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Affordable home group wants money for studies Cameron Orr A new housing society in Kitimat with plans to build affordable homes in the Whitesail neighbourhood is looking to Kitimat Council for assistance as they undertake environmental surveys of the land.

The Mountain View Housing Society seeks to develop land adjacent to the Mountain View Alliance Church for affordable homes, on land which can accommodate up to 30 units, according to early studies.

Even so, the group still needs to take a good look at the soil, which is possibly contaminated from an unknown history.

Assuming the restoration costs won’t be too high a burden, the society can move ahead on the project.

Representing the society was Don Read, who’s also the pastor for the neighbouring Mountainview Alliance church.

Read said the society is looking for a matching grant of $15,000, or potentially up to $30,000, to undergo the environmental assessment for the ground.

“The best guess is that Rio Tinto maybe, at one time, had a substation on the property. It’s unclear. All the documentation we have doesn’t show there was something there but through personal interviews...there were individuals that said there was something there they couldn’t recollect,” he said.

Doing the study will determine the overall cost of rehabilitating the land, and therefore how affordable a project could be.

The group has been working with BC Housing but dealing with them is no cake walk.

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Patricia Lange, at left, speaks to fellow Douglas Channel Watch members during a rally marking the one-year point from the community plebiscite on Northern Gateway.

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One year on, DCW still on guard Cameron Orr Douglas Channel Watch is still standing guard and reminding the world their position on the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline project remains unflappable.

Members assembled in Centennial Park on April 12 with signs familiar to anyone who lived through the 2014 plebiscite, including the common “United Against Enbridge” blue signs.

One year on the group sees a diminished Northern Gateway.

“Enbridge has sort of disappeared on the landscape. They’ve disappeared from media, from newspapers as compared to last year,” said Murray Minchin. He said the group’s heard of possible door-knocking campaigns and suspicious phone surveys in other communities.

“I think they’re out there trying to come up with a softer and cuddlier version of their Northern Gateway proposal.” They just don’t get the fact that bitumen coming through this valley and down this channel is a no-go.”

What’s next for the group though?

Preparing the next step has not usually been in their playbook.

“We never had a strategy,” said Minchin. “We’re run and gun and re-

“I think they’re out there trying to come up with a softer and cuddlier version of their Northern Gateway proposal.” act. Like in a hockey context we’re the reflex goalie, the one that just reacts to whatever’s going on. We have longterm ideas...but there’s no real strategy involved, but that keeps up nimble and unpredictable.”

He said the group had been invited

by Enbridge to participate in Joint Review Panel mandated studies in to how bitumen reacts in water but they declined the offer.

“In the first half hour it will be spun that Enbridge will claim ‘committed environmentalists join Enbridge and the Enbridge team in making this a safer project...’ It’s just crazy because we know what happens to diluted bitumen when it separates and becomes bitumen in the water.”

Meanwhile Northern Gateway itself continues onwards, according to company spokesperson Ivan Giesbrecht.

“I would say that our current prior-

ity is to build trust, engage in respectful dialogues and to develop meaningful partnerships with First Nations and Metis communities. We believe First Nations and Metis communities should share in the ownership and benefits of Northern Gateway and we want to ensure this happens,” said Giesbrecht in an e-mail to the Sentinel.

“At the same time, Northern Gateway continues to work to meet the conditions set by the Joint Review Panel and the B.C. government. One example of that is a research program we are undertaking with the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers to examine the behavior, cleanup, and recovery of heavy oils spilled in freshwater and marine aquatic environments.”

He continues. “The project proponents remain committed to Northern Gateway and building this critical Canadian infrastructure. As we continue to move forward, we have made internal organizational changes to reflect the active participation of the project proponents and our focus on First Nations and Metis partnerships.”

Recently the company has cut down on the hours for their City Centre Mall office space.

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Police Beat

Police seize cocaine and cash in bust April 6 At 5:45 p.m. the Kitimat RCMP received two reports of four or five dirt bikes in a park on Quatsino Boulevard and Kuldo Boulevard. Two youths were spoken to and warned not to ride their dirt bikes in the park.

The youths were apologetic.

April 7 At 11:50 a.m. the RCMP attended to a mischief complaint behind a building at Mountain View Square. Police noted graffiti painted on the

business wall and the file remains under investigation.

At 11:45 pm an offier conducted a vehicle stop on Enterprise Avenue, after seeing the car at a burnt out tail light. The driver displayed symptoms of impairment and failed a roadside screening.

The 30-year-old Calgary man received an immediate driving prohibition.

April 8 Between 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. two officers conducted seatbelt checks on Quatsino

Boulevard at Lahakas.

Nine violation tickets were issued for people not wearing seatbelts.

The fine for not wearing a seat belt is $167, or $142 if paid within 30 days.

April 9 At 1:45 p.m. the RCMP conducted a vehicle stop in the upper City Centre. The male driver was identified as a prohibited driver and the 36-year-old Kitimat resident had his vehicle impounded and released on a promise to appear.

At 3:30 p.m. the

police attended to a call of an assault at the lower City Centre Mall parking lot, and police on investigation found the fight was consensual, but a male does remain under investigation for uttering threats. There were no injuries during the fight.

April 10 At 11:11 p.m. the police attended on a complaint of a domestic dispute. A 41-yearold woman was arrested for assault following the incident and was released on a promise

to appear.

April 11 At 4:27 p.m. the RCMP investigated a disturbance in a home, and later attended the hospital on the same file. Police say at the hospital they found a man, in the company of a woman which was contrary to court imposed conditions. A 33-year-old man was arrested and remanded to appear in court in Terrace.

April 12 At 3:30 a.m. the RCMP issued a search warrant at a home un-

der the Controlled Substance Act and recovered cocaine powder, baggies and approximately $1,000 in cash.

Two persons inside the residence were arrested and subsequently released, police say, while the file remains under investigation.

At 9:05 a.m. the police attended to up-

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Hydrant damages no risk: Chief Cameron Orr The Kitimat Fire Chief is emphasizing the community is still well protected from fire, even as there are a number of broken fire hydrants in the community.

Trent Bossence issued the statement through the District of Kitimat communications channels. The Sentinel was unable to connect with him directly on this issue before our deadline.

Broken hydrants in Kitimat are a result of February’s snowstorm, Bossence said in his communication.

Due to the labour strike, replacement and repair will not take place until after the strike is resolved.

Even so, he said no homes in Kitimat are in danger due to the adequate coverage either from other hydrants or the capacity of the fire trucks themselves.

“Kitimat has a robust water distribution system with sufficient hydrants to manage fire suppression duties,” writes Bossence. “ Fire trucks carry 500 gallons of water and ample hose to reach other hydrants, if necessary.”

“Fire trucks carry ... ample hose to reach other hydrants.”

The letter says that it’s “not uncommon” for fire hydrants to be out of esrvice for a month or two even in normal circumstances.

Even so, repair of hydrants will be a top priority as soon as the labour situation is resolved, even as he emphasizes the public is not in danger.

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Show me the money

A few things for the town to spend money on Cameron Orr As the town moves towards fully adopting the year’s budget, councillors took a few laps

at items that remain on the to-do list, and debated whether certain items should be included in the budget this time around.

Fire training grounds The fire hall will get $52,000 to upgrade their training centre. It’s not just from the fire hall’s fantasy list, but maintaining their training ground, which is getting old and worn down, is essential for the fire hall to maintain their level of certification, Fire Chief Trent Bossence said.

The expenditure is part of a multi-year plan to upgrade the grounds, located on Forest Avenue.

Fire hall generator Kitimat Council opted in February not to give a pre-budget approval to replacing the fire hall’s broken back-up generator, which failed after Kitimat’s massive snowstorm in February.

The $120,000 expenditure was put off again, but this time in an effort to seek out lower costs for the product.

Councillors seemed to agree that a new generator is necessary but weren’t ready to rush in to outright give the green light to the high cost, but instead to look at pricing for used units or some sort of lease-to-buy arrangements.

The fire chief said that a part has been found which may potentially bring the current generator back to life for a limited amount of time, but even so the back-up generator as is doesn’t supply 100 per cent of the power needs of the fire hall — including bay lighting and some computer systems — and that a new generator would fix that gap.

The debate all centred around the municipal budget which this year is sticking to a three per cent increase in tax rates, as was the

Wakita crosswalk Council voted to bring a $10,000 crosswalk project to Wakita Street at Nalabila.

The crosswalk has been an item of interest for residents in the area but there was discussion on whether crosswalks truly alleviate some traffic issues. Larry Walker noted the traffic committee has just recommended moving a school zone sign in order to encapsulate the area where this crosswalk would otherwise go. Engineer Tim Gleig also added that reports have shown crosswalks are not always effective.

Even so the motion did pass, with Walker and Edwin Empinado opposed.

Radley Park sites Council is pressing ahead with an expansion at Radley Park with 10 new sites, plus expanding electrical to eight existing units.

The plan, coming from the town’s reserves, will cost $146,539, and was approved unanimously by council.

Among the arguments for the expansion was to provide more paid camping opportunities to counter the existing riverbank camping problem.

Deputy Leisure Services Director Shaun O’Neill said that with the abundance of people in Kitimat lately the usage at Radley Park has been quite high, and even full most weekends in the summer.

Last year was also the first year the campground recouped all its operation expenses — many Leisure Services facilities do not.

Hirsch Creek trails Council tabled a $60,000 project for Hirsch Creek which would upgrade a portion of the trail to be wheelchair accessible.

Among the reasons to table it was the uncertainty about whether there was a large demand for such a project.

By tabling it council will be expecting to hear back from the Persons with Disabilities Commission about its demand.

Master Plan review

Library cladding The library’s covered walkway in their outside passageway needs some re-cladding.

At $30,000, council approved the expense, which will be paid from the town’s building reserve fund.

Some councillors were concerned it was merely aesthetic at this point, while others noted that if you fall behind on work it gets harder to catch up.

Councillors Claire Rattée and Mario Feldhoff voted against approval, with the rest of council in favour.

The master plan review — which would have covered mainly Leisure Services operations — has now become an Official Community Plan update project, which comes with a total price tag of $100,000. The project is essentially an amalgamation of two $50,000 projects, the master plan review and a social development strategy.

Other reports Councillors have sought for two reports on projects that are not included in this year’s budget. One is on the subject of recycling facilities. Especially given the uncertainty from KUTE’s retiring board, council moved to have staff create a report on recycling options for Kitimat.

Council has also asked staff to prepare a report for options on building or developing sidewalks in the Kildala neighbourhood.

town’s direction when budget deliberations began.

From crosswalks to playgrounds, here’s a round-up on

some of the outstanding purchases council sought to review and what they’re is going to do about them:

Riverlodge playground upgrade The Riverlodge’s playground is an existing non-conforming structure which basically means as far as the safety code goes, it’s grandfathered in.

So the question to councillors was should they spend $55,000 to replace the playground, bringing it up to modern codes.

The playground is not in dire straits, but any single modification to the playground would require extensive work to bring it in to acceptable code.

Council opted to table the expense, to await a report from Leisure Services about its playground

strategy for the whole town. For instance if money is better spent installing a playground on Wozney Street, or if there are other structures which may need more work.

Claire Rattée noted some people in the community have indicated they’d rather see an improved playground at Kildala Elementary. (she noted she is aware it’s a school district property) Mary Murphy voted against the report, only because she believed the work should be done to the Riverlodge playground right away, given its age and non-conformity to current standards.

Pedestrian wayfinding This $35,000 project actually comes from a grant, meaning it won’t actually cost taxpayers money for it, which for the most part will update and install signage for the town’s walkways to guide people around. This expenditure was tabled, but only until councillors can get a report on how else they can use the grant. The grant is designed for projects that encourage walking — or discourage driving — as a means to improve air quality. Councillors wanted to know if there were better ways to spend the money. The same grant will be used to upgrade the electric vehicle charging stations.

Buildings assessment study This may have been the largest discussion among councillors seeking ways to trim the budget.

At $575,000 it was certainly the most expensive.

The monies for this will be pulled out of the District’s building reserves, and would essentially call on experts to provide a comprehensive inventory of the District’s owned buildings, and would include information about condition and would potentially make a baseline for council to begin creating reserve plans for future building replacements, District staff said.

Even so it was a heavy discussion about whether to pull the money out for this now or to do it later.

“I think this is one of the most important things for us at this time.

We’re on the cusp of some major industrial development and doing a building assessment study and knowing what needs to be done and when, is going to give us the reason to justify taxation,” said Mayor Phil Germuth.

Opposition to the motion came from Mario Feldhoff, who believed the over half-million could be used better on more immediate projects, such as mov-

ing forward on developing a Quatsino sidewalk.

“I do believe we do need to do a building assessment at some point but I think this can be very safely deferred, and we can do the study next year,” he said.

He noted that it would be years before any actual work would be able to take place on municipal buildings.

Treasurer Steve Christiansen said the study would give the staff the leeway to begin building reserve accounts for projects which may not happen for eight years, for instance.

“We have about $100 million worth of buildings and this would use about half a per cent of that cost, which I think is pretty important to get professional engineers, geotechnical people, asbestos experts, all these people to actually study and say what we should replace and what we don’t need to replace.”

Fire Chief Trent Bossence, who is heading organizing the building assessment project, also said that if council tried to lower costs by splitting the work over a year or two would likely raise costs in bringing in the experts more than once.”

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Down by the river It must be spring, we’re talking about riverbank camping again.

The subject was not lost on councillors recently who worked their way through some of their supplemental projects in their annual budget last week. (and if you haven’t yet, take a look on page 3 for what stuck and want didn’t).

Councillors reminded themselves again that they should look in to this subject, or at least dig out the older reports to bring everyone up to speed on the issues and challenges for solving the issue.

Last May the subject had come up and there was a motion to install no-parking signs, but councillors didn’t believe the signs would solve any problem — or might even create new problems — and District staff said even with signs it’s the enforcement of those rules which would challenge the municipality.

The councillor who was championing installing the signs was Mary Murphy who noted that no other town allows camping like this, for such extensive periods of time.

From what I can gather, she’s right.

Tapping my extensive network of fellow editors and reporters from throughout the chain I asked if any other community has problems like Kitimat.

While there are a few issues here and there, none are of the same sort as Kitimat deals with.

In Prince Rupert in July last year the mayor directed the city staff to write to the ministry of transportation to enforce the rules for a pullout at Taylor Lake, where motorists had been taking advantage of long-term parking, impacting daytime users.

Terrace occasionally has people parking along the Skeena River too, but not as chronically as Kitimat, and word from our sister paper, the Terrace Standard, is that it’s not a problem anyone has brought up.

From Chilliwack they said they did have a problem but we quickly realized that they were talking about parking on the road near their rivers and lakes, not actually parking on the riverbank itself.

The most relevant community I did discover was Keremeos, a small community near Oliver and the Canada-U.S. border. I’ve only heard through my peers in that area and unfortunately couldn’t get a conversation with the municipality down there itself before deadline, but the situation sounds like camping issues on the river on the outskirts of their town.

What I heard the town has done, and again this is from trusted colleagues and I still plan to follow up later, is that Keremeos, with the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and the Ministry of Environment are working together to put environmental protections on ecologically sensitive lands to prevent camping.

Remains to be seen if issues like enforcement will be a stumbling block, as it would be here, but such a partnership could be a precedent for work to be done in Kitimat.

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Online news can be a muddy field Under Miscellaneous

Most regular readers of my column will know I am a bit of a computer addict and news junkie. I do spend much more time than likely is healthy trolling through news sources on my laptop. You’ll know too that I’m not wholeheartedly in favour of the content from numerous “news” suppliers.

One of the growing agencies that frequently helps push my blood pressure past the 120/80 level is the Huffington Post.

Huffington Post is a relative newcomer to the field. It was launched in 2005, as a liberal/left commentary outlet and alternative news source.

In 2011, America on Line (AOL) acquired the mass market HP for US$315 million, making Arianna Huffington editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group, which became the first commercially run US digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize. HuffPost, as it likes to be known, has since grown incrementally and is a very large organization, with numerous national, international/local editions, including Huffpost Canada.

Its subject material has also expand-

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ed into blogs, opinion and numerous commentary matter.

In general it does a very good job, world wide but also on a daily basis it covers material which frequently gets my goat.

Frosting me today, is another of the HP’s Toronto-centric offerings.

Recently, a writer tapped out an article on what $1 million will buy you in real estate and today they followed up with a review of similar funky real estate bargains in Toronto, only the price limit was raised to $5 million to reflect the differences in real estate values in Montreal and Toronto.

I hear you saying, “Don’t like it?

Don’t read it.” I can’t deny that advice but often you’re “in” before you know the content or its condescending,

fawning and ingratiating attitude.

Of course I can unsubscribe and stop reading HP, but so many legitimate news source are going behind paywalls to fight off the successes of rapidly expanding online news purveyors such as Huffington Post.

Frankly, it’s getting more difficult daily to find out what’s going on in the world in a trustworthy way. The Globe and Mail and Toronto Sun are among the dozens of major newspapers trying to charge for access to their websites.

I contribute to none, as yet.

The variety of believable sources is still immense so it’s just not necessary.

What did I have against the HuffPost article I mentioned?

Try this description of “a spectacular 5,400 sq.ft. New York style loft, features exclusivity and luxury in the heart of King West.” (A bargain at $4.3 million, no doubt.)

“The open concept living/dining room, gourmet kitchen and separate catering kitchen create an excellent space for entertaining.

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RTA emissions appeal resumes this month Josh Massey The resumption this month of a delayed appeal of a permit allowing Rio Tinto Alcan to increase the amount of sulphur dioxide (S02) released into the atmosphere once its modernized Kitimat aluminum smelter goes into production will feature a number of expert witnesses.

The appeal, launched in 2013 by individuals from Kitimat and Terrace and by conservation groups before the provincial environmental appeal board, opposes the planned increase to 42 tonnes a day of sulphur dioxide from the current 27 tonnes a day.

Rio Tinto Alcan’s new smelter will produce more aluminum

than the old one, increasing the amount of S02 being generated.

Instead, the individuals and groups want Rio Tinto Alcan to install scrubbers which would use sea water to transform the S02 into a form of salt and then release it into the Douglas Channel at Kitimat.

The new smelter will cut emissions of

other pollutants and Rio Tinto Alcan says it’s disappointed that raising the emissions of one pollutant is causing a backlash among people in the Terrace and Kitimat airsheds.

One of the groups opposing the S02 increase is SkeenaWild and its executive director estimates the cost of installing scrubbers

to bring emissions down to zero would be approximately $200 million.

But installing scrubbers to keep airborne emissions at the current level would cost half that, says Greg Knox.

“They already have a permit to release 27 tonnes of sulfur dioxide, so if they kept within that permit they

would have to spend $100 million,” he said.

“It’s obviously a significant cost but when you look at it, it’s a $4 billion project, so not a large percentage,” Knox continued.

“The question is, why should locals be bearing the cost instead of the company? It’s all about money in the end of the day...We know that scientifically

there are no safe levels of SO2 in the atmosphere and even small amounts can have impacts on people’s health. And as you increase that, the impacts increase,” said Knox.

However, according to Rio Tinto’s manager of communications Kevin Dobbin, “scrubbers are not solely an issue of cost.”

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Clear cuts Kerkhoff Construction has begun the process of clearing the land to make way for the Haisla Town Centre development. The first phase will see the construction of an apartment building. The trees were cleared to make room, but the extent of the cut is as far as they need to go, and the company does have to respect a 60 metre tree line buffer as well, which is a condition of the rezoning for the property.

Online Continued from page 4 The 12 to 14 foot ceilings, brick and beams, two private elevators and Juliette balconies give this suite a true loft feel.

The elevated loft space is perfect for a live/work lifestyle. The intimate 10 unit building is conveniently located close to the Financial District, theatres, restaurants and The Island Airport.”

Just what I’m looking for as a beach house.

It’s all just right, except for the location, the size and the price. To be fair, my bleat about the real estate “non-news” content from HuffPost, is only a part of what concerns me.

I find that starting from my Google News page, recently I find myself on websites I’ve never seen before, and I’ve been browsing off Google News for well over 10 years. Therefore, I’m wondering if Google News is feeling the same effects of restrictions I’m seeing from the growth of paywalls on more news sites.

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Newspapers have been stepping up the use of paywalls on their websites to increase plummeting revenue from lower subscriptions and advertising income.

However, there are always alternatives and consumers are used to making choices.

I’m glad to find I’m not alone.

A Canadian study surveyed 1,700 readers and found 92 per cent of people who read news online would rather find a free alternative than pay for their preferred site. Some 81 per cent stated that they would absolutely not pay for their preferred online news site.

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Continued from page 5 “Rio Tinto Alcan has taken great effort to provide a comprehensive third-party scientific review of the environmental impact expected from SO2 and the available technologies and courses of action to mitigate these risks,” he said by email. “The third-party scientists conducted an 18 month study and determined that atmospheric dispersion is the most effective solution.”

And as far as the health and environmental risks, RTA maintains that “the SO2 concentrations from an aluminum smelter are very dilute and are lower than what is emitted from a SO2 scrubber on a power plant.”

RTA points out that only 11 of 200 smelters across the world have this technology, though opponents argue that RTA should have world-class environmental standards at their largely expanded modernized Kitimat plant.

The company also says “it has developed an extremely comprehensive SO2 environmental effects monitoring (EEM) plan that will be taking a very close look at environmental impacts and emissions from the smelter operations,” in the period following start up of the modernized plant.

It will include participation from the Kitimat Public Advisory Committee (KPAC).

Airshed studies previously submitted by Rio Tinto Alcan to obtain its new permit indicated that there would be a slight increase in incidents

of respiratory incidents for those with pre-existing problems as well as higher acidity in some lakes and vegetation in the Kitimat valley.

The hearings will resume without the official presence of SkeenaWild, the Lakelse Watershed Society and Charles Claus and Lynda Gagne of Terrace.

All were denied official standing because in the case of the former their status as groups and not individuals was not permitted, while for the Terrace residents, their city was deemed outside of the major affected airshed.

However, both groups subsequently challenged successfully this appeal board ruling at the BC Supreme Court, however, in all cases the appeal board did not uphold the non-binding recommendations from the courts and they were still denied standing.

It is now just Emily Toews and Elisabeth Stannus of Kitimat who will be appearing at the tribunal this spring along with expert witnesses arguing on their behalf.

They will have the support of those denied standing with an effort underway to raise $50,000 for costs, says Knox.

Rio Tinto Alcan will also have expert witnesses defending their case at the hearing.

The hearings will be held April 27-May 1 and May 11- 15 in Victoria, and then June 1-5 and June 8-12 in Kitimat.

Nav system cancels flights Anna Killen Last Wednesday only two flights took off and no flight landed at the Terrace-Kitimat Northwest Regional Airport due to an error discovered in the navigation system used to land planes in bad weather.

The system was briefly repaired but broke down again.

Airport manager Carman Hendry said Friday that the federal agency, NavCanada, which maintains the system, reported the new failure Thursday night.

“The equipment is at the end of its life cycle and there are some rubber coverings [on] connections but moisture was getting in,” said Hendry.

Replacements have been ordered and will be installed as soon as possible, he said.

The instrument landing system is due for replacement at the end of June and the project will take eight weeks, said Hendry.

The initial situation made for a hectic day at the airport.

“We have a fair amount of people in the terminal building,” said Hendry last Wednesday.

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A Kitimat-raised poet returned to her hometown for a poetry reading, part of the BC Book Prizes Tour. Kayla Czaga has been nominated for a BC Book Prize, and read her work at Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School, and later to people at KVI.

time in two months an error in the navigation system has impacted flights.

Hendry said there is no public safety issue and that Terrace has Nav Canada technicians on staff at the airport to monitor and fix the equipment.

“I don’t think there is any kind of public safety issue there at all.”

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First Nations lawsuit against RTA approved The appeal of RTA’s emissions permit isn’t the only thing the company is dealing with these days.

A lawsuit against Rio Tinto Alcan from some First Nations regarding impacts to the Nechako River fishery has been allowed to proceed.

The decision by the BC Court of Appeal is a victory for the Saik’uz and Stellat’en First Nations, who have been seeking legal action for claims of nuisance and breach of “riprarian rights” against the aluminum company regarding the Kenney Dam and Alcan Reservoir.

The First Nations’ claims are that the company’s operation of its dam and reservoir, including the diversion of water from the Nechako River since the ‘50s, “are causing significant impacts to the Nechako fisheries and harming the aboriginal rights and title of the two First Nations,” claims a press release for the two nations. The lawsuit claims that the 1987 and 1997 Settlement Agreements entered into by Alcan and BC and Canada are not defenses against the First Nations, based on constitutional grounds. The Court agreed these are valid arguments for the First Nations to make in Court.

“We are very pleased with the Court’s decision. We intend to pursue our action for an injunction to protect the Nechako River, our fisheries and our way of life,” said Chief Stan Thomas of the

Saik’uz First Nation.

Chief Archie Patrick of the Stellat’en First Nation added that “We are pleased that the Court of Appeal recognized that

First Nations’ aboriginal title exists, prior to proof in Court or treaties with Government, and can sustain the same kinds of private law protections as any

other individual land owner. Our Peoples are determined to continue to seek justice for our rights and the Nechako River.”

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“This is a significant decision in aboriginal law. It recognizes that First Nations have existing legal rights that are subject

to protection now, and that third party industrial interests must respect those rights,” said Gregory McDade, Q.C., legal counsel for the First Nations.

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Forest Hills rezone goes through The Forest Hills subdivision has been given final approval for its plans to move a park space from a lot on a future street to a spot further north, which will allow the park to connect to a trailhead for the Hirsch Creek trail.

The adoption went through unanimously, even though the path to get there didn’t see unanimous

support to approve the park, on concerns that moving the park space would make it more distant for certain properties in the future phase of the development.

Future development of the park, as far as installation of potential playground equipment, will remain up to the District of Kitimat and future decisions made.

Town adopts park swap bylaw for HTC Cameron Orr An exchange of parkland has been completed with the adoption of the park closing and exchange bylaw for the Haisla Town Centre.

Council unanimously agreed to the plan at their April 13 meeting, which takes a 100 square meter section of park that now exists within the property line of the Haisla

Town Centre and adds it to an adjacent property.

The move was required in order to make room for a future driveway access to the property at the old hospital site from Haisla Boulevard. Elector assent was required to approve the bylaw and no objections had been received.

The question was raised on what will

happen to the community Christmas tree on the property but answers to that question are not yet known.

Director of Planning and Community Development Gwen Sewell said questions about that will likely come out in future development permit discussions for the site, rather than the zoning process that comes first.

The Kitamaat Open, jointly hosted in the Rec Centre in Kitamaat Village and at Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School, proved another exciting round of basketball, with teams from all over the north competing for sweet prize money. Ultimately, for the Mens Division, it was the Prince Rupert Lights Out taking the trophy, beating the Terrace Waks 115-83.

Above is the Prince Rupert Rain in their final against the Haisla Senior Ladies, which the Rain won 87-62. In inset is the Lights Out taking on the Waks in the final.

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HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE

This is the single biggest killer of bears. When people allow bears to access garbage, they help create “problem” bears that are usually destroyed.

During the early spring to late fall, keep garbage behind closed doors in your garage, basement or storage area. Put your garbage out on the morning of collection day and not the night before.

Thoroughly clean your garbage containers regularly.

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To avoid attracting bears, feed your pets indoors. If you must feed them outside, only put out enough food for a single meal and keep empty pet dishes inside. Store pet food inside your house.

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During bear season, clean your barbeque immediately after every use. Wash the grill or burn off the smells, food residue and grease. If you can smell your barbeque, then it is not clean enough. Store your barbeque in a safe place behind closed doors.

That’s the message we want to get across to residents as we enter what are traditionally the busiest months for bear complaints.

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If a bear shows up at your fishing spot, leave as quickly as possible. If you have a fish on, cut your line and return when it is safe. Store bait somewhere other than your tent and keep campsite clean. Stay away from the river's edge when building a fire or cooking and do not cook near your tent.

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GasLink still planning for 2016 Cameron Orr Low oil prices may possibly be impacting LNG plans in Canada but the project director for Coastal GasLink says they haven’t shifted their targets given the economic situation.

Greg Cano said the company is still targeting a ready-by date in 2016 to be prepared for construction, should a final investment decision by LNG Canada be made.

Coastal GasLink is the TransCanadaowned pipeline project which would supply LNG Canada in Kitimat with its natural gas.

“We haven’t seen any change in our focus on being ready to start construction next year,” said Cano.

“We’re still proceeding with all our permits, all our agreements. Of course it all depends on the final investment decision of

That pour old sidewalk A constant stream of water has been pouring out of cracks on a sidewalk on Banyay Street. District of Kitimat Director of Engineering Tim Gleig says the town is aware of the problem but it is not so far causing any major problems, as the water is draining in to a catch basin. A repair is not currently scheduled, he said, but other utilities have been made aware of the issue.

Affordable which we will have to pay for,” he said, and added there is a lot of red tape in working with them.

The uncertainty of receiving any matching grants from BC Housing is why the society is crossing their fingers they may get $30,000

Continued from page 1 Read said that agreements you get from BC Housing publicly can sometimes change behind closed doors.

“In order to move ahead with them they are going to be providing us a consultant

from other sources such as the District of Kitimat.

Meanwhile the eventual environmental study on the ground will determine if they can build at an affordable rate.

There would be stipulations in any ap-

proved monies that if the land does end up selling that the grants would be repaid from the selling price. The land would only be sold if it’s found too costly to build affordable units, and the society would look to other lands if that is the case.

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PUBLIC HEARING MAY 4, 2015 Service Centre M2 Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1865

What?

A public hearing will be held on Monday, 4 May at 7:30 pm at Council Chambers, 606 Mountainview Square to consider ‘Service Centre M2 Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1865.’

What changes?

McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. has submitted an application asking Council to change zoning on a parcel of land — the intended home of Inland Industrial Supply Ltd. — from M2-A Service Centre Commercial Zone to M2 Service Centre General Zone. Council is considering ‘M2 Service Centre Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1865’, and is seeking your input.

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“We have 19 First Nations along our route we have to consult and accommodate with. We actually have several others we are discussing benefit agreements with that we are not required by the regulatory process to do that but we’re doing it anyway,” he said.

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Anyone wishing to comment on this issue may provide written comment to Mayor & Council c/o 270 City Centre, V8C 2H7; fax 250-632-4995; or email dok@kitimat.ca. Comments regarding this proposed zoning change must be received before 8:30 am on Thursday, April 30, 2015 to be included in the report to Mayor & Council. Submissions received by email after this deadline but before 4:30 pm on Monday, May 4, 2015 will be read aloud at the Public Hearing. You may also speak in person, or deliver written comment, at the Public Hearing on Monday, May 4, 2015, 7:30 pm at Council Chambers, 606 Mountainview Square.

Need more info?

The bylaw, Council resolution(s), staff report(s), submitted application, and other background material are available for review at www.kitimat.ca/pn and at the District of Kitimat Reception Desk, 270 City Centre. Reception is open 8:30 am-noon and 1:00-4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, excluding holidays.

Further inquiries should be directed to Community Planning & Development at 250-632-8900.

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Lydia Hermina Henriksen July 28, 1923 to April 2, 2015

Mrs. Henriksen was born in Deutsch Proben, Czechoslovakia to Josefine (Oma) and Aloys Sirotny. She came to Canada in 1950. She moved to Kitimat in 1958 with Yvonne, Eric and Oma to join her husband, Kristian, where she lived for 57 years. Lydia was a stay at home Mom. She is survived and lovingly remembered by her 5 children Yvonne (Michael), Eric, Krista, Jens and Helga, her grandchildren Megan (Dan), James (Josee), Angie (Joe), Curtiss (Samantha), Trevor (Jennifer) and Kate, greatgrandchildren Tylar, Michaela, Jessica, Myles, Daymon, Willow and Adelyn. Grandma Lydia was predeceased by her husband, Kristian, her parents and her brother, Willie and her daughter-in-law, Linda.

The family would like to thank Dr. Huang, the paramedics and the firemen who came to her aid several times over the last few years. We would also like to thank Kevin, Margarida, and other friends, too numerous to mention, for the time they spent with Mom, their help, caring and their sympathy now for us who remain.

The funeral will be held at: Christ the King Catholic Church in Kitimat, BC April 23, 2015 at 1:30 pm

Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. operates a world-class, high-speed grain export terminal situated in Prince Rupert on the scenic north coast of British Columbia. The Maintenance department is currently seeking qualified applicants for the following position.

Millwright (Industrial Mechanic) The ideal candidate should have a high degree of troubleshooting experience and possess the ability to resolve hydraulic system faults. Experience in fabrication would be a definite asset.

You will be able to demonstrate a superior technical background and have the desire to work in industrial maintenance. Ideally the successful candidate will bring 10 years of experience performing general Millwright duties, with a proven safety and health record. You must hold a valid drivers license and an Interprovincial Red Seal Millwright ticket. Shift work will be required.

Currently the position is paid $41.51/hr, in addition, PRG offers a comprehensive hourly employee benefit program.

A pre-employment medical is required. Interested individuals who want to join a great team are invited to submit their resumes in confidence to us by May 15, 2015: Human Resources Department Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. 1300 Ridley Island Road, Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 3Y1 or Fax: (250) 627-8541 or email hrops@prgrain.bc.ca Applicants need only apply once. Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer.

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Trades, Technical INDUSTRIAL Millwright - Lead Hand. Penticton Lumber reman plant requires Journeyman Millwright with machining, welding, fabrication experience.

Pref. Exp. with European reman machinery, moulders/planers, RF Press, hydraulics, manufacturing. Duties: Maintenance, troubleshooting, inparts. stall/repair, ordering Team player, works unsupervised, provides direction to mtce workers. USWA contract.

Benefits. Starting wage min $26.13 per hour. Fax resume to 250-493-5152 or email mike@gfp.bc.ca.

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Coming Events Ongoing KITIMAT QUILTERS GUILD: If you are interested in joining the Kitimat Quilters Guild please contact Aileen Ponter at 250632-6225 or Janet Malnis at 250-6327387 for further information.

THE KITIMAT PUBLIC LIBRARY offers the highly engaging Mother Goose StoryTime for preschoolers Monday

mornings from 10:30 -11:15 .am. Please register for this free program.

HEALTHY BABIES drop in is held every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Kitimat Child Development Center.

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light refreshments with support from the CDC staff and a Public Health Nurse. For more information call 250-632-3144.

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Sports & Leisure

Dejong returns from Powerlifting Nationals with a Canadian record and deadlift.

A Kitimat powerlifter has broken As much as the sport requires a Canadian record for lifting just over “It’s really muscle, the mental component is also 295 kilograms at a national champia big mental crucial he said. onship in St. John’s.

“Just got to be consistent, keep To be specific, William Dejong game. You’ve broke the record lifting 295.5 kg in got to believe pushing yourself,” he said. “It’s really a big mental game. You’ve got to the 105 kg junior weight class, beatin yourself.” believe in yourself.” ing the previous record by half a kilo.

He said he pushes himself to This is Dejong’s eighth year lifttrain consistently, even between his ing, and it’s over a year since he beheavy job demands as a 1st year apprentice steam gan competing in the sport.

That process led him to St. Johns where his fitter, and he manages to get to the gym on altersuccessful performance earned him a ticket to nating days.

After Finland he has hopes to compete at the Finland to be a part of Team Canada for the World Commonwealth Games for powerlifting in RichChampionship.

“I’ve been wanting to set the Canadian record mond later this year.

He has his sights set on Texas for next year’s in deadlift for about a year and a half now,” he said. “It’s a pretty emotional lift to get it on my Worlds as well, although by then he’ll be in the Mens Open category, for people 24-40 years old. final attempt.”

“It’s a bit more challenging,” he said. “RePowerlifting gives athletes three attempts, which incorporates a squat, bench press cords are a bit higher.”

William Dejong as he breaks a record in St. John’s, lifting 295.5 kg in the powerlift Nationals. Dan Smith photo Kitimat Economic Development Association Kitimat Chamber of Commerce and LNG Canada present

Let’s Talk Challenges and Opportunities

FREE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION

(In a Robust Economy)

We recognize that there are serious challenges once LNG gets off the ground. Other communities have gone through these challenges and opportunities and we would like to share what they have learned during the process.

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Greg Halseth UNBC - Rural Communities

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Lori Ackerman Mayor - Fort St. John

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Michael Evans Fort McMurray

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Gordon Wilson BC Government LNG

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Childcare Employees Recruitment & Retention

H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Kick-off Celebration!

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Government and LNG

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Friday, April 24 9:00am–2:00pm Kildala Elementary School 803 Columbia Ave E, Kitimat, BC

May 5, 2015 6:00 PM Kitimat Rod & Gun Club - 386 Haisla Blvd

Seating is Limited - Please RSVP 250-632-6294 or info@kitimatchamber.ca

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