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The North Peace Justice Society hosted their annual Rocky Horror Picture Show fundraiser at the Lido for the volunteer-based organization. The theatre filled up with Rocky Horror fanatics and those who were watching it for the first time. It was an interactive night, with prop bags to play along with the movie. The NPJS helps first-time offenders face their victims and helps them come up with an agreement to repair the harm done. The NPJS Scan Me to Check Us Out Online! relies on community support, said Michelle Laboucane and Candace Peever members at the NPJS.

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Co-op Mall announces Pharmasave will walk into Dawson Creek By Jill Earl

DAWSON CREEK- Co-op Mall announced exciting news Thur. Oct. 20, the addition of Pharmasave and a walk-in clinic to their existing space. Construction will begin in a few weeks for an anticipated early January opening. General manager of Co-op, Rod Hillary, Mayor Mike Bernier, Francis Obeta, pharmacist and owner and operator of the Dawson Creek Pharmasave, and Dr. Harry Neveling, who will manage the walk-in clinic, all agree it is long over due in Dawson Creek. “The need for a walk-in clinic in Dawson Creek cannot be overemphasized, this city is due to have a walk-in clinic. When you look at what’s going on around us and you see that people have to drive from Dawson to Grande Prairie because a child has a flu or from Dawson to Fort St. John because a child has a headache to get a prescription you realize that it’s not, with the kind of system that we have… it’s not really humane,” Obeta said. “It’s been far over due, to start a walk-in clinic for the benefit of the public because if you go down there (hospital) the sickest guy gets seen first and then the not so sick person gets three hours in the back of a cube, so I’ve always seen a need for some place where you can comfortably sit and not pick up millions of other germs...more of a relaxed atmosphere,” said Neveling. Pharmasave is leasing the space from Co-op and plan to have a 6,000 square foot pharmacy, a 2,000 square foot walkin clinic with seven examination rooms, it will also have a compound lab so doctors can individualize prescriptions. Dr. Neveling hopes to have the store open 12 hours a day with approximately four doctors on staff at all times. General manager of Co-op, Rod Hillary, believes this will be a great partnership for everyone involved. “We are building our community with a service that is needed and is long over due, this project will be mutually beneficial to everyone involved, it will benefit the citizens of the City as we take the strain off Jill Earl photo the local hospital and health care systems, Francis Obeta unveils the floor plan for the new pharit will benefit the tenants of our mall as macy and walk-in clinic. we’ll see increased customer traffic, it will also benefit the pharmacy and walk-in clinic itself as they enjoy our already established customer base, and finally it will also benefit our Co-op members as it will give a huge boost to our on-going efforts revitalizing our food floor to the grocery store in town that is completely member owned,” Hillary said. Obeta and Neveling are inviting all doctors in the area to become a part of the walk-in clinic. “We have the opportunity to bring in more doctors, local or otherwise. It’s an open clinic for everyone to come in…we are inviting every doctor to come in and be a part of it. It’s our community, we have Wellness & Esthetic Services to help our community,” Obeta said. Obeta says that he’s always wanted to provide the people in

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ing that I don’t want to let go and I want to be apart of it,” said Thompson. Thompson owns an oil and gas service company. Telizyn was not available for comment before press. Linda Sewell, Zone 1, Heather Hannaford, Zone 2, Susan Stark, Zone 3 and Ida Campbell Zone 4 were all acclaimed trustees in this year’s election. Representative of each zone don’t necessarily have to live in the area they are in charge of, but their nominators do. Last election, all seven positions were filled by acclamation.

One zone in SD 60 to see election By Kyla Corpuz

SCHOOL DISTRICT 60 – This year’s school district election has four candidates running for three positions in Zone 5, the trustees for the other zones were acclaimed. There are five zones that cover the school district and zone five takes up the most populated area. Current incumbent Jaret Thompson is joined by three new names: Linda Nielsen, Adrian Telizyn and Darrel Pasichynk. School District 60 elections officer Sherry Hunt said one of the reasons why the majority of the trustees were acclaimed is because they have been long-standing representatives on the school board. “We had long-term trustees,” said Hunt. “Our trustees have been here for 19 to 21 years, so I guess people think they’re doing their job and don’t run against them. We don’t have a lot of turn over on the board and we don’t get a lot of new faces.” That is, except for zone five because, even though it may be one of the smallest areas — it takes in the city and has the highest population, according to Hunt. Some of the things school board trustees are responsible for are: decision-making, bargaining with unions and approving and preparing school district operating budgets. “I don’t think people realize the responsibility of a board member,” said Hunt. She added that every district is run differently so some board members are more hands on than others. The role trustees play in the school district is important, especially when it comes to parents. “They’re always the go-to for any parent that has concerns or issues. They [parents] can always go to them and talk about the issues they feel are not being answered somewhere else, perhaps,” said Hunt. Nielsen, former commanding officer of the Fort St. John cadets, is now planning on using her time and effort in helping the community youth once again. If elected she would like to focus on preventing bullying. “My big thing with running for school board is to see bullying addressed and discipline. I would like to see schools in power

so that there’s consequences and parents are involved with it.” Nielsen said she’s heard stories about youth who commit suicide because of the taunting act and wants to make sure it “never gets to that point.” Pasichynk works for DGS Astro Paving. His three sons are his motivation on why he’s running. “Mainly the reason is because my oldest son is in Grade 6 right now and I have a second who will be in Kindergarten next year and my third is two,” said Pasichynk. He hopes to partake in being a voice on what goes on in the school system. He said his background in working with financial issues with DGS Astro Paving would give him a “leg up,” when it comes to school budgets. This is the second time current trustee Thompson is looking for a spot on the school board. His zeal for education is a key element to why he’s running. “Just a passion for education and lots of work that is ongo-

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City Council approves transit service proposal By Jill Earl

DAWSON CREEK- Johann van Schaik, Regional Transit Manager for B.C Transit made a presentation about how the City could improve its transit system, during the City Council meeting last Monday. After reviewing concerns and complaints by users, Schaik concluded that most riders were unhappy with trip times due to transferring buses, buses often being late or early, and expressed difficulty getting to and from the Co-op due to the way current routes are designed. Van Schaik presented two service options in his final report, council approved option one; adding an additional route that will

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By Brent Hodson The 2011 municipal elections are now underway. After the nomination period closed on October 14, the candidates have been well underway with their campaigning. Each community will be hosting an All-Candidates Forum and this is a great opportunity to come and meet the candidates, hear what each one has to say and have an opportunity to ask a question. Even if you don’t have a question to ask, this is still a great opportunity to have a listen to the candidates so you can get a sense of what they are wanting do if they are elected. Fort Nelson / Northern Rockies Regional Municipality hosted their forum last week, but I have been told it will be made available online at www.fortnelsonstuff.com. The Fort St. John Arts Council will be hosting a forum for all the candidates that will be dedicated to arts, culture, heritage and tourism. This forum is held on November 3 at 7pm in the Carpet Room at the Cultural Centre. The Fort St. John & District will be hosting the forum on Wednesday, November 9 at 7pm at the Pomeroy Hotel. There will also be a dinner with the mayor candidates at 5:30pm and tickets are available from the Fort St. John Chamber. The District of Taylor will host their forum at the Peace Community Church at 10556 - 100th Street on November 7 at 7pm. In Hudson’s Hope, the Lions Club is hosting one at 7pm on November 2 at the Community Centre. In Chetwynd, you will find their’s on November 3 at 7pm at the Pomeroy Inn & Suites. Tumbler Ridge will host a forum on November 2 at 7:30pm in rooms 4 & 5 of the Community Centre. I hope to see you out and about learning about each candidate in the upcoming elections.

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in our region and I was continuously impressed with his down to Welcome to my first update as your Member of Parliament! earth nature. The best example I can think of was during a visit to the After a busy summer spent setting up my constituency offices Tim Horton’s in Dawson Creek. After getting our coffees, the Prime in Fort St. John and Prince George, meeting with constituents, and Minister took the time to meet and take pictures with anyone who taking part in various events throughout the region, the extremely asked, and even ensured that the folks who were too shy to approach busy fall session of Parliament has begun and I am working hard on him themselves had the opportunity to spend some time with him behalf of all of you. one-on-one. We remain focused on the economy and implementing the I firmly believe it is this grassroots approach to governing that has remaining measures from the Next Phase of Canada’s Economic helped lead our Government to the strong mandate Canadians have Action Plan, while also staying committed to reducing the deficit and entrusted us with. cutting spending through strong financial leadership. With this strong mandate we will be able to focus and deliver on the On October 15, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the Honourable issues that matter most to you. James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage, and I were in Dawson We are making changes to the Canadian Wheat Board to give Creek for the official opening of the new Centre of Excellence for farmers the freedom to choose how they market their products. Clean Energy Technology and the newly refurbished Health Science MP Report We are keeping our energy and natural resource sectors strong Building at Northern Lights College. Both projects were funded by By Bob Zimmer, MP by streamlining environment assessments to avoid unnecessary Industry Canada’s Knowledge Infrastructure Program, a $2 billion duplication and displaying that we are open for business. initiative introduced as part of our Economic Action Plan which And, in the coming weeks, we will FINALLY put an end to the improves research and training facilities at Canadian post-secondary wasteful long-gun registry. institutions. I am honoured and humbled by the letters, phone calls, and personal congratulations The Prime Minister was also on hand, along with Preston Manning, Chuck Strahl, and Premier Christy Clark, at the “Hill on the Grill” roast, an event held in Fort St. I have received over these first few months in office and I would like to thank each and John honouring our former Member of Parliament Jay Hill. It was a great evening every one of you for putting your trust in me as your Member of Parliament. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact my Fort St. John office filled with laughter and memories shared and a tribute to a man who worked so hard at 250-787-1194, my Prince George office at 250-561-7982, or my Ottawa office at for so many years for the people of Northeastern BC, and Canada as a whole. I had the great privilege of spending the day with the Prime Minister while he was 613-947-4524. www.northeastnews.ca • 9909-100 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC V1J 1Y4 • Phone toll free 1-877-787-7030 • Phone: 250-787-7030 • Fax: 250-787-7090 Email: editor@northeastnews.ca • sales@northeastnews.ca • salesmanager@northeastnews.ca • brent@northeastnews.ca • info@northeastnews.ca 1220B 103 Avenue, Dawson Creek, V1G 2G9 • Phone: 250-782-7060 • Fax: 250-782-7066 lisa@northeastnews.ca • news@northeastnews.ca

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Movember proclamation

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CHARLIE LAKE – Autumn brings that chill to our mornings, heavy dew on our lawns and frost to windshields. It is hard not to notice that smell in the woods that almost has you checking your shoes! For those new to the woods, this is a chance to become acquainted with the highbush cranberry (latin name: Viburnum edule, also known as squashberry). At this time of the year it is a beautiful plant to discover. As a shrub, 0.5 to 2.5 metres in height, its leaves are similar to a maple leaf but have three distinct lobes; however, upper leaves may be elliptical. Leaves, coarsely veined with teeth or serrations, turn red or pinkish at this time of year. The berries ripen in August as a soft, translucent clusters of red fruit. It’s these same berries that have been described as musky or “old socks” smelling. While the berries are not a favourite of many birds, they are a very important survival food as the winter progresses. Grouse, cedar waxwings, robins and grosbeaks are among the birds that feed on its fruit. Like the birds, people have also enjoyed the berries – with lots of sugar that is, in sauces and jellies. Mammals such as deer, moose, squirrels and beaver may feed on the various parts of the high bush cranberry. In addition to food, the bushes also provide birds with shelter from the elements and hiding places from predators. Native highbush cranberry plants, found thoughout the woods in North East British Columbia can be also found across Canada. So this season, let your nose lead you to a wonderful treasure in the woods! For more information go to info@ charlielakeconservationsociety.ca

At Monday’s Fort St. John City Council meeting, the council made the proclamation to make the month of November 2011 as “Movember” in the City of Fort St. John. Brent Hodson and Neil Evans were on hand to accept the proclamation from Mayor Bruce Lantz. This proclamation was made to benefit the upcoming Movember campaign that involves men growing moustaches and raising money for Prostate Cancer Canada. Last year in Fort St. John, over $27,000 was raised. Visit http://ca.movember.com/ for information about Movember and to sign up. The Lido Theatre will be hosting a Movember sign up party on November 1.

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Fort St. John steps closer to Mixed Martial Arts events By Kyla Corpuz

According to Goodman, the sport accentuates unnecessary violence. “It is a horrifically unhealthy message for youth … and unsafe for the general public that is subject to the rage that will spill onto the streets,” read an email she submitted to the city. The city also received responses from the RCMP, Pacificsport Northern BC, Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce and the city’s District Sport Council. Though none of the organizations opposed to an Athletics Commission for MMA events, the Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce was the only association with members willing to sit on the board. “We support it as it’s an opportunity to regulate the event,” said Brent Hodson, president of the Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce. “This Kyla Corpuz photo sport can be quite violent … this is an opportu- Shellie English, 33, practices in the cage at a training facility, Iron nity for a commission to be made up by different Rhino, with trainer Justin Donnally. community members, to establish how to regulate how these types of sporting events can be ticipants carry the risk. Your [they city’s] biggest risk is the held within our city.” physical condition of the premise to prevent slips and falls or In the RCMP’s response they noted that MMA events are equipment break down,” read the rest of the email. found to attract organized crime, increase public disorder and Dawson Creek in conjunction with Prince George’s Athletic other issues if alcohol is included in the event. Commissions host events at the Encana Events Centre — on The RCMP also recognized the growing “appetite” for Oct. 28 Dawson Creek will have their second event, “King of these types of events and said: the Cage.” “If run properly they have the The Northern Fighting Championship spearheaded the push potential to benefit local busi- for an Athletics Commission to regulate MMA events. ness.” It was in the works for three years, according to Jody Mather, Another concern that links president of the Northern Fighting Championship. to hosting these events is the In March 2011 council passed a resolution that asked city liability.  staff to determine how much support the community had for However, feedback from sanctioned MMA fights.  the Municipal Insurance From March until Sept. 30 locals were given the option to Association risk manager stat- present their feedback by participating in: polls on the city’s ed in an email that the city’s Facebook page, commenting on a blog post on Energeticcity.ca  risk is “relatively low.” or replying to ads in the Alaska Highway News and Northern “The promoter and the par- Groove. 

FORT ST. JOHN – City council deemed there was enough community support for Fort St. John to hold mixed martial art events, despite less than 0.2 per cent of the city’s population voting. On Oct. 11, council gave the city rights to draft a bylaw to allow MMA events. An Athletics Commission, a group that will regulate the sanctioned events, will then review the bylaw. Through polls created by the city, 63 people voted on whether or not they were in favour of MMA events in the city. Forty-five supported the idea and 18 opposed it. Ten residents sent emails that expressed their acceptance of the cause and six individuals volunteered themselves to sit on the Athletics Commission. Stephen Beard, a local fire fighter, sent his consent to the city. He is a trained jiu jitsu fighter and practices MMA. “The type of people who are involved locally in MMA are not fighters looking to prove anything outside of the gym or competitions,” Beard wrote in an email. “They are talented athletes looking to test their skill in the same way as any other competitor.” Though the mainstream sport may have garnered popular attention there are still residents who are opposed to hosting such events. Emily Goodman, local resident, sent the only email that stated an opposition.

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October 27, 2011

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School District 59 will see one election this November By Jill Earl

DAWSON CREEK- There will only be one election in School District 59 this November. Trina Commandeur, Richard Powell, and Tamara Ziemer all want the opportunity to represent Electoral Area 3, Dawson Creek as school trustees for the next three years. The area only has space for two board members. Trina Commandeur has lived in Dawson Creek for 24 years, and has seven grown children. She is an advocate of children with special needs and hopes to introduce a Special Education Advisory Council to the board that will meet with the board to discuss concerns and resources for students with special needs. “I am running for school trustee based on accountability, credibility, meaningful consultation, protecting the rights of our most vulnerable students and our students identified as having special needs. I am concerned that for years the current board has been breaking their Oath of Office by bringing in their personal beliefs, traditions and biases against School Act Laws into the publicly funded board room,” Commandeur said in an e-mail. Richard Powell has served as the Chair of the Board for two terms, and was a teacher and a principle before that. He remembers being encouraged to pursue a position on the board and is interested in continuing his work. “I was approached by several people to run because of the expertise I had and the knowledge I had, with that I thought I could probably contribute to the board I also have a vision of where I believe education should go and that’s changed and it’s not going to continue to operate in the little red school house but to be more looking at change because people change, kids change....I’m just interesting in continuing, and I think that we’re leaders in some areas of the province with duo credit programs, and project based education and I think I’d like to see that continued...We’ve started it, I’d like to see it finished and I think over the next three years that we’ve would have a strong foundation of how education is to be handled in School District 59,” Powell said. Tamara Ziemer is also interested in continuing her work as a trustee. Ziemer was elected in to her position in March of last year during a by-election that was due to a trustee leaving the area. She was the PAC president of Ecole Frank Ross before becoming involved on the board. “I was interested because I have kids in the system…at the beginning it was just purely to learn about it...I love it, now I’m starting to be passionate about it. The whole 21st century education stuff, the personalized learning, I mean the way that our district is run and the things that are going on in our district and the teachers that we have, it’s amazing. I like being involved because there is so much change happening right now with the 21st century education that I feel like it’s addressing all the ways that I feel the system failed me when I was in school, so that’s exciting to be apart of,” Ziemer said. Electoral area 1 (Chetwynd and area) will once again be represented by Sorene Kampen, as well as newcomer to the board Anita Prescott. Prescott has been a teacher for 29 years, and is now retired. “I’m retired and I’ve spent all of my life working for the betterment of children so I thought well I’d like to continue in a smaller way so it seemed like a good idea at the time and it looks like it’s going to be a lot of fun. My main concerns will be working for children of course; I’m hoping to be able to possibly look at areas in special education and counseling that sort of thing. I know that our district does very well, but at the same time nothing’s perfect so hopefully we can work together and create a little bit better system for the students... I’m hoping to bring a lot of cohesion there although I think this board is fairly good from what I understand,” Prescott said. Though happy to be representing the area, Prescott wishes the position was not out of acclamation. “Well I’m happy about it certainly, I guess it would have been nicer if more people had applied I think the political process is really valid but I’m certainly really happy that I have gotten in and I’m very pleased that I will representing the school district for Chetwynd...I’ve actually worked with some of the people on the board when they were teachers as well so I think that’s going to help too,” she said. Electoral area 2 (Tumbler Ridge) will be represented by Sherry Berringer, area 4 (Pouce Coupe) by Wayne Ezeard, and area 5 (Sunset Prairie) by Judy Clavier.

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October 27, 2011

Dawson Creek Literacy Now: A love of reading

By Michele Mobley ~ Literacy Outreach Coordinator I got to thinking about where my love of books and reading came from. As an only child, I read a lot! Both my parents were avid readers, which without doubt, fostered my love of books. That led me to wonder why other people never develop that love of reading. For some it’s because reading took a low priority in the home, for one reason or another. Some adults feel overwhelmed by busy lifestyles, and they no longer have the time or the energy to put

towards the pursuit of a good book for themselves or their children. No parent or caregiver sets out to deny their children a love of books and reading, but unfortunately those types of roadblocks set the stage for the rest of a child’s life. Research shows children have a better chance of becoming fully literate adults if reading is encouraged in the home. When a parent or other caring adult reads aloud to children, it helps develop listening skills, vocabulary and language skills, as well as imagination and creativity. Children

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Council supports proposal by potential taxi entrepreneur By Kyla Corpuz

FORT ST. JOHN – The third taxi entrepreneur-hopeful got the support it was seeking from council on Oct. 11. Bernard Thompson wants to start his own business, Bernard’s Taxi Service. If approved it will go against Fort St. John’s near monopoly taxi-giant Teco Cabs that owns two of the three taxi licenses in the city. Energetic HD Cab Company holds the other. Twenty-four cabs are operated in Fort St. John and Teco drives 23. Bernard wants to start off with one taxi cab. He proposed the idea saying his services were much needed in the city, to provide “exemplary taxi service.” He proposed that his service would have a $3 initial flat rate, and if approved would have direct taxi phone lines at the mall and airport. He added that he would provide rates as low as $10 fares to the airport. With the current taxi service, lifts to the airport cost approximately $30.

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He ensured that it would be child accessible, but not handicap accessible. He did add that if he was approved and had a steady fleet, handicapped accessible taxis would be taken into consideration. Thompson provided 126 letters of support, and with the reaction of council members, there were a couple of more names to add to the list. “I appreciate your initiative to provide better cab service to Fort St. John,” said Coun. Lori Ackerman. This is Thompson’s first attempt at starting his own taxi business, but as Ackerman recalled there were two entrepreneurs prior to him that also wanted to start a taxi business but were not approved. According to Coun. Bruce Christensen the City of Fort St. John and Tourism Fort St. John considered whether or not there should be a more competitive taxi market. They found that the amount of cabs currently servicing the city is considered to be “more than enough” for the size of Fort St. John.

CITY OF FORT ST. JOHN NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the City of Fort St. John that an election by voting is necessary to elect a Mayor, six Councillors, and three School Trustees, for a term commencing December 2011 and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:

Surname Irwin Murray Ackerman Surname Bolin Pope Palmer Klassen Christensen Davies Evans Joice Stewart Wilkinson Kube Surname Thompson Telizyn Pasichnyk Nielsen

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“And though that may be true, there are only three or four cabs out on the street,” said Christensen. “They denied the request for another taxi individual for a taxi license, so I whole heartedly support Bernard’s application to get this. I don’t know how we can convince the individuals down south on how we can get another taxi.” Coun. Dan Davies suggested that council address this issue as soon as possible instead of waiting for the new council to be sworn in, as originally suggested earlier in the meeting. Ackerman said if any city business trips were going to be made to Victoria, Fort St. John’s taxi industry would be addressed to the Ministry of Transportation. Last month local shuttle driver Mike Brewer’s application to provide handicap accessible taxis and shuttle and limousine services was turned down by the Passenger Transportation Board. The PTB concluded that it wasn’t confident Brewer could provide the services he was proposing and was unsure how it would provide “sound economic conditions” in the BCPT industry.

GENERAL VOTING DAY Saturday, November 19, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Pomeroy Sports Centre 9324 – 96 Street, Fort St. John, BC

Mayor – One (1) to be elected Usual Names Jurisdiction of Residence Don Mike Lori

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ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES Wednesday, November 9 Wednesday, November 16 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Pomeroy Sports Centre 9324 – 96 Street, Fort St. John, BC

Councillor – Six (6) to be elected Usual Names Jurisdiction of Residence Trevor Dan Sarah Gord Bruce Dan Larry Brandon Byron Tamara Carol

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Zone 5 School Trustee – Three (3) to be elected Usual Names Jurisdiction of Residence Jaret Adrian Darrell Linda

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ANY QUALIFIED ELECTOR MAY VOTE AT AN ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITY SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITIES A special voting opportunity will be held on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at the following locations at the times indicated: North Peace Care Centre, 9908 – 108 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Peace Lutheran Apartments, 9812 – 108 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC from 11:10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon) Heritage Manor, 9819 – 107 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. A special voting opportunity will be available to qualified electors who are patients or staff of the Fort St. John Hospital, 9636 – 100 Avenue from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 19, 2011 OTHER VOTING

The following question will also be submitted to the electorate in the City of Fort St. John: “Are you in favour of the City of Fort St. John continuing to fluoridate its water supply?” YES NO A fluoride presentation will be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. at the Lido Theatre (10156 – 100 Avenue). Dr. James Beck, from the University of Calgary, will do a presentation in favour of fluoride removal and Dr. Arthur Conn, Assistant Chief Dental Officer, Health Canada will be making a presentation in favour of fluoride retention. There will be a moderated question and answer period after both presentations to allow residents to obtain additional clarification. ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS

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There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: • 18 years of age or older • Canadian citizen • resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day (May 17, 2011) • resident of OR registered owner of real property in the City of Fort St. John for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day (October 19, 2011), and • not otherwise disqualified by law from voting. Resident electors will also be required to produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if applicable, written consent from the majority of the property owners. MAIL BALLOT AND CURB SIDE VOTING Qualified electors may vote by mail if they: • have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity, OR • expect to be absent from the City of Fort St. John on general voting day and at the times of all advance voting opportunities. REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGE: As of November 2, 2011, the City will be accepting mail ballot requests. The following information must be submitted to the City of Fort St. John office in by mail (10631 – 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC V1J 3Z5), telephone (250-787-8150), fax (250-787-8181) or email (jprestley@fortstjohn.ca) to receive a mail ballot: 1. Full name, 2. Residential address, 3. Address of the property in relation to which you are voting (for non-resident property electors), 4. Method of delivery of your mail ballot package: (a) pick up at City Hall’s office, OR (b) regular letter mail through Canada Post to residential address, OR (c) regular letter mail through Canada Post to an alternate address that you provide when requesting the ballot package, 5. If you are a non-resident property owner please indicate this information as part of your request. A non-resident property owner application will be included in the package. The City will send out mail ballot packages commencing on or about November 4, 2011. To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Officer no later than 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 19, 2011. CURBSIDE VOTING will be offered on general voting day (Saturday, November 19, 2011) for those electors who come to the voting place to vote but are unable to enter the voting place because of a physical disability or impaired mobility. Janet Prestley, Chief Election Officer

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DISTRICT OF TAYLOR DISTRICT OF TAYLOR 2011 Municipal Election 2011 Election DISTRICT OF Municipal TAYLOR • 2011 Municipal Election NOTICE OF ELECTION BY NOTICE ELECTION BYVOTING VOTING NOTICE OF OF ELECTION BY VOTING

Notice No. 4-1 Notice No. 4-1 Notice No. 4-1

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the District of Taylor that an election by voting is DISTRICT OF TAYLOR

PUBLIC NOTICE IS Councillors HEREBY giventhat to the of the District of Taylor that an election by voting is GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS necessary to 2011 elect four the electors persons nominated as candidates and for will be PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given toand the electors the District of Taylor that an election by whom voting votes is necesnecessary elect four Councillors and that that the of persons nominated as candidates and for votes will be received aretolisted below. Notice is also given the candidate for Mayor has been elected bywhom acclamation. sary toreceived elect fourareCouncillors and that the persons nominated as candidates and for votes will received are listed NOTICE below. Notice is also given that the candidate for Mayor haswhom been elected by be acclamation. OF NOMINATION MAYOR Elected Acclamation listed below. Notice is also given that the candidate for–Mayor hasbybeen elected by acclamation. MAYOR – Elected by Acclamation Public Notice is given to the electors of the District of Taylor – that nominations the MAYOR Elected byforAcclamation offices of: Surname Usual Names Jurisdiction of Residence Surname JARVIS JARVIS

Names Mayor (One toUsual be elected) Fred D. Councillor (FourFred to be elected) D.

Jurisdiction of Residence 10061 – 100A Street, Taylor, BC 10061 – 100A Street, Taylor, BC COUNCILLOR Four for a 35 month term (December 2011, to November 2014), will be received by –the Chief (4) to be elected COUNCILLOR – Four (4) to(4) betoelected COUNCILLOR – Four be elected Election Officer or a designated person, as follows: Surname Usual Names Jurisdiction of Residence Surname Usual Names Jurisdiction of Residence BARBER 9671 98thth Street, Box 335, Taylor, BC George District of Taylor Municipal Hall 9:00 a.m. October 4, 2011 to BARBER George 9671647, 98 9656 Street, BoxStreet, 335, Taylor, 10007 - 100th A Street 4:00 p.m. October 14, 2011 BIGCHARLES Box – 97 Taylor, BC BC David BIGCHARLES DavidStatutory holidays and Box 277, 647, Taylor, 9656 – 97 Street, Taylor, BC Taylor, BC V0C 2K0 Excluding FILMER Box BC Brad weekends FILMER Brad Box 277, Taylor, BC KOLTER 10440 – 100 St, Box 410, Taylor, BC Rick of Taylor Municipal Office during Nomination documents are available at the District KOLTER Rick Audrey 10440 –BC 100 St, Box 410, Taylor, BC regular office hours. PELLETIER Taylor, Hope PELLETIER Hope Audrey Taylor, BCStreet, Box 524, Taylor, BC PONTO 9832 – 97 Betty PONTO Betty 9832 – 97 QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE TAILLEFER Taylor, BCStreet, Box 524, Taylor, BC Brent Trevor Alfred TAILLEFER Brent Trevor Alfred Taylor, BC

VOTING DATES AND LOCATION ADVANCE VOTING will be available to qualified Wednesday, November 9, 2011 from 8:00 am to VOTINGelectors DATESonAND LOCATION Canadian citizen; VOTING DATES AND LOCATION 8:00 pm at the District of Taylor Municipal Office, 10007 – 100 A Street, Taylor, BC 18 years of age or older; ADVANCE will be available to qualified on Wednesday, 9, 2011 from 8:00  resident of British VOTING Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before theelectors day GENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electors of the District of TaylorNovember on Saturday, November 19,am to ADVANCE VOTING will be available to qualified electors on Wednesday, November nomination filed; 8:00 pm papers at theareDistrict of Taylor Municipal Office, 10007 – 100 A Street, Taylor, BC 9, 2011 from 8:00 am to 2011 from 8:00atam toDistrict 8:00 pm the District of Taylor Municipal Office, 10007 – 100BC A Street, Taylor, BC 8:00 pm the of at Taylor Municipal Office, 10007 A Street, Taylor, not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in– 100 an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS GENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electorsAND of theREGISTRATION District of Taylor on Saturday, November 19, holding office. GENERAL VOTING will be open qualified electors of the District of Taylorwill on Saturday, November There 2011 is no need pre-register to vote as thetoDistrict registration of all electors for this election place at the time ofBC19, fromto8:00 am to foregoing 8:00 pm at of Taylor Municipal Office, 10007 – take 100 A Street, Taylor, FURTHER INFORMATION on the may be obtained by contacting: 2011 from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm at the District of Taylor Municipal Office, 10007 – 100 A Street, Taylor, BC voting. You will be required to sign a declaration that you meet the following requirements: A. de Weerdt, Chief Election Officer (250) 789-3392QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION ELECTOR • 18Melany years of age orChief older Gloria Baker, Deputy Election OfficerELECTOR (250) 789-3392 QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION • Canadian Therecitizen is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time There is no tobe pre-register tosign votea as thepreceding registration ofmeet allday electors for thisrequirements: election will take place at the time • resident of BC forneed atwill least 6required monthstoimmediately of voting. You declaration that voting you the following of voting. You will be required to sign a declaration that you meet the following requirements: • 18 years of age or older • resident •of OR registered owner of real property in the District of Taylor for at least 30 days immediately 18 years of age or older Canadian citizen preceding•• voting day, and Canadian citizen • resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day • not otherwise disqualified by law from6voting. resident of BC at least months immediately voting •• resident of OR for registered owner of real property preceding in the District ofday Taylor for at least 30 days immediately • preceding resident ofvoting OR of real property in the District(at of least Taylor at least 30 days Picture immediately Resident electors will also be registered required produce 2 pieces of identification oneforwith a signature). day, andtoowner preceding voting day, and identification not necessary. The identification mustvoting. prove both residency and identity prior to receiving a ballot. • isnot otherwise disqualified by law from • not otherwise disqualified by law from voting. Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove Resident electors will also be required to produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identity, plus proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, ifleast applicable, written consent Resident electors will also be required to produce 2 identification (atidentity one with signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification mustpieces prove of both residency and prior to areceiving a ballot. from the majority ofisthe owners. identification notproperty necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity prior to receiving a ballot. property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove MelanyNon-resident de Weerdt - Chief Election Officer Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria:

identity, plus proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if applicable, written consent identity, plus proof they are owners. entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if applicable, written consent from the majority of that the property from the majority of the property owners. Melany de Weerdt Melany de Weerdt Chief Election Officer Chief Election Officer

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Wiebo’s controversial documentary shows in Fort St. John By Kyla Corpuz

FORT ST. JOHN – Last week in Fort St. John and multiple cities across Canada Wiebo Ludwig’s protest against oil and gas industries made it to the big screen. Director David York, an atheist, documented the Ludwig Christian family in Wiebo’s War. In the opening scenes of the documentary, York said he thought he would be telling a story of Ludwig’s life after his sentence in 2001, when he was convicted of multiple charges related to oil and gas well bombings in Alberta. Wiebo accused the sour gas plants that leaked onto his property as the culprit to his livestock aborting and the women in his family having miscarriages. As York’s days with the Ludwigs progressed, York found himself documenting more than he bargained for. He captured the events when Wiebo was suspected as the man behind the 2008/2009 EnCana bombings. In 2010 Wiebo was arrested but never charged. The documentary also recapped the shooting death of 16-year-old Karman Willis on the Ludwig’s property, Trickle Creek. Throughout all of Wiebo’s accusations of alleged crimes, he did not plead guilty. The Lido screened the movie in Fort St. John and before it aired — many people took to a local news website’s comment section, expressing their thoughts on the theatre showing Wiebo’s War.

On Oct. 13, user DrdDrt wrote: Are you sure this is the type of sensationalism the Lido wants to be associated with? I know the comedy tour is growing old but this kind of anti oil patch propaganda Lido really? I hope all your seats are empty and you reap the repercussions of this poorly thought out programming glitch. Just sayin. Shame on you. The night of the showing however, Brian Kirschner, owner of the theatre, stated that The Lido is non denominational and that it doesn’t support or oppose different viewpoints. He added that the theatre is merely a place for the public to experience different forms of entertainment. Wiebo was supposed to be at the showing for a question and answer period, but that is now postponed to a later date, according to Kirschner. Wiebo was sick during the showings in Fort St. John and in recent news reports he revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer. Wiebo’s War was supposed to show for two nights but only showed on Oct. 19.

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Peace River Regional District to renew 34 year-old parks and trails master plan By Jill Earl

over the years we’re starting to find a little bit through the surveys and through the open houses that some people are not aware of them, so I think it’s important even as a region to let our residents know that we’ve got parks that are here for them to use, in the past we didn’t advertise them but we need to do some work now,” said Morgan about the 34 year-old plan. “In some ways it was a management plan too, it did talk a lot about keeping the parks very rustic, which I think through some of the surveys people have said ‘yeah keep them rustic’ we don’t necessarily need power and water and things like that, we have to look at what is the definition of rustic, does that mean that we maintain the roads? We’ve found that in some arFacial aesthetics eas that maybe we need to do a Medical Botox little more work on that sort of Cosmetic Botox thing, but still maintaining that, Fillers it’s supposed to be an outdoor Laser place it should look like the outdoors,” she said. Book online at To entice more feedback, the www.mediskin.ca Region is drawing two names or email for iPod shuffles for people mediskin@ymail.com who have filled out surveys.

DAWSON CREEK- For the past two weeks the Peace River Regional District has hosted information sessions in ten communities throughout the region. The region is looking for feedback on their parks and trails, the information gathered by talking to attendees and analyzing paper and online surveys will help contribute to the Regional Parks and Trails Master Plan. The Region currently has five parks: Blackfoot Park, Montney Centennial Park, Minaker River Park, Spencer Tuck Park, and Sundance Lake Regional Park. “We wanted to find out if people are using those parks, what they think about the parks also if there is a need or opportunity for more parks and also how can we support trails in our region there’s a lot of user groups that develop trails and maintain trails and they are important for recreation and for tourism and for a lot of other reasons. We haven’t really been involved in that as a regional district and so we are looking to see if there is a need or want to support those groups that do that work,” said Trish Morgan, Manager of Community Services for the district. The Region maintains the parks, mostly addressing safety concerns and doing roadwork. “Just maintaining... fix a broken board on a picnic table, you run a grater over in the spring to make it nice for the summer, things like that, staff members giving a regular check-out, clearing a bad tree out or something like that... just simple maintaining...The parks have just soldiered on, being given maintenance and being kept pretty neat and watching the safety concerns and when there’s such a demand on the Board there, the entire Regional District Board for this or that and money and everything, it just gets over looked and it’s working, if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it. Now we’ve decided it needs, to be not necessarily fixed, but improved,” said Parks Committee member and Mayor of Pouce Coupe Lyman Clark. The last Parks and Trails Master Plan was done in 1977, 34 years ago. “Staff actually brought the idea to the committee the idea of having a master plan, we wanted to have a long term vision for where our parks are going because this isn’t something that we’ve done in a very long time in the Regional District...it was time to do another one and create a long term vision and rather then being reactive to things in our parks like a broken picnic table, or Contributed photo it might be nice to put this in here or that in there, Fran Haughian presents first winner of the People. and then we thought let’s create a proper plan iPod draw Tracey Goodman and her daughter Above Evangelina with their all. prize. that guides us over the next ten years on where we’re going to go with it,” said Morgan. The Region is looking for 250.228.4231 information about: different joanne.ferreiro@shaw.ca uses of the parks, who uses the parks, and opportunities for growth. According to Morgan, over Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island the last couple of years the region has had other priorities and an updated master plan wasn’t one of them until now. “It was kind of interesting to see the perspective, the perspective at that time was that we didn’t want to advertise our parks because then people from outside our region would know Have it all.. an ‘industrial scale’ workshop as a base for your Have it all... an ‘industrial scale’ about them and come use them, home business, a lovely home and room for your horses too! workshop as aacres, base your well we want people to use our • Multipurpose property; 2.68 offersfor country living, pasture magnificent workshop. a lovely home and parks, I think the perspective andhome business, has just changed now. We want • Immaculate home has 5 bedrooms, 3 baths including separate in room for your horses too! people to use them and more law suite. • Over-height clearance, 220 amp wiring, 3000 lb. capacity fully importantly we want people rotating • Multipurpose property; acres,inoffers country crane, office and full 2.68 washroom the workshop. who live here to use them and • Seller to offer include extensive machinery and equipliving,open pasture andtomagnificent workshop having not advertised them ment on site.

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Women’s health tip: Pap By Kyla Corpuz

FORT ST. JOHN – The Fort St. John Medical Clinic is offering free pap tests for Pap Awareness Week that ends tomorrow.

The medical clinic is working with the BC Cancer Agency to promote health and wellness in females by raising awareness for pap tests. The procedure is important for detecting signs of cervical cancer. “It’s a good prevention tool for women for cancer screening,” ices is rapidly expanding operations in operations the USA; in North Dakota, Pure Energy Services is rapidly expanding in specifically the said Robin Lagadyn, a supervisor at FSJ Medical Clinic and specifically in North Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming andcandidates ng and USA; Pennsylvania. We are currently seeking forPapProduction organizer of Awareness Week in Fort St. John. Pennsylvania. We are currently seeking candidates for Proors with 2+ years experience in production testing/flow back operations, Pap tests are one of the few, reliable and harmless procedures duction Testing Supervisors with 2+ years experience in proearly detection. ory experience, safety orientated, excellent verbal and for written communication duction testing/flow back operations, day/night supervisory “It can be treated if it’s picked up early enough with miniethics, willing to work a flexibleexcellent rotational experience, safety orientated, verbalschedule and written in the USA ( 4 weeks on 2 mally invasive procedures,” said Lagadyn. communication skills, strong work ethics, willing to work a Some misconceptions that women may have towards getting flexible rotational schedule in the USA ( 4 weeks on 2 weeks a pap test done is that they think it’s unnecessary or painful said off). Lagadyn.Full She added that women might also be self-conscious. s: Signing bonus, Competitive hourly rate plus overtime, benefits All the physicians doing the testing are female. Pure Energy offers: Signing bonus, rate retention bonus, Paid the month following 30 days ofCompetitive service, hourly Annual Lagadyn encourages women to talk to their doctors and plus overtime, Full benefits beginning first of the month or rotational work purposes, Per diem, Competitivenurses daily truck about it. rate plus following 30 days of service, Annual retention bonus, Paid opportunity for advancement. According to Lagadyn the patient and doctor will decide travel expenses for rotational work purposes, Per diem, when it’s appropriate for a woman to have it done. It’s usually Competitive daily truck rate plus mileage rate, and opportudone when a woman becomes nity for advancement. e and cover letter to careers@pure-energy.us or fax to may 970-464-2308 or applysexually active, but a physician advise it depending on the age. e-energy.us The medical clinic in conjunction with the LACE campaign Email your resume and cover letter to had an awareness week last October and saw over 100 patients. careers@pure-energy.us or fax to 970-464-2308 The free testing is available to any female, even those living or apply online at www.pure-energy.us outside Fort St. John.

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Legislation tabled to make Canadian Wheat Board voluntary By Jill Earl

DAWSON CREEK- Minister of Agriculture Gerry Ritz tabled the Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act earlier last week that would make the Canadian Wheat Board voluntary. If the Act is passed, farmers could market their own grain as early as August 1, 2012. Since 1943 western Canadian grain farmers have had to market their grain through the CWB, the only entity in Canada in which to do this. It was first introduced to control inflation and to provide a cheap supply of grain to Europe for WW2. MP for Cypress Hill and Grasslands, Sask., and Parliamentary Secretary of Natural Resources and Parliamentary Secretary for the Canadian Wheat Board, David Anderson has been a farmer for 25 years and has been campaigning for a voluntary CWB ever since he was elected 10 years ago. He says that the Board has always been expensive for farmers. “Even from it’s initiation when the Wheat Board was put in it was expensive for farmers it’s continued to be expensive for farmers and many farmers across Western Canada for decades have felt they needed to get free of that and make their own choices about how they want to market their own product,” Anderson said. Only organic farmers have the ability to market their own grain, but the Board still charges each farmer for every bushel they sell. Anderson believes that the board provides an uncertain future for farmers, as they do not have to buy all their grain, or even sell it for the highest price. “Their mandate has been that they are to orderly market the grain in western Canada, there’s no mandate there to get the highest price or anything like that, it’s just to make sure they have the mandate of marketing the grain, so there’s an obligation by the farmers to supply the grain to the Wheat Board and the Wheat Board can take whatever amount they want or reject whatever amount they want. On one hand the farmers have to deliver everything to them, on the other hand the Wheat Board does not have to take all of it, they just take what they want,” he said. “Typically you would sign a contract with the Wheat Board for a certain amount of money and then they would decide if they would take it or not and if they didn’t take it then you were stuck with the grain and I guess my question over the years to people is how can you run a business when you have 30-40% of your inventory sitting in your storage area for a year or two at a time, it’s just impossible. That’s why we’re saying we need to give famers the opportunity to market their own grain, make their own choices, if they want to deal with the voluntary Wheat Board they can do that,” Anderson said. In September the Canadian Wheat Board had a plebiscite, the results being that majority of grain and barley producers want to keep the current single-desk system. “They voted to maintain the single desk and that’s the key element of the Canadian Wheat Board as it exists today, and the single desk is the primary asset that the Canadian Wheat Board has, without the single desk which means that it’s the ultimate seller of all wheat and barley to the export markets, without that primary asset it will be the weakest player in the grain industry, and we as a board have said is that you’re going to go to an open market and to have the Wheat Board voluntary it will become a grain company without any chance of survival or sustainability,” said Bill Toews, an elected Director of the Canadian Wheat Board. Toews believes that few farmers would be interested in maintaining contracts with the Board

as they don’t own any facilities, and will soon be rendered obsolete by it’s competitors if the act passes. “The Canadian Wheat Board doesn’t own any facilities whatsoever, so it’s reliant on the primary elevator companies and terminal companies… these will be our direct competitors, so what the legislation is saying is that the Wheat Board will have to somehow move and buy grain using our competitions facilities to handle that grain, that’s just impossible to do... The Wheat Board will essentially be in a situation where it would be competing with the grain companies and the grain companies are not going to give it an opportunity to take any more then they want to give them in terms of profitability,” Toews said. Toews also believes that the price of grain will go down, and that farmers will be getting less money for their investment if the Board becomes voluntary. “The reality is that right now they operate through the single-desk which means that if a customer in Asia or in Europe wants to buy Canadian grain, which is a particularly good quality product, they have to come through the Board. In the future these customers will be saying well there’s five or six or seven grain companies that will sell me this grain, I’m going to see whose going to give me the lowest price obviously, and ultimately the price to return to farmers will be lower,” Toews said. Continued on Page 22

Fluoride Information Presentation Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Lido Theatre 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The City of Fort St. John will be hosting an information session on the use of fluoride in drinking water at the Lido Theatre on Wednesday, November 2, 2011. This session is being held to provide residents with information regarding the pros and cons of adding fluoride to the City’s drinking water. A question regarding whether the City should continue to fluoridate the water supply will be on the City’s local government election ballot on November 19, 2011. Dr. James Beck, from the University of Calgary, will do a presentation in favour of fluoride removal and Dr. Arthur Conn, Assistant Chief Dental Officer, Health Canada will be making a presentation in favour of fluoride retention. There will be a moderated question and answer period after both presentations to allow residents to obtain additional clarification. Please contact Janet Prestley, Chief Election Officer or Grace Fika, Deputy Chief Election Officer at (250) 787-8153 for additional information regarding the upcoming election.

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DAWSON CREEK- Students enrolled in the Residential Construction program at Northern Lights College in Dawson Creek are building towards their futures, and also the community’s future in their latest project. The students have been assigned to build a house for the South Peace Community Resources Society’s Reconnect program. The students have been hard at work since mid-September and will continue until the projects’ completion in late April. Sub-contractors will work on electrical, plumbing, and heating. The skills gained will help students more readily enter the trades. “They get level one and level two of their carpentry technical training as well as hours towards their apprenticeships and from there they can go out into the field becoming apprentices and come back for level two and level three for their technical training,” said Jeff Lekstrom, Dean of Trades and Apprenticeship. The Residential Construction program has taken on big construction projects like this one since it started seven years ago. The program has completed a number of residential homes in the area, and an airport terminal in Chetwynd. “It’s a great community partnership program for us to be involved in, with the youth of Dawson Creek and SPCRS as well. It’s a win-win for everybody, we find that it’s a great program for the students, it’s a great program for the community and by the end of April we’ll have a nice building standing here and SPCRS can occupy it and help the youth of Dawson Creek,” said Lekstrom about the school’s involvement in the project.

Continued from Page 21 However, Anderson believes that the change will only help farmers. He gives Australia as an example of a country that has moved from private to voluntary and has benefitted from it. “Grain acreage has gone up so there’s been more value added and the farm economy has been strong, so I think we’re in a good position to take advantage of people’s ability to make their own decisions,” Anderson said. He also thinks that the move will mean more opportunity to the industry. “We believe that this will open up a ton of new opportunities for farmers, they’ll be able to, for example, be able to contract on

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Kaylee Herrington is one of the eight students enrolled in the program. She likes the hard work and looks forward to completion. “I’d like to think that it’ll be a great thing because I’ll always be able to look back and say I built that,” Herrington said. Reconnect served 127 youth between the ages of 13 and 19 last year in their drop-in and outreach program. The program provides support to teens who may be at risk of dropping out of school, or are having difficulty transitioning from childhood to adulthood. “The supports she (staff) provides to the youth are many, it might be they have some concerns they need to take care of, they need to connect with say a drug and alcohol worker, or might be a ministry staff person and sometimes they just need the support to get those things done,” Arden Smith said, Department Manager for Family Safety Counseling and Support Services for SPCRS. The new house is located at the same address as the old house on 103 Ave. The new house will offer a more spacious setting, additional storage, an office, and an up-to-date kitchen; a big improvement from the old one Smith says. “The old building was very small, it was a one bedroom house initially I think, and it had very tiny little kitchen space where they tried to do some of their cooking projects, and it was just really cramped, it had plumbing issues and it heaved and shifted so much with all the rain last spring that we couldn’t even open the spare door anymore, it was in pretty bad shape,” Smith said. niche grains so smaller amount of grains… Another one is last week in Regina one of the Pulse, specialty crop processor announced that they want to set up a processing pasta plant, that’s the first grain pasta plant that has been proposed in western Canada for decades but they said it’s dependant on them being able to go directly to the farmers to buy their product. So there’s already some opportunities becoming evident and we think there’s going to be lots more of that,” Anderson said. Besides the economic wealth Anderson expects the Act will bring, he believes the underlying issue is freedom. “So it’s really an issue of freedom to be able to do your own business, run your own business the way that they want and if other farmers want to support the Wheat Board they should be

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The directors of the BC Grain Producers would like to fill the position of General Manager for the association. The BC Grain Producer Association is a non-profit organization, which was established in 1986, to promote and protect the interests of the Grain & Oilseed producerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in our area. The associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mandate is to improve the viability of the grains & oilseed industry in the BC Peace River Region. We represent most Grain & Oilseed Producers in the Peace River Region of British Columbia, and our current membership is approximately 302 producers. Our Offices and Research Facility are located in Dawson Creek, B.C. The General Manager is to provide General Management Services to the BC Grain Producer Association for all administrative core functions of the association as well as assist the Board of Directors in the development and execution of their strategic plan. We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated, can work independent, has a post secondary education, an excellent knowledge of agriculture, good communication skills, knowledge of non profit board functions and human resource Management. This would be a part time position but could develop into a full time, with remuneration based on qualifications and experience. Preferred Start date December 2011. This position will only be filled if suitable person is found.

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COLLEGE OF NEW CALEDONIA Located in scenic central British Columbia, and nestled in 3,000 miles of lakeshore, CNC Lakes District region offers a diverse array of programs and services, including comprehensive services for students, families and children. Acclaimed for our warm and welcoming environment and best practices in supporting hard to reach families, our communities rely on the campuses’ commitment to excellence.

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Warehouseman/Shop: Candidates for this position should have completed the Oil and Gas operator course or have some some Oil & Gas experience. Shipping and receiving, fast paced environment. Good full time in town position. Candidates must have a valid class 5 driver’s license. Office Administrator: Office Administrator required for busy oil and gas industry office. Duties to include: reception, customer service, phones, data entry, invoicing, mail, filing and all other aspects of daily office administration. Monday to Friday, 7:30 am until 3:00 pm.

Community based and driven, this campus region serves a vast geographical area and works closely with six First Nations, municipality, ministries, community organizations, industry and students to ensure inclusive, accessible and relevant services and programs.

Referral Technician: Well established company, friendly staff! Candidates for this position should have a working knowledge of basic map reading, related experience in the O&G industry and a basic understanding of the Land Title System. The successful candidate will be organized, have good written and verbal communication skills, and Northeast British Columbia good have excellent attention to detail.

If you are motivated by a fast paced and diverse learning environment which supports and encourages leadership, this is your opportunity. To find out more information about this and other opportunities, and directions on how to apply, please check our website at: www.cnc.bc.ca/tools/employment Join us. We offer a supportive workplace, great benefits, and competitive salaries. And we have opportunities to grow, both within our college, and within our communities.

business& professional Receptionist: Fulltime. Successful candidate will have excellent telephone manner, administrative skills and be knowledgeable in excel.

Administrator: Successful candidate will have accounting background. Duties will include doing cost allocations for sites, cost tickets from the field and running reports.