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TUMBLER RIDGE – The Anglo Amer-ican Mining Group celebrated the start of construction for their Roman Mine project in Tumbler Ridge Aug. 15 with Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett.

Peace River Coal, a subsidiary of Anglo American, received their Mines Act permit on Aug. 7; they hope to start production sometime in 2014. The Roman Mine is ad-jacent to the company’s Trend Mine and is estimated to cost approximately $200 mil-lion and have an annual production of two

to four million tonnes of metallurgical coal, during its 16-year anticipated mine life.

“It’s great to see the economic success that B.C.’s mining industry is bringing to the Tumbler Ridge area. The jobs this mine will create will support families and help build strong communities for many years to come,” said Bennett in the press release.

The approximately 450 workers from the Trend Mine will continue processing the coal from the new mine, and approxi-mately 100 jobs will be created during the construction phase.

Peace River Coal has secured 1,852 hectares of caribou habitat for protection

and will provide $2.5 million to the prov-ince’s Peace Northern Caribou Plan. They are also in the midst of fi nalizing economic benefi t agreements with West Moberly First Nations, McLeod Lake Indian Band, Halfway River First Nations and Saulteau First Nations.

“As a company committed to main-taining the highest standards of environ-mental protection, we are proud to be the fi rst company in British Columbia to take the unprecedented step to set aside 1,852 hectares of our tenures to protect caribou habitat,” said Mark Cutifani, CEO of An-glo American.

TUMBLER RIDGE - The unoffi cial results of Tumbler Ridge’s Aug. 17 by-election shows a close race between all candidates, with not more than twenty votes separating each.

Of the 402 votes that were cast Brenda Holmlund received 83 votes, Jerrilyn Schembri had 95, Chris Leggett had 102 and Bev Litster had 122 votes.

Litster and Leggett will take the places of former councillors Aleen Torraville and Sherri-Lynn Hewitt who both resigned in June. Litster is the current workforce training and continuing education contact in Tumbler Ridge’s campus of Northern Lights College and was the previous man-ager of the local Lake View Credit Union; Leggett is the current manager. Both are relatively new to the community, Litster moving to the district in December 2011 and Leggett residing there since January.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING For Proposed Bylaw No. 824, 2013

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a PUBLIC HEARING will be held in the DISTRICT OF HUDSON’S HOPE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 9904 Dudley Drive, on Monday, September 9, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. to allow the public to make verbal or written representation to Council with respect to the following proposed BYLAW NO. 824, 2013.

1. Figure 5 contained in Schedule B of “District of Hudson’s Hope Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 822, 2013” is repealed and replaced with the figure identified in Schedule A attached to and forming part of this bylaw.

2. Schedule H of “District of Hudson’s Hope Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 822, 2013” is repealed and replaced with the map identified in Schedule B attached to and forming part of this bylaw. (Please contact the office to view whole map)

3. If any section, subsection sentence, clause or phrase of this Bylaw is for any reason held to be invalid by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalid portion shall be severed and the part that is invalid shall not affect the validity of the remainder.

4. This bylaw will be cited as “District of Hudson’s Hope Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 824, 2013.”

A copy of the proposed documents may be inspected or obtained from the District of Hudson’s Hope Municipal

Office, located at 9904 Dudley Drive, or on our website at www.hudsonshope.ca

District Office Hours are Monday to Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm



1. “District of Hudson’s Hope Zoning Bylaw No. 823, 2013” is hereby amended by changing the zoning of the area identified in Schedule A attached to and forming part of this bylaw from “RU3 (Rural Resource)” to “RU2 (Rural Agriculture).”


3. This bylaw will be cited as “District of Hudson’s Hope Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 825, 2013.”




FORT ST. JOHN – The criminal trend so far in 2013 has Fort St. John RCMP focusing on the drug trade and vehicle thefts.

Offi cer in charge Insp. Pat Egan presented the RCMP semi-annual report to city council on Aug. 12. The statistics compare the fi rst six months of 2013 to the fi rst six months of 2012 and 2011.

While there was a decrease in robbery, there was a 25 per cent increase in vehicle thefts and theft from vehicles went up 31 per cent.

Police are planning to target this situation by teaming up with the City.“We’re currently engaged in some initiatives with the city to try and turn those numbers

around,” said Egan. One of those initiatives will be monitoring high-theft areas. “Well believe it or not conve-

nient stores, where people are going for a loaf of bread and they hop out and they leave their vehicle running, [are high-theft areas],” said Egan.

Since this has apparently become a trend, police may now start fi ning the victims as well. “It’s something we can do, we don’t normally do that, but if we don’t see a turnaround

in the public cooperation we’re going to start giving tickets to people who leave their vehicles running unattended, ‘cause you’re just asking for trouble.”

Shoplifting and theft was also on the rise in the fi rst half of 2013. Combating the drug trade is another area that police are continually working on. “According

to the need at the present we are focused on the drug trade,” said Egan. From the fi rst half of 2012 to 2013, cocaine possession went up 80 per cent and marijuana traffi cking increased by 75 per cent. Cocaine traffi cking and marijuana possession saw a decrease.

“Well, the drug trade should be an issue of concern for everyone,” said Egan. “It’s a priority, not only for the detachment, but for the city. The public needs to be not only aware, but they

need to be engaged in reporting suspicious activities.” Examples of those activities are drug houses, knowledge of people carrying illegal weapons or people drug traffi cking.

Police believe the drug trade is a direct cause of the recent violent attacks in the city. Though the latest string of shootings and alleged attempted arson reported in July were not part of the semi-annual report, there was a 14 per cent increase in property criminal code cases from Janu-ary to Jun. 30.

There were two cases of murder and attempted murder so far this year, which is a steady number compared to the last two years. The latest murder in Fort St. John was in June and police believe it was related to the drug trade.

Despite the increase in crimes, Egan was also able to highlight positive turnarounds.

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1. “District of Hudson’s Hope Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 822, 2013” is hereby amended by changing the land use designation of the following property:

Parcel Identifier: 013-040-413

Lot 1, Plan 16054 Section 19 Township 81 Range 25 W6M

from “General Residential” to “Industrial (Serviced)” and “Protected Parks & Natural Space” as shown in Schedule A attached to and forming part of this bylaw.


3. This bylaw will be cited as “District of Hudson’s Hope Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 826, 2013.”






1. “District of Hudson’s Hope Zoning Bylaw No. 823, 2013” is hereby amended by changing the zoning of the area identified in Schedule A attached to and forming part of this bylaw from “RU1 (Rural Resource)” to “M1 Light Industrial (Serviced).” That portion which is not Parks and Protected Spaces.


3. This bylaw will be cited as “District of Hudson’s Hope Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 827, 2013.”




PARKS & PROTECTED SPACE

There was a 15 per cent decrease in false alarms that police attended. “We believe it’s because of a joint initiative between the RCMP and the City,” said Egan. Companies became responsible for their false alarms by facing a fee. “It’s all about public awareness and holding people ac-countable.”

The amount of impaired drivers being taken off the road skyrocketed. It went from 193 to 287. While that is a high number of impaired drivers on the road, Egan said, “The important thing is that they are being dealt with effectively and they are being taken off the road as a mat-ter of public safety.”

Car accidents resulting with injuries decreased and there was one fatality, compared to zero in 2012’s semi-annual report. However, the overall number of car accidents increased by 20 per

CHETWYND – Work has begun on improving Highway 97 and the roads leading into Chetwynd’s rec-centre..

A contract over $730,000 was awarded to construct new access point leading to the Chetwynd and District Recreation Centre. There will be a new access points and reconstruction of the frontage road and parking lots. In addition, walking paths will also be improved.

“The new right-in-right-out will provide a number of practical and esthetic benefi ts to Chetwynd, in-cluding improved access to the Recreation Centre, in-creased safety of entry and egress, and an enhanced ap-pearance and eye-catching

street appeal of an already attractive centre,” said Mer-lin Nichols, Mayor of Chet-wynd.

The upgrades to High-way 97 will get rid of ‘frost heaves’ that cause bumps on the highway, especially in spring months.

These improvements are funded through the Min-istry of Transportation and Infrastructure and the District of Chetwynd. The government is contributing $105,000 through its Safety Enhancement Program and the District will cover the remaining amount.

“By working together, the Ministry of Transporta-tion and Infrastructure and the District of Chetwynd are giving the people of our

region safer, better-main-tained roads,” said South Peace MLA Mike Bernier. “This collaboration brings a wide range of benefi ts for residents and tourists, who will have better access to the Chetwynd and District Recreation Centre and im-proved walking paths and parking in the area.”

The Chetwynd and Dis-trict Recreation Centre is a multi-use facility.

It houses a wave and rec-reational pool, fi tness area, ice arena, curling rink, hall rentals, squash courts, a climbing wall, and a skate park, among other commu-nity-based programs.

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DAWSON CREEK - Council is close to adopting a by-law that would cut off industry from hauling bulk water for non-potable use at an earlier stage during water conserva-tion measures.

The proposed Water Conservation Measures Amend-ment Bylaw 4183, 2013 proposes to move the sale and hauling of non-potable bulk water from Stage Four con-servation measures to Stage Two conservation measures. Council gave third reading to the bylaw during their regular meeting on Aug. 12.

Council received two letters during their public com-ment period. The fi rst letter was from Don Readman, high-lighting that a lot of the workforce in Dawson Creek is de-pendent on the oil and gas industry for business. Readman asked council if they had considered approaching industry for support to upgrade the city’s water system. The second letter received was from Dennis Novitsky, who took issue more with the city’s policies to tie in bulk water hauling companies to their system than the bylaw itself.

Paul Gevetkoff was the sole resident to speak during council’s public consultation session for the amended by-law on Aug. 12. He was concerned that council was not fully aware of the fi nancial implications of their decision.

“Potential implications of this bylaw amendment have not been quantifi ed prior to this amendment and the fi nan-cial implications of the bylaw should carry the same weight as the fi nancial implications of the pipeline issue...If you choose not to do a fi nancial implications assessment before you vote, you don’t have all the information,” Gevetkoff said.

He highlighted that bulk water sales is important to city revenue, and that it should be considered in their decision.

Continued on Page 9.

CHETWYND - Thirty-nine-year-old Chetwynd man Michel Oullette is scheduled to appear in court today after local RCMP arrested him for at-tempted murder on Aug. 7.

Oullette remained in police custody until Aug. 14, when he appeared in Dawson Creek’s provincial court and was released on recognizance of bail.

Oullette was arrested and charged with attempted murder after Chet-wynd RCMP responded to an inci-dent at approximately 8:40 a.m. on Wednesday Aug. 7 to assist ambu-

lance with a male who had been struck with a hammer. The male had been al-legedly attacked and repeatedly struck on the head with a hammer, causing several open wounds that required several stitches to close.

RCMP report that the victim is in good condition and has since been re-leased from the hospital.


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One of the greatest things about the ‘Greatest Show in the Peace’ is that it of-fers a little something for everyone. The 2013 Daw-son Creek Exhibition had a plethora of agricultural and craft exhibits and shows, a variety of delicious fair delicacies for the food-ies, midway rides for the thrill seekers and the rodeo, chuckwagon races, and Crazy Cowgirls Trick Rid-ers for those who’d rather observe the thrills than ex-perience them.

Though I like watching the rodeo and other events held at the grandstand while chowing down on some se-riously greasy grub, my absolute favourite can-not-miss event is the Kids Wild Pony Race. Sure it’s great to see professionals take down a steer or rope a calf, but to watch children try to ride a wild and rambunc-tious pony- are you serious? That’s hilarious!

For those who missed it, teams of three youth (aged six to twelve years old) hold on to a rope attached to a wild pony, stock courtesy of Kesler Ro-deo. They then have to get close enough to it to jump on and stay on for as long

as they can. It’s basically watching a ‘fail’ video un-fold before your eyes.

While each team had their own strategy for approach-ing the pony, most attempts almost always ended with a little cowboy or girl hang-ing on for dear life as they are literally dragged by the pony for several hundred metres, refusing to give up. Bless them.

I understand that some parents are concerned by the idea of children be-ing dragged, and I guess the dangers that come with handling wild animals. I re-spect that opinion, but am comforted by the fact that participants do wear hel-mets and other necessary protective gear. To the op-position’s concerns, I’d like to point out that participants sign up willingly and can let go of the rope at any time.

Watching the Kids Wild Pony Race is like watch-ing a man get hit in the groin; you hope he’s ok and you’re sympathetic for his injury, but for some rea-

son it provides you with the biggest laugh you’ve had all day. Just seeing these young-sters is justifi -cation enough for the ticket in.

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The Community Conversations Meetings (nine meeting July 23rd – Aug.15th , 2013) dealing with the controversial building by-law 1996 2011 has generated a common theme – the question of demo-cratic representation and how our elected rural directors on the board of the Peace River Regional District will represent us given that the outcome of all the meetings are overwhelmingly negative towards the by-law. To date, the response from our rural Directors goes some-thing like this: “We’re listening and taking notes” OR a blank look with no answer at all. The meetings are generating anger, distrust, skepticism and a rule of order for meetings that would have made General Henry Robert (author of Robert’s Rule Of Order) roll over in his grave. By the way, you do not want to voice your displeasure too loudly as you may be asked to leave the room.

I personally feel that these meetings are nothing more than an un-regulated dog and pony show, the end result of which may very well be an attempt to ignore the objections of the majority.

At the Golata Creek meeting the Chairperson of the Regional Dis-trict was asked that should a new by-law be created as a result of the Conversation Meetings, would the Chairperson consider allowing to provide a counter petition opportunity. I was a bit amazed to witness her puzzlement, and had to inform her that this provision was to be found in the NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT.

For those folk who do not stay up at nights reading Government Acts allow me to quote from the above mentioned: “In some cir-cumstances, regional districts must receive public input and approval before taking action. For example, the public must approve most

long term fi nancial liabilities either by counter petition or through vote. Counter petitions are generally used as a litmus test of public opinion. Under a counter petition, the local government may proceed with an action UNLESS FIVE PERCENT OF THE ELECTORS PE-TITION AGAINST IT WITHIN A SET DEADLINE. If more than fi ve percent petition against, the local government cannot proceed with the action until it has received elector approval through a vote.

Did I witness puzzlement on behalf of the chairperson or did I introduce just a little too much democracy. Remember that democ-racy has become troublesome for a good number of regional district directors made even worse by a dysfunctional regime.

The Chairperson knows only too well what the outcome of a dem-ocratic vote would be. And I have a feeling that if we were to have an election tomorrow – The only rural incumbent left standing would be in the North Peace and HE would fi nd himself serving with three brand new directors.

This letter presents to the Rural Peoples of the Peace River Coun-try more information than the Regional District has come up with in the past 14 years. To our Rural Regional Directors of the P.R.R.D. I can only suggest that you research this paper and you’ll fi nd that I have plagiarized most of the H.P.O. Informational literature. So study it, to prevent appearing like a deer caught in the headlights when asked questions about this program at the next Conversation Meeting.Joe BretiFarmington, B.C.

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FORT ST. JOHN - At around lunchtime the seats inside Whole Wheat and Honey start to fi ll up. From families, to business people, seniors and roughnecks, the spectrum of custom-ers coming through the corner of 100 Street and 100 Avenue is diverse.

“It’s a place for peo-ple to gather,” said the café’s manager Cath-erine Ruddell. “Fort St. John, as much as we have going for us there’s not a lot to choose from in terms of a variety of restaurants.”

This is what sparked the owner of Whole Wheat and Honey to open up an eatery of her own.

“About fi ve years ago the owner, Marie [Mallis], ... was done with pipelin-ing and she fi gured there needed a good place to go for lunch,” explained Rud-dell. “So, she saw a need for something that wasn’t there and she decided to start a business based on a west coast style café.”

Mallis started Whole Wheat and Honey in a very old building, where the breakers would blow out every lunch hour, but busi-ness was booming so they needed to fi nd a place that could handle the heat.

“After a few months in the other space we quickly realized it wasn’t going to work long term so we looked for another space,”

said Ruddell. Their current location became vacant af-ter evolving from a clothing store to a gym to an empty space.

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from scratch. Nothing but a square box had been gut-ted after the previous tenant left, it was just waiting for someone to rebuild.”

Ruddell and Mallis had the same visual concept for the new café and worked together to design it from the ground up. The two had spent a number of years on the west coast and wanted to bring that feel into the new space.

“We wanted it to feel kind of rustic and northern but we did want to bring all of the vibe from the south-ern café to the north,” said Ruddell.

After fi ve years of estab-lishing Whole Wheat and Honey, ower Mallis will be taking on a new venture. “Marie bought a café in Quadra Island … just off of Campbell River. So she’ll be moving in September and I will be full-time man-

agement and she’ll be back and forth,” explained Rud-del. “She won’t be gone forever.”

Whole Wheat and Honey is celebrating another year

of success as it turned fi ve this year.

“Every year is better than the last and it’s grown or-ganically. Obviously we try and improve things all the time but we just try and keep it working, we really operate under: if it’s not broken don’t fi x it.”

They get numerous re-quests from the public to stay open later or open on Sundays, which they have dabbled in, like opening up in the evening for shows or events.

“But, we really know what works for us and what keeps this place running smoothly during the week and so we don’t want to compromise that and over-extend ourselves,” said Ruddell. “Everybody that’s here and working is really dedicated to keeping this place going and keeping it what it is.”

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Gevetkoff points to a City of Dawson Creek mail-out in September 2010 which said that industry uses approxi-mately 20 to 25 per cent of water used in the city, he es-timates that revenues could range from $500,000 to $1.5 million a year based on the current industrial bulk water rate of $4.50 and $1.68 for the cost of production.

“[In 2012] the water use was 179,167 cubic metres; the surplus revenue would have been $505,250 ... If you re-member last year was a real drought year, there were a lot of restrictions and so it was pretty tight for water use and you still have a surplus of $505,000,” he said, adding that the fi rst fi ve months of this year 91,944m3 of water had been sold, representing approximately $259,282 of revenue.

“That’s a pretty signifi cant number when you consider the work that can be done with that money in the water util-ity [fund]. It is a concern when one considers the impacts on taxpayers without this surplus, especially when water that is not used simply fl ows by...council can capitalize on some of these opportunities that are here because of the industrial activity,” said Gevetkoff.

Coun. Charlie Parslow notes that industry isn’t being cut off from water completely, only when the city is under water conservation measures. He said that since the city’s incorporation in 1961, the city has only been under Stage Four water conservation measures for 60 days and doesn’t expect the bylaw to have a big impact on water revenue.

“When you’re on Stage Two you still have water to pump. Stage Two is a level where there is still water avail-able...you’ve got this opportunity to make some money to do some work,” Gevetkoff said.

Stage Two measures include: restricting the watering of lawns to certain days and times, prohibiting the operation of ornamental fountains and using a hose to wash side-walks, driveways, walls, roofs and other outdoor surfaces unless the purpose is to prepare a surface for painting, pre-vent or control fi res and for the health and safety of any person. Stage Four measures prohibit the use of water for

ornamental fountains, washing boats and other motor ve-hicles, fi lling ponds and pools, operating a privately owned water park and watering lawns and gardens.

Gevetkoff was one of the main proponents of having the City of Dawson Creek build a pipeline to a new water source to accommodate population growth and the needs of the oil and gas industry. Council is still considering whether to move forward on the engineering for a possible pipeline. Parslow said that while making their decision the cost impact of the project must be considered, including factors such as engineering, routing and land acquisition, pump houses, pipeline work, adjustments to the water treat-ment plant and annual operating costs.

Council passed Parslow’s motion that directed staff to prepare a report on the funding of a pipeline, using three ‘ball park’ fi gures of $55 million, $75 million and $100 million. In the report, staff will address the borrowing ca-pacity of the city, taxation, water utility funds, impact on other infrastructure needs and possible application of Fair Share funding, operating costs, private sector partnerships and other important factors that will help in council’s deci-sion.

“One of the greatest risks to the city is making the wrong decision in the matter of secure water. The cost of engineer-ing for this project could be as high as $10 million. There is no point moving forward to the engineering phase if the total cost is beyond prudent and acceptable levels of bor-rowing,” said Parslow’s letter to council.

DAWSON CREEK- A new DriveBC webcam has been installed for South Peace motorists, giving them a better idea of the road conditions ahead and helping them plan a safe journey.

The webcam, installed on Aug. 6, is at the intersection of Highway 97 and the Dangerous Goods Route and images of the road conditions can be viewed from the north, south, east and west.

“DriveBC webcams are a great tool that drivers can use to plan their route and check weather and road conditions before leaving home. By knowing what road conditions are like ahead of time, drivers can take the necessary precau-tions, especially when conditions are less than ideal,” said Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier in the press release.

DriveBC was launched in 2005 and receives an average of 2.9 million visits per month from motorists checking the more than 350 B.C. highway webcams on their network.

DAWSON CREEK - The Old Kiskatinaw Bridge is cur-rently closed for construction while Ministry of Transpor-tation workers replace the railings.

Ministry of Transportation district manager for the Peace River Region, Scott Maxwell, said that the construction is a part of the bridge’s regular maintenance. He said while the wood structure is still in good shape for it’s age (70 years), exposed portions of the bridge like the railings and surface need to be replaced since they are degrading. While Max-well is not certain of the last time maintenance was done on the bridge, he estimates it was 15 years ago.

“They used heavily treated pieces of wood when they did that, when they originally built it. So far, the wood down there is actually holding up really quite well and we’ve got no concerns with it,” Maxwell said, adding that they may need to reduce the restricted weight on the bridge as it ages.

Currently the bridge has a weight restriction of no more than 20 tonnes, able to accommodate the regular residential and RV traffi c. Maxwell said that usually highway bridges will be able to withstand approximately 64 tonnes.

The Old Kiskatinaw Bridge was built during the con-struction of the Alaska Highway and was the fi rst curved wooden bridge built in Canada. Maxwell said that it’s re-tained most of its original material. He said that the Min-istry hasn’t thought of replacing the wooden railings with metal or concrete because they would have to change the entire bridge to the same material, which would be expen-sive.

“It’s a historical bridge as well, it probably wouldn’t be terribly aesthetically pleasing if we moved over to a metal or concrete structure,” said Maxwell.

Work on the bridge started on Aug. 12 and is expected to last until Aug. 27. While the bridge is closed for vehicles, foot traffi c is permitted as long as the pedestrians exercise caution while the contractors are at work. New road

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PULLING FOR THE UNITED WAY Council has agreed to provide the United Way of North-

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CRESCENT PARK PLANNING UNDERWAYCity staff will work to develop a plan for Crescent Park

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PERMITS APPROVED FOR TWO NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS Council has approved the development permit for the

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Fri 1st Self & Kenny busy in store. Mr. Benot & party arrived from up the River. A fi ne clear day.

Sat 2nd Mr. Laird Indian Agent and party left to look over the Indian reserves. Hazen arrived from Mr. Milligan’s Camp. Continues fi ne weather.

Sun 3rd Started to Rain & continued all day. Hazen left for Milligan’s Camp at the North Pine River.

Mon 4th A fi ne clear day. Self busy in offi ce. Mr. Benot & Party shifted their Camp to the top of the Hill.

Tues 5th Self putting up a hen house. Mr. Laird & party ar-rived from looking over the Indian Reserve. Continues fi ne

weather. Frank Tredwell left for the S. Pine with Pack Horses.Wed 6th Mr. Laird & party left here at noon for Hudson’s

Hope. From there he will go on to Grande Prairie. Rained nearly all day but cleared up in the afternoon. Self busy in offi ce.

Thurs 7th Rain nearly all day self working at hen house. Old McCully helping. A few Indians came in.

Fri 8th Old McCully went home this morning. Self fi nished hen house. A fi ne warm day. Acko and a few others arrived from Azzedy Lake and brought in some moose meat. Most of the In-dians are drying berries at Chimrose Prairie, and a few of them at the North Pine.

Sat 9th Self making window frames for Mosquito netting. Started to cut oats in afternoon. A very hot day. The water fall-ing fast.

Sun 10th A fi ne morning but rain again towards evening. Self out looking up hay.

Mon 11th A fi ne clear day. Self busy at odd jobs. Mr. Mur-ray, B.C. Offi cial, arrived from H Hope. He is looking over the country for the Government. Rain towards evening and Indians arrived from the North.

Tues 12th A fi ne clear day. Self busy with Indians. Mr. Mur-ray went out to look at the Crossing of the North Pine. The Indi-ans left for their camps this evening.

Wed 13th A fi ne clear day. Self preparing to start to make Hay. Woods arrived with his pack train from H. Hope. Thomas arrived from Azzedy Lake.

Thurs 14th Started to rain this morning. I intended going out to start putting up hay, but too wet.

Fri 15th Rain all day. Self busy in offi ce. Still no steamer. The mail got in late this evening but was not opened. 2 Indians came in from Moberly Lake.

Sat 16th Cloudy all day. Self in offi ce. Taylor & Backus came up for a few supplies. A few Indians came in from Chimrose Prairie. They report 3 of the party very sick. Still no steamer. River rising.

Sun 17th A fi ne clear day.Mon 18th The SS Peace River arrived from P.R.L. Busy un-

loading freight. Rain all day. A lot of passengers came up on the boat. A few of them for here. Most for H Hope.

Tues 19th The steamer left at noon for H Hope. Rain again today but cleared up at noon. Busy fi xing Grade & hauled freight in after noon.

Wed 20th Busy hauling up freight and lumber. C Guillian helping. A fi ne clear day. A lot of Indians around but they all left today after getting a few supplies to patch off with.

Thurs 21st A fi ne clear day. Self busy in offi ce. The Indians all gone off.

Fri 22nd A fi ne clear day.Sat 23rd Self & George left for the Hay Camp to put up hay.24th to 30th No entries.Sun 31st Self came in from the Hay Camp last night. 2 Indians

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The transaction model has come under criticism lately, and the regulators are listening. The claims of detractors mostly fall into one of two categories: the fi rst criticism is that the transaction model involves costs to the client that are too high and/ or lack transparency. The second criticism is that the advisor’s interests may not be directly aligned with the clients.

The answer appears to lie in a different way of doing business – the fee-for-ser-vice model, which separates the advice that the client receives from the product that the client owns. This means the client is paying for advice, not for transac-tions, and that can reduce the potential for confl ict of interest.

More meaningful, in my opinion, is that by separating the advice from the product the all-in costs to the client can be cheaper. All things being equal, cheaper is bet-ter. The less money that is

charged to you, the more money that is left for you.But the thing is, you can already hire your advisor on

a fee-for-service basis. We don’t need this mandated by regulation. Fee for service already exists in Canada. I’ve offered it as an option to my clients for years.

Personally, I don’t have a preference as to which model is used, and in my practice we use both models. What I have found is that the fee-for-service model works well for larger accounts, while the transaction model is generally more cost-effective on smaller transactions.

Meanwhile, though, some good can come out of hav-ing some light shed on how advisors engage clients. It is completely reasonable for clients to know how their advi-sor gets paid, what type of products the advisor is licensed to advise on, what range of products the advisor is able to represent, whether there are any confl icts of interest, etc.

These are good questions to ask, but you don’t need a regulator to hold your hand. Go ahead and ask your advisor how they get paid.

I don’t see fee-for-service relationships as being a uni-versally better solution, but it does have real potential in certain situations. If you have investable assets in the mid-six fi gure range or better, it is something that you’ll want to check out.

The opinions expressed are those of Brad Brain, CFP, R.F.P. CLU, CH.F.C., FCSI. Brad Brain is a Senior Fi-nancial Advisor with Manulife Securities Incorporated, in Fort St John, BC. Manulife Securities Incorporated is a Member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Brad Brain can be reached at [email protected] or www.bradbrainfi nancial.com.

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Boreal Eline is currently looking for experienced Operators and Supervisors for their Fort St. John, BC and Grande Prairie, AB loca ons.

Quali ed candidates should possess a Class 3 driver’s license with air brake endorsement, a clean driver’s abstract and current H2S and First Aid cer cates. Pump down experience is an asset. Pre-employment tes ng is in e ect.

If you are a safety-oriented individual looking to join a dynamic growth oriented oil eld service company, we would like to hear from you. We o er a great working environment, a compe ve salary and percentage paid bonus plan, a comprehensive bene ts package, and a company matching RRSP plan.

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Journeyman Electrician Wanted. Demco Electric is looking for a full time journeyman electrician to start immediately. Employment requires residency in the town of Fort Nelson, BC which has a lot to offer for example; hunting, fi shing, baseball and even a spray park for the kids in the summer, as well as hockey and sledding in the winter. Demco is locally owned and has been operating in our community since 1994. We offer a company truck, cell phone, double time for OT, 12% vacation pay and our employees are home every night most of the year. If you are interested call (250)774-7884.

Demco Electric is currently looking to hire an experienced Journeyman Electrician holding an FSR ticket. Must live or be willing to live in Fort Nelson, BC for the full time position. 5years experience and well rounded residential, commercial and industrial experience would be ideal. For more information call (250)774-7884.

Accounts Payable Clerk: The successful candidate for this position will have good attention to detail and have experience with data entry for accounts payable. Strong Excel skills are considered an asset. This is a full time position, 8am-5pm Monday to Friday. Administrator: The successful candidate for this position will have excellent attention to detail and have good proofreading skills. The main duties of this person will be to compile and proof reports. Candidates should have good computer skills with Word, Excel and PDF programs. Full Time Monday to Friday 7am-4pm or 8am-5pm. Receptionist: This part time position is an excellent opportunity for someone who is full of energy and enjoys working with people. Duties will include a busy front desk and phones, booking appointments, filing, some data entry, basic admin duties and other duties as assigned. Candidates must be able to work in a fast paced environment and must be able to work quickly as well as multi-task. This is a part time job with a varied schedule, some evening work will be required. Purchaser/Sales Person: This position for a busy retail establishment is great for the person who would like to help build and maintain the business. Duties will include, but not limited to, drafting quotes, serving customer and pursuing sales opportunities and inventory control. Candidates should have excellent customer service skills, be able to work as part of a team and have great organizational skills. Previous experience in construction business would be an asset. Position is 40 hr/week, some Saturdays will be part of your work week.

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Certifi ed Heavy Duty MechanicInternational Forest Products Limited (Interfor) is a leading global supplier, with one of the most diverse lines of lumber products in the world. The company has operations across North America and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. For more information about Interfor, visit our website at

Grand Forks is the heart of the Boundary Country nestled in the Southern Interior of Beautiful BC minutes from the US Border. For more information about Grand Forks, visit the website www.city.grandforks.bc.ca

Reporting to a Maintenance Supervisor, the successful applicant will be primarily responsible for the upkeep of all the operation’s mobile equipment.

You will be a highly motivated team player, with strong communication and interpersonal skills, the successful applicant must have a recognized heavy duty trade certifi cation and a good safety and attendance record. The current shift confi guration is 3 days on 4 days off , 36 hours per week, steady dayshift.

Excellent wages and benefi t package as applicable in the United Steelworkers Local 1-423. All successful applicants will be screened.

Interested applicants should forward a resume by August 25, 2013 to: Hank Randrup, Interfor Ltd. Box 39, Grand Forks, BC V0H 1H0 Fax: 250-443-2434 or email: [email protected].

We thank all applicants in advance, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAMS COORDINATORNew Full Time Permanent Position

Reporting to, and under the direction of, the Director of Health and Wellness, the Health and Wellness Programs Coordinator will synchronize the development and implementation of Health and Wellness programs designed to promote holistic health and community wellness. Oversee the administrative day to day operations of the Health and Wellness Department in the absence of the Director of Health and Wellness. Focus on achieving the priorities set out in Reaching for Our Vision document as they relate to Health and Wellness.

Minimum Qualifi cations• University degree or 2 year diploma in Health and Wellness or in associated fi eld; or equivalent

combination of education, training and experience• 2 years relevant and progressively responsible experience• 1 year supervisory • Ability to understand and follow written guidelines, policies and procedures, laws and regulations• Knowledge of health and wellness programs; assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation • A well-defi ned diplomacy; including negotiation, confl ict resolution, and people management skills• Excellent organizational and time management skills; be able to effi ciently organize many details • Computer literacy, including effective working skills Microsoft Offi ce and Outlook • Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced team environment• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional education• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; good public relation skills• Proven critical thinking and decision making skills; ability to work under minimal supervision• Successful completion of a criminal record check• Valid Driver’s License

Desired Qualifi cationsAll of the above, plus the following: • University Degree in Health Administration• Previous experience in program development and budget management.• Formal training in crisis management• Previous First Nation experience• Awareness and understanding of First Nations’ history and context• Familiarity with integrated health services

Fort Nelson First Nation is a progressive organization offering an incredible work environment, competitive salary packages, extended medical, dental and vision, pension plan, professional development and career advancement opportunities. To forward your resume, respond to:

Cathy Hooper, Human Resources Offi cerFort Nelson First Nation

R.R. #1, Mile 295, Alaska HighwayFort Nelson, B.C. V0C 1R0

Fax: (250) 774-7260E-mail: [email protected]

Closing Date: August 31, 2013.We thank all applicants for applying.

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