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October 9, 2015
New careers, old building
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Volunteer ‘burn out’ puts DC archives in jeopardy
South Peace Historical Society pushes council for full time archivist Jonny Wakefield
Volunteers are putting in around 110 hours a week at the archives, located in the baseVolunteer burn out is put- ment of the Calvin Kruk Centre, ting the long-term viability of which opened last fall. Dawson Creek’s archives in Caitlyn Triebel, a member doubt, members of the South of the historical society, told Peace Historical Society told council that an “extensive” city council Monday. project to digitize the archive's The group is pushing the city collection is taking its toll on to put up $50,000 for a full-time members. professional archivist to man“Quite frankly, a lot of peoage the society’s collection of ple are getting burnt out,” she books, newspapers, documents said Monday. and photographs. The group is asking council to consider a new fee-forservice in its 2016 budget for an archivist. Organic Food & More Delivered to Your Door. F r a n k Organics North is an organic produce buying Breault, anclub offering a variety of pre-selected organic other historiproduce box subscriptions and healthy additions. cal society Have an endless variety of farm fresh produce in m e m ber, your home, making meals more creative and told council healthy, and saving you money in the process . that Dawson Now Delivering to Dawson Creek Creek has beBi-Weekly come the de Check out our website and our local producers. facto centre Ph: 780-814-3327 for historical www.organicsnorth.com artifacts in ALASKA HIGHWAY NEWS
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has a curator who does some archival work, but not a fulltime trained archivist, Breault said. Faced with a deficit—known as the fiscal gap—it seems unlikely the current council would support a new annual expenditure of $50,000. However, Coun. Charlie Parslow noted that the city paid for a “first-rate” facility for the archives when it renovated the Kruk Centre. The new office has computers, workspace and a climatecontrolled room for historical documents. He said council should look at the books next year to see if money could be found. “We’re at a point where council needs to make a decision: do we wish to be a centre for archives?” he said. “Because we need to have this professional support.” Council will consider the request in 2016. reporter@dcdn.ca
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New careers, old building Mike Carter
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Stew Flinn stood with blueprints in hand, smiling as the lumber load arrived and was placed near an empty lot in Dawson Creek’s Walter Wright Pioneer Village. The president of the South Peace Historical Society was watching 14 students from Northern Lights College and their instructor getting busy, taping off where a new building foundation will be laid. Flinn is seeing his plan come to life. The college has partnered with the society and the Mile Zero Park to build a new complex for Pioneer Village that should be open this spring.
A replica bank, doctor’s office, newspaper building and hair salon will be built from the ground up by the school’s carpentry students—a unique chance for them to gain some hands-on experience. These students could go on to have long careers and yet never have a chance to build another building quite like this one. “It’s about the 1930s era, that’s what we’re heading for,” Flinn said. “We were very fortunate on the materials. We got a gentleman in Grande Prairie to make all the wood; shiplap lumber for drop siding, which was standard at the time.” In all, the building will only cost about $20,000 of the society’s own
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Local News PUBLIC NOTICE
BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION BRITISH COLUMBIA HYDRO AND POWER AUTHORITY 2015 RATE DESIGN APPLICATION
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On September 24, 2015, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) filed its 2015 Rate Design Application (RDA) with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission). The 2015 RDA is composed of a cost of service study and BC Hydro’s proposals regarding the default rate structures for serving all seven customer classes: residential, small general service, medium general service, large general service, irrigation, street lighting, and transmission.
Adult Drop-In Programs
Drop-In Volleyball (6:00-7:30 pm) and Soccer (7:30-9 pm) is scheduled on Thursday evenings for the fall season at O’Brien gymnasium (10512 13th Street). Fees are $4.50 (includes GST). Please note: minimum registration must be met to offer this program.
The 2015 RDA also includes proposed changes to standard charges in the electric tariff terms and conditions, including consideration of non-integrated areas rate design, optional rates, transmission extension policy, and distribution extension policy.
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HOW TO GET INVOLVED Persons wishing to actively participate in the proceeding must register as an intervener through the Commission’s website at www.bcuc.com or in writing by October 14, 2015. Registrants must identify the issues they intend to pursue and indicate the extent of their anticipated involvement in the review process. Interveners will each receive a copy of all non-confidential correspondence and filed documentation, and must provide an email address if available.
Tremblay After School Care has a few childcare spaces available. Full-time & part-time welcome! For more information, please contact Community Services at 250-784-3604
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Letters of comment may also be submitted. All submissions and/or correspondence received relating to the Application are provided to the panel and all participants in the proceeding. Submissions are placed on the public record and posted to the Commission’s website. By participating and/or providing comment on the Application, you agree that all submissions will be placed on the public record and posted on the Commission’s website.
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2015 Encana Female Hockey Jamboree
Date: October 30th – November 1st Time: TBA Location: Memorial Arena & O’Brien Gymnasium Ages: 7yrs + (Must have skating experience and full hockey gear) Fee: $85.00 after October 2nd $100.00 Description: This three day event is geared towards females already playing the game and those starting out (participants must be able to skate). The girls will be working on skill development, team work, and sportsmanship in a non-competitive environment. This is a great opportunity for girls to team build and most of all have fun!
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Did you know we offer a variety of Fitness Classes for all skill levels? Options include M/W mornings and T/TH mornings and evenings! Check it out: Aqua Yoga, Water Running, Hydrofit, River Rush, Baby Tug & Kick, Deep Water Lite and Deep Water Mix. Don’t delay – register now! If courses don’t meet minimum registration, they may be cancelled!
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Swim lessons begin October 5! Lesson options include M/W (9 days), T/TH (10 days), Sat (10 days). Register now – classes that don’t meet minimum registration may be cancelled. Adult beginner swim lessons and Parent & Tot classes are available, in addition to preschool and school age classes.
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New rules for taxis in the works Jonny Wakefield
ALASKA HIGHWAY NEWS
Cab operators would be required to standardize the appearance of their vehicles and could face new fines under a new bylaw before Dawson Creek city council. The city is considering an update to its taxi bylaw, after hearing concerns from a local operator about how nonstandard cabs were affecting business.
If adopted, cab companies in the city would be required to standardize the decals, colour and striping of their vehicles. The bylaw would also force companies to stop their meters after arriving at the destination “to accommodate unloading or handling of payment.” New fines for companies that fail to adhere to the rules are also being considered in the bylaw. reporter@dcdn.ca
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Mr. Rotary The late Walter Wright, joined Rotary in 1953. He became treasurer in 1954, and a year later was given the dual executive position as Secretary-treasurer. He held that position until 1962. Walter was president for the 1967-68 term, and served as District Governor for 1971-72. “Mr. Rotary,” as he is familiarly known, served his club and the community well. He was an alderman, a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Senior Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Historical Society. Among his community achievements was the establishing of the NAR Station as a museum and the founder of the Walter Wright Pioneer Village.
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Hadfield’s social experiment Mike Carter
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tarian and co-chair of the District 5370 Rotary Conference organizing committee. “He’s a very organized individual and he wants to make sure that we get our money’s worth.” Of course, Hadfield is used to having every minute detail planned ahead of time to avoid all possible error. After all, you don't want things going sideways when you're in space. So, when Hadfield began his presenta-
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Over the course of the next 60-orso minutes, the packed Encana Centre crowd was taken on a journey through space, and the colonel did not disappoint. Beyond the need for perfection, Hadfield harbours a passion for learning and exploration, and it's something he wants to share. During his stay as commander of the International Space Station from Dec. 21, 2012 to May 13, 2013, Hadfield carried out 130 experiments in 146 days, including a stretch that February when he and his crew conducted a record-setting 71 hours of research. Cont. on Page 15
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October is Obesity Month Fact: Obesity is a leading cause of pet ill-ness’ such as diabetes and arthritis. Fact: Obesity can also lead to a shortened life span
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Jacob Graham, 19, of Dawson Creek won a gold medal at the Fort St. John Oval last year in the Canada Winter Games and continued trending upward this weekend in Calgary with three personal best times.
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While last season’s ultimate goal for Jacob Graham may have been a Junior World Championship spot, the consolation prize wasn’t bad either. Graham came away from his homeice Canada Winter Games appearance last February with a gold medal in the 500m, a moment the 19-year-old Dawson Creek native still thinks about today. But life has to move on, and for Gra-
ham the new focus in 2015 is becoming the best athlete he can be, and that started in Calgary on the weekend with the 2015 Fall Classic at Calgary’s Olympic Oval, where Graham has been training this summer. He broke three personal bests: in the 500m (36.08), 1000m (1:11.61) and 1500m (1:55.06) and said it was a big accomplishment to start the season that way, but knows he can still go faster. “I wasn’t really expecting personal bests,” Graham said, before correcting himself. Cont. Page A11
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TOURISM NUMBERS HOLD STEADY: April Moi of the Northern B.C. Tourism Association delivered a talk at Tourism Dawson Creek's End of Summer Gala Monday evening. The Dawson Creek tourism office assisted 17,773 visitors as of Aug. 31—roughly in line with tourism numbers in 2014. 2011 saw the lowest number of visitors in the past five years, with less than 15,000 visitors, according to the office's latest quarterly report. The office is rolling out several initiatives to draw tourists to Dawson Creek.
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DC Sneak 'warms' up runners New careers, old buildings Byron Hackett
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It may have been a trial run for Zone Provincial Championships later this month, but the 50 plus athletes at the annual Dawson Creek Sneak were dealing with more than just a new course when they organized at the start line on Saturday. It was minus one and there was at least a few inches of snow on the ground at the Bear Mountain Nordic Ski Trials and although it seemed like it at times, skiing wasn’t on the agenda for the annual cross country event. “Considering the lovely conditions,” Dawson Creek Secondary School cross country coach Eric Wolf said with a cold chill in his voice and as much sarcasm as he cold muster. “It went quite well, we don’t usually have a big turnout for our elementary races which is not surprising, especially since our elementary series is going. Really good turnout from my team, and it’s the first race for Fort St. John and Tumbler Ridge students got a chance to come to…It’s great for them to get a chance to be on the course…this was a great experience.”
Wolf added that the conditions on the trails Saturday were less than ideal and in difficult weather, it’s all about preparation. “You plan your warm up and keep warm really…in these kind of conditions you just want to keep your body warm and stay warm as long as you can,” he said. “I love a good race like this every once in a while because it teaches them… now you need to wear gloves, you need to wear a hat, you need to bring these things so that’s more of the lesson.” The race was broken up into two categories, first 14 students ran 1.6 kilometres in the elementary category, with Emalee Chapple of Fort St. John coming out with the top time of seven minutes and 52 seconds. Drake Horseman was second with a time of 8:04 and John Garwah was third in 8:07. In the combined junior and senior high school race, in the 4.3km distance, Jordan Lundstrom had the top time of 16:36 and Ashley Wangler had the top female time in 20:07. Hannah Lundstrom was second in the Jr. high girls race with a time of 20:46 and Kenzie Chillcott from Dr. Kearney Middle School was third in 21:42. Adam Wangler of DCSS was the
second Jr. boy to finish in 17:06 and Dario Staples finished third in 17:07. Shauna Wangler was to top senior girl, finishing the 4.3km race in 20:19. Jaston Stockall was second with a time of 22:10 and Savanna Bice finished in 22:53. There was some confusion in the 6.3km race for the senior boys, as several ran more than the required distance and a few ran just short of the distance. Tyler McElderry from DCSS ended with the best time of 29:56. Chris Nelisson finished second in 32:37 and Branson Tufford had a time of 32:39. Overall, Wolf thought his team ran well and is in a good situation to finish the season strong. “I have a pretty good plan about what to expect to do [over the next three weeks],” he said. “They are working hard, their running form has really improved and they are getting faster… a bit harder workouts and get a bit more speed out of them. The girls are running quite well and as a team they are really cohesive together.” sports@ahnfsj.ca
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Cont. from A8 “In a way I was because this was the first time I’ve trained in Calgary for the whole summer and I was feeling a lot stronger. But in terms of skating technically well and touching race speed for the first time, I wasn’t sure how it would go so I was pretty excited... I think there’s still a lot (of time) to come off.” Graham topped his best ever time in the 500m by only .15 seconds, but was more than a second faster than his best time of 37 seconds in Fort St. John at the Canada Winter Games last year. In the 1000m he was also about a half second faster and he was more than a second better than his best 1500m time. Graham has been building on his success last season while training full-time at the Olympic Oval with the Canadian National Long Track team as part of the development/NextGen program, and it was that work he put in this summer that helped him achieve the early season positive results. “We did a lot of aerobic power through July and this month as well, August was kind of a volume block,” he said. “We’ve been training right up to this competition, training through it basically. I think we will taper off a bit before the World Cup Trials and hopefully skate faster at that meet.” That work helped Graham improve his biggest weakness: fitness. “One of my main weaknesses was just fitness and I’m in a group this year with a lot of the guys who are better at long distance and pretty strong guys so it feels good to be able to start to keep up with them a bit more or do as well as they do in practice, it’s pretty motivating. They push me to dig deep and get everything out of practice,” he said. The World Cup Selections will be the first true test for Graham, which get underway on Oct. 22 in Calgary. “For me, obviously I want to see how well I can do at the competition but I’m kind of just taking this year to put no pressure on myself to see where I rank compared to some of the older guys and have fun with it,” he said. “Right now it’s mostly just personal goals and times that I’d like to see and technical things in my races, like how I execute my races. I’d just like to tighten up those things and become a better athlete and racer overall.” Dawson Creek native Braden Clouthier, who is also in the program, broke a personal best of his own, racing a 3:57.33 in the 3000m. Clouthier was one of four skaters top their personal bests in that distance last weekend. sports@ahnfsj.ca
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Two Dawson Creek home invasions could be linked: police Two home invasions that took place in Dawson Creek last week are likely linked to the struggle for control of the city's drug trade, RCMP say. Police revealed on Monday that a home on the 900 block of 102 Avenue came under attack Sept. 22 when three men kicked in the door and gained entry. This came before multiple bullets were sprayed at a duplex on 119th Avenue early Friday morning as sev-
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Police did recover evidence from both scenes that will be sent away for forensic analysis. “It’s all part of the ongoing struggle for control of the drug trade,” Reinink added, saying it was related to the same "drug war" that involved an incident in Dawson Creek on Feb. 21 when a man was abducted while walking along 17 Street. The man was taken to the Radar Lake gravel pit where he was shot in the legs multiple times. Police are continuing their investigation into both home invasions. Although they believe the crimes to be gang related, police are not willing to publicize the names of the suspected
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Loretta Joy Moller, long-time resident of Dawson Creek, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, September 25, 2015. She attended school at the local elementary and high schools, and she completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work at UNBC. In addition to raising her family, she had a long, successful career in Dawson Creek. Throughout her life, she contributed passionately to the community health care centers and she is remembered and appreciated by both clients and colleagues. Loretta’s family was the heart of her life and she cared for them with unfailing attention. Her grandchildren became a special joy and she continued her caretaking with them. She was happiest when her home was filled with family and friends. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband Doug, sons Doug Jr. (Sandi), Craig (Ashley), and daughter Julie; grandchildren Gage, Rylynn, Sam, and Brendan; siblings Ed (Beth), Adina (Dennis), Anna, Sherry (Joel), Wendy (Nick), Rod, Peter (Helene); numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Loretta is predeceased by her parents Peter and Helen. She will be sadly missed by many. A service was held September 29, 2015 at the United Church in Dawson Creek. A special thank you to Dr. Jim Hargreaves, Julia Bowie, and Bergeron Funeral Services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jean C. Barber Lodge, 575 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4C3. Arrangements were entrusted to Bergeron Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd.
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Glenn McTavish, a lifelong resident of Dawson Creek, B.C. passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2015 in Dawson Creek at the age of 92 years. Glenn was born on August 17, 1923 in Cedarville, Ontario to parents Archie and Stella McTavish. Glenn was the oldest of eight children, followed by Howard, Murray, Shirley, Carson, Marnel, Mavis, and Lois. In 1942 Glenn and his dad Archie headed out to the Peace Country. West of Edmonton they met the Jeannotte boys and a lifelong friendship was born. In Dawson Creek they hauled supplies up the Alaska highway. By 1943 the rest of the family joined them and the Peace became their home. They left behind the Ontario McTavish clan and the Ireland family in Saskatchewan. However, the connection was never lost with these families. In 1945, Glenn married Eva Jeannotte. They had six children: Dale,Tiny, Butch, Lana, Pam and Glenna. Sadly, in 1958 Glenn’s wife Eva passed away. He later married Doris Nelson and her son Terry became part of the family. Many years later, Glenn was remarried to Denice and had a hobby farm at Farmington. Over Glenn’s lifetime he did many jobs, from trucking, working in sawmills, running a cat, farming at Goodlow and road construction. However, most of Glenn’s life was spent farming. Glenn was predeceased by his parents Archie and Stella, his siblings Howard, Murray and Carson, his sons Dale and Butch, his son-in-law Rick, and his wives Eva, Doris and Denice. Glenn is survived by his siblings: Shirley, Mavis, Marnel, Lois and their families, his sisters-in-law Maxine and Vernice, his children: Tiny (Wayne), Lana (Phil), Pam (Kent), Terry (Joan), and Glenna (Ron), daughters-in-law Yvette and Helen, his stepdaughter Laurie, his grandchildren and their spouses: Darren, Tanya, Lisa, Tracey, Troy, Curtis, Jason, Nicole, Mike, Liz, Jesse, Kaitlin, Garret, Emily Rose, Nicholas, Colton, and stepgrandson Devon, his great grandchildren: Cole, Jaden, Amanda, Tanicia, Danai, Megan, Dylan, Dawson, Braidon, Abigail, Laine, Chris, Abby, Clay, Aubrey, Olivia, Sydney, Cooper, Casey, Brodie and Kai, his great great grandson Hudson, along with numerous nieces, nephews, in-laws, extended families, and all who knew and loved him. A Memorial Service was held on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 2:00 PM at the South Peace United Church. Reverend Elizabeth Gillot officiated. Interment was held in the Dawson Creek City Cemetery. Friends further shared the day with Glenn’s family for tea at the Sudeten Hall in the Walter Wright Pioneer Village, Dawson Creek, B.C. For friends so wishing donations may be made in memory of Glenn to the Step Up N Ride Society 105-10419-10 Street, Dawson Creek , B.C. V1G 3T8. Special thanks to the staff at Rotary Manor Care Home. Very Respectfully Reynars Funeral Home & Crematorium • www.reynars.com
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Hadfield’s social experiment
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A16 - l - THE MIRROR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015
4th Annual Walk to Remember Little Lives October 18, 2015 6:00 pm Kin Park Ball Diamonds We come together each October to remember these lost children, and to support those members of our community that have had to experience such a loss. This community involvement is a chance to offer condolences, and to celebrate the miracle that is life around us.
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BeneďŹ t Dinner & Silent Auction An evening of great fun, delicious food, and wonderful company Join us at Chances Dawson Creek November 5th, 2015 at 6pm for an evening to remember
This evening boasts a delicious ďŹ ve course meal, along with an opportunity to bid on unique silent auctions items Tickets to this fundraising event are $50 each and are available by contacting the number below. All proceeds go to the Dawson Creek & District Hospital Foundation.
For more information contact: 250-784-7355 or email: dcdhfoundation@northernhealth.ca