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James McIntyre was a quiet man who built elaborate model train layouts, an avid environmentalist who sorted cans and bottles before his employer had a recycling program, and a devoted son who lived in an apartment one floor above his mother. For the first time since McIntyre was killed during a confrontation with police outside a Site C dam open house last year, family members are speaking publicly about his life. B.C.’s Independent Investigations Office
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compromise their salaries. “The scripture says do unto others as you’d have them do unto you—and I thought these people could use our support,” he added. In recent years, Ludwig has vowed to continue the fight against oil and gas development started by his late father, a preacher and leader of the Trickle Creek Christian community near Hythe. The elder Ludwig was an anti-oil and gas activist who was convicted in 2000 of bombing a Suncor oil site near his home. He has always maintained his innocence. Continued A12
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of land, will take in natural gas from existing pipelines in the area and extract liquids including propane and butane. About 25 residents live within a two-kilometre radius of the proposed facility. They fear their slice of rural living will become an industrial park. They’re also concerned about emissions from the plant. “I remember how badly we wanted some support (when we opposed Encana projects) and it was often hard to come by,” Ludwig said. “So many people (work) for the oil and gas industry and don’t want to
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(IIO) continues to investigate whether the RCMP member was justified in shooting McIntyre, a 48-year-old Métis man who investigators say was wearing a mask and refused to drop a knife. Both McIntyre’s mother and sister say they don’t know what led to the standoff, which happened after another protester flipped tables and tore up maps at a public open house on Site C construction. Work on the controversial, $8.8-billion BC Hydro project began later that month. Continued A2
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“He was never in trouble,” said Veronica McIntyre, his mother. “It’s devastating for me. It has been this past year. I will never know what got into him that evening.” Video of the shooting’s aftermath emerged online, showing two officers standing over a masked man outside the Fixx Urban Grill with guns drawn. The mask, believed to be the Guy Fawkes mask made popular by the film “V for Vendetta” and adopted by the hacker group Anonymous, set off a wave of international interest McIntyre in a 2009 in the case. Activists photo, when he won claiming to know an employee of the McIntyre through an month award from Anonymous-affiliated the local casino. Twitter account, @ FACeBooK jaymack9, vowed revenge after the user went silent the day of the shooting. Several later claimed to have carried out cyber attacks that crashed RCMP, Government of Canada, and other websites. Wanda McIntyre said she didn’t know what kind of mask police found on her brother, or whether he was involved in online activism. “He was very much an environmentalist, he was always trying to recycle and do stuff like that, but he wasn’t an extremist,” she said. She said he bought a computer in recent years to keep up with his model train hobby. “He was train crazy,” she said. “His apartment was kind of small so he couldn’t have a big layout. He got a computer I think probably for the train aspect.” Veronica McIntyre raised James and his four siblings as a single mother. He attended elementary school in the nearby village of Pouce Coupe and Dawson Creek’s Central Middle School before the family moved to Grande Prairie, where he graduated from St. Joseph Catholic High. McIntyre followed his brothers into the trades and spent years working as a welder at mills around Northern B.C. and Alberta. As far as his immediate family knew, he never smoked, drank or took drugs, and preferred to stay close to home because he didn’t like driving. He saved his money, using it to attend model train conventions across North America. He was pen pals with several collectors, and went to conventions in Prince George, Reno, Nevada, and Berkeley, California. Around 2008, he returned to Dawson Creek and began working in food service at the Chances casino, where he won several employee of the month awards. Le Nguyen, owner of Le’s Family Restaurant, said McIntyre was a “normal guy” and a dedicated employee when he worked for him as a dishwasher and cook’s assistant. Wanda said James took care of recyclables
before the casino had a system in place. He would recycle plastics, milk jugs, bottles and cans at bins outside a nearby Walmart. That environmental streak extended to Site C, which McIntyre talked about regularly with his mother. The dam will flood around 83 kilometres of the Peace River valley and displace a several dozen land owners. “I don’t know why he got involved with that Site C dam,” Veronica McIntyre said. “He was concerned about that. I guess it was just the environment, and he felt for the people there.” Both still struggle to understand why James donned a mask and came into contact with police July 16. “He didn’t really like masks,” Wanda said. “Maybe that’s one of the reasons he didn’t pursue his welding (career), just that claustrophobia of having something on your face.” At a news conference the day after the shooting, spokesperson Kellie Kilpatrick said the McIntyre incident is one of the most complex cases the IIO has investigated. The office initially believed McIntyre disrupted the Site C open house. But one day later, investigators realized two men were involved. “Since the beginning of the operations of the IIO (in 2012), we’ve not seen a case that has quite as many moving parts as this one,” Kilpatrick said at a news conference. Terry Hadland, a Peace Valley farmer, later told the Globe and Mail that he had disrupted the Site C event. The two men did not know each other, and attempts to contact Hadland have been unsuccessful. The IIO investigates whether law enforcement officers who injury or kill people were justified in using force. In cases where the officer acted inappropriately, the IIO will forward a report to Crown counsel, which can decide whether to lay charges. The officer who shot McIntyre was initially assigned administrative duties, but returned to active duty six months later. According to an April 7 letter from the ministry of public safety included in a Dawson Creek city council agenda, three officers took off-duty sick leave following the shooting. RCMP carried out a separate investigation of McIntyre alongside the IIO, searching his apartment and seizing a number of personal items, including model trains, according to his mother. The RCMP’s E Division declined to comment on the status of that investigation. IIO spokesperson Marten Youssef said the “bulk” of the investigative work is complete, but could not give a firm date for when the results of the investigation would be released. Wanda McIntyre said the family wasn’t sure what it wanted to see from the investigation. “We’re still in shock,” she said. “I guess the outcome is what the outcome is, whatever we say or do.” As for why her brother did what he did: “There’s no answers, and the only person with the answers is gone.” reporter@dcdn.ca
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Years after campaign promise, DC hospital expansion in limbo MIkE cARTER Staff Writer A planned three-phase expansion at the Dawson Creek and District Hospital won’t be happening anytime soon, according Health Minister Terry Lake. Lake preached patience as the project works its way through the government’s planning process. It’s not currently in the ministry’s capital spending plan. All three phases of the expansion will cost an estimated $250 million, split 60/40 between the province and the Peace River Regional Hospital District (PRRHD), respectively. Right now, Lake said top priorities are the large projects already underway in Penticton, Kamloops, New Westminster and at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. “There is only so much we can fit in the budget,” Lake said. “I don’t want to create false expectations.” The first phase will include expansions to the Emergency Department, including adding a decontamination room. It would also bring in larger surgery units and renovations to patient rooms, a priority for the hospital which is the orthopaedic centre for the region. Lake says
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the need for the project at the hospital is well known within the ministry Last week, the minister toured the facility and met with PRRHD directors. “It was good to get a hands-on tour to see exactly what we’re dealing with,” he said. Lake said a decontamination room near the
emergency department is especially important in an area like the South Peace where people’s jobs often bring them in contact with hazardous materials. “In Dawson Creek right now you have basically a hose. You wash someone down with it and make
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“Alluvial soils are the most magical of every year. This year was more poignant soils. If you were a vegetable, you would than ever, however, because BC Hydro has pray that your children would have a chance said land sale agreements must be settled to grow in alluvial soils,” said agrarian Wen- by Christmas so they can start realigning dy Holm, standing on a soil rich farm next Highway 29 in 2017. But the Boons are not to the river. convinced the timeline makes sense. “In British Columbia we are vegetable “We have the very real scenario right deficient. We import 67 per cent of the now where ourselves and the other people If we missed you: vegetables that we consume from Califor- in Bear Flat could get kicked out of our “you know who you are” nia, who are facing a long, unprecedented houses, our houses could get bulldozed, drought. The Peace River is much closer and then this project could stop,” Ken to Vancouver, and is much closer to north- Boon said. All donations go to South Peace Community ern communities (than California).” Resources to help the children of our community. “This is, in my opinion as an agrologist, reporter@ahnfsj.ca one of the greatest transgressions of public policy I’ve ever seen,” said Holm. On the water Pederson is chatting with Elizabeth May, leader of Canada’s Green Party, who’s in another canoe on our other side. May Teaching Good Behavior is vehemently against Site “To change behavior we have to focus on rewarding desirable C, and came to support the behavior and removing rewards for undesirable behavior” opposition movement. “It violates every single Dr. Sophia Yin DVM MS precept of sound policy Sounds simple and it really can be. For more information on specific making. It’s a monstrosity. behavior issues please call our office or email us at spah@pris.ca It’s a decision that defies economic sense, ecological sense, and human rights,” she said. 1500-101 Ave., Dawson Creek, BC South Peace Animal Hospital The crowd gathered spah@pris.ca • www.southpeacevet.ca on Ken and Arlene Boon’s 250-782-7297 farm at Bear Flat as they do
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Dipping a paddle in the Peace River, the red-orange canoe glides down the water. Hundreds of other boats float beside, behind and ahead towards the banks of Bear Flat, where BC Hydro is working to purchase farm land to realign Highway 29 in preparation for flooding the valley. It’s cold and quiet, this peaceful river, but powerful currents boil from under the surface, rushing from the Rocky Mountains all the way east to northeast Alberta where it joins the Slave River. “This day is to celebrate the Peace River. Lots of people talk about the Peace, but not a lot of people know about it,” said West Moberly Chief Roland Willson, addressing the crowd before sending off the boats. “It’s been proven over and over that there is no need to destroy this valley to produce this energy. We are not against the creation of the energy, we’re against the unnecessary destruction when the alternatives are better.” Hundreds came June 9 for the 11th annual Paddle for the Peace from as far away as Germany, India and all over Canada, joining the protest against BC Hydro’s Site C dam. Their reasons for opposing the project vary from its economic cost, violated Indigenous rights and environmental damage, to food security to land rights. As one participant said, “When someone asks me why I’m against Site C, I look them over to see if they’re a farmer type, a social rights type, an economic type, an environmental type—because no matter what thing they care about, there’s a relevant reason why Site C is a bad deal.” Partway down the river Esther Pederson paddles by. She’s a landowner whose home up on the bluffs overlooking Site C will become unstable when the new reservoir floods the valley from Hudson Hope to Fort St. John—an 83 kilometer stretch of Class 1 agricultural land with a microclimate ideal for growing food. Reports commissioned by BC Hydro calculate this area of land could feed one million people annually, in perpetuity. Hydro says they need the dam to supply electricity for an expected population increase of one million in the next 20 years. Many opponents to the dam cite loss of agricultural land as a key reason why the energy produced is not worth the cost.
the best of it,” he said. “It’s a building that’s aging and doesn’t meet (today’s) standards,” Lake said and his staff are finding the same problems across the province. “Operating rooms built in the 1970s were quite a bit smaller than the standard today,” Lake said. Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace is in the same shape as the hospital in Dawson Creek, he added. “Both of these (facilities) are kind of at the same stage where we need to find room in the (budget),” Lake said. When that might happen is anybody’s guess. The expectation that the expansion would be complete by 2017 was the impression Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier left voters with on the campaign trail in 2013, promising to complete the project in his first term of office. In an interview in April, he said making that promise was a mistake. “Is it going to be started before the next election? No,” Bernier said. “But my goal is to make sure it stays on the (ministry’s) radar.”
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Brewing a burgeoning business in Peace Region
Zoë Ducklow Staff Writer Beer at its core, is liquid agriculture. What better place to brew than the Peace River area? Wide open prairie fields lush with barley surround Grande Prairie where two new (and city’s first) brewing companies produce fresh, local beer. Grain Bin Beer and GP Brewing Company both opened early this year into a market previously untested for its appetite for local craft beer. Both teams did what research they could to make sure there was enough interest to sustain a business, but ultimately opened their doors on faith. Both have already surpassed early sales expectations. “We’re where we thought we’d be one to one and a half years in,” said Dalen Landis, head brewer at Grain Bin Beer that opened in February. “We opened with capacity for 1,600 gallons a month, and very quickly sold more beer than we could produce.” Just last week Grain Bin increased capacity by another 1,200 gallons monthly and expect to add another 1,200 gal-
lons this summer. “We thought most of our business would come from wholesale in the beginning, like restaurants and bars, but it’s been about 50/50 with growler fills” Landis said. Growlers are a reusable 64 oz. jug most breweries will fill from their taps. “Our location is hard to find, and our hours are horrendous, but people still make the effort to come find us for growler fills.” Their most recent “democracy” beer, voted for by customers and fans online, was a Double IPA: a high alcohol, super bitter ale. The portion of the batch they’d reserved for growler fills sold out in a single day, and of the 500 bombers (22 oz. bottles), all but eight sold in just a week. Their spring seasonal brew, Ale Spruced Up, was made with spruce tips harvested by Landis and his kids, aged 3 and 1, from budding spruce trees around Grande Prairie. Next up is a sour ale made with rhubarb. This kind of experimental craft beer is exactly what Landis and his friends had been doing for the last 10 years as a hobby until Alberta’s liquor laws changed, removing the
restriction on volume of beer required to stay licensed. “We was doing it just for fun, but then the law changed, and we wondered if we could turn it into something. Our friends all liked our beer, but of course everybody who gets free beer will say that,” Landis said. “We started to wonder if we could charge for it.” Turns out they can; Grain Bin is on tap at a handful of restaurants in Grande Prairie and they’ve just invested in bottling equipment to expand into retail. Five liquor stores carry their bombers, and customers come to the brewery for growler (and howler) fills regularly. GP Brewing Company had quite a different start. None of the GP team were hobby brewers before. The now-president Matt Toni was working as a chef at Madhatters and trying to distill whiskey at home, but he failed miserably he says, and switched to homebrew. It took a lot of trial and error, but eventually he had a product he was happy with. “Some of it was pretty bad,” Toni recalled. “To make good beer, there’s a lot of bad beer. So we dumped a lot of it.” He and the Madhatters’
GP Brewing president Matt Toni and head brewer Jim Lague in their newly opened tasting room. BELOW: Hops and barley under preparation at GP Brewing. Zoë Ducklow Photos owners initially planned to supply beer to their own lounge, but through the process of brewing and tasting and tweaking and tasting, they got really excited. “I think what really got us spiraling into the volume we’re doing now is just how excited we got for the business, and possibilities of being bigger and doing it right from the very beginning,” Toni said. “But the more we looked into it, it didn’t make sense to produce one or two barrels at a time. It just got bigger and bigger and bigger.” They opened their shiny new brewing facility and tasting room this March, and are already distributing canned beer to 220 liquor stores throughout Alberta. They also fill growlers and supply a few restaurants in town. Toni’s careful not to call GP Brewing a craft brewery. It’s all about really good every day beer for these guys. “I want to produce a beer that you can literally drink the hell out of every day. And produce it right, with local ingredients,” Toni said. Hops and barley Hops and barley malt are the two key ingredients in beer, as well as yeast and water. Sourcing local barley, despite being surrounded by barley fields, is not as straightforward as it first appears. Currently GP buys from a maltster that uses Alberta barley, but have no connection with the farmers which is something they want to change. Within the next three years, Toni plans to develop direct relationships with barley farmers and do the malting in-house, so they get more control over the product. Consistency is critical for GP to make six main brews, so they need long-term supply of the same type of hops. This makes locally sourced hops harder to integrate. “Local hops could supply us for
maybe three weeks,” Toni said. “Then we’d have to go back to something further away. The flavour would change.” Grain Bin has more flexibility as a craft brewery. Aside from their three core beers, their menu can change as often as they sell out of a seasonal brew. So they take advantage of some of the unique strains developed by farmers. Lots of their supply comes from Chilliwack and Abbotsford in B.C., but they also have a small hy-
per local source: Landis’ backyard. “They’re a great plant, you can watch them grow a foot a day in the spurt phase,” Landis said. “And they have this aroma that naturally keeps pests away, but bees love them.” Grain Bin Beer hopes to use some of these homegrown hops in fresh hop beer, where hops are picked the same day they’re added to the mash. dcreporter@dcdn.ca
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Cruisin’ the Creek: enthusiasts flock to DC for annual car show “Once the car is painted, lots of times I could spend 100 hours just polishing to make it look really nice,” he said. “From the time I was a kid and used to go to the drag strip with my uncle, I was always into cars.” Out of the skill, tradition and
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Car lovers in the city might have thought they’d died and gone to heaven this past weekend, as restored classics filled nine city blocks in the downtown core Sunday for what was one of the largest car shows in northern B.C. The Mile Zero Cruisers 22nd annual Summer Cruise brings together car guys and gals each year, proving that one of the great things in life is finding people who share your passions. Classic vehicle restoration has its own history and culture. It’s the sum of the meaning that each specific car carried with it. “It’s hard to explain,” Chetwynd cruiser Don Lasser said. “We take care of our cars better than we do ourselves, or even our spouses sometimes. They’re a thing of beauty.” Beauty is hard to define in all things, and cars are no different. “To me, this is my beautiful car,” Lasser said perched in a camp chair next to his red, 1968 Ford Mustang California Special. The car is one of only 1,200 that remain of the original 4,118 ever built. “To me, this is my beautiful car, I love it. The next fella, he’ll have a GM product or a Dodge which they think is the greatest vehicle ever. Everybody has a different idea of beauty.”
That element of relativity in taste shows that what these hobbyists are restoring are not only physical things, but also the memories that roar back to life on the first turnover of that rebuilt engine. Lasser’s had three classic cars in his life — all Mustangs, all red — that have followed him through life’s stages. The first one he sold after graduatation to fund college, the next he sold to help pay for a
house. The last he’s taking time to enjoy these days. Rolling right along with the vintage rocker panel on each cruise in his ‘68 California Special, is the memory of that 17-year-old boy just finishing high school. Talk to any car lover and they’ll have a similar story to tell. For Vanderhoof’s Duane Hawes, a body work specialist, the work he puts into each car he restores is a labour of love.
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No more drilling in PeaceMoberly Tract: province JONNY WAKEFIELD Staff Writer
From left, McDonalds manager Michelle Eldridge, employee Carl Utlang and Ronald McDonald present a $2,5000 cheque to Kim Brinsky-Hughes from the Dawson Creek Child Development Centre (CDC). The funds were raised from McHappy Day celebrations May 4. Brinsky says the money will be put towards an item from the equipment wishlist, made up by the centre’s therapists. In the Peace Region, $10,000 was raised on McHappy Day. $5,000 went to Ronald McDonald house in Vancouver, while matching donations of $2,500 went to the CDCs in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John. MIKe CARTeR PhoTo
B.C. will no longer sell the right to drill for gas in a swath of territory south of the Peace River, part of an agreement with Saulteau First Nations aimed at environmental protection. In an order signed March 8, Minister of Natural Gas Development Rich Coleman removed natural gas and oil dispositions from the Peace-Moberly Tract—a 107,000-hectare area south of the Peace River of cultural importance to the Saulteau and other Treaty 8 nations. The land has been heavily impacted by industrial development, including construction of the Site C dam. B.C. agreed to quit auctioning oil and gas parcels in the tract as part of its New Relationship agreement with the Saulteau, signed late last year. Crew Energy, the oil and gas operator in the area, was issued new tenures further east, according to ministry spokesperson Lindsay Byers.
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“The Peace-Moberly Tract was recognized as a significant area for the Saulteau First Nations and as part of the New Relationship and Reconciliation Agreement,” Byers wrote in an email. “As part of the agreement, tenure in the Peace-Moberly Tract was relinquished last year.” While the company owned tenures in the area, there were no wells or gas production going on in the tract. Late last year, Saulteau Chief Nathan Parenteau told Alaska High-
way News that oil and gas, forestry and hydroelectric development in the nation’s traditional territory was opening the door for increased wolf predation. Roads, seismic lines and other development allows wolves to move easier through the back country. On July 1, the province made changes to the moose hunt in the area aimed at taking pressure off ungulate populations. reporter@dcdn.ca
Researchers celebrate a find for the ages: 145-million year old dino tracks MIKE CARTER Staff Writer
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A bouncy, two-hour ride down a radio-assisted Forest Service Road past the W.A.C. Bennett dam is the only way to access one of the most notable dinosaur track finds in the world. First discovered in 2005, the Williston Reservoir track way is a collection of footprints from a variety of species of meat- and plant-eating dinosaurs. It wasn’t brought to the attention of researchers at the Tumbler Ridge museum until 2008. It took another 8 years to gather evidence and resources to research the site’s significance and create a plan to reveal it to the public. This happened on July 8, thanks to private donors, industry and the Toronto-based Dalglish Foundation. It’s hard to tell what species of dinosaur left these for prints, Dr. Rich McCrea of the Peace RegionPalaeontologyResearchCentre(PROC)said, and the skeletal record of dinosaurs in Western Canada only goes back around 80 million years. The tracks at Williston were from an estimated 140 million years ago. “Tracks can’t deteriorate like bones,” McCrea said. These footprints where made during what he called “the hey-day of dinosaurs.” Researchers have known for a while that the Peace Region is home to several unique paleontological artifacts, some of which were flooded when the Peace Canyon Dam was completed in 1980. But a find of this size in some ways makes up for that loss. When McCrea first laid eyes on it he knew he had something big, “but it was mostly covered,” he said. “You could see patterns under the rock, you could see something was there,” but he and Dr. Lisa Buckley from the PRPRC along with some volunteers had to scrape the shale and sediment back to reveal the treasure underneath. BecausethesiteexistswithinTreaty8Territory, members from the West Moberly First Nations, accompanied by their neighbours from Saulteau, conducted a smudge ceremony and prayers at the track site.
A 145-million year old track from a dinosaur near Williston Lake. MIKe CARTeR PhoTo
Laura Webb, a West Moberly councillor representing the Desjarlais family, said there any many questions to be answered before any plans to turn the site into a tourist destination should move ahead. It’s tough to know exactly how many tracks there could be in the area, but what’s exposed is over 400 footprints — some from dinosaurs they haven’t even been named yet. The site is significant in that it has more footprints than all the previous discoveries now at the bottom of Dinosaur Lake. As the tracks are exposed to the open air from under this sediment that preserved them, there is a chance for erosion to take hold, which is part of the reason for the proposal of a climate-controlled building to go over top of roughly half of the site. That might never happen McCrea says, but it’s still a dream of his. “That’s why we’re doing (events) like this,” he said. “There was a missed opportunity with the Peace Canyon but as bad as the road is here, these are accessible and the Peace Canyon tracks really weren’t.” dcreporter@dcdn.ca
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RCMP calls down 14 per cent during first half of 2016 JONNY WAKEFIELD Staff Writer RCMP calls down 14 per cent during first half of 2016 2016 is shaping up to be a slower year for Mounties in Dawson Creek, according to new statistics from the RCMP. The local detachment has respond to 3,416 calls so far this year, according to statistics presented at the June 27 city council meeting. The same five months in 2015 saw 3,994 calls—a 14 per cent reduction. Last year was one of the busiest the 25-member municipal RCMP detachment has seen in recent memory, up almost 1,600 files over 2013. The file count is a measure of the detachment’s work load, but is not the same as a crime rate. May 2015 was the busiest month of the past four years with 957 calls to RCMP. “The file count has come down significantly,” Sgt. Mike
Richard said. “We were up a lot last year and it’s starting to settle down now, which is good.” Coun. Cheryl Shuman wondered whether the departure of transient oil and gas workers due to the downturn in the economy has impacted crime rates. Richard said this was a possible theory but did not have any firm data on what was driving the drop. Crime reduction unit disbanded While the detachment expects to have a full complement of officers when two new members arrive later this year, it continues to face staffing pressures. The detachment was recently forced to disband its Crime Reduction Unit, which was created in December to perform curfew checks and follow up on probation orders. The officers in the unit have since returned
to general duty policing. “Because it’s the summertime and we’ve got training and leave and all kinds of other pressures, they’ve been absorbed back into the watches,” Richard told council. “Our Crime Reduction Unit is out of play now for the foreseeable future.” Neither Dawson Creek’s municipal or rural detachment have had their complement of officers increased for a number of years. Both have sought permission from the city and province to hire additional officers, but it is unclear whether those positions will be funded. “If we had more members we could support a full time (Crime Reduction) unit,” Richard said when asked whether the detachment could manage with the same number of members. reporter@dcdn.ca
RCMP on the hunt after thefts from South Peace oil and gas work sites MIKE CARTER Staff Writer Dawson Creek RCMP are investigating thefts from Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL) properties in the South Peace area, part of what appears to be a growing trend of thefts from oil and gas sites. The latest incident happened on July 4. Police say the thieves targeted several of the company’s work sites, taking an undisclosed number of deep-cycle solar batteries. RCMP have received several reports of solar panels and batteries stolen from oil and gas sites this year, as well as vandalism on a gas site near Fort St. John. Surveillance video captured a vehicle RCMP believe was involved in the thefts—a silver/grey 20132016 Dodge Ram 3500 Turbo. Police describe the truck has having a large dent on the driver’s side near the gas cap and a small dent over the rear passenger’s side wheel well. The truck also had a thin red tidy tank in the box. Vehicle registration numbers were seen printed on the side of the truck under a set of after-market dual antennas. “The suspects may have known there was a surveillance system at the sites as they took time to cover the front and back licence plates,” Cpl. Dave Tyreman said in a release. Police are asking anyone who recognizes this vehicle to contact the Dawson Creek RCMP at 250784-3700, or if you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). dcreporter@dcdn.ca
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Snake Pit to reopen end of month JONNY WAKEFIELD Staff Writer A section of Dawson Creek’s dangerous goods bypass washed away during flooding last month should re open to traffic by the end of July, the ministry of transportation says. In an email, a ministry spokesperson said crews aim to have a temporary bridge in place on the winding twolane stretch of road east of Dawson Creek known as the Snake Pit by month’s end.
“Engineering assessments are ongoing to determine installation requirements for a temporary bridge structure,” the ministry said in a statement. “The ministry expects to reopen the road by the end of July.” Snake Pit Road was one of three culvert structures damaged during flooding in the city in June. Debris overwhelmed culverts and washed out roads on 15th and 8th Streets in Dawson Creek. Bridges are being considered for both roads. It remains to be seen whether the
province will pay for a permanent bridge on the Snake Pit—infamous with truckers for its difficult curves and hills. “Engineering evaluation of the drainage system will consider upgrades as required, including consideration of a permanent bridge structure,” the ministry wrote. “Other improvements to the road will also be considered when deciding the best long term solution for the new stream crossing.” reporter@dcdn.ca
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Northern Lights College participated in “Bring Your Dog to Work Day” on June 24. Many staff embraced the idea, bringing their furry companions into the office. At the Tumbler Ridge Campus, there was even an entire litter, thanks to Workforce Training Instructor Chris Taylor, who brought in his dog and nine puppies.
NLC student shares joy of music on Hundreds of Northern Lights College overall grade-point average (GPA) was awarded to Peace FM’s Bollywood show
students from over 40 program areas were awarded credentials for completing their area of study, and presented certificates or diplomas at convocation. NLC hosted three convocation ceremonies in June this year. The Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, and Tumbler Ridge Campus graduates were honoured with a ceremony in the Aircraft Maintenance Engineering hangar located on the Dawson Creek Campus. Fort St. John graduates were honoured at the North Peace Cultural Centre, and the Fort Nelson Campus hosted a ceremony at the Phoenix Theatre. “It is always a pleasure to take part in convocation,” said NLC President and CEO Dr. Bryn Kulmatycki. “Our students’ success is what our faculty and staff work for each day, so when we celebrate what our students have achieved through their own hard work, it is a joyous occasion for all of us.” Special awards of distinction were also presented. The Governor General’s Bronze Medal for academic excellence and the highest
Tyler McDonald, a graduate of the Social Services Worker Diploma program from the Fort St. John Campus. McDonald achieved an overall GPA of 4.243. The Lieutenant Governor’s Silver Medal is awarded annually to one student from each of the province’s community colleges and institutes who has excelled in both academic achievement and through contribution to the college community. Laura Lambert, a Professional Cook Training program graduate, was presented the medal at the Dawson Creek Campus. In addition to her academic excellence, she returned to school after raising seven children, four of which were not her own. Her classmates dubbed her “Mama Laura” and with her mantra being, “Don’t you quit!” she was the driving force that encouraged them to complete their studies as well. This year NLC bestowed its Associate of Arts Honorary Degree upon Ella Fraser and Caroline Woodward. To view Convocation albums online, please visit NLC’s Facebook page. Congratulations to all!
Hosting Rubina’s Bollywood radio show in the Peace Region, Northern Lights College student Rebina Dhaliwal goes live on Peace FM at 6 pm every Friday. “It was always my passion to be a radio jockey one day,” she said. “So my joy knew no bounds when Peace FM helped me to live my dream.” The show gives the region a taste of some Indian music. While most of the songs have lyrics in Hindi, Punjabi, and other Indian dialects, there are also some with English raps in them. “Along with the music, I want to make it a talk show by interviewing some prominent people in the area,” Dhaliwal added. Though she was nervous at first, with each show, Dhaliwal’s confidence on the air grows. “Music can be a unifying factor, and I think that the show has the potential to bring people together by allowing listeners to hear cultural music that they may not have been exposed to before,” said Dhaliwal. “They will realize that we are not so different after all, and that music from all cultures is enjoyable. Rubina Dhaliwal
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BULL BULLETIN: Each week I search the globe for news we can chew on. In Pamplona, Spain, it was the famous Running of the Bulls. This is officially the most fun you can have with a load of bull without getting elected to Ottawa. The Running of the Bulls is kind of like Black Friday at the mall - but with bulls instead of bargain hunters. DOGGY DOLLARS: I read on the Internet a teenager in West Vancouver makes $200 a day as a dog walker. It’s a ritzy, posh neighborhood with lots of rich pet owners. In West Van - when a dog gets old - they don’t put it to sleep - they pay for it to get a facelift. SENATE STUFF: Alberta is the only province to elect nominees
READY YET? The mayor of Rio de Janeiro says his city will be totally ready for the Olympics. Yeah, the 2020 Olympics. Last week there were more problems for Olympic organizers. A dismembered foot washed up at the beach volleyball venue. Actually, a foot is good news. Most people expect the Olympics to cost them an arm and a leg. The following day, scientists found raw sewage at a Rio de Janeiro beach. Rio is a place where you might hear someone say: “I spent the day at the beach and boy I am pooped!” PASTA PROBE: According to a study published last week, pasta does not make you fat. I don’t think of pasta as food. I think of pasta as a cheese delivery system. The study went further. It said
eating pasta may actually help you lose weight. In other news: Coffee helps you sleep - garlic makes your breath smell nice - carrots make you blind. BOOM!: Dozens of injury lawsuits have been filed in connection with exploding electronic cigarettes. Don’t you just hate it when you put an electrical device that’s full of toxic chemicals in your mouth - and it explodes? BIKE BULLETIN: It’s time again for the famous Tour De France bicycle race. Those seats on the bikes are very small. They look like something a doctor would be holding when he says - “Don’t worry, this won’t hurt”. PINK PROBLEM: Snow at the North Pole has turned pink. Some scientists believe it’s caused by algae. Other scientists say the pink snow was caused when Rudolf the Reindeer’s nose shortcircuited and exploded. BLUE BULLETIN: Researchers at Oregon State University have created a new shade of blue. It’s bright blue with a very slight hint of green. If you haven’t seen it try to imagine a queasy Smurf. TV DOA: A survey shows TV viewership in Canada is way down. I don’t watch a lot of TV. It came as a complete surprise to me when I learned “The Bachelorette”
is not a show about a teeny tiny bachelor. iPHUN: There’s a report the 2017 iPhone will be all glass. To save your valuable time - you can order it “pre-cracked”. CHARGE CHUCKLE: A man in New York has invented a smartphone charger that fits inside your shoe. It charges your phone as you walk. It works great - apart from that thing where it occasionally sets fire to your socks. SPRAY STORY: Last week in Salmon Arm, BC, a man accidentally sprayed bear repellent inside a crowded store. There was panic as shoppers ran around, coughing and choking. The man told paramedics he pushed the button on what he thought was spray perfume. This reminds me of something that happened years ago, back when spray deodorant was still available. A buddy of mine stepped out of the shower - grabbed what he thought was deodorant - sprayed it under both arms - it turned out to be oven cleaner. And that’s how streaking was invented. Bob Snyder writes the satirical Chews the News column weekly. He can be reached at chewsthenews@fastmail.com.
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“We take care of our cars better than we do ourselves or spouses sometimes.” DON LASSER, AN AttENDEE At LASt wEEk’S SummER cRuiSE
Camping ain’t the stress-free getaway it used to be Judy
KUCHARUK Anyone else agree that camping has become increasingly stressful and expensive? Between the litany of new rules and regulations at the provincial campgrounds to having to pull your trailer or fifth wheel out on a Tuesday so that you can have a spot for the long weekend— it’s stressful! I know, I know. First World Problems and all that. One newish rule in particular seemed arbitrary. Generators can only be used from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. I understand that some generators can be really disruptive, but most purr like a kitten. The park attendants spend most of their time reminding folks of the allowable time period. They anticipate this need and have actually printed out little squares of typed text with the reminder. These little squares are given out each time someone was “lighting up” outside of hours. After one particular weekend of doing our best to follow their written missive (because I am rule follower), we found ourselves walking throughout the campground counting the number of people who were breaking the rule and I found myself getting irritated. That is the problem with these types of rules; unless the
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facility operators are watching 24-7, there is no way they can be enforced equally. Hmmm, perhaps if we offered to plant a tree to offset our carbon? I can hear the conversation now: “Psst! Hey, I will trade you a spruce seedling in exchange for an additional hour of generator time. Is it a deal?” The firewood issue is also stressful. You either bring it with you (No, little Jimmy, we can’t take your bike with us, we need the extra room for firewood) or buy it on site. Gone are the days where you would see a big enclosure
brimming with firewood that was free—no, now you have someone come around with a cart who provides you with an armful for $5. Note: While camping at Gwillim Lake in May, our campsite neighbour went and cut his own firewood, which in turn cost him big bucks because he didn’t venture far enough and did the dastardly deed within the Park boundary, which is a no-no. Two park officer’s came by his campsite and handed him a ticket for the firewood infraction plus a ticket for leaving food out (bear attraction) and for
leaving his fire-pit unattended. He saved $5 an armful for firewood, but paid a pretty penny in park fines. Yikes! Let’s begin to add this up: $20 per night for camping, $10 per vehicle for an extra vehicle, $5 for an armful of firewood, and you now are paying $35 a day minimum to stay at a BC Parks campsite. Add to the experience that you had came out on Tuesday to ensure that you could get a campsite, your weekend away from it all now has cost you well over $100. We cannot forget the groceries
that are purchased to stock the trailer, the extra fuel required to get there and back and the alcohol that is required to get you through all of the “family time”—it has now become an expensive camping trip! The expense aside, I think that the inconsistency with the campsite rule enforcement is the issue that rubs most the wrong way. Some park facility operators rule with an iron fist, constantly making the rounds on their side-by-side ATV and peering at you to ensure that you are following the rules. Other park facility operators are much more lackadaisical about their position and tend to let things slide. It is when you have just spent a weekend with the latter that you get complacent and assume that everyone is relaxing the reins. Finally, after a weekend of camping, you return home and find yourself in an endless lineup of RV’s to dump the sewer: A lineup of idling vehicles and frustrated “I have had my fill of these children” couples just barely hanging on to their sanity. Fun wasn’t it? Ready to go again? Gosh, I love camping. Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes. You can follow her blog at www. judykucharuk.com or catch her on CBC Radio Daybreak North where she shares her “Peace of Mind”. Follow her on twitter @judylaine
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Maintenance staff: don’t take em’ for granted Merlin
NICHOLs If you are anything like me, you will be taking some things, probably many things, for granted. Someone else does the job; someone else is responsible. Assuming that when I want to use the service it will be there and waiting for me, I’ll spend my energies elsewhere. Really, what else can I do, limited as I am by humanity – in fact, by aging humanity. But taking for granted is not necessarily a bad attitude; rather, it assumes that those responsible know what they are doing, how to do it, and have the resources to accomplish the task. We give them respect with those assumptions. Within the District of Chetwynd we enjoy a multitude of services
that make our lives easier and more enjoyable, which we use from time to time, and to which we give not a second thought unless our schedule is interrupted. I would like to acknowledge again the people who work in one of these services, whose efforts we normally do take for granted, and whose work does indeed make our community a better place. During the winter months the staff at the Chetwynd and District Recreation Centre is kept busy with ice skating, hockey, figure skating, swimming, fitness programs, hall and room rental set ups, ghoulish affair planning, and other events. How long would you take the staff for granted if one or more of these activities dropped from the register? But winter’s over – happily! With
summer here and our interests already shifted to warm-weather events and activities in the great outdoors, how can the staff retain its productivity? They tell me it’s not that hard to keep productively busy. When the ice comes out of the arena, facilities staff turns its attention to other events: gymnastics, British soccer camp, drama camp, science camp, volleyball camp, and swimming lessons. Easter eggstravaganza, Canada Day activities, and the trade fair take time and much energy. This year saw the first annual Chetwynd Chainsaw Carving half marathon with 24 participants; it was a running success; why not start training for 2017 (already). Maintenance staff have commenced pool servicing and the annual maintenance routine that
has to be completed in the short summer season. This year this maintenance will include bleacher and dressing room painting, floor refinishing, window washing, mechanical servicing of heating systems, and fire alarm and sprinkler testing. Throughout the year, preplanning is done for summer capital work. Last year, among other major improvements, new sound dampening baffles were installed in the pool. This year, the annual shut down of the pool in August will provide opportunity for pool deck gutter and deck tile repair as well as replacement of pool filter baffles. In addition, filter pump base and piping repairs must be completed. The Rec Centre is also in the planning process to replace in 2017 its aging arena floor and the
ammonia chiller and condenser tower for the refrigeration plant. (Typical lifetime of a chiller is approximately 20 years.) Management has applied for the Canada 150 Grant to assist with the project cost. Planning is also underway to develop conceptual ideas for the rear exterior property of the Recreation Centre. Your satisfaction and safety while using the Recreation Centre is of prime importance to Management and Staff. Anyone taking these folks for granted? —Merlin Nichols is mayor of Chetwynd
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Northeast unemployment rate remains highest in the British Columbia MIKE CARTER Staff Writer For the fourth month in a row, Northeast B.C. leads the province with an unemployment rate of 9.2 per cent, a sign of the continued struggle after the downturn in oil prices sent shockwaves across the region. Data on unemployment rates is released at the beginning of each month, showing the previous month’s numbers. The numbers released by Statistics Canada on Friday, show a slight decline in the Northeast from the 9.6 per cent reported in May and released in June. But, the average jobless rate in the area still soars above the seasonally adjusted provincial average of 5.9 per cent. It wasn’t that long ago when the Peace Region sat at 5.9 per cent itself. That was in May 2015. Before that, in March 2015, the region’s unemployment rate was too low to even report because of what Statistics Canada cited as privacy concerns. The price of natural gas is
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closely tied to that of crude oil, leading to a drop in the drilling of wells in the region. Some say the Peace is going through one of the deepest downturn since the 1990s. As a region that heavily relies on that industry for jobs, the Northeast has taken a beating. The North Coast/Nechako regions trail behind the Northeast slightly, with an 8.1 per cent rate of unemployment. The lowest unemploy-
ment rate in the province exists in the lower mainland/ southwest economic region which included the Vancouver metro area. Overall, jobs gains were made in manufacturing (+2,400 or 1.5 per cent), forest, fishing, mining, quarrying and oil and gas (+600 all together, or 1.1 per cent) and utilities (+200 or 1.5 per cent). dcreporter@dcdn.ca
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Final investment decision for LNG Canada delayed
Did you Hear? A model of the LNG Canada facility proposed outside Kitimat. The project was delayed indefinitely July 11. sUPPLIeD PhOTO MIKE CARTER Staff Writer
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A final investment decision has been pushed back for a Shell-led liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility planned for the B.C. coast near Kitimat. LNG Canada officials aren’t saying when the decision will be revisited. An announcement on whether the project would receive funding was originally planned for the end of 2016. The partners—who include PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation and Kogas, the South Korean national gas company—said it would need more time to make the choice on whether it would fund the estimated $40 billion project. “Our project has benefitted from the overwhelming support of the BC Government, First Nations–in particular the Haisla, and the Kitimat community,” LNG Canada CEO Andy Calitz said in a state-
ment. “We could not have advanced the project thus far without it. I can’t say enough about how valuable this support has been and how important it will be as we look at a range of options to move the project forward towards a positive FID by the Joint Venture participants.” The project would process natural gas from Encana’s Cutbank Ridge Partnership in the South Peace for export to Asia. It would employ 7,500 people during peak construction. In January, the proposed plant was the first LNG project in the province to receive permits from the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission. “LNG Canada remains a promising opportunity,” the partners said in a release, noting that the company has “important commercial and engineering contracts in place to design and build the project.” Still, it cited the low price of oil tied to natural gas and
capital budget restraints as reasons for postponing the decision. Key site preparation activities will continue in the next few weeks, the company says. Kathleen Connolly, executive director of the Dawson Creek & District Chamber of Commerce, said the news didn’t come completely as a surprise to her. But she said “it’s very disappointing that we’re seeing another project go into a pause mode. It’s very concerning in the bigger picture that we see these projects face such a tough uphill battle and then when they do get approval, the market has changed.” Connolly blamed Canada’s lengthy regulatory process for the province “losing its spot in line” for LNG exports. dcreporter@dcdn.ca
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Slip and slides, music and good food was the order of the day at the second annual Dawson Creek Music festival in Kin Park July 10.
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Before his death in April 2012, Wiebo Ludwig was the subject of a another RCMP investigation after Encana wellheads and pipelines in the Tomslake area were the targets of bombings between October 2008 and July 2009. Ludwig was arrested at a Grande Prairie hotel in 2010 after forensic experts found his DNA on two letters sent to the Dawson Creek Daily News that threatened Encana operations. He was held for 24 hours before being released without charge. Josh Ludwig says he first heard about the proposed South Central Liquids hub through friends Tim and Linda Ewert, who own an organic farm in the area. “Tim has spent his whole life here farming organically and raising horses, and the industry just comes in here and steamrolls them and turns the place into an industrial park,” Ludwig said. “I just find it very reprehensible and sad that that goes on.” Tim Ewert was also interview by RCMP in relation to the 2008 bombings. In a CTV W5 interview from 2010, Ewert claimed the
RCMP were heavy-handed in their investigation, accusing him of lying and reciting rehearsed statements when interviewed. Ewert was never charged. Ludwig said oil and gas development “is the problem we’ve faced for a long time.
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“The needs of the majority outweigh the minority. My point has been that there is a growing consensus that this industry is bad for the majority as well. I am talking about climate change.” He says he will support the Blockline Road protesters, but he “hasn’t done much yet” other than show up to the protest last week. The RCMP had no comment on Ludwig’s appearance at the protest, saying its officers respect the right to democratic and lawful protest. Before Encana can move forward with the plant, the
Peace River Regional District needs to rezone the land in question. The 19 hectares set aside for the proposed facility have already been removed from the Agricultural Land Reserve and the project has also received approvals from the Oil and Gas Commission. Encana says the infrastructure it has in the area is designed for “dry” gas development and that the proposed facility will help mitigate “black smoke” from flaring at these facilities as they process the liquids-rich gas found in the South Peace. Encana says emissions from the plant will not exceed the Oil and Gas Commission’s air quality guidelines. But that doesn’t put Judy Christenson at ease. She lives on a quarter parcel near the lot Encana wants to build on. “I am extremely concerned about quality of life for myself, my family and friends,” she said at the protest. “I bought this place 26 years ago with the intention of living here for the rest of my life. No drama, just a good, simple, quiet farm life. Now, I feel like we’re being invaded.” dcreporter@dcdn.ca
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Better late than never: work has begun on a sewer upgrade for the Chamberlain neighbourhood, which was hit with flooding last month. The new line includes a lift station at Kitchen Park. Pipes will be pushed under front yards along 108th Ave., eliminating the need for cut and cover. The line should be complete by the fall. JONNY WAKEFIELD PHOTO
More than $125,000 for the DC Airport.
MIKE CARTER Staff Writer Another round of provincial funding has landed at the Dawson Creek airport to the tune of $128,250. The money comes from the B.C. Air Access funding program and will be used for a range of upgrades to the front of the terminal building including lighting, windows, sidewalks and a roof over the entrance and exit. The airport applied for the grants to carry out these three projects. Last year, the airport received $82,311 form the air access program. It was used to for security upgrades, CCTV and repairs for a leaky terminal roof. The long-term plan for the airport has recently been the subject of debate before city council. A planned $20.7 million spend in the city’s five-
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year financial plan to upgrade airport equipment and infrastructure had some councillors questioning whether the city needs an airport at all with other, bigger hubs like Grande Prairie and Fort St. John nearby. Aside from close competition, the airport’s biggest hurdle right now is the length of its runway according to general manager Ian Darling. Darling says he believes Dawson Creek missed out on adding a new air carrier when low budget flyer New Leaf announced it would be expanding its services into Fort St. John last month. “Our runways are only 5,000 feet,” Darling said. Most jets need more than that to land safely. “I feel like if we had (a larger runway) we may have been able to get New Leaf in here.” The cost of a runway expansion would run anywhere from $4 to $5 million, Darling
said, adding that could realistically take three to four years to complete. For now, Darling said his focus is improving the facility to be able to handle more traffic. “Our passenger numbers have dropped because of the economic situation,” he said, “but we’re still not as low as we were 12 or 13 years ago.” The B.C. Air Access program handed out $6 million across the province this year. Over the next three years it will dole out $24-million. “Improving vital transportation links like the Dawson Creek Airport is important in ensuring that communities like ours remain accessible and connected,” South Peace MLA Mike Bernier said. “This funding will benefit businesses, visitors and all residents.” dcreporter@dcdn.ca
Dawson Creek adds trial Prince George flight for July MIKE CARTER Staff Writer Central Mountain Air now offers two flights between Dawson Creek and Prince George. The flights will be on a trial basis throughout the month of July. Company spokesperson Kevin Alles said CMA made the decision to add the flights in June. “We thought it might be a good opportunity to (test the market) and just see what happens,” he said. A flight to Prince George from Dawson Creek will take off every Monday in July, and a return flight to Dawson Creek from Prince George
will arrive on Thursday. “This also allows passengers from Dawson Creek to fly down to Kelowna or Kamloops via Prince George on Mondays,” Alles said. Dawson Creek and District Chamber of Commerce executive director Kathleen Connolly applauds the announcement. “It can be really difficult to get into the interior of the province,” she said. “Generally you have to fly from here to Vancouver and then catch a flight back up. It’s costly and it’s time consuming.” Connolly said it could help connect people in the Peace with their families living in the Okanagan and else where throughout the province.
Connolly added that the news of the flights was “awesome” for residents seeking medical appointments with specialists in the interior. “When (companies) do these things, we as a community really have to support that. We have to use those services,” she said. The flight out of Dawson Creek is in addition to Central Mountain Air’s already existing service, which offers a YDQ to Vancouver flight six days a week. The Dawson Creek Airport is serviced by both Central Mountain Air and Hawkair, who are owned by the same company. dcreporter@dcdn.ca
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Motorcycle club raises cash for non-profit Zoë Ducklow Staff Writer Dawson Creek’s motorcycle club, the 97 Riders, has raised $1,929 for the South Peace Community Resources Society (SPCRS). Vice President Gordon Parker handed the cheque to SPCRS department managers Sharla Sullivan and Arden Smith on Wednesday. “They do good for the children in the community,” Parker said. “That’s good enough for me.”
It’s the club’s third year fundraising for the local group. Every year the cheque gets bigger, even though heavy rain forced them to cancel the Show and Shine and swap meet portions of the fundraiser last month. They ended up at the Rolla Pub but still raised $1,929 with 50/50 ticket sales and the like. They cancelled the Show and Shine in 2014 too because of a snow storm, but between the eight club members who came to the pub, they still managed to raise $700.
Last year their donation went towards upgrades at the transition home for women and children fleeing domestic abuse. The 97 Riders don’t specify how the money should be used, but leave it up to the SPCRS staff to allocate. “It will probably be used in a few different departments,” Smith said. “We’ll meet with all the departments to figure out the area of greatest need.” reporter@ahnfsj.ca
The 97 Riders donated $1,929 to SPCRS second annual Dawson Creek Music Festival. Zoë Ducklow Photos
Thirteen-year-old arrested driving tractor trailer A thirteen-year-old was arrested behind the wheel of a tractor trailer in Dawson Creek last week after what police are calling an alleged crime spree. Just before 8 a.m. July 5, Dawson Creek got a report of a semi-tractor trailer driving erratically. Police located the vehicle, but the driver did not stop for police. Officers did not follow the vehicle for public safety reasons, but an officer in an
unmarked car soon spotted it at a red light. The officer pulled in front of the truck and forced it to stop. Behind the wheel were a 13-year-old driver and a 16-year-old girl, the passenger. Both were arrested. Police say the two were involved in “a bit of an alleged crime spree.” Police believe the two stole a pickup in Dawson Creek, which they drove to Chetwynd and crashed. They then stole a side-by-side ATV,
which they drove into Chetwynd and allegedly stole the tractor trailer. “The pair are being held in custody pending a bail hearing to answer to a number of recommended charges including theft over ($5,000), possession of stolen property over ($5,000), dangerous driving, and flight from police,” an RCMP release states. reporter@dcdn.ca
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representatives, local trappers associations, local guide and outfitter representatives, local grain growers and others. “We want to make sure ... that stakeholder interests are going to be looked after, we want to make sure that trails are still going to be accessible to folks, we want to make sure that the backcountry roads are still going to be accessible,” Pimm told the Alaska Highway News. “If some of these deals are going to be made, and we think that’s ... going to happen, so we just want to make sure ... that there’s some transparency around it,” he said. Although First Nations currently aren’t part of the committee, its membership is not yet complete and they are welcome to join. “We have that door wide open, we would love to have the First Nations be part of our committee and come to our meetings and attend our meetings, that’s something the committee has been very adamant about,” Pimm said. He estimates the committee will number between 30 and 35 people. The number is so large, he said, because the North Peace and South Peace areas have “very similar” issues. “We just thought, if we bring the groups together from North and South Peace all into one area, we’ll certainly be able to get the same message and look after everybody’s interests at the same time.” Municipalities are not part of the committee, largely because local governments already have avenues have their voices heard, but stakeholders do not. The meetings will be closed to the public, but updates will be provided regularly on Pimm’s MLA website, as well as through social media and press releases, Pimm said. “The people right on the ground weren’t having that opportunity, that was the purpose of this committee being put together,” Pimm said.
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Wayne and his dog Jack take a break in the shadow of the Mile 0 sign in Dawson Creek. The two had driven down from Yellowknife to see the unveiling of a new dinosaur trackway at Williston Reservoir. See Page 6 for story. JOnnY wAKeFIeLD PhOtO
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MIKE CARTER Staff Writer The BC Coroners service has released the names of two people who died June 24 as a result of a head-on collision between the car they were travelling in and a Dodge Ram 1500. The accident happened at about 10:50 a.m. on Wabi Hill, about two kilometres east of
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Taylor’s body home to the Maritimes. As of July 12, it had raised $4,630 of its $5,000 goal. He is predeceased by his infant son, Connor. According to the family, it was his wish to be buried at the same Cemetery in P.E.I. Hill was a Chetwynd resident. Her funeral was held at the Chetwynd Fellowship Baptist Church on July 4. dcreporter@dcdn.ca
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Chetwynd on Highway 97. Shawn David Taylor, 43, originally from Cornwall, Prince Edward Island and Danielle Kristen Hill, 26, of Chetwynd, both died before they could be transported to hospital according to the coroner. The families of both victims have been notified of their deaths. A GofFundMe campaign has been started to bring
More than 1,200 British Columbians were working on the Site C dam as of May 2016, but Peace Region residents made up less than one-third of the total workforce. Local MLAs Pat Pimm and Mike Bernier announced the “employment milestone” of the B.C. workforce at the dam site Wednesday afternoon. As of May, BC Hydro reported 1,547 workers on the project, with 1,223 of them from B.C., or 79 per cent of the overall workforce. It’s the first time the provincial workforce has exceeded 1,000 people. Of the provincial workers, 443 were from the Peace Region, or 36 per cent. Of the total workforce, Peace residents make up around 28 per cent. “That’s great news,” Pimm said. “The Northeast has been affected by the slowdown in oil and gas, and Site C construction is providing job opportunities at exactly the right time.” Thousands of people dropped off resumes at Site C job fairs held in Northeast B.C. earlier this year, and just how local workers and businesses would benefit from the $8.8-billion project has been a key question in the debate over Site C. The monthly unemployment rate in Northeast B.C. has averaged around 9.2 per cent so far this year, from a low of 8.5 per cent in Janu-
ary to a high of 9.7 per cent in March. Unemployment sat at 9.6 per cent in May, while June statistics have not yet been released. BC Hydro says Site C workforce numbers so far include carpenters, truck drivers, crane operators, safety officers, labourers, mechanics, electricians, work camp staff, and other project workers including construction supervisors and environmental workers. “I’m very pleased to see there are now more than 1,000 British Columbians working on the Site C project,” Bernier said. “And we’re building this project together, with union and non-union workers both benefitting … In fact, this project will provide an important economic boost for almost a decade during its construction.” BC Hydro says Peace River Hydro Partners--the consortium awarded a $1.75-billion contract to build the earth-filled dam and tunnels to divert the flow of the Peace River, as well as the concrete base for the generating station--”expects to have 600 workers on site this fall” as its construction activities ramp up. “We’re thrilled to have started the physical work on main civil works for Site C,” said John McPherson, the earthworks and dam construction director for Peace River Hydro Partners. “We’re committed to local hiring on Site C. That’s why we participated in job fairs
throughout the region earlier this year.” BC Hydro says eight unions are currently involved with the project, with another 10 unions expected to join in on the work installing the turbines and generators for the dam. Tony Zabinsky, president of the Fort St. John & District Chamber of Commerce, was “pleasantly impressed” by the numbers released today. “If you look at May being 1,547 workers on the project and us having 443 from the Peace Region, it shows that our local employees and specialized (workers) are able to get work on that. That’s great,” he said. “There will be times where we don’t have specialized candidates to do some of that work and as we start moving that sliding scale further along, those numbers are going to change.” For example, the workers needed to execute the $470 million contract to install the dam’s turbines and generators will likely need to be found outside the region, he said. “I don’t think we’re going to have that many specialized people in that area. That’s going to change the dynamics of this.” While Zabinsky couldn’t say how many local businesses have work tied to the dam, he did say Chamber members know dam-related work is only going to be “an arm of their business.” editor@ahnfsj.ca
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Female rep hockey team on the horizon in Peace Team needed as female hockey continues to grow in the Peace BYRON HACKETT Staff Writer With female hockey exploding in the Peace Region over the last three years, there’s been one noticeable void in that growth: a midget-aged travel team. That competitive drive to play against top competition has led female players from 15-17 to hockey academies in Southern B.C., Prince George or Grande Prairie. Head coach Jason Stark of the newly minted U18 travel team of the Peace River District Minor Hockey Association hopes he can change that, with more than 30 girls already interested in an identification camp that will take place Aug 27-28. “A couple of us were heading to the BC Hockey A.G.M [and] the discussion was brought up about these districts losing players to private schools or whatever else,” Stark said. “And we thought if we can give them an opportunity to play here and keep our teams together maybe that’s something people would be into and so far we’ve had a pretty good response.” There will also be a second camp Sept. 10-11, with a plan to organize some exhibition games shortly after that. The team is also looking to host a pre-season tournament and will play in several more throughout the course of the year to help expose the girls to top female talent across the province— which will also include a berth in provincials in the spring of 2017. “There’s nothing much for them to show what they’ve got at an elite level and that’s what we’re hoping to do,” added Stark, who has coached female hockey the last few years and has been involved in all levels of before. The team would look to utilize arenas in Fort St. John, Dawson
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Creek and try and play as much out of Taylor as possible to keep things more central. Although the team with not officially be associated with the Northeast B.C. and Yukon Midget Trackers, Stark acknowledged
that’s the model he’d like to follow in developing a strong program moving forward. Sponsors and volunteers to help run the team are needed. Along with Stark as the head coach, they are looking for assistant coaches,
a manager, a trainer and team fundraisers. Stark added that sponsors could get naming rights or at the very least get their name on jerseys and pants. Players need to submit applications for the Aug. 28 camp
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Dawson Creek minor hockey makes provincial bid JONNY WAKEFIELD Staff Writer Ten teams and up to 300 players could take to the ice in Dawson Creek early next year, after the Dawson Creek Minor Hockey Association
submitted a bid to host the 2017 Tier Three provincial championships. The five-day pee wee tournament would see 11-12 year old players from across B.C. compete in Dawson Creek March 19-23. “We’ve done this a few
times going back to the 90s,” minor hockey President Sheldon Wilkinson said. “It’s up our alley for sure.” The association put in a bid with B.C. Hockey earlier this summer. Dawson Creek competes in Tier Three for the provincial champi-
onships. The tier features ten teams from across the province including Kitimat, Merritt, Sooke, Terrace and two Lower Mainland Teams. The tournament was held in West Vancouver this year. On June 9, the association wrote to Dawson Creek City
Council seeking support, which it got at the June 27 meeting. The city will extend the date of ice removal at the Kin Arena and waive ice fees, which has been done in the past, according to a letter to council. “It brings 2-300 people to
town along with all the B.C. Hockey officials and referee coordinators,” Wilkinson said. “It’s quite a deal.” The association will find out if its bid was successful later this year.
National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyoming later this month – and will join a handful of other Peace region students. Saige Kjos said while she had to wait officially to hear
a judge’s decision, she was already standing on solid ground going into qualifying. “I came into the weekend the leader, so I wanted to stay in the top four to make a provincial spot,” she said. Kjos
will be competing in the reining cow horse competition with her animal All Reddy Dynamite. Reining cow horse involves running a horse through a course as well as cattle on horseback. The event is a throwback to the old West where the demand for a tough, enduring animal that could go for miles and herd the vast numbers of cattle was key. Not only was an athletic horse required, but one that could
be completely trained in carrying out the everyday tasks of ranch life. A horse can be used to single out a cow from a herd of cattle and keep it from returning, can also move a cow in any direction at extreme speed, including circles, and controlling its every movement. Competing at the international level is nothing new to Kjos, who has spent the last two years in Nevada in both barrel racing and pole bending disciplines. She and other
area students will join more than 1,650 students from 43 states and five provinces for more than $200,000 in prizes and $350,000 in scholarships. Other area students making the trip to Wyoming include; Kate White, Sierra Jones, Derek Hadland, Kelsey Drinkall, Fallyn Mills, Chance Bolin, Cali-Jaye Rohloff, and Wade Roberts. The National High School Finals Rodeo goes July 17-23.
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Peace students compete at world’s largest rodeo ROB BROWN Managing Editor A grade 12 North Peace Secondary School graduate has earned the right to represent British Columbia at the
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Left off the list for Canada’s Rio 2016 Summer Olympics track team, Tomslake’s Fiona Benson is motivated to show she is capable to returning to the form that had her beating the world’s best in Beijing last year. Benson wasn’t available for interview after the announcement of the team was made July 11 in Edmonton. In an email to the Dawson Creek Mirror, her coach Mark Bomba said he couldn’t even bring himself to watch the press conference. “It’s been a challenging year,” he wrote. “She is truly a world class athlete and
sometimes having a setback isn’t always a bad thing in the long run. The key is to learn why Fiona Benson. and fix it. FILE Photo I think we both realized how to fix things, but unfortunately that happened too late.” Bomba said he’s seen enough of Benson over the year’s to know she’ll learn from the disappointments of this year and come back even stronger. “She’s handling things in a very stoic manner,” Bomba said. “Not being named to the
team hurts.” At 24, Bomba says she is still very young in the distance running world. “I am a firm believer that this entire situation will make Fiona a stronger athlete as she moves forward,” Bomba said. Overall, 65 athletes were named to Team Canada at a ceremony on the front steps of Edmonton’s provincial legislature building. The athletes earned their spots at the Canadian Championships and Selection Trials which took place July 7-10 in the city. At Rio 2016, Canada is expected to field a team of 315 athletes. dcreporter@dcdn.ca
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On August 20th at the Bear Mountain Community Pasture Brought to you by the Dawson Creek & District Hospital Foundation Show your support by joining us at 10:00 am at the community pasture in Arras (please call for directions). Play a hand of poker, and enjoy an afternoon ride around the pasture with your friends & family. Don’t have a horse to ride? Call us to hear about our wagon rides! First hand is $25, additional hands are $15. Prizes will vary. There will be a BBQ to follow the ride.
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ROB BROWN Managing Editor The Valley Awakening - a three day electronic music Festival in Chetwynd, goes this weekend. Gates open Friday. Artists like Dan Snakehead, DeFunk, DGTL Envy, Jedi Cheek, King Boo and Psyborg, the Awakening will have slick beats for everyone’s taste. There will be lasers and projection mapping as well. In addition to worldclass DJs, artists and performers, all kinds of day activities will be available, including Spiritual
Healing, Yoga, clinics on Hooping and Dancing, and more. The Awakening goes about 70km South of Chetwynd in the beautiful Sukunka Valley from July 15 – 17. There will be a designated area for RVs and campers. There will be no hookups, and there is no dumping anywhere on site. Licensed food vendors will be on site. Garbage bins will be available, but we ask you to please take out everything you bring in. Leaving the grounds during the festival is discouraged. A reentry fee may apply. Safety: 24 hour security and emergency services will be on site.
Participants are encouraged to bring everything you’d need for camping, while pets, alcohol and camp fires are prohibited. Organizers note there is no leaving the festival grounds and there is likely no cell service in the area. Hyperboria, Beach Stage, Love Junction and Magic Cool bus will be bringing the music while the vendors bazaar will keep people purchasing. For more information see valleyawakening.com/ editor@dcdn.ca
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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 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 Pastor Noel Smith Sunday School: 10am Sunday Service: 11am 250-782-3085 stpaul58@telus.net 901 Cornwall Crescent, Dawson Creek, BC
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
Notre Dame Catholic Church
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
Top, MLA Mike Bernier belts out a tune while below, Aaron Marchuk blasts the horn at the Dawson Creek Music Festival Sunday at Kin Park. RON CARTIER PhOTOs
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.
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 : Megan Polowski (250) 719-7425 433 95th Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 1H4 dcnazarene.com dcnazarene@gmail.com 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.
(250) 782-8035 9013 8th Street, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 3N3 Sunday Worship 11:00 am
Gideons International Canada
The Grizzly Valley Chapter is part of the national Gideons organization. Our mission is to share God’s World with effective and engaging forms of Scripture. Reaching people everywhere with the Gospel through personal witness and partnership with the local church.
Contacts: William “Bill” & Pauline Hendley, ph. 250-788-8177 (H) 250-788-6902 (C) Email: newtouch@pris.ca; Stanton & Charlotte Miller, ph: 250-782-3881 (H) Email: cemiller083@gmail.com
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 250-719-7427 Tuesday Evenings 7:30 pm Location varies.
Jehovah’s Witnesses
250-782-7487 644 105A Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC
Northgate Anabaptist Fellowship (Mennonite Church, BC)
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: Eileen Klassen (250) 219-6375 Email: northgate.a.f@gmail.com 1800 109 Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2V5 Sunday Meetings 10:00 am
Peace Mission Chapel
Contact: Pastor Lee Stevenson 250-843-7506 Sunday Meetings 11:00 am
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Bible Study: 10:00 am Church Services: 11:00 am
Contact: Church office 250-782-1710 9201-14th Street, Dawson Creek, BC Pastor: Cavin Chwyl
New Beginnings Baptist Church 10221-18th St Dawson Creek, BC Pastor: Dr. Michael Stark www.newbeginningsbaptist. ca
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Attention Valued Readers Regarding the Potential Delivery Disruption of your Mirror paper. If you currently receive your weekly copy of the Dawson Creek Mirror through your Canada Post mailbox you may have a disruption of delivery. In the event of a full labour disruption, Canada Post will not operate. In the event of a postal strike here are the places you can pick up your copy of the Mirror: The Mirror Office Dawson Co-Op Grocery Store Dawson Co-Op Gas Bar Dawson Co-Op Home and Agro Centre Dave’s No Frills Grocery Store Peavey Mart in Dawson Creek Bill’s News and Confectionary Shopper’s Drug Mart Chevron on Alaska Ave Dawson Creek Rolla Store Dawson Co-Op Petroleum Shell Select
Roadhouse Cafe - Arras Progress Farmington Store Groundbirch Store Sunset Prairie Baytree Store Bonanza General Store Black Boxes outside the Chetwynd Post office Chetwynd IGA Grocery Store Chetwynd Laundromat Chevron in Chetwynd and various news stand locations in Chetwynd
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For two and half days, cruisers, cars and fans of all things auto engulfed Dawson City for the Mile 0 Summer Cruise. From free breakfast at Brown’s Chevrolet to a cruise to Rolla to a steak night with all the trimmings and fixings, the 22nd annual cruise satisfied. roB BroWn and Supplied photoS
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TRIATHLONS of ALL KINDS Please see www. dawsoncreektriathlon.ca
FRIDAY
JULY 15
HELPING!
HELPING THE HOMELESS Texas Hold’em Poker tournament. 6PM at Sudeten Hall. $80 registration. Door prizes, pizza, silent auction, prizes. Hosted by The Homeless Action Caring Society.
FRIDAY
SUKUNKA AWAKENING! ! JULY 15, 16, 17
JULY 15, 16, 17
MUSIC!
PEMMICAN DAYS Saulteau First Nations. See www.saulteau.com for more information.
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FOOD!
AWAKENING MUSIC FESTIVAL Sunkunka Valley. Look for DC Mirror and AHN editors Rob and Matt! Electronic music! See valleyawakening.com for more information!
MONDAY
JULY 18
HORSE OF COURSE!
SUMMER ARTS Under the Sea runs Monday to Friday at the DC Art Gallery.
SUPPORT GROUP
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FIRST TUESDAY EACH MONTH NOON
First Baptist Church.
MEETING
MILE 0 QUILTERS GUILD TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS 7PM AT KPAC
THURSDAYS TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY
SUNDAY RACES!
JULY 17
FRIDAY
JULY 22
CLEAN!
HORSE OF COURSE!
TOPS 10221 18TH STREET • 9:00AM
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KNIT NIGHT
DOGGY DAY WASH RACING 10 am to 3 pm at the DC Vet Clinic www. UTV Races 11AM at Dawson dcvet.com Creek Motorcross Track. $10 general admission at the gate; $5 ages 6-13. FRIDAY JULY 22,23,24
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Each day a different skill for after school youth! DAWSON CREEK ART GALLERY • 3:30 TO 5:00PM
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FIRE TRUCK PULL!
FIRE TRUCK PULL! 11 am to 2pm at the DC Mall.
WEDNESDAYS COMPUTER INFORMATION
SUNDAY
JULY 24
Seniors Computer Club CO-OP BISTRO • 1:15PM
250-782-4668 for more information
STRETCH!
YOGA in the Park with SARAH 9 am at Kin Park soccer field. Sponsored by Chopped Leaf.
SATURDAYS LEARN YOUR ROOTS
SAT/SUN
JULY 30/31
Genealogy information NAR PARK ROOTS BUILDING • 10:00AM
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GRIZZFEST! Tom Cochrane and Simple Plan! www.grizzfest.com
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SUNDAY
JULY 31
STRETCH!
GARDEN TOUR and TEA 10 am to 4 pm Tours Start at the DC Art Gallery
PC ROOTS GROUP MEETING FOURTH SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH CALVIN KRUK CENTRE • 1:30PM
New members welcome!
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CANADA: NATURAL SOURCE OF PRIDE SINCE 1867
Empowering Canadians, one line of code at a time
HEATHER PAYNE
Entrepreneur, investor and founder of Ladies Learning Code and HackerYou
Growing up in sleepy suburbia, Heather Payne’s entrepreneurial spirit set her apart from other neighbourhood kids. While in high school, she managed a fastfood restaurant before creating her own source of income selling personalized t-shirts—a venture that would prove successful enough to fund the purchase of her prom dress. She later graduated from the Richard Ivey School of Business with the intention of joining a Fortune 500 company and working her way to the top—but not before leaving her native GTA to spend a semester abroad, in Asia, where she learned how to code.
Mid-2010, Heather was back in Toronto working a corporate gig when she realized that the world of start-ups might be a better fit for her personality. A few months later during a trip to Los Angeles, she stumbled upon a programming workshop just for women—a breath of fresh air in a maledominated field. This sparked her desire to start her own workshop in Toronto, a plan that came to life shortly after with the birth of Ladies Learning Code. Since its foundation, Ladies Learning Code has taught computer programming, a valuable life skill in this digital era, to over 10,000 people. Heather Payne’s non-profit organization has grown to include girls’ and youth programs, and operates chapters in over 20 Canadian cities. Payne, always one to innovate, decided to take her project to the next level in 2012 by founding HackerYou, Canada’s first-ever programming boot camp—and the only one in existence that’s run by women. HackerYou builds upon Ladies Learning Code workshops and offers full and part-time programming education. By empowering girls and women to join the programming field, Heather Payne has helped countless Canadians enter the workforce armed with a skill that’s rapidly gaining demand. Her forward-thinking approach to educating tomorrow’s innovators has been a true gift to the future of Canada. And even though she can’t predict which new skill or technology will inspire her next big idea, for 27-year-old Payne, one thing is for sure: Canada’s start-up world can count on her commitment for many years to come.
Quiz TEST YOUR CANADIAN KNOWLEDGE QUESTION 1: What were Canadian painters Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald and Frederick Varley commonly known as?
QUESTION 2: Which Canadian province was the first to grant women the right to vote, in 1916?
QUESTION 3: Which of the following common household items was NOT invented by a Canadian: the garbage bag, the paint roller, the egg carton or the mechanical pencil?
QUESTION 4: How many top spots on the podium did Canadian athletes earn during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, setting the new world record for gold-medal wins?
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ANSWERS 11: The Group of Seven 2: Manitoba 3: The mechanical pencil (first patented in Britain in 1822). 4: 14
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THE 52 LARGEST GROUPS IN CANADA’S MULTICULTURAL MOSAIC
THE STORIES BEHIND OUR SYMBOLS
CANADA’S MOROCCAN COMMUNITY An estimated 100,000 Canadians have Moroccan ancestry, making them part of Canada’s largest North African community. Canada and Morocco, who first established their diplomatic relations in 1956, are both full members of La Francophonie. When significant numbers of Moroccans started to arrive in Canada during the mid-1960s, most chose to settle in Quebec. The French-speaking majority of La belle province helped the newcomers, many of whom were Jewish and fleeing political repression, quickly feel at home. Since the late 1990s, the number of highly skilled Moroccan immigrants entering Canada has grown steadily, mainly due to the lack of work for people with higher education degrees on Morocco’s job market. Populationwise, Montreal still tops the list of Canadian cities for people of Moroccan origin, but numbers are rising from coast to coast. Canadians can thank Moroccan immigration for a ton of cultural contributions, among which traditional cuisine is definitely a crowd favourite. From couscous to green tea with mint, countless dinnertime staples originate from the North African country’s kitchens. Moroccan Canadians in popular culture include stand-up comedian Rachid Badouri, actress Emmanuelle Chirqui and French-language rapper Vaï.
MANITOBA FLOWER: PRAIRIE CROCUS In 1906, the Prairie Crocus (Anemone patens) became Manitoba’s floral emblem. Varying in colour from light lavender to a rich bluish-purple, these blooms are the province’s first heralds of spring. The entirety of the plant is coated in short fine hairs that help protect it from snow and cold.
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7. Somewhat blue 33. Nutty spread 1. Cycles/second 40. White seedless 8. 40 weekday peri4. Fit for cultivation grape ods 41. Hillsides 10. Saami 9. El Dorado High 43. Inflammation of 12. Perceived scent School (abbr.) a bursa 13. Liberal rights 11. Heartbeat 44. Artery organization 12. Brit. rutabaga 45. Nail polish brand 14. Female flying Find the correct word, joining the first 17. Angle (abbr.) fighters 46. A routine that is word then word 18. Said as a greethard joining to escapethe second 15. Durham school ing or wish 47. Indigo plant 16. Ancient Scand. 19. Festivals poet 48. Owners 18. Charitable perfor- 50. Animal fluids mances 51. Mustelid in its PREVIOUS PUZZLES ANSWERS white winter coat 20. Siddhartha author Hermann 52. Communist 21. Letter destination 22. P.S. Buck’s CLUES DOWN Pulitzer 1. Come into conflict 25. Feel regret 2. A collection of 26. Initials of e = things wrapped MC2 author together 27. From a distance 3. Bath spatter 29. Cronies 4. Gunsmoke actress Blake 31. Forty 5. Direct to a source 32. Printing speed 6. Cartoonist Capp measurement CLUES ACROSS
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Dear Annie: My friend has been dating the same guy for about a year, and I have always gotten along with him just fine. He has become my friend, too. I’ve always thought they seem so happy together, and it makes me glad to see my friend treated well by someone she cares about. Friendship is everything to me. That’s why I’m struggling now. Another friend of mine, from a completely different circle of friends, was telling me about the guy she recently hooked up with. Well, lo and behold, he’s already taken ... by my other friend. I’m really struggling with this information and feeling conflicted. First of all, I can’t believe that this guy had me fooled while he’s been fooling around with two of my friends. But I just don’t know whom to confront first and how to get this pig out of my friends’ lives! -- Fierce Friend Dear Fierce: “Pig” is too kind a word. But I digress. You need to talk to both of your friends. (Let’s count it as some shred of a silver lining that the two of them aren’t friends with each other.) First, talk to the one whom he cheated with. Don’t be accusatory. Start with “I’m sure you weren’t aware of this, but...” Don’t get into too many details with her. Keep the conversation short and sweet. Then comes the hard part. You need to tell your friend her boyfriend cheated. Do it soon -- like, now. The longer you put off news such as this the harder it is to share. Put forth your comfiest shoulder to cry on, and tell her, as gently as possible, that he cheated. It’s not going to be fun. You’ll be in for a long few weeks as a human sounding board. But in the end, your friend will move on. As for that pig? He’ll go “wah, wah, wah” all the way home.
myself since getting out of a four-year relationship last year. I’m just along for the ride! My friends are at different stages in their relationships. Two are in semi-long-term relationships (one to three years). Two are in the puppy love phase. And one is just past the puppy love phase, aka the veil-is-lifted phase, aka we’ll see how that goes. We all hang out as a group often -- significant others included -- and I’m usually included on other plans. But other times, I feel totally ditched. One of my friends hangs all over her boyfriend when the three of us are out. And another has become flaky and noncommittal about making plans for just the two of us. I’m all about their having fun and getting swept up in the whirlwind of romance; it’s a great feeling. But flakiness is my biggest pet peeve. My feelings are starting to get hurt. Should I talk to them about this or just give them some space? -- Single Lady Law Student Dear Single Lady: What’s with the attitude? Your friends are in committed and loving relationships, and your overall reaction is “we’ll see how that goes”? Perhaps you need to examine your own pessimism toward relationships. If you’re still holding on to the heartache of your breakup, keeping your defenses up, you’re only hurting yourself. As for your friends -- talk to them. These “smitten kittens” may not even realize they’ve left you by the wayside. If you approach them about it and they continue not to be mindful, take some space and mingle in different social circles. Things will normalize eventually. And if not, you’ll always have Beyonce.
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Dear Annie: All of a sudden, I found myself being the only single one in my group of close girlfriends. I’m totally fine with being single right now; we are all second-year law school students and have a lot going on. I’ve just been focusing on school and
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ries – Mar 21/apr 20
Aries, take a more serious approach if you want others to give your ideas more thoughtful consideration. Devote more time and attention to work and other necessities.
taurus – apr 21/May 21
Taurus, put your thoughts on paper so you can work out all of your ideas. You have some great ideas, and writing them down can help you articulate them more effectively.
geMini – May 22/Jun 21
Gemini, someone gives you a gift that you really appreciate, and you want to respond in kind. Think about the recipient’s hobbies before making a final decision.
CanCer – Jun 22/Jul 22
Cancer, things have been going quite well for you lately, as it seems like you have gotten into a groove. Take the smooth goings in stride and offer to help others when possible.
leo – Jul 23/aug 23
Leo, if stress starts to get to you this week, take a step back and reevaluate your priorities. It may be time to make a few changes and reduce your workload.
Virgo – aug 24/sept 22
Virgo, you like to be around people and enjoy holding your own in conversation. But this week you may need a little respite from the crowd. Enjoy the alone time.
libra – sept 23/oCt 23
Libra, offer to help a loved one even if you suspect they may not be receptive to your assistance. Exhibit some patience and perseverance, and you will help make a positive difference.
sCorpio – oCt 24/noV 22
Scorpio, your courage to stand by your decisions draws positive attention this week. Let it be known that you appreciate others noticing your conviction.
sagittarius – noV 23/DeC 21
Sagittarius, ask a good friend for a their perspective on a problem that has been puzzling you. Another’s insight might be just the thing you need to make the right decision.
CapriCorn – DeC 22/Jan 20
Capricorn, work through all angles before making a final decision. It may take a few trial runs, but eventually you will come to the right conclusion. Get a second opinion if you need it.
aQuarius – Jan 21/Feb 18
There’s much you can learn about managing money and investing in your future, Aquarius. You have some great ideas; they just need some fine-tuning.
pisCes – Feb 19/Mar 20
Pisces, great friends are something to cherish, and this week is a great time to let your closest friends know how much you appreciate them.
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NOTICE TO ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF DAWSON CREEK OF AN ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR A PROPOSED EXTENSION OF BOUNDARIES The Council of the City of Dawson Creek intends to ask the Minister of Community Sport, and Cultural Development to include the following lands into the City’s municipal boundaries in order to access City services for development purposes:
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SW ¼ Sec�on 20 Township 78 Range 15 W6M (PID 010-764-011) N ½ Sec�on 3 Township 78 Range 15 W6M (PID 014-266-270) Except: Firstly; Parcel A (F9132) Secondly; Part Dedicated Road on Plan BCP18318, and including the dedicated road fron�ng the east side of proposed boundary extension.
ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS The City may con�nue with the boundary extension request if less than ten percent of the municipal electors (744) object to the Alterna�ve Approval Process, by reques�ng that a majority vote be held instead. Objec�ons can only be received from qualified electors who have completed and submi�ed the approved Elector Response Form before 4:30 pm on August 15, 2016. ELIGIBILITY Resident Elector – You are allowed to submit an Elector Response Form as a resident elector if you are age 18 or older, are a Canadian ci�zen, have lived in BC for at least six months, and have been a resident of the City of Dawson Creek for at least the last 30 days. Non-Resident Elector – You are allowed to submit an Elector Response Form as a non-resident property elector if you are age 18 or older, are a Canadian ci�zen, have lived in BC for at least six months, have owned and held registered �tle (in your own personal name) to a property in the City of Dawson Creek for at least the last 30 days, and do not qualify as a resident elector. NOTE: Only one non-resident property elector may submit an Elector Response Form per property, regardless of how many owners there may be. If less than ten percent (744) of municipal electors submit an Elector Response Form, the boundary extension request will be deemed to have the approval of the electors and the City of Dawson Creek may send the applica�on to Cabinet for approval. For the purpose of the alterna�ve approval process, the number of electors is calculated as 7444.
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Visually Impaired Support Group meets the first Tuesday of each month at 12 noon at First Baptist Church (south side of Tremblay School) 1400-113 Ave Dawson Creek. Come and enjoy a simple lunch (by donation) and a short program. For further information please phone Margaret, 250782-3221 or Pam, 250-782-5187
August 2, 1936 - June 24, 2016
If I had to find one perfect word to describe my Grandma, Alice, it would be nurturing. To nurture is to care for and encourage the growth and development of something, or in her case many someone’s---fifty five someone’s! (55 is just the number including her immediate family, that’s not including her younger siblings; Dorothy, Wayne, Joyce, Myra and Fred, and her nephews, nieces, cousins and friends) Alice met her future husband Les while in Grenada Union high school. Through letters and promises their love managed to grow while Les was serving in the Marines for three years. He promised her he would marry her when his service was over, and he did. It wasn’t the date they originally planned as he was late coming home but they married in her parents Ralph and Neva Wilson’s backyard in Bristle, Colorado on July 25, 1954.
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Just over a year later the newlywed couple were made into parents with the arrival of their first of five, Deborah Lorraine. Patricia Anne then Theresa Lynne completed the girls of the family. Next came David Leslie and finally the last of the five Larry Wayne. In 1968, Les and Alice bought land in Tomslake, BC but waited until 1971 to move so Les could celebrate 10 years at Climax Mines. After barely surviving their first winter Alice thinks that her husband had brainwashed her children into moving.
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Though Grandad, Les, was the provider of their house in Tomslake there is no dispute that Alice made that house a home. Whether it came through the food she put on the table, clothes on their backs, cross stitching and trinkets on the walls or love in their hearts- Alice was the nurturer and the heart of the family. Her children were not even aware you could buy bread, buns and cookies at the store! And though her girls always wished for store bought dresses, she put in the time seemingly out of nowhere to deliver whatever photo they brought to her. As if she wasn’t enough of a superwoman, she even worked full time for 13 years at Mcleods! Grandma’s house was a home for her whole family - near and far.
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Alice made sure Grandaddy got his way and became snowbirds once he retired. Together they travelled to Arizona every winter from 1994-2007. They travelled together to over 12 states, Mexico, and western Canada. On February 11, 2013 Alice lost her husband. The family that she so loved and guided returned the love and helped hold her up through Les’ final days. That room was never empty. I have been blessed my whole life to consider my Grandma (or Granny, “What’s cookin’ grannyyyy!”) a second mother. I’m so grateful to have had so many mornings watching game shows and her soaps while feeding Grandad, my brother and I pancakes with peanut butter, eggs, bacon and welches grape juice of course. That relationship grew and shifted into her holding my children while I made us smoothies and salads, reading books side by side, talking about quilting and sewing, watching law and order, and of course looking through so many family photo albums.
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Because of the distance between us, I have been cherished and loved by those who she shaped into truly incredible people. I’ve watched and been awed by the open hearts and open homes of her children and their children and THEIR children. Love is amazing, and it flows through our genes. Debbie and Bill, Patty and Tony, Theresa and Ron, Dave and Mary and even her late son Larry’s wife, Sharon are the amazing wives and husbands, parents, teachers, hard workers and friends so much in thanks to this woman’s nurturing spirit. Because of these beautiful inherited qualities there are fifty-five individuals who have been shaped by love.
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Through mowing her lawn, including her in suppers, grads, weddings, special moments, births of children, driving to doctor’s appointments, keeping her hair looking great, helping her with her home, keeping her water jugs filled, checking in on her, sending Christmas cards—her family always made sure she felt loved.
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Superwoman, Wife, Mom, Grandma, Auntie, cousin, friend—Heaven became brighter on June 24th when Grandma left this world after losing her battle to cancer and Parkinson’s.
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She was never alone. Her family, maybe without even realizing it has become just as loving and nurturing as she was. Her hospital room was filled with smoothies, ice cream, timmies, slushies and anything that would make her happy. Along with the treats came laughter, hugs, kisses, stories, wishes of more time, snuggles, children’s giggles, nurses soft hands, warm hearts and wishes of less time in the end.
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She will be remembered by the smell of her hugs, fresh laundry and freshly cut grass. The taste of her homemade cookies and of course her amazing sandwiches. Her presence at weddings, graduations, birthdays and baby showers. The sound of wind chimes and children’s feet. All the trinkets and photos lining her home. An emptiness; only touched by the faith that she is finally with her youngest son and her husband.
Arrangements were entrusted to Bergeron Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd.
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1991 is when things fell down for the Comer family. Alice and Les lost their youngest son, Larry Wayne, to cancer on January 28th, in the same room in the Dawson Creek hospital where she would later lose her battle to cancer. Later that year in November her husband suffered a debilitating stroke while working in Hains, Alaska. Though he lost his speech and some abilities in his right side, love was never lost. Without words, Grandma took on the role as translator, protector, caregiver and more than any of us could ever understand. She was Les’ own angel on Earth, and though that is so beyond the truth, she would never boast that.
We love you and miss you so much Grandma. We have grown into who we are only because you loved and nurtured us so deeply, you taught us how to love. Thank you.
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Herbert E. McAllister January 12, 1928 – July 4, 2016
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Thank you The family of Herb McAllister would like to thank everyone at the Special Care West Unit at Rotary Manor for the care and attention given our father. Thank you to Brenda Lazinchuk and ladies for the lunch, and to Peggy and Gerry Bergeron for their support and assistance. A very special thank you to Peggy Bergeron. Thank you all again.
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Total Oilfield offers employees a competitive compensation package including an excellent company matched RRSP/Stock plan, bonus program, and group medical/dental/vision benefits. Resumes, cover letters, and drivers’ abstracts should be submitted to Clint Gaboury, General Manager, by email at cgaboury@totaloilfield.ca or by fax to 780.778.6166. We thank all applicants for their interest in this position however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Total Oilfield Rentals is an equal opportunity employer. For more information about our company, please visit our website www.totaloilfield.ca
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In loving memory of our father Herb McAllister, a longtime resident of Bessborough, B.C., who passed away peacefully with his family by his side July 4, 2016 at Rotary Manor, Dawson Creek, B.C. He leaves to mourn: his children Edna Ness (Bernie O’Reilly) , Dale (Penny) McAllister, Gary (Trudy) McAllister, and Debbie (John) Marion; stepchildren Arla Simon, Don (Jo-Anne) McDonald, Rena Brown (Darryl Plotsky), and Dave (Rachael) McDonald; grandchildren Rob (Trina) Ness, Lance (Tiffany) Ness, Tania (Dan) Kuechle, Taber (Cindy) McAllister, Travis (Jessica) McAllister, Tyler (Leanne) Marion, Christen (Robyn) Marion, Keygan Havener, Ann Kidston (John Geary), Karen (Randy) Jorgenson, Rae-Ann (Kevin) Hepp, Neil (Deirdre) McDonald, as well as 17 great-grandchildren; siblings Irvin McAllister and Pearl Isberg; and numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral service was held July 9, 2016 at the South Peace United Church. Expressions of sympathy may be made by donation to the Alzheimers Society of B.C., Suite 300-828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1E2.
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