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DAWSON CREEK - Candidates who will be competing in the October 19 federal election to represent the Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies region in Ottawa will be put to the test in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek, when they participate in two locally-hosted all-candidates debates. The debates will see NDP candidate—former Fort Nelson First Nation chief Kathi Dicki—and Liberal candidate—Matt Shaw, adult educator, counsellor and author from Prince George—take on incumbent Conservative candidate Bob Zimmer as they address questions from the public of the South and North Peace.
Due to their locations, Libertarian candidate Todd Keller and Green party candidate Liz Biggar are not able to attend the debates in person, but will be providing opening statements. The Dawson Creek event will be held in the Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts auditorium on Monday October 5; doors will open at 6 p.m. and the debate will commence precisely at 6:30 p.m. The Fort St. John debate will be held the following evening, October 6 at the Lido Theatre. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the debate beginning precisely at 7 p.m. The events are estimated to be two hours long, and they are free and open to the public, however candidates will not be fielding
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Fort St. John Regional Airport on 259 Rd. AltaGas is in the planning stages at this point to discuss and educate the residents of Fort St. John and Taylor on the proposed facility which will take the byproduct of natural gas plants and refine them to resell. “We’re presenting what the project looks like, what the various pieces are, what the components in terms of safety and environment and process to the community and we’re hear to listen to the community and understand what their concerns might be, some of their positive or different suggestions they may have so we can incorporate those into the design and possibly the future operation of the facility,” said Brock John, project manager. The facility, which will be sweet, will process the byproducts of gas plants but will not process natural gas and should everything go through as planned, the construction will start next year with completion at the end of 2017. John explained that the facility will provide 150 jobs during the building and 25 jobs once it is operational. According to Mark Key, a Tetratech engineer working on the design, it’s a fairly straightforward process to understand what the plant will do. Photo Credit Julia Lovett “We’re going to get liquids from a gas plant Brock John speaks to conserned residents about the proposed facility. that’s farther out in the field and they’re going to be trucked into here and then we store the liquids in some storage vessels so that we have some capacJULIA LOVETT ity and then we move those liquids through what’s called reporter@northeastnews.ca a fractionation tower or a distillation tower, some people would know it that way,” said Key. FORT ST. JOHN - An open house was held at the PomeAccording to the engineer, the towers separate the differroy Hotel on Thursday, Sept. 17 and hosted by an Alberta- ent components in to pure components. based company who is looking to build a natural gas liquids “One vessel will get propane, the other one will get buseparation and handling facility not too far away from the tane and another one will get what we call condensate,” he
said, likening condensate to a heavier version of gasoline. Propane will be sold for use in heaters and barbecues. Butane will go towards cigarette lighters, refrigeration and will also be used in gasoline. The plant, once operational, would produce 20,000 barrels of liquid per day once it is refined and cleaned to specific specifications. After the products are separated, they are put back into storage and then shipped out on rail. The project which is still in development phase, must meet a variety of approvals from different agencies. The agencies include the British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission, BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Department of Fisheries and Oceans and because the plant is near an airport, they must meet regulations from Nav Canada. The project open house drew in a good-sized crowd and although John explained that they had the event to educate people, some who attended still had concerns about the area they chose. “We’ve heard a number of residents from the community, some of them have been quite concerned about safety, traffic, noise, odour, those kind of things,” he said. “It’s a bad place to have a gas facility. You’re presenting problems to the people in the Pomeroy subdivision, you’re presenting problems to the airport, I believe. However, I was told it wasn’t going to present any problems but somehow, I don’t truly believe that,” said Marion Ewasiuk, who lives on the road that the plant will be located on. Along with traffic issues, residents are concerned with is the possibility of odours from condensate being released into the air. According to the company and their fact sheet, however, the design of the facility will minimize the odour and keep it onsite thanks to a “vapour recovery system” that would be put back into the processing section. “The only air emissions that we would see is really natural gas that’s burned in
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Dawson Creek woman devoting her life to the future of Haiti STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - After a brief visit home to see family and do some fundraising work, Dawson Creek’s Kim O’Dwyer boarded a plane to Haiti September 22, where the 35-year-old has spent the last five years of her life working to raise who she hopes will be the future leaders of that country. Haiti was all but destroyed by a devastating earthquake in 2010, and it was when O’Dwyer, then a medical receptionist in Dawson Creek, went to Haiti to assist with the aftermath of that disaster, that she was hooked by a need to help. She joined Mission of Grace, a charity organization founded by Haitians Linotte and Jean Joseph in 2009, and has been working with “Miss Linotte” ever since. “When I was serving after the earthquake, I just really had the urgency in my heart to help Haiti’s future,” O’Dwyer told Northeast News on the phone from Saint John, New Brunswick, where she had been featured on a CBC radio morning show. “I just believed that that was in the children, and that if we were able to instil values and morals into the children, then they would become the next presidents, and lawyers and doctors and teachers, just with a value system, then they would be the next leaders of Haiti.” Since O’Dwyer joined Mission of Grace in January of 2011, the organization has grown from one orphanage in Carries, Haiti, (north of Port au Prince) to two orphanages housing 75 children, a clinic, a church, a school, and an elderly home. There are currently no services for the elderly in Haiti, O’Dwyer says. Mission of Grace is working on expanding the school from a building for 140 children to one that can take 300; “we really want to see the children educated. So that’s our
biggest project in the near future,” O’Dwyer said. “We give them free education, because we are trying to get them from the mountains—kids that have never been to school before. So we are providing them an education where we get sponsorship, so that they can come to our school, we employ very qualified teachers and principals to come and teach them, so that they can further their education and make a change; in their own families too, because these are very, very poor children, in Haiti, so families are sending them to school so that they might be able to help their families out someday.” O’Dwyer is also starting her own family in Haiti; when Miss Linotte introduced her to an 11-month-old Haitian boy soon after her arrival there, she immediately adopted the boy and his twin brother. “He just caught my heart,” she said, “and I just thought, how can I help this child, and I ended up adopting him and
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ity of the people are going to feel that way," Ewasiuk said. For Dixie Modde, it is a matter of safety. She explained that she and her husband are happy about the idea of having the plant open up and said it is great for Fort St. John. What she is unhappy with is the location they chose. Modde, who lives near the proposed site, said that there are kilometres of track that are available and believed they could have gone somewhere else. Modde was also concerned with the amount of traffic on the roads where her young family plays. According to John, however, the company chose the area because it was close to a major railway so that they could easily transport the product to the site out to markets either on the west coast or sent to the United States. John explained that the company had met with residents earlier this year to present the project.
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A local account is the sign in credentials for one computer, a Microsoft Account is your account setup with Microsoft if you purchased and installed Microsoft Office or your email account if you have a Hotmail, MSN, or Live.com account.
When you configure a Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 system the very first time, you’re asked to use a Microsoft account to log in, and though you don’t have to use one it’s not clear at the time and as a result most of us accidentally input our Microsoft account instead of a local account causing much confusion about which password to use the next time we want to login to our computer. If you used a Microsoft account to set up your Windows PC and would like to use a local account instead, here’s how you can switch. Step 1: Go to Settings > Change PC Settings > Accounts > Your Account, then under your name and Microsoft account e-mail address, click on the “Disconnect” link. Step 2: When prompted, enter your Microsoft account password. Step 3: Now enter the local username you want to use, your password, and a password hint.
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Dawson Creek woman Continued from Page 3. comes from international agencies. O’Dwyer is responsible for much of the fundraising for Mission of Grace; she spends about ten months of the year in Haiti and the rest of her time advocating. “It’s been a slow progress,” she said, “but there has
I am meant to bring hope, no matter if I’m in Canada or Haiti. We are all meant to make a difference wherever we are at. been progress to get the people into their homes after the earthquake, and the education, so there definitely has been a progress. Slower than we would have if we had had a disaster here in Canada, but still none the less there has been change.” O’Dwyer plans to return to Canada when her two boys, Josiah and Joshua, are old enough to receive education here, and then to return Haiti to be leaders themselves. In the meantime she will remain in Haiti, working to improve the future of the struggling country. “The heart of the mission is to see the raising of the leaders, to help them be a change in Haiti,” said O’Dwyer. “We want to really bring awareness to that, that the Haitians have a tough road. It’s a very poor country, but we really
October 1, 2015 see the hope of the nation in the children.” O’Dwyer, admits that being born and raised in smalltown Dawson Creek, she has faced many challenges being a lone woman working in a foreign country. “It has been very challenging for me being single and female and a strong leader,” O’Dwyer wrote from her iPhone as she headed back to Haiti. “There have been very lonely days and days I have thought about coming home to Canada. Actually many days those thoughts have come to my mind, but in the end I know I was meant to stay and serve the Haitian people no matter what my situation is, because I have been so blessed by my family and friends and my country that it is time for me to give back. “I miss my family very much but in the end I know I’m exactly where I am meant to be. Helping little children to survive and help them understand that they have a future
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and a hope. And I know that without a doubt, I am meant to bring hope, no matter if I’m in Canada or Haiti. We are all meant to make a difference wherever we are at.” Mission of Grace is currently working on building their new school and are in need of financial donations, including student sponsorships. Also, volunteers are always welcome, O’Dwyer says, to help with construction including trades such as plumbing and electrical. She invites those who would like to contribute to visit the website at www.missionofgracehaiti.org.
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RE: AltaGas meeting Sept. 17 It was an interesting Sept 17 Altagas meeting at the Pomeroy. BC OGC announce that they are in charge of the “land use” inside the air traffic control zone east of Canfor road, that it will not be withdrawn from our ALR, and that approval has been granted for special use. Such mind numbing arrogance. I attended the meeting hoping to discuss the cumulative aviation weather implications of the Altagas proposal with knowledgeable persons from Transport Canada, Nav Canada, Environment Canada, and the owners and operators of our community airport. Apparently they were either not invited or elected not to attend. In any case Altagas gave
Questioning carbon offset incentives for LNG Dear Editor: It appears that the Liberal Government of BC is once again poised to bring back another “carbon off set “scheme in the form of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) indulgences or incentives. The online newspaper “Business in Vancouver” recently revealed a new policy discussion paper, where the BC Liberals could use carbon offsets and credits to allow LNG and even coal fired power plants to be built in BC and still remain within the “cap” on greenhouse gas emissions (under the present “Clean Energy Act-2010) At the moment, the “Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act” has set emission limits at 0.16 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of LNG produced. So, an LNG company would have the choice to buy into “renewable” energy (like wind power or run of the river electricity) or simply buy “offsets”. Buying “ offsets” is the cheap solution for a company because you really cannot see or verify the offset in any realistic way. Trying to
no estimates of composition or volume of their planned emissions or unplanned flaring. It would seem the OGC are in charge which concerns me considerably in view of their performance at LP’s environmental assessment some years ago. At that assessment, OGC filled seats that should have been offered to representatives from Edmonton air traffic controllers, operational aviation weather forecasters, and scheduled airline pilots ALL with responsibilities at Ft. St. John’s regional airport. My questions become: 1.What expertise can OGC offer on these topics? 2. Do they even know which visibilities or cloud heights are significant to the ICAO and CARS regulations? Transport Canada has outlined several reasons to locate heavy industry well away from Canada’s airports in their
TP1247. And they will tell you that our regional air traffic control zone is “protected airspace”. So how is it that by default our provincial ministers of forests and energies get to decide what is “acceptable” in an air traffic control zone? Based on whose credentials? I am thinking we should be locating this new facility at least 10 miles up or down the railway? I am thinking this would result in less disruption, less risk, less cost, less environmental foot print, and better weather forecasting on the aviation side.
prove “compliance” of the offset would be very difficult and expensive to monitor. This brings up the question about the BC Liberal plan to initiate the “LNG Environmental Incentive Plan”. It seems that this Incentive Plan would require the PROVINCE OF BC to help “finance” the monitoring and other compliance requirements for LNG companies. The Incentive Plan being devised by the BC Liberals would allow taxpayer subsidy of energy companies by helping them stay within the province’s GHG limitations. Why should the taxpayers of BC be on the hook for this expense? Publicly funded institutions of BC are already burdened by “offsets” created by the BC Liberals, requiring school boards, hospitals, municipal governments when failing to meet “carbon neutrality” objectives set in place by Gordon Campbell. In 2014 alone, these taxpayer funded public institutions paid $16.5 million in mandatory offset penalties. Meanwhile, that money was used as “credits” towards a number of industry projects. If the BC Liberal government is fixed on going back to the “carbon offset and credit” model, it really is time to re-examine the so called “Clean Energy Act” which forbids the use of “fossil” fuels for the express use here in our province. We CANNOT build a much cheaper and more efficient cogen or combined cycle natural gas facility for generating our own electrical power due to the Clean En-
ergy Act. Yet, the “LNG Environmental Incentive Plan” will allow GHG emissions within BC to be blown out of the water with, or without the 2010 Clean Energy Act. But….only LNG industries will be allowed to “indulge” in this benefit, NOT other public institutions. How can this be even remotely fair or equitable for the BC taxpayer? The ultimate “subsidy” from the BC Liberals comes in the form of the Site C dam. By building the $9-16 billion dollar taxpayer funded project, LNG and related industries will get their cheap power and their “credit” towards their offset on pollution. That’s right….. the taxpayers of BC have been duped once again by BC Liberal policy. One year ago, the Joint Panel Review regarding the Site C project was denied the right to examine the possible use of our natural gas in lieu of Site C due to the Liberal’s “Clean Energy Act”. Calgary just completed the natural gas powered Shepard Energy facility for less than $1.5 Billion which produces MORE energy than Site C will at a $9 Billion initial cost. The BC Liberals have conveniently ignored this option. This is truly disgraceful conduct involving the most expensive infrastructure in BC history.
Respectfully, G.N. Thompson Ft. St. John, BC
Rick Koechl Mike Kroecher, Of Charlie Lake, BC
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them. That's going to be a good start," Shaw said, noting that he would also like to get youth out working. "It's actually pretty hard around the riding. People are having a hard time launching into middle class lives right from the time they get out of school or the time they finish their training," he said, adding that people who pay taxes to the government, are losing their benefits due to government spending. "What are we doing? We got all this money for war and for anti-terrorism and we don't have enough money for our people," Shaw said. Shaw explained that he plans on being the "anti-politician" by working to advocate for the people in his riding. He said he saw a pattern with other Continued on Page 16.
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JULIA LOVETT reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN - A new candidate has tossed his hat in the ring for the federal election and he's got his eye on the Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies riding. Matt Shaw, Liberal Party of Canada candidate for the riding was in Fort St. John this week to raise awareness of his campaign. "I want to offer myself as an alternative to the present government," he said. According to Shaw, the Conservative party, which has held the seat for 40 years in this riding, has won by default and he would like to see that change. "Probably that has to do with the fact that a lot of people think this riding is a lost cause and it's always going to go Conservative anyway so why even bother voting, that's the feeing I'm getting," he added. The candidate, who has lived in Prince George for nearly 30 years and is also a Canadian best selling author, writing "Great Scots! How the Scots Created Canada," said that he isn't interested in advancing himself to the big leagues. Shaw said he wants to devote himself to the people in his riding through the use of common sense and good economic policy. The newcomer, who holds degrees in both political science and political theory, said he was getting tired of the ideological rhetoric. "Like everybody else, I was busy and I was also disgusted with politics and politicians. I really felt like a lot of Canadians, that I looked at the political landscape and I didn't feel like there was anything…that reflected my values or addressed the issues that I was interested in," he said. Shaw explained that it is all about refreshing the political landscape, adding that he thinks the riding which also includes Dawson Creek, could do better. He said that he was getting to a point where he felt like he needed to do something after the current government introduced Bill C-51 and started talking about terrorism. "I didn't like this at all. This is really diverging a lot from Canadian values and I want to get back to the essence of what makes us Canadian," he said. The former adult education teacher said that he saw that there was a hole to fill and felt the need to fill it. He is running on the platform of a refreshed Canada and said that sensible, economic opportunities for the people of his riding is his main focus. He explained that he wants to cut taxes and give those raising children a child benefit to help
DOMESTIC SEWAGE RECEIVING FACILITY SERVICE ASSENT VOTING (REFERENDUM) NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS FOR SCRUTINEERS On Saturday, November 7, 2015 qualified electors within the proposed Domestic Sewage Receiving Facility Service Area, will be voting on the following question: “Are you in favour of the Peace River Regional District Board adopting ‘Domestic Sewage Receiving Facility Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2217, 2015’ which will permit the Regional District to establish domestic sewage receiving facilities at the Charlie Lake Sewer Treatment Plant for Electoral Areas B and C, at a maximum annual tax requisition limit that is the greater of $500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) or $0.114 per $1,000 calculated on the net taxable value of land and improvements and assessed on improvements only?” Scrutineers for and against the question must be appointed if applications are received from persons who wish to volunteer for the positions. Only persons entitled to vote as electors on the question shown above are entitled to act as scrutineers. If sufficient applications are received, one scrutineer for and one scrutineer against the question will be appointed for each voting place. One scrutineer for the question and one scrutineer against the question will also be appointed to be present at the determination of the official results and, if necessary, at a judicial recount. Applications to act as a scrutineer, on a volunteer basis, will be received by the Chief Election Officer at the office of the Peace River Regional District: Head office:
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Interested persons can obtain information on the requirements and procedures for making an application by contacting the following people at the Peace River Regional District office: Jo-Anne Frank, Chief Election Officer, jo-anne.frank@prrd.bc.ca Trish Morgan, Deputy Chief Election Officer, trish.morgan@prrd.bc.ca Phone: 250-784-3200 or 1-800-670-7773
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B.C. funding for small, rural water systems means safer drinking water STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca
DAWSON CREEK - Small water systems in British Columbia will be receiving upgrades in their management, as Minister of Health Terry Lake announced today that $500,000 will be granted to the BC Water & Waste Association (BCWWA). BCWWA is a not-for-profit organization that helps to regulate the safety and operations of water systems in B.C. and the Yukon, through education, publications, accredited certifications, professional development training and membership. A Ministry press release states that a provincial report found that the operators of water systems in B.C. would benefit from more support and financial planning training. “I made a commitment at the Union of BC Municipalities last year that we would develop a plan to help communities address small water systems challenges,” Lake said. “These systems are critical to the health and wellbeing of British Columbians living in rural and remote communities and this funding will support the training needed to make sure the proper safeguards are in place now and in the long-term.” The goal of the new system, a two-year pilot program, will be to improve local governance and safety over such systems. According to the press release there are about 4,500 water systems in B.C., and the majority of them are considered small water operations, that provide service to up to 500
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ing issue of B.C.’s small water systems,” said Sav Dhaliwal, Union of B.C. Municipalities president. “We are glad to see a provincial commitment to improving small water systems in the province that includes funding to build capacity through outreach and education. We look forward to continued work with the Ministry of Health to safeguard the health of all British Columbians that rely on small systems for their drinking water.” Training for system managers and operators will include workshops, coaching and webinars, and the ministry will be working with BCWWA in engagement with small com-
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An average of seven people die each week as a result of house fires. Most fires occur in residential buildings between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., when occupants are most likely to be asleep. Your first line of defense is fire preparedness. Here’s five things you can do to increase your chance of survival in a fire: • Install smoke alarms on every story of your home Photo Credit MetroCreativeand outside sleeping Connection.com areas. Be sure to test them monthly, clean them every six months and replace batteries in spring and fall. Having working fire alarms can cut your chance of dying in a fire in half! • Have a fire escape plan for your family and practice it. A small fire can spread rapidly — you may only have minutes or seconds to escape. When going over the details of your escape plan, check windows and doors to ensure all open easily. Know your local emergency number (911). Never stop to gather belongings or reenter a home after safely outside. • When renovating, consider using fire-rated, noncombustible products. Your choice of insulation, for example, can be vital. Stone wool insulation, like that produced by Roxul, resists temperatures up to approximately 2,150 F. When directly exposed to fire, it will not off-gas, contribute
to toxic smoke or promote flames. Fire-resistant building materials can give you extra time to escape when seconds count. • Purchase a multi-use fire ladder for each bedroom in your home and practice using it. A fire ladder may be your only escape option if flames block critical exits. • Place fire extinguishers on every level of your home, especially in high-risk areas like the kitchen, near fireplaces and in the garage. Use only for small, contained fires that are not spreading rapidly. Know how to operate your extinguisher before an emergency occurs using the PASS method: Pull pin, Aim low, Squeeze lever and Sweep from side to side. The safest option is always to evacuate your home and call for help. Fire prevention measures are a serious matter in every home. Find out how to keep your home and family safe at nfpa.org or improve your fire safety knowledge by visiting
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STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - Last weekend Liz Biggar, Green Party candidate for the Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies riding, walked from Fort St. John to Dawson Creek to raise awareness around climate refugees and the Green Party platform.
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migrants, but they’re not talking about the real issues of why these people had to leave their homes in the first place. I want to tie the two together, to teach people we need to change, we need a government that helps transition us out of fossil fuels into renewables, and we need it now, we needed it yesterday.” Biggar’s own path to politics has been a circuitous one, dotted with strife, hard work and not-always-appreciated activism. During her 12 year stay in Fort Nelson—a testament to her dedication to the North, as she describes herself as a “gypsy”—she went from bartender to public figure, when she started a recycling program in her basement then was hired and eventually fired as Eco-advisor for NEAT (Northern Environmental Action Team). Even after a nomination for Community Leader of the Year in 2013, Biggar’s Photo Credit Julia Lovett continued unapoloGreen Party candidate Liz Biggar walked from Fort St. John to getic public opinions Dawson Creek the weekend of September 26. against the oil and gas industry which feeds the town, and poor people in drought-ridden countries. That’s why I’m a seemingly-unrelated gaffe on Facebook about the local walking, to bring awareness to it,” Biggar told Northeast dog catcher’s treatment of rescued dogs, 2014 saw NEAT News. offering her the choice of resignation or termination. She “Like the Syrian refugee crisis that started with drought; chose the latter. people left their farmlands and moved into the cities beSince leaving Fort Nelson, Biggar has been working at cause of drought between 2006 and 2011, and half the country suffered under the worst drought on record. No Continued on Page 23. one’s talking about that, people are talking about ISIS, and
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Management, which was looking to build partnerships with businesses owned by First Nations members, were another group Attachie said they met with. He explained that he was there to gain as much information as he could to bring it back his community. Other companies, such as McElhanney Consulting Services, were also interested and were looking to hire DRFN students. "It's a good start, we talk about those kind of things, like working together," said Attachie, noting that the students who wish to be hired by the companies need to finish their schooling first. According to the band councillor, more and more people from his community are finishing their education and he said he looks forward to members working alongside the companies who wish to build a future together. The company members that took part in the event were also happy where how things went. Gavin Domitter, director of aboriginal relations and business development at Quantum Murray, said that this is the Northeast News 6.24”x8.9”
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JULIA LOVETT reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN - Doig River First Nation (DRFN), which is a part of the Treaty 8 Tribal Association (T8TA), was asked by Raven Events and Communications to cohost this year's regional Aboriginal Business Match (ABM) event. "They invited aboriginal businesses, aboriginal communities and the non-aboriginal private sector to attend and it's a business development event," said Hollie Baptiste, communications manager with Raven. "It creates opportunities for business through prescheduled meetings," she added. The three-day event, held from Monday, Sept. 21-23 at the Fort St. John Curling Club saw members from over 10 communities and over 50 companies come together to have open dialogue about bringing in new business opportunities to the Treaty 8 region. The event included 100 decision makers (people mandated from both sides to discuss business partnerships and joint ventures) and according to Baptiste, it was productive. She explained that the aboriginal members who attended the event were mainly economic development coordinators and employment and training coordinators. "They're not just looking for companies to sell them something, they're looking for companies looking to bring development into their communities," she said referring to the economic development needs. Baptiste said that the companies involved varied from camping, financing, oil and gas companies and even environmental contracting companies. She explained that when the companies or communities registered, they needed to create a profile to discuss what they were looking to get out of the meeting. Over the three days, there were 31 meetings and each of the of the communities had a chance to schedule an appointment with companies of their choosing. Each of the meetings lasted 20 minutes and during that time, groups discussed what they are looking accomplish within a community and what the community needs. Gerry Attachie, a band councillor with Doig River, said he is happy that they are opening dialogue and is looking forward to bringing prosperity to his community. "It (the event) turned out good, really good, we met with a lot of people…so what we talk about is what they're doing out here, which is good, it's clear. So we know where they're at and where we're at so I think we can work together, it's possible," he said. During the event, they met with Morgan Construction and Environmental Ltd who would like to develop industry infrastructure. Matrix Camps, Logistics and Aviation
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Open House and Invitation to Comment Plateau Pipe Line Ltd., a subsidiary of Pembina Pipeline Corporation (Proponent), is proposing to construct and operate a transmission pipeline approximately 160 kilometres in length and 12 inches (323.9 mm) in diameter to transport condensate and natural gas liquids from northwest of Wonowon, BC, to an existing terminal near Taylor, BC (the proposed Project). The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act. The Proponent must obtain an environmental assessment certificate from the Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) before any work can be undertaken on the proposed Project. However, prior to submission of an application for an environmental assessment certificate by the Proponent, the EAO must first approve the proposed list of specific values to be studied (referred to as Valued Components) to be included in the proposed Project’s Application Information Requirements, a document that summarizes the detailed information to be provided by the Proponent in its application. Valued Components are aspects of the natural and human environment that have social, cultural, historical, ecological, scientific, economic or other importance to society that will be studied as part of the environmental assessment, and the areas within which the studies would occur. EAO invites the public to comment on the proposed list of values to be studied. Information is available online at http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca/pcp/index.html. EAO also invites the public to attend an Open House related to this comment period, to be held as follows: at: Pomeroy Hotel 11308 Alaska Road, Fort St. John, BC on: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 from: 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. There are 30 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the proposed list of values to be studied. The comment period will begin on October 6, 2015 and end on November 4, 2015.
All comments received during this comment period in relation to the proposed list of values to be studied will be considered. The intention of seeking public comments at this stage of the process is to ensure that the specific values that might potentially be affected by the proposed Project are identified for consideration in the assessment process. After considering public comments, EAO will specify the Application Information Requirements, including the Valued Components, and issue them to the Proponent. EAO accepts public comments through the following ways: • By Online Form at http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca/pcp/index.html • By Mail: Ricardo Toledo Project Assessment Manager Environmental Assessment Office PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9V1 • By Fax: Fax: 250-387-2208 An electronic copy of the Valued Components document will be available at www.eao.gov.bc.ca by the start of the public comment period. Copies of the Valued Components document will also be available for viewing at these locations: During public comment period: Fort St. John Public Library 10015 - 100 Avenue Fort St. John, BC V1J 1Y7 During Open House on October 21, 2015: Pomeroy Hotel 11308 Alaska Road Fort St. John, BC V1J5T5 If you are unable to participate at this time, there will be an additional comment period during the Application Review stage when you will also be able to provide comments to EAO on the proposed Project.
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have this small boat race," said Ruth Anne Darnall, who has been a member of the group since the late 70s and now president. She explained that this event was brought together because they celebrated Rivers Day for years but never did anything special. After they started campaigning against the dam, they decided a fundraiser would be a good option. The boat race began at 12:30 p.m. and the little boats were taken out to the far side of the river in two power boats and then set free. "From this point, we'll take them upriver and, you know, about half a mile or 3/4 of a mile and then let 'em go and then the first, second and third ones that come across the finish line…they win prizes," said Ken Boon, landowner and member of the PVEA. The race took place on the water's edge across from a hayfield in Bear Flat, located about 30 minutes outside of Fort St. John on the Hudson's Hope Highway and each of the boats were sponsored for $20. Boon explained that the event was important because the river valley was voted "most endangered in BC" by Heritage CanadaThe National Trust earlier this year and according to Boon, there is no doubt in his mind that the title rings true. "We're still in the legal battle of course, we're appealing the BC Supreme Court decision…in conjunction with the First Nation's legal actions," he said, referring to the Peace Valley Landowners Association's battle to derail the court's decision to allow Site C to move forward. Boon explained that although the weather was a tad on the cool side, he was happy to see families out and having a good time. "People show up for this event and get an appreciation of the river valley and the river and get a little educated on things and take part in this, yeah and a have a fun day for their kids," he said.
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politicians. "I felt like they were a bunch of politicians going to Ottawa, going on the cocktail circuit enjoying the good life, trying to advance their own careers but I didn't really see that politicians were doing anything to help just average people," he said. Shaw will be attending the debates in both Dawson Creek and Fort St. John. The first debate will be in Dawson Creek at the Calvin
Kruk Centre on Monday, Oct. 5. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the event will start at 6:30 p.m. The Fort St. John event will be held the next day on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the Lido Theatre. Doors will open to the public at 6:30 p.m. and the debate will begin at 7 p.m. The federal election will be held on Monday, Oct. 19.
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Editor: staff, and has been able to recruit experienced leaders departments. The October 1, 2015in many Page 19 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. It alsothe hasclarity been gratifying to collaborate Dual Credit programming with loca and becoming a reality. The addition Further, want to contribute to an organization that "knows where it is going". partners The potential I noted for NLC I decided to apply for position is who School Districts, industry, Aboriginal agencies and other post-secondary of when the Centre of Excellence forthis Clean Energy ALL It alsoNorthern has been gratifying to collaborate on Dual Credit programming locaa evolving and becoming reality.combined The addition Opportunities. The Peace Region is very fortunate with to have Technologies in DawsonaCreek, with through Peace River industry, Aboriginal agencies and other partners of of Industry Excellence for Clean Energy group ofDistricts, exceptional leaders committed to expanding thepost-secondary scope of this program thethe JimCentre Kassen Training Centre/ Oil School SHAREHOLDERS Seed Co-op Ltd. ALL Northernthe Opportunities. The Peace Region is veryeducational fortunate to have a Technologies in Dawson Creek,incombined with through and to spreading word on the benefits of this innovative initiative and Gas Centre of Excellence Fort St. John, Peace River exceptional leadersby committed to for expanding scope of this program the JimNorthern Kassen Lights Industry Training Centre/ Oil group I have of been very impressed the passion learningthe these leaders bring to the allows College to fulfil its brand SHAREHOLDERS Seed Co-op Ltd. spreading on the commitment benefits of this educational initiative and Gas Centre Excellence in Fort St. John, and table,tobut also forthe theirword continuing toinnovative finding learning solutions for the as B.C.'s Energyof College™. haveof been impressed by the passion for learning these leaders bring to the allows Northern Lights College to fulfil brand Iyouth the very region. NLC is committed to providing theitsskilled table, but also for their commitment to finding 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 As the Boomer generation ages, many Canadians are facing the challenges of elder care for their This column, written and pubDaphne Hogg 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 parentsFebruary and they may also be caring for their own children. So it’s not a surprise that elder care Financial Consultant lished by Investors Group Finan23, 2011 • 1:30pm Over years, I haveJay received supportMember and encouragement politicians workers for Given these expanding sectors Petroleum Hill, former of Parliament forlocal Prince Georgethe region. the scope industrial of the industrial can be difficult and stressful. 9319 - 100 Avenue from cial Services Inc. 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PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF ASSENT VOTING POTABLE WATER SERVICE REFERENDUM PUBLIC NOTICE is given to the electors within the proposed Potable Water Service Area, in Electoral Areas B, C and D of the Peace River Regional District as identified on the map shown, that Assent Voting (referendum) will be held on the following question: “Are you in favour of the Peace River Regional District Board adopting Potable Water Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2212, 2015 which will permit the Regional District to establish capital and operating reserve accounts to construct or upgrade potable water tank loader sites in various locations throughout Electoral Areas B, C and D at a maximum annual tax requisition limit that is the greater of $2,000,000 (Two Million Dollars) or $0.331 per $1,000 calculated on the net taxable value of land and improvements and assessed on improvements only?”
VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS GENERAL VOTING:
Saturday, November 7, 2015, from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm at:
Location Peace River Regional District office, Dawson Creek Peace River Regional District office, Fort St. John Electoral Area ‘B’ locations: Buffalo Inn Buick Creek Community Hall Cache Creek Community Hall Cecil Lake Community Hall Clearview Arena Halfway Graham Community Hall Osborn Community Hall Prespatou Elementary Secondary School Rose Prairie Curling Club Wonowon Elementary School / Horse Club Hall Electoral Area ‘C’ locations: Baldonnel Elementary School Charlie Lake Elementary School Electoral Area ‘D’ locations: Deveraux Elementary School Doe River Community Hall Farmington Community Hall Kelly Lake Community Centre Rolla Discovery School Tomslake Community Cultural Association Hall Tower Lake Community Centre ADVANCE VOTING:
Address 1981 Alaska Avenue 9505 100 Avenue 23701 (Mile 143) Alaska Highway 15288 Rodeo Road 17031 Robinson Road 4864 Cecil Lake Road 13786 223 Road 22308A Upper Halfway Road 17526 Siphon Creek Road 22113 Triad Road 16242 Rose Prairie Road 19211 Petrocan Subdivision 5836 Baldonnel Road Mile 52 Alaska Highway 4584 208 Road 3816 Rolla Road 4794 Parkland Road 107 Kelly Lake Road 5164 405 Street 15392 Old Edmonton Highway 5018 226 Road
October 28, 2015, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. - and November 4, 2015, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. - and November 2, 3, 5 and 6, 2015, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location Address Peace River Regional District office 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek Peace River Regional District office 9505 100th Street, Fort St. John Note: All qualified electors may vote at an advance voting opportunity.
ELECTOR REGISTRATION Elector Qualifications There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: • Eighteen (18) years of age or older on voting day, • Canadian citizen, • resident of BC for at least six (6) months immediately before voting day, • resident of OR registered owner of real property in the Potable Water Service Area for at least 30 days before voting day, and • not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in the assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law. Resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. If you own property in the Potable Water Service Area and live somewhere else in BC, you may be able to vote in this assent voting as a Non-resident property elector if you meet the above qualifications. Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner, written consent from a majority of the property owners to one owner voting. If voting as a Non-resident Property Elector, you are encouraged to contact the Chief Election Officer well in advance of voting day to ensure that all required information is submitted. Special Voting Opportunity will be held as follows: Saturday, November 7, 2015 Dawson Creek and District Hospital, 11100 13 Street, Dawson Creek, BC, between 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Fort St. John Hospital 8407 112 Avenue, Fort St John, BC, between 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The only electors who may vote at a Special Voting Opportunity are electors who are qualified under the Local Government Act and who have been admitted as patients or are employed at the above-noted health care facilities.
Mail Ballot Voting You may vote by mail if you: • have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects your ability to vote in the conventional manner; OR • expect to be absent from the Peace River Regional District on general voting day and at the times of all advance voting opportunities; OR • reside further than ninety (90) kilometres away from the nearest voting place, as measured by road distance. REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGE: Before 4:00 p.m. on October 30, 2015 you must submit the following information to the Peace River Regional District (1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (office closed between12:00 p.m., and 1:00 p.m.) by mail (Box 810, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H8); by fax (250-7843201); or email (prrd.dc@prrd.bc.ca): 1. Full name, 2. Residential (911) address, 3. Physical address of the property in relation to which you are voting (for non-resident property electors), 4. Method of delivery of your mail ballot package: (a) pick up at Peace River Regional District office, (b) regular letter mail through Canada Post to mailing address, OR (c) regular letter mail through Canada Post to an alternate address that you provide when requesting the ballot package, 5. To ensure you receive the correct mail ballot package, you must indicate whether you are going to be registering as a resident or non-resident property elector. Upon receipt of a request, the Peace River Regional District will send out mail ballot packages commencing on or about October 5, 2015. To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Officer before the close of voting on general voting day (Saturday, November 7, 2015). NOTE: Pursuant to the Local Government Act, no corporation is entitled to be registered as an elector or have a representative registered as an elector and no corporation is entitled to vote.
SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED BYLAW BYLAW NO. 2212 – “Potable Water Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2212, 2015”: If adopted, this bylaw will establish a Local Service Area known as the “Potable Water Service” in Electoral Areas B, C and D and permit the Peace River Regional District to establish capital and operating reserve accounts to improve existing potable water tank loader sites, build new potable water tank loader sites and maintain these sites in the future. Tax Rate The proposed annual maximum requisition is the greater of $2,000,000, or an amount equal to the amount that could be raised by a property value tax of $0.331/$1,000 when applied to the net taxable value of land and improvements in the service area. Based on current 2015 assessment values, the estimated residential tax rate is $0.17 per $1,000 of assessed value of improvements (buildings). Land will not be taxed for this proposed service. Service Area The Service Area boundary is as shown on the map. TAKE NOTICE that the above is a synopsis of proposed Bylaw No. 2212 and that this synopsis is not intended to be and is not to be understood as an interpretation of the bylaw. The full bylaw may be inspected online at www.prrd.bc.ca, on Voting Day at the voting places or at the following locations during regular business hours: - Peace River Regional District office, 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC; and - Peace River Regional District office, 9505 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC. For further information on the bylaw or the assent voting process, please call: Jo-Anne Frank, Chief Election Officer or Trish Morgan, Deputy Chief Election Officer (250-784-3200 or 1-800-670-7773)
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PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF ASSENT VOTING DOMESTIC SEWAGE RECEIVING FACILITY SERVICE REFERENDUM PUBLIC NOTICE is given to the electors within the proposed Domestic Sewage Receiving Facility Service Area, in Electoral Areas B and C of the Peace River Regional District as identified on the map shown, that Assent Voting (referendum) will be held on the following question: “Are you in favour of the Peace River Regional District Board adopting Domestic Sewage Receiving Facility Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2217, 2015 which will permit the Regional District to establish a domestic sewage receiving function at the Charlie Lake Sewer Treatment Plant for Electoral Areas B and C, at a maximum annual tax requisition limit that is the greater of $500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) or $0.114 per $1,000 calculated on the net taxable value of land and improvements and assessed on improvements only
VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS GENERAL VOTING:
Saturday, November 7, 2015, from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm at:
Location Peace River Regional District office, Dawson Creek Peace River Regional District office, Fort St. John Electoral Area ‘B’ locations: Buffalo Inn Buick Creek Community Hall Cache Creek Community Hall Cecil Lake Community Hall Clearview Arena Halfway Graham Community Hall Osborn Community Hall Prespatou Elementary Secondary School Rose Prairie Curling Club Wonowon Elementary School / Horse Club Hall Electoral Area ‘C’ locations: Baldonnel Elementary School Charlie Lake Elementary School ADVANCE VOTING:
Address 1981 Alaska Avenue 9505 100 Avenue 23701 (Mile 143) Alaska Highway 15288 Rodeo Road 17031 Robinson Road 4864 Cecil Lake Road 13786 223 Road 22308A Upper Halfway Road 17526 Siphon Creek Road 22113 Triad Road 16242 Rose Prairie Road 19211 Petrocan Subdivision 5836 Baldonnel Road Mile 52 Alaska Highway
October 28, 2015, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. - and November 4, 2015, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. - and November 2, 3, 5 and 6, 2015, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location Address Peace River Regional District office 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek Peace River Regional District office 9505 100th Street, Fort St. John Note: All qualified electors may vote at an advance voting opportunity.
ELECTOR REGISTRATION Elector Qualifications There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: • • • • •
Eighteen (18) years of age or older on voting day, Canadian citizen, resident of BC for at least six (6) months immediately before voting day, resident of OR registered owner of real property in the Domestic Sewage Receiving Facility Service Area for at least 30 days before voting day, and not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in the assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law.
Resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. If you own property in the Domestic Sewage Receiving Facility Service Service Area and live somewhere else in BC, you may be able to vote in this assent voting as a Non-resident property elector if you meet the above qualifications.
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Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner, written consent from a majority of the property owners to one owner voting. If voting as a Non-resident Property Elector, you are encouraged to contact the Chief Election Officer well in advance of voting day to ensure that all required information is submitted. Special Voting Opportunity will be held as follows: Saturday, November 7, 2015 Dawson Creek and District Hospital, 11100 13 Street, Dawson Creek, BC, between 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Fort St. John Hospital 8407 112 Avenue, Fort St John, BC, between 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The only electors who may vote at a Special Voting Opportunity are electors who are qualified under the Local Government Act and who have been admitted as patients or are employed at the above-noted health care facilities. Mail Ballot Voting You may vote by mail if you: • have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects your ability to vote in the conventional manner; OR
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expect to be absent from the Peace River Regional District on general voting day and at the times of all advance voting opportunities; OR reside further than ninety (90) kilometres away from the nearest voting place, as measured by road distance.
REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGE: Before 4:00 p.m. on October 30, 2015 you must submit the following information to the Peace River Regional District (1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (office closed between 12:00 p.m., and 1:00 p.m.) by mail (Box 810, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H8); by fax (250-7843201); or email (prrd.dc@prrd.bc.ca): 1. Full name, 2. Residential (911) address, 3. Physical address of the property in relation to which you are voting (for non-resident property electors), 4. Method of delivery of your mail ballot package: (a) pick up at Peace River Regional District office, (b) regular letter mail through Canada Post to mailing address, OR (c) regular letter mail through Canada Post to an alternate address that you provide when requesting the ballot package, 5. To ensure you receive the correct mail ballot package, you must indicate whether you are going to be registering as a resident or non-resident property elector. Upon receipt of a request, the Peace River Regional District will send out mail ballot packages commencing on or about October 5, 2015. To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Officer before the close of voting on general voting day (Saturday, November 7, 2015). NOTE: Pursuant to the Local Government Act, no corporation is entitled to be registered as an elector or have a representative registered as an elector and no corporation is entitled to vote.
SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED BYLAW BYLAW NO. 2217 – Domestic Sewage Receiving Facility Service Establishment Bylaw No. 2217, 2015: If adopted, this bylaw will establish a Local Service Area known as the “Domestic Sewage Receiving Facility Service” in Electoral Areas B and C. The service will permit the Peace River Regional District to establish operating and capital reserve accounts to assist with the operations and maintenance of the Charlie Lake sewage treatment and disposal system, including replacing equipment and making upgrades to the facility as the Service Area grows. Tax Rate The proposed annual maximum requisition is the greater of $500,000, or an amount equal to the amount that could be raised by a property value tax of $0.114/$1,000 when applied to the net taxable value of land and improvements in the service area. Based on current 2015 assessment values, the estimated residential tax rate is $0.06 per $1,000 of assessed value of improvements (buildings). Land will not be taxed for this proposed service. Service Area The Service Area boundary is as shown on the map appearing in this notice. TAKE NOTICE that the above is a synopsis of proposed Bylaw No. 2217 and that this synopsis is not intended to be and is not to be understood as an interpretation of the bylaw. The full bylaw may be inspected online at www.prrd.bc.ca, on Voting Day at the voting places or at the following locations during regular business hours: - Peace River Regional District office, 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC; and - Peace River Regional District office, 9505 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC. For further information on the bylaw or the assent voting process, please call: Jo-Anne Frank, Chief Election Officer or Trish Morgan, Deputy Chief Election Officer (250-784-3200 or 1-800-670-7773)
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oil and gas to build that technology and infrastructure. So it’s going to be a huge transition over many years. Nobody
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I feel like Greens have the hardest time up north. How do you convince someone who’s in oil and gas, that our platform is for them?
AIDS Vancouver and has continued activism, notably being arrested twice during the protests against the KinderMorgan pipeline on Burnaby Mountain. Now that Biggar has won the Green Party candidacy, and she finds herself standing against oil and gas—one of the province’s main money-makers—in the riding where the work is done and livings are made on that industry, she knows she’s the underdog. “I feel like this is the hardest riding in British Columbia, for sure. It’s oil and gas, forestry, mining, and people don’t want to hear what I have to say, because we want a moratorium on oil and gas production,” said Biggar. “But what that means is, it doesn’t mean people lose their jobs. A transition into renewable energy infrastructure and green tech, that’s going to take years, and we need
loses their jobs, they just change their jobs over time. I really wish people would read our platform and really listen to what we have to say.”
DC’s automated waste collection starts Oct. 19; cart delivery begins Sept. 28 STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - Dawson Creek’s new Automated Residential Waste Collection System will be commencing the week of October 19, 2015, according to an announcement by city staff. Beginning the week of September 28, new carts will be delivered to every residence free of charge. This includes gated communities. To verify eligibility of inclusion in this system call 250-784-3610. The truck which will be used for the automated collection system will not be in service until October 19, and residents are asked to continue using their current bins until that time. The announcement on the Dawson Creek city webpage stresses that it is “very important” that new carts not be placed on the curb until their regularly scheduled pickup day the week of October 19. Under this new system, only new carts will be picked up after October 19. Any other bins will not be collected. For an approximate cost of $75, additional carts may be purchased from City Hall; this will also mean a $24 additional bimonthly pickup fee for each additional cart.
Replacements for lost or damaged carts will cost $75. The carts provided are 180 litres and are the only size currently available. City provided information confirms that all waste must fit into the provided cart with the lid closed. If residents can not fit their yard waste into the bin, city staff suggest holding onto the waste until the following week, using community recycling bins and depot, installing a mulching blade onto lawnmowers, or using the compost site at 941/949 - 99 Ave., Dawson Creek. “I am happy that the time has come for automated collection in Dawson Creek. This new system will provide residents with the continued reliable garbage collection service they expect and using standardized containers will regulate garbage volumes entering the landfill and limit the garbage that escapes the container and ends up on the streets,” said mayor Dale Bumstead. Details about the new service and cart placement will be included in an information pamphlet provided with carts on delivery.
Biggar walked to approximately the halfway point on a sunny Friday, then resumed the walk on Saturday, finishing in Dawson Creek. “I’m really really nervous. I’m going to be carrying a Canadian flag and walking through the heart of oil and gas,” Biggar said before she began the walk. “I feel like Greens have the hardest time up north. How do you convince someone who’s in oil and gas, that our platform is for them? This is what we need to do, and it’s not scary, you won’t lose your job, you’ll change eventually, way down the road, when we have the infrastructure, when we’re ready. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done, for sure, but it’s exciting and uplifting and I really feel like I’m on the right side of history.” Biggar told Northeast News that she is hoping to take part in the all-candidates debate being held in Fort St. John on October 6. Due to a demanding work schedule at AIDS Vancouver, however, she will not be able to confirm her attendance until closer to the date.
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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 at The Fort St. John - Curling Rink - 9504 96th Street. • 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! • Oct. 2: The FSJ Community Choir is pleased to host a movie sing-a-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 • Saturday, October 3, 2015 The North Peace Ride for Disabled is having their 5th annual dinner theatre event on October 3rd at the Charlie Lake Hall. This is a family event and will include, home cooked food, a silent auction, and live music featuring Tom Cole, Colt 45, and surprise guest! Tickets for this event are available at Lilies and Lavender on 100th street. • Fire Prevention Kickoff Activities. Come meet the firefighters, walk through the Fire Safety House and enjoy the activities! Head to Home Hardware for a fun filled day! There will be an inflatable slide, fire trucks, BBQ, and more. Cost: FREE • Extreme Family Lego Challenge. Saturday, October 3, 2015 Your family, your blocks, your imagination! Work together with your family to complete fun challenges! Contact: Fort St John Public Library - 250-785-3731. • Free Skate - Family Friendly Week. Family Friendly Week Free Skate Sessions. Dates: Sunday October 4 -12:00-5:00pm and Tuesday October 6 - 6:00-8:00pm. Ages: All ages/families Location: Pomeroy Sport Centre - Oval. Cost: FREE. Registration: Check in for your wrist band at the Visitor Centre. October means Family Friendly Week in Fort St. John! Join us in celebrating families by coming to the oval for some recreational skating. Admission is free but there are still rental fees. • The B.C. Peace Region’s annual Wedding Show is back for it’s eighteenth year. Sunday, October 4, 2015. Local radio station, Moose FM will be organizing the event this year. On top of the traditional trade show, we will also be organizing three fashions shows featuring Wedding Dresses, Brides Maid Dresses and Prom Dresses. Contact: 250-787-7100 • Family Night of Martial Arts. Monday, October 5, 2015 18:30 to 20:00. Get the family together and join Fivestar Athletics in doing a little kickboxing, jiu jitsu, and self defence. Ages 4 Years and Up Cost: FREE, pre-registration required. Contact: 250.785.2736 • “Drive In Movie” From A Box. Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 17:30 to 20:00. Bring your family and join NEAT to build your own recycled car and enjoy watching the movie “Cars”. All supplies and popcorn will be provided. Cost: FREE, preregistration required. Contact: 250.785.6328 • All Candidates Debate. Federal Election Candidate Forum. The Lido Theatre. Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 19:00 to 22:30 • 55+ Book Club: A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews. Join a lively, enthusiastic group of book-lovers! This is a friendly opportunity to discuss books, chat, and share coffee with friends. (Yes, you can bring in some coffee or tea!)
FSJPL Book Clubs are member-led, and do not use book club sets provided by FSJPL. Members are encouraged to use our Inter-Library Loan and Inter-Library Connect systems to bring in books in advance. Many titles are also available electronically. Please ask at the Circulation Desk for assistance. :) This month: A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews. Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 19:00 to 21:00 • Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story. We all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash? Join us for Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story on October 8, 2015. Before the film, we have Marli Bodhi a UNBC Master\\\’s student that is presenting her food security research from Fort St John. Tickets are $10 and available online or at the door. See the Trailer: http://www. foodwastemovie.com/about/ • Avid Book Club: Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman. Open to absolutely anyone who loves to devour a good book, and who is up for a wide range of reading materials! Contemporary and classic fiction, non-fiction, Young Adult...all make appearances at this club! FSJPL Book Clubs are member-led, and do not use book club sets provided by FSJPL. Members are encouraged to use our Inter-Library Loan and Inter-Library Connect systems to bring in books in advance. Many titles are also available electronically. Please ask at the Circulation Desk for assistance. :) Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 18:00 to 20:00
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• The 2nd annual Family Day and will be held on Oct 4, 2015 at Browns Socilahouse. The event is raising money for the Gizeh Shriners Child Care Services Society. This organization help children and families with financial assistance should their child become sick and need care. They will help with transportation and other costs associated with a sick child. http://help-one-child.com • “Friday, October 9th - Noon to 3:00pm. Dawson Creek Better at Home invites you to our 5th Anniversary Open House. Refreshments, Live Music, Draws. Come and help us celebrate five years of helping local seniors to remain independent in their own homes. For more information call 250-782-2341.” • October 18: South Peace United Church Harvest Dinner with roast beef at 6:00 pm at South Peace United Church Hall in Dawson Creek. Tickets at Simple Pleasures: $15 per person ($8 for child under 12). Only 100 tickets available. • The Rotary Club of Dawson Creek Sunrise and the Rotary Club of Dawson Creek are excited to host our Rotary friends from all over the world at the Rotary District 5370 Conference in beautiful Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Join us for a weekend of fun, fellowship and inspiration. We have organized an incredible group of speakers that are sure to inspire all attendees. We are very excited to be able to bring Col. Chris Hadfield, Astronaut and first Canadian Commander of the International Space Station (2013) to the Conference. Also, Sally Armstrong, human rights activist, journalist and author and Alvin Law, Canadian motivational speaker, awardwinning musician and bestselling author will be joining us. For more about them please see the Keynote Speakers page on our website. Another of the program components will be a meal packaging event. The Stop Hunger Now program http://www. stophungernow.org will be presenting to the attendees and will set up an assembly line to give us the opportunity to package meals that will be distributed around the world. On Sunday we are planning an all-day meal packaging event in co-operation with other Community organizations from the Peace River area. For A full Schedule of Events and prices please visit our website. Contact Us Via Email:whatifDC2015@gmail.com
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• That Dam Run - Sept. 27, 2015. 10 Mile Trail Race & 5 Km Route. Sponsored by: Hope for Health. Facebook Page: That Dam Run
Ongoing Dawson Creek
• 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.
Chetwynd
• Alcoholics Anonymous meets Tues & Fri at Tansi Friendship Centre, 5301 S ACCESS. Tues. are closed meetings (AA members), Fri. mtgs open. Both days from 8-9 p.m. • Soup & Bannock, Weekly on Friday. Where: Tansi Friendship Centre & Kici-Awasimsak Family Centre Everyone Welcome! For more information call 250-7882996 • Do you own a GPS? If so, there are a few “geocaches” located in the Chetwynd area. Check outhttp://www.geocaching.com/ to get coordinates and further information. Enter in our postal code in the upper right corner – V0C 1J0 & don’t forget to bring something to exchange! • Chetwynd Farmers Market Spirit Park, Behind Northern Industrial Sales Fridays 3-6pm Sundays 12-3pm Make it, Bake it, Grow it Call 250-788-3477 for more information. • Chetwynd Meditation Group:Monday Meditations. Mon, August 31, 6:30pm – 8:00pm Chetwynd Library (map) Come and learn to meditate and find out the benefits of meditations. For more information contact Wendy Fontaine at 250-788-9911 or email wfontaine@gmail.com
Fort St. John
• Open Mic Night at On the Rocks. Open Mic is now every Wednesday night at On The Rocks Pub! The show starts at 8pm - Everyone is welcome! - bring a guitar, sign up on the chalkboard, and have a great time of music, friends and fun. Every kind of music, and everyone is invited to perform. Wednesday is also our wings night, so come on out and support local music!
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Halloween Coloring Contest
Halloween Coloring Contest Name:__________________________ Phone:__________________________ Address:_________________________________________________________ Age:_______ Mail or deliver this entry form to: The Northern Toybox Halloween Coloring Contest 10301 Unit C 10th St., Dawson Creek
Color it boo-tiful,
and you could win a bewitching prize:
Age 0-6 Prize Age 7-12 Prize
Coloring Contest Rules 1. Employees, contest sponsors and their immediate family are not eligible to win. 2. Competition is divided into two age groups with one winner in each age group. Age groups are 0-6 & 7-12. 3. Color the picture using crayons, markers or poster paint. 4. All entries must be received at our office by October 30 at 5 p.m. 5. Winners will be chosen on artistic merit. Decision of judges is final. 6. Winners will be announced in this newspaper on November 5, 2015. All entries become property of this newspaper and can be printed accordingly. 7. Entries may be mailed or dropped off to the following address: The Northern Toybox Halloween Coloring Contest 10301 Unit C 10th St., Dawson Creek
10301 Unit C 10th St. Dawson Creek 250-782-1411 toybox@pris.bc.ca
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CLASSIFIEDS Classified word ad
Best Buy $ 00 12 20 words 3 weeks
Your 20 word or less private party for sale classified ad will be delivered to over 20,000 homes and businesses in 3 consecutive issues of the Northeast News.
Call Toll Free 1-877-787-7030 For Hire: Currently hiring Caregiver to look after my 2 children: 4 year old girl and 2 year old boy. Position is permanent, full time at a rate of $11.50/hour for 40 hours/week. Completion of Secondary School : some college/CEGEP/vocational or related field. 1 to 2 years experience supervision or care for children. Accommodation could be available on a live-in basis at no cost, but is not a condition of employment. Main duties include: Supervise and care; assist/guide children on personal hygiene; meal preparation; organize and participate in children activities and may perform light housekeeping. Qualified applicant may apply via email joan24garcia@yahoo.com 09.17-12.03
2 Children, flexible hours, for three times in a week, duties include helping with homework, meals, errands, and picking up from school. $315/for one week. Contact: bb89471@gmail.com 10.01-10.17 Glazier or Auto Glass Technician Required, Fort St. John location. Fair wages. Call 250-785-3433 for more information. 10.01-11.05 F/T Food Service Supervisor - Miiko Sushi. Several yrs exp. Secondary School Diploma . $12-14/hr miikosushi@hotmail.com. 10.01-11.05
FOR RENT
Li-Car Management Group is now taking applications for 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units,
Contact our ofce for more information! Phone: 250-785-2662 Email: reception@licar.ca
RENTALS
HELP WANTED
Join Us: New Board Member Wanted We’re looking for a new public representative to join our Peace Region Board. As a member of our Board you will review and approve proposed fish and wildlife projects in the Williston and Dinosaur Reservoir areas, and join other Board members in guiding the work of the FWCP in our Peace Region. We’re looking for a public representative who can bring a regional perspective, represent a broad range of public interests, and make a three-year commitment. Contact our Peace Region Manager, Dan Bouillon, at 250-783-7509 or dan.bouillon@bchydro.com for more information. Download an application and learn more at fwcp.ca/join-our-peace-region-board/. Submit your application by October 26, 2015. The Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) is a partnership between BC Hydro, the Province of B.C., First Nations, and Public Stakeholders to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife impacted by existing BC Hydro dams.
HELP WANTED
1 & 2 Bed Apts – 2 & 3 Bed TH
Furnished & Unfurnished, Short & Long term rentals! Call Carlyn today for Details
We are looking for great candidates to join Lake View for the following position:
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Manager, Risk & Administration (Dawson Creek) Please visit http://lakeviewcreditunion.com/ for more information.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
FLOORING
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Sterling Management Services Ltd. has for rent:
Bach. 1 and 2 bedroom apartments. Townhouses, Duplexes & Houses. Fort St. John Dawson Creek Commercial Space For Lease/Rent
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“The The Crack Stops S Here” Commercial & Residential Carpet & Lino Laminate & Hardwood Ceramics & Window Coverings Hours: Mon–Thurs 9am to 5pm Friday 9am to 12pm Sunday 12pm to 3pm
• PROPERTY MANAGEMENT • COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL •
AUTO GLASS
ALL ICBC PAPERWORK DONE ON SITE
250-782-7640
TF: 1-866-736-2860
721A - 100A AVENUE, DAWSON CREEK, BC
COURTESY CAR AVAILABLE
250-787-0032
Finning Frontage Road, Mile 47, Alaska Hwy
For More Information Call 250-787-7030 in Fort St. John or 250-782-7060 in Dawson Creek
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Site C job fairs announced STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - BC Hydro has announced the dates for upcoming Site C dam job fairs and business-to-business networking events. Representatives from BC Hydro, WorkBC, Employment Connections, and Northern Lights College will be present. The new dates are as follows: • Tumbler Ridge: Oct. 5. Trend Mountain Hotel & Conference Centre, Conference Centre. 375 Southgate St. Job fair: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., networking session: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. • Chetwynd: Oct. 6. Chetwynd & District Recreation Centre. Cottonwood Hall. 4552 North Access Rd. Networking session 1: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Networking session 2: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. • Fort St. John: Oct. 7. Pomeroy Hotel. Ralph Pomeroy Room. 11308 Alaska Rd. Networking session 1: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Networking session 2: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. • Fort St. John: Oct. 7. Pomeroy Hotel. Ralph Pomeroy Room. 11308 Alaska Rd. Job fair: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration for the business networking events is required, by emailing bcchamber.org/events.
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Dawson Creek Homelessness Action Committee holding bottle drive to raise money for food, shelter
iPhone Repairs Micro Consulting
STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca
Sales and Service
DAWSON CREEK - The Homelessness Action Committee (HAC), which was started this summer by local concerned emergency service providers, is holding its first fundraising event on October 5. Helmed by member Tara Tom, HAC is holding a bottle drive with the aim to raise $1,000 to put towards a food hamper program and an emergency shelter. “That’s a pretty busy bottle drive, if you have a thousand dollars of empties it takes a while to sort, but it would be a good start,” said Tom. The drive will commence at 4 p.m. at the Dawson Creek Recycling & Bottle Depot, with drivers collecting recyclables door-to-door for an hour, then will meet for sorting at the depot at 5 p.m. HAC is asking for volunteer drivers, runners and sorters, and also for donations. Tom can be contacted at 250-7196028, or emailed at taratom@remax.net. Those who have bottles to donate can also contact Tom to have their donations picked up.
Micro Consulting Sales and Service
9516 100 Street, Fort St. John
250-787-2121
Micro Consulting Teamsters Local Union No. 213 is Sales and Service
now looking for
Rock TRuck opeRaToRs Please forward resume and current drivers abstract to: Attn: Dispatcher Teamsters Local Union No. 213 490 East Broadway Vancouver, B.C. V5T 1X3 Fax: 604-872-8604 Email: dispatch@teamsters213.org
SPIRITUAL FESTIVAL
Are you looking for help to release blocked Energy, Past trauma or maybe you want to tap into Past Lives? Or are you looking for help dealing with current issues or activating Your Highest Potential? Whichever it may be we are sure to have someone that you will connect with to help Guide you… Intuitive Readings, Crystal Readings, Toe Readings, Angel Readings, Life Guides, Energy Healings, Reiki and lots of different vendors to come and see… Lots of items for sale - One of a kind Pendulums, Smudge items, Crystals, Singing Bowls, Jewellery, Incense and so much more …
October 17th - 11-7pm October 18th - 10-5pm Quality Inn Northern Grand Fort St. John, BC There are workshops and meditation s held throughout the weekend. Please check out our Facebook page “Spiritual Festival” for times and lists… For more info please contact: Jenn @ 778-256-4700 or Leah @ 250-263-9255 or message us on Facebook
TAKE PART IN THE ARTS Brent Butt Comedian Oct 1 NPCC 7:30pm Hudson Hope Harvest Dinner and Dance Oct 3 With the Hudson’s Hope Museum
Photo Credit Submitted On Sept. 24 melons grown in the Peace River Valley were displayed by the Wilderness Committee outside the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) conference in Vancouver.
Targeted shooting at residence in DC STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - At approximately 5:57 a.m. on September 25 Dawson Creek RCMP responded to a report of several individuals attempting to force themselves into a residence in the 1,000 block of 118th Ave. Multiple RCMP officers immediately responded to the call and as they made their way to the scene they received further reports of gunfire at the residence. When RCMP arrived on scene, they
found that several shots had been fired at the residence, and that people were inside although nobody was injured. As the individuals who are associated with the residence are suspected by RCMP to be involved in the drug trade, they believe that this was a targeted incident. As of Monday September 28 no more information had been released about the occurence. RCMP asks anyone who may have witnessed this incident or any of the vehicles or people leaving the area, to call Dawson Creek RCMP at 250-784-3700.
West African Summit Oct 4 NPCC 7:30pm Monday Night at the Movies Learning to Drive Oct 5 With the FSJ Film Society Aurora Cinema 7pm Volunteer Recruiting Event for Performing Arts BC Prov Festival Oct 5 With the NP Performing Arts Festival 7pm NPCC Regional Museums Gathering Oct 16 At Fort St John North Peace Museum 10am – 3pm Annual Art Auction (32nd) Oct 17 With the Peace Gallery North at the Pomeroy Hotel Ticket $75 at NPCC
Monday Night at the Movies What We Did On Our Holiday Oct 19 With the FSJ Film Society Aurora Cinema 7pm Fort St. John Arts Council Meeting Oct 21 12 noon Artspost Fundraising Dinner Event at Boston Pizza Oct 26 with NP Community Choir raising funds for performance in New York Art Exhibit “You Say Tomato…” Oct 30-Nov 17 by Penny Boden and Judy Templeton at Peace Gallery North NPCC MacBeth directed by Dawn Ljuden Oct 30-Nov 7 With Stage North at NPCC
FOR MORE ON ARTS HAPPENINGS
www.fsjarts.org
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re-elect
bob zimmer Prince George-Peace river-Northern rockies
A Strong economy Safety and Security Proven leadership
votebobzimmer.ca facebook.com/bobzimmerpc
Dawson Creek Campaign office: 1028 – 102 Avenue 250-782-0731
Fort St. John Campaign office: 10411 – 100 Street 250-787-2160
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