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Monday morning, theWest Moberly FirstNations unveiled what it iscalling a “precedent set-ting action plan” to savethe Klinse-za caribou herdfrom the brink of extinc-tion.“We made a bit of a

splash,” said Chief RolandWillson.The plan follows the

requirements of Canada’sSpecies at Risk Act (SRA)and aims to boost theherd’s numbers from 23 toover 650 within the next 21years, calling for protec-tion of critical habitats,culling of wolves and cre-ating safe penning areasfor calving.

“To our knowledge, thisis the first time that a FirstNation has ever drafted aplan that meets the criteriaset out in the Species atRisk Act. Once adopted,this plan will be a historicachievement both for FirstNations and for caribouconservation,” Willsonsaid.The plan was produced

collaboratively with Dr.Scott McNay, one of thepremier experts on thenorthern caribou in theprovince.“Due to the critical state

of the Klinse-za herd,emergency measures arerequired to stabilize theherd as soon as it is biolog-ically practicable,” McNaystates in the report.“Wolves are deemed themost imminent threat of

mortality; direct measuresto reduce wolf numbers isranked as the highest pri-ority action to implement.”West Moberly has been

developing the plan forquite some time, but it wasput on the back burnerwhen they took the gov-ernment took court.In 2011, West Moberly

won that case in the BCCourt of Appeal, success-fully arguing that the BCgovernment failed to prop-erly consult them on theimpacts the approval ofmining permits for a FirstCoal Corporation coal

mine would have on theBurnt Pine winter caribouherd in the subalpine andalpine areas of Mount LeHudette, MountStephenson, and HowlingWolf Peak.The mining permits

were issued in 2009.Following this victory,

the BC governmentreleased a plan inNovember 2012 that com-mitted them to the protec-tion of 90 per cent of iden-tified high-elevation win-ter caribou habitat acrossthe south Peace. Thiscalled for an increase the

northern caribou popula-tion in the south peaceregion from 1100 to 1200within three caribou gen-erations, approximately 21years.But according to First

Nations leaders, thisincrease of 100 over 21years does too little torecover the population.They also criticize the planfor focusing too heavily onpredator managementthrough a wolf cull, whichdoesn’t work when usedas the sole measure toincrease herd numbers,Willson says.“What happens is you

shoot off the alpha-malewolves and then the packdoesn't have a leader any-more and all the othermale wolves break off andmake their own packs sonow instead of dealingwith one big pack, you'redealing with a whole pileof little packs that eventu-ally become big packs.”While the West Moberly

plan also includes a slightwolf cull, it is not solelyreliant on this to solve theproblems facing the herd.

“Our plan kind of is amore holistic approach, itlooks at reducing lineardisturbances [and] the cre-ation of what they callearly seral forests, whathappens after they log ofall the trees, all that newgrowth that comes up.That creates a primemoose habitat, which com-petes with caribou habitat.There is predator manage-ment in there but we thinkthat we don't have to focusas much on predator man-agement and we can focusa little more on reducingthe linear disturbances.”The message this action

plan seems to send thegovernment is that thefocus needs to be on thecumulative impacts to theland from development.“We have been for years

talking about a cumulativeimpact assessment,”Willson said. “This is theonly place in the provincewhere everything is goingon all at once. They justkeep piling stuff on and so,we're not saying stop all

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CHETWYND – It’s been30 years and police are stillseeking informationregarding two unsolvedmurders, which occurredin October of 1983.The bodies of 27-year-

old, Bernd Goehricke ofStuttgart and his 22-year-old fiancé, Andrea Scherpsof Fulda, were located onan isolated road, 32 kilome-ters south of Chetwynd.Both had been shot and

their property taken.According to the October

19, 1983 edition of theChetwynd Echo, identifica-tion had to be madethrough a friend of the cou-ple in Edmonton. Theywere to have boarded aflight from Vancouver toAmsterdam and Frankfurton Oct. 7 – the day aftertheir bodies were found.RCMP said the victims

were last seen hitchhikingwestbound near DawsonCreek toward Chetwynd,and were known to be inpossession of various itemsof hiking/camping gear,none of which has beenrecovered to date.Property belonging to

Bernd Goericke: Germanpassport No. D3900872.German drivers licence No.146777. International driv-ers licence No. 2151383."LOWE" backpack, green incolor with black bottom.

(Has hole 10 cm from bot-tom with an "Eidelweiss"flower patch.) Blue nylonmummy type sleeping bag.Green Army type jacketwith zipper. Pocket typeGerman/English diction-ary. Small circular propanetype camping stove. Dailydiary written in German.Orange cotton jacket withpile exterior. White T-shirtwith printing "Snowdenmouldings for better pene-tration, the current axe".Brown guitar, makeunknown, contained in abrown vinyl type bag. Pairof hiking boots, makeunknown. Igloo type greencoloured tent with exteriorframe.Property belonging to

Andrea Scherps: Germanpassport No. S4114020. I.D.card No. 04367598. Germandrivers licence No. 66177.International drivers

licence No. 3783. Blue"LOWE" backpack. Bluenylon mummy type sleep-ing bag. Canon AEl camerawith lens ser. 1330139.Ladies brown leatherpurse. Sleeping bag linermade of old linen sheetssewn together, white withpale red, green and bluestripes. Ladies digitalwatch, make unknown.Blue cotton jacket with pileexterior. Pair of red canvasshoes. Pair of brownleather shoes. Pair of hikingboots. Pair of roman typesandals. Blue jeans. Redshort-sleeved dress with

brass rivets. Necklace andOval broach (1 cm)engraved with leaves.Black and purple cottonskirt with silver sparkleswhite and green Tank top“The suspect and vehicle

information initially pro-vided in connection withthis incident revealed amale driving a 1960'sChevrolet pick up pur-chased gasoline on the 4thand 5th of October 1983 atPrince George, Quesnel,McLeese Lake, Lac LaHache and 100 MileHouse,” Cst. Lesley Smith,North District Media

Relations Officer said in apress release this week.The male suspect was

described as Caucasian,approximately 40 yearsold, 5'9" tall, 190 lbs, withstraight collar-lengthbrown hair and a mediumto dark complexion. Hewalked with slumpedshoulders and wore a long-sleeved green shirt, possi-bly the same color pants orblue jeans, a dark coloredhunter-style cap with fold-up earflaps and a vest(color unknown).“Chetwynd RCMP and

the North District MajorCrime Unit continue toinvestigate the murder ofBernd and Andrea,” Smithsaid. “The person responsi-ble for their murder is stillat large and police are mak-ing every effort to bring jus-tice to this heinous crime.”In 2009, the CBC inves-

tigative news show theFifth Estate aired a specialon the mystery entitled“Someone got away withMurder” (you can watchthat show here:http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/2008-2 0 0 9 / s o m e -one_got_away_with_murder/video.html)Initially police had

zeroed in on a Chetwyndresident by the name ofAndrew Rose. Rose wasarrested, tried and convict-ed twice for their murders.Over the course of 12 yearsof investigation and alengthy jail sentence, thecharges against Rose wereeventually stayed in 2001as forensic evidence clearedhis name. In 1997 RCMPreceived information that aman by the name of VanceHill, a former PrinceGeorge resident living inPuyallup, Washington,confessed to the murder ofthe two Germans beforecommitting suicide.Despite this, the case still

remains unsolved and theproperty belonging to bothBernd and Andrea is stillmissing.Any person having infor-

mation pertaining to theabovemissing property, thesuspect or suspect vehicleis requested to contact theChetwynd RCMP at 250-788-9221 or callCrimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

German couple’s murder remains unsolved

So, Looks like theremay be significantmovements in the

decriminalization andlegalization of marijuanacoming down the pipe.(See what I did there?)Citing public safety con-

cerns, federal HealthMinister Leona Aglukkaq

rolled out (HA!) new med-ical-marijuana rules lastweek in Ottawa, citingoverwhelming growth inmedical-marijuana usersas reason to ban patientsfrom growing their own.Under the new regime, thegovernment will no longerproduce or distribute med-ical pot, and medical mari-juana users will no longerbe allowed to grow theproduct at home.How dopey is that? (and

again…!)Aglukkaq’s move is one

that is being made com-pletely out of ignoranceand fear, with one of herreasons stating safety forpharmacists.As was quoted in an edi-

torial in the Province thisweek: “It's a regressivemove that totally ignoresprofessional medical andpolicing opinion on theuselessness of pot prohibi-tion, not to mention thehuge public cost and vio-lence that stems from con-tinuing to make illegal thisrelatively harmless drug,

especially when it's beingused as medicine.”Hear hear!The fact that the govern-

ment is using the safety ofpharmacies as one of theirexcuses is hilarious: anyfool who would botherbreaking into a pharmacywould go for oxycontinand morphine and notmedical marijuana.Marc Emery, a long time

pot activist in BC -who iscurrently in jail for sellingpot seeds by mail order topeople in the US -believes

the legalizing and regulat-ing of weed would shutdown the billion dollarillegal pot industry andthe gangs that profit fromit. He’s right. We all knowit.It's always been mind

boggling to me that drugeducation programs(*coughDAREcough* ) rollpot (one more time!) into thesame class as heroin andpcp. It's ridiculous - espe-cially when pot is lessharmful than tobacco oralcohol.

Interestingly enough, areview of overdose deathsin B.C. between 2005 and2010 shows 61 per centwere accidental and relat-ed to the use of prescrip-tion drugs, according tothe B.C. Coroners Service.The following drugs wereidentified as the leadingcauses of death: codeine,fentanyl, hydrocodone,hydromorphone, meperi-dine, morphine and oxy-

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To the Editor:It appears Karen

Goodings, Chair of theRegional Board and theAdministration is runningthe show. I personally didnot see their names on theballot. When will the peo-ple we elected realize thatthese two characters aremaking fools of them?I think it is time our

elected representativespay attention to the thou-sands of people who’snames are on the petitionand quit trying to water

down this by-law or tryingto brainwash the very peo-ple that said, ”get rid ofBy-law 1996 2011 in it’sentirety.”Stop wasting taxpayer’s

money on informationmeetings, now, after thefact, the time to do thatwas before it was adopted.Instead, Bruce Simard,General Manager ofDevelopment Services, istelling us he is trying toget through to us.The only thing we are

“Baffled” by is the contra-

dictory information beingcirculated by Mr. Simardand so, by the RegionalBoard. Our elected repre-sentative should let himknow that he underesti-mated the intelligence ofthe people trying to sur-vive on the twelve millionhectors in question.Remember, if KarenGoodings, Chair of theRegional Board gets herway the people living onthe twelve million hectorswill be controlled by thisby-law. If we let them

negotiate and “tweak” thisBy-law, you can be surethe missing pieces willsneak back in at somefuture date when nobodyis watching. I would askyou not to pay too muchattention to Mr. Simard,Mr. Banam or Mr. Bolin,Realestate Broker/ cityCounciller/ Mayor’s alter-nate/who sat on theRegional Board on April26 2012 when the by-lawwas given the third read-ing as amended. The timefor our Elected

Representatives to take astand is long overdue.Remember, we the taxpay-er, pay you to attend thesemeetings and we also payour own way to the saidmeetings to stop this mad-ness. Next time tryinforming the publicbefore the final reading ofa by-law like this. Maybetry something simple likeads in a newspaper thateveryone gets, a flyer inthe mail like you do forsimple zoning changesand maybe a public,

advertized meeting for allof us, not just a chosen fewcontractors (licensed, nodoubt). If you, theRepresentatives of AreasB,C,D and E ignore thepetitions with thousandsof signatures on them,according to the feedback Ihave been receiving, youwill have made a HUGEmistake. Listen to yourconstituents, it’s too late totry to brainwash us now.

Walter StewartFort St. John

The PRRD residents are not feeling baffled, they are feeling lied to

To the Editor:Re: Spraying poison in places we

play: There has to be an alternative,

Chetwynd Echo, May 31, 2013Pesticides help protect private

and public properties frominsect, weed and disease infesta-tions and control threats tohuman health, like rats andmosquitoes. They also helpensure that Canadians have asafe and affordable supply offood.Unfortunately, a recent column

provided misinformation aboutthe safety of pesticides used to

protect private and public greenspaces and it must be corrected.Readers can be assured that

before any pesticide can be soldin Canada, it must first beapproved by Health Canada.This process involves a com-

prehensive set of over 200 testsand a review of all scientificallycredible studies that exist toensure that the product will notcause harm to people, animals orthe environment.

Through this process pesti-cides receive a greater breadth ofscrutiny than any other regulat-ed product and only those prod-ucts that meet Health Canada’sstrict health and safety stan-dards are registered for sale anduse.The fact of the matter is that

pesticides used on lawns andgardens are designed as tools toaddress specific pest problemsinfesting valuable landscapes.

By all means, readers can prac-tice other techniques to keeptheir lawns and gardens healthy,but they should know that pesti-cides can be safely used andCanadians should feel comfort-able if they choose to use them.

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Christy Clark unveiledher new cabinet lastFriday in front of a crowdof hundreds of supportersat a ceremony held out-side of the VancouverConvention Centre.Peace River North MLA

Pat Pimm was named theMinister of Agriculture.As Minister of

Agriculture, Pimm willwork to ensure thatBritish Columbians buylocal BC agri-food prod-ucts, ensure BC takesadvantage of new marketopportunities in Asia andwork to break down inter-provincial barriers to cre-ate new opportunities inCanada to market BCwines.Pimm was in Vancouver

all week and was notavailable to talk specifical-ly about what this workwill involve.

Pimm has previouslyserved as a member of theprovince’s treasury board,was the parliamentarysecretary for the north-east, and held the positionas chair of the northerncaucus and two selectstanding committees onAboriginal affairs andfinance and governmentservices.Two new ministries

were created – natural gasand international trade –while getting rid of theposition of minister ofstate for seniors.“This is an exciting

moment for BritishColumbia,” Clark said.“British Columbians haveasked us to build a strongeconomy, a secure tomor-row, and a lasting legacyfor generations.”Clark added one minis-

ter to the cabinet toincrease its pre-electionsize to 19 ministers, plusthe premier. The appoint-ments were a mix of rook-

ie MLAs and MLAs fromthe Gordon Campbell era ,who stood by her throughthe difficult years sinceshe became leader of theparty.All new cabinet minis-

ters were sworn inMonday morning.“My new team has the

experience and the freshperspectives that govern-ment needs, representingall regions of the provinceand united by a commoncommitment to work onbehalf of every BritishColumbian. Together wehave an obligation togrow the economy, control

spending and put BCfirmly on track to a debt-free future.”First Nations leaders,

mayors, community lead-ers, representatives fromthe federal government,the business community,labour organizations andnon-profit associationswere spotted at the event.Ahead of Friday’s

announcement, Clark saidshe expects politicians toreturn to the Legislatureto debate and pass thebudget, which was a hugetopic of contention duringthe election campaignwith NDP leader Adrian

Dix saying the budget car-ries a deficit of $800 mil-lion, while Clark trumpet-ed the fact that her budgetwould post a surplus nextyear.“I want to get down to

business,” Clark said aday before announcingher cabinet. “I want to getthis budget discussionunder way. We have amandate for this budget. Idon’t know if there’s everbeen a budget that’s beenmore [debated] in anyelection than ours was.We have a mandate topass this budget.”Clark may be anxious to

get back to the Legislature,but before that can happenshe has to win a seat afterlosing her Vancouver-Point Grey riding to theNDP’s David Eby.She will begin cam-

paigning soon for a by-election to be held inWe s t s i d e - K e l o w n a .Former Westside-Kelowna MLA BenStewart stepped aside toallow Clark to run for hisseat.It was announced

Wednesday that voters

will go to the polls in thatriding July 10 in the by-election. The oppositionNDP will run the samecandidate as it did duringthe election, CaroleGordon, who was defeat-ed by Stewart. Stewar col-lected early 60 per cent ofthe vote.Clark has said she will

maintain a second resi-dence in the Okanaganriding if she secures theseat.Of concern for the oppo-

sition NDP is the size ofthe payroll for the newcabinet, given a focus onfiscal restraint duringClark’s campaign.Dix included legislative

secretaries in his criticismof the new cabinet, bring-ing the total number ofappointees to 24. Thesesecretaries do not attendcabinet meetings, but dohowever receive a stipendof $6,000.“Thirty-four ministers

and secretaries is a lot,”Dix told the CBC. “It’s cer-tainly not the message offiscal control for politi-cians that they talkedabout in the campaign.”

CLARK

My new team hasthe experienceand the freshperspectives...

Cabinet increased byone to 19 ministers


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Peace River South MLAMike Bernier wasappointed to Chair theselect standing committeeon Aboriginal affairs lastFriday, a position that waspreviously held by PeaceRiver North MLA PattPimm.Pimm was appointed to

Christy Clark’s cabinet asMinister of Agriculture.The committee exam-

ines issues surroundingAboriginal treaties anddevelopment, workingwith the Ministry ofAboriginal Relations andReconciliation.Development projects

such as Site ‘C’, theEnbridge NorthernGateway pipeline project,and proposed natural gaspipelines from SpectraEnergy and TransCanadaCorporation will be on theagenda when the commit-tee gets underway.An action plan to save

threatened Caribou herdsreleased this week by theWest Moberly FirstNations will also be aprime point of interest forthe committee.Bernier was sworn in

Tuesday morning inVictoria. A caucus meet-ing where Bernier’s“marching orders” werehanded out immediatelyfollowed the ceremony.“Looking forward to

being sworn in tomorrowmorning in Victoria, meet-ing the staff I will beworking with, and setting

up my office. I am alsolooking forward to work-ing with such an amazinggroup of MLA's for thenext 4 years,” Bernierwrote on his Facebookwall Monday.In an interview with the

Chetwynd Echo later thatday, the former Mayor ofDawson Creek clarifiedthe position as a goodopportunity to gain someexperience in provincialpolitics.“[It] is a great honour

and it’s going to be excit-ing, a good opportunity toget [my] feet wet, andlearn more about how thesystems work. I was ableto meet with a lot of peo-ple in Saulteau and FirstNations communitiesaround our region duringthe campaign and one ofthe things that I promisedto do was to really workwith them because withall the activity that wehave in the area right now,we’ll try to find thosemutual benefits for every-body, so to be put into thiscommittee I think is going

to be well suited formyself as we go forward.”Bernier had not yet had

a chance to meet withPimm and be briefed onthe work that the commit-tee has been carrying overthe last few years.“I am going to talk to

Pat and get more informa-tion about where he leftoff, what are some of theconcerns that he sawbecause its not reinvent-ing the wheel its just try-ing to move the wheel for-ward. Once we're swornin, then everybody elsethat is going to be on thatcommittee with me will beassigned.“We’re kind of just

keeping busy for the nextmonth or two its just set-ting up offices, gettingstaff and getting every-thing going and once youget your marching orders,its trying to get up tospeed where things sort ofleft off a couple of monthsago.”During his campaign,

Bernier has promised toopen a second constituen-

cy office in Chetwynd. Hesays this is in the worksand expects andannouncement to come atsome point after theDawson Creek office is upand running.“I don't even have my

Dawson Creek one set upyet,” he said.“First thing I need to do

is get that one open, that

way I've got some staffand a phone number andan email so I can startworking on some of theissues that have come for-ward. I've already startedsome discussions with afew people in Chetwyndlooking at differentoptions. There are a lot ofdifferent ideas that we'regoing to look at. Some

communities whenthey're spread out, they'lljust rent a place in a hoteland I've said no, I want tohave a bit more of some-thing where there is avisual representation sothat's what I am definitelygoing to be working on,how that's going to lookyet it's yet to be deter-mined.”


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Chetwynd Echo Reporter––––––––––––––

CHETWYND- Chuck LaFaive, found-ing director of the BC PickleballAssociation, hosted five days of work-shops and training sessions in Chetwyndover the weekend.A 2013 Northern Health Imagine grant

was awarded to School District 59 com-munity connections coordinator MarcieFofonoff in February to bring the sport toChetwynd.Fofonoff has been working in collabo-

ration with BC Seniors Games PeaceRiver president Keith Maisey.The Imagine grant totaled $1,014, cov-

ering the initial start up costs for purchas-ing equipment and having LeFaive cometo do the workshops from his home inSurrey. Maisey said the BC SeinorsGames Society contributed an additional$750 to the program.The eventual goal for Maisey and

Fofonoff, is to spread the game into theschool system, and through the PineValley Seniors Association, hopefullysend a team to the Seniors Games in 2014.“I think it went pretty well,” LeFaive

said of the workshops held at theRecreation Centre during the chainsawcarving weekend.“We’re I think approaching 60 or so

players that we've trained over thisweekend. By using your chainsaw com-petition as a drawing card and putting alittle sign outside of the rec. centre, it’sdrawn people in from all over.”Families from Dawson Creek and indi-

viduals from Grande Prairie, and Fort St.John turned up to learn about the sport,which is essentially a cross between tabletennis and badminton. It is played on acourt measuring 20’ x 44’ using a slightlylarger paddle than in table tennis andwiffle ball.“What we've done here locally for you

is we have young kids ten and twelve,

thirteen, now ready to go,” Lefaive said.“Then we've got another group in their30s and some of them are professional,some aren't so you've got a second groupand they can go after the 30 year oldswho tend to be very lax in terms of exer-cise. Once they get past high school,they're done. They are on to careers. Thenwe got a senior bunch Keith and thatgroup.”Over the course of the summer,

Pickleball courts will be set up on a drop-in basis at the recreation centre, so thatanyone who wishes to learn about andplay the game can come in and be taughtby one of the persons trained over theweekend.In the fall, Fofonoff wants to spread the

program into physical education throughthe school system.“We want to promote it as a family

sport,” LeFaive says. “I don't know ofany other sport that you could do four 30minute training sessions and then play atournament. That's what we do we do itall over the province, we do it with kids,elementary, kindergarten, high school[and] seniors.“We need to access the public to let

them know that it’s available. The mostcommon question we get all across BC iswhat the heck is pickleball? BC has thelargest public (pickleball) program in theworld and the press has been absent in allof it, it grew all by word of mouth.”The courts in the recreation centre will

be open for the foreseeable future follow-ing this weekend’s graduation, and runon a drop-in basis. Anybody who wishesto play can come by and do so, Fofofnoffsays.“The rec centre is very amenable to

having the courts there and making ithappen for people that want to play.”For more information on pickleball

visit: www.bcpickleball.com, call MarcieFofonoff at 250-719-5495 or email her [email protected].


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TUMBLER RIDGE – Public input is being soughton a mining project that has already drawn contro-versy.The Federal government is looking for the public's

opinion on what it will consider when assessing whatimpact the Murray River coal mine project will haveon the area. It was the subject of a legal case broughtby unions who said that the temporary foreign work-ers brought in from China were taking jobs fromCanadians.On May 31, the Canadian Environmental

Assessment Agency (CEAA) submitted its draft envi-ronmental impact statement guidelines. These guide-lines will determine what areas the project will lookat for the Murray River coal mine project, which hasbeen proposed 12.5 kilometres southwest of TumblerRidge.The project will look at the environmental effects of

the project, the impacts it could have on some usersof the land, among others.One thing it will consider is the effects on "potential

or established" Aboriginal rights and Treaty rightsthat may be affected by the Tumbler Ridge coal mineproject.In their draft guidelines, the CEAA recognizes nine

First Nations who will be provided documents, alongwith two other Metis settlements and organizations.There will also be statements about the human

environment of the Murray River mine project, whichthe guidelines say will be broadly interpreted."(HD Mining) will provide information on the func-

tioning and health of the socioeconomic environ-ment, encompassing a broad range of matters that

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International Union ofOperating Engineers andUnited SteelworkersUnion spoke out againstHD Mining's use of tem-porary foreign workers inthe project.They attempted to

legally prevent theseworkers from bringing inthese workers, but wereunsuccessful.The unions also

brought up concerns thatat the time the permitsthat allowed these work-ers to come over wasissued, English was not alanguage requirement.That requirement waslater changed to ensurethat only English and

French were languagesused for job applications.Court documents stat-

ed that HD Mining's fore-men would be able tospeak both Mandarin andEnglish.However, neither of

these concerns will beaddressed by this envi-ronmental impact state-ment, according to KarenHill, a CEAA communi-cations adviser." "Directsocio-economic effects(e.g. the impact of tempo-rary foreign workers onthe local economy)would not be consideredin an environmentalassessment," she wrotevia e-mail. "This aspect[requirement for workersto speak English] wouldbe beyond the scope of an

environmental assess-ment."She later said that the

socio-economic issueswould only be thoserelated to the impact toAboriginal peoples likeuse of lands andresources for traditionalpurposes, or changes tothe environment causedby Federal decisionsabout the project. Anyonewho wants to make acomment about theguidelines can do so by e-mail atMu r r a y R i v e r @ c e a a -acee.gc.ca. Copies of thedraft guidelines are alsoincluded at the DawsonCreek, Tumbler Ridge,and Chetwynd libraries.The deadline for com-ments is June 30.


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Direct socio-economiceffects would not be

considered in anenvironmental assessment.

development, we're saying when we'vereached these areas where we are actual-ly well over the line, we need to stopand come back a little bit and recover.”He admits implementing the plan is

not going to be easy.“You can't just wave a wand and fix

this. This is years of BC's lack of respon-sible resource development and man-agement. Wildlife is a part of that.”Of prime concern are the treaty rights

that allow First Nations to harvest cari-bou.“That's our main focus, we don't want

to see the caribou going extinct but wealso want to see a healthy treaty in placeand that means our ability to harvestanimals. Our view is BC doesn't have achoice, they have an obligation to thetreaty that when they get to that stage

they're supposed to stop and honour thepromises that were made. I don't thinkit’s in anybody's interest that we acceptthe annihilations of species for the meresake of trying to balance a budget.”A 60-day public comment period

began with the announcement, whereChief Willson hopes to hear opinions forimprovement on the plan. All commentsmust be sent before August 9 by email [email protected] Nations Elders say that prior to

the construction of the WAC Bennettdam in the 1960s, there was a “sea ofcaribou”, with herds so massive theywere “like bugs” on the landscape.A media release from the First Nation

band says, “due to the habitat loss andupset predator/prey dynamics causedby decades of unsustainable resourcedevelopment, caribou in the entire southpeace region now umber only 1100 andare in rapid decline.”


60-day comment period

Peace Christian School performed their spring dramaproduction last week entitled the Bishop’s Shadow.The show was sold out. The story is of Boston slumlife and the struggles street boys must endure to makea living. Photo by Naomi Larsen

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A trip backin time

• Chetwynd Echo: Spring 1968

The family whocarved a home outof the wildnerness.Here are theNicholsons. Left toright, back row:Wilbert, Bob Sr,Jean, Mrs. Nichol-son. Front, Joyceand young Bobby.

Bishop’s Shadow

Shiraz & Jazz

The Chetwynd Public Library hosted their annual spring Multicultural evening,Shiraz and Jazz May 30. Attendees were treated to a variety of internationalcuisines, wines and entertainment. Photo by Naomi Larsen


––––––––––––––MONTREAL- As we hit

the one-month anniversaryof a provincial election thatsaw the BC Liberals win amajority government instunning fashion, thepolling the industry is stillreeling.How an eight-point NDP

lead in the polls turnedinto a five-point Liberalelection night win hassome in the industry shak-ing their heads and asking,how did we call it sowrong?We contacted Eric

Grenier of the nationallyrecognized polling websitethreehundredeight.com forsome insight on just whathappened.Grenier writes about

polls for the Globe andMail and the HuffingtonPost Canada. His websiteuses a projection model forelections which takes intoaccount all polls that arepublicly released andweights them by date, sizeand track record of thepolling agency.“I think there were some

specific issues that tookplace in BC that might notoccur again, and I feel poll-sters have a great incentiveto get it right next time,” hesays.For his protection model,

he added, “if the polls arewrong, there is little thatcan be done. Some reason-able, minor adjustmentscan usually be made insome elections and consid-eration for potential errorcan be made, but it wouldbe impossible to predict

exactly the kind of errorthat took place in BC.”In developing his

hypothesis as to whatthose specific issues were,Grenier says the turnoutrate - at only 52 per cent forthis election – can throw offa pollster’s numbers to alarge degree. However, theturnout was also low forthe 2009 election and thepolls for that election werefairly accurate.“Turnout is not a silver

bullet then,” he says, “butthe effect turnout had in2009 may not have beenthe same as in 2013.”Next he turns his atten-

tion to the motivation ofvoters.“According to an Ipsos-

Reid exit poll, very fewBritish Columbiansthought the Liberals wouldwin a majority govern-

ment, while one-halfthought the NewDemocrats would win.This might have depressedturnout even more, withsome New Democrats notbothering to vote sincethey felt they would win,and some Liberals turningout in greater numbers toensure their local MLAwould get re-elected, evenif the party itself would bebooted out of govern-ment.”He later added, “con-

ceivably, Liberals not both-ering to vote for a lostcause should have can-celled things out. And inmost cases, people tend tovote in greater numbers fora perceived winner.”Although the turnout

rate and voter motivationmay have played a factorin the surprise results,

Grenier admits the blamecan’t fully be placed ineither corner.Nor could it be placed

squarely on an election dayshift. “Yes, it is unbeliev-able that the polls wereright all along and a dra-matic change of heartoccurred in the finalhours,” he says. Accordingto that same Ipsos-Reidexit poll he cited earlier, 9per cent of Liberal votersdid make-up their mindsin the voting booth.“If all those voters had

instead voted for a differ-ent party, the Liberalswould have been reducedto about 40 per cent [of thevote]. That would havebeen closer to most polls.And of course, some ofthose 9 per cent might havejust been waveringLiberals who did not make

up their mind until the lastminute, but had told poll-sters they were still intend-ing to vote Liberal. Whilecertainly part of the equa-tion, it cannot be all of it.”Grenier believes bad

polling is probably themost likely factor in whatcaused the projections tobe so drastically wrong.“The other three factors

may have been worth afew points each, but theredoes seem to have been aproblem in building a rep-

resentative sample.Pollsters need to figure outwhat that is,” he says.Most polls used online

panels which are perhapsless consistent in givinggood results. Telephonesurveys, while remainingthe most reliable form ofpolling, are also expensive.“It goes to suggest that

the online panels still havesome work to do,” Grenier

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It is with regret that we announce the passing ofour mother, Margaret Hannam, whose end onMay 18, 2013 came more quickly thananticipated.She will be missed by Lance (Tiiu) Groner,Brenda Dunlap, Curtis (Nellie) Dahl, sevengrandchildren and five great grandchildren,along with many friends of all ages.Margaret was born to Burton and GertrudeCollins on September 24, 1920 on the farm inTuxford, Saskatchewan. She lived for manyyears in the Dawson Creek and Chetwynd areas,before retiring with her husband, Jack, inParksville, B.C.She was predeceased by her brother, Grant Hoy,and in 2007 by her beloved husband, Jack.Margaret had been active in many organizationsincluding the Appaloosa Club of Canada, theRoyal Canadian Legion and assisted Jack inRegional District events.A memorial is planned for July in Parksville.

HANNAM,MARGARET

Veteran political observer weighs in on whatwent wrong with the polls in the BC election

Grenier isn’t the only one who’s still talking about the election results. At the provin-cial Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting in Nanaimo last month, politi-cal newscasters Bill Good, Vaughn Palmer and and Keith Baldry held an open paneldiscussion, filled with humour.

Please see "A LOT OF,"page 24


CARVING CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

Samudosky crowned the King


––––––––––––––CHETWYND- The ninth

annual ChetwyndInternational ChainsawCarving Championshipcrowned a new carvingking Sunday afternoon.Jeff Samudosky, original-

ly from Connecticut, andnow living in Gig Harbour,Washington, took thecrown from Oregon’sChris Foltz –the championfor each of the past twoyears – with his strikinglydetailed representation ofGuan Gong, a Chinesegeneral who was executedby opposing forces in 219A.D.The carving earned him

the top prize of $5,000.Foltz finished second,

earning $3,000, while alsotaking home the $1,000People’s Choice award forhis amazing pumpkin-headed scarecrow.Ontario’s Paul Fernette,

carving the Faun God ofthe forest from the moviePan’s Labyrinth, tookhome the $2,000 thirdplace prize.Tomas Vrba of Slovakia,

who carved a rendition ofthe crucifixion of Christ,earned the $250 Carver’s

Choice award in a tie withSamudosky. Vrba will becompeting next weekendin Reedsport Oregon forthe 14th Annual DivisionalChainsaw SculptingChampionship.Samduosky admitted

afterward that he took acalculated risk this yearwith his homage to GuanGong. He is more knownfor his detailed wildliferenditions.“I'd been contemplating

different ideas. I just gotback from Germany doingsome human figures,something totally out ofmy element. I am normallya wildlife guy, but thissculpture here is a bigpowerful piece and I waslooking for a big powerfulchallenge to take on,”Samduosky said momentsafter walking off the stageand being congratulatedby his peers.He had carved the piece

once before for a client, butfelt he might have been alittle ambitious in recreat-ing it as a competitionpiece.“[It] took me about three

and a half months to dothat same piece and I did-n't do it as nearly as goodas I did this one, but Ilearned a lot about himand its just a big strongpiece and that's what I wasgoing for, to capture thehuman [element] and thento do all that fabric anddetail, that is somethingthat I don't normally do ina competition.“I think in his timeframe

when he was a general,instead of using his powerlike other people that hadpower and they used it

Please see page 15

Two yearwinnerChris Foltztakessecondplace

against the people, hestood up for the peopleand the people of Chinastill to this day hold him asa symbolic figure to pros-perity.”Foltz described his carv-

ing as a resurrection of an“old nightmare” from hisyounger years when heand his friends would linetheir cars in a row andshoot their headlights intothe cornfields of Oregonafter dark, to play week-end games of hide andseek.“Every once in a while

you would run into ascarecrow and it wouldfreak you out,” he toldCHET-TV.The competition here in

Chetwynd has becomeknown as a mecca of sortsin the carving world.Judge, auctioneer and

guest carver at this year’sevent, Steven Higgins ofKansas City, MO, ranks itinternationally as the sec-ond most sought afterevent for carvers, next tothe Husky Cup.Held annually in

Blockhausen, Germany,the Husky Cup is WorldChainsaw CarvingChampionship.Vrba, Samduosky and

German born carverStephanie Huber compet-ed in this year’s event heldMay 18-20, shortly beforeboarding a plane for thePeace Region.Asked if she was enjoy-

ing her first year at theChetwynd event, Huberreplied, “I like it a lot itsreally cool. I heard a lotabout it from other carversand they say the best

things about it so if theyever ask you to come itslike, I have to see that!”Huber modeled her

sculpture of a young cow-girl on a bucking broncoafter Kate Kenzora, age 10and the daughter of fellowcompetitor Ontario carverSteven Kenzora. Kate is ahuge Huber fan and hadasked for her autographduring Wednesday’sreception.Huber added that the

support from the organiz-ers and the community arewhat make the Chetwyndevent such a draw forcarvers from around theworld.“You really feel that they

love us, having us here.You see howwell they takecare of the sculptures after,which is very nice if youhave put so much effortinto something. The woodis really great it’s amazing,you really don't get thatusually.”Ken Braun Jr., a carver

from Colorado, alsoremarked on the unique-ness of the wood at theevent, saying he hascarved cottonwood, wil-low, spruce, and pine but

never the western redcedar available at theChetwynd Championship.Judge/auctioneer Steven

Higgins explained that thecedar is, “one of the bestcarving woods that youcan get your hands on.“It has a natural acidity

that helps keep it from rot-ting and it has a gorgeouscolour, really tight grain.You can look at the woodand you might have 30years for it to grow aninch, so the kind of detailthat you can pull out ofthis wood is just phenome-nal and almost unsur-passed in the carvingworld. Also, it holds up inthe long run really well,because they have it cutand dried for several yearsbefore we ever get a holdof it.”One late addition to the

carving roster wasGerman-born Joerg Jung,who replaced Alaska’sJordan Anderson who hadreportedly suffered a bro-ken arm. Jung had only sixdays to choose a design forthis years contest, but withthe assistance of his part-ner Angie, managed topull off a stunning replica

of his patron saint, St.George, using a styleunique in the event. Jungsliced his log into planks,attached them togetherwith wood glue andcarved out of a wall ofwood.The couple came to

Canada on a one-yearwork permit and haverecently applied for theirpermanent residence sta-tus. They reside in Terrace,BC.The quick carve event

held Sunday, was a chancefor all of the carvers toearn money to go towardstheir travel expenses andtheir craft.In Europe, the event is 30

minutes. In Chetwynd, theevent lasts between onehour and one hour and ahalf, depending on thetime needed by thecarvers.

“Before I start makinganything it cost me about$2,000 to get here for theweekend,” said Higginswho sold carvings allweekend.“One of the ways that

[the event] really helpssupport the sculptorsbeing able to come up here

and do this is through thequick carve. Chetwynd isreally firmly behind thesechainsaw carvers but,when the communitycomes out and helps sup-port these guys and picksup their pieces, 100 percent of the proceeds goesback to the carvers to helpwith their travel expenseswhich are quite extensiveconsidering the distancewe have to come to get toChetwynd.”For Tonia Richter, event

organizer and ExecutiveDirector of the ChetwyndChamber of Commerce,this year was an outstand-ing success.“The buzz around the

carving site was very posi-tive and rewarding,” shesaid.“It takes months to plan

this event and I have suchamazing staff that have

their hands in every part ofplanning it. From promot-ing it through the VisitorCentre, to planning thesite, recruiting volunteersand inviting the carvers.Our sponsors are truly theback bone of this event andwithout them this wouldnever of happened.”

Spectra Energy, TalismanEnergy, Walter Energy andChetwynd Autobodysponsored the awardswhile many others pitchedin money to put up thecarvers for the duration ofthe championship.Mayor Nichols was

crawling with pride as hehopped over the fence onSunday to deliver a speechthat commended theartists.“This was an awesome

demonstration of skill.When I was a kid growingup here in this valley, youlook at a tree and we saywell there's three logs inthat tree or there's twentylogs to a thousand boardfeet, that's the way welooked at trees. When I gota little bigger I looked attrees and thought well,how many trees can I cutoff and let fall in a day. Inever did think that insidea tree there was a work ofart that had been growingfor maybe a thousandyears just waiting forsomebody with the insightand skill to release it.”Next year will be the

tenth anniversary of theChetwynd InternationalChainsaw CravingChampionship, andRichter plans to make asplash with the event.“As the dust settles and

the new carvings are beingplaced, we are lookingahead to next year to makeit even more amazing,”she said.“If you want to give me

any feedback you knowwhere I work give me aphone call and I will takeyour ideas and sugges-tions and make next yeareven better.”



of Carvers for ChampionshipContinued from page 14

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Whittling since he was 11-years-old, Steven Higgins spent the Chetwynd International Chainsaw Carving Competition not as a competitor as in years past, but as a guestjudge and aucutioneer for this year’s event. Photo by Mike Carter


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND- If you vis-

ited the site of the 2013Chetwynd InternationalChainsaw CarvingChampionships this pastweekend, you probablynoticed one carver thatstood apart from the oth-ers, quite literally. Steven Higgins, a 28

year-old carver fromKansas City, MO, has beento Chetwynd three timesas a competitor in theevent, taking first place onhis first visit in 2009. This year, Higgins was

invited back to fill the lessstrenuous roles of guestcarver, judge and auctioneer.

You may have witnessedhim in action throughoutthe weekend a few feetaway from the main event,slicing out smaller sculp-tures –sometimes byrequest – or, while twistinghis tongue to auction offthe creations from thequick carve event.“I am honoured enough

to be invited back as oneof the judges and also theauctioneer,” Higgins said.“I don't have any of thepressure of trying to winbut I really get to enjoyand learn from all thecompetitors and interactwith the crowd, I canslow down a little bit tohave conversations with-out having to worry

about the clock.”Higgins has been sculpt-

ing since he was 11, andusing a chainsaw since hewas 14. Before that, he hadbeen whittling with apocketknife since he wasold enough to hold one.

He was a boy scout, andwhen Higgins saw some-one carving with a chain-saw, he told his motherthat is what he wanted todo when he grew up.“My parents just really

encouraged me in it. My

Dad used to sit us downaround the kitchen tableand whittle little ivorysoap bars and that's myfirst recollections of sculpt-ing. I got started chainsawcarving when I gotapprenticed out to be amaster sculptor,” he says. “I was only 11 years old

and it kind of a liability tohand an 11 year old a pieceof power equipment likethis and say go for it, so,the guy that I got men-tored under, ConradSandoval, said let me feelyour muscles. I flexed justabout as hard as I could.He felt and he said, itsgoing to be a couple ofyears before we put a sawin your hands.”

He was in Sandoval’sshop for quite some time,where other carvers likenorthern Idaho sculptressHeather Bailey had alsobeen training. Sandoval isone of the greats inAmerican chainsaw carv-ing, Higgins says. “I spent several years

going in and cleaning upthe wood scraps, sandingand filing up saws. By thetime I actually got a saw inmy hands I think I wasprobably 14 years old, andI knew exactly what to dowith it because I'dwatched for so long. Istarted competing when Iwas 15.”

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Ever since then, he hasbeen travelling and com-peting in several eventsthe world over. “There is a lot of differ-

ent ways that you can runa carving business,” hesays. “One of them is enter-

tainment. I hit up severalfairs in the US demonstrat-ing chainsaw carving andthen the pieces will getauctioned off right at theevent. I also do competi-tive wood sculpting andprobably averaging aboutthree to five events a yearwhere I show up and findout how I rank againstsome of the best carvers inthe world. This year I amgoing to be judging at twocompetitions and auction-eering at three."He enjoys judging just as

much as competing.“I think the pay that I

really enjoy out of it isbeing able to walk aroundand watch the guys workbecause you learn so muchwatching the tools thatthey use, the way that theywork and then also theway that [it] trains me howto be a competitor frombeing able to get into thejudges mindset when hewalks up to one of mypieces. It’s going to reallygive me a different per-

spective that is valuable.”Although it does cost a

hefty sum to travel toChetwynd to take part inthe event each year,Higgins says that theopportunities to makemoney through the quickcarve event, the way theentire championship itselfis organized and the waythe town takes care of thecarvings is what keepshim, and other carverscoming back.“You look at it on the

map and that is a longways, but when you just

remember the kind of com-munity support, the woodthat they bring in for us,the way that they treat uslike royalty, its worth mak-ing the trek to come back.”Evident amongst the

carvers this weekend wasa strong sense of commu-nity that crosses interna-tional borders demonstrat-ed whenever someoneneeded a helping hand.Higgins holds nothing butaffection for his carvingcomrades.“It is a cool community.

It’s an international family

of affection and every fam-ily has got one or twoblack sheep. There is acouple rough fellas in thebunch but we all love eachother and there’s a lot ofegos that come into art andcompetition and money, sothere is a little bit of dramaand that's unfortunate but,it just kind of comes withthe territory. It’s like a bigfamily and there is not a

one of these guys out herethat I wouldn’t hesitate toinvite over to my houseand even call them myfriend.”Later this year, Higgins

will be competing at theUS Open ChainsawSculpture ChampionshipAugust 8-11 in Eau Claire,Wisconsin, joining PaulFrenette who also attendedthe Chetwynd event.


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These past few daysChetwynd mademe very proud to

live here. Not that I amnot always proud to callChetwynd my home, butthese past days have beenespecially gratifying.It seems like this year

the InternationalChainsaw CarvingChampionship plannershave pulled out all thestops to do a heroic job ofpreparing for the event.And the carvers, artists,sculptors must have con-spired to produce some ofthe highest quality art in

their repertoires of fineart.I have probably said

something like this beforebut it bears repeating. Igrew up looking at a treeas an object to be exploit-ed. How many board feetof lumber in that tree?How many logs to thethousand will this standaverage? How fast can Icut these trees off and letthem fall? How long willit take to turn them into2X6s and 2X10s? A few ofthe logs even yielded2X20s. Not many of thosetrees still standing in ourforests.One question that was

never asked around ourtable: What awesomepiece of art is concealedwithin the barky exteriorof that tree? It just didn’tenter our minds. Nor

could it. Our concern wasmore to put food on thetable than to marvel athidden art and secretsculpture.But 12 per cent of

Century 21 is history andwe live in a differentChetwynd than that ofsixty years ago. TheCommunity Carved bySuccess has built much on

the foundations laid bythe pioneers even if thosepioneers didn’t havemuch time or money tothrow at art.Nevertheless, we are the

beneficiaries of the visionof some of our more recentleaders who apparentlyhad X-ray eyes. They sawnot the forest surroundingthe trees. Neither did they

limit their looking to thetrees. No; they probedwithin to the hiddenpotential that had beenoverlooked. Taking theircues from the experiencesof other visionaries, theyworked to present a pic-ture of Chetwynd thatmore pedestrian mindsstruggled to appreciate.But they persevered,

and from that first compe-tition nine years ago, theChainsaw Carving eventhas grown year by year.That’s how most thingsgrow, isn’t it? But growthof an event, like growth ina garden, is not automatic.It took the will to buckresistance, the will to fol-low the vision, the will topush forward even whencolleagues did not alwaysshare the full intensity ofthe vision.

In 2013 the picture is dif-ferent. I don’t think any-one questions the wisdomof immediately jumpinginto planning for 2014 –which will happen. Moreproblematic is the ques-tion of how to manage ourgrowing inventory ofmagnificent sculptures tomaintain their beauty andintegrity for years to come.Magnificent and inspir-

ing as was the work of thelast few years, this year’sproduction takes a backseat to none of it, and weask ourselves, “Can it pos-sibly get even better nextyear?”

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thought we had enough food forthree days and it lasted us oneday. I made two trips to Dawson- flat out. We nearly bought outeverything the local spots hadfor tomatoes. That was justgreat, we went through justabout 500 pounds of beef thisweekend. It was unbelievable.”Vipond said they did recieve a

few complaints over the week-end. When orders got backedup, one customer was left to wait45 minutes for their food. But,Vipond chalked it all up toworking out the kinks of the sys-tem. Next time, he says, they willshorten their menu for bigevents to optimize the timespent on each order.

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Birth control pills linked to 23 deathsTIMES COLONIST––––––––––––––

VICTORIA –The popularbirth-control pills Yaz andYasmin have been linked tothe deaths of at least 23Canadian women - theyoungest just age 14,Health Canada documentssay.The deaths are among

about 600 adverse reac-tions reported amongwomen taking the contra-ceptives between 2007 andFeb. 28 of this year, HealthCanada confirmedTuesday.Doctors and pharmacists

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Yaz and Yasmin are bothmade by Bayer and areoften characterized as"newer-generation" birth-control pills. The contra-ceptives are producedusing drospirenone, a syn-thetic progestin exclusivelyproduced by Bayer.In 2011, Health Canada

issued a warning about theBayer products, saying thatalthough the risk of bloodclots is rare, it is still 1.5 tothree times higher with thedrospirenone-containingpills than with some otherbirth control products.An estimated one in

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are suspected in thedeaths, Health Canadasaid reports of adversereactions cannot be inter-preted as showing causeand effect.Bayer says the pills are

safe and effective whenused as directed.Several lawsuits have

either been settled or arepending against Bayerover the pills, both in theU.S. and Canada.

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Almost two year old Kianna didn’t let a little bit of rain quench her enthusiasm at the9th Annual Chetwynd International Chainsaw Carving Championships Saturdayafternoon. Photo by Naomi Larsen

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Chetwynd Echo June 14, 2013

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