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Changes made to ALR BY MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– VICTORIA – BC’s Agricultural Land Reserve underwent an overhaul last week, when it was announced that the ALR would be split into two zones. Zone 1 will cover primary farmland in the Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley, the Okanagan Valley and Vancouver Island. This zone will see few changes under the new ALR. Zone 2, will be of most interest for farmers in the BC Peace Region. It will cover farmland in the north, the Kootenays and the rest of the interior, and will see changes that are designed to loosen the rules to allow more nonfarm use of lands under the Agricultural Land Reserve. Agriculture Minister, and North Peace MLA Patt Pimm introduced the changes on Thursday March 27, 2014 in the leg-
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More than 3,000 people attended 2014 Trade Fair MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The annual Chetwynd Trade show took place at the Chetwynd and District Recreation Centre this past weekend. Seventy-seven businesses from the Lower mainland, Okanagan, northern BC and Alberta were in attendance and over 3,000 people paraded the concourse, according to Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce BY
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executive director Tonia Richter. “Trade show stats were a little down from previous years,” she said. “I believe timing and weather were factors. Out trade show ran the last weekend of Spring Break, which competes with family still on vacation. We had a lot of kids away still for Hockey and Volleyball.” Overall, the economic spinoff for the community was something that Richter felt was very a positive for the town.
“When I stop and think about the economic benefits to our community, it’s a ripple effect. We have vendors that come from the Lower Mainland, Okanagan, Northern BC and Alberta for the three-day event. This means accommodations, restaurants and grocery stores benefit.” Simply Perfect Catering – the Recreation Centre café – was also Please see "GREAT," page 2
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MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Significant cuts to literacy funding have come once again this year and communities around the province are beginning to feel the pinch. The BC government has cut literacy funding by $1.5 million in its most recent budget, lowering its BY
total province-wide funding from $2.5 million to $1 million. As a result, Decoda Literacy Solutions, the nonprofit that distributes the government funds to the province’s 102 literacy outreach coordinators, has had to scale back its support. The good news is that in Chetwynd, adult literacy programs offered are sheltered from most of
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the impact of these cuts because of the collaboration between different programs at the public library where the classes are hosted. But they may not be completely immune. The funding for local literacy programs has dropped this year from $9,000 to $6,000. “We got cut, but because we are fortunate enough to be based out
of a library, we have a lot of support that way,” said Lucy Redfearn, Chetwynd’s Literacy Outreach Coordinator. “We have the Family Resource Corner here and we sort of all share grant information. We just work together. Collaboration is the only way that programs survive.” Redfearn says that bePlease see "PROGRAMS," page 3
RCMP seize pot in Moberly MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The Chetwynd RCMP seized 43.5 grams of Marijuana after executing a ConBY
Police say they carried out the trolled Drug and Substances Act search warrant at a residence in search warrant at around 1:30 a.m. One adult male was arrested for the Lakeview Subdivision in Moberly Lake in the early morn- possession for the purpose of trafing hours of Saturday March 29, ficking. Chetwynd RCMP also seized 2014.
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Robert Livingstone found alive and well MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Robert (Bob) Livingstone has been found alive and well after going missing for a few days last week. Livingstone was first reported missing on Tuesday March 25. On Thursday March 27, the RCMP ended the search after reporting Livingstone had been found alive and well in Fort St. John. Livingstone left Chetwynd by Taxi on Friday March 21, en route to the Fort St. John airport to depart for work in Fort BY
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Smith, Northwest Territories. After missing his flight, friends of Livingstone alerted the police that they had not heard from him for a few days and that he had not contacted his family. A relative who spoke to the Chetwynd Echo said that he most likely “went on a binder� and would be home in a few days. Livingstone was apparently angry that he was reported missing. His sister, Laura Livingstone was happy that he was found. “It’s just like Bob to just show up,� she said. “I was waiting to call the police because I knew he was OK.�
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Near Kilometre 55 of the Moberly Lake Forest Service Road, one snowmobiler was seriously injured after falling into ravine. Photos submitted
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booming for business throughout the entire weekend. “In the end, it’s a great event for the community and I enjoy being a part of it.� Rosemary Hodge, an associate with World Financial Group, spoke on behalf of the company, saying that the benefit of attending trade shows throughout the region has a tangible effect for the company, that is trying to increase their presence in northern BC. “We feel word of mouth is the best form of advertising,� she said, “so this trade show was a great way of talking to many people in a short period of time. The interest from individuals from all ages was
overwhelming. Everyone was extremely friendly and receptive. We are very pleased with the response we received from the residents of Chetwynd and surrounding areas.� Richter noted that several vendors did complain about the temperature in the hockey arena. “Unfortunately this was beyond our control,� she said. “A couple of heaters weren’t operational [and that contributed] to the cool temperatures on that side.� The Chamber of Commerce wished to thank Talisman Energy and the Canadian Parents for French for putting on Saturday morning’s pancake breakfast which was well attended.
BY MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – A Fort St. John man was rescued by the North Peace Search and Rescue and transferred to the Fort St. John hospital by helicopter after
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(Left to Right) Tony Meyers, vice-president of Canadian operations, Glenda Farnden STARS major gift manager and Glen Zelinski from Aboriginal relations at a cheque Photo by Mike Carter presentation to the air ambulance service March 25, 2014.
STARS recieves large donations from local Lions Club and Walter Energy MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Two large donations were handed out to the STARS air ambulance in Chetwynd last week from Walter Energy and the local Lions Club. As part of a five-year commitment to give $500,000, Walter Energy presented its fourth annual $100,000 cheque on Tuesday March 25. Both the vice-president of Walter’s Canadian operations, Tony Meyers and representative Glen Zelinski from Aboriginal relations were on hand to present the cheque. “Walter Energy wanted to show not only their employees but the Chetwynd/Tumbler Ridge area where they have their operations for those communities, that they are doing what they can to ensure that STARS service is available to those residents,” said Glenda Farnden, STARS’ major gift manager. “It’s really important to them and we are really looking forward to working on some other long BY
term commitments.” The Chetwynd Lions Club, under what is called the Fund a Flight program, gave another $5,400 donation to STARS that same day. The Fund a flight program allows individuals, smaller companies, and service clubs a chance to contribute to STARS so that they can serve the community through smaller donations. The Chetwynd Lions club raised the money through the recycling depot. For their donation the Lions received a plaque commemorating the mission they sponsored. The plaque will hang at the club’s meeting hall in Rotary Park. Farnden says through the program clubs can participate and “have something tangible that they could say that they have achieved for their local communities or area.” Current Lions Club charter president Charlie Lasser said that the donation to the STARS air ambulance was something the Lions felt as a club they could do to help the com-
munity at large. “We used to do a lot of other things as well but we haven’t got young members any more,” Lasser lamented. “It's one of those things because, you never know who in the community is going to need a trip and if it's going to save a life, that's very important. We're looking to how we can help the community as we have always done in the past." The Fund A Flight program has been around for a few years now Farnden said. “[The idea] was built on the cost of an average 90 minute mission, its $5,400. That would include paying for the medical and aviation crew as well as any necessary medical supplies and helicopter fuel that is needed from the time the helicopter leaves to the time it arrives on scene, provides critical care and then the medical transportation that is needed for that critical ill or injury patient. STARS Grande Prairie serves northern Alberta and Northeastern BC primarily, but because of partnerships with industry and
(Left to Right) Eddie Lasser, Glenda Farnden of STARS, Joan Willard and Dale Willard present a $5,400 cheque to the air ambulance in support of a life saving mission and receive a plaque commemorating the sponsored mission. The plaque will Photo by Mike Carter hang at the club’s meeting hall in Rotary park. others, the Grande Prairie base has been able to expand its services when needed. “We’ve done missions from Hudson's Hope and the Wonowon area down through McBride. We've also done missions as far as Quesnel and Mica Creek,” Farnden added.
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cause of the collaboration between the different programs at the library, adult literacy tutoring initiatives will continue as normal. At least she hopes. “We are fortunate enough to have a wonderful community so should we need to do fundraise or something like that or sponsor... we can do that as well.” As for the English as a Second Language ESL program, the end of the Canada – BC Immigration agreement on March 31, 2014 meant that all responsibility for
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ESL has shifted from the provincial, to the federal government. Redfearn has been negotiating with representatives from the federal government and says that everything is in place for the new funding arrangement, meaning hopefully no disruption of service will be experienced for those who use the system. “We had a site visit [a few weeks ago]. They came up and checked out Chetwynd, the library and they [saw] where we are putting on our classes, and then they came up really to negotiate the rest of our contract and go through it
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tually met an individual who had a nephew who was helped by STARS, something that she notes really helped bring her job promoting the air ambulance into focus. For more information about STARS or the Fund a Flight program, visit: www.stars.ca.
piece by piece,” she said. Because it still needs to be finalized, Redfearn did not want to say just how much ESL programs at the library would be receiving. “I don’t know if I want to tell you that,” she said. “I will wait until we have it all signed off. It is on its way to Vancouver right now.” The programs are put in place to serve anyone who is new to the English language, but Redfearn says it mainly serves the Temporary Foreign Workers that keep the local Tim Hortons, Dominos Pizza and Subway staffed.
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ast month Environment Minister Mary Polak anPrince George nounced what seemed Citizen like good news: small businesses would be "exempted" from the province's onerous new packaging and printed paper regulation coming into force this May. Unfortunately, it looks like the real news for small business isn't quite so good - many are not actually exempted and some will not survive. The new recycling policy fundamentally changes the current blue-box program. Instead of being run by local municipalities, the B.C. government has given control over the blue-box program to an unelected body called Multi Material B.C., governed by multinational corporations out of Toronto. If this has you scratching your head and wondering what was wrong with the existing bluebox program, you are not alone. Opposition to Polak's plan is growing. Last week, a coalition of B.Cbased businesses representing agriculture, newspapers, landscaping, manufacturing, retail, wholesale, food, and waste collection sectors held a press conference to announce a # RethinkItBC campaign to fight the new rules. If small businesses really were exempt why would so many of them band together against this new policy? Minister Polak did put in place some compliance thresholds around gross revenue, packaging volumes and number of locations. The problem with her approach is that the thresholds are too low and in some cases don't apply at all. The bottom line is that too many small businesses are still being hurt by a policy that adds a lot of cost and bureaucracy for no environmental benefit. For example, under the new rules franchises are not exempt. Several pizza franchisees have reported to us they will be paying between $200 and $400 a week in taxes to MMBC. Pizza joints don't have fat margins and paying for this might mean selling another 100 pizzas a week or passing those costs on to customers. Some small businesses are being bullied into compliance by big corporations. Several major grocery stores have sent letters to suppliers saying they will only do business with firms that are MMBC compliant regardless of whether they fall under Polak's exemption. One went as far as threatening to withhold partial payment as a fine for lack of MMBC compliance. These same supermarkets will not accept any price increases associated with compliance - small business has to eat the cost. In small towns, community newspapers and local recycling depots are at risk of going out of business thanks to the new policy. B.C's newspaper industry is facing $14 million of additional taxes. They will be paying 4,762 per cent (that's not a typo) more per kilogram of waste than the equivalent program in Ontario. How many job losses that translates into has yet to be seen. That it is at odds with the government's stated "strong economy, secure tomorrow" agenda is crystal clear. The only good news in this mess is that it is never too late to reverse course on bad policy. Premier Clark has shown she has the courage to admit mistakes and change course where necessary. It's necessary now. The new recycling rules don't work for small business or the communities they support.
Prosperity Mine would bring prosperity to BC To the Editor, The New Prosperity mine literally got the shaft from Prime Minister Harper and his cabinet. How could this happen to such a well-planned project, one that was thoroughly reviewed and fully
approved by the Province of B.C.? This is one of the largest gold and copper deposits in the world and it’s sitting right here in our backyard. With modern mining practices, this is a mineral resource that can safely be
harvested for the benefit of every person in the province without harming the environment. Why have B.C.’s conservative MP’s been silent on this matter? The Prime Minister and his B.C. MP’s need to explain why they
rejected 750 B.C. construction jobs and 500 permanent B.C. jobs and the economic wealth the mine would bring to our province. Pam Gardner Burnaby, BC
Harper needs to reconsider Prosperity To the Editor: I’ll bet I’m not the only person who thinks Prime Minister Harper should reconsider and approve the Prosperity mine. Not only were the economic benefits for the people of Williams Lake, Quesnel, and the entire Cariboo region not fully considered when the door was shut on this project, the mine’s full environmental mitigation plan was not
fairly considered either. The federal conservatives have always been supportive of responsible mining practices and economic progress, so I’m frankly stumped as to why they decided to reject this mine and send a negative message to job creators who will now think twice before they invest in BC. Prime Minister Harper needs to
reconsider this important mine project, do whatever it takes to move it forward, and send a strong message that our country and our province are indeed open for business and economic progress. The longer he waits to correct this situation the worse off we will all be. Massimo Mandarino Coquitlam, BC
Prosperity Mine would bring better outcome To the Editor, No one likes to have the goalposts moved on them in the middle of a game. But that’s exactly what the feds did to Taseko when they changed the terms of refer-
ence for the new Prosperity mine project in the middle of the environmental review process. It goes against every sense of fair play. With the goalposts moved, important informa-
tion about the mine project was ignored by the federal review panel, and it led to the project being unfairly rejected. Instead of pushing forward with this project, and creating hundreds of
new jobs, the court will now have to sort things out and hopefully bring about a better outcome. Bruce Sanderson North Vancouver, BC
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You asked about the new municipal hall, I will try to answer MAYOR@ S REPORT
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ou asked me and I will try to answer. Some questions have short answers and some questions require more complex responses. I’ll try to strike a balance. You asked about the proposed new District Office. I guess it is more than a proposed project now because the contract has been signed with the builder. It’s going to happen unless a catastrophic event intervenes. You were interested in the size of the budget and
the reasons for selecting the builder from out of town and out of province. These are good questions. The answers are not simple and I will give the figures in round numbers. The original cost of the project came in at $6.1 million. Without destroying the essential nature of the proposed building, Council and staff cut and slashed to bring it down to a manageable size. Rooms and features were deleted bringing the cost to $3.9 million. After a thorough review of the plans, Council decided that certain items deleted in the first cut needed to be added back in: improvements to the proposed skylight over the reception
No Peace area builders chose to bid on the project.
area; window blinds; lobby display and seating; Council desk in the Council chamber; an increased contingency; and $60,000 to cover the higher-than-
expected price of structural steel. This brought the total contracted price to $4.2 million. Naturally, there are other costs not included in the builder’s contract. These include paving, hydro, water, and sewer connections, landscaping, living out costs for the crew, and costs for inspections. All these additional costs will bring the total cost closer to approximately $5 million and now in line with the original publicly stated budget of $4.8 million. I know that to say approximately when referring to building costs is not the level of certainty that most of us like to have. I certainly like to know how much I will be spending –
even when I take my car for a service – especially when I take my car for a service. But absolute figures are not always possible unless the contract price is so high that there is no possibility of the builder’s losing. The bigger the project, however, the greater the scope for surprises like finding a lost 20-ton boulder hiding in the middle of the basement excavation. That’s the reason for the contingency. You asked why Council didn’t select an in-region builder or, at least an inprovince builder. Once again, this is a good question, easier to answer than the pricing question, but deserving of a straight-for-
ward answer: no Peacearea builders chose to bid on the project. In-province bids (all from the lower mainland) were so far out of budget that they could not be considered. Part of the reason for the high prices no doubt was the built-in cost of housing, food, and travel for the workers. And so we are left with a satisfactory bid from a reputable company within a reasonable travel range. Thank you again for your very good questions. Keep them coming. Disclaimer: The preceding is the opinion of Mayor Merlin Nichols and may or may not reflect the views and/or wishes of council.
Russia shows why BC is the better choice MPS REPORT
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he world continues to watch the situation in Eastern Europe. Russia has shown that they are not above annexing foreign territory in a bid to destabilize Ukraine. The Russians have claimed that they are moving to “protect” an area with an ethnic Russian majority, but to be perfectly clear – Russia is motivated by natural gas. Ukraine is strategically important for Russian economic interests. Russia has pushed hard to install and maintain friendly regimes in Ukraine since they declared independence. A subservient Ukrainian Government means that Russian oil and gas companies have access to Europe. Russian control over Crimea also maintains Russia’s control of the Black Sea, and secures access to markets in the Mediterranean and beyond. What Russia is doing is a clear demonstration of why development of natural gas is so important for British Columbia. Our allies in Europe are dependent on Russian gas, so speaking out against Russian bully tactics on the international stage puts them in a very vulnerable position. Russia has shown in the past that they are not afraid to use energy as a bargaining chip to force their way. In 2006 and 2009, Russia shut
their natural gas pipelines to Europe as a pressure tactic against a pro-EU Ukrainian Governments. Russia is not shy about using their natural resources as political weapons against their enemies, or even to force allies to be more compliant. That is what they did in 2009, and now the European Union is put in a difficult situation where the supplier of 40% of their natural gas is working hard to force the defeat of EU allies in Ukraine, despite popular Ukrainian desire for more cooperation with Europe. In contrast, Canada offers stable, democratic governments at all levels. British Columbia offers world-class infrastructure and ethical access to resources. The BC Peace Region is the hub of Natural Gas growth in Canada, with projects such as TransCanada’s Coastal Gaslink, and Prince Rupert Gas Transmission lines, looking to get our product to port in a safe and environmentally responsible way. Customers of BC natural gas do not have to worry, as Europe does, about energy being cut off as a means of political extortion, and neither
“We are not talking about changing rules so we can do industrial, commercial work on farmlands, we're looking at opportunities to just better use the land to help the farmers.”
do they have to worry about being seen to collude with dictatorial or violent regimes. Europe is only now realizing that reliance on Russia for energy is risky. Russia is trying to recapture the influence it had on the world stage during the Soviet era, and has demonstrated that they can and will turn off supplies to Europe as political leverage. European nations are looking for alternate suppliers of energy, and they are looking across the Atlantic for solutions. BC is well positioned to take advantage of increased foreign demand in natural gas. The oil and gas sector is building its’ way to the coast, as the industry seeks markets beyond the United States. British Columbia is the only province with a coastline and the political will to develop the natural gas industry. Eastern provinces, like New Brunswick and Quebec, are saying ‘no’ to natural gas development. They seem to be unwilling to take advantage of Canada’s international reputation and high environmental and social standards. BC has no such qualms, and has prospered because of it. Northeast BC remains open for business, and as Russia has proven – reliable and democratic energy suppliers are a rare commodity.
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islature. Pimm says the new system will make for a better use of the land. “The improvements include the creation of two Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) administered zones to better recognize the province’s regional differences,” Pimm told the CBC. “In Zone 2, where growing seasons are shorter and there are lower value crops, ALC decisions will now, in addition to the original principle, include additional considerations to provide farmers with more flexibility to support their farming operations.” The opposition New De-
mocrats however, bashed the introduction of the bill to change the ALR, saying it will remove protections from 90 per cent of BC farmland, opening it up risk of industrial development. “Breaking apart the Agricultural Land Reserve is breaking trust with British Columbians, who overwhelmingly support the protection of farmland for today and for the future,” said Nicholas Simons, New Democratic agriculture critic. “The ALR was created to protect farmland in all of British Columbia, not just in some regions of British Columbia,” Simons added. The NDP says the bill puts BC’s food supply at risk. “The government should be supporting and encouraging farmers to
farm their land, not encouraging them to remove it from the ALR.” In defense of the bill, South Peace MLA Mike Bernier sang the same tune as Minister Pimm, and the chorus is one that speaks the message that the bill will actually make it easier for farmers to supplement their farms by allowing them to earn extra income. “I can give you examples in the south peace where [a] farmer could own a thousand acres of land and in one corner could be a shale pit. He comes to us and says ‘I want to be able to take some of that shale and sell it to a road construction company... it’s on my land, I can make some extra money which would help subsidize my farm’, and he is told no because that is non-farm use on agricultural land,” Bernier said.
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Zimmer makes arguement for BC LNG out of tensions between Russia and the Ukraine MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The current tensions between Russia and the Ukraine are just another argument for LNG in BC, says Peace River – Prince George Member of Parliament Bob Zimmer. In a release to the media titled “Russia shows why BC is the better choice”, Zimmer lays out his argument that Europe’s reliance on Russia for up to 40 per cent of its natural gas has hampered the European Union’s ability to stabilize the region. “Russia has pushed hard to install and maintain friendly regimes in Ukraine since they declared independence,” Zimmer writes. “A subservient Ukrainian government means that Russian oil and gas companies have access to Europe… Our allies in Europe are dependent on Russian gas, so speaking out against Russian bully tactics on the international stage puts them in a very BY
vulnerable position.” This, Zimmer says, is proof of the fact that countries looking for natural gas should look no further than Canada, and in particular northeastern BC. “Russia has shown in the past that they are not afraid to use energy as a bargaining chip to force their way,” Zimmer continues, “…and now the European Union is put in a difficult situation where the supplier of 40 per cent of their natural gas is working hard to force the defeat of EU allies in Ukraine.” This, he says, despite popular Ukrainian desire for more cooperation with Europe, a fact that has been disputed. Following that argument Zimmer notes that unlike Russia, Canada offers natural gas with a side of stability. “Customers of BC natural gas do not have to worry, as Europe does, about energy being cut off as a means of political extortion, and neither do
ZIMMER they have to worry about being seen to collude with dictatorial or violent regimes,” Zimmer writes. To further his argument, Zimmer took aim at eastern provinces like New Brunswick and Quebec who have said no to natural gas. Protests have raged in New Brunswick for years over shale gas fracking exploration attempts by companies like SWN Resources. Protestors raise fears that the fracking process will pollute the province’s
water. Signs at protests in early 2012 read: “Frack off. Gas holes.” The province of Quebec has said “no fracking way,” and has banned the process all together. In our corner of BC, frack wells are as common as cows, and the effect they have on the environment is rarely questioned. Zimmer says provinces like Quebec and New Brunswick don’t know what they are missing. “They seem to be unwilling to take advantage of Canada’s international reputation an high environmental and social standards,” he says, even though according to agencies like the David Suzuki Foundation, Canada’s international reputation on environmental standards has been dwindling since the Conservative government took power in 2006. “Northeast BC remains open for business, and as Russia has proven – reliable and democratic energy suppliers are a rare commodity.”
Wolverine wins Safety Award MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Walter Energy’s Wolverine mine, just outside of Tumbler Ridge, BC has been awarded the John Ash Safety Award by the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines for working more than onemillion employee hours with the lowest lost time injury frequency among mines in their category. “Our success at Wolverine is attributable to the Health and Safety program we have developed cooperatively with our hourly employees,” said Dan Cartwright, president of Walter Energy’s Canadian operations. “The mine has an active Joint Occupational, Health, Safety and Environment Committee. Our system empowers the workforce to participate in a safety program that eliminates unsafe conditions and practices.” The Wolverine mine has worked more than 14 months from December 2012 through to March 2014 without a single lost time incident. The mine has a total employment of 440. The Mine Safety Awards were established in 1961 by the BC Minister of Mines to recognize annually the safety record of mines in the province. The program consists of two competitions resulting in seven different awards. All producing mines in BC that have accumulated the required number of employee hours and have no fatalities in the competition year are eligible. The Willow Creek mine finished slightly behind Wolverine in the standings. Teck Coal Limited’s Elkview operations shared the John Ash award with Wolverine. Quintette Coal operations received the Edward Prior award for logging between 200,000 and BY
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1,000,000 worker hours with the lowest injury frequency rate. Contractor hours also are included in employee hours. Award winners have the lowest lost time accident frequency of mines in their category. Walter Energy currently employs about 3,600 employees with operations in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom. This year marked the
52nd anniversary of the mine awards. Recipients were celebrated on March 17, 2014 at the Hotel Grand Pacific in Victoria. Open pit, quarry and underground mines were handed out to mines and quarries that accumulated 15,000 or more worker or contractor hours, and had no fatalities between the period of January 1 and December 21, 2013.
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Provincal domestic violence strategy a "shell of a plan" advocate says MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– VITCORIA – Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, BC’s representative for children and youth, says the provinces plan to tackle domestic abuse is lacking strategic goals and funding. In a presentation to the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth last week in Victoria, Lafond highlighted a recent incident of domestic violence resulting in a homiBY
cide, that may have a connection to a member of the legislative assembly, in making her case for strengthening a government plan to tackle the issue. “It’s unknown what the legal status is at this time, but there was a domestic violence homicide recently, and it may well be that a person employed in the Legislative Assembly may have been connected to that,” she said, according to publicly available transcriptions of her pres-
entation. “It’s a very sad reminder of the fact that domestic violence and domestic violence homicides affect many, many families in British Columbia.” In other appearances before the committee Lafond had been calling for the release of a provincial plan to deal with domestic violence. Now that it has been released, more than a year after it’s deadline, she says she is pleased that some action has taken
place, but that the plan needs improving. Domestic violence is an issue that affects the Peace Region perhaps more than other areas of the province. A recently released study by the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society in conjunction with the Peace Project, highlights this fact, showing Fort St. John as an area with high levels of domestic abuse and violence that is possibly related to the prevalent work camp lifestyle. The report calls for more education and more public awareness about domestic violence in the community and encourages the community to speak out against violence. For more visit: http://thepeaceprojectfsj.com. Lafond noted in her presentation to the committee that the plan as it stands now is under-
funded. The government has committed only $5.5 million over three years and the funding doesn’t start flowing until 2015. A positive development was that $2 million of the funding will be used for the development and delivery or programs specifically for aboriginal women, men and children affected by domestic violence, including victims and perpetrators, along with $1.5 million to support women and children in remote communities. But, she says, it is unknown what this will involve. “Besides being short on funding to address this critical need, the plan is short on detail,” she noted. The plan does not have a clear, concrete time frame to measure the outcomes at this point.
“A few areas where we would have liked to have seen more focus are in immigrant and refugee communities,” she said, while noting the federal government is making moves in this direction. “[But], the plan doesn’t at this point, have the context of a big picture. It isn’t, in my opinion, much of a plan at this point. It’s a bit of an empty shell, and that’s a disappointment.” Lafond notes unless clear goals and more funding are set for the province’s domestic violence plan, the government could be spinning its tires. “We will, unfortunately, I think, continue to be looking at the impact of domestic violence in the lives of children and possibly talking about the same problems for a considerable period of time unless we see more meaningful change.”
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The Chetwynd 3 Nations Ventures Midget Giants placed third at provincials, held March 15 – 21 in Clearwater, Photo submitted BC.
Chetwynd Midget Giants take third at Provincials BY M IKE C ARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The Chetwynd 3NV Midget Giants are the third best Midget Tier 4 team in the province, after turning in a performance worthy of celebration at the provincial championship tournament March 15-21 in Clearwater, BC. The Giants played five games in total, losing the first two before pulling out three consecutive wins. Chetwynd’s only losses came at the hands of the two teams that would eventually play for the championship: the Kelowna Midget “A” Rockets representing the Okanagan and last seasons provincial champs, who defeated the Giants 9-5, and the Burns Lake Midget Rep. Bruins who represented the northwest and were last seasons 2nd place winners. They beat the Giants 4-0. The third game on Tuesday March 18 against the Ridge Meadows Midget “A” Rustler, who were representing the Lower Mainland, was when Chetwynd finally got their mojo going. After going down by a goal, Liam Beattie, gifted owner of the nifty mittens, tied things up on a shorthanded goal, assisted by Kase Gansevles. Early into the second Ridge Meadows took back the lead, but couldn’t hold it as Reign Walker and Colton Golder picked up goals in a second period that also saw Beattie score two to complete the hat trick. After 40 minutes, the Giants led 5-2. To cap it off, Walker added his second of the game in the third and the Giants cruised to a 6-2 victory. Later that day, still riding the high from the morning game which brought them their first win in beat-down fashion, the Chetwynd Giants beat the Surrey Midget “A” Storm. Liam Beattie started the first period off with a bang, scoring the first two goals of the game, on his way to a four goal, and six point night. Cameron Aird added
another in the first for the Giants who led 3-0 after the first period, and 6-0 after the second, when Ross McMeekin added two goals. At 7:10 of the third period, after Beattie scored to add a cherry on top of the hat trick he already had, captain Cordell Llewllyn made it 8-0, and after Surrey got one goal at 4:14 of the third, Colton Golder added another for the giants who embarrassed their opponent with a 9-1 win. Chetwynd dominated this game, but the first two loses meant they
didn’t have what it took to reach the final, championship match. Instead, they would play for third place against the host team, the Clearwater Midget Rep. Ice Hawks, representing the Okanagan. It was a hard fought game that saw Chetwynd get into penalty trouble early, and it remained that way for the full 60 minuets, with roughly half of the game spent in the penalty box by the Giants. But, undeterred, they pressed on and managed to eek out a 5-4 win over
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the hosts on goals from Kase Gansevles, as well as Cordell Llewellyn and Kain Mcmaster, who each had two in the game. The championship game was a rematch of the 2013 final, where Kelowna beat Burns Lake. However, it was Burns Lake who got the best of the Rockets this time, taking home the top spot in BC Midget Tier 4 hockey with a 6-0 win.
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Annual Daffodil Campaign kicked off for April MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Every three minutes another Canadian is told that they have been diagnosed with cancer. BY
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“We have plans to build a safer, better pipeline. We also have plans to operate it that way.” Janet Holder, Leader of Northern Gateway
I’m Janet Holder, leader of Northern Gateway. Of the 209 conditions set by the Joint Review Panel, over 60 deal specifically with land safety and related environmental safeguards.
as possible on British Columbia’s terrain and neighbouring communities. In fact, 70% of the route utilizes previously disturbed lands, including old forestry roads, cut blocks and other disturbances.
EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS We are working on those conditions with the A WATCHFUL EYE same diligence that we are applying to the We are equally committed to setting new tough conditions mandated by the Province. standards when it comes to Emergency In many cases, these conditions reflect the Preparedness and Response. In fact, JRP world class voluntary land safety measures Conditions #174 and #175 require us to that Northern Gateway proposed during the file separate emergency response plans for every 10-km section of pipe. That’s over 110 Review process. separate plans that include details covering specific habitat to protect. Our plans also A BETTER, SAFER PIPELINE include realistic training programs and Our land safety measures primarily focus exercises, staffing of all pump stations, on spill prevention. With new standards in 24/7 monitoring, advanced leak detection pipeline design and integrity, construction, systems and more remotely-controlled monitoring and project management, we isolation valves. want to build a better, safer pipeline. We’re doing all this hard work because we are committed to developing the most A RESPECTFUL ROUTE sound, sensible and sensitive approach After a decade of planning, we have mapped out to designing, constructing and operating a pipeline route that will have as little impact the Project.
Janet Janet Holder Holder,, Leader of Northern Gateway
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