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Starting on June 1, LNG Canada subcontractor Bird-ATCO, poured the first concrete slab for the construction of the Cedar Valley Lodge at the lodge’s site adjacent to Rio Tinto’s BC Works. The lodge is being built to house the project’s workforce and will have capacity to accommodate approximately 4,500 workers. It will feature single occupancy bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, television, and wi-fi. In addition, workers will have access to a fitness centre, games room, lounge, and movie theatre. (Photo supplied)

Federal government forks out $275-million for Kitimat Ottawa is investing in gas turbines for LNG Canada and a replacement for the Haisla Bridge

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The federal government has reached deep into its pockets to support the development of LNG Canada’s facility in Kitimat.

Federal finance minister Bill Morneau travelled to Kitimat on Monday to announce that Ottawa will invest $275-million for two big-ticket items, one vital for making the liquefied natural gas competitive on the world market, the other to facilitate infrastructure develop-

ment in the region.

Speaking to a small group of dignitaries and local workers at the Rod and Gun Club, Morneau said the federal government subsidies “would help support the overall advancement of the LNG Canada facility.”

The $275 million will go towards two projects, the first being $220 million provided through the federal Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) to help fund high energy-efficient gas turbines to

minimize greenhouse gas emissions and fuel use at the facility, which LNG Canada has long touted as being the world’s greenest LNG facility once it is complete and in production.

The SIF is designed to attract and support high-quality business investments in Canada’s most dynamic and innovative sectors.

The second project will see the construction of a new bridge over the Kitimat River to replace the ageing Haisla Bridge – the new

bridge will be crucial for handling the increased traffic that will accompany the construction of the facility.

The $55 million for the construction of the new bridge is being made through Western Economic Diversification Canada, a federal government department that funds community economic development projects throughout Canada.

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Briefs

Council cutbacks The District of Kitimat approved a motion at Monday’s council meeting to draft a bylaw that will pave the way for the implementation of a number of measures to ensure “more efficient meetings”.

Some of the measures that may be implemented in the bylaw include starting meetings at 7 p.m. and getting the council meeting agenda package earlier. Additional measures that don’t require inclusion in a bylaw that were discussed included working with delegations to submit information to be included in the agenda earlier and no longer including the Statement of Accounts on the agenda.

The Statement of Accounts session provides councillors with an opportunity to ask questions about transactions completed by the District of Kitimat.

Helmet rule From September 1 this year it will be compulsory to wear a helmet for all on-ice public skating and public shinney hockey sessions.

Kitimat Leisure Services says that with information coming out of concussion and other brain injury research, wearing protective helmets during activities associated with concussion and brain injury such as skating and hockey, just makes good sense. Brain injuries can have a lasting effect on an individual even from a very young age. Helmets must be Canadian Standards Association (CSA) approved and not out of date.

Scrubbers Cllr. Lani Gibson submitted a motion that the District of Kitimat ask the Ministry of Environment, Kitimat Terrace Clean Air Coalition and Rio Tinto, to attend a panel discussion on the pros and cons of scrubbers at the Rio Tinto smelter. Gibson said residents had complained to council about the lack of scrubbers at the smelter and the increased sulphur dioxide emissions. Gibson’s motion reads: “It is in the best interest of the community to have a panel discussion in order to narrow the issues and ensure that accurate information is circulating in the public domain.” Gibson said the discussion should take place later this year to coincide with Rio Tinto BC Work’s submission of its Environmental Effects Monitoring program review to the Ministry of Environment.

Community questions

Parking problems Responding to questions from the public about parking in the designated taxi parking bays in the lower City Centre District of Kitimat spokesperson Mike Dewar said while taxi services in Kitimat sharply reduced with the closure of Haisla Taxi, there are still taxis operating in the community and the designated taxi parking bays remain reserved for taxi services. He said the DoK is currently working with taxi service providers and the Passenger Transportation Board to facilitate a return to normal service levels for the community and thanked the community for their patience.

Crosswalk question A reader asked why the design of the crosswalk markings changed this year when the road markings were applied throughout Kitimat.

District of Kitimat director of engineering Alex Ramos said the different design of the crosswalk markings resulted from advice from the ICBC that Kitimat’s markings needed to match crosswalk markings used throughout Canada.

If you have a question you’ve been wanting to ask either councils, email it through to newsroom@northernsentinel.com. We will endeavour to get it answered!

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Following the Haisla Nation Council elections on June 3, Kevin Stewart, Arthur Renwick, Joseph Starr, Raymond Green and Dayna Grant joined Chief Councillor Crystal Smith, and councillors Taylor Cross, Brenda Duncan, Harvey Grant and Margaret Grant, in forming the new council. (Photo supplied)

Skeena River to be laced with dye

The number of propane tankers running through the river’s watershed may double if a second propane export facility in Kitimat goes forward

By Quinn Bender

Don’t panic if you see ribbons of brightly-coloured liquid flowing through the Skeena River this summer.

The Kitsumkalum Fish and Wildlife Operations Department (KFWOD) will be staining the river with non-toxic, biodegradable rhodamine dye to develop a spill response plan for train derailments in the Skeena watershed.

Knowing how a spill will behave will help KFWOD identify locations for caches of spill-response equipment between Terrace and Prince Rupert.

“Rivers are very difficult to protect.

Oceans are a lot easier because it’s open water,” says Mark Biagi, KFWOD manager. “The lower Skeena has a lot of islands, a lot of meandering and a lot of grading on the bottom. We need to understand, if there is a derailment along the river, how do we protect the salmon, how do we best respond.”

With the help of the Kitselas, the Kitsumkalum spent a year creating a high-resolution map of the CN rail line from from Kitimat to Terrace, and Kitwanga to Prince Rupert. In Phase 2, Kitsumkalum identified all the areas of importance to salmon habitat. For Phase 3 KFWOD have engaged Northwest Hydraulic Consultants to create a workable model of the Skeena.

The dyes will be tracked by drones and a “battery of sensors” to digitally amplify the rhodamine’s presence.

GPS-equipped sensors will also be tracked by satellite to map long-range impacts.

“We already know where the sensitive areas are, and now we can start looking at how to protect them,” Biagi says.

“Where do we intercept the spill? How do we corral the spill, get it into an area we can manage it and clean it up?”

The first dye and sensor release will take place around July 2 near the bridge crossing of the Kalum River.

The second will likely take place mid to late August in the Terrace area. The

Rhodamine dyes exhibit bright, sometimes seemingly fluorescent, colour. dyes will take about seven hours to for clean petroleum products, such as dissipate and will be either yellow or diesel or gasoline, and 90 for methanol. red in colour.

Since the completion of the AltaGas The study will not impact fishery propane export terminal in Prince Ruopenings or other river activities, says pert, rail traffic is already increasing Biagi. by up to 60 cars of propane passing KFWOD has been working with the through the watershed per day. provincial government on this project That number may double if a second through the framework of a Geograph- propane export facility in Kitimat, Paic Response Plan program, and with cific Traverse Energy, goes forward. the federal government through the “We’ve been working very diligently Marine Protection Plan. to get the federal government to ac“The problem is, salmon habitat are cept the fact that if a spill takes place federal jurisdiction and rivers are pro- on the Skeena, it’s going to end up in vincial jurisdiction. It’s a jurisdictional the estuary and marine environment,” quagmire,” Biagi says.

Biagi says, adding CN Rail has been “What we’re doing is trying to pre- very cooperative in the project.

Once the study is complete, the Kitvent that from becoming the reason why we do nothing when a disaster sumkalum will share their findings happens.” with CN Rail and both the B.C. and In addition to current volumes of Canadian governments to develop a hazardous materials carried to and geographical emergency spill response from the coast, Vopak Pacific Cana- strategy. da is proposing to build a bulk liquid “We ask for the public’s patience and petroleum export facility on Ridley understanding as we carry out our Island near Prince Rupert that will study. There are no impacts while the require an increase of 240 rail cars study is taking place. Just a dramatic per day travelling through the area — and temporary change in the colour 60 for liquefied petroleum gas and 90 of the river,” says Biagi.

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Continued from Page A1 Morneau said in his address that the new bridge construction project will create up to 100 jobs over the four-year construction period.

“The Haisla Bridge is a vital infrastructure linking the community of Kitimat to the sites and ports that will export LNG and aluminum to Asia,” said Morneau.

The District of Kitimat has wrestled with the question of what to do with the ageing bridge which is approaching the end of its life and requires considerable ongoing maintenance.

Proposals discussed either refurbishing the bridge, or replacing it through a three-way funding split between the DoK, and the provincial and federal governments.

The DoK faced having to borrow $20 million to either overhaul the bridge or as a contribution to replacing the bridge.

Haisla Nation Council chief councillor Crystal Smith said the current bridge was built to support a growing aluminium industry.

“This investment signifies support for a new era, a new time in Haisla history where we’re meaningfully a part of this industry and other industries that we support in our territory,” said Smith. “This provides an opportunity for another level of participation for not only the Haisla but also for other neighbouring nations.”

Kitimat mayor Phil Germuth said the current Haisla Bridge has been identified as a transportation bottleneck for existing and future industry.

“Replacing this piece of infrastructure is vital for Kitimat to continue to serve as a key port location that connects our national economy to international markets. The municipality doesn’t have the financial capacity to tackle this project ourselves,” said Germuth.

He said the district was encouraged by the federal government’s support for the community and Northern B.C. “We are also appreciative to LNG Canada for their efforts in helping us secure this funding.

The new bridge will allow Kitimat to continue connecting Canada to the world.”

Speaking at the press conference, incoming

LNG Canada CEO Peter Zebedee, who replaces current CEO Andy Calitz from July 1, said he is faced with “the daunting task of delivering this great project and sharing its benefits with customers in Asia who are hungry for cleaner forms of energy.”

“The District of Kitimat, the province of B.C. and the government of Canada all recognize the challenges companies like ours face building major projects in Canada,” said Zebedee, who is currently Shell’s vice president Canada Manufacturing in Edmonton.

“For projects to proceed, not only must they share benefits and meet our environmental commitments, but they must also be competitive,” said Zebedee, referring to long-held concerns that LNG Canada’s liquefied natural gas wouldn’t be able to beat the price per unit charged for liquefied natural gas by producers like the U.S. Zebedee said the challenge “is not for the faint-of-heart” and that the company couldn’t do it alone.

“I won’t lie – it wasn’t easy and we still face questions every day about whether we can get it done given the competitive challenges all over the globe,” added Zebedee.

One of LNG Canada’s competitive advantages and a reason why the Joint Venture Participants gave the project the green light is Kitimat’s proximity to Asian markets – the company said last year that the relatively short shipping distance to North Asia is about 50 per cent shorter than the trip from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and avoids the Panama Canal.

In the design of the facility, LNG Canada opted for natural gas turbines for the liquefaction process to reduce fuel use and minimize greenhouse gas emissions, a move that will result in the facility being one of the lowest carbon dioxide-emitting LNG facilities golabally.

In his address, Skeena MLA Ellis Ross said the investment in Kitimat is vital when considering that the region will drive the economy of Canada in a significant way over the next 10 years.

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District of Kitimat staff, Minister Bill Morneau and Haisla Nation Council and LNG Canada representatives celebrate the announcement. (Photo Gerry Leibel)

Minister Bill Morneau, Haisla Nation Council chief councillor Crystal Smith and incoming LNG Canada CEO Peter Zebedee. (Photo Gerry Leibel) KMLNG is right behind. LNG Canada opened out of Kitimat. Cedar LNG is right after that. the door to LNG in Kitimat,” said Ross. “Pa- We’re going to have a huge economic impact cific Traverse Energy wants to ship propane on Canada, B.C. and the rest of the region.”

Canadian Rangers get more fire power with new rifles

By Gerry Leibel

An end to an era has arrived for the Canadian Rangers with the replacement of their standard issue Lee Enfield 303 rifles.

The rifle, which was first used by the Canadian Rangers in 1942, has been replaced with the modern C-19 rifle.

Master Bombardier Colin Stephen of the 4th Canadian Ranger Group based in Victoria travelled to Kitimat on the weekend of June 15

to put the Kitimat Rangers through the paces magazine holds ten rounds and the rifle is efwith the new rifle. fective over 500 metres.

“It’s a very capable rifle,” added Stephen.

“Everyone is excited about the new rifle. The C-19 has been designed to operate in different environments, from the Arctic to the desert,” said Stephen.

The C-19, which will be used by the Rangers, as well as search and rescue units for predator protection, is a shoulder-fired, magazine-fed rifle that fires 308 Winchester rounds. The

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Facebook has become a way of life I operate a relative busy, but fairly innocuous personal page on Facebook, and like many others locally, it contains little more than my personal views of the usual local, provincial and federal issues of politics, customs, events and news of family, daily happenings, birthday wishes and the same ragged miscellany as most other personal Facebook pages.

Also like many others there are one or two regular contributors to my Facebook page whose views differ substantially from mine – indeed, there’s one scribbler who finds himself so at odds with how I see the world, that he frequently addresses postings of mine with some sort of a response quip, a crack or an out-and-out challenge.

Any morning run-through of my daily Gmail usually results in my posting an item or two from my news or lead to a comment on any one of umpteen current events.

My regular opponent seems to be omni-present on Facebook and usually counters any and all of my contributions quite promptly with an opposing post or a – generally acid – retort.

Our head butting is such a daily thing that between paragraphs of today’s column I opened my page to see if he had found something to irritate me with today.

Right on cue, at the top of my home page he addressed me and three other regular contributors who tend to disagree with him often – demonstrating his support for indigenous chieftains who are in opposition to the Liberal government’s second go-ahead for the Trans Mountain pipeline announced on Wednesday.

I promptly welcomed the go-ahead announcement by the Prime Minister and so, expected his rebuttal.

I was busy writing my column, anyway, but obviously his criticisms have been taken up by another local whose job in recent years has been in the pipeline business. So I can wait till the column’s done before I need to log back in and nip at his heels myself.

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I know Facebook is facing some control issues at the regulatory level in the U.S., Canada and in many countries – but I’m sure the shenanigans of either my friends and “friend foes” are of little importance to founder Mark Zuckerberg.

He has more than enough on his hands as he defends his multi-million baby on all sides – apparently now armed with a better understanding of how Donald Trump feels about claims of interference by Russia in his election campaign.

To get back to the mundane, I frankly enjoy my often-daily forays into Facebook. It offers a lot of local news not seen elsewhere – and often, a perspective comparison that leads me to either nod or shake my head and more than once a day leads to a wisdom filled comment, which is usually followed up with a “stupid” accusation from my adversary. That’s the way I like it I guess …

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Every now and again I get notices from Facebook friends followed by a statement from that particular friend that their Facebook page has been “hacked” and to disregard the content of the previous post.

It seems there’s a specific set of rules to follow if and when this happens, but to date, fingers crossed it hasn’t happened to mine to date.

But Facebook isn’t seen through many other eyes the way I see it and implement it.

You can browse the internet and find more than a million complaints about it, because, of course it’s a big business for advertisers seizing the opportunity to gain access to so

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many millions of participants, world-wide.

Far be it for me to offer advice on actions to take but it’s readily available.

Meanwhile, I will continue to enjoy the equally ready accessibility to many of my family, friends and neighbours – locally and across Canada and overseas. It’s a boon.

June 21 was my sister’s birthday – I made sure to access her Facebook page, passed along my electronic birthday wishes and took a look at who’s still around and communicating with her from so many places.

To me that’s such a big plus that I appreciate a great deal. Thanks Mark!

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Make sure you know who you’re in the photo with You can virtually take it to the bank – getting elected to public office often comes with a whole new set of friends and pals that don’t necessarily have your best interests at heart.

A few of them could even be classified as “the undesirables.”

It’s those few that likely played a role in the United Nations Convention Against Corruption designating some politicians and senior figures with the term politically exposed persons (PEP).

PEPs are “individuals who are, or have been, entrusted with prominent public functions and their family members and close associates”.

“The influence and control a PEP has puts them in a position to impact policy decisions, institutions and rules of procedure in the allocation of resources and finances, which can make them vulnerable to corruption.”

B.C. is not immune to the risks Julian Sher – co-author with William Marsden on The Road to Hell: How the Biker Gangs are Conquering Canada – told The Tyee in a 2004 interview that “the influence of organized crime in B.C. has never been greater.”

Sher attributed the growth of the Hells to “hot name-recognition – it’s like Nike – and in that name recognition, there is a sort of sexiness…I think another factor is that they were also largely ignored and underestimated by the police and by the public and by politicians.”

He was dead on with that last point.

In 2009, Journeyman Pictures released a documentary entitled The Hells Angels Have Taken Over Vancouver.

As recent events have shown, things haven’t gotten any better.

Say what you want about the Hells, but they are masters at ingratiating themselves with celebrities, senior public employees and politicians.

There’s no shortage of illustrations On August 13, 2007, Maxime Bernier was sworn in as Canada’s foreign affairs minister.

It was also the beginning of the end for that stint in cabinet.

Accompanying Bernier to his swearing-in that day was Julie Couillard, who was linked to the criminal biker underworld at the time.

A little way down the road, just a few years earlier, an aide to then-PQ leader Jacques Parizeau was being briefed on news that one of the party’s MNAs had an ex-Mafia hitman, Real Simard, on staff.

Simard, using a false name, had been a chauffeur in 1993 to PQ MNA Richard Holden, before being promoted to political adviser, until Parizeau thought better.

There are the ‘trophy shots,’ the photos that are the result of someone’s naïveté or biker ambush.

Former Toronto mayor Mel Lastman found

himself the target of scorn and ridicule after a member of the Hells, Tony Biancaflora, spotted him in a hotel lobby and shook hands with the mayor, camera at the ready. The photo created a furor in both Ontario and Québec. Lastman claimed that he didn’t know the Hells made money from drug trafficking.

The B.C. Rail scandal is back in the news.

Yeap, that one.

Vancouver journalist Bob Mackin reported this week that Bob Virk and Dave Basi will be in Tax Court on June 24 to appeal Revenue Canada’s decision to treat the $6 million the pair received to cover legal fees as taxable income.

Often lost in the scandal is the fact that the original investigation centred on drugs, money-laundering, and organized crime, not passing on insider information.

This February, Le Journal de Montreal reported that the spouse of Martine Gaudreault, the vice-president of real estate financing at Otéra Capital, a real estate subsidiary of the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, had ties with “people related to organized crime.”

Action was swift.

The Caisse suspended Gaudreault and launched “an internal investigation over the allegations.” The four-month, $5 million investigation “involved 120 people, including a team of specialized lawyers, forensic accountants, criminal intelligence experts and other experts

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in economic intelligence specialized in money laundering issues.”

The Caisse sacked Gaudreault and three other executives. As Michael Sabia, chief executive officer of the Caisse, said: “Every day, when I come into work at the Caisse, I have in my head the question of the importance of our integrity.”

B.C. needs to rip a page out of the Caisse’s playbook and step up its game. It starts in Victoria, a city known for one degree of separation between residents.

It’s time to add in another degree or two. A simple question can shed some light on the challenge: does the B.C. government really know who it’s doing business with?

In the case of one establishment, the answer would seem to be no, but that’s a story for another day.

Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC www.integritybc.ca

Our trees are dying earlier and earlier Are we turning Dear Editor, I live in Kitimat and have noticed several native plant species struggling this spring.

The hemlocks were the first species I noticed struggling, starting in April. They are now dying south of Kitimat along the Douglas Channel and north past the Seven Sisters range.

The next species in trouble are salmonberry bushes with several feet of dead branches on top that leafing out from near their bases. Despite some rain in June, alder trees and elderberry bushes have also started to die. Now cedars are starting to go brown and die.

As I look back through the years, the first change I noticed was about 15 years ago when Devils Club stopped turning a beautiful soft yellow in the fall, and instead started shrivelling up and going brown.

The next noticeable change was clouds started to increasingly come from the east or west. Cirrus clouds started moving in from the northwest.

My wife doesn’t like winter, so as a letter carrier I would watch for the first cumulus clouds each spring and phone her as soon as I saw one, to lift her spirits. I stopped that tradition about six years ago because I now see cumulus clouds every month of the year.

About three years ago the alder would leaf out fully, then some would drop about a quarter of their leaves from the heat.

This year those trees leafed out with about a quarter of their leaves already missing, then started to die.

The hemlock were shocking this year in that they started dying first and in noticeable numbers. A ballpark guess might be one percent, but there are a lot of hemlock in the area!

They also seem to be dying from the top down and from the bottom up, which is

into a company town again?

weird. The cedar trees are dying from their branch tips, inward towards the trunk.

You can see through alder groves. We haven’t had a ‘Monsoon’ fall rainy season for years. Winters have been sunny with low snowpack and spring heat waves are long.

I was talking to a fellow last week in Kitimat who had just put in a garden. He said the first six inches of glaciomarine clay layer was dry and hard as a rock – I’ve never heard of that here before.

This year was the first year Kitimat didn’t have a ‘dog dung’ smell from bacteria in water-saturated fields as the last of winter’s

snow melted away.

Could it be that those individuals in each species not genetically prepared for fall, along with winter and spring dry spells, just can’t survive? Will their deaths make room for southern species such as Douglas fir to march north?

Has there ever been such a dramatic change in our local environment in the past? How might this impact salmon and bears? Can anyone point me towards any studies being done on this issue?

Murray Minchin, Kitimat

Dear Editor, Two things – I was out on my bike on the first day of summer when I saw two District of Kitimat employees weeding the flower beds behind the banks.

This is probably at a cost of say 80 bucks an hour – meanwhile our seniors and locals can’t walk on the sidewalks along Kildala park and the creek at Omenica and Okanagan streets without the risk of spraining an ankle, or worse.

Forget altogether about wheelchairs getting around – most of our sidewalks are over sixty years old and have seen no action except maybe for the earth churning them up.

Well, it’s your tax dollars people and if you want them fritted away on summer students playing in the dirt for union wages so that we can get a handful of local kids’ university tuitions paid, I guess that’s your prerogative.

Just so you know, however, towns like Hazelton have better sidewalks than we do.

Kitimat was originally designed so that we could use our back sidewalks between streets. Of course our council members wouldn’t know of the sidewalks’ condition because they probably never walk – they just drive around our little community.

The second thing – Canada Day. There are no performers to watch throughout the day and evening, or vendors on the grass, just Pave paradise and put up a parking lot.

I hear we will be done by 4 p.m. here – wow, sounds like a real ball. Remember the days when we had a variety of local performers throughout the day and evening?

Oh well, I guess one has to go to Terrace to get a feel of a holiday. Kitimat has become a place that feels like you’re at work no matter where you are unless of course you’re in one of the many drinking establishments.

A company camp is more like it, eh Canada?

Yours and theirs Edward Prochot

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Kitimat Memorial Hillclimb action

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Power Wheels (for the kids)

Greyson Hutchings and Rylee Pritchard admiring a vintage truck.

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Communities unite for Guatlap Days

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The Guatlap Days festival held from Friday to Sunday, June 21 to 23, was jam packed with cultural events held in Kitamaat Village, starting with the Walking for Strength parade on Friday. Events held during the festival included everything from cultural dancing to a pancake breakfast on Saturday morning.

The tango comes to Kitimat

By Gerry Leibel

For as long as he can remember photographer Dwight Magee has been entranced with the tango.

“The tango is a vibrant, playful and ultimately sensual dance between two people. When one watches the tango it’s as though one becomes a voyeur – watching a choreographed courtship that exudes both passion and sexuality.”

In his exhibition Tango Seduction currently showing at the Kitimat Museum and Archives, Magee communicates that fashion through a series of photos taken in Buenos Aires, Ar-

gentina, the birthplace and heart of the tango.

For two weeks in the spring of 2018, Magee travelled the streets and visited the milongas (a milonga is a venue where the Argentine tango is danced). Buenos Aires is so unlike any other city that is passionate about its national treasure.

The exhibition captures images of dancers in harmony and connection through the embrace of the tango.

The exhibition is open and runs until August 3.

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On Saturday, the competition was fierce during the soapberry-making contest. (Photos Gerry Leibel)

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Weather holds off for 2019 Memorial Hillclimb

By Gerry Leibel

Kitimat reverberated with the sounds of engines powering their way up Haisla Blvd. during the Dave Saunders Memorial Hillclimb held this weekend.

This year the event fielded 59 entries from Kitimat and Terrace, with a capacity crowd that lined the bank along Haisla Blvd., young and old, intent on getting close to the ear-splitting roar of the muscle cars, motorbikes and sleds.

This year’s event saw Wade Barnett coming close to achieving a perfect light of 500 with his 515.

The addition of the food trailers was very popular with the crowds this year and the rain held off for the whole event.

The results for Saturday’s races are as follows: In the A Class sponsored by NAPA: First, Pierre Amado, second Cody Thom

and third Dwayne Adams.

In the B Class sponsored by Western Industrial Contracting: First, Paul Amado, second Sharmin Calkins and third Michelle Harker .

Bikes and sleds class sponsored by Kitimat Kal Tire: First place went to Ben Rego, with Mario Pinto in second and Brent Mohl in third.

In the Street Class sponsored by Oviatt Contracting, first place went to Shane Calkins, second to Wade Barnett and third to Quinn Amado.

In the Junior Car Class sponsored by 101 Industries, first went to Shelby Peterson and second went to Logan Calkins.

King of the Hill sponsored by Inland Coast Cold Beer and Wine Store went to Pierre Amado.

The Hillclimb team. (Photo supplied)

A few of the volunteers that make the Hillclimb run smoothly. (Photos Gerry Leibel)

How to get your kids to like veggies - help them grow their own

By Emilia Moulechkova

According to Farm to School BC the secret to getting young people excited about healthy, local food is simple – get them involved by providing opportunities to grow, prepare and taste it!

Established in 2007, Farm to School BC (F2SBC) is a diverse and expanding provincial program

that works to support healthy eating and sustainable regional food systems.

This is done by working to have local food in schools, providing hands-on learning activities, and building school-community connections. Farm to School BC programs are tailored to the interests and needs of each school

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and community.

To date, F2SBC has supported 33 Farm to School initiatives across Northern B.C. and is committed to supporting and inspiring even more programs across the region. Recognizing the need to provide on-the-ground support, the Northwest Regional Hub was launched, Margo Peill as the Hub’s community animator.

Margo will be working with schools, farmers, and community partners in the region, which includes Coast Mountains School District (#82) and the Bulkley Valley School District (#54), to strengthen local partnerships and networks that will support sustainable F2SBC programs in the years to come.

Peill said each school develops their own unique projects that work within their school and community. Some projects include cultivating bountiful school gardens, experimenting France Tétreault and Arthur L’Heureux prepare beds for planting at the community with tower gardening and microgreens in the garden behind the Alliance Church. classroom, salad bar programs and field trips to forage traditional and wild foods.

“The projects really do look different in each school, and so far, that is something we’ve seen the Northwest Hub really excelling at — coming up with creative solutions to incorporate Farm to School BC projects into the curriculum and classroom,” said Peill.

“We’re really excited to take a community development approach to growing Farm to School BC programs in the Northwest region.

Farm to School BC is administered by the Public Health Association of BC and supported by the Province of British Columbia and the Provincial Health Services Authority.

Emilia Moulechkova is a registered dietitian with Northern Health’s population health team. There are still beds available at the community garden. (Photos Gerry Leibel)

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This story was produced as part of Spotlight: Child Welfare — a collaborative journalism project that aims to deepen reporting on B.C.’s child-welfare system. The story was originally published by The National Observer.

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Mixed reviews – B.C. program to help foster kids enter adulthood Advocates are calling for greater equity, and a more comprehensive process to the Agreement with Young Adults program

By Alyssa Laube and Ashley Wadhwani

A program designed to help former youth in care succeed financially as they pursue post-secondary training has instead left many pinching pennies and frustrated with the conditions attached to it.

Since the introduction of the Agreement with Young Adults program — dubbed AYA – the provincial government has raised the age limit from 24, made adjustments for inflation and allowed eligible young adults to access the funding over two years instead of one. Despite this, cries for further changes continue.

“Our concern is with the fact it’s not still comprehensive, it’s not seen as an entitlement for every youth that age out of care as a safety net, regardless of their circumstances,” said First Call BC provincial coordinator Adrienne Montani.

Montani said if a young adult is a “really good researcher” they may find extra money through the Federation of B.C. Youth in Care Networks.

But for most, the AYA application process is confusing and riddled with lengthy wait times. “[It’s] kind of a net with a lot of big holes in it – you might not qualify for anything, you might not find about it in a timely way, meanwhile you have to afford your rent,” she said.

With the tuition waiver program now fully accessible across the province, housing tops the list of the largest expense young people are facing. For those who don’t get into subsidized housing, the average rent in B.C. tops $1,000, according to the latest data from the Canadian Rental Housing Index.

Montani said the maximum AYA funding of $1,250 just isn’t keeping up.

And unlike other young people, most former kids in care can’t call on the bank of Mom and Dad. “Some foster parents go out of their way to say, ‘You’ll always be my kid you can come back anytime,’ and others don’t - because they either can’t… or told that they shouldn’t continue to engage,” Montani explained.

Some former youth may not have finished their high-school level education by the time they age out, or face untreated mental health

or trauma issues.

“If they age out into poverty right away then those issues are exacerbated.”

The B.C. government said it has and will continue to listen to those accessing AYA as it reviews the best ways to support the province’s youth over the next two years, backed by $30-million included in its 2018 budget.

“We know there’s more work to do,” the Ministry of Child and Family Development said in an emailed statement.

“We need to continue to make improvements and raise awareness so that, whether it’s at age 19 or age 26, former youth in care know they can come back and receive supports available through AYA when they’re ready.”AYA allotment lacks comprehensive standards: First Call BC Former youth in care Amber Moon is planning to pursue a career in forensic pathology in the months ahead, but she’s not sure if she’ll receive AYA again or will have to find other ways to support herself as she gets her necessary accreditations.

“I would have to work and go to school at the same time, and [have] to find a job that would pay enough to cover rent and everything,” she said. “I feel like it will be pretty difficult to be able to have a regular job while I’m in school, especially if school takes up a lot of my time.”

She said AYA could offer her relief, depending on how much she’d qualify for, but she’s not sure what she can depend on – a component of the program that First Call BC wants changed.

“It should be that everybody knows what they are entitled to, and it shouldn’t be so conditional,” Montani said. “It’s just disrespectful in my opinion and really unhelpful for young people who just need to know that we as their parents care about helping them through this transition.

“You shouldn’t have to prove yourself of being deserving of this, just like how my kids didn’t have to prove to me they were deserving of me covering their rent one month or being able to bounce back home or being able to ask for help financially if I could afford it.”Greater MCFD resources needed to help former foster kids transition to adulthood. Jess Boon, who

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Amber Moon, 20 accessed AYA herself, has seen the varying experiences of young people while in the social assistance program first-hand.

Boon, is now a coordinator and outreach worker at the Network of Inner City Community Society. She said that being on the program “can be the difference between being homeless [and having a home] when going to school,” but sees many former youth in care coming up short when paying for increasing rent and basic necessities.

“When you think about the Vancouver housing market, how much is $1,250 going to get you a month? There are a lot of people who are supplementing their AYA with additional work,” Boon said.

“Some people have to take undercover cash jobs. Some people have said they’re considering turning to sex work, even though they’re on AYA.”

Boon remembers scraping by while she was using the program’s funding, but remains grateful for the impact it had on her life.

What she would like to see now is the ministry hiring more workers to help former youth in care use and thrive on AYA, particularly in rural areas where access to guidance and resources from the ministry is limited.

“When people can get it right and people can find that balance, it has the potential to save lives,” Boon said.

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Kids do stress Do your kids worry about making friends and schoolwork?

Do they stress about the future? Kids can sign up for a Teen Mindfulness Group which supports teens ages 13 to 17 that are experiencing symptoms of anxiety, to learn and practice healthy coping strategies to better manage stress and anxiety.

The YMCA of Northern B.C., together with the Kitimat Community Development Centre, will run the six-session group in the afternoons from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Groups will consist of between 8 and 12 participants, guided by two trained staff members. For more information or to register please contact Melissa Lopes at 250-639-5579 or via email mlopes@kitimatcdc.ca Mental health services Parents and youth can access community mental health assessments, supports and services in B.C. — in fact, Child and

UPCOMING Bible school A fun-filled vacation bible school will take place from July 2 to July 6 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Haisla Rec Centre in Kitamaat Village. All children from Kindergarten to Grade 6 are welcome! Registration is on July 2 and there is no charge. Ladies bible study will also take place at the church on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m.

Fun run/walk The 2nd Chances Run will take place on Sunday, July 14, starting at 9 a.m. at the Haisla Recreation Centre, Kitamaat Village. Walk, run or push a stroller, for either 2.5 km or 5 km! To be guaranteed a T-shirt, register before Friday, June 20. The pre-registration deadline is Sunday, June 29, at 4 p.m.

For registration forms contact Rosanna Christiansen at 250632-1431 or email d.starr@hotmail.com.

Youth Mental Health teams currently offer 90 walk-in intake clinics for children, youth and their families at convenient locations throughout B.C. where children and youth can receive a same-day initial assessment by a trained professional in a confidential environment. The services are offered locally by the Service BC Centre. Contact them at 250-632-6188.

ONGOING KITIMAT POTTERY GUILD Interested in playing with clay? The Kitimat Pottery Guild meets every Thursday in the Riverlodge arts wing, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. All experience levels welcome. For more information call Anne at 250-632-3318.

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Two-week ladies golf result roundup Kitimat ladies golf have had a busy two weeks, including the hosting of the second super ladies night of the season.

On Tuesday, June 11, 44 ladies played on this lovely sunny evening.

Winners by flight were: A Flight 1st low gross – Michele Frater – 49 on a count back 2nd low gross – Michelle McMenamon – 49 1st low net – Bonnie Donaldson – 35.5 2nd low net – Donna McMenamon – 37.5.

B flight 1st low gross – Kristi Genzale – 48 2nd low gross – Patricia Voyer – 58 on a countback 1st low net – Alex Koza – 29 2nd low net – Karen Highton – 38.

Closest to the pin was Barb Thomas, with Michelle McMen-

amon and Nina Heikkila winning the long drive.

Putting contest winner Karina Dziuba won the $42 pot, and the winners of the gift cards by draw were Cherie Seppala, Sue Jay, Melissa Baker, Marg Moore, Karina Dziuba, and Tanya Allen.

On Tuesday, June 18, 67 lady golfers, making up 12 teams, played in the nine-hole scramble at the very successful second Super Ladies Night of the season.

Some of the ladies who competed were golfing for the first time.

Although 92 players signed up to compete, the spotty rain and cool evening kept a few players away.

The winning team with the lowest score of 33 consisted of Dorit Lindner, Patricia Voyer, Meagen Grossmann, Sue Dobbin, Hannah Durrant and Jennifer Knott.

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Karen Highton, Helen O’Neil, Anita Vahanikkila dressed for a cool, wet super ladies scramble. (Photo supplied) Long drive winners for A Flight were Dorit Lindner and Esther Pretulac. Closest to the pin for A Flight was Lindsey Nunes and longest putt was Janelle Hittel.

B Flight Long drive winners were Renee Beauchamp and Sam Tough, with

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Longest putt was Anita Vahanikkila and the winner of the $40 putting contest was Janelle Hittel.

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Saturday, June 15, saw people of all ages take part in the 10th Annual KidSport Run/Walk festival. Kidsport’s main goal is to provide an opportunity for kids to play sports who otherwise could not afford to do so. Any monies raised locally stays in Kitimat, giving children opportunities to play sports. (Photos Mario Demelo)

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Admin changes WILL go ahead - school board

By Brittany Gervais

The Board of Education for Coast Mountains School District has hired an independent consultant to review issues brought forward by teachers, parents, community members and partner groups regarding recent administrative changes.

Board Chair Shar McCrory wrote in a letter on June 16 the board “has decided to initiate a thorough review of the issues” and the consultant will “gather relevant information, assess the issues that have been raised and report to the Board of Education.”

“The intent of this process is to address the

concerns that have been raised about collaboration within the school district and to identify processes for moving forward, with the priority being placed on the well-being and learning of students in the district,” the letter reads.

The review begins on June 18 and will continue into the fall.

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Smithers coach charged with sexual assault of a minor

By Thom Barker

Smithers Saltos gymnastics coach Marcel Dubroy has been charged with sexual assault in Regina, Sask.

The charges stem from a complaint by a 30-year-old Ottawa woman of offences allegedly committed between Jan. 1, 2002 and April 30, 2008 when both Dubroy and the alleged victim were residents of Regina.

“It is not common practice for the Regina Police Service to include information about an accused person’s occupation but, in this case, the alleged offences are the result of the position of authority and trust held by the accused over the victim during the years that he was her gymnastics coach, living and working in Regina,” a police news release stated.

Although there is not a proactive investigation into other potential offences, Elizabeth Popowich, manager of public information for the Regina Police Service, told Black Press investigators are encouraging other potential victims to come forward through the media release.

“While we don’t have any other reports that I know of, we anticipate that there may be other be other victims… by publishing the fact of his occupation that is in a sense looking to see whether there may be other victims or other disclosures,” she said.

Dubroy, 68 is charged with sexual exploita-

tion, position of trust; Sexual Interference; invitation to sexual touching; sexual assault on a person under the age of 16; and sexual assault.

On Tuesday, the Saltos issued a statement on their website: “Mr. Dubroy’s membership was suspended nation-wide, effective May 21, 2019,” it said.

“The suspension has now been extended, pending the outcome of the judicial process.

He has been placed on an indefinite leave

of absence, will not be involved in any club comment on the matter. activities and is not permitted on the premDubroy has been released on an undertaking ises. Additionally, he may not coach in any and will make his first appearance in Saskatchprovincially-affiliated member clubs across ewan provincial court in Regina on July 17.

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“The safety of our participants is our primary concern, all necessary measures are being taken to continue programming as usual and maintain our long tradition of program excellence in a healthy and safe environment.”

It said the board will not make any further

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Continued from Page B1 The intent of the review is “not to change recent decisions made regarding principal and vice-principal reassignments, but to move forward considering input from our communities, including partner groups, that will include the interests of students, staff and leadership for all schools in the district.”

Earlier this month, Superintendent Katherine McIntosh told Black Press that the district is committed to reviewing their current process regarding reassignments.

This release follows a no-confidence vote by 99 per cent of teachers from Terrace, Kitimat and Hazelton, in McIntosh.

Numerous protests have also been held since it was announced in April that administrators Pam Kawinsky, Phillip Barron and Cory Killoran will be taking classroom teaching positions this fall.

A parent-led petition calling for these administrators to remain in their current positions has gathered 1,162 signatures to date.

More protests As soon as the lunch bell rang on June 12, parents, students and community members gathered outside Suwilaawks Community School and Skeena Middle School demanding answers and transparency from SD82.

Kermode Friendship Society executive director Cal Albright spoke to more than 60 students and parents at Suwilaawks and urged residents to come together to protest the recent school district announcement that current principal Pam Kawinsky is to take a teaching position this fall.

The superintendent and school board have not explained why their decision to move Kawinsky and Skeena Middle School administrators Phillip Barron and Cory Killoran was made, or how this change is in the best interests of students, citing privacy concerns.

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“This school, they have a lot of cultural programming because a lot of us, we grew up to be ashamed of who we are [as Indigenous people],” Albright says at the protest.

“The school board and administration made such a decision amongst themselves… we cannot allow [them] to go ahead and do something that is going to directly affect the education of our children.”

Nellie Aksidan, who also spoke at the protest, shared some of her own story when her late son attended Suwilaawks. “[Kawinsky] did everything she could to help [students], to meet them where they’re at, to give them jobs that they enjoyed doing. Who would have thought my son loved gardening if it wasn’t for her?” Aksidan says.

“My son died at 15-years-old, and she was with me through that whole process… to this very day, I see her supporting our families. Why break something that isn’t broken?”

Around the same time, more than 70 people, Skeena Middle School parents, students gather in front of the school during lunch break on June 12 to protest some wearing red and pink shirts, met out- administrative changes announced by the school district. (Brittany Gervais/Terrace Standard) side of Skeena Middle School, carrying signs reading ‘We demand transparency,’ ‘Save our principals,’ and simply, ‘Why?’ “We can make a difference. Today we support our children, we support our principals,” says Karleen Lemiski to the crowd. “We will not be silent.”

Terrace school board trustee Art Erasmus was inside Skeena Middle School during the protest. He declined to comment on the outpouring of confusion and frustration from the community about these decisions.

A community-led petition demanding the administrators keep their current positions has collected about 1,000 signatures.

The parent protest was organized on the same date as the start of the then-illegal 1981 teacher’s strike that led to provincial unionizaLuca, Connor and Victor Villeneuve joined in front of Suwilaawks Community School on June 12 to protest tion and fairer bargaining rights for teachers. administrative changes announced by the district. (Brittany Gervais/Terrace Standard)

Forest industry in a free fall It’s It’s always always worth worth remembering remembering the the foundation foundation of of our provincial economy was built on our provincial economy was built on three three primary primary industries. industries.

Forestry, Forestry, fishing, fishing, and and mining mining have have always always been been aa primary source of jobs on the coast and will primary source of jobs on the coast and will hopefully hopefully continue continue to to be be so so for for the the foreseeable foreseeable future. future.

Since Since the the beginning, beginning, our our resource resource industry industry has has always always been been subject subject to to wild wild boom boom and and bust bust cycles cycles with with unpredictable unpredictable market market swings. swings.

But never before has the But never before has the forest forest industry industry faced faced so so many many difficulties all at once. difficulties all at once.

We We are are witnessing witnessing aa perfect perfect storm storm of of events events resulting resulting in in heart-breaking heart-breaking job job losses losses all all over over B.C. B.C. Since Since January, January, five or are are shut shut five mills mills have have either either closed closed permanently permanently or down down “indefinitely. “indefinitely.”” This This is is due due to to aa number number of of factors. factors.

We We are are coming coming up up on on what what could could be be another another record record wildfire season as drought and higher wildfire season as drought and higher than than normal normal temperatures temperatures threaten threaten to to strike strike just just about about anywhere anywhere in in the the province. province. We We lost lost over over 25,000 25,000 square square kilometres kilometres of of

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The The shortage shortage of of available available timber timber is is complicated complicated by by the the fact that all of the wood infected by pine beetle had fact that all of the wood infected by pine beetle had to to be be harvested harvested well well in in advance advance of of its its best-before best-before date. date.

Even Even though though the the industry industry was was able able to to adapt, adapt, we’ve we’ve pretty much salvaged all of it by now and pretty much salvaged all of it by now and mills mills are are having having aa tough tough time time sourcing sourcing aa new new supply. supply.

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Meanwhile, Meanwhile, we we are are facing facing aa new new threat threat from from the the spruce spruce beetle which is moving north with a vengeance. beetle which is moving north with a vengeance.

Combine Combine all all of of these these things things with with the the on-going on-going softwood softwood lumber lumber dispute dispute with with the the U.S. U.S. and and B.C. B.C. ends-up ends-up with with the the highest highest production production costs costs in in North North America.

America.

But But there there are are things things government government can can do do – – and and should should do – to help an industry in crisis.

BC Liberal do – to help an industry in crisis. BC Liberal Leader Leader Andrew Andrew Wilkinson Wilkinson wrote wrote the the premier premier last last week week with with aa plan plan to to give give the the forest forest industry industry immediate immediate relief relief from from the the carbon carbon tax tax and and reduce reduce stumpage stumpage fees fees that that companies pay for timber on Crown land. companies pay for timber on Crown land.

Wilkinson’s Wilkinson’s plan plan would would also also create create aa fund fund to to hire hire contractors contractors and and unemployed unemployed forestry forestry workers workers to to work work on on wildfire wildfire mitigation mitigation projects. projects. The The forest forest industry industry is is in in aa free fall and we need urgent action now. free fall and we need urgent action now.

There There is is always always talk talk about about working working across across party party lines lines on on one area that needs certain files.

Forestry is definitely certain files. Forestry is definitely one area that needs our our collective collective support. support.

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By Rod Link

Federal fisheries officials are holding off, at least for now, any suggestion of implementing two fishing bans along sections of local rivers.

Concerns locally were heightened in the spring when a local fisheries advisory committee through two motions suggested bans on sections of the Morice and Bulkley rivers would safeguard salmon stocks.

The Upper Skeena Sport Fishery Advisory Committee underpinned its motions by describing salmon stocks as declining.

The possibility of closures had local residents concerned not only for local anglers but for the potential impact on tourist anglers drawn to the area for its fishing.

Those motions were subsequently amended by the regional North Coast Sport Fishery Advisory Committee to ask federal officials “using sound science, evaluate the salmon stocks that use the Little Bulkley [and Morice], the habitat and climate they require to be successful, to determine whether this is in fact a con-

Bulkley, Morice closures were on the table servation concern.”

And now, in an email sent to advisory committee members and others, a Prince Rupert-based federal fisheries official has said that “after careful consideration of the current management measures in those two systems to protect chinook …. the department is not yet prepared to implement these closures for the 2019/20 season.

Those two systems were described as the Bulkley River upstream of its Morice confluence and the Morice River upstream of Gosnell.

“This is not to suggest that these proposals are not supported, just that they will require further exploration,” wrote Darren Chow, the acting North Coast Recreational Fisheries Coordinator.

“We look forward to working with you in the post-season to further discuss these proposed closures.”

The federal government is responsible for salmon stocks, taking advice and recommendations for the sports fishery through a three-tier committee advisory system which begins with local committees, advancing to a regional one and then to a province-wide committee.

One of the key goals off the committees is the conservation of naturally-reproducing fish and their habitat.

Fisheries regulations published by the provincial government for 2019-2021 affirm previous bans that there be no fishing upstream of the Morice and Bulkley confluence and that there be no angling from boats from the Morice River to the CN bridge at Barrett from Aug. 15-Dec. 31 each year.

A bait ban on all parts of the Morice River continues and there is to be no angling from boats from Aug. 15-Dec. 31 each year on all parts of the river.

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Kerbrat back in command of Rupert golf scene Strong putting game helps reclaim the title

By Alex Kurial

Kitimat golfer Dylan Kerbrat retook his place as top golfer at the Prince Rupert Men’s Jubilee championship on Father’s Day. Having won the title two years ago, Kerbrat was dialed in during the weekend en route to an overall low gross total of 140 over two days. This included a Day 2 score of 69 to help him retake the title.

“I felt like today was always good, never a bad moment,” said Kerbrat following the tournament. “I hit a lot of good shots and got into some good spots.”

“I played with a bunch of good guys and it was good competition. I just enjoyed myself out there and had fun,” said Kerbrat.

John Etzertza was the overall low net winner with an adjusted handicap score of 133.

Prince Rupert Golf Course was the scene for the challenge, which gathered 75 of the top golfers from Prince Rupert and beyond to tackle the course. Conditions stayed good throughout, and despite the occasional foreboding cloud the rain held off until after the tournament completed.

Event organizer Tyler Stene was pleased with both the turnout and the play.

“We had quite a few numbers compared to last year, and it was an absolute blast all weekend,” said Stene.

“The greens were really quick today. They can get pretty slick, and when some of the pins are in some tough spots it’s tough to score well out there,” Stene explained. “Dylan hit the ball really well and putted really well, and hit a lot of greens.”

The tournament committee ensured the top finishers were rewarded with a number of sought after prizes. Kerbrat took Dylan Kerbrat won the championship with a strong second day. home a new 55 inch flat screen TV for his efforts.

(Alex Kurial / The Northern View)

The final group consisted of (L-R) Arlen Des Champ, Adam Veenstra, Dylan Kerbrat, and Tyler Stene. (Alex Kurial / The Northern View)

Prince Rupert Golf Course was the site of the Men’s Jubilee on June 15-16. (Alex Kurial / The Northern View)

B.C.’s first Indigenous female architect will help rebuild Telegraph Creek

By Natalia Balcerzak

When it comes to designing a space, having it reflect an identity is important.

For Kelly Edzerza-Bapty, it’s a core element when working on a structure to bring together a community.

This month, Bapty was officially recognized as an architect into the Architectural Institute of BC (AIBC) at an Induction Ceremony in Vancouver, making her the second Indigenous and first Tahltan woman in the province to achieve this.

“Having somebody who is Indigenous is different [in architecture], it’s a bit of a perspective shift,” says Bapty. “It definitely helps to have someone who is part of that culture and understands that community to build buildings that reflect their society.”

Although Bapty grew up in Inuvik, N.W.T., she has Tahltan roots and spent a lot of time with her family in Telegraph Creek throughout her life.

Following last year’s devastating wildfires, Telegraph Creek lost 27 of its structures and is in the process of rebuilding.

As a Tahltan and an architect, Bapty says she feels a responsibility to do her part for her community. Come this July, she will be design consulting with the Tahltan Band Housing Projects.

“They suffered severe loss from the forest fires last year… it’s been a big impact on the community for housing, for people living there and a lot of families had to move away from the community with an already shrinking population,” she says.

“Right now, a lot of the efforts are focused on rebuilding housing [and there is also] a need for rebuilding cultural structures and community space.”

She adds that a public building has to be designed

Kelly Bapty was inducted into the Architectural Institute of BC (AIBC) at a ceremony in Vancouver on June 5. (Photo suplied) with many functions in mind, from hosting meetings and feasts to weddings and funerals.

Now that she is recognized by AIBC and has a few notable projects to her name, Bapty is eager to inspire more First Nations people to pursue architecture. She says there are currently two Tahltan women attending UBC’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture program, which she believes will be a great benefit to remote communities.

Bapty says her dream is to eventually open her own architecture firm that will be entirely made up of First Nations’ women.

“Being female in the profession has its challenges, especially in the north,” she says. “[But] I think going forward, there’s a little bit more conversation about it so I really hope that kids see that and they don’t see it as a hurdle. They just know that it’s possible, and I’m always happy to provide guidance and mentorship.”

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The Terrace Northmen Rugby club held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 15 in Terrace to officially open the first rugby pitch in northern B.C. (Natalia Balcerzak/Terrace Standard)

By Natalia Balcerzak

Sports history was made in Terrace on June 15 with the grand opening of the first dedicated rugby field in northern B.C. The Terrace Northmen Rugby Club hosted the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Coast Mountain College during their final league weekend.

“It has been quite a process, it’s really been quite a feat… [but today] the energy was quite high. The best way to describe it, I would say is just overwhelmingly supportive,” says Evan van Dyk, president of the Terrace Northmen Rugby Club.

“We’ve been playing rugby here for 45 years so this gives us a place we can call home. We can develop the game on rugby-dedicated fields and we can hopefully grow the sport, here in northern British Columbia.”

The Prince Rupert Seamen, Prince George Gnats and William Lake Rustlers attended the event to celebrate and play their final matches against the Terrace Northmen Rugby Club, who also scored the highest points overall and were crowned the season’s winners.

Van Dyk says the project to complete the field, which took five years to complete and cost $100,000, has been the club’s dream for decades. Through a Northern Development Initiative Trust grant, fundraisers, sponsors and other donations, they were able to fund their dream of having a rugby field come true.

To speed up the process and reduce costs, the Terrace rugby club took on a lot of the groundwork with the help of local experts and contractors.

“It’s been a long, long few years and a lot of organization getting out and doing the work ourselves,” said Van Dyk. “We came out, dug the ditches, laid the pipes, sealed it all together and installed the sprinklers as a rugby team… but it just means it’s a lot more meaningful to play on now. It’s something we were a part of.”

Located at the local college grounds, Van Dyk says their league won’t have to pay an annual fee to use the field and it will be available to the public.

At the ribbon-cutting, they also had the field blessed by Kitsumkalum leader Sharon Bryant

of the Laxibu clan to acknowledge the First Nations’ land the field resides on.

“It was important for us to recognize where we’re playing. We wanted to make sure that we did this right and had a proper welcome onto this field. That was something we’re really pleased to be able to do,” says Van Dyk. Now that they have a proper field to play on, they’re eager to get more people to come out to their games and join their team. Playing

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First Nations push for massive conservation area in northern B.C.

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First Nations in northern B.C. are calling on the provincial government to endorse an ambitious proposal for a 40,000-square-kilometre conservation area to protect major watersheds and sensitive species.

The proposal would cover the ancestral areas of three Kaska Dena First Nations and would be larger than Vancouver Island, taking up a massive section of north-central B.C. Premier John Horgan’s government hasn’t said whether it supports or opposes the idea after seven months of phone calls, letters and meetings with officials from various ministries, say the project’s proponents.

“They’ve never said no, but they’ve never said yes, and they’ve never said they would sit down and negotiate what it would look like.

That’s all we’re asking at this point,” said David Crampton of the Dena Kayeh Institute, which is spearheading the project.

“We’re not sure why. We have no idea really what’s going on in the background of all this.”

The First Nations have applied for $4 million in federal government funding for the project, known as the Kaska Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area, and now fear it won’t receive funding because B.C. hasn’t signed on.

Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has been supportive, said Crampton.

“But she’s drawing her reins in a little bit because of the complacency of the provincial government, at this point, to make any kind of move at all,” he said.

The provincial and federal governments did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The plan has been more than two decades in the making. Horgan was a cabinet minister in B.C.’s New Democrat government in the 1990s, which worked with the Kaska to create what was then one of the largest protected areas in the world, the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area. The proposed new conservation area includes part of the Muskwa-Kechika.

The new area covers a vast, roadless area stretching to the Yukon border in the north, the slopes of the Rockies in the east, the Cassiar Mountains on the west, and to the Rocky Mountain Trench — between the Rockies and the Cassiar — in the south.

Crampton said the proposal was carefully designed to avoid forestry and other resource extraction areas. It lies between natural gas deposits and the Site C dam project in the east, and mining and other resource projects in the west.

In the most recent round of letters sent to various ministers, the Kaska Dena Council explained why the conservation area would not conflict with natural resource development, said Crampton.

The council wrote to Forests Minister Doug Donaldson on May 3, saying it had come to their attention that “there is a major concern within your ministry regarding possible tensions and conflict around forestry” in the pro-

posed protected area.

“We believe this is based on misinformation and a serious lack of understanding of our proposal in spite of our best efforts to keep both you and your officials well-informed and well-briefed,” the letter says.

“We are worried that these concerns, never shared with us directly, are having a negative impact on your perception of our proposal.”

The Horse Ranch area of Kaska Dena traditional territories in northern B.C. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/ HO-Maureen Garrity)

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Third Sunday after Pentecost June 30th at 7pm Rev. Teri Meyer

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Come join us for an informal get together to celebrate these two who were married on May 12, 1979. Celebration will be held upstairs at the Royal Canadian Legion in Kitimat on July 6th, 2019 from 3:00 to 9:00PM.

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Experience with resource road construction is a must.

Offering competitive wages and extended health and dental benefits.

40th Anniversary Celebration for Ted & Leslie Metz

Welcome Pastor Nathan Hepting

2:00 pm

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Help Wanted Bella Coola/Office Manager Required at Bella Coola Grizzly Tours and Adventure Resort Inc. On site accommodations provided at Resort and fair wages. www. bcgrizzlytours.com Country living at its finest.

Office Manager is responsible for answering e-mails, telephone, bookings & reservations, processing CC payments, meeting and greeting Guests, keeping office area tidy and some housekeeping. Excellent computer skills required.

Position available immediately. Please send cover letter and resume by e mail att: Leonard Ellis / Owner info@bcgrizzlytours.com

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KITSELAS FIRST NATION 2225 GITAUS ROAD, TERRACE, BC V8G 0A9 TEL (250) 635-5084 • FAX (250) 635-5335

PROJECT MANAGER (Temporary) Department: Lands & Resources Reporting to: Director/Manager of Lands & Resources Employment Status: Full Time Start Date: July 2019 Purpose: Ensures that Kitselas Rights, Title and Community Interests are represented, upheld and protected throughout the Territory. Through Consultation with federal and provincial governments, this role must facilitate discussions that achieve consensus, allowing Kitselas to make informed land use decisions.

Main Duties and Responsibilities • Coordinating review of projects referred to Kitselas Lands and Resources; • Improving and maintaining project data collection and organization; • Lead technical review of proposed applications and provide technical input to working groups; • Liaises with appropriate government agencies or third-parties; • Drafts written responses to referrals; • Performs site and/or field visits as required.

Education and Experience • Degree in a field related to forestry, resource management or equivalent knowledge, plus 1 year recent related experience; or, a combination of relevant education & experience; • Strong public relations, verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills; • Decision making, problem solving, analytical and troubleshooting skills; • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision; • Strong understanding of computers and MS Office; • High attention to detail, time management and organization; • Knowledge of First Nations consultation and land management issues, • Relationship building skills with internal and external stakeholders.

Full Job Description available on request HOW TO APPLY Please reference “Project Manager� and indicate clearly in your cover letter how your experience and qualifications meet the requirements of the position.

Attn:Samuel Harris, Finance Officer P: (250) 635-5084 ext.4082/F: (250) 635-5335/ E: financeofficer@kitselas.com

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Sunbelt Rentals is coming to Terrace, BC! Sunbelt Rentals is currently recruiting for the following positions for our new location opening in Terrace, BC:

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Administrative Assistant/Receptionist 101 Industries Ltd is seeking a full time Administrative Assistant/ Receptionist to join our dynamic team. This individual should be enthusiastic and customer service focused, reliable, hardworking and be able to work well under pressure and with others.

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TIMBER FRAME AND LOG BUILDING SUMMER SALE. Seasoned Douglas Fir, direct to you savings.

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ANNUAL WATER MAIN FLUSHING - 2019

DISTRICT OF KITIMAT 2018 ANNUAL REPORT TAKE NOTICE THAT the District of Kitimat will consider the 2018 Annual Report at the Public Meeting of Council on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

Any person wishing to provide comment on the 2018 Annual Report may do so by attending the Council Meeting on July 2, 2019.

This report is open for public inspection at the District of Kitimat office during regular business hours.

April 1 to June 30, 2019 The District of Kitimat will undertake the annual water main flushing.

Flushing will start during the month of April and finish in June. The operation may cause temporary discolouration of the water supply and should clear up soon after the operation is completed. If the problem persists please contact the District of Kitimat.

Thank you for your cooperation and patience in this matter.

For further information please visit our website at www.kitimat.ca or call Public Works at 250-632-8930.

PROPERTY TAX HOME OWNER LEGAL SUITES & NOTICES GRANTS UTILITY CHARGES The 2019 Tax Notices were mailed on May 23, 2019. Property owners who have not received a tax notice should contact the District of Kitimat at 250-632-8900.

New property owners are responsible for payment of the 2019 taxes whether or not a tax notice is received.

Taxpayers eligible to claim the Northern & Rural Home Owner Grant should complete all applicable spaces on the form and submit to the District of Kitimat whether or not a payment is made.

To avoid the 10% penalty please submit on or before July 2, 2019. THE N & R HOME OWNER GRANT MUST BE APPLIED FOR EVERY YEAR.

Annual charges of $144 for water and $62 for refuse, per residential dwelling unit, were included on your 2019 tax notice. These charges were doubled for all residences with a legal suite, i.e., $288 for water and $124 for refuse.

Owners may apply to the District to have their legal suite status cancelled in order to reduce the utility charges.

DISTRICT OF KITIMAT 270 City Centre, Kitimat, BC phone 250-632-8900

PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS Payments may be made at the District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre or online.

Please see www.kitimat.ca for more information. Credit cards are not accepted.

Payments sent by mail must be received in the municipal office BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON JULY 2, 2019. Payments online must be in the District bank BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON JULY 2, 2019.

A PENALTY OF 10% WILL BE ADDED TO OUTSTANDING TAXES ON JULY 3, 2019.

OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Hobby Farms in G3-B Zone and Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 1942, 2019 (Bylaw 1942) A Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday 2 July 2019 starting at 7:30pm at Council Chambers, 606 Mountainview Square, Kitimat, BC for the purpose of considering amendments to the Official Community Plan (OCP) and zoning in the Kitimat Municipal Code related to facilitating limited agriculture uses and buildings or structures as a principal use on vacant lot(s) associated with an abutting lot that has an established residential use, adding a definition of and regulations for “hobby farm� use, and specifically rezoning 5, 13 and 23 Elderberry Street to add hobby farm use as a permitted use on these G3-B Strawberry Meadows Zone properties, which are legally described as: Lot 1 District Lot 307 Range 5 Coast Plan EPP40842 (5 Elderberry Street) Lot 2 District Lot 307 Range 5 Coast Plan EPP40842 (13 Elderberry Street) Lot 3 District Lot 307 Range 5 Coast Plan EPP40842 (23 Elderberry Street)

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OCP: Bylaw 1942 proposes to amend text under section 5.1 Land Use Designation to consider exceptions to allow limited agriculture uses and buildings or structures, such as a hobby farm, as a principal use on vacant lot(s) when the abutting lot has an established residential use and is under the same ownership or otherwise linked by covenant.

Zoning: Bylaw 1942 defines hobby farm as the non-commercial agricultural use of lands exclusively associated with, and operated by person(s) resident on, an abutting property that contains an established residence, subject to compliance with conditions as outlined in the bylaw. Bylaw 1942 also amends the G3-B Zone to allow hobby farms at three properties commonly referred to as 5, 13, and 23 Elderberry Street.

Part of the general purpose of Bylaw 1942 is to facilitate a proposal from Cathryn Kozak, the applicant, who would like to construct a residential dwelling on one lot and operate a hobby farm on two abutting lots.

More Information Bylaw 1942, related information and other background material is available for review at the District of Kitimat reception desk, 270 City Centre, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday from 14 June to 3 July 2019, inclusive but excluding statutory holidays. Most of this information is also available at www.kitimat.ca/pn. Further inquiries should be directed to Community Planning & Development at 250-632-8900.

The District of Kitimat will also be hosting a public meeting to discuss this application from 6:00pm to 7:00pm on 24 June 2019 in Council Chamber, 606 Mountainview Square. Additional information regarding the open house is available on the municipal website at kitimat.ca/pn.

Providing Comment Anyone wishing to comment on this bylaw may provide written comment to Mayor & Council c/o 270 City Centre, Kitimat BC V8C 2H7; fax 250-632-4995; or email dok@kitimat.ca • Comment received before noon on Thursday, 27 June 2019 will be included in a report to Kitimat Council that will be circulated in advance of the Public Hearing on 2 July 2019. • Comment received between noon 27 June and noon on Tuesday, 2 July 2019 will be read before or otherwise provided to Council at the Public Hearing on 2 July 2019.

You, or your representative, may make representations at the Public Hearing on 2 July 2019.

Public Hearing will be held at Council Chambers, 606 Mountainview Square, beginning at 7:30pm on Tuesday, 2 July 2019.

Personal information contained in communications to Kitimat Council and Committees is collected under the authority of the Community Charter and Local Government Act and will be used to assist Council members in decision-making. Please note that your comments relating to this matter will form part of the District’s public record and may be included in a public agenda and posted on our website. Questions regarding the collection of personal information may be referred to the Corporate Officer at 250-632-8900.

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Temporary Use Permit The District of Kitimat invites public comment before making a decision on the following land use application.

Temporary Use Permit, 88 Charles Street Property owner of 88 Charles Street had applied for a Temporary Use Permit to operate a lash extension studio in compliance with home occupation regulations.The applicant is seeking a three-year permit, with an option of renewal. Maximum permit term is three years, one renewal for an additional three years may be considered without further public notice in 2022.

Need More Information?

The application, public comment received, and other background material is available for review at the District of Kitimat reception desk, 270 City Centre, 8:30am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. Most of this information is also available at www.kitimat.ca/pn. Further inquiries should be directed to Community Planning & Development at 250-632-8910.

How to Provide Comment Anyone wishing to comment on this issue may provide comment by email to dok@kitimat.ca; fax 250-632-4995; or to Community Planning & Development staff c/o 270 City Centre, V8C 2H7. Comments regarding the application must be received before 9:00am on Thursday, 11 July 2019.

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