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DAWSON CREEK - The illuminated sign of the Calving Kruk Centre for the Arts has shawn brightly on 10th Street, teasing residents of the facility that they would eventually have access to, ever since its in-stallation.

After approximately five years, $17 mil-lion, and much anticipation, the Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts celebrated its of-ficial opening with federal, provincial and local representatives, financial contributors, centre operators and members of the design team in attendance during the ribbon cut-ting ceremony on Sept. 6.

The building’s namesake, Calvin Kruk, served as the mayor of Dawson Creek from 2005 until his death on Oct. 19, 2008. Kruk, 43, struggled briefly with lung cancer be-fore his passing. Alida Kruk and Gracia Hansma, Kruk’s mother and sister, were also in attendance. Hansma said that her brother described his vision for converting the old post office and federal office build-

ing into an arts hub the night before his passing.

“Tonight is a culmination of that vision. This stunning structure is the ultimate trib-ute to him with his name up there in big bold letters, thank you. It’s a real honour being with you all here tonight to celebrate the opening of this beautiful building pay-ing tribute to Calvin and his dedication to this community,” said.

“Thank you for hearing Calvin’s passion for the arts and dedicating it in his name...it took a bit of time, but it was so worth the wait,” Hansma said.

As an artist himself, and previously hold-ing the position of manager of the Kiwanis Performing Arts Centre, Kruk strived to have a vibrant arts community in the city, according to MLA Mike Bernier.

“We did it. This to me is just amazing. It was a passion of Calvin’s, as we all know, to make sure that we had a thriving arts community here in Dawson Creek, and what that really means for a vibrant com-munity,” said Bernier.

“I look around the room right now I can just imagine that Calvin is looking at this

and it’s exactly what he wanted,” he said. Bernier was on the design team for the

facility and worked for years towards it’s opening before being elected as MLA.

Mayor Dale Bumstead acknowledged that the building has been a controversial topic in the community in the past, given the delay and cost of completion, but was confident the facility would enhance the quality of life for Dawson Creek residents. He said that the city has great recreational and entertainment facilities, but that an arts facility was missing.

“This was the one piece for me that I think was the gap that existed, and now that gap is filled. You wander around and you see what this facility will bring to our community and the opportunities for people who want to engage in the arts,” Bumstead said.

The Centre has allocated space for dance classes, band practices, theatrical perfor-mances, potters, quilters, the archives and meetings. It also houses a daycare.

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Kruk Centre finally open in D.C. Photo Credit Jill Earl

The Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts officially opened Sept. 6.

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Public rallies in support of teachersJILL [email protected]

DISTRICT OF HUDSON’S HOPE

2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS

NOTICE OF NOMINATION

Public Notice is given to the electors of the District of Hudson’s Hope that nominations for the offices of:

Mayor (one to be elected) and Councillor (six to be elected)

will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows:

By hand, mail or other delivery service: District of Hudson’s Hope 9904 Dudley Drive, PO Box 330 Hudson’s Hope, BC V0C 1V0

From 9:00 am Tuesday, September 30, 2014 To 4:00 pm Friday, October 10, 2014 Excluding statutory holidays and weekends

By fax to: 250-783-5741 By email to: [email protected]

From 9:00 am Tuesday, September 30, 2014 To 4:00 pm Friday, October 10, 2014

Originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents must be received by the Chief Election Officer by 4:30 pm on Friday, October 17, 2014

Nomination forms are available at the District of Hudson’s Hope, 9904 Dudley Drive, Hudson’s Hope, BC from 9:00 am Tuesday, September 30, 2014 to the close of the nomination period.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE

A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria:

• Canadian citizen; • 18 years of age or older on general voting November 15, 2014 • resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day

nomination papers are filed; and • not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being

nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.

FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting: Dwylla Moraice Budalich, Chief Election Officer at (250) 783-9901

Laurel Grimm or Becky Mercereau, Deputy Chief Election Officers at (250) 783-9901

Dwylla Moraice Budalich Chief Election Officer

DAWSON CREEK - Garnering support for their cause, teachers rallied with mem-bers of the public on Sept. 5 and 8 at the traffic circle in Dawson Creek.

Many waived or honked as they passed the crowd of approximately 50, showing support for teachers, who have been on strike since June.

Lorraine MacKay, president of the Peace River South Teachers’ Association, said that although many teachers have had to find part-time work, they realize the impor-tance of standing together.

“We have a really firm commitment from

all of our members, they really do believe in a getting a good result for class size and composition. Right now everybody realizes the importance of standing strong and try-ing to get a good deal for our students,” she said.

The B.C. Teachers’ Federation pro-posed binding arbitration to the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association last week, in hopes that teachers would go back to work while the arbitration process is taking place.

President of the BCTF, Jim Iker, an-nounced on Monday that a vote would oc-cur within the union on Sept. 10. Teachers will vote on whether they will go back to work if the Province agrees to binding ar-bitration.

Photo Credit Jill EarlA crowd supporting B.C. teachers gathered at the traffic circle on Sept. 5 and 8.


2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS


Public Notice is given to the electors of the City of Fort St. John that nominations for the offices of:

One (1) Mayor Six (6) Councillors

will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows:

By hand, mail or other delivery service:

City Hall10631 – 100 StreetFort St. John, BC

V1J 3Z5

From 9:00 am Tuesday, September 30, 2014to 4:00 pm Friday, October 10, 2014

Excluding Statutory Holidays and Weekends

By fax to:250-787-8181

By email to:[email protected]

From 9:00 am Tuesday, September 30, 2014to 4:00 pm Friday, October 10, 2014

Originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents must be received by the Chief Election Officer by

4:30 pm on October 17, 2014

Nomination forms are available at City Hall, 10631 – 100 Street during regular office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday and online at www.fortstjohn.ca to the close of nomination period.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE

A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria:

Canadian citizen; 18 years of age or older on general voting day (November 15, 2014); resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are

filed; not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for,

being elected to, or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.

FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting: Janet Prestley, Chief Election Officer at 250-787-8153

Laura Howes, Deputy Chief Election Officer 250-787-5796

Janet Prestley, Chief Election Officer

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 60

(Peace River North) 2014 LOCAL ELECTION


Public Notice is given to the electors of the School District No. 60 (Peace River North) that nominations will be accepted in respect of the 2014 Board of Education elections to be held on Saturday, November 15, 2014. Candidates are to be elected to the Board of Education for School District No. 60 (Peace River North) (see boundaries Zones I, II, III, IV, and V.)

ZONE ONE (I) One Trustee to be elected ZONE TWO (II) One Trustee to be elected ZONE THREE (III) One Trustee to be elected ZONE FOUR (IV) One Trustee to be elected ZONE FIVE (V) Three Trustees to be elected

Starting September 8th, 2014, interested persons can obtain information on the requirements and procedures for making a nomination and can obtain nomination forms from the School District Administration Office, 10112-105th Avenue, Fort St. John, British Columbia. (250) 262-6008. Nomination documents are available at the School District Administration office during regular office hours, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Completed nomination documents will be received by the Chief Election Officer (or persons designated by her), at the School District Administration Office beginning at 9:00 am, Tuesday September 30, 2014 and ending at 4:00 p.m., Friday October 10, 2014: NOMINATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IF RECEIVED AFTER 4:00 P.M., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a Board of Education Trustee of School District No. 60 (Peace River North) if they meet the following criteria:

• Canadian citizen; • an individual who is, or will be on general voting day or effective date of appointment, age 18 or older; • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the date of the election or appointment; and, • not disqualified by the School Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being

nominated for, being elected to, or holding office as trustee. FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting: Sherry Hunt, Chief Election Officer (250)262-6008 ________________________ Chief Election Officer

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TAYLOR – The District of Taylor is speaking out against the Ministry of Education’s intention to discontinue the Community Library Training Program, a decision that’s leaving at least one local aspiring librarian in the lurch.

At a regular council meeting on Tues., Sept. 2, council decided to put in a resolution to the Union of B.C. Munici-palities convention to explore options around either restor-ing the program, or creating a new one.

The Community Library Training Program is a dis-tance education model that gives people the opportunity to obtain their librarian cer-tification without having to attend a post secondary insti-tution. Although the program was open to anyone, it was a particularly convenient, and cheaper, alternative for resi-dents in rural areas.

The Community Library Training Program allowed for hands on experience while students completed a series of online courses to get their librarian certification.

“The biggest thing is they’re throwing it back in to where you’ve got to go for months to take these courses, and you’ve got to go out somewhere to do it, at fairly high cost, you can’t be doing your job. By doing this (the program) you’re on the job as well as taking your training, and for a small library it’s pretty good that way,” said Mayor Fred Jarvis.

Mary Murphy, who works at both the Taylor Public Li-brary and the Fort St. John Public Library, began the pro-gram and had taken one course when the Ministry of Edu-cation decided to shut it down.

“I was really disappointed,” said Murphy. “I really en-joyed it, the instructors that I had . . . they were wonderful, they were very helpful.”

An online forum gave students the chance to chat with their peers, share ideas and information. Like any course, there were homework assignments and essays, and the in-

structors were always just an email away. Now that the program’s gone, Murphy’s not sure what

her next step will be. “As far as I’ve heard they haven’t decided to make a

replacement program, they haven’t offered anything that would be kind of comparable,” she said.

Although she’ll be able to keep her job as a clerk at the local libraries, she would have to leave town to complete her schooling elsewhere, which isn’t something Murphy is prepared to do.

“It’s kind of a backwards step for me,” she explained.“That isn’t practical, because I did finally get a part time

position, not just as casual, in Fort St. John, so I’m actually there consistently. If I was to quit I’d be leaving that posi-tion.”

But without completing her certification, her options for the future are limited.

“If, for example, someone else wanted the same position I did, and they had the cer-tificate, they would be a step

ahead, because it just looks that much better on a resume to have the official certificate,” she said.

For students left hanging, the courses they’ve taken are still recognized throughout the province, but they won’t be able to finish what they started.

“They’re not going to be able to complete the full cer-tificate program, the courses that they have completed will still be recognized, so I can’t say whether that will fully qualify her (Murphy) for a position,” said Ben Green, Min-istry of Education spokesman.

The Ministry will continue to support professional learn-ing through events like the In Person Rural Library Day, and will share professional learning and training opportuni-ties available across North America, Green said.

“The program itself requires obviously financial resourc-es, it also required staffing and partner support to deliver each year, now, as I’m sure you’re aware, across govern-ment we’re closely examining the investments that are be-ing made to ensure the funds are being used to benefit all British Columbians,” he said.

Some of the reasons the

Ministry has given for cancelling the program include a lack of resources to administer the program and keeping courses current to meet training needs for 21st-century li-braries.

Current librarian Sherry Murphy, who is Mary’s aunt, got her Community Librarian certification through the pro-gram, and when she heard about its being cancelled she emailed the Ministry of Education in protest.

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“I do not live in a larger center where ac-cess is open for other learning capabilities. We barely get Internet in some areas!” her email reads.

“It was convenient for me, as well as oth-er rural library staff to gain the knowledge we need at a substantially lower cost than if we were to attend college, university or the ‘In Person’ Rural Library Conferences.”

Murphy is concerned about her niece’s

future.“She needs that certificate behind her if

she wants to go into a bigger atmosphere,” she said. “When they cancel one thing they should actually have something else to re-place it, and that’s where the trouble is, is they don’t have it.”

She’s hopeful that something will come out of the resolution that council put in to the U.B.C.M. convention that takes place later this month.

“The Ministry is saying the program is gone, so if there was a possibility to save

it, that would be excellent. Highly doubting that, we’re asking for there at least to be plans made to have some equivalent program in place,” said Coun. Betty Ponto, who is a director at the Taylor Public Library.

There were 70 people across the program actively enrolled in courses when the program was cancelled. The program had been around for 40 years.

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Rural students left hanging

FORT ST. JOHN – If you haven’t pre-pared for the zombie apocalypse with a stash of non-perishables, now might be the time.

On Sat., Sept. 13, hordes of the undead

will be shambling through the streets of Fort St. John to help raise donations for the food bank in the fifth annual Zombie Walk.

Last year more than 250 zombies were seen hobbling around town, a turnout that raised more than 676 pounds of food. It was successful haul that greatly contributed to the running total of 1,700 pounds.

“It’s grown in popularity, the first year we had barely 100 people,” said Kim Large, event organizer.

Large, a huge horror movie buff, partici-pated in a Zombie Walk when she lived in Medicine Hat, AB, and when she moved to Fort St. John and had time on her hands, set out to organize a parallel event here.

Participants will meet at Centennial Park

with donations for the food bank at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. All together, the zombies will groan and lurch though on a set path through the city.

“Some people might just kind of grey out their eyes and throw some blood on them-selves and shamble around, and there are people with intricate costumes and a char-acter and latex make up and blood, it ranges from an entry level zombie character, I guess, basically, to full on,” said Large.

Prizes for best costumes will be given out, and there will be other giveaways as well.

The family friendly event is open to all, but kids who get scared at Hallowe’en might want to stay at home.

Fort St. John Zombie Walk is back for a 5th yearBRONWYN [email protected]

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Hadland brings in Harvest

District directors got a taste of what is produced in the Peace thanks to director of Area C, Arthur Hadland, who brought in a cantaloupe and a yellow wa-termelon for his fellow rep-resentatives to try. The melons were produced in the alluvial floodplains that will be af-fected if BC Hydro’s Site C project is ap-proved. Hadland said that a common factor in history’s collapsed civilizations is a lack of adequate food production.

“I think we have a responsibility to look after future generations,” Hadland said.

Last year Hadland brought in massive po-tatoes for the directors.

rurals to review building bylaw

Key interest groups will have the oppor-tunity to review the proposed new Building Bylaw 2131, 2014 and compare it to the old bylaw before it’s presented to the Regional Board. On the recommendation of the Elec-toral Area Directors’ Committee, the Board passed a motion to host a public meeting ses-

sion in each electoral area to review the new bylaw against the old one, after the meeting with the key interest groups has been held.

Staff informed the Board that the ‘key interest groups,’ would include those who showed concern or interest in the Building Bylaw. Chief administrative officer, Chris Cvik, said that given that there were strong local opinions about the Building Bylaw, staff thought it would be best to review the

new bylaw with them first and walk them through any changes that were made.

directors look to unbc for doctor sHortage cure

Directors hope to get information on the number of graduates in the medical field trained in the north, who stayed in the north after graduation.

Mayor Lori Ackerman said that they in-vest in the Northern Medical Trust Program and that if they were to get information on graduates, they could see if their invest-ment is working to benefit Peace commu-nities. The Board voted to send a letter to the University of Northern B.C. requesting information on graduates, and asked for an expansion of seats in their medical program and an expansion of the nursing program in the Peace.



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It’s two weeks past Labour Day and students still haven’t met their teachers, worn in their school shoes, or tested out new supplies. Everyone’s hopeful for a quick resolution, but with the B.C. government and the Teachers’ Federation so far apart, nobody knows how long it will be before kids are back in the classroom.

One thing’s for sure in this dispute: students are getting the short end of the stick. The little ones, eager to start their first year, are delayed in learning their ABC’s and 1,2,3’s. The Grade 12’s are missing out on valuable history, chem-istry and math lessons, subjects they’ll need to do well in to get into their chosen post secondary programs.

I don’t want to take sides in this debate. I don’t have an inclination one way or the other. But I think there is an underlying issue here. Becoming a teacher, for many, is a last resort. A Plan B. Didn’t make it as a Women’s Studies theorist? Or a doctor? A professional athlete? Teaching is

always an option. I saw a post online recently, which I can no longer find,

about how unqualified teachers often are when they stand in front of a high school classroom, purporting to be an authority on the subject they’ll be teaching for the next sev-eral months. I know this is the case, since all three of my closest friends are teachers. One of these friends, whom I went to high school with, passed Math 11 on the promise that she would never take another math class again. She needed to pass that class to get into SFU. Lo and behold, she now teaches high school math.

When you do teacher education, you’re not learning about the subjects you’ll one day be instructing. You’re learning classroom management, how to deal with conflict, and special learners. All good things to know, but what about the subjects themselves?

In Canada, being a teacher is a pretty ordinary profes-

sion. Teachers here aren’t revered like doctors and judges. But elsewhere, like in Finland, teachers are highly regard-ed. Finland has high levels of educational achievement, and is considered one of the most literate societies in the world. To be a teacher there, the entry requirement in all Finnish basic and high schools is a master’s degree, and preschool and kindergarten teachers must have a bachelor’s degree, according to information on the Stanford Education Policy, posted online.

I think our education system needs to be completely re-vamped. We should aspire to that level of excellence here. Becoming a teacher wouldn’t be so easy, and we’d have highly educated and passionate people truly imparting knowledge and life skills to our kids.

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Ever since I was elected as the Member of Parliament for Prince George-Peace Riv-er, constituents have talked to me about the ever-worsening doctor shortage in north-eastern BC.

I share your concerns, and have been talking to doctors and nurses in the Peace Region about the situation. I have had dis-cussions with Northern Health about this issue, and agree more needs to be done to ensure health care services are available to all residents in the North Peace.

My office has received petitions from more than 1200 residents in the Peace Re-gion calling for immediate action to address the acute shortage of doctors.

I have already written very strongly worded letters to the CEO and Board of Directors at Northern Health, and the BC Minister of Health demanding action on this issue. My office is working closely with the City of Fort St. John, Northern

Health, and the BC Government to come up with targeted and effective solutions for our community.

This issue is not as simple as it seems. It is a long and expensive process to train doctors and to certify credentials of foreign doctors. Attracting and retaining doctors to northeastern BC is also a challenge, as the issue goes well beyond money. In 2013, Rural Physicians for BC began offering $100 000 payments for doctors to relocate to remote and rural communities. By De-cember, only 9 doctors actually accepted the offer.

The other ongoing issue is the perception of northern BC by medical associations who seem to operate with a lower-mainland mindset. Earlier this month on Twitter, the General Surgeons of BC dismissed sugges-tions that their members should apply to vacancies in Fort St. John. These are issues that will take a great deal of time and ef-

fort to address. Although I and my elected colleagues at all levels of government are putting a great deal of effort, we have run out of time.

In rural British Columbia, we have relied on doctors from abroad. Currently, the BC College of Physicians and Surgeons recog-nizes the credentials of doctors trained in Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The College no longer rec-ognizes applicant credentials from South Africa, nor is it easy or cheap for a per-formance assessment for a newly arrived physician. The most obvious answers are for the BC College to recognize South Af-rican credentials once more, or to make a more concerted effort to offer performance assessments for newly arrived physicians from abroad.

Our Conservative Government has taken extensive measures to increase funding transfers to the provinces for health care.

However, primary responsibility for mat-ters related to the administration and deliv-ery of health care services in Canada falls within provincial and territorial jurisdic-tion. Recruitment and retention of doctors and management of health services for the Peace Region are the jurisdiction of North-ern Health and the BC Government, and it is ultimately up to implement the policies that will bring more doctors to the north-east.

I will continue to work with the province and local governments, health care authori-ties, and residents to come up with a solu-tion to this critical shortage of physicians.

Bob ZimmerMP, Prince George-Peace RiverChair, BC/Yukon Caucus

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Humphrey took home first place at the second annual Taylor Flats 200, which drew 17 of Canada’s top racers in the final stop on a circuit that began in Grande Prairie in June, and finally wrapped up on Sun., Aug. 31, in Taylor.

A T58 8F gas generator turbine that runs 1,375 horse-power powers Humphrey’s boat, which he calls Unnatural Disaster.

“We’re exceeding 140 miles an hour . . . we have some real bad wind gusts we’re going to have to contend with, the water’s quite low, lots of ba-sically rocks, gravel bars, and all that good stuff, so it’s going to line up to be a good race here this afternoon,” said Humphrey, between races.

The event, hosted by the Peace Country River Rats, kicked off with a Show and Shine on Fri., Aug. 30, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., where the pub-lic got up close and personal with some of the fastest boats on the water.

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• Good questions – and ones that Canadian home buyers plan to approach in a variety of ways.30% of buyers plan to have at least a 20% down payment**. The minimum down payment in Canada is 5% with the average down payment ranging from 5%-20% of the home price.

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Proposal:Zoning Amendment By-law No. 2143, 2014, proposes to amend Peace River Regional District Zoning Bylaw No. 1000, 1996 by rezoning District Lot 2518, PRD, except Plan PGP25979, PGP26136, PGP27501, PGP29739, PGP32766 , from A-2 “Large Agricultural Holdings Zone” to R-2“Residential 2 Zone” and HC “Highway Commercial Zone” as shown shaded on the drawing below:

This notice is in general form only. Relevant background documents may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, at the Peace River Regional District office located at 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, B.C. Any comments or concerns should be referred in writing to the Development Services Department, at the Peace River Regional District at Box 810, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H8 or faxed to (250) 784-3201. Inquiries can also be made by telephone at (250) 784-3200 or 1-800-670-7773. Chris Cvik, CAO

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for a four-year term, will be received by the Chief Election Officer or designated person from 9 a.m., Tuesday, September 30 to 4 p.m., Friday, October 10, 2014 (excluding Statutory holidays and weekends) at the following locations: Peace River Regional District office, 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC (telephone: 250-784-3200); Peace River Regional District office, 9505 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC (telephone: 250-785-8084); and District of Chetwynd municipal office, 5400 North Access Road, Chetwynd, BC (telephone: 250-401-4100). Nomination forms are available at any of the above noted offices Monday to Friday. Peace River Regional District office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. District of Chetwynd office hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Candidates shall be nominated in writing by two qualified nominators in the electoral area for which the nomination is being made. At the time of filing the nomination documents, the candidate shall also file a written disclosure as required under the Financial Disclosure Act.

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DAWSON CREEK - Canadians have been fundraising in support of those living with HIV and AIDS for nearly 20 years through the AIDS Walk for Life; Dawson Creek will host their very first on Sept. 18.

HIV/AIDS outreach educator and AIDS Walk for Life organizer, Samantha McRae, said that her objective is to raise awareness through the event. She said that HIV and AIDS is still a very stigmatized illness, with much misin-formation disseminated about it.

“People don’t want to talk about it, people don’t want to talk about sex, they don’t want to talk about HIV...So one of the main goals is just to raise awareness about HIV,” said McRae.

“It’s here and it can affect anybody, so it’s something that we need to start talking about again. People who are HIV positive need our support. They don’t need to be discrimi-nated against and stigmatized and treated like second-class

citizens,” she added. McRae said some people think that those living with

AIDS, which is an advanced form of HIV, are either drug users or homosexuals, but anyone who has ever had unpro-tected sex could be at risk.

“People hear the word ‘AIDS’ and immediately their thoughts go back to the 1980s, and all of the awful nega-tive things around that, where they thought it was a death sentence and it was a ‘gay disease’,” she said.

She said that in northeast B.C., intravenous drug use is a common cause of new HIV cases, but in southern B.C. sex-ual encounters is the most common cause of new cases. HIV can be spread through blood, semen, pre-ejaculate, vaginal fluid, rectal fluid and breast milk.

“If you’ve ever had unprotected sex, if you’ve ever shared drug use equipment [you’re at risk],” said McRae.

There are no real obvious symptoms, which is why McRae is encouraging everyone to get tested. She said it’s free and the results are usually in within two weeks.

“If you don’t want to go to your family doctor, you can go to the health unit...you can leave a voicemail message for a public health nurse and they will contact you shortly, and it’s free and it’s confidential and they are wonderful down there,” she said.

Traditionally, the Walk for Life has been a fundraiser and since 1996 it has raised over $40 million and has attracted over half a million walkers. The funds go towards support-ing services for people living with HIV/AIDS, and educa-tion and resources to prevent new illnesses. Funds donated do not support research and treatment directly. All funds raised locally, stay in the community.

“Thank God treatment is free, but the treatment does take a huge toll on the body. There are a lot of different kinds of food that they are not supposed to be eating, it interacts with their meds, but of course, not everybody can afford organic food. Even things like transportation, sometimes people are living out in the rural areas and they don’t have the funds to come into town to see their doctor,” McRae said.

She said that raising money is a secondary goal for the event in Dawson Creek, but the fundraising she has been doing has yielded minimal results. Safeway, Browns Social House, Marvin’s Muffler and the Nawican Friendship Cen-tre are the only businesses that have supported the Walk.

Registration for the Walk for Life begins at the Nawican Friendship Centre at 5p.m. with the walk commencing at 5:30p.m. The event will start with a few speeches from people who are living with HIV before the walk begins to the Mile Zero post, up 10th Street, and down Alaska Ave. back to the Centre.

“ [It] kind of motivates people and tells them why they are there,” said McRae.

A free barbeque will be offered to participants and volun-teers, or purchased by those who don’t necessarily want to participate. Donations are always welcome.

As the only outreach HIV/AIDS educator in the north-east, McRae hasn’t been able to organize other walks in the North or South Peace, but hopes to be able to expand the event into other communities in the future.

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at the Lido on September 25, 2014

Calvin Kruk Continued from Front.

Bumstead said that council was faced with tough deci-sions throughout construction, and that they knew they couldn’t realistically abandon the project.

“To me it was a very easy decision. As far as council, it was clear that we needed to get the facility completed, we needed to get this building open to the public and the com-munity,” he said.

Problems such as asbestos in the plumbing, walls and tiles, lead paint in many of the steel structures, water dam-age in the basement and the general inexperience of the first contractor led to the postponement of the completion date, which was originally set for September 2011.

Bruce Haden, principal architect with DIALOG (one of the two companies responsible for managing the develop-ment of the Centre), said that the project was tough.

“I know it was a controversial project to start, but once you made the decision to do something, it’s so important to do it right, and I can say without any hint of cynicism that city council and city staff really understood that,” Haden said.

Haden was the leader of the design team. He said that the stairwell is a feature in the space, which helps let natural light reach the basement. The open concept main floor and large windows let natural light in anytime of day. Haden said it was important to make the facility flexible for any future uses.

“We tried to make these larger size rooms... the reason why we say ‘movement stu-dio’ is because who knows what it’s going to be. Karate could be the next yoga. The ability to be flexible is really important,” he said.

“For me personally, the most satisfying thing is to see people enjoying the building. It’s so pleasurable

to see people in the dance classes and to see people doing pottery, that’s fabulous. If this building is loved by you as a community, then we’ve done our job,” said Haden.

Classes at the Centre started on Monday.

Photo Credit Jill EarlFormer mayor Calvin Kruk was celebrated at the Centre’s opening.

Photo Credit Jill EarlThe open stairway lets natural light in the basement and it a main feature of the Centre.


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“They can look at the boats, talk to the drivers and check them out, get in if they want to. And then also while the Show and Shine goes on, the boats get inspect-ed to make sure they have all the safety equipment and that they meet all the requirements to race,” said Tim Wilmot, the race captain, who’s in charge of the race day to make sure everything is done safely and everybody follows the rules.

Three legs of the race took place on Saturday, and an-other three on Sunday.

“It’s been exciting,” said Wilmot, before the last of the Saturday races.

“This morning we ran down to Clayhurst, one leg and then a leg back, it’s been pretty fast, the boats are run-ning really good, and quick. And so, right now, we’re just running the circuit, we go around that buoy up there and go around the island down below,” he said, pointing into the distance.

The four different classes that raced included the Un-limited, A Class, CX and FX classes, categories that are determined by boat engine sizes, according to Kathy Wolsey, treasurer at Peace Country River Rats.

Although there were just 17 boats racing over the

Labour Day weekend, down from 21 in the first annual Taylor Flats 200, 2015 promises to be much, much big-ger. Between 65 and 70 boats will take to the waters at Peace Island Park for the World Jet Boat River championships.

“There’ll be boats from the [United] States, Mexico and possibly New Zealand, besides us Cana-dians,” said Wolsey.

Humphrey’s combined

time, factoring in all six legs of the race at Taylor Flats 200, was 1:34:02. Rick Hollingworth, from Valleyview, AB, came in second, and Bob Clarke, with his boat

named Another Disas-ter, came in third.

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As a public representative on the 16-member Board, you will contribute to FWCP planning and implementation, including review and approval of proposed fish and wildlife projects in the Williston and Dinosaur Reservoirs.

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FORT ST. JOHN – With the Site C decision on the ho-rizon, a group from the North Peace has made a last ditch effort to sway the elected officials’ opinion against it.

A number of concerned citizens came together to pre-pare a letter that was sent to all MLA’s in the province on Thurs., Aug. 28.

It urges that the project’s costs be carefully scrutinized, and that other options be explored.

“You are a Member of the Legislative Assembly. It is incumbent on you to have a project the size of Site C scru-tinized by our own B.C. Utilities Commission. This was a recommendation of the recent Joint Review Panel as well,” the letter reads.

“The Commission is forbidden under the Clean Energy Act to participate in the financial analysis of the Site C project. This must be contested by you in the Legislature . . . . Former Pre-mier Campbell removed the B.C.U.C. involvement by the ‘stroke of a pen.’ This can be undone by the same stroke.”

Normally all major energy projects undergo an inde-pendent assessment by the B.C.U.C, which approves the construction of new facilities, and has the power to make legally binding rulings.

The B.C.U.C. looks out for the interests of shareholders. But the Clean Energy Act, which was established in 2010, gave the provincial government the power to exempt some projects from review. Site C was exempted.

The letter says that the MLA’s will owe their constitu-ents an explanation if they opt for Site C, with its large

price tag, to go ahead.“Your constituents will

challenge you about the mas-sive Hydro rate increases. B.C. Natural gas is a viable option to the massive costs of Site C. B.C. Natural gas should be an option here at home for electricity produc-tion and not just for foreign sale at LNG (liquefied natu-ral gas),” it reads.

This spring, the concerned

citizens group financed a quarter page ad in the Vancouver Sun newspaper that voiced concern about the Site C project on economic grounds.

“It cost close to $3,000 to put that ad in the paper. It was all done by private donations, not one donation came from an organization or a foundation, it was all private people donating money,” said Richard Koechl, a member of the concerned citizens group, in an interview with the North-east News.

Koechl and the other dozen or so group members are suggesting that the Clean Energy Act be changed.

“It’s already been changed at least once, for the benefit of LNG pro-ducers, so why can’t it be changed again for the ben-efit of rate payers in this province? It seems pretty

redundant that they wouldn’t allow this. But anyway, we have to talk to the politicians now, so hopefully they’ll give this letter some consideration at the very least,” he said.

The letter indicates that, although governments tend to look towards industry and business when it comes to en-dorsing causes and projects, in the past months many of these organizations have taken a new direction in thinking about electricity production in the province.

It lists several instances where major players in the busi-ness world have spoken out against Site C, including Rich-ard Stout, executive director of the Association of Major Power Customers of B.C., as well as Dan Potts, former executive director, who endorse the production and genera-tion of electricity through the use of B.C. Natural gas.

“Both have rejected the construction of Site C on the economic grounds of extremely high capital costs as well as high operational costs due to amortization of such a mas-sive project,” the letter reads.

Perhaps the most pertinent fact included in the letter is that Hydro Quebec, one of the world’s largest electri-cal power producers, is now suffering due to severely de-pressed electricity prices across North America.

A recent Quebec Provincial Commission recommended that the last two construction phases of the $6.5-billion ‘La Romaine’ hydroelectric project be halted immediately due to extreme capital costs and no market.


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The Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program in the Peace region will fund fish and wildlife projects that align with its Action Plans for lakes, reservoirs, streams, uplands, riparian areas/wetlands and species of interest.

Your idea for a project to conserve and enhance local fish and wildlife may be eligible for funding. Read our Action Plans at www.fwcp.ca.

If you are interested in project funding:

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In a special meeting on Sept. 3, councillors directed staff to bring back a report on designating the Kiskati-naw River as the City’s wa-tershed. The motion, moved by Coun. Cheryl Shuman, was in response to a letter council received from for-mer watershed steward Reg Whiten.

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Hegge Construction Ltd. has been awarded the con-tract to paint the Northern Alberta Railway (NAR) Park Museum, and remove hazardous materials, mainly lead, from the building. Of the two bidders for the con-tract, Hegge Construction’s came in at $235,700; over $100,000 less than their competitors. The City ini-tially budgeted $225,000 for the project, but council approved allocating an ad-ditional $20,000 to meet Hegge’s bid. The work is a part of council’s initiative to

restore the museum. To date, work on the foundation, slab work, eaves and cedar roofing has been completed.

The project is expected to be completed this Fall, weath-er permitting, but work may carry over into the Spring of 2015.

D.C. council briefs: Sept. 3JILL [email protected]

PRRD briefsContinued from Page 5.

The Board also intends to let the Ministry of Advanced Education know about the doctor shortage in the area and their attempts to try and find a solution; director of Area C Arthur Hadland suggested offering incentives and making policy changes.

Prrd SuPPortS aPPlication for airPort iMProveMentS

Directors agreed to support an application the North Peace Airport Society is making to the Northern Develop-ment Trust for $189,000 of funding to assist in airport ter-minal improvements. The use of the North Peace Airport is expected to grow in the next five years and in order to improve customer service the Society’s project includes: improvements to the main terminal washrooms, updated furniture, an increased number of plugins for charging computers and cellphones, an area for business use for cus-tomers, more benches and garbage receptacles for external customer use, and the construction of a washroom in the screening area. The project is estimated to cost $270,000, and the Society’s capital plan has allocated $81,000 for the project.

SPectra under Prrd SPotlight

After receiving Spectra Energy’s 2013 Sustainability Highlights Report, directors took them up on their offer and accepted an invitation to discuss how they could better achieve a healthy balance among the economic, environ-mental and social considerations important to the district.

Alternate director for Area D Joe Breti took some issue with the contents of the letter, alleging that it wasn’t en-tirely truthful. Director of Area C, Arthur Hadland, said he would like to see a bigger commitment from the natural gas company to the communities they are in.

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The Association received $132,194 from Growing For-ward 2, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative, for the project that will span over two to three years.

“The purpose of the project is just marrying up the tra-ditional ways with new technology. We are not going to do away with the field days and the workshops because we know that people like those, but we want to integrate some of the new technology to get information to a wider au-dience,” said Andrea White, public affairs and marketing programs, with the Association.

White explains that by using new technologies, such as Skype or webinars, the Association can offer their members current information, even to the most remote producer.

“The whole part of this is trying to make sure that we en-able the ranchers and the producers to get the information that’s out there in a way that is easier for them to access, and that’s where technology comes into play,” White said.

“There’s lots of different methods that we can use,” she said, adding that it is often difficult and costly for a pro-ducer to take part in a field day or workshop elsewhere in the province.

The project is already underway. The Association creat-ed an advisory committee earlier this summer, comprising of ranchers and other stakeholders in the B.C. beef industry, to discuss possible issues to be highlighted throughout the project’s duration. Key issues identified at their last meeting included: forest development, people development (busi-

ness management, time management practices, succession planning), land access, traceability and data management, water management, wild-life, and beef programs.

A survey has been prepared for their Beef in B.C. Magazine, com-ing out this month (also available on the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association website), for producers to provide their feedback on what topics they want the Association to present on, and prefered information delivery methods.

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producers are in very rural areas, so things like internet connec-tion and accessibility to comput-ers I think is a big challenge,” said White.

White said that the Technolo-gy Transfer Project is the first of its kind, and that their hope is to find a model that other provinces and jurisdictions may want to use in their outreach activities.

Depending on funding, White said that the Association may be

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FORT ST. JOHN – A new approach to skilled trades training in B.C. could mean more and better opportunities for residents in Fort St. John and the surrounding area.

A trades transition plan, designed to style education and training programs after industry demand, has passed the 90 day mark, and progress is right on schedule, according to Gary Herman, CEO at Industry Training Authority.

Trades training across B.C. has been undergoing chang-es in response to the recently launched B.C. Skills for Jobs Blueprint, which was created to help individuals with their education and career plans, as well as recommendations in an independent review of the I.T.A.

“B.C.’s on the cusp of a development boom, and one in 10 job openings by 2022, or about 104,000 of the job openings that are com-ing, are expected to be in the trades,” said Herman.

Those openings include jobs that will replace re-tiring workers, as well as new openings as a result of the projected growth.

“In the northeast region that number should be about 18,000-plus jobs, between now and 2022. Currently we have over 1,100 apprentices registered in the region, and about 110 employer sponsors in the region,” he said.

The plan comprises four pillars, which are youth and apprentice support, an LNG (liquefied natural gas) action plan, realigning the training investment to be more in line with demand of the jobs that are coming, and transforming the industry relations.

“It’s part of the re-engineering of the education and train-ing system to be more focused on demand, and what that means is that it’s ensuring that young folks especially are going into education and training, will end up with good job prospects, and very good career potential when they’re finished,” said Herman.

“In the first 90 days I’m happy to report that we’ve al-ready delivered on 20 of the actions that are in the plan, and there’s still a lot of work to do, but we’re continuing on with the rollout of the plan.”

I.T.A. has identified nine sectors that are key to the econ-omy, especially from a trades perspective, in the province. They include LNG, shipbuilding, construction, hospitality and tourism, transportation, mining, forestry, aerospace and manufacturing.

Each sector will have an advisory group and an industry relations manager, who will be keeping the pulse of the

industry in the province. A total of 15 apprentice advisors will be on the ground regionally by the end of December, and five of those will have Aboriginal subject matter ex-pertise.

“There are lots of First Nations communities all around the province, there’s a very heavy concentration in the north, northeast and maybe even more so in the northwest, so it’s just making sure that we’re providing the extra as-sistance required to get folks into the skilled trade stream,” said Herman.

“It’s knowing the community, and how to help that com-munity with any specific needs that it has in getting folks into the trades.”

In addition, an apprentice advisor, who was set to start with I.T.A. on Mon., Sept. 8, is located in Fort St. John.

To help move things along, B.C. has announced a new Red Seal trade of Construction Craft Worker program,

which has been rec-ognized everywhere in Canada except B.C. and New Bruns-wick. B.C. is now adopting the Red Seal trade.

Construction craft workers are the most populous people on a construction job site. They do demolition, erection, concrete work, they work with wood and steel, and sometimes do scaffolding.

“In LNG alone, based on a potential of five LNG plants being built, there will be over 19,000 of these folks who are required in a five LNG plant scenario. So very, very high

numbers,” said Herman.“We were responding to the construction industry, say-

ing, we need this to be a Red Seal trade, recognized in B.C. . . . We also see construction craft worker to be a very posi-tive pathway for First Nations to get into the skilled trades. It’s a two year trade, it gives them exposure, over that peri-od, to many different aspects of a construction job site, and they end up with a Red Seal when they’re finished, which is transportable across Canada in any type of construction, so we see it as a very positive step,” he said.


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Dawson Creek• Alcoholics Anonymous - meets Mon., Tues., Fri., & Sat., 8 p.m. at Peace River Health Unit. Wed. 8 p.m. Hospital Education Room. All meetings are open.• Mile 0 Al-Anon meets 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday evening at the Health Unit, Dawson Creek.• Mile 0 Quilt Guild meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m., Studio 10 at KPAC. Come join us for sewing, fun and friendship. Contact Gloria at 250 786 5597. for more info.• Stream of Life (Korean Church) 433-95 Ave Dawson Creek BC V1G 1H4Phone 250-219-8016 Sunday Worship: 10:00 AM Sunday School: 10:00 AM Bible Study: 7:00 PM (Wednesday) In-tercession Pry:700 PM (Thursday)Pouce Coupe• Youth Drop-In at Pouce Coupe Community Church An-

nex (the old Pouce library). Saturday nights 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Ages 13 to 17.Chetwynd• Alcoholics Anonymous meets Tuesday and Friday at 8 p.m. at the Tansi Friendship Centre, 5301 South Access. If you think you might have a problem with drinking, come to an AA meeting. Call for times and places or someone to talk to, phone 788-9658 or 788-1100.Tumbler Ridge• Alcoholics Anonymous - meeting Thursday. 8 p.m. 115 Commercial Park (Baptist Church). If you think you might have a problem with drinking, come to an AA meeting. Call for times and places or someone to talk to. Phone 242-4018.• Tuesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Floor curling, car-pet bowling, card & board games, coffee & cookies. Com-munity Centre Room 5 from 1-4 pm. Small drop-in fee.

UPcoming Fort St. John• September 12: ESL Coffee and Conversation is a casual drop in program for newcomers in Fort St John! Practice your English in a casual setting, meet other newcomers in your community, apply your conversation and listen-ing skills, and connect over a cup of coffee (or tea)! Any experience levels welcome! Fort St. John Public Library 7pm-9pm. • Sept. 12: The Palliative Care Society is hosting a Grief Workshop on Friday, Sept. 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Peace Lutheran Church (9812 - 108 Avenue, Fort St. John). The cost is $25, cash or cheques will be accepted. Lunch is provided. The facilitator is Kevin Hegseth. To register or for more information, call 250-787-2814. Please register by Sept. 10th. Everyone is welcome to attend. This event offers coping strategies for those grieving / coming to terms with loss.• Sept 13: The 22nd annual Hudson’s Hope Fall Fair will be at the Hudson’s Hope Arena September 13th. Exhibits will be accepted Friday Sept 12th from 7pm-9pm, and Saturday morning from 7am-8am. Judging from 9-11:30. Exhibits

will be open for viewing from 12 – 4pm, with the auction to follow! Classic cars, live entertainment, BINGO, and kids games!• Sept. 17: Health care open forum. There will be a pub-lic open forum on Fort St. John health care on Sept.17 at the Seniors’ Hall at 10908 100th St. held by the Concerned Citizens for Health Care. Come to share ideas and get a handle on the current situation. • Oct. 3-5: Adoptive and Foster Families Retreat and Camp out: Come join us for a weekend away and enjoy a great opportunity for adoptive and foster families to get together and spend some time making connections while having fun. Activities and workshops include: hiking, archery, family soccer, movie, snack shop, music, and a chocolate evening. Contact Susan at [email protected] or Gigi and Jamie at [email protected], Blueberry Ministry Centre at 250-630-2321. • Oct. 18: Campfire Cowboy Night at the Fort St. John Le-gion. $15, doors open at 6pm.

Dawson Creek • Sept. 13: Grief Workshop hosted by the South Peace Pal-liative Care Society. Led by Kevin Hegseth at the Grace Lutheran Church 9-4pm, $25. Lunch is provided. Please register before Sept. 10. Contact Andre Lavoie at 250-782-3261 or [email protected] for more information. • Sept. 17: The Friends of the Dawson Creek Library will host an afternoon talk on events, programs and what’s available at our local library, starting at 1:30pm. Drop by and enjoy some tasty treats while you discover what your library has to offer. Call 250-782-4661 for more details. • Sept. 20: Country Music Dance. Music by Old Friends at the Senior Citizens Hall, 1101 McKellar Ave. Dawson Creek. Dance from 8:30-12:30. Admission includes lunch. Nineteen years old and over welcome. For more informa-tion phone Fred at 250-782-2192 or Linda at 250-843-7418. • Oct. 1: Seniors Celebration. Join the Seniors Association at the Seniors Hall to learn more about their organization, enjoy lunch, entertainment and coffee all day with the con-tribution of a donation. A few dignitaries are expected to be in attendance. The event includes door prizes.

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“Clearly it is not too late to take the project off the table as Hydro Quebec is doing in lieu of better energy options,” it reads.

Included with the letter is a list that details potential benefits of choosing natural gas, if energy is needed, over Site C.

Some of the items indicate that a $1.5-bil-lion natural gas generator can be built in three years, rather than the seven to ten year timeline required for Site C, and that a lot can happen in seven to ten years, such as low electricity demand issues.

Another point is that the risk of cost over-runs is very low for natural gas, since gas turbines are widely used and proven technol-ogy, unlike the Site C ‘one off’ design.

“The Europeans consider natural gas a green fuel . . . it blows me away that here in B.C. it’s considered to be a bad thing, yet we can sell it to whomever, because that’s fine, right? Because, apparently, we don’t share the same atmosphere. It’s a hypocrisy that bothers us to death,” Koechl said.

“We’re not 100 per cent sure how this is all unfolding, but because the Joint Review Panel has now completed, and has given it, I would call it a reluctant green light . . . that gives the signal for this project to potentially go ahead, but on economic grounds is what we’ve been arguing for the last two to three years, this is a total waste, and it needs to be re-examined,” he said.

The proposed Site C is currently undergo-ing a co-operative federal and provincial en-vironmental assessment process. The project requires environmental certification, regula-tory permits and authorizations, and other approvals before it can proceed to construc-tion.

While Site C is a contentious issue in the Peace River region, where there is consider-able opposition, a province wide poll con-ducted by Abacus Data in June 2014 shows strong levels of support for the project.

The decision on Site C is expected to take place this fall. If it goes ahead, the estimated capital cost is $7.9 billion.


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FORT ST. JOHN – Five people are dead after two separate vehicle accidents in Fort St. John that took place an hour apart on Thurs., Sept. 4.

A head on collision involving two pick-up trucks at Mile 83 of the Alaska High-way took the lives of a 22-year-old fe-male and male. Both are believed to have worked in the Fort St. John area, according to an RCMP press release.

A 71-year-old male and a 65-year-old female occupied the second vehicle, with a Saskatchewan license plate.

RCMP received the collision report at 2 p.m., and when police arrived all people in both vehicles had already succumbed to their injuries.

Less than an hour later, at 2:50 p.m., RCMP received a report of a single ve-

hicle colli-sion that re-sulted in the death of a 29-year-old male that took place on the Clay-hurst Road, approximately half a kilometer from the Cecil Lake Road junction.

The male driver, from Fort St. John, was the lone occupant of the vehicle and died on scene.

As a result of the two vehicle accident, the Alaska Highway was closed until 11:30 p.m.

Both accidents are still under investiga-tion. The causes are not known at this time.


Two vehicle collisions take five lives in one day


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