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Fort St. James mill to close permanently

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The 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.

Uncertain future sees Tl’oh Forest Products handing down working notices to more than 40 employees

MICHELE TAYLORCaledonia Courier

The Tl’oh Forest Products fi nger-joint plant will cease op-erations on July 31. The closure of the mill, which operates in partner-ship between Apollo Forest Prod-ucts and the Nak’azdli First Na-tion, will mean the loss of 43 jobs, 39 of those employed by the mill

are band members. Chief Fred Sam said meetings

were held yesterday, June 9, be-tween Nak’azdli First Nation and the Sinclair group. He added meet-ings also took place with the mill’s employees to discuss employment strategies and explain how the shutdown will proceed.

“Yesterday we had a short meet-ing 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 employees 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 province on that,” he said. “Some are doing millwright 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 really appreciate that from them.”

Tl’oh president Leonard Thom-

as said there were some expecta-tions by employees that something was coming down. He said the company’s trying to address a lot of that retraining through its HR department. He said he hopes em-ployees look at it as an opportunity to open new doors.

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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 department, native ed-ucation training department and the band and sat them down and explained what we’re doing and looked at what we did in the past when we had layoffs then.”

Chief Sam said the effects don’t just hit the Nad’azdli band economically, but also have a big impact on the district of Fort St. James.

“It is not just for the band but for the district of Fort St. James too. (The employees) contribute to the economy locally too, even to our store and the Petro-Can station.”

The Tl’oh mill opened in De-

cember 1995 and manufactures fi nger-joint stud lumber using the trim blocks from primary mills, producing 14-million board feet annually.

The majority of lumber pro-duced at the mill is sold in BC, Texas and Indiana. The mine will be serviced, cleaned up, and all assets will be secured until such time that a decision is made on whether operations will resume or the groups divest the assets.

Thomas said he’s really dis-appointed, adding he was there when the mill opened.

“I spent a lot of time chasing ministers down in airports and fi guring out where our forest li-cence was and if it was going to be approved and that led to this relationship with Apollo,” he said.

“It hurts a bit, but I mean at

the same time I expected that we may close at some point in the future because all good things usually come to an end.”

Thomas said what hurt Tl’oh the most is that since 2008 the forest industry hasn’t been good for business. He said the com-pany has been operating basi-cally on reserves and just trying to keep people working, but the business is at the point where everything is depleted, the ma-chinery is getting old, the price of lumber hasn’t changed and the softwood lumber agreement is due to expire this fall with no indication that it’s going to be re-newed.

“Our biggest hope was that we could fi nd some way to con-tinue operations. Unfortunately, prevailing business conditions prevent us from doing so.”

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Depleted resources, ageing equipment, the price of lumber and an ex-piring softwood lumber contract are among the reasons behind the mill closure.

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Boating season is well underway after the early April spring melt of the ice off Stuart Lake.

Vessels of all sorts can be seen enjoying the great weather out on the water.

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Transport Canada’s Safe Boating Guide lists motor trouble as one of the leading causes for calls for help, includ-ing running out of fuel. Having a boat in good working order is a legal

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Have a safe and fun season out on the water.

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Pet owners were out in numbers between June 13-15, taking advan-tage of the veterinarians, veterinary technicians and volunteers who were in town for the Canadian Animal Assistance Team’s (CAAT) Animal Health Care Clinic at the Fort Forum Arena.

CAAT does a great service for remote communities that don’t have easily accessible veterinarian servic-es. This volunteer led program brings veterinarians and technicians to re-mote communities and provides spay and neuter services and is run solely on donations.

Teams arrive and set up a tempo-rary clinic right in town - the arena in our town’s case - and set to work performing a variety of veterinary services such as spay and neuters, vaccinations, micro-chipping and education on population management for adults and dog safety for children.

According to the Canadian Fed-eration of Humane Societies, British Columbia comes in second behind Ontario with 40 humane societies and

SPCA shelters across the province. According to its statistics, the 172 hu-mane societies and SPCA shelters in Canada took in over 103,000 cats and over 46,000 dogs in 2013.

Adoption rates were very similar for both cats and dogs at 47 per cent for cats and 45 per cent for dogs and of those animals taken into shelters in 2013, 38,000 cats and 8,000 dogs were euthanized.

Keeping overpopulation down through clinics such as CAAT’s helps lessen these numbers substantially.The weekend clinic provided 38 spay or neuters on Saturday, another 45 Sunday and was expecting to see at least another 45 to 50 on Monday.

A pet is a big responsibility, and can be an expensive prospect should something unexpected happen. It was great seeing pet owners being respon-sible for their animals and taking care of their pet’s health at the clinic. Hats off to the team of volunteers from CAAT and the Fort St. James Hu-mane Society for providing this ser-vice to our pet owners - often free of charge – and encouraging people of all ages and from all walks of life to care for their animal’s well-being.

Hats off to responsible pet owners


Shaena Noonan, veterinary technician, left, Gina Work, volunteer with FSJ Humane Society and Dr. Liz Bartlett work on Koda who was in to be fixed at the Animal Health Care Clinic June 14.

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Montana Turgeron, Black Socks pitcher, winds up to send in some heat at the Carrier Fastball League game June 9.

Brandon Francois sends a ball deep into the field at the Carrier Fastball League game June 9, with the Black

Socks vs. the Mets.

Ernie Leon, brings in two runs with a great hit against the Mets June 9 Kevin Martin back catches while Hank Prince, umpire, watches the play.

Jerard Alexander gives it his all during the Black Socks vs. Mets game June 9. Ernie Leon, Mets backcatcher, Hank Prince, umpire.

Game on for fastballMICHELE TAYLORCaledonia Courier

The fastball sea-son season has started and the Carrier Fast-ball League is out on the fi elds playing up a storm.

The Black Socks lost in the fi nal inning to the Mets in a score of 16-15.

Check on the Carrier Fastball League’s Face-book site for dates and times for games.

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***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.

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***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 arelonely or in need. Volunteers for these programs are needed. Please call Gwen at 250-567-6744.

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***FORT ST. JAMES SEARCH & RESCUE... steering committeemeetings fi rst Tuesday of everymonth. 7:00 p.m. above the Fort St. James Firehall. Training is thethird Tuesday of every month at theFirehall at 7 p.m. New members arewelcome and training is provided.For more information pleasecontact Paul at 250.996.7478 or Rod at 250.996.3231

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NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGChange of Location

Please note a change of location for the Regular Board Meeting of the Board of Education of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) for June 22, 2015.

June 22, 2015NVSS Small Auditorium, Vanderhoof, BC

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Darlene TurnerSecretary-Treasurer


Four Fort St. James Minor Hockey Association (FS-JMHA) players had a chance to take part in spring hockey camps throughout the region this past May.

Jeremy Johnson, president of the FSJMHA, said select teams are formed for individual age groups once the regular season is over.

“The kids are also exposed to competing against the best players in their age group from all over BC and Alberta,” he said.

“It is an amazing accomplishment for these young hockey players as they and their parents have to give a lot of com-mitment to play for these teams.”

Johnson added the youth players are required to try out for positions with the spring teams often competing against hundreds of other players for one of sixteen spots.


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Minor hockey season wraps upYouth players get opportunity to take part

in spring teams across region

Ellie Ouellette:Terrace North-west ENTREC all-girls rep team

Girls from Kitimat, Terrace, Prince Rupert, Vanderhoof and Prince George joined Ellie Ouel-lette playing in the Richmond Raven 18 Annual Ice Classic female hockey tourney.

The team won all games and re-ceived the gold medal. They were a very strong team and it was an amazing opportu-nity for Ouellette.

Ouellette loved playing all girls, meeting new players, seeing what the future can be for girls’ hockey.

Ellie Ouellette: Said the pool and team chef and an airplane trip were a big plus.

Diego Johnson 2006Northern Capitals AAA Hockey Club 2006 (Prince George)

This team was comprised of play-ers mainly from Prince George as well as Diego from Fort St James. Di-ego practiced with the Capitals in PG throughout the winter and into the spring. The team even held a prac-tice weekend in Fort St James in February.

The Northern Capitals attended the Alberta Cham-pions Cup in Ed-monton in April and competed in the Gold Divi-sion where they went undefeated

and took home the gold medal. They also competed at the Challenge Cup AAA tour-nament in Vancouver in May where once again they took home the gold medal in the top division. Both of these tournaments the boys competed against the best teams from BC and Alberta for their age group.

Diego Johnson: Said that his favorite thing about being on the team was meet-ing new friends and winning gold med-als.

Carsen Wenger:BC Northern Se-lects 2006 (Ter-race)

Wenger played on the Northern BC Selects, a team made up of players from Fort St. John, Kitimat and Wil-liams Lake.

The team placed third in the Rocky Mountain Cup in Jasper, Alta., and placed second in the BC Showdown in Langley, B.C.

Carsen Wenger: Said he had a great time and like having the chance to play with many other kids from different towns and made some re-ally good friends.

David Hoy:PG Junior Cougars 2007 (Prince George)

The PG Junior Cougars attended two tournaments in Kelowna and Edmonton. Un-fortunately David was unable to at-tend both of these due to a foot inju-ry. David travelled to PG for many practices through-out the winter and spring.

Hoy had a posi-tive experience and made a whole new group of friends. Even though he wasn’t able to play a game his teammates always made him feel like a part of the team.

David Hoy: Said he’s looking forward to the next season already. Adding he learned a lot about team building and discipline, working hard and what it means to play com-petitive hockey, and working together.

photo courtesy of Ruth Lloyd

Courthouse upgrades to centre for artists

The old Fort St. James courthouse is on its way to becoming the Pope Mountain Arts building. The center will be a creative art space for the non-profit art community of Fort St. James and the proj-ect work is being completed through the Community Arts Council of Fort St. James. Electrical work and new windows have already been upgraded at the facility and construction of the stage, new entrances and emergency exits and interior finishes will see the project’s completion in the upcoming weeks.

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RCMP probe claims ‘a mistake’

Premier Christy Clark has apologized for wrongly claiming an RCMP investigation was un-derway in relation to several former health ministry researchers who the government fi red in 2012.

Clark characterized the investigation claims as an error but said little more when reporters asked her why the claims weren’t recanted until RCMP documents were released to the Vancouver Sun un-der Access to Information.

“It was a mistake that was made and that’s why we apologized for it,” Clark said. “When govern-ment makes mistakes government has an obligation to apologize.”

The released documents show the RCMP closed their fi le in the summer of 2014 because the force never received information from the province justi-fying a criminal investigation.

Health Minister Terry Lake told reporters he was never informed the Mounties weren’t investigating.

The province previously admitted the fi rings were a mistake and settled out of court with most of the employees. One researcher committed suicide.

NDP MLA Adrian Dix said the government intentionally misled the public for years on the RCMP probe and wrongly smeared the research-ers despite legal advice against mentioning police involvement.

Drought warning for islanders

The province is forecasting signifi cant water supply shortages on Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and Haida Gwaii unless there’s signifi cant rainfall before the end of June.

Those areas are already experiencing Level 3 drought conditions, which call for voluntary water use cuts of 20 per cent or more from municipal, ag-ricultural and industrial users.

Further water conservation measures may be ordered, including suspension of industrial water permits, if drought conditions worsen.

LNG glut dims outlook for new plantsA new report suggests the odds are getting lon-

ger for the B.C. government’s dream of opening several liquefi ed natural gas export plants.

The International Energy Agency warned a fl ood of new LNG supply is coming onto the market and new plants will struggle to get off the ground.

“Several projects have already been scrapped or postponed, and the number of casualties will rise if prices do not recover,” said the IEA’s medium-term gas market report.

The IEA cut its LNG growth forecast from 2.3 to 2.0 per cent a year. It noted the 17 new LNG projects already under construction will come on stream as planned and run fl at out in an attempt to recover as much of their sunk costs as possible, fur-ther adding to the supply glut.

But new plants that aren’t yet approved will be-come harder to justify.

“Today LNG prices simply do not cover the cap-ital costs of new plants.”

Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Cole-man said he’s aware of the short-term challenges outlined in the report.

The province last month signed a long-term agreement with LNG proponent Pacifi c Northwest LNG assuring the $36-billion Petronas-led project of royalty and tax stability in B.C.

“Clearly some of the largest companies in the world see the value in building a LNG industry in B.C.,” Coleman said in a statement emailed by his offi ce.

“The fact is, LNG projects have lifespans of 30-50 years. So proponents are looking at the long-term economics when deciding the viability of a project. Many analysts are forecasting that B.C. LNG will be competitive over the long-term. We share that view.”

More records missing: NDP

Opposition New Democrats claim they’ve found more examples of government staffers destroying records to stymie information requests.

Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham is al-ready investigating the allegations of a transporta-tion ministry staff member who said a supervisor deleted emails from his computer so they wouldn’t be considered for public release through a Freedom of Information request for records related to the Highway of Tears.

NDP critic Doug Routley said he has asked Den-ham to look into three more cases where FOI re-quests yielded no documents even though the NDP knew they exist because they turned up in overlap-ping information requests.

“It’s clear that these public records are be-ing routinely and deliberately destroyed, and the people of British Columbia deserve to know why,” Routley said.

New rules for AGLG The offi ce of the Auditor General for Local Gov-

ernment has new marching orders from the prov-ince to avoid a repeat of problems that led to the fi ring of fi rst AGLG Basia Ruta.

Legislation is planned to draw clearer lines of responsibility between the AGLG and its governing audit council, and seek to guard against excessive use of contracted consultants.

Those were among the recommendations from a review carried out by Chris Trumpy after Ruta was removed earlier this year. She had resisted an at-tempt to review her slow performance in complet-ing audits of municipalities.

The offi ce was created by the BC Liberal gov-ernment to conduct performance audits on local government to help them fi nd savings and effi cien-cies. Most civic leaders were skeptical of the initia-tive’s value from the outset.

Ruta is challenging her dismissal in court.

JEFF NAGELBlack Press

The Pacifi c North-west LNG plant pro-posed near Prince Rupert now has prelimi-nary investment approv-al from its proponents, prompting confi dence from

Natural Gas Devel-opment Minister Rich Coleman that the mas-sive project could be under construction by the end of this year.

The consortium led by Malaysian fi rm Petronas confi rmed it’s ready to proceed and the only conditions for a fi -nal investment decision are federal environmen-tal review approval and B.C. government ap-proval of the project de-velopment agreement.

The Legislature is expected to be recalled this summer to pass the deal providing tax and royalty certainty clearing the way for an expected $11-billion in-vestment.

“It would only be derailed, I suppose, if there was something in the environmental as-sessment that makes the project impossible,” Coleman told reporters Friday.

He said a construc-tion start is possible late this year that would see the fi rst LNG shipments moving by the end of 2019.

The outlook for

LNG prices has dark-ened recently but Cole-man said Petronas and its Asian partners have long-term contracts to sell the fi rst 12-million tonnes of LNG.

“This product is ba-sically sold. They have the commercial viabil-ity on this one.”

Another problem for the project is aboriginal acceptance.

The Lax Kw’alaams First Nation recently voted down a $1-billion cash offer from Petro-nas.

More project design work and research is underway to address ab-original concerns about the potential impact on salmon habitat at Flora

Bank near the project site, Coleman said.

“I think I see a sight line where we can sat-isfy the community,” he said. “I think as we come through that you’ll see that the Lax Kw’alaams will come together with every other fi rst nation that’s already endorsed the project in the area.”

He described the opportunity as one of “generational change” for small fi rst nations.

The federal envi-ronmental review has been paused while more information on poten-tial habitat risks was sought. A fi nal decision is considered possible by fall.

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Black Press fi le photo

The IEA cut its LNG growth forecast from 2.3 to 2.0 per cent a year. It noted the 17 new LNG projects already under construction will come on stream as planned and run flat out in an attempt to recover as much of their sunk costs as possible, further adding to the supply glut.

Petronas tentatively commits to northwest LNG plant

$11-billion project still seeks approvals, aboriginal

Black Press fi le photo

Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Cole-man sees a potential start of construction on B.C.’s first big LNG plant by the end of this year.

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FORT ST. JAMES SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS 2015: James Besherse, Davin Birdi, Tennyson Blackmore, Erica Bolton, Michael Boschman, Logan Burck, Nicholas Burdeniuk, Hailee Burgart, Hannah Burgart, Aaron Calder, Blakely Cromarty, Rachael Crook, Bradley Digness, Rahneisha French, Rhiannon Gammon, Jamie George, Shelby Gramm, Kainaan Greenaway, Tacayla Huhn, Candice John, Janine Johnson, Mikayla Johnson, Jordan Joseph, Kyle Joseph, Jay-Jay Julian, Rylee Julian, Alexander Kemp, Rachel Klassen, Kaylee Macdonald, Matthew Marshall, Paige McKay, Mackenzie Moeller, Alicia Monk, Coale Monk, Dayna Monk, Dorian Pierre, Sydney Playfair, Liv Porsnuk, Felicity Rivard, Cheyenne Sabo, Joshua Sam, Steven Sam, ShaeLynne Sampson, Reo Spooner, Joscelyn Stark, Jarrod Tom, Zachary Un-ruh, Eric Vinnedge and Patrick Williams.

Class of 2015: Awards and Scholarships

Makenzie Moeller: Principals Award and SD 91 Scholarship.Hannah Burgart: Less Huffman Memorial Bursary, Integris Credit Union Scholarship, UNBC Academic Achievers Award and SD 91 Scholarship.Cheyenne Sabo: Bargain Store Bursary.Rachel Klassen: Dr. Brian Bowers Memori-al Bursary, Stuart Lake Senior’s Association Bursary, FSJSS PAC Bursary, Rotary Clubs of BC Scholarship, Fort St. James Chamber of Commerce Scholarship, Federation of BC Woodlot Associations Scholarship and SD 91 Scholarship.Tacayla Huhn: Vanderhoof Co-Op Bursary.Shelby Gramm: Iber-drola FSJ Secondary Student Bursary.Paige McKay: Courage to Continue Award.Dorian Pierre: Den-nis Playfair Memorial Bursary, Sowchea PAC Bursary and SD 91 Scholarship.Nick Burdeniuk: CUPE 4177 ‘Club 91’ Bursary, Taba Bursary, Can-for and Canfor Pulp Scholarship and SD 91 Scholarship.Eric Vinnedge: Wood-lot 1880 Bursary and SD 91 Scholarship.Alex Kemp: Courage to Continue Award.Erica Bolton: Thomas Memorial Bursary and Shirley Buck Memorial Award.Zach Unruh: FSJ Vol-unteer Fire Department Open Bursary, YRB Trades Bursary and SD 91 Scholarship.

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Rhiannon Gammon was the recipient of the David Hoy PAC Bursary, Regional District of Bulkley Nechako Area C Bursary, Iberdrola EBUS Student Award, Jenni Goff Memorial Bursary, Necha-ko Valley Fesival of the Arts Bursary, Veronica Paques Memorial Bursary, UNBC Academic Achievers Award and SD 91 Scholarship.

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VANCOUVER – Premier Christy Clark has cancelled her plan to close Vancouver’s Burrard Bridge to mark the In-ternational Day of Yoga after a public backlash prompted ma-

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Vancouver councillors had said Clark pushed the plan to stage the event on the closed bridge. Vancouver’s mayor had refused to participate in the an-nouncement or the event.

Lululemon organizers apol-ogized and said they’d look for another venue.

“Downward dogs with a few thousand of our closest friends seemed like the perfect way to celebrate International Day of Yoga. Until it wasn’t,” the yogawear maker said in a statement that promised to take a “deep cleansing breath” and reimagine an improved cel-ebration of yoga. “Thanks for your understanding. Namaste.”

Youth in care to get education fund

Children who grow up in government care without parents setting aside a col-lege fund are being promised a new poten-tial source of aid for their education.

The province is putting $250,000 into the newly created Learning Fund for Young Adults (LFYA), which will be available to youth born in 2007 or later once they turn 17, provided they’ve spent at least a year in government care.

Disbursements for post-secondary edu-cation or vocational training would start in 2024.

LFYA is to be an alternative to the ex-isting BC Training and Education Savings Grant, which wasn’t available to many youth in care because it required them to have a Registered Education Savings Plan.

The province is also transferring $1.5 million into LFYA from the BCTES pro-gram account and $500,000 a year in sub-sequent years. That’s equivalent to $1,200 for each eligible child or youth in care.

“Children and youth who have been in government care deserve to have the same opportunities as their peers from more traditional family backgrounds,” Children and Family Development Minister Steph-anie Cadieux said.

The new fund is administered by the Victoria Foundation.

Other government programs offer help

with tuition and other costs for former youth in care, who may also be eligible for tuition waivers now offered at many post-secondary institutions.

The province launched a new website agedout.com to provide help with life skills for youth who are about to turn 19 and age out of government assistance.

No appeal of Schoenborn tripsThe provincial government will not ap-

peal the B.C. Review Board’s decision to grant escorted day trips to Allan Schoen-born, who was found not criminally re-sponsible for killing his three children in a 2008 psychiatric episode.

Attorney General Suzanne Anton said prosecutors with the Criminal Justice Branch concluded the province had no likelihood of meeting the legal require-ments for an appeal.

“I am confi dent they have reviewed all possible avenues for appeal,” Anton said. “None of us are terribly happy about this.”

Darcie Clark, the slain children’s moth-er, accused the province of paying victims “lip service” but not backing that up with action.

“We thought the B.C. government was our partner in this fi ght,” Clarke said in a statement, adding she is now in anguish.

“I will now live in consistent fear that he will move ahead with his threats

against me, because as he has said, I am “unfi nished business.”

Escorted day trips would be at the dis-cretion of the director of Colony Farm psychiatric hospital in Coquitlam. The re-view board’s approval does not necessari-ly mean Schoenborn will leave the facility.

‘Left lane hog’ rule kicks in

Highway drivers who hog the left lane and hold up faster traffi c without a good reason now face potential $167 fi nes, with three penalty points.

The clarifi ed regulation took effect June 12 and requires drivers to stay right on routes where the speed is more than 80 kilometres per hour when other traffi c is approaching from behind.

The exceptions in which the left lane is okay is when you’re overtaking and pass-ing another vehicle, leaving the right lane open to allow traffi c to merge, preparing for a left hand turn, or moving left to pass an offi cial vehicle with a fl ashing light.

The rules do not apply to HOV lanes – the next lane to the right is considered the left-most lane on routes such as High-way 1 in Burnaby.

Another change will allow municipali-ties to permit motorcycle parking within six metres of intersections with stop signs or signals, so long as sight lines aren’t blocked.

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Premier Christy Clark’s plan for a yoga event occupying the Burrard Street Bridge ended Friday in a hasty retreat.


Finishing touchesLance Boschman, contractor with Bam Bam Trucking, puts the final stones in place for the town of Fort St. James sign, June 5. The sign was moved back to cre-ate better visibility at the intersection of Kwah Road and Stuart Lake Highway.

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