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March 14, 2013 - Vol. 10 - No. 11

Wage increase for social service sector enough?

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FORT ST. JOHN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The journey to equitable income still lies ahead, but reaching a tentative agreement for wage increase in the social service sector is a hopeful start. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was positive to hear that they reached an agreement because they worked really hard to come up with something that was fair, I guess,â&#x20AC;? said Cindy Mohr, executive director of Fort St. John Association for Community Living. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, the wages that employees in our sector get are much lower than similar jobs and I think we have a long ways to go until they are up to equitable wage.â&#x20AC;? The Community Social Services Employersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association and the Community Social Services Bargaining Association reached a tentative agreement under the 2012 Cooperative Gains Mandate, announced Minister of Social Development Moira Stilwell on Mar. 4. The two associations havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reached an agreement since last March, making them the last major group to come to a decision under the Mandate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I recognize the tremendous work that is done through agencies across the social service sector. This is an important tentative agreement to the people working in the sector and the clients who depend on them for help and support,â&#x20AC;? said Stilwell in a press release. The government affirmed that the wage increase would not add to taxpayersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cost or sacrifice service, however it would come out of savings within the existing budgets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This mandate gives employers and unions the opportunity to find creative solutions, and this means no two settlements are going to be alike. We are going to see unique settlements in every sector and with each employer,â&#x20AC;? said Finance Minister Michael de Jong. The increase, according to Mohr, is a 1.5 per cent this April and 1.5 per cent in 2014; she noted that the details arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t finalized yet. The starting wage for support workers within the ACL is $15.54. Potential employees are not obligated to have a post-secondary education. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would love for people to start with Residential Care certificates but we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t require that,â&#x20AC;? said Mohr. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll train people who walk in with no experience as long as they have the right abilities and [are] suitable.â&#x20AC;? Offering a desirable wage increase affects the Association. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have such a high turnover of staff, many of our staff have two or three jobs because they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford to live on the wage we pay.

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T.R. SNOWMOBILER FOUND By Jill Earl TUMBLER RIDGE - A search and rescue team successfully located one lucky snowmobiler last Thursday, Mar. 7, after only hours of being deployed. The 38-year-old local man was located by the team uninjured, a number of trained volunteers assisted with a ground search while an avalanche technician and helicopter assisted with an aerial search. Family and friends reported the man overdue on Mar. 6 at 10 p.m. He was found in the afternoon on Mar. 7. The man was snowmobiling in the Babcock Mountain area, he went over a steep cliff and was unable to climb back up; he stayed in place overnight and waited for a rescue. RCMP would like to thank all trained volunteers who assisted with the search.

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By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK - Veterans and members of the Royal Canadian Legion have begun fighting a new war, this time for the survival of Dawson Creek’s local branch 141. A decrease in general membership and revenue, generated at their lounge located at the Dawson Creek Co-Op Mall, may cause the branch to surrender their Charter and disband completely after 80 years in the community. “Legions all over the place are having difficulty,” said local Legion representative, Day Roberts. Roberts said that thirty years ago their membership hovered around 600 people, now they have approximately 190 members—but many are inactive or no longer live in the area. He said many service clubs in the region are experiencing the same issue, such as the Legion branch in Pouce Coupe and the local Elks lodge. Like the Elks, the local Legion also had to sell their last building on the corner of 9th Street and 102nd Avenue due to the lack of membership and revenues, and the increasing cost of ownership. The Legion was in that location for 41 years and was able to host their annual Remembrance Day event at the location. They moved in to their current location in the mall approximately seven years ago. “They [the Elks] have their meetings at the Senior Citizens Hall…and they’re just operating on the revenues from the sale of their building,

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have been unsuccessful in finding anywhere that offers lower lease fees. He said the Legion will also have to take into consideration that it will cost them $2,000 just to transfer their liquor license to a new location. Besides raising money through liquor sales in their lounge, the Legion also hosts dinners every two weeks as a way of fundraising. Roberts doesn’t believe it’s practical to partner with the Pouce Coupe Legion because Legion’s mainly function to serve as a place to socialize which often involves alcohol to some extent; safe transportation back from Pouce Coupe to Dawson Creek would be difficult to arrange. Robert also said that the Legion probably wouldn’t be able to exist in spirit—without a location—because it’s the lounge that provides them with the funds to support other organizations in the community. The Dawson Creek Legion has been in the community for 80 years; they host the annual Remembrance Day assembly and support local charitable causes. “We purchased hospital equipment, and equipment for Rotary Manor…we contribute to Step Up N Ride, which provides transportation for a lot of seniors as well as legion members, meals on wheels. We support the local air cadets as well, the air cadets help us in turn delivering poppies for Remembrance Day,” said Roberts. Co-Op Mall management declined to comment.

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that’s what we’ve been operating on basically too for the last seven years, but we’re running out,” Roberts said. To exacerbate the Legion’s financial situation, their lease at the Co-Op Mall expires in April and Roberts said that the executive are wanting to increase rent, equating to approximately $5,000 over and above what they currently pay. “We’re barely being able to squeak through with what we have now with our current lease fees,” Roberts said. He added that the Legion wrote to Co-Op’s board of directors requesting them to lower their fees or possibly lease out a portion of the Legion’s current space to another tenant as was done previously; the Co-Op denied their request. “It’s a matter of business, the Co-Op are in a position that they need a revenue as well and they have been good to us…it was a business decision on their part and we understand that. The Cooperative Union is a business and they have to answer to their shareholders,” said Roberts. “The Co-Op came to our rescue by allowing us to locate in the Co-Op Mall and it’s worked out very well for us…but at the same token our members have been supporting the Co-Op all these years…so it’s been a two-way street and I can imagine that once we’re not there it will be a loss for the Co-Op as well,” he added. Currently the Legion is looking for a new space but according to Roberts they

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Road rage on south Taylor Hill By Kyla Corpuz FORT ST. JOHN – Plans to four-lane the bottom of the south Taylor hill is in the works to relieve congestion and reckless driving. “The steep grades result in slow moving trucks on the hill that can add delays to local travellers’ trips and sometimes results in drivers performing dangerous passing maneuvers in an attempt to limit those delays,” said a spokesperson for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. The preparation to widen the hill is part of the Ministry’s project to four-lane Highway 2 between the Alberta border and Dawson Creek and Highway 97N between Dawson Creek and Fort St. John. Opening up the bottom of the hill will give drivers the option to safely pass slow moving trucks. “Until construction is complete on these projects, we encourage drivers to be patient with the trucks driving on the hill and pass in locations where there are existing passing lanes and it is safe to do so,” the spokesperson added. The south Taylor hill has become a target area to catch aggressive and speedy drivers, said Sgt. Tom Woodall with the Peace region traffic services. “It’s a common, common problem,” he said. “It’s been brought to our attention numerous time from people in the patch themselves.” The RCMP probes the area every day, according to Woodall, but it’s a tough area to catch tardy drivers. “The problem is it’s a very dangerous place to do enforcement on the hill itself, and it becomes a hazard on the hill for the officers and general public.” Therefore a large part of their enforcement is at the top

and bottom of the hill, where speeds as high as 120 kilometres per hour have been caught on the Taylor Bridge. “We do the best we can … aggressive driving is one of the targets,” said Woodall, adding that passing on double lines is also a hazard. “The paint has worn off and passing zones and double solid lines have been worn off completely,” which he said could be one of the reasons why passing is a frequent problem. However, “It has been backed by ‘no passing zones’ signs, specifically for traffic descending on the hill. There are no passing lanes and people seem to lose patience if they are behind a tanker truck and they have to drive slow. Trying to pass vehicles “de-

fies logic” because it doesn’t end up saving drivers a significant amount of time. “It becomes a road rage type thing despite the fact that it only takes three of four minutes to get to the end of the hill.” The RCMP recognizes the hill has become an issue for people’s safety because it is a unique passing point in the Peace. “It’s a bit of a bottle neck area because we have huge trucks going down very slow, and large truck traffic and small vehicles going to and from traffic where it may be slow speeds and little passing area,” said Woodall. There have not been any recent fatalities on the south Taylor hill, but it as happened in the past, noted Woodall.

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Community concerned with Fair Share, core services at meeting By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK - Residents had the ears of city councillors, who dispersed themselves amongst the small crowd at the Kiwanis Performing Arts Centre Mar. 4, when the City of

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EDITORIAL

Beautiful, you Having recently celebrated International Women’s Day, it got me thinking about today’s generation of girls and who and what they look up to. For myself, it’s never really been celebrity figures; it’s always been women close to me. Growing up, my mom and two older sisters were my strongest role models. They each exude confidence and independency while never taking themselves too seriously. But, okay, I’ll admit there have been Hollywood stars I admired, like Uma Therman, well more so her character on Kill Bill than the actual actress and Victoria Secret model Adriana Lima, ‘cause she’s just so darn pretty! I think if I could trade faces with anyone, it would be her. Heck, I’ll trade my entire body for hers. I digress, as much as that would be a dream come true for many, I wouldn’t actually do it. It’s taken me a while to be completely okay with who I am and how I look. Not just okay, but also 100 per cent happy and confident as well. I spent a lot of my younger years wishing for a certain type of body, or a different skin colour, or nicer clothes. It breaks my heart to see young girls on social media who would kill to change their body shape, who look up to celebrities and models hoping to attain a certain figure, not realizing that we’re all built differently. The role models in today’s and yesterday’s spotlight are widely based on looks, rather than achievements and inner beauty. While it would be nice to have spoken word poet Sarah Kay on the cover of a magazine rather than an airbrushed Miley Cyrus—I think we’re still a bit far from that. -Kyla

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Having talked with many people these last few weeks on the Site C topic the pro’s and con of the project there is at last a change in views towards the necessity of the Dam, the very misconceiving ways BC Hydro are addressing the public of the benefits (if any) to us northern people and the loss of prime farmland for future generations. Our Liberal Government are in disarray just now under Christy Clark with less fight every day towards being able form another provincial Government May 14th. The N.D.P. have already stated that the British Columbia Utilities Commission would be reinstated under their Government ruling, regarding the procedure of the Site C Dam. Gordon Campbell was arrogant enough with his dictatorship style of Government to remove their BCU Commission in 2010 to make it easier to override fundamental principals in a democratic Canada. When this Dam idea sinks into oblivion, which it will do within the next year. It MUST be off the table for 99 years which is good enough for all living their lives in the Peace River Country. By then we will all be gone on and the world we be a different place, hopefully for the better, because at present we are on an evil, greedy treadmill, comment Please. Nick Parsons Farmer & PVEA Director Farmington BC

TO THE RECKLESS SPEEDERS OF THE OIL PATCH INDUSTRY Shame on you, you dirt bags who flaunt your careless, bad driving habits. Do you think you’ll never get caught? For those who pass multiple vehicles on undivided lines: Shame on you. Ignore “ Do not pass “ signs: Shame on you. Over take “slow trucks using 4 way flashers” down South Taylor Hill: Shame on

you. Tailgate the new and inexperienced drivers, forcing them to become participants in your mad house “Indi 500” extravaganza: Shame on you. And Especially those who fly by stopped School Buses while children are boardin: Double, no Triple Shame on you. Yes offenders will be seen, reported, caught and “Just “

consequences be given—for free as for Unmarked Cruisers and “Ghost Cars”—Put your teeth in; Go Get Em! Dic Sharpe on behalf of a group of United Workers in the Patch Latest Headcount (and growing): 108 people from various companies say “ Enough is Enough “

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“Watt’s Happening” BUSTING RENEWABLE ENERGY MYTHS Darn near 20 years ago I wrote a column for this newspaper called EnviroNews. In it I prophesied the coming of wind power to the Peace Region (I was right), and the revival of rail across North America (I was wrong). Perhaps the paper was desperate for filler, but over 300 EnviroNews articles were published between 1995 and 2001 on everything from backyard composting to TV addiction. Well, here I go again. A lot has changed in the last two decades, but also a lot has stayed disappointingly the same. Humanity continues to be in transition. As much as the powers that be would have us believe that “business as usual” will be just fine, thank you very much, such is not the case. Business as usual is eating itself, destroying the “natural capital” foundation on which it is built. It is not “sustainable.” The debate about how to arrange the deck chairs on the Titanic rages on, but our course is still set for that same iceberg, dead ahead. But there are ways to change course to a more sustainable world, and the good news is that it’s starting to happen. The media is so filled with a surplus of doom and gloom that there’s not much room left for the really GREAT stuff, so that’s what I’m going to focus on in Watt’s Happening. Most of the big changes and big controversies we are seeing these days orbit around one thing: energy. Nothing is more destructive, polluting and harmful to nature and human health than how we presently extract, distribute and use (and waste!) most of our energy. Moving to a world run entirely on renewable energy, used efficiently and conservatively, is one of the really big things we have to do, and one of the most remarkable projects that humanity has ever attempted. The good news is that we not only can do it, we are doing it.

But many of our energy choices will fall to you and I. Governments are in a tough position to lead so large a change: short time lines (the next election) and the influence of immensely powerful corporate elites make their job very difficult. So we have to make our own choices: oil, gas, coal, wind, solar, tidal, geothermal, hydroelectric, nuclear? What’s it going to be? A mix no doubt, but into which of these should we place our best efforts? In which direction does a sustainable future lie? The prosperity or hardship of our children may well depend on the energy choices you and I make today. Personally, I’m big on renewables. Making energy without burning fuel, but instead harvesting it directly from the wind and the sun, for instance, now that’s pretty cool and seems like a common-sense way to go (no pollution, lasts forever, everybody’s got some, things like that). Apparently, lots of folks agree, since renewables continue to be the fastest growing energy sector on the planet. This is really good news, since there seem to be some BIG problems with this fuel thing. So I’ll begin Watt’s Happening by busting a few myths that have collected around renewables, just to clear the air, so to speak. Future articles will bust some juicy myths like: “Wind turbines are bad for birds.” WRONG! “We can’t possibly power the whole planet with renewables, because there just isn’t enough of it and renewable energy is intermittent and unreliable.” REALLY WRONG! “Wind turbines don’t do anything to green their local area because ‘the power just disappears into the grid.’” TOTALLY WRONG! “Electric cars don’t make any difference because the electricity they use was probably made in a coal-fired plant anyway.” SURPRISINGLY WRONG! “Solar hot water heaters, solar electricity and geothermal energy for my home or business are expensive and impractical.” ALSO WRONG! Which reminds me: if you, oh reader, are using RE in any way, for any reason, I would love to hear about it. Send pictures! Email me via the Peace Energy Coop website (www.peaceenergy.ca “Contact Us”). Don Pettit for Peace Energy Cooperative

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more input on council decisions, therefore council is committed to engaging the public on the Fair Share allocation as well as some other key community issues before making any decisions. “There are some tough decisions that have to be made that are going to require community input and community involvement before those decisions can really come to fruition,” he said.

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The Farmington Community Association held their annual Winter Fun Day last Saturday Mar. 9 at Matthews Centennial Park from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. The day started off with a pancake breakfast and activities thereafter included adult and child sled races, egg and spoon races, potato sack races, a snowman building contest, tea boiling contest, frying pan toss, log sawing and tug of war.

D.C. council hold off on Fair Share action chief administrative officer for the City of Dawson Creek, notes By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK - Council voted in favour of seeking that Fair Share funding has outperformed 2005 provincial expecfurther consultation before making any decisions related to the tations for industry growth five per cent every year since then. “[We] can’t hang our hats on LNG because of competition city’s use of Fair Share funding, during their last meeting on with Australia, the United States and Africa,” said Coun. Sue Mar. 4. City council took no action after they were presented with a Kenny, speaking against the motion. Gagnon’s report highlighted that the city received $10,854,217 report on Feb. 4 prepared by Gagnon Strategix Consulting, on the risks to the city if they should lose Fair Share funding and in Fair Share funding last year, possible courses of action to mitigate those risks. Council’s ac- accounting for approximately 27 per cent of the city’s budget. tion last meeting was to hold off on actions—for now. “If you lose 25 per cent “There’s a lot of information to be taken in and before we actually make a concrete decision, we decided that we are going of Fair Share funding today, to sit down and have our own kind of information session, taking you’re going to have to raise in all of these reports as well as looking at this year’s budget and municipal residential taxes future proposed budgets to really look at Fair Share allocation,” $249 on each house hold, based on an average $220,000. said Mayor Mike Bernier. Councillors did not agree with the recommendation put for- You’re going to have to raise ward by staff, to work with the taxpayers of the community and $1,152 on the average comconsultant expertise to identify service reduction and/or targeted mercial property, if you lose tax increases which would result in an annual contribution of 25 per cent of Fair Share and $2.75 million to a Fair Share Stabilization Fund. Instead, they maintain all existing service approved a motion put forward by Coun. Charlie Parslow to re- levels, you don’t change anyceive the report and table the city staff’s recommendation until thing,” said Evan Parliament, a consultant with Gagnon Stratestaff makes a presentation to council about the city’s fiscal gap. “I hope we’re all alarmed by it,” said Parslow about the report, gix on Feb. 4. Bernier said that the commuand its implications to the city. “The way things are going right now, we recognize that it’s nity has made it clear they want not sustainable. Council is always working hard to try to continue on to try to keep Fair Share but we have to recognize the fact that that might not happen…so we don’t want to be left in a financial crisis situation, we need to plan for that now,” Bernier said. Parslow made another motion after council had approved waiting to take action on the report, to allocate all increases in Fair Share funding in subsequent years to core infrastructure. “I cannot let this Gagnon Strategix report go by…let’s deal with our core infrastructure, I know we need the capital funding,” Parslow said. His motion was eventually books t hat matter defeated, but his recommendabody jewelr y tion may still be reviewed after detox staff has given their financial presentation to council about 10116 100 Street, FSJ 250.261.6979 their options and the implications of each one. Jim Chute,

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years ago,” said Jones-Bricker. “From that point on we had … to make sure we were able to raise funds to build the lodge…” The Society met their target of $10 million, which covered the capital costs of the lodge. The provincial government contributed $2 million, the Mary Kordyban Foundation gave the largest private donation of $2 million and the community pulled the rest of the funds together. Jones-Bricker said it took less than two years to raise the total

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The northern atmosphere was the inspiration behind the Kordyban Lodge’s design. “It features many components that are reflective of the north,” said Jones-Bricker. “Including cedar, maple lots of use of wood and light. It seems beautifully orchestrated and perfectly fitting in its surroundings.” There are three other Canadian Cancer Society care lodges around B.C.: Victoria, Vancouver and Kelowna.

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Waste Management proposes solution for D.C. curbside recycling By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK - Council hopes to move the city towards reducing the amount of garbage residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; produce by reusing an idea implemented in other communities: introducing a curbside recycling service.

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Daniel Rochette of the Waste Management of Canada Corporation presented a proposal to council on Mar. 4 on how they could possibly introduce curbside recycling into their current garbage collection service. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of our top strategic priorities is to look at curbside recycling. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presentation was about an option, and it was actually a great option, one that we had been looking at for a couple of years,â&#x20AC;? said Mayor Mike Bernier. Rochette proposed that Waste Management rotate collecting garbage and recycling weekly; collecting garbage once every two weeks, and recycling once every two weeks. He also suggested that participating residents be given two totes to store recycling and garbage separately. Under Rochetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal residents would be able to maintain their two-bag weekly garbage limit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We felt that this might be a good solution to introduce to youâ&#x20AC;Śby having an efficient use of collection we can maintain cost of collection,â&#x20AC;? Rochette said. Waste Management currently holds a contract with the City of Dawson Creek for garbage collection; Rochette says that offering the new service would not increase the collection rates. Jim Chute, chief administrative officer for the City of Dawson Creek, said that the collection rates would remain the same assuming that the project goes forward with Waste Management under their existing terms, and not out to tender with another contractor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we go to market itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible that the market place that we get back will be higher then it is now,â&#x20AC;? Chute said. Some costs will have to be incurred for the purchase of two totes for each resident currently serviced by curbside garbage collection. Rochette estimates that totes capable of holding 96 gallons to cost less than $100 and 64-gallon totes to cost approximately $75. He highlighted that the totes are available in all different sizes, colours and are made by a variety of manufacturers, and that cost is dependent on what the city is looking for. Chute suggests the costs for the totes could be tacked on to infrastructure charges. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have seen in competing communities an infrastructure charge for your totes, anywhere from $1.50 to $3 a billing cycle.

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Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s [the cost is] absolutely unknown now because we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how many weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know who the contractor is going to be,â&#x20AC;? he said. Rochette recommends that residents have one uniform size for recycling and leave the size of the garbage tote up to the discretion of each household, because each residence has different needs. He believes that the totes could add to the esthetics of the community because contents of garbage bags are often exposed to the elements and local wildlife. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a lot of data and research that shows that once you start offering the curbside recycling program, more and more residents do take advantage of that program,â&#x20AC;? said Rochette, adding that an increase in community recycling rates could also mean a decrease in landfill disposals. Rochette said that Waste Management would also be open to presenting educational material to schools and the public about recycling. The proposed service would allow paper, plastic, cardboard, cans and tins in the totes. Residents would not have to sort their recycling, that would be done later at a single stream recycling facility. Rochette says that Waste Management has expressed interest in working with DC Recycling and Bottle Depot, hoping to make them the receiving facility of all the recycling that is anticipated to be collected. Bernier said that council will not go-ahead with any changes to the service until they have had time to consult with the community, likely after the public water consultation meeting scheduled for late April. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is an important issue thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to require public consultation, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the things that councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s committed toâ&#x20AC;ŚItâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great change even though it happens in so many communities, I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the next step that we have to get to but to get there obviously thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be some educational components,â&#x20AC;? said Bernier. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you look at getting more residents recycling more and diverting more, and sustainable programs it becomes as a concept for a greener community, but for cost effectiveness it will also help this community as well,â&#x20AC;? Rochette said.

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From top to bottom: Fort St. John city councillors Trevor Bolin and Dan Davies time warped back to the 60s as Sonny and Cher singing ‘I Got You Babe;’ Dawson Creek Kiwanis Community Band travelled to Fort St. John to play ABBA and Lady Gaga; three Grade 2 students danced to Carly Rae Jepsen’s hit song Call Me Maybe; Northern Stars Cheerleaders showed off their flips and tricks and seven students from the Taylor Club Band performed cover songs by Taylor Swift.

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Students get intro to trades during regional skills competition By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK - Approximately 100 Grade 7 students in School District 59 experienced some hands-on learning for hands-on careers on Mar. 6 at Dawson Creek’s Northern Lights College campus. The opportunity was offered through the Discover Trades program, an initiative organized by high school shop teacher, Jamie Maxwell and supported by Skills BC and the Industry Training Authority. Volunteers from local trade businesses in the community introduced the elementary school students to trades such as aircraft maintenance engineering, plumbing and electrical. “The kids had a lot of fun…it was a hands-on activity and they

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Residential construction student, Katherine Finke, gets to work on an Adirondack chair- the task carpentry students at Northern Lights College entering the regional Skills BC competition were asked to complete.

had something to take away,” said Maxwell. “We did something which we’ve never done before,” he added. Some of the activities included racing solar cars, drilling sheet aluminum, making marshmallow launchers, and using hand and power tools. Discover Trades was held in conjunction with the 2013 Skills Canada Regional Competition, held on Mar. 6 and 7, also coordinated by Maxwell. The annual competition is in association with Skills BC and challenges middle school students, secondary school students and post-secondary students in their trades of interest. Competitors also included high school and post-secondary students from Fort St. John, and post-secondary students from Fort Nelson. Students in Grade 6 to 10 could compete in either the gravity vehicle race or the spaghetti bridge competition. Students in high school could compete in architectural CAD, automotive service, baking, cabinet making, carpentry, culinary arts, cosmetology/hairdressing, and TV/Video production. Northern Lights College only had competitors in carpentry, cosmetology/ hairdressing and culinary arts in this year. Depending on the category, students were either given a day to prepare, or only received their tasks the day of the event. Examples of tasks include designing a playground on top of a garage for architecture competitors; making four different kinds of goods such as an occasional cake, puff pastry, bread and choux pastry for baking competitors; and cabinetmakers were directed to make a sliding top pencil box. Maxwell said that there were some students who, although talented in trades, were apprehensive about competing. “If you can get them in the door they have a good day, but I was just talking to the chef training instructor, and two excellent students from his first semester, they backed out, they’re not going to do it,” said Maxwell. “They’re worried that they’ll somehow fail, that they’ll somehow won’t meet the standards. It doesn’t really work that way, it’s generally an activity that’s on a level that they’re already supposed to be working at…they can view it as fun,” he said. Maxwell believes that the competition is good for trades’ students because the event provides a relevant workforce experience, where they are being judged on their work and must com-

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Funding for self sufficiency By Kyla Corpuz FORT ST. JOHN – A $26,000-grant will help in building a self-sufficient community for the Blueberry River First Nations. The provincial grant will assist the reserve with their Healthy Relationship Project, a venture that looks at domestic violence prevention, increasing the number of local counsellors, assisting victims of domestic violence and developing and training a First Response team made up of community members. Roy Guerra Mella, health director for the Blueberry Health and Family Support Services, said the project is directed at making sure the services are local, allowing reserve residents to be in arms reach of help. “Part of the plan is to increase the capacity within the community to deal with its own stuff,” said Mella. “The issue of domestic violence, particuwww.hartmodularhomes.ca larly against women, find their roots and colonization and discrimination has been going on Ph: (250) 782-2050 for hundreds of years. We’re Fax: (250) 782-2060 Ron Harder only going to worry about what PRESIDENT Toll Free: 1-877-931-2050 makes us feel better.” ron@hartmodularhomes.ca Having a local first response team is pertinent, said Mella, because otherwise it’s a twoBox 930, Dawson Creek, BC, Canada V1G 4H9 hour wait for help to arrive. “We are going to increase

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Pat Pimm, North Peace MLA and Roy Guerra Mella, health director for Blueberry Health and Family Support Services talk about the $26,000-grant given to the Blueberry River reserve for its Healthy Relationships Project, on Mar. 8. the access to support services by having more visibility in the community and the counseling services has already increased,” said Mella, who added that the initiatives being implemented are ‘front line’ work and not bureaucratic.

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Nawican extends friendship to youth By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK - The Nawican Friendship Centre has been offering their youth program for so long that current administration isn’t even positive of when it began. Currently, there are seven to 10 regular attendees to the free after school drop-in program, their ages ranges from seven to 12. The Nawican Friendship Centre also offers a youth program for ages 13 to 29, but they currently have no members in that group. “It’s mainly geared towards high-risk youth, trying to stop them from getting into trouble and giving them somewhere to go, stuff to do. There are a lot of youth in Dawson [Creek] that can’t afford to do a lot of the things that we’re offering to them,” I was born so far back I can hardly remember and grew up normally, I think I started going on stage at a time when hair like mine was fashionable, and I hung a guitar around my neck to complete the look.

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Nawican Friendship Centre youth worker Melissa Gaynor (left) helps one youth decorate the main room for St. Patrick’s Day. that she felt welcomed at the centre. She said her most memorable experience as part of the program was a trip to Pink Mountain a couple of years ago. There, she learned how to horseback ride and about her aboriginal heritage with lessons on smudging, sweat lodges, and how to make a drum. “Possibly be a role model for the youth that are out there, put my time and effort into something that’s good rather then something negative,” said Gaynor on why she decided to apply for the youth worker position. She said that since starting in the position 11 months ago her relationship with the youth has grown; they view her as an oldersister and look up to her.

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“It’s unbelievable to see to be honest.” While Sterling said it was ‘tough’ competition at the provincials they ended the weekend winning their last three out of four games. “The competition was tough, it’s all across B.C. like I said, they’re all older than us … really some of the best junior teams I’ve seen.” Participating in the provincials was a learning curve for the team. “A couple of the games they lost were close,” said Harvey. “It could have gone either way ... I hope that they take it and go forward with it. Obviously the sky is the limit with them.” Their improvement in the sport is a telling of how much potential the boys have. “You take what Heather We provide locksmith Nedohin has done and it’s not service to the Peace area. far off to think that these boys Including rekeying locks can do the same thing.” Nedofor your home or business. hin is a local Canadian and Repair and install locks, World Champion curler. door closers, installed and door adjustments. Wide This is the first year in more assortment of Padlocks. than three years that a junior Let us be your key supplier. curling team from Fort St. John has represented the north CALL 250.787.8999 “Let Us Be Your Key Supplier” in a provincial championship. Cell 778-256-1685 • Unit 5, 10404 101 Avenue Plaza, Fort St. John, BC

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Mella stressed the importance of having local support. “We’re already in the midst of putting a team together where all of us are First Nations, but well educated. This is no disrespect to anyone but why we’re doing this is because white folks study about poverty and stuff, but we know what it smells like, so that’s the difference,” said Mella. “This is no derogatory remarks about anyone, but it’s more important to understand how we treat ourselves not how other people treat you. This is a good start.” Pat Pimm, North Peace MLA, presented the funding to Mella on Mar. 8. The grant came from civil forfeiture proceeds and is part of a $1 million-initiative going into 81 different projects around the province. ““The civil forfeiture program takes the proceeds that come

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Women’s Day highlights businesswomen By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK - The spotlight for International Women’s Day beamed down on local businesswomen at the Kiwanis Performing Arts Centre. The South Peace Community Resources Society hosted the free, women-powered

trade fair. Organizers could not include an international flair to the event because of time constraints. Instead they focused on local women-inbusiness success stories; the theme was ‘Women of the Peace, our greatest resource’. The day included a workshop from Tryna Gower (she

spoke on how she grew her photography business), a workshop about women in finance, a viewing of the Stolen Sisters documentary, a daily spiritual practice session, zumba and Kundalini yoga. Vendors included Bannock and Moccasins by Madeline Laroque, Heritage Makers, Elegant Edibles Catering, Success by 6, DC Literacy Society and Literacy Now, the UA Piping College of B.C. and a long list of many others. “It’s just getting empowerment for women in the community, possibly seeing the success of other women who have started home-based businesses,” said Bob Busby, one of the organizers. “I think it’s important to recognize women’s place in society and to kind of get some more knowledge out there about equal right’s issues, whether it be reproductive rights or sexual health,” he added. Busby took over the event’s planning when original organizer Jamie Bond went on maternity leave two weeks ago. Busby said although the event is meant to celebrate women in the community, men were invited and encouraged to join in on the celebration.

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Fort St. John • Mar. 19 & Mar. 20: The Agriculture Outlook Forum will take place on March 19th, and the Oil and Gas Forum will take place on March 20th. Both forums are open to all (not just NPSCU members), and will be held in the Sterling Room at Fort St. John’s Pomeroy Hotel & Convention Centre. Space is limited. To reserve your spot, call (250) 794-3766 by March 15th. • Mar. 23: The Northern Environmental Action Team (NEAT) is proud to announce the first ever Earth Hour 5K Run/Walk in the dark. Join us on at the Fort St John campus of the Northern Lights College as we celebrate Earth Hour. Registration starts at 7 and the run starts at 7:30. Grab a flashlight, the kids and the dog and join us at the College on March 23 at 7 p.m. • Mar. 28: The Great Plains in Concert at 7:30 pm at the Lido Theatre. Support the Fort St. John North Peace Museum by attending a fundraising concert featuring The Great Plains (Saskia and Darrel). They are a talented folk singing duo who have toured with Gary Fjellgaard. To hear a sample of their music go to http://www.youtube.com/user/saskiandarrel. Tickets are only $15.000 and are available at the Fort St. John North Peace Museum (250) 787-0430 or the Lido Theatre (250) 785-3011. For more information contact the museum. • Jun. 22: Beatton Community 4-H Fun Shoot. Non-competitive courses, concession. BBQ supper with registration, no arrow speed or weight restrictions and wagon rides. Pre-registration: $40, day of registration: $50, Peewee shoot: $5.

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Fort St. John • Ft. St. John Parkinson’s Support Group Parkinson Society British Columbia People living with Parkinson’s disease, caregivers and family members are warmly invited to the Ft. St. John Parkinson’s Support Group. Join others in your community to share information and resources, coping strategies, ideas for living well with PD, good humour, social support and more. Last Wednesday of the month at 11:00 am McDonald’s Restaurant 10920 Alaska Road North Ft. St. John, BC Note: there is no meeting in December For more information please contact: Sarah at 250 785 7348 • S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Northern B.C. Newcomers Integration Service Centre is a non-profit organization in Fort St. John. Our Settlement Program provides information, orientation, assessment, referral and service linking, educational workshops and short term adaptation counselling to immigrants. The program also offers assistance with form completion, correspondence between clients and service providers, navigating immigration processes including sponsorship applications, obtaining permanent residence cards and applying for citizenship. Bridging services are provided to a variety of community and government service agencies and organizations. Service is available in English and Spanish. The Settlement Program is located at: #209 10142-101st Ave (Execuplace building). From 8:30-4:30 p.m. Phone # 250785-5323 Ext 22. • Toastmasters International Club of Fort St. John meets from 7 - 8:30 p.m. every Thursday evening at Northern Lights College, Room 105. Learn valuable communication & leadership skills. Contact Claire Seidler at 250-787-9697 or Gayle Wagner at 250785-3991 for more information. • Rocky Mountain Rangers Army Cadets meet at 6:30 PM each Wednesday night at the Royal Canadian Legion on 102nd and 105 Ave. If you are between 12 and 18 years old please drop in or call us at 250-787-5323. • Alcoholics Anonymous - If you think you might have a problem with drinking, come to an AA meeting. Call for times and places or someone to talk to (250) 785-8866. • Fort St. John Multiple Sclerosis support group. If you or anyone you know has MS and have any questions or just need to talk, please call Susie at (250) 785-2381 or Sandi at (250) 787-2652. • Are you tired of the crime? Then do the time. Join the Fort St. John Citizens Patrol. Donate a minimum of five hours per month. For information, call (250)

Shoot starts at 11 a.m. Location: Home of the Taylor Family 13429 256 Rd, Montney. More info: 250-264-7422.

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• Mar. 16: Country Music Dance: Music by Night Sounds at the Senior Citizens Hall, 1101 McKellar Ave. Dawson Creek. Dance from 8:30-12:30. Admission includes lunch. 19 years and over welcome. For more information phone Fed at 250-782-2192 or Linda at 250-843-7418. • Mar. 27: HIV/AIDS workshops/information session at the Nawican

Friendship Centre, everyone welcome, 9:30 a.m. to 2p.m. • Mar. 30: Easter Eggstravaganza 11p.m. to 4p.m. at the Encana Events Centre. Hop on over for a fun, activity-filled day: Easter egg scramble, face painting, petting zoo, cupcake hop, crafts, lots of games, and of course the Easter Bunny. • Apr. 2: The Visually Impaired Support Group will meet at First Baptist church on Tuesday at noon. Anyone who is visually impaired or who cares about someone with vision problems is welcome. For more information call Margaret 782-3221 or Pam 782-5187. • Apr. 9: Linda Greene will present a workshop “Container Gardening for balconies and patios” on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Get a jump on Spring. At the Seniors’ Access office (Coop Mall). Everyone is welcome, but space is limited.

262-4530. • “Butterfly Families – Families Supporting Families” is open to all caregivers of children and youth with Special Needs. We meet the third Wednesday of every month at the Child Development Centre from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 10417 106 Ave. Does your child have learning, behavior or other complex special needs? Would you like to connect with other caregivers? Child minding available but please call ahead a few days before the meeting. Call (250) 785-3200 for more information. • Pregnancy tests, pregnancy options, peer-counselling and support are available at the North Peace Pregnancy Care Centre. New location at 335-9900 100 Ave. Drop in hours Monday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday from noon to 4 p.m. or to make an appointment call our 24 hour hotline at (250) 262-1280. All services are free and completely confidential. • New Totem Archery hold their indoor shoots at the Fort St. John Co-op Mall every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. and every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. • Come out and join us for an afternoon of play, crafts, a healthy snack, circle time and an opportunity to borrow books from the Devereaux School Library. This is a chance to meet other people from your community and introduce your children to a school setting. We meet from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. every other Wednesday beginning Oct. 20th. This program is geared for three to four year-olds but siblings are welcome to come with their parents. Call Patti (250) 843-7813 for more information.

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• The Visually Impaired Support Group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 12 noon at First Baptist Church, 1400 113 Ave. Each month we have a guest speaker and we share lunch. (cost by donation). Anyone who is visually impaired or who cares about someone with vision difficulties is welcome to attend. For further information please call Kathy 7827539 orMargaret 782-3221. • If you know how to visit with a friend, you already have the skills required to be a CASI Friendly Visitor volunteer! There are seniors in Dawson Creek right now who would like to have a friend come and visit them and perhaps take them to doctor’s appointments or shopping. Can you spare an hour or two a week to visit a senior? Call CASI (Community Action for Seniors’ Independence) today. 250-782-1138 ext. 228, email lstudley@spcrs.ca or visit the website at www. casidc.org. • Alcoholics Anonymous - meets Mon., Tues., Fri., &

Sat., 8 p.m. at Peace River Health Unit. Wed. 8 p.m. Hospital Education Room. All meetings are open. • Mile 0 Al-Anon meets 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday evening at the Health Unit, Dawson Creek. • Mile 0 Quilt Guild meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m., Studio 10 at KPAC. Come join us for sewing, fun and friendship. Contact Gloria at 250 786 5597. for more info. • Dawson Creek Toastmasters meets every Thursday at 7pm at Farmer’s Advocacy Office 1032 103 Ave (Front door on 11 st.) Contact Heather at 250-7845700 or 780-353-3050.

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• The Community Market is held at the Westend Campground every Saturday except on long weekends. For more info or a vendor package please contact Jaylene Arnold at (250) 774-2541 or Audrey Reynolds (250) 774-6574. Pouce Coupe • Youth Drop-In at Pouce Coupe Community Church Annex (the old Pouce library). Saturday nights 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Ages 13 to 17.

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• Alcoholics Anonymous meets Tuesday and Friday at 8 p.m. at the Public Library, 5012 46 Street. If you think you might have a problem with drinking, come to an AA meeting. Call for times and places or someone to talk to, phone 788-9658 or 788-1100

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• Alcoholics Anonymous - meeting Thursday. 8 p.m. 115 Commercial Park (Baptist Church). If you think you might have a problem with drinking, come to an AA meeting. Call for times and places or someone to talk to. Phone 242-4018. • Tuesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Floor curling, carpet bowling, card & board games, coffee & cookies. Community Centre Room 5 from 1-4 pm. Small drop-in fee. • Tumbler Ridge’s self-employed women will receive six months of free personal business monitoring beginning this October at no charge. If you are a self-employed woman in their first three years of operation, or partially operate a business, contact Sara Cooper at the Women’s Enterprise Centre at 1-800643-7014 ext. 104 or Mila Lansdowne by e-mail at mila@persona.ca or (250) 242-3389. Registration is required.

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• Civil Air Search and Rescue (CASARA) meetings every second Tuesday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7 p.m. For information call Bob at 250-789-9152 or 250-787-5802.

WE WOULD LIKE TO HELP YOU GET THE WORD OUT The Northeast News’ Community Calendar is a free service for non-profit organizations in the Peace region. If you would like to get the word out about an event your non-profit group is hosting please send it to: info@northeastnews.ca, include the date, name of the event and brief description, time, location and contact information; this goes for upcoming or ongoing events. Please submit your events before the Monday of each week you would like to see it appear in the paper.

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Message From An Older Shelter Cat I sit alone and so confused behind the metal bars, the loss that I am feeling will forever leave its scars. My family left me here one day a month or two ago. They said, “Don’t worry, Tabby, you’ll ﬁnd a home, we know.” It seems they’d bought a condo that said “No Pets Permitted”. I thought they’d never leave me but then they went and did it. My favourite windowsill is gone where I used to lay and sun. I cried all night the day they left and remembered years of fun.

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