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DAWSON CREEK- The Kiwanis Early Learning Hub celebrated its official opening last Thursday, Nov. 24. The centre is shared by three child development and support organizations: Axis Family Resource Ltd, Dawson Creek StrongStart, and the Child Development Centre. The Hub has been open for nearly four weeks, but opened its doors to the community for the celebration. “Within the Early Learning Hub we’ve got a whole bunch of community partners together to support young families in Dawson Creek. First and foremost the main partner is School District 59, and we’ve put in our StrongStart program, and within the StrongStart program adjacent to it is the indoor playground for the community, and that was partnered with Children First and Encana to put that in…we’re working on getting extended hours to be open evenings and weekends,” said Gloria Cleve, Early Learning Project Manager for School District 59. The StrongStart program is a drop in program for children and their caregivers, open from 9-12 on weekdays and is available for infants and children up to five years old. An early childhood educator is always on hand to help with the parent/child interaction. “They come in here, into an enriched play environment and it’s a parent/ child interactive program. So parents or caregivers come in here and they stay with their child, there’s an early childhood educator on staff... so that by the time they reach the school system they have done all of the things that make them ready to succeed when they go through the kindergarten door,” said Cleve. StrongStart is completely free and works on the five Jill Earl photo pillars of human development. “In our school district, four out of ten children aren’t Kolt Corr, 23 months, celebrates the opening of the Kiwanis Early Learning Hub. ready to succeed when they get to the kindergarten door The centre also offers free licensed day care for ages 0-3 for parents enrolled in and that’s alarming, so this is one of the ways in our district we are trying to make the programs. Hughes-Brinsky says their new location is perfect for all families. that vulnerability less...All of the areas are covered in what we know are the five “If I’m a young parent this location just serves better, and it broadens all parents domains of human development, they’re all covered in the play environment, and to be able to come to one location and maybe have some different services. A in the equipment, in the toys and in the books that are here,” Cleve said. The centre will also be offering family cooking classes and the No Parent is Per- family that we’re working with maybe in a years time they’re not with us but they fect course put on by the South Peace Building Learning Society. They will also come back and they know the indoor playground or they go to StrongStart, so it’s play host to ESL classes in the New Year, that service will have a fee however. just ensuring that families know of all the opportunities that are available to them The Child Development Centre, which is funded through the Ministry of Chil- in the community,” said Hughes-Brinsky. dren and Families, occupies half of the building; there they offer programs to parThe Hub is also home to the Axis Family Resource Ltd, there they assess coments who may need extra support services like the Building Blocks and the Young plex developmental and behavioral conditions, support staff in residential homes, Parent Program. Their programs are free but parents must be referred, active par- and provide a training program to Foster Parents. ticipants in the workshops, and volunteer in the centre. “What’s wonderful about all of the early learning organizations and people in “Both programs support families to improve their parenting skills to assist them Dawson Creek is that we work together to provide the best we can for the young to engage in the community, to help them get back to school, to prep to get ready to take a job, so parents that are just needing a little extra support to put their path families in the community. There’s no territorialism...there’s none of that, it’s what on the right way,” said Kim Hughes-Brinsky, Executive Director at the Child De- we can do together and how can we partner together to make sure families are supported in the community,” said Cleve. velopment Centre.
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local economies,” said Manon Joice, business consultant at the Northeast Aboriginal Business Centre. The counterfeit market not only affects local businesses but also consumers. “What it really hurts is the market, overall. People lose trust in the fact that they’re actually getting the real items,” said Fernandes. Health risks also factor into purchasing a scaled down version of the real deal. “The health risks for this is that you don’t know where these goods are being produced and what materials they are using,” said Fernandes. “There can be potentially toxic substances that are involved in the creation of those products, that could potentially harm a consumer. “Even if it’s something that … you think you can get away with purchasing … and saving some money, you may be having unneeded health risks associated with it.” Fernandes listed ways to determine real from fake. “Shoppers should look out for misspelled words, names or poorly sewn logos and labels, and in some cases, the authenticity cards like the holograms.” As of Fall 2010 reflective security tags began being stitched into the left shoe of all Ugg boots and shoes to ensure its legitimacy. The website states that Uggs sold with a canvas bag (pictured on top), is one detection that it is counterfeit.
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PEACE REGION – Subsidies for interest groups to participate in the Site C environmental assessment process was accused of being unreasonable. Peace Valley Environment Association coordinator Andrea Morison said funding, from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, for the group to participate in the environmental assessment is “completely unfair.” The total allocated amount for the Public Participation program to assist non-Aboriginal individuals and interests groups is $140,000 with $19,000 as the maximum funding for each. “The agency determines that it is an acceptable level of funding,” said Annie Roy, spokesperson for CEAA. Roy added that the amount of funding was based on the limited resources and an increasing volume of projects throughout the CEAA. “We were asked to manage the program in a fiscally responsible manner and must place the limits to be made on the allocations … to the participants,” said Roy. But according to some, the maximum funding is considered to be “unreasonably” low for groups or people to build a case over three years against the $8 billion-project. “There is no way that this funding is enough to allow the diverse range of impacted farmers, ranchers ... and residents to participate meaningfully in this review process,” according to Josh Paterson, staff counsel at the West Coast Environmental Law Association, in an email press release. He added that: “Participating effectively costs
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TUMBLER RIDGE- Northern Health will call for proposals to complete a master program/ master plan for Tumbler Ridge this December. Work on the program/ plan will hopefully begin in early January after a vendor has been awarded. Chief Operating Officer for Northern Health, Betty Morris, believes that the entire process will only take a few months. “I anticipate this one won’t take as long because it’s a diagnostic and treatment centre… so I think we’d like to see ourselves able to wrap it up in early spring,” said Morris. Morris says that the program/ plan will help determine the healthcare needs of Tumbler Ridge through to 2035, she also says that the anticipated growth of Tumbler Ridge spurred the upcoming master plan. “Our understanding- and why we are paying some attention here- is that there is going to be some development going on in Tumbler Ridge, economic development, and we want to make sure our services can provide support for community members as well those people who will be brought to the village in asso-
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Continued from page 2 “We are dedicated to fighting this problem,” states the website. “UGG Australia works with worldwide Customs authorities and various law enforcement agencies to spot and stop the shipment of counterfeit goods, preventing their sale and distribution.” “It’s very hard for local businesses that spends a lot of money and … are qualified to sell the licensed brands, to compete with underground markets,” said Joice. Flamond said she invests thousands of dollars to bring in authentic, brand name clothes and said losing out on sales has a chain reaction; because Scoop Clothing donates one per cent of their gross income to the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society. To combat the purchase of the luxury brand in disguise, Flamond said Scoop Clothing would give customers a $25 gift card in exchange to throw out counterfeit Uggs. The retail price of Uggs can range from $275 to $400. The Northeast News could not get a comment from an Ugg Australia representative before going to press. Uggs are made with Australian sheepskin.
MLA Pat Pimm • Finance Committee Recommendations By Pat Pimm MLA, Peace River North I’ve been very busy the last few months travelling the province with the Finance Committee. Our committee report was tabled in the legislature on November 15, 2011. I am very proud of the work that was done and the recommendations that have been submitted. The committee was made up of government and opposition MLAs and we agreed on about 80 per cent of the 75 recommendations put forward. The report took a slightly different focus this year and identified the Northeast and Northwest as becoming even more important in the years ahead and therefore, a lot of recommendations came in that regard. Some of the highlights for our area are as follow: • Develop and implement an effective, efficient, and transparent permitting review process, and ensure that government agencies have sufficient resources. • Provide more certainty to business applicants about what is expected from them with regard to First Nations consultations and clarify what government takes responsibility for. • Consider synchronizing Alberta and BC trucking regulations to permit wide and heavier loads (e.g. axle weights) and improve wait times for issuing permits. • Work with all sectors and the Industry Training Authority to enhance and target apprenticeship opportunities. • Negotiate with the federal government to expand the Provincial Nominee Program to meet the province’s labour
market demands. • Review ALR boundaries and give consideration to removing land that is not fit for agriculture, particularly in rural regions of the province.* • Develop an industry-supported Centre Line Road that would reduce the time to travel into the center of the Horn River development by 1.5 hours, therefore eliminating the need for operating some live-in construction camps. • Remove an appropriate amount of land from the Agricultural Land Reserve so that Fort Nelson can expand its residential land base to accommodate the growth pressure demands of developing the Horn River, Liard, and Cordova shale gas basins.* • Initiate a Fair Share program in the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality equivalent to the existing Fair Share program in the Peace River Regional District.* • In collaboration with industry, First Nations, and the regional municipality, develop a regional economic strategy and implementation plan with ongoing monitoring for the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality. • In recognition of the pressures on public services from a rapidly expanding economy, support the development of a strategy for meeting public service needs in Fort Nelson, such as health, education and safety. • Lower student loan interest rates to the same national ranking as BC tuition fees – i.e. middle of the pack. • Establish a provincial system of upfront needs-based
grants to ensure success for students at all socioeconomic levels. • Expedite the review of Community Living BC and be prepared to invest as appropriate; and continue to improve planning and services for youth and adults with special needs who are in transition or whose families are in transition. • Examine funding options for the province’s 60 restorative justice programs, including the Alberta model, as these programs result in significant cost savings. • Cap the carbon tax at the rate as of July 2, 2012. • Address the inequity for BC cement producers arising from imported cement not being subject to a carbon tax. • Review the impacts of the carbon tax on all business sectors and develop a strategy to keep BC businesses competitive with other jurisdictions.* • Consider immediate carbon tax exclusions for agriculture, including the greenhouse sector, and public institutions.* • Stop further expenditures on the development of cap and trade until the province has sufficient trading partners to trade with.* These are only the items that I felt were extremely important to our region, to read the entire report please go to the Ministry of Finance website. Again, I want to point out that our report was agreed upon – however, the recommendations followed by * signify ones that opposition members did not support.
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B.C. sees legislation for Auditor General for Local Government By Jill Earl
DAWSON CREEK- Premier Christy Clark announced legislation that would establish an Office of the Auditor General for Local Government (AGLG) in Surrey, B.C. Thursday, Nov. 24. The office will have a $2.6 million budget and will be located in Surrey. The Auditor General for Local Government Act would allow the Auditor General to audit all municipalities and districts within B.C., as well as any corporations controlled by the local government, and the two boards providing water and sewerage/ drainage services in Metro Vancouver. With over 160 municipalities in B.C. the Auditor General is only expected to complete a few per year. Though local governments conduct an audit annually, the Auditor General will provide an additional audit, advice on improving operations, and recommendations in the form of public reports. The audit would examine a specific government operation or service and investigate whether it is economic and efficient. “This government is committed to being open, and the Auditor General for Local Government would provide British Columbians with the opportunity to access audit reports about the value they are getting for their money...The same reports would give local governments important information about how to streamline processes and identify the most efficient use of public funds, maximizing the use of taxpayer dollars,” said Ida Chong, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. “Families work really hard for their money, we all know that and when they pay taxes they want to make sure that it’s spent as prudently as possible and that’s what the Auditor General for Local Government will help local governments do. It will help them manage their spending and make sure that taxpayers get treated with the respect they deserve,” said Clark at the press conference. “A big part of the AGLG job is helping local governments keep property taxes under control so that families can do what they do best and that’s creating strong communities and having as much money in their pockets at the end of the day to be able to do the best possible job they can in raising their children and looking after the people they love…It also represents our commitment to open government and making sure that government is listening to the needs of families and acting on them,” she
added. their mistakes. On the same day the legislation was introduced the Peace “As long as the Premier and Province follows through with River Regional District acknowledged that their 2010 audit was those ideas and the promises they gave to us, then there should done by Sander Rose Bone Grindle Chartered Accountants. be no issues. I mean the whole idea of having an Auditor General “I’m sure that the local government Auditor General will be for Local Government that can really get down and look at ways very board in their job. Local government is absolutely, totally, to do things better, best practices around the province, where controlled, we must balance our budgets, we cannot run deficits. we could save taxpayers money, I don’t see why anyone would Every control is in place already, we’re not sure what any local complain about that,” said Bernier. government Auditor General will do, but we will see whether Continued on page 10. or not in the first year whether it has been a move that makes sense. I’m comfortable with it, because as far as I’m concerned our local government is very open and accountable now,” said Chair of the Board, Karen Goodings. Fort. St. John Mayor, Bruce Lantz, disagrees with the decision, believing that local governments are already accountable to the people they serve. “I think that local governments of any kind, whether it be a municipal council or regional district get audited by the people that count, and that’s the electorate, every single day of the year. When we go to the grocery store, when we go to the coffee shop, when folks come into city hall or the regional district office to talk to us, those are the people that we need to answer to; those are the people that I would be comfortable answering to as a local government politician. Having governments of a senior kind set up this kind of structure with all the expenses that go with it, to do what? To help us do our job? I think local government in British Columbia does a fine job as it is,” Lantz said. “If we go out and spend money on silly things, we don’t need an auditor to tell us we’re spending money on silly things because somebody is going to butJill Earl photo ton hole us in the grocery store and tell us that’s what The Northern Environmental Action Team presented a pallet re-use we’re doing. I think that because we’re at the ground workshop at the Nawican Friendship Centre in Dawson Creek. Several level, the grass roots level, we get input that maybe million pallets are made each year, and the workshop inspired attendees the provincial politicians have forgotten,” said Lantz. with ideas for different projects to reuse them in, including: chairs, cofDawson Creek Mayor, Mike Bernier, sees some fee tables, shoe racks, shelves, skateboard ramps, planters, and greenvalue in the act. He says it could be helpful to review houses projects other communities have done and learn from
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FORT ST. JOHN – The premier screening for “The Place Where Happiness Dwells,” brought out a large crowd at the North Peace Cultural Centre on Nov. 25. The documentary captured the 2011 Nenan Youth and Elders Gathering at Pink Mountain, B.C. last summer. “The intent of the gathering is to connect youth to our elders, which the youth and elders have told us that that is what they want,” said Nicole Garbitt, Nenan Dane zaa Deh Zona Children and Family services regional director of community development. The goal of bringing together the two generations is to instill culture and healthy families, said Garbitt. “The purpose is to celebrate the work we’ve been doing and we’ve been really focusing on culture and the critical importance that it underlines our foundation,” said Allen Cummings executive director of Nenan Dane zaa Deh Zona. “We’re trying to reinstitute culture and traditional practices,” said Cummings, adding that those elements have been lost in recent generations of Aboriginal youth. Twenty-year-old Chase Jobin, from Moberly Lake said attending the gathering at Pink Mountain made him a better person and learned many things about the support of families and culture. “I liked it, we had fun, it was very beautiful up there,” said Jobin. The society has organized three youth and elders gatherings. They decided to professionally document the latest one held last July, because it captured the essence of what Nenan Dane zaa Deh Zona is and their accomplishments so far. Nenan Dane zaa Deh Zona Children and Family services has been working with the government to reclaim the responsibilities and services of the Ministry of Children and Family Development in northeast B.C.’s Aboriginal community.
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Kyla Corpuz Photo Tonya, Lexi and Bailey, Grade 6, fill up their Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes at Baldonnel Elementary on Nov. 23.
Operation Christmas Child at Baldonnel By Kyla Corpuz FORT ST. JOHN – Plush toys, notebooks, pencils and bars of soap lined a hallway in Baldonnel Elementary School. Operation Christmas Child is a campaign that fills shoeboxes with things that may be “completely common to us,” but rare to a child—halfway around the world—in need, said parent volunteer Kim Liwiski. This year, the purpose of CH OCC ties perfectly into a G RI IF ST theme that Grade 5 and 6 stuT ID MA dents are learning. EA S “In the past my class has S looked at local community citizenship and this year we went further and looked at global citizenship,” said Mrs. Martin, Grade 5 and 6 teacher. Martin said even though this act of kindness may come across as something small, it can have a “great impact” in another part of the world. And the students are cer-
tainly catching on to that. “It’s kind of fun because you’re helping children when they’re in need of something and even something this little means a lot to them,” said Lexi, Grade 6. Lexi’s classmate, Tonya, said her favourite part about OCC is: “Helping the kids in need.” “Now their eyes are open,” said Martin. “It’s not just the Baldonnel community, it’s not just the Peace community—it’s the whole world. We are a global village and they are sensing that.” Principal Andrew James said he’s “absolutely amazed” by the involvement, and the amount the community gives back. “If you look at the ratio of how many shoe-boxing we do and what comes out of Fort St. John and other schools, we kind of just blow that out of the water, it’s pretty amazing,” he said. He added the campaign wouldn’t be possible without the parent’s contribution. There are 124 students from Kindergarten to Grade 6. The goal for Baldonnel Elementary was to fill 150 boxes. Parents, students and the Real Canadian Wholesale club collected the items for Operation Christmas Child. Baldonnel Elementary School started participating in 2006. Since then, they’ve sent over 600 boxes over seas to third world countries.
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Events happening in Dawson Creek: The South Peace United Church is doing a reading of A Christmas Carol on Saturday, December 10 from 7-9:30pm. The Kiwanis band will be playing musical interludes. Refreshments will be served after the performance and baking will be for sale. Tickets are $15. The Rotary Club is hosting an Old Fashioned Christmas on Monday, December 12 and Tuesday December 13 from 6-8 at the Pioneer Village. There will be music, sleigh rides, free hotdogs and hot chocolate.
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Fort St. John recycles over 700 pounds of Christmas lights By Brent Hodson
FORT ST. JOHN – Over the weekend, the Northern Environmental Action Team, the City of Fort St. John, BC Hydro, Home Hardware and Recycle It Resource Recovery hosted the annual Holiday Light Exchange.
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Whole Wheat N’ Honey hosted a Christmas Craft Fair during the Fort St. John Santa Claus Parade on Friday where Shannon Butler from The Kilnhouse (above) and Trisha Clark from Grandma’s Buttons Boutique showed off their items. Free hot chocolate and cookies were also handed out as craft fair attendee’s could enjoy the parade from the warm inside of the cafe.
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Christmas Events in Fort St. John • The FSJ Ministerial Association Presents Community Christmas Concert! Highlights include a 100-voice choir, dancers, musicians and more. Sunday, December 4 at the Pomeroy Hotel. Performances at 5pm & 7pm. Admission is free - Free-will offering (cash or cheque) will be taken to support the Salvation Army. • Celebrate a Life at the Medical Clinic December 1 to December 16 9:30am-11:30am and 1:00pm - 3:30pm. Celebrate the memory of someone you hold close by placing one of our special angel ornaments on the tree. The Fort St. John and District Palliative Care Society is a non-profit group dedicated to helping individuals and families deal with a life-threatening illaness and grief. For more info, call 250-787-2814. • Peace Gallery North’s Magical Christmas Market. Unique handcrafted gifts. Open Mon-Sat until Dec 24 at Peace Gallery North. • Christmas Choral • December 16 at 7:30pm at the North Peace Cultural Centre. Features North Peace Community Choir, Northern Lights Youth Choir and Special Guests. • God’s Story - A Christmas Musical. Presented by the Kidz Ministries Department at North Peace MB Church. December 11, 2011, 6:00 p.m. with reception to follow. • Reuse, Recycle and Rejoice”, recycled Christmas decorations at the Artspost this month is coming to an end on December 3 which is the last day to get unique and recycled Christmas decorations by donation. AND the North Peace Potters Guild will have a Mug Wall Christmas sale along with many pottery bowls on December 3 as well. The Artspost continues to be open from 9am - 12 noon this week to sell used decorations. Saturday December 3 is the last day to get in on this great way to be environmentally friendly and recycle decorations. This Saturday, the ArtFoosball, Poker Supplies, spost will be open from 10am Bubble Hockey, Pool Tables, to 4pm with tea and ChristMassage Chairs and more! mas goodies. Come on down to 10320 94 Avenue and find some old and new treasurers to refresh your Christmas. Call 250-787-2781 for further information.
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UPCOMING Dawson Creek • CHRISTMAS POTLUCK Santa, Children’s Games & Prizes, Sunday, December 18th, 2011 at 5:00 PM, Farmington Community Hall, Everyone welcome. For more information please call Catherine: 250-719-4677 Fort St. John • The Derrick Dance Club will be hosting a New Years Eve Supper & Dance on Saturday, December 31st in the Senior Citizens Hall at 10908-100th Street, Cocktails at 6pm, supper at 7pm and dance from 8:30pm - 1:30am. Music by Silver Eagle. 130 tickets will be sold.
Members $35, Non-members $40, everyone over 19 is welcome. For info or tickets, call Lucy at 785-2867 or Judy at 787-0460. • The Family Literacy Program is open for registration! Classes run every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00am to 12:00pm. Children under the age of 6 are welcome to take part in the children’s program; and, baby care is also available. Healthy snacks are provided for each class. Every month, the Family Literacy Program also offers parenting and life skills seminars. Opportunities for parents and children to learn together are offered each week. For more information, please contact Jean McFadden at 250-785-2110. ONGOING Fort St. John • The Fort St. John Literacy Society offers free one-to-one tutoring for people who want to improve their reading, writing or math skills. We also offer free English as a Second Language classes and oneto-tutoring for people learning English. Contact 250-785-2110 or info@fsjliteracy.ca for more information. • S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Northern B.C. Newcomers Integration Service Centre is a non-profit organization in Fort St. John. Our Settlement Program provides information, orientation, assessment, referral and service linking, educational workshops and short term adaptation counselling to immigrants. The program also offers assistance with form completion, correspondence between clients and service providers, navigating immigration processes including sponsorship applications, obtaining permanent residence cards and applying for citizenship. Bridging services are provided to a variety of community and government service agencies and organizations. Service is available in English and Spanish. The Settlement Program is located at: #211 10142-101st Ave (Execuplace building). From 8:30-4:30 p.m. Phone # 250-7855323 Ext 22.
2012 Council Meeting Dates In accordance with Section 127 of the Community Charter, the regular meetings of Fort St. John City Council for 2012 are as follows: Monday, January 9 Monday, February 13 Monday, March 12 Tuesday, April 10 Monday, May 14 Monday, June 11 Monday, July 9 Monday, August 13 Monday, September 10 Monday, October 22 Monday, November 26
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Sisters raise $500 for cancer By Kyla Corpuz
FORT ST. JOHN – Nine and a half hours of baking cupcakes, seven hours icing them and eight hours selling, it sounds like these three siblings just opened up a new bakery in town. But, Cassidy, 14; Lane, 11 and Kyla, 8, baked up a storm with one goal in mind: to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society.
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While flipping through a magazine, a baking fundraiser for a cancer campaign caught their eye. “We thought baking cupcakes would be a good idea and because my greatauntie ... fought and survived cancer twice — so we thought it would be a good idea,” said Submitted photo Cassidy. Without hesitation the girls Lane, Kyla and Cassidy sold cupcakes at Sobeys on Sept. 10 for the Canadian Cancer got to work. “First we had to Society. fill out an application to do Despite the girls’ early retirement, McAvany said their initiaa fundraiser and then it went tive of paying it forward was priceless. from Vancouver, to Prince George to Andrea,” said Cassidy. Andrea Wardrop is the CCS coordinator for the northeast “I’m really proud of them, shows what they want to do later region. on in life,” she said. The three girls sold their cupcakes at Sobeys for $2 each The girls baked 350 cupcakes for the weekend and only sold and some people were generous to donate a little more than a a few dozen, but it seems taking the cupcakes back home was twoonie; by the end of the sale they raised $500. the icing on top. “My favourite part was selling them,” said 11-year-old Lane. Eight-year-old Kyla said decorating the cupcakes was her “And just getting all the money when we were selling them and favourite part of the experience, “’cause if any spilled on your giving back to the community.” finger or anything, you get to eat it,” she said. Unfortunately, because the cupcakes weren’t baked and “I thought that it was quite a big venture. I didn’t know if it packaged in a food-safe kitchen their bake sale was wrapped would even go anywhere, but they did it all on their own,” said up early. McAvany. “It was pretty disappointing because it took them all weekThe girls’ dad matched the amount they raised and on Nov. end,” said the girls’ mother Niki McAvany. 21, the three presented Wardop with $1,000 for the CCS.
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CONTACT Albert AT 780-834-7055 www.northernportables.ca “Where Quality Matters”
COMMON SHED SIZES 12’x24’x8’ = $3200 12’x20’x8’ = $2800 12’x16’x8’ = $2400 10’x24’x8’ = $2800 10’x20’x8’ = $2500 10’x16’x8’ = $2200 10’x12’x8’ = $1900
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2009 Ford EscapE sport
2008 Ford EscapE LimitEd
2011 Ford F-150 XLt Xtr supErcrEW
SOLD 24,950
NOW $
4x4, ac, pW, ps, pM, pl, sync, STK# I38876 cruise, tilt
2007 cHEvroELt siLvErado 1500
19,995
4x4, ac, pW, ps, pM, pl, heateD seats, tilt, cruise
NOW $ STK# I89245
6.5 ft Box, ac, pW, ps, pM, pl sync, tilt, cruise STK# Ir4386
37,995
NOW $
2009 Ford F-150 Lariat
2008 Ford EdgE Ltd
Must Go!
Deep Discounts
SOLD 27,495
ltZ, heateD seats, leather, Moon roof, 60,000 KMs STK# I18984
NOW $
4x4, ac, pW, ps, pM, pl, heateD seats, Moon roof
35,950
NOW $
STK# I34959
2011 Ford EdgE LimitEd
2008 Ford F150 XLt Xtr
aWD, ac, pW, ps, pM, pl, heateD seats, sync, leather
$
19 995
29,995
2007 Ford sport trac EXpLorEr Ltd
4x4, ac, pW, ps, pM, pl, heateD seats, leather
21,950
NOW $
STK# I35934
4x4, ac, pW, ps, pM, pl, heateD seats, Moon roof, leather STK# I00488
2008 Ford F350 HarLEy davidson
SOLD
NOW ,
27 995
4x4, ac, pW, pM, pl, cD player, cruise, 4th Door
NOW
STK# I73786
$25,995
2011 jEEp grand cHErokEE LarEdo
ac, pW, ps, pM, pl, DvD player, sync, tilt, leather interior
39,950
NOW $
STK# #I93848
ac, pW, ps, pM, pl, heateD seats, sync, only 62,000KMs
2006 mazda 3
26,950
NOW $ STK#
2011 Ford FLEX LimitEd
leather, nav, 20” chroMe Wheels
36,950
NOW $
STK# Ir1209
32,950
WAS $
2008 Ford EdgE LimitEd
$
NOW ,
29 995
NOW $ ,
NOW $
STK# I34588
2007 Ford F150 HarLEy davidson
2008 Ford EscapE XLt
4x4, Diesel, ac, pW, ps, pM, pl, heateD seats, leather
WAS
STK# I37671
NOW ,
39 995
$
$43,950
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4, ac, pW, ps, pM, pl, tilt, cruise, STK# I52464 30,000 KMs, v6
NOW
$32,995
2009 Ford F150 Lariat
aWD, ac, pW, ps, pM, pl, heateD seats, leather, Moon roof
ac, pW, pl, cD player, tilt, cruise
NOW STK# I08280
$17,950
32,995
NOW $
STK# Ir0918
2008 dodgE ram 3500 sLt
shortBox, Diesel, 4x4, tilt, cruise, cD, a/c, pW, pl, pM
BUY NOW FOR $32,995
32,950
NOW $
STK# I85043
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STK# I05068
$11,950
2009 vW goLF
33,995
NOW $
NOW I02993
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FORT MOTORS LTD
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Manual transMission, cD, ac,
Stock#I25478- 4x4, ac, pw, ps, pm, pl, Tilt, Cruise, CD Player
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