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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016

Explorer told to stay off property

CRAIG LINDSAY

Grand Forks Gazette

A local explorer finds himself in hot water after a Gazette story heralding his accomplishments. On Dec. 16, 2015, the Gazette ran an article about Grand Forks resident Frank Schlichting and his adventures exploring the mine shafts around Phoenix as well as flying around Canada. Unfortunately, the principle title owner of the Phoenix Mine site, New Nadina, read the article and have reached out to Schlichting saying he is trespassing and has stolen property from the mine. New Nadina is the parent company of Kettle River Resources Ltd. which is the registered • See EXPLORER page 7

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Celebrating a new drum

The Boundary Metis Community Association (BMCA) celebrated the gift of a new drum and the spring equinox with a reawakening of the drum and pot luck on Monday at the senior’s hall. Drumming are: (from top clockwise) Greg Sterling, president of BMCA; Myrna Logan, vice-president of the BMCA; Simon and Juno Shenstone, who gifted the drum; Joyce Rumble, elder; Jo White, director for BMCA; and Jean Lloyd, treasurer for BMCA. See story page 18. Craig Lindsay photo

Kettle River Plan hires new project manager

stepping down as project manager of the Kettle River Watershed Management Plan. Jessica Mace, who With the drought of last year moved to Grand Forks a year and a and subsequent water restrictions, half ago with her young family, will water is a hot topic in the Bound- be taking over as project manager. ary. The Kettle River Watershed Watt, however, will be staying on as Management Plan, which began in an advisor with the project. “Right now CommonsPlace Con2010 under the direction of project coordinator Graham Watt, is a collo- sulting, which is a business owned by Cavan Gates and I, borative initiative suphas a contract with the ported by a stakeholder RDKB to coordinate advisory group with the implementation of participation from local the Kettle River Waand provincial governtershed Management ments and representaPlan,” said Watt. “It’s tives from various seca three-year contract tors and organizations (2015-17) so we’re across the Boundary. just under halfway The plan, which is through. Now I’ve now in the implementaflown the coop after tion phase, is to develop taking an opportunity a shared understanding with the city but I still of watershed ideas and JESSICA MACE have a really strong increate a vision, goals and strategies to care for the Kettle terest in the Kettle River Watershed Management Plan and especially River watershed. Watt has accepted a position at some of the work as it relates to city the City of Grand Forks as an en- work. “As it stands, our company gineering consultant and will be

CRAIG LINDSAY

Grand Forks Gazette

needed someone to come in and take over the coordination part of it and I could still stay on a little bit as an advisor. It’ll be Jessica Mace who will be leading the work and making sure everything is ready to flow.” Watt said he will continue to support the events already underway with the plan and connecting on some of the shared initiatives between the city and the RKDB around water conservation and protection of the aquifer. Mace originally comes from Ontario but lived in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories for the past six past years before coming to Grand Forks with her family. Her first job was doing environmental work on the distant early warning (DEW) line sites. Most recently when living in Yellowknife, she helped clean up contaminated mine sites as a project manager working for Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. “I think it’ll work well,” she said. “I can use my management skills to manage the project. We’ll hire con-

sultants when we need to and work with partners to ensure the implementation of the plan is underway.” With three children under six, Mace has spent her time in Grand Forks mostly as a stay-at-home mom although she has been active in the community with sports and groups such as the agricultural society where she sits on the board. “I think the timing has been really good for looking ahead to the rest of this phase of implementation,” said Watt. “We kind of have an end goal of understanding how to have governance over the watershed. It’s a really complex task.” Watt said the “passing of the baton” is a great chance to refocus on the big initiative to get the big tasks done around drought management, drought response and governance over the complex issue of water. He said it’s important that all the stakeholders work together for the betterment of the project. The stakeholders include the RDKB, local municipalities, agricultural organizations, environmental groups, industries, and more.

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