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TAYLOR - It looks like the Taylor Fire and Rescue Truck Committee will have to wait until next year to see whether or not they can purchase new fire engines because this year, the District of Taylor council has decided not to go ahead with the updates. The council heard from Alan Stebbing, chief of the Taylor fire and Rescue Services, about replacing the fleet so they can insure that the vehicles are up to the task of performing their unique duties. During the meeting, Rob Fraser, mayor of Taylor, told the chief that what he was asking for is in the “nice to have phase.” Stebbing explained that in 2014, they received a report from Fire Underwriters Survey (FUS) that gave some recommendations as to how they can increase the department’s Public Fire Protection Class (PFPC) and Dwelling Protection Grade (DPG). According
to both the PFPC and the DPG websites, the PFPC uses the class system to decide whether or not a town is equipped to handle major fires in the community whether it be commercial, residential or institutional. The DPG is an insurance classification that works off a numerical system from one to five. One is the highest grade awarded and five means that there is little or no protection in the community. According to Stebbing, considering the size of the community they are in, they are doing quite well. Since their 2014 review, the department went from a PFPC class 7 to a class 6 and they are sitting at a DPG of 3A. “We didn’t get any credit for the reserve engine and only got credit for 2.3 frontline engines. So those two recommendations were part of the plan to look at replacing an engine early so we added that in 2017, that allowed us also to push off the replacement of engine 11 which is nearing the end of its - what Fire Underwriters considers - its service life,” he said. Stebbing made clear, however, that the engines are in good shape and that they could hold off for another couple of years
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DC council gives frac sand facility preliminary OK STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - Pending a ten-day public notice process and approval from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, the development permit for the construction of a frac sand cold-storage and trans-load facility in Dawson Creek received preliminary approval by city council on September 14. The proposal now goes through a ten-day notification period wherein adjacent properties will be notified of the details of the project and given opportunity to comment on the proposal. It is not an opportunity to naysay the project, but to have an opinion on details such as landscaping or structural elements. These comments will be reviewed at the September 28 council meeting, when council will either consider them relevant and request adjustments to the proposal, or the project will be receive final approval. The proposed project has been a point of controversy in the past months as opponents have questioned the appropriateness of the zoning of the site as Light Industrial, and public health concerns around silica sand dust were raised. Owners of Upper Montney Estates, Scott and Matt Butler and Doug Scott, launched a public campaign opposing the project, including mail-outs, a website and petitions to
“But I’m not saying that we couldn’t stop it, because you could always stop it, but the ramifications of that are and could be significant, both in terms of litigation and/or issues, so it would be speculative for me to say what council will do because we’ll deal with it in August when we get the development permit brought forward to us and then understand the proponent’s plans in terms of ensuring that everything they’re planning to do meets the zoning requirements, and the bylaw for the zoning, and then council will make the decision as to whether the proposal will move forward or not.” Photo Credit Screenshot from proponent presentation At a public information session on Rendering of proposed frac sand trans-load facility in Dawson Creek. September 11, Darryl Wiebe, the main proponent of the facility—of local comcity council. pany 0889450 BC Ltd.—had a chance to Most council members and mayor Dale Bumstead held address some of the concerns raised by the public, such as fast to the zoning, which was decided earlier in the year traffic noise. would stay, as the owners of the land, CN, had threatened Weibe also had a chance to tell Northeast News that he litigation if zoning was changed. felt that the main opponents to the project, of Upper Mont“If somebody applies for a building permit or a develop- ney Estates, had more than just public health on their minds. ment permit within a zone that works, that’s what the city “There’s ulterior motives,” Wiebe said. “If I don’t build says the development can occur, so we wouldn’t stop it, or couldn’t stop it,” Bumstead told Northeast News in an Continued on Page 18. earlier interview. www.prairiecoastequipment.com
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Photo Credit Julia Lovett Layla Snider, 4, enjoys an ice cream during the Big Bam festival on September Long Weekend.
JULIA LOVETT reporter@northeastnews.ca TAYLOR - The tallies are in, the Big Bam Ski Hill Farewell to Summer Festival was a hit. The ski hill made approximately $8,000 after their operating expenses and according to Jody Mathar, president of Big Bam Ski Hill, about 800 people took part in the event and
sold out on 500 event passes. The festival, which took place on Saturday, Sept. 5, was the first of its kind for the hill and was held the long weekend, from Friday, Sept. 4 until Sunday, Sept. 6. People from all over the Peace region took part in music, games, face painting and of course, a trip or 10 down the huge 400-foot Slip N' Slide. "The event [is] to raise, well, not only some start-up money for the winter, but also just bring awareness to the hill, is really what we're doing it for," said Al Waite, organizer of the festival and one of the caretakers of Big Bam. He explained that most people in the area didn't realize how big the hill was so they did tours during the weekend and this winter it will be open from top to bottom. The hill, which originally opened in the 1970s, had closed due to landslides and disrepair. It was reopened in 2008 and since that time, they have slowly been building it back up to its former glory although it looks a little different then people remember it. However, according to Waite, with the help of volunteers, this year will be exciting. "Now we're back up and running, you know, last year it was open for a little bit but now this year's . . . everything's open now . . . we're open all year round for camping and everything," he said. The event kicked off on Friday with bouncy castles and beer gardens. On Saturday, the event started up at 2:30 with the giant water slide ready for people to slide down, although at the beginning, most got stuck halfway down. Along with raising money for the winter costs, the festival was also effort to raise money for Big Bam's newest ski lift which they plan on setting up next year and will take the skiers all the way up to the top of the hill. "It's great, it's very rewarding to be a part of something this big," said Waite, referring to his role in the festival. The weekend also saw help from Karma Safety, owned by Kimberley Dorrington, who also happens to be secretary on Big Bam's board. "We do year-round safety here as well as ski patrol, which is our main event in the winter," she said. Dorrington, along with a medical crew, patrolled the hill during the weekend to make sure everyone was not only safe but also behaving.
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and start to produce original research on the cumulative impacts of resource development, and also foster a community of practice that engages communities,” said Buse. “By communities, we mean the diverse stakeholders that exist across the north: government, First Nations, industry groups, civil society organizations, conPhoto Credit Courtesy of UNBC cerned citizens, reCCIRC Project lead Chris Buse, CCIRC Project lead, Margot Parkes of Health Research searchers. We really Institute, Kyle Aben of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Institute, Art want to engage the Fredeen, Steering Committee Member, and Kyle Aben, UNBC PICS Coordinator. whole suite of stakeholders on this topic, and develop a more STACY THOMAS robust sense as to what these cumulative news@northeastnews.ca impacts might look like, how they might manifest, how we might measure them, DAWSON CREEK - As a new initiative how we can address them.” to begin tracking the cumulative effects of CCIRC’s work will include community natural resource development on communi- workshops, and the creation of an online ties in northern B.C., the Cumulative and information hub. Community Impacts Research Consortium “Based on the feedback that we’ve been (CCIRC) is beginning to engage with stake- getting from people, I think that there’s a holders to identify how industry is affecting lot of excitement . . . there’s a real appetite northern society. for change in the north, I think that this is Experts, knowledge and resources from certainly a vehicle to contribute to change,” three institutes at the University of North- Buse said. ern British Columbia (UNBC) will be anaThe initiative is just getting off the lyzing and documenting these effects, with ground, and the group has spent the last few the intent to eventually inform future policy months strategizing on what Buse identifies decisions. as a very complex issue to attempt to study. Chris Buse, project lead, was in Dawson “Everybody I think across the north is Creek Sept. 17 to present to the Peace River really struggling with this idea as to how Regional District (PRRD) board. to do cumulative effects assessment really, “We want to be mindful of some of really well” he said. the work that already exists there, [in the “It’s a field that is really, really complex, Peace] we don’t want to duplicate efforts,” and so, people are really kind of strugBuse told Northeast News. gling with what are the gold standards or “We recognize that the Peace has a long best practice indicators that we would use, history of engagement with a variety of is- what are we to begin [with] as far as monisues, what we’re trying to do is promote a toring and thinking through effects, versus more integrative and holistic engagement, impacts, what does that process look like?” with the idea of cumulative impacts, and try Industry feedback has also been mostly to integrate knowledge . . . into kind of a positive, Buse says, since companies have more robust conversation, and we can’t do a stake in knowing how people in the comthat without inviting local governments to munities they operate in are being affected. participate in our dialogue.” “As far as how engaged industry will be, In May 2015, the Ministry of Forests, there’s already a legal mandate for them to Land, and Natural Resources Operations be engaged in this conversation . . . in order (FLNRO) defined cumulative effects as for them to keep doing the work that’s pow“changes to environmental, social and ering a lot of the northern communities, I economic values caused by the combined mean let’s not kid ourselves, a lot of the effect of past, present and potential future communities throughout the north are reactivities and natural disturbance events”, source dependent towns, we wouldn’t have and went on to state that considering these the high degree of well-being that we have effects and their potential to cause perma- across the north without these industries nent impacts is a sustainable way to man- present in our backyard providing jobs, age natural resource development. providing some semblance of economic FLNRO minister Steve Thomson an- stability,” Buse said. nounced in the May press release that the “That said, I think that there’s certainly government has been working on a new recognition from industry groups that this cumulative effects framework, building topic of cumulative impacts of resource on B.C.’s current environmental, land and development, thinking through the enviconservation plans. ronmental impacts, thinking through the The CCIRC, which was formed by the community impacts, thinking through the joined resources of the Community Devel- human health impacts, is something that we opment Institute, the Health Research Insti- need to do better.” tute, and the Natural Resources and EnviCurrently the project is being funded by ronmental Studies Institute at UNBC, is not the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions only researching, but beginning a process (PICS) and UNBC’s Office of Research. of engagement with various stakeholders CCIRC will be seeking future funding who may be affected by burgeoning energy partnerships, and hope to hold a collaboraindustries in B.C. tive event in the South Peace in 2016. “The mandate that we have, is to provide
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the runs. “We haven’t officially named our runs yet,” she said, noting that they will Continued on Page 31. probably be named after sponsors. While the tow lift has yet to be installed, there will be cat tours to the top of the hill this winter. Dorrington explained that the members who wish to go to the top will be pulled on a pontoon skiff behind a cat vehicle. According to Dorrington, the prices at the moment are $20 a day per adult and $10 for children for ski passes. “We’re only 20 Photo Credit Julia Lovett minutes from town Kimberley Dorrington shows part of the lift that will help to bring people to the and we have absotop of the hill. lutely everything you could need,” Dorrington explained that everything about the hill is done she said, referring by volunteers, which including the equipment that was do- to the hill’s economic advantage for families. nated by various companies throughout the Peace region. Another feature on the hill was the Fort St. John MounWe are altainbikers who were doing ways looking for demonstrations during Satmore volunteers urday afternoon but were and more help. also having a little fun on If you have any their own.Gabe Wiebe, a kind of skilled member of the group said talent, we would the that sport is growing in love to welcome you down to our ski hill,” she added. At the moment, the hill has the base and once everything has been cleared, there will the area. He explained they be about three runs and a couple of trails that cut across have been busy grooming
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the trails and jumps since June and spend every spare moment they have working and clearing the overgrowth. “We’re just, you know, putting in as many hours as possible…it’s a pretty cool area,” he said. Wiebe explained he got involved with mountain biking in 2010 when his dad suggested they go try it in Whistler. “I was hooked, I loved it,” he said. Along with the crowds and the fun, the bugs also came out to play but that didn’t dampen the festival goers’ moods. Whether they spent the weekend camping or just came out for the day, the inaugural event will, according to Waite, be seen again. “We’re going to do it every year now, just get bigger and better,” he said.
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Dear Christy Clark I hope you are having a good summer. That said, I pray that you find global warming, climate change and the resultant wild fires as upsetting as I do. Science has well proven that the violent erratic, unprecedented weather events of recent years are the result of the extraction and burning of unsustainably large quantities of fossil fuels. Our forests are being decimated by bugs wild fires etc, caused by global fossil fuel over consumption. Global warming and climate change will undoubtedly wipe out our salmon industry as well. It is imperative that we reduce the production, burning and pollution of fossil fuels. LNG is a horribly polluting, destructive industry. It pollutes our air, our ground and our water as well as consuming insanely large and unsustainable quantities of our priceless fresh water. An LNG export industry will destroy our province. LNG will not reduce global emissions. It will accelerate the horribly polluting production of plastics etc. that are already choking our oceans and their inhabitants with plastic garbage. This acceleration and the resulting increase in Asian human overpopulation will definitely create more toxic, greenhouse gas emissions than the use of coal currently does. Fossil fuel extraction in Canada has never been done in a manner that has produced real net benefit for Canadians. It has always been designed for the benefit of foreign countries and foreign corporations. LNG is no different and you know that truth as well as I do. If we are to have a sustainable country, industries and jobs we must move away from our current “give-away” economy.Please, don’t throw our province away for short term political gain. Please scrap LNG industry export plans while our province is still partially intact. Thank you. Ed Pitt Dawson Creek, B.C.
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Increased adult literacy in the South Peace, for healthier communities STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - Michele Mobley, Literacy Outreach Coordinator for Literacy Now at the Dawson Creek Literacy Society, was in attendance at the city council meeting on September 14 to help proclaim September as Literacy is Life Month in Dawson Creek. More than 500,000 adults between the ages of 16 and 64 in B.C. have significant issues with literacy, Mobley told council. This number represents about 16 per cent of the province’s population, she said. Further, Mobley said that adults with low literacy skills are 2.5 times more likely to experience poor health and higher rates of absence from work. “With higher literacy levels we see healthier and more resilient communities,” Mobley said, “a more productive and engaged community, and a more progressive and inclusive community, because literacy is health.” Earlier this month the provincial government granted $69,354 to South Peace organizations that provide residents with opportunities to increase their literacy skills—skills required to participate in B.C.’s economy, a press release stated. Dawson Creek Literacy Society received $29,600; Tumbler Ridge Public Library received $21,756; and Chetwynd Public Library received $17,998. The grants are part of a $2.4 million
2015-16 investment B.C. has directed towards adult literacy programs in 75 communities across the province. The funding is being distributed to nonprofit groups who can offer free literacy programs that are easy to access, in locations such as schools, community centres and Aboriginal friendship centres. The program is being tailored to meet the needs of adults who are experiencing lowliteracy abilities, and trained volunteers will be on-hand to administer individual tutoring and small classes. The community organizations offering the training are collaborating with local post-secondary institutions, which will encourage adults benefiting from the literacy training to transition to higher levels of education and employment training. Northern Lights College has gotten on board with the Dawson Creek Literacy Society, Chetwynd Public Library and Tumbler Ridge Public Library to see this section of the program through. “These community-based literacy partnerships help adult learners gain confidence and build the learning foundation they need to follow their dreams, pursue advanced education, and take their place in the skilled workforce of today and the future,” said Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier. For more information about adult literacy programs in your community, visit http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/literacy/welcome.htm.
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JULIA LOVETT reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN - Noted author, Victor Hugo had this to say about music: “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.” That sentiment is true for Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra’s latest effort,”LOVE.,” which is all about relationships. The band, who have been on tour since August to promote the album, will be gracing the Lido Theatre on Sept. 25 with their “gypsy-folk-roots-grass” style tunes. “It’s kind of a departure from our older stuff…our previous releases are just more kind of, upbeat…this is kind of [an] introspective album about relationships past and the end of things, I guess to an extent,” said Kurt Loewen who is one of the vocalist and guitarist in the band. Loewen explained that the reason for the change in sub-
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ject matter on this album was because the musicians wanted to express that just because relationships end, it doesn’t mean the emotions get cut-off at the same time. “I guess is kind of the message that come across on this,” he said. The band is a collection of five guys who create a unique folk sound reminiscent of a time long ago, when people strolled down the street and took their time to savour the small moments in life. Violin, accordion, guitars and a double bass make the listener feel as though they are walking down the streets of Paris, perusing cafes, shops and sipping coffee. TMO is based out of Alberta and British Columbia and came together in Victoria in 2006. They developed their sound by listening to other musicians in the area at the time and through that inspiration and experimentation, they found a style that worked for them and have been running with it ever since. What TMO does can not be classified as any one genre. The songs have strains of European, North American and even Latin American sounds, although on this album, it is mostly a mix of mellow folk tunes. In the last 9 years, the band has gone through line-up changes but the group has found a good mix among the current members. Along with Loewen who joined in 2007, TMO is made up of three other vocalists including Ian Griffiths who plays accordion and piano, fiddler Mack Shields, Paul Wolda who also supplies the percussive beat with Keith Rodger on the double bass to round out the quintet. Loewen explained that it wasn’t just the content that changed on this album but also the process to record it. “We didn’t come with like a bunch of songs and do a crazy amount of pre-production like we did on our last record, where we spent weeks and weeks in preproduction and sending them to the producer and him giving notes back and talking about certain changes,” he said. “This time…we were kind of like writing, arranging and producing as we were recording...which was a lot different. We didn’t exactly have a timeline or a budget in mind which I mean, seems kind of crazy to do,” he said, noting
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ITA grant to support SD59 student trades training, increases in future job skills STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - School District 59’s (SD59) Secondary School Apprenticeship (SSA) program, which places grades 10, 11 and 12 students with local employers for hands on training, is receiving $20,000 in funding from the Industry Training Authority (ITA) this school year. Through the program, students are placed in real-work environments and “earn while they learn”, gaining credits towards their high school diploma and also the apprenticeship portion of their trades programs. “The youth play a pivotal role in sustaining B.C.’s future economic boom,” said Gary Herman, ITA CEO. “There are more skilled tradespeople retiring from the workforce than entering it so we need to support the youth in trades training so that they are ready to respond to the increasing
demand in the labour market.” Numbers have been showing that student interest in trades training has been increasing over recent years; in the 2014-15 school year, 1,048 students registered in SSA programs around the province, an increase of over 10 per cent from the previous school year. “Our government wants all British Columbians to be able to participate in our strong, growing and diverse economy,” said Peace River South MLA and B.C. Minister of Education Mike Bernier. “By working with organizations like the Industry Training Authority, we can ensure that our students are equipped with the skills they will need to get in-demand jobs in our region.” According to the ITA website, SSA participants can graduate high school having earned 16 high school credits from the program, as well as 480 work-based training hours that can count towards a trade credential.
Semi collides with pickup on Hwy. 2 STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - At 10:56 p.m. on September 17, Dawson Creek RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision, involving a transport truck and a pickup truck, at Highway 2 and Rolla Road. The driver of the transport truck was uninjured, while the two occupants of the pickup were immediately taken to hospital with serious injuries, an RCMP press release stated. The cause of the collision is still under investigation, and no further details had been released by RCMP by press time Monday. “Something like that does take awhile to find out the
cause and everything else,” said Cpl. Dave Tyreman, RCMP media relations. “The collision reconstructionist won’t have answers for us for awhile.” Highway 2 has been undergoing construction between Pouce Coupe and Dawson Creek since early this summer. Sandy Mayer, one of the owners of Brocor Construction, which is working on the project, confirmed that no Brocor work or staff was involved with the collision. “That accident had absolutely nothing to do with our job site,” Mayer said. “The RCMP already talked to us, it had nothing to do with our signing or anything else.” Highway 2 was closed with a detour route between Dawson Creek and Pouce Coupe, from the time of the incident until 5:30 a.m. the following morning.
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STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK – Around 3,500 students will be returning to school this month in the South Peace, and this year will see many of them exposed to varying versions of a new Provincial curriculum which is being phased in over the next three years. The three-year phase-in starts this year with the option for kindergarten to grade nine teachers to begin putting methods of the new curriculum into practice in their classrooms, but SD59 will be trying out the curriculum’s theories tentatively as well as discussing with teachers the best ways to implement the methods in 2016, when the curriculum will become mandatory. “We’re going to be taking a look at it and deciding the best way that we can work together with teachers to make sure that we’re supportive of what they’re going to be doing in the classroom,” said Candace Clouthier, assistant superintendent of SD59. “It’s really hard when you just get the curriculum on your desk and are told, now you’re going to be teaching this. So it’s very important to have this year where we’re able to explore it and figure out a way that will work better so we’re able to implement it fully next year.” The curriculum will involve standard subjects such as reading, writing and arithmetic, except using teaching methods which will encourage collaboration, critical thinking and communications skills. These skills are designed to help students thrive in postsecondary learning environments and also in the work force, according to a government press release. “It’s not as prescriptive as the previous curriculum,” said Clouthier. The fundamental core of the curriculum, the release says, is flexible learning which will enable teachers to use individual students’ interests to teach them the basics through projects related to these interests, “such as music, hockey, or dinosaurs.” Hands-on learning will also be an important feature of the curriculum. One of the main pillars of the new curriculum is the Core Competencies, which puts new focus on thinking, communication and personal and social skills as opposed to learning only by the retention of information. “Education is not just a way to teach kids content knowledge, it’s a way to teach them to access that knowledge, and so that’s what the core competencies basically do, is, we’re explicitly going to be making sure that kids know what it means to think critically, to be able to take information and not just regurgitate it but to process it and make meaning out of it, and to apply it to their world,” said Clouthier. Clothier says that SD59 has been implementing new teaching theories based around this curriculum at their schools for some time. “We’ve been doing it for a few years, because we’ve known that it’s been coming, so with all of our inquirybased learning, these are things that we focus and work on all the time,” Clouthier said. We’re a bit ahead of the game here. We’ve been looking at the core competencies and the importance of them for a number of years here, but now they’re putting a name to it.”
According to the curriculum, Core Competencies are a set of intellectual, social, emotional and personal proficiencies that “all students need to develop in order to engage in deep learning and life-long learning.” “Parents, teachers, educators all share the same goal – student success. With five years of labour peace, we can focus together on connecting students with the skills they will need tomorrow. The new curriculum will help ensure students have the skills they need to turn their dreams into reality in our constantly changing world,” said Mike Bernier, Minister of Education and MLA for Peace River South. Leslie Lambie, superintendent for SD59, says that while the content of the subjects will not change, the methodology will. Also, the curriculum will allow teachers more options around how they want to structure their teaching. The detailed curriculum, as well as first drafts of the grades 10 to 12 curriculum and the opportunity to provide feedback, can be found at www.curriculum.gov.bc.ca.
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Head to the Lido Continued from Page 15. scientist who, in just seven days, can make a man. What happens next is out of this world. According to Peever, the event started because she and others from the society had heard about a desire among some people in the community to have the cult classic come to town but she said there needed to be a reason to do so. “The idea of attaching it to a fundraiser came up and we then needed fundraising opportunities so you know, with
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everybody knowing each other (in the society), we thought ‘OK, well maybe we’ll see if Restorative Justice or North Peace Justice Society is on board with this.’ It was a pretty crazy idea, actually,” said Peever. She explained that the idea was fairly unconventional for the organization but she said the first event was hugely successful and it's been going strong ever since. Last year, they raised $7,000 through auction and ticket sales and this year they are hoping to beat that record. Peever explained that even if they raised $1,000 more this year, she said she, along with the society, would be happy and they are all excited about the event and are looking forward to having a good time. The North Peace Justice Society which has been in Fort St. John for about 20 years, runs the restorative justice program which works as an alternative to the court system. Although they mainly deal with first time offenders, it's not exclusive. The program deals with offenders ranging from early teens to those in their senior years and does not go through punitive action. "The person who commits the offence, they have to take responsibility for what they've done and they have to be willing to be a part of the solution or resolution," she said. The program's aim is to have people recognize what they did and to acknowledge the crime and then take the necessary steps to correct it.
"We give a voice to the victims of those crimes so the victims are fully involved with the process and everyone involved and…all the stakeholders basically in the incident get to have a say in the outcome," said Peever. The society members are trained by RCMP officers that have been trained in restorative justice and they are able to personalize the program to fit the needs of each situation. "We do something called victim-offender mediation as well so…generally that's when the victim doesn't want to be involved and often it's with bigger businesses…if they tell us what they want to see as a result of the shoplifting file for example, we can just act on behalf of them and sign the agreement knowing this is what they want," she said. The fundraiser is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the not-for-profit group. The theatre will open its doors at 7 p.m., and the event will cost $25 per ticket for general admission, $30 for reserved seating and $35 at the door. The tickets will come with prop-bags that will be filled with toasts (yes, pieces of bread that have been toasted), glo-sticks, bells, gloves and a newspaper to cover your head from the rain while you and your friends walk down the lane to see the light "over at the Frankenstein place." Peever also said that the event will have three intermissions to give people a chance to take part in an auction. "So come up to the lab and see what's on the slab." Tickets are on sale now at Lido Thearte, Systems by Trail, or contact Peever at 250-263-9209 or email: restorativejustice@telus.net
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Editor: staff, and has been able to recruit experienced24, leaders departments. The September 2015in many Page 17 The past five and a half years in the Peace Country as President and CEO of leadership team members are exceptional and I have been proud to work with them Editor:Lights College have been very fulfilling. staff, andthe hasclarity been able recruit experienced leaders inexperienced many departments. The Further, of thetoCollege's vision is attracting professionals Northern team members exceptional and have been proud work with them The five and a halfforyears in when the Peace Country President CEO of who want to contribute toare an organization thatI "knows where it to is going". The past potential I noted NLC I decided to as apply for thisand position is leadership of the College's vision on is attracting experienced professionals Northern Lights College have beenevolving very fulfilling. 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NLC is committed to providing theitsskilled table, but also for their commitment to findingCFP learning solutions for the as B.C.'s Energy College™. Over the years, I havecontinuing received support and encouragement from local politicians workers for these expanding industrial sectors This column, written and pubSherri Collins, It may be that ‘child’ of yours is getting married or that you simply want to pass along youth of the region. NLC is committed to providing the skilled including: Senator Richard Neufeld, the former Minister of Energy, Mines and and supporting the economic development of Senior Financial Consultant lished by Investors Group FinanFebruary 23, 2011 • 1:30pm some of the wealth you have worked so hard to accumulate during your Over years, I haveJay received supportMember and encouragement politicians workers for lifetime. these expanding sectors Petroleum Hill, former of Parliament forlocal Prince Georgethe region. 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cal infrastructure or changes to design in order to accommodate their traffic requirements. The maximum number of trucks which will run through the facility per month is 200, Wiebe said, and they will be required to limit their speed to 10 km/hour, which will make impact on residents from vehicle noise minimal according to his presentation. The presentation listed the benefits of the facility as the millions of dollars invested in Dawson Creek for the long term, tax revenue, and jobs created at the facility as well as trucking jobs. Weibe told Northeast News that there will be between four and six jobs created by the facility itself. The facility will be located between 8th and 15th Streets, north of Alaska Avenue. It will be around 57,000 square feet in area and the maximum height of the facility will be 42.7 feet, a height which will limit the facility’s expansion, according to Wiebe. The facility will not be a 24 hour operation, as many frac sand trans-load facilities are. “We don’t have the volume; our building is large square foot because we don’t have the height, so our building’s only 40 feet high,” Wiebe said. “So we have a larger surface area, but we still don’t have the rail capacity that some of the larger facilities that do run 24 hours a day have, we won’t be running 24 hours a day.” The proposed project will be constructed out of high strength architectural fabric, tension-wrapped over a steel frame. There will be a dust containment system, supplied by RoboVent Mobile Dust Collectors, within the structure to prevent escape of particulate matter into the atmosphere, according to the staff report to council. Landscaped berms to the south and east of the building will screen the sight and noise of the operation from neighbours, including double rows of spruce and pine trees. The report also states that the entire driving and parking areas of the facility will be hard surfaced by January 1, 2018, and in the meantime dust suppressant will be added to gravelled surfaces as required. Lighting of the facility will be certified “Dark Sky Friendly”. The report does state that health concerns have not been addressed, as the “City’s Development Permit Guidelines focus only on physical building and site design related to Form & Character and Energy Conservation. For these reasons, topics related to public health and environmental principles have not been addressed in this report.” Council discussion around the permit was straightforward. Councillor Mark Rogers wondered whether city staff had been rushed in the process of assessing the development proposal, and whether the entire staff was behind the recommendation to accept it. “Staff stands behind our recommendation. It is a general
truism . . . that Dawson Creek is more responsive to development applications than Surrey, this would be a two year process in Surrey,” said Jim Chute, Chief Administrative Officer. “But that’s how you like it, that’s how staff likes it, we work through these issues, the developer in this case has spent many many hours in Mr. Whitehead’s office [Senior City Planner], working through all the elements in the development permit guidelines, and we’re satisfied that this makes your guidelines.” Councillor Charlie Parslow asked staff whether there would be an emergency response system in place in the case of a spill, to which Jim Chute replied that since silica sand is not listed as a material which requires a response plan, this had not been as yet considered by staff. “For instance, the federal regulation says if a grain car holding silica sand topples over, there’s no emergency response required at all,” Chute said, “it’s a, ‘you clean it up when you get to’. Silica sand is everywhere, for most of the last two years there’s been a big pile of it at the golf course, just open, blowing everywhere. It’s now been moved, but it’s not treated that way, it’s not on the lists as dangerous or hazardous material that needs these kind of plans. “Silica dust is on a long list of things that are carcinogenic. Alcohol is considered carcinogenic, grain dust is considered carcinogenic and explosive. There are lots of things on that list and some of them have a regulated response, but you don’t need a plan . . . there was a time when asbestos wasn’t on any of those lists. Things change over time, but for now, they’re not on any of those lists.” Parlsow and Terry McFadyen opposed the motion to accept the permit. Parslow moved that air quality test results which will be conducted on the proposed site by official regulators be shown to council: “I concur we’ve got excellent stuff going into this facility, I think the public assurance piece is important to me, so just to know that we’re looking at the results on their behalf, will I think give some confidence to some people, who are very cynical about regulators and other people, that we’re looking at it.” Parslow’s motion passed, not before councillor Shaely Wilbur questioned the fairness of it: “Then would we also be asking for those results from every other facility that has air quality—LP [Louisiana Pacific], our street sweeper? Are we just singling out these proponents, or are we going to ask for it from everybody?” “Where there’s public concern, I would act in the same way,” Parslow said. Bumstead said that he was happy with the project’s preliminary acceptance; although not in an ideal location, he said it signals increased revenue for Dawson Creek and possibly a new market. He also said that with the city’s location on the rail line, that transportation is the strong point which Dawson Creek will build it’s infrastricture on. “That’s what built our community, is that rail,” he said. DISTRICT OF TAYLOR “Do I wish it was in a different, location? Absolutely. But it isn’t, that’s the fact DISTRICT OF TAYLOR of life, that CN siding, that land exists there. I think the NOTICE OF PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS development of this facility on behalf of our community Pursuant to Section 227 of the Community Charter, the Council of the District of Taylor is going to bring positive will be considering adoption of the “Church Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 798, growth, it’s going to bring 2015” at its October 6, 2015 Regular meeting of Council. The intent of this bylaw is to give the following properties a permissive exemption from taxation for the years 2016 to positive activity, building on 2026. the entire process of natural gas, and the development of Estimated Total Taxes to be Exempt that. We’re on the tracks of Owner/Occupier Civic Address 2016 2017 2018 that development. I think it’s Peace Community Church something to look forward Society Inc. No. S40862 10556 – 100 Street $ 4,175.19 $ 4,175.19 $ 4,175.19 to.”
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Taylor council Continued from Front. if need be. The reason the department did not receive credit for a reserve truck is because at the moment, they don’t have a truck in reserve in the event one of the other trucks goes out of commission. He added that the credit of 2.3 comes from engine 11 and engine 12 plus .33 of a credit because of a mutual-aid agreement with the City of Fort St. John, Taylor and the Charlie Lake Fire Department through the Peace River Regional District (PRRD). “We get a little bit of credit because we could call those
Alan Stebbing gives a department fleet.
departments and if they were available, they could come and assist us in a big fire,” he said. According to the truck committee’s report, engine 11 is a 1997 FL-80 Fort Garry Pumper which is the first one to fire calls near hydrant areas and also responds to medical calls. It also holds 900 imperial gallons (Igal) of water and has a 1050 imperial gallons per minute (Igpm) pump. “The unit is in good shape, however, there’s a 20 year frontline maximum before you start ending up where they’ll start reducing credit because of the potential for there to be an issue with an older…apparatus, even one in good shape,” he said during the meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 15. He explained that it is difficult to repair the engines because each engine is highly specialized and custom built to the community they serve. “One of the issues that we find is because we only have three frontline apparatus, we end up needing our trucks to be able to do a multitude of things as opposed to just one thing,” Stebbing added. The department issued a request for proposals (RFP) on June. 24 with the deadline being July. 31. The chief explained that the manufacturers requested an extension and they closed the deadline on Aug. 13 with four submissions from three manufacturers: Wholesale Fire and Rescue Ltd/Pierce, HUB Fire Engines and Equipment and Safetek Emergency Vehicles Ltd/Smeal Fire Apparatus Co. The fire department had been budgeted at C$600,000, however, the majority of truck parts and trucks are built in the United States, therefore, the quotes that came back were in US currency. This meant that all the quotes that came back were over the budget allowance with the highest being US$726,096 from Safetek/Smeal. Stebbing explained that because the Canadian dollar had taken a beating after nearly being on par with the US dollar, the prices were higher than the department would have liked to see. “We did have a matrix where price was considered as well,” he said. Other conditions, “such as ability to meet the spec [unique requirements], serviceability and references were the four components that we used to judge to ensure that we had the best value for the district not necessarily just the cheapest option.”
During the meeting, the department gave five options for the council to consider. “Our [truck] committee also live in the community and do understand that these are huge price-tag pieces of equipment, however, they are also equipment that we use very effectively for the full 20 years and potentially move them into reserve for another five to 10 years after their lifespan…in frontline service,” said Stebbing. Option one would see an increase to the budget allow the department to purchase a new rescue pumper. This option, however, would mean that council would take the money from the equipment reserve fund or take out a fiveyear loan with the Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia (MFA) with interest rates at 1.24 per cent. Option two would give council the authority to either increase the budget but members of the Apparatus Committee would work with the manufacturer to get the price down to the $600,000 limit. Option three would allow the postponement of the purchase and replacement of Engine 11 with an upto-date rescue pumper model until 2017 and would see a third engine to round out the fleet by 2020. This opPhoto Credit Julia Lovett tion would also help presentation to council to upgrade fire to increase the FUS results. Option four and five were the least favoured by both the council and the fire department as option four would see the use of demonstration models or previously used trucks and while it would be a cost-cutting solution, the department would not have control over what aspects were included on the vehicle. Option five was also thrown out. It would involve the apparatus committee to change the RFP specifications so the department can have the option to buy less expensive vehicles. It would also allow them to focus on getting a brush unit and not replace the engine 11 until 2017. “We definitely feel that we were able to build over the two years, we were able to build a spec that serve the district well for the next 20 years but we also realize that there are finite resources and we are one of many departments and these are incredibly expensive apparatus,” he said. After council had heard all the options, Fraser immediately decided against option one. “I don’t want to borrow the money to do it…even though it’s 1.24 per cent interest rate, we just paid all of our debts,” he said. He also decided against option two. After careful consideration, they went with option three which will see the replacement of engine 11 in two years along
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with a deferral of the brush unit to 2021. Fraser’s reasoning was simple. “We lost so much buying power with the dollar right? Now’s perhaps not the right time to be buying a truck,” he said.
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Beatton Journal, September 2015
• Wed 1st Self as yesterday. Johnny working around the place. • Thurs 2nd Self much better but doing nothing. Fire rages around from the North. Continues fine. • Fri 3rd Self moving around. Continues very fine weather. River falling fast. • Sat 4th Blowing a strong gale of wind. All day self in office. A miner passed down the River from the mountains this evening. • Sun 5th A fine clear day. The Mail arrived this evening. The first frost this season on top of the hill. • Mon 6th A heavy frost this morning. Fine and mild. A few showers towards evening. The Mail left at noon. • Tues 7th Continues fine weather. The River rising. Self busy in office. • Wed 8th Cloudy and looks like rain. Self in store. Frures & Farnaday passed down on a Raft on their way out. Joe Appassisin came in for a few supplies. • Thurs 9th Clear and cold and looks like snow. Mr. Fusett & party arrived with his Pack Train for supplies. He is surveying at Cut Bank River. River falling. Self busy in Office. • Fri 10th Continues cold & stormy. George & Hagen finished putting up Hay. Johnny went after the Horses and found all but 1 mare. The wolves may have got her as there is a few wolves around. • Sat 11th Cold & stormy. Mr. Munro, a B.C. Man, arrived on his way up to the South Pine. Self in Store. • Sun 12th Continues cold & stormy. Mr. Munro left this morning. Mr. Parsons arrived from H Hope also F. Treadwell. • Mon 13th Self busy in Store. Cold & stormy with rain. George after Horses. • Sun 14th F. Treadwell left for Horses this morning. A fine mild day with a few showers towards evening. Self & Johnny digging a root House. • Wed 15th Cloudy with showers all day. Benot’s pack
train came in for supplies. Self as yesterday. • Thurs 16th Continues cloudy with occasional showers. Self in office. • Fri 17th Self at Root House. A fine clear day. Johnny after Horses. The River falling. • Sat 18th Self taking up potatoes. A fine clear day. The Socialist member Mr. McIness arrived from Fort George. • Sun 19th Mr. McIness left this morning for ____(Pouce Coupe). Self & the children went out for a ride on horse back. A fine clear day. • Mon 20th A fine clear day. Mr. Cadenhead arrived from P.R. Crossing. The Mail left at noon for Pouce Coupie. Johnny digging up potatoes. • Tues 21st Self opening up dry goods. A fine clear day. Johnny digging potatoes. George off looking for Roan Mare but could not find her. The Inspector of Dominion Surveys arrived on the South Side with waggons. Cadenhead left for the Hope. • Wed 22nd A fine clear day. Self in Office. Mr. Hamilton arrived from Fort George on a tour through the country. Johnny taking up potatoes. I arrangements with John Hinman to put up my House for $100.00. Mr. Hamilton left this evening for Pouce Coupie. • Thur 23rd Cold & Stormy. Self taking up onions. Johnny at potatoes. • Fri 24th Self out fixing up a grade. A fine clear day. Johnny after Horses. • Sat 25th Self taking up onions & potatoes. A fine clear day. Katakose arrived
from Adisless Camp. The River falling fast. • Sun 26th A fine clear day. Started to rain towards evening. • Mon 27th All hands taking up potatoes. A fine mild day. Jarding arrived from up the North Pine. Katakose left for his Camp this morning. • Tues 28th The Inspector of Surveys returned from the North Pine this morning. Mr. Benot arrived with his pack train for supplies. Self & the Boys at potatoes. • Wed 29th Blowing a strong gale of S.W. Wind all day. Finished taking up potatoes and we had a very good crop. The Survey Inspector left this morning for Pouce Coupie. • Thur 30th Self in Office. The boys finished taking potatoes in garden. A Raft passed down the River at noon. Ogilvie & Hanley and also Mrs. Ogilvie arrived from PR Xing with a canoe.
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On September 18, 2015, 1660 head of cattle went through Vold Jones Vold Auction in Dawson Creek D1 - D2 Cows 125.00-134.00 D3 - D4 Cows 105.00-122.00 Holstein Cows N/A Heiferettes 155.00-184.00 Bologna Bulls 150.00-172.00 Feeder Bulls 160.00-180.00 Good Bred Cows N/A Good Bred Heifers N/A Cow/calf pairs younger N/A Cow/calf pairs older N/A Older Cows N/A Milk Cows N/A
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS Good Feeder Steers 1000 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 900 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 800 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 700 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 600 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 500 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 400 lbs Plus: Good Feeder Steers 300 lbs Plus:
210.00-234.00 230.00-255.00 248.00-265.00 260.00-274.00 270.00-295.00 305.00-328.00 330.00-370.00 360.00-420.00
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200.00-220.00 220.00-238.00 230.00-244.00 250.00-270.00 255.00-278.00 260.00-285.00 295.00-328.00 340.00-387.00
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• 9am-3pm- Fort St. John Farmer’s Market Visit the Fort St. John Farmers’ Market to sample a wide variety of locally grown, fresh & wholesome foods direct from the grower.Date: Every Saturday from May until December • Boots To Blades. Do you have a little one who is eager to get on ice? Boots to Blades is a completely recreational program where children do the first 3 weeks of lessons in their boots, then switch into skates. Each session will have a 20+ minute instructional component followed by a 20+ minute free play session. Parental supervision is required for this. Visit http:// www.fortstjohn.ca/recreation-programs for more information or contact us at 250.785.3033 or recreation@fortstjohn.ca. Wednesday, 2015 - 09:00 to 10:00 • Welcome to the Achievers Toastmasters Club. Toastmasters International is a world-wide non-profit educational organization dedicated to self-improvement. The rewards are tremendous so please give us a call, email or just drop in for one of our weekly Thursday meetings as our guest. Take full advantage of this valuable opportunity to learn, grow and achieve! • Join the North Peace Community Choir for their fundraising gala of dance and good times! There will be a silent auction, draws, hors d’oeuvres, beverages, dance lessons and more! Tickets are $20 per person for this 19+ event. The dress code is 1920’s New York or Black and White. Tickets can be purchased from any choir member. Contact: catie.haggstrom@ gmail.com • Peace Valley Environment Association Wooden Boat Race! The Peace Valley Environment Association celebrates BC River’s Day each year with a wooden boat race on the Peace River! Join them on Saturday, September 26th at 12 pm at Bear Flat on Highway 29 (approximately 30 km south of Fort St John). To signup, you can sponsor a wooden boat for $20 from the PVEA. You can get one at the Farmer’s Market, by emailing peacevalleyeyenv@gmail.com, by calling Ruth at 250-787-2105, or by showing up at 12 pm the day of the event! Boats will be released at 12:30 on the 26th, upriver from the hayfield near Bear Flat. Bring your lunch including something to roast at the campfire and watch as the boats come down the river! Contact: Andrea at pveacoordinator@gmail.com • The FSJ Community Choir is pleased to host a movie singa-long at The LIDO Theatre. This night is a fundraising effort to send the choir to sing at Carnegie Hall in New York where they have been invited to sing. You don’t want to miss this fun filled night. More details to follow. Contact: Lido Theatre - 250-785-3011
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• Monday SEPT 24TH take in an Alzheimer’s Coffee Break in Dawson Creek. Hosted by the Friends of the Library. Time:
10am from The: DC Public Library. Guest Speaker and coffee, goodies and good company. Everyone Welcome. • Coffee House Date: 26 September 2015 Time: 6:30 PM 9:30 PM. Location: Faking Sanity. The Peace Regions Songwriters’ Association will be hosting their monthly Coffee House. Open Mic takes place throughout the evening, including music and spoken word. Open to all genres of music and skill levels. Admission by donation. Coffee, tea, and goodies available. • Pouce Coupe Community Centre. The Annual Museum Harvest Tea & Bake Sale will be taking place on Saturday, September 26th from 2-4pm at the Pouce Coupe Community Centre. Join us to celebrate another successful year in Pouce Coupe! There will be delicious baking, a silent auction, and fantastic door prizes to be won. Admission is by donation; all proceeds benefit the upkeep of the museum. Can’t wait to see you there! • South Peace United Church will be holding a Garage Sale on September 26th from 9 am to 1 pm. Rain or shine. If you would like to make a donation, please call Terri at 250-7827679 and leave a message.
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• Dawson Creek Ladies Hospital Auxiliary meets the last Tuesday of the month in the Hospital Conference room (3rd Floor) at 1:30pm. New members are welcome. Call Carol at (250-)782-4595(3rd Floor) at 1:30pm. • Senior’s Swim & Tea Every Wednesday from 10:00am – 12:00pm Swim any time between 9:00 – 11:00 am, then join us for tea, coffee and treats in the classroom. Monthly guest speakers as well – all included in the regular admission price! Hope to see you here! • Mile “O” Quilter’s Guild meet every Tuesday & Thursday at the Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts at 7pm • Seniors Computer Club is starting on Wednesday, September 9th the Co-op Bistro from 1:15pm until 2:15pm. All seniors are welcome to attend this FREE club! Bring your laptops, notepads, cameras, electronic gadgets. No computer, no problem! We have some to lend! Call Anne
Symons at 250-782-4668 for information and registration • Knit Night every Thursday at Faking Sanity (901 103Ave) from 6.30 –8.30pm. Bring your craft and have a great time! Refreshments are available. •Dawson Creek Farmer’s Market Local Produce, handmade items, baking and more! OPEN 9 am-2 pm every Saturday 10300 - 8th Street Dawson Creek • Dawson Creek Alcoholics Anonymous schedule: Monday 8:00 PM 12 X 12 Meeting Closed, 1001-110 Ave. Health Unit; Tuesday 8:00 PM As Bill Sees It Open, 1001 110 Ave Health Unit; Wednesday 8:00 PM Institutional Group Open, Hospital Education Room 11100 13 St.; Thursday 8:00 PM Topic Meeting Open, 1001-110 Ave Health Unit; Friday 8:00 PM Big Book Study Open, 1001-110 Ave Health Unit; Saturday 8:00 PM Living Sober Open, 1001-110 Ave Health Unit.
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MLA column Summer 2015 It’s hard to believe summer has come and gone, where does the time go? Since my last writing, many exciting things have happened so I will only touch on a few highlights. As most of you already know, I was appointed as the Minister of Education at the end of July and I am extremely honoured to be chosen to fulfil such an important role for our Province and be a voice for the entire Peace Region at the cabinet table.
September 24, 2015 Minister Norm Letnick was in Dawson Creek to attend our 93rdAnnual Fall Fair and Rodeo. I would like to thank the many dedicated volunteers who work so hard each and every year to make this event happen, I know Minister Letnick was definitely impressed and had a great time partici-
has been secured for the Chetwynd Primary Care Clinic and the emergency department while recruitment efforts continue. Another full time physician is expected to join the team after completing the practice ready assessment in February 2016. Northern Health will also have a permanent nurse practitioner join the care team at the Chetwynd Primary Care Clinic in the near future. This nurse practitioner will work closely with the physicians and an inter-professional team to deliver high quality care to patients. As part of my Ministerial duties I was happy to announce the new $1,200 training and education grant. Parents in Dawson Creek, Tumbler Ridge and Chetwynd can go into any Lake View Credit Union branch to kick-start their savings for their children’s future. To be eligible for the $1,200 education grant, children must be born in 2007 or later. Families have three years, or until the day before the child’s ninth birthday, to submit an application for the grant. No matching or additional contributions are required to access the $1,200. 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 and I encourage families here in the South Peace to apply for an RESP and access the grant.
It was a busy summer too and I had the privilege of hosting a few more of my colleagues in the riding over the past months including Minister Shirley Bond, Minister Todd Stone, Minister Steve Thompson, Minister Michelle Stilwell and Minister Norm Letnick. It is always an honour for me to have them up to see the beauty and the importance of the South Peace first hand and I thank everyone who came out and met with them on their visits. I was very happy that Minister Bond and the Lieutenant Governor, Judith Guichon were both able to join me and participate in the Grand Opening celebration for the Tumbler Ridge Geopark. I was also pleased to have Minister Stone help me with the announcement in Chetwynd for the repairs of the infamous frost heaves in front of the Rec Centre, which, I am very pleased to say are now complete! Other important transportation announcements I was very happy to make, include new pedestrian activated lights on 8th Street in Dawson Creek at the Safeway intersection, pedestrian crossing countdown lights at the corner of 8th Street and 103rd Avenue in Dawson Creek, and the pre-work for signal lights at the Alaska Highway and Dangerous Goods road by LP. These are all safety concerns people have brought to me since elected so I was very proud to announce them as part of the $42 Million being spent this year in the South Peace.
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pating in our annual parade. I recently received great news from Northern Health Administration who has been working collaboratively with local physicians, the District of Chetwynd and the province to recruit physicians to Chetwynd. Another physician has agreed to join the team at the Chetwynd Medical Clinic on a minimum one-year contract. In addition, locum coverage
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I feel very lucky to have such a great working (and personal) relationship with the Mayors and Councillors in the South Peace as we all work collectively to make the region the best in the Province and I appreciate all the great work they do as well. We will all see each other at UBCM in Vancouver, and right after that the fall session will begin in Victoria and I look forward to keeping everyone up to date on all the ongoings in the Legislature.
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