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Assessment work lacking: report By ANNA KILLEN A NEW auditor general report that addresses how the province is managing the environmental assessments of proposed natural resources projects – and uses the Skeena region as its focus area – says the government has a lot more work to do when it comes to monitoring and managing the cumulative effects of those projects. Auditor general Carol Bellringer's May 26 report concludes that while the government has taken steps to improve and clarify parts of the environmental assessment process, plans to look at the com-
bined effects and interactions of development, not just each project in isolation, have too long of a timeline for implementation and fuzzy details. “The [forests and lands and natural resources] ministry is not effectively considering or addressing cumulative effects in its decision making, as demonstrated by recent activity in the Skeena Region of northwest B.C.,” reads the report. It concludes that the government hasn't given clear a clear directive to the ministry on how cumulative effects monitoring fits into natural resource decisions, and that while the government is improving the
way it manages cumulative effects management “government has not resolved how it will use the framework to make and coordinate decisions across ministries.” To study the cumulative effects of development means not just looking at each project through the lens of its industry's regulations, but through a broadened scope which considers several projects and the surrounding environment, and how they might interact to cause environmental harm in the future. Skeena NDP MLA Robin Austin said he thinks there has been progress with regards to the environmental assessment process,
but “there's still some significant progress to be made, especially in addressing cumulative impacts, which is of interest locally.” Understanding and mitigating the cumulative effects of concentrated industry in the region “is really at the heart of what people up north are saying. It's not a question of what one LNG plant will do to the airshed, it's what would happen if there is multiple – on top of the fact that we've got the doubling of capacity at the Alcan smelter,” said Austin. Studying the cumulative effects of the concentration of industrial development in a small area like
this is a relatively new thing for the environmental assessment office, he said, and the process needs more resources. “I don't think there's enough staff on the ground to do the kind of science and the kind of work that's necessary,” he said. “It's about the government recognizing from this report – hopefully – that more resources have to be put in and more science has to be done so we can truly understand... At the end of the day, for those of us who live in the northwest, we want to have confidence in the EA process.”
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City officials visit China By JOSH MASSEY TERRACE CITY officials were in China last week on a short notice trip to brief officials from the Qinhangdao Economic and Technological Development Zone on city permitting details for the land it purchased last year at the Skeena Industrial Development Park. The civil engineering company All North has been doing preliminary planning work preparing infrastructure for an alfalfa protein extraction plant, the first of several planned developments on the 1,200 acre section of land purchased by the Chinese interests for $12 million last year. “We flew to Beijing on May 24 and drove directly to Qinhuangdao,” said city chief administrative officer Heather Avison last week who was accompanied by city director of development services David Block. Block and Avison are in China in a support capacity alongside the All North engineering team, which includes John Murray from Kelowna, Christina Cameron from Phoenix, Roger Lin from Calgary and Kory Yamashita from Terrace. “All North has been hired by QETDZ/Taisheng to do this work and they want the city at the table to provide information on various bylaw requirements that need to be followed,” said Avison. The trip was not budgeted for in the recently passed financial plan and has not been mentioned at recent council meetings. It is the third trip by the city to China related to the development since 2013, and Avison said they knew a planning trip was necessary in 2015, but not exactly when.
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■■ RELAY FOR LIFE CANCER SURVIVORS Elaine Barton and Donavin White walk the first lap at the 2015 Relay for Life on the Skeena Middle School track. The 12-hour relay is one of over 400 annual fundraising events held across Canada for the Canadian Cancer Society. The first lap of the relay is reserved for the cancer survivors and their “caregivers.”
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Kitselas water system finally activated By JOSH MASSEY LAST FRDAY saw the ceremonial opening of the new water system in the Kitselas First Nation’s Gitaus subdivision east of Terrace on Hwy16. Standing on the site under which the recently discovered aquifers flows, and next to where the new high tech lab and pump station are located, a presentation, blessing, barbecue and tour marked the important occasion. For three years the community was getting drinking water trucked in from the regional district through a costly arrangement with the government after its last well dried up suddenly in 2012. Water restrictions, noise problems from the refilling of the water tower, and dealing with water bottles and pumps for potable water in households – all this had become the norm while Bear Creek Contracting, David Nairne Associates and the Kitselas searched for water and engineered a sys-
tem to extract it. “I just wanted to thank the folks that put this all together,” said Kitselas chief councilor Joe Bevan. “It was very trying at times to get the water system back online but now we have a system we can live with for the next 20 or 30 years depending on the aquifers and system requirements in the future.” The new system has five wells drawn from the two aquifers and a state-of-the art computerized monitoring system that was explained by the Kitselas public works and infrastructure manager Ulysses Venegas during the tour. He showed those gathered how a visual system on a screen in the pump station indicates the levels of all five wells and also the level of the water tower that will still be used in the new system. With a signal sent to his computer and his phone, Venegas said he will be alerted remotely if there is any problem with the water quality or the system. Some of
the methods for fixing an issue can also be dealt with through remote control, while others would require hands on maintenance, Venegas said. A water safety protocol is also in the works, he added. The cost ended up being around $4.5 million and came from the federal Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (AANDC), said Venegas. Bevan also recounted the effort made in securing money for the water system. “Our funder AANDC wasn’t cooperating with us very well. They wanted to do this over two fiscal periods, I got very concerned about that. I put the political pressure where it needed to be put and we got the process back on track and got it done in one fiscal period,” he told the crowd who attended the event. Terrace city councillors James Cordeiro, Stacey Tyers and Michael Prevost were also at the event.
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ULYSSES VENEGAS on left, the director of public works and infrastructure for the Kitselas First Nation with chief of the Thornhill volunteer fire department Wes Patterson at the opening of the new water system in Gitaus on May. 23. Venegas gave a tour of the new facilities.
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By MARGARET SPEIRS A FAMILY has a sense of closure with the discovery of a woman’s body in Kalum Lake after she went missing late last year. The body of Jody Frocklage, 43, was found May 25 after six days of searching by Gene and Sandy Ralston, who came here two weeks ago to assist the family with continued search efforts on Kalum Lake. The Ralstons, who are from Idaho, have spent many years doing non-profit, sonarassisted underwater search and recovery, only charging for their expenses. Dwayne Sheppard of Terrace Search and Rescue and water rescue assisted the Ralstons with recovery of the body and said they are “a professional couple, very dedicated to their cause.” “It was an honour to work with them and I believe Terrace owes them an honour of gratitude for bringing closure to the search,” said Sheppard. Terrace RCMP said police found no evidence of foul play and will be assisting the coroner in further investigation. On Dec. 21, 2014 at 9 p.m. police received a report that Frocklage was missing and officers found her truck that evening parked at the Kalum Lake boat launch, said police at that time. Search and Rescue found her canoe on Kalum Lake in the early morning hours of Dec. 22. Search efforts included using a local helicopter, a police service dog and the assistance of members of Terrace Search and Rescue. The search was called off Dec. 24 when all search options had been exhausted. Gene Ralston said they found Frocklage on the sixth day of searching, although it could’ve been longer as searches can take as long 30 days. They had started their search in the centre of the lake, then went west, and then searched the shoreline, he said. Once her sister said
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Terrace and Thornhill depend upon each other for a variety of reasons By ANDRE CARREL
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sk anyone n the real estate business and they’ll come back with three words that are key to their industry: location, location, location. That’s very much the same with the rural community of Thornhill which is now examining its future and how it will be governed. Consider what would be the case if Thornhill was located at Lakelse Lake or even 10km east on Hwy16 from where it is now. The community would have been incorporated as a stand alone municipality long ago. Nobody, provincial government included, would be seriously considering annexing the community to Terrace. At some distance from Terrace, Thornhill would have retail stores selling everything from groceries to pillow cases. It would have law and accounting offices, medical and dental clinics, hair salons and sports shops. In short, Thornhill would have commercial and service establishments, and with that a non-residential tax base, typically found in any community with a population of 4,000. Would Thornhill be a viable community? British Columbia has 78 municipalities with populations under 4,000. The residential share of their taxable assessment varies significantly. There are some rich ones, but in some, the Village of Montrose for example (population 1,012), residential properties make up 98.72 per cent of the municipality’s taxable assessment. Thornhill’s 73.95 per cent is quite respectable by comparison. Thornhill would not be a rich municipality, but it would not be a pauper either. Thornhill’s current proximity affects Terrace, too. Terrace businesses derive substantial benefits from having a few thousand customers on
their doorsteps without having to contribute to their community’s local services. Residential property owners in Terrace would have to ante up to operate the arena and pool without the contributions paid by Thornhill and Area “C” of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine. Recreation facilities Thornhill could afford, however, if it were located on the shores of Lakelse Lake or east on the highway would be a far cry from what is available to the community in Terrace. Residents of both communities, therefore, benefit from their proximity to each other. When the prospect of the two communities merging was discussed in detail in 1997, a study focused on services and their cost. It offered the two communities a choice between the status quo and, from Thornhill’s perspective, two undesirable alternatives. The reality of their proximity should inspire Terrace and Thornhill to focus on opportunities. The focus of any new study on Thornhill’s future should be on governance, exploring the feasibility of further opportunities to cooperate open to the two communities because of their proximity. The 1997 study referred to the “preservation of community character” as an issue of perception. It did not look beyond conventional local government structures. The study did not consider innovative solutions that may achieve the purposes of municipal government as set out in the Community Charter, the provincial legislation which sets out how local governments are to be managed. These purposes include: (a) providing for good government of its community, (b) providing for services, laws and other matters for community benefit, (c) providing for
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COMMEMORATIVE CAIRN to Tom Thornhill, after whom Thornhill is named, located at rest area on the banks of the Skeena River. stewardship of the public assets of its community, and (d) fostering the economic, social and environmental well-being of its community. The 150 area residents who attended a public meeting back then identified 15 issues of concern. They were unanimous in ranking: taxation impact, fair representation, preservation of lifestyle, and adequate representation as the community’s four leading issues. Three of these issues fall within the Community Charter purposes of good government, stewardship, and fostering the community’s wellbeing. They speak to the “preservation of com-
munity character.” Good government, stewardship, and fostering well-being are not privileges reserved for the wealthy. These qualities are the foundation of a stable community. When we reflect on which decisions concerned with good government, stewardship, and fostering well-being entail, we find that how decisions are made is of greater import than the identity of those decisionmakers. Governance, how governments make their decisions, is what distinguishes a democracy from all other forms of government. Giving priority to the question of governance does not trivialize questions concerned with
costs and affordability. To the contrary, how decisions are made addresses the quality and priority of services provided as much as it does their cost and affordability. Incorporating Thornhill would not reduce property taxes in Thornhill. Neither would retaining the status quo shield the community from future tax increases. Incorporation would address fair representation and voting rights. Incorporation would empower Thornhill to strike a balance between the cost and affordability of services on one hand, and their priority and quality standards on the other. Sharing services of-
fers distinct advantages to Thornhill and to Terrace. How shared services could be governed is what needs to be explored. More than 40 years ago the regional district adopted Specified Area Establishment Bylaw No. 27. The specified area includes the City of Terrace and regional district areas “C” and “E” (Thornhill). It was created “for the purpose of sharing in the net operational cost of the Terrace Arena and Swimming Pool complex and associated recreational programs.” At the time these costs were allocated on the basis of population. In 1979 the Regional District adopted Bylaw No. 115 to change the cost-sharing methodology. The objective was to share the cost of the pool and the arena on the basis of “an equal (tax) rate” applied to all properties within the specified area. The bylaw acknowledged that while rural area residents contribute to the cost of operating the facilities, “the specified area has no representation” on the city’s recreation committee. In other words, Thornhill and Area “C” contribute, but Terrace alone decides how the pool and arena are to be run. Bylaw No. 115 sought to correct this inequity by appointing Electoral Area “C” and “E” Directors “to sit on the [City] of Terrace’s Recreation Committee that is responsible for the policy, management, and budget decisions” in respect to the two facilities and their associated programs. Today the financial contributions paid by Thornhill and Area “C” still comply with the provisions set out in Bylaw No. 115. The committee provision, however, was abandoned years ago. Over the years the regional district area directors’ involvement in decisions relating to the arena, the pool, and programs associated with these facilities has been
reduced to attending an annual budget meeting. This involvement falls far short of the bylaw’s stipulation that the area directors be involved in policy, management, and budget decisions affecting the arena, the pool, and their associated programs. The bylaw’s governance principles have been seriously diluted. The committee was not abandoned due to ill will on the part of the city or negligence on the part of the regional district. The problem lies in the differences that distinguish a regional district from a municipality. A new study, (the province has already promised money for a study on governance) should recognize these differences and explore which alternative governance models may possibly advance the Community Charter’s municipal government purposes in the area without the existing communities having to abandon their identity. The terms of reference for the new study should direct it to explore innovative governance models to encourage Thornhill, Terrace, and Area “C” to maximize effectiveness and efficiencies through cooperation in the provision of services, while at the same time allowing each community to pursue policies aimed at preserving their individual and unique characters. This is the third in an occasional series to be published concerning the future of Thornhill. Andre Carrel counts nearly 20 years experience of working for small municipalities in the Northwest Territories, the Yukon and B.C. in addition to running his own consulting business and sitting on various local government associations. Now retired and living in Terrace, B.C., Carrel retains a keen interest in how governments work and should work.
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Land buy TEN YEARS after it purchased the former Terrace Co-op shopping centre and property along Greig Ave., the City of Terrace’s commercial development vision for the land there remains unrealized. And it’s too early to judge the success or otherwise of its all-in venture into the industrial land business through the Skeena Industrial Development Park. But all this should not necessarily dissuade city council from venturing into another land purchase and this time it would be for recreation and green space. The parcel in question is right beside the parking lot on the western boundary of George Little Park. If the city grows, as is projected, more civic green space will be needed, if only as a respite to more construction. George Little Park is already getting crowded and the planned addition of a water splash park, while a recreation outlet, will further reduce the amount of open lawn there. If city council now considers its commercial and industrial land holdings as an investment for the future then it should also consider the purchase of property simply for its green space value as another kind of deposit into its land bank. Given the city’s ability to dip into its land reserve account, which it did to purchase the Co-op property, and its recent financial acumen to build up its reserves, another property purchase would not be an undue burden.
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CLAUDETTE SANDECKI mation Centre (CPIC) database to check for criminals arriving or leaving our country. CBSA skips this inspection step to speed visitors through border check points. Mercy me if any visitor was delayed by checking for any possible criminal record. CPIC is a computerized police database begun in 1972 and run out of RCMP headquarters in Ottawa. The first time any individual is charged with a crime by any police agency in Canada, details are filed with CPIC. Besides the person’s name, address, and criminal charge, follow up entries note court determinations and any out-
standing warrants and other vital information. CPIC records, available to any officer in his patrol car, are linked to FBI records so that a single access inquiry by CBSA will turn up any illegal history from both Canadian and American records. Yet in the interests of speeding visitors through border checkpoints, CBSA routinely skips checking names in CPIC; American border services consider such checks mandatory for even the most innocent looking traveller. This is partially why long weekend border lineups for cars going to the U.S. are longer than lines of cars entering Canada. America’s border guards ignore impatient visitors while they exhaustively inspect each traveller. If CBSA did check CPIC in every instance, there’s a good chance the information available would be too outof-date to be reliable. While touting this stateof-the-art computer database the government has nonetheless failed to hire sufficient staff to enter information in a timely fashion. Data entry to
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CPIC’s English database is 14 months behind. Quebec’s French files are 36 months behind. Somewhat like a housewife with a stainless steel refrigerator who lets groceries spoil on the counter. Where’s the benefit of a first class database if stacks of documents sit waiting months to be added? CPIC’s usefulness is questionable if not outright useless in many cases allowing criminals of all types from thieves to murderers to escape Canada for off-theradar hidey holes in Mexico or South America. CBC News recounted the story of an Ontario woman who was sexually assaulted by a Nigerian priest. He absconded from Canada without CBSA realizing there was a warrant out for his arrest. Several years later he re-entered Canada, again undetected, spent several days in this country before again leaving Canada without any border check detecting his presence. Like so many government initiatives, there’s more hype than performance here. Claudette Sandecki lives in Thornhill, B.C.
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The Mail Bag Public interest needs protecting
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THORNHILL RESIDENT Larry Sommerfield has his own story about hearing strange sounds.
He also heard strange sounds Dear Sir: On August 29, 2013 I had a ringside seat to one of those strange sounds. The place was near the west end of River Drive in Thornhill. On both sides of my property were quite large and high buildings. It was around 8 a.m. and I was midway from the front and middle of these buildings. While I was facing east this sound came from the side wall of the building that was only
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50 feet away. It wasn’t from one spot but covered an area about 20 feet long and 12 feet high. The sound was not uncomfortably loud and some seemed to come from the front of the building. This area was immediately checked and no vehicles could be seen along River Drive. The staff to this building had not arrived yet. Next I walked across the vacant land that lay between
River Drive and the highway and could not see any vehicles or anything that would have made this noise. Also, I could not find anyone else who heard it. This sound could hardly have been deflected from somewhere else. These buildings are only 100 feet apart and open up to a car dealership across the highway. The sound was clearly coming from the wall of this build-
ing only 50 feet away. At that time I did not make an issue out of it, just let it ride. Since these sounds are reappearing it is another matter. What could be causing these sounds? For my part I would put them in the category of crop circles and cattle mutilating. For anyone who scoffs at this, let them come up with a better explanation. Larry Sommerfield, Terrace, B.C.
Dear Sir: Thanks for covering the important environmental hearings currently underway regarding Kitimat Rio Tinto Alcan’s application to increase SO2 emissions. Rio Tinto Alcan and the BC Ministry of Environment did extensive testing in the Lakelse Lake and Terrace area, yet surprisingly people from both of these studied areas were repeatedly denied appellant status. The main reasoning behind denying Lakelse Lake and Terrace area people status is that data and reports generated showed that “there would be no adverse effects.” A key person who collected data for years was paid for by Kitimat Rio Tinto Alcan even though he was a BC Ministry of Environment staff person. The main study, “The Star Report,” was generated by scientists handpicked and paid by Rio Tinto Alcan. Clearly Rio Tinto Alcan was too close to the decision making process to generate an even handed assessment while the Lakelse Lake and Terrace area people were repeatedly denied opportunity to present their case. We trust and hope that the BC Environmental Appeal board will hear all the presentations and make a decision that protects the public interest. Charles Claus, Terrace, B.C.
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Aboriginal rights clarity needed for LNG
ast summer I wrote that the Supreme Court’s Tsilhqot’indecision, which for the first time granted aboriginal title outside an Indian reserve, was going to be a real game changer and would “increase uncertainty in Canada’s natural resource sectors in areas lacking treaties with First Nations.” Since then we’ve seen First Nations in British Columbia serve eviction notices to corporations and take resource companies to court over title claims. Most recently, the Lax Kw’alaams band rejected a billion dollar deal from Pacific NorthWest LNG, which is majority-owned by Petronas which itself is owned by the Malaysian government, for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project proposed on Crown land on Lelu Island near Port Edward. The rejected deal would have provided money and land and stretch over 40 years. Despite the rejection, Premier Christy Clark said that project
will move forward, although negotiations are ongoing with the band. This project, if it eventually breaks ground, could net up to 4,500 construction jobs and an investment of $11 billion in B.C. All of this uncertainty, spurred by last summer’s court decision, has reduced confidence in B.C.’s mining sector. For example, in 2014, 50 per cent of respondents to the Fraser Institute annual survey of mining company executives indicated that land uncertainty was either a strong deterrent to investment or a reason to simply not invest, up from 32 per cent in 2013. Increased uncertainty also threatens LNG investment in B.C. The LNG sector is expected to yield great returns for British Columbians if projects come to fruition. The provincial government, which has promised a legacy fund, states that if five LNG plants are built, they would add$1 trillion to the province’s GDP, more than $100 billion in provin-
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RAVINA BAINS cial tax revenue and draw $175 billion in new investment into the province. Critically, this increased uncertainty isn’t just an issue for project proponents but also for First Nations communities. The Tsilhqot’in decision made it very clear that the Crown could override aboriginal rights and allow a project to proceed on aboriginal title land without the
consent of the First Nation; but only if the government deems the project in the greater public interest. In other words, there’s a chance that if the Lax Kw’alaams band is able to prove title (an inherent right to land or territory) on the project site, the LNG facility would proceed without their consent. And without an agreement between the First Nation and Pacific NorthWest LNG, despite Premier’s Clark recent announcement, this scenario would leave the First Nation out of potential revenues and jobs generated from the project. This scenario could be avoided, and current uncertainty could be mitigated, if the provincial government clarifies which projects, if any, are in the greater public interest, and therefore, can override aboriginal rights. Apparently, the provincial government believes a negotiated settlement between Pacific NorthWest LNG and Lax Kw’alaams First Nation is within reach. But if the deal falls through,
the province will have to weigh aboriginal rights against potential benefits from the LNG project. So clarity is key. First Nations in B.C., like the Lax Kw’alaams band, deserve greater clarity on what, if any, projects trump aboriginal title rights. Companies looking to invest in B.C. deserve greater clarity on the willingness of the government to support projects on aboriginal title land – without the consent of First Nations. And all British Columbians should know whether or not LNG projects, which promise to add a trillion dollars to the province’s GDP, will come to fruition. Ravina Bains is associate director of Aboriginal policy studies at the Fraser Institute. She is also the author of A Real Game Changer: An Analysis of the Supreme Court of Canada Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia Decision. The study is available at www.fraserinstitute. org Troy Media Marketplace © 2015.
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Sign plan turned down CITY COUNCIL has denied a variance permit to a company wanting to put a large sign on property at the corner of the Sande overpass and Keith Ave. Seko Construction wanted a height variance for a sign of 8 feet by 16 feet with a total height of 12 feet, more than the bylaw limit of 8 feet by 10 feet, with a total height maximum of 12 feet. The vote ended in a tie with councillors Stacey Tyers and Lynne Christensen being joined by mayor
Carol Leclerc in opposing the variance while councillors Michael Prevost, Brian Downie and James Cordeiro came out in favour. The motion to grant the variance failed because of the tie. Councillor Sean Bujtas, who was not opposed to larger signs at the previous council meeting when the same variance was discussed but deferred, was absent and did not vote. Christiansen said it was important to protect scenic views.
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DAVE CATER, left, from My Mountain Co-op stands with Tony Walker, a prize winner for his idea of installing a micro-hydro station to help the Shames Mountain ski area.
Innovative winners
A NORTHWESTERN B.C. think tank’s second annual contest for innovative ideas resulted in concepts involving everything from worms to micro-hydro this year. Sponsored by the Skeena Nass Centre for Innovation in Resource Economics (SNCIRE) the Northwest Innovation Challenge 2015 featured 12 finalists with winners announced at a May 21 event held at Northwest Community College. More than $8,000 was distributed to the finalists chosen by judges and, for one category, a winner chosen by public balloting. Winners displayed their concepts at the event and answered questions from those in attendance. The winners are.... Mountain Prize $1,500 - Best Innovation Awarded on strength of innovation, regional relevancy, impact, appeal of proposed display, enthusiasm and potential for commercialization. Sponsored by Spectra Energy and Pacific Northwest LNG. Chris Barton from Terrace/Thornhill – Reflectorless Survey Targets Tree Prize $1,000 – Runner-Up Innovation Awarded on strength of innovation, regional relevancy, impact, appeal of proposed display, enthusiasm and potential for commercialization. Sponsored by Spectra Energy and Pacific
Northwest LNG. Alyson Watt and Simone Crook from Terrace/Thornhill – Squeezed Bio-Product Prize $1,500 Awarded for the most innovative use of a bioproduct. Sponsored by Terrace Community Forest. Wanita Simpson from Terrace/Thornhill – Cardboard Cat Trees Thrive North Commercialization Prize $1,500 Awarded to the innovation considered to have the best potential for commercialization. Sponsored by BG Canada and Futurpreneur Canada as part of the ThriveNorth Initiative. Peter Greene and Alfred Schaefer from Smithers – BC Fish App Northwest Prize $1,000 Awarded for the innovation that best addresses the needs and opportunities of Northern B.C., the innovation that is most clearly “of the North, for the North”. Sponsored by UNBC & SNCIRE. Tony Walker from Terrace/Thornhill – Shames Mountain Micro-Hydro People’s Choice $500 Voted on and chosen by anonymous public ballot. Sponsored by Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine. Adon Wiebe from Terrace/Thornhill – WormWorks Vermicompost $250 awarded to each finalist To create a display
The Pacific Northwest Music Festival has completed its 50th Anniversary, and it truly was a resounding success. With over 1300 entries in 12 disciplines coming from Kitimat, Prince Rupert, Stewart, Smithers, Houston and Terrace this festival represents an amazing amount of talent.
Thank you to all those who gave so generously of their time to volunteer at the various venues during the 2 1/2 weeks of festival. Thank you to the parents, friends and encouraging community who came out to watch so many wonderful performances. To all the people and businesses who sponsored awards, and advertised in our festival program, your support is much appreciated. We would be remiss if we forgot to mention our MC extraordinaire, George Clark, who will be retiring from festival this year. We will miss him, to be sure. How fortunate we are to have the Knox United Church, the Evangelical Free Church and the REM Lee Theatre in Terrace, where all our events are held. Thank you to all those church members for sharing your buildings with the community. And to all the PNMF committee members who work on this project from the time one festival ends until the next one begins, a huge THANK YOU! Your commitment to the arts is appreciated by everyone. I hope that everyone who had a part in this 50th Anniversary gives themselves a big pat on the back for a job well done. Many,many thanks. As George Clark says" life without the arts is like gin without the tonic!" -and we hope to do this all again next year, April 14-30,2016 Sincerely, Bonnie Juniper, President, PNMF 2015
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ADON WIEBE from Terrace with his worm composting demonstration. He was also an innovative prize winner. for the Northwest Innovation Challenge. Sponsored by Lakelse Financial, Barton Construction, Stantec, Bulkley Valley Economic Development Association and BCIC-New Ventures, McElhanney, Silvertip Signs and Promotion, Northwest Community College. Finalists were also from South Hazelton, Telkwa and Gitsequkla. SNCIRE’s goal is to move the regional resource economy away from its traditional boom-bust cycle by developing its resources in long-term enterprises creating value-added commodities.
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Terrace Standard Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Conservatives choose candidate for election TYLER NESBITT of Terrace has been chosen as the Conservative Party of Canada’s candidate for the Skeena - Bulkley Valley riding for this fall’s federal election. Nesbitt defeated another Terrace resident, MaryAnn Freeman. Voting took place May 23 and May 24 through a mobile poll which stopped in communities throughout the riding before concluding in Terrace the evening of May 24. Candidates had a chance to speak and party members to ask
questions at each stop. “We had an excellent turn out, much greater than anticipated at all voting polls,” said riding association Cathy Lindseth of the two-day vote. “We wish to thank MaryAnn Freeman, the other candidate nominee for her participation. It was an exciting weekend for all, providing some invigorating enthusiasm for the next stage in preparing for the up-coming federal election to be held this fall,” added Lindseth. Nesbitt is a manager with Nechako North-
coast, the company with the provincial road and bridge maintenance contract in the area. He was born in Prince Rupert, educated at Simon Fraser Universigy in Burnaby and has lived in Terrace since 2009. Nesbitt has described himself as a “compassionate Conservative” and has stressed job creation as a key part of his campaign platform. He says Enbridge’s planned Northern Gateway pipeline needs to meet all federal and provincial environmental and other regula-
Tyler Nesbitt tions. The federal election date is set for Monday, Oct. 19.
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Three teens arrested after vehicle thefts reported TERRACE RCMP say they arrested two 16 year-old boys and one 17 year-old boy early morning May 29 for a string of thefts from vehicles in the Horseshoe area. “Numerous items have been recovered and we are looking for owners. We believe that this may have been an ongoing occurrence for a while, specifically in the Bench and Horseshoe areas,” said Terrace RCMP Constable Angela Rabut. “Some of the items that we have are numerous keys, PS3 with games, hatchet, IPod, various knives, flashlights, IPod power cables, head phones, various cards, N stickers, and an airsoft gun with bullets,” said Rabut who invited people who have had items stolen from vehicles to contact the detachment. The arrests followed police re-
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Family of young artist holds shows By CECILE FAVRON THREE SIBLINGS of the Stella family are displaying their artworks at the Skeena Diversity Art Show that will be held at the Terrace Art Gallery from June 5-27. The gallery will be displaying works from many members of the Skeena Diversity Centre as well as the siblings’ works. Amanda Stella, 19, just put on her first art show at the Skeena Diversity Centre in May and all her unsold works are carrying over to the Art Gallery show. Amanda is the third member of her family to dabble in art in Terrace. Her older brothers, Ryan Stella, 21, and Keenan Stella, 24, have both been active in the Terrace art scene and will be contributing work to the Gallery show. Amanda Stella’s collection called “There’s Another Stella in Town,” alluding to her older brothers’ reputation for art shows at the Diversity Centre, featured paintings, drawings and digital photography – her main medium. Her work included
portraits of her farm animals and layered photos of organic images printed over selfportraits. “My work is different and I want to show that,” said Amanda of her latest art show. Amanda has also been very involved in the Shamrock 4-H club and the Totem Saddle Club in Terrace, which explains why she was drawn to images of horses and other livestock. Amanda is currently attending the Northwest Community College in Terrace and plans to go on to study photography and veterinary medicine. Her older brother Ryan also held his fourth art show, and second solo art show at the Skeena Diversity Centre just before the New Year. The show titled “Eat Your Garbage” featured art pieces plastered with his own garbage as a statement of humancaused waste problems. “My art shows the negative or flawed aspects of humanity in a compassionate light,” said Ryan of his inspiration to pursue art. Ryan has just re-
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AMANDA STELLA shows off some of her artwork that was part of her first show at the Skeena Diversity Centre recently. cently been accepted to attend the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver to study film-making in the fall. Ryan, although working mostly with film and mixed-media,
also has experimented with music with the help of his brother Keenan who mixes music. Keenan is mostly self-taught in both music and drawing, but his brother, Ryan, studied at the Powell River
Digital Film School in high school. For both of them, their art is more about an expression of themselves than it is about trying to please their audience. “It is more about the process of making
it than it is about the finished product,” explained Keenan of their work. Amanda, however, is interested in working in photography and is very keen to create an aesthetic portfolio.
“I hope that people enjoy looking at the shots as much as I do,” she said. She hopes that soon the opportunity will arise to follow her passion and she already has her sights set on her next solo art show.
Children and youth librarian wins award
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JESS DAFOE, children and youth services librarian here, shows off her award.
JESS DAFOE, children and youth services librarian here, has been presented with the British Columbia Library Association’s (BCLA) Young Adult and Children’s Services Section Award at the 2015 BCLA Conference May 22. “We here at Terrace Public Library would like to congratulate Jess Dafoe on [her] award and truly value her hard work and dedication to the community and library,” said head librarian David Tremblay. The Young Adult and Children’s Services Section Award is an annual award given to individuals, or teams, who showcase exceptional service in the area of children’s or teen librarianship in British Columbia. The winner must demonstrate exceptional dedication in such areas as: Commitment to quality service to children, teens, caregivers and supporting organizations; Collaboration and partnerships with their community; Promotion of family literacy; and innovation and creativity applied to the benefit of the young people.
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TERRACE’S DEAN Sturko, left and his son Walker, right, encourage Betty and Star to a fifth place finish during the Tenth Annual Smithers Heavy Horse Pull May 24. The team placed sixth at the Terrace Heavy Horse Pull at the Thornhill Community Grounds the day before, May 23.
Heavy horse pull heaves its way back By MARGARET SPEIRS AFTER AN absence of nine years or so, heavy horses once again got their chance to pull loads heavier than they are for their owners and spectators alike. Nine teams came from around the north, from as far away as
Prince George and Arras to locals who had competed all those years ago. The placings are as follows: Keith Wruth of Vanderhoof took the win in with his team Duke and Garth. Second place went to Calvin Buchta of Prince George with his team
Tom and Prince. Third place went to Ben Rodts of Vanderhoof with his team Sam and Randy. Rodts is winner Wruth’s grandson. Fourth place went to Murray Miner of Arras and his team Kent and Wyatt. Fifth place went to Bryan Semeschuk of
Telkwa and his team Briar and Bullet. Sixth place went to Terrace’s Dean Sturko with his team Star and Betty. Seventh place was Terrace’s Paul Levesque with his team Rye and Max. Eighth place was Curtis Adamson of Smithers and his team
Doc and Roy. Ninth place went to Glen Kerr of Telkwa with his team Jay and Trace. The Back Country Horsemen of BC Skeena-Stikine chapter organized the pull and is looking for it to become an annual event on the first Saturday after the May long weekend.
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■■ THE TERRACE ART Association presents the Terrace Artists Group Art Show III, curated by Matthew Daratha, at the art gallery for June. Opening is June 5 at 7 p.m. and show continues until June 27. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Closed Mondays. ■■ THE NISGA’A MUSEUM is pleased to announce that its premiere temporary exhibition is Finding a Voice: The Art of Norman Tait, including carvings, jewelry,
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■■ SUMMER RECITAL OF baroque, classical and 20th century styles with Brielle Dorais Fleming, accompanied by Marlee Emery, at 7 p.m. June 6 at Knox United Church. Brielle is studying voice in Victoria. Small admission fee at the door. For more details, call 250-635-2836 or aquarocks_119@hotmail.com. FINDING A Voice: The Art of Norman Tait is now showing at the Nisga’a Musem thru August 28. textiles and maquettes. Tait, born in Gingolx, has carved 39 totem poles to date, five in the Metro Vancouver area and his work is in private and public collections worldwide. He has been honoured with the Distinguished Artist Award - The Fund for the Arts on the North Shore and a Lifetime Achievement Award by the British Columbia Creative Achievement Awards for First Nation’s Art. The show runs thru August 29. Nisga’a Museum hours thru June 27: Monday - Thursday open by appointment, this includes group and school tours; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Tears emails deleted, says former staffer By TOM FLETCHER THE B.C. NDP is calling for an investigation of missing records they have been seeking on community meetings along Highway 16 in northern B.C. NDP MLAs produced letters from a former assistant to Transportation Minister Todd Stone, who says a supervisor deleted emails from his computer to keep them from being considered for a freedom of information (FOI) request. A history of missing and murdered women along the remote highway from Prince George to Prince Rupert led to a series of community meetings last year. Opposition critics have been demanding records from the meetings, and calling for additional bus service along the highway to keep vulnerable people from hitch-hiking. Former executive assistant Tim Duncan wrote to B.C. Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Dunham May 27, saying his supervisor told him to delete a dozen of his emails in November 2014 after an FOI request came to the ministry. “When I hesitated, he took away my keyboard, deleted the emails and returned the keyboard stating, ‘It’s done. Now you don’t have to worry about it any more’,” Duncan wrote to Denham. Confronted with the letter in question period May 27 , Premier Christy Clark said records should not be deleted once an FOI request is made. Citizens’ Services Minister Amrik Virk said not every email is considered a government record. Stone said he intends to have a “frank” discussion with his ministerial assistant George Gretes about the accusation
that Gretes deleted the emails. It was later reported Gretes was suspended with pay. In an email to NDP leader John Horgan’s office, Duncan acknowledged he had no physical evidence of the incident or the content of the deleted messages. He said he blew the whistle on the Highway 16 incident because his own father was murdered in a domestic incident in 2010, and he believes the families of missing and murdered people “deserve better.” North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice said she was “appalled” when
October 2014. He told the NDP he left “the cesspool that is the B.C. government in March” and reported to Denham that he believes abuse of the FOI process is “widespread and most likely systemic within the Clark government.” Skeena NDP MLA Robin Austin agrees with the latter statement. “There is a culture of hiding what’s going on in government and this guy finally had the courage to blow the top off what’s going on there,” he said. “It’s disgusting.” With files from Shaun Thomas and Anna Killen.
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Mayor on tour of oil sands site TERRACE MAYOR Carol Leclerc is in Fort McMurray, Alberta this week to do a Canadian Association of Oil Producers (CAPP) tour of oil sands facilities. The organization scheduled its oil sands tours to coincide with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities AGM in Edmonton happening June 5-8 and Leclerc will be the only member of Terrace council attending. “The purpose of the tour is to engage in conversations surrounding the oil sands, by visiting both a mining and in situ site, the two methods of extraction used in the oil sands,” said CAPP communications manager Chelsie Klassen. “By gaining firsthand experience we
hope to raise awareness surrounding the history, environmental performance, science and technology of the oil sands,” she said. The last time the oil producers association tried to meet with Terrace council, the situation did not end well. Association representatives had planned to meet with Terrace council here Sept. 16, 2014 but the session was cancelled because the association had wanted the meeting to be private. But that was contrary to the rules under which city council holds meetings. At the time, CAPP sited concerns over anti-pipeline protests as one of the reasons for canceling. A small group of protesters did turn up
at city hall and a public session planned that same night with CAPP and the Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce was also canceled. Leclerc said the trip for the CAPP tour in Fort McMurray might be an opportunity to mend any rift with the organization. “I wasn’t on council when they came, but I think that having an open relationship is always a positive, and I am going there to understand,” said Leclerc. “I am anxious to see what Fort McMurray is all about, though it is a down time in the oil industry, I expect to have a better understanding,” she continued. “It’s about having a better understanding of the oil industry.”
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Couple arrested TERRACE RCMP officers didn’t have to go far in one incident reported last week. A daily log of police activity for the 24hour period from 8 a.m. May 27 to 8 a.m. May 28 indicated that a man and woman went to the RCMP detachment because they had heard there were warrants for their arrest. Warrants were confirmed and the 43 yearold woman and 35 yearold man were arrested.
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Toxic drop off a success AT A distance it may have looked like a sort of drive-through community barbecue what with the tents and people standing around in the sun passing items across a table May 24 at the former Terrace Coop location on Greig Ave., but in reality it was a toxic drop off. Called almost “too successful” by organizers because of the overwhelming load of toxic material dropped off, the Too Toxic to Trash event amassed the waste of 357 households. “It was incredible the amount of material that came in. And I think, it was very very successful, hopefully not too successful because we might come in over budget,” said city plan-
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Other material such as the paint and oil is repurposed at other facilities and the various by-products sold. Also on hand was Product Care which accepts paint at its local depot. People may not have known that this local depot accepts paint, as many brought their paint to the drop-off, said Irwin. “A good majority of the material that was brought in was funneled through Product Care who worked on site that day... I believe we filled up a whole Bandstra Trailer, with the skids of paint, thousands and thousands and thousands of cans.” Other types of industrial paint were handled by Terrapure.
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WWW.REMLEETHEATRE.CA COMMUNITY EVENTS JUNE 4 – Stroke survivors, people living with heart disease and care partners’ Community Focus Group – The Heart and Stroke Foundation wants to hear your views on how to improve support to better manage your recovery. from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Terrace Library. Free. To register, call 1-866-211-0569 or focusgroupsHSF@rogers.com. JUNE 6 – CANCELLED: Pancake breakfast at Happy Gang Centre. JUNE 13 – “Don’t Judge a Book” Terrace: Used Book Sale is from 11 am. to 4 p.m. at the Caledonia Sr. Secondary gym. Free. All books will be wrapped and sorted by genre to ensure that nobody will judge a book by its cover. Each book will be sold for a toonie, with exceptions to trilogies and other series packages. All proceeds will go toward the Malala Education Fund, a global charity that raises money for girls in third world countries and their rights to education. Don’t miss this great opportunity to have a “blind date” with a book while donating to a great cause. For more information and how to donate your own books to the sale, contact Jessi Thandi or Aimee Deviveiros at 250-6388222 or jasleenthandi@hotmail.com. JUNE 18 – Free Suicide Awareness workshop is 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Training for anyone over age 15 in a caring relationship with someone at risk. Registration required: 250-635-8206 or terrace@bcss.org. JULY 6-10 – The Terrace Evangelical Free Church hosts its annual Vacation Bible School with this year’s theme “Everest” from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. each day. For children entering Grades 1 to 5 in the fall. Pre-registration is recommended for this free event. Register at the church website terraceefc.com or call 250-635-5115.
PSAS KIDS ‘N’ KOPS Camp for ages nine to 14 runs August 10-14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Free. Lunches and snacks provided. Goal is to foster positive relationships thru fun activities and field trips introducing children to what an RCMP officer does, including tours of the police station, fire department and court house, search and rescue demonstration at the lake, mock crime scene at Ferry Island, trip to the Rod and Gun Club for gun safety and target practice and more! Priority for children from single-parent families and children who have not participated before. Children who have participated before are welcome to apply and will be put on a waitlist. Maximum 20 children. Applications accepted until June 26. To get an application form, please call or email coordinator Monica at 250-635-4232 or bbbs@
tdcss.ca. Put on by TDCSS Big Brothers Big Sisters of Terrace in partnership with Terrace RCMP. THE CALEDONIA SENIOR Secondary School graduating class of 1975 will be holding its 40th reunion celebration from July 31st - August 2nd. There will be several events at various venues in the Terrace area over the weekend. If you graduated in 1975 and have not yet been contacted, please get in touch with Russ Mitchell at russathome@shaw.ca/ FRIENDS OF THE Library (FOL) is looking for volunteers to help with our bi-monthly booksales held at the Farmer’s Market. The first booksale will be on June 6th. Contact Erika at erikaoborne@gmail.com. THE ROSSWOOD COMMUNITY Association hosts a pancake breakfast and garage sale from 8 - 11 a.m. every Saturday until mid-August in the Rosswood Community Hall. THE TERRACE CHURCHES’ Food Bank will be open for distribution from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. from June 8-11 in the Dairy Queen basement. If your last name begins with the letters A to G, please come on Monday, H to P come on Tuesday, Q to Z come on Wednesday. Anyone missed can come on Thursday. Please bring identification for yourself and your dependants, who must be living at your address. You will need proof of address with current street address on it, such as rent receipt, hydro, gas or utility bill, phone or cable bill. HEALING TOUCH COMMUNITY Clinics continue to be offered by appointment. Call Julie for more details 250-849-5554. Donations accepted. MILLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Auxiliary members would like to inform the public that they cannot accept any donations at this time and until the end of May. Everyone has been so generous but the shop is full. Please do not leave anything outside the door or in the drop box. Auxiliary members hope to be open for donations on June 1 and ask that until then that garage sale people do not drop anything off as well. Everyone’s co-operation is greatly appreciated. DIGGITY DOG, OLLIE’S back! The Terrace Public Library welcomes the return of our “expert listener” Ollie, now under “Paws for Stories”, who will work with new readers to practice their skills in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Sign up each Tuesday after school in May and June, 3:30 to 4:30. Call us at 250-638-8177 or come in to register. “CHECK IT OUT” welcomes kids of all ages
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CALEDONIA GRAD CLASS of 1995: 20-Year Reunion registration is now open! Find us on Facebook or contact Kylie at 250-635-5900. Dates: July 31 - August 2 in Terrace. THE ALZHEIMER SOCIETY of B.C. offers a variety of programs and services, such as a support and information group that serves as a forum for sharing practical tips and strategies for coping with the disease. Lifestyle changes such as better control and detection for hypertension and diabetes, and measures to encourage smoking cessation and reduce cardiovascular risk, have the potential to reduce the risk of dementia. It’s never too late to make lifestyle changes to promote brain health. Talk to your doctor about your risk or if you have concerns about dementia. For more information on the Terrace group, contact Leanne Jones at 250564-7533 (toll-free 1-866-564-7533) or ljones@ alzheimerbc.org and www.alzheimerbc.org. THE GREATER TERRACE Seniors Advisory Committee (GTSAC) meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Happy Gang Centre. Everyone welcome. THE SALVATION ARMY holds Toonie Wednesdays every first and third Wednesday of the month – all clothing is $2. All children’s clothing $2 or less is half price. GREATER TERRACE BEAUTIFICATION Society meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at the city council chambers. New members always welcome. NORTHERN BRAIN INJURY Support Group meets at 4 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of the month in the boardroom at the Terrace and District Community Services Society (3219 Eby St.). For more details, call Deb 1-866-979-4673. PACIFIC NORTHWEST MUSIC festival committee regular monthly meeting to plan the music festival is the second Tuesday of every month at the Terrace Academy of Music. If interested in helping out, come to the meeting or call Fiona at 635-9089 for more details. CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY meets noon – 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at 207-4650 Lazelle Ave. We’re looking for volunteers to help in our office, outreach programs, fundraising campaigns (Daffodils or Relay For Life). Call Mary at 638-8583 or 6353048.
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Look Who’s Dropped In! Baby’s Name: Callan Steven Evans Date & Time of Birth: May 15, 2015 @ 8:32 p.m. Weight: 10 lbs. 3 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Tara & David Evans “New brother for Aubrey”
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Baby’s Name: Greville David Lyndon Nisyok Date & Time of Birth: May 7, 2015 Weight: 8 lbs. 14 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Cheryl Bolton & Greville Nisyok “New brother for Evelyn,Abby & Jade”
Baby’s Name: Zayla Bonnie Elizabeth Goldsworthy Date & Time of Birth: May 10, 2015 @ 3:09 p.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 8 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Trish & Keith Goldsworthy “New sister for Chase & Konnor”
Baby’s Name: Aspen-Nevae Turgeon Draper Date & Time of Birth: May 8, 2015 @ 2:08 p.m. Weight: 6 lbs. 12 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Brittney Turgeon & Israël Draper “New sister for Kyra-Faye, &
Baby’s Name: Hunter William McClure Date & Time of Birth: May 10, 2015 @ 11:26 a.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 6 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Kathryn & Cole McClure
Baby’s Name: Samuel Hades Josiah Stevens Jr Date & Time of Birth: April 28, 2015 @ 5:04 a.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 4 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Flora Stewart & Samuel Stevens “New brother for Vivian”
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Gone are the days we used to share, But in our hearts you are always there. The gates of memory will never close we miss you more than anyone knows. With tender love and deep regret we who love you will never forget. Mom, you are forever in our hearts
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Shelley was born in Wilkie, Sask. to her parents Neal and Betty Nordstrom, a sister for Larry and Jim. In 1969 the family moved to Terrace and have remained here. Shelley was predeceased by her father Neal in 2004. Left to mourn her passing is her daughter Melanie (Dawson), granddaughter Skyla, son Kenzie, husband Jamie Koopmans, mother Betty, brother Larry (Lynne), brother Jim (Monica) nephews Aaron, Ken. Nick and Matthew, nieces Megan and Taylor, cousin Mary Anne Misfeldt (Doug) and family, aunts, uncles and many cousins throughout the prairies, her special friends from school days Lisa, Karen, Janice, Lorraine, Beverly and countless other friends. Shelley worked at NWCC (Student Services) for 25 years and will be sorely missed by her co-workers and the many students that she cared about and assisted over the years. A Celebration of Shelley’s life was held on May 22nd at the Long House, NWCC. The family would like to thank everyone for their calls and cards of condolence, the flowers and food: it was very much appreciated. Also thanks to Dr. Strydom, Dr. Fourie, and the nurses at the hospital for their care and support. Special thanks to Ann Marie Merkel for her friendship and many visits during Shelley’s illness. If you wish, donations·may be made to the Shelley Koopmans Bursary Fund for Students at NWCC, the Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.
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HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC White Bear Industries Ltd., located in beautiful Terrace BC, has an immediate position available for a heavy duty mechanic. This position is full time and involves seasonal camp work, primarily in Northern BC. White Bear Industries has more than 40 years of experience in all types of road construction. Ideal candidates will be able to work on a variety of heavy equipment and trucks and will show a high aptitude for diagnosing problems and safety issues.
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Apprentice Electrician The Northwest Regional Airport, Terrace-Kitimat, is seeking a highly motivated 1st or 2nd year Apprentice Electrician for temporary (1 Year) full time employment. Reporting to the Airport Operations Supervisor, qualifications include: t A good work Ethic & be self-motivated t Be well organized, resourceful and detail oriented t Computer Proficiency t The ability to work safely and effectively with minimal supervision t Class 7N driver’s license or better t Reliable transportation to work t Be willing to work shifts t Registered with the ITA and have Level 1 Technical Training achieved or equivalent experience t IT, mechanical, or building maintenance skills will be considered an asset t Must be willing to undergo aptitude testing prior to interview Resumes must be received on or before June 10, 2015. Qualified applicants can submit resumes, complete with a current driver’s abstract & 3 letters of reference, in person, email bwiebe@yxt.ca or by mail to: Northwest Regional Airport C/O Operations Supervisor Suite 103-4401 Bristol Rd. Terrace B.C. V8G 0E9 We thank all applicants for their interest, however only Candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.
Success By 6Ž Northwest Regional Coordinator The Terrace Women’s Resource Centre Society invites applications for the 25 hr/week position of Success By 6Ž Northwest Regional Coordinator. The Coordinator provides leadership and strategic support to Early Years Community Tables and projects across the northwest to effect positive change in the healthy growth, development and learning of young children and their families. Qualifications and Skills: t Post-secondary degree and/or equivalent related training and experience in community development and group facilitation t Experience working in culturally diverse settings, particularly with First Nations and Aboriginal communities t Experience with project and program development, community mobilization, and working with multistakeholder groups t Ability to develop project budgets and deliverables into contracts, monitor progress and required reporting t Highly effective communicator with experience at building positive partnerships t Minimum 3 years’ experience in early childhood development t Knowledge of the cultural and geographic diversity of the Northwest region A more detailed information package is available upon request. Application package must include cover letter and rÊsumÊ with references to previous community development /ECD project work. Submit by e-mail to: admin.twrc@telus.net, or by mail to: The Hiring Committee Terrace Women’s Resource Centre Society 4553 Park Ave. Terrace V8G 1V3 Phone: 250-638-0228 Fax: 250-638-1873 Closing date for applications: June 22, 2015 4:30 pm Starting date: September 1, 2015 We thank all applicants for their interest; only those candidates short-listed for an interview will be contacted.
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Join the creative team of Skeena Diversity Society that strives to make Terrace a more welcoming and inclusive community. We are seeking a self-motivated, respectful person who is organized, flexible, willing to learn, work alone as well as part of a team, with good communication and computer skills. The applicant must be aware of human rights issues and support the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Detailed job description available at www.skeenadiversity.com. Please submit your resume with cover letter and references by June 12, 2015.
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From bumper to bumper a vehicle must shine. For every vehicle to be exceptional we are expanding our Detail team in Terrace. Experience is not necessary, however it is an asset. A valid BC Driver’s License is required. The biggest plus to get the job is pride in your work, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
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Progressive Ventures is looking for an experienced Eookkeeper or accountant to Zork in our Pain of¿ce in Terrace. This is an opportunity to grow into an exciting role in a positive atmosphere with a well-established company. The successful candidate will: ‡ Have an accounting designation, be working towards a designation (CPA mentorship available) or have equivalent experience as a book keeper ‡ Experience with payroll is an asset ‡ Be well organized, with strong communication skills ‡ Have a professional, friendly and outgoing demeanor ‡ Have a strong understanding of of¿ce systems ‡ Have excellent computer skills and be able to learn new programs applicable to our construction of¿ce ‡ Preferably have a diploma or certi¿cate relevant to accounting ‡ Work well with others in a fast paced, team environment Pay will be negotiated based on experience. )Xll bene¿ts Pay apply. If you are interested in working for one of the oldest and most respected companies in the Northwest, submit your resume to: http://www.pvlgroup.com/our-company/careers/apply/ Progressive Ventures Construction Suite 4 – 5008 Pohle AveTerrace, BC V8G 4S8
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TERRACE PEAKS gym manager Keira Almas with new competitve coach and program coordinator Karl McPherson.
Peaks pick up coach AFTER NEARLY six months without a competitive coach, the Terrace Peaks Gymnastics Club is now poised to aim for peak performance levels with the hiring of veteran coach Karl McPherson. The 32-year veteran of the sport began his career as a gymnast and coached in Ontario before coming to B.C. in 1991. He’s produced provincial champions, coached kids to nationals and American National Collegiate Athletic Association teams, been named coach of the year, and acted as a judge and coaching evaluator. “I’ve done pretty much everything,” said McPherson. After spending several years in White Rock, McPherson decided a change of pace was necessary.
“In the Lower Mainland I was in a very tough zone. There are 13 clubs in zone 3 and you’re 20 minutes away,” he said. “It’s very, very political. I just wanted to be in a small town where there’s just one gym club to focus on the sport.” He decided it was time to explore options in December – just when previous Peaks head coach Ambra Marak was taking her leave – so the timing couldn’t have been better. While the club was initially worried about coach recruitment, those fears went away when club manager Kiera Almas saw the proposal from McPherson, someone she had worked with in Vancouver. Here since April, McPherson likes what he sees in Terrace so far.
“There’s a lot of very young kids, so in terms of future development there is that group to pull from,” he said. “There’s more activity up here for kids, they’re not sitting in front of the TV or computer playing games all of the time. There are more opportunities to become physically literate.” Both he and Almas say the transition has been smooth – and that they have a plan laid out for September, when the competitive season begins. “It’s been really good working relationship,” she said. “We have very similar coaching philosophies and ideas ... I’m really looking forward to September.”
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ALL OF Terrace’s track and field athletes saw success at track and field zone finals in Smithers two weekends ago. Every athlete placed in two or more events and the Grade 8 team, junior team, and senior team placed second in their categories in a field of nine teams. Tyler Dozzi, Patrick Holmberg, and Tea Archibald qualified for provincials, which take place in Langley this week. Jackson Netzel won a medal for best performance by a Grade 8 athlete, and Tyler Dozzi won a medal for best performance by a junior athlete – setting two meet records in the 1500m and 3000m. Dozzi also won a medal for outstanding performer. Senior athlete, Tea Archibald, won a medal for best performance by a senior athlete. Also setting a meet record was Amber Schulte in javelin. Full results for Skeena: Meghan Bowles 3rd 800m. 4x100 3rd, 4x400 1st Boadicea Feddersen long jump 3rd, 4x400 1st, 4x100 3rd Jackson Netzel 1500m 2nd, 100m hurdles 1st, long jump 2nd, discus 3rd Spencer Schulte 800m 1st, 1500m 3rd, javelin 3rd Zoe Pastershank 80 m hurdles 3rd, triple jump 1st, discus 2nd, 4x100 3rd, 4x400 1st Michaela Yeo 2nd 100m, 2nd 200m, 1st 1500m, long jump 1st, 4x100 3rd, 4x400 1st Caledonia: Tea Archibald 1st 100m, long jump 1st, triple jump 1st, discus 1st Eden Atkinson-Bruce 2nd longjump, 1st javelin Tyler Dozzi 1st 1500 (meet record) 1st 3000m (meet record) 1st steeplechase 1500 Patrick Holmberg 2nd 400m, 800m 3rd, 400 hurdles 1st, triple jump 2nd, javelin 1st Shivohn Peters 2nd javelin, 2nd discus, 3rd shot put Amber Schulte 1st javelin (meet record), 1st discus, 1st shot put
Huge weightlifting competition returns THIS SUNDAY there are sure to be bodies building on the success of last year’s inaugural weightlifting competition with the second annual Northwest Weightliting Competition at the North Coast gym. A chance for northwest B.C. bodybuilders to test out competition in a supportive, adrenaline-filled atmosphere, founder Adam Yawrenko’s goal of the competition acting as a stepping stone to sanctioned competitions has come to fruition over the last year and he expects this year will be even better. “My little engine that goes, goes. It’s
been quite inspirational for people,” said Yawrenko, of the several competitors who went onto larger, official competitions after last year’s event. “We’re going to have more people participating to go to the next level – and that’s what it’s all about, to get some awareness and enthusiasm. Get people to get a taste of competition.” Last year every competitor broke their personal record. “We’re expecting the same this year. It’s just the adrenaline,” Yawrenko said. The event, which includes benchpressing and dead lift
categories, allows athletes to see where they’re at. “In a competition atmosphere people can always do better if you’re a competitive person – it brings out that little bit more,” he said. The atmosphere in the gym during the competition doesn’t hurt either. “It’s just such camaraderie,” he said. “Everybody cheers for everybody. It’s not me against you or you against me, people just want you to do your best and do better than you did yesterday.” Yawrenko, who is using the sponsorship money from the competition to purchase pow-
erlifting equipment for the gym, only wants the best for his trainees and protégés – he’s worked with many of Sunday’s competitors and encouraged them to compete. “I open the door for them and it’s up to them how far they walk through it,” he said. “You have to have heart and that cannot be taught.” To that end, here’s a look at some of the people to watch on Sunday, June 7 – anybody is welcome to attend and “closet trainers” can sign up for the competition on the day. Weigh in is at 9 a.m., with a start time of 10 a.m.
Adam Yawrenko Leigh Kasum A 50-year-old breast cancer survivor, one of over 10 women competitors, is new to the sport and has excelled at training. Colton Carrita Sixteen and in a wheelchair,
“he has a great attitude and just loves training.” Yawrenko thinks he can go far. Dawson Kluss Last year’s teen winner went onto an International Powerlifting Federation international certified competition and broke two provincial records. Cindy Leighton Last year’s women’s champ went on to win gold in an IPF certified competition last fall and will be competing in the B.C. championships in a few weeks. Jason Oulette had the biggest deadlift last year went on to compete in the world championships in Las Vegas
and finished near the top in his class. Also on hand will be Ashley Whittington gym owner and new Mr. BC and best bodybuilder in B.C. this year. Tabatha Kirkegaard, who won 3rd in the bikini competition at the provincial championships and has a ticket to nationals. Dawn Mackay from Smithers won 2nd in the physique competition at the B.C. championships will be there – and may even compete. “There’s some high level athletes going to be attending,” said Yawrenko. “It’s nice to have their presence.”
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Peak season And the competitive team is getting back into shape. “We’ve done the assessment in terms of where their fitness is, now we have to convert that into their development,” said McPherson. “Right now it’s just getting basically retrieving the skills that they haven’t really worked on and building their confidence there, and then figuring out what the next direction is.” For those who want to join the competitive team – or just check out the club – tryouts are this Saturday, June 6 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. “Anybody can come to the tryouts, it’s an open assessment,” he said. “We’re looking for girls that have that natural ability for the sport of gymnastics and we’ll make recommendations on where they’ll fit into our competitive program.” Added Almas, “It’d be great even for parents who don’t know anything about the sport and they want to get their kids in gymnastics but they’re not sure what program to put them in, they can come to tryouts and we’ll let them know what program to register for.”
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ixon sent his plumbers to the Watergate Hotel. In the aftermath, “gate” became a suffix for scandal. When a kickback scheme involving the Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society and its creator, Dave Stupich, was uncovered by the RCMP two decades after the fact, the provincial press – apparently unconcerned about the ethical implications of calling the affair a scandal before the allegations were proved – dubbed it “Bingogate,” then proceeded to use up a vat of ink trying to link the debacle to the current New Democrat government and Mike Harcourt. Harcourt did the honourable thing and expeditiously appointed Ted Hughes QC to head up an independent inquiry into the matter. Much to the chagrin of the provincial media, the inquiry found that the province’s 30th premier and his fellow New Democrats had no connection with the scandal and to a rapidly failing 77 year-old Stupich. Then came “Casinogate”, when the intrepid provincial news media turned a backyard conversation between Glenn Clark and his East Van neighbour into a putative scandal where the NDP premier supposedly intervened and secured a casino licence for the North Burnaby Inn. Far more titillating than Bingogate, Casinogate had the RCMP flying to the US to obtain a search warrant from a vacationing judge, then returning to invade the premier’s home to discover reporters and TV cameras already there to record the event. It was the first time in the history of this country when the home of a political leader
TERRACE’S NORTHERN Fusion club volleyball team had yet another bright season – cleaning up at nationals to take gold in their division. With head coach Tyler Clarke and assistant coaches Bert Fawdrey and Kam Siemens, the U16 team started off the season with a silver medal at the Northern Invitational in Prince George before placing 9th at a challenging Super Series tournament in Burnaby. Then came provincials in Abbotsford at the beginning of May where the girls came home as bronze medalists in their division. “We worked very hard with our girls to elevate their gameplay,” said Siemens in an email. “It sure paid off at the 2015 Volleyball Canada Championships in Calgary, the girls played strategic, powerful and kept their mental game in check.” The first day of nationals, the girls went undefeated, playing four matches in total and landing 1st in their pool. They were re-pooled for the following day and won two of their three matches, resulting in a three-way tie for first place in that pool. That meant it came down to the amount of sets won and the northwest team was etched out of second place by one set, bringing them to Tier 2 in their division.
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NORTHERN FUSION with members of the Team Canada’s women’s team. At right, that is Lucy Chruk who plays middle, at right, Marisa Field who also plays middle and in the front row kneeling is Janie Guimand the back row specialist called a libero. Northern Fusion played very aggressively on the final day of competition, leading them to the gold medal matchup with a familiar team – Mariners White from Vancouver Island, the team Terrace had beat at provincials for bronze. “We knew it wasn't going to come easy so the girls went in swinging hard,” said Siemens. “Each of our girls shone on the court, Correina McNeice, our setter and nucleus of the court, without her impressive sets we
could not get our kills, ShayLynn Sampson, this year’s libero (back-row specialist) razzled and dazzled us with her passing, Ally Moldenhauer, opposite hitter, her strategic game plan was duly noted, our middle hitter Emma Kenmuir, her sneaking serving had the other teams puzzled. “Gillian Frank-Middle player, net play with solid blocks, the power hitter Suttira Johansen, when she connected to the ball, there was no way
was invaded. As former nance minister Elizabeth National NDP leader, Cull and Glenn Clark Dave Broadbent, pointlied about anything, and ed out in an op ed piece threw the nuisance suit reprinted in the Vanout. couver Sun at the time, Ironically BC’s most how the cops came to successful businessman, be rooting through the Jimmy Pattison, didn’t Clark home was the real hold the vlew that Clark scandal and should have couldn’t handle money, been the subject of an was dishonest, and a independent public inpoor leader. He hired the quiry. former premier almost Much later, after as soon as the latter left SKEENA ANGLER much damage had been office, and Clark now done to Clark’s reputaheads up the Jim PattiROB BROWN tion, the issue reached son Group. the BC supreme court It wasn’t until Gorwhere Justice Elizabeth don Campbell and his Bennett ruled that Clark neo-conservative Libhad done nothing illegal. erals mined the media While the Monty Pythonesque she- magic that created the faux New Democrat nanigans of Casinogate were unfolding, a scandals and used the proceeds to assume group of voters maintained the NDP had the reigns of government that we had a real obtained their votes fraudulently. Claim- bona-fide scandal, and the biggest ever – ing they wouldn’t have voted for the New the $1 billion privatization of BC Rail. Democrat candidates if they had known the For the first time in history, the cops surplus the government forecast would ac- raided the government offices. Prominent tually turn out to be a deficit, the disgrun- politicians, like Glen’s namesake, Christy, tled voters called themselves “Help BC” and Gary Farrell-Collins, fled government and sought to overturn the election results for the private sector. in three Prince George ridings. David Basi and Bob Virk, the ministeOnce again the big dailies in Vancou- rial aides to then finance minister Gary ver and private TV stations prejudged the Collins and then transportation minister flimsy case and christened it the “Fudge-it Judith Reid, defended themselves against Budget.” The issue had long disappeared charges of breach of trust and fraud for six from the front pages when British Colum- years then made a surprise guilty plea barbia Supreme Court Judge Mary Humphries gain when their trial had heard just two of ruled that there was no evidence that the fi- a likely 40 witnesses.
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the competition was going to get it. Cameron Golder, our multi-faceted player, played power hitter and opposite, her high intensity shone through. Mya Siemens, our power hitter, with her consistent jump float serve was too much for the opposing teams to handle. Her intense ball kills definitely had the competition raddled.” The team is now gearing up for summer training and tournaments, wrapping up Baden Cup tryouts here last weekend.
The scandal is still shrouded in mystery and you and I await a full and honest accounting in the form of a public inquiry. The NDP, had they been elected, would have given us one. Christy Clark, in what sure looks like a tacit admission of complicity in the whole Rail Tale, won’t. But, this isn’t the saddest thing about the surprise result of the last election. The saddest thing is we are now saddled with a premier who lacks the economic vision, and leadership skills of Glen Clark. While the Saudis, and Chinese, and the investors for the giant pension funds, understand the downstream effects of climate change and the consequent dramatic increase in the value of agriculture and water and are investing heavily in it, and when the Californian breadbasket is under threat after three years of unprecedented drought, our benighted leader is all in for mining, fracking, and LNG, the carbon intensive kinds of enterprises that have brought us to this dangerous place. Which brings us back to Dave Stupich. Bingogate notwithstanding, Stupich was an able and effective politician among whose considerable achievements was a central role in the creation of the Agriculture Land Reserve in this province almost 60 years ago. Just when the farm land in the Peace is about to be more valuable than ever, Christy and pals are proposing to drown it thereby making the largest withdrawal from the ALR since its inception. If she worked for the Pattison Group and demonstrated economic ineptitude like this, I’d wager Glen would fire her.
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Cumulative effects of projects need study Austin continued that it is important that environmental assessment authorities “make sure that they really have their facts straight before they give the all clear.” Bellringer's report offers up nine recommendations, several of which the government says it has already been implementing with its recently announced Cumulative Effects Assessment Framework. The government takes issue with the report's suggestion that the changes will not be fully implemented until 2021 – meaning decisions about resource projects will go ahead without consideration of the cumulative effects – saying in its
response that changes will be province-wide by 2016 and are already happening in several regions of the province. The auditor general focused on the Skeena region because “it has B.C.’s highest concentration of major natural resource development proposals ... it has a diversity of natural re-
source uses, and it was a pilot area under the Cumulative Effects Framework.” About 24 per cent of the 160 currently proposed major natural resource projects in the province – that doesn't include “many smaller development proposals involving forestry, water, land, quarries and exploration and drilling
for oil” – are in northwest B.C. Bellringer's report reviewed land-use decisions made by the Skeena Regional Office and the SkeenaStikine District Office, both in Smithers, looking mainly at decisions made between 2012 and 2014. It suggests that the decisions that have
been made on natural resource projects in northwest B.C. haven't been sufficiently assessed to consider their cumulative effects on the region. “In the selection of decision files that we reviewed in the Skeena Region, we found that ministry decision-makers had not adequately
evaluated resource development proposals for cumulative effects,” reads the report. “Also, we concluded, based on an analysis of the ministry’s land use plans and monitoring programs, that information decision makers need to make informed decisions about cumulative effects is incomplete.”
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City officials visit China According to mayor Carol Leclerc the trip also has to do with big vision planning about what and where factories will fit on the land at the development park. “David [Block] is the expert on all the zoning and rules and regulations that need to be done with city staff, and he will work very closely with the developers,” said Leclerc. “Meeting with different companies and seeing what is the best fit. What could fit there.” She said the trip is an important step in bringing a job-creating industrial base home to Terrace. “We want future jobs up there. It's our industrial park. We want to see that area grow,” said Leclerc. Leclerc said the development won't happen overnight: “2015 and 2016 are the planning years. 2017 should be the start of the build.” The Qinhuangdoa development zone, through its Canadian investment arm, Taisheng, has said it wants to have the alfalfa factory under construction by 2017 or 2018.
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