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Pipeline deals remain unsettled By JOSH MASSEY SEVENTEEN FIRST Nations spread over nearly 1,000 kilometres across northern B.C. are struggling to divide as much as $30 million in annual payments from the provincial government should three pipelines carrying natural gas from the

northeast to liquefied natural gas plants on the coast ever be built. An original deadline of June 30 has now been extended to Dec. 31 as the First Nations consider a series of detailed options over how much each First Nation should receive. Each of the proposed

pipelines – Coastal GasLink to Kitimat for the planned LNG Canada liquefied natural gas plant, Prince Rupert Gas Transmission to the Prince Rupert area for the planned Pacific NorthWest LNG plant and the Westcoast Connector to another planned LNG plant at Prince Rupert – would provide af-

fected First Nations with $10 million a year in provincial payments. The province originally said it would step in and make decisions on how to divide the money should the First Nations not reach agreements for each pipeline route by June 30 but is now giving them more time

to come up with their own formula. All three gas pipelines would pass through Kitselas traditional territory and Kitselas First Nation chief councillor Joe Bevan calls the negotiations exceedingly difficult. Time frames are short with complications based

on the number of kilometres each pipeline would stretch through each First Nation’s territory while some question whether they want pipelines constructed at all and some neighbouring First Nations have overlapping territorial claims.

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City inks deal with Chinese By MARGARET SPEIRS THE CITY of Terrace’s plans for industrial development broadened Nov. 30 when it signed what’s called a “friendly exchange agreement” with representatives from Qinhuangdao, China. Seven Qinghuangdao representatives plus a photographer arrived at the airport in the morning and were greeted by Terrace mayor Carol Leclerc and all six city councillors followed by a quick look at the large acreage at the Skeena Industrial Development Park purchased by an economic development entity within Qinghuangdao. The group then went to city hall to sign the agreement where officials, through a translator, made speeches. “It’s a good time for the northwest and Terrace for new partnerships,” said Leclerc to Feng Zhiyong, vice-mayor of Qinhuangdao Municipal Government, at city hall. “We are very happy to share this day together and look forward to signing this agreement.” Also at the ceremony were Kitselas chief councillor Joe Bevan and Sharon Bryant representing the Kitsumkalum First Nation. A video showcasing Terrace and area with a voice speaking in Mandarin and captions in Mandarin was shown followed by a video about Qinhuangdao in English. The video about Qinhuangdao, a port city of nearly 3 million people within a regional government in Hebei province, said the sea has often served as a source of inspiration for the leaders of China.

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■■ They’ve got your back TERRACE RCMP Const. Jennifer Lepage from the Integrated Road Safety Unit is one of the officers on the road looking out for motorists driving drunk on area highways. Police officially began their Christmas patrolling Dec. 4 and the next day were handing out red ribbons as part of Mothers Against Drunk Driving Project Red Ribbon at the provincial government’s liquor store. The red ribbon is a tribute to those killed and injured in impairment-related crashes each year.

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City rejects mudroom plea Terrace Standard

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

CITY COUNCIL has denied a man’s request to keep a mudroom built alongside his recreational vehicle residence, because zoning regulations for the Rest Inn RV Park in which he lives don’t allow for permanent structures. Paul Geldreich says he needs the 6X16 structure, which is built on the west side of his RV, to protect its entrance from snow which locals have told him builds up on that side. In a letter read out at the Nov. 30 council meeting, Geldreich said “due to various medical issues such as heart surgery, diabetes, a brain injury and waiting for a knee replacement” his physical condition prevents him from clearing snow. Shoveling could damage his knee further and another heart attack could be fatal, Geldreich said. He has plans to leave next spring in any event and said the structure is free standing and can be easily taken down then. “It is well built and

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PAUL GELDREICH’S mudroom must come down, city council has decided. I believe up to code, with 2x6 rafters for a heavy snow load, and in case the city is worried it may come down due to this, I am willing to sign a waiver releasing the city from any liability issues,” he wrote

in his letter, which city official Heather Avison read out loud on Geldreich’s behalf. Geldreich’s request for what he called a compassion medical dispensation, dates back to October when plan-

ning officials told him the mudroom had to go. “They may be worried about setting a precedent, but I believe this to be a unique circumstance and feel it will not cause any difficulties for the city,” he

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wrote in his letter. He noted that he spoke to the manager of the RV park, who did not have any issue with his mudroom. Some of the items he has in the mudroom need to be protected

from the cold, so taking down the mudroom would mean having to pay for storage, which is difficult on his small disability pension of $730. He was afraid that then he wouldn’t be

able to pay his rent and didn’t want his power shut off as a result. The city has another regulation, this one setting a 150-day limit on living in a recreational vehicle at a RV park, and Geldreich said he was further worried this would affect his planned stay. “I don’t want to face an eviction notice and if I get one, I don’t know what I’d do,” he said. “I pay my rent tomorrow (Dec. 1). If the city says no, they (the RV park) can evict me, they shut off hydro and water and I don’t know what I’d do in that case. I guess I’d be up the creek,” said Geldreich. However, Councillor Stacey Tyers, who deals with landlord-tenant issues as part of her profession, said that would not happen, as landlords cannot shut off services arbitrarily. Council officially received Geldreich’s letter but voted that they would not grant him a variance, as it goes against the zoning regulations.

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Hawkair merges operations with sister Central Mountain HAWKAIR IS closing its Terrace-based reservations office in favour of blending that function with that of its sister airline, Central Mountain Airlines, in Smithers. Each is now using the same booking software, making the transition easier and more efficient so that passengers can deal smoothly with both airlines, Hawkair president Jay Dilley said last week. But it also means the loss in Terrace of jobs for two full-time employees, six part-time ones and two casual workers. The switch is to take place the end of this month and is just one of several moves being undertaken to draw the two airlines closer together. Along with using the Central Mountain reservation system, Hawkair’s front counter people at the Northwest Regional Airport will don Central Mountain uniforms as of Jan. 1, 2016. That simply reflects the switch to the Central Mountain reservation system which also incorporates check-ins, said Dilley. Once changes are made, Hawkair will essentially be flying on behalf of Central Mountain. One of its Dash 8 aircraft will be servicing Central Mountain’s Terrace-Prince GeorgeKelowna run because Central Mountain’s 19-seat Beechcraft aircraft was having trouble

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TERRACE-BASED HAWKAIR is closing its reservations office and service in favour of using that of its sister airline, Smithers-based Central Mountain. meeting demand. “The Dash 8 is just larger,” said Dilley of Central Mountain needing a way to carry more passengers. He said the TerracePrince George-Kelowna route is popular for people interested in leisure activities, visiting family or on business. But in order to serve that route, Hawkair is trimming the number of flights from Terrace to Vancouver. As of January, Hawkair will be flying to Vancouver just once a day, down from two flights on most days now. The decision to reduce Terrace-Vancouver service on the part of Hawkair also reflects

what Dilley called an oversupply of flights and seats on the route to the Lower Mainland. “We’ve been very aggressive in our pricing. We’re the lowest cost airline now out of Terrace. It’s allowed us to increase our [market] share or keep it level but that doesn’t change the fact there is overcapacity and that is unsustainable in the long run,” he said. “Traffic [at Northwest Regional Airport] has been down generally 10 per cent this year but in the last three months it’s accelerated – 12, 13, 14 per cent,” Dilley added. The drop in demand is one reason why Air

Canada cancelled its Terrace-Calgary service this fall after introducing it just this spring, Dilley said. Competition for passengers in this area grew in late spring when WestJet began serving Terrace from Vancouver followed by adding service from Terrace to Calgary. But Hawkair also pulled out of Smithers earlier this year and is doing the same in Prince Rupert, once it clears through people there who have already booked flights, because of falling demand in those markets. In addition to a softening of the demand for scheduled service,

Advertising idea turned down A REQUEST to place business signs along the Grand Trunk Pathway wasn’t a good idea in the opinions of city councillors at the monthly council meeting Nov. 30. Virginia Goddard, who’s developing the Sleeping Beauty Estates housing complex with her husband, asked council about putting signs advertising the housing along the trail, saying the signs would show a train engineer, Kermode bear and train. Mayor Carol Leclerc asked if motorists driving 60 km/hr would be able to read the signs. Goddard said yes if the signs were half the size of the fence or the size of the fence that separates the pathway from the CN tracks. Councillor James Cordeiro said he appreciated people wanting to promote their businesses and that the Sleeping Beauty Estates was doing a service to help alleviate the city’s housing issue, but with so many businesses in town, wondered how can a decision can be made to favour one business over another when it came to who should be on the signs. “I’m not sure the community is keen on having the Grand Trunk Pathway used for that purpose,”

he added. “I think there are other avenues for advertising. I wouldn’t support signage on there in the manner described.” Councillor Sean Bujtas said the Grand Trunk Pathway was very attractive and that placing signs all along its fence was not a good idea. He described a recent road trip in the interior where he said billboards littered the scenery and that it was not a pretty sight. Councillor Brian Downie said the pathway was a signature entrance into the city and he wouldn’t like to see signs up there. He said he had seen enough signs along the walking route as it was during the federal election. Election signs put up he’d had enough of seeing signs there during the election season. Councillor Lynne Christiansen agreed with the others saying once you allow some signs along the path, it’s hard to take it back. “Some communities look bad with signs scattered all over the place. I don’t want to see that happen,” she said. Council voted unanimously to receive Goddard’s proposal for information only.

Hawkair’s charter business, which included flights in Alberta for energy companies, has suffered with the downturn in oil prices, said Dilley. And a contract to fly in and fly out workers for Rio Tinto Alcan’s smelter modernization project finished the middle of this year.

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Shames planning green innovation MY MOUNTAIN Co-op, which runs the Shames Mountain ski hill, is planning to install a heat recovery system next year to reduce operating costs and cut carbon emissions. Shames general manager Christian Théberge says the object is to harness the heat produced by the diesel generator which runs the mountain’s chair lift and provides power at other locations and then use it in a boiler system to heat the main ski lodge. “We are hoping to reduce our diesel consumption by 20 per cent,” said Théberge of the plan. Shames is off the electricity power grid, making it dependent upon diesel. Half the cost of the project is being provided by a $15,000 grant this year by the city-owned Terrace Community Forest enterprise. Théberge says the original project cost estimate was $15,000 total, but the equipment costs are double what they originally thought, so they are looking for another donation to cover the other $15,000 of the project. The idea was inspired by Carl Loroth, a coop member, who has worked at remote camps where heat recovery systems are used. And as activity continues on Shames leading to a Dec. 12 opening, volunteers have been busy refurbishing the chair lift’s chairs and making renovations to the lodge’s kitchen. Refurbishing the 189 chair lift seats had to be done this year as the seats are 25 years old. “These cushions have been held together with tape and staples and love for the last few years so it was time to do a real overhaul,” said Théberge. The co-op was able to reduce the $30,000 cost to $5,000 by getting materials at cost with volunteers doing all the labour. The kitchen floor space has been expanded and a triple sink added to comply with the health code. A second till has also been added. “The expansion will allow for increased food production which will bring down wait times, and [the second till] will speed up the lineup,” said Théberge. “We are into drywall and painting, more final steps [of the project].”

oast Mountains Board of Education School District 82

NOTICE OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETINGS Coast Mountains Board of Education School District 82 is holding a series of public consultation meetings to discuss student learning in our Terrace and Kitimat schools. Of particular focus will be the success of our Aboriginal learners. The Public Consultation Meetings will take place as follows: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 – 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Suwilaawks Community School (Library) - Terrace Tuesday, December 15, 2015 – 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Haisla Community School (Community Room) - Kitamaat Village All members of the public are invited to attend. A summary of feedback received from the Public Consultation Meetings will be provided to the District Aboriginal Education Committee for their consideration and review for the Aboriginal Enhancement Agreement. For further information or to provide a written submission prior to the meeting, please contact: Carole Gagnon, Executive Assistant at the Board of Education Office Tel: (250) 638-4401 or 1-855-635-4931, Ext. 4401 Email: carole.gagnon@cmsd.bc.ca

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Forget The Gap: Terrace designers prove The Skeena holds its own

By JOSH MASSEY THEY ARE flowing, mossy green, and the colour of the Skeena or Bulkley rivers. No, we’re not talking about a local landscape as painted by the Group of Seven. What we’re talking about here is fashion. Northwestern fashion and those who practice it. “I met one woman at a dinner party, and she was like, there’s no designer in Terrace,” recalls local fashionista Peggy Gillard who is the in-house designer at U.C. Fashion and Urban Colour on Lakelse Ave. She has just launched her new clothing line 7 Birch at a fashion show there in November. “I said ‘are you kidding?’” As a matter of fact, Gillard points out that she is one of several designers working in the area and making original clothing in Terrace. Those designers also include Brenda and Amy Parfitt and their Olan label, Judy McCloskey (and daughter Jesse) and Laura McGregor. There are several themes which emerge when you are looking at these designers and what they are doing. Gillard, for example,

says that her staple creations these days—kimonos for women and vests for men—have a certain pattern and colour that was inspired by the northwest landscape. “You know, you see moss hanging out of the trees, and you see the fringe hanging off of these kimonos,” she said, explaining that landscape and clothing design is coming together in the 7 Birch line. “I am really inspired by my environment. Being around Terrace, the rivers, and even down in the Kootanies and the Okanagan, seeing the deserts they get down there, basically wherever I am I kind of draw on what I am seeing around me,” she continues. Overall, she says the

form Gillard’s clothing takes is more “flowing” than, say, the hard lines and body you might find in a Montreal designer’s repertoire. Her sense of art as a patchwork of different identities seems relevant to her life—with her genealogy including both Lakoda, Irish, and French making for a Métis heritage. This sense of drawing from many pools, making unity out of fragments, is also apparent in the designs of Olan. Mother and daughter team Brenda and Amy Parfitt have had their business Olan for seven years and have purchased secondhand clothing and reworked it into new designs to sell in

fairs and stores such as at Sidewalkers. “Biggest thing about it for us is that we do everything from recycled clothing,” said Brenda. “Everything you see here in our booth, all the hats, the skirts, all the accessories are all made from sweaters, men’s shirts turned into hats, that kind of thing. We are always trying to come up with new ideas. Terrace supports us so much, it’s hard to believe.” The reason for the recycled style owes to a number of factors, from the fact of cost reduction, the ecology and also to the creative look it gives. The resuse of material is popular in major centres too, and is known as “upcycling,” says Brenda.

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SKEENA VOGUE: Above, Laura McGregor shows off the tights she makes using the designs from her artwork. Middle, U.C. Fashion and Urban Colour model Chris Mills models vest designed by Peggy Gillard for her 7 Birch line. Bottom left, Judy McCloskey at the Terrace Art Gallery craft fair in front of the clothes she designed. Below, Brenda and Amy Parfitt showing off their local Olan line.

“Upcycling” ACCORDING TO Judy McCloskey, who also “upcycles” used clothing to create new work, men’s shirts have better cotton than women’s. That is one reason she likes to repurpose old men’s T-shirts and sweaters into skirts and tunics. Another is that men’s shirt cotton is more often made in Canada. “Every piece is unique,” said McCloskey who, like Brenda Parfitt, makes clothing together with her daughter as a team. She describes the style as “funky and functional.” Another local designer, Laura McGregor has struck out in another direction, and she likes to make tights. She uses a special

computer program that helps her turn her artwork into patterns that can then be sewn into those tights. She first takes photos of her artwork and then transforms them into designs and sends them to the company in Montreal that makes tights out of them. According to McGregor, “it’s pretty common for an artist to go to thrift stores

and up-cycle materials. We have the thrift stores available to us close by and it’s cheap.” She said that old sweaters and other clothing found at thrift stores can be converted into skirts worn over tights or pants. “With the extras from the sweater, they will make scarfs or cuffs or wrist warmers,” she said.

Aside from the technique and the look, another thing that seems to link the Terrace designers is their “do it yourself” work ethic, and they say that they have learned skills passed down through family and have been largely self-taught, though they keep their eye on what’s going on in the major centres to guide their choices.

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EDITORIAL

Travel PROVINCIAL transportation minister Todd Stone faces an almost impossible task in satisfying the demands for an improved regional transportation service. As Terrace city counsellor James Cordeiro, who attended a regional symposium in Smithers to discuss the matter, succinctly pointed out, it’s a matter of connecting the hubs, larger centres, with smaller ones, the spokes. Medical travel? The Northern Health Authority’s Northern Connections bus service already does that with both long haul and intercity service along Hwy16. Thanks, for example, to the efforts of municipal, regional, First Nations and the health authority, a person can get on a bus in Kitamaat Village outside of Kitimat in the morning and be at Mills Memorial Hospital before 8 a.m. Hard to top that. And in the Nass Valley, the Nisga’a Valley Health Authority offers regular medical travel to Terrace. Stone’s real challenge is travel for other purposes – social, recreational, food shopping. Individual Nisga’a villages in the Nass Valley run regular, if not frequent, depending upon the village, community buses to Terrace. The emphasis now is on taking seniors to Terrace for shopping and other needs. Might there be a tweaking or coordination of that service to have it expand? And could that model be introduced elsewhere? We wish Mr. Stone nothing but the best in his quest.

Address numbers can save lives

ecent RCMP reports tell me several elderly folk nearby have been found deceased in their homes. Did these seniors live alone? Lack whatever homecare support might have sustained them? Could they have been saved if emergency services had been able to locate their homes quicker? My neighbourhood would offer ideal accommodation to anyone in the witness protection program. You’d conclude we’re shy or hiding, so many of our house numbers are difficult to see even on a clear, sunny afternoon. What if firefighters, ambulance or police were responding to a 911 call at night, in rain or during a blizzard? How many precious minutes might they waste looking for a house where the number plate was engraved by a jeweler squinting through a monocle, is set low behind a planter, or is dangling by a single screw peeping out through a shrub. Firefighters have an easy time finding a home on fire if the smoke is billowing sky high or flames can be seen half way to Prince Rupert. But locating a medical emer-

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THROUGH BIFOCALS

CLAUDETTE SANDECKI gency such as a heart attack, or a domestic assault in progress may not be recognizable driving past on the street. At this time of year dark descends sooner; more deliveries are being made by pizza shops, florists, and taxis bringing out-of-town visitors from the airport. Highly visible house numbers help everyone reach you quicker. Stonewood, West Virginia’s volunteer fire department offers these guidelines to make sure your house number is easily visible to responding emergency personnel: • The numbers on your residence should be at least

3 inches high. Higher is better. (Businesses should have numbers at least 4 inches high.) • Number colours should contrast with their background. That means no black numbers on weathered lumber. If you have a wooden sign with your name carved in, be sure the letters are highlighted with black paint or by burning. Since nothing in nature is blue except lakes or sky, a dark blue background stands out well in both summer and winter. • Place numbers on, above, or at the side of the main entrance so that they can easily be detected from the street. Make sure the number won’t be hidden by a snow drift, a high canopied truck, camper or travel trailer parked in front. • If the entrance is more than 50 feet from the street or can’t be seen from the street, display a second set of numbers on the mailbox or on a post at the street or end of the drive. If a second house number shares the driveway, highlight that fact so it won’t be overlooked in an emergency. Your mailman usually

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The Mail Bag HOW TO FRACK

1. A well is drilled, sometimes to a depth of a kilometre or more. 2. A mixture of water and chemicals are pumped into the well at high pressure. 3. The pressure cracks the shale. 4. The water and chemicals are then pumped out of the well. 5. Gas is released from the cracked shale and captured at the wellhead.

Just call it for what it is

Dear Sir: Words matter. When I was in elementary school in the 1950s I learned about a strange part of Alberta called the Athabasca Tar Sands. Pretty interesting: huge tracts of the north covered in, well, tar. Decades and billions of dollars in investment later, I learned that these were really “oil sands.”

Even though it looked like the stuff we pave roads with, smelled like it, and like asphalt was difficult to separate into its components, we learned that it was unpatriotic and anti economic to call it by its original and obvious name. If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck and walks like a duck it is not to be called a duck. Instead, perhaps, a “roast-

ing fowl” if you are in the retail poultry business and don’t want kids to balk at eating those cute little quackers. I have always hated this trend toward redefining language to reflect commercial priorities. I prefer language that illuminates rather than obscures because that is what language is for. So to the case of “liquefied

natural gas” or LNG. Methane trapped in deposits underground was called “natural” when it was first found to flow up on its own as a kind of contaminant of oil. As a happy side effect it could be captured and piped to heat our houses. “Natural gas” became a product in its own right.

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Hard hats off to John Jensen

Dear Sir: I was delighted to learn that John Jensen has been honoured with a lifetime membership on the Kitimat-Terrace and District Labour Council. It is a well deserved honour. For more than four decades John (JJ to his friends) has served the working people of the northwest in many, many capacities – president of the Northwest District Council of Carpenters, carpenter business agent, area vice-president of the Provincial Council of Carpenters, delegate and president of the KitimatTerrace and District Labour Council, organizer of the Academic Workers’ Union/CUPE at Northwest Community College. Still, it is not the positions that JJ has held that have defined his valuable contributions – it is rather how he has acted in bringing together people and diverse organizations for the common purpose of a progressive future. JJ has been not only a leader, but also an innovator, educator, and mentor. I am also reluctant to mention specific actions and activities because, for each I recall, someone will remember another two and more. Back in the 1970s, John was a rarity for a construction leader in his environmental work with VOICE (Victims of Industry Changing the Environment). He was a central person in the coalition that defeated the proposal to build an oil port in Kitimat (contrary to myth, the real work was done by local people not larger environmental organizations). A crowning effort was the Northwest Study Conference in 1975 that brought together labour, First Nations, peace groups, churches and many others to create a vision of how the northwest could and should develop. One of the most significant advances was the mutual support adopted between labour and the Nisga’a dedicated to moving the treaty forward.

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British Columbians first when it comes to LNG jobs

he far-fetched speculation of LNG development of two years ago has been tempered, largely by global energy market conditions, to something much more realistic. Some proponents have steadily moved their projects closer to final investment decisions taking into account the multitude of variables necessary to get approval to invest billions of dollars in BC. A key variable to a positive decision is the supply of skilled labour required to build the LNG plants and the natural gas pipelines which would feed them. As the Executive Director for the BC Building Trades representing 13 international unions who have 35,000 highly skilled trades people in their memberships, make no mistake that we are enthusiastic supporters of BC’s LNG projects. But I do have concerns regarding the demand side for British Columbia and Canadian skilled labour. Apprenticeship training is

key to the supply and demand for skilled labour. As most of the LNG activity will happen on First Nations land in northern BC, we believe it of paramount importance to provide First Nations’ communities, as well as others living in affected areas, with access to apprenticeship training and employment opportunities. As one First Nations speaker at a recent conference said, “Open the LNG door and let us in.” The best way to keep that door open is to provide the skills training, locally if that makes the most sense, that aboriginal people need to be full and equal participants in the LNG opportunity. For we believe that northern British Columbians with Red Seal or journey level status in the skilled trades should have the first opportunity to employment when construction starts. This belief is consistent with the third term of reference Premier Clark assigned to the LNG Working Group she appointed in 2013. That directed the working

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TOM SIGURDSON group to develop a protocol which would give employment priority to local workers, including those from First Nations communities, followed by provincial and national workers before the use of any temporary foreign workers. I appreciate the very real concern proponents have for an assured supply of skilled labour at the right time in the construction of their project, however I was

somewhat confounded by what I thought to be an underlying message from some of the proponents to the delegates at a recent LNG conference hosted by the province. They seem to want ready and available access to temporary foreign workers irrespective of the availability of skilled British Columbians and Canadians. Perhaps as a labour leader I am overly sensitive to some of the messages but leaving the conference I wondered whether the LNG opportunity had subtly changed for First Nations and British Columbia trades’ workers. The Premier’s LNG Working Group continues to grapple with what a temporary foreign worker protocol would ultimately look like. From my perspective we in that working group must leave no doubt in the minds of proponents and the people of BC that local residents, including First Nations, followed by British Columbians and then workers from other provinces have priority access to employment opportunities

on LNG projects. If we cannot establish that as the employment protocol the LNG opportunity for First Nations members and British Columbia workers will wane. British Columbians and First Nations have embraced the LNG opportunity which offers a transformational opportunity for our province. But that opportunity will only be present when we know local workers and British Columbians have first access to the employment that will come from the investments. As the proponents and government negotiate the project development agreements, we need to see language in those documents which will deliver jobs to British Columbians and Canadians before granting access to temporary foreign workers. Labour, industry, and government need to continue working together to ensure that we “get it right” and make sure that British Columbians are first in line. Anything short of that will only result in disappointment.

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THE CITY of Terrace has signed a friendly exchange agreement with a city in China. From the left, city councillors Lynne Christiansen, Brian Downie and Michael Prevost with mayor Carol Leclerc, Qinhuangdao vice mayor Zhiyong Feng and city councillors James Cordeiro, Sean Bujtas and Stacey Tyers.

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City inks “friendly” agreement And that the start of the Great Wall is on the beach at Qinhuangdao. The city has negative ions in the air which are recognized as a guardian of health, continued the video, adding that it has forest coverage of 44 per cent. Qinhuangdao bill itself as a promising place for development and connects China and the rest of the world. Its trade spans to 130 countries and regions, it’s striving to build a community of economic development, and Qinhuangdao has 11 colleges and universities, It’s expected to be a new resort hot spot and a zone of newly emerging modern service industries with 18 industrial parks. It’s the Qinhuangdao Economic and Technological Development Zone, through a Burnaby-based investment company, which purchased 1,187 acres at the Skeena Industrial Development Zone last year and is now planning a series of industrial developments. Fifty-seven regions and countries have set up businesses in Qinhuangdao, including General Electric from the US and South Korean liquefied natural gas interests. After the videos, Zhiyong spoke through a translator. “My colleagues and I are very happy to be here,” he said. “We are very appreciative that the mayor and all of council came to the airport to pick us up. We are very appreciative to every councillor here and the chiefs of the two First Nations.” He noted that Qinhuangdao in Chinese means “island” even though it’s not an island. “Qinhuangdao Economic [Economic and Technological Development] Zone is one of the first developments in China. I believe the twin city relationship will move forward, bring prosperity to B.C.” In remarks afterward, Zhiyong said the two cities may development exchanges in cultural, education and other fields.

“Today is a beautiful day outside which means we will have a prosperous future,” he said of the weather the day of the agreement signing. The Chinese delegation left for the airport shortly afterward. To date the Qinghuangdao development zone has plans to build a plant to extract protein from Prairie-grown alfalfa and export the commodity to China. nnnnnn Below is the text of the agreement which was signed in both Mandarin and English by the mayor of Terrace and vice-mayor of Qinguangdao and dated Nov. 30, 2015. In accordance to the Communique on Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the People’s Republic of China and Canada, in order to further improve the understanding and friendship between our cities, to promote the economic and trade exchanges and cooperation to benefit our two communities through friendly consultation on the basis of equality, the City of Qinhuangdao and the City of Terrace agree to establish a Friendly-Exchange Relationship, and conclude the agreement as follows: 1. In the spirit of equality and mutual benefit, the parties agree to cooperate and conduct regular exchanges and in the fields of economy and trade, science, education, culture, sports, and travel and visitation, to promote common prosperity and development. 2. The leaders and staff of the two cities shall keep in contact to discuss issues about cooperation and exchanges, and issues of common concern. 3. The City of Qinhuangdao shall welcome and provide guidance to visiting officials from the City of Terrace, and vice versa. 4. This agreement is signed in the City of Terrace on November 30, 2015 and will be effective upon signing.

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province, the same province in which Qinhuangdao is located. According to Terrace mayor Carol Leclerc, Qinhuangdao has a sister city relationship with Toledo, Ohio. That city was on the itinerary of the officials from Qinhuangdao who were here for the Nov. 30 Terrace signing. Toledo has embraced such agreements, signing ones with local governments in Lebanon, Germany, Poland, India, Pakistan and Hungary in addition to Qinhuangdao. In signing the local agreement, Terrace city council is expecting to strengthen ties with the city which contains the economic development entity that through a Burnaby company bought 1,188 acres of the Skeena Industrial Development Park last year. The agreement makes no reference to that agreement but does anticipate exchanges “in the fields of economy and trade, science, education, culture, sports, and travel and visitation, to promote common prosperity and development.”

Terrace agreement one of many BY SIGNING the Nov. 30, 2015 “friendly exchange agreement” with Qinhuangdao, Terrace joins a long list of municipalities across North American to partner up in some fashion with a municipal or other level of government in China. The next level up from what Terrace signed is called a “twin sister agreement” and this involves the participation of the central Chinese government, according to city information. But what Terrace signed is between just two local governments and is, in fact, the first such friendship agreement signed between that particular Chinese city and a municipality in B.C., said chief administrative officer Heather Avison. Five other B.C. municipalities have twinning agreements with Chinese municipalities, a list that includes Prince Rupert which did its deal in 1992. Its twin is Cangzhou, a city located in Hebei

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John Jensen

This gas is not natural at all But it’s not this fortuitous “natural” upwelling of methane that Christy Clark and her multinational friends want to ship from our coasts at great risk to our safety and the environmental values that sustain us. What they propose to freeze in giant coastal refrigeration units is gas obtained by hydraulic fracturing. Fracking is a process of forcing water and chemicals into shale causing it to fracture and release gas. There is nothing natural about it. It’s a costly and environmentally damaging indus-

trial process. If “natural” implies that this fracked methane is somehow green or in harmony with nature the word is completely wrong. So let’s use a more usefully descriptive term when we talk about it. Let’s call it “liquefied fracked methane” or LFM. Methane is a highly potent greenhouse gas which is 84 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide in the first two decades after it is released. According to David Hughes’s recent

David Bowering study using the government’s own numbers and numbers from the National Energy Board, the total greenhouse gas emissions per unit

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of energy produced by LFM shipped from BC would be more than 20 per cent greater than the emissions released by the coal produced in China and burned in modern state of the art coal burning plants. Fracked methane will run out sooner than the government thinks. It is going to require a doubling down of effort and money to get fracked methane out of the ground even as the world turns away from fossil fuels toward sources that are legitimately clean and which may help us avoid the climate catastrophe we are facing.

Without JJ and a dedicated group of trade unionists, there would be no Terraceview today. The development of Northwest Community College from a trade school to a better rounded institution would not have taken place. It is unfortunate the Workers’ Education Programme in which JJ taught is no more, but the work done was significant. Amongst other accomplishments were several editions of a newspaper, the Northwest Worker. From it were the seeds for lasting accomplishments such as two histories of labour in the North – In Unity There is Strength and Frontier Labour. After his fifth or sixth retirement (I lost track), JJ continued to serve as a member of the EI Appeal Board and sometimes letter writer to The Terrace Standard. Congratulations John. You have a great legacy and this recognition is well deserved! Paul Johnston, Roberts Creek, B.C.

LFM is not the solution for our future or our long term economic wellbeing.

If naming it more appropriately helps us to look at it squarely rather than through a wishful romantic mist, let’s use a more accurate term. It’s LFM, not LNG. Bitumen as we all know has to be ripped apart from the sand using huge amounts of water and energy. The source of that oil-like product as far as I’m concerned is still the Athabasca Tar Sands. David Bowering, Terrace, B.C.

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Bye Bye Birdie marks first large production for new director By JOSH MASSEY

ALL SORTS of tools and other gear is stacked along the edge of the stage at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre where high school kids rehearse after school for their musical. Each year, for the past 24 years the R.E.M. Lee has transformed into the rehearsal area for the multi-act extravaganza, generally featuring a large cast of students Grades 9-12 who are pushed to excel in one of the most complicated dramatic formats around, featuring dance, acting, and complex lighting. While Cal has produced Bye Bye Birdie once before in the 90’s, it is director Graham Wojdak’s first stab at it, and this year also marks the Cal drama teacher’s first large-scale production. He has taken over the reins from retired drama teacher Robin MacLeod who directed the Cal musicals for the past 24 years. In a sea of activity, cast members push set pieces, including a wall on wheels and large colourful platforms with bright, curvy bars, into position. Then Wojdak gathers the ma-

jority of the 30 cast members and gives them a rundown of things he wants changed from their previous rehearsal. “We want you to work on your consonants,” Wojdak says. Geoff Parr, who’s been around all 24 years himself, and who does sound and voice and set design, helps explain to the cast that “the vowels give you projection, but when it comes to what you are actually saying, the consonants make that more audible.” “We’re not doing Bambi,” Wojdak barks jokingly to one student, and tells another to stand farther away from a fellow actor so as not to look so clumped. “Stand closer to the light,” he advises another. The list of improvements continues—a critique that is tempered with humour, and the cast members respond enthusiastically to that approach. At the time of the interview, Wojdak and the troupe were in their home stretch, with show time fast approaching. The first night is tomorrow, Dec. 10 with the other two nights on Friday, Dec. 11, and Saturday, Dec. 12.

here are photos of my brand-new hubby and I in and around our house in Terrace when we first bought it, inside the kitchen and outside, in the front yard. What is remarkable about these pictures is what is not there. Inside the kitchen, we are pictured amazed and pleased with a single, brimming bowl of cherries (Backyard Cherries! I’m talkin’ to you, Manitobans!) in our sparse and uncluttered cooking space. There are no kid drawings magneted to the fridge, there are no duplicate coffee grinders against the east wall, there is … almost nothing. In the front yard, there are no overgrown trees reaching toward BC Tel or BC Hydro wires, just a lone pine we could easily decorate for the festive season, without a ladder. Easy-Peasy, people. Life is a bowl of cherries. And for proof of that, we made homemade wine for the first time with those cherries. We didn’t have Wine N Suds in those days, so I do not recall where we got our fermenters or filters, our carboys or hydrometer or rennet. Anyway, we made wine from our cherries and sugar and yeast, and it was fabulous. We learned that later, because we gave away bottles and bottles of this wine in

Bye Bye Birdie is a 1960 Broadway musical which follows the exploits of a pop singer loosely based on Elvis Presley who has to perform a final show before heading overseas to serve in the army. Wojdak says the play has several elements that attracted him, the main one being the fact that, with the characters being young, high school kids fit naturally into their roles, and another good thing is the fact that the gender of the characters is equally divided which is good to provide equal opportunity for students. Wojdak said it is a challenge he has taken on with joy and enthusiasm. “I am extremely impressed with the dedication of the cast,” he said. Luane Dorais-Fleming, who plays one of the lead roles and has been involved in the productions for three years, says the experience is always both challenging and rewarding. “It’s a lot of work and it can get really stressful, but it’s a lot of fun and in the end it’s totally worth it. We practice every day after school,” she said.

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BYE BYE Birdie cast members Grant Swan and Jennifer Onstein at their rehearsal a week before the big show.

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ingredients once a week after that, only to harken back to my youth, those days of throwing out expensive ingredients with hopes dashed. Crashed and smashed against the sharp rocks of failure. That why I love the website “Pinterest Fail (Where Good Intentions Come to Die.)” A recently featured fail was for a “Kit Kat Cake” a young woman was making for her mother. “I was making my mom this yummy looking and supposedly ‘easy to make’ cake for her birthday when everything took a turn for the worst.” The posters (called “Pin Reapers”) show the picture of the glamorous, perfect craft or recipe they were trying to emulate, then these brave souls post their photo of their P-Fail. A mess of melted goo, usually. Here’s a Scout Leader describing a Thanksgiving Pilgrim craft. “It was awful. I thought this would be a great project for girls that were five to seven years old. Each time the girls put glue on the felt arms or legs, the glue would go through the felt onto their fingers so when they pulled their fingers away the arms and legs came with it.” Original jolly fellows sit on a mantel with long arms and legs, PF guys are limbless toilet paper tubes. Try, try again? Nah – quit while you’re ahead.

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Cadet wins major award A CADET with the local 747 Royal Canadian Air Cadet squadron received a silver medal at the Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards ceremony in Victoria on Nov. 21 after a year of challenging exploits in four categories. Patrick Hamer was presented with the medal at a ceremony attended by B.C. Lieutenant-Governor Judith Guichon. “There are four parts to it,” explained Patrick’s father Murray who volunteers with the air cadet squadron and who oversaw Patrick’s award process. “There is community service, there is physical recreation, there is a skill they have to learn, and there is an adventurous journey they have to do. Those all four are combined—for the bronze it takes six months, for the silver it takes a year and for the gold it takes a year and a half.” For Patrick Hamer, the adventurous journey was a 41-kilometre paddle along with other

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AIR CADET Patrick Hamer, in the middle, is presented with a silver medal at the Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards Program in Victoria on Nov. 21 by Lieutenant-Governor Judith Guichon, right, and Noordin Karmali, left, president of B.C. Yukon division of the awards organization. medal-seekers around Lakelse Lake, camping out for a few nights on the way. For a skill he learned modeling, building about 16 or 17 aircraft models. And for the physical component he learned how to fire an air gun, is doing a Super Fit

program and learning Jujitsu. “You have a book you have to keep track,” said his father, Murray Hamer. “When you do community service you write down when and who you did it for. And how many hours and so on and so forth. And

you have an assessor like me who sits down and writes an assessment,” he added. The younger Hamer is now working on his gold medal, and has completed one task already. To this end, Hamer and other cadets attended a weeklong education program

in Ottawa where they heard from various youth leaders as well as military veterans and others who were in charge of a peace keeping mission in Darfur. Youth between the ages of 14 and 25 can enter the awards and don’t have to be part of an organized body.

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Assigned Seating Assigned Seating Fax your event to make the Scene at 250-638-8432. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday.

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■■ THORNHILL PUB: KARAOKE Thurs. 8 p.m. All day free pool Wed. and Sun. Texas hold ‘em poker Tues. 6 p.m. and Sun. 5 p.m. Showing all UFC events. Jam sessions Sat. 8 p.m. Shuttle service provided. ■■ LEGION BRANCH 13: Meat draws every Sat. – first draw at 4 p.m. Steak Night is the first Fri. of each month. ■■ GEORGE’S PUB: POOL tourney every Sun. starting 6 p.m. Poker Sun. 1 p.m., Wed. 7 p.m. Thurs. game night, DJ and open to 2 a.m. On Fri./Sat. is live entertainment. Karaoke Thurs./Sun. 8:30 p.m. Shuttle weekends. ■■ MT. LAYTON LOUNGE: Open daily 2 p.m.-10 p.m. Free pool. Located at Mt. Layton Hotsprings just off Hwy37 South between Terrace and Kitimat.

Music

■■ SINE NOMINE PRESENTS In Silent Night, an evening of choral music. Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. at Knox United Church. Tickets available from ensemble members, at Misty River Books or at the door. Free for those who are 12 and under. ■■ COME CELEBRATE THE season with Inveraray music, harp, flute and vocal ensembles under the direction of Robin Hollett. Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Evangelical Free Church. Tickets avail-

able from Inveraray members or at Misty River Books.

Musical

■■ CALEDONIA PRESENTS ITS annual musical Bye Bye Birdie at 8 p.m. Dec. 10, 11, 12 at the REM Lee Theatre. Tickets on sale from musical students, the Caledonia office and Misty River Books.

Christmas

■■ KNOX UNITED CHURCH hosts its 2nd annual Blue Christmas Service at 7 p.m. Dec. 16. For many, this season of lights, longer nights and busyness is difficult. If you are anxious, grieving, lonely, over-extended, hurting in any way, this reflective service of songs and prayers may offer comfort and release. All welcome for this event! ■■ KNOX UNITED CHURCH Christmas Eve Services: a family carol service with candlelight at 7 p.m. Dec. 24 and at 10:30 p.m., Carols, Communion and Candles.

Foods

■■ COOKIE TASTING AND Recipe Exchange at the Terrace Public Library. Teams of kids aged 11 and up plus an adult will bring a dozen cookie creations and a copy of their recipe to the Library on Dec. 14, 7 to 8 p.m. in the Ed Curell Lounge. There will be blind tastings and

Thursday $12$12 Thursday

prizes awarded for crowd favourites! Milk and tea provided,$15 tastings start& atSaturday $15 Friday &7:15 Saturday Friday p.m. Register your team beginning in person or by calling 250-638-8177.

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■■ UNBC PRESENTS “SMALL town newspapering. Like sausage, you sometimes don’t want to know how it’s made” with Terrace Standard editor Rod Link at noon Dec. 9 at UNBC. He will talk about dealing with the myths and conspiracy theories surrounding the community newspaper business. For more, call Alma 250-615-5578 or alma.avila@unbc.ca.

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■■ FRACTURED LAND IS coming to the Skeena Watershed at 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Sportsplex Banquet Room. The documentary tells the coming-of-age story of young Dene lawyer Caleb Behn and his struggle to reconcile the fractures within himself and the world around him, blending modern tools of the law with ancient wisdom. His people, at the epicenter of some of the largest fracking operations on earth, are deeply divided. How does Caleb balance their need for jobs with his sacred duty to defend their territory? He has arrived at a key moment in history, sees the contradictions, and wants to reconcile them. Featuring a Q&A with filmmaker Damien Gillis. Tickets on sale and more details at fracturedland.com.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS DECEMBER 12 – Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser for Terrace Sponsors Syrian Refugee Families, has two sittings at 5 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. at Knox United Church. Vegetarian and gluten-free options. Tickets on sale at Misty River Books or Sidewalkers. DECEMBER 13 – Santa Breakfast is from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Elks Hall. Family time together, pictures with Santa, fun for all. Hosted by Elks and Royal Purple. DECEMBER 15 – Christmas Gift Making for kids ages eight to 11 at the library from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sign up each week! Free but must register in person or by calling 250-6388177 to secure your spot! DECEMBER 20 – Family Christmas Party for children of all ages will be on from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Terrace Public Library. Bring your adult and join us for Christmas games, crafts and fun! We’ll have a puppet show tooLimited spaces so register your family in person or by calling 638-8177. CHRISTMAS EVE – Free Community Dinner at 5 p.m. at the Salvation Army. Call 250-6317968 to donate a Christmas stocking with snacks, gloves, socks and trinkets to be handed out that same night. Put on by Field of Faith Foundation. Anyone who wishes to volunteer can call the number above. For more details, see www.facebook.com/fieldoffaithfoundation/

PSAS EVERYONE IS WELCOME to attend the ongoing series of free art workshops sponsored by the Terrace Mental Health and Addictions Advisory Committee as a part of “Random Acts of Mindfulness”. The next workshop, facilitated by Laura McGregor -“Creating A Spirit Animal Portrait” - is a two part workshop to be held on January 5th and 7th from 9-11:30 a.m. To register, or for more information, please call 250-635-8206. FIELD OF FAITH Foundation Homeless Outreach provides coffee and sandwiches from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays at George Little Park. Everyone welcome. Donations appreciated. Coats, boots, hats, gloves, socks, new underwear, toiletries for adults and children. For more, call Dan at 250-641-3665.

3219 Eby St. Free Wi-Fi, computers and video games. Soup served at 1 p.m. Monday to Friday. Coffee/juice and muffins all day. Not in school? No home to go back to? Stop by and rest a while! Put on by TDCSS.

7 p.m. at the Terrace Art Gallery. Want to enjoy photography more? Open the aperture of your mind and come and see us. Two field trips a month and much more. Contact information thru our website northernlensescameraclub.ca.

THE TERRACE CHURCHES’ Food Bank will continue its distribution from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. December 9-10 in the Dairy Queen basement. If your last name begins with the letters Q to Z come on Wednesday. Anyone missed can come on Thursday. Please bring identification for yourself and your dependants, who must be living at your address. ID must show picture on it, preferably BC Care Card, driver’s licence, BCID, birth certificate, status card. You will need proof of address with current street address on it, such as rent receipt, hydro, gas or utility bill, phone or cable bill.

COMMUNITY SENIORS’ SOCIAL invites all seniors and mature adults for complementary coffee, tea and refreshments, socializing with other seniors, entertainment and music from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month at the Terrace Pentecostal Assembly. Free. This time together includes a coffee/tea/ snack time and singing.

THE TERRACE MULTIPLE Sclerosis Support Group meets every other Wednesday of the month. It’s a very informal group who meets every two weeks for coffee and have a few laughs. Those with MS, family members and anyone interested in MS are welcome. We have current information on new treatments, drugs and clinical trials in progress. Meetings are at one of the members’ homes. We’re always open to new members so feel free to phone our contact people. to find out when our next meeting is: Doug 250-635-4809 or Val 250635-3415. TERRACE TOASTMASTERS MEETS the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in Room #404 of the Terrace Pentecostal Assembly with meetings beginning at 7 p.m. If you’d like to build self-confidence and improve your leadership and communication skills in a fun and interactive setting with like-minded individuals, consider joining Toastmasters for the 2014-2015 season. For more information, please call Ralph at 250-638-1905, Janine at 250-615-8187 or find us online at www. terracetoastmasters.com. THE TERRACE ART Gallery board of directors meets the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the gallery. Call 638-8884 for details. TRIVIA CHALLENGES ARE held on the second Saturday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Legion.

PLEASE HELP MAKE Christmas Eve special and fill up a purse with snacks and toiletries to donate to one of our homeless women on Christmas Eve. For more details, call Kim 250631-7968.

NORTHERN BRAIN INJURY Support Group meets at 4:40 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of the month in the boardroom at the Terrace and District Community Services Society (3219 Eby St.). For more details, call Tanya 250-641-4673.

TERRACE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT Strategy (TYES) is an informal youth hangout spot at

TERRACE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB meets monthly on the third Tuesday of the month at

NORTHWEST BC METIS meet the third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. room 306, 4536 Park Ave. Everyone welcome. For more details call 638-1199 or Beverly at 635-6864 or terracemetis@ymail.com. THE SALVATION ARMY holds Toonie Wednesdays every first and third Wednesday of the month – all clothing is $2. All children’s clothing $2 or less is half price. DIABETES EDUCATION CLASSES run every Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on the second floor of the Park Avenue Medical Clinic. 19+. Free. Group classes for people living with diabetes. For more details, contact Alanna at 250-615-5533. THE RED CROSS Health Equipment Loan Program urgently needs volunteers. The program loans equipment at no charge to those who need it. If you can spare two or more hours per month, please contact Norma at the Terrace Red Cross at 4450 Greig Ave., 250-631-4177. Office hours are Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 2 p.m. THE TERRACE CHAPTER of TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets once a week in the cafeteria in the basement of Mills Memorial Hospital. Weigh-in starts at 6 p.m., meeting at 7:15 p.m. For more information about this, call Joan at 250-635-0998 or Sandy 250-635-4716. HELPING HANDS OF Terrace, a non-profit organization, recycles cans, bottles and scrap metal with proceeds going to help seniors, cancer patients and children get medications or assistance they can’t access or afford. Individuals and businesses who would like to be involved are asked to call 778-634-3844. Cash donations can also be made at the Northern Savings Credit Union. THE HOMELESS OUTREACH Program and the Living Room Project provide services at the Old Carpenters Hall on the corner of Davis Ave. and Sparks St. Open Mon. to Thurs. 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Fri. until 2 p.m.

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Look Who’s Dropped In! Baby’s Name: Davis Dean Douglas Morgan Date & Time of Birth: November 30, 2015 @ 11:02pm Weight: 8 lbs. 11 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Nadine & Jordan Morgan “New brother for Matteo”

Baby’s Name: Paisley Rose Hogue Date & Time of Birth: November 20, 2015 @ 5:43 Weight: 8 lbs. 9 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Danielle Seymour & Frank Hogue “New sister for Mariah & Abigale”

Baby’s Name: Mia Avaline Madeline Mills Date & Time of Birth: November 27, 2015 @ 10:55pm Weight: 8 lbs. 12 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Jocelyn Mills “New sister for Dominic, Benjamin, David & Nelson”

Baby’s Name: Faye Teresa Marie Cure Date & Time of Birth: October 24, 2015 @ 11:27 a.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 12 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Destiny Stewart & Adam Cure

Baby’s Name: Leslie Louie Garnett Gray Date & Time of Birth: November 23, 2015 @ 2:03 a.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 2 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Carla & Pietro Gray Sr. “New brother for Carmello, Pietro Jr., Milaynah, Colton, Antonio & Diego”

Baby’s Name: Makken Peter Todd Date & Time of Birth: October 19, 2015 @ 7:43 p.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 3 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Lisa Graydon & Brian Todd

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Exclusion from transit talks upsets Nisga’a government THE PRESIDENT of the Nisga’a Lisims Government says he’s “dismayed” it wasn’t invited to the Nov. 24 regional symposium held in Smithers to discuss regional transportation. In a release Dec. 2, Mitchell Stevens said a limit on those invited based on distance from Hwy16 didn’t make sense. The Nass Valley home of the Nisga’a is past the 75km limit set by meeting organizers. “We feel it’s irresponsible to develop an action plan to resolve transportation issues in the north based on discussions from which we were completely excluded,” he said. Nearly 90 northwestern B.C. and First Nations leaders and others

gathered in Smithers to discuss transportation issues. Provincial transportation minister Todd Stone has promised to release a plan very soon. Below is the full text of the statement released by Stevens. “Neither the Nisga’a Nation, nor the Nisga’a Valley Health Authority (NVHA) received a formal invitation to attend the Northern Transportation Forum held in Smithers on November 24. We were dismayed to learn that the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and the Province of BC would hold such a forum without a formal invitation to us. “The 75km radius appears to us to be an

Mitchell Stevens arbitrary criterion for an invitation to discuss transportation needs. It also seems illogical to have a policy with outcomes that suggest that if you are lucky enough to live within this radius, you have needs, but if you live farther

away, you have absolutely none. Our needs are even greater. “Families in our Nisga’a communities have been tragically affected by the Highway of Tears, and our people also face significant transportation barriers to needed services. The Nisga’a Villages and the NHVA, using their own resources and charging fees, have made some efforts to address this issue. The NVHA provides a medical travel program which provides financial assistance to individuals who are required to travel for medical needs otherwise not offered in the communities. “Resources for a local transit service with expanded usage of ser-

Sawdust hampers firefighters A SURPRISE awaited firefighters battling a blaze that caused major roof damage to a home in Usk two weeks ago. Firefighters found the attic insulated with sawdust, a great insulator, as long as it’s in a non-fire environment, said Thornhill fire chief Rick Boehm. “It works very well. It did its job for 60+ years,” he said about sawdust being used as insulation which was the usual thing at the time the 60 or 70-year-old home was built. However, sawdust six or eight inches thick (1520 cm) can hide sparks inside it, which proves challenging to extinguish, he said. “You can hit it with water all day and there’s eight inches of sawdust, the top half is wet and the bottom is wet and everything inside is bone dry,” he said, adding he’s only seen that happen once before and most of the firefighters hadn’t seen it at all. About 24 firefighters went to the blaze at Usk after being called at about 6:25 p.m. Nov. 11, said Boehm. Everyone got out safely thanks to a teen inside who smelled smoke, evacuated the home and called 911, he said. Firefighters had to physically remove all the

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sawdust with a chainsaw, pulling it down on top of them to spread it out enough so the water would put the fire completely out. “It doesn’t come down in giant flaming balls, it just comes down in embers,” said Boehm. “The worst part is flammable dust in the attic and an all tin roof makes it an oven. Everything is going against them.” They battled it for eight hours to adequately put the blaze out, added Boehm. But two days later, the owner saw smoke in a little corner that had been missed and called firefighters again, who poured water on it for two hours to extinguish it, said Boehm. It’s believed to be a chimney-related fire, said Boehm. “What happens is when a stovepipe goes through the roof, it can get hot and crack and allow fire to extend into the attic area,” he said. “Its roof is completely gone on one side and then the main body of the structure, living room, kitchen. The bedrooms are intact,” he said, adding the bedroom doors were closed, preventing damage to them. The family didn’t have insurance, he added.

Living here comes with certain responsibilities.

Kermode’s 11th Annual

• Nexen • Spectra Energy • Save-on-Foods • Graydon • Avanti Kitsault Mine • NWCC for cooking the turkeys and hams We would also like to thank the following organizations that helped serve:

• TDCSS • City Council • Skeena Diversity • Graydon

Kermode would also like to thank staff and volunteers in helping with this event. We will see you all again next year.

By using curbside collection for your recyclable materials, you help shape a responsible and livable future for our community. The Regional District is here to help with information you need to keep these products out of the landfill; visit http://www.rdks.bc.ca/news/christmas-waste-diversion

THE BACKSEAT of a minivan parked at Chances glowed for three hours before a blaze ignited around 8 p.m. Dec. 3. “Nobody was really watching. It was smouldering for about three hours and then caught fire and blew the windows out,” said Terrace fire chief John Klie after examining video from the gaming centre. The owner was inside Chances at the time and employees used a fire extinguisher to douse the flames. No other vehicles around it were damaged, although some were parked nearby, Klie added. Eleven firefighters responding to a 911 call arrived after 8 p.m. and put more water on the fire to ensure it was out, said Klie. “We just finished it off. It was pretty well contained by the time we got there,” Klie said. The cause is difficult to pinpoint but it wasn’t suspicious because no one was seen around the vehicle when the glowing began, Klie added of the circumstances.

vices and increased frequency would greatly assist our people in the communities with their need for safe travel options. We feel it’s irresponsible to develop an action plan to resolve transportation issues in the north based on discussions from which we were completely excluded. We will be sending letters demanding that the FNHA and BC contact us and remedy this serious mistake.”

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Shelter being well used TERRACE RCMP officers were busy over one 24-hour period last week in transporting people to the extreme weather shelter at the All Nations Centre on Sparks Ave. It’s also called the damp shelter because while no alcohol is permitted inside, it does accept people who have been drinking. The 24-hour period ran from 8 a.m. Dec. 3 to 8 a.m. Dec. 4 and during that time: – an intoxicated man refused to

leave the lobby of the Days Inn. Police transported the intoxicated adult man to the damp shelter. – Possible theft and vandalism in a parking compound. Police found a woman sleeping in an unlocked truck. The intoxicated woman was transported to the damp shelter. – Intoxicated man refused to leave a restaurant on Keith Ave. He was taken to the damp shelter.

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the recently announced Alberta plan where that province’s government will not only tax carbon but use the money on projects, such as transit, to reduce emissions. Austin said governments such as the current provincial Liberal one shouldn’t shy away from raising carbon taxes for fear of a voter backlash. And he noted that the members of a committee appointed by the provincial government, with one exception, called on it to increase the carbon tax. The tax was frozen in 2012 for five years at

$30 per tonne of emissions and the committee is recommending $10 annual increases beginning in 2018 as a way of encouraging ways to lower emissions. The rally and march, called Terrace to Paris, drew approximately 60 people to George Little Park followed by a march to city hall and back again. It was called to mark the start of worldwide climate change talks now in their second week in Paris. Also speaking at the rally was Terrace mayor Carol Leclerc. Following the rally

and march, a movie on climate change was shown at the UNBC campus. A variety of Canadian political leaders have been at the climate change talks including Skeena - Bulkley Valley NDP MP Nathan Cullen who is that party’s environmental critic. And last week’s Speech from the Throne to open a short session of Parliament promised action to limit emissions.

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Fined for injuring deer TWO MEN charged with injuring a wild animal outside of open hunting season have been fined $13,000. Andreas Ignaz Handl of Kitimat was ordered to pay a total of $7,000 to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, a $1,000 fine, $150 victim fine surcharge and not to approach big game except as required by employment or in the course of employment for two years. They were assessed after pleading guilty to one charge harassing wildlife with a motor vehicle or device and one charge of hunting big game that was swimming contrary to two sections of the Wildlife Act of B.C. Rodolfo Augusto Martins Lopes, from Portugal who was in Kitimat working at the Rio Tinto Alcan smelter modernization project, was ordered to pay $5,000 to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and to not approach big game for two years after pleading guilty to harassing

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TWO MEN have been fined $13,000 for their actions after a deer was injured outside of hunting season. wildlife. On May 14, 2015, Handl, an ocean angling guide, took a group on a chartered fishing trip for a bachelor party on the Douglas Channel near Kitimat. The boat came upon a mule deer swimming from island to island and corralled the deer at which time Lopes used

a gaff hook – a large fishing hook on a stick used for halibut fishing – to stab the deer in the neck in an attempt to capture it and haul it onto the boat, said B.C. Conservation Officer Ryan Gordon in information provided Dec. 2. The gaff broke and the deer swam to shore with the gaff stuck in

its neck and reportedly ran off into the forest, he said. A video of the incident was posted on Facebook and before it was taken down, several calls had been made to the BC Conservation Office here. After they were notified, conservation officers didn’t go to the scene so they don’t know if the deer survived, Gordon added. Conservation officers made a couple of arrests and obtained a search warrant upon which they found the video, said Gordon. Charges of hunting outside of the open season and wilfully causing unnecessary pain, suffering or injury to an animal against Handl were subsequently stayed by the court. Charges of hunting outside of the open season, wilfully causing unnecessary pain, suffering or injury to an animal and hunting big game while it is swimming against Lopes were also subsequently stayed by the court.

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Deadline looms for pipeline revenue deals Bevan said meetings continue this month and that ten different formulas tailored for the three agreements will be put to a vote of the chief councillors representing the First Nations whose territories would be crossed. These formulas range “right from equal shares all the way down to length of pipe, impacts, or even divided by half... half of one that gets divided equally and then the rest gets divided per impact [on a First Nation’s territory],” said Bevan. “So there was a lot of suggestions … [but] there has been no decision.” The original June 30 deadline was based on having six months to reach an agreement, said the provincial government in a statement. “It was just decided at the time that it really wasn’t the best route, and [we] wanted to let the First Nations keep working at it,” said a statement from the provincial aboriginal relations and reconciliation ministry. Bevan said that given the fact it took around three years for a group of First Nations to negotiate a separate agreement for the Pacific Trails Pipeline which would feed natural gas to the Chevron-associated Kitimat LNG project, the original six-month timeline for the other three pipelines was short. And even having a year is challenging, he said. Bevan did acknowledge there are examples to follow in that some individual First Nations have already signed separate benefits agreements with the province providing money leading up to the construction, completion and starting operations of the gas pipelines. Bevan said gathering all of the chief councillors in one room to work out how to share the annual provincial payments has also been a challenge. “We tried to get everybody together and say that yeah, here is a day that works, but of course we only get half the attendance, so I said at some point we are going to have to make a decision and like it

or lump it, we have to make a decision. If you guys can’t make a decision then we will make a decision.” Bevan also said that

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Development explored in award-winning film By JOSH MASSEY LAST TIME filmmaker and journalist Damian Gillis was in Terrace it was over two years ago during the peak period of speculation on the liquefied natural gas industry, when houses were selling like hot cakes, it was almost impossible to rent accommodation and the area seemed poised to become an energy superpower like Fort McMurray. Gillis called bluff at the time, basing his claims on research from what he called the most reliable sources. “I predicted that the Asian price for LNG would fall to eight or nine dollars [per million British thermal units] and in fact it’s about 7.5 right now,” he said last week of a glut on the market of the commodity which, in turn, has given pause to many projects planned in B.C. Gillis has now returned to the north to tour his new film Fractured Land which he co-directed with Fiona Rayher, a project completed over four years, a film which won top B.C. film at the Vancouver Film Festival this year, and which was a finalist at Toronto’s Hot Docs festival. Gillis has other research to talk about as well – saying that the greenhouse gas emissions predicted from a liquefied natural gas industry far outweigh the “cleanest fuel” label used by the provincial government and the industry. “The government has referred to LNG as the cleanest fossil fuel on the planet and in the

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a young First Nations man, now-lawyer Caleb Behn, who is caught between the forces of industrialization and the tradition of his people to hunt and live off the land in the Peace region of northeastern B.C. With Gillis in fact having grown up in the Peace, and with his own grandfather having trapped game in the area and been friends with First Nations there, he decided to explore the importance of Treaty 8 in guiding current land claims spearheaded by northeastern B.C. First Nations in the area, for whom Behn in fact does law work for. “We paint a picture of the historical waves of development that

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Greatoropportunity togive have some active time. aged 13 and up who would like to Set I - $32.00/8 Set II Please bringCost: a snack and$40.00/10 indoor shoes. (No classes in December) care. Location: Sportsplex Walking–5 w/adult Cost: FREE You must bring your own straightener and curling irons with you, other supplies provid- more efficient – particularly for those who become Date: Jan 15–Feb 14 Creative Movements (3-4) ed. Does your little one Febhave 19–Mar an 14 extreme amount of Wicked Wednesdays Location: Cassie Hall School wish to pursue a job in aquatics, but also for those Cost: $40.00/10 Set I - $32.00/8 Set II @3:30-4:00pm Tuesdays & Thursdays Well, have just theandsolution! playtime Social Dance-Latin with Richard & Kelly (16+) Location: Your Sportsplex Join the aquatic centre staff on Wednesdays littlewe one will develop skills confidence in It’s this fun and imaginative class. Preschoolenergy? Date: Jan 6 to$38.00 Marper9couple/each Wed 6:30pm-7:30pm who would like to swim for fitness or triathlon. set - Registration ONLY Date: Jan 15–Feb He/she will have14a great time dancing while an introduction to ballet and jazz are presented. Cost: pre-schoolers and their grown-ups! The playroom Location: Sportsplex during public swim for fun - games, relays or just Feb 19–Mar Busy BeesforPlaytime Join for(3-5) fun and 14 friendship! Cost: $33.60 set registration or $5.25 drop in Date: Jan 9-Jan 23 – Quick Step Tuesdays & Thursdays @3:30-4:00pm isYour full of toys, books, tumbling mats, balls, slides and having the inflatable out. Cost: $85.00/$56.00 Monthly registration Feb 6-Feb 20 – Fox Trot Family Gym (Walking–5 Adult) little one will develop skills andwith confidence in this fun and imaginative class. 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Team Creative Movements (3-4) Locatio Feb 18 UpSuwilaawks & Go program. & Frid sics of drama mmunity and Location: Community School (Clarence Michiel) ys e: da Bring your newborn, toddler or preschooler to one of at ba D Mon of co Call the Sportsplex more information. all the eling@12:00-3:00pm Date: Jan 13–March - Skating Cost: $40.00/10 Set I10-for$32.00/8 Set II career, re-entry into the work force, or a casual events, individual events and events for the family – ill learn Monday nd a fe drama. ed arou ildren w through Sundays @1:00–3:00pm research-based, fun-filled music and movement Your ch ram is center social skills d og Location: our Sportsplex job to provide a little more income for the family. December 21-23, 28-30 This pr friendships an All sorts of sports will be played as well as crafts and games. ing ild classes. Explore musical play, child-friendly instruments, bu ThisJan time is15–Feb for your child14 to meet new friends and bring old friends out of the cold to our Get Date: Social Dance-with) Richard & Kelly (16+) This program will develop your swimming • Santa Beard making contest – December 24, Up & Go program. songbooks andforCDs you can use at home. 1 (13+ ter 19–Mar 14that Call Feb the Sportsplex more information. yling 10 gh eral Dancing with the stars or just like stars! Richard skills and teach you the basic lifesaving skills 2:30-3:30 pm Dau Gen & Hair St r he h ” join 00 Mot 0 Yout EW Regardless of your own music ability you will contribute g, 0. .0 in “N $4 20 en Tuesdays & Thursdays @3:30-4:00pm Adult/$ three sets of lessons, y or ev which t: to use you dafrom and Kelly necessary to be successful in the Bronze Cos $25.00offer u how ol r every plex yles fo show yo d quick scho to your musicskills learning form everlasting Sports So Your little one willchild’s develop andand confidence in thisbonds. fun and imaginative class. mply st io. She will on hair do si , fun an advance can all three. Medallion/Bronze Cross. cation:choose arn to r Stud Beginners Lo January: d basic up do’s erlyto Coming one leor ai ll an H to s pu e y lip ld lik are E-C $120/8 about sibling discount) to ballet d simpl ur tools prop He/she willCost: have a great time (ask dancing while an introduction jazz wou Date: eand orthernpresented. easy anfor yo os who se s provid from N your ha allr thlevels welcome toir; join Cost: $84.00 liefriends! to usefitness, fun and Fo • January 1 – Resolution Swim curl her supp Taphou on how ot n io u, includes take home song book and CD Join for fun and friendship! ct yo Debbie straighter, to ith instru ir irons w d give Cost: set - Registration ONLY Location: Terrace Aquatic Centre Board Room & Main Pool your ha ay do’s an$50/each d curling an kd er en Location: Sportsplex or wor straight Location: Date: Jan 11 – Feb 3 ur own care. g yoSportsplex February: Family Gym (Walking–5 with Adult) ust brin Date: Jan 12 to Mar 5 6+) You m n ONLY elly–(1Jive & K3 Date: Jan 13-Feb Mondays & Wednesdays istratio . ed • Pro-D Swim – February 5 - join us for another Richard h set - Reg Cost: $2.00 drop-in feeor Thursdays or Saturdays ith w ac Tuesdays in le/e -Lat Dance Feb per coup 2 – Waltz @ 5:00pm – 6:30pm Social Legendary Water Fight! 1:00 - 3:00 pm $38.00 ex10-Mar ep Location: Sportsplex @ 11:00-11:45 ortspl uick St Cost: Q Sp – 23 n: ot Mar n 9-Jan 9-Mar Locatio Ja Date: Jan 10–March 14 – Fox Tr30 –Foxtrot Feb 20 Date: Feb 6- ar 27 – Jive the:45pm Wednesdays Lifesaving Instructor ar 6-M Thursdays ar” with M 45pm–7 @6:45pm–7:45pm m - Waltz Beginners 8 ay like a St Toonie Parent &@11:30pm–1:30pm Tot Skate –9:00p ers @6: -M AQUAFIT/FITNESS INSTRUCTOR Apr 10 Beginn s Plus @8:00 be “Dancing ill sdays er Wednesdays Beginners @8:00–9:00pm This leadership course will teach you how to u wPlus It’s playtime for pre-schooler and their grown-ups. yo t Wedne ays Beginn bu . ars” Come out and skate with your kids. For only a $2.00 sd ds St TAC is advertising for certified instructors to lead ne e en th ed fri ng with ss with ne The playroom is full of riding toys, tumbling mats, balls, slides and more. not Wbe “Danciss fit teach the Canadian Swim Patrol, Jr. Lifeguard d s. n an drop in fee per family. We invite young families to ay water fitness classes. g le on be ready for fu You m dancin d of an ts Parents are responsible for their children and must stay at all times. Ballroom Dancing-with Olaf Gaweda (All ages) Club, and Bronze Medal awards. all four se 4 se on join in the fun and work on their skating skills. e e or Starting: January 1, 2016 Choos Join Olaf, new to Terrace, as he shares his love Pre-requisite: 16 years old and Bronze Cross Cost: $2.00 per family drop in fee Please contact Mike: 250-615-3030 Youth of dance and his 15 years of experience with us. (does not need to be current) Location: Terrace Sportsplex Arena Get Up and Go Sundays! Dancing is the ultimate sport in which everyone can Cost: $311.83 (includes manual) Date: Cost: FREE Jan 4 to Mar 11 participate. From absolute beginners to experienced Location: Terrace Aquatic Centre Board Room & Pools Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays @ Location: Suwilaawks Community School (Clarence Michiel) dancers, whatever your age, you will have fun Date: Jan 17, 24, 31 11:00-11:45am Date: Jan 13–March 10 dancing, learning and making new friends. Each Sundays Sundays @1:00–3:00pm @ 9:00am – 6:00pm All sorts ofYOUTH sports will be played as well as crafts and games. session will focus on a new style of ballroom technique. Cost: $13cold per adult $18 per couple | $8 youth This time is for your child to meet new friends and bring old friends out of the to our| Get Location: Sportsplex Bronze Medallion and Bronze Cross Combo Course Up & Go program. Home Alone (9–11) Date: Dec 27-Jan 17 – Samba Bronze Awards teach an understanding of CallFitness the Sportsplex for more information. Kidz (9+) We have combined the At Home Alone program Cost: FREE Jan 24- Feb 14 – Jive the lifesaving principles embodied in the four with 1st Aid training for children to help prepare Location: Sportsplex Date: Jan 8–Feb 5 your child for an emergency. This course is taught Feb 12–Mar 12 Mixed Volleyball League (16+) over four@4:00–4:45pm hours. Students will learn how to respond Tuesdays Indoor volleyball is a great way to get and stay in Come out of the cold and warm up with our fitness for kids, warm up, cardio, endurto emergencies and stay safe while at home alone. shape while enjoying a social sport. Competitive ance, strength and stretching all included. Set I Jan 4 to Feb 5 Cost: $25/1 Just for the kids! teams will play separate from recreational teams Set II Feb 9 to Mar 11 Parents are welcome to join Sportsplex in if available space. Location: to ensure fun and good fair play for everyone! Date: Mar 15 Tuesday @ 9–1pm Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Dance Express (5-7) Indicate your team’s level of play at registration.

Creative Movements (3-4) Cost: $40.00/10 Set I - $32.00/8 Set II Location: Sportsplex Date: Jan 15–Feb 14 Feb 19–Mar 14 Tuesdays & Thursdays @3:30-4:00pm Get Out Of The Cold… Your little one will develop & Into The Sportsplex This Winter! skills and confidence in this fun and imaginative class. He/she will have a great time dancing while an introduction to ballet and jazz are presented. Join for fun and friendship!

Family Gym (Walking–5 with Adult) Cost: $2.00 drop-in fee Location: Sportsplex Date: Jan 10–March 14 Thursdays @11:30pm–1:30pm It’s playtime for pre-schooler and their grown-ups. The playroom is full of riding toys, tumbling mats, balls, slides and more. Parents are responsible for their children and must stay at all times.

Youth Get Up and Go Sundays! Cost: FREE Location: Suwilaawks Community School (Clarence Michiel) Date: Jan 13–March 10 Sundays @1:00–3:00pm FITNESS SCHEDULE 2016 All sorts of sports will be played as well as crafts and games. This time is for your child to meet new friends and bring old friends out of the cold to our Get Up &RedGo program. Cost: $150/per team 6:00-6:45am 6:00-6:45am 6:00-6:45am Cross Babysitting (11-14) Location: Thornhill Jr. Sec This educational program follows Red Cross Guide Registration Only Registration Only Registration Only Call tothe Sportsplex for more Date: information. Jan 6 to Mar 9 Babysitters Training. We include 1st Aid training,

Cost: Location: Date:

will also have some fun with games and activities a

Red Cross Babysitting (11-14) that every babysitter can use. Course includes Cost: $70.00/2 certificate upon completion of the two days. Location: Sportsplex Date: Feb 16 & 23 $75/2 Cost: Saturdays @9:00–3:15pm Location: Sportsplex This is an excellent way to prepare young adults to 15-16Skills be responsibleDate: and confidentMar babysitters. necessary for caring for children and safety skills Tuesday @ 2-5pm are a few items that will be covered in this 2 day Wednesday @ 9:00-3:15pm course.

Wednesdays – times may vary

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$40.00/10 Set I - $32.00/8 Set II Sportsplex Jan 15–Feb 14 Feb 19–Mar 14 Tuesdays & Thursdays @4:00–4:45pm Your little one will develop skills and confidence in this fun and imaginative class. household management, child He/she will have a great timesafety, dancingbehaviour while an introduction to ballet and jazz are presented. development, and dealing with strangers. We Join for fun and friendship!

AM Kickstart Lynne

9:00-10:00am

Taste of Tai Chi Indoor Pickle Ball Tune-Up Cost: Register drop in @$3.25 a class Sportsplex Like tennis but with a slowerLocation: ball, bigger racket, Date: Jan 8–Feb 5 Sue Feb 12–Mar 12 smaller court and lower net – for ease of@10:30-11:30am learning Tuesdays Tai Chi is recognized as helping you accumulate energy, leaving you feeling refreshed when you finish. Theand slow dance like speedage. of Tai Chi creates balance, flexibility10:30-11:30am and and playing. Good for all skill levels every calmness. Tai Chi is very effective at relieving stress Cost: $2/drop in Chair Yoga NEW” Chair Yoga for Seniors Register drop in @$3.25 a class Location: Thornhill Jr. Sec.Cost: School Location: Sportsplex Tatiana Date: Jan 9–Feb 6 Date: Jan 5–Mar 10 Feb 13–Mar 13 Wednesdays @10:30-11:30am This is a gentle yoga class for everyone. No matter what age you are or what condiTuesdays & Thursdays @1:30-3:00pm tion you are in you can experience the health benefits of yoga. “

**Participants will have the option to purchase a baton. Cost: $40/8 Location: Cassie Hall School Date: Jan 12 to Mar 8 Tuesdays @6:30-7:15pm New Twirlers Tuesdays @7:15-8:00pm Twirled Before

the instructor will challenge you at your level. Cost: $3.25/class Location: Sportsplex Date: Jan 6–Feb 5 & Feb 10–Mar 11 Monday/Wednesdays/Fridays @10:30-11:30am

Evening

Home Alone (9–12) Baton Twirling (7-11) Cost: $25.00/1 Location: Sportsplex Baton twirling is a fun and unique sport that combines the art of “NEW” Senior Zumba Cost: Register drop in @$3.25 a class 5:00-6:00pm Date: Mar 2 Location: Sportsplex Chair Yoga dance, the@9:00–1:00pm flexibility of gymnastics, and the skill of twirling into Saturday Date: Jan 11–Feb 8 15–Mar 15 This is a gentle yoga class for everyone.Feb No matter what Does your child know how to make emergency calls? to have a blast while one activity. Participants are guaranteed Yoga Fridays @10:30-11:30am This popular class is now available in a modified low impact format, providing accessiHe/she will learn 1st Aid and Fire & Home safety. Reduce your worries by giving them age you are or what condition you bility for seniors thosecan with mobility challenges. Zumba is an exhilarating, effecare in and you experience improving hand-eye coordination, musicality and confidence. A Paula responsible problem solving skills for when they are alone. tive, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-party. the health benefits of yoga. All levels encouraged to join as loaner batona Red will be provided the duration of the program. Each participant receives Cross Peoplefor Saver’s Certificate.

TO REGISTER CALL LEISURE SERVICES 250-615-3000 AQUATIC CENTRE

250-615-3030

AM Kickstart Lynne

9:00-10:00am

Stability Flex Lynne

Stretch/Strength Sue

Stability Flex Lynne

Interval Step Sue

10:30-11:30am

Forever Fit Sue

Chair Yoga Tatiana

Forever Fit Sue

Chair Yoga Tatiana

5:15-6:15pm

Zumba Iliana

Body Blast Donna

Zumba Iliana

6:15-7:15pm

6:30-7:30pm

Cardio Blast Donna

Yoga TBA

Yoga Angela

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Elect a school trustee FIVE PEOPLE from Terrace are standing for election as a school trustee for the Thornhill area, announced by the Coast Mountains School District last Friday, Dec. 4. The Thornhill trustee on the school board represents Thornhill as well as the area east along Hwy 16, Jackpine Flats, Old Remo and Lakelse Lake. The candidates include MaryAnn Freeman, Lorrie Gowen, Barbara Johnson, Diana Penner and Sandy Watson. They are all running to represent the Thornhill area on the school district board for three years, which is the remainder of the term of longtime trustee Gary Turner, who passed away suddenly on Oct. 2. The by-election is set for Jan. 9, 2016 and Cathy Jackson is the Chief Election Officer.

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Christmas Open House Please join Nathan, Robin, staff & community members for warm drinks & light refreshments

Nathan Cullen, MP

Robin Austin, MLA

Skeena-Bulkley Valley

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Friday, Dec.18th, 6-7:30 pm 112-4716 Lazelle Ave

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■■ Off to auction

Donations for the food bank appreciated

THE SNOW Valley Nordic Ski Club’s old groomer is off to auction as the club wraps up four year’s of raising money to purchase a new one. A new one will make it more efficient to maintain the Onion Lake ski trails located between Terrace and Kitimat, just in time as the winter skiing season takes hold.

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Winter 2016 Swim Lesson Schedule Mon & Wed Jan 4-Feb 3

Program

Tue & Thu Jan 5-Feb 4

Duck (12mths-24mths)

Sea Turtle (24mths-36mths) Preschool 3-6 years

9 Lessons

11:30am

11:00am

5:30pm

11:00am

11:30am

11:00am

5:00pm

10:30am 5:30pm

10:30am

4:00pm 5:00pm

10:30am 6:00pm

9:30am 10:00am

4:30pm

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4:30pm

11:00am 5:30pm

4:30pm

11:00am 5:30pm

Swim Kids 1

4:30pm 5:30pm

Crocodile

5:00pm

10:30am 5:30pm

10:30am

11:00am 5:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm

4:00pm

10:30am 6:00pm

5:00pm

4:30pm

11:30am

4:30pm

11:00am 5:30pm

5:30pm

10:00am 11:00am

4:30pm

Swim Kids 2

4:00pm 5:00pm

5:30pm

9:30am 10:30am

4:00pm

5:00pm

5:30pm

Swim Kids 3

4:00pm 6:00pm

5:00pm

11:00am

4:00pm

6:00pm

5:00pm

4:30pm

6:00pm

11:30am

4:30pm

6:00pm

5:30pm

6:00pm

9:30am

5:30pm

6:00pm

5:00pm

6:00pm

10:15am

5:00pm

6:00pm

Swim Kids 4 Swim Kids 5* Swim Kids 6* Swim Kids 7* Swim Kids 8* Swim Kids 9*

Early Bird Swim Classic Fitness (Sr Fitness) Senior & Rehab Lanes Preschool Swim Toddler Pool Only Noon Hour Lengths School Groups

5:30pm

Lifesaving Society

Tuesday

6:30-9:30am*

Wednesday

6:30-9:30am*

January 4 - March 13

Thursday

6:30-9:30am*

Friday

6:30-9:30am*

Saturday

9:30-10:20am

10:30-11:30am

8:00-1:00pm

11:30-1:00pm

8:00-1:00pm

11:30-1:00pm

1:00-3:00pm

9:30-10:30am 1:00-3:00pm

3:00-4:00pm* 6:00-6:45pm*

3:00-4:00pm*

3:00-4:00pm* 4:00-6:00pm

3:00-4:00pm* 6:45-8:00pm 10:30-11:30am 5:00-6:30pm

11:30-1:00pm

8:00-1:00pm

12:00-1:30pm

12:30-2:00pm

11:30-1:00pm

12:00-1:30pm

12:30-2:00pm

1:00-3:00pm

9:30-10:30am 1:00-3:00pm

1:00-3:00pm

3:00-4:00pm* 6:00-6:45pm*

3:00-4:00pm*

3:00-4:30pm*

1:30-2:30pm

2:00-3:00pm

4:00-6:00pm

10:30-11:30am 5:00-6:30pm

8:00-8:50pm

9:30-12:00pm

8:00-8:50pm

6:45-8:00pm

9:00-10:00pm

Sunday

6:30-9:30am*

10:30-11:30am

Children Lessons Aqua Mix - PM (Fitness) Everyone Welcome Swim Adult Only Lanes Free Public Swim Private Rentals

6:45-8:00pm

6:30-8:00pm

3:00-5:00pm 6:00-8:00pm*

2:30-5:00pm

Public Skating Schedule 9:00-10:00pm

9:00-10:00pm

6:00-8:00pm*

8:00-9:30pm

*Shared Pool Skate rentals available for all public skates

5:00-6:00pm

$3.00 pernotice. pair This schedule is subject to change without For more information contact 250.615.3030

Public Skating Schedule 2016

5:00pm

5:45pm

5:00pm

5:45pm

5:30pm

January 4 – March 11

5:30pm Monday

Tuesday

Toonie Parent & Tot Skate 11:00-11:45am Noon Hour Hockey 11:45-1:00pm

Wednesday

Thursday

Toonie Parent & Tot Skate 11:00-11:45am Adult Laps 11:45-1:00pm

Noon Hour Hockey 11:45-1:00pm

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Toonie Parent & Tot Skate 11:00-11:45am Adult Laps 11:45-1:00pm

Noon Hour Hockey 11:45-1:00pm

Public Skate 3:45-5:15pm

Jan 16th time change-see below

5:45pm

Swim Kids 10*

Monday

Family Swim

10:30am 5:00pm 11:00am

Swim Kids

11:30am

4:00pm 5:30pm 5:30pm

4:30pm

Whale

Swim and Fitness Schedule Program

Lane Swim

9:30am 10:00am 11:00am 11:30am

Sunfish

9 Lessons

11:00am

11:00am 5:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm

Salamander

Tue & Thu Feb 9-Mar 10

5:30pm

4:00pm 5:00pm 5:30pm

Sea Otter

Mon & Wed Feb 10-Mar 9 No class Feb 8 Family Day

Parent Participation Starfish (6mths-12mths)

Sat Only Jan 9-Mar 5

Family Skate 12:45-2:15pm

FREE Skate

5:45pm

3:45-4:30pm

Canadian Swim Patrol

5:00pm

Adult Lessons

Public Skating Schedule

***times subject to change without notice-please call***

-Saturday Jan 16th Public Skate Time Changed to FREE SKATE 5:15-6:45PM

250-615-3000

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Wednesdays 8:00pm

Adult Lessons

Swim Lesson Fees:

9:00am

Wednesdays 8:00pm

*Indicates Swim Lessons are 45 minutes

30 minutes $50.50

45 minutes* $61.70

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9:00am

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EVERYONE . ACTIVE . EVERYDAY

January 4 – March 11

Monday

Tuesday

Toonie Parent & Tot Skate 11:00-11:45am Noon Hour Hockey

Wednesday

Thursday

Toonie Parent & Tot Skate 11:00-11:45am

Adult Laps

Noon Hour Hockey

Adult Laps

Friday Toonie Parent & Tot Skate 11:00-11:45am Noon Hour Hockey

Saturday

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Erika Kluss (Hidber) March 20, 1953 - December 1, 2015

We are saddened to announce the passing of Erika. She will be greatly missed by her loving husband Jamie; her children, Blaine (Lorelle), Denise, grandchildren Reilly, Carter, Gage, Drew, Aidan, and Logan. Along with her seven brothers and sisters and numerous extended family. Biggest hugs and thank yous to Dr. Linton and Dr. Fourie and all of the wonderful nursing staff. To honor moms wishes, there will be no funeral service. However, there will be a gathering at the curling rink on Wednesday December 9 from 1-5 pm.

Patricia Vipond ((( It broke our hearts to lose you But you didnâ€™t go alone, For a part of us went with you The day God called you home Always so loving, thoughtful and kind What beautiful memories you leave behind Patricia Vipond (MacDonald) peacefully passed away on November 17th, 2015. Survived by her loving husband, Thomas Vipond, and her children, many grandchildren and great grandchildren Celebration of Life to be held in August 2016 in the Kispiox Valley

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Human Resources Manager Reporting directly to the CEO, this position is focused on the recruitment of, management of, and providing direction to the people who work in the organization. Metlakatla offers competitive wages and benefits and is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are invited to submit a detailed resume, in confidence, by December 11, 2015 to: Harold Leighton CEO, Metlakatla Development Corporation PO Box 224, Prince Rupert B.C., V8J 3P6 Email: hleighton@metlakatla.ca Fax:250-628-9259 A full job description can be found at metlakatla.ca

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DH Manufacturing is looking for a F/T certified Millwright. Finger Joint Exp. an asset. Wage negotiable on exp. Full beneďŹ ts after 3 months. Email to: dhmnfg@gmail.com or drop off in person at: DH Manufacturing 1250 Hols Road.

Summit Square Strata Corporation is a condominium complex consisting of 94 apartments in two buildings and a gymnasium in a third building. We have need of a full time Caretaker.

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Bayshore Home Health is hiring for care aide/LPN position in Terrace. Casual position with part/full-time hours available. Immediate start for the caring, kind and compassionate candidate. Own vehicle and driverâ€™s license req. ABI experience an asset. Competitive Wages, BeneďŹ ts & Flexibility. (Nursing Students Encouraged To Apply) Send resume caringpeoplework@ bayshore.ca or fax: 1-250-717-7538 MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

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Heritage Park Museum

Request For Bids To Reshore A Cabin Heritage Park Museum is seeking a bid to reshore a cabin, either through trenching or very careful, minimal lifting. t 106-year-old building, so must be done according to conservation standards t Replace rotting cedar posts with cement tubes and one-foot cedar posts for aesthetics t Successful contractor will work with museum staff to ensure standards are followed t Project to occur between April and May Email your bid to curator@heritageparkmuseum.com, or drop off at the museum.

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Commercial Properties for Lease Offices, Warehouses and Retail Spaces 4635 Lakelse Ave – 2900 sq. ft. Prime location store front in the Safeway Mall 5412 Hwy 16 W – 2200 Sq Ft Single bay shop with 3 offices and reception on 2.2 acres of prime highway frontage

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Misc. for Sale For sale:Bow-Flexstepper one year old,stationary bike,1 meat slicer,1 juicer. 250-638-1570 FOR Sale: Yard Machines snow blower, electric start, excellent condition. $200 Proform Model 625 treadmill, power incline $150 Upright piano with storage bench. $400 Phone: 250-638-8096 MINIATURISTS 1/12 scale old fashioned general store and all merchandise. Offers. Phone Nancy 250-635-7403 ROMANCE Your Christmas Local BC Adult Retailer Shop Online Now & Receive 25% OFF! www.shagg.ca SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT. STAR WARS second wave memorabilia, many items. Offers. Phone Nancy for list 250635-7403 STEEL BUILDING sale. “Really big sale-year end clear out!” 21x22 $5,190 25x24 $5,988 27x28 $7,498 30x32 $8,646 35x34 $11,844 42x54 $16,386. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422 www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. Wanted BUYER & COLLECTOR is now buying entire/part Estates, Collections. Old, unusual and rare items, etc. Call 778-634-3413 ask for Bob or Jenny or leave message

TO lease, a high profile 1450 sq ft commercial unit in the heart of Terrace’s retail Node on Lakelse Ave. The property features two pads. One is occupied by KFC/Taco Bell drive thru and the other by easyfinancial, Subway and one vacancy. There is excellent access and egress via both Lakelse Ave and Lazelle Ave. The complex has ample parking and is situated directly across from the largest retail complex in the North, Skeena Mall. Please email xausaft@gmail.com or call 604 418 7447 for more information.

For Sale By Owner DUPLEX FOR SALE across from Uplands School on “The Bench” Semi-detached, 2 storey, with crawl space. Also a great rental property. Unit 1 (east side) 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1560 sq ft of liveable area, patio doors and deck, new flooring, new paint, attached single garage, covered entry Currently Rented. Unit 2 (west side) 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 1259 sq ft of liveable area plus balcony off master bdrm with mountain view, walk in closet, patio doors and deck, new flooring, new paint, attached single garage, covered entry. Currently not rented & ready to move in. Both sides well maintained. Appliances included. $ 295,000. each side

Please email Mallory:

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1bdrm unit $900. 2 bdrm renovated unit $1200. sndproperties2@gmail.com

BEST PLACE TO LIVE Now taking applications for 1, 2, & 3 bdrm. suites If you’re looking for clean, quiet living in Terrace and have good references. Please Call: 250-638-0799 Walsh Avenue Apartments

EXECUTIVE 3bdrm, 2bath Condo. W/D, F/S, Carport fenced bckyrd. N/P. $1300/mo (250)635-2932 (250)615-1057

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Townhouses Townhouse for sale in Kenney Estates in Terrace, B.C. 3 bdrm, 2/12 bath, full bsmt partially finished. Laundry facilities on main floor. 55 plus community. Ready for immediate occupancy. Asking price $329,000. Call 250-635-6992 or 250-615-2153.

2 BDRM duplex small, N/P, no parties. $750/mo + utilities and damage deposit, refs. reqd. 250-615-7564, 011-351918-653874. 2 bdrm. renovated duplex , in town, avail. imm., $1100/mo + util. no pets 250615-3721 or 250-635-4980 GREAT location Horseshoe area, 2 bdrm, separate dining room, W/D, F/S, no smoking $1000/mo, refs. reqd. 250-635-5364 LARGE 4 bdrm duplex, in Horseshoe on dead-end street F/S, W/D, DW, fenced yard separate. carpenter’s shop hardwood floors and more. N/S, small pets neg. $1800/mo + dd + pd. Call 250-635-4368

Homes for Rent 2 bdrm townhouse in fourplex, on large private lot, clean quiet, 1.5 baths, F/S, W/D N/P, N/S no exceptions $1000/mo + util, refs reqd 250-635-5587 3 bdrm, 1 bath house on Southside. Good references required. $1,350/mo. + utilities. N/P, N/S. Call: 250-638-8639 3 BDRM condo, newly renovated, avail. now, N/P, N/S, nice location, close to schools & town, all appl. incl. $1,300/mo. 250-615-9555 or 250-615-6932 3 bdrm family home, 2 dens and rec/rm in Horseshoe. Good rental ref’s reqd. N/S, N/P, $1600/mo. 250-638-8639

5/6 bdrm, 3 bath, 2 living areas, double garage, walk to hospital, school, park. $1495 N/S, N/P. 250-638-8639 AVAILABLE NOW. Executive House. Furnished 4 bed/ 2 full baths. $2500/mo. Absolutely NP/NS. 1 yr lease. 250-6387747, leave message. Furnished home 2 kitchens, 4 bdrm,1 office, 3 bath, housekeeping & snow removal incl. $2500/mo. Ph:250-615-9883

Townhouses 3 BDRM, 2 bath townhouse. Avail now. Horseshoe area. NS/NP. 5 appl. $1500/month. 250-638-7747 leave message. 3 bdrm townhouse, partially reno’d, N/P, N/S ref. req’d. $1200/mo + util. 250-635-4980

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Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that ALTAGAS RENEWABLE ENERGY INC from VANCOUVER BC have applied to the Ministry of Forests, lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, for a License of Occupation - Light Industrial situated on Provincial Crown land located Site 1: ALL THAT UNSURVEYED CROWN LAND IN THE VICINITY OF THE ISKUT AND VERRETT RIVER CASSIAR DISTRICT, CONTAINING .01 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS; and Site 2: ALL THAT UNSURVEYED CROWN LAND SITUATED APPROXlMATELY 3.1 KM WEST OF TUMEKA LAKE, CASSIAR DISTRICT. CONTAINING 0.01 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS and Site 3: ALL THAT UNSURVEYED CROWN LAND IN THE VICINITY OF THE ISKUT RIVER, CASSIAR DISTRICT CONTAINING 0.01 HECTARES MORE OR LESS and Hydrometric Site: ALL THAT UNSURVEYED CROWN LAND IN THE VICINITY OF FORREST KERR CREEK, CONTAINING .01 HECTARES MORE OR LESS, Iskut, BC. The lands File for this application is 6408878. Writtten comments concerning this application should be directed to the Land Officer, MFLNRO, at PO Box 5000 - 3726 Alfred Ave, Smithers BC VOJ 2NO. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to January 6, 2016. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov. bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Office in Smithers.

TRY A CLASSIFIED ITQ-FR-008 INVITATION TO QUOTE FOR THE SUPPLY OF MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT BUILDING AT FORCEMAN RIDGE WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY The Regional District is inviting quotations for the construction of a maintenance building, including all site preparation and commissioning of the building, at the Forceman Ridge site located south of Terrace, BC. This ITQ is posted to BC Bid and www.rdks.bc.ca All enquiries related to this ITQ are to be directed, in writing, to: Mircea L. Cvaci, P.Eng. mcvaci@sperlinghansen.com Information obtained from any other source is not official and should not be relied upon.

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Centennial wins gold at provincials By JACKIE LIEUWEN Upsetting last year’s champions, Centennial Christian School’s senior volleyball erupted into shouts of victory as the ball hit the ground, securing their win. “It was awesome!” said coach Jesiah Bartley. “The guys played unbelievable… They were having so much fun the entire time. That’s what brought us to the next level. Our guys always play the best when they are smiling and having a good time.” Centennial was the smallest school competing at ‘A’ provincials in Abbotsford on Nov. 26-28. Tournament organizer Vince Van Dyk said the quality volleyball program at Centennial is very impressive in light of their size, with only 15 boys in grades 11 and 12. The finals matched Centennial against Abbotsford Christian School, the host team who had beat them in finals last year, and Bartley said the boys were a bit nervous going in, but also excited, focused and ready to play. They came out strong in the first set, and Bartley said he could see their faces change as they realized they had a shot at the win. After they won that set, Abbotsford came back and beat them in

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CENTENNIAL VOLLEYBALL players Liam Clunas, Joel Kroeker, Lucas Mantel, Levi Ewald, Chad Macdonald celebrate their provincial win Nov. 28. In the background are coaches Kristine Ewald, Wesley Holubowski, and, on the right, Jesiah Bartley. the second. Bartley said the loss deflated Centennial a bit, but the mental toughness they have been developing came through. The third set was very close and

intense, but Centennial edged out the win, and then rode that momentum to claim the fourth set and earn the tournament victory. Coaches Bartley and Kristine

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■■ River Kings shut out rivals JOSH MURRAY snipes the puck into the back of the net against Prince Rupert Rampage Friday, Dec. 4. The River Kings shut out their coastal rivals 3-0, with two back to back goals seven minutes into the first period, and a third goal halfway through the second (scored by Steve Cullis and two by Josh Murray). With a 5-2 win against Lac La Hache and 6-2 loss to Williams Lake last weekend, the Kings are first in the east division of CIHL and second overall to Williams Lake. They are playing a streak of home games next, facing Quesnel next Saturday, Dec. 12, and Lac La Hache next Sunday, Dec. 13, at the Terrace Sportsplex.

Ewald said it was a huge team effort, with every player making significant contributions. Tournament MVP was awarded to Centennial’s Evan Veldman for his skill and leadership. Van Dyk, Abbotsford organizer, said Veldman “led his team with his tremendous all-around play... He can do it all—pass, serve, hit, block and he is their emotional leader.” Bartley adds that as setter, Van Dyk makes very good, very smart plays. Several times after Veldman made a kill or a serve, the stands erupted in MVP chants. “It was pretty cool to see the other players and the fans recognize the amount of skill that he brought to the floor,” Bartley said. “He was playing unbelievable. He was hitting the ball harder than I have ever seen him hit.” The first team all-star went to Lucas Mantel, Centennial’s lefthanded hitter on the right side who Bartley said is another all-around strong player. “He was just solid all tournament… he’ll pass, he’ll set, he’ll hit, he’ll just make smart plays and he’s always got a lot of energy... His blocking as well, it was just huge for us.” Coach Kristine Ewald said that was one key that really pumped up the team, when Centennial shut down opposing kills with blocks. “Blocks can really turn around the game… they really excite the guys,” Ewald said, adding that there were several key moments where blocks ignited team momentum. Middle players Liam Clunas and Markus Behnke were key in

this. Bartley said they made a huge difference for the team, blocking players a lot bigger than themselves and bringing great energy to the team. He adds that another edge Centennial had was having three left-handed players spiking from the right side. “That was a huge weapon for us, we had strong attacks from both sides of the floor,” he said. Libero Lindsay Ewald was the only girl in the tournament, playing with the senior boys because there was no senior girls team at Centennial. She says being the only girl is not a big deal for her. “I have never felt out of place at any tournament, and this is mostly because of how great the guys on my team are. I have known almost all of the boys since birth… Despite the fact that at times they can be very stinky, annoying, and protective, I still love all of them... we look out for each other and always seem to have fun,” she said. Yet she admits that she was extremely nervous at the beginning. “It doesn’t help having many teenage boys watching and judging,” she said. “But once the game starts, I leave all this behind me and just focus on the game. After getting a few digs, and passes I feel settled, and the other teams stop questioning why I play with the boys.” Bartley said her passing was a crucial, giving the foundation for the team to launch constant attacks. “She was by far the best passer in the whole tournament,” he said.

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Skating club shines in Kitimat competition THE TERRACE Skating Club took home a sparkling team trophy and were adorned with smiles and medals after a Kitimat figure skating competition Nov. 28-29. All 16 of the Terrace skaters earned at least one top-three finish, and together they took home 39 medals out of the 63 events they competed in at the Kla-How-Ya competition. They earned 19 gold medals, 13 silver and 7 bronze in total. “The skaters’ medal count added up fast with more points than all the other northwest clubs, meaning Terrace Skating Club also won the combined team trophy!” said coach Jennifer Kuehne. Halle Classen, 10, took home a whopping five gold medals and one silver from her events, and sevenyear-old Miley Harris was the youngest skater to win gold. Harris also won a silver evaluation. Evaluations recognize skaters who achieve a provincial standard, rather than comparing them to the

other competing skaters in their area. Other skaters who won medals are as follows: Makayla Forrest won four gold, one bronze, and one gold evaluation. Maya Lecuyer won three gold, two silver medals. Camryn Monsen won two gold, two silver, and one bronze. Tristen Morgan earned two gold, and two silver medals. Brianne Monsen and Laura Dale each earned won one gold, and one bronze medal. Mikayla Beaudette won one gold, and one bronze evaluation. Emma DeCario earned two silver medals and Kaytlin Gingels won one silver. Teysean Henry won one silver, and one bronze, and Kally Mackenzie got one silver evaluation. Kayeanna Mackenzie got one silver, and Aaliyah Beeton and Maia Geurriero each won one bronze and one bronze evaluation. The Terrace figure skaters are now looking forward to regional championships in Prince George on January 22 to 24.

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TERRACE SKATERS back row, Brianne Monsen, Aaliyah Beeton, Mikayla Beaudette, Laura Dale, Maya Lecuyer, Kaytlin Gingles, Tristen Morgan, Emma DeCario, Teysean Henry, and Maia Guerreiro. Front is Kally Mackenzie, Makayla Forrest, Camryn Monsen, Halle Classen, and Miley Harris.

From front

Centennial upsets provincials

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LIAM CLUNAS and Levi Ewald shut down a kill.

first met Andrew Williams at a meeting of the Wild Steelhead Campaign executive. The WSC was an initiative that drew world-wide attention to the effect of commercial fishing on the last great wild steelhead stocks on earth. Andrew was an avid angler newly exposed to steelheading, who appreciated the wonders of the sport, and understood the obligation to devote some of his energy to the protection of the creatures at the core of it. I learned he’d been a professional fund raiser in Ottawa, then got a degree in education. After graduating, he persuaded his wife that the Skeena Valley would be a wonderful place to bring up their two girls. The family settled in the Kispiox Valley and Andrew was hired to teach English at the High School in Gitanmaax. The Williams’ first two winters in the Kispiox were the kind of frigid snow-filled seasons those of us who have lived in the Skeena Valley for a long time remember well. Andrew embraced the adventure but his wife found the change from life in Ottawa to life in Kispiox a bit of a shock. It may have been a contributing factor to their breakup, I don’t know, or need to know, the details, but as a result, Andrew became a bachelor then transferred to Terrace to teach English at Caledonia Senior

The stands pumped tremendous energy into the final game, and many were impressed by the cheering support for Centennial, despite facing the Abbotsford home team. Bartley said nearly all the other teams in provincials were cheering for them, with many new friends from the weekend, and it really boosted the energy of the team. “It felt like a home gym for us,” he said. Lindsay added that the team confidence got down at times, but then cheering

“kicked in and droned out the Abbotsford home fans.” “This really boosted my energy, confidence, and, in my opinion, led us to play even better,” she said. “I think that the fans were a huge part of our victory.” She says she is very grateful for the coaches. “While they coach us in volleyball, they also coach us in our character, and I don’t think they realize how much we look up to them as role models,” she said. Centennial played five round robin games in the tournament, winning every

set in the first four against teams from Fernie, Duncan, Bernaby and Kelowna. They lost their fifth round robin game in two sets to Abbotsford, and Bartley says it was partly because of nerves. But the loss “put a fire in them to really come out strong in the finals,” Bartley said. Centennial faced Vernon in the quarter final, losing their first set 19-25 but coming back to win three straight sets 25-19, 28-26, and 25-23. The semi final pit Centennial against Credo from

Secondary. and just plain folks, a We fished together task on par with herding and I learned that Ancats suffering from Atdrew had fished many tention Deficit Hyperacfamous streams in New tivity Disorder. Anyway, York State, where upFOWS, held together. stream dry fly fishing is The march of fish farmthe preferred approach. ing was halted. Andrew Fishing floating flies updeserves a lion’s share stream with fine leaders of the credit. separates the men from Andrew loves his the boys (and the womgirls, Janine and Rhian, en from the girls) in fly more than anything. fishing, and Andrew Since his wife and SKEENA ANGLER is really good at it. He daughters had moved to is also an excellent fly Vernon, he made the trip ROB BROWN tier and fine writer who every chance he got. As has contributed many we all know, the higharticles to fly fishing ways in the North are magazines and written a death traps, even more book of fly patterns that so now that winters are imitate bait fish. so unpredictable and their maintenance has When it seemed all but inevitable that been privatized. Returning from a winter fish farms would be located off the North trip in one of those tiny cheap cars GM Coast, Andrew was the central figure in as- used to make, Andrew hit a patch of black sembling and keeping together the Friends ice on Hungry Hill and left the road at warp of Wild Salmon, FOWS for short, a coali- speed. Fortunately, there was nobody in the tion of environmentalists, First Nations, passenger seat. Andrew alertly leaned right commercial fishermen, union representa- and down as the car flipped and the cab tives, politicians, sports fishers, tourist op- was sheared off, then walked away from erators, fishing guides, wealthy Americans, the mishap.

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Langley, where they battled through some very intense and sets, winning the first set 31-29, and losing the second 25-27. They won the third set 25-12, and the fourth 25-21. This is Centennial’s first provincial banner and their volleyball team has climbed at provincials for the last four years, ranking 5th, 3rd, 2nd and now 1st. “We as coaches have pushed our kids to play volleyball at a high level but play with humility,” Bartley said. “I was so proud to see these kids do exactly that.”

A few years ago, Bob Clay was slowly driving back to his Kispiox Valley home over ice coated roads. When he reached the hill above New Hazelton, he saw a man crawling out of the ditch. He slowed and stopped. It was Andrew, unscathed—unlike his truck, which after encountering a patch of ice had left the road and cascaded down a steep embankment. Andrew retired from teaching, fell in love, and moved to Kentville, Nova Scotia with his new partner, Susan. He was driving back from a fishing trip on the highway when the woman driving the car in front of the man driving the car beside Andrew, saw something on the road and slammed on her brakes. The mystery object turned out to be a comforter that had no doubt blown out of the back of somebody’s pickup,. The driver of the vehicle in the lane next to Andrew swerved, running Andrew off the road and launching him into space at 100 kmh. He sustained minor injuries caused by the seat belt. When they returned to the scene of the mishap, Susan and Andrew noticed that Andrew had landed on a spongy piece of ground between a bluff and a rock pile. If he’d left the road a second earlier or a second later, he would almost certainly have been killed. Continued next week…

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Deal done behind From Page A8 closed city doors What agreement means By JOSH MASSEY

THE CITY’S decision to sign a cultural and economic exchange agreement with Qinhuangdao, China was undertaken at an Aug. 10 in-camera meeting and away from public view. When asked why, city councillors and Mayor Carol Leclerc ultimately deferred to city officials who provided a section of the Community Charter by which municipalities are governed. That section allows private discussion concerning “negotiations and related discussions form the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interest of the municipality if they were held in public.” But the agreement doesn’t contain any details of any dealings with the Qinhuangdao economic entity which through a Burnaby company now controls nearly 1,200 acres of land at the city’s Skeena Industrial Development Park. Of the agreement itself, councillor James Cordeiro called signing it a matter of “politeness” and that there was “no inkling of consequence other that being polite to them” in reference to Qinghuangdao. “In no way does it confer special treatment,” Cordeiro added of the potential for factories to be located on the Chinese-owned industrial park land to receive any city incentives or benefits. The Aug. 10 in-camera vote was unanimous in information released by the city. Councillor Brian Downie said that all city meetings relating to key deals should be held in private by council. “I would think the negotiation of an agreement in general, whether for land or other [kinds of] agreements would fall to in-camera,” said Brian Downie. The idea for what became the “friendly exchange agreement” of Nov. 30 began with a suggestion from Rich-

ard Zhang with Taisheng Investments, the company through which Qinhuangdao made its purchase of the Skeena Industrial Development Park land. “We are proud to be the first Canadian city that they chose to enter into an agreement with,” said Avison of

Qinhuangdao. The city had considered such an arrangement as early as 2008 but had no connection with any government in China then, she said. That’s now changed because of the industrial land deal and signing the agreement then made sense, she added.

The agreement signed between the Qinhuangdao municipal officials and Terrace city officials also says the friendly exchange is based on “equality and mutual benefit,” but what that entails is not clearly defined. “It’s like a twin sister kind of agreement. I know Quesnel had them in the past and I remember the provincial government was promoting this last time I was on council,” said Leclerc. “It’s at a local level,” she said.

“This is just the very start of it. I think there will be people from the [Qinhuangdao Economic and Technological Development Zone] coming to Terrace next year, and council will make a trip to Qinhuangdao either in 2016 or 2017,” said Leclerc using the formal name of the entity now involved in Terrace’s business future. “It would be great if we could bring the college and if there are any business people who wanted to forge a relationship,” she added.

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Providing the Facts SUSPENSION BRIDGE MARINE STRUCTURES

Agnew Bank

Lelu Island

Flora Bank

N Number of years when eelgrass was present (from 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2015) 1 of 4 Years

2 of 4 Years

3 of 4 Years

4 of 4 Years

As illustrated here, the support structures for the suspension bridge and trestle would be located on Agnew Bank. Our 3D modelling demonstrates there would be modest erosion and deposition immediately around the structures. The eelgrass on Flora Bank would remain healthy and vibrant.

Why did PNW LNG conduct 3D modelling of Flora Bank?

Why has the modelling work taken so long?

We used computer modelling because it simulates the real world and tests how man-made structures would interact with the environment. The purpose of our modelling was to analyze and understand the natural processes occurring on and around Flora Bank, and how, or if, they might be affected by the marine infrastructure. The model we used is an accurate, computerized representation of the coastal features from Lelu Island to Haida Gwaii.

As a result of questions raised by local First Nations and community members, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) asked Pacific NorthWest LNG to conduct further rounds of modelling with the 3D modelling being the most recent and extensive round of modelling. As our modelling work has progressed, each round has increased the level of certainty in our predictions.

What did you learn from the modelling? We learned that Flora Bank would remain naturally stable and the eelgrass on Flora Bank would remain healthy with our proposed marine structures. The modelling demonstrated that there would be small changes to the seabed immediately around the structures, and with each progressive round of modelling, the predicted effects from the marine structures have been refined.

How accurate are the 3D modelling results? The results are very accurate. All model outputs were thoroughly compared to actual measurements of regional and local weather, ocean hydrodynamics and water qualities. Once the model was proven to realistically generate short and long-term natural conditions, our engineers used it to test how the marine structures would interact with the local environment.

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Will your marine infrastructure impact the eelgrass? No. Based on our modelling, the eelgrass, fish and fish habitat on and around Flora Bank would remain healthy. The modelling results show minimal erosion and deposition immediately around the marine structures, which would be hundreds of metres away from the nearest eelgrass beds.

I have questions about the modelling and your research. How can I get more information? The study results can be found on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agencyâ€™s website at http://bit.ly/pnwlng. We would be pleased to speak with you and provide more information. You can visit us at one of our community offices in Port Edward or Prince Rupert, or call 250.622.2727.