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MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The voting is complete, and the British Columbia Teachers Federation (BCTF) is now counting the ballots that will show whether or not its members support a full-scale walkout. BCTF president Jim Iker announced the vote on June 4. On Sunday, June 8, the government and the BCTF were asking parents to b e g i n preparations for a full-scale strike. The vote on a full strike was held this week on Mon. June 9 and Tues. June 10. Results of the full strike vote were IKER not yet tabulated by press time. If a full strike is evoked, the school year will end early. The province says schools up to grade nine will be closed entirely and high schools will only be open to administer exams. Service in rural areas is also likely to be cancelled. Students will learn if they pass or fail, but report cards might be incomplete or abbreviated, depending on the result of a Labour Relations Board ruling that could make the marking of report cards and administration of exams an essential service. Rotating strikes continue this week in Peace River South, School District 59, on Thurs., June 12. The teachers union is legally obligated to give three working days notice in advance of a full-scale

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walkout. That makes June 16, the earliest possible first full strike day. However, it is likely that the BCTF will not strike immediately, and will instead allow time for the pressure applied through the vote to trickle down into progress at the bargaining table. “For us it’s not wanting to move to the next level, it’s about getting an agreement at the bargaining table,� Iker said. “We know for any agreement to happen, government has to bring the funding to the table and better supports for teachers. So far, the government has not brought that funding that is needed and it’s not apparent that they actually want to deal with us. That is unfortunate, but we got to make it happen.� Iker called on Premier Christy Clark to authorize the government’s lead negotiator Peter Cameron, to bring more funds to the table, as she did during the Port Metro Vancouver truckers strikes earlier this year. Clark said then that it is better to make a deal, than to have a fight. During a press conference late last week announcing the full-scale strike vote, Iker’s overall message was this: it’s time for the BC government to start moving on the core issues of smaller class sizes, class composition guarantees that put a cap on the number of special needs students per class, and minimum lev-

Ryan Cook, a carver from Britannia Beach, BC spent the last few days in front of the Chetwynd Visitor Information Centre for the entertainment of anyone who happened to stop by. Cook created some custom works for a few customers, as well as some staples in his repertoire. “Owls are my f--ing forte,� Cook says. This will be Cook’s first year competing individually. He assisted veteran carver Paul Photo by Mike Carter Fernette last year.

10th Annual Chetwynd International Chainsaw Carving Championship kicks off this weekend

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BY MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Every June a unique event captures the attention of people from across northern BC, and around the world. In 2014, the Chetwynd International Chainsaw Carving Championship is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

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But, according to Tonia Richter, executive director of the Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce, and head of the organizing committee for Chetwynd’s flagship tourist attraction, the carvers requested that not much change for this special year. “A lot of people are asking what are you doing this year [because] I know we threw a few ideas out last year of doing the event a little different. I did canvas and survey a lot of the chainsaw carvers on the ideas we did have, [but] they said keep it the same, keep it pro-level,� Richter said. “We talked to a lot of carvers and towns that host carving events, they all say keep it pro, no am-

ateurs, no semi-pro that will kill your event.� The carvers will however, each receive a swag bag to mark their participation in the anniversary year. Chetwynd is known for its large cash prizes throughout the weekend, which is something Richter and her organizing committee worked hard to secure through sponsorships. As it does every year, Chetwynd’s festival will host the world’s top carvers in a four-day event. The carving begins tomorrow, Thurs. June 12, and continues until Sun. June 15. Please see "CARVERS," page 16

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Chetwynd Echo Staff –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – A $1.4 million contract has been awarded to Belvedere Place Contracting Ltd. of Kelowna, to increase the clearance height under the East Pine Bridge, 32 kilometres east of Chetwynd. The project involves reconstructing 500 meters of Highway 97; lowering the highway by 35 centimetres. This will increase the clearance from five metres to 5.35 metres. Work is set to begin in June and be completed by the end of September. This project follows work already completed in 2011 to the West Pine Overhead, when the

School PACs call for end to labour dispute

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BY MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– VANCOUVER –The BC Confederation of Parental Advisory Councils (BCCPAC) is calling for an immediate end to the rotating strike and lockout action that they say is disrupting schools and hurting students. The BCCPAC did not take lightly, the news last week that a vote for a fullscale strike will be held. “Successful outcomes for

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Encouraging parents to write Fassbender Continued from page 1 all students – not just those graduating from Grade 12 – are being affected by this labour dispute,� said Terry Berting, former BCCPAC president. “This has got to stop. The feud is having a detrimental effect on the most vulnerable students by denying them the help they need from teachers at this critical time of year. It’s also causing financial hardship for struggling families.� A second third round of rotating strikes are now underway, meaning schools are behind picket lines for one day this week. In Peace River South that day is Thurs., June 12. In addition, some schools have been cancelling extra-curricular activities, end-of-year celebrations and sporting events as a result of the labour dispute. The BCCPAC said it wants government and the

union to stop using pressure tactics that affect students and concentrate their energy on achieving a new collective agreement. They say it is time for both sides to take risks and negotiate in the true spirit of give and take. “We’re encouraging parents to write Education Minister Peter Fassbender and BCTF president Jim Iker, explaining how the rotating strikes and lockout are hurting families,� said Nicole Makohoniuk, current BCCPAC president. The BCCPAC held a weekend meeting May 30June 1, 2014, at which parents from around the province were brought together to discuss issues affecting K-12 education. Their foremost concern was the protracted labour dispute between the BCTF and the provincial government. Makohoniuk replaced Berting as BCCPAC president during an election held over the weekend meeting.

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CSS student protest organizers Ashley Reeves (left) and Ty Prolux (right), stand proudly with their signs. The duo organized a walkout last week to voice their displeasure of the continuing disruption to their education due to the labour dispute between the BC Teacher’s Federation and the provincial govenrment. See more covPhoto by Mike Carter erage, page 3.

Information for parents on the BC TeacherĘźs Federation strike

CHETWYND ECHO STAFF –––––––––––––– VICTORIA - With the possibility that the British Columbia Teachers Federation (BCTF) will start a full walk out on June 16, 2014, parents are concerned about whether their children will be able to write final exams, receive final report cards, and transition to the next grade or on to post-secondary. The Ministry of Education and the British Columbia Public School Employers Association (BCPSEA) want to assure parents that every effort is being made to ensure the strike does not disadvantage students, nor delay their transition to the next grade or on to post-secondary. A full walkout may impact the last nine days of school before summer break begins on June 27, 2014. Here is some information to give parents greater certainty about what

to expect and the potential impact on their children: What this means for students in Kindergarten through Grade 9: Schools will be closed. Parents with children who need supervision should make child care arrangements. Parents will receive final report cards, but in some cases the reports may be more abbreviated than normal. What this means for students in Grades 10, 11 and 12: There are fifteen provincial exam courses scheduled between June 16 to 26, 2014. It is expected that secondary schools will only be open for the purpose of administering exams. Picket lines may be present; students in rural areas may not have normal school bus service. Every effort will be made for

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provincial exams to be marked and final course marks conveyed to students and parents in a timely way. BCPSEA has applied to the Labour Relations Board to have all services required for the completion of report cards deemed essential including: preparing, invigilating and marking of school based and provincial exams; and compilation, entry, and submission of final grades. What this means for graduating students planning to attend post-secondary in September: Most students planning to attend post-secondary programs in September are pre-admitted based on their current marks. B.C. post-secondary institutions are aware there is a chance that the strike might interfere with the normal flow of final student marks.

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BCTF takes vote on full-scale strike this week, says its time for the government to move on key issues Continued from page 1 els of specialized teachers in the classroom. To date, he says, the government’s representatives have failed to make any movement toward resolving these core issues, which the BC Supreme Court ruled in January, should be reentered into the collective agreement. If the vote goes ahead and a full strike is implemented, it will be the first full-scale teachers strike in the province since October 2005, when teachers walked off the job for ten straight days. In March 2012, teachers took partial job action for three days before a deal was reached. “We want a deal before the end of June. We don’t want this dragging on,” Iker said. “We want smaller class sizes for our students come September, class composition guarantees, and minimum levels of specialist teachers restored. We want our

students to get that important one-on-one time that all students need and deserve.” The announcement of a fullscale strike vote came on the same day that the Labour Relations Board - an independent, administrative tribunal with the mandate to mediate and adjudicate employment and labour relations matters related to unionized workplaces – ruled that the British Columbia Public School Employers Association (BCPSEA) was within their rights to dock teachers wages by 10 per cent during the partial lockout/rotating strike period. Two days after Iker’s press conference, on June 6, the government applied to the Labour Relations Board (LRB) to designate report cards and final exams as essential services, regardless of the BCTF voting results. This means we don’t know just how a full-scale strike will play out, and we won’t know

We want a deal before the end of June. We donʼt want this dragging on.

until the LBR rules on this matter. The essential services designation will kick in if the LRB finds that the full-scale strike poses a “threat to the welfare of British Columbians,” or to the “provision of education programs to students.” In an interesting turn of events, shortly after the vote for a full strike was announced, the

BCTF was forced to reveal that they don’t actually have any money left to dole out further strike pay. Teachers are paid $50 a day during rotating strikes, which have taken place one day per week for the past two weeks. “There is no doubt that the costs associated with continually fending off attacks on teacher rights and the collective agreement are high, but the cost of not doing so are far worse,” reads a memo dated June 4 and posted in the B.C. Teachers’ Federation internal website. Whether or not teachers will actually receive pay during a full strike us unknown. A BCTF spokesperson told the Canadian Press that some public-sector unions don’t pay their members until at least day four of a strike, but did not offer any further information about the pay situation. Iker says mediation and arbitration are a possibility, but the

union wants to first give the government an opportunity to make some moves on class sizes, composition and specialist teacher ratios. “We need government to begin moving on those two key issues and when they do, maybe we'll get closer to a settlement,” he said. ‘The issue of a mediator is one of the options that is open to us through the LRB, and its something that we can think about. Both sides need to get closer. But we need government to show some willingness to move.” On wages, the BCTF is currently asking for a 9.75 per cent wage increase over a four-year contract term, plus cost of living increases which the government says results in an overall 10 per cent wage increase of the term of the deal, The government is currently offering a 7.3 per cent wage hike over the course of a sixyear deal, plus a $1,200 signing bonus if a deal is reached by the

Increase clearance will allow for higher loads Continued from page 1 clearance below that overpass was increased by 30 centimetres. As B.C.’s primary north-south route, Highway 97 is an integral part of the provincial highway network for the transport of goods and services, as

well as commuters and tourists. Increasing the East Pine Overpass clearance will allow higher and larger loads to pass through and provide transport operators a direct route between Chetwynd and Dawson Creek, avoiding lengthy detours to Hudson’s

Hope or Tumbler Ridge. “Increasing the clearance at the East Pine Overhead is needed to ensure that large equipment and high loads for the agricultural, natural gas, and resource sectors can safely and efficiently be transported along Highway 97,” said Peace

River South MLA Mike Bernier. “In addition to these benefits for industry, the safety and drivability along the highway will be greatly improved for residents and tourists travelling along this corridor.” This project is moving forward as a result of ex-

CSS students protest labour dispute with walkout Students take to the streets

BY MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Frustrated at yet another labour dispute between the British Columbia Teachers Federation and the Government of BC, students in Chetwynd and around the province took to the streets to protest the continuing disruption of their education. Despite a snowy and wet June 4, students formed a group outside of Chetwynd Secondary School (CSS) where they stayed for an hour, before marching to the 7-11 on the South Access Road, and returning to the school. They held signs that read, “Fund our Future”, “We Matter”, “Striking for Teachers and Students” and “Education is not a Business.” The provincial student movement began appropriately enough for this generation, through a Facebook group started by two Lower Minalnad students, Victoria Barker and Mackenzie Timko. Barker, 18, attends Tweedsmuir Secondary in Surrey. She told the CBC that she has spent her entire academic life so far, living in the shadow of the battle between teachers and government, a battle that she was told was being fought in her interest. “There's just so many of us that are fed up with the dispute," she said. "If they were really doing this for us, then the lockout wouldn't have been imposed and the strikes wouldn't be occurring.” The Facebook group describes the walkout as a protest designed to tell both the BCTF and the provincial government that students feel trapped in the middle of the dispute, noting that they support neither the teachers or the

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Students braved the snowy June weather to protest the ongoing dispute Photo by Mike Carter between teachers and the government. government. “The students in British Columbia have been put in the middle of the labour dispute between the BCTF and the Government for our entire schooling. For some of us, that means our entire thirteen years of education,” the page read. “The two sides are like parents who are divorcing and have stuck their children in the middle for the last thirteen years,” Locally, the rally at CSS was organized by Grade 12 students Ashley Reeves and Ty Proulx, who said they received support from both administration and teachers. Reeves and Proulx approached principal Chris Mason who agreed to let the demonstration go ahead. Mason handed out forms to be signed that indicated the school was not responsible for students once they left school grounds. “We're sick and tired of being caught in the middle. They need to come to some sort of compromise,” Reeves said. It’s frustrating “be-

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tensive collaboration with the local trucking industry and economic assessment conducted in partnership with the Northern Development Initiative Trust. The overpass will open new markets for businesses along the entire Highway 97 corridor and

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cause our education isn’t being treated as a priority. They don’t even care. We're being used as pawns, that's how we feel.” Proulx said he feels as though his education is incomplete. “I don’t feel like my education was totally finished because of all the budget cuts that have happened over the years,” he said. “We're the future generation. Whatever our education is, it is going to effect how British Columbia is going to be in the future.” The goal is to get their voices heard, the two said. And although there were plenty of students at the school willing to just skip class and go home, they felt it was necessary to stay as a group in front of the school to show that this wasn’t an excuse to just get out of school. “We want to leave a stamp here,” Reeves said. “We wanted them to know that we are not just trying to skip class. We're staying here to show them that we care. It's a big deal to us.”

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eople complain about the silliest things. This week in the Calgary Naomi Larsen is Editor for the Chetwynd Echo. Herald there is a letter to Contact her at by phone at 250.788.2246 or via email the editor stating that Caleditor@chetwyndecho.net gary is becoming the dandelion capital of the world and dandelions should be decimated forever. (This person also said the same about cottonwoods, poplar trees – it would help people with allergies – as well as, crows and magpies – because they’re loud and vicious…but let’s just concentrate on dandelions shall we?) First of all, Calgary is not the dandelion capital of the world. My yard is. And I like it that way. Secondly, why would you choose to spray everything with deadly chemicals (i.e. 2:4:D) that do much more harm than good to eliminate one “edible herb”? And third, if you eliminate dandelions the world’s bee population (which is already suffering) will decline even further. And you know what we have without bees? Nothing. Except really pretty, manicured lawns. And really, if you’re looking for a healthy lawn or greenspace, getting rid of dandelions may not be a great idea since it’s proven these yellow balls of sunshine are actually good for your lawn. Their wide-spreading roots loosen hard-packed soil, aerate the earth and help reduce erosion. The deep taproot pulls nutrients such as calcium from deep in the soil and makes them available to other plants. Dandelions actually fertilize the grass. But, if you’re still not sold and you really don’t like dandelions on your lawn here’s a better way to get rid of them: eat them. In countries around the world, dandelions are a vegetable and are used in cooking and meals everyday and in some cultures they’re used for medicinal purposes. Nutritionally, dandelion greens and roots are chock full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. They are one of the most nutritionally dense greens you can eat. Along with the punch of nutrition, they have many medicinal qualities as well. They are potassium-rich and have a strong diuretic quality, as well as efficacy as a blood detoxifier and good for the liver. They have long been used to treat digestive disorders and to treat arthritis and eczema. Dandelion greens are great in salads or as a garnish on sandwiches or in smoothies. My grandmother used to just pop the tops off and eat them fresh off of the stem. And of course, you can make wine out of them. What’s not to like? www.chetwyndecho.net Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Is the new medical building really necessary? To the Editor: What I want to know is who is paying for this new clinic, what with the new village offices for the town? .What is wrong with the clinic we have

now ? Is it because it is owned by a private person., There is nothing wrong with it and we seem to find the doctors we need to operate it. I don’t think that a new

clinic will bring in more doctors. All it will do is drain more money out of our pockets. People in this town are paying enough for things as it is. We don’t need more taxes added to

our tight budgets. I think a hospital with the ability to do even day surgeries is more likely to draw more doctors. Ross Barton Chetwynd, BC

The panel considered all arguments

To the Editor: Re: Treaty 8 commissions study questioning Joint Review Panel on Site C, June 4, 2014 It is worth pointing out that the arguments on Site C costs by the Helios Centre were submitted to the Joint Review Panel in November 2013 and also presented at a topicspecific public hearing in December. The Panel considered all arguments, including those by Helios

Centre, and concluded in its May 2014 report: “Site C would be the least expensive of the alternatives, and its cost advantages would increase with the passing decades as inflation makes alternatives more costly.” The Joint Review Panel also stated: “Site C, after an initial burst of expenditure, would lock in low rates for many decades, and would produce fewer greenhouse gas

emissions per unit of energy than any source save nuclear.” Finally, it is worth noting that BC Hydro plans to meet 78 per cent of future electricity demand growth through demand-side management. Even with these ambitious conservation targets, new resources will still be required. Dave Conway Community Relations Manager, Site C BC Hydro

Heart leaps at the site of a double rainbow To the Editor: My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky. Actually my heart was leaping at a lively rate before I saw the rainbow. It is my custom to wake at 6 am and relax for a few quiet moments, planning my day... stretching and yawning. But precisely at 6:30 I was started (sprinkled in the KJV) into full aware-

ness of a passing moment. The winds are washed! All the dust and grime of winter scoured away. There must have been an unusual occurence, a copious rainfall and a strong south-east wind happening together. Next, almost simutaneously, a sunrise revealed a clear blue sky and a double rainbow. KKnowing that such a vision can vanish within a

twinkling of an eye, I’m on my feet and speeding to the office for my camera. Today, it seems like a very long journey. At 91 years of age my track record just ain’t what it used to be. My throat feels like a canary caught by a cat in a crisis that would normally bring death to both of them. When I finally reach the balcony door it is locked for security.

Normally it is easy to slip it over and pass through. But this is no ordinary day. I pound the door with the hand that isn’t clutching the camera, and then, with all the volume I can muster I scream, Lord, if you want us to have a photo of that double rainbow please open the door. And he did.

To the Editor: The BC mining and exploration industry is the largest single employer of Aboriginal men and woman in BC. Considering that we have a looming labour shortage in this province it is more important than ever that we invest in the education and

training of Aboriginal young men and women to ensure their future and ensure a supply of skilled labour to keep our economy strong. The Aboriginal Mine Training Association’s skills training program has been highly successful in achieving this objective.

Currently, more than 720 program participants are working in the industry for more than 200 different employers. And 65 per cent have transitioned from unemployment. These are excellent results and they demonstrate how critical it is for

the provincial government to maintain policies that support this important training program and the vitally important mining and exploration industry that employs its graduates.

Bea Kurjata Chetwynd, BC

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magine the finished product: nestled against a backdrop of trees that borders Windrem Creek, the comprehensive-health-care facility itself will contribute to the health and vitality of the community. No kidding! Trees, flowers, green grass – all of these created and beautiful things reduce our tensions and stress and elevate our health-giving endorphins. When we locate a healthcare facility in this setting with well-marked parking and easy, street-level ac-

cess we can’t help but increase the quality of life in our home town. Facebook responses as early as May 27 have given us a sense of confidence that Council is taking the right approach to ensure a continuum of health care in Chetwynd. Your interest in the business plan is apparent, as it should be, since you are the tax payers. The business plan has taken into consideration the level of taxation you enjoy in Chetwynd and it shows that this facility can be built without an increase in taxes and with only minimal draw on District reserves. There’s no magic involved. It’s pure business in which the user pays

Private health providers have also expressed an interest in working from space in the facility.

with the District picking up a rare shortfall from reserves but replenishing this shortfall when business is booming.

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ore often than not, the pri- search has shown that depression and mary reason for a patient to anxiety can decrease a person’s pain visit our office is pain relief. tolerance, leading to experiences of inPain thresholds can vary quite a bit creased pain severity and prolonged among patients, some unable to toler- pain periods. So don’t think of pain as purely a ate any amount while others gritting physical phenomenon, “I their teeth and living don’t remember injuring through it for years. UnHIRO myself…” Lifestyle can fortunately, some patients EALTH play a major role in how have a strong fear of pain, you feel. not understanding exNow, why is pain so actly what it is and why it important? Well, we is actually an important wouldn’t survive as a part of the natural healspecies if it weren’t there. ing process. The fear and The main function of anxiety created during pain is to attract our atthese situations can actutention to dangers and ally hinder and slow motivate us to avoid down recovery. So instead of them. An obvious examFirst, let’s talk about saying “some- ple could be “fire burns, what pain is - it is a neustay away!” In many rological event. Specific thing is wrong receptors on nerves Doc, you gotta fix cases though, injury arises as a result of repetcalled nociceptors interit”, think about itive damage accumulatpret different types of why its there in ing over time. Therefore, noxious stimuli in the it may not so easy to see body, whether it is methe first place the “dangers” that are chanical, thermal or negatively affecting your chemical. Mechanical health. (pinching, crushing, tearSo instead of saying ing, etc) and thermal “something is wrong (heat, cold) damage are Doc, you gotta fix it”, more obvious examples of noxious stimuli that can activate the think about why its there in the first pain pathway, as most people have ex- place. The majority of patients I see perienced them at least once in their can’t think of any traumatic incidents that brought on their ailment, they just lives. Chemical stimuli can be broken “woke up with it” one day. These indown to synthetic chemicals or bio- sidious injuries usually build up over chemicals. The prevalent usage of syn- time, probably over months or years. If you suffer from chronic or even rethetic chemicals in foods (pesticides, herbicides, preservatives, food pro- curring bouts of pain, it’s probably a cessing), household items and indus- sign that something has to change. Be try has led to a significant honest with yourself and re-evaluate accumulation in the environment and your lifestyle. Look at the pain as an eyeunfortunately in our bodies. This can opener, a chance to improve life and lead to tissue degradation and organ well-being. You only have one body, dysfunction, eventually causing the take care of it. Continuing through life onset of symptoms (which may in- with pain is like driving your car with clude pain). Biochemicals are the the dashboard engine light on. Start thinking about your lifestyle – chemicals found and produced in nature. For example, if you rub cayenne are you getting enough exercise, do pepper in your eyes (I do not recom- you have a good diet, are you dealing mend you try this at home!) you will with stress in a positive manner, do experience an almost immediate pain you invest in preventive health care? The more you invest in your body signal. Even more important to understand now, the better it will treat you in the are the biochemicals produced in the long run. Stop looking for quick & human body from everyday experi- easy solutions. Painkillers only mask ences and emotional events. That’s the signal to the brain, they don’t acturight – the events and emotions you ally heal any injuries. The nervous sysexperience daily will produce & re- tem has been designed to recognize lease different biochemicals into your and heal internal injury. However, you bloodstream. Does that mean that can’t expect it to be efficient after nethose chemicals released from different glecting your body for years. Initiating emotions can potentially affect or trig- change is always the hardest part. ger the pain pathway in the nervous Once you start though, your body will system? Absolutely. For example, re- thank you.

Users will pay market rates for use of the facility which precludes any perception of the District’s giving aid to business. Your interest in the identity of the users is understandable. We expect Northern Health to take up about one-third of the space with services such as public health, mental health, and others but don’t hold me to the specifics on this. Private health providers have also expressed an interest in working from space in the facility. The doctors, of course, will take up the greater portion of the facility. With more examining rooms, efficiencies will be greater and waiting times can be reduced. The entire facility

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loan may also be available. But I stress again: the project does not stand or fall on these grants. Payback on the loan comes from the rents. Each doctor will pay a fixed amount; Northern Health will pay a fixed amount; any other user will pay according to the space occupied. I have given you only a very-broad-brush view of the business case for the facility. If you need more detailed information on how the project will sustain itself financially, Administration will be glad to provide it.

will be designed to reduce your stress as a client of its services and enhance your experience on the receiving end of health-care services. As for the business plan, the District of Chetwynd intends to borrow the full construction cost from the Municipal Finance Authority. At least the District will seek authority to borrow the full price. The District has also received a preliminary indication that a grant of $250 thousand may be considered by Northern Development Initiative Trust. While this grant would be received with pleasure, the project is not dependent on receiving the NDIT grant. Other funds which will reduce dependence on the

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MLA Bernier tours province on LNG file

BY MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– PENTICTON – South Peace MLA Mike Bernier has been appointed the BC Liberal government’s lead on a program that was first started by his predecessor Blair Lekstrom. The LNG-Buy BC program was created to connect LNG project proponents with BC companies large and small. In a June 5 interview with the Chetwynd Echo from Penticton, Bernier explained his message is that it’s not only the north that will benefit from LNG development. He was speaking later that morning, at the Penticton Chamber of Commerce before travelling to Abbotsford, Delta and Surrey. He will be travelling throughout the province, promoting the LNG-Buy BC program over the next few months. For the remainder of June, the tour will be concentrated in the Lower Mainland. While in Penticton, Bernier highlighted a local company, Britco that manufactures worker camps to be trucked up north to service frack well areas. “That’s one of the examples of [how opportunity] doesn't have to be just in the northern region,� he said. “My job is to showcase to the big proponents - the EnCana’s, the Shells, the Apaches that - we have the capacity, we have the companies, we have the opportunities right here in BC. There is no reason why British Columbians can’t be in line for the jobs,� he said. Bernier’s presentations across the province also show businesses wanting to learn more about LNG opportunities, what’s already happening in the province and in northeast BC. He talks about opportunities, the global LNG economy and explains why these companies are choosing to do business in BC. “My goal for these [British Columbia] companies is to give them enough information that it will spark enough interest that they'll try to get in-

There is no reason why British Columbians canĘźt be in line for the jobs.

volved.� Premier Christy Clark, Energy Minister Rich Coleman and Bernier have also been meeting with larger, multi-national companies, the majority of which are hoping to make their final investment decisions in 2015. Bernier said that he is amazed how several of these companies have already spent billions of dollars just making their decisions on investments in BCs LNG economy. “Some of these companies are spending hundreds of millions of dollars without announcing whether they are going to do anything or not. It's hard to fathom, but it is the reality,� Bernier said. “The biggest thing is, we have the product, we are considered one of the most stable environments in the world for these big companies and countries that want to invest. We have a lot of opportunity and we've got the motivation from the people in BC who understand this and what us to capitalize on it,� Bernier added. The province anticipates that LNG will create up to $1 trillion in economic activity and as many as 100,000 jobs in BC over the next 30 years, but these only serve as the governments best guesses. What is lacking, some critics say, is the debate on fracking, a highly controversial process used in extracting natural gas from the ground. Bernier says his government is hard at work making sure companies don’t harm the land they develop. “If we are going to have a natural gas industry in

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BC, we are going to have fracking. You can’t have one without the other,� he says. “The goal for us is always to make sure that it’s being done with the safest and the most environmentally sustainable practices in the world.� Water contamination is always the first and most important concern people living close to frack wells have. And as recent studies show, northeast British Columbia hosts a landscape that is dotted with frack wells. Chances are, you are closer to one than you might think. Surveys as recent as 2012 even suggested that 67 per cent of BC residents are in favour of a moratorium on fracking, something that would kill an entire industry the BC Liberals won an election on in the spring of 2013. Bernier says BC has dealt properly with water contamination issues through legislation. “For instance, in our area, the water table is 200 metres down - but we have to go three times that depth, we have to go 600 metres of drilling and then that has to be steel encased and cement encased and then steel encased again and then pressure tested, to make sure there is no opportunity for any leakage or contamination into the aquifer before you will even get the permit to continue drilling down into the gas formations,� Bernier said. “It's costly for the company but if they want to do business here in BC, we want to make sure they follow the regulations to make sure we've done everything we can think of to protect the water source.�

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Master hummingbird bander, Doreen Cubie, holds a male Calliope Hummingbird, left and a male ruby-throated hummingbird, right, with the toe of a stocking, which she says, helps control the wings of the bird when it is banded and measured. Cubie’s research partner Fred Bassett will be conducting research in Chetwynd this sumPhotos submitted mer to continue research in the eastern and northern-most extremes of the hummingbirds migration range.

Hummingbird researchers looking for help from Chetwynd home owners

MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Hummingbird researchers Fred Bassett and Doreen Cubie are returning to northern British Columbia to finish a study they first started in 2011. The study investigates the population of Rubythroated, Calliope and Rufous hummingbirds, which reach the western and northern extremes of their range in northeastern BC. Bassett and Cubie are master hummingbird banders, with permits to band

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and track hummingbirds from both the US federal government’s Bird Banding Lab and from Canada’s Bird Banding Office in Ottawa. The banding helps track the birds’ movements. Cubie and Bassett are the first to band hummingbirds in northeastern BC. “We are not biologists,” Cubie admits, “but we have conducted research and banding projects with hummingbirds for a combined 30 years.” Cubie and Bassett have published a scientific paper in the Journal of Field Ornithology on their

research with wintering hummingbirds in the southeastern United States. The study began in 2011 when Cubie banded hummingbirds at people’s homes in the Charlie Lake, Fort. St. John, Dawson Creek and Pouce Coupe area. Bassett is returning to continue the work in that same area, and will be adding Chetwynd to the collection area. People who conduct research with hummingbirds do most of their banding at people’s homes. Bassett says he is looking for

homes in the Chetwynd area where people would allow him to band. He is especially interested in locating homes with two or more sugarwater feeders where hummingbirds have been fed for several years. To catch hummingbirds, Basset uses a specially designed cage with a sliding door. “A sugar-water feeder already being used by the hummingbird is placed inside the trap,” he explains. “When the bird enters the trap to feed, I drop the door and carefully remove the bird.”

In addition to banding the hummingbirds, Bassett will take measurements and weigh the bird. The entire process takes only a few minutes, and the birds are very calm while being handled. Hummingbirds will often drink from a sugar-water feeder while Bassett is holding them and they quickly return to the feeders in the yard after they are released. “The bands placed on hummingbirds are extremely light and do not interfere with the birds in anyway,” Bassett states. Each band has a letter

and five numbers on it, a unique combination that will never be used again. Banding gives the bird an identity, and gives researchers an opportunity to track its migration, find out how long it lives, and determine whether it returns to the same yard in subsequent seasons. For more information on Bassett and Cubie’s research, go to www.hummingbirdresearch.net. People who are willing to let Bassett band at their home should contact him directly at fhound@aol.com or 334868-9658.

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Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project

Open House and Invitation to Comment Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Ltd. (Proponent), a wholly owned subsidiary of TransCanada PipeLines Limited, is proposing the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project (proposed Project), an approximately 900 km natural gas pipeline from near the District of Hudson’s Hope to the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG liquefied natural gas export facility on Lelu Island, within the District of Port Edward. The proposed Project would involve the construction and operation of a 48-inch (1,219 mm) diameter pipeline, metering facility, and three compressor stations, with provision for up to an additional five compressor stations to allow for future expansion. The proposed Project will have an initial capacity of approximately 2.0 billion cubic feet (bcf/day) with potential for expansion to approximately 3.6 bcf/day. The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act. The Proponent has now submitted its application (Application) to obtain an environmental assessment certificate, which is required before any work can be undertaken on the proposed Project. In order to provide information to the public about the Application, and to receive comments from the public, the Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) invites the public to attend Open Houses at the following locations. All open houses will be held between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. June 16 – Terrace Open House Best Western Plus Terrace, Skeena Ballroom 4553 Greig Avenue, Terrace

June 17 – Port Edward Open House Community Centre 770 Pacific Avenue, Port Edward June 18 – Hazelton Open House New Hazelton Elementary School 3275 Bowser Street, New Hazelton

EAO accepts public comments through the following ways: •

By Online Form at: http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca

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By Mail: Nathan Braun Project Assessment Manager Environmental Assessment Office PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9V1

June 19 – Smithers Open House Hudson’s Bay Lodge, Ferguson Room 3251 Highway 16 East, Smithers June 23 – Hudson’s Hope Open House Community Hall 10310 Kyllo Street, Hudson’s Hope June 24 – Mackenzie Open House St. Peter’s Church Hall 599 Skeena Drive, Mackenzie June 25 – Fort St. James Open House Music Maker’s Hall 255 2nd Avenue East, Fort St. James There are 45 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the Application. The comment period will begin on May 26, 2014 and end on July 10, 2014. All comments received during this comment period will be considered. The intention of seeking public comments on the Application for an environmental assessment certificate is to ensure that all potential effects – environmental, economic, social, heritage and health – that might result from the proposed Project are identified for consideration as part of the assessment process.

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By Fax: Fax: 250.387.0230

An electronic copy of the Application and information regarding the environmental assessment process are available at www.eao.gov. bc.ca. Paper copies of the Application are available for viewing at public libraries in Prince Rupert, Granisle, Hazelton and Fort St. James, as well as TransCanada offices: •

#1300, 10504 – 100 Ave., Fort St. John

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#201, 760 Kinsmen Place, Prince George

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#630, 609 Granville Street, Vancouver

Digital copies are available at libraries in Fort St. John, Taylor, Hudson’s Hope, Chetwynd, Mackenzie, Prince George, Stewart and Terrace. For community members interested in paper copies libraries will redirect you to other resources.

Park Boundary Adjustment Application Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Ltd. is preparing a Park Boundary Adjustment application for Anhluut’ukwsim Laxmihl Angwinga’asanskwhl Nisga’a, the Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park. As part of this process, BC Parks requires Prince Rupert Gas Transmission to undertake public consultation, including open houses. A distance of 12.1 kilometres of the proposed natural gas transmission line is proposed to follow Highway 113 through Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park. An adjustment to the park boundary will be required if the project is to proceed along the proposed route. As part of the open houses, information on the proposed boundary adjustment will be available. Participants will have the opportunity to provide input to inform Prince Rupert Gas Transmission’s Application to BC Parks. A summary of the application is available for viewing at www.princerupertgas.com. Public comments on the proposed boundary adjustment should be submitted to Prince Rupert Gas Transmission via an online form at www.princerupertgas.com. Comments will be accepted between May 26 to July 10. Prince Rupert Gas Transmission will provide a summary of comments to BC Parks.

NOTE: All submissions received by EAO during the comment period in relation to the proposed Project are considered public and will be posted to EAO website.

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“Our project will add over $4 billion into the B.C. economy. Think of what that will mean for our schools, hospitals and social programs.” - Janet Holder, Leader of Northern Gateway

businesses will benefit from over $800 million spent locally on goods and services like transportation, equipment, food and hospitality. Partnering in the Project’s prosperity

Janet Holder: Janet Holder is responsible for the overall leadership of the Northern Gateway Project. With over 20 years of experience in the energy sector, she has held a variety of senior and executive roles in liquids pipelines, energy efficiency and energy distribution. As a proud British Columbian, Janet works hard to ensure Northern Gateway will be a safer, better pipeline with lasting benefits for B.C. Over the past several months, I have shared our priority to ensure we protect what matters most to all of us – our beautiful coastline and environment. Our world-class safety and response measures are vital for the approval and success of the Northern Gateway Project — a project that will pave the way for significant economic benefits to help us build a stronger future for B.C. A long-term revenue stream We estimate that over the next 30 years, our project will add over $4 billion into the B.C. economy. Think of what that will mean for our schools, hospitals and social programs. Increased long-term revenue for these programs and services will ensure our standard of living is not just maintained, but enhanced for years to come. A boost for Northern communities The B.C. economy will benefit from salaries, contracts and goods and services directly related to the Project. During the construction phase alone, Northern B.C.

Ensuring that the economic benefits of the Project are also shared with Aboriginal communities is hugely important to us. In discussions with First Nations and Métis communities, we have offered a 10% equity stake in the pipeline. Additionally, there will be an estimated $300 million in Aboriginal employment and contracts, plus related economic activity, adding up to nearly $1 billion in total long-term benefits for First Nations and Métis communities and businesses. Jobs and opportunities for families To build this Project, we will create employment that will especially benefit communities along the pipeline’s route. In fact, we are already helping to connect local residents to future employment and business opportunities, and offering education and skills development. There will be 560 long-term jobs created in B.C., and our plans call for the hiring of 3,000 construction workers. These jobs will create new sources of income for the workers’ home communities. It is expected that each year $32 million in income will be earned, which will have a profound and lasting impact on B.C. families. An investment in the future while protecting what matters to us most As a proud British Columbian who was born and raised here, I am motivated every day to ensure these economic benefits never come at the expense of our incredible environment. Let me assure you that my team and I are working hard to meet all of the 209 conditions for Project approval set out by the Joint Review Panel, to ensure we build not only a safer, better pipeline, but a stronger, better B.C.

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Community fundraiser set for ex-Chetwyndite and athlete Matt Thola

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Thola hopes to be skiing again by winter

Vancouver resident Matt Thola has launched a public campaign to get his customized sit-ski replaced, after the $5,000 piece of customized sports equipment was stolen from his truck last month.

NOTICE ICE US ERS MEETIN G Wednesday June 18th at 3:30pm •

Chetwynd & District Recreation Centre in the Aspen Room •

All existing ice user groups, and any other group wishing to submit requests for ice time for the 2014-2015 ice season must send a representative to attend the meeting.

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Team of the Week NAOMI LARSEN Chetwynd Echo Editor –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – After learning a previous student’s “ski legs� were stolen this spring, Don Titus Montessori Program teacher Brenda Keutzer decided she just couldn’t sit back and do nothing. Thus the “Help Matt Thola get his ski legs back� community fundraiser was born. Matt Thola, a previous resident of Chetwynd, suffered a spinal cord injury in May of 2006 following a car accident. Doctors told him he would never walk again and while that may be the case, Thola’s dream to “see the whole world� is still at the top of his list. He and a friend began an adventure touring company called 9 Lives Adv e n t u r e s (9livesadventures.com) and are setting out to make that dream a reality. On March 29 Thola headed own to his truck to go skiing but when he arrived he realized that his sit-ski was stolen. He had left it in the back of his truck because nobody was around to help him take it inside. When he went down to check on it, it was gone. Sit-skis are a very unique piece of equipment they are designed specifically for people who are in wheelchairs. They cost around $5,000. “They didn't just steal my sit ski the took my freedom and mobility from me,� Thola said on his website. In an interview with CBC News, Thola said he doesn’t understand why anyone would steal it. "If someone really wants to learn how to sit-ski they BY

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don't have to take it. They just got to ask, I will teach you." Since then Thola has been trying to raise the funds for a new Hoc Sit Ski. But he’s not doing it alone. Keutzer taught Matt in Grade 4 near the beginning of her teaching career. “He was a quiet, kindhearted student,� she said. “He was a pleasure to have in my class. As my students progress through school, I am always checking in and keeping tabs on them.� Keutzer said she was very upset when she heard about the accident in 2006 and that Matthew had suffered a spinal injury. However, whenever she checked in with his Mom, not long after the accident, she learned how he had tickets to a concert and he was still determined to go. “He was also keen to go traveling abroad,� she said. “Matt's positive attitude never ceases to amaze me, as over the years I have heard about his adventures skiing, surfing, and ski diving..� When Keutzer saw through Facebook that Matt's sit ski was stolen, she knew he will deal with

it with the same determination that he has dealt with other set backs in his life, but she still feels compelled to help him out. “I put it out on Facebook and the response was huge,� she said. “People offered to make donations, help out, and support the idea.� Since then, it has blossomed into an evening auction event including a silent auction and desert bar on Thursday, June 12 , 6-8:30 at the Cottonwood Hall. “I believe this is truly a community effort that goes beyond the monetary value: it shows true Chetwynd spirit,� Keutzer said. “For me, it is simply an example of how when a student leaves my class, they will always be a part of me and have a special place in my heart.� To help out or to donate, contact Keutzer at 250788-2804.

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Mixed Winners: MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter → Ben Courtorielle –––––––––––––– → Allen Courtorielle CHETWYND – The results are in from → Rod Martens the Archie’s 13th Annual Ray Cunning→Cherly Martens ham Memorial Charity golf tournament, Seniors Winners: held May 24, 2014 at the Moberly Lake → Cal Cameron Golf Course. → Marion Hoover More than 120 golfers participated in → Ian Ross this year’s event, with all tournament → Elsie Ross proceeds going towards the Chetwynd Junior Winners: Seniors and the Chetwynd Hospital. → Jason Kearns The tournament was comprised of → Dayton Waldie Men’s, Lades, Mixed, Senior (55 +) and → Garyn Waldie Junior (18-) divisions. Chip Off Winner: The first flight teed off at 8:00 a.m., and → Simon Coulombe the second at 1:00 p.m. Hole Prize Winners: A ball tournament was also held on Men’s Longest Drive: Mike Lalonde May 31, 2014. There were 12 teams in Ladies Longest Drive: Luisa Surerus total, nine from Chetwynd, two from Seniors Longest Drive: Lance LindFort St. John and one from Hudson’s strom Hope. Bragging rights went to all teams Juniors Longest Drive: Keenan Duriequally. aux In total, the two events raised roughly Men’s Shortest Drive: Darryl Berlinger $13,500. Ladies Shortest Drive: Heather Here are the golf results: Berlinger Men’s winners: Seniors shortest Drive: Kenny Crowle Juniors Drive: Devon Harris → Rick Ghostkeeper Men’s KP: Morris Paquette → Richard Lalonde Ladies KP: Elsie Ross → Fred Johncon Seniors KP: John Kim → Barry Davis Juniors KP: Jason Kearns Ladies Winners: Mens Longest Putt: Keith Wood → Darla Duriaux Ladies Longest Putt: Christie Fowler → Luisa Surerus Seniors Longest Putt: Mark Engelland → Deanne Ennis Juinors Longest Putt: Keegan Smith → Tina Rose BY

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Semester two of the 2013/2014 school year is coming to an end at Chetwynd Secondary School. Please find below a copy of the exam schedule for grades Publication: Chetwynd Echo (GM-IND) 10-12. At this time of year your sons/daughters should be studying each night for their exams. It is important for all students to be in class for review, Size: 5.14in x 69 especially for provincial exams. Parents play a vital role in the education of their children by working in partnership with educators and other personnel. Insertion date: June 11 & 18 During this time when students are preparing for in-class and provincial exams it is important for parents to be actively involved helping their sons/daughters. All students should have a copy of sample provincial exams, which they need to complete for practice before writing the provincial exam. They should begin working on these as soon as possible, not wait until the night before. Research indicates that students who have eaten a healthy breakfast and/or lunch, are well rested, and well prepared, will write a better exam. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact your son/daughter s teacher.

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Ottawa adds more radio channels for British Columbia resource roads BY MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– OTTAWA – Industry Canada has announced there will soon be better radio connectivity for those who use the over 650,000 kilometres of resource roads in British Columbia’s back country. The federal regulator announced on Thursday June 5 that it would dedicate 40 new radio channels to improve communications, helping truckers, sportsmen and residents avoid collisions or accidents caused by wash-outs along the winding, narrow and isolated roads. “With the growth of the resources industry, the number of these resource road channels has increased,� Industry Canada said. “What’s more, high demand for spectrum across all industries has made it difficult to add new channels. As a result, we currently have an unwieldy patchwork of resource road channels in use, which strains spectrum efficiency and jeopardizes safety.� Howard Soloman of the Canadian IT News re-

We’ve Spotted... ports that a 2007 BC coroner’s inquest into the death of a logging truck driver travelling on a northern radio-assisted forest service road cited poor communication as one of the key factors, which led to the fatal accident. The inquiry’s jury, Solomon says, recommended that BC’s forest service road signage by standardized and efforts be made to develop standardized radio use protocols. Travellers on the forest service roads around Chetwynd are required to call out their kilometres so that others listening in know where the traffic is. This allows for the coordination of vehicle traffic on what are mostly oneway roads. The province set up two pilot projects that make this mandatory, and in

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2009, it brought in standard signage identifying radio channels for motorists. The following year the practice of calling out kilometres when you approach them became protocol. In June, a set of standard channels was set to be implemented in the South Peace forest dis-

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trict. “The new resource road radio channels will significantly improve the safe use of industrial forest roads,� said Gordon Todd, roads coordinator for wood products manufacturer West Fraser Mills Ltd. “All provincial users can have a complete set of established channels, allowing them to immediately integrate to the local radio control rules wherever they work. It’s a very positive initiative in support of improved road safety.� 95 existing spectrum users will soon begin moving to new channel assignments to make way for the 40 new channels. Industry Canada says existing users will only move when a replacement channel has been identified that fully meet their needs.

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VANCOUVER SUN –––––––––––––– Conifex's $100-million woodfuelled power plant was put on hold two years ago because financing fell through, but it's now back on track. The B.C.-based company expects to be producing power at the Mackenzie site in northern B.C. by the end of September. The plant is among the first of a slate of projects that will come on stream in the next two years to produce so-called green energy and to deal with increasing waste from pine-beetle killed timber, a plan first envisioned in 2008 by the B.C. Liberals under then-premier Gordon Campbell. While there have been a number of biomass power projects constructed within pulp mills as part of B.C.'s biomass energy push, the Conifex plant will be one of the first major stand-alone biomass power producers since a plant was built in Williams Lake in the 1980s. The Williams Lake plant produces about 68 megawatts, while the Conifex plant in remote

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Mackenzie in northern B.C. will produce 36 megawatts. That's enough electricity to power 16,000 homes a year. "In terms of a standalone electrical generating facility, this is certainly the first in a long time, and the biggest," said Pat Bell, Conifex's executive vicepresident and a former B.C. forestry minister. "What I think makes it really important is that Conifex has not gone down a path of just trying to reduce costs; instead, we've gone down a path of trying to get more value from a resource. It's a fundamental operating principle of our company. "We want to start at the tree and figure how to get value out of it," said Bell. Conifex has spent about $75 million so far and expects to be ready to begin testing the plant in about a month. Bell noted they were able to keep capital costs down significantly by using a mothballed newsprint mill they purchased with two sawmills in Mackenzie. Other projects are also in the pipeline: West Fraser

expects to commission a pair of 12-megawatt biomass power plants in Fraser Lake and Chetwynd in northern B.C. by the end of the year. And Dalkia, a subsidiary of French companies Veolia Environnement and Electricité de France, is slated to build a pair of 40megawatt biomass plants in Fort St. James in northern B.C. and Merritt in the Interior. Construction has begun on the Fort St. James plant, but has yet to start on the Merritt plant. Both facilities are scheduled to be completed in 2016. Dalkia Canada representative Fadi Oubari said closing of financing for the Merritt project is imminent, noting it involves the same players as in the Fort St. James project. Construction will start immediately in Merritt after financing is settled, he said. The price for those plants is pegged at $235 million each, including financing costs. The B.C. Liberal government launched its bioenergy strategy in 2008,

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meant to be fuelled, in part, by the vast deteriorating pine beetle-killed forests in north and central B.C. BC Hydro followed up with calls for proposals for biomass plants in 2008 and 2010. While most of the projects are fuelled by sawmill waste, some, like Conifex, are also using logging debris from the forest. Because beetle-killed pine deteriorates over time, there is both more waste at the mill and in the forest. Bioenergy is considered green because greenhouse gas emissions are estimated as negligible when trees are replanted and carbon recaptured. In addition to its biomass energy calls, BC Hydro also signed individual energy purchase agreements with Tolko in 2009 for an eight megawatt power-andsteam facility in Armstrong, and with Louisiana Pacific for an eightmegawatt plant in Golden. If the five plants in development all come on stream, biomass energy will have 862 megawatts of capacity, enough to power about 390,000

homes. However, most bioenergy plants, including in pulp mills, first replace power being used at their plants. Of the biomass power being produced now and in development, just more than 70 per cent is or would be produced at pulp mills. The biomass plants have been criticized by some observers as providing electricity that is expensive. BC Hydro will pay an average of $115 per megawatt hour from the two bioenergy call projects, which is higher than current spot prices for electricity on the North American market, but was judged to be competitive with similar power projects in Quebec at the time Hydro was evaluating projects and cheaper than other renewable sources. BC Hydro did not make officials available for an interview. In an email, BC Hydro spokeswoman Simi Heer said the utility does not discuss the status of individual projects. She noted all bioenergy projects are expected to be completed.

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New company in Taylor, BC attempting to bridge the gap between patients and doctors POSTMEDIA –––––––––––––– TAYLOR, BC – Telemedicine is not what the doctor ordered. It's what patients are showing they want. Especially in rural, remote communities like Taylor, B.C., where a first-of-its-kind clinic operated by a new company called Livecare opened Monday. Patients there can now have cyber-appointments with top medical experts sitting in their offices in Vancouver or other cities. Taylor, a picturesque town of 1,500 south of Fort St. John, has been trying to recruit its own doctor for years, to no avail, said Mayor Fred Jarvis. Now it has access to a bounty of them. "This is a high-tech type of service and it's going to be tremendous. We're all excited about it," he said. The official opening of the Livecare clinic, located in a house owned by the municipality, was scheduled for just after lunch Monday. By noon, more than a dozen people had already had appointments with a family doctor there to meet patients. "I'll likely use it myself," Jarvis said, referring to the Livecare clinic. Taylor's history of doctor woes is hardly unique. Health Match B.C., the agency that helps recruit doctors for such remote communities, has 572 openings for doctors of which 332 are for family doctors. Dr. Mark Godley, an anesthesiologist who previously co-owned and founded two private surgery hospitals - the False Creek Healthcare Centre in Vancouver and the Maples in Winnipeg - said technological advances in the past few years have paved the way for companies like Livecare. He co-owns it along with

Dr. David Wilton, director of the Vancouver General Hospitalist program, and other investors. Godley likens the high-speed Internet teleconference connection between patients and doctors to a modern-day house call. Livecare patients in Taylor will visit an onsite nurse or technician who will use di-

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agnostic instruments plugged into the system so that doctors elsewhere can simultaneously see - on their own computer monitors - the results of tests, as if they were in the same room doing them. Virtual appointments will be supplemented with occasional facetoface appointments. That, combined with the real-time diagnostic capabilities, is what distinguishes the Livecare model from other telemedicine approaches, according to Livecare's head of marketing, Stuart Omsen. In traditional telemedicine models, he said, there's usually just a teleconferencing chat between the doctor at one end and the patient at the other.

Godley concedes the telemedicine model of care isn't always ideal. "Obviously, this sort of technology has a few limitations - in the case, say, of patients you have to physically touch. A surgeon may have to palpate a patient's abdomen. But even for a consult with an orthopedic surgeon, a specially trained physiotherapist can be in on the consult, to manipulate a joint (such as a knee) while the physician is at the other end watching on the screen. "It's a door opener, a medical care enabler," Godley said. Whether the appointments are Internet-based or in person, they are covered by the taxpayer-funded Medical Services Plan. Doctors get slightly higher fees than usual for telemedicine consultations, to take into account the hardware and software start-up costs incurred. Livecare did a pilot project in the Kootenay district to see if a telemedicine service in Nelson would be sustainable, Godley said, but it wasn't because even though Nelson is more populated than Taylor, it doesn't have the same industrial base the occupational potential that the liquid natural gas (LNG) industry is expected to bring to Taylor. In Taylor, Livecare expects to recoup its setup costs because of the burgeoning LNG business and BC Hydro's proposed Site C dam on the Peace River, which runs alongside Taylor. The town was previously popularized a few years ago by a CBC reality show called Village on a Diet. The program has reportedly cut down on the need for patients to travel for medical appointments and has meant faster diagnostics and treatment.

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Above, Planting potatoes and adding finishing touches to the mural on the garden shed built by Little Prairie students. Below, Students are busy planting in preparation Photos submitted for the ribbon cutting ceremony at Little Prairie's Greenhouse.

NAOMI LARSEN Chetwynd Echo Editor –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – On June 13, Little Prairie Elementary School (LPES) will be celebrating the grand opening of their new greenhouse. “Our vision at LPES is to "create an outdoor classroom that promotes self-care, healthy community connections and an awareness of global issues through the production of food,� Diane Bassendowski, BY

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the environment, and their communities. “Through inquiry and investigation students have all been involved all year long in everything from building a garden shed to building mini greenhouses in their classroom,� she said. “The entire school in working together as a community on this endeavor.� The ribbon cutting is set for 1 pm at Little Prairie Elementary. The public is welcome to attend.

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Shyanne Alexander, Corrina McGinnis and Megan Bridgewater received Alma Van Dusen Fund awards, presented by Career and College Preparation instructors Yvonne Knowles and Holly Keutzer.

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From left: Kendra Morrow was presented with the Zedi Aboriginal Award by Lonny Kutschinski of Zedi Field Services.; Raven Cardinal received two awards, including the Talisman Aboriginal Welding Award, presented by Henriette Landry, NLC Aboriginal Student Advisor and Clorrisa Bigfoot received the Pembina Pipeline Corporation Welding Scholarship from Dana Wilfur of Pembina Pipelines. CHETWYND ECHO STAFF –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The Chetwynd Campus of Northern Lights College held its annual awards presentation and tea on May 30 The event recognized the accomplishments of a number of students attending the Chetwynd Campus, and was attended by approximately 50 people, including students and staff, and family members. Several of the awards are memorial awards,

while other awards are sponsored by community groups, businesses, and individuals. The awards are administered by the NLC Foundation. Award recipients are: • Megan Bridgewater (Alma Van Dusen Fund Award, Chetwynd Staff Award, Citizenship Award, Attendance Award, Service/Student Council Award, Personal Achievement Award) • Shyanne Alexander (Alma Van Dusen Fund Award, Hudson’s Hope Scholarship, Service/Stu-

dent Council Award, Personal Achievement Award) • Kendra Morrow (Roy Cunningham Memorial Aboriginal Award, Zedi Aboriginal Award, Service/Student Council Award) • Corrina McGinnis (Alma Van Dusen Fund Award, Billy Fox Memorial Award) • Raven Cardinal (Northern Institute Resource Studies Award, Talisman Aboriginal Welding Award) • Clorrisa Bigfoot (Pem-

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Carvers hand selected from around the world; must be at the top of their class to compete Continued from page 1 Saws start each day at 8 a.m. and run until 6 p.m., except on Sunday when the final horn is blown at 1 p.m. and the judging begins. Along with the closing and awards ceremonies, Sunday features the quick carve, which begins at 2 p.m. sharp. The quick carve is designed to give the crowd a chance to see a carving creation happen entirely before their own eyes, while serving the dual purpose of giving the carvers a chance to make a little money back on their travel expenses. Each piece is auctioned off at the end of the event, just before the awards for the overall weekend are handed out. Richter says she and her committee took a long while to carefully select the participating carvers. Each year, the organizing committee puts a great deal of thought into who to invite to the event,

which makes competing in Chetwynd a prestigious accomplishment in the carving world. “It is an invitation only event,� Richter said. “We do the selection, I have a board of directors, some that are very involved and follow the carving world. We do a lot on through Facebook pages and the chat forums that we are on. We want to keep it pro. We want [our carvers] to be actively carving throughout the year. Some of them are full time carvers; this is how they make a living.� The selection committee pores over carver portfolios and follows their placing’s in the various carving events throughout the world. “It’s a hard selection because there are so many [carvers] to go through. I get so many emails and so many Facebook requests, with carvers asking can we come. So we tell them the process,� she explains. “There are a few carvers

perfect example. Cook started two years ago on the reality TV show “Saw Dogs� as an apprentice. Last year, at the 2013 Chetwynd event, Cook assisted veteran carver Paul Fernette. This year, Cook will be competing on his own for the first time. Cook won the semi-pro division at the Shoreline Arts Competition in Campbell River in the summer of 2013, and has recently turned pro as a result of his hard work and dedication. His goal was to do three years before competing in Chetwynd, and this year he will accomplish just that. “He has travelled all over the world to date to get here, and this was his bucket list,� Richter said. A local carver from Moberly Lake, Randy 2013 carving champion Jeff Samudosky returns this Gauthier, is another who is Photo by Naomi Larsen year to defend his title. on the cusp. Gauthier will be assisting Australian that are almost at that you, I have a folder that I Robby Bast at this year’s level, so I just tell them put names in constantly.� event. One of the more popular keep trying, keep travelCarver Ryan Cook from ing, I won’t forget about Britannia Beach, BC is a carvers year in and year

out at the Chetwynd event is Chris Foltz; creator of the famous pumpkinheaded scarecrow that won the People’s Choice award at the 2013 championship. There was a bit of a scare that Foltz wouldn’t make this year’s Chetwynd International Championship. This was because the dates for the tenth anniversary year aligned with Fathers Day for the first time ever. Every year in Foltz’s hometown of Reedsport, Oregon, there is a carving event held on national Dad’s day that he usually attends. But, Richter and her staff heaved a collective sigh of relief when they found out that Foltz decided to come to Chetwynd instead. Sorry, Mr. Foltz. “I don’t want to brag but Reedsport is going to lose a really good carver this year. I hope this is the only year we conflict and I am really happy that we have Chris to come out to our event,� Richter said.

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