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Peace Region grain producers are worried about declining prices and market uncertainty as China brings in new restrictions on the quality of canola it will accept into the country.

China, which purchased 40 per cent of Canada’s canola exports last year, is reducing the amount of “dockage� it will accept in Canadian canola shipments—a potential $2 billion hit to one of Canada’s largest grain industries.

Producers have until Sept. 1 to reduce the amount of dockage—an industry term for foreign matter and other plant debris in canola cargoes. The Chinese government says cutting its dockage rate from 2.5 to 1 per cent will screen against blackleg, a disease which affects crops. “They want insanely clean, pure canola,� said Irmi Critcher, a grain farmer near

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Goodings: “Certainly any time you’re losing a possible contract, you’re going to be very concerned.

Canola is huge up in this area.�

Tower Lake, south of Fort St. John. “One per cent is almost unachievable, because canola is a small seed and you’ll always get a little bit of other stuff in there. We’re trying our best to keep our fields clean already and

reduce the amount of dockage, because it obviously hits you in the pocketbook.�

B.C.’s share of the canola crop is relatively tiny in the Canadian context, but it remains an important economic driver in the Peace Region. Last harvest, the Peace Region produced around 111,000 tonnes of canola—less than 1 per cent of the 11.4 million processed in Canada.

Karen Goodings, a rural representative at the Peace River Regional District, said she hasn’t heard directly from her constituents about the potential hit to the canola market.

However, “certainly any time you’re losing a possible contract, you’re going to be very concerned,� Goodings said. “Canola is huge up in this area.�

Don Biegel, manager of Agro Source, a Dawson Creek grain elevator, said the hit to local farmers could be up to 10 per cent.

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PRRD beefs up sewer rules, threatens legal action against company Hauler was bypassing receiving facility, creating legal headache for regional district JONNY WAKEFIELD reporter@dcdn.ca

The Peace River Regional District has beefed up its sewer bylaws after a commercial hauler bypassed its Charlie Lake sewage facility by dumping at a residential connection.

The PRRD’s bylaw department has threatened Nor Vac Services with legal

action, saying it refused to comply with dumping regulations. The department was initially informed that the company was dumping at a residential lot instead of at its receiving facility by the Conservation Officer Service. “The Northern Health Authority conducted an inspection of the facility and reported to the PRRD that vacuum trucks belonging

to Nor Vac Services were unloading into storage tanks inside a tarp-covered building upon which the sewage was separated and the remaining effluent was being discharged into the PRRD Charlie Lake Sewer System by means of an existing sewer connection,� a regional district report states.

Any damage to the sewage treatment system could put the regional district in violation of Northern Health and Ministry of Environment regulations.

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However, he said residential customers on the Charlie Lake sewer system pay a flat rate, compared to commercial haulers at the receiving station, who pay by volume.

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Exclusive info on the new Harry Potter books PHONE PHUN: We start news chewing with a potentially sinister item from Edmonton, where the police did a turnaround on cell phone surveillance. First they said they eavesdrop on phone conversations, then they said they do not. By the way: I think the phone company is spying on me. They gave me a 50 per cent refund on last month’s bill. They said half of my calls didn’t make any sense at all.

MEANWHILE IN SPACE: Astronaut Jeff Williams became the first American to be in space more than 520 days. OK, here’s what we should do: Just before Jeff returns from the International Space Station, we all put on ape costumes and masks. When he arrives back on Earth we say “Hello, Jeff.

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DOGGY DOIN’S: More news of U.S. politics: Last week, in the small town of Cormorant, Minnesota, a dog was re-elected mayor. Duke the dog has already served two terms in office. Most folks in town agree—as a politician, Duke has a leg up on the competition.

POTTERMANIA: Our next stop is London, where author J.K. Rowling announced SKOOL DAZE: A survey shows Canadian she will release three new Harry Potter parents will spend hundreds of millions of stories. Harry’s much older now. I can re- dollars on back to school supplies. Some https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-78_metric_e.html veal the three books will be: Harry Potter of that back to school stuff is very expensand the Jinx of Varicose Veins, Harry Potter ive. But don’t be fooled. If your kid says he and the Dastardly Dentures, Harry Potter needs big money for an iPad sharpener, and the Cursed Prostate. there’s no such thing.

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School district continues push for fee waivers for new school from developers as security for them to pave and landscape new developments.

The deposits are refunded when the work is complete.

The school district has already put up the funds to get early construction work underway and avoid delays, “with the understanding that we still can appeal

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(council’s decision),” Secretary-Treasurer Doug Boyd said. However, Boyd noted the district must apply to the education ministry for funds as various stages of the project are completed.

“There may be an assumption that we get all the funding for the school all up front. We don’t get that. We get what we

School District 60 officials want more discussion with the City of Fort St. John over $854,000 in refundable deposits required for paving, landscaping, and storm/hydrant installation for the new Margaret “Ma” Murray ComCOUNTRY HOME - CITY SERVICES munity School.

City councillors rejected the district’s request to waive the fees in July, fearing the move would open the door to private developers making the same request.

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According to a Peace River Regional District briefing note last year to the education ministry, a fulltime student who attends Charlie Lake Elementary is allocated $510 through the formula. Yet, when that

student passes Grade 6 and has to travel to Fort St. John for high school, SD 60 only receives $251.60 for that student, even though they are transported a longer distance.

Similarly, a full-time student who attends Wonowon School is allocated

$1,020. But when they need to attend high school in Fort St. John, that amount drops again to $251.60.

Discussions are ongoing with the ministry to “correct the inappropriate calculations that are in place,” Boyd said. •

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It’s too early to predict school enrolment, but early projections suggest a mass exodus isn’t on the horizon in the wake of tough economic times.

Superintendent Dave Sloan said the district is “hoping for a modest increase” this school year but said it was too early to provide figures at the Aug. 29 board meeting.

“We don’t know until we see the whites of their eyes,” he said. “So far the reports from schools are there are more registrations than withdrawals so we’ll wait for next week.”

Schools open Sept. 6.

Last year, the district projected an increase of 80 students, only to see 320 new students join the attendance rolls.

“It’s really hard to predict and the reverse is true now,” Secretary-Treasurer Doug Boyd said.

“Other communities that have gone through a reduction of economic opportunities and were facing the possibility of mass exodus and it didn’t occur because people had nowhere to go. They couldn’t sell their homes so they stayed in a safe place, had their families there, and if people had to go out and work they found work.”

He added: “It’s really difficult for us to project and that what makes this so difficult to to staff, to budget to do any this.

People are probably better at letting us know when they’re coming than when they’re leaving.”

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While the school district plans to apply for $425,000 in bus funding and eliminate fees for families this year, officials say there’s still work to be done to get the province to properly fund student transportation needs.

Education Minister Mike Bernier announced SD 60 was eligible for $425,785 in bus funding this year in exchange for eliminating busing fees implemented to cover a 23 per cent cut to the province’s then $3.3-million transportation budget in 2012. The impact on SD 60, where many students from outlying areas have to travel to attend school, was a funding cut of $541,000.

“Although it does not meet the full amount (to bus students) … this will go along way in helping us,” SecretaryTreasurer Doug Boyd said.

While the district was collecting roughly $110,000 in bus fees from families, Boyd cautioned trustees that the dollars being offered up by the province are not guaranteed and the district will still need to subsidize some of the cost of getting students to school.

While bus funding has been made available, the student location factor funding formula still stands, which considers population density instead of distance travelled.

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Green leader tours dam site North Saanich wants dam scrutinized by BCUC MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

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September is LiveIt! Green month in Fort St. John. Throughout the month, the city will be raising awareness about energy and water conservation, as well as recycling. The city will also host an open house of its passive house and water treatment plant this month. Meanwhile, city bylaw officers will inspect recycling bins for illegal materials.

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With fall rapidly approaching the shelter is gearing up for a busy couple of months. Fall brings about some of our most entertaining fundraising events such as the Paws for a Cause and our annual Halloween Howl. The decline in the local economy has taken a toll on many charities and we are certainly no exception. Due to nearly a 22% decrease in our donor dollars this year we have been unable to secure the materials needed to host our 12th Annual Halloween Howl. Read on to find out more about the upcoming fundraisers and how you can participate.

The annual Paws for a Cause – Walk to Fight Animal Cruelty will take place at the wonderful Centennial Park here in Fort St. John on Sunday September 11th. Registration and pledge drop off start at 11am and we hope to have the walk underway no later than noon. Participants will be walking up 100th to the Scotiabank location and then returning to the park after a quick water break. We will have a youth passport with 6 stations.

Youth can use their completed passport to enter a prize draw.

Some of the activities include learning how to properly put a harness on a dog, youth membership station, doggy kisses both, our favorite - lick the bowl like your pet and more! As always we will have prizes for the top fundraising team, top youth and adult.

We will also have a vendor section to browse during the days’ events. Mr. Mikes will be on hand to offer warm lunch with both vegetarian and beef burgers.

Did you know that you do not need to have a pet to attend the Paws for a Cause Walk? That’s right all you need is a passion to help those in need. Maybe you don’t want to complete the physical walk….that’s ok too! Come on down and visit our vendors or make a donation for a Mr. Mikes burger! Would you like to be a vendor? There is still time. We are still looking for vendors to join us! You need not be an animal related service to set up at the event. All you need is a desire to help animals in need! Maybe you have handcrafted specialties; maybe you have homemade baked goods, or so much more. Don’t be shy and do your part to help fight animal cruelty. Please contact Carol at 250-261-9656 or email wolfordcs@gmail.com to reserve a spot.

The event is planned to wrap up around 2 pm after a presentation from the North Peace Vet Clinic regarding some ‘hot topics’. If you are interested in registering for the event please visit www.spca.bc.ca/walk, or call 1-800-665-1868 to have a receptionist register you over the phone! Every online registrant who raises $150 receives an entry into our special Provincial prize draw. Any questions about the event can be forwarded to Branch Manager Candace Buchamer at 250-785-

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Due to unfortunate circumstances, we are saddened to announce that we will not be hosting the 12th annual Halloween Howl. Instead the Pomeroy Hotel has organized the Pomeroy Fear Fest to take place on October 29th. The Pomeroy has made a generous donation of $3000 to the SPCA for the setup of our regular decorations and our presence at the event. We will also be on hand doing photos, safe rides home and coat check by donation. Tickets are on sale now at the Pomeroy Hotel.

Don’t forget to get your tickets soon and make a donation for the services we will be providing! Every little bit helps. Also, in case you happen to miss out on tickets stay tuned to our Facebook account BC SPCA – North Peace Branch. We have 6 tickets that we will be auctioning off to the highest bidder! All in good fun and quest to raise funds to help over 900 animals who come through our shelter each year!

We are currently planning and searching for sponsors to help us host 2017 events. If your corporation or small business is interested in sponsorship please contact the Branch Manager Candace at cbuchamer@spca.bc.ca for information on upcoming events.

There are always so many to thank and never enough ways to do so. To all the volunteers who dedicate their free time to join us in so many ways; to the community who support our fundraising events, everything from Paws for a Cause to our local bottle drive; to everyone who has donated items, cash and services and to our accounts payable who so faithfully keep us up and running… a sincere thank you for your support now and in the future!

We leave you with feral born sisters Peggy and Valley.

Peggy suffered a devastating injury which chopped her leg off half way down the tibia and fibula bones. How did she not die from her injury? Even the vet is uncertain. But after proper amputation and a long recovery and rehabilitation these bonded sisters are looking for a home together. They love small dogs and are good with cats, but are looking for an adult home. They are searching for someone with patience and a willingness to allow them to take their time to get to know their new family.

Peggy loves crinkle bags, wand toys and chasing Valley! Valley loves to snuggle, bother the dog and sit on your keyboard while you are working! These girls have been in and out of the shelter system since November of 2015 and are looking for a long term relationship.

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tributed and they’re long-term. The Site C jobs are short-term and temporary.

“There’s many ways of creating jobs.

You’ve got roads that could be built, you’ve got bridges that could be built, you’ve got repairs that could be done if that money was given to municpalitlies across the province.

“But creating jobs by throwing money into the air so that we can lose money makes no sense,” Weaver said.

Meanwhile, the District of North Saanich will be asking local governments across B.C. to once again pressure the province to halt construction of the dam and have it scrutinized by the BC Utilities Commission.

North Saanich representatives will ask delegates at this year’s Union of B.C. Municipalities meeting in Victoria Sept. 26-30 to vote on the motion.

Mayor Alice Finall said the joint review panel on the project called on the government to take that action, and dismissed the province’s position that it would be a duplication of process.

“The panel said they didn’t have the expertise or I suppose the depth to actually get into the full environmental and other (economic) issues, and recommended it go to the utilities commission, who does have that ability and power. So there’s no repetition,” she said.

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BC Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver says work on the Site C dam isn’t yet passed the point of no return following a visit to the area last week.

Weaver, the lone Green Party MLA in the legislature, met with opponents of the dam and took a river-level tour of the work and Rocky Mountain Fort sites Aug. 25. Weaver was last in the area in fall 2013, before public hearings on the project got underway.

“I wanted to see how much has been done,” Weaver said. “Nothing has passed a point of no return.”

Weaver believes the province is taking a “fiscally reckless approach” in marching ahead with the $8.8-billion project without a proven need at the expense of rich, Class 1 farmland, and staring at the prospects of having to sell the power the dam generates at a loss on the export market.

“For people who haven’t seen it, (the Peace River has) got to be one of the most beautiful parts of North America. It rivals the Grand Canyon in terms of spectacular beauty, but rather than desert, it’s vibrant forest,” he said.

“It’s hard to describe the beauty. It’s like you go back in time when you go on the Peace, like you’re living the life of the early fur traders … then you come across this patch where they’ve clear cut.

“More people from B.C. need to come up and see what’s happening and ask hard questions about why it’s going on.”

Though there were 651 Peace Region residents working on the dam in June, Weaver believes the region won’t be well served in the long term.

“We’ve got to get away from relying on boom and bust jobs. These are people working, then there’s going to be a big collapse afterwards,” he said.

“What we should be doing, when you do distributed renewable energy through geothermal, through wind, you actually have high paying jobs, but they’re dis-

Updates from August 22, 2016 Council Meetings OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE 2016

At the Committee of the Whole meeting, Council received a status update from staff on the Official Community Plan (OCP) review project which is currently in Phase 3, the drafting of the document inclusive of mapping. To proceed from Phase 3 to Phase 4, the OCP team will seek input from Council through a workshop before taking the draft OCP for community engagement.

LONG SERVICE AWARD

Council presented a Long Service Award to Bonnie Isenberg in recognition of her five years of service to the City of Fort St. John.

PROCLAMATIONS

Council made the following proclamations for the month of September 2016 in the City of Fort St. John: • United Way Northern BC Month • BC Disability Employment Month • LiveIt! Green Month

MOOSE FM BLOCK PARTY

Council received a presentation from the organizer of the 2016 Moose FM Block Party which is scheduled for Saturday September 10th and will run from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The event will be anchored by two stages with one sponsored by the City of Fort St. John. Following the presentation, Council granted the use of the North Peace Arena as a back-up venue in the event of inclement weather and also agreed to waive the associated fees for the 2016 event and future years subject to the City’s participation in this initiative.

2016 CAPITAL BUDGET AMENDMENT – 91 AVENUE PAVING (75 STREET – 78A STREET)

The 2016 Capital Budget was amended to include the paving of 91 Avenue from 75 Street to the lane west of 78A Street for the total budgeted cost of $1,400,000 with the required funds coming from the Peace River Agreement Reserve Fund from unexpended funds for currently budgeted projects.

This year, there have been a number of projects that came in well under budget thus allowing funds to be re-directed. 91 Avenue is a bus route and is the only portion of the bus route (other than the road north of Ambrose School) that is still gravel. The project includes sidewalk, street lighting, storm sewer, curb and gutter, base reconstruction and an 11 meter wide asphalt surface.

HIGH ON ICE FINAL REPORT

A final report on the 2016 High On Ice Winter Festival was provided to Council. The festival was held from February 5 – 8, 2016 and was a great success with the theme being “Out of this World”. The main challenge was warm weather and issues with the melting of sculptures. Council received the final report for information and committed additional funds of $29,316 from City reserves to fund 2017 pre-commitments required for the Event Coordinator and Ice Carver contracts.

UNITED WAY NORTHERN BC 6TH ANNUAL FIRE TRUCK PULL

Council authorized the City of Fort St. John Fire Department to participate in the 2016 Annual United Way of Northern BC 6th Annual Fire Truck Pull, a popular and worthwhile fundraising event which is scheduled for Saturday September 17th at Centennial Park. There is no cost to the City as the participation of the Fire Department and other employees is on a volunteer basis or forms part of a normal working shift.

LIQUOR LICENCE AMENDMENT – GOOD OLE DAYZ

Good Ole Dayz Restaurant has applied to the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB) for a permanent change to their Food Primary Liquor Licence. The intent is to obtain an Entertainment Endorsement to allow for patron participation (karaoke). In accordance with the Liquor Control and Licensing Act, comments from the public and local government are required as part of the application process. No comments were received from members of the public and the RCMP, Building and Fire Departments had no concerns with the proposed amendments. Council passed a resolution stating that it recommends the amendment of the liquor licence. The LCLB will now make its decision whether or not to approve the amendment.

UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETINGS

Committee of the Whole meetings are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday September 6, 2016 and Monday September 19, 2016 to receive presentations from applicants for 2017 Base Budget Grants.

A Committee of the Whole meeting is also scheduled for 1:00 p.m. (tentatively) on Monday September 12, 2016 regarding Permissive Tax Exemptions for 2017.

The Regular Council meeting will follow at 3:00 p.m.

All meetings will be held in the in the City Hall Council Chambers and the public is welcome to attend

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Study reveals ‘profound’ gaps in understanding of Peace Region groundwater JONNY WAKEFIELD reporter@dcdn.ca

The provincial government must address “profound” gaps in knowledge about groundwater quality in Northeast B.C., a regional district-commissioned study has found.

Hydrogeologist Gilles Wendling delivered the results of a two-year survey of water quality in Northeast B.C. at a Peace River Regional District meeting Aug. 25. It is the first comprehensive study of groundwater to be carried out in the Peace, the hub of B.C.’s oil and gas industry, and it raises new questions about whether water quality is adequately monitored and protected in the region.

“Before, we were quite ignorant,” Wendling said. “We didn’t have this information together. It was extremely awkward to access.”

The study relied on 875 groundwater samples collected from 522 locations between 1943 and 2015, as well as 11,935 surface water samples taken between 1955 and 2014. While the data was publicly available, including through the Northern Health authority, it had never been compiled or standardized.

The study identified “profound” gaps in knowledge about “the presence and migration of fluids” in the earth’s intermediate subsurface—the roughly 1,500 metres between potable groundwater and producing gas wells.

Wendling identified increased sodium and sulfate concentrations in groundwater in certain water wells.

Barium concentrations also increased in several locations “over a relatively short time period,” the study found.

“Such an increase is not expected under natural conditions” and “could possibly result from the intense drilling activity in the region.”

However, Wendling said it is too early to conclude what caused the declines in water quality. He also noted the data is incomplete for many water wells, making it difficult to compare over time.

The B.C. Oil and Gas Commission claims there has “never been an instance of groundwater contamination due to hydraulic fracturing” in the province. Most natural gas wells are drilled between 2,000 and 3,200 kilometres below the surface, compared to 150 metres for the average domestic water well.

However, the study suggests that there is still much that is unknown about the impacts of industrial activity on groundwater, including the “presence and migration of fluids in the intermediate zone of the subsurface.”

“Adequate characterization and monitoring programs need to be designed and implemented very rapidly,” the report concludes.

The PRRD launched the study in 2014 with support from the Treaty 8 Tribal Association and the Real Estate Foundation of B.C. “There was a feeling amongst some people living in the area that there were risks to water,” said Gwen Johansson, mayor of Hudson’s Hope. “We can’t get a baseline because we can’t go back in time, but we can at least try to establish what (water quality) is now.”

She added “there was no action coming from the province” on additional water quality monitoring.

The province currently has seven groundwater monitoring wells in the Peace Region, which Wendling said is insufficient. The Netherlands, considered the most-advanced country in terms of water quality monitoring, has “thousands” of monitoring wells, he said.

The regional board has since passed a resolution asking the province to improve water quality monitoring in the region.

In a statement, Oil and Gas Commission spokesperson Graham Currie said the commission supports the draft report’s recommendation to enhance water quality monitoring in the region, but “would need to review the final reports before it could comment further on the technical aspects of the presentation.”

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Spike in Parvovirus cases points to a reoccurring problem in the Peace Despite being a common virus for dogs, Parvo is also very easy to prevent, vet experts say

A sometimes fatal virus that eats away at the lining of a dogs intestine and can result in blood poisoning and death is cropping up again among puppies in the Peace Region.

The Parvovirus is a reoccurring problem in the area, according to Dr. Trevor Reeves at the South Peace Animal Hospital.

Two pet clinics in Dawson Creek have had five confirmed cases in the last two weeks.

“It’s a chronic problem here,” Reeves said. “There is a reservoir of unvaccinated dogs and it sort of cycles through them.”

The virus stops the regeneration of new cells in the intestine, making it impossible to absorb food or water. It results in vomiting and diarrhea causing severe dehydration. Bacteria can also seep through the damaged lining of the intestine and into the blood stream causing bacteremia (bacteria in the blood) or in severe cases, septicaemia (blood poisoning).

“It’s always in the environment,” said Kelsey Dawley, a veterinary assistant at the North Peace Veterinary Clinic. “It’s one of the most common viruses that dogs can pick up, but it’s also really easy to prevent with vaccines.”

Dr. Zoe Ross at the Dawson Creek Veterinary Clinic said while Parvo cases trickle in throughout the year, every now and then there will be a spike like what the city has experienced in recent weeks.

Ross says wild canines such as wolves, foxes and coyotes can carry and spread the virus.

“If (an infected dog or wild canine) vomited or had diarrhea, and if a dog or human steps in that area they can pick it up (and spread it),” she said.

Parvovirus can also live in the soil for up to two years. Puppies are most at risk.

“It debilitates them quite severely because … their immune systems aren’t quite up to speed,” Reeves said.

“Whenever there are litters of puppies around and the mother has not been vaccinated, the puppies are

susceptible.”

The virus can’t be transmitted to humans or cats.

In the worst cases causing blood poisoning, the virus can be fatal. There is no treatment to kill the Parvo once it infects the dog. However, most dogs do recover if aggressive treatment is started before the bacteria spreads to the blood stream.

For reasons that are not completely known, some breeds like the Rottweiler, Doberman pinscher and English springer spaniel have a much higher fatality rate than other breeds.

Reeves said variants of the virus that effect a dogs heart, leading to rapid onset heart failure, have been documented in the past.

But, “primarily what we see right now is the vomiting and diarrhea form,” he said. “We’re just running into that season where we are going to have quite a few cases and it does seem to come in waves sometimes.”

While Parvo cases can crop up anywhere right across the country, the situation in the Peace is a bit different some vets say.

“Talking to other veterinarians, it does seem like we see more of it in this area than others,” Ross said. “I’m not sure why.”

About two and a half years ago, the Peace Region-based On Our Way Home Animal Rescue Society had 15 puppies from the Moberly Lake area infected with the virus. They lost five, but were able to save 10.

“Every day there was another one or two puppies showing symptoms,” former society president Alyssa Bond said. “Parvo, if you don’t properly quarantine, it’s so easy to spread. Walking out of your contaminated house to go downtown—you’re contaminating everything.”

Bond, Ross, Reeves and Dawley all said the only real way to prevent the problem is to have your dog vaccinated.

Reeves said the first shot is about $68, while the booster is around $35.

“That might seem like a lot,” Bond said. “But compared to the thousands of dollars it can cost to treat the disease, it’s the cheaper option.”

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“What they were doing was correct, there wasn’t anything in our bylaw that prevented that, but it wasn’t the intent of the bylaw,” he added.

Nor Vac’s Carol Kube said she was hoping to prove a point about the patchwork of sewer regulations for commercial haulers, saying the current rules benefit some haulers over others and create confusion.

“This is our endeavour to level the playing field for all sewer haulers,” she said. “Everyone should have to play by the same bylaws, regulations and rules.”

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Letters to the Editor SITE C COMMENTS RAISE EYEBROWS Recently, Mr. Dave Conway, chief spokesperson for the Site C project, did an interview with CBC radio regarding the dam.

One particular comment he made should concern all BC Hydro rate payers.

Mr. Conway stated that the Site C power would only be needed in a 20-40 year period, indicating that a shorter term demand for electricity is now unfounded.

Previous comments made on behalf of BC Hydro several years ago stated a need for the power within a 5-10 year period. That changed more recently, where Hydro indicated the necessity for electricity from Site C would be required in a 10-20 year period.

So, what is the real need or demand for this project? If the province required power in the next 20 to 40 years, why the rush for a Site C? It is unrealistic for Hydro to make such long range and expensive assertions.

In 2015, BC Hydro paid $17.5 million to eight Independent Power Producers not to produce 300 gigawatt-hours of electricity.

Clearly, there was no demand or need.

By Hydro’s own admissions now, the Site C dam will lose $800 million in the first 4 years of operation due to unneeded power. What they don’t tell us is what happens in the 5th, 6th or following years until we hit the benchmark of 20-40 years?

The pattern suggests that we will continue to pay mightily for a boondoggle of a project regardless of any realistic need.

—Rick Koechl and Mike Kroecher, Charlie Lake I heard Mr. David Conway on the CBC justifying Site C even though it may not be needed for another forty years and certainly not now. Along with all the many compelling reasons to stop the dam plan, this one

topped the cake for me. It is extremely distressing to have the Peace River Valley flooded with costs, displacements, disruptions to the communities along the Peace, the environmental damage, growing international opposition, and court cases still pending, to proceed in the manner our government and Hydro have chosen.

Work is essential and the Liberals missed the opportunity for ample employment in other efficiencies and technologies.

450,000 homes could be solar, how about even twice that many, as an example. What about bringing the people of BC together to work together all over the province to reduce our carbon footprints? Water, food security, agricultural land, and climate change have emerged as the most urgent of issues today.

Let’s not waste our hard earned and precious resources on a dam we do not even need.

—Colleen Campbell, Gold River, BC LET PEOPLE ENJOY THE RIVER IN PEACE On our most recent trip down the Peace River, we encountered once again BC Hydro’s most offensive signs for miles: no

SUSTAINABLE DOMESTIC USE FOR OUR FOSSIL FUELS

tion and burning and associated human activities.

Obviously, increased extraction and burning of any fossil fuel at this time is foolish, unnecessary and ultimately suicidal. LNG is no exception.

LNG, especially when derived from fracking, is well known and scientifically proven to be more harmful to our environment than is the burning of coal.

Many jurisdictions have fracking moratoriums and fracking bans for factual, obvious, proven reasons.

Large scale fossil fuel extraction has never been “good” for any jurisdiction. It is totally unsustainable and its end result can only be depletion, pollution, destruction and poverty. Alberta is one good example. The social license for export fossil fuel extraction has been revoked by climate change, wildfires, droughts, floods and many other very costly, destructive, violent, erratic weather events associated with export fossil fuel production.

It is very dishonest and irresponsible on the part of our governments and politicians to attempt to sell fossil fuel extraction as the path to prosperity. There is no good reason for Canada to export fossil fuels. Fossil fuel production for sustainable domestic use should be done by Canadian owned and operated corporations. This positive change would result in huge greenhouse gas reductions and do more to “save the planet” than anything else we could possibly do.

It is time to politely ask foreign fossil fuel extracting and export operations to get the frack out of our country.

—Ed Pitt, Dawson Creek

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BC Hydro has no right to deny people on the river shoreline access. There are provincial campgrounds within this area that people have a right to use with out Hydro’s interference. We stopped at the Rocky Mountain Fort site for some documentary filming and Hydro security told us we could not tie up there or get off the boat. Who does Hydro think they are to order us around on our own river? Guess you can imagine what I told them. We carried on with our documentary filming without any more interference.

I think it prudent that Hydro remove these signs and let people boat in peace. Every time we are on the river, Hydro has another stunned sign up telling people what to or not to do on the Peace River. They don’t seem to get it. This is our river, not BC Hydro’s.

—Mark Meiers, Charlie Lake

Tapping into the sun for energy E nough solar energy strikes the earth each hour of every day to power our whole global society for an entire year. Sunlight powers all things living on our little blue marble, it powers the wind and weather, and makes us smile on a sunny warm day.

Together, we are now taking the first steps towards tapping into this limitless, forever power source. Global investments in wind and solar power now outpace investments in all other energy sources combined.

Lets take a quick snapshot of the changing energy scene from around the world: MUSK GOES SOLAR Elon Musk (Tesla Motors, Space X) is buying one of the world’s largest solar retailers, SolarCity, in a bid to integrate his revolutionary electric cars and batteries with the ideal means of powering them – the sunshine hitting everybody’s rooftops.

ROYAL BANK WANTS CARBON PRICING Jack Stackhouse, senior VP for the Royal Bank of Canada, has come out strongly in favour of putting a price on carbon as a key to Canada’s low-carbon future. “This is our Apollo mission if we seize the moment, it could be our Titanic if we don’t.”

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CAR POLLUTION In May of this year the World Health Organization revealed that more than 80 percent of the world’s urban population is being exposed to extreme levels of air pollution which contributes to some 99,000 deaths per year in Europe alone.

With such concerns in mind, Dutch politicians are preparing to ban the sale of new petrol vehicles in their country by 2025, the first country to do.

BRANSON SUPPORTS FORMULA “E” RACING Billionaire Richard Branson (Virgin Galactic and some 400 other companies) is a strong supporter of the new ePrix to accelerate the development of electric vehicle technology.

“Formula E is pushing the boundaries forward into what will be the future,” he said on CNN at the London ePrix earlier this year. “Fifteen years from now, I suspect every car on the road will be electric.”

Sales of electric vehicles passed one million last year, but that number is only 0.1 percent

of the total number of cars on the road. That number is expected to rise to 20 million by 2020, with electric cars reaching cost equality with fuel-powered vehicles by 2022.

Eventually, electric vehicles will prevail because they are cheaper to run, much cheaper to build and maintain, and drivers can effortlessly make their own electric “fuel” from the sunlight falling on their roof.

MARITIMES PULLING AHEAD The Maritimes have been quietly pulling ahead in the race to clean energy in Canada. PEI is now close to meeting 30 percent of its energy needs with wind, while Nova Scotia has more installed wind capacity that BC, and an aggressive policy to install more (unlike BC).

SOLAR TIPPING POINT NEARS Home solar will reach a tipping point for mass adoption when energy storage becomes competitive with energy generation. At that point everyone will essentially be able to go off-grid with a secure self-contained solar energy system that automatically dips into the grid to sell or buy energy only if needed or if it gives the homeowner financial benefit. An electric car plugged into such a system will become part of your own smart microgrid, giving you more storage

and ulta-cheap solar-powered mobility too.

Battery storage is still expensive at about US $650 per kilowatt hour, but is quickly headed for US $425. In less than three years energy storage is set to achieve US$200 per kilowatt hour, which is expected to be the trigger point for mass adoption.

New smart battery systems now entering the market (or about to) feature very long life (30 years plus), zero maintenance, and complete recyclability.

IKEA AIMS AT SOLAR Seeing an expanding market with unlimited potential for growth, home furnishings giant IKEA has announced its intention to become the world’s largest residential solar supplier. IKEA will begin offering solar PV arrays in nine countries over the next two years, starting in the UK, Netherlands and Switzerland.

“May you live in interesting times” goes the ancient Chinese curse. The rapid move to renewable sources of energy from the sun and wind is not only interesting but also necessary and inevitable. For thoughtful people around the world, that’s not a curse but a blessing.

Don Pettit is a founding member of the Peace Energy Cooperative. He can be reached at dpettit@pris.ca

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By the end the end of November, the City of Dawson Creek expects to have a plan in hand for a regional fire training centre that it hopes to build near the Dawson Creek Airport.

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contain two burn rooms located on the ground floor and second floor, as well as a simulated apartment hallway and three simulated apartments.

There will also be an apartment-style “scissor” stairwell running the entire height of the structure. The third floor will have windows for rescue and escape drills.

The training centre will be used by Dawson Creek Fire Department and other neighbouring fire departments, as well as the RCMP and utility companies for a variety of drills including live fire, confined space entry and rescue, rope rescue and forcible entry.

The centre would meet the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association certification.

Talks between municipalities in the Peace Region on the fire training centre began earlier this year.

Survey of local seniors to get underway, volunteers needed Volunteers are needed as B.C.’s Seniors Advocate launches a comprehensive survey delving into residential care facilities, where 27,000 seniors in 303 facilities will be interviewed across the province.

The facilities surveyed are those owned and operated by the five provincial health authorities, including Northern Health, where 23 sites will be surveyed.

Facilities in the Peace Region and Northern Rockies included in the survey are Peace Villa in Fort St. John, Rotary Manor in Dawson Creek, the Chetwynd Hospital, and the Fort Nelson Multi-Level Unit. There are a total of 1,117 long-term care beds within Northern Health.

Volunteer recruitment and screening in the north will begin early September and surveying will start mid to late September.

Every resident will be approached to take the survey and the seniors advocate is aiming for a 50 per cent response rate for residents and 70 per cent for visitors of the residents.

Residents will be asked 100 questions over a 60 to 90-minute period and depending on the needs of the resident the survey could be divided into two sessions.

The Seniors Advocate is asking for volunteers to take oneday training and commit at least 30 hours to the project.

There are almost 300 volunteers already signed up across the province but many hands make light work so there’s a request for more volunteers to step forward.

“This is the first time in this province that we have had volunteers sit face to face with

some of our most vulnerable seniors on such a large scale and the feedback we’re receiving from both volunteers and seniors themselves is very positive,” said Isobel Mackenzie in a recent press release.

Residents will be asked about food quality, staff care, safety and security, comfort, respect given, medications and activities, which will gauge the seniors’ satisfaction that will offer a guide on how to improve their care.

“Absolutely we’ll take a look at any information that the Seniors Advocate can provide for us as we do with most of the reports that they provide,” said Steve Raper, chief communications and external relations for Northern Health.

“We take a look at the reports and then we work that into our planning where appropriate.”

Personal information of the residents and their families and visitors is protected and only used as authorized under the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. It took 14 months to create the survey in a team effort that brought together facilities, health authorities, family members, union representatives, community groups and academic experts from across Canada.

The survey will be completed over the next four months across the province and then results will be published in early 2017 on the advocate’s website at www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca.

To volunteer for the residential care survey, visit www. surveybcseniors.org or call 1-877-952-3181.

—Prince George Citizen, with staff files

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“It’s going to drop the price to farmers, because now the terminals have to clean it to that one per cent spec,” he said. “China’s the biggest buyer out there. People are looking at selling more into the Japan market or Mexico, but China’s still the big player. It’s going to drive the price down

because it costs more to clean, and that’s going to come out of the producer’s pocket.”

Canola dockage is expected to be a topic of discussion during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to Beijing this week.

—with files from Canadian Press

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Northeast B.C. contractors call for ‘level playing field’ Local workers and businesses in Northeast British Columbia are not getting a fair shake in the region’s oil and gas development, due largely to Alberta contractors who take much of the work, but may not always pay their share of B.C. taxes, according to a coalition of local governments in the area.

Northeast B.C. contractors who spoke to the Daily Oil Bulletin recently said the problem has existed for years, as Alberta contractors in the trucking, oilfield service and other fields regularly cross into Northeast B.C. to take part in the brisk oil and gas development here.

The situation is made worse by an industry downturn that has forced many Alberta contractors to look further afield for work in recent months, as more workers and contractors on Alberta’s oil

and gas plays are idled.

“We have to level the playing field in regards to Alberta companies coming (to Northeast B.C.),” Dave Turchanski, president of Energy Services B.C. (ESBC), said. ESBC represents oilfield service and other Northeast B.C. contractors, many also working in the oil and gas sector.

Turchanski said B.C. contractors find themselves in a tough spot. After paying the seven per cent provincial sales tax (PST), many are at a disadvantage, he said. They also pay PST on whatever goes on their vehicles, on top of the tax paid to purchase them. Yet, the tax disadvantage is not the only issue, according to Turchanski. “(Often), the (Alberta-based oil and gas) producers know a friend of a friend, and all of a sudden, they’ve hired someone (out-of-province) and are in here with their Cats, their vacuum trucks or whatever. What bothers

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me most is that there are a lot of people in the local service sector that are not getting the opportunity to bid on work in B.C.” The owner of Fort St. Johnbased Gas Link Industries Ltd., Turchanski acknowledges that businesses in the region might not always have the people or equipment to fulfill every oilp-

“If you’re working in B.C., give atch contract, sometimes forcing Alberta producers operating in the local service sector the opporB.C. to go elsewhere for man- tunity (to bid),” he said. “Whether it’s Fort St. John, Fort Nelson, power or hardware.

“I don’t have a problem with Dawson Creek or Chetwynd, give that,” he said. In fact, when it the locals an opportunity first, comes to supplying the needs then go to the outside.”

Some Alberta companies actof the natural gas E&P business, such as drilling rigs, or fractur- ive in Northeast B.C. are already ing and completion crews, as “going local,” clearly making efmuch as 75 per cent of what’s forts to hire local workers and needed comes from outside B.C., contractors in the region.

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The hand-off. It’s the simplest play in a football coach’s playbook. But as any sports fan knows, even the simplest play can go wrong for any number of reasons. The same could be true of your family cottage hand-off.

It has been in your hands for years and years of fun times with the people you love. But, the day will come—maybe sooner, maybe later—when you will want to hand-off your cottage to others, probably your adult children. To help you avoid potential obstacles like excessive taxation and maybe even some surprising opposition, here’s how to perform a cottage hand-off that ensures it will stay in your family’s hands for a long time.

Call the right play: A successful hand-off starts with everyone on your “team” being on side. Yes, your adult children have always enjoyed the cottage—but will they in the future when you’re no longer around? Talk to your children now and if there are those who do not want ownership responsibilities, you can help avoid future family squabbles by ensuring they are treated fairly in your will.

Elude potential blockers: Plan now to manage potential tax liabilities when you make the hand-off. Unless you’re passing assets to a spouse or common-law partner, when you die you’re deemed to have disposed of your capital assets at fair market value—meaning that if your cottage property has appreciated, your heirs could face significant tax on capital gains realized.

A less-taxing hand-off: Transfer the property to your kids while you are alive, either as an outright gift or by selling it to them at fair market value (selling for less can result in double taxation.) If you sell the cottage for fair market value, make the payments receivable over a five year period and claim the capital gains reserve, so that only 20% of the capital gain is taxable in any one year. Regardless of whether you gift or sell, consider whether the principal residence exemption should be claimed for all or a portion of the years the cottage has been owned.

Of course, your cottage handoff should be an essential part of your overall financial and estate plan, so talk to your coaches— your professional and legal advisors—about what’s best for your game plan.

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Sale of Walter Energy mines pending, Brule could reopen MIKE CARTER dcreporter@dcdn.ca

The sale of three mine properties around Tumbler Ridge nears completion following a rebound in the price of metallurgical coal.

West Virginia-based ERP Compliant Fuels is negotiating a deal to buy the mothballed Wolverine, Brule and Willow Creek mines. Officials with the company said the sale could close as soon as Sept. 1. Company representatives were in Tumbler Ridge last week to examine the assets and meet with the local government.

If the deal goes through, the company has plans to immediately open the Brule mine and hire around 200 people, a source with the company said.

This could be followed by the reopening of the Wolverine Mine in the spring of 2017, which would mean the hiring an additional 200 people.

Reopening the Willow Creek mine is not within the company’s first year plans because although it has the highest quality coal out of the three mines, it is also the most expensive to extract.

ERP officials added that should the sale go through, they are “committed to hire local people to get the community here back to work.”

The town of Tumbler Ridge has been reeling since the closure of its last coal mine in early 2015.

ERP is a subsidiary of Canuma Coal Resources Ltd., which owns mine properties

in West Virginia and Alabama.

It specializes in hard-coking (steelmaking) coal, like that found at the Wolverine Mine.

It also has a keen interest in the Pulverized Coal Injection (PCI) coal at the Brule mine.

The source says interest in the Tumbler Ridge mines is partly spurred by knowledge that steel mills in Asia are looking to diversify their coal import portfolios.

The partial rebound in coal price is also driving the potential sale.

“The price of met coal dropped for ten straight quarters,” the source said. “The first quarter of this year was the bottom. The second quarter it started coming up a little bit and now, the third quarter it has come up significantly.”

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An Alberta-based family business is branching out with a new office in Fort St. John as it gears up to support a number of industrial developments in the region.

The Myshak Group of Companies is opening a branch in Fort St. John, and has been recruiting mobile crane and equipment operators, along with managers, heavy haul truck drivers, safety staff, and technicians for its new office.

“We’re moving to support our current and long-term customers with the vision of supporting growth of the community and the indigenous communities,” Josh Myshak, the company’s marketing director said.

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The company is looking to start with about a dozen employees, before it starts ramping up later this fall.

“We’re collecting resumes, going through them all. We’ve got locals and local support already and we’re looking to grow that,” he said.

Partnering with First Nations is also a focus, he added.

“Going forward, we have more and more jobs that we’ve been doing involving the indigenous community, Myshak said.

“We currently have a few partners involved, and we’re looking to grow that.”

The company plans to be actively involved in the community, Myshak said.

“We’re there for the long haul,” he said.

Local workforce numbers on Site C hit 651 in June There were 651 Peace Region residents working on the Site C dam in June, according to the latest employment numbers from BC Hydro.

That’s up from 443 local workers on the project in May, however, local workforce numbers for July and August have not been made available.

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the dam site, on transmission corridors, reservoir clearing, and public road works. Local workers made up 46 per cent of the total 1,416 construction and environmental workers, with a total of 1,136 being B.C. residents.

The total worker count for June was 1,805, including 389 engineers and project team staff.

There were no temporary foreign workers in construction and environmental work in June,

Hydro notes. However, there were “12 management and professionals working on the project through the federal International Mobility Program” that month.

In its report, BC Hydro notes “the number of workers — and the proportion from any particular location — will vary month-to-month and also reflects the seasonal nature of construction work.”

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• Ronald Michael Oster (born 1974) was fined $500, banned from driving for two years and handed $75 victim surcharge for one count of driving while prohibited/licence suspended.

• Craig Apsassin (born 1985) avoided jail time, but was hit with a $100 victim surcharge for one count of breaching a probation order.

• Kyle Jules Crook (born 1983) was fined $750 and handed a $112.50 victim surcharge after being found guilty of a lesser included charge of driving without a driver’s licence. The original charge was driving while prohibited.

• Martin Enes (born 1995) was fined $1,000 and handed a $150 victim surcharge for one count of driving while prohibited/licence suspended.

• Harvey Allan Wayne Parslow (born 1974) was fined $2,500 banned from driving for 18 months, and handed $675 in victim surcharges for one count, driving while driver’s licence is suspended and once count, care or control of

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• Andrew William Joseph Bird (born 1990) was fined $1,000 and handed a $300 victim surcharge after being found guilty of a lesser included charge of driving without reasonable consideration.

The original charge was care or control of a vehicle or vessel while impaired.

• Joredean Henyu (born 1994) was sentenced to three months in jail, ordered to provide a DNA sample, banned from possessing firearms for 10 years, and issued a $100 victim surcharge for one count of trafficking of a controlled substance.

• Raylene Roberta Carson (born 1970) was given a conditional discharge, sentenced to one year of probation and handed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of possession of property obtained by crime.

• Diane Wendy Field (born 1988) was fined $450, sentenced to one year of probation, and handed $135 in victim surcharges for one count of theft $5,000 or under and one count breach of an undertaking.

• Cory John Langdon (born 1990) was fined $1,000, sentenced to six months of probation, and handed a victim surcharge of $150 after being found guilty of a lesser included charge of driving without reasonable consideration. The original charge was care or control of a vehicle or vessel while impaired.

• Patricia June Sellina Marks (born 1993) entered into an agreement to keep the peace and be on good behaviour for one year and was fined $500 for one count fear of injury/damage by another person.

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• Sean Michael Bergunder (born 1995) entered into a Peace Bond agreement for one year and was fined $500 after being found guilty of a lesser included charge of fear of injury/damage by another person. The original charge was assault.

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• Twyla Dawn Marie Nicholson (born 1986) entered into an agreement to keep the peace and be on good behaviour for six months, and was fined $500 after being found guilty of the lesser included charged of one count, fear of injury/damage by another person. The original charge was assault.

• Michael Leslie Sanche (born 1990) was fined $400 and issued a $100 victim surcharge for one count failing to appear pursuant to a court order and one count breach of probation order.

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Mischief charge after museum vandalism A 15-year-old girl is facing mischief charges after allegedly attempting to smash into the Fort St. John North Peace Museum early Thursday morning, Aug. 25.

Officials say police were called to the museum shortly after 1 a.m. after the girl climbed the museum’s fence and tried to smash open the door with a flower pot, triggering an alarm.

Another 15-year-old girl caught by officers at the scene “tried to dissuade her from doing so,” police said in a statement.

One of the teens was arrested with mischief under $5,000 charges being recommended.

The other was turned over to her parents, police said.

There was no damage to the museum as the door is made of shatter-proof glass, according to Coun. Larry Evans, who works with the North Peace Historical Society and was called to the scene.

“There’s no damage, which is a relief because it’s a brand new door from last spring,” museum curator Heather Sjoblom said. “The museum is very lucky.”

In a statement posted to Facebook, the City of Fort St. John urged residents to call police if they see someone vandalizing property.

“Last night some hooligans climbed the fence at our museum and tried to smash the windows with flowerpots. They were only successful in making a mess and getting arrested,” the city said.

“Thankfully nothing was badly damaged and nothing was stolen but this kind of behaviour is a good reminder to all of us to be vigilant and call the police when we see someone damaging our property. It is not only a monetary cost to all of us but it damages the fabric of our community.”

RED CROSS HONOURS The Canadian Red Cross recognized Janet Johnson with a 10-year milestone award, on Wednesday, Aug. 24. She was one of two local volunteers to be honoured by the organization. To read more, turn to B11.

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Roughly 40 per cent of the district’s land is in the agricultural land reserve or being farmed, Finall said.

“As a council, and certainly as a community, we are very concerned, firstly with the agricultural issues there, the terrible devastation and loss of agricultural land,” she said.

“In addition, we have a strong environmental concern and finally, we have a strong concern about the unacceptance of the concerns of the first nations in that area regarding wildlife, regarding hunting areas. We also have a big concern about proper discussions and consultations with the first nations.”

A committee struck to review resolutions put forward at the UBCM convention recommends local governments to endorse North Saanich’s resolution, noting a similar resolution was endorsed at the convention in 2015. Energy Minister Bill Bennett rejected the resolution, and will likely do so once again this year.

However, Finall said the UBCM has had an impact on provincial policy in the past.

“We have had some effect on provincial policy, no question. Not all, and, of course, that depends on whatever government is in power,” she said.

“Whether we have any dramatic effect, or minimal or no effect at all, it doesn’t mean we quit trying.”

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Spectra Energy is moving ahead with 36-kilometre pipeline expansion to its Fort St. John mainline after the National Energy Board granted approval of the project this earlier this month.

The first segment will start south of Taylor and will run about 12 kilometres. The second will start at the Pine River and run about 24 kilometres, ending northeast of Chetwynd.

The two loops will add capacity to the pipeline without increased pressure on the line, the company said.

These two 36-inch pipelines will transport sales-quality natural gas.

Two compressor station additions will also be built to move the increased volume of gas.

The project will add 137.5 million cubic feet per day of transportation capacity to Spectra Energy’s BC Pipeline.

Despite originally requestng that the project go through the hearing process, both the Saulteau First Nation and West Mobelry First Nation withdrew their concerns about the project in April.

West Moberly Chief Roland Willson told the Daily Oil Bulletin that his nation was confident effects from the expansion would be addressed

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Desperate times call for a diaper drive: pregnancy care centre WHITNEY BRAUN Submitted

I am not a mother. I am not a journalist. I am not out of work, nor am I hungry.

But what I am is able to help.

We all saw or read about the striking visual of 689 pairs of shoes set up at 100th & 100th on Aug. 16 to represent the people currently seeking help at local food banks. What if those shoes were diapers? Diapers representing the local children in need of basic daily necessities.

Would that have captured your attention?

Just like local shelters, food banks, and other non-profits in Fort St. John feeling the strain of the recent economic downturn, so too is the North Peace Pregnancy Care Centre.

Since spring of this year, some of the families who were once regular donors are now the ones on the receiving end.

According to Lise Klassen, the centre’s executive director, the material goods needed to support their families has more than doubled. The staff aims to help mothers in vulnerable situations, women with crisis

pregnancies, single mothers and fathers, and provide education and information to help everyone that comes through their doors to make informed decisions. This organization and its qualified staff are the epitome of a birth mother’s advocate.

A tour through their facility left me knowing that every person who seeks help there is in the right place—whether they’re requiring material goods like baby clothes and items or needing emotional support. The atmosphere is clean and comfortable, quiet and accessible, and suits the needs of the clients, providing a private sitting room and playroom for parents and children.

This centre is one of a kind, filling a deep need in a city known for its young families.

They have several programs ranging from adoption planning, housing and relocation, doulas, parenting support, grief support, and Mom & Baby—a weekly program that provides diapers and formula to moms and tots in need. In particular, Mom & Baby is feeling the worst of the economic effects. Instead

Parks Day at Blackfoot Regional Park was a Success!

On July 30, 25 youth and their families attended the Parks Day at Blackfoot Regional Park. The purpose of having this event was twofold; to promote Regional District managed parks, and to encourage learning and having fun in the great outdoors.

Participants learned about the “survive outside” program, “hug a tree” from South Peace Search and rescue and Conservation talked about being “Bear Aware”. Staff from the Regional District talked about the “Play, Clean & Go” program being implemented in the region and about invasive plants. NEAT talked about the effects of waste on our natural environment, and about outdoor water use and pollution. BC wildfire was on hand to talk about fire safety. Participants also got to make a trail lunch, plant a native plant, and learned the basics of setting up a tent.

Recycling Services Contract Awarded The Regional Board awarded the “Recycling Services” contract to R-3 Recycle It Resource Recovery (Recycle It), for a five year term, in the approximate annual amount of $1,504,700, excluding taxes.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging funding The Peace River Regional Hospital District Board approved $1,040,802 towards the purchase of an MRI machine for the Fort St. John hospital from the Northern Health.

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of only going out to purchase diapers for the centre every so often, Lise finds herself at the store on a weekly basis as of

late—and these funds are coming out of other important programs because donations have slowed while the need for these

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The Board support authorization for the subdivision application 117/2016 (L’Heureux) to proceed to the Agricultural Land Commission as it is consistent

The Regional Board endorsed the following recommendations from the Water Stewardship Committee based on research conducted by Dr. Gilles Wendling of GW Solutions Inc.:

with the OCP.

Temporary Use Permits The Regional Board authorized the issuance of Temporary Use Permit No. 043/2016 to Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Ltd, to use 22.4 ha (55.4 ac) of the property for employee parking, office use, mechanical buildings, fuel and equipment storage and stockpiling of materials.

Zoning Amendments The Regional Board adopted the following zoning amendments: Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2226, (Willms), 2016 to rezone the subject property from A-2 (Large Agricultural Holdings Zone) to R-4 (Residential 4 Zone) to facilitate the subdivision of 4 approximately 2 ha lots with a 6.17 ha remainder.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No.2224 (SP Hutterian Church#208), 2016 to rezone portions of the subject properties (95.94 Ha) by adding a text amendment within the A-2 (Large Agricultural Holdings Zone) to allow the construction and operation of wind turbines. A restrictive covenant will limit the number of wind turbines across these properties to a maximum of seven (7) and require a subsequent rezoning to match the ALC approval of 4.5 Ha (ALC Res #405/2015).

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No.2225 (SP Hutterian Church#209), 2016 to rezone portions of the subject properties (93 Ha) by adding a text amendment within the A-2 (Large Agricultural Holdings Zone) to allow the construction and operation of wind turbines. This is a preliminary rezoning necessary to facilitate flexibility for design, construction and qualification for the BC Hydro SOP Program. A restrictive covenant will limit the number of wind turbines across these properties to a maximum of seven (7) and require a subsequent rezoning to match the ALC approval of 1.95 Ha (ALC Res #404/2015).

Boil Water Notices Fey Spring, Blackfoot Water System and Boundary Lake Water System Bylaws A boil water order for the Fey Spring Water System was posted July 25, 2016.

A boil water advisory has been posted at the Blackfoot Water System and Boundary Lake Water System sites as of August 25, 2016.

Northern Health has issued these advisories as the systems are at risk of containing pathogens.

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materials has increased.

Never before this year has the staff had to brainstorm ideas to keep this specific program running. But this year, there is no doubt that in addition to their annual Baby Bottle Fundraiser, they will need to do something else. So for the first time, the NPPCC will be hosting a Diaper Drive on Thursday, Sept. 15.

With three main sponsors chipping in—Safeway, Northern Grand Hotel, and Klassic Oilfield Services Ltd.—the North Peace Pregnancy Care Centre will be setting up two drop-off locations from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The first being at Safeway, the second being a drive-thru drop-off in front of their office along 100 Avenue near the Northern Grand Hotel.

They are looking for any size donation of diapers and wipes that can help the dwindling stockpile at the centre.

It’s easy to skim to the next article, I know. It’s easy to dismiss this problem because it’s not one you or I see firsthand on a daily basis.

But next time you find yourself in the grocery store—especially on Sept. 15—steer your cart down the diaper aisle.

The Board authorized staff to develop an amendment to the Peace River Regional District Charlie Lake Sewer Regulation Bylaw No. 835, 1993 to ensure that no person shall discharge or cause or permit to be discharged to any public sewer any waste that has not originated on the property with the connection being used.

The Peace River Regional District Board adopted the Board Procedure Amendment Bylaw No. 2256, 2016.

The Peace River Regional District Board read Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2249, 2016 for a third time, and; adopted Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2249, 2016. Staff were then directed to prepare zoning bylaw amendments to rezone the Charlie Lake Lagoons and the City of Fort St. John Lagoons to the P-3 Zone.

1. That the Board acknowledges and affirms that it is the Province who is ultimately the steward and regulator for water in the Province of BC, and that the Province recognizes that the quantity and quality of our water supply is essential to public health and sustainable communities, and that, the PRRD has received the report regarding the studies done on watersheds in the Peace, which will be posted for public use.

2. That the newly developed data base be presented to appropriate regulators and provincial decision makers and request that, in collaboration with the PRRD, a review of all updated information be completed biannually in order to continue with trend analysis.

3. That the Province be encouraged to share with the public, all new water information in a timely manner.

4. That the Province, through the North East Water Strategy Working Group (a working group that includes input of local knowledge on water initiatives), determines at risk watersheds or parts of watersheds and conducts further assessment to identify causes and create mitigation strategies.

5. That the BC Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations be requested to create regulations to characterize and monitor the movement of fluids in the intermediate zone between the depths of 500 meters and 2,000 meters.

6. That the Province be requested to implement monitoring programs to continue to define water baselines both for quantity and quality in areas of the region that are poorly defined or monitored.

7. That the PRRD host three public meetings to communicate these recommendations and any advancements on them.

Grants to Community Organizations The Regional Board approved the grant application from the High School Rodeos of BC for a grant in the amount of $750 to assist with the cost of the Hudson’s Hope Fall High School Rodeo in September.

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LEVELLING THE FIELD IN THE WORKPLACE City councillors are using the month of September to shine a light on inclusion in the workplace. At their Aug. 22 meeting, councillors proclaimed September BC Disability Employment Month.

During a presentation, Amy Rimpilainen with Employment Connections told council the agency has helped 1,039 clients with disabilities find work since 2012. It estimates it will help 431 clients with a disability this year. Rimpilainen said key employers supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce in the city include Rona, Winners, Safeway, W Breakfast and Lunch, Home Hardware, and the newly-opened Hilton hotel.

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Trican Well Servicing, for example, runs a Fort St. John branch office that hires locally.

“We don’t have rotational workers,” Chief Executive Dale Dusterhoft said. “Our Fort St. John facility … is 100 per cent people that live in the community,” although he acknowledged some might have moved there from other places.

The company also makes a point of buying services and supplies locally, according to Dusterhoft. On that score, Trican’s Fort St. John base manager has authority to buy in B.C., but not in Alberta. Some big-ticket items, like frack sand, are brought in from the United States.

While Trican handles cementing, acidizing and nitrogen work out of Fort St. John, hydraulic fracturing is handled from the company’s Alberta locations, with frac spreads coming from its Grande Prairie, Alta., base.

Whether or not other Alberta companies working in Northeast B.C. are taking Trican’s approach is not clear. Based on anecdotal evidence, however, the downturn appears to have forced more Albertans—both workers and contractors—into the area.

“I see way more Alberta (license) plates here than I’ve ever seen,” said Ted Pimm, general manager of Pimm’s Production Equipment Ltd., an electrical contractor based in Fort St. John.

“I’d say almost one quarter of the vehicles—including semi-trailers and trucks—that I see here have Alberta plates.”

Most companies in the area are affected in some way by the influx of Alberta workers and contractors looking for work, Pimm said. “Because there’s no work in Alberta, they come this way. Same with trucking and anything (else) there is here,” he added.

Among Northeast B.C.-based contractors that spoke to theBulletin, several had lost work to Alberta contractors, although few could say with certainty why.

Still, more than a few contractors thought the B.C. sales tax, and the competitive disadvantage it creates for B.C. companies, had something to do with it.

“What about the (Alberta) contractors that are supposed to pay (the tax), and don’t?” said Shane Stirling, general manager of Epscan Industries Ltd., a Fort St. John electrical contractor.

“Do I think it’s happening? Yes, I do.”

Just how many Alberta companies are border-hopping and skipping the PST, intentionally or not, is debatable. No statistics were available from the B.C. finance ministry, although a spokesperson said businesses the ministry has had contact with and audited, including those from out of province, “generally” pay the PST and interest they owe.

Yet, the statement says nothing about Alberta contractors that work in B.C. but have little or no contact with the finance ministry. For Lori Ackerman, mayor of Fort St. John, that’s not good enough.

“If (Alberta contractors) are skipping across the border, working here, but not paying (the PST), and zipping home, then enforcement needs to happen,” she told the Bulletin. The mayor also described the damage the ongoing downturn has done to Fort St. John, including

high unemployment and a range of social problems.

Ackerman does not pin the blame solely on Alberta companies but argues the playing field between these companies and their B.C. counterparts needs to be leveled. At the same time, she acknowledges that some Alberta contractors might not realize they have ongoing tax obligations under most circumstances, if they work in B.C. “Our first approach to this whole thing is for people to be informed and educated on the process,” she said. “We’ll see what comes of our conversation with the (ministry of finance), moving forward.”

Fort St. John is a member of the Northeast B.C. Resource Municipalities Coalition, a group formed by four Northeast B.C. municipalities, including Dawson Creek and Taylor, as well as two major B.C. trade associations, Energy Services B.C. and the Northern B.C. Truckers’ Association. The coalition has pressed for stricter enforcement of provincial tax laws, especially for out-of-province contractors doing business in B.C. Ackerman supports the coalition’s approach. “We’re presenting thoughts around improvements in the enforcement of B.C.’s provincial sales tax legislation, (and) looking at potential changes in what (it) might look like, moving forward,” she said, noting the coalition has met with B.C. Premier Christy Clark.

Local B.C. contractors told the Bulletin it’s not a matter of keeping Alberta contractors out of B.C. According to Tyler Kosick, manager of Fort St. John trucking contractor Trans Carrier Ltd., his company often competes with Alberta-based carriers, although he said it’s hard to do so if they do not play by the same rules.

“I don’t want to shut Alberta contractors out of this region, because I don’t want to be shut out of Alberta or Saskatchewan,” he said. “We need to have free-flowing borders.

Each jurisdiction has different rules to play by and the B.C. government just hasn’t done a good job of monitoring compliance by out-of-province contractors.”

That situation might change, if B.C. beefs up enforcement of provincial tax laws against out -of-province or “non-conforming” contractors. According to Colin Griffith, the NEBC Resource Coalition’s executive director, “we’re working to ensure that B.C.’s provincial sales tax laws are uniformly enforced.”

B.C.’s finance ministry has already moved to step up enforcement, following several meetings with the coalition, most recently on July 19, 2016, he said. “(The government) has been able to recruit a field inspector—a position that was vacant. They’re (also) hiring a new lead auditor for north B.C. (and) stepping up a focus on the auditing side as well.”

For that matter, the province has a range of options to deal with the matter, including “taxpayer education and outreach programs, (field) inspections, audit and investigations,” a recent note from B.C. Finance said. As well, the ministry operates an audit program focused on out-of-province businesses active in B.C.

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Puck drops for Huskies at camp Despite a low turnout for their initial camp, the Fort St. John Huskies still believe the future looks bright with a month remaining before the NWJHL season gets underway BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca

When you’ve seen as many training camps as Fort St. John Huskies assistant coach Todd Alexander, August is never a time for panic.

The hopes of the coaching staff and management were tempered from Aug. 26 to 28 at the Huskies initial training camp with only 25 bodies on the ice for each of the three sessions.

That’s the lowest turnout in the last three seasons, and with four of the team’s five key goal scorers from last season having moved on, Alexander understands there is no replacing those names– he only hopes the team can forge a new identity in 2016-17.

“I don’t think that anybody is going to replace (those players). We never really look at it like that,” Alexander said.

“Every year we lose key guys and every year you have surprises… guys that come up and play roles… until we really get into things and start sorting out lines and having practice where we can figure things out—it’s hard to tell.”

The low turnout is a recognizable problem late in the summer for a Junior B organization that routinely sees turnover from season to season, but this year the issue was more visable than in years past.

Alexander said the team had about 11 or 12 players competing for spots at different camps

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Competitiveness was a key for the Fort St. John Huskies from Aug. 26-28 as they dropped the puck on their initial training camp. The North West Junior Hockey League season gets underway for the Huskies on Sept. 24 in Sexsmith.

for teams in different leagues— something that’s different from other seasons.

“It’s a little bit different this year, “Alexander said.

“We just have guys at high level camps right now or who are away for different commitments so numbers are down this weekend but we’ll have those guys back for the following weeks when we need to get ready to go for exhibition.”

The team expects at least a dozen players to arrive back in

town from other junior camps over the next several weeks before their first big test on Sept.

17 in Vermillion. When the time comes, it will be veterans like Josh Robinson who will look to carry the offensive load and leadership roles. “(I) hope to be more of a leader this year,” Robinson said. “We don’t have too many older guys, so us younger guys are going to have to step up.”

Robinson said despite the small amount of regulars on

the ice at camp, it’s encouraging to see local players from Fort St. John step up and try to make the team. “(There’s) a lot of new faces,” he said. “(We) don’t have the fire power that we did last year, but it’s definitely good to see some new faces and local kids coming in and hopefully making the team.”

2016-2017 will be Robinson’s third year with the Huskies after putting up 39 points in 65 games over his first two

seasons as largely a secondary scoring threat.

Offensive output aside, Robinson learned a lot from the previous leadership regime, guys like Kody Disher, Cayle Bell and Jordan Harder.

“Those guys have been in the league for a long time and their leadership qualities were really good and you kind of pick up on things to say and just how to act,” Robinson said.

If he can find some chemistry with returning rookies Adam Bowie (36GP, 9G, 15A) and Jacob Lang (32GP, 17G, 15A), all three could be a bright spot for the Huskies in 2017.

Add in three new defensemen to the mix with late season addition Wyatt Griffiths, rookies Jared Loewen and Aiden Tegart (who both played for the NEBC Trackers last season), there are a few more reasons for optimism.

As far as the crease protector goes, Logan Edwards will look to find his footing as the main man between the pipes.

He was one of four goalies in camp, and posted a 3.63 goals against average last season in 19 games. He had a 10-6 record with a .888 save percentage.

The Huskies will start the Northwest Junior Hockey League season with three games on the road between Sept. 24 and Oct. 4 before arriving home at the North Peace Arena for their home opener on Oct. 8 against the Sexsmith Vipers. The Huskies will open the season at Sexsmith on Sept. 24.

Female hockey travel team burgeoning with hope

40 plus girls hit the ice for the newly formed regional under 18 team in Taylor on the weekend BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca

They may not have a team name yet, but that didn’t bother the 40-plus girls on the ice in Taylor last weekend.

It was a fierce competition for ladies looking to crack the final roster of the newly formed regional under-18 travel squad on Aug. 27 and 28. Head Coach Jason Stark was pleased to see girls come in droves from Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, and even locally in Taylor.

“Shocking, actually,” Stark said of the turnout. “We came back from the B.C. (Hockey) AGM and decided that we’d give this a shot. The boys had a chance with the Trackers program and it’s worked well for them. We threw out an invitation just to gauge interest and we had 30 some names within three days…

We’re right around the same numbers as the Trackers so it’s impressive on the girls side of things.”

For the first year program, Stark had very little idea about what to expect with the on-ice product and noted there was quiet a bit of rust the first day of camp. He believes in the long run, with 43 girls out on the weekend and about six or seven more returning for the next camp in September, the future looks extremely bright.

“I didn’t know what to expect from the girls coming into this,” Stark admitted.

“We know there are a number of good hockey players in the region … overall, I think we are going to be competitive— it’s going to be a building process. Age wise, midget wise, we would be considered a very young team because we only have a few 17-year-olds. This is a program that’s going to be getting better as we go.”

Stark also added that the strong showing seemed to indicate there has been a longing for some type of upper tier competitive program in the region.

“It seems to be,” Stark said about the notion that it’s been a long time coming for a U18 travel tournament team in the area. “Considering the response that we’ve got, I’d say it’s been a longtime coming.”

Many around the rink seconded that sentiment over the weekend, including 15-year-old Payton Bowen, who has played with boys for the majority of her hockey career.

“I was really excited because a girls’ team … that’s competitive, going really far and getting noticed would be really cool,” said Bowen, who plays her minor hockey in Dawson Creek. “I think there’s some really good girls out there and they all seem really nice and I think it will be a really strong year this year.”

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At the end of the day, while the girls beamed about their chance to start a new journey with a new team, Stark said that just seeing the excitement was a great first step.

“I think a lot of them were pretty excited,” he explained.

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Haugan taking on triathlon world This summer, the 15-year-old has qualified for both the Xterra World Championships in Maui, Hawaii, and the 2017 ITU Cross Triathlon Championships BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfjs.ca

Have you ever tried to drink four litres of chocolate milk in a day?

That’s 16 glasses, or about one every waking hour of the day. Most regular people struggle to even drink half that much water in a day. But, most people aren’t an elite level triathlete like Tate Haugan.

It’s not exactly a “typical” part of the seemingly ever-growing diet for the sprouting teen, but not much is typical about him anymore.

Earlier this summer, the 15-year-old finished fourth in the full distance Canmore Xterra Offroad Triathlon (1,500m

lake swim, 22km mountain bike, 10km trail run). Ninety-seven competitors ran the race and only a pro athlete from Quebec, a multi-time world champion and a former Olympian beat him. Safe to say a few years of experience separated the pack.

“It was really fun, probably the best race I’ve had in a while,” said a modest Haugan about a race that qualified him for the Xterra World Championships in Maui on Oct. 23.

“It was a tough course. I was only five minutes slower than I was on the easier course (last year) and I was really proud of it because it was a harder course and I’m starting to learn how to race that distance.”

Starting—just starting to learn, he

casually explained.

That’s because Haugan has only had formal coaching in the sport for the last year, and based on split times in Maui at the 2015 race, his coach expects him to be on the podium in the 19 and under category—as a 15-year-old.

“I’d like to try and go under three hours for that course,” Haugan said.

“I’ve just been looking at based on last year’s times from Canmore to this year.

There was like 21 minutes difference (faster) so if I take off 21 minutes (in Maui) I’ll be on the three-hour bubble.

I’m slowly getting in better shape so it should be good.”

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Fort St. John’s own Tate Haugan will compete in two international triathlons in the next calendar year.

Brandmann outlasts field at Club Championship BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsja.ca

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Stefan Brandmann tees off on the 16th hole at Lone Wolf Golf Club on Sunday, Aug. 28 during the club championship.

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Water wings and scuba gear would have been about the only appropriate attire for the first round of the Lone Wolf Club Championship Saturday.

While the region got bombarded with rain on Aug. 27 and cancelled day one of the tournament, 39 golfers played Sunday in the abbreviated championship with Stefan Brandmann outlasting the field.

Brandmann battled with friend Warren Haugan for most of the day Sunday, including a tense final whole where Haugan just missed a 40-foot eagle putt to bring things all square.

The duo were tied heading into the 16th hole, but after relief

from a wet bunker and a missed par putt there and on 17, Haugan found himself two down on the final hole. It took a monster drive, a 235-yard iron shot into the green to set him up for the eagle.

Brandmann had already laid up before Haugan took a shot at the green in two. That set up a little bit of high drama on the 18th green.

“I was hoping he’d make it,” Brandmann said about Haugan’s long eagle try.

“Warren is a buddy of mine and it was a fun battle. When he birdied 10, 11 and 12 to get it close I was like cool, this is going to be fun.”

Brandmann ended with a par on 18 to close out his second straight championship title.

“I squeaked one out last year … barely,” he said. “With the weather

cancellation (on Saturday) it was basically a one-day shootout for everybody coming into it so I just feel fortunate that I played a good round.”

The now two-time club championship said the soft conditions as a result of the rain made the course play a bit longer than usual and he felt like his whole round was one big scramble to keep things afloat.

“It was okay,” he said about the round. “Scrambling a little bit with the driver but I just seemed to scrape together a good front nine and just kind of held it together on the back.”

Walter Trask was the low-man on the senior side with Connie Chrétien winning the ladies championship and Shawn Cashin the overall net winner.

PRO GOLF WEEKLY UPDATE Golf News, Tips, Trivia & Stats

This Week: The Deutsche Bank Championship

The Deutsche Bank Championship began in 2003 and is held at the Tournament Players Club of Boston in Norton, Massachusetts.

Defending: Rickie Fowler Unlike most tournaments, this Winning Score: 15-under par tournament is intended to end on a Winning Share: $1,485,000 Monday due to its scheduling near Labor Day. Adam Scott won the first event in 2003, taking home the title with a four-stroke victory over Rocco Mediate. The tournament is the second tournament of the FedEx Cup Playoffs leading up to the Tour Championship. Only the top 100 players in the FedEx Cup points rankings are qualified to compete this week.

TPC Boston Norton, Mass.

7,216 yards, Par 71

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Last Week: Patrick Reed won the Barclays

Patrick Reed shot a final Tournament Results round 1-under-par 70 on 1. Patrick Reed Score: -9 Sunday for a one-stroke Earnings: $1,530,000 victory over Emiliano Grillo T-2. Sean O’Hair and Sean O’Hair in the Barclays.

Score: -8 Reed held on for the one-stroke Earnings: $748,000 victory despite bogeys on two of T-2. Emiliano Grillo Score: -8 his last three holes to win the first Earnings: $748,000 of four playoffs events to decide the FedEx Cup champion and the winner of a $10 million bonus.

World No. 1 Jason Day, Gary Woodland and Adam Scott finished two shots back in a tie for fourth.

Golfing News

PGA Event: Deutsche Bank Championship Day Time Network Fri, 9/2 2:30pm-6:30pm GOLF Sat, 9/3 2:30pm-6:30pm GOLF Sun, 9/4 1:00pm-3:00pm GOLF Sun, 9/4 3:00pm-6:00pm NBC Mon, 9/5 11:30am-1:30pm GOLF Mon, 9/5 1:30pm-6:00pm NBC

Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy switched back to using a Scotty Cameron putter for The Barclays last week at Bethpage Park on New York’s Long Island. The move came as a direct result of Nike recently announcing it would be getting out of the golf equipment business. “I’ve made a change in putter, but I think that was inevitable after my Golf Trivia performance at Baltusrol,” McIlroy said last week at Bethpage. McIlroy struggled to find How many top ten finishes does Patrick consistency with his new flat stick through, Reed have in major championships? finishing the tournament T31 at even-par. The a) 0 c) 4 27-year-old’s short game has been abysmal b) 1 d) 8 this season, ranking 96th in strokes gained/ Answer: a) Patrick Reed has never had a top ten putting, 107th in putting average and 156th in total putting. finish in a major championship.

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Lessons from the Golf Pro The golf cart is one of the great innovations on the home course for the amateur golfer, but it can get us into a world of trouble at times. The biggest error comes when we park our cart, walk to the ball out in the fairway and then realize that we brought the wrong club. More times than not, in a rush, we just decide to go ahead and swing with the club that was brought and a poor shot is the usual result. The resolution to this quandary is quite simple. On the ride to your shot, think about the club selection that you are probably going to need. Consider all factors including yardage, wind direction and any elevation changes involved. Then, the most important aspect is to carry multiple clubs from the cart to your ball.

While this will cause a bit more strenuous exercise, getting the right club is what needs to be done.

Player Profile

Patrick Reed

Turned Professional: 2011 World Ranking: 9th FedEx Cup Ranking: 1st PGA Tour Wins: 5

FedEx Cup Standings Through Aug. 29, 2016

1) Patrick Reed 3,575 pts. / 10 top tens

2) Jason Day

3.195 pts. / 10 top tens

3) Dustin Johnson 2,907 pts. / 12 top tens

4) Adam Scott

2,523 pts. / 6 top tens

5) Jordan Spieth 2,255 pts. / 7 top tens

FedEx Cup Standings continued...

Player Points 6) Emiliano Grillo 2,089 7) Russell Knox 2,039 8) Justin Thomas 1,802 9) Brandt Snedeker 1,801 10) Phil Mickelson 1,758

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Robertson relishes chance with Checkers Fort St. John’s own Dennis Robertson returned home to his roots last weekend in Taylor day out is a struggle but this is what brings it all back. It’s really cool to be back here... A lot of laughs.”

The defenseman returned for a week this summer to help coach young players at the Best Performance Summer Hockey School.

Robertson has made a point to come home since he pushed himself into the upper echelon of hockey from Brown University to the NHL draft and professional hockey.

He said it’s remarkable the level of learning that is happening at a summer camp in August, a far cry from the days of basic skating, shooting and passing drills that he grew up on. He added one of the biggest things he’s noticed

BYRON HACKETT sports@ahnfsj.ca

While Dennis Robertson watched the future of hockey in Fort St. John, he couldn’t help but smile.

The 25-year-old, who signed a one-year deal with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League this summer, was back where it all began last week.

“I’m just out here having fun, trying to pass on as much knowledge as I can do these kids. It’s always great to be back,” said Robertson, who grew up in Baldonnel and played many days in Taylor Arena.

“It brings you back to the roots of the game. When it becomes a job... the day in and

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Fort St. John product Dennis Robertson will start another season with the American Hockey League Charlotte Checkers in 20162017.

is the coaching crew at camp using the same descriptions of drills and plays that he hears at the NHL level.

“Even the language, we don’t really dumb it down for these kids very much anymore. We tell them exactly what they need to know because it’s understandable. You can see it in the progression of minor hockey,” he said.

“I didn’t come back for the hockey school last year, they were unsure of whether it was going to go so I decided to focus on my camp. Even a year gap between then and now, to see what Phil and Darren and the coaches in town have done with these kids is impressive.”

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Haugan set for international triathlon stage TRIATHLON from B2

Last year in Maui, Haugan lined up in the mix of professionals from all around the world, intimidated by everything from the size of the race to the heat and all the little nuances of the sport that are now behind him.

With that knowledge in his pocket this time around, he’s feeling a pressure he didn’t notice last year.

“I want to do well. I’ve got high expectations for myself,” he said. “But that’s just me. Now I actually have a chance to win something. I could get on the podium and get a sweet championship trophy.”

And if that’s not enough

to convince you the chocolate milk loving, sprouting an inch a week (yes, that actually happened) teen is breaking through barriers in the triathlon world, he’s also qualified to represent Canada in Penticton at the 2017 ITU Cross Triathlon Championships. “(I) get a whole Canada kit,” Haugan said before he paused and outlined the new outfit and its appeal. “Full Canada track suit, so I can look like I’m a big deal.”

The biggest difference for Haugan in the past year is he’s now beginning to understand what’s possible for him to achieve from race to race.

“I’ve now learned I can push a lot harder than I thought,”

Haugan said about what he’s picked up from his new coach over the course of the last year.

“I can almost redline for two and a half hours now, instead of being conservative. Last year in Canmore was my first full distance and I was super conservative and I was really worried… Now I know I could have gone faster. I’ve gotten to a point where I’m pretty happy with race strategy.”

Nicki Haugan, Tate’s mom, figures they logged more than 8,000 kilometres on the family vehicle travelling around B.C. for races this summer and September will finally be time for a little rest and relaxation, minus seven days a week of training, before the trip to Hawaii in October.

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Tate Haugan was the fourth best racer overall earlier this summer at a triathlon in Canmore.

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2016 Standings Sprint Cup Series Top Ten 1) Kevin Harvick

Race Det Race Detail tail ils s

Location: Darlington, S.C. Date: Sept. 4th, 6:20 p.m.

TV: NBCSN Last Year’s Pole: Brad Keselowski - 178.874 mph h Last Year’s Winner: Carl Edwards

Darlington Raceway

Points: 799 Wins: 2 Top 5: 11 Top 10: 19

2) Brad Keselowski

Points: 774 Wins: 4 Top 5: 11 Top 10: 15

3) Carl Edwards Points: 724 Wins: 2 Top 5: 7

Top 10: 15

Xfinity Series Top Ten Driver 1) Elliott Sadler 2) Daniel Suarez 3) Justin Allgaier 4) Ty Dillon 5) Brendan Gaughan 6) Erik Jones 7) Brennan Poole 8) Brandon Jones 9) Darrell Wallace Jr. 10) Ryan Reed

4) Kurt Busch Top 10: 16

5) Joey Logano Points: 716 Wins: 1 Top 5: 9

Top 10: 16

6) Kyle Busch

Points: 696 Wins: 4 Top 5: 11 Top 10: 15

Harold Brasington knew what he was doing in 1949 when he started pushing dirt around an old peanut field. With every lap those graders and bulldozers completed, the Darlington Raceway came to life. The Darlington Raceway is a unique, somewhat egg-shaped oval with the nickname of “Too Tough To Tame.” Today, the track’s specifications remain true to Mr. Brasington’s vision, with the exception of a few minor adjustments. Current points leader, Kevin Harvick, finished 5th in last year’s race.

7) Denny Hamlin Points: 691 Wins: 2 Top 5: 8

Top 10: 13

8) Martin Truex Jr. Points: 652 Wins: 1 Top 5: 3

Top 10: 10

10) Matt Kenseth Points: 633 Wins: 2 Top 5: 4

Kyle Larson won Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway to become the first graduate of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity and the NASCAR Next programs to win at the sanctioning body’s top level. Larson, the 24-year-old Elk Grove, California, native of Japanese-American heritage, has already won in the Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series.

NASCAR Drive for Diversity is an academystyle development program for female and multicultural drivers and crew members who have the potential and determination to succeed at the highest levels of NASCAR.

Top 10: 10

9) Jimmie Johnson Points: 648 Wins: 2 Top 5: 7

Racing News

Top 10: 10

Racing Trivia Which driver won in only their 3rd start in the Cup Series?

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a) Dale Earnhardt Jr. c) Jeff Gordon b) Mark Donohue d) Kevin Harvick

Answer : d) Kevin Harvick

Shape: Oval Distance: 1.366 miles Banking / Turns: 25 / 23 degrees

Points: 721 Wins: 1 Top 5: 6

Points 770 723 720 713 707 678 669 652 606 568

Last Weekend’s Race: Kyle Larson won the Pure Michigan 400 Pure Michigan 400 Top Ten Driver Points Kyle Larson 45 Chase Elliott 40 Brad Keselowski 39 Ryan Blaney 37 Kevin Harvick 37 Jimmie Johnson 36 Carl Edwards 35 Jamie McMurray 33 Denny Hamlin 32 Joey Logano 32

When Kyle Larson subsequently took the checkered flag to win the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of his career, the emotion was all but overwhelming for good reason. The victory came in Larson’s 99th start in the series, long after most observers expected Larson to record his first win.

It also broke a 99-race drought for Chip Ganassi Racing, dating to Jamie McMurray’s victory at Talladega in October 2013. With the triumph, Larson earned a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup for the first time in his career.

Larson’s win capped the first weekend in NASCAR history that produced first-time winners in all three national series.

Kyle Larson Born: July 31, 1992 Crew Chief: Chad Johnston Car: Chevrolet

Year 2016 2015

Wins 1 0

Top 10s 8 10

Avg. Finish 16.5 19.3

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Trackers encouraged Robertson ready for another shot at Hurricanes camp after strong camp BYRON HACKETT

HOCKEY FROM B3

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The Northeast B.C. and Yukon Midget Trackers will wrap up their second tryout camp Thursday night in Fort St. John and with six ice sessions in the books, new Head Coach Dave Johnson is beginning to see the future of the squad take shape.

Johnson said earlier this week after the Trackers held their initial tryout camp in Taylor with about 40 players that he was impressed with the talent and the willingness for players to commit to the program.

“Really impressed with everything,” the first-year Trackers coach said.

“Impressed with the numbers, definitely happy with the skill level.

Thought camp was really competitive… really happy with the returning group of kids. Great young kids, overall it was an excellent weekend.”

Johnson also noted while camp

one was an opportunity to see what kind of skill would come forward, he hopes the coming weeks will be about learning the character and mental makeup of his squad in 2016-2017.

“Hockey IQ is such an important thing,” Johnson said.

“Hockey IQ relates to how smart they are and it seems like a really bright, eager bunch and that’s exciting when you see the excitement in these kids about the year, it gets everybody excited.”

While taking in the simple pleasures of home, Robertson acknowledged the last year was tough after he was traded again, the third time since he started in pro hockey.

The benefit: he was moved to the Chicago Blackhawks organization, one of the most successful and innovative franchises in the pro game today.

“It’s a part of the game. You understand that going in that you’re not really in control of your destiny. Worry about the things you can control,” he recalled.

“Nobody likes to get that phone call. No matter what level you’re at that’s a tough call to take but at the end of the day you just have to work that much harder. Honestly, it was a great experience to be in an organization like Chicago for a while was fantastic. Now Carolina wants me back, so it’s a good place to be.”

Being wanted back in the organization

that has showed faith in him since he started his pro journey is certainly a comforting feeling, but the depth on the backend that is potentially preventing Robertson from making the NHL is concerning.

Right now, the Hurricanes currently have five defenseman under contract who are under 23 and on Robertson’s AHL squad, he will likely be the senior member at 25.

“They have a really young team up there. Every year going into camp they have a lot of spots pencilled in with their top guys,” he said.

“They have a really young, solid defense core up there so it’s going to be tough to crack. There’s always opportunities and there’s injuries and stuff so I’m just going to be ready and play as best I can. I’m still enjoying the game and it’s fun out there.”

Robertson was given one year of certainty from the Hurricanes, another year that makes him more certain of reaching the NHL dream that started on the small kids rink in the Taylor Arena.

SCOREBOARD B.C. High School Rodeo Association Doig River Rodeo Results Aug. 28

Junior Events Girls Goat Tying 1st – Rachel Moat – Farmington, BC – Time 14.6 2nd – Rylie Bondaroff – Arras, BC – Time 16.7 3rd – Kali-Clare Atkings – Ft St John, BC – Time 17.4 Boys Goat Tying 1st – Tyler Pedersen – Gundy, AB – Time 19.4 2nd – Tucker Esau – Arras, BC – Time 20.0 3rd – Jesse Jones – Dawson Creek, BC – Time 21.6

Pole Bending 1st – Twiggy Esau – Arras, BC – Time – 25.430 2nd – Tate Rolhoff – Sunset House, AB – Time – 26.221 3rd – Rachel Moat – Farmington, BC – Time – 27.645

1st – Jesse Jones – Dawson Creek, BC – Time 19.4

Barrel Racing 1st – Madalyn Fraser – Rose Prairie, BC – Time 16.604 2nd – Tate Rolhoff – Sunset House, AB – Time 17.664 3rd – Raea Sipple – Arras, BC – Time 18.588

Queen 1st – Kate White – Dawson Creek, BC – Score 1

Team Roping 1st – Chad Cooper – Beaverlodge, AB & Jesse Jones – Dawson Creek, BC – Time 16.9 +5 Chute Dogging

BAC Saddlebronc Riding 1st – Jesse Jones – Dawson Creek, BC – Score 55

Senior Events

Girls Goat Tying 1st – Cassidy Corr – Sexsmith, AB – Time 14.1 2nd – Jenna Hiebert – Montney, BC – Time 15.4 3rd – Kate White – Dawson Creek, BC – Time 16.0 Tie Down Roping 1st – Wade Roberts – Charlie Lake,

BC – Time 24.9 2nd – Derrek Hadland – Baldonnel, BC – Time 25.2 3rd – Ben Jackson – Hudson’s Hope BC – Time 25.7 Team Roping 1st – Kevin White – Dawson Creek, BC & Fallyn Mills – Pink Mountain, BC – Time 15.1 2nd – Wade Roberts – Charlie Lake, BC & Kelsey Drinkall – Chetwynd, BC – Time 16.3 3rd – Derek Hadland – Baldonnel, BC & Dexter Keith – Dawson Creek, BC – Time 25.1 Pole Bending 1st – Megan Smith – Fort St. John, BC – Time 22.550 2nd – Fallyn Mills – Pink Mountain, BC – Time 23.469

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3rd – Kate White – Dawson Creek, BC – Time 24.68 Barrel Racing 1st – Megan Smith – Fort St. John, BC – Time 15.690 2nd – Cali Jay Rohloff – Sunset House, AB – Time 16.997 3rd – Shinelle Cooper – Beaverlodge, AB – Time 17.012 Steer Wrestling 1st – Wade Roberts – Charlie Lake, BC – Time 16.1 Saddlebronc Riding 1st – Zane Jones – Dawson Creek – Score 50 Bull Riding – 1st - Justin Bovee – Upper Cache, BC – Score 65

4H Hello readers w o l l i W

Karlee Ballard Silver Willow 4H Club Reporter

WOW, another year of 4H is all over! It went by fast but we had a lot of laughs and made some pretty great memories. It is hard to believe that our club is celebrating our 40th anniversary this year – that’s awesome!

Thank you to our amazing leaders Sherri Collins, Dawn Bennett, Kelly Ballard, and Casey Gardner. High fives also go out to Rick Kantz, Shannon Trask, and Sydney Spitzer for all your support for our club.

Many thanks also to all of Silver Willow members’ parents for their critter taxi services and endless potluck requests.

Hats off to Bernice McRann for all of her hard work and amazing sewing skills that went into making all of our 30 new uniforms – they are fabulous!

Thank you to all of the 4H Achievement Day sponsors and buyers at the auction. Without your support we wouldn’t be able to do what we really enjoy doing.

Our last big thank you goes to the Rose Prairie hall for the use of its facility when our club doubled in size and no longer fit at member’s kitchen tables for our monthly meetings.

Have a wonderful rest of summer!

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Arts & Culture

CONTACT US ALEISHA HENDRY 250-785-5631 ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

“For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.”

-Alfred Hitchcock

Unbound exhibition coming to Peace Gallery North

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Peace Gallery North’s latest exhibition, Unbound, features the work of local artist Sandy Troudt.

Unbound: Not restrained by medium, technique or subject, promises to show a variety of Troudt’s paintings and prints.

The show is meant to capture the spirit and beauty in untamed places.

Troudt incorporates as much colour into her work as possible, working with different layering techniques and painting on back-toned

canvases to increase the contrast.

The show opens Sept. 9 and will run until Oct. 1. An opening reception will be held at Peace Gallery North from 7-9 p.m.

— Aleisha Hendry

TAKE PART IN THE ARTS IN SEPTEMBER 2016

Monday Night at the Movies Brooklyn Feb 1 With the Fort St. John Film Society Aurora Cinema

A night at the movies The Fort St. John Film Society releases it’s fall lineup ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

The Fort St. John Film Society has released its slate of films for its upcoming season, featuring

period dramas, international comedies, and even a musical.

Teela Gould, media director for the Film Society, is looking forward to bringing these films to the community.

“We’ve got eight movies lined up for the fall, we’re really excited about it,” said Gould.

The Fort St. John Film Society makes its selections from the list of films screened at

the Toronto International Film Festival, picking those that they believe the community will find interesting and enjoyable.

“We try to bring Canadian films and international films to Fort St. John because on the big screen they wouldn’t normally get the chance to see those ones,” said Gould.

George Canyon Country Music Feb 15, 16 Lido Theatre 8pm

Ballet Kelowna’s Boundless Feb 19 NPCC 7:30pm

Sept 16, 17, 18 | Live Theatre 102 Producing, Directing, Technical Workshops Monday Night at Movies With Chris Adams producer ofthe Vancouver Musical James White Feb 29 Only $15 Register 250-785-6214 With the Fort St. John Film Society AuroraAnnual Cinema Sept 21 | Arts Council General Meeting Everyone welcomeof at Artspost (10320Historical 94 Ave) 7pm AGM Dinner North Peace Sept 22-24 | LiveSociety TheatreFeb God24 of Carnage Senior Citizens Hall Tickets at 250-787-0430 With Stage North at Evangel Chapel Tickets at NPCC 7:30pm AGM of PLRAC Feb 20 Sept 24the | Peace With PeaceLiard LiardRegional RegionalArts ArtsCouncil Council in Meeting Dawson Creek In Tumbler Ridge contact 250-787-2781 Sept Friends Live From the17 Fort 24 St.| Tom JohnCole Artsand Council Meeting Feb Living Room At the Artspost 10320 94 Avenue At NorthNew PeaceComers CulturalWelcome Centre 7pm 12 noon Sept 26 | Monday Night Film Sing Street With the FSJ Film Society the AuroraJan Cinema Artist’s Choice Juriedat Exhibition 8 - 30 7:30 With pm the Federation of Canadian Artists at Dawson Creek Art Gallery Creek

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Jenna Loren sings at the Blue Bird North event at Good Ole Dayz indoor patio on Aug. 27. Loren spent nealry 10 years busking in Victoira before making her way to Fort St. John . She’s been a finalist for RocKIN the Peace, and has opened for Prairie Oyster.

Sept 3| Sweetwater 905 Art Day Sweetwater Road, Rolla BC Contact MattOn 250-719Trent McClellan Comedy for High High 1663 Feb 5, 6, 7 Lido Theatre 8pm Sept 8 | First Band Rehearsal in Bert Bowes School Band Room The Vagina Monologues Feb 5 All instrument playersResource welcomeSociety 7pm Contact: With the Women’s at NPCC Sabrina 250-793-2862 Art Exhibit “Dinner Talk” Febby12Mar 1 Sept 9 | Art Exhibit Unbounded Artist WithTroudt artists Mary Parslow, Alan White, Sandy Karen Peace North Gallery North NPCC Until OctHeathman, 1 at Peace Gallery Sept 10 | Annual Moose FM BlockFeb Party Fred Penner in Concert 13 Downtown Fort St. John3:30pm NPCC Sept 12 | Monday Night Film Love and Koba’s Great Big Show Live Feb 14 Friendship NPCC 1PM With the FSJ Film Society at the Aurora Cinema 7pm Monday Night at the Movies Sleeping Giant FebMeeting 15 Sept 12 | FSJ Country Quilters With the Log FortCabin St. John FilmatSociety Aurora LCinema Making Quilts NPCC contact: Babuick 250-262-2839

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Overwaitea Food Group Team member Scholarship Winner

Kyla Allen Sue Allen, Kyla Allen, Karlee Allen

Dean Pearson: Regional Director, Dave Heck: Assistant Manager, Kyla Allen, Greg Holmstrom: Store Manager.

The Overwaitea Food Group supports its team members in their commitment to learning. The Team Member Scholarship has been created to recognize the many team members who are interested in pursuing post-secondary education, whether they are just graduating from high school or have been in the workforce for many years.

There are three scholarships awarded annually to team members who have demonstrated how they have made a meaningful contribution to their school, store and community. We are happy to be able to support these individuals with their ongoing education.

Kyla has been a valued member of our team for the past three years. In this time, she has been involved with training new members on Welcome Orientation and making them feel like part of our team.

She has also taken her CPR and First Aid training to help maintain a safe working and shopping environment for our team members and customers!

Kyla plays an important role in our camp team, showing her dedication and service orientation by picking orders and meeting our customers’ needs in a friendly and efficient way.

Outside of work, Kyla also coached basketball for elementary school students and volunteered as a candy striper at the Fort St. John Hospital.

This fall, Kyla will be going to Dawson Creek to study Nursing at the Northern Lights College. We’re sorry to see her go, but wish her well in her studies.

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another rendition of Burn ‘N’ Mahn Dueling Pianos on Friday, Aug. 26.

Playing everything from INXS and Elvis, to Eminem and Backstreet Boys, the duo had no shortage of song requests from the audience, much to the chagrin of Mahn, who couldn’t believe someone requested Let It Go from Frozen.

But play on they did, with good humour and great skill on their flashy new pianos.

— Aleisha Hendry

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Coles employee Adam Craig reads “If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t!” by Ellie Parsley.

Readings of children’s books is a new initiative for Coles, which the bookshop hopes will help kids get excited for reading when they get back to school. Adam will be reading another story, “If I Has a Gryphon” by Vikki VanSickle, on Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. just outside the store in Totem Mall.

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Fort St. John Film Society directors Chantelle Bowen, Brenna Adamson, and Teela Gould are looking forward to the society’s upcoming season of films.

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This season the film society held a poll asking the public what they wanted to see from that TIFF list.

The results are in, and the lineup includes: Love and Friendship Sept. 12 Adapted from the Jane Austen novel, Lady Susan, this period piece follows the exploits of Lady Susan, who tries to pursue the man originally intended to marry her daughter.

Sing Street Sept. 26 An Irish musical comedydrama about a boy who starts a band to impress a girl.

The Man Who Knew Infinity Oct. 3 A biographical drama about Srinivasa Ramanujan, a mathematician who grew up poor in India that was later admitted to Cambridge, where he became a pioneer of mathematical theories.

Into the Forest Oct. 17 A Canadian drama set in the not-too-distant future about two women struggle to sur-

vive in a remote, ancient forest after a massive, continent-wide power outage.

If y ou buy on e o f t hes e . . .

Dark Horse Oct. 24 The true story of Welsh villagers who team up to sponsor a racehorse that surprises everyone by actually winning.

Sunset Song Nov. 7 A British drama that tells the story of a farm girl who searches for her independence during the First World War. Captain Fantastic Nov. 21 An American drama that focuses on a family that is forced to reintegrate into society after living in isolation after a decade.

The Dressmaker Jan. 9 An Australian revenge comedy-drama about a femme fatale dressmaker who returns to a small Australian town to take care of her ailing mother.

All the movies start at 7 p.m. at the Aurora Cinema. For more information email filmsociety. media@gmail.com.

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www.alaskahighwaynews.ca HOROSCOPE ARIES (MARCH 21 TO APRIL 19) Things might be dicey when dealing with bosses at work today. Knowing this ahead of time, don’t make an issue of things. You cannot push the river.

TAURUS (APRIL 20 TO MAY 20) Parents will have to be patient with kids today. (Sometimes it’s all a bit much.) Likewise, romantic partners will have to be patient with each other.

(Again, it’s a bit much.)

GEMINI (MAY 21 TO JUNE 20) Someone in a position of authority might block your wishes today, especially regarding family issues.

Don’t make a big deal about anything. It’s not worth it.

CANCER (JUNE 21 TO JULY 22) Avoid arguments with others, especially with siblings, relatives and neighbors. It will be hard for you to stick up for yourself, because others are intimidating today.

LEO (JULY 23 TO AUG. 22) Financial squabbles are likely today. Don’t go up against others, especially if they have authority or power. Keep a low profile.

VIRGO (AUG. 23 TO SEPT. 22) Today is somewhat restrictive and possibly even depressing.

This is why you want to break free from your rut but feel you cannot. Easy does it. Wait till tomorrow!

LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22)

For Thursday September 1, 2016

It seems others just get in your way today, no matter what you do. Naturally, you feel frustrated. Nevertheless, be courteous.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) Group plans or an interaction with a friend will be stymied today, possibly because of financial limitations. You can’t win them all.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) You cannot escape the duties and responsibilities that others demand of you today, even though you don’t want to deliver. Just suck it up and face the facts.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) Authority figures related to politics, religion or the government might be challenging today. Today is the kind of day where you have to toe the line.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) You have to pay your dues today and carry your fair share when it comes to group activities. This might seem onerous; however, it is what it is. When you’re dealing with others, there’s no free lunch.

PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) Relations with parents and bosses are dicey today, because they will interfere with what you want to do. The fact is, you cannot get your way.

However, this is just a temporary setback, because tomorrow is a fabulous day!

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from Dawson Creek Rotarians and at Rip’s Shoe ReNu Schilds, Kurjata, Kelly as well as the Dawson Creek Mirror office

A Less-Than-Ideal Party Dear Annie: A few weeks ago, it was my birthday. For months, my husband was hinting that he was going to do something very special. I was excited. I assumed it might be a romantic dinner at my favorite restaurant in the city.

When the big day finally came, I put on my best party dress and prepared for our memorable night. While we were driving, he began to look a little nervous. I asked him, “What is wrong, honey?” He said, “I just hope you like what we have planned.”

We pulled up to a very casual restaurant. (Needless to say, I was very overdressed.) “Party of 20,” he said to the hostess. “Wow, a surprise party!” I thought.

When I got to the table, I looked around at the guests.

With the exception of two couples, all the people there were his friends. I put on a broad smile, but inside I was disappointed.

I ended up having a good time. When we got in the car, I asked him why my friends were not there. He explained that most of my friends were away that weekend at a college reunion and couldn’t make it. I couldn’t help but wonder, if he knew a month in advance that my friends could not make it, why did he go through with the party anyway? -- It’s My Party, and I’ll Cry if I Want To Dear It’s My Party: Hold

Annie Lane DEAR ANNIE

those tears, birthday girl. Your husband planned a special dinner to celebrate you. True, he probably should have thought to rework the plan once he learned so many of your friends wouldn’t be able to make it. But this is a case in which you need to concentrate on the full half of the glass. He acted out of love.

Thank him for the dinner and the nice gesture, and after some time passes, gently tell him that surprises just aren’t your thing and to please leave the party planning to you.

Dear Annie: My very healthy and able 80-year-old mother has started to repeat herself.

She was widowed two years ago, and at first I attributed it to stress and grief, but it’s getting worse. She has gone for a cognitive functioning test and passed. She is considered above-average -- so perhaps this repeating herself is just a part of aging.

My question is: What is kind etiquette? Do I just let her tell the story again, or do I say I’ve heard this already? -- Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned: As Joan Didion once wrote, “we tell ourselves stories in order to live.”

For your mom, repeating these anecdotes is most likely a way to make sense and meaning of the past, to revisit lost loved ones and sort snapshots into an overall narrative.

Continue to monitor her health and ensure there’s no presence of dementia. If all is well, let her take you down the same familiar stretches of memory lane. It’s good exercise.

Dear Annie: As a daily reader of your column, I have noted that you failed to alert readers to the possibility that medication is causing negative behavior, particularly in the elderly.

Most recently, “Sad Grandma” wrote that her husband had recently started bullying their 9-year-old grandson because of his long hair, despite the fact that Grandpa himself had long hair as a teenager and the grandson had been growing his hair for a long time. Grandma and her son need to investigate side effects of any medications that Grandpa may be taking, identify any other changes in behavior or physical ability, and talk with a doctor. Changing medications or dosage could be an easy solution, although such changes in behavior could also indicate a developing serious illness. -- Been There Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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Find the correct word, joining the first word then joining the second word

TODAY’S PUZZLE

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TODAYS PUZZLE

HOW TO PLAY: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once.

Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started.

Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box.

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Community

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“You never feel deserving of an award or anything, but it’s nice to be recognized and it is a real honour.”

- Judy Hawthorne

Raising funds and awareness for girls in Malawi ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

While girls in first world countries are busy getting ready to go back to school, their counterparts in developing nations are being forced to get married.

It’s a practice that 14-yearold Taylor DeVos is trying to raise awareness of, which she did on Aug. 24 when she went shopping for school supplies at Staples in a wedding dress.

“We are trying to show that girls in Malawi, Africa, and other developing countries in the world, how they live on a day to day basis with not being able to go to school because they’re being married off,” said DeVos. DeVos is the person behind 1 Kid Making a Difference, an organization that she started to help build schools in Haiti after the earthquake that ravaged the country in 2010.

DeVos managed to raise $15,000 to build two schools, and earlier this summer she made

the trip to Haiti to see firsthand what her efforts had wrought.

After reaching her original goal, DeVos has set her sights on a new mission: helping girls in Malawi go to school.

“It’s pretty crazy to think that a girl my age would be married off and probably pregnant in a year or so, so I thought that the wedding dress would be a good thing to represent girls and how they live,” she said.

“If they don’t get a proper education, their whole life is kind of thrown away. If they get a proper education, it will carry down for generations.”

To help with this initiative, DeVos is starting a new group called Kids Making a Difference to raise money to send young girls in Malawi to school.

DeVos and Kids Making a Difference will be at the Community One Stop on Sept. 10 to provide information to those interested in getting involved.

For more information, visit www.1kidmakingadifference.com

Did you RSVP? I

t began happening as early as Grade 1. I would be cleaning out my daughter’s backpack to make certain there was no molding sandwich or leaking juice box and I would find “it” in a crumbled, wet mess. A card with “You Are Invited” on the exterior and then inside would be the details of a weekend birthday invitation. The only problem was that this was Friday and that meant that the weekend was TOMORROW. “When did you get this invitation?” I would ask my daughter.

She would shrug and say that it was handed to her after school today and, “Can I go mom?”

It was at that moment that I decided that I wasn’t going to play that game. This last minute birthday invite thing was not going to fly in our house. I didn’t know if she had received it earlier in the week and was just telling a white lie or if indeed she only received the invitation that afternoon. Regardless, it was a treadmill that I was not going to step onto.

There were some weeks that she would receive multiple birthday invitations. Swimming parties, bowling events, movie nights and sleepovers would be marked on our wall calendar – the kid had a better social life that her parents!

It got expensive; a small gift priced at $20 - $25 added up when you have invitations for every weekend and have multiple children.

I asked my friends who still have young children how they deal with the whole “birthday party invitation” thing. I wasn’t really surprised at the responses. I did wonder if things had changed much in the age of technology. Some advised that they are given the class list at the beginning of the year, complete with parent emails so that everyone can receive invitations. Ugh, could you imagine being the parent planning the party and having to consider upwards of 25 children landing on your doorstep for a party? Combine that with birthday cake and sugary drinks and I think I would be rocking in the corner or at the very least, spiking my

Judy Kucharuk THE DESK OF THE GREEN-EYED GIRL

fruit punch with vodka.

How do they determine which party their child attends? One said, “Well that depends on what set of parents you can tolerate more of” to which I laughed, because it’s true. If a party is a drop and go, then there is no issue, but if there is an expectation that you are going to hang around and visit while the children play, then you have to at least like the other parent(s) or have some commonality. On a side note: Isn’t it unsettling that we would drop our children off at a strangers home with a gift and a reminder to “be nice”?

Then, there is the goodie bag conundrum. I WISH there had been a Dollar Store when the kids were little because coming up with a cool goodie bag can be both time consuming and expensive. It is not like you can open your cupboard and give out almost expired cans of creamed corn or soup packets (you can’t do that right? I’m asking for a friend) – you have to get creative these days! Pinterest has a myriad of ideas to shame parents into creating lavish gift bags. After spending an arm and a leg on these goodie bags, parents look to the RSVP list to ensure they have created enough goodie bag masterpieces. A couple in the UK sent an invoice to the parents of a child who had originally RSVP’d “YES I AM ATTENDING” but then did not show up for the event. Flakey? yes, rude? Yes, but deserving of an invoice? I think that is a bit extreme.

Annnnyway, good luck in your new position as your child’s social calendar organizer. Ready, set, back to school!

Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes. You can follow her blog at www.judykucharuk.com or catch her on CBC Radio Daybreak North where she shares her “Peace of Mind”. Follow her on twitter @judylaine

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14-year-old Taylor DeVos and her sister, 10-year-old Hanna, shop for school supplies at Staples wearing wedding dresses and signs explaining why on Aug. 24. The demonstration was to raise awareness of young girls being married off in Malawi if they aren’t able to go to school.

FORT ST. JOHN & DISTRICT CHURCH DIRECTORY ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA NORTH PEACE PARISH Please join us at our temporary location at the Lutheran Church 9812 108 Ave Ph: 250-785-6471 “All are Invited and Welcome Here” - (Luke 14:23) SERVICES St. Martin’s, Fort St. John, BC Sundays 1:30 p.m.

Rev. Enid Pow ********** Church of the Good Shepherd Taylor, BC - Sundays 9:30 a.m. ********** St. Matthias, Cecil Lake, BC 3rd Sun. of the Month 3:00 p.m.

Holy Communion BAHA’I FAITH BAHA’I FAITH National Baha’i Information 1-800-433-3284 Regular Firesides Mondays @ 8:00 p.m.

Deepenings continued Wednesdays at 250-7870089 Next Feast Info.

250-787-0089 ********** BAPTIST CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 9607-107th Ave., FSJ Ph. (Office) 250-785-4307 Pastor: Michael Hayes Associate Pastor: Doug Janzen SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE 10:30AM ********** CATHOLIC ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH (Resurrection Church) Pastor: Rev. Vener Sabacan Phone 250-785-3413 www.fsjcatholic.ca MASSES: Saturday 7:30 p.m.

Sunday - 10:00 a.m. ONLY OFFICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

BAPTISM: Contact the Pastor 3 months before baptism.

MARRIAGES: Contact the Pastor 3 months before the wedding. ********** ALLIANCE CHURCH 9804-99 Ave., Fort St. John, BC V1J 3T8 Ph: 250-785-4644 Fax: 250-785-8932 e-mail: office@fsjalliance.ca www.fsjalliance.ca SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE: 9:15am & 11:00am KIDVILLE: for ages 2yrs.-Gr.6 @ 9:15am **********

COMMUNITY CHURCH CHARLIE LAKE COMMUNITY CHURCH Lead Pastor: Alfred Reschke Associate Pastor: Jared Braun 250-785-1723 Fax: 250-785-4136 clcc@pris.ca SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:30am SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10:40am 1st left turn off Alaska Highway past the Charlie Lake Store. ********** PEACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 10556-100th Street, Taylor, BC Pastor: Wally Pohlmann Phone: 250-789-3045 HOURS: 9:00am-Noon Monday-Wednesday & Friday Email: office@taylorchurch.ca Website: www.taylorchurch.ca SUNDAY ADULT CLASS - 9:30am SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE - 10:30am ********** EVANGELICAL FORT ST. JOHN EVANGELICAL MISSION 8220-89th Avenue, FSJ Pastor: Art Voth Sunday School September-June begins at 9:30am Sunday mornings.

Worship Service - 10:45am Phone: 250-787-2550 ******* INTERDENOMINATIONAL UPPER PINE GOSPEL CHAPEL Church Phone: 250-827-3833 Email: upgc@pris.ca Board Chairman: Andy Burkholder 250-827-3811 Box 66, Rose Prairie, BC ********** LUTHERAN PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 9812-108th Avenue, Fort St. John, BC V1J 2R3 Office Phone: 250-785-2718 Pastor: Rev. Kebede Dibaba Regular Worship Schedule: 9:00am Youth, Adult Bible Study 10:00am Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School ********** PEACE RIVER MUSLIM ASSOCIATION Information: 250-787-1264 Jumm’a (Friday) Prayer @ 1:00pm 203-10903-100th Street, Fort St. John, BC email: tahermorsi@shaw.ca ********** MENNONITE NORTH PEACE MENNONITE BRETHREN CHURCH North Peace Mennonite Brethren Church 10816 106 St. Fort St. John, BC V1J 5V2 250-785-3869

Lead Pastor: Andrew Eby Associate Pastor of Youth & Young Adults: Don Banman SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES: 9:15am & 10:00am ********** MENNONITE MONTNEY MENNONITE CHURCH SUNDAY MORNING: Sunday School & Worship: 9:30am SUNDAY EVENING: 2nd & 4th Sundays: 7:00pm Everyone Welcome!

Pastor Warren Martin Phone: (250) 827-3131 ********** NONDENOMINATIONAL CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTRE “Associated with “Fellowship of Christian Assemblies” “King Jesus is Lord Over the Peace” 8923-112th Avenue, Fort St. John, BC V1J 6G2 website: www.christianlifefsj.ca Ph: 250-785-4040 Fax: 250-785-4021 Pastor Steve Oboh Principal of Christian Life School: Garry Jones Everyone Welcome Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00am Nursery available and Sunday School is held during the sermon for ages 3-12 years.

Christian Life Centre is “Home of Christian Life School” ********** FORT ST. JOHN NATIVE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP Sunday Worship: 11:00am Wed., Night Bible Study: 7:30pm Pastor John A Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL Fort St. John Camp Ray Hein 250-827-3636 John Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** NORTHERN LIGHTS CHURCH INTERNATIONAL (Rose Prairie, BC Sunday Service: Pre-Service Prayer: 10:30am Worship Service: 11:00am Everyone Welcome ********** THE SHELTER CHURCH “...the Lord will be a shelter for His people” Joel 3:6 9808-98A Ave. Fort St. John, BC 250-785-3888 SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am Pastor: Oral Benterud 250-785-9151 ********** PENTECOSTAL THE PENTECOSTALS of FORT ST. JOHN Phone: 250-787-9888 Pastor: Jason McLaughlin Sunday 10am Service, Sunday School Youth Sunday 11am Worship Service Tuesday 7pm Prayer

Wednesday 7pm Bibile Study Friday 7pm Youth ********** PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLIES of CANADA EVANGEL CHAPEL 10040-100 St., Fort St. John Phone: 250-785-3386 Fax: 250-785-8345 Lead Pastor: Tony Warriner Sunday Services: 9:30am, 11:00am www.evangelfsj.com ********** The Journey 10011-100 St., Fort St. John Phone: 250-785-6254 Pastor: Larry Lorentz Services: Sundays: 10:30am Tuesdays: 7:00pm ********** PRESBYTERIAN Fort St. John Presbyterian Church 9907-98th St., Fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-2482 Fax: 250-785-2482 9:00 a.m. - Regular Service 12:30 p.m. - Pie and Coffee 1:00 p.m. - Worship Service Everyone is invited to participate ********** REFORMED TRINITY COVENANT CHURCH Sunday Service: 10:00am Meets at the Quality Inn Northern Grand 100th Ave & 98th St., Fort St. John, BC Elder: Mike Donovan Phone: 250-787-7702 Affiliated with C.R.E.C. ********** THE SALVATION ARMY THE SALVATION ARMY Sunday Worship Service: 10:30am 10116-100th Ave., Fort St. John, BC Come Worship With Us. For information; Phone 250-785-0506 or Food Bank 250-785-0500 ********** SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 9008-100th Avenue, Fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-8632 Pastor: Cavin Chwyl Phone: 250-719-7949 Saturday Service: 9:30am ********** UNITED CHURCH of CANADA ST. LUKE’S UNITED 9907-98 St., Fort St. John, BC Office: 250-785-2919 Fax: 250-785-2788 Email: stlukeuc@telus.net Sunday Worship Service @ 10:00am. for the month of August No Sunday School All are Welcome!

The United Church of Canada is a Union of Congregationalist, Methodist & Presbyterian Churches in Canada formed in 1925.

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Here’s a fun project that lets you create simple animated cartoons!

Fold a strip of 3” X 11” paper in half, so that it is 3” tall by 5 1/2” wide.

Open the folded “book” and draw a little bird with its wing pointing down as shown.

Close the “book” and trace the little bird, but draw his wing pointing up.

Curl the cover of the “book” around a pencil as shown. Wrap it tight and keep it there for a few minutes.

A B C

Move the pencil back and forth quickly again and again so that the curled paper covers and uncovers the picture of the little bird below. It should look like the bird is flapping its wings!

Circle all the money amounts you can find in the newspaper in one minute. Now tally the amounts you found. How much do they add up to?

hen the most valuable baseball card of Elizabeth’s collection disappears, her mother’s new date and a suspicious baseball card dealer are likely suspects.

Unscramble the title of this book.

Then, check it out at your local library this summer!

Collect examples of the many different borders and lines used throughout the newspaper. Why do you think the editor may have selected one particular border instead of another? Remove or replace a border and notice how each change affects your feeling about a page.

OPTICAL ILLUSIONS BORDERS DEALER ICEBERG BENT CIRCLE RULER RAINBOW TALLY EYES SQUARE TROVE LINE DATE

Here are a couple of other animations to try …

Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.

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Q U A E A L O R N E

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This week’s word:

ILLUSION

The noun illusion means something that tricks your eyes into seeing something not as it really is.

The magician used mirrors to create the illusion that a rabbit disappeared.

Try to use the word illusion in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members.

School Closed Forever?

Imagine you arrived at school and the gates were closed.

A big sign reads “SCHOOL CLOSED.” What would happen if you no longer had the opportunity to get a school education?

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‘Spirit of the music’ draws hundreds to jamboree MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

When Miro Fibich first hosted the North Country Music Jamboree on his Buick Creek farm four years ago, the idea was simple: start with a stage, and be another spot for musicians to play on the jamboree circuit.

The event quickly found itself bursting at the seams, drawing just under 1,000 visitors in its first year, and more than 1,000 in the following two years, forcing Fibich to build a second dance floor to keep up with demand.

Despite blustery winds and steady rain on Saturday, Aug. 27, Fibich pegged the attendance at roughly 700 for this year’s three-day jamboree.

“Every year, we get people from places we’ve never even heard of,” Fibich said.

“People that go to jamborees, they follow them. They never hold back.”

Fans of country and bluegrass have flocked to Fibich’s farm from all over North America, including visitors from Alaska, Florida, and the Northwest Territories.

Fibich recalled last year a man from Florida taking a detour off the Alaska Highway for a weekend of music.

“He was bombing down the highway and seen the signs.

Tom Garcia of He came in here on his motorColt 45 sings a cycle, said ‘jamboree in three tune at the North days,’” Fibich said.

Country Music “I said ‘yeah.’ He said, ‘do Jamboree on Sunday, Aug. 28. you mind if I stick around?’ I said ‘as long as you don’t get in the way.’

“And he helped, he helped for three days, and during the jamboree he helped, and then Pursuant to Section 403(1) of the Local Government Act, the City of Fort St. John will conduct a Tax Sale to Notice of Annual Tax Salerecover outstanding taxes. he helped clean up, and then he want back on his trip to The sale will be held at the City Hall Council Chambers, 10631-100 Street, Fort St. John, BC at Pursuant to Section 403(1) of the Local Government City ofSeptember Fort St. John will conduct a Tax Sale to recover outstand 10:00Act, AM,the Monday, 26, 2016.

Alaska.”

The sale will be held at the City Hall Council Chambers, 10631-100 Street, Fort St. John, BC at 10:00 Septembe All the properti es listed below will be sold by public aucti on for a minimum of the upsetAM, price,Monday, unless guarFor musician Tom Garcia, All the properties listed below will be sold by public auction for a minimum of the upset price, unless guaranteed payment by cash, interac, anteed payment by cash, interac, money order, certi fi ed cheque is received prior to whose band Colt 45 played 10:00 AM Monday, September 26, 2016, for the Delinquent Porti on of Taxes plus Interest. cheque is received prior to 10:00 AM Monday, September 26, 2016, for the Delinquent Portion of Taxes plus Inter three sets over the weekend festival, it’s these encounRoll # Legal Description Civic Address Upset Price ters that keep jamborees so popular.

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Judy Hawthorne began volunteering with the Red Cross in 1985 as the team lead for the local health equipment loan program. “It’s wonderful (service) in the community for people to be able to stay in their homes,” she says.

Retired nurse receives the Order of Red Cross MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

Judy Hawthorne may have retired as a nurse in 1985, but her work in the health care community in Fort St. John didn’t end there.

On Wednesday, Aug. 24, Hawthorne was awarded the Order of Red Cross by the Canadian Red Cross, for her 30plus years of volunteerism with the organization. It’s the most prestigious award handed out by the Red Cross.

“You never feel deserving of an award or anything but it’s nice to be recognized and it is a real honour,” Hawthorne said.

Hawthorne began volunteering with the Red Cross in 1985 as the team lead for the local health equipment loan program. The program—which loans mobility aids and other equipment to those recovering from illness or surgery—was just getting started at the time.

Hawthorne joined on the suggestion of a friend.

“It was interesting and health related. I said sure, I’ll get on the bandwagon,” she said.

“People from Prince George set me up and I started the ball rolling.”

The program and equipment would eventually move from its home behind the Public Health Unit to join with Home Support, where the ABC Medical Clinic is, Hawthorne said. The program currently operates from an office at 300-9730 101 Ave., behind the Fort St. John Pharmacy and Wellness Centre.

Hawthorne, now 73, volunteers around 400 hours a year with the Red Cross to run the loan program, which the agency says has helped around

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9,000 people in the North Peace since its inception.

“It’s wonderful (service) in the community for people to be able to stay in their homes,” Hawthorne said of her continued service.

“It’s very gratifying and no one else was volunteering and I didn’t want to see things go.”

Sandra Sawtell, client services co-ordinator with the Canadian Red Cross, credited Hawthorne for transforming the program “from its very humble beginnings.”

“Judy has been quietly helping people throughout the North Peace, year after year, for three decades,” Sawtell said.

“She represents the very best of the humanitarian spirit and we’re pleased to recognize her with this prestigious award.”

The Red Cross also recognized Janet Johnson, who received a 10-year milestone award.

It was Hawthorne who recruited her to volunteer, Johnson said.

“She just said come and try it out and I’ve been there ever since,” Johnson said.

“I like volunteering, it’s an outlet. You get to meet new st people.”

Note:Payments Paymentsreceived received after , 2016, areare not not reflected in this Note: afterAugust August3131st, 2016, reflected inlisting. this listing.

Hawthorne, who spends The successful bidder on each property must immediately pay in cash, interac, money order, certified another 400 hours a year voThe successful bidder on each property must immediately in the cash, interac, cheque, minimum no less than the u cheque, a minimum no lesspay than upset price.money Failureorder, to paycertified this amount will aresult in the property lunteering at the Fort St. John promptly being offeredbeing for sale again.for Any balance must be paid inmust cash, be interac, money order, certi fied order pay this amount will result in the property promptly offered sale again.

Any balance paid in cash, interac, money North Peace Museum doing cheque, by 3:00 PM of the same day.

Failure to pay the balance willfor result inagain the property being offthe eredfollowing for 3:00 PM of the same day.

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Collington ~ Collector logical materials, agreed.

R0011294778 Shirley Collington ~ Collector Volunteerism is important to maintain in the community, Hawthorne said.

“You just get a network of friends working together for a project, like the arts festival and different things like that, just a cohesive unit,” she said.

“It just bonds your community together.”

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NINA CROSSLEY April 8, 1947 - August 20, 2016 Nina Margaret Crossley, 69 of Fort St. John, BC passed away peacefully at home on Sunday August 20, 2016 after a lengthly struggle recovering from heart bypass surgery.

Born in Moncton, NB she moved to the Fort St. John area more than 40 years ago. She loved reading, crocheting, doing crafts, and she loved to laugh.

Nina will be sadly missed by her daughters, Mary-Lynn Dickinson (Dennis) Edmonton, AB, Shelley Crossley (Jack) Rose Prairie, BC, their father Dave Crossley, along with her granddaughter Danni Crossley (Matthew), great grandson Nathan Fort St.John, BC, sisters Linda Creelman (Dale) Sackville, NB, Jean Suffern (Bill) Waterloo, ON, Jackie Pillips and Debbie Cook both of Moncton, NB. As well as several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her father John Hubbert and mother Nina Margaret Hubbert.

In honouring Nina’s wishes, there will be no service. In lieu of flowers donations in Nina’s name to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada would be appreciated by the family.

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FURMAN, Raymond Thomas

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The Fort St. John Association for Community Living will be holding their

Annual General Meeting along with the Community Living Awards Gala at

The Lido on September 22, 2016.

Doors will be open at 5:30pm.

Please contact the FSJACL Office for more information at (250) 787-9262.

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It is with great sorrow the family of Raymond Thomas Furman wish to announce his passing. Ray leaves to mourn his loving wife and best friend of 37 years, Marlene; their children: Pamela (Ken) Boyko, Kevin Furman; three grandchildren; Ray’s three brothers, one sister and numerous other relatives and many friends.

A Celebration of Ray’s Life will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. from the Pomeroy Hotel, Fort St. John, B.C. along the Alaska Highway.

If friends desire Memorial Donations may be made to the charity of your choice.

Written Tributes may be made to www.parklandfuneralservices.com Parkland Funeral Services, Stony Plain, 780.963.2520.

Dennis Bray Large May 11, 1964 − August 25, 2016

Carriere, Denis S. July 20, 1930 − August 25, 2016 With great sadness, the family announces the peaceful passing of Denis at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, B.C on August 25, 2016.

Denis was born in Souris, Manitoba before moving to B.C, where he spent time in Dawson Creek, Vanderhoof, Prince George and finally Kamloops. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Shirley, his sons Thomas (Lenora) and Brian (Elaine), 7 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, his sister Kae (Joe) Lange and her family. He was pre−deceased by his father Sam and his mother Ann. A memorial service will be held at the Kamloops Masonic Center, 351 Nicola Street, Kamloops, BC on Friday, September 2, 2016 at 1:00pm. Memorial donations can be made to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Cormier, Mary Nov 21, 1955 − Aug 24, 2016

ANDERSON, June Marie June 22, 1924 - August 17, 2016

It gives us great sadness to announce the passing of long time Fort St John resident June Anderson at the age of 92.

June passed away peacefully Aug. 17, 2016. June, her husband and three sons moved to Fort St John in 1957. Many people will remember her working at the Lido theatre, where she was the manager from 1958-1986.

She is pre-deceased by her husband Henry, survived by her sons Jim (Lorna), Ken (Lori) and Chuck, grandchildren Tracy, Darren and Warren, great-grandchildren Kahlen and Rowan. A sincere thank you to the staff at Fort St. John Hospital for making her final days comfortable.

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Dennis Bray Large. Dennis was a wonderful son and brother, a loving husband and father, and a remarkable friend to many.

Dennis was born May 11, 1964 and passed away August 25, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. Dennis will be greatly missed by all his family and friends.

Please join us in celebrating the life of Dennis Large on September 5th, 2016 at 2pm at the Charlie Lake Hall. There will be a tea to follow.

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Mary passed away peacefully at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton on Wednesday, August 24, 2016; after a very short but incredibly courageous battle with cancer at the age of 60. She was born in Dalhousie, Restigouche Co. New Brunswick on November 21, 1955 to parents James Peter Cormier and Margaret Isobel Kennedy.

Mary worked very hard at S.A.M. Safety Rentals Ltd.; the business she co−owned with partner Shawn and step daughter Adrienne.

Her hardworking and caring nature made a lasting impression on everyone she met. Mary enjoyed gardening, camping, golfing and kayaking.

Mary is survived by her partner Shawn Sheppard; grand daughter Tanya Huffman; step−children Adrienne Flamont, Tabitha Marthinsen, Candace Verge; brothers and sisters: James (Gus) Cormier, Lottie Christensen, Angela Lemon, Rick Cormier, Raymond Cormier, Don Cormier, Colleen Cormier, Joann Walydko and many grandchildren, nieces, nephews, family and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents James Peter Cormier and Margaret Isobel Kennedy, brother Albert (Al) Cormier and spouse Jim Huffman.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Muskoseepi Park Pavilion in Grande Prairie, AB (intersection of 102 St and 102 Ave, pavilion at the bottom of the hill in the park on the right) on September 10th, 2016 at 2pm. We invite you to join the family and share your memories of Mary.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or to the Cross Cancer Institute.

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Join an Amazing Team North East Native Advancing Society has an opening for an Early Childhood Educator

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The North East Native Advancing Society is a non-profit charitable organization that provides holistic human resource development programs and services to First Nation, Status, Non-status and Inuit persons residing in Northeastern BC. Programs are intended to improve the quality of life for First Nation and Inuit people and are mandated through various contribution agreements held with the federal and provincial governments.

Sas Natsadle Aboriginal Head Start is an early intervention pre-school program mandated to provide a positive learning experience for children during their introductory year at the center which prepares them for kindergarten. This amazing program encourages and includes family involvement in many aspects of the program. Teaching and curriculum are designed to include the following six key components: education and school readiness, health promotion, nutrition, social support, Aboriginal culture and language, and parental involvement.

Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Reporting to the Society’s Manager, this role will include but not be limited to: • Planning and organizing activities for pre-school children in collaboration with the other teachers at the centre • Leading and monitoring children in activities to stimulate and develop their intellectual, physical and emotional growth • Assist with program accountabilities and requirements • Schedule and conduct parent-teacher interviews • Share in the responsibility of conducting home visitations • Assist Head ECE in ensuring that the centre maintains all health, licensing and safety standards at all times The successful applicant should possess: • College diploma or university degree in Early Childhood Education or related field of study or equivalent combination of education and experience, preferably with experience in a First Nations educational environment; Infant Development and Infant Toddler Certification an asset.

• Valid Child Care License • Valid First Aid Certificate, specialized for children e.g. Child Safe • Knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture • Ability to communicate effectively and to build strong relationships with community members, partners, and children • Ability to work as part of a team • Computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, and email • Acceptable criminal record check Salary range will be based on experience and industry standards. Individuals of Aboriginal ancestry are encouraged to apply. Closing date is September 9, 2016. While we appreciate all applications, only those short-listed will be contacted. Please submit your cover letter and resume with references to:

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Registered Owner in Fee Simple: Registered Owner/Mailing Address: RYAN ARTHUR WALTER 10612 - 113 AVENUE, FORT ST. JOHN, BC, V1J 6H1 Taxation Authority: CITY OF FORT ST. JOHN Description of Land: Parcel Identifier: 006-619-592 Legal Description: LOT 30 SECTION 1 TOWNSHIP 84 RANGE 19 WEST OF THE 6TH MERIDIAN PEACE RIVER DISTRICT PLAN 27139 Charges, Liens, and Interests

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The Lands File Number that has been established for this project is 8015887.

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Sigma Inn & Suites Front Desk Agent Duties include check in/out guests, take payment, issue keys, answering phone. Subsidized accommodation available, full time, permanent position.

Email: hhsigma.gm @sigmahotels.ca

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FIREWOOD FIREWOOD FOR SALE. PINE & SPRUCE. CUT, SPLIT & DELIVERED. PHONE 250-782-6992.

Li-Car Management Group

We have a variety of apartments, town homes, executive homes, and duplexes for rent. To apply for these,please email reception@licar.ca or visit our website at www.licar.ca

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RESIDENTIAL FOR RENT -1500 SF 3 BR SUITE, OWN YARD (EVERGREEN ESTATES, AMBROSE SCHOOL, STAINLESS APPLIANCES $1550/MO PH 793-4394 NEWER DUPLEX 11211-89A ST. 3BR, 3 BATH, FENCED, GARAGE, GREAT KITCHEN PH 793-4394 -NEWER DUPLEX- 3 BR, 2 BATH, FENCED -11405-89A ST $1600/MO PH 793-4394 8313-88 ST. 2 YR OLD DUPLEX 3BR, 2 BATH FENCED YARD PH 793-4394

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Arctic Duct Cleaning, Furnace & duct cleaning, Chimney sweep. 250-787-7217 (FSJ)

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Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Joyce Veller, Authorization Officer, Northeast Region, MFLNRO, at 100-10003-110th Avenue, Fort St. John, BC V1J 6M7, (250)7873438. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to October 3, 2016. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information and a map of the application area.

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Take notice that Shell Canada Ltd. from Fort St. John, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Northeast Region, for a Communication Site situated on Provincial Crown land located at Groundbirch.

For Hire: caregiver to look after my 2 children; year old girl and 3 year old boy.

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Nature: STATUTORY BUILDING SCHEME Registration Number: R17015 Registration Date and Time: 1981-04-16 13:37 Remarks: INTER ALIA LAND TITLE ACT SECTION 216

Nature: MORTGAGERegistration Number: CA2816114 Registration Date and Time: 2012-10-12 09:18 Remarks: SCOTIA MORTGAGE CORPORATION INCORPORATION NO. A0085153 Nature: JUDGMENT Registration Number: CA3852386 Registration Date and Time: 2014-07-21 14:56 Remarks: MEGAN ROSE WALTER

Nature: CERTIFICATE OF PENDING LITIGATION Registration Number: CA4909372 Registration Date and Time: 2016-01-05 12:03 Remarks: MEGAN ROSE WALTER

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Duplicate Indefeasible Title: NONE OUTSTANDING Transfers: NONE

Pending Applications: NONE

Conditions of Sale

Sealed tenders marked “Court Bailiff Bid” will be accepted and the office of the Court Bailiff at 10315 - 100 Avenue, Fort St. John, B.C. V1J 1Y8 at the hour of 11:00 o’clock in the forenoon on Thursday, the 12 of September, 2016.

Each tender shall be accompanied by a certified cheque, money order, or draft, drawn in favour of “Expert Court Bailiff” for 10% of the bid. The successful bidder is required to pay the balance of the bid within ten (10) days of the notice of the acceptance from the Court Bailiff. Time is of the essence.

IF the balance is not paid within 10 days from the date of the sale, the bidder will forfeit their deposit.

All unsuccessful tenders will be returned. The Court Bailiff reserve the right to reject and or all offers, further reserves to seek further direction from the Court.

The Court Bailiff shall convey the land to the successful purchaser at the completion date of the sale, in the manner and form prescribed in the Court Order Enforcement Act, RSBC 1996, c78.

Expert Court Bailiff Joyce Smith

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50’X150’ MI Zoning $60,000 Gerry 778-866-4885

5 BEDROOM DUPLEXES- FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED in Pouce Coupe. Please Phone: 250-719-9392 $2700/mth - Furnished $1400/mth - Unfurnished includes Cable & Internet.

Huntington Place Housing Co-op 8303-92Ave. Affordable, alternative approach to home ownership. Purchase shares to become member-owner of complex. Townhouse units 2 or 3 bed, 1 bath full bsmt, deck, fenced yard. Housing charges 2 bed $1014, 3 bd $1103. New member orientation. 1st Wed each month. Phone 250-785-7557

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For Appt Call or Text 780−862−5762 www.availproperties.ca

LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICES The following vehicles located at Generic Towing & Auto Parts Ltd., 9319-81st Ave Fort St John, BC will be auctioned off within 14 days: 1) 1988 Red Chev 3500 VIN#1GCGK34N8JE1958 18. Registered to Albert Barber of Fort St John,BC. Outstanding charges as of August 18,2016 are $1149.75 2) 1999 Green Dodge Dakota VIN# 1B7GG22XX5X5295367.

Registered to Jason Schafer of Fort st John, BC. Outstanding charges as of Aug 18,2016 are $866.25 3) 2014 Grey Chev 1500 VIN# 3GCUKREH3EG170788. Registered to Whitney Dawn Appaw of Chetwynd, BC. Outstanding charges as of August 18,2016 are #3738.50 4) 2005 Black Mazda Tribute VIN# 4F2CZ96175KM08028.

Registered to James Anderson of Fort St John, BC. Outstanding charges as of August 18,2016 are #3570.00 5) 2001 Dodge 2500 Pickup VIN#1B7KF23661J5078 69. Registered to Shalaina Lemieux of Quesnel, BC. Outstanding charges as of August 18,2016 are $3748.50 Sealed bids accepted at the above address until September 9,2016 at 11:00am

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DOMESTIC CARS For sale 1999 Chev Caviler 2.2 ltr. New clutch, plate, and bearing, heater core, fan and fan switch.

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Year round RV Lots for rent. Phone 250-262-9466.

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10219-103Ave. Fort St John Exc. Location, nice suites with balcony for Sept 1st. Call Gerry 250-785-4525 or text 250-462-7721 or e-mail gerrylocke7@gmail.com

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Hugh One-year-old Hugh is a long-time resident of the SPCA. He was found locked in a shed last March, hungry and afraid of humans.

After being trapped and brought into foster, he started to be more trusting of his foster humans. He will need someone who is patient and willing to let him get comfortable and come out of

his shell on his own.

Hugh is a little different from other cats; he prefers to have his back petted as opposed to his head, although once he gets to know you, he’s very open to a good head scratch and sitting on your lap.

He likes to be up high where he can oversee the world. He would do best as the only pet in an adult only household.

If Hugh sounds like the cat for you, visit him at the North Peace SPCA. — Aleisha Hendry

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Babie If you’re looking for a little sass in your life, Babie is the cat for you!

Two-year-old Babie was originally brought to the shelter back in May with her nine kittens after being abandoned near the Fort St. John dog park. All of her kittens have since been adopted into forever homes, now it’s Babie’s turn.

Babie can be okay around other cats, but she likes her personal space and would probably do best as the only Queen in the castle. She likes to be petted and snuggle, but only on her terms—she will let you know when she’s had enough.

She is a very independant cat, so she would be a good match for someone that has to travel on a regular basis—she’s

just fine hanging out on her own.

Babie is ready to get out of the shelter and into your heart! If you’re looking for sassy, independant feline, come visit Babie at the North Peace SPCA shelter.

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Vaulted Great Room 26' x 18'8''

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The roomy dining area is windowed on two sides and can easily accommodate a long table. Down the hall is a den. Some families may prefer furnishing it as a library, office or home entertainment center.

The Casselman's spacious owners' suite is at the end of the hall. Its huge walkin closet and luxurious bathroom do double duty, buffering sound from the great room.

Diffused light washes into the bathroom through high windows and glass blocks.

Upstairs, a flat ceilinged, open balcony overlooks the vaulted great room, while linking two sets of bedrooms. Each set shares a handy two-section bathroom.

Conceivably, two people could be brushing their teeth while a third uses the toilet or bath in complete privacy. Bedroom three has a cozy window seat with built-in storage.

Associated Designs is the original source for the Casselman 30-432. For more information or to view other designs, visit www.AssociatedDesigns.com or call 800-634-0123.

Storage 8'6'' x 11'6''

With a grand total of five bedrooms and five bathrooms, the Casselman is a large family's dream. And every bedroom boasts a roomy walk-in closet, to boot! Gathering spaces, too, are expansive enough to accommodate the entire crew, and the three-car garage offers plenty of storage.

In this updated Craftsman-style home, a characteristic low-pitched, hipped roof overhangs rows of sparkling clerestory windows on two sides. Abundant natural light washes down through those high rows of glass to naturally illuminate the vaulted, two-story great room.

In the kitchen, an extended conversation bar rims a sizable work island outfitted with a six-burner cook top. Counters and storage spaces line three sides and include a walk-in pantry. The fourth side is completely open to the great room.

Standing at the kitchen sink, you can gaze out over the covered patio. If desired, this area could be screened for bug-free outdoor dining.

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Dining 12' x 17'8''

PLAN 30-432 First Floor 2131 sq.ft.

Second Floor 1424 sq.ft.

Living Area 3555 sq.ft.

Garage/Storage 1126 sq.ft.

Dimensions 69'x82' 3000 SERIES www.AssociatedDesigns.com

Covered Porch Bedroom 14' x 12'

Bedroom 14' x 12'

Open to Great Room Below

Garage 25'4'' x 39'8'' Dn

Balcony

Bedroom 13' x 12'8''

Bedroom 13'3'' x 15'4''

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Arlen Brekkaas NEW LISTING 4 acres with Heavy Industrial zoning and access on 3 sides plus 6000 sq ft in the shop with drive thru bay plus 1500 sq ft of office space will fit your business or tenant plans!

Bring your plans and ideas and we can see how this property's benefits apply!

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$799,000

Chetwynd, BC. Wow..3 parcels in total, nearly 1/2 mile of Pine River frontage, with 5 guest cabin spaces, power shed ,boat launch, sandy beach, fenced for horses with 70+ acres in hay, all 1 hour from Power King Ski Hill! Privacy, beauty of nature, wildlife of all kinds, quality construction and revenue potential over $80,000 per year.

$385,000

Acreage with public water and sewer 5 min to town, big garage and 5 bedrooms for under $400,000? YES, right here you'll find a super-clean and well maintained home in the sought-after Airport Sub!

$199,950

Tons of renos here! Super clean, fresh paint & flooring just compliment the upgraded windows & doors.

Great sq ft for the price too! Must see!

NEW LISTING

$199,900

Lot 401, 405, 409 & 413 - 4 lot parcels on corner gives great access for all commercial uses! Level and ready for development or hold for investment. Bring your ideas and offers! Services are nearby!

$925,000

5000 sq ft of living space and a waterfront view 10 minutes to town with a mom-in-law suite too? Yes, it's true! On site sewer system means no big bills for service and 3 years new means all the modern amenities and none of the fix up or maintenance of the older ones! Too many features to describe so you will just have to come and see them yourself!

$435,000

Perfectly maintained 4 bedroom home on a half acre 1 minute from the city! This energy efficient 2000 sq. ft home has had many updated such as newer windows, heated tile in the main bath, new flooring and paint through out the basement. On site sewer system is a huge savings and the detached 24 X 26 shop with 10� ceiling is waiting for your vehicles! Plus, you have great RV parking with power plug. Large covered deck and Hot tub is where you watch kids play in the big fully fenced yard with trees and space to explore!

$635,000

Nice big house with RV parking! Big master with modern ensuite to relax in and a great room living area for entertaining! Downstairs rec room is over 20 ft square with no support posts to restrict your use! Garage is heated and fits long vehicles and still room for storage too! 3 bedrooms all together keeps parents close to the little ones and there is space in the basement when they turn into teenagers!

Amazing family home investment value!

$479,900

Finch area estate styling with classic rooms and great kitchen storage space! Double garage and well landscaped yard where you can enjoy the front courtyard too! Modern and easy, this home is a home to call your own.

$279,900

Perfectly maintained and quick possession!

Newer 16' wide modular on its own lot has 2 nice sheds, concrete drive, huge deck, RV space and a corner lot with alley access too!

Super clean inside and all appliances stay, including the lawn mower! See this one now!

$509,900

Great home in Ambrose area with nice yard and roomy garage! Very well maintained and nice room sizes bring a very modern feel to a traditional home. Nice deck for summers outside, and a toasty fireplace for winter evenings, too!

$329,900

Great spot, this one's hot! Live large on small money with 4 bedrooms, ensuite, nice room sizes and fenced yard with alley access! Modern building and décor, you can move right in with no extra work!

$389,900

9' walls, daylight basement, landscaped and appliances included! Excellent maintenance and yard access for future garage! Perfect starter/retirement home so get into this one before it goes!

$579,900

3/4's of an acre 8 min to FSJ with a well cared for 4 bedroom home and very nice detached shop! Private yard with room to run, park toys, keep work stuff and chill in the hot tub is just what you need to melt the stresses of life away! Here is where you will learn how amazing the acreage life can be! Easy to show so call now before it's too late!

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Office 250-262-0102 Cell: 250-262-9798 Email: adamarenterprisesltd@gmail.com info@adamarenterprises.ca Graywest Office Centre, Suite #120 10704-97 Ave.,Fort St. John

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Of course, this doesn’t mean you have to sit next to your teenagers while they do their assignments. However, you should always show interest in what they’re doing. Every day, take the time to ask them about the classes they went to and what they liked or disliked.

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Make sure your teenagers have a quiet, well­lit study area, and help them organize their daily routine. Do they prefer to do their homework as soon as they get home from school? Do they need time to relax first?

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