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WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2014 PHONE: 996-8482 www.caledoniacourier.com VOL. 37 NO. 02 $1.30 inc. GST
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Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business Naomi Yamamoto races towards the finish line with her borrowed dog team during the Caledonia Classic Sled Dog Races on Stuart Lake in Fort St. James. Yamamoto was one of three MLAs who came to Fort St. James to participate in the Caledonia Classic and Winterfest. Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation John Rustad and MLA Mike Morris were also participating. More photos of Winterfest Page 12.
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Bad forestry bridges
An investigation by the Forest Prac-tices Board of 216 bridges on forestry roads across the province has resulted in some unsettling findings.
The investigation looked at 216 bridg-es over three years and not only found n o n - c o m p l i a n c e with legislation but also over two dozen bridges which may not be safe for indus-trial use.
The bridges were from the Chilliwack, Vanderhoof, Rocky Mountain, Okanagan Shuswap and Cari-boo Chilcotin dis-tricts and the study looked specifically at bridges construct-ed since January 2010.
A full 19 bridges were deemed unsafe, another 13 were questionable. The re-lease said 40 per cent of the bridges did not have complete plans and for 74 bridges, the required sign-off to show the bridge was designed and built correctly was never completed.
“The board was concerned with the growing number of instances of unsafe bridges showing up in recent audits, and so we did this in-vestigation to find out the extent of the problem,” said Tim Ryan, board chair.
“What we found is highly disturbing, given the emphasis government and in-dustry have placed on safety in recent years.”
The problem lies not with the legisla-tion, said the release, but with some pro-fessionals in the in-dustry not meeting expected standards.
“We are recom-mending that the professional asso-ciations that govern foresters and engi-neers take action to improve perfor-mance by their mem-bers, said Ryan. “We also suggest that li-censees ensure their bridges are safe and government compli-ance and enforce-ment staff increase their attention to bridge safety.”
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Ruth LloydCaledonia Courier
Classic cold.It was a harsh wind blowing from the north on
the first Saturday of this year’s Caledonia Classic Sled Dog races Mar. 1.
But mushers and volunteers alike braved the wind to enjoy the sunshine and action on Stuart Lake at Cottonwood Park.
It was the beginning of Winterfest as well, with a barbecue, fires, a sugar shack manned by hearty Integris Credit Union employees, snow sculpting done by Aaron Grant of Nanaimo and warm and cold beverages as a fundraiser for Music on the Mountain. There was also a public art project, by Fraser Lake painter Claire Singleton which many young artists contributed to by drawing dog teams, northern lights or other additions to a winter land-scape of Stuart Lake viewed from Fort St. James.
The racers had to brave the cold, but were lucky enough to have blue skies and great visibility, though the overnight at Whitefish Bay for the stage racers would have required good gear in -30 C temperatures.
The teams left at 6 a.m. Saturday, instead of their usual 9 a.m. start, due to the cold and running low on firewood.
Terry Houghton was one of the volunteers who manned the camp at Whitefish Bay, and had tents set up to protect the mushers, but it would still not have been for the faint of heart, though most mush-ers are used to these types of conditions.
It was also a great turnout for the Politician’s Race, which included local MLA for Nechako Lakes, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Recon-ciliation John Rustad, Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business Naomi Yamamoto, MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie Mike Morris, Mackenzie Councillor Pat Crook, Fort St. James Mayor Rob Macdougall and Nak’azdli Councillor Wayne Sam. Sam won the race handily, and there were a few spills, but the politicians did a great job holding on to their borrowed sleds.
The snowmobilers who helped with the race were also subject to extreme temperatures at high speeds, but generous volunteers from the Fort St. James Snowmobile Club came through once again to help make the event a success. Race results Page 12.
Grants up for grabs
People or organizations can now apply for grants from the Fort St. James Community Foundation.
The foundation is now accepting applications in order to award two grants of $450 to a group or individual meeting their eligibility criteria and priority areas.
Applications can be picked up at The District of Fort St. James office, Nak’azdli Band Office, and the Fort St. James Library.
Completed applica-tions must be postmarked to the foundation by April 15, 2014. Individuals are only eligible if applying for scholarship funding for education.
Organizations are eligible if they are incorpo-rated non-profit societies or charities.
Applicants must oper-ate in the community of Fort St. James or the Re-gional District of Bulkley Nechako Area C which includes Germansen Landing, Manson Creek and the First Nations of Nak’azdli, Tl’azt’en, Yekooche, Middle River and Takla.
The foundation has identified the granting categories of: education, health care, programs for the needy, amateur sport and community recreation, arts and cultural activi-ties and the preservation of lands or buildings of historic or environmental value.
The Fort St. James Community Foundation is a registered non-profit which fundraises to ac-cumulate funds for an endowment.
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Update from Spectra Energy
on natural gas pipelineIn February, mayor and council were visited by Spectra
Energy for an update on a natural gas pipeline proposed to cross this part of the province.
It had been a year since the company had come to see mayor and council and the project has passed a couple of hurdles since their last visit.
Franca Petrucci and Maggie Marsland spoke to council to present the update on where Spectra’s proposed pipeline project is at.
The project has been named the Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission Project and the company intends to sub-mit their project application to the BC Environmental As-sessment Office in March of this year.
The natural gas pipeline would run 850 km from north-eastern B.C. to Ridley Island, off of Prince Rupert.
So far, the proposed route keeps the pipeline fairly far north from Fort St. James, said Petrucci, but a distance was not given. The map showed the pipeline heading west near Mackenzie.
The project will require the company to consult with 22
First Nations groups said Petrucci.Construction, should the project be approved, would
begin sometime mid-decade with operation of the pipeline expected to start late-decade.
Spectra is proposing two 48-inch diameter natural gas pipelines through the proposed right of way and said most of the right of way would be buried below-ground.
The company said they only have one partner confirmed to provide one of the pipelines, but they are applying for two.
The goal of two pipelines through the same right of way is to reduce the overall impact of pipeline corridors through the province and Petrucci said the company is hoping to work with companies to log timber along the route where viable to do so.
Petrucci said they are continuing to refine the route, with two options being looked at for the marine portion.
The proposed project would have a capacity to move up to 8.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day, requiring five compression stations along the route.
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Feb. 27 at 1:26 p.m., RCMP received a call from a female using the phone at the Yekooche school.
The caller said she had been at her ex-boyfriend’s when he assaulted her and pushed her down the stairs.
RCMP attended Yekooche and found the suspect hiding in his house. He was ar-rested and transported back to Fort St. James.
The victim was not seriously injured in the assault and declined attention from emer-gency health services.
The suspect is scheduled to appear in court on June 2 and RCMP are recom-mending charges of assault.
Feb. 27 at 4:12 p.m., a male from the community reported to the detachment with a chainsaw he had found alongside a trail which
runs next to Highway 27 near Airport Road.
The saw is a red and black Craftsman and can be claimed at the Fort St. James de-tachment by an owner able to identify the saw with some details.
Feb. 28 at 7 p.m., a female called RCMP to report a male was yelling at a crying fe-male in the entrance to Overwaitea Foods.
The caller reported she had observed the two � ghting earlier and the male was try-ing to get the woman to go with him.
When RCMP at-tended, they said they observed bruises and cuts on her face and the woman disclosed she had been assaulted by the male.
Both the suspect and the victim were observed to be intoxi-cated.
The male was taken into custody and re-
leased and the woman was taken to a rela-tive’s home.
The incident was still under investiga-tion.
Mar. 1 at 11:15 a.m., a male driver ar-rived at the Fort St. James RCMP detach-ment and parked his grey Chevrolet van at the detachment to drop off a female reporting for an unrelated mat-ter.
Members spoke to the male driver and ob-served signs of impair-ment and the smell of marijuana.
The male was in-formed he was under investigation and he reportedly gave RCMP permission to search his vehicle.
No drugs were lo-
cated in the vehicle, however, based on ap-pearances and signs of drug impairment, the driver was issued a 24-hour suspension.
Mar. 1 at 9:47 p.m., RCMP received a call from the local taxi company reporting a driver had been as-saulted.
The driver reported he had been giving a female a ride to a residence and the pas-senger got out without paying the fare.
Members attended and the driver said the female had become an-gry and attempted to strike the driver but he only received a glanc-ing blow.
The driver did not want RCMP to pursue further action except to
tell the female she was no longer welcome in the cab.
Mar. 3 at 11:49 a.m. RCMP received a re-port from a male he had just been beaten by another male at their joint residence.
The male caller re-ported the other had punched him in the face while intoxicated without provocation.
The victim had a broken nose and the suspect was located by RCMP and arrested for assault causing bodily harm.
The suspect was released when sober on a recognizance and RCMP are recom-mending charges of assault causing bodily harm and breach of re-cognizance.
Mar. 3 at 4 p.m. RCMP responded to a report of a collision at Third Avenue East and Stuart Drive East.
A driver in a white Pontiac Vibe was mak-ing a left-hand turn from Third onto Stuart Drive when the driver of a black Dodge Dart collided with the Pon-tiac.
The driver of the
Pontiac was in the pro-cess of taking his prac-tical Novice Driver’s exam at the time of the collision.
There were no seri-ous injuries as a result of the collision, and the driver of the Dodge admitted to exceeding the speed limit.
A ticket was issued to the driver of the Dodge.
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Fort St. James RCMP report
Shelter from the cold
RCMP of� cers were able to locate a family stuck in the snow in -38 C
Mar. 1 at 3:38 a.m., Prince George dispatch re-ported to local of� cers they had received a 9-1-1 call from an inactive cell phone.
The caller reported being stuck in the ditch north of Fort St. James, the temperature was -38 C at the time.
RCMP began patrols toward Takla Landing and reviewed the 9-1-1 call log to try and discern where the caller was indicating he or she was lo-cated.
Based on further examination of the call, RCMP managed to � gure out the caller was some-where in the � rst 38 kilometres of the Leo Creek Road.
RCMP began their search of the road, and at 21 km on the Leo Creek Forest Service Road, they located a man, woman and young child in a blue Ford F150 pickup truck stuck in the ditch.
The vehicle was not damaged but the truck was very stuck.
RCMP said the roads were glare ice and the family was brought into Fort St. James and ar-rangements were made for them to have shelter for the night.
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Pre-registration for children who will be entering Kindergarten and Grade 1 in September 2014 or any students who have been impacted by the Vanderhoof reconfiguration will take place March 17-21, 2014 at the times listed below.
NOTE: Students who will be entering Grade 1 in September 2014 and who are presently enrolled in Kindergarten need NOT register.
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W.L. McLeod Elementary 8:00 am to 3:30 pm EnglishEcole W.L. McLeod Elementary French ImmersionMapes Elementary 8:45 am to 2:00 pmEvelyn Dickson Elementary 8:00 am to 3:30 pmSinkutview Elementary *Due to the closure of PrairiedaleElementary, Sinkutview Elementary registration has been closed for the 2014-15 school year.
FORT FRASERFort Fraser Elementary 8:00 am to 2:45 pm
FRASER LAKEMouse Mountain Elementary 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
FORT ST. JAMESDavid Hoy Elementary 8:30 am to 2:30 pmSowchea Elementary 8:30 am to 2:30 pm
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The Fort St. James Sled Dog Association thanks the following sponsors and volunteers
who supported the recent Caledonia Classic sled Dog races:
District of Fort St James Kevin Gedling
Regional District of Bulkley Nechako Steve Willick
Bell Heather contracting Cam McCormick
Thompson Creek Metals James Waddel
Integris Credit Union Phil Short
Ouellette Bros. Building Supplies/Castle Marie Foise
Pitka Bay Resort Joan Burdeniuk
Newland enterprises Tanya Kruisselbrink
Craig Houghton Rob and Terrilee McDougall
Ian Picketts and the UNBC Outdoor Fort St. James National Historic Park
Recreation and Tourism students Fort St. James Snowmobile Club
Gayle and Pam Tencarre St. James Restaurant
Ed Hill E & I Homestyle
Wayne Moll Red Fox Bistro
John and Lynda Currie – Spindrift Lodge Kal Tire
Dave and Carolyn Burgess Fort Machine Works
Emma Burgess Northland Automotive
Eric Vinnedge Overwaitea Foods
The Houghton families Sana'aih Market
The Vinnedge family BNK Automotive
Ann and John Douglas Barton Insurance
Karel and Vera Herman School District 91
Bill Dobbs Bam Bam Trucking
Dave Neufeld - DNT Contracting Carrier Food & Fuel – Petro Canada
Wayne Bond Joinson Constructon
Mark Pokorski Sam Electric
Lindsay Jennings Fas Gas & Cafe Americano
T.D.D. Contracting Tru Value Hardware
District of Fort St. JamesRegional District of Bulkley NechakoDave Neufeld/DNT ContractingBell Heather Contracting Integris Credit UnionOuellette Bros. Building SuppliesNewland EnterprisesAll-West GlassConifexEcoforThe View HotelNorthern Milltech Inc.Pronto Auto GlassSana’aih marketPetro-CanadaEarthenwareBrenda Parks and the UNBC Outdoor Recreation and Tourism studentsRiverside RepairsKal TireFort Machine WorksNorthland AutomotiveOverwaitea FoodsBNK AutomotiveTl’Oh Forest ProductsDon’s RepairSchool District 91Pitka Bay ResortCycle NorthRBCUp the Creek Garment CompanySuspendersGayle TencarreSam PerrinoPetra PerrinoQuinn Perrino
The Fort St. James Sled Dog Association thanks the following sponsors and volunteers who supported the
recent Caledonia Classic Sled Dog races:Kane MarinWayne BondMark PokorskiLindsay JenningsEd HillGrant LuckDon HeavenJohn and Lynda Currie Dave and Carolyn BurgessDan WinghamDavid BirdShellie O’BrianSally SwanJoe Torak The Houghton familiesThe Perrino familyThe Vinnedge familyAnn and John DouglasVera HermanSue and Donald ForshnerSharon CullumCorey WalkerDave CromartyLionel ConantBea BarnesIan KitchenJerry JoinsonRob and Terrilee McDougallSharon SimsMel ChesnuttFort St. James National Historic Park Barry and Marissa HuhnGoodwin familyFort St. James Snowmobile ClubSierra who dropped the flag on Friday
And thanks also to our special race celebrities Rob MacDougall, Wayne Sam (2014 winner!), Pat Crook, Naomi Yamamoto, John Rustad and Mike Morris.
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• LetterWhat is news?
Ruth LloydCaledonia Courier
What do you consider news?This is something I struggle with all the time, as so
many people have vastly different opinions on the matter.The question once again came to the forefront last
week after reading some of the comments under an online article and a You Tube video of the Jimmy Kimmel Live interview of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.
Most of the comments were one extreme to the other about Ford, he still has a whole lot of supporters and he also has a whole lot of people who are horrified he is still mayor.
But one commenter said the piece was not even news.He or she (online pseudonyms, who can tell?) said we
should be more worried about the situation in the Ukraine and serious global conflict.
Earlier in the Rob Ford scandal, before most of the vid-eos had been exposed, another person on Facebok posted a similar comment.
Okay, is it just me or is this going too far to say this isn’t news?
I mean, sure, we probably pay too much attention to the sensational fails of Rob Ford on Jimmy Kimmel and his ongoing scandals, which are not the immediate threat to global stability Russia’s position on the Ukraine is.
Or Syria’s ongoing crisis.No, those are obviously directly impacting the lives of
a lot of people and have repercussions which will be felt around the world.
And there may be a disproportionate amount of atten-tion or number of people focusing on Rob Ford versus those arguably more critical crises.
But come on, how can we not remain somewhat fo-cussed on the incumbent mayoral candidate for our coun-try’s largest metropolitan centre? He wants us to stop pay-ing attention, which is another reason we really shouldn’t.
The man has continued to blatantly lie by making denial statements before proof of his wrongdoings were brought forward, then apologized when it became clear he was lying, and now he admits to probably having smoked crack cocaine and is believed to have associated with gang members. In one video, he fervently promises to kill someone.
So we should not be concerned his actions may have repercussions for the country and our politics should he be reelected?
How can we not watch closely to see if the public rela-tions game “Ford Nation” continues to play wins him his power back as Toronto’s mayor?
It is naive to think having a mayor who seems to pub-licly associate with organized criminals and verbally at-tacks any press who print anything he does not like does not have possible implications for how a major economy in this country is run.
Toronto is a great city, it needs a great mayor, and we should all be interested in how this election plays out - though this may seem a bit farfetched from the end of the road in Fort St. James.
But on the bright side, as a mayor, he pretty much makes every other mayor in the country look pretty darn good.
Toronto may be a long way away, but some of your tax dollars end up there, so it seems like we should all care who is spending those tax dollars at the end of the day.
And besides, shouldn’t at least some of the news be entertaining?
Wonderful Winterfest
Editor:
The inaugural winter festival in Fort St. James was a big hit!
Despite the cold weather many de-voted winter-lovers turned out to par-ticipate in the Caledonia Classic Sled Dog Races and the District of Fort St. James Winterfest on Saturday March 1. This was the biggest day of Win-terfest and we were thrilled to share it with so many residents and visitors.
We even had Naomi Yamamoto, Minister of Jobs and Skills Training race along-side Minister of Aborigi-nal Relations and Reconciliation John Rustad, MLA Mike Morris, Coun-cilors Pat Crook of Mackenzie and Wayne Sam of Nak’azdli and of course our very own Mayor MacDougall.
We had the pleasure to host award-winning snow carver Aaron Grant who engaged volunteers of all ages to work together to create carvings that are unique and meaningful for the communities of Nak’azdli and Fort St. James to enjoy.
If you have not had the chance to see them yet, drop in to Cottonwood Park. These carvings showcase the winter landscape of Stuart Lake and
foster a sense of community pride in our northern characteristics. Grant also did a workshop at David Hoy Elemen-tary and there are sculptures there to be seen as well.
The festival also featured a week of events and activities throughout the town of Fort St. James that supported arts, culture, tradition and recreation between the weekends of the Caledo-nia Classic.
Without the support of volunteers and the interest of the community, these winter activities would be buried beneath the snow drifts so we would like to extend a profound thank you to all of our partners and sponsors in-volved in hosting events and coming up with ideas.
We could also not have run this event without the time and effort dedi-cated by everyone in public works who deserve a very special thank you for their support.
Thank you to everyone who braved the wind and the cold to experience what winter in Fort St. James has to offer. We hope to see you all at Win-terFest 2015!
District of Fort St. James Staff
Ruth LloydCaledonia Courier
How many nine-year-olds know what Foxtail Barley Grass is?
Willa Crowley does, and when she was trying to come up with characters to be in a story she was writing, she wanted to pick something different, something little people could identify with.
While Willa said most authors tend to write about animals and people, she chose a blade of grass.
“We have lots of Foxtail Barley Grass,” she said, of her home on Tez-zeron Lake in the John Prince Research Forest.
Starting from this small idea, Wil-la wrote an entire book called Lilly Marshton, about the adventures of Lilly, a piece of Foxtail Barley Grass.
The story was a project Willa com-pleted as part of her language arts cur-riculum through home schooling.
Her mom, Valerie Crowley, gives Willa different options for projects to work on to ful� ll her different curricu-lum requirements.
Valerie said she found the idea for the project on a homeschooling blog she follows and Willa chose the project.
The project was facilitated by the website for National Novel Writing Month nanowrimo.org, which is the site for an annual novel writing project
which takes place every November, and there is a special section for young nov-elists.
For the month of October, the writer does preparatory work developing the story and naming the characters. Willa did this entirely on her own, and did not share any of her ideas with her mom.
For November, the writer then sets a word count goal to complete by the end of the month, and if he or she reaches the goal then a few copies of the book are even printed for free.
Well, Willa worked on her book, still without any help from her mom, writ-ing a few pages each day she worked on it, on about four days each week.
While she did not quite make her word count by the end of November, with a few delays due to trips to town and Prince George, she completed it by mid-December, and once it was written, she � nally gave it to her mom Valerie to type into the computer for her.
What did her mom think when she � nally had a chance to read the story?
“I thought it was adorable,” she said. Valerie said she did not have to
work hard to get Willa to complete the lengthy project, as she lets Willa pick the project-based learning for the year.
“She’s very self-motivated,” said Valerie.
After the writing was done, Valerie helped Willa with some editing and then with laying the book out on the computer, to which Willa added her own original art work to the cover.
The book, a copy of which Willa already donated to the Fort St. James Library, is a fun and charming story of adventure which shows creativity and imagination and a true love for nature.
Willa said she has learned to identify some of the plants and animals living in the John Prince Research Forest where her father Shannon Crowley is a wild-life biologist.
“I have a lot of interest in it and I hope to learn more,” she said.
The family � rst lived in the John Prince Research Forest when Shannon Crowley was working on his Masters
in Biology at UNBC. They moved out east to Newfoundland and Labrador for two years to be closer to family in the eastern United States, but realized it was about the same cost to go home to visit family all the way from B.C. as it was from Newfoundland and Labrador due to the high costs of traveling in and out of those areas.
So they came back and resettled at the John Prince Re-search Forest once again.
“We loved it here,” said Valerie.
How does Willa feel about coming back and homeschool-ing instead of being in a classroom like she was out east?
“I think it’s really fun,” she said. “We have lots and lots of birds in the summer,” she said, going on to describe watching the swallows build their nests on the cabins and watching the young birds take their � rst � ights.
She said the family also sees a lot of moose and bear, but in the winter they see more
lynx and martin.Willa said she thinks the research
forest is a beautiful place and a nice home.
So why did she write her story about the John Prince Research Forest?
“I want (the reader) to think about the research forest and let them know that it’s out there,” she said. “It’s really special to me.”
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Twenty-five years ago last week, Bruce Macdonald got off a bus in Vanderhoof on his way to Fort St. James.
“It was just as cold,” he recalls of the frigid tempera-tures at the end of February in 1989.
Macdonald was picked up and taken the rest of the way by car, and arrived with only the clothes on his back.
Somewhere along the way from Leth-bridge, Alberta, Mac-donald’s luggage was lost, and he went to work the next day in blue jeans, mukluks and his red McLeod’s shirt, managing the McLeod’s hardware store on a temporary basis.
“And I didn’t feel uncomfortable,” he said. Instead, Mac-donald seemed to fit right in.
The previous own-ers of McLeod’s had sold the store, and Macdonald had been called up to fill in, until the company could find a new owner.
Strangely enough, Macdonald was not even working for Ma-cLeod’s at the time, he had worked for the company for 12 years, but had taken another job at Triple E Homes in Leth-bridge for six months previously.
But when the com-pany needed some-one to fill in for the Fort St. James loca-tion, they looked him up and asked him to come back and run the store.
Funnily enough, back when he had been working for McLeod’s originally, he had been offered a transfer to Leth-bridge or Williams Lake, and he had taken Lethbridge be-cause when he looked at where Williams Lake was he said: “I don’t want to go that far north.”
But instead, many years later, he came over four hours fur-ther north and expe-rienced a little town at the end of the road.
“I had no precon-ceived notions,” he said. “I had no idea where Fort St. James was.”
He said he saw a lot of potential in the store and thought it was a nice little com-munity.
While Macdonald came temporarily, he left behind a wife and three daughters.
So when the com-pany came to him a little while later with an offer for him to purchase the store, he brought his wife over to come and see it - and she liked it as well.
So on July 1 of 1989, the family ar-rived with all their possessions, having sold their home to purchase the store.
His daughters, nine, seven and five, were a little surprised at their new home.
His eldest daughter asked him: “Where’s the mall?”
To which he re-plied: “You’re look-ing at it.”
Macdonald said he doesn’t regret the decision to bring his family to Fort St. James those 25 years ago, and while he has since remarried and has another step-
daughter here now and his older daugh-ters have moved on, this was a good place for them to grow up.
“People look out for each other in a small town,” he said, and recounts a story of when one of his daughters was hurt at the beach and a resi-dent nearby called to tell him and made sure she got help.
Two of his daugh-ters went on to join the Canadian Armed Forces, and one works for a large mill in Williams Lake.
While he came with a five-year plan to build the business
and move on, now Macdonald said he expects he will likely retire here.
“People travel a long way to get someplace like this,” he said. “We have it in our backyard.”
Everyday he en-joys getting to look out across Spirit Square from his storefront and see Stuart Lake.
The only thing Macdonald said he misses from living in a larger centre is a pool, so once in awhile he will go to Prince George to get a break and swim.
What has he
learned from 25 years as a business owner in a small town?
“Don’t take your
customers for grant-ed, always make them your priority,” he said.
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The dates and locations of the Regular Board Meetings of the Board of Education of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) for the months of March and April 2014 are as follows:
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“With all the ups and downs over the years, it’s been tough for Kitimat. We need some stability. We need to know that everything’s going to be good for a long time, not just a year or two.
The Northern Gateway project will bring that stability. I’m glad it’s going to bring jobs, but also training. Wouldn’t it be great if our kids could get more education here, rather than heading off to Vancouver or Calgary?
For me, the best thing about living in Kitimat is that you can go hiking or fishing on your way home from work. It’s a special place to live.
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Volunteering can be about more than helping others.More than 30 people came out for the grand opening of
Volunteer Fort St. James on March 4.The organization is a project to help connect people
interested in volunteer opportunities with organizations in the community needing volunteers.
Some members of the established organizations in town relying on volunteers stood up to speak, including Jasmine Lakustra.
A long-time volunteer with the Fort St. James Humane Society, Lakustra said she herself has “personally experi-enced the heart of our community many times.”
“The support in this town is really awe-inspiring,” she said.
But one of the most powerful things she said was how much she herself gets out of volunteering in terms of per-sonal growth, and she feels volunteering has given her as much as she herself has given.
Jhen Bridgeman also spoke about the Breakfast Club of Canada program she runs at the high school, which re-lies on volunteers to come out and help serve the breakfast for students.
She said her breakfasts aren’t about making breakfast, they’re about making community.
Jana Gainor of Volunteer Fort St. James explained how the organization will work - those who sign up as volun-teers will get emails sent to them describing the volunteer opportunity an organization is requesting help with, and will include the contact for the organization needing vol-unteers.
A person who is interested simply responds to the con-tact information given, and anyone who isn’t interested can simply delete the email, so there is no pressure to get involved if the request does not suit the volunteer.
The idea is to help cut down on the hours organizations spend trying to get volunteers mobilized or engaged.
Volunteer Fort St. James will maintain a database of volunteers, which they will keep private, and a list of vol-
unteer organizations, which will be published on the web-site being developed and on their Facebook page.
The group of volunteers running the organization will provide of� ce hours in the Stuart Lake Seniors Recreation Centre on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., but sign up forms will be available any-time the centre is open.
Also, volunteers can also get the form to sign up online on the Volunteer Fort St. James Facebook page.
For more information, go to Volunteer Fort St. James on Facebook or email: [email protected].
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NEWSCourierSupporting innovation
Ruth LloydCaledonia Courier
Think long-term.In what might be
one of the few voices in the region not focus-sing on direct resource extraction, the Babine Lake Community For-est Society (BLCFS) is looking for support for secondary indus-tries and innovation to diversify the regional economy.
Fredrick Clarke, general manager of the BLCFS, spoke at a council meeting in February to Mayor Rob Macdougall and council about the pos-sibility of creating an innovation centre for the area.
Clarke is looking for engagement from local municipalities and the Regional Dis-trict of Bulkley Nechako for a centre to help support people in the region wanting to bring forward new ideas and research.
The centre could help to examine fea-sibility and address labour shortages or concerns, said Clarke.
Clarke said the BLCFS is mandated to spend surplus funds on small business in-novation and therefore would like to invest in the creation of an innovation centre if other groups in the region would also get involved and support such a venture.
The centre would help to mentor and support start-ups in the region.
He also suggested the Topley School, currently for sale, as a possible location for the centre if it was to go forward.
He asked mayor and council to pass a resolution support-ing a collaborative approach to the devel-opment of regional innovation, technol-ogy and innovative industries and they send someone to attend a meeting to ex-plore this idea and a possible associated venture.
Mayor and council did not commit to anything speci� c regarding the proposed innovation centre.
Fredrick Clarke of the Babine Lake Community Forest Soci-ety has been visiting muncipali-ties in the region to discuss the idea of an innovation centre.
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This is an excellent opportunity for a semi-retired person and/ or a “stay at home Mom or Dad” seeking part-time employment. Work early in the morning and afternoon with the midday off. When the kids are out of school, you are too.
The starting wage is $24.24 per hour as per the current CUPE Collective Agreement.
QUALIFICATIONS:● Completion of Grade 12 (Dogwood Certificate)● Valid Class II Driver’s License with Air Endorsement● If you have a Class 5 – we will assist in acquiring your Class 2● Exemplary driving record as demonstrated by driver’s abstract● Clean Criminal Record Check ● Excellent interpersonal skills with students in Grades K to 12● Physical capability to perform the job duties
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FirearmsWANTED: FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collec-tions, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Deal-er. 1.866.960.0045 website: www.dollars4guns.com.
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Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
SAWMILLS FROM only $4,897 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.
STEEL BUILDING sale. Big year end clear out continued! 20x20 $3,915. 25x28 $4,848. 30x32 $6,339. 32x34 $7,371. 40x50 $12,649. 47x68 $16,691. One end wall includ-ed. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca
STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca
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Open HousesOPEN HOUSE MAR 9TH. 16748 85th Surrey, Gorgeous Fleetwood Home. 6 bedroom, 4 bath, 3,651 sq ft. Lot 6,069 sq ft. 18yrs old. A grand entrance with vaulted ceil-ings, and massive windows, Kitch-en/family room are open concept. Family room shares a double fi re-place with the den. Mountain view $649,999. For virtual tour:info@ barbraven.comPhone: 778-928-4524
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Apt/Condo for RentHILLCREST apts. Lg. 1 &
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Lakeview Apartments752 Stuart Dr. W. Fort St. James. 2bdrm apt. Newly renovated. Quiet, clean build-ing. Adult oriented. no pets R.R. Avail. 250-996-8044
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Vehicle WantedGOT Old Cars or Parts Laying Around? New, upcoming web-site to connect sellers and buyers. Want to know more? Email us a list of what you have and we will send you a fact [email protected]
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1989 SUN RUNNER boat. 21.5 feet, 125 aq Volvo in-board motor, Merc leg, ex-cellent running condition. $7000 (250) 698-7533 leave a message we will call you back. Pictures available.
CANOE FOR SALEin Burns Lake: 14’ red Clipper “Prospector” 52lb solo canoe with white gunnel covers: $700.Call Ted (250) 692-2372
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Legal NoticesYellowhead Road &
Bridge (Vanderhoof) Ltd.is compiling its
HIRED EQUIPMENT LIST
For the 2014/15 SeasonPersons or companies
with equipment Such as Excavators, Trucks,
Backhoes, Loaders, Graders, Rollers or Tractors, which are
available for work and wish to be included on
the list should contact the Main Office located @ 545 Spruce Street - Vanderhoof
567-3114.Registrations will be
accepted up to April 30, 2014.Didier Brard,
General Manager Yellowhead Road & Bridge
(Vanderhoof) Ltd.
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Caledonia ClassicRacesResults:
150-mile Stage Race Final ResultsFirst: Alix Crittenden Pearson 11 hours 10 min 06 secSecond: Normand Casavant 11 hours 32 min 24 secThird: Sam Palfrey 11 hours 55 min 36 secFourth: Gerry Walker 13 hour 01 min 10 secFifth: Sandy Burke 13 hour 02 min 38 secSixth: Ann Douglas 13 hour 37 min 27 secSeventh: Jillian Lawton 14 hour 00 min 41 secEight: Craig Rogerson 14 hour 15 min 43 sec
75-mile overnight resultsFirst: Marcel Marin 7 hrs 41 minSecond: Alexander Gotsand 9 hrs 32 minThird: Leah Gifford 10 hrs 30 minFourth: Robert Gifford 11 hrs 24 minTwo teams decided their dogs were not up to making the full loop: Jeff Dinsdale and Jodi Verge.
Four Dog Sprint Final ResultsFirst: Ken Bernard 27:31.31Second: Dana Luck 29:20.37Third: Sean Houghton 29:40.98Fourth: Cory Hommy 31:38.90Fifth: Nancy Hall 34:46.28Sixth: Shellie O'Brien 36:46.60Seventh: Nicole Swan 37:44.55Eighth: Sandra Ungr 38:53.65Ninth: Lexi Joinson 42:07.8310th: Will Procter 44:05.9211th: Anna-Lena Zepernich 48:14.4612th: Karen Joseph 55:25.75
Six Dog Sprint Final ResultsFirst: Dana Luck 36:44.24Second: Ken Bernard 37:26.19Third: Cory Hommy 41:00.17Fourth: Karine Grenier 43:23.11Fifth: Robyn Devins 43:43.13Sixth: Kelly Bouchard 48:19.03Seventh: Craig Houghton 51:38.08Eighth: Lisa Joinson 52:03.28
10 Dog Sprint ResultsFirst: Robert Peebles 63:40.77Second: Ken Bernard 65:13.40Third: Dana Luck 65:43.08
Fourth: Danny Savic 65:48.11Fifth: Craig Houghton 69:29.49Sixth: Terry Quesnel 77:24.37Seventh: Jerry Joinson 85:36.68Eighth: Joe Torok 94:47.08Ninth: Ian Kitchen 100:16.09
NEWSCourierA12 www.caledoniacourier.com Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Caledonia Courier
Winterfest 2014
TOP LEFT: The new Caledonia Classic starting flag waves in the foreground while a sled dog team heads for the finish line on Stuart Lake. MIDDLE LEFT: A young art-ist works on the mural art brought by artist Claire Single-ton of Fraser Lake. BOTTOM LEFT: Snowcarver Aaron Grant works on the bear sculpture. Grant sculpted the four clan symbols. BOTTOM RIGHT: Two young aspiring mushers get a photo taken before participating in the Kid and Mutt event, where young or the uniniti-ated have a chance to try riding a dog sled. More photos online.
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