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FORT ST. JOHN – The City is looking to change its permissive tax exemption policy for non-profit organizations and churches, which could mean reduced taxes for everyone else. Granting a permissive tax exemption is meant to help these organizations that benefit the community, but it also means that the number of taxable properties is decreased, thereby redistributing the cost to
remaining taxpayers. Fort St. John’s 2014 exemptions totaled $777,000 for 31 property owners, which means the remaining tax base, residents and businesses, foot that bill. “The City has always provided permissive tax exemptions to non-profit organizations and churches to assist in their operations for the past seven or eight years, and now B.C. municipalities have been looking at permissive tax exemptions because, as time progresses, the number of exemptions monetarily is increasing,” said Janet Prest-
ley, director of legislative and administrative services for the City, in her presentation to council at a Committee of the Whole meeting on Mon., Oct. 6. A survey that City staff conducted in 2010 shows that Fort St. John has the highest allocation of permissive tax exemptions of the seven cities that replied to the survey. The City has been granting 100 per cent exemptions, but that could be changing. Council has requested that staff do a
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The ins and outs of Peace Valley OSB’s interest in MDI resin the Peace Valley OSB facility in Fort St. John using MDI resin in their wood products, the time to speak is now. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation’s amendment application to use methylene diphenyl diisocyanate resin as a binding FORT ST. JOHN – If the public has any concerns with agent in their oriented strand board has been accepted and is available for public review and comment in a consultation period that began on Sept. 29 and runs until Nov. 3. To educate the community as to what MDI resin is, and how it would be used, controlled and monitored, the Environmental Assessment Office hosted an open house on Tues., Oct. 2, at the Pomeroy Hotel in Fort St. John. Representatives from the Environmental Assessment Office, the Environmental Protection Division, Ministry of Environment, and Louisiana-Pacific were on hand to address concerns and answer questions. Being locally owned and operated “We’re happy to be to this we pride our selves in doing 1st quality work with point and we’re happy to be 100% customer satisfaction GUARANTEED. moving forward with the Stop for a coffee anytime at our new location in the airport industrial subdivision. process,” said Wayne Perry, plant manager at Peace Valley OSB. We carry pre “We are still obviously trying to make sure we have wired power lots of opportunity to offer sheds for to the community, and that’s EDGE ELECTRIC & CONTROLS • 250.784.0555 your rural the reason we’re having the 34 Vic Turner Airport Industrial Rd., Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H9 power needs! open house, is so the comFx (250) 784-0556 • office@edgecontrols.ca munity can come . . . people can voice concerns, questions, anything,” he said. Peace Valley OSB needs to address those questions and concerns before getting approval. “We have to make sure that we have done everything
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MDI resin Continued from Page 2. order for the privilege to discharge,” said Peter Lawrie, senior environmental protection officer with the Environmental Protection Division. In addition to wood processing, MDI is used in cars extensively, for example, in seat cushions, headrests and dashboards. It’s used in insulation products for houses and appliances as well. Shoes are another huge outlet.
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said. When MDI resin reacts with moisture in the air, it changes state and becomes chemically inactive. “When we do the computer models, it shows a certain predicted level of emissions, or what would be left in the ambient air, but it assumes that there’s no reaction happening, it assumes that the full concentration that’s coming off that panel is what stays in the air and travels out, so that’s a worst case scenario, and even that worst case scenario, we’re well below any standard in North America, and realistically what we would measure would be almost, it’s almost hard to measure enough to get a lab result from it, so it’s quite safe community wise,” said Sahaydak. It’s been a long process for Peace Valley OSB. They started informing the community about MDI resin and its application in 2012. When the public consultation period concludes, the Environmental Assessment Office will take all of the
“It’s used safely all over the world, we transport it by truck, rail car and by sea, by barge,” said Mark Hutnik, senior account manager with Huntsman Corporation, the business that would supply the plant with MDI resin. “LP’s been one of our major partners for 30 years, so we have an extensive background working safely with LP at all their mills,” he said. The risk in being exposed to MDI resin is that it’s a sensitizing agent, which means that if someone were the original to be exposed to it, he or she cannot go near it ever again Overhead Door Co of as it would cause asthma-like Fort St. John symptoms. But the risk of this happening is quite low, according to Lindsay Sahay8215 93 Street dak, environmental manager for Peace Valley OSB. Fort St. John, BC “Safety wise, from a com250-787-0216 munity health perspective, or an emissions perspective, it’s extremely, extremely low 2 locations: Dawson risk actually, because as that Creek & Fort St. John panel is going into the press We Can Help You! and it’s getting pressed, Call to book a FREE consultation that’s the exhaust that you 250-782-6004 Losing Your Grip? see coming out of the smallwww.milezerodentureclinic.ca TAKE THE TEST er stack, so if there’s any re816 - 103rd Avenue Are your dentures: sidual MDI coming off the Call our Dawson Creek Office ❑ Loose? board, it’s still reacting with to Book Your Appointment ❑ Painful? water vapor in the air stream, DENTURISTS: ❑ Keeping you from Smiling? because it reacts so well with Jodie Atkinson ❑ Over 5 years old? water, and becomes an inert & Neharika Sharma ❑ In your pocket? polyurethane particle,” she
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The changing face of suicide reporting Last week I wrote an article about an individual who committed suicide in a correctional facility. His name was Bradley Kowalczik, and he was formerly a Taylor resident. Last year Fort St. John RCMP recommended 13 charges of fraud against Kowalczik for having allegedly scammed a number of local residents through online transactions, and I know a number of people were eager to hear updates on his court appearances. As a reporter, I followed his story, and I felt a duty to inform the public of his death. But I had some qualms about it. Although traditionally taboo, I chose to share information that his death was by suicide for a couple of reasons. One news source mistakenly reported that Kowalczyk died in RCMP custody. Such errors in reporting are inevitable from time to time, but the mistake carries with it the assumption that RCMP was, at least in part, to blame. Unfortunately, a number of highly publicized cases of police using unnecessary force have cast shadows of doubt on the integrity of police forces, including the RCMP. One need only cast his mind back to 2007, when Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski, apparently agitated and in mental distress, was Tasered five times and killed at the hands of RCMP at the Vancouver International Airport. An eyewitness filmed the incident, and a final inquiry report in 2010 concluded the RCMP were not justified in using a Taser against Dziekanski, and that the officers had deliberately misrepresented their actions to investigators. A quick Google search of police brutality videos in Canada turns up scores of results. The modern age of smart phones and video devices have made it easy for ordinary citizens to document instances of injustice, and share those pictures and videos with the world on the Internet. I felt the need to set the record straight in my article that Kowalczyk did not die in the care of the RCMP. He was in a correctional
facility in Alberta, and his death was of his own volition, a tragic ending to the life of a young man who made some bad decisions and, one can only assume, felt the sting of his actions keenly. In the past, journalists simply did not report on suicides out of fear that it would prompt copycat suicides. However, covering it briefly, and carefully, can change misperceptions and correct myths, which can encourage those who are vulnerable to seek help. I believe I covered Kowalczyk’s death briefly and carefully. In reporting on his suicide, I strived to give a correct picture and eliminate the possibility of false accusations. Trends are changing with respect to suicide reporting. Consider Amanda Todd, the 15-year-old girl whose suicide made headlines around the world. Some might argue that some of this coverage was unethical. Was it necessary to show photos of grieving family members? To cover the story so extensively? To go into detail about how she did it? On the other hand, the coverage cast a global eye on the problems of online bullying. It could be argued that the eventual outcome of the news coverage was positive. After all, since her death, new legislation was introduced in Parliament to legally address a new form of cyberbullying that is not currently covered by criminal law. Bill C-13, The Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act, is meant to protect individuals who have intimate or sexual images shared of him or herself without consenting to it. On Weds., Oct. 1, the bill took another step towards becoming law. The bill, however, includes police access to online data and phone records, and has its critics for being too broad and vague. But that’s a whole other issue, and a story for another time. Bronwyn Scott Reporter
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Violence against women is a serious issue in our society, and Aboriginal women are especially vulnerable to abuse and victimization. To be clear, we care deeply about missing and murdered aboriginal women and their families. We want action on the issue, as opposed to repeating studies. The reason that we do not support yet another inquiry is because there has been talk on this issue for years, but the Conservative Government seems to be the only party in Parliament who is interested in taking action instead of continuing to talk. Aboriginal women and girls are members of our community who are disappearing and becoming victims of violence and we have to act. All of us care deeply about ensuring the safety of everyone, especially vulnerable groups. We simply disagree on the way to achieve that. This issue is especially serious in northern BC. As we in the north have seen with the trial of Cody Legebokoff, there are people who treat the lives of vulnerable women and girls as disposable. We see the need for urgent and concrete action and our Government is taking steps to confront the problem. Our government believes we have identified many of the underlying causes. The Committee on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women heard about programs that were working. Our Government listened when presenters talked about prevention programs that work. We heard from families who have had to live through their worst fears. The recommendations from that committee have been developed into an Action Plan. Our plan will invest $25 million over five years to reduce violence against Aboriginal women and girls through prevention, protection, and victim support services. The funding will particularly focus on regions identified by the RCMP as the highest risk. We will build community-level solutions to prevent Aboriginal women and girls from getting involved in lifestyles that put them at a higher risk of violence. Our
plan will work to break generational cycles of violence and abuse by raising awareness and building healthy relationships. We are also investing in education and empowerment programs to change how we as a society understand and handle violence against women. This Action Plan is part of a $200 million effort by our Conservative Government to confront the issue of violence against women. We have increased federal support for shelters, family violence prevention, and efforts to increase opportunities for Aboriginal women and girls. Our Conservative Government has introduced tougher sentencing for those that commit violent crime. We introduced a new Victim’s Bill of Rights to make it less difficult for victims to pursue justice and not be re-victimized by the court system when their attacker is on trial. People convicted of violent crime are no longer eligible for conditional sentences and house arrest because of our Government’s efforts. We have also worked to enhance protection for children from sexual exploitation, including mandatory minimum sentences for offenders. We have also introduced new legislation to modernize our laws and protect children from abuse online. I do not want any family to experience the pain having a loved one become the victim of violence. Our Government is making a clear and concerted effort to address the issue head-on and protect Aboriginal women and girls across Canada. Bob Zimmer MP, Prince George-Peace River Chair, BC/Yukon Caucus
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Repair request denied The D.C. and District Stable and Arena Association have asked for the City’s help in repairing a furnace in the wash rack at the Dawson Creek Fairgrounds, that also provides heat for washrooms.The Association obtained a quote for a new furnace and new ducts. The repair’s estimate came in at around $20,000. If the repairs are not completed, the Association said that their only other option is to drain the pipes during the winter months and lock the wash rack and washrooms. The Association manages the Lakota Agriplex and the Dawson Creek Fairgrounds from September to June each year. They report that they are constantly repairing the buildings at the fairgrounds. Council denied their request, opting instead to engage in long-term planning with the Association for the development of the facilities, so that they may avoid emergency repairs in the future. Summer Cruisers hit all-time high The Mile Zero Cruisers attended city council Oct. 6 to thank the City for their support of their annual Show and Shine, but council in turn thanked the Cruisers with a round of applause for the hard work they put into hosting the event.
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not to like her,” he said. Because a piano can really carry a song on its own, the pair are careful not to overwhelm the audience with their playing. Instead, they aim to compliment each other, even when improvising. “You are really learning to back off and jump in when necessary. If you both just went for it, it’s just way too much sound, nobody would like it. You really have to learn to be quite sensitive with each other, and at the same time it has the ability to really get a cool momentum together. That’s what we try to do when we play, hence the Toronado name,” he said. The Two Piano Tornado’s 22-show tour is a part of the Home Routes Cherry Bomb Tour and will be playing at the Dawson Creek Art Gallery on Oct. 18.
DAWSON CREEK - Before bringing their music to German, Austrian, Swiss, Belgian and French audiences for a tour early next year, Two Piano Tornado are embarking on a tour across the province, with stops in Dawson Creek, Fort St. John and Hudson’s Hope. The duo, Annie Avery and Grant Simpson, both from Whitehorse, Yukon, have been performing separately for over 30 years and have been featured on numerous collaborative and solo albums. While their friendship spans over three decades, the pair only considered playing shows together in 2008. Their tour will be promoting their first album together, which was released to the Yukon earlier this year. “I’m really looking forward to the whole tour, it’s really going to be fun, I think,” Simpson said. Their high-energy shows feature a variety of styles; Simpson lists blues standards, ragtime, latin, folk and classic jazz to name a few. Their extensive experience is evident in their concerts, often improvising using a number of styles in their repertoires. “We really try to take people through a whole variety of different emotions and moods. I really like it when the audience doesn’t know what’s coming next, but they this is are waiting for it, that’s my Buddy, goal...I don’t go into it trying to teach anybody anything; he is it’s really about entertainour very ment for a couple of hours, chatty and go in and have some fun and let everything out,” he Macaw. said. Simpson said Avery and Email your pet’s photo to editor@northeastnews.ca for a chance to himself have just as much win a special prize from the North Peace Veterinary Clinic fun as the audience does. 1 pet will be chosen each week “It seems to be a contaand will be featured in the gious energy. Annie is a very Northeast News. Each pet chosen will be entered into a draw for a charismatic person and permonthly prize supplied by the former, and it’s really contagious. She’s like a big exotic North Peace Veterinary Clinic bird, and she’s really fun to 12864 Rose Prairie Road • 250-785-4578 be around. It’s impossible
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Contact Us Waste Reduction Office In Fort St. John: 250-785-6328 Toll-free: 1-888-689-6328 Fax: 250-785-6378 Email: info@neat.ca Main Office: 10027-100 Street Fort St. John, BC V1J 3Y5 www.prrrdy.com Eco-Advisors Dawson Creek & area 250-219-6328 Email: shana@neat.ca Fort St. John/North Peace 250-785-6328 Email: info@neat.ca Chetwynd/West Peace 250-401-1116 Email: jen@neat.ca Peace River Regional District In Dawson Creek: 250-784-3200 In Fort St. John: 250-785-8084 Toll Free: 1-800-670-7773 www.prrd.bc.ca Facebook: Neat - Northern Action Environmental Action Team Twitter: NEATfsj Pinterest: NEAT Crew
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Share Sheds Return The Peace River Regional District has decided to operate a Share Shed Pilot Project in Rose Prairie, Tomslake, Cecil Lake, and Prespatou, British Columbia. This project started July 1, 2014 and will operate for a year. The purpose of this is to provide an opportunity for the community to share items in working and good condition amongst each other as an avenue to divert waste.
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Share Sheds provide residents with options other than throwing unneeded items away. People in larger communities have garage sales and thrift stores as options for their gently used items they no longer need. In the rural communities, it may not be practical to bring these items into town. Share sheds are a win/win. If someone is cleaning out items they don’t need,
options are free to utilize. The sheds are located at the transfer stations in these communities which are open on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of each week. Items will be accepted into the share sheds during open hours.
Items being accepted include: • Tools (hand held power tools) • Garden Equipment • Sporting Goods (bicycles, skis, snowboards, snowshoes, etc.) • Camping Equipment • Small/Medium sized furniture (side tables, lamps, etc.) These can be indoor or outdoor • Books Items NOT accepted are: • Electronics • Clothes • Beds of any kind • Bulky and Oversized furniture (sectionals, etc.) • Car Seats, cribs, Baby/ Children Furniture with safety standards • Motorized Vehicles • Hazardous Waste Upon completion of the pilot, this program may be expanded to the other transfer stations in the Peace Region.
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Winter News Near You Composting As the temperature drops, we don’t really think about composting. You may think that things have stopped breaking down, but you would be surprised. Yes, your compost bin will eventually freeze, but it holds heat longer than you think. We have some suggestions to help you compost through the winter: • Stop stirring. If you are cleaning the yard and adding to your compost, don’t mix it in. Each time the composter is stirred, the heat that built up in the middle escapes and that heat has to build back up. Since the temperatures are cooler, that process takes longer. • When raking the yard, save those dry leaves. Whether you are taking your kitchen scraps out to the composter or keeping them in a bucket outside your back door, having something dry and brown to add to the top helps the mix later. • If you compost is not close to the house, place a container large enough for the winter near your back door. If you have to dig your way out to your composter, odds are you won’t keep it up all winter. • Keep discarding your kitchen scraps on to your frozen compost. Unlike the warmer months, in the winter you do not have the chore of turning and mixing. You can enjoy the simple “jump & run” method. Keep in mind that come late spring once everything has thawed out, if all you have been adding to the pile is kitchen scraps, this could get smelly as the weather heats up so to combat this just add shredded paper, sawdust, leaves or newspaper – any brown materials really that will even out the nitrogen to carbon ratio and help dry up the pile. To make room for a winter’s worth of kitchen scraps in your compost bin, use your already finished compost in your garden beds this autumn. Composting in the winter is a simple thing if you can just bear the cold getting your scraps to the bin – but it’s a great excuse to get a breath of fresh air in a season where it can be hard to get outside!
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Pro-D Day Problem Solved for School District 60 Pro-D Days happen every year and come around once a month. Parents tend to forget about them until the week of, which leads to the “what am I going to do with my kids” song and dance. The Northern Environmental Action Team (NEAT) has come up with a solution in Fort St. John. They will be hosting an all-day program for kids from kindergarten to grade 6 on each Pro-D Day for the 2014-15 school year. Each Pro-D Day will have a unique theme. With each theme, NEAT has hidden an educational element. They will learn how to make smart environmental choices, create items by reusing what they already have, and how to use what they learn at home. These themes include: Friday, October 24 – Scaredy Cats (A day of Halloween themed recycled fun… costume inventing, decoration making and more!) Friday, November 28 – Wrap It Up (Christmas is coming and NEAT is ready! Homemade wrapping paper, ornaments and all sorts of holiday merriment.) Friday, February 6 – A Slippery Mess (Water, water everywhere and never a drop
to drink! We’ll be learning about how important clean water is, cleaning up an oil spill and learning some all-important conservation tips!) Monday, March 2 – We’ll be Jammin’ (It’s all music to our ears. Kids will make recycled instruments, form a band or two and write a little ditty about recycling.) Friday, May 8 – Buzzin’ Around (Just in time for spring, we’ll be learning about bees, making them some comfy homes, planting some bee-friendly flowers. It will be the bees knees!)
NEAT Pro-D Days run from 8:30 – 5:30 and are $40.00/day. You can register your child by phoning NEAT at 250-785-6328. After that, all you have to worry about is a littlerless lunch and 2 litterless snacks. The rest of the day is covered.
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle LETS ALL DO OUR PART TO KEEP OUR PLANET CLEAN
Festival Footprints: A Trashy Tale
Summer is a time when we enjoy kicking back a bit and pulling out the fishing rod and the camper. Many of us include a festival or two in our travels, and over two or three days, the garbage adds up fast as does hauling costs. How do we ensure that we are not leaving a trail of trash behind us? These are simple tips we learned this summer to help reduce the amount of waste created (and simplify packing too!). These handy rules can be applied to many areas of our active lives.
Pack In, Pack Out This handy rule is an oldie but a goodie! Campers have been using it for eons and there really is no reason it shouldn’t apply here either. After all, how would you feel if 500 of your closest friends came over for the weekend and left all their garbage strewn all over your house? Many festival organizers are volunteers and do not relish the extra responsibility of cleaning up after you (read that in your best mom voice!). Pack in whatever you’re going to use and pack out leftovers and any garbage you have created. This is not only a great way to show your appreciation for the effort that went into organizing a great festival, but also sets a super example for everyone around you. After all, aren’t you tired of waiting for everyone else to raise the bar?
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One item that gets thrown out All. The. Time. is silverware. Hundreds, indeed thousands, of forks, spoons and knives are used to feed people the world over and then, like a bad date, get discarded after one use. There are approximately 7 million tons of single use plastic-ware disposed of annually in the US. Yep, you read that right, SEVEN MILLION TONS! So throw a couple forks in your backpack and let’s get that number under control ASAP!
Wasteless Snacks
Snacks are one of those areas where the packaging levels can reach def-com 4 with little effort at all. Pre-packaged granola bars and crackers are super easy to pack and even easier to eat. Putting a little thought into portioning out pretzels, bulk crackers and dried
fruit will ensure you have the least amount of garbage as possible as well as eating just what you need.
Biodegradable Soaps
If you’re anything like me, you do not like to push the limits between showers. A simple way to clean up without the mess is using a biodegradable soap. Liquid or the bar variety both work well and some, like castile soap can be used for both you and the fork you packed in. (Before you scrunch your nose up, I promised you easy and one soap wonders are the definition of easy!) By keeping these tips in mind as you pack up the car for the next festival adventure, you’ll ensure that you’re respecting those that helped organize and help keep costs down for everyone. Rock on!
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Policy revisions could result in tax savings Continued from Front. cost benefit analysis, since legislation indicates that each application can be considered individually, which gives council the ability to look at each application on its own merit. Rather than giving a blanket percentage of permissive tax exemption to, say, all churches, it could be the case that one church provides programs to help the disadvantaged each day of the week, while another offers some type of community support on just one day each week, thus providing less of a community benefit. Council has debated the permissive tax exemption policy for a number of years. As part of the City’s update to the policy, they’ve added a clause that says there is no obligation for council to grant a permissive tax exemption, which is in accordance with the Community Charter. “Council wants to acknowledge the fact that all of these non-profit organizations that currently receive a permissive tax exemption are obviously providing a service within the community, but at the same token, permissive tax exemptions are a lot of money,” said Prestley, in an interview with the Northeast News. “So council’s looking at, and all municipalities in B.C., are looking at it, going, OK, where’s that balance between acknowledging the benefit to the community, as well as going, OK, well, a non profit is like a user group as well, so
if you pay membership fees for XYZ group, should part of that user fee include a portion that would be offset for a certain percentage of taxes?” Prestley said. “It’s an extremely difficult question, and it’s an extremely complex question . . . how do you provide fairness in equity in a policy?” Council made a number of recommendations to formally change the policy, but for the most part those changes won’t make much of a difference to organizations currently receiving permissive tax exemptions, since most of those changes have already been in effect, but not reflected in the policy. Once council approves those changes at the City’s regular council meeting on Tues., Oct. 14, the policy will officially be updated. However, more changes are likely on the horizon, pending the results of staff’s cost benefit analysis, and council’s deliberations.
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Effective Tues., Oct. 14, B.C. Transit buses will drive passengers onto the hospital site near the entrance to help seniors, wheelchair users, and visitors coming to see loved ones access the facilities. The former bus stop location was on 112 Avenue, and traversing the considerable distance across the parking lot to the hospital and residential care facilities has presented challenges, particularly for seniors and those with limited mobility. The City, Northern Health and B.C. Transit formed a partnership to remedy the problem. “We have a very young community, but our fastest growing demographic is seniors, and so when we plan in our community, we plan for wheels, and wheels, and when you’ve got six feet of snow, it’s very difficult to get those wheels across a considerable distance when it is below zero, a good portion of our year,” said Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman. Though seemingly simple enough, implementing the change was a long time in the making. “This was one of the first things after the hospital opened that was brought to our attention, as well as Save Our Northern Seniors, because those were the people that were being affected, and we worked diligently with both the city and Northern Health to make this a reality,” said Lori Slater, chairman of the Mayor’s Accessibility Advisory Committee. One time consuming factor is the fact that a study needed to be conducted to make sure it was going to be as safe as possible to bring the buses, of considerable size, in and
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Photo Credit Bronwyn Scott A partnership between Northern Health, the City of Fort St. John and B.C. Transit resulted in a new bus stop at the Fort St. John Hospital, effective Tues., Oct. 14. around the facilities. “There was a lot of letter writing, there was a lot of meetings that went on,” Slater said. “It’s taken time, but I think, from what was originally just an oversight, has become reality today . . . it’s been done the way it should be, and good things take time.” Bus schedules will not be affected by the change. ambient air, but it assumes that there’s no reaction happening, it assumes that the full concentration that’s coming off that panel is what stays in the air and travels out, so that’s a worst case scenario, and even that worst case scenario, we’re well below any standard in North America, and realistically what we would measure would be almost, it’s almost hard to measure enough to get a lab result from it, so it’s quite safe community wise,” said Sahaydak. It’s been a long process for Peace Valley OSB. They started informing the community about MDI resin and its application in 2012. When the public consultation period concludes, the Environmental Assessment Office will take all of the public comments and review the application again for the technical merits of it. Once it’s approved, the Ministry of Environment has to do a technical review for their discharge permits.
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How Do I Get More Information? Two public hearings will be held on Tuesday October 21, 2014 - 4:30 PM for the Official Community Plan and 5:00 PM for the Zoning Bylaw - in Council Chambers at the District Office, 10007 – 100 A Street. These public hearings will allow the public an opportunity to make presentations to Council or to present written submissions in regards to the proposed Official Community Plan or Zoning Bylaw. A copy of the proposed Official Community Plan, Zoning Bylaw and related documents may be inspected online at the District of Taylor’s website or at the District Office, 10007 – 100 A Street, Taylor, BC from October 1, 2014 to October 21, 2014 during office hours of 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.
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Celebrate 2014 ’s Small Business Week (Oct. 19-25)with one of the many events happening throughout the province As part of October’s Small Business Month, BDC Small Business Week is an annual celebration of entrepreneurship that the Business Development Bank of Canada has been organizing for 35 years. Small Business Week celebrates entrepreneurs with networking and educational seminars, and along with the BDC’s events is a bounty of small-business seminars taking place throughout B.C.
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changing all the time in terms of whether they are going to come forward or not, some will decide not to, some will require more electricity than others,” said Wood. DAWSON CREEK - Evidence that BC “There is a huge amount of development Hydro’s Dawson Creek Chetwynd Area that is taking place in the Dawson GroundTransmission Project is underway can be birch area right now, a lot of gas exploraseen along Highway 97. tion in the Montney Shale Gas areas, and a Construction started nearly a year ago lot of oil and gas customers have come to and most of the right-of-ways are cleared BC Hydro and said that they want to be able and the foundations for the installation of to power these facilities from clean electricthe 240 power lines are nearly complete. ity,” she added. Lesley Wood, stakeholder engagement for She said that forecasts indicate that BC Hydro, said that they are aiming to have the demand for electricity in the Dawson the project in service by 2015, but that the Groundbirch area is much higher than what exact date will depend on what the winter is it in the rest of the province. construction season is like and how much The DCAT Project will double the transtheir contractors can get accomplished. mission system capacity in the area, and the During a joint Dawson Creek and District PRES Project is meant to double it again. Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club The PRES Project aims to transport elecmeeting, Wood reported that the DCAT tricity from the G.M. Shrum generating line should be able to meet the area’s needs facility to the Sundance Substation, a new until 2017. BC Hydro has already begun substation being constructed as a part of the work on the Peace Region Electricity Sup- DCAT Project. ply (PRES) Project to ensure demands are PRES Project manager, Charles Young, met in the future. said that the project is still in the research “Based on what we know from the in- phase and that staff are considering seven dustrial players...based on the load forecast, different routes. He said that all seven DCAT should be sufficient until 2017, and options are being evaluated on technical that’s not a hard and fast date. Projects are considerations, environmental impact, archaeological impact, First Nations input, safety considerations, stakeholder input, and cost. “These projects do take a number of years to work through, the development and then construction...we are looking to narrow the options down to one in Spring 2015 and then develop that and define it more,” Young said. 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Events Centre steps up to donate to Step Up N Ride TAKE PART IN THE ARTS IN OCTOBER Drama Club for 6-12 yrs, Film Making for 9-15 yrs, Young Artists Cartoon Drawing begins Oct 15 with Artspace Classes at NPCC Tom Cole with Colt 45 Oct 16 At NPCC 7:30pm Documentary Film Night Rudy Shubert Films Oct 17 at Fort St. John North Peace Museum 31st Annual Art Auction Oct 18 with Peace Gallery North at Pomeroy Hotel Monday Night at the Movies Boyhood Oct 20 with the Film Society Aurora Cinema Ray Bonneville Onstage Series Performance Oct 22 at NPCC
Rainbow Dance Theatre Oct 24 at NPCC Toopy and Binoo Fun and Games Oct 25 at NPCC Rug Hooking Workshops Oct 25 with the NP Spinners and Weavers at NLC Oct 31, Nov 1,6,7,8 Sherlock Holmes: Case of the Jersey Lily Oct 31-Nov 8 with Stage North at NPCC 7:30pm Bollywood Dance for 8 yrs and older begins Oct 31 with Artspace Classes at NPCC
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JILL EARL news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - Over 30 vehicles pulled into the Encana Events Centre parking lot on Aug. 23, along with hundreds of spectators who came to explore the emergency responder and industrial vehicles on display. Encana Events Centre’s general manager, Ryan McIvor, said that their second annual Touch A Truck event accomplished their goal of providing a free, family event to the community and raising money for charity. Step Up N Ride was the benefiting charity both this year and last year. McIvor was pleased to present Brenda Kreutzer, president of the Step Up N Ride Society, with a cheque for $1,000. “That organization does great work within the community, and like every other non-profit within the community, is always looking to raise funds and opportunities to further their vision and business. They provide a great service to the community and so our Touch a Truck event is just sort of a logical choice for having them as the charity,” said McIvor. Funds were raised through donations that were accepted for face painting, admission into the bouncy castle, a barbeque, ticket sales for a raffle to win a night on the town, and rides in autocross vehicles provided by Fort St. John and Dawson Creek Autocross.
“If it wasn’t for events like this, it would be difficult for us to keep going. We really count on the community and the community is really great in helping to support us,” Kreutzer said. She said that the donation could go towards a number of items. Step Up N Ride often helps transport passengers with special needs. Kreutzer said that special car seats for those passengers can cost $1,000 each. “The money will definitely be well used,” she said. The non-profit bus service helps transport anybody in need; they drive children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities. The Touch a Truck event has been used in other Global Spectrum facilities, originating in the United States. According to McIvor, every facility does the event differently. This year they partnered with the United Way’s Fire Truck Pull. He said that the Centre reaches out to emergency responder vehicles and industrial partners that use special vehicles for their volunteered participation. “It’s also great public exposure for those businesses within the community, so it’s really a triple win: a win for the non-profit, a win for the community, and a win for the businesses to showcase what they do as well,” he said. “We look to keep adding to it and keep making it bigger and better, for next year as well,” said McIvor.
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Photo Credit Jill Earl Above: Dawson Creek Belly Dance hosted Feline Fusion at the Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts on Oct. 5, to benefit the South Peace SPCA.
Photo Credit Bronwyn Scott Andrea Morison, Peace Valley Environment Association co-ordiPhoto Credit Jill Earl nator, on the Peace River during the third annual Wooden Boat Approximately $770 was raised by One Yoga and Fitness’s Fitness Blitz, hosted on Sept. Race, a fundraising campaign in which the public sponsors the 20. The funds were donated to the Dawson Creek Society for Community Living, to handcrafted vessels and P.V.E.A. volunteers race them down the help pay for the group’s weekly exercise class. Instructors from the studio volunteered winner. Dollars raised go towards P.V.E.A. causes. their time to lead the full day of classes. Approximately 21 people participated and donated to the cause. Owner, Bev McCallum said she wanted to host the event because the group was losing some of their funding.
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#108841
2012 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE
5.3L, auto, ATC, sun/moon roof, remote start, heated mirrors, keyless $ , entry - 59,267 kms
25 995
white
#113407
2013 Ford F350 XLT
6.6L, Diesel, PL, PW, PM, PS, auto, sun/moon roof, leather seats, remote start, $ , keyless entry, bluetooth
6.2L, auto, PW, PL, PM, PS, cloth seats, satellite radio, bluetooth, keyless entry
grey
white
48 995
#116406
2013 Ford Super Duty F350 SRW XLT
FX4, 6.7L, auto, Diesel, ATC, PL, PW, PM, heated mirrors, turbo-charged , back-up camera - 59,799 kms $
45 995
NOW OPEN IN PRINCE GEORGE, BC 1745 Victoria Street 250•640•1561
$39,995
#115293
2013 F350 XLT
6.2L, auto, ATC, PL, PS, PW, PM, cloth seats, satellite radio, bluetooth, $ , keyless entry
39 995
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