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June 24, 2010 - Vol.7 - No.23

By Matthew BainsTUPPER – Residents of the rural community

of Tupper, south of Dawson Creek, are using every means at their disposal to oppose an in-dustrial landfi ll they feel threatens a priceless watershed.

Those efforts have included circulating peti-tions, soliciting a letter-writing campaign and organizing rallies to gain public support. Most recently, concerned residents have partnered with the Swan Lake Enhancement Society and the local offi ce of Ducks Unlimited Canada to apply for the same 320 acres of Crown land that the landfi ll proponent, Secure Energy Services of Calgary, has applied for.

“We’re forming a group, the Tupper Water-keepers, for protection of the ecosystem,” said Colleen Bordula, a resident who has helped to organize the opposition.

She said the land, about four kilometres south of Tupper near Swan Lake, would be used for wildlife conservation and could be developed with walking trails for the community and sur-rounding area’s enjoyment.

Leasing the land would also prevent the con-struction of the proposed Heritage Secure Land-fi ll project, which would store oilfi eld and in-dustrial waste. Area residents are not convinced about the safety measures Secure Energy Ser-vices is proposing and are worried that a leak or fl ood would contaminate the watershed, af-fecting not only wildlife, but groundwater wells used for human and livestock consumption.

“What we’ve said all along is we’re not try-ing to stop them from building the landfi ll,” said Bordula. “We just want them to put it a non-residential area, away from water sources and preferably on fl at land.”

She cites that according to the company’s own fi nancial statements, Secure Energy Services is being sued by their competitor, CCS Midstream Services, for $110 million in damages related to allegations of misused confi dential information and other claims against previously employees of CCS. She said if the project was approved and then the company lost the lawsuit, the con-cern is they would have to abandon the landfi ll.

Bordula added it would be hypocritical if the government approves the project because at least two area residents have stated their families have in the past applied to lease the land in question for agricultural purposes, but were turned down due to the sensitivity of the watershed.

Residents also cite increased noise, traffi c and the visual impact of the site as concerns.

Corey Higham, a business development rep-resentative with Secure Energy Services, said environmental safety is a top priority for his company.

“The design work that’s gone into this site, and the engineering that’s going into the design of the landfi ll itself, along with proper opera-tion, will ensure this project won’t have any im-pact on the environment,” he said.

He added the release of water from the site and the types of materials accepted are strictly regulated by the provincial government.

Higham said producers in the area have asked for more options in oilfi eld waste disposal. He cites the BC auditor general’s recent report on the potential liabilities associated with contaminated oilfi eld sites and abandoned wells as another rea-son this project is important for the area.

He said there would be about 12,000 to 15,000 hours of labour required to build each contain-ment “cell,” with multiple cells built over the life of the landfi ll, as well as six employees to operate the landfi ll and many more truck-ing jobs created. Higham said in regards to the lawsuit, the allegations are unfounded and they intend to fi ght them, but he said the outcome will have no impact on their ability to maintain the site. He said prior to receiving approval, his company has to post a letter of guarantee for a value of between $1.5 to $2 million with the BC government. He said if his company was to be-

come insolvent, whether through legal action or economic circumstances, that money would be used to close and monitor the site according to hazardous waste regulations, if it could not con-tinue to operate or be sold to another operator.

“There’s no chance this would just be left to be an orphan site and cause an environmental impact,” said Higham.

The public comment period has concluded for the provincial Environmental Assessment process.

Nicole Vinette, project assessment manager with the EA Offi ce, said they have received both petitions circulated by residents, but they have encouraged residents to write down and submit their specifi c concerns about the project.

“Five main categories that we consider are effects on the environment, economic effects, social effects, heritage effects and health ef-fects that may occur during the lifecycle of a proposed project,” she said.

Vinette said they will be following up with other government agencies on the claims that some area families had attempted to lease the land in the past.

She said the Environmental Assessment Of-fi ce has until Oct. 16 to submit a fi nal assess-ment report and recommendations to the minis-ters of energy and environment, who will then have 45 days to make a decision, although they could refer the application back to the assess-ment offi ce for further assessment.

Concerned residents employ a variety of tactics to oppose landfi ll near Swan Lake

Contributed photoConcerned residents opposed to a landfi ll proposed near Swan Lake are fi ghting every way they can, including by applying to lease the Crown land where the landfi ll would be built.

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of the southeast in America where tornadoes have taken the lives of people in Mississippi and Arkan-sas, [he has] fought the winds of Texas and Oklaho-ma, [he has] cleared the Colorado Rockies through the Salt Lake City, [he has] gone up through Yellow-stone, into Montana where [he] crossed into Canada, all through Alberta, finding [his] way here today.”

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being Glenn Fenster, a 49 year-old Aventura, Florida resident who is now on his fifth cross country tour to raise awareness for epilepsy.

It started seven years ago when Fenster was on the tennis court with his son, Nyle, who has been hav-ing seizures since he was two. At the age of nine, Nyle was running down to take a shot and fell into a seizure.

Seizures are a characteristic of epilepsy, a term used for a group of disorders that cause disturbances

in electrical signaling in the brain. As always, Fenster made his way to Nyle and of-

fered him help up when he came out of the seizure – but this time was different.

“This time my son knocked my hand out of the way in defiance, so I asked him ‘don’t you want help up?’ and he said ‘no,’” said Fenster. “So I asked him ‘how do you keep getting up?’ and he looked at me as a nine year-old and said ‘Dad, I’ve never seen you stay down.’” Story continued on Page 3

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By Matthew Bains NORTHEAST – Peace River South MLA Blair Lek-

strom’s decision to resign from government over the HST has bolstered opponents of the tax shift, and has surprised one former colleague.

“It’s a great day for democracy to be able to have our representative back representing us, rather than [repre-senting] the government back to us,” said Alvin Stedel, a businessman in Dawson Creek who has been organizing the anti-HST petition in the Northeast region.

He said he thinks it was inevitable that Lekstrom would change his position on the HST given the level of opposi-tion in the South Peace. He said at last count they had gar-nered just over 5,000 signatures on the petition in the con-stituency, which is more than the 4,801 votes Lekstrom received in last year’s provincial election.

“You’re better to change your mind and change your di-rection if you have plans on getting reelected, and I think Blair, once he saw there were more people who [signed] the petition than voted for him during the election …then it was time for him to take a second look.”

Stedel said he wouldn’t be surprised to see other Lib-eral MLAs follow Lekstrom’s lead, but he said it would be better for them to decide before the petition is enacted into law. He said in Peace River North, they have garnered over 7,000 signatures, more than the nearly 4,000 votes MLA Patt Pimm received in the election.

“He (Pimm) should certainly be having a look at that as well because it doesn’t bode well for his future elections unless he does something similar [to Lekstrom],” said Ste-del.

Pimm said he was shocked to learn of Lekstrom’s resig-nation only minutes before the announcement was made. He said he has known the former Dawson Creek mayor for many years and has worked closely with him since being elected as Peace River North MLA last year. However, he said he hasn’t changed his mind on the HST.

“My decision won’t be to take the same direction that Mr. Lekstrom is going at this point in time,” said Pimm. “I was part of a decision that we (the government) made, and I’ll be part of that decision, and I guess I’ll have to deal with the repercussions of that decision.”

He said he still believes the HST is a good tax system, but admitted the opposition to it has troubled members of his party.

“I think everybody’s concerned, and obviously all of caucus is concerned as well when you see this kind of groundswell come out to a direction the government is go-ing in.”

Pimm sits on a Select Standing Committee on Legis-lative Initiatives that would ultimately decide how to re-spond to the petition initiative should it receive the signa-tures of 10 per cent of registered voters in the 85 electoral districts in the province required to become law.

The petition must be submitted before July 5 to Elec-tions BC, who will then have 42 days to verify the signa-tures are valid. If so, the committee would have a maxi-mum of 120 days from receiving the petition to introduce it as a Bill.

Stedel said the faster the Bill is enacted the easier it will be to repeal the HST, and repay any payments made to the Province from Ottawa for implementing it.

However, the government could decide to put the draft Bill to an initiative vote, which would happen on Sept. 24, 2011.

Stedel said if that were to be the case, he could see the call to recall Liberal MLAs heat up.

British Columbia is the only jurisdiction in Canada where a sitting MLA can be removed from office be-tween elections via a recall. Any one registered voter can initiate a recall petition in their electoral district, but it needs 40 per cent of regis-tered voters to sign it within 60 days to be successful. The earliest a recall applica-tion could be initiated for a current MLA is Nov. 12, 2010.

Pimm said he’s aware of the calls for recalls in some districts, but said he is prepared to see the petition process through and deal with any consequences. He said he’s not going to let the fallout from the HST distract him from working on other issues important to his constituents.

HST opponent confident, MLA unwavering following Lekstrom’s resignation

Matthew Bains photoGary Homburg attempts to solicit signatures for the petition to repeal the HST in a res-taurant in Dawson Creek on June 16. An anti-HST organizer said he is confident the petition initiative will be enacted into law, but Liberal MLA Pat Pimm said he stands firm behind the decision to implement the new tax system.

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By Matthew BainsPEACE REGION – Two Peace region

residents representing groups that have been pushing for further setback distanc-es for oil and gas wells say they are not impressed by the government’s recent an-nouncement on the issue.

Lois Hill, a member of Peace Environ-ment and Safety Trustees (PEST) Society based in Farmington, said her group has been trying for more than seven years to get the setback distances increased near residences, and they were disappointed to hear those distances have not changed.

“They can still, by law, drill a ‘sweet’ well within 80 metres of your house and a ‘sour’ well within 100 metres of your house (referring to the distinction be-tween wells containing different concen-trations of hydrogen sulphide gas),” said Hill. “We have an opportunity for dia-logue now, but nevertheless, they can still place those wells as close as they want.”

She was referring to the new 250-metre mediated drilling distance for residences, announced by Blair Lekstrom just two days before he resigned as Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources due to the mounting public pressure over the HST.

Hill said with multi-well pads becoming commonplace, leases are much bigger than they used to be. She said the largest pads can total up to 14 acres in size, and if the setback distance is measured from the first well drilled to the outside of a home, that could mean very little space between the home and the boundaries of the lease.

There will also be an additional 250-metre “enhanced management area” from residences, which would require a

site assessment for safety and security, an established system for leak detection and control, and automated detection and shutdown for any new wells drilled within the combined 500 metre distance.

However, Hill said she has not heard from the Oil and Gas Commission or the ministry what would be done differently than what is already required.

“That’s nothing new. We’re very curi-ous to find out what they mean about en-hanced safety – they haven’t specified any details that are new.”

Although she said the new 1,000-metre exclusion zone around schools and com-munity centres is “a welcome change” and a “good start,” she said they were hoping with the advances in horizontal drilling that the distance would have been greater. She added existing wells and facilities, like the ones around Parkland Elementary School, will still be able to operate within 1,000 metres.

A further 1,000 metre enhanced man-agement area will be established for schools and community centres as well.

Charlie Lake resident Rick Koechl said he was pleased to hear about the exclu-sion zone for schools, but not satisfied with the rest of the announcement.

“It might have been much ado about not that much,” he said. “We know that the 100 metres is still engaged, which means nothing has changed, not for residents anyway.”

Koechl is one of a group of residents that raised concerns with wells being drilled near their homes back in 2003. Af-ter a lengthy dispute and a lot of media at-tention, those residents and the company drilling in the area sat down and drafted a joint submission with recommended

changes to regulations for the government to consider. One of those recommenda-tions was a royalty reduction program to give industry an incentive for moving wells further away from homes.

Koechl said he’s been promoting the idea ever since and had approached Lek-strom about it earlier this year. However, he said Lekstrom told him that royalty incentives are only used to increase rev-enues to the Crown.

“The government has shirked its re-sponsibility by not giving any kind of an incentive to us or to industry to do some-thing better,” said Koechl. “It would have been one more tool that could have been accessed in a pinch, when we really need-

ed something more than just the baseline setback.”

Graham Currie, corporate affairs leader for the OGC, said the new setback re-quirements will be enacted by the end of June.

In regards to the enhanced management area, he admitted many of the safety re-quirements are already in place, but he said it’s a matter of making them binding and enforceable.

Currie said there will be more an-nouncements forthcoming about the OGC’s efforts to facilitate “long-term and ongoing air quality monitoring for the Peace region.”

Residents say setback announcement doesn’t change much for homes near wells

Contributed photoTwo residents representing groups that have been following the issue closely say the recent announcement on setback distances changes little for oil and gas wells drilled near homes. This picture was taken of a home near Farmington in 2008.

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By Matthew Bains DAWSON CREEK – Affected residents had some

tough questions for federal regulators when it came to the approval process for a controversial gas processing plant to be built near Dawson Creek.

Those residents invited specialists from the National Energy Board to speak to the process for Spectra Energy Transmission’s proposed Dawson Processing plant on June 14 in Dawson Creek.

The project involves the construction of a plant with a maximum processing capacity of 200 million cubic feet of natural gas per day, built about 16 kilometres west of Dawson Creek in Bessborough.

Ken John, a member of the Peace Environment and Safety Trustees Society, asked if any new wells drilled to supply the gas plant would be considered for cumulative environmental impacts.

Lien said cumulative impacts are assessed under the Ca-nadian Environmental Assessment Act, but it would have to be determined that a specific impact, such as on air qual-ity, would c o n t r i b u t e to the same impact of an a s s o c i a t e d project(s).

Lien said the board c o n s i d e r s have all the evidence be-fore it, with advisement from experts on staff such as himself, when con-sidering en-vironmental impacts, but does not conduct its own field studies or research.

John pressed the NEB representatives on what the board would consider to be unacceptable risks to residents and the environment.

“At what stage does our government say enough is enough, this is an unacceptably adverse effect, to the en-vironment, to the locals, whatever – how do you come up with a decision?” he asked, adding the economic benefit seems to be the overriding factor.

Lien replied there is no standard criterion for determin-ing what impacts would be deemed unacceptable, because each project is assessed on its own merits. However, he said an environmental assessment is done before any broader decision on whether the project is in the public

interest is made. Technical specialist Margaret McQuistan added the

board provides the reasons for any decision on a project in a written report.

Lien said the vast majority of applications made to the NEB are approved, but he said that’s a function of compa-nies only applying when they feel there’s a strong case to be made. However, he said approvals are always subject to a number of conditions imposed by the board, such an environmental impact mediation and further stakeholder consultation.

McQuistan explained there are currently nine board members who make decisions on projects, although three members are assigned to every project. When asked, she said some of those board members have backgrounds in the industry, but others have backgrounds in law, engi-neering or environmental sciences.

She said although the NEB receives most of its funding through levies paid by oil and gas companies, that funding is on a cost-recovery basis and does not influence board

decisions. McQuistan said the board has yet to decide if Spec-

tra’s project will require a public hearing, but a decision is expected soon. She said the company has actually requested a public hearing due to concerns it has heard from residents and she en-couraged residents to write letters to the board to sup-port a public hearing if they desired one.

If a hearing is held, resi-dents can submit written comments, request to make

an oral statement, or apply for intervener status, which al-lows them to question other parties’ interventions and evi-dence. McQuistan said all submissions made to the board are a matter of the public record and are available on the NEB’s website. Also, transcripts will be made in case of a public hearing and a live webcast will be available online.

Lien said if a public hearing is held, it would likely be sometime in the fall. He said residents would be noti-fied through direct mail or e-mail and through advertise-ments in the local media. However, he admitted they had not done a good job advertising the June 14 meeting and promised they would do better for any future meetings.

Residents question federal regulators about approval process for gas plant

Matthew Bains photoA group of concerned residents gathered at the Best Western Inn in Dawson Creek on June 14 to question representatives from the National Energy Board on the regulatory approval process for a gas plant proposed in Bessborough.

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I’ll be blunt. After enjoying last year, one of the most productive Parliamenta-ry sessions in Canadian history in terms of legislation passed, and after serving with the longest-lasting minority Parlia-ment in history, this “congested” session in the House of Commons has been very tough. But a lot can change in a week.

As Government House Leader, my job is to shepherd legislation through the House of Commons. It requires engag-ing the opposition parties in negotiation, co-operation, some compromise, and a huge dose of patience. Throughout this past week, it paid off.

The biggest pay off came with the pas-sage of Bill C-9, our Conservative Gov-ernment’s Jobs and Economic Growth legislation. The 2010 Budget, critical to Canada’s fragile economic recovery, is now being debated in the Senate on track to becoming law.

Another big win came with an agree-ment, following intense negotiations

with the opposition parties, to pass certain aspects of Bill C-23, which our Conservative Government had intro-duced to eliminate pardons for those convicted of sex crimes.

It was urgent that we pressed upon the opposition the need to pass this legisla-tion in order to ensure that no sexual predators, includ-ing Karla Holmolka, are able to apply for a pardon over the summer months.

Compromise was also the order of the day when working closely with the opposition parties to secure passage of Bill C-11. Our Government introduced this legislation to preserve the integrity of Canada’s refugee and immigration system. It will enhance fairness to refugees genuinely seeking shelter from confl ict and oppression, yet crack down on those who attempt to

jump the queue and play the system with bogus refugee claims.

And in yet a further compromise, all parties, with the exception of the New Democrats, signed a deal regarding the release of government documents related to the transfer of Afghan detain-ees, striking the balance between national security, the safety of our troops and Parliament’s right to examine information. Unfortunately, the NDP

put partisanship before public interest and had organized to meet with the me-dia to tell them they were rejecting the deal even before they had seen the fi nal agreement.

It also took co-operation with the Lib-erals to overcome NDP resistance to the passage of Bill C-2, the Canada-Colum-bia Free Trade Agreement. After exten-

sive debate and examination the legis-lation is now before the Senate. The agreement will provide greater access to a market of 45 million people for Cana-dian exporters of wheat, pulses, barley, paper products and heavy equipment. Colombia is also a strategic destination for Canadian investment, especially in mining, oil exploration, printing and education.

MPs also passed Bill, C-24, legisla-tion that will help First Nations move forward with commercial developments and Bill C-13, Fairness for Military Families, which will enhance access to Employment Insurance benefi ts for our soldiers and their families. And fi nally, we passed Bill C-40, legislation to enact Oct. 1 as National Seniors Day.

In all, in the span of just one week, the House of Commons passed eight government bills.

This was a good week in Canada’s Parliament.

June 24, 2010

By Jay Hill

Words of Opinion EDITORIALThere’s no reason for a senior living in any community,

whether it’s in the Northeast or not, to loose their sense of independence simply because they’ve gotten older.

You often hear of people at the ripe age of 90-something living on their own, maintaining their properties, and doing it well.

That in itself is completely awesome.When you look at the work the Northern Rockies Seniors

Society in Fort Nelson is doing, one is reminded again that seniors love a nice day out just as much as the next person.

The bus service the Society offers the community is wor-thy of recognition for sure. Just $5 gives residents 55 and over and those with mobility issues an opportunity to run as many errands as they want.

And seniors are taking advantage of that – more than 318 rides were bought during the month of March.

In Fort St. John, Abbeyfi eld House offers a different sense of independency – an option for those wanting to still live on their own, to continue to do so in a way.

Residents at the home rent rooms and are free to come and go as they please while, at the same time, group activi-ties and meals are organized to encourage social interaction.

This service, however, can’t continue without the com-mitment of volunteers at the organization.

From an hour to multiple times a month, whatever people can commit can make a huge difference to the houses resi-dents but also to you as well.*

Those are just two examples, of what are sure to be many both in the Northeast and across our nation.

You’re only as young as you feel, as the saying goes, and well, these two projects prove just that.

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FEEDBACKEditor:I attended the Fort St. John council meeting on June 14

to listen to Area C director Arthur Hadland talk to council with a presentation for the preservation of the Peace River Valley in question, which would succumb to the Site C dam if it were to proceed. I congratulate him on his thor-ough, enlightening presentation.

Mayor Bruce Lantz spoke of their powerless voice to change the Hydro procedure as it is not their jurisdiction.

I challenge the Peace River Regional District of Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Hudson’s Hope, Chetwynd, Tum-bler Ridge and all outlying villages that it is in your juris-diction to shout and be counted if you wish to be. Where is the personal will to speak out to be heard over this so important topic effecting our near climate, recreation and natural beauty, not mentioning all the other obvious losses.

You could guarantee Alberta machinery and workers would tender better to get the job, this happens too often in other big projects.

WAC Bennett talked of three dams on the Peace River in time, the third is due to start next spring near Dunvegan.

We must preserve at all costs what there is left for our children and their children or there will be no mighty Peace River – just a decaying valley of dams. No more Peace River Country, Peace Reservoir Country instead all useless and silted in by 2,100 – what ridiculous, short cited times we live in.

Nick ParsonsFarmington

Editor:Regarding the June 11 edition of the Northerner

about re-naming the Enerplex. The Olympic speed skating oval in Fort St. John was built for the Olympic gold hopefuls and a home office for the Morrison’s. The Olympic speed skating oval in Richmond, BC was decommissioned after the 2010 Olympics for the ben-efit of Fort St. John’s skating oval. Anyone serious about long track speed skating in British Columbia will have to travel to and reside in the Energetic City.

We already have a network of ads established by McDonald’s Restaurants, Excel Gum products and other sponsors for the world’s best “gold medal” Den-ny Morrison.

What we need now is a name for the Enerplex that is worthy of its fame as a training centre, a speed skating school created by Jay and Denny Morrison and their family’s efforts. I am not surprised by the selective publication of the one-sided opinion to the name the Enerplex the Ross H. MacLean Centre, a choice no doubt approved by a Dawson Creek associate editor. I am sure Ross H. MacLean did well for amateur hock-ey in Fort St. John, however students and long track hopefuls from other countries or the Lower Mainland that are flying to Fort St. John from Vancouver In-ternational might be asking ‘who the heck is Ross H. MacLean?’ We have all seen the Denny Morrison tele-vision commercials for McDonald’s and Excel gum. So name the Enerplex the MGM Centre or MGM Oval

– short for Morrison Gold Medal Centre or oval or Morrison GM Place – short for Morrison Gold Medal Place.

Sponsors could then run ads like “when you come to the Energetic City to excel, bring your American Express, your Visa and Mastercard Gold, because in Fort St. John we take our speed skating seriously and we only accept gold.”

That would bring in real money for the Enerplex.You couldn’t do something like that with the name

Ross H. MacLean because he didn’t bring home the gold and the Enerplex is all about long track and spon-sorship money, see what I mean. We also need a can-vas banner made up with the above “name or names” hanging in front of the Enerplex before the Canada Day and Allan Cup parade that will be covered by Shaw and TSN, a combination of the Allan Cup trophy and Denny Morrison’s gold medal.

As far as more sponsorship money, I think ‘Denny’s Restaurant Chain’ is still available. Another one of my favourite places to eat and they already have a burger with the Olympians name on it – the ‘Denny burger.’

For Ross H. MacLean, they can make up a really nice plaque with all his accomplishments and have it displayed in the foyer of the Enerplex. Then everyone is happy.

Mike J. Rockeyfeller

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The Relay For Life is made pos-sible through a tremendous com-mitment by the volunteer leadership team. This dedicated group brings a collective energy to the Relay that culminates with a true community event.

Thank you also to the donors, sponsors and participants whose con-tributions enable the Canadian Can-cer Society to continue its mission to eradicate cancer and to enhance the quality of life of those people living with cancer.

In 2009, nearly 1,200 northern res-idents stayed at a Canadian Cancer Society lodge, more than $103,000 in financial aid was distributed to 122 northerners, 173 wigs and head-wear were provided to northern can-cer patients and 26 northern children and family members attended Camp Goodtimes at no cost.

Thank you again for fighting back against cancer, a disease that touches two in five Canadians.

Should you like more information or wish to make a donation, please call our local office at (250) 785-0903.

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Frank Beatton lived at the Hudson’s Bay Post on the north shore of the Peace River and kept entries of daily life in early Fort St. John. The recordings of this early Hudson’s Bay Company Factor have been digitized by The Cemetery Seekers and brought home to Fort St. John. This proj-ect was funded by the North Peace Savings and Credit Union. Over 4,000 images were photographed at the provincial archives in October 2008.

Excerpts from June 1910Thursday June 16 Same as yesterday. F.

Anderson left for Moberly Lake.Friday June 17 The Perry outfi t left for

Pine River this morning along with Joe Appassasin. Dry weather.

Saturday June 18 Self in store, Fields in offi ce, Joe looking up horses. Taylor hired to work for Mr. Campbell.

Sunday June 19 Father Joice & J. B. Lind left for Dunvegan.

Monday June 20 Started to rain this morning and continued all day. Very little doing. Mr. Fields in offi ce. Self making out Indent for next outfi t.

Tuesday June 21 Rain again this morn-ing. Self sowed some oats. Joe harrowing with Old Bill. Mr. Fields in offi ce. Closed up towards noon.

Wednesday June 22 A fi ne clear day. Self cleaning up store. Fields in offi ce, Joe at

potatoes. Taylor and Bob went up the river to get out logs for Mr. Campbell. River ris-ing.

Thursday June 23 Self in garden. Joe at potatoes. Fields in offi ce. Continues very fi ne weather, river still coming up.

Friday June 24 Busy as before. River very high.

Saturday June 25 Joe off looking for horses. Self hoeing potatoes. F. Anderson and Charlie, also Baptista and a white man arrived from up the S. Pine River.

Sunday June 26 Mr. Lynn and partner arrived from Edmonton with pack horses on their way to Fort Graham.

Monday June 27 Mr. Lynn went up to camp on the hill. Fine clear day. River fall-ing.

Tuesday June 28 Self out looking for horses and found the old team. Taylor and Charlie came down with a raft of logs.

Wednesday June 29 Self out looking up horses again. Mr. Lynn left for Fort Gra-ham. C. Calishen to accompany him.

Thursday June 30 Self at odd jobs. Knudson and Bob arrived from up the South Pine River. Looks like rain.

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PROPERTY TAXES ARE DUE BY JULY 2, 2010

The 2010 Property Tax Notices have now been mailed. Taxpayers,

especially NEW OWNERS, who have not received their Tax Notice

should contact the City Hall Tax Department immediately at 787-8150.

Taxpayers are encouraged to pay their property taxes and claim the

Provincial Home Owner Grant, if eligible, as soon as possible.

In order to avoid a 10% penalty being added to the outstanding

current tax balance, payments must be received at City Hall no later

than 4:30pm on Friday JULY 2, 2010.

You can pay your taxes by internet banking, phone banking, at most

financial institutions, and at City Hall by Cheque, Cash, or Debit. If

you are sending payment by mail, make sure to allow delivery time.

Remember you still need to submit your Home Owner Grant

Application on or before the due date no matter how you choose to

pay your taxes (the bank is not responsible for forwarding your grant

to us)

Taxpayers may avoid late payment charges and line-ups by sending

cheques to City Hall. We will accept cheques that are POST DATED

to July 2, 2010. Do not forget to complete and sign the Home Owner

Grant Application if eligible.

~ Shirley Collington

Deputy Tresasurer/Collector

250.787.8171 or [email protected]

June 24, 2010 Northeast NEWS

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I’ve felt while watching the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster is something I’m sure many others share. But none of our hands are clean in this matter since we all rely so heavily on petroleum products like gasoline.

One answer suggested by many is to turn to electric cars in urban areas. This could possibly work well in British Columbia where more than 90 percent of our electric-ity is produced from clean hydroelectric sources.

However, until the United States can find

an alternative to burning coal to produce its electricity, any move to electric cars in that country will just be replacing one fossil fuel with another because half of the electricity in the United States is produced from burn-ing coal.

A solution must nevertheless be found,

and if that means places where clean elec-tricity can be produced easily, such as Brit-ish Columbia, are to supply places that can-not, then this must surely be preferable to the nightmare that has unfolded in the Gulf of Mexico.

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ffers

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rticipa

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mited

time o

ffers.

Offer

s may

be ch

ange

d or c

ancel

led at

any t

ime w

ithou

t noti

ce. So

me co

nditio

ns ap

ply. S

ee pa

rticipa

ting D

ealer

for d

etails.

†The

Ford

Five-

0 Eve

nt (“F

ive-0

”) is i

n effe

ct fro

m Ma

y 1, 2

010 to

June

30, 2

010 at

partic

ipatin

g Ford

of Ca

nada

Deale

rships

. Duri

ng th

e Five

-0 Ev

ent, o

ne or

more

comb

inatio

ns of

$0 fi r

st mo

nth’s p

ayme

nt, 0%

APR p

urcha

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ancin

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up to

60 m

onths

, $0 d

own p

ayme

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due a

t sign

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r $0 s

ecuri

ty de

posit

will

apply

to th

epu

rchase

fi nan

ce or

lease

of se

lect n

ew 20

10 Fo

rd ve

hicles

. Offe

rs va

ry by

mod

el an

d not

all co

mbina

tions

will

apply

. Offe

rs are

avail

able

to ret

ail cu

stome

rs on

ly an

d may

only

be av

ailab

le on

appro

ved c

redit (

OAC)

from

Ford

Credit

. Offe

rs inc

lude f

reigh

t and

Air T

ax bu

t excl

ude l

icenc

e, fue

l fi ll c

harge

, insu

rance,

PPSA

, adm

inistr

ation

fees

, any

envir

onme

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arges

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es, a

nd al

l app

licable

taxe

s. The

se of

fers a

re su

bject

to ve

hicle

avail

abilit

y and

may

be ca

ncell

ed at

any t

ime w

ithou

t noti

ce. De

aler m

ay se

ll or le

ase fo

r less.

Limite

d tim

e offe

rs. So

me co

nditio

ns ap

ply. S

ee yo

ur Fo

rd De

aler fo

r com

plete

detai

ls. ‡‡R

eceive

0%

APR p

urcha

se fi n

ancin

g on n

ew 20

10 Fo

rd [Fu

sion (

exclu

ding S

and H

ybrid

)/ Tau

rus (e

xclud

ing SE

)/Edg

e (ex

cludin

g SE)/

Flex (

exclu

ding S

E)/Esc

ape (

exclu

ding I

4 Man

ual a

nd Hy

brid)

]/[Fo

cus (

exclu

ding S

)] mo

dels f

or a m

axim

um of

[60]

/[72]

month

s to q

ualifi

ed re

tail cu

stome

rs, on

appro

ved c

redit (

OAC)

from

Ford

Credit

. Not

all bu

yers

will q

ualify

for t

he lo

west

APR p

ayme

nt. Ex

ample

: $20

,000 p

urcha

se fi n

anced

at 0%

APR f

or 60

mon

ths, m

onthl

y pay

ment

is $33

3.33,

cost

of bo

rrowi

ng is

$0 or

APR o

f 0%

and t

otal to

be re

paid

is $20

,000.

Down

paym

ent o

n purc

hase

fi nan

cing o

ffers

may b

e req

uired

base

d on

appro

ved c

redit.

Taxes

paya

ble on

full a

moun

t of p

urcha

se pr

ice. ‡O

ffer v

alid f

rom M

ay 1,

2010

to Jun

e 30,

2010.

$0 fi r

st mo

nth’s p

ayme

nt ap

plies

to th

e fi rs

t mon

th pa

ymen

t for fi

nanc

ing cu

stome

rs ma

king p

ayme

nts in

mon

thly i

nterva

ls, or

the su

m of

the fi r

st an

d seco

nd pa

ymen

t for fi

nanc

ing cu

stome

rs ma

king p

ayme

nts in

bi-w

eekly

inter

vals (

each

a “Fi

rst Pa

ymen

t”). F

irst P

ayme

nt is r

equir

ed fro

m cu

stome

r on t

he pu

rchase

fi nan

ce or

lease

of el

igible

new

2010

Ford

vehic

les de

livere

d on o

r befo

re Jun

e 30,

2010.

Custo

mer w

ill rec

eive a

cheq

ue fo

r the a

moun

t of th

eir Fi

rst Pa

ymen

t from

the d

ealer

. Firs

t Pay

ment

will b

e paid

up to

a ma

ximum

amou

nt of

($500

) / ($

750)

/ ($1,

000)

per e

ligibl

e 2010

[Foc

us, Fu

sion,

Escap

e, Ra

nger]

/ [Mu

stang

(excl

uding

GT50

0), Ta

urus, E

dge,

Flex,

Explo

rer, E

xplor

er Sp

ort Tr

ac, Tr

ansit

Conn

ect, E-

Serie

s (ex

cludin

g Cuta

ways

and S

trippe

d Cha

ssis)]

/[Exp

editio

n, F-1

50 (e

xclud

ing Ch

assis C

abs a

nd Ra

ptor)]

. Offe

r only

avail

able

to cu

stome

rs wh

o fi na

nce o

r lease

throu

gh Fo

rd Cre

dit. O

ffer n

ot av

ailab

le to

cash

purch

ase cu

stome

rs. Of

fer is

only

avail

able

on ap

prove

d cred

it (OA

C) fro

m Fo

rd Cre

dit. A

, X, Z

plan

custo

mers

are el

igible

for $

0 Firs

t Pay

ment,

see d

ealer

for d

etails.

Not c

ombin

able

with

Comm

ercial

Fle

et Inc

entiv

e prog

ram, C

PA, G

PC or

Daily

Renta

l Allo

wanc

es. R

ainch

ecks

only

avail

able

on th

e purc

hase

of el

igible

vehic

les. ††

Recei

ve $0

Secu

rity De

posit

on th

e lea

se of

mos

t new

2010

Ford

vehic

les (e

xclud

ing E-

Serie

s Cuta

ways

and S

trippe

d Cha

ssis, S

helby

GT50

0, F-1

50 Ra

ptor, F

-serie

s Cha

ssis C

abs, F

-650

, F-75

0 and

LCF)

effect

ive M

ay 1,

2010

throu

gh Ju

ne 30

, 2010

on ap

prove

d cred

it (OA

C) fro

m Fo

rd Cre

dit. S

ecuri

ty De

posit

may

be re

quire

d by F

ord Cr

edit b

ased o

n cus

tomer

credit

term

s and

cond

itions

. ▲$0

Down

Paym

ent o

n the

purch

ase or

lease

of m

ost n

ew 20

10 Fo

rd ve

hicles

(excl

uding

E-Se

ries C

utawa

ys an

d Str

ipped

Chass

is, Sh

elby G

T500

, F-150

Rapto

r, F-se

ries C

hassi

s Cab

s, F-6

50, F-

750 a

nd LC

F) eff

ective

May

1, 20

10 thr

ough

June

30, 2

010 on

appro

ved c

redit (

OAC)

from

Ford

Credit

. A do

wn pa

ymen

t may

be re

quire

d by F

ord Cr

edit b

ased o

n cus

tomer

credit

term

s and

cond

itions

. **$0

due a

t deli

very

offer

is ava

ilable

to qu

alifi e

d purc

hase

fi nan

ce or

lease

retai

l custo

mers,

on ap

prove

d cred

it (OA

C) fro

m Fo

rd Cre

dit. O

ffer in

clude

s frei

ght a

nd ai

r tax,

but e

xclud

es va

riable

charg

es of

licen

se, in

suran

ce, PD

I, PPS

A, ad

minis

tratio

n fee

s, any

envir

onme

ntal ch

arges

or fe

es an

d all a

pplica

ble ta

xes. F

reigh

t and

air ta

x cha

rges t

o be

includ

ed in

the t

otal a

moun

t to be

fi nan

ced. E

xclud

ed va

riable

charg

es ca

n be a

mortiz

ed ov

er a p

urcha

se fi n

ancin

g term

, but

are re

quire

d up f

ront c

harge

s for

lease

custo

mers.

*Cash

purch

ase a

new

2010

Ford

Edge

SE FW

D/Ed

ge SE

L FWD

with

Cana

dian C

omfor

t Pac

kage

for $

28,49

9/$3

5,999

after

total

price

adjus

tmen

t of $

3,000

/$0 de

ducte

d. Of

fer in

clude

s $3,0

00/$0

deliv

ery al

lowan

ce an

d air t

ax &

freigh

t of $

1,500

/$1,50

0, an

d excl

udes

licen

se, in

suran

ce, re

gistra

tion,

PPSA

, Fuel

Fill ch

arge,

admi

nistra

tion f

ees a

nd al

l othe

r app

licable

taxe

s. Tax

es pa

yable

on fu

ll amo

unt o

f purc

hase

price

. ▼Pro

gram

in eff

ect fro

m Jun

e 1, 2

010 to

June

30, 2

010 (t

he “P

rogram

Perio

d”) T

o qua

lify fo

r the F

ord Re

cycle

Your

Ride P

rogram

reba

te (th

e “Re

bate(

s)”), c

ustom

er mu

st fi rs

t qua

lify fo

r eith

er the

“Re

tire Yo

ur Rid

e Prog

ram”,

a prog

ram fu

nded

by th

e Gov

ernme

nt of

Cana

da, o

r Sum

merhi

ll Imp

act’s “

Car H

eave

n Prog

ram”.

To qu

alify

for th

e “Re

tire Yo

ur Rid

e Prog

ram”,

custo

mer m

ust tu

rn in

a 199

5 mod

el ye

ar or

older

vehic

le tha

t is in

runn

ing co

nditio

n (ab

le to

start a

nd m

ove)

and h

as be

en pr

operl

y reg

istere

d and

insu

red fo

r the l

ast 6

month

s (12

month

s in B.

C.). If

you q

ualify

, Reti

re Yo

ur Rid

e will

provid

e you

with

$300

cash

or a

rebate

onthe

purch

ase of

a 20

04 an

d new

er ve

hicle.

To qu

alify

for th

e “Ca

r Hea

ven P

rogram

”, cu

stome

r mus

t turn

in a 2

003 m

odel

year

or old

er ve

hicle

that is

in ru

nning

cond

ition a

nd ha

s bee

n prop

erly r

egist

ered a

nd in

sured

for th

e last

6 mo

nths. I

f cus

tomer

quali

fi es f

or eit

her th

e “Re

tire Yo

ur Rid

e Prog

ram” o

r Sum

merhi

ll Imp

act’s “

Car H

eave

n Prog

ram”,

Ford

of Ca

nada

(“Fo

rd”) w

ill pro

vide a

n add

itiona

l reba

te, if

a cus

tomer

purch

ases o

r lease

s an e

ligibl

e new

2010

/ 2011

(on o

r afte

r Jun

e 1st

2010)

Ford

or Lin

coln

vehic

le, in

the a

moun

t of $

1,000

(Foc

us, Fu

sion (

includ

ing Hy

brid)

, Mus

tang,

Trans

it Con

nect,

Rang

er), $

2,000

(Tauru

s, Esca

pe (in

cludin

g hyb

rid),

Edge

, Flex

, Exp

lorer,

Sport

Trac

), or $

3,000

(F150

, F250

-550,

E-Seri

es, E

xped

ition,

MKZ,

MKS,

MKX,

MKT, N

aviga

tor) (

each

an “E

ligibl

e Veh

icle”).

To be

eligi

ble fo

r the R

ebate

(s), Fo

rd mu

st rec

eive t

he fo

llowi

ng fro

m cu

stome

r, with

in 30

days

of de

livery

of ne

w Fo

rd/Lin

coln:

(1) sig

ned F

ord Re

cycle

Your

Ride C

laim

Form

; and

(2) s

igned

origi

nal o

wners

hip tra

nsfer

ring c

ustom

er ve

hicle

to eit

her “

Retire

Your

Ride”

or “C

ar He

aven

” or “

Autho

rized

Recyc

ler Dr

op-O

ff Rece

ipt”. T

he Re

bate

will b

e paid

direc

tly to

custo

mer in

the f

orm of

a ch

eque

. The R

ebate

s are

avail

able

to res

idents

of Ca

nada

only

and p

ayab

le in

Cana

dian d

ollars

. Elig

ible V

ehicle

mus

t be p

urcha

sed,

lease

d, or

factor

y orde

red du

ring t

he Pr

ogram

Perio

d to q

ualify

for a

Reba

te. Th

e Reb

ates c

an be

used

in co

njunc

tion w

ith m

ost re

tail co

nsum

er off

ers m

ade a

vaila

ble by

Ford

at eit

her t

he tim

e of fa

ctory

order

or de

livery

, but

not b

oth. T

he Re

bates

are r

ainch

ecka

ble. T

he Re

bates

are n

ot co

mbina

ble w

ith th

e prev

ious F

ord Re

cycle

Your

Ride i

ncen

tives

in ef

fect fr

om Se

ptemb

er 3,

2009

to M

arch 1

, 2010

. The

Reba

tes ar

e not

avail

able

on an

y veh

icle re

ceivin

g CPA

, GPC

, or D

aily R

ental

Reba

tes an

d the

Comm

ercial

Flee

t Reb

ate Pr

ogram

(CFIP

). The

“R

etire

Your

Ride P

rogram

” and

Summ

erhill

Impa

ct’s “

Car H

eave

n” Pr

ogram

are n

ot av

ailab

le to

reside

nts of

North

west

Territo

ries, Y

ukon

Terri

tory,

or Nu

navu

t; and

, there

fore,

Ford

Recyc

le Yo

ur Rid

e Reb

ates a

re als

o not

avail

able

to res

idents

of No

rthwe

st Ter

ritorie

s, Yuk

on Te

rritor

y, or

Nuna

vut. O

ther p

rovinc

ially

spec

ifi c re

wards

may

be av

ailab

le in

assoc

iation

with

the “

Retire

Your

Ride”

Prog

ram or

Summ

erHill

Impa

ct’s “

Car H

eave

n” Pr

ogram

. For m

ore in

forma

tion v

isit re

tireyo

urride

.ca or

carhe

aven

.ca. ▼

▼Of

fer va

lid fro

m Jun

e 1, 2

010 to

June

30, 2

010 (t

he “O

ffer P

eriod

”) to

reside

nt Ca

nadia

n Cos

tco m

embe

rs in

good

stan

ding,

active

as of

April

30, 2

010. U

se th

is $1,0

00 Co

stco m

embe

r offe

r towa

rds th

e purc

hase

or le

ase of

a ne

w 20

10 / 2

011 Fo

rd Fu

sion (

includ

ing Hy

brid)

, Tauru

s, Mus

tang (

exclu

ding S

helby

GT50

0), E

dge,

Escap

e (inc

luding

Hybri

d), E

xplor

er, Ex

plorer

Sport

Trac

, Exp

editio

n, Fle

x, F-1

50 (e

xclud

ing Ra

ptor),

Supe

r Duty

(inclu

ding C

hassi

s Cab

), E-Se

ries, T

ransit

Conn

ect, Li

ncoln

MKZ

, Linc

oln M

KS, Li

ncoln

MKX

, Linc

oln M

KT or

Linco

ln Na

vigato

r (ea

ch an

“Elig

ible V

ehicle

”). Th

is offe

r is ra

inche

ckable

. The n

ew ve

hicle

must

be de

livere

d and

/or fa

ctory-

ordere

d from

your

partic

ipatin

g Ford

Moto

r Com

pany

of Ca

nada

deale

r wi

thin t

he Of

fer Pe

riod.

Offer

is on

ly va

lid at

partic

ipatin

g dea

lers, a

nd is

subje

ct to

vehic

le av

ailab

ility a

nd m

ay be

canc

elled

or ch

ange

d at a

ny tim

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By Matthew BainsPEACE REGION – More bad news for

employees at Louisiana Pacifi c’s Dawson Creek oriented strand board manufacturing plant, as a number of them are being laid off over the summer.

Manager Shawn Trottier said at the begin-ning of June management decided to reduce the number of staff at the plant to about 25 from about 90 until possibly the end of July.

“It’s tough to speak with any certainty around that because market conditions could change,” said Trottier. “They changed pretty rapidly in June for us – we predicted maybe a one or two week curtailment and that got extended as the prices and demand continued to decline.”

He said the plant was already operating at a 50 per cent production schedule and has been for most of the last year as well. The plant experienced a prolonged curtailment over the winter from mid-November until March, during which 65 employees saw tem-porary layoffs.

“What we’re waiting for is the return to a healthier economy in the United States, where the majority of our product goes,” he said. “We need housing starts and reno-vation projects to get going with some steam.”

He said the supply chain for OSB in North America is oversupplied, and for smaller mills like his that focus on value-added products, the im-pact is typically more diffi cult and prolonged.

Trottier said there are rea-sons to be optimistic, as it is believed the low point in the market price has been reached and prices are start-ing to climb again.

“We can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but we’re not quite there yet,” he said.

He added although it’s an extremely tough decision to make, the layoff’s will put the plant in a better position to endure until market condi-tions improve.

“We are going to survive because we’re willing to make those tough decisions.,” he said. “We’ve got a good business strategy, a good cash reserve and we’re defi nitely going to survive.”

Trottier said they were ex-pecting to be in the midst of

peak production over the sum-mer, so they have no make-work projects planned to keep staff working. He said the workers at the plant are an important part of the community and anything other employers could do to sup-port them would be appreciated.

Despite the struggles of LP, overall the forestry industry in the Northeast has faired much better than in many other parts of the province, said Dale Morgan, district manager for the Peace Forest District of the Ministry of Forests and Range. The Peace Forest District is the combined Dawson Creek and Fort St. John timber supply areas and tree farm licences, comprising an area of about 7.6 million hectares.

He said volume harvested is a good indi-cator of the health of the industry and that number has remained fairly consistent in the last few years.

“In the Northeast, we’ve kind of main-tained ourselves,” said Morgan. “We went through the downturn and people still con-tinued to log.”

He said in terms of timber supply, the Peace Forest district has seen less devasta-tion from the mountain pine beetle than other districts, with about 36 per cent of forests be-ing affected. He added licencees logging co-nifers are trying to focus on pine beetle-killed wood wherever it makes sense to do so.

Many forests in the district have mixed stands of pine, spruce and aspen, so that con-tributes to the resilience and abundance of harvestable stands, said Morgan.

“I think our timber supply in the North, based on current assumptions, is very robust, and we’ve got a good future of timber.”

LP struggles, but forestry in region shows resilience

File photoWhile the Louisiana Pacifi c plant in Dawson Creek is expecting to lay off some of its workers over the summer months, the forestry industry in the North-east remains strong.

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Heavy equipment stolen from Moberly Lake residence

CHETWYND – Chetwynd RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a track type tractor/dozer and other industrial equipment that was stolen from a rural resi-dence in the Moberly Lake area.

A yellow Caterpillar unit and equipment including a grey arc-welding unit were stolen sometime between June 7 and June 10.

Anyone with information is asked to con-tact Chetwynd RCMP at (250) 788-9221 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Child Cyclist StruckOn June 16 around 5:30 p.m., Fort St.

John Police, Fire and Ambulance responded to a seven year-old male riding his bike on the sidewalk of 89A Street when a vehicle turned into a driveway in front of him. The child ran into the side of the vehicle knock-

ing him over and the rear vehicle tire ran over the child’s leg. The child was wearing a proper bike helmet, was taken to hospital, and released shortly after with minor injuries.

Numerous vehicles were observed to be parked on the side of the road obstructing the view of the sidewalk to motorists and, as such, no charges were laid against the driver.

The RCMP would like to remind the pub-lic to watch for cyclists and to check their

blind spots with every turn. Parents are en-couraged to teach their children proper bike safety. It is a cyclists responsibility to obey all traffic laws and to be visible and predict-able to the motoring public.

If anyone has information regarding any il-legal activity, they are asked to call the Fort St John RCMP at (250) 787-8100. If you wish to remain anonymous please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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as be

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operl

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for th

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mon

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mon

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B.C.)

. If yo

u qua

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etire

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Ride w

ill prov

ide yo

u with

$300

cash

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004 a

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2003

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eithe

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Retire

Your

Ride P

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umme

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pact’s

“Car

Heave

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ord of

Cana

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Ford”)

will p

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an ad

dition

al reb

ate, if

a cus

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purch

ases o

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ligibl

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2010

/ 2011

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includ

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brid),

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Sport

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or $3,

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Serie

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editio

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Z, MKS

, MKX

, MKT,

Navig

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each

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s), For

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from

custom

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ithin

30 da

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: (1)

signe

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2) sig

ned o

rigina

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transf

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to eit

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Ride”

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or “Au

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will b

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direc

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custo

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the f

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a che

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are a

vailab

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ly and

paya

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leased

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conju

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with

most

retai

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vailab

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delive

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both.

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re no

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with

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prev

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cycle Y

our R

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centiv

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effect

from

Septe

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3, 200

9 to M

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, 2010.

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, GPC

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most

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By Melanie RobinsonFORT NELSON – Seniors in the community and area

will be riding first class when it comes to local trans-portation.

Following a donation by the Cooper family, the North-ern Rockies Seniors Society has purchased a brand new bus as part of the programs it offers those 55 and over.

The donation by the family, said Colleen Navorozny, on the transportation committee, was totally unexpect-ed when the family showed their interest in helping the cause.

In fact, she laughed, when the family called to say they were willing to help - the society wasn’t sure they meant to cover all costs.

“We weren’t expecting the bus, we were expecting a donation towards the purchase of a new bus,” she said. “When I went to see them and they said they’d like to do something, I never in my wildest dreams thought that’s what they had in mind.”

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By Melanie RobinsonFORT ST. JOHN – High school stu-

dents in School District 60 have the op-portunity to be part of a unique opportu-nity in the future.

Starting in September 2011, a new community campus will open at the Enerplex and on June 15, both the City of Fort St. John and the school district signed a 30-year agreement to that ef-fect.

The campus will offer “limitless” op-portunities, said district board chair Gordon Anderson.

“All the things that can take place in the Enerplex – the training, the scienc-es, the sports, the home grown students that we will go through this process is just limitless,” he said. “We probably haven’t even thought of a lot of things yet that can possibly take place, these things have a way of just generating themselves once they get started.”

The project was one of three options the district considered, others of which included expanding four elementary schools at a cost of over $15 million, ex-panding North Peace Secondary School, while reconfiguring grades, at a cost of more than $8 million and the use of the Enerplex at a cost of $5.3 million.

The use of the Enerplex allows the district to renovate space within the fa-cility for such programs as municipal water and ice operations, food training/catering and event planning, among oth-ers – but their not limiting the programs that would be considered.

Having the training done locally will also help with recruitment and retention,

said school superintendent Larry Espe, adding that’s been evidenced through the residential construction program.

He said that program has a 93 per cent graduation rate, and those graduating from the program are staying in the com-munity to use their skills.

“This is just a start of what’s going to happen with the Enerplex,” he said. “It’s going to open so many doors for the people in this community.

“We might do it wrong a couple times but the bottom line is we’re really hop-ing to have open door policies as much as possible to really see these buildings be used a lot more than just schools used from nine to three and rec facilities used from three until the next morning.”

Espe said the decision was a more vi-able option for the community and the district. With the announcement by the Ministry of Education that the province is moving to full-day kindergarten, the district would have had to buy upwards of 13 modular kindergarten units for $450,000 a piece.

With the decision to move some high school students to the Enerplex, and Grade 7 students to the junior high level starting in September, Espe said that opens up space in elementary schools and there is only a need to purchase two of those modulars for both Prespatou and Charlie Lake schools.

The agreement between the city and the district was signed with the under-standing that the school district will pay the city $1.3 million for the 30 years, along with keeping that section of the facility up and other obligations.

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It replaces an older bus the society has used since 2008, but due to its size and mechanical problems, options were lim-ited.

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Seniors pay $5 to use the bus and it will take them wherever they want and to as many stops as they want in the com-munity – round trip.

When the program first started, Navor-ozny said there were only 10 people that used it in the first month, but more re-cently, 318 people used the service dur-ing the month of March – and she expects that number to keep growing.

“Some people go out everyday now, they just like to ride the bus,” she said, adding spots like the grocery store, the post office and the doctors are some of the popular stops. “Some will just get on to go for a coffee or just drive around on the bus, it’s a social thing for lots of people.”

Milton Cooper, a member of the fam-ily who is well-known for his generosity in the community, said the family felt it was a good cause, so it was an easy deci-sion to donate.

Navorozny said the value of the bus was just under $103,000, but through grants, the society would have had to raise about $85,000.

While companies and people in Fort Nelson are quite generous, Navorozny said she’s not sure how long it would have taken to raise those dollars.

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been sooner than we thought, it might have been a very long process.”

That, however, is not a concern, and now seniors 55 plus and any members of the community with mobility issues are riding in style, and more comfortably, than ever before.

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ety’s next campaign is to work towards an Assisted Living Facility in the town – something Fort Nelson presently doesn’t have for its senior residents.

Navorozny said in the past a number of people didn’t stay in the community as they got older, but that has changed, so the need is growing for the services a facility would offer.

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By Matthew BainsDAWSON CREEK – Cheryl Smith is

normally a private person and wouldn’t ask for attention to be focused on her but a battle with multiple sclerosis has left her with no choice.

Friends of Smith have organized a ben-efit concert to raise money so she can re-ceive a new treatment in the United States, which could cost upwards of $5,000.

She explained she was diagnosed with MS in 2000, though looking back she re-members experiencing warning signs with-out knowing the cause.

“The attack I had when I found out I had MS was I couldn’t talk, and when I did talk it was like I was drunk, my words were really slurred, and my balance was really bad,” said Smith.

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“ L a t e l y I’ve been re-ally shaky,” she said. “The fatigue is horrible, you’re just tired all the time. You wake up tired, and

when you have a shower, you have to lay down and rest after the shower.”

She said she’s in a relapsing and remitting stage of the disease and takes daily injections to slow down the frequen-cy of the attacks. She said at first she tried to live with the disease, thinking she would get better or there would be a cure, but she’s now concerned she way be getting worse.

Smith said having MS has affected her whole family. She said she hasn’t been able to drive for years, and perform-ing household tasks can be challenging, so her husband has been forced to work and take care of the home. She said she can’t go very far outside the house, and when she goes for walks, she has her son follow her with a scooter just in case.

Smith said she became desperate and started researching online, hoping to find anything that might help. What she found was a treatment not offered in Canada.

That treatment is described in an article published in Ma-cleans magazine last month. According to that article, an Italian professor of medicine conducted research last year into the disease, in which he found all 65 patients in the study had blockages in veins in their neck or thorax, a condi-tion he called chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency.

“When their blockages were cleared with a basic venous angioplasty, many found their symptoms improved; others saw the degenerative disease’s progress halt altogether,” the article states.

Smith said her researched showed the procedure was being performed in India and Kuwait, for example, but not in Canada. The Macleans’ article documents the struggles of other MS patients trying to receive the procedure in Canada.

“When Canada takes a wait and see attitude, well it’s hard to wait and see when you don’t know how bad you might get,” said Smith, fighting back tears as she spoke.

She said she thought she might have to go overseas at great expense to have the proce-dure, but she found a medical centre in New York that will perform it. She said it can be as cheap as $5,000, but depends on the procedure. She said they insert a dye into her veins to determine if there is a blockage and then they perform a balloon angioplasty to clear the blockage. It may require stents (artificial ‘tubes’) to be inserted, which cost $2,000 each, so that’s where the cost is unkown.

Smith said she’s not expecting a miracle but any alleviation of the symptoms would be a marked improvement.

“It’s kind of like the lottery – if you never play it you’re guaranteed not to win, and if you play it, you’re probably not going to win, but you at least have a chance,” she said.

To help her pay for the surgery, her friends are putting on a benefit concert at Unchagah Hall on June 23 at 7 p.m. Joanne Anderson explained the evening will feature perfor-mances from local country and gospel acts.

She said admission will be by donation, so people are encouraged to give as much as they can afford.

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CONTINUED Canada Day is a welcome summer holiday. It’s a time to get together with family and friends and celebrate our great country.

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By Melanie RobinsonFORT ST. JOHN – The community

pulled together and raised more than dou-ble last year’s funds for the annual Wheels in Motion event on June 13.

Approximately $8,000 has been turned in for the festivities, with the event being bigger and better than in years past.

“I’m very, very pleased at what we did,” said event leader, Lori Slater. “It’s show-ing that people are starting to become more aware about spinal cord injuries.”

Slater said she thinks more people took part in the event this year because she made a point to talk about why she’s in a wheelchair, why it’s important for people to be aware of those with spinal cord inju-ries and why donating is vital.

“People are curious, they want to know why I’m in a wheelchair or why other peo-ple are in a wheelchair and because I’m out

in the community, people see me, it’s only natural to think well, ‘how did she get there?’” she said. “And I think by telling my story, it just makes it a bit more real.”

This year’s event was different than those in the past, and offered more activities for people of all ages to enjoy.

The committee and Slater hope to grow on that, especially leading up to the event in two years, where it will be the 25 anniversary of Rick Hansen’s return to Van-couver after his Man in Motion tour.

Slater said the committee hasn’t de-cided where the monies will go but they will consider a request for a new lift at the North Peace Leisure Pool.

Their focus, she said, is to look at qual-ity of life projects and that could also mean helping individuals in the community liv-ing with spinal cord injuries.

“There’s always new people coming back to the community, always in need and one of the things that I really am want-ing to be able to do is support those newly injured people when they come back,” she said. “It’s very important at the time of in-jury and especially at the time of return to a community that there be support here for them.”

Those interested in still donating to the cause can do so at the Scotiabank in Fort St. John until June 30.

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File photoThe Wheels in Motion event in Fort St. John has always been a success, but this year’s event proved quite success-ful, raising more than double last years dollars.

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Annual Municipal Report Meeting Monday, June 28, 2010

6:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers

The City of Fort St. John invites the public to attend a meeting on June 28, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers to receive the Annual Municipal Report. The purpose of this meeting is to review the annual report and to receive submissions and questions from the public.

The municipal report includes the 2010 goals and objectives, update on 2009 goals and objectives, 2009 audited financial statements, and a report on permissive property taxes. Copies of the report are available at City Hall or on the City’s website at www.fortstjohn.ca.

Any inquiries regarding this public meeting may be directed to Janet Prestley, Director of Legislative and Administrative Services at (250) 787-8153.

By Matthew Bains TUMBLER RIDGE – A new hiking tri-

al circling the mighty Bergeron Falls near Tumbler Ridge was officially unveiled on June 19.

After nearly two years of work, the 11-kilometre long Bergeron Falls Hiking Trail, leading up to one of the highest wa-terfalls in northern British Columbia, was completed earlier this year.

Volunteers with the Wol-verine and Nordic Moun-tain Society (WNMS) be-gan the work back in 2008 by planning out the route. Dr. Charles Helm with the Society explained there was an existing trail to the top of the falls, but they wanted to expand on that.

“We just realized that just taking people to the top of the falls, they were just get-ting a quarter of the fun,” said Helm. “If we could build a circular route that incorporates the canyon and getting into the foot of the falls, it’s just so much more spectacular from the bottom.”

Ironically, the effort ac-tually benefitted from the global economic recession. The Society worked with Tim Bennett, recreation of-ficer for the Peace region with the provincial govern-ment, on an application to a joint federal-provincial Job

Opportunities Program, which helped put displaced forestry workers back to work.

Bennett and Dunne-za Ventures LP, a local, community-owned First Nations business, identified three such workers,

who helped to design the trail last year.

“The lion’s share of the actual creation of the trail took place last year under that program,” said Helm. “It worked out just fantasti-cally for us.”

He said some final design work was completed this spring to get it ready for the grand opening.

He added the gravel access road leading to the trail needed repairs, and the community steeped up to help out. He said three district councilors – Kelly McManus, Dar-win Wren and Doug Beale – con-tributed private donations towards repairing the road, and local con-tractor Roy Barrett did the grating at a discounted price.

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Matthew Bains photoThe view from the top isn’t bad either, although the climb to get there is challenging.

Matthew Bains photoHikers can now feel the cool mist hit their faces at the base of Bergeron Falls thanks to the new trail.

Matthew Bains photos (From left to right) Tim Bennett with the provincial Ministry of Tourism, Jerrilyn Schembri with the District of Tumbler Ridge, Linda Helm with the Wolverine and Nor-dic Mountain Society and Anthony Everett with Northern BC Tourism cut a ribbon to officially open the new Bergeron Falls Hiking Trail on Jan. 19.

New trail in Tumbler Ridge flaunts mighty Bergeron Falls

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The District of Tumbler Ridge also provided a free lunch during the opening hike, and councilor Don McPherson and his friend Brian Milbak took some of the participants back to town via their speedboats on the Murray River where the trail intersects.

“Every time they (the Society) open up a trail like this it’s a gift to not only our community, but to everybody who comes into town and makes use of these trails,” said acting mayor Jerrilyn Schembri, who took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the trail. “This group

doesn’t even know the word, ‘impossible’ – they’re al-ways out there and they’ll take on any challenge.”

Bergeron Falls is undoubtedly the climax of the trail, but other natural wonders that can be accessed off the main trail include the smaller Volmer Falls and Dipper Falls, the Hidden Valley, and Scalpel Ridge.

Hikers are cautioned along the way to take care when crossing the wooden bridge across Bergeron Creek, and when viewing Bergeron Falls from the top of the cliffs. Helm said beginners may struggle with the steep inclines in some parts of the trail. He added, as with all of their trails, the Society recommends hiking in groups and letting others know your whereabouts and expected time to return.

Bennett and Anthony Everett, CEO of Northern BC Tourism, were on hand for the trail opening and praised the volunteers and workers for their efforts in creating a tourist attraction for the town, the region, and the prov-ince to enjoy.

“This trial, as well as all the other trails in this area, are a huge benefi t to the Northeast,” said Bennett.

“I wish you knew how many times I talked about Tumbler Ridge in my day to day life,” added Everett.

“It’s amazing the things that are going on here.”Helm said the Society will soon host a tour of the trail for

media including the BBC and the Vancouver Sun, which they hope will bring international attention to the area.

“What we’re doing today is really just the beginning because pretty soon Bergeron Falls is going to be all over the world.”

The Society will also be offering guided tours for the public throughout the summer. For more information, vis-it them online at www.wnms.pris.ca.

NEW TRAIL IN TUMBLER RIDGE FLAUNTS MIGHTY BERGERON FALLS CONTINUED

Matthew Bains photoDipper Falls is just one of the other natural attractions one can access from the new Bergeron Falls Hiking Trail.

Northeast NEWS June 24, 2010Contributed photoPaiton Bren-ton enjoys the new Rotary Spray Park, next to Art Fraser Park in Fort Nelson.

Contributed photoRichard Kelly (middle) and Jarvis Harper (right) are the inaugural recipi-ents of the new Wind Tur-bine Maintenance Tech-nician Award, valued at $500 each. The award is presented to two Wind Turbine Maintenance students who demonstrate leadership in the “learning community” environment. Academic achievement and support of fellow stu-dents are also considered. The awards were present-ed by student recruiter Lo-relee Friesen (left).

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By Matthew BainsPEACE REGION – Rural directors

with the Peace River Regional District are urging the Province to allow cattle ranchers in remote areas of the Peace region to slaughter their animals and sell the meat directly to local consum-ers.

Electoral Area E Director Tim Caton explained the motion, passed at a regular board meet-ing on June 10, was prompted by amendments the government made to meat li-cences back on April 23. A new pilot program al-lows producers in remote areas of Bella Coola, the Powell River Regional Dis-trict and Haida Gwaii to obtain two new classes of licences to sell their meat directly to con-sumers, or to retail establishments with geographic restrictions, with some re-strictions on the amount of meat sold.

“It just kind of picked at some of us that we were not included in their proj-ects as far as the new licences,” said Ca-ton. “Why not the Peace River Region?”

He said the region has many ranch-ers but only two licenced slaughter fa-cilities – Lawrence Meats in Dawson Creek, and the Gate-To-Plate mobile unit near Fort St. John.

“The new meat regulations that came out two years ago basically did away with all of our small, custom meat cut-ting/slaughter facilities.”

Caton said for producers in Electoral

Area E (outside of Chetwynd), the clos-est option for them is Lawrence Meats or the auction market in Dawson Creek, meaning they have to travel up to 150 kilometres one way. He said that entails the cost of trucking the animals, which also adds to the stress of the animals and affects the quality of the meat.

Electoral Area B director Karen Good-ings said p r o d u c -ers in Pink Mountain, for exam-ple, might have to travel even further.

“It’s the transporta-tion, the cost, the c a r b o n footprint – everything about it just does not make any sense at all,” said Goodings.

B o t h said they don’t believe food safety is an issue when it comes to local ranchers selling meat to their neighbours.

“The majority of the problems that we’ve experienced in the last number of years is because of the centralization of slaughter facilities and large meat pack-ing plants,” said Caton.

Goodings said many consumers are conscious of where there meat comes from and how the cattle were raised and fed. She added allowing direct sales may allow more local consumers to have a connection to where their food comes from.

Roy Burseth, president of the Cypress Creek Cattlemen’s Association in Pink

Mountain, said he and other ranchers in the area would like to see Ed Urich, a butcher based in Wonowon, become fully licenced. He said Urich has been trying to get his Class C licence for some time, but the government is now phasing that temporary li-cence out.

“It would sure be benefi-cial to some of these out-lying areas, I know that,” said Burseth. “It’s the lo-cal people who buy there anyway.”

He said ranchers in his area often have cattle that comes in late that they wish to sell, but the al-ternatives are expensive. He said the mobile unit might be good enough for the producers in the rural areas just outside of Fort St. John, but is too cost prohibitive for them. He said they can get together and send their cattle in one truck load down to the auction market, but that is also expensive for just a few head of cattle.

The government will begin to look at other ru-ral and remote areas of the province on a case-by-case basis this summer.

Facilities that obtain the two new li-cences are still subject to inspections and ticketing to ensure compliance.

D1 - D2 Cows 50.00-55.00D3 - D4 Cows 45.00-48.00Holstein Cows NoneHeiferettes 65.00-70.00Bologna Bulls 60.00-67.00Feeder Bulls 65.00-75.00Good Bred Cows None Good Bred Heifers None Cow/ Calf Pairs NoneOlder Cows NoneMilk Cows None

DAWSON CREEK AUCTION ‘MILE ZERO CITY’

SLAUGHTER CATTLECATTLE REPORT

STOCKERS AND FEEDERS

301-116th Ave. Dawson Creek, British ColumbiaDawson Creek Office: 250-782-3766 VJV Main Office: 403-783-5561 Cattle Sales, Don Fessler: 250-719-5561 Fax: 250-782-6622

Vold, Jones & Vold Auction Co. Ltd.

222 head of cattle went through the ring of Dawson Creek Action on June 17, 2010SALES EVERY THURSDAY!

Good Feeder Steers 1000 lbs Plus: N/A Heifers N/AGood Feeder Steers 900 lbs Plus: N/A Heifers N/AGood Feeder Steers 800 lbs Plus: 97.00-103.00 Heifers 90.00-95.00Good Feeder Steers 700 lbs Plus: 100.00-105.00 Heifers 90.00-97.00Good Feeder Steers 600 lbs Plus: 105.00-110.00 Heifers 88.00-95.00Good Feeder Steers 500 lbs Plus: 110.00-115.00 Heifers 100.00-105.00Good Feeder Steers 400 lbs Plus: 115.00-120.00 Heifers 105.00-110.00Good Feeder Steers 300 lbs Plus: None Heifers None

Sales Every Thursday @ 10:00 a.m.Consignment Sale for Floyd & Margaret Float

June 26 @ 10:00 a.m.

Upcoming Sales:

• 4 cyl 82 Gross HP Diesel,Turbo charged engine

• 3300 lbs operating load• Hydraulic quick coupler• Road lighting package/signal lights• Low ground pressure

• 2 speed• Heated seat• Stereo• Ride control• 84" heavy duty utility bucket• Pilot controls • Low ground pressure • Pilot controls

2010 CASE 445CTL(COMPACT TRACK LOADER)

$62,500

AGRICULTURERural directors pushing for direct meat sales in remote areas

Contributed photoDirectors with the Peace River Regional District would like local ranchers in remote areas to be per-mitted to sell their meat directly to consumers.


BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR RENTBUY OR LEASE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

CLASSIFIEDS

COME JOIN AN AMAZING TEAM!

The Fort St John Association for Community Living requires Residential Care Workers. If you are a positive energetic person and would like a career empowering the lives of individuals with development disabilities, apply in person at:

10251 100th Ave. Fort St. John 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Call - 250-787-9262 for more informationOr visit our web site: www.fsjacl.com

Valid Class 5 Drivers License is required

Job Training is provided. Applicants must be 19 years of age. An attractive benefit package is available upon completion of an eligibility period.

The Fort St John Association for Community Living requires Residential Care Workers. If you are a positive energetic person and would like a career empowering the lives of individuals with development disabilities, apply in person at:

10251 100th Ave. - Fort St. John8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Call - 250-787-9262 for more information Or visit our web site: www.fsjacl.com

Valid Class 5 Drivers License is required

Job Training is provided. Applicants must be 19 years of age. An attractive benefit package is available upon completion of an eligibility period.

COME JOIN AN AMAZING TEAM!

FORT ST JOHN ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING

WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A HOME SHARE PROVIDER?

Do you feel you may possess the qualities and the desire to open your home to a person with a developmental disability? The Fort St John Association for Community Living is currently taking resumes for Home Share Providers. This opportunity is open to both male and female applicants and a financial compensation package is provided.

If you are interested in this rewarding opportunity of enriching your life and the life of a person in the community please contact:

Pat Taylor, Home Share Coordinator @ 250-787-9262 ext #224

8:30am – 4:30pmMonday through Friday

WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A RESPITE CARE PROVIDER?

Respite Care Providers give families a break by spending a few hours or an over-night period with the family who lives with a developmental disability.

The Fort St. John Association for Community Living recruits, screens and approves respite providers to work as contractors. Families choose their caregivers from their pool and train them with regards to the specific abilities of their family member. The Fort St. John Association for Community Living supports and monitors respite providers to ensure a safe and inclusive environment for all.

If you are interested in this rewarding opportunity contact:



WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A RESPITE CARE PROVIDER?

Respite Care Providers give families a break by spending a few hours or an over-night period with the family who lives with a developmental disability.

The Fort St. John Association for Community Living recruits, screens and approves respite providers to work as contractors. Families choose their caregivers from their pool and train them with regards to the specific abilities of their family member. The Fort St. John Association for Community Living supports and monitors respite providers to ensure a safe and inclusive environment for all.

If you are interested in this rewarding opportunity contact:



ENERPLEX FIRST FLOOR CONCESSION REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

The City of Fort St. John is currently seeking proposals for the operation of the first floor concession at the Enerplex.

Proposal documents are available for pick up at City Hall, 10631 -100 Street or at the Enerplex at 9324 - 96 Street during normal business hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday and on the City website at www.fortstjohn.ca.

Submissions are to be clearly marked as “Enerplex Concession Proposal”, and sent to ATTN: Debbie Callison, Recreation Manager to the City Hall 10631- 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC V1J 3Z5.

Electronic proposals will be accepted and must be confirmed received at [email protected] prior to the deadline.

Proposals must be received by 2:00 pm local time July 6, 2010 to be considered.

Additional information may be provided by Debbie Callison, Recreation Manager at (250) 794-3271 or via email at [email protected].

Investors wanted global or local to develop Sea wa-ter conversion using Geo-thermal energy to create massive fresh water for the future. Call: John Stender 780.837.6337

Investors wanted. Over-seas or local North America to purchase OSB Plant in Fort Nelson, BC for major refrigeration storage facil-ity. Contact: John Stender 780.837.6337

Looking for Investors. Over-seas or Canada to purchase mill in Fort Nelson, BC and restructure for a fl our mill production. Contact: John Stender 780.837.6337

One 60 acre lot and four 41/2 acre lots on Alaska Highway 10 miles north of Fort St. John for long term rent or option to purchase. Call: 250-785-5073

NOTICEDo you feel harassed by De-partment of Transportation, RCMP or ICBC? Do you feel your fi nes are unjustifi ed? Please call: 250-782-8174 or 250-219-8278

FOR RENT

Large one bedroom apart-ment. Owner operated. Clean and safe, heat and hot water included $750.00 call: 250-785-8665

Modern one and two bed-room apartments. Located in Charlie Lake. $700.00 Utilities included. Call: 250-785-5073

Small 3 bedroom house for rent in Dawson Creek. Fenced backyard, laun-dry facilities included. Call: Lacey 250-793-0375. Ref-erences Mandatory. (07/01)

2 Rooms in large quiet house. $350.00 includes utilities, use of kitchen and High speed internet access. Call: 250-789-355

FOR SALE

Kenmore 8.7 cu ft upright freezer. New asking $300.00Call: 250-262-4307 Please leave a message.

White 2009 KIA Spec-tra 17,500km includes all weather tires. Asking $15,000.00 Phone: 250-788-8841, leave a message.

ANTIQUE TRUCK FOR SALEEstate sale 1928 Chevrolet Utility ½ ton pickup 4 cylinder 171 CIDCertifi ed written appraisal at $10,650.00. Reasonable

offers will be considered. Contact 250-782-8155

1995 27 ft Gulfstream Ul-tra Motorhome. Class C 49,200 miles, generator and air conditioner. Good con-dition, sleeps six. Asking $21,000.00. Call: 250-787-0497

3 Horse Angel Haul horse trailer and equalizer hitch.Asking $4,500.00. For more info call: 1-250-540-5611 To view call: 250-789-2263

1995 Chevy Blazer LS, 4x4, 4 door, rebuilt transmission, new fuel tank and battery. 50% on Michelin winter tires. Asking $2,700.00 Call: 250-827-3542

1978 Mobile home 14x66. New siding and windows, two bedrooms and one large bathroom. Replaced cabi-nets and roof. $30,000.00 OBO Call: 250-793-0695

FOR SALE

Tanner garage sale June 26 & 27th 9am - 4pm 9854 Ce-cil Lake Road 5 km North, .5 km East. Fabric, yarn and craft stuff.

“Growing to meet the Needs of Fort St John”Can you help?

We are currently looking for aPLUMBING and or a

HEATING INSIDE SALES PERSONSome electrical knowledge would be an asset

Join our team, we offerCompetitive wagesBenefitsMonday to Saturday “Home by 6:30”Working in a clean, fun filled, family oriented atmosphere

Your role will be to provide outstanding customer service, from greeting to final sale. This will involve assessing customer needs, providing expert advice on available products, creating customer agreements for special orders, demonstrating features and benefits on many products.

Apply to: Independent Plumbing and Heating/True Value Hardware

10020 93rd ave, Fort St John, BCV1J 6W4

250-785-6679 phone

Independent Plumbing

INLAND CONCRETEis looking for

FULL and PART TIME

MIXER TRUCK

DRIVERSClass 1 and Class 3 with

air. Driving experience

necessary. Union wages

and benefits.

Provide drivers abstract

and resume to:Inland Concrete

10616-87th Ave.

Fort St. John, BC

Attention: Faron

25282


SERVICES

CLASSIFIEDS

Li-Car Management GroupNow taking applications for

1, 2 and 3 bedroom units.

or one of our Professional Site managers!Alpine- Bruce 250-785-1852 • Bona Vista - Natasha 250-787-1075 Sandalwood- Bob 250-262-2011 • Hillcrest- Glen 250-261-4216 Driftwood- Bob 250-262-2011 • Melsher-

Maplewood- Bob 250-262-2011 • Graham-Killarney- Bob 250-262-2011 •Ambassador- Sandra 250-261-6516

|Green Glen- Bob 250-262-2011

Email: [email protected] Posting Circular: Job-1531Supported Child Care Consultant Position – Dawson Creek

Job 1531: Supported Child Care Consultant – Dawson Creek (Temporary)

Closing Date: July 2, 2010 Submit Resumes To:

Lori Brooks, Human Resource Coordinator Fax: (250) 782 4167 • E-mail: [email protected]

• Please include Competition # 1531 with resume.• This position is open to female and male applicants.• Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.• This position requires union membership.

For more information please visit our Career Opportunity section at www.spcrs.ca.

We look forward to hearing from you!

South Peace Community Resources Society10110 – 13th Street, P.O. Box 713, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H7

Phone: (250) 782-9174

Effective July 1, 2010 tipping fees for waste disposal at landfills and select transfer stations will be increasing. The higher fees are intended to encourage recycling and waste reduction, as well as reduce taxes necessary to fund the Regional District’s solid waste program. Fee examples include:

Regular waste, such as household garbage, segregated metals and wood waste: from $30/tonne to $35/tonne.

Controlled waste, such as vehicle hulks, demolition and construction waste: from $60/tonne to $70/tonne.

Restricted waste, such as commercial cardboard, asbestos, livestock/wildlife animal carcasses: from $90/tonne to $105/tonne

For a complete listing of fees and other charges scheduled in Solid Waste Disposal Fee By-law No. 1900, 2010, please visit www.prrd.bc.ca or call the Peace River Regional District at:(250) 784-3200 or 1-800-670-7773

Public NoticeFee Increase - Waste Disposal

RLNR Daycare2 spaces available. Subsidy accepted. Trained ECE and First Aid. Phone Mindy 250-785-8252

VEHICLES FOR SALE

2005 Toyota Camry LE Grey exterior, Air cond, 4 cyl. Great on gas, automatic, PS, Cruise, AM/FM/CD stereo. Brand new summer and winter tires. 70,000 km. $11,700.00 Phone: 2502-262-6327

Local 448 is looking for any members that were employed at the Tembec Chetwynd Operations between January 2005 and April 2009. Regard-ing the CEP Local 448, Defense Fund.

Please send contact information to [email protected], or call 250-719-0274

C.E.P. Local 448 Executive

14024

SPACIOUS

Rentco Equipment Ltd.Now Hiring Yard Personnel

Please apply in person with resume and current drivers

abstract

8224-93rd StreetFort St. John, BC

Ph 250-785-1197 www.rentcoequipment.com

South Peace Community Resources Society10110 – 13th Street, P.O. Box 713, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H7

Phone: (250) 782-9174

Posting Circular: Job-1532 Children Who Witness Abuse Counselor Position

Job 1532 Children Who Witness Abuse Counselor (Tempo-rary)

Closing Date: July 2, 2010 Submit Resumes To:

Lori Brooks, Human Resource Coordinator P.O. Box 713 (10110 – 13th Street) Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H7 Fax: (250) 782 4167 E-mail: [email protected]

• Please include Competition # 1532 with resume• This position is open to female and male applicants • Only short-listed applicants will be contacted• This position requires union membership

For more information please visit our Career Opportunity section at www.spcrs.ca. We look forward to hearing from you!

WOOD FURNITURE

100% Solid wood furniturePine beds $575.00 to Dia-mond willow king bed $1840.00 Pine, birch tables, Aspen bistros, willow bar-stools and log benches. To view furniture call Lisa in FSJ 250.263.7765 or Doug in Hudson’s Hope 250.783.9156lynxcreekwoodsmiths.com (yrly)

Cancor Rathole Inc. is currently accepting applications for Service Truck Operators. Operating a fleet of 6 new Kenworth Tri-Drive. Class 1 or Class 3 driver’s license

required. No experience necessary, Cancor will train new hires. All safety certificates required, however Cancor will assist new hires in obtaining required safety tickets.

Please fax resumes and driver’s abstract to:(250) 787-0553

or drop off at our office at Mile 49 Alaska Highway, Fort St. John, BC

**No phone calls please**

CLASSIFIEDS

WORK!CALL

1.877.787.7030 TO PLACE YOUR AD TODAY!


449/10.06.16-L

Northern Lights College, Workforce Training Department in Daw-son Creek BC, is requesting proposals for the contract delivery of Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 and Class 4 Professional Driver Training.

The contractor will be responsible for the classroom theory delivery, in-truck driver training as well as all aspects of safety training such as pre-trip inspection, load securement, defensive driving etc. The contrac-tor is also expected to provide trucks, buses, tractors, vans, trailers, and other associated equipment needed for the delivery of the training.

Please provide a training schedule, a per-student fee structure, equip-ment list, resumes of instructional and administration staff as well as a possible start date to:

Closing Date: July 15, 2010Closing Time: 2:00 pm, local time

Hugh McNairWorkforce Training CoordinatorNorthern Lights College11401 – 8th StreetDawson Creek BC V1G 4G2(250) 784-7576

Request for Proposal

CHETWYND • DAWSON CREEK • FORT NELSONFORT ST. JOHN • TUMBLER RIDGE

449/10.06.16-L

Northern Lights College, Workforce Training Department in Daw-son Creek BC, is requesting proposals for the contract delivery of Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 and Class 4 Professional Driver Training.

The contractor will be responsible for the classroom theory delivery, in-truck driver training as well as all aspects of safety training such as pre-trip inspection, load securement, defensive driving etc. The contrac-tor is also expected to provide trucks, buses, tractors, vans, trailers, and other associated equipment needed for the delivery of the training.

Please provide a training schedule, a per-student fee structure, equip-ment list, resumes of instructional and administration staff as well as a possible start date to:

Closing Date: July 15, 2010Closing Time: 2:00 pm, local time

Hugh McNairWorkforce Training CoordinatorNorthern Lights College11401 – 8th StreetDawson Creek BC V1G 4G2(250) 784-7576

Request for Proposal

CHETWYND • DAWSON CREEK • FORT NELSONFORT ST. JOHN • TUMBLER RIDGE

Career OpportunityGeographic Information Systems (GIS) Technologist

The Peace River Regional District has a challenging position for an energetic and enthusiastic person with GIS skills. The ideal candidate must have technical skills in GIS, Cartography and Computer Programming. Must be team oriented, flexible and possess strong organizational and communication skills. The GIS Technologist is responsible for the ongoing maintenance of digital geographic data of the organization, such as the 911-House Numbering database and PRRD cadastre. The technologist will also be involved in corporate access to GIS data, web-based GIS application development & maintenance, mapping support for Emergency Planning, Field Services and Development Services. Applications used by this position include Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) & Mapping, GIS software and Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS).

This full-time union position reports to the GIS Coordinator, for a 35 hour work week with a $27.06/hr wage (2010) and a full benefits package.

Qualifications/Experience:• Minimum qualification is Grade 12 graduation with demonstrated superior skills in Mapping and GIS or

GIS certificate or University degree. • Preferred candidate has 1 to 2 years of relevant work experience Experience using CAD software (AutoCad

and MicroStation), database programming in MS-Access and SQL Server.• Programming languages such as VB, VBA and Java is preferred. • In-depth knowledge of GIS software and applications, and cartographic principles and practices.

Applications with Cover Letter and Resume marked “GIS Technologist” will be received by Bruce Simard, General Manager of Development Services, until 4:30 p.m. July 2nd, 2010 at:

Peace River Regional DistrictBox 810, 1981 Alaska Avenue

Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H8Fax: 250-784-3201

Email: [email protected] Web site: www.prrd.bc.caWe thank you for your interest in the PRRD, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.

Applications via email, fax or mail will be accepted

PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICTDawson Creek, BC

With 11 Locations, we’ve got something

perfect for you!

Dawson Creek

1-250-782-7466

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartments2 & 3 Bedroom TownhomesFurnished and Unfurnished

Home...ONE MONTH FREE RENT!!

Multiple locations of Apts and Town HomesRenovated Suites

Call Mary-Lou today 250-782-7466

Camp Cook/ Attendant: Do you love to cook and clean?? Are you organized and like to pre-plan?? This may be the job for you. We require someone to look after the cooking and cleaning for an oil company camp of about 3-5 people. Shift is 15 days on/ 13 days off. Good wages and benefits. Please include work references on your resume.

Field Clerk with OFA 3: Available now. Work at an oil company field office. Duties to include data entry, phones, administrative duties as required, and any occupational first aid situations. Candidates should have good computer skills, and some previous office experience is an asset. Schedule is 7 days on/ 7 days off, 12 hour days. Home every night.

Administrator/Bookkeeper: Very busy oilfield servicing company requires an administrator who has very good computer skills with MS Office and Simply Accounting. Position to include payroll for 30-80, data entry for accounts and other admin duties as required. Candidates must have own transportation.

Administrative Assistant: The successful candidate will have previous administrative experience and a strong working understanding of MS Office Suite. Candidates should have excellent office and people skills and be able to prioritize. Duties to include, but not limited to: general reception duties, data entry, administrative duties and the organization and maintenance of files. This is a Full-time, Monday - Friday position.

Job Board:www.macenna.com

10139 101 Ave. Fort St. John, BC V1J 2B4 | p. 250.785.8367

f. 250.785.4795 | e. [email protected] | www.macenna.com


CLASSIFIEDS

9708-108 St Fort St John

Automotive Chipped Transponder Keys

Available

250-785-6409

locksmith

SIGNS • FIRERINGSRAILINGS • GATES

PHONE: 250.789.9157CELL: 250.261.5917

EMAIL: [email protected]

wrought iron

Fisher Log Works

Andrew Blaney250-785-8221

Justin McKnight250-785-1490

woodwork

◉ Windshields ◉ Custom Showers ◉ Flooring◉ Windows and doors

9708-108 St Fort St John250-785-6409

2009 People’s Choice Award Winner

*Free In Home Consultations

glass

WANT TO

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DIRECTORY?

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1.877.787.7030

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Directorybusiness&professional

Madeline Scott Bookkeeping & Income Tax

Business, Farming and personal Bookkeeping Accounting now offered

31-9600 93rd Ave, Totem MallFort St. John, BC

Ph: 250-263-0886Fx: 250-785-1585

accounting & taxes

Go GirlThe Energetic City’s Premier Cleaning Service

* Maid Service * Home Cleaning* Office Cleaning

Serving the Fort St. John City AreaCall Monica (250)271-0898

cleaning & maids

Soul~n~Strings

For Information Contact: Jane Beale Phone: 250.785-6763 Cell: 250.263.4520 Email: [email protected]

Register Now For: 1) Guitar Basics 2) Guitar Intensive

Summer Fun Guitar Camp

guitar lessons

REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY TRAINEE OR EXPERIENCED OILWELL CEMENTING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS AND BULK

CEMENT HAULERS FULL TIME PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT IN FT.

NELSON B.C.CLASS 1 LICENSE

• Are you looking for a change?• Are you looking for a career, not just a job?• Do you enjoy new challenges?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, we want to talk to you.

We offer• Excellent base salary and job bonus plan• Salary commensurate with experience• State of the art equipment• Full training program• Comprehensive benefit plan• RRSP contribution plan• Opportunities for advancement

Fax resume with drivers abstract to:(250)233-8804 Attn: Kurt Kreutzer

or Email: [email protected]

An employee oriented company.www.trican.ca

CIVIL ENGINEERING | PLANNING | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

What makes Urban Systems careers unique?

JUST ABOUT

EVERYTHING.

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EXPERIENCED CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGISTAt Urban Systems, we create unique, innovative solutions by looking at challenges in new ways. If you are looking for greater challenges with a stable, employee-owned company, this opportunity may be for you. This permanent, full-time position is ideal for someone with:

• Completion of a Civil Engineering Technology diploma;

• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in municipal infrastructure design, land development and/or transportation type projects;

• High profi ciency with AutoCAD and Civil 3D (required); and

• A very strong understanding of Microsoft Excel.

Visit our website to learn more:

www.urban-systems.comOr email: [email protected]

VILLAGE OF POUCE COUPE GARBAGE COLLECTION CONTRACT

Corporation of the Village of Pouce Coupe PO Box 190, Pouce Coupe, B.C. V0C 2C0Telephone: (250) 786-5794 Fax: (250) 786-5257www.poucecoupe.ca

The Village of Pouce Coupe is accepting proposals from suitably qualified companies to provide a collection service for the Village residential and business solid waste. The Village requires a weekly pickup, starting August 1, 2010 for a three year contract.

Bid documents are available at the Village of Pouce Coupe Municipal office, 5011 – 49 Avenue, Pouce Coupe, BC. Proposals will be received at the Municipal office on or before Friday, July 2, 2010, at 4:30 pm. Proposals must be delivered in a sealed enve-lope clearly stating “Pouce Coupe Refuse Collector Proposal”, to the attention of Peter Thomas, Chief Administrative Officer.

Proposals will be considered on the basis of experience, referenc-es, completeness of the proposal, and price by the Village of Pouce Coupe. The Village of Pouce Coupe reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals at its own discretion. The lowest or any bid will not necessarily be accepted. The Village reserves the right to negotiate terms and conditions with the successful proponent.

An RCMP background check will be required of the successful bidder.

For additional information contact:

Peter Thomas Chief Administrative Officer

P.O. Box 190, Pouce Coupe, BC, V0C 2C0 Phone: 250 786 5794 • Fax: 250 786 5257


CLASSIFIEDS

DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIAL SERVICE COMPANY INC.

DISCO is an industrial minerals distribution company, specializing in the supply of hydraulic fracturing silica sand to the Oil and Gas Industry. We offer a total solutions approach to frac‐sand distribution with expertise in managing all aspects of frac‐sand supply, storage, handling, and on‐time delivery.

DISCO has exciting opportunities available for the following positions:

• FRAC SAND – TRANSLOAD FACILITY OPERATOR(S) ‐ FORT NELSON, BC REGION Ideal candidates would have experience in the operation of conveyors and/or bulk storage systems for loading and unloading or at trans‐loading facilities.

Familiarity with computers and Microsoft Office software may be an asset.

• SILICA SAND PNEUMATIC TRUCK‐TRAILER DRIVER (S) ‐ FORT NELSON, BC REGION The ideal candidates would have previous experience driving and operating pneumatic trailers in remote Oil Patch environments. Drivers with a Class 1 Driver License, current H2S Alive certification and a clean driver abstract will be preferred.

• SITE SCALE OPERATOR / ADMINISTRATOR (S) – FORT NELSON, BC REGION The ideal candidates will be a cooperative, team‐oriented individual comfortable with handling a variety of assignments on‐site including Weigh Scale Operations and related administrative duties. Your excellent communication skills combined with the ability to work accurately and independently will be important assets.

Experience with weigh‐scale operations, computer data entry, and Microsoft Office software would be preferred.

• HEAVY DUTY SERVICE TRUCK MECHANIC (S) The ideal candidates will have provincial or interprovincial red seal certification. After hours call‐outs may be required.

DISCO offers top wages and incentives for applicable positions. These positions will be camp‐based with regular shift rotations in/out of the worksite.

DISCO will be commencing these positions in the near future for the 2010 – 2011 frac‐sand hauling season.

Please forward your resume to:

Manager of Human Resources Fax (250)‐242‐4529

Email [email protected]

Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Service Technician Fort St. John, BC

We are searching for a qualified and ambitious Service Technician to perform maintenance and repairs of equipment Responsibilities will include;

• maintenance and repair of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and diesel systems on a variety of rental and customer equipment and tools.

• service documentation, • the training of lower level technicians as needed,

To be qualified, all applicants must have 3-5 years of experience with repairing and maintaining vehicles and equipment. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of construction equipment, have strong mechanical background knowledge particularly with various engines, own the tools applicable to position, and exhibit teamwork, verbal, and written skills. A high school diploma and valid driver’s license are

required.

If you think you have what it takes to join this growing and world class team please email your resume to [email protected] or fax at (250) 262-3032 or visit our career site at www.ur.com.

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May 31 to June 25• Spring into song with private voice

lessons with Caitlyn Triebel. Introduction to techniques and repertoire for singing in the classical tradition. Perfect for be-ginners and experienced vocalists alike, 12 years-old and up. Call KPAC at (250) 782-9325 to register. Cost: $140 for 4 one-hour private lessons.

May 31 to June 25• KPAC Ballet Spring Intensive with

Bernice van Dyken including classical technique, free movement and character dance. Recommended for all dancers, be-ginners to advanced, ages 3 years-old and up. Call KPAC at (250) 782-9325 to reg-ister. Cost: $12 per class.

June 18 to 26 • The ABC Thrift Shop is celebrating

their sixth anniversary and would like to show our appreciation to the community with a $5 bag sale. Stop by 8238 100 Av-enue and stock up for summer or back to school.

June 26• 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 Country Rhythm. Members are $10, non-members are $12. Everyone 19 and over is wel-come. For more information, call Lucy at (250) 785-2867 or Judy at (250) 787-0460.

July 1• The ABC Thrift Shop is looking for

people who can walk in the Canada Day parade to hand out stuffed animals. If this is something you would be interested in,

please call Carol at (250) 787-1685 or stop by the ABC Thrift Shop at 8238 100 Avenue.

July 1• The Hudson’s Hope Canada Day cel-

ebration will feature an 11 a.m. opening ceremony at Pool Park, free entertain-ment, free BBQ, free prize draws, free swim and water volleyball, free treats, free cake, Canadian trivia quizzes, best dressed Canadian contest, challenges, games and more.

July 1• BBQ Day in Pouce Coupe, starts with

pancake breakfast 8 to 11 a.m. at the Le-gion, 11 a.m. parade starts, 12 to 5 p.m. at Pouce Coupe Park with live music, BBQ beef, kid’s entertainment, horseshoes etc. See you there!

July 9 to 11• Learn to sky dive! Your first jump tan-

dem or solo. Contact www.skydivebc.ca, call 1-888-JUMP-001 or e-mail [email protected].

July 10• The annual Paddle for the Peace event

will be held, starting with breakfast at 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at Links Campground where the group will launch at noon, tak-ing out at Bear Flats. No pre-registration is required and buses will be provided. Cost is $5 for adults and children under 12 free. For more information contact Danielle Yeoman at (250) 785-8510.

July 11• The North Peace Horticultural Society

plans their annual Garden Tour for July 11, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $6 each and are available at the muse-

um one week prior to, and on the day of, the event. For more information, contact Jessie Clarke at 250-789-3656.

July 17 and 18• The North Peace 4H District invites

you to the North Peace 4H Achieve-ment Days at the North Peace Fall Fair Grounds. Over 80 4H members from around the North Peace area will be showcasing their 4H projects, including beef, sheep, horse, photography, rabbit, honeybee and dog projects. On July 17, come to see the horse show at 8:30 a.m., the sheep show at 10 a.m., the beef show at 2 p.m., and the rabbit show at 5:30 p.m. On July 18, there will be a chapel service at 8 a.m., the beef show at 9:30 a.m., the horse show at 10 a.m., awards and pre-sentations at 1 p.m. and the sale of steers and lambs at 3 p.m. Come on out and sup-port local 4H clubs by purchasing an ani-mal to fill the freezer, to learn more about the 4H program, or simply come to enjoy free family fun!

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 someone to talk to (250) 785-8866.

• Fort St. John Multiple Sclerosis sup-port 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 infor-mation call Chris or Shaun at (250) 262-5269.

• “Butterfly Families – Families Sup-porting 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 Cen-tre from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 10408 105 Avenue. Does your child have learning, behavior 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.

• Pregnancy tests, pregnancy options, peer-counselling and support are avail-able at the North Peace Pregnancy Care Centre. New location 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 hotline 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. Ev-eryone is welcome. Contact [email protected] or http://www.newto-temarchery.com for more information.

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

• There will be Scottish Country Danc-ing every Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Central Elementary. Come and learn sim-

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

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

Fort Nelson• Alcoholics Anonymous - Monday 8

p.m. Catholic Church Basement (closed meeting); Wednesday 8 p.m. Catho-lic 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. 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.• Youth Drop-In at Pouce Coupe Com-

munity Church Annex (the old Pouce li-brary). Saturday nights 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Ages 13 to 17.

Chetwynd• Alcoholics Anonymous meets Tues-

day and Friday at 8 p.m. at the Public Li-brary, 5012 46 Street. 250-788-9658

• NA meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Airport waiting room.

Tumbler Ridge• Alcoholics Anonymous - meeting

Wed. 8 p.m. 115 Commercial Park (Bap-tist 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. Commu-nity Centre Room 5 from 1-4 pm. Small drop-in fee.

Taylor• Civil Air Search and Rescue (CASA-

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

• The Alaska Highway RRA (Recre-ation 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• Craft group for Mental Health and

Addictions 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 Educa-tion Room. All meetings are open.

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

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

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

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