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MLA sues political opponent By ANNA KILLEN SKEENA NDP MLA Robin Austin has added a political opponent to a defamation lawsuit stretching back to the May 2013 provincial election campaign. The original lawsuit, filed against Terrace resident Jim Lynch for comments made at an April 2013 all candidates meeting in which he alleged Austin abused a

foster child, has been amended to include Michael Brousseau, the BC Conservative candidate who ran against Austin in that election and also in the previous 2009 provincial election. The amended suit now says Brousseau “incited, assisted and/ or encouraged the defendant Lynch …” in the comments Lynch made at the April 30, 2014 all candidates meeting held at the Ter-

race Pentecostal Assembly. This then makes Brousseau a “joint publisher of the April 30, 2013 statements,” Austin’s suit indicates. The original suit filed against Lynch included a “John Doe” who was then described as Brousseau in the amended suit, filed Oct. 2, 2014. Lynch, in a statement contained in a question to Austin and in-

cluded as a transcript of comments made at the meeting in the court documents, said he had gotten to know a girl who was once a foster child of Austin and his wife. He said she told him of sexual abuse and when asked why she did not go to the authorities, she wondered who would believe her. “I really felt for the girl because we got to [be] buds,” the transcript of Lynch’s comments continued.

On May 10, 2013, Lynch issued a formal retraction and apology to Austin through his lawyer, according to court documents which detail a process where Lynch said he investigated the claim further and “determined that the allegations were totally false” and that his statements at the all candidates meeting were false.

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■■ Voila! ECOLE JACK Cook students Oziahs Courtney, middle, and Noah Grielens, left, help make Portuguese cookies with teacher aid Solange Rioux and the school’s former custodian Talina Dasilva, right, who made a special visit to the school to see the students and make these treats to be given out at the school’s Christmas concert. All of the school’s students took turns choosing a cookie cutter, pressing it into the dough, placing the shape on a cookie sheet and topping it with coloured sprinkles and red and green cherries.

THE TINY community of Iskut along Hwy37 North celebrated a switch from diesel-generated power to hydro-electric power Dec. 18. And thanks to 400 feet of LED icicle lights provided by B.C. Hydro for the occasion which were then strung up at the community’s administration building, the switch over marked the end of years of dependence upon diesel generation. “It was a split second,” said Iskut Band operations and maintenance manager Henry Carlick of the event which took place at 10:45 a.m. Dec. 18. “The lights blinked for a few seconds. We thought it was going to take time but I guess it was just a flick of the switch and it was done,” he said. The hydro-electric power flowing to Iskut stems from BC Hydro’s Northwest Transmission Line, a 344km 287kv line running north of Terrace to a substation at Bob Quinn on Hwy37 North. A second 287kv line, called the Iskut extension, then runs 93km north of Bob Quinn to another substation at Tatogga Lake.

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Road maintenance contracts increased THE THREE companies with road and bridge maintenance contracts in the area have received one-time payments and annual increases to meet higher snow clearing standards during the winter months on Hwy16. Nechako Northcoast, which looks after the highways around Terrace, south to Kitimat and north to the Nass Valley, had its annual contract increased by $165,750 in addition to a one-time payment of $400,000. Its increased budget, along with increases for Billabong, an affiliated company with Nechako Northcoast covering highways in the Hazeltons and Smithers and O’Brien Road and Bridge Maintenance, which looks after highways around Prince Rupert and on Haida Gwaii, follows a decision by the provincial government earlier this year to increase maintenance standards on northern highways. Previous standards were determined by traffic volume, meaning that less traffic meant plowing and sanding wasn’t done as often as it was on highways with more traffic. At the time of the January standards increase announcement, the province estimated the extra cost at $2 million to $3 million, a figure it has since confirmed. It now says the increases in annual payments for all six contractors affected in the north works out to $2,000,533. The increase in standards from Category B to Category A means contractors now have to start clearing when 4cm of snow falls instead of 6cm. In this region, Hwy16 is now a Category A road right from the coast through to Prince George and beyond. Hwy 37 South to Kitimat already had a Category A designation. Contractors are also required to respond faster during winter storms and to have roads cleared faster. Nechako Northcoast’s one-time payment of $400,000 reflected its increased costs to meet the higher standards, said the transportation ministry. “As part of the ne-

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MLA says he was defamed at meeting “I unreservedly withdraw all my remarks about Mr. Austin,” continues the apology, filed as part of Lynch’s response to the suit. In the original suit, filed Jan. 9, 2014, Austin says Lynch’s comments characterize him as a sexual predator and not worthy of his standing in the community and of his position as a public official. He’s claiming general, aggravated, punitive and special damages against Lynch and Brousseau. Speaking today, Brousseau said he could not have acted with Lynch because he does not know him and has only encountered him on two occasions – once at the all candidates meeting and once when he knocked on a door that turned out to be where Lynch lived. “We talked for about a minute and I asked him if he would vote for me and he said he was non-partisan so I said thank you and went on to the next door,” said Brousseau. He said his inclusion by Austin in the suit in a sense continues the 2013 election and even the previous 2009 provincial election when he was also the Conservative candidate. “Oh ... sparring,” said Brousseau. “Basically we’ve been sparring back and forth. This is one way for him to poke at me.” He challenged Austin to produce the evidence he and Lynch acted in concert. “He’s got nothing,” Brousseau added. Speaking in Austin’s place, John Heaney, the chief of staff to NDP Official Opposition leader John Horgan, said Brousseau foreshadowed the all candidates meeting that morning in a radio interview.

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SKEENA MLA Robin Austin, left, and Conservative candidate Michael Brousseau at 2013 all candidates meeting held at the Terrace Pentecostal Assembly. “He says on tape in a radio interview ‘we’re going to drop a bomb on Robin Austin tonight’,” said Heaney. Heaney added that there was an apparent familial relationship between Brousseau and Lynch. Also speaking this afternoon, Lynch said that while he knew Brousseau’s mother, he’s never had any kind of relationship with Brousseau. “I’ve never met the man before,” said Lynch. “I knew his mum, but that’s all. I never had anything to do with Michael.” He denied the suggestion that he and Brousseau acted together, or that he was motivated by politics. “The fact that (Austin) would bring something up like this other... is inconceivable,” he said, add-

ing that he was apolitical due to his position as coroner for 23 years. He expects the suit will have to work its way through the court system. “I thought that it would’ve been settled (after issuing the retraction and apology), and I was very surprised, I still am,” he said of the civil suit brought against him. “Austin believes its important for the people of Terrace to understand what happened at that time. I can’t call him wrong,” said Heaney. “The allegation that was made by Mr. Lynch was of the most heinous, criminal activity.” Brousseau also says NDP Official Opposition leader John Horgan’s office has told BC Conservative party leader Dan Brooks that if Brousseau would agree not to

run in the next provincial election, the lawsuit against him would go away. “It was perhaps not in those exact words but that was the inference of what was being said,” said Brousseau. But Heaney said Brooks indicated that Brousseau would not be running again. “So how could Mr. Austin be using this court case to silence or chill someone who says they’re not going to be a player in the game anymore,” asked Heaney. A press release by Brooks released earlier today alleges Austin is using the lawsuit to “silence or punish a former political opponent” and asks Horgan to advise Austin to withdraw his lawsuit. That’s not going to happen, said Heaney.

“Mr. Horgan is not actively involved, he didn’t ask Mr. Austin to start this, he wasn’t leader when he started it two years ago, but he’s not going to order him to stop it,” he said. “We’re very sympathetic to Mr. Brooks in his position. It’s not today’s Conservative party that was at all involved in the alleged activity, this didn’t happen on Mr. Brooks’ watch, but it’s a lawsuit that contains very, very serious allegations about two individuals in Terrace during the last election campaign.” Brooks is politicizing a private matter, said Heaney, noting that Austin is paying for the suit out of his own pocket. “Mr. Brooks is trying to use a public forum or political pressure to make Mr. Horgan force Mr. Austin to withdraw a lawsuit right at the time that Mr. Brousseau is being required to tell his story and give his version,” said Heaney. “We think the truth should come out. If Mr. Austin turns out to be wrong, if the counsel he is getting from his lawyers and their view of the case turns out to be wrong or not accepted by the courts then Mr. Brousseau will get damages from Mr. Austin.” The allegations brought up at the all candidates forum by Lynch were “heinous,” said Heaney. “If it turns out that it was done in concert and in support of someone who is a registered candidate for a political party – that’s a pretty serious thing and that’s what Mr. Austin has asked the court to decide.” Austin won the 2013 election with 5,102 votes compared to 4,739 for Liberal Carol Leclerc, 735 for Brousseau and 254 for another candidate who did not appear at the all candidates meeting.

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Hydro power switched on in the Iskut area And from there, a smaller 25kv distribution line extends further north to a facility now housing diesel generators near Iskut from which lines branch out to more than 160 residences, public buildings and businesses. The Iskut extension was not built by BC Hydro but by Imperial Metals, part of the infrastructure needed by the company to take power from the Northwest Transmission Line to run its not-yet open Red Chris copper and gold mine. A separate 287kv line branches off from Tatogga Lake 16km east to the mine site. Part of the deal to build the Iskut extension involves its sale to BC Hydro for $52 million and that arrangement is now in the final stages of being completed. Providing hydro power to Iskut is crucial to BC Hydro to help defray the costs of the $746 million Northwest Transmission Line which went into service this August. The federal government announced in 2009 it would provide $130 million toward the transmission’s lines cost provided the provincial crown corporation took Iskut off of diesel generation. According to BC Hydro figures, the gross cost to run diesel generators for Iskut and

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THE SWITCH to hydro-electric power from diesel generators in Iskut Dec. 18 was made brighter thanks to LED lights provided by BC Hydro and put in place by a BC Hydro employee using one of the crown corporation’s bucket trucks. area was approximately $1.5 million a year. After customer payments, the cost dropped to $860,000. The Dec. 18 switch is a full six months ahead of the July 2015 target date BC Hydro had to meet in order to receive the money,

says Jim Shepherd, the BC Hydro manager in charge of the Northwest Transmission Line. “We had planned to remove the [Iskut] diesel generators by 2016 so now we have two winters to make sure things are running

properly,” he said. He estimated the switch to hydro-power will eliminate 2,800 tons a year of greenhouse gases that would otherwise be produced by burning diesel. That’s equivalent to the annual greenhouse gas emissions from 589 vehicles. The power now being provided by the new 25kv line is three-phase, meaning there is a supply for new businesses and developments in the area. “Three-phase is much more efficient to drive electric motors and equipment. It’s a better way of transmitting power,” said Shepherd. The contractor hired to build the distribution line to Iskut from Tatogga Lake was Valley Power Line Contracting Ltd. from Surrey. Even as BC Hydro was finishing off its work to provide hydro power to Iskut, Imperial Metals was in the final stages of running hydro power from the Iskut extension to its Red Chris mine site. “The transformer at the Red Chris site was first energized by grid power through the Northwest Transmission Line on Nov. 7 and we are now working on electrical commissioning of the Red Chris mine,” said company vice president Steve Robertson.

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People CHRISTMAS can be a difficult time of year for people and families. Memories of loved ones lost throughout the past year who might otherwise be sitting around a festive table or who would have been a friendly voice over a long distance telephone line often clash with the demand for merriment and good cheer. Yet the essential element of the Christmas season continues to exist as families and people draw together even for short periods of time. There are also many examples in the community where individuals and people band together to help others. Some are very public and others are very private. But all share in the one essential philosophical undertaking that ties us together – from those according to their ability to those according to their need. This season, consider the words of Tommy Douglas, a Baptist minister who went on to become the first-ever Co-operative Commonwealth Federation premier of Saskatchewan. Mr. Douglas brought the country’s first Medicare program to that province. He later became the first leader of the federal New Democratic Party: “If Christmas means anything, it should mean that, like the shepherds of old, we catch a vision of the world as it ought to be and not as it is. This is the season where we should renew our determination to do what we can, each in our own way, to build a world founded on human brotherhood and concern for the needs of others.” ESTABLISHED APRIL 27, 1988

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or months I had been expecting the Motor Vehicle Branch to demand a physical exam if I was to continue driving. Still when the letter arrived in last week’s mail it gave me a jolt. It reminded me my 80th birthday is only weeks away. To continue driving for another two years, a doctor must certify my fitness to do so. The government gave me 45 days to return the completed form with a doctor’s approval or they would revoke my driver’s licence. Once a driver reaches the age of 80, completion of this form is mandatory every two years. Current cost for the doctor’s exam is $64.80. Immediately I made an appointment with my current doctor for the following week. The exam began with reading the letters on a chart posted in the deserted hallway. The nurse trusted me to cover one eye at a time with my hand and not peek while I read down as many lines as were clear to me. Once my fingers sprawled. I could have used both eyes but I chose to be trustworthy. Somewhere in my chart

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CLAUDETTE SANDECKI should be a formal report from my eye doctor of tests done during six month exams. There’s no chance to cheat on those tests; the technician covers one of my eyes at a time with a pirate’s patch held snug by an elastic. To test my peripheral vision, the doctor had me look straight ahead while he brought his index finger forward toward me from the side. I wanted to duck. Peripheral vision, the first to be lost, is vital for perceiving vehicular or pedestrian traffic approaching from either side especially at intersections or crosswalks. To test my coordination,

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The Mail Bag Don’t want waste plan An open letter to the Chair and Board of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine:

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JOE OLIVER, left, paid a visit to Terrace in the spring of 2013 as natural resources minister and, among other activities, received a tour of Northwest Community College’s trades training shops from college official Brian Badge.

These cuts are close to home Dear Sir: Federal finance minister Joe Oliver’s fall economic update will be followed up by an “economic action plan,” which will then be implemented through the use of a bill composed of hundreds of pages which will contain dozens of unrelated regulatory and legislative changes that Stephen Harper does not want you to know about. That’s just the way the Con-

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servatives do business. That’s not news to anyone who cares or pays attention. What Joe Oliver wants you to believe is that the government has returned the state to a condition of fiscal surplus. Like just about everything else that comes out a Conservative’s mouth, that is not exactly true. What he is actually going to release is a report that on the surface looks like a balanced budget.

But you will not have to look very hard to see that what they have done and how they have done it has damaged Canada, not produced wonderful benefits. Earlier this year, Joe Oliver, in an interview on CBC radio, told the country straight up that cuts to the “bureaucracy” are largely responsible for the fiscal surplus. He didn’t mention the billions of dollars allocated to DND, or foreign

mission security but not spent. The thing is, the Conservatives did not cut the “bureaucracy” so much as they have the civil service. Yes, there is a difference. Conservatives love words that they can spit out with venom, like “bureaucracy” which evokes an image of a clerk uselessly rubber-stamping forms before shuffling the paper along to the next desk.

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Dear Sirs: I disagree with the historical review of public opinion that has been described as having occurred at the one public open house and the project updates on the waste management plan sent to the public. I would describe this type of engagement as “one way public engagement.” The regional district review does not mention any public disagreement to the regional district’s plan, neither critical comments nor public suggestions for changes. The entire regional district presentation and review was about only one plan and one option – the Regional District’s option. Nowhere had you mentioned the numerous letters from the public and presentations, public concerns about safety or cost, articles in our local newspaper, or the petition signed by nearly 700 constituents calling for a broad public referendum on Bylaw 640 which would bring in the waste management plan. Instead you simply disregarded the public input or, shall I say, tossed it into the garbage, while implying that the decisions made were done so in what you called the “regional district’s interest.” My question and that of hundreds of taxpayers is just whose interests does the regional district board and its administration represent? Your lack of acknowledgement of public opinion paints a picture of a board that considers the constituents as a witless bunch. Is this why the board doesn’t want to listen to us and feels obliged to make such decisions for us? An email from the regional district speaks about the close cooperation with the environment ministry and the Multi-Material BC program. You claim that our community does not have a choice and has to join the provincial program.

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Resident hunters on the endangered list

oes the province support B.C. resident families or foreign trophy hunters? The B.C. guide outfitting industry that harvests wildlife for profit, and their foreign trophy hunting clients, have become the subject of much controversy amongst the resident hunting community throughout B.C., and the BC Wildlife Federation. At the heart of the issue is the Guide Outfitters Association of BC (GOABC) lobbying forest, lands and natural resource operations minister Steve Thomson and Premier Christy Clark to remove more wildlife harvest allocations from 100,000 resident hunters to 210 guide outfitters throughout B.C. Ultimately, the GOABC is asking that government hand over substantially more B.C. resident wildlife allocations to guide outfitters. What does this mean for resi-

dent hunters? Much less opportunity to fill your freezers with organic meat, increased odds on limited entry, and less opportunity for resident hunters to hunt overall. This in an effort by the GOABC to prop up commercial trophy hunting primarily for foreigners, at the expense of B.C. residents. Other North American jurisdictions allow commercial hunting interests 10 per cent or less of allocated species. Here in B.C., guide outfitters have successfully lobbied the minister to allocate (give them) up to 40 per cent of allocated wildlife species. Independent guide outfitters and the GOABC have argued the economic benefits of the trophy hunting business. However, recent economic reports reveal that resident hunters contribute far more to the B.C. economy through the many busi-

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nesses supporting their outdoor recreation, hunting for food, and wildlife conservation. With these findings, it makes no sense economically, and in the interest of wildlife, to shift hunting allocations away from resident hunters to that of foreign trophy hunters.

Resident hunting spans generations having a strong heritage, traditional, social and cultural foundation. Family and friendship bonds are fostered and nurtured through our revered hunting opportunities, and many cherished memories created lasting lifetimes. We fear that the forest, lands and natural resource operations minister and the premier may not recognize or fail to better entrench these very important family values of B.C. residents, and cater to the GOABC and their trophy hunting for profit business agenda. By coincidence, the GOABC and a number of guide outfitters contributed to the provincial Liberal party in the last provincial election. It is our perspective that after conservation, and First Nations food, social and ceremonial needs, that the needs of B.C. residents be met over that of foreign hunting interests.

We must ask government decision makers if they will allow 210 guide outfitters and the GOABC to trump the social values, economic contribution, and hunt for food opportunity of 100,000 resident hunting families? If the minister and premier truly support BC’s 100,000 resident hunting families, then the now vitiated 2007 allocation policy needs to be rescinded, allocated wildlife spits legislated, and immediately set to 90 per cent residents and 10 per cent guide outfitters for all species as is done in other jurisdictions. Does the province support 100,000 B.C. resident hunting families or that of 210 guide outfitters catering to foreign trophy hunters? The minister’s decision will tell and we are anxiously awaiting it. Kitimat resident Mike Langegger is the chairman of the Northwest Fish and Wildlife Conservation Association.

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Competent civil service needed instead of cuts My first hand experience of what has happened, not to the “bureaucracy,” but to the civil service, is very much different. I am not a federal civil servant, but by the nature of my industry and role I must work very closely with the regulator. My immediate experience of the effects of Joe Oliver’s “fiscal surplus” is that the federal office that I must deal with on a regular basis, which is Transport Canada Civil Aviation, has effectively lost its ability to function, for the simple reason that there is nobody left to do the work. Conservative thought says that fewer

regulators are a good thing. This is faulty thinking. Industry still has processes and standards to comply with. Some issues we deal with are quite complicated and must have regulatory approval. Even if you want to change a process to improve safety, you can’t implement it until the regulator approves the change. We used to be able to do those things over the phone in an afternoon. Now you’re lucky to get a request turned around in six months. Harper can’t wait to crow about his balanced budget and cut taxes to satisfy his mouthbreathing base. My message to

Harper loud and clear is: keep the money! Don’t cut taxes, put that money back where it belongs. Go ahead and call me a wild-eyed socialist if you want, but I want a competent civil service, and I’m willing to pay for it. I also want the ice breakers Harper promised us. (Still think I’m a socialist?) And while he’s at it, instead of cutting back the Coast Guard, maybe we should get them a ship that can actually pull. The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Gordon Reid gave it a grand try but in the end it couldn’t do what needed doing when that Russian container ship broke down.

Lucky thing for us there was a private commercial American ship nearby who could do what the mighty Canadian Coast Guard couldn’t. No fault of the Coast Guard; they could do the job very well if the government would buy them the tools. But they would rather give 15 per cent of the population an extra 2 bucks a day. We don’t need tax cuts; we need a country with the capability to do the things a country should be able to do. Dismantling the capacity of the state to properly fund its own operations is not how you accomplish that. Dave Menzies, Terrace, B.C.

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Don’t want waste service fees are described as based on the cost provided through a tendered request for proposal and request for quote. A regional district email states the fee “… is intended as a utility fee, rather than taxation…” Very well, if this is the case, feel free to cut me off from your service. It is my constitutional right to

choose services I want or need. I do not think that the regional district can create a bylaw that secures a monopoly on a business and forces the residents to comply, especially when the bylaw is widely opposed. Therefore I decline the service. Please remove my household from the solid waste collection and recycling service list. And if you

are going to insist that even when I do not use the service I have to pay for it because the bylaw has been approved by the regional district, I will say that the Bylaw 640 is unlawful authorization that secures a monopoly on the service, and it is nothing short of money extortion from the residents. Les Pawlak, Terrace, B.C.

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The following is the schedule of Regular Council Meetings for 2015. Meetings commence at 7:30 p.m. and are held in City Hall Council Chambers at 3215 Eby Street. To be included on the Council agenda, call 250-638-4724. Agendas are posted at City Hall and on the City website at www.terrace.ca

Regular Meeting, Monday, January 12 Regular Meeting, Monday, January 26

Regular Meeting, Monday, July 13 Regular Meeting, Monday, July 27

Regular Meeting, Tuesday, February 10 Regular Meeting, Monday, February 23

Regular Meeting, Monday, August 10 Regular Meeting, Monday, August 24 to Prince Rupert (Hwy16 W)

Regular Meeting, Monday, September 14 Regular Meeting, Monday, September 28

Regular Meeting, Monday, April 13 Regular Meeting, Monday, April 27

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However, there are other communities like Smithers and Duncan that have adopted a different approach and did not come up with heavy-handed bylaws of mandatory solid waste collection. The board disregarded the petition calling for a referendum on the Bylaw 640, despite the fact that it was signed by more than 16 per cent of residents and despite pleas from our representatives, Doug McLeod and Diana Penner, who both consequently resigned. The regional district pattern is to get rid of any opposition and continue. Any other solutions proposed by individuals or groups will be ridiculed and buried with the rest of the garbage at Forceman Ridge away from the public’s view. That includes the estimated cost of $31$36 million over 10 years. The alarming fact is that it will not be the board who will pay the bill but us, the taxpayers. The lack of accountability for these decisions is why the many board directors, who do not even reside in the affected area, have no problem to push these decisions on us. Curbside collection

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Around Town Couple’s unborn son needs help

A PLEA from a local couple to help them afford to go down south for medical checkups for their unborn son is online and getting some results, but more help is needed. Take a Breath for Jack, posted on GoFundMe. com, is written by Jenn Harlow, pregnant with Jack who was diagnosed with a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). It means there’s a hole in his diaphragm, located just below the lungs, which allows his organs to move up into his chest from his abdomen and that then puts pressure on his lungs. The result is an interference with their normal development and possibly a complication with his breathing once he’s born and breathing on his own. Jenn and her husband have made three trips to Vancouver so far and she still has to go every three to four weeks. Then next March, they will have to go live in Vancouver for at least six weeks and possibly as long as a year, depending on Jack’s development, she wrote on the website. Doctors have said the chances are 85 per cent that Jack will survive and once he’s born, will try to fix his CDH, she said. Then he will undergo tests and be monitored for weeks, if not months. The couple can’t afford the ongoing trips to Vancouver or to be off work for the six weeks they have to be in Vancouver. It’s why the couple is seeking financial help and are looking for donations to help them reach their $15,000 goal. As of Dec. 16, 43 people have helped them raise $2,869 in nine days. Cont’d Page A11

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GRADE 7/8 students at Alvin A. McKay Middle School take the pictures for photo day at school after learning a few photography tips.

Greenville students go behind the lens A GROUP of Grade 7 and 8 students in the Nass Valley are getting some extra learning in photography and taking great pictures in the process. The students recently took pictures of themselves and their friends on school photo day and will be taking more photos as the school year goes on, notably the eulachon run next year, says Ken Cornett, principal of Alvin A. Mckay Middle School in Greenville. It started when Cornett went to take Santa photos and when asked, he said he was going to take some and the students were going to take some. The young people had been given some instruction about posing the day before and they did what they were told and the photos turned

out really nice, said Cornett. “One boy’s mother is into photography and she was telling him how to pose and he said ‘I already know that stuff, he said, that’s what we learned yesterday,’” said Cornett. Six or seven students were interested in learning and taking the photos out of the classes, he added. “They love it. They want to do more,” he said, adding that the school photos were done in front of a green screen so they could change the background but there was a time constraint so no changes were made. Students that were absent for photo day will have their photos taken by these young photog-

raphers at the next school photo day next year. Cornett, who’s a wildlife photographer and likes making documentaries, wants to do a photojournalism project of the students’ photography. And besides the eulachon, there’s plenty more wildlife for the students to photograph: seal lions, seals, killer whales and then the fishermen too. When Cornett first came to the Nass Valley, he visited with different people and whatever their occupation was, he tried to make a story out of it with a series of photos. “That’s what I want them to do,” he said about the students’ future subjects.

New librarian drawn by facility’s accomplishments

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DAVID TREMBLAY is the city’s new head librarian, having taken over the helm at the end of November.

THE CITY’S new librarian comes from a wide range of library positions and places. Originally from North Bay, Ontario, David Tremblay and his fiancee had moved to Alberta a few years ago – he managed the library in Ponoka – and moving closer to the mountains out west, they became “quite smitten” with hiking and other outdoor activities. But being in Ponoka, Alberta still meant being two-hours-plus away from the mountains, a situation solved now with the move to Terrace. “The other part was seeing what library had done here before and how progressive and great it was,” said Tremblay, adding he researched Terrace and area before applying for the job here. The community and what the library had already accomplished appealed to him. When the library board meets to complete its strategic planning ses-

sions in the new year, he’s thinking of a few areas the library could work on like strengthening partnerships, more community engagement and creating a technological plan for the library, he said. He’s worked in government, academic and public libraries and while in school, wanted to keep himself open to a variety of possibilities. Tremblay was looking to get into records management when he fell in love with public libraries after seeing what they could do for communities. The newly-arrived couple hasn’t had time to check out the outdoors much but are looking to go hiking. They like what they’ve seen so far, especially the artsy nature of the community here. They were invited to a HOME ROOTS SHOW, where bands go to people’s basements and just play there for entertainment in their first week here. They’ve also sampled the cafes and restaurants here.

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’m supposed to be writing a Christmas column, and I have the room’s mood and atmosphere just right. The tree is aglow. Tealight candles light every dark corner and make the shadows cozy. A tiny Victorian village rests on a mantle beside me, while a lovely, ancient-looking nativity scene takes the place of honour on our buffet. I even have a festive beverage. But words and ideas are slow to come. I just want to daydream or putter about my house—a sure sign I have a deadline looming! Practically the only time I want to do housework is when I’m supposed to be writing something. It’s not that I’m not feeling merry; it’s just that my thoughts are a jumble this month. I’m feeling that weird Christmas mixture of mingled joy, gratitude and excitement and sorrow and longing that seems to be part and parcel of the season. My dad’s passing feels official now, and in a lot of ways I miss him more now than when my grief was fresh. It’s like it has finally sunk in after two years. He’s really gone, not just on an extended holiday or work trip, gypsying around like he loved to do. The anniversary of his death and my mom’s and my mother-in-law’s hit bang, bang, bang this time of year. It’s a cliché that you miss people more during the holidays—a cliché, I guess, because it’s true. And in another cliché, I find myself wishing desperately that I could talk to him, to them, even one more time. I have so much I want to say, so much I want to ask. . . .

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Merry Little Christmas On the other hand, I’m struck by the wonderful juxtaposition and celebration of life—and all its loveliest elements—anew this time of year. My youngest niece turned one. So fun! A nephew has learned to read fluently and loves it (so, of course, I’m over the moon, as reading well is one of the greatest joys, most valuable teachers, sweetest of comforts, and strongest creators of connection to other people, ideas, and cultures that we can possess). One of my siblings has a baby

on the way! Other young relatives are growing from childhood into young adulthood and while it’s challenging for them and their parents sometimes, I love catching glimpses of the grown-ups they’ll be. My daughter and her husband are full of Christmas plans and festive surprises for each other. So cute to watch. I often laugh as I take in their interactions and silly banter and feel a sense of wonder. Were C and I ever so young? And, of course, we were. I mean, we are. Heh heh. My son, always good for holiday cheer, had almost every game we own out on the table the other night. No truer sign exists that the holidays are upon us than that! And I guess those details hint at how I’m feeling as Christmas 2014 approaches, fortunate and blessed that even while my thoughts are filled with people I miss, I am simultaneously surrounded by family and friends I love so much. We don’t know how long we get to keep and enjoy our loved ones, so amid the fun, games, food and noise—and inevitable moody times or stress, mine and theirs—I aim to appreciate and treasure every minute with them. Whether this year finds you happy or sad, stressed out or excited, lonely or pressured, mourning or joyful, may good memories warm you, and may you feel God’s presence and peace in 2015. Have yourselves a merry little Christmas!

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Help sought for unborn son “Every person needs support and help at some point in their lives. No parent should have a sick baby and be scared – to feel like ‘what if I don’t have enough money to be there with my child while he goes through this?’” said Harlow. “We are asking everyone that possibly can help to please do so. If not for my husband and I, then please for our baby Jack. Our first child,” she continued. To read more about their story and to donate, go to http://www.gofundme.com/TakeABreathForJack.

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■ THORNHILL PUB: KARAOKE Thursdays starting at 8 p.m. Free pool Wednesday and Sunday. Showing all UFC on 80” TV. Live music Fridays and Saturdays. Shuttle service provided. ■ LEGION BRANCH 13: Meat draws every Saturday – first draw at 4:30 p.m. Steak Night is the first Friday of each month, except for January when it will be Jan. 9. ■ GEORGE’S PUB: POOL tournament every Sunday starting at 6 p.m. Poker, Sunday starting at 1 p.m. and Wednesday, starting at 7 p.m. Thursday game night, dj and open until 2 a.m. Friday and

Saturday live weekend entertainment: Dec. 26, 27 After Hours; New Year’s Eve Playback. Tickets on sale now. Bar open 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Prizes to be won, food. Karaoke Sundays 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Shuttle services every weekend. ■ MT. LAYTON LOUNGE: Open daily 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Free pool. Located at Mt. Layton Hotsprings just off Hwy37 South between Terrace and Kitimat. ■ BEASLEYS MIX: KARAOKE every Friday night in the Best Western hotel lounge.

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DECEMBER 24 – Knox United Church holds Christmas Eve Services that will be a Family Carol Service with Candle Lights And Special Guests Classical Act at 7:30 p.m. Carols, communion and candles at 10:30 p.m. JANUARY 8, 15, 22, 29 – Historical Detectives, a free afterschool program at Ksan Place, is open to all school-aged children and youths from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Follow the lives of Second World War soldiers and home-front workers from Terrace around the world, or vice versa. Dig into old letters, photos, maps and interviews. Create posters or short films about your chosen soldier or worker, and they will be featured online. Snacks provided. Program runs every Thursday in January, except New Year’s Day. To sign up, call Kelsey at 250-635-4546.

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AS PART OF its 50th anniversary celebration, the Pacific Northwest Music Festival is offering anyone interested in writing a music composition a free opportunity to work with some very fine composers and musicians from the Lower Mainland. What’s the Score: Building Skills of B.C. Young Composers invites those interested to join Canadian composer Jeffrey Ryan, members of Vancouver’s Turning Point Ensemble and local musicians in an educational exploration of musical composition and other skills in workshops scheduled for dates in February to April, 2015. Participants must attend all workshops and the performance. For more details, contact the Terrace Academy of Music 250-638-1183. For details on the What’s The Score program, see turningpointensemble. ca. TERRACE TOASTMASTERS MEETS on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in Room #404 of the Terrace Pentecostal Assembly with meetings beginning at 7 p.m. If you’d like to build self-confidence and improve your leadership and communication skills in a fun and interactive setting with like-minded individuals, consider joining Toastmasters for the 2014-2015 season. For more information, please call Ralph at 250-638-1905, Janine at 250-615-8187 or find us online at www. terracetoastmasters.com. CHRISTMAS GIFT WRAPPING by BC Seniors Games Zone 10 will take place from December 19 to 24 in the Skeena Mall. Proceeds go toward travel and accommodations for the seniors games in North Vancouver on August 25-29, 2015. Looking forward to your support. CHRISTMAS SHOP: SOMETHING new for Christmas features local artists and artisans, antiques, and more and is open Tuesdays til Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., (Fridays til 9

p.m.), Sundays 12 til 4 p.m. Lady Ament, a local psychic reader, is available to do tea leaf readings in the shop Wednesdays and Thursdays by appointment. Come and have a look! All these great small business people coming together for a community project that’s essentially a pilot project for an indoor market. A newly added feature is Cindy’s Sweet Delights - all natural homemade chocolates! For more details, contact Debbie Letawski 250638-8887 (George Little House). Sponsored by 100th Year Celebration Committee. TERRACE LITTLE THEATRE is looking to borrow a sofa for its upcoming dinner theatre. Preferred style is mid-century modern as in 1950s, teak and upholstery, and smallish in size. It will be used from mid-January through the beginning of March 2015. If you can help, please contact Marianne at 250-635-2942 or at mbrorup@citywest.ca SENIORS S-T-R-E-T-C-H COMING to Ksan Place in early 2015. People 55+ will enjoy a different half-hour demo lesson every week, then head to our kitchen to make delicious, inexpensive meals and snacks. Interested in attending? Call or email Char at 250-635-2654, char@ksansociety.ca. Willing to provide a halfhour lesson in dance, exercise or sport? Please contact Char! THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY Pacific Northwest Music Festival will be from April 16 – May 2. If you would like to participate, you need to pick up a syllabus, which are now available, from Terrace Sight and Sound. Entry forms are available upon request or you can photocopy two copies per entry from the back of the syllabus. The entry deadline is Jan. 15, 2015. Entries must be postmarked on or before this date to be accepted. For more information or to see the syllabus online, see www.pnmf.ca.

for you! We welcome families, students and businesses alike! The Snow Angels Program is part of the Helping Handyman Program – we need volunteers to faithfully shovel a safe path to the street throughout the winter season. This service is available to seniors 65 years and older and persons with physical disabilities. Fore more information, contact Jessica or Tracey at 250-638-1330, at senior6@telus.net or on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ volunteer.terrace THE TERRACE HOSPICE Society is looking for new board members to assist in running this worthwhile organization. The time commitment is minimal, rewards are huge and the work is guaranteed to warm your heart. Come join us with fresh new ideas. For more information, call Diana Wood at 250-615-8582 or email dianawood@live.ca. DO YOU HAVE a desire to be a part of a nonprofit? Terrace Child Care Society has been providing quality child care options to Terrace and Thornhill families for 40+ years. If you can commit to a meeting, plus a few hours a month, then we need you! Email tdc_centre @hotmail. com with your information and plan to attend our next meeting. A PEER SUPPORT group for people living with a brain disorder meets from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. every Monday at the Terrace Public Library meeting room. Also meet us for a coffee at Cafenara on Friday nights at 7 p.m. For more details, call Ken or Sheila at 631-4176. THE TERRACE CHAPTER of TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets once a week in the cafeteria in the basement of Mills Memorial Hospital. Weigh-in starts at 6 p.m., meeting at 7:15 p.m. For more information about this, call Joan at 250-635-0998 or Sandy 250-635-4716.

TERRACE CHILD DEVELOPMENT Centre, in its 40th year, hosts its 28th annual Tree of Lights, its major fundraising event of the year. Community donations help to purchase resources for prenatal and parenting programs, toys for the preschool program and parent/ toddler groups and equipment for therapy programs. The Terrace CDC is dedicated to helping children with special needs to reach their potential through therapy, education and family support. The centre assists families in the raising of healthy children by offering prenatal counselling, parent resources and support to families and caregivers.

TERRACE NISGA’A ELDERS and volunteer group hold craft night Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Terrace Nisga’a Society community room (located across from Gold Diggers).

SNOW ANGELS ARE back! And more are needed! Are you looking for a very gratifying community volunteer opportunity? If you are not afraid of the cold and would enjoy some morning exercise this winter, this is a great opportunity

THE HOMELESS OUTREACH Program and the Living Room Project provide services at the Old Carpenters Hall on the corner of Davis Ave. and Sparks St. Open Mon. to Thurs. 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Fri. until 2 p.m.

HELPING HANDS OF Terrace, a non-profit organization, recycles cans, bottles and scrap metal with proceeds going to help seniors, cancer patients and children get medications or assistance they can’t access or afford. Individuals and businesses who would like to be involved are asked to call 778-634-3844. Cash donations can also be made at the Northern Savings Credit Union.

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Look Who’s Dropped In! Baby’s Name: Reynold Stanley Davis Morven Date & Time of Birth: Dec. 9, 2014 @ 7:20 p.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 4 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Christine Davis & Ryan Morven Sr. “New brother for Ryan, Kevin, Felix”

Baby’s Name: Spencer Davis Date & Time of Birth: Dec. 5, 2014 @ 6:51 p.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 8 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Morgan Clayton & Spencer Davis “New brother for Davis/Clayton sisters”

Baby’s Name: Isobela Dorthy Emma Calder Date & Time of Birth: Dec. 8, 2014 @ 5:56 a.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 3 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Marlayna & Simon Calder “New sister for Alycia, Elecktra & Declan

Baby’s Name: Bryce Oliver Jack Ducharme Date & Time of Birth: Dec. 05, 2014 @ 9:05 a.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 14 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Treena Quock & Shawn Ducharme “New brother for Julianne, Dante & Jenessa”

”Baby’s Name: Cohen Bruce Titcomb Date & Time of Birth: Dec. 7, 2014 @ 5:59 p.m. Weight: 6 lbs. 12 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Penny & Ryan Titcomb

Baby’s Name: Alanna Ava Marie Flavel Date & Time of Birth: Dec. 2, 2014 @ 7:00 a.m. Weight: 9 lbs. 8 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Chantel Johnson & Rob Flavel “New sister for Robert & Maybelline”

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It’s a season of lights There’s also a glowing giant candy cane fence that has lights timed to seasonal music. “The kids like it, and the grandkids bug me if I’m going to do it,” he says, adding that he has collected so many lights and decorations over the years that some stay in storage. “I have a carport full of stuff that never seems to get out there.” Until not long ago, Peden had a neighbour, Ross Walker, who would light up his yard with equal brilliance. “A lot of people used to say we were sort of competing against each

other, but that wasn’t the case,” says Peden. Proof of this lies in the fact that despite Walker having moved to Thornhill this summer, Peden says he “doesn’t feel less inspired.” “I try to do a big light setup every year,” he said. “One of my sons came in and helped me set some of it up. Christmas is a joyous time,” he added. Making the neighbourhood merry does come with a cost though. “The wife says it is [expensive], but we’re ahead of the game at the moment.” “I have them set on a

timer where they go on at five at night and come off at midnight.” His efforts certainly don’t go unnoticed. “Some people actually come out and take pictures. They have complimented me on how they like it,” said Peden. Another person who has helped light up the dark days is Dennis Lissimore, a part-time employee for the Terrace Downtown Improvement Area Society. He spent the latter part of November stringing white lights up and down Lakelse Ave. One windy and cold

Sunday in late November, Lissimore was out with Coast Mountain Wireless employees in -10 C weather as they used a company bucket truck to place lights on the taller trees along Lakelse. “Yeah, the wind’s a bit colder up there,” says Coast employee Rob Chapman as he takes a break in a coffee shop with Lissimore, both wearing harnesses and planning an ascent. It’s people like Peden, Lissimore and Chapman, who go the extra mile to get things bright and celebratory for the holidays.

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Holidays are special And then reheated just before mealtimes. Another treat will be cook Margaret Deproy making tourtieres, another holiday favourite, for those at the hospital and at Terraceview Lodge too. That’s 25 tourtiere pies that cut into eight pieces each that she makes the week before. The patients’ plates of food for meals are served on trays, which are loaded into rolling carts in the kitchen, heated just before mealtime, and then taken to the rooms. Trays will have holiday placemats and goodies on them as extra treats. “We try to be as festive as we can,” says Ferretti, adding that includes going above and beyond what’s expected. Santa will be stopping by at the hospital too. And for New Year’s, there will be a sparkling beverage and healthy snacks to bring it in with a little food, says Ferretti. The little extras and the holiday meals mean a lot to patients. “People are happy

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Global festivities IN CANADA, holiday advertisements and decorations seem to begin earlier and earlier every year. But if you live in the Philippines, where relative Terrace newcomer Julias Michael Guangco is from, you can begin to notice the Christmas spirit as early as September. “On the first day of September we can really feel Christmas already. We can hear the Christmas songs already, the malls have started (to advertise and decorate),” said Guangco, a professional chef who moved to Canada last June to work at Mr. Mikes. The season runs all the way until the third week of January, when his city, Cebu, holds its annual Sinulog festival, the centre of the country's Santo Niño celebrations and a huge tourist draw. Nine days of midnight mass lead up to Dec. 24, and door-todoor caroling is a big part of the holiday season and something Guangco says he misses here in Canada. But he loves living in Terrace. “It's really nice here, a new environment, very calm, and

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ANICETA BERKY, Assane Diouf, Julias Michael Guangco, and Sasa Loggin at Skeena Diversity earlier this month. the people,” he said, noting that the area exceeded all of his expectations before coming here. And he's thrilled his family is able to join him here over Christmas to celebrate along with Terrace's robust Filipino community. “For me I'm still complete,” he said. “There's a lot in my mind already,” about what he is going to cook for Christmas.

But he's leaning towards Filipino-style pork and other traditional dishes. And he's happy to have Christmas day off – something he didn't

have in the Philippines because he worked for the Hilton and it was all hands on deck over the holidays.

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LORNA SPERMAN with some of the crafts she makes year-round.

LORNA SPERMAN sits in her living room chair and knits, working on a pair of slippers that will be a Christmas present. A woman she knows asked her to make three pairs of slippers, two of which, a grey pair and a green and yellow pair, are already finished and this is the third one, red and dark green. It will be finished today and she just got in another order for more, she said. Lorna’s been knitting, crocheting and quilting for 30 years or so and loves doing it as much as the recipients

of her crafts. “I enjoy doing it and do it year-round,” she said. “They know you put a lot of work into it and it’s made by loving hands,” she said about why recipients love her homemade crafts as gifts. Her love of making crafts goes back to when she was a girl and helped, and learned from, her grandma. In Peace River, Alberta as a child, Lorna would help her grandma, who made mukluks out of moosehide after her grandpa would kill a moose.

Lorna threaded the needles for her grandma. Her grandma taught her to knit when she was seven or eight and the first item she made was a scarf, saying they had to knit their own scarves back in those days. And the knitting needles were made out of wood. Her grandfather would make them out of the kindling, put a point on the end, sand them smooth and soak them so they would swell. “And that’s the size you used,” she said, adding that knitting

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needles could be made out of any kind of wood. Lorna made all her kids’ clothes when they were younger and when they were sleeping, she could sit and relax and knit or crochet. “I have to be doing something. I can’t just sit in front of the TV, and do nothing,” she said.

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Crafting

At one time, she took her crafts to sell them at the farmers market, but hasn’t done that for awhile. Her items now sell at two particular craft sales: one for the Royal Purple in November and the Mills Memorial Hospital Women’s Auxiliary Christmas craft sale, its biggest fundraiser. Sperman, who is a member of the women’s auxiliary, gets her wool from whatever comes in to the auxiliary’s thrift shop on Lazelle Ave. She makes stuffed animals, slippers, mitts, afghans and “a bit of everything,” she said. When making quilts, she will start it and then gives it to a friend to finish on a quilting machine. She just finished one with Winnie the Pooh characters on it and a pink reverse side to give to a family member who just had a baby girl. “I used to give them to family as gifts. You can never get the money back at craft sales for quilts,” she said. “Some years I sell lots and sometimes I don’t sell any for a couple of years.” She gives the ones that don’t sell to the homeless or Ksan House, who can always use them. As for mukluks, Sperman doesn’t make them here because they won’t last in our wet winters. She says moccasins wear well indoors, but she doesn’t make them as they’re already made at Kitsumkalum, where she also sells some of her crafts.

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year May the magic of Christmas unfold within your home bringing special joys and memories. As this season of cheer arrives, Terrace Honda extends their warmest wishes for a truly happy holiday to all.

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LOCAL CRAFTER Lorna Sperman with a sample of her work. She sells her work at various arts and crafts sales in the area.

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Global opportunities abound Another relative newcomer to Terrace is artist Assane Diouf. He moved here from Montreal via Africa, where he is from, in order to improve his English (although he now says he wants to settle down in northwest B.C.) says Christmas in his home region is one big music festival, with concerts and festivities all over the country. He'll miss his family this holiday season – his son still lives in Montreal – but said he is glad his

son will be able to grow up with both African and Canadian traditions, the best of both worlds, and be a global citizen. “The more you travel, the more you open,” he said. One way to invoke the spirit of travel without getting on a plane, is through cuisine. To that end, Skeena Diversity will once again be hosting Friday lunches in the new year – the weekly events see participants learn about food from other regions and share a meal together. Bon appetit.

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PIERRE DUCHEMIN in front of Norm’s Auto Refinishing on Keith Ave.

Art helps out Pierre by JOSH MASSEY PIERRE DUCHEMIN finds great pleasure in painting Christmas scenes on the windows of local businesses. After years of dealing with schizophrenia, which included time spent in an institution, Duchemin is now in control of his life. A turning point was a reprieve by a Terrace judge who gave Duchemin a last shot at getting his life together after being charged with assault. “That’s what the judge says, he says

‘I want to see you do good.’ He gave me a second chance. He said it was a chance to get my life back together and I have taken that opportunity.” Seated on a small beat up couch in his subsidized apartment on the Southside and holding a coffee in both hands, he talks both about his disease and how he has learned to manage it and continue to do what he loves. “I was in court because of assault,” he said, his smile going away for a few moments as he remembers

hitting rock bottom about six years ago in a violent drunken blackout. “I threw a coffee at somebody and pushed them against the wall.” “I take an injection every two or three weeks now and I don’t drink and I don’t do drugs anymore. I am responsible for my own illness. I don’t run around town crazy,” he says. At this time of year, Duchemin enjoys a spike in demand for his window art, the earnings from which help

supplement his disability income. “I can’t sit around here eating Kraft Dinner until the end of the month,” he said. His father and mother had a sign business in Surrey, but they both died when Duchemin was young, leaving their five kids parentless. In the family tradition, he says he has been doing designs since he was 12 (he is now 60). His mother also suffered from schizophrenia.

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■■ In town SANTA MADE an earlier scouting trip to Terrace Nov. 30 by touching down in the parking lot at Canadian Tire to meet with young and old wellwishers. Instead of his sleigh and reindeer, St. Nick arrived via helicopter.

Having specialized in physics when he graduated from high school, Duchemin had a stint in the army in the 1970s for under a year and has read philosophy and studied art independently. He quotes ideas from Carl Jung and says his favourite painters are Van Gogh, Rembrandt and Andy Warhol. “I like the Campbell Soup Cans,” he says of one of his favourite Warhol installations. “I do it all year-round, word of mouth,” he said of his window art projects. “I like keeping things modern and up-to-date. But I do it with my brush, it’s kind of a lost art. Instead of manufactured cutout, I do it by hand.” This year’s assignments include window art for the windows of Petland and Norm’s Auto Refinishing. This is one of several small jobs he does. “I deliver newspapers, I sign paint, I do landscaping, I mow lawns,” he said. A practising member of the Christian Reform Church, he said that he thinks life is a bit of a test. “Yeah I got caught up in the drugs and alcohol. There are so many vices out there, but we are given our free agency and I am keeping away. I think it’s a testing ground. He sends

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you down to see if you can inherit the kingdom, if you are worthy enough.” He said that while Christmas may mean God and Christ to him, he sees people as free to believe what they may, that “each man dies by his own truth.” “That’s what people fought and died for, that we can have our own beliefs. We have freedom of speech, freedom of religion,” Duchemin said. And when it comes to religious practice, Duchemin is not exactly a conservative traditionalist. “I really believe in yoga. I mix yoga in with the Christianity. After I do the Christian prayer, I do my yoga on the mat there on my floor. It’s Christian yoga.” And as far as keeping his mental illness at bay, he said he believes in his pharmaceutical regime. “Medication is a godsend,” he said. “People who say ‘oh medication is no good,’ they don’t know what they are talking about, they don’t know the suffering I go through sometimes if I don’t have it.” “It’s immensely enjoyable to do something you are good at,” he said of his painting. “When you know how to get it right. You have to do what you enjoy.”

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CITY OF TERRACE PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENTION DISPOSAL OF LAND TAKE NOTICE THAT, in accordance with the Community Charter, the Council of the City of Terrace intends to lease the following lands: To the Terrace Art Association the property legally described as the westerly portion of the basement of the Terrace Centennial Library, located at 4610 Park Avenue, in the City of Terrace, Province of British Columbia, and more particularly known and described as Part of District Lot 361 shown as Park on Plan 972, Range 5, Coast District, for the purpose of a public Art Gallery for a 5-year term to December 31, 2019 at an annual rent of $1.00. THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 26 OF THE COMMUNITY CHARTER, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Corrie Key from Lacombe, AB has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, for a Crown Grant for Industrial purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located PART OF DISTRICT LOT 443, CASSIAR DISTRICT, CONTAINING 0.048 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS, by Stewart, BC. The Lands File for this application is 6408756. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Coast Mountains Land Officer, MFLNRO, at Room 200 – 5220 Keith Ave. Terrace, BC V8G 1L1. Comments will be received by FLNR up to January 21, 2015. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov. bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Office in Smithers.

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Stewart World Port Services Ltd. from Fort St. John, BC, have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, for a Crown Lease for Industrial purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located ALL THAT UNSURVEYED CROWN FORESHORE, BEING PART OF THE BED OF THE PORTLAND CANAL, CASSIAR DISTRICT, CONTAINING 4.815 HECTARES MORE OR LESS, by Stewart, BC. The Lands File for this application is 6408767. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Coast Mountains Land Officer, MFLNRO, at Suite 200-5220 Keith Ave. Terrace, BC V8G 1L1. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to January 28, 2015. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/Application Posting/index.jsp for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Office in Smithers.

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River Kings stay solid THE FEISTY Terrace River Kings are fixed on the top of the CIHL standings following two wins on home ice two weekends ago that increased their win streak to seven – the only game they’ve lost was back in October – and overall record to 10-1. Terrace faced off against the Kitimat Ice Demons Dec. 12 at the Sportsplex, winning 6-4 in a rough game that saw a hat trick by Chapen Leblond and one goal a piece by Ben Reinbolt, Reid Turner and Jordan Peddle. Saturday saw the Kings host Lac La Hache and dominate them with an 11-2 win. Peddle found the back of the net five times, with two goals from Reinbolt and one each from Leblond, Turner, Calen Findlay, and Tristan Murray. Leblond and Peddle are leading the points chart for the Kings this season with 25 and 24 points respectively. Thanks to this last game, Peddle leads scoring with 16 goals scored over seven games. And Goalie Patrick Leal was in net this weekend. He’s second in the league after Williams Lake’s Justin Foote. Terrace’s next home game is Jan. 2 against the Prince Rupert Rampage.

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River Kings THE TERRACE River Kings are looking to conquer this season’s CIHL Coy Cup. Here’s the schedule so you can watch the action: Saturday, Dec. 27 Terrace at Smithers; Friday, Jan. 2, Rupert at Terrace Saturday, Jan. 3 Terrace at Rupert; Friday, Jan. 16 Terrace at Rupert; Saturday, Jan. 17 Quesnel at Terrace.

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THE TERRACE River Kings were laughing last weekend with two back-to-back wins at home, Friday against the Kitimat Ice Demons and Saturday, pictured, against the Lac La Hache Tomahawks.

LIKE TENNIS but with a slower ball, bigger racket, smaller court, and lower net – for ease of learning and playing. For all levels and ages at the Thornhill Jr. gym. Nov. 4 – March 13, Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Limited amount of rackets, so participants are asked to bring their own if they have one.

Congratulations to Cal, says letter writer Dear Sir: Congratulations to the Caledonia girls volleyball team for their fine showing in Parksville at the provincial championships. This is only the second time that a team from Cal has finished as high as 5th at the AAA level. The first was in 1987 when a team, led by Michelle Hendry, achieved the same placing at the provincials in Courtney/Comox. Coincidently, Michelle was given a first team allstar, just as Cassidy Kitchen was this year and both teams played on Vancouver Island which is a long and tiring and costly trip from Terrace. In playoff action the '87 team lost to the eventual winners, as well. That team won their 5th place spot by beating Richmond 2-1. After losing the second game 15-0

and being down 10-1 in the third they rallied back to win 15-11 back at a time when you only scored a point if you were serving. The rules may have changed in the last 25 years but spirit and determination of the girls has not. Both this year’s and the ‘87 teams know how difficult it is for a school from the Northwest zone to do as well as they did in a very competitive sport. Along with the travel costs, the lack of high calibre competition and the number of hours needed for the players as well as the coaches dedication and commitment to the team?s success it is truly a remarkable feat. All those out of zone tournaments paid off in the long run. Michelle was probably better know for her basketball prowess when Caledonia finished 3rd and 4th

in back to back years at the high school basketball championships. She went on to star at SFU with the women’s basketball team where the Clanswomen won the NAIA championship in their division every year for the five years she was eligible to play. She later went on to play for the Canadian national team and achieved her long time goal of playing in the Olympics. I hope some of the players who are graduating this year get a chance to play at the college or university level and represent the province in national tournaments. They obviously have the talent and skill for it. To the parents and school staff that supported the team, well done! Let’s do the same next year. Clayton Lloyd-Jones Terrace, B.C.

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TERRACE’S MICHELLE Hendry (right) competes in women’s basketball action at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. While attending Caledonia in ‘87, the Sr. Girls’ volleyball team she was on came fifth at provincials – and she was given a first team all star, not unlike this year’s team and senior Cassidy Kitchen.

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Vikings with the edge at Classic THE CALEDONIA Kermodes Sr. Boys basketball team hosted its annual Kermode Classic Dec. 12 and 13 with the Nechako Valley Vikings and Mount Elizabeth Eagles tipping off on Kermode court. Kermodes vs. Nechako Valley Vikings The home team came out strong in the first quarter, taking a 15–12 lead on the AA Vikings, ranked 7th. But they were unable to sustain it as the Vikings counted 12 straight points to to take a 24–15 lead going into the second quarter. The inexperienced Kermodes could not match the athletic Vikings and continued to lose ground as the Vikings went on to win 67–46. Kermodes were lead in scoring by Gabe Johnson with 18 and Tristan Walker with 13. Kermodes vs. Nechako Valley Vikings Kermodes’ job in this game was to redeem themselves from the previous night’s loss and their defence led the way as they took a 14-8 lead at the end of the 1st quarter. Offensively the Kermodes’ game plan was to slow the game down and that they did, taking a 30-18 lead into the second half. The Vikings came

out of the half fired up and and tied up the game at 38 going into the 4th. Kermodes took the lead off the start and led all the way until .8 seconds left when the Vikings scored to go up by one on a Kermodes miscue. Cal did get a clean shot to win with .8 seconds left but it rimmed out, giving the Vikings the 51-50 win. Kermodes were led in scoring by Walker with 21, Johnson with 11, and Gavin Anderson and Mason Kroeker with eight each. Mt. Elizabeth Eagles vs. Nechako Valley Good game that saw the Vikings lead the whole way to win 74-65, even though the Eagles never gave up and kept clawing back. The Eagles were led in scoring by Kaenon Alcoseba with 22 and Dylan Fossi with 18. Kermodes vs. Mt. Elizabeth Eagles Caledonia rolled over the Eagles in this game, 86-25, as the Eagles used more bench players after using their starters for most of the previous game. Cal’s scoring was quite balanced as Kroeker netted 19, Johnson 16, Trysten Derrick 16, Walker 13, and Anderson with nine. Mt. Elizabeth’s leading scorer was Marc Brais with eight.

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■■ Double win CALEDONIA’S SENIOR girls beat the Charles Hays Rainmakers twice two weekends ago with games ending 58-39 and 53-37. The playday opened with a tough injury for the Rainmakers’ Grade 12 captain Tanveen Randhawa, and while the ‘Makers fought to keep up, Cal’s Khali Pelletier, Faith Nisyok (pictured) and Carly Davies helped lead the Kermodes to escape the Rainmakers’ attempts to come back.

Kitimat to Shames shuttle a go: council By CAMERON ORR WHEN THE ski hill finally opens, there may be more people from Kitimat taking advantage of Shames Mountain this year. That’s because at $10 for youth and $15 for adults, Kitimat has set the rates for a Saturday bus service to Shames Mountain and eventually Onion Lake Ski Trails. In June last year council, from a motion from Phil Germuth, opted to go ahead with a shuttle service to the ski facilities, which would be put in effect in place of an annual grant usually given to Shames Mountain of $15,000. That money will now be used for the

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shuttle, which comes at a per-trip cost of $1,837.50, including chaperons, which the Director of Leisure Services Martin Gould said is a requirement of the bus company for renting out their vehicles. The buses that will be used will have a capacity of 48 people. People must pre-register for the service and Gould said they would need 10 people signed up before the trip would happen. If the 48-person bus was filled with adult fares, the town would only receive $675. Staff had recommended a $25 youth and $40 adult fare system to maximize the revenue. Mary Murphy moved for the lower fares,

which were pitched in an earlier discussion of the program from council. Larry Walker opposed the plan, saying that at the proposed expense he didn’t believe the service was a good use of the town funds. Mario Feldhoff said that in the context of all of the town’s recreation programs it’s really not that much money. “We subsidize all kinds of things,” he said, saying that if the town gets 30 cents on the dollar for the program, “we’re doing good.” Claire Rattée proposed an incentive program to get more people using the service, such as a discout for a bulk-purchase of trip passes. Gould said that could be a possibility

to deflection provided While my partner by the canyon’s conwas doing all this with tours. cold hands, I continued Since I was fishing fishing. Mike put on his an artificial and Mike mitts and made his way was fishing bait, I went to where he’d left his rod first. It wasn’t very long when he’d stopped fishbefore my float was ing. He took a few casts yanked under. After a when my float went stubborn struggle that sideways. I struck. didn’t last all that long Once more, Mike put given the heft of the down his pole and made large male steelhead his way downstream for that fell for my phoa repeat performance. It ney egg cluster, I slid must have been a good SKEENA ANGLER the fish into the shal20 minutes before he ROB BROWN lows where Mike was returned to his rod for waiting, tagging gun in another cast. I sensed hand. He shook off his that he was tiring of this gloves, grabbed the line, regimen, so I walked as then knelt down and far into the canyon as stuck a tag into the fish. the land would allow, That done he took lengthened the distance a scale sample before unhooking the big from my lure to my float and cast into the buck. As the fish cruised off to it’s winter deep sluggish water. When my float disaplair, Mike found the set of tweezers he kept peared, I was almost too surprised to react. in his shirt pocket for these occasions and Mike looked up at the sound of ratchet an envelope. He blew it open, plucked the on my Silex and then began the trip upscales from the spot he’d put them on his stream. I could tell he was stressed. shirt sleeve, inserted them into the enveLet’s check out the Heart Attack Pool, lope, and sealed it. Next he fished a pencil he said after releasing the third steelhead. from the same pocket and noted the sex After shouldering our packs we set out and date of the steelhead’s capture on the for the run far downstream named for the face of the envelope. possible result of exertion it took to get

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for the program, but did lean towards starting the program as planned to get it going before incorporating any incentives. On the issue of liability, Gould said any persons under 13-years-old would require an adult with them, which the three chaperones per trip would cover those 13 to 18. For its part, Shames My Mountain Co-op welcomes the plan. “Providing accessible and affordable transportation to Shames has always been a challenge. We are thrilled that the Kitimat council is taking this issue seriously and are excited to hear about the possibilities they come up with,” said board member Meredith Skimson last week. there. Navigating the frozen rocks on shore was like skating on a lumpy rink. When we reached our destination, Mike started in. I hoped he would catch a fish, which he did, but only one. My hot hand had gone cold. It was getting late in the afternoon. Everything was darker and colder. It was time to go. Mike looked at the bank behind us. Some guy has property up there, he said. I’m sure of it. I’d like to check it out. Might be a quick way back to the road, and from there it won’t be a long walk back to the truck. I felt uneasy. I’m not a fan of shortcuts. Sure, a guy might make the top of the steep embankment Mike was examining and after a short walk through some scrubby pines he might reach some acreage with road access. On the other hand there was a good chance that a guy might find himself facing a traverse across one of those trackless swamps so numerous in valley of the Kitsumkalum. I’m game, I said, even though I wasn’t. Mike began to gather up his stuff. He stopped abruptly and looked up. I forgot my raincoat back there he said, clearly irritated at a new obstacle in the way of his plan. I’ll go back and get it, I suggested. We’ll meet back at the truck. Continued next week…

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