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The Fort St. James Se-niors Association held a potluck dinner at the Se-niors Centre on Dec. 11.

The Seniors Centre was jam packed and full of holiday spirit as everyone came together to celebrate the season, each other and the many accomplishments that have taken place re-cently including the Se-niors Helping Seniors Pro-gram.

It was also a time to bid farewell to past president Judy Greenaway and wel-come new president Dave Birdi who thanked Green-away for all that she has done for the seniors in the community.

Greenaway, who was president for two years, held an integral part in forming the Seniors Help-ing Seniors program.

The program continues to provide transportation to those who face mobil-ity challenges by providing grocery delivery, transpor-tation to medical appoint-ments and to social and wellness events.

“It’s brought new life to the seniors association,” Greenaway said.

Dave Birdi is looking forward to his role as presi-dent. “It’s important for me to recognise and appreci-ate our seniors and to give back to them, Birdi said.

The evening was fi lled with good food and fes-tive music performed by Robert Pacheco and Sam Holden.

It was also full of joy, community spirit and thankfulness for the se-niors in Fort St James.

Fort St. James Seniors celebrate the season

Dinner is served at the Seniors Association potluck celebration.

Dave Birdi and Sam Holden celebrate the season with the seniors.

Sam Holden and Robert Pacheco perform holiday favorites.


One person is dead after a two ve-hicle collision near Fort St, James on the morning of Dec. 7.

Fort St. James RCMP were called to the scene on Tachie Road, about 13 km west of High-way 27, just before 8 a.m.

According to Police, a loaded log-ging truck was trav-elling east bound on Tachie Road when a 2007 Chevrolet Im-pala, travelling west, collided with the truck sending both vehicles off the road.

The 28 year old female driver of the Impala died at the scene and a 41 year old female was taken by ambu-lance to Stuart Lake Hospital where she was treated and is expected to recover.

The driver of the truck was uninjured.

Both vehicles were extensively damaged and the logging truck lost its load. The road was closed for several hours.

Police confi rm that extremely icy conditions appear to be a contributing factor.

No names have been released.

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Fort St. James Council held a regular meeting on Dec. 9. The following are some highlights and conclusions from the evening:

Shauna Hesse discussed the importance of arts for youth specifi cally mentioning a creative arts youth project currently underway.

The Collective Creations Project is a way for youth in Fort St. James to connect with professionally and inter-nationally renowned artists who will teach all aspects of theatre production including: writing, directing, and per-forming.

The program has received excellent feedback from stu-dents and the hope is that this pilot project will continue.

Mayor MacDougall agrees that projects such as this are benefi cial in providing options for youth in Fort St. James.

A new surveillance policy is being put in place by the District. There are currently two surveillance camera sys-tems located on District property. One with fi ve cameras is located at the marina. One camera is at Spirit Square and one is at the District Offi ce. There is currently no policy in place for these systems.

The new policy will outline who is responsible for overseeing surveillance equipment, who has access to storage and recording and destruction and lastly, proper

signage associated with the equipment.A Healthier Communities Grant of $7,500.00 has been

given to District. The grant may be given to The KEY but a fi nal decision will be made during upcoming budget discussions.

The District of Fort St. James will continue to support and renew their membership with the Federation of Cana-dian Municipalities.

Council is adopting the Revenue Anticipation Borrow-ing Bylaw No. 955, 2015. This bylaw authorizes Council to borrow money against anticipated tax collections and government grants during the year 2016.

A new Council manual is in the works. It will outline everything anyone wants to know about council.

Council Meeting Notes: Dec. 9.

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Students from Fort St. James Secondary School hopped on a bus and made their way around town on Dec. 9 and 10.

The goal was to col-lect unwrapped toys and non-perishable food items for the Toy and Food Drive.

The event has be-come something the community just seems to expect every year according to Jhenipher Bridgeman, at risk youth worker, at Fort St. James Secondary School.

“Student Council thought of the idea four years ago and the event has been running ever since,” Bridgeman said.

“It’s rewarding for the students. It gets them involved in the community and also into the spirit of giv-

Students fi ll up the bus for local Toy and Food Drive

Above: Students arrive at Sowchea School to unload unwrapped toys and non-perishable food items for the local Toy and Food DriveLeft: Students are on the bus spreading Christ-mas cheer as they collect items for the drive.

ing,” she said.All items were

dropped off at Sowchea School and are current-ly being prepared for delivery by dedicated

and hardworking volun-teers.

About 140 parcels will be delivered to those in need within the community during the

holiday season.Jasmine Lakusta,

head organizer of the drive, is thrilled by the community support.

“We’re thankful for

all businesses who have donated,” Lakusta said. “And for the commu-nity who always comes together year after year to make this a success.”

About 140 parcels are being prepared and will be delivered to those in need this Christmas.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined other national leaders in hailing the interna-tional greenhouse gas emission agreement reached in Paris over the weekend, but the implica-tions for Canada and B.C. re-main unclear.

Trudeau said in a statement from Ottawa that he and the provincial premiers will meet within 90 days to develop a plan to do Canada’s part in the effort to keep average global tempera-ture rise below two degrees from pre-industrial levels.

Canada’s offi cial submission to the Paris talks was the previ-ous Conservative government’s plan of a 30 per cent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030, starting from the 2005 level, including restrictions on coal-fi red power and methane emissions.

The Paris agreement notes that existing voluntary tar-gets by countries do not meet what is calculated to pre-vent a two per cent increase, and more emission cuts will be required. Article 28 of the legal text also gives every

country the ability, after three years of implementation, to give a year’s notice and withdraw.

In a year-end interview, B.C. Premier Christy Clark said the government will wait until a national emissions goal is established before deciding whether to add mea-sures to the existing carbon tax on carbon-based fuels. The B.C. tax has been frozen at $30 a tonne since 2013, adding about seven cents to the price of a litre of gasoline

with similar increases for natural gas and other heating fuels.

An advisory committee recom-mended in November that the tax be increased by a third starting in 2018, with annual increases after to drive down carbon dioxide emis-sions.

Clark said the carbon tax freeze means B.C. won’t meet its own leg-islated target of reducing emissions by a third by 2020, but the govern-ment couldn’t keep raising it and risk pushing industries and jobs out of the province.

“Other provinces are starting to get closer to where we are,” Clark said. “By 2018, Alberta’s going to have come some way. By then On-tario will be into a plan, and Que-bec already is.”

B.C. NDP leader John Horgan said he’s “comfortable” with the advisory committee’s date of 2018, which would give an NDP govern-ment time to assess the situation if

he wins the 2017 B.C. election.Horgan said he is inclined to support the carbon tax

proposed recently by Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, which means “taking revenues and driving them into in-dustries, or activities like transit, that will reduce emis-sions over time.”

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For those children with an obvi-ous acting bug or for those who are just simply curious, a Fort St. James Children’s Theatre group is currently being developed.

Drama and dance classes are being offered free of charge every Saturday beginning Dec. 12 at the Evangelical Free Church in Fort St. James.

Laura Campbell is thrilled to be teaching the classes. “I noticed that there wasn’t anything here for chil-dren at the moment. I thought I would throw it out there and see what people

think,” Campbell said. Campbell, who has grown up with

theatre says that she has received pos-itive feedback from the community so far. “There seems to be interest, so we’ll just see how it goes. It’s infor-mal enough that I think kids might be interested in trying it.”

Theatre has always been a big part of Campbell’s life. “I can’t wait to see what we can create together.”

Children 6-8 years old are invited to participate every Saturday from 10-11 a.m. And senior children, 9-14 years old, will meet from 11-12 p.m.

For more information, call Laura Campbell at: (250) 996-0118.

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The talent kept com-ing inside a packed venue in celebration of the season at the Fort St. James Evangelical Free Church.

On Dec. 13, a com-munity Christmas con-cert was held for the entire community. All were invited to share in a variety of festive per-formances.

Laura Campbell helped prepare for the evening. “Such a vari-ety of people came out tonight. It was a great turnout,” Campbell said.

Campbell also per-formed and sang a memorable rendition of Oh Holy Night, along-side Jen Duncan.

All took part in sing-ing carols. A live na-tivity, a kid’s choir, a homeschool band and

Community Christmas Concert: celebrating the

gift of musicvarious readings added to the festive spirit.

The Duncan Family ended the evening with an unforgettable per-formance of Hope Was

Born This Night, Come Now Our King.

The evening’s refl ec-tions reminded every-one of the true meaning of Christmas, the im-

portance of family and an appreciation for the many talents that were brought together in cel-ebration of a most holy night.

Kids’ Choir: spreading Christmas cheer through song at the Community Christmas Concert at the Fort St. James Evangelical Free Church.

Photo by Barbara Latkowski

From Left to right: Sam Holden, Katrina Holden and Emily Sulyma enjoy refreshments after singing some Christmas favorites at the Community Christmas Concert.


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The students at Da-vid Hoy Elementary School celebrated the Christmas season with a full turkey dinner on Dec. 10.

As holiday favor-ites played in the background, 300 stu-dents enjoyed a din-ner that parents and volunteers busily pre-pared.

The dinner was

hosted by the Parent Advisory Council.

The council contin-ues to be committed to offering children healthy lunches and hot lunches through-out the school year.

Community spirit was alive and well as everyone enjoyed the delicious dinner with full fixings.

But it wasn’t com-plete without a visit from the Grinch who wished everyone a very Merry Christmas.

Turkey Dinner served at David Hoy Elementary School

Right: Parents busily prepare turkey dinner for students at David Hoy Elementary School.Bottom left: 300 students enjoying turkey din-ner.Bottom right: The Grinch, sharing Christmas cheer with everyone during dinner.

Photos by Barbara Latkowski


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A new score clock was installed at the Fort St. James arena.

President of the minor hockey asso-ciation, Jeremy Johnson, said that this was an expensive purchase but with help from the District and from his own company AMS, the installation was made possible.

“The clock is a digital clock just as

the previous one, but this one is wire-less,” Johnson said.

It was a bigger job taking the old clock down according to Johnson. It was hundreds of pounds heavier than the newer model.

“AMS provided the machinery and manpower. “It’s amazing how everyone comes together to make things happen in the community, Johnson said.

“Hockey is big here. It’s for the kids.”

Time ticking again at the Fort St. James Forum

Above: A new time clock is installed at the Fort St. James Forum.Below: Jeremy Johnson (middle) with the crew who helped install the new clock.

Photos by Barbara Latkowski


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sponsored by the Caledonia CourierCOMING EVENTS... Will appear as space is available, free of charge in this section. Coming events are available to non-profi t organizations only. This area is not intended for thank you submissions or selling products. It is simply a place for nonprofi t organizations a place to announce upcoming free activities. You can e-mail your item to [email protected] or by fax: 567-2070. Your organizations’ announcement can also be dropped off at our offi ce located at #111-250 Stuart Drive, Fort St. James. Decision of the publisher is fi nal.

***MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE... advocating for better services in our communities, such as: housing, counseling, education and job opportunities. Meetings held on the second Thursday of each month via – video conferencing from the communities of; Burns Lake, Fraser Lake, Granisle, Ft. St. James, Southside and Vanderhoof. 1:30 – 3:00. In Vanderhoof meetings are held in the boardroom at the hospital. Clients, family members and community partners are invited to attend. Your voice is IMPORTANT. For more info on the committee and it’s works contact: Heather @ 250-692-7500. Or your Mental Health Service Provider

***We are looking forward to the 38TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS! Dates are March 7- 20, 2016 and will be held at Nechako Valley Senior Secondary School. Mon-day March 7, Speech Arts. Friday March 11, Strings. Monday March 14- Thursday March 17, Piano. Please see “Syllabus” at www.musicfestivalweb/nechako to see what you can enter today! Online registration begins Dec 1 and clos-

es January 11th; late fees added up to January 22. Absolutely no entries after that date. Thank you!

***VOLUNTEER WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY!...Are you or anyone you know interested in becoming a volunteer? No matter your age or your interests, there are plenty of opportunities for you or your family members to volunteer within our community. At Volunteer Fort St. James we assist local non-profi t organizations in recruiting volunteers and assist volunteers to fi nd an organization(s) they want to work with. If you chose to become a volunteer you are in control. You get to choose the event(s) you volunteer for, how often you volunteer and how much time you’d like to volunteer. Volunteers are not obligated to volunteer for any opportunities, no questions asked. It is as simple as that! If you’d like to become a volunteer, when opportunities become available you have the option to be notifi ed by email, or you can check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/volunteerfsj or stop by the Volunteer Fort St. James Offi ce Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:30 – 12:30 pm. You can sign up today to become a volunteer at www.volunteerfsj.ca. For more information you can e-mail us at [email protected] or call us at 250-996-8284 (Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 11:30 – 12:30 pm).

***STUART LAKE OUTREACH GROUP FOOD BANK SCHED-ULE... is the third Wed of each month: 10:00 am to noon at the Food Bank behind St. Patrick’s An-glican Church, Stuart Drive. Volun-teers needed. Call 250-567-6744. Food Bank needs canned meals, beans, stews, soups, tuna, salmon, sandwich meats, pasta and sauce, tea, coffee, toilet paper, canned

milk, cereals, etc. At this time we have lots of sugar! Thank you for your generosity.

***UNTOLD TRAUMA...author seeks contributions from non-First Nations students and staff who experienced Catholic residential or day schools abuse in Northern BC. For more info email [email protected]

***FIREWEED STOPPING THEVIOLENCE & OUTREACHSERVICE For those who believe all is possible!...Provides free Confi dential, Safe, and Supportive counselling and outreach services for women. Hours of Service: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and every other Friday. Location: Room 203, 349 Stuart Drive, Fort St James, BC Phone: (250) 996-1214 Fax: (250) 996-7647 Email: fi [email protected]

***STUART LAKE OUTREACH GROUP... hosts a free hot lunch each Tuesday from 10.00am to 1.00pm in the space behind St. Patrick’s Anglican Church. Meals are served by members of area churches and other volunteers from the community. We wish to thank all those who assist by cooking, serving, and cleaning up. Your help is invaluable. We also host a free Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day to all who are lonely or in need. Volunteers for these programs are needed. Please call Gwen at 250-567-6744.

***FORT ST. JAMES SEARCH & RESCUE... New members are welcome, training is provided for more information please contact Paul at 250-996-7478 or Rod at 250-996-3231

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AUXILIARY TO STUART LAKE HOSPITAL... Monthlymeeting 2nd Wednesday eachmonth. Hospital Cafeteria 7:00 p.m.

***NECHAKO VALLEYCOMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY...Child and YouthMental Health and CounselingServices available at no cost.Monday to Friday 8:30 am to4:30 pm. Call 996-7645 for appointment.

***FORT TRAP AND HANDGUNCLUB... meets last Sunday of every month. Contact (Sue)at 250-996-7728 (h) for moreinformation.

***MUSIC MAKERS...Newmembers always WELCOME. Not everyone has to be on stage, thereis lots of work behind the scenes. Call Heike Fonda at 250-996-7006 for more info.

***PUBLIC SERVICEANNOUNCEMENT...If youknow anyone, including a child, who has been abused or harmedby a psychiatrist call the CitizensCommission on Human Rights at:1-800-670-2247.

***AA MEETINGS...Thursdays at8:00pm. United Church on 2ndAve West. Call 250-996-8290 for more information.

***FIREWEED SAFE HAVEN...asafe place for women and their children leaving violence or abuse. 24 hour access - please call 996-8000.

***FORT ST. JAMES PARENT ADVISORY...3rd Tuesday everymonth 7 p.m. at High School.

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The print syllabus for the Nechako Valley Fes-tival of Performing Arts is available for pickup at the Vanderhoof Library and Woody’s Bakery. You can also access the syllabus for all piano, speech arts and strings classes online at www.musicfesti-valweb.com/nechako. The deadline for registra-tion is Jan 11, 2016. Dates for the festival are Mar 7-20,2016.

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The Stuart Lake Hospital Auxilia-ry held another successful Christmas raffl e on Dec. 9.

A variety of prizes were handed out including a pass for Murray Ridge, a stunning print of Stuart Lake, a teeth whitening treatment and a Samsung Galaxy Tablet 4.

Christmas suddenly turned bright-er for all of those lucky recipients whose names were randomly chosen at Stuart Lake Hospital.

The Auxiliary members were thrilled with the results. The raffl e

raised about $4,063.25 and this will be put into the pot according to Ju-lie-Ann Mortenson, president of the Auxiliary.

Members of the Auxiliary con-tinue to dedicate their time in helping raise funds where needed in support of the community.

In the past, funds have been raised for hospital equipment and the Se-niors Helping Seniors Bus.

The bus provides transportation to those seniors who are medically chal-lenged.

The Auxiliary is thankful for all of the community support in making the raffl e another memorable success.

Stuart Lake Auxiliary holds another

successful Raffl e: In the spirit of Christmas

From left to right: Auxiliary members, Sherry Nielsen, Karen Work, Julie-Ann Mortenson and Bonnie Kuzli.

Photo by Barbara Latkowski


The Fort St. James Atoms played against Fraser Lake at home on Dec. 12.

The Atoms tied the fi rst game, 10-10 but lost the second, 8-1.

On Dec. 13, they played against Vander-hoof losing 9-4. Van-derhoof also won the second game, 10-5.

The Fort St. James Pee Wee’s had a suc-cessful weekend win-ning against Burns Lake, 18-7 at home on Dec. 13.

The weekend was concluded with another successful win as they went on to beat Burns Lake again, 14-8.

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VICTORIA - First Nations involve-ment with B.C.’s developing LNG in-dustry received another boost with a new Pipeline Benefi ts Agreement (PBA) with the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation.

TransCanada’s Coastal GasLink (CGL) Pipeline would provide the First Nation with direct benefi ts to its commu-nity, support economic development and access to employment opportunities. The proposed pipeline would run from Daw-son Creek to Kitimat.

Pipeline benefi ts agreements with First Nations are part of the B.C. gov-ernment’s comprehensive plan to partner with First Nations on LNG opportunities, which also includes increasing First Na-tions’ access to skills training and envi-ronmental stewardship projects.

Lheidli T’enneh will receive an ini-tial payment of $248,000, $1.24 million when construction starts and another $1.24 million once the pipeline is in ser-vice. Lheidli T’enneh will also receive a yet-to-be determined share of $10 million a year in ongoing benefi ts. The ongoing benefi ts will be available to all First Na-tions along the natural gas pipeline route.

Lheidli T’enneh previously signed a PBA related to the Pacifi c Trail Pipeline through its membership in the First Na-tions Limited Partnership. The Partner-ship consists of 16 First Nations who will share benefi ts once construction has

started.Provincial benefi t-sharing offers First

Nations the resources to partner in eco-nomic development and is a way for government and First Nations to work to-gether to help grow the LNG industry. It also complements industry impact bene-fi t agreements that provide jobs and busi-ness opportunities. Lheidli T’enneh has just signed a long-term project agreement with TransCanada related to CGL, which outlines fi nancial and other benefi ts and commitments that will be provided to the community while the proposed pipeline is in service.

“Every LNG agreement we reach with First Nations shows our commitment to work in partnership with communities to ensure they are involved in pipeline development in a way that creates em-ployment opportunities close to home and supports families and communities becoming stronger and more successful,” said John Rustad, B.C.’s minister of Ab-original Relations and Reconciliation.

Chief Dominic Frederick, Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, said, “Strong eco-nomic development is essential to keep our community thriving. This pipeline benefi ts agreement with the Province gives the people of Lheidli T’enneh the ability to be a full partner in the opportu-nities LNG offers. It will provide jobs for our young people and a secure future for

their families.”

Quick Facts:* Located on the Fraser and Necha-

ko Rivers near Prince George, Lheidli T’enneh First Nation has approximately 320 members and is in the fi nal stage of treaty negotiation.

* The Province has now achieved 62 Pipeline Benefi ts Agreements with 28 First Nations.

* The Province issued environmental assessment certifi cates for the proposed CGL and Prince Rupert Gas Transmis-sion projects in the fall of 2014. In ad-dition to meeting conditions set out in respective environmental assessment certifi cates, the projects require various federal, provincial and local government permits to proceed.

* There are 20 First Nations along the proposed CGL pipeline project.

* In July 2015, the B.C. Legislature received Royal Assent for the Lique-fi ed Natural Gas Project Agreement Act, which provides the legislative authority for government to enter into LNG project agreements.

* Pipeline benefi ts agreements be-tween the Province and First Nations are separate from industry-led impact ben-efi t agreements. Industry proponents are working directly with First Nations on their own agreements.

New LNG agreement with Lheidli T’enneh


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