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FORT ST. JOHN - Every year the Fort St. John and District Palliative Care Society hosts a memorial service for people to remember a family or friend who had passed away. The event is called Celebrate a Life and was held on Nov. 28 at the Catholic Church of the Resurrection. In the middle of the service, guests were in-
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First year for nordic family fun day JILL EARL news@northeastnews.ca DAWSON CREEK - The snow has arrived in the Peace Region, and while some are already hoping for summer, members of the Bear Mountain Nordic Ski Association are enjoying the trails while they last. On Dec. 7 the Association is hosting a Family Fun Day at their location on Radar Lake Road, a few kilometres from the Bear Mountain Wind Park, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The day is an opportunity for those interested in cross-country skiing to learn more about the club, sport basics, and information about purchasing skis. According to the Association president and youth coach, Chris Garwah, youth membership has almost doubled to 39 students since he began coaching six years ago. He expects even more youth this season. “The club is growing we’re doing more things, and this [event] is one of the things we’re doing. I think that there
are a lot of parents [getting involved because], their kids are in the program and they borrowed skis and are now interested in buying skis...and that’s the emphasis behind this,” Garwah said. The youth program runs every Saturday from January to March at the trails, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. There are youth skis available for borrowing, and the cost of the program is $40 plus membership fees. Once a membership is purchased, members are free to use over 25 km worth of classic and skate skiing trails whenever they feel. Some members even ski in the middle of the night with headlamps. Garwah said that not only does skiing offer an excuse to be outside in the winter, it also offers the opportunity to be in nature. “You are typically in the wilderness which is not just exciting, but there’s always a reconnection with our soul when we are out in nature, and I think that really attracts people,” he said about why people join. The club was formed in 1988, has 140 members, three warming shelters, and a cabin. Since forming the club has received over $2 million worth of investment into its trail system. They rely on volunteers, donations, and sponsorships to keep running. For more information email info@ nordicski.ca
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December is Accessible Parking Awareness Month KYLA CORPUZ reporter@northeastnews.ca FORT ST. JOHN – It’s that time of year again, when shopping centres and downtown stores are flooded with
eager consumers. Parking lots fill up and it’s a race to the finish line for the last empty stall closest to the entrance. Drivers, let’s admit, at one point or another we’ve entertained the idea of using an accessible parking spot, even if we aren’t a placard bearing motorist. Some may justify it because they won’t be in the store for very long, or all
the good spots are taken and we swear the trip is only 30 seconds. But, with all the excuses able-bodied drivers come up with, none of them are acceptable, warns the Fort St. John Mayor’s Disability Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee is hoping to partner with businesses to help raise awareness on accessible parking. “The access to these designated parking spots relies on the goodwill of the public to not abuse the system,” reads a letter by Lori Slater, the MDAC chair. “Education is key to preventing such abuse, to ensure that people leave those spots for people who really need them.” While municipal bylaw enforcement officers enforce city owned parking spaces, it’s up to business owners and administrators to overlook private parking lots.
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December 5, 2013• The North Pole News • A Special Supplement • Page 9 Special parking is reserved for those who need extra width of the stall to get in and out of their vehicles using a wheelchair, crutches, cane or other mobility aid, it’s also in place for those who can’t walk very far because of health reasons. However, while these spots are marked as accessible only, able-bodied drivers are still known to take advantage of it.
Some common examples of abuse are: improperly displaying the placard, individuals who continue to use the card but don’t need it, placards remaining in a vehicle while someone who doesn’t need it uses it, people without a placard using a stall and transporting someone with a mobility impairment and using a designat-
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ed stall even though that person isn’t leaving the vehicle. There are many different ways for a business owner or employee to approach someone who has parked in an accessible spot, but doesn’t appear to have a disability or who doesn’t have a placard in their vehicle. Slater suggests using those opportunities to help educate the individual, by striking up a conversation that offers the person information on accessible parking spots. For someone who doesn’t appear to be visibly disabled, Slater suggests offering assistance to the person, because not all disabilities are seen with the eye.
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DAWSON CREEK - After only eight months of fundraising and seeking sponsorship, Devereaux Elementary School’s Parent Advisory Council (PAC) has successfully purchased and installed a new playground for its students. Former PAC president Leanne Esau, said that with the help of several donations from local companies and School District 59—who found them a good deal on equipment, removed the old playground, and installed the new one— the school was able to have the new playground ready for the students once they arrived in September. “We had a great team. The school district was a very good partner in this project and they enabled us to act expediently at a cost that we could afford. Originally, we thought that $50,000 or $60,000 was going to be our budget and we thought, ‘Wow what can we do with that,’” Esau said. The total cost of the playground equipment, not including installation, was $34,000. Principal, Jacqueline Catchpole, said that the students’ excitement started when they found out they were getting a new playground, and has continued ever since. “Having a structure that actually excites and engages them is huge for that [physical health] because before we were just seeing students walk around and talk with their friends and not really being physically active and this has got a whole bunch more of them outside and moving,” she said, crediting the success of the project to the PAC. According to Catchpole, local businesses were not hesitant to get involved and were generous towards their cause. Encana donated $5,000 towards the project. Brian Lieverse, community relations with Encana, said that their employees live in the community and that they want to work towards making it a better place. “By helping out the schools, whether it’s the playground equipment or helping with some of the inside education and
some of the programs like that, that’s beneficial for everyone in the community and we want to continue being apart of the community growing forward and there are a lot of good reasons why we want to be involved,” Lieverse said. Other donors include: Murphy Oil, Brocor Construction, Terra Max Contracting Ltd., Shell, Raptor Controls, and the Peace River Regional District. Students also participated in a craft sale and bake sale to raise money for the equipment. “They would have some of the ownership of it, appreciate the money and the costs involved in getting that much money,” said Esau, on why they wanted to have the kids involved in fundraising. Current PAC president, Naomi Skopnik, attended elementary school at Devereaux and said that she remembers the previous playground being installed, over 20 years ago. The old wooden playground was unengaging to students and often caused splinters. Next, the PAC is working on fundraising to buy interactive smart boards for classrooms.
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PRRD Briefs: Nov. 28 JILL EARL news@northeastnews.ca
DISTRICT HOSPITAL PROVISIONAL BUDGET PREPARED The 2014 provisional hospital budget was approved by directors on Nov. 28. The budget will allow operations to continue until the 2014 annual budget is adopted. Total expected revenue and expenditures are $15,076,554, with $9,187,516 of tax requisition from the electoral area, $4,950,921 of tax requisition from the municipalities, and $900,617 from the transfer from reserves.
FOREIGN WORKERS MAY RETURN TO MINE In a letter to the Peace River Regional District board, former MLA for Peace River South, Blair Lekstrom, now senior advisor to the chairman of HD Mining International Ltd., said that the company is committed to training and employing local First Nations and non-First Nations people if the mine moves to full development. There are currently 28 temporary foreign workers on site, extracting coal for the purpose of a bulk sample. Some directors were concerned if whether the company would follow-through with their commitment, if the mine is developed. DIRECTORS WILL WAIT FOR TATE CREEK DISCUSSIONS Directors will wait until after the pub-
lic consultation meeting on Dec. 2, before making their official comments to School District 59 over their proposed closure of the Tate Creek school. Director of Electoral Area C, Arthur Hadland, expressed concern over the possible closure of the rural school, believing that rural schools are at the heart of the community. Leonard Hiebert, director of area D, said that the school board’s proposal has been met with a lot of opposition, but that the school’s enrollment was down . “There’s going to be a major impact on the community if that school shuts down,” Hiebert said.
FSJ SOCCER CLUBS SHOOT FOR PRRD FUNDING The Fort St. John Soccer Club and the Fort St. John Women’s Soccer League are hoping to build a new indoor soccer facility to accommodate practices during the winter months. They requested that the regional district help with the construction and maintenance costs. Their request was referred to the joint meeting between Fort St. John, Taylor and Electoral Areas B and C, where regional recreational activities will be discussed. Continued on Page 12.
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