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DAWSON CREEK - As part of a joint initiative between Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health, the Child and Youth Mental Health Collaborative (CYMHC) will be coming to Dawson Creek in December to hold a stakeholder meeting which could start the ball rolling towards better services for children and youth with mental health and substance issues. The Collaborative, which is run by a provincially-funded organization called Shared Care, is working with communities in B.C. to establish Local Action Teams that will tackle gaps in care and services for these youth. “Children and youth with mental health and substance use chal-
lenges are a priority population throughout the province,” said Nikita Soares, program coordinator for Shared Care. “They’ve been identified by the Ministry of Health in their Priority Paper as one of the priority populations, as well as others.” After the meeting in December, which will include representatives from around the community such as the RCMP and schools, it will be decided among this group what extra services might be needed or whether new services are needed at all. “They’ll start engagement with community and also to start work on their priorities,” said Shared Care project director Valerie Tregillus. “The expectation is that they could be established by January, and that then in January to March they
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The Scottish Play bids adieu to Fort St. John JULIA LOVETT reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN - Something wicked this way has came to the North Peace Cultural Centre. Stage North Theatre Society brought one of the most popular, if not the most notorious, of all Shakespeare's plays to the North Peace and performed the Scottish Play or Macbeth, as it's more commonly known, from Oct. 30-31 and Nov. 5-7. "It's right around Halloween, it's an excellent time for witches and controlling dysfunctional relationships," said Dawn Ljuden, director of the play. She explained that as a Shakespeare fan, she felt it was time to do another after directing the comedy Taming of the Shrew two years earlier. The play has had a long standing tradition and folklore surrounding it since the debut in 1606. Theatre groups and performers are as famous for their acting skills as they are for being superstitious but given the history of the Scottish play's incidents throughout the 400 years of it being performed, it's not a surprise. "It's kind of standard issue, like even though I'm not a superstitious person just for the sake of everyone around me, I abide by the same rules, you don't mention Macbeth unless you’re in Macbeth," said William Smith, the actor who played the title role. You also don’t utter the name
within the confines of the theatre’s walls. The only time it is safe to say ‘Macbeth’ is if it’s said during the play. "It's part of the fun and the mystery and the mystique of the theatre. It’s the tradition that’s long [standing],” said Ljuden. According to legend, when Shakespeare wrote the play, he wrote incantations into the script that were actually used and performed by a real coven. The play has been plagued with accidents ever since. On opening night, in 1606, the boy who was cast as Lady Macbeth, took ill and died. In a 1942 production, three actors died in one week and the costume designer died by suicide. In a 1926 production of the play, a minor actor tried to strangle Lady Macbeth. Other productions have seen an actress fall 15 feet off the stage and in 1937, during a production that starred Lawrence Olivier, an audience member had a heart attack after being hit with a broken piece of a sword. In the 1880s, a riot broke out in New York, killing 30 people.
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Northern Health to public: be protected and get vaccinated JULIA LOVETT news@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN - Northern Health held a teleconference earlier this week on the importance of the flu shot during the influenza season that is now in full swing. The season, which runs from now until April, will see hundreds of Canadians die from the illness or from complications related to the flu. "You can spread the influenza virus to others before you even show any symptoms and influenza symptoms can include fever, cough sore throat, headache, muscle pain, tiredness," said Dr. Sandra Allison, chief medical health officer with Northern Health. Allison explained that getting the vaccine will not only protect the person getting the shot, but also friends, family and those who are more susceptible like seniors and children. "Over the last few years in the northern health region, we have seen well over 150 cases of influenza each year," said Allison. "Those numbers really do reflect just the tip of the iceberg." she added, noting that there are plenty of others that don't seek medical care. According to Allison, there was some controversy over last year's vaccine. The strain of virus that was being spread throughout the province was different or a "distant cousin" to the one found in the vaccine, thus making it ineffective. "Every year the influenza viruses change and the time between when we select what components go into the vaccine until the time that we implement our flu vaccine campaigns, there is some change that continues to happen," she said. According to the chief medical health officer, within a six moth period, the virus can mutate so rapidly that it can become that much more resistant and effective at infecting humans. The problem with the flu in all its different forms is that it can not be treated with antibiotics. This is because it is a viral and not caused by a bacterial infection. The only way
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STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - After two incidents of violence involving the drug trade in Dawson Creek, Dawson Creek RCMP are asking the public for information. On Oct. 24, Dawson Creek RCMP attended a kidnapping and aggravated assault, wherein a 31-year-old male had been removed from the Taylor Pub at gunpoint and brought to Dawson Creek. Once in Dawson Creek the male was beaten, stabbed in the legs and sprayed with bear repellant. The victim of the assault escaped and fled to a nearby
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and training lab, space for all pipe trades such as pipe-fitting, a millwright training lab and new facilities for wind turbine maintenance training. Student capacity will not be increased by the upgrades, Kulmatycki says, as the proposed facilities are basically replacements for the aging existing ones. However new labs and buildings will be retrofitted to adapt to the needs of the times, he told Northeast News. “As the economy changes, you can actually change one lab to become a new lab, it’s not fixed forever. If you didn’t need carpentry for a year, you could do other things in there … if things change down the future we’ll be able to be responsive to that,” Kulmatycki said. The cost of the total project can not be confirmed at this time, Fernandes said, as the MAE is currently considering NLC’s business case, but the Ministry is in constant dialogue with the College as to the progress of the facility. “The Ministry of Advanced Education continues to work
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STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - Financial contributions towards the Northern Lights College (NLC) proposed trades training facility in Dawson Creek have been pouring in, with a latest commitment of $150,000 from Shell Canada announced on Nov. 2. Grants from industry towards the proposed facility now total $700,000, according to NLC communications director Jennifer Fernandes, and the college will continue to petition local industrial interests while the Ministry of Advanced Education (MAE) ponders its own future contributions. The Province has specified that it wants a P-3 arrangement for this pending deal, meaning it expects contribu-
tions from the school and industry before it makes a financial decision. “We have put in some of our own funds for the planning process and the getting the designing ready,” said Bryn Kulmatycki, Chief Operating Officer of NLC, “so we’re now soliciting support from industry, so that their contribution comes in, and the government is in the background right now, working with us to make sure that everything is lining up on their end for the sizes of rooms and so on, because they have standards for all their shops. So it’s kind of at that planning stage where we have made our contribution to it, we’re looking for industry support and participation, and then the government will consider everything at the end and make the final decision. That’s standard.” The proposed facility will include a new carpentry shop
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More unsustainable development Dear Editor Veresen Midstream has announced plans to build a huge gas plant near Dawson Creek. This plant will process 400 million cubic feet of gas per day. Personally, I can not see this plant or the LNG industry in a positive light. We are already piping billions of dollars worth of our natural gas to the U.S. every day. We are paid virtually nothing for this acute and unconscionable depletion of our resources. We should not be growing Asia’s ever escalating overpopulation and pollution by supplying them with ever increasing amounts of cheap fossil fuel,neither should any other country. To prevent global environmental collapse, Asia must reduce and control its destructive human overpopulation and its rampant fossil fuel burning as well. I find incredibly asinine comments like “we need to find a home for Canada’s gas” very disturbing. Our gas is precisely where God put it, precisely where it is supposed to be. He gave us the second coldest country on Earth. He also gave us an incredible heat source that was obviously intended to be held in reserve for the domestic use of Canadians. If He had wanted our gas to be burned in Asia He would have put it there. Have Canadians become so selfish and irresponsible that they will allow incorrigible foreign
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corporations to decimate our resources? Our natural gas may well be indispensable to future generations for uses that have not yet been thought of. Our best science tells us that the extremely excessive extraction and burning of fossil fuels is already destroying our atmosphere and climate. It is causing unprecedented suffering, death and destruction from droughts, floods, hurricanes, tornados etc. We desperately need a credible environmental assessment process. A reasonable, responsible environmental assessment would not allow the proliferation of destructive fossil fuel industries. We desperately need responsible governments that will set and enforce sustainable extraction and export limits. We also need a value-added component. I believe this value and sustainability can only be achieved by Canadian ownership and operation of resource extraction operations. Will we ever wake up and see foreign, multi-national fossil fuel extracting corporations as the unconscionably greedy, gluttonous, destructive things that they have well proven themselves to be? We are traveling down the road to oblivion at break-neck speed. Will we stop”sitting on our hands” and react before it is to late? One can only hope. Thank you. Ed Pitt Dawson Creek
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Letter to the Editor: It is my pleasure to write a note concerning the U17 event held in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John. This event normally takes well over a year of planning and organization to make it happen. Your communities were only given three months. The organizers jumped into action very quickly and were off and skating to reach game time. I have attended and been involved with many Hockey Canada activities and events but I must single out what I experienced at the U17’s. The logistics were extremely solid with no stone unturned. It was obvious from the time that I arrived that everything was in place and well looked after. The volumes of volunteers involved displayed commitment and pride. They made one aware that this was a team approach with determination that this would be a successful event.. I found everyone so positive and concerned about each of us. It was a pleasure to be looked after so well. The Hockey Canada staff is very appreciative.
I also want to comment on the facilities in both cities. I expected to see the type of arenas and buildings normally seen in cities of these sizes. With the pleasure of tours I suddenly realized that you have something very special for your residents. The facilities are outstanding. The citizens are fortunate to live here and to raise their children in such a positive and healthy atmosphere. We could not have had a better venue than what was provided in your cities. Hockey Canada is very grateful and proud to have had the opportunity to showcase this event. I was thanked often for giving the event to you but I thank you for allowing us to be a part of your communities. You certainly helped Hockey Canada look good. Again, thank you. I hope I have the pleasure of returning to visit sometime soon. JOE DRAGO Chairman of the Board HOCKEY CANADA
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The choir, which is directed by Rachel Casponi and Merrill Flewelling, will perform alongside choirs from Brazil, France, Guatemala, United States, England and two other choirs from Canada. As to how they were selected? "The adjudicator at the Festival of Arts, who was quite impressed with us, asked Rachel for a C.D., and he sent it on to New York," Bell said. "We were just dumbfounded," she added, noting that the choir hadn't auditioned or knew anything about the upcoming December performance. The choir, which includes Bass Alan Stebbing, a third generation Carnegie Hall performer, will not include everyone on the trip. The individual costs per person will be about $2,500 and US$690 of that will go towards performing fees for the hall. "The exchange rate's bad right now and then we add our air fair, hotel, meals, everything," she said. To combat the price, the choir started doing fundraising as soon as they found out they were asked and the concerts this week are the last of the fundraising efforts before the big show in the Big Apple on Nov. 29. The Messiah has three parts to it which starts with prophecies by biblical figures and then moves on the the commemorate the Passion and the Resurrection. Each choir attending have been given two out of the three parts to sing. The community choir will be singing parts two and three. "It's going to be scary for me, I know going into that big place," Bell said, noting that the choir is excited and look-
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Photo Credit Julia Lovett Kids from Taylor Elementary run on the spot during their training session with Hockey Canada awesome," said Fraser after the children went back to their classes. "The message of citizenship through sports is a huge message and it's really really exciting to hear our kids hear that and see them be excited about it," he added. James Borrelli, athletic therapist for Team Canada Red, had the willing and enthusiastic audience up on their feet doing stretches and jumping jacks. While he led the group of eager participants, the children laughed and followed along. As Borrelli led the the children through their stretches, he told them about the hockey players' routines. "They're always moving, they're not laying in bed all day or sitting on their butts at home watching TV‌they're active," he said. As the group went from one exercise to another, Shawn Bullock, member of Canada Men's Hockey watched with great interest at the young hockey fans. "I think that's fabulous to tie in sport with life in general and just a little bit of a pump up and feel good about things that they can do in their lives," said Bullock. He explained that Taylor was the only school in the area who reached out to the the sports group and that was the reason they only went to one school but that they would gladly go and speak with others. As for the Under-17 players, according to Bullock, all three Canadian teams are in good standings as looked forward to the rest of the week. "It's about positioning today and making sure you get as high a seat as you can in your group and then it's sudden death," he said. Continued on Page 13. "We think we're in a good
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Child services Continued from Front. could start attending to their priorities. It is an action team, not a talking team.” If the group of local stakeholders decides to go forward with action around starting or improving services, the Local Action Team will be formed, and up to $10,000 will be provided to fund the hiring of a project lead and other initiatives. “The Local Action Team will have to develop a budget, and there is a maximum amount of funding available for the team, but what we do is provide an initial amount of dollars to allow the team to get forming, to do that initial work and figure out what priorities they want to work on in their area, and then they develop a budget for the remaining funds,” said Soares. “There are a couple of stages that have to happen, and the dollars will be available after a couple of meetings.” Up to $50,000 may be made available as the project progresses. December’s meeting was initiated by a presentation given in August to a Northern Health (NH) team, by Shared Care representatives Soares and Tregillus. Interest was expressed by a Dawson Creek physician to learn more about the collaborative, and Shared Care was invited to hold a more formal meeting with community stakeholders, which is how the organization initially enters communities. There are currently between 60 and 65 communities in B.C. which have formed CYMHC Local Action Teams, following an international model set by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. “It’s a big deal in that often people have been working in isolation and overwhelmed by some of the circumstances that they have been experiencing in their work, and in their communities, and this is an opportunity to provide some additional value and resources to that work,” said Tregillus. The funding and framework of action depend entirely on
the community itself, she says. Health’s mental health and addictions services are adult “It absolutely depends on what the community wants based, so once they’re greater than 19 years and older.” to work on. The community works together on consenSoares says that the CYMHC model is meant to initiate sus about what their priorities are, and we have a regional rapid change in current systems, and therefore will only be coach, and a northern initiative lead that will support that running until 2017. Local Action Team.” “As a formal structure it will end in March 2017, but “If and when Dawson Creek becomes a collaborative, we have a lot of efforts underway and conversations and they will become part of over sixty other local action teams dialogues, in terms of how to make sure these changes are across the province, so there’s a constant learning and a sustainable and that the system gets to a point that it won’t constant sharing of success and difficulties so that people reverse past 2017,” Soares said. can move more quickly, and also if they run into a system barrier, we have ten System Working Groups ready set up to tackle those system problems, such as information sharing that can Availa not be tackled at the local b TYPES le on ALL R level. So there is a power to O for an a collaborative, that’s why addit OM ional this methodology works so well.” Valid until December 30th 2015 [$50 Shared Care was started in Value White supplies last ] 2013, and has been quickly growing since then into a province-wide network of over 1,500 people. NH is responsible for facilitating the meeting on behalf of Shared Care. “There’s always concerns with children and youth, but we are not able to gauge what the extent of the concerns are, mainly because Northern Health Authority, within our portfolio, the mental health component is handled by MCFD [Ministry of Children and Family Development],” said Angela de Smit, Chief Operating (Food Only, Over 18 only) Officer of NH, “Northern
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Be an Angel Campaign is looking for angels JULIA LOVETT reporter@northeastnews.ca
FORT ST. JOHN - Now that Christmas is on its way, the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation is now accepting donations for their 2015 "Be an Angel" campaign. "There's four parts to the Angel campaign, it usually starts at the beginning of the month with a gala but because of the hockey tournament, this year the gala has been moved to the end the month," said Ashley Bentley, executive director with the hospital foundation. The Angel campaign, which is in its 18th year, will be holding a formal gala themed "Let it Snow" during which, they will hold a live and silent auction. All proceeds will go towards the purchase of new hospital equipment. With the goal set the same as last year's $250,000, they are hoping to be able to raise enough funds to enable them to buy priority
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medical instruments. "With the money we raised last year, we were able to purchase over 30 pieces and we're hoping to be able to purchase a fair amount of pieces again," she said. One of the more unique pieces they purchased was a pediatric scope that would allow doctors to go in and look to see what is in a child's throat and retrieve it with a clamp on the end of it. "If a child in our community swallowed something sharp…the surgeon would be able to use this scope to see where the item is sitting and to be able to safely remove it," she said, noting that sometimes, surgeons have found pins and tacks in children’s throats. While they haven't decided on which pieces they will be purchasing as Northern Health is the entity who makes the wish-list, they will receive notification within the next couple of weeks.
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The foundation board will then make the decision as to which pieces they will buy. "We're here to enhance patient care and comfort. We don't buy all the medical equipment or the hospital,
through the mail to 6,000 community members. “People [who] have donated to the foundation within the last five years will be receiving that in their mailbox,” she said. “We also have all of our financial institutions are involved as well and they hold drop-boxes,” Bentley added. For people who don’t wish to mail the donations back to the foundation or did not receive an initiation to donate may put their donations in the boxes. According to Bentley, the months will be busy as they continue with foundation will also be doing their annual Lighta-Moose Radiothon with Moose FM and will start on Nov. 18 for three days. “Everyone that makes a donation gets a little paper ornament that they can fill out and they can put in honour or in memory of someone on the ornament and then it hangs on a 15-foot (4.5-meters) Christmas tree in our hospital,” said the executive director. According to Bentley, aside from the angel campaign, the foundation only does one
With the money we raised last year, we were able to purchase over 30 pieces and we’re hoping to be able to purchase a fair amount of pieces again we're only here to enhance the equipment that's already here," said Bentley. She explained that along with the gala, the campaign will also have an ‘invitation to give’ that they send out
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Angel Campaign Continued from Page 12. other big event called Blue Day - a cancer fundraiser, a year and that is done for a reason. “We just wanted to stick with those two and only really be out in the community at those two times of the year,” she said. This seasonal campaign will fun from Nov. 1-30 and according to Bentley, it has an important role. “As much as possible, we want to keep our commu-
nity members here in our community and not have to go to Edmonton or Vancouver. So we like to try and purchase that equipment,” she said. “There will always a reason though, that someone does have to go to Vancouver or Edmonton, we are a rural community, but as much equipment as we can purchase to keep people here...it’s the best thing,”
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spot, our teams are getting better everyday which is typical for a Canadian team that just comes together. So we're excited about the direction of our teams and looking for some success," he said. The three teams will have play each other in two games on Nov. 5 to see who will make it to the next rounds but for now, the young Tigers, a few of whom wish to become hockey players themselves, learned about different ways to achieve their goals. "Every time you guys are involved with sports, yes there is the competition… you need to add dedication," Bouchard said. As he spoke, audience tried to understand what dedication meant, to which he explained: "You et up and say 'you know what? I'm going to kick a soccer ball around, I'm going to go and do some exercise…
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STACY THOMAS news@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN - Work on the proposed Site C Clean Energy Project dam on the Peace River reached its 100th day of construction last week, according to a BC Hydro press release. For just over three months, approximately 600 people have been working in preparation for the dam’s construction; work such as tree and vegetation clearing, upgrading roads and building a 1,600 person work accommodation facility have been undertaken at the site just west of Fort St. John. “In just over three months, the construction of Site C is already creating jobs and business opportunities for communities and Aboriginal groups, and will continue to do so for almost a decade,” said Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines. “Once built, Site C will benefit genera-
tions of British Columbians by providing clean, renewable and affordable electricity for more than 100 years.” The press release outlines highlights of work so far, such as 900 metres of public road improvement, 15 km of construction access roads, 530 hectares of cleared land and about 13,000 m3 of timber sold to local mills. The first concrete was poured for the main worker accommodation site in October, and first sleeping dorms are on site, it says. “Site C is part of a long-term energy vision for our province and I’m very pleased to see construction progressing well in the first 100 days,” said Mike Bernier, MLA for Peace River South. “The timing of Site C construction is also very important as it’s going to provide family-supporting jobs for people in the north. I’m looking forward to seeing construction advance and employment ramp up.” BC Hydro states that mitigation measures for the reduction of negative effects to the environment are being followed by contractors. Judicial reviews of the Site C provincial construction permits are scheduled for this month, and in October the Union of B.C. Municipalities passed a number of resolutions at its convention, calling for Site C construction to be halted until further reviews of the project are conducted.
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The Business Solutions team builds rewarding relationships with neighborhood/community business leaders and members to provide comprehensive financial services to address and exceed the business and business needs of members and prospects. A dedicated, comprehensive and holistic approach provides financial and industry expertise, creative ideas and solutions to enhance member value. Business Solutions provides comprehensive financial services to deal with every member’s business requirements. Working from their home based office, the Business Account Manager is accountable for the attraction, development and overall management of a new portfolio of business accounts in Dawson Creek, BC and surrounding area that exhibit a high degree of complexity and value to North Peace Savings and Credit Union. The focus of the position will be on developing the business through member relationship activities, qualifying and converting new members and prospects, and retention of existing business members. The ability to meet financial objectives related to the profitable growth and retention of a new and/or assigned portfolio is critical to success. The Business Account Manager proactively develops long-term, profitable relationships with members, service partners and local markets to optimize business opportunities and referrals. Using sound financial advice and the ability to effect ‘win-win’ situations, the Business Account Manager, assists members in attaining their financial aspirations.
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Olivia Young, Human Resources Specialist North Peace Savings and Credit Union 10344-100th St., Fort St. John, BC, V1J 3Z1 Fax: 250-787-9191 or E-mail: careers@npscu.ca For a complete role description, visit: www.npscu.ca North Peace Savings thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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• 9am-3pm- Fort St. John Farmer’s Market. Visit the Fort St. John Farmers’ Market to sample a wide variety of locally grown, fresh & wholesome foods direct from the grower. Date: Every Saturday from May until December at The Fort St. John - Curling Rink - 9504 96th Street. • Out On the Ice: Hockey in the North Peace. Now through December 5, 2015. He shoots, he scores! From hockey-playing homesteaders to the Fort St. John Flyers... hockey has been an addiction for this area. Celebrate the North Peace Region’s love for the game through residents’ memories, newspaper accounts, photographs, and equipment. Come learn about hockey on the Fort Nelson Trail, the North Peace Arena, the FSJ Flyers’ first season, and the hockey memories of kids growing up in the North Peace. This special temporary exhibit is on now at the Fort St. John North Peace Museum until December 5, 2015. • Avid Book Club: Kabul Beauty Salon by Deborah Rodrieguz. Fort St John Public Library, Thursday, November 12, 2015 18:00 to 20:00. Open to absolutely anyone who loves to devour a good book, and who is up for a wide range of reading materials! Contemporary and classic fiction, non-fiction, Young Adult...all make appearances at this club! FSJPL Book Clubs are member-led, and do not use book club sets provided by FSJPL. Members are encouraged to use our Inter-Library Loan and Inter-Library Connect systems to bring in books in advance. Many titles are also available electronically. Please ask at the Circulation Desk for assistance. • St. Martins Tea and Bazaar. Saturday November 21, 1 to 4 PM. 9812 108 ave Fort St. John. For more information call Rene 250-261-5541 • FREE CPR Class. November is CPR month and the North Peace Leisure Pool is offering FREE, 15 minute compression only CPR classes on November 21. “Bystander CPR & AED use has been proven to be a key factor in increasing the number of lives saved from a sudden cardiac arrest.” There is no certification for the lesson, as it is Compression-only CPR & Basic AED Use. Ages 12 - 18 can attend a class at 2pm, 2:15pm, 2:30pm, or 2:45pm Ages 19+ can attend a class at 4pm, 4:15pm, 4:30pm, or 4:45pm. No registration required, each class will consist of 8 participants. For more information, please call 250-787-8178 • Writers of the Peace. Led by a dynamic group of local writers and would-be-writers, this group welcomes all styles, genres and experience levels. Bring something that you are working on, or just come for the company. Writers of the Peace is member-led, hosted by FSJPL. The group is public, and always open to new members. For more information about the group, please visit their facebook page. Friday, December 4, 2015 - 19:00 to 21:00. Where: FSJPL
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• A Show of Small is this year’s Christmas membership show for the Dawson Creek Art Gallery. This exhibit will be on display at the Calvin Kruk Centre (KPAC) from November 12th until Christmas. • The South Peace Arts Society will be holding their monthly meeting Thursday, November 12th at noon the Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts. • The South Peace Historical Society will be holding their monthly meeting on Monday, November 16th at 2.30pm in the Archives Room at the Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts • The Friends of the Library is hosting their annual Christmas Tea at the library on Wednesday, November 18th at 1.30pm. Join us for refreshments and live music! •Country Music Dance. Music by Night Sounds at the Senior Citizens Hall, 1101 McKellar Ave. Dance from 8:30 p.m.12:30. Lunch included. 19 and over welcome. For more information phone Fred at 782-2192 or Linda at 843-7418. • Rotary Manor Annual Christmas Bazaar and Tea. 1121-90th Ave. Dawson Creek. Saturday, November 21st. 2:00-4:00pm Crafts, Raffle, Baked Goods, and Tea. FREE Shuttle service available at 1:45-4:00 from Alliance Church. Proceeds go to-
wards resident programs and activities. Everyone Welcome. • 24th Annual Christmas Tree Light-Up Sponsored by the South Peace Oilmen’s Association and the City of Dawson Creek. Friday, November 20th at 7pm. Downtown at the Mile 0 Post (10th Street & 102nd Avenue) • The annual Christmas Craft Fair will be taking place at the Dawson Creek Municipal Library Saturday, November 21st from 10 to 4pm. 30 tables of crafts and gift items! Refreshments and door prizes! • Annual Farmington Farmerettes Tea and Crafts Sale is on Sunday November 22 from 1 pm to 3:30 pm at Parkland elementary School in Farmington. Entry is still just $4 per person. Join us for our ribbon sandwiches and sweets and find some Christmas gifts at one of our many vendors. • Join us on November 27, 2015 for the Early Years Children’s Festival. Time: 11:00am-2:00pm. Location: Tremblay School Dawson Creek. Each year Success By 6 & Children’s First host the Early Years. Children’s Festival. This is a chance for service providers and parents to connect and share information. • Ten Thousand Villages Sale will be held on November 27th from 3pm to 9pm and November 28th from 10am to 4pm at Northgate Mennonite Brethren Church (1800- 109 Avenue blue church across from Kitchen Park). Available for purchase will be a wide variety of fair trade items handcrafted by artisans from developing countries. • November 28: South Peace United Church Christmas Tea & Bazaar from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm at South Peace United Church Upper Hall, 1300-104th Avenue, Dawson Creek.
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• Forever Young Christmas Craft Fair. Community Centre. Friday, November 13, 2015 4:00 PM - 9:00 P.M. Small Business, Crafters, artists and non profit organizations book your tables and sell your crafts or items. To book a table, please call Jeanette @ 242-5272 or 242-1340 •Ten Thousand Villages craft fair at the Library during regular hours, Thursday Nov. 19 - 22. Contact the Library for more information: 250-242-4778 • We Love Kids Day at the Community Centre. Friday, November 27, 2015 10:00 AM - 3:00 P.M. $4.00 Admission: 10:00 - 11:00 Skating. 11:00 - 1:00 Movie/Lunch. 1:00 3:00 Swimming
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• Senior’s Swim & Tea Every Wednesday from 10:00am – 12:00pm Swim any time between 9:00 – 11:00 am, then join us for tea, coffee and treats in the classroom. Monthly guest speakers as well – all included in the regular admission price! Hope to see you here! • Mile “O” Quilter’s Guild meet every Tuesday & Thursday at the Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts at 7pm • Seniors Computer Club. Every Wednesday, at the Co-op Bistro from 1:15pm until 2:15pm. All seniors are welcome to attend this FREE club! Bring your laptops, notepads, cameras, electronic gadgets. No computer, no problem! We have some to lend! Call Anne Symons at 250-782-4668 for information and registration. • Dawson Creek Ladies Hospital Auxiliary meets the last Tuesday of the month in the Hospital Conference room (3rd Floor) at 1:30pm. New members are welcome. Call Carol at (250-)782-4595(3rd Floor) at 1:30pm. • Knit Night every Thursday at Faking Sanity (901 103Ave)
from 6.30 –8.30pm. Bring your craft and have a great time! Refreshments are available. •Dawson Creek Farmer’s Market Local Produce, handmade items, baking and more! OPEN 9 am-2 pm every Saturday 10300 - 8th Street Dawson Creek. • Join us for Seniors Game Time! Cards, trivia, word games and more. We meet the 1st Thursday of each month at the Dawson Creek Municipal Library from 10:30am until noon. Light refreshments provided. • Dawson Creek Alcoholics Anonymous schedule: Monday 8:00 PM 12 X 12 Meeting Closed, 1001-110 Ave. Health Unit; Tuesday 8:00 PM As Bill Sees It. Open, 1001 110 Ave Health Unit; Wednesday 8:00 PM. Institutional Group. Open, Hospital Education Room 11100 13 St.; Thursday 8:00 PM Topic Meeting. Open, 1001110 Ave Health Unit; Friday 8:00 PM. Big Book Study. Open, 1001-110 Ave Health Unit; Saturday 8:00 PM. Living Sober Open, 1001-110 Ave Health Unit. • Seniors Computer Club meet Wednesdays in the Co-op Cafe from 1:15 - 2:15pm. All seniors are welcome to attend. This FREE club is for all skill levels! Bring your phone, tablet, laptop or any electronic gadget. No computer? No problem! We have laptops to led! Call Anne for more information or to register 250-782-4668
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• Alcoholics Anonymous meets Tues & Fri at Tansi Friendship Centre, 5301 S ACCESS. Tues. are closed meetings (AA members), Fri. mtgs open. Both days from 8-9 p.m. • Soup & Bannock, Weekly on Friday. Where: Tansi Friendship Centre & Kici-Awasimsak Family Centre. Everyone Welcome! For more information call 250-788-2996 • Chetwynd Farmers Market Spirit Park, Behind Northern Industrial Sales Fridays 3-6pm Sundays 12-3pm Make it, Bake it, Grow it Call 250-788-3477 for more information. • Chetwynd Meditation Group: Monday Meditations. Mon, 6:30pm – 8:00pm Chetwynd Library. For more information contact Wendy Fontaine at 250-788-9911 or email wfontaine@gmail.com • Cribbage. Every Sunday at 1:00pm - 2:00pm. All Adults Welcome. For more info and hall rental - call Bernice 250 788 2307. Pine Valley Seniors Hall. • Women’s Circle. When: Every Thursday 1pm – 3pm. Where: Tansi Friendship Centre. No Childcare. 250.788.2996 • Elder’s Circle. Every Monday, 1pm – 3pm. Where: Tansi Friendship Centre. Lunch and bingo with prizes. 250.788.2996
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• Open Mic Night at On the Rocks. Open Mic is now every Wednesday night at On The Rocks Pub! The show starts at 8pm - Everyone is welcome! Every kind of music, and everyone is invited to perform. Wednesday is also our wings night, so come on out and support local music! • 55+ Book Club: The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe. December 2, 2015 - 19:00 to 21:00. Lively, enthusiastic group of book-lovers! This is a friendly opportunity to discuss books, chat, and share coffee with friends. (Yes, you can bring in some coffee or tea!) FSJPL Book Clubs are member-led, and do not use book club sets provided by FSJPL. Members are encouraged to use our InterLibrary Loan and Inter-Library Connect systems to bring in books in advance. Many titles are also available electronically. Please ask at the Circulation Desk for assistance. • Boots to Blades is a completely recreational program where children do the first 3 weeks of lessons in their boots, then switch into skates. Visit http://www.fortstjohn.ca/recreationprograms for more information or contact us at 250.785.3033. Wednesday, 2015 - 09:00 to 10:00 • Welcome to the Achievers Toastmasters Club. Toastmasters International is a world-wide non-profit educational organization dedicated to self-improvement. Please call, email or just drop in for one of our weekly Thursday meetings as our guest.
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. But it can also be the most dangerous due to home fires. Submitted by The Canada Safety Council
place. Because of the way it is treated, it burns quickly and intensely which could result in a flash fire. Keep candles away from flammable The holiday season is approaching quickly, and with it typically comes many items such as curtains and trees, and ensure positive thoughts and memories. But un- your candles stay on a stable, level surface. Where possible, use battery-powered fortunately, the holiday season is also a candles to avoid the risk of an open flame time where preventable residential fires are on the rise. November 24 – 30 is National entirely. Cooking often accompanies the holiday Home Fire Safety Week, and the Canada season as families prepare special meals to Safety Council is reminding all Canadians mark the occasion. Be sure never to leave that fire safety should be especially paramount in their minds as part of their holiday your cooking unattended, though, as this is the leading cause of kitchen fires. Use a planning. During the holiday season, the fireplace timer to act as a reminder that the oven is in a home is not only a source of warmth but on. Should fire catch, never turn on the overalso a centrepiece for gatherings with family and friends. Like any home appliance, head fan — it could spread the flames. it should be safe, properly maintained, and Immediately call the fire department and good for the environment – inside and out. leave your home if the fire can’t be put out Ensure the area around the fireplace is free quickly. Ensure that your home is safe from fire of debris. Debris like holiday decorations this holiday season by following these tips: and wrapping paper can cause a fire if they If you’re buying a real Christmas tree, be are too close to the fireplace. Fire is often a central element of holiday cautioned that dry trees are a fire hazard. celebrations, specifically surrounding fire- Check that the tree is fresh by tapping it on places and candles. Open flames can be the the ground — if needles fall, it’s an indicacatalyst to many problems if not tended to tor that the tree is too dry. For artificial trees, make sure yours is properly. Watch for the following steps you can take to keep celebratory flames from marked as ‘fire-resistant’ and bears the Canadian Standards Association label. turning on you: Trees, artificial or real, should be kept Do not leave open flames, including candles and fireplaces, unattended or smoul- away from heat sources including heat registers, fireplaces and floor heaters. dering. Metallic tree decorations should be Use a screen in front of your fireplace to avoided as well, since they could make conavoid having sparks or embers flying your tact with defective light wiring and become way. Do not burn wrapping paper in the fire- a shock hazard. When leaving your home - even for a short period of time - be sure to unplug lights. It’s worth remembering that although the holiday season offers more potential fire hazards, unexpected blazes don’t wait until the holidays to strike. Be sure 5 Name Brands ~ Good Quality ~ Best Sale Prices that your smoke alarms are functional all year round. Call The Blind Man 250-785-5754 You should have one per 9811-114A ave Fort St John www.carouseldraperies.com level of your house, and replace the batteries twice a year.
SD60, 59 schools Continued from Page 11. and blowback prevention dampers. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning controls will be upgraded at McLeod Elementary. The projects will improve air quality in the schools, a Ministry of Education (MOE) press release states; work will commence this school year and is projected to be completed by spring of 2016. “Government is committed to upgrading and replacing equipment in our schools to ensure our students have safe and modern places to learn and succeed,” said Mike Bernier, B.C. Minister of Education and Peace River South MLA. “I am pleased to see these funds coming to schools in the South Peace.” Two schools in School District 60 (SD60) in the North Peace will also be receiving safety upgrades; Bert Ambrose and Robert Ogilvie schools are receiving
Industry on side Continued from Page 5. with Northern Lights College on the development of a business plan for a proposed trades training centre on the Dawson Creek campus. The business plan will determine various components of the new trades training centre including timelines, financing and the scope. The business plan is still subject to approval by the provincial government,” said MAE Minister Andrew Wilkinson, in an email. Kulmatycki has estimated that the planning and designing stage of the proposed trades facility has run the College approximately $2 million. There is as yet no definite timeline for the
$1,281,250 in total, which will be used to replace old furnaces with new boiler plants, and for the installation classroom carbon dioxide controls in both schools. “The Board of Trustees truly appreciates these contributions, targeted to enhance and extend the usability of these two buildings,” said Jaret Thompson, SD60 board of trustees chair. The work at the North Peace schools will be completed in two phases; the first finishing this spring and the second phase beginning early in the summer of 2016. “Upgrading old furnaces with boiler plants and installing classroom units with carbon dioxide control ventilation is an efficient way to improve our learning institutions,” said Pat Pimm, Peace River North MLA. Provincial capital projects are submitted by boards of education and chosen according to need, priority and student learning support, the release states. The MOE has directed $4.2 billion of funding since 2002 towards school improvements and the construction of new schools. construction of the facility, but the College is eager to get started on the facility; “we would like it to start yesterday, if we could get the funding, but yeah so as soon as possible,“ but that with the oil and gas industry on a downturn, it has been challenging bringing industrial donors on board. “We ask industry to consider any level of support that they can provide,” Kulmatycki said, “it’s tough right now to make industry make big contributions, so it’s a struggle right now, but it’s a cycle and it’ll pass and we’ll continue working with them. We have to be flexible enough to work within the economic cycle that we’re in.” The project, if approved, will be part of B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint, a Provincial investment of $185 million over ten years into trades infrastructure and equipment.
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Watt’s Happening #68: Global Energy Update By Don Pettit
Congratulations Canadians! Excellent voter turnout, and a bold 180-degree turn around (at least in theory). The Liberal, NDP and Green platforms all contain encouraging renewable energy initiatives, but only time will tell how well our new government will be able to implement them. Meanwhile, the rest of the world isn’t waiting for Canada. Here’s a taste of Watt’s Happening with energy around the world: SWEDEN GOES FOSSIL-FREE Sweden will invest the equivalent of CAD$727 million in climate-protection measures in the coming year as a first step towards becoming one of the first fossil-free nations. The government will dramatically boost support for solar, wind, energy storage, smart grids and electric vehicles. END OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION? The Globe and Mail’s car columnist: “Until a few years ago, I thought EVs were a gimmick, and that there was no chance of them displacing gas. I’ve changed my mind. Electricity is the future of transportation, and the internal combustion engine is living out its final years.” Fortune magazine agrees. Investors’ reactions to the emissions test deception at Volkswagen shows us a glimpse of “an era of cataclysmic innovation that will force many automakers out of business and others to abandon their incremental tweaking of technologies like the diesel engine.” Some one million electric plug-in vehicles now roam the planet, up from half that about one year ago. If the trend continues as expected (doubling every year or so), there will be one BILLION EVs in just 10 years. Quebec is leading the way in Canada. That province will invest $420 million to put 100,000 battery-electric and hybrid vehicles on the province’s roads within five years. The new plan will create 5000 jobs and trigger more than $500 million in private investments, says the province. FOSSIL DIVESTMENT Big money continues to move away from fossils. According to the Global Divest-Invest Coalition it has grown fifty-fold over the last year, now totaling an amazing $2.6 trillion. Most of this is moving directly into renewables, which are experiencing unprecedented growth.
PARIS OPTIMISM A wave of optimism is fueling the upcoming Paris climate talks. As a lead up to the talks, China has committed to implementing a cap-and-trade carbon market by 2017. The plan will cover electricity generation, iron and steel, chemicals, building materials, papermaking and non-ferrous metals. Glaciers are melting and the snow up there is disappearing too. The climate advocacy group Protect Our Winters has received support from two major snowsport and skiresort industry associations in appealing for strong action at the Paris meeting. Hundreds of leading winter sports brands, resorts, athletes and associations signed on to a letter to President Obama. Pope Francis will be in Paris too, encouraging and blessing this groundswell of hope and urgency. Prime Minister Trudeau is taking along a group of leaders from other parties (including the Green Party’s Elizabeth May!) and provincial premiers in an attempt to restore our badly tarnished global reputation. Maybe, just maybe . . . a significant deal will finally be reached and Canada, for a change, won’t stand in the way. WIND POWER GROWS Wind power has now become the least expensive source of electricity on the planet, even beating out coal power. It continues to grow at a staggering rate around the world, doubling roughly every four years. Rated total output of all wind turbines everywhere on earth reached 392 GW (392 thousand megawatts) by mid 2015. That’s about a quarter of a million standard commercial turbines, or for those in the Dawson Creek area, about 4000 Bear Mountain Wind projects. At this rate of growth, (expected to remain steady, if not increase) wind will be supplying half of all electricity used on planet earth in about twenty-five years. FINALLY The world is beginning, just beginning to respond to our climate and pollution emergency. Doom and gloom is no longer appropriate. This change is providing nothing but opportunity, and
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© 2015 Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. 2015 Sprinter 4x4 2500 144” Cargo Van shown, total price $50,660. *Total purchase price of $50,660 includes MSRP of $49,900, all applicable dealer fees less a $3,000 cash incentive. Taxes extra. **Lease offers based on the 2015 Sprinter 4x4 2500 144” Cargo Van available only through Mercedes-Benz Financial Services (MBFS) on approved credit for a limited time. Lease example based on $599 per month for 60 months, a lease APR of 5.99% with a down payment or equivalent trade of $1,300. First month’s payment, security deposit of $700 plus freight/PDI up to $2,995, admin fee up to $595, EHF tire fee $25, air-conditioning tax $100, PPSA up to $44.30 and applicable taxes are due at signing. $3,000 discount is only available for 2015 Sprinter Cargo Vans. Total obligation is $61,160.30 which includes an end of lease residual value of $19,461. Dealer may sell for less. Manufacturer order may be required depending on dealer inventory at the time of purchase. †3 years of scheduled maintenance covers the first 3 factory-scheduled maintenance services or 3 years (whichever comes first) under normal driving conditions, and has a value of $1,799. Scheduled maintenance interval for the model year 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is 1 year or up to 30,000 km (whichever comes first). The specific maintenance services included are as described in the applicable Owner’s/Operator’s Manual and Service/Maintenance Booklet. Only applicable on lease and finance offers. ††No system, regardless of how advanced, can overcome the laws of physics or correct careless driving. Please always wear your seat belt. Performance is limited by available traction, which snow, ice and other conditions can affect. Always drive carefully, consistent with conditions. Best performance in snow is obtained with winter tires. Offers may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers. See Zimmer Autosport Ltd. for details or call the MB Customer Relations Centre at 1-800-387-0100. Offers end on November 30, 2015.