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Suzuki and Phillip High profile visit to R.M. Fort Photo Credit Stacy Thomas Shawn (dad) Stephanie and Joel Robillard in their Dawson Creek home. The Robillard’s youngest son William, 2, was diagnosed with A.L.L. leukaemia on Jan. 3 and is now in Ronald McDonald House in Vancouver.

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DAWSON CREEK - On the morning of January 3, Michelle and Shawn Robillard went to church with their kids like they always do. By eight o’clock that same night, their whole world changed, when what seemed like a quickly worsening ﬂu in their youngest son William was diagnosed as A.L.L. (acute lymphoblastic) leukaemia. It happened so quickly. Two-year-old William had been suffering from a what the Robillards, as well as William’s doctor, thought was a very long, persistent ﬂu. The little boy was sick on-and-off for months, through the fall and winter of 2015. “You know when you get sick and it seems to last forever, that’s what it was, he’d have good days and bad days, but nothing alarm-

ing, until November,” dad Shawn told Northeast News. That was when William, still too young to tell his parents what he was experiencing, started complaining more about pain in one of his ears. “When we got into December, it got really bad,” said Shawn. “That’s when he had trouble breathing and everything else, so they said he had a chest infection, and ear infections, which led to an eye infection, and then he started to swell.” At the time, he still ﬁt the bill for a child with a very bad ﬂu, and it didn’t occur to them that it could be something more serious, Shawn says. There is very little cancer in either his or Michelle’s families. William was treated with antibiotics for his infections, and continued being fussy and complaining about “things he

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and showing support. Two visitors, Stewert Phillip, Grand Chief of Union of BC Indian FORT ST. JOHN - Yvonne Tupper recalled an incident. Chiefs (UBCIC) and She had just built a fire with one of her elders. It was cold, Broadcaster and Envinear to -20 degrees when BC Hydro approached the fire ronmentalist, Dr. David and doused its flames. Suzuki dropped in for a At first glance, the camp at Rocky Mountain Fort looks visit and to show solidaras though it sprung up overnight. Upon closer inspection, ity. however, the shanty town, as it really has become, is a “When I heard about highly efficient community. It has to be. the camp being built, I The campers, a mix of landowners and members of knew that it was not goTreaty 8, are standing firm and alleged harassment from ing to be an easy camp to BC Hydro personnel. maintain….and I thought "Security will come right into camp twice a day with ‘wow, there is a group of video cameras," said Helen Knott, Treaty 8 steward of the people willing to put their land. Tupper, a Saulteau First Nations member told North- lives on the line’ and I east News that they had also thrown things at them, yelling just want to be there to “here is your medicine,” referring to the traditional medi- help them to offer some cine still gathered and used by elders. Northeast News con- support for them and Photo Credit Julia Lovett tacted BC Hydro regarding the allegations and they replied say 'thank you for doing Dr. David Suzuki and Grand Chief Stewart Phillip walk back up that it is not their intent to harass or intimidate the campers. this,’” said Suzuki. the hill after looking at the river valley and the camp below. Dave Conway, communications manager for Site C said While on the ground, “they have not seen any information that would lead them the campers, including (JRP) clearly said that BC Hydro had not made the case for to believe any harassment or intimidation took place.” Ken Boon, president of the Peace Valley Landowners As- the need for the power or the energy,” he said. “[They] had They utility added that it was their expectation that all sociation (PVLA) explained that the situation hasn’t been not provided sufficient financial information to verify the staff and contractors will be respectful at all times. easy. Boon, who has been onsite since the December 30, viability of the dam,” Phillip added. “If there is any recording of such conduct, we would en- save for a few days, said that the camp was in need of anAccording to the utility, the project is not being built courage the protestors to bring it forward,” he added via other shack. It comes equipped with a stove email. and bunks that will sleep six people. Looking around the camp recently, a survival shack “We’re just having people rotating in and and multiple lean-tos, put together using tarps to break the out and keeping things going here,” he said. wind, and boards placed on either side that act as supports. As Phillip looked around and talked to the Campers bustled about to prepare the make-shift area, campers, he reflected on past visits to the rewhich was once a 18th century fur trade site, for a new gion and said he was heartbroken as he flew survival shack that was being dropped off so more room over in the helicopter. could be made for the growing number of people coming “I’ve seen first-hand the beauty of the land and to come back and see destruction and Call for Nominations for devastation, Lake View Credit Union it’s absolutely heartbreaking,” Board of Directors he said. for today’s needs but rather for what will be needed a dePhillip explained that after cade from now. They explained that while fluctuations in walking around the camp, he demand are common in the near term, the company mainThe nomination period will be January If you are interested in seeking a seat on became emotional and an- tains that the long term forecast is that electricity needs are 11th - February 9th, 2016. Nomination our Board, please request a nomination gry and said the project is a growing. Conway noted that the utility’s “load forecasting forms are available online at our website package. This is available upon request at make-work project in order methodology” had been independently reviewed through or pick them up from any of our branches. any of our 3 branches. to gain political clout. numerous BC Utility Com“The Joint Review Panel mission (BCUC) meetings Lake View Credit Union is governed by 7 You can also print a nomination package Continued on Page 4. directors whom set the strategic direction online at our website: and ensure the long term success of our www.lakeviewcreditunion.com. Notice of Public Review and credit union for our 12,000 members. Alternatively please feel free to contact Comment of Annual Operating Plan any of the Nominating Committee NOTICE OF AGM Notice is hereby given that Chetwynd Forest Industries, A Division of West members: Fraser Mills Ltd., has available for public review our Annual Operating April 14th, 2016 at the Calvin Kruk Plan. The Plan identifies our areas of proposed harvesting and road Centre for the Arts at 7:00pm Myles Mowat construction activity within the Dawson Creek Timber Supply Area, and is mmowat@lakeviewcreditunion.com updated with information gathered over the past year. 2016 Board Positions: Jean Hicks The Plan is available for public review and comment at the Chetwynd There are 4 positions up for election in jhicks@lakeviewcreditunion.com office at 3598 West Fraser Road, Chetwynd, BC, from January 18, 2016, 2016. 3 - 3 year terms and 1 - 2 year to March 21,2016, during regular office hours. Please contact Ken Wolfe, Everett Beaulne term. RPF, Planning Superintendent, at (250) 788-4429, for an appointment. ebeaulne@lakeviewcreditunion.com The following incumbents have Revisions may be made to the Plan as a result of comments received For further details regarding the Director indicated they plan to seek re-election: during the review period. 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South Peace Emergency Team to upgrade skills RCMP: odd incident at school the one in Fort St. John, that’s North Peace Search and Rescue. They have a swiftwater team, but if they have a task in our area that we notice, we can not attend or respond to it until the Fort St. John team is activated and brought here, so we can decrease response time and potentially save lives faster if we can do it ourselves.” The team will be receiving Swiftwater Rescue training from the Justice Institute of British Columbia, hopefully this spring so they can be on the water for this season’s thaws. Smith said that up to 90 minPhoto Credit Submitted utes of response time could poA rescue truck, purchased in 2015, which will be outfitted with a ‘rescue body’ by the South Peace tentially be saved if his team is Emergency Response Team this year. The team will also be using a BC Community Gaming Grant trained for swiftwater rescue. to train and equip its volunteers to carry out swiftwater rescues. Currently there are two certified Swiftwater Rescue Technicians on the SPERT team, STACY THOMAS but only one who is fully certified; “he doesn’t have a team news@northeastnews.ca to go with, so right now he has to go and work with the Fort St. John crew, if anytime it’s necessary,” said Smith. DAWSON CREEK - The South Peace Emergency ReSPERT has set a five-year plan (now in it’s second year) sponse Team (SPERT) will be increasing its swiftwater to establish specialized rescue teams within its body: an rescue capability this year with new training and equip- avalanche response team, a rope rescue team for high angle ment, due to a BC Community Gaming Grant of $60,000. rescues, and the swiftwater rescue team. The Dawson Creek-based organization, mostly com“We slowly pick at the requirements and send people prised of volunteers, is dividing the grant between a new away for training as our budget allows, but with this recent rescue body outfitted onto a truck which was purchased last influx, this $10,000, it will certainly see our goal a lot faster year with another grant, and swiftwater rescue training and this year,” said Smith. outfitting. The team will also be using the grant to purchase per“We’re thinking of putting most of that [$10,000] to- sonal protective equipment related to swiftwater rescue, wards strengthening our swiftwater response team, so we such as floatation devices, have the ability to work around some of the larger rivers in helmets and other swiftwater the area,” said Jeramiah Smith, SPERT president. outfit gear. “Right now we don’t have the ability to do that, we don’t have the adequate training. The only team in our region is

STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - Dawson Creek RCMP responded to a call of two suspicious individuals near an elementary school on Jan. 12. The two individuals were reported to be possibly in possession of firearms, and the 92 Ave. school was immediately locked down. Local businesses were also notified of the danger. Multiple RCMP officers were immediately deployed setting up a secure perimeter of the area and Police Dog Services also assisted in surveilling the area. Even after a thorough search of the surrounding area, RCMP did not find any evidence supporting the original call. One of the individuals was described to police as wearing a hat and red vest. If anyone has seen anything suspicious in the area, Dawson Creek RCMP ask that they contact their detachment at 250-784-3700.

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and was accepted. “In addition, as part of a due diligence process, a third-party review was commissioned by BC Hydro from an independent energy consultant with over 30 years of experience in load forecasting,” Conway said via the email. The independent company concluded that the utility is using state-of-the-art methodologies for forecasting sales. If you walk away from the camp for 20 minutes, you come to a clearing. There is a constant ﬁre that burns and a lean-to that shelters the visitors and stewards of the land. They keep a constant vigil over the area as machinery rolls in, to let the contractors know that they are on active treaty territory. “We’re going to actively use our inherent rights that

treaties that First Nations people have signed in the faith that whatever is said in the treaties, will be what governments do, what Canadians do,” he said, noting that there are multiple court cases pending. According to BC Hydro, they are mindful and recognize the concerns of the First Nations, landowners and court processes. “Of the 13 Aboriginal groups that BC Hydro has been engaged with, there are two First Nations who are currently opposing the project in court: West Moberly and Prophet River. Four First Nations have withdrawn from or Photo Credit Julia Lovett discontinued their legal challenges,” Yvonne Tupper, Treaty 8 member, has been out at the camp for much of the first first month in the Conway said. He explained new year. that the four judicial reviews of the enties for them to beneﬁt,” he said, noting that they also have vironmental approvals of Site C have been dismissed in to consider their customers. courts both federally and provincially. Three of the deciWhile the fort and the area it sits on are scheduled to sions have appealed. be logged, the campers will not yield and to protect it, are He added that an injunction that would’ve stopped work continuing to maintain their presence. from taking place under certain permits has also been disIt is anyone’s guess as to how long the campers can hold missed. their ground but for now, they said they will stay as long “It is not unusual for a large infrastructure project to face as it takes. legal challenges. We are continuing to work with Aborigi“As long as the sun shines, the grass grows and the river nal groups to address their concerns and identify opportuni- ﬂows…that’s how long,” said Knott.

She never thought that she would be walking in her greatgreat-grandfather’s footsteps for the purpose of defending the land were promised us,” said Knott. She explained that she never thought that she would be walking in her great-great-grandfather’s footsteps for the purpose of defending the land and the treaty her grandfather signed in 1911. It’s hard sometimes, she said. Suzuki shared Knott’s sentiments and added that as a Canadian, he is humiliated that the promises that were made with the original treaty members are not being respected. “What the camp here is saying is Canada has given us

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Site C business networking Hepatitis A outbreak in Dawson Creek STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - BC Hydro and the BC Chamber of Commerce will be holding business networking sessions in January and the ﬁrst part of February, starting with a session in Fort St. John on Monday Jan. 25. The sessions will allow local businesses to connect with Peace River Hydro Partners, a suite of companies contracted to carry out the construction of the still contentious Site C hydro dam project outside Fort St. John. Peace River Hydro Partners is comprised of Petrowest Corporation, ACCIONA Canada, and Samsung C&T Canada Ltd. The contract was awarded on Nov. 25 2015 and is the largest Site C agreement granted by BC Hydro as yet, as it includes the construction of the actual dam and its generating station and spillways. “Now that BC Hydro has awarded the main civil works contract, there are going to be signiﬁcant opportunities for local, regional and Aboriginal businesses and workers in the region,” said Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines.

“The business networking sessions are the first opportunity for local businesses to meet with the main civil works contractor team and build relationships. These business networking events, and the upcoming job fairs, will help us ensure that B.C. companies and B.C. workers are first in line for opportunities with the Site C project.” Job fairs will be held in late February and early March. They will be located in Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge, Hudson’s Hope, Prince George, Fort Nelson, Mackenzie and Quesnel. Job fair times and locations will be announced soon. “BC Hydro has committed to providing economic benefits for northern communities and Aboriginal groups,” said Jon Garson, president and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce. “We know that businesses in the Peace region are ready and waiting for this opportunity, and Site C’s positive impact will be felt by our members province-wide.” Those interested in attending businessto-business networking sessions can register at bcchamber.org/events.

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seen here, but just given the close proximity we’re looking into if there is a link between them,” said Allison. BCDC and NH are asking the public to take appropriate precautions. These include getting vaccinated, and hand washing. “Thorough hand washing after visits to the restroom, before touching food or drink, and after changing a baby’s diaper can assist in mitigating spread” the release states. Also, those who are already sick are urged to stay home, and if experiencing symptoms of Hepatitis A to contact a doctor, call a local public health office, or call HealthLink BC at 8-1-1. Hepatitis A is spread through fecal-oral contact. Symptoms of Hepatitis A include loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. For information about Hepatitis A or vaccinations, see HealthLink BC’s Hepatitis A information page at http://www. healthlinkbc.ca/healthfiles/hfile33.stm.

DAWSON CREEK - An outbreak of Hepatitis A has been declared in Dawson Creek, according to a Jan. 11 news release. There are six confirmed cases in Dawson Creek, according to Dr. Sandra Allison, NH Chief Medical Officer, but the investigation is challenging to due the long time lapse between contraction and presentation of symptoms of the disease. “It’s a challenging investigation for sure,” said Allison. “We’re continuing to investigate, we have not been able to determine whether it was a point source of food or if there was a sick food handler. We continue to investigate our varied hypothesis. … We have all of our partners at [BC Centre for Disease Control] BCCDC working on this with our public health inspectors and they continue to follow every lead they can, but it is challenging trying to get people to remember what they ate seven weeks ago for Your #1 Source For Full-Size Woodcraft Patterns lunch.” Allison told Northeast Woodcraft patterns for all skill levels! News that it is possible that Project that inspire the beginner! the source of the outbreak Projects that challenge the experienced! may be a return traveller. There have also been casShadow Patterns ~ Birdhouse Plans es reported in Alberta, but it Planter Plans ~ Yard Projects can not be confirmed if they are linked to the Dawson Creek outbreak. 9023 – 145 Street, Edmonton, AB T5R 0V1 “They haven’t linked Email: dougswoodcrafts@shaw.ca back to the genotype we’ve www.woodcraftsandpatterns.com

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Message from Mike Bernier, Minister of Education This past fall, B.C. students and teachers continued to prepare for success in a changing world as classrooms began phasing in new curriculum that will make B.C.’s world-leading education system even better. The new curriculum still focuses on the basics – reading, writing and arithmetic. But those are being taught in a way that students also learn the collaboration, critical thinking and communications skills they need to succeed in our changing world. Teachers, students and parents all beneﬁt when learning becomes more ﬂexible. If your child is passionate about space travel, starting a business or producing videos, teachers can tap into that passion and help students build their learning around it. Our education system is already recognized as one of the top three internationally. Why do we need to change? In part, because technology is transforming the way we live and it’s changing the way kids learn. With information at the press of a button, the education system that worked for us years ago is not as effective as it used to be for today’s young learners. With labour stability in the classroom, parents expect us to focus on making sure their children have the skills they need to thrive in college, university and the workplace. We continue to work with the BC Teachers’ Federation and other educational partners to phase in new curriculum and support teachers. What changes can you expect to see? For one, students are increasingly learning by doing, with more opportunities for handson experience. There is also new content, such as Aboriginal perspectives weaved

throughout all grade levels and updated standards in math and sciences. I’ve toured many schools throughout the province and it’s encouraging to see innovative teachers and students already benefiting from the new curriculum, for example: Entrepreneurial high school students holding a fundraising campaign to purchase virtual reality technology. Their first project? A virtual reality roller-coaster. Cafeterias being used as collaborative classrooms as students teach each other how to code for apps and computer programs - proving learning happens anywhere, any time. A history class digging trenches to help understand a soldier’s experience during the First World War. In September 2016, K-9 curriculum will move beyond this year’s introduction and be implemented in all B.C. school districts. Also, this coming September the new grades 10-to-12 curriculum will be available for teachers to use on an optional basis. In September 2017, the full K-12 curriculum will be in place. We all have a role to play - parents, teachers, and education partners. The work we do today will have a lasting effect for decades. Imagine what today’s students could be doing five, 10, 20 years from now. The curriculum is changing so young people get the best education possible, so they in turn can help support growing communities. B.C.’s continued strong, economic growth and fiscal discipline means that we can return dividends that make a real difference for B.C. students and parents.

The economy of Site C versus natural gas Jan 9/16 letter to editor The new year is beginning on a very rough economic note: the down turn in the oil and natural industry along with the economy in general has gone far south by any standard. News of major slow downs in China and India have also lead the news stories in recent weeks. So, according to Premier Clark, even if we haven’t got a single LNG facility up and running here in BC , at least we have Site C up and running or…..so would Madame Clark have us believe. The push for a Site C looks sugar coated and inviting . Madame Clark encourages us to look at the “positives”. She has convinced many British Columbians that we need more “home grown” or made in BC jobs. Site C, according to her will offer just that. But, here are a few interesting facts: At the height of building a Site C mega dam project, approximately 1500 jobs will be needed. Sounds like a lot for a project costing BC taxpayers a cool $9 Billion dollars? Yet, just months ago, the Shepard Energy facility in Calgary quietly became operational producing electricity (using natural gas) for the local residents of Calgary . At the height of its construction, the Shepard had 2,630 jobs for a variety of construction related activities. The total cost of the project to the rate payers of Alberta is $ 1.4 Billion dollars. Ah….but Site C must be producing much more energy than a Shepard Energy natural gas powered facility, you must be

thinking….?. Wrong: The Shepard Centre will be producing 6500 GWh of electricity/year compared with a Site C project of 5100 GWh/year of electricity. That’s 22% MORE energy from a natural gas powered Shepard Energy facility than a Site C would produce. So, Calgarians will get 22% MORE energy from natural gas than a Site C project will produce at a savings of $7.6 Billion dollars. And…..the Shepard Centre also utilized an ADDITIONAL 1130 home grown jobs for their project in comparison with Site C. So, here in BC we get 1130 fewer jobs, LESS energy from Site C and we get to pay $7.6 Billion dollars MORE? You must be thinking that there is something wrong with the math. After all, our BC politicians would not be trying to pull the wool over our eyes? Perhaps this is precisely the time to ask your MLA what this government is thinking when it comes to managing our energy and ﬁscal needs. It is time for transparency and accountability from the BC Liberal government about the Site C project. One Footnote: Shepard Energy customers will be guaranteed 8 cents per KWh until 2020. Meanwhile , BC Hydro customer rates continue to skyrocket each and every year well above the 8 cent threshold. Mike Kroecher, Rick Koechl Charlie Lake , BC

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Holistic counsellor uses nightmare technique to help clients JULIA LOVETT reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN – It is said that while in a dream-like state, one can discover their heart’s true desires. When the dream becomes a nightmare, however, their heart is trying to tell them it is hurting and a resolution must happen. When people come to Trobak Holistic Counselling and Healing, they come looking for answers but what they ﬁrst must understand is that the answers they seek, may not be what they initially thought they would be. When one is asleep, the brain is active and much more so than in waking life. According to Sabrina Trobak, a registered clinical counsellor, it is during the dream state, that one can conjure memories or scenes from a time in their lives that they hadn’t thought about for years. According to Trobak, until the problem is resolved, they are likely to keep having the same dream. “There’s lots of different theories about nightmares and

ing in who were having nightmares and while their parents were trying to console them, they were not treating the casual issues such as stress or trauma and the bad dreams kept coming back. During the waking hours, the children would do other things to keep from thinking about the dreams such as reading, playing a game or watching a movie but in the night, the dreams reoccurred. “In essence what we do is…we face the nightmares, so we talk about them. We don’t talk about them in a way that causes them more stress,” he said. For example instead of saying ‘that must be terrible,’ which can give the nightmare more power, they talk about it in mundane terms as though they were discussing the weather. “People with nightmares want to normally be around people who feel they have a strength and a capability and not somebody who succumbs to the same terror,” said Martens. According to Trobak, there are certain themes within the nightmares that are universal: dreams of running from something, falling or even teeth falling out, are all anxiety based. “When we have someone who’s gone through lots of trauma, especially as a child,

along with other problems, what generally happens is that people learn coping mechanisms such as meditation and breathing exercises but not necessarily curing the problem. “If you have anger, you can cope with the anger but the anger’s not going to go away, it stays there. What we say is ‘there’s something else here,’ there’s something that’s feeding all of these things (for example: anxiety or addiction),”she said. Trobak explained that for people with alcohol issues, alcohol is not the real problem but rather a symptom of some underlying, unresolved issue. “Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) success rate for AA, 2 per cent…if we just deal with the alcohol, we’re missing Continued on Page 22.

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Photo Credit Julia Lovett Sabrina Trobak, registered clinical counsellor uses the MNT to help clients heal from traumatic experiences. dreams and what everything all means but a general consensus is our dreams are our way for us to try to sort out and resolve things that our conscience minds haven’t been able to resolve yet,” she said. Trobak explained that people who have suffered from any sort of abuse or violence will be more susceptible to bad dreams. She said that the clients she sees are there for a myriad of reasons and that nightmares are symptom of a larger problem, not a problem on its own. She explained that for those who do have nightmares, they will usually happen either shortly after a person falls asleep or shortly before they wake. “We usually are a bit more conscience and aware even though we may not be able to wake ourselves up from them…we can reframe our nightmares,” she said. The councilor uses a technique called the “Martens Nightmare Technique” (MNT) that was developed by Tony Martens , president of Martens and Associates based out of Surrey B.C. in the 1980s to help reframe the nightmare and over a period of time has been quite successful. “It’s a technique that addresses nightmares from the perspective in which nightmares are created,” said Martens in a phone interview. He explained that people who live with fear and anxiety are more prone than those who don’t. People, he said, who not only feel fear and anxious but also feel a lack of control and a lack of power also opens them up to having a restless or sleepless night. According to Martens, they were seeing children com-

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William began chemotherapy immediately upon reaching the Children’s Hospital, and his doctors have announced that his blood is clear of cancer and he has a 95 per cent chance of recovery.

shouldn’t have been complaining about.” He was also unusually pale. On the morning of the 3rd, William had less energy than usual. “He was really lethargic, not himself at all, and very pale, when we got to church we could really see how little energy he had,” said Shawn. They took him home and he had a nap, and that was when things started to happen very quickly. Michelle felt under William’s throat and found a series of hard lumps—alarmingly swollen lymph nodes. She rushed him to the the Dawson Creek hospital emergency ward, and by eight o’clock that night she had texted Shawn the news that William had been diagnosed with cancer. A team from BC Children’s Hospital was rushed to Dawson Creek immediately, and by one a.m. William was on a plane on his way to Vancouver. “If anybody complains about our health care, they haven’t had to use it when you need to,” Shawn said. “The care is fast when it’s life threatening … by four a.m. their time they could give us the diagnosis of the leukaemia, and that he was going to be okay, in the short term.”

Photo Credit Facebook William Robillard in Ronald McDonald House in Vanouver, B.C. “He still has cancer in his bone marrow, but they hope that by the end of the month when the marrow tests come back, that they’ll have it out of there as well,” Shawn said. While Shawn and Michelle were in Vancouver with William (Michelle will be there for months), things were happening at home, unbeknownst to them. Friends rallied for fundraising efforts, a website, LoveWilliam.ca was started, and local senior Canucks hockey team donated the admission from their Jan. 14 home game to the Robillards. The fundraising is going to become necessary as JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2016 prescription costs, as yet un-

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known, as well as travel costs to and from Vancouver start to pile up. “Stephanie and Joel (William’s sister and brother) want to go and see their brother and their mom, cause they haven’t seen them since they left, and there’s no chance of them coming up for a long while. So I want to bring them down there … and now the prescriptions are kicking in that we have to pay for down there too,” Shawn said. “ “There’s a fair amount of expenses that you don’t think about on your way down, all you’re thinking about is how do we get him—or can we get him well?” Now that William is being cared for in Ronald McDonald house in Vancouver, and his doctors tentatively expect good things for his recovery, the Robillards must deal with what may be the hardest part of this experience: being separated for months. “It’s the loneliness factor, missing. You get phone calls and stuff but it’s not the same, even Skype’s not the same as contact,” Shawn said. “[Stephanie and Joel] miss their mom, they miss their brother, we’re a pretty tight family, we like to do everything together just about, so it bugs them. They’ve been tough though, they’re tough kids, they don’t complain much.” The Robillards are finding solace in their community; Shawn has been the associate pastor at Bethel Pentecostal Church for seven years, and the way their friends have rallied around them for support has left them thankful, and Shawn believes that positivity and prayer, while not a cure, will carry them through this tough time and maybe even help others who are going through the same thing. “I’m usually the person at the other end of the table. I’m usually the caregiver, that’s what I do for a living, you’re a pastor, you’re out there helping folks. So it’s a role reversal for a little while. … Negativity will just make it worse, and as believers we don’t want to look at the negative, we want to look at the opportunity, so that’s what we all try to do with our friends and our family in the community, is find the positive in it, and continue to push that forward to others, cause it’s going to happen to others, that’s just the way it is.” A.L.L. leukaemia, a cancer of the bone marrow, is the most common form of childhood cancer, wherein the bone marrow produces too much of a certain white blood cell. For more information about William, upcoming fundraisers and how you can contribute, visit LoveWilliam.ca. There is a benefit brunch and silent auction at Brown’s Social House in Dawson Creek on Jan. 24 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

The BC Chamber of Commerce and BC Hydro are holding business-to-business networking sessions to provide an opportunity for businesses from local, regional and Aboriginal communities to meet with Peace River Hydro Partners, BC Hydro’s main civil works contractor for the Site C Clean Energy Project. Peace River Hydro Partners is a partnership between ACCIONA Infrastructure Canada Inc., Petrowest Corporation and Samsung C&T Canada Ltd.

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Registration is required for the business-to-business networking sessions. Please register at bcchamber.org/events Please note that BC Hydro and Peace River Hydro Partners will be hosting or participating in job fairs in late February and early March in Northern B.C. Dates and locations will be advertised shortly.

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Monday, January 25

Session one: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Session two: 5:00 – 7:30 p.m.

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Dawson Creek

Tuesday, January 26

Session one: 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. Session two: 5:00 – 7:30 p.m.

George Dawson Inn 11705 8th Street

Chetwynd

Wednesday, January 27

Session: 5:00 – 7:30 p.m.

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Prince George

Tuesday, February 2

Session one: 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. Session two: 5:00 – 7:30 p.m.

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Quesnel

Wednesday, February 3

Session one: 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. Session two: 5:00 – 7:30 p.m.

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Please visit the Site C project website for more information at sitecproject.com. BC Hydro would like to thank the BC Chamber of Commerce and the local chambers of commerce for their support with these events.

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Sat 1st A Happy New Year to all. Montingine and his Tues 18th A fine clear day. Mr. Richardson & Mon left this morning and continued cold all day. Self at wood pile. band arrived today at noon and brought a load of Furs and today for Grande Prairie. Self at odd jobs around the place. George haulling fire wood. paid all their Dept. Self very busy all day. Very cold all Wed 19th Self in bush cutting firewood. George went for Tues 25th Continues very cold. 50 below this morning. day. hay. Cold & stormy with snow all day. George went out for hay. Self in the bush cutting fire wood. Sun 2nd Self very busy Wed 26th Continwith Indians all day. The ues very cold. Self Halfway River Indians in office. George left this morning. Cold busy at wood, & stormy. 20 below this Thurs 27th Cold. morning. 50 below again this Mon 3rd The Indians morning. George left for home this morning. went for a load of Cold & stormy. 27 below hay. Self at odd jobs. this morning. Self busy in Went up the River office. Snowing towards to see my traps this evening. afternoon. Got nothTues 4th Continues very ing. cold. Self busy in office. Fri 28th ContinGeorge cutting firewood. ues very cold. Over The Telegraph Operator 50 below again this from H. Hope arrived. morning. George Wed 5th Continues helping. Too cold to cold, 20 below this morndo much. ing. Self cleaning up store. Sat 29th A little George haulling Hay. The milder today. 28 H Hope operator left for below this mornhome this morning. ing. Self & George Photo Credit Submitted Thurs 6th Mr Reid arhaulling fire wood. Frank Beatton in his garden near Old Fort. rived from Pouce Coupe. Sun 30th Much Continues cold & stormy. milder today. A few A Fur buyer came in this Indians came up evening by way of Pouce Coupie. Self at odd jobs. Thurs 20th Cold & stormy all day with snow. Very little from Halfway River. Report starvation in their camp. Fri 7th Continues cold with snow. Self out cutting fire doing. Very cold all day. Mon 31st A fine mild day. Self very busy with Indians wood. George helping. Forfar arrived from Halfway River. all day. 2 Teams arrived from H. Hope on their way out. Sat 8th Continues cold. The Mail arrived this evening. Fri 21st Continues very cold. Self in office. George haulling fire wood. Self in store. George Haulling firewood. Sat 22nd Continues cold. Self at odd jobs. The mail arSun 9th Continues very cold. Mail left for Pouce Coupie rived about 3 pm. Taylor up this morning. 40 below Z tonight at 9pm. from the flat. Cadenhead arMon 10th Over 60 below this morning and continued rived from Halfway River. cold all day. Not much doing. Sun 23rd Continues cold Tues 11th Self & George packing Furs. Continues cold, & stormy. 40 below this but not as cold as yesterday. Mr Birley of Revillion left for morning. The mail left for Halfway River. Pouce Coupie this morning. Wed 12th A little milder today. Self covering up Fur Mon 24th 46 below zero Packs. George went for Hay. Forfar left for home this morning. 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NEB approves LNG Canada export licence

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JULIA LOVETT reporter@northeastnews.ca PEACE REGION - For Fort St. John, the area is the natural gas (NG) of liquefied natural gas (LNG.) The National Energy Board (NEB) has approved the LNG export licence for LNG Canada that would last for 40 years and would set a maximum term of 1494 billion cubic metres. "The gas comes from this area and they're going to need more gas and if that in principal has been approved, that's a good sign," said Tony Zabinski, president of Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce. According to Zabinski, the pipeline would start at Summit Lake and snake past Terrace, before dropping into Kitimat. Zabinski explained that now that the export licence has been approved, it will mean that more wells will be drilled and more gas will be used to service the pipeline. While the NEB had approved the licence, the federal government has final approval, according to Katherine Murphy, communcations director with NEB. She explained that there isn’t a time limit for the government to approve the licence although, Murphy said that the sooner it happens, the better. “At the same time of course, everything is processed as efficiently as possible,” she said. In order for the request of application for an LNG export licence to be granted, the NEB has one criterion that must be approved. “That’s what we call a surplus criterion. Essentially, looking at on a case-by-case basis with this application, will there be enough natural gas to meet Canadian demand. If this project were to go ahead, will the Canadian demand still be able to be met?” According to Mike Bernier, MLA for Peace River South, the project will be a positive step not only for the region but also for the community. “We need to ensure we have somewhere to send our prod-

uct and LNG opportunities… in B.C. is something we really need to focus on because it will help bring investment and jobs for northeast B.C.,” he said. Bernier explained that this approval is the ﬁrst hurdle of many that the company will need to be crossed before the project can really take off. He said that what this announcement means is that they can continue working on their project but it will likely be some time before the northeast will beneﬁt from the decision. “For the northeast, unfortunately, that doesn’t mean anything in the short-term when it comes to support for the industry. What it does though, it sends a very strong signal that the natural gas industry is alive,

plant…would now take that gas from the Peace Region, liquefy it, put it into LNG tankers and send it around the world,” he said. Once returned to its original state, it would be used for power plant generation in parts of the world that don’t have the abundance of natural gas. To date, there is no known time set for when the next stage of approvals will happen but at the moment, the project is moving forward.

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January 27th is Literacy Day Literacy in Canada What we know about the literacy skills of Canadians Approximately 10 years ago, Canada and other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries began to cooperate in a program to measure literacy skills in their populations, and to share their results to allow for international comparisons. These initiatives were designed to provide a benchmark against which to gauge our performance, and they have revealed just how many Canadians are unprepared for the literacy demands of modern society. The international tests summarize literacy skill in terms of five categories. Level 5, which indicates the highest level of skill, is attained by individuals who demonstrate command of higher-order information processing skills. Level 3 denotes the skill level typically required for high school completion in Canada. Scores at or below Level 2 are considered inadequate for full participation in society. To illustrate, a person at Level 1 would typically be unable to determine the amount of medicine to administer to a child based on simple instructions printed on a bottle. Those at Level 2 can read simple materials only. Because they frequently develop coping skills that mask their difficulty and allow them to deal with everyday literacy demands, these individuals (and others) may overestimate their proficiency, although they have difficulty in novel situations, such as learning new job skills. Astonishingly, the estimates – over a range of tests and testing programs – are that approximately 42% of Canadians between the ages of 16 and 65 years fail to achieve Level 3 proficiency. Unless the situation can be remedied, the consequences for these persons and for other Canadians are daunting. Unfortunately, from the first findings in 1994 to the most recent in 2003, Canada’s results have shown little improvement. Of course, the foundations for good language and literacy skills are laid early in life, and skill accumulates over time. We know that too many Canadian children are receiving a poor start. For example, the Ontario Ministry of Child and Youth Services has found that at four and five years of age, approximately one-fifth of all children show delays in vocabulary development. By grade 3, more than one in every

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three Ontario students fail to meet the provincial standards for reading and writing. Other provinces with formal measurement programs report similar results; in Manitoba, for example, almost two of every five grade 3 students fail to meet expectations in reading comprehension. Moreover, even those who achieve adequate literacy skills during their school years show a decline in proficiency later in life if they do not continue to be engaged in literacy-promoting work or other activities. Why literacy is so important for Canadians Literacy skills are strongly related to health status. Seccomb et al found that adults with lower levels of literacy proficiency were in poorer health, were less likely to have their own health service provider, were more likely to misunderstand written medical directions, and encountered more difficulty accessing care. They also used physician services, overnight hospital stays and emergency rooms more frequently, even when education, access, health, socioeconomic status and demographic characteristics were controlled. Rootman and Ronson concluded that low literacy was related to both poor health and overuse or inappropriate use of Canadian health care facilities, especially hospital emergency rooms. Beyond their impact on success in the formal educational system, literacy skills are a key determinant of social, educational and economic success for individuals and for nations. Stronger literacy skills facilitate higher levels of educational achievement, which leads to increased earnings and higher social status. We know, for example, that on average, each additional year of education a person receives increases earnings by approximately 8% a year, and that high school graduates earn approximately 50% more than those without high school diplomas. More generally, however, higher skill levels facilitate the development of specific knowledge and skills, which can carry economic, social and personal benefits, in addition to its effect on educational achievement. In fact, economists have determined that a substantial proportion of the ‘educational’ premium reflects the increase in literacy skills that are associated with higher levels of education. Thus, over 60% of the earnings premium associated with high school graduation and

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slightly under 50% of the earnings premium associated with a university degree can be attributed to increased literacy skills. Not surprisingly, adults who have higher literacy skill levels are more employable. For example, over 40% of Canadians who score at Level 1 are unemployed, and over 50% of Canadians who are unemployed at any given time score lower than Level 3. Individuals with poor literacy skills are also more likely to be out of work longer; those at Levels 1 and 2 are twice as likely to be unemployed for six or more months than those at or above Level 3. At the international level, variation in average skill level among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries fully explains 55% of the differences in economic growth since 1960. Improving literacy levels in a country can have a significant impact: a 1% increment in the average literacy score is associated with a 2.5% increase in labour productivity and a 1.5% overall increase in GDP per capita. Based on these findings, increasing the proportion of Canadians who achieve Level 3 literacy by 1% would result in a permanent $18 billion/year increase in Canadian GDP. Low literacy skills are associated with other social costs as well. For example, the Correctional Service of Canada reports that more than four of every five offenders have achieved less than a grade 10 education. Indeed, as Longfield discusses, low literacy skill negatively affects every step of the criminal justice process – from understanding one’s rights if arrested, to testifying in court, to sentencing. Improving literacy skills may reduce crime; for example, recidivism decreases by 21% when offenders complete grade 10 before they are released on parole. What can be done? Literacy skills build on early language skills. Family is the strongest early influence, so it is not surprising that intergenerational effects are very strong. Activities that foster language development in children and model positive literacy activities increase the likelihood that young children will develop preliteracy and early literacy skills. For this reason, programs that target families can have positive impacts for both young and old. Much is known about how to foster such good development in both family and child care environments. Some of this information has been organized and distributed by the Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network and is available or cited on their Web site <www.cllrnet.ca>, as well as on the Web sites of advocacy groups such as ABC Canada <www.abc-canada.org/research> and the Movement for Canadian Literacy <www.literacy.ca>. We do know that identifying children whose language and preliteracy skills are not developing normally, and intervening to address sensory or language delays as soon as possible, are particularly important. Also important is facilitating the child’s exposure to books and positive literacy activities within their family environment. As with other health issues, earlier interventions tend to be associated with better outcomes. Moreover, paediatricians have a particularly important role to play in identifying those who are at risk for literacy challenges because they see children at an early age, and long before they enter the formal education system.

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Canadian Literacy and Learning Network has adopted the definition of literacy put forward by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate, compute and use printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of learning to enable an individual to achieve his or her goals, to develop his or her knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in the wider society. — UNESCO An Overview of Canadian Literacy Canada is one of the few industrialized countries without a national system for adult basic education. The following information will help you understand how literacy services are currently funded and delivered. Who is responsible for literacy? Literacy and adult basic education, like most of the social issues (welfare, health, education, training) fall mainly under the jurisdiction of provincial and territorial governments. However, the federal government plays a role in developing policy directions and in delivering some funds for literacy initiatives through provincial transfer payments, Labour Market Development Agreements, other specialized federally delivered programs, as well as the Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program (ALLESP) The provincial/territorial role in literacy The delivery of literacy training programs is mainly funded and coordinated by the provinces and territories and their educational systems. This is often done in partnership with not-for-profit organizations, formal educational institutions (e.g. school boards and community colleges), business and labour. However, provinces and territories are under no obligation to designate specific funds in support of core literacy programs. As a result, literacy services in Canada vary considerably in resources and accessibility from one region of the country to another. How are literacy programs delivered and supported? Within the provinces and territories, literacy programs may be delivered by various providers including colleges, school boards, unions and community-based agencies. They may deliver targeted services to various population groups including Aboriginal, Deaf (or Deaf-Blind), Francophone, Anglophone, developmentally delayed people, workers, and/or unemployed literacy learners. A significant amount of literacy training in this country is delivered by trained volunteers. Each province and territory has a coalition that is funded to provide a support network to local literacy organizations within their region. These coalitions in turn send representatives to Canadian Literacy and Learning Network, which provides a national forum for exchange, collaboration, support and promotion of English literacy issues in Canada. CLLN represents over 2500 literacy agencies of all types.

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Upcoming Fort St. John

• Are you Filipino? Looking for some fun competitive exercise? The North Peace Filipino Canadian Association is holding a Jumpstart Fitness Fun Run at the Pomeroy Sports Centre January 23. Teams of 3 will walk or run around the walking track and the team with the most laps win! Prizes and awards await!! TIme to be announced. For more information please call or text 250-261-9143 or visit our Facebook page : NP FILCAN BAYANIHAN FORT ST. JOHN • Fort St. John’s annual Robert Burns Dinner to honour Scotland’s Bard will be held on Saturday, January 23rd at that Immaculata Hall (Catholic Church Hall). This is a formal/semiformal event hosted by the Knights of Columbus, the Masons and the Shriners. The evening includes A dinner, including haggis, and other Scottish favourites, a guest speaker to the immortal memory of Robbie Burns. The program ends with a performance by the Rotary Pipe Band and a DJ’d Dance. Cocktails at 6PM, dinner at 7PM. Tickets are only $60 each, and available from MNP, Cliffside Printing, Needful Things and Dan Davies. • The Derrick Dance Club of Fort St. John will be hosting a country music dance on Saturday Jan. 23 from 8:30 - 12:30 am. In the Senior Citizens Hall at 10908 - 100th St. Music by Let ‘R Rip. Everyone over 19 is welcome. For info call Chris at 250-785-1021 or George at 250-827-3396. • Winter Photo Contest. Have you taken some prize-worthy pictures this winter? Enter them into our Winter Photo Contest starting January 25th. Visit http://www.fortstjohn.ca/winterphoto-contest for more information and contest rules. • Fort St. John Literacy Society in collaboration with community groups invites you to celebrate: Family Literacy Day. Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 10:15. #ReadWithMe. Children to enjoy Extra Story time at schools around the district. Book a Camp-in at the FSJ Library. Learn about Canadian Literature in Literacy Society English class. Enjoy your coffee with book at Whole Wheat ‘n’ Honey cafe. Pick a book and have some fun with your family! • Pro - D Camp. Date: January 29, February 26 & 29, May 13 &16, 8:00 am-5:30 pm. Ages: 5-10 (must be enrolled in Kindergarten) Location: Pomeroy Sport Centre (upstairs meeting room) Cost: $45/day. Registration: Pre Register at the Visitor Centre or North Peace Leisure Pool. No school? No problem! The City of Fort St. John brings you Friday Fun Days at the Pomeroy Sport Centre. Keep busy with a day filled with pitch activities, skating, swimming, games, crafts, movies, and more! Meet new friends, try new activities, and kick off the weekend with non-stop fun! For more information contact the City of Fort St. John. 2507854592 | recreation@fortstjohn.ca | www.fortstjohn.ca.

Dawson Creek

• Canadian Cancer Society’s Survivor’s Luncheon. Jan. 23, 11 am to 2 pm at the Seniors Citizen’s Hall. 1101 McKellar Ave. Join the Dawson Creek unit of the Canadian Cancer Society in celebrating with family and friends survivors of cancer and those still fighting. Call Susan at 250-782-3557 or the local Canadian Cancer Society office at 250-782-5598 for more information. • Fundraiser for William Robillard. Browns Socialhouse would like to invite anyone that would like to come out & support the family to a Brunch Benefit on Sunday January 24th from 102pm. We will have a silent auction present with items donated from local businesses (businesses still to be determined) & on top of that we will be donating 50% of our day sales to the Robillard family. Please mark it on your calendar & join us to help out a local family in need. Email Kristyn Harper if you would like to make a donation to the silent auction, or have any general questions regarding the event. mrskristynharper@ gmail.com Thank you Dawson Creek we look forward to see-

ing you then! • The Peace Region Songwriters’ Association will be hosting their monthly Coffee House on Saturday, January 30th at Faking Sanity. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Come play, come enjoy! Refreshments available. No admission, donations welcome.

Chetwynd

• Tom Bassett’s Bog Dog Comedy. Sat, January 23, 8pm – 11pm. Royal Canadian Legion No 258, 4511 Veterans Way, Chetwynd. Tickets $20 and available at the Chetwynd Legion Branch

Hudson’s Hope

• 2016 Winter Carnival. Sock it to Winter! January 24th to 31st. Ice Sculpture Contest & Snow Carving event at the Grand Opening at Beattie Park. 1 - 4 p.m. Register your team with the Special Events Coordinator at 250-783-5338 or email events@hudsonshope.ca. Grand Opening @ Arena Check out free giveaways, prize draws and treats. Good Ole Hockey game, Figure Skating Show and Dance Extravaganza. 5 - 8 p.m.

Ongoing Dawson Creek

• Senior’s Swim & Tea Every Wednesday from 10:00am – 12:00pm Swim any time between 9:00 – 11:00 am, then join us for tea, coffee and treats in the classroom. Monthly guest speakers as well – all included in the regular admission price! Hope to see you here! • Mile “O” Quilter’s Guild meet every Tuesday & Thursday at the Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts at 7pm • Seniors Computer Club meet Wednesdays in the Co-op Cafe from 1:15 - 2:15pm. All seniors are welcome to attend. This FREE club is for all skill levels! Bring your phone, tablet, laptop or any electronic gadget. No computer? No problem! We have laptops to led! Call Anne for more information or to register 250-782-4668 • Dawson Creek Ladies Hospital Auxiliary meets the last Tuesday of the month in the Hospital Conference room (3rd Floor) at 1:30pm. New members are welcome. Call Carol at (250-)782-4595(3rd Floor) at 1:30pm. • Knit Night every Thursday at Faking Sanity (901 103Ave) from 6.30 –8.30pm. Bring your craft and have a great time! Refreshments are available. • Join us for Seniors Game Time! Cards, trivia, word games and more. We meet the 1st Thursday of each month at the Dawson Creek Municipal Library from 10:30am until noon. Light refreshments provided. • Dawson Creek Alcoholics Anonymous schedule: Monday 8:00 PM 12 X 12 Meeting Closed, 1001-110 Ave. Health Unit; Tuesday 8:00 PM As Bill Sees It. Open, 1001 110 Ave Health Unit; Wednesday 8:00 PM. Institutional Group. Open, Hospital Education Room 11100 13 St.; Thursday 8:00 PM Topic Meeting. Open, 1001110 Ave Health Unit; Friday 8:00 PM. Big Book Study. Open, 1001-110 Ave Health Unit; Saturday 8:00 PM. Living Sober Open, 1001-110 Ave Health Unit. • Take Off Pounds Sensibly: T.O.P.S. Thursdays at 9 a.m. New Beginnings Church, 10221-18 St. Dawson Creek. Phone Mary Kidd for info at 250-782-6628.

Chetwynd

• Alcoholics Anonymous meets Tues & Fri at Tansi Friendship Centre, 5301 S ACCESS. Tues. are closed meetings (AA members), Fri. mtgs open. Both days from 8-9 p.m. • Soup & Bannock, Weekly on Friday. Where: Tansi Friendship Centre & Kici-Awasimsak Family Centre. Everyone Welcome! For more information call 250-788-2996 • Bingo. Fri, January 29, 1:30pm – 2:30pm. Pine Valley

Seniors Hall. All Adults Welcome. For more infor and hall rental - call Bernice 250.788.2307 • Chetwynd Meditation Group: Monday Meditations. Mon, 6:30pm – 8:00pm Chetwynd Library. For more information contact Wendy Fontaine at 250-788-9911 or email wfontaine@gmail.com • Cribbage. Every Sunday at 1:00pm - 2:00pm. All Adults Welcome. For more info and hall rental - call Bernice 250 788 2307. Pine Valley Seniors Hall. • Women’s Circle. When: Every Thursday 1pm – 3pm. Where: Tansi Friendship Centre. No Childcare. 250.788.2996 • Elder’s Circle. Every Monday, 1pm – 3pm. Where: Tansi Friendship Centre. Lunch and bingo with prizes. 250.788.2996

Fort St. John

• Story Time Lions Watch OUT!!! We are taking over the library as we clap, stomp, dance, shake, and ROAR our way through story time! Join this LOUDER, more ACTIVE session to explore stories through movement, music, and play. Come drop in! Ages 2–5 welcome. *Lions and Mice share common weekly themes, but materials and content don’t overlap. So go ahead, join us for both! Thursdays, 10:30 to 11:30. Contact: Fort St John Public Library - 250-785-3731 • Seniors Swim & Tea. Come out and enjoy a swim or rest in the hot spots, have a cup of tea and visit with others! Cost: $2.00 for those aged 65+. Contact: North Peace Leisure Pool - 250-787-8178. • Achievers Toastmasters Club. Welcome to the Achievers Toastmasters Club. Toastmasters International is a worldwide non-profit educational organization dedicated to selfimprovement. The Toastmasters program will help you to develop your communication and leadership skills and open doors in your personal and professional life. Learning occurs not only by reading the materials, but by actively participating in the club. You will learn in a self-paced, friendly and supportive environment. The rewards are tremendous so please give us a call, email or just drop in for one of our weekly Thursday meetings as our guest. Take full advantage of this valuable opportunity to learn, grow and achieve! Thursdays 19:00 to 20:30. • Led by a dynamic group of local writers and would-be-writers, this group welcomes all styles, genres and experience levels. Bring something that you are working on, or just come for the company. Writers of the Peace is member-led, hosted by FSJPL. The group is public, and always open to new members. For more information about the group, please visit their facebook page. Location: FSJPL--Junior/Teen Corner. Fridays, 19:00 to 21:00. • Open Mic is now every Wednesday night at On The Rocks Pub! The show starts at 8pm - Everyone is welcome! - bring a guitar, sign up on the chalkboard, and have a great time of music, friends and fun. Every kind of music, and everyone is invited to perform. Wednesday is also our wings night, so come on out and support local music! • MEND is a 10 week, family based program designed to help children and their families get fit and healthy together. The 2 hour sessions will include an educational component and an activity. By increasing physical activity levels, knowledge of nutrition, the goal of mend is to build self-esteem as well as safe, effective and long-lasting healthy lifestyles. During the program, families learn all aspects of nutrition including: making healthier food choices, reading food labels, understanding fats and sugars, telling the difference between unrefined and refined foods, and how to prepare a healthy balanced meal. Above all, families learn how to have fun and make good choices together. For more information, check out the MEND program online, or call 250.787.5785 http://www.fortstjohn. ca/upcoming-events-programs.

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LEGAL NOTICE

CLASSIFIEDS For Hire: Currently hiring Caregiver to look after my 2 children: 4 year old girl and 2 year old boy. Position is permanent, full time at a rate of $11.50/hour for 40 hours/week. Completion of Secondary School : some college/CEGEP/vocational or related field. 1 to 2 years experience supervision or care for children. Accommodation could be available on a live-in basis at no cost, but is not a condition of employment. Main duties include: Supervise and care; assist/ guide children on personal hygiene; meal preparation; organize and participate in children activities and may perform light housekeeping. Qualified applicant may apply via email joan24garcia@yahoo. com 12.17-05.26 Retail / Office Space. 2800 Sqft Downtown FSJ. Available Immediately. Great Curb Appeal. Contact 250263-9528 01.07-03.10 Luxury condo-style rentals. Limited time: 2nd month free! 1&2 BDRMs from $1100. New appliances, incl dishwasher & in-suite laundry. Nonsmoking. Parking. Elevator. Soundproof. Large Balcony. On-site mgmt. Furnished executive suites with flex leases & monthly invoicing avail. 900-100A Avenue. 250-419-0828 DawsonCreekApartments. com 01.07-01.28

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DEVELOPMENT OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN

HELP WANTED

A Pest Management Plan (PMP), unique identifier # 2016-2021, has been proposed by Canadian Forest Products Ltd., Forest Management Group, Chetwynd and Fort St John Divisions.

Casual RN’s and LPN’S Are you currently employed or retired and have some time to make a difference in a child’s life? Causal RN’s & LPN’s needed for in home 1 on 1 pediatric respite care in The Fort St. John area. Offering Union wages, paid training, gas mileage and full support. E-mail resume to: jhols@western.ca, Western Human Resource Corp. or fax: 1.250.846.9817 Attention: Jennifer Hols www.western.ca

The Chetwynd Address is: Box 180, 4700-50th Street, Chetwynd, BC, V0C 1J0 or Telephone number 250-788-4357, Fax number 250-788-4310 email Caitlyn. Klaudt@Canfor.com. Copies of the proposed PMP and maps may be examined at the Chetwynd Division by appointment with Caitlyn Klaudt. The Fort St John address is: 9312 259 Road, RR#1 Site 13 Comp 2, Fort St John, British Columbia,V1J 4M6 or Telephone number: (250) 787-3641, Fax number(250) 787-3622, email Matthew.Donovan@canfor.com. Copies of the proposed PMP and maps may be examined at the above noted locations in Fort St John by appointment with Matthew Donovan.

HELP WANTED

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This proposed PMP covers Canfor’s managed obligations within the Fort St John and Dawson Creek Timber Supply Areas within the Peace Forest District, including Tree Farm License 48. The herbicides listed below are proposed for use within the context of this PMP for vegetation control. Application methods will include aerial and ground based. APPLICATION

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This proposed PMP shall be in force for a five year period (2016-2021) from the date that the Pesticide Use Notice has been confirmed by the BC Ministry of Environment (MOE). A person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of the PMP, may send copies of the information to the applicant at the addresses above within 30 days of the publication of this notice.

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Cancer Society opens Community Initiatives Oﬃce in Dawson Creek, wants to be a community centre

“People don’t want to personal support, also offers free wigs to anyone who needs come there, and when they them, free breast prosthesis which can be ordered and dedo they find it’s a little more livered from Vancouver, and financial assistance for travel inviting than what they think to medical treatment as well as accommodation. it is. It’s always This is necessary as sounded so there is no radiation We thought we would treatment for cancer clinical.” S h e p h a r d try and make it inviting, available in Northern says that the B.C., Shepherd says. Society has where people can come Due to low volunteer struggled to in, have a cup of coffee numbers, the office is find volunteers, currently open from and sit down. and when they 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on can, volunWednesdays only, but teers no longer Shepherd is hoping that work long-term, but perform a new, more approachable office will result in more volunshorter projects before mov- teers and community involvement. ing on. To celebrate the re-opening, an open house was held The Dawson Creek office at the Community Initiatives Office at 1000 105 Ave. on is now operating with a nu- Wed. January 20, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. cleus of four volunteers, she told Northeast News, and without enough volunteers

Photo Credit Stacy Thomas Susan Shepherd in the Canadian Cancer Society Community Initiatives Office.

STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - The Dawson Creek Unit Office of the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) is re-opening as a Community Initiatives Office, with the hope that a more approachable space will make people feel more comfortable seeking their services. “The whole idea of the Community Initiatives Office was to become a part of the community and to get people to come in to the office and see what we’re doing,” said Susan Shepherd, Dawson Creek CCS Unit president.

there is a risk of closure. “A lot of people don’t know that we have wigs, prosthesis, services that will help them with their cancer, so in order to give our office a higher profile, we thought we would try and make it inviting, where people can come in, have a cup of coffee and sit down,” said Shepherd. Volunteers have been working in recent months to fundraise by creating crafts and selling them through the office, and visitors will be encouraged to take part in these crafts as well, such as quilting and knitting. The Community Initiatives Office, in addition to offering

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Dawson Creek Christmas Bird Count results

Nuthatch, as these birds are common in this area during the warmer months but are not usually seen during the winter. The Christmas Bird Count was started in 1900 and is “North America’s longest-running Citizen Science projDAWSON CREEK – Bird enthusiasts and experts took ect”, including over 2,000 counts in the Western Hemipart in this year’s Dawson Creek Christmas Bird Count on sphere. Saturday, Jan. 2, and there were a few surprises as well The counts are carried out within the same 24-km dias the highest number of birds ever recorded in this count ameter circles from year to year, and the data collected is (4973). submitted to databases such as the National Audubon SoOne in particular, a lone Harciety and is used by naturalists and ris’ Sparrow, which has never been biologists to track bird trends and counted in the Dawson Creek Count distribution. before as it is well outside of it’s Ten people took part in the Dawwinter range. son Creek Christmas Bird Count The Harris’ Sparrow does occathis year, and those who would sionally stray outside its usual terrilike to participate in the next count tory, but generally during migration or other bird activities can contact time. Phinney at badgreenbird@gmail. Usually at this time of year the com, or join the Peace River Natubird is wintering in the southern and ralists Yahoo group. central United States, but local bird This was the 17th annual Dawbiologist Mark Phinney says it is not son Creek Christmas Bird Count. Photo Credit Mark Phinney rare to see birds outside their ranges. For more information about bird Bohemian waxwings were counted in counts visit www.birdscanada.org. “It’s odd to have one stay this far large numbers this year. west and north of the normal wintering range,” said Phinney. Dawson Creek Christmas Bird “Birds sort of go where they want, Count tally, compiled by Mark though, you can just look on the bird lists and see that Phinney: there’s lots of vagrants being reported here there and everywhere, and there’s any number of reasons. But sparrows Count results – Dawson Creek Christmas Bird Count (Janare a flocking bird generally.” uary 2, 2016): Bald Eagle-2; Merlin-1; Ruffed Grouse-1; Phinney said that there is likely a bird feeder in the area Sharp-tailed Grouse-8; Rock Pigeon-1081; Downy Woodthat is keeping the Harris’ Sparrow alive. pecker-6; Hairy Woodpecker-3; Gray Jay-9; Blue Jay-14; According to Phinney’s tally of this year’s count, 2015- Black-billed Magpie-139; Common Raven-464; Black16 was a good year for ‘winter finches’, with large numbers capped Chickadee-182; Boreal Chickadee-1; Red-breasted being counted, including Common Redpolls, Pine Gros- Nuthatch-1; White-breasted Nuthatch-9; Northern Shrike-2; beaks, White-winged Crossbills, and Hoary Redpolls. European Starling-46; Bohemian Waxwing-1045; Harris’ Also, counters were surprised to find large flocks of Bo- Sparrow-1; Snow Bunting-42; Pine Grosbeak-40; Whitehemian Waxwings, which usually linger during the early winged Crossbill-53; Comwinter to eat off of fruit-bearing trees in the city, but are mon Redpoll-1065; Hoary still present as there was a decent crop of berries this year. Redpoll-17; Evening GrosThe count also found that Evening Grosbeaks are still beak-2; House Sparrow-739. scarce in the area, with only two being counted. 26 Species; 4973 individuSome other unusual birds which were counted this year als. include a Boreal Chickadee, a Merlin, and a Red-Breasted

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