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The pleasures and perils of confessing online little more than a week in a confessing trend that could do more harm than good. Confessions: Fort St. John was created on July 4 as a platform for locals to share secrets without disclosing their FORT ST. JOHN – Forget the confessionals of Catholi- identity. Dawson Creek and other cities have similar pages. cism, a new Facebook page has over 2,000 ‘likes’ after Although sharing personal information online goes back as far as the Internet, the localized aspect can pose problems for online confessors. “You don’t know who’s going to read it and put two and two together and go, oh that’s so and so writing that, and ahh, they just had an affair with my wife, I can just figure that out now . . . it’s more dangerous in a small town than in a bigger one,” said Cindy Hardy, psychology chair at UNBC. But sharing a secret can be good, she said. “There is some research that shows that just writing in a journal about things that are stressful have a positive health effect.” While the idea of confessing is attractive to people because it carries with it the idea that the confessor will be absolved of their wrongdoing, confessing anonymously may not be as beneficial. “I would think maybe it doesn’t always have the same effect if the audience doesn’t know who you are, then it’s not you saying it,” said Hardy. But it’s possible the identity of the person sharing their secrets online doesn’t carry as much weight as the audience receiving that confession. Photo Credit Confessions: Fort St. John, Facebook “My guess would be that it would have quite an impact, because even though your name isn’t attached to it, you have the sense that there’s a large audience. It’s an imaginary audience, because you don’t know who they are, you don’t know if they’re even there,” said Andrew Feenberg, Canada Research Chair in philosophy of technology at SFU. Before the Internet there was reality TV, which was predicated on the idea of making public your most private feelings and experiences in order to entertain people, explained Feenberg. With confessing online, there’s also an element of entertain-
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ment. “This is just another scene on which people can do what they do on reality TV. But it’s like the difference between demonstrating in the street and signing an online petition: there’s a little risk if you go out in the street, there’s none at all if you sign an online petition. So there’s a little risk if you go on reality TV, there’s none at all if you confess anonymously,” said Feenberg. You’re not exposed to any consequences if you’re confessing anonymously online – unless you get caught – but if you confess to an actual human being who knows who you are or who can easily find you, there might be consequences. What’s missing is the social control that comes with any normal human interaction. “In everyday life where we meet people in physical environments we can segregate what we reveal in different environments just by moving from one place to another, so what you say to your doctor is not going to be known to people in a restaurant where you’re ordering food” said Feenberg. “But online there’s no segregation by environment anymore . . . instead they are acting anonymously before the whole world. They’ve sort of turned inside out the way in which people maintain the boundaries between public and private.” Feenberg compared the trend to s e x u a l confession websites in Turkey, which have become popular as a revolt against strict Islamic morality. “In the case of the Turkish sites . . . it’s clear that there’s some kind of sense of liberation involved,” he said. “But in this case, nothing these people are talking about is all that taboo, it’s just private. So it’s much less easy to understand the motivation.” There’s the cathartic explanation, where talking about a problem can alleviate stress or pain. Such is the case for one confessor who shares that she’s never had an orgasm during sex and her husband doesn’t know, and another confessor who says she wants to steal all the beautiful children because she can’t have a child of her own. Other confessors could be motivated by a desire to communicate, as in the case of the post that reads, “To the hot neighbour next door. Today around 5:30 I saw you in the window getting naFormerly from Fort St. John and Chetwynd, passed ked and I couldn’t help but suddenly on December 20, 2013 at the age of 63. watch.” There is an element of risk, His wife and family extends a welcome to friends and or of excitement, and the co-workers to join in a private farewell celebration possibility that maybe someof his life. one will think they know who you are, said Feenberg. Ceremony is being held in Chetwynd at the Pine Valley After all, the whole idea Seniors Centre (47 Ave. West) on July 19, 2014 at 1:00 pm. behind confessing is to get caught, to turn yourself in. Anyone caring to share their memories of Cecil Others use the confessor please feel free to do so. page to simply share how
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DAWSON CREEK - As part of council’s 2014 Strategic Priorities, the City is calling on residents interested in becoming a part of a task force that will address the City’s fiscal gap. With oversight from councillors and senior staff, the task force will be charged with developing a policy framework for long-term financial sustainability. The objective is to ensure the City has capacity to finance services, programs, capital investment and debt obligations without imposing a burden on future generations. According to a posting on the City of Dawson Creek website, downsizing municipal services may be necessary, and the task force will establish guidelines as to what level of service is required to meet the needs of the community in the future. “We need to understand it [the fiscal gap] today so that we are not making a really tough decision or leaving it for somebody five or ten years down the road,” said Mayor Dale Bumstead. He said community involvement is important to understanding the critical and discretionary services provided to resi-
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Peace River Regional District briefs: July 10 Kelly Lake Cree Nation requests MOU from PRRD Representatives from the Kelly Lake Cree Nation told directors of their efforts to become a recognized band by the Canadian government. Chief Clifford Calliou explained that they would like to be recognized under the Treaty 8 agreement, but would like to remain independent and govern themselves. He requested that the district sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the group, in order to work together for their community. The board directed staff to work with the Nation to explore what they could do with them in terms of an MOU. Chair Karen Goodings warned that any work will likely not be immediate, considering the amount of work already prioritized to staff.
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The council of Saddle Hills County requested that the Peace River Regional District send a letter to the Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Environment, B.C. Wildlife Federation, Guide Outfitters Association of B.C., and the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, asking for the removal of the Stop Chronic Wasting Disease sign on Highway 49. Chronic Wasting Disease is found amongst members of the deer family, and can cause weight loss and death in them. Saddle Hills County said that to address the disease more effectively, the Province should educate all hunters through existing hunting regulations, social media and mail outs. The board resolved to send them a letter of thanks and advise them that they are prepared to discuss the matter further at an interprovincial meeting, with representatives from the Ministry of the Environment in both B.C. and Alberta.
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Site C recommendations approved Directors approved eleven recommendations be submitted to the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office as their comments following a report from the Joint Review Panel Secretariat on potential conditions for BC Hydro if their Site C project is approved. The recommendations regarding statutory right of ways, contingency funding and the opportunity to comment on the project’s plans and programs, were made by consensus during a Committee of the Whole meeting on July 3. During the regular meeting, staff were directed to bring a report to the board regarding identifying a professional negotiator to assist the PRRD in their talks with BC Hydro on Site C project issues raised by the board that impact communities. Directors also accepted a meeting with BC Hydro at the Union of B.C. Municipalities conference later this year. Topics of discussion will include reliability of service, staffing levels and power outages.
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Pomeroy’s volleyball camps are back for 10th year
BRONWYN SCOTT reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN – We might not have volleyball nets on expansive sandy beaches in the northeast, but Impact Volleyball Camp ensures a lack of access doesn’t stop local athletes from pursuing their potential. Fort St. John is one of the original three camp locations, Grande Prairie and Athabasca, Alberta, being the others. Since its inception in 2004, Impact Volleyball Camps have expanded into six northern centres in B.C. and Alberta. “The goal of the camps was to bring and give access to athletes in places that didn’t really get access to top level coaches, or really didn’t get a chance to meet their national players,� said Michael Amoroso, camp director and professional player. Coaches at Impact Volleyball are all current professional players from Canada and abroad. This year’s camps will feature Edmonton’s Kaila Whitton, Danish players Casper Munk Christiansen and Martin Stenderup, who have extensive playing experience in Europe, and British player Anneka Hastings, with a “formidable� resume, said Amoroso. “A lot of camps will use local coaches or will use players who are so far past their playing days that it’s not relatable for the athletes, whereas I finished university two years ago,� said Amoroso. At 25 years old, he isn’t so far off from the youth he mentors. “We find this way it’s a lot easier for the athletes to make the connections,� he said.
It all started when founders and aspiring volleyball athletes Ryan Pomeroy, from Fort St. John, and Daniel Kurylo, of Grande Prairie, met as teammates at Grande Prairie Regional College in 1998. Four years later, they encountered one another again when they played against each other in Indonesia. By 2004, the professional athletes were teammates in the Azores Islands of Portugal, and together they planned the camps that would connect their communities with top of the line training. This year’s camp tour goes from Leduc, to Westlock, to Grande Prairie, to Barrhead and then to Spruce Grove in Alberta, before crossing the B.C. border into Fort St. John for the week of July 28 to Aug. 1. In each location the day camp spans a week, and runs from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is open to boys and girls entering grades 7 to 12. Early registration is already over, but players can sign up until the morning of July 28. Last minute registrations, however, will cost an additional $50. For more information or to register, visit impactvolleyballcamp.com.
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Moving north, we didn’t think we’d see our friends for a long time, and we definitely thought we’d be the ones travelling south, not have it be the other way around. But a couple of weekends ago, my boyfriend and I had the unexpected privilege of having friends plan a camping trip in our neck of the woods. What ho! What a pleasure. The summer was slipping by and we hadn’t yet experienced the warmth of a campfire on a cool summer night, or the long passing of a day spent lazing on a sandy beach. Bliss was in store. We decided on Crooked River Provincial Park, just north of Prince George, since mutual friends who live nearby were joining us. We hastily wrapped up our work for the week and, still hastier, packed for four days. Tent: check. Clothes: check. Bathing suit: check. Off we went for our first fun of the summer. We made good time. We thought we were getting near when we saw Crooked River road signs, but as we drove for another 10, 15 minutes without a camping area in sight, we began to think Crooked River snaked its way across a good chunk of the northeast, and drove on, convinced another hour, at least, of driving lay ahead. When the turnoff appeared quite suddenly on the left, we skidded to make the turn. We were there two hours before our projected arrival. Celebratory drinks were had. Hot dogs burnt over the campfire were had. Marshmallows, hot chocolate and Bailey’s were had. The weekend was off to a good start. We went to bed without a care in the world. What we forgot, our friends brought. Someone even packed a brand new axe. Boy, was it a nice axe. It chopped like butter. That’s what my boyfriend said, anyway. That you could shave with it. I wouldn’t know, since I no longer use axes. I once scared myself while chopping wood.
I reached to correct a falling log, and pulled away just in time to spare my hand. From then on I would leave the woodcutting to the men. Off they went to haul fallen, dead trees back to the campsite for splitting. One by one they returned, all filled with gusto, adrenaline and booze. Our friend readied himself with his new axe, the tree well positioned. Whack. Whack. Whack. Chips were flying, the fire was crackling. But then there was an unexpected sound, a dull and heavy thunk, and the terrifying call for first aid. He was on the ground. He wasn’t getting up. Nobody had seen the error, nobody knew exactly what was happening. As he repeated, “first aid, get the first aid kit,” from his knees, everybody went scrambling to his vehicle, none of us sure where to look. “No matter how bad it is, don’t freak out,” one guy said in a hushed tone to the lot of us girls looking for the elusive stash of bandages and gauze. I wanted to know what we were dealing with. I went to him. “What happened?” I asked. “First aid,” was the response. I scanned his hands: all fingers in tact. I couldn’t very well see his feet from the way he crouched on the dirt. It was his leg. He’d managed to lodge his shiny new axe into his calf. We later learned that he’d simply and casually meant to swing it by his side, but got his leg instead. Blood spilled out onto the ground, forming a thick, viscous, brilliantly red pool. We poured water over the wound. It was deep and long. He needed stitches. That much was clear. “Oh, you’re fine,” his macho friends assured him, as if making the statement made it true. The friend who’d told us not to over react looked over to me and, with his hand, made a motion as if sewing. We nodded. He agreed that he needed stitches. But all the
boys would say was, “he’s fine,” as if all the girls who wanted to find him a doctor were irrational for suggesting it. It was a strange situation to be labeled that way, as the drunken men ignored their girlfriends’ suggestions for finding help. And while one of them agreed with us in secret, he wanted to stay on the boys’ side. It was apparently our job to say he needed medical attention, and it was the boys’ job to flatly deny us. I’d been naïve to think that those gender roles were mostly obsolete, but at that time, my gender pigeonholed me. Not only was my opinion not valued, it was, apparently, out-of-this-world-crazy. Although I was calm, and waited to see the cleaned cut before I said anything, the suggestion of stitches clearly indicated that I, and all the other girls, was overreacting. The first aid kit was eventually uncovered, and our friend’s leg was wrapped up. The bandages soaked through with blood. But he’d become adamant that he would not get stitches, that he did not need them. He was also heavily intoxicated. His sister and I went off looking for a park ranger to see if he had any supplies, or a phone that we could use, since none of ours had service. We returned empty handed. We’d all been drinking, we couldn’t drive, and we were miles away from any kind of help. Our injured friend kept pounding back beers. Much later into the night, or maybe even the small hours of the morning, he would tell us, “You know? My leg kind of hurts.” When we got up the next day, it was still bleeding. But the party kept on going. He’s still alive, and he has his leg, as far as I know, and so I guess the guys were right: it was just an axe in the leg. He was fine. Bronwyn Scott, reporter
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Dear Editor, More violent, erratic often unprecedented weather events. More tornadoes of ever increasing strength. More wild fires,f looding than ever before. The enormous and unsustainable cost of these events and huge increases in insurance costs. The proven scientific knowledge that global warming, climate change and unprecedented destructive weather events are caused by the extraction and burning of huge quantities of fossil fuels. Canadian and other governments that are subsidizing the fossil fuel industries with our tax dollars. In light of this knowledge it requires insanely radical, suicidal governments and electors to support the unlimited expansion of the fossil fuel industries. What could be more destructive and radical than Keystone XL, Northern Gateway or Kinder-Morgan? The currently proposed LNG industry is extremely and radically destructive. The very concept of 48 inch gas pipelines and their rapid depletion of our natural gas resource and pollution of our atmosphere is insane. The amount of upstream pollution is insane as is the downstream pollution and ecological destruction. The most basic common sense demands that B.C.’s proposed LNG industry be downsized to enable resource, environmental and ecological sustainability. Production should not be increased in the tar sands for the same reasons. There is recent news of young Calgarian and other Muslims that have become “radicalized” and are now on a suicidal and murderous path. In my opinion, our own governments and unconscionable corporate greed have put our country on a similar suicidal and destructive path, only on an exponentially larger scale. Radicalized Muslims are “choir boys” in comparison. Thank you. Ed Pitt, Dawson Creek
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ARTS&CULTURE Amy Thiessen delivers ‘that heartfelt oommph’ BRONWYN SCOTT reporter@northeastnews.ca
Photo Credit Bronwyn Scott Amy Thiessen performing at Whole Wheat ‘N’ Honey Café in Fort St. John on Thursday evening, July 10.
FORT ST. JOHN – Singer songwriter Amy Thiessen graced Fort St. John with her angelic voice and stage presence at Whole Wheat ‘n’ Honey Café on Thursday evening, July 10. The Calgary native is on tour promoting her second album, In Between Goodbyes, an introspective collection that navigates the high seas of her emotional journeying and hits home. “I tend to feel things really, really big, and so getting to the truth of things and the heart of how I feel is definitely a huge motivator,” said Thiessen, discussing what inspires her music in an interview with the Northeast News. “Dreams can motivate me, or situations in peoples’ lives around me can definitely motivate songs as well,” she said. Born into a farming family an hour southeast of the city, Thiessen went on to receive a bachelor of arts in commerce and was on course for a practical career. But when she entered Canadian Idol in 2005 and landed in the top 100, she decided to take her musical talent seriously. Unsure how to move forward, she continued with school, developed a business plan, and graduated in 2007 with the skills she would need as a self managed artist. She released her first EP, a recording with more music
than a single, but not enough for a full album, in 2010, called Tell Me, and in 2011 she released her first full length album, Give Up the Fight. On May 31 she released her second album, In Between Goodbyes. “Honestly I really love this album, I’m really proud of it and really excited by it,” Theissen said. “The songs that I love or I connect with the most will change every day depending on where I’m at.” She doesn’t have a favourite. Before Theissen rendered the crowd at Whole Wheat ‘n’ Honey spellbound, she performed for a full house at Rolla Pub on Wednesday evening, July 9, an experience she referred to as “super adorable.”
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New parks plan presented to PRRD JILL EARL news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - After approximately two years of work, staff at the Peace River Regional District presented directors with the new Parks and Trails Master Plan during a Committee of the Whole meeting, July 10. The plan hasn’t been adopted yet, however it is positioned to replace the current plan that was adopted in 1977. Directors will consider approving the plan during their next regular meeting. The plan provides a guideline for how the board should manage and operate their trails and five regional parks in the future: Blackfoot, Montney Centennial, Sundance Lake, Spencer Tuck and Minaker River. Trish Morgan, manager of community services for the PRRD, said that the plan would be a living document, giving the board flexibility to make changes as new opportunities and challenges arise. “At any time it can be updated by the board, nothing is set in stone. It’s just providing us that general roadmap of how we are going to proceed in the future,” said Morgan. “It’s been a long time coming,” she said. Goals of the new plan include: providing residents and visitors with opportunities that support a good quality of life,
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Managing your money: RESPs-more than tuition
You’ve saved and planned for this day, and it’s almost here: In a few short weeks your son or daughter will be heading off for their first year of post-secondary education.
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Pallister is 2 for 2 in Senior Oilmen’s tourney
BRONWYN SCOTT reporter@northeastnews.ca CHARLIE LAKE – It was a déjà vu win for Greg Pallister at the second annual Senior Oilmen’s Golf Tournament at Lake Point Golf and Country Club in Charlie Lake on Weds., July 9. Pallister, 68, won last year’s tournament as well. He took up the sport in 1991, and although he’s played “quite a bit” since then, he hasn’t been out on the course too much lately. “We used to play a lot more than we do now, but it’s a really good hobby,” he said. The seniors’ only event is modeled after the Fort St. John Petroleum Association’s Oilmen’s Golf Tournament that is open to everybody in the oil industry, and is consistently over subscribed. The maximum number of players is 304, and a substantial waiting list is the norm. “It gets a little hard when you get older to compete with the guys that can hit the ball 300, 350 yards, when we hit them like 250 (yards),” said Pallister. “But it’s all good golf and it’s all good fun anyway, and this particular event is a whole bunch of really nice people that come together to socialize and have a good time and play some golf.”
The idea behind making a separate tournament for players 55 and older was to take some of the load off of the Petroleum Association Tournament, said Darwin Pimm, event organizer. “The oil industry is probably about 65 years old now so it’s just getting to that point that there’s getting to be a lot of retirees here in the summertime,” he said. Despite dark, threatening clouds and intermittent showers on Wednesday, golfers, including Jordan Descoteaux, 80, managed to stay mostly dry and have a good time. Descoteaux is a regular at the Oilmen’s Golf Tournament, and has been playing at Lake Point for 35 years. For him, the seniors’ only event is a hit. “I really like the tournament,” he said. While the regular Oilmen’s tournament features prizes for winners, the seniors’ event is a benefit for the golf course. “Basically what they said was at this point in their lives they don’t need, they called it a ‘toaster,’ as a present or as a gift or as a prize, so they basically said, we’ll just give all of the prize money, so to speak, back to the club.” Last year they raised $10,000, which went towards building and improving walking bridges on the course, said Troy Knight, general manager at Lake Point.
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Photo Credit Bronwyn Scott Jordan Descoteaux, 80, and Greg Pallister, 68, at the Senior Oilmen’s Golf Tournament at Lake Point Golf and Country Club in Charlie Lake on Wednesday, July 9.
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World class artists to work their magic in sand BRONWYN SCOTT reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN – It’s time for local cowboys and cowgirls girls to get a little sand in their pants at the third annual Sand Sensations B.C., the only international sand sculpting exhibition in the north. Cowboy Country is the theme of this year’s event, which takes place at Peace Island Park in Taylor, and runs from July 25 to Aug. 3, with professional carvers working on their sculptures throughout the week. This year’s five professional carvers all hold World Champion titles in sand carving. For the first time, organizers are hosting an Amateur Challenge, which will run from July 25 to July 27, in addition to the Family Challenge on Aug. 2. Registration is now open for both competitions. The professional exhibi-
tion will run from July 28 to Aug. 3. This year’s carvers are Susanne Ruseller, from the Netherlands, and Dan Belcher, from the U.S., who are both new to Sand Sensations B.C. Ilya Filimontsev, from Russia, is back after participating in the first year of the event and creating a larger than life sculpture of gold miners with their horse and cart. David Ducharme, from Winlaw., B.C., has carved crowd pleasing sculptures each year and will be directing the preparations. Peter Cogelaar, who lived in Fort St. John for many years and has since become famous for his snow, ice and sand carvings, will travel again from Winlaw to interact with spectators and create amazing sand work. In preparation for the professional exhibition, the sculptors will have worked the previous week to prepare the sand for carving.
Photo Credit Submitted photo Carvers hard at work on their sand formation
“There’s wooden forms put down, and there’s sand, tonnes and tonnes of sand . . . they pound the sand with water and real pounders, like the cement pounders, the gravel pounders, and they do that for a whole week to build up all the forms,” said Sue Popesku, event organizer. As they carve, from the very top, they pull off the first layer of wood and they carve that, then they move down to the second layer of wood, they carve that,” she explained. The professional carvers will be on hand to offer advice and tips during the Family Challenge. To register, call Jocelyn Eisert at 250-793-0272, or email her at Jocelyn@bizzybody.ca.
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Keeping the Peace, one stroke at a time
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gle, one of the protesters at the 9th annual Paddle for the Peace on Sat., July 12, shared with hundreds that gathered to show their objection to the proposed Site C dam. More than 600 participants and about 225 boats launched into the waters for the cause. A series of speeches set the tone, including Eagle’s. At 83 years old, he was one of the oldest in attendance. Eagle feels a close affinity for the Peace River and came from the lower mainland specifically for the event. He’s been paying close attention to the various ramifications of Site C since 1972, when he visited friends in Hudson’s Hope. “I crested the rise and saw the valley in front of me, and I stopped, and I just stared for several minutes at its beauty,” he said. Continued on Page 24.
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On Thursday, July 10, 2014, 500 head of cattle went through Vold Jones Vold Auction in Dawson Creek D1 - D2 Cows 109.00-115.00 D3 - D4 Cows 95.00-100.00 Holstein Cows 95.00-99.00 Heiferettes 125.00-130.00 Bologna Bulls 118.00-125.00 Feeder Bulls 115.00-120.00 Good Bred Cows 1500.00-1600.00 Good Bred Heifers N/A Cow/calf pairs younger N/A Older Cows 1700.00-1900.00 Milk Cows N/A
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Electoral areas want fair discussion on funding JILL EARL news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - Inquiries from electoral area directors weren’t totally satisfied during the regular board meeting of the Peace River Regional District on July 10, when they asked directors involved in the Northeast B.C. Resource Municipalities Coalition more about their committee and their recent discussions about Fair Share funding.
“We just want to know how it works,” said chair of the board, Karen Goodings. Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman said that the coalition is a group of municipalities working together to build sustainable municipalities in a very intensive resource developed area. “We will let you know as soon as we figure it out,” she said, committing to release more details to the directors as they are set.
Currently, members include Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Taylor, Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge, Pouce Coupe and the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality. Ackerman, Goodings, Mayor of Dawson Creek Dale Bumstead and Mayor of Taylor Fred Jarvis met with Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Coralee Oaks about Fair Share funding (and other issues) on March 31. In a letter to the March 31 meeting attendees, Oaks assured that the provincial government is committed to supporting the PRRD to prepare for the growth and economic opportunity arising from liquified natural gas development.
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Summer Reading Club making pages turn in D.C. JILL EARL news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - Readers and nonreaders are getting down to business this summer, with tons of prizes and incentives to be won during the Dawson Creek Library’s Summer Reading Club. The annual club will once again be offering crafts, special events and the opportunity to win prizes– just for enjoying books! The club has gotten so popular that on opening day, July 2, children’s librarian Pam Morris said that there was a lineup of regulars ready to sign-up. “Our regulars were lining up at the door. First thing before we were open there was a lineup of kids wanting to get there first, it was great,” Morris said. By their second day, Morris said that the club had over 200 participants register. “For the last few years it seems to be around 500 [participants] is where we top out, around 500. It’s pretty busy, it’s
pretty great,” she said. This year, the theme of the club is Funny Business. Morris said that it’s all about why the chicken crossed the road. She said their mascot this year is a chicken, and that activities will have a somewhat comedic aspect to them. While the Library usually creates their own theme, this year’s comes from the BC Library Association. Through the Association, the Library has been able to realise a significant cost (and time) savings. “They supply all the public libraries with the reading records and things like bookmarks and stickers and it’s all free to us. They supplied us with 540 reading records, for free,” said Morris. Readers 14 years old and under, and want-to-be-readers (infants), will be rewarded for the first 10 books they read this summer with either a coupon for a free ice cream from Dairy Queen, a free swim at the Kenn Borek Aquatic Centre, or a small stuffed animal. For every ten books they read, their own personal chicken will move to different boards and receive a sticker. For every five books read, participants will receive a ballot slip for a draw on every Friday, for a variety of prizes. Readers are also awarded with coupons for reaching two other reading landmarks.
Reading Club Special Events: July 30: Street Festival- 2-4pm. Join us in the parking lot for tons of games, food, face-painting and a “That’s gross” obstacle course. Aug. 7: Rodeo Day- 11-1pm. Join us for some outside games and activities with a fun cowboy theme to celebrate Fall Fair week. Aug. 12: Story Time- 12pm. Bring a blanket and a picnic lunch and listen to some stories. Aug. 22: Pizza lunch-1pm. Free pizza lunch to celebrate the last day of the Summer Reading Club. Sign-up required.
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Photo Credit Jill Earl Top right: Even want-to-be-readers can enjoy participating in the club. Bottom right: Librarian Pam Morris and summer student Megan Graw are ready for the summer. Top left: By its second day, the club had over 200 readers sign-up to participate.
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Photo Credit Jill Earl The Gathering, a local market for artisans, has been hosted every Saturday at the Pioneer Village since June from 8am-2pm.
Parks plan Continued from Page 8.
For the Sundance Lake Regional Park, the plan recommends assessing whether to expand the boundary of the park on the east side of the lake to include campsites and assessing whether to install a boat launch on the lake. No capital improvements are planned for the Minaker River Regional Park, but the plan recommends improving road access and assessing dangerous tree situations, noxious weeds, gymkhana amenities and safety and liability of existing amenities. Iver Johnson Memorial Community Park, in the Hasler community, is listed as a regional park; however, it is currently not being used as a park. The plan states that it is currently under review to determine its best use. For trails, the plan suggests: supporting the creation of a regional map showing the location of all registered trails and trailheads and their intended recreation use, establishing a communication project that will provide opportunities for user groups, and establishing partnerships in maintaining trails and trailheads. It also recommends creating an annual budget for a Recreational Trails Support Grant to
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help user-groups maintain trails. The plan suggests a budget of approximately $4,290,000 over the 10 year life of the plan, and believes it could be covered by a tax rate allocation of $0.19 to $0.31 per $1,000 of assessed value on improvements only. Cost to residents would be approximately $2.80 to $4.58 on property improvements of $150,000. During a 2011 Parks and Trails Master Plan survey, 84 per cent of respondents supported a tax increase of some level to provide additional funds for the regional parks and trails budget. Work started on the plan in 2011 with a number of community consultations, open houses and a survey. An advisory committee was formed to review the feedback, develop goals and objectives and identify recommendations. A draft plan was released last year for further consultation. “This was one of the best ones [committees] that I had ever been on, mostly because of the tremendous wisdom and guidance of our staff, the consultants, and the tremendous input from the public, the general public,” said Parks and Trails Committee chair, Mayor Fred Jarvis. “It’s taken a long time to put together, but it’s got a lot of credibility with the public input,” he said. After the plan is adopted, policies and bylaws will be created and approved before implementation will begin.
The Library will also be offering weekly crafts and a ballot slip for a draw on Wednesday, registered participants just needed to have visited the Library that week for a ballot slip. Also, weekly, if readers find Beatrice the Bunny (who will be hiding in different spots in the Children’s Library throughout the summer), they will receive a small toy. The goal of the program is to encourage kids to read during the summer months and increase literacy skills, but Morris said that she hopes it will also encourage more people to come to the Library. “The kids, they like to read, but when they have an incentive, then they are even more enthusiastic,” Morris said. “I love to see new faces coming in, like introducing the library to people who may have never been here before. Reading is the biggest part of it...but just new faces in the door, who maybe have never visited the library,” she added. The Library will also be offering a Teen Summer Challenge for the second year in a row for those aged 12-18. There are 26 challenges that participants can choose to complete, for every challenge completed, participants will get a ballot to enter weekly draws for gift certificates. “It just keeps them from being bored, if they are not going anywhere or doing anything this summer, that’s something that they can do. It’s really really fun, it’s nothing that feels like work or school work, it’s really fun stuff,” Morris said.
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Confessing online Continued from Page 2. they’re feeling. “Here is a guy who says, ‘I am a You Tuber who uses views and videos to forget about how monotonous and shitty I feel like my life is. Yet I really don’t have it that bad. I guess I use my depression as an excuse to not make an effort and fix it,’” Feenberg said, reading off of the Facebook page. “So that’s someone talking to himself, right? Only he’s
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talking to himself in front of this imaginary audience that he, I guess, imagines gives him some kind of confirmation, gives some validity to his inner monologue.” It has something to do with the sense that things become real for us and significant for us through sharing them by communicating with others. Confessing online, whatever the motivation, gives people a chance to feel a situation out and see what people think. “Social media allows you to test things. It’s the idea, well, if I say this, let’s see what the Internet says. And if the Internet thinks it’s negative, well then the people who love and care for me might think it’s negative too,” said Jesse Miller, an expert on social media communities, renowned public speaker and graduate student. “But the Internet doesn’t love and care for me, so the reaction might be a bit more harsh, whereas the family might not be as harsh with an actual confession.” There are positives and negatives to sharing on social media, and websites like the Fort St. John confessions page can be an incredible communication tool. “Let’s say you’re in a conservative community in the middle of the United States, and a person goes to a confession page, and says, I think I’m gay. Well, in a very con-
servative community where there is zero identified people who are gay, there’s not a support network, maybe they’re using that to see is somebody else might pop up and say, hey, you’re not alone,” said Miller. “That’s an amazing tool to have, as opposed to waving a flag where you’re hoping that somebody either acknowledges and says, hey it’s ok, but you’re fearful that somebody’s going to turn around and say, well we don’t want you in town.” The Internet allows for people to communicate in different ways, and for a lot of people, just being able to say something helps them find support networks. “There’s positives and negatives, and within that, if a person’s trying to find comfort in a confession, maybe there’s somebody else that turns around and says, you know, that’s not a big deal, don’t worry about it. Everybody does that.” But there are dangers to posting online in a small town based on the verifiability and the consequence of content. “Let’s just say you’re a person who posts something about a person that they’re infatuated with, well could that have a negative impact on the person? Of course it could. It could have a negative impact on the person’s relationship too. Of course, because the person’s spouse is like, well I think this is about you.” Those potentials are always there.
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Proceeds from this year’s tournament will likely go towards expanding those bridges, and a possibly building a cart bridge. Although the dollars raised from this year’s event hadn’t been calculated by press deadline, it will be significantly less than last year, as there were 40 fewer registrants. Last year there were 72 players, whereas this year there were just 32. The oldest player on course was 82.
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Watt’s happening: renewable uptake
If you’ve been reading my column from time to time, (and of course you have) it’s probably sinking in that the world energy scene is changing rapidly. Renewables are coming on strong, and for many good, solid economic reasons. For this column I have chosen a few strong examples of the global renewable uptake: solar electricity is reaching “grid parity” around the world; investment in renewables is exceeding fossil investment across the board; and auto manufacturers are scrambling to catch up with the allelectric Tesla, now rated best car in world.
Solar reaches grid parity Grid parity means that the cost of solar electric power is equal to or less than the regular price of electricity bought from the grid. In other words, if you put a solar array on your roof and feed power into the grid for credit or cash, over the life of the system you will pay the same or less for power than if you just bought if off the grid. Grid parity has now been reached in China, California, Chile, Australia, Turkey, Israel, Germany, Japan, Italy, Spain, Greece and Mexico. This list will quickly become longer as the price of solar continues to decrease while the cost of conventional power continues to increase. In 1976, solar panel power cost about $75 per watt; by 2002 it had dropped to $4 per watt, and today it hovers around $1 per watt. These dramatic price drops have been driven by huge increases in solar panel production to meet what appears to be a rapidly growing and almost limitless global
demand. Even big petrodollar countries are betting on solar. The Saudis are investing more than $100 billion in 41 GW of solar (41 billion watts, or 41,000 megawatts, roughly the equivalent of 41 Site C dams), and most of the other Gulf States also have big solar plans. Worldwide, investment in solar and wind power has now outstripped investment in new fossil fuel sources and nuclear plants combined. As Bloomberg New Energy Finance head Michael Liebreich puts it, “What we’re seeing is clean energy competitive with what I call alternative energy – fossil fuel energy.”
Tesla rated best car Consumer Report has declared the Tesla Model S its car of the year, scoring the vehicle at 99 out of 100, higher than any of the other 259 vehicles tested. Inventor and Tesla CEO Elon Musk not only produces the best EV (electric vehicle) the editors said, he makes the best car you can buy, period. Tesla has also liberated all of its patents to the public domain. “It is impossible for Tesla to build electric cars fast enough to address the carbon crisis,” said Musk. Replacing the world’s existing stock of billions of fossil cars with electrics as quickly as possible will require a massive effort, one the other car manufacturers are not serious about, he says. “We believe that Tesla, other companies making electric cars, and the world would all benefit from a common, rapidly evolving technology platform.” Wow, this should be interesting! For its part, GM will invest some $450
million to streamline a plant in Michigan where it assembles Chevrolet Volt and Cadillac EL electric vehicles, in addition to a factory that builds lithium batteries for the cars. Tesla’s stock is now trading around $237; GM’s is at $36. Other manufacturers are also scrambling to catch up. BMW, citing brisk sales of its i3 EV, is ramping up production to 100,000 units per year by 2020. Tesla is targeting 500,000 per year by the same date. Electric bicycles and scooters have long held a strong market share, but now Harley Davidson has launched a tour that will invite customers to test drive 22 new prototype electric motorcycles in 30 cities across
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Pouce Coupe growing community garden project JILL EARL news@northeastnews.ca POUCE COUPE - The initiative to develop a community garden in the Village of Pouce Coupe started over a year ago, but the project is continuing to grow. Although still in the planning stages, Coun. Colleen Evans said that council has committed to building the gardens and even rezoned a village-owned lot last year for the project. During their last meeting on June 23, council received a draft work plan for the development of a conceptual design from Urban Systems. Their plan includes the creation of a project team, a site visit and analysis, conceptual draft designs and a finalized design. They estimate the cost to complete the work plan to be $3,790. Council didn’t approve the draft plan on June 23, and instead elected to discuss it further at a future meeting. While the report didn’t recommend a timeframe for project development, Evans said that she hopes the garden is up and running by next summer, but that it will depend on the number of volunteers who are willing to get involved. “We’ve been trying to get people’s interest because we don’t want to do it, council doesn’t want to do it, the Village doesn’t want to do it. We want to be able to provide the place to have a gar-
den and then have the community take over, so at this time, we’re having a hard time getting people to volunteer,” Evans said. She said that after the garden is constructed, the financial commitment from the Village shouldn’t be significant. So far, all work that’s been done has been with grant money. “I don’t want it to be something that is going to cost the residents a whole bunch of money if they aren’t going to use it. If it’s not going to be something that’s going to be viable, and run by volunteers, then maybe it’s something that we shouldn’t do; but, I don’t want it to be something that’s a money hole. After it’s set up it shouldn’t cost any money, it should just be volunteers,” said Evans. Raised on a farm, Evans said that she thought it would be nice for fresh vegetables and fruit to be available to those in town who wanted their own plot. She also thought that
it would be a great recreational opportunity for residents. “It brings the community together as well, and we are missing that, disconnecting with our cell phones and internet and that kind of thing,” she said. Evans said that Northern Health has even offered to do workshops on canning and making jams and jellies when the garden is finished. “Plus we have this wonderful land that we’re not utilizing... it’s by the school and you can’t have anything industrial. It’s a nice place to have a garden and a place that’s recreational,” she said.
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“Everybody was really good at listening, and it was interesting because it’s a lot of guys that, truck drivers, etcetera, and it’s me singing feeling songs, and everybody’s listening, so it was pretty amazing.” To promote her new album she’s touring across the country, and has already performed in Edmonton, at Astral Harvest, a music and arts festival near Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta, in Dawson Creek and Grande Prairie, before returning to Calgary for weekend gigs. A more extensive B.C. tour is slated for September. “Everybody’s been really supportive up north, it’s just been fun . . . (if) people want some heartfelt, like, oommph music, I’ll be there.” Thiessen has done more than 600 performances since 2009 and has toured Canada, coast to coast, many times.
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NOTICE OF EXCLUSION APPLICATION REGARDING LAND IN THE AGRICULTURAL LAND RESERVE I, Kristofer Mark Wuthrich of 11331 90 St. Fort St. John, BC intend on making an appliation pursuant to Section 30(1) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act to exclude from the Agricultural Land Reserve the following property which is legally described as, The Northwest 1/4 of Section II Township 84 Range 18 West of the 6th Meridian Peace River District. Any person wishing to express an interest in the application may do so by forwarding their comments in writing to Peace River Regional District P.O. Box 810 Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H8 by July 31, 2014.
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She encouraged them to initiate work on their own, including all local governments in discussions. “I encourage you to make this discussion inclusive of the region as a whole. Looking ahead to our discussions, the Province will only pursue a joint activity if it is conducted as a partnership with all local governments in the region. This must include representation from the regional district and electoral areas,” she said in her letter. The current Memorandum of Understanding for the Fair Share agreement doesn’t expire until 2020. Oaks said that discussions about Fair Share likely wouldn’t be able to begin until later this year. Chetwynd Mayor Merlin Nichols said that communication between the Coalition and the board should be clear and open and that the regional board should perhaps be involved in the Coalition in some way. “At least as an observer, a participant in some level of this committee, so that information flows smoothly, openly, clearly, transparently,” he said. Ackerman said that the Coalition made the commitment to work with the PRRD on the Fair Share agreement. Ackerman also suggested
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We have a lot of people out there really wondering what is going on. setting a meeting so that Fort Nelson Mayor Bill Streeper could be involved in the discussion, but Goodings preferred the discussion to be referred to another board meeting and suggested that Streeper could participate via conference call. “The intention of me bringing this forward was to have discussion at the regional board table, not at a separate meeting because we have a lot of people out there really wondering what is going on,” Goodings said. “Whenever you’re ready to share more information let us know,” she added.
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Upcoming Fort St. John
• June 2-Sept. 24: Robert David Symons Countryman Art Exhibit- See the Canadian West through the watercolours of R.D. Symons at the Fort St. John North Peace Museum from June 2 through September 24, 2014. Symons was an artist, writer and naturalist. Born in England in 1898, he was the son of prominent artist. Symons immigrated to Canada in 1914, at the age of 16, to be a cowboy on a ranch in Saskatchewan. He lived near Fort St. John from 1943 to 1961 first as a game warden and then as a rancher. He painted, worked with horses,
wrote books, and was an advocate for conserving nature. This exhibition was curated by Heather Smith of the Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery. For more information contact the Fort St. John North Peace Museum at 250-787-0430 or visit our website at www.fsjmuseum.com. Regular admission fees apply. • July 20: The North Peace Horticultural Society ib Fort St. John plan their annual Garden Tour on July 20 from 10am to 4pm. For more information phone Ellen at 250787-7998 ot Jessie at 250-789-3656. • Aug. 22-24: The 2014 Flower Show will be held at the North Peace Cultural Centre
from Aug. 22-Aug. 24. They will be taking entries on Aug. 22 from 5-8pm, and from 8-10am on Aug. 23. Judging will occur between 11-2:30pm on Aug. 23. Displays will be open to the public on Aug. 23 from 3-6pm and on Aug. 24 from 10-4pm. Awards presentation will occur at 4pm on Aug. 24. • Oct. 18: Campfire Cowboy Night at the Fort St. John Legion. $15, doors open at 6pm.
Dawson Creek • Aug. 7: 44th Annual Kiwanis Kids Pa-
rade- The Kiddie Parade will assemble and start at the front of the Memorial Arena. Line-up starts at 4:30, judging at 5:15 and parade at 6. Categories include best bike/ float, best costume and best pet. Call Gordon Moffatt at 250-782-3551 for more information. •Oct. 1: Seniors Celebration. Join the Seniors Association at the Seniors Hall to learn more about their organization, enjoy lunch, entertainment and coffee all day with the contribution of a donation. A few dignitaries are expected to be in attendance. The event includes door prizes.
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• Ft. St. John Parkinson’s Support Group Parkinson Society British Columbia People living with Parkinson’s disease, caregivers and family members are warmly invited to the Ft. St. John Parkinson’s Support Group. Join others in your community to share information and resources, coping strategies, ideas for living well with PD, good humour, social support and more. Last Wednesday of the month at 11:00 am McDonald’s Restaurant 10920 Alaska Road North Ft. St. John, BC Note: there is no meeting in December For more information please contact: Sarah at 250 785 7348 • S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Northern B.C. Newcomers Integration Service Centre is a non-profit organization in Fort St. John. Our Settlement Program provides information, orientation, assessment, referral and service linking, educational workshops and short term adaptation counselling to immigrants. The program also offers assistance with form completion, correspondence between clients and service providers, navigating immigration processes including sponsorship applications, obtaining permanent residence cards and applying for citizenship. Bridging services are provided to a variety of community and government service agencies and organizations. Service is available in English and Spanish. The Settlement Program is located at: #209 10142-101st Ave (Execuplace building). From 8:30-4:30 p.m. Phone # 250-785-5323 Ext 22. • Toastmasters International Club of Fort St. John meets from 7 - 8:30 pm every Thursday evening at Northern Lights College, Room 105. Learn valuable communication and leadership skills. Contact Joyce Hadland at 250-2613886 or Lori Slater at 250-787-1912 for more information. No meetings during July and August. • Rocky Mountain Rangers Army Cadets meet at 6:30 PM each Wednesday night at the Royal Canadian Legion on 102nd and 105 Ave. If you are between 12 and 18 years old please drop in or call us at 250-787-5323. • Alcoholics Anonymous - If you think you might have a problem with drinking, come to an AA meeting. Call for times and places or someone to talk to (250) 785-8866. • Fort St. John Multiple Sclerosis support group. If you or anyone you know has MS and have any questions or just need to talk, please call Susie at (250) 785-2381 or Sandi
at (250) 787-2652. • “Butterfly Families – Families Supporting Families” is open to all caregivers of children and youth with Special Needs. We meet the third Wednesday of every month at the Child Development Centre from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 10417 106 Ave. Does your child have learning, behavior or other complex special needs? Would you like to connect with other caregivers? Child minding available but please call ahead a few days before the meeting. Call (250) 785-3200 for more information. • Pregnancy tests, pregnancy options, peer-counselling and support are available at the North Peace Pregnancy Care Centre. New location at #335 9909-100 Ave, Fort St. John. Please visit our website: northpeacepregnancycare.ca. To make an appointment call our 24 hour hotline at (250) 2621280. All services are free and completely confidential. • Are you tired of the crime? Then do the time. Join the Fort St. John Citizens Patrol. Donate a minimum of five hours per month. For information, call (250) 262-4530. • Come out and join us for an afternoon of play, crafts, a healthy snack, circle time and an opportunity to borrow books from the Devereaux School Library. This is a chance to meet other people from your community and introduce your children to a school setting. We meet from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. every other Wednesday beginning Oct. 20th. This program is geared for three to four year-olds but siblings are welcome to come with their parents. Call Patti (250) 843-7813 for more information. • Join us for fun, fun, fun at the artSpace! ArtSpace classes are here again at the North Peace Cultural Centre with wonderful programming for all ages! Don’t miss out! Register today for preschool, Mommy and Me, afterschool and adult classes! Check out the great selection of activities at www. npcc.bc.ca, or pick up a brochure at the North Peace Cultural Centre. Call (250) 785-1992 for more information or to register.
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• The Visually Impaired Support Group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 12 noon at First Baptist Church, 1400 113 Ave. Each month we have a guest speaker and we share lunch. (cost by donation). Anyone who is visually impaired or who cares about someone with vision difficulties is welcome to attend. For further information please
call Pam 782-5187 or Margaret 782-3221. • ‘No matter how much time you have to spare, or what your interests are, ‘Better at Home has a volunteer opportunity for you! From mowing a lawn to hanging curtains, there are lots of ways you can help seniors in your community. It can be as simple and enjoyable as stopping in for a visit or taking someone shopping. Can you spare a little time to help a senior to remain independent in their home? Call ‘Better at Home’ at 250-782-2341 and see how easy and enjoyable volunteering can be.’ • Alcoholics Anonymous - meets Mon., Tues., Fri., & Sat., 8 p.m. at Peace River Health Unit. Wed. 8 p.m. Hospital Education Room. All meetings are open. • Mile 0 Al-Anon meets 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday evening at the Health Unit, Dawson Creek. • Mile 0 Quilt Guild meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m., Studio 10 at KPAC. Come join us for sewing, fun and friendship. Contact Gloria at 250 786 5597. for more info. • Stream of Life (Korean Church) 433-95 Ave Dawson Creek BC V1G 1H4 Phone 250-219-8016 Sunday Worship: 10:00 AM Sunday School: 10:00 AM Bible Study: 7:00 PM (Wednesday) Intercession Pry:700 PM (Thursday)
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• Youth Drop-In at Pouce Coupe Community Church Annex (the old Pouce library). Saturday nights 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Ages 13 to 17.
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• Alcoholics Anonymous meets Tuesday and Friday at 8 p.m. at the Tansi Friendship Centre, 5301 South Access. If you think you might have a problem with drinking, come to an AA meeting. Call for times and places or someone to talk to, phone 788-9658 or 788-1100.
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• Alcoholics Anonymous - meeting Thursday. 8 p.m. 115 Commercial Park (Baptist Church). If you think you might have a problem with drinking, come to an AA meeting. Call for times and places or someone to talk to. Phone 242-4018. • Tuesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Floor curling, carpet bowling, card & board games, coffee & cookies. Community Centre Room 5 from 1-4 pm. Small drop-in fee.
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Photo Credit Submitted photo United Way and MNP raised significantly more than last year at their second annual soccer tournament.
BRONWYN SCOTT reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN – A second annual soccer tournament hosted by United Way and MNP on Fri., June 20, raised $2,416 for local charities. Players raised significantly more than last year’s total of $1,320. “It builds community spirit and it’s fun, at the same
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time we’re benefitting people in the community,” said Niki Hedges, community development and campaign officer for United Way. Another recent and notable United Way contribution of $70,000 was raised at their annual golf tournament on Thurs., June 12, according to a press release. Programs like All that Kids Can Be, Poverty to Possibility and Better at Home at the seniors’ centre are some of the funding recipients for United Way fundraising efforts.
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future, in the same way it’s been in the past.” Brian Churchill, of the Peace Valley Environmental Association, spoke to the Joint Review Panel’s assessment, and expressed optimism about the future. “We got a very good environmental assessment. Those guys don’t think this should be built. They said there is reason not to build it . . . this is not a done deal, there is going to be no dam here, and one of these days, us and First Nations are going to celebrate the dedication of this valley for the future and forever for the enjoyment of people and the ecology,” he said. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip took the mic to share his perspective, and was heartened at the turnout. “As I walked in today my spirits were lifted by the number of young people that we have here with us today and young people, no matter how young, no matter how small, they’re incredibly brilliant, they’re incredibly perceptive, and they’re watching, and they’re listening very, very closely to what we’re doing here today,” he said. The West Moberly first Nations, the Halfway River First Nation, the Treaty 8 First Nations, and the Peace Valley Environment Association hosted the event, which featured a pancake breakfast before the boat launch and a barbecue afterwards.
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#117034
2013 Ford Escape SE
3.5L, V6, auto, ATC, PL, PW, NAV, leather seats, sunroof, back-up $ , camera - 69,831kms
3.5L, auto, ATC, PL, PW, PS, CD, heated leather seats, keyless entry/start, , back-up camera - 31,002kms $
3.5L, auto, ATC, PL, PW, PS, CD, leather seats, keyless entry/push start, , back-up camera - 17,241kms $
2L, auto, ATC, PL, PS, PW, touch screen, heated cloth bucket seats, , intelligent 4WD - 23,605kms $
gray
brown
white
blue
22 995
#105807
2011 GMC Terrain SLE-2
2.4L, auto, ATC, PL, PW, cloth bucket seats, keyless entry - 46,343kms
blue
$26,995
#115900
2011 Chevrolet Avalanche LT w/1SC
5.3L, auto, ATC, PL, PS, PW, woodgrain interior, cloth bucket seats, rear $ , parking aid - 34,375kms
38 995
39 995
#107798
2011 Toyota RAV4 Limited
3.5L, V6, auto, ATC, PL, PW, leather interior, sunroof, back-up camera - 52,293kms $
22,995
white
#106740
2011 Ford F150 Lariat
5L, auto, ATC, PL, PS, PW, leather heated seats, sunroof, NAV, aftermarket , board & rims! - 59,352kms $
43 995
6674 Airport Road, Fort St. John
250•787•0634 Toll Free 1•800•936•9353 www.drivingforce.ca
42 995
#111325
26 995
2012 Ford F150 XLT
24,995
black
#118870
1999 Ford Super Duty F350 DRW XLT 7.3L, Diesel, manual, PW, PL, cloth bucket seats, running $ boards - 127,808kms
24,995
3040 Highway 16 250•635•9559
#110139
2012 Ram 1500 Sport
5L, auto, PL, PS, PW, PM, supercab, cloth bucket seats, keyless $ entry - 64,268kms
NOW OPEN IN TERRACE, BC
5.7L, auto, ATC, PL, PS, PW, sunroof, leather bucket seats, wooden $ , boxliner - 42,544kms
36 995
white
#113888
2013 Ram 5500 SLT
6.7L, Cummins Diesel, auto, PL, PS, PW, PM, 14ft deck, front tow hooks, , keyless entry - 14,434kms $
61 995
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