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By Matthew Bains DAWSON CREEK – Businesses continue to see opportunity in Dawson Creek as more proposed projects are moving ahead after city council approved further development permits on Aug. 30. Developers based in the Lower Mainland are proposing to build a 98-unit hotel on the property they own along Highway 2, across from the WalMart. “The occupancy rates are very high in Dawson Creek,” said construction manager Dave Jonash. “We’re putting out a bit of a different product and we’re confident it will meet a need there in Dawson Creek.” Jonash was referring to the fact the hotel will not be a single building, but rather multiple, standalone buildings of either four or six units each. “It will be like a small village,” he said. “They will be staggered in an arrangement that we think will look appealing.” He said the units will be larger than a typical hotel room, with a lot of flexibility for occupants. He added each unit will have its own oversized garage to accommodate large vehicles. “We see a need with the people who are driving big trucks for work, or people who have a trailer that they want to secure – they’ll be able to put it in the garage and lock it up.” Jonash said the developers also own the property adjacent to the site, and there has been some discussion of future development, although it’s too early to say for certain. He said including land value, the project has an approximate value of $20 million. Edmonton-based Rosenau Transport plans to build a 10,400-square-foot shop to accommodate truck storage and docks. Area manager Kelly Cameron said the new shop is a reaction to the growth
they’ve already seen in the area – and the future potential. “We’re actually on a rapid expansion plan right now into northern British Columbia,” he said. “We just built a new, $3 million facility in Fort St. John and the Dawson Creek facility will be a sister facility to that one.” He said that’s on top of a facility in Fort Nelson and daily runs into Chetwynd. He said his company sees a vacuum of service they hope to fill. “Certainly the energy sector is an important part of our Contributed photo customer base, but we also A proposed 98-unit hotel would consist of multiple buildings with service a number of commerfour to six units each, each with its own secure garage. cial and industrial vendors in build a 4,000 square-foot shop and office at 99 Avthe Peace Region.” Cameron said they’re probably looking at four to enue and 17 Street. Peter Bros. Construction Ltd. six trucks operating out of the shop, as well as line plans to construct an additional 8,600 square-foot haul units coming in and out for overnight service shop next’to its existing office, shop and storage from across Alberta and into northern British Co- buildings on the Rolla Road east of the airport. Residents will also enjoy more choices for eating lumbia. He said since the beginning of this year, he has added two more local drivers and he anticipates out once a new Subway restaurant is built on 15 Street and Alaska Avenue. adding more once the facility is built. Finally, a development permit was approved for “All of the people that are driving for us in Dawson Creek have been in the community their entire Alberta-based Ferus Inc. to build a liquid nitrogen lives,” said Cameron. “We like to take part and be and CO2 production plant and storage facility on a good corporate citizen as well and we’re going to the Dangerous Goods Road, a project that was announced last month. be focusing on that in Dawson Creek.” “It’s really exciting from a council perspective He said they anticipate opening the new shop that it seems like every meeting we’re able to anearly next year. There are also two other commercial shops that nounce more investment in Dawson Creek,” said were approved. Commercial wiring instrumenta- Mayor Mike Bernier. “Presently, there is no end in tion company Ace Instruments is proposing to sight of the activity.”
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By Matthew Bains DAWSON CREEK – Dawson Creek RCMP report breaking up a “sophisticated bunker marijuana grow operation” in the Arras area on Aug. 31. An investigation led police to execute a search warrant at a rural residence on the 245 Road. They reportedly located 37 marijuana plants cultivating in a bunker constructed from a Sea-Can, a large container used for shipping, located underneath a large shop on the property. Police also reportedly seized approximately $30,000 worth of marijuana bud, as well as several firearms on the property. A 35 year-old male and 30 year-old fe-
male from Dawson Creek were arrested and they face numerous charges related to production of marijuana, possession for the purposes of trafficking, possession of stolen property and several firearms related offences. The couple were released from police custody on strict bail conditions and will appear in court on Sept. 21. Police dismantled the grow operation with the help of BC Hydro and the Dawson Creek Fire Department. The Dawson Creek RCMP would like Contributed photo to encourage rural residents to report all Police reported seizing significant quantities of marijuana, as suspicious activity to them at (250) 7843700, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- well as several firearms, from a residence near Arras, west of Dawson Creek. Two people were arrested in connection with 8477. the search and seizure.
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By Matthew Bains with some people around here,” said Mortensen. As for the garbage, Chute said neighbouring residents have DAWSON CREEK He also addressed the issue of garbage that had complained frequently about it and it is in contravention of a – A man appeared bebeen piling up on the property. He said the garbage nuisance bylaw, so clean up will be done, at the expense of fore Dawson Creek is construction waste, and if the stop-work order his mother. city council on Aug. 30 was lifted and he was allowed to continue with the He’s not surprised, however, by the allegations of bias or to accuse City Hall of work, he could dispose of the waste easily. preferential treatment. preferential treatment Chief administrative officer Jim Chute said “It’s a commonly made accusation by folks who are being when issuing building Mortensen’s assertion that renovations to older asked to do something they don’t want to do,” said Chute. permits. homes shouldn’t Miles Mortensen be subject to new told councillors he has building code stanspent more than a year dards is false. trying to get the neces“We completely sary permits from the disagree with Mr. building department so Mortensen’s view Matthew Bains photo he can fix his mother’s of the building Miles Mortensen describes the renovahouse. He said he has code,” said Chute. tions he is attempting to do to his mother’s 2010 EXCELLENCE in INNOVATION AWARDS been asked to meet “Mr. Mortensen has house, which he says the city’s building standards that other no credentials or inspector is preventing him from doing becall for nominations residents doing home certification to incause of a bias against him. Sci-Tech North presents the Annual Excellence in Innovation Awards in renovations haven’t terpret the building had to meet and he becode, where as our recognition of exemplary people, practices, products and programs. lieves the city’s building inspector is being unfair. building inspectors are Level Nominations from within the Peace-Liard-Stikine regions for the 2010 “A 65 year-old lady whose husband is a war veteran and Three building inspectors and she can’t fix her home. Why? Because the building depart- are experts in doing that.” awards can be submitted for the following categories: ment said so,” he said. He said Mortensen could go • Innovative Youth • Innovation in Education • Innovation at Work Mortensen said he has been told any additions or renova- ahead with the work once he • Innovation in Industry • Technology Entrepreneur tions must meet today’s building code standards, but he said obtains a building permit, but • Innovative Action for the Environment • Technology Leadership that doesn’t apply to older structures that should be exempt. he hasn’t supplied anything He said he’s submitted drawings of his plans for the house, close to sufficient drawings or but he’s been asked for more detail than he can produce. plans for his renovations. He “Before I even get started, I have to produce drawings of said everyone else undergoexactly what’s inside the structure, but I can’t do that until ing similar work is required to The 2010 Excellence in Innovation Award ceremonies will be on I rip it apart and I’m not allowed to rip it apart until I get a come up with such drawings. Wednesday October 27 at the Pomeroy Hotel in Fort St John. building permit,” he said. “What a conundrum.” Chute added he’s looked Linda Nazareth will be this year’s keynote speaker. Mortensen said he saw one resident undergoing similar into the example Mortensen renovations and repairs to his house. He said when he in- referred to about the homTickets are available by calling Sci-Tech quired about it the resident told him he did not have to submit eowner obtaining a permit North at 250-785-9600 or by visiting detailed drawings and that he had obtained a building permit without those drawings, but because he is a friend of the building inspector. he thinks that account was not www.scitechnorth.bc.ca “Seems there’s some preferential treatment happening true.
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By Melanie Robinson NORTHEAST – Whether living in a city or not, residents throughout the Northeast, and throughout the province, are being warned that bears are hungry and are on a hunt for food. As the animals prepare for hibernation during winter months, they are hunting and eating food upwards of 23 hours a day, said Kendra Wiberg, the provincial bear aware co-ordinator with the BC Conservation Foundation. With the cool temperatures of the fall resulting in the end of berry season, bears are turning to items like garbage, fruit trees and pet food, among others, to fill their needs. “There aren’t really any entirely unique communities in the sense that provincially what we see is that garbage is the number one attractant and so, first and foremost, we always ask that people secure their garbage,” she said. “That could mean different things for different people.” She went on to add that putting garbage in garages is the best choice, or securing the waste in a bear resistant bin, but that’s not always an option for residents. The trend now has turned to residents freezing food items that would put out an odour before garbage day to ensure that when its’ put on the curb, no scent is released. Contributed photo Having scents like that from garbage can lead bears into The BC Conservation Foundation warns residents to take the outskirts of a city, and as it moves in, it can be attracted the right steps to becoming bear aware, which in turn preto even more potential food by what Wiberg called wildlife vents the animals from becoming a danger to the public. corridors bear attractants. “Sometimes it can lead a bear right into the heart of a mu- he can become actually quite a danger to public safety.” The goal, however, is to encourage people from never getnicipality and that’s why you get bears, deer and coyotes right in downtown cores and it’s those areas that are often the ting to that point. “If we manage ourselves and fix the human problems, then worse because no one has their attractants stowed away,” she said. “They think ‘I’ll never see a bear,’ and then you see a the conservation officers never have to worry about the bear bear in a downtown core and he’s quite happily forging and problem,” she said. In fact, residents with fruit trees on their property are told they should be removing the food from the trees to avoid it becoming an attractant. Hunters and campers are also encouraged to be more bear aware as the busy season for the animals approaches, by ensuring camp sites are kept tidy and free from odours, or bears will be lured to the area. Residents who have bear sightings are encouraged to call Bear Aware, which uses the information collected to keep track of how bears are moving in the province, by calling 1-877-952-7277. More information on what both city and rural residents can do can be found at www.bearaware.bc.ca.
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Community programs to continue after gaming grants received By Matthew Bains PEACE REGION – The provincial government announced on Aug. 27 the gaming grant recipients in the category of human and social services and public safety for 2010/11. Seven agencies in Dawson Creek will receive a total of $166,550. One of them is the Step Up ‘N’ Ride Society, which will receive $41,250. “We’re just very thankful we received the full amount of funding,” said supervisor Mona McNalley, who said earlier this year the program wouldn’t be able to continue without the funding. She said despite some of the negative attention the government has received for cutting some gaming grants, they worked with the Society to make sure it had funding while their application was being reviewed. “We went to the government and said we were in a financial hardship and they sent us a block of money to use until we knew the answer,” she said. “They were good to work with.” McNalley said the funding will cover the operational costs of providing the transportation service to seniors and the disabled in the community. She said they provide roughly 2,700 rides a month, though that includes repeat users. She said now that gaming grant funding is applied for on an annual basis, it does leave some uncertainty for the future. “We’ll be sitting on pins and needles at this time next year, because we don’t have extensive funding to draw from,” she said. However, she said the continued support of the City of Dawson Creek and the community is extremely important when applying for the grant funding. Kim Hughes-Brinsky, executive director of the South Peace Child Development Centre said the $50,000 grant they received is a relief. “Traditionally, we’ve known by March 31 where we are at, so we actually had spent some of the money before we knew we had it,” she said. The majority of the funding goes to support their aquatic physiotherapy programs they offer to children from infants to school-aged through a small, hydrotherapy pool at the centre. Hughes-Brinsky said it also helps support the Kiwanis Lend-
ing Library. “We lend out to families on everything from a specific diagnosis, right through to parenting, great activities for kids, books on different behaviours and ways to support parents,” she said. She added they also have a fund to help families advocate on behalf of specific issues their children are facing. She said on an annual basis, they serve about 350 families. Twelve organizations in Fort St. John will receive a total of just under $200,000. Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Fort St. John will receive $27,000. Executive director Danielle Armstrong said they were concerned earlier this year because they were told they would receive an undetermined, prorated amount. “When we saw the announcement we were super thrilled.” However, she said the next 18 months will be challenging for her organization, and others, because they won’t be eligible for the next installment of gaming grants until February of 2012. The money will go directly to cover operating costs such as rent and wages for the employees that help find volunteer mentors, screen them and match them with youth. Armstrong said in 2009, they matched 70 children with volunteer mentors, the most ever for the organization. She said they have been more proactive in raising awareness in the community about their services and it seems to have worked. “There’s over 100 Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies in the country, and we saw the highest percentage of growth, or increase in matches, in 2009 over anyone else in the country.” Emily Goodman, executive director of the Fort St. John Woman’s Resource Society, said they are thankful their $20,000 in grant funding has been maintained from previous years. “It’s a huge relief, we’re very grateful,” said Goodman. “It’s also recognition of the value of the work we do.” She said the funds help the Society run a drop-in centre and outreach store at 10051 100 Avenue. She said the drop-in centre is open during regular business hours and offers crisis support, advocacy and referrals. She said the poverty outreach store serves an average of 200 women a month and offers free, personal and essential items such as basic household neccessities, hygiene products, non-perishable food, clothing, baby needs and more.
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Driver Dustin Wright will be able to continue to provide rides to seniors and persons with disabilities in Dawson Creek after the Step Up ‘N’ Ride Society received their provincial gaming grant funding. “We assist lots of single mothers, street women, women leaving abuse and immigrant women,” she said. Goodman said this year, to-date, they’ve helped nearly 3,000 clients. “A lot of our programming is geared towards woman in need, but in general we’re here to serve and respond to our community of women at large,” she said. In August, some more gaming grant funding in the category of sports for youth and people with disabilities were announced, and clubs and associations in the Northeast received a total of $51,600. It was announced on Sept. 3 the Hudson’s Hope Historical Society will receive a $12,500 gaming grant in the category of arts and culture.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC REVIEW OF FOREST OPERATIONS SCHEDULE #2
Notice is hereby given that Forest Operations Schedule #2 (FOS #2) has been prepared. FOS #2 applies to the Fort St. John Timber Supply Area and shows the proposed location of harvesting and road construction activities for the period November 1st, 2010 to March 31st 2017 for forest tenures held by participant licencees of the Fort St. John Pilot Project. This includes B.C. Timber Sales, as well as the following coniferous and deciduous tenures held by participant licencees: FL A18154 and Pulpwood Agreement 12 (Canadian Forest Products Ltd.), FL A60049 and FL A60050 (Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd.), FL A60972 (Tembec Industries Inc.), FL A59959 (Cameron River Logging Ltd.), FL A56771 (Canadian Forest Products Ltd. & Dunne-za) and FL A85946 (Peace Valley OSB).
FOS #2 will be available for public review and comment from August 20th, 2010 until October 18th, 2010. Copies of FOS #2 are available for viewing between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday at the following locations: Canadian Forest Products Ltd.: 9312 - 259 Road (Swanson Lumber Road), Fort St. John, B.C., and B.C. Ministry of Forests (B.C. Timber Sales): 9000-17th Street, Dawson Creek, B.C. Written comments are invited and should be directed to the attention of: Andrew Tyrrell, RPF or Reg Gardner, RFT Canadian Forest Products Ltd. RR #1, Site 13, Compartment 2, Fort St. John, B.C. V1J 4M6 (Telephone 250 787-3600, Fax 250 787-3622)
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Why hello fall, welcome to Northern BC. September has arrived in the Peace and has brought with it the cooler temperatures. September signifies a new beginning in the area with the kids returning back to school and many community organizations returning to their schedules and ramping up for the season ahead. With that in mind, maybe September is the new January. Many of us took our holidays over the summer months and are now gearing up to hunker down and work, work, work. This season looks like it may already be a busy one for us, especially here in Fort St. John. One just has to look through any newspaper or community magazine to see that the Arts Community will be all over this town with theatre productions such as Stage North’s production of Chicago the Musical or the upcoming Spotlight 2010 , which will feature a variety of local musicians at the North Peace Cultural Centre on Sept. 17. But its just not the arts scene that is prepping for a busy season. There are a number of community organizations that are planning their own celebrations. The Fort St. John Association for Community Living is celebrating their fiftieth birthday in October and the Fort St. John Child Development Centre will be re-opening their facilities after their expansion with Project Build-a-Fort as well. We can’t forget that the sports community will also be celebrating as the Enerplex gets it grand opening on Oct. 13 with the official ribbon cutting and, to top off the evening, a fireworks display and F18’s flying over. Have a look at the many posters around town the next time your our walking, or pick up your newspaper or community magazine, because with everything that is planned so far, you don’t want to miss it!
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to improve significantly. It’s estimated ‘downside’ of development. That’s vithere are about 250 trillion cubic feet of tal for an area where it’s expected that upwards of 5,000 wells could be drilled natural gas in northern BC. Currently the largest known shale gas over the next decade! Natural gas emits about field in Canada is our very half of the carbon dioxown Horn River Basin, ide emissions as convenwhich has attracted investtional coal plants. When ment and drilling activity you consider that China by EnCana, Apache, Exxon, is currently constructImperial and EOG Resourcing the equivalent of two, es, among others. 500 megawatt, coal-fired What’s unique about the plants per week, the drive Horn River development to get our natural gas to is the level of co-operation By Jay Hill Asian markets should be a among all stakeholders. priority for all of us. Members of the Horn River That requires co-operation in advancBasin Shale Gas Producers Group work closely with the Northern Rockies Re- ing natural gas production and in progional Municipality, the Town of Fort moting the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Nelson and First Nations communities to supply chain. Delivered through pipeline address concerns and needs so that our systems to an LNG facility, where it’s ability to seize these new opportunities liquefied, or chilled, natural gas becomes a clear, colourless, odourless, non-corroremains ‘on track’. This includes heeding the experienc- sive and non-toxic liquid, which is feasies of Fort McMurray and avoiding the ble to transport long distances via ocean
tankers, for example. Once it reaches its destination, LNG is re-gasified and transported via pipeline to users. Essential to converting BC’s natural gas to clean energy in the Pacific Rim are two key projects: the LNG terminal at Kitimat and Pacific Trail’s KitimatSummit Lake pipeline loop, which will connect Spectra Energy’s Westcoast pipeline system to the Kitimat terminal. These transmission initiatives should be where the interests of natural gas producers, pipeline companies and environmental groups naturally converge. And, speaking of Spectra, once again they’ve demonstrated their historic commitment to our region when just last week their directors travelled from all over North America to hold their meetings in Fort Nelson. Shale gas and the LNG supply system, as a means to deliver clean energy, are not only key to our region’s economic future, they are vital to the future of our planet!
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Editor: Trying to comprehend the massive environmental devastation caused in a few brief moments by the recent Pemberton landslide is a mind boggling exercise to say the least. Mother Nature awed us all with her display of destructive power, sending 40 million cubic metres of rock, sand, trees and debris crashing down Mount Meager, tearing away roads and bridges and blocking Meager Creek and the Lillooet River. Approximately 1,500 people were forced to flee their homes and another 2,500 were put on evacuation alert. It’s absolutely amazing that no one was killed or seriously injured by this natural disaster. For those who have followed the ongoing discussion about renewable clean energy in BC, the Pemberton slide provides an interesting point of comparison to the frequent, but completely misinformed, claim that renewable energy projects cause environmental devastation. Unlike Mother Nature, renewable energy projects are subject to strict environmental regulations with more than 50 approvals, permits, licenses and reviews needed from 14 government regulatory bodies before they can proceed. We certainly can’t control Mother Nature or the devastation she chooses to unleash. But we can control what we do and the careful, responsible approach we’ve adopted in order to secure the clean energy we need here in BC to ensure that any impacts renewable energy projects might have on the environment are minimal and fully mitigated. Mother Nature may not have to play by the rules, but renewable energy producers do. And despite the awesome environmental devastation that Mother Nature can cause, the care and scrutiny that goes into the development of renewable energy projects in this province is well worth the time and effort. David Field Co-spokesperson, BC Citizens for Green Energy
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Editor: Recently, I came across a report about the largest infrastructure project presently undertaken in Europe, which I thought might be of interest, especially in our province of British Columbia. The city of Stuttgart opened its first railway station in 1850 and its present one in 1922. At the time it was laid out as a “dead end” railway station. This means that trains arriving at the station had to be pulled out from a locomotive waiting to be connected to the train from the back end to continue their journey. This took about an extra five minutes of time. Since Stuttgart is a major railway hub with 1,250 trains and 240,000 people passing through in 24 hours, the city aof Stuttgart, the province, the regional district and German Rail agreed to an entire new railway station after about 10 years of planning and overcoming of legal obstacles. The new station will encompass 10 acres and be build totally underground with the main objective to have a straight through passage of all trains. The project expenditure will be around 6 billion euro or about $8 billion. The project is part of the “Magistrale Europe” connecting five countries and 35 million people from Paris to Strassburg, Stuttgart, Munich, Bratislava, Vienna and Budapest with a 1,500 km high-speed electric train run at 250 kilometres per hour. The result will be that tens of thousands of people will be moved on these trains every day, save, quickly, comfortable, efficient and with a minimum impact on the environment for future generations. In comparison, how did we in BC spend $8 billion the last time? In a province of fewer than four million people and three times the size of Germany, our government did not find enough worthwhile infrastructure projects to spend this amount of money in a meaningful way. It seems like they are unaware of how many dilapidated gravel roads and snail rails we have outside of Vancouver, Victoria and the Lower Mainland, especially in areas where the government takes in billions of its revenue from natural resources like oil and gas, minerals and forestry. In their unfathomable wisdom, the government provided for the domestic and international elite a two week glitzy show to cater and dazzle to an audience eager for excitement
and spectacle at the Olympic Winter Games. Certainly we did get a few infrastructure projects out of it but, unfortunately in a very limited geographical area for a very limited, specific and narrow use, mainly to train future Olympic athletes. How much do the billions spend on this spectacle benefit the rest of BC in the past, now or in the future? I wish myself or anybody else would have a convincing argument in support of this question. Looking at our Canadian history of Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976 and Calgary in 1986, none of these cities could honestly claim that their future development was boosted as a result of the games. Mismanagement, cost overrun and a heavy debt burden have been a drain to the city of Montreal and its taxpayers for more than a generation. After the Olympic Games, Calgary had a phenomenal development only after the price of oil and gas started to move up dramatically at the beginning of the new millennium. I am afraid that our billions of investment in “excitement, spectacle and fun” will not generate much of any return for our province as a whole. With the economic downturn, a substantial legacy of debt and high taxes will be with us for generations to come. We can only hope that one day at least we would have politicians to look somewhere else for investment ideas, which carry us into a prosperous future since they are unable to come up with such ideas of their own. Tony Stoeckl
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able clean energy resources here in British Columbia. It’s obvious that these clean energy resources could have an enormous impact on efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We’ve definitely got it good here in British Columbia, and because of that, we should be stepping up to the plate and bringing our clean energy gifts to the table. In the end, we might even be helping to prevent nuclear waste from replacing greenhouse gases as the planet’s next environmental headache and that’s a double win in my books. Trudy Gordon, Burnaby, BC
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Grain elevators growing few and far between
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The North Pine Farmers’ Institute is finishing up modernizing some of the equipment at the former Cargill grain elevator in Fort St. John. The group plans to open the elevator in September, with the hope that residents and farmers will make use of it as the popularity of such resources in the farming industry is disappearing.
By Melanie Robinson FORT ST. JOHN – After much work and negotiating, the North Pine Farmers’ Institute is ready to open a local grain elevator for the benefit of local farmers. The group, which has been in place in the region since the 1930s, is finishing the work, through the help of many groups and organizations in the region, to modernize the former Cargill elevator in Fort St. John, with a grand opening set for Sept. 16. The hope and intent, said Wade Cusack, vice president with the group, is to secure infrastructure so that agriculture can continue in the area. “The lack of opportunity follows for farmers if they have nowhere to ship their produce they can no longer be in business.We see the need to maintain the infrastructure here to support agriculture,” he said. “Agriculture is where our food comes from, for the
world. The importance of food is becoming headline news these days. People might not understand the importance of agriculture in Canada and around the world.” There are presently three elevators in the North Peace area, but they are not guarantees into the future. Cusack said one of the elevators is to be torn down this fall and the second has about a two year lifespan left, which would only leave their elevator in the area. Their goal with keeping the grain elevator in use is to keep things local and to revert back to the use of the rail system. “Because of the lack of infrastructure, the produce leaves the community by truck and we know how busy our roads are already,” he said. “Rail was the backbone of this country and it
is failing us, everything is on the highways.” The group acquired the facility for $800,000 and put about $800,000 of upgrades into it, with the hope that the grain elevator will be used well into the future. The group will be holding a series of community meetings throughout November to try and encourage farmers to use the facility and support the local initiative. Stay tuned to the Northeast News for more details.
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Museum repairs begin, but more funding needed By Matthew Bains DAWSON CREEK – Foundation stabilization and upgrades to the Northern Alberta Railways Museum in Dawson Creek will go ahead, but not exactly as planned unless more funding can be secured. On Aug. 30, city council approved a bid from Hegge Construction to do the work, which involves leveling, reinforcing and other repairs to three sections of the building, as well as replacing the existing main entrance stairs and construction of a new accessible ramp to the tourist information centre. However, the bid came to just under $482,000, much more than the $300,000 budget for the project. Preliminary planning broke the project down into five parts, so council decided to defer some of the repairs until more funding becomes available. Specifically, they voted to defer repairs to the east section of
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the building, which includes the natural history museum and Alaska Highway interpretive centre. Chief administrative officer Jim Chute explained the foundation stabilization work is the first of a three-phase project that also includes roof and internal renovations. “Not all of the first year’s work can be completed this year …it’ll be added to next year’s work and that means the phasing might actually be four years instead of three to get the building completely renovated,” he said. That’s unless the South Peace Historical Society is successful in its fundraising efforts. Matthew Bains photo “If I can come up with $185,000 in the next two weeks, then we will be moving forward,” City council approved a bid to begin foundation stabilization for the NAR said Dan Bastiaansen, president of the Histori- Museum. However, the three phases of the repairs to the museum might take longer than expected unless more funding can be secured. cal Society. Not a small task, but Bastiaansen said he’s come together and be proud of what and who we are.” counting on the local business community Dawson Creek’s tourism co-ordinator agreed. that has been so generous to worthy causes in the past. He said, “It’s a landmark in Dawson Creek – it has historical value, specifically, he has approached some of the larger companies and it’s the hub of our community,” said Dustin Bodnaryk. that operate in the city. It’s not that he wouldn’t like to see contributions from small “Having a commitment that they’re going to work on the mubusinesses, but larger companies may be able to donate all the seum, on the foundation this year, is great because it’s an immoney needed in a lump sum very quickly. He added the initial portant building for the community.” Work on all phases of the museum upgrades will take place funding from the City of Dawson Creek, and the support of the community, is very important when attempting to leverage in the fall to avoid disruptions during the tourist season. During construction, the visitors’ information centre will be housed at funds from other sources. Bastiaansen said the foundation work is critical for a build- the Alaska Highway House on 10 Street and 102 Avenue. However, the museum remains the ideal location for the visiing that’s over 70 years old and the access ramp is something tors’ centre because of the availability of parking for all sizes the Society has been pushing for some time. “Accessibility is very important to us,” he said. “We don’t of vehicles and the proximity to other attractions like the art want to have a building that someone in a wheelchair has to gallery and the Mile 0 cairn. • Bastiaansen noted while small, locally-owned businesses enter through the back door, that’s just not right.” He said he doesn’t think he is alone in believing the museum might not be able to help with the foundation stabilization, there are still two other phases to the project, as well as other projects is very important to the community. “To me, it is the keystone of our community,” he said. “It’s such as the relocation of the historical archives next year. He the identifiable heart of the downtown core. It’s the place where said any contributions or support from the local community are we welcome tourists, the place where we celebrate our own always appreciated. The South Peace Historical Society can be culture and history, the place where I think this community can reached at (250) 782-5408 or by e-mail at museum@pris.ca.
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September 9, 2010
Society looks to address housing needs in Fort Nelson
By Matthew Bains FORT NELSON – The Northern Rockies Seniors Society is looking to address a lack of housing options for seniors in Fort Nelson by proposing to build a new supported/assisted living facility. Cathy Dolan, president of the society, said the project is still in the preliminary stages of planning, but the concept is to build a facility with 20 individual living units, along with some common areas. She said the facility would combine assisted living – where residents would live independently, but with scheduled nursing care, meals and housekeeping provided to them – with supported living, a less involved level of care. Dolan said Fort Nelson has independent living units for seniors, including the six new affordable housing units expected to be complete next year, but there are only limited home support worker services available through Northern Health to those who need support or assistance. She said for those seniors, the only options are the hospital in Fort Nelson, or waiting for placement out of town. “Our society wants to keep our seniors in Fort Nelson,” she said. She said seniors, as well as some adults with disabilities, would each have their own suite, including their own bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette area. “Some of those suites might be one-bedroom, some of
them will be maybe two-bedroom and some of them may just be studio size,” she explained. Dolan said there would be a common dining/recreational area and plenty of space for daytime activities. There would be a commercial kitchen and they hope to be able to offer a Meals on Wheels program for seniors living outside of the facility. She added they would also like to open the recreational area to all seniors in the community. The society is working with the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality to transfer the land title to the society for the site of the project, to be located in the mid-town area, next to the school board office. “It’s a really good location,” said Dolan. “It’s close to amenities, it’s close to groceries, it’s close to the medical clinic and it’s close to the post office.” Dolan said they’ve worked closely with BC Housing on all stages of the planning and they are in negotiations to secure a mortgage through the Crown corporation. She said, ideally, they would like BC Housing to offer them low-cost, subsidized housing, but they haven’t received any commitment yet. “That’s a high priority for us, is to have it affordable to all seniors,” she said. She said Northern Health has voiced support for the project, but has not made any formal commitment for funding or assistance, but added they will continue to make the case to Staff with the CIBC branch in Dawson Creek held a barbeque fundraiser on Aug. 31, with proceeds going to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure, the largest single-day fundraising event for breast cancer research. Local businesses also generously donated over $500 worth of items for a raffle that will be drawn on Sept. 13.
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the health authority about the need for the project in hopes of securing funding to cover operational costs and support services once the facility is built. Dolan said they are looking at $4.5 million to $5 million in capital costs for the project. “Some of that is going to be grant money, some of that will be fundraised dollars and some of that will be the mortgage,” she said. The group has already started holding smaller fundraisers, such as the First Annual Charity Golf Challenge they held back in June, which she said was a huge success. She added as they get closer to finalizing more details for the project, they will begin approaching businesses and the community about sponsorship opportunities. Dolan said even in the best-case scenario, the project wouldn’t be complete for a few years.
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LOCAL MARKET CONTINUED with, in the coming years. The New Totem Archery Club also met with council on Aug. 11 to discuss the possibility of taking over or having use of the Kids Arena once the city has decided what is in its future. Mayor Bruce Lantz said the city will consider the suggestions made by the community, but steps such as an engineering study will be necessary to determine what uses the arena is fit for.
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When asked during the Aug. 11 meeting if Creek it waswith his big black team of horses on Aug. 20. He Gordon Meek hooked their horses together to make likely the market could stay in its place until and a more up the team of four shown below pulling Gordon’s 1943 suitable location was found, Hunter said no promises vintage grain binder. could be made. As a result of the meeting between the fire departThe two cut the oats the old way, binding and making ment and the events committee, a temporary oat undersheaves. The combination of the four horses during the standing has been reached on proper use of theweigh spacein was nearly 8,000 pounds, so there was no lack in the lobby. of horse power to pull the eight-foot grain binder. Now
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A team of four black horses, weighing in at nearly 8,000 pounds, were used recently outside of Fort St. John for a day of cutting oats the old way, while binding and making oat sheaves. A threshing bee will take place on Sept. 11. For more information, check out community events.
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Notice is given pursuant to Section 60(2) of the Transportation Act, that the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure intends to discontinue and close the Old Edmonton Highway intersection on the west side of Highway 2, approximately one kilometre south of the intersection at Independent Road, and that such closed road allowance be vested pursuant to Section 60 of the Transportation Act. The subject portion of the road is located in Tomslake, British Columbia, within Section 27, Township 26. Anyone wanting to provide comments of support or objection to this application for road closure should do so in writing no later than September 10, 2010, to the ministry contact below. Sacha Antifaeff, Acting Regional Project Manager Phone: 250 787-3237 Fax: 250 787-3279 E-mail: Sacha.Antifaeff@gov.bc.ca File: 2010-55336721
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Lots of fundraisers coming up for local SPCA branch
mer break. I am very happy to report that we have finalized a couple of projects at the adoption centre that have taken awhile to complete. We now have a glassed-in cat habitat area in the lobby of the adoption centre. This allows customers to view cats that are available for adoption without handling them. That is a good thing for us because it means there is less chance for disease to be spread throughout the shelter population. Once someone is seriously interested in adopting an individual cat, then they can enter the habitat and socialize with the animal. The other project we were working on was the completion of a post-isolation area – again for the cats. That is now done so we have an isolation area for sick cats, a post-isolation area for cats coming out of isolation and another area for adoptable cats. Having these areas in place will go a long Contributed photo way to controlling the spread Taylor, seen here, is a dog at the local SPCA shelter in Fort of disease at our shelter and I want to thank all those inSt. John that’s looking for her forever home. dividuals and organizations By Rosolynn Kalb whose donations made these Hello again all of lus atOct the North Peace SPCA. Fort St. from John 19-20, 2010It’s hard renovations possible. to believe that September is here – it felt like a very short sumI want to remind readers
about two upcoming events that are very important fundraisers for our branch. Our annual “Paws for a Cause” dog walk will be held Sept. 11 at Centennial Park. We are hoping to raise at least $10,000 at this event and the funds raised will be used for ongoing expenses at our adoption centre in Fort St. John. Please note: Our event, which is one of many being held in the province, is a day earlier than many other walks. Pledge sheets are available at the shelter, at Scotiabank or online at www. spca.bc.ca under the heading Paws for a Cause. Any donations that are made online will stay in our community for the exclusive use of our branch. You can also help by purchasing a paw at Scotiabank. Story continued on Page 14
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September 9, 2010
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Our other fundraiser will be our annual Halloween Dance. Plans are underway now for this event which will be held Oct. 30 at the Pomeroy Hotel. Stay tuned. It’s been awhile since I have done a column and we have had many animals come through our doors in the last few months. Pictured here is Taylor, a female German Shepherd mix who was found by Mile 28 with a broken hind leg. Sadly, the leg needed to be amputated but, happily, Taylor is recovering well and is available for adoption. She is very energetic, great with other dogs and would love a forever home in a family with children. Some of you may remember a recent article in the newspaper about another dog, Gracie, who also had to have her leg amputated. The vet felt that she had been caught in a leg hold trap and she was very emaciated when she arrived at the shelter. She has now recovered and is in foster care pending adoption. Thank you to all who helped out with donations toward the medical costs for Taylor and Gracie. Our medical budget is very limited and even with discounts from the vets, these procedures are very expensive. These are highly adoptable animals and will make very loving pets. Please consider one of them. My special thanks this month go out to Petron Communications for choosing us as their charity for their recent Pro-Am Golf Tournament. They raised over $3,500 on our behalf. Thanks so much to all of you. Please contact me at rkalb@spca.bc.ca if you have questions or for further information about our branch. Manager Peter Zazzi would like to inform patrons of the BC Liquor Stores branch in Dawson Creek, and of all branches across the province, they can help the Canadian Red Cross Pakistani Relief efforts by making a donation of $2 or $5 – or multiples thereof – at all store checkouts. Monsoon rains in early August caused extensive flooding across Pakistan, killing at least 1,500 people and affecting tens of millions more. Customers who require tax receipts should donate directly to the Canadian Red Cross.
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Wise customers read the fine print: •, *, †, ±, ≠, § The New Fall Colours offers apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased between September 1, 2010 and September 30, 2010 from participating dealers. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. See participating dealer for complete details and conditions. •$21,480 Purchase Price applies to 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package (24F+CL9) only and includes $6,500 Consumer Cash Discount. $19,980 Purchase Price applies to 2010 Dodge Journey SE (22F+CLE) only and includes $1,250 Consumer Cash Discount. Pricing includes freight ($1,400) and excludes license, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees and other applicable fees and applicable taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealers may sell for less. See participating dealer for complete details. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on most new 2009/2010 vehicles and are manufacturer-to-dealer incentives, which are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. Amounts vary by vehicle. See your dealer for complete details. †0% purchase financing for 36 months available to qualified customers on approved credit through Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, TD Financing Services and GMAC on most 2010 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram models, except Challenger, Caliber Canada Value Package and SE Plus, Grand Caravan Cargo Van, Sprinter and Ram Chassis Cab. Examples: 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package (24F+CL9)/2010 Dodge Journey SE (22F+CLE with a Purchase Price of $21,480/$19,980 financed at 0% for 36 months equals monthly payments of $596.66/$555.00; cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $21,480/$19,980. Pricing includes freight ($1,400) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees and other applicable fees and applicable taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealers may sell for less. ±Variable Prime Rate financing up to 84 months is offered on approved credit on most new 2010 and 2011 vehicles to qualified retail customers through TD Financing Services and Royal Bank of Canada. Bi-weekly payments shown are based on 84 month terms. Variable rate shown is based on TD and RBC Prime Rate and fluctuates accordingly. Payments and financing term may increase or decrease with rate fluctuations. RBC offer is not open to dealers in Quebec. TD offer is not open to residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories. Some conditions apply. See participating dealer for complete details. ≠Customer Choice Financing for 36-, 48- and 60-month terms on approved credit through TD Financing Services is available at participating dealerships to qualified retail customers on most new 2010 and 2011 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram models except Grand Caravan Cargo Van, and Ram Chassis Cab. Vehicles are financed over a 36-, 48- or 60-month term with payments amortized over a term of up to 96 months and the pre-determined residual balance payable at the end of the contract. At contract’s end, customers have the choice of returning their vehicle through a Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram dealership with no further obligations (except payment of a $199 return fee and excess wear and tear, mileage and similar charges), financing the remaining balance for the rest of the amortization period at then-current standard rates or paying the residual balance in full. Some conditions apply. 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Wise customers read the fine print: •, *, †, ±, ≠, § The New Fall Colours offers apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased between September 1, 2010 and September 30, 2010 from participating dealers. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. See participating dealer for complete details and conditions. •$21,480 Purchase Price applies to 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package (24F+CL9) only and includes $6,500 Consumer Cash Discount. $19,980 Purchase Price applies to 2010 Dodge Journey SE (22F+CLE) only and includes $1,250 Consumer Cash Discount. Pricing includes freight ($1,400) and excludes license, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees and other applicable fees and applicable taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealers may sell for less. See participating dealer for complete details. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on most new 2009/2010 vehicles and are manufacturer-to-dealer incentives, which are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. Amounts vary by vehicle. See your dealer for complete details. †0% purchase financing for 36 months available to qualified customers on approved credit through Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, TD Financing Services and GMAC on most 2010 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram models, except Challenger, Caliber Canada Value Package and SE Plus, Grand Caravan Cargo Van, Sprinter and Ram Chassis Cab. Examples: 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package (24F+CL9)/2010 Dodge Journey SE (22F+CLE with a Purchase Price of $21,480/$19,980 financed at 0% for 36 months equals monthly payments of $596.66/$555.00; cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $21,480/$19,980. Pricing includes freight ($1,400) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees and other applicable fees and applicable taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealers may sell for less. ±Variable Prime Rate financing up to 84 months is offered on approved credit on most new 2010 and 2011 vehicles to qualified retail customers through TD Financing Services and Royal Bank of Canada. Bi-weekly payments shown are based on 84 month terms. Variable rate shown is based on TD and RBC Prime Rate and fluctuates accordingly. Payments and financing term may increase or decrease with rate fluctuations. RBC offer is not open to dealers in Quebec. TD offer is not open to residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories. Some conditions apply. 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September 9, 2010 School District No. 60 (Peace River North) Adopted Local School Calendar 2010/2011
SCHOOL DISTRICT #81 (FORT NELSON) ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY (RLA, JSC, GWC, FNSS) LOCAL Calendar Calendar 2010-2011
SEPTEMBER
School Calendar Information & Non-Instructional Days
2010/ 2011
School Calendars
SD59 CALENDAR FOR 2010/2011 August-10 Sunday
Monday 1
Tuesday 2
3
Wednesday 4
September-10
Thursday
Friday 5
Saturday 6
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday 1
7
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
2
3
4
BC Day
Stat 8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
22
23
24
25
26
27
29
30
5
9
10
11
21
8 Labour Day Curriculum First Day for Implem students start 2h late Stat NID ends 1h early 12 13 14 15
16
17
18
28
19
23
24
25
31
6
7
20
26
21
27
22
28
29
30
Number of Days of Instruction
180
Schools Open
September 7, 2010
Non-Instructional Day (Pro-D – Schools) Thanksgiving Day
September 17, 2010
Non-Instructional Day Pro-D – (Province) Remembrance Day
October 22, 2010 November 11, 2010
Early Dismissal Day
December 1, 2010
Early Dismissal Day
December 2, 2010
Non-Instructional Day (Parent-Teacher Interviews) Christmas Vacation Period
December 3, 2010 December 20 – January 3, 2011
Schools reopen after Christmas Vacation
January 4, 2011
Non-Instructional Day Pro-D (District) Non-Instructional Day (Report Writing) Early Dismissal Day
January 31, 2011
October 11, 2010
March 4, 2011 March 16, 2011
Early Dismissal Day
March 17, 2011
Spring Vacation Period/District Closure Days
March 21 – April 1, 2011
Schools Reopen After Spring Vacation
April 4, 2011
Good Friday
April 22, 2011
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday 1
3
4
5
Non-Instructional Day (School Planning Day) Victoria Day
November-10
6
7
Sunday
Monday
2
8
Tuesday 1
9
7
2
8
Wednesday 3
9
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
4
10
5
6
11
12 NID School based
13
17
18
19
20
24
25
26
27
NID District
Rememb. Day
Last day for Students
April 25, 2011 May 9, 2011
Wishing our
Administrative Day – Schools Close
Stat 10
11 Thanksgiving Day
12
13
14
15
16
14
15
19
20
21
22
23
21
22
16
Stat 17
18
23 Early Dismissal
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
28
29
Early Dismissal
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May 23, 2011 June 29, 2011 June 30, 2011
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December-10 Sunday
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday 1
7 Term 1 ends 60 Days
fall fair!
January-11
Thursday
8
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
2
3
4
9
10
11
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
DAYS IN SESSION (TEACHERS)
NON INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS
NUMBER OF INST. DAYS (Students)
Labour Day (Monday Sept. 6)
19
Friday Sept 3 Staff return (non instructional) Friday Sept 3 District Breakfast Tuesday Sept 7 - 1/2 day for students Wednesday Sept 8 full day for students Literacy Day ( Non Instructional TBA)
2
17
Monday Oct. 11 Thanksgiving (STAT) Thursday, Nov. 11 Remembrance Day (STAT ) Dec 20- Dec 31 Christmas Break Jan 1 - 3 Christmas Break
20 21
Pro D days Nov 4 and 5
2
13
Students dismissed Friday December 17 Students return Tuesday January 4 Winter Break Day TBA Students dismissed Friday March 18 and return April 4
13
Students dismissed Thursday April 21 and return Tuesday April 26 Students dismissed Thursday May 19, return Tuesday May 24
18
District Dates
Easter Monday
October-10
STATUTORY HOLIDAYS/ VACATION PERIODS
OCTOBER NOVEMBER
DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH
19 14
April 22 Good Friday April 25 – Easter Monday (STATS) Friday May 20 Monday May 23 Victoria Day (STAT) Friday June 24 Last Day
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
20
20
Mar 21 – April 1 Spring Break Vacation
IMPORTANT DATES
18
20
20 19 14
20
Students dismissed at 11:30 June 24, Staff dismissed at the end of the day Friday June 24
18
182
TOTAL
19
17.5
4 (2 more TBA)
177.5
BELL SCHEDULES RLA Warning Bell
JSC Warning Bell
Begin Lunch Recess Lunch Eating
8:55 – 11:35 11:35 – 12:05 12:05 – 12:35
Begin Outside Recess (1-4) KAM dismissed
8:50 11:20 - 11:50 11:22
GWC Gr. 1 - 4 Bus Student Supervision Begins Warning Bell to Come In All classes begin Outside Recess
Instruction Recess Instruction
12:35 – 2:05 2:05 – 2:20 2:20 - 3:10
11:50 – 12:20 12:18 12:20
Warning Bell to come in Lunch in classroom End of Lunch Warning bell
Dismissal
3:10
Inside Lunch K PM Class begins GR 1 - 4 Classes Begin PM Recess Dismissal
8:50
FNSS School Bell Times DPA/Tutorial Block Period One Period Two Break Period Three Lunch Break Period Four Period five Dismissal
8:45 – 9:15 9:18 – 10:18 10:23-11:23 11:23-11:33 11:33-12:29 12:29-1:14 1:14-2:14 2:14-3:19 3:19 pm
8:45
1:30 – 1:45 3:05
Classes Resume Recess School Dismissed
8:20 8:48 8:53 11:31 12:05 12:00 12:05 12:25 12:31 1:40 – 1:55 3:08
GWC Kindergarten 8:20 8:48 8:53 AM K Dismissed 11:25
K PM Bell to come in 12:20 12:31 K PM Dismissed 3:03
Days in Session Minimum number of Days of Instruction Number of Non-Instructional days Total Number of Instructional Days for Students Additional Non-instructional Day to be assigned for all Students - 1 parent/teacher interview day , 1 Non-Instructional day TBA Additional Daily Minutes (representing 9.5 days) (Mar 28, 29, 30 and 31; Apr 1; May 20; ½ day June 24; June 27, 28 and 29)
191 185 6 175.5 2 15 for Elem 17 for Sec
1) 2 week Spring Break 2) Additional day in May 3) Early June dismissal
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New Year's Day Stat
12
19
13
18
9
10
11
12
13
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15
20 21 22 23 24 25 <------------------------- Winter Vacation -------------------------> Stat in lieu Stat in lieu Christmas
14
15
16
17
16
17
18
19
20
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22
24 25 26 27 28 Prov Exams Prov Exams Prov Exams Prov Exams Prov Exams Semester 1 ends 91 days 30 31 NID School Based
29
Break 26
Break Break Stat Stat 27 28 29 30 31 <------------------------- Winter Vacation ------------------------->
23
Boxing Day Break
Break
Break
Break
Break
Wishing our clients a
11
Statutory or General Holidays
5
Not-In-Session Day (No School Activities)
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NIS
57
Break Days (Winter,Spring or Summer)
180
Instructional Days
Break
7
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Non-Instructional Days (Prof Dev or Admin)
fall fair!
NID
SD59 CALENDAR FOR 2010/2011 February-11 Sunday
Monday
Tuesday 1
Wednesday 2
March-11
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
3
4
5
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday 1 2 Early dismissal
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
13
14
15
16
17
18 End Term 2
19
61 days 20
21
22
23
24
25
26
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Spring Vacaation Break 27
28
27
Break 28
NID District
Break 29
NIS
NIS
April-11 Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
NIS
1
Saturday 2
Sunday 1
Monday 2
Tuesday 3
Wednesday 4
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
5
6
7
NIS 3
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
17
18
19
20
21
22 Good Friday
23
22
23 Victoria Day
24
25
26
NID School Based
25 Easter Mon.
26
27
28
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Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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6
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3
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19
20
14
15
16
17
18
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25
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24
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Break
Break
Break
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16
22
23
29
30
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Break
9
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27
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20
26
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Break
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13
19
25
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6
12
18
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Instructional Days
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Preventing memory loss Fort St. John 100 years ago through literacy is possible By Michele Mobley As we age, we have to keep both our bodies and our minds fit in order to live the longest, healthiest life possible. Many people believe there is nothing they can do to prevent the loss of mental skills as we age. However, taking part in new activities throughout our lifetimes not only keeps an aging body healthy, it keeps an aging brain healthy too. Memory, reason and imagination are parts of the brain, and by taking time to play games with friends or family, read newspapers, or trying new hobbies, we are using those parts of our brains and can reduce memory loss up to 50 per cent!
We have all heard the saying ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’. By organizing photos of special memories into a scrapbook or by taking new pictures, we learn new skills and stimulate memory recall. As we age, there are a number of things we can do to reduce our risk or even prevent memory loss. Watching what we eat, staying physically fit and keeping our minds active benefits our families, our communities and ourselves! Michele Mobley is the community literacy co-ordinator in Dawson Creek and can be reached at (250) 719-6047 or at literacy.dc@gmail.com.
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BC Hydro is upgrading the Fort Nelson Generating Station, 16 km south of Fort Nelson. The station’s power capacity will be increased by approximately 50 per cent. Beginning immediately and throughout the duration of the project, truck traffic to the site and in town is expected to increase. Please exercise caution on the roads. Your patience during this time is appreciated. If you are using the highway between the town and the Generating Station you may want to give yourself a little extra time to drive to your destination. As a general update, the Project is proceeding on schedule and BC Hydro expects to have the upgraded equipment operational by late November next year. For further information about the Fort Nelson Generating Station Upgrade Project, please call 250 561 4858, or email bob.gammer@bchydro.com.
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In accordance with section 403 of the Local Government Act, the following real properties located within the District of Hudson’s Hope will beCLERK offered for sale by public auction on DEPUTY September 27, 2010 in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Hall, 9904 Dudley Drive, (Full-Time Permanent Position) Hudson’s Hope, B.C. at 10:00am local time. Lot 3, Plan 17881, Part SE ¼ , Section 19, Township 81, Range 25, Meridian W6, Peace General pursuant to Article 12.1 of the Collective Agreement River Land District,posting Manf. Home Reg#29608 PID: 011-132-655, Title: PB2219 8904 Clarke Ave. Upset Price: $2,575.20
The District of Hudson’s Hope invites applications from qualified persons for the Full-Time, Permanent position of Deputy Clerk. Reporting to the Administrator, Lot 8, Block 1, Plan 14304, Section 13, Township 81, Range 26, Meridian W6, Peace River theDistrict; Deputy is responsible forSection performing a variety81, ofRange professional Land LotClerk 7, Block 1, Plan 14304, 13, Township 26, Meridian administrative duties including preparing a variety of documents, handling W6, Peace River Land District, Manf. Home Reg # 37632 enquiries and complaints, researching projects and interpreting bylaws and PID: 012-172-553; 012-172-499 policies. Other the coordination and processing of 10104 Robison Ave. responsibilities include Upset Price: $3,619.42 development notifications, legal actions, certifying legal documents, and taking Lot affidavits 1, Plan 28588, Section Also 13, Township 26, Meridian W6, Peace River and oaths. included81, areRange the coordination of agendas andLand minute District, Except Plan Part: NW ¼, & SW ¼ meetings, as well as other work of preparations forPGP43533, Council and other committee PID:a 005-932-068 BB10956 complex and often Title: confidential nature. The incumbent works under minimal Highway 29 N Upset Price: $1,513.10 supervision, so independent judgment, exceptional organizational skills and the ability to work under pressure is required along with sound knowledge of office procedures. Preference will be given applicants with local government work SCHOOL BUStoDRIVERS experience. A complete description should be requested or picked up at the District Office prior to submitting an application.
School District #60 has several part-time positions available as a School Bus Driver. There several different runs in Applications will be accepted Secre- under Thisareposition is included in all theareas. Collective Agreement, which by is the currently tary-Treasurer until the positions are filled. The successful applicants will work review; accordingly, the successful candidate will be required tounder become a themember general supervision the Transportation Supervisor. PositionsUnion. are all a The minimum of the BCofGovernment & Service Employees’ established of 4hrs/day, and(2009 10 months perfor year. of payisis $26.42 $20.85/hr. rate of pay rates) thisRate position per hour ($23.78/hr. during the 90-day probationary period).
Qualifications and Attributes Applications with a detailed résumé of relevant work experience, education
Theand ideal candidate will have: qualifications will be received at the Municipal Office between Monday, • August Minimum Grade 10 or equivalency. 9, 2010 at 8:30 am and Monday, August 23rd, 2010 at 4:00 pm. If any • clarification MinimumorClass 2 driver’s license air endorsement. other details arewith required, please contact the undersigned. • Must present proof of driver’s medical taken within the last year. that anySearch previously submitted applications must be • Please Copynote of Driving Record (may be obtained from the Motor Vehicle Branch). for thisknowledge Full Time Permanent • resubmitted Some mechanical would be an asset.posting between the dates above.
More Information, Please Contact: Charles Nash,For CAO Mike Fitzgerald, Supervisor (250)263-6426 or see details at District of Hudson’sTransportation Hope www.prn.bc.ca under Careers (Support Staff) for what areas each position covers. 9904 Dudley Drive, PO Box 330 Please mark with Competition – 31-028, through to 31-033 Hudson’s Hope,your BC,resume V0C 1V0 Tel: (250) 783-9901; Fax: 783-5741 , Mail or drop off at: Email resume to:(250) shunt@prn.bc.ca cao@hudsonshope.ca 10112-105th Avenue Fort St. John, BC V1J 4S4
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IT’S A BOY JOash Martin Fehr Born: Aug 18 Parents: Willie &
Babies of the North IT’S A GIrl rObyn Leanne Giesbrecht Born: July 31 Parents: Jody &
IT’S A BOY rees charLes eMbree Born: Aug 19 Parents: Nolan &
Irna Fehr of FSJ
Nicole Giesbrecht of FSJ
IT’S A GIrl chLOe LOuise MOrtuOD Born: Aug 9 Parents: Christy &
Stats: 51 cm 7 lbs. 7 oz
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IT’S A GIrl sienna supernant Born: Aug 5 Parents: Melissa
IT’S A BOY caLeb DanieL KLassen Born: Aug 22 Parents: David &
IT’S A GIrl eMiLy christina eby Born: Aug 8 Parents: Robert &
Stats: 53 cm 6 lbs. 13 oz
Stats: 20” 7 lbs. 7 oz
Stats: 21 1/4” 7 lbs. 13 oz
Stats: 19 1/4” 6 lbs. 5 oz
Vicki Embree of Chetwynd
Stats: 53 cm 7 lbs. 12 oz
Supernant & Bruce Bruno of FSJ
IT’S A GIrl Grace eMber MacauLay Born: Aug 16 Parents: Brad & Lori
IT’S A GIrl Marissa Lynn reiMer Born: Aug 18 Parents: Danny &
IT’S A GIrl ava JOeLLe iLLenseer Born: Aug 16 Parents: Matthias &
IT’S A GIrl MOnica aKuLenKO Born: Aug 19 Parents: Rudolf &
IT’S A GIrl sOphie Katherina thiessen Born: Aug 18 Parents: Dennis &
Stats: 58 cm 3702 g
Stats: 20 1/4” 8 lbs. 12 oz
Big Brother Jayden Big Sister Larissa of FSJ
Stats: 54 cm 6 lbs. 15 oz
Stats: 50 cm 8 lbs. 5 oz
Stats: 48.5 cm 3150 g
IT’S A BOY DaL MarcOs Fischer Born: July 15 Parents: Marcos &
IT’S A GIrl ZOey JenniFer FeLDMann Born: July 15 Parents: Darla &
IT’S A BOY benJaMin FreDricK cOLLey Born: July 13 Parents: Inez
IT’S A GIrl inara Garn Wheat-chaMbers Born: July 17 Parents: Paddy
IT’S A BOY KaiDen Kevin JOhn baGan Born: July 16 Parents: Patricia
IT’S A GIrl viOLa siebert Born: July 16 Parents: Andreas &
Stats: 22 1/2” 10 lbs. 5.8 oz
Stats: 19 3/4” 7 lbs. 2 oz
Stats: 53 cm 8 lbs. 14 oz
Stats: 52 cm 9 lbs. 3 oz
Stats: 57 cm 7 lbs. 7 oz
Stats: 51 cm 3985 g
Logan Fischer Big Sisters Mayela & Avah of FSJ
IT’S A BOY cOLe patricK ZaZZara Born: July 17 Parents: Christa &
IT’S A BOY JayDen LeWis KarMascheK Born: July 15 Parents: Lewis &
IT’S A BOY DecKLyn JaMes Born: July 15 Parents: Genevieve
IT’S A GIrl auDrey beLLa hiGGs Born: July 27 Parents: Tiffany &
IT’S A BOY river DanieL Lance QuintaL Born: Aug 6 Parents: Cody
IT’S A GIrl paxtOn GabrieL piKe Born: July 29 Parents: Crystal &
Stats: 17 1/4” 3 lbs. 13 oz
Stats: 52 cm 7 lbs. 13 oz
Stats: 58 cm 9 lbs. 1 oz
Stats: 21 1/4” 7 lbs. 15 oz
IT’S A BOY Levi aLLan hart Born: Aug 16 Parents: Kelsey &
IT’S A GIrl OLivia rOse Danshin Born: July 29 Parents: Teena
Stats: 48 cm 6 lbs. 7 oz
Stats: 48 cm 7 lbs. 7 oz
Tanya Hart of FSJ
Stats: 52 cm 7 lbs. 12 oz
Danshin of FSJ
Spencer & Morgan Van Hauwaert of FSJ
Blair Higgs of FSJ
Bagan & Adrian Attachie of FSJ
Jessica Thiessen of FSJ
Schmutz & Jessie Colley & Big bro Trey of FSJ
Janelle Karmaschek of FSJ
Chambers & Micah Wheat of FSJ
Evelina Akulenko of FSJ
Jon Feldmann of Charlie Lake
Keith Zazzara of FSJ
Stats: 7 lbs. 4 oz
Angie Illenseer of FSJ
Christina Eby of Montney
Emien Mortuod of Phil
Stats: 21 3/4” 8 lbs. 5 oz
Janet Reimer of Prespatou
Trudy Klassen of Altona
Quintal & Jessica Hopkins of FSJ
Swetlana Siebert of FSJ
Arch Pike of FSJ
Congratulations to all the new parents!
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September 7 to 26 Lake. This national program www.newtotemarchery.com more info. May 13 to June 17 baskets, cutTumbler flowers, Ridge photography and several children’s edconservation when burglars broke began into theiror African home in 2008. Come forhanging • Are The you Fortliving St. John Library be inThe 1994 with a handful of Vancouver Aquarium • Grandhaven and Community AssoAlcoholics Anonymous - meeting Wed. 8 with Public a chronic healthwill condition? Univercategories. Look for•the flower show book in several locations. and hear the testimony on how God’s love carriedDistrict the Burgens closed painting flooringHealth installation, withare employees and volunteers who wanted make ciation the thirdBC Tuesday month p.m. 115 Commercial Park (Baptist Church). sity of for Victoria andand Northern Authority pleased to ofONGOING through the ordeal. ThistoCanadian couple meets from Vernon, have of each aferplanned Sept. 28.Chronic Please do not an immediate on their local shorelines. In in the at 8 p.m. KeepFort thisSt. hallJohn • Tuesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Floor ‘Livingre-opening a Healthyon Life with Conditions’ in Fort St. effect chosen forgiveness, and are returning to Grandhaven continue the Hall missionary return booksfree during this time. Fines will be tem-for persons 2010, there are currently overstarted 750 cleanup sitesDrilling operating this community. curling, carpetResource bowling,Society card &is board • The Fort St. John Women’s seekinggames, motiJohn. This six-session education program living work they in Kenya. wells,ingrowing food, and porarily suspended. Online services still beat #300, registered across helping Canada,to324 of them in BC. • Are youistired of the crime? do the time.to join coffee cookies.team. Community Centre vated people their&volunteer If helping peopleRoom sparks5 with chronic health conditions will bewill available 9900 100 support six orphanages. The event at Quality Inn atThen available. Storytimes willmeets beginfor insix October. For evenings For morefrom info or 7registration, please visit shore- Join the Fort St. John Citizens Patrol. 1-4office pm. Small drop-in fee. Ave. (above yourDonate interestadropfrom by the at #201, 10142-100 Avenue. The workshop Wednesday p.m. more 785-3731. linecleanup.ca minimum of five hours per month.Girl ForGuides informaTaylor Thrift Store) or call 250-787-1121. 6 p.m.information to 8:30 p.m.call To(250) register or for more information, call Terry May 28 September 11 toll free at 1-866-902-3767 or e-mail September (250) 262-4530. • Civil Air Search • A Youth Relapse Prevention Groupand mayRescue be held(CASARA) weekly, in Cayer - Cordinator tcayer@ 18 • Abbeyfield Houses of Fort St. tion, Johncall is holding their AGM at • AlthoughSpace summer is coming to atoday. close there • The Fort St. 7John Walk willCollege. take Everyone Fort Nelson every and second Tuesday at the #300 Taylorthe afternoons atmeetings Mental Health Addiction Services, dccnet.com. is limited so call p.m.Zombie at Northern Lights welcome. DirecareMay still 23 many events happening in the city and place at 2 p.m. at Centennial Park. Come dressed • Alcoholics Anonymous p.m.Ave.Fire at 7information p.m. For information Bob at 9900 –8100 ForHall more call Chris orcall Shaun tors and volunteers needed. Memberships will be sold prior to - Monday coming One-Stop This as a zombie bring a non-perishable food outCatholic Church Basement meeting); 250-789-9152 or 250-787-5802. 250-262-5269. • First soon annualisPeace RegionRegistration. Palaeontology Symposium featur- andthe meeting ($10). Please come and support our home for (closed year’s be Fossil from 10 a.m. to 1 speakers, p.m. at door itemprizes for the localsenior’s food bank. For moreliving! informaWednesday 8 p.m. • TheisAlaska Highway (Recreation AirThe Citizens Patrol seeking people RRA who can volunteer at ing theevent fourthwill annual Road Show, and independent For more information callCatholic Clara at Church•Basement; the Quality Inn Northern Grand. to tion, out the Fort785-6450. St. John Zombie Walk Thursday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; craft Association) everytothird at least five hours a month. Perfect for meets those new town,Thursday those conguided children’s activities. HeldIfatyou thewish Tumbler Ridgecheck Public (250) register tableCurling at this event your organization on(250) Facebook. May 29 Saturday 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria; Sunday the Taylor Fire Hall at 7:30 For information cerned about8 safety, who want to make thep.m. community a safer Library aand Rink.for For more information 2010 contact or group pick up a form at City Hall, the Visitor September 18 • Access Awareness Day in Fort p.m.St.Friendship calland Richard 250-782-2421 Heath250-262at (250) play. at Call coordinator or Connie 242-3466. John. StayCentre. tuned to the place to work, live Centre, • Country music dance News with music byinformation. Old • Cocaine Anonymous - Tuesday4530 8 p.m. 785-4758. or CathRCMP liaison Rick 250-787-8100. May the 23 Enerplex or the North Peace Leisure Northeast for more Pool. Cost fordance a tableatisFarmington $15. Deadline entry Time Country Senior Hospital Anonymous Dawson -Creek • Alcoholics If you think you might have a prob• Country Hallforfeaturing Highway 40! at theMay 30 Citizens Hal, 1101 olic Church Basement; Friday 8 p.m. is Sept.from 8. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., no minors. Tickets $15 McKellar Avenue •inThe Dawson Creek. Danceof Industry Cafeteria. • Craft groupand for places MentalorHealth andtoAddicfor times someone talk to Dance each, availFort Nelson Woman is holding a golf tourna- lem with drinking. Call September 11 Store. For more information,from p.m. toment 12:30ata.m. Alanon - Tuesday 8 p.m. Lights tions Clients. Meets Thurs 1:30 -3:30 at 1001 250-785-8866. able at Farmington call 8:30 Clarisse theAdmission golf course.includes Lots of door•prizes, putter to be won and Northern • There will be a two-day thrashing bee event lunch. All over the 19 are For aCollege (back door).a member. Fort Nelson 110 Avenue, Dawson Creek. (250) 719-6525. (250) 843-7954. an age extraofprize if awelcome. member brings friend that becomes forMay the whole phoneRSVP Fred atto(250) 782-2192 • The Community Market is held at• the West- Anonymous • Alcoholics Anonymous - meets Church Mon., Alcoholics - Monday 8 p.m. Catholic 24 family to enjoy at kilometre 13 more informationPlease Karen Prouse at kprouse@sd81.bc.ca on•Highway 29 onHouse the road to Hudson’s or Linda at (250) 843-7418. end Campground every Saturday except on long Fri., & Sat., 8 p.m.8 at Peace RiverChurch Health Basement (closedTues., meeting); Wednesday p.m. Catholic The Forgotten -- Grizzly ValleyHope. Players present a matiMay 30 There be in horses only pulling wagons with September For more or a vendor package Unit.8 p.m. Wed.Catholic 8 p.m. Church HospitalBasement; EducationSaturday Room. Basement; Thursday nee at will 3 p.m. Room 5 of the Community Centre in Tumbler 23 • The Welcome Wagon events,weekends. the Baby Shower andinfo Grandhay racks bringing the product in from the field. • The Fort St. John for be Commuplease JayleneHotel Arnold All meetings are open. 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria; Sunday 8 p.m. Friendship Centre Ridge. parentAssociation Showcase will taking place at thecontact Stonebridge at 1 at 250-774-2541 Food will be on site. nity Living will be holding their annual general orplace Audrey Reynolds • Mile- Tuesday 0 Al-Anon meets 7:30 Church to 8:30Basep.m. 8 p.m. Catholic Mayand 29beverages to 31 p.m. The Bridal Showcase will take at 6:30 p.m. 250-774-6574. • Cocaine Anonymous September 12 and Romance” Retreat at The King’s meeting, along with the30Community Living Pouce Coupe every Tuesday evening at Parkhill Community ment; Friday 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria. • Couple’s “Love Valley May • The second annual Superwalkavailable. for ParkinAwards Gala at The Lido.34Doors be open • Alcoholics Anonymous - Friday•8Alanon p.m. Old School 9700-5th Street, Dawson Creek. - Tuesday 8 p.m. Northern Lights College (back door). Christian Camp. Accommodation For further informa• The annualwill Trutch Gymkhana is being held at the Mile sons will take placecall at (250) Northern Lights College at 5:30 p.m. for membership renewals and new (closed). 250-786-0155. Pouce Coupe • Relapse Prevention. Mental Health and Adtion or registration 827-3549. 206 Trutch Rodeo Grounds, lots ofLibrary camping space available and a beside road and28 the parking lot with registra- member sign-up.concession Memberships areon$10. The family • Youth Drop-In at Pouce Coupe Community dictions 1017-103rd Creek, (250) • Alcoholics Anonymous - Friday 8Ave., p.m.Dawson Old Library (closed). Maythe 17 to June will be site. Great fun, all ages ride!! Please tion• Triathlon starting atTraining 12 p.m. clinics and theare walk commencstart atcall 6 p.m., speaker at 6:30 Church Annex (the old Pouce library). Saturday 782-4410. Fridays from 10 to 11 a.m. Everyone 250-786-0155 coming to Fort St.AGM John.will Come Bethspecial at (250) 262-5712 for more information. ing 1 learn p.m. about triathlon and get prepared for thep.m. the awardsJune at 7 p.m. nights 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Ages 13• Computer to 17. welcome! PleaseCoupe call toSeniors confirmHall meeting. Class at the Pouce every Monout at and localand upcom4 13 on May 3, 4, and 6 are clinics onSeptember Chetwynd be p.m. takingand place the from 9:30Classes a.m. towill 12:00 LowatImingSeptember triathlons. Held swimming 25 • Ladies out of town dinner in conjunction with the Oil Men’s day and Wednesday• Prenatal • Registration for Girl Canada in and • The Derrick Golf Dance Club of Fort St. John • Alcoholics meetspact Tuesday andclassSouth Child Development this exercise everyPeace Thursday from 10:30-11:30 Centre a.m. Open stroke improvement, bikeGuides tuning of and equipment triathlon. Tournament presented by OilWives Club ofAnonymous FSJ. Cocktails Dawson Creek be triathletes taking place p.m. will beevents, hosting a at dance from 9 p.m. to at 1 a.m. in at Friday at 8 p.m. at and the Public 5012 46For more fall with classes incall September, October and Noto everyone! information Carol at 250-786-5673 Come hear fromwill local andfrom ask 6questions about 6 p.m. and dinner 7 p.m. the Pomeroy Inns Suites.Library, to 8 p.m.preparation at South Peace United Church, 1300 the Senior Hall atare 10908 with Street. 250-788-9658 Chetwynd vember from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Register at training, and anything else you like. Sign up at Citizens the Tickets $50 100 and Street include: entertainment, dinner, dessert, wine, 104 for Sparks, Guides, music by Silver Eagle. Members are and $10 door and prizes. • NA meets Wednesday at 8 p.m.•atAlcoholics the Air- Anonymous Northern Lights callFriday (250)at782-5251 meetsCollege Mondayorand 8 p.m. at NorthAvenue Peace Leisure Pool orBrownies, contact Becky at (250)787-5780 or jewellry draw, games Tickets available at FlowPathfinders, Rangers and leaders. For more in- non-members areers$12. Everyone 19 and over Call portMarlene waiting (250) room.785-8737 or the Friendship Centre. for more information. Cost is $70 per couple. 250-788-9658 bkeim@fortstjohn.ca for more information. by Tamee, Frontier Jewellers. formation, phone at (250) 782-9410. is welcome. For Debbie more information call Lucy • NA meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Airport waiting room. Upcoming localMona Triathlons include: at (250) 787-5100 foratmore information. September 16 May 24 (250) 785-2867 or Judy • Tuesdays & Thursdays: Minor ball 5 pm-7 pm at Chetwynd Dawson Creek Juneat6(250) 787-0460. •Fort Interactive playgroup every Thursday for ONGOING St. John June 7 • Rotary Manor Annual Garage Sale from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Ballpark & Rec. Centre Diamonds. zero to Nelson five yearJune olds28at the CCRR Office in the Fort St. John 1121-90 Avenue. Household items, tools, toys, furniture, coffee Tumbler Ridge Fort Co-op (beside • Alcoholics Anonymous - Ifmuch you think • Alcoholics Anonymous - meeting Wed. 8 p.m. 115 ComMay Mall 12 to July 28 Sears) on 10800 8 Street and donuts and more.you Donations welcome after May 4 (no from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Join -us for interactive with drinking, come to an to toward resident programs and mercial Park (Baptist Church). • Relapse Prevention Group Tuesdays from 6:30might - 8:30have p.m. aatproblem appliances please). All proceed songs your children, craft time,Contact a healthy meeting. Callactivities. for timesRain and places or some• Mondays: Bingo - 6 pm doors open, 7 pm games begin. ComMentalwith Health & Addiction Services. DennisAA at (250)262or shine, no early birds, there will be no sales besnack 785-8866. munity Centre Rms. 4&5. 5269. and free play. For more information, call one to talk to (250) fore 9 a.m. Katherine • Fort St. JohnJune Multiple • Tuesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Floor curling, carpet May 23at (250) 782-1138 ext. 221. 14 Sclerosis support September 17 Dance and 18Club of Fort St. John willgroup. If youa or anyone knowWheels has MSinand • The Derrick be hosting • Rickyou Hansen Motion walk, wheel, run and wheel- bowling, card & board games, coffee & cookies. Community • Save the9date fortothe NorthinEast Summit have atany questions orchallenge. just need Registration to talk, please dance from p.m. 1 a.m. the Arts Senior Citizens Hall 10908 chair at 12:30, event starts at 1 p.m. in Cen- Centre Room 5 from 1-4 pm. Small drop-in fee. in Fort St. John! of theMembers summits is Susie at (250) 785-2381 at (250)contact event leader Lori Slater at • Wednesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Cribbage, Whist & 100 Street. MusicThe by objective Night Sounds. $10, call non members tennial Park. or ForSandi information, to enhance the19 skills, knowledge and expertise 787-2652. good company. Beginners welcome! 7 pm in the Library. Small $12. Everyone and over is welcome. For information call Lucy (250) 787-1912 or slaterl@shaw.ca of those 785-2867 working and volunteering in the sector, • A Youth Relapse Prevention Group may be drop-in fee. at (250) or Judy at (250) 787-0460. July 12 as May well as23to strengthen networks within a region held weekly, in the •afternoons at Mental HealthSociety plans their annual Garden Taylor North Peace Horticultural to •encourage communication, col- and Addiction #300 your - 9900family – 100and Ave.tour a variety of Fort St. John gar• Civil Air Search and Rescue (CASARA) meetings every secThe Magicincreased of Sam Pearce Show is scheduled at the Stone- Services, Tour. Bring laboration and co-operation. Registration toSt. beJohn For more information ond Tuesday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7 p.m. For information call bridge Hotel with the show to benefit the Fort Firefighters. dens. call Chris or Shaun at launched soon. Bob at 250-789-9152 or 250-787-5802. May 25online to May 29 The summit will be free (250) 262-5269. August 1 to attend, butthink registration on atreated first-come, first• “Butterfly Families Supporting • The–Marilyn Leffler Memorial Ride and Show ‘n Shine in sup• New Totem Archery is now at the Taylor Community Hall • Do you you’ve is been unfairly by a B.C. govern- Families served basis and be agency? launchedThe online Families” is openport to of allthe caregivers children Canadianof Cancer Society BC and Yukon Region. Regis- Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. Contact newtotemment ministry or will public B.C.only. Ombudsman may be September 18Ombudsman’s and September 25 will be in the following and youth with tration Specialbegins Needs. meet theday event at Casey’s Pub in Fort St. archery.com. JulyWe 1 for this all able to help. The staff • The Fairview Societyand willarebeavailable third by Wednesday of every at the Child John. Showmonth ‘n Shine awards for seven motorcycle categories and • The Alaska Highway RRA (Recreation Aircraft Association) communities on theAgricultural dates listed below, aphosting twotoHealthy Happy Horsesorworkshops Development from p.m. toEvent 8:30 p.m., lots of door7 prizes. includes a ride to the viewpoint on the meets every third Thursday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7:30 p.m. pointment discuss your problem complaint. Call 1-800-567- Centre in thetoPeace featuring different topics 10408 105for Avenue. Does your child have learn- welcome to this fundraising event For information call Richard at 250-782-2421 or Heath at 250Hudson’s Hope Road. Everyone 3247 book Country an appointment or see www.ombudsman.bc.ca and other fightcomplex cancer. special needs? 785-4758. moredifferent info. speakers for each workshop. Both ing, behavior or to workshops will be held at theMay David connect21 with other caregivto 23 Dawson Creek Fort Nelson 25Thompson Would you like to August Hall, 20 kilometers north of 26 the Town of ers? Child minding• The available call Society presents their 16th anNorth but Peaceplease Horticultural • The Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce luncheons are Fortabout St. John May Fairview. Healthy HappyMay Horses before the meeting. Call (250) at the North Peace Cultural Cen- held the first Thursday of each month at noon at the Best Western. Flower Show and Exhibition DawsonThe Creek 27 workshop ahead a few daysnual series should be of keen interest to all tre.information. The event will be open to the public on Aug. 22 from 3 p.m. to Different guest speaker each month. Members and Non-members Mackenzie May 28horse peo- 785-3200 for more pleChetwynd be they recreational or performance horse • Pregnancy tests, pregnancy options, peer7 p.m. and on Aug. 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Awards presenta- welcome. Contact: Lesley Pewarchuck 250-782 4868. May 29 owners support theRefreshments will be available by will are takeavailable place at 4atp.m. If your non-profit group has events or meeting you wish pubMay or 27 caregivers. All wishing to attend are counselling and tions encouraged pre-register as it will assist in with North Peace Care New locadonations onCentre. both Saturday and Sunday while the show is open. lished, send them by fax to (250) 787-7090 or via email to: edi• John andto Eloise Bergen, missionaries working ‘Hope forPregnancy planning for in workshop materials, tion atwound#208 10139 100 Streetinclude (above arrangements, TD Bank). art, houseplants, patio plants, tor@northeastnews.ca. Categories the Nations’ Kenya were brutallyrefreshments attacked and severly and lunch. Fees are $30 per person per work- Drop in hours Monday and Wednesday from 10 Enriching Your Life shop but are being offered at $50 as a package a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday from noon to 4 p.m. Enriching Your Life deal for those pre-registering by Sept. 15. For or to make an appointment call our 24 hour hotfurther information contact Gerard Aldridge at line at (250) 262-1280. All services are free and (780) 494-2529 or (780) 251-0031. completely confidential. September 18 to 26 • New Totem Archery has changed locations Fort St. John Family range, Eyecare” • The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup – a for the summer. We“Focused are at ouronoutdoor Life is complicated 9808-101st Ave. national conservation program, which encourag- which is located north on a 100 Street on the 244 Phone: 785-2020 enough - so we keep Grant es Canadians coast-to-coast to make a difference Road – take a right afterDr. theJ.vet clinic,Timmins signs are Dawson Creek banking simple. Dr. John E. Gentles by removing litter from along local shorelines posted. We are open Tuesdays and Thursdays at 900-102nd Ave. Suite 102 Dr. Todd J. Lang and thus protecting our oceans and waterways 6:30 p.m. Bows are free to try as well. Everyone Phone: 782-1121 will be taking place at three locations on Charlie welcome. Contact newtotemarchey@live.com Fort Nelson
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Upcoming Events Peace Region Arts Events September 9 to 23 Dawson Creek: September 13 Art Classes for Kids begins at the Dawson Creek Art Gallery September 14 Art Opening: “Inspiration Six” at the Dawson Creek Art Gallery, 7 to 9 p.m. September 19 Sunday Cinema presents “The Kids are Alright,” 5 p.m. Fort St. John: September 11 to 12 Open Auditions for several Stage North productions, Noon to 4 p.m. September 17 to 18 North East Arts Summit at the North Peace Cultural Centre, Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Pursuing a career as a professional musician was never not an option for Taylor-raised singer/songwriter Jody Peck. For the past three years, Peck has been writing, recording, touring and performing as Miss Quincy, Peck’s stage persona. Peck calls the Miss Quincy sound “grassroots gypsy blues,” inspired by the roots of North American music. When asked about the character of Miss Quincy, Peck says Miss Quincy was originally the title of a song, inspired by a vintage photograph. The song birthed the personality of a girl, carrying western strength and an innate confidence. Peck has always loved the idea of theatre and vaudeville and taking on the role of a larger-than-life character, so when she began performing as a solo artist, assuming Miss Quincy’s identity just seemed right and the character has developed from there. Miss Quincy has just finished four months of touring, promoting her album “Your Momma Don’t Like Me.” She toured as a solo act in the United Kingdom, following that with a cross-Canada tour as a duo, adding another artist to her ensemble, and then through western Canada as a trio. Changing up the dynamics of the band gives Miss Quincy opportunities to challenge herself, to play to the audience in different ways. “There’s definitely more of a challenge in playing as a solo artist,” Peck explains. “You need to be able to feel comfortable with your own skills and to be able to read the audience and deliver what they need. Every performance is different, every night.” Miss Quincy writes all her own songs and “Your Momma Don’t Like Me” has true Peace Country roots, having been written and recorded in a cabin on the banks of the Peace River. In addition to writing her own music and performing the vocals, Miss Quincy also plays guitar and harmonica, and her bluesy, earthy sound is reminiscent of the early ladies of the
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