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HISTORICAL EVENT: The District of Fort St James and Nak’azdli band councils signed a proto-col agreement last week that will have the two local governments working together on mutually beneficial terms. (Left to right) Carl Leon, Crystal Millard, Mayor Rob MacDougall, Chief Fred Sam, Dave Birdi and Riley Willick were present for the signing and block party on Kwah Road.
Rebecca WatsonCaledonia Courier
The District of Fort St. James and Nak’azdli band councils signed an agreement Monday Sept. 15 establishing a mutually beneficial re-
lationship that will of-ficially start their two councils working to-gether.
A block party on Kwah Road was a sym-bol of the government-to-government connec-tion with free food and
live music to celebrate the historical event. People of all ethnicities were seen mingling and having a good time.
“Our history is so important to us it’s sometimes hard to work together with our
cultural divide and re-ligious divide but we need to get passed that,” said Mayor Rob Mac-Dougall, on stage at Monday’s block party. “We need to set aside our differences. I ac-knowledge that this
event is taking place on Nak’azdli land and it is a great day because from here forward we will be planning this community together. This road is an imagi-nary wall and tonight we took the first step to illuminating it and we will eliminate it.”
The protocol agree-ment is the first of it’s kind and recognizes that both communities not only sit on Nak’azdli traditional territory but that they will officially start to work collabora-tively as one.
“We are not go-ing to forget this day,” said Chief Fred Sam of Nak’azdli band. “It’s time we work together
for the betterment of both communities and for the betterment of everyone. This [agree-ment] will especially help the health side of things and get rid of the racial barriers.”
Each councillor present took turns sign-ing the agreement with the purpose of working more co-operatively with one another.
By engaging in the agreement, both parties agree to develop more mutually beneficial ini-tiatives and participate
in council-to-council meetings to develop an intergovernmental re-lationship moving for-ward on joint priorities.
“We used to work to-gether because we had to but now we work to-gether because we want to,” said Mayor Mac-Dougall.
The agreement also includes a section stat-ing both communities will strive to celebrate each other’s cultural values, protect the en-vironment and provide employment opportu-nities that reflect each communities standards and values.
A Partnership Steer-ing Committee has also been put into motion
whose members will work to implement the protocol agree-ment.
Four repre-sentatives from both the District and Nak’azdli will sit on the committee and meet quarterly to discuss com-pleted tasks and relevant updates.
Some joint interests of both councils mov-
ing forward include co-operative land use plan-ning and management, cultural and heritage protection, economic development, envi-ronmental protection, shared services (wa-ter, sewer, fire protec-tion and snow removal) emergency prepared-ness, housing, and edu-cation.
“This is the highlight of my political career,” said Mayor MacDou-gall. “This brings all of us together as one and we will become one.”
“This brings all of us
together as one and we will become
one.”
BC Hydro warns
against prank calls
Rebecca WatsonCaledonia Courier
A new scam has been reported by BC hydro customers who have been receiving calls where the caller claims to be BC hydro and says power will be disconnected if a pay-ment is not received.
BC Hydro custom-ers are remind that nev-er will they be asked to give credit card or banking information over the phone. To check the authenticity of the call customers can hang up and call back.
Also, customers are reminded that if an ac-count is in arrears, BC Hydro will send several notices asking for pay-ment in the mail and may also use an auto-mated dialler before power supply is im-pacted.
Fort St. James cus-tomers are asked to report any fraudulent calls by calling BC Hydro at 1-800-BC-HYDRO, the local po-lice at 250-996-8269, and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501.
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Housing, or the next best thingREBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier
In response to the known housing prob-lem in Fort St. James, the District has started to determine possible areas for the develop-ment of RV parks.
“If you don’t have rentals it’s the next best thing. It’s being done in a lot of communi-ties across Canada with temporary working,” said Mayor Rob Mac-Dougall. “Fort McMur-ray, Terrace, Kitimat, and Mackenzie have all set up RV communities to meet the needs.”
Currently being looked at are 18 loca-tions with upwards of 400 RV spots through-out Fort St. James and
the Nak’azdli reserve. Although few areas have adequate servic-es (water/sewer), the District is exploring the possibility of de-veloping some areas and adding those services.
In relation to the of� cial Com-munity Strategic Plan, the objec-tive of council for residential land use is to encourage the use of vacant lots within existing residential subdivisions and use
existing municipal services be-fore adding more. It is also an objective of council to encourage well-planned and safe residential neighbourhoods while develop-ing in places that best utilize ex-
isting infrastructure. At the Sept. 15 coun-
cil meeting, the Jimmy Fries location was brought up as a pos-sible location to house a few RV’s considering it already has sewer and water amenities. Cot-tonwood Park was also mentioned with the pos-sibility of adding a few self-contained pads, which wouldn’t be a huge expense to the community, suggested councillor Russ Gin-grich.
“Sometimes [the parking lot] is full and sometimes its not but it would be for the travel-ing public more than anything,” said Mr. Gin-grich.
However, a general consensus throughout
the council was that any permanent or semi per-manent RV living spots should be relatively out of sight.
Some areas being looked at include loca-tions on Stones Bay Road, Douglas Avenue, Stuart Drive, Lakeshore Drive, Ash Street, Car-nell Street, and 2nd Ave. Places outside of town and the fairgrounds are also being considered.
It was added to the conversation by Emily Colombo that the number of rentals in Fort St. James is increasing slowly. “A couple rentals have come available within recent weeks. It’s slow but not as dismal as it was,” said Ms. Colombo.
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RV SPOTS: Addressing the need for housing in Fort St. James, the District may soon start to develope areas to sustain RV homes for permanent and semi permanent workers/residents.
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Ok, now it’s back to school
REBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier
Pack your bags kids, it’s back to school.
With the strike now finished that started before the end of the last school year, teach-ers are happy to have finally reached an agreement and get back to a regular routine.
“School District No. 91 is pleased that a negotiated settlement has been reached and that staff and students can return to school. We thank parents for their patience and look for-ward to working with school staffs in mak-ing this an outstanding year for students in the Nechako Lakes,” said Eugene Marks, director of instruction.
After several days of intense negotiations, representatives of the BC teachers Federation and BC Public School Employers’ Asso-ciation both signed an agreement-in-commit-tee Tuesday Sept. 15.
The following Thurs-day teachers voted 86 per cent yes to the new deal in favour of get-ting kids back to school and them back to work.
About three out of four of the province’s 40,000 teachers voted, a turnout much higher than the union’s last two ratification votes.
“I am happy with this deal,” said BCTF presi-dent Jim Iker.
“The tentative agree-ment will provide new support for stu-dents, ensure there are more specialist and
classroom teachers in schools working with children, and protect teachers’ constitutional rights as the court case continues,” said Mr. Iker in a press release.
The new tentative agreement has several key achievements for teachers and students including a mutu-ally agreed to process to address any future Court decision as well as the removal of the contentious Article E.80.
Fair pay and new teaching positions are also part of the new agreement.
For parents with students up to age 12, compensation from the finance ministry should be expected to be sent out in October to all who registered at bcparentinfo.ca.
Millions of students and teachers went back to the books Monday after a gru-elling strike throughout the province over class sizes, fair pay and overall charter
rights and freedoms
Legebokoff sentencingTERESA MALLAMVia Free Press
Convicted serial killer Cody Alan Lege-bokoff, 24, was sen-tenced Tuesday to four concurrent terms of life imprisonment.
Last Thursday, a 12-person jury found Legebokoff guilty of four counts of � rst degree murder in the 2009/2010 deaths of Jill Stuchenko, Natasha Montgomery, Cynthia Maas and Loren Donn Leslie.
Before handing down the mandatory sentences, B.C. Su-preme Court Justice Glen Parrett gave a summary of what is known about each of the murders. He described extensive injuries, “dis-� guring and degrading acts” and indignities in-� icted upon the victims.
“These are not the actions of a simple kill-er,” he said, “but some-thing in� nitely worse.”
He outlined evidence such as DNA analysis in the Crown’s case against Legebokoff. Nothing in the evidence, raised a doubt about Legebo-koff’s guilt, he said.
“It is clear [from the verdict] that the jury, in my view, rejected much of the accused’s evi-dence.” The judge gave his own � ndings about some evidence and pro-vided his opinion of the man who committed the murders.“He [Legebo-koff] should never be allowed to walk with us again,” said Parrett.
Legebokoff will not be eligible for parole until November 28, 2035. However because his offences were com-mitted before Dec. 2, 2011 he may still ap-ply for parole under the faint hope clause, after serving 15 years.
In the murder of Legebokoff’s � rst vic-tim Jill Stuchenko, 35,
Parrett said while others were enjoying Thanks-giving dinner Oct. 10, 2009, Stuchenko was most likely dead or dying. Her body was found Oct. 26 in a shal-low grave off Otway Road. Stuchenko had suffered massive blunt force injuries to her scalp, with cuts and multiple bruises to her forehead, both arms and knees. Her blood loss was “so extreme” that a pathologist in the case said he had a hard time getting a blood sample.
Natasha Montgom-ery, 23, likely died around August 31 or September 1, 2010. Her body has not been found. However, shorts worn by Legebokoff when he met with Loren Leslie on November 27, 2010 had areas of DNA matching Montgom-ery’s genetic pro� le. An axe found in a hallway
closet at Legebokoff’s Liard Drive apartment yielded 14 matches to Montgomery, along with other bloodstains found on curtains, com-forter in Legebokoff’s bedroom, cuttings from a carpet, box spring mattress and linoleum � oor – all matches to Montgomery’s genetic pro� le.
Cynthia Maas, 35, died Sept. 10, 2010. She suffered blunt force trauma to her face and head, 16 impacts to her skull, fractured ribs and injuries to her vertebrae. Parrett noted her body had been left naked from the waist down.
He described DNA evidence in her case including from blood-stains on a pickaroon found in Legebokoff’s bedroom and on black shoes seized from his Liard Drive apart-ment which yielded 25 matches to Maas. The judge found Maas was murdered and that the pickaroon or logging tool was “one of the tools” used in that mur-der. Loren Leslie, 15, was found dead, lying face down, having been dragged into the bush “in an apparent attempt to conceal or delay” � nding her body, said Parrett. Her pants and underpants were pulled down around her feet – similar in manner to that of Maas. Leslie’s body was discovered around midnight Nov. 27, 2010 by a conservation of� -cer near a logging road off Highway 27 (north
of Vanderhoof). On that night, police now had in custody a suspect for Leslie’s murder who had never been on their radar before (as a sus-pect in other murders), noted Parrett. Reading from his written com-ments, Parrett com-mended a particular RCMP of� cer involved in that case. He was aware, he said, that “we should all be eternally grateful,” to a young and inexperienced po-lice of� cer – Const. Aaron Kehler – whose instincts and actions taken Nov. 27, 2010 led to the arrest of Legebo-koff and a � rst charge of murder in Leslie’s case. Good luck (in timing) and good fortune ini-tially brought Kehler to
that location to connect up with another of� cer (Const. Sidhu) around 9:35 p.m. he noted. Legebokoff who was noticed by Kehler as he came off the logging road at a “high rate of speed,” was pulled over and questioned. That police investigation led to the merging of the other murder investi-gations (Stuchenko, Montgomery and Maas) that resulted in the other three � rst degree mur-der charges laid against Legebokoff.
The judge said text messages between Leslie and Legebokoff before they met are “highly revealing and chilling” when closely examined.
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“These are not the actions of a simple killer,” he said, “but some-
thing in� nitely worse.”
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Report card time for local politiciansTom FletcherBlack Press
This November, voters will be hir-ing local politicians for a four-year term, rather than three.
It’s a good time to ask some tough questions about the performance of councils on the job they are assigned to do, as opposed to posturing about se-nior government matters.
Remember when it was fashion-able for city councils to declare their communities “a nuclear weapons-free zone”? You can still see the signs enter-ing Vancouver and Nanaimo. Alert vot-ers may wonder: “Did they really think we’re that stupid?” Yes, they did. And some of them still do.
To illustrate, allow me to introduce my poster child for bad local govern-ment, Victoria city councillor Ben Isitt.
A long-time NDP activist, Isitt got elected three years ago after raising his name recognition with a couple of runs for mayor. His rookie term has been notable for a series of stunts that extend his career as a professional student, campus radical and occasional history lecturer.
One of Isitt’s big studies is the influ-ence of Soviet communism on the B.C. NDP. He was on one of his visits to Russia earlier this year when President Vladimir Putin was having his way
with Crimea.Isitt’s fondness for state control was
on display last fall when aboriginal protesters disrupted natural gas drilling in New Brunswick, torching several police vehicles in the process.
Isitt took to his Facebook page to decry the federal government’s use of police against the population, and sug-gested Canada should emulate Venezu-ela, where petroleum resources benefit the people rather than corporations.
Venezuela sells gasoline for nine cents a gallon, the late Hugo Chavez’s gift to his people after nationalizing the oil industry. The capital, Caracas, is fa-mous for extreme poverty, brutally sup-pressed riots, and a crime rate so bad it ranks among the world’s most danger-ous cities.
How does Isitt’s political outlook translate to his role in local govern-ment?
This week local politicians gather in Whistler for the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention. One of Isitt’s first contributions a couple of years ago was at a UBCM workshop on how to finance local infrastructure. Isitt proposed setting up a municipal income tax. Presumably this would be on top of property taxes. In its wisdom, Victoria council appointed Isitt as their Capital Regional District representative. In that capacity he led the charge
against Canada Post’s decision to wind up door-to-door delivery for the minority of people who aren’t already using community mailboxes. After instructing Ottawa to accelerate the bankruptcy of this Crown corporation, Isitt began ordering the province to intervene in a dispute over Grace Islet, a rocky point off Salt Spring Island where an Alberta man is trying to build a retirement home. The dispute centres on aboriginal burial grounds and artifacts, and Isitt appointed himself advocate for the grievances of native people.
When the B.C. government didn’t follow his instructions, he demanded that the CRD expropriate the land and evict the owner. Island politics being what it is, this was actually considered before cooler heads prevailed.
And how are things with the CRD’s real job while the Isitt circus rolls on? The most over-governed region in B.C. remains locked in a bitter turf war over a federally mandated sewage treatment project, and is on the verge of forfeit-ing hundreds of millions in provincial funds.
So voters should ask themselves a couple of questions this November. Is your council doing the job it was hired to do? And do you trust these individu-als with your wallet until the fall of 2018?
Classes too big, or too unruly?
Dear Editor
With respect to class size, one thing that is never discussed is the lack of be-havioural discipline of the students. Some years ago I had a job as a teaching as-sistant in the federal prison system, where I noticed that many prisoners were stuck at the grade five level. That led me to take the social ser-vice program at a second-ary institution to become a teaching assistant in the public school and help the “slower” students overcome learning difficulties.
While doing my practi-cum in a school, I was ap-palled at the chaos in the classroom. While the teach-er was busy at the green board explaining a lesson, several students walked about having conversations with other classmates, while others walked over to the window looking at the play-ground.
Juxtapose that to my ex-
perience in public school where we didn’t dare chat, never mind wandering about. Also, the wife of a former governor of Wash-ington State took a group of teachers to China a few years ago and observed the discipline of the children there. The average class size was about 50 students. All of the students were at their desks focused on the teacher.
And to have 2-300 stu-dents in a university audito-rium listening to a lecture, there is discipline.
If students in a class-room were studying online with only a monitor walking around, the matter of disci-pline would not be an issue. You could have many stu-dents in a classroom, each student progressing at his or her own speed and then have periodic tests as is done through distance education.
Ted GrigoleitBurnaby
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Canada’s Pipelines
KEEPING CANADA’SENERGY HIGHWAYS SAFE
HOW PIPELINE COMPANIES ARE TAKING STANDARDS TO A NEW LEVEL
Pipelines – known as energy highways – are vital to our country’s energy infrastructure.
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Canada’s pipeline companies carefully follow a strict set of standards and regulations and use sophisticated equipment at every phase of a pipeline’s life – from design and construction to operations, maintenance and emergency response plans.
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REBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier
A service road just outside Fort St. James has been discovered to be unnamed although it has existed for 40 years.
The unnamed road is located off Tachie Road, north of the Green Energy Plant and south of Murray Ridge Ski hill. During a meet-ing on Sept. 15 held by the District of Fort St. James for road users to discuss maintenance and typical use, it was a surprise for all to learn the road in fact had no permit or tenure.
The group deter-mined that with all the current and planned re-source projects on that road, it would be with great interest of the District to take a look at safety hazards of the road and with that � g-ure out just who has jurisdiction and respon-sibility over the roads liability.
“Before you can do much we need to know who owns it,” said May-or Rob MacDougall at the Wed. 17 city coun-cil meeting. “Is it crown land or is it the city’s road?”
The District has since sent a letter to the Ministry of Transporta-tion and Infrastructure concerning the road and who will be responsible for things such as snow removal, maintenance and liability.
Other issues the town may face is that the road currently has no turning lane to allow for smooth traf� c � ow off of Tachie Road.
The sharp corner also contains heavy brush leaving traf� c visually challenged as they approach the road. Traf� c leaving the road may also � nd dif� culty with a less than desir-able grade to climb turning onto Tachie Road. The group deter-mined that in the winter the steepness and poor line of sight could prove to be troublesome.
Further compound-ing the issue, a CN Rail line crosses the ac-cess road immediately before the junction.
A road that belongs to, nobody?Although the rail traf-� c is periodic, it could change at any time and CN would likely have an issue with their
tracks being blocked. In the past there
have been times where loaded trucks have blocked the rail
crossing for extended periods of time. When the energy plant and chipping plant go into production, there could
be upwards of 50 trucks per day using the road. Other users of the road include YRB gravel pit, two rock quarries
and two wood lots. All issues surrounding the road such as traf� c � ow and public safety are in the process of being
looked at by the District, road users and Ministry. More information will be published as made available.
Although it has been around for over four decades, a road North of Fort St. James remains unnamed
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Developing a marina policy for CottonwoodREBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier
Boating should soon become a little less frus-trating in Fort St. James with a newly introduced marina policy that will help govern the Cotton-wood Marina.
Until now, there has never been a written policy for the opera-tions of the marina. Due to ongoing complaints from users as well as confusion of staff, mainly surrounding the registration process, the District has decided to introduce a new policy laying out rules with an attached license agree-ment.
A wharf committee comprised of District staff and marina us-ers have met twice to develop principles for the draft policy. Guide-lines have since been outlined by the District for the marina’s operat-ing season, lease fees, registration, use of the marina, prohibitions and marina security and
safety.Al Millsap, the mari-
na manager, says some past problems have mainly been around boat owners providing inaccurate informa-tion about their vessels length.
“I have a boat docked as well so I am on both sides but, what hap-pens is, people say they have a boat that is such
a length and then they add a swim guard and kicker. When people don’t tell us the proper size it causes problems. From now on we’re go-ing to measure the boats as they go in.”
Another portion of the purposed policy highlights the use of the marina for returning lessees. It notes people who have a boat moored
for a full season the pre-vious year will now be noti� ed in writing (mail or e-mail) of advanced registration in Febru-ary. Suggestions from District council mem-bers were made to also send a map of the ma-rina with registration so people can suggest their preferred spot. Those lessees may register for a full season, one boat
only, up until the end of March but there is no guarantee that they will receive the same slip as the previous year.
Booking for the marina will be open on April 1 for the gen-eral public. If there are empty docks remaining upon main opening, ad-ditional slips may be leased to a person who already has one boat registered.
However, according to Mr. Millsap the ma-rina usually sells out on the � rst day.
“We’re looking at ap-plying for grants to pos-sibly upgrade the size of the marina which even then we would probably still be full,” said Mr. Millsap.
The District council will look at the capac-ity of the marina after registration this year and will possibly re-visit the topic next year. Their hope is by the end of this year to at least have the marina policy locked in place. A copy of the draft policy can
be found at http://bit.ly/XQx942 and if anyone has questions, concerns
or input contact Kevin Crook at the District of-� ce 250-996-8233.
Photo by Rebecca Watson
BOATING: The Cottonwood Marina will soon have a written set of rules to elliminate any type of confusion.
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We would like to invite you to an information session where you can learn more about the Northern Gateway Project conditions and plans relevant to your community, and provide us with your feedback.
You can review all of the Project conditions that will be discussed at the information session by visiting gatewayfacts.ca/engagement
We hope you will find this to be a great opportunity to talk with our team and other community members about the plans and conditions relevant to you. Bring your questions and feedback, and let’s continue the discussion about Northern Gateway.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Thursday, October 2 Music Makers Hall255 2nd Avenue EastFort St. James, BC
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Friday, October 3 Royal Canadian Legion165 Chowsunket Street Fraser Lake, BC
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REBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier
The District of Fort St. James is in the pro-cess of deciding how advertisement will work on the town's zamboni.
In the past, a perma-nent Canfor ad was dis-played and bought for the life of the zamboni.
Last year the town bought a new zamboni and some interest has already been shown for the sale of it's ad space. Mayor Rob MacDou-gall says the council will consider sugges-tions, questions or con-cerns from the general public.
"It's a prime adver-tising spot, it's special-ized. For the person that has already come forward we didn't think $300-$400 was enough so we're willing to en-tertain any new ideas," said mayor MacDou-gall.
A letter from Fort St. James resident Brenda Gouglas pertaining to the use of the zamboni for advertisment space was read aloud at the at the Wed.17 council meeting.
Ms. Gouglas had spoke with a few peo-ple in the community and formed a consen-sual consideration to move away from cor-porate sponsorship and promote locally owned business.
"There are things that can keep it local for the small time folks with local businesses. The zamboni is metal so maybe it can hold the decals small businesses use on car doors. May-be it can be rented by month or even week," suggested Ms. Gouglas.
Councillor Russ Gingrich af� rmed that it may be hard to get away from co-operate donations considering most of the money is used in larger projects to further help the city such as grant writing to obtain further monies or large projects such as remodelling a building.
Typically, money gathered from adver-tisements in a facility tend to go to improving that facility, said Emily Colombo, economic de-velopment of� cer.
"The more we get the more we get to upgrade the facility. We just got a zamboni last year at a huge dis-count because it was used, but still cost us about $60,000. A new one would have been double. The advertise-ment money may go to help reimburse the city for the cost of the new zamboni."
The council agreed that they will remain open to suggestion and that the issue will be an ongoing topic of dis-cussion.
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They also provide a time-line of events leading up to the murder, he said. Parrett found that Leslie had self-defence wounds from warding off her attacker and that none of her injuries, speci� cally cuts to her neck, were self-in� icted. Simi-larities in the murders pointed to the fact all four victims were killed by one person.
Further, Parrett read out several passages in Legebo-koff’s “current version of events” given in his August 26 and 27 testimony as examples of where Legebokoff may un-
intentionally have provided us with a glimpse of what re-sides within him and show that he lacks empathy or remorse. “His responses were, in my view, highly revealing,” said Parrett.
The judge said Legebokoff “dehumanized” Leslie when he referred to � nding her body as “it” in an interview with Sidhu . And he dismissed Legebokoff’s claim that he was present during the mur-ders but that people he would only identify as X, Y and Z did the killing. “I do not believe that X, Y, or Z exist or that they were involved in the murders
(of Stuchenko, Maas, Mont-gomery),” said Parrett. Parrett said Tuesday “nothing use-ful” could come of proceeding with Legebokoff’s citation for contempt of court which arose from his refusal to put names to “X,Y, and Z.” There was an order that Legebokoff’s name be added to the national sexual assault registry and he must submit to giving samples of his DNA. But Parrett had kind, compassionate words for the murdered women’s families whose victim impact were statements in court on Friday.
Looking up from his notes, Parrett said he’d been torn try-
ing to decide whether or not to “quote extensively” from victim impact statements – or respecting a degree of privacy for the families by not reading them out.
In choosing the latter, Par-rett assured them – in an un-steady voice that choked up as he spoke – that he had read each one over “more than once.” After Parrett left the bench, and as Legebokoff was being led away by sheriffs, a man in the public gallery yelled at him to, “tell us where her [Montgomery’s] body is.” Legebokoff did not respond and kept on walking.
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Lowering greenhouse gas emissionsREBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier
A metaphorical � re has been started under the District of Fort St. James, and ironically, this � re has helped low-er greenhouse gas emis-sions and take action on climate change.
Over the past few years the District has worked on reducing it’s carbon footprint with a number of green initia-tives such as making municipal buildings better insulated, install-ing retro� t energy ef-� cient HVAC and LED lighting, replacing sec-tions of damaged wa-ter mains, applying for grants to develop trails and green spaces, car-rying out maintenance of sidewalks, and pro-moting bike-to-work week. The push for many of these projects sprouted after the Dis-trict signed the Climate Action Charter in 2008,
a binding document between the province, UBCM and local gov-ernments with the purpose of ad-dressing the impacts of climate change. “Being green has its ad-vantages, especially when your
given an incentive,” said Kevin Crooks, CAO for the District of Fort St. James.
When the city signed onto the charter they agreed to start creating a more energy ef� cient
community. This meant working towards reducing the amount of fuels used by the municipality, supporting the reduction of car dependency and fast tracking green development and practices
that encourage land use. The environmental
bene� ts are obvious but to make the deal even sweeter, charter partici-pants can also bene� t from the Climate Ac-tion Revenue Incen-tive Program (CARIP), a government funded grant program that pro-vides conditional grants to local governments that sign onto the Cli-mate Action Charter.
The grants are equal to 100 per cent of the carbon taxes paid an-nually by local gov-ernments and can be used toward supporting even more environmen-tal initiatives. Part of the charter agreement asks the city to mea-sure and report on all emissions used by mu-nicipal owned build-ings. Taxes used from those fuels are then matched through CAR-IP and returned to the city. In 2013, the Dis-trict of Fort St. James
claimed $8,700 from CARIP and invested in the Great Bear For-est Carbon Project, an Improved Forest Man-agement project which works to reduce emis-sions by protecting forest areas that were previously designated, sanctioned or approved for commercial logging. This is the second time the District of Fort St. James has been awarded level-three recognition (achievement of carbon neutrality) by the Green Communities Commit-tee, the joint provincial/UBCM committee who recognizes the efforts made by municipalities put forth by the Climate Action Charter.
“The trail recently put in connecting the crosswalk at Birch Street to the loop is an example of the � rst of many initiatives we plan to put forth going for-ward as a municipality,” said Mr. Crook.
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GOING GREEN: A collection of green initiatives has set the District of Fort St. James up for obtaining carbon nutrality in 2013. Shown here are prizes from the Distircts bike-to-work week.
District of Fort St. James retains carbon neutrality for 2013
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***ST PaTrICk’S aNGlICaN ChurCh...Services at St Pat-rick’s Anglican Church will now take place only on the first Sunday of the month except for special oc-casions.
***STUART LAKE OUTREACH GROUP FOOD BANK SCHED-ULE... is the third Wed of each month: September 17, October 15, November 19, January 21, 2015, February 18 and March 18 from 10:00 am to noon at the Food Bank behind St. Patrick’s Anglican Church, Stuart Drive. Volunteers needed. Call 250-567-6744. Food Bank needs canned meals, beans, stews, soups, tuna, salmon, sand-wich 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 Confidential, 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
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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 are lonely or in need. Volunteers for these programs are needed. Please call Gwen at 250-567-6744.
***ST. PaTrICk’S aNGlICaN ChurCh SErVICES... will now take place only on the first Sunday of the month except for special occasions.
***FIrEwEED ClOThES DrIVE...The Fireweed Safe Haven is doing a winter clothes drive. We are looking for jackets, boots, snow pants, mitts, hats, scarves, fleeces, etc, for men, women and children. The items will then be given to families in the community that need them. If you do not have anything at home that you can part with but still wish to contribute, you can purchase mitts, socks, or thermal underwear. Please drop items off at the Fireweed Safe Haven. For more information please contact Talia at (250) 996-8081. Every little bit helps.
***auxIlIary TO STuarT lakE hOSPITaL... Monthly meeting 2nd Wednesday each month. Hospital Cafeteria 7:00 p.m.
***FOrT ST. JaMES PuBlIC lIBrary hOurS...
Tuesday 11:30-8:00Wednesday 11:30-4:30Thursday 11:30-4:30
Friday 11:30-8:00Saturday 11:00-3:00
***NEChakO VallEy COMMuNITy SErVICES SOCIETy...Child and Youth
Mental Health and Counseling Services available at no cost. Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Call 996-7645 for appointment.
***FOrT TraP aND haNDGuN CluB... meets last Sunday of every month. Contact (Sue) at 250-996-7728 (h) for more information.
***FOrT ST. JaMES SEarCh & rESCuE... steering committee meetings first Tuesday of every month. 7:00 p.m. above the Fort St. James Firehall. Training is the third Tuesday of every month at the Firehall at 7 p.m. New members welcome. For more information please contact Paul at 250.996.7478 or Rod at 250.996.7269
***MuSIC MakErS...New members always WELCOME. Not everyone has to be on stage, there is lots of work behind the scenes. Call Heike Fonda at 250-996-7006 for more info.
***ThE ThrIFT STOrE...has a new name! “The Bargain Basement”. We are still at the same location, across from Shoppers Food Mart. Donations of clean clothing and small housewares are greatly appreciated. Please, no books or magazines. Proceeds are used for community needs. Open Wed-Sat, 12 noon to 4pm.
***PuBlIC SErVICE aNNOuNCEMENT...If you know anyone, including a child, who has been abused or harmed by a psychiatrist call the Citizens Commission on Human Rights at: 1-800-670-2247.
***aa MEETINGS...Thursdays at 8:00pm. United Church on 2nd Ave West. Call 250-996-8290 for more information.
***FIrEwEED SaFE haVEN...a safe place for women and their children leaving violence or abuse. 24 hour access - please call 996-8000.
***FOrT ST. JaMES ParENT aDVISOry...3rd Tuesday every month 7 p.m. at High School.
Becoming a BC hunter
REBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier
Hunting can be an individual passion or something passed down from generation to genera-tion but, despite your skill level, there is always a possibility of hurting someone.
Ross Davidson, a master instructor who teaches the Canadian Firearm Safety Course throughout the Nechako Region, says there used to be a high number of people getting shot dur-ing hunting season but those numbers have dwindled since he be-gan teaching the course.
"People were mis-taking Johnny Smith for Bullwinkle and now instead of � ying by the seat of their pants, peo-ple are going out and learning the proper way being taught by profes-sionals. You can't shoot a moose without a gun and you can't possess a gun with-out a Possession and Acquisition License (PAL)," said Mr. David-son.
To acquire a gun legally in Canada a person needs a PAL License. To get a PAL you must pass the Canadian Firearm Safe-ty Course, which consists of ap-proximately 12 hours of in class learning and a practical exam
to show the instructor that you know how to safely handle a gun. You are also required to submit your spouses name so they can be asked about your temperament along with two other character references. This federal license is applicable in every province but
Quebec, and is renewable every � ve years with an updated photo.
"But you cannot get a license and tags without a hunting num-ber, and you cannot get a hunting number without the Conservation Outdoor Recreation Education (CORE) course," said Mr. Da-vidson, a course he also teaches once a year. "It's your key to the hunting world of this province."
The CORE course is offered at the CNC in Fort St. James and Vanderhoof this month and is a provincial educational tool for persons aged 10 and up inter-ested in hunting. The program is a 23 to 26 hour course teaching participants about conservation,
ethics, laws and regu-lations, outdoor sur-vival, � rearm safety, and identifying ani-mals. “Knowing what an animal looks like is one of the most impor-tant parts of hunting,” says Mr. Davidson. “Provincial and Fed-eral regulations tell hunters exactly what they can hunt and it is the hunters job to identify the animal be-fore they shoot.”
Hunting is also reg-ulated in accordance to regions the land falls under. Each region is cut into management units and has its own rules and boundaries.
Within those boundaries hunters are allowed to hunt certain game at certain times with certain methods. All the regulations can be found in the BC Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synop-sis, which stays current for two years. This hunter’s bible can be found at the hardware store where tags and licenses can also be purchased.
"People were mistaking Johnny Smith for
Bullwinkle and now instead of � ying by the
seat of their pants, people are going out and learning
the proper way being taught by professionals."
--Ross Davidson
Deer and moose season started Sept. 10 in Region 7 units, which includes
Vanderhoof and Fort St. James. Check your 2012-1014 Hunting &
Trapping Regulations Synopsis to � nd out more about when, where and with
what you can hunt.
Open season
Gun safety 1. Always assume every � rearm is loaded. Toying around won't keep
anybody safe. 2. Prove it's empty. You don't want to � re a bullet into your kid’s bedroom.
3. Keep � nger off trigger. At least until you are in a place that is legal and where you can safely � re the gun.
4. Practice safe muzzle control. Point-ing it somewhere safe at all times will
ensure that nobody gets hurt and nothing will get damaged.
NOTE: It is a crime under the criminal code to point a gun at a human. The reason being a gun can't kill some-
body unless its pointed at somebody.
Photo by Rebecca Watson
MASTER INSTRUCTOR: Ross Davidson teaches the Canadian Firearm Safety Course and Conservation Outdoor Recreation Education or CORE course here in the Nechako region.
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2014 GENERAL SCHOOL ELECTION
NOTICE OF NOMINATIONPublic Notice is given to the electors of School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) that nominations will be accepted for the office of school trustee for the term commencing December 2014 and terminating in 2018, as follows:
No. of Trustees Electoral Area Name of Electoral Area2 trustees Area 1 Engen, Mapes, Vanderhoof and Cluculz Lake1 trustee Area 2 Topley, Decker Lake and Granisle1 trustee Area 3 Burns Lake and Rural Area1 trustee Area 4 Grassy Plains and Francois Lake1 trustee Area 5 Endako, Fraser Lake and Fort Fraser1 trustee Area 6 Fort St. James, Manson Creek, Germanson and Takla Landings
Nominations will be accepted from 9:00 am September 30 to 4:00 pm October 10, 2014 by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, by hand, mail or other delivery service as follows:
Darlene Turner Secretary Treasurer From: 9:00 am Tuesday, September 30, 2014 School Board Office To: 4:00 pm Friday, October 10, 2014 153 East Connaught Street Excluding statutory holidays and weekends. Box 129, Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0(T) 250-567-2284 • (F) 250-567-4639
Donna Benson Western Division Office From: 9:00 am Tuesday, September 30, 2014 Muriel Mould Neighbourhood Learning Centre To: 4:00 pm Friday, October 10, 2014 270 9th Avenue, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 During regular business hours.(T) 250-692-7782 • (F) 250-692-7145
Kevin Crook Chief Administrative Officer; or From: 9:00 am Tuesday, September 30, 2014 Emily Colombo To: 4:00 pm Friday, October 10, 2014 Economic Development Officer During regular business hours. District of Fort St. James 477 Stuart Drive West Box 640, Fort St. James, BC V0J 1P0(T) 250-996-8233 • (F) 250-996-2248
Chief Elections Officer Rosanne Murray Box 698, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 From: 9:00 am Tuesday, September 30, 2014(T) 250-694-3242 • (F) 250-694-3243 To: 4:00 pm Friday, October 10, 2014(C) 250-692-6269 By arrangement. (E) [email protected]
Deputy Chief Elections Officer Janice Baker From: 9:00 am Tuesday, September 30, 2014 (C) 250-570-8321 To: 4:00 pm Friday, October 10, 2014 (E) [email protected] By arrangement.
NOTE: Originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents must be received by the Chief Elections Officer by 4 p.m. on Friday, October 17, 2014.
Nomination documents are available as listed for accepting nominations above and also at the following district schools:
• Babine Elementary Secondary School in Granisle, BC • Decker Lake Elementary School in Decker Lake, BC • Lakes District Secondary School in Burns Lake, BC • Grassy Plains Elementary Junior Secondary School in Grassy Plains, BC • Fraser Lake Elementary School in Fraser Lake, BC • Fort Fraser Elementary School in Fort Fraser, BC • Fort St. James Secondary School in Fort St. James, BC • Nechako Valley Secondary School in Vanderhoof, BC • Nomination documents are also available at the District of Fort St. James Municipal Office, 477 Stuart Drive West in Fort St. James, BC
QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICEA person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a School Trustee if they meet the following criteria:
• Canadian citizen; • 18 years of age or older on general voting day, November 15, 2014; • resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; and • not disqualified under the School Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding office as a trustee, or be otherwise disqualified by law.
For further information, please contact:
• Rosanne Murray, Chief Election Officer, Box 698 Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 (T) 250-694-3242 (F) 250-694-3243 (C) 250-692-6269 (E) [email protected]• Janice Baker, Deputy Chief Election Officer, Box 2091 Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 (C) 250-570-8321 (E) [email protected]
Rosanne Murray Chief Election Officer
Local Government Act – s. 70Notice 3-2
DISTRICT OF FORT ST. JAMES
2014 TAX SALE
On Monday, September 29, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers at the District of Fort St. James Office, 477 Stuart Drive West, Fort St. James, BC, I will sell at Public Auction the lands and improvements thereon, in the list set out below, UNLESS THE OUTSTANDING DELINQUENT TAXES, INCLUDING INTEREST, ARE PAID PRIOR TO THE DATE OF TAX SALE.
Roll No. Legal Description Civic Address Upset Price
176250 Plan 3304 Lot 12 DL 111 761 Douglas Ave. 1,242.59
180258 Plan 6110 Lot 58 DL 1266 550 Fir St. 2,866.14
181550 Plan 7911 Lot 1 DL 1267 295 Stuart Dr. E. 59,696.63
230265 Plan 4533 Lot 53 DL 111 241Elm St. 4,363.50
Please note that the purchase of a Tax Sale Property is subject to tax under the Property Purchase Tax Act on the Fair Market Value of the property. The tax liability arises at the time the collector notifies the registrar of Titles to effect the transfer of title following the expiration of the redemption period (Local Government Act, Sec-tion 403).
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Winning a BCMA championshipREBECCA WATSONCaledonia Courier
It's not how you fall off the bike it's how you get back on.
Fort St. James' Warren Con-stantine 16, was the star of last month's Printwerx Cup High Point Championship in Prince George August 30 and 31, taking home two gold medals and the title of High Point Champion. Although he has already won two western Canadian championships and two provincial championships, he added another provincial under his belt last month and shows no sign of slowing down, even under pres-sure.
"It's cool, you show up at the track and everyone knows your name and wants to talk to you and know who you are," said War-ren. "I’ve won other champion-ships but this one was the most prestigious championship an ama-teur rider could win."
Normally a champion is deter-mined by winning a race. In or-der to compete for the High Point Championship, riders must enter three classes each with a three-moto (race) format to accumulate points based on ranking. This particular tournament also had extended race times because of it being a championship weekend.
Warren competed in the school-boy class, intermediate MX2 class and Pro/Am class. The schoolboy championship, for aged 16 and under, seemed effortless for War-ren who placed 1-1-1 in his mo-tos. The intermediate MX2 class is based on skill level and proved equally as dif� cult for him plac-ing 1-1-1 in those motos. Despite the fact it was his � rst time riding
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JUMPING THE COMPETITION: Warren Constantine 16, was titled High Point Champion last month at the Blackwater track in Prince George.
with professional riders in the Pro/Am class, Warren placed third overall with 4-4-3 in those mottos. Since the weekend was based on points (25 points for each � rst place), Warren took home the title of overall champion with 206 points.
"We are extremely proud of Warren. Those races were a gruelling test of � t-ness and determination," said Carrie Constantine,
Warren's mother. "What’s even more im-
pressive is he did this all with an injured ankle."
The weekend before Warren hurt his ankle after going around a corner and getting his foot caught un-der the bike as another rider ran over it. On the Saturday of the tournament, Warren was on his bike for over two hours in muddy conditions, managed to stay consistent
and still set himself up for his last three mottos on Sunday.
"He's worked really hard to be where he is and were so proud of that. Sometimes it's hard to watch when it gets really intense and of course I don't like to see crashing but, for the most part it was great and re-ally fun to watch," said Ms. Constantine.
Now that the season is
winding down Warren will start training for next year. The Constantine family travels extensively to al-low Warren access to the training he needs, which includes trips to Ter-race, Mission, Chilliwack, Smithers, Chetwynd and Quesnel. They are hoping to get some extra training for Warren down south in Washington State this year so he can attempt to qualify
for the Pro Nationals in the spring.
"It makes you feel free," said Warren when asked why he dirt bikes. "Once in a while you look at a big jump and think 'oh, that's stupid' but you hit it any-way. It comes with experi-ence, knowing what your capable of and what your bikes capable of but it’s de� nitely taught me how to get over my fears."