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Peace residents upset with Destination B.C. “It really represents the lower part of the province,” said one woman in attendance. “What is your strategy to pull them out of the lower mainland and up to the north so that we can benefit on this?” Her sentiment was echoed by others. “The landscape is very different here north of the rocks than it is south of the rocks,” said one voice, of many, from the crowd. “It would have taken maybe two pictures of the north, I think the northern lights are a draw for many people, and Liard Hot-
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been laid. However, in time, their investigation revealed that Tetreau’s wireless Internet connection had been continually accessed and utilized without his knowledge by another person. The RCMP regrets the allegations against Tetreau. “I apologize to Mr. Tetreau for the allegation of his involvement with this offence and regret any negative consequences suffered by Mr. Tetreau,” said Sgt. Marcel Guilbault, the Officer in Charge of the Fort St. John detachment. “Our criminal investigation has confirmed that Mr. Tetreau was not involved in the alleged offences,” he said, in a press release. The accusations originated with an American law enforcement agency that traced the location BRONWYN SCOTT of the computer in question to a Fort St. reporter@northeastnews.ca John address. After obtaining a search warrant, RCMP FORT ST. JOHN – After a thorough inarrested 39-year-old Tetreau. Police seized vestigation, charges of Possession of Child his electronic devices and computer for exPornography and Distribution of Child amination. Pornography against Barton Tetreau was Christopher Tetreau have been later released stayed. from custody The investigation dates back with conditions, to June 20, 2014, when loone of which cal RCMP received word that prohibited him it was possible a computer in from having Fort St. John was being used contact with for storing and distributing anyone under the child pornography. age of 16. On June 25, 2014, RCMP Although Tedistributed a news release extreau is now in plaining the charges that had the clear, the RCMP’s investigation as to who was accessing his wireless network remains ongoing. RCMP are not able to comment as to whether or not a suspect has been identified due to a court ordered publication ban. Notice of Change “We can’t speak to it any further,” said Cpl. Dave Please be advised that Lake View Credit Union is seeking approval from the membership Tyreman, North District to update the A Rules. RCMP media spokesman.
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$20-mill in funding for local agriculture projects The money won’t start flowing until the dam is operational, projected to be 2024. In addition to the funding announcement, the MLA’s shared another initiative in the works. Nothing has been formalized yet, but talks of establishing a Peace country liaison committee to help resolve local issues that come up throughout the building of Site C are underway. A similar committee was created when the Fort St. John Hospital was being built, and it collected and shared information as to how many locals were bidding, how many local contractors were being utilized,
Photo Credit Bronwyn Scott MLA’s Pat Pimm, representing Peace River North, and Mike Bernier, for Peace River South, made a couple of announcements in light of the Province’s affirmative decision on the Site C Clean Energy Project on Thurs, Dec. 18.
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how many employees were in the area, and how many First Nation employees from the area were contributing. The Peace country liaison committee would be comprised of representatives from Fort St. John, Taylor, Hudson’s Hope, Area B, Area C, the Fort St. John and District Chamber of Commerce, and industry, with the intention of giving everybody affected the opportunity to provide input and track how the project moves forward.
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our colleagues down south that that fund should stay entirely in the Peace country.” Although details as to how the funds will be administered haven’t been worked out yet, Pimm and Bernier identified the B.C. Peace River Grain Industry Development Council as being a strong candidate as a delegating body. The B.C. Peace River Grain Industry Development Council has been around since 1990, and already administers the Peace River Agriculture Development Fund, which provides $2.4-million in research and development funds for agricultural sectors in the region. “We want to make sure that those decisions are made by the professionals, the people, the actual farmers in the area who actually have that expertise of the opportunities that could come out of this,” said Bernier.
FORT ST. JOHN – Peace country farmers can start thinking of how to enhance production now that the $20-million in compensation for lost agricultural lands and activities from Site C will stay local. On Thurs., Dec. 18, MLA Pat Pimm, who represents Peace River North, and MLA Mike Bernier, of Peace River South, announced that the funding requirement outlined in the B.C. Environmental Assessment Certificate for the project will support Peace region agricultural enhancement projects. The legally binding condition, one of 77, indicates that B.C. Hydro must create a $20-million fund to support agricultural projects, but does not specify that the sum stay in the Peace region. “As MLA for this region I’ve taken the stance from the start that I was neutral on the original the project, and if in fact it ever got announced, that I’d Overhead Door Co be making sure that Fort St. John and the region, and the Fort St. John whole district of the Peace Country in itself, was benefitting from the project,” 8215 93 Street said Pimm. Fort St. John, BC “It hasn’t been easy, but 250-787-0216 we’ve managed to convince
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members of the community came out and said, call us if you need a hand, but we don’t really want to sign up as members.” As for whether or not that’s good enough remains to be seen. “The proof is in the pudding,” he said. “We had a lot of volunteers before, but people get burnt out and people get busy and move away, and we understand that.” For the past few years the hall had been running on a skeleton crew of volunteers, half of whom don’t even live in Montney, he said. Their last community project was the construction of a playground that went considerably over budget because too few stepped forward to help out. The equipment was purchased over two years ago, and the plan was to have local
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BRONWYN SCOTT reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN – At 12:52 a.m. on Thurs., Jan. 1st, Redmond Lawrence Fitzgerald became the first baby of 2015 born in the Northern Health region. Born in Fort St. John to new parents Lyeah Lamb and Bruce Fitzgerald, baby Redmond weighed in at exactly eight pounds. He entered into this world two days past his expected date of arrival by way of emergency C-section, Fitzgerald said, in an interview with the Northeast News.
On the afternoon of January 1st, mom and baby were both doing well. “Mom is a little sore, but in good spirits,” Fitzgerald said. The chosen first and middle names, Redmond and Lawrence, have both been passed down from the family. Redmond is the name of Fitzgerald’s grandfather’s brother, and Lawrence is the name of Lamb’s half brother. The family is expecting to be able to leave the hospital for home on Mon., Jan. 5. The first baby born in B.C. was delivered at Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock a mere five seconds after midnight.
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In the wise words of Semisonic, an American alternative rock band formed in 1995, “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” It’s from their massively popular 1998 song Closing Time, the biggest hit of their second album, Feeling Strangely Fine. Those lyrics, the song title and the album name seem oddly in tune with my current attitude about the winding down of 2014, and the bright future that is 2015. I’m feeling strangely fine with this year being over. Neither nostalgic, nor eagerly leaping into “some other beginning.” Lots happened, both in the public sphere, and in my own personal life. The biggest news story was of course Site C getting the Provincial nod. The court cases that follow that decision. The preparations underway: the needs in light of new developments. We’re all in ‘getting ready’ mode. Do we have the health care? Do we have the policing? Does our infrastructure have the capacity to support X number of people? We’re getting ready for the party, a ‘boom’ of tens of thousands, a figure that’s dependant on LNG investment decisions. Or, some might say, we’re getting ready for our house to be trashed. As for me, I almost feel like I’m not entitled to an opinion on Site C. After all, I only came here in April, and I’d never even been to the Peace region before. If someone had told me before I moved here that Site C was necessary for the future of our province, I would have said, OK. Let’s do this. But having been here, it seems a waste of valuable agricultural land, of First Nations traditions and lifestyles, and of the delicate ecosystem that the Peace River supports. What an upset it will be. But if I were a business owner, and my little shop were floundering, perhaps I would be glad to know that more people would come, and that the city – read region – would see thousands more workers, families, and passersby. I would have hope that my little shop could flourish. And, I would feel glad that more people would be able to behold the beauty that is the Peace River region. Intuitively, I’m not against development. It’s just change that’s hard to cope with, the idea that things won’t always be as they are now. How will they be? Some look to the heavens for support in times of change and dissension. Not me. I find solace in the words of modern, everyday people, and the knowledge that every new beginning really does come from some other beginning’s end. Bronwyn Scott, reporter
Regarding business and Site C
Re: Christopher Law’s letter to the editor, published Dec. 11, titled “The onus is on us to ensure gov’t makes decisions that support B.C.’s industries.”)
Mr Law, in his letter takes the position that all levels of government must support and encourage small business as they are the backbone of the BC economy. Fair enough. He continues to say that governments must also support our “key industry sectors”. He goes on, “ As British Columbians it is up to us to ensure that all levels of government make decisions that support our provinces’s major industries. Whether it is mining exploration, LNG or mega projects such as Site C…” In reality, this means reduced environmental scrutiny and financial support-big bucks- in either handouts and subsidies to large corporations, many of which are foreign owned. Where will these subsidies come from? The taxpayers, of course. Canada already has one of the lowest corporate tax structures in the industrial world. The question is: Is this the model for a healthy economy? What are the consequences of these policies? BC government coffers are empty. There is no money for infrastructure projects. Education and health care are terribly underfunded. We are well aware of the shortage of nurses and doctors and the long waiting lists. Mr Law’s support of
Site C is of special interest to us in the North Peace. By the time this letter is printed, everyone will have heard that the total estimated costs for Site C have risen from $7.9 to $8.5 Billion, which is an increase of 7.6%. Yet, as recently as January of this year, the Joint Review Panel was told that $7.9 Billion was the absolute top figure. Clearly, this was a false claim. This raises the disturbing question : Was this inaccuracy an attempt to mislead the public and Commission or was it the result of utter incompetence? Mr Law conveniently does not tell us who will pay for the $8.5 billion capital cost, or the massive interest payments? In fact, the Unit Energy Cost for Site C, by Hydro’s own numbers will exceed the open market cost almost 3 fold! That means that the taxpayer will once again be on the hook and have to pay the difference of electricity production costs. The concept of taxpayer subsidy of large megaprojects or large corporations is seriously flawed. This approach will not help the small businesses of BC. Mr. Law does not give enough credit to the inventiveness and ingenuity of small business owners. All they really need, and want is a level playing field. Mike Kroecher, Charlie Lake Rick Koechl, Charlie Lake
We’re no match for the Fraser Valley with Site C, despite $20-mill in funding
Re: “Peace region receives $20 million from province for agricultural industry” article in Energeticcity.ca on December 18, 2014
I noticed a few problems with this story. I thought that the $20 million was part of the mitigation and budget for Site C, and would come from BC Hydro, and not the BC Government? Of course it basically all comes from the same pot. However, it might explain part of the BC Governments problem with trying to nail down a price tag for the dam. Then we have the following remarks by Pat Pimm: “It hasn’t been easy, but we managed to convince our colleagues down south that [the] fund should stay entirely in the Peace country.” Well, that was the whole idea of that fund in the first place, so it should not have taken much “convincing”.
It goes on to report that his hope is that the Peace region begins to produce more agriculture as a result of the funding. “Who knows; we might compete with Fraser Valley at some point in time,” the MLA concluded. Could someone please explain to him that Site C would flood the closest thing we will ever have to the ‘Fraser Valley’ in northern BC for agriculture production capability. Anyway, I would suggest the best way to achieve what Pat Pimm wants, is to donate part of that money to the Peace Valley Landowner Association legal fund. They are going to BC Supreme Court starting on April 20, 2015, and are seeking to quash the Environmental Assessment Certificate for Site C, and stop all this grief. Steven W. Metzger Hudson’s Hope, B.C.
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BRONWYN SCOTT reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN – In less than 24 hours over $31,000 had been raised to help new mother Carlee Dufour cope with the sudden passing of Charles Tkachanko, her boyfriend and son’s father. The young Fort St. John couple had just purchased their first home together, and a webpage set up by a friend to help Dufour cope with his passing shows a photo of the couple holding a days old infant, baby Lincoln. Tkachanko was the main provider of their family, according to the website, at http://www.gofundme.com/ jk6k3o. “Please try and help donate any money you can to help her and Lincoln out through this horrible time. Anything will help,” it reads. Dufour has seen the webpage and the dollars raised, and is overwhelmed by the community’s generosity.
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January 12 January 19
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In the spring and summer of 2015, BC Hydro will be installing a microwave communications tower inside the fence at the Taylor Substation, located at 5965 Tod Road. This will allow point-to-point communications with other
February 2 February 16
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BC Hydro substations and facilities in northeast B.C., so that the electrical system works reliably and effectively.
March 2 March 16
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The tower will be a free-standing, narrow lattice structure about 45 metres tall with a 6 metre lightning arrestor at the top, for a total height
Spring Vacation: March 23 – April 2, 2015; Schools re-open April 7, 2015 April 13 April 20
Committee of the Whole Meeting In-Camera Board Meeting Public Board Meeting
1:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
May 4 May 19 (Tues)**
Committee of the Whole Meeting In-Camera Board Meeting Public Board Meeting
1:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
June 1 June 15
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NOTES: Location: all meetings are held at the School Board #60 Board Office in the Board Room *
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** Regular Board Meetings: held the third Monday of each month, with the exception of statutory holidays. In this case, the meeting will then be held the third Tuesday of the month
of approximately 51 metres (167 feet). It will hold two microwave antennas (dishes) trained on BC Hydro communication towers at other facilities. The lowest antenna will be about 39 metres (128 feet) from the ground. A VHF antenna will also be installed near the top of the tower to provide mobile radio coverage for BC Hydro Field Operations crews in the region. The steel tower will be painted with alternating red and white sections, and a red marker light is required at the top. For more information please contact Bob Gammer, Northern Community Relations Manager, at 250 561 4858 or bob.gammer@bchydro.com. 4436
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primary goals. The first is to make British Columbia the most highly recommended destination in all of North America. Social media and harnessing the power of word of mouth recommendations is part of achieving that goal. “No amount of money can have as much power as the willingness of people to recommend us,” said Walden.
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Science World Continued from Front. this past September, it was ideal for Science World and Puleo to start something new. “It just seemed like good timing for them to try out a pilot role where they’d have a representative in a community outside of Vancouver to expand presence in that particular region,” she said. Growing up, Puleo always had an interest in science and hands-on learning. She got her degree in marine science, and after graduating she started working with Science World’s inner city school program. She rose to become the program manager. Before moving to Fort St. John, Puleo lived in Prince Rupert and worked with the Port Edward Historical Society, but Science World still held a special place in her heart. “I was still just very passionate about the work that they do, so, I started working with a different non profit organization in Prince Rupert, and I was really looking at how we could possibly partner with Science World to bring that sort of level of engagement with science to the community there,” she explained. “We managed to pull it off, and I think it really helped Science World look at that ability of working with partners in a community.” Today, Puleo is Science World’s regional engagement officer for the northeast region, based out of Fort St. John, and she’s been busy meeting with local organizations and individuals trying to get a handle on what kind of programming or facility could enhance science education here. “We’re really trying to start with the ground level of asking the community what they think would be most helpful for them,” she said. “In previous outreach activities we’ve come to local areas and brought with us programs that we think would fit, but really, with this opportunity to have me here, we’d like to start with the conversation first.” So far she’s met with Mayor Lori Ackerman, School District 60, the Northern Environmental Action Team and
with library and business representatives, among others. Later this month, Puleo and a Science World colleague are holding a focus group to bring all of those voices together, and ask them what the needs of the community are, and how Science World can help strengthen science learning locally. “[We’re] hoping to pilot something before the end of the school year. So, definitely we’ll be seeing something from Science World in the spring time,” said Puleo. She’ll be holding a separate community consultation in each community to ensure that the science opportunities offered will meet local needs. While science education in the northeast isn’t lacking, the opportunity Puleo represents is one that educators are excited about. “Anything that can help enhance hands-on learning, whether it’s for science or any other subject matter is something that we are interested in looking at,” said Stephen Petrucci, assistant superintendent of School District 60. Puleo is also the assistant executive director for the Fort St. John Literacy Society, and the month of January has proven a serendipitous occasion for her two roles to merge.
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Montney Hall saved
Continued from Page 4. volunteer labour, supervised by a certified installer, put it together on a weekend. Despite several attempts to rally the troops, the weekend project didn’t happen. “We had to resort to contracting the entire install out to a company from Prince George. This decision added $20,000 to the cost of the playground, and essentially emptied the hall coffers,” Krafczyk said. The cost of the playground ended up being close to $100,000. While it was significantly over budget, money’s not the problem. It’s man power. “Everybody’s making good money in the oil patch, and they’re busy, they’re working these 12 or 14 hour shifts, or two weeks in camp and all this stuff, and they come home and they need to spend what little time they have with their families, and the communities I feel suffer from that,” said Krafczyk. Liquor laws are also proving troublesome. What they’d done at the hall in the past is kept a stockpile of liquor for events, and organizers would re-stock the
supply a couple of times a year. All of the alcohol was locked in cabinets. But legally, they’re required to buy alcohol specific for each event, and return unsold liquor the next day for a refund. “Newly appointed government liquor inspectors started aggressively enforcing B.C.’s draconian special event liquor laws. Complying with these ridiculous laws essentially doubles the workload for volunteers and eliminates the hall’s ability to profit from the serving of alcohol,” he said. Photo Credit Submitted photo “It’s just like anything, the government The new playground in Montney. wants to regulate and legislate everything, but they’re basically making it so hard, so interest on that Facebook page, or call Aaron Krafczyk at much work for a couple of volunteers, that 250-329-6390. nobody wants to do it anymore.” Montney Hall has been a fixture of the community for as Nonetheless, organizers like Krafczyk are hopeful that the volunteers who have stepped forward are committed to long as memory serves. “It’s at least 75 years old,” Krafczyk said. “The stories keeping Montney Hall open, and willing to put in the time. that I’ve heard say that the original hall way back when To improve communication between volunteers and organizers, a new Facebook page, called Montney Com- was, it could be 100 or more.” The current building is only 30 or 40 years old, he said, munity Hall, has been created. Anyone interested in volbut it was built to replace the original structure that had unteering can express their long been a staple in the community.
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In the spring and summer of 2015, BC Hydro will be installing a microwave communications tower inside the fence at the Fort St. John Substation, located at 7480 - 86th Street. This will allow point-to-point communications with other BC Hydro substations and facilities in northeast B.C., so that the electrical system works reliably and effectively. The tower will be a free-standing, narrow lattice structure about 55 metres tall with a 3 metre lightning arrestor at the top, for a total height of approximately 58 metres (190 feet). It will hold four microwave antennas (dishes) trained on BC Hydro communication towers at other facilities. The lowest antenna will be about 40 metres (131 feet) from the ground. A VHF antenna will also be installed near the top of the tower to provide mobile radio coverage for BC Hydro Field Operations crews in the region. The steel tower will be painted with alternating red and white sections, and a red marker light is required at the top.
North Peace Savings & Credit Union (NPSCU) is a full-service financial organization offering retail and business banking, investment and insurance products. Located in Northeast British Columbia, NPSCU has proudly served the north for over 65 years. With 12,000 members amongst its four branches, NPSCU remains committed to the social and economic well-being within the communities it serves. NPSCU is the recipient of the National Credit Union Innovation Award, Canada and runner up for the Innovation Award through the Credit Union Executive Society. The Financial Consultant will work out of our Virtual Service Center, performing a wide variety of duties including providing advice, and on-going sales and service to members and potential members by actively promoting a full range of deposit and lending products and services by identifying and pursuing relationship building opportunities through referrals and active business development. The individual will have the ability to significantly improve the financial lives of our members through providing account openings and other account services, with interest in developing skills that would allow them to provide lending and deposit services via virtual channels. This Financial Consultant will champion NPSCU’s sales and service culture by participating in campaigns, promotions, and establishing member and potential member relationships and business contacts, with the ability to provide superior service through virtual channels. The individual in this role will be a champion our member onboarding and referral programs, taking a lead role in outbound calls in support of these and other initiatives and assist peers in resolving complex questions and inquiries and must maintain a high degree of accuracy and complete confidentiality If you are a financial services professional with excellent sales and service skills, a strong commitment to member service, excellent communication skills, and the understanding of business strategies and the competitive environment in which North Peace Savings and Credit Union operates, please provide a cover letter and résumé in confidence to:
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*Some vehicles not exactly as shown.
MARK SHANTZ SALES MANAGER
JUSTIN BUTTS FLEET MANAGER & SALES
KARL WEISS SALES
CHER LALIBERTE SALES
SHANNON CHIUPKA SALES
CHRIS SCHNEIDER SALES
LORALEIGH JOHNSTON RV DEPARTMENT
*Price plus tax. Credit on approval discounts & rebates have been paid to price shown. DL#5247
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FORT MOTORS LTD
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XLT AWD, LEATHER HEATED SEATS
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L16720
29,900
CREWCAB, 4X4 DIESEL LEATHER
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36,995
$
LR2832
L14293
L42187
$
2011 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON
2008 GMC SIERRA
2014 EDGE SEL
AWD, 3.5L V6, PANORAMIC ROOF, NAV, 20” ALUMINUM WHEELS
46,995
AWD LEATHER MOONROOF
2011 F350 LARIAT
2011 F350 LARIAT
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18,500
$
L56816
LR7313
$
2011 FUSION SPORT
2014 FOCUS SE
5 DOOR HATCHBACK
2011 EDGE SPORT
2014 EXPLORER LIMITED
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2010 CHEV SILVERADO
COREY NICOLLS GENERAL SALES MANAGER
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THIS WINTER!
BUD WILLIAMSON PARTNER
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NEW RIDE
2009 ESCAPE SPORT
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January 8, 2015