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The year that was: 2015 Year In Review JANUARY

Canada Winter Games as the contingency facility and we are ready to jump in and help out,” he said at the time.

"These athletes deserve a highcalibre event, “ said Mayor Lori Ackerman. “We are very proud of the facility that we have and we are very pleased to be able to support the Canada Winter Games by ensuring a successful speed skating event.”

Drunk man invades home, Jan. 6, 2015 Fort St. John RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said that around 8:50 p.m. on Jan. 4, police received a 911 call about an apparent intruder in the Mathews Park area in Fort St. John.

“An unknown male had entered through the unlocked front door (of the resident’s home) and demanded liquor,” she said.

Shelkie said that he was not apparently armed, but was “really drunk.”

“I think he did make some threats,” Shelkie added.

The homeowners did not give the man any liquor, and the man apparently wandered off. Police later arrested the 33-year-old man.

Resource coalition loses Dawson Creek, Jan. 13, 2015 The Northeast B.C. Resource Municipalities Coalition, which formerly stood at seven municipalities, lost one of its first mem-

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PHOTOS OF THE YEAR: It was a nice day to be out on the river Wednesday, Sept. 16, but for about 100 oil and gas workers the day was all work and no play. The workers were taking part in a mock oil spill response on the Beatton River, one of 22 put on annually by Western Canadian Spill Services Ltd.

bers, it was reported on Jan. 9.

According to Dawson Creek Coun. Charlie Parslow, the move was done as a disagreement over whether the group should focus strictly on the region’s Fair Share agreement with the province.

The coalition, which officially formed in September 2014, attempted to unify municipalities in Northeast B.C. as a lobbying group.

“Since that time (Dawson Creek joined) there is concern that the mandate of the consortium has been expanded to include other topics, and it’s mushrooming into a bigger level of operations than we are comfortable with,” Parslow said. “(The coalition) become a quasi-level of government.”

Other municipalities, including Chetwynd, Pouce Coupe, and Tumbler Ridge, also left the group as the year went on.

The municipalities who remain part of the group are Taylor, Fort St. John, and the Northern Rockies..

Walk-in clinic returns to Fort St. John, Jan. 16, 2015 After twoand-a-half months without one, a new Fort St. John walk-in clinic opened its doors in January.

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Report links earthquakes to fracking, Jan. 8, 2015 A BC Oil and Gas Commission report released in January linked hundreds of earthquakes in Northeast B.C. to fracking.

The report said that between August 2013 and October 2014, 209 earthquakes that could not be felt on the surface occurred because of oil and gas activity. Another 11 earthquakes happened that could be felt on the surface.

The earthquakes ranged from 1 to 4.4 on the Mercalli scale. A 4 to 4.9 earthquake can be felt indoors by many, and outdoors by few.

The majority of the seismic events — about 84 per cent — came as a result of regular fracking well operations. The other 16 per cent were caused by disposal wells.

“I would think that the percentage of induced events will be definitely scaled back or forward with activity counts,” said Brad Herald, vice-president of Western Canada Operations for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, at the time.

tion between Northern Health, the North Peace Division of Family Practice, government officials, industry, and Concerned Citizens for Health Care, a local community group.

Normally, chronic patients would go to the unattached patient clinic, but capacity there was limited, with only one doctor and one nurse practitioner in place. The walk-in clinic was designed to alleviate the pressure on both the unattached patient clinic and the emergency room.

The walk-in clinic was later disbanded, although other walk-in clinics would come to the area.

FEBRUARY Winter Games speed skating moved to Fort St. John, Feb. 17, 2015 Fort St. John got a boost to its reputation when it was announced on Feb. 16 that the 2015 Canada Winter Games would host its speed skating events in town.

The games, which took place on Feb. 18, brought some of the best speed skaters across Canada to compete.

The move came after Prince George was hit by warm weather and rain, causing poor ice conditions at its outdoor oval. Sixtythree athletes, along with officials, coaches and parents, came to the Pomeroy Sport Centre.

Craig Stanley, director of facilities and grounds for the city, said Fort St. John was placed on standby for the possibility.

“We offered the use of the Pomeroy Sport Centre to the

Man gets three years for Fort St. John manslaughter, Feb. 19, 2015 The family of a man killed in an altercation on the streets of Fort St. John said justice was not served in the sentence handed down to his killer.

Joel Christopher Marchand, 31, was found guilty of manslaughter after punching Chris Ball, 39, on the streets of Fort St. John in the early morning hours of July 23, 2012. Ball was taken to the Royal Alexandria Hospital in Edmonton, but was taken off life support and died 11 days after the incident.

Marchand was sentenced to three years in prison, 219 days of which had been served in pre-trial custody, it was reported in February.

“The justice system is so sickening, it’s not even funny,” said Jonathan Ball, Chris Ball’s older brother. “If it was a fair fight, and my brother and him had exchanged words and they decided to have a fistfight, and my brother got the worst of it, what would I say?

We’re absolutely disgusted at the kangaroo court — that’s what I call it — of Canada. It’s a joke.”

MARCH Blueberry River First Nation launches massive cumulative effects lawsuit, March 11, 2015 The Blueberry River First Nation filed a lawsuit on March 4 that their lawyers said “puts into question future development in the northeast.”

And for its chief, Marvin Yahey, the matter was “black and white.”

“We have a treaty right that’s been breached,” he said. “The province isn’t doing their job, end of story. It’s simple.”

Blueberry River issued a notice of civil claim against the cumulative impacts of industrial development in its traditional territory, which includes the areas around Fort St. John and Dawson Creek.

The band argued that cumulative impacts from extensive industrial development violate Treaty 8, which Blueberry River signed in 1900.

That document is important to the relationship between Blueberry

River and the province.

“We have assurance from the province and government that we would be allowed to practice our treaty rights and live life as if we had never signed onto treaty,” said Yahey.

The matter is still before the courts.

Province springs Fair Share deadline, March 6, 2015 Local leaders were surprised in March when the province announced it wanted to sign a new “Fair Share” agreement with the region within 60 days.

The agreement compensated Peace Region cities, towns and rural areas for the burden of oil and gas development outside their tax bases. All of the municipalities in Northeast B.C. relied on the funds for significant portions of their annual budgets. “(The request) took everybody by surprise,” Pouce Coupe Mayor Bill Plowright told the Alaska Highways News at the time.

Fort St. John Coun. Bruce Christensen, who was acting mayor while Lori Ackerman was away at the time, said his council would likely request more time from the ministry.

"Our initial reaction is the timeline is too tight," he said. "Our mayor is away, and we have other crucial people who should be part of this discussion away. [Fair Share] doesn't expire until 2019, so we don't see why all of the sudden there's a huge rush."

A new Fair Share deal would eventually be signed in late May, retitled the Peace River Agreement.

Sites identified for new Fort St. John schools, March 17, 2015 Fort St. John announced on March 16 that it intended to sell land to School District 60 for the possible construction of two new elementary schools.

The first plot of land was located in the western part of town near the well water distribution station, and would be sold to SD 60 for about $2.2 million. It would be located east of 116th Street, near 108th Avenue. The second plot of land was near Fort St. John Hospital, close to 86th Street and 112 Avenue. It would also sell for about $2.2 million.

A school for the first site near 108th Avenue was later announced later in November.

The two sites were first identified in 2011 in an SD 60 proposal.

But it was not until 2014 that city council authorized staff to put the locations on hold for potential development by the school district.

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School District 60 brings in rural bus fees, April 27, 2015 Although done reluctantly, School District 60 voted to bring in a $100 school bus fee for rural families in April.

Trustees voted to bring in a “reg-

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Major Site C contract awarded locally, May 14, 2015 The first of many major potential local Site C contracts went to a Chetwynd contractor in May. On May 11, BC Hydro announced Paul Pacquette and Sons Contracting had won the tender to clear land on the south bank of the Peace River. The contract included building access roads, landings and other site preparation.

Paquette and Sons Contracting and four other Chetwynd-based companies won the contract. The contract was expected to create around 40 jobs.

Plant given approval to use additive, despite opposition, May 13, 2015 Despite local opposition, Peace Valley Oriented Strand Board (OSB) plant in Fort St. John had been granted an amendment to its Environmental Certificate to allow the use of a controversial chemical in its manufacturing process.

The plant is currently only permitted to use phenol formaldehyde resin as an adhesive — a condition on its original certificate.

The Louisiana Pacific Ltd. (LP) plant applied for the amendment to use methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, or MDI, at its factory for the production of its particleboard items in spring 2014.

In May, the company received permission to use MDI. "I'm shocked and disappointed to say the least," said Sandra Cushway, a neaby resident who opposed LP’s plans. "I'm very saddened by the news and disheartened. The company said they wouldn't use it and we had this fight 10 years ago, and then they do."

PHOTOS OF THE YEAR: Bob Zimmer kept glued to the election results coming in across Canada Oct. 19 with staff and campaign manager Alvin Stedel (right). Though his Conservative Party saw major seat losses as Justin Trudeau and the Liberals swept into majority government, Zimmer won the Prince George-Peace RiverNorthern Rockies riding handily, with 52 per cent of the vote.

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Taylor, Fort St. John call out province over Fair Share, April 9, 2015 Two B.C. Municipalities put out some fighting words in Fair Share

Site C faces first court challenges, April 21, 2015 The first of seven lawsuits aimed at blocking Site C made its way before the B.C. Supreme Court on April 20 The lawsuit, filed by the Peace Valley Landowner Association (PVLA), centred around whether the B.C. government broke the law by ignoring recommendations from a Joint Review Panel created to study the $8.8-billion hydroelectric project. The provincial government approved the 1,100-megawatt dam in December 2014.

The landowners argued the province ignored its own rules in approving Site C, brushing aside the panel's recommendation to send the project to the B.C. Utilities Commission for further study. The PVLA asked the court to quash the environmental assessment certificate issued for the project last October.

"You can't be embarking on an $8.8 billion project, the biggest project in Canada, with no good business case," said Andrea Morison, Peace Valley Environmental Association coordinator, at the time.

They would eventually lose their case in both federal and provincial courts, although they have appealed both those judgments. That matter is still working its way through the appeal courts.

istration fee” for the 2015-16 school year to offset declining funding from the province.

The fee would only be applied to families who actually use the bus to get from rural locations to their schools, and will not be applied to urban students.

According to Doug Boyd, secretary-treasurer, the school district is already $200,000 “in the red” for school bus transportation.

In 2012, the province changed its funding formula for busing, resulting in less money for school districts across B.C. In August, newly minted Education Minister Mike Bernier said school bus funding will be “one of the first things” he will crack the books on as he settles into his new cabinet position. The fee came into effect in September.

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Hit and run kills woman in Halfway River First Nation, April 7, 2015 A 46-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking in Halfway River First Nation on April 5.

Police and B.C. Ambulance Services responded to the call shortly after 10 p.m.

The woman was pronounced dead after emergency crews arrived. The driver did not stay at the scene, and police did not have a description of the vehicle. Police have not identified the victim.

Halfway River First Nation is about 140 kilometres northwest of Fort St. John.

As of December, the investigation is still ongoing. A member of the RCMP’s Peace Region Traffic Services said they could not comment if anybody was charged in the matter when reached earlier this month.

The Traffic Services member also said that the family did not want the dead woman’s name to be released through the media.

negotiations in April.

The province’s latest offer to extend Fair Share was “completely unacceptable” to Taylor and Fort St. John, their mayors said at a joint press conference April 7.

The proposal put forward by the province would ultimately result in far fewer dollars for Peace Region municipalities on a per capita basis through the term of the deal, they said at the time.

“We are calling on the premier to immediately halt the current process to impose a new Fair Share agreement on municipalities in Northeast B.C.,” said Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman. “We are reconfirming our position that the current process and offer from the province is unacceptable in every way.

"It is a slap in the face to municipalities in the Northeast, and in our view sets a very dangerous precedent for British Columbia," she added.

A deal was eventually signed in May.

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Report finds low health risks for oil and gas, March 27, 2015 Health risks from oil and gas activity and development in Northeast B.C. were “low,” according to a Human Health Risk Assessment released in late March.

The report, years in the making, detailed some unusual measurements of five chemicals found in the air that the province identified as being of concern. They included nitrogen dioxide, the atmospheric particulate matter PM2.5, sulphur dioxide, acrolein, and formaldehyde.

In the areas immediately north of Fort St. John, there was found to be a concentration of acrolein – a chemical sometimes used as a herbicide – which went greater than five micrograms per cubic metre.

An EPA study found that volunteers experienced slight discomfort at about 2000 micrograms per cubic metre.

The report had its critics, though.

Rick Koechl, the former chair of the Northeast Oil and Gas Health Advisory Committee, criticized the report for leaving out analysis on housing, sexually transmitted diseases, stress, mental health, addictions, and quality of life issues related to oil and gas development.

Koechl noted the report also did not deal with individual well sites or accidental releases.

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Should certain dog breeds be banned in the Peace?

Should certain dog breeds be banned in the Peace? It's an interesting question, considering neighbouring Fort Nelson has had a ban on pit bulls for years now, and given the recent pit bull attack in Fort St. John.

Any debate over pit bulls is bound to be vitriolic, as anyone who has ever moderated an online comment thread can tell you. Supporters of the breed say they get a bad rap, that owners are to blame for their dogs' aggressive behaviour. The SPCA argues that breed-specific bylaws don't work. What's needed, they say, are "multifaceted strategies that address aggressive behaviour in dogs of any and all breeds." After last month's grizzly attack, it bears remembering that other dogs of different breeds bite people too—for example, the German Shepherd that bit a woman in Groundhaven last spring.

It will always be an emotional debate. It's also foolhardy to base policy on a single, emotionally charged incident.

Still, I think a local government can legitimately place limits on breeds within their borders. More helpfully, I think the owners of those animals should face assault charges or worse if they fail to contain their dogs, which would have to happen at the provincial level.

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Paris Agreement marks a global shift for climate When our children’s children look back to what we did to keep our planet livable, they may see this year’s United Nations climate conference in Paris as a turning point.

The 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) may have been our last chance for a meaningful agreement to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy before ongoing damage to the world’s climate becomes irreversible and devastating.

Government ministers, negotiators and world leaders spent the first two weeks of December creating a guide for the next stage of humanity’s action on climate change.

Nations that met in Paris

are responsible for over 95 per cent of global emissions.

On December 12, following multiple rounds of long meetings, they revealed the final text of the Paris Agreement.

Though far from perfect, it’s a significant achievement. When nations last attempted a global climate pact — in 2009 at COP15 in Copenhagen, Denmark — negotiations broke down and the resulting declaration was considered a failure.

The Paris Agreement, in process and outcome, is a dramatic improvement — a product of the growing urgency to act on the defining issue of our time. It’s the first universal accord to spell out ways to confront climate change, with Canada and other industrialized nations required to transition from fossil fuels to 100 per cent renewable energy by 2050 and developing nations by about 2080.

Before meeting in Paris, governments drafted plans to reduce national carbon emissions beginning in 2020. One COP21 negotiation goal — a review mechanism to encourage coun-

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We used to have a dog in my household. A French Bichon-Shih Tzu cross no higher than a foot named Crackers, my father used to joke regularly that he was a "trained killer attack dog."

He may not have been able to kill anybody, but he could've tried to raise him as a trained killer attack dog. We could teach him to be aggressive towards people and other animals — even though I doubt he was intelligent enough to understanding our training.

The point is, it can be the owner that’s the problem, not the dog. Pit bulls can be friendly and loving towards their owners and other animals — you only have to do a quick search on the Internet to find examples of owners with dogs that exemplify these positive traits.

This is not to discount the experiences those who have experienced attacks by certain breeds. They have suffered, and they likely only want to keep their families safe.

But to ban certain breeds would be the wrong step. Dog owners have a certain responsibility — to get their dogs shots, to get them spayed and neutered, and to get them registered with the city. Proper training is one of those responsibilities as well, and rather than banning the dog, we should go after the owner.

Dogs are animals and don’t have sentient thoughts. We do, and so we can correct our behaviour more easily than someone who drinks from the toilet bowl.

tries to improve targets over time — was achieved, giving hope that reductions will keep global temperature rise below the 2 C limit beyond which science indicates the consequences of burning fossil fuels will become catastrophic. Present commitments won’t quite get us there, but the called-for improving of targets every five years will get us closer.

Past experience shows that once a commitment is made to address a crisis, many unexpected opportunities and solutions result. The agreement also acknowledges that limiting temperature rise to 1.5 C should drive future goal-setting.

Canada’s delegation had the added goal of rebuilding the country’s reputation as an environmental leader. For years, we received countless “Fossil of the Day” awards for short-sightedness and stonewalling negotiations.

Responding to calls from citizens countrywide, our delegation returned to a more co-operative approach, advocating for inclusion of human rights and indigenous knowledge, along with recognition of the critical

importance of the 1.5 C goal. Canada still received two “Fossil” awards, for lacking emissions-goals ambition and limiting availability of funds for “loss and damage”, but compared to some nations, our country was a positive force.

The world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, China, was criticized for trying to water down requirements for a common emissionsand-targets reporting system and opposing a process to require countries to update emissions-reductions goals every five years, advocating instead for voluntary updates.

Compromises produced a final product that falls short of assigning liability for past emissions and providing dependable “loss and damage” payments to nations already suffering from the effects of climate change.

Ongoing pressure is also needed to ensure targets are met and become more ambitious over time. Despite these shortcomings, the Paris Agreement is a leap forward in the fight against climate change. Funding for vulnerable and developing

nations, plans to ratchet up ambition at regular intervals and recognition of the role of indigenous knowledge will play major roles in future action.

The first step in realizing stronger goals for Canada begins now. Our government promised more ambitious targets and a framework for cutting carbon pollution and expanding renewable energy within 90 days of the conference, by March 11, 2016. We’ve learned Canadian leaders will stand up for important issues, but we need to push them to be as ambitious as possible. I believe Canada’s commitment will inspire people at all levels of society to propose ways to speed up our shift to clean, renewable energy, and reduce waste through greater energy efficiency.

The global community has taken a big step to get human civilization back on track. It’s up to us to ensure that the planet we want — with clean air, safe water, fertile soil and a stable climate — stays within reach, for our sake and the sake of our descendants.

JUNE New Fair Share deal inked, June 1, 2015 Premier Christy Clark signed a new $1.1 billion “Fair Share” agreement on May 30 with eight Northeast B.C. municipalities.

For Peace Region leaders, the deal meant a long-term pot of money that will allow their cities to grow modestly with economic development.

The new deal, called the Peace River Agreement, will pay out $50 million beginning next year, which will be divided within the region based on population and the amount of industrial tax base inside a town's borders. That amount of money will stay flat through 2020, at which point it will grow to keep pace with inflation. The deal will be reviewed every eight years, giving the region a chance to argue for larger payments. While there is no firm end date for the deal, the $50 million payment will be reviewed after 2035.

Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman said the end of tying payments to industrial growth would present challenges.

"While the communities will continue to grow and provide services, we'll be growing at a different rate than the industry will be,"

The Northerner • Friday, January 8, 2016 • 5 she said. "It's different expectations with this punching a man who died of his injuries.

Soon after, police arrested McDonell at agreement. But we feel it's something we Cody Kenneth McDonell was charged in his residence. can work within.” the death of Travis Waite, 29.

After Waite was flown to Vancouver and Police say that on May 18, Emergency the doctors advised RCMP that he might not Workers give approval to go on strike, Health Services responded to a report of an survive the injury, McDonell was arrested June 12, 2015 injured man at a Fort St. John home. again that same night, according to RCMP. Unionized Fort St. John city employees Waite was transported to the Fort St. John Waite died of his injuries May 30 in sanctioned a strike on June 4, eventually hospital. Due to the extent of his injury, the Vancouver. resorting to job action the following month. hospital contacted the RCMP. Waite was The vote followed an unsuccessful attempt then transported to a Vancouver hospital that Continued on Page 11 to negotiate a new contract with the city. same night.

The deal with the union expired at the beginning of 2015. The city had presented a new deal for workers, but some unionized employees took issue with the contract.

Specifically, some employees did not like the terms of a new contract, which called for raises, but did not raise them as high as city “Osteo” means bone, and “porosis” means thinning, management staff.

Irvin so osteoporosis literally means thinning of the bone.

About 97 per cent of the city’s unionized Tang It is a disease where the insides of the bones grow employees in favour voted for the strike. porous and thus are fragile and prone to fracture.

It The two parties went into mediation, but affects more than 800,000 Canadians; that’s 1 in 37 this was unsuccessful.

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of hormone production). Women are 4 times more likely to develop osteoporosis than men.

There’s another kind of osteoporosis, called secondary osteoporosis, which generally affects young and middle-aged people. The calcium loss is usually caused by one of the following: • medications such as corticosteroids (e.g., prednisone); • excessive physical training (which sometimes causes a woman’s periods to cease and her ovaries to stop producing estrogen); • malnutrition, such as that caused by anorexia nervosa (a self-imposed starvation).

Diagnosis Bone density scans are a surefire way of telling whether you have osteoporosis. A scan can detect the bone loss before a fracture occurs, it can predict your chances of fracturing in the future, and, if conducted yearly, it can determine your rate of bone loss as well as monitor the effects of treatment.

For women at risk, many doctors advise them to have a bone density scan even before menopause (in order to have a baseline for later comparison), and then yearly, for the few years after menopause when bone loss may be occurring fastest. (Many women lose from 3 to 5 percent of their bone mass a year during the first 5 or 6 years following menopause).

Treatment There is no cure for osteoporosis. There are nonetheless effective treatments that can slow down and even reverse bone mass loss. If you develop osteoporosis, there are a variety of medications for your doctor to choose from, depending on your personal history. Possible medications include one of the bisphosphonates (e.g., Fosamax®, Actonel®) and calcitonin (e.g., Miacalcin®). For women, estrogens (e.g., Premarin®, Ogen®) and raloxifene (e.g., Evista®) can also be used. In addition, your doctor will likely recommend a calcium supplement (with between 1000 and 1500 mg elemental calcium and between 800 and 1000 IU of vitamin D a day, depending on your age) and an exercise program.

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Symptoms Many people have osteoporosis and don’t know it.

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Sometimes the vertebral column crumbles or collapses, and then there’s a lot of pain. As vertebrae collapse, the person loses height or may develop a stooped posture. Other signs include back pain from laughing, coughing, or sneezing - even just standing still.

Cause Osteoporosis is caused by a significant loss of bone mass. To understand how people lose bone mass it’s important to know that bone is living tissue; new bone is constantly replacing old bone. Two kinds of cells are responsible for the work; one triggers bone breakdown and resorption (osteoclasts), the other (osteoblasts) builds it up. Up until the age of 30, the osteoblasts are the busiest ones, creating a scaffolding of protein and then filling in the spaces with calcium and other minerals such as phosphorus.

This “modelling” of the bones supports our skeleton where most of the outside force occurs: the spine, the hips, the hands, etc. Hormones such as estrogen and testosterone guide the process.

Our bone mass reaches its peak around the time we reach 30 and for a while the osteoblasts and osteoclasts work at the same pace. Then, around the age of 50 or so, as the body produces less hormones, the work of the osteoclasts outpaces that of the osteoblasts, and bone is resolved faster than it’s created, causing the density of the bone to decrease.

For many people this gradual decrease in bone density isn’t a problem, but for others the decrease is dramatic and eventually the bones become so porous and fragile that they can break very easily.

This is called primary osteoporosis and it is most common in women aged 50 to 65 years, who’ve been through menopause (with the consequent cessation

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Fivestar Fight League announces April event Byron Hackett Staff Writer

The old rhyme goes that April showers bring May flowers, but Fivestar Fight League might as well replace showers with MMA. The promotion will bring its third straight April event to the Fort St. John Curling Rink on Friday, April 22 this year and will once again feature some of the areas top local fighters.

“It was always the plan to come back this April and now we’re back,” CEO of the FFL Justin Donally said on Monday after the group made the announcement on their Facebook page on New Year's Day. “You’ll get the same thing from us that you always see. A good exciting show, tones of local guys on it and there will be some pro fights and a lot of amateur fights and some kickboxing.”

It’s the 17th event for the FFL, this time around titled “Relentless” for the spirit in which the fights are

routinely held.

“As Fivestar Fight League and our local fighters no matter what’s going on with the economy and everything else we are relentless, we are going to keep coming and keep bringing shows and the name just kind of fit the situation,” Donally said.

The CEO is still in the initial planning stages for the fights, but expects at the very least Duncan The heartbreak kid” Wilson to defend his title, and has interest from some of the FFL other title belt holders looking to defend as well.

“You can expect to see Duncan defending his title,” Donally said.

“Dylan Lielke will be on the card in some capacity, we’re not sure if it will be in a title defense situation or considering taking another kickboxing fight… a couple new guys that are coming up at the gym that just turned 19. Some new young talent, which is really exciting... I got yes’s from Brent Auger, our amateur middleweight

champ and Dillan Main wants on the card.”

He also hopes to get World Amateur Champion Jamie Herrington a fight on the card, but knows that will be a significant challenge with her record and status as a world champ.

“It’s a tough one to get her an opponent being 7-0 and a world champion. We really don’t know if that could be amateur, pro MMA amateur kickboxing, kind of anything we can get her. I’d rather see her stay amateur a little bit longer but it just might be impossible to get anyone in amateur to fight her.”

Donally is also planning to get more kickboxing in the mix this time around after having a successful fight on each of the last two cards.

“I’d like to see three or four kickboxing fights on this card,” Donally said.

Check out the Fivestar Fight League Facebook page for more information on the event. sports@ahnfsj.ca

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Duncan "The Heartbreak Kid" Wilson will once again be in the Fivestar Fight League Octagon on April 22. The show, titled "Relentless" will also likely feature local fighters Dylan Lielke and Jamie Herrington.

Denny Morrison to sit out 2015-2016 season Byron Hackett Staff Writer

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Fort St. John native and Olympic medalist Denny Morrison has chosen to recover and not compete in the 2015-2016 long track speed skating season.

To say the last several months have been tumultuous for Fort St. John native Denny Morrison would be an understatement.

After a motorcycle accident on May 7, the four-time Olympian has had a long road to recovery, from barely being able to walk, to finally skating in the last few months.

Ultimately, the 30-year-old announced on December 31 that he would not compete in the long track speed skating Canadian Single Distance Championships that started Sunday and consequently is not eligible for the international competition this season.

“I could very likely compete at trials and skate a decent time good enough to qualify for the World Cups for the remainder of the season”, Morrison said in a Speed Skating Canada release.

“However, doing so could further slow my overall recovery in the grand scheme of things. Now, I need to focus in regards to rehabilitation and training myself back to a

competitive level. It's better for both the team and myself if I continue to sit out the remainder of this season, allowing another teammate to have that competitive experience which they may have missed had I chosen to utilize my wildcard spot based on last year's results only to race at a non-competitive level on the World Circuit.”

Morrison was the 2014-2015 World Cup Champion in the 1500 metre, won a silver medal at 2015 World Single Distance Championships in Calgary and was also named long track speed skater of the year for the eighth time in his career.

Since his injury, Morrison has maintained that his goal will be to compete in the 2018 Olympics in Pyeong Chang and he hopes to get back to work on that in the new year and be ready for next season.

“I am hopeful of resuming an almost normal training season next spring and summer, which will have me better prepared to reach my race day potential,” he said. sports@ahnfsj.ca

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Christmas Dinner A Success The Rotary Clubs of Dawson Creek would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their support and help to make the Rotary Community Christmas Dinner a huge success: • Alaska Highway NewsTicket sales and Advertising • Bonnie’s Janitorial- Scrub machine for hall and kitchen floor cleaning • Chef French & Northern Lights College Cooking the turkeys • CJDC Radio 890- Advertising • Rotary Members and the Friends of Rotary- Service Above Self

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This is a family oriented, fun afternoon put on at the Pioneer Village every year mid-December. It is open to anyone, any age that wants to come for sleigh rides, chestnuts roasted on an open fire, hot dogs and hot chocolate, tasty cookies and squares, caroling, ice skating, all free of charge. It is a way that Rotary can give back to Dawson Creek in appreciation for the city’s support.

On December 13 another fun filled afternoon was enjoyed by all. Without the help of some very community minded, generous people and businesses our Rotary clubs wouldn’t be able to put on such a great event on such a scale.

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Prespatou 4-H Community Club The Prespatou 4-H club has just had our second meeting where we discussed our fundraiser. Our club has been selling cookie-dough to raise money for our club. The fundraising is to help raise money for club events that are not sponsored for and also new shirts for achievement days.

In the picture that is shown are nine of our 4-H members standing behind some of the cookie dough we sold.

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JULY Fort St. John contractors feel left out over Site C, July 15, 2015 The third Site C construction contract was in the midst of being awarded, but Fort St. John companies were striking out.

One company said that was because conditions for potential proponents were discouraging local participation.

BC Hydro selected Albertabased Morgan Construction as its preferred proponent to prepare the Peace River’s north bank for the dam’s construction.

News that another non-local company had been named a preferred proponent frustrated Guy MacLean, co-owner of Wapiti Earthworks.

He told the Alaska Highway News his company would have been well-positioned to win the contract had Hydro’s conditions not prevented him from placing a bid.

MacLean said that companies who placed bids for the north bank work were required to put up a 10 per cent performance bond. His company could not afford that bond — and he said many other local companies were in the same boat.

New flight to YVR for $94, July 22, 2015 Starting in August, Hawkair announced it would launch a $94 one-way ticket from Vancouver to Dawson Creek three days a week.

Called the "ultra-econ" fare, the early morning flight departs Vancouver at 7:15 a.m., with a return flight from Dawson Creek at 9:40 a.m.

“The flight is for anyone that is tired of paying high fares to fly out of Fort St. John and Grande Prairie,” Jay Dilley, president of Hawkair, told the Alaska Highway News.

“Should we see the loads increase, we’ll add a second flight but the traffic has to be there,” he added.

“Great for a business day in Dawson and a return the next morning, or an afternoon meeting or event in Vancouver.”

Hawkair assumed daily direct service at the Dawson Creek Regional Airport from Central Mountain Air in 2014.

AUGUST 4.4-magnitude earthquake hits north of Fort St. John, Aug. 17, 2015 Kaila Walton was sitting in her truck on a work site north of Fort St. John when she felt the ground begin to shake.

"Imagine standing on a piece of plywood and somebody is standing on the other side, jumping on it," said Walton, a field medic, describing the earthquake that rocked parts of Northeast B.C. Aug. 17. "Everybody here felt it. I was sitting in my medic truck and I felt the whole thing shake. Some light towers were shaking."

For a few seconds, the tremor shook Walton and the rest of her crew on a roadwork site at Mile 131 on the Alaska Highway.

The quake was initially reported as a magnitude 5.0 — significantly stronger than the 4.4 magnitude that was later confirmed. In December, the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission confirmed the earthquake was caused by hydraulic fracturing in the area.

Fort St. John developing skilled foreign worker program, Aug. 20, 2015 A new pilot project to bring skilled immigrants to Fort St. John from outside of Canada was in the works, according to Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman.

Ackerman told various businesses about the initiative at the opening of STEP Energy Services new office, where multiple energy service companies were gathered to celebrate.

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The city later issued a press release saying its Immigration Pilot Project would fall under the Provincial Nominee Program to address labour shortages.

The city is bracing for 57 major industrial projects — Site C and LNG projects among them — that the city says will need more than 5,000 permanent resident workers and up to 18,000 provisional workers.

The city added that the regional economic development office had tracked some $200 million in investments that had not moved forward because of a skilled worker shortage.

September Site C worker collapses, dies on construction site, Sept. 10, 2015 A man assembling a trailer on the Site C dam construction site collapsed and died of what appeared to be natural causes.

WorkSafe BC was investigating the incident, but did not believe it to be work-related. The Coroners Service believed the man likely suffered a heart attack, but said it did not appear related to exertion or stress.

According to BC Hydro spokesperson David Conway, "an ATCO employee collapsed while working on the assembly of a trailer unit at the temporary site for accommodation for ATCO contract workers who are working on the Site C project."

"While first aid, RCMP and paramedics responded quickly, the worker was pronounced unresponsive and died of what appear to be natural causes."

Work on the site stopped when the man collapsed, but had resumed a few days later.

OCTOBER Father and son killed in plane crash near Taylor, Oct. 16, 2015

The Northerner • Friday, January 8, 2016 • 11 Two men were killed after their tion. The work involves excavatCessna 207 plane crashed on a ing 32 million cubic metres of grass strip at the Chapman Sand earth. and Gravel pit near Taylor Oct. 16.

The men were later identified as DECEMBER Brad Chapman and his eldest son Florian, of Kelowna-based Man arrested at Site C protest, Chapman Group of Companies, Dec. 2, 2015 which owned and operated the pit.

RCMP arrested a man for blockChris Krepski, a spokesperson ading the entrance to the Site C for the Transportation Safety dam site.

Board, said initial information About a dozen protesters gathindicated the plane crashed on ered in front of the entrance off takeoff. Krepski said investiga- Old Fort Road around 9:30 a.m. tors needed to find out why the Mark Meiers, who organized the plane was taking off, and deter- protest, began blockading the mine the nature of the flight, entrance soon after the protest including the plane's flight plans, began, preventing truck traffic what type of maintenance had from entering and exiting the work been done on the aircraft, and any site with a large stick. communication with aircraft serOn-site security approached vices nearby.

Meiers to end the blockade, howThe status of the investigation is ever, Meiers refused to move. unclear. The Transportation Safety RCMP arrived on scene around Board does not list the crash on 10:30 a.m. and Meiers was arresteither its active or closed investi- ed for breaching the peace. gation lists on its website.

Meiers was arrested without incident. He was later released and did not face charges, police said.

NOVEMBER New owners plan to reopen Site C civil works contract Jackfish Dundee’s soon, Dec. 10, awarded to Peace River Hydro 2015 Partners, Nov. 25, 2015 Jackfish Dundee's closed its The B.C. government awarded doors on Halloween, but the poputhe contract for the main civil lar Charlie Lake pub will live on. works on the Site C dam to Peace Charlie Lake residents Greg River Hydro Partners.

Hornshaw and Bev Hayashi were At $1.75 billion, its the largest close to finalizing a deal to buy the contract ever awarded by the utili- pub, which they intend to keep as ty on the largest infrastructure Jackfish Dundee's. project in B.C. history.

“We fully believe that the model The partnership is comprised of of Jackfish Dundee's is a great Acciona Infrastructure Canada model, a successful model,” said Inc., Samsung E&C American Hornshaw in an interview with the Inc., and Petrowest Corporation.

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Site preparations for the $8.8-bil“We are going to make the sublion dam have been ongoing since tle changes to put our fingerprint late July. on the place, but we’re going to The civil works contract bring back some old menu favorinvolves construction of the earth- ites. fill dam, which will be 60 metres “We’re going to see what’s on high and one-kilometre long, just people’s minds as far as what downstream of the confluence of they’d like to see, we’re going to the Peace and Moberly Rivers. It incorporate the existing with the also involves building a pair of expectations of our clientele, diversion tunnels and the concrete and some of our own ideas as foundation for the generating sta- well.”

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Golf News, Tips, Trivia & Stats

This Week: The Hyundai Tournament of Champions

The Hyundai Tournament of Champions is the first event of 2016, but the 2016 season actually began in October with the Frys.com Open. The field for this tournament Defending: Patrick Reed is restricted to golfers who won an Winning Score: 21-under par event on the Tour in the previous Earnings: $1,140,000 season. The event was played in Las Vegas, Nevada from the event’s inception in 1953 until 1968.

After that, it began a 30-year relationship with La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. In 1999, the event was moved to its current location in Hawaii.

Plantation Course at Kapalua Kapalua, Hawaii 7,411 yards, Par 73

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Last Tournament: Dufner and Snedeker won the Shootout

Jason Dufner and Brandt Tournament Results Snedeker birdied the last two 1. Dufner-Snedeker Score: -30 holes in “best ball” on Saturday and won the Franklin Templeton 2. English-Kuchar Score: -28 Shootout by two shots. The DufnerSnedeker team finished at 30-under 3. Hoffman-Berger Score: -27 186 at Tiburon Golf Club. “I’m pretty consistent, I’m in the fairway, I’m on the greens. That gives Brandt a lot of confidence,” Dufner said. “He putts really well so that gives me more confidence.” Harris English and Matt Kuchar, who have finished first, second and second the past three years, shot 28-under for second.

Golfing News

PGA Event: Hyundai Tournament of Champions Day Time Network Thu, 1/7 6pm-10pm GOLF Fri, 1/8 6pm-10pm GOLF Sat, 1/9 3pm-7pm GOLF Sun, 1/10 2pm-6pm GOLF

Following a lengthy struggle over its legality and a brief time spent on life support, the anchored putting stroke reached its ultimate demise when the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2016. South African Tim Clark, one of the leading critics of the rule change along with former major winners Golf Trivia Adam Scott, Keegan Bradley and Webb Which golfer captured the most Simpson, has been using the anchored PGA Tour wins in their 30s? technique for 18 years and the same putter for more than a decade. “Nearly two decades a) Tiger Woods c) Ben Hogan of putting one way, I don’t think many guys b) Vijay Singh d) Arnold Palmer out here that have putted with a short one for Answer: d) 44 of Arnold Palmer’s 62 PGA Tour that long would like to switch to something else that they haven’t used,” Clark said. career wins occurred during his 30s.

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Lessons from the Golf Pro The preparation before you play any round of golf, whether it be for recreation or in a competitive sense, is vital to determining how you will play. With that in mind, here are a few tips you can use to your advantage to get the best score possible. The first tip is to get to the actual golf course well before you are set to tee off. Showing up five minutes before your round begins is asking for a disaster. Get to know the course in terms of yardage and layout when you first arrive. Then, it is always a good idea to get a feel for the greens by doing some simple putting exercises. Before you take your game to the range, always do some light stretching to get your flexibility in line. After taking it to the range, come back to the green and hit a few chips and practice your bunker shots.

Player Profile

Jason Dufner Turned Professional: 2000 World Ranking: 134th PGA Tour Wins: 3

FedEx Cup Standings Through Jan. 3, 2016

1) Kevin Kisner 888 pts. / 2 top tens

2) Russell Knox 876 pts. / 2 top tens

3) Justin Thomas 699 pts. / 2 top tens

4) Graeme McDowell 690 pts. / 2 top tens

5) Smylie Kaufman 640 pts. / 2 top tens

FedEx Cup Standings continued...

Player Points 6) Kevin Na 631 7) Jason Bohn 560 8) Emiliano Grillo 534 9) Peter Malnati 376 10) Kevin Chappell 347

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WEEKLY PRO RACING UPDATE Postseason Racing News, Stats & Trivia

All-Time Top Driver’s Bio

This Week’s Racing News

Marvin Panch, who captured 17 career top series NASCAR wins including the 1961 Daytona 500, died Thursday at age 89. Panch was found unresponsive in his car Thursday morning and pronounced dead of natural causes not long after. Most well known for his 1961 Daytona 500 victory driving for Smokey Yunick, Panch -- nicknamed “Pancho” -- collected 17 victories in his 15 years of premier series racing. Driving for Wood Brothers Racing from 1962-66, Panch also had 21 poles and 126 top-10 finishes in his Cup Series racing career. He finished his career driving for Petty Enterprises. Panch was named one of NASCAR’s “50 Greatest Drivers” in 1998, but never won a Cup title.

He finished a career-best second in the season standings in 1957, when he was runner-up to Buck Baker.

Racing History

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Answer : d) He had more than 5 wins 6 times in his career, including two seasons with 10 wins.

January 3, 1974 - NASCAR announced that all races would be reduced 10 percent in length, therefore using less fuel. The move was done as a reaction to the energy shortage the country was facing. Smaller starting fields and more limited practice sessions were also in NASCAR’s plan.

Racing Trivia

Cale Yarborough Born: March 27, 1939 Cup wins: 83 Cup top-tens: 319 Cup championships: 3 Cale Yarborough is one of only two drivers in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships, in 1976, 1977 and 1978. His 14.82% winning percentage is the ninth best all-time and third among those with 500 or more starts. Yarborough won the Daytona 500 four times, his first win coming in 1968, the second in 1977, and back-to-back wins in 1983 and 1984.

In 1984, he became the first driver to qualify for the Daytona 500 with a top speed of more than 200 miles per hour. Cale Yarborough retired from driving after the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup season. He bought out the Race Hill Farms team in 1986 and moved the team from Connecticut to South Carolina and he renamed the team Cale Yarborough Motorsports. He got one win in 1997 at the Pepsi 400 and closed his team in 2000.

Yarborough was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1993, the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1994.

In 2011, Yarborough finally was elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

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As per Manufactured Home Tenancy Act, we will be filling a Notice of Abandonment on January 15th, 2016 for debts owing for a mobile home described as 14x70 Safeway/1977 Serial #614E5856 located at lot 74 Shady Acres Mobile Home Park Old Hudson Hope Road, Charlie Lake BC. Please call Rob Herman at Sterling Management Services Ltd at 250-785-2829 for more information.

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Peace Community Church, Taylor 9:30 am Youth, Adult Bible Study 9:30 am Sunday Adult Class 10:30 am Worship Service 10556 - 100 Street, Taylor - 789-3045

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Peace Lutheran Church 9:30 am Youth, Adult Bible Study 10:00 am Worship Service and Sunday School 9812-108 Avenue - 785-2718

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Pentecostal of Fort St. John Sunday Service - 10 am & 11 am 10507 - l01 Ave - 787-9888 Roman Catholic Church Saturday 7:30pm, Sunday 10am 9504 - 100 Avenue - 785-3413 Seventh Day Adventist Church Saturday Service - 9:30am 9008 - 100 Avenue - 785-8632 Shelter Church Sunday Service - 10:00am 9828 - 98 A Avenue - 785-3888 St. Luke’s United Church Sunday Worship & Sunday School- 11:30am 9907 - 98Street - 785-2919 St. Martin’s Anglican Church Sunday Worship - 9:00am 10364 - 100 Street - 785-6471 Taylor Community Church Sunday Worship - 10:30am 9896 - Cherry Avenue - 789-3045 The Salvation Army Sunday Worship - 10:30am 10116 - 100 Avenue - 785-0506 Trinity Covenant Church Sunday Service - 10:00am 9830 - 100 Avenue - 787-7702 R001931791

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1055 Coming Events

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Call DC: 250-782-4888 or FSJ: 250-785-5631 to book your ad.

(Ad charges may apply).

Enter your events online: www.alaskahighwaynews. ca/community/submitan-event

PC Roots Group Library Building Open: Every Saturday Sept-June 1:00-4:00pm in the small Roots Group building DC NAR Park. Open for members wanting to use the genealogy library. A member will be available by appointment to anyone requiring help on how to get started on your family history. Everyone welcome.

For appointment call: Lynn- 250-782-4058 Neil- 250-782-7651 Lyle- 250-782-2804 www.peacecountryroots.ca

PC Roots Group Meeting: 4th Sunday/month from Sept-June 1:30pm, small Roots building, DC NAR Park. Getting started on family tree research, need Help?

Learn & share experiences with other amateur genealogists.

New members welcome.

For more info call: Lynn- 250-782-4058 Neil250-782-7651 Lyle- 250-782-2804 www.peacecountryroots.ca

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1215 General Employment 0965850 BC Ltd. A well reputed Gas Station looking for a janitor supervisor.

Permanent full time position with flexible hours with $18/hour.

Looking for someone reliable with a min 1 year of experience.

Interested candidate may send their resume to : custodialallnorth@gmail. com

1215 General Employment Gas Station Store Clerk Convenience Store/Gas Station Requires retail clerks. Prior retail experience is an asset.

Secondary school or equivalent. Duties include assisting customers, Conducting sales by cash register, Monitoring inventory levels, stocking and maintaining product shelves. Starting salary $12/hr. Plus subsidized accomodation.

Permanent, full-time.

Redwood Esso 10216-100St Taylor BC V0C 2K0, redwoodesso@hotmail.com Fax 250-789-3195

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• 10 Minutes from Dawson Creek • On Pavement • Private • Great Views • Old Growth Trees Country Living at its Best!

Check pictures out on Kijiji: Peace River For more information call: 6045 Mobile/ Manufactured

5520 Legal/Public Notices Attention Myers, Earl Duane. As per Manufactured home Tenancy Act, we will be filing a Notice of Abandonment on January 15th, 2016 for debts owing for a mobile home described as 12x56 Norcom Homes Ltd/1972 Park Manor 60122 Serial#FM341534 located at lot 162 City Center Trailer Park 10420-96 Ave Fort St John, BC. Please call Rob Herman at Sterling Management Services Ltd at 250-785-2829 for more information.

6505 Apartments/Condos/ Townhouses for Rent

CALL NOW! REASONABLE RENTS! 1 & 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS. CLEAN, QUIET, ADULT SECURED BUILDING ON BUS ROUTE IN DC . NO PETS. 250-782-1331 MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO VIEW. LUXURY CONDO-STYLE RENTALS. LIMITED TIME: 2ND MONTH FREE 1&2 BDRMs from $1100 New appliances, incl dishwasher & in-suite laundry.

Non-smoking.

Parking.

Elevator. Soundproof.

Large balcony. On-site mgmt.

Furnished executive suites with flex leases & monthly invoicing avail. 900 100A Avenue 250-419-0828 DawsonCreekApartments. com 6525 Duplexes for Rent

Brand new 2015 Mobilehome

4 Bedroom • 2 full Bathroom’s Large open Kitchen with big Island and walk-in Pantry.

Large 40’x11’ Deck Asking $369,000 OBO.

Call or txt: 250-784-4668

5 BEDROOM DUPLEXES- FURNISHED in Pouce Coupe.

Monthly & Weekly Rates Available.

Please Phone: 250-719-9392 6965 Suites For Rent DC-1 bedroom basement suite with separate entrance for rent in new building for professionals.

Separate bathroom, washer/dryer.

Available immediately.

Phone 250-663-8913

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