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August 5, 2010 - Vol.7 - No.30

Haying is for horses for local farmers

Melanie Robinson photoLocal farmer, Shane Wagner, was on hand to help with the haying process with horse teams at a farm just outside of Fort St. John recently. Wagner said he enjoys the process of using teams of horses, though it takes longer to do.

Norbert Stoll photosFrom top: Everett Patterson and Bruce Coleman also took part in the haying procss.

By Melanie RobinsonFORT ST. JOHN – It’s not often you see it, but

when it happens residents are keen to watch it.Haying is not uncommon in the Peace Region

or other agricultural areas in Canada, but to see it being done with teams of horses, is rare.

A farm near Fort St. John did just that recently, however, with three, sometimes four, teams of horses. The key, said Shane Wagner, who helped out, is to have teams of horses that are worked daily.

“There’s a few more of us in the horse commu-nity doing it but you’ve got to have horses, and not only that, you’ve got to have horses that you work on a daily basis,” he said. “If you don’t work them except for haying well then they’re not in shape.”

Wagner said he likes the process of haying with horses because, while it takes longer to do – 20 acres in a day for the three teams versus 20 acres an hour with a tractor – you’re not using any diesel fuel and it’s a lot more cost effective.

“And if you look along, there’s very little that’s left standing, where with a tractor, with a corner, you always lose some,” he said. “It’s not that great, but this gets it all, it’s just the old way I guess.”

Wagner, and the other men who were doing the haying, said it was important to get the process done then – on July 9 – and not only because the region was seeing good weather at the time.

“The old timers will tell you that bailing hay made at the end of June has twice the nutrients in it than a bail made in the middle of July has,”

he said. “The grass is just better, it starts to dry, when it starts to dry it loses its nutrients and the grasshoppers come, so end of June, first of July is the best time to hay.”

Another key, he said, is to have no rain for five or six days to allow time to start cutting and to put the hay into bails.

Wagner said some locals continue to use teams of horses for cutting oats as well, and when they do, they are always happy to see local residents turn out to take pictures.

In fact, he said, those thrashing oats with teams of horses often get the senior’s of the community visiting and setting up chairs to watch the experi-ence.

“It’s worth it for the people in the area.”

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south of Dawson Creek, who are negotiating with a company in regards to a proposed pipeline project, accuses the Oil and Gas Commission of inappropriately influencing those nego-tiations.

Dave Core, chairman and CEO of the Canadian Associa-tion of Energy and Pipeline Landowner Associations, said the regulator is ignoring the wishes of landowners, who have authorized his organization to represent them in all dealings regarding the project.

He said landowners are working together as the South Dawson Landowner Committee, and with his organization, to ensure Spectra Energy addresses mutual concerns regarding the Bisette Pipeline, a 33-kilometre long pipeline that would tie gas production south of Dawson Creek to a proposed gas plant west of the city.

Core said Spectra Energy indicated the OGC would work with individual landowners to resolve issues and the company would work with landowners and the Commission to address specific concerns. He said when he contacted an official with the Commission to ask whether they would be proceeding in that fashion, ignoring the legal agreement, he was told the Commission was checking regulations to see if that was al-lowed.

Core said that concerned him and he asked if that meant the Commission had dealt with landowners in that fashion before – the response was, “yes”.

He writes about that conversation in a blog that can be found online at www.landownerassociation.ca/blog_core.html.

He said whether the intention of the Commission was to act on behalf of the proponent or not in addressing concerns, he thinks that is inappropriate.

“A regulator should actually be sitting back and allowing landowners to negotiate easement agreements and contracts with the company,” said Core in an interview with the North-east News on July 27. “Especially if they’re going out and contacting landowners before the company has even agreed to negotiate with them, there’s a problem there. It leaves land-owners to think the government is on the company’s side.”

He added he believes ignoring the legal agreement by meeting individually with landowners has legal implications.

Core said in regards to other projects he has been involved in, there have been cases where correspondence from com-panies have included contact information for a regulator with the Oil and Gas Commission.

“That doesn’t seem to be impartial to me at all,” he said. “That seems to mislead landowners into thinking that the OGC supports the project.”

He said many landowners around Dawson Creek have no experience dealing with these types of projects and they don’t know their rights. He said the Commission isn’t helping landowners understand their rights and in many cases their involvement makes landowners feel they have none.

“I would say that the Oil and Gas Commission is actually helping the companies get their projects in the ground without

landowners’ rights being properly respected,” he said.Graham Currie, leader of the corporate affairs division with

the OGC, said the Commission’s involvement is strictly to gather information from residents about the proposed project.

“The flaw in the logic on [Core’s blog] is that the Com-mission somehow meets with landowners, ‘on behalf of the energy company,’ and that’s not correct,” said Currie. “We’re an independent regulatory body, and we need to make a de-cision on applied-for industry activity, and we need to seek information to inform that decision.”

He said the Commission would be seeking information on site-specific issues such as dust, noise or traffic, but any ne-gotiations on compensation issues are not under the Commis-sion’s purview.

Currie said correspondence from CAEPLA indicated they would be representing landowners, but expressly states site-specific issues are an exception.

A couple of landowners were contacted for their comments on the concerns raised by Core, but they declined to comment, stating Core will speak for them as relates to the project.

Constant vandalism frustrating for leagueBy

Melanie Robinson

F O R T ST. JOHN – It’s not the first time it’s happened this year, but the ex-ecutive of the Fort St.

John Slow Pitch Society are frustrated with the latest damage to its facilities.

The president of the group, Janet Prestley, received a call on the morning of July 28 saying the clubhouse at the Surerus ball diamonds was vandalized.

The incident caused extensive damage including broken windows, a hole through a wall and siding ripped off the building.

“There’s nothing in that clubhouse that could be of any

value to anybody except for the league, which is primarily supplies,” said Prestley. “Slow pitch has experienced a ton of vandalism this year at the park, we’ve had to replace some of the portions of the dugout, there was graffiti all over it and nobody ever sees anything.”

She added in this case, the city will be doing the repairs, but when it comes to incidents of graffiti at local diamonds, it’s up to the volunteer organization to do the repairs.

On top of that, the organization is facing monetary troubles as it deals with a lawsuit with its former treasurer, and vandal-ism is not an easy fix, she said.

“In this instance, the city is paying for this, thank God for that but bottom line all taxpayers pay for vandalism that’s done on city property, whether it’s at the skateboard park, Centennial Park, when people are wrecking the trees that are in the downtown core, I mean it’s all money the city is hav-ing to shell out to replace something that’s already there,” she said. “What point is there to do it to begin with, I don’t under-stand how people get a kick out of wrecking other people’s property.”

The incident is expected to have happened after 10 p.m. on July 27. Anyone with information is asked to call the RCMP.

Melanie Robinson photoSome of the damage the Fort St. John Slow Pitch Society has had to deal with this year.

By Matthew BainsNORTHEAST – A grassroots movement is afoot to

revive the BC Conservative Party and the organizers be-lieve the Peace Region is a good place to start.

Three organizers were at the George Dawson Inn in Dawson Creek on July 27 to hold the first-ever meeting of a provincial Conservative Party in the region.

“Dawson Creek, for a long time, has been a hub of conservatism,” said Bob Zimmer, regional director for the provincial association. “I remember being at a Social Credit parade with my grandma when I was about six years-old, in Dawson Creek. It’s a conservative place,

and it’s a neat place to start this off.”

Despite a turnout of only a hand-ful of people, Zimmer said he’s encouraged by the enthusiasm he is hearing. He said with this new incarnation of the party, people may be sitting back to see how it turns out. However, he said he feels there is growing support in the Peace, and elsewhere in the province, for a right-of-centre al-ternative to the provincial Liberals and NDP.

“We’ve seen a drastic shift to the left, and it’s shown us a need to get the right off the ground again as an oppositional force to balance out our province, because right now we’re just seeing left parties,” he said.

The Conservative Party hasn’t held a seat in the Legislature since 1978, but Zimmer points to the support for the Social Credit Party and the Reform Party of BC in the past as examples that right-of-centre parties can win seats, and even form governments, in British Columbia. He added they see strong support for conser-vatives in the Peace, the Okanagan, the Fraser Valley and parts of Vancouver Island.

“The whole province is quite conservative,” he said. “When you look at the province overall, it’s quite blue.”

Zimmer was joined that evening by Dan Wilson and Alvin Stedel, organizers in the North and South Peace, respectively, who also helped organize the petition drive against the HST in the region. The BC Conservative Party’s statement of philosophy and principals states it supports repealing the HST.

Zimmer said he doesn’t believe that policy is contrary to the conservative philosophy of cutting taxes for busi-nesses, even though many businesses support the HST.

“What we are hearing from a lot of businesses is al-though they will save with the HST on equipment and things like that, their employees are saying, ‘look, we need more money to cover the cost of the HST,” said Zimmer.

Wilson said although the HST has many people angry with the BC Liberals, there are other issues such as the alleged scandals surrounding the sale of BC Rail, and the opposition to the carbon tax, for example. He added the public should also be concerned about the proposed Rec-ognition and Reconciliation Act, which he said would

give First Nations veto power over resource develop-ment in the province.

Zimmer said British Columbians are concerned about deficit spending and long-term debt. He said Conserva-tive government would introduce a debt repayment plan, with any budget surpluses committed to debt repayment.

He said it wouldn’t be practical to promise large cuts to taxes and spending right away, but he said there are ways to reduce the size of the provincial budget over time. He said, for example, a Conservative government would establish zero-based budgeting for government departments, encouraging department heads to find cost savings rather than spending surplus money to maintain or increase budget allocations.

“We’re constantly looking for places where we can save money, rather than constantly looking for places where we can increase taxes – that’s where conserva-tives and liberals are different.”

The party’s policy document states the environment would be a top priority for a Conservative government. It states the carbon tax would be repealed, but Zimmer said they would pursue reducing carbon dioxide emis-sions by encouraging innovation and new technologies, and promoting fuel economy and energy conservation.

However, the policy document states the party would also promote the establishment of new coal and precious metals mines, as well as offshore oil drilling.

More information on the party and their policies can be found online at www.conservativesbc.com.

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Matthew Bains photoThe BC Conservative Party held a meeting on July 27 in Dawson Creek, hosted by local members. From left: Alvin Stedel, Bob Zimmer and Dan Wilson. A similar meeting was held in Fort St. John the following day. The party believes with support for the Liberals slipping, now is the right time to offer a right-of-centre alternative to government.

By Matthew BainsPEACE REGION – Another wind power project is

moving ahead in the Peace Region after receiving en-vironmental approval from the Province.

Capital Power L.P., a subsidiary of Edmonton-based EPCOR, has received an environmental assessment certificate for the Quality Wind Project, which is to be located about 10 kilometres northeast of Tumbler Ridge.

“Needless to say, we’re thrilled,” said company spokesperson Jay Shukin. “We are very encouraged by the site that we picked and the wind regime we believe we have.”

He added they still need to obtain some permits and finalize the land tenure process, but if completed as anticipated, they will start preliminary site work later this year.

The proposed $455 million project involves con-structing 79 wind turbine generators, as well as a sub-station, a 22-kilometre transmission line, access and maintenance roads, and other infrastructure. Shukin said the company already has an agreement in place with Copenhagen-based Vestas to supply the turbines for the project.

The environmental certification is conditional on 101 commitments the company must implement through-out various stages of the project, mainly around miti-gating impacts to wildlife and waterways.

Bird and bat fatalities are a common concern with

wind farm p r o j e c t s , and the c o m p a n y is required to monitor and evalu-ate any im-pacts over the first two years of the proj-ect, and apply ad-d i t i o n a l mitigation if required.

T h e r e were two groups that submitted c o n c e r n s about the p r o j e c t

during the public comment period of the environmen-tal assessment process. A group representing ATV rid-

ers in the area were concerned about losing access to existing roads and trails, while a guide/outfitting com-pany was worried about the impact to their business.

Shukin said roads in the area will be accessible to the public, and added there would be no restrictions to hunting as a result of the project.

The project is expected to generate $98 million in local and provincial taxes over its 25-year lifespan. The two-year construction phase is expected to gener-ate an average of 170 person-years of full-time direct employment. The operational phase of the project is expected to generate 300 person-years of employment.

Shukin said his company is committed to employing local contractors as much as possible for the project.

Tumbler Ridge Mayor Larry White said the con-struction jobs created by the project will be very ben-eficial to the town, as well as the additional tax base.

“We’re looking at, certainly, a diversification of our tax base, which is what we’re trying to do,” he said.

There are three other wind projects proposed near Tumbler Ridge, and one near Chetwynd, that have received Electricity Purchase Agreements from BC Hydro. Three of those projects have entered the pre-application stage of the environmental assessment process.

Story continued on Page 9


More wind power on the horizon for the Peace Region

Archived photoThe Peace Region is potentially going to be the home of a new wind power project near Tumbler Ridge that could see 79 wind turbine generators on site. The first wind farm in the region is the Bear Moun-tain Wind farm (above) outside of Dawson Creek.

It has been an incredibly emotional week following my announcement not to seek re-election as your Member of Parliament. I would like to thank those constituents, friends and colleagues who telephoned and e-mailed to convey kind words of support.

There has been a great deal of remi-niscing since my announcement ...about colleagues, events and hot political issues from past years. I found it particularly ironic that one of those controversial is-sues has resurfaced this week ...the long-form census.

The census issue brought back memo-ries of 1996 when I’d been your MP for just over two years and the census forms hit select mailboxes across our constitu-ency.The phones began ringing in my riding office as constituents who received the “long-form” census expressed outrage over the lengthy, onerous forms request-ing very personal information.As you know, the general “short” census form is

distributed to every household in Canada. The vast majority of Canadians have no problem with this aspect of statistics col-lection. It is the means by which Statis-tics Canada compiles very basic information on the population of Canada, such as name, gender, age, mari-tal status and first-language of individuals living in your household. This form is sim-ple and takes mere minutes to complete and return to Statistics Canada.

Then there’s the long-form census sent out to 20 percent of Canadian households. It is incredibly detailed and requests private and personal information, including whether anyone in your home has physi-cal or mental health issues, asks about cultural and ethnic background, level of education, how many hours of household chores you carry out, detailed labour his-

tory, income and investments, commut-ing habits, number of bedrooms in your home, household expenses and more.

In 2006, the long-form census was 40 pages long and, quite ob-viously, took an extensive amount of time to com-plete. And here’s the rub ...if you were one of the households to receive this long census form, complet-ing it was mandatory by law under threat of fines, jail, or both!

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wrong. That’s why we replaced the 2011 mandatory long-form census with the voluntary National Household Survey. We don’t believe Canadians should be forced to disclose extensive private and personal information.

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the collection of this information volun-tary and the Chief Statistician even re-signed. A parliamentary committee has convened over the summer to examine our decision as opposition MPs express their “outrage” to our action to protect Canadians’ privacy.One Liberal MP called this a “manufactured crisis” on the part of our Government. I wish he could have been the one answering phone calls from my constituents back in 1996!

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Dealing with issues

By Jay Hill

Words of OpinionEDITORIAL

MP Report

There is (con) Census when it comes to government changes

You know, it’s hard to see the vandalism that takes place in this community.

While it certainly hasn’t seemed to be as large an issue as in years past, just recently there was vandalism – and to a large extent – at the clubhouse of the Surerus ball diamonds.

Is there nothing else that youth can do to occupy their time?

If the answer is no, then something [better or different] needs to be done.

That’s not to say it’s youth that are doing these things – even that’s not a guarantee.

It could be adults that are performing these acts, but that seems unlikely simply because it’s their tax dollars that will be used to rectify the situation.

Whether it be through the repair of the damage, the hir-ing of more RCMP offiers or fire fighters that deal with the issues as they happen.

In all reality, it’s unfortunate that these acts of van-dalism and wrong doings are the things that people hear about.

It’s also unfortunate that when someone does do a good thing, like helping someone in a wheelchair, or offering someone a drive, they are praised for how nice they are.

Isn’t that what people should be doing in the first place?While it’s nice to get recognition, it shouldn’t be nec-

essary – kind acts should be of second nature to people.Yet, society has veared away from that thinking.What is it going to take to bring it back? Because one

thing is for certain – those vandalizing our communities, in one way or another, are not going to be popular for long.

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This letter was provided in response to Sa-mantha Mertler’s letter to the editor in the June 17 edition of the Northeast News.

Editor:The civilization of this country and this

continent is based on Christian principle. I don’t know of any country in the world which has the prosperity and freedom we can enjoy in which Christian principles are not applied. We all should not forget about this and thank God for it. I am very sorry to hear you do not believe in God. Our church prays daily for people who don’t believe in God and you will be daily in my prayers as well. Man has done so much damage to this planet that God created and God had made our world work in so many ways with ev-erything in perfect harmony. Like the sun, moon, stars, tides, seasons, rain, snow and thousands of other ways. It just doesn’t hap-pen all on its own. I would rather believe in God and find out there was no God, then not to believe in God and find out there is a God and that I had missed going to heaven be-cause I refused to believe. God has given us the Bible to guide us. One lady told a priest that she did not believe in hell. The priest’s answer was “Don’t worry about it, you will believe when you get there.”

As far as compassion to other people is concerned, I claim to have some credential in this field as well. I helped on humanitar-ian grounds not only with many local peo-ple, but also internationally starting in 1945 in Africa, India, Peru, and more recently, in Belarus, Ukraine and Nigeria.

I have been a good wife too, to a very good husband of 42 and a half years. I stayed home and took care of him and nine children under the age of 13. sWith the help of all our chil-dren, we tore down old building and rebuilt six apartments and ended up with 16 suites to rent. My work did not end there. I had wa-ter pumps and sewer pumps that broke down which meant I had to get in there to pull up those smelly pumps several times. Thank God that God gave me a strong stomach to do these jobs. Christmas 1973 the water pump stopped working. It took nearly all day to get it going again. My husband was very upset as he thought I might have become gassed down in the well house.

My friend used to tell me, there is dirt and then there’s dirty. In renting I sure found out what dirty dirt was and still have pictures to

prove it.Now for planting a garden, I had large gar-

dens fertilized with horse and cow manure. I would start at 4 a.m. and have the peas picked before breakfast. The peas were way over the top of our rolled rim bathtub. By night, our family had them all shelled with a pea sheller and wash machine and canned before night. My canner did 42 quarts each time. I also canned lots of fruit and vegetables. We grew lots of potatoes and gave them to doctors to pay off our bill.

Now for recycling all the scraps and peel-ing go in a bucket that I give to a man at our church for his cat, dogs, goats and chickens. The paper I burn.

Now for helping others, my husband and I hardly ever lived alone. We took in oil rig hands and truck drivers who found it hard to drive 30 miles to get to and from work and people who came back from camp jobs on days off. We took in four lovely foster chil-dren until they were adults. They grew up with our children. Then we took in 12 more while our younger children were growing up. Many neighbors’ children came for two to three hours daily to watch good clean TV programs. We had the only TV in the area. All my children had cloth diapers and I made all their clothing from recycled material. My husband’s highest wage was $2.50 per hour. I also carried water and washed clothes by hand for about 10 years. We built six homes in Fort St. John for ourselves and three for families in Flatrock area with our four boys.

Now as for charity – from 1974 till 1994 we supported a foster family in India. I bought extra bricks but I also bought one complete house for a family of six, I sent them a pic-ture of our family and they sent me a picture of the house they were living in that looked like a beaver den and a pic-ture of them in front of the house that I bought for them. I also bought two families each a goat so they could have their own milk.

As for in-

ternational aid, I think I have some creden-tials here too. In 2003 I put boxes in local schools and grocery stores to collect used pencils, erasers, rulers, crayons, garden seeds and money for postage. We were able to send 4,000 pencils and garden seeds in 2,000-gram boxes at $17 per box to orphanages and impoverished people in Belarus. The garden seeds meant the most as they have to relieve themselves from hunger before they write.

In April 2004, nine of us from the Fort St. John area went on a humanitarian mission tour for one month. We flew to Germany and traveled 5,000 kilometres on a rented minibus across Germany, Poland, Belarus and Ukraine. Nadia, our translator and tour guide for the entire trip from Belarus, met us in Warsaw to help us with our bus across the Polish – Belarus border since our bus was squeezed full with our luggage, food for four days and as much humanitarian goods as we were able to fit in.

Last winter the temperature in the 100 year-old wooden house from Nadia and her mother was mostly only 10 degrees Celsius and sometimes 14 degrees. We are now searching for the availability and know how to help her install a solar roof to make up for the insufficient gas supply for her home heat-ing. When Nadia’s 82 year-old mother broke her hip, we managed to supply three donat-ed walkers, one from the Wellness Center from Fort St. John and two from Germany, which Nadia will share with whoever needs it. There are no walkers available in Belarus.

I have told my children that I want no more presents, give me money instead so I can send it to these people. That is where I sent my 80th birthday party money of over $1,200.

We are the 20 per cent of the population

that get 80 per cent of the food, clothing, en-ergy, cars and toys, the other 80 per cent of the people get 20 per cent of the food and clothing, no cars or toys. Since 1990, I have shared my home with many homeless peo-ple. Some stayed for days, weeks, months and a few for years with me. I am respected and loved by all. I try to live the Bible story of the Good Samaritan. So I try to do as I was taught to share what the good God has given me. My daughter and her husband have just got home from donating three months to help flood and tornado victims in the USA for the sixth year.

I thank God that you have never had an abortion. I thank God for the priest that re-fused me absolution because we were using contraception, so nine of my children owe their life to the priest for standing up for the truth and I got healthier myself with each child. I thank God for all the people who have congratulated me on this letter to the paper and I also thank you for your com-ments.

If God keeps me healthy enough I will go to Gomel to see the opening of the orphanage and hopefully the children will all be in it by then. There are no overweight children there. The only meat they can afford is chicken toes once or twice a month.

May God bless everyone who takes the time to read this. Your comments, and if you like to help with donations to these impov-erished people, is sure appreciated. In return they have offered so many special Thanks-giving masses for us already and one is for today. What I have done is like a spit in the ocean, so I hope you have done more as I can afford on my pension.

Dorothy FolkFort St. John


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By Matthew BainsTUMBLER RIDGE – The mayor of Tumbler Ridge

sees great opportunity for the town in a proposed bio-energy project that would convert waste wood into electricity.

Larry White said he and council are intrigued by the project and are working closely with the proponent to develop it. The company submitted an application to

BC Hydro under the Community-Based Biomass call for proposals on May 27, which includes projects no larger than five megawatts in size.

White said he met with Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell and representatives with the company on July 26 to try to solve a problem regarding BC Hydro’s ap-plication process. He said the Crown corporation re-quired the proponents to identify a wood fibre supply for the project, but they couldn’t get approval from the ministry to obtain that supply until the project went ahead.

“It was like a chicken and egg [scenario],” said White.

However, he said the minister assured them the proj-ect would continue through the application process, so that if it was approved in principle, they could then look at acquiring the fibre. White said that supply would include residue from the community forest and waste from logging companies in the area, with the op-tion to allocate some of that fibre to local First Nations for a similar project they are undertaking.

“The minister is well aware of the waste that is cur-rently out in the woods and he would like to make good use of some of it,” said White.

He said council’s interest in seeing the project built is that it could provide a reliable back-up power supply for the town in the event of power failures. The town has had a number of lengthy blackouts in recent years.

He added it would also clean up waste wood, while creating local jobs.

“There’s also opportunity for the District to invest in this project,” said White. “We’re seriously looking at becoming a partner in it.”

He said that wouldn’t necessarily mean a cash invest-ment, but could mean an exchange of land for a stake in the project. He added there is still much discussion to be had before a decision would be made.

The mayor said there may even be an opportunity to expand the project beyond just electrical generation by selling the biofuel that’s created as a byproduct.

He said the proponent is reluctant to make public comments about the project until there is more cer-tainty about it. However, he said the feedback from the minister was very positive.

“The minister said to us we’re doing everything right,” he said. “He likes the project, he likes what we’re doing.”

• Mayor White said he also talked to the minister about the state of the access road to Kinuseo Falls. He said the falls are a huge tourist draw for the town, the region and the province, but are difficult to get to be-cause of the condition of the road. He said the minister could not make any commitments, but White said he’s arranged to meet with the transportation and tourism ministers to pursue the issue further.

• Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced on July 26 his ministry has launched Fibre Connections BC, a new government service that will directly link fibre suppliers, manufacturers and investors in an ef-fort to find the highest value for BC wood. Any inquiry made to any forest district or other government agency will be directed to one of 72 community-based fibre officers throughout the province.

A public website to support the new network will be launched in the fall.

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White said although there will be some vi-sual impacts to the landscape, he hasn’t heard any opposition to the projects from residents so far. He added the wind resource that Tum-bler Ridge has is attracting a lot of attention.

“We’re certainly getting our name on the map, no doubt about that,” he said.

The Dokie Wind Energy Project received environmental certification back in 2006, but has stalled due to financial issues until it was revived through a partnership between Plutonic Power and GE Energy Financial Services last year. That project, located 40 kilometres southwest of Hudson’s Hope, is expected to be complete next year.

Victoria-based Aeolis Wind had proposed two wind projects in the region, but did not

receive an agreement with BC Hydro for either. One project, the Thunder Mountain Wind Project, proposed 33 kilometres south-east of Tumbler Ridge, did, however, receive environmental certification last December.

The company’s president and CEO, Juer-gen Puetter, said while not being selected by BC Hydro was disappointing, they see op-portunities for the project to move ahead in the future.

“I can’t be too specific, but we’re work-ing on a number of scenarios, and from my perspective, it’s not a question of if, but when the project will go ahead,” he said.

Puetter said he believes price was the main factor behind BC Hydro’s selections, but cautions that the Crown corporation may

have overlooked other important factors. He said of the four wind projects that have pre-viously been awarded agreements, two were abandoned (the Holberg Wind Energy Proj-ect and the Mount Hays Wind Farm Partner-ship), one was delayed (the Dokie project) and only one is operational (the Bear Moun-tain Wind Park).

“Only time will tell how many of the cur-rent crop of projects that were awarded will actually be built and I don’t expect it will be 100 per cent of them,” he said.

Puetter said he expects demand for elec-tricity in the region to grow as the oil and gas industry expands. He added they’re also waiting to see how BC Hydro will imple-ment the new export policy outlined in the

Clean Energy Act, adding some public util-ity companies in California have expressed an interest in the Thunder Mountain project.

If it were to go ahead, that project would be the largest wind farm in the world, with a capacity of 1,400 megawatts, more than the proposed Site C Dam. However, Puetter qualified that by saying the 900 megawatts produced by the dam would be firm (depend-able) power, and the wind power would not be, adding building the dam would actually expand wind power potential in the region.

He said the Hackney Hills project, a small-er wind farm proposed 100 kilometres west of Fort St. John, has an even better wind re-gime than the Thunder Mountain site and he sees future potential for that project as well.

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By Matthew BainsTUMBLER RIDGE – The Emperor’s Challenge

will once again be testing the wills of mountain run-ners on Aug. 7 near Tumbler Ridge.

‘The toughest and most beautiful half-marathon in the world, as it has been dubbed, will take place on Babcock Mountain, about 35 kilometres south-west of Tumbler Ridge, for the second year. For the previous 10 years it was held on Roman Mountain.

Dr. Charles Helm with the Wolverine Nordic and Mountain Society said the reviews of the new cir-cuit from last year’s participants were very gratify-ing. He said that’s mostly to do with the excellent scenery and this year they’ve incorporated more of the natural terrain into the circuit.

“It’s going to be even better because of the bet-ter scenery,” said Helm. “It’s going to be even more running in the wilderness and the tundra and less on roads.”

He said that might make it a bit more challenging as well, but overall, this circuit is not as difficult as the one on Roman Mountain because there’s not as big of a climb.

The total distance of the circuit is nearly 21 kilometres, only a few hundred metres short of an official half marathon and runners have a time limit of five hours to complete it.

Helm said the mountain half-marathon has grown to be-come, to his knowledge, the biggest of its kind in the prov-ince, with nearly 500 participants last year, and even more expected this year.

“All indications are we’re going for another record crowd, just from our early registrations,” he said. “In a way, we can’t believe what we have created here – the first year we had something like 20 people, but year by year it has been going up.”

He said that field includes mainly runners from the BC and Alberta Peace Region and not necessarily professionals either.

“The word has spread that it is doable for people with just a reasonable amount of fitness that can walk 21 kilometres in five hours.”

However, he said they do attract professional runners, most-ly from Vancouver and Vancouver Island and also a small but

dedicated group of international runners hailing from places like the United States, the United Kingdom and South Africa.

Helm added participants come in all ages too, with the old-est being about 82 years-old and the youngest about 12 years-old. He said this year, medals will be awarded in each of five age categories – gold, silver and bronze for those who finish under two hours, between two and three hours, or between three and five hours, respectively.

He said runners can expect to see a lot of wildlife along the circuit, including caribou and mountain goats, and they are warned to take precautions for bear encounters.

He said the beautiful scenery alone is enough to intrigue and inspire the runners.

“There’s no other race like this in the world, with scenery and terrain like this, and we’re just so blessed and lucky to have a mountain like this so close to town,” he said.

The Emperor’s Challenge starts and finishes at the Core Lodge on Babcock Mountain. Helm said participants should give themselves plenty of time to get to the Core Lodge in time for the 9 a.m. start.

More information on the Emperor’s Challenge can be found online at www.wnms.pris.ca.

Runners set to take on Emperor’s Challenge

Contributed photoRunners will once again take to Babcock Mountain for this year’s Emperor’s Challenge, which promises both challenging terrain and inspiring scenery.

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By Melanie RobinsonFORT ST. JOHN – When the Commu-

nities in Bloom judges arrived in Fort St. John last week, they weren’t sure what to expect.

Jack Boutilier and Evelyn Alemanni, who have judged communities throughout Canada and around the world, said they were both impressed with the city and it’s appeal to the public.

“It’s been 50 years since I was here and it was a little hole in the wall,” said Boutilier about the city, adding there has been a large increase in the city’s size, number of people and the activities they offer.

He said it’s obvious that both residents and the community are working together to beautify the city

The judges were planning to look at a variety of parks and facilities throughout the city as part of their tour, including the North Peace Museum, water treatment facility, Eco-Depot and Centennial Park, amoung others.

Alemanni said it’s important for people to realize that they’re not only judging on flowers in the city, but also catego-ries such as heritage, environment, com-munity involvement, urban forestry and tidyness.

As a judge hailing from southern Cali-fornia, she said the United States has a lot to learn from Canada and other countries in terms of cleanliness and environment.

“When I came in Saturday, I just looked around and said ‘they must have had hun-dreds of people cleaning the streets,’” she said, adding it was a surprise for both her and Boutilier, seeing as Fort St. John is an oilpatch town.

Fort St. John was the first to be judged in a series of communities in its category of populations from 10,001 to 20,000 and is competing against two communities in Alberta, a community north of Toronto and two communities in Prince Edward Island.

The city is one of the national finalists for 2010 in that category.

Melanie Robinson photoAs part of their tour in Fort St. John, Communities in Bloom judges Jack Boutilier and Evelyn Alemanni checked out the new artist murals along the fence at the Fort Hotel. The murals, which were done by local artists between the ages of 13 and 25, surround the theme of ‘what summer means to you’.

Fort St. John blooms for judges POLICE BRIEFSMischief by spray paintingFORT ST. JOHN – RCMP have received

several complaints of graffiti in the city. The unknown suspects spray painted ve-

hicles, homes, trailers and businesses, using a faint colored orange paint to spray “Grads 2010” on various locations.

At this point there are no suspects or wit-nesses. The RCMP are requesting the pub-lic’s assistance in identifying suspects.

If you have information regarding this inci-dent, or any other incident, contact the RCMP at (250) 787-8140.

Remains of deceased stolen DAWSON CREEK – Dawson Creek

RCMP are reporting that a jar containing a deceased person’s ashes was stolen from a vehicle on July 23.

During the night, the thief or thieves report-edly broke into a vehicle parked on the 9300 block of 13 Street and stole a small, glass jar with a red and white lid with the remains of the deceased inside.

Anyone with information is asked to con-tact the RCMP at (250) 784-3700, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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D1 - D2 Cows 56.00-60.00D3 - D4 Cows 50.00-56.00Holstein Cows NONEHeiferettes 50.00-70.00Bologna Bulls 60.00-72.50Feeder Bulls 60.00-70.00Good Bred Cows None Good Bred Heifers None Cow/ Calf Pairs Younger 1000.00-1300.00Older Cows NoneMilk Cows None

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63rd Annual

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AGRICULTURE

By Matthew BainsPEACE REGION – Drought conditions

have Peace farmers bracing for much lower yields this year.

Ross Ravelli, owner of Ravelli Farms Ltd. in Dawson Creek, said with some timely snowfall coming in early May, when most producers were just finishing seeding, crops were off to a great start. However, he said there hasn’t been much precipitation in most areas of the region since then and so crops won’t be growing to their full potential.

“I would be surprised if their crops are 50 per cent of average, probably less than that.,” he said. “I could be optimistic by saying 50 per cent – that’s the best, but it certainly can get worse, and maybe it already is.”

Ravelli said in his own fields he is seeing wheat turn brown and drop leaves in an effort to conserve moisture. He said canola is only about a third of the size it would be in a good growing year and flowers are starting to drop off, resulting in smaller yield potential. He said rain may help fill the heads of the wheat and canola, so the smaller heads may at least fill and create some seed, but it might already be too late.

“It’s questionable whether moisture right now would help at all,” he said.

Ravelli said it’s been a frustrating period for producers since about 2004, because they haven’t seen an average year for precipita-tion since then.

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Low yields expected as Peace farmers struggle

Contributed photoDrought conditions are nothing new in the Peace Region when it comes to agriculture but conditions this year have producers expecting lower than normal potential for lo-cal crops.

By Matthew Bains DAWSON CREEK – The Dawson Creek Exhibition and

Stampede is once again living up to its name as the “Greatest Show in the Peace” by delivering five days full of entertain-ment from Aug. 11 to 15.

In its 88th year, the Exhibition and Stampede is bringing back the Wrangler Canadian Pro Tour for the second year from Aug. 13 to 15. Exhibition Association president Connie Patterson said the rodeo promises to be a highly competitive, highly entertaining event, with over 300 entries this year.

“We are the last tour stop before the finals in Armstrong,” said Patterson. “That means for anybody sitting on the bubble to make the Canadian National Finals (Rodeo in Edmonton) or to win the Tour, you’ve got to be here.”

Thirty-six drivers with the World Professional Chuckwagon Association and 20 drivers with the Western Chuckwagon As-sociation will be competing in races throughout the five days, starting at 5:30 p.m.

Patterson said this year spectators will have the benefit of seeing all the action on a 25-foot colour screen that will re-place the scoreboard. Each heat will be replayed for the audi-ence while the next heat is getting set.

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and the Crazy Cowgirls Trick Riders return to entertain audi-ences, starting at 5:30 p.m.

The fair portion of the Exhibition and Stampede will feature exhibits showcasing animals – from cattle and horses to llamas and rabbits – as well as grain and forage crops, beer and wine, horticulture, photography and much more.

“We also have lots of programs for the kids to learn about agriculture,” said Patterson.

She added the midway, run by Westcoast Amusements from Thursday to Sunday, will feature some new rides this year.

All sorts of merchandise – from farm machinery to jewelry – will be on display at the Commercial and Agriculture Trade Fair and Art Show at the EnCana Events Centre on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Patterson said the Exhibition Association will once again be spreading awareness about breast cancer through their “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” campaign. She said they will be accept-ing donations, and selling merchandise and 50/50 tickets on Friday, and those taking in the events that day are encouraged to wear pink. She said on Saturday, the public is encouraged to wear red, to show support with the men and women serv-ing our country overseas with the Canadian Armed Forces and their families.

More information is available at www.dawsoncreekfair.com.

That means the subsoil moisture hasn’t been replenished either, so they really need an above-average year just to get back to normal.

“There’s nothing there to tie us over in case we don’t get rains in a timely manner,” he said. “There’s more risk every year, it seems.”

He said crop insurance will cover some losses, but it’s not a silver bullet. He said most farmers grow more than what can be covered anyway, and since the insurance level is based on a 10-year historical average, that level is getting lower with every year dry conditions result in lower yields.

“You could have as much crop insurance as possible and it wouldn’t cover your costs,” he said. “Crop insurance isn’t like your house burns down and they build you a new one, it’s more like having a large deductible on your house, and they only replace 75 per cent of it.”

Ravelli said farmers should be talking with both levels of government to see if there’s something that can be done to further mitigate the impact of dry years. He said, for ex-ample, perhaps the previous years’ impact on crop insur-ance levels could be deferred so that the insurance would be at a level that’s more re-flective of costs.

The alternative is to have farmers ask for a bailout on an ad-hoc basis, which he said neither farmers nor gov-ernment would like to do.

Rick Kantz, a farmer in the Rose Prairie area and president of the Peace River Forage Association of British Columbia, agreed.

“When you’ve got se-vere weather impacts year on year, the [exisiting] pro-grams aren’t the be-all-end-all, so you’ve got to look at something else,” said Kantz. “If we can keep the yields up to where they should be under good management conditions, that would help within the [crop insurance] program.”

He said they just finished haying for the year, and some fields were much better than others, but it’s roughly an av-erage year. However, he said the seeded crops used for si-lage are way down this year.

“Barley is way down,” he said. “Once we chopped it, we were probably at half or

less, tonnage-wise, on the fields than a bottom-end average.”He added they are experiencing no regrowth in the pas-

tures because of the lack of subsurface moisture.Kantz said he remains

hopeful they will see the end of the cycle of dry summers soon.

“You don’t have to look very far – to southern Al-berta and Saskatchewan – and they’ve got more mois-ture than they can handle, so we’re hoping that will make its way this way soon,” he said.


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August 28 - Garage Sale 9am - 2pm with a Fundraiser BBQ from 11am - 2pm. Rent a table or donate your items (No TV’s) to the Legion for the Garage Sale.

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MAnAGEMEnTWe now have houses / acre-ages available in Dawson Creek, Rose Prairie and Farmington for August 1st.To view check out our web-site at www.actionproperty.ca or call 250-787-7177 for more information. (08/05)

Yard SaleSaturday August 7th from 8am to 4 pm at 8903-113 A avenue (08/05)

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Horse drawn show wagon (wagon box requires work) $1,000.00 Phone 250-785-4557 (08/5) VeHicle For Sale2005 Dodge Caravan - 83,500 Km, CD play-er, excellent condition, $9500.00. Please call Tara at 250-785-9608 and leave a message if I am not in. (08/19)

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July 6 to August 19• The Fort St. John Public Library has story-

times every Tuesday and Thursday in the sum-mer with ages two to six from 10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. and ages seven to 14 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. At storytime we do games, read books, make crafts and have lots of fun. For more info call (250) 785-3731 or e-mail [email protected].

July 26 to August 16• Summer is here! Are you a young person

between the ages of 10 and 18 or do you know youth who would enjoy “hands on learning” about starting and running a business? The Ki-wanis Enterprise Centre is offering an exciting business program including business basics, guest speakers, selling products at the Farm-er’s Market and entering exhibits at the Fall Fair. Call today to register at (250) 782-5745.

August 3 to September 3• The North Peace Cultural Centre presents

Kids’ Summer College of the Arts from Mon-day to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Register at the North Peace Cultural Centre at 10015 100 Av-enue, call (250) 785-1992 or go to www.npcc.bc.ca.

August 7• Garage sale at old Fort Motors building.

This is a fundraiser for CCSVI treatment (angio-plasty) for Fort St. John residents Brent Harris, Holly Osterlund and Colleen Pedersen. Anyone with donations can call Denise (250) 262-2090.

August 7• Car wash (weather permitting) at the Totem

Shell from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is a fundraiser for a CCSVI treatment (angioplasty) for Fort St. John residents Brent Harris, Holly Osterlund and Colleen Pedersen. Alternate date is Aug. 8.

August 7 • The annual Go Karts 4 Girls event will be

taking place in the EnCana Events Centre park-ing lot, starting at 1 p.m. All are welcome to take in the event, which has girls from Fort Nelson, Dawson Creek, Chetwynd and Fort St. John participating. The girls have learned to build their go karts and dirve them and will race on this day for trophies.

August 13• Did you know that the Province of BC is

signing a 20-year agreement with the RCMP to have them police your town until 2033? Now is the time to share your thoughts on what the RCMP can do better and what you like about what they’re doing right now. The BC Civil Liberties Association will be holding a seminar in Dawson Creek at the Northern Lights Col-lege cafeteria at 10 a.m. and in Fort St. John at the Fort St. John Women’s Centre (men wel-come) at 3 p.m. to discuss this with residents. Visit our website at www.bccla.org for more information. To volunteer to help with the BC-CLA’s visit to your town, e-mail: [email protected].

August 21 and 22 • The North Peace Horticultural Society is

holding thier annual 17th annual Flower Show and Exhibition at the North Peace Cultural Cen-tre in Fort. St. John. Entries will be taken from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 20 and from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 21. The Flower Show and Tea will begin on Aug.21 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., and continue on Aug. 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free - come and be amazed at what our northern community can display.

September 2• Oxygen Salon and Day Spa is joining hands

with the local food bank for our second annual ‘Cuts and Hands for Cans’ from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. We invite everyone from the community

and surrounding areas to take part! Simply bring in your non-perishable food items to be donated in exchange for a ‘free’ hair cut and manicure! The local food bank will be at the salon collect-ing the donations during this charitable event. Come out and support your community.

September 12• The second annual Superwalk for Parkin-

sons will take place at Northern Lights College beside the road and the parking lot with registra-tion starting at 12 p.m. and the walk commenc-ing at 1 p.m.

September 18 to 26• The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup – a

national conservation program, which encour-ages Canadians coast-to-coast to make a dif-ference by removing litter from along local shorelines and thus protecting our oceans and waterways will be taking place at three loca-tions on Charlie Lake. This national conserva-tion program began in 1994 with a handful of Vancouver Aquarium employees and volun-teers who wanted to make an immediate effect on their local shorelines. In 2010, there are cur-rently over 750 cleanup sites registered across Canada, 324 of them in BC. For more informa-tion or to register please visit shorelinecleanup.ca

ONGOINGFort 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.

• 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.

• “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 Development Centre from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 10408 105 Avenue. Does your child have learn-ing, behavior or other complex special needs? Would you like to connect with other caregiv-ers? Child minding available but please call ahead a few days before the meeting. Call (250) 785-3200 for more information.

• Pregnancy tests, pregnancy options, peer-counselling and support are available at the North Peace Pregnancy Care Centre. New loca-tion at #208 10139 100 Street (above TD Bank). Drop in hours Monday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday from noon to 4 p.m. or to make an appointment call our 24 hour hot-line at (250) 262-1280. All services are free and completely confidential.

• New Totem Archery has changed locations for the summer. We are at our outdoor range, which is located north on a 100 Street on the 244 Road – take a right after the vet clinic, signs are posted. We are open Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Bows are free to try as well. Everyone welcome. Contact [email protected] or www.newtotemarchery.com for more info.

• 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.

• Are you tired of the crime? Then do the time. Join the Fort St. John Citizens Patrol. Do-nate a minimum of five hours per month. For information, call (250) 262-4530.

• There will be Scottish Country Dancing every Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Central El-

ementary. Come and learn simple steps, have a fun workout and meet new people. For more information, call Oliver at (250) 785-9508.

• The Derrick Dance Club is canceling the dances for the summer. If there is enough in-terest, they will start again in the fall. We need more support to keep them going. For more in-formation call Richard at (250) 785-4534.

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 Basement; Friday 8 p.m. Hos-pital Cafeteria.

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

• The Community Market is held at the Wes-tend Campground every Saturday except on long weekends. For more info or a vendor pack-age please contact Jaylene Arnold at 250-774-2541 or Audrey Reynolds 250-774-6574.

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). Satur-day nights 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Ages 13 to 17.

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).• 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.

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 informa-tion 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.

• Local resident Shaun Whynacht is looking to build a network of Dawson Creek and area residents who want to get out and be more ac-tive on the tennis courts this summer. All you need is tennis racket, a can of balls and some sneakers. He will be holding a free workshop this summer for new players, or if you are an experienced tennis player and looking for a nice, active match, he is looking to bring that community together too. If you are interested in getting involved, contact Shaun by e-mail at [email protected]., or by calling (250) 219-6050, or join the Facebook group Tennis Anyone – Dawson Creek.


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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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