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SD 60 and 59 deal with transportation cuts - Page 3, 4
Women of Peace celebrated - Page 13
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The Daryl Mills Professional Bull Riding invitational hosted cowboys from around the world. The event took place at the North Peace Arena on Apr. 20 and 21. More on Page 16.
Clark’s solution to BC debt - Page 11
North Peace Tories may back Hadland By Jill Earl
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FORT ST. JOHN - With less than a month away to the 40th provincial election the provincial Tories
still have yet to name their MLA candidate for Peace River North. A Fort St. John community member close to a prominent B.C. political party, who chooses to remain anonymous, thinks that if a candidate is not named North Peace Tories will put their support behind independent candidate Arthur Hadland. The president of the party’s constituency association even appeared at Hadland’s campaign office opening last week, showing his support. According to this community member, BC Liberal Pat Pimm’s election pamphlet has gotten local Tories
angry. The pamphlet positions Pimm as, ‘Your conservative voice in the BC Liberal caucus.’ “North Peace conservatives have been voicing their support for Arthur for a very long time now. “Arthur is a card carrying member of the federal Conservative party,� he said, adding that Pimm currently doesn’t have a membership with the federal Conservatives. The Tories nomination meeting deadline has past, but the party can still appoint a candidate until 1 p.m. on Apr. 26, when Elections BC closes the nomination period.
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stander, a campaign that aims to end violence against women. “The success of this business means a growth for all British Columbians, that’s what makes it possible to afford all the things that we need and depend on,� said Clark. “We’ve been able to afford these things because we’re growing our economy and we’re growing our economy in large part because of the hard work, the ingenuity of the Peace River Region. The people in the northeast are driving B.C.’s economy and are going to be very soon driving our national economy,� she said. Former MLA’s for Peace River South, Blair Lekstrom and Jack Weisgerber, were present during the announcement and were both elected officials while Fair Share was first being negotiated and finally implemented in 1993. “In the last year of that [agreement], there will be an opportunity to sit down and renegotiate the future of that. Right now 2020 is what is in the MOU, so that ten year extension is great news...that announcement here today is an extremely positive one for the people of this region,� said Lekstrom. Continued on Page 7.
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SD 60 looks for community input on how to make up $500,000-transportation cuts By Kyla Corpuz FORT ST. JOHN – The Board of Education is asking communities within School District 60 for their input on how to make up the loss of subsidy from the Ministry of Education. If there are no sufficient solutions before May 8, the district will be forced to implement a ridership fee that is currently pending. “If it comes to fruition it will take place in September so we don’t have a lot of time to play with it,” said School District 60 Secretary-Treasurer Doug Boyd. The yearly fee to make up for the funding shortfall is $200 for one child, $400 for two children and $500 for three children or more. Approximately 1,300 families could be subject to this change. “If you really look at it, it’s not expensive, but it’s a change and we understand, and if we had our choices we wouldn’t be doing this,” said Boyd. The revenue that would be generated by the ridership fee is around $300,000, which only makes up half of what the district is initially losing. In addition to the pending ridership fee, the board is also looking at eliminating and shortening runs, extending walking distances and modifying boarding and transportation allowances. “You can see the dilemma we’re in,” said Boyd. “It’s not something that the board or staff even want to approach because traditionally we’ve been able to provide this.” Last year the Ministry of Education changed the funding source from the transportation budget line to something called
Student Location Factor. “It’s basically done throughout the province and some districts got more money and some got less, we were one of the people that got less,” said Boyd, who added that the change was not negotiable; despite the board repeatedly raising the issue with the Ministry and MLA both directly and through provincial organizations. “We met with the advisory committee [in Vancouver] and put forth direct concerns and [secretary/treasurers from School District 59 and 60] were hoping [the loss of funding] would be changed, and in our view, corrected,” explained Boyd. “That has not occurred, so now … we’re in the position of having to respond.” The Student Location Factor provides funding to districts based on standard school enrolment and the school-age population density of communities within that district. The funding loss started this year. For 2011/12 the district spent $3.6 million on transportation and received $2.85 million from the ministry. This school year they received $2.76 million, next year it will decrease by approximately an-
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other $180,000. By 2014/15 the district will have lost a total of $540,000. In addition, the district already spends around $185,000 over what they are funded but also makes $30,000 providing out-ofprovince transportation. Altogether, the district is looking to make up $700,000 to balance their revenues and expenditures. “We have to understand that we are facing a reality—and that is a shortfall. We cannot deliver the types of services we’ve been delivering, we need to consolidate those someway and minimize that affect and provide access.” While it is not the Board of Education’s responsibility to provide students with transportation, Boyd said, “Obviously the school board is very interested in assisting and providing access to educational facilities … we just have to understand that there is a cost to that. In our district it costs us approximately $3 million to do what we’re doing right now.”
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BC Book Prize nominee Caroline Adderson reads excerpts from her book Middle of Nowhere, which is nominated for the Sheila Egoff Children’s Literature Prize, to a group of Grade 4, 5 and 6 students at Alwin Holland Elementary on Apr. 19. Adderson shared with students what it takes to be a published author. She was on the Peace country tour with Yasuko Thanh, who was nominated for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for her book Floating Like the Dead. They visited Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Chetwynd and Hudson’s Hope.
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DAWSON CREEK- School District 59 directors will have a ‘menu’ of options to choose from when considering how they will save $750,000 over the next three years from their transportation budget. During the April 17 school district meeting, Jeff Viar, a consultant for School Bus Consultants LLC. of Minneapolis, gave several recommendations to school board directors of how they could recover the lost funding. Viar was hired by the district to review their transportation service to identify inefficiencies and possible cost savings. Viar noted that the district might have to change some of their policies in order to implement the changes necessary to save money. He suggested a number of option that could be combined to make up for the $750,000 lost, including: increasing the walking distance to bus stop locations, decreasing route extension limits, introducing a fee for all riders, increasing fees structure for non-public pay-to-ride students, eliminating some routes and increasing limits for student eligibility for transportation. “[It] blows your policies out of the water,” Viar said. He recommended hiring part-time staff in the office, utilizing driver minimum paid time by having them take on other responsibilities like washing the buses, and removing the student disciplinary responsibilities from the manager. Viar also suggested cutting 15 buses of the district’s 35 in Dawson Creek and 15 contracted buses in Chetwynd. To realize the most savings Viar said the district could close down lowattendance rural schools like Rolla Traditional School, Moberly Lake Elementary, McLeod Elementary, and Tate Creek Elementary. “I think we need a little bit of time to digest what we’re hearing...I think this information will be helpful, but it is information, it is not something that we will necessarily have to implement every piece that they’ve talked about,” said chair of the board, Richard Powell. “We have not made any decisions of what’s going to happen and I think we need to take this information and consider what are the options, so we can’t give anyone any answers today,” he said. Viar recognized the size of the district to be one of the board’s biggest challenges to providing transportation services to their students. Viar notes that School District 59 is 24,74km2, bigger than the size of New Hampshire. Through the review, Viar discovered that the average bus capacity is only 49 per cent, and that on average 3.7 buses are used to transport 100 students; compared to similar districts the average should be around 1.7 buses. “We were not shocked to see this and I obviously can’t see you all there, I don’t know if eyebrows are going up or what but we did not expect to see a low-cost operation. It’s just not going to be possible with you guys’ makeup,” said Viar, in his presentation to the board via
conference call. Approximately 890 students take the bus each day in Dawson Creek, 428 students in Chetwynd and 130 private school students. Buses average 25 students in Dawson Creek and 29 students in Chetwynd. Dawson Creek buses drive approximately 5,540km a day, while buses in Chetwynd drive 2,230km a day. At the beginning of the school year, School District 59 implemented several changes to their bus system to reflect the $250,000 that was cut from the board’s budget this year. Next school year they will have to find $500,000 of savings in their transportation budget and $750,000 for every year following after that. To deal with this year’s funding cut the board increased their monthly fees to private school students from $20 a student to $30, and $50 for a family to $75 per family. They also began taking attendance of all students riding the bus, and will no longer maintain route deviations for a student riding less than 60 per cent of the time; they also stopped adding route deviations for students not riding in their catchment area school. Bus route 43 to Rolla (one of four) was cancelled due to low attendance and the remaining routes were revised. For the school year starting in September, the board has approved: no route deviations for students not riding in their catchment area school and increased fees charged for Chetwynd intown busing ($20 for a student, $50 for a family) with free busing for high school students from three locations in town from November 1 to March 31. The board also decided to change their route extensions policy and extensions will be reviewed annually to see if they are still warranted. Under the new policy, the route deviation can be 3.2km to pick up one student, 4.8km to pick up two students, 6.4km to pick up three students and up to 8km to pick up four students. Secretary-Treasurer for the district, Gerry Slykhuis, said that for the past eight years the district had received approximately $3.3 million annually for their transportation needs. The budget reduction is due to a new funding formula (that considers population density but not the amount of area in a region) introduced by the Province of B.C., which actually added ten million dollars into overall transportation funding. With the new formula some districts got more money, some, like School District 59 got less. Slykhuis said that the district has talked to Minister of Education Don McRae as well as to local MLAs fighting for a change to the formula for over a year now. The School District intends to host presentations in Dawson Creek and Chetwynd for public information about transportation and invites any public questions, comments and suggestions. Powell said that he expects a decision to made about the future of transportation in the district sometime in June.
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The School District 59 board has to find $750,000 in their transportation budget to make up for provincial cuts.
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Northern Opportunities is a ‘springboard to success’ By Kyla Corpuz FORT ST. JOHN – Northern Opportunities was implemented 10 years ago between industry players and School District 60, 59 and 81 to address skill shortages in the north. The program is designed to get post secondary students in tune with their future career goals in the trades industry. It allows Grade 12 students to access college level courses to obtain dual credits. On Apr. 17 Northern Opportunities’ partners and students who graduated through the program gathered at the Pomeroy Hotel to celebrate Northern Opportunities’ 10th anniversary. Al Ritchie, Spectra’s vice president for Western Canada, said the program helps students stay in school and gives them a “springboard to success.” When the program started it was geared specifically towards career trades, like mechanics, oil and gas field operators, hairstyling and engineering. Now, they are starting to broaden the scope of the program to accommodate academia courses. In the future they hope to
provide training for all career paths. “Our ambitious vision turned out to be a modest vision,” said Ritchie. “[It] turned out to be more than creating gas operators.” Dale McEacheran, 17, will be graduating this year with dual credits to become a carpenter. “It was definitely a learning experience, I went to college for six weeks and it was definitely a long ways for home, even though it was an hour away. Without the Northern Opportunities I don’t think I’d ever be where I am now.” McEacheran’s mom, Alma, said Dale always had a keen interest in woodworking. “If we back up just a little bit to Grade 8 or 9 … that’s where his little heart was set, in wood work projects and making something,” said Alma. They decided to go with his passion when thinking about his future career, and Dale enrolled in Level 1 carpentry in Grade 11. He is now in Level 2 carpentry. Rayel Cooper, 19, is another success story. Cooper started her dual-credit courses to become an oil and gas operator in her senior year and by the time she graduated she was equipped to apply for jobs. “Two days after my 18th birthday was my first day
on the field,” said Cooper. A year later she got a direct position with Shell Canada. Cooper and McEacheran both received awards for their accomplishments, and several supporters like former Peace River North MLA Pat Pimm, former Peace River South MLA Blair Lekstrom and Fort St. John mayor Lori Ackerman received awards for their advocacy with Northern Opportunities as well. Northern Opportunities has received funding from Northern Development Initiative Trust for the past seven years, which they’ve had to go back for every three years to secure. They are currently looking for sustainable funding to continue carrying out the program.
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I know I’m not the only one confused about who to vote for on May 14. There are 26 political parties registered to Elections BC, some of which include: BC First Party, the Communist Party of BC, the Helping Hand Party, New Wave, People’s Front, and the Work Less Party of British Columbia. Though there are a lot of parties, many voters will only consider four options: Christy Clark for the BC Liberals, John Cummins for the BC Conservatives, Adrian Dix for the New Democratic Party and Jane Sterk for the Green Party. To help guide voters to the party that best aligns with their values the CBC has released a Vote Compass. The online survey consists of 30 questions that asks the participant if they strongly agree, somewhat agree, are neutral, somewhat disagree and strongly disagree about each statement provided. Questions hit on almost every major issue faced by government today, including: foreign workers, immigrants, the province’s deficit, post-secondary tuition, high-income taxes, class sizes, legalizing marijuana, health care, fracking to extract natural gas, coastal traffic, the Northern Gateway Pipeline, minimum wage, welfare, funding child care, renewable energy, and many others. They didn’t, however, mention Site C. Participants were also asked to rank a number of topics such as labour relations, the environment and education on a scale of zero to ten to indicate how important each topic is to you. After the survey gives you the result, you can see if the results change after taking into account how you weighed each topic’s importance. The survey will also ask you how you view each party, who you are likely to vote for, which candidate is the most trustworthy and competent, which party is likely to win in your riding and which party has the same values as you. These questions don’t affect the final result and can be skipped altogether. As of April 21, the survey had nearly 25,000 participants.
Taking the survey was an eye-opening experience to issues that I had never considered before, and was unsure of where some of the parties stood on these issues. I encourage other people to take the survey as well. I know it won’t affect the strategic voters but the results may surprise some...I know it surprised me! -Jill
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Meet your new landlord, the Regional District Board. They state as some of their reasons for illegally (according to The Charter of Rights and Freedoms) the supposed need for these Rural By-Laws is for health and a better standard of living. Sorry, I haven’t heard of any sickness, plagues or epidemics coming from any Rural Resident because they did not buy a Building Permit from the Regional District office. I can’t imagine how an extra $20,000.00 or so in building permits, an increase in taxes, as well as pay for inspections, is going to better your stan-
Madam Premier Clark visited the Peace Country late last week, once again, praising the benefits of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) for purposes of export to Asia and beyond. The purpose of espousing the benefits of LNG is that the government is hoping for a “windfall” of profits in the years to come. That in turn,(the Liberals hope) will wipe out the present debt and deficit being shouldered by the taxpayers of BC. The second topic on the mind of the Premier is just that point: the debt and deficit of this province which has more than doubled under the tenure of the BC Liberals. Many commercials being aired, show the Premier speaking at the kitchen table, discussing the debt issue with average British Columbians. In one of those ads, she makes the statement, “you
dards of living. Not to mention having to borrow a lot of money with ever increasing increment interest rates, when ‘the traditional way of building was to build and add on as one could afford. Of course, only with the Regional District’s permission. Sorry, they other plans for you. The only ones I can think of who will benefit from these new rulings will be the Mortgage companies, the Real estate companies, the Insurance companies and the power grabbing Regional District. Oh, I forgot the licensed building contractors. Now that they have got you
to sign away your rights and freedoms as a land owner, they will start to raise interest rates. The nice people at the Regional District office will begin to raise your taxes, the price of cattle may drop, and you may lose your job. It’s a nice thought isn’t it. Keep in mind the office of the Regional District is only concerned for your welfare. They wouldn’t have anything but your interests at heart, would they? I can’t imagine anyone with any brains at all can believe and swallow this claptrap from the Regional District.
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create a whole mountain of debt, and it’s a trap”. Speaking of a “trap”, is Premier Clark’s support of the Site C proposal. She is also quoted saying that we need Site C , “to keep rates low for residential and industrial users in BC, that’s absolutely paramount”. Suprisingly, the Premier just fell into a “trap” of her own making. By building the Site C dam, the taxpayers and ratepayers of this province will be condemned to pay 6X the capital cost for the same unit of energy, ( megawatthour) rather than by using a natural gas powered facility. We British Columbians will also be paying 3X the operational costs incurred by a Site C rather than opting for a natural gas cogen system. These above numbers are correct. By Hydro’s own admission, Site C will cost the taxpayers $110/mWh in comparison to $30/mWh for a natural gas powered system.
What is the problem then? Has the Premier not been made aware of the option? That certainly is NOT the case. Formal letters of explanation between the two options have indeed been sent to both Premier Clark’s office as well as Mr Pimm, the Liberal MLA for Peace River North. Regrettably, after many months, neither party has taken the time to even respond to our letters or to the question. If the Premier were sincere, in her “debt reduction” policy, why is she so unwilling to acknowledge the option of BC natural gas being used here in the province for efficient power generation? Otherwise, Madam Clark’s points about reducing the provincial debt are truly hypocritical and empty talk. Rick Koechl Mike Kroecher Allan Norman
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Liberal Bernier officially opens office By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK- Liberal MLA candidate for the South Peace, Mike Bernier, celebrated the official opening of his campaign office amongst family, friends and supporters, April 16. The opening came just hours after Premier Christy Clark asked Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon to dissolve the legislature, kickstarting the 28-day campaign period. “We have 28 days,â€? Bernier said at the opening. “We need to do this together. This is not about me, this is about us, this is about the South Peace, this is about the issues that we have, how we’re going to need to work together,â€? he added, requesting the help of supporters. Former Liberal MLA for Peace River South, Blair Lekstrom, was present to put his support behind Bernier. Lekstrom thanked attendees for their support over the last 12 years and Bernier for his work as the mayor of Dawson Creek. Lekstrom listed some of Bernier’s good qualities as a leader, he: listens, problem solves, works hard and is upfront. “I think you’re a hard worker, I think you’ll take this riding,â€? Lekstrom said, addressing Bernier. “We’ll work together and all of us together I think have to give the commitment to Mike that we’re here to help,â€? he added. Lekstrom highlighted that South Peace voters tend to elect the person and the party together, because constituents personally know their candidates. He is confident Bernier will accumulate a lot of votes because he has worked hard for the region. Both Bernier and Lekstrom admitted that while they haven’t necessarily always agreed with every decision the BC Liberals have made, they fully support their plans for the future of liquefied natural gas in the province. “The one thing that I want to make sure that I’m banging home in Victoria constantly though‌the possibilities that we have as an entire province, we have to remember that it’s on the backs of the people in the northeast of the province,â€? said Bernier, about B.C.’s economic future. The BC Liberals released their platform on April 15. “One of the biggest things that the Liberal government platform is recognizing is that in order to have jobs, in order to have a stable economy and a balanced budget, we need investment,â€? said Bernier. “We have an amazing opportunity right now, and that’s
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Liberal candidate in the South Peace, Mike Bernier, officially opens his campaign office, April 16.
around our LNG‌and as I mentioned, that LNG won’t happen without the Peace Region and I think that’s really important is making sure people recognize that,â€? he said. He said that under the BC Liberals this area has become a ‘have’ region, with jobs, investment, low-unemployment and other opportunities, and that the last thing the province needs is to see those jobs and investments leave the province. “People forget sometimes, it’s been 12 years of having it good. We want to keep it going for one more term,â€? Bernier said. Bernier said that his campaign will include the popular ‘knocking on doors’ tactic, and that he doesn’t plan on making any unrealistic campaign promises. He wants to be able to listen to the people he meets with and talk about their issues. “I’m not going to come out and say ‘elect me, this is what you’re going to get.’ I see other candidates out there and it seems like it’s the 12 days of Christmas, and announcing things that I think is irresponsible,â€? said Bernier.
“I think the citizens deserve better then that, you don’t want to be coming out and making announcements that you know you can’t fulfill,� he said. Election day is scheduled for May 14.
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“Fair Share came in while I was in office and it was very much an attempt to recognize the contribution of this region to the provincial welfare. It’s only right that a share of that revenue come back to the region. Fair share is a nice name for the program and I was very much pleased to hear the premier commit to an extension beyond 2020 to 2030,â€? said Weisgerber. Liberal MLA candidate for Peace River South, Mike Bernier, was pleased to hear the party supported his want for the region; Bernier has identified extending Fair Share as his number one priority if elected. “We recognize in the area the activity we have, it was great to have Premier Clark stepping forward and also recognizing the fact that this is happening,â€? Employment Agency Bernier said. Clark also alluded to more ATTENTION EMPLOYERS benefits coming to the region should she be elected. Experiencing labour shortage? “We are beginning a disRecruit your qualiďŹ ed employee today! cussion about a rural dividend We place workers in these industries: program that’s going to apply to rural communities all across U U Management Business Administration the province, and that would U U Medical & Dental Field Engineers & Technicians apply here as well. We want to U Hospitality U Oil & Gas Industry make sure that as you take on U Live-in Caregivers & U Retail Sales the great task of eliminating our Home Care U Trades debt and driving our economy U Logistics & Manufacturing and putting people to work all over the province, that you don’t pay a disproportionate cost for that,â€? she said. “This community needs and deserves to have those benefits come back to them,â€? Clark added.
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far back as the 1980’s. One of his more comic roles was in Greater Tuna. JP Wood may be best remembered as Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther Strikes Again. Dallas Ashdown is one of the funniest improv actors in Fort St. John and tends to tiptoe among fully-set mouse traps. Jamie Lock seems to snag humorous roles of ethnic origin that are way over-the-top. Kyle Behrens, relatively new to Stage North, was the reprobate ex of Paulette in Legally Blonde. Corine Dyke was most recently seen as the not-so-gracious Aunt Sponge in James and the Giant Peach. Stage North continues to look for a home. In the meantime, the show must go on. Take Five opens on the NPCC stage on Thursday, May 2 and continues to May 3 and 4. Tickets are available online at tickets.npcc.bc.ca or at the NPCC box office 250-7851992. All seats are $15. Check out www.stagenorth.ca For further information: Dale Hillman (Director) 250793-6715 dhillman@pris. bc.ca
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Team Peace gets gold experience at provincial skills comp. By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK- Though Team Peace didn’t walk away with any gold medals at last week’s Provincial Skills Competition, team members received a much more valuable experience. Regional skills competition organizer, Jamie Maxwell, along with four other chaperones accompanied 19 students who had won first place at the Regional Skills Competition in March to the provincial championships in Abbotsford, April 17. Three students took home medals including Korynn Oberle and Zac Shwartz from Dawson Creek Secondary School’s South Peace campus who won bronze as a team in 2D computer animation, and Jacob Elliot from NLC’s Fort St. John campus who took home silver for electrical wiring. “I am really proud of them because they are the best we got‌ every year we come back with a medal or two, so that’s really nice,â€? said Maxwell. Besides enjoyment, Maxwell hoped that the experience would give the students an idea of what it’s like to work under pressure and with time constraints. Maxwell said employers, unions and other trade schools set up booths during the competition and he hoped this would encourage the students to explore their options. “A little bit of stress can be a good thing. The nice thing about this sort of event is that there are bookends on the activity, it starts and it finishes. It happens within a set time frame and you have to do what you can with what you have in that time,â€? said Maxwell. “This is the real world, this is working for a living,â€? he said. 16 year-old Oberle and Shwartz had approximately seven hours to create a 12 second cartoon clip to put to music. The pair said that they did run into technical difficulties during the competition but were eventually able to sort them out. “There were some parts that didn’t go the way that we would like it to, but in the end it worked out,â€? Shwartz said.
“I learned that you don’t always have to rush through it because I think we spent a lot of the time rushing and then that’s where we got a lot of our technical difficulties from...and if you just organize it a little bit, then you can get a lot done,â€? said Oberle. Silver medalist, Elliot had six and a half hours to work on stud wall wiring, simple lights, conduit, and surface wiring. Elliot said that he had a lot of fun at the competition but was nervous at first. Like Oberle and Shwartz, Elliot’s biggest lesson was on time management. “I learned a little bit more on time management and I guess a little bit better on competing now‌[It] would be more enjoyable next time I think, not so stressful,â€? he said. Elliot said that being at the competition made him realize how big the trades are. “All the trades are on display...there’s just lots and lots of possibility there, you kind of wish that you could take more kids,â€? said Maxwell. Team Peace included four middle school students from Dawson Creek Secondary School’s Central Campus: Hudson Henderson and Kevin White who competed in the gravity vehicle race, and Caleb Willms and Skyler Chowace who competed in the spaghetti bridge building contest. Dawson Creek Secondary School’s South Peace Campus competitors included: Raz Patrick for architecture, Jarred Sutherland for cabinetmaking, and James Ashwell and Nick Tutin for TV/video production. North Peace Secondary School students included: Jess Robinson for automotive service, Kathryn Stickel for baking, Matt Link for carpentry and Brooke Copeland for hairdressing. Northern Lights College competitors Luke Larsen, Maverick Millen and David Hill entered into the aircraft maintenance competition, Ben Scholten entered in carpentry, and Meesha Beaulieu competed in hairdressing. If any student had won gold, they would have advanced to the Canadian Skills Competition held in Vancouver this year, June 5 to 8. Thanks to a number of sponsors the students were able to compete free of charge, they included: Encana Corporation, School Districts 59 and 60, DCSS Parent Advisory Committee, Browns’ Chevrolet, Canadian Tire, Peavey Mart, Software Emporium, Mii Spa, Boston Pizza, Mr. Mikes, Skin Ovations, Brown’s Social
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Millions to be invested in South Peace Highways, safety By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK - Forty-three million dollars in recent investments from the Province of British Columbia will help drive safety on South Peace roads and highways. Road investments include the $28 million announced earlier this year for four-laning Highway 2 from Tupper Creek to 192 Road and 8th Street to Rolla Road (Snakepit Road). The $43 million also includes the funding that was announced in March for intersection improvements at Mason Semple Road and Bessborough Road, consisting of the widening and sealcoating of four kilometres of road between Bessborough Road to Road 241 and sealcoating five kilometres of Road 214 (from the Mason Semple intersection) to Road 243. The $43 million is in addition to the $26 million recently announced for upgrading and expanding the South Taylor Hill, which will be underway next year. The funding includes a number of dust control, graveling and
resurfacing programs and the completion of a number of other construction projects. A number of various side roads in the South Peace will be graveled and brushed, while several other side roads impacted by the oil and gas industry will be applied with dust controlling agents. On Highway 97, the Kiskatinaw River Bridge will be resurfaced and one kilometre of the highway near the West Pine Quarry, south of Chetwynd, will be repaved. 9.5km of the Stewart Lake Road will be widened and sealcoated. The funding will also be used to complete several passing lanes: 2.8km southbound on Highway 2 at Blockline Road east of Pouce Coupe and two kilometres northbound on Highway 97 at Farmington Fairways. With the funding the Chetwynd Recreation Centre will see the completion of right-in/right-out lanes. Farmington residents will see additional turning lanes and highway realignment on Highway 97 near intersections
in that community. Additional lanes for turning vehicles and street lighting will also be made available at the Old Tremblay Trail and Highway 2 intersection in Pouce Coupe. A multiplate culvert will be constructed over Buffalo Creek and the Brassey Creek Bridge on Highway 52 will be replaced. “Our province is funding $43 million in extensive highway upgrades planned for the South Peace this year, as well as the South Taylor Hill project that was announced on March 28 in collaboration with the federal government,” said Peace River South MLA Blair Lekstrom in the press release. “I am excited to announce the full highways program for our region in the coming year, which will benefit residents, tourists, and industry. Road safety and development is a continued priority for our government and I am happy to see these projects come to fruition,” he said.
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Rolla Road (a.k.a. Snakepit Road) is one of the many intersections that will be upgraded thanks to provincial investment.
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Left: Theresa Gladue (left) with presenter Mary Anne Arand of Central Interior Logging Association, the award sponsor. Gladue won two awards. Right: Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman (left) accepts, on behalf of Connie Greyeyes, the 2013 Women of the North Community Enrichment Award sponsored by the Prince George Chamber of Commerce and presented by CEO Jennifer Brandle McCall.
WOMEN OF THE PEACE RECOGNIZED AT NORTHERN EVENT By Kyla Corpuz PRINCE GEORGE – The first Women of the North event hosted by the Prince George Free Press and Northern Events acknowledged two Peace river residents and welcomed Fort St. John mayor Lori Ackerman as a keynote speaker. Women of the North was aimed to ‘inspire, mentor and champion’ women. A number of northern females were presented awards; two locals were among the winners. Theresa Gladue from Dawson Creek won the 2013 Women of the North Influence and Impact Woman of the Year Award and Aboriginal Woman of Distinction Award. Gladue is a prominent volunteer in Dawson Creek serves as a co-founder for the Aboriginal Women’s Awareness Resource Society. She also sits on various committees and councils, according to the BC Community Achievement Awards. Connie Greyeyes, a Fort St. John resident, tied with Shannon McFail for the 2013 Community Enrichment Award. “Connie gives selflessly to our community. She gives in so many ways and does not stop even when adversity gets in the way,” wrote Holly Hanson in her nomination letter for Greyeyes. “At any one time Connie has multiple volunteer projects on the go in which she works at tirelessly,” said Hanson. Greyeyes is a facilitator for
the Fort St. John Women’s Warrior Group, president and volunteer of the Spirit of the Peace Powwow Committee, organizer and co-founder of the Sisters in Spirit vigil in Fort St. John, president for the Success by 6 Aboriginal Head Start program, provincial ambassador for the Stilettos to Moccasins workshops and vounteer for the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society’s Vagina Monologues fundraiser. Greyeyes could not attend the conference as she was chaperoning 34 children at the Vancouver Sun Run. The conference did have mayor Ackerman present. When she’s not in and out of meetings, sitting in city council or regional district, Ackerman is known as somewhat of an inspirational speaker. “I was honoured to have been asked to have share my story,” said Ackerman. “I remember having role models in my life that allowed me to take a glimmer of experience from their lives and to be able to turn that into [myself].” Ackerman talked about creating your own future. “Everyone grows up with life experiences and those experiences may be positive and may be negative and where you’re going to. And if you will succeed or not is dependent on whether you allow those life experiences, if they were negative, to own you or own your life.” She said that “everybody goes through difficult times, it’s just how you deal with them.”
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Regional District on path to parks and trails master plan By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK- The path to developing a regional parks and trails master plan has been long for the Peace River Regional District but with help from resident input, staff released the draft last month. Once approved by the directors, the plan will give board members short and long-term goals for the parks and trails system in the region for the next ten years. In order to implement the plan, staff proposed a total budget of $3,165,250 for parks and trails for 2013-2022. According to the chair of the PRRD’s Regional Parks Committee, Fred Jarvis, the district held over 20 meetings in all corners of the region to gather public input on the plan.
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“It wouldn’t be a large crowd often, but a lot of people would tures. come with a tremendous amount of ideas... and give critic on ”If there are ever funds needed when it comes budgeting time, what was already proposed...we did the initial plan with a lot of it can be added,” said Jarvis. consideration by groups and by the committee itself and so on Prior to starting the development of the master plan, the Reand took that [plan] out to everyone and they tore it apart and gional District decided that they did not have the capacity to added to it,” Jarvis said. develop and manage recreational trails. In order to have trail “They are the ones that are going to use it, and we wanted systems available in the region, the district aims to work with to make sure that whatever was accepted was their ideas put non-profit groups that already manage and maintain recreational together not just some consultant or a group of central people, trails in the region. The district hopes to support these groups by people throughout the whole area,” said Jarvis, about the impor- offering a $50,000 Recreational Trails Support Grant annually tance of the public consultation. so that they may continue their work. During the public consultation process of about a year, the The district also wants to create a regional map showing the district issued a survey; results showed that 84 per cent of par- location of all registered trails, establish minimum trail stanticipants said that they would support a tax increase on some dards and procedures, and establish a marketing project that level to provide additional funding for regional parks and trails. would provide an opportunity for all trail users to collaborate. The plan recommends an increased tax rate of $0.01060 to Although the district has not allotted funds in their capital $0.0264 per $1,000 of assessed value on property improvements budget to fund future parks, they have gathered a list of 24 poonly. For properties with improvements valued at $150,000 this tential sites, they include: Bear Mountain, Dokie Road, Cameron means a cost ranging between $1.59 and $3.95 annually over the Lake, Copeland Beach, Halfway Graham, Hudson’s Hope Heat ten year life of the plan. Those assessed at $500,000 can expect Vents, Pine River and Tepee Falls. to pay between $5.30 and $13.20. District staff are still accepting public input for the plan. ApOver the ten-year plan, approximately $285,600 is expected proval of the plan is anticipated for June, 2013. to be spent in Blackfoot Park for a new picnic shelter, the design and implementation of ten campsites, the development of an in-park walking trail and the construction of an on-site sanistation. Montney Centennial is lined up to receive new campsites for $153,000, Sundance Lake Park will have a boat launch installed for $15,300, Spencer Tuck Park can expect a new picnic shelter and possibly new campsites on the property Jill Earl photo across from Lakeshore Drive. An attendee tries out a SoQi bed with infrared heat and the chi machine, offered at Minaker River Park and Ivor Northern Lights Massage Therapy. The bed was a feature at the Health Expo, held Johnson Memorial Park have at the Dawson Creek Curling Rink April, 20, which attracted health and wellness no planned capital expendiexperts and enthusiasts of all kinds.
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North Peace NDP candidate Judy Fox-McGuire started her campaign kick-off the morning the writ dropped on Apr. 16 at the corner of 100 St. and 100 Ave. Fox-McGuire said she wants to bring positive change to the region and bring people back to politics to let them know politics can be a good thing. She wants the north to continue to be strong and vibrant.
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FORT ST. JOHN – The Energetic City hosted this year’s annual BC Trappers Association Convention at the Pomeroy Sport Centre from Apr. 19 to 21. The convention brought trappers and hunters from around North America to learn about the market conditions for buying and selling fur, get updates on new traps and teaching each other old and new techniques on how tod skin animals. Trapping in B.C. is seen as a renewable natural resource. “In B.C. we have strict trapping seasons and regulations … we harvest a lot of nuisance animals,” said Wayne Sharpe from the Prince George fur depot. “We’re the fur managers of the land basically. The trappers harvest surplus animals. As long as the habitat stays in tact we can continue to trap every year.”
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NOTICE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE Application No. 253792 Application for an Approval under the Provisions of the Environmental Management Act We, the Peace River Regional District, Box 810, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H8, intend to submit this application to the Director to authorize the disposal of wood waste through air curtain burning at the Bessborough LandÂżll. The land upon which the facility will be situated and the discharge will occur is NW Âź Sec 5, Twp 79, Range 16, located at 6688-237 Road, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H8, within the City of Dawson Creek Municipality. The maximum rate of wood waste disposed at this facility will be 65-130 tonnes per day. The operating period for this facility will be 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. The characteristics of the wood waste disposed are as follows: approximately 3,500 tonnes of mixed wood waste from the residential and commercial sector containing clean wood, brush and wood waste from renovations and demolition activities. The type of treatment to be applied to the discharge is: smoke and emission control through air curtain burning. Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed burning of woodwaste and wishes to provide relevant information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting, publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant, with acopy to the Regional Director, Environmental Protection at the BC Ministry of Environment, Omineca â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Peace Region, Suite 325 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1011 4th Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 3H9. The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record. Dated this Friday of April 19, 2013. Paulo Eichelberger Contact persons: Paulo Eichelberger, Solid Waste Co-ordinator, Peace River Regional District Jeff Rahn, Manager of Solid Waste Services, Peace River Regional District Telephone No.: 250.784.3200
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT BY-LAW NO. 2064, 2013
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2004 Taylor Frontage Road Notice is hereby given that the Regional Board of the Peace River Regional District intends to consider Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2064, 2013, for third reading and adoption at their Board meeting on May 9th, 2013 to be held at 10 am at the PRRD offices located at 1981 Alaska Avenue in Dawson Creek Proposal: Zoning Amendment By-law No. 2064, 2013, proposes to rezone Lots 10, 11 and 12 Plan PGP3039, Section 24, Township 82, Range 18, W6M, PRD from R-4 (Residential 4 Zone) to C-2 (General Commercial Zone) in PRRD Zoning Bylaw No. 1343, 2001 in the area shown shaded on the drawing below:
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This notice is in general form only. Relevant background documents may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, at the Peace River Regional District office located at 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, B.C. Any comments or concerns should be referred in writing to Ken Kalirai, Assistant Manager of Development Services at the Peace River Regional District at Box 810, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H8 or faxed to (250) 784-3201. Inquiries can also be made by telephone at (250) 784-3200 or 1-800-6707773. Fred Banham, CAO
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Energy Services BC is seeking a part time Administrator to deliver the day to day operations of the association. Must be computer literate to maintain and update our new, user friendly website, will perform general receptionist and office duties and providing services to the associations 200+ member companies. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with industry business leaders, stakeholders and government agencies through the delivery of their duties. ESBC will consider applicants interested in either contract or employee status. The successful candidate will be required to work with minimal supervision. Please send resume to: art@energyservicesbc.org. 04/11
2005, 30 ft. Keystone Hornet Trailer, 1 slide, 1 Queen Bedroom, 1 double bedroom with bunk, VGC Low Mileage, Loaded, $16,000. Call 250786-6862 04/25
5 Bedroom House, 3 up & 2 down, 2 bath. Separate Entrance, shared laundry, 10,000 in recent upgrades. Price $359,000, on one acre. If interested drive by 6388 Daisy Ave, then call 250-493-1807 04/25
Older 2 bedroom, lot zoned for building Duplex. Could live in or rent out lots of parking front and back, fully fenced. Large shop in back well secured. Drive by and have a look before calling 10911101 Ave. Well below estimated value. Asking $154,900.00 Call 250-263-8517 04/11
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Bills Books & Bargains. We Buy your collectables, Adult Magazines, Books and coins. Open 12pm to 7pm Mon to Sat. Phone 250-7852660 TFN FOR SALE
Large Pails of Honey, Hay Bales, Alfalfa, Brome, Timothy Mix Tamarack Corral Posts 10 ½, Corral Rails up to 24 feet long Call 250-719-6142 04/25
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CAREER OPPORTUNITY
MASSAGE
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Great Starter home! 3 Bed, 2 Full Baths, the master has a four piece en-suite. Open concept includes F/S, D/W, fresh paint, newer flooring and window coverings. A deck for your summer B-B-Q’s, shed, fenced yard! Quick possession. Call Heidi at Gary Reeder Realty Ltd. 250-261-3018 to view this property. 06/27
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CAREER OPPORTUNITY APARTMENT BUILDING LIVE IN MANAGER Rimcher Investments Ltd. Is a company dedicated to its employees and provides furnished rental suites know as Gwillim Garden Executive Suites in Chetwynd, B.C. Rimcher Investments is looking for an exceptional on site residential manager(s). Our ideal candidate(s) will have several years experience with strong interpersonal skills, above average maintenance skills and a “can do” attitude. This company owns and operates a two unit apartment building with 30 furnished suites in each building.
The responsibilities of the position may include:
Nim’s Thai Massage, Great Stress Relief for your Therapeutic well-being. Call 250-793-2335 05/16
FSJ Oriental Massage. Deeply relaxing, full body Call 250-261-3923 By appointment only. 04/25
April 25, 2013
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Melbern Vegetation Ltd., a Dawson Creek area business, specializing in Industrial Vegetation services, is currently accepting applications for herbicide application personnel for the May to August 2013 season. For more information: Phone (250) 219-3590 or Submit Resume by Fax or Email: Fax: (780) 354-8196 Email: mail@melbern.ca
• Regular in-suite and common area maintenance/renovations • Common area custodial duties • Minor landscaping and maintenance of the grounds • Renting of vacant suites
• Collecting rents and damage deposits • Move in and Move out inspections • RTB • Tenant correspondence and billing • Exceptional Customer Service
Only individuals or couples who meet the below requirements need apply: Willing to live in a “no pet building” This is an adult only complex Fluent in English, both oral and written Ability to use the computer Word, Excel, email, fax/scanner/printer A two bedroom suite is provided as part of the remuneration package, two weeks paid vacation after a year of employment If you feel that you meet these requirements and are committed to learning and developing additional skills, we would be pleased to receive your application and resume. We thank all who apply and will contact you with further information.
Please fax your resume to 1-250-837-6615 or email rimcher@rctvonline.net
T reaty 8 Tribal Association
10233 – 100th Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 1Y8 Phone: (250) 785-0612 Fax: (250) 785-2021 Website: www.treaty8.bc.ca
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
Lone Wolf Golf Club Requires - Turfcare Department - Wait Staff - Beverage Cart - Golf Shop - Cooks - Prep Cooks
Top wages paid with added perks and benefits Apply by email to Dave Callum DCallum@districtoftaylor.com
(250) 789-3711 Taylor, B.C.
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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT The Treaty 8 Tribal Association provides a range of advisory services for its member First Nations in Northeast British Columbia. In accordance with the Tribal Associations’ funding agreement with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, advisory services for the Treaty 8 First Nations include: band governance, financial management, community and economic development, education, and technical services. Reporting to the Administration/TARR Director, the Administrative Assistant is responsible for reception and clerical assistance that meets the Association’s day to day administrative needs. The ideal candidate will possess the following education, skills and experience: • Must be courteous, friendly and punctual; • Successful completion of Office Technology or Administrative training; • A minimum three years experience in an office setting; • Experience working in or with First Nations communities/ organizations; • Proficient in preparing a variety of documents from Microsoft Office software; • Must possess excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, and team work skills; • Must be a motivated “self starter”; • Strong work ethics and ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality. Terms of Employment:
Hours: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Permanent full time.
Interested persons may submit their resume, cover letter and three references to:
Shona Nelson, Administration/TARR Director Treaty 8 Tribal Association 10233 100th Avenue, Fort St John, BC V1J 1Y8 Tel: 250-785-0612 • Fax: 250-785-2021 Email: snelson@treaty8.bc.ca Deadline for applications is April 30, 2013 Treaty 8 Tribal Association thanks all interested applicants. However, only those short-listed will be contacted.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
April 2013
ONGOING
UPCOMING
Fort St. John
Montney. More info: 250-264-7422.
• May 1: MLA All Candidates Forum at the Lido theatre starting at 7 p.m. • May 5: Hike for Hospice at the Pomeroy Sport Centre Walking Vac Track from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. THis fundraiser marks the beginning of the National Hospice Palliative Care Week, but all funds remain in the community. • May 11: Campfire Cowboy Lounge Party at the Fort St. John Legion. Donations at door • 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. Shoot starts at 11 a.m. Location: Home of the Taylor Family 13429 256 Rd,
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. • “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
Dawson Creek
• Apr. 28: From 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the KPAC in Dawson Creek. 1100 – 95 Avenue. Vendors will be there and we will be serving strawberry shortcake with tea or coffee for $5.00 admission charge • Apr. 30: MLA All Candidate Forum at Northern Lights College Lecture Hall from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Everyone welcome, free event.
Baldonnel
• Apr. 27: Baldonnel Women’s Institute Spring Tea and Bazaar from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Baldonnel School. Come and enjoy beef on a bun and strawberry shortcake.
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 9909100 Ave, Fort St. John. Please visit our website: northpeacepregnancycare.ca. To make an appointment call our 24 hour hotline at (250) 262-1280. All services are free and completely confidential. • 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) 262-4530. • Pan African Caribbean Association welcomes the community to join our group to promote community awareness of culture, music and cuisine. Phone Donald at (250) 785-0815 for more information. • 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. • Join us for fun, fun, fun at the artSpace! ArtSpace classes are here again at the North Peace Cultural Centre with wonderful programming for all ages! Don’t miss out! Register today for preschool, Mommy and Me, afterschool and adult classes! Check out the great selection of activities at www.npcc.bc.ca, or pick up a brochure at the North Peace Cultural Centre. Call (250) 785-1992 for more information or to register.
Dawson Creek
• 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.
Fort Nelson
• 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.
Chetwynd
• 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
Tumbler Ridge
• 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.
Taylor
• 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.
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