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NAOMI LARSEN Chetwynd Echo Editor –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – RCMP are still hunting for an armed robbery suspect after shoppers on their lunch time errands at People’s Drug Mart were forced into lockdown the afternoon of Tuesday Feb. 11. The incident occurred around 12:45 pm when a man with a gun entered the store. According to witnesses a man came in, put a cover on his face, went straight to pharmacy behind the counter, and demanded certain brands of narcotics. “He turned around when given what he wanted and left through BY
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RCMP were called to a report of an armed robbery at People’s Drug Mart last TuesPhoto by Naomi Larsen day. An unidentified culprit escaped with narcotics.
BY MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – After posting an unexpected $1-billion loss in the fourth quarter of 2013, Talisman energy has said it plans to sell a further $2-billion in assets over the next 12-18 months. The first of those sales has been announced, and will affect the company’s Chetwynd operations. Talisman Energy Inc. has reached an agreement to sell its Monkman properties in northeast British Columbia to Canadian Natural Resources Limited, a statement from the company said. The sale is expected to close no later than June 30, during the second quarter of 2014. “I just had to inform my employees this week and we are still working things out,” Mike Wright, senior foreman at the Chetwynd operations said. A number of unionized and non-unionized employees in Chetwynd are impacted by this announcement. Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) has agreed to take over the collective agreement with the unionized employees, and will offer continued em-
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the front door,” store manager Wendy Martin said. “I would like to commend the RCMP for their response time. Also our pharmacist Tamer for remaining calm and keeping everyone safe.” Shoppers were held in the store until RCMP confirmed it was safe to let them go. Shopper Tonia Richter told the Echo said it all happened one aisle over from where she was. “We were all locked in for about a half hour until the cops released us,” shopper Tonia Richter said, confirming the suspect was armed with a
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District of Chetwynd Council to debate possible pay raise at March meeting Mondayʼs regular meeting cancelled
BY MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND - The District of Chetwynd has tabled a bylaw that if passed, would see mayor and councillors vote on a 17.46 per cent and 49.6 per cent pay raise, respectively. That might sound like a lot, but here is how it will play out. The mayor’s increase in his wages would see him go from $30,999 in 2013 to $36,414 in 2016. Councillors will get a more significant 49.64 per cent wage increase, on what meager salary they earn. The raise will see councillors wages go up from the $10,290 they
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numbers needed to legally hold a meeting or conduct any municipal business. This is known under section 129 Community Charter as a quorum. It stipulates that a majority of the members of council must be present for their actions to be considered legal. That majority number is derived from section 118 of the charter, which stipulates the size of a municipal council in relation to the population of the town. The pay increases will start in the month that the bylaw is passed. The mayor will get a 4.84 per cent increase this year, folPlease see "PFANNER," page 2
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ployment to that group. CNRL has also signaled an interest in speaking with non-union Monkman staff in the field. Just how non-union employees will be affected by the sale is not known at this time. “We do not have the details yet,� a spokesperson said in an email to the Chetwynd Echo. “However, Talisman is evaluating redeployment opportunities for nonunion personnel. Our goal is to ensure this process will be transparent and honest, and we will communicate in an opportune manner. Talisman is committed to a very substantial Canadian Business that is founded on a great set of core assets. Until [the deal is completed] we will
continue to operate in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.� The billion-dollar loss announced last week, has forced the company to streamline its assets and slim down its operations to focus on less risky, more adventurous exploration projects. The company announced in March 2013 that it would be looking to sell $2 to $3-billion of its assets, including the Monkman drilling operations employing people
living in Chetwynd. The Monkman properties, located in and around the west Sukunka area, are no longer considered by Talisman to be worthy of significant capital investment. “Talisman is committed to focusing our capital on a smaller number of core assets and to simplify our business,� said John Rossall, senior vice-preisdent of Canadian Operations. “Talisman does not consider Monkman to be a
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core asset, and it would not compete for significant capital investment within our portfolio. This is a positive step for Talisman and ultimately for the Monkman asset.� The Canadian based investors news service, Investment Executive, reports that since taking over in September 2012, CEO Hal Kvisle has focused Talisman’s attention on two core areas: which included shale and oil gas in North America and oilfields in Colombia
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and southeast Asia. Hal Kvisle announced last week that he would be stepping down as CEO in 2014. Reuters reported in January that Talisman rejected a $17-billion bid from French utility GDF Suez to buy the company out late last year. Rock bottom liquefied natural gas prices forced Talisman to consider the sale of its Monkman properties in 2012, but instead they opted to retain them. The company has an
agreement with Spectra Energy, who process the gas drilled at its Monmkan properties. “We’re looking at all options for Monkman,� Talisman’s executive vice-president told the Globe and Mail in May of 2012. “If we don’t get an equitable outcome in a low gas-price environment to keep some of that gas flowing, we have different options there to mothball parts of the field, or all of the field.� Talisman first announced its significant shale gas discovery in the Monkman area in July 2002. Talisman and its partners owned approximately 18,236 acres of land that it had purchased in a BC crown land sale July 17, 2002. CNRL did not respond for a request for comment by press time.
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Councillors as well are granted a cell phone allowance that amounts to $25 a month. Mayor and council are eligible for insurance benefits in the amount of $100,000 in case of accidental death or dismemberment. This cost is also passed on to the taxpayers residing in the municipality. When the bylaw was first tabled during the Feb. 3 council meeting, councilor Ernest Pfanner disagreed with voting on increases for future councillors in 2015 and 2016. A municipal general election is scheduled for November 15. All six councilor positions and the position of mayor will be contested.
lowed by a 6.61 per cent increase in 2015 and a 5.09 per cent increase in 2016. In turn, council will receive a 14.67 per cent increase this year, followed by a 14.66 per cent increase in 2015, and a 13.8 per cent increase in 2016. Effective 2017 and onwards, mayor and council will receive additional raises based on a cost of living increase equal to the average annual salary increase from the administrative staff. In addition to the above wage, during their term in office, the mayor is supplied with a cell phone to conduct business related to the town that is paid for by the taxpayers.
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MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– DAWSON CREEK – School District 59 (SD 59) Secretary Treasurer Gerry Slykhuis’ latest report to the Board of Education and school trustees indicated that the district could possibly be facing some tough choices when it comes to it’s budget for the 2014-15 school year. SD 59’s monthly report summed up his findings by saying, “the district is currently in a good position financially. Projections into the future indicate a slightly less optimistic view. If the predicted small enrolment increases come about, there will be a loss of the funding protection dollars. The worst-case scenario is the board will be required to find ways to cut $650,000 in spending in the 2014-15 school year.” That number is a best guess, says acting School District superintendent Leslie Lambie. “It's less than a million but more than a half a million,” she said. For the remainder of the school year, the board of BY
School District 59 Board of Education and school trustees hold a meeting in October at the Chetwynd Secondary School Library. The board is facing the possibility of an estimated $650,000 budget cut for the 2014-15 school File Photo year.
education will undertake a review in order to determine where cuts are possible. No one is speculating just yet on where those cuts could be made. “Really right now if I were to give you anything it would be irresponsible of me because to get people all excited or upset about something that may or may
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not happen is really not wise of me,” Lambie said. She cited some as yet unknown factors, such as ongoing negotiations with the BC government and BC teachers and the pending release of the provincial budget that will play a role in if the cuts will in fact be necessary. If cuts are necessary, the board of education’s review will
give you anything it would be irresponsible of me because to get people all excited or upset about something that may or may not happen ...”
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determine what stays and what goes. “We're ever hopeful that things are going to be that we can carry on business as usual. It's just sometimes a wait and see kind of game and be prepared,” Lambie added. “This is a worst case-scenario but, you don’t wait until the last minute to start thinking about where is our money for next year.” SD 59 is saying that declining enrolment is the cause behind the possible cuts, but Peace River South Teachers Association president Lorraine MacKay says the fact that the district is even having to contemplate budget cuts as a possibility points to consistent under funding of the public education system by the government. “If our little district is faced with having to cut $650,000 think about what that must mean to school districts across the province,” MacKay said. “At a time when they're talking about the needs for skills training in fact what we are going to be looking at is a reduction of services.”
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were not very reassuring to Peace River South Teachers Association president Lorraine MacKay who, when asked for reaction to the throne speech said she was “very disappointed”.
our classrooms.” The “decade of labour peace” comment was in reference to the government’s position at the bargaining table, namely that they would like to ensure a ten-year deal with teachers.
striking after every agreement expires. “We need to work closely with teachers on our shared goal of improving BC’s education system, an we’re prepared to make some fundamental changes that put stu-
One of the problems is you have to realize how much the world is changing. MacKAY “There is virtually nothing in [the speech] for our education system,” MacKay said. “They talk about skills training and they talk about the need to provide training for people who are disabled, single families and First Nations and yet, when we look at those groups of people those are the ones who have been hardest hit by this governments policies in our schools and by reductions of funding.” The throne speech referred to BC’s education system as one of the most efficient in the country. “Our children must have the best chance possible to realize their full potential,” the speech read. “Your government will continue to work toward creating a personalized education plan for every student and an agreement to ensure a decade of labour peace in
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The BC government’s proposal, “Working Together For Students”, was announced in January 2013 and has since been called “ludicrous” by the teachers’ federation. “One of the problems [with a ten year deal is] you have to realize how much the world is changing,” MacKay said. “We have no idea what our world will look like and what our education system will look like in ten years and so, to step forward and predict that whatever we negotiate now will be valid and appropriate for students in ten years is a little beyond optimistic.” But the government insists their aim with a tenyear deal is to improve the education system by ensuring labour peace following years where it seems the BC teachers have been on the cusp of
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DAWSON CREEK/CHETWYND AREA TRANSMISSION PROJECT CONSTRUCTION Public Safety Notice—Foundation Anchors in Transmission Right-of-Way Construction of the Dawson Creek/Chetwynd Area Transmission (DCAT) Project is underway. 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. 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. 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. If you have any questions, please contact BC Hydro stakeholder engagement: 1 866 647 3334 or send an email to stakeholderengagement@bchydro.com.
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dents first,” Clark said last year. Included in the ten-year proposal is a $100-million priority education investment fund available in the third year of the proposed agreement and, a process that ties public school
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MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The provincial speech from the throne, read last week in the legislature, offered “virtually nothing” for the education system, says Peace River South Teachers Association president Lorraine MacKay. And the teachers union isn’t holding its breath that the budget, which was announced yesterday Feb. 18 (just after this issue went to press), will offer any optimism towards resolving their main concerns in current collective bargaining negotiations. Bargaining talks between BC Teachers and the BC government were held last week after a divisive court ruling was given in January that ripped the Liberals over their handling of contract issues and said the government made moves to intentionally provoke a teachers strike in 2012. Last month Justice Susan Griffin handed down a scathing ruling stating the province violated teachers’ constitutional rights during a battle between the government and the teachers union that has been going on since 2002. For her part, premier Christy Clark insists her government did not try to provoke a strike. “That was the characterization that was set out. I fundamentally disagree with that. It was not correct,” Clark said in her first public statement on the court ruling last week. But those comments BY
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h…the True North Strong and Free. Throughout the world Naomi Larsen is Editor for the Chetwynd Echo. Contact her at by phone at Canadians are known as 250.788.2246 or via email editor@chetwyndecho.net super polite and hardworking hey? This winters’ Olympics have been full of controversy and rumours and angst…however last week Canadians around the world removed their toques and held them over their hearts in solidarity (and maybe even shed a little tear) as they watched a Canadian Cross Country Skiing coach Justin Wadworth run onto the track to help Russian skier Anton Gafarov following a crash that broke his ski. Gafarov was struggling after crashing on a downhill corner and was attempting to finish the race on a broken ski. When Wadworth saw him crash again he grabbed a spare ski he’d brought for another Canadian race and ran onto the track. According to reports, no words were passed between them. Wadworth simply pulled off the broken ski, attached the new ski and Gafarov set off again. In an interview later Wadworth simply said “I wanted him to have dignity as he crossed the finish line.” That was when I burst into tears. THAT was the defining moment in the 2014 Olympics. THAT is the true spirit and that is what it is all about – sportsmanship, comraderie, team players and bringing countries together for two weeks of peace is supposed to be like. Too bad that attitude wasn’t every single day for every single person. The episode is reminiscent of a similar incident from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, when Canadian cross-country skier Sara Renner (who was Scott’s relay partner in 2006) suffered an equipment failure: One of her ski poles snapped in half. In that instance it was a Norwegian coach, Bjørnar Håkensmoen, who stepped in and handed her a spare pole, letting her finish the race in second place and one silver medal richer. A Norwegian athlete came fourth. And then a few short days later, Chetwynd’s own (Note: Not Fort St. John – he’s ours) Denny Morrison snags a silver medal in the 1,000 meter long track speedskating race that was gifted to him from fellow teammate, Junio Gilmore. Why? Gilmore told Morrison their team needed medals and that he believed that Morrison could make it happen. And he was right. Gilmore did this amazing act of selflessness, team first attitude and sportsmanship – thus becoming a true Olympian in the eyes of the world. And for this I hope to see Gilmore carry the red and white at the closing ceremonies. Or share the honours with Wadworth. THAT would be nothing short of absolutely amazing. Fan the Chetwynd Echo on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Log onto www.chetwyndecho.net
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Angry over BCTF and BC Liberals appealing
To the Editor: Re: the decision by BC gov’t to appeal Justice Griffin's ruling; case between BCTF and BC Liberal government I’m angry! Citizens must endure another attack by government on BC’s K-12 education system? I’m angry and fed up!! Taxpayers continue to pay legal fees because Minister Fassbender has a different opinion of the Supreme Court of BC regarding government’s actions which have twice been pronounced as unconstitu-
tional. I’m angry, ‘fed up’ and frustrated!!! Here again children and parents must put up with continuous instability in the education system; instability that’s been initiated, prolonged and exacerbated by the government just as Justice Griffin ruled they did in the past? I’m angry, fed up, frustrated, and disillusioned that citizens are inundated with disinformation and propaganda. The government continues to promote their version of reality by
the omission of essential facts and casts blame on teachers. Justice Griffin ruled the government did not bargain in good faith in prior contract talks. The government continues its bad faith bargaining. Conclusion: they try again to goad teachers into job action. I’m angry, ‘fed up’, frustrated, disillusioned and incensed that my rights as a Canadian citizen have been violated by this Liberal government which seems to think that it’s above the law and need
not abide by Courts’ decisions. My constitutional rights are being denied by the stonewalling actions of this Liberal government. However, my outrage about the situation continues to fuel my resistance to the current BC government’s attack on democracy. No government is above the rule of law. No institution is above the rule of law. No one is above the rule of law. Norm Wright Prince George, BC
“Disgusted and outraged” by Mayor Nichols “thoughtless” comments re: rural residents
To the Editor: To all rural taxpayers in the Peace River Regional District, I hope that you take the time to read Mayor Merlin Nichols Mayor’s report in the Chetwynd Echo dated Feb 12/2014. Mr. Nichols I am writing this letter in response to your Mayor’s report in the Chetwynd Echo dated Feb 12/2014. I have to say that I am disgusted and outraged by your thoughtless callous comments regarding the rural resident taxpayers. Were you making a joke of the rural taxpayers for paying for facilities in Chetwynd and not using them, or were you just making a rather stupid statement? Shame on you for your arrogance. Mr. Nichols do you honestly think that the Bylaw issue has
been resolved? If so I think you should give your head a shake. This issue is not going to go away until all the legal questions are answered in a satisfactory manner. The important work is just starting, and I think you should prepare yourself for the ramifications of what is yet to come. I am glad to hear that you admit that some mistakes were made regarding the Bylaw. And while I understand that everyone makes mistakes I don't expect such a big mistake by a whole Board of Directors that I trusted to take care of my interests. You also made a statement about the majority not always getting its way. I would like to remind you that you won your seat by a ma-
jority vote. The whole Bylaw issue was not about the rural residents getting their way, it was about the breach of trust in which the new Bylaw was implemented without consultation with the residents that it affected. I was hoping that life in the 21 century included a democratic society but I guess in some eyes it does not exist. In closing all I can say is that I am glad that I do not have a representative like yourself looking after my interests. Your sarcasm and arrogance makes you a very small person in many eyes.
To the Editor, I had the very great pleasure, to say nothing of rushing adrenalyn, of attending the superb performance of the Canadian University College Acronaires on Saturday night at Peace Christian School. The troupe kept a standing-roomonly crowd on its toes for two hours as they did hand stands on a ten-foot piles of chairs, climbed stairs on unicycles, stood three high on shoulders, and performed so many other acrobatic stunts. Arriving in Chetwynd on Thurs-
day evening, they performed at four area schools on Friday as warm-ups for the Saturday evening performance. What I really want to express is my appreciation for the volunteerism demonstrated by those who provided the food and lodging for the fifty people who descended on Chetwynd to entertain and inspire us with this demonstration of their skills. The troupe was made up mostly of college students with a sprinkling of younger athletes
plus two at the advanced age of mid fifties. They have been practicing three hours per night, four nights per week, and keeping up with their college studies and other work responsibilities – some of them for five years, some just this year. So, kudos to everyone who organized and supported this great show and thank you to the Acronaires for coming to Chetwynd.
Brenda Briggs PRRD Area B
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Still playing a familiar tune three years later The Mayor’s Report
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played this tune when I asked you to elect me to the office of Mayor; I am still playing it. It goes like this: Our home town is like our houses, only bigger, noisier, more subject to change. In our houses we feel secure, warm, at home. We try to keep our houses relatively clean and in good repair. When the plumbing needs attention we give it the attention it needs; when doggie tracks in a bit of debris, we get out the vac-
uum; when kitty shows a tendency to scratch the furniture we take protective measures; when the paint starts to show its age we find ourselves in Home Hardware talking to colour experts; before the roof leaks we see that the necessary repairs are done. It’s a familiar routine; it costs money and time. What else would we do with our money and time? We know all about it. There are a thousand things clamouring for our money and time so we hold a family council and we set priorities. We know we want that Mexican holiday but the roof is threatening to leak and we ignore it only at the cost of additional costs.
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We’re mature enough to look after ourselves. It’s very similar in our home town. Council wrestles with priorities. We want our town to be warm and inviting. We
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want people driving through to say, “You know, honey, I could live in this town.” Though giving that assertion a firm dollar value is not possible, we are pretty confident that it’s good for business when people say things like this about our home town. Past Councils have developed tools for guiding decisions about the things that can be, and should not be, allowed within the municipal boundaries. These tools have all been developed with the full participation of the taxpaying residents of Chetwynd. I refer to the Official Community Plan (OCP), the zoning regulations, the development permit
guidelines, and the bylaws that deal with issues as diverse as derelict vehicles, use of sea cans, and the number of cars you can park in your driveway. All that and more is in the bylaws. The OCP is the umbrella concept of what we want our community to be, and where the multitudinous community components should generally be located. Guided by the OCP, the zoning regulations and bylaws are developed. The OCP tells us where industrial development should be located, where residential construction can take place, and where commercial enterprises will best serve the community.
Occasionally, you will see the anomaly of heavy industrial activity in what should be highway commercial. Usually this activity has a history that predates the OCP and zoning regulations. We have examples of that type of development in Chetwynd. When owners cooperate with Council and Administration, steps can be taken to improve the appearance of these developments so that they more readily blend into the locations in which they were built before the OCP.
Disclaimer: The preceding is the opinion of Mayor Merlin Nichols and may or may not reflect the views and/or wishes of council.
Chamber Week
Chetwynd Mayor Merlin Nichols proclaims February 17-21 as Chamber ofCommerce Week in Chetwynd as Chamber Executive Director Tonia Richter Photo submitted looks on. See page 8 for mor e.
“It’s less than a million but more than a half a million.”
- School District No. 59 Superintendent Leslie Lambie in regards to possible upcoming budget cuts. See page 3.
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last week, “that is all about learning outcomes for students. If we agree on that basic point, and we do, every meeting I’ve had with [BCTF president] Jim Iker and the BCTF has focused on that – if we keep our eye on that ball, we’ll find a way through it.” Fassbender added that a ten-year deal is still the goal, even though the BCTF has said it is not interested in such a deal. “We have no idea what our kids will be learning in ten years, what our kids will need to learn in ten years,” MacKay said. “How do you address a collective agreement for teachers that steps that far into the future?” Looking to the budget, which was announced yesterday hours after this
issue went to press, MacKay said she hopes there will be something in it will recognize the January court decision. “What we hear over and over again when they announce the budget each year is there is more money than ever before,” she said. “However, they are worried about the cost of providing services that were provided in 2002. “What they're saying is they cut those services in 2002 and they can't afford them in 2013. I am saying we can't afford not to provide them to our children.” When asked if teachers are planning a strike, MacKay said that they are hoping it won’t come to that. MacKay offered no comment on whether teachers would hold a strike vote as a bargaining measure.
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firearm. “As I walked to the till in the front of the store there were customers and peoples employees standing around. I'm like hey is this a staff meeting and that was then another shopper told me to stay where I was,” she said. “At that moment I thought some one collapsed or got sick at the till area.” Richter said the robber just left and “they locked him out,” she said. “And I wasn't sure if he was still outside or not at that point. He was armed. It all was really calm.” Richter said the RCMP arrived a short time later and they remained in lockdown inside while the cops interviewed bystanders. “I was probably there 30 minutes from the time the door was locked,” she said, adding from the descriptions everyone said he was covered com-
He was armed. It was all very calm.
pletely all you could see were his eyes. He was carrying a bag that was described as a pattern of a Mexican poncho and something an older lady would carry.” RCMP were unable to apprehend the suspect and as of Wednesday, Feb. 12 the search continues. The suspect is described as being between 5'8" and 5'11". He was wearing a green jacket/hoodie, tan pants and his face was disguised by a green scarf. The man was carrying a tan canvas bad with a flo-
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ral pattern at the time of the incident. “We are lucky no one was hurt,” store employee Sharon Rice said, adding the store was closed for the remainder of the day. People’s employee Jennifer Brake said things could have gone bad very quickly. “Thank goodness our pharmacist was so calm in dealing with this situation,” she said. In an interview with Peace FM/Chet TV People’s pharmacist Tamer Mahoud said he was filling prescriptions when the suspect came behind the pharmacy counter. “I saw him just beside me – he was wearing a scarf and I started to question, what do you want?” Mahoud noticed the man was holding a bag. “He had a gun – a handgun actually –and he was pointing it at me and was requesting controlled medications.” Mahoud placated the suspect and tried calming
him down. “I said okay, okay…calm down…we’ll do whatever you want…tell me exactly what you want.” Mahoud gave the man what he wanted and asked him to “please leave.” The man left the store and Mahoud followed him to the front of the store and locked both doors. Staff then called 911 and RCMP arrived within minutes. Martin gave kudos to her staff about how the situation was handled. “It was handled probably the right way so nobody got hurt,” she said. “I totally commend Tamer. He was awesome.” Mahoud said later he was scared. “I was worried inside me that something might happen – to me or to the staff or to the guests or to anyone in the whole place.” Anyone with informa-
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Zimmer gets kudos for work on Search and Rescue credit
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MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – A search and rescue crew tax credit, interest free loans for skilled trade-seeking Canadians, and improved high speed Internet access for rural neighborhoods were the highlights in the 2014 federal budget for Peace River member of parliament Bob Zimmer. The budget promises $100-million in interest free loans for apprentices of red seal trades, and $305-million to improve Internet access in rural areas of the country. The high-speed Internet improvement program aims to benefit some 280,000 Canadian households. Announced as part of the Economic Action Plan 2014, the program pledges the money over a five-year period to enhance high-speed broadband networks to a target of 5 megabits per second.
“We have heard a lot of constituents talking about that,” Simmer explains. “It’s one of those things I guess, when you are in a rural area its a big deal especially with the new electronic age that we are in - to not have access so we are trying to help that.” But perhaps the budget promise most important for Zimmer was the one his office had a hand in developing. “The biggest one that I appreciate is the search and rescue tax credit,” Zimmer said in an interview last week. Zimmer was recognized during Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty’s budget remarks in the House of Commons for his proposal to offer tax credits for Search and Rescue volunteers. He proposed the tax credit after discussions with volunteers living and working in his riding of
Prince George-Peace River. “A lot of Canadians across Canada I am sure wanted [something] similar to what we in BC wanted,” he remarked. It is a 15 per cent non-refundable credit on an amount of $3,000 for ground, air, and marine search and rescue volunteers, available to volunteers who perform at least 200 hours of combined eligible search and rescue and volunteer firefighting service. That works out to about a $450 tax credit. “It’s not a lot of money,” Zimmer says, “but for those people that do [search and rescue], it’s more just, the recognition of what they do and that we appreciate what they do.” “It is great to see the federal government support the unpaid professionals who make up most of Canada's Search and Res-
cue,” Chetwynd Search and Rescue Manager Don Wheeler said “As a SAR volunteer we buy all our own personnel gear to respond to an incident. It’s nice to see federal support.” The federal Conservatives have said they plan to balance the budget in 2015, an election year. Opposition Liberal leader Justin Trudeau however, called out the budget for being “out of touch,” saying that the conservatives plan to balance the budget by keeping Employment insurance premiums artificially high for a year longer and slashing National Defence procurement programs. New Democrat deputy finance critic Guy Caron remarked that the federal “do-nothing budget” fails to meet the needs of families by delaying “important measures” until next year.
MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– DAWSON CREEK – The Peace River Regional District has voted to provide $125,000 in its 2014 economic development budget to help fund operational expenses at the Tumbler Ridge Museum Foundation’s Peace Region Paleontology Research Centre. On Jan. 29, Tumbler Ridge council voted to give $125,000 to the museum foundation and asked that the regional district match that amount, and last week they did just that. The regional district also
contributed a $170,000 grant to the museum foundation in 2013 for gallery renovations. This latest investment earmarks the new money to go towards operating dollars for the facility. After a November 2010 presentation to the board by the Tumbler Ridge Museum Foundation, the PRRD undertook a study to determine what and how local government might qualify for funding of the research centre. The District of Tumbler Ridge partnered with the PRRD in the study, which was completed and presented to the board of economic solutions in
October 2011. At that time, the District of Tumbler Ridge wanted time to decide how much it could afford to give to the museum foundation itself, which was decided in January 2014. The PRRD board‘s study found that local governments elsewhere in Canada had funded similar facilities, in the interest of regional economic development. The Peace River Regional District has also thrown it’s support behind the initiative to designate areas around Tumbler Ridge as a nationally identified Geopark.
A Geopark is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated area containing one or more sites of particular geological importance, intended to conserve the heritage and promote public awareness of it, typically through tourism. The Peace Region Paleontology research centre employs paleontologists Rich McCrea and Lisa Buckley. The research centre was established in the summer of 2003 to house dinosaur bones and other fossils found in the Tumbler Ridge area.
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CHETWYND ECHO STAFF –––––––––––––– MOBERLY LAKE – Sometime between Feb. 3 and Feb. 6, several pieces of equipment were stolen from a worksite located at the 47 km mark on the South Moberly Lake Road. One piece in particular is a geographical piece used for surveying land. This piece is described as circular, 12 inches in diameter, weight seven pounds. It is green with a glass front and was stored in a large alumnium container. Police are asking if anyone has any information to contact the Chetwynd RCMP at 250-788-9221.
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2014 Civic Night Nominees
Civic Night takes place Thursday, February 27. Deadline for nominations for this yearʼs gala was February 14. Here is the official list of this yearʼs nominees. Theresa Bernard Joan Templ Dr. Schreve Richart Martin Little Prairie Elementary Elizabeth Dobb Glen Derkoch Hospital staff Larry Skoreyko Margie Shannon Ana Peasgood George Kalischuk Cheryl Widdicombe Chris Lirette Rebekah Hallaert Matthew Swain Kara-Ann Russell Chrystal Marsel Julia Nelson Liz Gauthier Krista Sedgwick J.A. Shannon (Archie & Margie) Super Valu Chetwynd Echo Newspaper Chetwynd Library Chetwynd Bistro Peace FM & Chet TV Toni Ethier Jennifer Grosse Wendy Harris Naomi Larsen Brenda Maisey Dennis & Theresa Walker
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The Peace River Regional District has issued two (2) Tenders for the rural refuse collection and transfer station services contract: 1. South Peace Transfer Station Hauling 2. North Peace Transfer Station Hauling
Tender documents may be picked up during regular office hours at the Regional District offices located in Dawson Creek or Fort St. John, or may be obtained from the Regional Districtʼ website: http://prrd.bc.ca/quick_links/contracts_tenders/index.php or from BC Bidʼs website: www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca
For further information, please contact: Paulo Eichelberger, Manager of Solid Waste Services at 250.784.3200 or email prrd.dc@prrd.bc.ca
PLOUFFE -KALOS
Edna Raymonde Marie
Edna passed away peacefully in Vernon Jubilee Hospital on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at the age of 77 years.
She will always be remembered with much love by her family; three daughters: Rachel (mike) DePue of Lewiston, Idaho, Murielle (Steve) Harris of San Clemente, California, and Vivian (Gus) Gobbi of Prince George, BC; three sons: Clement (Roxanne) of Prince George, B.C., Alcide (Sandee) of Vernon, BV and Armand (Stephanie) of Prince George, BC; fifteen grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren, two sisters, Rita Belcher of Cranbrook, BC, one brother, Robert (Donna) Julien of Prince George, BC; numerous nieces, nephews and many dear friends. Edna was predeceased by her loving husband of thirty years, George Kalos, son Norman in 1962 and grandson Sydney in 1986. Edna may be best known in Chetwynd as the long time manager of the Pine Cone Inn and Restaurant. The Graveside Memorial for Edna was held at Pleasant Valley Cemetary on Monday, February 10, 2014 at 10:15 a.m. with Rev. Father Dale Normandeau officiating. A reception was held in the Pleasant Valley Funeral Home Tea Room.
Flowers gratefully declined. Those friends wishing to make memorial contributions in memory of Edna may do so to the BC Cancer Society, #104, 3402-27th Avenue, Vernon BC, V1T 1S1:
Arrangements have been entrusted to Pleasant Valley Funeral Home, Phone: 250-542-4333. Condolences maybe offered at www.pleasantvalleyfh.com
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The Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce have attended annual BC Chamber of Commerce AGM’s to support and Photo submitted vote on local policies that affect all areas of the province.
CHETWYND ECHO STAFF –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – February 17 marked the beginning of Chamber of Commerce Week, an opportunity for Chambers of Commerce across British Columbia to showcase their hard work on behalf of business communities across the province. This year, Chambers are celebrating the theme of “Leadership in Action” – a theme which highlights the leadership Chambers bring to their business communities, working hard to enhance B.C. as a businessfriendly jurisdiction with strong opportunities for all British Columbians. And this leadership delivers results. Just this month, B.C.’s Chamber network, working in partnership with the B.C. government, was able to deliver a significant win for B.C.’s businesses: key, business-friendly changes to a recycling regulation that had caused concern in business communities across B.C. Thanks to the hard work of B.C.’s
Chambers, working closely with a responsive government, more than 99 per cent of B.C.’s businesses will face no red tape or fees under this recycling regulation, which deals with packaging and printed paper. And that’s just one of many positive changes that B.C.’s Chamber network has led for B.C. businesses. Among many areas of impact, B.C.’s Chambers have been a key voice: • encouraging balanced budgets at all levels of government; • calling for solutions to B.C.’s skills gap; and • encouraging municipalities to actively support local economic development. As members of the BC Chamber of Commerce, Chambers throughout B.C. are part of B.C.’s most extensive business policy development process. This process brings B.C. businesses’ innovative ideas and onthe-ground insights to B.C.’s decision makers, and helps shape an ever more business-friendly province. Chamber network policies
span from fiscal and tax policy to infrastructure to industry-specific issues. At the local level, Chambers throughout B.C. are catalysts for change, bringing together business and community leaders to figure out how to take each community forward. Here in Chetwynd, the Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce have attended annual BC Chamber of Commerce AGM’s to support and vote on local policies that affect all areas of the province. “We northern Chambers band together and support one another in bringing these policies forward that affect our region,” Executive Director and Chamber manager Tonia Richter said. So as B.C. celebrates Chamber Week, don’t miss the opportunity to swing by your local Chamber, join in on some Chamber Week events, and celebrate the leadership, energy and can-do attitude that B.C.’s Chambers bring to our communities.
BC Chamber welcomes prudent federal budget
NAOMI LARSEN Chetwynd Echo Editor –––––––––––––– CHETWYND– – Tonia Richter Executive Director Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Centre says this week’s Speech from the Throne was one the Chamber – both locally and provincially - could get behind with the two biggest announcements for this area being skills and infrastructure funding. “Skills Development is huge for the Peace Region,” Richter said. “ We are are lacking in the trades department in the north and as time goes by its only going to get worse. We ned to invest in our youth who live in the north as they are aware of the hurdles and struggles to live in the northern communities.” BY
Richter said youth want to stay and work close to home, “so help fund their education invest in them and they will stay.” As for infrastructure, Richter said the funding is a definite necessity “Keeping the roads upgraded and maintained only opens up the north,” she said. “ We rely heavily on the transport of goods to us and tourism is another factor.” John Winter, president and CEO of the BC Chamber concurred in a recent press release and welcomes a prudent, targeted budget. “We’re pleased to see a prudent, fiscally-conservative budget that nonetheless supports two key B.C. priorities: skills development and infrastructure,” Winter said.
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Winter also commended the budget’s focus on skills training, including measures to better match young workers with the skills needs of business and the creation of the Canada Apprentice Loan to encourage trades training. “We applaud the federal government for its efforts
to tackle Canada’s skills gap,” Winter said. “We would, however, urge the government to continue to work hard to ensure the Canada Jobs Grant is palatable to businesses and the provinces, so that it achieves its goal of triggering new investment in training.” The BC Chamber has made skills one of its priority areas and will continue to work closely with all tiers of government and B.C.’s business community to achieve progress on meeting B.C.’s skills gap. The BC Chamber also welcomed continued focus on funding major infrastructure. “Investing in infrastructure is key to our national economic growth,” Winter said. “We look forward to further details regarding the Building Canada Fund, which we trust will help fund B.C. infrastructure projects that fuel our province’s economic growth.” Winter noted that there’s a strong link between the investment in core public infrastructure, such as roads, transit and utilities, and the productivity performance of all sectors of the Canadian economy. He added that the consequences of underinvestment are equally clear. “The success and competitiveness of Canadian business depends on modern and efficient infrastructure,” he said.
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Local curling club hosting second bonspiel Feb. 28
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Name: Liam VanHeddegan Position: Forward Number: 4 Height: 5’11” Weight: 165 lbs Favourite food: tacos Favourite Movie: Hobbit Favourite Band: Flux Pavilion Favourite other sport: Baseball Pre-Game Meal: pasta
VanHeddegan had an assist this past weekend on the tying goal versus the first place Grande Prairie Knights. Liam is in rookie season with the Giants. His favourite NHL team is the Toronto Maple Leafs and his faveourite players are Nazem Kadri and Phil “the thrill” Kessel.
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Hurry Hard!!! Dylan Either (third) calls out to his sweepers Logan Pruden (second) and Kenneth Dobb (lead) to Photo by Mike Carter hurry hard as Luke Movold (skip) keeps an eye on his rock for weight. MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The Chetwynd Curling Club is encouraging Chetwyndites to get their teams together as it prepares for its second bonspiel of the season. The tournament will run from Feb. 28 – March 2 at the Chetwynd and District Recreation Centre curling rink. This will be a mixed team event that is open to non-league members. Anyone can come play, all you have to do is put together a team of four. Cost per team is $160. A dance will be held the Saturday night. Registration deadline is Feb. 25. To register, call Gemma Jewison at 250-788-3664 or club president Graciete Folster at 250-788-2631. The club is hoping the BY
bonspiel can run through to Sunday March 2, but if team registration is down, it will take place only on the Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28 and March 1. They need a minimum of 12 teams. “We have to get at least 12 teams or else it's not financially feasible for us,” Folster said. “We pay for the hall. For the men’s and ladies we get one free spiel so we can make it work so, hopefully we can get twelve teams for this one.” This will be the second bonspiel of the season after a very successful Men’s and Ladies tournament was held Jan. 31 – Feb. 1. Folster said she was very happy to see youth involvement in the sport showcased in the first bonspiel, which featured a junior boys team made up of Luke Movold, Logan Pruden and Kenneth Dobb,
age 12, and Dylan Either, age 11. “It’s good to see it again,” Folster said, adding that her son started “bonspieling” at around the same age. “It's good experience for them - for their progression that is what they need to do to get better.” Elizabeth and Ken Dobb said their son Kenneth really enjoyed the chance to get out and compete. For $40 dollars, they said, it was like a weekend workshop. All the teams they played against coached the boys and gave them tips and hints during game play. Kenneth, who is in his third year of curling and also enjoys playing golf in the summer, said what he likes most about the sport is how easy it is to learn and, how accessible it is for people of all ages.
“It’s a sport that anyone can play,” he said, “old or young. It’s easy to understand and it’s a community sport.”
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Giants cinch playoff berth Wednesday, February 19, 2014
end to see where they would stand. After Friday night’s 0-0 tie between Dawson Creek and Chetwynd, both teams picked up a single point which meant the Giants retained third place, clinching a playoff spot. With the tie, Dawson Creek moved into playoff position and the team from Fairview was eliminated. With that behind them, the other two games on the weekend determined who would play who in the first round. Saturday night, Chetwynd faced their eventual first round playoff opponents Peace River Warriors. The Warriors scored two in the first period including a power play goal from Corey Hill and one off the stick of captain Joseph Sylvain with just over two minutes remaining. Sylvain would add another in the second period, followed by a goal from the Warriors Dawson Briscoe, unassisted, to take a 4-0 lead into the third. Giants Goalie Brice Vossler was pulled after the fourth goal and replaced by Reilly ElderCherry.
MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND - The Chetwynd 3 Nations Ventures Midget Giants clinched a playoff berth this past weekend. The Black and Red will face the Peace River Warriors in round one, which will get under way this coming weekend Feb. 2122. The playoff format will be two games, with the aggregate scoring leader moving on to the second and final All Peace Hockey League (APHL) championship round. This will be followed by the provincial championships in Clearwater, BC March 15-21. The top four teams out of five in APHL tier 1 midget division move on to the playoffs, while the fifth team is eliminated. Going into the weekend, the Giants were 3rd in in APHL standings, with their Friday night opponent, the Dawson Creek Midget Canucks in 5th place behind the team from Fairview. Fairview has completed all 16 regular season APHL games and could do nothing but sit, watch and wait this past weekBY
The Black and Red finally got their mojo going in the third period, scoring three straight short handed goals from Kain McMaster (unassisted), Jason Kearns (assist to Liam Beattie) and Liam Beattie (unassisted), to edge closer 4-3. The team had all the momentum and the crowd behind them. However - as it has in the past - discipline issues plagued the team, and the Giants found themselves shorthanded for the last three minutes of the game, allowing Dustin Calliou to fire a shot past ElderCherry on the power play to seal the 5-3 victory. The warriors played a strong passing game and fired many shots at Brice Vossler, who played a strong game to keep the damage minimal at four goals. In order to have success against this team in the playoffs, the Giants will have to find a way to stay out of the box. The Peace River Warriors converted two power play goals on Saturday night, which would be the difference in the end. The final game of the weekend came on Sunday
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CNC Regionals
On Jan. 25 and 26 the Little Giant skaters attended the CNC Regionals in Williams Lake. The Little Giant Figure Skating Club was represented by seven of our Junior/Intermediate/Senior skaters. All the skaters did their personal best during the competition and we would like to congratulate them on their achievements. A special congratulations to Brooklyn Bodo who placed Silver in her elements. afternoon versus the first place Grande Prairie Knights. The Giants played this game minus their number one scorer Liam Beattie, who was injured in Friday’s game but played Saturdays’ game in pain. Beattie has a soft tissue injury to his should and the doctors have not confirmed if he will be available for the playoffs. The Giants, without Beattie, managed to hold off the powerful Knights team to end up with a 1-1 tie. Grande Prairie drew first blood in the first period on a goal from Ronan
Van Buskirk, assist to Tye Forsberg. Kain McMaster tied the game for the Giants on the power play in the second period, assist going to Liam VanHeddgan. After the weekend’s action, the APHL final standings are as follows: First – Grand Prairie 30 points; Second – Peace River 16 points; Third – Chetwynd 12 points; Fourth- Dawson Creek 12 points. Dawson creek beat Peace River on Sunday to pick up two points, while Chetwynd picked up a point in the tie with
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Grande Prairie. With the two teams tied, the tiebreaker rule in the APHL goes to the head-tohead record between the two teams. In four games against Dawson Creek this year, the Giants were 2-1-1, meaning they took sole possession of third place. The playoffs begin this weekend Feb. 21-23 with Chetwynd facing off against Peace River in a home and home, scoring aggregate winner move son to the finals. Dates, locations and times of the games are yet to be determined.
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The Amazing Book Challenge: Week 3
ALLANA EASTMAN WINDREM ELEMENTARY
I love reading scary books, written by R.I. Stine.
AMELIA BENKE HOMESCHOOLED
My favourite stories are mystery stories. Right now I'm at the start of a Geronimo Stilton book
ALYASHA KARCHER PEACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Plant a Kiss" is her favorite book.
HANNAH SILLER PEACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
I really liked the book, "Sweet Briar Goes to Camp
Total amount of books read so far:
LEVI BENKE HOMESCHOOLED
I like science books. I like books about cars and trucks and how engines work. I like reading books by myself
SCOTT ETHIER WINDREM ELEMENTARY
My favorite books to read are Lego and I like to read Dinosaur books!
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Plans for BC Hydro’s second Peace area powerline project coming into focus
MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – If you have driven between Dawson Creek and Chetwynd lately, it is hard to ignore the fact that there has been a lot of work going on along the side of the road. The clear cutting of trees and the surveying stakes that can be seen in the fields and ditches are all part of BC Hydro’s Dawson Creek-Chetwynd Area Transmission project (DCAT), the first of two planned projects the utility is embarking on to meet the increasing power demands from the oil and gas industry in the Peace region. DCAT is designed to meet the immediate demands for electricity in the area, and the utility expects it will be completed by 2015. A second project, called the Peace Region Electricity Supply project (PRES), is slated to address future demand beyond 2019. The plans for this project are slowly coming into focus. While DCAT will resolve so-called “downstream” constraints in supplying electricity to the Groundbirch and Dawson Creek areas, PRES will resolve BY
BC Hydro is currently constructing a new power line running from Tembec to the Dawson Creek Substation. Plans for a second power line project, the Peace Region Electricity Supply (PRES) are coming into focus.
the “upstream” constraints, supplying the rest of the Peace Region. The entire Peace region is supplied by a network of 138-kilovolt and 230-
kilovolt power lines feeding from the GM Shrum generating facility, which is part of the W.A.C Bennett dam. The load growth in the
Peace, especially in the Dawson Creek and Grounbirch areas, is expected to increase so rapidly, so soon after DCAT goes into service that the ability of the
transmission system to maintain supply to all customers in the event of any system issues will be exceeded, spokespersons with BC Hydro have said. Additionally, they say the ability of the system to supply the growing load under normal conditions will be exceeded sometime in 2019, meaning that the transmission system must be reinforced so that the utility can maintain its current level of service. BC Hydro hopes to begin construction on the PRES in 2016, and have it completed in 2019. Between now and then, it will continue to gather information, evaluate alternatives, and identify a leading route option. The Crown Corporation has nailed it down to four alternatives. However, in late January, one of those routing options – the one that the District of Chetwynd had endorsed was scrapped. BC Hydro says that routing option, which would have consisted of the construction of a new substation along Highway 97 south, was no longer feasible because the terrain at the location of the proposed Pine Valley substation was not suitable for construction. During the regular
council meeting of March 3, mayor and council of the District of Chetwynd will be asked to choose another option, and will be expected to endorse a similar option, alternative 3A, which would involve less clear cutting. If alternative 3A were the preferred option by BC Hydro at the conclusion of its studies, it would involve the construction of a new 500/230-kilovolt substation and a new 230-kilovolt power line to connect it to the existing Sukunka substation off of Highway 29, and to the Sundance substation located near the Tembec turnoff on Highway 97. The cost of the project, and of each of the four alternatives is not yet known. Connecting all three substations will require the new power line to run parallel to existing lines “where feasible” for approximately 78 kilometres. Four kilometres of forest would be cleared near the new, proposed substation to connect it to the existing 500 kilovolt lines leading from the GM Shrum generator. Further information, including all details on the other options can be found at www.bchydro.com/pres.
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Take notice that Chad & April Bordeleau of Fort St. John British Columbia, has made applications to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Peace Region, for a Crown Grant for recreational residential purposes covering approximately 0.2811 hectares situated on Provincial Crown land in the vicinity of Moberly Lake, Peace River District.
The Lands File Numbers that have been established for this project is 0263520. Written comments concerning these applications should be directed to Annette Bailey, Authorization Specialist at 370, 10003 – 110 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC V1J 6M7, (250) 787-3435. Comments will be received until March 23, 2014. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our Applications and Reasons for Decision website at www.agf.gov.bc.ca/Application Posting/index.jsp for more information. Be advised that any response to this notice will be part of the public record and is subject to the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act.
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BY MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Community Living BC (CLBC) and the BC Government Employees Union (BCGEU) have announced a $100,000 scholarship fund to help adults with developmental disabilities across the province get a post secondary education. Chetwynd Society for Community Living president, Diane Wood Neufeld-Hagen says she expects some local residents will apply for the scholarships. “When I got the email I forwarded it right away to the parents of one individual, hoping they would take advantage of it,� she said. The scholarship fund was announced while ongoing contract negotiations between Community Living BC employees and the BCGEU continue. The 2014 applications will be accepted for the
next 45 days. The first recipients of the 2014 scholarships will be announced in the spring. A joint CLBC/BCGEU committee will review each applicant. “The fund will provide a great opportunity for CLBC-eligible individuals to access financial assistance to pursue post-secondary education, courses or other training programs,� said Charles Partridge, the bargaining unit chairman for CLBC and the BCGEU. So-called “self-advo-
cates�- people living with developmental disabilities working towards, or achieving an independent life - were surveyed along with families, service providers and CLBC staff, to identify the need for a scholarship fund. “The details of this fund have been largely determined by the direct feedback we have received from the people we serve and our front-line staff across BC,� said CLBC interim CEO Doug Woollard. The $100,000 will be distributed over five years and allocated equally to CLBC’s three regions, the North/Interior, Fraser, and Vancouver Coastal/Island.
The scholarships will provide a maximum contribution of $2,500 per person, with funding priorities focusing on skills training related to securing employment opportunities, training courses being offered by accredited BC institutions, indirect costs associated with attending post-secondary education and training and community recreation activities that promote quality of life and new skills. Applications are open until the end of March. Eligible Community Living assisted individuals are encouraged to apply online at: www.selfa d v o c a t e . c o m , www.bcgeu.ca or www.communitylivingbc.ca.
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MIKE CARTER Chetwynd Echo Reporter –––––––––––––– FORT ST. JOHN – Another municipality in the Peace region is facing issues with the efficiency of their sewage lagoon system. The toxicity levels in the city’s sewage treatment lagoons would present a challenge for council going forward, Joanne Harkens, a consultant with the civil engineering firm Urban Systems, and the city’s director of infrastructure Victor Shopland reported to a city council Committee of the Whole meeting. The findings came to light during a routine review of the Fort St. John liquid waste management plan. Much like the problems faced in Chetwynd last year, which led to the recent decision to fund a $5million upgrade to the lagoon system by raising the sewage user fees by 45 per cent through to 2018, Fort St. John will need to upgrade their lagoons within the next 10 to 20 years to meet federal Ministry of the Environment regulations. How they will fund these upgrades has not yet been determined. The Ministry of the Environment regulations that are in place allow for a certain amount of effluent discharge into bodies of water via a discharge permit. For example, Chetwynd’s lagoons discharge effluent into the Pine River as part of the natural lagoon process. BY
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system is not toxic enough to harm anything living within the water, and is further treated by nature before the municipal system sucks it back in. But, when the efficiency of the lagoons are compromised – which can occur by a lack of proper aeration, a particularly harsh winter or a lack of proper monitoring (or in Chetwynd’s case, all of the above) – what is discharged into bodies of water like the Pine River can kill fish. The Ministry of the Environment gives discharge permits to municipalities operating lagoon systems as a means of regulating how toxic the water is when it is put back into the environment. When the level of toxicity in the dis-
charge is exceeded, there are hefty fines. Chetwynd was threatened with a $250,000 fine last year when its sewage lagoons were underperforming. “It’s nothing to do with the way the lagoons are designed or the way they’re operated,” Harkness told Fort St. John councilors. “It’s just a standard fact with a lagoon system, that they are vulnerable for toxicity.” Shopland noted that at the current time, Fort St. John’s lagoons are operating properly, but being located in the north, harsh winters do tend to pose a problem. “There is the odd time in the year that our lagoons get to a point where the pH has risen high enough that there could be some fish [poisoned],” he said. “The last tests that were done showed a little bit.” The city voted unanimously to carry forward the presented list of recommendations and commitments for its liquid waste management plan that included a planned upgrade for the lagoons in 10 to 20 years. This plan was then sent to the Ministry of the Environment for approval. Earlier this year, the city announced that its wastewater transfer station on 81 Avenue would be shut down effective December 31, 2014. Chetwynd did the same to their transfer station just after they learned of their sewage lagoon problems in February of 2013. With files from cjdccountry.com
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The Peace River Regional District will have the 2014 Parcel Tax Assessment Rolls and the Frontage Tax Assessment Rolls available for inspection for the following services: Fort St. John Airport Water Fort St. John Airport Sewer Charlie Lake Sewer Kelly Lake Sewer 12 Mile Road Electrification
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This gives owners of property in the service areas listed above an opportunity to correct information on the Assessment Rolls. The Assistant Treasurer may only receive discrepancies on the following: A.
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That the assessment roll is available for inspection at the Peace River Regional District offices in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John during normal work hours (8:30 am to noon, and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm), from February 21 to March 7, 2014 but only in relation to their own property;
All discrepancies in the rolls must be received, in writing, no later than March 7, 2014, to be considered by: Christina Wards, Assistant Treasurer Peace River Regional District Box 810, 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H8 Anyone wishing to view these documents may do so, during regular office hours, at the following locations: 1981 Alaska Avenue, 9505 – 100th Street, Dawson Creek, BC Fort St. John, BC
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