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Local teen needs help getting to a US specialist

connective tissues of the human body. Not having collagen means that there is no support in the internal structure of her body. According to the Hope for Hudson fundraising website, this laxity in her body’s internal structure causes many unpredictable complications. Compounding the problem is that Teves also has Chiari Malformation 1, a neurological disorder where part of the brain, the cerebellum, descends out of the skull into the spinal area. As a result, there is compression of parts of the brain and the spinal cord. Broadly speaking, her brain is slumped in her skull, and her physical conditioning is getting worse because of it. Although her parents always susPhoto Credit Bronwyn Scott pected there was something not quite Hudson Teves, a Rose Prairie teen, needs help getting to a right with their daughter, nobody could specialist in the U.S. to better understand her condition. determine what it was. But about six years ago, it was becoming more and more apparent that something was defiBRONWYN SCOTT nitely, and visibly, wrong. reporter@northeastnews.ca She started collapsing regularly, and her joints would give out at random. She started blacking out, a “huge warnFORT ST. JOHN – A Rose Prairie teen with an extreme- ing sign,” Teves said. ly rare genetic condition is getting progressively worse, and Some of the less apparent manifestations of her condineeds help getting to a specialist in the U.S. tion started getting worse, too. Her joint pain, which she’d For that reason, a fundraiser was held on Sun., March 15 always dismissed as growing pains, was escalating. Her at the Pomeroy Sport Centre Northern Vac Track, but only headaches were starting to be more frequent, and they were $1,012 was raised. She needs $10,000. “This is for the flight, food, accommodations, the appointment with the specialist, and all of the new CT scans, MRI’s, blood panels and any other things that will be needthe original ed,” said Hudson Teves, the afflicted teen, in an email. “All of this will be done over a 10 day period, so it’s defiOverhead Door Co of nitely not a quick trip. All of these things are not covered Fort St. John by Canada.” Teves, 16, was born with a rare genetic disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Type 3 Hypermobility and also has a Chiari 8215 93 Street Malformation 1. Ehlers–Danlos is a connective tissue disorder for which Fort St. John, BC there is no known cure. This means that she lacks the pro250-787-0216 tein collagen that acts like glue in a person’s skin and in the

increasing in intensity. “It got to the point that they were daily and never went away, something that has stayed the same for me,” she said. Multiple visits to the doctor were not much help, since her symptoms were always passed off as being caused by hormones, and were disregarded. Nonetheless, she knew she was too sick for school, by

I may look healthy and OK on the outside, but on the inside I’m anything but that . . . the seventh grade she’d decided to start a distance education program. “Regularly being told by a physician that everything I was feeling and experiencing was normal, and that I was ‘ﬁne’ resulted in sucking it up and trying my best to ignore it, which subsequently prolonged the process of getting help,” explained Teves.

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Peace Environment and Safety Trustees Society gets a hand from PRRD and MOE STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - Brian Derfler, director of the Peace Environment and Safety Trustees Society (PESTS), appealed to the PRRD (Peace River Regional District) for financial support for a new air monitoring initiative at the PRRD board meeting March 12. PESTS, which advocates for “responsible gas development” according to its website, purchased 13 multi-pollutant ambient air monitoring units—“Elms”—from Israeli startup company PerkinElmer in October 2014. Nine of them are currently operational in “areas of interest” around the Peace region. They were purchased with financial contributions from local interested parties and individuals. The Elms use new technology to monitor multiple air pollutants and the collected data is transferred from the field every 20 seconds using cellular service, allowing air quality information to be available online within two minutes. ACTUAL ADunits SIZE: x 7.214” The PESTS are5.8125” the first to be bought and utilized

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Bridge competition celebrates engineering sible using only 100 popsicle sticks and white glue. Participants had the option of working alone or in teams, but each team required an adult sponsor. All entered bridges are required to span 50 cm. Tommy Bullert, of Clearview School, constructed the strongest student bridge. He competed in the senior category, and his bridge held 428 lbs. First place in the intermediate category went to Justine Stafford, of Robert Ogilvie Elementary School. Her bridge held 366 pounds. Vera Stafford, a Grade 3 student at Robert Ogilvie Elementary, took home first place in the junior category for her bridge that held 354 pounds. About 200 bridges were entered into the competition, according to Chad Carlstrom, of Urban Systems, who is the lead organizer for the event. “It’s been a great turnout today, lots of enthusiastic kids have arrived, and a lot of great bridges,” he said. The number of participants this year was on Photo Credit Bronwyn Scott par with that of previous years, although there Vera Stafford, a Grade 3 student at Robert Ogilvie Elementary, won first place in the was one notable difference this year in terms junior category for her popsicle stick bridge that held354 lbs. of the kinds of bridges that were submitted. “We’ve seen quite a few art bridges, which BRONWYN SCOTT is more unique to this year than other years,” Carlstrom reporter@northeastnews.ca said. One such bridge was very tall, about 18 inches high. UnFORT ST. JOHN – It was another strong turnout at the fortunately, it couldn’t be tested, as it was too tall to fit into annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition in Fort St. John the equipment. To determine how much each bridge can bear, a pneuon Sat., March 14, with the strongest bridge of the day matic air compressor is used. Air is forced down through a holding 437 lbs. The winner, who entered his or her name only as B. Bes- piston, which distributes the weight onto the centre of the wick, of Hudson’s Hope, was entered into the open cat- bridge. Above the system is an LCD display, which shows how much weight is being applied. egory. The competition has been around for a long time. AlThe competition has four categories. The first is the Open category. Parents or teachers who want to submit a lan Zackodnik, former lead organizer, estimates it’s been bridge fall into this category, as do kids in kindergarten around for as many as 18 or 19 years. “In the first instance it was a celebration of engineering through Grade 2. Another is junior, for Grades 3-5, and intermediate for and geoscience, so it was to bring attention to the professtudents in Grades 6-8. The fourth category is for senior sion in the hopes of attracting younger people to the profession,” he said. students, in Grades 9-12. To help prepare students for the event, engineers started The contest goal is to construct the strongest bridge pos-

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giving lectures in local schools, teaching the fundamentals of good bridge design. “You make the students aware that there’s a lot of engineers and geoscientists in the community and how they contribute, and the fact that there’s a lot of companies in Fort St. John that hire engineers and geoscientists, and a lot of technical people, I mean not just engineers but trades people and surveyors and computer people,” said Zackodnik.

It’s a good place to live and to work, and so we always like to encourage the kids to stay in school, get an education, get certified . . .

“It’s a good place to live and to work, and so we always like to encourage the kids to stay in school, get an education, get certiﬁed in some skill or whatever, and then come back to Fort St. John, because it’s a good place to work, and these companies, they pay well, they give a lot to the community.”

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Have any of you, the public heard of the Peace River Corridor? Some have but most haven’t. Here’s what it is! It is a 3 ½ million acres starting at Commotion Creek, going as far north as Charlie Lake, then as far east as Pouce Coupe and as far west as the upper Moberly River, north to the airport at Hudson’s Hope. It is a piece of land that was appropriated from the Province of British Columbia for failing to pay back to King George the fifth for illegally selling off property that was designated as Chattel or mortgage to the King and his associates for financing the C.N.R. There has been no document found that it was ever handed back to the Province. There are some claims that it was given back by the then Dominion of Canada but no documents have ever surfaced to prove it. In effect, this is a Federal Territory and the Province and its agencies have no authority here. This includes the PRRD. Their claims are based on Assumption. If this is really the case, the Province and it’s agencies have overstepped their jurisdiction by a large margin. They have also done this with your land titles and Grants Patent. They have no authority on private property as it does not belong to them. They have attempted to disregard your property rights guaranteed by the Grants Patent claiming that when land is sold by the original owner they had the right to alter the terms of the document. If you buy a vehicle from Aspol Motors and you have paid for it and received your title from them and you decide to sell it or give it to someone else, can Aspol Motors tell you they don’t like the person you sold it to and alter the condition of the title and put different conditions on the vehicle they no longer own? I doubt it would pass legal muster. It is the same with a piece of property you purchased legally. They simply have no legal authority to make changes when the private property is no longer theirs. Their Bylaws have no legal authority. They have no more legal authority over private property than I do over something that belongs to someone else. They are definitely trying to do so. Will you let them? Jim Ross, Jackfish Lake (Chetwynd)

Where’s the justice in our justice system?

Justice system, trick question – What justice system, it seems to me it all depends on who the Judge is, what kind of mood he’s in, and what criminal has to pay the best lawyer. Hey we let our murderers OUT with murder, only to murder AGAIN, we let our rapists out only to rape again, child abductors, child molestors, crooks, thieves, vandals, the list goes on and on, we the victims in our so called Justice System pay a higher price, then any of these people ever do, well I’m adding on to this story, lately a so called man beat the hell out of me, he got six months, another man beat the hell out of my landlord’s tree, amongst other small charges, he got two years, well obviously that tree is more important than me . . . Oh well, maybe I’ll come back as a willow tree. You can bend me but you can’t break me. Our justice system is like a pyramid from the RCMP, I call them Beat ofﬁcers NOT Peace Ofﬁcers, I sometimes feel sorry for our R.C.M.P. who go through all the paper work, and then it goes to the best lawyers, who get these

people off charges when they should have been hung instead. Question is? Who Polices the Police and who judges the Judges, we all know who I’m talking about know, JUDGE RAMSEY. He was picking up the working girls here in Prince George. He would use them not pay them and then put them back on the street naked in the cold. Judge Ramsey did get sentenced here in Prince George Court for his wrong dong, he got seven years. Big deal, this will never erase from the minds of his victims. He spent his jail time in New Brunswick. He asked for parole after serving ﬁve years, but was not granted his parole, he got something better, he got terminal cancer and now he’s DEAD. We all have to answer to someone bigger than OUR so called Justice System, THE BIG GUY IN THE SKY. Yours Truly, Crystal Clear, Fort St. John.

B.C. is seen as a challenging exploration jurisdiction, and that needs to change Dear Editor, British Columbia is a renowned global centre for mineral exploration and development and is well-positioned to access growing markets. But even though the exploration and development of BC’s mineral resources has injected billions of dollars into our provincial economy, BC is still seen as a challenging exploration jurisdiction globally. Despite this fact, and despite the current economic environment for commodities, the exploration industry has retained a prominent place in our province, serving as an important source of jobs and opportunity. The Provincial government is to be applauded for its ongoing support of

the mineral exploration sector and the steps it has taken to support the sector. However, more must be done to make BC more attractive to the investors and exploration companies that can help move our province beyond the ups and downs of the commodity cycle. Imagine the prosperity that mineral exploration could bring to BC if we removed more of the barriers that thwart innovation and the growth of this environmentally safe industry. Pamela Gardner, Burnaby, B.C.

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view as possible,” he said, “The time is of the essence, we need to understand as quickly as possible the position that the Province of British Columbia is bringing to the table, that’s going to impact each and every one of us in a signiﬁcant manner. There is no more signiﬁcant piece of work that we will deal with—each one of us independently or as a board—as the Fair Share M.O.U.” The motion, which read, in part: “That the Peace River Regional District is the appropriate organization to coordinate negotiation with the Province of BC on the extension of the Fair Share M.O.U. . . .” went on to name Blair Lekstrom and Lidstone and Company as well as PRRD CAO Chris Cvik to represent the PRRD during the negotiations with the Province. Director Rob Fraser, sitting in for Lori Ackerman as PRRD Chair, was strongly opposed to the motion and voted against it along with Byron Stewart and Bruce Christiansen, on behalf of the municipality of Fort St. John. Fraser questioned the legality of the motion, and cited a legal opinion on the matter, which he gained from solicitors

Continued on Page 22. Photo Credit Stacy Thomas March 12 PRRD meeting in Dawson Creek.

STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - The PRRD (Peace River Regional District) will be negotiating and coordinating upcoming Fair Share MOU talks with the Province of British Columbia, on behalf of participating member municipalities. The board of directors passed a motion almost unanimously at its March 12 meeting to organize and represent the municipalities. Normally the PRRD would be an equal signatory in the agreement, along with the seven municipalities concerned. On Feb. 24 Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development notiﬁed Peace municipalities of the Province’s intention to reopen and renegotiate the MOU. Oakes’ letter states that renegotiation is motivated by a desire to “provide stability and certainty” to some unnamed communities which have apparently raised concerns “that a

lack of certainty on the existing MOU beyond 2019/20 was impacting the ability for some communities to adequately plan for future needs.” Oakes stated the intention to open the talks as early as March 18, leaving municipalities scrambling to organize and prompting Dale Bumstead’s motion, which he says is a

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Photo Credit Bronwyn Scott Avery Musseau, 4, gets her face painted at the Preschool Health Roundup at Totem Mall in Fort St. John on Weds., March 11.

Photo Credit Bronwyn Scott Everett Giesbrecht, 4, and his little brother Cole, 2, have fun with their new fire hats at the Preschool Health Roundup in Fort St. John on Weds., March 11.

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“One of the most important things I’ve learned throughout this journey is that looks really can be deceiving. I may look healthy and OK on the outside, but on the inside I’m anything but that, and it makes it hard for me when it comes to explaining that I’m in pain and sick.” She’s learned a lot from her personal journey. “I hope I’m able to also teach others that it’s very hard to know the whole story off ﬁrst glance, and that you really shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. This goes for a lot of other things that aren’t visible in a traditional sense like mental illness,” she said, adding that of all the information to be included in this article, this is the most important to her. The combination of Teves’ rare conditions means there are few options available to her. “Even after the multiple hospitalizations we do not feel closer to understanding what Hudson is going through,”

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The Elm units monitor for nitrogen oxide, ozone, nitric oxide, Total Volatile Organic Compounds Continued from Page 4. (tVOC), Total Suspended Particles and dust. used monitoring systems. They also measure noise, Krzyzanowski’s report, presented at the meeting, says temperature and relative the Elms offer air quality monitoring complementary to the humidity. monitoring already being done by the Ministry of EnvironThe MOE and industryment (MOE) and industry itself. run monitoring units focus on levels of sulphur dioxide and Total Reduced Sulphur Compounds (TRS), measurements which PESTS thinks does not provide a complete representation of ambient air quality in the area. The current units are the 100’ TRUCK BAYS first generation model, and TOUCHLESS CAR WASH PerkinElmer is currently developing a second genBUY 5 GET 1 FREE eration of units which will TEL:250-784-0025 Photo Credit Screenshot test for more types of comA slide from the PESTS presentation which Brian Derfler gave to the PRRD at its March 12 board meeting. pounds and particles incuding methane. PerkinElmer will reand Derfler says the ministry is inplace the current units terested in working with PESTS in in the field with the new the future and perhaps integrating If they prove out to ones, free-of-charge. the Elms into its own monitoring. provide the same PESTS hopes to pur“We’re certainly open to colCommercial & Residential chase more Elm units, laborating with PESTS, yes,” said quality of information, Carpet & Lino however they require Glen Okrainetz, manager of the Laminate & Hardwood financial assistance as then clearly they’re a great Clean Air program at the MOE. Ceramics & Window Coverings they are completely vol“I know that they have deployed Hours: step forward . . . Mon–Thurs 9am to 5pm unteer driven. 250-782-7640 some of the monitors and we’ve Friday 9am to 12pm Sunday 12pm to 3pm TF: 1-866-736-2860 PESTS has been in looked at the information that’s 721A - 100A AVENUE, DAWSON CREEK, BC contact with the MOE, on the internet, and we’re very interested because it’s an inexpensive monitor, complimentary to conventional Vold, Jones & Vold Auction Co. Ltd. EPA [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency] apDAWSON CREEK AUCTION ‘MILE ZERO CITY’ proved ones.” DawsoAve. Dawson Creek, British Columbia 301-116th Dawson Creek Office: 250-782-3766 VJV Main Office: 403-783-5561 Cattle Sales, Don Before being able to in301-116th Fessler: 250-719-5561 Fax: 250-782-6622 tegrate or use the Elms, D C however, the data must first be analyzed and compared to existing MOE EPAapproved units, Okrainetz On March 12, 2015, 900 head of cattle went through Vold Jones Vold Auction in Dawson Creek says. D1 - D2 Cows 135.00-146.00 “If they prove out to proD3 - D4 Cows 110.00-128.00 vide the same quality of Holstein Cows N/A information, then clearly Heiferettes 140.00-155.00 they’re a great step forward, Bologna Bulls 135.00-167.00 because they’re relatively Feeder Bulls 140.00-165.00 Good Bred Cows N/A inexpensive and very easy Good Bred Heifers N/A to install and operate,” said Cow/calf pairs younger N/A Okrainetz. Cow/calf pairs older N/A “But we do need to do Older Cows N/A some comparisons between Milk Cows N/A the Elms data and the data that comes from the approved monitors.” Good Feeder Steers 1000 lbs Plus: 195.00-215.00 Heifers 170.00-190.00 The PRRD board heard Good Feeder Steers 900 lbs Plus: 215.00-225.00 Heifers 185.00-210.00 Derfler’s presentation and Good Feeder Steers 800 lbs Plus: 220.00-240.00 Heifers 210.00-225.00 decided to employ staff to Good Feeder Steers 700 lbs Plus: 250.00-267.00 Heifers 235.00-261.00 investigate possible grant Good Feeder Steers 600 lbs Plus: 275.00-302.00 Heifers 260.00-282.00 writing assistance or other Good Feeder Steers 500 lbs Plus: 300.00-333.00 Heifers 280.00-330.00 options to support PESTS’ Good Feeder Steers 400 lbs Plus: 330.00-362.00 Heifers 300.00-350.00 initiative.

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UNBC research team discovers a new way to study gene splicing

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One motivating factor behind the competition is the fact that a suspension bridge built across the Peace River at Taylor collapsed into the river in 1957, shortly after it was built. It turned out that there wasn’t proper work done on the foundation. “There wasn’t proper integration between the geoscientists and the engineers, and then what happened is the drainage that went down the highway ditches in Taylor saturated the abutment on the north side of the river,” explained Zackodnik. “The abutment slid on the clay, and as soon as that happened, then your tension cables relaxed . . . the bridge deck was hanging off these big cables, as soon as the main cable relaxed and came loose, then it couldn’t hold up the deck, so the whole thing fell in the river. So the bridge had to be rebuilt.” It’s a piece of local history that the volunteer lecturers always bring to the attention of students. The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. is behind the popsicle stick bridge initiative, and provides bridge kits free to students interested in participating. Cash prizes were given to the winners of the junior, intermediate and senior categories, with ﬁrst place partici-

BRONWYN SCOTT reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN – UNBC researchers have made a scientiﬁc breakthrough in discovering a new way to study gene splicing. In humans, defective splicing leads to diseases that range from cancer and cystic ﬁbrosis, to spinal muscular atrophy.

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About 60 per cent of diseases that are caused by genetic mutations are due to problems of splicing. “About 60 per cent of diseases that are caused by genetic mutations are due to problems of splicing,” said Stephen Radar, professor of chemistry at UNBC, in a press release. Traditionally, researchers have used human cells in culture of yeast cells when studying the process cells use to splice genes. Radar and his research team believe that by looking at an organism that uses a simpler process, it could give researchers a better understanding of how gene splicing works. They studied the splicing process in red alga and discovered it is the first known organism to spice genes without the help of a specific type of small nuclear ribonucleic acid, or RNA, called U1. RNA, a macromolecule, is involved in the coding, decoding, regulation and expression of genes. Like DNA, RNA is a nucleic acid, and is essential for all known forms of life. “By finding a very simple version of the cellular machinery used to splice genes, we can determine which parts are essential to the process, and which parts are accessories,” said Radar. The hope is that this new approach to studying gene splicing will help to provide a better understanding of how the process works in humans, and lead to the development of new treatments for genetic diseases. Their research has been published in the scientific journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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women and men,” Sandra said. “We really, really feel like business is business and people are people; it would be really nice to just be a person business.” The sisters have been immersed in largely male-dominated industries most of their lives; they both served in the military and Shelley worked in the oil and gas industry out of Calgary before eventually moving to Dawson Creek to join her sister, who arrived in 2005. Sandra came to Dawson Creek with plans to be a stayat-home mom, but shortly afterwards—”that lasted about three months,” she said—went to work at Action Health & Safety, then owned by Barb and Gary Caldwell. Three years later, Sandra decided she liked the busi-

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Greenhouse gas emissions cut with school upgrade Currently there are six outdated, mid-range efficiency boilers, and they’ll be replaced with two new high FORT NELSON – J.S. Clark Elementary in Fort Nelson efficiency boilers, according is becoming a better friend of the planet thanks to $60,000 to Darryl Low, maintenance in provincial government funding to support the purchase supervisor for School Disof new boilers at the school. trict 81. He estimates the current boilers to be about 15 years old. “They are fairly old, and of course we’re required to try to reduce our energy emissions each year, so it was a project that we were Photo Credit Submitted photo looking at with the idea to CLEANING SERVICES Leo Espinoza *Resident/Commercial reduce our energy usage as *Move In/Out well as make it more comin purchasing carbon offsets is intended to flow back to the 250.785.9847 *Post Construction fortable for staff,” said Margaret-Ann Hall, secretary trea- district through the CNCP. surer with the school district. The funded projects help school districts reduce their The funding comes from the B.C. government’s Carbon energy costs over time and support government’s overall Neutral Capital Program, objective of climate action leadership. launched in April 2012, “It is always exciting to be able to save both money which designates $5-million and the planet at the same time,” said Pat Pimm, MLA for each year to school districts Peace River North, in a press release. for energy efficient projects School District 81 is one of 24 school districts receivthat will lower their carbon ing funding for energy projects, ranging from lighting upemissions. grades, solar panels, boiler replacements and electric veEvery five years, each dol- hicles, under the CNCP. lar a school district spends School districts interested in energy efficient projects and upgrades were asked to submit proposals to the Ministry of Education in November of last year. They were evaluated against a criteria of greenhouse gas emission reductions and operational cost savings, along with the level Photo: Sara Machtaler of contributions available for the project from the district. Are you an artist or cultural worker active in promoting arts and culture in The cost of the boiler your community? If so, BC Culture Days invites you to apply to be the next BC Culture Days Ambassador! upgrade at J.S. Clark Elementary will not be entirely The top finalist will win a trip to the National Congress on Culture in Edmonton, covered by government’s May 7 & 8, 2015 and $2,500 towards the production of their Culture Days contribution. event, September 25-27, 2015! In addition, up to 10 finalists will be awarded Since CNCP began, $1,000 towards production of Culture Days events in their community. school districts across the Deadline: April 13, 2015 province now achieve annual savings of more than For submission criteria and guidelines or details on upcoming Culture Days information sessions, please visit BC.CultureDays.ca Includes Continental Breakfast & Kids Stay Free • Ask for the Shoppers Discount! $1.2-million in school and vehicle operating costs, acTo register your 2015 Culture Days event visit CultureDays.ca 1-877-355-3500 • www.lakeviewhotels.com cording to a B.C. government press release. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia. As well, there is a reduction of 4,000 tonnes in carNow Open! bon dioxide emissions as a direct results of the projects.

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Small Town Love Continued from Front. Administration for Dawson Creek, says will likely be reimbursed annually through the Economic Development Capacity Building Fund. “They won’t bill us the first year, and after that they’ll bill us $600 but they allow us to claim it back through a different grant that they [NDIT] provide . . . if there are any costs associated with it, we just claim it back through their grant funding. So there is no cost to the city, it’s just a great benefit to the businesses.” Councillor Shaely Wilbur sees the initiative as a way to heighten the profile of Dawson Creek’s local independent retail and service economy. “As soon as I read it, I thought, this is a perfect fit,” Wilbur said. “It just really helps rejuvenate our downtown core. I have found businesses that I didn’t know existed through this early process of bringing this forward, so I see it as a

I think it’s great marketing. I think Dawson Creek has needed this for a long time.

program to really build the foundation of our community, and I think small business is the foundation of our community.” Natasha Lacourse, owner of Vintage & Restoration Love, which she opened ﬁve months ago in Dawson Creek, sees it as a no-brainer for her business. “For me this is just a really good marketing opportunity,” she said. “I think it’s a good collaboration, I think it’s great marketing. I think Dawson Creek has needed this for a long time.” The registration fee for businesses is a one-time cost of

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$100, which goes into a pool and is used for marketing strategies. All businesses registered by March 20 will form a committee, which decides as a group on how to spend the funds. In exchange for the fee, they receive a webpage hosted by Small Town Love, complete with proﬁling and professional photography. “It’s a really great way to get the functionality of a website without having to spend a thousand dollars on a website,” said Quarry. Quarry explained that the Small Town Love business pages perform well in Google searches, often appearing higher in search results than the business’ own websites. “This is a way that it’s affordable for the local businesses, the local entrepreneurs, and it’s a really good online marketing program that’s already proven to work,” Wilbur said. “Our job is to create economic opportunities for the North,” said Renata Pylypiv King, Director of Business Development for NDIT. NDIT was begun in 2005 with a one-time investment of $185 million from the provincial govPhoto Credit Submitted ernment. Amy Quarrie is the founder of Small Town Love, launching in Dawson Creek this spring. It provides grants and assistance to aid the economic development of the northern regions of British Columbia. Since Small Town Love entered a partnership with Dawson Creek Veterinary Clinic NDIT, it has expanded from Quesnel to include 27 northern communities, including Fort Nelson, Burns Lake and March is Senior Animal Health Month 100 Mile House. Pouce Coupe and Taylor will also be joining soon, acWe are offering great cording to the Small Town Love website. promotions for our “This project is one of the biggest buy-local programs in North America now, because those stores have come forpatients. Call Today and ward, and I think it’s amazing that we can build that comfind out!! munity in Northern B.C. I think we have something really special to offer, and I think that that’s exciting to be a part Small Animal: 250-782-5616 Large Animal: 250-782-1080 of,” said Quarry. 238-116th Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC www.dcvet.ca

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Minimum wage to be indexed to B.C. Consumer Price Index BRONWYN SCOTT reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN – Minimum wage earners in the province received some welcome news on Thurs., March 12, when Minister for Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Shirley Bond announced that minimum wage is going up. Beginning in September, B.C.’s minimum wage will be $10.45, an increase of $0.20 an hour. From 2016 onward, minimum wage will be indexed to the B.C. Consumer Price Index. “We think that that is a measure that has merit, it is directly related to British Columbia,” Bond said, in her address.

Moving forward, in our province, the minimum wage increases will be predictable . . . “Moving forward, in our province, the minimum wage increases will be predictable, and that was certainly one of the things that we heard from stakeholders that we met with over the last number of months.” In future years, the minimum wage will be determined using a formula calculated on the percentage the B.C. CPI increased in the previous calendar year. In years where there is a negative CPI change, minimum wage will remain the same. The provincial government will announce the yearly increase in March of every year, and the change will take effect in mid September.

This system will give businesses time to plan for the new minimum wage. The change is one that the B.C. Chamber of Commerce is in support of. “This is a responsible move, with the degree of certainty that businesses appreciate,” said John Winter, president and CEO of the B.C. Chamber, in a press release. “This increase keeps B.C. competitive and Photo Credit Submitted photo aligns us with the Minister Shirley Bond (right) announcing that minimum wage is going up to $10.45 in September, 2015. minimum wages seen in other “Lifting the minimum wage to $10.45 is nowhere close provinces.” to the increase that is needed – and indexing a poverty The twenty cent raise coming into effect later this year wage only entrenches people in poverty.” reﬂects the CPI increases that would have taken place if The B.C. Federation of Labour was pushing for a more B.C. minimum wage earners had been indexed at that time. substantial raise, up to $15 an hour. The hourly liquor server wage will also be rising. It is According to Tony Zabinsky, president of the Fort St. currently $9 an hour, and it will be going up to $9.20. John and District Chamber of Commerce, such a substanAlthough met with favour in some quarters, others are tial increase as the B.C. Federation of Labour is lobbying condemning the raise as being too little. for would wreak havoc on small businesses, not just locally “Today’s announcement guarantees that hundreds of but around the province. thousands of British Columbians will continue to live in “The heart of B.C. is managed by small business, and poverty for years to come,” said Irene Lanzinger, B.C. Federation of Labour president, in a press release. Continued on Page 23.

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28 year old Kelowna man dies in fracking accident BRONWYN SCOTT reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN – The Calfrac Well Services employee who died at a Progress Energy well site when something went wrong during a fracking operation was Jack Shawn Eyles, 28, from Kelowna. Although WorkSafeBC, Fort St. John RCMP nor Calfrac Well Services would share the victim’s identity with media, the Kelowna News published an article about Eyles’ passing. They quote an anonymous source that worked with Eyles, who shared that he was a “well liked, respected, fun loving guy who is going to be greatly missed by his coworkers at Calfrac.” According to the Kelowna News source, Eyles was working in the nitrogen pumping division for Calfrac. The source is reported as saying it appears a high pressure iron failed, and that Eyles was, unfortunately, in the immediate vicinity at the time. It was “not an explosion as we usually think, but an explosive or sudden release of extremely high pressure,” he is quoted as saying. The March 11 accident took place shortly after midnight either in or near Wonowon, according to Trish Chernecki, spokesperson at WorksafeBC. Eyles, who was an equipment operator on the site, was

pronounced dead at the scene. “WorkSafeBC assigned two ofﬁcers in the early hours of March 11th. The employer’s name is Calfrac. RCMP and the coroner attended,” Chernecki said, in an email. Details on the investigation, led by WorkSafeBC, are not being released. Calfrac Well Services is conducting its own investigation into the accident, as is Progress Energy. “There’s effectively three investigation teams,” said Ed Oke, vice president of human resources for Calfrac Well Services. “RCMP was involved for the hours immediately after the incident, but they’ve since withdrawn from the process.” According to Oke, investigations of this kind can take several weeks. Oke said that there is no evidence at this point that the accident was caused by malfunctioning equipment, but he indicated that may change as more details are discovered. “The investigation is still early,” he said. As employee safety is always a top priority on industry work sites, the accident was “certainly quite unexpected,” said Oke. “We have a lot of safety procedures and protocols and equipment built into our operations to protect employees. We have a very low safety incident rate, both in the industry and just generally, and employee safety is the ﬁrst consideration every day. So it’s tragic when these things happen.”

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PRRD Fair Share Continued from Page 7. Young Anderson in Vancouver; they recommended that a bylaw be passed before the PRRD could assume the function of negotiating the MOU. “We are of the view that such a service requires an establishing bylaw,” the statement from Young Anderson read. “I asked for a legal opinion, not through [PRRD staff], through my own means, and this is the response that we got,” said Fraser, “so if we choose to move forward with this today, we’re doing so against a legal opinion from a pretty prominent legal organization in the province, that deals with municipalities, and we would do so at our risk.” It was decided at the table that the negotiations were in fact legal as they are an administrative function of the PRRD and therefore within its rights.

The motion was passed with the condition that each member municipality must independently decide and notify the Province of their intention to allow Lekstrom et al. to negotiate on their behalf. “We’re stronger and more cohesive as a unit, so now we have a number of municipalities and electoral area directors who are saying we want to be cohesive in that regard . . . I think it’s a stronger message to the Province than having eight of us all represented individually,” said Bumstead. A second motion was passed establishing Lekstrom’s negotiating wage at $1,500 per day to a maximum of $7,500 per month, plus expenses. The PRRD will also employ the services of Lidstone and Company at the company’s hourly rate, to a maximum of $7,500 per month, plus expenses. Participating municipalities will pay these expenses proportionally from their 2015 Fair Share grants. Lekstrom has been heavily involved with the Fair Share MOU negotiations since the original draft, during which time he sat on the PRRD. He has also served as Minister

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of Community, Sport and Cultural Development which the MOU is drafted under; plus the Province’s negotiator in this agreement, Dale Wall, was Lekstrom’s Deputy Minister while served as Minister. “I feel that’s an advantage in terms of having an acrossthe-table relationship with somebody who was your Deputy at one point,” said Bumstead, “from that perspective we felt that Blair’s familiarity with the Agreement, the history of the agreement, his contributions as a Minister of the Crown for a number of years, we felt he was the best candidate for us to move forward.”

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Trinidad Drilling in FSJ fined $75,000 after WorkSafeBC evaluation of serious accident BRONWYN SCOTT reporter@northeastnews.ca

FORT ST. JOHN – Trinidad Drilling in Fort St. John has been fined $75,000 by WorkSafeBC after one of the firm’s employees sustained serious burns while on the job. The accident took place in summer of 2014, when the firm’s employee was working in the mixing shack of a natural gas well when a hose on a pressure relief line broke. As a result, volatile drilling fluid sprayed onto the worker and the rig. His fire retardant personal protective clothing was soaked. A flash fire ignited, and the worker was badly burned, according to information contained under the penalty section in the WorkSafeBC magazine for January-February 2015. An investigation conducted by WorkSafeBC determined that rig setup instructions for the high pressure piping were inadequate. A flexible hose that was too long, and of too small a diameter, had been installed, contravening section 12.174(4) of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. According to the OHS Regulation, the diameter of piping connected to the pressure side and the discharge side of a pressure relief device must not be smaller than the diameter of the openings to the device. The investigation found that the firm had failed to ensure the health and safety of its own and other workers at the workplace. The violation was deemed to be high risk.

Minimum wage Continued from Page 20. that always puts a strain on small businesses, if you sat down and raised minimum wage to that extent,” he said, in an interview with the Northeast News. “Using baby steps, as the government is looking at right now, definitely will relieve some of that pressure on small businesses, and business owners across the province.” While the change is going to have a direct effect on businesses, and especially small businesses in regard to how

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they control their costs, Zabinsky believes the government has made a smart move. To help with the transition, Zabinsky hinted that there would be some information sessions and other programs for business owners put in place. “Moving forward there is going to be some consultation and planning to allow small businesses as well as [larger] businesses to plan and prepare for further changes that are going to be coming down the pipe,” he said. In B.C. in 2014, there were 110,400 employees earning minimum wage, or 5.9 per cent of the paid workforce.

Using baby steps, as the government is looking at right now, definitely will relieve some of that pressure on small business owners . . .

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Pagepresident 24 March 19, 2015Editor: NLC The past five and a half years in the Peace Country as President and CEO of Editor:Lights College have been very fulfilling. bids president farewell Northern NLC The five and a halfforyears in when the Peace Country President CEO of The past potential I noted NLC I decided to as apply for thisand position is Lights College have beenevolving very fulfilling. and becoming a reality. The addition bids farewell Northern The potential I noted for NLC I decided to apply for position is of when the Centre of Excellence forthis Clean Energy

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The Peace Region is veryeducational fortunate to have a Technologies in Dawson Creek,incombined with through and to spreading word on the benefits of this innovative initiative and Gas Centre of Excellence Fort St. John, Peace River exceptional leadersby committed to for expanding scope of this program the JimNorthern Kassen Lights Industry Training Centre/ Oil group I have of been very impressed the passion learningthe these leaders bring to the allows College to fulfil its brand SHAREHOLDERS Seed Co-op Ltd. spreading on the commitment benefits of this educational initiative and Gas Centre Excellence in Fort St. John, and table,tobut also forthe theirword continuing toinnovative finding learning solutions for the as B.C.'s Energyof Collegeâ&#x201E;˘. haveof been impressed by the passion for learning these leaders bring to the allows Northern Lights College to fulfil brand Iyouth the very region. 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stepped in to a more present role in the company and also into the lives of Sandra’s children. But at the same time she fell in love with the region, as Sandra had three years earlier. “I came up to run the company and support a family, and I liked it so much that I didn’t go back,” Shelley said. The sisters grew the company to a peak of over 70 employees in 2010, but Sandra says her cancer altered her perspective and since then they have decided on a more steady, but less aggressive work pace. “When you go through an illness like that you have some cathartic moments,” said Sandra. “I started thinking about work-life balance, do I want to continue working this hard, and what does that look like? . . . last April Shelley and I made the decision, a very tough, hard decision, that we would downsize the company, that we would run it just the two of us, that we would sell the building in Dawson, rent

DAWSON CREEK - Dawson Creek’s bid to host the North Central Local Government Association (NCLGA) AGM in 2016 will be a unique one, says councillor Shaely Wilbur. Dawson Creek has partnered with Chetwynd, Pouce Coupe and Tumbler Ridge to host the meeting—which

. . . we just want to make sure that they know how important it is to hire the local service companies . . .

and activities which will generate touristic and economic interest in the entire region, Wilbur says. “Once we know we’ve won the bid, then we’ll start laying all that framework out,” she said. “At this point we’re just saying we have the capital to do it, and we’re going to somehow bring us all together in different aspects so we’re looking at tours to Tumbler Ridge and Chetwynd and Pouce Coupe, they can help host sessions . . . they have resources we don’t, for example Tumbler Ridge has an economic development ofﬁcer; we [Dawson Creek] don’t have one, so we can pool our resources from a city perspective too, moving forward.” The theme of the bid is “The South Peace presents prosperity through partnership” which will continue to be the theme of the event if granted to the region. As she sits on the NCLGA board, Wilbur will not be voting on the bids for the 2016 AGM. Mail Address: Box 6818 Fort St. John, BC V1J 4J3 Location: 10273 - 79 St., East Truck Bypass

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draws around 300 delegates something smaller and more manageable and try to create and their guests, plus speakers—as a region rather than some sort of work-life balance.” In December of 2014 the sisters moved the company to a a single community. “As far as I know it has significantly smaller space in Pouce Coupe. “These changes have made us now into a long-term not been done before,” said sustainable company at these levels. We can keep about Wilbur, who also sits on the between 30 and 50 working for us in the field very comfort- NCLGA board. “The uniqueness in that ably. So we’re no longer feeling like we’re sprinting at fullis Pouce Coupe or Tumbler speed all the time. We’re into the marathon,” said Sandra. The Milnes are strong believers in supporting local busi- Ridge, they could never host ness; they stress that hiring local and First Nations staff and the AGM, they don’t have using local services is vitally important for not only their the hotel rooms, they don’t own company but for the whole region. It’s relationships have the facilities. So I think on the ground with local decision makers and services that our bid’s going to change some of the framework movare the basis of the local economy. “The more locally that the big companies can go, the bet- ing forward, that if regions ter Dawson, Chetwynd, Pouce Coupe, Fort St. John will join together then those smaller communities, which weather this storm,” said Sandra. “Encana, Progress, Shell, these are the guys that are are just as important, can playing hard in the Montney area, and we just want to make take part in hosting and havsure that they know how important it is to hire the local ser- ing those delegates come.” Even if the smaller comvice companies, especially during this time period where munities can not host delthings are slow and quiet.” Mike Bernier was at the new office in Pouce Coupe egates with hotel rooms or venues, they can offer tours March 13 to recognize the Milnes and their contributions as job makers in B.C. “Action Health and Safety Services is a jobs creator for Dawson Creek and area, and provides an essential service to the natural gas industry,” said Bernier, Peace River South MLA. 1 & 2 Bed Apts – 2 & 3 Bed TH “They showcase how Furnished & Unfurnished, Short & Long women can be successful term rentals! Call Carlyn today for Details entrepreneurs and I hope young women will look up to the Milne sisters and be inspired to start their own small business, which is critckoecher@npreit.com ical to a strong economy in npreit.com/apartments/cities/dawson-‐creek British Columbia.” We Live & Work Here Too!

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Shelving in the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s section of the Public Library The covered bridge for the walking trail On-going commitments to Mizpah House kits Family funcitons like the Old Fashioned Christmas and Community Christmas Dinner, Cabin Fever Dinner for the seniors Scholarships and Youth functions including the Youth Exchange, Leadership programs. and International projects - Belize - building a School, Mexico Project Amigo, Dominican - Wheel-chair projects

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Photo Credit Bronwyn Scott Organizers of the Black History Month Celebration, featuring a dinner, fashion show, and silent auction, as well as a performance by Calysto Steel Band, which was held in Fort St. John on Sat., Feb. 28.

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Charlie Lake Conservation Society on FSJ family Superpark “Frost Heaves” gains city’s support

Have you noticed that fence post is not quite where you thought you left it? Farmers also know that rocks have a habit of appearing in their fields following the long winter. Early spring is often the time nature works to move things around, although it can happen in the fall. This is when seasonal temperatures fluctuate the most and Jack Frost has his last hoorah! This effect is known as frost heaving. Frost heaves are common in our area with plenty of cold air and soil moisture. The ground hardens as cold air causes water within the soil to freeze. Particularly in the early spring, fluctuating freezing and thawing conditions heave, or lift, the soil, often evident with deep cracks in the soil. As water freezes, it expands, creating pressure—both upward and downward. Additional moisture, such as that from below the frost line or from melting, is drawn upward, freezing as well. Soil-free ice lenses also

develop in the ground. These grow and exert pressure on the upper frozen soils. Why is frost heaving worse in some places (where posts can pushed up and out of the ground over several years) than others? This is because heaves are also more likely to happen in moisture-retaining soils such as loam, silt and clay – like much of the soil in the Peace area. These soils undergo the greatest expansion when they freeze compared to other soils. If you are lucky to have your fence sitting in well-draining soil, like coarse sand, you won’t likely have to worry about frost heaving issues. Frost heaving occurs in very localized areas and causes damage in the form of cracks, on roadways in the form of potholes, buildings and foundations. Gardeners may also see the effects on some of their plants. These may be uprooted from the ground as well. Plants can quickly dry out and die once their roots have become exposed to cold temperatures. So if you are wondering if the fence looks a little higher than last summer don’t blame it on Spring fever - it is Nature at work with Stops S Here” a heave and a ho and onto summer! COURTESY For more information go CAR to info@charlielakeconserAVAILABLE vationsociety.ca

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BRONWYN SCOTT reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN – The North Peace Family Superpark is no longer a distant dream. At the second annual Masquerade Ball fundraiser for the superpark, a sold out event that raised approximately $6,500, Jaandi Roemer, event organizer and president of the Superpark Society, made an unexpected announcement. She shared the news that the indoor superpark has ofﬁcially been included as a component of the North Peace Sub Regional Recreation Facility Inventory and Assessment, a preliminary step in working towards the development of a Master Recreation Plan. “We’re excited, today is kind of a celebration for my board and I,” said Roemer, in an interview with the Northeast News. If the city decides to go ahead with the indoor superpark and include it in the Master Recreation Plan, it will be part of a multiplex facility. “Our community can look forward to a multi purpose facility with an indoor playground inside of it, and who knows what else,” Roemer said. The fundraising event is the only adult

fundraiser for the Superpark Society, and both years it’s been sold out. Held at the Lido Theatre on Sat., March 14, the Masquerade Ball, which had a Hollywood theme, was a hit. “There’s a lot of characters from Hollywood movies, a lot of glitz and a lot of glam, so it’s turning out to be a good night so far,” said Roemer. Entertainment by Bonnie Kilroe, a celebrity impersonator, door prizes, dancing and refreshments were all part of the night’s activities. All proceeds from the event are going towards the purchase of indoor playground equipment. Roemer has been lobbying for a superpark for four years, and has had an ofﬁcial board for two years. “We started off two years ago, and people are like, who are you? And now we’ve almost grown to be a household name,” Roemer said. “That support means the world to us, and we just want our community to know that we don’t forget that we are where we are right now because of our community.” Plans for the superpark have changed over time. The initial idea was to have it be an outdoor playground that was good for toddlers and special needs children. The community reached out to Roemer and her board members, and the decision was made to pursue an indoor playground, instead. “They said, why are you doing an outdoor, we have lots of parks, we need something indoor. It went from that to an indoor, and then from an indoor playground to a multiplex with an indoor playground inside of it, so it’s really grown huge since we started,” said Roemer.

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• “Have a Heart” Charity Poker Tournament, hosted by 101.1 The Bear, at Chances Casino, Fort St John, on March 21, from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. $100 Buy in with 100 players max, so be sure to preregister at Chances with your photo ID. 1st Place will take 10%, 2nd Place will take 7%, 3rd Place will take 3%. This is a 19+ event. If you gamble, use your GameSense. • artSpace at the Cultural Centre and NEAT have teamed up to bring you a one of a kind Spring Break Camp from March 23 - 27. Welcome to Planet Kids, where your child will participate in mixed media arts, drama, dance, yoga, cooking, science fun and learn some survival skills, all while learning about the world around them and how to protect our environment. Planet Kids will go on field trips and have visits from some special guests! 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. To register go to Eventbrite! The link to Eventbrite and the registration sheet can be found at http://neat. ca/experience/calendar/planet-kids-spring-break-camp (You can register for single days after February 27 for $40/ day). Please print and complete the registration form and submit it to NEAT’s office (10027 100 Street Fort St. John, BC). *PLEASE NOTE: Your registration will not be complete until you have completed the registration form. For questions, phone 250-785-6328. Tickets:$40/day per child • Join us for Earth Hour on March 28th at Northern Lights College in FSJ and let’s do it in the dark! Register as an individual or a team for this 5K Run/Walk on our beautiful community trails. We have even more great prizes to win and goodies to take home. A family and pet friendly event. We have prizes for the first individual to cross the line, the first team to come in and we even have a prize for the first dog. Will it be you? 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Registration: $25 per person or $100 for a team up to 6 people. (kids 12 and under are free). Individuals register on-line at Eventbrite! (a link is provided at neat.ca) If you would like to register a team, please call our office at 250-785-6328. • Campfire Cowboy night in the Big Hall, Saturday, March 28 at the FSJ Legion. Doors open at 6 p.m., snacks provided. Local live country music. Wear your dandcin’ boots. $15 donation at the door. • 15th Annual Chocolate Festival, Sat., March 28. This happiest event in the north opens its doors again at the North Peace Cultural Centre at 6 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the NPCC box office. For the price of a ticket, $15 per person or $30 for a family of four with an extra $5 per additional family member, patrons have the opportunity for unlimited tasting of many deliciously decadent chocolate confections donated by home and commercial bakers. A live auction for the beautiful baked goods begins around 6:45 and while enjoying the tasting treats, bids may be placed at the silent auction table. There is something for everyone at this amazing event. Proceeds go to supporting children’s art programming in the form of an expanded FREE KIDS’ ART PROGRAMMING initiative, the giving of student bursaries and to support art in its many forms at Peace Gallery North and the North Peace Cultural Centre. • Lace ‘em up! The Fort St. John Minor Hockey Association is sponsoring a Lace ‘em up session for girls ages 5-17! This session will take place on March 28 at the North Peace Arena. There will be different ice times for different age groups, certified coaches, and local women’s hockey enthusiasts out to teach girls basic hockey skills. This session is completely FREE and requires no previous hockey experience but full gear is required. Don’t worry - we can help you find some gear! When you have completed your registration form, drop it off at the Minor Hockey Office, located in the East end of the Pomeroy Sport Centre or email the completed form to fsjmha@telus.net. If you have

questions, need assistance with locating gear, or know someone who may want to help out - please call or e-mail Darla at 250 261 0791or darlajackson78@gmail.com. FREE. 10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. • The Derrick Dance Club of Fort St. John will be hosting a Country Music Dance on Sat., March 28, from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. in the Senior Citizens Hall, 10908 - 100 Street. Music by Country Horizon Sounds. Everyone 19 and over welcome. For info, call Chris at 250-785-1021, or George at 250-827-3396. • Spring Break Drop in at the Kids Arena Field House – Looking for some fun over Spring Break? Head to the Kids Arena Field House! From March 30-April 2, we will be offering pitch time for families and youth! Parent and Tot/ Family Drop in: this session is designed to get your family moving! Join us on the morning of Tues., March 31 and Thurs. April 2 for some open pitch activities. We’ll have the bouncy castles open and provide you some gear to have a fun and active morning. Kids 5 and under must be accompanied by an adult on the pitch. Parents of young children are encouraged to be on site but are not required to stay on the pitch. This session will run from 9a.m.-12pm and costs $2 per child (no cost to parents/guardians)- cash only! Youth Drop in From Mon-Thurs we will be having open pitch time for youth ages 11-18! Participants may come or go any time between 1pm-5pm. Participants must sign in with the Recreation Programmer and provide their name, age, and an emerg. contact number. Drop in fee is $5.00 cash only! Please remember to bring indoor shoes. • Free Spring Break Camp hosted by the FSJ Public Library. Join us for two action-packed days full of sports, arts, challenges, contests, fun and new friends! Campers will take part in a range of activities around the community. Registration starts March 3rd for this FREE day camp! Kids may register for ONE DAY ONLY--wait-list is available. Space is very limited, so call early! March 30-April 1, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Pokemon Club – For all Pokemon trainers and collectors! Come to meet new friends, play and trade Pokemon cards! This is a parent-led program hosted at FSJPL, meaning that parents must please accompany and be responsible for the supervision of their children. April 11 at the Fort St. John Public Library from 3-4 p.m. Free to drop in. • Northern B.C. High School Rodeo Association Fundraiser Gala, April 11, 2015, at the Pomeroy Hotel Banquet Room. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., auction at 8 p.m. followed by a dance. Tickets: $60 each, or a table of eight for $400. Tickets will be available at 8 Seconds Western Wear in Fort St. John, or contact Lynn Peck at 1-250-262-5955. • Kids’ Night: Dinosaur Night at the Museum, Friday April 17 at 7 p.m. at the Fort St. John North Peace Museum. Our first Kids’ Night of 2015 centres around dinosaurs!! Come learn about the dinosaurs of the Peace Region from ankylosaurs to plesiosaurs through videos, stories, actions and more. Make your own dinosaur related crafts to take home with you. Free admission. Donations welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please call the museum at 250-787-0430 to register. Registration is mandatory. • You are invited to a wine, cheese and cocktails Lounge Party at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #102, in FSJ on Sat., April 18, starting at 4 p.m. with Live Entertainment after 5 p.m., with Craig Brooks and friends. Door prizes and draws, admission by donation. Open to all 19+. • Diva Night 2015 at the Lido Theatre, April 25th, 2015, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Shopping: A wide variety of top of the line products available for you to touch, test, and purchase. Activities: We have several wellness experts to pamper your body and soul. Live music, amazing finger food, and cash bar with friends. What could be a better night out? Tickets are limited - get yours before they are gone! Find out more at www.DivaNight.ca Tickets:$10 Available from the hosts, The Lido Theatre, and some vendors. • Merchant Bazaar at the North Peace Cultural Centre –– 10015 100th Avenue, from Jan. 23-Dec. 23. Held at the

North Peace Cultural Centre every Sunday from 10-4. The Bazaar gives home based business and nonprofits a new venue in town to show the community what products, or services they have to offer. This is also an inexpensive way to advertise your business. FSJ’s Merchant Bazaar advertises each week on their Facebook page as well as other local business sites to let the people know what kind of businesses will be attending each week. Tickets:Free. Open Every Sunday all year round. Many differnet businesses are welcome. We invite you to take part as one of our Vendors. • In a daze wondering what to do about Pro-D Days? We have a NEAT idea! NEAT’s Pro-D Daze run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The cost is $40/day. To register, or for more info, phone 250-785-6328, or email susan@neat.ca. Do you have more than one child? If so, there’s 10 per cent savings to be had. Remember to pack a litterless lunch and snacks.

Dawson Creek

• March 21 – 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 Fred at 782-2192, or Linda at 843-7418. • Ladies Wine and Art Night, March 21 at the Dawson Creek Art Gallery. We will provide the wine, dessert and ambiance, if you provide your creativity. Each night will bring a new artistic experience – painting, sketching, or something else entirely. You must register and purchase a ticket as space is limited. Tickets are $20 each and are available at the Dawson Creek Art Gallery. • PC Roots Group, April 4, 2015, at the Roots Group Building DC NAR PARK. Open to member wanting to to use the genealogy library. A member will be available to anyone requiring help on how to get started on your family history. Everyone welcome, for appointment please call Lynn 250-782 4058 or Neil 250-782-7651 or Lyle 250 782-2804.

Northern Rockies Regional Municipality

• Community Easter Egg Hunt – Each day, starting on March 30th, Ken Johnson and The Bear Radio Station will announce a clue which will describe a different local business. The clues will also be posted on Facebook on the Northern Rockies Regional Recreation page. If you think you “cracked the code”, go visit that business and you will find an Easter Basket filled with hollow Easter Eggs! The first 50 people to arrive will be able to pick an egg and win a prize - but choose wisely as some eggs will only contain a piece of candy while others will contain more valuable items. You may even be the grand prize winner! This event takes place all of Fort Nelson, is FREE to participate in, and takes place from Mon., March 30th to Thurs., April 2nd until store closing.

Hudson’s Hope

• Men’s Health Matters Men’s Health Matters because Men Matter! A Northern Health presentation with meal to follow. March 24, 5:00 p.m., at the Hudson’s Hope Community Hall. If interested in attending please call 250-783-5557 or email hope4healthsociety@gmail.com.

Chetwynd

• Drop In Hockey at the Chetwynd Rec Centre. Mondays/ Wednesdays/Fridays DI Hockey - 11:30am-1:00pm $5.50/ person. Full equipment is required for Drop In Hockey.

To have your non-profit event listed on our Community Events page, email reporter@northeastnews.ca

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Beatton Journal: March 1915

Sun 7th A fine clear day. Walter Kinsey arrived from Pouce Coupe. Mon 8th Self & Johnny out cutting firewood. Mr. Howland’s man arrived from Grouard along with Mr. McDougal who is going to take charge of Hudsons Hope. Tues 9th Continues fine weather thawing around the River and on the hill sides. Mr. McDougal left today at noon for Hudsons Hope. Self in office. The police arrived from Pouce Coupie. Wed 10th Barker was arrested last night for shooting Taylors horse. A fine clear day. Continues thawing around the place. Thomas arrived from the North pine. DeBrun arrived on his way to Hudsons Hope. Thurs 11th Continues fine weather. Self at odd jobs. Kesleys Teams arrived from Montigine river with freight for the Diamond P. Fri 12th Self was holding Court. Continues very fine weather. The Teams left for H Hope this morning. Sat 13th A fine clear day. Self at odd jobs . No mail. Sun 14th Mail arrived. Self very busy. Mr. Howland arrived from H Hope. Mon 15th The mail left this morning. Self in office with Mr. Howland. Continues very fine weather. More teams arrived from H Hope. Tues 16th Self and Mr Howland in office. 2 teams arrived for H Hope. Continues very mild. Photo Credit File photo Wed 17th Mr Howland & man left this mornFrank Beatton at his garden in the Old Fort. ing for Dunvegan. Self in office. Continues very mild weather. An Indian arrived from the North Mon 1st The Teams left this morning. Telegraph outPine River and brought a few furs. fit arrived this evening. The line is forwarded as far as the Thurs 18th Self went down to Taylors for Hay. ContinSouth Pine. Self in office. Weather fine. ues very warm. Snow nearly all gone and lots of water on Tues 2nd Cadenhead & George left this morning for the Ice. Grande Prairie also Mrs. Parsons. A Team of oxen arrived Fri 19th Self & Johnny cutting firewood. Mr. Parsons from Pouce coupe for H. Hope A fine clear day. Continues left with his Prisoner and & witness for Clinton. Mr Cadenthawing around the place. Teams arrived with wire for the head is taking them out. Const. Manalt will remain here in telegraph. 3 Indians arrived from the North. Self in store. A the time the Chief is gone. fine clear day. Cold & stormy towards evening. Sat 20th Self & Johnny haulling wood. Aglisene & C Wed 3rd Self in store. The Indians left after getting their Mois arrived from Pouce Coupie and report snow nearly all supplies. 4 more Teams arrived with wire. Cloudy with a gone on the prairie. Continues very warm. Snow nearly all light fall of snow. Blowing a stormy gale of N.E. wind to- gone around the Post and the Hills all bare. wards evening. Sun 21st Continues very Thurs 4th Self in office. Snowed nearly all day. More fine weather. Cadenhead & teams arrived with wire. The Telegraph line finished to George arrived. here this evening. Mon 22nd Cadenhead Fri 5th Self out cutting firewood. Fine weather. The tele- started up the River but had graph started on the line to Hudsons Hope. Taylor came up to turn back as the Ice was and reports someone having shot his stud. First news came getting bad. Self at odd jobs. over the wire today. Snow nearly all gone. An Sat 6th Self as yesterday. A fine clear day. Another team Indian arrived from up the arrived with wire. Halfway River. He reports

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lots of Furs in their camp. Tues 23rd A fine warm day. The Ice getting bad. Cadenhead haulling up his freight and storing it here until open water. Self at odd jobs. Wed 24th Cloudy with alight fall of snow. Self went across and got the canoe which was left there last fall. Aglisene left again for Pouce Coupie. 2 Indians arrived this evening from the North. Thurs 25th Continues very fine weather. The Indians left after getting their supplies. Cadenhead left for home overland. Fri 26th Self in office. 2 teams of Settlers affects arrived this evening. Sat 27th A fine clear day. Thos Jamieson & Forfar arrived and had a hard trip. The Ice getting bad. Jakatachie & Appain & 2 others arrived with a load of Furs. Sat 28th Jamieson & Forfar haulling up and storing their freight. Charlie & 2 boys arrived this evening. Self busy in store all day. Appain and Jakatachie left after getting their supplies. Sun 29th Self busy all day with Indians. Furs & Family pulled out over land also Mr. Jamieson & Fofar. Snowed all day. Charlie & party left for their camps after getting their supplies. Mon 30th Continued snowing all day. Walter Kinsey and Francis arrived back with their pack train. Cadenhead also got back and left again for home. Self in office. Tues 31st Cloudy with a little snow. Bob Frey arrived from Rosalie Island. Davis + 2 other Indians arrived from Clear Water where they have been trapping during this winter. They have sold all their Furs to Dunvegan traders.

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