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SMOKEY AFTERNOON Friday, the Smithers Fire Department, with the help of the Telkwa Fire Department, attended a fire at the former Al’s Custom Autobody shop.

It took several hours for the fire departments to extinguish the blaze.

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The Hazelton Bulldogs peewee tier four hockey team captured the provincial championship title for the first time in Hazelton’s history last week after going undefeated in Fort Nelson.

Winning six

straight games is no easy task for any team in any sport, especially for a small town team from the Hazelton’s, but the Bulldogs had a great season and had the drive and talent to bring home the area’s first Provincial banner.

Coach Simon Dodd said it was without a doubt,

the highlight of his coaching career and attributes the team’s success to hard work, a solid team effort and a key game winning goal by Ken Tait in the first game of at the provincial championships.

“The whole team played so well,” Dodd said. “Everyone contributed, such as

Frazer Dodd who finished with 24 points in six game and Ethan drew who picked up 14 points.

“Yet Kenny Tait’s game winning goal in our first game against Chetwynd with only four minutes left was a real turn around point for the whole team and we really never looked back.”

Compared to many of the other teams, Hazelton played with a relatively short bench with three defencemen, three forward lines and two goaltenders.

All of which were a part of the team’s success Dodd said.

“Our most improved player, Decland Giguere played

extremely well on our first line with Frazer and Ethan,” Dodd explained.

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Smithers scores $650,000 for arena Telkwa receives funds for community park

By Percy N. Hébert Smithers/Interior News

The Province of British Columbia put some very happy smiles on the faces of the mayors of Smithers and Telkwa Saturday morning, when it was announced the two municipalities would receive a combined $923,928 in funding.

The funding, from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, will be used for a new arena in Smithers and a community field in Telkwa.

The biggest piece of the pie, $650,000, is earmarked for the construction of an arena in Smithers, next to the aging Civic

Centre Arena.

“This is certainly a positive step forward,” Mayor of Smithers, Taylor Bachrach said.

“It’s really exciting.”

In addition to the standard amenities of an ice-hockey rink, the arena will also include changing rooms for referees, a room for the figure skating club, storage and 350-person spectator area.

With the new funding, council now has close to $3 million tucked aside for the construction of a new arena.

Some of the funds are from a previous provincial grant, as well as local fundraising and a recent commitment from the Vancouver Canucks to chip in

“This is certainly a positive step forward, it’s really exciting.”

Mayor of Smithers Taylor Bachrach

$250,000, Bachrach explained.

Despite having close to $3 million for a new arena, Bachrach said there are still many steps that have to be taken before construction of the new arena can begin.

Foremost, council has yet to give

the go ahead for the proposed new rink, although Ida Chong, minister of community, sport and cultural development did say she wanted to see the projects started sooner rather than later, Bachrach said.

Council is also waiting to hear from the consultants charged with firming up the specifications of the proposed arena that would fall within the budget.

Telkwa, received $273,928 toward the construction of a new community field planned for the barbecue grounds.

It is hoped the community fields will allow Telkwa sports teams to practice and compete locally.

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Smithers council discussed potential future plans for reducing green house gas emissions during a Committee of a Whole meeting last week that may form a constructive path to reach the town’s goal of a 31 per cent GHG reduction by 2015.

Last Tuesday council reviewed the Corporate Energy and GHG Emissions Reduction Plan to decide how the town would proceed to lower emissions.

However, due to some complexities of the draft plan, it was evident council had some reservations about the most efficient direction to take. “I think the draft has some practical implications,� said Councillor Mark Bandstra. “It needs to be flushed out.

But I’m open to looking at what would be

of benefit to our community, where we can improve infrastructure and reduce emissions at the same time and end up with a cost reduction to the town and the taxpayer.�

The Town of Smithers initiated the project in 2008 to reduce GHG emissions by 31 per cent from 2004 levels by 2015.

So far Smithers is on track to reach their goal with only three years to go.

After the meeting Councillor Phil Brienesse noted there are many practical actions within the plan that can be implemented immediately, without impacting the current budget. “The two biggest contributors are buildings and our fleet,� Brienesse said. “The building side was very specific in coming up with a number of practical cost savings and also emissions saving ideas. “So things we can

do right now that aren’t going to cost a lot of money.�

But still council noted that despite having a detailed strategy to reduce emissions, the whole community needs to get involved to achieve a 31 per cent reduction by 2015. As Councillor Charlie Northrup put it “If we all do our little bit it makes a lot.� “I think if we’re doing something the community has to understand why we’re doing it,� Northrup said. “Especially if we’re investing capital for a long range or five year, ten year, twenty-year return they have to be thinking the same way as us so we can do it as an entire community and just make our whole environment better.�

Council also discussed potential plans on how to make use of the Gas Tax. The Gas Tax was started by the federal government in 2005

through the Union of British Columbia Municipalities. The funds are used for sustainable projects within the community such as public transit and community energy systems. However, since Smithers’ roads are littered with damaging potholes, debate centred around options to address the crumbling streets. “I think the most important thing we have to look at are our roads,�

Councillor Norm Adomit said. “They’re getting older and older, worst shape and this winter showed it.� “The Gas Tax funds we’re handcuffed, we’re not allowed to use it for our own roads so we have to find an innovative way to use it for other projects and maybe we should use the money from those projects for our roads. Kind of do an exchange system.�

One idea that surfaced was a possible bike

lane project. Bike lanes offer not only a sustainable form of transportation but also have less impact on ailing roads.

Which if synergies can be found between the two projects, says Mayor Taylor Bachrach, it may prove to achieve a positive outcome. Reducing emissions at the same time maintaining vital road ways. “There’s a big focus on sustainability when we’re talking about the Gas Tax funds,� Bachrach explained. “Looking at those goals and also looking at the fact that we have a paving back-log and we need to rectify that situation so we’re looking for overlap between those two goals and I think that’s the win-win situation we’re looking for.�

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Mayor Bachrach and Council would like to invite all interested members of the public to attend an information session about the Town’s 2012-2016 Five-Year Financial Plan. This will be held in the Council Chambers of the Smithers Town Office from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday April 10, 2012.

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From PEEWEE on A1 Dood also praised his third line trio of Anthony Louie, Brendan Starr, and Jaren Jack who chipped in with some key goals.

Defencemen, Joel Patsy, Liam Dodd and Jessie Roth all played well as the Bulldogs had the best goalsagainst average at the tournament, Dodd said.

“Our goaltender, Jessie Johnson had an excellent final game in goal and throughout the week and when called upon Braydon Mould, our back up goalie, had a strong game against Whitehorse only allowing two goals,” Dodd added.

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The Province of British Columbia announced March 20 it is banning the use of tanning beds by people under the age of 18.

“After a great deal of consideration of clinical evidence, commissioning a report to provide options and listening to what local governments had to say at the Union of B.C. Municipalities Convention last year, government has decided to restrict access to tanning beds for young people under the age of 18,” B.C. Health Minister Michael de Jong said.

Local reaction to the government’s decision was muted.

Paul Mott, owner of the tanning salon at Fitness Northwest admitted he hopes the proposed regulation doesn’t go into effect, but said the number of clients under the age of 18 represented only 20 per cent of his business.

“They should let people make their own decisions,” Mott said.

“We’re pretty careful about how

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ing for some “really intense and really tight” hockey Dodd said.

For parents such as Kevin Rubinato and fans watching, the

week was full of solid hockey and Hazelton left with not only the provincial title but some great memories.

“The whole expe-

rience was great but that last game was so tight and gut wrenching as it was such a close game,” Rubinato shared.

“I’m still just glowing, I’m so happy for them, they are provincial champions and no one can take that away from them.”

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often and for how long people tan.”

The statistics, however, show that even moderate use of tanning beds can increase the risk of developing melanoma.

Research has shown that the risk of suffering from melanoma by age 35 increases by 75 per cent for people using indoor tanning beds.

In B.C. an estimated 966 people will be diagnosed with melanoma in 2012 and of those 150 will die, the BC Cancer agency said. In the region covered by Northern Health, 28 people are expected to develop melanoma and it is estimated six people will die as a

result of melanoma.

Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer as it can spread via the lymph or circulatory systems to internal organs “Getting a tan might be a popular option among many young people, but research has shown that it can result in potentially deadly skin cancers later in life,” BC Cancer Agency vice-president Andy Coldman said.

Philippe Autier and Peter Boyle, in a review, published in 2008, of available data, found that because skin cells divide rapidly during growth, from childhood to late

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In 2009, the Canadian Cancer Society, estimated the risk of developing melanoma was one in 74 for men and one in 90 for women,

compared to the early 1930’s when tanning wasn’t fashionable and the risk of developing melanoma was one in 1,500.

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Seginowich: Passion for swimming Providing opportunities for others

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For Michial Seginowich, swimming was a life altering experience and that is exactly what he wants to do as Facility Manager at the Bulkley Valley Recreation Centre.

Seginowich, 38, came to Smithers from Nanaimo in January, where he worked as a lifeguard and instructor.

“It was a good opportunity,” Seginowich said of the decision to move to Smithers.

“I enjoy being in a small town, everybody is so friendly.”

To say water is a passion for Seginowich would be an understatement.

As a child, Seginowich developed Ewing’s sarcoma, a cancer of the muscle tissue that also attacked the bone of his left fibula.

He has been cancer free since the age of six, but the cancer had left its mark on his left leg and foot.

It took several operations, usually during the summer to repair his leg and foot.

“I was never able to join a baseball team because the surgeries were usually in the summer,” Seginowich explained.

But one sport he had not considered was swimming, but his grandfather Robert Garrioch, thought it might just be the perfect sport for Seginowich who was 11 at the time.

“I joined the swim club in Vic-

toria and just loved it,” Seginowich explained.

“It helped me, it was something I could excel at despite my leg.

“That’s what got me going in aquatics.”

By the time he was 14, Seginowich had earned his bronze medal and bronze cross and by 17 he had his National Lifeguard Service Award and took his first job as a lifeguard at the age of 18.

Along the way Seginowich also excelled on the swim team and remembers fondly his first provincial championship at the age of 13.

Arriving at the competition, Seginowich remembers feeling overwhelmed by the number of swimmers in attendance, all of them good swimmers.

But it was what the coach did for the relay team that moved him the most.

The coach took the relay team to have their heads shaved on either side, where the swimmers then inscribed the name of the swim club, Coho, on one side and their event on the other.

“Then he took us out for pizza,” Seginowich started.

“It was the first time I felt part of a team.

“It felt great.”

Now as facility manager, Seginowich, who has a degree in recreation and sport management from the former Malaspina University College, faces different challenges, not the least of which is developing the facility budget and staying within the

budget, which thus far he said is going well.

In addition to overseeing the budget and the staff at the rec centre, Seginowich is also involved in marketing, maintaining the facility website, training and teaching, with the latter being his favourite.

Some of the courses Seginowich teaches include the National Lifeguard certification course, first aid, CPR, Automated External Defibrillator and Water Safety Instructor Training.

“My passion is lifeguarding and first aid,” he said.

Although he arrived in January, Seginowich said he is still settling in and has spent most of his free time taking walks with his dog.

That will soon change. Next month he moves into his own place and his girlfriend Errolyne will also make the transition to Smithers.

“I’m looking forward to April,” he said.

“I’m also looking forward to seeing a green Smithers, exploring the trails on my mountain bike.”

Looking ahead, Seginowich has developed a wish list and at the top of the list is another addition to the rec centre to expand the fitness area as well as to include teaching rooms.

Short term, he would like to add more programming, especially programming specifically for people with disabilities.

“I would eventually like to see it evolve into Special Olympics,”

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Michial Seginowich has only been here a few months, but he already has a goal to improve our community.

he said.

“This is kind of what happened to me.”

Until then, Seginowich says he goes to work every day with a smile on his face knowing he is

providing opportunities for other people to enjoy swimming and providing good instruction.

“It’s a good feeling to see people leaving the rec centre with smiles on their faces,” he said.

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Land of the Chartreuse Moose: the Life and Legacy of Ted Harrison, Della Herman Theatre, Wednesday, March 28, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at the door. All proceeds from tickets sales will go to the Art Gallery. info@smithersart.org, (250) 847-3898.

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Smithers Film Society April 1, 7:30 p.m. at the Roi Theatre.

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don’t know if Stephen Harper knows what he’s doing, at least when it comes to protecting the very planet we depend on.

Surely, if he did know what he was doing, he wouldn’t be doing it, right?

Unfortunately all signs point in the wrong direction.

In recent weeks surprised pundits and politicians have weighed in on the implications of a leaked document indicating Harper’s federal Conservative government is planning to take the word ‘habitat’ out of the Canadian Fisheries Act. Any first-year biology student knows that without habitat there really is no foundation for life.

Taking the word habitat out of the Fisheries Act relieves the government of its duty to protect fish habitat, the habitat that fish need to feed, reproduce and seek shelter from the sun or predators.

The changes to the Fisheries Act, according to the documents leaked to former Department of Fisheries and Oceans scientist Otto Langer, form part of a larger bill dealing with the budget and other loose ends.

Although the bill has not yet hit the floor of the House of Commons, there has been little uproar from the people who depend on fish to earn their living, or to feed themselves.

Tucking the change into budget bill seems like their trying to pull a fast one. If they weren’t trying to pull a fast one, they would propose the changes in a separate bill.

Taking the word habitat out of the Fisheries Act is the expedient thing to do, once it’s done it then doesn’t matter if, say an oil company wants to build a pipeline that would damage fish habitat, or it wouldn’t matter if said pipeline leaked its contents into a stream, lake, or even the ocean and caused damage to fish habitat.

In the myopic vision that seems to plague the Harper government, taking the word habitat out of the Fisheries Act is easier than putting some thought into building a pipeline, looking ahead to potential consequences and finding solutions to those consequences before they happen.

Unfortunately, not you, nor I, nor Stephen Harper can live without habitat. Is that so difficult to understand?

Let’s keep our fingers crossed this initiative fails, in the end it is the smartest thing to do.

- Percy N. Hébert/Smithers Interior News

Teachers are invaluable to society We all have fond memories of school.

I’m sure most of us also remember the not-so-good times. The days when we wondered if there would be classes tomorrow or not. For students and teachers in B.C. at the moment, that feeling is still floating just above us.

The recent back-towork legislation has a lot of similarities to what I remember in my school days.

It was the late 90’s and the wonderful Mike Harris, of course a Conservative premier in Ontario whl was layed siege to health care and education with cutbacks.

First there was workto-rule, classes with-

out extracurricular activities. Then came the full on strikes, picket lines and all. Third came what seemed like countless days off.

Which for most teens was a God send. ‘No school! Right on!’

Although despite the fact we were having a great time by the pool not worrying about assignments it still put a damper on the business of learning. And I suspect the feeling is mutual now 15 years later here in B.C. But the argument I think I need to make here is for the teachers.

In any event when there is a strike the students are really the ones who lose. Setting

ORDER FROM THE MESS Dan Mesec em back weeks if them nott months, thatt th time ti th can never be made up.

Which is to say valuable learning time is thrown out the window.

But Bill-22 comes extremely close to infringing on basic labour rights, the B.C.

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Education is the cornerstone to a successful society. Education elevates the quality of life for everyone.

It breeds creativity and disc discovery and hinders crime crim and ignorance.

T Teachers are invaluable They do the dirty able. work. wor They make sure that once those kids turn into adults and start t t running the show that they have the skills and knowledge needed to continue building our country.

The service they provide is critical to our evolution as human beings. Despite the fact they are ask-

ing for higher wages when there really is no money to be given.

Still concessions need to be made. I, as I’m sure many parents feel the same way, want teachers to have the best possible resources they need to guide our young students to success.

Education should be top priority for any sovereign country and Canada has one of the best systems around.

Not because we have state of the art institutions but because we have some of the best teachers in the world.

Teachers who care enough to provide a critical service to society. One that should not be taken lightly.

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OPINION GTS made false statements

Online poll results Will you go lights off March 31, for Earth Hour?

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“I did two years ago.

I shut off the lights and went dirt biking around outside.”

“They do that in every city in the Philippines.

In Manila they call out, ‘Three, two, one!’ and shut out all the lights, even the street lights.”

“I’d like to. I should ask my teacher to do that—I wonder what she thinks.”

“Yes − I draw a lot, so if there’s any light at all I’ll go find somewhere to draw.”

“Usually I just read a book by the window.”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thank you Smithers Editor: It has been some time since I spent two months in Smithers; however, I want to acknowledge the many kindnesses extended towards me during my stay there.

I would recommend that every town and city send representatives to Smithers to observe the quality of service provided by the various businesses to all who come through their doors.

I encountered only friendly and considerate attention whenever I entered a place.

It was such a delight to meet so many wonderful people in this beautiful town - beautiful with its surrounding scenic majestic snow-covered mountains and beautiful because of its people

who were a joy to encounter.

I wish to thank those from whom I received special care, including Dr. Kathy Graham, ND, for chelation treatments and valuable information, her husband Bill for his kind assistance in the office; Audrey and Harry Kruisselbrink for extending warm hospitality in their home.

Pastor Dan Hoogland and the Christian Reformed Church for their prayers on my behalf, as well as the many individuals who were so helpful in directing me to the places I was trying to find; the businesses, including McBike & Sport, who were happy to let me use their phones; the Steakhouse on Main Restaurant for assistance far beyond their duty. I highly recom-

mend their food and service, it is excellent.

I shall never forget the citizens of your town.

They left an indelible impression on me.

To each one I extend a heartfelt thankyou.

Neil Friesen Prince Rupert

Gitxsan Unity Movement dispels rumours and untruths Editor: Today the Gitxsan Unity Movement is addressing the numerous allegations, distortions and hypocritical statements, which are circulating and appear to be designed to deceive or delude supporters and efforts to rebuild unity

and friendship within the Gitxsan Nation.

The Unity Movement began in early December after Elmer Derrick of the GTS (Gitxsan Treaty Society) held a surprise news conference with Janet Holder of Enbridge.

They announced to the world the Gitxsan people were supporting the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline.

This announcement occurred during the services for the passing of a Hereditary Chief, Elder and Matriarch, on December 2, 2011.

The GTS has caused confusion by operating as: the Gitxsan Treaty

Society, Gitxsan Treaty Office (GTO), the Gimlitwitx, and the Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs.

Currently the most serious allegation is regarding a threat to burn the building housing the GTS offices.

This is completely unfounded.

The Gitxsan Unity Movement is protecting the building and the contents from any threat including vandalism.

The continuous vigilant watch over the offices is now approaching 110 days and the watch has been maintained 24 hours a day.

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It is in the interests of the Gitxsan Nation as a whole to ensure the offices are kept secure and intact.

If the BC Supreme Court continues to maintain the illegality of the GTS, which Judge McEwen stated in Smithers Court on January 11, 2012, the documents in the offices would be helpful to proceed with further charges against those who have continued with these unlawful activities.

The only persons who might benefit from a fire at the offices are those who wish to destroy the evidence of their wrong doing.

GTS representative, Bev Clifton Percival, issued a news release on March 9, 2012, which contained various false statements. The news release opened with the following; “A BC Supreme Court judge has confirmed the Gitxsan Treaty Society (GTS) is a valid entity (and always was) and may attend to the necessary work of the GTS while he considers how to remedy a technical irregularity in the appointment of the society’s directors.

“During the hearing, the judge also expressed his view in clear terms that the blockade of the Chiefs’ office is illegal and told the protesters that they have no right to deny access to the office.”

Judge McEwen made no such statement and in fact reserved his decision. He told those attending he would attempt to reach a decision as quickly as possible, but offered no comments regarding his upcoming ruling on the matter of the legality of the GTS or the blockade.

The GTS news release also quotes Alice Jeffrey as stating, “through it all we have repeatedly invited them [the Gitxsan Unity Movement Members] to engage in a respectful dialogue to no avail.”

There has never been such an invite issued by the GTS and in fact the GTS has obstructed the Gitxsan Unity Movement members from attending their gatherings such as the two Gimlitxwit in Gitsegukla during January, 2012, and the two in Gitwangak during February, 2012.

It has been the Unity movement who have been consistently encouraging the GTS to attend gatherings to address the concerns of the Gitxsan Nation, which have been consistently rebuked.

The Gitxsan Unity movement is pleased the BC Provincial Government has taken a neutral position placing all negotiations with the GTS on hold as has the BC Ministry of Forests.

It is with some concern then that the Unity Movement has been informed the GTS transferred $500,000 from the Gitxsan Forest Enterprise Inc bank account into their own GTS accounts without the consent or approval of the Hereditary Chiefs.

Many more misdeeds have yet to be authenticated and the safety and security of the GTS office is critical to future investigations into the illegal and unethical operations of the GTS. These include the concerns as to the whereabouts of and the disbursements of: - The $13 million from the short term forestry agreement - The $6.7 million recorded in the 2009 fiscal year financial report We can report Staff Sgt Pelley of the New Hazelton RCMP has given us credit for the peaceful and respectful manner all of the participants at the protest camp have conducted themselves.

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LETTERS Gitxsan Unity Movement committed to peace UNITY from Page A7 As of the date of this news release the sacred fire has been burning uninterrupted for 108 days.

We are committed to peace, accountability, and transparency and are concerned by reports that Elmer Derrick is receiving death threats.

This is a very serious allegation and anyone hearing of such should report to the RCMP immediately.

The Gitxsan Unity Movement is a peaceful gathering attempting to unite all the Gitxsan people regardless of their personal position on these sensitive issues.

Threats and malicious statements to, or regarding, the Hereditary Chiefs are completely unacceptable, whether they are supportive of the

Co-housing solution Editor: On 2nd April, at 7.

30 p.m. at the Della Herman Theatre, we welcome North America’s foremost expert on co-housing, Charles Durrett.

Durrett introduced the co-housing concept, a Danish invention, to the Englishspeaking world and penned three books on the subject.

He received a World Habitat award from the United Nations and, as an architect, has designed or collaborated on more than 50 co-housing projects.

Senior co-housing is not a bunch of retirees napping on the porch in their armchairs.

Senior co-housing is for active seniors who wish to take care of their own destinies and age in a mutually supporting community; essentially, people joining together with the intention of being good neighbours.

The concept centres on a combination of shared common facilities and selfcontained, individual homes.

The shared facilities are mostly contained in a common house, but includes gardens, workshop, meditation space, greenhouse etc.

The indoor facilities usually include a commercial kitchen, large dining room and lounge, art space, laundry, gym and guest accommodation, in fact anything the

GTS, the Gitxsan Unity Movement or the Spookw lawsuit against the GTS. Today the Gitxsan Unity Movement has received the signatures of just under 90 Chiefs (52 Head Chiefs) in support of the actions we are taking on behalf of our people.

Our numbers are growing and our leadership is now calling for Gitxsan Guardians to step up and volunteer to protect the Gitxsan people and their interests, the land water and air, for the future generations.

The Gitxsan Unity Movement is 100 per cent volunteer driven.

We are committed to a future Gitxsan Government based in our culture and values which include accountability and transparency. We thank all of the people for their continued support and encouragement.

John Olson Communications Co-ordinator Gitxsan Unity Movement

group desires.

This allows individual homes to be smaller and therefore more affordable, more energy efficient and easier to maintain.

The idea is to create a warm, friendly neighbourhood where residents similar in age and life experience can inspire each other to live active, fulfilling lives and help each other through the minor challenges of getting older.

Seniors tend to concentrate on the financial needs of retirement, but what

about our emotional well being?

The current lifestyle of elders seems to be a progression of escalating isolation as friends die or move away and increasing frailties restrict movement outside of the home.

A downward spiral begins and eventually pushes many elders to the dreaded fate of the nursing home.

Senior co-housing can stop that spiral.

Research has shown that one of three key determinants of seniors’

UP IN THE CLOUDS Members of the Smithers Fire Department on the ladder truck face the wall of black smoke generated by the fire at the former Al’s Custom Autobody shop Percy N. Hébert photo

health and longevity is staying socially connected.

The other two are exercise (low impact) and eating properly.

Senior co-housing creates an environment where all three can flourish, from breaking bread together in the common dining room, to a yoga class in the common gym and generally through the joy of good companionship.

If we want to live out the gift of our so

called “golden years” to the fullest we must be proactive and plan ahead.

Find out about the senior co-housing option by attending Durrett’s slide show.

There will be a question period afterwards, nibbles and a chance to mingle.

Come learn what a local group, the BV Senior Co-housing Working Group is doing to bring senior co-housing to Valley residents.

The presentation is funded by an Agefriendly BC grant from the UBCM to the Town of Smithers, in collaboration

with the Driftwood Foundation.

Mel Coulson BV Senior Co-housing Working Group Quick

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Valley Food & Farm Update Submitted by the Smithers Farmers’ Institute The last indoor Bulkley Valley Farmers’ Market is going to be on Saturday, April 21st at St. Joseph’s gymnasium from 9am to noon. The first outdoor market will be on Mother’s Day weekend – May 12th!

Eat Local! Connect with local farmers! Groundbreakers Community Supported Agriculture and local food Harvest Box programs are up and running. For more info and to secure your fall & winter Harvest boxes of local produce check out groundbreakerscollective.ca and/or call 847-9728.

Notes for Producers: The Ministry of Environment is currently revising the Agriculture Waste Control Regulations. They are soliciting public input – deadline has been extended to May 31. The intentions paper and response form are on the MOEs website: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/codes/awcr/index.htm.

The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has completed their Agriculture Plan (currently in draft stage). The website is: http://www.rdbn.bc.ca/index. php?option=com_content&view=article&id=747&Itemid=581 or you can contact the Planning Department: 250-692-3195 or 1-800-320-3339.

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Producers interested in either starting or renewing an Environmental Farm Plan should contact either Megan D’Arcy at (250) 846-9854 or mdarcy@ uniserve.com OR Don Russell (Terrace) at (250) 638-1741.

The BC Women’s Institute has been active since 1909. There are four branches either in or close to the Bulkley Valley area: Glenwood WI, Quick WI, South Hazelton WI and Southside WI. New members are always welcome!

• The Glenwood Women’s Institute meets on the first Tuesday of every month. Contact Helen at (250) 847-9705 for more information.

• The Quick Women’s Institute meets at 6:30pm on the second Monday of every month. Contact Ria Rouw at (250) 846-5064 or Dianne Vandermeulen at (250) 847-5433 for more information.

Other Meetings: The Bulkley Valley Cattlemen’s Association is having an executive meeting on April 4th.

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NWCC president defends cuts, budget process Editor: (Re: March 20, Letter to the Editor from Judy McCloskey) The administration at Northwest Community College (NWCC) respects the rights of all individuals to express their opinions.

In fact, as an institution of higher learning we encourage the expression of one’s view and value intelligent, factual debate.

When an individual releases written public comment related to a specific organization or its employees, we believe it is important that the facts conveyed are accurate.

In the case of Ms. McCloskey’s letter, not all of the facts related to NWCC presented in her letter are correct.

In particular Ms. McCloskey’s referenced how she believes decisions at NWCC are being made.

Her letter states, “The developmental department at the college is not efficient according to the very small cadre of upper managers who are making all the deficitbusting decisions.

We, and you, don’t know what research or analysis is being used to guide this administration’s decisions, however.

We – many of us at the college in both support and faculty positions - have repeatedly asked for this research, so we can see for ourselves

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“Consultations, as well as significant financial data, economic trends, institutional statistics, feedback mechanisms and a set of guiding principles have been the key components that are informing budget decision making at NWCC. Denise Henning, President, NWCC

the ‘facts’ that are guiding the deep, arbitrary cuts. That crucially important information has not been forthcoming. No one will provide us with that indisputable evidence.”

For several months there have been ongoing consultations between the NWCC administration, our employee groups and members of the community.

These consultations, as well as significant financial data, economic trends, institutional statistics, feedback mechanisms and a set of guiding principles have been the key components that are informing budget decision making at NWCC, and are available online.

This information includes: - The NWCC President Updates http://budget.nwcc.

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bc.ca, NWCC’s financial data including audited financial statements http://budget.nwcc. bc.ca An online suggestion box to encourage idea generation related to addressing the NWCC budget shortfall, accessible at: http:// budget.nwcc.bc.ca Institutional facts available at www. nwcc.bc.ca The Ministry of Advanced Education Service Plan also plays a role in providing context for our planning and is available online at http://www.bcbudget. gov.bc.ca/2012/sp/pdf/ ministry/aved.pd.

As well, NWCC engaged in a Planning and Priorities process

that gathered input from stakeholders across the region.

We shared this important feedback with both employees and students at forums hosted by NWCC. This feedback will be used to establish the Colleges Strategic Plan.

For anyone to suggest or imply that the difficult budget decisions being made at NWCC are being done in isolation and that we have not shared our decision making processes with employees and the public, is inaccurate.

Further to this, to suggest as Ms. McCloskey has, that decisions are being made without being properly research or analysis is also inaccurate.

We believe we have engaged in extensive consultations and feedback processes to ensure that the actions we take minimize the impact of students, staff and the community.

In her letter Ms. McCloskey also focused her attention towards the value of developmental programs and the value of educated citizens.

We agree with her on both these topics.

However, the value of development programs is not in question.

The value of post secondary education is not in question and the quality of programs and services at NWCC is not in question.

We are proud of the excellent work that is being done by our faculty and staff.

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This session will train the do-it-yourself homeowners and experienced log home contractors in all aspects of product application and log home maintenance.

Saturday April 14, 2012, 9:00am - 1:00pm Main theatre College of New Caledonia, Prince George Snacks & refreshments will be provided For more information or to reserve seating, contact Denise Raby Toll Free: 1.877.846.7505 Local: 250.561.1821 Email: draby@steels.com

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WET’SUWET’EN ALL CLANS MEETING There will be an All Clans Meeting, seeking input from the Clans on a number of fisheries related issues.

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MORICETOWN MULTIPLEX from 9:00 a.m. til 4:30 p.m.

There will be great prizes handed out, lunch will be provided and there will be gas allowance available for members travelling outside of Moricetown.

Contact Judy Walton at 250-847-3630 until March 24, 2012 to confirm your attendance.

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LETTERS HARLEY WINNER Stephen Graf, left, congratulates Bernie Allen, of Smithers, the winner of the 20th Annual Muscular Dystrophy Canada Harley Davidson Raffle sponsored by the Northwest Chapter of the Harley Owners Group and the Smithers Firefighters.

Bernie won a 2012 Harley Davidson – Blackline motorcycle. This year’s raffle raised approximately $36,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Canada to help fund equipment, research and client services in B.C. To date, the Annual Harley Raffle has raised more than $500,000.

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NWCC committed to fairness NWCC from A9 NWCC has a deficit, like other institutions in BC, we are stewards of the public’s money and have a legal responsibility to manage our budget, and yes cuts have to be made. To recap NWCC’s financial position: NWCC’s operating budget is approximately $30.5 million annually Our government base grant is $17.9 million, including our Annual Capital Allowance of $215,000 Our government grant has remained at the same level for three years and the province announced there will be no increases to the 2012-13 budget and there will be budget reductions in 2013-14 and 2014 - 15 With an annual rate of inflation of about 2 - 2.5 per cent, this fiscal environment has challenged NWCC and other colleges and universities in the province. NWCC has a deficit of about $1.6 million for the

current the fiscal year and forecast a $2 million deficit in the in the next fiscal year if we don’t make adjustments. NWCC is working through a process to ensure individuals impacted by cuts are well informed regarding their rights and options. The full scope of our downsizing will not be known until late April because we are working with impacted staff and affording them the opportunity to exercise their rights under their collective agreements.

We know this is extremely difficult for employees and members of the community.

It has been and continues to be the goal of the NWCC administration and union leadership at NWCC to ensure this budget reconciliation process continues to be respectful.

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Mediation going to be critical for BCTF and province

By Dan Mesec Smithers / Interior News

action Abbott remains firm on the current Bill-22 legislation and says mediation will hopefully get all parties on side.

“We certainly won’t be reversing legislation,” Abbott said.

“We undertook Bill-22 because we believed that students of the 2011-2012 class has suffered enough in terms of the phase one impact of no collaborative meetings, no report cards.”

“It was time to move the dispute to a different path, a constructive path of mediation and the cooling off period. We remain committed to that and we look forward to seeing all parties including BCTF embrace that path.”

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RAMP Community Forum

What is the mandate of the BVCRB and the RAMP? There have been questions surrounding the Recreational Access Management Plan·s mandate and role under the Bulkley Valley Community Resources Board. The BVCRB hopes to clear up any misunderstandings about its mandate to complete a summer RAMP. In the early 1990s, the B.C. government began its land-use planning program. The public was requesting more comprehensive, open and consensus-based land use planning processes. The goal was to create certainty for the public, private sector and First Nations with a framework that would guide decisions about land and resource management. A high level of public involvement was required.

The BVCRB continues to monitor Crown land management and provide recommendations to government, with members coming from a broad cross-section of the community— forestry, mining, agriculture, hunting and conservation.

The LRMP also notes the importance of managing recreational access to provide a variety of experiences and minimize impacts on Ӿsh, wildlife and other environmental resources. It says, “A strategic Recreational Access Management Plan (RAMP) is required for the Bulkley Plan Area to assist in meeting this objective. Input by various interest groups and lead agencies will assist in developing the RAMP.”

The provincial government·s 2006 Bulkley By the late 1990s, the BVCRB had com- LRMP Implementation Plan and Progress Report identiӾes RAMP completion as “very pleted the Bulkley Land and Resource high” priority. It also identiӾes the BVCRB Management Plan (LRMP). The board worked independently, assisted by local as the public body for implementation. In 2007, a report commissioned by the provgovernment and the wider community.

With broad community buy-in, the LRMP ince showed that most of the 33 community continues to act as a guide for develop- members interviewed from a variety of backgrounds were strongly in favour of completment decisions. ing the RAMP. When the LRMP was approved by the ministries of Forests, Energy and Mines, and Environment, Lands and Parks, the ministers commented that, “The Board has demonstrated that diverse interests can work together to develop consensus on future management of land and resources. Their cooperative approach and commitment to negotiation at the community level are exemplary for other land use planning processes. We encourage the Board to continue to participate in plan monitoring.”

In 2009, the Minister of Agriculture and Lands encouraged a community-led process at arms-length from government. Written support for RAMP completion has come from Recreation Sites and Trails BC, Real Estate Foundation of BC, BV Quad Riders Club, Smithers Mountain Bike Association, and the BV Backpackers Society and the Backcountry Horsemen of BC - Bulkley Valley Chapter. Funding and in-kind support comes from the Real Estate Foundation of BC, the Wetzin·kwa Community Forest Corporation,

Recreation Sites and Trails BC, Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Northwest Community College and the Bulkley Valley Research Centre.

The BVCRB facilitates the RAMP process, which involves a negotiation table involving 12 volunteers: two representatives each from the BV Quad Riders Club, Backcountry Horsemen of BC - Bulkley Valley Chapter, BV Backpackers and the Smithers Mountain Bike Association, plus four members of the public at large. The table has held two public information meetings, many smaller meetings, and carefully considers any letters and emails.

The BVCRB is mandated by government, organizations and community members to negotiate a summer RAMP that creates certainty for residents and visitors who access the backcountry. It is the continuation of a 20-year land management discussion for the region. As this area experiences increasing demands for resource development, a completed summer RAMP puts access in the community·s hands, instead of opening the community up to restrictions imposed by government.

This is your recreational access management plan. We encourage you to get involved and provide input.

This is a weekly update from the Bulkley Valley Community Resources Board to encourage community involvement in the ongoing summer Recreational Access Management Plan land-use discussions. If you have questions about the process or would like to provide input, please contact the RAMP table committee at www.bvcrb.ca/RAMP.

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Moricetown, Come up to the Mountain!

Since the BC Government passed Bill22, the back-to-work legislation to halt a teachers union strike two weeks ago, tensions are still high on both sides.

Last Tuesday the BC Teachers’ Federation announced its members won’t vote weather to walkout or cut extracurricular activities until late April.

This came after BCTF president Susan Lambert said the union is preparing to launch a legal challenge of Bill22, in an attempt to force the BC government to back down.

“Our members are angry,” Lambert told reporters Mar. 21.

“They think this bill is disrespectful to the profession of teaching.”

However, now that Bill-22 has been passed it is unlikely the BC government will repeal the decision as Minister of Education George Abbott pointed out he is pleased they are on the path to a constructive mediation process with all parties.

“I’m obviously pleased that we’re seeing an end of phase one officially,” Abbott said during a teleconference with reporters. “I’m pleased that BCTF have indicated they’re prepared to do report cards. Very pleased that they have suggested a couple names for potential mediation purposes, I think that’s a very positive thing. I think that overall we’ve laid out a constructive path through the mediation process, the cooling off period and we’re hopping that the BC camp and it’s membership will embrace that.”

So far the BCFT has complied with the back-to-work legislation after seven months of work action that seemed to be going nowhere after a three day strike two weeks ago.

However, at the moment, says Chris van der Mark, the coming weeks in mediation will be critical for future agreements.

“We try to make sure that [teachers]can do their work as best

they can and learning is optimal, van der Mark said. “That’s not going to change one way or another as a result of this. I think so much right now hinges upon the ability of the mediation process and the cooling off process to be productive. To what extent that’s possible is really going to guide these next few months if not this next year.”

So while certainly on paper Bill-22 ends the current job action, it is still yet to be seen just what the reception of that will be by the provincial BCTF and of course how the memberships go from there.

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Province may relax forestry rules to rebuild Burns Lake mill

By Andrew Hudson Smithers/Interior News

Forestry rules protecting scenic corridors, wildlife and old growth may have to go or be relaxed to secure enough timber for a new sawmill in Burns Lake.

BC Liberal MLA John Rustad says he and other members of the Burns Lake recovery task force have some hard numbers and tough choices to face.

“It’s going to be very, very difficult,” he says.

Hampton Affiliates held a licence to cut an annual 1.1 million cubic metres in the Lakes area before a Jan. 20 explosion and fire tore through its Burns Lake mill, killing two workers and putting 250 more out of work.

Burns Lake’s Pinnacle Pellet plant took in another 800,000 cubic metres of timber per year.

Combined, Rustad says a rebuilt mill and

the pellet plant will require between 1.4 and 1.8 million cubic metres of timber to operate.

But in the next three to ten years, Rustad said the Lakes District’s pine-beetle infestation is likely to spell a steep drop for its timber supply—from two million to just 550,000 cubic metres a year.

“That’s the challenge we’re facing,” said Rustad.

Rustad was quick to add that it makes no sense for Burns Lake to take in timber that has already been allocated to neighbouring areas, such as the Morice.

Even switching the small operators who use BC Timber Sales over to a rebuilt Hampton Affiliates mill would simply spread the shortage in other areas, he said.

Instead, Rustad said the province is taking a hard looking at several forestry rules to free up unallocated timber.

One of the key areas will B.C.’s visual quality objectives—rules

that restrict how trees are logged along scene rivers, lake shores and roadways.

If the province does relax those rules, Rustad said an extra one to three million cubic metres of timber could be freed up along Smithers to Prince George corridor.

But in the Lakes timber supply area alone, he said the same move would only free up 100,000 cubic metres.

Other constraints the province will look at are rules managing old-growth—trees more than 140 years old—and the winter range of mule deer.

On the deer issue, Rustad wondered if the current protections haven’t already proved too successful.

“I know the farmers would say we’ve got too many deer around at the moment,” he said.

“In any case, we’re going to have to take a hard look at all of those constraints and

say what makes sense, what should we keep, and what could we look at relaxing or eliminating.”

As well as relaxing those rules, Rustad said the task force is looking at a switch to areabased management for logging companies in the Lakes area.

Since 1999, the province has run pilot projects where loggers are assigned on whole areas to manage, rather than parcelled-out supply blocks.

That system has seen more intensive harvesting—up to 40 per cent more in some areas.

But switching to area-based management would require legislative change, Rustad said, a concern since a Burns Lake rebuild would have to run on tight, 18-month timeline.

Other options including trucking in some of the 300 million cubic metres of unallocated timber in Mackenzie area or the

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six i million illi cubic bi metres t under Ootsa Lake.

But both those avenues have been put on hold until lumber prices are higher, Rustad said, although down the road he said the province may require that large forestry companies take some portion of their annual cut from such far-off areas to ease pressure on their own mid-term supply.

A mill fire and a high rate of beetle-killed pine have pushed the Lakes timber supply area to the foreground, but Rustad said many other northwest and interior towns are bound to face the same tough choices.

Visual-qualityobjecVi tives, in particular, have been q questioned before, both by the Union of BC M Municipalities and B.C.’s professional forester’s association.

In November, B.C. professional foresters profe association published assoc results from a survey result that ffound its members

split on axing the scenic objectives.

Some members said cutting them would make the most sense, given that they are the only “human-centric” objective set by government, while other were concerned about the impact to B.C.’s tourism industry.

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Haleigh Callison makes her mark in pro women’s hockey Disappointing loss at Clackson Cup for Toronto Furies

By Dan Mesec Smithers / Interior News

One of Smithers’ finest athletes Haleigh Callison was battling it out on the ice this past weekend in Niagara Falls as her team, the Toronto Furies attempted to capture the Clarkson Cup. Often referred to as the Stanley Cup of women’s hockey the Clarkson Cup, originally awarded to the Canadian National Team, it was named after former Governor General of Canada Adrienne Clarkson and has been awarded to the top CWHL women’s hockey club since 2009.

This season Brampton, Boston, Toronto

and Montreal duked it out over four days and Smithers’ own Callison was in the thick of things as Toronto tried to pull out their first Clarkson Cup Championship.

“This is my second year in the Clarkson Cup, “Callison said in an email to the Interior News. “But last year I was more of a ‘support’ role, this year has been quite a 360 for me, I’m one of the four assistant captains on the team this year and it’s been an incredible honour with the amazing athletes and people we have in our dressing room.”

Before venturing into the CWHL Callison played women’s pro

hockey in Berlin for the German league as well as the European league.

Women’s hockey in Europe has continued to grow, in large part due to the international exposure from the Olympics.

Girls hockey here at home has also grown by leaps and bounds in the last few years, with the establishment of a full-roster girls team since 2010 Callison, like many of her teammates is an inspiration to the next generation of young female skaters.

“There are so many opportunities in women’s hockey and each year those opportunities are continuing to grow,” Callison said.

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“My number one piece of advice I’ve been given and try to live by in all aspects of life is, ‘So many people believe in you, make sure you’re one of them.’”

The CWHL incorporates players from both sides of the boarder giving the Clarkson Cup one of the toughest competitor fields in all of women’s hockey. And Callison is proud to be part of that growth in women’s sports.

“Overall I think the Clarkson Cup is a huge step in the right direction for women’s hockey,” she said.

“We are slowly starting to get the recognition I believe our sport deserves and if you look at the rosters in this weeks Championships it really is amazing.”

Callison’s Toronto Furies went into last weeks tournament with high hopes.

Their first game against natural rivals, the Montreal Starts had a less than desirable finish. Although early on in the first period Toronto was keeping up, making key passes and landing a few shots on net. However, in the second Montreal came out flying and dominated Toronto to a 7-0 victory.

Their next match against the Boston Blades looked to be a bit more promising,

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Haleigh Callison lays a solid hit during game play in the CWHL prior to last weeks Clarkson Cup Championship in Niagara Falls, Ontario. throwing up two on the board early in the second. But after several losses in possession, Toronto fell once again 5-2.

What would end up being their final game on Saturday, Toronto faced the Brampton Thunder. Out from the gate Toronto looked like they had enough gas left in the tank to keep Brampton in their own territory. With no score at the end of one the Furies seemed to be holding their own.

However, less than ten minutes into the second, Brampton scored their first against Toronto netminder Erika Vanderveer, followed by two more unanswered goals before the period was over.

Into the third, Toronto mounted a come-

back. Scoring two goals within 40 seconds of each other it looked as though Toronto was still alive.

However, with only 15 seconds left on the board the Brampton Thunder weren’t giving in and scored their fourth of the night, shattering Toronto’s hopes of a victory and leaving them with an 0-3 record for the 2012 Clarkson Cup. “[The tournament] obviously did not go as we had hoped or planned but the teams in the tournament are extremely talented,” said Callison.

“I don’t believe the scores are indicative to the play of the games. We need to score more goals if we want to win games and that’s an area we need

to focus on.”

After playing a number of years in Europe and now finishing out her third year in the CWHL, Callison has some big decisions to make in the off-season.

Faced with continuing on in the CWHL or to start a new chapter in her life, hockey has definitely been an experience she’ll never forget.

“This year’s a little different as well, as I haven’t decided what I will do next year, whether I’ll come back to play or hang em up and stay in Vancouver to work and start the next chapter,” she said.

“I don’t like deciding what to have for lunch let alone making a real decision, so needless to say, it’s going to be tough either way.”

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Tweedie picks up crown at BC winter games

By Dan Mesec Smithers / Interior News

Bulkley Valley biathlete, Angus Tweedie had an outstanding performance at this years BC Winter Games as he captured the top of the podium in three consecutive races.

Going into the competition, Tweedie hoped to make it to the podium at least once but to finishwith three gold medals was a bit unexpected.

“He did really well, I had Angus and four others as part of my team and they all did well. I think he just had lots of motivation and from my perspective he just had it all come together well for him,” said head coach Peter Tweedie.

Tweedie has been a contender for a few years now but has only really excelled in the last couple of years.

Taking top prizes at both zone tournaments and on the BC Cup circuit, where most of his competition comes from.

However, bringing home multiple gold medals was definitely

the high point of the season for Tweedie.

“Basically all I could think of was how happy I was that I managed to achieve my training goal for the year,” he said. “Since my training goal was to get as high as I could at winter games and I did just that.”

Tweedie has been racing primarily the same group of competitors for the past couple of years which gave him a leg up on preparing a strategy that would see him atop the podium.

But sticking to a tough training regimen is what has kept Tweedie at the front of the pack.

“For a number of years I haven’t been a strong skier and then I just started focusing on ski practice a bit more so I could up my game,” he said.

However, next season might be a different story.

Now Tweedie goes on to the next division, racing athletes with more experience than him that are sure to give him a challenge.

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Bulkley Valley biathlete Angus Tweedie reloads his rifle during zone competition at the BV biathlon target range in January. Tweedie picked up three gold medals at the BC Winter Games. on his strengths and is looking forward to next years opportunities to elevate his game once again.

“So far the Winter Games, they don’t count for BC Cup so I don’t have to defend any titles,” Tweedie said.

“But I do have to

work for the BC Cup next year since I’m going up a category against some bigger guys that are pretty fast.

But I am going to be working pretty hard since next year I have a chance to get onto the BC team to go to nationals.”

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SPORTS PREP YOUR BOATS With the snow melting and Spring right around the corner The Bulkley Valley Canoe and Kayak Club started to hold rolling sessions every two weeks at the BV Pool. Last weekend saw 20 boats in the pool getting a feel for the water after a long winter. Some instructors were on hand to help anyone who might need some refreshers on rolling technique and safety.

After washing off the dust paddlers took part in a game of kayak polo despite the tight boundaries of the pool. The BVCKC will continue to hold sessions April 1 and April 15. For more information contact the BV Canoe and Kayak Club at paddlebv@ gmail.com.

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Hudson Bay Mountain kicked off Spring break with Shiverfest last week, offering a number of activities throughout the week. Events on the mountain included ice fishing, birdhouse creations, snow graffiti and a bouncy castle that had kids rearing with laughter all week. This marks the beginning of the Spring skiing season and next week Hudson Bay Mountain hosts the 28th annual Schussboomer, Mar. 31.

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For Monty Bassett, documentary film-maker and producer from Smithers, making a documentary about Canadian artist Ted Harrison was a natural fit.

Bassett first met Harrison, an English immigrant to the Yukon, about 15 years ago when he wrote an article about the artist for Arrowsmith Magazine.

Then, a few years ago, at the request of Harrison biographer, Katherine Gibson, Bassett agreed to produce a documentary on the life of Harrison.

“Working with Ted was a joy,” Bassett said of the film, entitled, Land of the Chartreuse Moose: the Life and Legacy of Ted Harrison, that took two years to complete.

“It’s wall to wall fun.”

Monty Bassett, left, directed The Land of the Chartreuse Moose: The Life and Legacy of Ted Harrison, right, premiering March 28, 7:30 p.m. at the Della Herman Theatre.

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An experienced film-maker, Bassett sought inspiration in Harrison’s iconic painting style while putting the documentary together.

“We tried to tell his story in the Harrison style,” Bassett said.

In addition to some visual effects, following the Harrison style meant there is a healthy dollop of humour in the movie and some laughs at

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Harrison’s style of painting came after his first attempt at painting a Yukon landscape.

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The documentary covers Harrison’s early years and travels to the South Pacific before settling into his first forays into the art world with his new style of painting and how it led to a life-long passion for the Yukon.

“He has a way of capturing the essence of what he sees,” Bassett said to describe Harrison’s style of painting.

“He paints rhythms.”

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ow time flies.

It has been three months since my old Al passed away. Three months.

So many of the readers of this column ask me how I am doing. Not too bad.

The friends who helped me through the crisis of Al’s illness and the aftermath of his death have remained there for me.

Snow has been moved from one spot to another, hot water heater now works just fine.

The vacuum has been fixed.

Great heaps of snow and ice were taken out of the dog compound.

Little containers of soup or other food stuff came my way. A neighbour takes away the garbage. Bird seed comes as a gift.

Visits from friends fill this little house with laughter and memories. A good cup of tea and a long chat is sometimes all it takes to make time move along as it should.

My brother calls and keeps me connected to family. Readers have sent cards and great notes.

Today I have to thank reader Barbara Campbell of Smithers who sent a great book titled Vidh-A Book of Mourning.”

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by Ph Phyll lis Nakonechny. What a kind and thoughtful thing to do.

I tell you it almost seems as if the author is walking right along with me as I take this journey.

Let me share a little bit of the book with you. “I prepare the table for guests -a friend and her husband. I

do this because I fear isolation and the eccentricity that attends it.

Will I turn into the weird woman on the block? Will young children whisper about me as they steal past my property?

Will I become a “widow.”? w All day I’ve been bu busy with cookbooks an and cleaning, hoping to give the right impre pression, that I’m fine.

N No mad-hatter in this house.

It isn’t until after the table is set that I see I’ve set four places instead of three.”

I read those words and realised I had done the same thing.

Only difference was that I invited a male friend to sit at the fourth place.

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By Andrew Hudson Smithers/Interior News

What gift do you give a guy like Garth Brooks?

Roanne Kalkman and her son Ryan Blackwell were still puzzling that out after they’d flown from Smithers to Las Vegas and were just hours from a backstage meeting with Ryan’s country-rock idol.

When she last spoke to the Interior News, Kalkman had just landed the tickets— something she’d been trying to do for Ryan for more than a decade.

But with likely just one chance to see Brooks live, Kalkman wanted to go the extra mile. She wrote to Brooks’ fan club, his hotel, even the Ellen DeGeneres Show to request a backstage pass for Ryan, who is developmentally delayed.

Finally, it was a Facebook campaign by her Hollywood producer cousin that made the connection.

Expecting a call from his manager, Kalkman says she was shocked when Garth Brooks called her himself.

“He was so gracious,” she said, laughing. “It was 9:30 at night, and he was

apologizing for calling late.”

“He could have called at two in the morning—it would have fine!”

Brooks told Kalkman that he would meet her and Ryan after Vegas set.

What he didn’t say was that he had already picked up the tab for the concert, arranged to treat the pair to an upscale Vegas dinner and sent Ryan a big box of fan gear.

After all that, Kalkman didn’t want to go to the show emptyhanded.

But what to get a 67-million-record-selling country music star?

Kalkman got the answer thinking of the Garth Brooks shirts Ryan likes to wear. Just in time, she found a custom T-shirt maker, snapped a portrait shot of Ryan, and made Brooks the first Ryan Blackwell shirt with text that read “Ryan’s my fan.”

Gift in hand, they headed hear Brooks play an acoustic set at the Encore.

“It’s a little bigger than the Della Herman Theatre,” Kalkman said. “For Garth it’s a really small, intimate venue.”

The theatre held an even smaller audience

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Smithers needs to join talks about B.C.’s latest recycling plan, says Janine Dougall, environmental services director at the Regional District of BulkleyNechako.

The province is moving to a producerpays model to recycle paper and packaging, Dougall said, and so far it’s leaning toward mandating a 75-percent collection rate.

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Roanne Kalkman, Garth Brooks and Ryan Blackwell hang out after Brooks’ show at the Encore Theater in Las Vegas. before the show, when Roanne, Ryan, Ryan’s caregiver Jeannie and her sister were the only ones inside in time to hear Brooks’ opening soundcheck.

“Suddenly Garth walks out, in sweatpants, a hoodie, baseball cap and big yellow sneakers,” Kalkman says. “I’ve never seen anyone more beautiful!”

Brooks walked straight up to Ryan and introduced himself, she said, and minutes later had Ryan dancing in his seat as he sang Standing Outside the Fire just for him.

Kalkman said the

show pulled out all the stops. Afterwards, she and Ryan went backstage for what they thought was a 20-minute chat.

“When it was our turn, Ryan went busting through everyone, made a beeline for Garth,” Kalkman says. “Garth opened his arms wide, said ‘Hi buddy!’ and gave him a huge bearhug.”

They hit it off, Kalkman said, and for two hours the small group swapped stories about Ryan’s life and Brooks’ music.

Trisha Yearwood, a Grammy-awarded country star and

Brooks’ wife, later joined in was soon showing Ryan photos of the Brooks’ family dogs.

Last week, Kalkman was still beaming about the trip while at work in Smithers, and proudly sporting her own Garth Brooks shirt.

Kalkman said she and Ryan have been in touch with Brooks and Yearwood since, and are just amazed what kind, everyday people they are.

“This whole experience has been far more than I could have ever dreamed for my son,” she said.

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“That’s pretty big for municipalities,” she

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Due to start three years from now, the new program would set up a competitive bidding system for those

collection contracts.

But the system may rely on drop-off depots in rural areas—a plan Dougall says won’t work for the north because of the high waste volumes that come from rural areas.

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Diva and friends line up for Art Gallery

By Percy N. Hébert Smithers/Interior News

The Smithers Art Gallery hosts an evening of entertainment, March 31, 7: 30 p.m. at the Della Herman Theatre.

The concert serves as a benefit for the art gallery, is best defined as eclectic and what else would you expect from the pool of talent in Smithers.

From headliner Mark Perry, the Smithers Secondary School Jazz Band to G-Dad and the Triple-T Notes and everything in between, including modern dance and belly dancing, there’s something for everyone.

For Poppy Dubar, board member with the Smithers Art Gallery and organizer of this year’s concert, lining up talent was a breeze.

“The response has been enthusiastic,” Dubar said.

“The interest was greater than we could accomodate.”

With such interest, Dubar said the difficult part was selecting the lineup, but added their goal was to present the broadest variety of talent, from young and old.

In her first year organizing the event, Dubar said it fit in with the Smithers Art Gallery’s goal to provide service to the community.

Perry, a folksingersongwriter, is making

his first appearance at the Diva and Friends concert, but taking part was an easy decision.

“I think the art gallery is a great cause, I’m fortunate to have artist friends who use the gallery for shows.

“The show should be diverse and hopefully I can help out a bit.”

As for being the headliner for a concert called Diva and Friends, Perry was certain how he fit in.

“I’m pretty sure I fit under the “and friends “category,” he said.

Also hitting the stage is local group Boys of the Bush an a cappella group comprised of foresters and biologists who worked in the same office.

The group, Allen Banner, Will MacKenzie, Bill Borrett and Alex Woods have sung together for eight years and offer a varied repertoire, Banner said, including both traditional and contemporary songs covering everything from bluegrass to jazz.

Quoting from Monty Python, Banner put the Boys of the Bush into perspective, “We just want to sing.”

For Banner, taking to the stage reflects a long-standing commitment to arts in Smithers.

“The community is bursting with music, art and culture,” he said.

“I’m always keen

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Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for youths aged 17 and under, available at Mountain Eagle Books, SpeeDee Interior Stationary and at the door.

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Volunteer Smithers looking for shining stars A

t the Library: first of each month, coffee and cookies to enjoy while you read the latest magazines, papers, news on your laptop; you can now scan documents with their new printer/fax/scanner.

March 31, 1 p.m. a workshop introducing the new, improved Bibliocommons Catalogue.

Learn how to connect with friends, share favourite books; write, share reviews; track books you’ve borrowed; those bits of paper with authors, titles you plan to readget rid of them, use this program to track them; do lots more.

Monday, April 2, 7 p.m., Harvesting Maple Syrup, Patrick Williston of Mamma Mia’s Mountain Maple Syrup shows how to tap Douglas Maples, making one of the rarest, most delicious syrups available.

Taste test. Tuesday, April 3, 7 p.m.: Maggie de Vries, author of Missing Sarah and Fraser Bear, sharing experiences in writing, publishing.

Know someone who is a shining star in

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Someone who did a good deed, act of kindness, community service for others. Nominate them as a Shining Star, part of National Volunteer Week, hosted by Volunteer Smithers to celebrate local individuals, groups and organizations.

Nomination forms: Smithers Community Services, Interior New or www.scsa.ca.

Shining Stars will have their name and deed posted on a star in a Downtown window for the month of April, their name in the Interior News at the end of the month.

Not a contest, simply a celebration of good deeds and ac-

Ask Your Live Well Pharmacist “What over-the-counter medications can I take if I am pregnant?”

The lowest effective dose is the rule of thumb for using medications during pregnancy. For headaches, pain or fever, use acetaminophen (like Tylenol) for your first choice. ASA and other NSAIDs like ibuprofen (called Advil and Motrin) and naproxen (called Aleve) should not be used during the last trimester or at least six to nine weeks before delivery. They can prolong labour and increase bleeding in both the mother and fetus. For nausea or stomach upset, try calcium carbonate as found in the product Tums. If you suffer from ongoing nausea and vomiting, your doctor may prescribe

complishments.

Attended meetings: Measuring Up The North Committee continues to work on accessibility issues in Smithers.

Continued upgrade to the Perimeter Trail; prepared for Access Awareness Day in June; a visit v from a member of CNIB; connect with the Fall Fair Committee, tee asking, if possible, for a few wheelchairs made ma available for visitors, wheelchair accessible bathroom; main street merchant’s steps painted in bright colors for vision impaired customers.

Something to check into: with enough notice Greyhound will provide a bus that is equipped with a lift for a wheelchair or scooter.

Success: Council voted to add information from SAFERhomes to all building permits.

Smithers Seniors’ Safety: financial literacy workshop-how to protect yourself.

Learned facts on power of attorney, joint bank accounts, wills.

Looked at frauds, scams aimed at seniors: door-to-door

doxylamine-pyridoxine (called Diclectin). For a stuffed up nose, try pseudoephedrine oral tablets (called Sudafed). Be careful of combination cold products that contain more than pseudoephedrine - some products also contain acetaminophen and cough suppressants. This is a concern when you are already using acetaminophen and may end up doubling the amount that you are actually taking. For seasonal allergies, chlopheniramine (called Chlor-Tripolon) or diphenhydramine (called Benadryl) can be helpful in relieving sneezing and itchy eyes. The downside is that it might make you sleepy. In general, oral medications should be avoided whenever possible. Talk to your Live Well pharmacist or physician before using any of these over-the-counter mediations - there may be some nondrug options you can try first. For medications, it is important to know how much you should take and how long it’s safe to use them.

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sales, services, lotteries or sweepstakes, you should never have to pay money or reveal personal information to claim a prize; emails asking for personal information,

bank scams and identity theft.

A resource list to help you stay safe or answer questions when preparing any legal document.

Remember to check

out CICK 93.9 FM the Friday after council meets (next meeting March 27) for Council Briefs.

New program discusses items of interest from the meeting with

a councillor.

Closing with: You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result. Mahatma Gandhi.

WETZIN’KWA FOREST TALK WHAT IS THE WETZIN’KWA COMMUNITY FOREST CORPORATION? Our Valley has been closely identified with the dominating features of Hudson Bay Mountain, but did you know that wrapped around this familiar landmark is a unique and valuable forest that is managed by and for the communities that are so closely linked with our mountain?

The Wetzin’kwa Community Forest covers 32,000 hectares on the north, west and south slopes of Hudson Bay Mountain. The Community Forest Tenure is held jointly by the Town of Smithers and the Village of Telkwa.

This tenure, granted by the province of BC for a term of 25 years, gives the exclusive right to harvest timber and other forest products within the boundaries of the tenure. The Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation is responsible for managing the area to the terms and conditions of the licence document.

An important aspect of this tenure is that the area is used by members of our community (and visitors to the Valley) for recreation. These recreational uses include hiking, mountain biking, ice climbing, cross country and back country skiing, wildlife viewing, trail-riding, snowmobiling, hunting, fishing and downhill skiing. The Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation recognizes these recreational values as well as the cultural values of the Wet’suwet’en people that exist within the community forest tenure.

Although the land base covered by the Wetzin’kwa Community Forest is unique, this form of tenure is not. As of January 2012, approximately 1.28 million hectares in BC were being managed by 47 active Community Forest Tenures and another 9 communities have submitted applications. The first Community Forest tenure was issued to Burns Lake in 2004.

The start of the Wetzin’kwa Community Forest was in 2004, when, with Wet’suwet’en support a request was made to the Minister of Forests for a Community Forest Tenure.

In 2005, Smithers and Telkwa, with the support of the Wet’suwet’en, were invited to apply for a probationary community Forest agreement with a 30,000 cubic meter annual harvest. In 2006, the Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation was incorporated and a management plan was approved by the Ministry of Forests District Manager. On January 1st 2007 the Community Forest Agreement was awarded.

The Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation manages the area for the long term economic, environmental and social benefits of the residents of the Bulkley Valley. This includes planning and management that will reflect the

local community values. It encourages compatible multiple uses as well as maintaining the functional integrity of ecosystems for the sustainability and diversity of plant and animal species. In doing this the Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation follows all applicable government legislation, regulations and policies.

Governance of Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation is provided through a seven person volunteer board which has four permanent board positions and three directors at large which are nominated from the community for three year terms.

The Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation manages this tenure as a business with profits being returned to the Bulkley Valley in the form of grants. The Community Grant Program was established as a means of distributing the profits derived from the operation of the Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Tenure back into the community. The key objective of the Community Grant Program is to provide support for a broad range of projects and initiatives that will return the greatest long term benefits to residents of the Bulkley Valley. These grants provide support to local projects and programs led by non-profit and charity organizations in Smithers, Telkwa and Moricetown. In 2011, these grants were approximately $150,000 which directly benefits residents of the Bulkley Valley.

The Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation also benefits the local economy. In 2011 over $2,000,000 was spent by Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation in the local economy through contracts to local companies who provided forest management, logging, hauling, seedling production, tree planting and forest health services. In 2011 approximately $103,000 in stumpage was paid to the provincial government. Local manufacturers utilized 100% of the logs and fibre harvested from the community forest including PIR, Newpro and Decker Lake Forest Products.

This is the first in what will be a monthly series of articles sponsored by the Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation which will provide information and updates of forest activities in and around your Community Forest. We welcome your comments on this article and suggestions as to future topics you would like to see in future articles. We encourage you to visit our website http://www.wetzinkwa.ca/ and contact the Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation through the link provided on the website. You can also friend us on Facebook and follow our community activities there.

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Hazelton Bulldogs are provincial champs Shannon Hurst Hazelton/Interior News

The Hazelton Bulldogs peewee tier four hockey team captured the provincial championship title for the first time in Hazelton’s history last week after going undefeated in Fort Nelson.

Winning six straight games is no easy task for any team in any sport, especially for a small town team from the Hazelton’s but the Bulldogs had a great season and had the drive and talent to bring home the area’s first provincial banner.

Coach Simon Dodd said it was without a doubt, the highlight of his coaching career and attributes the teams success to hard work, a solid team effort and a key game winning goal

by Ken Tait in their first game of Provincials.

“The whole team played so well,” Dodd said.

“Everyone contributed such as Frazer Dodd who finished with 24 points in six game and Ethan drew who picked up 14 points.

“Yet Kenny Tait’s game winning goal in our first game against Chetwynd with only four minutes left was a real turn around point for the whole team and we really never looked back.”

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The Hazelton Bulldogs peewee tier four hockey team returned from Fort Nelson last weekend as the provincial champions.

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Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs 1650 Omenica St., Hazelton, V0J 1Y0 Ph: 250-842-6780 Fx: 250-842-6709

March 20th, 2012

About the Gitxsan stance

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n Gitxsan politics, as in any other politics, politicians are the least popular people involved, period. Others criticize them, not caring whether the allegations they make are true, and gullible people believe them.

On the other hand, treaty-making is never smooth sailing, no matter how you look at it. They say you get comfortable with the ‘’devil you know,” no matter how bad they are.

But there is one aspect of treaty-making we cannot let go of—status. Where does it fit in modern-day treaties? Is it entirely out of the picture?

In modern-day treaties, governments are basically saying they will buy out your status and Section 35 rights under the Canadian constitution. If you look closely, that is the pattern of treaties made under the Land Selection model.

But the Gitxsan alternative that Bev and Elmer are negotiating is nothing like that.

Under the alternative, Canada and B.C. remain as is, but Delgamuukw has to be implemented. It is the law of the land and no Canadian government can change it.

Recognizing that we are unlike others, the Gitxsan alternative maintains our Section 35 rights. Could that also mean maintaining our status? We’ll see. These are negotiations, after all.

Another issue is the legal standing of

native nations around us. Most are led by weak band councils. When you think of the Indian Act’s grand design, nobody talks about the intended effect. Remember the words of the early architects of government who said, one day, there will be no Indian problem because there will be no more Indians.

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see why governments are dragging their feet on treaties. If the Gitxsan settle first, weaker band councils will want the same deal.

Nevertheless, we need to press on, and that’s what we’ve done with corporations— abide by the law. When governments start feeling left behind, maybe they’ll want to catch up.

We belong on all our lands, not bigger reserves.

I welcome your comments on this or any other article.

Any questions? Call the above or awilson@gitxsan.com

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NWCC’s mining school strikes interest in Nunavik, Yukon

By Andrew Hudson Smithers/Interior News

Northwest Community College may find new ground for its mining field school—Nunavik, northern Québec.

Tony Harris, industry liaison with NWCC’s School of Exploration and Mining, recently introduced the school in Kuujjuaq, an Inuit town of 2,500 just south of the tree line in the Nunavik region

near Ungava Bay. “They’re facing the same issues that we are,” said Harris.

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on a similar trip, looking to partner with Yukon College to offer training there.

That exposure is also good for the college, Harris said, particularly in a time when it is looking at a budget shortfall.

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Keifer Larson, a Hazelton Secondary School student took first place in the regional Auto Service competition hosted by NWCC. Contributed photo

Larson takes regionals

By Shannon Hurst Hazelton/Interior News

A few weeks ago, Kispiox Valley resident and Hazelton Secondary School student, Keifer Larson placed third in the Auto Service Competition at the Northwest College in Terrace, March 9th.

There were seven students in total in his competition and each competitor had to go to four different stations where there was an instructor for every one that tested their knowledge.

“They tested us to see how well we solved the problems and how much we knew

about each section which was a part of a vehicle,” Larson shared.”

Since I was competing with people from the college it was pretty cool to get third place.”

With a passion for the trades, Larson said he hopes to attend next years competition as well

as follow a career one day in the same field.

“I hope to do something with mechanics or a trade in the future but I picked auto this time as it was the one I knew the most about it,” he said.

“I will definitely go next year if I am allowed, it was a lot of fun.”

EAGLE EYE This eagle drew plenty of attention from photographers and judging by the look in its eye, it was none too happy about it.

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Pastor James Folkerts (URC-NA) 1170 Hwy 16, Telkwa

Services at 10 am & 2:30 pm Listen to “Whitehorse Inn program” Sundays at 9 am on The Peak 870 am

At the corner of Queen St. & 8th

250-847-3333 BETHEL REFORMED CHURCH Welcomes you to worship with us 10 am & 4 pm every Sunday

Pastor Lou Slagter 3115 Gould Place Smithers

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CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Sunday Worship Services 10 am & 6 pm 1471 Columbia Drive smitherscrc@telus.net Sunday School - Ages 3-6 Junior Reflection - Ages 7-8 during morning worship services.

Phone 250-847-2333 Pastor Dan Hoogland “Back to God Hour” on The Peak at 9:30 am Sundays on CJFW at 9:30 Visitors Welcome

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Renew your FAITH! We welcome visitors and new members.

10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

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4th Sunday 2:00 pm service at St. John the Divine, Quick 250-847-6155 • Quick 250-847-9881 • Smithers 250-847-5625 • Fax phone

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FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH on the corner of Queen St. and 7th Ave. Morning Worship 10:45 am with Junior Church and Nursery Pastor Chris Kibble

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Lutheran Church

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

Meeting in the Historic St. Stephen’s Church

Rev. Dwayne Goertzen Pastor Trevor Brawdy 250-847-2929

1620 Highway 16 in Telkwa

Pastor James Slaa 2788 Upper Viewmount Rd. All welcome to attend!

Contact number 250-847-5879

1636 Princess Street Rev. Daphne Moser

10:00 am - Service and Sunday School

Rev. Don Mott, Phone 250-847-3864

CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH Sunday Worship Services

ST. JAMES ANGLICAN CHURCH

Sunday Morning Worship 10 am

For information e.mail mtzionsmithers@yahoo.ca Phone 250-643-1586

Welcomes You! Sunday School (for all ages) – 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship – 11:00 a.m.

Pastor Jim Raddatz Corner of Upper Viewmount Rd & Hwy 16 250-847-2466

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Sunday School 10-11 Second Service 11:15 1838 Main St.

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Saturday Service Contact 250-847-5983 • New Members Welcome • 3696 4th Avenue

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Peewee Bulldogs put in solid team effort PEEWEE from B1 “Compared to many of the other teams, Hazelton played with a relatively short bench with three defencemen, three forward lines and two goaltenders.

All of which were a part of the team’s success Dodd said.

“Our most improved player, Decland Giguere played extremely well on our first line with Frazer and Ethan,” Dodd explained.

“We had two key goals from Ken Tait, our second line of Paolo Rubinato, Jake Wilson and Dionne Fowler acted as a shut down line and I don’t think they had a goal against them as they played very well defensively.

“Our third line of Anthony Louie, Brendan Starr, and Jaren Jack chipped in with some key goals and we only played with three defencemen, Joel Patsy, Liam Dodd and Jessie Roth.

“All weekend and they got tons of ice time and we had the best goals against average in the tournament.

“Joel was the player that kept the other teams worried with his strength, size and powerful shots.

“Our goaltender, Jessie Johnson had an excellent final game in goal and throughout the week and when called upon Braydon Mould, our back up goalie, had a strong game against Whitehorse only allowing two goals.”

Although the Bulldogs went 6-0, four of the six games were won by one goal making for some “really intense and

“The whole experience was great but that last game was so tight and gut wrenching as it was such a close game.” parent, Kevin Rubinato

really tight” hockey Dodd said.

For parents such as Kevin Rubinato and fans watching, the week was full of solid hockey and Hazelton left with not only the provincial title but some great memories.

“The whole experience was great but that last game was so tight and gut wrenching as it was such a close game,” Rubinato shared.

“I’m still just glowing because I’m so happy for them, they are provincial champions and no one can take that away from them.

“The kids went there to play and they new it was big, winning the first game was so exciting and they kept winning and it just kept getting crazier and at the end of the final game watching them cheer together, chanting we are number one brought tears to my eyes.”

In game action, the Bulldogs played their first battle against Langley on Sunday and won 6-5.

The first goal was scored by Ethan Drew unassisted and Frazer Dodd hammered in the second and third goals unassisted.

Frazer picked up the hat-trick assisted

by Drew who also fired in the fifth goal unassisted.

Their final point of the game was scored

by defencemen, Liam Dodd and assisted by Frazer and Drew.

In Game 2, on Monday Hazelton beat Chetwynd 5-4 with Frazer picking up the first goal assisted by Drew and Jesse Roth.

Frazer continued on his shooting frenzy picking up the second point of the game unassisted and scoring the third point assisted by Drew.

Drew drilled in the fourth goal off a feed from Frazer and the game winning goal was shot by Ken Tait off a set up from Patsey.

Their third game was also played on Sunday and they demolished the hosting Fort Nelson team 7-1.

Hazelton was first on the board when Drew assisted by Frazer picked up his first of the game. T he second goal was scored by Tait and assisted by Frazer and Liam. Frazer fired in the third point of the game assisted by Patsy followed by Anthony Louie who found the

twine unassisted.

The fifth point was scored by Brendan Roy-Starr assisted

by Frazer and Liam picked up the teams sixth point assisted

by Starr. The final goal of the game was

by Frazer assisted by Roth.

Tuesday brought their battle against Kelowna which they won 3-2 with Liam putting the Bulldogs on the board first assisted by both Frazer and Drew.

Frazer continued on to take the second point off a play from Patsey and Drew picked up their final point off a set up from Frazer and Patsey.

The Bulldogs played their fifth and then final game on Wednesday beating Whitehorse 5-2 before heading to the finals against Langley.

In their first game of the day, Jaren Jack put Hazelton on the score board first off a feed from Drew and Frazer and Patsey picked up their second goal unassisted.

Drew fired in their third point off Frazer who also picked up their next goal assisted

by Patsey.

Their final goal of the game was hammered in by Patsey off a play from Liam and Frazer.

The finals proved to be a great battle according to Dodd with Drew drilling in the first point

off Frazer to put Hazelton on the board first.

They found the twine one more time when Frazer cashed in on a play from Drew and although Langley scored with a minute left, the Bulldogs held on to take the 2-1 victory and the provincial title.

As for the hosting city of Fort Nelson, Simon said they put on a “fantastic show”.

“It was a long way to go to play and it was -18 to -20 every day but they put on a really classy tournament in their brand new $50 million dollar arena which was a fantastic place to play,” Simon explained.

“Most people brought food and we all had some fun meals together and I really want to send out a huge thanks to all the parents who have been supportive all season and especially at the provincials.”

In addition to the win, Simon said there was something that made the Hazelton team just a little extra special, and that was the fact the Hazelton’s only have a small pool to put a team together from compared to the big city teams.

“In Hazelton we have 15 kids sign up and that is our team where as somewhere like Kamloops has more than 80 kids

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other sports but I’ve never played in the finals.”

Another bonus for Simon was that he has been coaching most of these players since Initiation.

“I’ve had these kids since they were little and in some ways it was nice to have these kids so long and watch them progress to a provincial championship, it was really rewarding.”

As for where and when the banner will be hung, that is yet to be determined but Simon said it will definitely go up somewhere in the arena and he hopes that the community and minor hockey might do something special to honour the teams great success.

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Relay for Life 2012 From 1pm May 26th The day light challenge With a burning light to keep the night Remembering cancer never sleeps The change worked well last year so we are continuing the pattern We can make this relay better then ever

Our challenge to you is to bring someone new to our Relay A new team captain!

A new survivor!

A new care giver!

A new volunteer!

A new corporate sponsor!

Challenge Yourself, Challenge your friends Smithers is an amazing community of people that care; who step forward to say; we support the Relay that raises funds for everyone that is fighting cancer, so no one is alone in their journey. We raise this money that allows the research that will take the fear from a cancer diagnosis.

Goldie Justine Groat passed away peacefully at home March 12, 2012.

The family would like to express their heartfelt appreciation to all the caring and loving Health Care and Home Support staff that made such a huge difference in Goldie’s Ànal months.

A special Thank You to Caitlin for playing the violin for mom.

A very heartfelt T hank You from Barbara Groat

show up to try out for a team,” he explained.

“I really enjoyed coaching them and it was a big thrill.

“I’ve coached a long time for more than 20 years and it was my most exciting year and thewin has definitely been the highlight of my career.

“I didn’t sleep much for two nights and was really nervous because I really wanted to win this one.

“It doesn’t matter what tier you play at to play at the provincials is a chance of a lifetime and sometimes you only ever get one chance.

“I knew we had a solid chance to win and I have been to lots of provincial championships with

We step forward to say We celebrate survivors, we remember loved ones lost and we fight back!

ISAAC, GABE & DANIEL ELMORE

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Theatre auditions set to begin After the great success of the Missoula Children’s Theatre production last year, Barb Janze is bringing back the talented young group back to the Hazeltons.

This year’s musical which is called the The Wiz of the West will be held in May and Janze is looking for people who are

interested to register or email her as soon as possible.

The rehearsals will start on May 7-12 after school and anyone who is between the ages of 5 and 18 is invited to come out and join in the fun.

However, time is running out to get children and students involved and Janze said

she needs to know how many people are interested in participating.

With this said, she has asked parents and students to email her to let her know if they are committed to the play.

For more information and to sign up please email Janze at barbara. janze@cmsd.bc.ca.

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WELCOME DANCE Cody Merriman, who is from the Haida Nation was one of a group of dancers who performed as part of a welcome for Dakota First Nations author Dr. Waziyatawin, March 20 at the NWCC. The title of the talk was: What Does Justice Look Like? Indigenous Struggles in the Era of Hyper-Exploitation and Climate Change. Organizer Molly Wickham said she was inspired by the level in which participants engaged, even though the material was complex and, at times, hard to hear.

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For those who are interested and/or unable to attend the Open House, you may pick up a copy of the 5 Year Financial Plan and Budget Bylaw at the Municipal Office during regular business hours.

Leslie WISHARD is currently Wanted by the Smithers RCMP on 1 unendorsed Warrant due to operating a motor vehicle while impaired, and operating a motor vehicle while over .08.

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The bike and skate b board park in Hazeton was abuzz with activity last week with local kids ttaking full advantage of the sun during spring break.

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During March break, the Hazelton’s and surrounding area sent a junior boys basketball team to the All Native Junior Basketball tournament in Port Alberni.

From March 19-23, close to 500 athletes on 49 teams from First Nation communities across British Columbia showed up to shoot hoops and vi for the Championship tittle.

The HazeltonKispiox team which was comprised of 12 local players went 2-2 in the double knockout tournament hosted by the Hesquiaht

First Nations’s Nomiss Tribe.

Their first battle was against Maaqtusiis which they lost 61-41 on Monday.

Game 2 was a huge victory as they defeated Gitwicksihlkw 8531 on Tuesday.

Game 3 brought their second win when they took out Young Gunz 65-36.

However on Wednesday they fell to Hewquiaht which eliminated them from the tournament.

Coached by Larry Skulsh the boys said the experience was well worth it and they met a lot of new friends adding it was a great all round experience.

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NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Village of Telkwa will hold a Development Variance Committee meeting in the Village Office Council Chambers, 1415 Hankin Avenue, Telkwa, BC on April 3, 2012 commencing at 7:00 pm under the provisions of the Local Government Act to consider one (1) Development Variance Permit to the Zoning Bylaw No. 614, 2011 which include: Development Variance Permit That the owners of property legally described as Lot A Plan 6918 Section 35 Land District 14 (1181 Highway 16) request a variance to subdivide this lot as described below.

At this Development Variance Committee meeting all persons who deem their interest in property to be affected by the proposed changes shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the proposal. Written submissions to be considered at the public meeting must be received at the Village Office by 4:30 pm on March 28, 2012.

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Time for spring cleaning - in and outside There is no doubt about it, Spring has arrived in the north.

The snow is melting, the mud is returning the birds such as the redbreasted robins are singing their songs and searching for food.

The days are getting longer and the temperatures are getting warmer.

However, where there are positives in life there are usually negatives to balance things out and there is one big yuck when the snow melts and that

is all the garbage that seems to be uncovered from so many throwing their trash out of their windows or their pockets.

While I will never understand the logic behind this for those who do this, I do know every year I am continuously amazed at the sights the ditches behold.

While out riding our bikes this past weekend it seems that every few feet there was some kind of rubbish laying in the melting snow or mud.

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that there are many programs such as adopt a highway and that the many

schools always get out and take their students to clean up sections of our northern roads and of course the Ministry of Transportation and Highways picks up the bigger stuff such as tires and car parts that seem to have been lost in the winter weather. wi Yet, when it comes to trails and many of the side roads or our town streets, it would tow be great if we all helped out.

If one is out hiking in the woods or on trails and they see a

Province aims to put teens out in the shade

By Percy N. Hébert Smithers/Interior News

The Province of British Columbia announced March 20 it is banning the use of tanning beds by people under the age of 18.

“After a great deal of consideration of clinical evidence, commissioning a report to provide options and listening to what local governments had to say at the Union of B.C. Municipalities Convention last year, government has decided to restrict access to tanning beds for young people under the age of 18,” B.C. Health Minister Michael de Jong said.

Local reaction to the government’s decision was muted.

Paul Mott, owner of the tanning salon at Fitness Northwest admitted he hopes the proposed regulation doesn’t go into effect, but said the number of clients under the age of 18 represented only 20 per cent of his business.

“They should just let people make their own decisions,” Mott said.

“We’re pretty careful about how often and for how long people tan.”

The statistics, however, show that even moderate use of tanning beds can increase the risk of developing melanoma.

Research has shown that the risk of suffering from melanoma by age 35 increases by 75 per cent for people using indoor tanning beds.

In B.C. an estimated 966 people will be diagnosed with melanoma in 2012 and of those 150 will die, the BC Cancer agency said. In the region covered by Northern Health, 28 people are expected to develop melanoma and it is estimated six people will die as a result of melanoma.

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might be a popular option among many young people, but research has shown that it can result in potentially deadly skin cancers later in life,” BC Cancer Agency vice-president Andy Coldman said.

Philippe Autier and Peter Boyle, in a review, published in 2008, of available data, found that because skin cells divide rapidly during growth, from childhood to late adolescence, exposure to UV radiation during this time is a critical factor in establishing the

mechanisms leading to the development of adult melanoma.

In 2009, the Canadian Cancer Society, estimated the risk of developing melanoma was one in 74 for men and one in 90 for women, compared to the early 1930’s when tanning wasn’t fashionable and the risk of developing melanoma was one in 1,500.

The ban of the use of indoor tanning beds by youth under aged 18, which falls under the Public Health Act, is expected to take effect in the fall of 2012.

TO ALL GRADUATING STUDENTS CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2012 Bulkley Valley Community Foundation Scholarships and Bursaries The Bulkley Valley Community Foundation provides scholarships and bursaries for 2012 graduating students who attend high school in Smithers, Houston and Hazelton.

Applications are being accepted from March 15 to May 15, 2012. Scholarships and bursaries are awarded to qualifying students in each of these communities.

The application forms and information may be obtained from your teacher or counsellor. The information package and application form is also available on our website www.bvcf.ca For further information contact: Ms. Geri Britton, BV Community Foundation Box 4584, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Ph: 250-847-3310 email: bvfoundation@bulkley.net In Houston: Tanya Amonson 250-845-7838 The Hazeltons: Pauline Gomez 250-847-6367 The Application forms and Information packages are also available in digital format are also from web site www.bvcf.ca

wrapper or bag, it sure would be great if everyone took a minute and picked it up.

At this time of year I never go out without a least a few plastic bags in my pockets and I make sure if I see it, I don’t leave it.

While this works for most things there are two things that people probably shouldn’t pick up, cigarette butts and dog dodo.

However, when it comes to these two things, they should never be left behind in

the first place.

In cities dog owners must pick up after their dogs, it’s the law.

Yet up in the north we don’t have those rules and while dog poop in the woods and along the roads will eventually disappear it sure is an unpleasant thing to smell or step in.

While many people no longer smoke now a days, there are still a few diehards out there and as for their cigarette butts, I really wish they would carry their own bag and reconsider throwing

them on the forest floor or at the edge of the lakes, parking lots and streets.

They take up to 30 years to disintegrate and really are quite disgusting for many of us.

So if smokers could keep their butts in the garbage cans, it would be great and if dog owners can take their dogs remains with them when they are in a public place, it would be appreciated by many and Spring will smell and look that much better for everyone!

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETINGS Coast Mountains Board of Education School District 82 is holding a series of public consultation meetings to share and discuss the following 2012-2013 Standard and Adjusted School Calendar options: t Standard Calendar with a one-week Spring Break and six (6) Non-Instructional Days t Adjusted Calendar with a two-week Spring Break and six (6) Non-Instructional Days Details regarding the proposed 2012-2013 School Calendar Options, including an analysis of school districts throughout the province with a one or two-week Spring Break and a timeline for implementation, are available on the school district web site at www.cmsd.bc.ca.

Public consultation meetings will take place as follows: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 – 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Mount Elizabeth Secondary School Cafeteria, Kitimat Wednesday, April 4, 2012 – 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Board of Education Office, 3211 Kenney Street, Terrace Thursday, April 5, 2012 – 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Hazelton Secondary School Library, Hazelton All members of the public are invited to attend the public meetings to express their opinion about these proposed calendar options.

Comments can be emailed to carole.gagnon@cmsd.bc.ca, faxed to (250) 635-4287, dropped off or mailed to: Coast Mountains Board of Education School District 82 3211 Kenney Street, Terrace, B.C. V8G 3E9 A summary of all responses and feedback received will be provided to the Board of Education for Coast Mountains School District 82 with the 2012-2013 School Calendar to be selected for approval and adoption at the Regular (Public) Meeting of the Board to be held on April 18, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. at the Board of Education Office.

For further information, please contact Carole Gagnon, Executive Assistant at the Board of Education Office (250) 638-4401 or 1-855-635-4931, Ext. 4401.

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CITY OF Yellowknife Building Inspector II. The City of Yellowknife has a vacancy for a Building Inspector II. For more information on this position, including salary and benefits, please refer to our web page at: www.yellowknife.ca. Submit resumes by April 5, 2012, quoting #220-139U to: Human Resources Division, City of Yellowknife, P.O. Box 580, YK, NT, X1A 2N4, Fax: (867) 669-3471, or Email: hr@yellowknife.ca

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AA MEETING, HAZELTON Sundays, 7 p.m. Wrinch Memorial Hospital, Christine Wesley Room. Closed for Dec. Will start again in January. For information phone 250-8425694 AL-ANON Phone Jean at 250-847-3749 or Lori at 250-847-3884. Meetings 7 p.m. Thursdays at Smithers United Church, corner of Queen St. and 8th Ave. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours.

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Goldie Justine Groat (Ibbotson) passed away peacefully

at home March 12, 2012. Goldie was born in Coronation, Alta. October 31, 1928. Goldie lived most of her adult life in Creston, BC. Goldie is survived by sons Allan and Ronald, daughters Barbara, Iris (John) and Heather (Bill), Grandchildren Cindy (Jan), Nikki (Wes), Jim (Jessica), Steve (Lindsay), Matthew (Tara), Rachel (Jacob), Brucks (Shannon), Leah (Benjamin), and Great-grandchildren Kolby, Isabelle, Lily (Iris & John), Mikayla, Julia, Jace, Alexander, Addison, Kirsten, Natalee, Samantha, Cody, Hava, Roberta, Elizebeth, Ascher, Wilson, Jacqulyn, Cierrah, and Annalise (Heather & Bill). Goldie was a very loving and caring Mother who will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

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Warehouse Personnel and Pickup & Delivery Drivers LOCATION: Smithers, BC Bandstra Transportation Systems Ltd. is accepting applications for experienced Warehouse Personnel and Pickup & Delivery Drivers for its Smithers operation. The successful Warehouse applicant will be expected to be able to operate a forklift, work in an extremely high paced environment and manage several driver personnel in this environment. The successful Driver applicants will be expected to conduct local pickup and delivery of freight in the Smithers area, complete the appropriate paperwork in a legible manner.

QUALIFICATIONS: • Minimum Class 5 with air. Applicants with Class 3 & 1 will have preference • Occasional Out of Town trips a possibility • Able to work additional hours as needed • Household Moving experience an asset • Represent the company professionally at all times • Training program will be provided REMIT RESUMES TO: Bandstra Transportation Systems Ltd. Attn: Smithers Branch careers@bandstra.com Ph: (800) 571-2057 Fax: (250) 847-0107 Or drop off in person at 3394 Hwy 16, Smithers, B.C.

GITKSAN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION IS SEEKING AN: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR You are an energetic, self-motivated, task-oriented individual who enjoys varied responsibilities as the senior representative and service delivery authority. The Executive Director is responsible for implementing of programs, goals and objectives as set by the Board, staff and community development. Management, administrative and financial experience is essential.

Basic Requirements: • Significant experience and understanding of organizational, community, Board and proposal development; • Knowledge and understanding of current local and provincial political climate; • must possess excellent organizational, written and verbal skills; • ability to plan, guide and direct Commission programs in social, economic, finance, technical services, housing, lands and membership; • above average interpersonal relationship skills; • working knowledge of band administration, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development reporting requirements and program guidelines; • Post Secondary Degree in Administration/ Management is a definite asset; • Knowledge of Gitksan culture and language is an asset; • Must possess a valid driver’s license; • Criminal Record check to be carried out.

Should you possess the necessary skills and qualifications to fill this position please submit a covering letter, resume and at least three references to: Gitksan Government Commission P.O. Box 335, HAZELTON, B.C. V0J 1Y0 Phone: 250-842-2248 or Fax: 250-842-6299 OR E-mail: diane.mcrae@ggc.gitxsan.com Phone: 250-842-0041 A detailed job description may be obtained from the same address. Salary is negotiable depending on experience.

This posting will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

ONLY THOSE SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.

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Food Counter Attendants Required Duties include: taking orders and processing payment, preparing food orders such as hamburgers, fries, onion rings, salads and breakfast items, receiving stock and general cleaning of restaurant. These are full-time permanent positions and applicants must be available to work all shifts – weekends, mornings, afternoons and evenings.

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Closing Date April 16th, 2012 April 16th, 2012 April 16th, 2012 April 16th, 2012

Casual (Seasonal) Labourer 1 The Town of Smithers is currently accepting applications for a Casual (Seasonal) Labourer 1 position to augment spring/summer operations in our Work & Operations Department. The term of this position is May to September, approximately 18 weeks in duration.

General Statement of Duties: This position is responsible to the Operations Supervisor for a variety of tasks and duties primarily, but not limited to, supporting our Parks Department.

Tasks and duties are physical in nature and may require the use of small tools and equipment. The wage rate for this position is $24.80. This is a unionized position with CUPE Local 1570.

Qualification Includes: • Qualifications include a valid BC Drivers License • Must be physically capable of carrying out the designated responsibilities • Be able to communicate effectively, orally and in written form, with other employees, supervisors and the general public For complete details of this position, please visit our website at www.smithers.ca. Interested candidates may forward a cover letter and resume outlining relevant training and experience, three references, and a current Drivers Abstract, by 4:00 pm, April 10, 2012 to: Susan Bassett, Director of Corporate Services Town of Smithers Competition #12-06 Box 879, 1027 Aldous Street Smithers BC V0J 2N0 Fax: 250-847-1601 Applications may be submitted by mail, fax or in person. Electronic or incomplete applications will not be considered.

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DL Baker Construction Canada is looking for Journeymen Carpenters and Foremen in Kitimat. BC, Canada. Red Seal Preferred. Carpenters must have experience with installation of footing forms, slab on grade forms, build and install wall, column and elevated horizontal forms.

Ability to layout work, off supplied control lines. And the ability to correctly rig and hoist material, ability to signal, rig and work safely with cranes. Project Terms is Project Based Wages are in accordance with Project Labour Agreement between Kitimat Modernization Employer Association and Coalition of British Columbia Building Trades for the Kitimat Modernization Project Please forward resumes to patton@bakerconcrete.com DL Baker Construction Canada is looking for Laborers and Foremen in Kitimat. BC, Canada. Red Seal Preferred. Laborers will possess competency in assisting on the installation of all types of formwork, performing general labor work and placing concrete. Have the ability to correctly rig and hoist material, ability to signal, rig and work safely with cranes. Project Terms is Project Based Wages are in accordance with Project Labour Agreement between Kitimat Modernization Employer Association and Coalition of British Columbia Building Trades for the Kitimat Modernization Project Please forward resumes to patton@bakerconcrete.com

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AUCTION #1 - MAY 26, 2012 @ TOPLEY’S GARAGE This sale will include a good selection of antiques, a very large selection of tools, vehicles and equipment. To consign to the sale early in order for us to get your merchandise advertised, call Mike’s Auction Limited as soon as possible.

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3 BDRM, 2 bath, 2 car garage house in Watson Landing. Employment and ref’s req’d. N/S, N/P. $1400/mth. Kim Tran 250-877-2548 for more detail.

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NOTICE NOTICE OF OF PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARING HEARING There There will will be be aa public public hearing hearing on on Tuesday, Tuesday, April April 10, 10, 2012 2012 beginning beginning at at 7:30 7:30 p.m. p.m. in in the Council Chambers of the Town OfÂż ce (1027 Aldous Street, Smithers, BC). the Council Chambers of the Town Office (1027 Aldous Street, Smithers, BC).

The The following following bylaws bylaws will will be be considered considered at at the the public public hearing: hearing: Bylaw Bylaw No. No. 1681 1681 & & 1682: 1682: OfÂż Official cial Community Community Plan Plan & & Zoning Zoning change change to to permit permit up up to to 98 multi-family residential dwellings with an as sisted living option on the 3.96 98 multi-family residential dwellings with an assisted living option on the 3.96 acre acre site site of of the the former former Bulkley Bulkley Valley Valley Christian Christian Elementary Elementary School.

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Automatic, black, 2-door, sunroof, 146,000kms.

Great condition.

Excellent on fuel.

877-0724

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2002 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer Edition

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PURPOSE: Bylaws 1681 and 1682 are to change the OfÂżcial Community Plan designation of the property from Civic/Community Use to Mixed Residential and to rezone the property from Public Use Two (P-2) to Medium Density Residential (RPURPOSE: Bylaws 1681livingâ€? and 1682 to change the Offi Community Plan 3) and to add “assisted as a are permitted auxiliary usecial in the R-3 zone. designation of the property from Civic/Community Use to Mixed Residential and to PUBLIC INPUT: Anyone who believes to be affected by the proposed bylaws is invited rezone thethe property PublictoUse Two (P-2) Residential (Rto attend publicfrom hearing present verbaltoorMedium written Density submissions to Council.

3) and to add “assisted as a must permitted auxiliary in the zone.

Written submissions to beliving� considered be received by use no later thanR-3 4:00 pm on

the hearing day.Anyone who believes to be affected by the proposed bylaws is invited PUBLIC INPUT: to attend The the public hearing to and present verbal or writteninformation submissions COPIES: proposed bylaws relevant background cantobeCouncil. viewed Written submissions to be business considered mustMonday be received by no later(except than 4:00 pm on at the Town OfÂżce, during hours, through Friday holidays), the day. pm, or online at www.smithers.ca.

8:30hearing am to 4:30 COPIES: The bylaws andcontact relevant background can be viewed CONTACT: Forproposed further information Alison Walker, information Planner at (250) 847-1600 at the Town Offi ce, during business hours, Monday through Friday (except holidays), or awalker@smithers.ca.

8:30 am to 4:30 pm, or online at www.smithers.ca.

(First of twoFor notices) CONTACT: further information contact Alison Walker, Planner at (250) 847-1600 or awalker@smithers.ca.

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(First of two notices)

INVITATION TO TENDER Airport AirsideINVITATION Access Control and Parking Monitor TO TENDER Contract # 2012-01 Airport Airside Access Control and Parking Monitor

Tenders for the “Airport Airside Access Control and Parking Monitor� contract will # 2:00 2012-01 be received by the Town ofContract Smithers up to p.m. Friday, April 06, 2012.

Tenders for the “Airport Airside Access Control and Parking Monitor� contract will The general scope of work for this contract is to provide, in compliance with be received by the Town of Smithers up to 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 06, 2012.

Transport Canada Aeronautics Act, airside access control duties in the restricted The scopeand of at work this for contract is to provide, in compliance area general of the apron the for airport all scheduled, screened Àights whilewith the Transport Canada Aeronautics Act, airside access control duties in thecontract restricted aircraft is parked and or the security hold room is open. Included in this is area of to theprovide apron curb and at theand airport for all scheduled, and screened flights while the service side parking lot monitoring issue parking violation aircraft is vehicles parked and or the roominisincorrect open. Included this contract is tickets to which parksecurity withouthold paying, zones orinillegally. service to provide curb side and parking lot monitoring and issue parking violation Tender documents are available at the Airport Administration of¿ce and the Town tickets to vehicles which park without paying, in incorrect zones or illegally.

OfÂżce. Bidders are required to register when picking up tender packages. Although Tender documents are available at consideration the Airport Administration and the Town not required

by Transport Canada will be givenoffi toce companies who Offi ce.

Bidders are required to register when picking up tender packages. can provide employees with certiÂżcates in basic security training, BST. Although not required by Transport Canada consideration will be given to companies who All Tenders must be submitted to the Airport Manager in an envelope, sealed and can provide employees with certificates in basic security training, BST. clearly marked “TENDER – Airport Airside Access Control and Parking Monitor All Tenders must be submitted to the Manager inand an attach envelope, and Contract #2012-01â€?.

Bidders shall signAirport the Declaration it to sealed the outside clearly marked “TENDER – Airport Airside Access Control and Parking Monitor of the envelope.

Contract #2012-01�. Bidders shall sign the Declaration and attach it to the outside Tenders shall be accompanied by a Certi¿ed Cheque or Bid Bond in the amount of of the envelope. ten percent (10%) of the Total Tender Price payable to the Town of Smithers.

Tenders shall be accompanied by a Certified Cheque or Bid Bond in the amount of Tenders will be publicly opened at the above stated time in the Board Room at the ten percent (10%) of the Total Tender Price payable to the Town of Smithers.

Airport Administration OfÂżce. All Tenders will be examined as to their sufÂżciency Tenders will be to publicly above stated time in Board reserves Room at the and submitted Town opened Council at forthe awarding.

The Town of the Smithers the Airport Administration Offi ce.

All Tenders will be examined as to their right to waive informalities in or reject any or all Tenders, or to accept suffi the ciency tender and submitted to Town Council for awarding.

The Town of Smithers the deemed most favourable in the interest of the Town.

The lowest or anyreserves Tender may right to waive informalities in or reject any or all Tenders, or to accept the tender not necessarily be accepted. deemed most favourable in the interest of the Town. The lowest or any Tender may Questions with regard to the tender documents shall be directed to: not necessarily be accepted.

Rob Blackburn.

Questions with regard to the tender documents shall be directed to: Airport Manager Rob TownBlackburn. of Smithers Airport Suite 1,Manager 6421 Airport RD Town of Smithers Smithers, B.C. V0J 2N0 Suite 6421847-3664 Airport RD Phone1,(250) Smithers, B.C. V0J 2N0 Fax (250) 847-2605 Phone (250) 847-3664 Fax (250) 847-2605

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Teachers schedule vote on strike action

By Tom Fletcher Black Press

T

he B.C. Teachers’ Federation is going back to court to challenge the legislation that put an end to its latest strike action, but teachers will be back on the job after spring break.

At a news conference in Vancouver Wednesday, BCTF president Susan Lambert announced that union members will take part in a province-wide vote on April 17 and 18 to decide if they will withhold voluntary extra-curricular duties to protest Bill 22.

The legislation gives the provincial government the authority to impose heavy fines for strike action during an imposed six-month cooling-off period.

A second member vote would have to be held with majority support before the union approves any strike action that would defy Bill 22 and trigger fines of $1.3 million a day for the union and $475 a day

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for individual teachers.

Year-end report cards will be completed to allow students to apply for scholarships and post-secondary education, Lambert said.

Lambert appeared to rule out any further work-to-rule action as students return from spring break.

But she left the door open for individual districts to begin immediately withholding voluntary extra-curricular duties such as coaching that are done outside of school hours.

“We’re a federation of autonomous locals, and yes, they will be making their own decisions,” Lambert said.

“The plan envisions a province-wide action, and that would be one that would I guess join up with the local actions that have already been started.”

Bill 22 goes beyond forcing an end to the strike that has had teachers refusing to complete report cards or meet with administrators since last September.

It reimposes restrictions on class size

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and special needs support that a B.C. Supreme Court decision last year ruled were done without adequate consultation.

Lambert said that will be a focus of new legal action.

“Bill 22 addresses the judgment by repealing it in one paragraph and reinstating it in the next,” she said. “That’s more than arrogant.”

Education Minister George Abbott returns next week from a 10-day visit to China promoting educational exchange.

He said he will appoint a mediator when he returns, to seek agreement within the terms of the government’s two-year wage freeze.

The BCTF did not release the “action plan” worked out during delegate meetings in Vancouver this week, but did indicate that it rejects a provision of Bill 22 that could pay teachers extra if they teach classes of more than 30 students.

Lambert termed the extra pay offer “cash for kids” and called it “totally unethical.”

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