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Glaim memorial vandalized

By Kendra Wong

ongoing and the site offered a place for people to grieve and remember him.

“I’ve got feelings too, his sister, his aunts, his uncles, they all have feelings and that’s where we go to spend time with Stephen,” she said. “I just feel empty now.”

Glaim understands it’s too late for the smaller things, but insists she just wants the cross back.

In the meantime, she is in the process of finding a new home for Stephen’s memorial in Riverside Park.

“I’m starting over again. . . . I’ll find a new place for it by the river,” she said. “I just want my son’s stuff back.”

Stephen committed suicide in May in Prince George.

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A memorial for a Telkwa man that was put up less than a month ago was the target of vandalism early last week.

The memorial for 29-year-old Stephen Glaim was put up on a tree trunk in Riverside Park next to the Bulkley River in mid-June following a walk in his memory.

His mother Lisa went to visit the site last Wednesday only to find the tree completely stripped of the bandanas, sunglasses, eulogy and cross that family and friends put up.

“We went down there and everything is gone,” said an emotional Glaim. “I don’t know if they

Last month, friends and family of Stephen Glaim put up a memorial at Riverside Park. It has since been vandalized.

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realize what they took, but I would really like it back.”

Though she doesn’t know who did it, Glaim speculated the act may have occurred overnight on July 15

since she visited the memorial on July 14 as well.

Smithers RCMP said they are aware of the situation but because it’s a makeshift memorial

and not one officially sanctioned by the town, there is little they can do to help.

According to Glaim, the investigation into Stephen’s death is still

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N EWS Prime Rib Special NWCC expands university offerings

By Ryan Jensen Smithers/Interior News

Smithers students will soon be able to take up to third-year university courses at Northwest Community College.

Starting in September, the Smithers NWCC campus, in partnership with the University of Northern British Columbia, is offering a wide range of third-year university-level courses in accounting, psychology, philosophy and geography.

These courses are in addition to the numerous first and second-year courses already being offered, said Phil Burton, chair of UNBC’s Northwest Region, which include business and anthropology, for example.

The increased course offerings are part of UNBC’s mandate to have more programming available outside of their Prince George and Terrace campuses, Burton said.

“We’re taking the

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approach of trying to develop some general programming at all of the major campuses and Northwest Community College is our partner in that, where they typically offer first and second-year university credit courses then we take over the upper divisions,” he said.

“In looking at enrolments in the college over the last five years, we’ve found the greatest numbers have been in sociology and psychology.

We’re thinking now as a short-term goal to build on those programs.”

Looking further ahead, Burton said the plan is to be able to offer programming that leads to a full degree in the most popular courses, such as geography, geology and environmental sciences.

It’s the hope that offering more universitylevel courses at NWCC will allow more people to further their education, he said.

“For many people, including mature students who have a partner with a job, a mortgage and kids, if they can get their education completed in their home community, it makes it feasible whereas relocating to Prince George or even Terrace for a year or two is not.

“The cost of student accommodations continues to rise in Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo, Kamloops and now even Terrace, making the option of taking as much post-secondary education in Smithers as possible an attractive option for students and their parents.”

More information on the programs can be found on the UNBC or NWCC websites.

Applications must be made by Aug. 1.

Students can go to www. unbc.ca or www.nwcc.ca and follow the Admissions links or email Alma Avila at Terrace’s UNBC campus at alma.avila@unbc. ca or call her directly at 250.615.5578.

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N EWS Adipose fin key to hatchery fish

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As the salmon start swimming into nearby rivers, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is reminding anglers to watch for hatchery fish.

Mike O’Neill, manager of the Toboggan Creek Hatchery, said people can tell if a coho or chinook is a hatchery fish by looking for the adipose fin. If it is clipped, that means the salmon is part of the sport head recovery program and has a coded-wire tag embedded in its head.

The tag is a one millimetre piece of wire that is laser etched with a number and injected into the nose cartilage of young salmon.

The department places about 5.5 million tags in salmon every year, using more than five-kilometres worth of wire. The tags help figure out the abundance, distribution and survival of the fish.

It also helps to determine the trends for planning next year’s fishing season and the run timing in salt and freshwater areas.

O’Neill said that

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it is important to turn in heads from terminal or freshwater sites and even though people fishing close to hatcheries can assume the origin of their catch, data will be not recorded unless the heads from fin-clipped salmon are turned in.

Anglers that catch a hatchery fish and keep it, are asked to drop the head off at one of the three depots in the area, which includes Country Wide Sport in Houston, McBike and Sport in Smithers and the Toboggan Creek Hatchery.

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The “NO” attitude is getting old I

t’s been my experience living here that the thing for some to do is to just say “no.” No LNG projects, no Kinder-Morgan pipeline, no Enbridge, no mining development... no double tracking... no big box department store... nothing that even so much as slightly impedes upon their own vision for our town, valley, province and country. One that keeps Smithers exactly as it is. Is that what we really want for our future? I wonder if they, or actually any of us, have considered answering the question “What if I’m wrong?”

“It’s about time we heard more from the ‘Yes’ side,” -Grant Harris The Interior News publisher

It’s about time we heard more from the yes side... yes to jobs... yes to well funded education, yes to growth.

I, like many others, feel that in order for me, my children and my grandchildren to look forward to a life with meaningful work in an economically and ecologically fair way, we will need the tax dollars and wages generated by a resource-based economy.

Face it naysayers... how can you drive a car, ride your bike, jog on cushy runners, take a flight, use your tablet, laptop or smart phone, enjoy shopping for organic produce, have the education system no less affordable as it is, have lights when you want lights and heat when you want heat without the careful extraction and prudent use of our raw resources?

If we all just said no, where would you or I be?

Am I wrong? I might be but then so were the smart hunter gatherers more than 12,000 years ago who discovered a better way to kill fish. That skill at resource extraction, gave their family an increase in nutrition and an easier lifestyle allowing for even better ideas to be brought about.

I say yes.

Grant Harris, publisher, The Interior News

Where does my recycling go?

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ne question that I get asked a lot when I am speaking with residents is, “Where is the recycling taken to?”

First off, I can tell you that it is not heading to any landfill in the province. I am happy to hear that residents are concerned about where the recycling is going, it is important to follow up and to ensure that industry is doing as they say.

As a contractor to Multi Material BC (MMBC), the Town of Smithers is obligated to drop off recycling at the designated post collection facility. Once the Town of Smithers drops off the materials, our job is done. From there, it gets bailed and

transported south.

Before we get too far ahead, some background information: MMBC has two sides— curbside and depot collection of materials and post collection sorting and preparing for market.

The first part is run by contractors and subcontractors — municipalities, regional districts or collection companies. The second aspect is run by a newly founded recycling collective called Green

by Nature (GBN) — consisting of three wellestablished recycling companies: Cascades Recovery, Merlin Plastics and Emterra Environmental.

At present, there

GUEST VIEW Alexie Stephens are only two registered GBN sorting and preparation facilities in BC, located in Kelowna and Surrey. This could be for a variety of reasons; there are not a lot of facilities that can handle the volume of recycling coming in for processing (in Smithers

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alone we collect close to 20,000 lbs every other week!); GBN has standards that need to be upheld to ensure that the end product is as valuable as possible; lastly, MMBC is a complex program with a huge range, it will take time to establish new processing facilities.

Also, it is important to keep in mind, that for many materials that are collected, the end market is overseas, and the major port in B.C. is in the Lower Mainland.

Of course some materials are being processed and then sold to markets within BC and Canada. In BC we are blessed to have a number of companies that upcycle materials into value added

products. There is a company that makes plastic lumber and another that presses Styrofoam into door and window frames.

And of course, there is the extensive pulp and paper industry as well.

There are markets in B.C. However there are also markets abroad that purchase large volumes of prepared recycling to make new products. This variety of markets is important for a viable recycling industry and economy.

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RIDING FOR A CAUSE Smithers’ Cops for Cancer Tour de North riders Const. Jennifer McCreesh and Rohitha Fernando, representing Northern Health, hosted a fundraising barbecue and head-shaving event sponsored by Sumiko’s Hair Studio on Saturday. Above, right: Moose FM radio personality Dustin Treanor has his head shaved by paediatric cancer survivor Noah Stolte. The next event is a barbecue on Saturday at Bulkley Valley Wholesale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Cops for Cancer lead by example Editor: The riders for the 2014 Cops for Cancer Tour de North have been taking quite the proverbial beating both in the local media and the community after a photo of myself, Const. Jennifer McCreesh and Rohitha Fernando was featured in the July 9th printing of The Interior News.

The reason? No helmets!

Let it be mentioned that this was a staged photograph with no helmets both to allow for better recognition of the riders as well as to visually illustrate the length of hair that I am planning to donate to the cause later this year.

Please let it also be mentioned that we are aware of our position within the community and the expectation that we lead by example.

Both of us maintain, with the exception of this one staged photograph, full compliance with the helmet regulations.

Rohitha and I are both in good spirits and prepared to accept good-natured ribbing for this lidfaux-pas. I have even gone so far as to donate $100 my own Cops for Cancer Tour de North donation page as payment for a no helmet “fine.” I will also henceforth be handing out coupons sponsored by the Bulkley Valley Brain Injury Association and RAYZ Boardshop to youth who are seen around the Bulkley Valley without helmets of their own.

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All joking aside, however, don’t let something like a posed photo allow you to lose sight of the big picture of what we are trying to accomplish. Help spread the messaging: leading a healthy active lifestyle is and always will be the first line of defence against disease prevention.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Cops for Cancer fundraising barbecue on Saturday

at Bulkley Valley Wholesale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Regards, Const. Jennifer McCreesh Smithers RCMP

Stand up to the CBC Editor: Like most of you, I recently received an appeal in my mailbox from our local NDP MP, Mr.

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taxpayers who fund it, we should demand that it be privatized.

It troubles me that I should be paying for the brainwashing of the Canadian people who have been led to believe they are getting unbiased reporting.

Oh yes, by the way, that’s also my tax money Nathan’s using to print and distribute his householder mailouts. How convenient! An ad for the NDP, a bit of propaganda in support of our national socialist broadcaster... and all at taxpayers’ expense!

That’s why we continue in our struggle to proclaim truth and restore sanity...without taxpayer funding and without the help of the CBC. Rod Taylor Telkwa

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Nathan Cullen. In it, he calls on citizens to rally in support of guaranteed funding for the CBC. Meanwhile, the CBC—our taxpayerfunded national left-wing propaganda machine—continues to shape public attitudes as it sees fit by largely ignoring opinions in which it disagrees and promotes heavily those ideas which its reporters, anchors and producers are fond of.

Gay marriage, access to abortion, promotion of divisive cultural aspirations and lavish spending of taxpayer dollars are all high on the list for CBC. Negative commentary attacking Christian values or belittling homeschoolers and pregnancy care centres is common fare.

Why should taxpayers continue to foot the bill for such socialist propaganda?

The CBC should be reporting the news, not telling Canadians what they want them to think and how they want them to vote. Lopsided election coverage may work well for the NDP but it does not justify the ongoing entrenchment of Canada’s version of PRAVDA. Stand up to the CBC! Since it no longer represents the

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By Kendra Wong Smithers/Interior News

Three years ago, Sayez Wilson didn’t even know what wrestling was.

But over the years, he has poured his blood, sweat and tears into the sport and will make his first-ever wrestling appearance at the North American Indigenous Games this week.

“My sensei for judo was going through some [personal] difficulties, so he took a year of absence, but I wasn’t going to get any exercise so I was disappointed,” said the Smithers Secondary School student. “I was walking through my school and I heard the announcements talking about wrestling and I wondered what it was, I’d never heard of wrestling.”

Since then, he has competed in tournaments around the province, however, the North American Indigenous Games in Saskatchewan will be one of the largest stages Wilson will compete on.

But the 17-year-old isn’t nervous.

“I feel pretty good.

I’ve been working a lot to save up some money to go,” said Wilson. “I like meeting new people and fitness.”

He will be joining Team B.C. with three other wrestlers from Vancouver Island, he said.

“I’m shadowing it in my head, visualizing it,

Left to right: Monica Pete, Travis Pete, Sa-yez Wilson, Reid Wilson, Joel Nikal and Gavin George at the Terrace airport on the weekend.

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“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me.”

-Sa-yez Wilson wrestler, Team B.C.

thinking about it,” he said of the upcoming competition.

Though he admits he hasn’t trained in about four months, he attended a wrestling camp in Port Alberni recently, and wants to try some of the moves he’s learned.

“This camp was the only thing I could train at. It’s not the typical camp that I would normally go to, but we got 15 hours of training,” he said.

“We learned a couple of new things [and] how to do new moves.”

Wilson does have some go-to techniques that he hopes will lead him to victory.

“I like throwing because I’m also in judo. I think my favourite one is singleleg though,” he said.

According to his father, Shane, Sa-yez is proud and excited to represent the Bulkley Valley.

“He loves the competition, he loves the physical aspects of being active,” said Shane. “He’s a very dedicated athlete and he loves everything that he gets to do.”

However, his three years of wrestling have not been without injury.

He has suffered concussions, and tore his muscles and rotator cuff.

“I’ve been injured at tournaments, like at provincials, I got a

concussion,” he said.

“So I wasn’t allowed to continue wrestling.”

However, his father insists he is ready for the Games.

“Right now, he’s fit as fiddle,” said Shane.

“He’s been jogging home from work on a daily basis. He’s really committed. When he realized he’s going to be competing against kids from the Northwest Territories and Eastern Canada, it was quite an eye-opening moment.”

Despite being injured multiple times, it has opened up new doors for Wilson.

“I’m going to do college for two years. But what I’m really looking to do is to become a massage therapist or a chiropractor because I notice how much people get injured and I noticed how much I got injured.

“This is a once-in-alifetime opportunity for me,” he added.

Wilson will be competing in the under 69 kilogram weight class in Regina between July 20-27.

He is one of many Bulkley Valley athletes who will be competing in the Games, along with athletes from softball, volleyball, soccer, swimming and basketball.

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Luke Santerno is on his way to play for the Cowichan Capitals in the BCHL.

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Smithers’ Luke Santerno has inked a deal with the Cowichan Capitals.

The 6’3” 185-pound powerhouse forward led the 100 Mile House Wranglers in scoring last season with 45 points and 18 penalty minutes in 47 games. He also led the team with 24 goals and 10 power play goals.

According to Santerno, signing with the Caps was a nobrainer.

“I’m really excited, I’m looking forward to being on the [Capitals] and playing in the [BCHL],” he said in a press release.

“My coach from midget [Brendan Hutchinson] used to play there and he had a bunch of great things to say about the team so we talked about it for awhile

with my parents and him and decided this was a good choice to make.”

According to Capitals head coach and general manager Bob Beatty, Santerno’s size and skill are game -changers.

“Luke is a forward with a great set of hands and good offensive instincts,” said Beatty.

“Luke was coached by former Capital captain Brendan Hutchinson in midget hockey in Smithers and has a year of Junior-B under his belt. We like the combination of size and skill that Luke brings and feel he will develop into a topend forward in the BCHL.” Santerno also appeared in five BCHL games last season as an affiliate with the Merritt Centennials, one of which was against the Capitals.

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Saltos’ gymnastics head coach Alana Jensen is the only person from the Northern Interior to be named a hometown hero by a community foundation this year.

“It was a real honour,” said Jensen, who attended the award ceremony two weeks ago in Prince George.

Jensen, along with three other B.C. athletes, was awarded a $2,000 bursary from the Pacific Western Brewery Community Foundation for her efforts to better the community.

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“There’s a level four coaching program that you have to get accepted into and you can only apply for it every two years, so I’m going to apply for it next year, or else I’ll use to go to U.S. National Congress next year,” said Jensen.

She has been coaching for the past 15 years at Saltos, which is where she originally got her start.

“I started off as a gymnast in the club and I started coaching as a teenager. I really love coaching,” she said.

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expanded the gym to nearly triple its size, and has implemented educational and mentorship programs in Smithers and other nearby communities.

“We’ve been trying to do an outreach program. I went to Houston this year and did gymnastics there,” she said.

“We also did school programs and Kids Can Move, which is bringing gymnastics to the schools instead of having people come to the gym.”

Becky Stavast, who nominated Jensen for the award, said she is the perfect role model for her kids and the community.

“She’s very supportive of all the

kids at the gymnastics club,” said Stavast.

“Alana is wonderful, she’s great with the kids, she goes above and beyond in every aspect.”

Brian Kieran, spokesperson for the foundation echoed Stavast. “[Jensen] is a good role model for other athletes who become coaches, she’s a good role model for her community because she’s dedicated to her craft and she’s taking it beyond to other communities,” he said.

Jensen is moving on to Flip City in Langley next month and will be working under renowned gymnastics coach Cathy Chapell.

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Station wagons are officially and endangered species in North America.

Richard Nixon was president when the last really cool one was built in America. A quick look at the cars on this list might make you re-think any preconceived notions that wagons were all “Mom Mobiles” for the pre-minivan generation.

1955-57 Chevrolet Nomad — The iconic Tri-Five Chevy, built from 1955-1957, was likely the post-war high-water mark for Chevrolet. It came in myriad body styles and was available with the first version of Chevrolet’s legendary small-block V-8. The two-door Nomad wagon gives even the convertible a serious run for its money in the cool department.

1959 Pontiac Safari — The 1950s were littered with cool station wagons with over-the-top styling. Our vote goes for the ’59 Pontiac Safari. That was the model year in which tail fins reached their absurd apex. The ’59 Safari actually had two sets of fins on the top and the bottom of the rear fenders, making it look like a Redstone ballistic missile – which was probably not an accident.

1964-65 Chevrolet Chevelle — Twodoor wagons are very impractical to the point of defeating the purpose of having a wagon in the first place, but they look cool. We love the first-generation Chevelle two-door wagon for its handy size, great looks and the fact that all

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1968-72 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser — The Vista Cruiser and the Ford Country Squire are the cars that immediately come to mind when referring to the “back backseat,” and it was probably in one of these wagons where the classic slow-burn phrase “Don’t make me come back there” was first uttered by an agitated father. The Olds gets the nod in terms of cool, simply because we love the glass roof and GM’s spot-on styling work.

1971-73 Volvo 1800ES — Volvo of the 1960s and ‘70s wasn’t exactly a company synonymous with high style. Frumpy

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Community groups benefit from Wetzin’kwa

By Amanda Follett Telkwa/Interior News

Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation hosted its annual open house and handed out cheques for the 2014 Community Grant Program at Telkwa council chambers July 16.

Almost all 30 community groups who received funding attended the event, along with members of Wetzin’kwa’s board of directors and several Village of Telkwa council members.

“We had a great turnout for the event, with just about every grant recipient coming out to pick up cheques and learn about each other’s projects,” Wetzin’kwa general manager Bill Golding said.

“It’s nice to see these revenues flowing back into the community.”

This is the sixth year for the community forest’s Community Grant Program.

The program distributes revenue from Wetzin’kwa’s forest tenure by funding projects that return the greatest long-term benefit to Bulkley Valley residents.

Since it began in 2009, the program has invested more than $750,000 in community initiatives, funding dozens of projects in the Smithers, Telkwa and Moricetown areas.

Individual grant awards are limited to a maximum

Almost 30 community groups attended the Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation’s annual open house at the Village of Telkwa offices on July 16. Nearly $180,000 in grants were handed out to the organizations this year—the highest total ever.

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of $10,000 per successful applicant.

This year’s grants totalled $178,778—the largest amount to date—and included a variety of community organizations

from between Moricetown and Telkwa, such as Smithers Snowmobile Association, Smithers Mountain Bike Association, Telkwa Museum Society and the Glenwood Hall

Committee Association.

A full list of recipients can be found at www.wetzinkwa. ca/grant-program.html.

TheWetzin’kwa Community Forest’s purpose is to support

the Bulkley Valley economy through job creation and the distribution of annual profits back into the community from a 32,000-hectare community forest tenure.

Peters’ Shafted draws inspiration from Bulkley Valley

By Ryan Jensen Smithers/Interior News

Driftwood author Sheila Peters’ new mystery novel, Shafted, is set in familiar territory.

The recently-released book is Peters’ first mystery and takes place in and around Smithers.

Not only that, but the book was

the product of a lot of talented area residents.

It was published by Creekstone Press, which is owned by Peters and Lynn Shervill, the cover artwork is the work of Hans Saefkow and layout and book design was done by Tom Grasmeyer at Bulkley Valley Printers.

“There are two main characters and one is a newcomer to town,” Peters explained.

“She’s an auxiliary RCMP officer who also works in a theatre job at the high school. The other main character was born and raised here, knows everybody, knows the local history, knows the family connections and he’s a keen outdoors guy who is working to get the Babines turned into a park.

“It’s all set in April, so the underlying theme is that’s when people around here really go crazy. They make

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it through the winter but the snow starts melting, it’s freezing one day, hot the next. It’s sort of about how Smithers has this facade of this pretty little mountain town where everyone is happy.

“It pokes at that facade, just like when the snow melts in April, there is all this other stuff beneath it.”

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From SHAFTED on A15 While Peters draws inspiration from the Bulkley Valley, she said all characters and situations in Shafted are completely made up.

“It’s fiction, I’m not writing about real events,” she said.

“I’ve found that when you write fiction, people don’t ever really believe you’re writing fiction, they think it’s thinlyveiled fact. The characters in the

book are fictitious.”

Peters started writing Shafted years ago but it had laid dormant until she was re-inspired to pick the manuscript up after a workshop she attended, hosted by a mystery writer.

The official launch party for Shafted takes place Aug. 15 at the Smithers Art Gallery, beginning at 7 p.m.

Peters will do a short reading

and said she plans on holding more this fall.

Shafted is available now at Interior Stationery and Mountain Eagle Books.

The title is also available as an ebook and Peters is serializing the novel on her website—www. sheilapeters.com. A new chapter will be posted each week, starting Aug. 1 and she will also be reading it on CICK.

Driftwood author and publisher Sheila Peters just released her first mystery novel, Shafted.

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The Sockeye salmon returns are living up to the predictions for the 2014 year = lots of fish. For fishing Sockeye Salmon in the fresh water you will need a 7-9 wt fly rod with a fly line that has a very fast sinking tip (sink Rate 7-10 feet per second).

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The Bulkley Valley Exhibition August 21-24, 2014 Division Entries & Special Competitions: It is that time of year again! Only one month until Fair Time! You have been in your garden, on your farm and crafting your heart out; now it is time to show off your hard work! The Bulkley Valley Exhibition is proud to show off all the talents and local agriculture of the beautiful Bulkley Valley.

Our hall division is always something to behold. Of our many categories, there is something for everyone; baking, textiles, fruit and vegetables, photography, art, and many kid categories for your little crafter.

For our Special Competitions Division, (see page 19 in Prize Book) the “Looking Back in Time” category will be featuring Old Cameras. These cameras will be in a display cabinet in the Johnstone Hall the Fall Fair weekend. Back again this year is the ever popular “Scarecrow Contest”! Dress up your garden buddy in this year’s theme: “95 years of Horsing Around”. The BV Exhibition Theme Competition has been steadily growing each year and is open to all artistic mediums – sculpture, painting, sewing or making your own display to showcase the year’s theme.

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Back after a year of beauty sleep, the Loggers’ Sports will be on August 23rd and with a new addition! Along with the usual Future Loggers, Women’s, and Men’s events we will be adding: Stock Chainsaw Bucking for qualified chainsaw operators. Be sure to stop by and watch this

show! Registration is on August 23rd at the Logger’s Ring. Future Loggers (Children): 10:30am-11am and Men/Women: 11am- 11:30am.

Events commence after each group finishes registration.

Even your favorite pooch can earn a title as “Top Dog” at the BVX! A fan favorite of the BVX is the Kids’ Dog show. Bring yourself and your best K-9 friend dressed for success on August 23rd for the “Best Dressed dog-hander” competition along with longest tail, smallest and biggest dog, just to name a few. This year we are moving to the Family Zone! The show will be on August 24th at 2pm.

Save yourself the trip, the line at the Fair Office and never be disappointed by missed deadlines!

You can register all your entries ONLINE! Livestock, Light and Draft Horse, Hall, Special Competitions, Poultry and Rabbit, all of it! It is easy! Visit www.bvfair. ca to register today! All entries deadline: August 9th 2014 (except for the vegetables and flowers deadline on August 16th) Attention: Teenagers 16+ - The BVX is looking for cashiers for our admission gates. August 21-24, 2014. This is a great opportunity to earn some spending money and also enjoy all the great entertainment and events the fair has to offer. For more information please call 847-3816.

We are still looking for volunteers for this years’ fair. If you would like to volunteer please fill out our web site application form.

For more information about the Fair, including sponsorship, volunteering, commercial vendors, or performing please check out our website at www.bvfair.ca

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Softball president Bill Jex steps down

By Kendra Wong Smithers/Interior News

Sitting in the living room of Bill Jex’s home and his love for softball is obvious.

His porch is cluttered with old softballs, bases, bats and jerseys and his living room is sprinkled with more softball gear to be donated to another softball league.

Jex has one philosophy when it comes to softball: kids first. And it is that belief that has helped him rebuild the softball league from the ground up in the Town of Smithers.

“I think seeing some of the kids grow and knowing that the clinics we’ve done for the umpires and seeing how that’s helped kids grow is probably the best thing,” he said.

After six years of running the Smithers Junior Softball League, Jex is stepping down as president.

He took over the league with a friend, but has since taken on any and all responsibilities of running the league including sponsorship and administrative work, such as registering with Softball B.C., getting umpire certification and establishing the town’s first girls

Bill Jex (left) helps umpire a softball game. One of Jex’s proudest accomplishments has been getting young umpires proper certification so they can help ump other games in the league.

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softball team.

“I think we’ve achieved all the goals,” said the Ontario native.

“When we started out, we wanted the league to be solvent, so we needed sponsorship and we’ve accomplished that.

We wanted to make sure we were a part of Softball B.C.’s longterm development program and we are.

This is the second time we’ve had teams going down to the B.C. Summer Games.

“Terrace and

Kitimat have always been the strong, powerhouses in terms of softball — that’s not the way it is

The league has almost doubled in size over the past few years to 180 from 85 kids on average every year, he

man-show running the league over the years.

“He figures out what needs to be done and how to do

“Everything . . . should be done to benefit the players.”

-Bill Jex Outgoing Smithers Softball League president anymore. They have some skilled players for sure, but as an organization, I think we’re in really good shape,” said Jex.

added.

Joe De Gisi, equipment coordinator of the league, said Jex has virtually been a one-

it and those are the kinds of people you need volunteering in a community organization,” said De Gisi.

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“He has lots of energy and he puts all that energy toward people who play ball.”

In the upcoming season, Jex is hoping to take a more backseat approach.

“Next year is my youngest son’s last season playing ball.

I really wanted to coach and that’s sort of what’s pushed this along because if I don’t do it now, then I would miss that opportunity.”

His wife Diana, who also played softball at the national

level, believes it’s time for him to take on another role in the league.

“I’m excited to see him step back and give back,” she said.

“He’s always in the back of everything.

To be frontline and on the field with the kids again — he’s a great coach. He won’t leave it, he’s just stepping back a bit.”

De Gisi agreed, adding Jex will never stop being involved in the game.

“We know that he loves the game too,” said De Gisi.

“He’s not going to walk away from the game of ball because he’s stepped away as president.

We’ll be looking at him for continued inspiration.”

Jex said he’s received half a dozen emails from parents looking to get involved in the executive.

And he does have some words of wisdom for the next president.

“The next president should believe in the kids-first approach,” he said.

“Ultimately, everything that is done in the league should be done to benefit the players or the youth umpires and if you have that as your philosophy everything else just falls into place.”

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Thank you to the Bulkley Valley Credit Union for your donation of $1000.00 to Smithers Community Services Association and the Summer Step Up tutoring program.

Because of your generous contribution students are able to receive the educational support they need over the summer and tutors are able to gain valuable work experience.

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PUBLIC NOTICE TRAFFIC SIGN CHANGES

The Town of Smithers wishes to advise the public that traffic control devices will be placed at the following locations: 1. A new 4-WAY STOP at the intersection of Queen Street & Third Avenue 2. A new 3-WAY STOP at the intersection of Fulton Avenue & Frontage Road 3. A new 3-WAY STOP at the intersection of Sixteenth Avenue & Frontage Road 4. New 3-WAY signs at the intersection of Nineteenth Avenue & Frontage Road 5. A new YIELD sign at the exit from the Hudson Bay Mobile Home Park onto Astlais Place

PARK LOUNGING Families gathered for an evening of music, dancing and popcorn at Music in the Park in Telkwa last week. Thursday’s performers included Ranger Smash and Edi Young. The next installment of Music in the Park is Aug. 14

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Planning underway for Hazelton landfill expansion

By Marisca Bakker Hazelton/Interior News

Hazelton and area residents were given a chance to learn more about the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine’s plans for the Hazelton Landfill Phase 2 expansion last week at an open house.

Roger Tooms, manager of works and services at RDKS, said the idea to expand started in 1994 when a solid waste management plan was done.

That plan had several recommendations in it, one of which was to find a new long-term landfill facility for the Hazeltons. The RDKS went in 1996 to look for sites and they found eight to 12 sites and did some preliminary investigations, including the site adjacent to the existing landfill. It turned out that the space beside the original landfill was the more favourable site to pursue further.

A landfill site advisory committee at the time helped consider those sites and a lot of feedback from the community. Residents said they liked the location.

“Some communities don’t like the landfill so close but they are fine as along as it was tucked away and didn’t feel any impact from it. They liked the convenience of the location. We even looked at transferring garbage from Hazelton to Terrace to see if that would save money. But it was about the same cost and residents were clear they wanted their own landfill,” said Tooms.

“Last year we floated the concept at an open house, to get more feedback, there was zero negative feedback on the locations and design. We brought in an environmental specialist to update the environmental aspect of it because it had been a couple of years since we looked at the biology component of this and modified the site accordingly.”

Dr. Tony Sperling was brought on to help design a concept. He’s a professional engineer and has been doing landfill engineering for more than 25 years and has worked on just about every landfill in B.C. at one time or another.

He did a lot of detailed site investigation to understand the

geology and hydrology, the aquatic environment and the wildlife and adapted the design as information came in.

“From talking to people at the last open house there has been a high level of concern that we don’t impact the streams and surface waters, in particular to protect the salmon and their spawning grounds,” he said.

The expansion includes lining the engineered facility with a geomembrane system.

“Once you line the site, you have to deal with 100 per cent of the leachate, so whatever is produced you have to deal with. We planned a sophisticated treatment system that included a retention pond and aeration pond.

That does a fairly good job of treating landfill leachate,” said Sperling.

But that’s not all.

“We did not want to rely on that, so we tweaked it so the holding ponds are increased to allow that leachate to be held for a full year and not discharged in the winter when the ecological system is dormant.”

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Sperling said the goal is not to discharge any leachate but in case it happens, the site is in a spot where it will go to a natural polish area.

“Overall, it will be as protective of the environment as any other landfill in B.C. and sets the bar pretty high.

The residents can feel that their waste is going to be pretty well managed,” said Sperling.

Ron Saimoto, senior biologist for SKR Consultants Limited, also worked on the site design with Sperling.

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Hide tanning course at ‘Ksan wraps up

By Marisca Bakker

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About 40 more people in the Hazelton area know how to make leather after hide tanning courses were held at ‘Ksan Campground.

The workshops, put on by the Northwest Community College, were taught by two different instructors, Mary Dennis, a Tahltan elder from Iskut, and Benjamin Laurie, a new resident of Hazelton.

“It has been amazing. We do things a bit differently and we are learning from each other as well. She learned from family and has been doing it since 1982. I’ve learned from more of a scientific approach, where people have done research on different tanning traditions throughout North America,” said Laurie.

Bulkley together Valley Credit July 2007 “Everybody worked andUnion EPSprocess Logos toof be tanning supplied to Newspapers they did the whole the hide. There are about seven steps colours: Pantone 287 Blue to it, so they didPantone it all, right to the recommends it if it runs again.

Morgan, who is Gitxsan, Pantone 356 Green smoke,” said Dennis.

“I wanted to take this course is hoping to pass down what Pantone 139I do Harvest Laurie added there was also a because a lot of crafts and don’t he learned last week. wide variety of students. While some do a lot with tanned hides because of “I’m hoping to teach my participants were Gitxsan, there were the cost. Learning how to tan hides children, if they want to also some non-native people and the will cut down on that cost, it creates a learn. Hopefully I’ll create ages ranged from 12 to 70. There were lot of effort but saves a lot of money. enough interest for them to about 40 people who took the course Then you can turn around and start want it but in order to do over the two weeks it was offered. making money but I like doing crafts that, I have to be busy in Black/Grey Logo file Colour Kispiox resident Tom Morgan for my family and keepsakes forLogo File it. You can’t talk the talk said the course was worthwhile and myself.” without walking the walk.”

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The Kispiox Band Council is offering a cash reward to help find those responsible for burning down the Kispiox Gas Bar earlier this year.

The band council is willing to give $2,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction, after the appeal period of 30 days, of the person or persons responsible for this arson.

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Northern Saddle Club Summer Kids Camp July 21-24 at the Fairgrounds. Ages 6-15. Teaching kids the responsibilities and safety of caring for the horses mixed with fun and exercise. Leah Germain, lkd@live.ca, 250-847-6030.

Freedom of Form a solo exhibition by Gitxsan artist Arlene Ness from Hazelton. June 10-July 26 at the Smithers Art Gallery. Hours: Tues-Fri 12-5pm, Sat 9am-4pm. www. smithersart.org, info@smithersart.org, (250) 847-3898.

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Summer Reading Club July 2 to Aug. 8 at the Smithers Library. Wednesdays 10-11 a.m. for 3-6 year olds, Thursdays 10-11 a.m. for 7-9 year olds.

Tween Tuesdays July 8 to Aug. 8 at the Smithers Library Tuesdays 11 a.m. to noon for 10-12 year olds. Games, crafts and a Murder Mystery. Try the Tween Challenge at smithers.bclibrary.ca for prizes.

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Summer Art Camps August 4-8, $35/wk. 5-7 year olds 1011:30 a.m., 8-11 year olds 1-3 p.m. Contact the Smithers Art Gallery for more information at info@smithersart. org, or 847-3898, or at our website: www.smithersart.org.

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Roger Benham, vocalist/guitarist followed by Out of the Woods Friday, Aug. 15, 5-7 p.m. Bovill Square.

Axes of Ego Friday, Aug. 22, 5-7 p.m. Bovill Square.

Chicken Creek Friday, Aug. 29, 5-7 p.m. Bovill Square.

BV Genealogical Society meets the last Tuesday every month, Sunshine Inn meeting room, 7 p.m. Guest speakers and programs are presented to assist family root researchers. All welcome.

The Telkwa Museum is open. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Isabella Paulsen

Isabella Paulsen, a longtime resident of Telkwa and a familiar figure at the post office until her retirement there in 1982, has died in the Shuswap area at age 97.

Born Isabella Cathcart in Wayburn Sask., she moved to northern British Columbia with her family during the “Dirty Thirties.” Her parents took up a farm near Vanderhoof.

In Prince George, she met Thorvald Paulsen, who had immigrated to Canada from Denmark with his brother Bill in 1924. They first homesteaded in northern Alberta but they, too, had moved to B.C. in search of better economic opportunities during the 1930s.

Thorvald was working as a butter maker when he and Isabella got married and started their family — three daughters, one of whom died within days of her birth but who was never forgotten. Thorvald contracted tuberculosis and spent years in the sanitarium at Tranquille.

When he was released, minus a lung, he moved the family to Telkwa where he had bought a creamery with his partner Bill Kinney. Their Bulkley Valley Creamery butter, wrapped

by Thorvald’s daughters Kathrine and Ellen, was wellknown in the valley.

Thorvald was an active member of the community, serving as councillor, as a member of the Centennial Committee in 1967, and as chef for many years at the annual Telkwa barbecue. Besides working in the post office, Isabella kept busy with her church, providing meals and visits to some of the old bachelors who had logged, prospected and trapped the north in the early days.

Both took pride in their substantial garden. Thorvald had built a greenhouse for tomatoes and peppers and also had a small collection of fruit trees. On a crab apple he had grafted branches from other species so he was getting five different kinds of apples from the one tree.

When Dairyland built a large plant in Smithers, BC and outbid Thorvald for farmers’ production of milk, he closed Bulkley Valley Creamery and retired. Until his health failed and he was unable to get around much, he used to delight his grandchildren by taking them into the woods to forage, they would bring back a cardboard box full of ink cap mushrooms and Thorvald would cook them up for a mushroom feast.

After he died in 1988, Isabella sold their house on Highway 16 in the middle of Telkwa and bought a two-bedroom unit in a development in Sicamous, her first ever brand-new home. Her move brought her close to her daughter Ellen, who, with her husband Gary Ingham, had moved there from Prince Rupert when Gary retired from a plumbing and heating company. They wanted a place without a lot of rain.

Isabella, who had open-heart surgery and received a new heart valve in her 70s, maintained good physical health but her vision and her memory began to fail her. She passed away at Bastion Place in Salmon Arm on July 13, 2014. She leaves her daughters Kathrine (Barrie) and Ellen (Gary), grandchildren Tony (Carol), Tracy (John), Carol (Randy) and Janice, ten great-grandchildren and four great-greatgrandchildren. No public service is planned.

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm (250) 8331129. Email condolences and share memories at www. fischersfuneralservices.com.

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VERNA MARY HARMER BORN: June 19, 1924 Watrous, Saskatchewan PASSED AWAY: July12, 2014 Prince George, British Columbia SURVIVED BY:

Children: Geri Dykens (Jack), Sandy Stibrany (Joseph), Stewart Harmer (Jan), Ken Harmer (Karen) Grandchildren: David (Tammy), Shelley (Adam), Amy (Tom), Keith (Janine), Christina (Curt), Steven (Kim), Danielle (Lloyd), Quentin (Shilah), Lesley (James), Seth (Liz) Great Grandchildren: Ethan, Liam, Michael, Brooke, Mikalya, Alexander, Nicholas, Caleb, Garin, Ryder, Tatum, Taylor, Dawson PREDECEASED BY: Husband: Stan Siblings: John, Gordon, Cologne, Colleen, Jerry The family is grateful for the care provided by Gateway Care Home during her time with them.

Veril Bulah Jones

July 13, 1926 - July 9, 2014 Veril passed away peacefully at Royal Inland Hospital surrounded by her loving family.

She was predeceased by: her parents Laurence and Gladys Paul, her husband Daniel, her brother Marvin, her sisters Ethyl and Phyllis, son-in-lawDavid, her great-grandson Grayson and partner Fred Kennedy. She is survived by her children: Edwin (Marian), Dave (Val), Margaret, Daniel (Connie), Gordon, Hazel, and James (Donna), 15 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and 10 greatgreat-grandchildren, her sisters Millie, Faye, Joyce, Dorothy and brother Laurence Veril was born on a farmstead in Herchel, Saskatchewan during the Great Depression. She moved to British Columbia to find employment where she met her husband, Daniel Jones. After her children were old enough, she worked for many years as a cook at the hospital in Smithers. She loved family weekend camping and fishing trips at lakes in the area. She was an active sports participant in her early years, playing baseball and curling.

Upon retirement she moved to Osoyoos and loved working in her garden and entertaining friends and family. She joined the legion and took great pride in all the good work she did with them, cooking and organizing events. Mom’s last years were spent at the Shores in Kamloops where she had many friends.

Mom loved life, and had a great sense of humour.

She was strong-willed and determined. She provided a wonderful home for her children and friends. She lived life as strong as she could. She will be missed by everyone who knew her.

The family wishes to extend heartfelt gratitude to all of mom’s health care providers.

No formal service by request.

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Thea has once again joined her husband Fred whom she loved and missed dearly.

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T HREE R IVERS R EPORT

Australian rocker coming to Kispiox Valley Music Festival

By Marisca Bakker Kispiox Valley/Interior News

Ash Grunwald is gearing up to play at The Kispiox Valley Music Festival this weekend.

“I’m best known for doing the one man band thing. It is very driving and makes a powerful sound with one person. It is music for dancing to and partying to. I have a kick drum on one foot, a snare for the other foot and if I can, I have a wall of amplifiers and away we go,” said the Australian rocker.

Grunwald’s bio says he plays anything from his own brand of swampy, stomp-box-driven Delta blues’ covers to keyboard heavy, Euro-popsounds to hip-hop.

He played the Fusion Festival in Surrey last weekend and will be in Whistler on Thursday.

After playing Kispiox, he will be at the Duncan Cowichan Festival the following weekend, then Port Alberni, Pender Island and Nanaimo.

“I’m really stoked to be playing some festivals in B.C.,” he said. “I’ve been working really hard for the past

Australian Ash Grunwald is playing at the Kispiox Valley festival this weekend.

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Local – $40.50 including GST per year Seniors – $30 including GST per year couple of years, touring around B.C. trying to get something happening. I’m happy to start being accepted by the festivals and in general, a Canadian audience.”

In the past, he has opened for James Brown, Bo Diddly, the Black Keys and toured with Jack Johnson and Xavier Rudd.

He will be selling his self titled, 17-song compilation of his ‘best so far’ at the festivals.

This album includes songs from his early days playing blues covers and his signature song, entitled Dolphin Song about the day he was saved from a shark attack by a pod of dolphins.

He will be on the River stage on Saturday night at midnight. The full schedule for the weekend can be found at kvmf.ca.

The 4-H Files Sara Torunski

4H Showmanship Have you ever wondered how the 4Hers make their animals look so great and behaved at the Fall Fair time? Well, what if I told you it’s because we get a dress rehearsal.

Every May or June, 4H members with animal projects from all four clubs in the Bulkley Valley 4H District go to the BV Fall Fair grounds for Spring Show. 4H project animals (steer, sheep, pigs, rabbits, and poultry) are brought to the fair grounds for the first time to practise in showmanship classes.

Because this is before the August BV Fall Fair and Exhibition, it

is like 4H’s version of a dress rehearsal.

In 4H when you participate in showmanship classes with large animals, it involves leading your animal around an area with or without a halter in front of a judge. The animal is not judged

on how close it is to a certain standard.

Instead, the 4Her is judged on how well he or she shows off the animal and its best qualities. We groom and clip our animals, because we are judged on how good we are able to make our animal look. Good grooming and appearance is also important for the 4Her, which is why we have required show clothes. The judges look at how

we present ourselves and our animals, how well we are able keep control of them, and in some cases re-gain control of them, and on how focused we are on the judges while still being aware of how our animal is presenting.

When we are all done showing in our classes we get to take part in showing workshops given by experienced leaders and judges.

This helps us better understand what judges are looking for and giving points for.

They even give us tips and trick on how to present ourselves and our animals in the best possible way.

Remember this is what happens when showing large 4H animals. So to find out more about showmanship of small and large 4H animals I encourage you to come to the 2014 BV Fall Fair and Exhibition and ask us 4Hers your questions.

Ronald McDonald House BC is growing. ®

The new Ronald McDonald House BC opens in June.

A home away from home for seriously ill children receiving treatment at BC Children’s Hospital, the new and bigger House has enough room to welcome 73 families every day, keeping 2,500 families per year together when it matters most.

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Faith Matters Have you ever found yourself engaged in a meaningful and inspiring conversation that you simply lose track of time. I met with Mary Doyle-Powell not long ago. Mary is a brilliant woman who works with Gifted Children in Ireland.

in or are hiding their giftedness to avoid being isolated from their friends.

Those ones who make your job difficult and are somewhat a strain on your patience - they are probably the ones who could make a significant difference in your organization/ community. Think for a moment about the beauty and wonder of God’s amazing Creation. Every person created has a uniqueness to contribute to humanity [a special giftedness].

Mary told me “Gifted children have special needs that are unique. It is often said that “the cream rises to the top” but it is not true- even gifted children will not succeed on their own without help” Many people who ‘do not We must ask oursucceed’ are unsuccessful because they do not selves ... have someone simply • Does our value believing in them and system embrace acknowledging them their uniquein their uniqueness. ness? ...

Every person needs someone else to draw • Does it allow out of them their them to grow potential. and discover who they are? ...

Now stop and think about this for a minute • or does it require a certain “Christians would be conformity to fit far more like Jesus if into our ‘value they focused on drawcurrency’? ing out of people what God has already put in Or are they simthem rather than trying • ply a commodto put in what they ity that can be think God has left out” exchanged in our human-economHow many times do ic system? we take a ‘cream’ mentality to our leader• Who around you ship development and today needs you people development? to draw out of Maybe some of the them their God greatest leaders in your given potential? group/class/organization are the quiet ones Mark who don’t seem to fit Submitted by the Smithers Ministerial Association

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

THANK YOU

Three Rivers Report seeks correspondent We need your help.

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For more information, call Ryan Jensen at 250.847.3266.

Chris Miller and family would like to thank our friends and the community of Smithers for the overwhelming generosity and support during the difficult time in our lives.

The true meaning of a small town coming together with the willingness to help as been very clear throughout the donations and fundraisers held for us.

We will forever be grateful, Chris, Joanne and Regan

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NURSES, Foot Care Nurses, Care Aides, Home Cleaners Bayshore Home Health is hiring casual, on-call RNs, LPNs, certified care aides and experienced home cleaners. If you are: client focused, personable; energetic; positive; possess an outstanding work ethic; a real passion for helping others, and a reliable vehicle, pls forward your resume c/w 2 references to hsellors@bayshore.ca. Only those shortlisted will be contacted.

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In an eÉ&#x2C6;ort to enhance coverage of the Hazeltons we are looking for an individual who lives in the area who can attend community events, write articles and take photographs. The Hazelton correspondent will liaise with our newsroom to decide on coverage and what local issues to report on.

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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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CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Sunday Worship Services at 10 a.m.

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FAITH REFORMED CHURCH OF TELKWA Pastor James Folkerts (URC-NA) 1170 Hwy 16, Telkwa

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

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

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Wells & power at lot. Starting, $139,000, $50,000 below assessed value. 250-317-2807.

Personal Real Estate Corporation

Enjoy lake front living at Watson’s Landing and this modern custom finished home. Hardwood and tile throughout, butcher block counters and huge granite covered island.

Three bedroom plus den and three baths. A must see.

Christian Fellowship

Lots

Sandra Hinchliffe

$436,000 12 Pavilion Place

Faith Alive

Real Estate

Welcomes You! Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.

Children’s Ministries during service Corner of Viewmount Rd South & Hwy 16

250-847-2466 www.mvaonline.org Affiliated with the PAOC

Seventh Day Adventist Contact 250-847-5983 3696 4th Avenue

Rev. Dwayne Goertzen Pastor Trevor Brawdy 250-847-2929 Email: efree@uniserve.com Website: www.smithersefc.org

Service at 10 a.m.

1838 Main St.

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Rentals

Rentals

Rentals

Transportation

Transportation

Legal

Legal

Apt/Condo for Rent

Commercial/ Industrial

Commercial/ Industrial

Recreational/Sale

Recreational/Sale

Tenders

Tenders

WOODRIDGE APARTMENTS ADULT ORIENTED 1 bdrm & 2 bdrm suites, bachelor No pets, No parties Phone 250-877-0186

25C 9â&#x20AC;&#x2122;4â&#x20AC;? Length Excellent Condition Shower, sink, toilet.

2 awnings, solar power, TV, microwave, and more.

VILLAGE OF TELKWA RENTAL SPACE AVAILABLE

Fight Back.

Volunteer your time, energy and skills today.

2008 Big Foot Camper

1415 Hankin Avenue, Telkwa, BC 1 800 sq. ft. office rental space.

23,000

$

Trucks & Vans

For more information contact: Scott Beck, 250-846-5212, cad@telkwa.com.

Homes for Rent

Trucks & Vans

1993 4WD GMC

1-2 commercial ready suites (build to suit).

The Village of Telkwa has commercial rental space available in their municipal office building. The building has a newly renovated exterior with additional R24 insulated SIPS panels, hardi-plank and energy efficient vinyl windows. The rental space is heated by the Village of Telkwa state of the art BioEnergy Wood burning boiler, which provides consistent, affordable fixed price heating.

There is separate electrical metering and available ADSL internet and telephone. The space consists of 2 floors, handicap bathroom, closet storage, kitchen sink cabinet and HRV system.

697-6219

250-

6.5 L Diesel Automatic Canopy 2 Sets of Tires on Rims

$4,000.00

847-0801

250-

Wrecker/Used Parts

Wrecker/Used Parts

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Home of a Million Partsâ&#x20AC;?

Homes for Rent Will

â&#x20AC;˘ Eco Friendly & money saving â&#x20AC;˘ Preserve natural resources â&#x20AC;˘ 6ave valuaEle landÂżll â&#x20AC;˘ Provide tested OEM repair parts at a fraction of the price

HARRIS AUTO WRECKERS LTD 3471 Old Babine Lake Road Smithers, BC V0J 2N6 Phone: 847-2114 Fax: 847-1445 Email: harrisauto@bulkley.net

Commercial/ Industrial SMITHERS, 1/2 warehouse for lease. Located at Starlight Transport on Victoria Dr. 2150 sq. ft., office and washrooms. $2000/mth obo.

250-847-4252.

Homes for Rent 4 BDRM HOUSE for rent on Telkwa High Rd. $1600./mo., avail. immed. 250-846-5855.

Suites, Upper FURNISHED UPSTAIRS one bdrm suite on Tyhee Lake.

Cathedral ceilings, large deck, quiet, scenic view, satellite TV, for single person. Avail. Sept.

1. N/S, N/P. 250-846-9636.

Motorcycles

For Rent Lovely 2 bedroom double wide mobile in Tyee Mobile Home Park for rent. Walking distance from Tyee Lake Provincial Camp Ground on Telkwa High Rd. Comes with washer & dryer, fridge, stove, fenced yard and storage shed. Close to Downtown Telkwa and Bulkley River. No dogs and non smoking. Perfect for mature couple. $900.00 per month includes pad rent you pay utilities, references required.

Call 250-847-2373 for more detail.

Motorcycles

Motorcycles

Breathe through a straw for 60 seconds.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what breathing is like with cystic fibrosis.

No wonder so many people with CF stop breathing in their early 30s.

Please help us.

INVITATION TO TENDER Water System Improvements Phase 2 PRV Replacement & Watermain Upgrade Contract No. 40508.00 Tenders for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Water System Improvements Phase 2 PRV Replacement & Watermain Upgrade - Contract No. 40508.00â&#x20AC;? will be received by the Gitanmaax Band Council up to 2:00 p.m. Thursday July 31, 2014.

The general scope of work for this contract is the installation of 2 new above ground PRV stations, decommissioning 2 existing PRV stations and the replacement of approximately 550m watermain on Bench Road and Middle Road.

The 2 existing cast in place concrete PRV and water meter chamber are to be decommissioned, and replaced with new above ground PRV stations connected to the existing 300mm AC watermain.

Tender documents are available on BC Bid or, after July 11, 2014, during normal business hours at the Smithers office of Opus DaytonKnight Consultants (see address below) for a non-refundable charge of $50.00.

A pre-tender site meeting will be held at 11:00 a.m. July 23, 2014. The meeting is non-mandatory, but all interested contractors are encouraged to attend to become familiar with the project requirements and site conditions.

All Tenders must be submitted to Opus DaytonKnight Consultants in an envelope, sealed and clearly marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;TENDER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Water System Improvements Phase 2 PRV Replacement & Watermain Upgrade â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Contract No. 40508.00â&#x20AC;?.

Tenders shall be accompanied by a security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Total Tender Price payable to the Gitanmaax Band Council.

Tenders will be publicly opened at the above stated time in the Opus DaytonKnight office. All materially compliant Tenders will be examined as to their sufficiency and submitted to the council for consideration.

The Gitanmaax Band reserves the right to waive informalities in or reject any or all Tenders or to accept the tender deemed most favourable in the interest of the Band. The Bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Purchasing Policy shall apply. The Band will not be responsible for any cost incurred by the Tenderer in preparing the Tender. Contract award will be subject to approval from the Gitanmaax Band Council. The lowest or any Tender may not necessarily be accepted.

Questions with regard to the tender documents shall be directed to:Mark Huscroft, P.Eng Opus DaytonKnight Consultants #1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3772 Fourth Avenue P.O. Box 939 Smithers, B.C. V0J 2N0 Phone (250) 847-1913 Fax (250) 847-1914

THANK YOU

The Special Olympics, Smithers Branch would like to thank the following for all their generous support: 55 and over Old The Rodeo Club Timers Hockey St. James Anglican Driftwood Drilling Church Shoppers Drug Mart Billabong Roads Alpenhorn Seabridge Gold Steelheads Northline Collision Interior Stationery Rotary Club BV Printers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dean A&W Moore Hy-Tech Drilling Extra Foods and all the wonderful people dropping off bottles for Special Olympics at the Bottle Depot.

The winners of the Special Olympics Raffle are: 1st Mike Bovill, 2nd Lyn Mac, Jay Daffoe Advertising space donated by The Interior News

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

T HREE R IVERS R EPORT

B11

Environmental concerns surrounding expansion addressed

From LANDFILL on Front

hire the landfill engineer to detail the plans so it can go to construction. It will hopefully be done and ready for use by 2017.

The total capital cost to expand the landfill, including converting the Kitwanga and Stewart landfills to transfer stations will be about $4.8 million. A federal grant brings that number down to just under $3 million. However,

“There is very low impact potential for anything on fish-bearing waters. We’ve set up water quality monitoring stations downstream of the small drainage area that the expansion will be in so we will be able to track and monitor the changes,” said Saimoto.

The next step will be to go to request for proposals to

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Real Estate

Verna Wickie, treasurer for the RDKS, said residents won’t notice too much of a difference on their taxes because of a redistribution of costs.

There was also information at Thursday night’s open house about recycling.

“We look at different options for waste, basically waste diversion,” said Zero Waste outreach specialist

Real Estate

Kathryn Goodwin.

She said that backyard composting is a great idea.

“On average, 30-40 per cent of people’s household garbage is organics so we are trying to promote people to take that out is a huge component.

Also, because when organics go to a landfill they create methane which is a potent greenhouse gas so keeping those out and putting them

Real Estate

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Bulkley Valley Real Estate

back into the soil instead is a great option.”

The RDKS, along with the Skeena Ice Arena Association, ElectroRecycle and Encorp Return-It Electronics, also hosted an electronics roundup and barbecue on Saturday.

Residents were able to drop off things like kitchen appliances, computers and power tools to be recycled for free.

Real Estate

Real Estate

Email: remaxbv@telus.net Located in the Log Office at 3568 Hwy. 16 Each Office Independently Owned & Operated

250-847-5999

Pick up your FREE copy of our Real Estate Flyer and our map of the Bulkley Valley. View more of our listings online at www.remaxsmithersbc.ca or on Facebook.

$135,000

NEW LISTING

4662 13th Avenue, New Hazelton • • • •

Beautiful creek along lots edge 3 bdrm, 2 bath rancher, fenced yard Custom fir kitchen cabinets Lots of updates, cert. wood stove

Ron & Charlie

mls n237941

NEW LISTING

$319,500

NEW LISTING

$213,000

NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING

$257,500

$174,500

NEW PRICE

1084 Cedar Street

3757 Thirteenth Avenue

3124 McBride St, New Hazelton

3869 Fourteenth Avenue

Unit 2 1686 Main Street

• • • •

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• 3 beautifully landscaped lots, view • Paved dw, pellet stove, new cabinets • Garden,raspberries, cedar/birch trees

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Kiesha & Tina

Ron Lapadat

5 bed, 2 bathroom family home Private fenced yard, view Updates to windows & furnace Updates to roof shingles & hotwater

Karen Benson

$314,000

NEW PRICE

$294,500

NEW PRICE

mls n238148

Immaculate 3/4 bdrm, 2 bath house All the more costly updates are done Big back yard with beautiful view www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

• 3 bdrm, new shingles, double carport

$198,500

$149,000

mls n238108

Awesome location, no through road Big west facing yard, lane access Updated 2 bdrm rancher, shop www.smithershomes.com

Spacious 2 bedroom condo Ground level wheelchair access Bright, open floor plan Laundry room and 2 appliances

Peter Lund

$369,000

$249,500

mlsn235402

$74,900

1392 Cronin Place

18050 Grantham Road, Telkwa

1714 Third Street

1604 Willow Street, Telkwa

665 Hudson Bay Mountain Rd

#43 Hudson Bay MHP

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Great 3 bdrm, 2½ bathroom home Large corner lot Fenced back yard View of Hudson Bay Mountain

Kiesha Matthews

mls n237386

2 bedroom, 1 bathroom home Beautiful mountain view, near river Needs kitchen installed With tlc will be a beautiful home

Kiesha Matthews

mls n233905

2 bedroom rancher 90x100 lot, fenced, landscaped Geothermal heat $20/month Newly renovated, move right in

Donna Grudgfield

$294,500

$489,000

mlsn236925

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Newly renovated, new kitchen Covered carport, parking for RV Gardeners paradise, raised beds

Donna Grudgfield

$229,500

mls n235809

4.9 acres, 4 bdrm, 2 bathroom house Full finished basement with entry Guest house, gardens, pond www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

$419,000

mls n232359

2 bdrm, 14x70 with expando Nat gas F/A + fireplace, new entry New roof, skirting, carport Fenced yard, 2 bathrooms

Leo Lubbers

$237,500

mls n234638

$289,000 + gst

4346 Whalen Road

1648 Tower Street, Telkwa

8397 Kroeker Road

4547 Schibli Street

1650 Telegraph Street, Telkwa

3285 Third Avenue

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5 acres, paved road, 4 bedrooms New kitchen, bathrm, exterior stucco In-law suite or home based space www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

mls n236906

Large .27 acre lot in Telkwa 4 bed, 3 bath, ensuite & decks 1 attached garage, landscaped view www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

$289,000

mls n237517

Affordable country living, 5.45 acres 4 bdrm, 2 bath mobile with addition Private landscaped yard, deck, garage Open layout, bright, appliances incl

Peter & Jantina

$149,000

mls n234936

4 bed, 3 bathrooms, full basement Fenced, landscaped, RV parking Cul-de-sac, view, deck, hot tub www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

mls n237090

$294,000

Great sunny Telkwa location Access to trails, including Tyhee Lk 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 levels www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

$130,000

mls n233601

Beautiful brand new half duplex 1718 sf, 3 bedrooms, 2½ bathrooms Gorgeous kitchen, appliances incl www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

mls n236257

$217,500

$239,000

20 Starliter Way

7309 Highway 16

19 Starliter Way

Lot 2 Slack Road

3489 Eighth Avenue

3336 Railway Avenue

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Premier home site Town sewer & water Lake front living Cul-de-sac location

Sandra Hinchliffe

mls n213049

Handy man special 2.6 acres by Kathlyn Creek You can paddle to the lake Eco-friendly composting toilet

Sandra Hinchliffe

$850,000

mls n234088

Premier lot Lake front, spectacular view Fully serviced lot 10796 square feet

Sandra Hinchliffe

$45,000

mls n227134

Unique park like property Extremely close to town Two creeks and a spring 6.96 acres

Sandra Hinchliffe

$389,900

mls n234282

Tidy compact 1,075 sf home 3 bdrm, 1 bath w/ open living area Roomy attached 35x16 garage/shop Roof/siding 2009, appliances incl.

Charlie McClary

$267,000

mls n234502

Affordable 1240 sf rancher 3 bedrooms, new bathroom, updates New decks, new fenced yard Move in ready starter home

Charlie McClary

mls n233506

$279,500

$494,500

3520 Victoria Street

Lot 15 West Road & Highway 16

3475 Simcoe Avenue

1548 Walnut Street, Telkwa

7066 Glacier Gulch Road

2240 Poplar Park Road, Kispiox

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Mulder Concrete Sells Turn-key everything included 5ac site Smithers,1ac New Hazelton Smithers business with a future

Charlie McClary

mls n4506543

Peter Lund Res. 847-3435

South Hazelton 4 acre parcel Flat open meadow property Easy development Awesome view

Charlie & Ron

Donna Grudgfield Cell. 847-1228

mls n237592

Leo Lubbers Cell. 847-1292

3 bdrm, 2 bath home on 5.05 acres Heated kitchen floor, central vac Updates to flooring, lighting, paint 40x60 barn, fenced, double carport

Karen Benson

Ron Lapadat Cell. 847-0335

mls n231260

3 bedroom, 2 bathroom log home Large fenced lot, carport Newly renovated main bathroom Nat gas fp, all appliances included

Karen Benson

Sandra Hinchliffe Cell. 847-0725

mls n235130

Charlie McClary Cell. 877-1770

4 bdrm, 2 bathroom custom home Geothermal heat, HRV, 6.45 acres Hardwood, new roof shingles Immaculate and move-in ready

Karen Benson

Karen Benson Cell. 847-0548

mls n234946

Jantina Meints Cell. 847-3144

160 acres. Crownland on 3 sides.

Rustic log cabin. Generator incl.

Internet service. Spring fed pond.

Access to Kispiox over Crown Land

Donna Grudgfield dmls n236887

Kiesha Matthews Cell. 876-8420

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