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Premier announces Site C dam a go aheadBy Matthew Bains

PEACE REGION – The Peace River will have a third dam built on it, Premier Gordon Campbell announced on April 19.

The premier made the announcement at the WAC Bennett Dam near Hudson’s Hope, joined by members of his caucus, local government of-ficials, BC Hydro executives and employees, hon-ourees involved in the construction of the first two dams and the media. He said his government has approved the controversial Site C Dam project to move ahead to Stage Three, which is essentially the go-ahead for construction to begin once regu-latory approvals are met.

Campbell said the project is critical to meet the projected 20 to 40 percent growth in demand for electricity over the next 20 years, as the population is expected to grow by nearly one million over that period.

“It creates an obligation for us to deal with our energy demands in a way that reflects the world we live in, that ensures our energy is clean and that our energy is renewable,” said Campbell. “It will reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, because that too is thinking about the next generation.”

He said the project would create up to 35,000 direct and indirect jobs in the province, including 7,650 direct construction jobs. At 900 megawatts of capacity, it would generate 4,600 gigawatt hours of electricity each year – enough to power 410,000 homes – for over 100 years.

The project would be built seven kilometres southwest of Fort St. John and downstream of the existing dams. It would be an earthfill dam, ap-proximately 1,100 metres in length and 60 metres high above the riverbed. The resulting reservoir would be about 83 kilometres long, or one-twenti-eth the size of the Williston Reservoir and will take advantage of water already stored at that reservoir.

“Site C compliments the incredible investments that were made 40 years ago in the Peace River system and that’s why with five per cent of the im-pact, you can get almost 30 per cent of the power that we generate out of the WAC Bennett Dam,” said the Premier.

He said the cost of the project remains to be de-termined.

Stage Three of the project includes an environ-mental assessment and regulatory approval. Con-sultation will be done in offices in Fort St. John and Hudson’s Hope, in stakeholder meetings and open houses and through print and online feed-back. Stakeholders, including Treaty 8 First Na-tions and those living along Highway 29 and the reservoir impact lines, will also be consulted.

The premier dismissed the idea that the envi-ronmental assessment was meaningless given his

government’s ap-proval of the proj-ect, saying it will influence the de-sign and mitigate potential impacts.

He added the power generated by Site C would not be for export.

He said British Columbia is a net importer of power and the project is to meet domestic de-mand in a sustain-able way.

“Site C is not about clean power for anybody other than British Co-lumbians,” he said.

The premier ac-knowledged there would be agricul-tural land lost as a result of flooding, but he said there would be less than a section of Class 1 land lost.

E n e r g y M i n i s t e r Blair Lek-strom said the envi-ronmenta l assessment process will assess im-pacts to ag-riculture and archeologi-cal sites. He added he welcomes any har-m o n i z e d process be-tween the provincial and federal governments.

A protest was held outside of the WAC Bennett Dam, but the protesters left before any of them could be reached for comment. The Peace Valley

Environment Association could not be reached for comment before press time, but attempts will be made to reach them, and follow-ups to this story will be included in the next edition of the North-east News.

Matthew Bains photosWith the W.A.C. Bennett Dam as his backdrop, Premier Gordon Campbell announced on April 19 the controversial Site C Dam will be built on the Peace River.

Contributed photoWhile Site C will not be the largest dam in the province, BC Hydro states it will gen-erate 4,600 gigawatt hours of electricity per year – enough to power 410,000 homes for approximately 100 years.

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By Melanie RobinsonFORT ST. JOHN – Residents al-

most faced an increase of 3.55 per cent on their taxes this year to meet the needs of the city’s nearly $66 million budget, but a decision by council at its April 12 meeting kept the rate at the originally proposed 2.5 per cent.

Council voted unanimously against the motion to increase tax-es an additional 1.05 per cent after they said the 2.5 per cent increase had been discussed through public meetings as likely.

Mayor Bruce Lantz said this is the wrong time to surprise people with an additional tax because of the economic downturn and the switch to a harmonized sales tax in July.

Lantz added the proposed change stemmed from a drop in the average assessed value of homes and businesses in the city. The as-sessments are used to arrive at the city’s base budget.

He said residents have the op-portunity to appeal those assess-ments and, this year, many of those appeals were granted, reducing the amount of money the city expected to receive.

“This lowered a portion of the assessments, which put us below the level that we were expecting to get,” he said. “So staff, quite correctly, recommended a 3.5 per cent increase to keep the total dol-lars that we were going to get at the same level.”

He added that during public

meetings, residents seemed by and large comfortable with that increase and council did not want to throw an extra per cent into the mix close to the deadline for ap-proving rates for the year.

Homeowners with the average home price in the city of $290,000 can expect an approximately $36 increase in their taxes and business owners with the average price of approximately $800,000 can ex-pect a $282.72 increase.

The money to make up the ap-proximately $192,400 difference between January assessments and the most recent assessments will be taken from one of the city’s re-serve funds.

The city will have roughly a year to replace the funds, which Lantz said could come from surpluses, which he doesn’t think is likely in such a tight budget, determining what services could be trimmed next year or a possible increase during next year’s tax season.

Last year, because of the eco-nomic downturn, the city did not raise taxes for the city’s residents.

• Residential 5.0983• Utilities 40.0000 • Major Industrial 25.8941 • Light Industrial 28.4835 • Business 14.5163 • Recreational 10.7517• Farm 14.0427

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Increase inevitable in FSJ

Matthew Bains photoMayor Mike Bernier read aloud city council’s reposes to concerns and comments made by the public during this year’s budget consultation process during the final public meeting on April 13.

By Matthew BainsDAWSON CREEK – Dawson Creek council

got mixed messages from residents on April 13. Some praised them as being open and respon-

sive to public concerns, while others accused them of wasting public money on frivolous ex-penditures.

Council did not agree with the Dawson Creek Ratepayers group’s proposed cuts to operational spending. Mayor Mike Bernier said city staff ex-amined the alternative budget the group had put forward, and found in many instances, the pro-posed cuts “misinterpret historical spending pat-terns, ignore contractual obligations, or do not ac-count for offsetting budget impacts such as return of grants, lost revenue or severance payments.”

The group had suggested in March that coun-cil use the Fair Share money to fund capital proj-ects, rather than in the operational budget but at the time council had said using the grant helps to keep tax rates lower in the city.

“Dawson Creek council notes the DC Rate-payers’ revised budget claims to have identified $948,298 in additional expenditure reductions,” said the mayor. “However, when this was exam-ined in detail, the revisions reveal a significant lack of expertise in local government budgeting.”

Ian Marchuck of the Ratepayers said he was dismayed more of their suggestions weren’t in-cluded and he did not appreciate council’s re-sponses.

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By Melanie RobinsonFORT ST. JOHN – The search contin-

ues for a missing Fort St. John woman, last seen on April 7.

Abigail Andrews, 28, was last seen leaving her apartment on 99 Avenue, walking down 94 Street towards 98 Av-enue wearing a black mid-length belted trench coat, dark pants and black se-quined ballet flats.

Andrews is also pregnant but not yet showing.

The Fort St. John RCMP, with the as-sistance of the Fort St. John Search and Rescue team, are following leads from the public and have been conducting searches at the local landfill. Investiga-tors believe they may locate evidence on site that will further their investigation.

Andrews is described as six feet tall, 200 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes with a tribal art tattoo on her lower back.

RCMP are asking anyone with informa-tion to contact the detachment at (250) 787-

8140 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

The RCMP could not be reached for com-ment before press time.

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By Melanie RobinsonDAWSON CREEK – A local newspaper

has once again received a suspicious let-ter referencing unhappiness with EnCana’s industrial activity in Northeast BC.

The Dawson Creek Daily News received the typewritten letter on April 15.

“Be prepared for action as we intend to fight back with a range you haven’t seen before,” said the letter. “Get out of our home lands and stop poisoning us or face the consequences.”

RCMP have obtained the letter for fur-ther investigation and have stated in a re-

lease they are taking the letter very seri-ously.

This is the fourth letter received by the paper since a series of bombings have oc-cured in the Tomslake area at EnCana in-stallations.

Previous letters, however, have been hand written.

The RCMP is asking anyone with infor-mation relating to the letter to contact the Dawson Creek detachment at (250) 784-3700.

The RCMP could not be reached for comment before press time.

Fourth bomber letter received

Search ongoing for Andrews

Contributed photoThe RCMP continue to search for Abigail Andrews, who was last seen April 7 near her apartment in Fort St. John.

By Matthew Bains DAWSON CREEK – A Dawson Creek resident

is warning council that there is a potentially deadly problem with drivers running red lights at major in-tersections.

Chris Burke told council on April 12 that three months ago he was almost struck by a Greyhound transport truck running the red light at Eighth Street and 116 Avenue.

He said he and a fellow resident later recorded 23 drivers running the red light in a span of 20 minutes

at the intersection during peak times and that didn’t include drivers who were making a left turn after the light had turned.

“There’s absolutely no re-gard for the red light in Daw-son Creek,” said Burke. “Every morning I go there I risk my life to go to Tim Hortons.”

He added the intersection of Alaska Avenue and 17 Street is also a concern.

He said according to ac-counts from the RCMP the of-fenders have included transport trucks, BC Hydro trucks and even school buses.

The speed limit in the zone is 60 kilometres per hour, but Burke said residents “are run-ning the red light because they’re traveling too fast to be-gin with to stop.”

Burke said there needs to be more of a police presence at those major intersections, even if it means hiring one or two more officers just for traffic

violations inside the city.He said if the RCMP do blitzes to enforce seatbelts,

they should be able to do the same for red light viola-tions. He also asked why there are no red light cam-eras in the city.

Mayor Mike Bernier explained the provincial Lib-eral government had deemed photo radar and red light cameras to be a breach of privacy laws and therefore those devices are not used anywhere in the province.

However, council agreed to bring up the issue with

the RCMP and the Ministry of Transportation in fu-ture meetings.

Cpl. Ed Reinink, speaking on behalf of the local detachment, in an interview with the Northeast News said they do have an officer dedicated to municipal traffic violations, and the South Peace Traffic Servic-es is based in Dawson Creek and does a lot of enforce-ment work in the city.

He said they do pay particular attention to major in-tersections, but pulling drivers over during peak hours presents a traffic hazard and a safety concern for of-ficers on single lane roads.

He added having a marked police vehicle at an in-tersection may slow people down, but it might not be useful for catching violators.

However, Reinink said they are exploring options, including Speed Watch, which would involve a police officer with community volunteers setting up bill-boards that flash a vehicle’s speed at major intersec-tions and school zones. He said the idea is not really to hand out tickets, but to remind drivers to pay at-tention to their speeds. He added police may conduct blitzes at major intersections as well.

Reinink acknowledged there is a problem at some intersections, and he hopes it doesn’t take a fatal ac-cident for drivers to slow down.

“People need to be aware of the consequences of their actions,” he said. “If you run a red light it can have serious implications.”


Dennis ArmitageDirectorDennis returns uncontested to the LVCU board, ready to continue with his contributions. Born and raised inDawson Creek, he recently retired after selling his autodealership. His’ passion for exceptional customerservice is a great complement to his commitment tofinancial responsibility and continued growth for LakeView.

Ruth VeinerDirectorRuth was born and raised in the area, and dedicated manyyears to childhood education and in farming as well. Ruthhas serve in varying capacities on a number of boards, andis returning by acclamation to a Director position on ourboard.

Lorne LeesonManager, Chetwynd BranchLorne has recently arrived in the north, after amassing many years of banking and credit union experiencein the Okanagan. Lorne has a passion for red sports carsand is looking forward to seeing everything this area has to offer. He brings with him an impressive and variedset of skills and years of experience in financial services.

Wayne PlenertDirectorPracticing law since 1978, Wayne is a well-respectedmediator and active community member. He is ready tofurther the work he has done on our Governance committee, and he is proud of the developments to datein this area. Wayne also brings experience which willhelp LVCU hone its community responsibility andpatronage policies. We are pleased that Wayne hasreturned to the Board by acclamation.

In Loving Memory ofEarle (Bert) Wilson

October 6, 1927 - April 25, 2008Dad

You can shed tears that he is gone,Or you can smile because he lived,

You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back, Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left.

Your heart can be empty because you can’t see himOr you can be full of the love that you shared,

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember him and only that he is goneOr you can cherish his memory and let it live on,

You can cry and close your mind be empty and turn your back, Or you can do what he would want; smile, open your eyes, love

and go on.

We love and Miss you Dad, Grandpa & Great Papa

Barbara, Debra, Kathy, Terri & Families

Resident asks city council to put a stop to red light violations

Matthew Bains photoResident Chris Burke told city councillors on April 12 that drivers running red lights are making two major intersections in Dawson Creek very dangerous.

POLICE BRIEFSBreak and enter to residence in

Charlie LakeFORT ST. JOHN – On April 11,

Fort St. John RCMP received a complaint of a Break and Enter to a residence on Fleet Street in Charlie Lake.

An unknown suspect or suspects entered the residence by forcing

their way through the front door some time between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. There was no one home at the time of the in-cident.

The suspect(s) stole a Sony 38-inch flat screen television and a Dell laptop computer.

At this time, police have no sus-

pects or witnesses and are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person or persons responsible for the crime. If you have any in-formation, please contact the Fort St. John RCMP.

If you wish to remain anony-mous, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Members of our Canadian Forces put their lives on the line for our country and our Conservative Government is proud to stand behind them and their families.

Like any worker in Canada, CF mem-bers, including reservists, are eligible for Employment Insurance (EI) bene-fits, including maternity, parental, sick-ness and compassionate care benefits, as long as they meet the eligibility cri-teria. However, currently if our troops are deployed to serve our country, they risk losing the opportunity to draw the 35 weeks of parental benefits they are eligible to receive.

This week, our Conservative Govern-ment introduced Bill C-13 to extend the EI parental benefits eligibility window to support CF members and reservists who are ordered to return to duty while on parental leave or whose parental leave is deferred as a result of a military requirement.

The new measure will extend the period in which they are eligible by an-other 52 weeks and would ensure our military mem-bers have access to an im-portant benefit available to all Canadian workers that assists parent-child bond-ing and the establishment of a foundation for subsequent growth, development and learning.

Canada has an obliga-tion to ensure that our brave men and women in uniform have ac-cess to the programs and services they need. Extending the eligibility window for these benefits is the fair and right thing to do.

Given the value that Canadians place upon our soldiers, our veterans and their service and sacrifice, I was very pleased that a private member’s bill introduced by my caucus colleague, MP Gary Shel-

lenberger, was also on the agenda this week in the House of Commons.

Mr. Shellenberger’s legislation proposes to place restrictions on the sale of insignia of mil-itary orders, decorations and medals of cultural significance outside of Canada.

Bill C-473 prohibits the transfer or sale of these important insignia to non-residents unless

right of first refusal at fair market value has been offered to the Government of Canada, through the Canadian War Mu-seum, the Canadian Museum of Civil-ization or the Department of Canadian Heritage. The law would not apply to the transfer of an insignia to a near rela-tive of the owner or to an heir of the owner upon their death.

And on the subject of fairness, there

is one more piece of legislation that our government introduced this week in the House that I would like to bring to your attention.

Bill C-14, the Fairness at the Pumps Act, will ensure fairness when Can-adians fill up at the gas pumps. It is es-timated that each year, due to inaccur-ate measurement, Canadian consumers receive a full $20 million dollars less gas than what they pay for at the pumps.

This new legislation will require re-tailers to have the accuracy of their machines checked on a regular basis by independent inspectors. As well, the Act brings in court-imposed fines and a formal penalties system.

At a time when family budgets are still spread thin, our government finds it completely unacceptable that con-sumers could be paying more than they should at the gas station and we are tak-ing this concrete action to ensure busi-nesses are accountable.


Deal with speed limits

By Jay Hill

Words of OpinionEDITORIAL

MP Report

Fairness for military members and their families coming soon

Peak times in any city are busy times on the roads.In Dawson Creek, a recent presentation at a council meeting

indicated there are a number of intersections where drivers are just going too fast – peak times or not.

Obviously, with the speed zone in the area the resident pre-sented concerns about being 60 kilometres per hour, drivers are choosing to go quicker, thinking the speed limit is too low. May-be the city should take the steps to slow the traffic in that area, and other problem areas, to ensure the issue does not worsen.

Not everyone will abide by those changes, however.The idea to hire one or two more officers in the city to deal

with traffic violations is a good one – no doubt – but it’s cer-tainly not feasible.

Residents in Dawson Creek voted against council’s recent re-quest to borrow money for its capital budget and, budgets are tight for many communities in the Northeast, so where would such money for those one to two officers come from?

In the City of Fort St. John, council has been told for years now of the need for more officers in the city but it’s not a snap your fingers and they arrive kind of process.

There must be something done, though, to deal with the issue.The Liberal legislation that indicates photo radar and red light

cameras are a breach of privacy laws seems a little much be-cause, well, if drivers were abiding by the speed limits posted in their communities, they wouldn’t be getting a ticket and, there-fore, privacy would not be breached.

But, since fixing legislation is not an easy fix either, the idea by the Dawson Creek RCMP detachment to post speed watch billboards with drivers’ speeds on it, is also great.

Because drivers seeing they’re driving well over the speed limit will and should likely pay attention to just how fast they’re actually going.

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FEEDBACKEditor:I live in Northern BC and work in the oilfields there. I’m writing to ex-

press a concern with the current method used in oil and gas production. It involves using “fresh” water in a necessary procedure called fracing.

Not many people know or are concerned at the billions of cubic meters being pumped down thousands of meters into the earth that we do not get back, if we do it’s too toxic to use again for anything. Prior to us-ing water, oil was used to frac, with almost all of it being recovered and recycled for use again. Obviously, this cost somewhat more and the oil companies want to save all they can.

With the cost difference not being much, they’ve found a cheaper way to save even more while everyone else is still unaware at the damage it’s causing to our earth and not to mention our already depleting fresh water. The amount of fluid needed for one frac is astounding and there is an unlimited amount of frac’s needed per oil well. If it’s water we’ll not actually get back it needs to be stopped.

The oil companies need to be forced to fit the bill of reverting back to the usual method of fracing with oil that can be cleaned, recycled and reused.

People always respond to our worldwide depleting water that it’s just an evaporating cycle and water always comes back, well in this case it doesn’t.

MikeFort St. John

Editor:This might be one of the dozens, perhaps hundreds

of letters that do not reach their destination, but I’ll keep trying.

Look up ‘The Wat Tyler Rebellion’ – it was an English blacksmith who got sick of taxation without representation and took a hammer to the tax man.

Eventually he was killed but not before “mobs de-stroyed private property ... and killed many wealthy persons ...” (World Book Encyclopedia).

They were suffering from the age old problem of taxation without representation, which is something I’ve experienced for the three decades I’ve lived above the old Kiskatinaw Bridge. The tax man likes to tax me in comparison to my neighbours in the sub-divisions across the river, but as I continually remind them – they have paved roads, school bus service, hydro, natural gas, telephone, etc. The old Alaska Highway isn’t a priority when we get a snowfall and that road is still a mile from my place. Price Road wasn’t even gravelled until two years ago. My road has been snow plowed once in 30 plus years.

Let’s talk about services from our temporary police force. I stopped counting at 25 break and enters, acts of vandalism, threats of arson etc. Guinness Book of Records was sent this record – I’ll see if this gets me mentioned in the next edition.

The postmistress advised me that members of our temporary police force tried to peruse my mail in the Farmington Store/Post Office. Luckily, she was a friend of mine and knew the law better than they did and sent them on their way. Next, a female member falsely accused me of stealing a Cat (tractor), when in fact in was legally given to me in the presence of six witnesses, one of which was the sheriff. The female member told me that she didn’t have to show me the accusation in writing, privacy of information. Cute.

These and other instances of crime/corruption have necessitated my staying home, guarding my children’s legacy/birthright much of the last three decades, resulting in a Canada Pension of $163 per month. Now the tax man has been taxing me on a manufactured home ($25,000 per year for 10 years), which I don’t have.

I’ve offered half of my property – no money down, half the rate of real estate – as a partial solution to our homeless problem. Neither the Minister of Housing or my MLA even answered my letters. I even offered to do the preliminary surveying. I believe ‘the pen is mightier than the sword’ so I’m still writing.

I’ll be looking forward to your next un-signed let-ter. I collect them for my book “Civil Disobedience...One Man’s Fight Against Corruption.” Dozens of un-signed letters from faceless bureaucrats hiding behind the walls of faceless buildings, marking their time until they can retire with a full pension.

I’m not expecting you to actually do anything to rectify this situation – just pass the buck and cover your ass. Go back to sleep. I’m sorry for waking you.

Ron HorneFarmington

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track at the Enerplex should open this fall, council was told on April 13.

The opening of the track was de-layed because it didn’t meet fire code regulations, which require two addi-tional exits.

The Joint Venture group in charge of the project will submit a plan to building inspectors before the work is done. The city will not be liable for the extra work, however, said direc-tor of facilities and protective servic-es, Jim Rogers, because its held back the value of the changes should they have to do it on their own.

“So we’ve protected ourselves in as many different areas as we possi-bly can but at this point, Joint Ven-ture has not come back to us and told us that they’re not doing it,” he said. “In fact they’ve come back and ac-cepted the findings of the code re-view people and they’re working to get the plan in place.”

In the meantime, Rogers added, there will be smoke modeling done to ensure that if there is a fire, the layer of smoke can be maintained at a height above the people to ensure they can safely exit the building.

Once the plan is approved, Rogers said the track should be completed quickly.

The rest of the Enerplex facility, including two Olympic-sized hockey rinks and a speed skating track, have been open since fall 2009.

By Melanie RobinsonFORT ST. JOHN – Many Fort St. John residents are dying for a cup of

Tim Hortons coffee and they are lining up at the drive-thru window and blocking traffic to do so.

But council admits there’s nothing they can do to stop the caffeine-crazy drivers.

A letter presented to council at the April 12 meeting from local resident Morris Kapacila indicated the roads around the business near the Alaska Highway, are often blocked by residents waiting to go through the drive-thru – making it a challenge for other drivers – and there’s no need for it.

“I don’t think that people have the right to block traffic anywhere un-less it’s an emergency and I don’t think coffee at Tim Horton’s qualifies,” he said in his letter.

Mayor Bruce Lantz said the issue is a problem at drive-thru’s close to street side locations across the country and regulating it would be an enforcement nightmare.

He said by the time either a bylaw officer or RCMP officer got to the location, the customer would have left the location, making it hard to en-force.

“The letter suggested forcing the traffic to line up inside the mall park-ing lot,” he said. “We cannot direct traffic to go onto somebody else’s private property, which of course the mall’s is.”

Even if the city were to implement a new bylaw prohibiting traffic to back out onto the street, he added, existing businesses would be grandfa-thered, meaning the new law would not apply to them.

In the future, however, Lantz said the city would work with developers to encourage them to take the layout of a business, especially if there’s a drive-thru, into consideration.

“We want business, we want development, but maybe we can help them as they work out their lot plan to come up with some solutions be-cause we have the professional engineers to do that,” he said.

***Non-profits will now be allowed to rent the city’s stages under the spe-

cial equipment policy. After council approved a modification to the policy on April 12, those

groups using the North Peace Arena, Fort St. John Curling Club, Kids Arena or the Enerplex will have the ability to use the stage, with fees depending on the size of stage used.

Mayor Bruce Lantz said the decision by council stemmed from the fact that many non-profits approach the city’s facilities first for events because it’s often cheaper than private facilities.

He said the policy change opens up the use of the stage, without in-fringing on businesses in the community.

“We don’t want to be in competition with small business, that’s not our role, but this was a way that non-profits might be able to make use of it in certain locations,” he said.

Council originally changed the policy last year so only functions held by the city could make use of city equipment such as the stage, tents, tables and chairs, among others, after concerns were presented from local companies losing business to the city.

The stage cannot be rented for non-profits using Centennial Park or other city locations.

Due to agreements between the city, School District 60 and private schools within city limits, both the district and private schools are exempt from the stage rental fees.

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No solution offered to drive-thru traffic problems

Matthew Bains photo(Left): Team Kevin Martin took a break from competing in the Grey Power Players’ Championship in Dawson Creek to sign autographs and take photos with 120 fans at the Dawson Co-op Mall in the ear-ly morning of April 15. Here, (from left to right) lead Ben Hebert, second Marc Kennedy, third John Morris and skip Kevin Martin pose with Henritta Sluggett of McBride and Marjorie Hall of Daw-son Creek, who got to hold Team Martin’s Olympic gold medals. The event was the culmination of year-long fundraising effort by the Co-op Mall on behalf of the Dawson Creek Child Development Centre, which received a cheque for $4,500 that morning (not pic-tured).

Bernard, Martin win Players’ Championship in Dawson CreekBy Matthew Bains

DAWSON CREEK – It was a good weekend for Olympic medal winners Cheryl Bernard and Kevin Martin as they won their respective fields at the Grey Power Players’ Champion-ship in Dawson Creek.

On the women’s side, Bernard met fellow Calgarians from Team Crystal Webster in the finals on April 17. In their finals matchup, Bernard came out strong in the first end with the hammer, scoring two points. Webster clawed back with single points in the next two ends to tie it.

They would trade single points in the next two ends before Webster stole a crucial point from Bernard, who had the ham-mer. Bernard blanked the seventh end to hold on to the ham-mer in the eighth end, needing two points for the win.

It looked early in that end that Webster was in control, need-ing only one point to win, but the opposing skip countered with a double takeout on her first shot to lie three and Webster had no answer with her skip stone.

“I guess at the end of the day [Bernard] made a really nice shot with her first one in the eighth and I was a little hot on both of mine,” said Webster.

The win capped off a huge year for Bernard’s Olympic sliver-winning team.

“It’s been a dream year,” said Bernard. “Lots of work has gone into it though and finally when you do all that work and you see it all come to fruition, it feels amazing.”

The skip added she was looking forward to the offseason and would be spending some of her prize money on an African safari this summer.

On the men’s side, there were some interesting matchups, which lead to Team Brad Gushue facing Team Kevin Martin in the finals. Both Martin and Gushue went into that game un-defeated in the tournament at 5-0.

Both teams showed their proficiency when holding the ham-mer, as they traded two points in the second and third ends, and single points in the first and fourth ends.

Kevin Martin seemed to take control in the fifth with anoth-er deuce, but Gushue capitalized on an uncharacteristic error from Martin’s third, John Morris, in the sixth to set up an open draw for three points and the lead.

“I thought Kevin made a bit of a mistake in trying to double

on John’s,” said Gushue after the game. “John didn’t throw it as good as he wanted and it gave us an oppor-tunity for three.”

However, Gush-ue missed a double takeout on his first skip stone in the seventh, leaving Martin to draw two points and retake the lead. He would redeem himself, however, executing the double takeout in the eighth and sticking his stone for the single point.

Holding the hammer and needing just one point to win in the extra end, Martin was flawless, making key shots to set the skip up for the open hit for the win.

“The final could have gone either way,” said Martin. “It was a real flip flop game all the way down and in the eighth end we held them to one in-stead of them getting two and that was the difference.”

The win capped off a per-fect season for the team from Edmonton. Both winners were secured first place in the Cup standings and a total purse of $75,000, with the honour of being named Team of the Year and their skips being named Most Valuable Player.

It also extended Martin’s winning streak to 32 games, includ-ing their unbeaten record at the Olympics.


Matthew Bains photosGrey Power Players’ Championship winners Team Martin – (from second left to right) skip Kevin Martin, lead Ben Hebert, second Marc Kennedy, and third John Morris, along with coach Jules Owchar (left) – and Team Bernard – (from left to right) lead Cori Bartel, second Carolyn Darbyshire, third Susan O’Connor and skip Cheryl Bernard.


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“I get the impression that we’re being described as incompetent knuckle-draggers,” said Marchuck.

He added the taxpaying public’s patience for “public employee entitlements, waste, over-spending and frivolous expenditures” has been worn thin.

Bernier said council will still cut $1.7 million in operational costs this year, but those cuts are not permanent and will be revisited in the following years. He said while council will not borrow this year to fund capital projects, they do not believe that is good public policy nor is it sustainable in the long-term.

Bernier said council does not believe Fair Share funding is in jeopardy as the provin-cial government has reassured them the agreement will be renegotiated well before it expires in 2020. He added the Ratepayers’ budget actually relies more on Fair Share for operational purposes than council’s budget does.

However, he said administration will develop a plan to discontinue the practice of on-call employees using city vehicles to commute to and from work – with the exception of the fire chief, deputy fire chief and after-hours employees – in response to a concern from the Ratepayers.

They will also maintain the $60,000 to retain the services of a lobbyist/consulting firm as was suggested by that group in their budget.

Mayor Mike Bernier – responding on behalf of council to comments and concerns raised during the budget consultation process – told those in attendance at the final bud-get consultation meeting on April 13 that just under $182,000 in funding cuts would be reinstated.

About $132,000 is covered by higher than expected Fair Share revenue. Chief finan-cial officer Shelly Woolf said they received a revised allocation from the Peace River Regional District after the initial projections had been made.

Bernier said the reinstated funding will come with no additional burden to taxpayers and the plan for the mill rate going down this year remains.

“I know this council had a really hard time with this budget, but I would really like to thank you for the commitment you’ve made to the non-profit organizations in the com-munity and also the trust you’ve had in us,” Ellen Corea, curator for the art gallery and president of the arts council, told mayor and councillors.

“I have never yet seen a council that has been so open and so responsive in dealing with this budget and complaints from the public and I want to compliment you on that,” added Walter Schoen, a resident and taxpayer for over 50 years and a member of the Kiwanis Band.

In response to a concern raised previously by resident Barbara Swail, Bernier said council will continue to advance environmental stewardship and sustainability.

Three of the top five strategic priorities council has identified for this year are complet-ing Carbon Neutral and Sustainability Plan Report Cards, and a Greenspace Corridor Public Review.

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Garnet Berge, area di-rector for the BC Grain Producers Association, said he is part of a com-mittee looking at trans-portation issues affecting farmers. He said they’re concerned about what he said is the deterioration of the line between Daw-son Creek and Chetwynd.

“We’re getting a little worried that if [CN Rail] don’t upgrade the line or keep it maintained from Dawson Creek to Chet-wynd, that we might lose that, and if we do, we’ll be trucking our grain to Rycroft or Spirit River, which we don’t want to do,” said Berge during the BC-GPA annual general meeting back in February.

He said that rail is the most efficient and cost-effective way for farmers to ship their products, but there is no alter-native besides CN and he said the service is poor.

“It’s car service,” said Berge. “They’ll come in and drop cars off on Friday at 4 o’clock, and the elevators in the winter aren’t really open, but they’ll want them loaded that weekend. Then they don’t show up until Monday morn-ing, and the guys in the meantime have worked overtime to load all these cars up, and then they don’t show up.”

The Peace River Regional District also has concerns and have made a joint submission with their local govern-ment counterparts in the Alberta Peace Region to a Rail Service Review Panel initiated by the federal Ministry of Transportation. Dawson Creek Mayor Mike Bernier worked with Charles Johnson, councillor for Clear Hills County, on that submission.

Bernier said one of their issues was the state of the line between Dawson Creek and Hythe, Alta. He said he was under the impression that when BC Rail was sold to CN, part of that agreement stipulated that line was to stay open

for five years. However, upgrades were never done and the train trestles were allowed to deteriorate, making the line unusable.

“Right now Dawson Creek is like a dead-end road on CN rail,” said the mayor. “We can’t get all the people in Grande Prairie, Rycroft and Spirit River – all of them who have grain have to drive it from their loca-tions to Dawson Creek to put it on our rail cars.”

He said with upgrades to the rail lines in the Peace, the region could utilize the expanded container port capacity at the terminal at Prince Rupert via the inland container port in Prince George. He added rail would be significantly ben-eficial to the entire North-east region as it experiences a boom in oil and gas devel-

opment.“How many trucks are on the road hauling products,

hauling condensate and pipe from Alberta to Dawson Creek …when that could all be trained in,” said Bernier, adding it would save those companies money and save government money on road repairs.

He said investments in rail lines need to be made now instead of waiting for them to get to the point where CN would just shut them down.

“We’ve got one of the biggest agricultural hubs in Brit-ish Columbia, and Alberta for that matter, in the Peace Region, and [farmers] rely on rail to get out of here,” he said. “

We’re trying to make sure that it’s at their attention now and not waiting until it deteriorates any more.”

CN could not be reached for comment before press time.

Farmers, local governments call for better rail service in the Peace

Contributed photoThe Peace River Regional District, along their government counterparts in the Alberta Peace Region have submitted their concerns about CN Rail to a Rail Service Review Panel.


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By Matthew BainsPEACE REGION – The provincial

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Energy Minister Blair Lekstrom and Environment Minister Barry Penner announced on April 8 BC’s Mobile Air Monitoring Laboratory will visit Kelly Lake/Tomslake, Rolla, Farmington and Groundbirch, and will spend three to four weeks gathering air quality data in each area this summer.

“The reason we’re doing this is not because we have bad air quality,” said Lekstrom. “I think most people will tell you we have some of the best in North America, but if there is an un-known that people want to know, let’s do the science, and let’s base it on that, and that’s what this is going to do for

us.”He said the initiative was in response to concerns heard from rural residents living close to

well sites and other oil and gas infrastructure. While Gwen Johansson, representing Custodi-ans of the Peace Country Society based in Hudson’s Hope, and Lois Hill, representing Peace Environmental Safety Trustees out of Farmington, both agreed it was a good first step, they said residents want a more comprehensive and ongoing monitoring system in place.

To that end, Johansson and Bob Webster from Custodians of the Peace Country Society and Hill and Ken John from Peace Environmental Safety Trustees took a trip to Drayton Valley, Alta., earlier this year. They were there to find out about the system operated by the Pembina Sentinel Air Monitoring Society in collaboration with industry and the Alberta government. They invited a representative from the company that supplied and installed the equipment to make a presentation to anyone interested at Farmington Hall on April 15.

Chris Gukert, representing Calgary-based GlobalFlow, explained his company installed 62 hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and sulphur dioxide (SO2) receptor systems in the Drayton Val-ley area, as well as 12 weather measurement sites. The system also takes information from site monitors at oil and gas facilities.

Residents can view air quality data at each location, which is updated every five minutes, as well as all historical information, via a public website or phone-in service. In case of an alert, a flashing indication informs residents. Information is also sent to GlobalFlow so they can confirm the readings are accurate and to operators so they can respond to any incidents.

Gukert said the system took about two years to install and upgrade after they were award-ed the contract. He added the system included maintenance for up to five years.

He explained air sensors require little power (the ones in Drayton Valley are solar pow-ered) and are maintenance friendly, work in the coldest winter temperatures and would cost between $8,000 to $10,000 to install at each site. He said much more sensitive air analyzers are also available, but require difficult and constant maintenance, are temperature-sensitive and can cost between $10,000 to $15,000 for one analyzer, not including installation.

Gukert added his company is not the only supplier of these systems.Hill acknowledged there would be significant challenges to installing such a system in the

BC Peace Region, including the geographical size compared to Drayton Valley. However, she said sensors could be installed where industry is most prevalent, in Tomslake, for ex-ample, and would not be required everywhere.

She said right now, rural residents are the “canaries in the coal mine,” not knowing what chemicals are being emitted into the air.

“If we had a monitoring system then we would know what we were smelling, it wouldn’t be questionable,” said Hill.

She said the people they talked to in Drayton Valley said their system has been invaluable,and there have been less incidents from industry because operators use the in-formation too. She added industry funds that system completely. She said it was positive to see representatives from industry and the Oil and Gas Commission at the presentation, and while her organization has yet to approach anybody about funding a similar system here, they remain optimistic.

“Our goal right now is to inform everyone, with no strings attached,” said Hill. “We don’t want to put pressure on industry, we want them to be open-minded and be interested in learn-ing about it and the same with government.”

However, Wiebo Ludwig, who has had his own well-documented battles with industry, attended the presentation and was not impressed. He said there are more toxic chemicals than just hydrogen sulphide and sulphur dioxide being emitted into the air by industry and added the thresholds are too high for the sensors to detect potentially harmful concentrations of those toxins.

“It’s deceptive,” said Ludwig. “It makes them think when they have one of those monitors that everything is being taken care of.”

He said he believes the solution is to replace oil and gas produc-tion with alternative energies.

Rural Peace residents exploring air monitoring options

Matthew Bains photoChris Gukert with GlobalFlow explained how residents in the Drayton Valley area in Alberta can access data on air quality via a public web-site.

Contributed photoThe Mobile Air Monitoring Labora-tory will visit four sites in the BC Peace Region this summer to conduct baseline studies. However, rural residents are exploring options for a more compre-hensive monitoring system to be imple-mented.


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By Matthew BainsDAWSON CREEK – Spectra

Energy has decided to move the site of a controversial gas pro-cessing plant northwest of Daw-son Creek, but that has residents around the new location upset.

Those residents voiced their concerns about noise, odours and declining property values during an open house at Bessborough Hall on April 14.

Pat Mason, community co-ordinator for the Dawson Pro-cessing Plant project, said the decision had nothing to do with the strong opposition from resi-dents around the original site. He said the new location, about four kilometres north of Arras along along the 241 Road, about six ki-lometres south of the original lo-cation, is close to existing main pipelines and electrical trans-mission lines, which reduces the length of secondary lines that would need to be built.

“There was much less of a

footprint, and a lot less right-of-ways, so that was the driver,” said Mason. “It really makes the most logical sense, that really is the ideal location for this facil-ity.”

He said the original location was close to the infrastructure of one of their customers and they were going to build to tie into those facilities, but that part of the project fell through.

About 19 residents live within a three-kilometre radius of the proposed site, compared to 21 around the original site.

Those residents voiced their concerns about noise, odours, declining property values and other issues during an open house at Bessborough Hall on April 14.

Bud Ralph owns land less than one kilometre from the site and surrounding it on three sides, and he said he’s concerned about his property value.


New location for proposed gas plant concerns residents

Matthew Bains photoRepresentatives from Spectra Energy Transmission met with residents of the Bessborough area on April 14 to discuss the details of the proposed Dawson Processing Plant.

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By Matthew BainsNORTHEAST – A shift in natural gas

production from conventional to uncon-ventional sources will draw jobs and in-vestment from Alberta to British Colum-bia, according to industry insiders.

A recent report by the National En-ergy Board states that an increase in the production of unconventional gas – a more difficult and less economically sound gas to produce over conventional – in the Horn River and Montney Basins will result in an increase from 2.7 to 3.7 billion cubic feet per day over the next three years in British Columbia.

Drilling activity is expected to in-

crease by 40 per cent over that period, with 750 new wells drilled in the Mont-ney Basin and 245 in the Horn River Ba-sin by 2012.

Both basins in the Northeast corner of the province together form the largest shale gas field in Canada.

“It’s a pretty exciting time for the ser-vice and supply companies in the North-east to make that switch and get into that market,” said Scott Gordon, executive director of Energy Services BC, a not-for-profit based in Fort St. John that rep-resents companies servicing the oil and gas sector in the region.


By Matthew BainsNORTHEAST – The rural way of life

will be protected by a number of regulatory changes to the oil and gas industry said En-ergy Minister Blair Lekstrom.

As of April 8, the Oil and Gas Commis-sion will now require inline flow testing for all new wells within 1.25 kilometres of a res-idence or three kilometres of pipeline infra-structure. The Commission must authorize, in writing, any exemptions for special cir-cumstances and the outcomes of consultation with adjacent landowners will be factored in those decisions. The requirement is for inline testing only – emergency flaring and periodic

clean-up flares will still be permitted. The intent of the new directive is to ad-

dress public concerns of air quality and vi-sual impacts, while also promoting conserva-tion of natural gas.

“The days of having a flare run in front of your face for 10 or 12 days to do the tests that they need are gone,” said Lekstrom.

The minister introduced Bill 8 in the legis-lature back on March 29. It includes changes to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act he said will correct an imbalance felt by landowners in regards to resolving disputes with indus-try.


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“Is anybody ever going to build a house beside a compressor site?” asked Ralph. “Not likely. Property values are going to take a big hit.”

He said he’s not sure what to do about it, but he promised to “cause them all the grief I can.”

His neighbour, Dale Marshall, said he’s opposed to a flare stack that would be built within one kilometre of his house. He said Spectra has only talked to him once and told him nothing is final at this point.

“I have to find out what they’re going to do before I can say anything about it.”

Judy Wilde, who lives about 2.5 kilo-metres west of the new site, said she is concerned about the potential noise and odours. However, she said if the protest over the old location wasn’t the reason for Spectra moving it elsewhere, she doesn’t see the point of opposing the new one.

“I don’t think it would help anyway,” said Wilde.

Residents Alanda Stables and Ginny Simlik said while they’re relieved the plant won’t be near their homes, they still do not agree with the location.

“It still has residents around it,” said Stables. “They are further away, but there still are residents and that is a concern for everybody.”

“We didn’t want it in our area for sure, but our intention wasn’t to move it into somebody else’s backyard,” added Sim-lik.

Both said they would support those resi-dents who oppose the project.

The public meeting was one of three held for the project, with the other two in Farmington and Dawson Creek that week. Mason said consultation with residents on an individual basis will be ongoing.

“I think it’s probably fair to say there’s

a certain amount of suspicion out there whether or not we’re providing them with the correct information,” he said.

He added, the company will incorporate the input they receive into the facilities’ design and added a number of mitigation strategies will already be included. He said, for example, soundproofing and buf-fer zones will reduce noise pollution and a vapour recovery unit would reduce emis-sions and flaring. He said while they will need to flare gas for pipeline cleanup, it would be a very small volume of gas and no hydrogen sulphide would be emitted from the project.

The gas plant will require approval from the National Energy Board. The first phase of the project is construction of a 33-kilo-metre pipeline to transport raw gas from a compressor site south of Dawson Creek to the plant, which requires approval from the Oil and Gas Commission. Zoning and Official Community Plan amendments will be required from the Peace River Regional District, as well as approval to proceed to the Agricultural Land Com-mission. Mason said they are expecting the first phase of the project to begin late this year.

When asked whether he thinks the new location is the right one, Electoral Area D director Wayne Hiebert replied, “Is there a right place?”

He said it is perhaps more appropriate than the initial location because it is a bit further from residents and the footprint is reduced, but there will still be landowners who will be upset.

He said he was at the meeting to hear the concerns of residents and he will look closely at how those concerns are ad-dressed when the project comes before the regional district board for approval.

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On behalf of the Women’s Resource Centre, Women’s/ Children’s Emergency Shelter and Foster Parents of Fort St. John, we are raising money to supply 1,000 “Sweet Dreams Initiative” kits for local children in crisis.

We would like to thank you for helping us meet this goal and most of all, thank you for helping these children in need. To make a donation or receive more information please contact your

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By Melanie RobinsonFORT ST. JOHN - Local business owner Brian Ver-

meulen and his brothers Ron and Gary Vermeulen from Calgary will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in October to raise money for multiple sclerosis.

Vermeulen, who owns BV Land and Northern Rock-

ies Environmental Association, said he was inspired to take part in the October climb by his brother Ron, who has been raising money for the society for years, and by a family friend from his high school days who has the disease.

“To see what MS does to somebody, especially some-body that you know over the years, I think it’s really good to provide that support,” he said.

Vermeulen will travel to Tan-zania on Oct. 6, with a goal of reaching the summit at mid-night on Oct. 15.

While it will mean a lot to the brothers to do this together, it will also mean Ron reaches the summit on his 50th birthday – something Brian really looks forward to.

Vermeulen said the last time the brothers climbed together was approximately 14 years

ago.“It’s his fiftieth birthday and I’m due to go along for sup-

port,” he said. “I think it’s a trip of a lifetime to do.”Vermeulen has set a goal of $12,500 but said he would

like to raise more for MS. He said, ideally, between the

three brothers, it would be nice to raise upwards of $40,000.In just the short time into his fundraising efforts, Ver-

meulen said the generosity from people has inspired him to be ready for the trek.

And with only six months to go, Vermeulen is training hard to ensure he is not one of the 35 per cent of climbers who do not reach the summit.

He is, however, confident that with the physical work he and his brother are doing – including Ron participating in a bike ride for MS this summer and Brian hitting the gym frequently, that won’t be an issue.

“The challenge is on to get ourselves prepped and make sure that yeah, we do make it,” he said. “So that’s a chal-lenge and I think we’re pretty pumped and feel that we’re pretty confident and I think we can do it.”

Donations to the cause can be made at Vermeulen’s per-sonal website http://msofs.mssociety.ca/2010misc/sponsor.aspx?PID=1191732&L=2, at the business offices at 9807 100 Avenue in Fort St. John, V1J 1Y4 or (250) 785-6340.

Melanie Robinson photoBrian Vermeulen, owner of BV Land and Northern Rockies Environmental Asso-ciation, along with his two brothers, will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in October to raise awareness for multiple sclerosis.

Brothers raise awareness as they prepare for trip of a lifetime

March recognizes workers in BC, CanadaBy Melanie Robinson

FORT ST. JOHN – Last year, more than 100 British Columbia workers lost their lives to workplace injury and disease.

The national Day of Mourning looks to recognize those workers, and those from years past, in its annual march taking place on April 28.

Mark Gaehring with the Peace River District Labour Council said last year there were approximately 85 people that attended the event and this year organizers would like to see upwards of 150 people attend.

“It’s very important that we keep this issue in the head-lines and acknowledge the day,” he said. “The march is important to survivor’s as well as labour organizations since we seem to lead the way in recognizing the failure’s of the past and looking forward to improvement in the fu-ture.”

Gaehring said in years past, as little as six people at-tended the event and that’s something he doesn’t want to see happen again.

“Those were all survivor’s and it was a sad day in the rain,” he said. “Labour has decided to really make this a push, this day should never go with six people in the rain at a worker’s memorial.”

The march will leave from City Hall at noon and, led by a piper and drummer, head to Centennial Park where flowers will be placed by survivor’s on the Worker’s Me-morial.

Gaehring said everyone is welcome to attend and lunch will be provided at the event by the Peace River District Labour Council and prepared by the Association for Com-munity Living.

More information is available at City Hall and Work-Safe BC.


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He said the extraction of un-conventional gas tends to mean more year-round employment for contractors compared to the peaks and valleys of conven-tional extraction. That’s sup-ported by the report, which states extracting unconventional gas takes more drilling days on each well.

Gordon said while Alberta-based oil and gas companies are investing and hiring more in British Columbia, the market for contracts remains extremely competitive.

He said in order for the North-east to stay competitive, the gov-ernment must continue to make investing here lucrative, and lo-cal service and supply compa-nies must be cost-effective and productive.

Melanie Stogran, supply ana-lyst and project manager of the report, said advances in hori-zontal drilling and fracturing – a process of fracturing bedrock to get at the natural gas – have opened up the unconventional deposits in the Northeast. She added as processes and infra-structure are developed, produc-tion will continue to increase.

She said while British Colum-bia’s production rises in the next three years, Alberta’s produc-tion is expected to fall from 12.7 to 8.5 billion cubic feet per day.

“In 2006, Alberta produced

five times what British Colum-bia was producing, but in 2012, we see Alberta producing just two times as much,” said Stro-gan, adding northeast British Columbia will climb (FROM WHAT) to 15 per cent of overall Canadian production.

Her report states that trend is offset somewhat by high oil prices, which will draw some in-vestment and technology away from British Columbia and into Alberta and Saskatchewan. Ac-celerated shale gas development in Alberta could also affect that trend.

Pierre Alvarez, vice presi-dent of corporate relations with Nexen Inc., which has holdings in Horn River, said the huge volumes of shale gas being pro-duced in North America has two significant impacts on the mar-ketplace.

“It has lowered the price sig-nificantly,” said Alvarez. “Sec-ondly, it has also brought lo-cal natural gas [in the United States] to large parts of the United States that used to rely on gas coming in from a lot fur-ther away.”

He said natural gas is an abun-dant, secure, cleaner-burning source of energy and demand is expected to increase, which means tremendous employment and economic opportunities for the Northeast.

GAS PRODUCTION MOVING CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15

The Mediation and Arbitration Board will be renamed the Surface Rights Board to clarify the board’s purpose. Landowners will now have the right to request media-tion in surface access disputes and neighbours and tenants can request mediation for claims related to damage caused by an oil and gas activity. The board will have authority to deal with disputes over the operation of a surface lease and expanded au-thority to award costs.

On that last point, Lekstrom said the board will now be able to consider the costs incurred by landowners in preparing for the mediation process when it makes decisions on compensa-tion.

“Once this Act is enforced and in operation, I think we’re going to see some significant benefits to the people of the area and the industry,” said the min-ister on those changes. “What I mean by that is it will harmo-nize the relationship. It gives [landowners] more balance when it comes to surface rights and that’s good for landowners and for industry when it comes to certainty.”

He said the changes were put forward after consultation with landowners, the Peace River Regional District and the North East Energy and Mines Advisory Committee (NEEMAC). He added he is open to reviewing those chang-es after a year to see if further improvements can be made.

Gwen Johansson, president of the Custodi-

ans of the Peace Country Society and co-chair of NEEMAC, said any reduction is flaring is a good thing for rural residents.

“We’re pleased with the reduction,” she said. “We hope we can get it down further, but the reduction is a good thing.”

She said the Media-tion and Arbitration board was one of the first issues her orga-nization took up with government and she is pleased to see that many of the changes they asked for are in-corporated in Bill 8.

Changes to the Oil and Gas Activities Act will give the Province the authority to set en-vironmental objectives for the Oil and Gas Commission to incor-porate in its permitting decisions. Also, com-munity interests and government transporta-tion objectives will be

considered when the Comission grants approv-als for pipeline crossings of roads.

The Commission will have expanded powers to use money from the Orphan Site Reclama-tion Fund to clean up sites where no owner can be held accountable.

It will also have broader authority to collect fees and levies that support it in regulating the industry.

PROPOSED REGULATORY CHANGES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15

Contributed photoMinister of Energy, Mines and Pe-troleum Resources, Blair Lekstrom believes Bill 8, introduced at the leg-islature on March 29, will correct an imbalance felt by landowners when it comes to disputes with industry.


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Sharp Instruments Ltd. is a locally owned and operated oilfield contractor providing quality electrical and instrumentation services to the Fort St. John area for over 5 years. Our company is COR and ISN certified and enjoys a loyal, growing

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Invitation to Tender - ENERPLEX PARKING LOT COMPLETION Sealed tenders clearly marked with the project name will be received by the City of Fort St. John. up to 2:00 p.m. local time, Thursday April 29th, 2010, at 10631 – 100th Street, Fort St. John, BC V1J 3Z5

The work consists of: • Excavation to subgrade of approximately 3500 m3 including off-site disposal, • Construction of stormwater drainage works comprising:

o 440m of 150mm through 1050mm storm main o 11 Manholes o 1 Diversion Chamber o 5 Catchbasins o 2 Vortechs stormwater treatment units

• Parking Lot Construction comprising: o 11,900 m2 of subgrade and granular sub-base construction o 24,700 m2 of granular base construction o 24,700 m2 of hot mix asphalt o 2420 m of concrete curb & gutter o 250 m2 of concrete sidewalk o 81m of Section Concrete Block Retaining Wall o North Parking Lot Lighting

Tender packages may be obtained by General Contractors from the office of Urban Systems Ltd. 10808 – 100th Street, Fort St. John, BC V1J 3Z6 after 1:00 p.m. local time, April 15th, 2010, upon payment of a non-refundable amount of $100.00 (incl. GST)

by cash or certified cheque made payable to Urban Systems Ltd.

This Tender is also being issued electronically through the BC Bid website (www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca) where any interested party may download the Tender documents directly from the aforementioned website. No registration, tracking or other recording of tender document holders will be performed by the Owner or Engineer. All addenda, amendments or further information will be

published on the BC Bid website. It is the sole responsibility of the Tenderer to monitor the website regularly to check for updates.

Tender documents are available for view at the City of Fort St. John and the Fort St. John Construction Association.

Tenders must be accompanied by the required Tender Surety specified in the Tender Documents

OWNER ENGINEER City of Fort St. John Urban Systems Ltd. 10631 – 100th Street 10808 – 100th Street Fort St. John, BC V1J 3Z5 Fort St. John, BC V1J Telephone: (250) 787-8150 Telephone: (250) 785-9697 Fax: (250) 787-8181 Fax: (250) 785-9691

Attention: Victor Shopland Attention: Rob Close, Project Manager

Director of Infrastructure & Capital Works Email: [email protected]

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Invitation to Tender - 86TH STREET DEEP UTILITIES Sealed tenders clearly marked with the project name will be received by the City of Fort St. John up

to 2:00 p.m. local time, Thursday, April 29th, 2010, at 10631 – 100th Street, Fort St. John, BC V1J 3Z5

The work consists of: • 760lm of 375mm dia PVC sanitary • 8 PVC sanitary manholes • 360lm of paved road restoration • 420lm of 300mm dia PVC water • 5 fire hydrants

Tender packages may be obtained by General Contractors from the office of Urban Systems Ltd. 10808 – 100th Street, Fort St. John, BC V1J 3Z6 after 1:00 p.m. local time, April 15, 2010, upon payment of a non-refundable amount of $100.00 (incl. GST) by cash or certified cheque made payable to Urban Systems Ltd.

This Tender is also being issued electronically through the BC Bid website (www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca)where any interested party may download the Tender documents directly from the aforementioned website. Tenderers that choose to register with the office of Urban Systems Ltd. shall receive email or faxed copies of all addendums. Any addendums, amendments or further information will be published on the BC Bid website. It is the sole responsibility of the Tenderer to monitor the website regularly to check for updates. Tender documents are available for view at the City of Fort St. John and the Fort St. John Construction Association.

Tenders must be accompanied by the required Tender Surety specified in the Tender Documents

OWNER ENGINEER City of Fort St. John Urban Systems Ltd. 10631 – 100th Street 10808 – 100th Street Fort St. John, BC V1J 3Z5 Fort St. John, BC V1J Telephone: (250) 787-8150 Telephone: (250) 785-9697 Fax: (250) 787-8181 Fax: (250) 785-9691

Attention: Victor Shopland Attention: Rob Close,

Director of Infrastructure & Capital Works Project Manager Email: [email protected]

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The Cat Rental Store® is an equal opportunity employer.

Mission... Quality Employees serving Quality Customers with Quality Solutions.

RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:• Running the day-to-day operation

supervising counter and yard personnel.• Interfacing with the customers. • Inside sales of all products and services,

including rentals, that the company offers.• Draws up rental and sales contracts. • Keeps paperwork current to insure prompt

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The Cat Rental Store® is an equal opportunity employer.

Mission... Quality Employees serving Quality Customers with Quality Solutions.

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Notice of Proposed Assistance

In accordance with section 185 of the Local Government act, the Peace River Regional District gives notice of its intention to provide assistance to the Peace Region Internet Society by granting to the Society a sub-license to use the Lone Prairie Communications site Tower, land and shed for $100 a year for a term not to be renewed past May 13, 2024.

Pursuant to section 94 of the Community Charter this is the � rst of 2 publications of this Notice.

Faye SalisburyCorporate Of� cerPeace River Regional District(250) 784.3200

PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT

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We build, refinish and chink log homes. We also build solid wood rustic furni-ture. To view furniture call Lisa in FSJ 250.263.7765 or Doug in Hudon’s Hope 250.783.9156 lynxcree-kwoodsmiths.com

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We clean Vinyl sid-ing, Windows in/out and Eavesthroughs 15 Years Experience. Call Yves Bernier: 250-719-0744 or Cell: 250-719-8731

Employment OpportunityYouth Outreach Worker

The candidate selected for this full-time position will work as a part of a team to provide youth, individuals and families with direct support services and assist with the delivery of the Keeginaw Kids and Miyo.sin Teens on site programs.

Preference to applicants with:

• Post-secondary education and/or relative training/experience in social work, counseling, childhood development

or recreational fields.• Knowledge of local Aboriginal culture and traditions

• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written & computer)• First Aide Certification & a valid B.C. Driver’s License (Class

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Candidates must complete a criminal records check and be willing to work flexible hours.

Interested in working in a fun, “Team” oriented environment? We’d love to hear from you!

We offer a competitive wage and benefit package.

Drop off, fax, or e-mail a Cover Letter and Resume to:

Fort St. John Friendship SocietyATTN: Anita Lee, Executive Director

10208 – 95 AvenueFort St. John, BC V1J 1J2

Phone: (250) 785-8566 Fax: (250) 785-1507E-mail: [email protected]

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to two years-old from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. at the Fort St. John Public Library. For more informa-tion, call the library at (250) 785-3731.

April 22• Celebrate Earth Day with the South Peace

Community Arts Council as we present the Kevin Fox Trio as part of our Overture Con-cert Series. Join us as we welcome this highly acclaimed artist for one special evening at 7:30 p.m. at KPAC, doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the Art Gallery (250) 782-2601, KPAC (250) 782-9325, Uniglobe Travel (250) 782-8117 and at the door. This Earth Day cel-ebration includes ways you too can help reduce your carbon footprint, reduce waste and find out about environmentally friendly alternatives to everyday household products.

April 21 to 23• A Poverty Workshop will be held at the

DC Teacher Centre on April 21 and at Central Middle School on April 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please call the DC Teacher Centre to register or e-mail [email protected]. There is required to be a minimum of 12 participants to run. The cost is $75 for non-district participants which in-cludes materials and two lunches.

April 23• Friday night dance with country music by

Night Sounds (alcohol free) at Senior Citizens Hall, 1101 McKellar Avenue, Dawson Creek. Dance from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Admission in-cludes lunch. All ages welcome.

April 24 • The Derrick Dance Club of Fort St. John will be hosting a dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Senior Citizens Hall at 10908 100 Street with music by Silver Eagle. Members are $10 and non-members are $12. Everyone 19 and over is welcome. For more information call Lucy at (250) 785-2867 or Judy at (250) 787-0460.

April 28• April storytimes for pre-schoolers ages three

to five years-old from 10:15 to 11 a.m. at the Fort St. John Public Library. For more information, call the library at (250) 785-3731.

April 28• Need a hand with your tax return? The Com-

munity Volunteer Income Tax Program has trained volunteers that can help you complete your income tax and benefit return. Book an appointment today at the Fort St. John Public Library. Events from 7 to 9 p.m., call (250) 785-3731 for more information. Remember to bring all your tax papers and forms with you.

April 28 to 30• The Fort St. John Alliance Church clothing

give-away will take place with everyone wel-come. If you have any questions about this event, please contact the Alliance Church.

April 29 to May 1• The King is Alive and Well and Appearing

in Fort St. John. The King himself, Mr. Elvis Presley, plays a key role in the final show of the season for Stage North Theatre Society. In the production of Toronto, Mississippi by Joan Ma-cLeod, the King is portrayed by long-time Stage North member Blair Scott. The story follows the dynamics and heartache of a split family with King as the long absent father returning home to his daughter, Jhana, and her mother, Maddie.Directed by another long-time member, Terry Boyle. Tickets available at the North Peace Cul-tural Centre or online at tickets.npcc.bc.ca/.

May 1• UCW Spring Tea at South Peace United

Church Upper Hall, 1300 104 Avenue in Daw-son Creek from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Enjoy sandwhiches and dainties.

May 1• Local author Sharlene Weingart will read her

new children’s book ‘Mommy Takes Away’ at the Dawson Creek Public Library at 2 p.m. Book signing to follow. Kids bring your grown-up for a fun afternoon including a sing-along with Barb Munro, playdough fun, busy hands, WOW bus, Betty’s Amazing Faces and more. This is a free library fun event. Call for more information (250) 782-4661.

May 2• Unto Him is ‘Going on With the Song’ with

guest artist Judy Dueck at 7 p.m. at the North Peace Cultural Centre. Tickets are $15, available at the cultural centre or by calling (250) 785-1992. This will be Brian Shrum’s last concert with the group. Join them as they bid farewell to an original member of Unto Him.

May 5• There will be a Compassion Fatigue Work-

shop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the South Peace United Church, 1300 104 Avenue in Dawson Creek with presenter Donelda Laing. Cost is $100 and includes lunch. In this workshop you will have an opportunity to understand the signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue and dis-cuss how to practice healthy, ongoing self care while successfully continuing to care for others. Register by April 26 by phoning the church at (250) 782-2636 or online at [email protected]. Payment is needed to hold a spot.

ONGOING Fort St. John• Alcoholics Anonymous - If you think you

might have a problem with drinking, come to an AA meeting. Call for times and places or some-one to talk to (250) 785-8866.

• Fort St. John Multiple Sclerosis support group. If you or anyone you know has MS and have any questions or just need to talk, please call Susie at (250) 785-2381 or Sandi at (250) 787-2652.

• New Totem has changed locations. Our new location is the old Co-op mall underneath the Worlds Gym. We are open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Bows are free to try as well. Everone welcome. Contact [email protected] or http://www.newtotemarchery.com or under facebook at New Totem Archery Club Fort St. John.

• The Canadian Cancer Society Fort St. John unit meets the first Wednesday of each month, September to June, at noon at the Business Re-source Centre behind the museum. Volunteers always welcome.

• A Youth Relapse Prevention Group may be held weekly, in the afternoons at Mental Health and Addiction Services, #300 - 9900 – 100 Ave. For more information call Chris or Shaun at (250) 262-5269.

• The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life in Fort St John will be held on May 29th. To register go to www.cancer.ca/relay or call Gwen at 1.800.811.5666.

• Grandhaven District and Community Asso-ciation meets the third Tuesday of each month in the Grandhaven Hall at 8 p.m. Keep this hall operating in this community.

• “Butterfly Families – Families Supporting Families” is open to all caregivers of children and youth with Special Needs. We meet the third Wednesday of every month at the Child Devel-opment Centre from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 10408 105 Avenue. Does your child have learning, be-havior or other complex special needs? Would you like to connect with other caregivers? Child minding available but please call ahead a few days before the meeting. Call (250) 785-3200 for more information.

• FSJ Gradfest 2010 meets the first Monday of every month at 7 p.m. in the North Peace Sec-ondary School cafeteria. This is a safe, fun filled event for all Grads following the ceremonies and grand march. We are in need of volunteers and donations. Any one wanting to volunteer contact Carl: [email protected], any donations please contact Shelley: [email protected] and any prize donations contact Jenn: [email protected].

Fort Nelson• Alcoholics Anonymous - Monday 8 p.m.

Catholic Church Basement (closed meeting); Wednesday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; Thursday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; Saturday 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria; Sunday 8 p.m. Friendship Centre.

• Cocaine Anonymous - Tuesday 8 p.m. Cath-olic Church Basement; Friday 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria.

• Alanon - Tuesday 8 p.m. Northern Lights College (back door).

• The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life in Fort Nelson will be held on June 5th. To reg-

ister go to www.cancer.ca/relay or call Carmella at (250) 500-2499

Pouce Coupe• Alcoholics Anonymous - Friday 8 p.m. Old

Library (closed). 250-786-0155.• Youth Drop-In at Pouce Coupe Community

Church Annex (the old Pouce library). Saturday nights 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. All teens ages 13 to 17 welcome.

Chetwynd• Alcoholics Anonymous meets Tuesday and

Friday at 8 p.m. at the Public Library, 5012 46 Street. 250-788-9658

• NA meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Air-port waiting room.

Tumbler Ridge• Alcoholics Anonymous - meeting Wed. 8

p.m. 115 Commercial Park (Baptist Church).• Mondays: Bingo - 6 pm doors open, 7 pm

games begin. Community Centre Rms. 4 and 5.• Tuesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Floor

curling, carpet bowling, card & board games, coffee & cookies. Community Centre Room 5 from 1-4 pm. Small drop-in fee.

• Wednesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Cribbage, Whist & good company. Beginners welcome! 7 pm in the Library. Small drop-in fee.

Taylor• Civil Air Search and Rescue (CASARA)

meetings every second Tuesday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7 p.m. For information call Bob at 250-789-9152 or 250-787-5802.

• The Alaska Highway RRA (Recreation Air-craft Association) meets every third Thursday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7:30 p.m. For information call Richard at 250-782-2421 or Heath at (250) 785-4758.

Dawson Creek• Craft group for Mental Health and Addic-

tions Clients. Meets Thurs 1:30 -3:30 at 1017-103 Ave., Dawson Creek. (250) 782-4410.

• Alcoholics Anonymous - meets Mon., Tues., Fri., & Sat., 8 p.m. at Peace River Health Unit. Wed. 8 p.m. Hospital Education Room. All meetings are open.

• Mile 0 Al-Anon meets 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday evening at Parkhill Community School 9700-5th Street, Dawson Creek.

• Relapse Prevention. Mental Health and Ad-dictions 1017-103rd Ave., Dawson Creek, (250) 782-4410. Fridays from 10 to 11 a.m. Everyone welcome! Please call to confirm meeting.

• The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life in Dawson Creek will be held on June 5th. To register go to www.cancer.ca/relay or call Marie at (250) 784-1913.

• The Canadian Cancer Society, Dawson Creek Unit, meets the last Monday of every month, September to June, at 7 p.m. in their of-fice at 1000 105 Avenue in Dawson Creek. New volunteers always welcome.

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May 13 to June 17• Are you living with a chronic health condition? The Univer-

sity of Victoria and Northern Health Authority are pleased to of-fer ‘Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions’ in Fort St. John. This free six-session education program for persons living with chronic health conditions will be available at #300, 9900 100 Avenue. The workshop meets for six Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. To register or for more information, call Terry Cayer - Cordinator toll free at 1-866-902-3767 or e-mail [email protected]. Space is limited so call today.

May 23• First annual Peace Region Palaeontology Symposium featur-

ing the fourth annual Fossil Road Show, speakers, door prizes and guided children’s activities. Held at the Tumbler Ridge Public Library and Curling Rink. For more information contact (250) 242-3466.

May 23• Country dance at Farmington Hall featuring Highway 40!

Dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., no minors. Tickets $15 each, avail-able at Farmington Store. For more information, call Clarisse (250) 843-7954.

May 24• The Forgotten House -- Grizzly Valley Players present a mati-

nee at 3 p.m. in Room 5 of the Community Centre in Tumbler Ridge. May 29 to 31

• Couple’s “Love and Romance” Retreat at The King’s Valley Christian Camp. Accommodation available. For further informa-tion or registration call (250) 827-3549. May 17 to June 28

• Triathlon Training clinics are coming to Fort St. John. Come out and learn about triathlon and get prepared for the local upcom-ing triathlons. Held on May 3, 4, and 6 are clinics on swimming stroke improvement, bike tuning and equipment and triathlon. Come hear from local triathletes and ask questions about events, training, preparation and anything else you like. Sign up at the North Peace Leisure Pool or contact Becky at (250)787-5780 or [email protected] for more information.

Upcoming local Triathlons include: Dawson Creek May 24Fort St. John June 7 Fort Nelson June 28

May 12 to July 28• Relapse Prevention Group - Tuesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at

Mental Health & Addiction Services. Contact Dennis at (250)262-5269.

May 23• The Derrick Dance Club of Fort St. John will be hosting a

dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Senior Citizens Hall at 10908 100 Street. Music by Night Sounds. Members $10, non members $12. Everyone 19 and over is welcome. For information call Lucy at (250) 785-2867 or Judy at (250) 787-0460.

May 23• The Magic of Sam Pearce Show is scheduled at the Stone-

bridge Hotel with the show to benefit the Fort St. John Firefighters.May 25 to May 29• Do you think you’ve been treated unfairly by a B.C. govern-

ment ministry or public agency? The B.C. Ombudsman may be able to help. The Ombudsman’s staff will be in the following communities on the dates listed below, and are available by ap-pointment to discuss your problem or complaint. Call 1-800-567-3247 to book an appointment or see www.ombudsman.bc.ca for more info.

Fort Nelson May 25Fort St. John May 26Dawson Creek May 27Mackenzie May 28Chetwynd May 29May 27• John and Eloise Bergen, missionaries working with ‘Hope for

the Nations’ in Kenya were brutally attacked and severly wound-

ed when burglars broke into their African home in 2008. Come and hear the testimony on how God’s love carried the Burgens through the ordeal. This Canadian couple from Vernon, BC have chosen forgiveness, and are returning to continue the missionary work they started in Kenya. Drilling wells, growing food, and helping to support six orphanages. The event is at Quality Inn at 7 p.m.

May 28• Abbeyfield Houses of Fort St. John is holding their AGM at

7 p.m. at Northern Lights College. Everyone welcome. Direc-tors and volunteers needed. Memberships will be sold prior to the meeting ($10). Please come out and support our home for senior’s independent living! For more information call Clara at (250) 785-6450.

May 29• Access Awareness Day in Fort St. John. Stay tuned to the

Northeast News for more information.May 30• The Fort Nelson Woman of Industry is holding a golf tourna-

ment at the golf course. Lots of door prizes, putter to be won and an extra prize if a member brings a friend that becomes a member. Please RSVP to Karen Prouse at [email protected]

May 30• The Welcome Wagon events, the Baby Shower and Grand-

parent Showcase will be taking place at the Stonebridge Hotel at 1 p.m. The Bridal Showcase will take place at 6:30 p.m.

May 30• The 34 annual Trutch Gymkhana is being held at the Mile

206 Trutch Rodeo Grounds, lots of camping space available and a concession will be on site. Great family fun, all ages ride!! Please call Beth at (250) 262-5712 for more information.

June 4• Ladies out of town dinner in conjunction with the Oil Men’s

Golf Tournament presented by OilWives Club of FSJ. Cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. at the Pomeroy Inns and Suites. Tickets are $50 and include: entertainment, dinner, dessert, wine, jewellry draw, games and door prizes. Tickets available at Flow-ers by Tamee, Frontier Jewellers. Call Marlene (250) 785-8737 or Debbie at (250) 787-5100 for more information.

June 6• Rotary Manor Annual Garage Sale from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

1121-90 Avenue. Household items, tools, toys, furniture, coffee and donuts and much more. Donations welcome after May 4 (no appliances please). All proceed to toward resident programs and activities. Rain or shine, no early birds, there will be no sales be-fore 9 a.m.

June 14• Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion walk, wheel, run and wheel-

chair challenge. Registration at 12:30, event starts at 1 p.m. in Cen-tennial Park. For information, contact event leader Lori Slater at (250) 787-1912 or [email protected]

July 12• North Peace Horticultural Society plans their annual Garden

Tour. Bring your family and tour a variety of Fort St. John gar-dens.

August 1• The Marilyn Leffler Memorial Ride and Show ‘n Shine in sup-

port of the Canadian Cancer Society BC and Yukon Region. Regis-tration begins July 1 for this all day event at Casey’s Pub in Fort St. John. Show ‘n Shine awards for seven motorcycle categories and lots of door prizes. Event includes a ride to the viewpoint on the Hudson’s Hope Road. Everyone welcome to this fundraising event to fight cancer.

August 21 to 23• The North Peace Horticultural Society presents their 16th an-

nual Flower Show and Exhibition at the North Peace Cultural Cen-tre. The event will be open to the public on Aug. 22 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Aug. 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Awards presenta-tions will take place at 4 p.m. Refreshments will be available by donations on both Saturday and Sunday while the show is open. Categories include arrangements, art, houseplants, patio plants,

hanging baskets, cut flowers, photography and several children’s categories. Look for the flower show book in several locations.

ONGOING Fort St. John• The Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society is seeking moti-

vated people to join their volunteer team. If helping people sparks your interest drop by the office at #201, 10142-100 Ave. (above Girl Guides Thrift Store) or call 250-787-1121.

• A Youth Relapse Prevention Group may be held weekly, in the afternoons at Mental Health and Addiction Services, #300 - 9900 – 100 Ave. For more information call Chris or Shaun at 250-262-5269.

• The Citizens Patrol is seeking people who can volunteer at least five hours a month. Perfect for those new to town, those con-cerned about safety, who want to make the community a safer place to work, live and play. Call coordinator Connie 250-262-4530 or RCMP liaison Rick 250-787-8100.

• Alcoholics Anonymous - If you think you might have a prob-lem with drinking. Call for times and places or someone to talk to 250-785-8866.

Fort Nelson• Alcoholics Anonymous - Monday 8 p.m. Catholic Church

Basement (closed meeting); Wednesday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; Thursday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; Saturday 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria; Sunday 8 p.m. Friendship Centre

• Cocaine Anonymous - Tuesday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Base-ment; Friday 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria.

• Alanon - Tuesday 8 p.m. Northern Lights College (back door).Pouce Coupe• Alcoholics Anonymous - Friday 8 p.m. Old Library (closed).

250-786-0155• Computer Class at the Pouce Coupe Seniors Hall every Mon-

day and Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and Low Im-pact exercise class every Thursday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Open to everyone! For more information call Carol at 250-786-5673

Chetwynd• Alcoholics Anonymous meets Monday and Friday at 8 p.m. at

the Friendship Centre. 250-788-9658• NA meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Airport waiting room.• Tuesdays & Thursdays: Minor ball 5 pm-7 pm at Chetwynd

Ballpark & Rec. Centre Diamonds.Tumbler Ridge• Alcoholics Anonymous - meeting Wed. 8 p.m. 115 Com-

mercial Park (Baptist Church).• Mondays: Bingo - 6 pm doors open, 7 pm games begin. Com-

munity Centre Rms. 4&5.• Tuesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Floor curling, carpet

bowling, card & board games, coffee & cookies. Community Centre Room 5 from 1-4 pm. Small drop-in fee.

• Wednesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Cribbage, Whist & good company. Beginners welcome! 7 pm in the Library. Small drop-in fee.

Taylor• Civil Air Search and Rescue (CASARA) meetings every sec-

ond Tuesday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7 p.m. For information call Bob at 250-789-9152 or 250-787-5802.

• New Totem Archery is now at the Taylor Community Hall Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. Contact newtotem-archery.com.

• The Alaska Highway RRA (Recreation Aircraft Association) meets every third Thursday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7:30 p.m. For information call Richard at 250-782-2421 or Heath at 250-785-4758.

Dawson Creek• The Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce luncheons are

held the first Thursday of each month at noon at the Best Western. Different guest speaker each month. Members and Non-members welcome. Contact: Lesley Pewarchuck 250-782 4868.

If your non-profit group has events or meeting you wish pub-lished, send them by fax to (250) 787-7090 or via email to: [email protected].

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I’m writing this letter to discuss the support we have received from SJA in regards to our

partnership in Fort St. John. In early January we entered into a partnership with SJA to offer a full

spectrum of industrial training courses to the oil and gas industry. The goal of this partnership is to

be able to offer companies’ one stop for all their training needs.

Domcor approached St. John Ambulance because they provide effective training in the most

efficient manner and ensure that all WorkSafeBC and Enform standards are met. This means

satisfied customers and safe employees.

The staff at SJA have definitely gone the extra mile to make Domcor’s transition into the Fort St.

John’s community as smooth as possible to advance our presence.

Blair Sampson

Domcor Health, Safety & Security Ltd.

DOMCOR PARTNERS WITH

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Fort St. John is the one of St. John Ambulance’s Energy Industry Safety Training Centre

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Register Now:Register online, anytime! Want easy access to course schedules and seat availability? Real-time, online registration now available at www.sja.ca/BC

1-866-321-2651www.sja.ca/bc

Donate Now:Learn about Planned Giving: Your bequest, whether large or small, will support the vital on-going work of St. John Ambulance as well as important new initiatives. Learn More at http://www.sja.ca/Canada/AboutUs/Pages/PlannedGiving.aspx

Building HEALTHIER CommunitiesIndividual and community health improves when people care for each other. St. John Ambulance offers a variety of community programs that promote caring, wellness, and safety.

Developing CARING CitizensOur collective future is shaped every day through the opportunities we offer our young people. Our Youth Programs help develop future citizens by giving young people useful skills and a chance to grow.

Making Communities SAFERIn times of crisis, preparation makes a difference and saves lives. Skills, training, equipment and the know-how to help others – this is the focus of St. John Ambulance’s Emergency Services Program.

Volunteer Now:There are countless ways you can make a difference with St. John Ambulance, ask us about our:

■ Youth Services Program■ Therapy Dog Visitation Program■ Medical First Responder

I’m writing this letter to discuss the support we have received from SJA in regards to our

partnership in Fort St. John. In early January we entered into a partnership with SJA to offer a full

spectrum of industrial training courses to the oil and gas industry. The goal of this partnership is to

be able to offer companies’ one stop for all their training needs.

Domcor approached St. John Ambulance because they provide effective training in the most

efficient manner and ensure that all WorkSafeBC and Enform standards are met. This means

satisfied customers and safe employees.

The staff at SJA have definitely gone the extra mile to make Domcor’s transition into the Fort St.

John’s community as smooth as possible to advance our presence.

Blair Sampson

Domcor Health, Safety & Security Ltd.

DOMCOR PARTNERS WITH

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

Fort St. John is the one of St. John Ambulance’s Energy Industry Safety Training Centre

BC033-10

Register Now:Register online, anytime!Want easy access to course schedules and seatavailability? Real-time, online registration now available at www.sja.ca/BC

651a/bc

Donate Now:Learn about Planned Giving: Your bequest, whether large or small, will support the vital on-going work of St. John Ambulance as well asimportant new initiatives. Learn More at http://www.sja.ca/Canada/AboutUs/Pages/PlannedGiving.aspx

Building HEALTHIER CommunitiesIndividual and community health improves when people care for each other. St. John Ambulance offers a variety of community programs that promote caring, wellness, and safety.

Developing CARING CitizensOur collective future is shaped every daythrough the opportunities we offer our youngpeople. Our Youth Programs help developfuture citizens by giving young people usefulskills and a chance to grow.

Making Communities SAFERIn times of crisis, preparation makes a difference and saves lives. Skills, training,equipment and the know-how to help others – this is the focus of St. John Ambulance’s Emergency Services Program.

Volunteer Now:There are countless ways you can make a difference with St. John Ambulance, ask us about our:

■ Youth Services Program■ Therapy Dog Visitation Program■ Medical First Responder

Fort St. John events and activitiesUpcoming events ■ Community CPR Day: November 20;

Free CPR to the community. Registration is

necessary

■ Introduction of the Therapy Dog Program: September; Therapy Dog Program

is a volunteer visiting program involving dog/

handler teams that visit anyone who will

benefi t physically, mentally or emotionally

from regular contact with a dog.

2009 Community Success■ Fort St. John training centre prepared 2,766

people in essential fi rst aid skills in 2009

■ Your training investment helps to support

our Community Service Volunteers

■ We offer courses for all levels, from

Babysitting and Junior Emergency First Aid, to

Health Care Provider CPR, Occupational First

Aid Level 2 & 3. If you need a fi rst aid course,

we’ve got it!

■ We are an industry leader in On-Line

training, offering courses including WHMIS,

Transportation of Dangerous Goods,

FoodSafety Training, and more!

■ We have the greatest selection of First Aid

Kits, at the best prices, for Work, Home and

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Report To Our Community

St. John Ambulance is committed to creating effi ciencies in training by of-fering a wider selection of courses for industry. Fort St. John is the home of our provincial “Energy Industry Safety Centre”.As a result of the new labor mobil-ity agreements between provinces (TILMA, AIT) WorkSafeBC has made changes to their OFA 1, 2, 3 and Spinal courses. These changes are of particu-lar relevance to the Oil and Mining Industries. Among the signifi cant changes is that as of January 1, 2010 all Occupational First Aid courses are valid for three years rather than two. Automatic External Defi brillator (AED) training is being introduced to the Oc-cupational First Aid courses. St. John Ambulance has been offering AED training in all of our general fi rst aid courses for over a year and is prepared

for these changes. If you would like to add an AED to your workplace our Fort St. John Branch offers a highly competitive AED product line as well as regulated fi rst aid kits and supplies recognized by both the Federal and Provincial governments. St. John Ambulance has a full comple-ment of courses supporting Fort St. John industry - especially oil and gas. Our Branch offers the widest selection

of courses for Industry including H2S Alive, WHMIS/TDG, Ground Distur-bance, Petroleum Safety Training, and Confi ned Space Rescue. Our partner-ship with Domcor Health Safety and Security extends our safety training to include Fall Protection, Gas Testing, Fit Testing and Fire Suppression. St. John also has a number of Partner Providers in remote areas of British Columbia offering these courses.

St. John Ambulance Free Annual Com-munity CPR Day will be held again on November 20, 2010 to recognize CPR month and create public awareness for the importance of bystander CPR and emergency preparedness. Chris Voulgaris, of the Fort St. John Branch says “80% of all cardiac arrests occur in the home, so our objective is to have one person in every household trained in CPR.” Cardiac arrest is a treatable condition, but remains the leading cause of death in Canada. CPR and automated exter-nal defi brillation (AED) within one to two minutes of an incident helps to increase the survival rate to 90%. St. John Ambulance is Canada’s leader in CPR and AED training. Take advan-tage of this free CPR day. It could be your loved one whose life you save!

Therapy dogs visit people who benefi t from regular contact with animals in facilities where they are generally restricted from having pets. Therapy Dog visits brings proven therapeutic benefi ts to recipients providing much enjoyment and companionship. This fall, St. John Ambulance will be introducing this program to the Fort St. John Community for the very fi rst time – adding to our over 450 Therapy Dogs province-wide.Contact St. John Ambulance if your pet wants to volunteer you for this reward-ing program!

Bystander CPR Saves Lives

Coming in September - Therapy Dog Program

Supporting the Oil, Gas and Mining Industries

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Fort St. John 100 years agoFrank Beatton lived at the Hudson’s Bay

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Excerpts from April 1910Saturday April 16 Self went out to hunt

horses and was out all day and found them near the North Pine. Fields and Edward knif-ing fence rails. A fine clear day. Bob Barker and F. Bigbear arrived and seem to have trouble between themselves.

Sunday April 17 F. Bigbear arrested for robbery.

Monday April 18 Yakatachie and his two sons-in-law arrived last night and put in their furs today. Self and Fields dealing with In-dians, Thomas arrived. The Indians are all going off to hunt beavers.

Tuesday April 19 Busy at odd jobs. Ed-ward in the garden. Trial came off this after-noon between Barker and Bigbear, the latter accused of robbery. Case not yet finished. Continues fine weather.

Wednesday April 20 Same as yesterday. Edward digging in garden. The case between Barker and Bigbear not yet decided. Chukie and Asquity arrived on the south side.

Thursday April 21 Self and Fields at odd jobs. Edward fixing up fence in upper field. The law case between Barker and Bigbear settled. Bigbear sentenced to 1 year and 11 months in jail. To be taken out to Kamloops. Continues fine weather Montaigne and Acko arrived.

Friday April 22 Self started to plow. Ed-ward helping Fields working in office. Con-

tinues fine weather. A little ice still going down the river. Very low.

Saturday April 23 Montaigne and Acko left this morning. Self working in office, also Fields. I bought Barker and Bigbear’s furs for $485. R. Barker starts tomorrow to Dunvegan for the Packet for Mrs. Campbell. Continues fine weather.

Sunday April 24 Bob Barker left for Dun-vegan today at noon for the Packet.

Monday April 25 Self busy in garden. Edward out looking after the White Horse Band. Fields in office. The ice started down towards evening. The river came up about 4 feet.

Tuesday April 26 Self plowing and Ed-ward helping. Fields on the sick list. At-tachie and Wuscully and Dick arrived from East Creek. Ice still running. Self shot a bea-ver in the river this evening.

Wednesday April 27 Self and Edward as yesterday. Fields still sick. The Indians left this morning for their camp. The river nearly clear of ice. Blowing a strong gale of wind all day. Finished plowing.

Thursday April 28 Self working in gar-den. Edward at odd jobs around the place. Fields still on sick list. The two white men who came down the river from the Pine left this morning for L.S.L. Davis and Acko ar-rived.

Friday April 29 Self and Fields in store with Indians. Edward working in garden. Cloudy and started to snow towards evening and continued all evening. A fine clear day. Ice all gone.

Saturday April 30 Self after horses. Fields in office. Edward working in garden. Fine clear day. Samson and Nak arrived.

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