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June 19, 2014 | Vol. 11 - Nº 25
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FORT ST. JOHN – The green at heart will discuss recycling in the Peace River region, and the challenges and possibilities for implementing a curbside pickup pro-gram in Fort St. John, on Weds., June 25.
The event, hosted by the Northern Envi-ronmental Action Team, is open to the pub-lic and will take place at Whole Wheat and Honey Café in Fort St. John at 7:00 p.m.
Speakers Karen Mason-Bennett, with NEAT, Paulo Eichelberger with the Peace River Regional District, Ken Rodgers with the City of Fort St. John and Ken Griffins, with Eco Depot, will bring community
members up to speed on the Multi-Material B.C. program and how it affects residents of the Peace region.
Curbside pickup is a strategic priority for the City of Fort St. John and discus-sions about implementing such a program have been going on since 2012. The city was poised to proceed, but before they did, new provincial legislation transferred the responsibility of recycled packaging and printed paper from local governments to industry. The businesses and producers that create waste became responsible for col-lecting and recycling it.
Multi-Material British Columbia result-ed, a non-profit organization financed by businesses.
“There’s a lot of interest in it (curbside
recycline), and I think that with the Multi-Materials B.C. kicking in, things kind of went into a wait and see mode,” said Tam-my Hrab, communications coordinator for NEAT.
Communities could either accept or re-ject their contract. Many accepted, but some, like Fort St. John, did not.
There were a number of reasons. Al-though all municipalities were given the opportunity for a cash incentive, the dollar amount would have been offset by other costs that the city would be obligated to pay for.
An example is the fact that M.M.B.C. doesn’t cover capital costs, like the new recycling bins that would be required. The cash incentive would cover about one-third
Picking up on curbside recyclingBRONWYN [email protected]
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A drag racer at the Northern Lights Raceway in Fort St. John gives the thumbs up on Sun., June 15, 2014.
The Father’s Day weekend races are always a hit, and this year’s event was no exception, with about 100 racers participating on Sat-urday, and about 120 on Sunday, according to Bryan Bates, track spokesman.
In addition to great crowds and sunny weather, one of the highlights of the week-end was a track record set-ting run by Dale Pedersen, of Dawson Creek.
Pederson, a regular racer and volunteer at the track, set the new speed and elapsed time records for the track at 6.494 seconds at 226.43 miles per hour.
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DAWSON CREEK - Honouring tradi-tion, Dawson Creek’s 19 firefighters, eight volunteers and local representatives pushed their 20-year-old fire truck out of the Fire Hall on June 10, to make room for their new pumper truck.
The new truck cost over $500,000, and took over a year to be made and delivered to the city. Although the truck weighs over 21 tonnes, staff had no trouble pushing the new truck back into the garage, but not be-fore washing its wheels- as tradition dic-tates.
“It’s a significant capital asset for our city and it’s really important in terms of that public safety aspect for our communi-ty. It’s just a celebration of the recognition of a new piece of very important equipment for the community,” said Mayor Dale Bum-stead.
Fire chief Gordon “Shorty” Smith said
that the truck push tradition started when fire engines were drawn by horses.
“The horses had a difficult time backing up a unit, and they would disconnect the horses and push the fire truck into the sta-tion, but before you push it in you have to wash the wheel wells,” he said.
As a part of the manufacturing agree-ment, Hub Fire Engines, who were respon-sible for building the new fire engine, will acquire the old truck (which they also man-ufactured) and the City will get a certain amount of money back.
Smith said that the new truck comes with 20-years of technology upgrades that will help the department better serve the com-munity.
“You have better response capability. The truck is brand new, so it’s reliable. It also goes towards your insurance grading, has a higher pumping capacity, and it has to do with insurance in the community as well,” Smith said.
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DAWSON CREEK - The successes of aboriginal students in the South Peace were celebrated at a family appreciation night hosted by School District 59 and the Ab-original Education Advisory Council, June 10.
The evening included music by Let ‘Er’ Rip Country and Eric Ashdown, perfor-mances by the Northern Lights Drummers, jigging, traditional dances, and a free bar-beque. The event also included presenta-tions by school district staff, who show-cased some of the initiatives they have been undertaking in aboriginal education.
Vice-principal for aboriginal education in the district, Caron Jones, said that this is the first time they have hosted an event like this. She said that the appreciation night was born out of a need to engage parents about their students’ education.
“The success of the kids, the stats that you saw Kathy [Sawchuk] share about graduation rates, and we have some gradu-ation awards happening a little bit later on tonight,” said Jones about the event, hoping to engage parents.
She said the entertainment, free food and door prizes were also meant to entice par-ents to attend.
Jones said that the district revamped their aborigi-nal educa-tion program a p p r o x i -mately four years ago, to include a relationship-based model of learning, grad coach-ing and mentoring,
and an emphasis on literacy support during students’ primary and elementary years. Since then, the district has seen aboriginal students’ graduation rates increase steadily to 15 per cent.
“That was a huge indicator for us that we are on the right track. This work is slow, it’s not going to happen overnight and what we have to do is look for our successes where we can find them and keep building on those,” she said.
“Although we’re only at 60 per cent [graduation] and realize that we have a long way to go, what we are seeing and hearing is that the kids like that approach,” Jones added.
In order to obtain targeted funding for aboriginal students in the district, the school district must consult the council, which represents the interests of aboriginal students. The advisory council, the school district and the Ministry of Education have to agree on a five-year plan (called the Ab-original Education Enhancement Agree-ment), which details how they are going to address the changes faced by aboriginal students.
“Historically, aboriginal students have not done well in our district, in our prov-ince, in Canada for that matter, so this money is there so we have to respond to following the guidelines and give support to Aboriginal students,” Jones said.
Goals of the agreement are to increase the students’ sense of belonging, increase student engagement and increase the stu-dents’ academic success through a focus on family involvement with schools.
“We are quite happy with the direction that we are going. We realize that we’ve got a long way to go, but we are finally on an incline. Our data used to be in spikes, up, down, up, down, up, down, and for the last four years it’s just been a straight incline,” Jones said.
She thanks Encana and Secure Energy for sponsoring the event.
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New fire truck pushed into D.C. hall
Photo Credit Jill EarlThe entire fire department helps push the new fire truck into the station.
Photo Credit Jill EarlMetis dancers perform a jig.
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Photo Credit Bronwyn ScottJoaquin Karakas, city planner and urban designer, discusses the revi-sioning of the downtown core in Fort St. John on Thurs., June 12, 2014.
Developing a vision for a growing Fort St. John
FORT ST. JOHN – Downtown revitalization is under-way as the city launches phase two of a community plan-ning process to enhance the its economic, social and cul-tural core.
The city is developing an Action Plan, a regulatory docu-
ment that will make sure new development is located where the community wants it, and hold it to a design standard that is practical, implementable and suited to Fort St. John.
At a breakfast meeting at the Pomeroy Hotel on Thurs., June 12, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and the City, Joaquin Karakas, senior city planner and urban designer from MODUS Planning, Design and Engagement, gave a presenta-tion outlining Fort St. John’s unique challenges and the present stage of the planning process.
“The Downtown Action Plan is a key branding document, it’s a key part of the economic development strategy for the downtown. When people are investing in the commu-nity, they want to see a plan, and they don’t want to see a huge thick document full of words, they want to see a clear, concise, practical vision. They want it to be vi-sionary, but they want it to be practical. So that’s our task, as part of this process, is to balance vision and aspiration with what can be done reasonably and practically in the community,” said Karakas.
Challenges to enacting that vision include Fort St. John’s lack of park and green space, and other pedestrian ameni-ties in the downtown.
“A lot of the public realm has been given away to car in-frastructure, and that has resulted in a fairly poor pedestrian environment,” he said.
“We’re not talking vast, natural parks, we’re talking some small focus but landscaped open spaces that are at-tractive and nice places to sit, and supported by adjacent activity.”
Travel lane width is another factor to consider, as wide thoroughfares can encourage people to drive faster. It’s about ‘to-ness’ and not ‘through-ness’ for downtown, he said.
As well, most of the infrastructure downtown will have
to be replaced in the coming decade or two.To make the revitalization a reality, there needs to be a
cohesive, collaborative approach from all of the downtown players.
“It needs downtown champions, folks like yourselves, business leaders in the community, mayor and council,
senior management, and other com-munity representatives who have a strong interest in the downtown,” said Karakas.
A Downtown Action Team, made up of community members with a specific interest or knowledge of the downtown, has been created to help with the revitalization process. Busi-ness owners, social service providers and other organizations have come together to be those downtown cham-pions.
Discussions about downtown revitalization go back at least seven years, the duration that Dianne Hunter has been city manager.
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FORT ST. JOHN – The Peace River Re-gional District sent a letter to the premier on Mon., May 27, requesting the overview system that usually applies to all major en-ergy projects be applied to Site C.
The request is in keeping with the Joint Review Panel’s recommendations num-bered 47, 48 and 49, which directly suggest the B.C. Utilities Commission’s involve-ment for transparency and fairness.
“We believe the public’s interests will be best served if, prior to any final decision being made, the Site C Project is referred to the British Columbia Utilities Commis-sion for public hearings and Commission review of the Project’s costs and impacts on ratepayers,” the letter reads.
The B.C.U.C. looks out for the interests of shareholders of energy related projects. It approves the construction of new fa-cilities, and has the power to make legally binding rulings. They also review projects that Cabinet refers to them, a process that typically involves public hearings, a report and recommendations.
However, the Clean Energy Act, estab-lished in April 2010, gave the B.C. govern-ment the power to exempt some projects from review by the provincial regulatory agency. Site C was removed from the com-mission’s overview.
“I call it the Act of Hypocrisy . . . it was a very deliberate and sort of callous action as far as I’m concerned,” said Arthur Had-land, director for electoral Area C.
Prior to the Clean Energy Act, the B.C.U.C. twice looked at and rejected the proposed Site C project. The first time, in the early 1980’s, the commission indi-cated that B.C. Hydro’s projections were excessive, and that Site C wasn’t needed. About a decade later Site C came before the B.C.U.C. again, and the commission indi-cated that it would be more effective to use a hydrocarbon source like natural gas.
“Destroying the river value is neither green nor clean, and I think even the panel can see that,” Hadland said. “They could see that the energy projections for B.C. Hydro weren’t necessarily what they could see, and so they were asking for an inde-pendent review also.”
The letter sent to Christy Clark was cop-ied to all B.C. cabinet ministers, leaders of opposition parties, MP Bob Zimmer, South Peace MLA Mike Bernier, North Peace MLA Pat Pimm, and all Union of B.C. Mu-nicipality members.
Since Premier Gordon Campbell an-nounced on April 19, 2010, that Site C would proceed to Stage 3, there have been many justifications for the project, ranging from export to California to powering the Horn River Basin, to powering LNG plants at Kitimat, and supplying enough energy to power 450,000 homes.
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They report that between 2011 to 2013, the detachment responded to 270 false alarms in the rural areas. They said approximately 85 per cent of the calls they do respond to that are outside of the city are false. Shelkie said that it takes approximately 30 minutes to respond to a rural call, and that staff resources are better utilized elsewhere.
Elgan and Shelkie believe that by implementing a by-law, residents are more likely to take greater care with their alarm systems. They also believe that rural residents will go to greater lengths to ensure that the contracts they have with alarm companies are altered, so that the companies will contact neighbours first to check on the validity of the call, instead of the RCMP.
The board has directed staff to research where there are similar bylaws in place.
“The police are basically wasting their time,” said Byron Stewart, director for Fort St. John.
Potential shale gas study For Pembina The Pembina Institute hopes to explore water quality,
quantity and climate impacts of shale gas in the Peace re-gion. They are proposing to study technologies and prac-tices that could reduce environmental impacts, research government policies that could lead to greater adoption of the identified technologies and practices, and communicate their findings.
The board agreed to write a letter supporting their work to the Real Estate Foundation of B.C., where they have cur-
rently applied for funding for the proposed project.
bylaw 1189 to be imPlemented, reFerendum rescindedDirectors unanimously approved the recommendation
brought forward by the Elec-toral Area Directors Com-mittee, requesting that the content of Bylaw 1189, 1999 be re-instated, under a new name and number. The board also rescinded a resolution that they made late last year that directed them to prepare a referendum regarding the establishment of a building inspection bylaw.
“We feel this is what our residents have asked for,” said Jerrilyn Schembri, di-rector of Area E.
Fao contract still not in the ground
Chair of the board, Karen Goodings, reports that an agreement still hasn’t been reached for the renewal of the Independent Land Infor-mation and Advocacy Office (Farmers’ Advocacy Office) contract.
She said that the district is still in discussions with the current service provider, As-pen Grove Property Services, and the Province of B.C., but issues still remain. Goodings identified the definition of
conflict of interest as an issue, as well as the fact that the Province will only provide funding on a year-to-year basis.
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On Wednesday, June 4th I walked out of school. Now if you knew me, you’d know that this isn’t something that I do on a regular basis. I’m a good student, and a good edu-cation is something I value and believe is very important. Walking out of school wasn’t my excuse to “skip” nor was it easy for me. But I believe in my cause and believe that students should have a voice too. We’re tired of being stuck in the middle of this constant dispute between the BCTF and the government. It isn’t fair that we are silenced when it’s our education at stake. It isn’t fair that our school says are being cancelled, especially at this time of year, when exams are right around the corner. And it isn’t fair that our voices aren’t being heard.
I understand that walking out of school doesn’t seem like a reasonable way to handle things when it’s the lack of schooling that’s the problem. Yes, there are other ways we could protest, but leaving school made a big impression and got the attention of both the BCTF and the government. Students from all over the province stood in front of their schools with signs to show that their opinions matter too. If we didn’t walk out, or protested with something such as a “sit in”, the public wouldn’t have even seen us, nor would it have drawn as much attention.
It needs to be understood that we are not “choosing a side” but we have a side of our own. I’m not just referring to the students when I say that a great number of people
would like to see both sides come to an agreement soon. We are people too. We are all equals. We have some-
thing to say, and we will not be silenced. On Wednesday, June 4th, I walked out of school. I
walked out because I care for my education, and I have rights. I walked out because I wanted to make a difference.
Thank you for reading this letter, and hope that you will take my words into consideration.
Celina Fequet Hudson’s Hope
May was definitely a very busy month. After working with Northern Health I was pleased that they agreed to place a morato-rium on the sale of the Peace River Haven facility until August 1st to allow interested non-profit organizations to put forth a bid to purchase this property. Any proposals made regarding the facility should be made via the realtor and done using the formal real estate process and listing agreement that is in place. Information about the building is available from the realtor.
At the beginning of May I attended the North Central Local Government Asso-ciation Convention and AGM in Fort St. John and joined officials from all levels of government, First Nations, and industry representatives. The theme of this year’s convention, “Share the Energy”, tied in nicely with the Government’s current LNG Buy BC initiative and shared relevant and timely information with representatives from the Northern BC communities that are affected in some way by the discovery, production, shipping and delivery of energy sources.
On May 9th I attended the South Peace Arts Society’s Annual Art Auction Gala. I have attended this event for many years and every year I am so impressed at the amaz-ing talent that we have in the South Peace region. If you have never attended one of these fabulous events I strongly encourage you to mark it on your calendars for next year.
Received some great news from the Min-istry of Transportation for our region this month. A $1.4 million contract has been awarded to increase the clearance height under the East Pine Bridge, 32 kilometres east of Chetwynd. The project involves reconstructing 500 meters of Highway 97; lowering the highway by 35 centimetres. This will increase the clearance from 5 metres to 5.35 metres. As B.C.’s primary north-south route, Highway 97 is an inte-gral part of the provincial highway network for the transport of goods and services, as well as commuters and tourists. Increasing the East Pine Overpass clearance will allow higher and larger loads to pass through and provide transport operators a direct route
between Chetwynd and Dawson Creek, avoiding lengthy detours to Hudson’s Hope or Tumbler Ridge. Work is set to begin in June and be completed by the end of Sep-tember.
I attended the sold out second annual International LNG in BC Conference in Vancouver with many other B.C. com-munity leaders, First Nation leaders, edu-cators, environmental leaders, elected of-ficials and LNG proponents from around the world. This year’s theme – Powering a Strong Economy: British Columbia’s LNG in the Global Market – focused on build-ing the LNG industry in B.C. with strong partnerships between B.C. and world. I was pleased to greet the students from Dawson Creek Secondary School that joined the Youth Experience at the LNG Conference. This unique experience allowed them to learn about liquefied natural gas (LNG) and jobs in the industry, get hands-on experi-ence using heavy equipment and simula-tors, identify career paths that reflect their skills and interests and interact with B.C. post-secondary institutions and explore
what programs they have to offer related to the LNG industry.
At the end of the month I was really ex-cited to host and help tour the students from Little Prairie Elementary School around the Legislature. It is not often that I am lucky enough to have students from my riding come and visit while I am in Victoria so it sure made for a special day for me.
During the month of June I will be travel-ing the Province discussing the LNG Buy BC program and job opportunities for peo-ple in BC so, while I will be away most of the month, I am still going to make sure I am available for constituents via telephone, email or Facebook and I am hoping to con-tinue to be in the riding most Fridays and Saturdays. Please be sure to contact Cindy at the office (250-782-3430) to arrange a time to meet with me or have me attend any function. Thanks again for the opportunity to represent you.
Mike Bernier, MLA – Peace River South
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DAWSON CREEK - The City of Daw-son Creek and the Dawson Creek Society for Community Living hosted their annual Access Awareness barbecue last Wednes-day to a hungry crowd of ap-proximately 80 people.
The event was meant to raise awareness about acces-sibility issues in the city.
“There’s physical barriers and then there’s the invisible barriers, like people’s atti-tudes towards accessibility,” said Marsha Cannon, director of residential services for the Society for Community Liv-ing.
“Just get out, get chatty with people, and talk about accessibility, which is really nice because we’re seeing a lot of people coming through,” she said.
Cannon also listed access to technology and communication barriers as other issues.
During the event, attendees were wel-come to contribute to a public art piece that will displayed next year in an art show for Community Inclusion Month.
Members of the society also kicked-off their video project. Over the next few weeks, they will be shooting a video of their members dancing to Happy by Phar-rell Williams, at various locations through-out the city.
“We’re going all throughout town. We’ll be at the library this week, the fire hall, the
pool, and then we’ll just be around town,” Cannon said, inviting all community mem-bers to participate.
Cannon is also looking for volunteers with video editing experience.
“The thought behind it is that no matter who you are, we all dance the same. No matter what language you speak, disability or no disability, everyone dances the same, and it’s just going to showcase that in a fun kind of way,” she said.
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Ph.D. students Amanda Zimmerman and Erin Conroy have just finished spending a month in Fort Nelson, visiting schools and doing demonstrations that most science teachers in elementary and high school can’t do because they require highly so-phisticated equipment, like making scented candles and using liquid nitrogen to make ice cream.
“Kids in the city, they have access to Sci-ence World and they have access to all of these different extra curriculars, and so it was really neat to see how excited kids in Fort Nelson were to see us,” said Zimmer-man.
“They don’t get to do all that stuff on a regular basis. And even the kindergarten classes were just so into it, and so excited about science. It made me really happy,” she said.
It was the second year of the pro-gram that originated with Professor Mark MacLachlan, who had written a proposal for a large training and research grant that would bring science to kids, and help gradu-ate students become better communicators.
MacLachlan grew up in Quesnel, and
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“The idea was it would be part of the training that the graduate students received, where they would go to some small com-munity where they normally didn’t have much access to scientists and spend a month as a scientist in residence,” he said.
His proposal was rejected, but the Facul-ty of Science, which signed off on his grant proposal, liked the idea and reached out to companies and organizations for funding to pilot it.
Encana agreed, which made it possible for a graduate student to spend a month visiting elementary and high schools in and around Fort Nelson. In May 2013, Ph.D. student Angela Crane served as the lab rat, and smoothed the way for her colleagues in the years to come.
“When I went up, nobody knew anything about it, we had this idea and we didn’t know how it would pan out, how it would actually be executed,” said Crane.
There were challenges. Firstly, the boxes of equipment and materials she’d sent ar-rived late.
“My first two days in Fort Nelson, I didn’t have anything. So I had to go to the supermarket and on the fly make up demos, and be like, what can I do with what I can buy in Fort Nelson?”
She made it work, but was again left scrambling when she learned it would take a month for her liquid nitrogen to arrive. Her supplier managed to get it there, but
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DAWSON CREEK - Volunteers at Northern Opportuni-ties believe that the future of their organization is at risk if funding doesn’t materialize within the next year.
Northern Opportunities partners Keith Maurer from School District 59, Brad Lyon from Northern Lights Col-lege and Bryant Bird from Shell Canada spoke to council about the organization, and requested council’s support in advocating on their behalf.
“Our purpose here today is not to ask for money, but we do need your help...if you could let your contacts in Victo-ria and wherever else in the province know that Northern Opportunities is important to the future of this communi-ty,” said Lyon.
Lyon said that the funding accessed through the North-ern Development Initiative Trust has concluded and that their 2014-2015 operational expenses are coming from the reserves that were initially created for special projects. He said that the reserves could likely sustain them for one more year, or two if they cut back.
Annual operating expenses are approximately $250,000. The majority of that is allocated towards supporting the costs of the college programs. Other costs include the wages of a part-time director, traveling to meetings and marketing.
He said that Northern Opportunities partners have ap-proached various ministers and other officials, however, while they agree that the program is a success, their meet-
ings have not resulted in any financial commitments. “Those meetings with ministers and other provincial
officials to secure sustained, annual operating funding for Northern Opportunities have yet to yield any results. Ev-eryone agrees that we have a great product... so far, positive comments are all that have been forthcoming,” said Lyon.
He said that themes that are present in Northern Opportu-nities were reflected in the B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint: Re-engineering education and training, that the Province released in April. Although they share some of the same goals, that has not resulted in any financial assistance.
Northern Opportunities formed in 2002 out of a meeting of the Northeast B.C. Learning Council, spearheaded by Duke Energy (now Spectra Energy). They were concerned about potential labour shortages in the area at the time, and wanted to address regional challenges.
“I guess some themes never really do change for us here in the northeast,” Lyon said.
The organization is a collaborative partnership between industry, secondary and post-secondary institutions, ab-original organizations and governments. They help transi-tion students from high school into a wide range of careers in trades and apprenticeships, vocational and university transfers. Through Northern Opportunities, dual-credit programs are offered in School District 59, 60 and 81, al-lowing high school students to take programs offered in Northern Lights College and earn high school and college credits simultaneously.
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As part of its strategic plan to reach out and involve residents of communities throughout the region, the Peace River Regional District Board will hold its regular meeting on June 26, 2014 at the Tumbler Ridge Dinosaur Discovery Gallery. The Board invites area residents to attend the meeting to meet the Directors and become more familiar with the functions of the Peace River Regional District. Regional Districts were established in the province of B.C. for three primary purposes: 1. to represent residents of the (unincorporated) electoral
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During the past four years the Board has held meetings in the communities of Tupper, Hudson’s Hope, Chetwynd, Buick, Tumbler Ridge, Rolla, Moberly Lake, and Upper Halfway, in addition to its regular venues in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek. The Tumbler Ridge Dinosaur Discovery Gallery is located at 255 Murray Drive, Tumbler Ridge, BC. For more information on the Peace River Regional District, as well as schedules and agendas for upcoming meetings, please visit the PRRD website.
About the Peace River Regional District The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) and Hospital District (PRRHD) boundaries encompass approximately 12 million hectares (120,000 square kilometres) in northeastern BC. A population of 63,000 resides in seven incorporated municipalities (City of Fort St. John, City of Dawson Creek, District of Chetwynd, District of Taylor, District of Hudson’s Hope, District Municipality of Tumbler Ridge, Village of Pouce Coupe, and four rural electoral areas (B, C, D and E). Find out more about the Peace River Regional District at www.prrd.bc.ca. Media Contact: Fran Haughian, Communications Manager/ Commission Liaison Email: [email protected] Ph: 250-785-8084 or Cell: 250-784-4328
FORT ST. JOHN – RCMP do more than just catch bad guys, and on Tues., June 10, the Fort St. John detachment hosted an open house to showcase some of their behind-the-scenes activities.
Booths featuring Victim Services, the Bait Car program and Search and Rescue were there, among others, provid-ing information on everything from prevention tips to re-cruitment.
“We’re not just about en-forcement, we have so much more going on here, I don’t think people re-alize, inside the big brick building here, what’s going on,” said Cpl. Jodi Shelkie.
The open house was a way of becoming closer to the community.
Jail cell tours, impaired goggles and fingerprint dust-ing were some of the activities for kids, and a bike rodeo was set up in the parking lot, where kids practiced going straight and coming to a complete stop on a line, weaving in and out of cones and doing figure eights.
RCMP puts on bike rode-os at schools, but they seized the occasion to give that ex-tra bit of practice, and for kids who may have missed out.
“Kids need to be comfort-able on their bikes to be safe, because they need to be able to ride with one hand and signal, so cars know where they’re going,” said Shelkie.
Local collector Mike King brought historical RCMP attire for display, and was there to discuss some of his cherished pieces. King has been collecting anything to do with horses for the last 30 years, and the RCMP falls into that category, as they are mounted police.
One of the items he brought was one of the last used RCMP toboggans, and on the front of it is the service num-ber of Sandy Saunderson, a long time mounted policeman who bred sled dogs.
The well known company Saundersons Electric was
started by his son, King said.The last sled dog patrol went from Old Crow to Fort
McPherson in 1969, said King, and although he can’t be sure that his sled was used there, his is an original and is the same make as those that did.
Historical RCMP tunics were also on display, one of which was issued for the contingent that was to attend Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Parade and celebration in London in 1897.
Another was an exact replica of a cap and tunic that was worn by the Royal North-West Mounted Police Overseas Cavalry Draft, part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1918-1919, which served overseas in World War I. Cpl. Cecil Ward was part of this unit and the replica was deco-rated with many of his personal accoutrements. King pur-chased many of his items from Cpl. Ward’s grandson.
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Aspen Grove has notified the district that they don’t in-tend on providing the service after their contract expires on July 31.
Worker camp approvedA 100-person worker camp that has been operating in
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Twenty five courses are offered through the program, they include: applied busi-ness technology, early childhood education, health care assistant, oil and gas field opera-tions, plumbing, welding, electrician, car-pentry, biology, criminology and visual arts.
“Trained in the north to stay in the north,” said Maurer.
“This partnership which represents major industry in the area, the school districts and the college has had a major impact and re-ally is going to be the foundation for us mov-ing forward as we try to ensure we have the workers needed as growth moves forward in our area,” he said.
Lyon reports that between 2009 and 2013,
there were 470 students in trades dual-credit programs, 449 students in non-trades dual-credit courses, 185 successful completions in secondary school apprenticeships, an 82 per cent graduation rate in trades and a 90 per cent graduation rate in non-trades.
“The focus of Northern Opportunities is to provide seamless transitions between education and careers, whether that career is trades, vocations, or university trans-fer focus. Students can get a head start of their post-secondary education, training and career. This means more students stay in school by providing the opportunities, knowledge, and experience they need to be successful,” said Lyon.
“The important thing about that is they are doing it while they are staying in their home communities,” he added.
Maurer said that not all students are hard-wired to learn at a desk; some prefer hands
on learning. “Their passion was awak-
ened when they stepped into a dual-credit program,” he said, repeating what he’s heard from students who have completed the program.
Bird said while some stu-dents may drop-out to gain high-paying employment in the industry, companies are looking for employees that have completed high school and pre-employment pro-
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attended, every budget meeting I’ve attend-ed . . . this is probably the fourth rendi-tion of us as a community taking a tackle at what is a very complex issue,” said Hunter.
She’s hopeful that the conversation that
will be taking place over the next few weeks will be the one that launches the downtown program.
“It is about working at it together, it is about the city, it is about the community, it is about the residents, it is about the busi-nesses, all understanding the importance
of the downtown and being willing to make some sacri-fices, being willing to stand up to the plate and to help formulate a plan for what is the heart and soul of our community, to make deci-sions together and to work through the process togeth-er,” she said.
With a population that is slated to grow to as much as 35,000 people by 2036, ac-cording to one estimate that Karakas referenced, Fort St. John is at a very important crossroads.
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A vision for a growing city
it was “a little bit on the tight deadline,” she said.
She’d done demonstrations before, but being a scientist in residence was the first time she’d ever had to think about material quantities, and how to execute experiments outside of a lab setting. Without fume hoods, which suck smoke out of the air, she resorted to doing the fiery demonstrations outside at recess.
Despite those hurdles, she loved her time in Fort Nelson.
“I had the best month maybe of my life there,” she said. “Everyone was super, su-per nice, super friendly . . . the year I went up, I subletted at a teacher’s house, and it was just awesome, the sense of community there is just insane. It’s really, really a posi-tive thing that they’ve got going for them,” she said.
It was so well received that School Dis-trict 81 matched funding from Encana, which allowed for two students to go the second year, Zimmerman and Conroy.
This time around Crane took on the role of program coordinator, so the graduate
students, busy with their own courses and teacher assistantships, didn’t have to worry about arranging for their supplies or finding living arrangements.
The response they’ve had from the com-munity has been remarkable, and students have been sending letters of appreciation, and even reaching out for science advice.
“Just because you leave, you haven’t left, you can still be a resource for these kids who maybe have an interest in going into science,” Crane said.
Half a year after she had returned to Van-couver, she received an email from a stu-dent who was having trouble with her sci-ence fair project. Clark did some research on her topic and gave her tips.
She had wanted the opinion of a real sci-entist, something she might not have been able to get before the Scientist in Residence program, and Crane was more than happy to be her connection.
Going forward, the goal is to expand to other communities across the province, but that growth depends on funding and wheth-er or not they can find more sponsors.
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Kids and science have positive reaction
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DAWSON CREEK - The Sunrise Valley Mountain View Cemetery Association celebrated with community members from Farmington, Bessborough, and Sunrise Valley on June 10, as the installation of a columbarium, which holds ashes, was recently completed.
Although the majority of the installation occurred last fall, the association held a workbee last Saturday to put the finishing touches on the columbarium.
The association decided to dedicate the columbarium to the pioneers that homesteaded the land.
“They are the ones that started all this, and it’s our his-tory,” said Ginny Simlik, president of the association.
During the dedication, Simlik thanked Spectra Energy for their generous donation that enabled the association to purchase the 96-spot granite columbarium. The project cost approximately $20,000, and the Peace River Regional District also donated funding for the project.
Simlik said that Spectra approached the association and expressed an interest in doing something for them.
“We thought we would give it a try and put in a request for a columbarium and we got it,” she said, adding that it only took a year to receive their request.
The cemetery is approaching 80 years old. The land was originally donated by Art Studley, who now rests within Sunrise Valley Mountain View Cemetery. The grounds are maintained by the association and the volunteers they enlist to help cut the grass, trim the trees, look after grave
digging services, leveling headstones and planting flowers. “There’s always something to do,” said member Rod
Strasky. The association was officially formed in 2011 and has
two members from each of the three communities on the board. Simlik said that the cemetery was first taken care of by the Women’s Institute, and informally by commu-nity members. She said the association formed because the management of the cemetery was in “limbo.”
Simlik is happy to report that no one has utilized the columbarium yet.
DAWSON CREEK - June is ‘be a tourist in your own town month’ in Dawson Creek, and to encourage residents to explore what the city has to offer, Tourism Dawson Creek has launched a brand new contest.
The Dawson Creek Photo Scavenger Hunt will challenge residents to decode seven riddles leading participants to se-cret locations. Once there, they will take a photo and up-load it to Instagram using the hashtag #CaptureYDQ.
“I hope residents and visitors alike find the new Photo Scavenger Hunt to be fun, family friendly and motivating. I want people to see this as a way to explore our community in a new way – through the lens of their camera or smart-
phone. Once photos are uploaded to Instagram, you can see all entries by searching #CaptureYDQ,” said Saman-tha Gibrault, tourism development coordinator for Tourism Dawson Creek.
Those who complete all seven challenges and a bonus challenge will be put into a draw to win a summer prize pack. The contest closes at the end of June.
Scavenger hunt packages are available at the visitor cen-tre.
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Communities welcome columbarium to cemetery
Photo Credit Jill EarlThe new columbarium offers room for 96 remains.
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Gas Tax allocaTion
Over the next five years, the City is expected to receive $2,679,893 from the Province of B.C. and the Federal Gov-ernment in Gas Tax Funding. Through their agreement, the City is eligible to receive funding for projects that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide cleaner air and cleaner water.
This year, the City is expecting to receive $515,356, and has allocated that funding towards a boiler replacement and towards the fire training site. Funding for the next four years are scheduled to be put towards upgrading sidewalks. In 2013, the City received $492,980. Projects included: Pioneer Village Upgrades, NAR Station Upgrades, Green Building Leaders, City Hall’s Boiler Line, a Power Smart Energy Study for Kin Arena, the Transportation Plan and the fire training site.
cKca may recoGnize KPac conTribuTor
Council has approved the request from the City’s Rec-ognition Committee to designate a wall within the Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts to provide recognition to those who have made significant contributions to the arts com-munity. They also approved that the City Recognition Awards Policy be amended to include “the placement of a recognition plaque on the Wall of Recognition at a City
facility” under the types of awards that can be distributed. The City received a letter from the Kiwanis Club, stat-
ing that they had approved funds to purchase a picture or plaque commemorating Jens Liebgott’s contribution to the Kiwanis Performing Arts Centre, hoping that it would be hung in CKCA when it opens.
Liebgott served as the president of the Kiwanis Club in 1979 and was the president of the Chamber of Commerce in 1988. In the letter to the City, Walter Schoen said that Liebgott was instrumental in establishing KPAC when the School District terminated music programs. Since then, the Centre has offered music and dance lessons, and has hosted pottery classes, karate classes, weavers, child care and pub-lic functions.
CKCA’s Design Committee will have the final say on whether or not Liebgott will be included on the Wall of Recognition.
benched bench To be reinsTalled
A bench will be installed at the bus stop located west of 10th Street on 103rd Ave., outside of the building that once housed the Bargain Shop. Resident Grace Loucks sent council a letter and petition in May last year, requesting the installation. A staff report noted that a bench was previ-ously in this location, but was removed in 2009 as a result of a letter from Bargain Shop manager Denise Silk. Silk said that the bench was being used by individuals not using the transit system and became an area for loitering.
Mayor Dale Bumstead said that the bench would provide a proper resting spot for transit users.
a Place for Power Poles
Council has approved a temporary use permit to Loiselle Investments Ltd. for a hydro equipment and supply storage yard with a temporary office trailer and parking area for a maximum period of 18 months. The property for 2041 and 2101 of Alaska Avenue will be used by BC Hydro as they begin ongoing maintenance on the wooden power poles in Dawson Creek and the surrounding area. A BC Hydro rep-resentative said that they would be replacing approximately 154 poles in the area.
millinGs donaTed To bear mounTain sKi hill
The ground up asphalt that will be produced from the road upgrades on 102nd Ave. will be donated to the Bear Mountain Ski Hill to use for repairs on their existing park-ing lot. While City generally reuses the millings in place of gravel for maintenance in lanes, parking lots and gravel streets, council approved the donation to the Skill Hill be-cause their society relies on community support.
Directors of infrastructure and sustainable development, Kevin Henderson, said that the millings were valued at ap-proximately $30,000.
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Fire truck Continued from Page 2.
Some features of the new truck include a quieter cab (important for hearing radio calls), more horsepower in the engine, a system that warns when the side doors are open which can help prevent lost equipment and a computer with internet access.
“We can pull up information for the call that we are go-
ing to, whether it be a floor plan, where the fire hydrants are, those kinds of things,” said Smith about the benefits.
The new truck joins the department’s fleet as their sec-ond pumper truck. They also have a ladder truck, a rescue truck, a tanker and a crash rescue truck.
Smith estimates that the fire hall receives approxi-mately 400 calls a year, but that the new truck will only likely respond to 250 of those calls.
Photo Credit Jill EarlMayor Dale Bumstead lends a hand washing the wheels.
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Photo Credit Bronwyn ScottA race track official gets the guys and girls ready in the burnout box, where drag racers warm up their tires, at
Northern Lights Raceway on Sun., June 15, 2014.
Photo Credit Bronwyn ScottBraeden Marshal, a father and sons rock trio, perform-
ing at On the Rocks in Fort St. John on Sat., June 14.
Photo Credit Bronwyn ScottCpl. Jodi Shelkie shows off one of the last used RCMP toboggans
at the RCMP open house on Tues., June 10, 2014. The toboggan belongs to local collector Mike King from Rose Prairie.
Photo Credit Bronwyn ScottGolfer Dane Smith takes a swing at the Lone Wolf Golf Course on Fri.,
June 13, where there was a Crime Stoppers Golf Tournament.
Photo Credit Bronwyn ScottCallan Foster, 5, practices his biking skills at the RCMP
open house in Fort St. John on Tues., June 10.
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COMMENCING IMMEDIATELYFULL TIME
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND INFRASTRUCTURE
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Executive Assistant is responsible for providing a high level of administrative support to the Director of Engineering and Infrastructure.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Post-Secondary Business Administration Certificate• Three or more years of progressive experience in an executive or administrative assistant
position• Above average customer service skills and excellent interpersonal/communication skills• A high degree of accuracy in all areas of work• Ability to work in a fast paced, changing environment• Full competency in the use of Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint • Minimum Class 5 driver’s license. Ability to provide an acceptable driver’s abstract and satis-
factory Criminal Records check.• Ability to undertake report research and development• Knowledge of local government administrative and legislative systems• Ability to prepare documents, charts and illustrations and record meeting minutes
This position reports to the Director of Engineering and Infrastructure and works closely with other County staff. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the position and are not a complete description of all responsibilities and activities required for this position.
Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is found. Saddle Hills County would like to thank all those interested in the position. Only those considered for an interview will be contacted. Please send resumes in confidence to:
Human ResourcesExecutive AssistantSaddle Hills CountyRR 1 Spirit River, AB T0H 3G0E-mail to: [email protected]: (780) 864-3904 Ph. (780) 864-3760
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Peace River Building Prod-ucts is looking for a sales clerk please bring resume to 9511-85th Ave 06/19
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