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By Kyla CorpuzFORT ST. JOHN – An environmental group is

hoping the province pays closer attention to BC Hydro’s proposed $8 billion hydroelectric project for northeast B.C.

The Peace Valley Environmental Association questioned the validity of the latest BC Hydro poll, which indicated that a majority of British Columbians support the idea of a thoroughly processed Site C dam; yet it also revealed that half of those surveyed were unaware of the hefty project.

“One of the most grueling examples [of the poll] is the lack of credibility,” said PVEA coordinator Andrea Morrison, in reference to the 50 per cent of respondents who admitted to having no prior knowl-edge of the project.

BC Hydro’s Site C communications manager Dave Conway was not startled by the result. “It’s very com-mon for large infrastructure projects to have fairly low awareness about the project,” he said. “We didn’t find that particularly surprising.”

Morrison called it “strange” for BC Hydro to conduct a province-wide survey, when consulta-tions haven’t taken place “anywhere south of Prince George.”

According to BC Hydro’s Consultation Summary Report, 278 people attended five open houses in Prince George, Fort St. John, Hudson’s Hope,

Dawson Creek and Chetwynd.“We’ve been out for four years talking to people,”

he said. “We try to raise awareness of the project.” BC Hydro’s efforts to inform the entire province, according to Conway, consist of newsletters, emails and providing Site C information on people’s month-ly billing statements.

BC Hydro promotes Site C as a clean energy proj-ect. If approved, it will be the third hydroelectric dam built along the Peace River.

It’s proposed location is seven kilometres outside Fort St. John, the largest city in the Peace. According to BC Hydro’s website, the dam is expected to provide enough energy to power the equivalent of 450,000 homes per year.

While BC Hydro clearly promotes what they believe are the benefits of Site C, Morrison and the PVEA believe valuable information is being sup-pressed.

“If the people in B.C. knew that over 13,000 acres of food producing land are just going to be washed down the river, they would not be supportive of Site C,” said Morrison. “They are well aware that we are seeing severe changes of weather systems … the extreme drought in the US has significant effect on food production and pricing of food, so it’s clear that food-producing land is precious, so we shouldn’t just be washing it down the river forever more.”

In addition, if Site C is approved, families who have lived along the Peace River for nearly 100 years will be forced to move and be compensated with a check.

Morrison went on to say that 12,000 acres of boreal forest is also at risk and destroying it would impact the Yellowstone Wildlife Corridor. “They need to know that the Peace River break is a critical break in the Y-to-Y (Yellowstone to Yukon) corridor. And if the dam is built, the river is going to widen up to three times, and this is a serious impediment of wildlife movement and destroys birthing habitat and nature habitat.”

BC Hydro has been conducting environmental studies throughout the years, but Conway said it’s not feasible to outline all the information in their “thin brochures” or “one page newsletters,” because they “don’t have room.” Which is why, Conway said, they hold consultation meetings.

These consultation meetings are only held in the north.

“There are people who have heard about the proj-ect, but they have not taken the time to read about it, go to any of the meetings--and they live right near it [the proposed project site],” said Conway.

Conway said all the information on Site C is avail-able to B.C. residents, and it’s dependent on them whether or not they want to be informed.

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Site C PollContinued from Front Page.

“I really think it depends on the individuals, [they] are engaged or not engaged, it doesn’t matter where they live. And I think … there is a better chance they are engaged in the regional or local communities, but that’s not a guarantee.”

The PVEA, however, believes the “onus is on BC Hydro” to consult all British Columbians of Site C and its potential impacts, especially since they initiated a province-wide survey on Site C. “They completely jumped the gun,” said Morrison, adding that BC Hydro asked in depth questions while only providing background info that “serves their own purposes.”

BC Hydro hired Harris Decima to conduct the poll, which asked three major questions: how to meet electricity needs, knowledge of Site C and support for Site C.

On meeting electricity needs the poll asked: To meet long-term electricity demand, a number of different approaches may be required. Do you support or oppose each of the fol-lowing?

Buying more power from independent power projects, such as wind and smaller run-of-river hydro dams garnered 72 per cent of supporters, while adding a new major hydro-electric dam and generating facility had about 64 per cent of votes.

One in four said they heard a lot or a fair bit about the pro-posed Site C dam, while 49 per cent said they heard nothing about the project so far. Four years ago, Site C was even more invisible; the polls indicated that in 2008 53 per cent heard nothing about Site C.

Looking at support for the project, the poll asked: Is the idea of building Site C, a new hydroelectric dam, to help meet the rising demand for electricity in B.C., an idea you strongly support, support, can accept under certain circumstances, oppose or strongly oppose.

This is where an accumulative 80 per cent of respondents answered that they support or can accept under certain circum-stances, Site C.

Those “certain circumstances” were based on ensuring “people and communities affected by the proposed dam project would be properly consulted and have their concerns taken into

account as much as possible,” states the poll’s report.

In conclusion, the report

states: “While many large infrastructure projects these days experience public opinion resistance, this has not been the case for Site C.”

It goes on to say that under “certain circumstances,” Site C would “make sense for the province.”

But Morrison strongly disagrees.“I think it’s completely inappropriate for them to state that

there is no public opinion resistance.”She said over 1,000 people from B.C. attended the 2012

Paddle for the Peace, which is a protest against Site C and a celebration of the Peace River. She also added the PVEA has a following of 4,000 people and the small, non-profit organiza-tion is tied with several NGOs. In addition, two Site C open houses were met by PVEA protests.

BC Hydro’s Site C infor-mation blitz included more than 7,000 emails to invite or remind people about stake holder meetings, made more than 2,000 follow up phone calls and placed ads in more than 10 media outlets.

Morrison, however, said the PVEA does not have the means to reach that kind of audience.

“We are a tiny non-profit organization that doesn’t qual-ify for charitable status. We rely on donations from indi-viduals who believe in pushing for what’s right. We have been doing everything that we can.”

The poll gathered answers and input from 807 British Columbians.

Conway said BC Hydro ini-tiated the poll to find out the province’s “general outlook” toward the project.

A similar poll was conduct-ed in 2008.

Site C is currently in its final review process: the environ-mental assessment. It will take another two years to complete. If the controversial dam gets the go-ahead, its completion is forecasted for 2021.

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PUBLIC NOTICEFOR PROPOSED

Development Variance Permit

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Development Vari-ance Permit application will be discussed at the DISTRICT OF HUDSON’S HOPE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 9904 Dudley Drive, on Monday, September 17, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. to allow the public to make verbal or written representation to Coun-cil with respect to the following proposed DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT.

Owner:Hudson’s Hope Holdings Ltd. is the owner of the subject prop-erty at 9811 Freddette Avenue.

Subject Property:Lot 2, Block 1, Section 18, Township 81, Range 25 W6M Peace River District Plan 4115

Application:The owner is requesting a variance from the “Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2009” provision 15.2 to reduce the exterior side parcel line (east side) setback from 3.0m to 1.5m for building structure placement.

Before making its decision, the Council will hear from all per-sons who have an interest in this matter. Written briefs may be submitted to the municipal office on or before the date and time of the meeting or verbal presentations may be made to the Council during the meeting.

Persons wishing to view the draft Development Variance Per-mit or requesting additional information may contact the mu-nicipal office from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday

A copy of the proposed documents may be inspected or ob-tained from the District of Hudson’s Hope Municipal Office, located at 9904 Dudley Drive, Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 p.m.


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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, October 24, 2011, at 7:00 pm, to allow the public to make verbal or written representation to Council with respect to the following Proposed Development Variance. A) i) “DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATION”

The intent of this proposed development variance permit is to amend the outside setback requirements for the exterior parcel line along Fredette Avenue right-of-way from 3 meters to 1.5 meters for

• Lot 2 Block2 Section 19 Township 81 Range 24 West of the 6th meridian PRDP 1679

This would make the setback of the exterior parcel line the same as the setback allowed for an interior parcel line.

A copy of the proposed development variance documents may be inspected or obtained from the District of Hudson’s Hope Municipal Office, located at 9904 Dudley Drive, Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, October 11 -24, 2011.

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By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK- The city considered one of Canada’s

leading municipalities committed to sustainable energy is now exploring another renewable energy source after approving a recommendation to hire Borealis GeoPower Inc. to conduct a feasibility study on the development of geothermal energy in the city, during the Aug. 20 meeting.

The study will consider if a geothermal resource in the city can produce sufficiently high temperatures to generate electric-ity and adequate heat to supply to the South Peace Multiplex. It will also consider a business case for the City, assessing if the project merits the financial investment. The study will cost the City approximately $30,000-$35,000, already allocated in this year’s budget.

“They’re going to do a fair bit of work towards looking at the actual resource itself, so what they’ll do, they’ll sort of piggy back on a lot of the exploration work that’s already been done from the oil and gas industry here in the region. We’re basically getting a $100,000 study for significantly cheaper as a result of already having a lot of that research available,” said Matthew MacWilliam, the City’s energy manager.

Geothermal energy is pro-duced by using heat from the Earth’s core, by running water through a closed loop into pipes traveling several kilometres be-low the Earth’s surface, the wa-ter is heated and the steam cre-ated by the hot water produces electricity. Geothermal, often referred to as geopower when the pipes run deeper into the Earth’s surface, provides clean and reliable electricity to over 50 countries around the world. MacWilliam’s report says that the potential for geothermal en-ergy exists all over the world, but costs for implementing the system are directly related to the depth needed to drill to ac-cess high temperatures. Mac-William says that the potential for geothermal energy in the region is high, and the possi-bilities for using that energy are vast.

“The multiplex would just be

the tip of the iceberg in terms of the potential here, if the re-source looked promising and the project is eventually developed there would be a economy of scale that you could utilize to prac-tice or provide heat for additional buildings. The more buildings you put on a system like this the more economically beneficial or competitive you would be,” MacWilliam said.

The benefits to the City for implementing a geothermal system would be twofold, they could sell the electricity pro-duced to BC Hydro accumu-lating a steady revenue with a long term contract and they could reduce the cost of heat-ing the multiplex while reduc-ing the amount of greenhouse gases emitted from the natural gas they are burning now.

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By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK- After less than three months of provid-

ing service to the Dawson Creek Airport Northwestern Air has decided to suspend service starting Sept. 5.

Last March, Northwestern Air’s then general manager Gordon Bush announced service to Edmonton on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting May 14. Their original plan was to start with a basic schedule and review their service in six months; if de-mand was high they would increase their service. According to the airline’s president, Terry Harrold, low ridership was the ma-jor factor in suspending the service.

“It just didn’t seem to be any interest in the passenger loads and stuff, so it just wasn’t viable the way we had it set up,” Har-rold said.

Though the company took out advertisements with local me-dia outlets, sent flyers to residents and held a promotion with cheaper fares, Harrold says that it didn’t improve ticket sales. D.C. Airport manager Ian Darling attributes the low ridership to generally low ticket sales during the summer season and people in the region booking their plane tickets four or five months in advance.

“I don’t think they’re (residents) not using it because they didn’t like it I think they’re not using it because there’s alternate means of getting out. The other problem is, I think in my opin-ion, they could have stuck it out a little longer. They think this

winter would have been much better, summer time there wasn’t a lot of activity...this airline just needed to stick it out a little longer,” said Darling.

“I understand you can’t just keep coming in and keep coming in and carry two or three passengers a day, that’s just not going to cover,” he said.

Harrold was surprised by the low ticket sales as many Dawson Creek and District Chamber of Commerce members and City staff showed support of the service and gave positive feedback to the airline.

“I thought there was a lot of support too because I talked to the Chamber of Commerce people and we talked to the town, and of course the airport people have been really supportive...they’ve been pushing it pretty well, and I don’t know, I think we’ve got the word out pretty well, it’s just the wrong time of the year,” said Harrold, thanking patrons and those who contributed to get-ting Northwestern Air off the ground.

Darling believes that there will be more business activity next year in the city, especially in the oil and gas industry and that the community will need service to Edmonton when that happens. Though he is not happy about Northwestern Air suspending their service, he doesn’t believe it will effect the airport’s ability to attract other service providers.

“It’s always not good for us when we lose any kind of service but then again there’s that old motto: if you don’t use it, you’ll

lose it,” Darling said. Harrold says that the service suspension might not be perma-

nent, as the company is looking into returning in the winter and alternative options for servicing the city, though nothing has been decided on.

“There just doesn’t seem to be any interest right now. We’re looking at the winter when the roads aren’t as good and people aren’t as ready to jump in their car and drive...we’re also look at combining it with Fort St. John, if they’re interested in having us go there, but there’s nothing concrete there yet,” he said.

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Peace River NorthAnnual General Meeting

The Peace River North NDP Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday, September 10, 2012

at 6:30 p.m. at the Quality Inn.

The AGM is open to all members of the public.

John Horgan, MLA and the NDP Energy Critic will be giving a keynote address at 7:00 p.m.

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Northwestern Air takes off after only three months in D.C.

Clean city considers another renewable energy source in geothermal

Geothermal considered Continued from Page 3. “From a City perspective the main motivation for this is emis-

sions free heat, so we like the revenue, or the potential of a reve-nue stream going forward by selling the electricity to BC Hydro, but the real benefit of it is taking advantage of the waste heat from the whole process to offset the amount of natural gas that’s being billed in the City’s infrastructure,” said MacWilliam.

He says that geothermal systems need only about ten per cent of the steam generated to create electricity.

“There’s still 90 per cent of that heat left over to go towards physically replacing the natural

gas that’s being used to create heat in individual buildings. The multiplex is a good example, that’s the real bonus for the City, it’s offsetting the emissions and the costs associated with burn-ing natural gas in our infrastructure,” said MacWilliam.

Using geothermal energy was considered for the multiplex during the early conceptual phase, but the initial cost of the sys-tem, approximately $902,000 for a direct geothermal system and $1,402,000 for an indirect system, was too high in comparison to the approximately $250,000 natural gas boilers that they have installed instead. With operating costs of the natural gas boilers at approximately $247,000 in 2011, and the estimated operating costs of geothermal units considered negligible, MacWilliam’s report says that the geothermal unit could have potentially paid for itself by now; many councillors agree.

“I am delighted to see that this is before council, it is regretta-ble that this didn’t get initiated at the start of the construction of the multiplex. I guess the up-front costs were too high but as you say, we would have almost paid for it all by now. Some-times you have to take the risk and pay out some money at the front end…I just regret that it didn’t happen initially but I’m glad to support this recom-mendation,” said Coun. Charlie Parslow.

“We were in a position where every dollar could po-tentially be fatal to the project and it was exactly eliminated because of the upfront cost, but it was an example of a deci-sion where the payback would have been relatively short and it was kind of irrelevant because there wasn’t any dollars for the upfront costs,” explains Jim Chute, chief administrative of-ficer, on why the project wasn’t completed before the multiplex was built.

MacWilliam says that the study is estimated to wrap up in the next couple of months and employees of the Borealis Geo-Power Inc. are planning to pres-ent their preliminary findings at the City’s energy conference at the end of September.


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By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK- As the British Columbia Teachers’ Fed-

eration began their phase one job action last September, Minis-ter of Education George Abbott is starting this school year on a much more positive note though contract negotiations expected to start early next year loom over the union and the ministry.

The teachers’ union and the ministry came to an agreement at the end of June after over a year of negotiating their contracts. Their current contract expires in June 2013 but discussions are likely to begin in March or April. Abbott believes the labour ac-tion ‘coloured’ the entire year and had an impact on a variety of areas; he hopes to spend the next several months rebuilding the strained relationship between the ministry and BCTF.

“We’re hoping that this year will be a much more positive harmonious year in terms of our labour relations…I’m hoping that this year gives us an opportunity to try to build at least a little better relationship between government and the Teachers’ Federation and between government and educational partners including the Teachers’ Federation,” Abbott said in a press con-ference Aug. 28.

Abbott acknowledges that the relationship will be tough to mend considering tension between the two parties began in 2002 when the government stripped teachers’ collective agreements negotiating class size and composition from their contracts. He plans to continue spending time with educational partners in dis-cussions to hopefully ease the strain.

“It’s not like our problem started a year ago or two years ago, this has been a long term relationship issue. Those kinds of is-sues are a) not particularly easy to overcome but b) really rely I think on educational partners, and the T.F. and the ministry of government whether we like it or not are educational partners. Improving that relationship I think, really requires a lot of time spent together, a lot of discussion of the issues which concern

each side of the party,” he said. Abbott reports that the BCTF and school districts have been

working together for the past few months deciding on the differ-ent initiatives their share of the $195 million Learning Improve-ment Fund will be put towards. He says that the discussions be-tween the BCTF and the districts have been very constructive and productive.

During the next few months Abbott also plans on reviewing the process of negotiations between the two parties, which took over a year, and come up with some better solutions for when discussions commence next year.

“There’s certainly a possibility of repeating the challenges of the past year and previous rounds of negotiations, I do think we need to think about how we can take a step forward on this…How was it that we went on for a year without any changes in the position of parties, only to reach an agreement at the last mo-ment under the mediation of Dr. Jago? I think we can learn from that,” said Abbott.

As the BCTF believes that their current contract doesn’t ad-dress the class size and composition issues they have raised previously, Abbott expects they will raise it again in the next round of bargaining. The government’s net-zero mandate was also a major issue in the bargaining process during the last round of negotiations, the minister is unsure if that policy will remain next year.

“The issue of whether net-zero or other factors to labour re-lation settlements continue or doesn’t continue is a broader decision of governments and obviously not something that the minister of education or the ministry of education can make uni-laterally…that is a decision of government and will probably be reflective of the economic circumstances… hopefully this time next year, we are in a happier economic period…again that’s pure crystal ball stuff,” Abbott said.

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By Kyla CorpuzFORT ST. JOHN – The North Peace Leisure Pool will be

closed for September.The pool is undergoing its annual maintenance, and when pa-

trons come back in October, there will be more to see than just fresh paint and new light bulbs.

“What we are doing in addition this year is adding in some new water features,” said Karin Carlson, pool manager. “We’re replacing our wave machine … and we’ll be putting in two, brand new slides.”

This is the first time the NPLP has done a major upgrade to its facility.

“This will be the only time that we’ve replaced [the wave ma-chine], and we’ve been open since 1996,” said Carlson.

The wave machine that was originally installed is reaching its life span—especially since its manufacturer is no longer in business.

“We just started having lots of problems and we couldn’t maintain it anymore, because the company had gone out of busi-ness ... we couldn’t get the parts.”

Carlson said the new wave machine should last the life of the pool.

The two new slides are meant to be family friendly.“The one we are really excited about is the tot slide, and that

is going into the leisure pool,” said Carlson.“The slide that we have and the new slide that we are get-

ting both have minimum height requirements, so little kids can’t use it, because you have to be 42 inches or 125 centimeter tall,” she said. “Where the new slide is designed specifically for littler people.”

While the current big slide is only fit to accommodate one

person, the newly installed slide will have a little extra. “The slide is actually designed so that it has two lanes,” said

Carlson. “So that a mom could go down right next to her toddler or a brother or sister could go down together, so I think that it’s going to be well received.”

Carlson said there would be no infrastructure changes to ac-commodate the new amenities.

“When the building was designed, there always was a design for the extra big slide.”

On the west side of the pool deck there is what appears to be an open storage space.

However that was actually made to fit the new slide.The toddler slide will replace the rarely used umbrella feature

situated beside the hot tub.“We don’t use it very frequently just because it puts a lot of

humidity in the air, and you don’t need more humidity in the pool area,” said Carlson.

The NPLP budget has $700,000 for the project. $350,000 was allocated to the second exterior slide, $100,000 for the new wave machine and $60,000 for the tot slide.

The pool is a partnership between the City and the Peace Riv-er Regional District and both parties contributed the funds.

There will also be a change in fees once the pool reopens, which is in line with the user fee changes that were passed by council early this year during the 2012 budget consultations.

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Kyla Corpuz photoOn Aug. 27, the Fort St. John city council proclaimed the month of September as Royal Canadian Army Cadet month. This year celebrates 66 years of the cadet’s community service in the Fort St. John community.

OPINION-EDITORIALBy Tom Warshawski, pediatrician and

Chair of the Childhood Obesity FoundationSeptember is just around the corner and families across BC are

getting ready to go back to school. For parents, this often entails heading to the grocery store to stock up on lunch-box staples. On these shopping trips, parents are confronted with literally thou-sands of choices. One of the choices they must make is what sort of drinks to buy for their kids’ lunch.

Naturally, parents want to give their children something special for those first days of a new school year. This often leads them to opt for a soda or “real fruit drink”, a choice often justified with the words “everything in moderation.” The trouble is that there is nothing moderate about a sugary drink that contains 10 teaspoons of sugar. It’s even worse to use this liquid candy to wash down the sweet dessert treat also tucked in the bag.

While parents are aware that sugar is “bad” for their children, makers of sugar-sweetened beverages spend hundreds of millions in marketing dollars every year to make sure their feel-good slo-gans override any unease consumers may have.

Let’s take a minute and look at what happens in the body when someone consumes 10 teaspoons of sugar in liquid format, cut with just enough phosphoric acid to keep it from tasting overly sweet. Within ten minutes of consuming a sugar-sweetened beverage, the body mobilizes to deal with the assault. The pancreas pumps out insulin to break down the onslaught of sugar. The insulin kick-starts the liver which then frantically starts turning sugar into fat. These fats are the same ones that are linked with the development of heart disease.

Once the pancreas and liver have gotten the sugar mopped up, a “sugar crash” often follows. The body, which has been running on overdrive, has removed so much sugar from the body so quickly that the drinker is left with low blood sugar. As a result they may feel left feeling exhausted, irritable, light-headed and hungry. Not exactly the best way to start the afternoon class!

As dramatic as the immediate impact of consuming a sugar-sweetened beverage is, the effect of long-term consumption is worse – and severely underestimated. Even in individuals of nor-mal weight, sugary drinks have been linked with the development of high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. The link with unhealthy weights is even stronger.

Children who drink sugary drinks on a daily basis have a 60% higher risk of becoming overweight or obese than do non consum-ers. Unfortunately, the majority of overweight children become overweight teenagers who grow up to become overweight adults. If current trends continue, by 2040 up to 70% of Canadian adults aged 40 will either be overweight or obese. The longer the time a person carries an unhealthy weight, the greater the risk of illness.

Being overweight significantly increases the likelihood of chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, arthritis, cancer and diabetes. The consequences are a diminished quality of life and an enormous burden for our provincial health care system that already pays some $450 million for obesity-related illnesses annually.

But that won’t happen to my child, most parents think. In fact, a recent article in the Vancouver Sun highlighted a study reveal-ing that only 16% of BC parents consider their children as either

overweight or obese when statistically closer to one in three youth have an unhealthy weight. In fact, the number of obese children in Canada has more than doubled in the last 25 years.

So what can be done? For starters, families need to re-evaluate their choices as they send their kids back to school. By making an informed choice about the drink in their child’s lunchbox, par-ents are making a powerful contribution to their child’s long-term health.

Sugary drinks are inexpensive, tasty and heavily marketed to children and youth. They are not a good choice for hydration how-ever. Water is the best beverage to quench thirst. We educate our children and youth to prepare them for a productive and healthy fu-ture. But education begins at home and by making wise lunch bag selections, parents help their children learn about healthy beverage choices for the school day and for life.


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Sun 1st No entry.Mon 2nd Labor Day. Self out at hay. Geo Harvey & C

Anderson left for L.S. Lake. One of the N W M Police arrived having been up the N. Pine looking for the Body of a woman who got drowned. His partner is coming down the Pine on a Raft along with an Indian. Still no Steamer.

Tues 3rd Self in office. Kenny went up with the waggon to the Hay Camp. Barker & Tweedwell arrived from the Nelson River.

Wed 4th Self as yesterday. Kenny out at the Hay. Mr. Benot passed on his way to PRL in a canvas boat. Continues fine weather.

Thurs 5th Self busy in store. A fine clear day.Fri 6th Self at odd jobs. Very little doing. The Diamond

Boat arrived from P.R.L with some freight to Revillion Bros. but only one passenger.

Sat 7th The Diamond Boat left this morning for P.R.L. Ken-ny brought in the waggon from the Hay Camp. We was expect-ing the Boat in but it did not come. A fine clear day.

Sun 8th A fine clear day. The boys report the Steamer at the South Pine this afternoon.

Mon 9th The SS Peace River arrived form P.R.L. with

freight and a number of passengers. Mr. ____ arrived from H. Hope. Busy unloading Steamer. Kenny hauling up freight. A policeman also arrived for this place. Chas Paynter & 2 others arrived from H. Hope.

Tues 10th The Steamer left this morning for H. Hope. Self busy in store. Kenny off to the Hay Camp. Paynter & partner left for Dunvegan.

Wed 11th Self busy in store. 2 men arrived on a Raft from the Hope.

Thurs 12th Self in office. Continues fine weather. Water fall-ing fast.

Fri 13th Still no Steamer.Sat 14th Self in store and office. Still no sign of the slow

Steamer.Sun 15th The Steamer arrived from H. Hope and continued

on her way down the River. Mr. Graham came down on the Boar from H. Hope.

Mon 16th Self left for the Hay Camp to put up Hay.Tues 17th to Fri 20th - No entries.Sat 21st Self busy out making hay all week and arrived

home tonight.Sun 22nd No entry.

Mon 23rd Hired Samson for the winter. Self in store. Kenny & Samson putting up hay. A fine clear day. Mr. Gundy & Gaudet arrived from up the Halfway River.

Tues 24th Self in office. Gundy & Gaudet left on a Raft to PR Landing. Samson & Kenny finished Haying. A fine clear day.

Wed 25th Self busy in office. Kenny & Samson putting up a corrall. Wablice & his Brother arrived from M. Lake. C. Paquette left for the Hope this morning.

Thurs 26th Self busy as yesterday. C. Calishen left for G. Prairie. Wablice making ready to start home. Saunders arrived from H. Hope.

Fri 27th Self working in office. A fine clear day. The River very low. Wablice still here having lost his Horses. Attacha and his band arrived.

Sat 28th Self busy in store. Wablice left this morning. Joe Appassisen patched across the River. Continues fine weather.

Sun 29th No entry.Mon 30th Self busy in office. Making ready for next outfit.

Adisless and a few others arrived. Cloudy and looks like rain.

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Director of Electoral Area “C” responds to Council on walking trailDear Editor:I would like to address the Mayor and Council of the City of

Fort St. John regarding the East Bypass Walking Trail closure.With my many years of community involvement I have

attempted to develop a cooperative relationship with City Council. It has always been an uphill battle with minimal results. Now this issue appears out of the blue. As Director for Electoral Area C I read with interest the City’s recent motion to close the walking trail paralleling the East Bypass. It is pointed out that as the director of jurisdiction in this area there has not been a single complaint from my constituents regarding safety issues on this public thoroughfare. Furthermore there has not been any consul-tation by the City with the (Area C) representative regarding the

trail closure.The trails that have been built in and around the City do

enhance our communities and are well used by City and rural citizens. The trails are a positive feature. I believe any changes to the trail system whether inside or outside the City boundaries need and deserve public input. In the future the trail system needs to be expanded south and west of the City. A cooperative stance to achieve this expansion would benefit both communities. This would be a good place to start rather than to contract the existing trail system.

My suggestion is that City Council withdraw the resolution concerning the trail closure as a gesture of good will. Furthermore as Director of Area C, it would be appreciated if there were for-

mal discussion initiated prior to future cross jurisdictional issues. To add to this conversation I will comment that there is a

chronic pattern of the City ignoring the interests of the surround-ing rural community. Other recent lapses include the boundary expansion initiated by the City and the imbalanced water rates for the airport and surrounding community.

This recent motion to close the walking trail lying outside City boundaries and the other examples demonstrate why a regional municipality for the North Peace will not function. Simply it would not recognize the interests of the rural community.

Yours truly,Arthur A Hadland, DirectorElectoral Area “C”

PVEA responds to provincial poll recently completed by BC HydroDear Editor,It is an insult to the people of the Peace that BC Hydro has

concluded from their recent provincial poll that 80% of BC citizens support Site C, while also admitting that 50% had never even heard of it!

Of course people who don’t live in the Peace and who aren’t informed about the impacts of Site C can be construed as saying we need a dam to, ‘ensure energy supplies for future generations’.

Clearly, Hydro’s poll neglected to mention that construction of the dam will destroy over 13,000 acres of agricultural land and 12,000 acres of wildlife habitat.

They also likely didn’t mention that the majority of the people of the Peace don’t want the Site C dam. We know the benefits of spending time enjoying nature and the beauty of the Valley; that’s why we choose to live here. We know the multi-generational

farm families whose livelihoods and history will be destroyed. We know that we don’t want to destroy wildlife and fish habitat that the Valley supports. We know that the Peace is sacrificing far more than its fair share with all the industrial activity hap-pening here already. All of these things matter to the people in northeastern BC.

Would the City of Vancouver conduct a poll in the Peace Region, asking whether it’s a good idea to build a landfill site in Stanley Park?

Did Hydro neglect to tell interviewees how much their Hydro bills will have to increase to support this $8 billion project? They likely also didn’t say that even without Site C, Hydro’s cumula-tive debt is in the ten-of-billions-of-dollars range.

I wonder, in the course of this poll, if Hydro told people that earlier this year, Premier Clark stated that all of the power from

Site C is needed for liquid natural gas plants? Did they say, “By the way, if you shell out your hard earned dollars for Site C, we guarantee profits for industry?” Perhaps not.

A final point: how can BC Hydro state that there is no public opinion resistance to Site C? Over 1000 people from all over the province attended our recent Paddle for the Peace event in July.

The vast majority of people in BC are very concerned about environmental issues in our beautifully endowed province. Do you really think that if the people of BC were fully informed of the issues surrounding Site C, that 80% would support it? Not a chance.

Andrea Morison,Peace Valley Environment AssociationFort St. John, BC

By Kyla CorpuzFORT ST. JOHN – An ancient beauty technique from Indian

and Saudi Arabia has made its way to Fort St. John, at the new Diamond Cherry Beauty Bar Inc.

Threading is a hair removal technique that only requires a long piece of 100 per cent cotton thread, two hands, a mouth and fine precision.

“It is a better alternative to waxing, it’s just thread,” said Dia-mond Cherry Beauty Bar owner Chelsea Toews. “It’s great for people with sensitive skin, [because] it doesn’t remove the skin. Sometimes with waxing the skin comes off.”

Threading removes the entire hair follicle, lasting up to six weeks.

While it is used to shape and clean eyebrows, it’s also used to remove unwanted facial hair.

The other advantage of threading over waxing is that it doesn’t contain any chemicals and leaves the skin looking youthful.

“Studies show that waxing leads to aging skin, because it pulls the skin [causing it to] wrinkle,” said Toews. “Threading doesn’t actually do that. So it’s a good alternative to staying young look-

ing.” Threading also makes it easier to get the perfect Kim Kar-

dashian brows.“Because threading removes single hairs, it gives it a better

shape,” said threader Teena Chopra.Chopra is a rare breed of estheticians in Fort St. John. She is

the only woman who practices threading at a known salon. She learned how to thread in India, where she used to live

before moving to the Peace eight months ago. Threading is a kind of art that requires lots of precision and

practice to shape the perfect arch, therefore it’s not a quickly learned talent.

Chopra has been in the threading business for four years since learning in a salon in India.

At the moment, Diamond Cherry Beauty Bar is also the only beauty salon in Fort St. John that offers threading—an environ-ment that is very different from where Chopra is from.

“In India, nobody knows waxing for facial removal. Thread-ing is very popular in India.”

Toews said it’s exciting for her to be able to offer the service because she is from Victoria, where threading is a well known service.

Diamond Cherry Beauty Bar is hosting their grand opening on Sept. 15 and will be giving mini-manicures by donation.


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Above: The Community Ac-tion for Seniors’ Indepen-dence took another group of enthusiastic seniors on a bus trip around the city for the third time this summer. This time the seniors visited the Dawson Creek Bakery, the library, the Dawson Creek Seniors Community Park and Faking Sanity Café.Below: After 27 days of driv-ing the Alaska Highway and back, covering approximately 4,000 km, 85 historic military vehicles with 200 participants returned to Dawson Creek to celebrate the end of the jour-ney at the Encana Events Cen-tre with a lunch. Participants with the Military Vehicle Pres-ervation Association convoy left Dawson Creek on Aug. 3 and returned on Aug. 27. The purpose of the convoy was to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the highway.

By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK- Thousands of international students

make their way to Canada each year for exchange programs, to learn English, enjoy the vast Canadian landscape and to earn a Canadian high school diploma. Last year School District 59 decided to become a host school, hoping to attract international students for the February 2013 semester in high schools in Chet-wynd, Dawson Creek and Tumbler Ridge.

Brad Booker is the director of the program and started recruit-ing students for the program in early 2012 after creating the pro-gram from scratch, and had his first recruitment trip to China last May. Booker is also focusing on bringing students from Germa-ny and South America to the region but is working with agents representing international students from all over the world.

“I know that there are 42 school districts in the province that have an international program so there’s a lot of international students coming to Canada and a lot of them are looking for an experience like our schools offer, it’s kind of a neat spot up here. It’s a great spot to learn English, but as it stands our school dis-trict had no involvement whatsoever, and it’s a truly beneficial program for international students, for our local students, our school districts and our community,” Booker said.

The district will offer both long term and short term academic programs for the students. In the short term program, a group of approximately 25 students come to the region for two to three weeks and have the opportunity to live in the Gilliam Lake Out-door Education Centre. Each morning the students will be given high intensity English as a second language instruction and will participate in daily excursions and activities in the afternoon. In the long term programs students can choose to study here for five or ten months in an immersion setting and stay with a host family. Just like any other high school student the international students have the opportunity to select their own courses and elective classes, and must fulfill course requirements through-out their study. It’s also expected that the students already know basic classroom English, so that they can learn alongside School District 59 students and will not need any special assistants. Booker hopes to eventually see the international student popula-tion at one per cent at each high school, so there would never be more than approximately 15 students at Dawson Creek Second-ary School.

“There are going to be international students from a great di-versity of cultures, countries, and backgrounds and so they’re just going to be integrated right into the classrooms. What we don’t want is any segregation, so what we don’t want is a group of 30 students come from any one country and kind of flood our high school, it’s going to be a very diverse and integrated im-mersion kind of setting,” Booker said.

According to Booker, Canada tends to attract a lot of Chinese students because learning English is important to their culture and obtaining a Canadian high school diploma gives them a bet-ter chance of getting into a Canadian post-secondary institution.

German students are also attracted to Canada, but for the variety of landscapes and the diversity of outdoor activities.

The appeal of northern British Columbia comes from the large amount of English speakers in our community, Booker says that a student studying English in larger cities, like West Vancouver, will not have a hard time finding others that speak their native tongue. Some southern districts have hundreds of international students and are often lost in the shuffle; here they are not going to be forgotten about.

“This spot is a pretty easy spot to sell to international students particularly to students who are really keen on learning English, that’s one of our major features is that our communities are al-most 100 per cent English speaking. We’ve got a very high rate of English people so if the student comes, they don’t have the choice of speaking their native tongue necessarily,” Booker said.

“For international families, the idea of coming to a small tight-knit community is quite an appealing spot to come...if I was a parent I wouldn’t necessarily want to send my son or daughter to a place where they’re just going to be lost in the shuffle and they

can still speak their native tongue,” he adds. The district decided to introduce this program into the high

schools as it will potentially be beneficial to students and the dis-trict itself. Having international students in the classroom means that local students will have the opportunity to see and share different world views and help them broaden their perspectives on other cultures, while the district increases it’s enrollment and brings fee paying students to the area.

“The benefits are numerous,” said Booker. “One of the major benefits is for our local students to help

them understand the world that they’re going to be entering in after graduation. Obviously our world is quite globalized and all the economic markets, everything in our world now is global, so we work across borders and boundaries and through differ-ent cultures so it’s important that our students have some un-derstanding of the world around them, so that’s the number one important thing,” he said.

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By Kyla CorpuzFORT ST. JOHN – The North Peace SPCA is hosting their annual Paws for a Cause fundraiser at Centennial Park on Sept. 9.Paws for a Cause is a dog-friendly walk that raises money for the local SPCA; and all of the funds from the event will stay at the

North Peace SPCA. It not only helps every ‘man’s best friend’, but all the animals the shelter cares for during the year, said SPCA volunteer Shaelan Pomeroy.

“A lot of people don’t realize that the BC SPCA is run cleanly off donations,” said Pomeroy, which is why she’s hoping this year’s Paws for a Cause attracts a lot of animal lovers.

“We are just aiming to get more people involved from the community and make it a bigger event.”This year Paws for a Cause in Fort St. John will have different types of entertainment for dog owners and bystanders before the

walk begins.Pomeroy said some of the new attractions that pet owners and their dogs can enjoy is a vendor’s market.There will be a dog groomer offering mini grooms and the opportunity to have pets bedazzled by donation. Homemade dog treats

will be for sale; and a mini-boutique of dog collars, coats and leashes will be set up. ‘Cause You Can’ dog training will also be on site at 12 p.m.There will be a stage for dog show presentations, and a kid-friendly area will have face painting and a balloon artist.Pomeroy said with the amount of volunteers this year, they were able to pull together and organize a bigger event than last year.“A lot of what happens, is that [organizing] is left for the staff to do, and they’re already so busy,” she said. “We had enough

volunteers this year and it was just a matter of seeing where we could take it.”The North Peace SPCA was challenged by the South Peace SPCA to see which community could raise more money. Pomeroy said as of last week, the South Peace was beating them. She added that the goal for the North Peace is to raise $15,000. “We’re really trying to push and get it out there … even if it’s just $100 [donation], it really makes a difference.”Pomeroy said there are other ways people can help the SPCA

without digging into their wallets.“We are always in need of volunteers to walk the dogs, [and]

play with the cats,” she said.Pomeroy encourages anyone who is interested in participating

in Paws for a Cause to pick up a pledge form at the local SPCA or register online at www.spca.bc.ca/walk to collect funds.

Registration for the walk begins at 11 a.m. on the day of the event and the walk starts at 1 p.m.

The walk goes from Centennial Park, up 100 Street—just be-fore the Northern Lights College—and back to the park.

They will not be visiting the senior’s home this year since the seniors are now at the Peace Villa Residential Care Home at the hospital.


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Kyla Corpuz photoSPCA animal care attendant Sara Hamanisha stands with Bella, a very friendly German Shephard cross (left), and SPCA volunteer Shaelan Pomeroy sits with Chewy, a Rottweiler mix. Pomeroy said Chewy is a very playful and lively dog who would make a good addition to a family home. Both dogs are at the North Peace SPCA looking for homes.

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

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

Topics will include:

• Worker Accommodation • Clearing• Agriculture • Transportation During Construction

How Input Will Be Used

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Prince George Stakeholder Meeting* Thursday, Sept 20 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Prince George Ramada


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Good Feeder Steers 1000 lbs Plus: 110.00-122.00 Heifers 105.00-118.00Good Feeder Steers 900 lbs Plus: 120.00-132.00 Heifers 110.00-122.00Good Feeder Steers 800 lbs Plus: 125.00-135.00 Heifers 112.00-124.00Good Feeder Steers 700 lbs Plus: 134.00-143.00 Heifers 120.00-133.00Good Feeder Steers 600 lbs Plus: 140.00-148.00 Heifers 125.00-135.00Good Feeder Steers 500 lbs Plus: 140.00-150.00 Heifers 130.00-140.00Good Feeder Steers 400 lbs Plus: 145.00-160.00 Heifers 140.00-150.00Good Feeder Steers 300 lbs Plus: N/A Heifers N/A

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395 head of cattle went through the ring of Dawson Creek Action on July 8, 2010SALES EVERY THURSDAY!

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By Jill Earl DAWSON CREEK- On Sept. 5 thousands of students across

the province returned to the classroom to begin another year of learning, students at Mountain Christian School returned a day earlier to celebrate the grand opening of their school’s new loca-tion.

Previously located on 17th Street, where they had been since 1978, the school purchased Parkhill Elementary on 5th Street as it had closed down two years ago. Principal Eva Hutchinson says the move was necessary as the previous location offered little space for the large number of students enrolled.

“Our previous building was inside of a church building and we were just taking up all of the church space, we were taking

up every single classroom. We had no more room for kids, so we had to cap our enrollment but we kept getting applications in, so I inquired about purchasing Parkhill and we got it at a re-ally good price and we purchased that so we could accommodate more kids and expand our current programs,” Hutchinson said.

The school obtained the new property in June and have been hard at work all summer to prepare for the start of classes. Hutchinson hired movers to help move their equipment to the new location, but also had some help from parents, older stu-dents and the church to ensure everything was done on time. As Mountain Christian School has learners from kindergarten to grade 12, Hutchinson had to oversee some projects that would accommodate all students, they built: a science lab, a home eco-

nomics lab, a chapel, put in a new playground, renovated all of the bathrooms, put new flooring in, built a locker room and a student lounge.

“The entire building was in really good shape but we just had to, it was an elementary school and we’re a kindergar-ten through grade 12 school, so there was lots of stuff that just had to be done so it would be

suitable for all grades,” Hutchinson said. “In our previous school we had fewer classes, we only had

eight classes and we now have 13 classes and so in our previ-ous school we would have up to three grades, that’s no longer, we now have no more than two grades in one classroom, and so that’s a bonus...so it will just be a more comfortable learning environment for all the kids,” she adds.

This school of approximately 120 students and 17 staff has always enjoyed small class sizes, and will continue to do so this school year. Hutchinson says that they average 20 students in each high school class and no more than 16 students in each elementary class.

Although high school students will still use their previous school’s gym for sports programs, all students will enjoy the ice rink at the new location. Though Hutchinson says that the rink is in a little bit of a rough shape right now, local businesses have volunteered to pitch in supplies and funding to help get it up and running when the time comes and to maintain it throughout the season.

Hutchinson says that students can look forward to more elec-tive classes, sports programs and extracurricular activities like dance classes and possibly a mission trip to Mexico for the high school students early next year.

“Everyone is very excited. We actually had our sports day back in June, so we took our entire school out here and we had

a track and field day here, so the students weren’t able to see the inside of the building at that time...so they’re very excited,” Hutchinson said about the feed-back she’s re-ceived.

Mountain Christian School students to enjoy new location

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By The Investors GroupIt’s a fact. Disability strikes working people far more often than

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Disability insurance coverage is critical to the health of your finan-cial situation – but, if you’re like most people, you probably don’t know how your group insurance would work if you become sick or in-jured. You should carefully review your group benefits booklet – and, if your group plan comes up short, you should carefully consider an individual plan. To get you started in the right direction, here are ten things you should find out about your disability insurance.

1. What does your group plan cover? Does it cover all your sources of income such as bonuses and commission? Does it cap the maximum benefits payable below your income level? Is it indexed for inflation?

2. How much does it cost – today and tomorrow? If it’s extremely inexpensive, is that because the coverage is extremely limited? On the other hand, your premiums may increase dramatically over time, depending on the age and health experience of your group.

3. Can the policy be cancelled? Yes – group plans usually aren’t guaranteed.

4. What is the plan’s definition of a disability? Your group plan may have a very restrictive definition of disability. It may require mandatory participation in a rehab program, it may have limitations and exclusions, especially for mental/nervous disorders or soft tissue damage to your back and neck. It may also have a pre-existing condi-tions limitation and may not cover you if you can work part-time. The definition of disability and the level of benefits can change at any time.

5. Do I control my group plan? No – your employer and the insur-ance company do.

6. Is coverage portable? No – a new employer means you must qualify for a new plan.

7. What are the waiting periods? Make sure you find out how long you may have to wait before benefits kick in.

8. What are the benefits periods? Benefits may be capped by total amount or by a limited payment period. As well, most group policies terminate at age 65.

9. Are the benefits taxable? Yes, if the premiums are paid by your employer. When you pay them directly through your employee de-ductions, using after-tax dollars, the monthly benefits received are tax free.

10. What about mortgage disability insurance offered through a fi-nancial institution? Rates can increase and your eligibility for cover-age may need to be proven at time of disability, before you can collect any benefits.

Individual policies allow you ‘top-up’ your protection and help preserve your savings. The plan is always yours, regardless of your employment situation. You decide on the terms and the premium amounts. A professional advisor can help define the personalized in-surance coverage that is tailored to your unique needs.

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Editor: The past five and a half years in the Peace Country as President and CEO of

Northern Lights College have been very fulfilling. The potential I noted for NLC when I decided to apply for this position is

evolving and becoming a reality. The addition of the Centre of Excellence for Clean Energy Technologies in Dawson Creek, combined with the Jim Kassen Industry Training Centre/ Oil and Gas Centre of Excellence in Fort St. John, allows Northern Lights College to fulfil its brand as B.C.'s Energy College™.

NLC is committed to providing the skilled workers for these expanding industrial sectors and supporting the economic development of the region. Given the scope of the industrial expansion in our region, a major part of my role at the College was to build capacity through partnerships with other post-secondary institutions and industry, and to ensure that funding provided by the government supports the breadth and depth of needed programming.

I knew Northern Lights College was a "classy" institution when the first person to welcome

me to my new job was the former President, Jim Kassen. He committed 25 years to NLC and provided me with a firm foundation on which to build.

T h e institution is fortunate to have capable faculty and

staff, and has been able to recruit experienced leaders in many departments. The leadership team members are exceptional and I have been proud to work with them. Further, the clarity of the College's vision is attracting experienced professionals who want to contribute to an organization that "knows where it is going".

It also has been gratifying to collaborate on Dual Credit programming with local School Districts, industry, Aboriginal agencies and other post-secondary partners through Northern Opportunities. The Peace Region is very fortunate to have a group of exceptional leaders committed to expanding the scope of this program and to spreading the word on the benefits of this innovative educational initiative. I have been very impressed by the passion for learning these leaders bring to the table, but also for their continuing commitment to finding learning solutions for the youth of the region.

Over the years, I have received support and encouragement from local politicians, including: Senator Richard Neufeld, the former Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources; Jay Hill, former Member of Parliament for Prince George-Peace River; Blair Lekstrom, MLA for Peace River South and former Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources; and Pat Pimm, MLA for Peace River North. And I would like to acknowledge the exceptional municipal and regional leadership provided by the Chiefs and Band Councils, Mayors and Councils, and Regional District Boards. I was impressed by the quality of leadership demonstrated by members of the oil and gas and renewable energy industries. Thank you to all for being willing to work with Northern Lights College on joint planning that benefits the region.

The College’s Board of Governors recruited me to make changes and supported me when the changes became uncomfortable. I was very appreciative of this support and pleased that the original Board and succeeding Boards provided progressive direction and encouraged innovation. I am particularly proud that we continued to focus on the fundamental mandate of providing education for quality of life in the region, and that we were responsive to requests by industry for new programming.

I am looking forward to the innovative initiatives and opportunities for applied research in clean energy technologies that are in the planning stages. Through partnerships with provincial, national and international leaders in this evolving industry, Northern Lights College is poised to demonstrate the strength of its vision. I will be cheering from afar as these plans become operational.

My husband Gordon and I made friends with a number of very special people in the north and we will miss you. We were treated to the unique brand of warmth, enthusiasm and innovative spirit we now associate with northern British Columbia.

A fond farewell to you all and our sincere thank you for your many kindnesses. D. Jean Valgardson, Dawson Creek

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Throughout Canada, the CFP designation is recognizedas a mark of quality and professional integrity. To gainthis designation, <Full Name>, <Title> achieved a highlevel of specialized knowledge in financial, insuranceand tax planning, designed to ensure the best possibleclient service is provided.

Investors Group is one of the largest financial services companiesin the country. For over 80 years,Investors Group has been a pioneerin providing personalized financialplanning solutions. Today, wemanage over $52 billion in mutualfund assets for nearly a millionCanadians.

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Scott L. Moffatt, Regional Director for Northern BC, is pleased to congratulate Denean Arntson, Financial Consultant, CFP in attaining her Certified Financial Plan-ner Designation from the Financial Planners Standards Council. Denean is based out of our Fort St. John office.

Throughout Canada, the CFP designation is recog-nized as a mark of quality and professional integrity. To gain this designation, Denean achieved a high level of specialized knowledge in financial, insurance and tax planning, designed to ensure the best possible client service is provided.

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for saleLumber and Square TimberSweeney edge and one inch4 x 4 - 8 x 8 / 12 - 20 ft.2 x 6 - 2 x 12 / 12 - 20 ft.3 x 8 - 3 x 12 /12 - 20 ft.4 x 6 x 12- 4 x 8 x 12 -20ft.Low bed Decking and Sideboards for Gravel Boxes and Coal Haulers 30 KM on Jackfish Rd. in Chetwynd Call 250-788-9740 or 250-788-3382 or 250-788-2261 Leave message (09/05)

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NORTH PEACE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST For a REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

The North Peace Economic Development Commission is seeking the services of a seasoned indi-vidual to manage and coordinate the economic development initiatives of the North Peace Economic Development Commission. The Commission, established by bylaw of the Peace River Regional District works for the member municipalities and electoral areas of the North Peace which include Electoral Area ‘B’, Electoral Area ‘C’, the District of Hudson’s Hope, The District of Taylor and the City of Fort St. John collectively to deliver initiatives supporting economic development throughout the North Peace region.

Working from the North Peace Business Resource Centre in Fort St. John, British Columbia, the Regional Economic Development Officer will manage and coordinate the day to day business activi-ties of the Commission to meet the goals and objectives of the North Peace Economic Development Commission.

This position will be responsible for attracting, expanding and supporting the regions commercial, industrial and public enterprises to positively affect the economic health of the North Peace region. The Regional Economic Development Officer will create and implement an overall vision and strat-egy for economic development within the North Peace region, promoting the North Peace region as a superior location for business and industry. As Regional Economic Development Officer, you will identify and establish economic development opportunities in the region and assist in securing funding for various activities and programs. Working closely with businesses, government and the community, you will seek to expand investment through business attraction and retention, as well as new commercial initiatives. As the ideal candidate, you have extensive business development and leadership experience in the public sector. You have a solid track record working with a range of stakeholders including elected and appointed officials, investors, staff, and the community at large. Additionally, you have a good understanding of governance practices gained through your past work with Boards of Directors. A proactive, collaborative, and engaging approach to business development is required, in addition to your excellent communication, financial and project management expertise. The ideal candidate will be visible both internally and externally as you work with local businesses, other communities, elected officials, industry associations, senior government, community groups and the general public. In addition to your degree and at least ten years of private and public sector experience in business and economic development, you have honed your public speaking, presentation, business planning and budgeting skills. A progressive manager of people and resources, you have earned a reputation for producing results.

The expression of interest should include:• Your qualifications in the field of economic development and related activities including previ-ous experience;• Administrative and project management experience; and• A list of your previous achievements in the field with suitable references.

Closing date: Friday, September 28, 2012 at 5pm MT

The Regional Economic Development Officer’s position has a six month probationary period. Inter-ested parties should submit their Expressions of Interest “in confidence” via email to:

The North Peace Economic Development CommissionEmail: [email protected]

If you require further information in regard to our expectations, please contact [email protected] or 250-785-5969 for a detailed copy of the position.

We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position and advise that only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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CITY OF FORT ST. JOHN · DISTRICT OF TAYLOR · DISTRICT OF HUDSON’S HOPE PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT ELECTORAL AREAS “B” AND “C”:

NORTH PEACE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

For a REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

The North Peace Economic Development Commission is seeking the services of a seasoned individual to manage and coordinate the economic development initiatives of the North Peace Economic Development Commission. The Commission, established by bylaw of the Peace River Regional District works for the member municipalities and electoral areas of the North Peace which include Electoral Area ‘B’, Electoral Area ‘C’, the District of Hudson’s Hope, The District of Taylor and the City of Fort St. John collectively to deliver initiatives supporting economic development throughout the North Peace region.

Working from the North Peace Business Resource Centre in Fort St. John, the Regional Economic Development Officer will manage and coordinate the day to day business activities of the Commission to meet the goals and objectives of the North Peace Economic Development Commission.

This position will be responsible for attracting, expanding and supporting the regions commercial, industrial and public enterprises to positively affect the economic health of the North Peace region. The Regional Economic Development Officer will create and implement an overall vision and strategy for economic development within the North Peace region, promoting the North Peace region as a superior location for business and industry. As Regional Economic Development Officer, you will identify and establish economic development opportunities in the region and assist in securing funding for various activities and programs. Working closely with businesses, government and the community, you will seek to expand investment through business attraction and retention, as well as new commercial initiatives.

As the ideal candidate, you have extensive business development and leadership experience in the public sector. You have a solid track record working with a range of stakeholders including elected and appointed officials, investors, staff, and the community at large. Additionally, you have a good understanding of governance practices gained through your past work with Boards of Directors. A proactive, collaborative, and engaging approach to business development is required, in addition to your excellent communication, financial and project management expertise. The ideal candidate will be visible both internally and externally as you work

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MEETING FOR PROPOSED OCP & ZONING AMENDMENT

BY-LAW NO. 2030, 2012DISTRICT LOT 2180 (17037 ALASkA HIGHWAY MILE 101)

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing meeting is scheduled to be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 10th, 2012, at the Wonowon Community Hall, in Wonowon, BC. The purpose of this meeting is to hear from those persons who believe that their interest in property will be affected by the following proposal

Proposal: To rezone the property so it can be used as a campground.

Zoning Amendment By-law No. 2030, 2012, proposes re-zone the property from I-1 “Light Industrial” to HC “Highway Commercial”

PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MEETING FOR PROPOSED OCP & ZONING AMENDMENT

BY-LAW NO. 2030, 2012

District Lot 2180 (17037 Alaska Highway Mile 101)

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing meeting is scheduled to be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 10th, 2012, at the Wonowon Community Hall, in Wonowon, BC. The purpose of this meeting is to hear from those persons who believe that their interest in property will be affected by the following proposal Proposal: To rezone the property so it can be used as a campground. Zoning Amendment By-law No. 2030, 2012, proposes re-zone the property from I-1 “Light Industrial” to HC “Highway Commercial”

This notice is in general form only. A copy of the proposed amendment bylaw and relevant background documents may be reviewed in detail, between the hours of 8:30 am to 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, at the Peace River Regional District office, located at 9505 – 100th Street, Fort St. John, BC., BC. Any inquiries, comments or concerns should be referred to the Development Services Department, by calling 784-3200 or 1-800-670-7773, fax: 1-250-784-3201. Fred Banham, CAO

This notice is in general form only. A copy of the proposed amendment bylaw and relevant background documents may be reviewed in detail, between the hours of 8:30 am to 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, at the Peace River Regional District office, located at 9505 – 100th Street, Fort St. John, BC., BC. Any inquiries, comments or concerns should be referred to the Development Services Department, by calling 784-3200 or 1-800-670-7773, fax: 1-250-784-3201.

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Help WantedHAIR BIN - Qualified hair-stylist and barber for a busy salon. Instant clientele available. Phone 250-787-1552 or Bring resume to 10442 100 Street. (09/01)

Space For leaSePrime Retail / Office Space for Lease in the Central Plaza. 100 St / 101 Ave. in Fort St. John, BC Call 250-263-1244 (08/18)

For SaleFor Sale: 2007 Ford F150 Harley Davidson Edition 4x4. Deep Amethyst exte-rior color, black leather in-terior. Comes with LineX boxliner, after market head-lights and taillights, satel-lite radio, power moonroof, 6 disc CD Changer., 22” tires. For more information, please call 250 219 0423. SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY PLEASE!! (TFN)

For SaleShort pieces of pipe 7” to 16” offers 31’ 16” Culvert $400.00 3 ton truck frame could be used for hauling hay. $ 600.00 or best offer8944 Jone Sub. Call 250-785-3117 (09/01)

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ZONING AMMENDMENT BYLAW No. 801, 2011

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, August 22, 2011, at 7:00 pm, to allow the public to make verbal or written representation to Council with respect to the following proposed bylaw. A) i) “ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW, NO 801, 2011”

PROPOSED REZONING FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL: The intent of this proposed bylaw is to rezone the following lands:

• Lot 1, 2, 3,and 4; Plan BCP36652, Section 13, Township 81, Range 26, West of the 6th Meridian

from R1(Low Density Residential) to R2 (Medium Density Residential).

A copy of the proposed bylaws and relevant documents may be inspected or obtained from the District of Hudson’s Hope Municipal Office, located at 9904 Dudley Drive, Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, August 4th to August 22nd, 2011.



OCP AMMENDEMENT BYLAW No. 798, 2011 AND ZONING AMMENDMENT BYLAW No. 799, 2011

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, August 22, 2011, at 7:00 pm, to allow the public to make verbal or written representation to Council with respect to the following proposed bylaw. A) i) “OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW, NO 798, 2011”

PROPOSED DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY ON CANYON DRIVE FOR PARKS, RECREATION, OPEN SPACE, GREENBELT AND TRAILS USE: The intent of this proposed bylaw is to amend Schedule “B” of Bylaw No. 680 by changing the land use designation of Lot 1, Block 1, Section 13, Township 81, Range 26, West of the 6th Meridian, Peace River District, Plan 12086 from Residential to Parks, Recreation, Open Space, Greenbelt and Trails shown in black on the map below.

ii) “ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW, NO 799, 2011” PROPOSED REZONING FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO PARKS, RECREATION AND INSTITUTIONAL: The intent of this proposed bylaw is to rezone the following lands:

• Lot 1, Block 1, Section 13, Township 81, Range 26, West of the 6th Meridian, Peace River District, Plan 12086

• from R1 (Low Density Residential) to P1 (Parks, Recreation and Institutional).

A copy of the proposed bylaws and relevant documents may be inspected or obtained from the District of Hudson’s Hope Municipal Office, located at 9904 Dudley Drive, Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, July 26th to August 22nd, 2011.

Help WantedPART-TIME

MERCHANDISERPowerhouse Retail Services has an opening for a merchandiser to ser-vice our clients in Fort St. John & Dawson Creek, BC for part-time week-day hours between 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Excellent opportunity for additional work for an existing rep or anyone working part time. Retail /merchandis-ing experience preferred. Must provide own trans-portation & internet.Email: [email protected] Fax: 1-866-847-0068. (08/25)

For SaleApprox; 70 Porcelain DollsMostly all Ashton Drake Original box and papers.Large wall cabinet top has 5 shelves all in glass Many different Master Craft electric tools. Many hard covered books some complete collections. Plus many other items .Call 250-262-8021 or 250-785-4629 and leave mes-sage (08/25)

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Grizzco Camp Services is looking for an Experienced Camp Manager and a Maintenance Person needed immediately to work in remote areas.

The following requirements are requested for applicants:

CAMP MANAGER:

• Must possess excellent communication, managerial, leadership, organization and supervisory skills.

• Must be familiar with computer reporting and/or computer management programs • Must be able to work in fast-‐paced environment • Responsible for camp orientation, enforcing camp rules and regulations as well as keeping a

detailed record of camp occupancy reports • Implement and oversee health and safety program • Work closely with other management and contractors to provide quality working and living

environment for crew members, independent contractors and service personnel • Ensure that all areas of the camp are clean and sanitized at all times • Must have a valid driver’s licences • Must have a level 1 First Aid, WHMIS and Food Safe certificates • Must be able to work in a remote area • Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in the camp business or a related industry.

Salary is based on qualifications and experience

CAMP MAINTENANCE PERSON:

• Responsible for general maintenance and repairs of camp equipment • Must have good knowledge of and be able to perform oil changes on power plants, generators

etc. • Must be able to provide detailed reports regarding the status and all equipment and services

completed • Maintain levels of potable water tanks, sewage and fuel tanks • Must be able to trouble shoot and repair small electrical and/or plumbing issues • Responsible for maintaining grounds including but not limited to snow removal and ground

repairs • Must have organizational and management skills

The following requirements are requested for applicants:CAMP MANAGER:• Must possess excellent communication, managerial, leadership, organization and supervisory skills.• Must be familiar with computer reporting and/or computer management programs• Must be able to work in fast-paced environment• Responsible for camp orientation, enforcing camp rules and regulations as well as keeping a detailed record of camp occupancy reports• Implement and oversee health and safety program • Work closely with other management and contractors to provide quality working and living environment for crew members, independent contractors and service personnel• Ensure that all areas of the camp are clean and sanitized at all times• Must have a valid driver’s licences• Must have a level 1 First Aid, WHMIS and Food Safe certificates• Must be able to work in a remote area• Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in the camp business or a related industry. Salary is based on qualifications and experienceCAMP MAINTENANCE PERSON:• Responsible for general maintenance and repairs of camp equipment• Must have good knowledge of and be able to perform oil changes on power plants, generators etc. • Must be able to provide detailed reports regarding the status and all equipment and services completed• Maintain levels of potable water tanks, sewage and fuel tanks• Must be able to trouble shoot and repair small electrical and/or plumbing issues• Responsible for maintaining grounds including but not limited to snow removal and ground repairs• Must have organizational and management skills• Must be able to work independently• Preference given to someone who has had exposure to working with electrical, plumbing, carpentry and gas fitting• Must have a valid driver’s license• Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experienceSalary is based on experience and qualifications

PLEASE SEND RESUME TO:Grizzco Camp Services Inc. ATTN: Samantha Gagnon

P.O. Box 58, Chetwynd, BC V0C 1J0PHONE: (250)788-3266 FAX: (250)788-3286 EMAIL: [email protected]

Grizzco Camp Services is looking for an Experienced Camp Manager and a Maintenance Person needed immediately to work in remote areas.

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Thank you to the community sponsors who contributed to the success of the NENAS Gala

Thank you to the following community

sponsors who donated silent auction items

Event Managed by:

AAA Safety Backcountry

Bizzybody Events Blueberry River First Nation

Boston Pizza Butcher Block Crayon Box

Deb’s Flower Hut Deesta Hair Design

Dairy Queen Doig River First Nation

Hair Bin JD Fitzgeralds

KFC Lillyblue

Mimi Needlay Mr. Mikes

Northern Lights College

On the Rocks Original Basket Boutique

Patch Java Playtime Toys

Pricesmart Saulteau First Nation Shoppers Drug Mart St. John Ambulance

Steel Toes Subway

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Tiga Talk Tony Roma’s True Value

WESCO West Moberly First Nation

Whole Wheat & Honey

Welcome to the first ever Gala, recognizing and honoring the

accomplishments of NENAS clients.

The jubilation of the Gala is to admire triumphs;

to unite communities, and to share in other’s victory,

in harmony and bliss.

Saturday, September 17th, 2011 Pomeroy Hotel & Convention Centre, Fort St. John

NENAS Gala

The NE BC Aboriginal Education Achievement Awards

NENAS is accepting applications for the Aboriginal Early Childhood Educator program

in partnership with Northwest Community College.

Please call 250-787-8845 or come by the office (across from the co-op mall) for more information.

Innovative Training Center9824 98A Avenue, Fort St John BC V1J 1S2

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Paint Sale!Interior Surface Preparation.A properly prepared surface is clean, solid, in sound condition and is absolutely dry before applying paint. The paint will not only look better but it will adhere better and last longer. If both the ceiling and walls are being painted, start with the ceiling, then the walls, and lastly the trim and doors. Taping around windows, doors, moldings, flooring and walls not to be painted can make the job easier. Surfaces to be painted must be clean, dry and dull. Wash in-terior surfaces with Home T.S.P. Plus. Rinse well. When top coating any alkyd paint with a sheen, prime with Alkyd Primer Undercoat 59-10 or Latex Primer Undercoat 80-10.

Ask your local Home Hardware, Home Hardware Building Centre

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UPCOMINGDawson Creek• Dawson Creek Toastmasters meets every Thursday at 7pm at Farmer’s Advocacy Office 1032

103 Ave (Front door on 11 st.) Contact Heather at 250-784-5700 or 780-353-3050.

Fort St. John• The Fort St. John Literacy

Society Family Literacy program will begin again on September 11, and continue for 12 weeks. The program runs Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 am to noon. The program gives parents of pre-school children a quiet place to work on upgrading their skills, getting their GED, Grade 12, or learning English as a second language. While the moms or dads are studying, the children do activities, sing songs and listen to stories with a certified Early Childhood Educator and her assistant. A facilitator is available to help the adults with whatever they are studying. Pre-registration is required, and space is limited. To sign up, or for more information phone 250-785-2110 or e-mail [email protected].

• Bryan and Alissa Harding In Trust - Many of you may have heard fo the fire / accident which happened in the early morning hours on July 24, 2012. Bryan sustained second degree burns to 40% of his body. He is recovering in the Edmonton burn unit with his wife Alissa at his side. Their four children are staying with their grandparents at the time being. This could be a long term recovery for Bryan and his family. Anyone who wishes to contribute to their family at this time and in the future may do so at any CIBC branch in their community. The transit and account numers are: 3090 - 8646694 - Many thanks to all of you who contributed to the trust fund established for Bryan and Alissa Harding & Family.


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CORRECTION NOTICE

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The HB Health & Body Wellness & Spa would like to welcome Sharon!

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Treat yourself to our introductory offers for September - 1 Hour Massage

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