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BY MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– C H E T W Y N D Chetwynd’s Family Resource Corner coordinator Ana Peasgood and healthy communities coordinator Julie Shaw, are teaming up to present a workshop that will help local government, residents, community organizations through the Learning Initiatives for Rural and Northern BC (LIRN) program. The LIRN program brings trainers and facilitators to communities to deliver a learning event for residents. Residents are able to select the topic of the workshop from the choices below: a) helping community leaders understand and use information about the community and the region to make strategic decisions, b) getting community organizations and institutions like local govern-
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plan on hosting the free afternoon workshop with LIRN trainers and facilitators at the Chetwynd public Library sometime in the spring of 2014. The input will help decide which workshop is put on in the spring. “The reason we’re putting this call out is in case other people have different visions than Ana and myself have,� Shaw said. “One of the things I think is important is community sustainability but other people may not. They may think something else is more important. Any group can apply for these speakers from LIRN to come up. Its to create awareness and see what other people in the community think we need.� For more information or to suggest an idea contact Ana Peasgood by phoning the library at 250-788-2559 OR by contacting Julie Shaw at 250-401-3362.
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BY MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The First Nations living in our region are all to familiar with the effect natural resource extraction projects and other factors have had on the dwindling northern caribou population in the South Peace. But a new study released last month by the journal Nature Climate Change, suggests
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Canadian woodland caribou could lose up to 60 per cent of their range within the next 60 years as the earth continues to warm. Overall, Canadian caribou populations could shrink by up to 89 per cent by 2070. And that’s not all they found. The group of 21 researchers from two continents, led by researchers from the University of Calgary, took a pool of DNA data from reindeer in Scandinavia and Asia as well as woodland caribou in North America and found that changing climates played a role in the evolution of the animals. Caribou living in North America, just to the south of the continental ice during the last ice age, became separated and iso-
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lated from their reindeer cousins in Europe and Asia. Because of this, they developed the unique characteristics that define them. However, as one of the more northern species, woodland caribou will feel the effects of global warming more than the domesticated reindeer elsewhere in the country. “The woodland caribou is already an endangered species,” Marco Musiani, a University of Calgary researcher said. “The warming of the planet means the disappearance of their critical habitat in these regions. Caribou need undisturbed lichen-rich environments and these types of habitats are disappearing.” Studies on the caribou habitat in the South Peace divide the areas where the ungulates roam
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into three separate classifications: high elevation winter range, high elevation summer range and low elevation winter range. The high elevation winter range includes the alpine ranges and adjacent subalpine forest. These areas are highly susceptible to fragmentation, loss and long-term alteration by industrial activities. High elevation summer ranges are similar alpine and subalpine areas that the animals use primarily for calving and are also highly susceptible to the fragmentation described above. Low elevation boreal forests make up the woodland caribou low elevation winter ranges. Steve Cote, a caribou expert at Laval University who lead the
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research study told Canada.com that the changes to caribou habitat would be worse in North America than in Europe. Cote said the distinct species of woodland caribou might just disappear from their present range, as their habitat is “likely to become increasingly fragmented.” It’s what scientists’ call a “severe climactic warming scenario,” which is worsened by oil and gas activity and, the threat of the Site C dam does not help. Cote adjusted his statements saying it is not likely they will disappear all together but, “the main result will probably be large decreases in population size because there will be a lot less habitat that will be suitable for them.”
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To the Editor: BC Hydro is proposing to construct the Site C Clean Energy Project (Site C) as a long-term source of clean, renewable and cost-effective electricity. Site C would help BC Hydro meet a projected 40 per cent increase in electricity demand in the next 20 years. While there are many province-wide benefits that come from reliable electricity, one of BC Hydro’s objectives with Site C is to provide benefits and economic development opportunities for northeast communities. That’s why a Legacy Benefits Agreement was recently reached between BC Hydro and the
Peace River Regional District (PRRD) and its member municipalities, including Chetwynd. This agreement would provide $2.4 million per year to the PRRD and its member communities for 70 years, indexed to inflation, once the project is operational. In addition to legacy benefits, BC Hydro is working with individual communities on community agreements for the construction and operation of Site C. In early December, an agreement was reached with the District of Chetwynd that commits BC Hydro to specific mitigation measures important to the District, including those that provide lasting benefits to the
residents of Chetwynd and other communities in the Peace Region. In addition to mitigation measures and legacy benefits, BC Hydro would also work with local economic development commissions and employment offices to promote job and business opportunities locally. These partnerships would help find workers for the approximately 10,000 person-years of direct employment for the construction of Site C. To ensure there is an available supply of qualified local workers, BC Hydro is supporting regional skills and trades training through initiatives with Northern Lights College,
Site C hearings heart wrenching
To the Editor: I have to say that listening to the landowners throughout the hearings process on Site C dam is heart wrenching. I do not think it's acceptable that the final decision makers are not in the room, face-to-face with the people whose heritage, homes and livelihoods would be destroyed by this project if it is approved. Part of the responsibility associated with decision-making is coming to terms with your conscience. If
you're not in the room to dialogue firsthand with those whose lives you are gravely impacting and experiencing the emotion associated with the discussion, then how are you taking full responsibility, or, 'shouldering' the weight of your decision? It isn't right to avoid this - it's inhuman. Andrea Morison, MA Coordinator, Peace Valley Environment Association Fort St. John, BC
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Northern Opportunities and the North East Native Advancing Society. In addition, Site C construction would contribute $130 million to regional gross domestic product. To engage local businesses and contactors, BC Hydro held business information sessions in Chetwynd in 2011 and 2012. The sessions provided an opportunity to learn more about Site C and the project’s procurement process. At these sessions, BC Hydro committed to holding future networking sessions with successful contractors and local businesses Site C is currently undergoing a federal-provincial environmental assessment process. The
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FOI documents show Coast Gas Link to go through Sukunka Falls area
VANCOUVER SUN –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The Ministry of Environment is anticipating applications for boundary adjustments to at least 35 parks and other protected areas to accommodate industrial pipelines, transmission lines and resource roads, freedom-of-information documents reveal. The proposed boundary adjustments which would amount to new or enlarged industrial corridors slicing through protected areas - are contained within a four-page ministry document dated May 17, 2013 and entitled "provincial protected area boundary adjustments project tracking." "It's a real concern, a horrible slippery slope," said Gwen Barlee of the Wilderness Committee, who was tipped to the four pages, which are among hundreds of pages of briefing documents posted on the province's open-information website. "There's always going to be an economic rationale to violate park boundaries. This should send a red flag to anyone who values our protected areas system in B.C. We need to nurture the park system, not frag-
ment it." According to the documents, Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion from Alberta to Burnaby could potentially require boundary adjustments to 10 provincial parks, ranging in size from 8.5-hectare F.H. Barber and 32-hectare Bridal Veil Falls, both between Chilliwack and Hope, to large protected areas such as 615hectare Jackman Flats near Valemount and 15,000hectare Lac du Bois Grasslands near Kamloops. Kinder Morgan declined to comment.. (The route of the planned Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline would pass close to but would not directly bisect a B.C. protected area.) There are also concerns that the province is planning legislative changes to B.C.'s Park Act in the spring. Bob Peart, executivedirector of Sierra Club BC, said Wednesday he's been told by sources within the ministry that legislative changes are being planned that would allow for preliminary industrial survey and exploration work in parks without a permit and that would make it
Itʼs a real concern, a horrible slippery slope. BARLEE
easier for companies to push pipelines and other industrial infrastructure through Class-A parks of 5,000 hectares or less. Class A parks have the highest level of protection under the Park Act. Peart worked as chief of staff to former NDP environment minister John Cashore in the early 1990s, has had a long-standing affiliation with the Canada Parks and Wilderness Society and was founding chair of the Elders Council for Parks in B.C., an independent group of retired park employees and conservation advocates seeking to support B.C.'s park system. "We're concerned," Peart said in an interview. "I'm told there will be some
kind of legislative change. Whether it's a stand-alone bill or hidden in an omnibus bill, we still aren't clear." Environment Minister Mary Polak declined a request for an interview; however, a ministry statement released through public affairs officer David Karn said that any pending legislation is confidential until announced in the throne speech or introduced in the legislature. The statement added that the FOI documents represent "enquiries, requests or formal applications under the Provincial Protected Area Boundary Adjustment Policy, Process & Guidelines that BC Parks" received from individuals, communities and
industry proponents and that "adjustments to protected area boundaries usually require an Act of the Legislature." The list was valid at the time and subject to change, the ministry noted. The FOI documents note that a project called the North Thompson transmission line could require adjustments to five parks, including 5,733-hectare Upper Adams River, north of Salmon Arm, and 540,000-hectare Wells Gray, north of Clearwater. BC Hydro spokesperson Simi Heer said in response that a planning study for the transmission line was initiated following a request from Yellowhead Mining's proposed Harper Creek mine. "BC Hydro's planning work is on hold because the industrial load we were anticipating hasn't been confirmed," she said. According to the FOI documents, the TransCanada LNG pipeline would require boundary adjustments to four protected areas, including 17,683-hectare Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed, in the Nass River Valley north of Terrace. The company's Alaska pipeline project would
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require three, including 88,989-hectare Liard River Corridor, near the Yukon border, and its Coast GasLink pipeline one, the 360-hectare Sukunka Falls, near Chetwynd. The Spectra Energy LNG pipeline is proposed to go through two protected areas, including 14,523hectare Babine River Corridor. The document lists the specific parks and projects and provides each with one of three ratings: completed; no proposal received but considered likely to be submitted in the next 12-18 months; and proposal considered less likely in the next 12-18 months. Other protected areas that may require boundary adjustments to accommodate miscellaneous projects include Elk Falls for BC Hydro's replacement of the John Hart generating station on Vancouver Island; Inkaneep for a provincial prison near Oliver; Sasquatch for both a Seabird Island First Nation logging haul road and BC Hydro transmission line near Harrison Lake; and E.C. Manning east of Hope for a Telus road and provincial highway realignment.
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Forestry fatalities on the rise, but still below 2005 death toll
VANCOUVER SUN –––––––––––––– VANCOUVER – Another 11 loggers and truckers died in the B.C. forest sector this year, the fourth consecutive annual increase. It is well below the 43 forestry workers that died on the job in 2005 - a death toll so high it created a public outcry and resulted in safety changes - but the creeping increase in fatalities, from a low of just four deaths in 2009, has not gone unnoticed within industry. "The way the industry
looks at it is we have kind of plateaued. And especially with the volume (of logging) coming back up, everybody wants to get back on a strong improvement trend," says B.C. Forest Safety Council CEO Reynold Hert. As a result of the high death toll in 2005, industry and government decided that improving safety was a top priority. The council has played an active role since 2005, creating safety certification programs endorsed by the CEOs of major forest companies and the B.C.
government. The council's board of directors includes industry, Work-SafeBC and union representation. Thousands of logging contractors have been certified in the province and hundreds of fallers have taken safety-certification training. In 2010, then-B.C. forests minister Pat Bell issued a challenge to the forest industry and workers to make 2011 the first year to have zero deaths in the forest sector. That year, the numbers of forestry deaths increased to eight from six
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the year before. In 2012, there were 10 deaths. This year four logging truck drivers have been killed, two after their trucks went off roads and two while they were outside their trucks. In an incident on Nov. 7, a logging truck rolled off a forest service road into a river near Chetwynd in northeastern B.C. Work is also underway to educate fallers on proper nutrition and hydration, and fatigue management, said Hert. These fallers are almost like industrial athletes, he noted. "So, we need to bring in some of the training that athletes are getting on how you maintain yourself at peak performance," said Hert.
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Smart Meter installation deadline extended
NAOMI LARSEN –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – To ensure the final seven per cent of smart meters can be installed, the Government of British Columbia is extending the deadline under the Clean Energy Act from Dec. 31, 2012, to Dec. 31, 2013. Shortages in qualified labour, equipment and specialized meters, plus customer concerns, prevented BC Hydro from fully installing all smart meters in 2012. BY
Digital board displays DriveBC info
NAOMI LARSEN –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Travelers along Highway 97 may have noticed a new highway addition west of town that has remained strangely blank since BY
its construction in the fall. The $600,000 sign is scheduled to be online and operational near the end of the month. Scott Maxwell, District Manager of Transportation for the Peace Region
in Fort St. John said the sign is the sister sign of the one located just outside of Prince George and will provide Drive BC messages and notifications.
Idle No More group stages rally at Moberly
Site C survey solicits a one percent response
NAOMI LARSEN –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – During the first week of December, the District of Chetwynd distributed 1,440 copies of their Site C Position Paper and questionnaire to the residents of Chetwynd. Only 14 were returned. Chetwynd Mayor BY
Merlin Nichols said more than one conclusion could be derived from the one per cent response: “Chetwynd residents just don’t care that much about what happens to the Peace?” he asked. “Holiday activities took priority? Nobody really likes to answer questionnaires? Wrong topic?
JANUARY 18 Upwards of 120 native and non-native people gathered on the Moberly Lake Bridge Friday, Jan. 11 as part of the national day of action in concert with the Idle No More grassroots movement that has swept across the country. Protesters marched a short distance with police escort to a school bus turnaround, before returning to perform a “round dance” near the bridge. Highlighting Idle no More’s concerns are the risks to the environment posed by omnibus Bill C-45 that amends the Navigable Waters Protection Act, renaming it the Navigation Protection Act. Photo by Mike Carter
Don Harris resigns from council By-election on the horizon
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Don Harris has resigned his term of office as councilor with the District of Chetwynd. Harris will be working with Husky Oil in Rainbow Lake, Alberta until late April or early May. Following this, he will be rejoining the ministry to preach on native reserves throughout the United States. Harris was a pastor for 12 years before his election to Council in 2011. BY
Greyhound slashing routes in the north
BY MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Greyhound passengers wanting to hop the hound from to or from Chetwynd will to plan the trips accordingly after the company decided cut their routes last week to around half. The Passenger Transportation Board (PTB) approved reductions for 15 British Columbia routes that were filed in September by Greyhound. Chetwynd to Prince George was reduced from 24 trips per week to 14, and weekly stops at Bear Lake were cut from 19 to 14.
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Court shows HD rejected Canadian applicants
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– TUMBLER RIDGE – Despite repeated claims by HD Mining International that it could not find any qualified Canadian workers for its underground coal mine near Tumbler Ridge, résumés released to the BC Building Trades unions through Federal Court action show that the company rejected several well qualified Canadian applicants who had up to 30 years experience in mining, held related degrees and were previously employed in mine management and supervisory roles. HD is denying this to be true. BY
STARS Ambulance fills a need in Chetwynd
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MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The Little Prairie Heritage Museum on the Westgate Road will remain closed this summer as it undergoes a transformation and refurbishment. The building, originally a general store in the downtown area during Chetwynd’s humble beginnings, is in need of an estimated $100,028 in repairs.
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Woman pleads guilty to defrauding Chetwynd Womenʼs Resource Society
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Former Chetwynd Women’s Resource Society Executive Director Lonnie Llewellyn pleaded guilty Feb. 7 in Vancouver Provincial Court to one count of fraud over $5,000. As a result of the fraud, the Chetwynd Women’s Resource Society (CWRS) lost its government funding and was forced to close its doors in January 2012. Sentencing is scheduled for April. Fraud in excess of $5,000 is an indictable offence punishable by a maximum sentence of 10 years. BY
BY MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Since its Grand Prairie base opened in 2006, STARS has carried out 1,100 missions. 2007 marked the first in Northeast BC and since then, the operation has attended to 76 patients in the region, including
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Chetwynd to receive two new doctors
ECHO STAFF –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Mayor Merlin Nichols announced this week the pending arrival of two new physicians to the community. Dr. VanDerHeide who is currently practicing in
nine critical transfers from Chetwynd. They have fuel caches located all over Alberta, southeast and northeast BC including one in Dawson Creek. These caches facilitate long distance travel. STARS has carried out 23,000 missions and covers 95 per cent of people living in Western Canada.Landing at hospitals
Prince George, is scheduled to arrive in Chetwynd in July. Dr. Schreve Jr. is also set to arrive in July and is currently working with Dr. Anton Venter on details. He is the son of Chetwynd’s current Dr. Schreve.
not equipped here with a helipad, like here in Chewtynd, requires a bit of preparation from the local Fire Department. “We don’t mind, we live here,” Fire Chief Leo Sabulsky told Bardak. “So you’re welcome to land wherever you want.”
Walter Energy closing Willow Creek Mine
CHETWYND ECHO STAFF –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – In a regulatory filing, Walter Energy announced Friday its intentions to shut down several of their coal mining operations including Willow Creek Mine located 45 km south of Chetwynd. Willow Creek will cease operations in April. “Over the past 18 months, since I became CEO, one of my key priorities has been aggressive operational management,” Walter J. Scheller III, Chief Executive Officer for Walter Energy said in a company statement Wednesday. “While it is never easy to curtail operations at a facility, our commitment to idle operations where necessary is central to the Company’s operating plan. This plan has been developed with the full support of our Board.
Splash of colour met with discontent
NAOMI LARSEN –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – In an effort preserve the community’s chainsaw carvings the District of Chetwynd has been refinishing them with an oil-based coat and in some cases, adding a splash of colour – some-
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thing that was met with some opposition. “I think it was his (Prince George carver Elmer Gunderson’s) idea to apply some light colour to some of the carvings,” Fleming said. Carvers threatened to never return if it happened again.
BY MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – West Fraser Timber released its fourth quarter results Feb. 20, along with its “ambitious” capital expenditure budget for 2013, including the construction of a 13 Megawatt bio-energy plant at its Chetwynd Forest Industries loca-
tion and a complete rebuild of the Chetwynd sawmill. A deal signed with Pratt & Whitney Power Systems last May to construct the plant, saw work begin in latter part of 2012. The company is expecting the full installation and commissioning will be completed later this year.
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No jail time for Llewellyn
2013 by-election
Vezina wins with 94 votes
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The District of Chetwynd will swear in the newest member of its council on April 29. Coubcillor-elect Larry Vezina was announced as the winner of Chetwynd’s third by-election since 1990 on Monday morning. Preliminary results were issued following the vote on Saturday which saw Vezina collect 94 votes out of 256 ballots for the win.
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Former Chetwynd resident, Lonnie D. Llewellyn, who defrauded the Chetwynd Women’s Resource Society of $32,240 was sentenced in a Vancouver provincial court last Thursday, April 11. She was given an eightmonth conditional sentence in which she is to serve 20 hours of community service, keep the peace and be in good behaviour, appear before a court when needed, report to a court appointed supervisor and be prohibited from leaving the province. BY
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SPCRS move to DTES put on hold after parents and staff raise safety concerns
NAOMI LARSEN –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – A plan to move the Chetwynd offices of the South Peace C o m m u n i t y Resources Society (SPCRS) into Don Titus Elementary School (DTES) this month has been put on hold indefinitely after parents and teachers cited concerns of student safety. The programs that were scheduled to take place at DTES were the Stopping the Violence program, Children That Witness Abuse, a BY
W o m e n ’ s Counsellor and supervised visitation. DTES Principal Sylvia Bell said a full review of the decision has been ordered. “Following a concern that our new office space would be used by South Peace Community Resources Society for community programs that were not specific to children, School District 59 issued a full review of what the use of space would be,” Bell said
Chetwynd marathon runner unharmed in Boston bombings
BY ECHO STAFF –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – A Chetwynd woman who was running in the 2013 Boston Marathon is safe after a terrorist bomb attack occurred near the
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Smoke filled the air like thick coastal fog near the Stone Creek Sub on Saturday evening, as a wildfire which consumed 34 hectares of land burned not far from the road along a half-kilometer
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The District of Chetwynd is continuing work to adjust the effectiveness of its sewage treatment lagoons, which were found to be in violation of the provincial Waste Management Act. A letter of warning was sent to the District from the Ministry of the Environment in early February that explained lab samples had showed discharges of effluent into the Pine River that exceeded the maximum authorized BY
long stretch of Highway 97 South, roughly 16 kilometers west of Chetwynd. The blaze began around 2 p.m. The cause is still under investigation, according to Northern Fire Attack Crew (NFAC) supervisor Darren Van Horn.
Bernier elected as MLA
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Dawson Creek Mayor Mike Bernier was elected as MLA for the South Peace and Christy Clark’s BC Liberals won a majority government in shocking fashion, despite unanimously trailing in the polls to NDP leader Adrian Dix in the lead up to Tuesday’s election. Clark did not do so well in her own riding, losing her seat in the legislature to the NDP’s David Eby. As the polls closed and the results came in over the course of the evening, some political pundits and members of the public took to twitter to voice their displeasure in regards to the voter turnout. But at 52 per cent, it was actually one percentage point higher than the turnout in 2009. BY
local radio station PeaceFM Monday afternoon, Betty’s husband Curtis, who was there to cheer her on, said they were both safe and sound - “just a bit shaken up.”
Chetwynd sewage lagoons in violation of Provincial Waste Management Act
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finish line of the historic marathon killing three people and injuring more than 170 others. Betty Brewster, was a participant in the race that took place on Monday. In an interview with
limit for five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). These samples were taken from the lagoons between December 2012 and February 2013. Further exceedances of the permit were also discovered in early March.
May
12 sulphur cars derail near Hasler
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – At approximately 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15 a southbound CN Rail train headed for Prince George carrying 12 cars loaded with granulated sulphur derailed about 24 kilometres south of Chewtynd BY
near Hasler Flats. “Eight cars are on their side and four are upright, there are no injuries and no environmental issues. Some granular product spilled on the ground but it is being cleaned up and removed,” said Emily Hamer, CN’s media representative.
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DTES Montessori given approval in principle
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYNDDon Titus Elementary School has been approved in principle to go forward with its plan to bring a Montessori school to Chetwynd. According to School District 59, the Board of BY
Action plan to save Klinse-za caribou herd released
Directors is waiting for further results from the planning process before making a final decision. “While it is rare for the Board to reverse their initial approval, they reserve the right to do so, based on the outcome of the planning,” Sylvia Bell, Principal for DTES said.
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – West Moberly First Nations unveiled what it is calling a “precedent setting action plan” to save the Klinse-za caribou herd from the brink of extinction. “We made a bit of a splash,” said Chief Roland Willson. BY
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Plan to improve walking trails will remove windmills
–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – According to District of Chetwynd Chief Administrative Officer Doug Fleming, the entire Boulevard Walkway Beautification Plan began with a suggestion from council to remove the windmills along the pathway. When installed, the windmills earned the District a 2006 Award from the Fort St. John-based Science, Innovation and Technology Council (Sci-
Tech) for its achievement in finding an alternative energy source. “They are not an ideal installation in our climate,” Public Works Manager Paul Gordon stated. “In our frigid temperatures the batteries tend to freeze and if we have to keep switching batteries out every time they freeze, it becomes very expensive. It’s expensive and inefficient,” he said. The windmills were dismantled over the summer. It’s uknown where they are now.
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School District to implement fees for in-town bussing BY MIKE CARTER
–––––––––––––– CHETWYND- School District 59 continues to develop a plan to find savings and efficiencies in its busing system in light of the $750,000 cut to the district’s transportation budget announced by the provincial government last month. The cuts are equivalent to a 23 per cent reduction to the $3.3 million the district had received in the past. One measure that has been approved for implementation in September 2013 will see Chetwynd students being charged a
fee for busing. The school board has also proposed a referendum to be held in October 2014 that would raise the funding shortfall through local rural taxation. Under the proposal – which has yet to be approved - a vote would be held at that time on a tax increase for Regional District areas D and E that would result in a tax increase of approximately $18 per year on a property assessed at $300,000. If the referendum fails, other options include a four-day school week for rural schools could be enacted.
International Chainsaw Carving Championship volunteers help Slovakian carver Tomas Vrba by lifting up his carving to allow him to secure the pieces together Sunday morning. Vrba tied with fellow carver Chris Foltz for People’s Choice. Jeff Samudosky won first overall. Photo by Naomi Larsen
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Landslide temporarily suspends rail operations
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND –July 10, 2013 will be known in Chetwynd folklore as the day a leaky toilet stopped a CN rail train dead in its tracks. Admittedly, more attention will be paid to the landslide the seeping commode caused, toppling aspen trees and sweeping soil from the embankment on the property, to the spot where it lay across the railway in the early morning hours. The 40 metre wide slide occurred behind the Lighthouse Church on the South Access Road, one of the first churches in Chetwynd. BY
Construction of Chetwyndʼs New Town Hall Hits Road Block
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND- Plans for the construction of a new town hall to service the District of Chetwynd have hit a roadblock. Prospective tenders put forward their bids for the building last week, with the lowest bids coming in at more than $2 million over the district’s budget. Meetings were held with Grande Prairie based architect Field, Field & Field late BY
last week to decide what could be cut from the original plan to bring the project back within the district’s spending guideline of $3.9 million. The two lowest bids received last week were in excess of $6.1 million, with only $3000 separating the two. Construction on the new town hall was supposed to begin in mid-July, with the current council taking occupancy in the summer of 2014.
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SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 Official report shows Chetwynd sewage lagoons “insufficient”
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND- An engineering report by Golder Associates Ltd. commissioned by the District of Chetwynd to find out what went wrong this past winter with the town’s sewage lagoons, points to a multitude of circumstances which led to effluent being discharged into the Pine River that was toxic to some fish species. The Golder report states the current lagoon system is insufficient for the town’s current population. As a result, the Golder report recommends deepening the current lagoons, upgrading the aeration to a sub-surface system and adding a fourth aerated cell to increase capacity, prompting District Council to pass a motion which commits the town to an initial $84,000 in planning costs. The entire capacity-increasing project, which could begin as early as this fall, carries a final price tag in excess of $4.5 million. The Golder report itself cost $41,000.
Marijuana refrendum tour comes to Chetwynd
BY MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Dana Larsen, a Canadian author, politician, marijuana activist and Director of the Sensible BC movement, was in Chetwynd Friday Aug 9.at Murray’s Pub, gathering support
for the campaign for a marijuana referendum in British Columbia. Larsen prepared legislation called The Sensible Policing Act, which would effectively decriminalize marijuana by stopping BC police from making searches or arrests for simple possession.
Recreation Centre right-in, right-out c o n s t r u c ti o n b e g i n s
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MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Following a two-month delay, construction of the Chetwynd Recreation Centre’s right-in, right-out project finally began. BY
The purpose is to ease traffic in and out of the area as well as repair the annual frost heaves that plague drivers every spring. The $730,600 contract has been awarded to Colmar Construction of Westbank.
High speed police chase delays Cops for Cancer
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – 23 riders and eight support vehicles, which were scheduled to arrive at 5 p.m. for the Cops for Cancer event, were delayed by a number of facBY
tors, including the highspeed pursuit which roared through the centre of Chetwynd just after 6 p.m. Chetwynd RCMP detachment says it observed a grey Escalade travelling at a high rate of speed on
Highway 29, north of Chetwynd. The vehicle was driven by Bryan Wayne Best who is known to the police. During the pursuit, Best rammed a police vehicle head on before he was cap-
tured and arrested. Best has been charged with numerous offences including assault of an officer, aggravated assault, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and failing to stop for police.
Residents vote to repeal bylaw
NAOMI LARSEN –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – With a raise of their hands, more than 35 Peace River Regional District (PRRD) residents voted to demand the repeal of Bylaw 1996, 2011 at a PRRD Community Conversations meeting held at Cottonwood Hall. Bylaw No. 1996, 2011 establishes the requirement for all building to have a permit, with the exception of farm buildings. The OLDEST MAN IN CHETWYND! Friends, family and staff changes to the bylaw were meant "to ensure fair at the Chetwynd District Hospital celebrated Albert Flett’s application of building code permits," according to 99th birthday Friday morning. Born in 1914, Flett is the oldthe PRRD. It has also garnered much opposition. BY
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The proposed law has been accepted by Elections BC. Like the Fight HST campaign, the Sensible BC campaign will have 90 days to collect signatures from 10 per cent of the registered voters in every electoral district, beginning Sept. 9.
Chetwynd welcomes two new physicians
BY MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – After years of month-long waits for appointments that led to frustrated residents, burnt out physicians and staff doing whatever they could to try and recruit doctors to Chetwynd, the cavalry has finally arrived. Two new doctors, Dr. Schreve Jr. and Dr. Van Der Heide, have made an immediate impact on the community in their first few months of practice, relieving the clogged arteries of the Chetwynd Centre Medical Clinic, allowing for shorter wait times and greater quality of service by making the work load a bit more manageable at the towns only family practice. The Chetwynd Centre Medical Clinic has a service area of about 7,000 residents.
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District hosts public open house on new town hall
CHETWYND ECHO STAFF –––––––––––––– CHETWYND- The District of Chetwynd held a public information session Tuesday, Sept. 24, to inform residents of the plans for the construction of a new town hall, The open house, held at the current district office, saw less than ten residents in to have a look at the building’s designand to see where the funding would come to pay for the project. Cuts to the design – including nixing a $95,000 sound system in the council chambers and the staff fitness centre – have been implemented to bring the total cost of the project down to $4.7 million, including paving and landscaping. Original estimates for the building’s construction, furnishing and landscaping costs were at about $3.9 million. Bidding for tenders closed in June, and construction was expected to start in July or August 2014.
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Strike possibility looms over Chetwynd Canfor despite provisions of the 2010 restart
CHETWYND ECHO STAFF –––––––––––––– VANCOUVER – As negotiations continued between Canfor mills and the United Steelworkers Union this week at the Labour Relations Board offices in Vancouver, it has become clear that the two sides are far away
from reaching a deal. This prompted Bob Matters, the spokesperson for the union’s negotiating team to state that he expects things are going to “break down pretty soon,” meaning a strike is a possibility at two Canfor mills in Chetwynd and Vanderhoof.
Communications and engagement audit released by Regional District
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Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon makes stop in Chetwynd
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The visit was part of a five-day northeast BC tour, in which Guichon made several stops including Fort St. John, Tumbler Ridge, Dawson Creek, Hudson’s Hope, Taylor and Fort Nelson before flying back to her ranch in the Nicola Valley. BY
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– DAWSON CREEK – The Peace River Regional District the findings of a Communications and Engagement audit last month. It found that the regional district will continue to face BY
very real challenges in the delivery of consistent and timely communications materials and messages to the public. Employees of the PRRD described its public profile as disorganized, distant and perceived as either barely competent or failing.
LPHS Museum restoration project receives $103,808
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – With help from the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) in the amount of a $103,808 Fair Share grant combined with semi-annual grants-in-aid operaBY
tional monies, the museum society is now setting its sites on unprecedented improvements and upgrade renovations to be followed by a rebranding and promotion of the museum and its grounds.
Tentative deal reached
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – A tentative 5-year deal between the United Steelworkers Wood Council and Canadian Forest Products (Canfor) was reached late Friday, Nov. 15. The chair of the United Steel Workers Wood Council (USWWC) is calling the deal “unprecedented in the history of collective bargaining in the BC forest industry,” surpassing any negotiated settlement in the forest products sector in Canada. The two sides had been negotiating a new contract for sawmill employees at interior BC mills in Chetwynd and Vanderhoof since June 2013. BY
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The Fair Share money will be use to tackle the much-needed structural upgrades, while an assortment of other “face lifting” tasks funded by the operational budget are planned to prepare the museum for a 2014 grand re-opening.
CN strike could cripple Canadian economy
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– TORONTO – Contract negotiations between Canadian National Railway Co. and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union of conductors, trainpersons and yard persons have stretched past a Monday Oct. 28 deadline. Both parties are now in legal position for job BY
action via strike or lockout, but none have yet served the required 72 hours notice. A strike or lockout would disrupt the movement of grain, coal, crude oil and a variety of other goods across Canada. Negotiations are still continuing with the ongoing assistance of mediators appointed by the federal Minister of Labour.
From left, Mayor Merlin Nichols, Scott Maxwell, District Manaager Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Recreation director Randy Rusjan, MLA Mike Bernier, a representative of Calmar Construction, Paul Gordon, Manager of Public Works District of Chetwynd and Peace River Regional District Electoral Area E Director Jerrilyn Schembri cut the ribbon.
Willow Creek not opening anytime soon
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Despite some positive signs in the market, Walter Energy announced at the Annual Coal Forum that its Willow Creek operation, located 45 kilometres west of Chetwynd, will remain closed for the fore– seeable future.
November CHETWYND ECHO STAFF –––––––––––––– TUMBLER RIDGE
Building Bylaw 1996, 2011 rescinded
DCDN –––––––––––––– DAWSON CREEK – There was only standing room left, and very little of it, by the time the Peace River Regional District meeting got underway on Nov. 14. The motion to rescind Building Bylaw 1996 2011 ultimately passed, but not before the police were brought in to control a selection of residents in attendance - one man threatening the board and another approaching the bench, unwilling to step back.
Although the majority of the gallery cleared after cheering for the approved motion to rescind, the issue was not yet closed, as PRRD staff noted over the break that the motion made to rescind the bylaw was not valid. "You cannot repeal a bylaw without a bylaw," CAO Fred Banham advised the board after accessing legal advice over the break. "You have to have a resolution ... allowing you to amend your own rules with a bylaw."
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 Building Bylaw 1996, 2011 returns - for those who want it
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– DAWSON CREEK – After a lengthy special meeting at the Peace River Regional District boardroom Monday morning, it was decided that Building Bylaw 1996, 2011 would be reinstated – for those who want it. As a result of a new resolution attached to Bylaw 1996, 2011, the regional board of directors made it clear that nobody who opposed the bylaw in the first place would be affected by its reinstatement. BY
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Moberly Lake Chief and residents speak out against proposed Site C
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– WEST MOBERLY – As the Site C dam’s joint federal-provincial environmental review panel reconvened at a packed Moberly Lake community hall on Monday, Chief Roland Willson of the West Moberly First Nation argued that the cumulative effects of natural resource projects in northeast BC have gone unnoticed to mostly everyone – save for the people living here. Although the project is being touted as clean and green, Willson and his people see it as neither. Before Chief Willson took to the microphone, Treaty 8 tribal Chief Liz Logan presented an ancient artifact to the panel too sacred to be photographed: a more than 100 year old moose hide map depicting the highway to heaven. “It shows the predictions of what’s going to happen to our people and our land,” Logan explained. “It actually talks about the destruction of the land, the destruction of the animals and how it’s going to affect our people. And there are many predictions on that map that are starting to come true.” BY
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Canada Post is eliminating home delivery: Stamps to to $1 each
CHETWYND ECHO STAFF –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Canada Post is making dramatic changes to its mail services beginning next year, part of a new plan that will see door-to-door delivery phased out and postage stamp prices soar.
Canada Post unveiled a five-stage plan that will help save up to $900 million a year.Canada Post also plans to increase the price of a stamp by 35 per cent to 85 cents when purchased in a booklet, starting on March 31. Stamps that are purchased individually will cost $1 each.
Support for non-profits if proposed Site C dam goes ahead
MIKE CARTER –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – BC Hydro is offering support for non-profit organizations in the north and south Peace to the tune of annual payments of $100,000 for an eight-year term if the Site C dam project goes ahead. The proposed payments are in response to concerns raised by local governments about the potential effects of the dam project on the delivery of social services. BY
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the wrong kind of shelf life. Connect with more potential customers:
DEVELOPMENT OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN
Plug into the power of print and online newspaper advertising today. Newspaper advertising gets attention, and it gets results. Plus, short lead times and weekly p u b l i c at i o n m e an y o u c an k ee p y o u r a d v e r t i s i n g c ur r e n t i n a m e d i u m t ha t at t r a c t s h un d r e d s o f r e a d e r s e v e r y d ay .
PMP file reference # 121-134-14/19
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Applicant: Husky Oil Operations Ltd. is developing an Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPMP) under British Columbiaʼs Integrated Pest Management Act and associated regulation.
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Contact: Torey McLeish, Husky Oil Operations Ltd. 707-8th Ave. SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G7 phone 403-750-1308 Notice is given that a draft Integrated Pest Management Plan has been prepared by the applicant to manage vegetation on Crown and private land using the principles of integrated pest management. The purpose of the IPMP is to ensure safe and effective vegetation and noxious weed control by utilizing integrated pest management techniques on facilities, production and well sites, right-of-way and other managed lands.
LAND ACT: NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A DISPOSITION OF CROWN LAND Take notice that British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority has made an application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNR), Peace Region, for a Statutory Right-of-Way for Electric Power Line purposes covering approximately 0.186 hectares situated on Provincial Crown land in the vicinity of DL 1008, Peace River District.
The use of herbicides is intended within the area to which the pest management plan applies. Other non-herbicide methods may include mowing, mechanical cutting or hand pulling. The herbicides and application methods proposed for use under this plan include:
The Lands File Number that has been established for this project is 8015694. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Annette Bailey, Land Officer at Suite 100-10003-110 Ave, Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6M7, (250) 787-3435. Comments will be received by FrontCounter BC until, February 02, 2014. FLNR may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our Applications and Reasons for Decision website at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information. Be advised that any response to this notice will be provided to the public upon request.
This plan covers activities within the following Regional Districts: Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and Peace River. Some facilities may be located in proximity to communities such as Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Taylor and Chetwynd, as well as other local small communities in this region. The proposed duration of this IPMP is from March 30th, 2014 to March 29th, 2019. .
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A draft IPMP, diagrams or map(s) are available and may be reviewed by contacting the person listed above.
MINISTRY OF FORESTS, LANDS & NATURAL RESOURCE OPERATIONS
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A person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of this PMP may send copies of the information to the applicant at the address above within 30 days of the publication of this notice.
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COMMUNITY Don’t give your ad
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Giving back
Plug into the power of print and online newspaper advertising today. Newspaper advertising gets attention, and it gets results. Plus, short lead times and weekly p u b l i c at i o n m e an y o u c an k ee p y o u r a d v e r t i s i n g c ur r e n t i n a m e d i u m t ha t at t r a c t s h un d r e d s o f r e a d e r s e v e r y d ay .
Above, Naomi Larsen, Publisher at the Chetwynd Echo presents Karen Stewart of the Christmas Bureau Society with a cheque and food donations from the proceeds of the Echo’s annual “In Memory’ pages. Below, Stewart accepts donations for the soceity from Tara Strachan of With Love Event Planning. All items were donated from those who attended the Merchant Christmas Parties in November.
call 250-788-2246 to advertise, in print and online.
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DAWSON CREEK/CHETWYND AREA TRANSMISSION PROJECT CONSTRUCTION
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Public Safety Notice—Foundation Anchors in Transmission Right-of-Way Construction of the Dawson Creek/Chetwynd Area Transmission (DCAT) Project is underway.
Don’t Break the Chain
Over the next few months, crews will be installing foundation anchors in the cleared transmission line right-of-way. The foundation anchors are clusters of large metal pipes sticking out of the ground between two feet and five feet from the ground. These anchors will be marked with flags and temporary fencing, but with snow and wind these markings may not always be visible.
When someone stops advertising. . Someone stops buying. .
Please use extra care when traveling on snow machines around rightof-way areas as foundation anchors pose a public safety hazard and may not be visible when covered in snow.
When someone stops buying. . Someone stops selling. .
The DCAT project will help meet the rapidly increasing need for electricity in the South Peace region. The project includes a new 230 kilovolt, double circuit transmission line that will be installed between the new Sundance and Dawson Creek substations. For more information on the project please visit: bchydro.com/dcat.
When someone stops making. . some stops earning. When someone stops earning. . no one can buy, sell or make, or even advertise!
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If you have any questions, please contact BC Hydro stakeholder engagement: 1 866 647 3334 or send an email to stakeholderengagement@bchydro.com.
When someone stops selling. . . Someone stops making.
Some advertising greases the wheels in the chain of events that enable our making a living and that spells out the progress of this community
ADVERTISE! Don’t break the chain. And do it regularly.
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Free English Practice Mondays 9:30 am at Northern Lights College and Wednesdays at 5:30 pm at the Chetwynd Public Library Call 250-788-2559
Chetwynd Breastfeeding Support Network meets every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m at the Chetwynd Public Library. Fun Darts at the Royal Canadian Legion Saturday’s 7 pm Little Giant Air Cadets . Mondays at 6:30pm at the Royal Canadian Legion. Ages 12-18.
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
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The Dawson Creek Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society will be hosting their annual Survivor Luncheon on Saturday, January 25, 2014 from 11 am to 2 pm at the Senior Citizen Hall located at 1101 McKellar Avenue. To reserve your seat for an enjoyable lunch please call 250-7825598 or 250-782-3557. ALL survivors and their caregivers are most welcome. Quinessential Quilt Guild meets every 3rd Monday at 7 pm at the Shared Ministry Church. Contact 250-788-2714
Baby’s Best Chance Pregnancy Outreach Program Drop in : Mondays 10am to Noon. Weekly Group Sessions Tuesdays 11 am1pm. Located at Kici.
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DVD PREMIER OF LOVE SWEAT & SAWDUST. WE WILL BE SHOWING THIS ON DECEMBER 18TH AT THE REX THEATRE. ADMISSION IS FREE! DOORS OPEN 6 PM, SHOW AT 7 PM
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 Airport Road Ph: 250-7884889.
Homeschooling Network Thursdays 1 pm - 2 pm at the Chetwynd Public Library
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Aluminum/Bi-Metals Foil Cans, Trays, Steel Tins, Copper, Stainless Steel Boxboard,
Office Paper #1 , #2, #4 & Labels, White & light #5 Plastics Fluorescent colours Milk Jugs
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Cardboard All Types Boxes Oil and oil containers
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BUSINESS PROFILE
RECYCLE IT! Can It, Sort It, Stack It....
Located at 4824 54th Street (behind the Town Plaza) in Chetwynd the Lions Recycling depot is the sole provider for recycling drop off services in the community. They offer many services to keep Chetwynd clean while helping the environment green. Recycling is a lot easier than people think and it is an easy habit to get into. First, get as few as three bins for your kitchen or porch – plastics, tins and paper. Rinse out your yoghurt cups, break down your cereal boxes and wash out those cans. Then bag them up and bring them to the Depot where staff will help you sort. If you are a business call them to have a free recycling box placed outside and for a nominal –and tax deductible – fee
they will come and pick your recycling up. The depot accepts a variety of recyclable items including: • paper (office paper, newspaper, cardboard, boxboard) • tin cans • All hard and soft plastic (milk jugs, yogurt cups, juice boxes and plastic bags) • Electronics (old stereos, computers, photocopiers) • Small appliances • Car batteries • Oil and oil containers • Cell phones • Batteries • Smoke and carbon dioxide detectors • Spray paint cans The depot also utilizes a used paint
Monday 10 am - 4 pm; Tuesday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm; Saturday 9 am - 4 pm.
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program where residents can drop off leftover paint. The paint is available for others to sign out and use on the condition they bring the empty cans back. They do not accept Styrofoam or antifreeze. Depot manager Sally Paquette requests drop offs be done during the day as the outside bins are strictly for afterhours. “Please come inside and our staff will help your sort your recyclables,” she said, adding there is a security camera on site. Paquette said the Recycling Depot also supports local youth clubs and organizations and will assist and donate space for local bottle drives. Contact the depot at 250-788-1111 for more information.
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Bus: (250) 788-2067 Fax: (250) 788-2524 Email: brian_gallant@kaltire.com
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OPINION
From Mayor to MLA and everything in between MLA Report Year in Review
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with Mike Bernier
ell what a year 2013 has been. I started off the year in my role as the Mayor of the City of Dawson Creek, a position I enjoyed, but one that would only last for a few more months, and one I was truthfully sad to leave. BUT… I was very fortunate to be selected as the Liberal Candidate for the 2013 BC Provincial Election and even more fortunate to be elected as the MLA for Peace River South, a role
that has definitely been very exciting. I was officially sworn in at the beginning of June and began my first month-long session in Victoria shortly after. I am very thankful that our first session was held so quickly after the election as it gave all of the MLAs a chance to meet and form friendships and bonds that have made the beginning of my journey as your MLA a lot easier than if we had not had that immediate opportunity. I have been pleased to participate in many local events taking place in the South Peace. I have attended several constituent meetings, ribbon cuttings, open houses, Council
meetings, fundraisers and numerous other events. In addition to my local MLA duties I also have several Provincial roles on Committees including being the Chair of the Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and sitting on the Cabinet Committee on Strong Economy, the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth, the Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations, and as a Director of the BC Achievement Foundation. We opened our main office in Dawson Creek when I returned from session, and Cindy and I welcome people to continue calling or dropping by
the land of the living and breathing, contributing along with your friends and neighbours to the peace, prosperity, happiness, and health of our home town. It’s good to have you with us! It’s good to have the assurance that you are sharing with the rest of us the burdens and cares of community. There are burdens and cares associated with community – volunteering for one of the many needs of community that are not covered in the municipal budget; keeping your little part of our
space in good operating condition; teaching the young people within your sphere of influence how to be good citizens; and the many others not included in this short list. Late in the old year you may have seen hopeinspiring notices in the news papers: Workers Wanted; Workers Wanted. When I noticed the ads I took a second look and, given the limits of the information, I began to speculate – but you can do your own speculating. However, if you are skilled in the operation of bunchers, processors, log
with any Provincial issues we can assist with. On December 2, 2013, together with local dignitaries and media, I celebrated the grand opening of a secondary constituency office in
the District of Chetwynd which complements my primary office on Alaska Avenue. Most MLAs do not operate more than one office, but one of the commitments I made during the election campaign was to have an office in Chetwynd and I’m happy to be able to fulfill that promise. Peace FM has generously offered a space in their office where I can meet privately with constituents while I am in Chetwynd and provide local residents easier access to the main office. We will be holding our 2014 Spring Session from February until the end of May so, while I will be away a great deal during
that time, I am going to make every effort to be available for constituents via telephone, email or Facebook and hoping to be in the riding most Fridays and Saturdays. Please be sure to contact Cindy at the office (250-782-3430) to arrange a time if you would like to meet with me or have me attend any functions. I am very proud and honored to represent the residents of the South Peace in the Legislature and will always strive to make sure our issues are brought forward. On behalf of myself, my family, and Cindy, we wish you a great holiday season and an amazing 2014!
trucks, and related equipment you may have already contacted the companies that placed the ads. I have none of the above named skills. (Until a few months ago I was able to take a bit of pride in still holding a Class 1 with air license; no more. I have been humbled.) Even so, the ads sparked no small surge of excitement as the prospect of increased employment in our home town took an upward turn. Increased activity in the forest industries will have positive repercussions for
all the businesses competing with Dawson Creek, Grande Prairie, and Fort St. John for a share of your hard-earned, discretionary spending. There’s nothing like dropping your coin in your home town to make the streets ring with prosperity. You’ve heard me say it before but I’ll say it again: If you can’t find it in Chetwynd, you don’t need it very badly. It’s a good principle to keep in mind when one of the big box stores is trying to shake you down. OK, so there might be occasions when you have to go astray to spend your
cash. I’m a realist and I know that you might some sunny day find yourself looking covertly over your shoulder as you prowl the aisles of a foreign marketplace. But try to save the bulk of your dimes for the Chetwynd market. In the long run, you’ll find yourself satisfied with the price, with the selection, and with the service that comes with the wide, genuine smile. (My experience.) Business done in Chetwynd will add vigour to the Chetwynd market that will benefit us all in years to come.
BERNIER
Business done in Chetwynd will add vigour The Mayor’s Report
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with Merlin Nichols
hristmas has passed and the New Year has begun. My hope and effort will be directed this year toward the peace, prosperity, happiness, and health of our home town. I am glad that you are reading this column because that, alone, is proof that you are still in
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REGIONAL NEWS
PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN –––––––––––––– TUMBLER RIDGE – HD Mining International's Murray River coal mining operation has again come under fire, with attention on B.C.'s Chief Inspector of Mines. The United Steelworkers has applied for a judicial review of the Chineseowned firm's proposed underground mining project outside of Tumbler Ridge, questioning the exploration permit it was granted. "Our union contends that serious health and safety issues were ignored when the permit was granted to HD Mining in March 2012," said the Steelworkers' Western Canada director, Stephen Hunt. "We have grave concerns about the decision to grant this permit, the process that led to this
decision and the potential consequences." The union has implied that the permit was granted without the consideration of safety concerns associated with hiring non-English speaking workers. The International Union of Operating Engineers and the Construction and Specialized Workers Union challenged in court HD Mining's plan to bring in 200 foreign workers for the project in April 2012. However, the court dismissed the complaint in May 2013, allowing the project to go ahead. Now, the Steelworkers claim to have documents suggesting the Chief Inspector of Mines was aware of a potential risk of hiring non-English speaking workers but proceeded with the permit process regardless. In an Oct. 30 letter to the
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Peace River Regional District, senior advisor to HD Mining and former South Peace MLA Blair Lekstrom said there were at the time 28 foreign workers at the Murray River mine who were extracting coal for a bulk sample. "This bulk sample work is the initial stage of a mine which will determine if there will be a full mine developed at this location," wrote Lekstrom. "These workers are fully trained in this field and
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will be able to do the work in a safe and efficient manner, which we hope will lead to the development of a full operating mine at this site." The letter continued that HD Mining International chairman Penggui Yan was committed to hiring and training local workers, including First Nations. HD Mining would not comment for this story. The Ministry of Energy and Mines did not respond by press time.
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PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT NOTICE OF 2014 BOARD MEETINGS TAKE NOTICE that the 2014 Peace River Regional Hospital District/Regional District Board meetings are scheduled as follows, starting at 10 a.m., unless otherwise noted throughout the year: DATE: January 9 & 23 February 13 & 27 March 13 & 27 April 10 April 24 May 15 & 29 June 12 June 26 July 10 & 24 August 7 August 21 September 4 & 18 October 9 & 23 November 13 November 27 December 12
LOCATION: Dawson Creek Dawson Creek Dawson Creek Dawson Creek Fort St. John Dawson Creek Dawson Creek TBA Dawson Creek Dawson Creek Fort St. John Dawson Creek Dawson Creek Fort St. John Dawson Creek Dawson Creek
To view the meeting agendas please visit our website at www.prrd.bc.ca or call 250-784-3200 250-785-8084
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CLASSIFIEDS
MADE MONEY WITH THE CLASSIFIEDS It’s easy to sell your stuff with a little help from the Chetwynd Echo Classifieds. Let our sales team help you place an ad today!
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You can email your digital pictures (JPEG) to the Chetwynd Echo or bring them to us to scan. Pictures are an additional $5.
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Are you selling your home? Advertise it in the Chetwynd Echo! For more information and amazing prices email Naomi at sales@chetwyndecho.net or call 250-788-2246
4565 Veterans Way. Close to all the amenities, schools, library, recreational facilities, close to shopping areas; backing on to crown land, a creek and walking trails this home is a sun lovers haven and a nature enthusiasts ideal home. With 2 bedrooms + study upstairs and 2 bedrooms and a family room downstairs. Perfect for a family, retired persons, school teachers or even someone starting out and wanting to pay the mortgage by leasing rooms. Ideal situation for many lifestyles. Lot is zoned for both private and commercial use. A must see!
Asking $245,000 Please call 250-788-6694
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Fri day, January 3, 2014
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
WE HOPE YOU HAD A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY! AS SHELL USHERS IN THE NEW YEAR, LET’S LOOK BACK AT SOME OF OUR KEY HIGHLIGHTS IN THE COMMUNITY FROM 2013.
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Times Colonist –––––––––––––– VICTORIA – A European report released to coincide with the United Nations conference in November ranks Canada 55th of 58 countries in terms of tackling greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of only Iran, Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia. A Washington-based group, the Center for Global Development, issued a separate report that ranked Canada 27th on the environment out of the world's wealthiest 27 countries. And a new national Environics Institute telephone poll in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation suggests public confidence in government as the lead actor in addressing climate change has slumped considerably -down six percentage points from the 59 per cent recorded a year ago. The annual UN climate conference is in its second week of talks as negotiators inWarsaw move toward developing a post-2020 international climate change regime. The goal is to deliver a new model at the 2015 summit in Paris.
"Canada is taking a leadership role in international climate change efforts by focusing on delivering significant environmental and economic benefits for all Canadians," Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq said in a press release. "The government of Canada is committed to establishing a fair and effective climate change agreement that includes commitments by all major emitters." According to the latest report by the Climate Action Network Europe and Germanwatch, Canada is starting from the back of the pack. "As in the previous year, Canada still shows no intention of moving forward with climate policy and therefore remains the worst performer of all industrialized countries," said the report. The comparative report, which has been compiled annually by environmental activists since 2005, shows Canada at the bottom of the industrialized world in terms of emissions per capita, development of renewable energy and international climate policy.
Shell invested over $1 million in various municipalities and First Nations communities throughout the Peace River Regional District. Shell and its contractors contributed $110,000 to the United Way through our campaign and special events like the United Way Shale Gas Cup Golf Tournament and Fort St. John Fire Truck Pull Truck Pull. A special thank you to our Platinum sponsors of the 3rd Annual Shale Gas Cup: Energetic Services, Patch Point Enterprises, Peregrine Pressure Testing, VE Brandl and Wild Horse Oilfield Services. We’d also like to thank Total Enerflex, Wild Horse Oilfield Services, Gas Drive Fort St. John and Champion Technologies for their assistance in putting on the United Way events in the community.
MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS BY SHELL IN THE REGION INCLUDE: Q
$250,000 to the Fort St. John Salvation Army Light of the North Transition Home
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$200,000 to Education Initiatives such as Northern Opportunities and the Transition to Trades program
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$75,000 to Northern Health for a Seniors Bus for Dawson Creek
SHELL IS PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND STRIVES TO BE YOUR OPERATOR OF CHOICE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS EFFORT IN 2014! To learn more about Shell’s Social Investment opportunities, go to www.shell.ca/community.
A Very Special Delivery
Our 2014 baby book is almost here!
Due Date Wed., February 12
A special section featuring babies born between January 2013 and January 2014. Bring us a picture of your bundle of joy by Feb. 7 and we’ll showcase them!
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