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Most recent poll suggests “strong base of support� for Site C KYLA CORPUZ reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN – Almost nine out of 10 people approve of Site C, according to a new poll commissioned by BC Hydro. Anderson Insight conducted the survey of just over 1,250 British Columbians. Eight-hundred people were called
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cal power than it currently needs, “and has access to even more hydro power through the Columbia River Treaty and the United States, as well as cheap hydro power imports from the Pacific Northwest.” “The only uses for Site C would be to subsidize coal mines and gas fracing operations— and people in B.C. do not want that,” said the Committee’s national campaign director Joe Foy. The project is currently in the third and last stage of the environmental assessment; an independent joint review panel made up of three experts is reviewing it. So far, the panel has issued BC Hydro to submit further answers to their Environmental Impact Statement. “The JRP has come up with good comprehensive questions and identifying significant gaps in the proposal,” said Morison, “and I hope they will recognize … that this project shouldn’t be going ahead, it shouldn’t be approved.” JOIN THE STAFF OF THE Should the project proceed HB HEALTH & WELLNESS SPA and be approved, it would take seven years to build the facility, which could be forecasted to begin as early as Sunday, October 20, 4 pm - 7 pm 2015. Site C has a price tag of $8 billion. Dr. Belter, Educator and our Staff will be
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Committee gets to work after community visits ing including: poverty, lack of adequate education and housing, suicide, and bullying. They requested to have more resources allocated to this group of British Columbians. Watson, a member of the First Nations Health Council, discussed the need for continued support of HIV/AIDS programming and awareness initiatives. President of the Peace River South Teachers’ Association, Lorraine Mackay, asked that government increase funding to the public education system in order for the Province’s teachers to have the resources they need to continue providing quality education. Brent Deinstadt, vice-president of corporate services for Northern Lights College, also requested that the province invest more in education. But, he referred to the infrastructure required for their skills training programs that he feels is needed to produce graduates in trades that will help support the various projects in the region. Chair of the Peace River Regional District board, Karen Goodings, highlighted a number of concerns she felt needed to be addressed in order for the region to be able to prepare for future natural gas investments and work coming to the region. She named health care, skills training, the funding formula for primary and secondary education, and agriculture as some of those areas of concern that need investment in. During Chetwynd Mayor Merlin Nichols’ presentation, he asked that Premier Christy Clark fulfill her election promise to extend the FairShare program another ten years. He also asked that the province move forward with making use of federally committed funds to address the national municipal infrastructure debt, making sure that the funds will remain in place for communities whose vital infrastructure needs to be upgraded and not for those seeking new non-essential facilities. In order to collect more public input, the committee made a survey available for all British Columbians to fill out. It was also available
JILL EARL news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK The period for public comment to the Finance Committee has come to a close. Over the next few weeks, the ten committee members will be reviewing what they heard during the 17 community consultations and five video conferences they hosted over the past month in order to produce a report to the legislative assembly by Nov. 15. Dawson Creek and surrounding area had the opportunity to present their concerns and asks to the committee when they held a public consultation meeting in the city on Oct. 7. Only ten presented to the committee. They included: representatives from Saulteau First Nations, Northern Lights College, Peace River South Teachers’ Association, Dawson Creek Literacy Now, the Peace River Regional District, Dawson Creek and District Chamber of Commerce, the District of Chetwynd, Paul Gevatkoff, Mary Miller, and Ferrol and Rick Pavlis. “There is similarity. We’ve heard from literacy [societies] numerous places and we’ve heard from teacher’s associations and colleges associations and university associations,” said Dan Ashton, chair of the committee, about the consultations the committee has heard so far. While Ashton said that he has heard the same message from similar organizations throughout the province, each region does have their own unique concerns. “ALR [Agricultural Land Reserve] and ALC [Agricultural Land Commission] issues; today’s presentation was different from what we saw down south, which was more preservation and don’t touch it. Up here, it was like, ‘look you’ve got to listen to us, the demand is here, the land base is here, and it’s something that should be looked at.’ It’s 180 degrees from what we heard in the south,” he said. Of the Dawson Creek presenters, Tammy Watson and Emma Palmantier, representing the Saulteau First Nations, shared some of the challenges that younger First Nations are experienc-
online. “The government has a balanced budget legislation and we know that we can not spend $1.10 when we only have one dollar worth of income. Those are hard earned tax dollars, we have to remember that,” Ashton said. Through several meetings and discussions, Ashton hopes that the committee can come to an agreement regarding recommendations in the final report.
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Education vital to a strong middle class Dear Editor, The very idea of progress is under real threat in Canada for the first time in generations. The Canadian promise, that if you get educated and work hard, you can guarantee a better life for yourself and for your kids, is being seriously questioned. Middle-class incomes have stalled for a generation, leaving many Canadians feeling anxious about whether we can afford the education our kids will need and whether we can afford to upgrade our own skills and knowledge to keep pace in an economy where 7 of 10 jobs will require a diploma, degree or skilled trade. While the provinces have constitutional responsibility for education, there is a long history of federal efforts to supplement and support provincial policies. The federal government should support the efforts of individual Canadians to go to university, college or trade school, as well as to continue their education throughout their lives. A highquality education serves as a roadmap to a rewarding career and fosters the kind of innovation and productivity required for Canadian businesses to succeed. Yet the education policies of the Conservative government have been failures. They have ignored a serious problem with low graduation rates for apprentices, which deprive the economy of highly skilled people. They have done almost nothing to help offset the growing costs of education, letting student debt skyrocket under their watch. Even their new Job Grant program is a shell game which actually takes money away from training programs, and does nothing to support the type of training used so successfully by small businesses. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau believes we need to take education more seriously as a driver of economic success and security right across the country. He has argued that Canada needs a new national focus on education, which would build Canada’s competitive advantage around a highly skilled, creative and innovative workforce, because Canadians’ ingenuity and work ethic represent the best investment we can make in an era when change is the only constant. Let’s join Justin and work to make Canada the best educated country on Earth. Yours sincerely, Rodger Cuzner, MP Liberal Party of Canada Social Development Critic
Why do I have so much stuff? Over the past two years that I’ve been living in Dawson Creek, I’ve amassed a lot of stuff. So much so, that my boyfriend and I felt compelled to move into a bigger place, a much bigger place. We’re now the renters of a three bedroom, two bathroom unit and have tons of space to put all that stuff that was piling up around us- for now. A few weeks ago my regional manager was kind enough to warn me of the perils of having a bigger pad; mainly the need to fill it with more stuff. He said that while the extra rooms sit empty for now, the urge to turn them into guest bedrooms or home offices and amass more stuff will come soon enough. Moving was literally a pain and I dread doing it again anytime soon. At the time of my bosses little warning, I couldn’t imagine needing any more than I already have or even moving any more than I already have. Now that I’m
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Beatton Journals: October 1913 Wed 1st Blowing a strong gale of wind all day. Self opening up goods. Kenny & Bennes at hay. Thurs 2nd Self as yesterday. Boys at hay. Finished stalking and now fencing up the stalks. Continues fine weather. The River Rising. Fri 3rd Self making a Root House. Got Aglisess Woods partners to help dig potatoes. Fine clear weather. River still Rising. Brodie & Brady came down from the Hope on a raft. Sat 4th Busy as yesterday. The boys finished the hay. Kenny along with Aglisess taking up potatoes. Brodie & 2 others left for the Hope overland. Sun 5th Mr Benot and a few of his party came up for supplies. Mon 6th Self still working at Root House. Kenny & Aglisess at potatoes. 3 men passed down on a Raft. Cloudy and cold. Tues 7th Self finished the Root House. Kenny & Aglisess at potatoes. Continues cold and looks like snow. A man passed down the river from the Hope in a canoe. Wed 8th Boys still at potatoes. Finished all but a few hills in the back garden. Self digging up onions. Continues very cold. Thurs 9th Started to snow this morning and continued nearly all day. Self and Kenny taking up turnips. A few Indians around. Fri 10th Self and Kenny taking up garden stuff. Some more Indians arrived. Cold and stormy. Sat 11th Busy as yesterday. Sun 12th Snow again this morning. Kenny went for a load of hay. Mon 13th All hands putting potatoes in the Root House and cellar. Put in 155 sacks. Continues very cold and stormy. Tues 14th Haulling sand and putting it around the buildings. Continues very cold. Wed 15th Self and Kenny mudding the houses. A few Indians around. A fine clear day. Thurs 16th Busy as yesterday. More Indians arrived. They all report moose very plentiful. Fri 17th Self and Kenny busy in store with Indians. Sat 18th Mail arrived from Grande Prairie. Mr. and Mrs. Hidson also arrived from Puskupy Prairie. Sun 19th Kenny went for a load of hay. Mon 20th The Indians all in. Busy in store. A fine clear day.
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15257 Museum Buick Road, Buick Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing meeting is scheduled to be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at the Buick Creek Community Hall, located at 15388 Rodeo Drive, Buick, BC. The purpose of this meeting is to hear from those persons who believe that their interest in property will be affected by the following proposal: Proposal: To add a text amendment to the current I-1 (Light Industrial Zone) to add worker camp as a permitted use. Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2079, 2013, proposes to add a text amendment to the I-1 “Light Industrial Zone” to add a worker camp as a permitted use on the subject property, by amending the Peace River Regional District Zoning Bylaw No. 1000, 1996.
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Tribute artist brings country legends to FSJ KYLA CORPUZ reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN – Every year the Fort St. John Associa-
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Peace River Regional District briefs: Oct. 10 JILL EARL news@northeastnews.ca
NO MOVEMENT ON NORWAY MOTION The Peace River Regional District put forward a resolution to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities last month. They requested that the Province of B.C. continue an examination of the factors that Norway employs in managing its resources for the betterment of its citizens with the goal of adopting a similar approach in B.C. UBCM members were unable to vote on the resolution and it was referred to the executive. The PRRD board approved a motion to write UBCM inquiring what will happen to the resolution, and write a letter to the ministry of community, sport and cultural development as well as the ministry of energy, mines and natural gas about the topic. BOARD APPROVES AGRICULTURE ADVICE Three recommendations that were brought to the dis-
trict by the Agriculture Advisory Committee were passed during their regular meeting on Oct. 10. Recommendations included soliciting additional sources of funding for the invasive plant program, and sending a letter to Peter Donkers, executive director of Agriculture Foundation of BC’s investment program, suggesting that Canada-BC Agri-Innovation Program- Growing Forward 2 funding be divided regionally. Directors also approved sending a letter to the BC Assessment Authority, recommending changes to their Farm Assessment Review Panel that are negatively impacting farm management practices. Their recommendations include: producers not being allowed to carry over stored products from year to year due to lower commodity prices, the requirement to seed land every year even when it may not be economically feasible to, and honey pollination services not being considered as farm income.
PUBLIC MEETING FOR DVP TO BE HELD A motion to refuse a development variance permit for
a building to store an RV was on the floor, but instead directors approved a motion to bring the issue to a public meeting. The property on Juniper Avenue in Charlie Lake wishes to increase the allowed permitted area from 100 metres squared to 133.8m2 for the new use. The public meeting date is yet to be set.
NEW WATER COMMITTEE Directors have struck up a new water committee to address water concerns in the region. The PRRD already has a water committee, the Water Act Modernization; however, their focus is on reviewing the water modernization act. Directors appointed Director of Area C Arthur Hadland and Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman to the committee and will begin working on the terms of reference for the committee. An email will also be sent out to district representatives unable to make the Oct. 10 meeting to gage interest in joining.
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BOARD SUBMITS SAVINGS PLAN Under the agreement that was reached between the Province of B.C.’s bargaining committee, B.C. Public School Employers’ Association, and unions representing education support staff, school districts throughout the province have been asked to find savings in their budgets to pay for the support staff’s wage increase of 3.5 per cent over two years. They were directed to find savings to support the union workers that they individually employ, without impacting core services. School District 59 has submitted their cooperative gains savings plan to the government, and are awaiting approval. They cannot disclose how much money they saved or how they saved it until the plan is approved.
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Land rights Continued from Page 3. rights are. “They asked me to come out and speak with them about
what the weapons are and what tools they have to be able to help re-instill the idea that private property rights are more important that municipal plans,” said Vandergragt. One of those tools is obtaining a land grant patent. “There are some people who already have them but don’t know what to do with it.” A patent outlines the rights that a landowner has; it dates back to when it was first drafted. “The land grant patent itself, from the British Kingdom point of view, is universal. No matter where the Crown went these things apply and have legal weight,” said Van-
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Fueling change What do a group of snowboarders have in common with environmental issues? KYLA CORPUZ reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN – An unlikely ‘teacher’ entered classroom 105 at North Peace Secondary School on Oct. 8. Professional snowboarder Tamo Campos was the first 23-year-old with dreadlocks, who rolled into the school parking lot on a bus fueled by veggie oil, who had visited Ms. Birley’s senior alternate class. His lesson was to bring awareness on global environmental impacts caused by industry exploration. To illustrate this he shared his experience of travelling to the Belen district in Iquitos, Peru. “It was one of the hardest experiences I’ve ever encountered,” said Campos. Flooding is Belen’s main natural hazard, but it has become increasingly worse in the last four years. In 2012 it faced the worst flood to date, which can be attributed to climate change. “That really shows the connectivity to this world, you know? Our contributions to climate change are directly affecting communities like Belen.” Upon finishing his trip to Belen, Campos and three other like-minded guys, John Muirhead, Landon Yerex and Jasper Snow Rosen decided to find out more about environmental and energy issues in their own backyard. Instead of being part of the problem, they wanted to be part of the solution. They bought a mini school bus and transformed its fuel tank to run off waste veggie-oil for an initiative called Beyond Boarding’s Northern Grease Project. They travelled up the West Coast with a mission to film their experiences while learning about the industry, environment and people of British Columbia, once they reutrn home they plan to create a movie. “Our goal is to know what communities felt about these different projects and we wanted to go in open minded,” said Campos, “ask community members how they feel about big industrial projects and we’ve heard response
Photo Credit Kyla Corpuz Tamo Campos, John Muirhead and Landon Yerex in their waste veggie-oil powered bus. Together they travelled up the West Coast meeting with politicians, farmers and every day people to converse about the province’s natural resources and the environment. They were in Fort St. John on Oct. 8, speaking to classes at North Peace Secondary School. from all types of people: municipal leaders or farmers, or your everyday person who works at the bakery.” By the end of Campos’ presentation, students were asking what they could do to make a change. “How can I make a difference when I’m here and you’re there?” asked one student. Campos said that staying home, and being active in the community can make just as much of a change as travelling around the world helping vulnerable communities. The classroom teacher, Ms. Birley, said helping the environment could start with something as small as opting for recyclable grocery bags instead of plastic bags, or minimizing plastic water bottles.
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Campos said to have fun with conservation, like competing with friends, or even as a school, on who can accumulate the least amount of waste. “I know by listening to this there’s ideas that are patching in heads and things will happen and that just makes me happy,” said Birley. “I think it’s extremely important,” she added, on having the kids listen to Campos’ presentation, “that’s why I brought them in. These kids need to see that there is a possibility for change and they as individuals can do something and they don’t have to make a lot of money, or be somebody like a scholar or from university, they can actually do something for themselves so that’s really important.” Campos said he was encouraged to have the students’ attention. “I think it’s so important to educate [the youth] on what’s going on and make it not such a weird thing to be interested in energy issues but to get it from a young age, like where do we get our energy and how long is this going to last?”
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Refreshing the use of natural gas in B.C. KYLA CORPUZ reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN – Finding a market for natural gas in B.C. is something provincial leaders should investigate, according to the vice president of Canada’s energy body. “We should be looking for ways to domestically be using natural gas,” said the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)’s VP of operations David Pryce. “I mean it’s a more secure market for us, obviously, but we think it’s a huge resource that’s going to be around for a long time and it’s the cleanest burning fossil fuel.” CAPP is the national trade association that represents over 100 oil and gas companies. In British Columbia, there is a six per cent window for energy in the province to be produced by natural gas. “B.C. has positioned itself, with respect to its green house gas policies, that are somewhat constraining,” said Pryce. When those policies were put in place it was before the potential of natural gas was understood as to “what it would unlock.”
He believes there is a need to “refresh the thinking around that to enable more domestic use.” The opportunity of using natural gas comes down to a global context and a worldwide issue on green house gases. “If it’s a global issue, where it gets combusted become less important … the argument to limit its combustion in B.C. becomes somewhat muted, as long as we are able to generate energy in the cleanest possible way.” There are four significant uses for natural gas: the Asian market, supplying fuel to the oil sands and fleet vehicles and lastly power generation. As the energy market is shifting in Canada, capitalizing on this resource is a priority, according to Pryce. “The market is limited in B.C. so most of the gas goes south to the U.S. and/or east into eastern Canada … the challenge for us is that the U.S. is well advanced and has displaced our gas significantly, so now we need to think about if we want to take advantage of the resources here— how do we go about doing that?”
The answer, said Pryce, is LNG: changing the market from the U.S. and eastern Canada to looking at Asia. “What is that opportunity? Who are our competitors and how do we get a share of that market in a timely way?” There in itself is the challenge, he continued. “That competition is so fierce and B.C. has a great resource but it lacks infrastructure. We don’t have the LNG pipelines to get it to the coast yet, and those take time as well. So, how do we get confidence from the public? that social license perspective that we can do it [and] we can do it responsibly.” The shale gas plays in northeastern B.C. is significant to the overall picture of the LNG industry, as it produces the most natural gas in the province. The resource coming out of the region would be fed through pipelines to northwest B.C., where proposed LNG facilities would stand.
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Coastal GasLink close to assessment submission JILL EARL news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - Over 16 months ago TransCanada announced that they had been selected by Shell Canada to build the Coastal GasLink Pipeline, a 650-kilometre pipeline from the Montney gas region to the proposed liquefied natural gas facility near Kitimat. Since then, TransCanada has narrowed down their conceptual corridor to a proposed route through a combination of public and stakeholder engagements and engineer reports on constructability. TransCanada representatives Joe Zhou, the project manager for the Coastal GasLink Pipeline, and Ian McLeod, community relations for TransCanada, visited the Peace River Regional District during their Oct. 10 meeting to give directors an update. “This is a part of engagement with local governments, and landowners, First Nations. We consult extensively with all the communities along the route, and it’s just part of ongoing efforts to keep all these stakeholders informed on
what we have been doing, where we are today, and what are the next steps,” said Zhou. He said they plan to submit their application to the Environmental Assessment Office in January, 2014, hoping to get approval by the end of 2014 to start construction in 2015. They aim to be operating the 48-inch pipe by the end of the decade. Once constructed it will have the capacity to carry 1.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. The TransCanada representatives were also collecting input on the project. Director of Area C, Arthur Hadland, was concerned that the landowners affected by the project would not be compensated fairly. “As we see the growth of Canada and the growth of pipelines, pipelines are going to be a reality, it is the surface owners that are bearing the brunt, and they really are deer in the headlights,” Hadland said. Directors Wayne Hiebert and Fred Jarvis also agreed that farmers are at a disadvantage when dealing with land agents. Zhou said he would take those concerns back to the land manager. “We see stakeholder input as a very important part of it [the process]. It’s not only a requirement of the regulatory
review process, but just being good corporate citizens and make sure we listen to communities and take the input into our design and planning process and try to address the concerns as they arise, which is good practice,” he said. “We take all the feedback back to TransCanada, we documented what we heard. The issue raised is probably broader than a single project, we want to cross industry and the practice and the evaluation process, and I think that might involve more discussion than just the project,” said Zhou.
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Nay-sayers to YEA!-sayers DON PETTIT submitted article According to current astronomical knowledge, the solar system, along with Earth and its sister planets, will be around for about another 4 to 5 billion years. Throughout that inconceivable span of time, the sun will continue to bathe the little blue marble we call home with all the energy it needs. But not everything that comes from the sun is good. Charged particles in the solar wind could quickly sterilize everything on Earth. Thankfully, we are protected by a giant invisible force field generated by the Earth’s magnetic field, which deflects these deadly particles harmlessly around us. On Earth, our Star Trek “shields” are always up. Most of what gets through our energy shield is good for us, with one main exception, ultraviolet (UV) light, dead-
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first used electricity to break water down into hydrogen and oxygen. Hydrogen is actually the perfect liquid fuel: apply solar electricity to water, get hydrogen (non-toxic) and oxygen (good for breathing), compress and liquefy. When burned, get back your energy and your water with zero pollution. Not bad. In spite of the nay-sayers (who are loosing ground to a new wave of YEA!-sayers) the world is going ahead with solar energy anyway. Here are a few quick examples: India has just announced the building of what it is calling “the world’s largest solar power project” in Rajasthan. The farm will blanket about 93 square kilometers with solar panels and have a peak output of 4,000 megawatts. That’s more that the WAC Bennett Dam and the Peace Canyon Dam (on the Peace River in northeast BC) combined. Last year, global investment in renewable energy was more than the world invested in fossil fuel and nuclear generation combined. Based on these trends, investment in renewables is expected to reach $500 billion to $1 trillion annually sometime between 2020 and 2030. Last year, the number of Australians with solar panels on their roofs reached two million. A similar number of folks in Europe are already generating their own power with sunlight. The list goes on, and it’s a long one. While the sun still shines, unlimited clean energy literally fills the world in which we live. Time to start harvesting, Canada!
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Kelsey began attending the Fort St John Association for Community Living in 2010. Shortly after, Kelsey began working with the Careers program to find an employment position. In the past 3 years, Kelsey has made tremendous strides both professionally and socially. During the job discovery process, Kelsey showed much interest in working with children. Together the FSJACL’s job coach and Kelsey worked on finding a position around her interests to develop professional skills and increase her independence. In 2011 Kelsey started in the day care at World’s Gym, where she is currently still independently employed. Kelsey is an important team member and assists with orientating new staff that start employment in the day care. She is valued by the parents whom bring their children to the daycare.
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The Health Care Assistant program (HCA) is accepting applications for the January 2014 start date at the Fort Nelson Campus. Students will learn how to be front-line caregivers in community and facility settings. Students will undertake theory and lab sessions at the Fort Nelson Campus and the Fort Nelson Hospital before shifting primarily to Fort St. John for clinical practicum sessions. Funding for the Fort Nelson HCA program provided by the Ministry of Advanced Education.
Left to right: Jyothisha Jose Enjaplakal, Athira Balan, Deepa Babu, Jimshia Joseph, Betty Jose, Riyamol Koliyeri Ramachandran and Anumol Johny are some of the new international students in the Social Services Worker Diploma program. The International Education department is based at the Fort St. John Campus.
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Fiscal gap Continued from Front. “The strategic component for me is the communications strategy. How do we engage the public in that direction and in that conversation and understanding. Where it is we are going and how we’re going to get there, and do they agree with that?” said mayor Dale Bumstead. “If the public doesn’t agree with that, then we don’t have a fiscal gap. Then we’ve got to find the issue, how do we sustain the services and the infrastructure for this community, financially,” he said. The last step in the work plan requires council to determine a ‘blueprint’ for moving forward and develop a process to find solutions. The report suggests this to occur in October, 2014. Not all were on board with Parslow’s motion. Councillors Sue Kenny and Duncan Malkinson wanted more time with the report; both hoping to discuss the issue more thoroughly during council’s strategic priorities meeting in December. “I can’t go with that recommendation right now. I definitely feel that there is more discussion required and I would like to see
October 17, 2013 that discussion happen in the strategic planning session. I’m not prepared to start forward with the plan right now, I need to hear more,” Kenny said. “I guess I’m just concerned about us all having an open mind and no overriding concepts when we go into the strategic planning this year,” said Malkinson. Parslow defended his motion, stating that council needs to determine how bad the fiscal gap is. He said that if it looks like it is tolerable, council can always reverse their direction. Chute said that the chief financial officer will be working on the annual budget for the next several months, but suggested that there may be an opportunity to combine the two tasks. “I see this unfolding slowly, methodically, because unless the general public buy into the need, all our labour will be in vain. I really appreciated the report that was being presented, it reflects the literature on this. It reflects the fact that we have to go slow to go far,” said Parslow. “Financial sustainability is as important as any of the other services or infrastructure...for me I think it’s incumbent upon us to set that strategic objective,” Bumstead said.
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Creek erosion concern to be fixed Work on repairing and stabilizing the Dawson Creek bank on 106th Ave. will begin soon, with council’s recent approval to do so. Sloughing on a piece of property bordering the Dawson Creek has appeared on its banks after previous efforts to fix it have failed. The erosion occurred on the banks after the flooding event of summer 2011. The owner of the property suggested that the city consider relocating the creek channel to stop the erosion on his property, but city council approved the recommended option: to fix the sloughing by way of live staking (planting vegetation on the bank).
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UPCOMING Fort St. John • Oct. 18: Documentary Night: Peace & Plenty. This documentary portrays life in the Peace Region over fifty years ago. It documents the big industries in the Peace Region at that time – agriculture, forestry, mining, and oil and gas. Local farmers, business owners, and townspeople are interviewed. Free Admission. Donations welcome. Call 250-7870430 for more information. • Oct. 19: Walk to Remember-Fort St. John. This free event honours the little lives lost through miscarriage, stillbirth, early infant death and SIDS. We will celebrate their lives with a speaker, walk, cupcakes and balloon release. Walk with us to remember them. Pomeroy Sports Center, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Facebook Page: Walk to Remember-Fort St. John to register or email at walktorememberfsj@outlook.com • Oct. 19: Of The Vine. Fundraiser for the Fort St. John Association for Community Living at The Lido. An elegant evening of wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, auctions and entertainment by Robert Larabee. Tickets $75. • Oct. 26: Rose Prairie Community Curling Centre presents a Fall Family Supper. Serving supper from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Rose Prairie Curling Rink. Tickets: Adults: $10, Teens 13-18: $5, Kids 2-12: $5, Family: $40, Seniors: $5. Come join us for a home cooked meal! For more info call: 250-827-3898 or 250-827-3383. • Oct. 26: The Derrick Dance Club of Fort St. John will be hosting a Halloween Dance with prizes for best costumes from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. in the Senior Citizens Hall: 10908 100 Street. Music by Night Sounds. Everyone 19 and over are welcome. More info: Chris: 250-785-1021 or George: 250-827-3396. • Nov. 2: The Catholic Women’s League of Fort St. John will have their annual Winter Wonderland Tea & Bazaar on Saturday from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Immaculata Centre
behind the Catholic Church. Bring your friends for tea and shop for Christmas at the same time. For more info: Pat Foster 250-785-4700 or Jana Leslie 250-785-0420 • Nov. 10: The Kidney Walk in Fort St. John will happen at the Pomeroy Sport Centre at 10 a.m. Please note this is a different date and location from what was originally planned. • Jan. 18 and Mar, 15, 2014: Campfire Cowboy Nights at the Fort St. John Legion at 6 p.m.
Dawson Creek • Oct. 17: The first Dawson Creek Social Club dinner at Fixx Urban Grill at 6 p.m. • Oct. 19: Country Music Dance. Music by Night Sounds at the Senior Citizens Hall: 1101 McKellar Ave from 8:30 to 12:30. Admission includes lunch. 19 plus welcome. For more infor call Fred: 250-782-2192 or Linda: 250-843-7418. • Oct. 29: A book club for adults at the Dawson Creek Library at 7 p.m. and the last Tuesday of each month. Everyone welcome at this casual book lovers club. More info: 250-782-4661. • Oct. 31: Drop-in children’s Halloween craft night at the Dawson Creek Library from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Drop by the library in your costume between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. and get a treat bag. • Nov. 2-3: A weekend creative writers workshop for teens ages 13-17 at the Dawson Creek Library from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a free workshop taught by local author, Donna Kane, for teen writers of all styles and genre of writing. More info: 250-782-4661, space is limited. • Nov. 5: Market Place at Rotary Manor: 1121 90 Ave. Come shop and enjoy an afternoon looking at 20 vendors selling their items. No entrance fee, just come and have fun! Everyone welcome. More info call Recreation: 250-719-3487.
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• Ft. St. John Parkinson’s Support Group Parkinson Society British Columbia People living with Parkinson’s disease, caregivers and family members are warmly invited to the Ft. St. John Parkinson’s Support Group. Join others in your community to share information and resources, coping strategies, ideas for living well with PD, good humour, social support and more. Last Wednesday of the month at 11:00 am McDonald’s Restaurant 10920 Alaska Road North Ft. St. John, BC Note: there is no meeting in December For more information please contact: Sarah at 250 785 7348 . • “Butterfly Families – Families Supporting Families” is open to all caregivers of children and youth with Special Needs. We meet the third Wednesday of every month at the Child Development Centre from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 10417 106 Ave. Does your child have learning, behavior or other complex special needs? Would you like to connect with other caregivers? Child minding available but please call ahead a few days before the meeting. Call (250) 785-3200 for more information. • Pregnancy tests, pregnancy options, peer-counselling and support are available at the North Peace Pregnancy Care Centre. New location at #335 9909100 Ave, Fort St. John. Please visit our website: northpeacepregnancycare.ca. To make an appointment call our 24 hour hotline at (250) 262-1280. All services are free and completely confidential. • Hearts for Adoption Support Group: Waiting families, adoptive families and wondering families/individuals are welcome to join us for adoption stories, resources and snacks! Meets regularly. For dates and times contact Joel or Gigi at 250-787-7559.
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• The Visually Impaired Support Group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 12 noon at First Baptist Church, 1400 113 Ave. Each month we have a guest speaker and we share lunch. (cost by donation). Anyone who is visually impaired or who cares about someone with vision difficulties is welcome to attend. For further information please call Pam 782-5187 or Margaret 782-3221. • ‘No matter how much time you have to spare, or what your interests are, ‘Better at Home has a volunteer opportunity for you! From mowing a lawn to hanging curtains, there are lots of ways you can help seniors in your community. It can be as simple and enjoyable as stopping in for a visit or taking someone shopping. Can you spare a little time to help a senior to remain independent in their home? Call ‘Better at Home’ at 250-782-2341 and see how easy and enjoyable volunteering can be.’ • Alcoholics Anonymous - meets Mon., Tues., Fri., & Sat., 8 p.m. at Peace River Health Unit. Wed. 8 p.m. Hospital Education Room. All meetings are open. • Mile 0 Al-Anon meets 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday evening at the Health Unit, Dawson Creek. • Mile 0 Quilt Guild meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m., Studio 10 at KPAC. Come join us for sewing, fun and friendship. Contact Gloria at 250 786 5597. for more info. • Stream of Life (Korean Church) 433-95 Ave Dawson Creek BC V1G 1H4 Phone 250-219-8016 Sunday Worship: 10:00 AM Sunday School: 10:00 AM Bible Study: 7:00 PM (Wednesday) Intercession Pry:700 PM (Thursday)
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• The Community Market is held at the Westend Campground every Saturday except on long weekends. For more info or a vendor package please con-
tact Jaylene Arnold at (250) 774-2541 or Audrey Reynolds (250) 774-6574.
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• Youth Drop-In at Pouce Coupe Community Church Annex (the old Pouce library). Saturday nights 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Ages 13 to 17.
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• Alcoholics Anonymous - meeting Thursday. 8 p.m. 115 Commercial Park (Baptist Church). If you think you might have a problem with drinking, come to an AA meeting. Call for times and places or someone to talk to. Phone 242-4018. • Magic the Gathering playgroup meetup every Thursday at the Tumbler Ridge Public Library from 6-8pm. New players welcome, free starter decks for people wanting to learn the game or interested in re-joining the MTG community. Contact Chris at Chrisnorbury1983@yahoo.ca, for any questions or concerns • Tumbler Ridge’s self-employed women will receive six months of free personal business monitoring beginning this October at no charge. If you are a self-employed woman in their first three years of operation, or partially operate a business, contact Sara Cooper at the Women’s Enterprise Centre at 1-800643-7014 ext. 104 or Mila Lansdowne by e-mail at mila@persona.ca or (250) 242-3389. Registration is required.
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• Civil Air Search and Rescue (CASARA) meetings every second Tuesday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7 p.m. For info: Bob at 250-789-9152 or 250-787-5802.
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CLASSIFIEDS WE’RE GROWING! Are you energetic? Do you love to learn? Do you enjoy helping others? Fort St. John Home Hardware Building Centre is expanding its Team and has the following positions available:
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HELP WANTED Retail Customer Service Supervisor. Positions Available: 1 (FullTime) Supervise and co-ordinate activities of workers engaged in customer service activities, authorize payments by cheque and the return of merchandise, sell merchandise to customers, resolve problems that arise, such as customer complaints and supply shortages, prepare, maintain, and submit reports and records. Salary: $17.00/hourly
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WJS Canada NOW HIRING Employment Counsellors (Part-Time) Candidates must have a background in working with people with developmental disabiliƟes speciĮcally in job development and assessment, will also have markeƟng skills and is familiar with CLBC’s employment Įrst iniƟaƟves. To apply send resume and cover leƩer to: AƩenƟon: Vera MarƟn
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HELP WANTED Ernie’s Sports Experts. Fort St. John, BC . Retail Trade Supervisor Positions Available: 2 (Full-Time). Supervise and co-ordinate sales staff and cashiers, assign sales workers to duties and prepare work schedules, authorize payments by cheque and the return of merchandise, sell merchandise to customers, resolve problems that arise, such as customer complaints and supply shortages, maintain specified inventory and order merchandise, prepare reports regarding sales volumes, merchandising and personnel matters, hire and train or arrange for the training of new sales staff in collaboration with the manager. Practical skills desirable - assist customers purchasing and set up basic products. Previous sales experience desirable. Salary: $17.00/hourly
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IS SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: PROGRAM SUPERVISOR (PRINCE GEORGE) Qualifications: • At least three (3) years Supervisory Experience. • A combination of experience and/or Post-Secondary Education in: Trades and Workplace Training, Continuing and Adult Education, Training and/or Employment Counselling, Counselling and Helping Professions. • Proven Administrative Skills to manage, assess and report demographic and financial information to support decisions related to client training and employment. • Working knowledge of standard computer programs and keyboarding skills. • BC Drivers Licence, insurable, reliable transportation and willingness to travel over a wide geographic area in all seasons. • Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of stakeholders and motivate staff to meet specific performance objectives within specific deadlines and budgets. • Experience with First Nation communities, culture and protocols. JOB COACH (VARIOUS LOCATIONS)
Qualifications: • At least three (5) years of experience working with First Nations at the Band and Community level. • A combination of experience and/or Post-Secondary Education in one or more of the following areas: Education, Trades and Workplace Training, Adult and Community Education, Training and Employment Counselling. • Demonstrated ability to manage case/workloads of up to 50 Clients. • Demonstrated ability to work independently to meet specific program/client objectives within specific timeframes. • Must have sound working knowledge of standard computer applications and keyboard skills. • Must have a valid B.C. Driver’s Licence, be insurable and willing to travel by road throughout a large geographic area in all seasons. APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 4:30 P.M. NOVEMBER 1, 2013 Reply by email to: info@ptpasep.ca Attention: PTP ASEP Training Society Hiring Committee. Please provide: • Covering Letter • Resume (3 pages max.) • Three references ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES SHORT LISTED WILL BE CONTACTED
BOOKKEEPER Required Fort St. John, B.C
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Description: Royal Canadian Legion Branch #102 in Fort St. John requires an energetic and motivated bookkeeper. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Maintain accounts to produce and provide timely and accurate accounting information to the General Membership and BC/Yukon Command of the Royal Canadian Legion. Reports to: The Executive Committee of Branch #102 Qualifications: At least 5 years of accounting/bookkeeping experience with demonstrated financial report preparation skills. Hours: At least 20 hours per week Deadline: October 19,2013 To apply for this position: Submit resume or proposal with expected monthly salary to the Royal Canadian Legion, 10103 – 105 Ave.
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CLASSIFIEDS We Care Home Health Services Northeast Regional OfďŹ ce Fort St. John in 2014 We Care Home Health Services, Prince George, a locally Owned Northern British Columbia franchise are developing a network of Health Care Professionals for a permanent ofďŹ ce site location in Fort St John, B.C. The Fort St. John ofďŹ ce will be responsible for the northeast sector of British Columbia including the areas around the cities of Fort Nelson, Dawson Creek, and Chetwynd. We Care is hiring the following Health Care Professionals for casual and ofďŹ ce hourly/salaried positions. OfďŹ ce positions will include beneďŹ ts. Registered Nurses: $41.50 per hour
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Please forward all enquires and resumes to Leon Caillier Director/Owner We Care Home Health services, Prince George ofďŹ ce- 250-563-3501 or wecarepg@shaw.ca. Join our growing health care team with OfďŹ ces in Prince George, Quesnel and Terrace. Check out our services at www.wecare.ca.
PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT INVITATION TO TENDER
Sundance Lake Regional Park The Peace River Regional District invites the submission of a bids from qualified individuals or companies to supply maintenance and cleaning services at the Sundance Lake Regional Park, located approximately 15 km east of the District of Chetwynd on Highway No. 97S. A copy of the Tender and Contract document may be picked up during regular office hours at the Regional District office located at 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, or documents may be obtained from the Regional Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; website: http://prrd.bc.ca/quick_links/contracts_tenders/index.php. SEALED TENDERS clearly marked "Sundance Lake Regional Park Tenderâ&#x20AC;? will be received by the Peace River Regional District, Box 810, 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H8 until 2:00 p.m. local time on Friday, November 15, 2013. Tenders received after the specified time will be returned unopened to the bidder. Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of experience, references, completeness of proposal, price and other factors as determined by the Regional District. The Regional District reserves the right to arbitrarily accept or reject any or all Tenders and to waive irregularities at its own discretion. The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted and the Regional District reserves the right to negotiate terms and conditions with the successful bidder. For further information please contact: Trish Morgan, Manager of Community Services at (T) (250) 784-3200, (F) (250) 784-3201 or prrd.dc@prrd.bc.ca.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MEETING FOR PROPOSED NON-FARM USE APPLICATION NO. 148/2013 Mile 150 Alaska Highway (Pink Mountain Area)
Do we have your resume? Field Clerk with OFA 3: Candidates for this position will need strong computer skills, good attention to detail, and strong communication skills. Knowledge of the oil and gas industry and experience with PVR software would be an asset but training will be provided. This is a full-time position, working 8 days on/6 days off, home every night.
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing meeting is scheduled to be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2013, at the Wonowon Community Hall located at 19211 Petrocan Subdivision, Wonowon, BC. The Non-farm Use application proposes to affect land described as: District Lot 892, Peace River District. The proposed Non-farm Use will allow a portion of the subject property to be used for the following purpose in addition to those permitted by the zoning applicable to the property.
Workers Camp to Accommodate up to 500 Petroleum Industry Employees
Administrative Assistant: This job is out of Dawson Creek, easy highway drive to site. Candidates must have a valid H2S certificate and transportation. This is a busy office with a variety of duties, candidates should have some office experience and good computer skills, training will be provided. Duties to include phones, scanning, filing, data entry for work orders and other duties as assigned. Nice work atmosphere. Receptionist: The successful candidate for this professional office will have some reception and administration experience and have a basic understanding of Word, Excel and Outlook. This is a Monday to Friday, 8:30am-5pm position. Receptionist: This is a one month temporary position. Duties will include basic reception duties such as answering phones, mailing, etc. Full time, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm.
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This notice is in general form only. A copy of the proposed amendment bylaw and relevant background documents may be reviewed in detail, between the hours of 8:30 am to 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, at the Peace River Regional District branch office located at 9505 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 100th Street, Fort St. John, BC V1J 4N4. Any comments or concerns should be referred in writing to Johannes Bendle, Planner at the above noted address, or via fax to (250) 785-1125. Inquiries can also be made by telephone to (250) 785-8084 or 1-800-670-7773. Fred Banham, CAO
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Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing meeting is scheduled to be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2013, at the Wonowon Community Hall located at 19211 Petrocan Subdivision, Wonowon, BC. The Non-farm Use application proposes to affect land described as: District Lot 891, Peace River District. The proposed Non-farm Use will allow a portion of the subject property to be used for the following purpose in addition to those permitted by the zoning applicable to the property.
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This notice is in general form only. A copy of the proposed amendment bylaw and relevant background documents may be reviewed in detail, between the hours of 8:30 am to 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, at the Peace River Regional District branch office located at 9505 – 100th Street, Fort St. John, BC V1J 4N4. Any comments or concerns should be referred in writing to Johannes Bendle, Planner at the above noted address, or via fax to (250) 785-1125. Inquiries can also be made by telephone to (250) 785-8084 or 1-800-670-7773. Fred Banham, CAO
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Fort St. John is taking back the night
Photo Credit Kyla Corpuz Left to right: Connie Greyeyes, Sam Corbett and Clarice Eckford walk the streets of Fort St. John in support of ‘Take Back the Night,’ an international moement to raise awareness on stopping violence against women. The slogan ‘take back the night,’ means reclaiming the streets so one doesn’t feel threatened or at risk while walking alone in the dark.
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On Thursday, October 10, 2013, 1330 head of cattle went through our ring D1 - D2 Cows 73.00-77.00 D3 - D4 Cows 68.00-72.00 Holstein Cows N/A Heiferettes 70.00-82.00 Bologna Bulls 70.00-85.00 Feeder Bulls 75.00-90.00 Good Bred Cows N/A Good Bred Heifers N/A Milk Cows N/A Cow/ Calf Pairs (younger) N/A Cow/ Calf Pairs (older) N/A
All ages took part in this year’s Take Back the Night march on Oct. 9.
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