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RCMP on Tuesday located the mother of a 15-year-old Dawson Creek boy who went missing more than a month ago.

Tammy Poole was reported missing last week, Dawson Creek RCMP say, and was last seen the evening of April 22 after leaving her home for a walk. RCMP said family were concerned for her well-being, “The RCMP have been noting she has “some physical notified, and we have run disabilities” and requires medi- up against brick walls at this cal care. She point,” she was found said Mon“IF ONE PERSON IS safe Tuesday. day.

HURT, WE ALL FEEL She is A prayer IT.” VIGIL HELD FOR the mother vigil for DENNY POOLE PAGE 4 of Denny Denny was Poole, a scheduled 15-year-old Monday who went missing from the afternoon in Dawson Creek, side of the Alaska Highway and was attended by around March 12. Sharla Bruun, a 100 people spokesperson for the family, said RCMP were notified after reporter@dcdn.ca efforts to find her failed.

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ravis Nelson spots a smouldering pile of earth along a blackened firebreak and pulls over.

“This could be at my property in 20 minutes if it caught up in the grass here,” Nelson says, stepping from the quad and pulling a shovel and sprayer can from the back. The pile is on the wrong side of the firebreak, and looks ready to spread into a dense stand of poplar.

Nelson smashes apart the clump of roots, hosing down the earth with blasts from the sprayer and picking through the clods of dirt to feel for heat.

Many picture airborne deluges from water bombers when they think of forest firefighting in B.C., but battling the Arras wildfire west of Dawson Creek has been a far grittier affair.

Hundreds of volunteers like Nelson have spent the past 72 hours trying to contain the fire with what they say was next to no help from the government. Over the past week, people from as far away as southern Alberta have turned out to the muster point on Nelson’s property to help battle the fire, which at its height threatened a dozen rural properties.

In a matter of hours, they’d assembled a camp that looks like a military operation, plowed firebreaks and roads into the scrub and largely contained a fire that some say could have spread all the way to Alberta if left unchecked.

On Thursday, there was frustration among the citizen firefighters at the government’s slow response, but also pride in what volunteers had been able to accomplish with donated time and equipment. No homes were lost in the fire.

The Arras wildfire was one of 44 that broke out across the Peace Region April 18.

Many say the sudden start to the fire season left the B.C. Wildfire Service flat footed, forced to triage multiple

dangerous fires. Fires in Baldonnel, Taylor and East Pine have already destroyed homes.

“We’ve had 57 fire starts since Monday,” said Amanda Reynolds, a fire information officer with the Prince George Fire Centre. “The conditions are unprecedented for this time of year. And we have a lot of seasonal workers—they’re university students, or they have other jobs. It came early.”

That’s led to a slower than usual response. “They’re doing triage, and rightfully so,” said Chet Jans, a rancher west of Arras who helped fight a fire in the Pine Valley. “They’re hitting whatever they can that’s going to immediately affect someone’s personal property, their houses.”

The wildfire service had resources on the ground in East Pine Wednesday, Jans said, as well as a water bomber Tuesday. However, volunteers still did much of the work, and it wasn’t until Thursday that fire crews were on the ground in Arras.

“Everyone’s going as hard as they can just to chip in and try to contain it so it doesn’t hit the next property,” said Jans. “It’s just how it is.”

Nelson, a construction contractor who raises horses, learned a wildfire had broken out on his brother Troy’s property the afternoon of April 18, when he got a worried call from his wife Ronda.

“I just ripped down here, got my pump and started helping at Troy’s,” said Nelson, who lives around a mile away. “Once we had it controlled down there and we knew it wasn’t going to take his home, we all came around here and drove up the road until we met up

with the fire. It was just blasting ahead, a big wall of flames in the grass.”

While Arras has a volunteer fire department, it wasn’t nearly enough to control the blaze, which at one point covered 400 hectares. Over the next 24 hours, a muster point took shape on Nelson’s property, and donations began to pour in. As of Thursday, the site had portable fuel tanks and toilets, heavy equipment donated by oilfield and construction companies, water trucks, a helicopter, dozens of bright-yellow backpack sprayers (dubbed “piss cans”), and a fleet of side-by-side ATVs. ‘Which way is this tree going to go, Siri?’

Visitors at the camp sign in with an in- and out-time and cell phone number, and are issued a reflective vest.

At the fire’s peak, 96 people were signed in at one time.

On Thursday, with the fire was mostly contained, Nelson took me out on a side-by-side to see the damage.

The earth is black west of the camp, marking the eastern extent of the fire. The first crew we come across is busy with the monotonous work of spraying down hot spots and turning over ashy soil, warm down to the permafrost.

When we come back through this area later, Nelson spots a plastic bucket left by an earlier crew, melted from contact with the soil.

Further in, bulldozers and skid steers are completing fireguards, some nearly 50 feet wide to keep the fire from spreading. Water trucks, the kind often seen on frack sites, are spaced along the main road to provide easy fill-up sites.

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COUNTER-CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: A crew of fellers take a hard earned break from taking down hazard trees near a wildfire in Arras; Travis Nelson hoses down a hot spot; a skid steer builds a firebreak; a crew from Forestry arrives; Beth Riley delivers lunch.

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On Monday morning, this network of clearings and access roads didn’t exist. In addition, many of the firefighters are family and friends, some from as far away as central Alberta. To help navigate the unfamiliar terrain, organizers have put up laminated kilometre markers on posts.

The poplars eventually give way to denser forest, where a crew of loggers is bringing down hazard trees.One of them is Derek Bassett, who pulls the crew in for a photo. One of the loggers bends down to lace up a boot and activates his phone by accident. “Which way is this tree going to go, Siri?� he jokes.

Afterwards, Bassett gives his assessment of the fire. “I’d say she’s 100 per cent controlled,� he says. “It’s just mopping up.�

Nelson chimes in: “If it wasn’t for the local support, we’d be fighting this fire in Peace River.� ‘We don’t know if anyone’s getting paid’ For now, the focus is on containing the fire. Winds

up to 80 km/h on Monday fanned the initial blazes, which were nearly all human-caused.

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Arras fire started in a burn pile from last winter. With the snowpack at about 65 per cent of normal, many of those fires were never extinguished naturally.

That’s got many worried this is only the beginning of a tough fire season.

There’s also the question of payment. Keeping track of donations has become a full-time job at the camp.

While out on the line, Beth Riley arrives with water and sandwiches. She’s eager to provide a full list of every company that’s donated— everything from sandwiches and coffee to heavy equipment.

Others point out that much of the heavy equipment comes from oil and gas service companies, which

were already struggling with the oil downturn. On Thursday, no one was sure whether they’re entitled to compensation. “We don’t know if anyone’s getting paid,� said Mike Mulvahill, who ran heavy equipment on the fire line. “This whole operation is on the good graces of the people who live here.� “Forestry (the Wildfire Service) showed up yesterday for a little chat and that’s been the extent of the forestry involvement,� he added. “It’s pretty frustrating.�

By 1:30, a crew from the service had arrived on scene, which some expected would take some pressure off the locals.

But Nelson, who said he’d had about six hours of sleep since the fire broke out, didn’t expect much rest any time soon. “I check the fire up ‘til midnight every night,� he said. “We’ve got a lot to lose.� reporter@dcdn.ca

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One hundred attend vigil for missing teen Denny Poole

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Jenny Poole (seated) comforts niece Blare Coss at a vigil for missing teen Denny Poole Monday. Beside them, Debbie Massee and Brittany, Poole’s sister, pray for his safe return. JONNY WaKEFIELd PhOtO

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When Denny Poole was just a few years old, Alan Lefferson, his foster dad, taught him how to track on his 52-acre farm outside Pouce Coupe.

“He’d show me all the different (tracks) next time out,” Lefferson said Monday at a vigil for Poole, who has been missing for nearly 45 days. “Deer, moose, elk, bear, whatever we could find. He was very good at memorizing roads to get back home.”

One hundred people turned out to a service for Poole Monday to pray for his safe return.

The 15-year-old went missing after wandering the backroads near the Kiskatinaw River with a friend March 12. The friend managed to find a ride back to Dawson Creek, but Poole hasn’t been seen since.

Pastor Cory Lizotte of the Pouce Coupe Community Church led a brief service, followed by smudging and drumming for the Poole family, who are First Nations.

“Help the people who are looking for him, and bring him

safely home to us,” Lizotte prayed. “If that is not possible, Lord, we ask you to let us know where he is so we can grieve.”

Poole, who was living with his grandma Jenny at the time of his disappearance, spent time in foster care with the Leffersons growing up.

Riding bikes and quads on the farm was one of Poole’s favourite activities, Lefferson said.

He said it was unusual for Poole to be out of contact, even after he moved back with his grandma.

“Usually once a week he’d phone me just to see how I was doing,” Lefferson said. “If he was in trouble or needed something, I’d go get him.”

Police have enlisted a helicopter for help in the search, as well as trackers from Saulteau First Nations, but as of Monday there was no news on Poole’s whereabouts.

Lizotte said the search for Denny has been painful for the whole community.

“If one person is hurt, we all feel it,” he said. reporter@dcdn.ca

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Farmington has its very own guitar hero ROB BROWN Managing Editor

When I connect with Josiah Finke it is immediate he hails from a musical family – much like the Partridge Family. However there is a small catch. They may not have ever seen them in action.

“We play ping-pong, have music and sing. There’s no TV,”

says Josiah’s father Scott.

All the more time to practice the guitar for Josiah, who played the Honors Concert at Unchaga Hall last week. The concert, part of the Peace Liard Regional Arts, showcases much of the local talent chosen at the recent Festival of the Arts – some would call these performers the cream of the crop, while others see the youth simply as the future of the Dawson Creek arts scene.

Josiah Finke played the concert for the third year in the row.

The 17-year-old from Farmington is already gaining a strong reputation as a writer, player and interpreter on the guitar.

He released his first album of original material late last year, while has played the Sweetwater Festival the last two years. He recently won first place in the DC Rising Star talent competition.

Josiah Finke works out a new riff on the guitar. ROB BROWN PhOtO

His song selection last week proved to be a tour de force for the young guitarist. “Phoenix Rising” by Calum Graham is a difficult tune to master. His Dad Scott let’s us know the lay of the land of the song.

“It calls for the instrument to be used in several unconventional ways. You just gotta see and hear to believe it.”

Seeing is believing. Josiah started his musical journey young, playing a harmonica that dwarfed the then six year old.

“I learned the basics from my Dad, chord work, guitar tabs.

He taught me a flamenco scale.

I got an instructional DVD and spent some time with that. It started with flamenco, then other classic finger styles, steel picking, and learning more and more genres and performance. I try to bring a bit of everything I have into them,” he says.

His guitar journey began when he was 11. He’s 17 now.

His Dad is more matter-offact.

“I’ve been playing for 40 years, he passed me a few years back now.”

From original compositions to interpretations of others tracks, Finke brings his own musical and playing style to the performance.

“I’m always writing a bit – the music and riffs,” Josiah said.

“For example, my song ‘Spring’ started as a bit that I then came back to about a year later.”

He is also interested in the producing and sound engineering side of things. Scott says technology has sure helped out in this regard.

“Now you can get a $100,000 studio rig for a few thousand dollars,” he said.

Josiah is big into charity work, including speaking at schools about guitar and drug use, as well as visiting hospitals with his axe.

Scott says Josiah got some of his stage legs and experience early on.

“We had an old-timer who was looking forward to hearing Josiah play harmonica and then we learned the man had slipped into a coma. Josiah played anyway and as he did, the man woke up and started clapping. We left him smiling.”

Finke plans on attending Peace River Bible Institute in Sexsmith after graduation this year.

“I will be learning to live life there a bit,” he said.

“I’d like to expand my guitar lessons, both teaching them and learning myself.”

His musical knowledge is obvious the minute one sees him picks up his guitar. However he’s got the knowledge to go with his chops. Not many people admire Paul McCartney’s guitar player Lawrence Juber for example.

The pride in his father’s eyes is unmistakable.

“You can hear the creativity flowing. It is a great thing to hear. His mother and I absolutely love listen to him practice. Music is in this home and it adds color and fabric to everyone’s lives,” he says.

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Pioneer Village picks up more real estate courtesy of Northern Lights ROB BROWN Managing Editor

Students of the Norther Lights trades and apprenticeship program pose with their latest project, a new building the Pioneer Village housing a Doctor’s and newspaper office, as well as a barbershop. Members of the program have been working on the build for the last seven months.

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Rotary in Dawson Creek A few examples of Rotary partnering to help other organizations succeed, over the past 15 years.

April 2001 – Two Rotarians, Teresa Crate and Wayne Dahlen are shown here with their service groups that came together in support of the Salvation Army food bank.

Also in April 2001, Rotary club president Paul Gevatkof presents a cheque to help support the D.A.R.E. program to educate children as a way of avoiding street drugs. We then have a class picture of the kids that took part.

April 2006 – Rotary Club president Larry Moody presents a cheque to Bear Nountain Ski Hill manager Gord Schmidt to assist in future development and equipment replacement. The local ski hill is a non-profit organization supported by donations and volunteers.

As far as Stewart Flinn is concerned, the new build is complete short of a few pains. Make that panes.

“It is all done but the glass. We need some of that still,” he said Wednesday. Flinn, the president of the South Peace Historical Society was on hand to check out the new doctor, barber and newspaper office.

The project was built by students of the Northern Lights trades and apprenticeship program.

In the program, students learn and then perform work related to the assembly and erection of falsework and forms for concrete, wood and metal

frame construction.

Students install interior and exterior finishing metals for residential, commercial, and industrial projects, following plans and specifications and local building codes.

Other skills include layout, rigging/signaling, cutting/welding and the erection and dismantling of scaffolding.

Instructor Ryan Mayoh said this particular project presented a new challenge for students.

“It was a bit of a different project for our students as this was all done by hand,” he said.

“Normally we build a house during the program from the ground up, bringing in pieces that are already somewhat pre-fabricated or built,

however this time almost everything was quite from scratch.”

Mayoh said this project stretches back to the fall 2015 semester.

“We started this last October breaking ground and pouring the pad.”

Flinn said when the suggestion was made to partner with Northern Lights, the move made complete sense. Mayoh said the builds traditionally provide required hours for students in the program.

Flinn said there would be more action at the new building come May 28.

“We will be having a recognition ceremony come May 28 for our donors.”

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Clark says LNG can help reduce wildfires JONNY WAKEFIELD Staff Writer

Liquefied natural gas can help cut China’s coal consumption and turn the tide against climate change, which is contributing to an early wildfire season in Northeast B.C., Premier Christy Clark said Wednesday in Fort St. John.

The premier was in the Peace Region for a proLNG rally, planned weeks before a rash of wildfires forced people from their homes across northern B.C. Asked about the early start to the fire season, Clark made a pivot to her government’s plan to export LNG to Asia.

“This early start to the fire season is alarming for everyone in the province,” Clark told reporters after a speech to LNG supporters from the back of an oilfield crane truck. “I know it’s been an immediate, urgent issue for people in the northeast, but if it’s starting this early here, it’s going to start early everywhere in the province.”

“This is the reality we’re facing today as the planet gets warmer,” she continued, saying climate change leads to dry conditions that exacerbate wildfires. “If there’s any argument for exporting

LNG and helping fight climate change, surely it is all around us when we see these fires burning out of control.”

Clark tailored her comments to the current wildfires, but the argument is far from new. The BC Liberal government has long argued that LNG is less carbon-intensive than oil and coal, making it a netpositive for emissions reduction.

Clark alluded to the Chinese government’s 2015 approval of 155 coalfired power plants meant to meet growing demand.

While those plants are still on the books, their future remains uncertain amid an economic slowdown and a shift towards renewables.

“The only way China is not going to build those filthy, belching coal plants is if they have a different fuel to power the country. That has to be LNG,” Clark said in a followup interview. “If everyone who is using coal and oil switched to natural gas today, we would be a third less polluting. In one leap.”

“If we want to be able to slow down the rate of climate change and have fewer fires or at least get stable on that front, we’re going to have to step up our efforts to fight climate change.”

Wednesday’s rally aimed to show public support for Pacific NorthWest LNG, a multibillion-dollar liquefaction plant planned for Lelu Island near Prince Rupert. It would source gas from Progress Energy, the largest gas driller in the province and a major employer in the Peace Region.

Earlier this year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government imposed a three-month delay on the project amid growing concerns about its greenhouse gas emissions and impact on salmon habitat.

Peter McCartney, a campaigner with the Wilderness Committee, said that burned side by side, LNG is cleaner than coal.

“But to get that LNG to Asia, there’s a whole polluting process that occurs that actually means that LNG is worse than coal over the short term,” he said, citing upstream methane leaks, venting, and the burning of natural gas needed to liquefy the product.

“She’s absolutely correct that these wildfires are linked to climate change, and people are now seeing these climate change impacts in their everyday lives,” he said. reporter@dcdn.ca

Encana funds for ER equipment upgrades

Left to right: Alistair McInnis, Manager of Communications and Events with the Dawson Creek and District Hospital Foundation; Brian Lieverse of Encana; Foundation board member Heidi Critcher; Foundation board member Wanda Landry; Fiona Liebelt of Encana; and Khrista Braddick, manager of Emergency/ICU/Day Care for Northern Health at the Dawson Creek and District Hospital. SUBMIttED PhOtO

The emergency department of the Dawson Creek and District Hospital got an Encana boost last week.

As part of $75,000 in sponsorship Encana presented to the Dawson Creek and District Hospital Foundation in 2015, the funds covered equipment including an X-Ray trauma stretcher, bladder

scanner, Welch Allyn vital signs monitor and a transaver trauma stretcher. Encana funds also went towards the purchase of six ER stretchers.

Khrista Braddick, the manager of Emergency/ ICU/Day Care at the hospital, showcased the new equipment to visitors Tuesday morning. On

hand for the event were representatives from Encana and members of the Dawson Creek and District Hospital Foundation.

The Foundation has received a total of $900,400 in Encana funding towards healthcare upgrades and equipment at the Dawson Creek and District Hospital.

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Stop treating our forests BC Timber Sales, Peace-Liard Business Area plans to spray Glyphosate (Roundup) on huge areas of our forests. They call this a “Pest Management Plan.”

The vegetation, brush, etc. that will be killed are not pests.

They are a natural part of a healthy forest.

Chemical application is not management; it is

destruction. This overuse and abuse of deadly chemicals is killing our bees, our butterflies, our birds and our animals.

Wildlife may not be directly killed by direct contact with these chemicals but their food and shelter are killed.

Chemicals are killing the lichens, mosses and browse that are critical to the survival of caribou

and many other species.

We should not be killing wolves. We should be killing the destructive, unconscionable application of herbicides, pesticides and other toxic chemicals to our forests, range lands, etc. Wake up people! There is only one planet we can live on.

Ed Pitt

Reflections of your Dawson Creek Mirror Thank you so much for the new local Mirror. I was please to received last week’s inaugural edition and read it cover to cover.

This week’s paper was equally interesting and local.

Please keep up the good work.

Thanks for also printing each article on one page! It

makes it easier to follow and also to save those ones of special interest.

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Train hard and don’t leave anything on the mountain The snow is all but gone in Chetwynd and it is looking greener every day. This brings us all to thinking of spring and summer activities such as the Emperor’s Challenge, hosted by our neighboring community of Tumbler Ridge. The event broke a record this year by filling up in just eighteen hours.

One thousand people, signed up and committed to running or walking up and down that mountain on August 6th. If history stays consistent, about two thirds will follow through with that goal.

I attended a LGLA conference in February at which I took part in a time management seminar. The speaker asked a question that I will remember always. She asked “Five frogs sat on a log. One said he was

going to jump off. How many are left?” The answer is five. Talking about something does not complete the task. However, every plan requires a first step and signing up is step one. What must a person do to follow through with their goal?

I’m sure that most of us don’t care to take a test when we haven’t studied, or attend a wedding in dirty blue jeans or show up for a run we didn’t train for. The event should be treated as a reward for the weeks that one spent training for it. A prize for the days that it was windy, cold, hot or raining but the training still happened and miles were logged. There is nothing like seeing a finish line in the distance, knowing that you’ve earned the honor of crossing it with pride.

As runners we need to take

care of our feet. It is imperative to find out what type of support is needed. It will be neutral, stable or somewhere in between. There is surely information online to help with this or the best approach may be to consult a physician. Our doctors are busy but it is likely they would be more than happy to help knowing that it is for such a healthy cause. Once the proper support is determined, visit a sports store and tell the owner what it is you are looking for. Speaking as someone who goes through four pairs of shoes a year, going outside of Chetwynd or shopping online will likely cost more money for less of a shoe.

Last but not least set an achievable goal. This is not a race.

The title says it is a challenge.

It’s a challenge against yourself.

It matters not where you place overall but how you do compared to your goal. An abundance of Rocky show tunes on an iPod will undoubtedly help to achieve your goals. Congratulations to all those who signed up for The Emperor’s Challenge. It’s a wonderful event and it brings me a lot of pride seeing such a great representation from Chetwynd there every year.

Train hard, run hard, and don’t leave anything on the mountain. See you there!

Make a goal, write it down and make it happen.

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HANNAH We went for a long drive with a friend on Sunday and she stopped at an asparagus farm, where we all purchased fresh asparagus. It tastes so good and Hubby and I bought about ten pounds. We are still eating it but there is not much left. No, we didn’t eat ten pounds of asparagus all at once, but it is tasty enough for the exercise. It was less than ten pounds eaten as we snapped off the ends since they are generally woody.

Last year, while attending numerous garage sales, I found the greatest asparagus steamer. The basket is terrific, mesh like, but not flimsy. You can load it to the top with fresh asparagus.

I often use the asparagus steamer to cook my gluten free pasta, because the basket lifts out easily and I can run water through the pasta so it will be less sticky. I

find rice pasta tends to be sticky and unpleasant to handle. The asparagus steamer saves me from the sticky pasta blues.

I snapped the tough ends off the asparagus and used the steamer to clean them with water and vinegar.

I am liking that steamer’s versatility.

The meal of asparagus was excellent. A tiny touch of oil and a bit of salt and it was asparagus heaven at our house.

While I was munching my asparagus I thought about how good dandelions tasted in the spring after a winter with no fresh greens. Mom had to bring the water to the boil and then drain the dandelion leaves immediately and add fresh water, bring it to the boil and toss the already wilted leaves back in with a touch of salt. It was served with vinegar. I recall eating it and liking it, but I also recall the word “yuck” from a few siblings.

Oh, well, you can’t please everyone.

Mom just tossed on a bit more

vinegar and told them to eat up.

I imagine had Mom had asparagus available for us there would have been no argument.

Yet, I know not everyone likes it.

Fresh asparagus tastes nothing like canned asparagus. If all you ever experience is canned asparagus you are liable to assume the fresh plant is not worth eating. Next time you see it in the supermarket, and I imagine it’s there now, buy some and try it. Never cook it until it’s mushy, it’s better with a tiny bit of crunch. Snap the bottoms from the stem as they are tough and steam the rest.

I kept the bottoms of my asparagus because I am going to use them in my next soup. I save peelings and parts of veggies that don’t fit in my recipes to make what I fondly call “junk soup”. I know the name junk soup is best used to name the soup you get when you throw the leftovers from your refrigerator into a pot and add

Asparagus.

water. It’s often junky but, as long as you never add liver, is usually quite tasty, especially if you include a can of tomato paste.

I discovered today that left over, cold asparagus is wonderful and a tiny sprinkle of salt was enough. No vinegar, no fat, and I tried it without salt and yes, it’s even better sans salt.

I have eaten enough asparagus already to experience the fabled

weirdly scented urine, caused from eating asparagus, which some compare to a faint odor of rotten eggs. I don’t find it disagreeable, but I was surprised. Apparently I never ate enough at one time to notice it before. I certainly notice it now and my bathroom fan is participating in the experiment, because it’s not an odor I want to explain to anyone who happens to come by for a cup of tea.

There are a few farms that allow people to pick their own produce and I believe we could have picked our own asparagus the other day, but they had stacks of it in the cooler and I am lazy so we bought it.

Margo Hannah plants, paints and ponders. She used to live in Dawson Creek, B.C.,(1960 to 2014) but winter chased her from the north. She lives in the Okanagan when she is not traipsing around some place looking for a new hat.

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The world’s oldest dog dies at 210 Bob

SNYDER JENNIFER JEST: Another week, another stack of ridiculous news items to chew on. People Magazine named Jennifer Aniston “The World’s Most Beautiful Woman”. To be politically correct, they should also name “The World’s Ugliest Woman”. OK, OK, Jennifer Aniston is nice to look at. It’s just a matter of time until her stylist wins the Nobel Prize for Hairdressing.

NEWLYWED NEWS: Meanwhile in Taber, Alberta, newlyweds Olive and Peter Huvanaars are enjoying their new life together. Olive and Peter are both 83. To add to their newlywed bliss, last week they won a lottery prize of a home in Sylvan Lake valued at $900,000. 83 year old Olive said they’ll sell the house. (I guess they’re happy - living in her mother’s basement) EARTH MIRTH: Friday was Earth Day, a day to remember the environment, and teach your kids to recycle. There were Earth Day ceremonies in Ottawa.

Politicians entered into the spirit

Netflix has tweaked their system.

The superior U.S. service cannot now be accessed from Canada.

Angry Canadian users were unsure about who they should complain to: The Netflix company - or the guy whose Netflix password they stole.

by recycling a bunch of promises.

An environmental group suggested you celebrate Earth Day by not showering. By the time I heard this, I’d already showered. So I entered into the spirit of the day by wiping off the deodorant from under my arms.

NAKED NEWS: In London, a new restaurant is “clothing optional”. Customers choose between clothed and unclothed sections. The staff are all naked.

Gee, I can remember when all I had to worry about in a restaurant was the waiter accidentally sticking his thumb in my soup.

TEXT TROUBLE: There was a report some theatres may allow texting during movies. Terrific.

What’s next - people eating at McDonalds can take off their shoes and socks - put their feet on the table - trim their toenails?

DOPE SCOPE: The Liberal government announced they intend to introduce legislation next year to legalize marijuana. A recent survey shows 70 percent of Canadians support this. The other 30 percent

Jennifer Aniston. Nice to look at.

say they don’t need pot to feel sleepy, hungry and paranoid.

THE PILL: A Japanese pharmaceutical company announced it has developed a birth control pill for men. The next step is a pill for women that makes them remember to remind their man to take his birth control pill.

NETFLIX NEWS: Canadians who break the rules by using the U.S. Netflix service got a shock.

HE’S BAAAAAACK! Hollywood released a trailer for the new Jason Bourne movie, with Matt Damon returning as the CIA spy and assassin. Here’s my question: If we can have “Batman v Superman” why we can’t have “Jason Bourne v James Bond”??

DOGGONE: Sad news from Australia. The pooch generally regarded as the world’s oldest dog died. Maggie the sheep dog was 30. In dog years that’s 210. My Grandpa’s dog was healthy until a ripe old age. Grandpa always dropped a multi-vitamin in the toilet before his doggie drank from it.

TRUDEAU TALE: Prime Minister Trudeau was touring an Ontario technical institute when a reporter asked him to explain quantum computing.

Trudeau gave a totally correct

answer. So - Trudeau is not only handsome - he’s also very smart.

Those are two good reasons for me to hate the guy.

ZOOZ NOOZ: At the Toronto Zoo, a woman climbed over a wire fence and jumped into the tiger cage to retrieve her hat. A zoo spokesman said she could have been seriously injured. Hey, no kidding. Those wire fences are very dangerous. There’s a video of the incident on YouTube. The woman looks stupid - climbing back over the fence. But the tiger looks kind of neat - wearing her hat.

DINO DISASTER: 94 million year old dinosaur tracks near Tumbler Ridge BC may have been damaged by hikers. An expert was on TV saying the rare footprints need more protection, and the Dinosaur Museum near Grande Prairie could be a bigger attraction.

Maybe we should focus more on our priceless dinosaurs of the Peace Region -- and focus less on the high-priced dinosaurs in the Canadian Senate.

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DNA test ties deer hunters to out-of-season kill Xiaojing Guo and Yong Li guilty of dead wildlife, hunting out of season JONNY WAKEFIELD Staff Writer

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A dead deer’s DNA helped tie two Richmond men to an outof-season hunting expedition in Rose Prairie.

Late last month, Xiaojing Guo and Yong Li pleaded guilty to possession of dead wildlife and illegal hunting in a Richmond

court.

The two were charged after killing deer on a hunting expedition in Rose Prairie near Fort St. John in August 2013.

The BC Conservation Officer Service got a complaint about the hunting party from a resident, who said the men had killed a deer despite seasonal prohibitions on doing so.

Seven men in the group were initially charged.

Conservation Officers caught up with the men and found the bodies of two deer.

“We collected blood from the kill site, and then we had DNA from the deer that were seized,” Conservation Officer Blake Parker said. “We were able to link them that way.”

He said it’s not uncommon for COs to use DNA in illegal hunting cases.

“It depends on what evidence we have,” he said. “If we have (DNA),

we do use it when we can. We save sending it out and getting it tested for the more serious offences. We don’t do it like 20 times a year.”

Guo was fined $3,500 and handed a three-year prohibition on hunting on March 31. Li was also given a three-year hunting prohibition, as well as $2,300 in fines Their rifles, the deer carcasses and other hunting paraphernalia were confiscated. reporter@dcdn.ca

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Hudson’s Hope fears loss of municipal land in Site C First Nations transfers JONNY WAKEFIELD Staff Writer

The District of Hudson’s Hope stands to lose a large chunk of municipal land in transfers to First Nations impacted by the Site C dam, Mayor Gwen Johannson says.

If approved by the provincial government, the district of 1,000 could see sections of public land south of the Peace River carved off for First Nations as part of an impact benefits agreement on the $8.8 billion hydroelectric project.

Johansson said the district, which covers 358 square kilometres and is bisected by the Peace River, has few details on what lands will be affected.

“As far as I can tell, it’s everything south of the river,” she said. “I can’t get clarification on exactly what this means. My understanding at the moment is the private land that is there would not be affected by this… but everything that’s Crown land (would be).”

Details on how First Nations will be compensated for Site C are still under negotiation, and

Hudson’s Hope Mayor Gwen Johannson says the district has little information on lands within municipal boundaries that could be deeded to First Nations impacted by Site C. JONNY WAKEFIELD PhOtO

few local leaders are clear on how transfers of Crown land will impact municipalities.

Hudson’s Hope first learned of the transfers last June, but Johansson could not speak publicly on the issue until this year.

On Thursday, the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) endorsed a motion asking the province for details on impact benefits agreements with First Nations, including a list of Crown lands that could be transferred and their impacts on the regional tax base.

The board will also ask

whether the costs of impact benefits agreements are included in the dam’s overall price tag.

Earlier this year, the North Peace Rod and Gun club held a packed public meeting on land transfers, saying they could essentially privatize access to popular hunting, recreation and trapping areas.

The issue first came to light after hunters noticed tracts of land in the Muskwa-Kechika wilderness area had been set aside under sections 16 and 17 of the provincial land act, which allow the forests minister to

hold lands “for any purpose the minister considers advisable in the public interest.”

Similar issues have arisen in the Peace Moberly Tract, a hunting area within the boundaries of the District of Hudson’s Hope.

Last summer, Saulteau First Nations and the B.C. government approved a Site C benefits agreement, which includes Crown land transfers and protection of the Peace Boudreau, a land area “of importance” to the nations.

Suntanu Dalal, spokesperson for the Ministry of Energy and Mines, would not comment specifically on the transfers’ impact on Hudson’s Hope, saying only “there is a possibility of Crown land transfers to Treaty 8 First Nations affected by the project (Site C).”

“These land offers remain the subject of negotiation with affected First Nations . . . no lands would transfer without a full assessment and after undertaking all necessary consultation,” he wrote in an email.

Johannson said the district is trying to get more information on how the transfers will

impact residents, including recreational users and trappers.

She added the district recently rezoned several large industrial parcels on the south side of the river intended for oilfield pipeline yards.

“People want more information on what it means, particularly the people who use it for recreation—the hunters, the snowmobilers, the fishers,” she said.

It remains to be seen when Hudson’s Hope will have firm answers on Site C’s impact on its land base.

Energy Minister Bill Bennett told the Alaska Highway News last month that there are “legitimate criticisms” of the way the B.C. government has handled land transfers to First Nations impacted by Site C, but said negotiations with First Nations must continue to be confidential.

The dam will flood 83-kilometres of the Peace River valley, including sites sacred to local First Nations.

—with files from Bronwyn Scott reporter@dcdn.ca

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Fort St. John’s curbside recycling program—the first in the Peace Region—is working.

Since bringing in curbside pickup in November, Fort St. John has cut the amount trash it sends to the dump by 30 per cent, from an average 347 tons a month to 242.

But curbside recycling has costs—and not just for taxpayers in the cities that have programs.

Rural representatives at the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) say residents and businesses in unincorporated areas are increasingly bearing the costs of municipal curbside recycling programs.

This year, regional taxpayers paid $810,000 to process and transport Fort St. John’s curbside to recycling centres.

In recent months, the debate over how to pay for managing solid waste has brought out fundamental tensions between urban and rural directors. The $810,000 allocation was controversial enough for all four rural representatives to vote against the PRRD’s 2016 budget, which passed with support from the municipalities last month.

Area C Director Bradley Sperling, who represents the rural area outside Fort St. John, said that while he supports expanding recycling programs, costs are being passed on to rural residents who don’t directly benefit from curbside recycling.

“As a representative of a rural area, I look at it as my constituents picking up someone else’s recycling tab,” he said. “We’re paying for it. That’s the concern.”

According to 2013 statistics, Northeast B.C. residents are among the province’s most wasteful.

The provincial government aimed to reduce total waste loads to an annual 550 kilograms per person by 2013, according to a report from City of Dawson Creek Chief Administrative Officer Jim Chute. While the province beat its goal—dropping to an average 536 kg of waste per person—the Peace Region was a laggard.

PRRD residents were 47 per cent over the provincial target, at 808 kg of municipal solid waste per person. That put the PRRD in third for B.C. regional districts, behind only Fraser-Fort George and the Northern Rockies. That lacklustre finish was an improvement over 2007, when the average PRRD resident tossed 1,183 kg.

Fort St. John brought in curbside recycling in 2015 in hopes of reducing the amount of waste it sends to regional landfills. Since then, overall loads have declined, but costs have climbed.

While the municipality pays for local curbside collection through a combination of taxes and fees, everything post-collection is covered by the regional district and its rural—largely industrial—tax base.

In the 1990s, the province made solid waste management a regional “function,” forcing regional districts to transition from seven separate municipal recycling schemes to one coordinated system aimed at reducing waste.

Since then, solid waste management has ballooned into the regional district’s largest line item at $18.9 million. The regional district’s 2016 budget allocated $810,000 to cover transporting, shipping and sorting Fort St. John’s curbside recycling.

That’s led to the perception among rural directors that they’re paying for a service “while receiving less benefits than their municipal colleagues,” the Chute report notes. Those directors, who are outnumbered on the board, also feel they “(have) less say in the governance than municipal directors.”

However, Chute notes urban areas ultimately pay more than rural areas for other solid waste services that are “common to all.”

Karen Goodings, Area B director, said she was concerned about curbside recycling’s impact on rural taxpayers. Goodings, who farms in Cecil Lake, said education could have as big an impact on waste reduction as expensive curbside programs.

She said at the current rate, the region will spend $22.4 million over the next 28 years to save one year of space at the North Peace Landfill.

“While I totally support recycling, I think there is certainly an onus on each of us as individual residents to do what we can do to improve our environment and to do recycling,” she said. “It should not necessarily be a cost borne by the taxpayers.”

PRRD Chief Administrative Office Chris Cvik said regional district staff will hold a meeting May 3 with their municipal counterparts to discuss smoothing the transition to curbside programs. Pouce Coupe became the second municipality in the region to adopt curbside recycling this month. Dawson Creek has mulled curbside recycling, but there are no plans to transition in the near future.

Regardless of how it’s paid for, recycling will be key if the region is to make progress on cutting waste.

By 2020, the province hopes the average person will produce no more than 350 kg of waste a year, meaning Peace Region residents will have to cut their waste by more than half. “The PRRD has a high hill to climb,” Chute writes.

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The Kelly Lake Cree Nation says last week’s Supreme Court ruling extending rights to Métis and non-status Indians is a victory that will have impacts on everything from resource development to Site C. “It’s a huge step forward,” Kelly Lake hereditary Chief Cliff Calliou told the Dawson Creek Mirror.

“Everyone’s excited—now we have to be treated the same as every other First Nation in Canada.”

The nation is not currently recognized by the federal government, and is the only aboriginal group in Northeast B.C. that has an unresolved land claim.

It counts 800 members, some of whom live in a settlement at Kelly Lake south of Dawson Creek.

Calliou said Kelly Lake Cree people refer to themselves as “non-registered Indians.”

The Daniels decision—named after Metis leader Harry Daniels, who launched the case in 1999—fundamentally changes the relationship between Metis and nonstatus Indians and the federal government.

The ruling impacts 200,000 Métis and 400,000 non-status native people

Kelly Lake Cree Nation hereditary Chief Cliff Calliou with Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde in December. Calliou says the Supreme Court’s latest ruling on non-status First Nations is a big win for his people.

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not registered with a specific reserve—effectively cutting them out of First Nations programs and services.

The decision also extends key federal responsibilities to First Nations people not currently under the Indian Act—including fiduciary duties and the duty to consult on resource projects impacting traditional lands.

According to Calliou, the Daniels decision smooths the road for Kelly Lake Cree Nation’s land grievance against the federal government.

The 40,000-square kilometre claim stretches from Kelly Lake, 50 kilometres south of Dawson Creek, north to the Peace River and down to Jasper National Park. Kelly Lake’s claim was endorsed by the Assembly of First Nations

The Kelly Lake Cree Nation’s land claim. The group was forced out of settlements at Jasper House in the early 20th century to make way for the railroad. SUPPLIED Photo

at the organization’s annual meeting in December.

The nation, which is a registered society, filed a comprehensive claim against the federal government in 1996, followed by a civil claim against B.C. in 2010.

“Hopefully the federal government will do their responsibility and (create) a framework agreement with the KLCN to start negotiating on land and all these other services that come along with it,” Calliou said.

He said the ruling also has implications for industry.

In a release, the nation says the government’s refusal to recognize them “has allowed mass exploitation of resources in KLCN’s traditional territory, often without KLCN’s consent.” That’s lead to tensions between Kelly Lake trappers and resource development companies.

The latest ruling will require companies to seek consent for resource development in Kelly Lake territory, Calliou said.

As for Site C, the nation made submissions to the project Joint Review Panel, but was not given full status as a First Nation.

“Hopefully on Site C, the B.C. government will finally recognize that this project shouldn’t go ahead until they properly consult Kelly Lake Cree Nation,” he said.

Calliou said the nation is still parsing the impacts of the ruling.

“I’m excited. It’s a really happy moment for all our people here in Kelly Lake,” he said. reporter@dcdn.ca

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Patricia Ann Martin has been named a Professional of the Year in food and beverage service management. The owner of the Rolla Pub picked up the award earlier this year, handed out by Worldwide Branding.

“Only small selections of members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction,” said Worldwide Branding.

Martin says the recognition is part of the business of running a pub.

“I hope that people realize when they see things like this, like a pub owner in Rolla being recognized by a New York City award, that they realize if you put your heart into things, good things can come of it.”

Honorees are distinguishes based on professional accomplishments academic achievement, leadership, years of services and credentials.

Martin has a family connected to the pub dating back to the 1965 when her family bought it and

“Martin focuses heavily on customers services, making visitors feel right at home,” read her nomination.

Awards are nothing new to Martin. In 2014, the building in which the Rolla Pub is located won a Northern BC Architectural Building award.

In 2006 the building received designation as a heritage building from the Peace River Regional District.

The Rolla Pub is located in an American style old school hotel building that has become a landmark of Rolla.

“At the end of the day I am looking for authentic people looking for an authentic experience. The New frontier is right here in Western Canada.

Original established as the Columbia Hotel, it has been running continuously since founding in 1920.

More than 25 years ago the building was converted to a pub.

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Martin, or “Patti” as the regular customers know her took ownership of the Rolla Pub in 1985.

“Since then she has led its evolutions as a fixture in the community infusing the aura with local color and a bit of her own personal style,” reads her award nomination.

“I really just want everyone to be themselves here. The only real rule is have respect for others.”

There are a few more rules for bands playing the pub - have a sound check and enjoy yourself.

Pardon the rhyme but the pub is a hub for live musicians and performers. Yet Martin doesn’t go looking for bands. They find her.

“Creative people need space. I find you shouldn’t try to sequence creative people,” she says.

The establishment, which occupies a 90-plus year-old building - features, newspaper clippings, photos, drawings, toys or all sorts and artifacts both from the area as a homage to both the Peace Region land and to the personal histories of her customers.

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Donations to Arras fire fighting effort top $88,000 When a wildfire broke out on her neighbour’s property last week, Sarah McNalley grabbed a clipboard and started writing down names.

By the time the Arras wildfire was contained, McNalley had compiled a list of 60 individuals

and companies with donations ranging from pizza to water to heavy equipment. As of Tuesday, she estimated those donations topped $88,000.

“It was a little bit of everything,” she said of the donations.

With the wildfire situation in the Peace Region calming down thanks to a rainy weekend, some citizen firefighters are wondering whether they’ll be reimbursed for fuel, water and other expenses spent containing the blazes.

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season caught the B.C. Wildfire Service off guard, meaning local farmers and rural residents took on much of the firefighting.

In Arras, that meant bulldozing firebreaks, hosing down hotspots and feeding hundreds of volunteers. In all, 57 wildfires broke out across northern B.C. last week—weeks before the typical start to fire season.

Kevin Skrepnek, the B.C. Wildfire Service’s Chief Fire Information Officer, said officials are still working to determine which fires might be eligible for T:10.25” compensation.

“Submission of bills is part of a larger process, and those who feel they should be compensated can contact the fire zone officers directly to find out the information needed to submit a bill,” Skrepnek said in an email.

“It is still being determined in what jurisdiction each fire occurred and who is responsible for payment.”

Typically, expenses incurred fighting fires on Crown land are covered under the Wildfire Act, he said, noting the “extenuating circumstances” of the early start and thanking volunteers. Some

of the Arras fire, which topped out at around 400 hectares, was on Crown land.

McNalley said Monday that she’d contacted 16 companies to determine an overall dollar figure for donations. While she initially intended to try to help them seek compensation, she decided to leave that to the companies themselves, citing liability concerns.

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Trackers honour their own to end season One big winner was first year forward Gary Loewen...

BYRON HACKETT Staff Writer The Northeast B.C. and Yukon Midget Trackers were better than they’ve ever been in 2015-2016.

Thanks to strong goaltending and some unheralded stars emerging from the hockey ether, the Trackers skated to an 18-9-5 record in the Northern Alberta Midget Hockey League before a second straight trip to provincials.

Earlier this month (April 12), the team honoured some of their standout performances this season at a banquet in Kin Arena.

“There’s only really throughout the course of the season a couple, maybe two weekends off. We even started up a week before junior teams… So there’s not a lot of time for reflection… it’s just constant.

You don’t get an opportunity to sit back and reflect on individual achievements and achievements of the team,” head coach Shawn Brinsky said about the reason why he views the awards night as an important part of the year.

One big winner was seventeenyear-old first year forward Gary Loewen, who led the team with 16 goals and 34 points in 32 games.

Loewen was named both the most improved player and the team Most Valuable Player.

“I’ve been coaching a long time and this year we saw a player, Gary Loewen, he was an unknown to us…his growth and development was exponential,” Brinsky said.

“He went from a guy who played very little on the penalty kill and power play… from our most improved player hands down, to our MVP. I don’t think I’ve ever coached a team where a player who is identified as the most improved is also recognized as the most valuable.”

The Trackers also carried an impressive plus 28-goal differential, largely thanks to dynamic duo formed in net between newcomer Drew Friesen and Tavis Viens.

Key players from the Northeast B.C. and Yukon Midget Trackers have graduated from the program and as is hockey tradition, the team presented them with their name plates from last season. MARIE YOUNG PHOTO

“A bit of competition started to brew between the two players and it was very supportive competition,” Brinsky said. “They ultimately knew when they got in net they wanted to stay in net and they weren’t going to give up the position to the other goalie… as a group we all benefited from that. We talked about this season being one of our best from a win loss point of view and or best season period for our goals against.”

Viens was named the team’s most dedicated player and Friesen was the rookie of the year.

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“Drew was a second year midget but a rookie to our program… he had a stellar year. He quickly started to establish himself as a go to goalie and instilled confidence in his teammates and started up racking up some wins right away,” Brinsky noted.

As per hockey tradition, the team also honoured six graduating players, something Brinsky sees as valuable to the continued tradition and development of the organization as a whole.

“If you had a child who played hockey for a while and graduated

as a midget and really embraced and were engaged in the game… it’s a big commitment and a lot of your decisions are made for you,” Brinsky said. “They’re involved in that over a long period of time… that grouping kids they’ve known is gone and it’ll never be the same. It’s a way to celebrate that. For some it’s an ending and a new beginning.”

Geoff Dick, Jared Loewen, Gary Loewen, Dustin Bahm, Kelsey Young and Tavis Viens are all moving on from the organization next season.

Kelsey Roberts was the unsung hero, Griffin Young was the best defensive forward, Geoff Dick was

the top gun, Keenan Halverson was the most sportsmanlike and Jared Loewen was the best defenseman. *** The Trackers are also accepting applications for their head coach position, with Brinsky open to returning in whatever capacity the organization needs him.

“I’ve made no decision. I’m still decompressing from last year,” Brinsky said. “It’s a program I believe in and would like to be involved with in one shape or from.” sports@ahnfsj.ca

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Dawson Creek’s disc golf course gets push back from neighbours JONNY WAKEFIELD Staff Writer

Neighbours living next to Dawson Creek’s new disc golf course say they’re tired of discs landing in their backyards and strangers walking their fence lines.

Tensions mounting between a pair of landowners and the Dawson Creek Disc Golf Club spilled over into Dawson Creek City Council Monday. Eight residents of the 1400 block of Chamberlain Drive have signed a petition asking the city to relocate the 12-hole course or take other steps to keep discs—and golfers—out of their backyards.

City officials say they’ll meet with golfers and residents in the coming weeks to try to find a solution.

Disc golf club organizer Daniel Martin set up a temporary course in Barbaree Park in late 2014, eventually installing metal baskets to catch discs after council approved a permanent course.

Since then the sport has grown in the city. The local league now counts 32 full members, and Martin says around 50 people play the course each week. City staff noted disc golf has become especially popular with low income people because it is relatively inexpensive.

But the growth in the sport has meant headaches for nearby residents like Chris Ward and John Van Oort, who say they’ve had to deal with golfers trespassing in their yards.

Ward said he isn’t opposed to the course, saying he just wants larger setbacks from his fence line.

“It’s not NIMBY,” he said of his stance on the course. “If they just moved back 200 feet it’s a done deal for me.”

Martin said Ward’s presentation to council left him confused, saying he’s worked with the city to remove a basket that involved a straight shot at the neighbour’s fence line. As far as

he knew, the issue was resolved.

As for trespassing, he said he’s spoken with two younger golfers who hopped a fence to remove a disc.

“They’re teenagers and they shouldn’t have done it,” he said.

“I make an effort to contact everyone and give them the etiquette of the course. We tell everyone ‘no trespassing.’”

Van Oort told council Monday that he also had concerns about being injured by flying discs, citing a course in California where a woman was struck.

However, Chief Administrative Officer Jim Chute said that as far as the city’s insurers are concerned, disc golf is no more

dangerous than any other activity permitted in city parks.

He said the Municipal Insurance Association considers disc golf a “very low-risk” activity.

When the city added disc golf to its parks insurance, the association “didn’t add anything to our premium because in B.C., none of the communities have ever had (an insurance) claim on disc golf,” Chute said.

Mayor Dale Bumstead said the city would meet with the homeowners and the club to try to develop tweaks to the course. reporter@dcdn.ca

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Peace region hosts pair of authors to talk lit. theory “It took me years to write a poem, but it started in a classroom for me.”

Steudel read some of his work for students, including the powerful Staying Grounded, hosted a bit of a Q and A, talked poetry with the students and ran them through a poetry writing workshop.

Woodward and Steudel also visited students at elementary and high schools in Baldonnel, Chetwynd, Fort St. John, and Hudson’s Hope.

theme is innately tied to nature, notes Steudel.

“These poems start at the headwaters of Mount Robson and work their way down the Fraser River. They concern nature, the environment and relationships.”

Steudel noted his path to becoming and author may not be the most traditional route.

“I actually didn’t start writing until later in life. I was lining up to teach creative writing and I thought to myself, I should do the exercises I have my students doing. That’s how I started,” he said.

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A pair of BC Book Prize finalists hit the road last week for the Peace Region to talk about the power of the written word.

Jeff Steudel, author of Foreign Park, and a shortlist nominees for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize was at Dawson Creek Secondary School Monday talking to students. He was joined by Caroline Woodward, author of Light Years: Memoir of a Modern Lighthouse Keeper at the Fort St. John Library

Monday evening.

Steudel is a graduate of UBC’s education program and has a BA in English from the University of Alberta, and now teaches high school in Vancouver. He has previously won the Ralph Gustafson Poetry Prize, and been a finalist for the CBC Literary Awards.

“I woke up in Vancouver at 5 a.m. and am here talking to students in Dawson Creek at 10:30 in the morning,” Steudel noted with a chuckle.

“This is my first book of poetry,” he told students.

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In 25 words or less, or in the form of a Haiku poem!

Enter to win below and you could win a pair of tickets to Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns as part of its Farewell Tour to the Encana Events Centre on Thursday, November 10, 2016.

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Frantic48 Film challenge goes this weekend ing something hands-on.”

The majority of teams hail from Alberta, but the B.C. Peace will have some skin in the game -- including a pair of newspaper editors who respect the contest’s 48-hour deadline.

Rob Brown and Matt Preprost, editors of the Dawson Creek Mirror and Alaska Highway News, respectively, along with Eagle Vision Video Productions cinematographer Jesse McCallum, will compete for the challenge’s Juried and Audience Choice Awards.

Completed films will be shown Sunday, May 15, as part of the Reel Shorts Film Festival in Grande Prairie. The week-long event kicks off Monday,

May 9.

In last’s year Frantic48, filmmakers were challenged to create a film using a red balloon and the line: “just because you feel it, doesn’t mean it’s there.”

Genres included Shakesperian horror, a comingof-age sci-fi, and a timetravel drama.

Only nine of the 13 teams made the deadline.

At the end of the weekend, Simo says, the competition is not really even a competition.

“It’s is actually much more of a challenge,” he said.

For more, vist primaa. org.

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Filmmakers throughout the Alberta and B.C. Peace Region will be getting frantic this weekend -- including a trio of filmmakers from Pouce Coupe and Fort St. John.

The clapboard drops Friday night on the third annual Frantic48, where a dozen filmmaking teams will have 48 hours to shoot a two to sevenminute short film using an assigned genre, prop and line of dialogue.

“Our film challenges are open to filmmakers of all levels and age groups,” says Monty Simo, president of the Peace Region Independent Media Arts, the organization that puts on the fest.

“The point is to learn as much as possible by creat-

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Alliance Church

Contact: (250) 782-3837 Web: http://www. dawsoncreekalliance.ca/ 9009 10 Street, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4T1

Bethel Pentecostal Church

Contact: Gordon Warriner 250-782-5885 Web: http://www.betheldc.ca 11501 17th Street, Dawson Creek

Dawson Creek Community Church

Contact: David Roch (250) 782-4745 Email : droch@pris.ca 1224 103 Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2G9

First Baptist Church

We are a Christian Church that serves our communities through providing opportunities to worship & pastoral care through representing the faith of Christ Jesus. Mens, womens, and childrens/youths programs are available. Call the number below for more info and for service times.

Contact: Terry Coe (250) 782-4792 Web: http://dcfirstbaptist.ca/ Email: firstbaptist@shawbiz. ca 1400 113 Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2Z2 Sundays 10:30am for the Winter

Family Foursquare

Contact: Trevor Birak 250-784-8530 Email: Trevor.Birak@gmail. com

Pouce Coupe Community Church

Contact: Pastor Cory Lizotte 250-786-0160 Sunday Meetings 10:00 am

Salvation Army Church 250-782-4812 1436 104th Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC Church Service: Sundays 11:00 am

South Peace United Church

Contact: Maryilyn Carroll (250) 782-2636 Web: www.neonet.bc.ca/ unitedchurchdawsoncreek/ Spuc_Home.html Email: spuc@neonet.bc.ca 1300 104 Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2J6 Sunday Meetings 11:00 am

St James Presbyterian Church

(250) 782-4616 Email: stjtreas@pris.ca 1501-108 Ave., Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H8 Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m.

St Marks Anglican Church Web: http://stmarksanglican. blogspot.ca/ Email: stmarks@pris.ca 1029 103 Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2G6 250-782-2939 Sunday Service 11:00 a.m.

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Pastor Noel Smith Sunday School: 10am Sunday Service: 11am 250-782-3085 stpaul58@telus.net 901 Cornwall Crescent, Dawson Creek, BC

Grace Lutheran Church Grace is a caring church community. We welcome all to worship and share our life in Christ’s love.

(250) 782-3624 Email : grace@pris.ca 11101 17th Street, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4Z3 Sunday Worship 11:00 am

Grandview Chapel

Is a friendly church nestled on the hill in Dawson Creek, BC Web: www.grandviewchapel.ca

Contact: Tony Vigar 250-782-4225 900 94th Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC Sunday Meetings 10:00 am

Notre Dame Catholic Church

Please contact the office for service times and for ministerial program information

Contact: Fr. Louis Kwena (250) 782-3456 Email: nddc@shaw.ca 908 104 Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2H7

It was Honours Concert night Wednesday at Unchaga Hall. This concert was part of the Peace Liard Regional Arts, showcasing some of the local arts talent. ROB BROWN PhOtOs

Apostolic Lighthouse

Contact: Pastor James Bridges (250) 782-5489 Email: anna@peacecountry. com 709-96A Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 1M6 Meeting Time: Wednesday 7 p.m. Sunday - 2 p.m.

Baha’i Faith

Baha u allah – founder of the Baha’i faith, meaning glory of God New Independent religious belief based on progressive revelations. The belief that God sent messengers throughout various times and places, sending messages of his teachings, to different people in different times explaining the various religions around the world. Feast every 19 days open to others.

Contact : Dale Campbell 250-782-9336 Tuesday Evenings 7:30 pm Location varies.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 250-782-4921 Web: http://www.mormon. org/ 10901 13th Street, Dawson Creek, BC

Church of the Nazarene

Contact : Megan Polowski (250) 719-7425 433 95th Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 1H4 dcnazarene.com dcnazarene@gmail.com Meeting Dates: Sun/ Tues/ Wed/ Fri Meeting Time : 6:30PM

Church of the New Jerusalem

A distinctive Christian church dedicated to learning, living and sharing the spiritual understanding of the Bible as revealed in books written by Emanuel Swedenborg. We worship the Lord, Jesus Christ as God Himself in Human form.

We believe his whole word is a divine allegory with a spiritual sense. We also have a unique and extensive set of teachings about the life after death.

Our motto “ All religion is of life, and the life of religion is to do what is good.” All are welcome to our services and other events. Please go to www. dawsoncreeknewchurch.ca for more info and the church newsletter.

(250) 782-8035 9013 8th Street, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 3N3 Sunday Worship 11:00 am

Gideons International Canada

Dawson Creek Camp Local is part of the National Organization. Our mission statement is to win others to Jesus Christ through personal evangelism, scripture placement and distribution, and associating together.

Contact: Mr Lee Bowd (250) 7826655 Web: http:// www. gideons.ca Email: leecarol@ pris.bc.ca 1517 107th Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2R9 Saturdays 7:00 pm Location varies.

Jehovah’s Witnesses

250-782-7487 644 105A Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC

Northgate Mennonite Brethren Church We meet to worship God, study the Bible, encourage and support each other, and work together to further God’s purposes in the world.

Contact: Delores Plenert (250) 782-3262 Email: ngmb@pris.bc.ca 1800 109 Ave, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 2V5 Sunday Meetings 10:00 am

Peace Mission Chapel

Contact: Pastor Lee Stevenson 250-843-7506 Sunday Meetings 11:00 am

Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Bible Study: 10:00 am Church Services: 11:00 am

Contact: Clerk Eva Scobie 250-782-3616 9201-14th Street, Dawson Creek, BC Pastor: Cavin Chwyl

New Beginnings Baptist Church 10221-18th St Dawson Creek, BC Pastor: Dr. Michael Stark www.newbeginningsbaptist. ca

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Students at Dawson Creek Secondary School listen to poet Jeff Steudel and his first book of poetry, Foreign Park. roB BroWn photo

Whipping up a soup was the order of the day Friday for Teresa Mai at Juice Five O - a local hub for Vietnamese cuisine. roB BroWn photo

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It was a rare time over the weekend with a three-way tie for first at the Mile “0” Quilters annual Quilt Show and Strawberry Tea on April 24 at Calvin Kruk Arts Centre. Clockwise from left, Rejeanne Doucet with her work “My Favorite Things”, which chronicles the most important matter in her life, Beth Simpson with her work Fire Island Hosta and above right, Starburst by Tonya Peirce. All three were recognized as first place winners. niCoLe pALFy photoS

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YOUR WEEKLY COMMUNITY LISTINGS Friday, April 28 – Saturday, May 7

TIME TO LEARN

DAWSON CREEK SENIOR’S ASSOCIATION

ABSTRACT PAINTING

SPRING TEA

DC ART GALLERY • 10 AM TO 4PM

SENIORS HALL 1101 MCKELLER AVE. WELCOME TO WEAR YOUR SPRING HAT. COFFEE• 1 TO 3 PM.

Sat., April 30.

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Sat., May 7

FAMILY FUN KIWANIS EARLY LEARNING HUB • 10 AM TO NOON

Sat., April 30 14 WALK FOR ALZHEIMER’S MAKE MEMORIES MATTER WALK FOR ALZHEIMER’S NORTHERN LIGHTS COLLEGE •10:00AM

Sun., May 1 ART

35th ANNUAL ART AUCTION GALA FIXX URBAN GRILL BANQUET ROOM •6:00 PM

Fri., May 6 ROTARY MANOR’S

MOTHER’S DAY TEA & BAKE SALE. 1121-90TH AVE. DAWSON CREEKFREE SHUTTLE SERVICE FROM ALLIANCE CHURCH. ADMISSION $5.00 NO CHARGE FOR RESIDENTS OF ROTARY MANOR. COFFEE, TEA & STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE WILL BE SERVED. PROCEEDS GO TOWARDS RESIDENT’S PROGRAMS AND LADIES AUXILIARY. EVERYONE WELCOME.

Saturday, May 7th 2:00–4:00pm.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

DAWSON CREEK ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH#141 WILL BE HOLDING ITS MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING AT THE BRANCH, LOCATED IN THE FORMER LIBRARY BUILDING (YOUTH CARE CENTRE) AT 1017-105TH AVE. PLEASE USE THE MAIN ENTRANCE LOCATED ON NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING (NEXT TO 105 AVE).

Saturday, May 7th 1:00 pm

KIWANIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

ZAVAN TRIO SAT., MAY 28

FUNDRAISER

BOWL FOR DENNIS & TERRY POCOCK 11:00AM-1:00PM. FUNDRAISING EVENT AT HYPERTENSION ESCAPE. 50-50 & SILENT AUCTION 1 GAME OF BOWLING. ENTER A TEAM OR INDIVIDUAL PLEASE CALL TO REGISTER AND PARTICIPATE, A MINIMUM $20.00 DONATION=1 GAME OF BOWLING. CARON: 250-784-5535.

TO DONATE AUCTION ITEMS: APRIL 250-719-1772. CASH DONATIONS GAYLENE 250-782-4295

Sunday May 8 MONTHLY MEETING

SONS OF NORWAY LODGE #79 MEETS AT (KPAC) CALVIN KRUK CENTRE FOR THE ARTS, ROOM 204 (SECOND FLOOR). ADDRESS 10401 10 ST., DAWSON CREEK, B.C.

2nd Tuesday of month at 6:00pm SUPPORT GROUP

VISUALLY IMPAIRED SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (SOUTH SIDE OF TREMBLAY SCHOOL) 1400-113 AVE DAWSON CREEK. COME AND ENJOY A SIMPLE LUNCH (BY DONATION) AND A SHORT PROGRAM. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE PHONE MARGARET, 250-782-3221 OR PAM, 250-782-5187

First Tuesdayof month: 12 noon GENEALOGY

PC ROOTS GROUP LIBRARY BUILDING IN THE SMALL ROOTS GROUP BUILDING DC NAR PARK. OPEN FOR MEMBERS WANTING TO USE THE GENEALOGY LIBRARY. A MEMBER WILL BE AVAILABLE

BY APPOINTMENT TO ANYONE REQUIRING HELP ON HOW TO GET STARTED ON YOUR FAMILY HISTORY. EVERYONE WELCOME. FOR APPOINTMENT CALL: LYNN- 250-782-4058 NEIL- 250-782-7651 WWW.PEACECOUNTRYROOTS.CA

Open: Every Saturday SeptJune 10:00am - 12:00pm

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TIME TO LEARN

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SENIORS COMPUTER CLUB AT THE COOP BISTRO-ALL SENIORS ARE WELCOME TO THIS FREE CLUB. FOR BEGINNERS AND PEOPLE WANTING TO LEARN MORE. INFORMATION, INSTRUCTION AND DISCUSSION. MINOR GLITCHES ATTENDED TO IN CLASS. BRING YOUR LAPTOPS, NOTEPADS, CAMERAS, ELECTRONIC GADGETS. NO COMPUTER, NO PROBLEM. WE HAVE SOME TO LEND. CALL ANNE SYMONS AT 250-782- 4668 FOR INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION.

Wednesdays 1:15pm to 2:15pm WEIGHT LOSS

TOPS (TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY) 10221-18TH ST. PHONE: MARY KIDD AT 250-782-6628 FOR INFO.

Thursdays at 9:00 am MEEETING

PC ROOTS GROUP MEETING: IN THE ARCHIVES ROOM AT THE CALVIN KRUK CENTER. GETTING STARTED ON FAMILY TREE RESEARCH, NEED HELP? COME LEARN & SHARE EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER AMATEUR GENEALOGISTS. NEW MEMBERS WELCOME. FOR MORE INFO CALL: LYNN- 250782-4058 NEIL- 250-782-7651 WWW.PEACECOUNTRYROOTS.CA

4th Sunday/month from Sept-June 1:30pm COMMUNITY LISTINGS

Have an Event or meeting you need to Advertise?

CALL: 250-782-4888 TO BOOK YOUR AD. (AD CHARGES MAY APPLY). ENTER YOUR EVENTS ONLINE:

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On behalf of the board members, members, volunteers, and program coordinator of the South Peace Hospice Palliative Care Society, we would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to all those who have contributed to and supported the success of our March 12, 2016, St. Patrick’s Fundraiser and Silent Auction. We are pleased to announce that we raised over $7,000 in proceeds. The proceeds will be used to further educate our volunteers, community support and provide for the comfort of our clients.

LIST OF SUPPORTERS WERE: Alex and Jackie Reschny Barbara Swail ■ Bunny Figura ■ Busy Bee Signs and Graphics ■ Butcher Block ■ Chef Michael French of NLC and family, Birgit and Yulia ■ Claire and Rupert Kirk ■ Cook-training NLC student, Justin Vipond ■ Dale and Maxine Campbell ■ Dave Shoemaker ■ Donna Alexander ■ Dorinda Hegge ■ Elizabeth Chard ■ Gerta Kut ■ Jenn McCurdy and family Anna Van Der Raadt and Rebecca Humborstad ■ Jodi Hammer ■ Joe Judge, entertainment ■ Judith Chinn ■ Julie Ortynsky ■ Kay & Larry Moody

Ken Haverland Marilyn Alexander ■ Myles Mowat, entertainment ■ Northern Lights College ■ Northern Toy Box ■ Safeway/Sobeys ■ Stone Kassen ■ Teresa Crate ■ Tina Lavoie ■ Tiger Printers & staff ■ Tracie Janzen ■ Baked Café ■ Belsum Auto Recycling ■ Brown’s Social House ■ Bumper to Bumper/ Pat’s Auto Supply ■ Chances ■ Charity Lindbergh ■ Corlane Sporting Goods Ltd. ■ Cut Thumb Glass ■ Dawson Creek Baby Store Ltd. ■ Dawson Creek Home Medical Needs

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DCSS Musical Theatre to open Little Shop of Horrors in June Little Shop Of Horrors, this tongue and cheek science fiction satire is jam packed full with toe tappin’ 60’s tunes, kooky characters, and fun for the whole family.

Show dates are June 9 to 11, 2016. All show times 7:30pm at Unchagah Hall, 10808 15 Street Tickets will be available at Dawson Creek Shoppers Drug Mart.

Little Shop of Horrors is a horror comedy rock musical starring Seymour Krelborn, a geeky, hapless floral shop worker who finds himself the caretaker of a blood drinking, flesh eating plant. While clinging to his only shot of success, Seymour must decide just how far he’s willing to go for love, fame, and fortune.

Based on the 1960’s black comedy film The

A distant reminder of the World War II sits in DC in the form of the former Cantel telephone link system running between Fairbanks, Alaska and Edmonton. A survey in the spring of 1942 established a route for the almost 5,000 kilometer line. Both Canada and the U.S. established a series of airfields in the area as part of their defense strategy against possible Japanese attacks. At approximately every 160 kilometers repeater stations were established to “boost” voice currents as they traveled along the line. Signal Corps maintained the line until 1945, when the Canadian Air Force took over. A microwave system was added to the line in the 1950s.

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Inside your body are warrior cells that find and attack harmful germs. Some people have warrior cells that get confused. They attack things that are not normally harmful to people, such as pollen, cat dander or mold.

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Jacob, Amanda and Sasha have allergies. Yet their allergies are all different.

If Jacob pets his friend’s cat, he starts to sneeze.

If Sasha eats strawberries, she breaks out in an itchy rash.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use context clues to understand the meaning of sentences.

Amanda’s first taste of a peanut butter sandwich made her vomit, wheeze and struggle to breathe.

Amanda cannot eat things with nuts.

Do YOU have any allergies? Does a member of your family suffer from allergies?

Standards Link: Health: Students understand the causes and symptoms of diseases in the human body.

Look at each row of things that can cause allergies.

Draw what comes next in each pattern.

The best way NOT to suffer from allergies is to stay away from what causes them. This is easy if you know you can’t eat strawberries or peanut butter. But if you are allergic to pollens and other things in the air around us, you may need to see a doctor for help.

Standards Link: Health: Students understand the treatment of diseases in the human body and the behaviors to reduce the risk of disease.

Standards Link: Math: Recognize and extend patterns.

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M EDA L ince that time, new EM ERG treatments have made E NC Y it possible for people with allergies and asthma to Aaa-CHOO! A big sneeze live more _______ lives. blew some words out of In Amy’s case, it helped this story. Can you find where each word belongs? her go for the _______!

These confused warrior cells are looking for things to attack. Can you find: strawberry

n 1996, swimmer Amy Van Dyken became the first woman to ever win four gold _____ in a single Olympics.

Amy has severe _________. When she was a little girl, her allergies caused asthma attacks that often sent her to the ________ room at ALLERGIES the hospital. She was so _____ from her asthma that she could not NOR M A L swim the length of a pool G OL D until she was 12 years old.

When this happens, the place where the warrior cells are fighting swells up, turns red and gets itchy. This is called an allergic reaction.

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Look through the newspaper to find words or pictures of things that belong in one of the following groups: • Things we breathe.

• Things we eat.

• Things we touch.

Put a star next to things you know can cause allergies.

Standards Link: Science: Investigation: Group objects by common attributes.

ATTACK POLLEN CAT CELLS EGGS ITCHY TASTE ALLERGIC DOCTOR WARRIOR PEANUT DOG AIR SUFFER MOLD

Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.

V P J K C A T T A K C D O G S E A U R R

Are you an eagle-eyed reader?

Read the paragraph below and circle the seven errors you find.

Then rewrite the story correctly.

Breathe Safe

If the air near your home is polluted, their are ways for you to lower you’re risk of health problems caused by pollution. You can played outdoors at the times of day when hair pollution levels are lower. In the summer, this is often in the morning or in the evening. Another good way to lower your risk is by taking it easier if me do play outdoors when air pollution levels is high.

Also, if your chest ever feel strange or it is hard to breathe, stop playing outside, and tell your parents or teachers.

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A E T M O L D Y T D E I K Q P O L L E N

G B R O I R R A W A Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Healthy Feels Good

Everyone feels better, even people with allergies, when they eat right, exercise and get plenty of rest. Look through the newspaper for things that are good for your body. Choose three or more things.

Standards Link: Health: Recognize and practice safe health habits.

Standards Link: Health: Students recognize and practice positive health behaviors.

What if I were allergic to …

Pick something silly to be allergic to.

How would this change your life?

... eating right and getting lots of exercise.

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Create your own word pyramid.

Each line reuses the letters of the previous line. A new word is formed either by adding Answer: (when there is a + sign) or by subtracting (when there is a sign) the letter in the corresponding margin. Find the ten other Pyraletter words.

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12. Gas usage measurement 13. Fishhook point 17. Mauna __, Hawaiian volcano 19. In a way, thrusts 20. Grimm brothers birthplace 22. Withered; dry 24. Genus salvia 26. About senator 30. Livestock enclosure 32. Work units 33. Hebrew name meaning dog 34. A tumor composed of muscle tissue 36. Satisfy to excess 41. Third mast 42. A horse’s strut 44. Tree producing gum (Arabic) Clue 45. Armour carried on the arm 46. Winged goddess of the dawn 47. Ego 49. Hesitancy 51. Young woman of society 55. Founder of Babism 57. Mark (abbr.)

58. Jeans maker’s initials

2. Genus dasyprocta 37. Institute legal CLUES ACROSS proceedings against 1. Humbug 3. A male ferret 38. Beam 4. Meaningless talk 4. Unit of volume 39. Old World buffalo (abbr.)

10. Conceit 40. Latch onto 11. Not studied 5. Italian hors 42. Physical therapy d’oeuvres 12. Megabyte 14. When born (abbr.) 43. Conditions of bal- 6. N.W. German city 15. Placed on a golf ance & port 48. Half pro ball stand 7. Signal sounds 50. Resounded 16. Melekeok is the 8. Adult Find the correct word, joining the females first 52. Sales event capital 9.

-__, denotes 53. Separates 18. Mischievous word then joining seatthe second word past 21. Mason’s mortars ing areas 54. N.M. Pueblo 23. Spain’s former PREVIOUS PUZZLES ANSWERS people monetary unit 55. Bridge building 25. Small fries degree 27. Article 56. Fullback 28. Capital of Yemen 57. Peyote 29. Type of Theater 59. Afflict companies 60. Rests on one’s 31. Plastic, paper or knees shopping 61. Having negative 32. Electronic counqualities termeasures 35. Language along CLUES DOWN the lower Yenisei 1. Besmear River

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Find the correct word, joining the first word then joining the second word

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Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box.

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BY KATHY MITCHELL AND MARCY SUGAR

Dear Annie: Tragedy has struck our family. A cousin killed himself on Easter Sunday. I never thought my cousin would do this. He worked with troubled teens and their families. He was outgoing and strong, and helped others through their own tough spots.

A few years ago, his son died by suicide. Since that time, my cousin struggled with depression and a host of other things. Apparently, the pressure and depression overcame him that Sunday. Yet in his everyday life, he was surrounded by people who might have noticed the signs of what was happening had they known what to look for. Sometimes we get so caught up with our own issues that we forget to pay attention to what’s going on around us.

We need to take time to see the needs of those we love and care for -- things that may lie beneath the surface.

Please help your readers to recognize the signs of someone struggling, and to help that person before it’s too late.

Suicide doesn’t solve the problem -- it only creates devastation for those left behind. -One Left Behind Dear Behind: Not everyone who chooses suicide shows signs that others would pick up on. Chances are, your cousin never got over the suicide of his son, a horrible tragedy that undoubtedly contributed to this one, no matter what face he put on for everyone else. Here are some signs to watch for: Talking about wanting to die or to kill oneself; looking for a way to kill oneself; talking about feeling hopeless or having no reason to live; talking about feeling trapped or in unbearable pain; talking about being a burden to others; increasing the use of alcohol or drugs; acting anxious or agitated; behaving recklessly; sleeping too little or too much; withdrawing or feeling isolated; showing

rage or talking about seeking revenge; displaying extreme mood swings.

If you or someone you know is in danger of suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Trained crisis workers are available 24/7. If you think someone is in immediate danger, do not leave that person alone. Call 911 and stay until help arrives.

Dear Annie: I am responding to “Stuck in Upstate NY,” whose wife wants her Greek parents to move in with them. You know nothing about Greek culture if you think your suggestion to move them into a nearby retirement community has any chance of success.

First, the wife’s parents probably don’t speak English, and second, the idea of having space of their own is nonsense.

I experienced the same thing with my Greek husband and his mother many years ago. It doesn’t matter how small the house is. His wife’s parents will always come first. He needs to face up to the reality that his marriage is probably over. -- American Daughter-in-Law Dear DIL: It isn’t only Greek culture that puts the parents ahead of the spouse.

But these same cultures strongly disapprove of divorce. Perhaps once the parents acclimate themselves to their new country, they will be more willing to move into separate quarters -- and preserve their daughter’s marriage.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies.

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taurus – apr 21/May 21

Taurus, you may be unable to keep your emotions in check this week, and you just might let more things slip than you hoped to. It’s okay to open up once in a while.

geMini – May 22/Jun 21

Pursue a moneymaking idea, Gemini, because a partnership project is something right at this venture in time. Create a solid relationship with someone you trust and get started.

CanCer – Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, you keep hitting a wall with regard to a project. Accept that you will not make too much progress now and move on to something else. You can circle back later.

leo – Jul 23/aug 23

A particular goal may seem like an uphill battle to anyone else but you, Leo. You have the stamina, work ethic and the personality to overcome any obstacle.

Virgo – aug 24/sept 22

Virgo, you may be ready to go out on your own and demonstrate your independence, but something is holding you back. A support system isn’t a bad thing.

libra – sept 23/oCt 23

Libra, you may quickly tire of any tasks that are put in front of you this week. Repetition is just not your friend, so look for activities that may be more stimulating.

sCorpio – oCt 24/noV 22

Scorpio, repeatedly taking an unsuccessful approach won’t produce new results. It’s time to try a new tactic. Perhaps ask a friend for a different perspective.

sagittarius – noV 23/DeC 21

Sagittarius, turn up the charm and you’ll have more opportunities to get things to go your way. Just don’t put on an act or others will see right through it.

CapriCorn – DeC 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, you are often the one to help others, but this week you need some assistance.

Accept any help you can get and thank those around you for their willingness to lend a hand.

aQuarius – Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, distractions may be enjoyable this week, but you have to limit them or you will get nothing done. There’s a lot on your plate that you have to complete.

pisCes – Feb 19/Mar 20

Tackling some financial problems this week, Pisces. Focus on old debt or something that has been plaguing you for some time.

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Bonnie was born December 4, 1963 in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Ernie and Lorraine Janzen, the second child of four. As a child, she enjoyed summers at the family cottage. Bonnie graduated in 1982 and then joined the youth volunteer program Katimavik where she met Michael.

They moved to Edmonton and married October 20, 1984. They had 3 children: Jamie, Paul and Cheryl.

Bonnie was loving, strong willed, and passionate. She enjoyed the outdoors, animals, and volunteered at the Hinton SPCA walking dogs. She adored swimming, reading, and games that challenged the mind such as Scrabble, crossword puzzles, and Sudoku. She was passionate about cooking and baking. One could not visit without being offered a delicious treat and a home cooked meal. Bonnie loved to knit and cross-stitch; she always had a project on the go.

Eleanore will be lovingly remembered by children Eldon Backer, Linda (Klaus) Feldmann, and Dean Backer; son-in-law Sidney Carnegie; grandchildren Martin (Courtney) Carnegie, Jonathan (Darla) Feldmann, Brittany (Marin) Burmas, Anna (Michael) Birmingham, and Kailee Backer (Bryce Louvros); great-grandchildren Madison and Emma Carnegie, Zoey and Jada Feldmann, Jack Burmas, and Olivia Birmingham; siblings Dale (Gab) Smale, Lois Smale, Mavis Andrews, Sharon (Jerry) Barclay, and Judith (Rod) Galan; sister-in-law Jackie Smale; and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Enbridge Inc. is searching for full−time profes− sional administrative support in Dawson Creek.

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Saturday, May 7th-1:00 pm Dawson Creek Royal Canadian Legion Branch#141 will be holding its Monthly General Meeting at the branch, located in the former library building (Youth Care Centre) at 1017-105th Ave., on Saturday, May 7th at 1:00pm. Please use the main entrance located on northeast corner of the building (next to 105 Ave).

Sons of Norway Lodge # 79 meets at 6: 00 P.M. 2nd Tuesday of the month at (KPAC) Calvin Kruk Centre for The Arts, Room 204 (second floor).

Address 10401 10 St., Dawson creek, B.C.

BROADWATER INDUSTRIES (2011) LTD INDUSTRIAL PAINTER Broadwater is a general contracting company located in Prince Rupert. We are looking for an experienced painter to help support its growing operation. Job description includes but is not limited to: − Sandblasting structural steel and aluminum − Painting using conventional and airless sys− tems − Paint maintenance on equipment fleet − Masking and prep. work prior to painting Experience in industrial painting is required and knowledge of automotive painting and body work would be an asset. This is a per− manent full−time position with competitive in− dustry wages including medical and dental benefits.

All inquiries please respond via fax or email as indicated.

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In 2014, Bonnie had a stroke due to complications from diabetes. She was still recovering when she passed away in her sleep; low blood sugar caused a heart attack.

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Bonnie is survived by her husband Michael; children Jamie, Paul and Cheryl (Geoff) Barnes; granddaughter Grace; mother Lorraine Janzen; siblings Brent (Patricia Olyslager), Kevin (Kara), and Cheryl; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

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Visually Impaired Support Group meets the first Tuesday of each month at 12 noon at First Baptist Church (south side of Tremblay School) 1400-113 Ave Dawson Creek. Come and enjoy a simple lunch (by donation) and a short program. For further information please phone Margaret, 250782-3221 or Pam, 250-782-5187

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who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at home in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia April 9, 2016 at the age of 52.

Eleanore was predeceased by her husband John ‘Red’ Backer, and her children Sandra Carnegie and Daniel Backer.

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Arrangements were entrusted to Bergeron Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd.

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passed away March 31, 2016 in Dawson Creek, British Columbia at age 78. She was born May 16, 1937 in Bertwell, Saskatchewan, the eldest of 8 children born to Roy and Anne Smale.

Expressions of sympathy in memory of Eleanore may be made by donation to: BC Heart & Stroke Foundation 1480 Seventh Avenue, Prince George, British Columbia V2L 3P2 or The Canadian Cancer Society, 1100 Alward Street, Prince George, British Columbia V2M 7B1

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A Celebration of Life was held April 23, 2016 at the Ashbourne, Edmonton, Alberta.

Expressions of sympathy may be made by donation to the Canadian Diabetes Association 103-490 Quebec Street, Prince George, British Columbia V2L 5N5 or the SPCA South Peace Branch, 637-114 Avenue, Dawson Creek, British Columbia V1G 3A1.

Arrangements were entrusted to Bergeron Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd.

1205 Career Opportunities Total Oilfield Rentals LP, is a busy, growth-oriented company engaged in the rental and transportation of drilling and production equipment in oil & gas areas in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, and Wyoming.

We are currently inviting applications for the position of

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Position Overview: The Branch Manager is expected to provide leadership and direction to a multi-faceted team with the focus of ensuring branch operations are carried out in a safe, responsible, and cost effective manner.

The Branch Manager must be comfortable actively engaging in day-to-day branch activities as well as being the key representative of the company in the area to both existing and potential customers.

Qualifications: • 5+ years of management experience in drilling, completions and general oilfield hauling with responsibility for both personnel and operations in the service industry • Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong customer relationships through consistently providing a high quality customer service and brand visibility • Available to provide support to employees and operations both after hours and on weekends • Class 1 drivers’ license required • Clean drivers’ abstract Total Oilfield offers employees a competitive compensation package including an excellent company matched RRSP/Stock plan, bonus program, and group medical/dental/vision benefits.

Resumes, cover letters, and drivers’ abstracts should be submitted to Clint Gaboury, General Manager, by email at cgaboury@totaloilfield.ca or by fax to 780.778.6166.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Total Oilfield Rentals is an equal opportunity employer.

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Pine Ridge Modular Homes.

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Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 7:00PM

House for sale in Bonanza on 7.225 acres

@ The Bear Mountain Ski Club Chalet Bear Mountain Ski Hill needs community support to sustain itself

2-Bedroom Duplex in Dawson Creek. $900/Month + Gas & Electrical. c/w Laundry, Pet Friendly. 250784-4572.

5 BEDROOM DUPLEXESFURNISHED in Pouce Coupe.

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Vehicle to be sold after May 12, 2016 A 2000 Dodge Durango Grey 4DR. License: BC270M VIN: 1B4HS28Z0YF2 72825 Owner: Lennette Marie Pierce of Dawson Creek BC. Owing repairs of $1800.38 Please Contact: Canadian Tire: Dawson Creek 250-782-9552

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DISTRICT OF CHETWYND NOTICE of DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATION Pursuant to Section 499 of the Local Government Act RSBC 2015, the Council of the District of Chetwynd gives notice that it will be receiving an application at its May 2, 2016 Regular Council meeting from Van Carrier requesting approval for a Development Variance Permit to the Rural 2 (RU2) zoning (minimum building width) to permit a 6.0 m (20 ft) wide modular home and is specifically requesting: a) Reduction of the minimum building width requirement from 7.0 m (23 ft) to 6.0 m (20 ft) (Section 8.2.7 of the District of Chetwynd Zoning Bylaw) in order to locate a modular home on property located at 5648 Westgate Road (Lot 1, Plan PGP 14286, DL 1817) as outlined in heavy black on the drawing below.

Small shop & shelter for horses, fenced.

House is on cistern water, has dugout also not in use.

House is part of Central Peace Natural Gas Co-Op.

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6005 Apartments/ Condos-For Sale Congratulatory Message From: Look for this souvenir supplement in June 24, 2016. Coverage will include school graduate photos and congratulations from local businesses.

Booking Deadline: May 31, 2016, 5pm Drop off your photo and congratulatory message at: 901-100th Ave or email: npalfy@dcdn.ca Property owners who believe interest in their property may be affected by the proposed development variance permit may view the application and all other written information pertaining to this matter in detail at the Chetwynd District Centre located at 5400 Hospital Road, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.

Any inquiries should be referred to Carol Newsom, Director of Corporate Administration, Telephone: (250) 401-4100, Fax: (250) 401-4101, email: d-chet@ gochetwynd.com or by writing the District of Chetwynd, P.O. Box 357, Chetwynd, BC, V0C lJ0.

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$20/section for 3 sections $50/person for team of 5

New Shooters Welcome!

Expert Safety Advice Loaner Guns Available

RS, E E T N U L O V CALLING ALL SPONSORRSS S& T N A P I C I T R A P

Early 9 am Start 8:30 am Registration

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Men Women Teams Officers of the Courts Media Youth First Time Shooters Oilmen’s

Prizes for the Winners!

BBQ Lunch will be available by donation

Introducing: Mini Sporting Clays Course

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For more information contact: 250-784-7355 or email: dcdhfoundation@northernhealth.ca