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Dawson Creek Water Resource Manager John Kalinczuk is the 2014 recipient of the Operator of the Year award from the Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP). Kalinczuk was chosen from his counterparts across British Columbia and the Yukon. A news release stated, “John Kalinczuk was selected for his outstanding contributions to the industry and his influence within his community.” Kalinczuk said he has been in the position for three years – moving to
Dawson Creek in 2011 from Salmon Arm – and said the award was one of his career goals that he was working toward. “It’s pretty exciting,” he said. “I wasn’t expecting it this early on in my career.” Kalinczuk said he began his studies in Kelowna in 1997, and has continued to take courses over the past 14 years, whether online, at university or through various agencies and certification programs. He said his ongoing training maintains certification standards and is a continuous part of his career goals. John Kalinczuk
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Above left: Barb Munro, left, and Linda Studley warm up before taking the stage at the last open mic of the season for the Peace Region Songwriters Association at Faking Sanity Cafe. Middle: Peter Hawkins plays Spanish guitar with precision. Right: Ralph Johnston played some good old country-folk music covers and an original for the audience.
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The Peace Region Songwriters Association held its last Coffeehouse Open Mic of the year recently, and the area’s music community came out in full force. Karen McGowan opened the evening at Faking Sanity with a sweet melody she wrote over the past two years and followed up with a second original piece, a yodeling song she wrote about her father back when she owned the restaurant. “I wanted to learn how to yodel,” she said of the song. “It’s about my dad, and he was a super-duper yodeler.” Linda Eby and Marilyn Belak proffered poetic prose to the enjoyment of the audience, regaling stories in verse of growing up, technology, drinking
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Olympic hockey gold medalist Cherie Piper gives a pep talk to some of Dawson Creek’s up-andcoming skaters during an on-ice session at the Encana Girls Hockey Jamboree last month.
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A busy Memorial Arena showed Dave Hamilton that girls hockey in Dawson Creek is stronger than ever. More than 80 girls aged 7 and up attended the third annual Encana Girls Hockey Jamboree recently, lead by three-time Olympic women’s hockey gold medalist Cherie Piper. Hamilton, who has been at the head of girls hockey in the South Peace since the Women’s
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girls teams, up from just one last year, and all three have been travelling and playing tournaments this year. The girls came from all across the Northeast for the weekend camp, including as far as Fort Nelson, to learn from Piper. The Ontario native explained that for her, it’s all about teaching skills that are not just good for hockey, but life as well. “My big thing is fun, if you are having fun and are passionate about something, it’ll be a lifelong game for them,” she said.
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“A lot of time things get lost in wins and losses, and that’s not the perspective we need to have as mentors, as parents, as coaches – the focus needs to be on the lifelong process of being healthy and being active; being in the game, learning life skills through sport. And sometimes I think that gets lost.” Piper added that if seeing her and her teammates play back in 2010 was a reason for the continued development of female hockey in the region, it would be a tremendous source of pride. “Absolutely. I hope that it was partly because we were here,” she said of the impact the national team’s appearance might have had.
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The men and women vying to lead Dawson Creek through an impending natural gas drilling “boom” made their campaign pitches to an audience of around 100 voters last Tuesday night. The auditorium of the Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts was packed for the only council candidate forum of the 2014 Dawson Creek elections. Ten of the 12 people running for council attended the forum. The candidates discussed everything from the nuts and bolts of recycling, sewer and road maintenance, to big-picture questions about where the city will get its water in the long term and how it will sort out its finances. By the end, the incumbent councillors looked secure, while no clear winner emerging among the other eight seeking two open seats. Voters will elect six of the 12 candidates to council on Nov. 15. Terry McFadyen, Charlie Parslow, Cheryl Shuman and Shaely Wilbur are all seeking reelection. Current mayor Dale Bumstead won his seat by acclamation. Three challenger candidates have sat on council before – Paul Gevatkoff and Theresa Gladue both served on council prior to 2011, while Wayne Dahlen was mayor from 2001 to 2005. Meanwhile. Johanna Kunz, Justin Pylatuk, Mark Rogers, Arleene Thorpe and Kevin Za-
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The candidates at last week’s forum, from left to right: Johanna Kunz, Terry McFadyen, Kevin Zarifeh, Theresa Gladue, Justin Pylatuk, Cheryl Shuman, Mark Rogers, Shaely Wilbur, Charlie Parslow and Paul Gevatkoff.
and answered questions from the audience one by one. Overall, the format did not allow for many direct exchanges between candidates, and criticisms of the current council’s decisions were rare. See COUNCIL on A15
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REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICES Unchaga Hall – 2014
Under the auspices of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #141 Dawson Creek, BC Legion Past President: ...................................................... Comrade Peter Batchelor Legion chaplain: .................................................................Chaplain Ruth Czerniak Kiwanis Band: ......................................................................... Director Andrew Ho Colour Party: .......................................................353 Mile Zero Air Cadet Squadron Power Point Presentation: .................................................................. Rick Coombs Soloist: ............................................................................................ Judy McGowan 10:55 a.m.
MARCH ON THE COLOURS O’CANADA LAST POST 11:00 a.m. TWO MINUTES SILENCE THE LAMENT REVEILLE THE ACT OF REMEMBRANCE “They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them not the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them Response: “We will remember them” DEPOSIT COLOURS COLOUR PARTY RETIRES THE LAYING OF WREATHS Government of Canada................................................................ M.P Bob Zimmer Government of BC .....................................Trevor Bernier for M.L.A. Mike Bernier City of Dawson Creek ...........................................................Mayor Dale Bumstead Royal Canadian Legion ............................................................... Cde. Day Roberts Korean War Veterans .................................................................... Cde. David Ward N.A.T.O. ....................................................................................Cde. Walt Borodula Canadian Airbourne Association....................................................................Cadet Royal Canadian Mounted Police .....................................................Sgt. Scott West #353 Air Cadet Squadron....................LAC Dylan Kostiuk and AC Haley McKechnie Dawson Creek Firefighters ................................................ Firefighter Gary Kerbrat South Peace Senior Citizens Assoc ...................................................... Lillian Kuros The Salvation Army ................................................................. Carlos & Eva Galvez Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce .................................................. Jerimy Earl
Mile Zero Shrine Club ............................................................ Noble Elwood Dodds Knights of Columbus ......................................................... Chancellor Rick Le Gear Rotary Club ...................................................................................................Cadet Rotary Club of Dawson Creek Sunrise ............................................Rick Hackworth Kiwanis Club of Dawson Creek.............................................. President John Vetter Kinsmen Club ............................................................... Vice President Steve Oliver B.P.O. Elks ................................................................... Exalted Ruler Fred Sumners DC Royal Purple Elks Lodge #85.................................................... Honoured Royal ................................................................................................ Lady Helen Hansen BC Paraplegic Society ........................................................ Director Dennis Mracek Northern Lights College Std. Council .........................................................Student D C Secondary Sc. South Peace Campus.....................................................Student Masons, Peace Lodge #126...................................... Right Worshipful Kevin Heath Girl Guides of Canada ............................................................................................. ............................................... Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers Nawican Friendship Centre....................................................... Elder Louise Isador South Peace Historical Society...................................................Marcheta Leoppky In Memory of Rifleman Arnold Dahlen .............................................Laine Dahlen In Memory of Cde. Lin & Molly Schafer.............................................Lin Schafer Jr. In Memory of Cde. Allen Lepine................................................... Family Members In Memory of Cde. Tom Hingley...................................................Deanna Donovan In Memory of Cde. Russ Gilbertson.............................. Jack, Kevin & Karyl Gilbertson In Memory of Cde. Bruce Patterson ..................................Cassie, Danika and Kady (Any person or organization wishing to lay a wreath may do so now) SERVICE HYMN: O GOD OUR HELP IN AGES PAST O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home.
A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun.
Under the shadow of Thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is Thine arm alone, And our defense is sure.
O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be Thou our God while life shall last, And our eternal home.
PRAYER OF REMEMBRANCE (IN UNISON) Almighty God we come together today to remember past wars and to pray for peace. We thank you for the assurance of your love in times of peace and in the midst of conflict and war. We thank you for the land in which we live and for those who are willing to defend it. We especially give thanks to those who gave their lives and for those who have suffered from the physical and psychological scars of battle. May the memory of these acts of heroism inspire and encourage us as we work for peace. Be with our nation’s leaders; help them to govern to ensure justice and peace for us and all the world. This we pray in the name of God. Judy McGowan – Soloist SCRIPTURE READING MESSAGE PRAYER HYMN: ABIDE WITH ME 1. Abide with me; fast falls the eventide: The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide; When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me. 2. I need thy presence every passing hour; What but thy grace can foil the tempter’s power? Who like thyself my guide and stay can be? Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me. 3. I fear no foe, with thee at hand to bless; His have no weight, and tears no bitterness. Where is deaths sting? Where, grave thy victory? I triumph still if thou abide with me. 4. Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes; Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies; Heaven’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee; In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me. BENEDICTION PREPARE TO MARCH OFF THE COLOURS GOD SAVE THE QUEEN MARCH OFF THE COLOURS Special Thanks to School District #59
Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same.
World War One comes off the page
You might think the legacy of WWI hangs on by a tenuous thread — as sad as it is, there are no longer any living veterans of that war. But we have the red poppy pins, In Flanders Fields, and countless books and movies to keep the story alive and to remind
us of what Canadians won and lost in the conflict of 1914-1918. Here are a few of the reads that best recount the era, with all its glory and losses. YOUTH FICTION. The book Road to War: A First World War Girls’ Diary, 19161917 is a fictionalized first-person account that makes it real. The author puts a young woman in an active role as a WWI ambulance driver on the French front. YOUTH NON-FICTION. The Horrible Histories Handbook: Trenches: Would You Survive World War One? is an engaging look at the stark realities of ground warfare with great illustrations. NON-FICTION. For a Pulitzer-prize winning overview, read The Guns of August: The Outbreak of World War I, by Barbara W. Tuchman. For a contemporary re-examining of Canada’s role in the conflict, check out military historian Gwynne Dyer’s Canada in the Great Power Game: 1914-2014. For an interesting twist, try Canadian anthropologist Wade Davis’ sweeping account of WWI and what it meant for mountaineering; it’s called Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest. NOVELS. First published in 1920, Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front has become a classic. For the romantically inclined, Birdsong, by Sebastian Faulks, has been on best book lists for the last 21 years.
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A tale of young ambition, travel, battle, ingenuity and the return home again Orders given to shoot anything floating down river as Germans tried to blow up bridge Bud Melin was a 19-year-old sawmill worker when he got the call to join the Canadian army to fight the war against Hitler. It was 1943, just seven days into the New Year, when Melin joined the service in Edmonton. He took his basic training in Camrose, Alberta for about six months and went straight on to advance training in Saskatchewan for another six months and then he was shipped to Europe to a place called Pulborough, on the south coast of England. Soon after landing, Melin and several other soldiers were refreshing their wireless operator course when the Germans attacked. “The Germans happened to bomb the southern coast and there were 24 wireless operators from the regiment were killed,” Melin said. With a shortage of commutations soldiers, Melin was posted to the third division of the 17th Duke of York’s Royal Canadian Hussars Regiment. Melin’s first task with his new regiment was to work on waterproofing their armored cars so they could land in four feet of water – on Juno Beach, which years later would be the site of victory. “We were lucky with our landing craft – we had a young English Captain, and he said ‘I’ll put you right up on the beach,’ so we drove right off,” recalled Melin. “We dropped the front doors down and drove right off on the sand.” Melin went on to tell of the battle that he and his fellow soldiers drove into. “It was a real calamity,” he began. “There were shells flying in all directions. We had our own artillery shells and their shells… Everybody was scared, but you had to just grin and bear it, I guess.” The biggest battle Melin endured was in the Falaise Gap near Normandy, France. “We were reconnaissance [there],” he said. Also known as the Falaise Pocket, this battle was a victory for the Allied forces. “There was a big battle there,” recalled Melin. “That’s when things got loose… the Americans, they were coming in from the south side, and the British and Canadians from another side and surrounded [the Germans].” The battle resulted in the vast destruction of the German forces and the capture of thousands of the enemy. Paris was freed two days later. Melin said that he and the rest of the regiment were scared, but
with the Germans withdrawing and eventually surrendering, it was well worth it. Melin then travelled to Belgium, then Holland, where he was posted to protect a bridge. “The Germans were trying to blow it up,” he said. “They were floating explosives down the river.” Parked on a little hill along the river, Melin and fellow soldiers were ordered to get rid of anything floating down the river that could pose a threat to the bridge. “I don’t know how long we were there, but we had guns and if we saw a stick or anything floating down the river we had to blow it up,” he said. “The bridge was still there when we left.” From there, Melin went to Germany, which was pretty well defeated by then, he said. The day the war ended Melin ended up in hospital suffering from diphtheria. “I ended up with diphtheria in the hospital, so I got cross-posted to the southern Alberta regiment, because I was in hospital for 38 days,” he said, noting he was very lucky he never got JAMIE WOODFORD PHOTO wounded during the war. “I never got a Bud Melin poses with a photograph of his younger self when he fought scratch,” he said. Once the war was over, Melin was in WWII, and the service medals he received for his contribution. They obviously relieved to go home after are the France-Germany Star, the 1939-1945 Star, the Defense of Britain, being away for three years. the Canadian voluntary service medal and a Victory medal. It was tough to get back to a normal observe. life and Melin said he used alcohol to “I made a solemn vow,” he said. “I remember… help him through it. “I believe it did [change me]. When you’re in the war you Remembrance Day is to not forget the fact that all these peoget sort of a, ‘I don’t give a damn’ attitude and it’s pretty hard ple lost their lives.” to get over it when you get back,” he said. jwoodford@dcdn.ca When asked why he decided to join the army and fight in Europe, Melin said it was for freedom and to stop Hitler. Bud Melin passed away October 25, 2014 at the age of 90. “Some people say well you join the army to see the world and what have you, but in all the cases as far as I knew were Bud will be remembered fondly by all who knew him. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Bud may be made against Hitler and his belief,” said Melin. “[We] wanted to put by way of donation to the charity of your choice. a stop to it.” Melin said Remembrance Day is an important occasion to
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Local Reflections
Notice No. 4-1
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.59 (Peace River South)
NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of Trustee Electoral Area I (one) (Chetwynd and Contiguous Rural Areas) that an election by voting is necessary to elect 2 (two) School Trustees for a four-year (4) term commencing December 2014 and terminating December 2018, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are: Electoral Area I – Chetwynd and Contiguous Rural Areas
School Trustee – Two (2) to be elected Surname
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Crystal
Chetwynd, BC
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Chetwynd, BC
PRESCOTT
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GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to qualified electors of Trustee Electoral Area I (one) (Chetwynd and Contiguous Area) on Saturday, November 15, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following locations: District of Chetwynd Office – 5400 North Access Road Moberly Lake Community Hall – 6494 Lakeshore Drive Jackfish Community Hall – 1515 Old Jackfish Road ADVANCE VOTING will be open at the District of Chetwynd, 5400 North Access Road, Chetwynd, BC on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 and Wednesday, November 12, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm each day. A SPECIAL VOTING opportunity will be open at Chetwynd District Hospital, at 12:00 pm on Saturday, November 15, 2014. Only those qualified electors who are patients or staff of the Chetwynd District Hospital at the time of voting may vote at this special voting opportunity.
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The girls who took part in training went through several on-ice and off-ice sessions. Below, Piper shows a young skater a couple of gold-medal techniques. HOCKEY continued from A5 “It’s tough in a two-day period – there is only so much you can teach. In each session, we’re hoping to do a little bit of skating, get a little edge work in just so they are more comfortable on their skates,” Piper explained. “Other than that a lot of puck skills, just getting them used to having the puck on their stick and wanting the puck on their stick. Finding creative ways to make them enjoy that. Some of it is stick handling some of it’s shooting. In the end, it is just about getting them out there and moving and having fun.” The sessions included three age groups of girls. Arena Recreation Programmer for the City of Dawson Creek Megan Pickett explained that it’s great to see a turnout of 80 for girls hockey. “It’s just a really positive response,” she said. “Because it shows that there are female athletes in our region and that they are interested in coming out and improving on their skills. And improving the sport.”
Meanwhile, the Clearview Colts are the central female hockey in the North Peace, and that growth will culminate in March 2015 when they host the Bantam A Female Championships in Fort St. John. Most female players from Fort St. John play their hockey with Clearview – or with boys’ teams, because there are no all-female teams in Fort St. John. This was Piper’s second trip to the region, after the Olympic team visit in 2010, when they came to Dawson Creek to train for the Vancouver Games. It was that experience, along with her passion for the game, that has brought her back to the South Peace. “I’m excited to be back in Dawson Creek,” Piper explained. “We spent time here training as a national team preparing for 2010. Now to see that girls are aspiring to play hockey – the game means so much to me, so it’s good to see that for a lot of these kids they are going to have similar experiences – gain lots of friendships and just have something in their lives that is very productive.”
Elector Registration There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: • 18 years of age or older • Canadian citizen • resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day • resident of OR registered owner of real property in Trustee Electoral Area I (one) (Chetwynd and Contiguous Area) for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day, and • not otherwise disqualified by law from voting. Resident electors will also be required to produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, and proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the majority of the property owners. Mail Ballot Voting Opportunity Voting by mail ballot (and elector registration by mail in conjunction with mail ballot voting) is available to qualified electors who: (a) have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity; or (b) expect to be absent from the District of Chetwynd on general voting day and at the times of all advance voting opportunities. (c) person(s) who reside in remote areas within the jurisdiction designated as School District No.59. A person wishing to vote by mail ballot must apply by giving their name and address to the Chief Election Officer or designate during the period beginning at 8:00 a.m. on October 29, 2014 and ending at 4:00 pm on November 13, 2014. It is the responsibility of the elector to ensure that the ballot is received by the Chief Election Officer before 8:00 p.m., the close of voting on general voting day, November 15, 2014. FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting: Candace Clouthier, Chief Election Officer (250) 782-8571 ext. 212 or, Richell Schwartz, Deputy Election Officer (250) 782-8571 ext. 217
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Local Reflections
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Left: Drake McAuley, left, his brother Kaydon and sister Karissa were having their first time out at the Haunted Village this Halloween. The McAuleys moved to Dawson Creek earlier this year. Above: Talia Stark was dressed up as a Rainicorn.
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Left, above: There were a variety of spooky venues at the Haunted Village, from family friendly - such as this church, pictured – to very, very scary dark dungeons of doom. Left, below: Tasty treats, it seems, are in Tony Jensen’s future, as he has his future told at the fortune teller’s table. Above: Sapphire Kuch, left, and Trinity Chalifoux said the basement haunted house was especially scary.
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Local Reflections COUNCIL from A7 The biggest disagreements came over water infrastructure, the city’s finances and “mega projects” like the Encana Events Centre multiplex and the arts centre where the debate took place. The first question was addressed to Gevatkoff, who earlier, along with several other local business owners, pushed a plan to build a water pipeline to the Peace or Murray river to allow for a larger population and water-intensive industries like fracking. Council shelved the project this summer, after its Sure Water campaign revealed most citizens would not support a pipeline if it raised their taxes. Most candidates supported the Sure Water report’s recommendations to increase capacity of the city’s existing water supply and treatment facilities, though Gevatkoff defended the pipeline idea as a ten-year priority. “Water to me is one of the highestpriority issues in the city. Without [additional water access], we can’t attract new business,” he said. The discussion came back time and again to the growing gap between the city’s income and expenditures, the socalled fiscal gap (also known as a deficit.) Going forward, council will be looking for ways to close the gap, including by cutting spending. Mark Rogers, a recently retired contractor, said closing the gap was a simple business proposition of cutting services that lose money. He said the current council had “no practical strategies or solutions” for addressing the fiscal gap.
KALINCZUK from A2 “I try and do at least a course every three months, whether I need it or not,” he said. “It’s just something I do to stay up to speed on things.” He said his workday sees a variety of duties, from monitoring and reporting to the Ministry of Environment and Northern Health, to supporting operations at the wastewater facility and mentoring the two operators there. He said he mentors his operators through academic and on-the-job training, with the understanding that he is there in a support role to assist in furthering their careers.“Just to keep us working together is my main focus,” he said.
Charlie Parslow disagreed, saying that the city operates many money-losing endeavours as services, and that cutting them was not as easy as people believe. “The Canadian landscape is littered with people who are elected to slash budgets and then faced a taxpayer’s revolt,” he said, citing a similar case in Prince George. “People balked, the council caved in and nothing has been done.” Housing also came up repeatedly. Candidates talked about how they would improve residential developments, which some say have been marred by secondary suites and rooming houses for oil and gas workers. Kevin Zarifeh said some new developments were “gross,” while Johanna Kunz said the combination of duplexes and single family homes in some neighbourhoods looks like “mayhem.” However, Shaely Wilbur pointed out that council created a housing committee earlier this year, recommendations from which are being debated in council presently. Justin Pylatuk, who said he has a mental disability, said he would advocate for shorter wait times at supportive housing units for “those guys who don’t have a voice for themselves.” Another attendee asked candidates if they were aware that long-term care patients are living in Dawson Creek Hospital, and whether as councillors they would “fight” Northern Health for improved services. The candidates were also asked whether they support curbside recycling, and increased efforts to reduce the city’s carbon emissions.
Resource management is not the only time Kalinczuk gives to the community. He said he also volunteers his time as an auxiliary officer with the Dawson Creek RCMP, and helps with public access and education through the Watershed Stewardship program. Kalinczuk requested he be presented his award here at home in Dawson Creek on Nov. 17, rather than travelling to Burnaby. He says he wanted not only his family there, but also his co-workers who have supported him during his time with the city. “Just having the support from everybody here, from management down ... so I may as well take it at home,” he said.
Notice No. 4-1
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.59 (Peace River South)
NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of Trustee Electoral Area V (five) (rural areas surrounding Parkland Elementary, McLeod Elementary, Devereaux Elementary, Peace View Elementary, and South Peace Elementary) that an election by voting is necessary to elect 1 (one) School Trustee for a four-year term commencing December 2014 and terminating December 2018, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are: Electoral Area V – Rural Areas Surrounding Parkland Elementary, McLeod Elementary, Devereaux Elementary, Peace View & South Peace Colony
School Trustee – One (1) to be elected Surname BUSBY SOONTIENS
Usual Names Bob Nicole
Jurisdiction of Residence Dawson Creek, BC Arras, BC
GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to qualified electors of Trustee Electoral Area V (five) on Saturday, November 15, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following locations: Devereaux Elementary School – 4584 - 208 Road Parkland Elementary School – 5104 Parkland Road McLeod Community Hall – 8025 - 265 Road Peace River Regional District Office – 1981 Alaska Avenue ADVANCE VOTING will be open at the School District Board Office, 11600-7th Street, Dawson Creek, BC between the designated hours on the following dates: Wednesday, November 5, 2014, between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm Wednesday, November 12, 2014, between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm Elector Registration There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: • 18 years of age or older • Canadian citizen • resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding voting day • resident of OR registered owner of real property in Trustee Electoral Area V (five) (rural areas surrounding Parkland Elementary, McLeod Elementary, Devereaux Elementary, Peace View Elementary, • and South Peace Elementary) for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day, and • not otherwise disqualified by law from voting. Resident electors will also be required to produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, and proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if applicable, written consent from the other property owners. Mail Ballot Voting Opportunity Voting by mail ballot (and elector registration by mail in conjunction with mail ballot voting) is available to qualified electors who: (a) have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity; or (b) expect to be absent from Electoral Area V on general voting day and at the times of all advance voting opportunities. (c) person(s) who reside in remote areas within the jurisdiction designated as School District No.59. A person wishing to vote by mail ballot must apply by giving their name and address to the Chief Election Officer or designate during the period beginning at 8:00 a.m. on October 29, 2014 and ending at 4:00 pm on November 13, 2014. It is the responsibility of the elector to ensure that the ballot is received by the Chief Election Officer before 8:00 p.m., the close of voting on general voting day, November 15, 2014. FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting: Candace Clouthier, Chief Election Officer (250) 782-8571 ext. 212 or, Richell Schwartz, Deputy Election Officer (250) 782-8571 ext. 217 r001889959
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Movies
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In Big Hero 6, cultures don’t clash, they compound. The film is a loose adaptation of a long-defunct Marvel Comics superhero series, but it’s Disney down to its marrow. It takes place in a mashed-up metropolis called San Fransokyo – think of a happy Blade Runner – where Telegraph Hill is topped with a seven-story pagoda, and the steep rows of clapboard houses are lined with sakura in full blossom. There are robots and car chases and portals to alternate dimensions and flying sequences that treat skyscrapers like slalom poles. The song is a gearing-up anthem by the Chicago pop-punk band Fall Out Boy. In short, it isn’t Frozen 2. Team Disney launched Big Hero 6 at the Tokyo International Film Festival last week, where it became clear that one of its characters – the living embodiment of its blend of eastern and western pop cultures – was destined for global stardom. He’s Baymax, an inflatable robotic nurse, and he’s Disney’s most straightforwardly adorable character since Robin Williams’ Genie in Aladdin. In the film, Baymax’s inventor is Tadashi Hamada, a student who perishes in a suspicious fire at San Fransokyo Tech one night, shortly after his younger brother Hiro is accepted into the faculty.
Heartbroken, Hiro falls into a depressive stupor, but Baymax, who’s programmed to make people feel better, draws him back out of his shell. In reality, Baymax’s inventors are Don Hall and Chris Williams, the co-directors of Big Hero 6. It was while he was finishing work on Winnie the Pooh in 2011 that Hall suggested to John Lasseter, the director of Toy Story, co-founder of Pixar and, since 2006, Disney’s chief creative officer, that a Disney version of a Marvel superhero story might be fun. Two years previously, Disney had acquired Marvel Entertainment for $4.24 billion, and the deal entailed not only the rights to Iron Man, Thor and the other A-list characters with established fanbases, but also the thousands of others stashed in the Marvel vault.
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Lasseter gave Hall the goahead to rummage, and he came back with Big Hero 6, a series from the Nineties about a sextet of Tokyo-based superheroes, led by an X-Men-style mutant called Silver Samurai. In the original book, Baymax was a shape-shifting golem who could morph into a dragon and a robot for battle. “It was the opposite of famous,” says Hall, a pinkcheeked, floppy-haired Iowan who arrived at Disney in 1995 to work on Tarzan. “I’d never heard of it, and I was a big comic-book nerd. I liked the title – I thought it sounded cool – and a Japanese superhero team, well, that’s cool too. Then I read the comics, and the tone was light, and I thought OK, we can do something with this.” From that, Hall extrapolated the story of a 14-year-old genius who loses his brother and is then restored back to emotional health by his brother’s invention. Fresh as he may look, Baymax falls into the Disney tradition of elder-sibling surrogates: Pumbaa and Timon, Thumper, Baloo, Timothy Q. Mouse, Jiminy Cricket. The existing version of the character, a giant marauding dragon/mecha, didn’t seem quite right for the task, so Hall and Williams redesigned him from the ground up. (Marvel took a hands-off approach to the property’s Disneyfication, but two executives, Joe Quesada and Jeph Loeb, sat in on work-in-progress screenings.) “Our mandate was to do something nobody had ever seen before, and I was hooked right off the bat,” Hall said. “ I just thought, ‘We’ve found a huggable robot.’ Everything about Baymax’s character, personality and design stemmed from that.” Encouraged by Lasseter, Hall and Williams then flew to Japan to look for further clues to
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with Baymax’s face, dissected a key busstop scene shot by shot, calling it “one of the most amazing sequences ever put on film in history”. “It’s the opposite of Hollywood filmmaking, where the attitude is always ‘I’m going for popcorn, you’re boring me’,” he said. “Miyazaki celebrates the quiet moments in films. In this sequence, there’s nothing happening, but the beautiful, prolonged moments it depicts are so special.” Accordingly, Big Hero 6 contains similar, though briefer, passages of calm. After Hiro builds Baymax rocket boots, and the pair go flying through the streets of San Fransokyo, they soar up above the clouds and sit on top of a hotair balloon, watching the sun set and twisting their feet in the breeze. “John. That was John Lasseter,” says Hall, as soon as the words “Whose idea was it for the feet….” leave my mouth. “The sequence was already animated with Hiro twisting his feet, and it was beautiful, and then John looked at it and said, ‘Do you know what would be really cute? If Baymax looked down at Hiro’s feet and started twisting his too.’ So we went back to reanimate it, and it’s one of my favourite moments of the film.”
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Baymax’s personality. “We’ve both been inspired by Japanese animation since we were very young,” says Williams, a lean Missourian with a goatee and ruffled hair who joined Disney as an intern in 1994. “During our search, we noticed that the more realistic a robot looks, the creepier it looks,” adds Hall, “so that fed into the thinking that Baymax had to be simple.” During a visit to a Shinto shrine, Hall noticed that the copper suzu bell above the altar seemed to be smiling at him – “it had such a peaceful, pleasant expression,” he says – and he realised he had found Baymax’s face. To find his walk, the directors and their animators looked for cute movements in nature: after consulting much source footage, they decided on a toddler with a full nappy was the cutest. In fact, the film’s Japanese publicity campaign sidelines the heroism entirely, and focuses on the relationship between boy and ‘bot. (Despite the title’s syntactic tumble, ‘Big Hero 6’ isn’t a translation: in Japan, the film is simply called Baymax.) At a festival seminar in Tokyo’s Ex Theatre the day after the Big Hero 6 premiere, Lasseter, dressed in an orange and cream Hawaiian shirt patterned
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does she have to offer me in 2014? I am a 20-something girlchild who likes to think she wouldn’t resort to calling someone mean in a song if the chance arose. But I must put all preconceived notions aside and get into the zone. “This is the first Taylor Swift album I’ve listened to in its entirety,” I mutter. “And it won’t be your last,” replied Colin Kerrigan, a colleague. Here goes nothing. Listen along for yourself, the entire album’s been streaming since last weekend. “Welcome to New York:” I could get into these synths, but the blatant push of New York tourism (like that city needs any more of it) makes me wonder the song’s intentions. “Blank Space:” “Got a lonely Starbucks lover,” is a lyric I swore I heard. Alas, turns out diction isn’t one of Swift’s strong suits and the true line in question reads “Got a long list of ex-lovers.” “Style:” The first 20 seconds of this track might be my favorite on the album. The shallow — possibly skewed? — vision of Swift’s own self (“Red lip classic thing that you like”) can almost be ignored by the time the
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of tunes and this one falls victim to the same curse. “We’re a crooked love in a straight line down.” What does this even mean? “Bad Blood:” Sort of gives me a new-wave Tegan and Sara vibe. “Band-Aids don’t fix bullet holes,” she whimpers. And like that, T. Swift is a doctor. “Wildest Dreams:” Lana del Rey inspired, for sure. Swift tries to do dreamy and alluring. Almost there. Almost. “How You Get The Girl:” Another pop-yawner. Possibly a frivolous addition just so the tracklist could get to the star’s coveted track-count of 13. “This Love:” Stripped down, lauded by Haim, pulls at my heartstrings as much as I hate to admit it. So lovely. “I Know Places:” Single potential. Probably because it’s boring but catchy as heck. “Clean:” An impressive collab with Imogen Heap, still featuring some lackluster oneliners: “You’re still all over me like a wine-stained dress I can’t wear anymore.” And who is this 10-month-sober bad boy she’s referencing? I can’t keep up anymore. Takeaways: Test-tube pop from a chick going through a musical identity crisis. The lyrical edge she may have had in her country days clearly have gone to the wayside when opting for countless repetitions of whatever points she’s trying to make. 1989 is a clear example of manufactured pop, designed to appeal to adolescent girls — the ones who beg their parents to buy them tickets to massive stadium tours. This might’ve been Swift’s plan given the sudden foray into the genre and desperate pleading to label big-wigs allow her to make the change. But given that’s its purpose, it succeeds stunningly.
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Early Years Fair Mon. Nov. 24th; 11am-3pm. Tremblay School Gym. Displays, screening, games, food. ARE YOU MISS- 250-782-7045. ING A CHERISHED OLD FAMILY PHOTO? The Friday, November News office has a 21st at the Demcollection of pho- mitt Community tos that we’ve Centre (South of published over the Hwy. 43 Rge. Rd years to celebrate 132) The Bordergraduations, birth- line Cultural Sedays, engage- ries Presents: The ments, etc. We Foggy Hogtown can’t keep them Boys (Bluegrass. forever, & they’re Doors open: 7:00 too valuable to pm Concert: 8:00 throw away, so pm. Tickets: Door we invite you to $27.00 Advance: come in & re- $25.00 For tickets claim your forgot- or information: ten property. Of- www.borderlinefice hours are culture.com or 8:30am - 5:00pm, call: 780-833Mon-Fri, or call 2614. Membership: $5.00/year. 250-782-4888. Season’s tickets available: $135.00-all 6 shows ($69.00-3 of choice) Mile “O” Quilter’s Guild meets every Tuesday & Thursday at KPAC in Studio #10 at 7pm
TRY MUSIC DANCEMusic by Let ‘R’ Rip at the Senior Citizens Hall, 1101 McKellar Ave. Dawson CreekDance from 8:3012:30. Admission includes lunch. 19 years and over welcome. For more information phone Fred at 250-7822192 or Linda at 250-843-7418 Saturday, November 15th from 10:00am to 3:00pm- The Christmas Fair at The Dawson Creek Public Library. Check out the beautiful craft items, door prize and refreshments.250-7824661 for details. Saturday, November 22nd from 2:00pm to 4:pm The Dawson Creek Public Library is hosting a “Local Author’s Showcase” and book signing. Drop by and meet some of our talented authors, check out their amazing selection of books of all genre. Music, Door prize and refreshments. 250782-4661 for more details Thursday at 9:00 am-10221-18th St.-TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). Phone: Mary Kidd at 250-782-6628 for info.
Sons of Norway Lodge # 79 meets at 6: 00 P.M. 2nd Tuesday of the month at (KPAC) Calvin Kruk Centre for The Arts, Room 204 (second floor) 10401 10 St. TOPS BC #3450, Arras meets every Tuesday at Cutbank Hall from 3:30-5:00 PM. For more info call Eileen at 250843-7625 or Doreen at 250-7802324. Join us having fun while winning with weight loss. Wednesday, November 19th at 1:30 pm The Dawson Creek Public Library will host a Christmas Tea. Everyone welcome to this free library event. Sponsored by The Friends of the Library-Music by Aaron Marchuk.
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Continental Pipeline and Facility Ltd. is currently looking to fill the position of Equipment Coordinator. This position is in the Fort St. John Office. The Equipment Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating maintenance of equipment with mechanics, maintaining the equipment maintenance program, and coordinating parts purchases. Must be proficient with Microsoft Office. Basic understanding of databases would be an asset. We offer opportunities for qualified personnel who wish to grow in a high performance organization. For further details please go to: http://www.continentalpipeline.com
Integrity Automotive is an independently owned, full-service automotive repair facility located in Fort Nelson, BC. We are currently looking to add a Licensed Automotive Service Technician to our team. Apprentices are welcome to apply. This is a full-time position (40 hours per week), Monday to Friday. A benefits package is available. Resumes can be emailed to integrityfn@yahoo.ca
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CEMENT TERMINAL OPERATOR The position’s prime objective is to support all phases of the terminal operations in a safe, efficient, reliable, economical manner and ensure quality and environmental standards are maintained. The position requires the handson operation of all terminal equipment, developing a familiarity with bulk truck and bulk rail car operations, and the administration of terminal reporting functions. Logistics experience and good mechanical aptitude an asset. careers.wcan@lafa rge.com fax: 604-270-1731
WANTED: PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT COACH The North Peace Division of Family Practice (NPDoFP) is a local innovation in healthcare, and part of a provincewide initiative designed to strengthen primary care in BC. We are a growing organization and are looking to hire a "Practice Improvement Coach". The position will require you to work closely with physician offices to support the changes physicians would like to make in their practices. The job description is available at https://www.divisions bc.ca/north-peace . Compensation is competitive and will vary depending on experience. Please send resume and cover letter to: Mary Augustine, ED, NPDoFP maugustine@divisio nsbc.ca Closing date: November 7, 2014
COMPASS SERVICES FSJ LTD. Now hiring mechanic. Competitive wages/benefits. Please call 250-264-8036 Experienced Hairdresser Wanted for Busy Salon. Wages Negotiable Depending on Experience. Please Phone: 250-2191564 NOW HIRING All Positions. Apply in person at Le’s Restaurant, 801-111th Ave, Dawson Creek, BC. 250-782-1020
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McLeod Community Hall • 7 PM The attendance of all interested community membters and/or persons who would like to volunteer to assist with this Fair, would be greatly appreciated. For further information please contact President: Pat Sutherland 250.780.2221 Secretary: Trish Homis 250.843.7035
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William Buddy (Bud) Melin was born near Veteran, Alberta on November 13, 1923. He passed away October 25, 2014 at the age of 90. Bud worked on farms and in sawmills, and played hockey and baseball until he joined the army in 1943. His desire was to become a professional baseball or hockey player, but those dreams faded after 3 years in the army. In 1946, Bud went to work for the Alberta Department of Highways, before joining his dad and brothers in the lumber business at Slave Lake. He moved to Dawson Creek in 1957 to work at the air base and became Secretary Manager of the Royal Canadian Legion. Bud retired 24 years later, but remained active in the Legion and Veterans Affairs. Bud was an ardent curler and loved a good old sing song; his favourite tune was Blue Bells. Bud was predeceased by his loving wife Ruth, parents Victor and Leta Melin, brothers Frank, Donald, Philip, and Ralph, sister Joyce, and grandson Michael LaPointe. Bud will be remembered by his children Verona Lea (Glenn) Flanders, Lura Mae (Dennis) LaPointe, and Lorne Melin, grandchildren Bret (Jessica) Flanders, Jennifer (Mike) Van der Hoek, and Jeffrey LaPointe, and great grandchildren McKenzie, Madison, and Jordon; Ruth’s family, Heather Woodwark (Wayne Kostiuk), Randy Miller (Judy McAuliffe), Rob (Lynda) Miller, Janet (Shane) Loiselle, their children, Stephanie (Jared) Giesbrecht, Jill Woodwark, Scott Miller, Jason (Julia) Miller, Alissa Miller, Meagan (Sam) French, Jenni Miller, Jay Miller, Kassi and Kodi Loiselle, and great grandchild, Spencer French, along with numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 2:00pm at Bergeron’s Funeral Chapel, Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Bud may be made by way of donation to the charity of your choice. Arrangements were entrusted to Bergeron Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Monday November 24 - 2014
Macland Restaurants Ltd.o/a Tim Hortons 116088th Street & 1308 Alaska Avenue /Dawson Creek, BC. FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANT Full time/part timeShift Work Nights/Overnights/Early Mornings/Weekends. Full time days $12/hr, afternoons $13/hr, graveyards $14/hr + benefits, part time $11.75/ hour. Please apply by Fax: 250-7825692 or E-mail: at dawsoncreektims@gmail.com Macland Restaurants Ltd.o/aTim Hortons 116088th Street & 1308 Alaska Avenue Dawson Creek, BC FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR Full time/Shift Work Nights/Overnights/Early Mornings/Weekends $12.00 hour + benefits Please apply by fax: 250782-5692 or Email at dawsoncrektims@gmail.com
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6505 Apartments/ Condos for Rent For Rent in Dawson Creek. SUNRIDGE APARTMENTS. BACHELOR, 1 & 2 BEDROOM Apartments www.sterlingmgmt.ca 250-782-7609
STRATA Place Apts. in Dawson Creek. Special OFFER until Nov 15/14. Sign a 6mth lease, get 1/2 month FREE. 1 and 2 Bedroom Apts. Adult Building, No Pets. 250-782-1331
6515 Commercial FSJ -Two Prime locations available July 1st. -2400 sq ft, 109 Street. Two offices, reception, shop & fenced compound. -2400 sq ft, Alaska Rd, 2 offices, reception, boardroom, shop & fenced compound. QUEST LEASING 250-262-9700
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DC-Large newly renovated 3 bedroom duplex. 5 appliances. No pets $1500/month. References required/6 month lease. Excellent family area. 250-782-9693 One unit in newer Tri-plex at 91218St.. Each unit boasts 1800 sq ft. finished living area, 3 bedrooms, 2 full and 2 half bathrooms, 6 appliances, gas fireplace and many other extras. No pets, no smoking. 1 year lease is required. Rent is $1700.00. For info or to view see dawsoncreekrentals.ca or call: 250-782-8009
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Available for rent in Dawson Creek. FULLY FURNISHED, ALL inclusive, EXECUTIVE RENTAL HOMES (Bachelors to 5 Bedroom). Call: 1-250-8887158. DC-Brand new duplex at 84108408-17A Street has 2-3 bedroom units and 2-1 bedroom suites that will be available Sept 1,2014. Includes 6 appliances and off street parking. No smoking, no pets. 1 year lease is required. For info see dawsoncreekrentals.ca or call 250-7828009
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ON NOW AT YOUR ALBERTA CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase, finance and lease of a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze, Silverado and 2015 Chevrolet Equinox LS AWD (1SA/K05) equipped as described. Freight ($1,600/$1,695/$1,650) and PDI included. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Dealer order or trade may be required. * Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between November 1 and November 30, 2014. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on select new or demonstrator 2014 Chevrolet vehicles, excluding Corvette; special finance rate not compatible with certain cash credits on Silverado (1500 & HD), Equinox, Malibu, Sonic, Cruze, Trax and Orlando. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $20,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $238.10 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $20,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight and air tax ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ® Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. † $3,500 is a combined credit consisting of a $1,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) and a $2,500 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $2,500 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model and cash credit excludes Cruze 1LS 1SA. Ω $8,000 is a combined credit consisting of a $4,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive), $1,000 Fall bonus for truck owners (tax exclusive), and a $3,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Double Cab, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model and cash credit excludes Silverado 1500 Double Cab 2WD 1WT. †† Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014, 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between November 1 and November 30, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer pick-up truck that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,000 credit available towards the retail purchase, cash purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014 or 2015 model year Chevrolet light or heavy duty pickup; delivered in Canada between November 1 and November 30, 2014. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer vehicle or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014, 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between November 1 and November 30, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1500 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet vehicles. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. 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After the first month, lessee will be required to make all remaining scheduled payments over the remaining term of the lease agreement. PPSA/RDPRM is not due. Insurance, license, dealer fees and applicable taxes not included. Additional conditions and limitations apply. GM reserves the right to modify or terminate this offer at any time without prior notice. See dealer for details. ¥ Lease based on a purchase price of $29,255 (including $1,000 lease credit) for a 2015 Equinox LS AWD. Bi-weekly payment is $163 for 48 months at 0.9% APR and includes Freight and Air Tax, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometers limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometer. $0 down payment and a $0 security deposit is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment trade. Total obligation is $16,917, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $13,096. 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