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By Kyla CorpuzFORT ST. JOHN – As I’m getting strapped into a red para-

chute the lady guiding my feet through the loopholes tells me one thing about it: “The three most important words you’re go-ing to hear is ‘Eject, eject, eject,’” which would have been fi ne if I was preparing to go skydiving.

Instead, I was getting ready to hop into an orange and black Scheyden MX2 with aerobatic pilot, Dave Mathieson, also known as Super Dave.

The lady then told me I shouldn’t be worried, “I’ve seen him land a plane with a failed engine before,” she reassured me. That suddenly, and surprisingly, put me at ease.

Mathieson was dubbed Super Dave after he successfully land-ed a fl oat plane without a control column.

“During my fi rst job when I was 18 years old I was driving a Cessna 180 on fl oats and the control column came off the dash-board. So I used the doors to steer for an hour—terrifying,” he said. “I just pushed on the left door and made the plane go right and pushed the right door and made the plane go left … Landed it safely without a scratch.”

After 23 years of fl ying as a bush pilot and an airline pilot for Air Canada Jazz, Mathieson found his true calling as an aero-batic pilot.

“The air show scene is my fourth year, I wouldn’t say I’m a complete rookie or an extremely experienced guy either.”

Mathieson was one of the many performers at the 2013 Fort St. John International Air Show that swept through the city on Jul. 27 and Jul. 28.

He shared center stage with acts from the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, CF-18 Demo Team, paraplegic hang glider Dan Bu-chanan, Jerzy Strzyz, the Harmon Rockets, Kent Pietsch and his Jelly Belly plane, Pete McLeod and the pyrotechnic AV8FX team.

“We all know each other now because we do so many differ-ent shows together, but it’s neat to get together, it’s always a lot of fun,” he said.

With the various types of aircrafts that fi lled the sky over the weekend, Mathieson’s MX2 has a maximum speed of 300 mph and a roll rate of 500 degrees per second.

“It’s the most exciting type of fl ying you can do, it’s the ulti-mate freedom, it’s a lot of fun.” He isn’t exaggerating.

Flying above Fort St. John in the passenger seat of an air-craft, that has soared over Canada and skies in California and Virginia, was an experience you don’t come by often. It’s one I probably won’t forget.

I had a permanent smile on my face doing barrel rolls and hanging upside down for a bird’s eye view of the Peace River and the rolling hills that make up this side of the country.

As for those three most important words, I never heard them, not that I was worried. After all, I was riding shotgun with a pilot who landed a plane without a control column.

Soaring high with Super Dave

Contributed photoA Go-Pro camera shot taken on the wing of Super Dave Mathieson’s Scheyden MX2 above Fort St. John with Northeast News reporter Kyla Corpuz and Mathieson in the cockpit, two days before the 2013 Fort St. John International Air Show.

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By Kyla CorpuzFORT ST. JOHN – TransCanada is looking to construct a

pipeline through their subsidiary NOVA Gas Transmission Lim-ited (NGTL).

The proposed pipeline, North Montney Mainline, would de-liver sweet natural gas from the existing Groundbirch Mainline, 35 km southwest of Fort St. John to a NGTL System, 190 km north of Fort St. John.

“Located in the Peace River Regional District, the pipeline will be up to 305 km of pipeline and include associated metering facilities, valve sites and possible compression facilities,” said TransCanada spokesperson Davis Sheremata.

NGLT anticipates to fi le an application to the National Energy Board at the end of this year for the northern sections of the pipeline: The Aitken Creek section, approximately 180 km of pipline which will connect to The Kahta section, 125 km of pipeline. The size of both pipelines is expected to have a 48-inch diameter.

TransCanada is undergoing a regulatory application for the project to develop an environ-mental and socio-economic as-sessment.

“Specifi cally, the assessment will consider impacts to soil, vegetation, wildlife, historical resources, current land use, tra-

ditional land use, and aquatic resources,” said Sheremata. “An Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) will also be developed to identify specifi c measures to mitigate effects of the project, dur-ing and following construction activities.”

TransCanada is holding three open houses in Fort St. John, Hudson’s Hope and Chetwynd.

“Engaging with stakeholders means listening, providing ac-curate information, and responding to stakeholder interests in a prompt and consistent manner,” said Sheremata.

If the project goes ahead, it is expected to be completed and in-service in the spring/summer of 2017.

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By Jill Earl TUMBLER RIDGE - The Tumbler Ridge

Aspiring Geopark Steering Committee has been working for the past year to bring last weekend’s fi rst annual symposium on the Tum-bler Ridge Aspiring Geopark into fruition, but the community has been working towards a geopark designation unknowingly for much longer.

“We’ve been working towards this geopark designation for probably several decades, if not centuries,” said Mayor Darwin Wren, ref-erencing the several books written, trails built, historical data collected and paleontological unveilings in the past that provide support for a geopark designation.

The symposium, held Jul. 26-28, combined the community’s interest in geoparks with the fi fth annual Peace Region Palaeontology Re-search Centre symposium. It welcomed 25 speakers from across Canada that offered their insights into geoparks, paleontology and high-lighted different aspects of Tumbler Ridge. Guests and speakers also included those from other aspiring geoparks in Canada, including those in Perce, Que., Newfoundland and Bill Merrifi eld from Stonehammer Geopark, the only geopark in Canada, located in New Bruns-wick.

Godfrey Nowlan, interim chair of the Cana-dian National Committee for Geoparks and the Global Geoparks Network, was also present at the symposium. He said that approximately nine communities have approached the com-mittee interested in seeking designation, but only Tumbler Ridge has submitted a letter of intent.

“It’s [designation] a signifi cant task. What the local group here has done takes a lot of work; even the letter of intent is quite detailed. It lists the sites, it lists what the management plan might be, it lists a lot of things, where sup-port it coming from, letters of support, all that type of thing,” said Nowlan.

Nowlan and Pierre Verpaelst, also of the na-tional committee, will be extending their stay in Tumbler Ridge until mid-week to evaluate Tumbler Ridge on its geopark merits.

Nowlan and Verpaelst will be visiting sites that are planned locations that the geopark will use for education, interpretation and tourism, provided it is successful in obtaining a designa-tion. They will also be sampling tourism opera-tors and other sorts of tourist activities that will be utilized in the potential geopark.

“We will be looking at sites for all different purposes, are they well protected? Are they suit-able for your average person who is a tourist? Is this an easy place for them to get to? How ac-cessible? How safe is the trail? How well main-tained? Those kinds of things will be key,” said Nowlan, noting that he recognizes that many of the sites may be for wilderness-savvy people, which is out of the norm for the carefully con-trolled geoparks in Europe and China.

After their visit, Nowlan and Verpaelst will write a report back to Tumbler Ridge’s com-mittee making recommendations for certain improvements and considerations before giv-ing their endorsement to them, if they decide to do so.

If Tumbler Ridge gets the national blessing they will then seek global geopark designation by writing a self-evaluation, detailing plans for the park, for the international committee.

Nowlan said in the best-case scenario, Tum-bler Ridge could be designated as a global geopark late next year at the global conference scheduled for the fi rst time in Canada at the Stonehammer Geopark. The national commit-tee only considers two applications a year, said Nolan, adding that the global committee will only designate two sites a year from a given country, but usually only approve eight to 10 a year.

The United Nations Educational Scientifi c Cultural Organization, a supporter of geopark efforts and the Global Network for National Geoparks, describes geoparks as a, ‘unifi ed area with geological heritage of international signifi cance’. The sites focus on conservation, education and geotourism and combine geolog-ical heritage, the history of the earth, cultural interaction and economical development.

Continued on Page 22.

Community support evident at aspiring geopark symposium

Jill Earl photoTumbler Ridge’s Dinosaur Discovery Gallery was the back drop to several announcement and unveilings during the Aspiring Geoparks Symposium, Jul. 26-28.

Jill Earl photo

Dr. Charles Helm Dr. Charles Helm announced the offi -announced the offi -cial launch of three cial launch of three books detailing Tum-books detailing Tum-bler Ridge’s scenery, bler Ridge’s scenery, fossils and history, fossils and history, all major compo-all major compo-nents of the aspiring nents of the aspiring geopark. Proceeds geopark. Proceeds will go towards the will go towards the publication of a cof-publication of a cof-fee table hard cover fee table hard cover book on the same book on the same topics if geopark des-topics if geopark des-ignation is granted.ignation is granted.


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By Kyla CorpuzFORT ST. JOHN – The Money Stop in Fort St. John was

caught breaking the law, according to Consumer Protection BC.“Through one of the routine inspections throughout the north,

[Consumer Protection BC] has confi rmed that [The Money Stop] are continuing to offer payday lending services without a license

from Consumer Protection BC,” said Manjit Bains, Consumer Protection BC vice president of corporate relations.

In 2009 the provincial government introduced a law requiring payday lenders to be licensed through Consumer Protection BC, explained Bains.

The Money Stop is facing a total of approximately $13,800 in fi nes; $9,500 in administration penalties for not complying with the law and obstructing an inspection, as well as over $4,300 in refunds to eight cus-tomers.

The Money Stop failed to provide borrowers with ex-tended repayment periods, ac-cording to Bains.

“The law requires if some-one is taking out three or more loans within 62 days the pay-day lender must provide in the loan agreement that the repay-ment be spread out over and between at least two or three

pay periods,” explained Bains.Since there was no agreement in place, customers only have to

pay back the amount borrowed, annulling any fees or interests.“In our order we’ve actually said they need to immediately

cease any payday lending activity,” said Bains. The order was sent out on Jul. 24.

Tel Sutherland in Grand Prairie owns the Money Stop. The Fort St. John location is managed through the Alberta headquar-ters, said Sutherland.

On Jul. 25 Sutherland said he doesn’t plan on shutting down the Fort St. John Money Stop, neither did he have time to look at the compliance order.

“I grabbed the package and I haven’t had a chance to look at it other than the guy phoned me last night. I don’t really have much to comment on right now…,” he said.

When asked if he was aware that The Money Stop was not complying with provincial laws, Sutherland said, “Yeah, I guess so, so they say.”

Earlier that day an employee at the Money Stop said she didn’t receive any orders to cease their operations.

The law does allow businesses to fi le a request for reconsid-eration 30 days after being handed a compliance order.

By Kyla CorpuzFORT ST. JOHN – Fort St. John RCMP have stated that the

recent shootings within the city are likely to be linked.“…it is believed that there is a connection between the separate

fi rearm incidents and that they are directly related to the drug trade,” reads a press release on Jul. 26.

In the month of July four shootings have occured as well as an alleged attempted arson.

The RCMP are are determined to halt the string of violence that has occurred in the past month.

“Simply put, we want to stop this illegal and dangerous activ-ity before somebody is hurt or killed,” said Fort St. John offi cer in charge Insp. Pat Egan. “To do this, every available police re-source in Fort St. John is being used and resources from the Com-bined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, the province’s anti-gang unit, have been brought in to help.”

On Jul. 8 a house on the 9600 block of 96 Street was shot at

through the back of the residence. On Jul. 15 and Jul. 21, both at approximately 3 a.m., The Marquis Centre fell victim to shots fi red through an apartment door. On Jul. 21, 20 minutes before 11 p.m., homemade bombs known as Molotov cocktails were thrown at a residence in the 101 block of 96 Avenue. At 11 p.m. on the same night two hotel rooms were fi red at the Northwoods Inn on Alaska Highway.

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By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK - Ne-

gotiations between BC Hydro and the property owners af-fected by their Dawson Creek Chetwynd Area Transmission project are still ongoing, but for few, discussions are on the right track.

Of the 101 properties the line will cross, BC Hydro rep-resentatives report that they now have agreements with 86 per cent of landowners.

“I think we’re on the right track,” said landowner Linda Smashnuk, who sat down with BC Hydro representatives Jul. 23.

The line would run ap-proximately 35 metres from her house, but BC Hydro has agreed to pay for a modular home to be located further from the line on her property. Upon getting quotes for the costs associated with relocat-ing, including site prepara-tions like clearing trees, put-ting in a driveway, putting in a sewage lagoon, and landscap-ing, Smashnuk told BC Hydro that it might cost an additional $100,000 above the cost of the house to move. She said that during their meeting BC Hy-dro was not prepared to accept that amount and are seeking quotations of their own; they are continuing their negotia-tions.

“They’ve defi nitely come around a lot. They realize that they are impacting us where our home is that they were willing to give us a different home site, but we still haven’t come to an agreement of what it’s actually going to cost to relocate us on our own prop-erty,” she said.

Originally BC Hydro was prepared to compensate Smashnuk $50,000, to be paid within three years of the project’s completion, but con-cerned with potential health risks brought about by close electromagnetic fi eld expo-sure and the removal of the

trees that acted as a windbreak for her residence, she refused. Smashnuk even started a peti-tion in early May, now with approximately 1,000 signa-tures, to have BC Hydro offer fair and equitable compensa-tion to landowners affected by the project. Although she hasn’t presented the petition to BC Hydro, Smashnuk said that they know about the peti-tion and believes it may have helped in getting her current offer.

“They are aware of the pe-tition, they’ve seen it but they haven’t asked for a copy or anything. Just the fact that they are willing to talk with us now, and they weren’t before, shows that it defi nitely has had an impact,” Smashnuk said.

Negotiations aren’t looking bright for all those affected. For resident Danny Cooper, BC Hydro refuses to negotiate at all. The transmission line will run approximately 40 me-tres away from his home, but because the line isn’t on his property BC Hydro is unwill-ing to compensate him. Coo-per sought the advice of a real estate agent, who confi rmed that the line would devalue the home and property he’s lived in for 40 years.

“[BC Hydro] told us, my wife and I, that they had no responsibility to look after us, period. Amen. And that they would no longer be talking to us and to get a lawyer and do whatever necessary if we felt we had to pursue it further,” he said.

The line is also impacting Cooper’s daughter Cindy and her husband Buddy’s proper-ty. They’re house will be bull-dozed and rebuilt on the other side of their property, howev-er the couple also has fences, barns and a riding area on the land that will also need to be moved; according to Cooper BC Hydro wanted the couple to fi nancially participate in re-locating the buildings.

“They’re not bargaining in good faith when they come to these people. They are trying to lowball them on moving... they want them to participate fi nancially in getting all this stuff set up, they happen to be in no position to be putting in a whole bunch of money to it,” he said.

“The line is going ahead ob-viously, I mean people aren’t trying to stop the line by any stretch of the imagination ex-cept to be fairly remunerated...we just wanted fair compen-sation and people need to be treated fairly. With all due re-spect we’ve lived here for 40 years and suddenly they come in here and start disrupting ev-erybody,” Cooper added.

On a fi xed income with medical problems and with the high cost of litigation, Cooper is still contemplating if he will pursue legal action.

In an interview in May vice president of transmission and distribution project delivery for BC Hydro, Bruce Barrett, said that they will always try to reach a mutually acceptable agreement before proceeding with legal action.

“If we can’t reach an agree-ment and we need to go to the next step, we will always have a second professional ap-praisal done, and again make every attempt to reach a mutu-ally agreeable understanding without proceeding further,” Barrett said.

The Dawson Creek Chet-wynd Area Transmission project is designed to meet future electricity demands in the area. BC Hydro plans to run a 230-kilovolt transmis-sion line from a new Sundance substation located 19 km east of Chetwynd to the Bear Mountain terminal in Dawson Creek, approximately 60 km away. The project is expected to cost approximately $190-$300 million and is scheduled to be completed in early 2015.

By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK - Two temporary use permit applications were approved by Peace River

Regional District directors, July 25, after the board continued their discussion on worker camps and the report that was prepared by W. Beamish Consulting Ltd. on the subject.

Kory Pearson and Greg Wil-son, the applicants, are propos-ing to build a 500-person work camp in the Pink Mountain area and another 300-person camp in the Gundy Creek Road area for their clients. The board sup-ported and authorized the build-ing, subject to the approval of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s request of a traffi c impact assessment by a qualifi ed traffi c engineer regis-tered in B.C., and that standards for signage and consideration to eliminate debris from track-ing on the highway are taken into account.

“We actually have propo-nents right now that are actually trying to do this the right way, and what I think has happened in the past, and I’d hate like heck to see that be repeated, is that most operators fi nd that it’s better to get forgiveness than it is to get permission,” said Director of Area C Arthur Hadland, referring to the work camps that are built without a permit.

While considering Beamish’s report during the Committee of the Whole meeting, directors approved, amended and elimi-nated some of its recommenda-tions.

“This conversation needs to be had around this table with the parties that are most di-rectly involved and I think this goes a long way,” said Bruce Christensen, director for Fort St. John. Continued on Page 9.

BC HYDRO TRANSMISSION LINE DISCUSSIONS ONGOING, BUT NOT FOR EVERYONE

Contributed photoBC Hydro has majority of property owners affected by transmission line in agreement.

Directors move on workcamp report recommendations


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Recently, misinformation, circulated by the Kispiox Commu-nity Centre Association (KCCA), has been shared amongst com-munities in northwest British Columbia regarding the proposed construction of pipelines. While we appreciate good debates and conversations, the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA)’s feels compelled to provide the public with the facts about the pipeline industry.

In our view, the public interest is poorly served by inaccurate commentary that exaggerates personal views and is not sup-ported by an understanding of the regulatory processes that are designed to inform and engage the public. Not to mention, with the advent of social media, in which the speed of information is measured in nanoseconds, it means that misinformation quickly becomes the assumed truth.

For over 60 years, transmission pipeline operators have been committed to safely transporting oil and gas products in Canada. In fact, in British Columbia alone, our member companies op-erate approximately 9,000 kilometres of pipelines beneath our feet.

In British Columbia, the BC Oil and Gas Commission regu-lates provincial pipelines, while the National Energy Board regulates pipelines that cross provincial or international bound-aries. However, regardless of the jurisdiction, the regulator will

utilize its own assessment requirements to evaluate projects and ensure that the environment is protected and the public is safe. Any project that is approved by either regulator could be subject to conditions that are enforceable, as well as, inspections during construction and operation. The regulators will hold the pipeline companies accountable for their actions and their performance.

When planning a pipeline, the pipeline proponent makes ev-ery effort to manage the unique environmental and socio-cultural aspects of the proposed pipeline route. Pipeline proponents con-duct a thorough assessment of the proposed right-of-way and its surrounding natural environment to identify the unique features that must be protected throughout the full lifecycle of the pipe-line. This detailed review helps pipeline companies develop ap-propriate mitigation strategies to protect the local environment. So, to suggest that environmental assessments are inadequate is simply not true.

It’s also important for Canadians, including British Colum-bians, to recognize that Canadians will ultimately benefi t from existing and proposed pipeline development. For those working directly in the energy sector, salaries and benefi ts support thou-sands of families, local businesses and many regional economies from coast to coast to coast.

In addition, for those working outside the energy sector,

there’s also a ripple effect that ultimately provides fi nancial ben-efi ts as well. For example, the strength of our natural resources has generated a reliable stream of tax revenue that allows us to enjoy an enviable quality of life. Things like, recreation facilities for our families to enjoy, the job retraining programs that pre-pare Canada’s next-generation workforce, investments in green technology, the world-class health care facilities and universi-ties, that we are so proud of, are all supported, in part, with tax revenue generated from the energy sector. But let’s not forget the thousands of local suppliers across Canada that are also im-pacted by the pipeline industry, such as welding , steel manu-facturing, construction, information technology, and even local hotels and restaurants are all impacted by the pipeline industry.

From my point of view, we need to fi nd the right balance be-tween developing our natural resources, protecting the environ-ment and supporting Canadians quality of life. In this regard, pipelines remain a fundamental mode of transportation to a mod-ern and well functioning society.

For more information on pipelines, please visit: www.about-pipelines.comPhilippe Reicher,Vice-President, External RelationsCanadian Energy Pipeline Association

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Lately I’ve cut down on documenting my life via Face-book status updates, a plethora of photo albums.

I go through my Facebook newsfeed every so often, and someone posted a picture of a rash.

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post photos of a medical situ-ation? Unless I’m specifi cally Google-ing it, I don’t really want to see it.

Another time someone up-loaded an entire album of the progression of their dying child who didn’t make it past a couple of hours after being born. It was horrifi c. It’s al-ready heartbreaking to hear of an acquaintance losing their child, but to see a spread of photos sitting on your news feed of what looked like a healthy baby, to a grieving family holding a black and blue babe?

It’s mindboggling what people think is appropriate for the Internet. I sound like I’m

70. I know I should be used to this, it is my g e n -eration that has evolved the Internet into what it is to-day.

Why do we feel so obli-gated to tell, not just our life story, but every waking expe-rience with Facebook? What happened to having a private life? It’s like we’ve all be-come self-proclaimed celeb-rities, except we are our own paparazzi.

I’m not saying I’m not guilty, and I really don’t mind when people post milestones, like their fi rst born child or their wedding day on Face-book (trust me, I’m probably the fi rst to creep it). But for goodness sakes, leave the rashes out of it! Or at least get a blog.

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Directors approved the report’s fi rst recommendation that the PRRD invite other local govern-ments in the region along with industry stakeholders and agencies to a meeting to explore oppor-tunities for tracking and sharing information about worker camps and major projects, to develop a common information database, and discuss the fi nancial means to establish and maintain that sys-tem. Directors believe that the Oil and Gas Commission and camp operators need to be included in these discussions.

They also voted to include the standardization of the application process in these conversations. Mayor of Hudson’s Hope Gwen Johansson said that each ministry has a different process for deal-ing with work camp applications depending on its use. She said that the board should fi nd out what the different processes are and see if there is an opportunity to develop one standardized process for all uses.

“A camp is a camp,” Johansson said. The second recommendation included several changes to the region’s zoning bylaws: including

the defi nition of industrial camps as well as open or commercial camps, having night-sky friendly lighting in the camps, implementing provisions to buffer noise and including provisions for dust management. The recommendation also suggested the district establish a setback of one kilometre for camps to be located from any residential structure on adjoining properties.

The PRRD began their community consultations throughout the region and board chair Karen Goodings said that the rural residents feel that a one-kilometre setback is not adequate and that many other issues also need to be addressed. One of the later ap-proved worker camp applications is within 400 m from its nearest resident. That resident wrote a letter of opposition to the applica-tion, but unfortunately died the week before the board’s decision.

“We’ve always been concerned about the resident that is right next door to a camp however, after listening to the people up there [in the consultations] there are some defi nite concerns that are much broader than living right next door to a camp,” Goodings said.

Hadland reiterated their concerns about speeding, garbage, sus-picious activity, radio controlled roads and law enforcement.

Directors voted to refer recommendation two until after the meeting in recommendation one is held. Recommendation three was also referred until after the meeting, it included implementing amendments to the PRRD’s building bylaw to include a provi-sion for engineer certifi cation with respect to long-term industrial camps, exclusion for short-term camps (less than fi ve months), and a requirement that long-term and open camps be permitted and inspected.

Recommendation four was amended to read that the district implement a development permit process for major projects that requires the applicant to identify community impacts and ben-efi ts of the project, and to provide reason why workers should not be located within the nearest community; it previously stated municipality. The change was made to recognize the impact that these worker camps have on rural areas, not just municipalities.

The report’s fi fth recommendation to refer all applications for long term and open camps to the nearest municipality and other agencies for comment prior to approving permits was approved. The board noted that they already do this.

The board also referred action to recommendation six until af-ter the meeting approved in the fi rst recommendation. The sixth would have had the district lobby the provincial government to undertake a study of the economic and social impacts of worker camps and industrial development on community, people and ser-vices to ensure that provincial agencies in the Peace River have the resources to achieve their mandates.

“I do have a concern with asking the provincial government to take this on,” said Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman.

Johansson adding that the provincial government is looking to make cuts, not take on more projects.

The board voted to remove number seven from the recommen-dations from their action items; it was to develop a region-wide mechanism to track the number of transient workers. The major-ity of the board felt it was more than they could take on.

Recommendation eight, undertaking a social impact assess-ment for the region’s transient workforce and work camps; rec-ommendation nine, undertaking a region-wide social plan to inform and assist local agencies, the province and industry, of strategic collaborative next steps; and recommendation 10, inte-grate the region-wide social plan into offi cial community plans and region-wide planning efforts have all been referred to staff for how the board should move forward on those recommendations.

Beamish’s last recommendation was approved after being slightly modifi ed to read: projects include a detailed assessment of community impacts including cumulative effects with other projects planned for the same geographical area (within 250 km), further the applicants must include a plan that shows where and how workers will be housed and where long-term operational em-ployees will be housed on completion of the project’s construc-tion.

The board’s decisions made in their committee of the whole meeting have to be fi nalized in one of their regular meetings.

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Verizon Communications, a $120-billion US telecommunications giant with 100 million wireless customers, is considering entering the Canadian market. A company of this scale certainly doesn’t need handouts from Canadians or special regulatory advantages over Canadian companies. But that is exactly what they get in the new federal wireless regulations.

Bell welcomes any competitor, but they should compete on a level playing field. Fair competition is something Canadians demand and something Bell expects too after 133 years of investment in delivering world-class communications services to Canadians.

Unintended advantages for American giants: How we got hereThe federal government has recently taken an activist role in regulating Canada’s wireless industry. That includes giving various benefits to small startup wireless competitors. With Ottawa’s help, the new companies have become part of the vigorously competitive Canadian wireless marketplace.

But the government inadvertently left holes in the wireless rules that would give big US corporations the same extraordinary advantages as the small startups. And all Canadians are on the hook to pay.

Verizon has said it’s looking at taking advantage of this unique opportunity. We do not believe a US company 4x the size of Canada’s entire wireless industry combined requires special help from Canada. It’s profoundly unfair to all Canadians, and Ottawa needs to close the loopholes.

3 loopholes in the rules

Under federal regulations originally designed for startup competitors, Verizon would actually get these benefits…

1. Verizon would be able to buy twice as much of Canada’s airwaves as Canadian companies like Bell can in an upcoming auction of wireless spectrum – the airwaves that carry your calls and data.

These airwaves are a public resource, and access to them is critical to providing you with world-leading wireless services. When Ottawa auctions off Canada’s airwaves for use by telecommunications companies, it gets significant revenues. These are public funds. It is inappropriate for our own government to essentially reserve a public resource for a company like Verizon to the detriment of Canadian companies. In doing so, the government will also reduce federal auction revenue significantly – by potentially hundreds of millions of dollars. A loophole that gives US companies access to twice as much of our airwaves and at a lower cost is an unfair advantage, paid for by Canadians.

2. They get to piggyback on the networks of Canadian carriers wherever they don’t want to invest and build their own. Under the rules, Verizon would have the right to offer wireless service using the advanced networks funded by Canadian companies

and built by Canadian workers. Industry experts say a Verizon wouldn’t need to build its own network throughout Canada, invest in Canada’s rural communities, or support Canadian jobs like Canadian wireless companies do. Instead, they would concentrate on a few big urban centres, forcing Canadian carriers to do the same while potentially cutting jobs and slashing costs in order to compete.

3. Verizon can acquire smaller Canadian competitors – but Bell and other Canadian wireless companies can’t even try. American players like Verizon can buy up new Canadian wireless companies like Wind Mobile and Mobilicity at cut-rate prices – including

their existing spectrum holdings previously subsidized by Canadian taxpayers. Yet Canadian carriers like Bell are restricted from competing to acquire these Canadian startups, even if the new companies want it to happen. That means Verizon gets them for below-market value.

What did Ottawa get from the United States in return for this unprecedented access to Canada? Nothing. No reciprocity in the US for Canadian companies. In fact, can you even imagine Canadian wireless companies getting preferred access to New York, Los Angeles or Chicago?

3 straightforward ways to close the loopholesThe Bell team is ready to compete with anyone for your business on a level playing field. But big US companies taking advantage of rules designed to help Canadian startups is just not on the level.

To get wireless policy back on track, we propose that…

1. Canadian wireless carriers should be able to bid for the same amount of Canada’s airwaves as Americans can.

2. US operators entering Canada should roll out wireless service across the country, just as Canadian companies have.

3. If a small Canadian wireless company seeks a buyer, Canadian carriers should be allowed to bid, just as the Americans can.

US giants don’t need special help from the Canadian government, and Canadians shouldn’t have to pay their way into the country.

Instead, let’s give Canada’s own communications companies a fair chance to compete with them.

Sincerely,

George Cope, President and CEO, Bell Canada and BCE

P.S. To learn more about this situation, please visit Bell.ca/PlayFair


The authors, publications and corporate or academic institutions referenced have not approved or endorsed any statement or position of Bell. No endorsement by them of this message by Bell is intended or implied.

We’re not the only ones concerned“Why would Ottawa create a policy environment that favours a U.S. telecom giant and deliberately trashes the shareholders of the major Canadian wireless players?”

Terence Corcoran, Financial Post, June 27, 2013

“But there is no basis for the Commission to give certain large companies a regulatory hand-out… so they can acquire spectrum… at a substantial discount over the price that would otherwise be received.”

Verizon, Regulatory filing to the FCC on U.S. Incentive Auctions, March 12, 2013

“In fact a report published last week commissioned by the CRTC suggested a similar conclusion (that wireless prices have come down meaningfully since 2008) – so we’re not entirely sure where Industry Canada is getting its data about the market not being competitive. Then again, the government wouldn’t let a little data get in the way of a good lever for getting votes, and that’s clearly what is going on here.”

Bob Bek, CIBC World Markets, July 12, 2013

“The perception that Canadian prices are high relative to other jurisdictions has been seized upon by the government as an invitation to intervene and deliver lower prices. But the perception is false and the invitation is illogical.”

Dr. Jeffrey Church and Andrew Wilkins of the University of Calgary, The Globe and Mail,

July 8, 2013

“…the federal government’s anything-goes market interventions to support a fourth carrier have so gerrymandered the rules to favour Verizon sweeping in that any investor seriously interested in buying shares in Canadian telecom companies should be spooked.”

Sean Silcoff, The Globe and Mail, June 27, 2013

“This will mean significant layoffs which could easily trump the hiring to be done by Verizon, which besides a needed presence in retail outlets, should be able to initially handle a lot of functions (marketing, billing) from the United States.”

Adam Shine, National Bank Financial, June 26, 2013

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Arrests were part of the third annual Cops for Cancer’s Jail and Bail and organizers were able to raise over $39,000 for

pediatric cancer research and Camp Goodtimes through the event.

Jail and Bail brings in more funds than any other event they host for Cops for Cancer, according to Cpl. James Rutledge. Last year the Jail and Bail raised approximately $30,000, but altogether the Dawson Creek team was able to raise $40,000 for Cops for Cancer once all fundraising efforts were considered.

Community members were able to volunteer their friends, family and co-workers to be ‘arrested’ by volunteering RCMP members, they were also able to set the bail amount and reason for their arrest. Rutledge said warrants varied from having a mustache that went over the top, offences against co-workers, sending fl owers to female coworkers and driving a green Camaro with a match-ing green shirt.

Offenders were put in handcuffs then driven to a jail at the Lake View Credit Union, with sirens and all. They then had to spend the day calling in favours from friends and family in order to raise their bail amount. Those not making bail were released at 4 p.m.

Curtis York had the highest bail of the day, set at $10,000. He was arrested for indecent exposure and walking around in

his boxer shorts. York, owner of an oilfi eld business, said it only took him 40 minutes to raise half his bail thanks to the generosity of other service businesses.

“I’m reaching out to all the service companies that work in the community and it’s just been overwhelming. It’s just an indication of a good economy and what business does to show their passion for people in need and it’s just overwhelming,” said York.

“If the city is prosperous on an economic level, people are willing to give, so kudos goes out to the business sector, people are very giving,” he said, joking that he tried to run from the arrest, but just couldn’t make the gate.

Rutledge was very pleased with the number of people willing to put in an afternoon’s worth of fundraising; they had to create a second jail to house all the prisoners. It wasn’t all bad for par-ticipants, they were given Mr. Mike’s or Brown’s gift cards that were donated and fed pizza donated by Boston Pizza. Arrestees and the general public were also able to purchase hot dogs and hamburgers donated by Rock Water Energy; all proceeds going towards Cops for Cancer.

Participants were also entered to win two tickets to the Regi-mental Dinner on Sept. 12, another Cops for Cancer fundraiser. Tickets for the dinner went on sale Jul. 26 and can be pur-chased through the Encana Events Centre.

This year, Dawson Creek’s Rutledge, Const. Leo Corcoran, Const. Greg Lake and community rider Samuel Lowdon will be participating in Cops for Cancer Tour de North, a seven day bike ride from Dawson Creek to Williams Lake. They will travel over 850 km in an effort to raise money for pediatric cancer research and Camp Goodtimes, a medically supervised camp for child cancer patients and their families. There are four Cops for Cancer tours in the province, last year they collec-tively raised $2.5 million.

Rider Lowdon was one of the 25 prisoners. He was charged for being ‘ridiculously good looking’ and needed to raise $400 for his crime. Lowdon said he hopes to raise more than that and is reaching out to family and friends for the funds. He hopes to raise the cash by promising to shave his goatee off.

“It’s my baby but more than a few people just think it’s absolutely hideous. I can’t grow hair on my head so I’m going to sell off my chin...any chance I get to involve myself in anything, raising funds or just helping out,” Lowdon said about why he was happy to participate.

“It makes me feel pretty proud to be from Dawson Creek,” Rutledge said about the support they’ve received.

“We’ve had four commu-nity riders that are riding from Dawson Creek, we have Colin Gardner who is our junior team member and personally I know several kids who have survived cancer from Dawson Creek that use the facilities and [that’s] exactly what we’re striving to raise funds for. It’s kind of a big circle, the com-munity helping the community out,” he said.

D.C. experiences surge in arrests during charity Jail and Bail

Jill Earl photoVolunteering RCMP members attended to help keep watch on the overfl ow of prison-ers.

Jill Earl photoAccording to organizers, none of the participants re-sisted arrest.


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NOTICE AND AGREEMENTBC Hydro’s Peace River dams may be required to discharge water via their spillways in 2013; this is referred to as “spilling”. We have received calls from local residents requesting information about spill operations. BC Hydro is offering a voluntary notification for this summer (i.e. until August 31, 2013) at times when the total discharge from Peace Canyon Dam is greater than 70,000 cubic feet per second (1,982 cubic metres per second).

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North Peace Leisure Pool’s roof may not be the most ideal camping spot.

Nevertheless, Big Brothers Big Sister’s executive direc-tor Danielle Armstrong, and radio announcers Beth Morri-son with Astral Radio and Ted Sloan with Moose FM pitched their tents on Jul. 23 and 24 to draw attention for a youth mentoring program.

“We’re up on the rooftop of the leisure pool to try and raise awareness about Big Brothers Big Sisters programming as well as our need for volun-teers,” said Armstrong. “It’s kind of a spectacle because it’s not typical you see people camping out on a roof, so it kind of gets attention and then it’s in a very public accessible spot.”

Their goal was to get 29 volunteer inquiries before 3 p.m. on Jul. 24, the same day as the organization’s 29th an-niversary in Fort St. John.

The need for volunteer po-sitions ranged from mentors, board members and people to help out with special events.

“We’ve defi nitely had a shortage of volunteers over the last couple of years, so this is the fi rst [rooftop camping event] we’re doing in the last three years,” said Armstrong.

This year’s awareness cam-paign was “pivotal” as they are lacking male mentors, known as big brothers.

“[The commitment is] based around your time sched-ule, and all of our matches are made on common interest and compatibility factors,” ex-plained Armstrong. “So each friendship and match is unique to the people involved in it.”

The time commitment can be as little as three hours a month, added Armstrong.

“It’s just having that person

in their life that’s consistent who they can look up to.”

While there is a need for volunteers in Fort St. John, the awareness of Big Brothers Big Sisters has grown tremen-dously in the last couple of years.

“In the last two years we expanded our services to also offer support programming in Fort Nelson and Dawson Creek as well. So, we went from concentrating solely to Fort St. John to a 500 km stretch in the north.”

Though the organization’s presence is felt throughout the Peace, there are still some communities, such as Chet-wynd, Hudson’s Hope and Tumbler Ridge that could use the help but are unable to ac-cess it.

“We don’t have the resourc-es to offer support for all those communities because each community has to be self sus-taining fi nancially,” explained Armstrong. “We had support in previous years in Dawson Creek and Fort Nelson so we were able to make those ex-pansions.”

The Big Brothers Big Sis-ters rooftop challenge started in the 80s. It didn’t begin on a rooftop. The fi rst year they camped out on the oil rig der-rick at the North Peace Muse-um. The following years were held at the Price Smart roof-top and eventually the North Peace Arena’s rooftop.

Big Brothers Big Sister is a youth serving organization that offers mentorship support services to children ages six to 16 and sports funding to fami-lies with children ages four to 14 through Jump Start. They also provide holiday hampers during the Christmas season.

“Our impact is broad, it’s not necessarily all about men-toring but it’s defi nitely about supporting our families in our area,” said Armstrong.

Kyla Corpuz photoTed Sloan from Moose FM, Beth Morrison from Astral Radio and Danielle Armstrong, Big Brothers Big Sisters executive director on top of the North Peace Leisure Pool for the Rooftop Challenge on Jul. 23.

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median walks into a church,’ could be the beginning of a joke, but it’s no joke that Ca-nadian comedian Leland Klas-sen will be walking into the Alliance Church in Dawson Creek on Aug. 7 to perform.

According to administrative assistant Sydney Lekei this is the fi rst time the church has ever hosted a comedian.

Klassen had already sched-uled some performances in the north when he contacted the Alliance Church to see if they were interested in hosting a date as well.

“We thought it would just be a good way to get the com-munity involved in our church because it’s not just an event for people within our church but it would be a way we could get to know the people around us and not be so closed

off,” Lekei said. For the past 14 years Klas-

sen has built his reputation on being a clean, all-ages appro-priate comedian, suitable for the whole family.

“There are some other Christian comedians but they’re really, really lame,” Lekei admits.

“That’s one of the really cool things about it, it’s clean, family comedy and it’s some-thing that everybody can en-joy. It’s not like some comedy where every other word is a swear word and kids can’t laugh at the jokes because they’re not funny. It’s some-thing that everybody can en-joy and fi nd humour in,” she said.

Hosting a comedian might attract people from the com-munity that normally wouldn’t attend their church, said Lekei, adding that it gives church

members the opportunity to meet more people in the com-munity. By welcoming all members of the community to the event, they would be able to dispel any stereotypes or misconceptions about the church, she said.

“It’s so that we can get to know the community and then the community can get to know us. I guess there’s a stereotype of churches that we’re kind of on the outside and…it’s almost like a secret society but it’s not like that at all. We want to be apart of the community and we want to be involved and we would like other people to come and be involved with us,” said Lekei.

Klassen will be perform-ing on Wednesday, Aug. 7 at the Alliance Church on 10th Street. Tickets are $10 at the door. For more information call: 250-782-3837.

We will be making electrical system improvements in Fort Nelson on Sunday, August 18. To ensure the safety of our work crews, it will be necessary to interrupt electrical service for approximately 9 hours.

Where: All of Fort Nelson and Prophet River.

When: Sunday, August 18, 2013

Time: 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

To prepare for this interruption and protect your equipment from damage, turn off all lights, electric heaters and major appliances and unplug all electronics.

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We are sorry for the inconvenience. We will restore your power safely and as soon as we can.

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ONGOINGFort St. John• Ft. St. John Parkinson’s Support Group Parkinson Society Brit-ish Columbia People living with Parkinson’s disease, caregiv-ers and family members are warmly invited to the Ft. St. John Parkinson’s Support Group. Join others in your community to share information and resources, coping strategies, ideas for liv-ing well with PD, good humour, social support and more. Last Wednesday of the month at 11:00 am McDonald’s Restaurant 10920 Alaska Road North Ft. St. John, BC Note: there is no meeting in December For more information please contact: Sar-ah at 250 785 7348• S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Northern B.C. Newcomers Integration Ser-vice Centre is a non-profi t organization in Fort St. John. Our Settlement Program provides information, orientation, assess-ment, referral and service linking, educational workshops and short term adaptation counselling to immigrants. The program also offers assistance with form completion, correspondence be-tween clients and service providers, navigating immigration pro-cesses including sponsorship applications, obtaining permanent residence cards and applying for citizenship. Bridging services are provided to a variety of community and government service agencies and organizations. Service is available in English and Spanish. The Settlement Program is located at: #209 10142-101st Ave (Execuplace building). From 8:30-4:30 p.m. Phone # 250-785-5323 Ext 22.

• Rocky Mountain Rangers Army Cadets meet at 6:30 PM each Wednesday night at the Royal Canadian Legion on 102nd and 105 Ave. If you are between 12 and 18 years old please drop in or call us at 250-787-5323.• Alcoholics Anonymous - If you think you might have a prob-lem with drinking, come to an AA meeting. Call for times and places or someone to talk to (250) 785-8866.• Fort St. John Multiple Sclerosis support group. If you or any-one you know has MS and have any questions or just need to talk, please call Susie at (250) 785-2381 or Sandi at (250) 787-2652.• “Butterfl y Families – Families Supporting Families” is open to all caregivers of children and youth with Special Needs. We meet the third Wednesday of every month at the Child Develop-ment Centre from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 10417 106 Ave. Does your child have learning, behavior or other complex special needs? Would you like to connect with other caregivers? Child minding available but please call ahead a few days before the meeting. Call (250) 785-3200 for more information.• Pregnancy tests, pregnancy options, peer-counselling and sup-port are available at the North Peace Pregnancy Care Centre. New location at #335 9909-100 Ave, Fort St. John. Please visit our website: northpeacepregnancycare.ca. To make an appoint-ment call our 24 hour hotline at (250) 262-1280. All services are free and completely confi dential.• Are you tired of the crime? Then do the time. Join the Fort St. John Citizens Patrol. Donate a minimum of fi ve hours per month. For information, call (250) 262-4530. • Pan African Caribbean Association welcomes the community to join our group to promote community awareness of culture, music and cuisine. Phone Donald at (250) 785-0815 for more information.• New Totem Archery hold their indoor shoots at the Fort St. John Co-op Mall every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. and ev-ery Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.• Come out and join us for an afternoon of play, crafts, a healthy snack, circle time and an opportunity to borrow books from the Devereaux School Library. This is a chance to meet other people from your community and introduce your children to a school setting. We meet from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. every other Wednes-day beginning Oct. 20th. This program is geared for three to four year-olds but siblings are welcome to come with their parents. Call Patti (250) 843-7813 for more information.• Join us for fun, fun, fun at the artSpace! ArtSpace classes are here again at the North Peace Cultural Centre with wonder-ful programming for all ages! Don’t miss out! Register today for preschool, Mommy and Me, afterschool and adult classes! Check out the great selection of activities at www.npcc.bc.ca, or pick up a brochure at the North Peace Cultural Centre. Call (250) 785-1992 for more information or to register.

• Hearts for Adoption Support Group: Waiting families, adop-tive families and wondering families/individuals are welcome to join us for adoption stories, resources and snacks! Meets regu-larly. For dates and times contact Joel or Gigi at 250-787-7559Dawson Creek• The Visually Impaired Support Group meets on the fi rst Tues-day of the month at 12 noon at First Baptist Church, 1400 113 Ave. Each month we have a guest speaker and we share lunch. (cost by donation). Anyone who is visually impaired or who

cares about someone with vision diffi culties is welcome to at-tend. For further information please call Kathy 782-7539 or-Margaret 782-3221.• If you know how to visit with a friend, you already have the skills required to be a CASI Friendly Visitor volunteer! There are seniors in Dawson Creek right now who would like to have a friend come and visit them and perhaps take them to doctor’s appointments or shopping. Can you spare an hour or two a week to visit a senior? Call CASI (Community Action for Seniors’ Independence) today. 250-782-1138 ext. 228, email [email protected] or visit the website at www.casidc.org.• Alcoholics Anonymous - meets Mon., Tues., Fri., & Sat., 8 p.m. at Peace River Health Unit. Wed. 8 p.m. Hospital Educa-tion Room. All meetings are open.• Mile 0 Al-Anon meets 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday eve-ning 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 sew-ing, 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) Interces-sion Pry:700 PM (Thursday)Fort Nelson• The Community Market is held at the Westend Campground every Saturday except on long weekends. For more info or a vendor package please contact Jaylene Arnold at (250) 774-2541 or Audrey Reynolds (250) 774-6574.Pouce Coupe• Youth Drop-In at Pouce Coupe Community Church Annex (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 Public Library, 5012 46 Street. 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 Com-mercial 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, carpet bowling, card & board games, coffee & cookies. Community Centre Room 5 from 1-4 pm. Small drop-in fee.• Tumbler Ridge’s self-employed women will receive six months of free personal business monitoring beginning this October at no charge. If you are a self-employed woman in their fi rst three years of operation, or partially operate a business, contact Sara Cooper at the Women’s Enterprise Centre at 1-800-643-7014 ext. 104 or Mila Lansdowne by e-mail at [email protected] or (250) 242-3389. Registration is required.Taylor• Civil Air Search and Rescue (CASARA) meetings every sec-ond Tuesday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7 p.m. For information call Bob at 250-789-9152 or 250-787-5802.

Fort St. John• Aug. 10: Fort St. John Killbillies vs Grimshaw Reapers in BEAT IN THE HEAT. Aug 10,

doors open at 6 p.m., game at 7 p.m. Game held at the North Peace Arena. Tix $10 at the door, kids 8 and under are free.

• Aug. 10-11: Racers of all ages in vehicles of all kinds will be driving down the 1/4 mile strip at the Northern Lights Raceway. The fun starts at 11 a.m. and admission is $10.

• Aug. 23-25: North Peace Horticultural Society is holding their annual Flower Show at the North Peace Cultural Centre. Bring your entries Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Open to public on Saturday 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Refreshments available. Dawson Creek

• Aug. 6-8: Hip-hop classes will be available for those ready and waiting to bust a move. Classes run from 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the O’Brien School gymnasium. Participants will learn the

basics of hip-hop and will be grouped into classes by age. Contact Community Services for more information.

• Aug. 7-11: The 91st Annual Dawson Creek Exhibition and Stampede will be taking place at the Dawson Creek fair grounds. This fi ve day event will include favourites like chuckwagon races, rodeo events, agricultural fair contests and exhibits and the midway. Go to www.dawsoncreekfair.com for more information.

• Aug. 15-18: The 7th Annual Corn Roast and Music Festival will be taking place at the Tupper Hall. Admission is by donation and free camping is available on site. For more information or to perform call Pat at 250-786-7913.

• Aug. 16-18: This year’s annual Kiskatinaw Fall Fair will start at 10 a.m. dailyTaylor

• Aug. 2-4: 41st Annual Gold Panning Weekend in Taylor at Peace Island Park.

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Geopark symposiumContinued from Page 3.

Nowlan said that the development is often a bottom-up approach, and is built through com-munity interest instead of government decree. Geoparks are also reevaluated every four years to ensure the integrity of the park is being main-tained.

“Community involvement is key, absolutely key,” he said.

The community involvement and support for Tumbler Ridge’s aspiring geopark was appar-ent at the symposium’s wine and cheese recep-tion, July 26. Although fantasized by resident

Dr. Charles Helm, he had the help of multiple community organizations and fi nancial support from the District of Tumbler Ridge and the Peace River Regional District to prepare for the possible geopark status.

“The successful designation of a geopark would not only add to the sustainability of Tumbler Ridge but it adds a lot of value to the entire Peace Region, not only that but it adds value to the whole Province of British Colum-bia,” Wren said about possible benefi ts.

Industry showed support for the geopark by being a sponsor of the symposium and being present to unveil the “Quintette Doors” (doors from the original Quintette mine) that were in-stalled in the museum to symbolize the impor-

tant role coal and industry plays in the area. The arts community was also present at the recep-tion to celebrate a new piece of artwork by resident Rita Hen-derson called, ‘The Ice Age: Tumbler Ridge,’ which is a cel-ebration of the area’s aboriginal history. It will be displayed in the museum’s gift shop as soon as scheduled renovations are completed.

“Tumbler Ridge has gone through diffi cult times, we’ve went through good times but we continue to move forward as a community and part of us moving forward is this estab-lishment here. The vision of the geopark is only going to elevate us further, and we know that the community is behind this process, a lot of the volunteers have done an enormous amount of work and continue to do work,” said Wren.

Nowlan expects their report to be fi nished by fall.

Jill Earl photoKevin Sharman of Teck Coal helps unveil the Quintette Doors that were installed in the Dinosaur Discovery Gallery. The doors were the originals used at the Quintette mine until in closed in 2001.

Jill Earl photoLocal artist Rita Henderson’s The Ice Age: Tumbler Ridge is one of several paintings Henderson will complete about the region’s native history. She said she had to do a lot of research in order to get an accurate idea of people in that time period.


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Sand Sensations is held in Taylor at the Peace Island Park. There are sculptors from across the world participating. The closing ceremonies are on Aug. 4.

Top left: professional carver Arianne Van Rosmalen from the Netherlands. Bottom left: Deanne Smith from Grande Prairie.

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