Dawson Creek Mirror 2023-0817

DC RCMP impound multiple vehicles, seize illicit drugs

Rob Brown Managing Editor

RCMP kicked off rodeo week with some frontier justice. During the first week of August, 2023, officers with BC Highway Patrol – Dawson Creek were busy keeping local highways safe through targeted enforcement

of dangerous driving behaviours. BCHP impounded nine vehicles over the course of five days, including five impaired drivers and four vehicles for excessive speed in and around the Dawson Creek area. One of these stops resulted in the driver attempting to flee the scene, but he was quickly apprehended.

A search subsequent to the arrest revealed that the driver was in possession of 52 grams of illicit drugs including suspected cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl.

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Ten days of cracksealing slated for Hwy. 97 just north of DC

Help celebrate rodeo week with ten days of road maintenance just north of Mile Zero

Scheduled until Aug. 18 at end of day, all kinds of cracksealing will be taking place between 221 Rd and Orrin Powell Rd for 28.7 km (22 km south of Taylor to 1 km

north of Dawson Creek).

“Obey all signs and direction from traffic control personnel. Watch for crews and equipment and slow moving vehicles,” say officials.

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Summer fun continues for kids

The sun, and summer, are still fun each Wednesdays throughout Mile Zero parks for youngsters.

August Wednesdays see Aug. 16 at Canalta, Aug. 23 at Tremblay, and Aug. 30 at Ecole Frank Ross. The sessions start each Wednesday at 10am at to 11:30am.

If the weather is not working –

the playgroup remains indoors –call 250-782-1138 for the details.

Meanwhile a drop in playgroup for the younger set kids ages 0 to 5 goes each Thursday from 10 am to 11:30am at the South Peace Child Development Centre. Call 250-719-9901 for more details about this group.

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Thursday night brought the chucks out in full force and a strong crowd in the stands. BROWN

SPCRS taking school supply donations

New backpacks and school supplies are being sought by SPCRS to help area youth go back to school with the supplies they need.

“We are collecting for all grades from K to Grade 12 in the South Peace area,” say representatives.

If you would like to make a donation – between Aug. 15 and Aug. 29 drop them off at the Child Care Resource and Referral Office at Suite 117 in the Co-op Mall.

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from our front... RCMP

vehicles,

seize drugs

impound multiple

The driver now faces multiple charges including prohibited

driving, impaired driving, obstruction, and possession of a drug for the purpose of trafficking.

Various suspected drugs in both large and small clear plastic bags

BC Highway Patrol would like to remind road users that officers will be conducting enhanced road check activities in anticipation of summer, so please do so responsibly and arrange for a sober driver, taxi or transit.

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Youth welding camp

Youth ages 12 to 17 can get a preview of what it’s like to get your welding ticket.

Northern Lights College plays host to the ‘Arx and Sparx’ welding camp from August 21 to 25 with a camp graduation

ceremony on Aug. 25. Register or get more information at ce@nlc.bc.ca or call 1-866-463-6652 ext. 7587

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Home alone classes for youth who are ready

If you have a youth aged 9 to 13 who is mature enough for it –now is the time to sign them up for Home Alone Safety classes.

The session is a comprehensive safety program preparing children to stay home alone.

Topics covered include street smarts, people safety, at home

safety, online safety, first aid, and accident prevention.

The class is five hours long and goes August 17, from 9am to 2pm. Email resedccrrsp@ spcrs.ca for more information and details.

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Stay tuned for an upcoming story about Dawson Creek’s first brewery located oh so very close to Post and Row. Could some ‘Alaska Highway Brews’ be far behind? BROWN

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Archival efforts are underway by the Chetwynd Public Library Association to preserve the town’s newspaper, which sadly closed its doors in 2016a publication responsible for chronicling 57 years of local history.

Plans have been made to create a digital archive of The Echo online, allowing everyone to access the pages from virtually anywhere, with the ability to search keywordsmaking the paper and the history inside its pages even more accessible.

send-off to both the paper and the community, noted Larsen.

“It was basically a farewell to community type of issue, where we had letters from community members, we had memories and flashbacks,” she said. “We kind of kept it like the normal issue of the week, but also the final issue of the last 60 years.”

Larsen said she’s happy to see the newspaper being preserved through the public library, a natural fit for The Echo.

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“I definitely, definitely miss that whole environment, and I miss being able to go out in the community as much as I did,” Larsen said, but also enjoys liaising in her role as the executive director for the local chamber of commerce.

It was the chamber who started the newspaper back in 1959, she explained. Covering local beats and treating them with equal importance was essential to her role.

“The seniors holding a spaghetti dinner to raise funds was just as important to have as the construction of the new municipal building or the kids doing fundraising at schools or their Christmas concerts,” Larsen said. “All that equal importance within our task, because it’s such a small town and everybody knows everybody.”

The last issue was in January of 2016 and was a

Larsen got her start in journalism at the Dryden Express in her home province of Ontario, before coming to The Echo as a reporter in 1996.

She then moved on to work for newspapers in Creston, Sparwood, and Fernie, but returned in 2006 and shortly became both editor and publisher, holding those roles until the closure in 2016.

Mike Carter was the last reporter to come through their doors, said Larsen, with the publication unexpectedly closing not long after. Carter wrote an article for the Alaska Highway News in 2016 about the closure and the impact it would leave.

The Chetwynd Public Library has been safekeeping the massive 49,089-page collection since the paper closed, ensuring its immense social value is available for the public to browse.

Both the hospital foundation and the local figure skating club are celebrating 50 years, and are two of many organizations wanting to explore the town’s past through the newspaper, noted Library Director Melissa Millsap, with residents often coming to browse the pages for family connections, important historical events, and more.

Looking after the materials and getting ready to have them archived has been a team effort, added Millsap, with Assistant Director Kyla MacDonald very involved with the initiative.

MacDonald says the archived papers are wellloved by the community, and an opportunity to socialize.

“We have long-time community members that just come to just have a peek, and if not, they’re sitting there and catching up. They are getting looked at all the time,” she said.

The newspapers will be shipped to an archival

service, as there’s no local facilities with scanning tools suitable to meet the needs of the materials being scanned. They’ll be sent to the World Archives to be processed, which will host them on their website in addition to the library’s.

“We thought at first we could just scan them, but that was very difficult, time-consuming, there was potential for pages to get lost,” said Millsap.

Grant funding for the archival work has been requested through the Peace River Regional District, asking for $26,218.56, which Area E has agreed to fund. Another half is expected to come from the District of Chetwynd - the total cost to create the digital archive is $53,113.13.

Tom Summer, Alaska Highway News, Local Journalism Initiative. Have a story idea or opinion? Email tsummer@ahnfsj.ca

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The Ovintiv tent was another Exhibition tradition on Wednesday night. BROWN

Kiskatinaw Fall Fair on the way

The Sunset Prairie Recreation Commission is putting the final touches on plans for the 2023 Kiskatinaw Fall Fair.

Slated from August 19-20, pony rides, all day and games for he kids. A family dance Saturday, and more.

The adventure starts Friday with a heavy horse show, then heavy horse pull at 4:30pm. The beef supper hits at 6pm

Saturday brings sheep, goat shows, horticulture and field crops – while Sunday brings the

church service and light horse show, and colouring contest Sunday at 1pm.

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Comment: BC should fight to keep the RCMP

Turning the RCMP into a federal investigative service, and away from street-level law enforcement, would be a bad deal for B.C. communities that have relied on the Mounties for policing for nearly 75 years.

Ottawa might have its own motives for contemplating such a sea change, but within B.C. there is no valid reason to turf the RCMP. The result would be the return to a provincial police service, a patchwork of municipal departments, or the chaos of both.

Either way, the cost of such a shift would be immense. There is no doubt that the current cost of RCMP contract-policing beats the alternative.

If B.C. and its local governments were to be forced to fund a provincial police service, or start new municipal departments, small cities like Nanaimo and Prince George, for example, would see property taxes, which spiked into high single-digit increases this year, rise exponentially into the double digits and never come down again.

Provincial and community leaders better start not only sharpening their pencils to calculate the adverse economics of such a potential move, but separate fact from fiction about the RCMP. They need to be prepared for a possible fight to keep contract policing.

The Victoria and Vancouver regions, where municipal policing is well established, present a different problem. Policing costs in those regions could be brought into line by what many see as, to quote Bugs Bunny, “fightin’ woids”: creating single regional police services.

In the Capital Regional District, as observed many times before, it makes no sense to have four municipal police departments and three RCMP detachments. Rising population and density across the CRD only increase the complications in maintaining separate police services.

But in B.C.’s less densely populated areas there is no

imperative, economic or otherwise, to end RCMP contract policing. No models have surfaced showing that B.C. communities would be better served and at lower cost by provincial or municipal police.

Outside of the Victoria or Vancouver regions only one B.C. city, Nelson, has its own police service. Laying out the masses of cash that would be required to reacquire the resources the RCMP brings — from air services to dog training — would be a vast boondoggle.

If there is an economic advantage to ending contract policing in B.C. it perhaps lies east of the Rockies, in Ottawa. Mandarins there may think that B.C. communities are getting too good a deal and would rather shift those resources into something with a greater utility (to them) and higher return on investment.

- Paul Walton

SD59 taking Kindergarten registration for 2023-24

Parents! Dawson Creek and area kids who will be five years old by the end of 2023 are invited to enrol in Kindergarten this fall. (children born in 2018) are eligible for the Kindergarten program beginning September 2023.

Please call your area local school to set up an appointment for Kindergarten registration.

If you are unsure about what school to register at please use the catchment area map.

SD 59 officials note when registering children, you will need to provide your child’s birth certificate, healthcare card, and proof of residency.

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Still time to be a downtown hero this summer

Be a Downtown Hero in Mile Zero this summer.

The Dawson Creek and District Chamber of Commerce has a new endeavour to get some foot traffic into local businesses.

Executive director Duncan Malkinson says the project designed to get people – both local and tourists alike – stretching their legs and into some businesses.

Once you have been stamped at each location – drop the fully

inked passport in at the Dawson Creek Visitor’s Information Centre to be entered to win some cool summer and tourism schwag; and more!

Malkinson adds the Chamber will be able to use the traffic data and other feedback to help further develop both the project and added value aspects of being a member.

Our editor was the first to get a fully inked passport. Right now the trophy is his. Embarassing. Get out there!

South Peace Grain held a customer appreciation event Thursday at their shop with a lunch and open house on the day. BROWN

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Join Stan Fraser each Monday morning for a walk and talk throughout the month of August.

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Volunteering has several benefits, including gaining real­world experience, developing new skills, expanding your professional network and exploring new occupations. Find a cause important to you and start giving back today.

How volunteering can benefit your career

Celebrate the invaluable contributions of the over 12 million volunteers in Canada. On top of the social benefits of volunteering, here are three ways that giving back to your community can boost career prospects.

1. Develop your skills. Volunteering for a cause related to your current or future career can help you expand your existing skillset and gain valuable real­world experience. After all, you’re still working, but instead of getting paid, you’re donating your time to your community.

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3. Build references. Professional references can be hard to come by, especially if you haven’t worked several jobs. However, they’re crucial for scoring a well­paying gig. Fortunately, you

can ask the people you volunteer with, especially supervisors, to vouch for your employability and work ethic.

Finally, volunteering shows potential employers that you’re a well­rounded person who cares about your community. If you’re ready to become part of Canada’s extensive volunteer community, inquire about exciting opportunities in your area.

It was the kids time to shine Thursday during the annual Kiwanis Exhibition kids parade through the downtown core of Mile Zero. Rodeo Royalty and a mild-mannered newspaper editor, were on hand to help the Kiwanis hand out some hardware for best bikes, pets, more. BROWN

Barbie is coming back to Mile Zero!

Barbie is a fantastic film.

He-Man got his movie in the 1980s. Dolph! GI Joe as well, Don Johnson voiced Lt. Falcon. Then a couple GI Joe live actioners with The Rock. Transformers the Movie in the mid 1980s and subsequent live action films –another again in 2023.

When was Barbie ever getting a turn? Now is the time.

The conceit to get over is that the dolls are fairly self-aware they are dolls - much like the Toy Story crew. What they aren’t aware of is how much different the real world is compared to Barbie Land. How the dolls leave their homes (as if being held by children who are playing with them) is great stuff.

When the doll owners pick up anxiety that sometimes comes with age – the Barbies’ worlds change.

The writing here isn’t woke, it simply plays on the matriarchy and patriarchy roles that are flipped in Barbie Land vs. the real world of the movie.

In Barbie Land – Ken is an afterthought. Everything is pink,

and named after Barbie. The movie truly takes off when Ken discovers “the real world” – and mistakes his perceived patriarchal advantages – he returns to Barbie Land to take it to infantile levels. Horse medallions. Lightning power headbands.

The Barbie Dream Mansion is now the Ken Mojo Dojo Casa House. This being said - the writing combination behind the script of Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach is great.

The real world is represented by Will Ferrell leading a host of Mattel Executives – and his interactions with Barbie are fantastic. As is Weird Barbie – who has short hair and marker on her face, and can do the splits because her dolls’ legs are broken. Helen Mirren plays the narrator, while Rhea Perlman is on board playing the creator of Barbie.

Margot Robbie is spot on as the title character – however doing the heavy lifting is a pair of CanucksKens Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu - both are fantastic.

A return engagement next week in the Creek!

It’s time to vote for the 2023 Reader’s Choice Awards

It’s that time of year again to vote for the best of the best in Dawson Creek and the South Peace community.

The annual Dawson Creek Mirror’s Reader’s Choice Awards is now open, and we’re looking for your votes on the best businesses, the best people, and the best things to do and places to see in our region.

Let us know who you think has the best appies and desserts in town, and who makes the best sandwiches and burgers; tell us who the best athletes and doctors are, and who’s the best barber that keeps you looking fresh; tell us who’s your favourite local artist, and the best local event you don’t want to miss.

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Caroline Faye Jacobs

July27,2023

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- Laura Anne Mary Desjarlais (born 1977) was sentenced to one year probation for mischief $5,000 or under, committed in Dawson Creek, and issued a one-year $100

recognizance after an allegation of causing fear of injury or damage in Dawson Creek.

- Todd Davis (born 1995) was issued a one-year $500 recognizance after

an allegation of causing fear of injury or damage, committed in Fort St. John.

- Jeanine Jacqueline Joe (born 1981) was prohibited from driving for one year and fined $1,500 plus a $100 victim surcharge for refusing to provide a sample, sentenced to two years probation and ordered to provide a DNA sample for assault with a weapon and to one year probation for assault and breaking and entering with intent to commit offence, all committed in Fort St. John. Joe was in custody for 60 days prior to sentencing.

- Jeanine Jacqueline Joe (born 1981) was sentenced to two years probation, ordered to provide a DNA

sample and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for assault with a weapon, committed in Fort St. John. Joe was in custody for 60 days prior to sentencing.

- Jospeh Craig Kitzke (born 1959) was fined $35,000 plus a $5,250 victim surcharge for introducing activity-related waste into environment under the Environmental Management Act. committed in Charlie Lake.

- Wayne Bradley Pizzey (born 1968) was prohibited from driving for one year and fined $500 plus a $100 victim surcharge for driving while prohibited or licence suspended under the Motor Vehicle Act, committed in Fort St. John.

- Kylie Wade Landon (born 1977) was sentenced to 699 days in jail and two years probation, issued a 20-year firearms prohibition and ordered to provide a DNA sample for robbery with a firearm, fined $2,000 and issued a 10-year firearms prohibition for possessing a firearm without a licence

or registration, to time served and two years probation for assault and to time served for breaching an undertaking, all committed in Chetwynd. Landon was in custody for 594 days prior to sentencing.

- Shane Stecyk (born 1977) was prohibited from driving for 275 days and fined $1,000 plus a $150 victim surcharge for driving while impaired, committed in Fort St. John.

- Jared Benjamin Anton (born 1991) was sentenced to 18 months probation and ordered to provide a DNA sample for assault by choking and assault, one year probation for causing a disturbance and uttering threats and to time served for breaching probation. Anton was in custody for 138 days prior to sentencing.

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6:00pm at the Northern Brain Injury Association office: #11-1405 102 Ave Dawson Creek. Please call 250-719-4673 for more information. http://nbia.ca/

1055 Coming Events

South Peace Historical Society Meetings

Third Wednesday of the month. In Dawson Creek at the Calvin Kruk Centre Archives Room at 2 pm.

TOPS B.C. #3450, Arras meets every Wednesday at Cutbank Hall @ 10:00 A.M. For more info call LINDA AT 250-8437410 or LINDA AT 250-843-0033. Join us having fun while winning with weight loss

1055 Coming Events

TOPS Evening Sessions Meet Thursday at 6:00pm

New Beginnings Baptist Church in DC, 10221-18th St Phone: Judy 250-7829540 or Gail 250-782-7208 for more info.

1060 Community Notes

We’re here to help!

• PREVENTION

• EDUCATION

• SUPPORT Northern Brain Injury Association

1-866-979-HOPE (4673)

1060 Community Notes

We’re here to help!

• PREVENTION

• EDUCATION

• SUPPORT Northern Brain Injury Association

1-866-979-HOPE (4673)

1090 Funeral Services

Reynar’s Funeral Services & Crematorium 1300 102 Avenue Dawson Creek, BC 250-782-2424

1-800-217-2299

wecare@reynars.com

1100 In Memoriam

1100 In Memoriam

Nanny/Live-in

giver required for 2 children ages 4 & 6. Full-Time Live-in only. Duties include: Cooking, Care for the children at home. Light house cleaning. School drop-off and pick-up. Must speak English. Related Experience necessary. Dawson Creek. Email resume to: jayson_saao@yahoo.c

1130 Meeting Place

PC Roots Group Meeting: 4th Saturday/month, 1:30pm, NAR Park in the small annex. Getting started on family tree research, need help? Come learn & share experiences with other amateur genealogists. New members welcome. For more info call Lynn: 250-7824058, Anne: 250-7827137. peacecountryroots.ca

TOPS 3907: Take Off Pounds Sensibly Meet Thursday mornings 9:30 am New Beginnings Baptist Church 1022118th St. Phone Marge 780-864-5205 for more info.

1165 Volunteers

Home Senior Help Line at 250-219-2119 - for help finding services for seniors.

1205 Career Opportunities

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Ingredients

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2tablespoonswhitevinegar

Water

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Directions

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3.Drainpotatoesandrinsewithcoldwater.Leavepotatoesincolanderandallowall watertodrain.

4.Placedrainedpotatoesonaclean,drykitchentowel.Patlightlytoremoveany remainingwater.

5.Fillpotwith2inchesofoil.Preheatoilto380F.Useathermometertotesttemperature ofoil.

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7.Placeonehandfulofslicedpotatoesintheoil.Stirgentlytopreventpotatoesfrom stickingtoeachother.Cookuntilgolden;3minutes.

8.Scoopoutandplaceonabakingsheetlinedwithabaking rack.

9.Sprinklewithsaltimmediatelyandrepeatuntilallpotatoes s arecooked.

Tips:

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Classifieds

2145

Wanted to Buy

2011 Diesel Dodge

RAM 3500 automatic-4-Door for parts. (wiring-harness must be intact & functional)

250-789-3350

Looking for a Moveable Modular/ Home/House/ Cabin to buy.

Call 778-838-1055

Looking for School Desks and Playground

Equipment for a School. Call Ernest at 780-926-9412

2210 Haying Equipment

New Holland BR780

Round Baler for Sale.

Asking $18,000. Call Greg at 780-512-1207 or 780-538-9115

2215 Heavy Equipment

For sale: D7-17A Cat.

Call for more info.

250-772-5407

3520

Horses & Tack

Looking for 3-horse angle-haul horse trailer. 250-759-4956

Wanted: large round horse hay bales within 45 minutes of Pouce Coupe, 250-786-5860 or Wonowon@shaw.ca

3521

Saddles & Tack

WANTED: Used Horseshoes. Call Ron at 780-774-2017

Western Saddle for Sale. Also have Boots, Cinches, Bridle and Halter. Call 250-7893778

3535 Livestock

Custom Built Livestock Shelters, Windbreak Panels and Rig Mats

Built to Order. Delivery Options. 780-518-7469

4025 Health Services

Dawson Creek

Dental Centre 1024 103 Ave, Dawson Creek, BC

250-782-4440

Mile Zero

Denture Clinic 103-816 103 Ave, Dawson Creek, BC

250-782-6004

4530 Hotels/ Motels

Bob Zimmer, MP: Prince George, Peace River, Northern Rockies 9916 100 Ave Fort St John, BC

250-787-1192

Dawson Co-op Food Store in the Dawson Co-Op Mall 10200 8th St Dawson Creek, BC 250-782-4858

Dawson Co-op Home & Agro Centre 10020 Parkhill Dr Dawson Creek, BC 250-782-3371

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6730 Local Marketplace Save-On-Foods in the Dawson Mall

11000 8th St Dawson Creek, BC 250-719-0149

Shopper’s Drug Mart in the Dawson Mall 11000 8th St Dawson Creek, BC

250-782-5903

Sobey’s/Safeway 11216 8th St Dawson Creek, BC

250-782-2253

The Brick 11616 8th St Dawson Creek, BC

250-782-7822

Walmart Supercentre 600 Hwy 2 Dawson Creek, BC 250- 719-0128

Want some more bang for your buck?

Ask your sales rep about the Mile 0 Connections Business Directory 250-782-4888

9160 Trucks & Vans

WANTED: 2011 DieselDodge-RAM 3500 automatic-4-Door for parts. (wiring-harness must be intact & functional) 250-789-3350

1983 Ford 6.9-Litre diesel 4WD, Fixerupper or for parts truck 90,000 km, $1000 OBO 250-7893778

9220 RVs/Campers/ Trailers

27.5ft Starcraft 5th Wheel, 2 Slide-outs, Fireplace, used very little $28,500, Call 250-261-4586

23ft Jay Flight 5th Wheel Trailer for Sale. Excellent condition. Everything works. $6,000 o.b.o. 250263-1901

2011 Chev/Silverado2500, low mileage w/2008 Jayco Eagle Lite 305RLS Trailer. $25,000 for both. Charlie 780-624-8265

2006 Everest 34.5ft

TAKE NOTICE THAT; any One with a prior, equal, or superior right, interest, CONDUCT, treaty or Convention in/ to/for/of the NAME and property of: MICHAEL JOSEPH CHEMERYS and/or CHEMERYS, MICHAEL JOSEPH Estate, or: DEBRA LYNN CHEMERYS and/ or CHEMERYS, DEBRA LYNN Estate, or: DEBRA LYNN ANTOINE and/or ANTOINE, DEBRA LYNN Estate, or DEBRA LYNN YEE and/or YEE, DEBRA LYNN Estate in any style or variation thereof capable to confuse, suspend or clog said NAME, Title and/or Estate is hereby WARRANTED to present their said claim to Witness: Vivian Leigh, McDougall. c/o: 11612, 10th street, Apt 104, Dawson Creek B.C. before expiration of twenty-eight (28) days of the first publishing of this Notice.

ARIES–MAR21/APR20

Donotfightyouremotionsoverthe nextfewdays,Aries.Youneedto embraceyourfeelingsoryoumightnot growinyourrelationships.Showeveryonethetrueyou.

TAURUS–APR21/MAY21

Taurus,captureallofyourgreatideas onpaperorindigitalformtoreferto lateron.You’refeelingcreativeright now,andsoonyoucanturnthisinto projectsthathavelegs.

GEMINI–MAY22/JUN21

Timeisn’tonyoursiderightnow, Gemini.Youmaywonderhowyoucan addhourstotheday,butyoumust makeduewiththetimeyouhave.

CANCER–JUN22/JUL22

Cancer,youareseeminglymoreirresistiblethaneverbeforeandyou’re notquitesurewhattodoaboutthis newfoundattention.Youmaywantto retreat,butenjoythelimelight.

LEO–JUL23/AUG23

Leo,rollwithwhateverenergyyoufeel comingoffofthepeoplearoundyou. Ifeveryoneissubdued,thentakethat cue.Ifothersarerevvedup,thenyou willwanttolightyourownfire.

VIRGO–AUG24/SEPT22

Hushyourinnercritic,Virgo.Youare doingthebestpossiblejobyoucan atthistime.You’resimplytoohardon yourselfandyouneedtocutyourself someslack.

LIBRA–SEPT23/OCT23

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6560 Houses For Rent

1 Bedroom suite furnished, in small mobile-home. $650 includes utilities & satellite. Pouce Coupe. 250-786-0409 8102 Doors/ Windows CUT THUMB DOORS & HARDWARE LTD 1004 100 Ave Dawson Creek, BC 250-782-9321 8165 Glass/Mirrors Glacier Mobile Glass 920 Adams Road Dawson Creek, BC 250-782-8800

8346 Services for Hire

Would you like to be included in the Dawson Creek Mirror Business Classified Listings?

Home Hardware Building Centre 1628 Alaska Ave Dawson Creek, BC 250-782-7891

M&M Meat Market 11612 8th St Dawson Creek, BC 250-782-5525

Safeway Liquor Mile 0 10100 8th St #300 Dawson Creek, BC 250-782-6255

5520

Legal/Public Notices

Would you like to be included in the Dawson Creek Mirror Business Classified Listings? Line Listings are $105 per year. Call today to find out more info. 250-782-4888

9140 Collectibles & Classic Cars

2004 Chev Cavalier

2-Door, Z-type 123,000 kms. runs Good. Alberta Registered. $2900. 250786-0409

5520

Legal/Public Notices

5thWheel, 4Slides, KingBed, Washer Hookups, CentralVac, Fireplace. Very Clean/Excellent Condition. $24,000 250981-2818

2005 Citation 5thwheel 31.5ft $45,000 firm. 250-789-3350

1988 24ft Prowler Lynx Trailer. $4,500 or will trade for Side-bySide of equal value. 780-814-3611

Notice of Disposition of Improvements

As required by Section 26 of the Community Charter, the Peace River Regional District intends to dispose of improvements located at THE NORTH WEST 1/4 OF SECTION 31 TOWNSHIP 79 RANGE 14 WEST OF THE 6TH MERIDIAN PEACE RIVER DISTRICT, EXCEPT PART IN PLAN EPP61201.

The purchaser is Larry Mattson, Rolla, BC, in consideration of $1.00 for the purchase of improvements to the land including three culverts and an engineered berm.

Questions can be directed to the Environmental Services by:

• Email to Environmental.Services@prrd.bc.ca

• Mail to Peace River Regional District, Box 810, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H8

• Phone (250) 784-3200

www.prrd.bc.ca

Peace River Regional District Official Page I Facebook

Peopledonotoperateasefficientlywhentheyarerunningonfumes causedbystress,Libra.It’stimetoslow downandletothershandlethingsfor achange.

SCORPIO–OCT24/NOV22

Scorpio,latelyyouhavetakenonthe roleofprojectmanageranditfitsyou perfectly.Eventhoughyou’rejuggling multipletasksanddetails,somehow thingswillworkoutfine.

SAGITTARIUS–NOV23/DEC21

You’reusuallycontentbeingtheworld explorer,Sagittarius.However,lately youfindthemostcomfortstickingclosertohome.Dowhatevermakesyou happy.

CAPRICORN–DEC22/JAN20

Capricorn,fantasykeepsmovingcloser torealityforyouthisweek.Don’tcount outanyofthosedreamsyouhavebeen havingastheymaybeinspirationfor newplans.

AQUARIUS–JAN21/FEB18

Youcannothelpbeingunusuallyfocusedonallofthelittledetails, Aquarius.Itcouldbeawaytoquietyour mind,whichhasbeenrunningnonstop forafewweeks.

PISCES–FEB19/MAR20

Thiscouldbeyourchancetoindulge alittlemore,Pisces.Whetherit’sabig purchaseoranightoutonthetown, donotresisttheopportunitytogetout andhavefun.

FAMOUSBIRTHDAYS

AUGUST13 SebastianStan,Actor(41)

AUGUST14 MagicJohnson,Athlete(64)

AUGUST15 BenAffleck,Actor(51)

AUGUST16 Madonna,Singer(65)

AUGUST17 AustinButler,Actor(32)

AUGUST18 ChristianSlater,Actor(54)

AUGUST19 ChristinaPerri,Singer(37)

BigEvents

DawsonCreekandDistrict HospitalReplacement

Constructionhasbegunonthenewstate-of-the-art DawsonCreekandDistrictHospitaltoaddresscurrent andfuturehealthandpatientcareneedsintheregion. Theprojectcostisapproximately$590million, whichwillbesharedbetweentheProvincethrough NorthernHealthandthePeaceRiverRegional HospitalDistrict(PRRHD).Thedistrictwillcontribute amaximumof$177million.

“Thisannouncementisexcitingnews.Thenew hospitalwillprovideamoderncarefacilityforthe residentsofthePeaceregionforyearstocome,” saidLeonardHiebert,ChairofPRRHD.“ThePeace RiverRegionalHospitalDistrictisaproudsupporterof thisnewfacility,andwearepleasedthatconstruction isunderwayonthisveryimportantproject.”

Thenewhospitalisprojectedtofinishconstruction andwelcomepatientsin2027.

Ensureyourpropertyisprotectedfrom wildfires.Takeadvantageoffreeand confidentialassessmentsofferedbythe PeaceRiverRegionalDistrictinpartnership withFireSmartBCandMammothForestry. Experiencedwildfireprofessionalswill providetailoredrecommendations andsimplemeasuresyoucantaketo reducetherisktoyourproperty.Don't waitfordisastertostrike,scheduleyour assessmenttoday!

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