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Unsightly premises cause concerns for rural residents By Matthew Bains PEACE REGION – For most of the year, the Peace Region is a beautiful place to look at, but disappearing snow in the springtime can reveal some unsightly areas. The board of the Peace River Regional District has heard complaints from a couple of residents who feel they’re living next to properties that are eyesores and that need to be cleaned up. Ken Barrett, who lives in Pouce Coupe on the Old Edmonton Highway, wrote to directors stating that since 2007 when his family moved there, the property to the west of them has been accumulating garbage. He said that includes car and truck bodies, large home appliances and raw materials like asphalt, metal, wood and concrete. He said he’s seen others treating the property like a dump and when the Bissette Creek Bridge was upgraded last year, he said the contractor dumped asphalt there as well. Barrett wrote not only is the property an eyesore, but he’s concerned about the impact to his property value and possible environmental issues. Another resident said the junk is a common problem around Pouce Coupe, Rolla and the Chilton subdivision just outside of Dawson Creek. She suggested there should be a bylaw to deal with unsightly rural lots that are not on farmland. Currently, there are no unsightly premises bylaws in any of the electoral areas, although Bruce Simard, general manager of development services for the district, said they can enforce zoning bylaws in the case of salvage yards run on agricultural land. Electoral Area C may become the first to enact such a bylaw, as directors approved a motion to that end on April 22, and are now waiting for approval from the Province. However, Electoral Area D director Wayne Hiebert said he’s aware that similar bylaws have been proposed in his area in the past, but resi-
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Some rural residents have voiced concerns about unsightly premises in the Peace Region, such as this property in Pouce Coupe that appears to be operating as a salvage yard. However, there are currently no bylaws regarding unsightly premises in the region and Electoral Area D director Wayne Hiebert said many rural residents have opposed enacting them in the past.
dents haven’t supported them. “Just about every farmer in the country has a couple of old, beat-up tractors that are sitting in the field, and maybe a combine or two, and they did not feel they wanted to be classified as an unsightly premise by someone,” he said. He added he’s aware of an elderly resident in Rolla who collects materials for recycling, but
isn’t able to move them out as quickly as they are collected. Hiebert said there are other ways to deal with those issues other than bylaws. He said sometimes just talking to residents and telling them there are complaints from neighbours is enough. He added if it is approved, the Area C bylaw will be a bit of a pilot for other rural areas and he’ll be following closely to see if it can actually work.
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Region turns out to recognize national Day of Mourning
By Melanie Robinson FORT ST. JOHN -- Last year in British Columbia, approximately 94,000 workers were injured on the job and another 121 lost their lives. It was in recognition of those workers that approximately 50 people walked the streets of Fort St. John, joining 100 countries around the world, who on April 28 recognize the Day of Mourning. Mark Gaehring, with the Peace River District Labour Council said the event has come a long way from three years ago when only six survivors gathered at the city’s workers’ memorial. “Never again will there be six survivor’s here in the rain on April 28,” he said. “One hundred countries around the world now celebrate this day. It’s not so much a celebration, it’s to remember -- remember the fact that health and safety is the most important thing we can do on our work site and it’s a joint effort.” The idea with the event, he added, is to raise awareness
of issues and to ensure that safety becomes everyone’s responsibility. “It’s not the worker’s responsibility and it’s not the employers responsibility, it’s everyone’s responsibility,” he said. “Employers are workers too, we stress that -- we need to co-operate in all aspects of health and safety.” While the province has an injury rate of three per cent, David Vince, regional prevention manager for WorkSafe BC, said any number is too high. Next year, organizers would like to see more people come out to the Matthew Bains photo event and possibly beat the approxiMembers of the community gathered at the Dawson Creek Fire Hall on mately 150 people who attended two years ago – beating out attendance in April 28 to participate in the annual Day of Mourning, which recognizes those killed and injured in work related incidents and the need to improve Vancouver. workplace safety. Bea Rutledge, representing the Peace River District Labour Council and the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 2403 said everybody has a role to play in workplace safety. Duncan Redfearn, safety coordinator with the City of Dawson Creek, facilitated the ceremony.
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In Fort St. John, approximately 50 people marched the streets of the city to raise awareness of the event, recognized in 100 countries worldwide. Organizers hope to have more people attend the event in the future.
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BCUC approval no longer needed for clean energy projects
By Matthew Bains NORTHEAST – British Columbia’s independent regulator of electricity rates will no longer be making decisions on renewable energy development in the province. Under the Clean Energy Act, enacted on April 28, BC Hydro no longer needs approval from the BC Utilities Commission for projects including the Site C Dam and electricity purchased from independent power producers such as wind projects. Instead, BC Hydro has 18 months to develop an Integrated Resource Plan to meet electricity needs over the next 30 years, with input from stakeholders, to be approved by the government. That plan will then guide BC Utilities Commission decisions. Energy Minister Blair Lekstrom said the BCUC will still have the authority to set domestic rates, and to ensure all energy projects are financed in a responsible way, but will not determine whether a project will proceed. He added he believes the public will have far more input into projects through the Integrated Resource Plan, rather than by making submissions to the BC Utilities Commission process, which he said was often dominated by lawyers representing special interests. The legislation also enables BC Hydro to secure long-term export power sales to other jurisdictions. It will work with independent power producers to market clean energy and to ensure reliability by supplementing the output of intermittent sources such as wind, runof-river and solar with power from large hydroelectric dams.
The Act states ratepayers will not be subsidizing export power sales and the BC Utilities Commission will have the authority to ensure that doesn’t happen. Lekstrom said British Columbia has traded power with other jurisdictions for decades, to the benefit of its citizens. “On average, about $100 million a year has come back to British Columbia,” he said. “We think we have the potential to grow that significantly as the rest of North America looks to find clean, green energy.” The legislation will also see the transfer of all BC Transmission Corporation assets, liabilities and employees to BC Hydro. NDP energy critic John Horgan said the BC Utilities Commission will no longer have control over domestic rates and will only be able to raise rates in response to government-approved projects. “Most definitely, ratepayers should be concerned,” said Horgan. “The Commission has no oversight, beyond increasing rates to pay for whatever the project may be.” He said there may be stakeholder consultations, but those in opposition won’t have the same rights to cross-examination and there won’t be an independent panel hearing that evidence. Horgan said while governments current and past
may have influenced BC Utilities Commission decisions by issuing special directives, in almost every instance it was isolated cases involving a specific project. He said governments could ultimately be held accountable to voters for those decisions. “Now the government is interfering in the whole process,” he said. “That ultimately will lead to political interference on a scale that is unparalleled in British Columbia’s history.” He said it would be impossible to distinguish power generated for domestic use from power intended for export. “They’ll use that very valuable reservoir capacity to shape these private projects and then sell to the United States,” he said. “If that doesn’t have an impact on domestic use, I don’t know how you do that, it would be an engineering miracle.” More on the Clean Energy Act in the next edition of the Northeast News.
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it’s a great opportunity to be able to give back.” Laura Schmick, with Imagine That, said she has coached some of the school’s sports teams and the need for new shirts was obvious. Just having them, she said, has increased the school spirit and will make students proud to be a ‘Taylor Tiger.’ “We didn’t look like a whole school, we didn’t look like an actual team,” she said. “That was one of the goals that a lot of the kids were saying – we want to look like a team, we want to go out there as the Taylor Tigers and now they’re just ecstatic about this and they’re coming together as a full team, which is important.” School principal Sheldon Steele said the sense of pride and morale that comes with having the uniforms is fantastic, and it was obvious from the smiles on the children’s faces when they opened the box. “Some of the uniforms in town looked a lot better than ours, according to the kids, and so when they see that and it’s fresh and new with the tiger on it, they’re pretty proud of it, I think.”
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NLC construction students finish building home in Pouce Coupe
By Matthew Bains POUCE COUPE – A new house built in Pouce Coupe may not seem like a cause for celebration, but it was for students in the 2009/10 residential construction program at Northern Lights College. Students invited guests to see their finished product, located in the new Peterson subdivision, at a showing on April 23. Construction began in September with 16 students and ended in April with 13 students. The amount of work they did in that timeframe even impressed their instructor, Mark Heartt. “Every year I think nobody’s going to exceed last year’s class, but this year’s class did such a wonderful job that it was amazing,” said Heartt. “It’s amazing what these students can do when they come in September and they really have no prior knowledge, yet this is what they produce.” He said they actually did more work than expected this year, by building a patio deck, finishing the two-car garage and doing some landscaping and upgrades that normally would be contracted out after the students were finished. The 1,288 square foot bungalow is built on a foundation of insulated concrete form. “It’s like building a Lego house,” explained student Kyle Chantree. “It’s got teeth, and you just lock it all together and you put rebar in and pour the concrete.” He said while that part of construction was enjoyable, not every part was. “I don’t like shingling,” said Chantree, adding it was timeconsuming nailing each shingle onto the roof individually in the cold of winter. However, he said he wasn’t discouraged and would like to pursue residential construction in the future. The house has three bedrooms, each with generous closet space, and two full bathrooms, including one attached to the master bedroom. The floors in the bedrooms and living room are made from a laminate material that gives the impression of a rich hardwood floor. Chantree took credit for picking out the sample. The living room and kitchen are open to each other, with high, vaulted ceilings that make the rooms feel larger. Student Travis Mallia said those features make it a great house for
entertaining. The kitchen has an island and cabinets made from cypress, with laminate tops. “I like the kitchen,” said student Jessica Anderson. “I personally worked on quite a bit of the countertops and everything in
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Thirteen students from the residential construction program at the Northern Lights College, along with instructor Mark Heartt (far right), celebrate the completion of the house they built in Pouce Coupe (left). there, and I think it turned
out really nice.” She said the countertops were challenging because they built them at the college and then brought them to the house and had to make them all fit. However, Anderson said with a project like this one, sometimes construction isn’t the hardest part, but rather working closely with so many different personalities. “You have to learn to get along with everyone, and you have to learn to work together, and this is what happens when you do,” she said, adding she believes carpentry is in her future. The Village of Pouce Coupe donated the 1,600 square foot lot for the home. Village councillor Peter Kut attended the showing, and said he was impressed by how quickly the house was built and the quality of the work. He said while he doesn’t think the village will be able to donate more lots because of the cost to taxpayers of connecting water and sewer, he thinks council would be open to other partnerships with the college. Heartt said they are grateful for the donation and hopes the house will set a standard for construction of new homes in the
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By Matthew Bains “The rush you get from helping people is absolutely amazing,” says local high school student Leah Black. Speaking to council on April 12, Black and fellow students told how they were inspired by a visit to Vancouver GM Place last September where 15,000 students from around the province heard speakers including actress Mia Farrow, Animal Welfare activist Jane Goodall and even the
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Community garden to provide residents fresh food options
By Melanie Robinson FORT ST. JOHN – Green thumb or not, residents in the city are encouraged to try their hand at gardening this year. A plan for a community garden near the Alliance Church is underway and was advanced further on April 12 when council voted to provide two water tanks on site. The garden will be a shared space where residents from throughout the community can collectively garden in a designated area. The project follows in the footstep of a similar initiative in Prince George where a mobile community garden, one that can be relocated quite easily, was created – and quite successfully. “Community gardens in general are happening all over the north, that’s not just a Prince George thing or Vancouver thing,” said Emily Goodman, executive director of the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society, a partner in the program. “There are community gardens in Chetwynd, Hudson’s Hope, Dawson Creek and Fort Nelson. So there’s
no reason that we shouldn’t have a successful growing community garden in Fort St. John.” A minimum of 50 per cent of the plots on site will be dedicated to low-income individuals and families, added Goodman, a decision made by the food security committee formed through the Healthy Living Allowance. While the history of community gardens in the city have “waxed and waned a bit,” she said it’s important to provide the low-income demographic access to nutritious, fresh foods. The program, however, is open to everyone and is a unique concept, said Mayor Bruce Lantz. The idea with the mobile garden is to do the planting in containers that can be transported elsewhere if the land, donated by the church, is needed in the future. Those containers could include resident garbage cans, which will soon be replaced by the city’s mandate to create universal cans for all residents in the city. If the garden is successful, he said he’d like to see more situated around the community.
Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Heritage Secure Landfill
Open House and Invitation to Comment Secure Energy Services Inc. (Proponent) is proposing to develop a new 45-hectare secure landfill for the disposal of oilfield and industrial waste approximately five kilometres south of Tupper, B.C. (proposed Project). The proposed Project would include the following key components: waste cells, scale, scale house/field office, naturally occurring radioactive material monitoring equipment, laboratory, above ground leachate storage tank and maintenance garage. The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act. The Proponent has now submitted an application (Application) to obtain an environmental assessment certificate which is required before any work can be undertaken on the proposed Project. In order to provide information to the public about the Application, and to receive comments from the public, the Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) invites the public to attend an Open House to be held: at: Tupper Hall, Tupper, B.C. on: May 27, 2010 from: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. At 6:00 p.m. there will be a presentation by the EAO on the process with an opportunity to ask questions about the process. A second presentation on the proposed Project will be given by the Proponent. If you are unable to attend the Open House, you may still wish to make a written submission. There are 30 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the Application. The comment period will begin on May 17, 2010 and end at midnight on June 16, 2010. All comments received during this comment period will be considered. The intention of seeking public comments is to ensure that all potential effects – environmental, economic, social, heritage and health – that might result from the proposed Project are identified for consideration as part of the assessment process. NOTE:
The EAO accepts public comments through the following ways: • By Online Form at http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca • By Mail: Nicole Vinette Project Assessment Manager Environmental Assessment Office PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9V1
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The mobile community garden in Prince George has proven to be quite a success and organizers in Fort St. John are hoping for the same success in the city.
“The community garden itself has the potential to be a vital part of the community,” he said. “At some point I would love to see more than one of these gardens around the City of Fort St. John, but we’ll start with this, we’ll get all the bugs out and make sure that it’s working well and then we can look at other locations perhaps.” A bin drive is expected in the coming months, with a goal of collecting approximately 250 bins for the garden. Those bins could include anything from old garbage bins to storage containers found in the home, as long as they’re food safe, said Goodman. She said the groups involved do not have a goal for a number of participants this year, but they hope to continue the concept into the future. For more information, contact the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society at (250) 787-1121.
• By Fax: Fax: 250-356-6448
An electronic copy of the Application and information regarding the environmental assessment process are available at www.eao.gov.bc.ca. Copies of the Application are also available for viewing at these locations: Dawson Creek Public Library 1001 McKellar Avenue Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4W7 Toms Lake Post Office Toms Lake, BC V0C 2L0 The Proponent has requested that the following provincial permits be reviewed concurrently under the Act: • Authorization to Discharge Waste under the Environmental Management Act; • Lease Crown Land Tenure under the Land Act; • Transportation/Roadway Tenure under the Land Act. These applications are also available at the above locations, and comments on these may also be submitted to the EAO during the comment period as described above.
All submissions received by the EAO during the comment period in relation to the proposed Project are considered public and will be posted to the EAO website. While the EAO will withhold your name and location upon request, all comments will be posted. EAO does not accept confidential submissions.
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Starting 4 17 a.m.home at 255 Drive (former a recycled pop bottle. May 13 toMay June hangingClaude baskets, Cafeteria. cut flowers, photography and several children’s ed when burglars broke into their 9:50 African in Murray 2008. Come A week of plays byatheatre Galibois 2nd Annual PalaeontolMay 8 Alanon Tuesday Northern Lights •• Are you living with chronicclubs healththroughcondition? The Univercategories. Look for•the flower-show book8inp.m. several locations. and hear the testimony on how God’s loveSchool). carried Also the Burgens out the region opens at the North Peace Culturalare pleased Symposium and 5th Show from College (back door). • ThetoDawson Creek the Kiwanis sity of Victoria and Northern Health Authority of- through ordeal.Community This Canadian ogy couple from Vernon, BCFossil have Road ONGOING Centre in Fort St. John 2010 Conditions’ Peace Band 10 a.m. to 6:30 the p.m.missionary at the Twilight Lodge. NoJohn • The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For and St. Majorettes present their 14th Fort St. fer ‘Living a Healthy Lifewhen withthe Chronic in Fort chosen forgiveness, and annual are returning to continue River This Zonefree Theatre Festival takes toprogram the stage.for persons pre-registration required. by donaspring concert Schnitzel dinnerin atKenya. KPACDrilling LifeWomen’s in Fort Nelson will be held on June 5th. To • The Fort St. John Resource Society is seeking motiJohn. six-session education living and work they started wells, growing food, Admission and Six different showsconditions from thewill communities Buckley at at (250)vated 242-4051 forto join 11009900 95 Avenue in Dawson Creek. six Doors open tion. register go to www.cancer.ca/relay or callsparks Carpeople their volunteer team. If helping people with chronic health be availableofat #300, 100 helping to support orphanages. TheContact event isLisa at Quality Inn TumblerThe Ridge, Dawsonmeets Creekfor andsix Fort St. John evenings at 5:30 p.m. at (250) your interest dropmella by the office500-2499 at #201, 10142-100 Ave. (above Avenue. workshop Wednesday fromConcert 7 p.m.at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 more information. compete opportunity the p.m.call ONGOING Tickets PouceorCoupe Girl Guides Thrift Store) call 250-787-1121. 6will p.m. to 8:30 for p.m.anTo register orto forrepresent more information, Terry are available May 28at Simple Pleasures Peace -Region at the competition inor e-mail St. John KPAC and from all band members. Forofmore • Alcoholics Friday p.m. Old • A Youth Relapse PreventionAnonymous Group may -be held 8weekly, in Cayer Cordinator tollprovincial free at 1-866-902-3767 tcayer@ • Abbeyfield Houses Fort St. JohnFort is holding their AGM at July. TicketsSpace are only $10/adult andtoday. $8/student information call Cheryl • Alcoholics Anonymous think you at Library (250) 782-5323. 250-786-0155. the afternoons Mental (closed). Health and Addiction Services, #300 dccnet.com. is limited so call 7 p.m. at Northern Lights College. Everyone welcome. Direc- - If you orMay senior might have with come to anAve. For May 8 • Youth at Pouce 9900 – 100 moreDrop-In information callCoupe Chris Community or Shaun at 23per show. Festival passes for all six tors and volunteers needed. Memberships will abeproblem sold prior to drinking, shows $48/$36.Performances during the week Callhome for times or some- Church Annex (the old Pouce library). Saturday • Spring andmeeting Quilt Show at Parkland 250-262-5269. • Firstis annual Peace Region Palaeontology Symposium featur-Tea the ($10). Please come outAA andmeeting. support our for and places startthe atfourth 7:30 p.m. with the Road Saturday matinee at door oneinformation to talk to (250) School in and Farmington from 1 to 4 p.m. living! Cost is For $4 more p.m. topeople 9:30 p.m. Ages to 17 wel• The Citizensnights Patrol7:30 is seeking who can13 volunteer at ing annual Fossil Show, speakers, prizes senior’s independent call785-8866. Clara at 1 p.m. children’s and Saturday evening at 8atp.m. Satur- per • Fort St. John Multiple Sclerosis support person at the (250) door for Strawberry Shortcake. come. Perfect for those new to town, those conleast five hours a month. guided activities. Held the Tumbler Ridge Public 785-6450. day evening begins with a Meet and Greet at 6 contact has MS and safety,Chetwynd For more(250) information phone about who want to make the community a safer Library and Curling Rink. For more information May 29 Kim at the Farmer- group. 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Call timesWednesday and places or to Dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., nobe minors. Tickets each, avail• The Nelsonwho Woman holding a Cancer golf tournaawards the Best Production the Festival. unitprizes, meetsputter the first Wednesday each month, port waiting room. for a swimment duringatregular able at and Farmington Store. For of more information, Mom call Clarisse the golfhours. course. Lots of door to be won and of250-785-8866. May 6 to June, at noon at the Business ReMay 10 to 14 an extra prize if a member brings a September Tumbler Ridge Fort Nelson (250) 843-7954. friend that becomes a member. • The24Northern Brain Injury Associations’s source Centre behind the museum. •Volunteers • Pitch-In Week – Get involved, help cleanat kprouse@sd81.bc.ca • Alcoholics Anonymous meeting Wed. 8 Alcoholics Anonymous - Monday 8 p.m.- Catholic Church May Please RSVP to Karen Prouse AGM be held at 5--p.m. in the common up your community of Tumbler Ridge! Keep always welcome. 115 Commercial (Baptist Church). Basement (closedp.m. meeting); WednesdayPark 8 p.m. Catholic Church • Thewill Forgotten House Grizzly Valley Players present a matiMay 30 room George Injured Group, •A Youth Relapse may Thursday be beautiful for all to enjoy. RegisterWagon for a spe• Tuesdays: TR Seniors Drop-InSaturday – Floor Basement; 8 p.m. Catholic Church(55+) Basement; nee atof 3 the p.m.Prince in Room 5 ofBrain the Community Centreit in Tumbler • The Welcome events, the Baby Shower andPrevention Grand- Group 1247 4 Avenue, Prince George. All members or cific area that youparent held weekly, in the afternoons would like to clean and pick place curling, carpet bowling, card & board games, 8 p.m. Health Hospital Cafeteria; Sunday 8 p.m. Friendship Centre Ridge. Showcase will be taking at the Stonebridge Hotel at 1 at Mental those Addiction #300 - 9900 •–Cocaine 100 Ave.Anonymous bags at the Community coffee &- Tuesday cookies. 8Community Centre Room p.m. Catholic Church Base-5 Maywishing 29 to 31to become members are invited to up your FREE garbage p.m. The Bridal Showcase will takeand place at 6:30 Services, p.m. attend. For more information please contact or Shaun CentreValley Front Desk.May Garbage fromHospital 1-4 pm.Cafeteria. Small drop-in fee. Fridayat8 p.m. • Couple’s “Love and Romance” Retreat Carat The King’s 30 bags can be left at For more information call Chrisment; men JoseCamp. at 1-866-979-4673 or carmen.jose@ curbside for pick up.• The To make arrangements for (250)is262-5269. Taylor • Alanon - Tuesday 8 p.m. Northern Lights College (back door). Christian Accommodation available. For further informa34 annual Trutch Gymkhana being held at the Mile nbia.ca. • The Canadian Cancer Relay Coupe For larger items in advance contact Public Workslots at of camping • Civil Air Search and Rescue (CASARA) Pouce tion or registration call (250) 827-3549. 206 Trutch Rodeo Grounds, space available andSociety a May17 7 to June 28 Life in Fort John willPlease be held on•May 29th. Anonymous (250) 242-4242. concession will be on site. Great family meetings every second Tuesday at the(closed). Taylor Alcoholics - Friday 8 p.m. Old Library May fun, all St ages ride!! We wouldTraining like to inform everybody as St. John. 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Allmarriage proceed to toward andthe mercial • Come celebrate Mother’s Day weekend of every month p.m. in the Sec- Bingo when aactivities. stray dog,Rain played by Amanda meetings open. Mondays: - 6 pmare doors open, 7 pm games begin. ComMental Health & Addiction Services. Contactwith Dennisinattumult (250)262or shine, no early birds, there will at be7no sales be-North•Peace the country legend great impressionist of Patsy O’Leary, boundsfore funCentre filled Rms.• 4&5. into 9their Mile 0 Al-Anon meets 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. munity 5269. a.m.lives. Not suitable for ondary School cafeteria. This is a safe, Cline, and TRevery the14 proceeds will go to the event for all Grads following the ceremonies Tuesday Community • Tuesdays: Seniors (55+)evening Drop-Inat– Parkhill Floor curling, carpet MayMarty 23 Robbins, Johnny Cash, June Cart- children. A portion of June er,• host with special guest grand need of volunteers and &School Creek ForHansen information, 9700-5thcoffee Street,&Dawson bowling, card board games, cookies.Creek. Community The Minnie DerrickPearl Dance Club of Fort St.Cousin John willDawson be hosting a SPCA. • Rick Wheelsplease in Motion walk,march. wheel,We runare andinwheelClair. from Come9 out nightinofthe funSenior at Sudeten donations. Anyone wanting to volunteer call Cynthia 786-6837 Registration or email clivMental Centrecontact Room 5 from• Relapse 1-4 pm. Prevention. Small drop-in fee. Health and Addance p.m.for to a1 a.m. Citizens Hall at 10908at (250) chair challenge. at 12:30, event starts at 1 p.m. in CenHall.Street. DoorsMusic open by at 6:30 show starts at $10, 7 non Carl:event carldes@telus.net, anyatdonations contact dictions ing@xplornet.com. 1017-103rd Ave., Dawson Creek, (250) • Wednesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Cribbage, Whist & 100 Nightp.m., Sounds. Members members tennial Park. For information, contact leader Lori Slater p.m.Everyone with refreshments. Door prizes. Admission prize dona- Beginners 782-4410.welcome! Fridays from 10intothe 11 Library. a.m. Everyone good company. 7 pm Small $12. 19 and over is welcome. For informationMay call 15 Lucy (250) 787-1912 or slaterl@shaw.caShelley: Cardex1@telus.net and any by(250) donation. For or more call (250) • Supporting Children With Autism Spectrum tions contact Jenn: tjbell@telus.net.drop-in fee. welcome! Please call to confirm meeting. at 785-2867 Judyinformation at (250) 787-0460. July 12 782-3365. Fort Nelson Disorder for ages •zero to Peace eight with TawnyaSociety • The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life Taylor May 23 North Horticultural plans their annual Garden • Alcoholics 8 Air p.m.Search in Tumbler Ridge. Cost is free. Contact in Dawson Creek will be held on Juneevery 5th. secTo • Civil and Rescue (CASARA) meetings •May The 8Magic of Sam Pearce Show is scheduled Schulz at the StoneTour. Bring your family and tour a variety of FortAnonymous St. John gar-- Monday • The Dawson Society Todd at (250) register to www.cancer.ca/relay or call Marie ond meeting); Tuesday at the TaylorgoFire Hall at 7 p.m. For information call bridge Hotel with theCreek showHorticultural to benefit the Fort St. JohnTricia Firefighters. dens.242-0173 or Jodi Penner at Catholic Church Basement (closed will be 25 sponsoring a free Show and Grow af- (250) 242-4503 forAugust more information. Space is Wednesday 8 p.m. Catholic Church at (250) 784-1913. 1 BobBasement; at 250-789-9152 or 250-787-5802. May to May 29 ternoon from 1 toyou’ve 4 p.m.been in thetreated Farmers Market Thursday 8 p.m. Catholic Church •Basement; limited – booking is•essential. • The isCanadian Dawson The Marilyn Leffler Memorial Ride and Show ‘n Shine in supNew Totem Archery now at theCancer TaylorSociety, Community Hall • Do you think unfairly by a B.C. governtent on the Co-Op parking lot. Ages 12 to 8 p.m.Region. Hospital Cafeteria; Sundayand 8 Thursdays May Creek Unit, meets lastContact Mondaynewtotemof every port of the Canadian Cancer SocietySaturday BC and Yukon RegisTuesdays from 6-9the p.m. ment ministry or public agency? Thefive B.C.toOmbudsman may15be be accompanied by adults and ages to be 16 in arethe following • Peace Regiontration Palaeontology Research begins July 1 for thisCenall day p.m. eventFriendship at Casey’sCentre. Pub in Fort St. archery.com. month, September to June, at 7 p.m. in their ofable to help. The Ombudsman’s staff13 will welcome. Plant a sunflower to below, show atand theare fall • Cocaine Anonymous 8•p.m. tre events Dinosaur Discovfice at 1000 105(Recreation Avenue in Aircraft DawsonAssociation) Creek. New John. Ridge. Show ‘n Shine awards for seven motorcycle categories- Tuesday and The CathAlaska Highway RRA communities on the dates listed available by ap-in Tumbler fair in August or plantyour an upside down tomato in Call Church ery1-800-567Gallery 2010lots Grand Opening from 9 a.m. to olic welcome. of door prizes. Event includes a ride to theBasement; viewpoint Friday on the 8 p.m. meetsHospital every thirdvolunteers Thursdayalways at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7:30 p.m. pointment to discuss problem or complaint. 3247 to book an appointment or see www.ombudsman.bc.ca for Hudson’s Hope Road. Everyone welcome to this fundraising event For information call Richard at 250-782-2421 or Heath at 250to fight cancer. 785-4758. more info. August 21 to 23 Dawson Creek Fort Nelson May 25 • The North Peace Horticultural Society presents their 16th an• The Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce luncheons are Fort St. John May 26 nual Flower Show and Exhibition at the North Peace Cultural Cen- held the first Thursday of each month at noon at the Best Western. Dawson Creek May 27 tre. The event will be open to the public on Aug. 22 from 3 p.m. to Different guest speaker each month. Members and Non-members Mackenzie May 28 7 p.m. and on Aug. 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Awards presenta- welcome. Contact: Lesley Pewarchuck 250-782 4868. Chetwynd May 29 tions will take place at 4 p.m. Refreshments will be available by If your non-profit group has events or meeting you wish pubMay 27 • John and Eloise Bergen, missionaries working with ‘Hope for donations on both Saturday and Sunday while the show is open. lished, send them by fax to (250) 787-7090 or via email to: edithe Nations’ in Kenya were brutally attacked and severly wound- Categories include arrangements, art, houseplants, patio plants, tor@northeastnews.ca.
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Fort St. John 100 years ago through Beatton’s journals
South Pine River. Chukie and Asyuity patched. Tuesday May 3 Working in garden, a fine clear day. Edward went down after horses to the lower flat. Japase arrived from Montaigne’s camp. Wednesday May 4 Busy as yesterday. Charlie Calihasen and a boy arrived from Moberly Lake and report lots of furs in that quarter. Thursday May 5 All hands planting potatoes in the lower field. I also put in a little barley and oats. Lasque arrived from the South Pine. He reports having found the body of a white man laying in the bush up at the Pine River which must be that of Bickford who was wintering up there. Blowing a gale of wind all day. Mr. Campbell leaves tomorrow for the Pine River. Friday May 6 Mr. Campbell leaves this morning for the South Pine. All hands planting potatoes. Blowing a strong gale of wind all day. The river rising fast. Saturday May 7 Self and Edward working in the garden. Fields on sick list again. A fine clear day. Thomas and Lakota arrived from North Pine. Sunday May 8 Cold and stormy with rain. Monday May 9 Self and Edward in garden. Fields in office. Bob Barker and 25373 Ed LaBoucane arrived from Dunvegan with a canoe. They also brought up the mail. Samson and Nak arrived from the South Pine. Wuscully arrived from Cache Creek. A fine clear day. Cloudy towards evening. Tuesday May 10 Busy in garden. Edward after horses. Fields on sick list. Registration forms for Trucks are now available at River falling. Wednesday May 11 Self OK Tire and The Driving Force. In addition there are writing letters. Edward at limited entries for ATV's this year. odd jobs. Fields still sick. Started to rain and continued all day. Thursday May 12 Self feeling very sick. Edward at odd jobs. Fields still TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: sick. A French man arrived Alaska Highway News, Home Hardware, Driving Force & Fort St. John Visitor Info Centre from below with eight horses on his way up the STRICTLY NO ALCOHOL and NO ANIMALS/PETS – BRING A LAWN CHAIR! South Pine River. Mile 43 Alaska Highway – Secured Parking Mandatory at Formula Powell Transport Yard at a Friday May 13 Self feelcost of $5.00/Car. In the interest of public safety please use the East Bypass Road for access ing much better. Fields still sick. Edward cutting to the Formula Yard. Buses will be available to transport spectators to the Bog. potatoes for the Mission. Edward and LaBoucane left for Dunvegan. Wm. Bradley also left for EdSponsored by: $10 - STUDENT/SENIOR monton. A fine clear day $15 - ADULT DAY PASS with a few showers. Saturday May 14 Self $25 - ADULT WEEKEND PASS busy with Indians. A few $50 - FAMILY DAY PASS of these came in and paid their debts. Fields helping $70 - FAMILY WEEKEND PASS but got sick again. Edward TICKETS CAN ALSO BE PURCHASED ON SITE (CASH ONLY) after horses. Rain all afternoon. The Beatton Journals and other documents can be viewed digitally at the North Peace Museum. Inquiries: (250) 787-0430.
Frank Beatton lived at the Hudson’s Bay Post on the north shore of the Peace River and kept entries of daily life in early Fort St. John. The recordings of this early Hudson’s Bay Company Factor have been digitized by The Cemetery Seekers and brought home to Fort St. John. This project was funded by the North
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Board reallocates funding for South Peace schools next year By Matthew Bains are more equitable to rural schools in SOUTH PEACE – The board of terms of average funding per student School District 59 approved changes and the ratio of staff to students at each to next year’s school funding that will school. see budgets for most rural schools in South Peace Secondary School and the South Peace increase, while fund- Central Middle School in Dawson ing for two Dawson Creek schools is Creek will receive $233 less per stureduced. dent than last year. Slykhuis said those Secretary-treasurer Gerry Slykhuis schools benefit from the economies recommended the changes, which he of scale and larger class sizes, so they said resulted from a review of school could still operate well with less fundbudgets involving district manage- ing per student. ment and the principals of each of the Funding for the Distributed Learning 23 schools in the district. As a result, program, which educates students outfunding from some schools is reallo- side of a formal classroom setting, will cated to others. remain at $300 less per student than “All these adjustments are revenue that of other schools. Slykhuis said that neutral to the schools as a whole,” said program requires fewer resources than Slykhuis. “Some schools are going to a full-day classroom does. get more and some schools are going A class size adjustment formula will to get less.” be continued for elementary schools Six of the district’s nine rural next year. For each student over the adschools will receive a combined total justment levels – 19 students in a kinof $213,874 – $873 per student – more dergarten class, 20 students in a Grades than this year in rural grants, which 1 to 3 class, or 26 students in a Grades covers operating costs not covered by 4 to 7 class – per student funding will their base funding. be reduced 50 per cent. “We’ve always felt the rural schools Slykhuis said this reflects the fact that were the poor cousins, funding wise – large classrooms generate significantly most of them, not all,” said Slykhuis. more income than needed to cover their The two independent colony schools costs. He added about one-third of that – South Peace and Peace View Ele- funding will be reallocated back into mentary Schools – will actually seesee a attached some schools to deal with challenges Pics decrease of about $2,500 and McLeod with split classrooms. Elementary will see a decrease of about Chetwynd Secondary School will re$28,000. ceive $50,000 for a pilot project aimed Logo Board vice-chair Judy Clavier was at targeted interventions at the Grade 8 concerned about the drop in funding Sawchuk saidStreet the school is lead9917for 104 level. (Marquis Centre) McLeod Elementary, but superinten- ing the district in data analysis and usFort St John dent Kathy Sawchuk said the changes ing that data for specific interventions
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BC Hydro provides overview on Site C work done and to come
By Matthew Bains PEACE REGION – Now that it has received government approval, BC Hydro will be proceeding with Stage 3 of the Site C Dam project. The project, if approved, would be the third dam on the Peace River and would produce enough electricity to power 410,000 homes in the province for upwards of 100 years. Representatives from BC Hydro recently spoke to Northeast News on the work that has been done and the significant work that remains. On the need, and cost, of the project: Michael Savidant, commercial manager for the project, said BC Hydro is projecting a 20 to 40 percent increase in demand over the next 20 years. Even with conservation initiatives and energy purchases from independent power producers, BC Hydro is forecasting a gap in supply and demand of about 11,000 gigawatt hours by 2029, making the 4,600 gigawatt hours per year produced by Site C an attractive option. Savidant said they looked at resource availability, volume and capacity, location, environmental and social impacts, price and lead time when comparing Site C to other alternatives. He said the key findings were Site C could produce reliable, flexible electricity – taking advantage of the water stored upstream to reduce the size of the project – at a relative cost per unit of energy less than many other sources. Historical estimates have Site C costing between five to 6.6 billion dollars, but Savidant said they expect to have an updated cost estimate early next year, before they submit the project for regulatory approval. He said it’s too early to speculate on what the impact to electricity rates would be and said the cost to the public of Stage 1 and 2 is nearly $44 million. On public and stakeholder consultation: Community relations manager Dave Conway said Stage 2 consultation began in December, 2007 and concluded in
December, 2008. He said there was pre-consultation – 48 stakeholder meetings and one open house – to define what and how consultation efforts should proceed. In 2008, two rounds of consultaContributed photo tion between May An engineering consultant with the Site C project said with the exception of the rock riprap, most and June and Octo- of the materials required to build the earthfill dam can be found close to the proposed site. ber and December surveys. Jackson said bears may move in and out of the valincluded 55 stakeholder meetings and 17 open houses. Throughout the consul- ley, but their habitats are wide-ranging and should not be imtation process, BC Hydro states hundreds of feedback forms, pacted by the project. Jackson said historical archeological surveys will be upsubmissions and visits to consultation offices in Fort St. John dated in Stage 3, with input from First Nations and the BC and Hudson’s Hope were received. BC Hydro has identified 360 hectares of privately-owned Archeology Branch. She said preliminary work has been done to assess the land that could be impacted by flooding caused by the reservoir. Conway said they would like to negotiate settlements socio-economic impacts of the project, with input from local with those landowners if possible, but said an arbitrator could governments and the Province. She said agriculture has been be called in, or land could be expropriated, if it came to that. one area where there are many concerns and Stage 3 will inThe Stage 2 report states summary reports on consultation volve updating land capability and current uses to complete meetings were written independently and posted on BC Hy- an impact assessment. She added consultation with affected dro’s website. A provincial and federal Environmental As- communities will continue in Stage 3 to assess the potential sessment will begin in Stage 3 and Conway said that will benefits and costs from the influx of workers. On engineering/technical work: be independent from BC Hydro and will include many more Engineering consultant John Nunn said historical design opportunities for consultation. work done on Site C needs to be updated to reflect modern On environmental/socio-economic impacts: Siobhan Jackson, environmental/social issues manager for engineering standards and guidelines for hydroelectric projthe project, said baseline studies have been done in prepara- ects. He said, for example, assessments for seismic activity tion for the independent assessments in Stage 3. She said they and flooding have been done and the project will be built to withstand the most severe events in both cases. began in 2004 with fish and aquaculture studies. Shoreline impacts and slope stability are two main conShe said data was collected on water quality and temperature throughout the Peace River system, with the aim of pre- cerns raised by opponents of the project. Nunn said there are dicting potential impacts of the Site C reservoir. She said fish actually five impact lines related to flooding, stability, erotissue samples were analyzed for methyl mercury accumula- sion, groundwater and landslide-generated waves that are betion and concentrations were below Health Canada advisory ing assessed. He said preliminary work has identified sensilevels. The toxin can be released into the aquatic food chain tive areas along the 280 kilometres of potential shoreline, but from rotting vegetation in reservoirs, increasing in concentra- much more work is needed to better define impact lines. He said an area of particular interest is the Hudson’s Hope tion at each step. Vegetation samples from the potential reservoir area re- shoreline. “There’s one portion of the bank there where the bedrock vealed very low levels of inorganic mercury, according to the Stage 2 report. However, BC Hydro has committed to a res- dips down below where the reservoir level would be and ervoir-clearing program to remove trees prior to flooding and there’s potential issues with erosion and some loss of land,” further studies on methyl mercury to be conducted in Stage 3. he said. He said there are engineering options they can explore, but Jackson said they’ve developed a weather model for the area – which will be further developed in Stage 3 – that will that will be done with consultation with stakeholders. He acknowledged the Peace River Valley has experienced allow them to predict changes impacting local climate and the impacts to agriculture and road conditions on Highway significant landslides in the past, but he said with extensive modeling and monitoring, those risks can be identified and 29. She said baseline veg- almost entirely negated. “That’s what gives us confidence that despite the slope etation and wildlife surveys have been completed for the instability that everyone talks about in the Peace, the dam Peace River Valley, which in- would be fine,” he said. Four segments of Highway 29 – at Lynx Creek, Farrell cluded detailed habitat maps and tracking the movements Creek, Halfway River and Bear Flat – will need to be reof deer, elk and moose. Op- located should the project proceed. Nunn said many differponents of the project have ent route and bridge crossing options are being looked at and questioned why grizzly bears each will be assessed for their impact to wildlife, heritage were not included in those sites and existing properties.
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incomplete and we think making a decision so soon is premature,” said Tribal Chief Liz Logan, speaking on behalf of the Council of Treaty 8 Chiefs. The Province announced on April 19 that it would move to Stage 3 of the project, the third dam on the Peace River, which is the environmental and regulatory review stage. Stage 2, the consultation and technical review, commenced in the fall of 2007, and involved discussions with the public, stakeholders, communities, property owners and Aboriginal groups. The council claims that BC Hydro is in breach of a consultation agreement signed in 2008, but their concerns have been ignored. They claim they were consulted late in Stage Two, potential impacts to treaty rights were not fully identified and no mitigation measures were identified. Logan said BC Hydro has refused to allow a tradiContributed photo tional land use study to determine how the project would Tribal Chief Liz Logan with the Council of Treaty 8 Chiefs, impact treaty rights, including hunting, fishing and presbelieves the Province did not make the right decision to move ervation of culturally significant sites. ahead to Stage 3 of the Site C dam project. In addition to that, She said she’s not confident those concerns will be she believes other concerns of the council are not likely to be addressed in Stage Three, because it seems the dam will addressed in Stage 3 and the dam is likely to go through debe built regardless of the findings. spite its findings. “We don’t have too much confidence in the environmental assessment process because we have yet to see By Matthew Bains any kind of major project be rejected because of enviNORTHEAST – First Nations communities in the Peace ronmental concerns,” said Logan. are outraged over the government’s decision to move ahead Logan, who ran as a Green Party candidate for Peace River with the Site C Dam. North in the last provincial election, said the Province has yet “We are still of the belief that the Stage Two process is to address past infringements to treaty rights following the
construction of the WAC Bennett and Peace Canyon Dams. However, the government did reach a settlement last year with the Tsay Kay Dene First Nation regarding grievances resulting from the construction of the WAC Bennett Dam and Williston Reservoir. The settlement included a $21 million endowment and about $2 million paid annually for as long as power is produced at those facilities. Logan said she couldn’t say if a similar settlement with Treaty 8 would change the chiefs’ opposition to Site C. BC Hydro’s written response to the Treaty 8 report stated consultation efforts have been honourable. It states the two parties have met 31 times and have exchanged over 100 letters and 800 emails. BC Hydro contends that consultation with First Nations was initiated at a very early stage, that Treaty 8 council was advised it would be consulted through all stages of the project, and there was never an expectation that work to identify mitigation and accommodation measures would conclude in Stage Two. The Crown corporation states it is receptive to funding a traditional land use study with Treaty 8. Energy Minister Blair Lekstrom, who reviewed the Stage Two reports, said he believes legal requirements to consult with Treaty 8 have been met so far, and will continue in Stage Three. “We have a constitutional requirement to meet with, accommodate and consult with Treaty 8 and we will live up to our legal obligations,” said Lekstrom. “It does not mean they have veto power.”
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These three boys, among others, took some time out of their day on April 19 to collect recyclables around Surerus ball fields for the residents in the apartment fire that had occurred earlier that week near Sobey’s in Fort St. John. From left: Jason Lee, 9, Caleb Reschke, 10 and Matthew Newth, 9. The boys said they were inspired to do the kind deed by Reschke’s brother Amos, 12, who came up with the idea to collect the recyclables for the apartment residents.
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Words of Opinion
Northeast NEWS
EDITORIAL
Inform before, not after
Opposition to the HST continues to build. In many ridings more than 10 per cent of voters have signed petitions opposing the tax and there is now a real possibility it will be forced to a referendum. Ordinarily polite and obliging Canadians are mounting a tax revolt. When the announcement of the tax was made a year ago opposition was muted, although some people felt deceived, thinking the Liberals had reneged on a promise not to introduce a new tax. People were also surprised. The announcement seemed to come out of nowhere. Had they been working on this in secret or was it pure opportunism to get the federal transfer payment that was offered to the province as an incentive to harmonize with the GST? The wider feeling seemed to be that acceptance of the tax was inevitable. Efforts to explain the tax were low key and many people didn’t appear to understand it. In general the Liberal argument in favour of the tax is that it will streamline the collection process, thereby reducing compliance cost for business and making business more competitive. In turn this will attract more business to the province and create more jobs, which will benefit everyone. The opponents of the tax argue that it is spread over a wider number of goods and services than the present PST and this will result in an increased tax burden on the most vulnerable. Those who can least afford it will either pay more or do without, and small business will suffer a loss of revenue as a consequence. Whichever side of the debate you are on, one thing is clear. Governments who introduce new taxes should do so carefully and only after consultation with their citizens. The French introduced the much-hated temporary salt tax in 1286. In 1790 it was finally repealed after serving as one of the precipitating causes of the French Revolution and the old social order was swept away. It is a lesson worth remembering. People resent taxes. We don’t pay them because we like them. We pay them because we accept them as our part of the social contract in a democratic society. More effort should have gone into selling the benefits of this tax to us. Instead we face a divisive contretemps. Fortunately we no longer use guillotines to replace governments. - Northeast News Staff
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Ignatieff ‘whips’ up scheme to keep Canadian gun registry
Two announcements, exactly one month apart. In the first, our Conservative Government stated we will once again extend the amnesty for law-abiding gun owners so that, until we can scrap it in Parliament, they do not run afoul of the ineffective and wasteful long-gun registry. In the second, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff announced his intention to “whip” his MPs into voting to keep the registry. A Private Members Bill by my Conservative colleague, MP Candace Hoeppner proposes straightforward legislation that reflects our Government’s long-standing position to repeal the long-gun registry. Private Members legislation is traditionally subject to a ‘free vote’ by MPs, meaning they vote according to their own conscience or constituents’ wishes rather than along partisan lines. Heeding the voice of their constituents who want the long-gun registry scrapped, a group
of Liberal MPs, known as the “Liberal natieff for this so-called “compromise” Eight”, voted to support Ms. Hoeppner’s because he will only consider them crimiBill C-391 so that it could advance to nals when they contravene the long-gun registry a second time?!! Committee Stage. Interestingly, the next Last week however, their day Liberal MP Martha own leader gave notice that Hall Finley admitted “we he will no longer tolerate really didn’t, when this these MPs carrying out their [the long-gun registry] was constituents’ wishes. The brought in, ask the hunters next time this private memand the farmers for their bers bill, C-391, comes to a advice.” vote, Mr. Ignatieff will order Well as one MP who was or ‘whip’ all Liberal MPs By Jay Hill there when the Liberals into keeping the long-gun rammed this firearms legislation through registry. Mr. Ignatieff tried to soften the blow Parliament in 1995, I can tell you that my with some suggested “tinkering” to fire- fellow Reform MPs and I asked hunters, arms laws. Perhaps, he mused, farmers farmers, fisherman and every other lawand hunters could be let off with a fine abiding gun owner across the nation! the first time they violate the long-gun They told us the registry was a bad idea. We told Parliament. The Liberals and the registry. Are rural Canadians, farmers, hunters NDP simply weren’t listening. Fifteen years later they still aren’t lisand fisherman supposed to thank Mr. Ig-
tening. Following Mr. Ignatieff’s edict, the Liberals and their Coalition partners on the Public Safety Committee attempted to hijack all debate on the issue by fixing the witness list for Bill C-391 so that out of the 33 witnesses to appear, 28 were known to be in favour of keeping the long-gun registry. Mr. Ignatieff hopes by proposing “first offence fines” in the long-gun registry that he will score political points with rural Canadians, as well as urban Canadians who have been mislead into believing that the long-gun registry will somehow minimize gun fights in their streets by handgun-toting gangs. In fact, I predict the Liberals will further alienate both rural and urban Canadians by steadfastly refusing to admit that the long-gun registry is a colossal waste of taxpayers’ money that was a failure from the start and does absolutely nothing to keep Canadians safe!
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FEEDBACK
May 6, 2010
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Incorrect methods being used The truth about HST benefits
Editor: In the April 9 edition of The Mirror, two pages were devoted to dealing with bullies. If you interpret the liberal philosophies behind how to teach children as young as five years of age how to deal with bullies, you also begin to understand how our country has gone to hell. According to paragraph 10 (p. A12), the “intensity and scariness” of bullying is new. What is far more frightening are the expectations we are idiotically imposing on vulnerable children in that we attempt to do what we have done with adults who are unethical, cruel and even criminal: in other words, teach someone else to take responsibility for people’s idiotic behavior – and the younger the better. I take issue with the advice where, when a student threatens to kill another student, the story advises, “The second step is to resolve the situation by arming children with the tools to stand up for themselves,” (para. 21). Why are five-year-old children being psychologically manipulated with the devastating expectation that they should be responsible for teaching abusive others how to treat them? Most adults are uncomfortable confronting pushy and harassing coworkers! Given that the children are told they need to manage that early on because they will likely experience it later, it is a sad commentary on society. We expect more from children than we can produce ourselves and it is ridiculous. Indeed, we must teach them [children] to use a “telling, reporting voice instead of a whining, tattling voice,” (p. A13, para. 2). I hate to break the news, but if you are a young person who is constantly picking on people you are pretty darn mean as a person (para. 6). If using our words is so effective, then
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why am I having such challenges with the panhandling issue in downtown Dawson Creek? My words have not worked a single time I’ve used them and I have a fairly good command of the English language. I can just imagine saying/hearing, “Wow, this is a behaviour we don’t like to see. I know you can make the situation better…” (para. 8). And, what has happened to the protective instincts in adults? It is staggering to think that a swim teacher (think “adult”) could watch a larger child harass a younger one by pulling her underwater and do nothing. The mother says, “You can’t deal with it for them” (para. 21). News flash: As a parent and adult, it is absolutely your job to “deal with it” for them, protect them and show them that you will always be an advocate for them while they are under your watch. So the little girl “used her words” and promptly was “smacked fully in the face with a flutter board” (para. 24). (There is nothing like the effectiveness of using your words.) When we are unconcerned about children’s rights (unless they are doing the bullying), we have sunk as far as we can possibly sink. I am thankful every day that my children are no longer in school where the article admits that there is “a deterioration of moral behaviour” (para. 11). Unfortunately they will see that everywhere; however, we should never place the onus on children to take action to change that situation. You might give children some “tools” to work with, but remember that the adults are morally required to be the primary “construction workers” and “supervisors” in charge of, and responsible for, safety at the sites. Melody H. Dawson Creek
In an article titled “Resident asks city council to put a stop to red light violations,” which appeared in the Northeast News on April 22, it was mistakenly stated that the speed limit for 8 Street and Alaska Avenue in Dawson Creek is 60 kilometres an hour. A reader correctly pointed out the speed limit for those areas is 50 kilometres an hour. The Northeast News appreciates the correction and apologizes for any confusion the error may have caused.
Editor: Business and HST: A common complaint about the HST is that it ‘benefits big business’ – and that the average taxpayer will have to pick up all of the savings that big business will receive. The more important part of that statement is that the employees of that business are also true beneficiaries. When companies gain competitive advantages, they can grow and expand, hiring more people for the long-term. Currently, PST is applied at every step in the creation of a product. Those multiple PST charges are embedded in the price you pay at the store – even though you can’t see it. And of course, you pay PST on the final purchase price. Under the current PST system, embedded PST results in higher production costs, less investment, fewer jobs and lower wages. Under the proposed HST system, those embedded costs are removed for savings. The proposed HST will remove about $2 billion worth of embedded PST and will result in more investment, jobs and higher wages. Costs of doing business will come down as the 5 per cent GST rebate on business inputs increases to a 12 per cent HST rebate. Currently, only GST-taxable items are refunded;
under the HST, the full 12 per cent (5 per cent plus 7 per cent) comes back to the business through the input tax credit system. Due to our tax structure in 2001, small business was leaving British Columbia almost daily and setting up in Alberta. Today they are starting to move back due to the fact that we are now competitive with the Alberta rate and we will have zero small business tax rate by 2011. Large corporations were also leaving British Columbia and moving to the east in 2000. Today, we are starting to see them come back as we now have one of the most competitive tax structures in the world. This is the right step to take for BC’s economy as it will encourage a competitive business climate here in BC and make our exports more competitive abroad. Not only will the provincial tax portion of HST become reclaimable for businesses, HST will lower the cost of goods and services. This will result in additional savings, which increases the buying power of your dollar. To be continued in next week’s issue of the Northeast News. Pat Pimm MLA for Peace River North
Editor: Someone really needs to write an “HST for Dummies” book for all the gullible people who’ve been conned into believing the HST is a new tax that will cost them more money than they’re paying right now. PT Barnum really knew what he was talking about when he said there’s a sucker born every minute and BC seems to be full of them these days. There are layers and layers of hidden provincial sales taxes embedded in the things you buy right now. And it works out to far more
than the seven per cent PST you currently see on your receipts. Do people in BC really want to go on blindly paying these hidden, very costly layers of PST? I don’t. The PST is an antiquated, costly, uncompetitive tax. BC is one of the last places in the country to do away with it and replace it with a value-added HST. This is definitely a case where ignorance is not bliss. Michael McBratney Port Moody, BC
BC should see the good of HST
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MORE FEEDBACK
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SITE C
Give our river back Business could boom if project is built
Editor: It is disturbing that Mr. Campbell has said the Environmental Assessment for the proposed Site C dam “will not kill the project.” Obviously the attitude is “let’s see how destructive this will be. Wow! That’s pretty bad …okay, let’s do it!” The destructiveness of the proposed Site C dam is no secret to BC citizens, and Mr. Campbell is no exception. If dams were such a wonderful idea, he wouldn’t be putting an end to their construction after Site C is built (if that happens). All this announcement has really done is show us that Mr. Campbell wants to get his way regardless of the needs of the people who he represents and there is no safety net to protect our rivers; it’s up to us, the people of BC, and especially of the Peace Region. Are we willing to sacrifice this precious and invaluable piece of BC so that Mr. Campbell can go out with a bang? It’s our river, it’s our democracy, and I think it’s time to take it back. Melody Blaney Fort St. John
Just no other option
By Melanie Robinson FORT ST. JOHN – Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce president Russ Beerling said it would be a ‘worst case scenario’ economically if BC Hydro decides to house potential workers for the proposed Site C dam in camps rather than in Fort St. John. The dam project, which would be the third on the Peace River, went to the third Stage, the regulatory review process, on April 19. “In a perfect world, if they didn’t put a camp out there and people had to occupy space in Fort St. John then we would see a huge increase in the economy here,” he said. “We would see a huge increase in retail, we’d see hotels, restaurants and so on. If the camp goes out there, in my opinion, that’s probably the worst case scenario economically because then we won’t see as big a spin-off as what people are expecting.” He added that speculation is premature because the project has not been approved and BC Hydro has not stated where workers will be housed and what their work
rotations will be. Though there are potential benefits to the community, Beerling said there are also negatives. He said with an increase in population stemming from the approximately 35,000 direct and indirect jobs in the life of the project before it starts operating in 2020, there is sure to be an increase in crime – an obvious concern. “Where there’s money, there’s drugs, so we’ll see an increase in that activity. But, hopefully, if they don’t put camps out there, we’ll see an influx of hotels being used, apartment blocks being filled again and possibly a change in the housing market,” he said. For now, the Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce has not taken a stand on the project but will represent the interests of local businesses when further decisions are made. “If it does get to that stage where there’s no turning back, then we step up and ensure that Hydro considers the economics of the community that they’re coming into,” he said. Contibuted photo
Dawson Creek Mayor Mike Bernier is seen here buying the first ticket from Kiwanis Performing Arts Centre manager Terri Hannen for the “Take the Car or Take the Cash” Raffle during the recent Kiwanis Trade Show. KPAC will be selling 5,000 tickets for $20 each in an effort to raise money for programs and services as they make the transition to the new arts centre. Tickets are available at KPAC, Browns’ Chevrolet, Busy Bee Signs and the Art Gallery. The draw will be made on Aug. 21 at Peacefest in Dawson Creek and the purchase of a raffle ticket ensures free admission to the music festival.
Editor: No sooner did the Premier announce the Site C dam is going to be built than the naysayers started saying no. No doubt the same naysayers who say no to run of river, no to wind, no to the Olympics, no to just about anything else you can think of. So if we don’t build Site C, and we don’t build run of river or wind, where do these naysayers propose we get our power? Are we going to start rationing power the way we ration lawn watering in the summer? Will even numbered houses get to turn on their lights and appliances Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and odd numbered houses on the alternate days? Give me a break! I, for one, am not going to give in to the naysayers. I’m going to say yes. Yes to run of river. Yes to wind. Yes to Site C. And yes to anything else that will make this province great and give us the competitive advantages we need to succeed. Sandra Robinson, Maple Ridge
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May 6, 2010
Clean up efforts underway throughout Dawson Creek
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By Matthew Bains Litter is another issue DAWSON CREEK – Some resineeding attention in the dents are unhappy with the amount spring and the city will once of gravel sprayed onto their front again hold its “Clean-up yards by city road crews during the Day” on May 15. winter. Non-profit groups with a City council has received a couple minimum of 10 people are of letters from residents stating their encouraged to register by lawns are being ruined by the gravel visiting City Hall or calling and that it has gotten worse in the (250) 784-3604 before May last few years. 12. The campaign is open to Kevin Henderson, director of opthe first 60 groups that regerations for the city, said he has ister. heard there seems to be a lot more For four hours of service, gravel than in the past, but he won’t each group will receive a know for sure until his department $200 honorarium. Particihas reviewed its winter operations. pants will also be treated to He said the amount of gravel used a free barbeque that afteron icy roads depends on the weather noon, courtesy of the Kinsconditions, but it usually doesn’t men Club. vary significantly. The second annual Swap “We do have a duty to ensure the and Shop will also be held roadways are safe throughout the on May 15 at the Memorial winter,” said Henderson. “UnfortuArena, a free garage sale nately, the byproduct is sand up on where people can drop off the boulevards.” old items and/or purchase Students and instructors from the something to take home. South Peace Secondary School AlDrop-off goes from 8 a.m. ternate Program are helping seniors until 10 a.m. and pick-up Matthew Bains photo and disabled residents rake their starts at 8 a.m. and ends at Students and instructors from the South Peace Secondary School Alternate Program rake up gravel on noon. yards. The group, one of four groups that April 20 in an effort to help seniors and the disabled while earning money for field trips. The program is Melanie Turcotte, sussigned up for the job, was out on one of a few aimed at cleaning up Dawson Creek this spring. tainability clerk with the April 20 raking up loose gravel from city, said the inaugural a lawn at the corner of 15 Street and 102 Avenue. In return, the city will pay them $40 event was a great success, and there were some very useful items for the taking. for every front lawn and $80 for a corner lot. “I was kind of surprised when a couple of toilets showed up that were new,” said Teacher Holly Cunningham said the group was assigned to clean up six corner lots. Turcotte. “We had a used bed that was in really good shape, with a mattress and evThey plan to use the money for field trips, including swimming, golfing and camping. erything.” She said most of the items that weren’t taken were donated to the Salvation Army and the Mizpah Transition House, with only a small amount ending up in the dump. Turcotte said it’s important to note, however, they will not be accepting junk. Body of Dwight Middleton located the window of the front door. Upon attending FORT ST. JOHN – On May 2, Search and the residence, it was determined that several Rescue personnel from Fort St. John, Dawson items were stolen including a 42” LCD TV, Creek and Tumbler Ridge, in partnership with golf clubs, photo printer, speakers, two guitars RCMP members from Dawson Creek and Fort and a DVD player. St. John resumed their search for the body of Break and Enter/Theft Dwight Middleton. Approximately 20 volunFORT ST. JOHN – On April 25 before 7 teers conducted an expanded search of the area a.m., there was a break and enter that occurred around where Middleton’s vehicle had been at A-1 Brake Supply Ltd. on the East Bypass located near a well site off of Hwy. 52 on Feb. Road near 100 Avenue in Fort St. John. An 20. unknown suspect(s) entered the business by At approximately 11:30 a.m., the body of forcing heir way through the rear door. Upon an adult male was located approximately 200 attending the business, it was determined that metres from the well site. Investigators believe a “blue mig welder” and a “black car battery that this is the body of Dwight Middleton and charger, with various voltage connections” will be conducting further examination in or- was taken from inside of the business. der to confirm his identity. 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