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The Dawson Creek Fire Department works to contain a grass fire that occurred just north of the city, May 5.

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DAWSON CREEK - Warm and dry weather conditions in the Peace River region has led the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources to place a fire ban on certain areas of the region, which was effective at noon on May 9. The ban includes category two open fires, described as fires smaller than two metres high and three metres wide, fireworks and grass fires less than 2,000 square metres. It applies to B.C. Park land, Crown land and private lands and other areas that are not within the boundaries of a fire protection zone or municipality. The ban will continue until June 15, unless it’s withdrawn before then or extended to a later date. The City of Dawson Creek’s Fire Department has also issued a fire ban that started on May 7 and will no longer be issuing burn permits. “The city typically follows Forestry’s lead in this, because forestry… they have a better idea of what the conditions are going to be in the future so when they do that, we typically follow lead,” said fire chief Gordon Smith. “It’s typical for this time of year. What’s really bad with the Peace River regional district is that they have the

dry grass and once the snows off the dry grass is there and it’s really volatile. It’s easy to start, it [fire] spreads really rapidly and it burns with a fairly good intention, and it’s always windy in the Peace, so we get some really big fires, really quickly,” said Brent Bye, senior protection officer for the Wildfire Management Branch in Prince George. According to Bye, in the last couple of the weeks the ministry has responded to approximately 21 fires in the Peace River Region. They respond to fires outside of any fire protection area and any other fires they are requested to respond to. He said they use air tankers to contain the fire and have their ground crews extinguish any remaining smoke with hand tools, pumps and hoses. He said that grass fires tend to burn out quickly on their own. The ministry has ground crews in Chetwynd and Fort St. John, Bye said that because those crews are expected to cover a big area response times reflect that. “We are not a volunteer fire department, so our response times aren’t what you might expect from a volunteer fire department. The area that we cover is considerably larger, so they’re

[response times] dependent on how far the fire is away from our initial attack base,” Bye said. One of the 21 fires the ministry has responded to included the grass fire north of Dawson Creek on May 5. “We had what we call a unified command and Forestry assisted us with that fire because it was in a wild land situation and it was encroaching on urban areas, so there were 16 homes that were threatened by this fire,” said Smith. Bye said that many of the fires they’ve responded to were humancaused either intentionally or unintentionally. He said that fires could be started from dry grass hitting a hot quad muffler, sparks from the railroad and land clearing activities. “People either want to burn off some dead grass in their yard or maybe they had some construction waste like some old timbers or some branches or something that they want to burn off in their yard, and with the winds that we get here, they’re going 40 to 60km an hour, it doesn’t take a big spark, especially this time of year, to get a stubble field going,” Smith said. Bye said that the ministry considers forecasted temperatures and relative

humidity when deciding whether or not to place ban. He believes that category three fires, used mainly for industrial activity, do not cause a major fire threat to the area at this time and will be able to continue burning so long as they have a permit. “Right now I don’t think that the industrial fires are that big of an issue because the people have a permit. They know that they have to do this type of work, they are liable for it if it escapes and that type of stuff, so they’re not generally a big problem for us,” he said. The ban will not affect campers either, as campfires less than half a metre high and half a metre wide are still permitted but Bye still urges users to side with caution as improperly extinguished campfires cause a lot of hassle. “Our problem with campfires is people walking away without putting them out. Generally while their burning they’re sitting there but…when they’ve been abandoned and no ones keeping an eye on them and they’re not constructed properly,” he said, adding that campfire users are required to have either a bucket of water or shovel to extinguish the flames.

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Dawson Creek RCMP get first retail robbery in two months By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK- The increase in robberies that occurred in the month of February decreased entirely to zero from Mar. 3 until May 5 when that streak was broken by a retail robbery that occurred on 103rd Ave. RCMP reported that a male approached the cash register and pushed the cashier to the floor when the cash drawer was open, stole the contents and then fled. Police are still following up on leads to identify the suspect and are asking members of the public with information regarding the robbery to come forward. In addition to the May 5 incident, a theft of patio furniture from a residence in the 1300 block of 108th Ave. was reported on May 6. Police are also asking for the public’s assistance in this theft. “Successful investigations rely on community members coming forward and providing information. Without that community spirit and support our investigators might find it difficult to bring a case to a charge approval standard,” said Sgt. Scott West of the Dawson Creek RCMP via email.

Robberies in the month of February included a home robbery on Feb. 2 of a residence in the 900 block of 102nd Ave., a break and enter and the theft of several collectable coins at the Post Office in Pouce Coupe on Feb. 9, an attempted armed robbery on Feb. 14 of the 7-Eleven, an attempted robbery of Fas Gas on Feb. 17, an attempted robbery at Lothar Triebal Jewellers on Feb. 20, and two robberies at Legacy Village Market one on Feb. 27 and the other was an attempted armed robbery on Mar. 3. Jill Earl photo “I can only imagine that peo- Dawson Creek’s provincial courthouse saw the sentencing of three criminals involved ple in the retail industry were in robberies in February, April 26. apprehensive during this time. All of the cases were given weapon. He received a jail sentence of five years for possession the highest priority in our office realizing that these acts affect of a restricted firearm initially but will end up serving 1,753 days people in the community. The retail store robberies occurring in when his 72 days in custody is considered. He will also concurFebruary and early March all resulted in arrests and charges be- rently serve 1,095 days for disguising his face with the intent to ing recommended as quickly as possible,” West said. commit a crime. On April 26, three men pleading guilty to their involvement in Badger’s friends and family attended his sentencing. the robberies were sentenced at the Dawson Creek Courthouse. “We all love you,” they said, from the gallery. Brandon Badger and Kevin Beattie were both arrested for the Beattie, 22, was charged with the robbery, possession of a rearmed robbery of the 7-Eleven on 8th Street on Feb. 14. stricted firearm and the possession of a firearm contrary to an Badger was charged with robbery, disguising his face with order; he will also serve 1753 days. the intent to commit an offense, and possession of a prohibited Victim impact statements submitted by the cashiers involved in the 7-Eleven robbery read that the incident has had considerable psychological impacts on them, they are nervous while Employees of the month working and have sought psychological help. When asked if he had anything to say after the charges against him were read, Beattie shook his head ‘no’. “I’m sorry and that I’ll never do it again,” Beattie said, reconsidering. Jeremy Bellows was found guilty for the attempted robbery of Lothar Triebal Jewellers on Feb. 20, and was charged with the “Congratulations from the Hair Bin Danielle Margaret styling Team on your Customer Service!” careless use of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm Hair Bin HB Spa and the possession of a firearm contrary to an order; he will serve Buy 3 Pedicures and Limited Introductory Offer Lunch Break Massage receive 50% OFF the 4th 25 minutes… $ Gel Nails 1212 days. $ Regular $245 Damian Rice, who was also charged in the jewellery store +tax …or a Chocolate Body $ robbery, is still awaiting trial. Wrap to Feel Special! with Amanda & Stephanie now Gilles Guay was arrested in relation to the Legacy Village Voted Best Spa - People’s Choice 2012 Market robbery on Mar. 3. He has been charged with disguising his face with intent to commit an offence and possessing a 10442 100 Street, 10440 100 Street, Fort St John Fort St John weapon for a dangerous purpose. His next court appearance is 250-787-1552 250-787-1553 on May 28. thehairbin.com h hbhealthspa.com Though the RCMP have been successful in most cases, according to West their success doesn’t always act as a deterrent to would-be criminals. “I know that we get positive feedback from the community when we make arrests in criminal cases…I would hope that a would be thief would consider the consequences, but desperate people do things that would seem irrational to the average person,” he said.

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May 16, 2013 the purpose of trafficking and two are facing possible charges of possession of a prohibited weapon. OxyContin is a prescribed drug used for pain relief but has the potential for substance abuse and life-threatening respiratory depression. Shelkie believes the alleged suspects are not obtaining the OxyContin drugs from a prescription. “I would assume most of the people we are seizing it from don’t have a prescription for it. Where they’re getting it from it’s probably from dealers as well, and where they’re getting it from, I don’t know.” Though the RCMP has responded to a number of calls addressing overdoses, Northern Health has not seen the rise in patients using cocaine and OxyContin. However that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening, said Northern Health communications officer Eryn Collins. “We haven’t noticed any change in trends, but that may be because a patient who was treated for a non-fatal overdose hasn’t come into contact with our staff members.” She said if a patient doesn’t seek help from the mental health and addictions unit, it would be difficult for them to see the same trend the RCMP have observed. “Just because [our staff doesn’t] notice the change in trends doesn’t mean it’s not happening,” she said. The RCMP isn’t releasing any additional information on how many overdoses have occurred in recent months.

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“It doesn’t matter how many there have been, one is dangerous and that’s what we want to tell people,” Shelkie explained. “You never know, someone might say, ‘It doesn’t matter, I’m very careful,’ [but] anytime you’re using a drug or a prescription drug, and you’re not using it appropriately, it could lead to serious consequences or death. Especially if you’re using poly drug use it’s a much, much greater chance.”

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Two locals bring case against Site C to NCLGA By Kyla Corpuz

FORT ST. JOHN - Two community members, Mike Kroecher and Rick Koechl, won’t give up the fight against Site C. So, they brought their ideas on alternatives to Site C to the North Central Local Government Association from Apr. 24 to 26. It’s a message they’ve been voicing for the past year. “Essentially what we want to do is let the public know there are alternatives, like natural gas, would be substantially less expensive than BC Hydro,” said Kroecher. Site C communication manager Dave Conway maintains that Site C’s unit energy cost of $95 per megawatt hour is a “comprehensive cost accounting for all anticipated life-cycles costs to ratepayers.” Site C’s cost would be amortized over a long period to mitigate the rate impacts on customers, said Conway.

But Kroecher and Koechl don’t see the rationale in carrying on a financial debt to future generations with the alternative to use natural gas in a facility like the Shepard Centre, which would cost $6.7 billion less than Site C and flood a sliver of land when compared to Site C’s land use footprint. Natural gas is not considered a clean energy source because it emits CO2 (carbon dioxide). Kroecher and Koechl understand the affects of carbon dioxide but they question how the Liberal government can pursue the transportation of LNG yet refrain from using it to its fullest potential in its own backyard. “If it’s okay for others to use it, we should be allowed to burn it,” said Kroecher. According to Conway, Site C’s GHG emissions, including methane, were looked at using Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change guidelines.

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“The project would produce substantially less GHG emissions, per gigawatt hour, than thermal sources such as natural gas, diesel or coal, because they have additional GHG emissions associated with the operational combustion of hydrocarbons,” said Conway. Kroecher and Koechl pointed to a 2007 study from Switzerland in their case against Site C. “We would also like to make the point that hydro is not as clean as BC Hydro would like us to believe,” said Kroecher. The study concluded that hydroelectric reservoirs have, in addition to other environmental impacts like destruction of the flooded area, an important influence on the airborne greenhouse gases.

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Abuse is not only sexual or physical. Domestic abuse, or abuse in a relationship varies from emotional, financial, spiritual and cultural. Many women and men don’t realize this. Women and men can unknowingly fall victim to all kinds of abuse in a relationship. If we’re not educated on what these different types of abuse looks like, we may end up staying in unhealthy relationships, or continue to treat our partners in a disrespectful manner. Just because there may not be any physical scars to show, doesn’t mean abuse isn’t present. But you know what’s refreshing? Seeing the younger generation take action to understand what these scenarios look like, and that schools are starting to open up the conversation on this particular issue. Recent movements in the community to bring awareness about abuse in relationships are starting to grow. It may seem small right now—when the situation is bigger than most can even grasp—but it’s moving and I think it’s gaining momentum. Stopping domestic violence, or violence in any relationship, can’t be achieved solely on community resources, counselling, or social programs. It starts at home, as a child is developing. I applaud the parents who understand this and take the time to watch what they say and do, and how their actions directly affect their child’s upbringing. Even more so I applaud the school district for taking notice that, as much as fostering healthy relationships starts at home, it doesn’t stop there. It should also be cultivated at the school level. So, kudos to the teachers, the teenagers and the parents who continue to give support to movements that are making communities a little safer, and a little healthier. -Kyla

Dear Editor, Re the regional district forcing their ideologies on us with all their rules and bylaws is a joke, now farmers must get building permits, even to build decks, retainer walls and sheds. In my opinion these Regional board reps have got a thirst on for power. They are even putting in bylaws re messy yards, unsightly weeds in one’s vegetable garden their stupidity marches on. Even the S.P.C.A. are bringing in bylaws of their own. They insist that horses grazing out in fields during the winter months must have fresh unfrozen water taken to them every day and that they must have access to a shed with

four walls and a roof in good repair, again, statements made by the uninformed. If they see horses out in a field in winter with no feed in front of them they assume that they are starving. My horses graze out most of the winter, there is a shed in the field yet they never go in it. There is a unfrozen water trough that they have access to yet they never come for a drink. These horses have no feed in front of them but unknown to the uninformed these horses are walking on tons of nutritious feed covered by snow while foraging so require no water, when I check on my horses they are obese with thick hair for protection from the cold.

All I can say is that you bureaucrats stay out of our business. Why do you think we choose to live in the country? It was to get away from the cities with all their bylaws and regulations. We want to get away from sirens, red and blue lights flashing and all the other regulations and restriction that you bureaucrats can think up. I’ll tell you one thing and that is I won’t be getting any building permits. Just stay out of our world you parasites that feed at our expense.

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BUILDING IN THE SHADOW OF DOUBT In 1996, B.C. had the potential of losing the WAC Bennett Dam because of the sinkhole first discovered by a tourist. Obviously, this would have had catastrophic consequences downstream. Just check out “The Sixty-Storey Crisis” to confirm this is not an exaggeration. It is an award winning article by Victoria freelance writer Anne Mullens published in the January 1999 issue of BC Business magazine. It gives a summary of how the crisis developed and how disaster was averted. The article ends with the following quote from Jack Farrell. At the time of the Bennett Dam crisis, he was comptroller of water rights for the Ministry of the Environment, a statutory position under the Water Act which gave him the legislative power to regulate and monitor dams in B.C.; “We can be thankful that ev-

erybody did the right thing to avert a potential catastrophe,” says Farrell, now a private consultant. “It worked out well. But I don’t think any of us will ever feel completely comfortable with the Bennett Dam again. It must be watched very closely for the rest of its life.” It will not matter how well Site C dam is built if the WAC Bennett Dam fails. It is now acknowledged that the increase of seismic activity in this region is due to the ‘fracing’ process used for the recovery of shale gas. BC Hydro has acknowledged the need to address seismic issues as evident from the following report: “In 2009, at the conclusion of the Project’s Stage 2 work, BC Hydro concluded that the historic design for Site C required optimization to meet current seis-

mic, safety and environmental guidelines.” Site C Clean Energy Project Description Report May 2011. However, these same considerations were obviously not included in the design of the two previous dams. To get a sense of what a dam failure looks like, Google the Teton Dam in Idaho that failed in 1976 (also first detected by tourist). Any doubt about the integrity of the WAC Bennett Dam should automatically stop any consideration of building Site C or any other hydroelectric facility on the Peace River. This is lacking in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) recently released by BC Hydro. Ken Boon Fort St. John

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All Peace River region resolutions approved at 2013 NCLGA By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK- Peace River region members of the North Central Local Government Association were successful in having their resolutions endorsed last week at the Association’s 58th annual general meeting. Over 250 delegates representing the 41 municipalities and regional districts within the NCLGA met in Quesnel, B.C. May 1-3 to discuss the pressing issues in their communities regarding resources, the environment, finance, health, justice and protective services, transportation, communication and social. NCLGA’s membership passed a resolution, submitted by the Peace River Regional District, that will have them and the Union of British Columbia Municipalities request that the Province of B.C. examine the policies that Norway implements in managing its resources, with the goal of adopting a similar approach in B.C. The resolution highlighted that Norway has a population and resources similar to that of the province and have become the second wealthiest country in the world. It suggests that if B.C. also manages in a sustainable manner it could mean enhanced physical infrastructure, health, education, and social progress for the province. The PRRD’s resolution calling for the NCLGA and the UBCM to request that the Province of B.C. enact changes to legislation that would require all dam permit holders to prepare allencompassing emergency management plans was also endorsed by the membership. The resolution also requested that the legislation require the dam permit holders to conduct public education, develop comprehensive public notification procedures and assist in the coordination of emergency response and recovery efforts to ensure the safety of the public. The district noted that the province has many man-made dams and that the current Dam Safety Regulation does not include any provisions that would require dam holders to inform and education the surrounding population on the risks and impacts associated with it. The District of Chetwynd and the District of Taylor both put forward financial resolutions; both were passed. Chetwynd’s resolution called for the NCLGA to petition the UBCM to encourage the provincial government to commit to providing stable and sustainable funding for small communities to ensure that those communities can continue to provide essential infrastructure and services to their residents. “The small communities grant is something that small communities depend on and it’s not really consistent. Sometimes we get this much, sometimes we get this much, and so on and the resolution was simply to ensure that this is consistent and something that we can plan on and all the small communities in B.C. are in support of that,” said Chetwynd Mayor Merlin Nichols.

To address the proposed changes from the Public Sector Accounting Board, the District of Taylor put forward a resolution that the NCLGA support the UBCM in working with the PSAB to ensure the framework for municipal financial reporting addresses the concerns of local governments and is meaningful to the public. A total of 29 resolutions were brought forward and all but two were endorsed. Members defeated the resolution brought forward by the District of Stewart that would have had the NCLGA and the UBCM lobby the Province of B.C. to give preferential treatment to implementing grant applications for projects identified as critical in a report by a previous planning grant. In an effort to reduce violent crimes, the City of Williams Lake brought forward a resolution that the NCLGA and the UBCM lobby government to enact legislation which would restrict sale of and access to bear spray and machetes; that resolution was defeated by the membership. After resolutions are passed they are brought to the UBCM to be voted on again. If passed there, then a resolutions committee will forward it to the provincial government to hopefully gain their support and encourage future possible action. “We try to make the resolutions be very general so that it does concern the whole province, you get better support from the government if it does…Then we follow up with the ministers as much as we can to lobby, so that the resolution does become part of the government’s process,” said Bruce Christensen, Fort St. John councillor. Christensen has been on the NCLGA executive for approximately four years, and was voted in as president of the organization during the meeting. He said that the NCLGA have recently added more money in their budget for advocacy. “I’m hoping, I know that the board is hoping with our increased allotment in funding for advocacy, some of the resolutions that come forth really make a difference and government will hear us and put those things in place,” said Christensen. Christensen said that one resolution he thought would benefit not only the PRRD but the entire province was the resolution to lobby the provincial government to further support the development of a reliable air ambulance service. “The air ambulance, ground ambulance and lack of quality of that, that’s probably the one that I think that if we can make our citizens safer than what they are that’s what our job is as elected officials,” he said. The membership also endorsed lobbying government to: assist the ranching commu-

nity in controlling noxious weeds, establish a world class emergency and hazard mass notification system, enact legislation that would require consumer labeling of products sold in B.C. where there are genetically modified organisms in those food products and move the date of BC Heritage Week to later in the year. Next year the NCLGA’s AGM will be held in Fort St. John, May 7-9.

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The City of Dawson Creek hosted their annual Community Clean Up Day, May 11. The volunteers that came out to clean up sections of the city were rewarded with a free BBQ hosted by the local Kinsmen afterwards (right). The public was also invited to find new treasures in exchange for their old usable items at the 5th Annual Swap and Shop (above).

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To Consider Review 2012 Ànancial statement. Sales increased 11.7% to $78.1 million and net savings increased to $7.9 million or 10.1% of sales. Directors recommendation of a patronage allocation One Special Resolution - Directors Remuneration Rule #109 (1) & (2), Daily & Meeting per diems have not increased with the Director’s responsibilities and sale growth. Election of 2 Directors for 3 year term Guest Speaker FCL Director Co-op Gift CertiÀcates and Door Prizes Valued at $500.00 Complimentary tickets for supper must be picked up prior to May 11 at the Co-op Cardlock Sorry no children please.

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Peace Project digs deeper to understand violence in FSJ By Kyla Corpuz FORT ST. JOHN – The Peace Project in Fort St. John has entered the next phase in its initiative to end violence against women and girls in the community. Domestic violence is a dark subject that is coming to light. Last week was the first time results from the Peace Project’s survey were presented. Three-hundred-and-twenty-two people participated. “It’s been a very big process of coming to this point,” said Clarice Eckford, the Peace Project coordinator. “It feels good to be here having now all of the information that we’ve gathered and understanding some of the really key things that may contribute to violence against women and girls.” The results from the survey launched an in depth look, during a seminar on May 7, at what can be done to implement programs and initiatives to encourage healthy relationships. “It’s a hard thing to research and understand it,” said Eckford. “But it’s nice to know it now and maybe things can start to move forward and happen in terms of creating programs that can address gaps and barriers.” Representatives from the North Peace Resource Society, RCMP, Fort St. John crown counsel, United Way, private counsellors, School District 60 and financial institutions attended the seminar. While there were ideas around prompting more education and awareness around abuse and instilling enhanced resources and support, it quickly became apparent that many of those outlets already existed. “It’s not like this isn’t happening, [the community] is doing a lot of work already,” said one attendant. “We already have a lot of different organizations but they don’t regularly talk to each other and that’s something we can focus on, trying to have that happen more so there’s more of a synergy,” said Coun. Byron Stewart, who also sits on the steering committee for the project. “In our jobs we see the front lines and the beginnings of a domestic situations,” said Shelkie. “We see people at their very worst and we want to get them to their best … and there needs to be resources—and there are resources out there—and maybe more current resources developed so we can refer them and ultimately make it a safer community.” She added that the Peace Project was a “great starting point to get those resources in place so we can help people.” Suggestions started to float around implementing programs for men in work camps. However it was quickly brought up that most men in camps aren’t jumping at the opportunity to talk about their feelings. While talking to a male friend who worked in camp, Eckford recalled a story he told her. He described camp life as ‘Lord of the Flies.’ He told her that it was difficult because there was a pressure to do drugs and party. “When [the men] come home

they feel the need to blow off steam. They look at women as a experiencing abuse are aboriginal while 72 per cent are Caurelease and not as women,” she was told. casians. Eighty-eight per cent of respondents grew up with vioThough there are services available for families residing in lence in the house. Fort St. John it was noted that there is still a gap on how to reach “It was interesting to learn just how high the violence is in out to the transient population. Fort St. John,” said Shelkie, who added that hearing the statistics Eckford also pointed out that the data collected from the confirm how prevalent domestic violence is in the community, survey were specific to families with children in Fort St. John. even though she regularly sees it in her line of work. “Statistics “There were no ideas given to offer support for men and boys in show there is a lot [of violence] in this region and it’s something oil and gas [sector].” that needs to be addressed and so luckily we have the Peace ProjShe hopes to initiate conversations with oil and gas companies ect...” in the near future. “It’s all happening very fast … but it’s my Shelkie and Coun. Stewart both agree the efforts of the Peace job to have those conversation to build capacity in that sector.” Project is a first of its kind in Fort St. John EnCana is currently a representative on the project’s steering “It’s such a consorted effort … this is so concentrated and so committee. forward, it’s not [just] saying this is what we can do to help, it’s While there were suggestions on how to educate women to saying what is going to benefit in the future, what are we doing be financially independent, promote counselling for males and now to get there?” said Shelkie. widen access to support groups, it was also mentioned that there “It’s a fresh look at things,” said Stewart. “The three-year term is a lack of professional counsellors, and it has to be a personal gives plenty of time to focus the direction on what the needs spechoice to seek help. cifically are for the community, it’s not easy for anybody … it’s The ideas started to delve a little deeper, and it was pointed very emotional to talk about all aspects of violence.” out that despite the amounts of education and awareness surThe Status of Women Canada federally funds the Peace Projrounding violence against women and girls, the root cause to ect. Eckford noted that the same initiatives are happening across determine why abuse occurs was a far greater venture. the country. “You can teach those things but it’s not going to change the cycle if you don’t look at why it’s happening, it’s not going to address the bigger situation,” said participant Sam Corbett. “We need men leaders to show that it’s very acceptable for men to talk about their feelings … to say it’s okay to channel their feelings,” said one participant, adding that the BC Lion’s Be More Than A Bystander was a good example. “The statistics show how high domestic violence and violence against women in general is in Fort St. John,” said Shelkie. In accordance with the Permissive Property Tax Seventy per cent of those Exemptions for Nonprofit Organizations and Places surveyed answered ‘yes’ to of Worship Policies No. 21(a) and (b)/13, the City of being abused, whether it was Fort St. John is accepting applications until June 15, physical, sexual, emotional, verbal, social, financial, spiri2013 for 2014 and 2015 property tax exemptions. tual or cultural. Thirteen of the Please note that all groups that have received 322 surveyed are currently expermissive tax exemptions in the last three years periencing abuse. Ninety-three must submit a new application this year. per cent who experienced or

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Provincial psychosis presentation reaches out to northern youth By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK- Crazy, lunatic, sicko, insane, and mad are just some of the words people use to describe psychosis and mental illness, but the B.C. Schizophrenia Society and Here ToHelp have sponsored a presentation that aims to help students view mental illness is a more empathetic way. ReachOut Psychosis, the presentation, took the trip north to visit schools in Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Tumbler Ridge and Prince George last week. Presenters reviewed types of psychosis, which include: hallucinations, paranoia, irritability, behaviour changes, and delusions. They also taught students about the early signs of psychosis like trouble concentrating, reduced motivation, depressed mood, problems sleeping, anxiety, withdrawal from friends and family, suspiciousness, difficulties completing everyday tasks, and mood swings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like any other medical conditionâ&#x20AC;Śitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a medical condi-

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tion, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treatment, people can live totally awesome happy lives, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no reason to think less of any person going through it or be ashamed of yourself if you are. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just something that some of us have to deal with,â&#x20AC;? said Barbara Adler, ReachOut Psychosisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; program coordinator. Information was broken up with songs performed by Proud Animal, whose members also disseminated the information. Comedy and audience participation was a big factor in the presentation, keyboardist Mike Young believes the informal and fun format helps youth retain the information. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Student[s] learn better when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re faced with somethingâ&#x20AC;Ś as opposed to just material out of a textbook or a sheet of paper. We do the demonstrations with them so they can see their peers put in the position [of someone] who potentially could be going through some symptoms. I think that makes it a little more real for them; it makes it a deeper connection than just words on paper,â&#x20AC;? Young said, who has been with ReachOut Psychosis since it started in 2005. Demonstrations, using little balls, portrayed how genetic vulnerability (family history of psychosis) along with environmental stressors like a traumatic experience and little stressors like homework can build up until that person has a psychotic episode. They also demonstrated how hard it is for someone experiencing a psychotic episode to function with constant audio, visual and tactile distraction. During the presentations, Young also talks to the students about his experience being clinically depressed and his road to recovery, which included medication, therapy, and participating in sports. He said that treatment comes in many different forms, and will depend on the person and what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re suffering from. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are just so many different ways it could happen, so many ways that it can be treated, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so individual,â&#x20AC;? said Young. He said the goal of the presentation is just to educate youth as early as possible. According to the B.C. Schizophrenia Society, Jill Earl photos

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people between the ages of 16-25 are at a higher risk of experiencing mental illness. They want youth to be aware of how common it is, six times more likely than getting Type One Diabetes, and know where to seek help if they expect themselves or a friend are experiencing symptoms of psychosis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that a lot of the message that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to portray is weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to get rid a lot of the stigma surrounding mental illness and try to get people talking about it, so that younger kids can start realizing that mental illness happens to so many people, and if they start talking about it, the easier itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be as we go,â&#x20AC;? said Young. They wanted to dispel common misconceptions about psychosis; psychosis is treatable. People suffering from mental illness are not often violent. They also wanted the students to become more comfortable talking about psychosis, and have more empathy for those suffering and not use derogatory words like insane or crazy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that part of the thing is that people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the vocabulary to talk about this, or they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have comfort talking about these kinds of issues. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s [crazy] just the safest fastest thing that you can say and I think that also sometimes theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re showing off for their friends, if they know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to get a response,â&#x20AC;? said Adler. ReachOut Psychosis tours seven to eight weeks of the year; they usually spend one week of every month throughout the school year in a different region of the province. This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the first time they have visited the Peace Region. Adler said that the performance changes regularly with different bands, jokes, and demonstrations. She said next year they are thinking about incorporating a rap artist and the new program coordinatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tap dancing skills. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they get help sooner then theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a way better outcome, it could change their entire lives,â&#x20AC;? said Adler on the importance of education and the presentation.

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It went on to say that, “they have the potential to emit large amounts of CO2 and CH4 (methane) and contribute to global warming.” Conway said that BC Hydro has acknowledged those who suggest hydroelectric development is a potentially important net source of greenhouse gas emissions. “These concerns may be justified in some circumstances, primarily in tropical environments where there is evidence that some hydroelectric reservoirs are large sources of methane emissions,” said Conway. “However, these concerns are not applicable to all hydroelectric facilities.”

PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEAR’S FAMILY FROG WATCH By Charlie Lake Conservation Society Submitted article Can you feel that wonderful warmth of the sun? The promise of Spring is more apparent with each lengthening day. Creatures around Charlie Lake will soon be responding to the promise as they emerge from their deep sleep beneath the quickly melting snow and ice. One group of creatures interest scientists around the world. These are the amphibians – frogs and toads (salamanders too)! You can help scientists by getting involved with BC Frogwatch! You can increase our knowledge of frogs and toads in British Columbia. Frogs and toads are a part of local biodiversity - the amazing variety of life around us. Conserving biodiversity is essential to the health of the planet and the welfare of humankind. Frogs and toads also have a

special role to play in keeping the environment healthy. Perhaps because they live “on the edge” between water and land, and have semi-permeable skin, frogs and toads are very sensitive to pollution and other environmental changes. Worldwide, many species are declining in numbers or have recently become extinct. Monitoring frog and toad populations is one way to check the health of our wetland areas. The most effective way to track changes in frog and toad populations is to listen for their calls during mating season in the springtime. Male frogs and toads call to protect their territory and attract females. Each species of frog and toad has a very distinctive mating call. In the Peace region, we may hear the calls of the Wood Frog (duck-like quack), Western Chorus Frog (sound of running your fingernail over the teeth of a comb) and the

Western Toad (sound of geese clucking). We typically hear frogs in April or May as open water appears in ponds and swamps. Good times to listen are in the evenings! Becoming a volunteer is very easy. All you need to do is learn the frog and toad calls, choose a location to listen for calls, record your observations, and send your observations through the BC Ministry of Environment website – just search frogwatchbc or contact the Charlie Conservation Society. Your information will be entered into a database and you will be able to view a map showing your observation location and the location of other Frogwatch volunteers in British Columbia. Become a citizen scientist and help welcome Spring by listening for frogs and toads in your area.

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Reservoirs in northern environments have lower quantities of GHG emissions (the Switzerland study does note that a reservoir in tropical climates is representative of green house gas source) because in colder, oxygenated systems emissions are primarily emitted in the form of CO2 rather than methane, added Conway. Kroechel and Koechl’s effort to educate the public about alternatives to Site C will not rest. “We’ll be optimistic until the bitter end,” said Kroecher. They said their presentation and booth at the NCLGA conference was an ‘eye-opener’ to many of the northern politicians who attended. “It left an image, they have to understand what’s at stake,” said Koechl.

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Angela De Smit (left), health services administrator for Northern Health, won the Award of Excellence in Nursing Administration and Val Lamb, clinical nurse educator, won the Award of Excellence in Nursing Education at the annual College of Registered Nurses of B.C. awards on Apr. 18 in Vancouver.

Members of the Fort St. John Hospital Auxiliary proudly display the Province of British Columbia Proclamation recently received from The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of our province, declaring May 10, 2013 as ‘Health Care Auxiliary Day.’ The Province of B.C. reported 82 member auxiliaries donated approximately 1.3 million volunteer hours and over $8 million to the Auxiliary cause enhancing the comfort and care of all BC hospital patients. Our own auxiliary devoted over 3,000 hours and all monies raised here is contributed towards purchasing equipment needed by the medical staff. The junior volunteer program logged over 600 hours throughout the year with several of the juniors contributing well over 50 hours each. As of the transition to the new hospital, the gift shop and snack and beverage machines are the major fundraisers for this community. Thank you to all for your generous and continued support.

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Continued from Page 14. The district has already begun charging increased bus fares to private schools, taking attendance of all students riding the bus and will not deviate from a route for a student riding less than 60 per cent of time. They also stopped adding route deviations for students not riding in their catchment area school and bus route 43 to Rolla (one of four) was cancelled due to low attendance.

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HOSPITAL CHARITY SHOOT ON TARGET By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK- The brief downpour during the 16th Annual Sportsman’s Clay Bird Charity Shoot May 12 didn’t stop local shooters from helping the Dawson Creek and District Hospital Foundation reach their fundraising target.

Approximately 50 shooters and their families came out to Riley’s Crossing to participate in the trap shoot, skeet shoot, five-stand shoot and team competitions. “They are going for individual trophies and the bragging rights which seemed to be more important than the

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said trophy…and we’re good with that,” said Kristina Van De Walle, presidents of the foundation. Money raised from the entry, the BBQ and an auction all go back to helping the foundation meet their goal. This year their goal was to raise $4,000 to help purchase an Isolette with thermal regulation and other advanced life support items for premature babies. Last year the fundraised money went towards the hospital’s maternity ward makeover project, Van De Walle reports that that project is nearly completed. “Thankfully the maternity ward is almost done, the finishing touches are going on anything and so it looks very wonderful up there,” she said.

Base Budget Grant Applications Due by June 15, 2013 In accordance with Base Budget Grant Policy No. 105/13, the City of Fort St. John is accepting applications until June 15, 2013 for the 2014 fiscal year. This application deadline has been changed from previous years in order to coincide with the City’s budget deliberation process that now takes place in early fall. It is expected that groups who apply through this program will be advised of Council’s decision by early January, 2014. The primary purpose of a base budget grant is to provide financial assistance to non-profit organizations that provide fee for services, programs and to offset equipment rental costs. All grant applications must be submitted to the City’s Corporate Administration Department. Applications are available at City Hall and on the City’s website at www.fortstjohn.ca . An audited or reviewed financial statement is required as part of the application. All organizations who apply for a base budget grant must make a presentation to Council in July or August. Staff will contact all of the applicants to schedule meeting times. For any inquiries regarding the application process, please contact Janet Prestley, Director of Legislative and Administrative Services at 250.787.8153.

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Top: Shooters young and old participated in the charity shoot. This young shooter has luck successfully hitting both clay birds at the skeet shoot station. Middle: The tournament included individual and team events. In the afternoon, each team had the opportunity to shoot 100 clay birds in three minutes. Bottom: While the range at Riley’s Crossing was the target of a brief rainstorm, shooters sought shelter in the range’s kitchen/lounge.

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Thurs 1st Self in store, boys at wood. Wablice arrived, also the Sota Indians form Moberly Lake and brought in a lot of furs and paid their depts. Continues cold weather. Montyine and his Crowd patched in. No mail yet. Fri 2nd Self in store busy with Indians. Wablice & the Sota Indians left for home. Wm Nackaweno arrived and brought in

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Time: 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. When: Friday, May 24, 2013 We will be making electrical system improvements in Dawson Creek on May 24, 2013. To ensure the safety of our work crews, it will be necessary to interrupt electrical service for approximately 4 hours. Where: from Alaska Hwy and 212 Road to 243 Road, on Hwy 97 south of Dawson Creek from the Dangerous Goods Route Road to East Pine Road. Both the north and south side of Hwy 97 will also be affected. We are sorry for the inconvenience. We will restore your power safely and as quickly as we can. Prepare for outages and stay informed by visiting bchydro.com/outages or bchydro.com/mobile from your handheld device. Please call

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