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READY FOR RODEO: Gene Cooper at the ticket booth of the Dawson Creek Exhibition Aug. 8. Dawson Creek’s biggest rodeo and agricultural fair runs through August 14. Organizers are hoping for a good year amid tough economic times. See story, Page 5. JONNY WAKEFIELD PHOTO
JONNY WAKEFIELD Staff Writer A Fort St. John activist says she’s cautiously optimistic after the federal government released details of a long-awaited national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. On August 3, Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett unveiled plans for the inquiry, including its scope and terms of reference. Five commissioners led by B.C. Provincial Court Judge Marion Buller will investigate
the root causes of violence against First Nations women, who are more likely to go missing or die by violence than members of the non-indigenous Connie Greyeyes. population. ALEISHA HENDRY PHOTO Holding an inquiry was a key pledge of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during last year’s federal election campaign. While originally
cheered by First Nations rights activists, the inquiry has come under fire over fears it will not adequately investigate police conduct. Connie Greyeyes, a Fort St. John campaigner for missing and murdered women, said she’s hopeful the inquiry’s findings will make indigenous women safer. “On the one hand it’s ‘Oh my God, they’re actually going to do this inquiry,’” she said. “And on the other hand, is it actually going to do anything?” Continued A2
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Then & Now ...................2 Local News ....................2 Weather ..........................2 Local News ....................3 Kikatinaw Fall Fair! ......4 Opinion ...................... 8/9 Sports ...........................17
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Greyeyes said she knows of 14 women from the Peace Region who have gone missing or been murdered. For years, she has attended vigils with Sisters in Spirit in Ottawa to highlight the problem in Northeast B.C. An RCMP report released in 2014 found 1,186 indigenous women had been murdered or gone missing across Canada in a 30-year span, including along the Highway of Tears in North Central B.C. Stephen Harper’s Conservative Government resisted holding an inquiry, maintaining that the issue had received enough study. At a debate in Fort St. John last fall, Conservative MP Bob Zimmer said at least 42 studies had been done on missing and murdered
women. “If I thought an inquiry would save one life — one life — I absolutely would do it,” he said, adding “one of the major drivers of missing and murdered aboriginal women is lack of economic activity or, simply put, a lack of a job.” He said bringing economic activity to reserves was the best way to prevent women from falling into dangerous situations. One of the chief criticisms of the current inquiry is the commissioners’ inability to investigate police misconduct or compel law enforcement agencies to reopen cold cases. Since the terms of reference were released last week, the inquiry has also been criticized for not
adequately consulting with families. Greyeyes said she agreed with some of the criticisms, but remained hopeful. “How are you going to delve into some of these cases that families want reopened?” she asked. “Those are the kind of things families want answers for, and how much power are you giving these commissioners? Are you giving them enough power so they can really make a change for families? We don’t know.” The commission is expected to complete the inquiry by the end of 2018. The federal government has given the commission a budget of $53.86 million. reporter@dcdn.ca
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New restaurants continue to crop up in Dawson Creek despite slowdown Two of the latest restaurants to open up shop in Dawson Creek are Wendy’s and Jopapas Pizzeria. To the left, Jopoppas manager Emal Yousufy. Below (from left) General Manager John Puflett is assisted by employee Terry Smith (far right) in serving up a hot meal to one of the restaurants first 100 customers, Joe McLeod. Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce executive director Kathleen Connolly said there was probably two reasons so many restaurants were opening up in the city despite the economic down turn. “When industry puts folks into housing, they tend to eat out more rather than cook,” she said. “We are (also) a hub for Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge and other outlying areas — so when they come in they usually grab a bite to eat.” Jonny wakefield and Mike Carter PHotos
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Long-running Kiskatinaw fall fair celebrates farm life MIKE CARTER Staff Writer
Away from the noise and the hustle of the Dawson Creek Exhibition & Stampede now well under way, there is a much more low key event held a week in advance in the rural community of Sunset Prairie. The 76-year-old Kiskatinaw Fall Fair is a different atmosphere. The De Vuyst family from Rolla said they wouldn’t want to have it any other way. “You can let the kids be kids and roam around,” Mark De Vuyst said just after his daughter, Brook, and son, Elliot, finished competing in the goat show, the second to last event of the weekend. Eight-year-old Brook stood next to him clutching her first prize ribbon as she flashed a toothy grin. It’s her third year competing in the goat show at the Kiskatinaw Fair. She is confident in calling herself a veteran now. Her mom, Kristy, said the minute Brook’s goat, Iridessa was born Brook was attached. The two of them would play king of the castle on the hay stacks at the family’s small hobby farm. Mark says having pets has taught his kids respect for animals, and living on a hobby farm helping make cheese and butter with milk from the small herd of cattle means they know where the food in the grocery stores comes from. That sentiment was shared by another family at the fair, the Stark’s, whose daughter Talia also
shared a love for goats. Her goat Rey, nearly died after being abandoned by its mother. Talia nursed it back to health and now the two of them compete in Fall Fairs. Talia earned a first place finish in the second class at the goat show. Kole Casey is the judge who handed Talia and Brook their first place ribbons. A land use planner with the Peace River Regional District by day, Kole is a veteran of the local 4H club. He’s been involved
since he was six years old, he said, and its taught him a lot about life. “Responsibility is probably the biggest thing that I teach or that I have learned from working with animals,” he said. “Patience is another good one. They’re not always going to do what you want them to do so you have to be patient. It takes time and it takes work. That’s what these kids are learning here today.” dcreporter@dcdn.ca
Above, Judge Kole Casey tests the knowledge of three goat show competitors (from right to left) Brook De Vusyt, 8, Elliot De Vuyst, 6 and Ashley Hartnell at the Kiskatinaw Fall Fair August 6. Below, the annual fair is a chance for members of the local 4H club to show of the animals they’ve cared for, like these prize winning laying hens. MIKe CARTeR PHOTOs
Veresen Inc. selling power generation assets, to focus on midstream natural gas MIKE CARTER Staff Writer Veresen Inc. announced plans earlier this month to sell the
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entirety of its power generation business — roughly 14 per cent of its $4.5 billion asset base — in order to focus on midstream natural gas, according to a report in the Financial Post. The decision will have an impact the South Peace, where Veresen is a major midstream natural gas player. The company’s subsidiary Veresen Midstream, owns the Saturn natural gas plant near Groundbirch. It announced plans for a $930 million expansion of the
plant at the end of 2015. Additionally, Veresen Midstream announced it would build Western Canada’s largest gas plant in decades near Dawson Creek last October at an estimated cost of $860 million. It followed that up by with plans for another $715 million processing plant for a site south of Fort St. John. That’s a total investment of $2.5 billion in the Peace Region. “That’s more than 25 per cent of the largest public infrastructure project in the province’s history —
the Site C dam — just a half an hour outside Dawson Creek and you hear nothing about it,” Dawson Creek Mayor Dale Bumstead said. “When you see the kind of investment that companies like Veresen are making into the midstream (natural gas) processing, it’s an indicator of how big the Montney (shale basin) is in terms of potential. It’s a big-time impact on our community.” All of the company’s gas processing plants will make use of existing TransCanada NOVA Gas Transmission pipelines while also utilizing agreements with the Encana-led Cutbank Ridge Partnership. “When Veresen signed that deal with Encana, that was a big signal to me that they were serious about getting into the midstream processing business,” Bumstead said. Veresen Inc. CEO Don Althoff told shareholders and analysts on a conference call announcing second quarter results, that the company decided to sell its power generation facilities because it does not believe it will offer returns that can compete with its midstream natural gas assets.
The company owns 12 power generation assets across Canada, producing about 625 megawatts of energy. Veresen has plans to build a US $6 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on the Oregon coast. The Jordan Cove LNG project was denied approvals by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in March, citing lack of committed shippers. But in the weeks following that decision, it signed a 20-year sales agreement for 25 per cent of Jordan Cove’s proposed 6 million tonnes per year output with the world’s largest LNG buyer: JERA Co. Inc.; a joint venture of the Tokyo Electric Power Company and Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. Veresen has since moved for a re-hearing on the project from FERC and is still waiting for the regulator’s final decision. The export facility would be an outlet for natural gas produced in the B.C. Montney shale gas basin. Veresen Inc. was not available for comment before presstime. dcreporter@dcdn.ca
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Fall Fair organizers hoping for good year in tough economy
On Monday, the Dawson Creek Fair Ground was a hive of activity. Carpenters were busy cutting lumber for a new barn, while trucks rolled amusement park rides into place. Flower pots were hauled out of storage and placed along the midway, animals trundled off trucks from across Canada, and volunteers readied stables for new tenants. At the centre of it all was Dawson Creek Exhibition President Connie Patterson, her fingers crossed. “They’re working like hell,” Patterson said of the exhibition’s largely-volunteer workforce on Aug. 8. “They’re thinking ‘we’re never going to be ready for tomorrow,’ but I think we are. It always happens. We make it.” Patterson and other Fall Fair organizers are hoping for a good turnout despite the tough time for the local economy. The downturn in the oil and gas sector—a major rodeo sponsor—has hit agricultural fairs across Western Canada. Attendance at
the Calgary Stampede, the sport’s premier event, was at a 22-year low due to recession and rainy weather. Dawson Creek, for its part, appears to have weathered the storm better than other small town rodeos. According to Patterson, sponsorships were down around 21 per cent from last year’s total of $377,000, which was better than expected. Chuckwagon tarp sales—a major area —were down 26 per cent from last year—also not as much as feared. “We thought we were going to be (lower), but a lot of people stepped up to the plate,” she said. “We really need it. We need the people in the stands.” Patterson hopes a few new draws will drive attendance to the fair, which is in its 94th year. The fair will have one of its largest cattle exhibitions ever. Also featured is a team of six hulking percheron draft horses out of Saskatchewan (A barn for the team was under construction on Monday.) For the second year in a row, the exhibition is opening with a concert—this year with pop country act High Valley. A big test this year will be liquor sales.
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Patterson said Monday that organizers had a beer garden liquor licence approved for 1,000 people—down from their fire-rated capacity of 1,750. Beer sales will be important because “liquor sales are what put you over the top,” she said. More than anything, Patterson is hoping for good weather. “We’re hoping for no rain,” she said. The fair’s spillover effects on the local economy haven’t been studied in detail since 2005, but those numbers suggest a significant
impact. The Tourism Dawson Creek-commissioned report found the 2004 fair pumped $1.3 million into local businesses, based on interviews with 220 fairgoers on their spending habits. Around 17,700 people bought tickets to the fair that year. The Dawson Creek Exhibition runs August 9-14 at the Dawson Creek Fair Grounds. For more information visit dawsoncreekfair.com. The parade is August 12 at 10 a.m. reporter@dcdn.ca
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Mr. Terry Hagen comes to the area from St. Giles Presbyterian Church, Calgary, Alberta. Terry felt a call to ministry and has been active in various congregations in Canada and the United States. During that time, he, amongst other jobs, was the Educational Officer, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta. During this time, he felt a calling to the Ministry and thus embarked on the journey that leads us to this place today where he is being recognized as the Lay Missionary with special training for the Presbyterian Congregations of Fort St. John and Dawson Creek. Terry has a well-qualified resume that gives him the necessary
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JONNY WAKEFIELD Staff Writer Twenty-eight businesses received millions of dollars in direct award contracts during the early stages of Site C dam construction, according to documents obtained by the Dawson Creek Mirror through a freedom of information request. The businesses include Aboriginal-owned construction, reclamation and security firms; a non-profit conservation group; a major telecom and companies that have made campaign contributions to the B.C. Liberal party. The Mirror’s request, filed in April and released July 26, covered Jan. 1, 2014 to Feb. 29, 2016—from one year before the B.C. government’s approval of the $8.8 billion BC Hydro dam through the first seven months of construction. The project, which recently received new construction permits from the federal government, is controversial because it will flood around 83 kilometres of the Peace River Valley and impact the Treaty rights of area First Nations. Direct award contracts allow public agencies to select companies to carry out work without going through time-consuming tender processes. While tender policies differ depending on jurisdiction, the New West Partnership Trade Agreement between Canada’s western provinces mandates that any service contract greater than $75,000 should be issued through a open tender unless a public agency can prove an urgent or specialized need. BC Hydro has awarded around $3 billion in contracts through open public tenders. Integrity B.C. Executive Director Dermod Travis said frequent use of direct award raises questions of fairness. “If you do that too often in public procurement, what you say in effect (to other companies) is there’s really no point in bidding, because it’s a closed shop in British Columbia,” he said. “You want as many qualified bidders as possible, and it should show up in the contract awards.” Among the direct award recipients are Donald Fairbairn and Frank Margitan, who have been closely involved with other government infrastructure projects. Margitan, previously a civil engineer with Peter Kiewit Infrastructure, was paid $336,000
for “senior advisory services”— including reviewing BC Hydro’s Site C cost estimates. The contract was directly awarded due to a “need for critical expertise” and “increased project scope.” According to Margitan’s LinkedIn profile, he played a “significant role” in the Port Mann Highway 1 construction project, the Sea to Sky Highway and the Plutonic run-of-river power project. Fairbairn, meanwhile, was given a $157,500 contract for “due diligence” advising on Site C due to his “critical experience.” Fairbairn was previously a vice president with Terasen Gas and sat on the Capital Regional District Sewage Treatment Panel. Seven of the companies had made campaign contributions to the B.C. Liberal Party. The largest contract included on the list, valued at $900,000, went to Telus for mobile on site communications equipment. Travis said the list of direct award contracts gives the impression of a “cosy” network in B.C.’s infrastructure procurement system. “It becomes a bit too cozy when you see the same players, the same companies all invoicing the same client,” he said, “and potentially providing that client with advice that it wants to hear—maybe not the best advice.” The names of three firms were removed for legal reasons, while dollar amounts are similarly redacted on 11 contracts—all of them Aboriginal-owned companies. In a response letter to the Mirror’s freedom of information request, BC Hydro said disclosing dollar amounts on those contracts would harm its “financial or economic interests.” Several of the redactions are under review. Travis said BC Hydro should regularly release the results of direct award contracts—which is already done in Alberta and in B.C. at the ministry level. “When you have to go through the trouble of filing an access to information request to get this information, it causes the automatic assumption that you are trying to hide something,” he said. “When you’re routinely putting it out, that sort of suspicion is dissipated somewhat. You’re telling people you’ve got nothing to hide.” —See a full company database at dawsoncreekmirror.ca reporter@dcdn.ca
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BUSINESS BULLETIN: We start this week’s news chewing session with an item about Grande Prairie, Alberta. The Swan City was named by a leading business magazine as “Canada’s Best Place To Do Business”. That’s very impressive. And by the way - there was a waterlogged day last week when Grande Prairie would have been an excellent place to be in the business of selling boat rides. Downtown. WEATHER WOES: It was a weird week of weather all across Western Canada. An Air Canada plane was landing at Calgary when a violent hail storm forced it to suddenly divert to Lethbridge. Golf ball sized hail cracked the plane’s windshield. Here’s my question: Before golf balls were invented - what did people use to describe hail?? PHONE PHUN: A woman from Abbotsford, BC was a passenger in a small plane flying over Vancouver when she leaned out the window to take a picture of the city below - and dropped her phone from 2,500 feet. The phone was recovered and works just fine. Luckily, the woman had downloaded a parachute app. MOUNTAIN MEMO: For our next item we visit Norway. The
Norwegian government will give a mountain to its neighbour Finland to celebrate Finland’s 100th birthday. What a neat idea! Just one problem: How do you gift wrap a mountain? Seriously, Norway will move its border a short distance so a mountain will be inside Finland. Hey, it would be neat if Mexico moved its border a couple of miles - just to annoy Donald Trump. BETTY BULLETIN: In show business news, 94 year old Betty White will star in what’s described as “an action movie set in a retirement home”. Usually when a 94 year old in a retirement home says they had some “action” - it means their laxative kicked in. WATER WOE: Olympic swimmers were warned not to put their heads under water. That’s like telling a hurdler to run around the hurdles. That’s like telling a pole vaulter to avoid touching the pole. SOCCER SUCCESS: The Canadian women’s soccer team scored the fastest goal in Olympic history, 20 seconds into the game. Women’s soccer is actually more interesting than men’s soccer. The women get on with the game, while the men are constantly stopping to fake being injured. A lot of men do that with everything - not just soccer. DWIGHT NIGHT: It was
announced Dwight Yoakam will perform a show at Dawson Creek’s Encana Centre in October. Dwight is never seen without his big hat. That’s because under the hat, he’s bald on top. Dwight sings songs about how he lost his girl he lost his dog - he lost his truck. He does not sing about how he lost his hair. NAME GAME: According to an item on CBC, parents are naming their new babies after characters in the smartphone game Pokemon Go. Call me old fashioned - but I can remember a simpler time when parents named their kids after Mutant Ninja Turtles. RECALL REPORT: 5.4 million bottles of Liquid Plumbr have been recalled. Purchasers are being asked to return them to the store. That’s kind of weird. Why can’t they just pour it down a drain?? Actually, it’s childproof caps on the bottles that are defective. Let me tell you something: NOTHING in your house is childproof. Unless the little darlings are in straitjackets. But not childproof straitjackets. MEDICATION MEMO: There was report Ottawa wants to make labels on medication easier to read. This reminds me of the time my Grandpa bought a tonic at the drugstore. The label said: “If you have enough strength to open this bottle - you don’t need what’s inside”.
MATT’S MONEY: “Jason Bourne” was last week’s #1 movie across Canada. Matt Damon stars in the film, but he doesn’t say a lot. According to People Magazine, Matt was paid one million dollars per line. That is correct. Matt Damon’s fee for “Jason Bourne” works out at one million dollars for every time he speaks. Meanwhile - here at the newspaper - the editor pays me a $5 bonus for every column I write without badmouthing Justin Bieber. (Hey, there’s another five bucks!) chewsthenews@fastmail.com
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PETTIT Everything is energy. Energy is everywhere. Two revolutionary facts that could change the world. But alas, we seem stubbornly rooted in a 19th century mind set that ignores much of what we have learned over the last 100 years. Maybe its time to catch up with what science is teaching us. Maybe that will help us make better choices. EVERYTHING IS ENERGY It’s weird, but it’s true. Einstein proved it mathematically over a century ago, and then somebody used that math to build a bomb and bang! Yes, E really does equal MC squared! Energy (light and heat for instance) and mass (physical stuff) are just different forms of the same thing. Then it gets even stranger. Though it seems to us that space and time are very real, the rock-solid matrix in which we are thoroughly imbedded, such is not the case. Science has proven that both space and time are anything but fixed. Einstein joined them together into “spacetime” and then proved that they are relative to the motion of the observer. Speed up, and your time slows down while your space contracts, and visa versa. This isn’t just geeky math stuff, its practical knowledge we use every day. If some big brains didn’t understand this “time dilation” effect, many modern inventions just wouldn’t work. Like GPS. GPS satellites travel at 8,700
miles per hour, slowing down their on-board clocks relative to us Earth-bound mammals. Add them all up, and there are a total of six Einsteinian time distortion effects that must be accurately and continuously corrected, or our GPS navigational systems would be hopelessly inaccurate. This weird stuff is actually useful! QUANTUM STRANGENESS Now that we’re deeply into strangeness, the time has come to talk about the strangest thing of all – the magical world of quantum physics. Einstein used the new quantum mechanics (new then, old hat and thoroughly proven now) to explain how the photoelectric effect works, how solar panels turn sunlight directly into electricity. For that he received his one and only Nobel Prize. Quantum stuff gets weirder than weird though, because it strongly suggests that time and space don’t actually exist, except as concepts in our own minds. According to quantum physics, nothing exists until we experience it through our senses, and then only as a construct in our minds. We carry around time and space like turtles wear shells. Handy when figuring out where your socks are or when to meet Joe for lunch, but its all just stuff we make up with the raw material our senses supply. I type these words, my fingers touching the keyboard . . . or so I think. Science tells us that the atoms in my fingers and keyboard are 99.9 percent empty space. We don’t often think of a physical object as a vague wisp of energy, but that’s exactly what it is.
Everything that seems solid to us is barely there. Renewable energies like solar and wind are revolutionary because they throw away the old paradigm of “scarcity.” If energy falls freely from the sky and blows around us in the wind (which it does) and if we know how to harvest this free energy efficiently (and we do) then energy is everywhere, ready for use, not just in certain deposits that can be extracted, controlled, dispensed and sold. Unlike old-fashioned carbon fuels, renewables are cheap (and getting cheaper), widespread (they are scattered around, and everybody has some), abundant (there’s enough to power a thousand North America’s) and they last forever. Oh, and it’s the cleanest energy ever, too. Like relativity and quantum science, renewables are a major game changer, but before the game can change our minds have to change too. We need to accept and understand these revolutionary ideas because they open up new and better ways of understanding and doing things, and they are filled with amazing opportunities we have barely dreamed of. Its called getting up to speed and getting in touch with reality, no matter how strange and unusual they may seem. The sooner we do it, the better off we’ll all be. And that’s for real. Don Pettit, a resident of Dawson Creek, is a founding member of the Peace Energy Cooperative. He can be reached at dpettit@ pris.ca
Renewable energies like solar and wind are revolutionary because they are based on energy abundance, not scarcity. DON PETTIT PHOTO
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Dylan, our one and only grandson, is 16 months old and he is a runner. He moves so quickly that in an instant he can be out of sight.
An instant is equal to looking down at a text you just received, equal to stopping to tie your shoe, equal to taking a wee moment to go to the bathroom (door open while calling child’s name over and over again). This past weekend we went glamping to One Island Lake and, in an instant, Dylan would be at the water’s edge (or in it), running into a nearby campsite to visit the doggies (both large dogs), or heading towards the campfire. In an instant he could be scooping dog food into his mouth by the handful or saying “Taa Taa” while he hands you poison ivy or something equally nasty. At moments, there were four of us watching him and it still wasn’t enough to keep him from tumbling down a grassy embankment or seriously consider eating dog food.
Four of us with eight eyes focused on one small person! And yet, he still managed to tumble into the lake to “chase the ducks.” He moves so fast. This morning my back has an unfamiliar ache and my ample thighs feel like they have been forced to do squats over and over again. The unfamiliar ache in my back is unfamiliar because it is the toddler-chasing-baby ache muscle and I haven’t used that muscle (or frankly any other muscles) in a long time. Parenting is a young person’s game and as I lay in bed last night thinking about my son Matthew (Dylan’s Daddy) and how I can’t remember him running as fast as his son, but of course he must have run that fast. I can’t remember worrying every moment that in an instant he could be in danger, but
of course I must have. We have heard horror stories about toddlers falling into animal enclosures or gated pools or disappearing in an instant and wonder judgmentally, “How did that happen? Were they not watching the child? What kind of parents are they?” It happens because toddlers are fleet-footed ninjas who walk like drunken sailors, but can run like Usain Bolt. They might not be able to get a spoon full of food into their mouth consistently, but have fine motor skills capable of opening up Grandma’s purse. They can pivot on a dime and before you realize that they have changed direction and have the opportunity to turn to chase them, they are already near something dangerous. In an instant: a moment, a second, a heartbeat, the blink of
an eye. No more judgment here. This Grandma is fully aware that, for a time, the world must revolve around Dylan. That revolving world needs to be monitored for sharp pokey things, hot things, mean things and innocuous things that would not harm an adult, but in the hands of a child become deadly. When we are with a child we must be present. Not just a glance from time to time, but fully present. I needed the reminder this past weekend. This Grandma is going to put her running shoes on so she is prepared for next time. 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”.
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A boring summer is a good thing in the Search and Rescue world. But unfortunately, 2016 has been anything but slow for these unpaid professionals in the South Peace. The 35-member strong SAR team that serves the Dawson Creek area has so far responded to 12 call-outs this summer. And while some of those have resulted in stand-downs, the majority have not. That number is higher than the summer of 2015 when SAR crews in the South Peace responded to only five call-outs. The year before that, they were called upon just three times. If a particular season is going to be busy, it’s tough to know ahead of time said Jeremiah Smith, president of the South Peace SAR. So preparation is key. With that in mind, Smith chatted with the Dawson Creek Mirror about the squad’s longterm goals and how they are coming into focus. One is to find or possibly construct a building to store their command trailer and trucks, which are currently parked outside year-round. “That hampers our response time in the winter,” Smith said. “I have looked at a few buildings in town (and) spoken with real estate agents who have buildings for lease but really, being a charitable organization with limited funding as it is, trying to get support from building owners or businesses that might want to rent out a bay or an old shop is very challenging right now. “Just like a family grows where you need to go from a two bedroom to a five bedroom house… now we have this team that is growing and growing and we’re running out of room to store everything.” The building could also serve as a training area for the crew, Smith said, removing the cost of renting halls. Smith and other volunteers in the SAR group are now in the process of developing a business case for a new home base that they plan to bring forward to the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) in the near future. “Essentially, I would rather us own land and build our own building from scratch provided that it’s the most cost effective way to use our money,” Smith said. “But we’re (in the planning stages) now and putting it forward to the PRRD and the province.” In the short-term, Smith’s priority is to give his members more training. Membership in the group continues to grow, despite some having to move and find work
elsewhere during the economic slowdown. In this kind of an environment, training is a key part of what will make the SAR group sustainable moving forward. Particularly, Smith wants to get his members educated in swift water river rescues — something that the South Peace SAR currently has to call on their friends in the North Peace SAR to help out with. A recent commitment from the provincial government-funded B.C. Search and Rescue Association will give the South Peace SAR more than $35,000 in 2016 and 2017. It’s money that is earmarked for training. “(We’re) slowly growing over the years,” Smith said. “Between our teams in Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Fort St. John and Tumbler Ridge, we all work cohesively to provide the same service, in essence. But each team has its strengths over the other.” In total, the B.C. SAR Association gave $85,500 to be split among the South Peace, Tumbler Ridge and Chetwynd SAR teams. “Search and Rescue volunteers demonstrate a steadfast commitment to the safety of families and communities throughout this province,” Naomi Yamamoto, Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness said in a statement. “We will continue to support emergency responders and, in turn the overall safety of British Columbians.” Smith says he welcomes all the support that he can get for his group. “Our goal for the last number of years has been to increase our response capabilities,” Smith said. “This year specifically, we had a large boost to put towards our training budget. These are specialty training courses that require re-certification. Keeping up with this over time is more of a challenge than actually acquiring the training to begin with.” It’s just one of the struggles with running and maintaing a SAR team, he said. “It’s very challenging trying to juggle your everyday life and still run a volunteer organization like this,” Smith said. In recognition of just how tough the job is, the South Peace SAR group held a dinner and awards ceremony last month to honour its tenth year of existence. It was a chance to pay respect to some of the newer and long-standing members of the team “as an appreciation of being who they are and devoting so much of their own personal time as an unpaid professional coming here to help,” Smith said. dcreporter@dcdn.ca
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No one hurt after three-vehicle crash
MIKE CARTER Staff Writer There were no reported injuries after three vehicles were involved in a crash in Dawson Creek August 3. Traffic slowed to a crawl along the Alaska Highway in front of the Dawson Creek Golf & Country Club at around 9:50 a.m. One pick-up truck rear ended an SUV, while another pick-up ended up in the ditch on the opposite side of the road after swerving to
avoid contact. The Dawson Creek Fire Department, Emergency Medical Services and the RCMP responded to the scene to clean up, assess the damage and assist traffic flow. “There were no injures and no extrications,” firefighter Rob Huttema said. Emergency crews left the scene and traffic returned to normal at around 10:35 a.m. dcreporter@dcdn.ca
20 charged with fishing offences during B.C. Day CO blitz Batman, the younger brother of carrier Kaylee Regner helped deliver her Mirror paper route earlier this summer and stopped by the newspaper in the Batmobile to pick up his editions. ROB BROwn PHOTO
Conservation Officers seized dozens of fish and issued licence suspensions over the B.C. Day long weekend. suPPlied PHOTO JONNY WAKEFIELD Staff Writer
Conservation Officers seized a jet boat, 26 fish and issued 20 charges as part of an enforcement blitz over the B.C. Day long weekend. COs carried out patrols on the Peace River and roadside checks during the “multi-day outreach and enforcement operation,” the service announced in a release Aug. 5. “The operation focused on compliance with the Wildlife Act, Fisheries Act and the
Canada Shipping Act,” the service wrote. “CO’s patrolled by boat and also conducted a road check with the Invasive Mussels Defense program.” In all, officers issued 20 charges under the Wildlife Act, Fisheries Act, Firearms Act and Motor Vehicle Act. They issued another 41 warnings under those acts, and seized 26 fish that had been taken illegally. Officers also seized a jet boat and issued a 24-hour driver’s licence suspension. reporter@dcdn.ca
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Housing starts plummet in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John JONNY WAKEFIELD Staff Writer New housing construction plummeted in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek in the first two quarters of 2016, according to figures from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Dawson Creek had just three housing starts between January and the end of June, down from 37 during that period in 2015 and 165 in 2014. The declines in Fort St. John was similarly dramatic, going from 250 starts in the first half of 2015 to 68 this year. Housing starts going back to 1990 give some indication of earlier booms and busts in the region’s economy. Dawson Creek and Fort St. John crested in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Before that, both cities saw peaks in 2007, before the 2008 financial crisis, and 1999.
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Residential construction peaked in Dawson Creek in 2014 with 297 starts. Of those, 19 per cent were single family homes, 42 per cent were semi-detached homes, 14 per cent were row houses and a quarter were apartments. Fort St. John construction peaked the next year, with work beginning on 476 residential units. Row houses made up 37 per cent of that construction, followed by apartments (22 per cent), single family homes (21) and semidetached residences (20). Dawson Creek’s previous low was 1990, which recorded 14 housing starts. That means the city needs construction to begin on at least 11 housing projects between now and the end of the year to avoid a 25-year low in residential construction.
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The Pine River Gas plant was briefly shut down due to flooding. MIKE CARTER Staff Writer
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Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL) reported a 5 per cent dip in processed natural gas volumes in the second quarter of 2016 due to mid-June flooding in Northeastern B.C. Spectra Energy, who processes gas fracked at CNRL-owned wells in the Grizzly Valley for shipment to southern B.C. customers, said flooding exposed three pipelines leading to its Pine River Gas Plant Plant west of Chetwynd. Flow through these lines has been suspended until integrity and safety related inspections can be completed. As a result of the disruption, CNRL’s second quarter natural gas volumes fell to 1.69 billion cubic feet per day from the 1.79 billion cf/d in the first quarter. The loss of processing capacity also forced CNRL to cap wells that were producing about 176 million cubic feet per day. The Pine River plant was closed in the wake of the flooding. It has yet to reopen. At the time of the shut down, it was processing about 245 million cf/d of natural gas.
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“We are working diligently on our return-to-service plan for the impacted pipelines and the Pine River Gas Plant, but have no firm timelines at the moment,” Spectra Energy spokesperson Jesse Semko wrote in an email to the Dawson Creek Mirror. “Nothing will be returned to service until it is safe to do so.” More information on the plant’s re-start could be available next week, he said. Initially, Spectra said the impact of the flood on overall operations would be minimal as much of the gas had been rerouted. CNRL’s chief operating officer Tim McKay told shareholders on an August 4 conference call that the company is working with Spectra to reroute 50 million cf/d of the gas to avoid the suspended processing plant. Additionally, another 40 million cf/d is set to come back online in September. McKay said CNRL’s production capacity remained strong, despite the dip in volumes processed. He expects the plant to be producing 86 million cf/d by December. dcreporter@dcdn.ca
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Northeast unemployment at 8.8 per cent in July, down from high of 9.7 JONNY WAKEFIELD Staff Writer Northeast B.C. recorded an unemployment rate of 8.8 per cent last month—once again the highest in the province but lower than in previous months. In July 2015, the region’s unemployment rate sat at 6.4 per cent, with around 2,700 people unemployed. Now, there are 3,800 people without jobs, according to Statistics Canada’s monthly Labour Force Survey. The region’s jobless rate peaked in March at 9.7 per cent, meaning nearly one-in-ten members of the labour force were unemployed. Northeast B.C.’s unemployment rate was higher than other oil and
gas-producing regions last month, including Athabasca-Grande Prairie-Peace River (7.8 per cent). Employment statistics were not available for the Fort McMurray area due to wildfires earlier this summer. British Columbia recorded the lowest unemployment rate in the country at 5.6 per cent. The province added 85,000 jobs over the past 12 months—a Canada-leading increase of 3.7 per cent. Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent. At 8.6 per cent, Alberta saw its jobless highest rate since Sept. 1994 last month. reporter@dcdn.ca
The Peace Region has consistently had the highest unemployment rate in B.C. A year ago, the rate was too low for Statistics Canada to report, due to confidentiality reasons. JOnnY wAKeFIeLD PHOTO
Peace region court docket A weekly wrap of what happened in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John courts for the week ending Aug. 5. Courts in Chetwynd, Hudson’s Hope, Tumbler Ridge and Fort Nelson saw no cases up for disposition in the last week.
Dawson Creek • Douglas Joseph Grey (born 1970) was sentenced to 46 days in jail and handed $300 in victim surcharges for three counts breach of an undertaking or recognizance. • Edward Michael Hendricks (born 1973) was sentenced to five days in jail and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for one count, breach of probation related to a 2015 charge of disguising his face with intent to commit an offence. •Christopher Arthur Harding (born 1982) was sentenced to
46 days in jail and assessed $400 in victim surcharges two counts, breach of probation order and two counts breach of an undertaking or recognizance.
Fort St. John: • Steven Alan Mapletoft (born 1991) was given a conditional discharge, sentenced to one year of probation and handed a $100 victim surcharge for one count, possession of property obtained by crime. • Stephen William Zaklan (born 1989) was sentenced to one year of probation, after which he will serve a suspended sentence, and was handed a $100 victim surcharge after being found guilty of a lesser included charge of possession of stolen property under $5,000. The original charge was break and enter and commit an indictable offence. dcreporter@dcdn.ca
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Fort Nelson faces Fortis hike as town struggles with natural gas crash
JONNY WAKEFIELD Staff Writer Fort Nelson residents struggling with one of the worst natural gas downturns in a generation could soon have to pay more for the gas that heats their homes. FortisBC is seeking to increase natural gas delivery charges for Fort Nelson customers by just under 7 per cent over each of the next two years, according to an application filed with the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC). In the application, FortisBC says it needs to hike delivery charges to make up for a revenue shortfall brought on by a decrease in demand for natural gas. FortisBC spokesperson Michael Allison said the increases amount to $33 and $35 a year between 2017 and 2018. Tannis Braithwaite, executive director of the BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre, pegged the hikes at around $59 and $35 over the next two years. The proposed increase comes at a time when hundreds have been laid off from Fort Nelson’s natural gas fields, as the industry scales back
Fort Nelson residents could soon face a hike in their natural gas bills as the town reels from low natural gas prices. Fort nelson Chamber oF CommerCe Photo
drilling due to low prices and market uncertainty. Kristi Leer, spokesperson for the industry advocacy group Fort Nelson for LNG, said many in the community of 3,900 are already struggling to pay their bills. “The increases will hit my home for sure, and the gas bills are already high,” she said. Breadwinners in many families have been forced
to find work elsewhere, while continuing to pay mortgages and bills on unsellable homes in Fort Nelson, she added. “People aren’t able to afford anything, and they’re stuck here. There’s nothing for them to do and there’s nowhere for them to go.” According to the BCUC filing, FortisBC is expecting a revenue shortfall of $103,000 beginning in 2017. The main driver has been
decreased demand from commercial customers as well as capital costs. Fort Nelson is the only jurisdiction in B.C. to have its own FortisBC service area, and has traditionally had lower natural gas rates than the rest of the province because it is closer to gas reserves. It also has an older transmission system which has already been paid off. Braithwaite said that while
$103,000 isn’t very much for a major utility, consumers would feel the back-to-back increases. “It is significant,” said Braithwaite, whose organization will represent low income people and seniors during the BCUC hearings. “It’s significantly higher than inflation.” “One saving grace, but not so much for people in Fort Nelson, is the low commodity prices,” she added. “I think people haven’t realized how much the delivery charges are going up because the price of natural gas is going down. When you combine those two elements on your bill, the change to your bill is not that significant.” But if natural gas prices climb, “people are going to be seeing huge bills,” she said. Allison said FortisBC only looks at rate increases as a last resort. “We are sensitive to the challenges customers face with rising energy costs, so we do work hard to minimize any increases,” he said. “We definitely don’t take them lightly.” The BCUC is expected to hold hearings on the proposal through September. If approved, the increased delivery rates would go into effect in January 2017. reporter@dcdn.ca
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Woodward and Evan’s Light
Quick trivia question: who invented the light bulb? The commonly accepted answer, of course, is Thomas Edison, but that may not be as accurate as you think. The flickering glow of candles and oil lamps is perfect for a romantic dinner, but loses much of its charm when you’re forced to work, read and travel in dimly lit conditions—or wait until sunrise. So it’s no surprise that during the 19th century the idea of creating light with electricity was quite popular, both with the scientific community and enthusiastic hobbyists. Among these backyard scientists who dreamed of an electrical light source were two Canadian neighbours, medical student Henry Woodward and hotel doorman Matthew Evans. Woodward and Evans, who spent their spare time together tinkering and testing scientific theories, started working on the elusive incandescent light bulb in the early 1870s. After months of trial and error, they finally created a working prototype: Woodward and Evans’ Electric Light was born. The device was patented in Canada in 1874, and in the US two years later. Patent in hand, the Toronto-based inventors set off in search of financing. At first, the future seemed bright for Woodward and Evans’ Electric Light, but the tide quickly turned. Public opinion went so far as to criticize the pair for having created a “useless invention,” which scared off once-enthusiastic investors. The project lost attention, and seemed on its way to being forgotten entirely. That’s when Thomas Edison enters the story. Having failed his own attempt to patent an electric bulb in the late 1870s, Edison saw an opportunity and purchased the American patent for Woodward and Evans’ Electric light in 1879, and its Canadian version in 1885. The rest, as they say, is history. After selling their patents to Edison, Henry Woodward and Matthew Edwards faded into obscurity, living out the rest of their lives with very little recognition from the scientific field. But while Edison may have stolen the spotlight, that very spotlight may never have existed if it weren’t for the cleverness and vision of two bright Canadian friends.
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CANADA’S COLOMBIAN COMMUNITY According to the 2011 National Household Study, more than 150,000 Canadians claim full or partial Colombian ancestry. They’re part of one of the fastest-growing groups of Latin American heritage in Canada, residing mostly in Ontario and Quebec. Like most Latin American groups, Colombian immigrants started arriving in Canada during the late 20th century. They were often fleeing violence and political unrest at home, and turned to Canada’s free and welcoming society for a new beginning. They quickly formed strong communities on Canadian soil while keeping their Colombian traditions alive. In popular culture, keep an eye out for Toronto-based signer Jessie Reyes, a proud Colombian-Canadian who’s on her way to stardom. Filmmaker Pablo Alvarez-Mesa was born in Medellin, Colombia, before moving to Vancouver to study film production. His works are inspired by his life in Colombia and have been featured at several international film festivals. He recently released his first feature-length documentary, Nuestro Monte Luna. A growing Colombian community means more Colombian food available in Canada, which is definitely good news for foodies! Must-try dishes include Pargo Rojo—red snapper served with crispy plantains—and Bandeja Paisa, made with beef, bacon, plantain, rice and beans.
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NOVA SCOTIA FLOWER: MAYFLOWER
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The mayflower (Epigaea repens) was made Nova Scotia’s provincial flower in 1901, but was already an emblem as far back as 1825. The flowers begin to bloom when the last snows of winter are still on the ground, and so are said to symbolise strength in the face of adversity.
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Sign of the times: Ritchie Bros. to sell 1,200-person work camp
The Blue Sky Lodge is divided into several complexes with three wings of living areas and 1,232 fully-furnished executive-style rooms. It’s located about 50 kilometres north east of Peace River, Alberta. supplied pHOTOs
MIKE CARTER Staff Writer The economic downturn burning northern Alberta and B.C., has been a boon for one company. Burnaby-based Ritchie Bros. auctioneers has set company records for sales since the downturn took
hold, as oilfield companies offload their now unneeded equipment. But the company’s latest item for sale is its largest ever: a lightly used 1,200-person work camp. The camp, called the Blue Sky Lodge, was built by ATCO in 2013 for the Shell-led Carmon Creek project which
was shelved in October 2015 as uncertainty loomed over the lack of infrastructure to move Canadian crude to global markets. The Blue Sky Lodge is divided into several complexes with three wings of living areas and 1,232 fullyfurnished executive-style rooms. It’s located about
50 kilometres north east of Peace River, Alberta. “In (our) 55+ years of business we’ve sold a lot of seriously big heavy equipment items,” a July 27 blog post on the company’s website states. “But nothing really comes close in sheer physical size to this unique asset.”
It’s about the size of a small town and includes a medical clinic, bar/lounge, gym, living areas, waste water treatment plant, backup generators, three external luggage storage containers, a security trailer and an electrified fence to go around the perimeter of the camp. There is also a fully-
equipped professional-grade kitchen and dining facility that can feed 1,200-plus residents in 1.5 hours. Ritchie Bros. is offering site inspections and inquiries about removal of the camp from its current location by request. The camp is being sold by private treaty. dcreporter@dcdn.ca
Power restored truck snaps pole, lines land on fence MIKE CARTER Staff Writer Power was restored to after a hydro pole was knocked on its side and lay across a fence surrounding an industrial area behind the
White Spot on 8th Street on Aug. 4. Emergency crews and BC Hydro responded to the scene at around 9:50 a.m. where they assessed the damage and secured an area around the fence, which had
become partially electrified. The pole landed on a storage trailer, causing extensive damage. At one point, nearly 3,000 customers in Dawson Creek were without power. BC Hydro crews were
able to reroute power around the downed pole. As of 11:30 a.m., that number was reduced to about 30 — mainly the businesses and residents in the immediate
surrounding area where the incident occurred. Details on how the incident occurred are unclear at this time, however officials on the scene said it was likely a
transport truck backed over the power pole’s guy-wire, causing it to snap and topple. dcreporter@dcdn.ca
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DC resident wins Victoria triathlon with personal best Patrick Howell won the longest-running triathlon in Canada
Patrick Howell, shortly after capturing first place in the B.C. sprint distance marathon championship. SUPPLIED PHOtO
MIKE CARTER Staff Writer Patrick Howell returned to his hometown of Victoria July 31 to swim, run and bike his way to first place in the B.C. Sprint Championship triathlon with a personal best time. It was the third run at the SelfTranscendence Triathlon for the
Dawson Creek resident, and it came with a little revenge. In taking home the top prize, Howell beat two of the competitors who bested him in 2015. “It was a nice mental victory, coming out on top of this one” he said. And to get a personal best as well? “Another sweet part of the race,” he said. Howell finished with a total time
of 1:01:57 in the Sprint Distance marathon, which is made up of a 750 metre swim, a 20 kilometre bike ride and a 5 kilometre run. From the starting gun, Howell and another racer, Brian Coote who placed 10th in the end, jumped out ahead of the pack. “After the swim, I was pretty close behind him,” Howell said. “At that point, I had to make a decision
to sprint ahead or pace myself.” As soon as he took off on the bike Howell started to open up a lead. Next up for Howell is the Kelowna Apple Triathlon, which serves as the B.C. Olympic size marathon championship. The race will be made up of a 1,500 metre swim, 40 kilometre bike ride and a 10 kilometre run.
In the meantime, he’ll take the next few weeks to train. Howell was transplanted to Dawson Creek a year ago, after he followed his Mile Zero City-born and bred wife here for work. The city now serves as his home and his training ground. dcreporter@dcdn.ca
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The first season after a five-year hiatus came to end August 4 for the Dawson Creek Dodgers. The boys in blue lost 8-2 to the County of Grande Prairie Brewers in Game 5 of a bestof-five playoff series Aug. 4 in Rycroft. Team spokesperson Jason Ginter said it was a disappointing way to end an otherwise successful season. “I would have liked to see our bats come out a little bit more than they did last night,” he said Aug. 5. “We stared out getting runners on base and we just weren’t able to cash them in early.” The Brewers threw out two of the Dodgers runners at home plate in early innings, setting the tone for what would be a dominating performance. “If they scored those two runs it could have been a completely different game,” the Brewers’ Kyle Bucknell said. “All in all it was a great series. We just finally got some gas and got the win.” Anders Carlstad started on the mound for the Dodgers. After pitching four solid innings, he ran into trouble in the fifth as the Brewers’ bats came alive. “We just kind of let it slip away after that,” Ginter said. “We were the underdogs going into the series and we showed that we could
compete and give them a run in five games.” Hopefully, he said, the team can carry on some momentum next year from what they were able to accomplish in 2016. But, they’ll be doing it without him. After this year, Ginter will be moving to Edmonton to take up a full-time job. He said there could also be a few other players on the current roster not returning next year. “People are just moving on with their lives,” Ginter said. “That’s the way it is in the Wheatbelt League. It’s a working man’s league and things change. But hopefully, (the Dodgers) can get some recruits next season and continue a good run.” Not facing Ginter on the mound will be something opposing teams can look forward to. “He is one of those guys you don’t really want to play against,” Bucknell said. After this series win, the Brewers will move on to play the Peace River Stampeders in the Wheatbelt League championship series. Grande Prairie beat the Stamps in all three of their regular season meetings, but Bucknell doesn’t expect that to be an indicator of things to come. “They were 1-8 to start the year and now they’re in the finals,” he said. “They have a lot of veterans and we’re a pretty young team but, I think we have the pitching depth to take them down.” dcreporter@dcdn.ca
Emperor’s Challenge the focus of socio-economic study MIKE CARTER Staff Writer Norwegian researcher Tor-Arne Gjersten has made Tumbler Ridge the Canadian focus of a study that will examine the role of civil society and sport tourism events in helping a community deal with a crisis. The tiny town of under 3,000 people lost a major industry in the years since 2012, as coal mines surrounding it were mothballed or went bankrupt. Housing prices dropped and so did its population — by about ten per cent between July 2014 and July 2015, according to BC Stats. However, there’s much more to Tumbler Ridge than its struggling mining industry. The community plays host to a yearly event called the Emperor’s Challenge half-marathon and recently had its many paleontological artifacts designated as a Global GeoPark by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Gjersten thinks there might be something to be discovered in Tumbler Ridge about how these kinds of regional events and local organizations play a role in helping the community rebound from a crisis. With that in mind, Gjersten conducted a study during the Emperor’s Challenge race weekend that will seek to quantify this hunch. “I think the solution to local problems lies in the region,” he told the Dawson Creek Mirror. “You see elsewhere in the world where you have a strong regional identity where communities work together they can more easily handle problems from the outside.” But, he cautions that tourism is often touted as a “hocus pocus solution to everything,” but, “It can cause environmental and social problems as well.” Participants of the race filled out a
questionnaire that checks in on the economic and other effects of the event for Tumbler Ridge. In addition, Gjersten interviewed three different groups from the community at large: the organizers of the event, residents who were not associated or taking part in the event and local government and administration. “This is to see the different opinions about the sporting event itself and the community impacts of it, but also relating… to the role of civil society in crisis management — in handling economic crisis caused by the closure of cornerstone industries.” The results will also be compiled into a larger study that will examine the impact of these events on communities in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. The study is carried out with an aim towards providing a basis for working with local and regional authorities in finding a solution. Some similarities are already appearing in towns that have faced economic crises across the country, he notes, like a lack of capacity in local government’s to deal with an economic shock. “Resource dependent communities are going to have lots of ups and downs,” Gjersten said. “It’s not the first crisis in Tumbler Ridge as in other communities, but the question is how have they learned from former crises? “It’s not that easy,” he added. “The crises are different each time. But in general, local government doesn’t have the knowledge or the capacity in (terms) of human and economic resources to quite deal with (it).” The advantage Tumbler Ridge has, which Gjersten has noted so far, is a very strong civil society with a lot of active organizations that are helping local governments. 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 Fundraiser BBQ to follow the ride.
Call us today for more information! Contact the Dawson Creek & District Hospital Foundation for more information. 250-784-7355
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Bear Creek Folk Festival this weekend Inaugural fest brings hot line-up to three stages Rob bRown Managing Editor k.d. lang, Corb Lund, Bruce Cockburn, Neko Case, Ashley MacIsaac, Tasman Jude and a host of other Canadian acts will make pilgrimage to Grande Prairie next week for the inaugural Break Creek Folk Fest and a host of other acts are slated to hit the inaugural folk event. “June 30 is indeed the last day for early bird tickets,” says Sarah Card with the Bear Creek Folk Festival. “We are featuring more than 30 provincial, national, and international touring artists in a wide range of genres, says Sarah Card with the Festival. Genres covered include country, Celtic, blues, gospel, Americana, bluegrass, world music, contemporary and traditional folk, rock , and many in between. With a diverse and high-calibre lineup, there will be something for
Bruce Cockburn, k.d. lang, Neko Case, Laura Viers and Adrian Nation, left, are just some of the names on the bill at Bear Creek this weekend. sUBMITTed PHoTos
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everyone to enjoy. Nightly mainstage performances will feature concerts by numerous great headliners, including case/lang/veirs, Corb Lund, Bahamas, Bruce Cockburn, Ashley MacIsaac, Ruthie Foster, and many more. During the day on Saturday and Sunday, there will be three simultaneously running stages featuring concerts and “sessions”. “The sessions bring artists on one stage at the same time, all performing in the round and collaborating with one other, often resulting in magical and spontaneous music moments that will never be recreated,” says Card. “The sessions are also a great opportunity to see these great artists, including most of the headlining artists, in an intimate, upclose and personal setting.” This is a very family-friendly event, with children under 12 entering free, and youth and senior discounts available. There will be a kids’ area on-site, with crafts, entertainment, and numerous activities. “All artists except the k.d. lang trio will be performing both a concert and at least one workshop,” says Card. Visit www.bearcreekfolkfest. org for more details.
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The 2016 art walk classes up downtown Dawson Creek ROB BROWN Managing Editor
If you are looking to walk around DC searching for local art, this is the story for you. The Dawson Creek 2016 Art Walk features all kinds of art from all walks of artists and runs for another month throughout the city. Artist Mary Mottishaw said the art walk program is nothing but a triple-positive to both area art lovers and artists. Mottishaw’s work, small notebooks with writings and imagery of her own interest, can be found on display at Faking Sanity. “The Art Walk is really is another venue for
artists, and the program inspires people to learn about art and explore their community a bit,” she says. The 2016 incarnation of the art walk boasts no less than 17 stops to learn about art and no less than 27 artisans. “It is a venue beyond your traditional gallery and perhaps it will introduce people to new businesses, and businesses to potential customers.” Kit Fast, curator with the Dawson Creek Art Gallery said the program has been going for about five years. “It is an easy sell each year to artists and area businesses,” he said. editor@dcdn.ca
Lemonade stand Saturday for St. Marks Food Bank On Aug. 13, a six-year-old will be selling lemonade at Pioneer Village Artisan Market for the St. Marks Food Bank. Alice Wheat will be on lemonade selling duty from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. Lemonade will be available by cash only or donation of a non-perishable food item. Young Alice’s goal is to fill a box of a truck for the St, Marks Food Bank. Her mother says
while Alice often runs a lemonade stand, this is the first time it is being hosted for charity by the six year old. “Alice understands she doesn’t get to keep the money, she heard about the call for help and offered to sell lemonade,” says Mom Emily Wheat. editor@dcdn.ca
Dawson Creek & District DC Ministerial Association
Contact: David Roch (250) 782-1947 E-mail: droch@pris.ca 11501 17th Street, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4P2
Alliance Church
Contact: (250) 782-3837 Web: http://www. dawsoncreekalliance.ca/ 9009 10 Street, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4T1
Bethel Pentecostal Church
Contact: Gordon Warriner 250-782-5885 Web: http://www.betheldc.ca 11501 17th Street, Dawson Creek
Dawson Creek Community Church
Contact: David Roch (250) 782-4745 Email : droch@pris.ca 1224 103 Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2G9
First Baptist Church
We are a Christian Church that serves our communities through providing opportunities to worship & pastoral care through representing the faith of Christ Jesus. Mens, womens, and childrens/youths programs are available. Call the number below for more info and for service times.
Contact: Terry Coe (250) 782-4792 Web: http://dcfirstbaptist.ca/ Email: firstbaptist@shawbiz. ca 1400 113 Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2Z2 Sundays 10:30am Winter hours Sundays 10:00am Summer
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Contact: Trevor Birak 250-784-8530 Email: Trevor.Birak@gmail. com
Pouce Coupe Community Church
Contact: Pastor Cory Lizotte 250-786-0160 Sunday Meetings 10:00 am
Salvation Army Church 250-782-4812 1436 104th Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC Church Service: Sundays 11:00 am
South Peace United Church
Contact: Maryilyn Carroll (250) 782-2636 Web: www.neonet.bc.ca/ unitedchurchdawsoncreek/ Spuc_Home.html Email: spuc@neonet.bc.ca 1300 104 Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2J6 Sunday Meetings 11:00 am
St James Presbyterian Church
(250) 782-4616 Email: stjtreas@pris.ca 1501-108 Ave., Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H8 Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m.
St Marks Anglican Church 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
The High Valley boys rocked the Dawson Creek Exhibition Tuesday night—the opening event of the Fall Fair which runs through Aug. 14. SUPPLIED PHOTO
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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The Briar Ridge Road Bridge south of Pouce Coupe is back open for transportation. Pouce Coupe Mayor Lorraine Michetti noted earlier this year the village office was getting complaints on the matter. “This is a provincial responsibility,” she said, noting Pouce Coupe and Dawson Creek fire departments had collaborated on a plan when the bridge was not open to traffic. The roB BroWn photo bridge was knocked out during flooding in June.
Torbin Boisvert, 2, takes a watergun shot at a stack of Dixie cups during the Dawson Creek Municipal Library’s Summer Reading program fun day. The theme was “the Great Barrier Reef,” which made for a fun day of water games. MiKe CArter photo
With one route already under construction, road work will shut down another route between Pouce Coupe and Dawson Creek next week. Carling Road will be shut down August 13 and 14 for repair work. roB BroWn photo
Emerson McInnis, took a break from the action to sit on a beach ball and watch during the Dawson Creek Municipal Library’s Summer Reading program fun day. MiKe CArter photo
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Crews were busy Aug. 8 chopping up sections of culvert at the destroyed 15th Street creek crossing. The culvert system on the road was overwhelmed and destroyed during flooding June 16. Pavlis Trucking employees cut the culverts into pieces and hauled them out of the creek bed with a crane. Jonny wakefield photoS
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st. mark’s Pancake Breakfast. Come watch the parade! 7 am to 11:30 am at 1029-103 Avenue.
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the gathering Come down to the Artisan Market at Pioneer Village from 8:30 am to 1:30pm. 1091 Alaska Hwy.
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sWeetWAter 905 Family Farm and ranch Festival ! Rolla.
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2016 Horseback Poker run. 10 am Arras. The Arras Pasture.
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10th Annual tupper Corn roast and music Festival. Tupper Hall.
mile 0 Quilters guilD TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS 7PM AT KPAC
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YogA in the PArk with mAggie! 9 am at Kin Park soccer field. Bring your own mat. Sponsored by Chopped Leaf.
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Obesity puts next generation at risk An estimated 1.6 million children are overweight (19.8%) or obese (11.7%) in Canada alone , 42 million overweight or obese infants and young children worldwide according to statistics from the Childhood Obesity Foundation - and these numbers continue to increase year after year. If these trends continue, by 2040, up to 70% of adults (aged 40 years) will be overweight and obese, says Dawson Creek Doctor Chris Neveling. “It’s known that overweight increases the risk of strokes, diabetes, heart disease and other illnesses,” he says. Obesity is also associated with a 25% to 50% increased risk of psychiatric disorders, mood or anxiety disorder and suicidality. Without intervention overweight and obese children are headed for
disaster. “Something must be done about it. We are putting the lives of the next generation at risk.” With more than 30 years of experience in the medical field, Dr. Neveling has seen it all. “Prescribing medications for diseases that could easily have been avoided had they not been overweight is not the right solution,” he says. “Our children look up to us parents and follow by our example. When parents take responsibility and learn more about the root cause of weight gain, they can give their child a second chance at a healthy, happy and prosperous life. That is exactly what Sherry Appel, local Dawson resident did. She says her 13 year old son was feeling down about himself
and his weight. “Thanks to Dr. Neveling’s diet we did together, he is now able to take responsibility for his own body. At the age of 13, he understands how to read food labels correctly and make right choices. He has dropped 23 pounds in about 10 weeks while eating a generous amount of whole foods that are healthy and filling. He has gained so much confidence, is happier and feels proud of himself.” Together with a team of international experts Dr. Neveling made a very unique discovery that he believes reveals the root cause of weight gain. Reversing or preventing obesity is much easier than trying to reverse the damages caused by heart failure or A.J. Knoblauch, 10, was next in line to take a shot during the Dawson Creek Municipal strokes. Library’s Summer Readng program fun day. The theme was “the Great Barrier Reef”. editor@dcdn.ca
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Young people bring their finest livestock to fairs. Unscramble the word below each kid to find out which animal he or she brought.
With a parent or other adult at home, look through the newspaper for the following: • Five things that have been invented since your adult partner turned 20
Farm families came to sell their goods and proudly display their best produce, stitchery, canned goods and animals. Fairs were also a place to hear speakers and music and get up and dance. People took turns at the midway games to show off their strength.
Baking Competitions Covered Wagons
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Members of 4-H clubs show the animals they have raised and compete for recognition. Popular animal competitions include sheep, pigs, calves and chickens as well as llamas. People play modern midway games and line up to go on roller coasters, Ferris wheels and other rides.
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Pictured above are items found at fairs over the years. In the circle on the left, write the names of items that could only be found at fairs 100 years ago. In the circle on the right, list things you could only find at a fair today. Where the two ovals overlap, write the names of items you could find at fairs today AND in the past. Can you think of things to add to each group?
Standards Link: History: Understand families and communities now and in the past.
Ask 10 or more people to pick their favorite part of the fair from among the following choices. Color in a box on the graph to show each person’s preference.
Use this graph to gather data about what’s in your newspaper. Comb the newspaper for pictures of or references to the items on the list. Color in a box for every picture or reference you find.
• Five things that are part of both your life today and your partner’s childhood life • Five things you think will look different or function differently in 20 years Standards Link: Spelling: Spell grade-level approriate words correctly
FAIRS TRADITION PRODUCE ANIMALS EXHIBITS MODERN MIDWAY FERRIS DANCE CLOCK RIDES TRADE HALLS TODAY LINE
Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. E X H I B I T S C E
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Look through the newspaper to find five events that might be held at a fair. Write a short story that includes all five events. Bring your story to a climatic ending on a triumphant note. Standards Link: Writing Applications: Use strategies to write for a variety of purposes.
Human Power Katie and Nathan played the Balloon Pop game on the fair’s midway. Katie popped odd-numbered balloons and Nathan popped the ones with even numbers. Add up each. Who got the highest score?
Make up questions about your completed graph. Then show the graph to a family member and ask your questions.
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Standards Link: Data: Organizes, displays, reads and interprets data.
With your partner, complete the VENN diagram below to compare your childhoods.
What can you do for entertainment that does not use electricity?
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Dear Annie: My daughter-in-law is telling people that she is cheating on my son and that they are so far in debt they should file for bankruptcy. The person she told came to me and told me this. I have been trying to figure out how to handle the situation. I feel as if I cannot just sit and do nothing. I thought I would go to my son and advise him to look into their finances and say nothing about the cheating. Now I am thinking about going to my daughter-in-law and saying to her, “I know about the affairs and your money troubles, and if you do not come clean and tell my son, I am going to.” As you can see, I am really upset and do not know what my next move should be. Please help me. -- Uneasy Mother-in-Law Dear Uneasy: Consider the source. Would your daughter-in-law really have confided such a dark secret in someone who was likely to go to you with it? Recall those games of telephone when you were younger. “My dad likes to play tennis” could easily become “The cat biked to the dentist.” It’s very possible something has been lost in translation here. Let your son and his wife know you’re there if they need to talk, but don’t confront them with shoddy accusations. It’s understandable that you’re protective of your son, but at the same time, there may be nothing to be protective of, and if you confronted them, you’d risk losing your son and daughter-in-law in one fell swoop. Keep your lips sealed. In real-life games of telephone, everyone loses. Dear Annie: My mother is in her 70s now and seems to be increasingly judging people solely on their looks. I love her dearly, and she has always been pretty bright, so I can’t fully understand her obsession with how everyone looks. She delights in mentioning who is fat, who looks old, etc., and it’s getting hard to be around her. Perhaps not so surprisingly, she herself has let herself go and is at such an unhealthy weight, she can barely walk, so the judging of others is
most likely coming from insecurities and the fact that she really dislikes the way she looks. But how do I tell her we don’t need to hear this nonstop judging? -- Son of Debbie Downer Dear Son: As the saying goes, when you point a finger at someone, there are three fingers pointing back at you. You’re right that her insecurities are probably the real motivation behind her making these cruel remarks. Rather than directly point out what she’s doing or let yourself snap back in anger, try building her up. The more positive she feels about herself the less negative she’ll feel about others. It’s taxing to be around someone who’s always in a sour mood, so be sure to take care of yourself and spend time socializing with plenty of other people so your perspective isn’t too warped. Negativity is contagious. Dear Annie: This is in response to “Stuck at a Crossroads,” the woman who is upset that her longterm boyfriend doesn’t want her to tag along across the country when he goes to live with his parents because his mom is sick. You should have added: Do you want to live with his parents and help change diapers, clean up after bathroom accidents and be on call night and day for taking one to the emergency room? It is not romantic, and that is why he said no to your moving there. He cannot be your boyfriend and be their son/caretaker right now. You would never see him. Caretakers seldom have time off. He does not need you to take care of or worry about right now. Just be understanding. That is all he needs. If you do this, you may get that marriage proposal. If you were to push for what you want, it might never come.
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November 20, 1967 – June 12, 2016 Grant Pratt, formerly of Dawson Creek, BC, passed away unexpectedly June 12 in Chilliwack, BC from undiagnosed lung cancer. He is predeceased by his son, Jesse and his grandparents, Norma and Harold Holloway. Grant is survived by his wife of 20 years, Angela, and his children; Quentin (2), Genevieve (5), and Emily (24); his parents, Ron and Joy Pratt; his sister, Corinna Wintersgill (Ken); nephews, Stuart and Noah; nieces, Paige, Katie (David) and Emily (Brettan); great-nephew, Jackson and greatnieces, Tara, Isabelle and Charlotte. Celebration of life was held June 18 at Grant’s Park in Abbotsford, BC. Donations in Grant’s memory, made to the Canadian Cancer Society, would be greatly appreciated.
SYKES, Mona L. November 19, 1935 − January 27, 2016 A Celebration of Life will be held for Mona Lee Sykes on August 27th, 2016 at One Island Lake, Lot 26 at 12PM BC time/1PM AB time. Mona left us peacefully, at the age of 80, on January 27, 2016, in Beaverlodge, AB. Daughter of Cecil and Teena Matheson, born in Ottawa, ON moved to Dawson Creek, BC, and then to Beaverlodge, AB. She leaves behind Phil Sykes, her husband of 58 years. Beloved mother of Phillip Jr., Ricky and Shelly and grandmother of six. Survived by sister Ann. Joining in Heaven: her mom and dad, sisters Olive, Ruth, Audrey, Margaret, and Connie, brother Bill, parents−in−law Max and Phyllis, brother−in−law Grant and many good friends. Condolences may be sent to: beaverlodge.beaverlodgefuneralservice.com Please join us to share your memories and stories of Mona
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