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DAWSON CREEK - Recent high water usage in the city has prompted the City of Dawson Creek to remind resi-dents of the current Stage One Water Conservation Mea-sures that are currently in effect.

According to a press release from the City of Dawson Creek, the high water usage is not the result of industry hauling, but is expected to be a result of lawn watering. It said that the City’s records show that water usage is in-creasing during times where watering lawns is not permit-ted.

According to the City’s deputy director of infrastructure and sustainable development, Shawn Dahlen, two weeks ago the City experienced days where water usage exceeded their 9,000 cubic metres permitted from the Kiskatinaw River. He said one of the City’s three water reservoirs (to-talling approximately 90 days of storage) was down at 80 per cent capacity. Dahlen said that the average water use per day, during this time of year should be around 7,500 cubic metres a day.

Stage One Water Conservation Measures are in effect from May 1 to Oct. 1 every year. Under Stage One, resi-dents with odd-numbered addresses are permitted to wa-ter their lawn, flower beds and gardens on Thursdays and Sundays between 4-9a.m. and between 7-10p.m. Residents with even-numbered addresses are permitted to water on Wednesdays and Saturdays between 4-9a.m. and between 7-10p.m.

Water hoses used to wash boats or motor vehicles must be equipped with an automatic shut-off device.

The City will issue a warning to an offender for the first violation of the bylaw, the second offense will result in a $75 ticket and the third offense against the bylaw will result in a fine not less than $100 and not more than $500.

While bylaw enforcement usually is on a complaint-driven basis, Dahlen said the department will be more pro-active in looking for lawn watering offenders. He said that under the City’s current water rate structure, when the City reads water meters, high or abnormal water use can imme-diately be recognized.

Water usage up in D.C.despite bylaw JILL [email protected]

DAWSON CREEK - Although the Temporary Foreign Workers Program recently underwent sev-eral changes, local resident David Johnston hopes one more change will be added to the list.

Johnston, self-advocate and past president of BC People First, has been canvassing the Peace Region’s federal and provincial representa-tives for the past several weeks for their support in ensuring people

with disabilities are considered for local jobs before employers seek out temporary foreign workers.

During their last meeting on July 8, the BC People First board sent

a letter to Minister of Employment and Social Development Jason Kenney, requesting that a question be added to the Temporary Foreign Worker application form: has your organization attempted to hire a person with a disability?

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Photo Credit Contributed PhotoThe Dawson Creek Fire Department responded to a car fire on Sunday morning on 96th Ave. and 6th Street. The incident is currently an RCMP file.

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DAWSON CREEK - After having just come off of ac-commodating a $875,000 cut to the Northern Lights Col-lege budget, president Laurie Rancourt is already con-cerned about expected cuts for the 2015-2016 school year.

Decreasing funding to advanced education is a trend Rancourt believes is developing in most provinces across the country. She spoke to Peace River Regional directors about her concern on July 24.

“Most provincial governments are cutting funding to post-secondary. They are all looking at increasing produc-

tivity and decreasing costs,” she said. A $50 million cut over two years to advanced education

was expected to be implemented in the province for the 2013-2014 school year, however, that decision was delayed a year and set in place for the 2014-2015 school year with a $25 million cut.

The drop in funding meant a decrease of approximately $125,000 for NLC, but considering the eliminated base budget funding for English as a Second Language instruc-tion, the mandated wage and salary increase for unionized staff, increased building maintenance and utility costs, the College’s board faced a reduced budget of approximately $875,000.

“It doesn’t sound like a lot, but when you’re looking at budgets that have been status quo, despite operating cost increases, and you are looking at a time when there is a call for more secondary education, not less, it does have a significant impact,” Rancourt said, adding that another $25 million cut is expected for the 2015-2016 school year.

While Rancourt said she recognizes that the Province is experiencing some fiscal challenges, investment in ad-vanced education is needed in order to address the identi-fied skills gap in the region. She said a cut in funding could mean a cut to a program or service in any one of their five campuses and three access centres.

“At the end of the day we could get every man, woman and child in this region trained, and according to the docu-mentation, a labour shortage would still be looming. Our

message at the base of it is that we cannot absorb any more cuts in this area to post-secondary education,” said Ran-court.

In April, Rancourt presented three opportunities for the Province to help produce the skilled workers required for B.C.’s future economy to the Select Standing Committee on Finance.

The first opportunity identified was to ensure a skilled and educated workforce for the province by providing college’s with sustained and predictable multi-year opera-tional investments so that funding could be used more stra-tegically, and so that capacity can be increased. She also suggests that one-time targeted funding be issued to deal with space availability and that an annual capital allowance be given to address maintenance issues.

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Photo Credit Jill EarlRancourt addresses the PRRD board on July 24.


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FORT ST. JOHN – The City’s new Transportation Mas-ter Plan puts pedestrian, cycling and vehicle travel infra-structure development on the fast track.

At a Committee of the Whole meeting on Mon., July 14, council heard an introductory presentation outlining the timeline and approach of Urban Systems’ transportation plan, and gave direction on key goals.

Urban Systems, which provides strategic planning and urban design services, is aiming for a completed T.M.P. document by March 2015.

“It might be slightly aggressive almost, but we want to move this ahead as quickly as we can and get moving so that we can have it in place for next construction season,” said Victor Shopland, the City’s director of infrastructure.

Addressing transportation in the city has been a council priority for about five years, according to city manager Di-anne Hunter.

“It certainly is a concern to the community, to council and to staff to ensure that we have a long term vision for the transportation needs for our community,” she said.

“This is the start of that process, it will help inform other projects that we’re working on within the city . . . it will set out a plan for us that we can follow for the years to come.”

The T.M.P. is meant to support other community goals, most of which are defined in the Official Community Plan, a long term vision for the city.

The engineering and design team at Urban Systems will be looking at bypass roads, parking, the width of the streets, public and accessible transit, among other areas as identi-

fied by council and by resi-dents.

“We do want to get a very good sense of what is hap-pening right now, where are some of the issues, what’s working well, what’s not, as well as projecting forward, usually a 20 year horizon, to see where will the city be in that 20 year time frame,” said James Donnelly, project manager.

“This would be something that would guide, certainly staff, and how they go about their daily business, as well as council, in terms of how you might make decisions with respect to transporta-tion in the community. When it comes to capital planning or priorities, this is a plan that we would hope would inform that,” he said, adding that parking and residential development are examples

of developments that could be influenced by a T.M.P.All modes of transportation will be considered in their

study, from personal vehicle travel, to goods movement, trucking, as well as walking, cycling and public transit.

One of the first steps will be to create a stakeholders ad-visory group to help direct the plan and to ensure a diverse perspective on transportation issues in the city.

“It could be made up of quite a range of people, usually you’d be looking for interested groups, so downtown asso-ciations, cycling groups, developers, trucking associations, residential associations, typically people that are represent-ing a broader group and they can spread the message to whoever they are representing,” said Donnelly.

“That way too we can pick some folks that are pretty in-terested in issues, that are willing to put the time and effort into attending meetings and workshops . . . and this way we can kind of educate, bring people on with all the informa-tion, make sure that as we move forward, they’re based on informed discussion.”

Council shared a number of issues and areas of focus to give Urban Systems some preliminary direction, such as making sure new transportation infrastructure accommo-dates population and industry growth.

Predicting numbers of vehicles on the roads is a difficult task in a commercial industrial area because it ebbs and flows with markets, said Donnelly.

“When you start looking 20 years ahead it’s really hard to predict where those markets will be and what will be happening, but there are some trends that you can look at and you can see where things are going.”

Planning for a substantial increase would be in the best interest of the city, Mayor Lori Ackerman said.

“I’m not sure how you can forecast a population in a very intense resource area, but what we need to make sure is that we don’t put a building where a street should be. So if someone says that the population is going to be 40,000 in ten years from now, then we should think 80,000. We really need to quit limiting ourselves, otherwise we pay for that too,” she said.

Being sure that the city has appropriate bypasses so that heavy or industrial traffic can avoid the city was another point she raised, as well as having efficient highway access.

“I don’t want to see any more of those interchanges like we have at Fas Gas or A&W. I want to make sure that the Ministry of Transportation understands that right up front, our interchanges need to be done appropriately,” she said.

Developing a safe system, for cyclists, pedestrians and all road users, was another focus that council identified.

Urban Systems planners have developed a six phase ap-proach that includes a number of meetings with a stake-holder advisory group, two open houses for the public, on-line consultation by way of the City’s PlaceSpeak account and Facebook, and four council meetings.

The Committee of the Whole meeting on Mon., July 14 was phase one, the project start up.

The draft of the T.M.P. is scheduled to be ready by Janu-ary 2015, and the final T.M.P. and implementation plan by March 2015.

Photo Credit Bronwyn ScottA skateboarder cruises down 100th Street in Fort St. John in summer, 2014.

City moves full speed ahead on transportation


Date Meetings Start TimeAugust 25 In-Camera Board Meeting 5:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting 6:30 p.m.September 8 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1:00 p.m. September 22 In-Camera Board Meeting 5:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting 6:30 p.m.October 6 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1:00 p.m. October 20 In-Camera Board Meeting 5:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting 6:30 p.mNovember 3 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1:00 p.m. November 17 In-Camera Board Meeting 5:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting 6:30 p.mDecember 1 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1:00 p.m. December 15 In-Camera Board Meeting 5:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting 6:30 p.m

Christmas Vacation: December 22, 2104 - January 2, 2015; Schools re-open January 5, 2015January 12 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1:00 p.m. January 19 In-Camera Board Meeting 5:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting 6:30 p.mFebruary 2 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1:00 p.m. February 16 In-Camera Board Meeting 5:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting 6:30 p.mMarch 2 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1:00 p.m. March 16 In-Camera Board Meeting 5:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting 6:30 p.m

Spring Vacation: March 23 - April 2, 2015; Schools re-open April 7, 2015April 13 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1:00 p.m. April 20 In-Camera Board Meeting 5:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting 6:30 p.mMay 4 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1:00 p.m. May 19 (Tues)** In-Camera Board Meeting 5:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting 6:30 p.mJune 1 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1:00 p.m. June 15 In-Camera Board Meeting 5:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting 6:30 p.m

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BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETINGS - 2014-2015

NOTES:Location: all meetings are held at the School Board #60 Board Office in the Board Room.Committee of the Whole Meetings: held the first Monday of each month, with the above noted exceptions, because of holiday breaks.Regular Board Meetings: held the third Monday of each month, with the exception of statutory holidays. In this case, the meeting will then be held the third Tuesday of the month.

FORT ST. JOHN – It was a sparse turnout at the Bound-ary Extension Open House on Wednesday evening, July 23, at the Quality Inn Northern Grand in Fort St. John.

Just a handful of residents trickled in through the doors for coffee, conversation and a brief presentation by Mayor Lori Ackerman about the City’s current stage in the process to extend the city boundaries.

The Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Devel-opment approved the City’s application on Mon., July 14, but there are still hurdles to clear before the land that is currently part of the Regional District can be incorporated into the city.

The next step in the process is gaining municipal elector approval – that of city residents – and in her presentation, Mayor Ackerman explained the route that the city will take in seeking that approval.

“City electors, residents, approval can be obtained one of two ways: through the A.A.P., the Alternative Approval Process, or through a referendum,” she explained. The City has chosen the Alternate Approval Process.

“It’s faster and it’s less costly to our tax payers, and more efficient, it enables us to ensure some development, cer-tainty in the extension area, faster,” she said, adding that new schools is one of the priorities for quick development.

“This would happen before final investment decisions on any of the proposed resource development, or Site C, so time is of the essence, moving this forward,” said Mayor Ackerman.

If the municipal electors agree with the extension, for-mal notification of the Alternate Approval Process will be submitted to the Ministry, and the Ministry will be able to proceed to the next step of seeking provincial approval.

If municipal electors are in opposition, however, ten per

cent or more of city residents or property owners must com-plete an Elector Response Form, indicating they want the issue taken to referendum, and submit it to the City by 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 21.

“If the number of re-sponses exceed the 10 per cent required by the A.A.P., the application is not actual-ly defeated, this means that it will go to referendum for approval, and that will be done at, probably, the elec-tion in the fall, I’m thinking, because the cost of a refer-endum is expensive,” said Mayor Ackerman.

Fort St. John has a popu-lation of over 20,000, with just 22.7 square kilometres. For comparison, Chetwynd has a population of 2,724 with 44.2 square kilometers, Mayor Ackerman explained.

“You’ll see, even Dawson Creek has 24.4 square kilo-meters, with a population of about 12,285,” she said, pointing to maps around the room that compared sizes and populations of local communities.

“We are building a very sustainable and tight com-munity, and we’re just about at the end of our boundaries here.”

For property owners who fall within the proposed city

Photo Credit Bronwyn ScottCoun. Larry Evans discusses the proposed boundary expansion with concerned residents at the open house at Quality Inn Northern Grand on Weds., July 23, 2014.

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DAWSON CREEK - Despite years of fundraising for the benefit of the Tate Creek Elementary School and ad-joining Community Centre, many residents of Tate Creek and Tupper are asking the Peace River Regional District to create a tax function so that they can continue to operate the centre.

The establishment of a tax function will likely come down to a referendum during the municipal election voting day on Nov. 15.

On July 22 the community met in an information ses-sion to discuss details of the possible referendum. Attend-ees were presented with two scenarios, one in which the Community Centre would be provided with an annual grant that would not exceed $153,200 and one in which the grant would not exceed $200,000.

If the Tomslake and District Recreation Commission decide to make the maximum amount $153,200, residents would pay an estimated $.56 per $1,000 of taxable value of improvements only; approximately $56.52 on $100,000 of improvements. If the Commission decides on $200,000, residents would pay $.73 on improvements; approximately $73.78 on $100,000 of improvements.

In both scenarios, 17.20 per cent of the cost would come from residential properties, 3.48 per cent would come from utilities and less than one per cent would come from busi-ness. Heavy and light industrial properties would end up paying the most at 37.06 per cent and 42.07 per cent re-spectively.

“Consider what the community has already put in...you have a lot more to lose by letting it go,” said one attendee, supporting a referendum which would grant the Commis-sion $200,000.

Kim French, chief financial officer for the PRRD, said that setting a maximum allowance in the referendum wouldn’t necessarily mean that amount would be spent every year. It would fluctu-ate depending on the annual budget set by the Commission and approved by the PRRD board. She said a maximum would create some wiggle room in case some unexpected spending arose.

“We don’t know what the future will hold...we would only have one kick at the can,” French said, warning that if the Commission needed more than the approved maximum amount, they would have to host another referendum.

“There are a lot of unknown variables,” said commission member Art Seidl.

Along with tax information, attendees were also present-ed with a proposed budget. Revenues are expected to be approximately $10,000, with $1,500 expected to come in from hall rentals, $8,000 from meal sales, $400 from dona-tions and $100 from interest. Expenses included $20,000 for capital improvements (fixing the roof), $35,000 for contractors, $20,000 for repairs and maintenance, $22,500

for insurance, $10,000 for reserve operating funds and $10,000 for capital reserve funding. Between the $153,200 scenario and the $200,000 scenario, the only difference in the budget is a $46,800 item for future developments in the $200,000 scenario.

School District 59 closed Tate Creek Elementary at the end of June because of low enrollment. They have offered the property (including the school, the community centre, skating rink, skate shack and garage) to the Commission for a ‘nominal price.’ The com-munity would need to use the

four classrooms on the property for activities that would ‘benefit the community,’ otherwise, they would have to pay taxes for every square-inch of non-benefitting use.

“This could be the most expensive gift we ever get,” said Seidl.

At a meeting scheduled for Aug. 24, the Commission and the community will decide what their actions will be if the referendum is defeated. During the meeting on July 22, there seemed to be some confusion over whether the com-mission would still take ownership of the property if the referendum failed; what will happen to the property pend-ing a negative response from voters is expected to be decid-ed through a secret ballot process during the next meeting.


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Photo Credit File PhotoThe community gathered to discuss a potential referendum that would create a tax service to support the Tate Creek Community Centre.


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June was an absolute whirlwind month beginning on June 2nd when I attended the Pouce Coupe Council meeting and updated the Council on provincial news and heard di-rectly from them about the issues within their community affecting constituents.

On June 6th I was pleased to travel to Tumbler Ridge for two very important com-munity events. Following the opportunity to address the residents and join them at their “30 Years Strong” celebrations, I was hon-oured to attend the welcome reception for the guests from the Global Geoparks Network as they were in the area on their evaluation mission for the Tumbler Ridge Aspiring Geopark.

On June 13th I hosted local media and Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure representatives for a great announcement for the South Peace of more than $56 million is being invested by the Ministry this year to keep highways and roads in the South Peace safe and efficient.

The three largest projects, to be completed in 2015, include the widening of two kilo-metres of Highway 97 starting at the base of South Taylor Hill. This $26-million project is jointly funded by the Government of B.C. and the Government of Canada. Two other major projects already underway on High-way 2 include the four laning of 5.6 kilome-tres between Rolla Road to 8th St. in Dawson Creek and 5.9 km of highway from Tupper Creek to 192nd Road near the Alberta border.

These improvements are an investment in our future, support a growing economy in our rapidly developing communities and provide jobs for B.C. families. With increased indus-trial traffic, these upgrades will make travel safer for residents, tourists and commercial drivers travelling throughout the region.

Following the announcement I travelled to Chetwynd where I was pleased to join the students of the Little Prairie School for the grand opening of their new greenhouse and outdoor classroom. This is a great project

that has, and will continue to, teach the stu-dents of Little Prairie Elementary many skills that they will carry with them for a lifetime.

Being in Chetwynd at the time of one of their biggest events I made sure to stop by the Annual Chainsaw Carving Champion-ships. Every year I attend this event the level of talent that is displayed by these artists never ceases to amaze me. If you have never attended this outstanding event you should definitely mark it on your calendars for next year, you won’t be disappointed!

I was extremely honoured to host Premier Christy Clark, along with several Ministers and MLAs in the riding to tour oil and gas operations. During this tour I joined Premier Clark, Minister Rich Coleman and AltaGas Executive Vice President Corporate Devel-opment John Lowe for the signing of a Letter of Intent to grow the use of liquefied natu-ral gas (LNG) in the province. The Letter of Intent commits the Province and AltaGas to work towards a project development agree-ment to support AltaGas’ plans to build a network of small LNG facilities throughout northern B.C. The first phase of the project is a liquefaction facility in Dawson Creek that would convert pipeline quality natural gas into LNG.

During the month I travelled the Province discussing the LNG Buy BC program and job opportunities for people in BC. The tour received very positive responses following presentations in Penticton, Abbotsford, Sur-rey and Delta. I am hoping to continue this tour later this summer or this fall.

While I do spend a great deal of time out of the riding I make every effort to make sure I am available for constituents via telephone, email or Facebook. Please be sure to contact Cindy at the office (250-782-3430) if you need any assistance, to arrange a time to meet with me, or have me attend any function you are holding. Thanks again for the opportunity to represent you.Mike Bernier, MLA – Peace River South

Governments of all stripes always look towards industry and business when it comes to endorsing a cause or a proj-ect. As citizens of BC we know this is especially true of our provincial govern-ment. If the project receives the “green light” from the business community, the Provincial Government is likely to give its stamp of approval.

In just the last 10 months, both busi-ness and industry organizations have taken a significantly new direction about electricity production issues here in BC. Here is just a sample of some of the endorsements for other options in-stead of a Site C.

• David Pryce, Senior VP of Opera-tions with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) has been endorsing the use of BC Natural gas for the purposes of producing and generat-ing electricity here in British Columbia.

• Richard Stout, the Executive Direc-tor of the Association of Major Power Customers of BC as well as Dan Potts, (past Exec Director) both endorse the production and generation of electric-ity through the use of BC Natural gas. Both have publically REJECTED the construction of Site C on the economic grounds of extremely high capital costs as well as high operational costs due to amortization of such a massive project.

• The Provincial Chamber of Com-merce has just recently questioned the need and financial viability of build-ing Site C in lieu of the low cost shale gas option throughout North America. (They also ENDORSED the use of BC gas about a year ago for purposes of elec-tricity generation)

• Business in Vancouver magazine (BIV) within the past month has written an editorial also questioning the eco-nomic viability of building Site C in light of far better options such as using BC

natural gas for the purposes of producing cheaper electricity.

•Spectra Energy’s CEO and Chairman, Greg Ebel, (a week ago) , indicated that the United States is doing a better job of leveraging its Natural gas advantage far more effectively than Canada or British Columbia is. He even makes the fol-lowing comment: “Ontario has been and continues to be negatively affected by high and rising electricity costs- a 130% increase in 10 years time. That’s a silent killer of jobs in Ontario”. He goes on to state that the use of Natural gas in the U.S. has re-energized their economies due to cheaper electricity.

• Hydro Quebec (emphasis on “Hy-dro”) is now suffering as well. Due to the explosive growth of shale gas out-put in the U.S. and stagnant demand for power here at home and elsewhere. Electricity prices are severely depressed across North America. A recent Quebec Provincial Commission has also recom-mended that the last two construction phases of the $6.5 Billion dollar ”La Ro-maine” hydroelectric project be imme-diately HALTED due to extreme capital costs and no market. This is a striking turn of events for one of the world’s largest electrical power producers! (Re-minder: Site C has an “estimated” cost of $7.9 Billion).

So….now that British Columbians will be experiencing hydro rate increas-es, 45% over the next 5-6 years, perhaps this government needs to re-examine the role of building Site C in light of the position taken by business and industry.

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Chetwynd’s City Light Vigil, Downwater Union from Tumbler Ridge, and Fort Nelson’s Anthony Gilmore Band are just some of the names taking the stage on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 2nd and 3rd, at the Tumbler Ridge Second-ary School field.

They’ll be performing with the likes of The Trews and Trooper, not to mention The Northern Pikes, a 1980s band from Saskatoon that was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2012, and celebrated 30 years as a band in January 2014.

“They have some really Canadiana type tunes, which really fits in to what we’re really trying to do here, is emphasize Canadian talent,” Bray said.

The festival provides the opportunity for local musi-cians to step out and shine at the Battle of the Bands and Vocalist Competition, which takes place on Friday evening, Aug. 1st, beginning

at 7 p.m. “It’s good for exposure, there’s a lot of talented people

in the Peace region, we know of a lot of them, but there’s a few closet dwellers that don’t get a chance to get out, too,” said Brian Bray, one of the festival founders who will be MCing over the weekend.

The winners of the competitions not only get cash prizes and free recording time at Solar Peace Productions in Daw-son Creek, but the chance to perform the opening half hour sets on Saturday and Sunday.

“That’s the big thing. I’ve lived here for 34 years in the Peace, from the very begin-ning here, and I really like to see more talent get a chance to perform in front of a good sized audience,” Bray said.

The Friday night fes-tivities are free, and include barbecued hamburgers and hotdogs.

The idea behind Grizfest is that it’s family friendly. The weekend starts off with a bang on Saturday morning with a Grizfest Parade. On Saturday and Sunday, a pan-cake breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Shop Easy parking lot.

“We wanted to be strictly a music festival where you could come and be enter-tained for the children as well as mom and dad, and grandpa and grandma, and all the teens, we try to ac-commodate a lot of different

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Camping is a popular choice for many festival goers, and although there is no camping on site, there are many near-by camping areas. This year is especially a good one for

Photo Credit Contributed photoMusicians at a previous Grizfest, 2010, draw a large crowd at Tumbler Ridge.


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The proposed project is a natural gas processing facility and two interconnecting pipelines to be located approxi-mately 117 km northwest of Fort St. John on Highway 97, between Pink Mountain and Wonowon.

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cost the group $80,000, and $20,000 could be realized through the grant.

Directors initially wanted to know why they haven’t considered the entire northeast region in their marketing plans, including the South Peace and the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, but they eventually approved a mo-tion to support the Commission.

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The PRRD will work with School District 60 and School District 59 to coordinate a presentation that will be given to appropriate ministers during this year’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention. The directors want to discuss a new funding formula that has resulted in significant cuts to the School Districts’ transportation funding.

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The Farmers’ Advocacy Office service is currently pro-vided by Aspen Grove Property Services; their contract expires on July 31. Cvik said if signed, the new contract would expire on March 31, 2015.

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Directors of the electoral areas have been authorized to attend a consultation session this week hosted by the Prov-ince on the Agricultural Land Commission Act. Topics for discussion will include: parameters for allowable on-farm food storage, packing and processing; temporary land leases; subdivision of land with waterways or highways through them; and parameters around non-agricultural land uses.

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Directors supported the creation of a sub-regional water and sewage function for all four electoral areas, which they hope will be approved by the public through an alternative approval process. Residents who are opposed to the cre-ation of the new services will be able to sign a petition. If more than 10 per cent of eligible voters in the service area are opposed to the new services, the option to create the services could later go to a referendum.

Staff is expected to bring a communication plan before the board that will determine steps for public consultation.

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FoJo 2014 was designed to encourage creativity and be host to a variety of performing arts talents, but for the first year the focus will be on theatre production, according to Chalene Scott, artistic director and founder of Spectacular Chair Factory.

“I wanted to create an atmosphere where, you know, it’s summer, we’re hanging out, we’re trying some new stuff, so a little bit more casual, but with an emphasis on learning

and growth,” she said. Festival organizers, from Stage North and Spectacular

Chair Factory, invited performing artists from around the region to place submissions by Fri., July 25. Performers were to be chosen by draw, however, a late start on plan-ning limited the number of submissions.

Nonetheless, an improv show, a series of sketches and a published play are all part of this year’s lineup, as well as 10 or 11 courses that range from physical theatre to sound design, directing, and stage combat, to name a few.

Course facilitators are highly skilled, and include Bren-nan Campbell, a Vancouver actor who’s trained in Japan and Australia.

“These workshops anywhere else would be hundreds of dollars to take,” said Scott, adding that their prices will be “very, very low” in comparison.

All ages are encouraged to sign up.“If anyone is even remotely interested they should get in

touch with us, and we can have a conversation about which workshops would be the best for them. They’re really, re-ally useful and applicable in many ways other than theatre as well,” said Scott.

Stage North and Spectacular Chair Factory hosted a 48-hour garage sale, from 4:30 p.m. on Friday to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, to support the cost of the festival, a fundraising effort that has proved popular in the past.

“It’s been great, the first one was only meant to be a 24 hour garage sale but we had so much stuff and so many people still there we decided to keep going, and it turned into a 48 our garage sale,” explained Scott.

Volunteers from the theatre companies were at the Terra Energy parking lot on 100th Avenue around the clock to help out those late night and early morning shoppers.

“Three in the morning, five in the morning, whichever,” said Maureen Sharp, executive director at Stage North, whose daughter helped out in the past.

“They’re out there and they have fun and they hang out with each other, and it’s just a nice team building type stuff to do plus it goes towards a good cause,” she said.

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than $10. A festival pass is in the works that will offer a discount for those seeing multiple productions.

Workshop prices aren’t yet determined, but will be within the next few days. More

information will be provided as it becomes available. A Facebook page, www.face-book.com/StageNorthTheatre, is regularly updated with new details.

Anyone with questions, or who would like to sign up for a workshop, can email [email protected].

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FoJo ‘14

FORT ST. JOHN – Aspiring screenwrit-ers and filmmakers 18 years and older in the Peace Region have their chance to shine with the Reel Shorts Film Festival’s third annual screenwriting competition.

The Screenplay Competition and Men-t o r s h i p Program, a l s o known as SCaMP, is free to en-ter and of-fers $2,500 in prizes and the chance to work with industry professionals in scriptwriting and video production.

The writers of the top 12 screenplays will receive four weeks of professional mentorship and feedback from award win-ning Vancouver filmmaker Scott Belyea, who grew up in Grande Prairie. He’s best

known for X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Nomansland (2008), and Children of the Dark (2011).

Gordie Haakstad, who recently directed his first feature film, Abel’s Field, will judge the polished entries, and mentor the director of the winning screenplay in all stages of production.

The idea behind the competition is to create and retain a community of film-makers in the region. C r e a t i n g a film is a collabora-tive effort,

and without support, aspiring filmmakers leave, said Terry Scerbak, festival director.

“All the talented young people that want-ed to get into filmmaking went away to film school and then they never came back,” she said.

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The second opportunity she identified was to build strong and vibrant communities in B.C. Rancourt believes that providing training in a number of communities keeps costs down for students because they are able to train close to home. Also, students are more likely to stay in the region where they graduate. Rancourt said regular funding aimed at increasing accessibility and affordability in the B.C. col-lege system would be required to support infrastructure is-sues, online distance programming and access to regional campus programming for immigrants and other underrep-resented groups.

The third opportunity aims at enhancing B.C.’s competi-tive advantage in knowledge and skills. In order to con-tinue offering flexible pro-gramming, individual atten-tion and smaller class sizes, Rancourt suggests an invest-ment of renewed equipment, adequate funding for staff and an increase of funding to provide more literacy, access and essential skills program-ming.

“We need that paradigm shift nationwide, and we need that to start here, because we are on one of the hotbeds of Northeastern British Columbia,” said Rancourt.

“It’s a shift from considering education and training as a cost, and really a mindset of looking at it as an invest-ment. It has an upfront cost to it, and it has a very tangible and very long-term return on investment attached to it, and that seems to be missing from the discourse and the discus-sions,” she said.

The board later passed a motion proposed by Mayor Lori Ackerman to send a letter to Premier Christy Clark, Minis-ter of Advanced Education and Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, indicating that the northeast is going to be needing skilled workers for resource development and that they need to encourage collaboration and perhaps even offer incentives for those collaborations.

Rancourt hopes that the directors spread her message to other politicians and to their contacts within the Province.

“We cannot lose sight of the fact that we are talking about communities and people and we are talking about the sustainability of society. We also need to be very careful on that narrow focus on the trades. The trades are important, they are critical, but we also need health care workers, we need social workers, we need communities that are healthy in every sense of the word,” she said.

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West Moberly First Nations celebrate 100 yearsJILL [email protected]

MOBERLY LAKE- The West Moberly First Nations celebrated the 100th year since becoming a member of Treaty 8, during their annual West Mo Days event last weekend.

The celebrations included several feasts, dancers, musi-cians, drummers, carnival and hand games. The free cel-ebration, also hosted dry meat cutting, bow and arrow, and leg wrestling tournaments, a calling contest, a scavenger hunt, and a dry meat making demonstration. Registration filled up quickly, as many of the competitions offered a sig-nificant payout to the winners.

According to the master of ceremonies, Krista Lind-strom, from the Saulteau First Nation, the event came to-gether with the help of many volunteers and sponsors.

“It takes a community to build a community,” she said.The Nation, a part of the Danezza people (Beaver tribe),

was admitted to Treaty 8 under the Hudson’s Hope Indian Band in 1914. In 1971, the Hudson’s Hope Indian Band split into two independent bodies: the Halfway River First Nation and the West Moberly First Nations. They are now unaffiliated members of the Treaty 8 Tribal Association, and govern themselves through family elected councilors.

West Moberly First Nations began hosting West Mo Days in the late 80s.

It takes a community to build a community.

Photo Credit Jill EarlWest Mo Days had lots of activities for kids, including a playground and a bouncy castle.

Photo Credit Jill EarlEli Nelson demonstrates how to make dry meat, using a traditional meat rack. Nelson also shared information on cooking moose bones and noses.

Photo Credit Contributed PhotoDanezaa (Beaver) chief and family in the Peace River area, Alberta, 1899.

Photo Credit Jill EarlWest Moberly First Nations children thank event sponsors.


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The Kiddie parade will assemble and start at the front of the Memorial Arena.

It then proceeds north on 11th Street, turns onto 102 Ave., continues to the Mile Zero Post and turns right on 10th Street to 105th Ave., it then turns right and goes west to 11th Street and ends at the Memorial Arena.

There will be ribbons for all entrants, their parents or sponsors. PLEASE NO LARGE DOGS, HORSE OR MOTORIZED VEHICLES.

Open to all children up to and including eleven years of age. There are no entry fees and no admission form to fill in.

Medallions are given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the age groups: 6 and under; 7-9 and 10-11.

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Hot dogs, cookies, and fruit cup and a drink sponsored by the Kiwanis Club will be served after the parade to the kids and parents with ribbons.

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“We’re looking forward to some good weather and some good camping, and we’ve got a really good lineup this year, a nice mixture of bands too,” he said.

After a dozen years, Grizfest has grown to attract about 2,000 people on each of the festival days, said Joy McKay, Grizfest co-ordinator.

“Our bands are getting better and the audience is enjoying all the entertainment, the children’s games area is growing . . . more and more interest from the vendors from around the area that like to come and sell their art stuff, and their different cul-tured foods,” she said.

The community event takes about 50 to 60 volunteers on each of the days, and 12 board members.

“It’s definitely very supported by the community and we have other residents from around the area that come out and volunteer as well, so that’s awesome for us,” said McKay.

All of the money raised offsets festival costs.

Regular ticket pricing is $60 per day, or $110 for a weekend pass. For youth and seniors it’s $40 per day, or $70 for a week-end pass.

Tickets can be purchased by phone at 1-877-339-8499. For more information visit Grizfest.com.


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FORT ST. JOHN – The Conservative government launched a project on Mon., July 28, that could get residents in North-eastern B.C. faster and cheaper Internet.

The Connecting Canadians project will cost $305-million and aims to extend ac-cess to broadband Internet at 5 megabits per second to 98 per cent of Canadian households. Incentives for the private sec-tor to invest in underserved areas are part of the program, according to a press release.

“Our government has listened to Cana-dians’ concerns about the need to upgrade telecommunications infrastructure in rural areas,” said MP Bob Zimmer, who rep-resents Prince George–Peace River, in a press release.

Approximately 280,000 Canadians will be affected. Information is being gathered to determine what areas are eligible for funding. Residents and Internet service providers in Northeast B.C. can offer their input on the Connecting Canadians web-site. The project will help lead to increased economic growth, and build a stronger, more connected Canada, according to a press release. Residents can log on to www.ic.gc.ca/ConnectingCanadians, look up their postal code, and leave feedback on the quality of their Internet service.

Prince George – Peace River residents without Internet service can call MP Zim-mer’s office at 1-613-947-4524.


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The Municipal Council of the District of Taylor gives notice pursuant to Sections 26 and 94 of the Community Charter of the intention to dispose of land that is not being made available to the public for acquisition.

The land to be sold is shown below and is most particularly described as:

Lots 41 – 64 Inclusive, Section 36, Township 82, Range 18, West of the 6th Meridian, Peace River District Plan BCP 24702. The closed road will also be sold.

The District intends to sell the above noted lands to MacBain Properties Ltd. (or nominee) for the sum of FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($450,000.00) on the following terms:

• The lots will be consolidated and a new road will be dedicated through the parcel; • The Purchaser will be responsible for both on site and off site subdivision servicing costs; and • The property will be sold for the development of oil and gas industry businesses including office

space, transloading facilities, related buildings, etc.

A copy of the proposed Land Sale Agreement in draft form may be inspected at the office of the Municipal Hall, 10007 – 100A Street, Taylor, BC V0C 2K0 during business hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm from Monday to Friday, except holidays.

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When Scerbak started the Reel Shorts Film Festival eight years ago it was just the first step towards developing a strong community of local talent.

“A filmmaking community needs three things, a film fes-tival to showcase the work, a filmmakers’ cooperative so people have gear to make films, and then a film school so they can learn,” she said.

As a result of the festival, and its initiatives like SCaMP, there have been 13 short films created in the Peace Region, and two that are not yet completed. In addition, it’s led to the formation of the Grande Prairie Youth Film Club, as well as the filmmakers’ co-operative, Peace Region Inde-pendent Media Arts Association.

Although the competition is in its third year, it’s pro-gressed over time. The first year was strictly a screenplay competition with no mentoring. The next was for youth

only and offered mentor-ing for just the screenwrit-ers. This year the scope has broadened, and the competi-tion is open to all adults in the Peace Region with men-toring for screenwriting and film production.

The fact that it’s free to enter, there’s prize mon-ey and mentoring makes SCaMP a unique competi-tion, Scerbak said.

The deadline to submit a screenplay is 7 p.m. on Sun-day, Aug. 17. The deadline for the top 12 mentored writ-ers to submit their revised screenplays is 7 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 21.

The winner will receive a $500 cash prize and a $2,000 production package to make the film.

Because the intent is to develop a script that can be made in the Peace Region, concept practicality will also be a determining factor.

Scripts can be no longer than 15 pages in standard screenplay format, a tem-plate for which is available at reelshorts.ca.

The Reel Shorts Film Festival is a qualifying film festival for the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Tele-vision, one of four film festi-vals in Alberta and 39 across the country.


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Liberal MLA Pat Pimm, representing Peace River North, presented the Peace Passage Skating Club with $12,500 on Monday, July 28.

Sandra Carmichael, in charge of club fundraising, accepted on behalf of Peace Passage. Her daughters, Madelynn and Abbygail, are club members and will benefit from the Gaming Grants funding.

Money will go towards ice costs and coaching expenses, Carmichael said.

Funding was also awarded to the Fort St. John Inconnu Swim Club in the amount of $30,000. Kimberly Shaw, club president, accepted on behalf of the Inconnu Swim Club.

Travel expenses are a major bur-den for swim club members, said Shaw, and the grant money will go towards reducing those expenses for local swimmers. Photo Credit Bronwyn Scott

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PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 2126 (Krapp), 2014

Dawson Creek Area

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing meeting is scheduled to be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday August 5th, 2014, at the offices of the Peace River Regional District,

located at 1981 Alaska Avenue in Dawson Creek, BC. The purpose of this meeting is to hear from those persons who believe that their interest in property will be affected by the following proposal:

Proposal: Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2126 (Krapp), 2014, proposes to rezone the Southwest ¼ of Section 4, Township 78, Range 15, W6M, PRD except Plans 21955, 22482 and 25088 from A-2 “Large Agricultural Holdings Zone” to R-4 “Residential 4 Zone” as shown shaded on the drawing below:

This notice is in general form only. Relevant background documents may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, at the Peace River Regional District office located at 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, B.C. Any comments or concerns should be referred in writing to theDevelopment Services Department, at the Peace River Regional District at Box 810, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H8 or faxed to (250) 784-3201. Inquiries can also be made by telephone at (250) 784-3200 or 1-800-670-7773.

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JOB POSTINGNorth Peace Early Childhood Coordinator The ECD Coordinator supports the community tables in the development and implementation of Children First, Success by 6, and CYSN (children and youth with special needs) activities. The ECD Coordinator provides coordination of multi-disciplinary or multi-sectoral services that are provided to a child, youth or family. The position also facilitates capacity building activities to enhance a community’s ability to plan, coordinate and/or manage initiatives on behalf of children, youth and families using existing resources. The ECD Coordinator also leads and/or participates in research and development activities related to increasing the body of knowledge that can lead to an improvement in services. This may include literature reviews, program evaluation, pilot projects and related activities. This position works under a contract managed by the Child Development Centre for Children First and the United Way Northern British Columbia for Success by 6. It is responsible and accountable to the terms of the contracts and the ECD Table. Interested applicants may email [email protected] for a full job description including hours of work and remuneration details. Cover letters and resumes faxed or emailed to:Attention: Penny Gagnon, Executive Director Child Development Centre Fax: (250) 785-3202 Email: [email protected] Date: 6:00pm Friday August 8th, 2014

DAWSON CREEK - ElectroRecycle ambassadors have been touring the province since May talking to retailers and depot centres about their program that aims to see more small electronics and power tools recycled, and less end up in landfills.

ElectroRecycle, managed by the Canadian Electrical Stewardship Association, hopes to have 97 per cent of the province within a 30 minute drive to a recycle depot that accepts small electronics and power tools. The ambassa-dors were in Fort St. John, Dawson Creek and Chetwynd last week.

Currently, 146 depots across the province are a part of the program that accepts over 300 types of electrical prod-ucts- including treadmills- for free.

“We’ve been to every corner of the province at this point,” said ambassador Stephen Morgan.

“It’s been very expansive, it’s been fun,” said Laura Pfi-ester, also an ambassador.

Partnering depots are given portions of the environmen-tal handling fee (charged with electronic purchases), based on tonnage, to help the cost of processing.

“The good thing about the fee is that it encourages people to buy used or refur-

bished, because the fee has already been paid. Also, if it’s something you bought in 1965, and there was no such thing as recycling at the time, you can still bring it into the de-pot,” said Morgan.

This is the third summer the ElectroRecycle ambassa-dors have embarked on a cross-province tour to promote the program. This year’s program wraps up on Aug. 28.


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boundaries, a policy has been put in place that speaks to mitigation measures for the boundary extensions to ensure it is fair to all residents, both rural and urban, Mayor Acker-man said.

It would allow for property tax rates phased in over a maximum of five years, at roughly 20 per cent per year, and includes a reduction in rural and water transfer station charges. As for zoning, efforts will be made to keep them the same.

“We would try to en-sure that zoning matches as much as we possibly can, we do have different permitted uses in our zones compared to what the re-gional district has,” she said.

However, if the land use changes, or a parcel is subdivided within that five year period, full city property taxes will be applied in the subsequent year, as well as water and sewer utility services.

“I think a lot of people misunderstand, if you buy a house that is already built in Fort St. John, you have already paid for your water and sewer connections through the cost of your house. So anyone coming in to the city that will be required to connect to water and sewer, they would pay for their water and sewer connections just like everyone else has already done,” explained Mayor Ackerman.

Open House attendees had mixed responses to the infor-mation they received.

One resident said she just wants more green space, “not like this,” she said, forming a small square with her hands. As she spoke with city staff and councilors, she shared sto-ries of wildlife encounters in the surrounding areas, and ex-pressed a worry that it’s all going to be developed.

Others were fully in favour of the expansion.

“Housing is a major concern, there’s not enough resi-dential lot space left in Fort St. John, so it does have to be expanded for that purpose, amongst others,” said Kyndree Bennett, a city resident.

Some came to learn of the process and current stage of the extension, and were neither for nor against it.

“We moved out of the city because we lived in the city, and now the city’s going to be right next door,” said Cecile Heinrichs, whose property won’t be incorporated, but will be right on the cusp of the new proposed boundaries.

“I was just trying to fig-ure out what was happen-ing,” she said.

Although the city will be much closer than she wanted, she sympathizes that Fort St. John needs room to grow.

“I understand where they’re coming from defi-nitely,” Heinrichs said.

In June 2013 the City initiated the boundary extension, and in March 2014 there was a revised boundary extension approved by council. The City submitted their boundary extension application to the Ministry at the end of May, 2014, and now that has been approved.

The rationale for the current proposed boundary exten-sion is to manage and accommodate growth requirements that cannot be met by vacant lands within the City’s exist-ing boundaries, and to protect the strategic interests of the City with respect to future growth and development, ac-cording to a City issued press release.

Elector Response Forms are available at City Hall from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or on the City’s website. Completed forms can be faxed to 250-787-8181, hand delivered, or mailed to City Hall, or emailed to [email protected].


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Good Feeder Steers 1000 lbs Plus: 185.00-190.00 Heifers 165.00-175.00Good Feeder Steers 900 lbs Plus: 190.00-204.00 Heifers 180.00-192.00Good Feeder Steers 800 lbs Plus: 205.00-215.00 Heifers 183.00-200.00Good Feeder Steers 700 lbs Plus: 215.00-225.00 Heifers 205.00-218.00Good Feeder Steers 600 lbs Plus: 229.00-240.00 Heifers 215.00-225.00Good Feeder Steers 500 lbs Plus: 230.00-245.00 Heifers 215.00-230.00Good Feeder Steers 400 lbs Plus: 235.00-250.00 Heifers 220.00-235.00Good Feeder Steers 300 lbs Plus: 235.00-255.00 Heifers 220.00-235.00

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The Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program – Peace will accept funding applications this fall for fish and wildlife projects to be delivered in the region in 2015.

• A completed Notice of Intent form must be submitted by October 10, 2014. This will help make sure your project idea aligns with our Action Plans and enables early engagement of First Nations.

• Funding Applications must be submitted by November 21, 2014. Application forms, and the Notice of Intent form, will be online by Sept. 1, 2014.

• Read our Action Plans for lakes, reservoirs, streams, uplands, riparian areas/wetlands and species of interest. Learn more at www.fwcp.ca.

If you have project ideas or questions, please contact Dan Bouillon, Program Manager at [email protected] or 250 783 7509.

The Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program is a partnership between BC Hydro, the Province of B.C., First Nations, and the public, to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife impacted by the construction of BC Hydro dams.

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Have you looked into programs such as the Working Together Wage subsidy pro-gram, Ability in Mind, or Ready, Willing and Able programs?

“We believe in the program, but we think that they should ask this one question first, before businesses are able to bring in for-eign workers, to see if they have checked into the federal funding programs to hire disabled [individuals] first in Canada, if they are qualified,” said Johnston.

Johnston said that Kenney hasn’t replied yet, but hopes to be supported by MLA Mike Bernier when he plans to meet with him this week. John-ston said if their re-quest is not fulfilled, he would be prepared to educate employers across the province about programs that can assist them in hir-ing individuals with disabilities.

The Ready, Will-ing and Able program aims to increase the employment rate of B.C. residents with developmental disabilities, by linking em-ployers to employment specialists and es-tablishing employer mentoring networks. They also deliver a professional develop-ment series that includes a ‘tool kit’ for em-ployers about inclusive workplaces. Abil-ity in Mind strives to shift the mindset of employers to see ability in all individuals.

“It’s an ongoing process, you know, and

we just want the doors open for disabled people to be hired and the chance to be working in the workforce. We do know how to work, we are ready and able to work, that’s not always the case as it hap-pens, but in a lot of cases there’s disabled people that have the qualifications and are ready to go to work right now,” Johnston said.

He admits that some individuals may not have the skills or be qualified to hold cer-tain jobs, but believes some of those chal-lenges can be remedied with on-the-job training.

“We aren’t against foreign workers be-ing hired, we just want them to consider hiring local people if there’s people out there... I think they [employers] need to be

educated that disabled people are capable,” said Johnston.

He recognizes that there are some busi-nesses in Dawson Creek who have em-ployed individuals with disabilities, but said that finding em-ployment has always been a challenge. Johnston said that in

the future he may utilize open-door busi-nesses to promote hiring individuals with disabilities to other employers.

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But do electric cars actually make sense? Is their envi-ronmental footprint better than fossil fuel cars, and are they less expensive to buy, power and maintain? The answer to these questions is important – transportation accounts for 40 percent of carbon pollution in North America, and if cars are going electric big-time, then pretty soon we may all be making important choices about what we are going to drive.

Range“Range anxiety” has often been described as a big barrier

to electric car adoption. Will I run out of juice half way to my destination, and where will I recharge?

Thanks to powerful lithium-ion batteries and regenera-tive breaking, this problem has essentially been resolved. The Tesla, for instance, has a 480 km range on a single charge. The new lithium-air batteries now being tested could increase this by 4 times.

RechargingMost electric vehicles today can recharge overnight from

a regular 110 outlet. A simple outlet upgrade to 240 V. al-lows a 4x faster charging rate. New “supercharging” sta-tions will allow up to 16x charging, giving the Tesla, for in-stance, a full recharge in one hour, or a 50 percent recharge in about 20 minutes.

What about out on the highway, or running around town? There are about 1500 charging stations in Canada, (even

Dawson Creek now has a handful) and because charging stations are small, simple, and easy to install, that number can expand quickly to meet demand.

The challenge of finding a charging station is also be-coming a thing of the past: interactive maps help drivers find the one closest to their location in real time.

CostThe 7-seat Tesla Model S sedan, although perhaps the

best and safest car ever made, is still quite expensive at $50,000 Canadian. But Tesla has announced a $30,000 model due next year, and a similarly priced pick-up truck in 4-5 years. The Ford Focus Electric, priced at $35,000, is a more affordable option available right now. Expect lots more choice over the next few years.

Performance with an electric vehicle will never be a problem because an electric motor can go from zero to full power in a fraction of a second, unlike a sluggish internal combustion engine. The Tesla, for instance, can reach 210 km/h and can smoothly accelerate from zero to 100 km/h in less than 5 seconds. Nice.

And the cost of electric “fuel”? Transport Canada says that averaged across the country, the cost of driving a gas-powered car in 4 times higher than an electric. In BC right now, it’s better than 8 times higher. This goes a long way to compensating for today’s (temporarily) higher initial cost

for the vehicle itself.Battery replacement is also turning out to be a non-issue.

The Toyota Prius battery is getting 500,000 km in Vancou-ver taxicabs, and then it’s only a few thousand dollars to replace. New lithium ion batteries are even better, cheaper and more easily recycled.

Enviro-friendly?Only about 15 to 20 percent of the energy in gasoline is

converted into real motive power in a gas-powered vehicle. The discharge/charge efficiency of a modern battery, on the other hand, is 80 to 95 percent, and electric motors are at least 90 percent efficient, making an electric car 4 to 5 more energy efficient than a fossil car.

But what if that electricity is coming from a fossil fuel powered generating station, as it so often is today? If you eliminate the fossil fuel chain needed to get gas into your tank (pump electrons through wires instead of liquid fuels through pipelines, for instance) then the equation changes dramatically. Many studies have proven that an all-electric fleet in North America would reduce overall carbon emis-sions by at least 30 percent. As we move to more renew-ables like wind and solar, these numbers will only improve.

So yes, electric cars make sense and cents, even now. And we’ve only just begun.Don Pettit, Submitted Article

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