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Chetwynd to Cranberry Junction line wouldmove more gas than is now produced in B.CVancouver Sun––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – Pipelineoperator Spectra Energy isteaming up with Britishnatural gas giant BGGroup to build an 850-kilo-metre natural gas pipelinefrom northeastern B.C. toPrince Rupert that will beone of the largest in NorthAmerica.At a cost of $6 billion to

$8 billion for the pipelinealone, the Spectra project isthe largest such proposalaimed at delivering B.C.energy resources to Asiaand breaking Canada'sdependence on the U.S.market."It's a very large pipeline.

To get to volumes of thissize, you are in the big-inchcategory," said DougBloom president of SpectraEnergy's westernCanadian transmissionoperations. "We are pro-posing a very large proj-ect."Spectra and the BG

Group, the world's leadingoperator of liquefied natu-ral gas (LNG) tankers, areproposing a 48-inchpipeline, the largest size inuse in North America. It iscapable of delivering 4.4billion cubic feet of naturalgas per day to PrinceRupert, more than all thegas being produced in B.C.The BG Group has plansfor an LNG plant of anundisclosed size at PrinceRupert's Ridley Islandindustrial site.The BG Group has

signed a contract for all ofthe gas, but there is thepotential for the pipeline toservice more than oneLNG terminal. Spectracould significantly increasethe capacity by increasingthe compression of the gasin the line. A second com-pany, Malaysian energygiant Petronas, recentlysigned an option to pur-chase a site on an islandadjacent to the BG Groupsite, Energy Minister Rich

Coleman said Monday."I imagine the next con-

versation will be how big aline do you want, becausethere might be anotherLNG opportunity upthere," Coleman said in ref-erence to Petronas."I know that Spectra will

probably start having aconversation with them."Gary Weilinger, vice-

president of strategicdevelopment at Spectra,said the scale and scope of

the pipeline project speaksto the company's longer-term interest in aggregat-ing supply. While thepotential for new partnersremains open, the BGGroup is most advanced inthe Prince Rupert area, hesaid, which is why the jointventure with Spectra wasformed.Spectra has filed a draft

project description withthe provincial environmentministry and expects to file

a formal application withinsix months, said Bloom.Spectra, which would

operate the pipeline, isconsulting with communi-ties and stakeholders alongthe proposed route.The pipeline project

alone would create 4,000jobs during the construc-tion window of 2015 to2019.The BG Group is in the

early planning stages andis not releasing figures onthe cost of the plant it pro-poses, said David Byford,spokesman for the BGGroup in Houston, Tex."We are early into the fea-

sibility process right nowand we would expect tomake a final investmentdecision on this in mid-decade," said Byford. "Itwould be a two-train LNGproject."The BG Group and

Petronas proposals are thefourth and fifth LNGplants to be announced forthe northwest. If only four

of them go ahead, it wouldmean tripling BritishColumbia's current naturalgas production of three bil-lion cubic feet a day to ninebillion cubic feet just tomeet their needs.Coleman said supply is

not an issue."We have the reserves,

that's the key. We have lotsof gas. We could probablysupply this and half ofNorth America for the next80 years with what we'vegot today."Bloom said Spectra antic-

ipates further pipeline andinfrastructure projects innortheastern B.C. as globalgas companies firm uptheir plans for LNG termi-nals on the coast and gasproducers ramp up devel-opment of wells in thenortheast to meet theincreased demand."There would be further

upstream investments that

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“To get tovolumes of thissize you are in

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would occur in British Columbia for the growth and pro-duction that would be needed, for the gathering andprocessing. We see this as the catalyst for further invest-ments in the province," he said.Bloom said other global energy companies are interest-

ed in B.C.'s export gas potential as well."There are still other parties that are investigating LNG

in British Columbia that have chosen to not yet makethemselves public," he said. "The government has donea very good job of putting British Columbia on the map,

and there are a lot of good companies looking at whereand how they can do business here."Spectra has already released a map for consultation

purposes to First Nations showing three alternate routesthrough the Coast Range.It is the northernmost pipeline proposal, running West

from the Chetwynd area to Cranberry Junction onHighway 37. From there, Spectra proposes three alterna-tive routes that avoid the salmonrich Skeena River -including one that enters the ocean at Alice Arm near theAlaska border and travels south along the seabed floorto Prince Rupert.

Continued from page 2Three alternative routes proposed

BY NAOMI LARSENChetwynd Echo Editor

–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – RCMP are warning residents not to

accept medications or drugs from anyone other than aphysician following a break-in at the ChetwyndVeterinary Clinic over the weekend. RCMP responded to an alarm Sunday afternoon at

the clinic and found two lock boxes stolen. Sgt. Olivia Tremblay said the lock boxes contained

controlled drugs used by the clinic, including keta-mine, valium, hydromorphone and other powerfuldrugs used for the treatment of animals. “These drugs are not meant to be taken by humans

and are not meant to be taken without a prescriptionfrom an authorized physician,” Tremblay said in apress release. At this time, no suspects in the break and enter have

been identified. If you have any information aboutthis crime, contact the Chetwynd RCMP at 250-788-9221.

Drugs stolenDawson Creek Mayor runningto try and replace Lekstrom

Dawson Creek DailyNews

–––––––––––––– DAWSON CREEK– Blair

Lekstrom will no longerrepresent the riding ofPeace River South afternext May's provincial elec-tion, but the Liberal partymay have already found afamiliar face to be theirnominee for that seat. Dawson Creek Mayor

Mike Bernier said he willput his name forward forthe Liberal nomination inthe riding after he was con-tacted by the B.C. Liberals. "It is quite an honour to

get the call from the pre-mier's office asking me if Iwould consider doing this,but I don't want to takeaway any of the limelightfrom Blair, because thisshould be for the most partabout what he has done forthe riding," Bernier said.

If Bernier did secure theparty's nomination, he saidhe would work with citycouncil on the best way andtime to vacate the mayor'soffice. "It's a tough decision," he

said. "Nobody runs formayor thinking you onlywant to do a little bit andthen see what's next. I hadthought that Blair was

going to run for at least onemore term, and that Iwould at least have thisterm, and possibly evenone more, as mayor." Bernier did not want to

wade into any platformissues before havingsecured the riding nomina-tion. Lekstrom said he had not

heard about Bernier's inten-

tion to seek the riding nom-ination to succeed him, buthe is not surprised either. "He [Bernier] has always

expressed an interest in pol-itics, that is why he hasobviously got into it, and Iknow he works well withboth federal and provincialgovernment, and I know heis interested," said the retir-ing three-term MLA. The MLA and Mayor

have worked closely onmany issues over the pastseveral years, andLekstrom said he encour-ages anybody to run whofeels they can bring some-thing to the provincialtable. Lekstrom said while he is

not prepared to endorseany potential candidatenow, he has high regard foranybody who would puttheir name forward to runfor elected office.

BERNIER

“Nobody runs formayor thinking

you only want todo a little bit andthen see whatʼs

next.”

Arecent letter to theeditor argued thatB.C. Hydro

shouldn't proceed withSite C. Instead, it shouldinvest in "clean naturalgas." That got me thinking

about this notion of cleanenergy. What, exactly, does that

mean? Like most termsthat are in common usage,it means different thingsto different people at dif-ferent times. The first time that I

heard the term cleanapplied to an energy gen-erating system was about20 years ago. At the time,we were still suffering theravages of acid rain with

the devastation of thehardwood forests in theMaritimes, Quebec, andthe northeastern UnitedStates. Acid rain results from

the combustion of sulphurduring the production ofelectricity by coal firedpower plants. TheAmerican utilities reliedextensively on such powerplants -over half of theelectricity generated in theU.S. at the time.

The emissions fromthese plants, in combina-tion with other gases,resulted in sulphur oxideswhich combined with raindroplets to produce rainwith very low pH. The process takes time

and so the rain did not fallwhere the power plantswere but hundreds or thou-sands of kilometres away. For a long time, both the

American administrationand the power producers

denied responsibility. Buteventually, better emissioncontrols on newer powerplants cleaned up most ofthe problem. The newcoal-powered plants wereclean. In this case, though, it

was a relative term. Theystill emitted acidic gases -just not as many or at highconcentrations. They were clean in the

same way that your kid'sbedroom is clean after

they have stuffed every-thing that was on the floorin the closet. Not gone -just out of sight. Coal powered electricity

generation is not particu-larly efficient as well. It isestimated that even withthe new plants only 30 percent of the energyobtained from combustingthe coal ends up as elec-

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Site C still cleaner than any other ‘clean’ energy sourceGuest

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C communitymeetings?

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To the Editor:Re: Site C and the article

“meet the Mayor.”He states that council is

neither for or against Site C.He then enumerates all thebenefits that would occurfollowed by a remark,quote “if the project blowsaway in a gale of hot air” Iassume in reference toopponents. I think moreresearch is needed and per-haps one could acknowl-edge that there is an envi-ronment that at least someportion should not be sub-ject to industrial fanatism.Public opposition is

large especially in thePeace. 1,000 people pad-dled the Peace and 500travelled to Victoriaopposing the dam. All attheir own expense.How many dam support-

ers paddled the peace andtraveled to Victoria Mr.Conway (czar of incom-plete and selective informa-tion). Answer: zero. Yourprovincial poll is meaning-less as it had biased andincomplete info mas-querading as Green Power.The dam will destroy

our remaining natural, his-torical beautiful valley.This is our backyard.Prior to political interven-

tion, BC Hydro served thepublic well with the secondlowest rates in Canada.Then came the wrecking

crew, i.e. Mr Campbell and

Neufeld. In 2002 with thegoal to privatize and breakup Hydro as well asdestroy the union. Theycreated the costly chaoticNew Energy Plan.Result:1. They hired Accenture

to run major service activi-ty that accounted for onethird of Hydro staff.2. They created a BC

Hydro Transmission cor-poration to manipuulaterates and further fragmentHydro. This may become amoney sink hole similar toBCR rail extension toDease Lake.3. They expanded huge

Independent PowerProducers Contracts thatexcluded BC Hydro.The direct costs $98 mil-

lion plus 18 million yearlyoperating cost. Then wehave Smart meters at 1.4billion. This could havebeen delayed to relievesome of the taxpayer load.The estimated purchase

of private power is #30 bil-lion by 2016. Worse stillwhen the contacts expire,the power goes to thehighest bidder. IPP weresalivating and couldn’tbelieve their good fortune.Private power came in at

$100 mwh for non firm and$124 for firm. Spot pricesare $4.34 non firm and ahigh of $52.43 for firm.(info Gwen Johanssen, pastHydro director article.)

This sounds like a sequelto the book stupid to the lastdrop substitute “last watt.”Also Hydro was man-

dated to hold in reserve3000 gwh by 2020 with piein the sky rationale.The end result is that the

public got hammered with60 per cent hydro rateincrease with approx 30per cent occurring in 2012to 2014.Burrard thermal

950mwh was approved bythe PUC as emergencystand by power. Rejectedby the govt. Then Bill 17removed Site C from PUCoversight and assignedauthority to cabinet.Gas fired plants are much

cheaper, can be whereneeded with a savings of 15per cent line loss power.Gas is cheap and abundant.It makes no difference tothe atmosphere carbonemissions whether the gasis burned in BC or else-where. Site C is notrequired and we don’t needthe jobs. At the rates thepublic will pay for power,calculating inputs, few ofthese projects are Green.I wonder if the public

could hold the politiciansto account for grossincompetence and lack ofdue diligence.In any case ,there is the

Election.George Kalischuk

Chetwynd, BC


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YOUR VIEWS Taking on Site C and the Mayor

tricity. This spawned a new

wave of electricity gener-ating power plants basedon natural gas instead ofcoal. The advantage, in this

case, is that natural gasgets desulphurized at thesource and it does nothave the acid emissionsthat a coal powered plantgenerates. Natural gas power

plants are also muchmore efficient with thenew ones able to harvestas much as 43 per cent ofthe energy as electricity. Hence, if the new coal

power plants are beinglabeled as clean then thenatural gas plants mustbe even cleaner. Right? Except it depends on

what you mean by cleanenergy. Both coal and nat-ural gas power plantsdepend upon the combus-tion of carbon compoundsfor their energy. That means that both

produce carbon dioxideas an output. And carbondioxide has been shownto be a major contributorto climate change. To put things in per-

spective, a kilogram ofnatural gas produces 10.8

kWh of electricity butgenerates 2.45 kilogramsof carbon dioxide. Not aparticularly favour-ableratio but better than, say,brown coal which gener-ates only 2.8 kWh of elec-tricity and 2.93 kilogramsof carbon dioxide. Comparatively, natural

gas is the cleaner alterna-tive. But if you are wor-ried about carbon dioxideemissions, then you cannot say that natural gas isclean. So, how do these com-

pare to generating elec-tricity from othersources? In British Columbia,

with our mountainousterrain and abundance ofrivers, we have chosen togenerate much of ourelectricity by hydroelec-tric dams. Once complet-ed, these have very, verylow emissions. They donot rely on the combus-tion of carbon for energy. Indeed, some would

argue that we get all ofour electricity for freesince it is the naturalwater cycle that fills thereservoirs behind thedams. This is not quite true as

both the dams and thereservoirs require mainte-nance and there are somegreenhouse gases gener-

ated as a consequence offlooding valleys. However, the amount

of carbon dioxide or anyother emission producedby a hydroelectric damonce it has been built is atiny fraction of theamount generated bycombusting carbon basedcompounds. That said, it is the once

it has been built part thatleads to questions aboutthe relative emissions. The Site C dam, for

example, if it were builtout of concrete wouldresult in huge carbondioxide emissions. For every tonne of con-

crete about 1.25 tonnes ofcarbon dioxide would beemitted and that is nottaking into account theenergy spent on construc-tion. But even so, if you work

out the carbon dioxideemitted per kWh of elec-tricity generated, thenumber is a tiny fraction -about 1/100th of thevalue for natural gas. In B.C., it is approxi-

mately 24 grams per kWh.For Quebec, which isalmost exclusively hydro-electric, that number istwo grams per kWh. And by any measure,

that is what I would callclean energy.

Continued from page 4

Very, very low emissions

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CHETWYND – OnSeptember 6 at 9:30 in theevening, Chetwynd RCMPcompleted a routine vehi-cle stop of a vehicle which

had been observed by theofficer to be swervingwhile travelingSouthbound on Highway29. When the officerapproached the driversside of the vehicle, a strong

odor of marijuana could bedetected. The driver admit-ted to having just smokedmarijuana, he was arrestedfor Possession of aControlled substance and3.7 grams of marijuanawere located in his vehicle.The driver was also issueda 24 Hour DrivingProhibition for drivingwhile impaired and hisvehicle was impounded.

• On September 7,Chetwynd RCMP receiveda residential break andenter complaint from the281 Road area. The owneradvised they had beenaway for three days,returned home to find thefront door window broken.Stolen from inside of theresidence was a 50 inch tel-

evision. This matter is stillunder investigation.

• On September 9, atapproximately 11:40 in themorning, the ChetwyndRCMP were dispatched toa single vehicle roll-overcollision 15 kilometersNorth of Chetwynd onHighway 97 near SpenstRoad. Chetwynd RCMP mem-

bers attended to find aPontiac Sunfire in thenorthbound ditch. Themale driver had minorinjuries, however, thefemale passenger wasejected through the sun-roof and landed severalmeters away from the vehi-cle. The passenger sustained

serious injuries, was trans-

ported to the ChetwyndHospital and then air liftedto Edmonton, AB for fur-ther medical treatment andwhere she is expected tohave surgery. The the causeof the accident is still underinvestigation. Fort St. JohnTraffic Analyst has exam-ined the vehicle and willforward a report into theuse of seatbelts and vehiclespeed at the time of thecrash.

• On September 11 ,shortly after 3 am, aChetwynd resident report-ed a break and enter at hisresidence on the SouthAccess Road in Chetwynd,BC. The complainant stated

he was sleeping and hearda noise in the bathroom.

He checked it out andobserved a male halfwayin the house via the bath-room window. He yelled atthe male who then fled thescene into the back yard.The complainant describedthe suspect as being in hisearly 20's, Caucasian witha shaved head and waswearing a black hoodieand blue jeans. The win-dow was examined for fin-gerprints with negativeresults. The Police DogService was called out totrack the suspect, however,this yielded negativeresults. The suspect wastracked to a pavement por-tion of the South AccessRoad where it is believedthe suspect got into a vehi-cle and the track ended.


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Chetwynd had its ownGriz Fest last weekend. More specifically, two

young grizzly bears werespotted in the Bedell RoadSubdivision when theywandered into Dave andChris Keim’s backyard. Around 7:30 am, Chris

told her husband Dave shethought she saw bears out-side.“I got the binoculars and

looked and sure enoughthey were there,” saidDave.They quickly grabbed

the camera and then calledthe cell phone of twofriends who were campedin a tent in their back yard,Marlin and DeannaHaugen. “I had gotten up in the

camper making coffee.Marlin hadn’t crawled outof the tent yet. Davephones, ‘Deanna there’stwo grizzlies in the yard,”said Deanna.She quickly ran to the

tent and told her husbandMarlin to get out of thetent because two grizzlieswere moving down the hilltowards them.“You should have seen

him scrambling out thereso fast. Marlin grabbed thecell phone standing therein his underwear videoingit with the cell phonewhile it came down thehill.”The bears kept looking

over at the Haugens andover at the deck where

Dave was lying down.“At first they were just

looking, kind of curious. Itlooked like they weregoing to leave. Then thedog decided to be big andbrave and chase them.Then she started barkingand they came towardsher and she came backtowards the house.”The bears came within

15 yards of Dave where hewas lying on the deck toappear less threateningand was taking pictures.He said they appeared tobe inquisitive and non-threatening.“They knew they were

on my turf and I never feltthreatened. Had I been intheir territory, it may havebeen different,” said Dave.

“They looked over at usseveral different times,looked at the dogs, justobserving differentthings,” said Deanna.“I wasn’t nervous. It was

just pretty cool. I wasn’tscared, we weren’t scared.It was just awesome. Idon’t think I’ve ever reallyseen except in the dis-tance,” said Deanna.Deanna was thrilled to

experience the sighting,but hopes they have wan-


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CHETWYND – Sundaymay have been one of thelast warm days of the

summer and while othersspent the day at the lake,some chose to race.

The Annual ChetwyndHalf Marathon had itslargest turnout yet on

Sunday morning. Morethan 100 participantsbraved the 23 Degree

Celsius weather as walk-ers, relay racers and indi-vidual racers. Prag Patel, afirst time racer born inIndia, said the heat did notslow him down.“This was my first race

in my whole life. No train-ing. Nothing,” Patel said.After a 17-day shift at

Domino’s Pizza, Pateldecided to spend his firstday off not relaxing, butrunning a half marathon.Patel frequents the gym,but says he never actuallytrained for the 21-kilome-tre race.“My maximum race is

nine km. Just run aroundChetwynd three days aweek.”He said Tyria

Plamondon, race organiz-er encouraged him toenter and so he did.He bought a new pair of

Nike kicks and broke themin on Sunday’s race.Though a little sore after,he felt great he said.“Oh my god I’m really

happy with my time. Nexttime I will try more. I real-ly, really enjoyed it. Nexttime I will try to enjoyeach and every event.”With a goal of finishing

in two and half hours,Patel finished in just overtwo hours.Originally from India,

Patel moved fromVancouver to Chetwyndjust over a year ago andsays Chetwynd is theplace to find work.“It’s hard to find work in

Vancouver.”Another Chetwynd

local, Monique Winlandplaced third in the walk-ing division.Last year she placed sec-

ond with the same time,but says heat played a fac-


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Geisbrecht, Ethier top local marathoners

tor as well as faster com-petition. Still she wasexcited with her perform-ance she said.Brothers, Brian and

Blaine Ethier put their bestfoot forward finishing infirst and second for theMaster Men division,proving their early morn-ing training up GhostMountain has its payoffs.“We’re up there twice a

week at 4:30am and longerruns during the week.”The Ethier brothers have

hit all the local competi-tions this season includingthe Mt. Baldy MountainBike Loopee, the PCSSenior Adventure Race,the Emperor’s Challenge,and Sunday's halfmarathon. Next on theiragenda is the GhostMountain Grunt, 15-kilo-metre race happeningSunday September 23.With no more races for awhile, the two will contin-ue enjoying morning runstogether and keeping clos-er on each other’s heels.“We’re always about

five minutes apart withour times,” said Brian.Participants included

kids to seniors in relayteams, individual runnersand individual walkers.

The day provided a fami-ly-oriented atmosphere asparents cheered for theirkids and vice versa.The heat was a challenge

for most racers who saidthey could have used afew more water stations.Apart from the heat,organizer TyriaPlamondon received posi-tive comments about therace.“The day went well.

Volunteers were fantastic.No issues. It was hot outthere.Comments have been

positive.”Plamondon says she will

be spending the weekevaluating the course and

seeing what changes ifany should be made fornext year and she is opento comments.Changes to the course

occurred last minute fromthe Highway 29 route toCrowfeather Gas Stationand instead participantsraced along Highway 97Sto Disher’s Corner andback to the Post Office.Circumstances required

a course change, such ashaving shuttle partici-pants back fromCrowfeathers.“It was easier to make a

course change,” she said.Here are the results of the

top three in each category:Finishing in the top

three for the walking cate-gory were KarenSutherland with a time of2:5:45, Karen Ellingson at2:59:52 and MoniqueWinland at 3:02:33.The top three senior

men in the individual run-ning category were KitSiquardson at 1:45:30,Aaron Harper at 1:50:27and Mouritz Lundt at1:50:54.The top three senior

women individual run-ners were WendyGiesbrecht at 1:44:24,Elizabeth Brown at 1:54:47and Suzanne Cavalehertoat 1:58:23.The top three men in the

master division were

Brian Ethier, with a time of1:37:22, Blaine Ethier at1:44:38 and Glen Roszmanat 1:46:16.The top three master

women runners were TerriGale at 1:50:25, BirgitSharman at 2:00:46 andTamera Grolinsky at2:17:29.The top three elite mas-

ter men were Phil Rempelat 1:46:57, Grant Spelsbergat 2:00:39 and BobAndrews at 2:08:52.

The first and only in hercategory for elite masterwomen was Daria Gansonat 2:48:42.The top three places in

the kids’ race went toDylan Ethier at 15:59,Faith Smith at 16:23 andHayden Smith at 16:44.Relay teams participat-

ed in teams of two or four.Coming in first place outof 11 teams was duo, PamSawers and Chris Garwahwith a time of 1:45:55.Terri Gale, winner of the

women’s master race hadrun a 46 km race the daybefore.


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Canada, runners hit pave-ment and trails on Sundayfor various races as thespring and summer raceseason wound down.Lethbridge, Alberta’s LostSoul Ultra Marathon hadracers completing dis-

tances of 50km, 100km or100 miles. Racers in the100-mile distance wereweighed and had theirblood pressure checkedfour times throughout theevent. Anyone who lostmore than five per cent oftheir body weight wasforced to discontinue.Just long enough to kill

her curiosity, recentChetwynd resident SheilaLacey pushed herself tonew limits by running 53.7km, and is grateful for theexperience, she said. “It’s the longest I’ve ever

ran. The hardest thing I’veever done. I’m so happy Idid it.”Lacey hadn’t raced in

more than four years, andat the time she ran theChetwynd half marathon,21 kilometres. When Lacey,joined by her friend JoleneRarick decided it was timeto raise the stakes. The twostarted training lastJanuary.“We decided if we were

going to do one, we weregoing to do a good one. Ahard one. The course wasreally, really hard,” shesaid.Lacey finished ninth in

her category and seven-teenth overall with a timeof 7:27:35:55. Lacey described the

course set in the Coolies inLethbridge as difficult con-sisting of constant rollinghills, heaps of single trackon a mixture of soft dirtand rock, meaning racershad to step out of the wayto let someone pass.

“All it was was up anddown hills.”And in another breath,

Lacey said, “it was won-derful.”“This was an endurance

race. Everybody was easygoing. So friendly. I could-n’t believe how supportivepeople were.”However, the two friends

grew increasingly nervousthe day and evening beforethe race as they watchedFriday’s racers. “The night before the

race Jolene and I were pret-ty scared because we gotthere in the afternoon.”The event held a 50 km

race on Friday andSaturday. The ladies racedSaturday and spent Fridaywatching racers in the 50km run.

“(We saw) how tiredthey were. People startedto talk about what it waslike… the hills, the ups, thedowns. We were prettynervous.”After a sleepless night,

the ladies rose earlySaturday morning and juststarted running.“Once you got going and

running on the trails and

stuff, I loved it. I just felt, itjust felt great. We were justrunning up and down, likeyou climb the hills. Therewas no way anyone couldrun the hill. You climb thehill and then you ran, youclimb the hill and then youran.”Lacey said her runner’s

wall, or toughest sectionhappened about threequarters into the race.“Near the last 12km it

was getting pretty tough. Itgot really, really hot.”She started at 7 am which

put her on the course in the28-degree sun. Volunteersat the five aid stations werehelpful and necessary forfilling water, providingfood and first aid ifrequired.“They gave you a chip on

your wrist, scanned youcoming in, filled yourwater bottles, and got yousomething to eat. Whateveryou needed, the volunteersgot you.”Scanning runner’s chips

coming and going at eachaid station helped volun-teers keep track of every-one, and while some didn’tfinish due to heat, no onegot lost as far as she knows.“It was a well-marked

trail. A couple of spots youmight have ventured a fewfeet and thought ‘oh geeze,where is the flag.’,” shesaid.Soreness set in on

Monday and she found shewasn’t going anywhere


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fast. Her stiff muscles simply wouldn’tallow it.“Sunday and Monday were not very

good. The quads…really, really from allthe downhill.”After running 53.7 km, she sat for 13

hours, enduring the long drive back toChetwynd.“So that didn’t help for stiffening,” she

said. Thirteen hours to get there fromhere- that didn’t help. We still wouldhave been really sore.”After more stretching, and a few days

later, she is feeling better she says.

Whether she’ll do it again, she isunsure, but will certainly continue run-ning.“I’ll be just running just for me…for the

next little while until I find something…Ihave always ran. Since I was a teenager. Ijust love to run. It just kind of relaxes meand you just stay in shape right. It’s justpart of me.”Lacey was the produce manager at IGA

in Chetwynd for many years and recent-ly moved to Fort St. John to focus on herdaughter Brittany’s competitive swim-ming where Chetwynd’s former headswim coach of the Electric Eels, JasonBrockman has taken a coaching position.


Thirteen hour break after53.7 kilometres of running

Sheila Lace and friendJolene Patrick battlestheirway up through thefield. Lacey placed ninthin her category and17th overall. “It waswonderful,” she said. Photo submitted

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Korhonen is on a newadventure. After travellingto more than 23 differentcountries, next to a five-month tour of Africa,Korhonen is calling mov-ing to Chetwynd herwildest adventure to date. She is Peace FM’s new

video producer and startedon August 28, one day aftercatching a flight fromOntario. Korhonen said themove and job change hap-pened in less than a month. “Next to going to Africa,

this is sort of the bigger tripfor me, coming herebecause I’ll be away frommy family for longer thansix months. I don’t seemyself going home forChristmas. I do see myparents coming to visit me.They’re already makingplans but not till May.”After owning a video

recording and editing busi-ness for 15 years, she grewtired of receiving little tono benefits. She remem-bered the producer posi-

tion at the station had beenposted last year and heremail was received afterLeo Sabulsky, station man-ager had finished hiringfor the position.

“August 1, I decidedthat I needed a real job.”That day, she started

sending resumes at ran-dom and recalled the PeaceFM station in the distantlands of Northern BritishColumbia.“I might as well try,” she

thought.The following day after

sending the resume, shereceived a call fromSabulsky explaining thesudden need for a produc-er.“He says, ‘how fast can

you get out here?’ And allof the sudden I realizedthat I have to pack upeverything and get outthere. I just had to telleverybody I’m leaving andsell all my stuff and throwall my worldly possessionsin three bags.”Korhonen grew up in

Burly Falls, Ontario, a pop-ulation of 84.“My Grandpa bought

100 acres of woods and welived there. It was fun.”For the past two years

she lived in Plattsville, asmall town in SouthernOntario and prior to that,she lived in London, Ont.“I love small towns. I

love…in fact Chetwynd isabout twice the size ofPlattsville so you know it’snice to have like a TimHorton’s and things likethat.”She misses having a car

and instead walks every-where. She also missesfriends and family. Thelongest she has been awayfrom family is six months,but takes advantage ofSkype and texting technol-ogy.“My mom texts me all

the time and she reallymisses me because we’re atight family.”While her brother and

parents live near eachother, Korhonen had noth-ing tying her down andneeded an adventure.“You hit a point in your

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life- I think it was when Iwas 30. And I had to makethat decision: Am I going tosettle down or am I goingto explore, you know, havethe freedom. And I don’tregret that type of decision.My mom bugs me about iteveryday.”Korhonen says her five-

month tour of Africa was amilestone and at 26 yearsof age she learned a lot.“It was ’96, so there was

no technology to – youcouldn’t just email or any-thing like that. In factwhen we were in Zaire fora month, my parents didn’thear from me for a wholemonth and they were real-ly scared. There was noreal technology. We didn’teven come across a postoffice of anything like that.We called it the green tun-nel because it was just jun-gle. It was pretty scary.”She said if she was in

that situation now shewould be scared, but at thetime was too naïve to seethe danger.“They stuck you on a

truck and drove fromMorocco all the way alongthe west coast all the wayto Nairobi for five months.And I could have gone allthe way down to CapeTown but that would havebeen nine months.” On top of the tour, she

wound up in a book calledA Blond In Africa by LauraResnick. Their tour had 23participants, one being awriter who wrote aboutthe experience.“It taught me that I’m

capable of sustainingmyself without stuff, butwhen I got back fromAfrica, I got sick.”At 26 years of age, she

was diagnosed with Type Idiabetes, ending herremote travel adventuresbecause of the medicationrequired.Korhonen’s realm of

video experience datesback to when she wasyoung.“When I was a kid we

used to make movies withthe little 8mm film thing.Then when video cameout, we were the first kidsto have a video camera.Later she attended

Fanshaw College’s audio-visual technician two-yearprogram, teaching her touse slides, not so valuable.But provided valuableinsight on storyboarding.She spent a few years

volunteering at the cablestation and decided to starther own business and pur-sue her interests – people’sbiographies.“Anything that’s legal, I

would video tape.”She videoed weddings,

figure skating competi-tions, produced onlinecontent for Bed &Breakfast Canada. She alsostarted a company calledBIZTV4U, creating onlinecommercials and newslet-ters on an internationalscale. Her passion forhuman interest fits wellwith her current project atPeace FM with the heritagehistory project.“I’m very excited

because it seems as thoughthere’s a lot that can bedone. There’s a lot ofpotential here. It seems asthough I’ve got quite a bitto offer – especially theknowledge I’ve acquiredbecause I’m 42 years old.”Although a video pro-

ducer, she describes herselfas a creator and if shecould have her dream job,

she would love to be animaginer at Disney. “They’re the people who

create all the cool stuff inDisney World – like therides and all that. They’rethe people who just sit intheir room and say ‘heywouldn’t it be cool if weflung people upside downand threw water in theirface?’ It’s like yeah, ok.”

Her first impressions ofChetwynd were the townbeing larger than she imag-ined, the scenery and thebeautiful woodcarvings.“Mountains - and they’re

only foothills. Also I thinkthe air is cleaner out here.It just seems brighter. Ifyou want to get aroundChetwynd, you don’t needto know the street names,

you just have to knowwhat sculpture the thing isin front of.”Korhonen knows she is a

long way from home basedon the generous drivers. “In London or in

Plattsville, when youcrossed the road, you tookyour life in your hands.Here you’re, the cars aregoing all over the place but

they will stop for you. Infact I feel a little embar-rassed because I’m stand-ing there just waiting forthe car to go by and itstops. I’m thinking ‘whyare you stopping?While still getting

acquainted with the town,Korhonen has plans to stayand settle here as long asthe station will have her.

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As I was drivinginto town, clouds,white and dark in

the morning sunshine,gathered here and thereagainst the hills; remnantsof the early morning rainglistened on the leaves. In the distance the peaks

of the Northern Rockiesstood out against the skyand below, the townspread and clustered alongthe highways in the valley.This is the town we live in.

Our town.Most of us live here

because we want to livehere. We love this valleyand everything that it is.Of course, some wouldlike more shoppingoptions with lower prices;some more restaurants;some more streets tocruise. But most of us arequite pleased withChetwynd the way it is. Oh yes, there are a cou-

ple of large vacant lotsdown town that we wouldlike to see developed butwe recognize that that willhappen as the result ofbusiness decisions. Andthese business decisionsare made on the basis ofprojected return on invest-

ment. It is the same with hous-

ing. Before a builder willdrive a nail, he or she willhave to be reasonably cer-tain that the finishedhouse will return a profit.Profit is what business isall about. It’s not bad.Looking about town one

can see a number of hous-ing units in various stagesof construction. It’s ahealthy sign and somedaysoon these houses willbecome homes to familieswho will make our streetsjust a little brighterbecause they live here. It is common knowledge

that many of the peoplebuying groceries in theevening are temporary res-idents here for the job. I recently sat beside a

young man on the flightfrom Fort St. John toVancouver: “Are you onyour days off? “Yes. Iwork at Willow Creek andlive on the Island.”Another encounter: “Doyou live in Chetwynd?”

“No, my home is inNanaimo. I drive home onmy days off.” “And you?”“I live in Clearwater butthe work is here.”These are people who,

for one reason or another,have not yet chosen toinvest in our town. Theyhave not yet committed tobuying a house in ourtown – though many have. In fact, I was bold

enough to stop at a housethat I knew was recentlypurchased and knock onthe door. Yes, a new cou-ple had moved to townand I had the pleasure ofwelcoming them with afresh loaf of zucchinibread. Try it some day;you’ll like it – the welcom-

ing, that is. Zucchini breadis also pretty good.I suppose this gets me to

my point. In many cases, itseems to take more thanwork to get a new familysettled in town. It takes anattitude. And it takes an action.

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Chetwynd RCMP has anew detachment com-mander.

Staff Sgt. OliviaTremblay took over May22 arriving from Fort St.John, replacing Sgt. KimRusk who was promotedto Saskatchewan inMarch.

Tremblay grew up inManitoba and has beenwith the RCMP for 15years.

She began her career inDawson Creek for sevenyears and then headed tothe East Coast with herhusband for anotherseven years in NovaScotia.

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rainfall warning prompt-ed local officials to pre-pare for possible floodingin the area this week asthe Peace area readieditself to welcome around60 mm of rain Tuesdayand Wednesday and morethan 100 mm in the PinePass.

RCMP Sgt. OliviaTremblay said forChetwynd area it couldaffect the river systemwith potential for floodingon the Halfway, Moberly,Pine and Kiskatinawrivers.

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8th Annual ChetwyndChainsaw CarvingChampionship: Returnof the Champions hasbeen sullied with thetheft of a piece of thisyear’s first place carvingentitled Fiddle Sticks bytwo-year in a rowchampion Chris Foltz.

The carving of a FireUrchin was discoveredmissing Tuesday morn-ing by District ofChetwynd staff as theywere preparing to movethe carvings to theVisitor Centre.

Foltz, who is fromOregon, explains in hiscarving biography thishe chose his piece of aFiddler Crab captured inits natural surroundingsbecause of its awesomerelationship with theFire Urchin.

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HUDSON HOPE – Hudson'sHope School Students AutumnMacDonald, Parker MacDonald,and Ashtyn Noad, as well asparent Samantha MacDonald,raised funds to participate in a"Visions of Change" project lastJuly. After months of hard work

fundraising, they were able totravel to Ghana, Africa. Forthree weeks from July 1st to21st, they worked at the RoyalSeed Home Orphanage. “Some of the work they did to

help others included paintingbuildings and fences, preparingfood, and also pouring concretefor a brand new school,”Hudson’s Hope School princi-pal Derrek Beam said.“Autumn came to the schoolrecently and shared a slideshowshowing hundreds of pictures ofthe experiences they had inGhana. I am so proud of thesefine students for working sohard to achieve this goal of help-ing others in our world. Thesmiling faces of our studentsand the Ghana children, whileworking in sweltering heat saysit all.”

Hudson's Hope Fall Fair The Hudson's Hope Fall Fair

would like to give kudos to all

of the volunteers who helpedmake this year's event a successCategory Winners (Highest

Points in each category): JuniorCrafts (Age 2-5): Ayden QuibellJunior Crafts (Age 6-9): AnnikaQuibell Junior Crafts (Age 10-15): Tie between Jonah Bouillon,Sean Rice and Abbie Gamboa.Dairy and Poultry: PamGunderson Vegetable andFruits: Tie between Deb Broughand Heather Middleton HomeBaking: Valerie Bashforth HomeCanning: Pam GundersonFlowers and Foliage: MargaretKyllo Handicrafts: Edith RosaArt: Tie between Carlee Bouillonand Lannie Rhymer Toys andMiscellaneous: IrmgardLohman Creative Writing: PeterHaagsman The highest points award

went to Margaret Kyllo. George and Betty Holoboff

Memorial Award went to JaneMarkin for the greatest partici-pation. This award was createdin memory of George and BettyHoloboff, who were thefounders of the Fall Fair nearly20 years ago. The Fall Fair Committee

would like to request volunteersfrom the community to assistwith planning next year's event.Without volunteers, we cannotcontinue to hold this event. Ifyou are interested in volunteer-

ing for the committee, pleasecontact Heather Middleton at250-783-9252 or email [email protected].

High School RodeoHUDSON’S HOPE – A huge

congratulations to Hudson'sHope School grade 12 studentRicky Warren.Warren qualified and compet-

ed in the National High SchoolRodeo Finals in Wyoming. Thefinals included the top four con-testants in each event fromevery Province, the UnitedStates, and Australia. Warrenqualified in Saddle-Bronc andfinished 11th out of 120 contest-ants from around the world. Warren then participated in

the Canadian High SchoolRodeo Finals in Manitoba. Thisrodeo involves the top five con-testants in each event fromevery Province. Warren, from the small town

of Hudson's Hope, representingHudson's Hope School (about150 or so students) is now: theAll Around Champion, Saddlebronc Champion, Calf RopingReserve Champion, TeamRoping Reserve Champion,Boys' Cutting ReserveChampion and 3rd in SteerWrestling ...for all of Canada. “What a thrill,” Hudson’s

Hope School president Derrek

Beam said. “I have watchedRicky (and many of our stu-dents) passionately compete inour local High School Rodeos. Iknow that he has put in longhours and sacrificed a lot tobecome the best he can be. HisMom told me that what madeher "proudest" of her son'saccomplish-ments this summerwas how humble and respectfulhe was through it all. I must saythat Ricky has always been a ter-rific role model for our studentsat Hudson's Hope School.”Beam also offered a big con-

gratulations to Hudson's HopeSchool Graduate CJ Grahamwho competed in the B.C. HighSchool Rodeo Finals, and is nowthe B.C. High School SaddleBronc Champion! “CJ has endured many bumps,

bruises, and breaks to accom-plish this amazing goal,” Beamsaid. “CJ has been a fine repre-sentative of our school. He is arespectful person who is alwayswilling to help others.”

West Moberly First Nations Hudson’s Hope Mayor Karen

Anderson announced that anagreement has been signedbetween the West Moberly FirstNations and the District ofHudson’s Hope. “The Treaty Land Entitlement

is a government term that refers

to a specific claim by Indigenouscommunities that did notreceive the full amount ofreserve land they were entitledto under their treaties,”Anderson explained. “This isbased upon a land quantum for-mula used to calculate theamount of reserve land anIndigenous community wasentitled to receive. The govern-ment failed to fulfill the TLEobligations because of inaccu-rate allocations of land whenreserves where surveyed.”Anderson said this agreement

only provides the opportunityfor both communities to meetand discuss issues arising andhow to proceed. “We are in the very prelimi-

nary stage and will be reportingback to the community if andwhen any movement is made onthe TLE that effects Hudson’sHope,” she said.

Watson Lake, Yukon The District of Hudson’s Hope

is now among the thousands ofsigns located at the Sign PostForest in Watson Lake, Yukon. Don Ferguson traveled

through Watson Lake, and ascustoms dictates, he brought asign from Hudson’s Hope toadd to the thousands of signsalready in place at this touristdestination.

Hudson Hope’s Ricky Warren a national champion


LOCAL NEWS

BC Hydro is inviting communities, stakeholders and the public to participate in the upcoming Project Definition Consultation, Fall 2012 for the Site C Clean Energy Project (Site C).

Site C is a proposed third dam and hydroelectric generating station on the Peace River. Site C is being proposed as part of BC Hydro’s overall program to invest in and renew the province’s electricity system.

Topics will include:

• Worker Accommodation• Transportation• Clearing• Agriculture

How Input Will Be Used

Public and stakeholder input received will help inform project plans, project design and mitigation plans as BC Hydro prepares the Environmental Impact Statement for review in the environment assessment process in 2013.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS AND OPEN HOUSESFOR PROJECT DEFINITION CONSULTATION, FALL 2012 (SEPTEMBER 10 – OCTOBER 19, 2012)

Project Definition Consultation materials will be available online beginning September 10, 2012.

We Want to Hear From You

You can provide feedback and learn more by:

• Attending a stakeholder meeting or open house

• Providing feedback online: www.bchydro.com/sitec

• Writing a submission to: [email protected] or P.O. Box 2218, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 3W2

• Faxing: 604 695 5290• Visiting the Community Consultation Offices:

• 9948 100th Ave, Fort St. John • The Pearkes Centre, 10801 Dudley

Street, Hudson’s Hope• Calling toll-free phone: 1 877 217 0777

Site C Clean Energy Project: Environmental Assessment

Site C is currently in a cooperative environmental review by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office, including review by a joint panel.

The Pearkes Centre10801 Dudley StreetHudson's Hope, B.C. V0C 1V0

Site C Clean Energy Project:P.O. Box 2218Vancouver, B.C. V6B 3W2

Community Consultation Offices:9948 - 100th Avenue Fort St. John, B.C. V1J 1Y5250 785 3420

Fax: 604 695 5290 Toll-free: 1 877 217 [email protected]

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* Please register for stakeholder meetings by emailing [email protected] or calling 1 877 217 0777.

PROJECT DEFINITION CONSULTATION, FALL 2012 – MEETING CALENDAR

COMMUNITY EVENT DATE: 2012 TIME LOCATION

Fort St. John Stakeholder Meeting* Tuesday, Sept 11 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Quality Inn Northern Grand

Fort St. John Open House Tuesday, Sept 11 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Quality Inn Northern Grand

Hudson’s Hope Stakeholder Meeting* Wednesday, Sept 12 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Hudson’s Hope Community Hall

Hudson’s Hope Open House Wednesday, Sept 12 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Hudson’s Hope Community Hall

Dawson Creek Stakeholder Meeting* Thursday, Sept13 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Best Western Dawson Creek

Dawson Creek Open House Thursday, Sept 13 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Best Western Dawson Creek

Taylor Stakeholder Meeting* Friday, Sept 14 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Taylor Community Hall

Tumbler Ridge Stakeholder Meeting* Monday, Sept 17 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tumbler Ridge Community Centre

Chetwynd Stakeholder Meeting* Tuesday, Sept 18 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Pomeroy Inn & Suites

Chetwynd Open House Tuesday, Sept 18 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Pomeroy Inn & Suites

Mackenzie Stakeholder Meeting* Wednesday, Sept 19 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Mackenzie Recreation Centre

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Chetwynd FamilyResource Centre recentlyreceived a grant from theUnited Way in the amountof $10,000 to assist in therunning of the FamilyResource Corner located atthe Chetwynd PublicLibrary.Kerry Silver, a volunteer

of the Family ResourceCorner, had applied for agrant though United WayNorthern BritishColumbia. “I saw great potential for

this great initiative andfound that I was way toobusy with my current rolewith Success by 6 andChildren First,” Silversaid. “I crossed my fingersand found out in Augustwe received the amountwe requested.”Silver, who is taking a

leave of absence, said anew coordinator will bestarting in September whowill be extending the fami-ly resource corner to greatlevels. “Ana Peasgood is the

new Family ResourceCorner Coordinator whocan be reached at 250-401-7687,” Silver said, “I lookforward to working withAna and United Way ofNorthern BC in my role Icurrently fill in theChetwynd Community.”“People don’t realize

that United Way ofNorthern BC is at workhere in Chetwynd andfund programs such as theCrisis Line for NorthernBC, the CNIB, Spinal CordInjury BC, and theNorthern Brain InjuryAssociation. United Wayensures that programssuch as Success By 6 forchildren 0-6 are active inyour community to helps

kids get the education andopportunities theydeserve” said NikiHedges, CommunityDevelopment andCampaign Officer NE.

“Last year the UnitedWay of Northern BCraised a little over a mil-lion dollars in campaignand invested $1.89M incommunities all overNorthern BC. ThisSeptember we kickoff the2012 campaign with thegoal to raise $1.25M, butthe need is much greater,and in fact, it’s estimatedthat $2.75M is neededbefore we can even beginto adequately meet theneeds of communities inNorthern BC,” Hedgesstated.

For more informationon the United Way ofNorthern BC, please visitwww.unitedwaynbc.ca<http://www.unitedwaynbc.ca> .

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TUMBLER RIDGE – “It’s the ones whodon’t wear anything, I question their abil-ity to asses risk and to even be on themachine, because they’re not wearing theminimum PPE,” says Terry Ring, one ofthe instructors for the ATV safety courseoffered by Northern Lights College(NLC).Ring got into ATV safety after his

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down the hill. We werehappy because there wasnothing wrong with him.We do have accidents.Most people who havedone quading for anylength of time have had anaccident, but it’s knowingwhat to do. It’s you, notthe quad that is impor-tant.”The main point to draw

from Mohr’s story is acci-dents happen, but surviv-ing the accidents is whyeducation is important. Hesays, “The reality comes infor a lot of people whenthere is a serious accidentor fatality, but it reallyshouldn’t take anotherfatality for people to startquestioning. Parents need

to take responsibility. Ihave four children, theyhave dirt bikes, quads, andski-doos, but when they’reout there, they wear thegear. They have the train-ing, they wear the gearand they’ve had accidents.This is the big thing;they’ve walked away fromaccidents. If you do getinto a situation where youare out of control, youwant to know how to recti-fy that situation.”One of the main focuses

of certified ATV safetyprograms is teaching peo-ple their limits as well asthe limits of their machine.“One of the hardest partsof riding an ATV is tra-versing because the vehi-cles are most unstable on atraverse. Up and down hill

or on flats they’re prettystable. There are also spe-cial techniques for doingsharp turns, and differentpositions. We help novicesin particular feel safe rid-ing a traverse,” explainsRing.The course through

ATV/BC has a similarmandate. Mohr says,“Don’t let someone force

you into something yournot comfortable with,” hecontinues, “We talk a lotabout riding within yourabilities and the capabili-ties of your ATV, 125 cc to1000 cc. There is a varietythere. We talk about find-ing the right size ofmachine for the person.”It’s also important before

heading out on a trail toknow some survivor skillsand to know some basicelements about yourmachine. Ring says, “Wedo basic maintenance onthe course, we make themlook at the air filter, the oilfilter and how to check forgas because a lot of peopleget stranded.”Mohr lists off some

important survival provi-sions to bring with you

every time you head out,“Carry extra food, water,air compressor, plugs forfixing a hole in a tire, atow-rope, first-aid kit,some small tools andsomething to start a fireshould you get strandedand need to stay warmthrough the night.”Ring tells a relevant

story saying, “There was a

kid on the east coast whowent out onto the seaplains, he didn’t check hisquad and he ran out ofgas. He started walkingback and died of exposure.This is another ATV acci-dent, but not throughspeed or impairment. Hedidn’t do the basic thingsbefore he set out on theride.”When it comes down to

the limits and functioningcapacities of yourmachine, Ring ensures italways comes down toMOM. He says, “Alwayslisten to MOM, theManufacturer’s OperatingManual, even WorksafeBC does. If you look toWorksafe BC’s safety regu-lations, you’ll be surprisedto see a 10-degree gradientis all you can do. With thisyou couldn’t go anywhere,this car park would almostbe the extreme. However,if you look, it says, ‘unlessauthorized by theManufacturer OperationManual’. It’s all down toMOM.”Ring explains there is

loads of helpful informa-tion in the MOM such ashow to make yourmachine last longer andhow to get the most enjoy-ment from the machine.He continues, “I say to

most of the guys whocome on the course,‘where’s your manual?’They’ll open it and it’snever been creased.They’ve never looked in it,they just don’t know.”Along with getting to

know your MOM anothersimple thing a person cando to stay alive while theyride, is to make sure theirbodies are protected.


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Riders should be wearinggloves, eye protection,long sleeved shirts andpants, boots that cover theankles, and of course, ahelmet. “Most people aresurprised to learn youshould replace your hel-met after three to fiveyears of use. It needs to beDOT or better yet SNELLapproved. Helmets are alast resort,” he continues,“I’ve seen a girl go by,down by the golf course, alittle girl on the back of asingle machine with nohelmets. It’s dangerous.”Though there is no for-

mal restrictions on ATVriding in BC, Ring is per-fectly happy with the waythe community policesitself. “I think we’re betteroff than Alberta personal-ly. I’m happy the way it is,but I do believe formaltraining will benefit peo-ple. If you regulate it, peo-ple will just go off the grid.They won’t register theirmachines and it wouldactually make it worse.”He continues, “We like

to police it ourselves, as in

the quad riders, we knowwho’s being stupid andwe talk to them.”A lot of the safety and

riding knowledge reallycomes down to respect foroneself, and respect forother people. “We’ve beenout walking with our dogsand the ATV’s don’t slowdown, it’s terrible. Thenoise is huge and there isno respect, zero. It’s allabout them, but that’s notwhat ATVing is about.You’re supposed to get outthere and discover what awonderful country we livein, in a respectable way.It’s education, and it’s notjust the young kids, it’speople my age too. Weshould be role models.”Riding ATVs safely takes

a little preparation, but therewards could be hugebecause as Ring explains,“There have been 1375deaths on ATVs inCanada. That’s off theCanadian safely councilswebsite.”ATV’s can be hazardous,

but they can also be a lot offun. Mohr, an ATV enthu-siast, explains the fine bal-ance between safety and

fun, “The more peopleunderstand their abilitiesand the capabilities of anATV, the more they’ll get achance to ride and enjoythe scenery. I like to pro-mote the education andthe safety side of it. What agreat thing for TumblerRidge to promote ATVingand snowmobiling, youguys have a ton of placesto ride!”

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL TAX SALEPursuant to Section 403(1) of the Local Government Act, the District of Chetwynd will conduct a TAXSALE to recover outstanding taxes.

The sale will be held in the Council Chambers at the District Office, 5400 North Access Road,Chetwynd, BC at 10:00 am, Monday, September 24, 2012.

All properties listed below will be offered for sale at the upset price unless guaranteed payment bycash, money order or certified cheque is received prior to 10:00 AM, Monday, September 24, 2012for the Delinquent Portion of Taxes plus Interest.

K.R. FransonDeputy Collector (Note: Payments received after September 7, 2012 are not

reflected in this listing.)

Roll # Legal Description Civic Address Upset Price

514-00472.000 Lot 3, Block C, Plan16021, DL 1814 4316 - 47 Ave $8,464.65

514-00567-001 Lot 15; Block J; Plan16021; DL 1814 4745 45 St $3,802.73

514-00761.000 Lot 37, Plan 25063, DL398 5300 – Hillside Ave $5,480.54

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Conservation Officer Murray Booth reminds residents to be Bear Aware.“All they’re thinking about now is eating...” Photo by Dave Keim

dered far away and won’t visit them inthe tent.“I was in my glory. Just loving it,” said

Dave.Dave, an avid outdoor enthusiast and a

natural athlete was recently diagnosedwith lymphoma cancer. He hasn’t beenable to embark on as many adventures ashe normally would this summer and sawthe wildlife sightings as a gift.“This was just like a treat. I was so

thrilled. With cancer I haven’t been ableto be in the outdoors as much as I’d liketo be.”Since he wasn’t able to venture out into

the wild, wildlife stumbled into his back-yard. The night before the grizzliesarrived, a bull moose entered the yard.The weekend before, a cougar had beenphotographed on his bush camera.“God knows what I enjoy otherwise I

would be scared, but I was loving it.They’re definitely a gift.”Conservation Officer Murray Booth

said the behaviour sounded like twoyoung bears acting like two teenage boysand exploring their boundaries. “They’re ruled by their stomachs, very

smart and not ambitious,” he said.He estimated them to be between three

and four years old and simply curiousabout everything. As for the recentcougar and bear sightings, Officer Boothurged people to call with sightings but tonot be nervous.“Cougars are indigenous to the area as

are grizzly. People don’t need to be nerv-ous. If you’re out and about make noiseand keep pets on leash.When Officer Booth worked in Burns

Lake, they ran study that showed it ismore common for deer to attack humansthan cougars to attack humans.“Cougars were starting to move

around in Burns Lake six or seven yearsago. Stats were from the on call centre.”To avoid attracting bears, Officer Booth

says to manage your garbage, compost,BBQ’s and bird feeders. Take bird feedersinside and put them back out in the win-ter.“All they’re thinking about now is eat-

ing. suet (pork product in bird seed). It’sjust candy for bears,” said Booth.As of yet, there have been no reports of

cougars or bears around town. However,Officer Booth says to call 1 877-952-727724 hours a day.


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