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UBC student finds a big track Photo Credit CLFD The Charlie Lake Fire Department celebrated 35 years and the graduation of 13 volunteers to fully-certified firefighters.

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CHARLIE LAKE - On August 27, Charlie Lake Fire Department (CLFD) celebrated a red-letter day; not only was it the department’s 35th anniversary since being built by community members in 1980, it was the first graduating class of fully certified fire fighters who were trained in-house by CLFD staff.

For fourteen months, 13 volunteers from Charlie Lake and Fort St. John have devoted their weekends and evenings to getting

their 1001 Level 2 Professional Firefighter Certification, accredited under the Pro Board Accredited National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

The certification means they are now qualified to work full-time in any fire fighting department in North America.

“With the provincial playbook coming out, where there’s a certain standard of firefighting and levels of training, I wanted to make sure that we were ahead of the curve, and this gives us the ability

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B.C. to offer new certification for skilled Trades professionals to teach at K-12 level STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - The Ministry of Education (MOE), through the British Columbia Teacher’s Council, is offering a new certificate which will allow certain skilled trades professionals to be qualified to teach their trades at the kindergarten to grade 12 levels.

Red Seal and trade Certified individuals will be able to apply for the new program in early 2016, an MOE release states.

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. . . want to ensure every student in B.C. has access to the learning opportunities that will inspire them to rewarding, fulfilling careers.

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“This new certificate will make it easier for qualified, certified trades professionals to share their expertise in

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Post-secondary institutions in B.C. will now have the opportunity to develop trades-focused teacher training courses, with approval of the certificate.

The release points out that there may already be individuals who have come to B.C. from elsewhere, or a small number of people from B.C., who already possess similar certifications from other provinces, who may qualify for this certificate.

Further, Trades Certificate holders will have opportunities to teach subjects other than in their areas of expertise, as they will be able to upgrade to a Professional Certificate, an unrestricted accreditation that will be attained through additional coursework in other trades, subjects or technology areas.

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“B.C. continues to have rigorous standards for the certification of teachers in this province, and this continues to be the case with this additional pathway to certification,” said Rebecca Blair, chair of the BC Teacher’s Council.

“The Teachers’ Council will monitor the implementation carefully to ensure the public’s interest is met.”

To be eligible for this certification, a certified tradesperson must meet certain qualifications set by the Teacher Regulation Branch of the MOE. They must hold a grade 12 diploma or equivalent, plus a Red Seal or Certificate of Qualification recognized or issued by the Industry Training Authority.

Their trade must have three levels of technical training, including a minimum of five years of journeyperson work and/or experience in teaching.

Applicants will also be required to complete a full teaching education program consisting of no less than 48 credits plus six credits of English or French literature and composition.

Applicants interested in this program may visit http:// www.bcteacherregulation.ca/Teacher/CertificatesIssued. aspx for more information.

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Tour de North on its way to finding a cure

take part in a cycling tour to raise funds for research.

Tour de North will kick off their fundraiser on Tuesday, Sept. 15 and will ride the 75 km to Fort St. John from Dawson Creek.

“Provinces across Canada represent Cops for Cancer in different ways and not all provinces are involved but several are and the British Columbia-Yukon division featured Cops for Cancer… for cycling tours,” said Erin Reynolds, cops for cancer coordinator.

The idea for the fundraiser Photo Credit SUBMITTED began in 1994 in Edmonton, THE TOUR DE NORTH TEAM FROM A PREVIOUS YEAR POSED FOR THE CAMERA ON A SUNNY DAY Alberta, when a young boy, who was being bullied for having a bald head due to chemotherapy, caught the attenJULIA LOVETT tion of a police officer. The officer went into the school reporter@northeastnews.ca with a few others from the force with their heads shaved to stand behind the boy and say to all the bullies, ‘bald is cool.’

FORT ST. JOHN – Cancer. The word is scary to most After the word spread around the school and throughout people when they are first told they have the disease cours- the community, the Canadian Cancer Society was contacting through their bodies. The word becomes even scarier ed and they partnered up with the police force to create the when they are told that their child has the disease. fundraiser which is now in its second decade. In B.C., there To combat pediatric cancer, the Canadian Cancer Soci- are four tours, Tour de Rock (Vancouver Island), Tour de ety has partnered up with members of the police force to Coast (Greater Vancouver up to Whistler), Tour de Valley

(Hope) and then Tour de North, which is in its 14th year, covers all the northern areas including Fort St. John.

“It was born on the east-west route from Prince George to Prince Rupert and carried on there for nine years and in 2011, we shifted the route to a north-south route to alternate every year,” she said.

The idea, Reynolds explained, was to “expose more communities in the north to the tour itself and to the messaging that we carry.”

According to the coordinator, the tour helps to promote healthy and active living and key messages or campaigns that the organization has at that time. This year, the group is heading in the north-south direction that will end in William’s Lake.

Reynolds, who works for the Canadian Cancer society, said she got involved with the ride after working with the Prince George Relay for Life.

“I did that for several years and then I was approached to take on Cops for Cancer when the previous coordinator retired and that was six years ago,” she said.

Even through the fundraiser is called Cops for Cancer, Reynolds said that is for anyone who wishes to participate and who wishes to make a difference in the lives of children and their families dealing with the disease.

“You do not have to be a (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) member to be a part of Tour de North. Certainly that is what has built the event this far and I want people to know that anybody can be a part of Tour de North from a cycling perspective,” she said, noting that the organization puts out applications in January, though predominantly, the team is

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made up of RCMP members. She did explain, however that this year because of a deficit in RCMP resources, they were not able to get a rider for the Fort St. John area this year.

Since its inception, the ride has recently expanded to include other members of law enforcement like the correctional, sheriff, conservation divisions and even British Columbia Ambulance Service gets involved.

“We usually have a media rider representative and then we have several community rider positions and that’s what I mean by ‘anyone can apply’ because we do have positions for members of the public to join the team,” she said, noting that when the community gets involved, a cure is possible.

“The idea that you can help kids with cancer by holding a fundraiser in your community regardless of whether you’re riding a bike or not is a really important piece,” added Reynolds.

She said that the riders involved don’t have to do all of the fundraising on their own. She said if they can inspire others to want to get involved by doing events and activities that are tailored to the community they are in and in the process support the cause, then that is as she put it, a “win-win” situation.

“Everything about Tour de North is helping children so we can raise for pediatric research as the predominant focus but we also provide funds for Camp Good Times, which is a completely free camp for child survivors or kids going through cancer and their families,” she said.

The camp is located in Maple Ridge, located on the Fraser River and according to Reynolds, it is a place where children and their families can be themselves and forget about their troubles for a little while. The accommodation and transportation is also covered.

“That is a really important piece, especially for people in the north that think, ‘well, we have to get down to Vancouver, we can’t afford to do that,’” she said, noting that for the families going through the financial stress of treatment, that barrier is non-existent and gives them peace of mind.

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FORT ST. JOHN - Let’s get ready to tumble. Now that the fall is nearly upon us, children are heading indoors and spending less time running and playing outside because of the cooler weather. To counter the decline in activate living, the City of Fort St. John will be taking the Tumble Time program into the fall and winter seasons.

The program, which is held at the Kids Arena Field House and located at 9615 96 Ave, will be open to toddlers, preschool-aged children and their parents who are interested in morning activities on Tuesday mornings and will be at 9 a.m. to noon on Sept. 15.

“We started (the program) around spring break and it is to encourage active play for young children…we provide a venue that is safe for young children and parents and we have a lot of sports equipment over there so it encourages play at a very young age,” said Marissa Jordan, recreation programmer with the city.

Jordan explained that this program is not designed for children on their own but rather to give to give a space where children and parents can play and be active together.

“The intention of the program was to offer something for, you know, young families with really young children… (like) stay at home parents who are trying to find things for their kids to do during the day,” she added.

The program was initially started over spring break as a way to help with the winter inactivity. According to Jordan,

it was extremely successful so they decided to continue on through the summer.“We had a Monday morning and in a Thursday afternoon and I think we found that Monday morning was a little more popular so we decided to go with a morning slot but we just switched it to Tuesday,” she said.

According to Jordan, the program will be held on the pitch where there will be a multitude of activities for parents and their tumblers to do. There will be bouncy castles, soccer balls and frisbees, skipping ropes, tag games along with other games facilitated by attendants. “it is pretty unstructured…it is designed to be mostly just a free play and people can kinda do their own thing,” she said, noting that a couple of activities including the bouncy castle will have structure and safety elements to it.

Jordan explained that in the past they only had a dropin fee of $5 for a single visit but they are now, along with the drop-in pass, the organizers will now be offering an economy punch pass and a mini economy pass that would be economical for families wishing to take part on a weekly basis.

According to Kylah Bryde, recreation manager with the city, the regular punch pass card will cost $50 that would allow 12 visits for the price of 10 and the mini pass would be $25 for six visits for the price of five.

For more information, call 250-787-8150 or email info@ fortstjohn.ca.

The Fort St. John Arts Council invites members and newcomers to the Arts Council Annual General Meeting on WEDNESDAY, September 16 at 7pm in the Artspost at 10320 94 Avenue Topic for Discussion is “Looking Forward to the Celebrations of Milestones in Arts and Culture during 2017” Milestones in 2017 include: 25th year of the North Peace Cultural Centre 40th year of Stage North 50th year of the Fort St. John Community Arts Council 60th year of the Lido Theatre 75th year of the Building of the Alaska Highway 150th year of Canada Contact: 250-787-2781 or info@fsjarts.org for further information.

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Reynolds explained that one of the main reasons this fundraising is so important is because children react to treatment differently than adults due to their bodies constantly changing. The research, she said, is needed so they can find ways to deal with the effects of treatment.

“I call it the aftermath from the perspective of after-treatment. Kids are not better after they survive cancer. They’re better but they’re not out of the woods. They still have issues that they’re dealing with due to the effect of treatment,” she said, noting that it depends on the type of cancer and the treatment as to how sick the child can be afterwards.

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Fracking under Swan Lake

Dear Editor: Yes, fracturing of bedrock for natural gas recovery has been going on for years. The difference in modern day hydraulic fracturing is the massive pressure used by hydraulically pumping water and chemicals into the bedrock to release pockets of natural gas.

For almost one year now, Swan Lake Enhancement Society (S.L.E.S.) has been in a “David & Goliath” fight to stop drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) under Swan Lake. The B.C. government released the drilling rights under Swan Lake and treats it all as if this is just another parcel out in the ‘moose pasture’, with no regard to the sensitivity of the area or the environmental consequences to the lake should some mishap occur.

We know that mishaps in the oil patch do occur whether they are a result of human error, mechanical problems, or undetected underground faults or formations that lead to contamination problems.

We also know that fracking is in fact, causing multiple tremors and downright earthquakes in northeast British Columbia.

Why is all this happening?

Well,itistheobsessiontocashinatallcosts,theLiquidNaturalGas (L.N.G) dream of B.C. becoming the wealthiest province in Canada, and a cash cow for the oil and gas companies. So – after months of researching, letter writing, making submissions, circulating a petition among lake users, meeting with B.C. O.G.C, Encana, and our M.L.A., explaining the need for common sense, we find ourselves no further ahead. We are much smarter about all the consequences of modern day fracking, but have been unable to influence those in power. Instead, we have been told again and again “there is no risk to the lake”. How can our M.L.A., the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission., Encana, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (C.A.P.P.) and various Ministers, say that in good conscience, when we so often hear of unintended mishaps occurring in the oil and gas industry, not to mention the mishaps that never get reported.

S.L.E.S’s mission is to promote good stewardship on the lake and its watershed. In no stretch of one’s imagination, does drilling and fracking under Swan Lake sound like good stewardship.

S.L.E.S is proud of the position we took against this insanity of drilling and fracking under Swan Lake, but have to admit we are running out of steam trying to stop it. S.L.E.S., is very appreciative of the Peace River Regional District, the Bear Lake Indian Band, the Moberly Lake Community Assoc., Pouce Coupe Village Council, Ducks Unlimited, and all others who in one way or another expressed their concerns and offered support.

Thanks to our MLA for fulfilling his obligation by taking our concerns and petition to a government that is pumping billions of dollars in incentives, to encourage hydraulic fracturing for LNG production.

S.L.E.S appreciated the meetings with B.C. O.G.C., and Encana. It gave us the opportunity to voice our concerns and learn of the comprehensive regulatory system in place. SLES was very disappointed when Dawson Creek city council arbitrarily cancelled our delegation to attend city council meeting on July 20. City Council missed an opportunity to become informed of the concerns many people and groups in the Peace have about drilling and fracking under Swan Lake. It should not have to be said, but Swan Lake is a very important natural resource in itself, to the people of Dawson Creek. City Council could have at least discussed the issue and taken a democratically arrived at position to support S.L.E.S, or not.

S.L.E.S., has given this issue our best shot! It is now up to the people of the Peace to speak your minds. Just remember, Encana and Murphy Oil is only doing what Victoria allows them to do. To Victoria, this is just another parcel of drilling rights that will help fulfill the LNG dream.

S.L.E.S., remains convinced that in spite of all the regulations and monitoring systems available, there still is no guarantee that accidents will not happen. To confuse the issue, Encana has expressed a desire to join S.L.E.S., in future Swan Lake watershed stewardship projects. The best stewardship project Encana could offer this community is not to drill and frack under Swan Lake.

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Tyrannosaur track found 10-km B.C.: Education grants to from TR only 15th in the world kids born after 2007 Photo Credit Submitted Carina Helm with her tyrannosaur track find near Tumbler Ridge.

STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca TUMBLER RIDGE - Another tyrannosaur footprint, the fifteenth to be discovered in the world and the ninth in the Tumbler Ridge area, was found by chance on August 20 by a young geography student and her father.

It was found only 10-kilometres from Tumbler Ridge.

Carina Helm, a student at the University of British Columbia, and her father were working on some trails near Tumbler Ridge when they made the find.

“My dad and I were returning in the evening from re-

pairing boardwalks on one of the hiking trails, when I told him I knew of some big exposed rock slabs.

We worked out that these were maybe from an age that could feature dinosaur tracks, so we decided to make a detour to have a look,” Helm said.

“The very first rock I went to, right beside the road, had this huge track-shape on it with three toes.

I thought, ‘Surely that is too big to be a footprint?’ but I showed it to my dad and next thing he was on his cell-phone to Rich McCrea telling him about the find.”

Other tyrannosaur tracks around the world have been found in Mongolia, New Mexico and Alberta, but the majority—including the only known tyrannosaur trackways in the world—were discovered in inside the newly-established Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark.

The remote location of most of those finds make Helm’s discovery significant in contrast, as it is close to Tumbler Ridge and easily accessible from the road.

The day following Helm’s discovery, Rich McCrea and Lisa Buckley, palaeontologists at the Peace Region Palaeontology Research Centre (PRPRC) in Tumbler Ridge, travelled to the tracksite and were able to confirm that the footprint had indeed been made by a tyrannosaur.

The track measures 59-centimetres in length, but would have at one time been much larger, as can be observed by the fact that the tip of the longest toe and claw have eroded away.

McCrea and Buckley also concluded that the tyrannosaur that made the print was likely similar to the Albertasaurus.

DAWSON CREEK - Children born later than 2007 in Dawson Creek, Tumbler Ridge, and Chetwynd are eligible for a $1,200 grant from Lake View Credit Union, to be put towards their education.

Parents have three years, or until the day before the child’s ninth birthday, to apply for the grant.

“The world is changing and parents want to make sure their children are ready to succeed,” a Ministry Education (MOE) press release states. “Education and training after graduation can help unlock that success.”

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Fort St. John fitness centre is challenging residents to 90 days to greater well-being

es on a variety of different people’s comfort levels. aspects including two weight “When you walk in, it’s really comfortable here, but training workouts at the be- yeah, it just makes people feel good rather than…come in ginning of the challenge and on your own (and) try and do stuff,” she added. at the half way mark. Those She said that along with the the group motivation, she who sign up before Sept. 12 said the participates get involved on the gym’s Facebook will also receive an extra page for for healthy meals and snack recipes and inspiraweek of classes for free. tional quotes.

Briscoe, who has been For more information or to sign up, call 250-785-7939 or weight training for 23 years email at todaystechniques@yahoo.ca and been a personal trainer for 17 years, helps them with their dietary needs and also insures that they keep a food journal. She said they also have to do a weigh-in every 9920 107th Avenue two weeks.

Fort St. John “It’s just a really good way to stay motivated,” she 250.785.1676 said, noting that the group motivates each other and encourages one another the more they progress.

The gym was started 15 FIR PELLETS years ago and boasts a clothPhoto Credit Submitted & STOVES ing store, supplement store, Candice Attfield is hard at work getting healthy at Today’s Techniques. in stock daycare, personal trainers, cardio and weight training.

She said that at the moment, We do ICBC she has a wide range of participants ranging in age from JULIA LOVETT 18-68 and although she can fit 35 people into the this next Claims at shop reporter@northeastnews.ca challenge, Briscoe said she has about 10 spots left.

Mile 49½, Alaska Hwy. • 250.785.3433 The challenge costs $450 for the 60 classes plus the nuFORT ST. JOHN - The weather is cooler and the de- trition plan. sire to get out and stay fit isn’t on the forefront of people’s Briscoe explained the reaminds. In Fort St. John, one gym is challenging people to son she started the challenge defy those feelings on the weather and stick to their work- as a way to promote healthy out routines. living but also to give peoToday’s Techniques which is located at 10208, 100 ple a change to exercise in Street, is accepting all ages and fitness levels to for a 90 a larger group to ease the Day Challenge that will encourage healthy living into the nerves.

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September is United Way Month in B.C., come out to support community fundraising efforts

“Life has hard knocks sometimes for people and some- well at the moment, there are other communities in the things can come at you, you know, one day you have a se- northeast that are in desperate need of assistance. Hedges cure job…and the next day, you have nothing,” she added. noted, however, that regardless of what is happening in the Hedges explained that when life’s curve balls get thrown, community, people pull together and help each other.

One of the services Hedges mentions as being a great FORT ST. JOHN - A community thrives of its support it is up to her office to catch them and help give people systems and for one organization, bringing support to to the proper support during those crucial moments. those in need is why they are there.

The not-for-profit organizaUnited Way of Northern British Columbia has had a local office in Fort St. John for almost 10 years. Through- tion works a little differently out the years, the organization has brought people together than most, said Hedges via from all walks of life and all ages to different community email. According to the email, they work with local compaagencies and in the process, helped to transform lives.

“To know that the work that we do truly does make a nies and their employees to difference in people’s lives and when you live in a com- find unique, alternative ways to munity and work in a community and you can sort of see raise money for much needed that impact and and hear the personal stories of people who programs and through this crehave either been personally impacted or a friend or a rela- ativity, the community’s social tive because all of the programs that we support have a di- programs are able to reach their rect impact on people that we know personally,” said Niki goals, thus allowing the proHedges, community development and campaign officer for grams to continue.

One of the creative fundUnited Way during a phone interview. raising efforts will take place on Saturday, Sept.19. The COME SEE US AT OUR NEW LOCATION! 2015 Fort St. John Fire Truck 1025 103RD AVENUE, DAWSON CREEK Pull event will see teams of 10 pull a firetruck weighing in Neuro-Structural Integration Therapy (NST) over 20,000 lbw at 11 p.m., at Massage • Holistic Nutrition Counseling the Pomeroy Sports Centre. To Live Blood Education Photo Credit SUBMITTED get the teams of to a good start, FROM LEFT: APRIL DAVIS AND CANDACE PEEVER FROM THE JUSTICE SOCIETY AND ISABELLE LABILLOIS, there will be a pancake breakKATHY ROBINSON, CARL LINDH AND HUGH LARGE FROM THE NORTH PEACE REGIONAL AIRPORT. fast prior the main event.

There will also be a family friendly zone that has face 250-784-5002 painting for children, games and crafts available. asset to the community is the Women’s Resource Society.

Those who are interesting in signing up, can call 250- She explained that while United Way does not fund the Find us on facebook!

263-9266 agency itself, it provides support and funding for the cen“It’s just incredible to see tre’s poverty outreach program. that outreach and to hear What’s interesting about that program…they have REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION those personal stories which opened their doors one day a week to men to receive their OF INTEREST is just extraordinary,” said services….there are a lot of single parent dads out there, REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF FOR INTEREST THE Hedges, referring to regard- she said, noting that the centre is there primarily for women FOR THE less of whether it is a boom and their families.

SUPPLY AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PRE-FABRICATED OR CONVENTIONALLY or bust economy, each has “To me that shows a unique community. An organizaCONSTRUCTED STEEL STRUCTURE “PUBLIC WORKS SHOP BUILDING” it’s own impact.

She said tion that recognizes the lack off services to support men DISTRICT OF HUDSON’S HOPE, BC that Fort St. John is doing and have gone over and above in order to be able to meet The District of Hudson’s Hope is requesting Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the supply of a peoples’ needs because new “Public Works Shop Building” that will provide storage and maintenance services to the when you’re in crisis and District public works department. you have no door to open Dementia Education it can be devastating to the PROJECT DESCRIPTION family and the children,” she The Alzheimer Society of B.C. offers educational programs The successful proponent will supply and construct a completed, move in ready, structure added. throughout the province to educate and empower people based on the needs of the District. Successful proponent to site inspect area of construction. with dementia, their families and friends.

Aside from Fort St. John, The building at a minimum should be 12,000 square feet in size and must contain: the not-for-profit northDementia Dialogues: Warning Signs and Diagnosis ern branch covers Tumbler • A partial second floor September 17, 9:30 a.m. – noon • Plumbing, heating and cooling elements Northern Lights College, 11401 8th St., Dawson Creek Ridge, Hudson’s Hope, and • 1’ x 80’ x 150’ Reinforced concrete foundation and building slab • How do we know what is normal aging and what are the Fort Nelson just to name a warning signs of dementia?

• Electrical and communications elements few and according to Hedg• The building’s roof will need to support a 150kW photo-voltaic solar panel array.

Dementia Dialogues: Transitions Along the Journey es, focuses its efforts on • The installation of a crane with a twenty thousand pound (20,000lb) lifting capacity September 17, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. three community investment Northern Lights College, 11401 8th St., Dawson Creek • The building’s floor should be Hydronic Radiant Flooring - wet and dry costs/options areas: All That Kids can Be, requested to be included.

• How can we survive the changes of dementia?

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Dementia Dialogues: Self-care for Caregivers Healthy People & Healthy September 18, 9:30 a.m. – noon PLEASE CONTACT THE UNDERSIGNED FOR FURTHER DETAILS. Communities because as Fort St. John Hospital, 8407 112 Ave., Fort St. John Hedges explains, the way • How do we take care of ourselves when we’re caring for SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: to make a community stronothers?

Must be received by 4:30pm, September 11, 2015 local time: ger, is through the residents Life in Residental Care Email submissions entitled “Public Works Shop Building”, to the following email address: themselves and that is why September 18, 1 – 5 p.m. cao@hudsonshope.ca.

Fort St. John Hospital, 8407 112 Ave., Fort St. John the organization works with • This session focuses on the process of adjustment after a so many different programs.

An email will be sent back to the proponent confirming receipt. All inquiries can be person with dementia has moved into a residential care facility.

“There’s all sorts of things directed in writing to the email address provided above.

that pop out (and) keep comTo register, call 1-800-886-6946 or Deliver submissions entitled “Public Works Shop Building”, to the following address: ing that we’re also working e-mail: thildebrand@alzheimerbc.org Tom Matus, CAO on constantly to listen to a District of Hudson's Hope P.O. Box 330 community and see what 9904 Dudley Drive way we can help bridge that Hudson’s Hope, BC V0C 1V0 need,” she said.

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Paws for a Cause; a fundraising event in Fort St. John “for animal lovers and pet owners alike”

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Now, however, she is Photo Credit JULIA LOVETT doing other duties to CANDACE BUCHAMER CUDDLES WITH DAPHNE ONE OF THE CATS WHO IS LOOKING FOR A FOREVER HOME. help with whatever needs to be taken of, including cleaning and other chores depending on the day.

JULIA LOVETT “There’s just so many needs once you get involved,” she reporter@northeastnews.ca said.

One of the things Henderson notices when animals come FORT ST. JOHN- Now that September is in full swing, into the shelter, they are in rough shape. the Scotiabank and British Columbia Society for the Pre“Sometimes I’m aghast at some of the things I see but vention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is gearing up for but I think there are more good people than bad people,” The Fort St. John Association for it’s 2015 Paws For A Cause event that will take place at she said.

Community Living will be holding their Centennial Park starting at 11:30 a.m., for registration and Henderson believes that most of the cruelty happens beAnnual General Meeting along with the the walk will commence around noon on Sept. 13. cause people are uninformed about how to properly look Community Living Awards Gala at The According to Candace Buchamer, branch manager at the after the animals and the only way to change the attitudes Lido on September 24, 2015. Doors will Fort St. John location, the event will not only be a walk but around the treatment of pets it through education and that, be open at 5:30pm. Please contact the also a day filled with activities. both she and Buchamer agree is why the Paws event is so “It’s a walk to end animal cruelty, which is something important.

FSJACL Office for more information at (250) 787-9262.

“So how I feel is I think we have to start with little kids

and educate them and realize animals are sentient beings, they have feelings just like we have,” she said.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL/QUOTE Buchamer said that after FOR THE the walk which will start at the park and loop around the REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL/QUOTE FOR THE Royal Canadian Mounted REPAIR OF EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE CURLING Police station and then back RINK BUILDING IN THE DISTRICT OF HUDSON’S HOPE, BC to Centennial Park. She did The District of Hudson’s Hope is requesting proposals/quotes for the repair of the exterior and interior once the walk, which will be wall and other structural repair of our curling rink building caused by a vehicle accident. A Scope of about 30 to 45 minutes long, Repair has been developed and is available. Work is to be completed as soon as possible and by October they will have activities 2, 2015. like demonstrations from PROJECT DESCRIPTION new…in the last couple of years but the idea is to just raise the North Peace Veterinary The successful proponent will supply materials and labour to repair the exterior and interior walls as per awareness in the city,let people know that we do exist Clinic, an obedience trainer the Scope of Repair provided by the District of Hudson's Hope. Should further work be necessary due to within that particular area (animal welfare) and that we are to give tips and lessons along any further structural damage found, negotiation for that work will be considered, based on the needs of the District. Successful proponent should site inspect area of repair. there for people to kind of lean on when they need some with food provided by Mr. assistance,” she said.

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PROVISION OF DOCUMENTS TO BIDDERS AND SELECTED CONTRACTOR The event is for animal lovers and pet owners alike who The Bidder must request via email; and the Contractor will be provided with the following documents and The Fort St. John locadata to enable the project completion in a timely and cost effective manner: wish to take part and to bring along the four legged friends. tion opened its doors in 1995 Buchamer explained that although the SPCA is in every and since then has helped APPENDIX “A” SCOPE OF REPAIR community SPCA holds a Paws For A Cause event, there thousands of animals from SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: will be differences in each place. dogs and cats to horses and “The main goal behind it,” she said, “is to ask for pledg- snakes. Buchamer explained Must be received by 4:30pm, September 11, 2015 local time: es.” that at the moment, they have According to Buchamer, it works just like other pledge- over 30 cats and 6 dogs.

Email submissions entitled “District of Hudson's Hope Curling Rink Repair”, to the following email address: cao@hudsonshope.ca. An email will be sent back to the proponent confirming receipt. All based events like the Scotiabank MS Walk or Canadian For those who raise the inquiries can be directed in writing to the email address provided above.

Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC’s Run for the Cure. She most funds, there will be said that those who participate raise funds by approaching prizes including an XBOX Deliver submissions entitled “District of Hudson's Hope Curling Rink Repair”, to the following address: Tom Matus, CAO friends, do door to door canvasing and even use social me- ONE for the top youth fundDistrict of Hudson's Hope dia. raiser and for every $150 P.O. Box 330 “It’s to have more voices than just the shelter’s staff go- raised online, participants 9904 Dudley Drive Hudson’s Hope, BC V0C 1V0 ing out to the public and saying ‘look, we are important and have the chance to win two

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Bale fire on a windy day no problem for DCFD STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca

DAWSON CREEK - A neighbour’s call and quick response by the Dawson Creek Fire Department (DCFD) had a bale fire under control in about forty minutes on the afternoon of August 31.

The fire, which occurred east of 219 Road on 206 Road in Dawson Creek, generated a large plume of smoke which could be seen from all parts of the city.

It had been sparked by a hot bearing on a baler which had seized.

When the operator of the baler parked the machine and went to town for new parts, the hot bearing sparked a fire which quickly spread to nearby bales of hay in strong winds.

Fire fighters arrived on the scene and had the blaze under control in less than an hour. The fire burned six bales and half a hectare of land on a co-operative property.

Fire fighters were on scene for three hours, putting out hot spots and tearing apart hay bales to prevent further flare ups.

While the smoke created by the fire was dramatic, and winds were high that day, Fire Chief Shorty Smith says it had not been a threat to nearby structures.

“It didn’t get close to any buildings, but it did get to the road and up into some trees,” he said.

“There was a lot of smoke generated from it but the fire itself was cut off before it got across the road.”

Smith added that while it is not often that the bearings of an unmotorized baler will start a fire, they do tend to seize, and he recommends that operators keep them as clean as possible and to ensure that they are cooled down before being left unnattended to prevent fire.

“These bearings don’t always start a fire, but it happens quite often that they do pack it up, because they’re worked hard in hot weather and surrounded by dry hay and so forth,” he said.

Photo Credits Stacy Thomas Dawson Creek Fire Department members worked to contain a bale fire on a rural property on August 31.

TAKE PART IN THE ARTS Film Society Annual General Meeting Sept 9 With the Fort St. John Film Society 7pm Contact filmsociety.media@gmail.com Printmaking Exhibit “Karta 2” Sept 11-30 At the Peace Gallery North in the NPCC Fort St. John Community Arts Council Annual General Meeting Sept 16 at Artspost 10320 94 Avenue 7pm Peace Country Comedy Fest with Tim Nutt and Tommy Savitt Sept 18 At the North Peace Cultural Centre 8pm.

All seats $20 Tapestry Weaving Workshop Sept 19/20 With the Spinner and Weavers cpeebles@telus.net Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra Sept 25 At the Lido Theatre 8pm show

“Where Art Starts” Studio Tours for BC Cultural Days Sept 25/26 Behind the scenes at the Museum, NPCC, Artspost, Kilnhouse and other artist studios Contact the Arts Council at 250-787-2781 info@fsjarts.org.

Brian Burn N’ Jamie Mahn Dueling Pianos Sept 26 At the Lido Theatre 8pm show Pottery Classes Registration Now With North Peace Potters Guild contact 250-785-5550 scarab@xplornet.com Art Classes of the Fall Session Registration Now With the Artspace classes at the NPCC 250-785-1992 Painting Classes Registration Now Spectrum Studios at Artspost 250-787-2781

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Dawson Creek Veterinary Clinic September is Dental Health Month Having a veterinarian do a full and complete dental exam, float (or smooth) the sharp points and remove those little wolf teeth can help improve both your horse’s performance as well as their overall health. Our veterinarians have all received additional training and several of them have special interest in equine dentistry.

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Back to School Nutrition Tips and Tricks

Photo Credit MetroCreativeCommon When thinking about going back to school, food is usually on the top of the list. What will my kids eat for lunch?

How can I make healthy snacks taste good? How many fruits and veggies should my child eat per day? All of these questions can make for a quickly overwhelming grocery list. But fear not, because packing a healthy lunch and planning for yummy snacks can be easy with a little prep time. Here are a few tips to get you started: 1. Make it fun! Purchase a lunchbox that is age appropriate and fits your child’s personality. They might be more apt to enjoy and feel excited to eat their lunch if it’s all about them.

2. Practice. Before school starts, take your kids on a picnic with a packed lunch (in their lunchbox) and have them experience it as a fun activity so that when they are at school, they will know exactly how to open the box and look forward to what’s inside.

3. Make a meal plan and pack ahead of time. Portion out your veggies and fruit into plastic baggies, line up your string cheeses or bottles of water so it becomes a grab and go process rather than a frantic morning rush.

4. Try to avoid package foods. Even though they are easier, packaged and overly processed foods can be high in sugar or unhealthy fats. Try to include a protein, a veggie and a fruit in each meal and keep it as fresh as possible.

5. Have fun with snack time. Make after school snack time a fun time to decompress from the day. Try different veggies or fruits, smoothies, peanut butter sandwiches or whole wheat cinnamon sugar toast while you talk to your kids about their day or get them started on homework Remember, eating healthy is an important way to keep kids healthy and energized at school.

How to Pack a Healthy School Lunch Breakfast might be the most important meal of the day, but lunch runs a close second. Studies have shown that children who eat a well-balanced lunch often do better in school and are more alert. It can be difficult to get a child to eat, even when they’re at home. But while they’re at school, you have to up your game to make sure your carefully packed lunch doesn’t end up traded or trashed.

Here are a few tips to help kids be happy and healthy at lunchtime: First of all, remember that it’s not your lunch. If you pack broccoli, and your child hates it, they won’t eat it. Let your kids weigh in on what they want to pack in their lunches, and offer them a few healthy choices so they feel like they’re in control.

Avoid pre-packaged, processed foods for your kids’ lunches. They might seem tempting with their convenience and kid-friendly sizes, but they are also expensive and loaded with sodium and preservatives.

Make a smarter sandwich. Always choose whole grain or whole wheat bread, but feel free to mix it up with whole wheat tortilla wraps or whole wheat pita pockets. Besides lettuce, try shredded carrots or avocado slides with turkey or lean roast beef.

Include protein. If your child isn’t a fan of meat, that’s okay. There are plenty of ways to get protein into their lunch. It’s important to include protein because it will help keep your child fuller longer. As long as your child is old enough to eat nuts and there are no allergen concerns, experiment with forms of nut butter. Beyond peanut butter, there is cashew, almond, sunflower, soynut and even hazelnut butter. You could also include a hard-boiled egg in their lunch, or make a tuna salad. Hummus or black bean dip is also full of filling fiber and protein.

Think outside the lunchbox. Did your kids love last night’s roasted chicken and vegetables? Pack some in a thermos to eat the next day. Pack leftover meatballs into a whole-grain hotdog bun for a sandwich. Mix leftover rice and vegetables and top with chunks of pork or chicken.

Skip the chips. Try healthier side options like cheese sticks, whole grain snack crackers, dried fruit, fruit salad, nuts, baby carrots and vegetable dip, or low-fat yogurt.

Don’t forget the drink. Water, milk and 100 percent fruit juice are the healthiest drink options to pack with a lunch. Avoid sodas, energy drinks, and fruit-flavored juice pouches, which can quickly decrease the nutritional value of your child’s meal.

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Education grants Continued from Page 7. into a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP), once applications are approved.

“Our government wants families to help their children get a head start in pursuing their careers so they can participate in our strong and growing economy,” said Mike Bernier, Peace River South MLA. “I encourage families here in the South Peace to apply for an RESP to access and access the grant.”

No matching contributions are required for the grant.

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In the next decade, according to a MOE press release, more than 78 per cent of job openings will require applicants to hold some sort of post-secondary training or education.

The release calculates that with the $1,200 grant, and a further monthly investment of $50, an eligible grant participant could potentially grow those savings to $12,000.

This figure is based on a 3.5 annual growth rate, and is dependent on amounts invested and returns.

Central 1 Credit Union is the host of the grant.

For more information visit your financial institution or go to www.canlearn.ca.

For more information on the B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant visit www.gov.bc.ca/BCTESG or call 1-888-276-3624.

Now that the track has been discovered, the location of Photo Credit Stacy Thomas the find presents a problem for its potential caretakers, as A curb-and-gutter project along north 8th Street in Dawson Creek, the Tumbler Ridge Museum Foundation (TRMF) considers awaiting dry weather to be completed. The project is one of five the logistics of moving the slab or leaving it where it is. infrastructure projects which will be completed before summer’s Continued from Page 7.

The slab containing the track is extrememly heavy and end. The City of Dawson Creek budgeted $2.6-million this year for therefore will present obvious logistical problems should infrastructure projects.

“It can sometimes be a challenge to identify the maker of a the TRMF attempt to move it to the museum. single print, especially one that has been weathered by the On the other hand if they opt to promote the track as a elements,” said McCrea. Even with the tips of the digits (the “roadside attraction”, because of its close vicinity to an acclaw impressions) eroded away, the footprint found by Ca- cesible roadway, there is concern around certain eventual vandalism or theft.

While TRMF considers this conundrum they will proceed with making casts of the track and documenting it with 3D digital photogrammetry.

Palaeontologists use photogrammetry—the science of using photography to measure distances—to determine the path of motion which the dinosaur might have taken through its environment.

Helm’s discovery was not her first of the season; on the same day she was part of the team which discovered the smallest track (six centimetres) to be found in this region.

“Thank you, Carina. It is people like you who make Vold, Jones & Vold Auction Co. Ltd. our operation so successful. Your DAWSON CREEK AUCTION ‘MILE ZERO CITY’ sharp eyes and enDawsoAve. Dawson Creek, British Columbia 301-116th thusiasm for preDawson Creek Office: 250-782-3766 VJV Main Office: 403-783-5561 Cattle Sales, Don Photo Credit Submitted 301-116th serving our fossil Fessler: 250-719-5561 Fax: 250-782-6622 D C Outline of tyrannosaur track found on August 20. heritage continue to contribute to the growth in imrina Helm still possesses characteristics that make it identi- portance of the TRMF fossil On September 1, 2015, 706 head of cattle went through Vold Jones Vold Auction in Dawson Creek fiable as the product of a meat-eating (theropod) dinosaur. collection,” said Jim KinD1 - D2 Cows 128.00-139.00 In addition to the morphological features of the footprint, caid, TRMF president.

D3 D4 Cows 110.00-125.00 which bears great similarity to the ones discovered in the She also discovered two Holstein Cows N/A fall of 2011 by Mr. Aaron Fredlund (subsequently named other trackways in a canyon Heiferettes 155.00-185.00 Bellatoripes fredlundi), the size of the print and the age of of much older rock layers Bologna Bulls 150.00-174.00 the rocks it was found in provide further evidence that the earlier this summer.

Feeder Bulls 170.00-215.00 track-maker was a tyrannosauroid.”

“It is exciting to be able Good Bred Cows N/A Incidentally, the first tyrannosauroid tooth found in Brit- to contribute to science and Good Bred Heifers N/A ish Columbia was found by McCrea in 2004, in the same the Geopark in this way,” Cow/calf pairs younger 2600.00-3200.00 area as this find.

Cow/calf pairs older N/A said Helm.

Tyrannosaur track

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STOCKERS AND FEEDERS DISTRICT OF HUDSON’S HOPE 2015 TAX SALE PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with section 403 of the Local Government Act, the following real properties located within the District of Hudson’s Hope will be offered for sale by public auction on September 28, 2015 in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Hall, 9904 Dudley Drive, Hudson’s Hope, B.C. at 10:00am local time.

Lot 10, Plan PGP 17554, Part SW ¼, Section 13, Township 81, Range 26, Meridian W6, Peace River Land District, Manufactured Home Reg #39032 PID: 010-980-903 Title: BW97872 9917 Adams Street Upset Price: $3,166.73

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As Store Manager you will drive profitable sales growth while having full accountability for key financial results. You will recruit “Retail’s Best” for your store, develop, train and coach a high performance selling team. You will ensure that your store team delivers exceptional customer service to each and every customer.

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FOR PROPOSED OCP & ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 796 & 797, 2015 Subject Property: 10480 – 99 Street, Taylor, BC Lot 1 Section 36 Township 82 Range 18 West of the 6th Meridian Peace River District Plan BCP21887

Proposal: To re-designate the subject parcel from Commercial to Urban Residential and rezone the parcel from C-2 Service Commercial to R-4, Residential, Duplex and Manufactured Housing.

How Do I Get More Information?

The public hearing will be held on Tuesday September 15, 2015 at 4:00 PM in Council Chambers at the District Office, 10007 – 100 A Street. This public hearing will allow the public an opportunity to make presentations to Council or to present written submissions in regards to the proposed Official Community Plan or Zoning Bylaw Amendments. If you wish to make a separate written submission pertaining to the amendments, it can be made to the attention of Charlette McLeod, Administrator, PO Box 300, Taylor, BC V0C 2K0 prior to September 15, 2015 A copy of the proposed Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendments and related documents may be inspected at the District Office, 10007 – 100 A Street, Taylor, BC from August 24, 2015 to September 15, 2015 during office hours of 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays.

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After 35 years Continued from Front.

Notice of Annual Tax Sale Pursuant to Section 403(1) of the Local Government Act, the City of Fort St. John will conduct a Tax Sale to recover outstanding taxes.

The sale will be held at the City Hall Council Chambers, 10631-100 Street, Fort St. John, BC at 10:00 AM, Monday, September 28, 2015.

All the properties listed below will be sold by public auction for a minimum of the upset price, unless guaranteed payment by cash, interac, money order, certified cheque is received prior to 10:00 AM Monday, September 28, 2015 for the Delinquent Portion of Taxes plus interest.

Roll #

Legal Description

Civic Address

Upset Price

000015.186

Lot A, Plan EPP4482

8304 85 Ave

3,670.68

000287.000

Lot 1, Block 2, Plan PGP2360

9711 100 Ave

80,863.63

000662.001

Lot 1, Plan EPP6115

10327 101 Ave

13,465.25

000863.100

Lot A, Plan BCP12160

10504 100 Ave

423,226.95

001257.000

Lot 4, Block 2, Plan PGP6256

10416 104 Ave

5,198.37

001443.010

Lot SL1, Plan EPS170

8109 99 Ave

7,628.15

001443.020

Lot SL2, Plan EPS170

8107 99 Ave

7,369.28

002042.001

Lot A, Plan BCP21215

9920 111 Ave

4,365.95

002246.000

Lot 14, Block 3, Plan PGP8196

9508 111 Ave

9,663.00

002550.000

Lot 1, Block 8, Plan 8520

8519 96 Ave

12,010.54

003039.000

Lot 15, Block 2, Plan PGP8680

11115 101 Ave

6,465.31

003112.000

Lot 13, Block 1, Plan PGP8725

10311 110 Ave

12,763.11

003386.000

Lot 11, Block 9, Plan 8780

9108 88 St

11,711.59

003854.000

Lot 8, Block 3, Plan PGP8889

9508 103 Ave

7,174.37

003908.000

Lot 6, Block 1, Plan PGP9103

10216 92 St

5,706.02

003993.000

Lot 6, Block 1, Plan PGP9284

9104 102 Ave

8,656.74

004381.000

Lot 20, Block 7, Plan PGP9925

8008 90 St

3,567.98

004647.000

Lot 12, Block 2, Plan PGP10234

9219 106 Ave

7,254.69

005376.000

Lot 7, Block 18, Plan PGP12116

8724 75 St

5,759.95

005712.000

Lot 6, Block F, Plan PGP12475

9420 113 Ave

7,268.46

006318.000

Lot 3, Block 2, Plan PGP18751

8104 Alaska Rd

25,423.81

006319.000

Lot 4, Block 2, Plan PGP18751

8008 Alaska Rd

25,468.08

006516.000

Lot 3, Plan PGP21662

8815 101 St

76,847,82

006672.000

Lot 5, Plan PGP22752

9408 104 Ave

9,488.97

006802.000

Lot 1, Plan PGP23270

11203 93 St

9,355.04

007071.000

Lot 3, Plan PGP23789

11416 92 St

6,688.80

007994.000

Lot 182, Plan PGP24586

10411 90 St

15,789.10

009314.078

Lot 71, Plan BCP38347

11728 97 St

13,147.85

009821.445

Lot 3, Plan PGP45100

9107 119 Ave

3,551.39

009866.323

Lot 143, Plan BCP32324

8723 113A Ave

9,743.91

061019.001

Lot SL1, Plan PGS312

8304 92 Ave, #105

4,662.30

Note: Payments received after Sept 2nd, 2015, are not reflected in this listing.

The successful bidder on each property must immediately pay in cash, interac, money order, certified cheque, a minimum no less than the upset price. Failure to pay this amount will result in the property promptly being offered for sale again. Any balance must be paid in cash, interac, money order, certified cheque, by 3:00 PM of the same day. Failure to pay the balance will result in the property being offered for sale again at 10:00 AM on the following day.

Shirley Collington ~ Collector

to be both interior and exterior firefighters,” said Terry Truchan, CLFD chief.

The “Playbook” (The British Columbia Fire Service Minimum Training Standards: Structure Firefighters Competency and Training Playbook) came into effect in May of 2015 and includes more stringent rules around standards of training for fire departments around the province.

Now, out of 32 members in total, there are 21 fully certified firefighters (including Truchan and deputy chief Dale Widsten) on staff, which Truchan says is a need in the growing region.

In 2014 the department responded to 81 calls for service in total; this year, they have already responded to 63 calls—a rise in volume that is a double-edged sword.

“It’s good for the volunteers because they get to use the skills that they’re learning; bad because call volumes are increasing so much. But then look at how the population in the area and the activity in the area is increasing as well,” Truchan said.

The program, which is administered by Truchan and Widsten, is free-of-charge for CLFD volunteers, a benefit to the participants which Truchan does not deny.

“We have a very generous training budget with the Peace River Regional District,

they recognize the need as well,” he said.

“If a person was going to fire school and was paying out of their pocket, it’s about a $14,000 education . . . I’ve accepted the fact that we’re a training department, giving them the opportunity to get their training and their experience in before they go to another department.”

Another nine volunteers are currently undergoing the certification program, and Truchan hopes to keep the number of volunteers on hand at about 32, which will likely mean a constant rotation of training.

“It’s very hard to keep volunteers now—back in 1980 you had people on the department that were there 20, 25 years, 15 years.

Now, in today’s society, you’re very lucky if you have a volunteer for three years,” he said.

In the 18 months since Truchan has been chief of this department, three volunteers have gone on to full-time positions elsewhere.

“People are busier, they move around a lot, it’s more transient, they’re a lot more mobile than they were 35 years ago,” he said.

From one truck and one hall that was built out of necessity 35 years ago, the department has grown to over 30 members, six apparatus and two command trucks.

The department services a population of about 3,700 in 125 square kilometre area.

CLFD recruits once per year, and is projecting to take on six-to-eight new members in 2016.

It’s very hard to keep volunteers now . . . in today’s society, you’re very lucky if you have a volunteer for three years.

Check Your Sewage Treatment System in September Submitted by the Charlie Lake Conservation Society A properly maintained sewage treatment system can provide a service life of 20 years or longer. Your sewage system provides an effective means for domestic wastewater, provided the system is properly designed, located, constructed and maintained.

Domestic wastewater contains large quantities of organic and inorganic pollutants can seriously affect public health and water resources. For Home owners, the contaminants that cause the greatest concern are nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorous) and disease-causing organisms (bacteria, viruses and parasites).

Giving your treatment system a check-up every spring and fall is a great habit to get into, and one that might just save you from replacing your system in January!

You can optimize the performance and service life of your system if you follow this simple guideline. Make sure that your septic tank is pumped out once every 1 to 3 years.

Once the amount of solids in your tank becomes excessive, they will discharge into the field system and contaminate or clog the soil.

There’s no need to use septic tank additives. Sewage systems rely on natural processes to treat and get rid of wastewater. They require no additives other than what naturally flows into them to work properly. Let Mother Nature look after this one.

Always exercise water conservation and watch what you flush. Use low-flow toilets to dispose sanitary waste only and never flush kitty litter, ashtray contents, diapers, tampon applicators or pharmaceutical drugs down your toilets.

Avoid the use of strong cleaners and disinfectants. Excessive use of toilet bowl cleaners, drain cleaners, bleach, disinfectants as well as harmful chemicals, such as solvents, antifreeze, oil, herbicides and pesticides, will kill the natural bacteria in the septic tank and the disposal field.

While 40% of the world’s population lack access to water for basic hygiene, the people of the Peace River Region are fortunate to be surrounded with clean lakes and rivers. Let’s keep it that way for decades to come and please, check your system this week!

For more information go to HYPERLINK “http://www.charlielakeconservationsociety. ca” www.charlielakeconservationsociety.ca and join the society today!

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Watt’s Happening? #64 Myth Busting: Where do the electrons go?

It’s rare that we get to see our electricity being made.

Plug something into an outlet, and there’s the power. The rest is mystery.

In the south Peace Region of BC, we have it good. We have wind power. Right from our own back yards we can see the blades turning, and the faster they turn the more green electricity is pouring into our area.

We can see our electricity being made.

But how can we be sure its not just “disappearing” into the grid, as many people so often say? How do we know we actually get to use these green, wind-generated electrons?

(Note: the following description of how electricity flows in a grid has been confirmed by conversations with BC Hydro experts, a friendly physics teacher . . . oh, an electrician too.)

easily power three Dawson Creeks year around.

Wind parks more than about 100 km apart are usually in different wind regimes: when the wind is not blowing in one, it will be blowing in the other. So pair Bear Mountain Wind Park with Quality Wind near Tumbler Ridge, and we have a region flooded with wind power almost 24/7, 365 days a year.

Looking at the South Peace region as a whole, it is now safe to say that we are essentially electrically independent from the rest of the planet, powered entirely by wind-generated electrons, home-made right here were we live and work, with no pollution and no fuel costs. More magic.

So rest assured, oh lucky Dawson Creek, Tumbler Ridge and Chetwynd area residents, that when you see those blades turning even very slowly, you are living in British Columbia’s first wind-powered cities, and if you live in the South Peace, you are in BC’s first wind-powered region.

I think that’s something we can all be very proud of.

Submitted by Don Pettit

Photo Credit Submitted The electricity produced by Bear Mountain Wind Park (visible in this photo along the distant horizon) stays right here in the region, powering all of Dawson Creek in a light breeze and most of the South Peace in a strong wind.

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ENERGY INDEPENDENCE FOR THE PEACE! To power all of Dawson Creek’s homes (population about 13,000), street lights, water treatment plants, communications towers, municipal buildings, businesses, arenas . . . pretty well everything, requires about 20 megawatts (20 million watts) at peak load. The 34 wind turbines on Bear Mountain produce that much in a nice breeze; five times that in a strong wind.

Averaged over the year and accounting for maintenance down time and low-wind days, Bear Mountain Wind could

NOTICE OF A MAINTENANCE POWER OUTAGE TAYLOR We will be making electrical system improvements in your area. To ensure the safety of our work crews, it will be necessary to interrupt electrical service for approximately four hours.

Where: In Taylor - 100A Street, 99th Street and the west side of 98th Street, between East Cherry Avenue and East Pine Avenue When: Sunday, September 13, 2015 Time: 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

To prepare for this interruption and protect your equipment from damage, please turn off all lights, electrical heaters and major appliances and unplug all electronics.

We are sorry for the inconvenience. We will restore power as soon as we can.

Visit bchydro.com/outages or call 1 888 POWERON (1 888 769 3766) for more information.

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Electricity is composed of tiny bundles of energy called “electrons.” It is conceptually accurate (although a technical simplification) to think of electrons as flowing through a wire like water through a pipe.

You can have twenty closed taps on a pipe, but water will flow only to and through the tap that is open, and it will flow out of the closest tap first. Electricity behaves much the same way.

In the case of our local Bear Mountain Wind Park (with a peak output of 102 million watts), electricity generated there flows down a power line from the ridge to the Hart Highway substation. From there it has a choice of going west to Chetwynd (not likely, since that area is now being powered by the Dokie and Quality Wind projects), or east to Dawson Creek.

Since Dawson Creek is the nearest big load (open tap), the electricity from Bear Mountain will flow there first, while powering up everything it encounters on the way: farms, ranches, etc.

After powering Dawson Creek and area, left over electrons spread out like sap through the leaf of a tree, with the grid being the veins in the leaf. Each load, no matter how large or small, is an open tap that electricity from Bear Mountain will flow to. The stronger the wind blows, the bigger the leaf becomes, spreading wind-generated electrons out across the region.

Thanks to the laws of physics, electricity goes directly to where it is needed exactly when it is needed. It happily turns night into day, gives us instant worldwide communication, toasts our bread, keeps our iPhones and iPads happy, runs our computers, purifies our water, and someday soon it will charge our electric cars. Magic.

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9,900

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L23471

FULLY LOADED, MEMORY SEATS, MOON ROOF

2012 INFINITI QX56

DVD PLAYER, HEATED STEERING WHEEL, FULLY LOADED

M22261

56,500

$

33,900

SUPER CAB M46746

22,900

$

2011 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED

KEYLESS ENTRY, SIRIUS, P/W, P/S, P/L

28,900

RONALD MACDONALD SALES

MR6125

37,900

$

M10809

19,900

$

2013 FORD F-150 XLT

REMOTE START, SIRIUS, KEYLESS ENTRY

2014 FORD EDGE LIMITED

REMOTE START, HEATED LEATHER SEATS, MOON ROOF

35,500

$

M33002

M90075

M18749

27,900

$

P/W, P/S, P/L, KEYLESS ENTRY, SIRIUS

2012 FORD F-150

SUNROOF, NAVIGATION, FULLY LOADED

M75696

31,900

$

P/W, P/L, SIRIUS, WOOD BOX LINER

MR4821

FULLY LOADED, SONY SPEAKERS, HEATED & COOLED SEATS

36,500

$

29,900

LOW KMS, REMOTE START, LEATHER SEATS

M87865

REMOTE START, SIRIUS, P/W, P/S, P/L

28,900

$

34,900

$

M16411

36,995

$

2013 FORD F-250

2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

$

16,900

$

M98041

2012 FORD F-150

2013 FORD F-150 XLT

2014 FORD ESCAPE

HEATED LEATHER SEATS, NAVIGATION, BACKUP CAMERA

LEATHER SEATS, BACKUP CAMERA, MOON ROOF

M83062

33,900

$

2015 FORD EXPLORER XLT

HEATED LEATHER SEATS, MOON ROOF, BACKUP CAMERA

MR4023

45,900

$

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M15010

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M66810

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DVD PLAYER, MOON ROOF, BACKUP CAMERA

2013 FORD F150 XLT

2013 GMC SIERRA 1500

P/W, P/L, SIRIUS, LOW KMS

29,999

$

2011 FORD F-150

2011 FORD FIESTA

MANUAL, TILT & TELESCOPIC STEERING, POWER MIRRORS

M53169

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21,999

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2011 FORD F-150 XLT

2010 LEXUS RX 350

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2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X

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