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According to the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) waste committee, a one-size-fi ts-all ap-proach may not be the best solution to address the safety concerns at RDBN solid waste management facilities.

In September 2015, the RDBN decided to close all re-use sheds and ban salvaging activities at solid waste management facilities due to a num-ber of troubling incidents directly affecting staff and public health and safety.

Last week the waste committee de-cided that municipal and area direc-tors from each group of neighbouring communities (such as areas B and E) should determine their own delivery model and service levels and bring back those discussions to a RDBN meeting on Jan. 14, 2016.

The waste committee also de-termined that safety audits will be conducted at all RDBN solid waste management facilities. However, ac-cording to Bill Miller, Director of Electoral Area B, it still hasn’t been determined who will conduct the safety audits or when they will take place.

In order to make those decisions, the waste committee took into account the results of public consultation meet-ings that were held in October and No-vember 2015.

Over 200 people participated in meetings that were held in nine dif-ferent communities including Burns Lake, Southside, Granisle, Fraser Lake, Houston, Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, Telkwa and Smithers.

Fifty-four people attended the meeting in Vanderhoof and 20 in Fra-ser Lake. According to the RDBN, the main purpose of those meetings was to gather feedback from the commu-nity and to explain the reasons why the re-use sheds have been closed.

According to the RDBN, troubling incidents that took place at the re-use sheds include live ammunition found in a brown cassette tape brief case; prescription drugs left in a box; a dirty diaper found thrown in the corner of

a re-use shed; and over 100 used hy-podermic needles that were found in boxes mixed in with children’s toys. In addition, reports have been made regarding members of the public uri-nating and defecating behind a re-use shed.

According to a report prepared by Janine Dougall, RDBN Director of Environmental Services, members of the public attending the consulta-tion meetings were “very passionate” about the re-use sheds and many ex-pressed disappointment with the clo-sure of the facilities.

The report says some people dis-agreed with the risk and liability as-sociated with use of the re-use sheds, saying that the incidents that occurred were “rare and not a suffi cient reason-ing” to close the facilities.

During the meetings, participants were encouraged to forward ideas and suggestions in writing to the RDBN on how to safely and effectively op-erate the re-use sheds. The RDBN received a total of 86 feedback sub-missions.

Among the common themes that emerged during the meetings were suggestions for addressing the haz-ardous materials and bad behavior is-sues, including:

• Additional clear signage and public education;

• Additional staffi ng - both hired or volunteers;

• Not allowing unopened bags or boxes to be dropped off;

• Having a separate drop off area that is monitored;

• Training staff on how to effec-tively deal with aggressive people and situations;

• Installing camera systems;• Paying membership in combina-

tion with signing a liability form;• Calling the RCMP;• Zero tolerance, fi ning people and

banning people from the site;• Having additional public educa-

tion on available recycling programs;• Reducing hours of operation of

the re-use sheds to minimize addi-tional staffi ng costs;

• Transitioning the management of the re-use sheds to non-profi t orga-

One size may not fit all for re-use sheds: RDBNnizations or partner with existing organizations to expand existing operations;

• Moving the re-use sheds closer to communi-ties;

• Increasing the size of the re-use sheds and changing location to reduce traffi c congestion;

• Only allowing children in the re-use sheds un-der direct supervision by an adult.

The RDBN has also investigated what other regional districts are doing with respect to re-use sheds. While some regional districts that operate

re-use sheds are experiencing some of the same challenges, others are not having the same issues. According to the RDBN, in most cases where re-use sheds are working well, the facilities are staffed to a certain degree - either through the use of re-gional district staff, contractors or non-profi ts. In addition, materials accepted in these re-use sheds were limited to “good materials” in clean and working condition, and the decision as to accept-ability of materials was up to the attendants manag-ing the facility.

BARBARA LATKOWSKICaledonia Courier

It was a night of festive fun as the gymnasium at Nak’albun Elementary School was transformed into a Christmas Wonderland on Dec. 16.

This year’s Christmas Concert offered a va-riety of performances including some holiday

favorites complete with Jungle Bells and Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.

It was clear that each class put in a lot of time and hard work as they each took a turn spreading Christmas cheer with family and friends.

Christmas spirit was alive and well as a very appreciative crowd enjoyed a variety of talents in celebration of the holiday season.

Christmas spirit comes alive at Nak’albun Elementary School

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Year End Revue - January 2015Year End Revue - January 2015Let’s go Falcons, let’s go

Fort St James Secondary held a very successful basketball tour-nament Jan 9 - 10. It was the biggest tournament ever held at the school. All 18 teams in attendance had a great time and want to come back to Fort St James again next year. A tournament this big could not happen without a huge commitment by the staff and students from FSJSS. A total of 44 different students and 10 FSJSS staff provided assistance with the tournament. The coaches and parents of the FSJSS basketball teams were also very involved in different ways. We had 14 different referees working the 28 games played. A huge thank you to everyone who helped us make the tournament suc-cessful. These tournaments cannot happen without volunteers. Spe-cial thanks to teacher Andrew Vogelsang, and students - Mackenzie Moeller, Dani Dean, Hargina Birdi, Harry Goerz, Jayden Greenaway, and Sammy Roessler.

Sent by James Waddell, athletic director for Fort St. James

Fort St. James High School Falcons Basketball teams played host to 14 visiting teams for both junior. and senior boys and girls basket-ball Jan. 9 - 10. Teams travelled from Vanderhoof, Fraser Lake, Vale-mount, McBride, Quesnel, Chetwynd and Burns Lake. There were ten teams who participated in the junior boys and girls tournament games and eight teams participated in the senior boys and girls games. Both gyms were fi lled with spectators who watched their favourite teams throughout the Friday and Saturday games schedule.

Sent by Kris Nielsen

Fort St. James Secondary gyms hosted 18 teams over two days making it one of the largest tournament ever in the north

Photo by Rebecca Watson

DRIBBLE: Northside vs Valemount.

RESULTS:

Junior girls

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1st Northside2nd FLESS3rd FSJSS4th Valemount5th McBride

Senior girls

1st LDSS2nd FSJSS3rd Northside4th Chetwynd

Senior boys1st Northside

2nd FLESS3rd LDSS

4th FSJSS

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Year End Revue - February 2015Year End Revue - February 2015Fearless fi re department braves icy water

Matt Kilback- Raven Rescue instructor, Michael Navratil, Brian Schnepf, John Ben-nison, Pete Panesar, Robert Hughes, Joy Reierson, James Waddell, Richard Sutton, Ben Barak, Curtis MacDonald, Abigail Moore, Julia Vanderham.

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A group of volunteer fi re fi ghters jumped into frigid Stuart Lake waters this weekend all in the name of rescue.

An ice-training refresher course has now brought 12 members of the Fort St. James Fire Department up to speed with the most current skills on how to rescue someone that’s fallen in.

Last year volunteers participated in ice rescue training and were fully certifi ed with the ice rescue technician certifi cate which is good for three years. This year was a refresher course, Michael Navratil said, fi re chief.

“This will help us maintain our skills and be much better prepared to help people while staying safe ourselves. Historically [someone falls in] consis-tently every winter so with this training if someone falls through the ice we will have the most up-to-date skills to rescue them safely,” Mr. Navratil said.

The training is done by Raven Rescue, the largest training provider in Canada. They provide training for technical rope rescue, confi ned space rescue, ice rescue, tower rescue and a handful of others.

Instructor Matt Kilback, certifi ed for swift water and ice rescue, showed par-ticipants how to use anchors and how to

properly scout for hazards. Keeping it simple is one of his main priorities and when it comes to ice rescue, you want it simple, he said.

“The most important thing is recog-nizing the hazards,” Mr. Kilback said. “On Stuart Lake here, this is a controlled environment, but once you are in an area with moving water there are so many more things that can go wrong and so many more variables thrown into it.”

By securing an anchor in the ice far enough away from the edge, it allows the rescuer to attach a rope and potentially save someone solely by themselves.

“But you should always have at least three people, you should never have to resort to [a one person rescue],” Mr. Navratil said.

The ice-rescue suits each participant wore has thermal protection with fl ota-tion built in. It’s all one piece and al-though it takes a shorter amount of time to put on then a dry suit, it can be quite uncomfortable, Mr. Kilback said.

“It’s not a cold water suit to fl oat around in all the time but to rescue someone it will keep the person warm and fl oating,” Mr. Kilback said.

A dry suit is an alternative but comes in many pieces. The boots and gloves are separate but if put on correctly will also be water proof with thermal protec-

Seniors seated in styleREBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier

Seniors in Fort St. James can now benefi t from consistent, safe and speedy traveling thanks to Seniors Helping Seniors’ (SHS) brand new van.

“It plays an ex-tremely important part in keeping seniors in our community,” Russ Gin-grich said, who initiated the idea last summer. “People look to this ser-vice and it is for the use of everyone but particu-larly seniors.”

SHS was launched in 2012 to bring support and services through grant funding to seniors in the community. A Chevro-let Uplander was used to cart seniors around to places such as the bank, grocery store or doctor appointments but, came to a halt in December 2014 when the van was in an accident. Although no one was hurt the vehicle was written off and SHS lost their primary mode of safe transportation.

At the time Gingrich was already in conversa-tion with KDL group, a Fort St. James based forestry and logging busi-ness, to possibly work together on getting a new vehicle for the seniors knowing the old van already had more than

200,000 km. Now, with KDL group’s support of $26,000 and the District of Fort St. James’ support of $9,000, a new van was purchased this month.

“We [strongly] believe in this project and have been a long time support-er of this community,” Ben Hoy said, president of KDL group. “We’re proud to be part of the seniors helping seniors program.”

The vehicle will put in excess of 200,000 km going back and forth to Prince George over the next three years. Some of the van’s key safety fea-tures include brake assist, six air bags, blind spot monitoring, park-sense rear park assist, and rear back-up camera. It is also equipped with fold-ing seats, a television, and seats a driver and up to six other people at one time.

“Northland Dodge also offered a signifi -cant discount due to it’s intended purpose in the community,” Gingrich said.

In it’s fi rst year of service the old van drove a total of 50,572 km, brought 371 clients to appointments and drove 182 out-of-town trips. A possible partnership with the District of Vanderhoof may also give people in

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aquired four ice rescue suits and rescue ropes dur-ing last year’s certifi cation.

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Vanderhoof a chance to catch a ride.

The drivers for this service are all volunteers and receive a small hon-orarium. Currently there are fi ve drivers including Andy Kozly, 77, a retir-ee in Fort St. James who has actually insured his own vehicle just in case

of another emergency. “I volunteer because

one day I might need someone to help me,” Kozly said frankly.

Yvonne Sam is the SHS program coordina-tor and says the calendar is constantly full with transportation, delivery and social activities.

“[Since we got a van] it’s truly given them their independence and it makes sure their health is being looked after. [Seniors] can de-pend on us to get them to their appointments and they are very appre-ciative that the program is here,” she said.

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Premier Christy Clark sat down with Tom Fletcher for a year-end inter-view at her Victoria offi ce Dec. 9. Here are excerpts. For the full ver-sion, see the Opinion tab at caledo-niacourier.com.

TF: At the UN climate conference in Paris, did you speak about natural gas as a transition fuel, and did you fi nd support for that idea?PCC: Yes and yes. The new govern-ment in Ottawa is a big supporter of our LNG plan, and part of the reason for that is that they also see it as a way forward for Canada to make a huge contribution to fi ghting global climate change.There are 150 coal plants on the books in China today. The only way that those plants and the ones that come after will be stopped is if they have a transitional fuel to move to.TF: B.C.’s 2020 greenhouse gas target, reduction of emissions by a third, is another target that isn’t go-ing to be met. Why?PCC: When the government brought in the carbon tax, it was based on the assumption that other jurisdictions

around us were going to eventually catch up. And none of them have.There comes a point where the car-bon tax can only get so high before we start chasing all those jobs out of the province.TF: Your advisory committee says the carbon tax needs to go higher starting in 2018 if it’s going to have an effect. Do you have any other choice?PCC: Let’s fi gure out what the na-tional goal is going to be, which we don’t know yet.TF: On a related topic, transit spend-ing. Your new minister Peter Fass-bender has talked about a “new day” in Ottawa and he’s downplaying the idea of another referendum for new funding sources. Is that off the table now?PCC: It may be possible that the feder-al government wants to invest more in transit, and take up some of the slack from the local government level.TF: On LNG, oil and natural gas prices continue to go down, and supply continues to go up around the world. Did you see any positive signs this year?PCC: What I saw this year was de-veloping countries, especially China, making a fi rm commitment to reduce

their emissions. The only way for them to do that is to move to a great-er degree to natural gas, and the bulk of their industry is still located on the east coast of their country, a long way from Russia and close to B.C.TF: Are we going to see some policy action on high housing costs in 2016, and will there be some relief from the property transfer tax?PCC: You’ll see in the February bud-get, but we are looking for ways to provide some relief for home buyers.TF: We’re starting to see government advertising ramp up. We saw a lot of Jobs Plan advertising before the 2013 election, we saw the federal govern-ment do it with their Economic Ac-tion Plan, which was very expensive, and to most people’s eye self-serving or political in nature at taxpayers’ expense. Is that what we’re going to see in the next year and a half?PCC: It won’t be political. I think some of that was, really, political. You will see more information-based advertising out there, talking to peo-ple about for example, the Regis-tered Education Savings Plan.TF: Not Jobs Plan 2.0?PCC: I don’t think that’s in the plan. I wish I could say to you no, never, but I, you know….

Clark on carbon tax, government ads

PRINCE GEORGE - The Province and its Aboriginal part-ners will hold a provincial gathering to support healing for fam-ilies of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, 2016, in Prince George.

In June 2014, the Province, the First Nations Leadership Council and Métis Nation BC signed a Memorandum of Under-standing confi rming their shared commitment to end violence against Aboriginal women and girls.

Together they will partner with Lheidli T’enneh First Na-tion, the Minister’s Advisory Council on Aboriginal Women, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council and Carrier Sekani Family Ser-vices to co-host the gathering.

A private welcoming event will be held for family members on Sunday, Jan. 31, with a variety of facilitated sessions and cultural activities taking place throughout Monday and Tues-day, Feb. 1 and 2.

The family gathering’s supportive environment will help foster further healing for families and communities who have experienced the pain caused from violence against Aboriginal women and girls. It will provide a forum for family members from throughout B.C. to share their experiences and support one another in their journey of healing. It will also inform the continued collaborative work between B.C. and Aboriginal partners and communities for seeking a path to stop the vio-lence.

Announced on June 16, 2015, the gathering follows up on a commitment made by John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, at the inaugural National Round-table on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Ottawa in February 2015. Rustad attended the roundtable with a provincial delegation that included Aboriginal family members.

B.C., Aboriginal partners set date for

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Year End Revue - March 2015Year End Revue - March 2015Dance served up twice in one night

Ruth LloydContributed

It was an artistic double-header for Fort St. James on February 20.

Not only was the pro-fessional ballet perfor-mance brought in by the Community Arts Council of Fort St. James, but there was also some late night blues to fi nish the night.

Ballet Jörgen of To-ronto, brought their unique production of Cinderella to the stage of the Fort St.

James Secondary School.The show, which drew

a full house of about 350 to the gymnasium, was an impressive artistic and physical display, with an unbelievable number of lifts and jumps by the danc-ers, elaborate costuming and some physical humour to charm the younger audi-ence members.

The crowd was a broad age range of everything from preschoolers to se-niors.

The storyline of the bal-

let strayed slightly from what may be the more tra-ditional fairytale, but there were the usual suspects of the wicked stepsisters and their mother, Cinderella and her handsome Prince Charming and of course, the Fairy Godmother.

The wicked stepsisters were this reviewers favou-rite characters, with some fantastic animated facial expressions.

Cinderella's beautiful face must have been sore after the show, she spent

(Above) Cinderella in Fort St. James on Feb. 20. The show took place in the Fort St. James Secondary School and was brought to Fort by the Community Arts Council of Fort St. James.

SONAR, apping the stigmaREBECCA WATSON Caledonia Courier

Students at Fort St. James Secondary School (FSJSS) have invented an innovative way to ad-dress stigma on mental health.

The Social Network-ing App for Resilience, or SONAR, is an interactive website and app meant to engage young people to learn more about depres-sion, anxiety, substance abuse or any other men-tal health problems. The idea came into fruition last year after a UNBC practicum student visited FSJSS and organized a group to study mental health. Thus the SONAR team was born.

“We want to change the views Fort St. James youth have on mental health,” Raylene Erick-son, 17, said, lead SO-NAR member.

In Canada approxi-mately one in four youth experience mental health. In Fort St. James, more than half the youth who completed a recent SO-NAR survey met the cri-teria of having signifi cant mental health problems. Over the past year, ten youth collaborators from the community worked closely to determine the main issues affecting Fort St. James youth. They concluded the three top reasons are substance abuse, racism and bul-lying. They also found a lack of opportunity for peers and adults to con-nect in meaningful ways.

“The SONAR web-site is intended to facili-tate youth engagement and participation in the community. With SO-NAR people can log on and fi nd out what’s happening in the com-munity, positive places to hang out and it even has a calendar of upcom-

Shauna Hesse, Bonnie Rivard Gr 11, Raylene Erickson Gr 12, Kiana Ferguson Gr 11, Kaylee Walstrom Gr 11 and Jhenipher Bridgman lia-son. Rebecca Watson photo

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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.

***The print syllabus for the NECHAKO VALLEY FESTIVAL 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.musicfestivalweb.com/nechako. The deadline for registration is Jan 11, 2016. Dates for the festival are Mar 7-20,2016.

***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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FORT ST. JAMES PUBLICLIBRARY HOURS...

Tuesday 11:30-8:00Wednesday 11:30-4:30Thursday 11:30-4:30

Friday 11:30-8:00Saturday 11:00-3:00

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

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nearly two hours smiling so hard my face hurt watching her.

It was picture perfect, as was Prince Charming and his incredible leaping legs of steel. Who knew a person could twist and jump and lift so much for so long - though he did begin to sweat through his leggings about two-thirds of the way through the show.

It was an impressive and acces-sible ballet and their tour took them through towns across Canada.

The blues were also in town on Feb. 20, with the Music on the Mountain Society grabbing a chance at hosting a house concert for the Blue Moon Marquee.

The duo of A.W. Cardinal and Jasmine Colette are originally from Alberta but Cardinal has also spent time playing and living in Montreal and New York City.

Cardinal is something of a Tom Waits sound-alike, and evoked some of poet Charles Bukowski during their set via quotes while Colette was an impressive rhythm section, playing upright bass, kick drum and some snare.

Both artists provided vocals, but it was Cardinal's smoked-out sound which really got under your skin.

The crowd at the house concert was small but appreciative, with a chance for arts patrons to show their own dance skills of on the fl oor.ing events,” Jhenipher

Bridgeman said, SONAR teacher liaison and at-risk youth worker at FSJSS.

This past January, Er-ickson and Bridgeman attended the Balancing Our Minds Youth Sum-mit in Vancouver after SONAR was nominated for the Every Day Cham-pion of Wellness Award. Although the group did not win, the two ladies brought back with them many ways to engage the community further.

“At the summit we learned about laugh-ter, yoga, mindfulness, Mind Check and, heard

so many stories of how other youth have taken away the stigma in their communities,” Erickson said.

The SONAR group hopes to use MindCheck, an educational website on mental health, to get more people involved. The website hosts a cur-riculum that SONAR will use in classrooms, called Stop Wondering Start Knowing. It hosts three sessions - What is Mental Health, Talk and Take Action and Rec-ognizing Mental Health Challenges and Achieve Mental Awareness.


Year End Revue - April 2015Year End Revue - April 2015The KEY creates cultural awareness

REBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier

The KEY resource centre has fi nished a series of workshops fo-cused on bringing awareness of cul-tural differences to Fort St. James.

Since January the non-profi t group, in partnership with the Col-lege of New Caledonia, held six as-sertiveness and anti-discrimination workshops for under-resourced urban aboriginals and six cultural competency workshops for busi-nesses in town.

“The whole idea of the cultural competency workshops is to bring awareness of residential schools and the Indian Act and how that affected aboriginal people,” Joyce Schram, good neighbour program coordinator said. “The anti-discrim-ination workshop concentrated on stereotypes and how to erase them

with the idea being we live together and work together.”

Elsa Berland, 27, of Nak’azdli and anti-discrimination workshop facilitator, said they looked at some basic things people may not think about every day such as self esteem, emotional intelligence and process of advocating when dealing with the government, ministry or crimi-nal justice system.

“We also looked at tools to ad-dress discrimination in the right way,” she said. “The workshop was only a day long so we didn’t want to go too in depth into the heavy parts of discrimination but part of the goal was to discuss how we par-ticipate in discrimination and how it looks to people in Nak’azdli and Fort St. James.”

She gave examples of how society labels people and how it would be more successful to call them ‘dealing

with addiction’ instead of labelling them by one of their behaviours.

“The workshop helped give people tools to look at things differ-ently [to address] things in a more positive way,” Berland said.

Sarah John, 31, from Vander-hoof Saik’uz facilitated the cultural competency workshop and said the focus was on perspective, integrat-ing other world views into the dis-cussion.

“We talked about aboriginal life, past and present,” she said. “People liked the historical knowledge and the openness of being able to ask questions, that it was less of a facili-tation more of a conversation with each other.”

Another part of the workshops was teaching people how to say hello and goodbye in Carrier.

“We never say goodbye, we say see you later,” Schram said.

Nursing students Leslie Ann Millard, Tracy DeRaspe and Lindsay Georgeson volunteer for Friendship Week and are seen serving bannock at the KEY. Rebecca Watson photo

Celebrated authors tour Northern BC

Michele Taylor photoVancouver poet Kayla Czaga, author of For Your Safety Please Hold On, has been shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize.

MICHELE TAYLORCaledonia Courier

Students at David Hoy Elementary and Fort St. James Secondary received a visit from two BC Book Prize fi nal-ists this past week.

Gabrielle Prendergast and Kayla Czaga are touring Northern BC presenting their works through talks and reading their books with students at both schools. The authors are two of 35 authors, illustrators and publishers selected as fi nalists for the seven prizes that are awarded through BC Book Prizes.

Bryan Pike, Executive Director with BC Book Prizes and the tour’s driver, said the showcase is a way for kids to see that books come from more than just the library.

“It’s a great chance for (students) to hear an author talk,” he said. “Kayla, who is on tour right now, she’s from Kitimat … You don’t have to climb Mt. Everest or be in a war to write a story. It’s good for kids to see that, those types of things are valuable.”

Pike said the authors read from their books and share personal experiences with students, and said often the talks trigger an interest in reading with students. “It’s a nice way for everybody to get a little inspiration.”

Kayla Czaga, author of For Your Safety Please Hold On (Night-wood Editions), is a fi nalist shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Po-etry Prize an award for the author of the best work of poetry.

Czaga spoke at FSJ Secondary School to the Grade 11 and 12

English students April 16. The 23-year-old shared her per-spectives on growing up and living in Kitimat, B.C. Czaga brought a unique point of view that the students were eas-ily able to relate to, sharing poetry on being 15, her nudist father, that drunk uncle and living in a town with only one road in and out.

“When I was in high school I never thought I would write about high school … now, I have an outside perspec-tive,” Czaga told the students. “I never really know what I’m going to write about until I write a line about a memory that happened years back, then it turns into a poem.”

Czaga relates her positive point of view to students about making the choice to become a writer and being able to make a living as a writer living in Vancouver.

“It is something that you can achieve.”Gabrielle Prendergast, author of Capricious (Orca Book

Publishers), is a fi nalist shortlisted for the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize, an award for the author of the best original work of literary fi ction. Prendergast spoke to Grade 6 and 7 students at David Hoy Elementary on April 16. She pulls the quiet group of students into conversation

by talking about current books that have been made into movies and engaging students on their favourite reads. She has a way of getting the students talking by relating to writing at the student’s level.

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Year End Revue - May 2015Year End Revue - May 2015

photo courtesy of CTVCody Karey

Rising to the topMICHELE TAYLORCaledonia Courier

If you’re not from the Fort and didn’t grow up with Cody Karey, you might rec-ognize him as one of the fi nal contestants on Season 2 of CTV’s MasterChef Canada.

Karey is one of four fi nalists compet-ing for top chef and $100,000 on Mas-terChef Canada.

A boost of energy to speak with, Karey talks with a lot of passion about his hometown, his aspirations and his dreams; which says everything about what has brought this 24-year-old - born-and-raised in Fort St. James - to where he is today.

“I always look back at growing up in Fort St. James and I’m really thankful that I had the opportunity to grow up in a small community,” he said.

Karey didn’t start out as a culinary afi cionado though, his fi rst love has always been music.

He’s had quite a lot of fortune with his vocal skills, something he says was always a part of his life growing up. Karey started perform-ing at a young age around the Fort

and as a teen progressed to competitions and per-formances on television. He was a fi nalist in David Foster’s talent competi-tion and later signed with Verve records in 2013.

“Music was always a thing I was pursuing growing up,” he said. “I was always taking part in local music festivals.”

“I was fairly academic too … I was valedictorian along with my best buddy David Wagner.”

Karey says the out-doors had a big part in his

time growing up in the Fort such as fi shing, hiking, hunting and getting out on the snowmobile in the winter.

“I used to really love getting out on the lake with my dad on his boat and going fi shing,” he said. “I feel like growing up in Fort St. James re-ally instilled a love for the outdoors.”

Karey said his mom’s cooking was also an inspiration to him for its nos-talgic value and said her mushroom pork chops hold a special spot in his heart. “As far as inspirations go, it’s got to be my mom.”

Karey said his time on MasterChef has been inspiring, getting to compete against so many people who shared the same dream and were going after the same goal.

Michele Taylor photoDavin Birdi, left, and Erica McMullin from Fort St. James and Liam Arnason from Fraser Lake wait in their full turnout gear for a turn at attacking an interior fire inside the burn building May 20 during Project Fire Fighter.

Student fi refi ghters feel the burnMICHELE TAYLORCaledonia Courier

The weather wasn’t the only thing that was burn-ing hot this past week, student fi refi ghters were out at the FSJ Fire De-partment’s burn building learning skills in fi re res-cue and supressing build-ing fi res during the annual Project Fire Fighter event in Fort St. James.

Grade 11 and 12 students from Fort St. James, Vanderhoof, Burns Lake and Fra-ser Lake converged in the town to take part in the yearly event that provides a learning environment the junior fi refi ghters might not otherwise get in their home communities.

Dirk Hofer, with the Burns Lake Fire Department, has been volunteering with the program for 8 years. His fi rst year, he said the program needed an extra body and so he went through the program with the students and from that experience he joined the fi re department in Burns Lake and never looked back.

“(Fighting fi res) gets right in to you,” he said.

Hoefer said the opportunity to experience a real burning build-

ing is something the students are fortunate to take part in and something professional fi re ser-vice personnel often don’t get to practice.

“Who else throws kids into a burning building?” he said of the unique two-day event.

Darren Carpenter, SD 91 Dis-trict Career and Trades Programs Coordinator, said the Fire Fight-ing 12 course offered through the school district brings the students together and incorporates a fi nal exam and graduation for the stu-dents over the two-day event.

He added it’s an opportunity for the students to spend time with other fi refi ghters and allows

students to understand the reality of being a fi refi ghter.

“We try to create two days in the life of a profes-sional fi refi ghter,” he said. “We take over the (Fort St. James) fi re hall … the kids stay there, cook dinner and we wake them up in the morning at some point and bring them back out (to the burn building) in the middle of the night.”

Carpenter said there are 12 students participating in the program this year and said most fi re departments have a maximum of four students for each department and the number fl uctuates

each year between 10 to 14 junior fi re fi ghters.

“It’s a great way to have some fun in a practical way,” Carpenter said.”

The event - the brainchild of Carpenter and his brother J.C., who is down volunteering from Dawson Creek - couldn’t happen without the help of volunteers from the departments, the lo-cal fi re chief and the district. He added the event and the program are unique to Western Canada.

“It’s kind of a Northern phe-nomenon, everyone donates their time,” he said. “Everyone sees great value in it.”

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Year End Revue - June 2015Year End Revue - June 2015MICHELE TAYLORCaledonia Courier

Fort St. James Secondary School passed 45 students through the gates and into a fresh chapter in the stu-dent’s lives June 5.

The afternoon highlighted the personalities and future goals of the students many who are moving on to continuing education at university or college and some who are entering the trades.

Special guest speakers Manu Mad-hok, Director of Instruction, Lucy Duncan, School Trustee and Gretch-en Vogelsang spoke to students about what lay ahead.

“I felt very old watching you all come up today,” Madhok said to the graduates. “As the ex-elementary principal for many of you up here on the stage, please know how proud, I, and all your teachers are on seeing your beaming faces up here this af-ternoon.”

Vogelsang held back tears during her speech to her students, the Grad Class of 2015, and handed out her fi nal lesson to the grads. The lesson came in three parts: Meaning based on emphasis of words; visual through the audience; and the uniqueness of each student graduating.

“Each one of those people are fi lled with pride at seeing you on this stage reaching this milestone, embarking on your next journey,” Vogelsang said. “Bask in that for a moment.”

The valedictorian speech was pre-sented by Dorian Pierre and Maxz Boschman, the two grads spoke on behalf of the graduating class and thanked members of the community for always being there for the students.

Boschman reminisced about the entire Grade 12 class skipping cal-culus and the consequences of those actions.

“(Mr. Ogi) fi nally looked at us, and I can tell you it felt like he was staring at every person in that room,” he said.

Fort St. James Grad Class celebrates with family and friends

Fort St. James mill to close permanently

Michele Taylor photoThe Tl’oh Forest Products finger-joint plant will cease operations on July 31 the closure will mean the loss of 43 jobs, 40 hourly workers and 3 staff, 39 of those employed by the mill are band members.

MICHELE TAYLORCaledonia Courier

The Tl’oh For-est Products fi nger-joint plant will cease operations on July 31. The closure of the mill, which operates in partnership between Apollo Forest Products and the Nak’azdli First Nation, will mean the loss of 43 jobs, 39 of those employed by the mill are band members.

Chief Fred Sam said meetings were held yes-terday, June 9, between Nak’azdli First Nation and the Sinclair group. He added meetings also took place with the mill’s employees to dis-cuss employment strate-gies and explain how the shutdown will proceed.

“Yesterday we had a short meeting with the groups … the Sinclair Group and Leonard Thomas had a meeting

with the employees,” Sam said.

Sam said the groups are going to hopefully fi gure things out and that the affected em-ployees can get some placements within Apollo and potentially Conifex may take some placements.

“I am looking at the bio-energy plant too … maybe there needs to be some retraining for some too and we can work with the prov-ince on that,” he said. “Some are doing mill-wright work and can connect with the mine. Some have been there for many years … some have been there from the beginning. They’ve been so dedicated to the mill and we just re-ally appreciate that from them.”

Tl’oh president Leonard Thomas said there were some ex-

pectations by employ-ees that something was coming down. He said the company’s trying to address a lot of that re-training through its HR department. He said he hopes employees look at it as an opportunity to open new doors.

“HR is talking to each and every one of the employees about what their entitlements are and what can be done for each of them,” Thomas said. “We’ve got our education de-partment, native edu-cation training depart-ment and the band and sat them down and ex-plained what we’re do-ing and looked at what we did in the past when we had layoffs then.” Chief Sam said the ef-fects don’t just hit the Nad’azdli band eco-nomically, but also have a big impact on the dis-trict of Fort St. James.

Pierre ended the valedictorian address by saying, “Make mis-

takes, have wonderful memories, but never ever second-guess who

you are, where you have been, or how you got here.”

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For Sam Holden, it’s all about the music and sharing it with the community couldn’t make him happier.

The smiley 18 year old is full of life, confi dence and an energy that is evident even off the stage.

“I’ve been doing it ever since I can remember. I was just born into it,” Holden says. “My whole fam-ily is musical. My grandpa was an amazing fi ddle player. We used to sing at church as a family.”

Holden moved to Fort St.

James from North Bay, Ontario with his family just two years ago.

“We grew up on a farm and we were home schooled. It was a big change but I love it here. Ev-eryone is really nice. I love the outdoors, I love small town life,” he said.

But mostly, its music that Holden loves most. “When I was about six or seven, my dad taught me how to play guitar. I stopped for a while and then picked it up again about four years ago.”

And the rest is history. You can see Holden at most commu-

nity events, with guitar in hand and ready to perform.

Whether it’s a Christmas gathering, the community centre opening, or a craft sale, Holden is ready to sing.

“I try to keep my music origi-nal. I try to make people think. But mostly It’s about making them happy,” Holden says.

Holden also enjoys writing his own music.

A local favorite, Anybody but Me, exudes the confi dence and

ease as Holden sings, “Don’t judge me…I’ve been called a redneck and a full out hillbilly, but the truth is I ain’t trying to be anybody but me… I am what I am and that’s what I’ll be.”

Holden is obviously comfort-able in his own skin and with all that he has accomplished.

Currently he attends Fort St. James Secondary School and en-joys English and workshop class.

Outside of that, it’s all about sharing his music with his friends

and the community. “I love singing and I love

meeting new friends.” After school, Holden can’t see

himself doing anything else. “I hope to pursue a career as musi-cian,” Holden says.

“Now that I’m getting older, I’m going to try and make a liv-ing out of it,” he said.

“But as long as I’m singing, making people happy and having a good time, that’s all that mat-ters. Everything else is extra.”

Singer Sam Holden: He is what he is and that’s what he’ll be

Sam Holden sings at the Seniors Christmas Dinner with fellow singer, Robert Pacheco.

Sam Holden, at home, always ready to sing.

caledonia courier, december 30, 2015

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