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MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND - At a time when landmark First Nations treaty decisions are being handed down by the Supreme Court of Canada, what happens next with Site C may set the precedent for future development on First Nations territory in British Columbia and perhaps, right

across the country. Site C may have gained environmental approval from the provincial and federal governments last week, but when local First Nations take the matter to court (and they have already confirmed they will do so in time), the government will be forced to fight a battle it could very well fight over and over again. Set aside for now, the fact

that First Nations will have a legally obligated role in the issuing of the approximately 400 total permits that must be granted over the next three years in order to move Site C ahead. With area First Nations getting ready to file a judicial review under their Treaty 8 banner, it will come down to whether or not the government can

MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– FORT ST. JOHN – There are pending changes to the delivery of water and sewer disposal service for rural residents within the Peace River Regional District (PRRD). As a result, the PRRD is hosting a number of meetings around the region to discuss how it can continue to deliver these services to rural residents. A schedule of the meet-

ings can be found at the end of this article. “We're going to talk about some ideas on how to deliver sewage as well as potable water stations so, we're hoping to hear whether the public supports the idea or not,� Chris Cvik, chief administrative officer for the regional district said in an interview with the Chetwynd Echo. “These are proposed services so that's all they are. Ultimately residents will have a say on

whether or not they wish these two proposed services - water and sewage to be introduced as new services to the four electoral areas.� A meeting will be held in Chetwynd Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Chetwynd Recreation Centre. For years, rural residents have been allowed to dump their sewage at water treatment facilities in Chetwynd, Dawson Creek and Fort St. John. But there has never been any kind of formal agree-

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make the case to the courts that the project is in the public’s interest. This will make the Site C dam an example of litigation that the BC government is bound to face again. With an LNG economy continually promised (and always just over the horizon), you can bet that the BC government will be forced to successfully

prove that other resource projects are similarly in the interest of the province as a whole, and that includes the people on whose land the projects will exist. “We've had internal discussions about it before on what our options would be. Now that we know what BC and the feds are doing, our next step is to give direction to the lawyers to go ahead and

start filing for a judicial review,� said Chief Roland Willson of the West Moberly First Nations, a Treaty 8 member located just outside of Chetwynd. While Willson says he “wasn’t surprised� at the Site C environmental approval, stating, “neither [level of government] cares

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ment between the municipalities and the regional district to facilitate and govern this type of arrangement. Because of that, Cvik fears municipalities could close off waste facilities to rural residents without warning, leaving the PRRD in a lurch - having to deal with rural residents who now have no where to dump their sewage. Please see "CHETWYND" page 2

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BY MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– VICTORIA – Five First Nations from Northeastern BC will finally have their day in court over the disputed western boundary of Treaty 8. The BC court in Victoria began hearing the case on Oct. 14. Nine years ago, West Moberly, Halfway, Saulteau, Prophet River and Doig River First Nations filed their claim in the BC Supreme Court. They seek a declaration that the western boundary of Treaty 8, lies along the continental divide within British Columbia. Treaty 8 is an historic treaty first signed between Canada and First Nations in 1899.

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about First Nations rights and title,� he admits he was caught off guard by the federal government’s decision. “We thought for sure because of the treaty rights and the lack of cumulative impacts assessments and things like that, they would have turned it down. I think they just kind of acquiesced to the province.� Some 400 permits for the dam’s construction will be required under the Land Act, Water Act, Forest Act, Wildlife Act and Mines Act. The Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is coordinating the permitting process for the province’s natural resource sector, which includes the ministries of Energy and Mines, Environment, Transportation and Infrastructure. BC Hydro has already submitted applications to the ministry for activities related the construction of the proposed Site C clean energy project. The Province is legally obligated to consider any applications that are submitted, and is also required to engage in consultations with First Nations. Those consultations are now underway. While the permitting process has already begun, the provincial government has not yet made the decision to spend the $8 billion (minimum) on the dam. The government has said that decision will be made by the end of the year. Even though the Site C dam has been given it’s certificate of approval from both the federal and provincial governments a major environmental assessment hurdle - without financial approval, the beat goes on for the opposition to the project, per-

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haps sounding stronger. Chief Willson hinted at the fact that the BC government might find it hard to work together on LNG projects if Site C moves ahead. “Our position stands the same,� he said. “We’re going to look at all of our processes that we’re in with the province and we have some serious consideration to do. We are West Moberly for sure is going to start looking at its involvement with LNG. We've said time and time again that it's too much. Between Site C and shale gas, that's too much development.� To Willson’s knowledge, not a single First Nation in the area is supporting BC Hydro - “everybody is adamantly opposed to this project,� he said. Some First Nations were hosting negotiations with

BC Hydro, but they’ve since been dropped, meaning right now, First Nations and the government aren’t even on speaking terms, and there is a long way to go to fix that. “I don’t know how they are going to set up discussion on mitigation when it was clear in the Joint Review Panel report that they were un-mitigatible. I don’t know what they are going to propose.â€? Willson shrugged off the idea that money could match what will be lost. “The project is not financially viable. What’s [going to be] left for us? They are going to offer us scraps and there is no amount of money that can replace it‌ in order to even make it look enticing‌ I don’t know how they could justify doing that.â€? To show that his faith in

this government was at a low, Willson said he believes they have no real motivation to deal with First Nations in an honest way, despite the obligation to do so. “Between this federal government and this provincial government, you can look at the treatment of the First Nations in their tenure and see that they have no interest in upholding any of their honour and treating the First Nations fairly. They are running roughshod over us.� Seventy-seven legally binding conditions must be met by BC Hydro from the province, and an additional 80 conditions are attached to the federal government’s environmental certificate. Among them, BC Hydro must develop a wetland mitigation and compensation program, build 50 rental unites in Fort St. John, design the installation and use of a trap-andhaul facility as part of a fish management plan and implement mitigation measures to manage effects on cultural resources. While some in the Peace welcome the jobs the Site C dam would bring, the opposition remains strong. The government hopes First Nations will come to see the economic benefits of the project, but all indications so far show no signs of that happening.

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This has already started happening. The city of Fort St. John has announced that it will no longer allow rural residents access to their sewage waste transfer station after December 31. That decision is based on changes to the federal Wastewater System Effluent Regulations that went into effect Jan. 2, 2013. The regulations are established under the Fisheries Act and include mandatory minimum effluent quality standards that can be achieved through secondary wastewater treatment. Requirements for monitoring, record keeping, reporting and toxicity testing is specified in the regulations. Lagoons work by leaving the last step to nature. Water is treated in multicelled lagoons, and as it makes it way towards the end of the process it is discharged into a body of water, usually a river in this area of the country, where the natural environment provides the last step in treatment. However, if the treated water enters a river without being properly filtered , you have some issues on hand and can face hefty fines from the BC Ministry of Environment. Both Chetwynd and Fort St. John are currently battling issues with their sewage lagoons that are partly industry related (too much waste, and waste that may contain toxic materials), and partly due to aging infrastructure. The loss of the use of Fort St. John’s treatment facility for rural residents has forced the PRRD to find a solution so that it’s rural residents can continue having this service available to them. Tentatively, the plan is to

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network sewage treatment facilities in Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, and a potential upgraded Charlie Lake facility to cover the entire region. A council agenda report presented at Monday’s regular council meeting of the District of Chetwynd did shed some light on negotiations between Chetwynd and the PRRD to deliver this service to rural residents. “The regional district wishes to secure services for its rural residents and businesses,� the report reads. “Chetwynd has a regulation outlining what waste will be received and what waste will not be lawfully received at its sewer dumping station. There is no intent to vary from this regulation.� Council has agreed to enter into discussions with the regional district to be a part of a network of facilities to help deliver services to rural residents. Chetwynd’s water and sewer task group has recommended that the district consider additional alarm and detection instruments be built into the sewer receiving station. As a result of the partnership, Chetwynd could see some money flowing down the pipe from the PRRD to help with its lagoon upgrades. Chetwynd was warned that if dis-

charge levels did not improve soon, they would be facing hefty fines from the Ministry of Environment. The agenda report estimates cost for participation with the PRRD in a regional sewer dump network at $1.2 million for liquid waste disposal and $250,000 for participation in domestic water service, all money the district hopes would come from the PRRD. However, Cvik confirmed last week that the PRRD has no firm estimates at this time. “In terms of the actual cost, that has not been finalized in any way shape or form with the District of Chetwynd, “he said. “We're just looking [at], are you willing to entertain a partnership whereby we would work with them, help support some upgrade to their sewage treatment plant and in exchange, allow rural residents continued access because right now there is no sort of agreement. “It's just been something that Chetwynd has been doing, much like the city of Dawson Creek has been doing. We're looking to formalize those into more of an agreement with a length of period in which rural residents could be guaranteed access to [dump] their sewage.�

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The government of Canada supports the First Nations’ claim. The province of British Columbia does not. The trial is expected to run over five years. The court has described the controversy as something that has “festered for over 100 years.� “We just want to know where we can exercise our rights,� says Roland Willson, Chief of the West Moberly First Nation. Treaty 8 recognizes various land use rights for the signatory First Nations. Canada and First Nations have always understood that these rights exist throughout the treaty’s territory, including a large are of northern BC from the BC/Alberta border, west to the continental divide, including the Rocky Mountain Trench. However, British Columbia’s government says that the treaty territory ends at the Rocky Mountains. “The treaty preserves our right to unit,

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he B.C. government should establish a more convincing case for the Times Colonist Site C dam before it proceeds with construction. The proposed project promises cheap electricity, but it will come at a high cost. The Site C dam, planned to be built across the Peace River near Fort St. John at a cost of $8 billion, has received environmental approval from the federal and provincial governments. While B.C. Energy Minister Bill Bennett says the B.C. Liberal government hasn't yet made a decision to build the dam, he speaks enthusiastically about its benefits. Those benefits are hard to dismiss. There's no doubt that B.C. will need more electricity as it grows, and a hydroelectric dam is an attractive energy source. A dam produces no greenhouse-gas emissions or poisonous waste as it generates electricity. The energy is renewable, and output can easily be tailored to demand by simply controlling the flow of water. A hydroelectric dam has a long life - B.C. Hydro estimates that the Site C dam will produce electricity for 100 years. It could be said that the B.C. Liberals are forwardthinking in proposing to build a facility that will provide electricity for a century. It could also be said that they are short-sighted, sacrificing 80 kilometres of river habitat and 13,000 hectares of farmland for cheap energy. A dam changes a river, disrupting ecosystems that have developed over millennia in harmony with changing seasons and fluctuating water flows and temperatures. A dam stops fish from spawning and messes with the complex interaction of flora and fauna in and along the river. As food production declines in drought-stricken California, should we be taking valuable agricultural land out of production? The Peace country doesn't raise many oranges or almonds, but the rich soil and the long northern summer days can produce excellent crops there. The joint review panel that studied the project fell short of endorsing it, expressing concerns about B.C. Hydro's estimates. Although the panel noted Hydro has been working on the project for 35 years, it "cannot conclude on the likely accuracy of the project cost estimates because it does not have the information, time or resources." The panel was also worried about B.C. Hydro's financial condition and the utility's immense deferral accounts, which raised alarms in the auditor general's office several years ago. The government coyly pretends that Hydro's debts are not provincial debts, but British Columbians bear that burden, regardless of where the bookkeeping assigns the debts. The panel said B.C. Hydro failed to prove that the province will need the electricity soon. In its first four years of production, the dam is expected to sell its surplus power for a third of what it costs, leaving ratepayers to pick up the $800-million loss. The joint review panel chastized the government for not considering alternatives, such as geothermal energy resources, even as B.C. Hydro noted that geothermal resources could be developed to economically produce two-thirds of the power that will be produced by Site C. A lot could change during the eight years it will take to complete the dam. In the last decade, the cost of solar and wind energy has dropped dramatically. Building the dam is a gamble. No one can know with any degree of assurance that prices and demand will be sufficient to make the project worth its building cost, not to mention the environmental and social costs. Not building the dam is also a gamble. If B.C.'s electricity demands outstrip supply, consumers will be plagued by higher rates and brownouts. The government should do more research before it rolls the dice.

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he Fall Family Medicine Conference just wrapped up in Vancouver and the District of Chetwynd, anticipating your needs and desires, had two representatives, Councillors Galbraith and Pfanner, in attendance to meet potential recruits to Chetwynd. Northern Health supported the District of Chetwynd through providing attractive brochures featuring Chetwynd as a desirable place to live and practice medicine. In addition, Northern Health had recruiters in attendance to support our own representatives as they presented the benefits of living in Chetwynd. This is not the end of Council’s recruiting effort. It is just the beginning. We cannot stop until the effort takes on a momentum of its own and health professionals are lining up for

I do not apologize for the the privilege of working in our home town – until the cost of recruiting. The cost time comes when it will be of recruiting has to be bal“take a number and wait.” anced against the very real In the conference promo- cost of failing to recruit. tional material I noticed It’s like the cost of educathe following statement: tion: expensive – until you balance it “The Paagainst the tient’s Medcost of a lifeical Home time of igno(PMH) is a rance. Given vision prethis perspecsented by tive, you can the College expect me to of Family This is not the end of support rePhysicians of Council’s recruiting cruitment efCanada for forts for the the future of effort. It is just the next four family pracbeginning. years, the tice in length of my Canada.” term. And I PMH paralfully intend lels the vito do so. sion Council It is good has been to have team promoting in Chetwynd as we build members willing to take the new centre. It seems time from their regular that Chetwynd is right on routines to attend confertrack with the trend in ences such as the Family modern medical practice. Medicine Conference and I Our role now is to show acknowledge Councillors prospective practioners in Galbraith and Pfanner for Chetwynd that they will their dedication to the have the freedom to en- cause of health care in gage in the latest of med- Chetwynd. It is not a perk ical practices in our home that goes with the job to spend a weekend in Vantown.

couver sitting, standing, talking, smiling in a booth promoting the joys of living in Chetwynd. I am sure they could name several things that they would rather be doing. But it goes with the job they were elected to perform. We have to go to where physicians congregate. The next opportunity occurs sometime in the new year in Washington state. I intend to promote Chetwynd’s presence at that conference where hundreds of US doctors will assemble to learn of their options north of 49. I believe Chetwynd has attractive options. Our role is to make contacts, present the options attractively, and follow through with further contacts with those who show interest in what we have to offer. We will not rest until we achieve the recruitment momentum that sees health-care professionals calling us for a placement. Disclaimer: The preceding is the opinion of Mayor Merlin Nichols and may or may not reflect the views and/or wishes of council.

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Wednesday, OCTOBER 22, 2014

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Local elections expense limits committee appointed

MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– VANCOUVER – The BC government formed a task force in 2010 to look at local elections campaign financing after it was described by some as, “the wild west.” That task forced received 10,000 public comments, and its recommendations were supposed to be adopted by 2011. They weren’t. Now, its recommendations will not see the light of day until 2018. But last week, the legislative assembly of British Columbia did announce

that it has appointed an all-party Special Committee on local elections expense limits. The committee’s recommendations will support the development of legislation and regulations necessary to implement expense limits for the 2018 local government election. These expense limit rules will apply to all municipalities, regional district electoral areas, boards of education, special purpose local governments and third party advertisers. South Peace MLA Mike Bernier will be a member of the committee. The work will be di-

vided into two phases. First, it will consider and make recommendations regarding the principles for establishing the relationship between elector organizations and their candidates with respect to expense limits and principles for establishing expense limits for third-party advertisers. Second, it will make recommendations on expense limit amounts by June 12, 2015. To develop these, the committee will consider spending data from the 2014 elections and a model of a flat-rate amount in jurisdictions with fewer than

MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– NEW DELHI - Indian Oil announced last week that it will invest $4 billion in British Columbia to source liquefied natural gas from the northeast region. Premier Christy Clark, who ended a trade mission to India until Oct. 18, said this represents the companies biggest investment in Canada. Indian Oil signed a deal

in May to purchase a 10 per cent stake in LNG assets, an agreement with Petronas’ Progress Energy Canada Ltd., which will give the state company the rights to 1.2 million metric tonnes of LNG. Indian oil owns at least 8.35 trillion cubic feet of reserves in BC. The area it owns ten percent of, could produce an estimated 19.6 million metric tonnes of LNG over 25 years starting 2018. “We would like to part-

ner with this great country to realize its potential by providing LNG to power its future,” Clark said at an event aimed at wooing investors. “India needs a million skilled workers a year, every year, for the next 15 years. We can help. If we can help train 3,000 and 300 of them help us build an LNG industry - it’s good for us,” Clark added.

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What can be done? Spinal Disc Injuries

Chetwynd Wave of Light: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Rememberance Day Oct 15 Chetwynd Midget Giants vs Grand Prairie A Rep, Saturday Oct. 18 3 pm Chetwynd Recreation Centre Free Curling Clinic October 14,15 or 16 7 pm at hte Curling Rink 'Connections for Women' support group. Wednesdays 1-2:30pm star ting November/14 Register by phoning 250-788-1986 Chetwynd Community Arts Council Annual Fall Gala and Art Show November 8. Doors open 6 pm. Pomeroy Inns & Suites Ballroom. Tickets available from any member - watch for posters around town. Chetwynd Shared Ministry Dinner and Auction October 18 Senior’s Hall Contact Donn at 788-7800 for tickets Free English Practice Mondays 9:30 am at Northern Lights College and Wednesdays at 5:30 pm at the Chetwynd Public Library Call 250-7882559 Chetwynd Breastfeeding Suppor t Network meets every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m at the Chetwynd Public Library. Taking Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meets every Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Pine Valley Seniors Centre Call 250-788-3306 Pine Valley Seniors Hall weekly activities including Cribbage, Whist, Bingo and Carpet Bowling. Call Anita at 788-2307 for info. Pine Valley Seniors Hall Carpet Bowling Tuesdays @ 1:30 pm. FREE Cree Lessons Wednesdays 5-6 pm at Tansi Friendship Centre Baby’s Best Chance Pregnancy Outreach Program Drop in : Mondays 10am to Noon. Weekly Group Sessions Tuesdays 11 am-1pm. Located at Kici. Alanon meetings 6:30 pm Tuesdays Mickey’s Place (behind A&W) Chetwynd Society for Community Living Board Meeting. First Monday of each month. 4699 Airpor t Road Ph: 250-7884889. Homeschooling Network Thursdays 1 pm - 2 pm at the Chetwynd Public Librar y Muskoti Learning Centre Homework Club Mon-Thursday 3 - 4:30 pm Quintessentials Quilters Guild. Meetings held every third monday at 7 pm at the Shared Ministry Church. Contact Joan at

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ost everyone has heard of someone who has injured a disc in their back. It is usually an unpleasant event that can create symptoms such as pain, weakness and numbness, to name a few. I have had many patients in the past misdiagnose themselves as having a disc injury – googling symptoms and saying something like “I slipped my disc, can you slip it back into place?” Well, it’s not as simple as that. Intervertebral discs (or ‘disc’ for short) are shock -absorbing, hockey puck- shaped structures located between the individual spinal bones or ‘vertebra’. There are 23 in total. These discs allow for great range of motion in the spine while providing protection against the bone-tobone friction associated with degeneration or osteoarthritis. Human intervertebral discs are under great stress due to our upright stance; gravity is constantly pulling down the weight of our bodies, creating a constant strain on the spine and discs. Activities such as running and jumping, bending forward or twisting can increase the amount of force through the discs. Disc injury develops usually from wear and tear – repetitive microtrauma over long periods (months-years) – or can be the result of an acute injury such as trying to lift a heavy object or falling heavily. As we age, the discs may lose fluid and

small cracks or lesions clinical signs & symptoms may form in the outer before a plan of managewalls. It has been reported ment can be recomthat up to 40 percent of mended. In other words, chronic back pain is due to a more comprehensive disc injury. This damage physical and/or neuromay be caused or acceler- logical examination must ated from vertebral mis- be performed in order to more accurately diagnose alignments in the spine. In order for disc-in- low back injuries – not duced pain to develop, just a simple spinal there is first an injury to image, whether it is an xthe top or bottom surface ray, CT scan or MRI. Chiropractors have of the vertebra above or below the disc. Once the been trained to orthopedibone is damaged it acti- cally and neurologically vates the inflammatory assess and diagnose neuprocess, which destroys romusculoskeletal comthe disc from enzymatic plaints such as disc degradation. So, it’s me- injuries. They have the experience to chanical determine damage to whether or the bone not the that eventusymptoms ally creates are actually inflammaDisc injury develops originating tory dam- usually from wear and from the disc age to the tear – repetitive itself, dedisc. Once micro-trauma over spite what is again, melong periods found on the chanical x-ray, CT damage to scan or MRI. the bone is Chiropractic often due to care for disc spinal misinjury often alignments and the improper motions consists of spinal alignments, soft tissue therapy, that ensue. When spinal symptoms nutritional advice and are experienced, a trip to specific exercises. Disc injuries are the the hospital for x-rays or special imaging is a com- most common reason for mon procedure. Unfortu- spinal surgery; however, nately, these tests alone surgery should be a last are not good criteria for resort. A conservative determining whether or plan of management, not the symptoms are ac- such as chiropractic care, tually a result from a disc should be implemented injury or not. For exam- first, before surgery is ple, several studies have recommended. If caught demonstrated that degen- early enough, damage to erative disc disease has the disc can actually be been found on x-ray or reversed. For example, a MRI in individuals who study in the Journal of have never had an Manipulative & Physioepisode of back pain in logical Therapeutics retheir lives. One study ported that 63 percent of from the Journal of Bone patients given chiropracand Joint Surgery con- tic care had a reduced or cluded that disc abnor- completely reabsorbed malities on MRI must be disc herniation on folstrictly correlated with low-up MRI. Another ar-

ticle in the journal Spine revealed a resolution of pain symptoms following chiropractic care in all patients who participated in the study. A reduction or disappearance of their disc herniation was also observed in most patients, in this study, on follow-up CT scan. Nutritional improvements to our diet may also help speed up recovery. Studies have reported that patients with hypertension (high blood pressure), type II diabetes and obesity have higher levels of disc-degrading enzymes in their blood, which has been correlated with an increased risk of disc herniation. This information suggests that disc patients should adopt a low glycemic index diet (eg. decrease sugars, carbohydrates) and supplement with nutrients that benefit blood sugar levels (eg. magnesium, vitamin D, chromium), reduce inflammation (eg. turmeric, ginger) and prevent degeneration (eg. glucosamine sulfate). So, before you consider googling your symptoms and self-diagnosing: please see a doctor first. Low back pain is never as simple as it seems when searching online. Many factors are involved and may need to be addressed when determining a treatment plan. And remember, disc injury seen on x-ray or MRI can often be resolved or improved through chiropractic care, without the need of drugs or surgery. An experienced chiropractor can also determine whether or not the symptoms are actually coming from spinal or disc degeneration seen in these tests.

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Wednesday, OCTOBER 22, 2014

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Chetwynd Compass Services Giants complete exhibition series, rev up for the start of the season

MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The boys are back, and they’re looking for trouble. With a new sponsor, and a lot of new faces, the Chetwynd Compass Services Giants are ready to start what could be a promising season in the Midget Tier 1 division of the All Peace Hockey League, despite what you might have seen at the Chetwynd and District Recreation Centre this past Saturday afternoon. There, against the visiting team from Grande Prairie, last year’s league champions walked all over the Giants in an eventual 7-1 win. The next day in Grande Prairie against their midget “B� team, the Giants posted an 8-3 win. The All Peace Hockey League (APHL) Midget Tier 1 regular season is set to begin October 31. Scheduling will be held this Saturday, Oct. 25 in Spirit River. Despite the late start to the season due to some problems with their home ice in the Recreation Centre (see the Oct. 8 Echo), the team managed to play a total of four exhibition games. The Giants dropped a 65 decision October 5 against the Sexsmith BY

Vipers, and tied Dawson Creek Midget Canucks 3-3 on October 10. Only having a single win in exhibition play might be a concern for some. But you have to remember that the team is still forming a bond with the several new players, and there is really no telling in what direction the 2014-15 season will go. It’s up to the players to do their individual jobs on the ice. Half of the 18 players on the roster are brand new to the team. Some are first year midget players, and others are second year players that played on Chetwynd’s Banjet Giants last year in a league of combined Bantam and Midget aged players. Some of these new players, like Wyatt Appassin, and Griffin Young have been stand outs in the first few exhibition games. Young had a goal and an assist versus Sexsmith, and then followed that up with another goal and assist against the Grande Prairie “B� team. Appassin had two goals over the four exhibition games. Returning to the roster this year is the perennial sniper, Liam Beattie. Beattie led the team last year with 78 points in 41 games, amassing 51 goals, but only 21 assists. Look for Beattie to continue his

dominance this year. A number of players from last year’s team have aged out. They include former captain Cordell Llewellyn, assistant captain Kase Gansevles, goalie Brice Vossler and forwards Brodie Watson and Ross McMeekin. Two teams from Alberta, Spirit River and LaCrete, are being welcomed into the Midget Tier 1 division this year. They will join Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Grande Prairie “A�, Peace River and Sexsmith. Each team will play each other three times for a total of 18 games. The games will be on a home-andhome basis, with the third game host being decided by a coin toss. The Chetwynd Giants compete in the Midget Tier 1 category for the APHL by choice. When competing provincially, they play in Tier 4 category. The team has a new head coach this year, Jason Young. Young promptly named Liam Beattie the captain, and chose to go with four assistant captains on a rotating basis. Jason Kearns and Kain McMaster will rotate the “A�, one will wear it at home, the other on the road. The other to assistants, Coltond Golder and Zacahary Aird will wear the “A� full time.

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Cougars move into first place in BC Hockey FMAAA Home Jerseys - White/Black/Red Away Jerseys - Black/White/Red

MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– PRINCE GEORGE – With three straight victories over last year’s BC Female Midget AAA hockey champions, the Northland Dodge Northern Cougars leapt over their rivals into first place, sporting a record of 7-2. The ladies latest games against the Fraser Valley Phantoms took place between Oct. 17-19, and Chetwynd’s own Hunter Mosher, Marissa Nichol and Casey Norris were in thick of the action with the Cougars. Mosher finished the weekend with six points (1G, 5A) and Nichol with three (1G, 2A). The cougars defeated the Phantoms 5-3 on Friday, 6-1 on Saturday and 2-0 on Sunday. With the victories, confidence continues to grow in the dressing room. The Cougars entered the weekend with a fair amount of swagger, taking it to the Phantoms early on Friday, proving that it is never a bad idea to put the puck on net, and outshooting Fraser Valley 3416 in the end. Kelsey Roberts backstopped the team to another victory with her 13 saves. Ava Keis potted a goal and an assist, Sage Dejardins had two goals, BY

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BC Coalition of Businesses intervener status in government appeal of teachers court case a cause for concern

BY MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Dan Gunn has worked in a number of fields during his career as a mechanical engineer. He’s worked with start-ups, helped develop and maintain green technologies and has done some industrial decommissions. He’s worked overseas, has a strong business background and now works in corporate training. But for all his experience in training, designing, creating, and dismantling, he has never seen anything quite like the argument built by the Coalition of BC Businesses that has gained them intervener status in the BC Supreme Court of Appeals case that pits the BC government against the BC Teachers Federation. The BC Supreme Court began hearing the case on

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October 14, just shy of one month after the longest ever BC Teachers strike concluded. The agreement reached last month is not yet the end of the bitter battle ongoing between the provincial government and the teachers union since 2002. And it doesn’t end there, either. The case is expected to go to the Supreme Court of Canada after this appeal is finished, which could take up to two years. Gunn and his group “Allies for BC Public Education� have organized their opposition to the Coalition of BC Businesses intervener status in the court case, and are letting their voice be heard through local outreach, social media, and ad campaigns. Both the court of appeals case, and the granting of intervener status to the coalition have wide reaching impacts for the province, Gunn says. “It has to do with contracts, whether the government honours [them] or not,� Gunn explained. Secondly, “to me it’s a very clear policy [the provincial government] does not value public education. On top of that, they are breaking contracts.� The Coalition of BC Businesses, in their submission to the court, state that their intervention in the case is important to provide “contextual information for the adjudication of the issues on appeal.� That broader context, it argues, should include a consideration of the differences between public and private sector bargaining and retaining the importance of government’s ability to “amend public sector collective bargaining laws and collective agreements where it is necessary to do so [to further] the public interest.� Simply put: government should be allowed special power to alter contracts it makes with public sector unions. “I was going for a run one day and I was like, what’s going on here,� Gunn said. “I don’t understand why businesses would be doing two things: supporting a gov-

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ernment that believes it can break collective agreements or contracts whenever it wants, and two: why businesses - especially small to medium sized businesses- would be supporting a government and be involved in a coalition that has stated that we can not afford to adequately fund public education.� It was then that Gunn decided to form Allies for BC Public Education, because he surmised, surely if the 500,000 employees represented by the coalition knew what it was supporting on their behalf, they would be outraged. Gunn gained quick support from lawyers, business owners, concerned citizens, teacher support staff and teachers when he launched the campaign during a rally for public education at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Sept. 14. Within two days of launching a website for the group, it had over 2,000 hits. Within a week, it was 8,000 hits. Over that same week, they raised somewhere between $2,100 and $2,200 and began running a twoweek ad campaign with The Tyee, and a half-page ad in Vancouver 24 Hours. Gunn believes the quick turn around on support and the success of the two advertising campaigns points to the fact that many people think the same way as he does: public education works. When Justice Susan Griffin’s ruling in January 2014 ordered the government to restore class size and composition language to it’s 2002 levels (they had been stripped unilaterally from the collective bargaining agreement between the government

and t he BCTF when Christy Clark was education minister), Clark maintained that the government simply could not afford to restore class sizes and composition. When put in the context of the $500 million the BC Liberals spent to replace the BC Place Roof, the $7 billion spent to host the 2012 Olympics, and the $750 million the government paid to bail out BC Hydro’s Powerex subsidiary which was found guilty of inflating prices on power headed to California during it’s 20002001 power crisis, Gunn and others minds around the province can’t make sense out of the reasoning behind BC’s consistent underfunding of public education. The argument that the government can’t afford to improve public education is nothing more than a smoke screen according to Gunn. “Clearly this province has money,� he said. “Christy Clark and the coalition are appealing to their base. One of the things that is very important to their base is taxes and so, they are using that as a distraction to try and convince people that we can’t afford [public education funding], which in my mind is completely insane because we live in a first world economy.� Now that the appeal is under way, Allies for BC Public Education is asking the public to reach out to business that they frequent and have a conversation with them to let them know what is being said on their behalf by the coalition. They are also engaging with the media to spread the message that public education is good for the economy, good for the province, and is the cornerstone of any true democracy. Gunn was adamant in his belief that public education works and should be funded properly. “We have money in this province,� he said. “You either believe that public education is a priority or you don’t and the facts to me clearly indicate that this government believes that public education is not a priority.�

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Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– VANCOUVER – October 14 marked the beginning of a court hearing on the BC government’s appeal of a ruling handed down in January by Justice Susan Griffin. The ruling stated the government violated BC Teach-

were frequently logjammed on the issue of class size and composition. The agreement reached last month, which brought an end to the longest teachers’ strike in BC’s history, contained a clause that could see that agreement altered as a result of this court case. A crucial “reopener

ers constitutional rights by stripping language from the collective agreement regarding class size and composition, and took actions to provoke a strike in 2012 for the purpose of legislating teachers back to work. The ramifications of the ruling were felt throughout the recent BC teachers’ strike, when negotiations

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pected “economic life� of the proposed dam. The report was prepared by the Bostonbased consulting firm, London Economics International and was released on Thursday, Oct. 16; the day after the dam was given it’s environmental approval. The firm has advised on dozens of hydro transactions worldwide, including Canada, the US, Panama, Chile and India. BC Hydro continues to bill Site C as the cleanest and most cost-effective way to meet projected future growth in energy demand, but the independent report – commissioned by Clean Energy BC – challenges this, saying instead that BC Hydro should open up a call for power. Opening tenders to meet BC’s future energy demand would “ensure the lowest possible cost and could transfer construction risk to the private sector,� the report states. The London Economics International

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study also said the costs of Site C may be underestimated, the power may not be needed at this time and that an independent review of power needs and the Site C project would be beneficial. “British Columbia is at a pivotal time in the procurement of its energy needs and we need to ensure that the decisions we make are in the best interest of ratepayers, as well as, protecting the long-term financial viability of BC Hydro,� said Paul Kariya, executive director of Clean Energy BC. According to the industry group’s numbers, there are now 86 clean energy projects operating in BC, employing roughly 1,300 people. A further 21 clean energy projects are under construction. “Site C represent a large, undiversified bet on a single resource to meet future supply needs,� the report states. “Schedule delays could put reliability at risk in a way that relying on multiple clean energy resources would not.�

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rested for causing a disturbance. Coutrille allegedly continued to resist the arresting officer when two other members of the squad left to contain another bar fight, kicking him in the shins, spitting at him and attempting to break free, the court was told Wednesday. None of the allegations against Coutrille have been proven in court. On the early morning of Oct. 2, RCMP Cst. Christopher Spiers and two other officers were observing the crowd outside the Amigo's On Main bar in Chetwynd, which Spiers described as a routine part of the night shift. Shortly before closing time, a bouncer informed the officers that there had been a fight inside the bar. A woman had reportedly thrown a glass at another group of people, Spiers told the court, and he moved to intervene. The woman attempted to grab Spiers' collar in an attempt "to take [him] to the ground," the officer said, and he pepper sprayed her for resisting arrest. Cst. Mike Zinn, another officer who testified, described the scene in the bar as "mayhem." The officers said an enraged crowd of around 30 people followed them out of the bar. Coutrille then left the scene, at which point the three officers followed him to

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make sure he was going home, according to Spiers' testimony. When confronted by police, Coutrille was said to have flown into a rage. Spiers arrested him for disturbance, and Coutrille allegedly resisted violently from that point on. He was pepper sprayed after attempting to spit in Spiers' face, and again when he attempted to kick out the window of a police cruiser, according to police testimony. While being processed at the detachment, Zinn said Coutrille lunged at

him, but the officer was able to wrestle him down. During the arrest, Coutrille was reportedly cut on his forehead, a wound which police claimed was superficial, but produced a large amount of blood. Coutrille later threw another punch at Zinn, the officer said, and spit blood in his face. Police knew from an earlier incident that Coutrille had an infectious disease that is contagious through blood, Spiers told the court. However, neither officer tested positive for the disease. "It was a rather busy night," Spiers said. Coutrille, who was in the prisoner's box in Dawson Creek provincial court, alleges that he was a victim of wrongful arrest and excessive force. His lawyer, George Leven, said Coutrille alleged a "very different version of events," in which police acted excessively during their arrest in the nightclub. Leven said police tackled his client, and later brutalized him in the drunk tank, forcing his head into a toilet. The court has not reached a conclusion on those allegations, either. A months-long internal investigation by Chetwynd RCMP determined the officers had used an appropriate amount of force. The court is expected to conclude the trial sometime in November.

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