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hundred and fifteen peo-ple will be out of a job inSeptember after Tembecannounced Tuesday theywould be shutting down

their mill as of September16 due to market relatedconditions."The high-yield pulp

market has continued tosoften over the past year.At today's price levels, it isvirtually impossible tomaintain viable operations

given the current coststructure of the Chetwyndmill," Chris Black, TembecExecutive Vice Presidentand President of the Paperand Paper Pulp Groupsaid in an official pressrelease. "This is a difficultdecision that we have not

taken lightly since it hasan impact on employeesand on the region. We willcontinue to monitor themarket and, in due course,reassess the situationaccordingly," he added.High-yield pulp is used

in printing and writing

papers, paperboard aswell as tissue and tow-elling. Pulp produced atthe Chetwynd mill isshipped to primarily Asia.Tembec is the world's

Tembec mill to shut indefinitely115 people to lose their jobs

Please see "PRODUC-TION," page 2

Damspill isoverBY LIZ BROWNChetwynd Echo

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CHETWYND Forthose who took advan-tage of viewing the spillspectacle at the WACBennett Dam over thepast couple of weeks,consider it a priviledge.As of 8 am on

Wednesday July 11th, thespill ended. The last spill

Please see "MISSED,"page 3

The WAC Bennett Dam spill-way was open for 16 days.

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leading producer of high-yield pulp. The mill was builtin 1990 and has an annual production capacity of 240,000tonnes. Tembec purchased the mill in 2002.In winter of 2012, rumours of Tembec shutting down

seemed just around the corner with logging expected tocurtail by spring."It's a pricing issue," Vice President of

Communications and Public Affairs Linda Coates said in

February. "Tembec is curtailing log harvesting in order tominimize working capital,"Tembec is a manufacturer of forest products - lumber,

pulp, paper and specialty cellulose - and a global leaderin sustainable forest management practices. Principaloperations are in Canada and France. Tembec has some4,000 employees and annual sales of approximately $2billion. Tembec is listed on the TSX (TMB). Additionalinformation on Tembec is available on its website atwww.tembec.com.

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happened 10 years ago formaintenance purposes.The dam had an estimat-

ed 5,000 tourists duringthe 16 days, with 1,100visitors last Sunday. Theclosing of the spill, similarto the changing of theguards, took place with alittle ceremony while thegates were loweredaccording to Bob Gammer,community relations man-ager for Northern BCHydro.We have scheduled an

inspection of the spillway,which is on the farsidethe spillway hasntbeen used in 10 years andwe want to see how it isperforming. So we wantto stop the spill, saidGammer.There is a slight chance

it may reopen on Sunday,but only if necessary andit would be at a muchlower volume than it wasflowing.We spilled within a

range of 20,000 to 50,000(cubic feet per second)through the 16 days of thespill, said Gammer.On Tuesday, they

dropped the spill down to35,000 cubic feet per sec-ond, or 1,000 metres persecond.The dam, constructed in

1968, has 10 generating

units and was carved outof rock when they builtinto the mountain.Bennett dam is fed by

the Williston reservoir the seventh largest reser-voir in the world by vol-ume, providing 74 cubickilometers of water.The WAC Bennett dam

provides 25 per cent of

BCs power sitting at anelevation of 2,202 feet the largest generating sta-tion in B.C. However, thePeace River Dam and theWAC Bennett dam com-bined produce close to onethird of BCs power andthat process of makingelectricity starts at 100 feetunder water.

Plant manager, JimNorcross has about 200employees throughout thefacility, half of that beingfulltime employees. Theyperform continued main-tenance and upgrades onthe facility with an annualoperating budget ofbetween $12 and $16 mil-lion, said Norcross.One of the current main-

tenance projects was oneof the rotors, which sitsinside the generating unit.It is as wide as a four-lanehighway and as tall as a15-story house, saidBonnie Pringle, tour guidecoordinator.When the rotor sits

inside the generating unit,theres only a space ofabout two cm between therotor and the stator forthis piece to fit in there,said Pringle. So if youcan imagine the twocranes (weighing 320tonnes each) come togeth-er, we put a bracket on therotor and then the craneoperator only has aboutthe size of my thumbspace to work with to getthat 400 tonne piece ofequipment in there.Also present was Dave

Connolly, communityrelations coordinator forthe Site C project.The decision to reopen

the spill on Sunday will beannounced on Friday.


We spilledwithin a range of20,000 to 50,000cubic feet per

second throughthe 16 days of

the spill.

Missed the spill? Theres a chanceit may be open again on Sunday

GAMMER

If we get asked at theMcDonalds drivethrough one more timeif we want a girl toy or aboy toy Im going toscream. What differencedoes it make?A toy is a toyis a toy. Quit feeding thestereotype.Recently, I have

switched to saying Toysdont have genders, canyou please tell me whatthe toys ARE? and thenlet my daughter pickwhich one (sometimes shefeels like barbie, some-times she feels like hotwheels. *shrug*)Im not going to

liewhen I was a kid, I

loved my kids meals.Especially the toys.Actually, I probably lovedthe toys more than themeals. As I grew older, Inoticed a disturbing trend,however. I saw that therewas an increasing dividebetween girl toys andboy toys.This is ridiculous. Thank

you McDonalds for tellingsociety that girls get X toywhile boys get Y toy.Thanks for asking childrenor their parents whetherthe Happy Meal is for aboy or a girl, becauseheaven forbid the childgets the wrong toy.My daughter has been

given the opportunity toplay with both "girl" and"boy" toys. She prefersplay dishes, play food, dollplay, small figures, anddresses. However she alsoenjoys all of that while

playing with her cars inthe mud and while climb-ing hills and trees. Itsawesome. Its the best ofboth worlds and I encour-age it with all my heart. Iam constantly sayingthere is no such thing asgirl toys and boy toys.Or girl clothes and boyclothes. Toys are toys,clothes are clothes andthats just the way it is. Ifboys want to wear pinkthey can. If girls want towear blue or brown orwhatever - they can.The gender division of

toys is something that par-ents always complainabout, and toy companiescontinue to perpetuate andit drives me batty.Girly toys are plas-

tered with pink andinvolve baking or nurtur-ing, while boy-ish toysinclude something you can

shoot, build, or destroy sometimes all three.People might think that

toys are more androgy-nous these days, but gointo any toy shop or areaand you will find separateaisles, and even separatefloors, for girls and boys.Even the "gender neu-

tral" toys like duplo blocksare now color coded so weknow what to buy for thekids.Duplo blocks used to be

red, yellow, blue andgreen. You can still getthat, but you can also getpink, lavender, white withcastle pieces for girls ofcourse. And how do Iknow that? Simply look atthe picture on the front:girls in princess dresses.While visiting friends in

Grande Prairie a few

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Rigid standards of gender identityNOTABLYNOMI :)Naomi Larsen is Editor forthe Chetwynd Echo.Contact her at by phone at250.788.2246 or via [email protected]

Please see "I WISH," page5


You can email us at [email protected]; mail to Box 750 Chetwynd B.C.V0C 1J0 or drop of your letter at 5016 50 Avenue. All letters submitted must besigned with a return address and daytime telephone number so we can confirmthat it came from you. The Echo reserves the right to edit letters for clarity,legality, length and to refuse publication of any submitted material. We mayalso choose to use a letter as the basis for a story. So, be sure to keep yourletters brief and to the point. Letters originating from the Peace region get pri-ority. We encourage new contributors as we attempt to publish a cross-section

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months ago, my daughtermade her way to the toysection whereupon shewas told by another child a boy that she was inthe wrong aisle. As a Ipoked my head aroundthe corner to see whichaisle she was in... it wasthe stereotypical boyaisle.I have no words for the

disappointment I feelwhen seeing or hearingthings like this.To watch children feel

obligated to do somethingbecause he is a boy or sheis a girl or, even worse,because others have madethem feel as though theirinitial desires are wrong, ishard to stomach.I try my hardest to

encourage my daughter toplay her own way essentially, do what youwant. Not in a recklesssense, but in a Hey, if youwant to dress up as a tigercop and climb hills for forawhile with your monstertrucks and talk aboutpainting your fingernails

pink AND wear a crown?Go for it! way. Genderexpression is important.Allowing children to bechildren is important.Inhibiting them and keep-ing them from expandingas individuals, simplybecause what they aredoing does not fit within asocietal or cultural binaryis ridiculous.Boys will be boys? Girls

will be girls? No. Boys andgirls can and will be who-ever they want to be.I wish society would

embrace that more often.


I wish society wouldembrace the change

Was this you?

These photos were submitted by a reader who were out for an afternoon quadride up the Getty Oil road. Just a reminder, there is a landfill and recycling facil-ity in Chetwynd. Dumping garbage in the bush is unsightly and an environmen-tal no-no. If its yours feel free to head back there and clean it up. Photo submitted

In light of Bev Odas resignationTo the Editor:In light of Minister Bev Odas resigna-

tion, many have commented on herrecord as a politician, a minister and anexpert on expensive orange juice.However, what has been missing fromthis commentary is what has happenedto our foreign aid under her watch.Under Ms. Oda, Canadas contribution

to foreign aid has declined in absoluteand percentage terms, and has movedaway from aid for the poorest of the poorand towards countries that can offerpolitical advantage. We are now spend-ing $3.5 billion a year providing little tono help to those who need it most.In my eyes this is distinctly un-

Canadian. There has been a longstandingbelief in our country that aid should notbe about whats in our interest, instead it

is about doing the right thing and usingour aid dollars the most effective waypossible. Minister Oda and theConservative Government had theopportunity over the past four years todo just that, and to make substantial con-tribution to the world. Instead they choseto use foreign aid to push their narrow-minded political and economic agenda.As Canadians, we trust our govern-

ment to spend our money on worthycauses and meaningful initiatives. Butits hard to make good spending deci-sions about the poorest of the poor whenyoure drinking orange juice at luxuryhotels like the Savoy.Yours sincerely,

John McKay, MPLiberal Party of Canada

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CHETWYND On July, 5Chetwynd RCMP members vol-unteered their time and marchedin the Canada Day parade inChetwynd and won 1st place forwalking group! On July 3 at approximately

8:44 in the evening, ChetwyndRCMP, BC Ambulance and FireRescue attended a single motorvehicle incident SIX kilometersSouth of Chetwynd, BC onHighway 29 South. A vehicletraveling Southbound swervedto avoid a deer, resulting in thevehicle going off the highwayand rolling several times beforecoming to rest in the ditch. Allthree occupants of the vehiclewere transported to hospital

with non-life threateninginjuries. July 4, at 6 pm, a truck and

trailer were reported stolen fromoutside of a residence between 10am and pm. A 2004 White DodgeRam Dually truck with attached2007 White Vortex toy-haulertrailer were stolen. If anyone hasany information in regards tothis theft, please contact theChetwynd RCMP orCrimestoppers. On July 6, the Cat Shack in

Chetwynd, BC reported theirbusiness yard had been brokeninto overnight. Unknown sus-pects cut the fence and enteredthe yard and attempted to stealATVs. This is the second breakand enter into this business inthe past twoweeks.Again, police

are asking public assistance. Anyinformation would be valuable,please contact the ChetwyndRCMP or Crimestoppers.

July 7, at approximately 3:00am, Chetwynd RCMP conducteda routine vehicle stop inChetwynd and found the driver

of the vehicle to be impaired byalcohol. As a result of beingimpaired, the vehicle wasimpounded for 30 days and thedriver was prohibited from driv-ing a motor vehicle for a periodof 90 days. The driver also facesmonetary fines. July 8, a generator was locat-

ed on Highway 29 near GwillamLake Provincial Park. It appearsthe generator may have fallenout of a pick up or off of a trailerand was found by travelers onthe highway and handed in tothe Chetwynd RCMP. If you feelthis may be your generator,please attend the ChetwyndRCMP detachment with proof ofownership including serial num-ber/identity details for the gen-erator to be returned to you.


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5 Acres just minutes fromChetwynd. 3 Bedroom full base-ment home with single cargarage. Basement is waiting tobe developed. 2 wells on theproperty. Sewer system is a la-goon. Quiet setting with goodneighbours.$285,000 MLS 136141

2 side-by-side waterfront prop-erties. Features a 4 bedroomcabin with huge deck, picnicarea, storage shed and RV park-ing. Very nice gradual walk tothe water with southern expo-sure.Upgraded siding and newershingles. Seller prefers bothproperties to be sold together.$349,000 MLS 136754

Commercial building for sale indowntown Chetwynd. This wellmaintained building has an areaof 2000 sq. ft. Ideal for office orretail. Currently rented with ex-cellent return. Call listing realtortoday for more information.$189,000 MLS 136988

5 bedroom- 3 up and 2 down-home with 3 bathrooms. Openconcept living area on mainfloor. The laminate floors on themain floor is easy for cleaning.Large family room downstairs.Two car garage makes it nice forextra storage and for vehicles inthe winter time.$354,900 MLS 138177

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Includes commercial and resi-dential on the same lot. Com-mercial is approximately 3000sq. ft. with a partial basement forstorage. 1000 square ft. house onthe rear of the property. Com-mercial could be divided into 2spaces. 2 access doors streetside.$299,000 MLS 136945

1152 Square foot home set up ona full basement.. Sit out on yourdeck and enjoy the tranquilbeauty of Moberly Lake. In-cludes a 24 x 16 guest cabin plusa boat house on the lake. Homefeatures 3 + 1 bedrooms, 2 fullbaths, cozy woodstove in base-ment and loft storage in the topof the garage.$375,000 MLS 136679

Lake Front Property at MoberlyLake. 3 Bedroom , 2 bath home.Newer appliances. 2 fridges in-cluded. Large foyer. Pellet stove+ Gas Fireplace. Sunroom offupper deck. Hot Tub on thelower deck. Fish pond withwater cascading into the pool.Dock. Workshop. Small beachhut built into the bank.$525,000 MLS 138180

Industrial acreage located inChetwynd industrial park. 1.95acre fully serviced lot ready fordevelopment. Partially filled.Priced to sell at $127,000. ($1.50per square foot) excellent prop-erty to pick up in the busy townof Chetwynd bc. call today formore information.$127,000 MLS 138328

Picture perfect acreage locatedon browns road east ofChetwynd, 3 + 1 bedroom fullbasement home on a well land-scaped 5.1 acre. lot. There is asingle car attached garage, a ren-ovated kitchen, original hard-wood flooring, 2 baths - one upand one down. A septic systemand well.$349,000 MLS 138244

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Tree planters Gregory Smith, Sami Elniwairi andSasha Rumpel, from left, stayed hydrated on theirday off by taking advantage of 7-Elevens annualfree Slurpee day. 7-Eleven gave away half a mil-lion 7.11 oz Slurpees across Canada onWednesday July 11 from 11am to 7pm to celebrateof 43 years of business. Photo by Liz Brown


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To help reduce your risk of cancer, heart disease and stroke, eat a wide variety of brightly coloured vegetables and fruit each day. Dark green, orange and red vegetables and fruit - like spinach, oranges, carrots, tomatoes, strawberries and red peppers - give you a bigger bang for your nutritional buck. For good health also include cruciferous vegetables - like broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage - and allium vegetables - like onions and garlic in your diet.

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BY NAOMI LARSENChetwynd Echo Editor

CHETWYND At five-

years-old CassidyLightburn is already try-ing to make a change inthe world.Over the weekend

Cassidy set up her brightyellow stand adornedwith bright pink and yel-low balloons and a bigbright green umbrella indowntown Chetwynd infront of Wildcat Video.She recruited her parentsAlisha and TylerMoorcraft to flag downthirsty drivers. ButCassidys lemonade standwas offering more thanjust a cold drink. It wasraising opportunity andhelp for children and fam-ilies all over the world.Thanks to her customers

squeezing her walletsCassidy raised $260 onSaturday to donate to chil-drens charity PlanCanada: Because Im a Girlan international agencyworking in partnershipwith people around theworld to end global pover-ty.Plan's Because I am a

Girl initiative is a socialmovement that's unleash-ing the power of Canadiangirls, women - and every-one who matters to them -to claim a brighter, saferfuture for girls in thedeveloping world. Theirmantra is: it only takes onegirl to change the world:Girls have the right to beeducated. Girls have theright to eat. Girls have theright to be safe. Girls'rights are human rights.

Plan Canada works withcommunities to buildschools, educate teachers,dig wells, open health clin-

ics, provide vocationaltraining, innovate toimprove crop yields, givepeople access to loans to

start small businesses, andmuch more.On average, Plan works

with communities for 10 to

12 years before they phaseout successfully. Duringthat time they help com-munity members build the

local capacity and skillsneeded to grow their com-munity on their own forgenerations to come.Cassidy was playing in

our backyard (playinglemonade stand) while Iwas mowing the frontlawn, Alisha said. Shecame to me and asked meto help her make a reallemonade stand.I asked her what she

was going to use themoney for from the lemon-ade stand. She replied," Idon't want the money, Iwant to give it away. "Alisha said she quizzed

her a little further, "youwant to give lemonadeaway for free? she asked."No, I want to give the

money to other people thatdon't have any," Cassidyreplied.Alisha said she finally

clued in and explained toCassidy that when yougive money to other peo-ple in need that is calledcharity.Cassidy replied Yeah ...

ch-ar-ity, I want to givemoney to ch-ar-ity."And what parent could

refuse, Alisha said.They spent the next few

days researching and look-ing for a reputable charityand found it.Cassidy is challenging

other children inChetwynd to do the same.In the meantime,

Cassidy will have herlemonade stand setuparound town throughoutthe summer so watch outfor her.For more information on

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTYDISPOSITION AND CALL FOREXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

The District of Chetwynd is providing this Notice of Proposed Property Dispositionand Call for Expressions of Interest (the Notice) for the purchase and developmentof District owned lands being P.I.D. 028-823-486, Lot 1, DL398 and 1813, PlanEPP19842, Peace River District, (the Property). The guiding principles for the saleand development of the Property may be found on the website of the District ofChetwynd (the District) at www.gochetwynd.com.

The Property is zoned RM-3 Multiple Family Residential High Density / CommercialMix. The zoning allows for development of up to 60 units per hectare and up to 25%of building footprint (ground floor) for select commercial uses. The maximum permittedfloor space ratio is 0.7. A copy of the relevant bylaws and regulations affecting theProperty, Zoning Bylaw No. 932, 2010 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 962, 2012,can be obtained by visiting the District website at www.gochetwynd.com , scroll thoughMunicipal Office and Development and click on Planning and Development, thenclick on Development Opportunities and select Multi Family Residential/Commercial Mix

Please note that this Notice is an invitation for expressions of interest and not arequest for tender, and that the District may select any proposal it determines tobe in the best interests of the District regardless of price. The District also re-serves the right to reject all proposals.

The District will be free to communicate with any or all of the proponents at any timewith respect to this Notice and any costs incurred by a proponent under this Notice willbe the sole responsibility of the proponent. If a proposal is selected, the Districtanticipates that it will enter into negotiations with the proponent in which the proponentwill be required to enter into an agreement with the District for the purchase anddevelopment of the Property. No rights shall be acquired by any proponent until suchtime as an agreement with the District is executed.

A proposal for the purchase and development of the Property under this Notice will beconsidered if the proposal is delivered to the District offices at 5400 North Access Road,P.O. Box 357, Chetwynd, BC, V0C 1J0, in an envelope marked Confidential Chetwynd Multi-family Development Concept, no later than 4:30 p.m., July 20th, 2012.

For further information please contact Ellen Calliou, Economic Development Officer,District of Chetwynd, at [email protected].

Dated this 19th day of June, 2012. District of Chetwynd

Chetwynd 50th Anniversary

Mayors Recognition AwardThe District of Chetwynd Council wish to give Special Recognition to agroup of individuals and businesses who most prominently display theirproperties in such a manner that promotes beauty and pride in thecommunity of Chetwynd.

Nomination criteria can include; continual improvement, meticulousmaintenance, attractive landscaping and/or building appearance. Anyperson or business may nominate any property for this Special Recognitionaward. Two photos showing the street view of the premises must besubmitted with each nomination.

Final judging will be completed by Councils Community ImprovementsCommittee. Award presentation will be made by Mayor and Council atthe Beautiful Gardens Contest Gala August 19th 2012 at 6:30-9 pm at theTalisman Energy Cottonwood Hall. (winning property owners will benotified by the District prior to that meeting).

Please submit your nomination by 1:00pm Wednesday August 1st, 2012District of Chetwynd

Box 357 Chetwynd BC V0C 1J0Fax: 250-401-4101

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say they enable the foot tomove the way it wasdesigned to, which canhelp decrease the impactof certain activities onjoints. Flatter soles and lesspadding enables the footto move in multiple direc-tions. Activating the smallmuscles and tendons inthe foot could also make

for a more effective work-out.However, some podia-

trists say that minimalistshoes may be less taxing onthe joints, but could causeother injuries. These prob-lems may include bunions,tendinitis, hammertoes,and even stress fractures.Although research is cur-rently underway to com-pare injury rates betweenbarefoot shoes and stan-

dard sneakers, there's nodefinitive data right now.For those who want to

try barefoot shoes, it isadvisable to start slowlyand gradually conditionthe feet for the way theseshoes increase movementand flexibility. As with anynew exercise or fitnessmodification, use of mini-malist shoes should beslow and steady to reducethe risk of injury.

Pros and cons to barefoot shoes and running

On July 3rd westarted puttingour renovationplan into operation.Initially we had plannedon only putting in newflooring throughout, butonce we thought about it,it was smarter to paint theentire inside as well. If wewere going to go to all thehard labour of movingeverything, and I meaneverythingthen we mayas well have fresh paint onthe walls too.That first week separated

the men from the boys, orin our case, the womenfrom the girls. We scouredthe town daily confiscatingevery box in sight, thenboxed the entire non-fic-tion section. At that pointwe realized that we had noroom to store that manyboxes so had to rent twostorage canisters.For three days we had

the luxury of some veryhelpful teen boys and girlswho did the major heavylifting and packing for us.Those two hours a daywere life-savers for ourtired old backs. It is a bitof an experience for ourcustomers when they walkin as most of the shelvesare empty. Our fictionarea is presently two-thirds full so if you wantsomething to read, nowwould be a good time todrop in for a visit andstock up on some readingmaterial.By the time you read this

column I am hoping thatour flooring is in the firststages of being laid. As wekeep telling ourselves,sometimes hourly, it willall be worth it in the end.Despite the renovations

we are still providing a fullscale Summer ReadingProgram the theme ofwhich is Strange ButTrue. Kaylin, Sara, Trisha,Gillian and Elise are offer-ing fun, stimulating, freeprograms and activities forchildren ages 0 to 13 years.If you have not registered,there is still time to do so.

Just drop down, fill out theforms and give your chil-dren a chance to partici-pate.Thanks to Kaylin, Sara

and Trisha along with the 3little ones who dressed upand participated in theJuly 1st Canada Parade.Special thanks to Jeff, whoreluctantly dressed up asSanta Claus and walkedwith the girls and holdingthe banner on such a hotday. Way to go guysweare proud of your accom-plishments and yourenthusiasm in representingthe Library. You won tworibbons First for MostHumorous and secondfor Walking Group.So, just to let you all

know, we are still open forbusiness as usual and theBooks n Bytes Bistro is stillin operation despite theupheaval. Drop in for aluscious salad or deliciousbowl of homemade soupwith fresh, homemadebuns from Cathys kitchen.We anticipate completion

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Chetwynd 50th Anniversary

AwarenessCampaignThe Community Improvements Committee has launched anAwareness Campaign with the local contest Clean-Up slogan

You will see decals on all our District trucks & parks equipmentwith this slogan reminding everyone to keep Chetwynd clean

If you find garbage illegally dumped you can contactDistrict of Chetwynd (250-401-4100),

PRRD (1-800-670-7773), orConservation Officer (250-788-3611) or

Questions please contact; 250-401-4113

Spirit DancersIn celebration of the new partnershipbetween energy giant Tarpon and WestMoberly First Nations, the communi-tys dance group Spirit Dancerspeformed for guests and residents. Seepage 28 for more. Photos by Liz Brown

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Thank you The family of Frankie Schreiber wish to thankeveryone who visited, sent flowers, gifts, cards, food,or left a note for her while she had been to sick toleave either home or the hospital.Each of these brought so much pleasure to her andit meant a lot to us to see a little bit of joy in her eyesas she would tell us who had come, or what hadhappened in her world that day. As they say, even asmall gesture can bring a lot of pleasure, and it did,both to her and to us, as it made her day just a littlebit brighter. Thank you, with all that we have, for car-ing about her as much as you do and making her lastmonths more bearable.With much gratitude, we would also like to thankDr.Venter and the nurses and hospital staff that gaveher such great care and made every effort to makeher as comfortable as possible.Shelly, you were such a special friend to her, and youwere amazing with the eulogy, a heartfelt thank you.And to the team ropers , the lunch was, in her words,awesome. She had so many wonderful friends,thank you as well.For everyone who generously made donations to the``Childrens Hospital Oncology Ward``, thank you.Thank you to Richard and the staff at Reynars forhelping to make such a difficult time for us just alittle bit easier.There are not enough words to express how muchwe appreciate all that everyone has done.Again, Thank you.

Ray, Cindy, Sandra, Donna, Penny, Trudy, Terry,Becky and Families.

ENERGETIC CITY

CHETWYND ThePaddle for the Peace isquickly approaching, andthis years event promisesto be quite the memorableday on the river. ThisSaturday, July 14 will bethe 7th annual Paddle forthe Peace, a day long pad-dle supporting the PeaceRiver, including food,music and this year featur-ing a speech from well-known environmentalactivist, David Suzuki.Registration for the

Paddle will be taking placethe day of the event, begin-ning at 9 a.m. with regis-tration closing at 11 a.m.,

which is when boats willlaunch into the river.During that time, there

will also be a pancakebreakfast for all paddlersand supporters, which isbeing put on by the WestMoberly First Nations.Boats will launch from

the Halfway River bridge,located along highway29, where participatingpaddlers will traveldownstream to Bear Flat.The take-out site will bejust downstream of themouth of the Halfway, onthe east side of thebridge.This years paddle is set

to take approximately twoours on the river, so partic-

ipants are being encour-aged to bring snacks,water, sunscreen and any-thing else they feel neces-sary to combat dehydra-tion and the hot sun.Following the paddle, a

shuttle bus will transportpaddlers back to theirvehicles at the HalfwayRiver bridge.If anyone is interested in

participating but does nothave a canoe, bring a life-jacket to the registrationdesk and organizers willdo their best to try and

find an empty spot in acanoe.Lifejackets are manda-

tory for all participants.Following the time on

the river, a celebration willbe held, including a bar-beque, live music featur-ing dozens of local artistsand even a short speechfrom well-known environ-mental activist, DavidSuzuki.Registration only costs

$5 to cover the cost ofinsurance and can be filledout either the day of theevent, or in advance bycalling Danielle at 250-785-8510, or [email protected].

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World renowned environ-mentalist David Suzuki isscheduled to speak at thisweekends Paddle for thePeace. file photo

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TUMBLER RIDGE Once upon a time, yourhouse was a bog and itsinhabitants were spikey-tailed dinosaurs, but thatwas long before the oil andgas industry came to FortSt. John."When you are talking

about palaeontology in thePeace Region, you are talk-ing about palaeontologyfor Western Canada, forWestern North America,and also depending onwhat time period you'relooking at, you're dealingwith palaeontology on aglobal scale," said LisaBuckley, curator and col-lections manager of thePeace Region PalaentologyResearch Centre, whichheld its annual sympo-sium on June 30 at theTumbler Ridge ConferenceCentre.Speakers talked about

the various connectionsdiscoveries in the PeaceRegion share with areas ofthe world and what thosediscoveries tell us aboutthe Earth's natural history.And all from some foot-

prints left behind millionsof years ago."We are getting interest-

ing snapshots into B.C.'shistory just from looking atwhat types of dinosaurswere wandering aroundand leaving footprints,"said Buckley.Of course, the Tumbler

Ridge Museum is famousfor its footprint collection,but it also connects theregion other areas world-wide."There is different infor-

mation we can get fromfootprints that we can't getfrom, say a skeleton, likehow the animal movedand where it was living. Askeleton will tell you whatthe animal looked like andwhere it died, footprintswill tell you where it wasliving and what it wasdoing," explained Buckley."They tell us what was

happening 100 millionyears ago, what was hap-pening 70 million yearsago, so it's not just linkedto one area. All of these bitsand pieces around theworld form a very complexand intricate puzzle of thehistory of the planet.""One thing it does is

helps us know a heck of alot more about an ecosys-tem that no longer exists,so the more connectionswe canmakewith places inColorado, and places inAlberta, and places

halfway across the worldwe'll know a heck of a lotmore on how ecosystemsbehaved without the pres-ence of human beings."The more we under-

stand that, and how ani-mals lived and behavedand interacted, and justbehaved like animals themore we are going to knowabout how our own planethas worked for millions ofyears," she continued."What we know specifi-

cally for the Peace Regionis we have interestingslices of time preservedhere especially with thefootprints, and interestingcombinations of dinosaursthat were present that wemay not necessarily see inother parts of the world."It is thanks in part to the

formation of the RockyMountains that the PeaceRegion has revealed a vari-ety of evidence from vari-

ous timeframes.A common era examined

in the region is the Triassicperiod, dating back toapproximately 225 to 250million years old, whichhas revealed fossils of sev-eral giant reptiles and thecoelacanths, a commonlyfound fish.In fact a new genus of

coelacanth, Rebellatrix,was recently discoveredamong the museum's largecollection.The most common foot-

print found is Ankylosaurtracks, which according toBuckley suggest a thePeace Region was a boggy,

marshy area over 100 mil-lion years ago, and is nowwhat makes up the area'scoal deposits.Buckley said

Ankylosaurs - the bony,spiky quadriped whosetail resembles a mace - areoften discovered by way ofcoal production."Coal mining activities

do tend to lead to a lot ofdiscoveries," she said butcould not discuss anyrecent findings due to pro-tecting site anonymity.She did however note

that a historic finding inthe region is on the brink ofbeing completed.

"We are going to beresuming our excavation[this summer] of B.C.'s firstcomplete dinosaur skele-ton," she said, but any fur-ther information will beunveiled when the dig isfinished.In the meantime one can

learn about the region'sconnection to the rest ofthe world through the dis-cussions at the sympo-sium. Various speakerswill cover topics such astrack documentation,Palaeontology in industry,and Palaeontology in artand culture, among othertopics.

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FEATURE

Michael Reed Law is pleased to announce the expansion of itsservice area to include Chetwynd.Michael Reed and Charles Hutchinson look forward toassisting you with a variety of legal matters, including ProvincialCourt Family cases, Provincial Court Criminal cases, and Willsand Estates. We will be at the Chetwynd Provincial Court Houseon first appearance days or you can reach us at our office.

Office: P.O. Box 14302575 Bute Avenue

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The dinosaurs next door: The paleontology of thePeace Region yields some amazing finds

Rich McCrea and onlookers view footprints by lanternlight, which makes intricate details more visible to thehuman eye. Photo compliments of trmf.ca

BY TRENT ERNSTTumbler Ridge News

New Northern BC

Mapbook builds on previ-ous booksAfter over a decade of

writing the BackroadMapbook series of outdoorguidebooks, author andTumbler Ridge NewsEditor Trent Ernst decidedit was time to move on.But while he has taken a

break from writing map-books, the series itselfmoves on with the thirdedition of the Northern BCBackroad Mapbook.The Mapbook takes a

thousand foot view of thenorthern half of theprovince, from Albertaboundary to the Pacific

Ocean and from PrinceGeorge to the Yukon. Ernstsays he has a special placein his heart for the book,because it also includes thearea around TumblerRidge. I moved toTumbler Ridge shortlyafter graduating highschool, says Ernst. Ispent my first 18 yearsgrowing up on theprairies, and while we hadmade a couple familyvacations to the moun-tains, this was the firsttime I had spent any seri-ous time in BritishColumbia. At the time, Iknew nothing about out-door guidebooks or mapsor anything. I just used tolove to go exploring. Idrandomly turn down

backroads and see wheretheyd go. More often thannot, I wouldnt be able toget very far in moms oldHorizon Miser. But everyonce in a while the roadwould lead to a magicalplace.It was shortly after leav-

ing Tumbler Ridge for theLower Mainland that hediscovered that yes, otherpeople liked exploring,too, and there were booksand maps that would helpexplorers find the bestplaces to go. My firstmajor experience wasassisting outdoor writerJack Christie with his epicInside Out BritishColumbia. While I wroteabout places like StanleyPark in Vancouver, my big

job was to write aboutNorthern BC. I discoveredso many places that Iwanted to explore whileresearching that book,from Rose Spit on HaidaGwaii to the Stikine Riverbelow Telegraph Creek toMount Edziza to a set ofhotsprings located a dayshike off the road in themiddle of nowhere thatmaybe a dozen people ayear ever visit.But it was the areas that

hadnt been explored thatreally appealed to Ernst.At the time, theWolverine Nordic hadntdeveloped as extensive atrail system as it has now,and there were these fairlylarge areas aroundTumbler Ridge where itwas like here there bedragons. That intriguedme, too.After assisting Christie

with his book, Ernst set hissights on selling a newidea. At the time, CD-ROMs were popular. Atechno-savvy friend and Iapproached MussioVentures, who publish the

Backroad Mapbook Series,with the idea of doing aCD-ROM version of theirmaps. They were intriguedby the idea, and by mywriting samples.Unfortunately, the friendwho I was working withgot a real job and droppedoff the project, and Ithought it was dead in thewater, but a few monthslater, Russell Mussio calledand asked me if I would bewilling to write one oftheir books.That freelance gig quick-

ly turned into writing allthe books for BC andAlberta, and then for theentire country. Ive writ-ten about nearly everytrail, provincial park,canoe route and famousfishing lake from here toHamilton. Theres a couplebooks in Ontario that Inever got around to updat-ing, as well as Quebec anda few of the AtlanticProvinces. But Ive writtenabout all of westernCanada and most ofOntario.However, all good

things must come to anend, and Ernst was findingit difficult to put the sameamount of energy into thebooks as he once did.Unfortunately, in order tobe an author in this coun-try, you also need a dayjob, and I was finding thatthat and having a familyand trying to start a pho-tography business meantthat I wasnt able to put asmuch effort into research-ing the books as I oncewas.So Ernst bid adieu to the

Mapbooks, and while heisnt sorry that he nolonger has to spend hisevenings locked in hisbasement writing map-books, he does miss hav-ing written the books. Ina perfect world, Id havethe time to write thebooks, run my companyand direct big budgetHollywood movies on theside, but unfortunately,time is limited, and doingall the research needed topull together one of thesebooks was taking me awayfrom my family.So, what is Ernsts opin-

ion of the new book? Itlooks awesome. Theyveput so much work intoupgrading the maps andinto organizing the infor-mation in a way thatmakes sense. And ofcourse, its not like theyvetaken and re-written theentire book. Most of thewords are still mine, so Ican still claim at least par-tial authorshipThe new mapbook is

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BY LIZ BROWNChetwynd Echo Reporter

CHETYWND In the

last few years, shale gashas picked up speed in theindustry race and is aboutto boom, industry playerspredict. Shale, a fine grainrock has been found rich innatural gas due to knewtechnologically which per-forms horizontal drilling.Shale gas talk has been a

constant since 2010. Whilemany are excited to dis-cover a clean energysource with plenty to goaround, the debate contin-ues as to whether thesource is in fact clean andjust how much of it existsto spare.Deep in the heart of

Northern, BC, the HornRiver Basin shakes andrattles below the surface asover a dozen natural gascompanies invest billionsof dollars in extractingshale gas and distribute onmass demand.Excitement rises for

Premier Christy Clark asshe is able to provide theAsian market with some-thing of great necessityfrom Canada. She standsbehind the industry as asafe and environmentalsound practice, while bestof all it supplies thou-sands of jobs and revenuefor the province.It is time to show every-

one how safely this busi-ness is done, Clark said inan interview lastSeptember. The provincefeels very strongly thatfracking is safely regulatedin British Columbia.According to Horn River

News, the Horn River

basin holds volumes of 78trillion cubic feet of shalegas, supplying Canada forover 26 years.However the Canadian

Association of PetroleumProducers (CAPP) saysthat northeastern BCscombined volume is sig-nificantly more.

The two most signifi-cant shale gas [deposits] inCanada are both in north-east B.C. We now findourselves with accessibleresources that we thinkcan be economically recov-ered that are more than100 years of supply, saidKerry Guy with the CAPP.On the employment

front, Premier Clark is spoton, as Fort Nelson isexpected to triple in sizewith the shale boom,according to North PeaceMLA Pat Primm.The four main shale gas

reserves in the NorthernRockies are the MontneyPlay, the CordovaEmbayment, the LiardBasin and the Horn RiverBasin. A recent report inCanadian Political ScienceReview published byMyles Carroll states the

BC Energy Plan citesundiscovered resourceestimates of 250 trillioncubic feet of shale gas inBC. Carroll and his asso-ciates go on to say thereare more reserves yet to bediscovered, showing shalegas is a resource that look-ing beyond environmental

criticism, provides enoughtime to consider Canadasnext best option beforedepleting the source.Arguments continue

around the issue of cleanenergy, and exactly howmuch green house gasesare emitted during theflowback. The main criti-cism lies in the extractionprocess known ashydraulic fracking, wherea combination of waterand chemically coatedsand are forced intoground wells at high pres-sure until the earth frac-tures, releasing pockets ofnatural gas.Industry players, envi-

ronmentalists, govern-ment ministers and thegeneral public are talkingabout the boom. Many aresaying its the cleanestenergy source. Some are

saying the hydraulic frack-ing process hasnt beentested properly forgroundwater contamina-

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Chetwynd Breastfeeding SupportNetwork meets every Tuesday at 9:30a.m at the Chetwynd Public Library.

Little Giant Air CadetsMondays at 6:30pm at the RoyalCanadian Legion. Ages 12-18.

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Chetwynd Society for Community LivingBoard Meeting. First Wednesday of each

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Babys Best Chance Pregnancy OutreachProgram Drop in : Mondays 12 - 2.

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Paddle for the Peace July 14 2012 Noonat the Halfway River Bridge, Hwy 29.After paddle activities 2 pm at Bear

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SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Sometimes much more can be said byremaining quiet that actually speaking,Scorpio. Keep this in mind when you aresocializing with new people.

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AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Although you're a do-it-yourself personby nature, Aquarius, sometimes lettingsomeone get the job done frees you upfor more important projects. You alsoget a needed break.

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WASHINGTON - This may notbe much of a surprise, but mer-maids arent real. No less anauthority than the U.S. NationalOceanic and AtmosphericAdministration has debunked theexistence of the legendary half-woman, half-fish creatures.NOAAs National Ocean Service

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humanoids has ever been found,the agency wrote on its OceanFacts page.Humans have been wondering

about mermaids since the StoneAge, as shown in cave paintings ofmagical female figures made 30,000years ago, NOAA said.But are mermaids real? No evi-

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website called Believe in Mermaidsthat purports to show that it hasbeen seized by the JusticeDepartment and HomelandSecurity Investigations.It is a hoax, wrote Ross

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counterfeit goods and piracy, notfreedom of speech - including thoseregarding the existence of mer-maids, he wrote. It is not ouragencys position to judge whetheror not mermaids exist or dontexist. ... Our agency has no openinvestigations into any issuesregarding mermaids.

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Iwas saddened todaywhen Wayne Clement,Mill Manager forTembec, phoned me withthe official news thatTembec would be shuttingdown indefinitely inSeptember. More than 200jobs that have been herefor years will be gone withno prospect of return anytime soon. A rumor hadcome to me earlier but thisnews was direct, unequiv-

ocal, and seemingly final. Two hundred jobs gone.

Two hundred householdsnow in a state of uncer-tainty. Two hundredmortgages still have to bepaid. Dentist bills, cloth-ing, college educations fortwo hundred households:these things cant be putoff indefinitely. And,maybe, that once-in-a-life-time vacation that some-one has been planning formonths will have to beput off indefinitely. Ifeel your pain as much asone is able to feel anoth-ers pain. It hurts.I am confident that

many of you with mill-wrighting, welding, elec-

trician, computer, or othertechnical skills will likelyfind work within reason-able time, perhaps not asclose to home, but work.Truckers will be quick tofill opportunities in otherindustries. Contractorswith payments comingdue on tons of steel cantremain idle for any lengthof time and, of course,they require their opera-tors. Still, we didnt needthis blow just now. Somewill berate themselves fornot taking the last goodopportunity that came by.Some will have emotionaldifficulty and maybe thegreatest difficulty will beto deal with your own

sense of inadequacy andfailure. Ive been assuredthat Chetwynds crew isvery skilled and efficient.No, its not your failure,though you feel it, never-theless. Tembec is operating in a

shrinking market, com-peting with giant mills inBrazil and elsewhere thatcan produce as much in aday as Tembec can pro-duce in a week. The effi-ciencies for the Chetwyndmill just were not there.The market is not interest-ed in job security for Joe ofChetwynd. Its not yourfailure, though you feel it,nevertheless.What can you do to ease

the transition? You can besure that District staffalready are attempting tofind answers to that ques-tion. Certainly, theDistrict cant find your jobfor you but there are somethings that District staffmight be able do to renderyour job search a littlemore effective. Im sittingat home speculatingtonight; Im making nopromises.Indirectly, we all will

feel the shutdown.Merchants will take in justa little less revenue; theRec Centre might experi-ence a little less traffic;though I dont know thefigures, Im quite sure that

this closure will be felt inDistrict tax revenues incoming years. I believethe District is organiza-tionally ready for the chal-lenge and you are not like-ly to notice significantchange in services or inyour own tax burden.Yes, it is sad to see a

great industry close itsdoors but, not only isChetwynd still a greatplace to live, Chetwynd,and each of you individu-ally, are tough enough torise above the challenge!

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tion. More than 175,000 wells have been

fractured in Alberta and BritishColumbia over the past 60 years withoutaffecting groundwater, according to reg-ulators in both provinces, said MarkusErmisch of the CAPP.While researchers seek to find more

accurate results, another investment ismade around the world. Just recently,reserves were found in Australia, provid-ing more resources to extend the lifespanof shale gas. As for BCs Horn River andMontney shale, there are estimated over250 trillion cubic feet of resources,according to the Canadian Centre forEnergy.Information sharing continues to grow

online whether through informal lock-er talk sites such as shaletalk.ca, theCanadian Association of PetroleumProducers, the Canadian Centre ForEnergy and more. As the discussionbroadens, now more than ever, reporters,

researchers will need to do their part inaccurate data reporting. A recent storyabout lead author on shale gas TimothyConsidine heeds warning to industryreporting. Considines report from theUniversity at Buffalo is being criticizedfor his lack of transparency in hisresearch and industry ties. In May 2012 the Associated Press

reported that Taken together, the seri-ous flaws in the report, industry-friendlyspin, strong industry ties, and fundrais-ing plans raise serious questions aboutthe Shale Resources and SocietyInstitutes independence and theUniversity at Buffalos decision to lendits independent, academic authority tothe Institutes work, said the critiquefrom the Public Accountability Imitative.Keeping in mind the immense employ-

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