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February 26, 2016

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Chetwynd library poised for $190K facelift Director hopes new look can be unveiled in time for 50th anniversary in 2017 Mike Carter

STAFF WRITER | DCREPORTER@DCDN.CA

CHETWYND — A $190,000 facelift for the Chetwynd Public Library three years in the making is moving forward after the District of Chetwynd made an application to the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT) for funding help this week. The district-owned building, built in the 1960s, has had several additions over | HANDOUT PHOTO the years, leaving it with a disjointed An artist rendering of what the Chetwynd Public Library will look like after renovations are complete. Library dilook, according to library director Anna rector Anna Peasgood hopes the project will be finished in time for the 2017 celebrations of the 50th anniversary Peasgood. of the library's incorporation. “It looks like a building with several additions,” she said. “We would like it to look Improvements were last made on some of the damage that time happens like one building. It’s not anything crazy or the building in 2012 when flooring was to give a building,” Peasgood said. “We’re fancy, just bringing the (building) facade happy the district and the PRRD worked replaced. up to a point where it is able to last another together in part50 years.” nership to recFunding for the ognize the im“We would like it to look like one building. It’s not anything project will be split portance of the between the Discrazy or fancy, just bringing the (building) facade up to a library in the trict of Chetwynd community.” point where it is able to last another 50 years.” ($100,000), the Peace The library River Regional Disboard began detrict ($50,000) and —Anna Peasgood, director, Chetwynd Public Library sign work on the the library ($8,400). project three years An application for ago, ensuring it fits the remaining $26,600 will go forward to “The renovations will not only give the mould of other buildings in town, Peasthe Northern Development Initiative Trust. a facelift (to the building), but it will fix good added. “We don't want it to be a purple elephant,” she said. The combination of wood paneling and stone work on the exterior will give a uniform look with other municiJoin us Monday February 29th. pal buildings. Peasgood says she hopes the Purchase one of our wonderful project can be completed by homemade cupcakes and help the end of the year in time for raise money and awareness for Fight cruelty one cupcake at a time. the 50th anniversary of the liNational Cupcake Day animal cruelty. brary’s incorporation. for SPCAs & Humane Societies “We want (the building) to February 29, 2016 All proceeds will go to look as good on the outside as nationalcupcakeday.ca our local BC SPCA. what we feel our programs and r0011158432 services are able to offer the community on the inside,” she 1500-101 Ave Dawson Creek, BC South Peace Animal Hospital spah@pris.ca • www.southpeacevet.ca said. “Something the community and staff can be proud of.”

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LOCAL NEWS

Jr. Canucks season ends in GP Byron Hackett

STAFF WRITER | SPORTS@AHNFSJ.CA

DAWSON CREEK- The Dawson Creek Junior Canucks struggled to find consistency all season long and in the end, that was too much to overcome as they dropped the North West Junior Hockey League best-of-five series 3-0 to the County of Grande Prairie JDA Kings. On the road in Clairmont with their backs against the wall, the Jr. C’s put up a valiant effort but finished the night Saturday on the wrong side of a 5-3 loss. Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the first, but once again Jordan Rea found a way to stoke the fire for the Canucks at the start of the second with a goal just 59 seconds into the period. But, before the second was out, the Kings scored twice including a power

play marker to take a 2-1 lead after two. The Kings scored 5:46 into the third, but Jordan Rea put Dawson Creek on his back with his fourth goal of the playoffs to cut the home side’s lead to one. Grande Prairie restored the two goal lead just over two minutes later, but 24 seconds after that, Kohlman Brinksy scored his first of the playoffs to cut the lead back to one. Donald Gaudreault scored for the Kings with just 1:25 left remaining to clinch the game and the series for the Kings. The Jr. C's fired all they could at Kings goalie Andy Gilker with 36 shots on net, and Josh Round turned aside 40 shots in the 5-3 loss for Dawson Creek. sports@ahnfsj.ca

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LOCAL NEWS Dawson Creek Chamber calls for Pacific NorthWest LNG support Recreation ADULT DROPIN PROGRAMS (Volleyball and Soccer) Date:

Thursdays, winter season runs until March 17, 2016! Time: Volleyball 6:00-7:30 pm, Soccer 7:30-9:00 pm Location: O’Brien gymnasium (10512 13th Street) Fee: $4.50 Drop-In per session

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to come out and skate for a session of unstructured play! The ice will be divided into two sections; family shinny and public skate. Equipment Required: Family Shinny requires CSA Approved helmet, stick and gloves Where: Memorial Arena Fee: $2.00 for ages 6yrs and up When: March 11th 5:30pm-6:30pm March 24th March 31st April 1st April 7th

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STAFF WRITER | DCREPORTER@DCDN.CA

DAWSON CREEK — The Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce is calling for letters of support from its members for the Pacific NorthWest liquefied natural gas export facility in Kitimat. The project is in the environmental assessment phase and the chamber is asking for the

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LOCAL NEWS

SD 59 graduation Mike Carter

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DAWSON CREEK — Graduation data is now available for the 201415 school year and the results for School District 59 are positive.

Although the district is behind the provincial average in terms of students graduating on time—77.6 per cent graduate on the first try, compared to the provincial average of 83.9 percent—SD 59 is ahead of the rest of the province in Aboriginal education, with 68.4 per cent of First

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Nations students graduating on the first try, compared to the provincial average of 63 per cent. For students who needed extra time to graduate, SD 59 boasted a 96 per cent completion rate for nonaboriginal students and a 94 per cent rate for aboriginal enrollees, both ahead of the provincial averages of 95 per cent and 91 per cent, respectively. The 2014-15 eligible grad rate is down from the 100 per cent the district achieved in 2013-14, but that is not a cause for concern, district spokesperson Candy Clouthier noted. "That's just the variable you deal with," she said, saying that sometimes students who are in a position

to graduate at the beginning of the year simply don't complete all the requirements on time. The data revealed that Chetwynd Sec-ondary School (CSS) has the third high-est Aboriginal graduation rate in the prov-ince, among students living on-reserve. CSS principal Chris Mason attributed this to the district’s coach/ mentor program, and to the relationships the school has built with Saulteau and West Moberley First Nations. “We’re very happy with it,” he said. “Of course there is always room for improvement and we want to continue to do (that).” SD 59 is the only district in the province that has a coach/mentor

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rates climb program for Aboriginal students. The program matches students with a consultant to assist them in planning for both graduation and their careers after school. “Coach/mentors will interview (students) and help them set goals and keep in contact to help keep them on track,” Clouthier said. “Since we have had it in place, we noticed a steady increase in the graduation rate for aboriginal students.” Mason said the program has translated into success at his school not only by way of setting goals, but also through the relationships that are formed. He said the program “goes beyond just meeting what they have to do,

but actually finding things that are in line with what they want to do further on in life.” The program has been a feather in the district’s cap since its inception in 2009. “What we were doing was just not working,” Clouthier said. “We weren’t seeing increases in graduation so we (thought), let’s just try something totally different.” Clouthier added that some of the lessons learned from the Aboriginal student-coach/mentor program have been applied to non-aboriginal students struggling in Grades 7, 8 and 9.

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LOCAL NEWS Extra Ritchie Bros. auction warns of major equipment sell-off Jonny Wakefield

In mid-March, Ritchie Bros. will hold an early spring auction—a relatively rare event scheduled to meet added demand. “Size wise, it’s not a lot different from any of the other auctions we’ve had in Grande Prairie,” said Simon Wallan, vicepresident of sales at Ritchie Bros. “But it’s one of the first March auctions we’ve had in the past five or six years.” Some worry the sale—as well as a series of massive auctions in Edmonton— are signs of a crippling sell-off of heavy equipment brought on by the oil downturn.

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PEACE REGION — If it has wheels or treads and moves dirt, chances are there’s one sitting in the Grande Prairie Ritchie Brothers lot. A notice for the auction house’s upcoming sale is a list of just about every piece of heavy equipment found in the oilpatch, including skid steers, graders, dump trucks, water trucks, vac trucks, and camp shacks.

“It’s pretty scary,” said Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kathleen Connolly. “Anyone you talk to in industry right now, this is what they’re talking about: what’s going on at R.B.” The sale includes equipment from Continental Pipeline, which suspended operations in Fort St. John earlier this year, as well as a “complete dispersal” of Pinnacle Services’ High Level fleet. As of Feb. 19, there were 1,766 items listed on the March auction. Wallan said he couldn’t speculate on

why companies are selling. “We service customers for a lot of reasons,” he said. “Obviously, the economy and the amount of work that’s out there dictates that. (Sellers) have made business decisions that they don’t need the equipment anymore or they’re ceasing to be in operation.” Ian Marchuk, a Dawson Creek resident who’s been in business in the oilpatch since the 1970s, said the next few auctions represent a once-in-ageneration loss of capital investment. “It gives you an idea of the spread

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LOCAL NEWS Upcoming auctions 'game changers' representing a once-in-a-lifetime loss of capital investment: industry observers and value of the work that has, all of a sudden, gone,” he said. “These next few sales—Prince George, Grande Prairie, Edmonton—are complete game changers.” He added that watching the auction circuit is especially frustrating amid talk of bailouts for the aerospace industry in Quebec. Connolly said many companies that can’t make payments on loans or equipment are being forced to sell. “If you look at the list of what’s going to auction, not only in Grande Prairie but in Edmonton, it’s a lot of the oil and gas fleet. It’s vac trucks, it’s a lot of the service equipment.” She suspected that with the weak dollar, much of that equipment will go to the United States.

If the oilpatch rebounds, “you’re buying back against the American dollar. It’s brutal,” Connolly said. “The bad side of that story is that when the economy does recover, is there going to be any equipment left in Western Canada?” The Grande Prairie auction is set for March 14 and 15, with another scheduled in April. Industrial sales in Edmonton are set for this month, April and December. Previous industrial auctions in Grande Prairie saw more than $40 million in sales.

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LOCAL NEWS

Looming oil and gas hole in B.C.'s budget Jonny Wakefield

STAFF WRITER | REPORTER@DCDN.CA

PEACE REGION — Royalties and drilling rights sales are tumbling, but there's no oil and gas-sized hole in B.C.'s fiscal plan—yet. The B.C. government tabled its 2016/17 budget Tuesday, a $47.5 spending plan that remains balanced despite major downturns in nearly every natural resource sector. Energy, metal and minerals are expected to account for $1.03 billion in provincial revenues this year. But those incomes are sagging under weak prices, earlier windfalls are drying up and hopes for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export market remain shaky. The government expects income from the sale of natural gas drilling rights—its largest source of energy

revenue—to decline 65 per cent over the next three years as the industry copes with a crash in prices. At the same time, revenues set aside from billion-dollar land sales between 2007 and 2010—which helped offset one of the worst land sales on record last year—are running low. The province is forecasting natural gas royalty revenues of $128 million for the 2016/2017 fiscal year, down from an estimated $151 million for 2015/2016. Both those figures are well off from the $493 million collected in 2014/2015. B.C. enjoyed even higher natural gas royalty revenue during the 2000/2001 to 2008/2009 timeframe thanks to elevated gas prices. During this period, gas revenue passed forestry — the traditional top industry in the province — in terms of resource revenue. While natural gas royalties are

expected to rebound starting in 2017, they won't be enough to offset the drop in land sales. Overall, income from energy, metals and minerals will shrink from $1.2 billion last fiscal year to $825 million in 2018/19, according to government figures. TOUGH TRENDS By 2020, the government hopes to see the first cargoes of LNG shipped to Asia, which would shore up natural gas revenues. But BC NDP critic Bruce Ralston said it remains to be seen whether any of the 20 proposed projects move forward. LNG would open new markets for B.C. at a time when its biggest customer, the United States, is producing record amounts of gas—a situation some say poses an existential threat to the industry in Canada.

Seattle to Arctic car rally to pass through the Peace Jonny Wakefield

STAFF WRITER | REPORTER@DCDN.CA

DAWSON CREEK — Andrew Comrie-Picard has driven across the Baja desert, raced up Pikes Peak in Colorado and drifted with Hollywood actors in Budapest. But even he admits driving the Alaska Highway in winter is a bit nuts. Comrie-Picard and 30 other drivers looking to test their skills against some of the world's toughest winter roads will make their way through the Peace Region this week, a challenge known as the Alcan 5000. "We're all basically crazies who want to go and test ourselves," he told the Alaska Highway News. The rally passes through Dawson Creek Feb. 26. The Alcan 5000 has been held every four years since 1984. Motor-sports enthusiasts call it a time/speed/distance rally— not a race—a drive that's more about precision than speed. "We have to keep to a very exact schedule, with exact speeds maintained through every section," Comrie-Picard said. The route takes them onto side roads whenever possible— anything that presents a unique driving challenge. "You can't afford to go the wrong way, you can't do a lot of slipping and sliding around," he said. "You have to drive very elegantly."

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"(The Alcan) really is a terrific challenge. It's for every driver and team to test their wits against the roads and the weather," says professional driver Andrew Comrie-Picard.

"My stock and trade is driving 200 kilometres an hour down a one-lane dirt road on the edge of a mountain, missing trees," said Comrie-Picard, who grew up on a farm outside Edmonton. "(The Alcan) really is a terrific challenge. It's for every driver and team to test their wits against the roads and the weather." The race, sponsored by the tire company BFGoodrich, begins in Seattle and ends in Anchorage, with a checkpoint in the Arctic circle. From Seattle, the drivers will head to Quesnel, then Grimshaw, then Yellowknife for speed trials on Great Slave Lake. From there, they'll dip down to Fort Nelson, picking up the Alaska Highway to Fairbanks. The rally will reach its northernmost point at Coldfoot, Alaska, before crossing the finish line in Anchorage. Comrie-Picard and co-driver Brad Lovell will drive a Jeep Wrangler outfitted with heavy tires, extra fuel, survival gear, and a satellite phone. They even carry dog food—a nutritious, compact meal which can be eaten in survival situations. "It really is a terrific challenge," he said. "They do it only once every four years, because that's the only time they can get 30 crazies who want to do it." reporter@dcdn.ca

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LOCAL NEWS As windfall of earlier years evaporates, province faced with lower and lower resource revenue

"Collective natural resource revenues this year are below five per cent" of total revenues, "which is really unusual," he told the Alaska Highway News. "From a fiscal planning perspective, you'd have to think they're not heavily counting on those revenues in the next two years," he said, saying royalties and land sales would recover if LNG projects move forward. He added that the natural gas industry is unique because it pays both royalties and export fees, in addition to the taxes paid by other businesses. An analysis by Resource Works found strong correlations between capital spending in the resource sector, housing starts and business incorporations. "The bottom line is this: the more 'REALLY UNUSUAL' that's invested in building our natuStewart Muir, executive director ral resources sector, the more busiof the think tank Resource Works, nesses are created, and the more said declining resource revenues jobs are created," he said. are cause for concern. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with file from Daily Oil BulIn an article on the group's webletin site, he noted resource revenues are declining at a time when healthcare reporter@dcdn.ca and other costs are "soaring."

Premier Christy Clark has said sales to Asia, where prices are higher, are needed to prevent the sector from going into decline. Despite those pressures, B.C. sold more gas last year than in 2014. The province sent 43.9 billion cubic metres down the pipeline in the last fiscal year, compared to 39.3 billion cubic metres the year before. However, the industry was less profitable due to the fall in prices. Gas reached its highest point of the past 10 years in June 2008, selling for $9.34 per gigajoule. In 2014, gas peaked at just under $6. The government predicts prices will recover slowly, averaging $1.04 per gigajoule in 2017 before climbing to $1.61 in 2019.

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Officials with Peace River Hydro Partners, the main civil works contractor for the Site C dam, said they expected to receive more than 1,000 resumes during a job fair in Dawson Creek on Thursday. The company received 498 resumes from a job fair in Chetwynd and 407 in Tumbler Ridge earlier in the week, while hundreds more job hunters rushed to hand in theirs at a job fair in Fort St. John on Friday.

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PEACE REGION â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Three-hour wait times greeted more than 1,000 job seekers in Dawson Creek last Thursday, joining hundreds of others around the Peace Region in the latest round of Site C job fairs. Job hunters from as far away as Merritt and Hope flooded the doors of the George Dawson Inn. The scene was similar Friday in Fort St. John at the Pomeroy Hotel. All were hoping to find work on the largest infrastructure project in the province. "We had people lined up out the door of the hotel right from an hour before (we opened)," BC Hydro spokesperson Bob Gammer said. "This is early days in the project," he added. "As other large contracts are (awarded) we will see other skills needed. So, even if (people) aren't the perfect fit this time around it's likely we will see

other job fairs in the future." Job fairs held earlier in the week were also packed. More than 400 showed up in Tumbler Ridge, with another 500plus showing up in Chetwynd. ATCO Two Rivers Lodging Group, who will build the hotel-like camp that will house the dam's workforce, Duz Cho Construction, SecuriGuard and Peace River Hydro Partners, the main civil works contractor, were some of the companies taking resumes. BC Hydro is encouraging contractors to hire local applicants first, despite many in attendance having travelled long distances at the promise of work, Gammer said. Jim Schilling of Peace River Hydro Partners said his company is taking all the resumes they can get and will evaluate them based on their merits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People have travelled a long way

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LOCAL NEWS and we’re not, not going to take their resume,” he said. “We’re hoping to get up and going as soon as we can, and provide some job opportunities.” Peace River Hydro Partners currently has 47 people dedicated to the project, Schilling said. “As the construction people start to develop their team, they’ll need operators, first aid, environmental monitors, mechanics, we’ll have resumes to draw from.” Natalie Lawrence, a welder, drove from Grande Prairie to Dawson Creek get her name in the mix. She is new to the job hunt after she was laid off Feb. 12. “(I) waited three hours,” she said. “It was about a minute-long interview where we had a chance to explain what experience we had. Hopefully I hear back soon.” Kevin, a trucker from Fort St. John who didn’t share his last name, was one of the many waiting in line Friday at the Pomeroy. “I’m still working, but it’s been cut down to three or four days a week,” he

said. He fears his hours might be cut further when the spring break-up puts a damper on logging season. Another trucker at the job fair Friday in Fort St. John, Tammie Jensen, said she has been out of a job since October. “I’m just hoping for steady employment,” she said. “It would be nice to have local work with steady hours and benefits, knowing you’re going to be getting up for work every day and knowing when your days off are.” That sentiment was echoed by Greg Young, a contractor and heavy duty mechanic who is recently unemployed. “I’m just looking for anything, doesn’t matter what it is,” Young said. “It’s all about getting a job.” Site C job fairs will continue next week in Prince George, Quesnel and Mackenzie, then back up north to Fort Nelson for March 2. —with files from Aleisha Hendry dcreporter@dcdn.ca | MIKE CARTER PHOTO

Job seekers from as far away as Hope and Merritt, B.C., flooded through the doors of the George Dawson Inn Thursday, hoping to find work on the largest infrastructure project in the province.

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LOCAL NEWS Dawson Creek & District DC Ministerial Association

Contact: David Roch (250) 782-1947 E-mail: droch@pris.ca 11501 17th Street, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4P2

Alliance Church

Contact: Micheal Benty (250) 782-3837 Web: http://www. dawsoncreekalliance.ca/ 9009 10 Street, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4T1

Bethel Pentecostal Church

Contact: Gordon Warriner 250-782-5885 Web: http://www.betheldc.ca 11501 17th Street, Dawson Creek

Dawson Creek Community Church

Contact : David Roch (250) 782-4745 Email : droch@pris.ca 1224 103 Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2G9

First Baptist Church

We are a Christian Church that serves our communities through providing opportunities to worship & pastoral care through representing the faith of Christ Jesus. Mens, womens, and childrens/youths programs are available. Call the number below for more info and for service times.

Contact: Terry Coe (250) 782-4792 Web: http://dcfirstbaptist.ca/ Email: firstbaptist@shawbiz.ca 1400 113 Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2Z2 Sundays 10:30am for the Winter

Contact: Trevor Birak 250-784-8530 Email: Trevor.Birak@gmail.com

Grace Lutheran Church Grace is a caring church community. We welcome all to worship and share our life in Christ’s love.

(250) 782-3624 Email : grace@pris.ca 11101 17th Street, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4Z3 Sunday Worship 11:00 am

Grandview Chapel

Is a friendly church nestled on the hill in Dawson Creek, BC Web: www.grandviewchapel.ca

Contact: Tony Vigar 250-782-4225 900 94th Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC Sunday Meetings 10:00 am

Please contact the office for service times and for ministerial program information

Contact: Fr. Louis Kwena (250) 782-3456 Email: nddc@shaw.ca 908 104 Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2H7

Pouce Coupe Community Church

Contact: Pastor Cory Lizotte 250-786-0160 Sunday Meetings 10:00 am

Salvation Army Church 250-782-4812 1436 104th Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC Church Service: Sundays 11:00 am

South Peace United Church

Contact: Maryilyn Carroll (250) 782-2636 Web: www.neonet.bc.ca/ unitedchurchdawsoncreek/ Spuc_Home.html Email: spuc@neonet.bc.ca 1300 104 Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2J6 Sunday Meetings 11:00 am

St James Presbyterian Church

(250) 782-4616 Email: stjtreas@pris.ca 1501-108 Ave., Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H8 Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m.

St Marks Anglican Church Contact: Paster Tim Johnson (250) 782-1015 Web: http://stmarksanglican. blogspot.ca/ Email: stmarks@pris.ca 1029 103 Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2G6 250-782-2939 Sunday Service 11:00 a.m.

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Apostolic Lighthouse

Contact: Pastor James Bridges (250) 782-5489 Email: anna@peacecountry.com 709-96A Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 1M6 Meeting Time: Wednesday - 7 p.m. Sunday - 2 p.m.

Baha’i Faith

Baha u allah – founder of the Baha’i faith, meaning glory of God New Independent religious belief based on progressive revelations. The belief that God sent messengers throughout various times and places, sending messages of his teachings, to different people in different times explaining the various religions around the world. Feast every 19 days open to others.

Contact : Dale Campbell 250-782-9336 Tuesday Evenings 7:30 pm Location varies.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

250-782-4921 Web: http://www.mormon.org/ 10901 13th Street, Dawson Creek, BC

Church of the Nazarene

Contact : Ruth Czerniak (250) 782-8227 or 250-782-0484 433 95th Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 1H4 Meeting Dates: Sun/ Tues/ Wed/ Fri Meeting Time : 6:30PM

Church of the New Jerusalem

A distinctive Christian church dedicated to learning, living and sharing the spiritual understanding of the Bible as revealed in books written by Emanuel Swedenborg. We worship the Lord, Jesus Christ as God Himself in Human form. We believe his whole word is a divine allegory with a spiritual sense. We also have a unique and extensive set of teachings about the life after death. Our motto “ All religion is of life, and the life of religion is to do what is good.” All are welcome to our services and other events. Please go to www.dawsoncreeknewchurch. ca for more info and the church newsletter.

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New Beginnings Baptist Church

10221-18th St Dawson Creek, BC Pastor: Dr. Michael Stark www.newbeginningsbaptist.ca

Gideons International Canada

Dawson Creek Camp Local is part of the National Organization. Our mission statement is to win others to Jesus Christ through personal evangelism, scripture placement and distribution, and associating together.

Contact: Mr Lee Bowd (250) 782-6655 Web: http://www.gideons.ca Email: leecarol@pris.bc.ca 1517 - 107th Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2R9 Saturdays 7:00 pm Location varies.

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We meet to worship God, study the Bible, encourage and support each other, and work together to further God’s purposes in the world.

Contact: Delores Plenert (250) 782-3262 Email: ngmb@pris.bc.ca 1800 109 Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2V5 Sunday Meetings 10:00 am

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PEACE REGION — Two Peace Region mayors are among the most influential women in the province, according to BC Business. On Wednesday, the magazine released its list of the top-35 most influential women in B.C. The list includes Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman, who was recognized for working "steadfastly" to make sure her city benefits from the Site C dam. She was joined by Hudson's Hope Mayor Gwen Johansson, who was recognized for being a powerful voice of opposition against the dam. Johansson said it was an honour to be included. "I have to say that I have never noticed that influence," she joked. "I can't put my finger on anything that has happened because of my voice." But, she added, it's nice for the community to know that people are

listening to their concerns. The people most directly impacted by projects such as Site C should receive the greatest benefits and compensation, Johansson told the Alaska Highway News. "That's not how this works unfortunately," she said. Johansson has advocated for a Peace River version of the Columbia Basin Trust, which compensates communities on the Columbia River impacted by hydroelectric projects. "The Peace has never received that kind of consideration," she said. "You can talk to individuals and point that out and the say 'oh, that's right.' But nothing ever comes of it." Ackerman could not be reached for comment. BC Business consulted with a panel of experts to decide who would be on the list.

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DAWSON CREEK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; High school students from across Northeast B.C. had a chance to strut their stuff in a regional skills competition Friday in Dawson Creek, while Grade 7 students got a sneak peek at some of the trades they might want to pursue as a career. Skills Canada BC and Northern Lights College, along with School Districts 59, 60, and 81, combined efforts to pack bodies into the college's aircraft hangar Feb. 19. The skills competition was one of 13 regional contests in the province where students from Grades 6 to 12 showcased their talents in trades and technologies. At the same time, industry professionals and current students at the college walked Grade 7 students through different trades, including carpentry, digital media arts, plumbing, auto service and welding. "We have everything from carpenters building tool boxes with kids (to) wind turbine technicians helping kids design different blades," School District 59 career program co-ordinator Brad Booker said, adding the wind turbine techs flew in from Texas and Minnesota to take part. Students rotated through 18 different "try-a-trade" stations spending about 20 minutes at each. "Five minutes to meet an industry professional, get some information about what their job is like and how they got where they are and

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then about 15 minutes of hands-on were the atypical trades," Booker said. "Different things that they activity," Booker said. Tim Roberts, a plumbing instruc- never would have had the opportor at the college, had his first-year tunity to try out. That's the breadth students draw up a small blueprint of exposure we wanted to give ... that he used to show kids the basics something other than what they might try out at home on the weekof the trade. "Basically, we're just going end." through what a plumber does," he said. "Most people (think) we just work on toilets and that's it. But there's so much more." Roberts spoke proudly about one project his class is working on: a solar mockup heating panel for domestic hot water, which he showcased to students as an example of some of the innovative work plumbers are involved in. "In Dawson Creek now, every house has to be solar-ready," Roberts said. "We have to take pipe from the mechanic room where the hot water tank is up into the attic so that it's ready. That's one of the new things we're doing in the trade, building these mockups and showing students how they work." Booker said the event Students compete in media arts. was much bigger than last year. "What was neat about last year is when we got A career making a difference. our evaluation forms The Jobs: Occupational Safety Officer back, the things that the and Occupational Hygiene Officer kids were excited about Partner with industry to assist in reducing workplace injuries and occupational disease.

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PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT

BoardHIGHLIGHTS February 2016

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The Regional Board will provide the Peace River North Festival Association with a special event grant of $5,000 to assist with the cost of providing the Performing Arts BC 2016 Provincial Festival from May 31 to June 4, 2016.

The Board authorized entering into the Chetwynd Sewage Treatment Plant Funding Agreement. The agreement provides long term access to a sewage receiving facility for Area E residents in exchange for a $500,000 lump sum payment to the District of Chetwynd, from the Fair Share Rural Fringe Allocation Fund, for project capital funding.

The G-T-X Cavating zoning bylaw amendment to allow for the operation of an excavating company and the subsequent construction of a 4,000 ft2 shop and a 1,500 ft2 was adopted.

Solid Waste Coupons 2016 process A Solid Waste Information Brochure will be mailed out to Class 1 Property owners (Residential with Improvements). The brochure will include the access code to the eligible 4 coupons for free access to a landfill in the Regional District. Starting in 2017, and each year thereafter, the coupons will be mailed out only to those that used the 2016 coupons, and to any eligible property owner that did not use or receive coupons in 2016.

Peace Liard Regional Arts Council Annual Grant

Fort St. John to provide fire protection services

The Board authorized the capital purchase of a new water tender up to $450,000 from reserves, to be used by the City of Dawson Creek Fire Department in its delivery of Fire Protection to the PRRD and the City of Dawson Creek. The current tender at Dawson Creek Fire Hall will be transferred to Charlie Lake Fire Department.

The Board granted consent to the City of Fort St. John to provide fire protection service to the ATCO Two Rivers site (BC Hydro – Site C). The site is located outside of the municipal boundary in Electoral Area C. The site is currently located outside of the fire protection service area in the Fort St. John Rural Fire Protection Agreement with the City and Regional District. The request was made in accordance with Section 13(1) (b) of the Community Charter.

Resolutions for 2016 North Central Local Government Association (NCLGA) Convention The Board has directed that two resolutions be drafted for forwarding to the NCLGA 2016 Convention. The first resolution will request a re-evaluation of the funding formula used by the Province of BC for school bus transportation funding; and the second relates to the need for water and sewer functions in rural areas. Both draft resolutions will be considered by the Board in February before the March 4th NCLGA resolution deadline.

STARS funding expanded one year The Board approved funding of $170,000 to STARS for 2016. From 2010 to 2015 STARS responded to an average of 19 calls for service in the PRRD, of which on average 10% are industrial responses paid for directly by the company requesting the service. According to STARS, their average cost per flight is $5,400, while the average cost per call within the PRRD was $46,000 since 2010.

The Regional Board approved a grant in the amount of $15,000 for the Peace Liard Regional Arts Council for 2016 from the Regional Recreation Function to provide support of their ongoing regional operations and projects associated with the 75th Anniversary of the Alaska Highway.

Dawson Creek to receive a new Water Tender (Truck)

PRRD DRAFT Campground Bylaw The Regional District is inviting the community to view and discuss the DRAFT Campground Bylaw. The DRAFT Campground Bylaw would be an instrument to manage private campgrounds in the region. Once adopted, this Bylaw will establish prohibitions and regulations around solid waste, roads, campsites, and fire protection compliance in regards to health and safety issues. Three meetings are being held in the region: Community

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View the DRAFT Campground Bylaw at www.prrd.bc.ca or for more information contact the PRRD at 250-784-3200.

Budget Open House Meetings Drop by one of the open house meetings to discuss the 2016 Draft Peace River Regional District Financial plan with the Chief Financial Officer. March 14th Fort St John 1pm @ PRRD office March 15th Chetwynd 1 pm Pine Room @ Chetwynd Recreation Centre March 16th Dawson Creek 1 pm @ PRRD Office

North Peace Fringe Area Official Community Plan Get involved, Have your say, Make a Difference The Peace River Regional District is updating the North Peace Fringe Area Official Community Plan (OCP), which will guide decisions about how the Region will evolve over time. The OCP will set out a vision for the future that considers objectives and policies relating to topics including: residential, commercial, and industrial land uses; agricultural lands; the natural environment; infrastructure; and community well-being. The Regional District staff and consultants talked to the community at three open houses in February about the potential options and implications of accommodating growth, and establishing a vision and supporting policies to guide growth and change in the future. The Regional District is encouraging landowners, residents, businesses, and others with an interest in the future of the North Peace Fringe Area to continue to be involved in the process by: Checking the PRRD website http://prrd.bc.ca for updates and announcement’s Engaging on social media: twitter @NorthPeaceOCP or PRRD Facebook page Contacting the Regional District: Claire Negrin, Assistant Manager of Development Services claire.negrin@prrd. bc.ca Phone: 250-784-3231 Completing the online survey between February 15th and 29th by visiting the PRRD Engage Page http://prrd.bc.ca/engage/

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March 10, 2016 10:00am | Dawson Creek March 24, 2016 10:00am |Dawson Creek

Dawson Creek Office

Tel: 250-784-3200 Toll Free: 1-800-670-7773 Email: prrd.dc@prrd.bc.ca

Fort St. John Office

Tel: 250-785-8084 Toll Free: 1-800-670-7773 Email: prrd.fsj@prrd.bc.ca

Edition II This newsletter is for information purposes only and is not to be considered the official minutes.

To view board schedules and minutes visit:

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Historians lament rejection of heritage bylaw Hopes dimmed in bid to preserve history, assist tourism ahead of 2017 Alaska Highway celebrations Mike Carter

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PEACE REGION — Local historians say they're frustrated with the Peace River Regional District's decision to toss aside a heritage bylaw that would have seen new protections for historic sites in Northeast B.C. The board opted not to revive the proposed bylaw at its Feb. 11 meeting, citing uncertainty in the local economy. Heather Sjoblom, curator of the Fort St. John North Peace Museum, asked the regional board to have another look at heritage protections, which failed to pass several years ago. She said the regional district missed an opportunity to diversify the local economy. "Heritage, arts and culture are often what is cut first in times of economic crisis," said Sjoblom. "But with 2017 being the 150th anniversary of Canada as well as the 75th anniversary of the Alaska Highway, it's maybe time to diversify our economy a little into tourism, and heritage preservation can play a role in that." Anne Haycock of the South Peace Historical Society, echoed Sjoblom’s disappointment. “We really did count on the region-

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RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. †† Lease based on a purchase price of $31,385/$40,623, including $713/$713 Loyalty Cash (tax exclusive) and $500/$1,000 lease cash for a new eligible 2016 Terrain SLE-1 AWD (3SA)/ 2016 Acadia SLE-1 AWD (3SA). Bi-weekly payment is $184/$209 for 48/48 months at 0.9%/0.49% APR, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. $0 down payment and a $0 security deposit is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment or trade. Total obligation is $19,104/$21,696, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $13,076/$19,513. Price and total obligation exclude license, insurance, registration, taxes and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited-time offer, which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. † $12,000 is a combined total credit consisting of $1,000 Loyalty Cash (tax inclusive) and a $11,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Sierra HD gas models (excluding 1SA 4x2), which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $11,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. ‡ $10,380 is a combined total credit consisting of a $3,000 manufacturer-to-dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) $5,195 Cash Credit (tax exclusive) available on 2015 GMC Sierra Double Cab 1SA 4WD models, $1,000 Owner Cash (tax inclusive), $750 manufacturer-to-dealer Elevation Package Discount Credit (tax exclusive) for 2015 Sierra 1SA Elevation Edition with 5.3L Engine and a $435 manufacturer-to-dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) on any 2015 GMC Sierra Elevation Double Cab AWD with a 5.3L engine, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $5,630 credit, which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. ¥ Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 Sierra or 2016 model year GMC SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between February 2 and February 29, 2016. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on eligible GMC vehicles (except Canyon 2SA, Sierra 1500 and HD); $1,000 credit available on all 2015 and 2016 GMC Sierra models. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Company to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GM Canada dealer for details. GM Canada reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice.

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2016 CANYON

FOR 48 MONTHS

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SECURITY DEPOSIT

2016 ACADIA

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