s as many people as are working at Site C. It’s happening out of sight, out of mind so nobody knows about it.”
Earth Hour, an annual worldwide event hosted by the WWF, takes place this Saturday, March 19 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. The event encourages people around the world to turn off unnecessary lights and electronics. BC Hydro is encouraging British Columbians to participate in Earth Hour and monitor their own electricity use using their online MyHydro accounts on bchydro. com. BC Hydro customers can compare their electricity use
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Old-growth forest park added to BC parks region By Tom Fletcher Black Press B.C.’s newest Class A provincial park is an 11,000-hectare expanse of the world’s only inland temperate rainforest east of Prince George. Called the Ancient Forest/Chun T’oh Wudujut, the region is being added to B.C.’s parks by legislation introduced this week. Premier Christy Clark said the province is also applying to have the park named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. “Dedicated volunteers and community members have worked for years to protect this special habitat,” said Shirley Bond, MLA for Prince George-Valemount. “Several of the trees in this historic natural wonder are more than 1,000 years old, with trunks measuring up to 16 metres around.” Darwyn Coxson, professor of ecosystem science at the University of Northern B.C., said there is great interest in the oldest trees. “We’ve counted to about 1,200 to 1,300 years, and we think they’re older than that,” Coxson said. “The big cedar stands are in very protected, sheltered sites at the base of the mountain where there are lots of springs. It’s very moist and it prevents forest fires from going into these stands, so
they’re very localized microclimates.” He said about two thirds of the ancient cedar stands in the region have been logged over the years, and the park and surrounding old-growth management areas protect the rest. The park is a joint project of the provincial government, the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation and the Caledonia Ramblers Hiking Society, which signed an agreement in July 2015 to protect the area’s ancient cedar stands. The society built and maintains three kilometres of hiking trails through the forest that saw 20,000 visitors in 2015. The legislation makes other parks changes: • a 136-hectare marine foreshore addition to Halkett Bay Marine Park in Howe Sound, to protect a recently discovered glass sponge reef southeast of Gambier Island • additions including private land acquisition of 2.2 hectares of land at Prudhomme Lake Park near Prince Rupert, 263 hectares added to Okanagan Mountain Park and 28.5 hectares added to the Sheemahant Conservancy, a remote rainforest on B.C.’s central coast • removing the words Haynes Point and Okanagan Falls from swiws and sxwexnitkw parks in the South Okanagan, following an agreement reached with the Osoyoos Indian Band in 2015.
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Haisla Nation Council HAISLA PO BOX 1101, KITAMAAT VILLAGE, BC V0T 2B0
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The Haisla Nation Council has an immediate opening for an:
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Reports to: c’imo’ca Manager Duties: Work with and under the direction of the c’imo’ca manager. • Assist the team in the development of opportunities for quality education and services for young children in preparation for entrance into the school system • Serve as an advocate in explaining and ensuring the rights of both child and parent/caregivers in the ongoing education process • Assist the coordinator in the establishment and maintenance of file management system where there is a record of children and families involved in the project • Assist in the planning, preparation, and presentation of the Head Start On Reserve Program in accordance to the six components as outlined in the Aboriginal Head Start Principles and Guidelines Handbook where appropriate Parent and Family Involvement: • Assist parents to have a meaningful experience in the planning, developing, operation and evaluation of the Program • Support the role of extended family, particularly the Elders, cultural teachers and traditional people, in the teaching of and caring for children • Provide and communicate about opportunities to participate • Encourage and empower parents to participate • Encourage a child’s registration in programs including making a child’s registration and participation dependent on one or both parent’s participation Education: • Provide families and children with opportunities to access appropriate curriculum and resource materials and activities; • Assist parents/caregivers to foster a desire for life-long learning in the child • Assist parents/caregivers to develop the school readiness of the child in the following areas: • Physical well-being and appropriate motor development • Emotional health and a positive approach to new experiences • Social knowledge and competence Health Promotion: Work with the Haisla Community programs to ensure the following responsibilities • Ensure that all children are immunized according to provincial standards. This will be done in co-operation with parents/guardians through local health-service providers • Ensure that the appropriate physical, vision, and hearing assessments are done either within the first month following registration, or, in more remote communities, when arrangements are made for qualified personnel to do the assessments • Assist parents in ensuring that these assessments are done, if required • Assist parents to arrange for medical treatment if required • Teach, model and encourage good dental hygiene in the Program • Perhaps assist parents to arrange for dental examination for the children • Seek the assistance of Elders (for traditional healing circles and/or ceremonies), if needed, to meet the needs of each child • Seek the assistance of psychiatrist, psychologists, speech therapists, physiotherapists and other specialists, if needed, to meet the needs of the child • Develop and undertake indoor and outdoor activities and games, including both children and staff, to promote development of gross motor skills and participation in an active lifestyle • Encourage parents to participate in activities that will promote a healthy and active lifestyle Social Support: Identify the need for and facilitate the provision of social support to First Nations children and families. Methods of social support include: • Provide referrals • Implement family-needs assessments • Utilize community-outreach programs • Provide community resource information • Provide emergency-assistance information and • Provide crisis-information. • Develop a list of collaborative service providers, i.e. local, regional, provincial, and national organizations, groups and individuals; and involve local service-providers in the program • Follow Haisla Nation Council Personnel Policy and Manual • Other related duties as requested by the Pre-School Program Coordinator Qualifications: • Early Childhood Certificate, Diploma or Social Services Worker, or • Several years’ experience in relevant field or program • Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills • Knowledge of the local First Nations heritage, language and culture • High level of sensitivity and experience working with First Nations children, families and community • Knowledge of Child Abuse and Neglect Indicators • Knowledge of Substance Abuse, Addiction, and Family Violence • Knowledge of Resources, Programs and services that deal with Family Support • Be a positive role model for children, parents/guardians • Commitment, flexibility and good problem solving skills • Relevant computer experience preferred • A collaborative work ethic • Food Safe, Valid First Aid and CPR certification • Criminal Record and Child Abuse Registry Check • Compliance with the Immunization Program of the Ministry of Health • Adhere to Employee Code of Ethics and Oath to Confidentiality • Driver’s License and reliable means of transportation Interested individuals should submit a cover letter and resume which must include names of three (3) references and the express permission for HNC to contract the references, to: Stephanie McClure Human Resources Manager Haisla Nation Council Haisla PO Box 1101 Kitamaat Village, BC V0T 2B0 Fax (250) 632-2840 Phone (250) 639-9361, ext. 204 Email: humanresources@haisla.ca No later than 4 pm on Friday, April, 1, 2016. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those short-listed will be contacted.
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Sports & Leisure Haley Murdoch from Kitimat proudly stands next to her horse, Kalouisa (Kali) who just as proudly wears her winning ribbons. The ribbons were earned by taking the lead in many classes of the Laurels and Stars Awards held annually by the U.S. Lipizzan Federation. Lipizan horses are a rare breed today, with only approximately 1,000 remaining in North America. Haley was the only junior to enter her Lipizan horse with qualifying scores in the Open, Musical Freestyle and Vintage Cup riders. Ribbons boasted by Kali and Haley are earned in the Basic Western Dressage, Show Trail, Show Western Pleasure, Show English Pleasure, and Show Equitation.
Marlins AAA earn bronze
Zachary Dumas at right, bosting his hard earned bronze medal. The Kitimat Marlins swim club sent three swimmers to the AAA provincial championships last weekend and raced against the fastest swimmers in BC and the Yukon. The time standards to qualify for AAA Provincials require the Marlin’s needed to qualify in three separate events to attend. 644 swimmers were in attendance, however the Marlins
only had three swimmers from northwest BC attend. Zachary Dumas, 16, who competed in the 16-18 boys division was the highlight of the meet for the Marlins. He took the bronze medal in the 400 meter individual medley (swimmers swim four lengths of each competitive stroke butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle) and lowered his own
regional record by a whopping eight seconds. The gold and silver medalist were both 18 years of age to Dumas’ 16. Dumas’ time was the fastest for the event in BC this year for 1617 boys and the fourth fastest time for 16 year old boys in the country this swim season. Dumas also broke his own regional record for 400 meter freestyle
and 200 butterfly. He took second place finish in the B final (placing 9-16) tenth overall in the 400 free and and fifth place finish in the 200 meter butterfly B final (13th). Dumas also placed top 16 in the 1500 free (10th) sixteenth in the 200IM and sixteenth in the 200 freestyle where he broke the 2:00 minute barrier for the first time. His final time was 1:59. Jayden Johnston (11) also had an exceptional meet. Competing in the 11 and under boys category he was top sixteen in every event he entered and made the A final (top eight times from the heats) in four events. Johnston’s best placing, like older teammate Dumas, came in the 400IM where he placed fifth. Johnston also placed sixth in the 200 meter freestyle, seventh in the 200 IM and eighth in the 50 butterfly. Rounding out his swim meet he finished 9th in the 200 butterfly and 11th in the 50 free and 100 butterfly.
Kleanza Cathers (16) was not at her best due to illness while at the meet. Competing in the 16-18 girls division her best result came in the sprint 50 meter freestyle where she placed nineteenth overall.
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