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By Kyla CorpuzFORT ST. JOHN – A blaze swept through the Golf

Zone building early morning on Mar. 24.The Fort St. John fi re department was called to the

scene at 3 a.m., and by 9 a.m. they were still working on hitting the hot spots.

As of Monday, Mar. 25, fi re chief Fred Burrows said the incident was still under investigation and it didn’t seem suspicious. There were no other further updates. The demised building was blocked off for the safety’s public said Burrows.

Deputy fi re chief Curtis Redpath said there were no reported injuries and the building was vacant at the time of the fi re. The Condil, next door, did not sustain any damage, according to Burrows.

The Golf Zone building also had a pizza parlour in it. The building was on the corner of 100 Avenue and 102 Street.

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Kyla Corpuz photosTop: Photo looking at the scene from 99 Avenue and 102 Street, six hours after fi re fi gters ar-rived at the scene. Fire fi ghters look on towards the building. Bottom: The back of the building along 102 street. At the time these pictures were taken access was not available for front photos of the building.

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By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK - Landowners in the Peace River Region-

al District have gone without a Farmers’ Advocacy Offi ce for just under a month and already the PRRD has heard from sup-porters, reinforcing its need.

The contract between Aspen Grove Property Services and

New Harvest Media (the Farmers’ Advocacy Offi ce: FAO) pro-viders), and the PRRD ended on Feb. 28, without another pro-vider to pick up where Aspen Grove left off.

The South Peace Landowners Association (SPLA) wrote a letter to the district, outlining the good the offi ce has done for their members and asking the directors to immediately reinstate the FAO, under the original 2009 memorandum of understand-ing. The SPLA asked that the FAO’s role continue to include publicly speaking for landowners, speaking independently of government, and speaking independently of the oil and gas in-dustry.

At the Mar. 14 meeting, the directors moved that a letter be forwarded to the SPLA and other community members that have written about the FAO, advising them that the board is consider-ing their concerns.

In late January the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas confi rmed that they would be supporting the offi ce with

$100,000 in funding for their operations this year. The pro-vincial government and the re-gional district split the cost of operating the offi ce 50/50.

The district’s tender for a provider lasted approximately three weeks, and the bid closed with only one applicant.

“We received one proposal and we didn’t feel that the proposal was suffi cient or ade-quate to provide the service, so unfortunately we didn’t have a contractor to continue on to deliver the service, and the cur-rent contractor that was doing

the service never applied,” said Fred Banham, chief administra-tive offi cer for the PRRD.

Instead of immediately taking the bid to tender again, the board decided not to proceed with fi nding a provider until a re-port was brought to them by staff discussing the FAO’s service.

“The board said, well we’d like to review exactly what the service is...they really want the service and they want to make sure it’s the service people are asking for, and it’s the service we want to deliver,” said Banham.

Banham said that the district did approach the previous pro-viders about possibly extending their contract for another two months while they found another provider, but their request was denied.

Anne Clayton, a consultant with Aspen Grove Property Ser-vices, said that their reason for not re-applying to provide the service was due to a change in the request for service.

“The 2013 Request for Service would put an end to the inde-pendence enshrined in the 2009 MOU—the very independence that makes the Farmer’s Advocacy Offi ce valuable to Peace River landowners. In doing so, it would render the FAO merely a duplication of other services already from the other sources in government and the oil and gas industry,” Clayton said.

Clayton continued that the offi ce would no longer be able to operate independently with a term that she believes would limit the offi ce’s independent function. The term called for the management committee (comprised of four people: one PRRD representative, a landowner, and two provincial government rep-resentatives) to monitor the activities of the Farmers’ Advocacy Offi ce and review, advise and approve all public statements from the offi ce, including: press releases, reports, website content and public engagements.

Banham said that this term was in their previous contract, but that the district just reinforced that term in their request for proposals. Item 13 of the service provision in the previous con-

tract states, ‘the Contractor will be responsible to vet all pub-lic messaging, to include bro-chures, web materials, infor-mation handouts and the like, through the Farmers’ Advocate Management Committee prior to its use.’

“It reinforced some super-visory oversight of commu-nications, what the Farmers Advocacy would be putting out into the public...that was in the original contract as well but we’ve just restated it a lit-tle more clearly in the second one,” Banham said.

Clayton expressed regret leaving the offi ce and feels that they have met the landown-ers needs and expectations. In the offi ce’s absence, Aspen Grove is maintaining a modi-fi ed website so that landowners can continue to accesses some resources.

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By Kyla CorpuzHUDSON’S HOPE – The effects that Hudson’s Hope could face if the Site C dam were ap-

proved is proving to be a concern for the district’s mayor. “We’re still in the stage where we can compile [information] and of course the [information]

we’re aware of right now is a big concern,” said Hudson’s Hope mayor Gwen Johansson. There are currently 15 pages worth of permanent and temporary impacts, compiled in a booklet

drafted by the district, that Hudson’s Hope could inherit.One of the 14 major impacts stated in the summary report is that the community’s water source

would be completely inundated. The proposed mitigation measure by BC Hydro includes fund-ing to relocate Hudson’s Hope water intake, pumping station and treatment plant. However, the district’s study states it would have to devise and build a new water treatment plant—without a pilot study. This could cause the water treatment plant to be ‘overbuilt’ resulting in “complex and costly operations.”

In addition, the new reservoir would push the emergency evacuation time to less than 45 min-utes if there was a “catastrophic failure at upstream dams,” according to the draft report.

“I think the impact is much larger than most people had anticipated, particularly people who haven’t lived here for a really long time,” said Johansson.

The community would have to deal with 16 to 20 per cent of the reservoir from the proposed dam, as well as loss of land from the realignment of Highway 29 and a 2.5 kilometer-berm. The berm, a man made mound of earth that would prevent bank recession and erosion, would stretch the extent of the town site and stand approximately 12 to 14 meters high.

These two modifi cations are considered mitigation measures by BC Hydro and BC Hydro would also provide a one-time contribution to Hudson’s Hope to address land no longer available for

development, as well as annual grants-in-lieu. However, Johansson is still skeptical. “It’s not that you get a grant-in-lieu of taxes—that doesn’t

replace the taxes you would get if that was an industry such as forestry … because then you can tax it. You can’t tax BC Hydro generation facilities…”

If the project is approved, Hudson’s Hope is likely to experience a greater strain than other com-munities, said the mayor, as it may add to existing issues brought on by the W.A.C. Bennett and the Peace Canyon dam (both are within its jurisdiction).

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Arts, council recently allocated funds towards its completion.Staff estimated the cost to complete the building to be $2 million. During the council meeting on

Mar. 18, council approved a motion to allocate 2012 and 2013 gaming grant funding to the project, not exceeding $2 million.

Last year the City of Dawson Creek received $864,378 in gaming grants, but only spent $61,136, which was allocated to the Calvin Kruk Centre as well. The city has $1,072,175 available in their gaming bank account, including $268,933 they had left over from 2011’s grant, to distribute.

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Jill Earl photoThe City of Dawson Creek celebrated World Water Day last Friday with the help of Shell Canada. The city offered residents a tour of the reclaimed water facility while Shell took the residents to their asset in Groundbirch to see how they use the water. Sustainable Dawson Creek is also taking orders for composters and rain barrels until the beginning of May.

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ERASING MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT B.C.’S FAMILY LAW ACT

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We, my wife and I, have just returned from a little drive. We fi nished our supper at 6 tonight and decided to have our coffee out in nature. So where do Charlie Lakers go for a scenic drive? Again, to Bear Flats. Oh yes, since 1964 this has been done many times. In our retirement years this happens at least every month – and this has been going on since 1964.

But, mid March is a drab time. The snow is melting, the Peace Hills are nearly bare. The song birds from the south are not back yet and the bear are still in a deep slumber.

So, why go for a drive? Ah, we did see a few dramatic scenes. The hills were golden with the setting sun. The Peace River was a deep blue. The fl at fi elds were still white with undisturbed snow – glistening golden with the last sun rays of the day. Yes, there were a few ravens and magpies, not my favorites. But, other times in winter we also see bald eagles and owls. Oh, yes, there was the white tail deer, and, as usual, there were many groups of mule deer. And then we spotted an elk herd on the

crest of the hill. And, to top if off there were moose here and there. So peaceful indeed! Precisely at 6:55 the sun set with a golden glow.

And soon the leaves will be greening the valley, the red winged blackbirds will build their nests at the Watson Slough. The ducks, swan and geese will be back in that slough and the beaver will be active. Yes, mama bear will be out with a cub or two.

Get the idea I love the Peace? For sure. And is my desire to see Site C come soon so we can have economic prosperity for a few years? Absolute nonsense from my viewpoint.

Oh, yes, Hydro authorities say “just wait, you’ll get a love-ly lake at your doorstep.” Back in 1983 I represented School District#60 on the Site C Environmental Committee. I vividly recall the geological report stating that it would take 100 years to stabilize the banks of this valley. Forget the lake. Williston Lake after 45 years is still a disaster. Yes, I’ve been on that Lake periodically. Logs still fl oat freely and pile up here and there, Sloughing banks create muddy water and the dry banks create dust storms. Is this what B.C.Hydro dangles before us?

The Peace Valley and the river make our Peace Country what

it is. Over the years we have fi shed and canoed the river many times. We have seen nature at its best. There is no season where this valley is not a scenic wonder. Have you driven to Hudson’s Hope when the trees are clothed in hoar frost?

Many of the 50,000 folks of the Peace feel as I do. So do countless tourists who stop at the lookout on their way south or north. And some folks want to wipe this out for a dam?

I strongly suggest that a second dam be built on the Capilano River on the outskirts of Vancouver. After all, they want more power and then we wouldn’t need the long transmission lines. Of course, this could be followed by the Lynn Canyon and if necessary Hell’s Gate on the Fraser River. I resent letters in our papers coming from people in the Fraser Valley suggesting that Site C is a natural. Forget it.

I am neither a radical environmentalist, nor a man who wants to see so called economic progress at the cost of destroying our valley.

I’m simply a lover of the Peace.

Ernie ReimerP.S. Pat Pimm, MLA,, would you not agree with me?

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By Minister of Justice and Attorney General Shirley Bond

I’d like to clarify some of the misconceptions about B.C.’s new Family Law Act, particularly how it affects common-law couples.

I want to make it very clear: The new family law is not about forcing unmarried, common-law couples into get-ting married. When it comes to the law’s property division rules, it’s about providing fair rules for couples who split up - and ensuring that those rules are crystal clear at the onset of a relationship.

The new family law’s model is fair: You keep what’s yours, but you share what you accrued together as a cou-ple. This means that property brought into a relationship, and certain property you might receive during your rela-tionship, such as inheritances or gifts, are generally not divided upon separation, regardless of whether you are married or not. Only property and debt that a couple ac-crues together during their relationship is divisible. This is similar to many other Canadian jurisdictions.

Under the outdated Family Relations Act, property divi-sion provisions applied only to married couples. A com-mon-law couple could live together 20-plus years, and when they broke up the property would stay with whoev-er’s name it was in. It would not be considered joint prop-erty and divided in half, as would be the case for married couples. This resulted in complex legal cases and often great unfairness, usually to women, as the property was more often in the man’s name.

Today, common-law couples have the freedom to opt-

out of the property division rules by written agreement. The agreement will allow them to divide their property as they see fi t, with limited ability for the court to overturn the agreement.

It is important to note that under existing law, common-law couples are already subject to many of the same laws

as married couples, such as those around income tax and wills and estates. Also, under the old Family Relations Act, common-law couples could seek spousal support.

The new Family Law Act replaces outdated legislation passed in the 1970s, and addresses the needs of modern B.C. families and shifts in societal norms.


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Sat 1st Mr Hidson arrived last night from Puskupy & Grande Prairie with a prison-er. The mail also arrived. Self busy at odd jobs. Luskulla & 2 boys arrived from up the S. Pine.

Sun 2nd Self busy all day. Mr. Rackham arrived from H. Hope.

Mon 3rd Self in store. Samson and Kenny prepar-ing to start to Dunvegan. Self very busy. A white man ar-rived from below hauling a sled.

Tues 4th Samson and Ken-ny started with Mr. Rackham to Dunvegan. A fi ne clear day. Self busy around the place.

Wed 5th Self at wood all day. Leo big head arrived from M. Lake

Thurs 6th Self as yester-day. Blowing a warm wind all day. Snow going fast.

Fri 7th Self hauling fi re wood. Continues very warm weather. Snow going fast.

Sat 8th Continues fi ne weather, the snow nearly all gone. Self busy around the place.

Sun 9th Continues fi ne weather.

Mon 10th Self at wood. Continues fi ne weather. Cloudy and looks like snow.

Tues 11th Self hauling fi re wood. Cold and stormy with snow.

Wed 12th Continues cold & stormy with snow. Went up to the Island and cut fi re wood.

Thurs 13th Self at odd

jobs. Charlie and a few oth-ers arrived and brought a few furs. Old McCulley came down from dog Island having got badly hurt – the top of a tree having fallen on him.

Fri 14th Self hauling fi re wood. The Indians left for their camps having getting their supplies. The white man who came up the River left for H Hope. Continues cold & stormy.

15th Cold & stormy. Self at wood pile. The boys arrived from Dunvegan this evening with heavy loads. They report 7 Teams on the way up.

Sun 16th Cold and stormy.Mon 17th Continues cold

and stormy. Self and Samson shoeing horses. A white man arrived from up the South Pine River.

Tues 18th Self in offi ce. Samson at wood. Continues cold & stormy.

Wed 19th Kenny and Sam-son started to the Halfway River for a load of hay. Sa-kona arrived and brought in a few furs. After getting his supplies he left for home. Old McCulley left for dog Island. A fi ne clear day but cold.

Thurs 20th Self busy at wood. A fi ne clear day. 2 men arrived from below haul-ing a sled on their way up to the Hope.

Fri 21st The boys arrived from the Halfway with a load of hay. Joseph came up for a few supplies. He reports hav-ing killed two moose on the

other side of the South Pine. A fi ne clear day.

Sat 22nd Samson and Ken-ny hauling fi re wood. Self in store. Ed Shaw arrived from H. Hope.

Sun 23rd No entry.Mon 24th Self busy in

store. Boys preparing to start to Dunvegan. B C Brady came in from up Halfway Riv-er. The Mail arrived.

Tues 25th The boys started this morning to Dunvegan. Ed Shaw started back to the Hope. Brady left after getting a few supplies.

Wed 26th A few Indians ar-rived from ½ way River. Self busy with Indians.

Thurs 27th 6 Teams ar-rived from outside on their way to H Hope. Taylor ar-rived with Hay.

Fri 28th All the Teams left today for H. Hope. A fi ne clear day. Joseph came in and brought a few furs. Miller & M___arrived from H. Hope.

Sat 29th Self at wood. A fi ne warm day. Snow nearly all gone.

Sun 30th 2 men arrived with a team from below.

Mon 31st Self at odd jobs. F. Treadwell & R Burkes ar-rived from the Nelson River where they have been trapping all winter.

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Beatton JournalsMarch 1913

By Charlie Lake Conservation SocietySubmitted article

A bird pathologist examining crow kills from vehicles along the Alaska Highway reported this week that 98 % of the crows were killed by impact with large trucks while only 2 % were killed by the impact of cars.

The Ornithological Pathologist was hired by the government to study the disproportionate percentages of large truck kills ver-sus car kills. As a result of the study, the pathologist observed that when crows eat road kill, they always set up a look-out crow in a nearby tree to warn of impending danger. He concluded that with oncoming traffi c, the lookout crow could send out the warn-ing call ‘caw’ ‘caw’ but had diffi culty with ‘truck’. How’s that for a little northern humour?

On a more serious note, crows are among the brainiest organ-isms on Earth, outclassing not only other birds (with the excep-tion of parrots) but also many mammals. It’s been suggested that if humans were feathered, few would be as clever as the crow.

They are intelligent birds with the ability to solve simple prob-

lems which make them great at self-preservation. Theirs is the only name to show up again and again on the list of tool-using birds. One was observed tearing a sliver of wood off a fencepost only to peck the end of the splinter, as if to taper, and then use the ‘tool’ to poke into a hole where dinner was hiding. Most people have a crow story or two they love to share!

Crows build their nests in trees or on power poles and line their nests made of large sticks and branches with fur and soft plant material. They lay four to six eggs which hatch in about 18 days. Mates usually form long term relationships, remain-ing together for years or until parted by death. As soon as most young are able to fend for themselves, they fl y away never to be seen again, although some may hang around and fee load off the parents. Other crows often pitch in by either standing guard over the family territory or bringing food to nesting females or feeding nestlings.

In the fall Crows fl ock together, sometimes in the thousands. A fl ock of crows is called a ‘murder.’ If you remember Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’ - the term is understandable - although the get-together is merely a social gathering or in preparation for the evening’s fi nal roost.

We can thank the Corvus brachyrynchos - Latin for ‘raven

with the small nose’ for cleaning up road kill but not for the mess they make of human garbage left as a treasure trove at the curb.

Take the time to observe these witty birds at play, whether barrel-rolling above you or cleverly hiding their treasures among rocks and leaves. They may endear themselves to you even while you’re at curb side picking up after them.

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the Peace Canyon dam (both are within its jurisdiction). “Hudson’s Hope is still feeing the impact of the Bennett dam,” said the mayor. “For instance …

the banks of the Williston reservoir are still not stabilized in some places, even a year ago there was a house that had to be dismantled because it was getting too close to the shore.”

Last month the district released the draft booklet that looks at particular impacts BC Hydro’s proposed hydroelectric dam project, Site C, would have on Hudson’s Hope.

“We needed something for the citizens of Hudson’s Hope to look at that was specifi c to Hudson’s Hope,” Johansson said. “’Cause if you start look-ing through the massive docu-mentation that BC Hydro has put together it’s hard to get ev-erything specifi c to Hudson’s Hope.”

The purpose of the draft im-pact report is not meant for council to take a stance on Site C, though previous council did oppose the project, Johansson said.

“It’s not a piece of informa-tion that we would fi nd useful to revisit and go through,” said Jo-hansson on deciding whether or not the current council is pro or anti Site C. Instead their focus will be on “what the impacts are and how do we deal with them if they go ahead.”

Hudson’s Hope would ex-perience some benefi ts from the dam, said Johansson. “The things that’s brought out most often in projects like this is the

number of jobs. There would be jobs that would be avail-able in the area, so I guess that is probably the primary [ben-efi t].”

While the mayor pointed to job creation, Hudson’s Hope impact report states that only 10 per cent of jobs would be regional, needed away from the dam site or near Hudson’s Hope; 90 per cent would be required in the Fort St. John-Taylor area.

In addition, the job creation would add to the existing 1000-man camp just outside Hudson’s Hope. Worker infl ux could be three times higher than other areas but in-housing in Hudson’s Hope is not pro-posed.

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Kyla Corpuz photoMinister of State for Seniors Ralph Sultan (left) and Peace River North MLA Pat Pimm.

FORT ST. JOHN - Minister of State for Seniors Ralph Sultan was in Fort St. John on Mar. 25, as one of his stops throughout the Peace region. He met with community members and senior groups throughout the day.

Sultan acknowledged that Fort St. John has a “uniquely diffi cult” situation when it comes to staffi ng, particularly support for seniors like nurses, care aids and LPNs.

Sultan said he is also trying to secure funds to help the North Peace Seniors Housing Soci-ety in their quest to turn the old care home into extended senior housing.

Sultan also acts as the Minister for Advanced Education and Technology.

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By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK - Any resident of Farmington could con-

fi rm that the oil and gas industry has made a big move into their traditionally agricultural-based community over the last couple of years; the latest proposed development is a multi-well pad located in between the school and their hall.

Encana’s proposed multi-well pad will initially include four wells and will be situated just over one kilometer away from both Parkland Elementary School and the Farmington Commu-nity Hall, in between the two buildings, on Parkland Rd. Doug McIntyre, media relations advisor for Encana, said that the proj-ect is yet to be licensed, but operations are tentatively planned to begin in the spring or summer of 2014.

As a part of their community outreach, Encana hosted an in-formation session on Mar. 13 to advise the community of their plans.

“I’ve asked them for three years now not to built on Parkland Road.This is our home, this is Parkland, this is the school, this is our community; the Community Hall is the safe haven for the school, and the rest of the community in the event of anything happening,” said Farmington resident Nick Parsons.

Parsons’ wife Jane also attended the meeting and was disap-pointed that the maps Encana chose to use that night only dis-played current and proposed wells and not residences or other community landmarks such as the school, hall or the Farmington Store.

“It was just a blank map with sections as if this is an uninhab-ited area but there are lots of farms, as I mentioned, the school and the hall are here, and lots of homes and I was surprised that they hadn’t marked all those places on the map,” said Jane.

One of Nick’s major con-cerns with the proposed project is safety. The hall is designated as the community’s ‘safe ha-ven’ should there ever be an emergency in the community. The PRRD has even installed a generator, should the com-munity happen to lose power in the winter.

“It’s not if, it’s when, it hap-pens, and that’s all there is to it; there’s always dangers,” said Nick, including sour gas leaks as possible dangers to the com-munity.

Jane lists an incident with a truck spilling its contents from the back of its tanker along Parkland Road and past sev-eral residences, even though they had an agreement with the company that no trucks would pass the school. Nick recalls another incident, where he dis-covered that a pipe hadn’t been capped properly after smelling something he describes as rot-ten eggs.

“I went to have a look at it, [it] was coming up like it was frothing, frothing through the cement, through the casing. They had someone there over-night…and then on the Mon-day or Tuesday they came after four years [of the well being installed] and capped it,” Nick said.

“Nothing was in order, that should have been capped the day it was fi nished,” he added.

Jane describes her fi rst en-counter with the oil and gas industry, which she guesses oc-curred in 1999. A vehicle drove into her yard and a company representative wanted to take a count of how many people lived there and how many ani-mals they had. The representa-tive told her they were living within a danger zone of a gas

well just down the road from them.“We learned that we could take one dog and two cats with us,

and we would have to leave our horses behind and all the chick-ens and everything else, and of course if it’s a bad gas leak, it’s lethal and everything’s dead and I thought to myself, ‘I don’t want to live in a danger zone, why should that be forced on me?’...We are planted in these emergency areas without our consent, really,” Jane said.

The Parsons said that most residents of Farmington are within a ‘danger zone’ or in-cluded in an emergency re-sponse plan.

“We’re in many many dan-ger zones,”said Nick.

“We’re absolutely surround-ed,” Jane added.

During the Mar. 13 meet-ing Nick voiced his concerns about the location of the pro-posed multi-well pad. He said Encana’s reply was that the school is not in the direction of the prevailing wind. In other words, the school is not likely

to be affected by problems the wells would have. Jane wrote about the same concern to South Peace MLA Blair Lekstrom last week, but has not had a reply as of yet.

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“Both Canada and British Columbia have rigorous environ-mental assessment systems. The province’s businesses and com-munities alike will benefi t from the elimination of the duplica-tion involved in having two assessments for a single project,” said Minister of Environment Terry Lake in a press release.

The federal body will contribute their expertise and each lev-el of government will reach a separate decision based on the EAO’s report.

“Substitution does not mean less rigorous assessment or con-sultation,” said Lake. “In fact, a guiding principle of substitu-tion is the protection of strong environmental assessment and Aboriginal consultation.

“Substitution allows the assessment process to be conducted more effectively and effi ciently.”

The two proposed projects the EAO requested a substituted procedure for are the Carbon Creek coal mine located 40 ki-lometres west of Hudson’s Hope and the Sukunka coal project located 55 kilometres south of Chetwynd.

Both projects would have required federal and provincial as-sessments.

The EAO has recently seen a spike in proposed projects. In the last four months, seven new projects have come into the en-vironmental assessment process; they are now expecting 26 new projects in the next few years.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Environment said not all proposed projects would have a substituted assessment process. “There are a number of factors that must be satisfi ed before sub-stitution will be applied to a particular project.”

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Besides his safety concerns for the area, Nick is also con-cerned that the industry in the area is growing too much and too fast.

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Nick said that Encana is proposing more wells for the Farm-ington area, he said that Brian Lieverse, community relations with Encana, told him that Encana is planning to invest in 200 wells within a four mile radius of the school. Nick said that he has since learned that that number could be as high as 300 wells within a fi ve mile radius of Parkland Elementary School.

“I said is it [the number of proposed wells] close on 200, he [Brian Lieverse] said it is...He said 200 within three miles, and now it’s 300 within fi ve miles,” Nick said, who got the estimated additional proposed wells from other landowners in the area.

Brian Lieverse said that he is unsure of the number of wells proposed at this time.

“There are other companies that work in the area and we don’t know their drill plans, so to say how many wells will be drilled in the Farmington Area, I’m not sure...I don’t know where he would get that number, ‘cause I don’t have that number...I don’t know how many wells exactly Encana has, obviously not 400 over the next couple of years,” Lieverse said.

Lieverse also said that Encana is currently consulting with stakeholders, including residents and the school district, about the proposed well.

The Parsons are not opposed to oil and gas activity, and recog-nize that they have benefi tted from a lease on their own property, but the growing activity has them concerned for the whole area, and their way of life.

“We came here for a new life, for a quiet life, to farm. Farming is not on people’s tongue anymore, anywhere; it’s a forgotten industry here in the Peace Country and it’s all how many holes you got, what are you getting for that lease?,” said Nick who has lived in the area for 21 years.

He also notes a feeling of tension in the community between landowners who are profi ting from the growing industry and those who don’t like it. The Parsons know of three people who have left and are planning to leave Farmington because of the oil and gas activity.

“ [There’s] a lot of tension between people who want to be well off and have all the money they can get and there are others who either get on the bandwagon or leave,” Nick said.

“I’m 65 and I came here to farm, to make a living farming, and we have done. I’ve been a successful farmer and my income is still solely from the farm...We came 8,000 miles for a new life, we came here and started a new life and now at our age are we going to move?” he said.

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By Kyla CorpuzFORT ST. JOHN – Northern Health will begin to work on fi lling vacant physician positions in

Fort St. John, as one clinic will be closed at the end of the month and several other physicians plan-ning to leave in the coming six months.

North Peace Medical Clinic will close its doors on Mar. 31 as its two doctors are heading further north to practice in Fort Nelson.

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By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK - Conservative MLA candidate, Kurt

Peats, celebrated the opening of his campaign offi ce and the of-fi cial launch of his campaign Mar. 23 amongst his Peace River South supporters.

Retired RCMP offi cer Peats said that the positive support he’s gotten from the communities of Chetwynd, Dawson Creek and Tumbler Ridge has been overwhelming.

“It’s very encouraging because the momentum is really begin-ning to build throughout the Peace...the response is overwhelm-ing and the response is very positive,” he said.

Peats plans on keeping the offi ce open Monday through Satur-day from 10a.m. to 4p.m. until after the election on May 14. He said the offi ce is fully staffed and that he is making the commit-ment to be there at least two days a week; spending the rest of his time going door to door hoping to drum up support.

The offi ce located at 1032 103 Ave. reinforces Peats commit-ment to farmers; the building was the Farmers’ Advocacy Offi ce until recently. Peats said he chose the spot intentionally.

“I understand the issues that the farmers and that the rural British Columbians have, it’s not lost on me the symbolic impression this offi ce gives and it was very intentional that that happened,” he said.

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Kurt Peats kicks off campaign

Jill Earl photoPeats celebrates the opening on his campaign offi ce with a ribbon cutting.

Jill Earl photoPeats’ South Peace supporters listen to his election goals.

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D1 - D2 Cows 70.00-76.00D3 - D4 Cows 60.00-69.00Holstein Cows N/AHeiferettes 60.00-85.00Bologna Bulls 70.00-96.00Feeder Bulls 75.00-95.00Good Bred Cows N/AGood Bred Heifers N/AMilk Cows N/ACow/ Calf Pairs (younger) N/ACow/ Calf Pairs (older) N/A

Good Feeder Steers 1000 lbs Plus: N/A Heifers 85.00-97.00 Good Feeder Steers 900 lbs Plus: 105.00-114.00 Heifers 90.00-101.00Good Feeder Steers 800 lbs Plus: 108.00-122.00 Heifers 100.00-113.00Good Feeder Steers 700 lbs Plus: 115.00-133.00 Heifers 105.00-118.00Good Feeder Steers 600 lbs Plus: 124.00-146.00 Heifers 110.00-125.00Good Feeder Steers 500 lbs Plus: 130.00-158.00 Heifers 115.00-128.00Good Feeder Steers 400 lbs Plus: 130.00-159.00 Heifers 120.00-145.00Good Feeder Steers 300 lbs Plus: 135.00-163.00 Heifers 120.00-145.00

On Thursday, March 21, 2013, 594 head of cattle went through our ring

MARKET REPORT MARCH 14, 2013

Next Cattle Sale - Thursday, March 28thThursday, March 28, 2013 Bar 4A Red/Black Angus Bull Sale • Saturday March, 2013 All Breeds Bull Sale

2013 SPRING FIELD ALLOCATION MEETING

Thursday April 18, 2013 at 7:00pm – Meeting Room located on the second floor at the Pomeroy Sport Centre. The Community Services Department invites all field user groups interested in booking fields to attend the allocation meeting on Thursday April 18, 2013 at the Pomeroy Sport Centre. Each group is required to send two (2) representatives with the authority to negotiate and make decisions on behalf of the group. Representatives should bring the following information:

Copy of last year statistics. Copy of last year schedule. Proposed tournament & Special Event dates.

Inquiries may be directed to: Paola Banks, Recreation Programmer 250.794.3262 or email [email protected]


Legislative Offi ce:East Annex, Parliament Buildings

Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4

Phone: 250 952-6784

Fax: 250 387-9100

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“I am not beholden to special interest groups, whether that be big business and I’m not beholden to large labour groups,” Peats said.

“I’m not beholden to anyone and what I’m trying to do, and

the message is ringing loud and clear, that democracy has to be returned back to the people. Democracy is for the people, by the people and not special interest groups,” he said.

During his address to supporters Peats said that as MLA he would work to eliminate the carbon tax, introduce business friendly laws and ensure that ground breaking on the twinning of Highway 43 from Dawson Creek to the Alberta border takes

place within the fi rst year he’s in offi ce. “This is all because I am also ready to serve. Not to serve the

interests of a select few, not to serve my own ambitions, not to serve those whose out of touch, inconsiderate policies have harmed our province...Unlike others, I am ready to serve you, my neighbours, my friends, my family in the South Peace,” said Peats.

Jill Earl photoThe Dawson Creek Ca-nucks hosted the B.C. Bantam Tier 3 Hockey Championships for the North East/ Yukon last week, Mar. 17-21. The Quesnel Thunder came out on top winning the championship 5-4 over the Castlegar Rebels, Mar. 21. The Championship in-cluded 10 teams: Dawson Creek, Juan de Fuca, Port Moody, Langley, Castle-gar, Cranbrook, White-horse, Smithers, Quesnel and Revelstoke. The local Canucks ended up with two wins, one loss, and one tie, earning them fi ve points in the Champion-ship, not enough to ad-vance to the semi-fi nals.

B.C. BANTAM TIER 3 HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DAWSON CREEK

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mental Assessment Offi ce (EAO) hosted a public open house last Thursday, Mar. 21.

TransCanada representatives were present to answer any questions the public may have had, but the real purpose of the open house was to collect comments and suggestions for pos-sible inclusion in the Application Information Requirements (AIR). The fi nal AIR will provide direction to TransCanada on what they should be researching for their project and how it should be studied.

“That’s what really the public comment period is about, we’re seeking feedback from the public landowners, citizens, about what should be studied and how it should be studied so that ul-timately we can issue requirements and direction to the com-pany,” said Rachel Shaw, project assessment manager for the B.C. EAO.

The B.C. EAO also held open houses in communities they felt would be affected by the project, including: Burns Lake, Prince George, Terrace and Chetwynd.

The proposed Coastal GasLink Pipeline project is a 650km long pipeline that hopes to deliver natural gas to the proposed LNG facility near Kitimat from Shell Canada’s Groundbirch asset outside of Dawson Creek. The pipe is proposed to be 48

inches in diameter and is expected to have the capacity to deliver 1.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day.

TransCanada announced the project in June 2012, and hope to submit their Environmental Assessment Application in early 2014. If everything is approved, they expect to begin construc-tion in the summer of 2015.

TransCanada has already submitted a draft AIR to the B.C. EAO for review and public comment; the public comment pe-riod ends April 10. The draft outlines a number of valued com-ponents they believe should be included in their research and in their fi nal application. Some of these valued components in-clude: air quality, soil capability, surface water quality, wetland function, wildlife, heritage resources, the economy, human and ecological health.

Heather Bishop, manager of the environment at TransCanada, said that the valued components were identifi ed through engage-ment activities, background research, detailed mapping exercis-es and fi eld studies, not to mention their over 60 years experi-ence of going through environmental assessment processes.

“We have a pretty good understanding and a good basis to understand what types of elements that we would look at in an assessment, coupled with the regulatory process in B.C. gives guidance to projects such as ours to understand more about the elements that are important in this region in the environmental and in the communities in this area of the province,” said Bishop.

The B.C. EAO has seen a lot of pipeline project applications over the years, Shaw believes it’s important not to make a stan-dard AIR for those projects because each one is different. She acknowledges common similarities such as concerns for stream crossings, wildlife and pipeline fragmentation and access.

“You see some of the same things coming up but then again you also have some of those more regional and specifi c concerns that come up from specifi c communities and each community is quite different so they have different kinds of concerns at times,” said Shaw.

“Each project is a little bit different, each company is a little bit different and so there are those opportunities to remove du-plication to learn and we always want to take those opportunities but it’s not going to be the same issues for every single pipeline project, they’re all unique,” she said.

Shaw said that the public comments they’ve heard are very broad with questions ranging from physical land impacts, to eco-logical impacts, to socioeconomic impacts. Bishop said that she has received general questions about the project itself.

“The potential impacts to land use and the land use concerns varied depending on the landowner…people are concerned about what’s important to them, their livelihood, their homes, their land, their properties, etc. so they want to understand the elements… and try to ensure that their input is going to be re-ceived by Coastal Gaslink and by the B.C. EAO and incorpo-rated into the assessment,” Bishop said.

After the TransCanada submits their application, tentatively scheduled for early 2014, the B.C. EAO will have 180 days to re-view it and make a recommendation to the minister of the envi-ronment and the minister of energy, mines and natural resources. The ministers will then have 45 days to either approve the proj-ect and add any conditions they feel are necessary, reject the ap-plication, or decide to order a further assessment of the project.

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Jill Earl photoHeather Bishop and Jamie Harding of TransCanada point out the conceptual corridor of their proposed pipe-line.


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