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October 25, 2012 - Vol. 9 - No. 43

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FORT ST. JOHN – The resource industry in northeast B.C. has continued to grow over the last decade—and with it—industrial work camps. An industrial work camp is a “work place and living space,â€? which are sometimes located outside of town, near an operational oil and gas or mining site. Camps can accommodate anywhere from 50 to 1,000 people and the impacts it has on workers’ health has triggered concerns with the Northern Health Authority. “When considering the determinants of health in a population health approach, industrial camps are an important work setting that merit attention and health resources,â€? states a report, conducted by NHA, called Understanding the State of Industrial Camps in Northern BC: A Background Paper. It also adds that it is challenging to gain a full understanding of the impact camps have on workers’ health, surrounding communities and health services. Charles Jago, NHA’s board chair, said it’s difficult to gather the information because there isn’t much of it that exists. “I think the camps are established for mining and oil and gas, they’re in a different industry,â€? he said. “There are different regulations and requirements, they report to different agencies, there is no central source that we are aware of within government or elsewhere where you can chart the development of these camps.â€? Northern Health’s latest report is the first and only documented piece with combined information on industrial camp life. “We’ve had to go to multiple sources to put together the information that is contained in this first report. I think it’s a significant phenomenon, that over time ‌ government will be disciplined in terms of monitoring this kind of thing—but right now there is no central source and the researchers have done a tremendous job to pull together the information that has been presented.â€? However, it’s not complete. “We have a lot more questions than we have answers,â€? said Jago. “So the study you have right now is the first shot at [trying to get a sense of the scale and scope of industrial camp activity],â€? said Jago. “Mainly it’s identifying location and looking at the overall health issues related to camp life.â€? According to the report, camps located around Fort St. John have a “partyâ€?-like atmosphere, which then translate to drug and alcohol use. “Overall, these types of camps can have “negative consequences for individuals, families, and the communities where they live,â€? states the report.

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October 25, 2012

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Council cancels conservation measures es By Jill Earl

DAWSON CREEK- After 40 days of city residents being under Stage 4 water conservation measures, council lifted the restrictions—effective immediately—at a special meeting last Wedne—day. Recent rain and snowfall in the region helped flows in the Kiskatinaw River return to seasonal levels, flows av eraging at about 1.4-1.5 m3 per second compared to virtu ally immeasurable flows earlier

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GATEWAY perspectives Going the distance to prevent spills I want to share a few things with you about the crude oil pipeline industry. Despite what you have undoubtedly heard from various corners of the news media, pipelines are the safest, most economical, and most environmentally sensitive method of transporting petroleum on the planet. Here’s another thing I can tell you — there are no absolutes in life, and that also applies to the pipeline industry. With the Gateway pipeline, we have gone to incredible lengths — extensive geotechnical investigation, special pipe design, tunnels and deep burials — to avoid any possibility of a spill. At the end of the day, however, we can’t guarantee zero spills. No one can. That’s why we’ve also mapped out detailed contingency plans in the areas of preparation and response in the very unlikely event of a spill along the pipeline route. To start with, we announced in July that we will add nearly 100 remotely operated isolation valves along the Gateway twin pipelines, bringing the total to 264 — and we’re continuously updating their locations to ensure optimal placement. That means our control-centre operations staff, and remote pump station employees all along the line, can shut down and

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isolate sections of the pipeline at the ďŹ rst hint of a possible leak. Because all our remote pump stations are also staffed 24/7, response to a potential spill will begin immediately. With response equipment stored at those pump stations, our manager of engineering Ray Doering tells me that at least half a dozen local operations staff, joined by additional personnel and local trained response contractors, would be mobilized and attempt to establish containment of any potential leak as soon as possible, based on accessibility. We have designed Gateway to the highest standards of pipeline safety and integrity. Our goal is zero spills. And we’ll still be ready, just in case.

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development. Under Stage 4, residents were unable to water lawns, flower or vegetable gardens, planters, shrubs, trees and outdoor tracks; fill or re-fill ponds, pools, fountains, or hot tubs; wash sidewalks, driveways and other outdoor surface; and haul Jill Earl photo bulk water for non City Council removed Stage 4 water conservation measures last Wednesday. potable use. Washing boats, RV’s and cars for safety and visibility reasons was permitted. Stage 4 also restricted water use for the oil and gas industry. With residents conserving and oil and gas industry finding other sources of water, Henderson reports that usage averages around 1.31.4 million gallons a day. River flows dictate extraction, as flows are less then 2.1 m3 per second the city is limited to an extraction permit for 2 million gallons a day. With flows more then 2.1 m3 per second, the City would be able to extract 4 million gallons a day. “Our usage is very good right now. We’ve seen averages around that 1.3 million gallons a day, 1.4, so even with bringing the assuming industry back online, we feel that we’re still going to be below 2 million gallons a day. Even if we go over that a bit we have that augmentation from Bearhole Lake that would certainly provide that little bit extra,â€? Henderson said. During the 40 days of Stage 4 water conservation measures oil and gas companies were shut-off from the city’s only water source. According to Jim Chute, chief administrative officer, the water restrictions did not stop the oil and gas activity, companies found alternative water sources for their fracking purposes that ultimately impacted their business models. “Our Stage 4 restriction with the Oil and Gas Commission’s decision to limit construction permits hasn’t effected the drilling activity at all, they’ve found alternative sources of water, at the moment, I don’t believe that any of our local firms have lost any work‌I assume it’s affecting their business model but they are still working,â€? said Chute. City staff took advantage of the dry weather on Sept. 27 to release 3,800 m3 of water a day from Bearhole Lake in a trial process. The City had never released water from the reservoir before and needed to know how the riverbed would react to the release and how long it would take to reach the intake. It took seven days and the release contributed to the flow by .05 m3 per second. The release from Bearhole Lake is expected to continue for a couple of more weeks with a reduced release of 2,000 m3 per day. “What we’ve learned out of this is going forward we have a lot of capacity in Bearhole Lake we actually have now, talking to staff, we could have released water two months ago knowing that it was actually going to be enough,â€? said Mayor Mike Bernier. “We never knew how it was Hawkins Cheezies going to react, how much of 24 g x 28 g #136554. it would make it down to the weir, so now that we’ve got a bit of data there and we see that Was a good majority of that water 7.50 is coming down, we feel really each confident that we have more then ample enough water, not only for the community, but for business and industry to start Hershey’s Nibs or Twizzlers back up again,â€? he said. 625 g 50s or Even with all conservation Assorted Chocolates stages being lifted, Bernier be656 g 50s lieves that the City is unlikely to see a huge increase of use #176149/30147608 from residents as many of the conservation measures related to outdoor water use, which at each this time of year is not necessary for most. He hopes residents continue to make the effort to conserve. “We heard a lot of people talk, ‘I’ve learned that I really don’t need to water my lawn,’ or, ‘I could be more cognizant of the water I use.’ Sometimes through necessity becomes innovation,â€? Bernier said.

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Helping the hungry on Halloween By Kyla Corpuz FORT ST. JOHN – Dressing up and scouring neighbourhoods to satisfy the sweet tooth is a Halloween tradition known as ‘Trick-or-Treating.’ But this year, like previous years, students at North Peace Secondary School will be hunting for something a little different. Instead of getting Kit Kat bars and Smarties, they’ll be knocking on doors to get food for the Fort St. John Salvation Army food bank. “Instead of collecting candy they collect food for the food bank,� said NPSS teacher Craig Brownlee. “They work out how to carry pounds and pounds of food by getting parents to drive them.� The event is called Halloween for Hunger. “[It’s] promoting some good acts from youth. It’s not a program that started in Fort St. John, it happens in many other communities.� Different groups of student will cover various areas of Fort St. John, “so that the same house isn’t hit by eight different groups.� Students will be stacking up their own non-perishable foods at school from now until Oct. 31. On Nov. 1 the food gets hauled down to the Salvation Army food bank.

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However one oil and gas laborer, who has been in the industry for the past decade, said the scene has changed for the better. “Most of the camps I attend are strictly monitored with being a dry camp.� He said that he doesn’t notice the drug prevalence as much as he did when he first started out, adding that bigger camps now have search dogs to ensure the camps stay dry. “There’s no bringing anything to camp.� He noted that it’s usually the “remote camps that aren’t looked after quite as well.� However, the report states that even though there are stringent corporate policies in place and designated dry camps, alcohol use is still “prevalent.� Drinking alcohol in the camps has potential to result in “onthe-job� accidents, anxiety and stress. “These and other factors such as social isolation and lack of integration among new or temporary workers and permanent residents of host communities can lead to struggles with prob-

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Wine tasting paired with tasty hors d’oeuvre were on the menu at the annual Of The Vine event, a fundraiser for the Association for Community Living in Fort St. John. See more on page 23.

lematic use of substances,� the report states. On a scale of one to 10, the labourer who spoke with the Northeast News rated the quality of life in camps at a five to six, with one being the poorest. “It can be pretty secluded sometimes, depending on the camps.� Camps vary in size, based on how big the project is. The bigger the job, the better the camp, he said. “In the larger camps they do try to put in an effort. In the smaller camps, not so much, they’re more so temporary. The permanent camps will have recreational rooms for people to be physically active.� The NHA report stats that the industrial camp regulation is being looked at again; however, it is unlikely that additional responsibilities regarding general health and wellness or health promotion will be included in any future versions.�

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October 25, 2012

Northeast NEWS

Premier announces bargaining review with BCTF By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK - Teachers’ contracts were settled last June but future contracts are on the minds of Ministry of Education staff, as bargaining is expected to start next spring with current contracts expiring next June. Premier Christy Clark and Education Minister Don McRae announced last Wednesday that the ministry will be conducting a review of the teachers’ bargaining process in order to make improvements before the next round of discussions begin. The review will include input from the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation, school trustees, superintendents, and parent advisory councils, in hopes to ease negotiations. “If there are policy changes or legislative amendments that we need to make we want to get this work done before bargaining resumes next spring … we hope all parties will approach

this in the spirit of constructive engagement and cooperation. “By working together we can start the next round of negotiations on a much stronger footing and make progress towards long term labour peace and celebrate the great public education system that we have,” said McRae. Though Clark acknowledged the success of mediator Dr. Charles Jago, in helping government negotiators and the BCTF come to an agreement, she expressed her regret that it took over a year to bargain with a long period of labour unrest. Clark outlined two goals for McRae and his staff to work towards. One, was to try to achieve long-term labour stability with teachers in B.C. and the other, to improve how government works with the BCTF.

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YOU’RE INVITED FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SHELL’S GROUNDBIRCH VENTURE Community members are invited to an open house at the McLeod Community Hall on Thursday, November 8th. We would like to provide you with an update on our activities since the last open house and information on our future plans. Shell representatives will be on-hand to discuss project details and answer questions. Your whole family is welcome to attend. Food and refreshments will be provided. SHELL OPEN HOUSE Thursday November 8th – 5-8pm McLeod Community Hall Please contact us if you require additional information (an RSVP is not required): Phone: 1-888-384-6465 Email: Groundbirch@shell.com

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MLA for Peace River South Blair Lekstrom recognized Pat O’Reilly (above) and Rosella Borek (below) on Oct. 15 for their work in the community of Dawson Creek. Lekstrom awarded the pair with Queen Diamond Jubilee medals.

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It was never about the fishnet stockings Have you ever impulsively signed up for something without knowing exactly what you were getting into? How did that turnout? Last July I made the investment in $350 roller derby equipment to begin my journey in what the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association calls ‘Fresh Meat’. Without reading any rules or watching any games—with the exception of the 2009 comedy Whip It—I paid my league dues to the newly established Dawson Creek Roller Derby Association to start training. What possessed me to sign up for a contact sport I knew nothing about—and on wheels? Insanity perhaps? Or maybe it was my mother’s encouragement? Maybe she didn’t actually think I would do it and I needed to prove something? I’m still not sure. When I put my skates on for the first time I wasn’t a natural by any stretch of the word. It took me a while to find my balance and even longer to develop my stride from baby steps. A lot of other women were Fresh Meat too, but others skated as if they were born to. After my first lap around the track, and doing everything in my power to keep from falling, our resident experts taught us how to fall and we practiced falling for the rest of the practice. I soon realized that you don’t play roller derby to get into shape, you get into shape to play roller derby. This sport requires strength, endurance, skill, strategy and all the other qualities usually possessed by a good athlete. In order to keep up with the other members I’ve had to make some major life changes, I’ve started exercising regularly and eating better as well. I find it ironic that in order to become healthier I’ve had to join a sport that is synonymous with injury. In order to strengthen that ‘derby sisterhood’ a few members and I drove to Grande Prairie last weekend to watch Slaughterfest where G.P.’s Rage N Fyre took on the Missfits of Mayhem from the Central Alberta Roller Derby Association. It was a lot to take in. There was bumping and smashing and hitting and falling (sometimes even into the crowd) and penalties—there were a lot of penalties. It was difficult to apply the rules I knew to the actual game, a lot of my confusion surrounded the official calls and signals. It was neat to see derby etiquette and traditions on the track I hadn’t known about like taking a knee when someone is injured and high-fiving the winner while they take a victory lap around the track. I’m not sure if I’ll be ready for the Mile Zero- Mercy bout in Dawson Creek on Nov. 17, as Fresh Meat need to meet a long list of requirements to play but for now my roller derby journey is to be continued.

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FEEDBACK Dear Editor, Dawson Creek’s Mayor, Mike Bernier, recently discussed The Northern Gateway Pipeline project with Mayor Taylor Bachrack of Smithers B.C. Mike thinks we need more information before we reject this project. The fact is that we had more than enough information to reject it before it was even announced. This pipeline project evaluation is supposedly based on science,not politics. What baloney! Everything about this project is political. It is not being done to create jobs for Canadians. Its main purpose is feeding the unconscionable greed of the oil and gas corporations,which of course are the Conservative Parties’ main supporters. If the tar sands were financially good for Canada,Alberta would not be running a deficit budget.Mike says Bachrack is rejecting the project on emotional grounds, a fear of the unknown, because they are just not used to having pipelines around them. This is pure hogwash. The resistance to this project is based on science and solid knowlege of the destructive nature

of pipelines, oil spills and of the globally environmentally and ecologically destructive nature of the product they carry. We should be working on a moratorium on tar sands expansion. That is what the world needs. It does not need more oil. More oil will only delay and prevent the developement of sustainable energy technology. That, of course, is exactly what the oil and gas corporations want. The world over, people are suffering and dying on a daily basis from the effects of fossil fuel extraction and burning. How many more millions of people will need to suffer to allow the continuing expansion and enrichment of the oil and gas industries? Canadians, that love their kids and want a sustainable future for them, will resist huge, polluting fossil fuel projects with all their strength. They will also elect governments that will bring positive, sustainable change. Mayor Lori Ackerman of Fort Saint John supports the project. Of course she would! Dawson Creek and Fort Saint John are just extensions of Alberta with the same wrong, unnecessary, selfish, destructive termi-

nal addiction to the fossil fuel industry. Besides, an oil spill in interior B.C., especially on the coast, would be devastating while a spill in Alberta or northeastern B.C. would have comparatively little effect. Obviously, support for this project is very self-centered with no consideration for the welfare of others. Mayor Bernier said it would be hypocritical of him to not support the project, given the number of pipelines that also surround his community. What is hypocritical is for the Mayors of Dawson Creek, Fort Saint John, etc. to employ “green” spin and “green” rhetoric, while accepting “green” awards for “green” projects and to support a filthy, destructive fossil fuel project like Northern Gateway at the same time. That is the height of hypocrisy. Thank you. Ed Pitt Dawson Creek, B.C.

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glass, 6 bags soft and hard plastic and 34.5 of cardboard. This event is largely run by volunteers with the help of Rosenau Transport Ltd, who provides the trailer and trucking service which makes this popular event possible. One trend NEAT is noticing is that larger businesses are taking advantage of the service and bringing their materials to recycle. Many of these companies are having their employees volunteer after they drop off their recyclables, which is greatly appreciated. The Round-Ups are quickly turning into a regular community event. NEAT never knows what they might see each month. Recently, they had Marl Brown stop by from the museum in his 1924 Model T Ford full of recyclable materials. NEAT is at the Rec Centre in Fort Nelson on the first Saturday of every month from 8am until 1pm.

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Climate conversation and action heat up in Dawson Creek By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK- B.C.’s Climate Action Secretariat partnered with the Northern Environmental Action Team to organize and host a climate action conference that came to the city Oct. 16. All interested in addressing challenges related to climate change were welcome to attend the free event, which featured presentations by government representatives, climate experts, and industry partners. Presenters spoke to topics such as climate change adaptation, examples of successful climate action opportunities, local government and corporate actions and how to encourage climate action in the community. The conference also included a session for attendees to consider opportunities for climate action in the transportation, agriculture, building, oil and gas, clean energy industries. “I think events like this provide the opportunity to refresh, because most of the people that were here today are working on this day to day and it’s challenging work, so the opportunity to get with peers, to recharge, to get new ideas, seek new opportunities…this is an opportunity to step out and partner and we heard from people today that there are already plans to do that, so that’s really good,” said Heather Bauer, senior climate action analyst for the CAS and conference facilitator. The CAS hosted similar conferences throughout the province in 2009 and 2010, one of the outcomes from those events was a request to do more. Dawson Creek was the second host in the new set of conferences, the first being in Kelowna last March

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and the next one scheduled for Castlegar in November. Bauer said that concerns over climate challenges vary region to region, but found that collaboration between stakeholders was common. “Overall the message is collaboration and working together and that B.C. has incredible leaders working in communities across the province, you have local governments, you have nonprofits, and you have the province and different ministries working together and organizations from different sectors,” she said. Ryan Hennessey, community project manager for Urban Systems, was one of the first presenters of the day who gave insight to the very real challenges brought about by global warming and how important it is for communities to adapt and prepare for the

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impacts. Hennessey said that scientists are predicting that in the next 30 years average temperatures could increase half a degree to two degrees, which although doesn’t sound like a lot, can be detrimental to the way we live. He said that currently we are in a state of uncertainty and that we should be prepared to see changes in warm/cold and dry/wet periods. “Climate change basically works like a hockey stick, that projection is based on the bit where it hasn’t changed very much and then right around 2070 it sort of ramps up and that’s where you’ll see some of the disasters. It doesn’t sound that bad and that’s because we’re on our way to bad, and in fact if you look at the Arctic as a model, the hockey stick may be shorter then we think it is,” Hennessey said. Geological changes as well as human impact both contribute to global warming, and although it cannot be halted completely, Hennessey said that communities can prepare to adapt by assessing the vulnerability and planning for it. He acknowledged that it’s up to individual communities to implement plans and those plans will depend on how much money communities are willing to spend, but suggests they do something sooner rather than later. “We don’t know what the impacts are but we have a good sense of what direction and what the issues might be in the future and we do have the means to address them and the time to address them currently to plan and implement what we know,” said Hennessey. Fort St. John and Dawson Creek energy managers, Marty Paradine and Matthew MacWilliam, Bruce Simard from the Peace River Regional District and Pam Beattie from the Lakeview Credit Union discussed their leadership on projects that help to reduce carbon and greenhouse gas emissions in the community.

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ergy, coal ‌ The mistake we can’t make is to think that they’ll wake up one day and decide, ‘Oh let’s buy it from Canada, let’s buy it from B.C.’ unless we’re there—as we were in China promoting and profiling our products—they’ll look elsewhere,â€? said de Jong. He also reported that provincial unemployment is recovering and that retail activity is stronger than last year. Showing confidence in the economy, he is still concerned about the amount of consumer debt some residents owe. De Jong said family consumer debt is higher than it should be and that family saving levels are lower than what they should be. Being in debt is a vicious cycle hard to get out of, said De Jong, adding that debt at unsustainable levels is dangerous for families as well as for governments. “The message that I am taking to people, a bit unusual for a finance minister, but I think it is appropriate and quite frankly, if we continue to be smart in terms of government, balanced budget and families do the same, we are going to continue to lead Canada in the way that we have over the last number of years,â€? de Jong said. He hopes to reduce the levels of debt and believes that government can take steps to help residents do so. How government will help residents has not yet been decided, but de Jong said he tends to favour incentives. “Creating incentives to save and repeat the message that debt at sustainable levels is entirely legitimate, at unsustainable levels it’s dangerous, dangerous for families and dangerous for governments,â€? he said. His ministry is aware of potential risks to the province’s economy such as European vulnerability due to ongoing debt crisis and overestimated Asian demand for B.C. exports. Decreasing natural gas prices are also a concern to the province, costing them hundreds of millions in predicted revenues and attributing to the province’s over $1 billion deficit. Despite vulnerable gas prices, de Jong affirmed that it will still play a significant role in the provincial and local economy. He added that that vulnerability is likely to disappear once the liquid natural gas market has fully developed. “There’s a tremendous amount of activity taking place here in the Peace and let’s not forget LNG, liquid natural gas represents a huge boost to the local economy, in fact it represents a whole boost to the entire province. So the energy sector is going to continue being robust,â€? said de Jong.

Finance Minister Michael de Jong speaks to the Dawson Creek and District Chamber of Commerce.

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DAWSON CREEK - Finance Minister Michael de Jong made a special visit to the city last week. He gave a presentation to the Chamber of Commerce, updating its members on the global economic situation, B.C.’s economic performance and concern for family consumer debt. He reported that the province has recovered from the economic downturn of 2008/2009 and that opening up trade markets in Asia will help the province decrease dependency on U.S. markets, though they remain B.C.’s single biggest trading partner. In 2001, 69.8 per cent of B.C.’s international exports went to the U.S. and 19.4 per cent went to Asian markets. Last year, 42.8 per cent of international exports went to the U.S. and 41 per cent went to markets in Asia. He said that without taxpayers’ money the province wouldn’t be able to crack the Asian markets and applauded British Columbians for their hard work. “We are far better protected from the big decreases in the U.S. market than any other jurisdiction, it doesn’t protect us entirely but it helps us a great deal,â€? he said.â€?This is a testament to the hard work of families, businesses ‌ partnerships with B.C. government and business, [and] Chambers. We are leading the nation, you might say leading the province in job creation.â€? De Jong went on to say that he has already started to explore trade with other countries and has his sights set on India, as their population of over one billion and huge middle-class are an attractive investment. De Jong is not positive what the main trading commodity would be, but said that it could be any number of B.C.’s vast resources. He expects a number of trading offices will be established there this December. “Whether or not it’s wood products, it might be a different type of wood product in India, en-

BCTF bargaining review Continued from Page 4. She painted a picture of what long-term labour peace could look like for students, parents and teachers. “It’s worth thinking about what could be achieved. For example, with a 10-year deal for teachers, imagine a child in Grade 2 starting this year could go all the way to Grade 12 without any threat of labour disruption. Think about the impact on those kids’ education if we could get a 10year deal with teachers‌Can this be done? I think it’s worth trying to do,â€? Clark said. The Ministry aims to start the stakeholder consultations almost immediately, hoping to have them done by late November. Ministry staff will also consider Don Wright’s 2004 ‘Voice, Accountability and Dialogue: Recommendations for an Improved Collective Bargaining System for Teacher Contracts in British Columbia’ and Vince Ready’s 2007 ‘Final Report for Collective Bargaining Options,’ and the recommendations made by those third-party reports. McRae stresses that his staff will consider how the parties bargain and not what they bargain. “It’s about taking a hard look at the collective bargaining process, and seeing if there are systematic changes that they can lead to better outcomes for all the parties involved‌ This is not something that I want to see repeated over and over again. It’s not easy to put the long history of labour issues behind us, there will be skeptics on all sides, but this is the single most important task that I can take on as Education Minister and a dad,â€? he said, adding that he’s been in talks with the BCTF and that this announcement shouldn’t come as a surprise to them. Clark acknowledged that that a 10-year contract is an ambitious goal when considering teacher’s rocky labour history. “Any labour negotiation is hard to do ‌ we should be ambitious about this, we should be ambitious for our kids and we should be ambitious for classroom teachers. But first, let’s get the bargaining process right and that’s what Don’s talking about doing today,â€? she said.

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Incorporation consideration By Investors Group Submitted article If you’re a small unincorporated business owner or a professional whose regulatory body allows incorporation, you’ve probably given the potential benefits of incorporating a great deal of thought. The most often cited benefits of incorporation are a more advantageous tax structure and creditor-proofing personal finances. But there can be drawbacks.

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Students benefit from NLC Foundation awards Every year the NLC Foundation distributes thousands of dollars to students who have achieved the award criteria. The next date to apply for student awards is November 15. For more information on how to apply for an award, visit Student Awards and Grants online at nlc.bc.ca under NLC Foundation.

Lucky potluck! Students and staff at the Fort St. John campus were treated to a potluck with deejayed music and dancing September 25. The potluck was arranged by the International Education department. The events, which take place several times a year, help immerse international students in Canadian culture.

Student recruitment season in full swing Northern Lights College took part in Alberta’s largest fair, the Alberta Employment and Career Fair in Edmonton, on September 27. An estimated 10,000 visitors

passed through the gates in two days as part of a fall recruitment swing where Recruiters tour the Peace region, Prince George, Quesnel, 100 Mile House, and Williams Lake.

Chetwynd Campus: Musical lunches appreciated! Career and College Preparation students on the Chetwynd Campus have found a fun and unique way to participate at the campus Aboriginal Gathering Space. The students have been bringing the instruments they play to the gathering space at lunch and ‘jamming’ – much to the delight of students and staff. Fort St. John Campus: “East meets West� luncheon theme East met west September 21 in the Fort St. John Campus Aboriginal Gathering Space when students and faculty enjoyed both traditional soup and bannock with East Indian vegetarian fare... a mixing of multiculturalism that Debra Trask, Aboriginal Education Coordinator, hopes to continue in keeping with welcoming all cultures to the Gathering Space.

Fort St. John Campus Administrator Kathy Handley (l) presents student Alicia Remenda-Alton with a $5,000 award from the NLC Foundation.

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Employing special needs indviduals overlooked in Canada Fort St. John’s community group leaders dismiss myths about employing people with disabilities By Kyla Corpuz FORT ST. JOHN – Out of 500 small businesses across Canada, more than half of them have never hired a person with a disability, despite the growing need to retain employees, according to a recent survey conducted by BMO. One of the most common reasons for this is businesses ‘not knowing how to recruit persons with a disability,’ according to the survey’s results. Janice Fehr, the instructor and coordinator of the Fort St. John Community Enrichment Foundation, is familiar with some of the myths that businesses may have towards hiring a person with a disability. “The employer often thinks it’s going to take time out of their schedule to train this individual.

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And I think they figure it’s too time consuming and extra work,â€? she said. However, with their program’s job coaches, it makes it easier on the employer and the individual seeking the position to integrate into the workforce. “When we place a student in a work placement, we provide job coach supports. The job coach will go to the employer ‌ and ensures that the job is done and taught well.â€? Therefore the training process is not as exhausting as some employers might find. “It doesn’t really take a lot of time out of anybody’s existing position,â€? said Fehr. “It just takes a little bit of information sharing about the job duties and expectation of the business. Once the task is learnt and the individual knows what they’re doing, employment is the next stage.â€? According to the survey, 77 per cent of small business owners who have hired people with a disability said they have either “met or exceededâ€? their expectations. “A lot of special need individuals have had the opportunity through the years to secure a job, but once they do they’re grateful for the job. “They’re reliable, they’re on time, they do the job and it’s a job done well, in most cases, once the skill has been learned. Some of our members have been working for seven years, and they’re still there.â€? However, even though a person with a disability is known to achieve levels of success in a workplace, they are still twice as likely to be unemployed as the general population, states the report. “Competitiveness, the growing knowledge-based economy and demographic shifts are changing not just the types of jobs being created across the country, but also intensifying the need for companies to embrace innovation,â€? said Steve Murphy, Senior Vice-President, Commercial Banking, BMO Bank of Montreal. Fehr said that one reason an employer may be turned-off from hiring a person with a disability is because they “want a person who can do everything.â€? “Sometimes they can’t do all the job duties required for that job description,â€? she said. “But if the employer is a little bit flexible, at least the duties they can do, will be done well.â€? The Fort St. John Community Enrichment Foundation equips special needs adults with the right tools to join the work force, such as literacy. Fehr has been with the Foundation since 2004. “Two [members] have left our program and have been hired on at Wal Mart, they’ve been there for probably six to eight years,â€? she said. The other companies who hire on their members are not small businesses, rather they are larger corporations. The Fort St. John Association for Community Living also strives to place their members into the job force. This year five people were on the Supported Employment Program waiting list, four of which received paid jobs. In the previous year, 24 out of 29 people on the waiting list looking for employment ended up with paid jobs. However, the satisfaction survey showed that only 57 per cent of individuals surveyed were getting “enough paid work.â€? Despite those numbers, Cory Goodwin, special projects coordinator at the FSJ ACL, said, “Businesses are finding that when they bring someone in with a disability, they are committed. They just do their job ‌ I mean there may be some things, but everyone has their downfalls.â€? Pollara Strategic Insights conducted the survey between Aug. 13 and Sept. 5, using a sample of Canadian business owners. Results carry a margin of error of =/-4.4 per cent. Nineteen times out of 20.

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Mile Zero square dancers brings together circle of friends By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK - The Mile Zero Grand Squares do-sadoed and promenaded their way into the square dancing season with their first official meet on Oct. 15. The club is run by Jean Smith and her caller husband Bernie, who both joined in 2000. The Squares are celebrating their

51st year as a club and gladly welcome all interested to come to their meets Monday’s at 7 p.m. at Sudeten Hall, October through March; giving a break to farmers during their busy season and allowing other members to enjoy their summer. During their meets, Jean and Bernie and a couple of the other long-time members teach newer members a few of, more than 50, dance moves incorporated into mainstream square dancing. Then they apply what they taught into a couple rounds of dances. After, they take a break, and if there’s interest, they teach round dancing (a two-stepped or cubed waltz with couples). “It was scary,” said Jean about her first time square dancing. “My husband used to square dance when he was a youngster and we used to old time square dance, that ‘swing em’ high, swing em’ low’ kind of music and then we just progressed from that. We had to learn steps you know, but it was interesting and we never gave up.” Square dancing can often be confusing for a beginner, but to the Mile Zero Grand Squares that’s part of the fun. Bernie said that they laugh with people, not at them. “When we first started we were like everybody else, afraid to mess up and break the square down. I was worried about that one time and then a little old fella came up to me and said, ‘I’m 87 years old, when people quit messing up and having fun, I’m going to quit. It won’t

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Top: Dancers are welcome every Monday night at 7p.m. at Sudeten Hall. Botom: Beginners and old experts alike take part in the Mile Zero Grande Squares.

be fun no more,’” said Bernie. Jean and Bernie have now been square dancing for over 25 years. When they first started Jean said that dancers would learn moves to specific songs, now dancers learn individuals moves that can be incorporated into almost any piece of music. First time participant, Charles Kuinn, suspects that over the years new moves have been added to the square dancing list as he didn’t remember many of them from when he last danced. “I haven’t done it in 60 years, but 60 years ago, I had done a lot of it,” Kuinn said. “I’ve got to learn a whole bunch of new moves because I haven’t seen any that I knew back then.” Jean and Bernie agree that square dancing is a very familyoriented activity and they intend to keep it that way, welcoming all generations of families to participate and discouraging the use of drugs and alcohol. “In those days, there was no screens to watch, there was nothing, you didn’t have no television, no VCR, nothing. It was a family outing, parents would take their kids and you went to a dance, everybody danced, the kids danced too,” said Bernie.

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Safety tips to help keep kids from a fright on Halloween night

“Make sure your children are in highly visible clothing. Visibility is important whether you’re in a rural area or if you’re on a sidewalk in an urban area.�

-Jane Christy, BC Ambulance Service Unit Chief, Lillooet

By BCAS Submitted article British Columbia - Before parents and children head out for Halloween trick or treating, BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) and the specialists at BC Children’s Hospital have some safety tips for parents. These safety tips are based on visits to BC Children’s Hospital Emergency Department and BCAS call data that shows on Halloween last year, between the hours of 4 and 9 pm, there was a significant increase in the number of ambulance calls for traffic incidents and burns compared to regular nights. Every year, BC Children’s and BC Ambulance Service treat many preventable injuries involving trick-or-treaters, such as falls from ill-fitting costumes, injuries from being struck by a car, burns from fireworks or cuts from pumpkin-carving. The following tips can help parents and caregivers keep children safe this Halloween:

BE SEEN – Parents as well as children should wear bright costumes or clothing made of flame-resistant material with reflective tape, or carry light sticks or flashlights to ensure motorists can see them. Consider trick-or-treating in a group. Don’t forget to stop, look left, right and left again – before crossing a street. Always cross the street at corners and crosswalks. If there isn’t a sidewalk, walk beside the road or street facing traffic.

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night. Skip past houses that don’t have lights on, or the walkway isn’t well-lit, and avoid unfamiliar animals.

PUMPKIN CARVING – Kids under six should not use knives or other sharp instruments to carve pumpkins. Instead they can express their creativity by drawing a face on a pumpkin or dressing it up with colourful fall leaves. Parents should use a flashlight or a light stick to illuminate a pumpkin rather than a candle, to reduce the risk of burns. CHOKING – Choking occurs most frequently among children under two years of age, but choking can happen at any age. Do not give children under five popcorn, hard candy, or nuts. When eating candy, parents should have children sit at a table since eating while playing, jumping or talking can lead to choking. Information is available through HealthLinkBC at http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/ kb/content/special/chkng.html#aa111963. FIREWORK SAFETY – To be safe, plan family fun and activities that don’t include fireworks. However, if you plan to use fireworks as part of your celebration, only purchase them from a reliable source and always read and follow label directions. Keep water or a fire extinguisher nearby when lighting fireworks. SLOW DOWN AND WATCH FOR PEDESTRIANS – Motorists are advised to slow down and drive with extra caution this Halloween. BCAS notes that historically there is an increase in the number of traffic accidents on Halloween evening. Children are easily distracted and difficult to see because of their small size, particularly if they run into the street from between parked cars.

DRESS APPROPRIATELY – To prevent falls, make sure your child’s costume fits well and isn’t too long or loose. Dress for the weather to ensure your child is comfortable and warm. A mask can obscure your vision; instead try make-up.

BE A GOOD HOST – As a homeowner, make sure the path to your front door is clear of any obstructions or sharp objects and well-lit to prevent trick-or-treaters from falling. Don’t leave pumpkins with burning candles close to where children may be trick-or-treating to prevent burns or costumes catching on fire.

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Bringing physicians to north still priority for Northern Health By Kyla Corpuz

FORT ST. JOHN – Recruiting professionals to the north is an on-going task for the Northern Health Authority. This past summer they were successful in recruiting a general practitioner and OB/GYN to Fort St. John, who arrived in June. There has also been confirmation of one pediatrician and one internal medicine physicians for Dawson Creek. “We have had some recent success in the Fort St. John, Dawson Creek area,” said Cathy Ulrich, Northern Health Authority’s CEO. “There are a couple of physicians and gynecologists who have started from May to September, as well GP, family practice physicians.” Ulrich added that there are more conversations in the works that could result in more employment in the north. “There are others that we are talking to but we haven’t had official confirmation of when they will be arriving,” said Ulrich. According to a report by Northern Health, the northeast has a “strong potential” to recruit three general practitioners to Fort Nelson within the next six months. Fort Nelson has expressed the need for specialists to work in the maternity ward, as many expecting mothers no longer had an option to give birth in the regional municipality. “We have been working with the community and the physicians in the community, as well as the regional municipality in Fort Nelson,” said Ulrich. “And we

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Jack Hoar (Nicole Hoar’s dad); EPANA Insp. Gary Shinkaruk; Brenda Wilson (Ramona Wilson’s sister) and Mary Teegee with Carrier Sekani Family Services talked about the importance of the annual meetings between family members of women murdered along the Highway of Tears as well as the new sense of optimism some are experiencing.

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There was a bit more optimism in the room than usual during an annual meeting that includes family members of young women who went missing or were murdered along the Highway of Tears. The optimism comes after police announced on Sept. 25 that Bobby Jack Fowler was responsible for at least one of those murders and that he remains a suspect in other deaths. The break, after so many years, came as a result of improvements in DNA technology. Mary Teegee with Carrier Sekani Family Services said advances in technology combined with the tips that have been coming in to police is what is fuelling the families’ optimism. “The idea of today’s meeting is to remember the victims,” Insp. Gary Shinkaruk with EPANA, said. “Although we try to feel the true pain and utter despair they feel everyday, it’s good to get together.” He added they try to update families as they can, but for some of them it has been decades with no idea what happened to their loved one. Over the nine years the annual meeting among the missing and murdered women’s loved ones has been taking place; it has evolved to include various support groups. On Wednesday, about 40 people were gathered together, 20 of whom were family members. Others represented organizations like Victim’s Services, the RCMP, Carrier Sekani Family Services and senior investigators with EPANA. Brenda Wilson, whose sister, Ramona, was 15 when she was murdered along the Highway of Tears, said it is heartening to see these organizations come together and collaborate in an effort to find answers. “It brings hope to us. We’re not doing this alone anymore,” she said. She said she knows the cases continue to be investigated, not just on a daily basis, but every second. Eighteen years ago, when her sister went missing, she said her mom and her felt alone. Nicole Hoar was 25 when she went missing on June 21, 2002. “At this point I think they’ve made a lot of progress,” her dad, Jack, said, adding there were 1,500 tips for police to investigate after his daughter went missing. “They’ve gone through the chaff.” However he said there is still a lot of information required.

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He said he believes there is someone out there who knows something. Perhaps that person was afraid to come forward at the time of his daughter’s disappearance. “Now they might be more comfortable,” he said. Teegee said people uncomfortable talking to the police about what they know are welcome to call her office. “Any information is valuable. If someone is not comfortable, definitely contact our office, and we will follow up with that,” she said.

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Hoar was last seen hitchhiking west of Prince George, heading to Smithers. Educating young women about the dangers of hitchhiking is an example of one of the things the family members discuss during their meeting. In fact, the families forwarded 33 recommendations to the government in a bid to build a safer environment for young women. Teegee said, as of yet, not all of those recommendations have been realized. Meanwhile, the investigation into Bobby Jack Fowler’s life continues. Shinkaruk said about 300 tips came in following their announcement. Tips on the other murders and disappearances continue to come in. “Even if you think it’s trivial, or it’s something you think we already know, please call,” he said.

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Bernie and Jean recalled a time when square dancing clubs were all over the Peace Region. Adding that they could go dancing almost every night of the week because there was a club in most small communities in the area. Now, The Mile Zero Grande Squares is the only club in the Peace River Regional District. Other nearby clubs are in Prince George and Whitecourt, Alta. The couple said square dancing clubs have become a dying breed because other activities take it over and participants lack

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Many of her songs include topics such as travelling, love and lack of love, but Martin said that she can take inspiration from almost anything that affects her. Her personal experiences are also inspiration for her songs. At 29 years old, Martin describes herself as a late bloomer, musically, only finding her voice at 21 and performing for the first time with a full band, onstage at 22. However her interest in music developed much earlier. Her father bought her a guitar when she was seven and taught her to play, and she eventually started learning songs on her own. She attended Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton and earned a business management diploma there. Her original plan was to open a bed and breakfast/spa with her sister, but after some research decided it wasn’t financially feasible. She then moved to Toronto from Lion’s Head, Ont. After six months of being there decided she wanted to pursue music as a career. “I just happened to be at the right jam at the right time,” Martin said about a jam she attended where she met her first producer.

Before joining with The Haggard, Martin released a solo record called Back Home. The record sold 1,500 copies in three years and didn’t gain her a lot of attention nationally, but Martin remains proud and confident of that album. Martin believes it ‘fizzled out’ because of her inexperience in the industry and her inability to promote it properly. “I’ve learned a lot from the first recording and what it took to kind of properly launch a record, so this one (latest album), there was a lot more excitement around it. We had a lot of our ducks in a row, we had just signed with Dollartone Records…we were playing live off the floor so there was very minimal overdubs and what you hear on the record is what you hear live. We didn’t do anything in the studio that we could reproduce in a live show,” Martin said. The band recently celebrated some international success with their release on Sonic Rendezvous, an online record store. Martin’s musical goals are modest: she just wants to be able to entertain. “I think that the biggest thing for me is to have a career and longevity, winning a Juno would be great and having a hit record would be awesome, but I want to have a career out of it. I want to be able to do nothing but play music 365 days a year and be able to live off of it,” she said. “I just want to get out and play and I want to sell some records and I want people to enjoy it.”

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On Thursday, October 18, 2012, 1175 head of cattle went through our ring D1 - D2 Cows 62.00-67.00 D3 - D4 Cows 54.00-60.00 Holstein Cows N/A Heiferettes 65.00-75.00 Bologna Bulls 65.00-78.00 Feeder Bulls 68.00-80.00 Good Bred Cows N/A Good Bred Heifers N/A Milk Cows N/A Cow/ Calf Pairs (younger) N/A Cow/ Calf Pairs (older) N/A

On Monday, October 22, 2012, 650 head of cattle went through our ring D1 - D2 Cows 62.00-67.00 D3 - D4 Cows 54.00-60.00 Holstein Cows N/A Heiferettes 65.00-75.00 Bologna Bulls 65.00-78.00 Feeder Bulls 65.00-80.00 Good Bred Cows N/A Good Bred Heifers N/A Milk Cows N/A Cow/ Calf Pairs (younger) N/A Cow/ Calf Pairs (older) N/A

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NOVELTY Bills Books & Bargains We buy your Antiques, collectibles, Adult magazines, Books and coins. Open 12pm to 7:00 pm Mon to Sat phone 250-785-2660 OFFICE FOR RENT Office space for rent on ground floor in the Professional Building 1200 103 Ave Dawson Creek. Call 250-219-1434 (TFN) MASSAGE For your aches or pains try Thai massage, Deep tissue massage, Reflexology Call Anja or Leo at 250-7879441 Guaranteed Results CLEANING SERVICE Quality Service Cleaning Honest, Reliable,Respectful and Bondable,.References available For Appointment call Anja in Fort St. John at 250-787-9441 FOR SALE House & barn on 160 acres. 5 bed, 3 bath, 2 car garage, 2 miles south and 2 miles west of Montney $450,000 Phone 250-2612423 (10/11) ROOMS FOR RENT Room in large quiet house for responsible, mature person. $350.00 per month, includes utilities and use of kitchen. 250-789-3551 (10/18) AUTOMOTIVES 2002 Chev LWB 2500 Van Small V 18, Air etc. New

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Dawson Creek • Royal LePage Cascade Realty is hosting a Pumpkin Carving Contest. Bring your pre-carved pumpkins to the Dawson Creek Mall on October 30 at 4pm for judging. Prizes will be available for best pumpkins in different categories. All children under 10 are welcome to participate. Phone 250-782-5750 for more info. • SENIORS - Come join us for a FREE workshop with Bev, of One Fitness & Yoga. She will be talking about health, showing us some stretching and yoga, as well as strength training. This will be a fun and exciting, hand-on workshop! Please join us on Tuesday, November 6th at 1.30pm at CCR&R in the Co-op Mall in Dawson Creek. • Alternative Health Day for Seniors on November 10th @ The Public Library at 2pm-4pm. A Free event for seniors to come and learn about the alternative treatment of Reiki and Andrew Ho playing piano where you get to guess what old time song it is. • The Notre Dame C.W.L. Annual Tea & Bazaar will be held Saturday, November 3rd from 1-3pm in the Notre Dame Auditorium. Come partake in a delicious tea and enjoy the hidden treasures found in Grandma’s Attic. Browse the Bake and Cookie tables, take a chance at the Penny Ante Table and guess and maybe win what’s in the jars on the Bottle Table. Everyone welcome. Fort St. John • Halloween Dance Saturday, October 27 @ 9:00pm2:00am At the Tower Lake Community Hall Music by: DJ Night Moves Prizes for Best Costumes Tickets are $15.00 each, to purchase call Jenn @ 789-3604 or Amanda @ 789-9866. • Come join Tourism FSJ in this Community Engagement meeting on Nov. 1. We will be taking a full tour of the Pomeroy Sports Centre, talk with Tourism FSJ and have presentations on Branding & Marketing, an update on the Signage project around town and an exciting Improv Session! Tourism FSJ wants to hear from you on how they can help build and support Tourism in Fort St John. Please

RSVP to info@ideasconsultant.org Myanna Consulting: 250-719-6092 • Harvest Dinner that the 2276 Royal Canadian Army Cadets are putting on as a fundraiser.The dinner will be held November 3rd at the Royal Canadian Legion from 5:30 to 10:30. Tickets are $15 for those 12 and over and $10 for those 11 and under. Proceeds from the dinner will be used to fund the spring trip to Edmonton for the Cadets. Tickets are available by contacting the Cadets at 2276RCACC@ gmail.com or Cindy Knott at 250-261-4763. • Christmas Craft/Home Based Business Sale At the Tower Lake Community Hall Saturday, November 3 @ 10:00am-3:00pm Admission is free of charge For more info, call Stephanie @ 789-9272 • The Catholic Women’s League of Fort St. John will be holding it’s annual Winter Wonderland Tea & Bazaar on Sat. Nov. 3, 2012, 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. at the NEW IMMACULATA CENTRE behind the Catholic Church. For more information call Pat Forster at 250-785-4700 or to rent a craft table call Lynne Boulanger at 250-785-3808. • FSJ Literacy Society AGM will be held Tues, Nov 13 at 7:00 p.m. at Employment Connections, 9907-99 Ave. All welcome. Memberships avail. • The North Peace Pregnancy Care Centre is holding its annual Baby Bottle fundraiser from October 14th – December 2nd. Empty baby bottles can be picked up at MasterPeace Framing, your local church, or the North Peace Pregnancy Care Centre. Fill your bottles with your loose change and return to one of these locations by December 2nd. Your donations make it possible for our centre to continue to provide services to moms and babies in our community! Location: #208, 10139-100th St, FSJ (above the TD Bank) or call 250-787-5584.

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Fort St. John • Bryan and Alissa Harding In Trust - Many of you may have heard fo the fire / accident which happened in the early morning hours on July 24, 2012. Bryan sustained second degree burns to 40% of his body. This could be a long term recovery for Bryan and his family. Anyone who wishes to contribute to their family at this time and in the future may do so at any CIBC branch in their community. The transit and account numers are: 3090 - 8646694 - Many thanks to all of you who contributed to the trust fund established for Bryan and Alissa Harding & Family. • Ft. St. John Parkinson’s Support Group Parkinson Society British Columbia People living with Parkinson’s disease, caregivers and family members are warmly invited to the Ft. St. John Parkinson’s Support Group. Join others in your community to share information and resources, coping strategies, ideas for living well with PD, good humour, social support and more. Last Wednesday of the month at 11:00 am McDonald’s Restaurant 10920 Alaska

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Road North Ft. St. John, BC Note: there is no meeting in December For more information please contact: Sarah at 250 785 7348 • The Fort St. John Literacy Society offers free one-toone tutoring for people who want to improve their reading, writing or math skills. We also offer free English as a Second Language classes and one-to-tutoring for people learning English. Contact 250-785-2110 or info@fsjliteracy.ca for more information. • Fort St. John Multiple Sclerosis support group. If you or anyone you know has MS and have any questions or just need to talk, please call Susie at (250) 785-2381 or Sandi at (250) 787-2652. • “Butterfly Families – Families Supporting Families” is open to all caregivers of children and youth with Special Needs. We meet the third Wednesday of every month at the Child Development Centre from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 10408 105 Avenue. Does your child have learning, behavior or other complex special needs? Would you like to connect with other caregivers? Child minding available but please call ahead a few days before the meeting. Call (250) 785-3200 for more information. Dawson Creek • The Visually Impaired Support Group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 12 noon at First Baptist Church, 1400 113 Ave. Each month we have a guest speaker and we share lunch. (cost by donation). Anyone who is visually impaired or who cares about someone with vision difficulties is welcome to attend. For further information please call Kathy 782-7539 orMargaret 782-3221. • If you know how to visit with a friend, you already have the skills required to be a CASI Friendly Visitor volunteer! There are seniors in Dawson Creek right now who would like to have a friend come and visit them and perhaps take them to doctor’s appointments or shopping. Can you spare an hour or two a week to visit a senior? Call CASI (Community Action for Seniors’ Independence) today. 250-782-1138 ext. 228, email lstudley@spcrs.ca or visit the website at www.casidc.org. • Mile 0 Al-Anon meets 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday evening at the Health Unit, Dawson Creek. • Mile 0 Quilt Guild meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m., Studio 10 at KPAC. Contact Gloria at 250 786 5597. for more info. Tumbler Ridge • Tuesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Floor curling, carpet bowling, card & board games, coffee & cookies. Community Centre Room 5 from 1-4 pm. Small drop-in fee. • Tumbler Ridge’s self-employed women will receive six months of free personal business monitoring beginning this October at no charge. If you are a self-employed woman in their first three years of operation, or partially operate a business, call Sara Cooper at t1-800-643-7014.

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It’s Legal to be Blonde—Stage North Proves It By Sue Popesku Submitted article The curtain goes up on Stage North’s opener of the theatre season with Legally Blonde-The Musical, on November 2, at the North Peace Cultural Centre in Fort St. John. Legally Blonde is known to most people as the movie starring Oscar-winning Reese Witherspoon. Now “Legally Blonde” as a musical adds another dimension to the comic plight of Elle Woods, a true blonde who makes it through law school by unconventional means. As the fashionista Elle Woods, Melanie Truscott, shares the stage with Ben Wheeler (Emmett) Emmett is a Harvard Law alum and teaching assistant who gains insight into the real Elle Woods. Elle enrolled in Harvard Law School to follow her one true love, Warner (played by A.J. Zabinsky). Warner is a snobbish, arrogant, law student and her ex-boyfriend. Apparently Elle had much higher LSAT scores than Warner thought possible. Warner has taken up with Vivienne Kensington (played by Stevie Eby) who is always serious, looks lawyerly, and “wears

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Donnie Truscott and Sarah Lyons are two of the many cast members of Stage North who have been rehearsing through the summer to stage “Legally Blonde-The Musical”. The show runs November 2-10 at the North Peace Cultural Centre in Fort St. John. black when nobody is dead”. Emmett encourages Elle to spend less time trying to win back Warner and more time on her law studies which includes the trial of the infamous Brooke Wyndham. Brooke and Elle are Delta Nu sorority sisters and the experiences they shared and the knowledge that all “blondes” know is uncovered and is vital in solving the murder case. The show is fun and amusing. The lyrics of the songs and fast-step dancing propel this story from interesting to dynamic. The energetic song and dance numbers reveal the story through the lyrics and draw the audience into the comic situation of the proverbial blonde getting the upper hand through the very experiences that label her as “blonde” in the first place. The alluring move called the “bend and snap”, made famous with the movie, will never be the same again after put to music. Director and choreographer Emry Mika has had the thirtyfive cast members in dance rehearsals since June. Emry has a long list of credits in dance and theatre in Fort St. John. Her soaring career in dance with

daily dedication to lessons at Studio2Stage manifested itself in the role of Peter Pan while she was in high school. Now a teacher at Dr. Kearney, she teaches theatre and dance and directs and produces the school musicals. Her next show will be Anne of Green Gables with the Dr. Kearney students. Musical Director Chalene Scott was also born and raised in Fort St. John. She recently graduated from theatre school at Capilano University and returned to Fort St. John to work in theatre. Chalene has been in many shows in Fort St. John, first in school and then with Stage North. She has acted, directed, produced with Stage North and won provincial awards in Sound Directing at Mainstage BC. Last year, Chalene directed Stage North’s You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, last Christmas and founded a new theatre company, The Spectacular Chair Factory, to get more teens involved in theatre. Legally Blonde-The Musical runs for five nights on November 2, 3, 8, 9, 10. Show time is 7:30pm. Tickets are now available at the North Peace Cultural Centre box office or online at tickets.npcc.bc.ca. Adults are $25, Students and Seniors $20 and Children $15. For more information www.stagenorth.ca or phone 250-7856214.

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Having fun at rehearsals for “Legally Blonde the Musical”, Ben Wheeler snuck in behind Stevi Eby and AJ Zabinsky as they posed for a photo. In the play which opens on November 2, all three have lead roles. Ben plays Emmett, the Harvard Law School teaching assistant. Stevi plays Vivienne, the prim and proper lawyerly type. AJ plays Warner, the object of affection of the “blonde” Elle Woods. The show opens in Fort St. John on November 2 at the North Peace Cultural Centre.

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D.C. gallery drowns in works from Watercolour Society By Jill Earl

mandate in our group, to promote watercolour, and that would mean bringing in speakers, bringing in workshop instructors… With new members coming in we hope to get the drive going and being more active than it has been,” said Schuler, adding that an annual Spring Show may be possible with more members. The Society’s mandate has always been to promote and encourage transparent watercolour pieces and discourages the use of acrylic, oil or water soluble paint in their work, they uphold this mandate today but experiment with untraditional surfaces like Yupo paper and canvas. Schuler has been with the Society since 2006 and was asked to join by a member who saw one of his solo shows. Schuler said that although he knew he had artistic talents when he lived in Switzerland, he never painted until moving to Goodfare, Alta. Watercolour was Schuler’s first attempt at painting, and although he has experimented with other paints since, he prefers watercolours and enjoys being a part of the Society to socialize with like-minded people. “I definitely like the look, and lots of people say it’s the most difficult medium to paint in, but I don’t believe in that…I like the spontaneity, the freshness, the fluidity and you can do it very, very quickly. You can do something and in a few minutes, it’s already dry, you can stop and you can get up. With oil it takes forever to get it to dry and acrylic sometimes with the dry conditions, it dries on your paint brush,” said Schuler. He admitted that sometimes watercolour paintings can be a little bit awkward, as most need to be behind glass, but he believes a lot of people still enjoy painting with watercolour. “I kind of feel that watercolour is not out of fashion yet, the market on watercolour paintings seems to tell us that watercolour is not so in anymore…the medium itself, to look at watercolour paintings I don’t think it’s going to change because there are still a lot of people who like it,” he said. The Peace Watercolour Society’s Fall Show will be at the Dawson Creek Art Gallery until Nov. 10.

DAWSON CREEK - The Art Gallery’s latest show is a collaboration from members of the Peace Watercolour Society. Their Fall Show celebrated it’s opening on Oct. 16. The Society is approximately 37 years old and brings their Fall Show to the Dawson Creek Art Gallery once every four years. They rotate their annual show between Dawson Creek, Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge and Fairview. Though the Society doesn’t restrict its members to a theme for their shows, many members choose subjects from the region. “We never had a theme so it’s really up to every artist. They don’t feel restricted, they can do whatever they want and it usually comes out as a really really nice show. For some reason, it’s the way Peace Country artists probably are,.It’s a lot of Peace Country subjects, that’s so nice about it and you can find pretty much any subject you want to paint in the Peace Country anyway, so why stray afar?” said the Society’s president, Toni Schuler. The unique feature of the group is that it encompasses members from both sides of the border. They have members from Beaverlodge, Hythe, Goodfare, Grande Prairie, Buffalo Lakes and Spirit River and Dawson Creek. Regional member is Inez Demuynck from Dawson Creek, and guest exhibitors for the Fall Show include Janis Herbison from Hudson’s Hope and Angela Fehr from Dawson Creek. The Society of 12 is currently expanding their membership, and hopes that potential, new members will encourage the Society to be more active. They currently meet four times a year: once for a Christmas party, once for their annual general meeting, and twice to paint. “We haven’t done workshops in awhile but that’s actually the

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The South Peace Branch of the BC SPCA would like to send out a big thank you to local Remax realtor Arlene Delawsky for coordinating the first annual “Putting’ on the Dog” fundraiser. The event was very successfully held on Sunday, Sept. 16 and included a drive-in movie showing of Madagascar 3, with a chance to win five beautifull custom-built dog houses contructed and donated by J. Berg Contruction, Doug Scott, RCP Construction, J. Boehler Construction and Northern Polyfoam. Three of the dog houses were awarded through raffle prizes and two were available through a silent auction. The event was held at the new CalFrac Well ervices, located on the Hart Highway. “We are so grateful to Arlene for her leadership in organizing this event and to our sponsors who created these beautiful dog houses,” says Wendy Davies, manager of the South Peace SPCA. “Some of these dog houses are valued up to $2,000, so this is a fabulous opportunity to have your pet living in style.” The event was a hug success and plans are already in the works for the second annual “Putting’ on the Dog” fundraising event.

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