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DAWSON CREEK - After a month-long trial, which called 16 people to testify, Justice Ronald McKinnon read the verdict for brothers Ryan and Clayton Beaulieu, who were both facing second degree murder charges for the death of Wesley Lulu-Gladue in 2011.

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JILL EARL news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - A vibrant arts community can add colour to any city, but Kit Fast and Barbara Swail argue that the arts can actually play a bigger role in a community’s picture. Fast, curator of the Dawson Creek Art Gallery, and Swail, a local artist, presented their concerns to council on April 28, regarding the recent cuts made to the visual arts program at Northern Lights College. The college announced April 11 that in September they would no longer be offering the Visual Arts certificate program, but instead will be offering individual arts courses through the Workforce Training/ Continuing Education department. “The decision by the board to cancel the program has a serious negative impact on the students, young and old, and harms the long-term health of our communities. I include communities because it does serve the entire northern region,” Fast said. Fast and Swail requested council join them in starting a broad-based community discussion about the value of the program. The college started offering the visual arts program in 1977, with instructor Laine Dahlen who taught until his retirement in 2009. Dahlen remembers it taking a long

time to set up the studio in preparation for classes, and said the program shared space with a dance studio. They had to roll out several sheets of canvas before beginning each class, and roll it back up when they were finished for the day. “Part of the reason why the program started, I think, a lot of local people were wanting something like that at that point, people like Edna McPhail and Hilda Bitman and many of them were my first students,” Dahlen said. Many local artists attribute the strong arts community in the city to Dahlen’s work at the college. The program offered lessons on a variety of painting styles, art history, graphic design, silk screening, pottery and photography. Dahlen predicts he taught 400-500 students over his 32-year teaching career. Dahlen said that while he had “a heck of a lot of fun” teaching at the college, he said that keeping arts programs at the college was an uphill battle. He notes that some arts programs in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek were cancelled in the 80s, like music and theatre. He believes the government is prioritizing trades training over other programs. “It has been a complete honour working at Northern Lights College, I have met so many nice people there over the years, as much as I decry what government is doing

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with trades now, most of my good friends are working in the trades department,” he said. “I’m thoroughly disappointed, for 37 years that program has become one of the core programs at the college. I guess I feel really bad too because we started it from nothing and pushed it all the way through,” Dahlen added. During the council meeting, Fast said that the news of cancelling the certificate program came as a shock to him because the college didn’t undergo a consultation process; he said that the issue deserved further discussion. Fast highlighted to City councillors that there are economic and social benefits to maintaining a strong arts community; the college being a key provider and promoter of that community. He said that although the arts are sometimes looked upon as a hobby, real jobs are produced through arts programs. He said that the program has created employment opportunities, which is important to economic diversity. “The jobs that relate to the arts and that program in general are real and are expanding, the so-called new economy, graphic design, communications, web design, publishing, advertising and more. Whether you recognize it or not, this program creates new job opportunities and these are real Continued on Page 4. careers,” Fast said.

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qualify as a farm building. Mayor Ackerman said that although taxes would be cheap, the impacts to the community in terms of waste disposal could be quite high. The M.M.P.R. requires that all parts of marijuana plants not sold be rendered unusable for human consumption. But waste disposal wasn’t a stumbling block for Ray Laflamme, co-owner of Canna Farms in Maple Ridge, B.C. He and his partners considered burying the waste or burning it before finally deciding to compost unused plant parts and use the new soil on their acreage. “We don’t see that as having a negative impact,” he said. Since the waste is still technically usable before it turns to soil, they lock the composter. The new M.M.P.R. system would commercialize the medical marijuana industry, a point of contention among many licensed home growers. They were told to destroy their plants and send a letter to the federal government indicating they had done so by April 30th, or else face legal punishment. But that requirement was put on hold just in the nick of time. On Fri., March 21st, a Federal Court judge in Vancouver issued an injunction that halted the government’s plans to stop licensed home growers from producing. It’s temporary reprieve for many, although those who had already surrendered their licenses and destroyed their plants must now buy commercially.

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when that stretch of road was identified as a problem. and municipalities, although it’s not clear yet how it is deOne of the priorities is installing traffic control lights at cided which projects will qualify for support. the East Bypass Road and 100th Avenue, where it’s becoming harder to cross as the area becomes busier, said Continued on Page 19. Hunter. Building an intersection there to accommodate the current road system would be a quick and relatively inexpensive solution at about $500,000 to $700,000, explained Scott Maxwell, district manager of the Ministry of Transportation. But to build a traffic signal to accommodate four lanes, Date: May 23, 2014 which the City has said they Time: 11:00 a.m. want, would take longer and Place: 34 Vic Turner Road be in the $5-million range. (turn left at airport, make right turn onto Vic Turner Rd, The timeline for the comeast approximate 1 mile, left hand side) pleted project, including four FOOD & REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED lanes with curb and gutter 250-784-0555 along the entire stretch, with a walking trail, depends on Being locally owned and operated funding and the growth of the community. It could be we pride our selves in doing 1st quality work with 10 to 15 years down the line. 100% customer satisfaction GUARANTEED. Maxwell suggested the Stop for a coffee anytime at our new location in the airport industrial subdivision. project might be a good candidate for a new funding program available to provinces

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Photography, a design company. Gower employs a staff of seven, who specialize in graphic design, website development, publishing and writing. “As soon as I entered the course I realized how much opportunity there was in the arts...I went from thinking ‘hobbyist’ and immediately realized the potential for a career,” she said. She believes the program has played a huge role in her success. She has won two business awards since she began operating out of her basement. Gower said that she looks to the college for potential hires. “How will I find up and coming staff? I will have to potentially resource out of town qualified staff, if there isn’t programs like that locally...for people like me who have all these different kinds of staff in the office, it’s absolutely essential that I have something like that,” she said. Gower hopes that the college revisits their decision, and believes that the arts play a vital role in the community. “It just adds a sense of joy and community to what we already have here. It’s huge, I guess it’s just being there and realizing how I was able to create, I know that it’s a business nonetheless, but pure joy for the last 20 years doing what I do. What I think it does is contribute to the arts centre and all the arts that we have available in this area,” said Gower. Swail and Fast said that the visual arts program allowed those pursuing the arts in the community to stay local, mature students were able to upgrade skills and high school students were able to complete college credits through the dual credit program. The college also had an affiliation with the Emily Carr University, so that students can earn credits towards a foundation year at the university. They were also concerned that the level of instruction wouldn’t meet the high standard it currently does. Fast said that the program has always met or exceeded minimum enrolment requirements for the program; six students. Brad Lyon, executive director of communications and community relations at the college, said that the program has a breakeven of 12 full-time equivalent students, and that it had been operating at half that for the last number of Continued on Page 7. years.

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Older brother Ryan, was convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter, and Clayton was found not guilty and was told he was â&#x20AC;&#x153;free to goâ&#x20AC;? by McKinnon. Ryanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyer, David MacLeod, argued that his client had drank enough alcohol and taken enough cocaine that he was not thinking rationally. McKinnon said he was left with a reasonable doubt that Ryan intended to kill Gladue, as he â&#x20AC;&#x153;would not be in any sane personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind.â&#x20AC;? McKinnon also determined Claytonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role in Gladueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death to be minimal, believing Gladueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fate to be sealed before Clayton got involved. McKinnon addressed Gladueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family, who he said had attended many of the court dates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have great sympathy for their plight...[itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a] pain that no amount of justice can relieve,â&#x20AC;? he said. Gladueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body was found in a cardboard box in a dumpster outside of the Sunridge Apartments on Nov. 6 by Daw-

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This week, I’d like to take the opportunity to congratulate the South Peace Community Resources Society on celebrating their 40th anniversary. The amount of energy and work their staff and volunteers do to ensure the needs of certain community members are being met is nothing less than heroic. Unless you’ve personally required the assistance of one of their many services and programs, it’s difficult to understand the magnitude and importance of their work. From an outsiders perspective, I’m sure we really have no idea how much these services are needed and the relief they provide to those who do. While the organization serves over 1,000 people every year, in reality, they serve many more; as their clients lives are bettered, so to are the lives of the people around them. I wish the South Peace Community Resources Society a happy 40th anniversary and am confident they will have as much success during the next 40 years. Jill Earl Reporter

Just who is the boss?

At the December 2nd, 2014 meeting of the Peace River Regional District a motion was made by the director representing Hudson Hope and seconded by the director representing Fort St. John, that staff bring forward for the board’s consideration a draft building by-law with the same boundaries and content of ‘Building By-law No.1189, 1999. For those readers who have just been introduced to this issue, Building By-law 1189, 1999, preceded the much contested Building By-law 1996-2011, introduced on March 18, 2014 the reaction to which shook the regional district to it’s very core. The rational for the motion was simple, should the terms of reference as provided by the motion be carried out to the letter (staff’s marching orders); then the draft Building Permit By-law, if accepted by the board, would serve to legally repeal that nasty Building Permit By-law 1996-2011. Well so far this should sound fairly simple except for one problem, the Regional District employs staff of which at least one department seems to think that it is subservient to no one, least of all to the board of directors, and as a result has presented to the board a draft which requires serious examination to determine just what in the draft resembles by-law1189-1999. In my opin-

ion, this represents a blatant disregard for the direction of the board, and that the offending department head should be censored. We all know that bureaucrats have permanent positions and therefore they remain in office for long periods of time while directors come and go, it is not surprising that these people, individually and as a group form a powerful bureaucratic elite whose influence on policy of the Regional District is widespread. Widespread to the point that there are times when I feel like we are being ruled by bureaucracy instead of democracy. I have less problems with the wording of this building permit draft then I have for the disregard by staff for the directions of the board. One last thought, I believe it’s time that the Directors of the board re-establish their authority and realign it’s chain of command, otherwise the board may as well stay at home, save the taxpayer a bundle, shut down the regional district, step aside allowing for bureaucracy to totally take over. The board has already jeopardized the legitimacy to govern rural peoples in that it has completely lost the constituency’s trust. It’s time to step up to the plate and do the right thing. Walter Stewart Peace Region

Visual arts vital to the Canadian economy

It was with dismay, sadness, frustration and finally anger that I learned of the demise, yet again, of the Visual Arts Program at Northern Lights College. The reasons given were cutbacks to post secondary education and low enrollments. Without visual arts (I include here the performing and literary arts as well), the Canadian economy would come to a grinding halt. Here is what we would lose: There would be no tourist or fashion industries, no television, no film industry, no advertising agencies, no web site designs (in fact no computers as we know them), no magazines or books, no automobile industry, no children’s toys, no logos or branding, no theaters with props, sets or costumes, no musical instruments, no architects, no museums or galleries, no

interior designers, furniture manufacturers or package designers. And here’s one that will really hurt: There would be no hockey uniforms. There would be no signage, no print shops, no photography, no newspapers, no jewelry, no chinaware, no prints, painting, or sculpture. And the worst thing of all - there would be no soul. This region is experiencing a huge boom right now and if you ask any staff member at the College they will tell you that when there is a lot of work around, student enrollment will suffer right across all programs. The main reason for low enrollments in Visual Arts, however, is that it has not been marketed. In the five years since I retired, I have not seen any significant promotion for this program. As far as cut backs to post secondary

education are concerned there is another agenda here. Why is it that the Liberal government suddenly has millions of dollars to spend on skills based training in this region? In order to pull off the Site C and LNG mega projects for as many votes as they can get, they need skilled trades people. In the process they are willing to seriously compromise, if not destroy, the original intent of a college, which was to be a place of learning for all people in all disciplines. How can we continue to rape and pillage our earth and call it progress, when we reject all things creative? I used to wish I was young again with all that implies, now I am more often glad that I’m getting older so I won’t have to witness what is coming, because of greed and petty political popu-

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“This has been a long standing program here at the college and to have to get to the point where we were faced with this decision, it wasn’t an easy decision. It wasn’t taken lightly, and the fact that we had to make it doesn’t make anyone happy here at Northern Lights College,” Lyon said. He said that the program has been on the College’s radar for a number of years, due to the low enrolment. Lyon also said that he believed the arts community to be aware of the enrolment, and that the college took action to promote enrolment; like advertising, and focusing on the program at trade fairs. He said community consultation is not a regular part of the college’s annual budget process, and that taking arts courses through the Workforce Training/ Continuing Education department would allow students in Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge, Fort St. John and Fort Nelson to also take those classes. Council agreed to meet with the college’s

May 8, 2014 board to better understand their decision, and send a letter to South Peace MLA Mike Bernier and to the Minister of Advanced Education about the cancellation, after they have met with the college. “From the budget planning perspective of what we do, we don’t just do this over a period of say, a period of a few weeks, it’s a process that we undertake over a number of months and we try and make sure that we have covered every area possible before we get to make program decisions and unfortunately this year we got to program decisions,” Lyon said. “One of the things that stands out here is that the city is losing one of the key pillars of sustainability in its cultural capacity, by losing this program...I’ve lived in many many communities, and I have never lived in a city or a region that has a more dynamic art community than we have here in the Peace; whether the college is aware of it or not, [they] have been a major contributor to that power and strength we have,” Swail said. Council is expected to meet with the college in a few weeks.

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Over the last decade we have been carefully planning this project. It is the most advanced pipeline proposal under consideration that is responding to these challenges. The project has undergone the intense scrutiny of the Joint Review Panel of the National Energy Board–the most extensive scientific review of its kind in Canadian history–and received its endorsement for approval. By moving ahead, Northern Gateway will safely open new markets for Canadian oil much sooner than any other project under consideration. While this provides a huge economic benefit for Canadians, it is not the only opportunity Northern Gateway has to offer.

For example, every tanker carrying Canadian oil to new markets will be double-hulled and guided to open ocean by B.C. coast pilots. All loaded tankers will be escorted by two tugs, and every tanker coming into our terminal will be fully vetted for safety. At Northern Gateway we are working every day to build a project that will serve our country for generations to come. That passionate commitment is at the heart of our proposal. It drives us in everything we do. It has resulted in a project that measures up to its original promise of a safer, better pipeline that benefits every British Columbian and every Canadian.

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All tankers calling on our terminal must be vetted by a third-party prior to leaving their port of origin.

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This is the main reason why Northern Gateway is urgently needed. Northern Gateway will open new markets for Canadian oil in Asia, creating thousands of good-paying jobs in British Columbia and generating much-needed revenues for taxpayers.

Most important, no matter what product we are moving, Northern Gateway will always ensure that ours is a safer, better project. That’s because Northern Gateway is already incorporating numerous measures specifically designed for British Columbia’s environment and landscape, and is already setting a new standard in Canada for safety and environmental responsibility.

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Canada has vast oil reserves that have the power to ensure jobs and other economic benefits for generations of British Columbians and Canadians. But this resource is only going to one market–the United States–meaning Canadians are losing out on hundreds of millions of dollars.

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If, in the years ahead, a new refinery is built in Kitimat that offers the same benefits as international markets, Northern Gateway will be able to deliver product for that as well. Or, if a facility is built in Alberta, Northern Gateway will be able to move refined product to new markets. In fact, Northern Gateway can provide a safe means of transport from Alberta to Kitimat for oil wherever it is needed most, at home or abroad, always ensuring that Canadians get the value we rightly expect from our most valuable commodity.

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Cariboo Pulp & Paper has exciting opportunities within Quesnel BC. We are a forerunning producer of NBSK pulp as well as clean “green” energy. Forward thinking ownership, capital investment and movement towards bio-product growth ensures a secure life long career opportunity as Cariboo Pulp & Paper has a bright future. Our ideal candidate possesses: • A valid Inter-Provincial or BC Provincial Journeyperson Millwright, Journeyperson Welder (A Ticket) or Journeyperson Pipe-tter certication • Heavy industry experience • Commitment to working safely and creating a safe work place • Strong communication and interpersonal skills • Able to work independently and as part of a team • Flexible schedule for various shifts Our employees drive our success. We believe in providing opportunities for growth and advancement and are looking for someone who wants to build their career in our company.

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Maintenance Superintendent Under direction of the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Superintendent leads and mentors the Maintenance team, overseeing the successful installation, removal, inspection and repair of mechanical equipment on site. The Maintenance Superintendent has full accountability for cost and ensures adherence to the production and maintenance schedules, playing an integral part in the delivery of capital projects. The ideal candidate for either position brings a minimum of 10 years’ experience leading large teams of unionized employees in an industrial plant setting and a proven track record of system optimization, continuous improvement, and achievement of high performance standards. You are a decisive and confident team leader, with exceptional planning, scheduling and multi-tasking abilities, and you are comfortable working a modified day/night shift schedule. If you are a hands-on manager ready for a challenging and rewarding opportunity with excellent prospects for career growth, forward your résumé and a brief cover letter, in confidence, to the attention of Shaun Carpenter or Esther McGregor at: www.pfmsearch.com Pinton Forrest & Madden / Panorama Search Partners Suite 2020, 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 2E9 Tel: 800.864.9970 or 604.689.9970 pfm@pfmsearch.com www.pfmsearch.com

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Wheelchair basketball champ a Future Star BRONWYN SCOTT reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN – Erica Thomas Schulenburg has had to train a little bit harder than your average 13-year-old athlete. For one thing, she’s in a wheelchair. For another, every time she wants to play a game of basketball she has to travel to Prince George, usually staying overnight in a hotel because of the distance. Schulenburg, from Fort St. John, has won the B.C. Wheelchair Basketball Society’s Future Stars competition, a recognition that celebrates young talent both on and off the court. It’s the first competition of its kind, and as a prize Schulenburg, along with three other winners from around the province, travelled to Vancouver for the 2014 Canadian Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Championships that took

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Photo Credit Malcolm Janus Erika Schulenberg, second from the left (number 10), was selected to represent Zone 8 for the B.C. Winter Games. Zone 8 won their final game in overtime, and Schulenberg’s poise and passion for the sport was a big factor in their win, according to Nancy Harris, who successfully nominated Schulenberg for the Future Stars Competition. www.prairiecoastequipment.com

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Basketball Future Star promotes awareness Continued from Page 18. place from Fri., April 25th to Sun., April 27 at the Richmond Olympic Oval. At the opening ceremonies the Future Stars were formally recognized and given a prize package by none other than Rick Hansen, famous for his Man in Motion World Tour that began in 1985 and ended in 1987, raising money for spinal cord injury awareness. They’ll also have the opportunity to meet paralympians. “We wanted to celebrate all the up and coming young women who are playing wheelchair basketball in the province,” said Arley McNeney, communications manager for the B.C. Wheelchair Basketball Society. “They’ll all get a chance to see what wheelchair basketball is like at a high level.” It’s an opportunity that the Grade 7 student at Bert Bowes Middle School is ecstatic about. “It’s made me very happy and very excited,” she told the Northeast News on the evening before she left for Vancouver. The young athlete has been playing competitively for the Prince George Titans for a year now, and she’s absolutely in love with the sport. “I really like that it’s a sport where everyone’s really included, not just people who can walk or people in wheelchairs, everyone can do it,” Schulenburg said. Last year she participated in the Wheelchair Basketball School District Championships in Prince George, and in February she was selected to represent Zone 8, the Cariboo-Northeast region, at the B.C. Winter Games. Lately she’s been busy attending training camps held in Prince George. Her dream is to make it to the nationals. “I think that would be amazing having a chance to do that, because those women dedicate their lives to what they do and I would love to do that when I’m older,” she said. Unlike her teammates, Schulenburg has limited use of her arms, which has made her rise to Future Star-dom a little more challenging. “I have Cerebral Palsy, which affects my arms too,” she explained. “So unlike other athletes, I have a bit of trouble with some of the skills, but I find it just means I have got to work a little harder.” Nancy Harris, a prominent member of the wheelchair basketball community who has helped bring wheelchair sports to Northern B.C, submitted Schulenburg’s letter of nomination. “Erika is a future star . . . she is a vibrant young lady with potential and passion,” it reads. “Off the court, she gives talks to community groups about her disability and promotes disability awareness with remarkable maturity for her age.”

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Road Upgrades It’s important for Schulenburg to talk about her disability. She’s passionate about spreading awareness. “Not a lot of people recognize the things that are a little bit harder when you’re disabled or in a wheelchair, and they don’t really think about it,” she said. “It’s really nice to bring to their attention that people with disabilities sometimes aren’t included, and things are just a bit harder for them.” When asked if there was anything else she’d like me to include in my story, Schulenburg wanted to add one thing: “If you want to do something you should work hard for it, because then you can accomplish anything you want to do.” This is the attitude that won Schulenburg the title of Future Star that she’s enjoying today.

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NLC hosts regional Aboriginal art contest JILL EARL news@northeastnews.ca

DAWSON CREEK - Local Tamara Martin has been named the winner of a juried Aboriginal art competition that took place at Northern Lights College, April 23. Martin’s piece, Retain the Peace, combines photography on burlap. The literary arts are also represented with a poem used on the piece. As a prize for winning, Northern Lights College has purchased her work, which is expected to be delivered to the Dawson Creek campus within the next few weeks. “We didn’t want to commit to exactly where it would be hung until we knew what the piece was, so we haven’t decided on an exact location, but it will probably be on

display somewhere where there is a lot of traffic from the outside community,” said Jaclyn Hodgson, the college’s Aboriginal relations and services coordinator, who initiated the competition. Hodgson was the recipient of the William and Mary Wanka Art Promotion Award for her idea. The award is intended to help projects that aim to promote art. Hodgson said she got the idea from the community’s growing interest in Aboriginal culture and the need to reflect students’ culture. “We have a large Aboriginal population at the college, so we want to make sure that they are seeing their culture reflected in their college. We are on traditional grounds so we want to make sure that we are reflecting that in our choice of artwork” she said. A total of eight pieces were submitted

by four local artists. The competition was open to self-declared Aboriginal students throughout the Peace. Their work had to be representative of the area, and had to be accompanied by a paragraph about the piece. Some size requirements were also a part of the criteria. “It had to be a piece that we could logistically fit inside the building. We did have people wanting to submit some large wood work, that was out of our price range, and also would have been more suitable for an outside display, which we weren’t prepared for, not that we couldn’t have considered that at a later date,” said Hodgson. A panel of five, including representatives from the college and the local arts community, helped to choose Martin as the winner. A planned exhibit showcasing all of the

submissions for April 25 was postponed due to conflicting schedules and minimal participation. Hodgson hopes that a future exhibit will attract more pieces, and more Aboriginal crafters as well. She said that she’s had a lot of people express interest in attending an exhibit, which reflects the increased interest in Aboriginal classes the community has been participating in, including Cree classes, drumming and mukluk making. “I think when we do workshops or these competitions, it’s kind of a safe way for people to learn. You know, they want to ask questions and this provides them with a safe opportunity to learn about Aboriginal culture. There just has been a lot of demand for those types of courses,” Hodgson said.

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• May 10: North Peace SPCA open house. May is BCSPCA’s Community Challenge Month, where communities compete to see who can raise the most donations to benefit their branch. To kick off the month long event, North Peace SPCA is hosting an Open House on Saturday, May 10 from noon to 4 at the North Peace SPCA Branch Office. For more information, visit spca. bc.ca/branches/north-peace/ • May 10: Come on down to the Fort St. John North Peace Museum for an Open House. Free admission from 10 am to 4 pm. Learn more about our volunteer and membership opportunities. Browse our donated (used) CD, tape, VHS and DVD sale and help support the museum. Cake will be served. Treat your mother for Mother’s Day Weekend. • May 30: Learn about all things preservation at our third Treasures of the Museum night at 7pm. The North Peace Cemetery Seekers will be talking about the documentation of the Old Fort Cemetery. Other presentations will feature preservation projects at the museum and how you can preserve some of your historical treasures. “Treasures of the Museum” is a four-part talk series. Each evening will take place the last Friday from March through June.

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Creek Library at 2p.m. D.C. Horticultural Society members will answer your garden questions and talk about their annual garden tour. There will be a composting demonstration by the Northern Environmental Action Team, and a children’s book reading by Doris Brocke. A plant and seed swap will occur and the afternoon will include tea, cake and spring crafts. • May 10: Farmington Spring Tea and Craft Sale at Parkland Elementary School from 1-3p.m. To reserve a sale table phone Kim at 250-843-7018. • May 17: Country Music Dance- Music by Old Friends at the Senior Citizens Hall, 1101 McKellar Ave. Dawson Creek. Dance from 8:30-12:30. Admission includes lunch. 19 years and over welcome. For more information phone Fred at 250-7822192 or Linda at 250-843-7418. • May 20: The South Peace Seniors’ Access will host a mini trade fair, “How to Stay Healthy and Happy,” at their office in the Coop Mall at 1:30. Come and visit with the exhibitors and enjoy a cup of coffee. • May 24: The Dawson Creek Library will host a reading and book signing by local author Jadzia Cypress at 2p.m. Jadzia will read from her books, The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Meditation and Crystals and Truth-fables: an Indigo’s journey. Refreshments will be served at this free library reading.

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The Saulteaux actor, which is a branch of the Ojibway nations, said a love affair with acting got him through. “A lot of my friends from high school, they regret quitting acting to pursue a career that their parents told them to do,” Beach said. “When I see them they’re so dismissed about leaving because I wasn’t the greatest actor when I started, but they were amazing. And if you think that I’m amazing, what could they have been? “So these are the kinds of things that I’m trying to instill in our young ones and in our old ones, that we have to strive for success within ourselves.” Beach was in town for the Walk in Balance 4: Full Circle Aboriginal Wellness Conference that took place on Thurs., May 1st and Fri., May 2nd, but he’s not just here to share his powerful words. Beach is on a mission to bring movie theatres to the north. He has a distribution company and shares in the ownership of movies coming from eOne Entertainment and Mongrel Media. When a movie premieres in North America, he explained, he brings it to the northern communities in Canada. “Instead of waiting for a month or two for these new releases you can have them now,” said Beach. He’s been visiting isolated towns and is trying to change

patterns of abuse and drug use, which is typical of places where there’s no outlet for creativity, or for people to pursue their passions, he said. “I go to communities where they are starving for attention. They are starving for a pebble to drop in their water, to create a ripple so they can move, they can transcend, they can be inspired,” said Beach. He’s trying to build a self-sustaining enterprise, where money he makes from the distribution company and from movie theatres as an exhibitor, funds his film school, Adam Beach Film Institute. “What I’m doing is I’m bringing them the movie theatres, I’m bringing them the film school, I’m bringing them the opportunity to come and learn what I’ve learned,” he said. “I think that movies can change peoples’ lives,” Beach said. What he’s trying to promote is dreams, and it’s this purpose, this driving will to succeed, that made him such a well received guest during his stay. “Adam is so much more than those characters he portrays on the screen,” said David Christie, Aboriginal student advisor at Northern Lights College. “Adam is an inspiration to Native people throughout Canada, through his work and through his actions.”

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