Smithers Interior News, November 27, 2013

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

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Jason Oliemans and his Twisted String bandmates kept the crowd at Bovill Square moving on Friday night for the kick-off for Christmas in the Valley. There were great deals, food and sleigh rides throughout the evening. For the holiday season, Smithers Merchants will be staying open until 9 p.m. on Dec. 18. 19, 20 and 23.

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Vandals cause more than $50k damage

By Ryan Jensen Smithers/Interior News

Vandals destroyed an excavator at the new Ambleside Park subdivision development last week, causing between $50,000 and $80,000 damage.

Jim Dobinson, Ambleside Projects Ltd. president, said someone spent a

lot of time on the construction site, damaging virtually anything within reach on the large piece of machinery.

“It’s disheartening,” Dobinson said, adding they had no other incidents like this during the development.

“Anything and everything [was damaged.] Smashed

windows, doors, damaged wiring, damaged the engine.

It had to be a small group. One person would not have hung around that long.”

Coincidentally, the engine had just been replaced the week before the incident, to the tune of $30,000.

“It didn’t even turn a wheel. It didn’t move, then it

was damaged,” he said.

Kent Delwisch, owner of Delwisch Design Group, said he was disappointed the developer, from Vancouver Island, had this experience in Smithers.

Delwisch Design Group designed the subdivision and is supervising the construction of the project.

“I have a lot of pride in the project and our town,” Delwisch said.

“It’s too bad, I had been telling Jim [Dobinson] that Smithers is a great little town away from the city life. “[This is] really just a selfish, needless act by a couple of dummys.

This will result in another insurance

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claim that ends up increasing premiums for all businesses in our area, not to mention increased construction costs.

Everyone loses here.”

The Smithers RCMP said they have no suspects and is asking for the public’s assistance in finding those responsible.

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From VANDALS on Front Ambleside Projects, Ltd. is working with their insurance company right now to recoup the loss.

But Dobinson has another idea of how to cover the cost of the damages. “[The vandals’] parents can pay for it.”

In other RCMP matters, on Nov. 15 at about 9 p.m., Smithers RCMP received a report of a multiple vehicle collision on Highway 16 near Nouch Road. Fire Rescue, BC Ambulance and Smithers RCMP responded. Police investigation revealed that four vehicles were stopped by flaggers due to a road stoppage further west, when a minivan slammed into the back of them.

Several occupants of all vehicles were

Estimates of the damage to this excavator are us much as $80,000.

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injured, however none were life threatening.

All the vehicles sustained damage and the highway was temporarily closed.

Alcohol was a factor and Smithers RCMP are recommending charges of Refusing to Provide a Breath Sample and Impaired Driving against a

38-year-old female from Moricetown.

The female is scheduled to appear in Smithers Provincial Court in January 2014.

Between Nov. 16 and 18, Smithers RCMP conducted vehicle numerous vehicle stops checking for sober,

licensed drivers and ensuring vehicles were registered and insured. As a result of these checks, eight drivers were issued Immediate Roadside Prohibitions due to being intoxicated.

Their vehicles were impounded for 30 days and they were prohibited from

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driving for 90 days under the Motor Vehicle Act. Smithers RCMP are continuing to conduct road stops and wish to remind the public, if they are going to consume alcohol; to make alternate arrangements for transportation.

“People still don’t seem to be getting the message and are continuing to get behind the wheel after a few drinks,” said Smithers RCMP Sgt. Andrew Hunter.

“As we approach the holidays, we will be conducting high visibility enforcement in Smithers, Telkwa and Moricetown.”

Anyone with information on these events is asked to contact the Smithers RCMP at (250) 847-3233 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477).

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Startup Smithers leads by example

By Ryan Jensen

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Smithers may be the smallest community participating in the Startup Canada initiative but that hasn’t stopped them from being successful.

Last week, Startup Smithers volunteer Sean Mitchell travelled to Ottawa to take part in the Startup Canada Day on the Hill, a national celebration of entrepreneurship. The event was an opportunity for program participants to share ideas and meet with elected officials to advance discussion on the crucial role of entrepreneurs in the country’s economy.

“It was a high-energy event with an incredible group of organizers and attendees,” Mitchell said.

“I learned that Smithers is a special place when compared to other Startup communities.”

At the event, Startup Smithers was highlighted as having the highest number of mentors and new businesses per capita as measured by Startup Canada.

Those in attendance listened to talks from MP and Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism Maxime Bernier, MP and

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Eric Becker and Pat Klym Becker are delighted to announce the birth of their granddaughter, Karissa Lorane Bradbury, who resides in Burns Lake with her parents, when not visiting in Smithers. She was born on November 16, 2013 and weighed 8 pounds. PTL

Startup Smithers volunteer Sean Mitchell was in the nation’s capital last week to take part in Startup Canada’s Day on the Hill.

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Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister for Multiculturalism Jason Kenney, Bret Wilson of Dragon’s Den fame and Canada Goose Clothing CEO Dani Reiss.

Mitchell also had an opportunity to meet with Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP

Nathan Cullen to discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by small business owners in the Bulkley Valley.

More than 700 people from across the country took part in the Startup Canada Day on the Hill.

The event has energized Mitchell to continue the

work the group has started in mentoring community members who are starting a small business.

“Startup Smithers will continue to make Smithers a community with a culture that understands, supports and celebrates entrepreneurial ambition,” Mitchell said.

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for a successful launch of the 2013 season!

SCSA would like to thank the Northwest Harley Owners Group for their continued support of the Christmas Hamper program. This year the group collected a pile of toys and raised over $300 during their annual toy run to kick off our hamper season!

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To All Not-For-Profit Organizations

Construction begins on new rink

By Ryan Jensen Smithers/Interior News

Construction on Smithers’ new arena has started.

Last week, the principle contractor, Timber Peak Construction, began pouring concrete for the foundation.

What construction can be completed over the winter months is uncertain and largely depends on the weather. “We’re trying to get as much done as possible,� said Timber Peak Construction owner Rob Trampuh. “We’re going to carry on by using heaters and we’re only uncovering as much ground as we can handle. But if it gets

The Timber Peak Construction crew began pouring concrete for the arena’s foundation last week.

Ryan Jensen photo

to 25, 30 below, we’ll have to shut it down and wait for warmer

weather.�

The pre-load material that has been

left on the site will be used for backfill once the foundation

has been completed, Trampuh said.

By January, Trampuh said, they hope to see a preengineered building going up on the site. “We’re trying to maintain a tight schedule,� he said. “We’re happy to be working with C&M Developments, they’ve been a pleasure to work with so far and we’re actively trying to make this a community-driven project.�

The Town of Smithers has budgeted $4.7 million for the new arena construction, $400,000 of which needs to be raised by the community. Through various initiatives, that total is now down to about $180,000.

Bulkley Valley Community Foundation Call for Grant Applications 2014 Grant Funding

The Bulkley Valley Community Foundation serves local community needs for Topley, Granisle, Houston, Telkwa, Smithers, Hazeltons and the Kitwanga areas. Grant Applications are being accepted from October 1 to November 30, 2012, from Not For Profit Organizations within the service area.

Projects must be commenced & completed in 2014.

Special Funding is also being granted to organizations providing Education Services in Houston & Area and Special Needs in Smithers & Telkwa.

For further information contact: BV Community Foundation P.O.Box 4584, Smithers, B.C. VOJ 2N0 Phone: 250- 847-3310 e.mail: bvfoundation@bulkey.net Houston – Sandi Lavallie – 250-856-2758 The Hazeltons - Pauline Gomez 250-847-7515 The application forms and Information/Policies packages are available in digital format from our web site www.bvcf.ca

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SD 54 signs new aboriginal education agreement

By Jerome Turner Smithers/Interior News

A second aboriginal education agreement signed this month is being touted as a big step forward in providing Wet’suwet’en cultural learning to all students and teachers in School District 54.

The district’s board chair, Les Kearns, looks forward to the new curriculum and the positive results in the student population.

“Aboriginal enhancement agreements continue to yield dividends for aboriginal students throughout the province,” Kearns said.

There are 560 aboriginal students in S.D. 54, making up one quarter of total student population, which is much higher than the B.C. composition of 10 per cent aboriginal student enrolment.

In the past decade aboriginal secondary

school completion rates have increased by more than 10 per cent, which still leaves room for improvement, Birdy Markert, S.D. 54 aboriginal education principal, said.

“Our kids are still well below the nonaboriginal population in terms of graduation rates from secondary school,” Markert said.

“But this agreement is also meant for nonaboriginal students and teachers as much as it is for aboriginal students.”

The basis for the cultural understanding is a book which the Wet’suwet’en released last year called, Niwhts’ide’ni Hibi’it’en: The Ways of our Ancestors, which will be offered to students in Grade 7 to Grade 12.

When Markert began working in S.D. 54 in 1999 there was only one aboriginal component in Grade 3 classes.

Now every grade has at least one unit of aboriginal content, like the Grade 4 eight-week unit called, We are Wet’suwet’en, which ends with a districtwide feast involving all Grade 4 classes in the district.

“This has been a lot of work to get here and I feel we have a good foundation to build on,” Markert said.

Two years of consulting with

various organizations and community members went into this agreement, but the most important group is the implementers of the curriculum, Markert said.

“This time around we talked with teachers during the entire process,” she added.

“We’re well into constructing a teacher’s guide for the text book. It is really important that teachers

understand the resources available to them in the text book.”

Success from the agreement is easily defined by Markert.

“If all students in the district come to understand the impact of colonization that would be success to me,” she said.

“It’s very important that our Wet’suwet’en students know who they are and are proud of who they are as

well, which is made possible by learning culture and history.

“It also helps

other non-aboriginal students understand and be proud of who they are as well.”

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POINT O F V IEW Carbon neutral scheme sinking

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CANADIAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER AWARD 2012

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wo days after Energy Minister Bill Bennett announced the demise of the Pacific Carbon Trust, the public accounts committee convened at the legislature to pound a few more nails into its carbon-sequestering coffin.

Assistant Auditor General Morris Sydor was there to defend his report from last March that concluded the B.C. government was not “carbon neutral” in 2010, because the trust paid $6 million for hastily arranged offset projects that were not valid.

The Pacific Carbon Trust’s functions will continue, Bennett said. Instead of a board of directors and 18 staff, five people headed by an assistant deputy minister will evaluate projects and bestow millions taken from college, university and health authority budgets each year.

B.C.’s school districts are still paying $5 million a year to offset such nefarious activities as heating their schools. But now the money goes into a “Carbon Neutral Capital Program,” and districts have to apply to get their money back for emission-reducing projects.

This is going so well, according to Bennett, that post-secondary institutions and health authorities will be converted to a similar program in the years ahead.

How is that school program going? Here is an example.

The Coast Mountains School District around Terrace paid $66,452 for carbon offsets last year.

It got back most of its three years of offset payments as a grant to complete a boiler upgrade for its Kitimat high school.

Leaving aside the distortion of spending priorities caused by this restrictive tax-and-spend scheme, what happens when they run out of boilers to upgrade? And has it occurred to the government’s “carbon neutral” braintrust that those new boilers are still burning natural gas?

In hindsight, this “carbon neutral government” scheme is perhaps the worst single idea implemented in 12 years of B.C. Liberal government.

Gordon Campbell’s grand vision of a province where government sets the green standard and the private sector economy follows has simply not worked.

The NDP presented a motion in April 2012 to relieve hospitals, colleges and universities of their carbon offset obligation. The idea was supported by a B.C. Liberal backbencher, who argued that B.C. should also scrap the carbon tax and quit pretending it can change the climate.

His name? Bill Bennett.

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Why would investors look to B.C.?

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n Smithers, there is a group of concerned citizens who are non political and represent a large number of residents.

Our group is simply called the “Yes Group.”

Our focus is to ask those who oppose every project, as soon as it is announced, and before the environmental review process has completed its work, to keep an open mind to the discussions and conclusions of those tasked with the review process.

Our economy is fragile and we are starting to see forestry workers facing an uncertain future. By saying

“NO” to the new projects we reduce job opportunities for many of our young people and those facing job loss in the forest industry.

What is becoming a reality in the forest industry is also being felt in the mining industry as the industry looks elsewhere to invest.

The uncertainty of who owns Crown land is a red flag for investors.

Fortune Minerals and the Klappan coal project is a great example of who actually owns the land.

The standard of living we all enjoy in the province and across Canada is based on the export

GUEST VIEW Dennis MacKay of sales of our resources.

As we hear from the “NO” people that the sky is falling, I have to ask myself, why would anyone want to invest in our province?

As our labour force shrinks due to job loss, revenues to the province

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start to decrease and that results in cuts to government programs. Education could face teacher’s numbers being reduced as fewer children would be attending schools as B.C. residents look elsewhere for job opportunities.

Cuts to other provincially-funded programs would be reduced or eliminated all together.

Did you know the provincial budget of $44.287 billion is spent on programs for people who live in the province?

The province would need to double the personal income tax to make up the shortfall of the resource sector

dollars.

How much of the shortfall are we willing to pay?

The stories we see in The Interior News and the negative comments from our elected members in the House of Commons and provincial legislature do not reflect the feelings of many of the people in Smithers and the surrounding area.

The “YES” group hopes that we can let the people know there is another point of view, and it’s time we made our point of view known that our province is open for business, subject of course to the process in place to protect our environment.

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Editor: In the recent The Interior News article about the Telkwa village office project and Telkwa’s economic situation, Councillor Zitkauskas, the Chair of the Village of Telkwa’s finance committee, is interviewed. He defends Telkwa’s spending, but instead of sharing numbers from the village’s financial statements, he presents the following rationale; “The reason we are having challenges is not because we have a problem with overspending.

Normally the largest portion of a community’s operating budget is payroll. If you are working at anything over 65 per cent you should take a look and try to lessen it. We are operating at 45 per cent.”

So, Village ‘A’ spends $10 in a year, with $6.50 going to payroll. Village ‘B,’ an identical twin, spends $20 in a year to provide exactly the same infrastructure and services. Its payroll is $9. Councillor Zitkauskas’ theory defends Village ‘B’, the one spending twice as much money to do the same thing, as the fiscally responsible one. His ‘payroll percentage theory’ is complete nonsense, and a diversion from the fact that Telkwa does, in fact, have a huge spending problem.

Later in the article, “Telkwa’s ability to keep payroll low” was noted. Let’s look at the actual numbers. In 2008, (the year Councillors Zitkauskas and Fuerst and Mayor Graf were elected,) employees received a total of $409,276 in remuneration and

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expenses. In 2012, $650,334. An increase of 59 per cent! The top three employees received raises of at least 17 per cent each from 2011 to 2012, with a total payroll increase of 22 per cent in that year. In 2009, the combined compensation for council and fire dept. staff was $57,020. In 2012, $74,154 - an increase of 30 per cent.

In 2012 Councillor Zitkauskas’ total remuneration and expenses were 89 per cent higher than his total in 2009! (How was that trip to Al Ain, Councillor Zitkauskas?) Total property tax revenue increased 57 per cent from 2008 to 2012.

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and 2012 annual reports? An increase of 59 per cent.

Councillor Zitkauskas blames the lack of business tax revenue for Telkwa’s financial woes. That hasn’t changed since 2008, and can’t excuse the huge spending increases. The only thing that has changed is the council and CAO. The irony is that the village moved its offices into the largest industrial building in town, yet they complain about the lack of an industrial tax base.

The ‘conceptual drawing’ for the article shows a renovated pub with new patios, balconies and a restaurant. Is the village buying the pub as well? Or is this just

another diversionary tactic, like earlier references to paved roads and a new water tower?

There’s an old saying; “The numbers don’t lie.” I hope that the taxpayers of Telkwa consider the numbers in this letter, and compare them with the yarn spun by Councillor Zitkauskas.

Darcy Repen Telkwa

More GMO education urged

Editor: The Nov. 7 presentation by Dr. Thierry Vrain in Smithers on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) was exceptionally well attended for a cold evening with multiple

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conflicting events.

Proceeds from the donations at the door were divided between the Smithers Secondary School Green Team and its drama section for supplies for the Della Herman theatre.

Each received a cheque for $210 and were extremely grateful for it.

For those unable to attend, the talk is available for viewing on YouTube at: http:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v=wwRuxGqL50.

A website in progress, with preliminary information on GMOs can be visited at www. gmofreebv.com.

As we learnt at the presentation, there is a lot to be concerned about GMOs and for those who would like to work on this issue for the Bulkley Valley, please contact me at josettecp@gmail.com if you did not leave your name on the sheet for it.

Looking forward to sharing a vision for the valley that will not compromise the well-being of the future generations.

Josette Wier Smithers

Our community’s conversation about homelessness has featured prominently in these pages over the past two months. We thought it was an appropriate time to provide an update on how things have evolved.

We all know that a number – too many – of our residents lack homes. Some sleep in the bush. Many struggle with mental illness, addictions and chronic health issues.

The cost of homelessness is borne by all of us.

Studies have shown that people without homes rely more heavily on costly emergency services such as police and ambulance, and that these costs often exceed what it would cost to provide housing.

Unfortunately, homelessness is an issue with no easy solution. The first hurdle is awareness. The ongoing discussions between the Town of Smithers, community service organizations, the faith community and BC Housing has gone a long way in bringing this issue to the forefront. In September, a large group of social service providers gathered to brainstorm strategies that could address homelessness in the short term. Together, we identified a number of possible opportunities, including constructing temporary shelters and involving local churches and motels.

Later that month, town council met with BC Housing in Vancouver and requested assistance with our initiative. BC Housing followed up with a meeting in Smithers in October, at which we discussed the logistics of severe weather shelters common in other communities.

Providing shelter – even emergency shelter – is not as simple as putting a mat on the floor. Many of the options we explored proved either too costly or too logistically complex to put in place before winter, which is now upon us. But our discussions have produced new partnerships and lines of communication. Volunteers and supplies are being gathered and coordinated. Progress is being made.

This winter, Smithers Community Services, which operates the existing Broadway Place Shelter, will be working closely with BC Housing to accommodate those in need of shelter during extreme weather emergencies when Broadway Place is full.

It’s a workable strategy that makes use of existing capacity and resources.

If you are interested in volunteering for this initiative, call Rick at 847-1059. Inquiries about donations can be directed to Chris Kibble at 847-3725.

A longer-term solution requires housing for residents facing multiple barriers. The Smithers Action Group Association has begun planning such a housing project, and has received support in principle from Town Council. We look forward to seeing progress on this project.

While we still have a long way to go in addressing critical housing needs in our community, it feels like we are headed in a productive direction. We will continue our work with frontline service providers and will keep the community updated on all future initiatives.

Taylor Bachrach is the Mayor of Smithers, Rick Apperson is the Director of the Smithers Salvation Army and a member of the Smithers Ministerial and Cathryn Olmstead is Executive Director of Smithers Community Services

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The Salvation Army’s Kettle Campaign kicks off tomorrow.

As is often the case, this year they are in need of volunteers to work shifts collecting donations.

This is the organization’s main fundraiser for the year and Bulkley Valley Ministries director Rick Apperson said the need is even greater than it has been in the past.

In the last two years alone, the Smithers Salvation Army Food bank has given away more than $55,000 in food.

“We have seen a 65 per cent increase in people accessing our food bank over the last two years,” Apperson said. “Twenty-five per cent of our clients are children.”

The have also had more than 3,000 visits to their drop-in centre

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“The money raised during our Christmas Kettle Campaign is used to purchase food and supplies for our food bank, supplies for our drop-in centre and to continue other

programming we do in the community,” Apperson said.

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N ews Town offers way out of parking tickets

By Ryan Jensen Smithers/Interior News

The Town of Smithers is offering parking offenders an opportunity to get out of their tickets.

Toys for Tickets, a program where drivers can purchase a toy in place of paying their parking ticket, officially started last week.

This is the first year the Town of Smithers has participated in the Toys for Tickets program, which runs until Dec. 20.

The holiday season is often busy for parking enforcement, said Town of Smithers prevention and community safety officer Matt Davey.

Davey said he estimates 30 to 40 parking tickets will be written over the month-long campaign.

“The Christmas shopping season and the addition of snow on our streets can make the downtown core a very congested place to drive and park,” Davey said.

“In order to make downtown an enjoyable experience for everyone, we

need to regulate parking in these areas. In the spirit of Christmas, the town is offering motorists the opportunity to donate to a good cause in place of a fine.

“It’s a winwin situation for everybody. We can regulate parking and some kids who are in need of Christmas gifts will benefit from that.”

There are also a number of free townowned parking lots near the downtown core, Davey said, and they encourage people to park there if they want to spend more than an hour on Main Street.

Parking tickets are $10 if paid within 24 hours of receipt or $15 after.

All toys donated will be given to Smithers Community Services Association’s Christmas Hamper program.

In place of a toy, donations in the amount of the ticket are also accepted and will be donated to the Christmas Hamper program.

“We hope people are generous,” Davey said.

“This goes to a great cause.”

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Rotary auction a success Half of the proceeds go to new arena

By Ryan Jensen Smithers/Interior News

This year’s Rotary Charity Auction was the biggest and best yet.

More than 300 items were donated, with a combined value of about $51,000.

The number of items donated this year was higher than it was in the past, said Smithers Rotary auction coordinator and membership director Jim Butler. “[The auction] doesn’t grow unless it’s a focus of our club, it doesn’t grow

“We have such a great, dynamic community that continues to support us,” - Jim Butler Smithers Rotary Club

without a whole bunch of volunteer effort and we have such a great, dynamic community that continues to support us,” he said.

At the end of the twonight event, the Smithers Rotary Club will have about $30,000 to contribute to worthy projects.

Half of the proceeds are going to the Smithers’ new arena fundraising campaign and the rest will go into the club’s general revenues, to fund initiatives such as secondary school bursaries and the international Polio Plus campaign.

“With the focus on

the new arena project, we thought it was a good cause to donate to,” Butler said.

“It’s local and there is a large, active group of people behind it.”

Some of the hotlycontested big ticket items included a Canucks’ package with two return airline tickets to Vancouver, a two-night hotel stay and tickets to the Jan. 10 game against the St. Louis Blues valued at about $2,000, hardwood flooring worth about $3,200, a BV Pool and Rec Centre full facility family pass for one year and a half hour of helicopter time.

Bulkley Valley Christian School students are seeking justice.

On Dec. 5, the students, in Kindergarten to Grade 12, will be taking part in a theme day: justice seeking.

The theme is something simple that students of all ages can benefit from learning more about, said BVCS development director and part-time administrator John Buikema. “[Justice seeking is] basically about treating people well,” he said.

“We see so many instances all over the world where children or certain racial groups are not treated well. It’s about treating people with the dignity a human being deserves.”

The younger students will spend their day learning about animal care and doing community service work as well as finding out more about the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child project which they are taking part in.

The Grade 8 to 12 students will perform community service and hear presentations about the stigma of living with HIV and learn more about Ratanak

International.

Ratanak International is a Christian charity that works on the frontlines in Cambodia, rescuing and rehabilitating victims of child exploitation.

The high school students are also holding a Hunger Auction in the afternoon, where the kids will bring in food items and bid on them.

In past years, Buikema said the students have generously raised as much as $5,000.

Proceeds from the auction will go to Ratanak International and the Philippines’ typhoon relief effort. “[The theme day] is a powerful reminder that the world is bigger than just them and their problems, which might seem really big but the reality is there are so many people with such incredible needs,” Buikema said.

That evening, Jessica Kwee, development manager with Ratanak International, is also making a public presentation from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in BVCS’ multi-purpose room.

Buikema said he would like to see a good turnout, as the issues under discussion will engage a broad spectrum of community members.

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Typhoon’s impact hits Smithers

By Nolan Kelly Smithers/Interior News

Typhoon Haiyan may have touched down in the Philippines, some 6,000 kilometres away from Smithers, but its affects were also felt much closer to home.

After a week of wreaking havoc on the Philippine coastline earlier this month, Typhoon Haiyan left behind four million displaced citizens, 5,000 dead and billions of dollars in damage.

When Blue Fin Sushi owner Cindy Palmer saw the devastation, she couldn’t get the images out of her head.

“I was watching TV and I saw big trucks driving by little kids on the side of the road holding signs saying ‘no food, help us,’ but the trucks were heading towards larger centres and it just broke my heart.”

It also reached her on a personal level.

One of the many villages in trouble is home to transplanted Filipino Jose ‘June’ Molabola, who now lives in Smithers and works at Blue Fin Sushi.

His village of Carigara on the Island of Leyte was one of the areas hardest hit.

After the typhoon passed, Molabola was without contact from his family for a week.

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Jose ‘June’ Molabola’s village was one of the hardest hit areas in the Philippines.

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to wait to talk to me.

They have to travel 45 minutes to get cell phone reception.”

He had an idea they were safe, though.

Shortly before the typhoon hit, his family took advantage of the advanced warning and moved inland to stay at Molabola’s house.

His immediate family, including his five siblings, all survived.

A recent article from a newspaper based out of Cebu, Philippines, singled out Carigara as an area where “little to no relief has reached as of yet.”

In the short term, his village needs food and water.

“About 90 to 95 per cent of the people who live in my village are farmers.

“They only get $10 - $15 if they work one day, so they are not able to afford the help they need.”

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term, they’ll need to rebuild much of their infrastructure, including the village elementary school, which was completely destroyed.

Palmer and Molabola decided to help.

Through Facebook they have begun a campaign to raise funds for Molabola’s village.

So far, the donations have been overwhelming.

A dozen local businesses have stepped up, offering prizes to bid on for the silent auction.

People will have

until Nov. 30 to get their bids in.

Palmer has also created a bank account at the Bulkley Valley Credit Union, under the name of ‘June’s family and community’ where people can go to directly donate money.

As well, Blue Fin Sushi will host an open mic night to finish off their fundraising efforts, this Saturday.

All the funds raised will travel with Molabola to the Philippines when he heads there next month to see his family and help out with relief efforts.

“I knew he would be the right person to take the money over there,” Palmer said.

“He is such an honest, hard-working and compassionate person.”

Molabola is appreciative of all the support from his Canadian home.

“I was lucky, I didn’t ask for help from her, but she knows the situation, and I am so glad to receive all of these donations from the community.”

A Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 beginning at 7:30 pm in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall, 1027 Aldous Street, Smithers, BC. The following bylaws will be considered at the public hearing: Bylaw No. 1737 Bylaw No. 1738 lOcAtiOn:

Proposes an Official Community Plan change from Highway 16 Commercial to Mixed Residential.

Proposes a Zoning Bylaw change from Tourist Commercial (C-4) to Mixed Residential (R-3).

The subject property is legally described as Lot 39 (3684 Princess Crescent) & Lot 40, District Lot 5289, Range 5, Coast District Plan 5980 (shown on the map).

Public inPut: Anyone who believes they will be affected by the proposed bylaws is invited to attend the public hearing and may present verbal or written submissions to Council. Written submissions to be considered at the public hearing must be received at the Town Office by 4:00 pm on the day of the public hearing. cOPiES: The proposed bylaws and relevant background information can be viewed at the Town Office, 1027 Aldous Street, Monday through Friday (except holidays), 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, or online at www. smithers.ca. cOntAct: For further information please contact Adam Cseke, Planner, at (250) 847-1600 or acseke@smithers.ca.

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St. James’ celebrating Centennial milestone

By Mel Coulson Smithers/Interior News

On Nov. 30 the congregation of St. James’ Anglican Church will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a gala dinner at the St. James Centre.

The church has come a long way in those 100 years: from the humble St. James’ Church at 1st and King, Smithers’ oldest building (in fact the first frame building to be erected in Smithers) and now renovated and re-purposed as the Old Church Performing Arts Centre. There is also the multifunctional St. James Centre on Princess St., a seven-day-a-week building which serves the community as church, Montessori Day Care, Thrift Shop and Soup Kitchen.

St. James’ history begins in March, 1913, when a vestry committee was formed to take subscriptions for building a church here. Sir Alfred Smithers himself gave the first subscription of $50.

On June 15, Caledonia’s second Bishop, the Rt. Rev. F.H. DuVernet held the very first service in Smithers in Mr. E. Orchard’s large

dining room tent. At that time nothing but tents were allowed here, subject to removal at 30-days’ notice, as the lots were not yet on the market.

At this service, attended by 25-30 people, he announced the appointment of Rev. Henry Grasett Kingstone, BA, who would serve both Smithers and Telkwa on alternate weeks.

Rev. Kingstone held the first service in the not quite completed St. James’ Church on Dec. 7, 1913. The church register shows that 25 people attended and a collection of $5.80 was taken.

If this sounds a rather paltry sum, I might mention that the full cost of building the church was $1,501, whereas when a group of us renovated the derelict building in 2004 to create the Old Church the cost exceeded $250,000! Using these figures to calculate a rough inflation factor, this $5.80 translates into a respectable amount of $966 in today’s terms.

It seems that at that time the church was still without a name.

I have on file a letter dated Dec. 15, 1913, from Bishop DuVernet to a Mrs. Plumtre of the Senior Branch St. James’ Women’s Auxiliary in Toronto accepting, with great relief, a gift of $300 on behalf of her mother, the late Mrs. Wild, stating that he would gladly agree to the church being named “St. James” provided Rev. Kingstone consented.

Smithers’ first marriage was solemnized at St. James’ on Feb. 2, 1914, uniting Mr. & Mrs. Ernie Hann. Their family still resides in Smithers.

Rev. Kingstone was from Eastern Canada and had volunteered to this pioneer diocese for two years.

It seems he did not forget his two years here however, and his legacy lives on. In 1957, when he died, he bequeathed a substantial sum to the Diocese, expressing the wish that it be used to

Above: The completed church of St. James sits amongst the stumps of freshly cut trees with hardly another building in sight. Above, left: An excerpt from Bishop DuVernet’s diary.

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benefit youth ministry here. It fell upon Canon (later Archdeacon) Arthur Hinchliffe, minister in Smithers at the time, after much cajoling of the Diocesan executive, to realize that wish by purchasing a large piece of property on Tyhee Lake and establishing

Camp Caledonia. Camp Caledonia has since served as a spiritual, multicultural and socially diverse meeting place for the diocese and the wider community for half a century.

Of the 22 ministers who have served St. James’ since 1913, Canon

Hincliffe’s tenure remains the longest at 11 years. All have contributed in some way to the life of the parish. It is an enviable record of dedication and service and a source of inspiration and pride as the Anglican Church of St. James looks forward to its next 100 years.

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Scrable tonight at the Smithers Library, 7 p.m. Every Wednesday exept the third Wednesday of the month October to May. Everyone welcome.

Northern Saddle Club is hosting Bingo at 7 p.m. every second Wednesday at The Old Church. Nov. 27, Dec. 11, Jan. 8, Jan. 22, Feb. 11, Feb. 26, March 12, March 26. Up to $100 in cash and prizes.Relay for Life Information Session Thurs., Nov., 28, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the Aplinehorn Bistro & Bar. They are looking for volunteers for the 2014 organizing committee.

Wintergold Arts & Crafts Fair, Friday, Nov. 29, 5-9 p.m. & Saturday Nov. 30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Central Park Building. Admission $2/day. This is a fundraiser for the Smithers Art Gallery.

St. James Anglican Church 100 Year Anniversary Friday, Nov. 29 at The Old Church 7-9 p.m. Meet and Greet, Saturday, Nov. 30 at St. James Church, Dinner and Entertainment 5:30. Tickets 847-2537 or 8479473. Sunday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m. Church Service.

Pray the Devil Back to Hell Friday Nov. 29 at Round Lake Hall An award-winning documentry film about a small group of Christian and Muslim women of Liberia uniting to end it’s brutal civil war. Admission by

donation: complimentary beverages and treats.

16th Children’s Book Drive, Nov. 15-29. Drop-off bins located at elementary schools, BV Credit Union and McDonald’s. Call Jenny at 250-847-9515 for more info.

Muheim’s Family Fun Night Saturday, Nov. 30, 6-8:30 p.m. Puppy Pound, Toonie Garage Sale, Face Painting, Cake Walk, Flubber Sale, relax with dessert and a drink. Tickets $1 each, proceeds to Philippines typhoon victims.

Smithers Film Society presents No, Sunday, Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m. at the Roi Theatre. A mesmerizing and often hilarious look at modern democracy, human nature, the politics of power and the power of ideas. Standard admission.

2013 Annual Community Christmas Dinner on Dec. 5, at 5 p.m. 3955 3rd Ave. (Friendship Centre Hall). Volunteers Please arrive at 4 p.m.

Smithers Secondary Arts & Craft Fair Fri. Dec. 6, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sat Dec 7, 9 a.m. to 3p.m. The proceeds support activities for the Lifeskills program, Outdoor Ed program, and leadership.

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The situation is critical for next year’s Relay for Life.

After more than a decade of going strong, volunteer organizers with the Smithers Relay for Life are growing weary. Some executive members have been around since the very beginning and want to take a step back. There has been talk of holding the Smithers event every two years, with the Houston fundraiser taking place in between.

Michelle Taylor, community giving coordinator for northwest B.C. with the Canadian Cancer Society, said she is determined to make sure the event continues to take place every year.

Taylor said new some blood is needed on the executive, to make sure this year’s event can inspire as much passion as the original.

“I’d like to bring us back to, why are we doing Relay? There are a lot of reasons,” she said.

“Not only does it bring like-minded people together to raise funds to support the Canadian Cancer Society but they come because they all have a story. They’ve all been touched with a cancer story.

“It’s also an event where people who have been touched by cancer can come and feel very safe to share those emotions.”

Taylor also knows from personal experience.

“I’ve had many friends and an aunt that has been affected by breast cancer,” she said, adding her aunt, now in her 70s, is cancer-free and an accomplished dragon boater.

In the first six months since the Kordyban Lodge opened in Prince George, 26 people from Smithers have stayed there while getting medical treatment, Taylor said.

To learn more about what is required of Smithers Relay for Life volunteers, there is an information session on Thursday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. in the meeting room at Alpenhorn Bistro and Bar. To find out more, call Michelle Taylor at 250-641-9954.

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Chris Kibble 250.847-3725 Table Fellowship Compared to teens who eat with their families five to seven times a week, teenagers who have fewer than three family dinners a week are almost four times more likely to try tobacco, more than twice as likely to use alcohol and 2.5 times more likely to use marijuana, according to a study by Columbia University’s National Centre on Addiction and Substance Abuse. William Doherty of the University of Minnesota says ‘family dinners convey a sense of belonging, give teenagers security and stability, and provide them and their parents an opportunity to communicate’.

We should not be surprised because communal meals follow God’s pattern.

The early church didn’t just have meals along with their worship services - their worship services were meals. Jesus described himself as one who came ‘eating and drinking’. Inclusive table fellowship was characteristic of

his ministry - there were no hierarchies at his table. And in the final things, in Revelation 19:9, those who know Jesus Christ personally will be invited to the ‘marriage supper of the lamb’.

Preparing a meal for friends and family can be a messy and time consuming business - it’s so much easier to go to a restaurant or have take-out watching TV. It’s why, no doubt, shared meals have been in decline for some time. But if you’ve lost it, why not resume the habit of regular family meals?

God has given us so many good gifts. This combination of food and drink, and gathering around a table in the home seems to be blessed by him in a special way.

Why not make a special effort to do this and enjoy his gift this Christmas?

And as you eat with friends and family, why not thank him for his best gift of all – his Son?

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Come and enjoy a “Night in Bethlehem,”Dec. 6, 7 – 9 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 3974 10th Ave. Singing, tasty treats from ancient times.

The Anglican Church is holding their 100-year anniversary with a full weekend of events. Nov. 29, 7 – 9 p.m. will be a meet and greet at the Old Church. Dessert, wine and cheese. Nov. 30 at the St. James Church, in the hall there will

be a catered dinner at 5:30 p.m. followed with entertainment by the Pretenders. You will need tickets for the dinner, $25 and they are going fast, contact Pat Scott 250-8472537. You do not need tickets to attend the entertainment. Dec. 1, an anniversary service at 10 a.m. with the bishop in attendance.

After the service there will be sandwiches, veggies and dip with dessert.

I feel very lucky and blessed to live in a safe place. Wanting to help the millions of people in the Philippines affected by the destruction of Typhoon Hiyan, Barb of Ulla Popken ($50 Gift Certificate), Donna from Rings of Saturn Creations ($50 worth of jewelry) and Jessy from Salon 1180 (cut and colour for half price; value $50) have teamed up to raise some money!

From now until Dec. 6 you’ll receive an entry into this fabulous, $150 value draw for every $5 you donate! All donations will go to one of our own: June (Jose Molabola Jr.) has lived here in Smithers and worked at the Blue Fin Sushi Bar for two years. His family lives in one of the hardest

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hit areas and although they are OK according to the latest (scarce) communication, they have no power or water and barely any food. He’s going to travel there on Dec. 7 to help and we would like to support him and his community there as much as we can! Cindy Palmer (owner of the Blue Fin Sushi Bar) has also started a fundraiser auction group on Facebook (it’s called June’s Family and Community Relief Aid).

Congratulations to the SSS Gryphons, Zone Champs. My grandson played in the games and they are all pretty excited. Their picture was in last week’s paper.

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I know it is cold as the dickens in the northeast but still it behooves me to tell all of you about a hummingbird that was brought into the Babine Vet Clinic about a week ago.

Did you hear that?

The little fellow had hit a window. It was brought to the clinic in a cage and there was talk that if it was fit it would take a mercy flight south. In a plane of course. I was wondering if the bird just couldn’t take the cold anymore and threw itself into the window. Surely not.

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The flickers seem to be very busy out in the nearby field.

Must be something they wanted out there.

Not much snow yet so they might find a dead grasshopper or seeds.

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It seems to be eating well and drinking water.

I was at the Smithers Feed Store yesterday and I was reminded that Carmen from Fort Nelson was asking about how to heat the bird water. I did see a ring heater or a deicer that works. It costs $50. I have had one for a long time.

The birds will drink but not bathe until warmer days come around.

The deer have started to come here for food. I know I shouldn’t feed them but if I don’t they eat all the bird seed. So, I bought a bag of COB from Smithers Feed Store. The rabbits, grouse, pigeons, and two very old pheasants quite like it. My 14-year-old dog thinks it’s OK as well.

Sharon from Fort Nelson was saying the blue jays are taking a lot of peanuts away from the special feeder she has for them. They are also eating the suet. She did remind me to tell all of you that it you use a suet cake it is a good idea to shave bits off for the chickadees.

You can make your own suet cakes by just mixing some melted shortening or suet.

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I do change their diet just a little. A bit more fat or more dry food is about it. I

would think younger, more active dogs will require something different. Ask your local vet about feeding outdoor dogs in the winter.

I will leave this for now. Going to take my new chainsaw out in the woodlot. Some wood out there I can cut for a couple more days of heat.

Stay warm and thanks for the calls to 250-846-5095. I do like those e-mail, notes that come to mallory@ bulkley.net.

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Top left: Smithers’ Alex Cuba celebrated his second Latin Grammy Award win with Eres Tu video drector Taylor Fox and cinematographer and co-director Christian Bielz last week in Las Vegas. The award was presented to Cuba for Eres Tu in the Best Short Form Video category.

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By Ryan Jensen Smithers/Interior News

Smithers’ own Alex Cuba picked up his third Latin Grammy award last week, this time for best short form video for Eres Tu. Cuba met up with fellow Bulkley Valley resident Taylor Fox, whose company Incite Media produced the video, and Christian Bielz, the cinematographer, colourist and co-director in Las Vegas to attend the show.

“It was amazing,” Cuba said. “It was so cool to have Taylor and Christian with me there. I felt on top of the world.”

The awards show was very fancy and over the top, Fox said, and they rubbed elbows with huge international stars like Carlos Santana, Natalie Cole and Pitbull.

“It was on a Las Vegas scale,” he said. “It was huge, awe-inspiring. The scale of the show blew my mind and I think my ears are still ringing.”

What makes this Latin

Grammy so special, Cuba said, is the fact a host of Bulkley Valley characters came together to produce the award-winning video.

“The whole community was involved in this,” Cuba said. “It’s pretty amazing.”

Besides Fox, Facundo Gastiazoro was art director, wardrobe designer, animator, story board artist and prop designer and manufacturer, Hans Saefkow looked after lighting, Caroline Marko was the female actor and served as wardrobe design and manufacturer and

makeup artist, Nicole L’Orsa was the behind-thescenes glue that kept the production together, Mark Fisher was grip and Sarah Puentes and family fueled the production with food.

The video was also supported by the BV Community Arts Council.

This is the fourth video Fox has filmed for Cuba, and the third shot here in the Bulkley Valley. Bielz has been a part of three videos.

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It’s a really big honour to have your work recognized.

Music videos are the perfect hybrid between music and film. I find it a really satisfying art form, creatively.”

Prior to the show, Las Vegas was in the middle of a record rainfall, so the green carpet walk for media was cancelled. Despite that, Fox said he and Cuba were

able to attract a fair amount of flashes.

“Walking around with Alex Cuba, you attract a lot of attention,” he said.

“It’s hard to lay low. He was swarmed. Every 10 paces, someone would ask for a picture. Then he would get surrounded by a crowd.

“Everyone seems to know him because he’s been doing this awhile and he’s so well respected.”

Cuba also won Latin Grammys in 2010 for Best New Artist and in 2011 for Best Tropical Song as a Composer.

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The losing streak is over.

Two hard fought road games garnered the Steelheads three out of a possible four points this past weekend.

They lost in overtime to the Prince Rupert Rampage, 5-4 on Saturday night, before rebounding the following afternoon with a dominating 5-2 win over the Kitimat Ice Demons.

The Steelheads coaching staff knew that if they were going to bump the slump it would take a total team effort and an alteration of their style of play.

With only seven forwards and four defenceman making the trip, they opted to take a more wait-and-see approach, allowing the other teams to come to them.

“We played a bit of a conservative game,” said assistant coach Darryl DeVries, who was filling in for his father, Tom, on the road trip. “There were a few times we got running around a bit too much, but we tried to hold back a bit.”

For the most part, the strategy worked.

Heading into Prince Rupert on Saturday night, the Steelheads formed two lines, one loaded with all of their offensive firepower: Darryl Young, Ian Smith and Ryan DeVries, the other a more defence

Spencer Brooks, in his first game back this season, tries to steal the puck off Derek Baker during action on Saturday night. The Steelheads fell in overtime to the Rampage.

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first, checking unit comprised of Randall Groot, Ryan Green, Phil Morrison and Cody Sutherland.

Early on it looked like the losing trend would continue.

Jordan Aubee put the Rampage up 1-0 after the first and Craig Munro scored early in the second to give the home team a 2-0 lead.

Starting goaltender Steve Andrade was forced to leave the game with an injury, forcing backup Tyler Perreault into emergency duty.

But in the second the Steelheads’ top line connected for three in

a row to put the road team up by two heading into the final frame.

Adam DeVries had two in the period, to bring his team leading total up to seven on the year.

The Rampage weren’t done though.

In the third period, the Steelheads tightened up defensively and barely allowed the Rampage to enter the offensive zone.

They were able to hold them to six shots in the third, but had trouble containing Munro. He scored his second of the game to tie it at three,

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and almost won it for the Rampage on a shorthanded breakaway, but Perreault was equal to the task.

With five minutes left, the Rampage scored the go-ahead goal on a wrist shot through a crowd from just inside the blueline, but less than a minute later Ian Smith scored on a dump in that was mishandled by Rampage goalie Keano Wilson.

With a point apiece, the two teams headed for overtime.

In the extra frame, games, the ref called

a penalty, away from the play, to put the Steelheads down a man.

The Rampage capitalized halfway through off a Brock Ward, cross-ice onetimer and the losing streak continued.

“It was a bit of a questionable call,” DeVries said. “Their guy fell and that’s all the ref saw, but what can you do?”

The next afternoon in Kitimat against the Ice Demons, the Steelheads finally managed to end the streak.

They stuck to their conservative system

and barely allowed the Ice Demons to gain the offensive zone all game long.

Tyler Perreault got the nod, after a solid performance in game one.

In the first, the two teams battled to a scoreless draw, with neither side generating much offence.

The Steelheads’ checking line did an admirable job of shutting down the Ice Demons’ best skaters, allowing the first line to catch fire in the second and third periods.

Adam DeVries, Darryl Young and Ian

Smith combined for four goals and 10 points in the final 40 minutes, and Eric Smith added an unassisted goal, to give the Steelheads and seemingly insurmountable 5-0 lead.

After letting leads slip in a few different times over the course of the losing streak, the Steelheads made sure they kept up their strong defensive play.

Kitimat couldn’t generate many chances and the few times they did, Perreault shut the door.

In the game’s final minute, the Ice Demons scored twice to ruin the shutout bid, but after more than a month of losing, the Steelheads will take the two points.

“It felt really good to get that win,” DeVries said. “Everyone was really excited. It’s tough to have a losing streak like that, but our team never got down on themselves. We have confidence in ourselves and we know that we always have a chance to win.”

After a month with only three points to their name, the Steelheads are still in a relatively good position to challenge for first place in the West Division.

If they can win their next two – a road game in Terrrace Nov. 30 and a home game against Houston on Dec. 14 – they could be back where they belong: in first place, right before the Christmas break.

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By Nolan Kelly Smithers/Interior News

One week later than expected, Hudson Bay mountain is set to open for the 2013-14 season.

For whatever reason, the Bulkley Valley isn’t getting much snow this year.

“They’re getting it to the west in Rupert and they’re getting it in the Interior, but for whatever reason it’s missing us,” Hudson Bay Mountain general manager Nancy Treiber said.

So far this season, the mountain has accumulated a base of 25cm, roughly half of what they need to open the chairlifts, but all things considered, conditions are surprisingly good.

The mountain staff have been hard at work brushing the mountain – clearing trees and bushes on the runs – so that they might not need as high a base as seasons past.

The lack of snow won’t prevent Hudson Bay Mountain from throwing a big kickoff party this weekend.

Festivities get underway early Saturday morning with fresh tracks and go all day long.

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Glacier Toyota, are offering a king or queen of the mountain package that perspective contestants can enter at the HBM main office or at Glacier Toyota.

The winner and a guest get to go up on the mountain before anyone else on opening day, and skip chairlift lines.

For everyone else, there will be free doughnuts and coffee, a bumper ball competition where contestants enter into human-sized hamster balls and try to knock over an opposing team’s pylon, face-painting for kids and prize draws for a Central Mountain Air flight.

As for the season on the whole, Hudson

Bay Mountain has made a few changes and boasts some new options for regulars.

This year they’re holding specialty clinics with instructors, on specific subjects like powder skiing.

“We are fortunate to have a couple of level-three instructors, so we hope that takes off this season,” Treiber said.

As well, they’ll be changing their hours as the season goes on, opening later in the morning and closing later in the evening when spring hits.

“It can get really icy in the mornings later in the season, so we listened to our regulars and decided to make the change.”

It also means that skiers can apres and

have dinner up on the mountain as the season winds down.

They will also continue community weekends, where Hudson Bay Mountain partners with various towns across the northwest to offer special ski days. Residents from a chosen town can purchase a lift ticket at a discounted rate.

Their success in creating partnerships means the mountain has also kept the price of lift tickets the same as they have been the past two years.

But before any of this gets going, they’ll need the snow gods to cooperate.

“We’ve got a competition going on now, where people can send us in videos of their best ‘snow dances’ and winners will receive a return trip from Central Mountain Air,” Treiber said.

Let’s hope those dances work.

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Darryl Young is a natural fit for captain of the Steelheads.

The leader of the two-time defending champs has been a Steelhead from the start.

Young’s playing days began some 20 years ago when he got a head start on a lot of other hockey playing youngsters his age, by learning how to skate a year before initiation, with Canskate.

Young then spent the next 15 years making his way up through the Smithers minor hockey ranks and he still credits the coaching he received here for making him the player he is today.

“Almost every year of my life it was my dad and Don Pederson, who was a really great coach,” Young said. “They were both a big part of my experience growing up.”

Young has always loved the game, but even from an early age he knew the professional ranks would elude him.

“I never really wanted to be a pro, I was just happy being a kid and hanging out with my buddies. To make it, you have to sacrifice everything and put your whole life into it.”

That didn’t stop him from making it all the way to junior-A, after he signed on with the Spruce Kings as a 17-year-old. He shifted back and forth between Junior-A and Junior-B for four years, battling injuries

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Back then, the Steelheads were an expansion team, whose emphasis was less focused on winning.

“We were terrible when we first started.

But we had a lot of great guys. We didn’t win a lot of games, but we had a lot of fun doing it.

Now, with expectations raised after two straight CIHL championships, the Steelheads finds themselves mired in their longest slump since those early years.

“To be honest with you, I am pretty frustrated and disappointed with our effort,” Young said of the then six-game losing streak, which ended after win on weekend.

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Smithers hosted its annual atom tournament last weekend at the Civic Centre.

Eight teams were divided into two pools of four, with the winners of each facing off for the championship.

The Smithers Drillers and ProTech teams were in Division A with Vanderhoof and Kitimat and the Credit Union team drew into a pool with Prince Rupert, Terrace and Hazelton.

After a full day of hockey action, the Smithers BVCU team came away with an undefeated record and first place in their pool.

In the final they lost a tough game to Vanderhoof, but everyone was happy with the second place finish.

“We had a lot of fun, I think a second place finish was a great spot to be in the end and the kids really worked hard and had a great time,” BVCU head coach Mike McDiarmid said.

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The S3 really is the sweet spot for drivers that want to have extra power but with a very compliant and comfortable ride.

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Audi’s road ahead paved with more than good intentions 2014 Audi A3 Cabriolet/S3 MONACO: Over the next 12 months or so, consumers are going to be treated to an onslaught of new entries into the premium market. Not to worry, the next wave of German sedans and convertibles are of a more affordable nature.

Recently Mercedes Benz introduced their all-new CLA 250 at an eye-popping price of just $34,000 for a sleek and sexy sedan. Next year we will see the introduction of BMW’s new 1-series and 2-Series sedans, coupes and convertibles. Audi has been ahead of the curve as they helped pioneer this entry-level segment with the original, the A3 sportback, sold in Canada for years. The all-new Audi A3 sedan will arrive in March of 2014 and the convertible and more powerful S3 sedan will arrive in the fall of 2014. This week I had a chance to drive both the convertible and S3 in Monte Carlo, a full year ahead of their introduction here.

Audi is one of the fastest growing premium brands and a big part of that is the variety of cars they offer. Unfortunately, we will no longer get the sportback, but the fact we get the rest of the line of A3s is exciting for buyers.

Looks The A3 is built off a shared platform with VW called MQB. This platform was a significant investment for the VW group as it is lighter, bigger and stronger than the last Golf platform and provides a sturdy basis for the A3 Cabrio and S3. The new Cabriolet is 60kg lighter than the outgoing European model, yet the wheelbase is longer and the interior room and trunk more ample. It could be argued that Audi is building some of the most attractive cars these days and these smaller products still convey the same sense of power and solidity that the bigger products portray. The S3 is especially forceful with a 15mm lower stance than the A3 sedan. The air intakes are bigger with more detail; the side mirrors are highlighted with brushed aluminum; and the rear of the car looks more masculine thanks to chunky exhaust tips. The

direct injection turbo with 220hp, matched to Cabriolet on the other hand is a more sophistiAudi’s Quattro all-wheel-drive system. A sixcated approach thanks to the use of aluminum around the front windshield and trim along the speed automatic is confirmed but the duel-clutch doors and rear quarter panel that make the car S-Tronic transmission might be sold as an option look bigger than it is. in this model. There will be no manual shift and no diesel, which is a shame, as I drove one of Inside Another strength of Audi is interior fit the European versions with this setup and it was and finish and these new products are covered superb. The S3 comes standard with a 300hp in first class materials. The dash has a cenversion of the same 2.0L engine and tre-mounted screen for accessing the duel clutch automatic, and of the easy-to-use computer controller. course, AWD. It’s not as powerful as Unlike the Mercedes CLA, this screen the 355hp Mercedes CLA 45 AMG, can fold into the dash to provide a but I feel it has more usable power. more polished look. Some think the The CLA gets peak horsepower at dash-mounted screens look like an afvery high revs, whereas this new terthought, but this one gets around S3 pulls from very low speeds up this problem. Space is good for such to higher speeds. I experienced this The A3 Cabriolet a compact car. The back seat of the carving the switchback mountain S3 sedan is actually big enough to fit and S3 confirm that roads just above Monaco. Power is adults up to six feet tall and the side good things do come not an issue; I would argue that the windows are much bigger than the S3 is a better everyday car comnew Mercedes CLA, providing a more in small packages pared to the more nervous feeling practical day-to-day sedan. The trunk Zack Spencer AMG competitor. The suspension is is large and the rear seats split and more compliant and the power is a fold for added cargo volume. This is perfect combination of drivability and enthusiasm. true with the Cabriolet but the space is constricted Audi claims a 0-100km/h run will take just 4.9 when the roof is down. The S3 comes with nicely seconds in the S3 and use a combined 6.9L/100km bolstered front seats in contrasting colours, plus (European fuel rating). an optional diamond pattern stitch can be ordered to take the sporty sedan to another level. I found Verdict It is going to be an exciting time to be the seating position very comfortable and outward in the market for an entry-level premium car over visibility is not a problem. The Cabriolet seats are the next year. The A3 Cabriolet and S3 confirm that fitted with a heater that showers the front passengood things do come in small packages. Pricing gers with warm air across their shoulders and neck has not been established for the Cabrio but it for top-down stints. The weather in Monte Carlo was hinted that this model would be roughly the was perfect for the convertible – the sun was same price as the S3, which has been confirmed shining off the Mediterranean, showcasing this car at $44,000, roughly $6,000 cheaper than the CLA of opulence at a more affordable price.

AMG. The base A3 sedan will arrive in a few short months with a 1.8L turbo gasoline engine, an Drive The Canadian models have not fully been optional TDI diesel and the same 2.0L turbo found nailed down, as there is still a year to go until the Cabrio and S3 arrive. What is established is in the Cabrio. The S3 really is the sweet spot for the convertible will come with the all-new 2.0L drivers that want to have extra power but with a

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If your eyes glazed over at the obligatory statement of power unit specifications, join the club! Fuel economy interests me more.

Like every other car with green aspirations that I have driven, it coaxed me into a little competition with myself every time out to achieve maximum fuel efficiency. It’s fun to select EV mode and pull away in the morning in silence, operating as a pure electric vehicle. Even in stop and go traffic, it works well, the regenerative braking keeps topping up the battery.

As the speedo creeps up the gas engine kicks in quietly and smoothly. If you select HV mode it operates as a conventional hybrid.

I drove a production version of the Ford Fusion Energi a few months ago, which is similarly equipped and impresses equally with its infrequent need to visit the pump. The plug in Toyota Prius is another contender for the green dollar. The Ford is probably the nearest equivalent and sells for around $35,000 so that will be the sticker price to beat.

I would like to hear from early adopters of the plug in hybrid technology about their experiences. keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca

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They should just call the 2014 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid Sedan the Gas Miser.

The car is here for market testing right now but surely, it will see production next year and arrive in dealerships later in the year. And when it does sell your shares in Big Oil. It only sips gas by the spoonful; how else do you account for an easily achievable 4.1 L/100km combined city/highway fuel economy rating?

Drive gently around town and you can purr along in all-electric mode for between 20 and 28 kms depending on road conditions. You won’t achieve that all at once, unless it’s the dead of night on a flat road, without any other traffic and green lights all the way.

However, it is estimated that if you achieve that 20-plus all-electric ride during a 100 km journey, the power unit will consume electricity/gasoline at an equivalency of around 1.6 L/100km. In truth, it’s hard to put a real life meaning into that number but it is useful when comparing with other similarly equipped cars.

But when you look at that number and the low gas/hybrid combined fuel performance, which enables you to journey 800 kilometres on one tank, it does plant the notion in one’s head that plug-in hybrids are the way to go for a while before we reach hydrogen fuel cell nirvana.

The car is powered by Honda’s first two-motor hybrid system, and uses a new, delightfully named, Earth Dreams 2.0 litre i-VTEC 4-cylinder engine producing 137 horsepower,

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Hollywood loves to incorporate hot classic cars into movies $12 million car today. and television shows. Producers and insurers are also “Miami Vice,” 1972 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona: Don notoriously risk-averse, preferring to use replicas rather than Johnson appears to be a bit of a magnet for fake cars. the hyper-valuable real deal whenever possible. Here are some His black Daytona Spyder was actually a fake built on a of our favorite big- and small-screen fakes: Corvette chassis, and few Ferrari fans shed “Nash Bridges,” 1971 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda: tears when the car was blown up in sight of The San Francisco cop show revived Don Johnson’s character, Sonny Crockett, and his Johnson’s career, pairing him with Cheech Marin pet alligator, Elvis. Afterward, Crockett took (half of the stoner comedy team of Cheech and to driving a white Ferrari Testarossa — a real Chong). The yellow car that appeared to be an one this time. ultra-rare Hemi ‘Cuda convertible was actually “Top Gun,” 1958 Porsche Speedster: what is known as a “clone” or a car that started Kelly McGillis’ character drove this one out as a lesser model but was restored to appear around San Diego in the classic ’80s movie. as a top shelf ‘Cuda. The difference in price is Porsche Speedsters are among the most The Ferris Bueller replicated cars ever — most are convincing staggering — around 50 grand for the fake, more than $1 million for the real deal. fiberglass bodies slapped on top of a VW Ferrari is probably “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Beetle platform. The replica featured in “Top the best-known big California Spyder: The Ferris Bueller Ferrari is Gun” appears to have been one of the good probably the best-known big screen fake. From screen fake. ones, built by longtime Speedster replicaa distance, it appears reasonably accurate, but maker Intermeccanica. They’re still in business Ferrari aficionados can spot the differences in in British Columbia, Canada, turning out Rob Sass their sleep, from the Triumph-sourced gauges extremely high-quality vintage Porsche replicas. to the MGB taillights. And don’t get them talking about the “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” 1935 Auburn 851 bogus Italian Borrani wire wheels. A real California Spyder is a Boattail Speedster: Indy’s sidekick Short Round still holds the

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The car was, of course, a complete fake, and not a particularly convincing one at that.

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Why women can negotiate a better car deal For many people, buying a car is a stressful process.

Something worse than going to the dentist or for women, a Brazilian waxing. Ouch.

It can be a lengthy one too.

Furthermore, it doesn’t always start by going from dealership to dealership.

In fact, most people have access to the Internet, so they’re doing their research beforehand, prior to even leaving their home and finding themselves on a dealer lot, or with glossy brochures in hand.

They look at various vehicle reviews, flip through newspapers (like the one you’re reading now) and ask other car owner’s opinions.

When they get to the dealership, that’s when it becomes real.

You take the car for a test drive, fall in love with it or walk away from it.

When you find “the one” then comes the time to sign on the dotted line.

But before you seal the deal, it’s time to negotiate, unless you’re happy with the price given.

For women, this can be an even more intimidating process.

Getting through the dealer’s door is just the first hurdle they feel they have to overcome.

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which helps Canadian car buyers get the best price on their new car by getting dealers to compete to offer the lowest price – he’d argue that women are better negotiators than men; an idea that challenges societal norms when it comes to car buying.

Jeyapalan says, “Before stepping into the showroom or test-driving a vehicle, most women are recognized to have done their homework and pre-purchase preparations. This advantage allows them to properly assess what they want upon arrival and ask the necessary questions to advance the car buying process.”

His point centres on the notion that when you know less, you prepare more.

With all the tools out there, it’s not as difficult or as timeconsuming as it has been in the past. Sites dedicated to women and automobiles are there to assist, as well as female car reviews, lifestyle writers, mommy bloggers and more.

He adds that women don’t mind shopping around, browsing at various products, taking the information and then contemplating it. They aren’t always in a hurry to buy right then and there.

“Many are convinced that the forceful tactics men use during negotiations are actually working against them in car buying situations. Men tend to focus on status and act upon

superiority, which is a poor way of negotiating.

“While the man says, ‘Take it or leave it,’ the woman might be more collaborative and willing to compromise – thus making them better negotiators. Listening is Alexandra Straub the key, not aggression and intimidation.”

He goes on to say that, “Women understand that a common ground is usually the best platform for a fair negotiation.

Empathy plays a large role in that regards. Being able to view the situation from another person’s perspective doesn’t necessarily create an advantage, but it does allow the person to understand why they aren’t getting the upper hand.”

Statistics show that more women are making car purchases that ever before. Granted they might not be experts when they walk in the door, but they generally know what they want.

“The image of a damsel lost in a showroom, if it ever actually existed, is no longer something salespeople will see.” alexandra.straub@drivewaybc.ca

Chevy Camaro is a New World collaboration Mercedes-Benz E-Class The 2010 model year Chevrolet Camaro was designed in the USA, engineered in Australia and built in Canada.

In addition to a very attractive returnto-roots styling exercise, this Camaro boasts a sophisticated rear-drive chassis, two powerful engine choices and lots more.

Initially, the new Camaro came in LS, LT and SS trim levels. The base engine is a Cadillac sourced direct-injection 3.6-litre V6. It can generate 304 horsepower and is mated to either a six-speed manual transmission or a six-speed automatic.

A more potent 6.2-litre V8 engine (from the Corvette) lies under the hood of the SS. When paired with a six-speed manual it can pump out 425 horsepower. A 400 horsepower edition of this engine, with a fuel saving cylinder deactivation system, came paired to the optional six-speed automatic transmission.

Chevrolet claimed the Camaro V6 can reach 100 km/hour in just 6.1 seconds and SS can do it in a tire blistering 4.7 seconds, which is supercar territory. Fuel consumption is also less (or better) than you might expect and both engines can run on regular gasoline. The Camaro V6 (auto) is rated at 11.4 L/100km in city and

6.7 L/100km on highway. And the SS (auto) is rated at 13.2 L/100km in city and 7.9 L/100km on highway.

Compared to the original ‘67 this Camaro is longer, wider and taller.

Bigger wheels, which came in 18inch to 21-inch rim sizes, accounted for much of the height increase.

Regardless of the rim size originally ordered, the overall height and tire-tobody gap remained the same, so that it doesn’t detract from the overall look of the car.

A major difference between Chevrolet’s Camaro and, its rival, the Ford Mustang is the rear axle and suspension setup. Mustang has a rigid rear axle and the Camaro uses a more sophisticated independent link system with coil springs attached to an isolated sub-frame. It should result in a better riding and handling car, but that debate rolls on.

A driving drawback that’s common to many sports cars is rear visibility and small side mirrors don’t help matters.

The Camaro’s trunk is also on the small side but all is forgiven when you step on the gas pedal and hit the road.

A Camaro Convertible was introduced for the 2011 model year. Other significant changes included an eighthorsepower output increase for the base 3.6-litre V6 and a “Head-Up” dash display was offered (on 2LT and

SS trim levels).

The base engine was also upgraded to a new “LFX” 3.6-litre, V6. Although its displacement is the same as the original, this new engine is lighter and more powerful. A limited edition high-performance Camaro ZL1 arrived in 2012. This car has a supercharged 6.2-litre V8 engine that can produce an insane 580 horsepower … and is collector car certainty. A special 45th Anniversary Package was also offered

Bob McHugh on Camaro and Camaro SS. The Chevrolet Camaro made it on the Consumer Reports “Recommended’ list of good, reliable cars to buy. Great to look at and a hoot to drive, even the V6 engine editions of this Camaro have more than enough power for most drivers. bob.mchugh@drivewaybc.ca

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The reason for the growing popularity is that poly is just as strong as steel and maybe stronger. They also have a lower coefficient of friction, which saves on fuel costs and is easier on your vehicle. The poly plows are also saturated with color all the way through so nicks and scratches do not show like they do with steel, plus they do not rust.

Attaching and detaching the plow is very important as well. You do not want to be freezing and trying to deal with getting a blade on and off your truck. Try the attachment system for yourself at the dealer so you can see firsthand how easy or difficult it is to use.

Most snowplow makers use a single halogen light bulb, which are not bright enough; some makers have come out with dual halogen bulbs with the option of upgrading to High Intensity Discharge. These HID lights are four times brighter than standard halogen bulbs and also last ten times as long.

Hydraulics is probably the most important part of the plow, along with the controls. Be sure that the hydraulics system is dependable and the controls are simple and easy to use. Go for quality rather than trying to save a buck. Remember “you get what you pay for” definitely applies here. Cost for these units are $6,000 to $8,000 depending on the model.

When it comes to the warranty, be sure to know exactly what you are getting and what the warranty covers.

Some only cover parts, while others cover parts and labor. Warranties are usually either one year or two years; so pay attention to the warranty.

Take all of these things into consideration when shopping for a snowplow and you will be able to choose the right one to suit your needs. ian.harwood@drivewaybc.ca

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I know I wrote about winter driving last week and the snow and rain began to fall in various parts of the province but please don’t blame me for this first blast of chilly weather.

I’m here to help and at the risk of bringing on a blizzard, I thought I would share some information on snow plows.

For most people who are just using a plow for clearing their own driveway, a straight-blade will more than likely be just fine. Snowsport offers a personal plow that is perfect for the homeowner. This system attaches to a front mounted receiver just as a boat trailer would.

The U shaped bracket is connected to the receiver and the snow blade rides up and down on these bars to allow for change in the terrain your plowing. Because there are no hydraulics involved, all you do is back up and the snow blade lies back skimming over the surface.

When driving forward the blade automatically re-engages for plowing.

When you are finished, lift the blade back over the push frame into the transport position. The cost of this option is $1,644.

K2 is another brand of snowplow designed for the homeowner with acreage. Designed to work with a front receiver hitch, just like the Snowsport, it simply Ian Harwood slides in the receiver and locks in place with a hitch lock. The winch is controlled from inside the cab and will raise or lower the height of the blade.

The blade comes with a hardened steel cutting edge scraper, rubber snow deflector, skid shoes, and plow markers. It is available in 82”, 84”, and 88” lengths. Cost is $1,315.

If you use a plow to make money, then you will want to be able to do the job quickly and efficiently, so you may want to go with the multi-position.

Multi-position plows are up to 50 percent faster due to the fact that you can reposition the blades to all straight-blade positions in addition to the scoop and V positions. This makes the plow adaptable to nearly any job you need to do.

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S PORTS Irvine wins Canada-West Student Athlete of the year

By Nolan Kelly Smithers/Interior News

Local track and cross country star, Kyle Irivine has been named the Canada West Male Student Athlete of the Year.

The award takes on-field results, scholastic performance and community involvement under account, and is one the most prestigious awards in the country for student athletes.

Irvine’s victory was announced at a Canada West banquet, held in London, Ontario at the Canada University games last month.

“It was a great honour,” Irvine said. “I had no idea I was even nominated.”

His involvement with the sport began in high school, when Irvine was at SSS. He ran a little track, but was more of a multi-sport athlete, without a single focus.

Still, he credits SSS track coach Joe Galvin with introducing him to running and instilling a love of the sport.

After heading down to the University of

Kyle Irvine, running cross country for UVic.

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Victoria to begin his undergraduate degree, track wasn’t on Irvine’s agenda.

He tried out for the university soccer team, eventually falling just short of making it.

But because he performed so well on the fitness tests, the soccer coach at UVic phoned the track coach and told him to recruit Irvine.

Since then, Irvine has been a regular on both the track and cross country teams at UVic.

Recently, at the Canadian Nationals he led the UVic team to a Canada West title.

Though he prefers track, you wouldn’t know it from his cross country performances.

Recently, at the Canadian Nationals in London Ontario he led the UVic team to a Canada West Title.

With the cross country season over, he’ll shift his focus to the 800 and 1,500 metre races, where he hopes to medal at the CIS track

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nationals next spring in Edmonton.

Last year, he was one of the favourites going into nationals, but a late season injury cost him a chance at participating in the games.

“Kyle’s leadership and maturity have been valued assets to his teammates and coaches,” UVic track head coach Brent Fougner said.

Off the track and trails, Irvine volunteers at the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health every Sunday, with the Family Friend Program.

It’s an initiative that pairs volunteers with a family that has a child with a disability.

“I basically go down there and spend some time with the a young boy. We usually play soccer and give him some time outdoors.”

He’s also captain of the track team, and a member of the variety council.

And of course, his grades are top notch.

He’s currently in his fifth year at the UVic, after extending his four-year degree to do a co-op. He’ll graduate with a degree in micro-

biology next spring.

Next year, Irvine plans to attend medical school at one of the four universities he’s applied to and would

eventually like to be involved in sports medicine.

“The time has gone by really fast. I’ve had amazing experiences.

I’ve gotten to travel all across Canada and Europe, and more importantly I’ve made a lot of lifelong friends.”

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S PORTS Young’s actions speak louder From CAPTAIN on B3 Being captain is a lot easier when you’re winning all the time.

But after five years, Young knows this team well and realizes that everyone in the locker room wants to win as badly as he does.

He describes

himself as a quiet, leader by example – more Steve Yzerman than Mark Messier (my words, not his) – and to that end, he lets the Steelheads veteran locker room take care of itself.

When it gets to playoff time, he knows the Steelheads will be ready.

“We have to put in better efforts, but

when it comes down to it, everyone makes the playoffs and if we play like we can, then we can have a good run to end the year and hopefully finish off the season with a win.”

Steelheads fans will be remiss to know that Young’s playing days might come to an end soon, though he plans to

transition into minor hockey coaching.

“I’ve only got another year or two left in me,” Young said.

“But maybe I’ll take on another role. Eventually I would like to get back into coaching and give back to the community that was a big part of my life growing up.”

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The BVCU atoms pose for a team photo after their second-place finish.

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BVCU atoms finish in second From ATOM on B4 The Drillers finished third in their group and beat Terrace in the fifth place final, while Smithers Protech got a big 8-1 win in their

final game on Sunday.

But at this age, the emphasis isn’t on winning.

“This is about fun and trying to develop young players, instilling a positive

attitude, teaching the game and instilling a love of the game,” Drillers head coach Andy Malbeuf said.

“In that sense, it was a really great weekend.”

nOticE OF Public HEARinG

A Public Hearing will be held on tuesday, December 10th, 2013 beginning at 7:30 pm in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall, 1027 Aldous Street, Smithers, BC. The following bylaw will be considered at the public hearing: bylaw no. 1735

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Proposes to create a new low Density Multi-Family (R-2A) zone and to rezone the subject property from low Density Residential (R-2) to low Density Multi-Family (R-2A). the highlighted regulations within the proposed R-2A zone include the following features: allow for more density than the R-2 zone; reduce the front yard setback to 4.5 metres; change the parking requirements to be based upon the number of bedrooms; and allow an unlimited number of principal buildings.

3955 Second Ave legally described as Lot 34-37, Block 94, District Lot 865, Range 5, Coast District Plan 1054. (shown on the map).

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Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Brucejack Gold Mine Project

Open Houses and Invitation to Comment Pretium Resources Inc. (Proponent) is proposing to develop the Brucejack Gold Mine Project, approximately 65 km northnorthwest of Stewart, B.C (proposed Project). The proposed Project would be an underground gold and silver mine with a production capacity of 2,700 tonnes per day.

The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012.

The Proponent must obtain an environmental assessment certificate before any development can be undertaken on the proposed Project. However, prior to submission of an application for a certificate by the Proponent, the Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) of British Columbia must first approve Application Information Requirements.

The Application Information Requirements will specify the studies to be conducted and the detailed information to be provided by the Proponent in its application. EAO has now received draft Application Information Requirements from the Proponent and invites comments on this draft.

In order to provide information about the Application Information Requirements, and to receive comments from the public, EAO invites the public to attend an Open House.

There will be five Open Houses, to be held as follows: at:

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Public inPut: Anyone who believes they will be affected by the proposed bylaw is invited to attend the public hearing and may present verbal or written submissions to Council. Written submissions to be considered at the public hearing must be received at the Town Office by 4:00 pm on the day of the public hearing. cOPiES: The proposed bylaw and relevant background information can be viewed at the Town Office, 1027 Aldous Street, Monday through Friday (except holidays), 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, or online at www. smithers.ca. cOntAct: For further information please contact Adam Cseke, Planner, at (250) 847-1600 or acseke@smithers.ca.

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Gitmidiik Hall 5216 Tait Ave. Gitlaxt’aamiks (New Aiyansh) Monday November 25, 2013 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Al Lawrence Memorial Centre 804 Main St. Stewart Tuesday November 26, 2013 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

St. Peter’s Anglican Church 4390 Government St. Hazelton Wednesday November 27, 2013 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Dease Lake Community Hall Dease Lake Thursday November 28, 2013 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Klappan Independent Day School- Gymnasium Iskut Thursday November 28, 2013 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

There are 30 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the draft Application Information Requirements. The comment period will begin on November 13, 2013 and end on December 13, 2013. All comments received during this comment period in relation to the Application Information Requirements will be considered.

The intention of seeking public comments is to ensure that all potential effects – environmental, economic, social, heritage and health – that might result from the proposed Project are identified for consideration as part of the assessment process. At this stage of the process, the primary intent is to receive feedback about the studies or information required for a comprehensive environmental assessment.

After taking public comments into account, EAO will finalize the Application Information Requirements and issue them to the Proponent.

EAO accepts public comments through the following ways: • By Online Form at http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca • By Mail: Scott Barillaro Project Assessment Manager Environmental Assessment Office PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9V1 • By Fax:

Fax: 250-356-2208 An electronic copy of the Application Information Requirements and information regarding the environmental assessment process are available at www.eao.gov.bc.ca.

Copies of the Application Information Requirements are also available for viewing at these locations: • •

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Hazelton Public Library (4255 Government St., Hazelton) Gitlaxt’aamiks Village Government (222 – 5th Avenue Main St., Gitlaxt’aamiks/New Aiyansh) Dease Lake Learning Centre/Northern Lights College Library (10 Commercial Dr., Dease Lake) Stewart Public Library (824 A Main St., Stewart) Smithers Public Library (3817 Alfred Ave., Smithers) Terrace Public Library (4610 Park Ave., Terrace)

If you are unable to participate at this time, there will be an additional comment period during the Application review stage when you will also be able to provide comments to EAO on the proposed Project.

All submissions received by EAO during the comment period in relation to the proposed Project are considered public and will be posted to the EAO website.

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Medallion brought home First car to Hazelton award repatriated

By Jerome Turner Hazelton/Interior News

A 14-karat gold medallion will soon be welcomed back to Hazelton completing the cycle of a competitive journey made in 1911.

The medallion was cast by the Old Hazelton business community as part of an award for the first car to make the trek to the small northwestern town, which would draw the attention of the world and potentially connect the town by road to southern B.C. Perley Evans (P.E.) Sands, a man living in Seattle, answered the call and drove a 1912 Flanders 20 Studebaker. The journey

was 2,062 kilometres and lasted nearly two months.

Getting the medallion back is a very significant moment for Village of Hazelton Mayor Alice Maitland, who was invited to share a few words with the crowd gathered at Northwest Community College in Smithers.

“I’m so excited by this because not only is this bringing back part of our history, but it brings back the spirit that built the northwest corner of B.C.,” Maitland said. “That spirit was one of doing the seemingly impossible and this was certainly one of those moments.”

The only mechanized way to reach Old Hazelton was on a paddle wheel boat at

the time. Smithers did not exist yet and there was no road north of Quesnel.

Sands and company mainly used the telegraph trail once the road ended.

The car had to be completely disassembled and put back together close to where Burns Lake is today and carried by pack horse to near Aldermere, where they put it back together and drove to the Bulkley Valley town.

“The Hazelton business community meant to show that a road to northwestern B.C. was possible,” Fergus Tomlin, Bulkley Valley Museum director, said.

“They wanted to bring economic development to the area.”

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STRONG FINISH The Hazelton women’s basketball team took first place at the All Native qualifying tournament in Prince Rupert last weekend. The Kispiox men’s team also qualified placing third in the senior men’s division. Both teams are now in the main tournament in February. See C7 for full story.

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BV businesses sponsor medallion return

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“There was a railway coming through, but the Hazelton business community wasn’t satisfied with the prospect of people only getting to the area by train,” Tomlin said.

“Cars were relatively new and seen as the next big thing so the contest was created.”

Kerry Guenter, from the BV Museum, did the research which led to the medallion returning to the Hazeltons and two Bulkley Valley businesses put up the money needed.

The Sobey Foundation and Hy-Tech Drilling Ltd. sponsored the medallion’s return

to the northwest by paying the $6,000 asking price of Sand’s great-grandson, Scott Lewis, who lives in Seattle.

“I didn’t even know this was happening,” Maitland said. “But now that it has we’re planning a celebration for Pioneer Day in 2015, so mark that on your calendar.”

A replica of the medallion will be on display in Hazelton and although the economic development didn’t pan out in 1911, this is hoped to fulfill that goal, Tomlin said.

“Museums are very important in preserving our stories,” Tomlin said. “This is a great story and is worth learning about.”

SMITHERS UNITED CHURCH

Rev. Alyssa Anderson Sunday 10:00 AM Worship & Children’s Program

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Bethel Reformed Church Welcomes you to worship with us 10 am & 2:30 pm every Sunday

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Local Calls: 250-643-0794 Toll-free: 1-877-644-2266 SMITHERS MEETINGS: Sun., 7 p.m. Ranger Park, 3736-16th Ave.; Mon., 12 noon Courthouse, 3793 Alfred Ave., Main Floor Conf. Rm.; Mon., 7 p.m. Telkwa Chr. Ref. Church, 1348 Hwy 16 (beside BV Home Centre), Tues., 7 p.m., Ranger Park, 3736-16th Ave., Wed., 7 p.m. Evangelical Free Church, corner 15th & Main; Thurs., 12 noon Courthouse, 3793 Alfred Ave.,Main Floor Conf. Rm.; Thurs., 7 p.m. Ranger Park, 3736-16th Ave.; Fri., 7 p.m. Evangelical Free Church, corner 15th & Main; Sat., 7 p.m. BVD Hospital, 3950-8th Ave., Conf. Rm.

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Narcotics Anonymous Have drugs taken over your life? Do you have a desire to stop using? We can help. Narcotics Anonymous Meetings Smithers Friday 12 noon at the Courthouse, 3793 Alfred Ave., Main Floor Conference Room.

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THE Livestock Pedigree Act forbids selling a dog as purebred if unregistered. It provides fines of up to two months imprisonment for anyone who sells a dog as purebred and does not provide the Canadian Kennel Club registration papers.

TOPS MEETING (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) every Monday evening 7 p.m. in the Baptist Church basement, Smithers. Everyone welcome. Call 250-847-9614 or www.tops.org for info.

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PARSON, Christopher, “Chris” born May 22, 1954, gently passed away at Lions Gate Hospital on November 13, 2013, after a lengthy illness.

Chris was a beloved doctor, father, son, husband, brother, friend, colleague and role model for so many people he touched in his life.

Chris graduated with the Medical Class of UBC in 1979 with a gold medal in Internal Medicine and soon married Marge. He established his first medical practice in Smithers in 1980 and later built a medical clinic. He was chief of staff at Bulkley Valley District Hospital for several years. In 1989 he moved back to the North Shore, where he practiced for ten years at Lions Gate Hospital.

A physician highly respected for both his skill and his compassion, Chris knew that the extreme health challenges that would eventually take his life were both unavoidable and inescapable. Deeply intelligent, honourable, loyal and determined, Chris was so much more than the sum of his parts. Chris was the eldest of five children of Joseph-father (predeceased) and Roxana-mother and sisters Mandy (predeceased), Gillian, Angela and Margaret. Chris will be remembered with love by by this his wife wife Marge of 34 years, Daughter-Heather, Son-Matthew. Our pain at losing him is immense.

Memorial Service of Remembrance will be held on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 at 10 a.m. at First Memorial Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Rd, North Vancouver.

Donations may be made in memory of the deceased to The Huntington’s Society of Canada https://donate. huntingtonsociety.ca/

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Perhaps you sent a lovely card, Or sat quietly in a chair.

Perhaps you sent a funeral spray, If so we saw it there.

Perhaps you spoke the kindest words, As any friend could say; Perhaps you were not there at all, Just thought of us that day, Whatever you did to console our hearts, We thank you so much whatever the part.

We appreciated all the donations to charities as well.

The Holzer Family

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On November 12, 2013 Art Johnson passed away peacefully in the Bulkley Valley District Hospital. He was born in March of 1930, to original Swedish pioneers John and Bjuty Johnson. He was raised in Evelyn along with his four sisters and two brothers. In his early years Art was a guide & outfitter taking many a hunter to the mountains.

Art lived his whole life in Smithers. Many know him from his days of owning the Home Oil bulk station, later to become an Esso bulk station on Railway Avenue. He retired in 1986. When not at work Art spent many a day working the land on the original homestead along with his brother Eric.

One of his favourite past times was gardening. He was an avid gardener, and took pride in his work. You can tell from the neat and tidy, perfectly manicured rows he tended. He also enjoyed many trips in his motorhome. Norma & Art put on many miles, taking trips across Canada and through the USA. Art’s grandchildren were loved immensely by him. He was a patient teacher, and always eager to help with whatever it was they had asked him for.

Art is survived by his wife Norma and their three children; Tim and his wife Nicole, and their children Bailey, Nicolas & Theodore; Kim and her children Torin & Cassidy; Jay and his wife Marit, and their children Alexa & Emmett.

“Our father kept a garden A garden of the heart He planted all the good things That gave our lives their start We are our fathers garden We are his legacy I hope he feels our love Reflecting from his three” We Love You Pa, and we miss you.

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The Huckleberry Mine is an operational copper/ molybdenum mine located approximately 130 km due south of Smithers and 86 km southwest of Houston, in west central British Columbia. The Mine is owned by Huckleberry Mines Ltd. and produces approximately 80,000 WMT of copper concentrate annually, while employing approximately 280 staff. The Mine has been operating since 1997 and is planned to continue operating until 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following position:

ACCOUNTANT HML is seeking a newly designated accountant, preferably with resource based knowledge with strong technical and ,7 e[perience to Àll a full tiPe perPanent $ccountant position, reporting to the $ccounting 6uperintendent 7he successful candidate will forP an integral role in the operational accounting, transaction processing, Ànancial statePent preparation, cost PanagePent and long terP strategic planning within the accounting departPent He 6he Pust work well both independently and in a teaP enYironPent 6peciÀc functions are Áe[ible and will Yary depending upon the candidate·s TualiÀcations, howeYer they can include: 3reparation of Ponthly Ànancial statePents 6uperYision of $ccounts 3ayable personnel, reYiew and approve invoicing and cheque processing, providing guidance into day to day and short long terP objectives • Work closely with Purchasing and Warehouse departPent to Panage integration between Purchasing and $ccounting software • ([pense analysis and cost PanagePent activities, including review of Ponthly cost reports with various departPents • $ssist in preparation of annual budgets • Coordinate with external auditors for preparation and coPpletion of annual audit • Prepare ad hoc docuPents and analysis for other departPents, Mine *eneral Manager and 9ancouver ofÀce to assist in cost PanagePent, expense analysis and corporate presentations • $ssist in long terP planning and Ànancial feasibility studies • $ssist in developPent of accounting related systePs and processes, including iPplePenting cost control policies • Coordinate with external suppliers and external consultants, as required • 'evelop and iPprove upon overall accounting systeP and reporting requirePents in coordination with $ccounting 6uperintendent, other departPents and Mine *eneral Manager HML offers a coPpetitive salary and coPprehensive beneÀts package coPPensurate with the candidate·s experience and the role of an $ccountant 5elocation assistance is available as required Please subPit all correspondence to:

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An Aboriginal Employment Partnership JOB POSTING PTP ASEP TRAINING SOCIETY (See Website for Background: www.ptpasep.ca)

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (VARIOUS LOCATIONS) Qualifications: • Proven administrative skills to maintain office documentation, processes and function • Demonstrated ability to work independently to meet specific objectives within specific timeframes • Ability to collect and manage documents to monitor for integrity of information • Ability to ensure security of confidential information • Assist with data entry • Must have sound working knowledge of standard computer applications and keyboard skills • Must be able to promote the activities of PTP ASEP Training Society in a clear and accurate manner • Experience with First Nation communities, culture and protocols DATA ENTRY SPECIALIST (PRINCE GEORGE) Qualifications: • Knowledge of basic computer operations • Knowledge of basic database procedures • Skill in using an alphanumeric keyboard • Skill in reviewing, proofing and verifying data • Ability to maintain confidentiality • Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet functions • Strong attention to detail • Results Driven EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT (PRINCE GEORGE) Qualifications: • 5 years experience in administrative roles with a minimum of 2 years in a senior administrative capacity in a high paced environment • Advanced proficiency using current Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Excel and Word. Speed and accuracy in work processing are essential • Excellent English language skills (written and verbal) • Highly organized self-starter with proven ability to multitask under minimal supervision • Strong interpersonal skills and comfort working with senior management • Ability to think critically, solve problems and make decisions independently • Highly service-oriented individual with the ability to demonstrate tact, discretion, confidentiality and trustworthiness • Ability to adapt responsibilities based on changing environments and requirements • Strong attention to detail APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 4:30 P.M. November 29, 2013

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Clinical Advisor – Full Time – Temporary (6 months) Competition #316 Smithers Community Services Association is seeking a Clinical Advisor to provide clinical guidance and support to program staff and persons served.

SCSA is non-profit social service agency that operates over 20 programs and provides a variety of services and supports that contribute to enhancing the quality of life for all members of our community.

Participants for many of our programs represent the more vulnerable members of the community; people who lack the skills and/or necessary resources to achieve their goals of daily living without assistance from SCSA. To view this job posting please visit: www.scsa.ca/careers/ Closing date: November 29, 2013 Smithers Community Services Behavioural Consultant Permanent Part-Time (21 hours/week) Competition #318

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We provide all the training you need to get our Toyota Touch details looking fabulous.

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Interfor – Adams Lake Sawmill Division is accepting applications for a Sawmill Superintendent.

The right person for the job will have a minimum of 5 years experience in sawmill operations at the supervisor and/or superintendent level and possess a thorough knowledge of lumber manufacturing including equipment, processes and products.

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• Lot Person Like to do a bit of everything? This could be the place for you. It might be washing cars, running errands or tidying up the dealership. Your role helps Glacier Toyota do its best for our customers.

The Adams Lake Division is located between Salmon Arm and Kamloops in the beautiful Shuswap region of British Columbia. In 2009, the Adams Lake operation successfully commissioned a new sawmill and is now a leader in safety, efficiency and high value production.

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Required qualifications include: - Valid BC Driver’s License (minimum Class 3 with air endorsement) - Preference will be given to applicants with Class 1 Licence, Loader experience, and/or Grader experience, Level 1 First Aid, WHMIS and TCP ticket.

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T HREE R IVERS R EPORT VOH work to fine tune events Small Town Love opted for in 2015

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The Village of Hazelton council is looking to revamp its Pioneer Day and other regular event preparations, which put a strain on administrative staff last year due to the extra hours necessary for organization purposes.

“We need some direction from council as to how much [administrative] involvement we want,” Tanalee Hesse, chief administrative officer, said. “Really we want to do a better job next year. It seems we’ve taken on a role of doing rather than co-ordinating.”

Hesse recommended in a review accepted by council to encourage the Old Hazelton Community Association to take the lead in future event activities, summer student(s) working for the VOH focus on the event, VOH to maintain its current funding of $9,000 for Pioneer Day and a new float be made or purchased.

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with the Pioneer Day work and for us to step back a bit,” Hesse said. “It’s just way too much for myself and Kelsey to do on top of regular duties.”

“We will get in touch with the OHCA early and let them know what we require,” Mayor Alice Maitland said.

The OHCA consists of most of the business owners in Old Hazelton, she added.

The creation of a new float was supported by council.

“I think we should definitely look at options for something new there,” Nick Marshall said. “One thing we could do is build something that could be moved as one piece on and off a trailer, but we’d still need a place to store it when not in use.”

Two other items dealt with during the meeting were the Small Town Love: Buy Local program and receiving an annual land tax grant payment from the provincial government.

Small Town Love is being promoted for communities of fewer than 5,000 residents

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Initiative Trust.

The program, which would include a webpage for a participating community listing all locally owned and operated small businesses, would cost $600 per year.

Old Hazelton has more than 40 small businesses, as identified by VOH. “I was surprised to see that there are over 40 businesses in our town” Marshall said.

Some of the businesses listed have licenses and operate remotely, Hesse added.

“It would be a good idea to partner with New Hazelton in this,” Hesse said. “Tourists don’t really differentiate between the Hazeltons when they initially visit.”

VOH stated it would be ready to participate in the Small Town Love program in 2015.

VOH also received nearly $30,000 for property owned by the province within town limits.

Part of the property tax grant is due to the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine totaling $6,274.22.

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• 24-hour onsite care staff, call bell System, secure entrance and exits • Medication administration & monitoring, individual bathroom and satellite TV access.

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Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project Open House and Invitation to Comment Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Ltd. (Proponent), a wholly owned subsidiary of TransCanada PipeLines Limited, is proposing the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project (proposed Project), an approximately 900 km natural gas pipeline from near the District of Hudson’s Hope to the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG liquefied natural gas export facility on Lelu Island, within the District of Port Edward.

The proposed Project would involve the construction and operation of a 48-inch (1,219 mm) diameter pipeline, metering facilities at the receipt and delivery points, and three compressor stations, with provision for up to an additional five compressor stations to allow for future expansion. The proposed Project will have an initial capacity of approximately 2.0 billion cubic feet (bcf)/day with potential for expansion to approximately 3.6 bcf/day.

To provide information about the Application Information Requirements, EAO invites the public to attend an open house at the following locations: St. Peter’s Church Hall 599 Skeena Drive Mackenzie Wednesday November 27, 2013 4:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Hall 10310 - 100th Street Hudson’s Hope Thursday November 28, 2013 4:00pm - 8:00pm

New Hazelton Elementary School 3275 Bowser Street New Hazelton Wednesday December 4, 2013 4:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Centre 770 Pacific Avenue Port Edward Thursday December 5, 2013 4:00pm - 8:00pm

The proposed Project is subject to review under BC’s Environmental Assessment Act.

There are 30 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the draft Application Information Requirements.

The Proponent must obtain an environmental assessment certificate before any construction work can be undertaken on the proposed Project. However, before submission of an application (Application) for a certificate by the Proponent, the BC Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) must first issue the Application Information Requirements.

The Application Information Requirements will specify the studies to be conducted and the detailed information to be provided by the Proponent in its Application. EAO has now received draft Application Information Requirements from the Proponent and invites comments on this draft.

The public comment period will begin on November 19, 2013 and end on December 18, 2013. All comments received during this time in relation to the Application Information Requirements will be considered.

The intention of seeking public comment is to ensure that sufficient information is provided to assess all potential effects – environmental, economic, social, heritage and health – that might result from the proposed Project in the Application. At this stage of the process, the primary intent is to receive feedback about the studies or information required for a comprehensive environmental assessment.

After taking public comments into account, EAO will issue the Application Information Requirements.

EAO accepts public comments by: Online Form: http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca Mail: Nathan Braun Project Assessment Manager Environmental Assessment Office PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9V1 Fax: 250.387.0230 An electronic copy of the Application Information Requirements and information regarding the environmental assessment process are available at www.eao.gov.bc.ca.

Copies of the Application Information Requirements are also available for viewing at public libraries in Fort St. John, Taylor, Hudson’s Hope, Chetwynd, Mackenzie, Prince George, Fort St. James, Granisle, Smithers, Hazelton, Terrace, Stewart and Prince Rupert.

If you are unable to participate at this time, there will be an additional comment period during the Application review stage when you will also be able to provide comments to the EAO on the proposed Project.

NOTE: All submissions received by the EAO during the comment period in relation to the proposed Project are considered public and will be posted to the EAO website.

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Hazelton women take ANB qualifying tournament

By Jerome Turner Hazelton/Interior News

Left: Brittany Simpson makes good on an early shot in Old Hazelton’s first game against Hartley Bay. Right: Tyrone Hill, Gitanyow, puts his Hartley Bay defender to work in their first game of the tournament.

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The Hazelton men beat Hartley Bay after losing to Kispiox, but lost to Kitimaat, which prevented a rematch with Kispiox.

“I think it’s really exciting to have Gitanmaax return to All Native and have such courageous

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representation,” Jackson said.

Kispiox and Old Hazelton have two months to prepare for the main tournament.

The 2014 ANBT is set to begin Feb. 9.

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Two of four Gitxsan basketball teams qualified for the 2014 All Native tournament in Prince Rupert last weekend.

The women’s team from Old Hazelton went undefeated in their three games, while the Kispiox men’s team placed third overall.

The Gitanyow and Hazelton men’s teams fell short of the top three, which prevents them from advancing to the main tournament.

The women’s team began their tournament with by dismantling their Hartley Bay opponents 79-10.

The next game proved much more difficult against Old Massett.

Head coach, Duane Jackson, who lives in Prince Rupert but is from Gitanmaax (Old Hazelton), made sure his team stuck to the gameplan despite falling behind in a hard-fought game that saw several lead changes.

“We were able to get the ball where we wanted every time down the floor,” Jackson said.

“Everyone played well when they stepped on the court.”

The Hazelton women had a distinct height advantage which translated to a lot of rebounds and high percentage shots and after defeating Old Massett in the semi-final the last obstacle was a team from Vancouver Island.

The Tofino women’s team, who lost their initial game against Old Massett met the team again in the loser bracket and were victorious, which meant a final against Hazelton.

By halftime of the final Hazelton was down by 15 points and Jackson kept the message to his team consistent.

“To be down in the semi-final and

final games and to trust in the process and believe in one another, well, that’s courage,” Jackson said. “I stood humbly by and witnessed a group of individuals come together and represent their families, their community and their nation to the very best of their ability.”

Hazelton rallied and ended up winning 53-50.

The Kispiox and Hazelton men’s teams, who were all teammates at one time under the Gitxsan Nation banner, played each other first and Kispiox pulled out the victory by hitting open shots and getting the Hazelton team in foul trouble early.

Kispiox lost their next two games against the two teams who played in the final, Lax Kwalaams (Port Simpson) and Haisla (Kitimaat).

The Gitanyow men, who have only recently formed a team, lost to Hartley Bay and Kitimaat.

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Skeena Sawmills Ltd is a forest products company located in Terrace, BC operating a sawmill and a related woodlands operations. We currently have openings in the following positions:

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Back Country Horsemen NW Chapter were pleased to participate in Smithers Centennial celebrations and would like to thank the BV Credit Union for their support with a generous donation of $500 towards our Centennial Trail Ride.

Also thank you to J.P. Labonte (first aid), the Lester Family, Property owners, B&T Wagons, our road crew (Donna, Cathy, Katie & Karen), Floyd, Harley, Carl, and Tom for making it happen. Advertising space donated by The Interior News

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organized the event previously.

“Also last year there weren’t as many adult participants, so we’re hoping whoever steps in will create more interest by adding some new elements to the event.”

L.O.G.S. provides several programs which assist people of all ages to increase literacy skills, including tutoring students at various locations in the Hazelton area, roaming paper bag lunch reading sessions, book bags for babies, an annual Christmas gift portion and the touring Book Bus, which maintains a schedule of stops in every corner of the Hazeltons and outlying areas.

“The paper bag lunch will

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The Learners Opportunity Group Society (L.O.G.S.) held its annual general meeting last week to both celebrate what the organization’s accomplished in the past year and continue the work of bringing literacy-based events to the Hazelton area.

One event, Bike4Books, is in jeopardy of not happening due to a main organizer vacancy and L.O.G.S. is looking for more community support and involvement for future events.

“I don’t think Robin will be back next summer,” Bev Busby, newly appointed secretary, said about her daughter who has

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happen at various host sites,” Charlotte Linford, president and chair, said. “Each event will be different depending on the host site.”

Book Bags for Babies, mainly organized by Peggy Muir, offers pamphlets and other educational materials for young families to learn about leading healthy, productive lives.

“We added Gisegukla and Gitwangak to our service area last year,” Muir said.

The AGM provides the opportunity for the group to nominate board members.

Linford remains as president and chair, Erica Ball remains vice-chair and Carol Pritchard remains the treasurer.

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WANTED:

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DILLON is currently wanted by the Smithers RCMP for an unendorsed warrant for Obstructing a Peace Officer x 2 contrary to S. 129 of the Criminal Code of Canada. Smithers RCMP is asking in the public’s assistance in locating ROSS, or to the whereabouts of ROSS. Smithers RCMP urge the public not to apprehend ROSS should he be located, and to contact the Smithers RCMP immediately at 250-847-3233.

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