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By Chris Gareau Smithers/Interior News

The longest election campaign in Canada’s modern history has officially been called, with voters heading to the polls Oct. 19 to choose the next federal government.

Skeena-Bulkley Valley voters will decide whether to send incumbent NDP MP Nathan Cullen back to Parliament for another term.

Cullen won his seat with over 55 per cent of the vote in 2011. Second place Conservative candidate Clay Harmon finished with 34.5 per cent of the vote.

First-time candidate Tyler Nesbitt hopes to improve on that result. He was nominated to run for the Conservatives in May. Both candidates have staked out their path to victory, as volunteers start hammering campaign signs in lawns and on boulevards throughout the Northwest.

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An e-cigarette and vape gear retailer looking to open up shop in Smithers was denied a lease for a space downtown after neighbouring tenants voiced their opposition.

The CEO of the vape, e-cig, and medical marijuana company KTown Medical Growers then took to Facebook to proclaim what he calls “discrimination

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The post by CEO Mark Roberts on a Smithers Buy and Sell page July 29 explained that his company decided to expand their e-cig and vape store which just opened in Topley last month to Smithers, and planned to locate their offices here as well.

“I made several inquiries about different locations around town,” the post read.

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N EWS Roi TheaTRe Reclamation due for Hudson Bay Mtn

By Cecile Favron Smithers/Interior News

It was the subject of heated debate back in 2008, and Blue Pearl Mining’s plans for the underground molybdenum mine on Hudson Bay Mtn were subsequently abandoned. But now the company will undertake reclamation work on the site.

“We had an exploration permit a few years back and we did some exploration for a project called the Davidson Project,”

explained David Bailey of Thompson Creek Metals, which was formerly Blue Pearl Mining.

“We’ve abandoned our option and interest in the property, but we are on the hook for [reclamation] because we have had an exploration permit,” he said.

The work will include closing the portal to the mine which was used in the exploration, but Bailey said that they will also be working towards mediating environmental problems originating from previous mining activity there.

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Airport plans up in the air

By Alicia Bridges Smithers/Interior News

Air Canada is considering increasing flights to and from Smithers to fill the gap left by Hawkair, which cancelled its local service on Aug. 1.

The major airline told The Interior News last week it planned to make a decision on whether to ramp up its Smithers service in the near future.

“We can advise that for the balance of summer, Air Canada plans to remain at three Air Canada Express flights daily, operated by Jazz Aviation LP with 50seat Dash 8 aircraft,” media spokesperson Angela Mah said.

“We are currently reviewing our schedule for this fall and winter, and we expect to make a decision in the near future.”

Terrace-based airline Hawkair last month announced it would close its Smithers service due to low passenger numbers.

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running one return flight from Smithers to Vancouver on a 37-seat Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft daily. Its last flight left Smithers on Aug. 1.

Hawkair president Jay Dilley attributed the drop in ticket sales to significant downturns in the Canadian economy and resources sectors.

Cheaper ticket prices for flights from the Terrace Northwest Regional Airport were also luring traffic away from Smithers, he said.

Last week the company announced it would introduce a promotional code for 20 per cent off flights from Terrace.

Dilley said the code would be distributed via the airline’s mailing list within the next few days.

“We’re looking forward to getting the guests that were travelling out of Smithers to Terrace and travelling on one of our aircraft and be able to save a lot of money in the process,” said Dilley.

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“We really rely on the airport and the carriers that we have and so I think if we want to ensure that we have good service then we have to use the service,” said Atrill.

“I know sometimes there is a cost that people are concerned with but really I guess I feel to some extent we need to support that airport recognizing how much we need it.”

She said medical emergencies, work-related travel and tourism were among the reasons the town needed a local facility.

Smithers Regional Airport manager Rob Blackburn told town council last month the airport would lose $67,000 (annually) in lost terminal and landing fees from the closure of Hawkair.

Blackburn said losing the airport in the longterm was a possibility but he believes the market is strong enough to keep it

running. “[Losing Hawkair is] not easy to recover from in the short-term but I believe our market is still really strong and I think what we will see is those passenger numbers will not decrease significantly,” said Blackburn.

“If anything I think we will continue to see the increase in passenger numbers.”

For this reason, he said a planned $4.5 million expansion of the airport was still needed because the facility is already exceeding its capacity for passenger traffic.

He does not believe the Hawkair discount will lure enough passengers to Terrace to make a significant impact in Smithers.

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N EWS Blue Pearl on the hook for clean-up at old mining site From RECLAMATION on Front “There are water quality issues related to water emanating from the tunnel — we didn’t create that but the Ministry has made clear that we are on the hook for it,” he said.

The opening of the mine will be closed by burial with rock, and the access road from Glacier Gulch Road to the site will also be decommissioned.

The work on the road was scheduled to begin Aug. 10 and will last approximately one work week with only minimal traffic disruptions. However, the environmental work will take a couple of years, stated Bailey.

The work will be overseen by project manager Jim Hutter, who headed the exploration work almost ten years ago.

Bailey said that there is still the possibility that there could be mining on the site in the future, but it will not be his company that does it.

“The site continues to be owned by Don Davidson and he still has mining claims up there,” explained Bailey. “But our company will not be the one that does that.”

He says that the company chose to completely withdraw from the area because it made economic sense for them.

“We just didn’t think the economics were there for our company, the Davidson project didn’t fit very well with where we saw ourselves going,” Bailey said, citing that their big project is a copper and gold mine on Mt. Milligan located north of Fort St. James.

Smithereens might remember the withdrawal differently, as there was adamant opposition to the proposed mine on Hudson Bay Mtn before the project was cancelled.

Among the concerns voiced were that a road to the mine would cross the Toboggan Creek watershed — a source of Steelhead and Coho salmon.

But the environmental concerns predate the arrival of Blue Pearl, said Brian Northup, who was mayor

of Smithers for 13 years beginning in the 1980s.

“The problem with the acid rock has been

there for years because in days past our environmental standards were much lower,” Northup explained. “There

was a fair amount of mining debris just left out in the open.”

But now he said this reclamation work

might actually pose an opportunity for the environmental damage to finally be remedied.

“There was discus-

sion about doing something about it over the years, but obviously nothing had happened until now,” he said.

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“But, to my surprise, a property I called and talked with the guy [sic] named Mark [Weme] at Glacier Water about his location we told him what we wanted to do there and he said he would have to see how this would work with the other tenants.”

“But when Mark from Glacier Water called back he informed me we could not rent at his location because of what we do,” the post continued.

“I asked him what he meant by that [and] he said KTown Medical Growers promotes drug use and sells paraphernalia and we are not welcome there,” it said.

Weme has declined to comment on the interaction and the post was removed from the page when commenters reacted negatively to it.

But Roberts says that choosing not to lease to a company which sells medical marijuana is discriminatory and he plans to report Weme.

“I informed him that this is discrimination against a medical disability not a drug problem,” Roberts said in his Facebook post. “We had no intention of [selling] marijuana at that site at all.

“I also told him I would let the public know what kind of people were running things and that I would also report him to the Human Rights Tribunal for his accusations,” he wrote.

And Roberts maintains that he is reporting Weme, telling The Interior News that the “steps are in-process” for making an application to the tribunal.

KTown Medical Growers states on their website that they are a family-run business that sells medical marijuana to those who have a doctor’s prescription. The Topley ECig and Vape Stop is the part of the business which sells vaporizing gear and electronic cigarettes only out of a storefront.

Roberts doesn’t want people to confuse the vape business with selling marijuana and said marijuanaaffiliated companies should not be associated with crime.

“I do nothing bad, just help people,” he stated.

“Somehow the conversation always turns to marijuana, I wanted to do e-cigarettes.”

Neighbouring cities already have vape and e-cig shops, including Terrace which has West Coast Vape and Deviant Fibres — which sells a limited supply of vaporizers.

Roberts wanted to relocate the offices for KTown Medical Growers to Smithers because “[an] office with real internet would be nice,” he said.

And the choice to sell e-cigarettes is to help provide the community with more alternative

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medicine access, he added.

“We prefer if people could overcome the [nicotine] addiction, but there needs to be access to help for that to happen. The government’s smoking [cessation] programs have been problematic ... we are just trying to help provide more options,” he said.

Roberts said that he has a tobacco license and is ready to open up shop in Smithers as soon as he finds a place to rent.

He speculated he might open a medical marijuana dispensary in Smithers at some point too, explaining, “it seems like it is needed as well, but we will probably have to buy property for that one.”

As for opening a vape gear and e-cig store in Smithers, director of development services for the town, Mark Allan, said that he could not think of any bylaws that might prevent them from getting a business license.

“Of course it is something that we always have to review as part of the process [of getting a business license],” Allan explained, saying that they might look at getting a health check done on any business if they have concerns about its activity.

But all that is only a possibility as Allan says, “we don’t even have an application in, and we won’t get an application until they get a business location.”

Roberts encountered Weme and the tenants who were worried that a vape and e-cigarette store could affect their business when replying to a Kijiji ad for a 712-square-foot office space located in the strip mall adjoined to Glacier Water.

He also made headlines last year when he planned to turn an old schoolhouse in Topley into a medical marijuana grow-op.

When asked if those plans went through, Roberts said he would not comment on “locations or federal permits” or anything which pertains to his medical marijuana business unless he has verified that you have a doctor’s prescription.

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Wilderness wisdom: whither we go now?

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hither go we now? Into the dynamic future B.C. or sold out for a pittance to wily foreigners who recognize the value of what we take for granted?

Wander through the wilderness of northern B.C. in search of resource wealth, but keep in mind the priceless treasures which already fund our southern urban centres.

Historically, we have been adventurous pioneers, with agrarian roots. However, in our gold-rush mentality, we have overlooked the obvious riches. Our strength is people, diversity, human capital.

Yet we have ignored the 203 First Nations in B.C., each with different languages and traditional lands, allowed their marginalization and

averted our eyes. This demographic of young, talented and accessible citizens can contribute their abilities and ideas to improve B.C. Aboriginal and non-aboriginal people in rural areas share underfunding in infrastructure, transportation, education and health compared to more prosperous urban areas. The wealth is generated here, extracted for export rather than local consumption or value-added industry. Why squander our public resources for private profit of international corporations when our own people are suffering and impoverished?

In the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine alone, over $40 billion in industrial development projects are proposed. Will we share in this wealth? Will our wilderness and salmon rivers be preserved and protected? We have been warned by Treaty 8 people in northeastern B.C. that whatever compensation received from oil and gas development is not worth the devastation to their land, air, water, wildlife and way of life.

Ultimately, the diminishing

population in rural B.C. must be increased, and our social justice issues understood and addressed.

As the Delgamuukw decision in the Supreme Court of Canada in 1997 established aboriginal rights to land, to “consult and accommodate”, so the recent Tsilquot’in decision in 2014 advanced aboriginal title further. Equitable relationships with First Nations, government, industry and local citizens must be pursued honestly and openly.

In the LNG scramble, former federal government geoscientist David Hughes has published the Clear Look at BC LNG report.

He characterized our resources as being incredibly overestimated.

Our government, already profiting from the pre- and pro-development spending, has sold us a bill of goods.

Lax Kw’alaams Band opposed LNG development in Flora Bank near Lelu Island for cultural and environmental reasons, rejecting a billion-dollar deal. No need for haste or waste, trampling the rights of indigenous people or bribing them to subvert their traditional subsistence economy, living off the land, while preserving its bounty for

millennia.

B.C. has many mines and forestry which generate wealth. Equitable distribution of benefits must be shared, to provide community development and amenities for rural populations. The local labour force needs education and employment opportunities, instead of competing globally with temporary foreign workers. The race to the bottom will not sustain B.C. long-term, but compromise our sovereignty and enslave us through state-owned entities, secret international trade agreements (such as TPP), and lax environmental laws.

Wilderness wisdom means selfsufficiency in food production, harvesting wildlife, fishing and farming. We can grow gardens, support farmers’ markets, refuse to import produce from droughtstricken California, and refuse to export our power and water at bargain prices to California so they can run their irrigation systems and air conditioners cheaply.

We can choose to protect and wisely steward our abundant water and land, instead of contaminating aquifers with fracking, our rivers

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and oceans with oil pipelines and tankers. Regulations for the Agricultural Land Commission and Parks have been changed to facilitate industrial development.

Environmental laws and water protection have been eroded with Bill C-38 and C-45. Scientists are muzzled and labour laws flouted.

Our personal liberties are impinged and tyrannized by Bill C-51.

Whither go we now?

Is the issue truly rural vs. urban?

Or greed vs. social justice? Let us exchange our wilful blindness for inclusion of all people in B.C., right historical wrongs and create informed citizens, not surrender our natural resources and beauty because we failed to value people, the greatest treasure of all. The call to action is to invest in the people of B.C., who are beyond price and precious, and will yield the wildest return on investment imaginable.

An abridged version of Linda Pierre’s entry in the BC Chamber of Commerce editorial essay contest on the rural/urban divide. Pierre describes herself as an economic refugee from the Lower Mainland who has lived and worked in the Hazeltons since 2007.

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L ETTERS Trophy and sport hunting Editor: A touchy and controversial topic this. I come from a family where the men hunted. My brother and I followed suit.

One day sometime in the ‘70s, my female partner became so shocked at discovering that I would actually go out with the intention of killing a moose that I began to question what I was doing. Apparently it was enough to put an end to my hunting career. Luckily for the moose, I never did get one.

The recent killing of a beloved lion in Zimbabwe named Cecil by a Minnesota dentist named Walter James Palmer and worldwide outrage at the news made me think it might be time to say something about the subject in this letter. If the killing of a lion in Africa can stir such emotions, why not here where rich foreign hunters regularly and for years have come to our backyard in northern B.C. to kill our wildlife, remove and stuff the head and hang it on their walls?

It will be interesting to see how this saga unfolds. Talk of extradition of Palmer to Zimbabwe and the protests in front of his dental office seem to promise consequences that will be unpleasant to say the least. That a rich foreign hunter pursuing his favourite “sporting” activity could be arrested and prosecuted for allegedly killing, with hired local guides, may be unprecedented.

This incident, more than any I’ve seen, takes the issue of trophy and sport hunting out of the hands of small groups of animal activists and puts it smack in the living rooms of millions of people around the world through television news and the internet.

Obviously most trophy hunting does not involve a popular

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celebrity animal illegally lured out of its protected environment, then shot, wounded, and pursued for 40 hours before being killed.

But even if the animal is killed instantly, and not illegally lured out of a protected area, in the end, so many people around the world are questioning the entire practice of hunting big game animals for sport and trophies. Maybe the time has come for change.

To hunt or not to hunt.

Hunting is such a popular activity that people on opposite sides of the issue can get quite emotional about the subject. Recent statements by the Pope calling a crime against the environment, created by God according to Christians, is a crime against God, some would say against nature. It would be interesting to hear what the Pope would say about the killing of Cecil.

I think the act of a human pursuing a wild animal could be considered a skill and even a sport. Getting close to wild animals is not easy. Some years ago, I came up with the thought that we could keep the sport of hunting, even trophy hunting, by manufacturing a rifle that had a camera behind the cross hairs or in the barrel instead of a bullet.

This would preserve the skill of tracking and hunting, the work provided for professional guides and outfitters, the income for all involved in the hunting industry, and provide the hunter with a trophy photograph that could be hung on a wall where his prowess as a hunter could be displayed without killing the animal. I doubt anyone would be unhappy if the dentist had taken a picture of Cecil, maybe even with the crosshairs showing where the bullet or arrow would have struck if one had been used.

It’ll be interesting to watch how this unfolds.

Doug McDonald Smithers

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United Steelworkers calls for public inquiry on Burns Lake mill explosion Editor: This has been a very difficult and emotional time for victims, families and the entire community who have suffered through so much. We thank the jury for their diligent work on a very difficult case.

The inquest has underscored a number of important actions to improve the health and safety of workers for which the United Steelworkers has long advocated.

Unfortunately, while the inquest has completed its work many questions still remain: How did the most expensive investigation in WorkSafeBC’s existence fail to produce any results?

Why was the agency’s investigation so flawed?

Could more communication and better enforcement and compliance by WorkSafeBC have prevented this disaster and/or the explosion at the Lakeland mill?

How can workers have any confidence that the agency is in a better position today to do its job?

How will WorkSafeBC be held accountable for its failures?

There are now even more outstanding questions and British Columbians are left wondering how long they must wait before these questions are answered. It’s time for the premier to live up to her government’s commitment of justice for victims by calling a public inquiry.

The United Steelworkers has a long history of standing up for the health and safety of workers. The union’s past efforts have resulted in the creation of the Westray Law and a dedicated Crown attorney for forest industry fatalities.

The USW’s campaign for a public inquiry into the sawmill explosions can be found at www.usw.ca/inquiry.

Over 11,000 British Columbians have signed a petition in support of a public inquiry.

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hat’s being called the “Scandal that ate Malaysia” has been in the news in B.C. recently. In Malaysia, it’s been in the news too, but for about a year now.

Broad strokes to the scandal: Malaysian investigators are looking into allegations that US$700 million was siphoned off from state-owned 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and somehow ended up in the personal accounts of Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Malaysia’s Petronas — the proponent behind Pacific Northwest LNG — is also “state-owned” or, as we would say in B.C., a Crown corporation.

And it seems in its headlong rush to the altar with any ready and willing LNG proponent, the B.C. government may have skipped over a few best practices, one of them being due diligence.

So what exactly was unfolding in Malaysia as photo-ops were being staged in B.C.? On the very day Premier Christy Clark was signing a memorandum of understanding with Pacific Northwest LNG in Vancouver, Zulkiflee Anwar Haque was in a Malaysian courtroom facing nine charges of sedition.

The charges stem from a series of comments Zulkiflee tweeted following the sentencing of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to a five-year prison term. Zulkiflee is Malaysia’s Raeside, an editorial cartoonist who signs his work Zumar. If convicted on all counts, he faces up to 43 years in jail.

And while most Canadians won’t recognize opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s name, in 1998, he was Malaysia’s deputy prime minister and finance minister until he was sacked and charged with corruption and sodomy.

It might have passed unnoticed in Canada had it not been for then finance minister Paul Martin.

Martin knows Anwar well and was forthright in his 1999 appraisal: “Mr. Anwar is a respected colleague and a man of integrity ... An erosion of confidence in the rule of law in Malaysia not only threatens democracy in that country but also raises questions about the current government’s respect for human rights and good governance.”

Despite Martin’s intervention, Anwar was convicted.

In 2004, Malaysia’s Supreme Court overturned the convictions and released Anwar from jail. In 2008, he was

charged with sodomy again.

This time, Martin teamed up with former International Monetary Fund chair Michel Camdessus and former World Bank president James Wolfensohn in releasing a joint statement: “We would like to reiterate our full confidence in (Anwar’s) moral integrity, as a man who has demonstrated, in the discharge of his national and international responsibilities, the highest ethical standards of leadership, fighting for international justice, peace and development.”

Although acquitted in 2012 on what The Economist called “trumped-up charges,” the Malaysian government appealed and won. This past February, Anwar was sentenced to a five-year prison term.

In a statement following the conviction, the U.S. State department said: “The decision to prosecute Mr. Anwar, and his trial, have raised serious concerns regarding the rule of law and the independence of the courts.”

A few weeks after signing that MOU with Pacific Northwest LNG, the B.C. government released its first LNG project development agreement on the same day that economy.com (part of Moody’s Investors Service) published an article headlined: Corruption Plagues Malaysia’s Government.

And when the B.C. legislature was passing the Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act, Singapore police were freezing two bank accounts linked to that investigation into 1MDB funds being transferred to Prime Minister Najib’s personal accounts.

So why should any of this matter to B.C.? To put it in a local context: the B.C. government is providing unprecedented tax breaks to what effectively is a foreign Crown corporation, where the prime minister is suspected of siphoning off US$700 million from one of its other Crown corporations to his personal bank accounts. Doesn’t inspire confidence.

And there’s the tiny matter of who’s actually benefiting from B.C.’s largesse.

In 2014, the dividend from Petronas accounted for 12.8 per cent of the Malaysian government’s revenue. And B.C. was supposed to be the winner in the deal.

Commenting recently on another LNG proponent, Woodfibre LNG’s Sukanto Tanoto, B.C. Liberal MLA Jordan Sturdy said: “The government tends not to get into the business of vetting ownership.”

No kidding. It might want to start.

Latest explanation for that US$700 million by the way is that it was a political donation to the prime minister.

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N EWS Leaders battle over jobs, pipelines, fighter jets

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Federal party leaders squared off in their first TV debate Thursday, a mostly polite two-hour exchange of views on the economy, environment and military action overseas.

The environment segment was most focused on B.C., where Prime Minister Stephen Harper was pressed on stalled pipeline proposals to the west and east coasts as well as to the U.S. Harper said low world prices for energy make it the only sector that is under-performing, while the rest of the economy is growing.

Green Party leader Elizabeth May urged NDP leader Thomas Mulcair to oppose the twinning of the TransMountain oil pipeline from Alberta to its Burnaby terminal. Mulcair stuck to his position that he will await a federal environmental review.

Harper noted that Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has opposed capital cost allowances for liquefied natural gas investors, weakening the case for new gas pipelines. He said his government approved the Northern Gateway pipeline proposed to run to Kitimat with more than 200 conditions, because “that’s how the system works.”

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greenhouse gas emission efforts, with Harper noting he moved ahead on curbing coal power plant emissions three years before U.S. President Barack Obama.

Harper agreed that approval of the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to southern U.S. refineries will likely have to wait for Obama to leave office next year.

May said Harper is nowhere near meeting his own commitment to curb emissions, as forest fires rage and extreme weather increases all year around.

The debate moderator, Maclean’s magazine columnist Paul Wells, asked Harper if he owes Canadians an apology for appointing since-suspended senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau. Harper did not apologize, saying the provinces need a consensus to reform the senate through elections as he proposed, or to abolish it.

Mulcair and Trudeau oppose the current bombing missions against Islamic State terrorist targets in Syria and Iraq.

Mulcair said he would support military action sanctioned by the United Nations or under Canada’s NATO commitments.

Harper said the deployment of six fighter jets with special forces support is what Canada’s allies want to do, and Islamic State is a “nerve centre” for a global movement that has targeted Canada specifically.

Other parties still to announce candidates From CAMPAIGN on Front

The two frontrunners are the only declared candidates thus far. The Green Party and Christian Heritage Party said they expect to have candidates by next week. The Liberal Party did not return requests for information.

Nesbitt touted the Conservative platform focusing on security and the economy. A man in Fort St. John being charged with promoting terrorism was his example of why Conservative measures like Bill C-51 are needed.

“We’re over there to protect religious minorities and vulnerable people, but also to make sure it doesn’t come back here,” said Nesbitt.

On the economy, Nesbitt said any talk of recession needs to point out that most decline is in the resource sector. He also wants to see LNG developments to go through, which he sees as a positive for climate change in replacing coal plants in Asia.

“We don’t want to throw away this enormous opportunity right on our doorstep.

It doesn’t matter if Nathan tries to triangulate his position around what the majority of people want here, which is to responsibly develop LNG here. The NDP is just flat out opposed to those things,” said Nesbitt.

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A complete ban on cardboard in Bulkley Valley landfills is to come into effect next year, which means businesses and residents without a curbside recycling program will need to make arrangements to bring their cardboard to recycling depots starting July 2016.

The announcement was made by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako which passed a motion July 23 stating that cardboard will no longer be accepted as garbage at any of their facilities.

“Ongoing, we’re looking at ways to either reduce, recycle or reuse products,” explained Bill Miller, chair of the regional district.

“Cardboard is voluminous and it takes a lot of dirt to bury it [in landfills]. That is another reason why we are trying to get away from burying it,” he said.

The regional district is putting the onus on businesses and residents who do not already have recycling pick-up to find a place to take their cardboard.

The district will work to ensure that drop-off cardboard recycling opportunities are available for residential customers throughout the region, but businesses will have to arrange to recycle the material with local recycling service providers.

This marks the first time in the region that a material has been banned from landfills beyond the ban on hazardous waste. But Miller says that he sees the ban as a good fit for the area.

“Lots of businesses have been very proactive about this, lots of businesses are already recycling their cardboard,” he explained.

And in light of the increasing costs to landfill cardboard, Miller says that this move will help keep taxes down.

The Smithers and Area Recycling Society said that the ban will only put more stress on a system that is not working.

“There’s lots of capacity,” said society president Ernie Harding. “The problem is that we can’t do this for nothing, [we get] a bit of a diversion credit from the regional district, but it isn’t sufficient to sustain the operation, especially when the cardboard prices are down.”

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Cecile Favron photo The non-profit society currently collects recyclables including cardboard from businesses and residents free-of-charge, with businesses only having to arrange for someone to pick up their recycling bins and take them to the centre.

Harding says that, in addition to processing all the recycling from the curbside programs in Smithers and Telkwa, and from rural residents located within the area, Fraser Lake, Burns Lake, and Houston also bring some of their recycling to Smithers’ stateof-the-art facility and the society does not receive any financial credit for processing that material.

“We get nothing for doing that,” he said. “The system needs to be redeveloped.”

Harding does receive flat rate pay per tonne for all the materials that come from the curbside or ruralresidential programs, but the district compensation for the commercial recycling is not enough and even the district said that the vast majority of cardboard recycling comes from businesses.

The recycling is sold to facilities in the lower mainland, but the prices certain materials go for can really fluctuate, said Harding.

The district is hoping that the change will promote green practices that will actually benefit the recycling business in Smithers and other communities.

“We are [incentivizing] business to help other business make a business case for recycling cardboard,” Miller said.

Smithers Mayor Taylor Bachrach is applauding the change and said he is assured that the regional district will address any concerns Smithereens have.

“There are not very many places left that allow cardboard to go into the landfill. I think it is an important step,” Bachrach said.

District takes over landfill ops

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Away with the contractors; the Regional District of BulkleyNechako will take over the management of the Knockholt Landfill which serves Burns Lake, Houston, Smithers, Telkwa and Granisle in September.

The district’s spokespeople said that by taking the work in-house, taxpayers will save anywhere from $75,000 to $180,000 yearly while maintaining services at the same level. They also predict work efficiency and service quality will increase as inhouse employees will take further ownership of their work.

“The staff that are hired by the Regional District, they’re long-term sustainable jobs, and because of that and because we have a good working relationship with our staff, they buy in to the facility,” environmental services director Janine Dougall said.

Dougall spoke to this topic using her experience of taking transfer station and waste haul work back in-house.

“Whereas under contract, typically our contracts are only five years,” Dougall said. “And it’s not a long-term sustainable job, sometimes there’s just a challenge with keeping the enthusiasm of the employees.”

The district came up with its cost predictions by considering depreciation, repair costs, wage inflation, operating costs and interest rates. The worst-case scenario put all of these factors together, and documents reveal that the district expects annual costs to run $559,445, whereas the lowest contractor bid stood at $633,840.

Area chairman Bill Miller also predicts this change will allow flexibility for future changes.

“There [are] some very new strict guidelines and new rules around landfilling material that are coming out that are becoming

a lot more onerous and a lot more costly to actually bury garbage,” Miller said.

He also sees the society moving towards landfilling less, making it difficult to predict future garbage quantities.

“Contractors predominately want a secure contract that tells them that they’re going to make this amount of money when they invest in their equipment and manpower,” Miller said.

“As Janine says, we’re more costeffective at doing it within our own organization.”

The current contractor, Hoban Equipment Ltd., will move all its equipment and staff out with the coming expiry of its contract. Nobody was available for comment.

In preparation for making the switch, the district is training staff, receiving new equipment and hoping for a seamless transition.

The landfill’s fleet will consist of two trucks, a CAT heavy work vehicle and an excavator.

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Submitted by the BVX The BVX Loggers’ Sports is pleased to welcome everyone to the new and improved 2015 show! The show will be hosted by Canadian loggers’ sport champion Stirling Hart and features fun for the entire family including men’s, ladies’ and kids’ events.

This year’s special feature will be the new log rolling pond – a pool of water deep enough to float a couple of big logs. Think you can walk on a floating log? What about when your opponent is making it roll? We’d love to see you try! – because this is the place where competitors cap the events off with a nice cool dunk in the water!!

Other events include cross cut sawing for men and ladies – using a five-foot long handsaw. The ladies get partners for this event (Double Buck, or a “Jack and Jill” team), men are expected to go it alone.

With a five-foot saw. You have to wonder how they managed in the days before log processors … Also from the days before modern log harvesting equipment are the men’s and ladies’ choker races – where

We can’t believe that axe throwing was ever a part of a lumberjack’s job, but it’s a great event for men and ladies! Like pub darts on a grand scale, contestants throw a double-bit axe at a target four inches thick and twenty feet away. No points if it doesn’t stay in!

Chainsaw bucking will be taken to the next level this year at the show with two events including saw appearing stock (100cc max) and stock saw (60cc). The top men’s and ladies’ point winners of the events will be receiving a grand prize of a brand-new chainsaw – no small potatoes if you’re thinking about trying for it!

Of course there are events for our junior wannabe-loggers too. Kids (5-12 years of age) can sign up for the Nail Drive or the Kids Choker Race – just like the adult version but using a rope choker instead of a wire cable. And if your little ones just can’t stay out of the sawdust pile, sign them up for the Sawdust Goodie Bag Dig! It’s free for the first 25 lucky 3-6 year olds that sign up for this limited spot event.

And if your artistic side needs a workout, there will also be a poster contest with the theme of “plant a tree”. Open to everyone, in three age groups (kids, youth and adult).

We look forward to having a fun and safe event and hope to see you down there! If you have any questions please contact Lars Hobenshield at lars_hob@hotmail.com.

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Newly elected Moricetown Band Council Chief Duane Mitchell hopes he can change the minds of residents who oppose LNG development on Wet’suwet’en land.

Mitchell, who was a member of the previous band council, was elected chief with 70 votes at the July 16 election.

He was one of 17 candidates hoping to replace outgoing chief Barry Nikal, who did not register for re-election. Mitchell won 17 votes more than the closest runner-up, Archie Joseph, who received 53 votes.

Mitchell has been a supporter of LNG development, which he believes will bring prosperity to his community.

He was among those who voted in favour of two multi-million dollar LNG agreements signed by the band in January.

The first agreement guaranteed an immediate payment of $1.1 million to the Moricetown Band as the 16th and final First Nation to sign on to the First Nations Limited Partnership (FNLP) with Chevron Apache.

The second deal, a benefits agreement with the province supporting TransCanada’s Coastal GasLink Pipeline, consists of a combination of employment and environmental funds and legacy payments totalling about $6 million.

Mitchell said he decided to run for the chief ’s position because he wanted to see these projects through to ensure long-term benefits for his community.

“Financially, it will help us with our education, health and our housing, and Moricetown as a whole and people who live off the reserve as well,” said Mitchell.

LNG has been a divisive issue within the Moricetown community and the Wet’suwet’en Nation.

Community meetings held before January’s decision in favour of the deals were heated, and Mitchell will face opposition to LNG from members of his own council.

New councillor Freda Huson has been outspoken in her opposition to LNG development on Wet’suwet’en land.

She is a member of the Unist’ot’en Clan, which runs a camp of the same name blockading access to land in the path of the

Enbridge Northern Gateway, Chevron Apache Pacific Trails and Coastal GasLink pipelines.

Huson said she planned to use her role as a councillor to educate the Moricetown community about the pipelines.

“It is educating the people on the truths about the projects because right now they are being told half-truths and they are only being told the good things of what the projects are going to bring,” she said.

Huson added that her fight was against the federal and provincial governments, not members of the band.

“We’re not fighting band council, we’re not going to fight our own people for something the province and the federal government is creating,” said Huson.

She said she hoped the band council would be responsive to opinions on all sides of the LNG debate.

Mitchell said he was prepared to work with councillors who are opposed to LNG development.

He believes providing opportunities for members to learn more about resources projects will help alleviate their concerns about environmental impacts.

“We’ll have to bring them out on tours, bring them so they can get more educated, work on a trip for them to actually see this LNG, show that environmentally it is friendly,” said Mitchell.

Improving communication with hereditary chiefs and neighbouring bands will also be a priority, Mitchell said.

“It’s not going to be easy but we have to show ourselves to them, visit them, be with them,” said Mitchell.

“It’s not like we haven’t done that before but it’s just that I want to do that more [frequently].

“I’d like just to work together and to keep the people who don’t live on the reserve, communication is big and keeps them in the loop.”

Moricetown’s new band council consists of Sherri Green, Andrew Tom, Archie Pete, Warner William, Ian Michell, Duane Mitchell, Sandra George, Desmond McKinnon, Lillian Lewis, Freda Huson, Elaine Stevens and Tanya Michell.

They were elected from 78 nominations.

Green received the most votes with 155.

Airport market strong: manager From AIRPORT on A3 Blackburn has encouraged Air Canada and Central Mountain Air, which runs several flights to and from Vancouver weekly, to increase their flights to and from Smithers.

“I’m also working with Air Canada, for example, to look at different opportunities now to build loyalty and to build a following in Smithers where, instead of jacking up their prices because they are the only carrier, the main carrier, to actually lower their prices to build loyalty,” he said.

“Whether they will do that or not I don’t know but I have had some really good conversations with them so far.”

Smithers Regional Airport passenger numbers from Jan.-June were higher in total this year than in 2014.

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passengers travelled through the airport on scheduled flights, compared with 31,942 last year.

A further 4,831 passengers travelled on charter flights in the same period from Jan.-June this year, compared with 6,093 in 2014.

Dilley said Hawkair could reopen locally in the future if market conditions improved.

“We’re looking for a [passenger] load of around 60 to 70 per cent for us to be really engaged and interested in coming back to the market but we are going to just monitor the traffic and if we feel that we’re going to be able to enter the market and hit those numbers then we would revisit entering for sure,” said Dilley.

Hawkair cancelled its Smithers service once before in 2003, also due to low passenger numbers.

It restarted in 2007 when ticket prices from the Smithers Regional Airport increased.

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION RIVERSIDE PARK CAMPGROUND COOKHOUSE CONTRACT: #2015-16

Request for Quotation (RFQ) bid forms for the "Riverside Park Campground Cookhouse Contract: # 2015-16” will be received at the Smithers Town Hall up to: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday September 1, 2015.

The general scope of work for this contract is to renovate the Cookhouse building by making changes to the concrete floor slab, entry door, wood heater and chimney, sink counters, interior painting, and asphalt shingle roofing.

RFQ forms and more detailed Scope of Work documents are available at www.smithers.ca or upon request through the Municipal Office at no charge but with the requirement to register.

Pre-bid site visit: Friday, August 14, 2015 @ 10am All RFQ forms must be submitted on the provided form in a sealed envelope marked: “RIVERSIDE PARK CAMPGROUND COOKHOUSE CONTRACT: #2015-16 Care of Mark Allen, Director of Development Services” The Town of Smithers reserves the right to waive informalities in or reject any or all completed RFQ forms, or to accept the completed RFQ form deemed most favourable in the interest of the Town. The Town's purchasing policy shall apply. The lowest or any completed RFQ form may not necessarily be accepted.

Questions with regard to the tender documents shall be directed to: Roye Lovgren, Building Inspector Smithers, B.C. V0J 2N0 Phone (250) 847-1600 Fax (250) 847-1601 E: rlovgren@smithers.ca

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Disc golf Trilogy Challenge

By Xuyun Zeng Smithers/Interior News

Ben Anderson takes a shot at the disc golf basket. Ranger Park has a 12-hole course where enthusiasts play weekly.

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By Xuyun Zeng Smithers/Interior News

A small group of Smithereens are having all the fun of golf without all the expense and bodily strain.

By substituting golf balls and clubs with frisbees, they played a 12-hole, 38par, course at Ranger Park on Sunday in their weekly league. By selecting discs with different speed ratings, they make a trade between reliability and covering distance. Standing at the teeoff area, the disc golfer decides between a forehand and a backhand throw, angles and slants the disc, pulls back and throws it.

“The discs tend to resemble the irons, the drivers and the sense of speed and what they can do,” disc golf event organizer Ben Anderson said. “Just like golf, you want to finish the course with

as few strokes as possible.”

Discs can vary largely in cost depending on quality. Anderson said a basic disc costs just $12 to $14, and a basic set might cost about $100. Cost becomes much less a barrier to entry, he says.

“For the most part disc golf is a free sport to do. So you don’t have to pay any green fees unless of course it’s a pay-to-play course,” Anderson said.

“It’s amazing, it’s very low impact, it’s all-inclusive, so anyone from your grandpa to your brother can play it.”

Fellow enthusiast Jamie Cramer got into disc golfing when a friend asked him along, and for seven years since, he plays it weekly throughout the year.

“I find it relaxing, my son enjoys it, most of my friends enjoy it,” Cramer said. “It’s not six hours per round, it’s only an hour. You meet good people and that’s pretty much why I do it.”

Just like Cramer, Anderson got introduced to the sport in Nanaimo by a friend about a decade ago. He played for years with only one disc. Now a season veteran with over a dozen discs, Anderson is organizing the Trilogy Challenge this Sunday which he hopes will spread the joy of disc golfing.

The Challenge costs $35 and includes a kit consisting of three discs for different ranges, a mini-disc for marking your position and stationery for scorekeeping.

“It’s essentially to try to stimulate disc golf,” Anderson said. “The concept behind the Trilogy Challenge is that you can only use those discs for the round.”

“We have a bunch of prizes. This is our second year doing it, we did one last year and it was fairly well-attended.

So we’ve got more packs this year and hoping to have more of a turnout.”

When Logan Groves stepped up to the Western Canadian championship in Regina as a softball player, he felt nervous.

The Smithereen has just reached the highest level of competition of his softball career, and now faces highlycompetitive people in the under-16 men’s league. But it did not turn out as hard as he thought it would.

“I was a little nervous at first. I watched a couple of games before we played, and I could tell it was a lot better than I’ve ever played ever before. It’s quite a bit different than here in Smithers,” Groves said. “In Smithers, we have more of a house ball team. And then, what they have down there, they have a longer season, and more of an organized team playing in tournaments of higher calibre baseball.”

Groves did better than what he thought.

His team, the Sooke Storm, fought a

Logan Groves neck-and-neck battle with Saskatchewan’s Shellbrook Rangers, The Storm ended up in third place.

“I’m really happy with how we played in a team, and I thought we did pretty well,” Groves said. “I think bronze coming out of the Western Canadian is pretty good.”

Groves started pitching when he was young and opportunities found him. He started by playing for the local softball team and then stepped up to provincials. He then got a call from the Sooke Storm asking if he would like to play in the Western Canadian championship.

Groves goes to the Smithers Secondary School and currently does not have any concrete plans of his future sports career, only that he will keep playing.

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Close family will have a simple private ceremony to acknowledge her and her passions in life. To follow in the spirit of her tireless drive to empower her daughter, Kristina, a memorial fund will be set up to better the lives of Kristina Hagman and others living with mental challenges. Memorial contributions may be made to account #446914 at the Bulkley Valley Credit Union or by contacting Axel Anderson at 780-221-7050.

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Adam Veenstra claimed top spot at the Men’s Open at the Aberdeen Glen Golf Course in Prince George for the second year in a row.

The 17-year-old former Bulkley Valley Christian School student said he felt more pressure this time around.

“I won it last year so there was a bit of pressure on me, and no one’s won it two years in a row so I was pretty determined to defend my title,” said Veenstra.

Conditions were a bit rough for the field of 100 golfers.

“For the first round it was kind of windy, rainy,” said Veenstra.

“I didn’t really start how I wanted to: I was three over the first day. I wasn’t too happy with myself.

But after I came in I realized the leader was only two over, so I was only one back going into the final two days, so I knew I was within striking distance.”

Tweaks to his putting stroke helped Veenstra score a one over in the second round, keeping him one behind leader Trevor Metcalfe of Vanderhoof.

The two were paired for the final round.

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mistakes. Luckily, my plan worked out and I ended up winning by one shot,” said Veenstra.

The Smithers golfer was one up going into the last hole.

“It was downhill, bushes to the left and right, water. I was shaking on the tee but I stepped up and probably hit the best drive of the tournament. Hit it right down the middle, put some pressure on the guy and kind of just sealed it up,” described Veenstra. “[He] beat me by one in the Smithers Men’s Northern Open in a playoff last year. We’ve had quite a few battles the last few years.”

Veenstra, who has photos of himself as a twoyear-old swinging plastic clubs, got his start on the Smithers par-3 golf course. His first round was the day he graduated Kindergarten.

“Since that it’s just been coming out with my dad at night,” said Veenstra, who added that he later would golf every day with friends.

Now he is aiming to score a scholarship to play university golf. Veenstra is in Oregon this week for an amateur under-18 match play tournament looking to impress the scouts.

His number one tip for golfers looking to improve their score?

“Swing easy. People think swinging hard makes the ball go far, but it’s not true.”

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Saturday, August 15th • 12:00 pm Silent Auction at Clubhouse • 9:00 pm Live Auction Featuring Incredible Items!

• “Once in a Life Time” Trips to Sporting Events around North America • Extremely rare Memorabilia • Celebrity donations and gifts • Rides home for participants throughout the evening

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Bobby Orr

Truly special athletes, the ones that fathers talk about to their sons and daughters, change the game they play. Arguments emerged late in the 20th century about who most deserved to be called the greatest hockey player of all time.

Joe & Jim Watson

Joe Watson was born in Smithers Joe grew up with five brothers, among them his younger brother Jimmy, who later played in the NHL alongside Joe in Philadelphia. Jimmy was named the most outstanding defenseman in the Western Canadian Hockey League in 1972.

Rachel Brown

Rachel Brown was born and raised in Smithers, BC. She began curling at the age of 11 and instantly fell in love with the game. She moved to Edmonton in 2005 for university and continued to pursue her love of curling.

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Moving beyond the Main Street blaze

By Cecile Favron Smithers/Interior News

Victims of the Main Street fire that ripped through a building housing businesses and apartments on July 27 came out to a fundraiser held for them Saturday.

Tenants of all seven apartments who lost everything in the fire were hosted at Boston Pizza’s Beyond the Blaze burger and beer fundraising auction last Saturday.

“It is honestly really touching to know how much people in this town care,” said victim of the blaze Ariel Byrne.

“Everyone has been on top of ‘what can we do to help, what do you need,’” echoed Byrne’s former neighbour Jenna Smith.

“You can’t even be upset — it’s overwhelming, it’s actually amazing” Shae Harding said of all the support that she has received from community members after she lost her apartment.

The fundraiser held at Boston Pizza raised money from auction items donated by people in the town — and the proceeds from the event will be split seven ways for the seven apartments affected.

“Two of the fire victims were employees at the restaurant so of course we wanted to help,” said Melissa Bennett, co-owner of the pizza franchise in Smithers.

The Salvation Army has been taking donations of household goods and clothing for the fire victims.

An iCare Facebook page has also been set up to try to rally enough funds to supply each victim with a starter kit of basic household items when they find a new place to live. Its text-to-donate campaign has raised just over $1,000 and, with another $1,000 donated from the charity behind the page, they have already put together four kits.

“We want to be the catalyst to help people connect to those in need,” Mark Dehoog said of his charity Proton Foundation.

“So when the fire happened Monday morning we thought ‘what can we do’ and then we had the page up by Monday afternoon to collect donations.”

Dehoog still hopes to raise another $1,500 to make another three starter kits for those displaced by the blaze.

The support of the community will be essential for the tenants to rebuild their lives in Smithers.

Fire victims Sheldon Mitchell, Chad Bibaud, Jesse Barden, Jenna Smith, Debbie Southerland, Shae Harding, and Ariel Byrne with Melissa Bennett at the Boston Pizza fundraiser Saturday.

Cecile Favron photo Fire victim Byrne just moved into town last year and now has to find a new place in order to keep her position here as a manager at Shoppers Drug Mart.

“A lot of us are homeless now and we don’t have anything,” Byrne explained.

“None of the tenants had renters insurance either and that obviously takes a big toll and you have to start from scratch.”

Smith and her boyfriend Jesse Barden lost their apartment and have since had to move

out of town to stay with family.

“The fire didn’t actually get into the place just smoke and water,” said Barden. “Now it’s just sifting through things to see what is salvageable.”

Finding a new apartment and a way to put a roof over their heads will now be the challenge for many of the tenants, but the unwavering support of Smithereens means they will have huge support from the community going forward.

UK boost for shelter fundraising campaign

By Alicia Bridges Smithers/Interior News

Northern Lights Wildlife Society is ramping up its fundraising campaign to buy a new truck for transporting rescued wildlife such as these bear cubs.

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A bear conservation charity from across the pond is helping a local wildlife shelter save injured animals in northern B.C. U.K.-based Hauser Bears last week agreed to donate $15,000 towards a new vehicle for the Northern Lights Wildlife Society, if local donors can match that amount.

The pledge is a major boost for the society’s fundraising campaign to replace an ageing vehicle the shelter needs to transport injured wildlife.

Society co-founder Angelika Langen said the truck had travelled more than 450,000 kilometres, making it unreliable and costly to maintain.

“Last fall at Thanksgiving we got stuck with two young bears in tow outside of Revelstoke and the water pump blew and we had the transmission go, the steering components broke,” said Langen.

“Everything is getting old and worn and needs to be basically replaced.”

She said without a new truck the society would have to stop performing long-distance rescues because it could not guarantee it would arrive in time to save the animals.

“If we have the animals and we’re on the way back it’s inconvenient but not so bad,” said Langen.

“If that ever happens when we are on the way to a rescue and we don’t make it in time that means the death of an animal ... that’s why we’re thinking that maybe we had to cease our long-distance rescues and alert the authorities that we can no longer do them.”

But Langen says the Hauser contribution, along with strong support from the local community, has given her hope the society can reach its goal.

The shelter needs $40,000 to purchase a new one-ton truck, which it will use to rescue injured wildlife from remote locations and

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The local campaign had already raised more than $8,000. Now the society has reset the counter to start raising a further $15,000 to match the Hauser pledge.

“We are absolutely stoked because this makes it so much more viable for people to look at and say okay, we need to raise $15,000 from here on,” she said.

“We are already close to $10,000 with what we have raised so far ... if we raise an additional $15,000 it brings us right up to the $40,000 that we had set as a goal.”

Hauser Bears spokesperson Karine Hauser said the local shelter had a great reputation in the bear world.

“Our organization strives to bridge the gap between welfare and conservation and we feel that rehab and release does exactly that,” said Hauser.

Langen hopes a corporate sponsor will join the fundraising effort but emphasized donations of all sizes were welcome.

To donate visit wildlifeshelter.com.

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VIEW FROM THE PORCH Lorraine Doiron Drove to Abbotsford and back: two days down, two days back.

Not something I would want to do often yet it was enjoyable and enlightening. Not having been on that highway for several years, I looked for places I remembered.

Most of them were for sale, boarded up or simply gone. I remembered a summer in 1959 when we were sitting under a beautiful tree at the Ashcroft Manor, branches and leaves providing a cool respite from the 120 F heat. I was living in Cache Creek at the time. We did not feel overwhelmed by the heat, perhaps because I was younger. This time, on our way down the canyon we reached a top heat of 102.2 F. It was exhausting and nerve-

wracking to travel in that heat. A room with air-conditioning awaited us and was greeted with great whoops of joy!

With the announcement of an upcoming federal election, there was much discussion on the way home about the different parties and their leaders.

I attend council meetings on a regular basis and have become hooked. It is like watching a series on TV where you have to tune in to find out what will happen next.

Council hears requests and issues and makes a decision that is given out at the next meeting. You can listen to the issues, recorded live by CICK 93.9FM and placed on www.soundcloud.com/ smithersradio.

The BV Classical Strings Society presents Hans Nygaard, Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m. at the Old Church. He is one of the most successful Scandinavian cellists in recent years. He plays a rare Italian cello, The Armitage from 1692, and for this concert will be joined on piano with Roxi Dykstra.

Tickets $15 at the door, information contact Laura Hols-Wimbush

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Enjoyed music played by a young man sitting in front of the library. He is from

Ontario, taking a break from tree planting. He had a lovely accordion much prized by a man who passed it on to his

daughter. She wanted to sell it to someone who would treasure it. He is teaching himself to play and is doing pretty well.

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BV Wholesale also supplies school lunches for schools in the North.

“The school lunch program is an Overwaitea sponsored thing, and it reaches all over up north,” said Dandenault.

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The company bought Bulkley Valley Wholesale in 2001 and owns stores across B.C. and Alberta. It was founded in New Westminster in 1915.

“A gentleman named R.C. Kidd used to give 18 ounces of tea for 16 ounces, hence the name Overwaitea.

The customers named it,” said BV Wholesale store manager Mike Dandenault as he stood by Kidd’s restored antique car.

The stop in Smithers was part of a tour that is stopping at every Overwaitea store from March to September. BV Wholesale, which has 70 employees, was focusing on getting the word out on its support for local vendors.

“We support local in a way that not a lot of other stores can,” said Dandenault.

“Because we’re a part of Overwaitea, we’re actually getting some of their products — Chatters Pizza, Rudolph’s Sausage, Paul’s Bakery Breads — we’re shipping them on our trucks to Save on Foods in Prince George, to Overwaitea Foods in Burns Lake and Kitimat, and Save on Foods in Terrace.”

Many of those local vendors in turn support local producers. Whistler Road Cheese’s Patrick Whistler Road Cheese Company’s and Lorie Farrell.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

What happened I ask you? Obesity happened. The next question would be how did it happen? I recently was asked to speak at a TOPS event (take off pounds sensibly). Am I really the one to do that? I am overweight.

Comfortably so, but overweight.

As I considered what I might say, Knowledge Network presented a documentary titled The Men Who Made us Fat. This first program in a series discussed the fast food industry idea of supersizing food to make more money. Big burgers with a big thing of fries. A really big sugar drink to wash the heap of food down.

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Now eating this kind of fast food is the thing to do. I can see that it is a cheap family outing. The children like it and it is fast. We are getting fatter and fatter. It will continue as we push white buns, chicken nugget things and high sugar drinks into our bodies.

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We seldom had a dessert. Sugar was not allowed. If the food served was not to my liking, tough! Nothing new would be prepared. Snack foods were for special occasions. When the event was over so were the salty or sugar snacks.

What can we do as our bodies balloon into new size categories? I have to admit I am not really sure.

We have become a society of foodies.

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etc. A birthday or other special event must have a serious food factor. You ask me why we just can’t eat a normal diet, hold the course on our growing waistlines? I have an idea this is enough singing from this fat lady.

Maybe the change will start with grandparents who will alter this cycle of burgers, fries, pizzas and other unhealthy food. Still eat the burger or slice of pizza, just add a salad or some fruit. Good luck with all that.

Thanks to readers Sharon and Cheryl for suggesting this discussion.

Give me a call at 250-846-5095 or email mallory@bulkley.net.

Call Coast Mountain Chevrolet Buick GMC at 250-847-2214, or visit us at 4038 Yellowhead Highway 16 West, Smithers. [License #10041]

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Join us at our Fall Fair Booth August 27 - 30.

Enjoy the Fantastic Silent Auction.

There is no better price than one you set yourself, so come on in!

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Volunteers rush to beat the rain over the weekend to put on Glenwood Hall’s new roof in Driftwood. A fundraising effort, including a Solstice Dance in June, allowed muchneeded renovations to the roof and the interior be made.

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Teen boater recovered

By Chris Gareau Burns Lake/Interior News

The body of missing boater Bryce Reilly Gray, 17, was located

by Terrace Search and Rescue using sonar and an underwater camera on Saturday, Aug. 1 at 3:19 p.m., and recovered the following day Sunday Aug. 2 by the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team.

On Tuesday, July 28 at approximately 8:55 p.m., Burns Lake RCMP received a report of an overdue boater on Tchesinkut Lake. Bryce Gray was last seen at approximately 1 p.m. on July 28.

In the early morning hours of July 29 the boat was located on the shore of Tchesinkut Lake empty and the boat motor missing.

The Burns Lake RCMP

Bryce Gray was from Burns Lake partnered with the Burns Lake Search and Rescue, The B.C. Conservation Services, Ministry of Forests, RCMP Air Services, Victim Services, Police Dog Services and several community volunteers in the extensive search of Tchesinkut Lake and the surrounding area.

Someone has left us and you all who I’m talking about. We will always remember the magical delight of being in her presence and the even-minded and cheerful manner in which she conducted herself.

A poet wrote, A violet by a mossy stone half hidden from the eye.

Fair as a star when only one is shining in the sky.

So in some far off garden we hope she finds her rest, but I do not think we will ever see the likes of her again.

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Ana Stavast, 10, gets a helping hand from Jamie Holmes last Tuesday at Smithers Saltos Gymnastics Club. Holmes was back in her hometown to give an aerial skills workshop.

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By Chris Gareau Smithers/Interior News

Young gymnasts were swinging from the ceilings last Tuesday as part of an aerial skills workshop put on by acrobatic circus performer Jamie Holmes.

The girls were shown how to use suspended silks to artistically bend and twists high in the air at Saltos Gymnastics Club. Holmes took a break from performing around the world and teaching in Toronto, where she is now based, to give workshops in Prince George and Smithers.

Before becoming co-president of her live entertainment company LaRouge Entertainment, Holmes learned how to dance right here in Smithers, where her family still lives.

“I was a gymnast for a while then slowly transitioned to dance. I did the whole competitive dance thing, moved to Toronto and did the musical theatre thing, danced professionally for many years,” said Holmes.

The Smithers transplant has acted, danced, and now mostly flies in many television shows, award shows and concerts, music videos,

commercials, films and stage shows.

“I lived in Las Vegas for a little while and that’s where I discovered circus stuff, aerial acrobatics.

I’ve never looked back from there. I fell in love with it. It’s a nice combo of gymnastics and dance, and it was new and exciting and fun.”

Dozens of kids and adults took turns at the twisting and turning their way towards the ceiling.

“Aerial silk is a circus artform. You use one piece of fabric with two lines that you wrap yourself in and make shapes. More advanced, you can make drops and bigger tricks,” explained Holmes.

“It’s sort of like dancing in the air with pieces of fabric.”

Holmes said she will be back to visit family and put on workshops after a busy summer travelling for performances.

“Everyone seemed really into it. I think it really sells itself. It’s super fun,” said Holmes.

“For the adults it’s a good challenge and a good workout and also fun. You learn things right away; you get to do stuff the first class.

There’s a good sense of accomplishment.”

The kids at the workshop were hooked.

“Most kids are on it right away,” said Holmes.

Adult gymnasts got a chance to test their aerial skills after the kids.

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Author brings Scottish joy with Hazelton kilt-wearing contest

By Alicia Bridges Hazelton/Interior News

Author kc dyer was hauling some unusual cargo when she drove down the winding road to Hazelton last Wednesday.

The B.C. novelist was accompanied by an Egyptian mummy mannequin wearing a kilt when she arrived at the northern town for a reading at the Hazelton Public Library.

Although the mummy is just a model, the kilt is central to dyer’s promotion of her new Scottish-themed book, Finding Fraser.

“What I’m hoping to do, is if we can get people to show up in a kilt they can compete in a ‘best legs in a kilt’ competition, which I’ve been doing [during the tour],” she said before the reading last week.

“If anyone’s brave enough they can put on the kilt and then we’ll take their picture and then they get a prize.” dyer’s light-hearted promotion reflects the comedic nature of the her new book.

Finding Fraser follows Emma, a woman who is enamoured with the character Jamie Fraser from Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander books.

Gabaldon’s series is about a woman who time travels to 18th century Scotland where she meets Fraser, a noble and handsome highland warrior. dyer’s character, Emma, becomes disillusioned with her life and goes in search of a real-world version of the dashing Fraser.

dyer describes the book as a romantic comedy, which is heavier on the comedy than the romance.

Although some aspects of the story are based on real-life events, dyer said it was not autobiographical.

Instead, she said she had written the book to give herself some comic relief from her other projects.

“I was working on another project, a really big project, that was kind of eating [at me] and I needed something to make myself laugh,” she said.

When Finding Fraser was released in May it became an Amazon Kindle bestseller, a first for dyer. The novel is also the first she has selfpublished, and the first romantic comedy she has written. dyer said the book also received the blessing of Outlander author Gabaldon, who said she was gratified to have inspired dyer’s story.

With the book selling well online, she decided to embark on a tour because she believes a lot of Canadians still prefer to read books on paper.

“There are lots of people who have Kindles in this country but people still like having books and so that is really what I’m doing,” she said.

“I am just touring around and talking to people and selling paper versions of my book.” dyer has already toured Alberta and last week arrived in northern B.C. with her kilt-wearing mummy in tow.

The kilt was originally crafted to be photographed

PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS New Arena Vending Machines

The Town of Smithers is seeking businesses or organizations interested in paying for the right to operate vending machines in the Smithers New Arena.

Information packages with details of the submission requirements and restrictions for the Smithers New Arena can be picked up at the Town of Smithers office, located at 1027 Aldous Street. Proposals will be received until 3:00 pm August 28th, 2015.

For additional information, please contact Roger Smith at the Town of Smithers Works & Operations Department at (250) 847-1649.

The Telkwa Homecoming 2015 would like to thank the following businesses, individuals and organizations for their generous support to our 2015 Celebrations. Your support and generosity was greatly appreciated.

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Also to the dedicated Committee that has worked so hard for these past 9+ months.

Author kc dyer signs copies of her new book, Finding Fraser at the Hazelton Public Library last Wednesday.

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for the cover of Finding Fraser, however dyer has taken it on the road to run a “best legs in a kilt” competition at her readings.

In addition to the kiltwearing contest, she said prizes were being offered to anyone brave enough to wear their own Scottish knitwear in the summer. dyer insisted the competitions were not a ploy to find her own Jamie Fraser.

“Definitely not, I am not looking for a Fraser but Emma is,” she said.

“She finds her Fraser but her Fraser is not what she expects in the end.

“This book is as much a

love letter to Scotland ... it’s not heavy on the romance, it’s heavy on the failed romance.”

Hazelton Public Library acting librarian Ruth Cooper said a big crowd turned out to hear dyer read.

“She was a really dynamic speaker and so engaging with the audience,” she said.

“She brought her own fun with her.”

Janet Willson was awarded the prize for best legs in a kilt, while Mavis Lewis won dyer’s competition for wearing the best Scottish knitwear.

Cooper said the author also offered advice for local writers who had questions about publishing.

MINES ACT: Notice of Reclamation Work Take notice that Jim Hutter of Blue Pearl Mining Inc. has filed with the Inspector of Mines a proposed plan for the reclamation of the land and water courses relating to the proposed Davidson Project (Mineral Leases 243475, 243476, 243477, 243478, 243479, 243455).

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Work will consist of closing the existing 1066 Portal by burial with rock, followed by decommissioning of the access road to “wilderness standard” from the location where it leaves Glacier Gulch Road to the 1066 Portal.

The project is expected to begin on or after August 17, 2015 and will last approximately five days. Users of Glacier Gulch Road may notice some increased industrial traffic during this period, amounting to 10 to 12 round trips with dump trucks and occasional use of low-beds.

Traffic disruptions are expected to be minimal and will be caused mainly by loading and unloading of equipment.

Any person affected by or interested in this program may make representation to the Inspector of Mines, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Smithers, B.C.

PUBLIC NOTICE Application forms for winter storage of recreational vehicles and boats will be available to Town of Smithers residents only and can be picked up at the front counter of the Town Office, at 1027 Aldous Street.

Completed applications will be accepted at the Town Office prior to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 27, 2015.

All properly completed applications will be entered into a draw for available storage spots (a waitlist will also be established). The public draw will take place at the Town Office at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 28, 2015. Only successful applicants will be contacted.

The storage period will be from October 15, 2015 to April 14, 2016.

2015/2016 Storage Rates are as follows: NOTE: LENgTh IS mEaSUREd INCLUdINg hITCh & REaR BUmPER/aTTaChmENTS Units up to 20 feet - $310.80 (inc. taxes) Units up to 25 feet - $385.35 (inc. taxes) Units up to 30 feet - $460.90 (inc. taxes) Units up to 35 feet - $535.50 (inc. taxes) (Maximum individual overall unit length is thirty-five (35) feet).

For more information please contact the Works and Operations Department at 250-847-1649.

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Do you have an interest in community planning? Are you interested in the future growth and development of Smithers? The Town of Smithers is looking to fill member vacancy positions on the Advisory Planning Commission (APC). The purpose of the APC is to advise Council on all planning-related matters referred to it, including land use, community planning, proposed permits and bylaws. More specifically, the role of the APC is to evaluate land use applications, designs and plans as part of: • • • •

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If you are interested in participating on the APC, please complete an application available at the Town Office (1027 Aldous Street) or online (www.smithers.ca) and submit to: Deborah Sargent, Chief Administrative Officer, Town of Smithers, Box 879, 1027 Aldous Street, Smithers, BC VOJ 2NO. A complete Terms of Reference is available from the Town Office or online. All applications must be received no later than 4:00 pm on Friday, August 21, 2015.

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3245 Turner Way

#15 Alpine Village Estates

Millar Road

7800 Fir Road, Telkwa

4105 Second Avenue

1168 Main Street

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4/5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms Floors above ground, concrete dw 10 years young, Willowvale Sub. Fenced backyard, perimeter trail

Donna Grudgfield NEW LISTING

mls n247381

$499,000

2 bedroom, 1 - 4 piece bathroom Nat gas fireplace, patio, quick poss Attached garage, all appliances incl www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

mls n247285

$359,000

NEW LISTING

6.12 acres, treed, paved road Hydro & telephone, view Overlooks Bulkley Valley www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers NEW LISTING

mls n247189

Neat & tidy 3 bdrm, 2 bath home Sunny 5 acre view location Fenced lawn area, gardens,fruit trees www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

$93,900

mls n247379

Sandra Hinchliffe

$219,500

NEW PRICE

Charming and very well kept 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Private fenced yard 20x36 furnished shop

NEW PRICE

mls n247058

Prime commercial lot on Main St Vacant and ready to develop Heart of Smithers downtown Zoned C-1, bare land, 2899 sq ft

Charlie McClary

$1,550,000

mls C8000679

$309,000

NEW PRICE

1551 Sunny Point Drive

7060 Cedar Road

#80 - 95 Laidlaw Road

22011 Kitseguecla Loop Road

Chapman Road

2035 Aveling Coalmine Road

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3 bdrm, 3 bath custom built home Excellent location, treed yard Vaults, sundeck, fir cabinetry Hardwood, double garage, qaulity

Karen Benson NEW PRICE

mls n247305

Great family home on 5 acres 4bdrm, 3 bath, office, large rec room Double garage, large sundeck, osbe Beautiful view of Hudson Bay Mtn

Jantina Meints

$278,000

mls n247477

Kiesha Matthews

$249,000

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1992 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom mobile Large, fenced pad, great location Open concept, vaulted ceilings Many upgrades

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mls n247241

2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms 39.5 acres, great views Huge pond, level land New sundeck

Donna Grudgfield

$109,900

mls n231876

Leo Lubbers

$449,500

NEW PRICE

1300 acres, 8 titles Fencing, gravity well Equipment shop, river frontage www.realestatesmithers.com

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mls n221793

4 bdrm home, quiet area 4.94 acres, nicely landscaped Lots of upgrades, recreational area www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

$314,000

mls n239358

$152,000

NEW PRICE

1581 Walnut Street, Telkwa

#4 - 1205 Montreal Street

DL 6667 Kitseguecla Lake Road

3520 Victoria Drive

1435 Columbia Drive

27119 Hwy 16, South Hazelton

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4 bedroom in Woodland Park Spacious kitchen, new flooring Fenced yard, garage, workshop www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

mls n242882

Leo Lubbers

$82,000

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2 bdrm, 1-5 piece bath, garage n/g fireplace, sundeck, paved drive $175/month strata fee www.realestatesmithers.com mls n243850

Rustic/solid cabin, privacy/seclusion 120 acres, crown land on 3 sides Near Hankin Evelyn ski area www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

$69,200

NEW PRICE

mls n240335

Mulder Concrete Site Sells 5 acres, M-2 zoning Clean environmental report Prime location, easy access

Charlie McClary

$374,500

mls n4507400

3 bdrm, 3 bath rancher, fenced yard 2810 sf of quality living space Many features, oak hardwood floors Spacious 20x30 attached garage

Charlie McClary

$274,500

mls n241322

Super affordable updated rural home Great for hobby farm/horses 4 acres, park like setting, creek 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 car garage

Charlie & Ron

$498,000

mls n245383

$379,500

#13-9265 George Frontage Rd

62 Fulton Street, Granisle

800 Upper Viewmount Road

3874 Alfred Avenue

5855 Lake Kathlyn Road

1971 Dominion Street

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Affordable river front living 3 bedrooms, large fully fenced yard Beautifully renovated, great view Quick possession possible

Jantina Meints

mls n242071

4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home Clean, newer windows and flooring Private yard, covered sitting area Carport, storage shed, pellet stove

Jantina Meints

$105,000

mls n246587

Enjoy the sunshine Spacious 3 bedroom home Mountain and valley views Minutes from town, large shop

Peter Lund

$495,000

mls n246414

Brand new ranch style home Wheel chair friendly 2 bdrm, 2 bathroom, open floor plan Great for home based business

Peter Lund

mls n244412

$79,500

4 bedroom main house, 4000 sf shop Detached office/studio Telus tower contract in place Seller may trade for a home in town

Donna Grudgfield

$189,500

mls n241290

3326 sq ft, 5 level split 4 bdrms, 3 bathrooms, gas fireplace New carpets, slate tool table incl Double garage, RV parking

Donna Grudgfield

$289,500

mls n243369

$59,500

Lot H Coalmine Road, Telkwa

6465 Hetherington Road

#6 Fulton Street, Granisle

#10 - 3278 Park Place

4381 Highway 16, Smithers

Lot 5 Blue Jay Road

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5 acre Industrial zoned Caretakers residence allowed Cleared, level, ready to build on Located in Telkwa Industrial Park

Donna Grudgfield

mls n4507298

Lakefront log home, 64’ frontage 1½ storey, new wrap around deck Incredible lake and mountain views Prime location, close to town

Donna Grudgfield

$269,900

mls n246741

4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Carport, sundeck, wood stove Eating area in kitchen + dining room 90x100 landscaped lot

Donna Grudgfield

$249,500

mls n240135

1134 s.f. 2 bedroom home Addition for third bedroom 8x24 covered sundeck, fenced yard 8x13 front entry, freshly painted

Donna Grudgfield

$196,500

mls n243290

Zoned C-3, highway frontage 3256 sf, 2 units, building only New roof 2010 2 lots, concrete block building

Donna Grudgfield

$287,000

mls n4507310

5 acre building lot Dead end road Treed for privacy Mobile/manufactured home allowed

Donna Grudgfield

$459,000

$299,000

#11 - 1205 Montreal Street

#1-4223 Astlais Place

#8 Park Place

1314 Main Street

18634 Kerr Rd (Old Quick School)

Babine Lake

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2 bedroom, 1170 s.f. condo Enclosed garage, double paved drive Lots of upgrades, new flooring Nat gas fireplace, new deck

Donna Grudgfield

mls n243234

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms 1/2 duplex, close to schools Double paved drive, garage New roof, new sun deck

Donna Grudgfield

$495,000

mls n246035

3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms Double paved drive, covered carport New roof 2012, stainless appliances Wheel chair ramp, fenced yard

Donna & Peter

$259,000

mls n247002

Thriving Restaurant & Steakhouse 86 seat capacity Prime Main Street location Well maintained. Lease available

Donna & Leo

$215,000

mls n4507517

7123 square foot, on level building 5 acres, level and landscaped Would make a good residence 4 classrooms, 3 bathrooms, gym

Donna & Leo

$219,900

mls n4507311

mls n244118

5 acres with cabin on Babine Lake Small workshop, basement storage 1600 ft lake shore, moorage, wharf www.realestatesmithers.com

Leo Lubbers

mls n246931

$998,800

$263,500

3350 Poplar Road

#2 - 3274 Railway Avenue

1583 Willow Street, Telkwa

1361 Coalmine Road, Telkwa

4912 Fourth Avenue

1474 Chestnut Street, Telkwa

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5380 sf building on 1.07 acres Zoned P-1, 6 km from Smithers 7 offices/bedrooms, kitchen, lounge Meeting room, washrooms

Leo Lubbers

Peter Lund Res. 847-3435

mls n4506691

Well kept 5 bdrm, 2 bath, ½ duplex Large kitchen, spacious open plan Fenced yard, paved drive, big shed Includes appliances,quick possession

Ron Lapadat

Donna Grudgfield Cell. 847-1228

mls n242009

Leo Lubbers Cell. 847-1292

Well kept, affordable 4 bdrm, 2 bath Open plan, new floor, finished bsmt Large private yard, 12x16 shed www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

Ron Lapadat Cell. 847-0335

mls n246951

Attractive, affordable 4 bdrm, 2 bath Private ½ acre, paved drive, shop New roof, new kitchen & more www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

Sandra Hinchliffe Cell. 847-0725

mls n246760

Charlie McClary Cell. 877-1770

8000 sq. ft. 3 level executive home 7 bedrooms, office, 5 bathrooms Home theater,game rm,huge kitchen Quality custom built

Ron Lapadat

Karen Benson Cell. 847-0548

mls n246775

Squeaky clean, 3 bdrm + den home Attractive hickory floor, cozy fp Big fenced backyard, nice sundeck www.smithershomes.com

Ron Lapadat

Jantina Meints Cell. 847-3144

mls n244299

Kiesha Matthews Cell. 876-8420

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Bulkley Valley teen has fun with fermions at international physics camp

By Chris Gareau Smithers/Interior News

Smithers grad Kiri Daust melded minds with 40 of the brightest teenagers from around the world at the International Summer School for Young Physicists.

The two-week physics camp invited Daust as one of only 20 Canadians to get the chance to meet some of the top scientists and like-minded teens at the Perimeter Institute for theoretical physics in Waterloo, Ont. “The Perimeter Institute is one of the world’s leading theoretical physics collaborative buildings, so I was fortunate enough to go this year,” said Daust.

“It was an incredible experience ...

Everybody there was so incredible. People were just so interested. We’re all kind of nerds, but everybody was very diverse so we ended up playing a lot of music together and learning calculus in the evenings.

“I made some really great friends there from Spain and Germany, and Canada of course,” said the accomplished violin player.

The first week had the young future scientists listen in on lectures about special

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who did not hide is excitement about the “We’ve got some really keen kids and I subject as he went on to describe fermions just try to be excited about science ... I bring and bosons. science news into the classroom as much as A visit to the Sudbury Neutrino possible to say ‘hey, this is what’s happening Observatory (SNOLAB) was also a ...’ and some of it catches on,” said Audet. highlight for the 18-year-old, who plans on “Someone like Kiri, he was already attending Quest University in Squamish to there. He was in the front row going ‘oohobtain a combined Arts and Sciences degree, ooh, I got a question about that!’” focusing on physics and biochemistry.

Jesse Hiemstra was the first local student “It’s in a nickel mine two kilometres sent to the camp about ten years ago. The under Sudbury ... They did end up finding aerospace engineer recently visited SSS and neutrinos and they were the station that talked with students. He helped designed showed neutrinos actually had mass,” the CanX-7 satellite to clean up space junk explained Daust, who also visited a in orbit. quantum computing lab.

At the end of the camp, the campers were Kiri Daust was one of only 20 Canadian split into groups of five with researchers and students to be invited to the International doctorate students. Daust’s group looked at Summer School for Young Physicists. superconductors, which allow electricity to Chris Gareau photo flow through with zero resistance.

Daust is the second Smithers Secondary and general relativity, quantum mechanics, student to go to the camp, after classmate and other subjects that delve into the Janay Ma went last year. Smithers is the structure and function of the universe. only school to send students two years in a “Quantum mechanics are just so row. amazing because there’s all these features Daust said a big part of students’ success Daust got hands on experience at the when you get down to really nano scales, here was due to the enthusiasm shown by physics camp. they’re just really unbelievable,” said Daust, teacher Richard Audet.

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Pioneer Day brings joy to Hazelton

(Clockwise from top-left) Volunteers hang balloons around Old Hazelton. About 20 floats go through the parade. This medallion commemorates the first car to arrive in Hazelton. Eight teams compete in the three-on-three basketball tournament. The Gregory Folks Memorial Run. 13 volleyball teams from the region duke it out.

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Sports, live music, competitions, free candy and popcorn thrilled attendees of Pioneer Day held in Old Hazelton.

This year’s Pioneer Day saw about 500 attendees Saturday, with 54 participating in the run, 13 volleyball teams and eight basketball teams. At noon, 20 floats rolled through throwing candy around, and the afternoon saw Family Yoga, Chicken Creek and Nameless perform live, along with a locally-grown food cooking competition and a watermelon eating contest.

“I would like to bring the community together and provide a fun family day and through these celebrations, whether they are historical or not, to remind people what Hazelton is about,” organizer Josie Kern said.

Kern is particularly pleased with the way the sports events turned out this year.

“This year we’ve had teams from Terrace and Smithers both come and that’s really exciting. This year we have a women’s soccer tournament also going on, and a men’s,” Kern said. “It’s good to just help promote healthy lifestyles and having fun in active ways.”

This year’s five-to-10-kilometre run was dedicated to the late Gregory Folks. As part of the run, the organizers collected donations to support health care.

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“Greg is a great guy, loved life to the fullest, loved his kids, and anything he took, he did with great passion and dedication,” run organizer Anne Docherty said. “We collected over $500 in donations and that will go to the local cancer facilities and hospitals here in Hazelton.”

Attendees also got a surprise when it was announced that the Bulkley Valley Museum was donating a medallion to the Hazelton Museum. P.E. Sands from Seattle, Wash. won a prize and a medallion for being the first car to arrive up north, when overland routes were not developed. He drove a Studebaker Flanders 20. The medallion will be in the museum once a suitable display is found.

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HAZELTON’S NEWEST EXHIBIT “Won by Flanders 20, driven by P.E. Sands of Seattle, Aug. 29 to Oct. 4, 1911,” the wheel reads. The Bulkley Valley Museum bought the medallion commemorating the first car to arrive in Hazelton. They decided it would be better off in Hazelton’s museum and thus presented it to them on Pioneer Day.

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48x156 g

99

18.1 kg

99

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