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CHETWYND - RCMPcontinue to investigate afatal motor vehicle inci-dent that occurred on aforest service road in theSakunka Forest ServiceDistrict.

In the late afternoon ofNov. 7, the ChetwyndRCMP were called to thescene where a loggingtruck had rolled off theroadway and into a river,killing the driver. Thedriver of the truck waspinned under the cab in

the water and was unableto be saved.The logging company

and Chetwynd RCMPworked through thenight and remained onscene.Large equipment was

brought in to remove the

logs and truck in orderfor members to recoverthe driver from the water.The BC Coroner's

Service and WorkSafe BCcontinue to work withthe Chetwynd RCMP asthe investigation into thecrash continues.

Man dies in logging truck rollover

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Chetwynd’s oldest residentand Veteran Albert Flett,99, (centre) assists in lay-ing a wreath at Monday’s

Remembrance DayCeremonies at the Legionhall. See more, page 21.

Photo by Mike Carter

BY MIKE CARTERChetwynd Echo Reporter

–––––––––––––– WEST MOBERLY –

Provincial Minister ofAboriginal Relations andReconciliation JohnRustad made a visit lastmonth to the SaulteauFirst Nations to meet withChief and council.Peace River South MLA

Mike Bernier accompa-nied Minister Rustad on atour of the south peace,which also included meet-ings with mayor andcouncil of the District ofChetwynd and DawsonCreek.“At Saulteau, we had a

great meeting with Chiefand council and looked atthe joint project, thegreenhouse, they havewith West Moberly,”Bernier explained. The Twin Sisters Native

Plant nursery consists oftwo greenhouses that arepart of a programannounced by the provin-cial government last July.

The Native PlantPropagation program is aunique partnershipbetween the two FirstNations which focuses ongrowing stocks of plantspecies native to north-eastern BC, with the goalof using those plants toreclaim land which hasbeen altered by mining,

pipelines, wind farms,logging and other indus-trial activities.“It was great to show

that to the minister,”Bernier said. “Seeing itfirst hand, Minister Rustadhad some great commentsabout how we need to getthe message out now toindustry about the oppor-

tunities to collaborate withFirst Nations on projectslike that and the employ-ment opportunities thatare available.”The Twin Sisters nurs-

ery provides 14,000square feet of growingspace. About $147,000 forthe project came from theInvestment Agriculture

Foundation of BC, withcash contributions alsocoming from TeckResources Ltd. and WalterEnergy.From there, Minister

Rustad and MLA MikeBernier proceeded to visitwith mayor and council inChetwynd.“We want to make sure,

from a ministry side ofthings, the importance ofhaving relationshipsbetween the local FirstNations communities andthe local government [isknown],” Bernier com-mented. “[Chetwynd] has a great

relationship and they arealways looking to expandon it so that is alwaysgood to hear. My job asthe local MLA is to try tobring the ministersaround so the mayor andcouncil can meet themand talk about any chal-lenges they have.”The tour continued on

to Dawson Creek, wheremeetings were again held

with mayor and council.Bernier was appointed

chair of the SelectStanding Committee onAboriginal Affairs shortlyafter this past spring’selection.He says the committee

has not begun its workyet, but last months tourwith the minister gavehim a chance to kick startwhat he hopes will be agreat working relation-ship with the minister andwith First Nations aroundthe province. Before the committee

can move forward, someterms of reference to dic-tate a focus for the com-mittee must be developed. “It’s high level discus-

sion right now,” Berniersaid. “Once we actuallyhave our terms of refer-ence, the committeemoves forward. For now,it puts me just in the posi-tion where I have a greatworking relationship withthe minister just to bringideas forward.”

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–––––––––––––– OTTAWA – The Joint

Review Panel reviewingthe proposed Site C cleanenergy project near Fort St.John announced last weekthat the EnvironmentalImpact Statement, alongwith the additional infor-mation submitted by BCHydro contains sufficientinformation to proceed tothe public hearing phase.Public hearings will

begin in Fort St. John onDec. 9 and will be com-pleted in January 2014. The majority of the hear-

ings will be held in Fort St.John. But, the Joint ReviewPanel will hold one gener-al hearing session inChetwynd on Saturday,December 14, and twocommunity sessions inMoberly Lake Dec. 16 andSaulteau Dec. 17.In a letter addressed to

the director of environ-mental assessment for SiteC, Danielle Melchoir, JointReview Panel chair HarrySwain said that althoughthe panel determined thatBC Hydro’s amendedEnvironmental ImpactStatement (EIS) containedsufficient information tomove forward to a publichearing, the panel recog-nizes that there are stillseveral dissenting voices.

“The panel recognizesthat differences of viewsstill remain between BCHydro and other interest-ed parties on a number ofissues related to the envi-ronmental assessment ofthe project,” Swain wrote.“[We] anticipate that the

information generated aspart of the amended EISreview will be furtherdeveloped and clarifiedthrough the hearingprocess.”All hearing sessions are

open to members of thepublic who wish to attend.The primary purpose ofthe hearings are for theJoint Review Panel toreceive information itrequires to complete itsenvironmental assessment

of the project.The hearings will also

give BC Hydro, the public,Aboriginal groups andlocal governments anopportunity to presenttheir views in person tothe panel on the projectand its potential environ-mental, social, heritageand health effects.Hearings will be held in

Fort St. John, Hudson’sHope, Prince Gerge,Chetwynd, Dawson Creekand Peace River.General hearing ses-

sions, such as the onescheduled for Chetwyndon December 14, will pro-vide an opportunity forregistered participants topresent their overall viewson the project and its

potential effects.Community hearing ses-

sions, like those schedulein Moberly Lake andSaulteau on Dec. 16 and17, are held in selectedAboriginal communities toallow community mem-bers to express their viewsand present their informa-tion and issues to the panelin an informal setting.For all hearing sessions,

the Joint Review Panelinvites persons who wishto participate in the hear-ing to register as soon aspossible.For General and

Community sessions, par-ticipants may make an oralpresentation or file a writ-ten submission, or do both. Following the close of

the public hearing portionof the review, the panelwill submit its report tothe federal Minister of theEnvironment and theexecutive director of theBritish ColumbiaAssessment Office.To view the public hear-

ing schedule, the registra-tion form and the hearingprocedures, visitwww.eao.gov.bc.ca, refer-ence number 63919.All submissions

received will be consid-ered public and posted onthe online public reg-istries.To be added to the distri-

bution list and keptinformed of the activitiesrelating to the panelreview process, providecontact information to:S i t e C R e v i e w@ c e a a -acee.gc.caTo register, file a submis-

sion for the hearing ses-sions and schedule a pres-entation, contact eitherpanel co-managerCourtney Trevis or BrianMurphy at the contactinformation below.Courtney Trevis, Phone:

(Toll Free) 1-866-582-1884.Email: [email protected] Brian Murphy,Phone: 250-387-2402.

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Joint Review Panel for Proposed Site C Dam moves topublic hearing period; hearing scheduled for Chetwynd

An artist’s rendering of proposed Site C.

Chetwynd i s ac lose-kni t townand those who

l ive he re cons ide rmany f e l l ow re s i -dents l ike fami ly. Over the past five

years, Chetwynd’s popu-lation has increased andwe have welcomed alarge Filipino contingentinto our community.

This weekend, one ofthe world’s most viciousstorms barreled down onthe Phillipines take thelives of thousands. Thedeath toll in the centralPhilippine city ofTacloban alone couldreach 10,000 people ormore.Watching the coverage

my heart aches for thoserelatives and members ofour local Philipino com-munity that live herewho are now wonderingand searching for familymembers and friends.Typhoon Haiyan was

ruthless and has left mil-lions homeless withoutfood, shelter or freshwater. So how can

we help? Asa communitywe need torally togetherand offer oursupport. (Ifanyone hasany ideas,please con-tact us hereat the Echo.)Given the cost of ship-

ping supplies, the RedCross says cash is the

best way to help becausemoney would allow thePhilippines Red Cross to

i d e n t i f yneeded sup-plies andsource themmore cheap-ly. The reliefagency hada l r e a d yraised closeto $3 mil-lion indonat ions ,spokesman

Guy LePage said Mondayafternoon. Where else can you

donate? Canadians candonate through the RedCross viawww.redcross.ca anddesignate typhoonHaiyan. They can alsodonate $5 by texting redcross at 30333. Other ways to help are:

UNICEF Canada:www.unicef.ca/haiyanCARE Canada:www.care.ca OxfamCanada: www.oxfam.ca.The Canadian govern-

ment has pledged $5 mil-lion in relief and offeredto match Canadians'donations dollar for dol-

lar.If you're trying to reach

friends or relatives in thePhilippines, try these con-tacts: [email protected]

. [email protected]. Familylinks.icrc.org They may also contact

the emergency watch andresponse Centre at 1-800-387-3124 or [email protected] hearts go out to

those in our communityand around the worldwho are facing such dev-astation and pain.Please give.

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Will you donate to thePhillipines relief effort?

NOTABLYNOMI :)Naomi Larsen is Editor forthe Chetwynd Echo. Contact her at by phone at250.788.2246 or via [email protected]

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DO YOU THINKTORONTO MAYOR ROBFORD SHOULD RESIGN?

“Of course... who wantsa druggie in a position ofpower. This isn't someold hippie smoking a lit-tle homegrown, this is avery serious issue!”

- Becky

“Yes and banned fromever running again!”

- Janet

“Ah! The Emerald Citygot what it voted for. Assomeone once said;"Elect a clown, expect acircus.” - Doug

“Absolutely heshould.............I wonderif he will use the "I didnot inhale" defense”

- Tammy

“Sadly enough, he'sprobably the best candi-date they have!”

- Sheldon

“He should resign andbe sent away for a longtime!” - Brad

“Yes for sure punt his a--out the door and heshould be punished likeanyone else would be!!NO PENSION or SEVER-ANCE PAY from the gov-ernment!! Stupid A--!!”

- Lynette

“He's been lying about itfor so long he shouldresign on that fact alone.He was caught in the act

and lying about it. Notsomeone they shouldwant representing them.

- Joanna

“He may be the oldergenration to those intheir teensand 20's buthe still is a representa-tive of his city and a rolemodel. Him staying on isletting him spit in thepublic's eye and tout hisarrogance. Get rid ofhim, he's a criminal andhe's dangerous, peri-od.!” - Jessica

“As if we didnt haveenough to hassle toron-tonians about,he shouldresine in disgrace.”

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YOUR VIEWSFifteen dollars per resident could help with Phillipines typhoon reliefTo the Editor,I am writing, not as your

mayor this time, justshamelessly using myname recognition in sup-port of our significantPhilippino populationwho serve us with smilesand phenomenal namerecognition in grocerystores, restaurants, andother service outlets. I am sure many of them

are now under enormousstress and fear for theirfriends and families in

their storm-savagedhomeland. We need tosupport them in the onlyways possible: money andprayer – and perhaps afriendly shoulder to cryon.You need to be aware

that the government ofCanada will match equal-ly any donation toPhilippine relief that isgiven through a registeredcharity. If Chetwynd wereto collectively donate$100,000 in the next week,

that would quickly turninto $200,000 on theground in Cebu City orelsewhere in that wind-battered country.Can you imagine the

most powerful sustainedwind ever recorded? Ofcourse you can’t. Nor canI. Wind powerful enoughto shatter concrete build-ings and twist steel issomething we have neverexperienced in Chetwyndand hope to never experi-ence anywhere in this sad

world.How much does

$100,000 mean toChetwynd? How muchwould we miss it once it isgone to a better land? Justto save you the calcula-tion: it’s about $33.34 perperson for those livingwithin the boundaries ofChetwynd. If we includein the calculation thoseliving outside inChetwynd’s service area,the donation would aver-age about $15 per person.

That will buy you eightcups of coffee at you-know-where. That same$15 will buy the averagesmoker about 30 ciga-rettes of the premiumbrands which, I have beentold by a reliable source,are the brands most peo-ple buy – enough for oneday and maybe a littlemore of typical use.Please forgive me, folks.

I’m not trying to applyany pressure. I’m simplytrying to add a bit of per-

spective to someone else’spain. Lest we forget,here’s a bit of noise thatwill add perspective ofanother type: our ownnauseating Senate scandaland the PMO’s dubiousinvolvement. So pick your favourite

charity and act quicklybefore you forget. I’vealready helped you out abit on the averages.

Merlin NicholsChetwynd, BC

Fire themTo the Editor:I think all 4 senators;

Brazeau, Duffy, Wallin &Marc Harb shouldcharged. These well paid,educated people have noexcuse for stealing orlying about it. All othersenators & the prime min-ister's office should beaudited. The Senateshould be abolished & the100million$ saved peryear should go strictly tohousing the over 30,000homeless people inCanada and endingextreme poverty thatexists in this rich country. PS: Toronto Mayor Rob

Ford should be fired in thewake of his drug relatedscandal.

Liz Schulz Chetwynd

To the Editor:Peace River Region in

generates large revenuesfor the province of B.C. Itis concerning how little ofthat money goes back intothe community, particular-ly road maintenance for theregion. The Tumbler Ridge(highway 29), HartHighway-The Pine Passand Moberly lake (high-way 29) highways aresome of the worst in theprovince. When reviewingthe Drive BC road camerasfor the Chetwynd andTumbler Ridge areas theyhave the least maintainedroads when compared tothe rest of the province. Yet,the Peace River Region isone of the region's largestcontributors to the econo-my of British Columbia.

Surely, it is no fault ofCaribou Road Services,due to their budgetary con-straints supplied by theprovince. The Pine Passand Tumbler RidgeHighways are often in poorconditions. At best, thereare two tire tracks going ineither direction throughoutthe winter. There is a highaccident rate and coincid-ing injury/fatality rate.Why are the people ofNEBC driving the econo-my of British Columbia,but not reaping more bene-fits? How many lives will ittake for the province andthe municipality to allocatethe proper funding to pro-tect the people of theNortheast?

Cobi SzucsChetwynd B.C.

How many lives?

Community Foundation helps ChetwyndSecondary leadership group shine


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND - Students

in the ChetwyndSecondary SchoolLeadership group havetaken on a project todesign and create reflectorbadges that will be sold tothe general public.The plan is to promote

the visibility of bikers,

walkers and runnerswhile also helpingmotorists locate childrenwaiting for school busesin the increasingly dark-ening early morninghours.The CSS leadership

Group is getting helpfrom the ChetwyndCommunity Foundationfor the project in the formof a cheque for $250.

“The CommunityFoundation functions asan endowment,” MartiRainey, chair of the foun-dation said. “We havemoney that has beendonated to us that isinvested.”The foundation works

closely with many groupsto address local needs andopportunities from educa-tion, to children and

youth, arts and culture,the environment, poverty,sports and recreation andhousing.School District 59

Community ConnectionsProject Manager MarcieFofonoff said she hadapplied to the CommunityFoundation for the grantin the hopes of havinghigh school studentsinvolved in creatingreflector type badges.“We thought if we could

get the high school stu-dents involved in creatingthe reflectors, then theycan use Chetwynd themesor winter themes and pro-mote Chetwynd at thesame time while increas-ing safety for walkers andbikers,” she said. The idea came from the

Nordic country ofFinland, were pedestriansare required by law towear safety reflectors

when walking in darkconditions.“The cheque is to help

buy supplies for [makingthe badges],” Fofonoffadded. “What we wouldlike to see is that the CSSLeadership Group look ata little bit of a marketingscheme as well, so thatthey can be using the prof-it to sustain the programbut also [for other proj-ects].”Art teacher Andrea

Bradley thinks the pro-gram is a good idea. “It’s a good way to get

the school out there in thecommunity to promotesafety,” she said. “I willfocus probably more withmy senior kids in gettingthem to do the print mak-ing process for it they willdesign logos and do someof the process.”The designs will be hand

drawn by her students and

then carved out of piecesof linoleum to make astamp. The LeadershipGroup will help with themarketing, promotion andsales aspects.The overall goal of the

Leadership Group is to“improve the school, com-munity and environmentand have leaders amongstthe students. Rather thanjust teachers implement-ing everything, havingtheir peers do it,” Bradleyexplained.They meet every

Monday and do every-thing from planningschool fun days to raisingmoney for the Me to Wegroup in Vancouver andtheir drive to helpimprove education inter-nationally and easehunger locally.“Right now they are


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Marti Rainey of the Chetwynd Community Foundation, presents teacher AndreaBradley of the CSS Leadership group with a $250 cheque for the Reflector Badgeproject. Photo by Mike Carter

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The Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw # 909, 2009 section 5.13: Obstruction of Motor Vehicles No vehicle shall be left standing or parked: (i) in violation of this bylaw; (ii) in a position that causes it to interfere with firefighting; (iii) in a position that causes to interfere with the normal flow of traffic on a highway; or (iv) in a position that causes it to interfere with the construction, improvement, maintenance, alterations, extension, widening, marking, or repair of or snow removal from a highway.

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Volunteer Fire Department recentlywelcomed five new members to itsregular roster. Aaron Dale, Chris Rosen, Geoff

Roberts, Dick Bremner and CoryBarrett will be completing theirtraining over the next few weeksand will begin their volunteer serv-ice shortly thereafter. These five will be entering into an

organization that is steeped in thehistory of saving lives and propertywithin the fire protection boundaryof Chetwynd and its surroundingareas. In Canada, there are currently

127,000 such firefighters providingthis essential service in rural areas,according to firefightingincana-da.com.When a person expresses a desire

to join the department they mustlive within the fire protection areaas well as, complete a comprehen-sive physical, and have a criminalrecord check.

Before a person is voted in as afull time member, they have toattend at least three months of twohour a week practices, complete anorientation guide that familiarizesnew recruits with the routine tasksof a firefighter, complete their airbrake tests, and obtain classes threeand four drivers license endorse-ments including a drivers medicalexam. Chetwynd resident Chris Rosen

says joining the fire department isone way to give back to the commu-nity he has lived in for most of hislife.After attending post-secondary

school in Prince George for sevenyears, Rosen returned to Chetwyndwith his wife to be close to both oftheir families. Rosen could not bemore enthusiastic about lending ahelping hand in the communitywhere he was raised. “I moved to Chetwynd from

Dawson Creek when I was startinghigh school,” he said. “Chetwyndhas been my home for a good partof my life. I decided to become avolunteer firefighter because I had

some friends and family involvedand I thought it would be a greatway to meet some new people andlearn something new.”Rosen appreciates the cama-

raderie of the group, which was abig part of what he was looking forwhen he decided to join.“I was not big into volunteering

before, so this is pretty much myfirst time,” he explained. “Thedepartment is comprised of aclose group of guys with a lot ofexperience who are willing tooffer a hand.”For a person with limited experi-

ence, the hand off of knowledgebetween fellow firefighters isinvaluable. “I believe the job will be difficult

if there are major fires or severerescue calls to attend, but theywill be rewarding if we are able tosave a person’s life or property,”he said. “I am already enjoying the fire

department and working with theguys there. I think it is something Iwill continue to enjoy as I can getmore experience with it.”

Five new recruits join theChetwynd Fire Department

Aaron Dale and Chris Rosen at the Chetwynd fire hall. Photo by Mike Carter

BY NAOMI LARSENChetwynd Echo Editor––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – TheChetwynd CommunityArts Council held theirFirst Annual Arts Galaand Calendar in the Buff2014 launch Saturdayevening at the PomeroyInn and Suites.The evening - filled

with live music, a steakand shrimp dinner and ashowcase of local art –was standing room onlyas more than 120 guestsdonned in their best cock-tail dresses and suits min-gled with calendar mod-els and sipped boutiqueOkanagan wines.“The Gala was incredi-

ble,” CCAC VicePresident Julia Nelsonsaid. “From the amount ofartwork brought in for theshow, to the sold outcrowd, to the overwhelm-ing support for our

Calendar in the Buff 2014– I couldn't be moreproud to be part of theCCAC. As I stood beforethe full house, with myfellow directors at myside, I knew we had suc-ceeded in what we set outto do.“We all know now for

sure, that the Arts arealive and well in our com-munity.”CCAC President Brenda

Maisey concurred.“The work of local

Artists on display wasastounding, we are fortu-nate for a small town tobe blessed with so manytalented people,” shesaid.Minutes prior to the

official unveiling, Nelsonhad the honour of intro-ducing this year’s mod-els. Models are: ScottParrish (January); JoAnn


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Chetwynd Community ArtsCouncil hosts sold out FallGala, Art Show and Calendarin the Buff 2014 Launch

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More than 120 people attended the Gala Saturday evening hosted by the CCAC. Above, the hot off the pressesCalendar gets a flip through. Bottom Emcee Trevor McManus gets into the spirit of the evening and attendeesenjoy the art show, fine wines and great steak.


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Lapierre (February); RebekahHallaert (March);The Cowgirls(April); Larsen Construction(May); Chainsaw carvers DaveLavoie, Paul Frenette and RyanCook (June); Shirley Weeks(July); Jessamyn Martin(August); Jen Slater(September); Ruth Hubereau(October); O.T. Hayes(November) and Julia Nelson(December);“Throughout this introduc-

tion from month to month,cheers, giggles were heard aswell as the shedding of heart-felt tears. Many of our models

surpassed a great obstacle toget here, and pose for our cal-endar. I am over the moonabout the great reception to ourcalendar project, and we cer-tainly plan to do it again.” “All in all it was an amazing

celebration of bringing ourcommunity together throughlive music, art and culture,”CCAC publicity director andcalendar photographer NaomiLarsen added. “This was thefirst year we hosted such ahuge event and after it’s suc-cess…it won’t be the last.”The CCAC also hosted a

silent auction of extra printsfrom each of the calendar

shoots raising approximately$1,300. The evening’s ticketsales also included a one-yearmembership to the CCAC.All money raises will go back

into the CCAC’s coffers forupcoming events includingnext year’s Gala.This year has been a busy and

adventurous one for the CCACas they launched four newPrograms/Events forChetwynd. They were:• Paint the Town Green dur-

ing BC Arts and Culture Week;a Creative and Fun Event to“Herald in the Spring” after thelong winter.• Art-in-the-Park for Canada

Day; Community signing ofOur Maple Leaf Flag• “Exploring Art” in partner-

ship with Chetwynd PublicLibrary Art for Kids Program.•Children’s Art will be show-

cased and produced intoChetwynd Christmas Cards“We continue to work with

and sponsor other arts initiativesin Chetwynd and area as is inour mission and mandate in ourConstitution,” Maisey said.Upcoming in 2014, the CCAC

is hoping to introduce moreevents including Summer“Arts-in-the-Park” with visualand performing artists, possi-bly in partnership with

Farmers Market.For more information check

out the Chetwynd CommunityArts Council facebook page oremail [email protected] you are a member, meet-

ings are held the fourthThursday of each month atMurray’s Pub. If you are not amember and would like to be,memberships are $5 and can bepurchased from any of theCCAC board members.This year’s Calendar in the

Buff 2014 which features 12 ofChetwynd’s finest are on salenow at the Chetwynd Echo andthe Chamber of Commerce.

Continued from page 8

Silent auction of photos raises approximately $1,300

Above left, members oflocal band Hillbilly Mafiaplay for the crowd. Abovecentre, Leah McQueendisplays the cover of thisyear’s calendar to thecrowd. Above right, theCCAC begin their eveningspeeches. Bottom left,Matt Bartlett and ChrisLarsen man the barbecue.Centre, guests peruse thesilent auction items andright, guests enjoy manylocal works of art on dis-play for the evening.

Photos by Jody Watson


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTThe World Famous

comes to Dawson Creek this weekendBY MIKE CARTER

Chetwynd Echo Reporter––––––––––––––

DAWSON CREEK – TheJersey Boys brought fansof Frankie Valli and theFour Seasons a musicalbiography. Now, OHWHAT A NIGHT! bringsthose fans a musical revueof the famous falsetto four-some. Songs like “Big Girls

Don’t Cry”, “Sherry Baby”,and “Walk Like A Man”will take you back to anincredible musical era ofthe past.The show, which began

in Vegas five years ago, hasenjoyed increasing popu-larity in the United Statesand all over the world, andit will now bring itsCanadian tour to DawsonCreek at the Encana EventsCentre, this SaturdayNovember 16.“The show started off

with four of us in LasVegas,” said writer, cre-ative consultant and castmember, George Solomon. “It was such a smash hit.

After the very first per-formance people startedbooking it and there weretoo many bookings for fourguys.”Solomon spoke to the

Chetwynd Echo from hishotel room in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania where he istouring with his fellowUnited States cast mem-bers.“There are now over 40

guys doing OH WHAT ANIGHT! all over theworld,” he explained. “It's

really turned into a greatsuccess and we all feel real-ly lucky.”Solomon was recognized

as a natural performerfrom an early age, whichlead to his involvement ina number of productionsbefore he caught the eye ofMotown Records founderBerry Gordy Jr. “He had a theory about

music,” Solomon said ofGordy Jr. “Every songshould be a little story,have a beginning middleand an end. It should com-municate something. AndFrankie Valli's songs cer-tainly do.”OH WHAT A NIGHT!

has a little bit for everyone.It’s a comedy show, it’s an

amazing display of vocalskill and the choreographyleaves the impression of ashow that is always on themove. “The guys are singing

and dancing live and peo-ple will say how can you

guys move like that andsing those harmonies? “We even do a few

moments just to make surepeople know that it’s notcanned. We take away themusic completely and youjust hear the four voices

with nothing else going onand those are always nicemoments in the show. Ithink my experience is justcome up with an eclecticshow that has a little bit ofsomething for everybodyin it. Just make people feelgood. I think OH WHAT ANIGHT! definitely accom-plishes that.”When not touring,

Solomon is a producer atMotown Records, nowowned by Universal, re-issuing and reformattingmemorable Motown boxsets. But, this show hasbeen his baby for the lastnumber of years.“I really don’t get tired of

these songs,” he remarked.“We have a cast that are a

very accomplished group.They've done a lot ofshows for many, manyyears and yet they alwayswalk off the stage aftersaying we never get tiredof singing these songs. Wereally love what we do andI think that shows to theaudience. That's a com-ment we get often.”Sometimes, the audience

gets a little carried away inthe moment and then, allbets are off.“The women sometimes

get carried away,”Solomon noted. “We'vehad moments where thegirls have really gotteninto it and, it's createdsome what could beembarrassing moments,”he said. “I've had a few instances

like that. I had a bigwomen actually get up,she threw herself on meand had me pinned downto the floor and she was inthe moment, she was lov-ing it.”Every night is a party he

said, and it’s not just theolder crowd that comesout to see the show. “We like when they

show that they recognizethe songs, we love theapplause, we love thecheering and every night itdoes turn into a party.”The show takes place

this Saturday, November16. Tickets are on sale nowat the Tiger Box Office Plusat the Encana EventsCentre, 1-877-339-TIXX(8499), or atwww.tigerboxofficeplus.ca

“...we love the applause, welove the cheering and every

night it does turn into aparty.”


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – What

started in 2006 as a groupto begin drafting a socialaction plan for the Districtof Chetwynd, has bal-looned into an invaluableresource for our communi-ty.The Sukunka Group,

Chetwynd’s social plan-ning society, has sincedeveloped that actionplan, which includes pro-grams to support food sus-tainability, housing, horti-cultural therapy, earlychildhood education andyouth initiatives among ahost of other items that fallthrough the cracks of othercommunity organizations.Now, the main problem

that faces the group is theyjust simply do not haveenough members to do allthe things they would liketo do. “We don’t want to take

on more than we can,” saidmember of the group KimSlack. “If we sit down andmeet and there is only halfa dozen of us there, we arenot going to try andchange the world. We arejust going to take on whatwe can.” The more members they

have, the more they cando, she added. “We are a citizen based

group,” co-founder Marcie

Fofonoff said. “We are dif-ferent from the communityservice providers becausewe are citizens coming for-ward to do those things.Our modus operandi isthat we never ever take onthe job that somebody elsewithin the community isdoing.” But that doesn’t stop

them from lending a help-ing hand. They offeredassistance to theChetwynd SeniorsHousing Society duringthe development ofSurerus Place, andengaged patients at theChetwynd GeneralHospital through thedevelopment of a healinggarden. That plays into their mis-

sion to increase food sus-tainability in the commu-nity, says Slack.“The healing garden was

also a part of our addic-tions piece so the idea wasthat gardening is a form oftherapy for mental addic-

tions,” she said. Food security is a huge

project for the group, whohas helped promote andestablish the ChetwyndCommunity Garden andthe rebirth ChetwyndFarmer’s Market.The group also offered a

course in horticulturaltherapy for the communi-ty.“That was well attended

when it ran,” Slack says.“Those are examples ofwhat comes out of [ourwork].”Fofonoff says the group

has also been able to helpthe local economy by cre-ating a few employmentpositions.

“In the end we've actu-ally supported quite a few

small employmentpieces,” she said. “Wehired a literacy actioncoordinator, and twoyoung women were hiredfor the youth in leader-ship. We supported theFamily Resource Cornerthat has gone on andevolved and now is underthe management of thelibrary. We of course havesupported the healing gar-den coordinator positionfor a lot of years until now.

There are just a lot of smallpieces of employment thatwe’ve been able to createfor people.”And with time, they

hope the group’s opera-tions can expand. “We are able to take on

what is outside the man-date of other groups youknow, if there is somethingthat doesn't quite fit in butthere is a known need,”Fofonoff said. Slack added, “the nice

thing I think about thewhole thing is, if you arenot interested in food secu-rity say but, you are inter-ested in early childhoodeducation there is alwayssomething for somebody,there is always differentareas and whatever youare passionate about youcan be a part of that.”The group is holding its

Annual General Meetingnext WednesdayNovember 20 from 5 – 6:00p.m. at the ChetwyndPublic Library’s multi-pur-pose room. Anyone inter-ested in joining the groupis encouraged to attend themeeting.

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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The

Chetwynd 3 NV MidgetGiants started their regu-lar season All PeaceHockey League (APHL)schedule with two gameson the road this pastweekend.The road swing began

Saturday night with a 5-4loss at the Coca ColaCentre in Grande Prairie,and ended in a 6-4 winSunday morning in PeaceRiver. Goalies Brice Vossler

and Reilly Elder-Cherrysplit each game, withElder-Cherry replacingVossler midway throughthe second period. The Grande Prairie

Knights opened thescoring Saturday, andfinished the first periodup 2-1 on the Giants,after assistant captain

Dayton Waldie in hissecond year with theteam, scored on a playthat was assisted byLiam Beattie andZachary Aird. The Knights carried a 3-

2 lead through 40 minutesof play. Grande Prairie’sTroy Rombolt scored first,while the Giant’s addedanother goal in the mid-dle frame from the stick ofZachary Aird, with anassist to Cameron Roland. Troy Rumbolt netted his

second of the game in thethird, followed by anothergoal from teammate ChrisGerber as the Knightsstretched their lead to 5-2,before Liam Beattie andKase Gansevles made it a5-4 game. Chetwynd pulled goalie

Reilly Elder-Cherry in thelast minute of play, in aneffort to tie the game butthey came up just short.Sunday’s game began at

11:00 a.m. at theGrimshaw Arena in PeaceRiver without BrodieWatson and DaytonWaldie, who both sufferedinjuries in the Saturdaygame versus GrandePrairie. Watson suffered a knee

injury, Waldie a shoulderinjury. The Black and Red

wasted no time in thisone, scoring four unan-swered goals from ColtonGolder, Reign Walker,Cameron Rolland andcaptain Cordell Llewellynbefore Peace River pickedup a late one from JosephSylvain with just :23 sec-onds remaining on theclock.After two periods, the

Giants had a command-ing 6-3 lead. The teamspicked up two goals each,Reign Walker and LiamBeattie scoring for theGiants.

Peace River added ashort handed marker at18:57 of the third period,but the come back endedthere as the Giantsworked out a 6-4 win,their first ever in Tier 1.The Chetwynd 3NV

Midget Giants are on theroad this weekendNovember 15, 16 and 17as the head to the PrinceGeorge Tier 2 MidgetCougars hockeyTournament.The Tier 1 Giants first

home game will be onNovember 22 versusDawson Creek at theChetwynd and DistrictRecreation Centre arena. After another string of

road games, the Giantswill return home inDecember for two gamesDec. 14 and 15.January 10, 11 and 12,

the Giants will host theChetwynd Midget Hometournament.

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Name: Brice Vossler Position: GoalieNumber: 1Height: 6’0Weight: 180lbsFavourite NHL Team:Chicago BlackhawksFavourite NHL Player:Carey PriceFavourite pre-gamemeal: Lasagna

Chetwynd 3 Nations Ventures Midget Giants goalie BriceVossler is our first player of the week for the 2013-14 season.Vossler split both games this past weekend with teammateReilly Elder-Cherry. The Midget Giants ended up 1-1 for theweekend road trip with a 5-4 loss against Grand Prairie onSaturday and a 6-4 win Sunday morning in Peace River.

Midget Giants split weekend roadtrip with a win and a loss

On Nov. 2 and 3 theChetwynd Lone StarSporting Goods Pee WeeGiants held their hometournament. Six teamsattended the tournament:Chetwynd Giants, Fort St.John AAA Safety Flyers,Clearview, TaylorTornados, MackenzieKnights and Fort NelsonBluebells. All the teamsplayed very well through-out the weekend, andended with our playofffinals being very intensewith a five round shootoutbetween Fort NelsonBluebells and theMackenzie Knights.Congratulations to FortNelson Bluebells for 1stPlace. Photo submitted

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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The

process has begun on theclosure of the Tate CreekElementary School inTomslake, 28 kilometressouth of Dawson Creeknear the Alberta border.

During a School District59 Board of Education inChetwynd Oct. 23, SchoolClosure Bylaw 2013-01was read twice. Before thebylaw is read for a thirdand final time, a 60-daypublic consultationprocess will begin.“After you start reading

bylaws, you actually acti-vate a process,”Superintendent KathySawchuk explained to theboard. “You have engaged the

process, you have a con-sultative period that youmust go through and at theend of that period, you

will make a decisionwhether or not you readfor a third time.”The engagement with

the community will givethe public the opportunityto provide any compellinginformation that wouldcause the board to changeits position on the school

closure. “After that period, if you

decide to close the school,you would read a thirdbylaw,” Sawchuk added.An unbiased consultant

will facilitate the consulta-tion process with the com-munity of Tomslake.The school district is

considering closing TateCreek Elementary becauseof a dwindling school pop-ulation and concernsabout the cost of continu-ing to operate the school.The current population

of the school is 19. It iscosting the Board ofEducation $16,750 per stu-dent. The allotment fromthe Ministry of Educationper student is $10,000.“With Tate Creek the

ratio at [the school] rightnow is one professional forevery 7.5 children and aswe know, that is not a sus-tainable circumstance,”Sawchuk said. District data shows that

over the course of the nextthree years, half of the cur-rent Tate CreekElementary populationwould be leaving thebuilding. The communityonly has one child who ispreschool age who will becoming into school in thenext two to three years.Despite a measure

enacted five years agothat would bring about areview of any schoolswith a population offewer than 40 students,the board has shied awayfrom closing schoolswherever possible.“It's not the first option,”

Sawchuk said. “However,given that the populationis not there and given thecost per student, I think{the Board of Education]are at the place where theyneed to make a decisionabout Tate Creek School.”The process behind the

motion for the school clo-sure was started inSeptember, and includedWayne Ezeard, trustee forPouce Coup and


Construction of the Dawson Creek/Chetwynd Area Transmission (DCAT) Project is beginning in mid-November. This project will help meet the rapidly increasing need for electricity in the South Peace region, largely due to oil and gas development.

You may notice increased construction vehicle traffic along Highway 97 and certain local roads. Any temporary lane closures will be well marked. Please obey the instructions of any traffic control personnel.

Work taking place this fall and winter includes:

which will be built approximately 19 km east of Chetwynd.

Structure installation, conductor stringing and substation construction will take place throughout 2014 and in early 2015. The project is scheduled for completion in mid-2015.

The DCAT project is a new 230 kilovolt, double circuit transmission line that will be installed between the new Sundance Substation and Dawson

Dawson Creek, will also be expanded. For more details on the project, please visit: bchydro.com/dcat.

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EDUCATIONClock ticks on Tate Creek School closure

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Site C Clean Energy ProjectJoint Review Panel

PUBLIC NOTICENovember 7, 2013 – The Joint Review Panel reviewing the proposed Site C Clean Energy Project in BritishColumbia announced today that the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) along with the additional informationsubmitted by the proponent BC Hydro contain sufDicient information to proceed to the public hearing. The publichearing will begin with an opening session in Fort St. John, B.C. on December 9, 2013 and will be completed inJanuary 2014.The Public HearingAll hearing sessions are open to members of the public wishing to observe the proceedings. The primary purposeof the hearing is for the Panel to receive the information it requires to complete its environmental assessment of theproject. The hearing will also give the proponent, the public, Aboriginal groups, and governments, an opportunityto present their views in person to the Panel on the project and its potential environmental, economic, social,heritage and health effects.The Panel will hold public hearing sessions in Fort St. John, Hudson’s Hope, Prince George, Chetwynd, Dawson Creekand Peace River as indicated in the preliminary schedule and as follows:

General hearing sessions will provide an opportunity for registered participants to present their overallviews on the project and its potential effects. The Dirst general session will be held in December 2013.Topic-Speci+ic hearing sessions will allow interested parties and experts who possess specializedknowledge to present technical information relevant to the environmental assessment of the project.The Dirst topic-speciDic session will be held in December 2013 and subsequent sessions in January 2014.Community hearing sessions will be held in selected Aboriginal communities to allow communitymembers to express their views and present their information and issues to the Panel in an informalsetting. The Dirst community session will be held in December 2013.

How to ParticipateThe Panel will conduct the hearing in accordance with its Public Hearing Procedures. For all hearing sessions, thePanel invites persons who wish to participate in the hearing, to register as soon as possible using the registrationform.For the General and Community sessions, participants may make an oral presentation or Dile a written submissionor both. At the Topic-SpeciDic sessions, oral presentations by Interested Parties must be accompanied by a writtensubmission.For all hearing sessions, any written submissions must be submitted to the Panel by November 25, 2013. ThePanel will soon provide a more detailed hearing schedule, including speciDic locations for the hearing sessions.To register, Dile a submission for the hearing sessions and schedule a presentation, contact either Panel Co-Manager:Brian Murphy, Panel Co-ManagerSite C Review Panel Secretariat2nd Floor, 836 Yates St.PO Box 9426Stn Prov GovtVictoria BC V8W 9V1Tel.: 250- 387-2402Email: [email protected] the close of the public hearing, the Panel will submit its report to the federal Minister of the Environmentand the Executive Director of the British Columbia Environmental Assessment OfDice.To view the preliminary Public Hearing Schedule, the registration form, the Hearing Procedures or the sufDiciencydetermination letter, consult the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca , referencenumber 63919, or the Electronic Project Information Centre at www.eao.gov.bc.ca . All submissions received will beconsidered public and posted on the online public registries.To be added to the distribution list and be kept informed of activities relating to the panel review process, providecontact information to: [email protected] .

Joint Review Panel for Proposed Site C Project - Notice of Hearing

Courtney Trevis, Panel Co-ManagerSite C Review Panel Secretariat160 Elgin Street, 22nd FloorOttawa ON K1A 0H3Tel.: 613-960-0286Toll free: 1-866-582-1884Fax: 613-957-0935Email: [email protected]

EDUCATION

Superintendent KathySawchuk meeting with theParental AdvisoryCommittee at Tate CreekElementary. Judy Clavier, trustee for

electoral area five, said

that should the schoolclose, there are options forbusing the students toother schools.“We have a viable alter-

native for the studentsthat they are easily, and ina timely manner, bused toanother school.”


Viable alternativefor students

starting their own initia-tive to start morningannouncements run bystudents as one of thethings they wanted toimprove the school with.”Chetwynd Community

Foundation directorDarren Shankel says theproject supports what hisorganization is all about. “I think it’s a great idea.

I would like to see a littlebit more of the plan tohow we are going to get itout there. It is obviouslygoing to take more thanwhat we're contributingbut yes, anything toreduce your chances ofgetting run over has got tobe a good idea.” His experience with the

Community Foundationsince it’s inception in2008 has been one oflegacy building for thecommunity he now callshis home. “It’s people that are not

just interested in thecommunity it is, peoplethat are totally boughtand sold that Chetwyndis the place to be,” he

said of the foundation.“The people that are

there definitely take thiscommunity seriouslyand have a lot of prideand that's one of thethings that we noticedcoming up north here.This is a way that I cansee, regardless of whomis on the board of direc-tors in twenty years, thisis long-term, it’s legacy.The CommunityFoundation will be aresource for theChetwynd communityforever.”The foundation’s goals

are firmly rooted in thespirit of communitybuilding.They have given

money to the District ofChetwynd in support ofa room to be speciallybuilt for hosting digni-taries in the new townhall building, to thelegion van and to thefarmer’s market.The foundation is fund-

ed in part by matching$2,500 grants from theDistrict of Chetwynd andthe Northern InitiativeDevelopment Trust.


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Long timemanagers of thePine Cone Innbid farewell to

the NorthBY MIKE CARTER

Chetwynd Echo Reporter––––––––––––––

CHETWYND - Afterimmigrating to BritishColumbia from the formernation of Czechoslovakia,Mike and Bozena Bajgermoved to Lone Prairiewhere they began ranch-ing.Shortly after settling and

transferring their ranchfrom Lone Prairie toGroundbirch, the couplebegan operating theChetwynd Truck Stop, andthen went on to take overas management at the PineCone Inn. Now, after 23 years in

the Chetwynd area, andtwelve years managing thePine Cone, the two aremoving south toVancouver Island to enjoytheir retirement.Noon on Nov. 1 was the

end of an era at the PineCone Inn and Suites. Allan MacDonald with

Brookwood PropertiesIncorporated, the owner ofthe Pine Cone Inn, saysthese two will be hard toreplace. “Mike and Bozena,

they’ve treated it like theirown and we are verygrateful,” he said. “Theyhave made it a lot easierfor the ‘straw boss’, suchas myself. All of our bestdecisions are when we'velistened to what they havebeen able to bring to thetable.”The relationship forged

between the owners andmanagers at the Pine Conehas a special feeling to it,and MacDonald hopesthat can continue as thehotel and the soon-to-be-completed restaurantmark a new phase for the

Chetwynd landmark.“They are very special

people to work for. Veryunderstanding,” MikeBajger said.“They give us more

friendship. It’s sometimesboss and employee, thiswas more a friendship,”his wife Bozena added. “It’s some strange feel-

ing. I say to my husband,you know, I don’t feel

nothing. I don’t know.Maybe my mind is stillhere and I think I go some-where and I will be back Idon’t know.”Customers and work

crews have come to knowBozena well as she runsthings from “mission con-trol” at the front deskoffice. “One of Bozena's quali-

ties is she is a people per-

son with the crews and shealways knew who the peo-ple were. I think from acompany perspective thatwas always interestingand it was good for busi-ness and I think it wasgood for Chetwynd,”Macdonald said. “Weknow she is going to bewatching over us fromafar. We're a little bit wor-ried about that."“Many years we don’t

have holiday,” Bozenaexplained. “They are going to start

to enjoy some of thosethings,” MacDonaldremarked. As a retirement gift,

Brookwood Propertiespurchased the couple anAlaskan cruise. “It was a dream and my

husband doesn’t want togo,” Bozena joked. “It’s his last assign-

ment,” Macdonald said.“Through the years theyhave been running theshow on our behalf to avery high standard thatwe've been very pleasedwith. This bonus gift is athank you for all of theirefforts. “Twelve years is a long

time in this industry. Thatis a hallmark of sorts andso we're proud of themand they work that they'vebeen able to do at the PineCone. And they've basical-ly paved the way for whatwe are going to be doingnext.”Mike Bajger hopes his

old boss will come visitsometime.“We are looking forward

to see them visit. So oneday when they will bedown we will see thosefaces and we will be veryhappy,” he said.

Boss books them AlaskanCruise as parting gift Left to right: Gary Vaale, Bozena, Mike, Allan outside of the Pine Cone Inn & Suites.

Photo byMike Carter

“They give us more friend-ship. Itʼs sometimes bossand employee, this was

more a friendship.”


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You might think itstrange that I, ateetotaller from

my youth up, would becommenting on theadvantages or disadvan-tages of selling beer andwine in grocery stores.(I could burden youwith what I really thinkof the merits or demer-its of the idea but Iresist as alcohol distri-bution is a provincial

matter.) You may have heard

that the government ofBritish Columbia, aftermuch persuasion, is con-sidering the concept andMinister Yap is assessingthe statements of thosewho have submitted theirpros or cons and is consid-ering his options.One of the options, it

seems to be the favouredoption at the moment, isto create within the gro-cery store a mini beer andwine store with its ownstaff, a store within astore. The option of sim-ply putting the booze onthe shelves with thetoasties and cheese crum-

bles does not seem to havesupport in the Ministry atthis time.The store within a store

model would also cap thenumber of outlets at thenumber of outlets existingat the time the new policygoes into effect. I amassuming that this meansthat a community withone beer and wine outletwould be entitled to onestore within a grocerystore. In the case of ourhome town, I interpret theinformation to mean thatChetwynd would be eligi-ble for two stores withintwo grocery stores.In addition to the prob-

lems I see embedded in

the whole scheme, I see anumber of issues thatshould be causing retail-ers to pay close attentionas the project unfolds. Forexample, if a retailerchooses not to opt for astore within a store, howwill the grocery traffic inthat store be affected?Will customers be attract-ed to the store with thebeer and wine outlet forthe convenience of one-stop shopping? Will exist-ing loyalties be main-tained in spite of the newattractions?Beer and wine outlets

have been available ingrocery stores in Britainand the United States for

many years and severaljurisdictions in Canadahave introduced one oranother model for distri-bution of alcohol throughgrocery stores. It mustwork for some communi-ties and I have no person-al stake in one model oranother. Since I am a tee-totaller you could proba-bly guess my need foranother outlet anywhere.My question to you that

I think you should beaddressing with theMinistry: Exactly howwill the new regulationsaffect my business if Ichoose not to participatein the store within a storescheme?

For grocery retailers stillhaving questions or con-cerns regarding the pro-posal, the best avenue forgetting the ear of govern-ment would be to speak toour MLA, Mike Bernier, asthe date for commentingdirectly has passed, and ifyou are just Citizen Peteror Citizen Mary the sameroute is open to you. Mr.Bernier has a betterchance than anyone elseto corner the Minister.

The Mayor’sReport

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OPINION

So how will the new regulations affect your business?

Disclaimer: The preceding isthe opinion of Mayor MerlinNichols and may or may notreflect the views and/or wish-es of council.

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REMEMBRANCE DAY 2013


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Residents, veterans, cadets and

RCMP officers took part in a day of Remembrance onMonday, with two ceremonies being held at the ceno-taph and the Royal Canadian Legion.The typically frosty Chetwynd November condi-

tions made for a quick ceremony outside, whereKorean War veteran Bob Shirley and the Chetwynd258 Royal Air Cadet Squadron laid wreaths at the baseof the cenotaph after a moment of silence was held tohonour the war dead.The skies opened up after a weekend of snowfall,

leaving sunny skies and a temperature of -2. Last year,the temperature was a chilly -10. The record low tem-perature for Remembrance Day in Chetwynd was -15,set in 2006.At the Royal Canadian Legion, it was standing room

only as the cadets marched in the colours before a two-minute silence took place at 11:00 a.m., marked on

each end by the playing of the last post.Pastor Bill Evans said a prayer, and reminded us that

it is important for us to remember what sacrifices weremade so that we could live a life of freedom.That freedom includes the right to choose what reli-

gion you would like to practice and the freedom tospeak your mind without prejudice. But, he said, thatfreedom should not be used for hatred towards ourfellow man. Without getting too political, Pastor Evans made

note of the recent cuts to veteran’s affairs officesthroughout the country made by the federal govern-ment.“When young men signed up to fight, the govern-

ment gave them a deal that they and their familieswould be taken care of.” That bond should not be bro-ken, he added. Dozens of wreaths were laid at the legion by local

businesses and community organizations. Following the ceremonies, free hot rum for those of

age and a hearty meal for all was served.

Chetwynd remembers the fallen

Chetwynd and District Hospital Administrator Karen Morash(centre) accepts a cheque for $2,430 from Chetwynd Tim Hortonowners Kris Toijonen and Nikki Poon. The money was raised dur-ing Timmy’s Smile Cookie promotion. Photo by Naomi Larsen

Students from the grade12 First Nations class atCSS invited Little PrairieElementary's leadershipteam to a special oraltelling event inside a tipi.Little Prairie's leadershipteam spent last yearresearching the story ofWest Moberly andSaulteau by bringing inguests and reading severalinterviews done over theyears by local FirstNations in this area. Theleadership team was hon-ored to be invited by theFirst Nations 12 class toread aloud what theylearned..

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On Oct. 31 the Little Giant Figure Skating Club dressed up for some spooky fun onthe ice. Pictured here are some of the Pre Canskate and Canskate Group with theircoach Heather Jewison and her program assistants and on ice helpers.

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Windrem Elementary's House Teams challenged each other in donating non-perish-able items to the Chetwynd food bank. House Team results: Moose- 48 items,Eagles- 77 items, Bears- 86 items, Wolves with 132 items. The students also held aschool dance where glow sticks were purchased. $268.75 was raised and also donat-ed to the food bank. The picture is of Windrem grade seven students presentingWendy Harris of the Chetwynd Food Bank with 343 non perishable items and acheque of $268.75. Photo submitted

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RCMP in Hudson’s Hopehave worked withConservation Officersfrom Chetwynd and FortSt. John in September andOctober over severalWildlife Act complaints inregards to poaching,detachment commanderJim Fenske says. “There have been several

complaints that we haveresponded to and securedevidence for,” Fenskewrote in a policing reportletter to Hudson’s Hopemayor and council. The RCMP could not

provide more details on

these poaching instanceswhile the matter is stillunder investigation.The report also notes

that RCMP in the townhad responded to twocomplaints of distressedpeople with firearms thisfall. “In both instances, mem-

bers of the Hudson’s HopeRCMP were able to ensurethat the people were takento see medical profession-als in Fort St. John to getthe help they needed,”Fenske added.These two items were

the focus of the detach-ment’s fall policing reportshowing that the RCMPresponded to 38 calls forservice in September and

36 in October. The report is meant to

give mayor and council anidea of what kind of inci-dents the RCMP hasresponded to in the com-munity, and are providedevery two months. Other items in the report

show the Hudson’s HopeRCMP detachment hasbeen approved for twobrand new snowmobiles. Fenske says the detach-

ment plans to be moreproactive in snowmobilepatrols this winter. Tthe report indicated

that the detachment is fac-ing some staffing issues.

“The process for the hir-ing of a new detachmentclerk is still ongoing,”Fenske wrote. “I am nothappy with the pace of theprocess and I haveengaged the assistance ofmy Advisory non-commis-sion officer in an effort tospeed things along.”The detachment, minus

a clerk, is operating at fullstrength. Fenske noted that he

would be soon moving onfrom the community afterreceiving a promotion toSergeant. “I am not exactly sure

when my transfer will takeplace, we will be gone byspring for sure, but I willensure that adequateresources are in place forHudson’s Hope prior tomy departure. I have hadseveral inquiries by expe-rienced corporals whowish to relocate to thiscommunity and take com-mand of the detachment.”

24 Chetwy nd EchoFriday, November 15, 2013

Land Act:

Notice of Intention to Apply

for a Disposition of

Crown LandTake notice that Enerfin Developments British

Columbia Ltd., of Montreal, Quebec, has made an

application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and

Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), Peace

Region, for a Investigative Licence of Occupation for

wind power purposes covering approximately 4639

hectares situated on Provincial Crown land in the

vicinity of Mt. Morfee, Peace River District.

The Lands File Number that has been

established for this project is 8015670. Written

comments concerning this application should be

directed to Wendi Knott, Land Officer at 9000 -

17th Street, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4A4, (250)

784-1271. Comments will be received by

FrontCounter BC until, December 13, 2013.

FLNR may not be able to consider comments

received after this date. Please visit our

Applications and Reasons for Decision website

at

www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/inde

x.jsp for more information.

Be advised that any response to this notice will

be provided to the public upon request.

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directed to Annette Bailey, Land Officer at Suite

100-10003-110 Ave, Fort St. John, BC, V1J

6M7, (250) 787-3435. Comments will be

received by FrontCounter BC until, December

07, 2013. FLNR may not be able to consider

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NOTICE TOCREDITORSAND OTHERS

Notice is hereby given that Creditors and others,having claims against the estate of James FrankMartin Smith, deceased, formerly of Box 491,Chetwynd, BC V0C 1J0 are hereby required tosend the particulars thereof to the undersignedAdministrators c/o Stasiuk & Company, LawCorporation, #201, 10300 - 10th Street, DawsonCreek, British Columbia V1G 3T6, on or beforethe 15th day of December, 2013, after which datethe estate’s assets will be distributed, havingregard only to the claims that have been received.

- Sheree Darlene Smith and Keith Russell MartinSmith, Administrators.Stasiuk & Company, Law Corporation, Solicitors

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