Chetwynd Echo December 14, 2012

BY MIKE CARTERChetwynd Echo Reporter

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District of Chetwynd iseyeing two extensions tothe municipal boundary inthe New Year.

Combined, the bound-ary extensions wouldresult in the District bene-fiting from upwards of$370,000 in additional taxrevenue, preliminary esti-mates show.

“District Council has

determined that certainproperties associated withthe Willow Creek minewere meant to be includedin District Boundarieswhen a satellite boundaryextension was approved in1996, however, wereexcluded in error,” a Nov.23 District memo noted.

“Discussions have beenheld with the current mineowner (Walter Energy),who is in support of a

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industrial developmentsin Chetwynd will benefitfrom the District’s pro-posed changes to theRevitalization TaxExemption Bylaw No.977, 2012.

Council has passed firstand second readings of itsproposed changes and athird and final reading isscheduled for the comingyear.

The maximum term oftax exemption is threeyears.

The proposed changes,if approved by a thirdreading, will extend theRevitalization TaxExemption philosophy toindustrial developmentsrequesting inclusion inDistrict of Chetwyndmunicipal boundaries.

For Walter Energy’sWillow Creek mine,which the District is in theprocess of including in a

new boundary expansionexpected to go through in2013, the changes to theRevitalization TaxExemption programwould be welcomed.

The mine would see anactual reduction in theirtotal tax payable, accord-ing to the District ofChetwynd.

“Tax revitalization isintended to encouragenew business,” MayorMerlin Nichols said.“What it does is, over athree year period, it gives

them a tax break of 50%the first year, 25% the sec-ond year and 10% thethird year.”

Revitalization TaxExemption policies areallowed under Section 26of the BC CommunityCharter, which providesmunicipalities and theircouncils with a legalframework for the pow-ers, duties and functionsthat are necessary to ful-fill their purposes.

A government paperentitled RevitalizationTax Exemptions: A Primeron the Provision in theCommunity Charterstates, these policies are,“a tool that Councils mayuse to encourage varioustypes of revitalization toachieve a range of envi-ronmental, economic orsocial objectives.”

The District ofChetwynd’s policy isintended to encourage

Changes to new tax exemption bylawto benefit industrial developments

Please see "TAX EXEMP-TION," page 11

“Tax revitalizationis intended to

encourage newbusiness”

Prince George Citizen––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – SouthAfrica will no longer be asfertile a ground forNorthern Health doctorrecruitment programs.

Changes to reciprocityagreements betweenCanadian physician col-leges and their counter-parts in other countriesmeans that general practi-tioners from South Africawill no longer have theircredentials automaticallyrecognized by local licens-ing boards.

Northern Health interimvice-president of medicineand northern interior med-ical director Dr. SusanMacDonald said at a boardmeeting Monday that thechanges came into effectearlier this year due to theharmonization of variousprovincial licensingrequirements.

The rule changes onlyapply to general practition-ers. Specialists who want tocome to the region from

another country gothrough a different process.

From chief medical offi-cer Dr. Ronald Chapman toa host of doctors locallyand around the region,many South African doc-tors have chosen to relocateto northern B.C. and havehelped to reduce the chron-ic shortage of physicians inthe region.

MacDonald said the rulechanges mean the agencymust shift its focus, but italso must keep in mindwhat types of physicians itstrying to attract.

"It's important that youhave physicians whounderstand the clinicalnecessity of rural work,"she said.

Recruitment in B.C. ismore difficult due to thelack of a professionalassessment framework inthe province, according toMacDonald.

In other provinces thereis a process in place to haveinternational recruits applyto have their credentialsaccepted.

With South Africa nolonger in the picture,Northern Health is focus-ing its international recruit-ing efforts on countrieswhich do have reciprocalqualifications agreementssuch as the UnitedKingdom, Ireland and the

United States.In October, Northern

Health recruiters attendedthe BMJ Careers Fair inLondon and MacDonaldsaid there was significantinterest out of the event.

Some prospectiverecruits from that U.K.event have already been onsite tours to northern B.C.,although none have signedon for local jobs as of yet.

Northern Health has alsobegun putting job adver-tisements in British medicaljournals as another way tofind possible overseasrecruits.

MacDonald said themain thrust of NorthernHealth's recruitment effortsare domestic, both in B.C.and in other parts ofCanada.

In the three months from

September to November,Northern Health reported46 physician vacancies,including 24 in family prac-tice, 14 in internal medi-cine, two each in anesthe-sia, pathology and pedi-atrics and one each in psy-chiatry and radiology.

During that same period,seven new physicians start-ed work in the NorthernHealth region includingone in Prince George.

Fort St. James was a focusfor Northern Health earlierthis year when their com-plement of five physiciansshrunk to one in a shortperiod of time. With thehelp of community groupsand a consultant, four doc-tors agreed to move there,with one starting inOctober and the other threeslated for early 2013.

Ironically two of the new-comers hail from SouthAfrica.

"There's certainly beengood success in the last fewmonths, but there are stillphysician [positions] we'rerecruiting for," MacDonaldsaid.

The targeted recruitmentwhich worked so well inFort St. James is nowunderway in Burns Lake,Chetwynd and Hudson'sHope.

Northern Health boardchairman Dr. Charles Jagothanked MacDonald for

the update and asked iffuture reports on physicianrecruitment could alsoinclude retention rates.

"It will give us a betterpicture if we're winning thebattle," he said.

Jago also wanted morenumbers on how manygraduates of the NorthernMedical Program werestaying in the region.

"A lot of time and effortwas invested in those pro-grams and people are inter-ested in seeing the payoff,"he said.

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child. Ever.Unfortunately many do.

I wrote about teen suicidetwo years ago when dearfriends of mine lost their

teen-aged daughter.This time another loss

has reached home andshaken our family with thedeath of our 17-year-oldcousin who took his ownlife last weekend.

We are now left tomourn and question"why?" We may neverknow. What we do now isthat our family is shat-tered. Our lives have beentossed upside down and ayoung, bright life has been

taken from us. The painour family is feeling isindescribable. The pain isiterally physical.

The love and supportfrom family and friendshas been wonderful andwhile the FacebookMemorial Page created inhis honour by his peersreminds us everyday ofwhat happened, the mem-ories and stories sharedare a bright spot in ourdays of darkness.

His classmates and hishockey team have beenamazing and there is evena push on by those sameyouth to bring the issue ofteen suicide to the fore-front – to talk about it, tohelp prevent it, to savelives. And that gives ushope.

According to a StatsCanada suicide accountsfor 24 percent of all deathsamong 15-24 year olds and16 percent among 16-44

year olds. Suicide is the sec-ond leading cause of deathfor Canadians between theages of 10 and 24.8.

People who end theirlives this way leave thepeople who care aboutthem with a lifetime ofsadness, confusion, hurtand despair.

The "what ifs" run ram-pant. The tears flow con-tinuously. Hearts neverreally heal.

Talk of suicide, especial-

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boundary re-adjustment.Meetings have been heldand correspondenceexchanged in relation tothe proposed boundaryexpansion.”

Municipal boundaryexpansions are under theprovincial jurisdiction ofthe Ministry of theCommunity, Sport andCultural Development(MCSCD), LocalGovernment Department.

Mayor Merlin Nicholssays he expects the expan-sion will be approved bythe Ministry’s office inVictoria.

"We trust that it will.With the provincial gov-ernment coming to an endhere in a few months, if

things don’t move alongvery rapidly it's going toget caught in the processand won’t happen untillater," he said.

“In the case of the mineit's revenue that's current-ly going to the provincethat could be directed toChetwynd. Its workers areessentially Chetwynd peo-ple."

According to a Districtof Chetwynd Councilagenda report, “In 1996,the satellite boundaryextension… somehowmissed the main mineassets. The Ministry hasadvised that a new bound-ary extension, rather thancorrection process, isrequired.”

The District has alsoreceived a boundary

expansion request onbehalf of West Fraser MillsLtd.

The request pertains tothe inclusion of a parcel ofraw land adjoiningChetwynd ForestIndustries’ (CFI) - a divi-

sion of West Fraser MillsLtd. - current propertyboundary. CFI seeks theexpansion of their proper-ty to allow for the con-struction of a bio-energyfacility.

According to CFI’s

General Manager DarrenBrkic, the next step follow-ing the boundary expan-sion for West Fraser andCFI is to submit an appli-cation to the provincialgovernment’s AgriculturalLand Commission forrealignment to ‘non-farmuse’ of the AgriculturalLand Reserve’s raw landthe company is closing on.

According to theDistrict, if the boundaryexpansions do go ahead,the mine would pay about$350,000 to the District,about $250,000 more thanit pays to the Provinceright now. Walter Energyis aware of that, and theywish to support their hostcommunity.

West Fraser’s contribu-tion would be much less;

in the $15,000 - $20,000range.

Boundaries of every BCmunicipality are definedin the documents thatincorporated each munici-pality known as a LettersPermit.

“Typically, expansionsare initiated by propertyowners who want theirparcel of land to be includ-ed within a municipality,”MCSCD says. “In somecases, the property ownermay feel that the munici-pality has land use policiesthat are more suitable forthe area than the ones putin place by the regionaldistrict.”

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1996 satellite boundary extension missed mine assets

NICHOLS

“ In the case ofthe mine itʼs

revenue thatʼscurrently going tothe province thatcould be directed

to Chetwynd.”

Please see "PRRD," page 7

(PRRD) is not prescribedby any legislation to par-ticipate in the process, anddoes not possess a veto onmunicipal boundaryexpansions, the regionaldistrict has an importantrole in the boundaryexpansion process.

The PRRD is the govern-ing power for areas out-side of municipal bound-aries and therefore, theregional districts interestsmust be considered andmunicipalities must maketheir best efforts to accom-modate these interests.

All available informa-tion shows the District hasdone so, and with respectto these accommodations,the PRRD carried a motionto send a letter of ‘No

Objection’ to the District ofChetwynd with regard tothe proposed boundaryextension/realignment ata Nov. 22 board meeting.

“After today we will beassembling a package togo to Victoria. They'veagreed to work with ustowards this boundaryexpansion process... whichallows us to submit appli-cations to start theprocess,” District ChiefAdministrative OfficerDoug Fleming explainedduring a Dec. 3 regularCouncil meeting.

“We have to make refer-rals to some agencies likeAgricultural LandsCommission, Ministry ofForest, Lands and NaturalResources and local FirstNations, those will take acouple of weeks to get

responses back so we'vetold them that we're mak-ing those referrals.

“We're trying to veryquickly fast track thisprocess because there is apending provincial elec-tion and the ministry hasagreed to work with us -which is outstanding - totry and move this forwardso we can get thisapproved in time for nextyears taxation."

Before the MCSCDmakes its decision, citizensof the District ofChetwynd will have anopportunity to providetheir input for the bound-ary extension.

“Citizens of this commu-nity have a right to speakto boundary expansion,”Fleming said.

“The Local Government

Act (section 20) requiresthat citizens of the munici-pality will have the oppor-tunity to object to the pro-posal,” MCSCD docu-ments state.

The majority of residentsmust consent to (or notoppose) the proposedextension, according to theMCSCD.

“If at least 10 percent ofthe electors within themunicipality request avote on the proposedboundary extension, thenthe municipality cannotproceed unless it obtainsthe support of those elec-

tors in a referendum.”“To establish the number

of eligible voters for theAlternative ApprovalProcess, both the 2011Statistics Canada CensusPopulation data and theDistrict’s 2012 MunicipalCensus data were takeninto consideration,” aCouncil agenda reportstates.

“Using the more conser-vative Statistics Canadadata, the number of eligi-ble municipal electors iscalculated as 1971. If lessthen ten percent of the1971 eligible municipal

electors, which equals 197,submit an ElectorResponse Form, theboundary extensionrequest will be deemed tohave the approval of theelectors and the proposalmay proceed to theMinistry for considera-tion.”

Citizens can obtain anElector Response Formfrom the District officeduring regular businesshours.

A deadline for Electorresponses is set forJanuary 22, 2013.


PRRD interests must be considered in expansion


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A Christmas ThoughtFrom the Mayor, Council, Administration,and Staff of the District of Chetwynd

Christmas is coming and all through the town we’re busy planning how to run the yeardown – how to spend the last hours of a year that is rapidly passing.

Do you have regrets for lost opportunities or decisions gone wrong? Don’t. That energywould be better spent on things you can affect.

Do you have hopes for the months ahead? Wonderful! Act on them and don’t delay.

But we can reflect on what we’ve done in 2012 tomake our home town more liveable, more viable,more like the town that we’d like to live in.

Did you plant flowers and keep them watered?

Did you stoop to pick up the litter that someonejust tossed aside or carelessly dropped?

Did you welcome a stranger and help her feel athome?

Did you compliment a young person or make anoldie feel useful?

Did you talk courage and hope?

Did you support your local businesses?

If you didn’t, there’s another year coming.

But wait! It’s Christmas! It’s a time for home andfamily. It’s a time for remembering; it’s also atime for forgetting.

Have a happy Christmas and ahealthy, safe, and prosperousnew year.

The staff at District Office want you to behere in the new year. So remember to besafe; remember to buckle up; rememberto keep your gas tank full, and if you dohave to drive, forget about the drink.

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New water sewer tax comingBY MIKE CARTER

Chetwynd Echo Reporter––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – The District ofChetwynd is imposing Water andSewer Parcel (area) Taxes on landsfronting or connected to themunicipal systems.

The motion to instate the taxeswas carried during a Dec. 3 regu-lar council meeting.

“As a result of aging infrastruc-ture and increasing regulatorydemands on services provided,the District of Chetwynd is imple-menting a Water and Sewer Parceltax,” Mayor Nichols said in awritten statement to the Echo.

The annual rate for the ParcelTax will be $0.0213 (two point onethree cents) per square meter forWater and $0.0144 (one point four-four cents) for Sewer.

A maximum parcel size of 1250

square meters (13,455 square feet)will be established for the purpos-es of these Parcel Taxes.

The Parcel Tax will result in amaximum charge, per property, of$26.63 for Water and $17.98 forSewer for a totalincrease of$44.61, accordingto Mayor MerlinNichols.

There will be nocharge for prop-erties that are notadjacent to Waterand Sewer sys-tems.

The District is also planningincreases in user fees for 2014, and2015.

In an Oct. 30, Finance StrategyCommittee meeting, DeputyDirector of FinancialAdministration Kevin Franson

advised the committee that boththe Sewer and Water Funds werenot self-supporting.

Four options for the implemen-tation of a Parcel Tax were pre-sented for Council’s considera-

tion.During that

meeting, theDistrict’s ChiefAdministrativeOfficer DougFleming provid-ed informationon Parcel Taxes,advising that the

m u n i c i p a l i t yneeds to raise enough dollarsthrough sales (user fees) and taxa-tion to balance its budget.

It was decided that the imple-mentation of a Parcel Tax is a fairoption to collect revenues asvacant property owners that are

adjacent to water and sewer serv-ices also contribute funds throughParcel Taxes.

“Currently the Water and SewerFunds of the District of Chetwyndare not generating revenue suffi-cient to cover current and futureexpenses,” Mayor Nichols said.

“The Council of the District ofChetwynd has decided that,instead of a rate increase for the2013 calendar year, the implemen-tation of a Parcel Tax togetherwith future rate increases wouldbe the fairest method to correctthis problem. A Parcel Tax is antic-ipated to increase the number ofproperties paying into the opera-tions of the Water and Sewer sys-tem by about 10 percent.”

According to the Mayor, theWater Fund has accumulated adeficit of $33,225 as of 2011.

“Currently, the waterand sewer funds ... arenot generating revenue

sufficient enough tocover ... expenses.”

Please see "SEWER," page 21


––––––––––––––CHETWYND –

Rumours of the Peace FMhistory project’s demisehave been greatly exagger-ated.

Although, it has beendelayed.

The project consists of anew, second history bookthat will supplement andupdate the last book pub-lished in 1989. This book isavailable at Peace FM andis published by Pine TreeBooks.

In addition, short 10-15minute video segments ofprominent members of thecommunity will be airedon Chet TV. To date, five ofthese vignettes have beencompleted.

The story submissiondeadline for the book hasbeen extended to May,with the expected releaseof the new history book tobe in Sept. 2013.

“We’re still chuggingalong,” RebeccaKorhonen, producer atChet TV and lead hand on

the history project said.Korhonen says story

submissions have beenslow.

She believes that is duein part to the fact that sto-ries for the book have beenprimarily solicitedthrough email.

“It's unfortunatebecause a lot of the betterstories are the people whodon't know how to [useemail],” she said.

As a result, the projectplans to switch its angleon how stories are submit-ted.

Stories will still bereceived by email, but forthose who are uncomfort-able with that medium,Korhonen suggests thatthey call Peace FM soarrangements can be madeto have someone go towhere that person is andrecord what they have to

say.Those working on the

project have speculated onother reasons why storysubmissions have beenhard to come by.

“Our theory was that inthe summer people werejust too busy to do stuff.So now that the snow isflying and they're inside,they'll have more time towork it out.”

“We'd appreciate any-

body to submit anything,”she said.

Photos would also be awelcome addition to thebook.

“The thing about thephotos is that some peopleare afraid that they are notgoing to get them back butwe scan them prettyquickly and we'll givethem back to you or theycan provide a digital copyof they have the means todo so,” she said.

“I'm sort of doing a lot ofresearch on things like theHospital and theChetwynd Hotel andthings like that and goingback into the old Echo's,that's where the informa-tion is.

“I've found out somepretty interesting stuff,like… in 1971 they werepredicting that in 5 years,Chetwynd would be thesize of Dawson Creek.That's partly why the hos-pital got going becausethey figured they wouldneed enough facilities for

5000 people. Here we arein 2012 and we're at 3000people.”

Korhonen also informedthe Echo of a separateproject that has spawnedout of her work on the his-tory book.


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Second installment of history book delayed

Please see "SEARCH,"page 10

Book would also include a dvd with video clips. Photo submitted


Public SkatingAll winter round!

The previous High Country Inn (now owned by ChetwyndRiver Rock) will be Chetwynd’s new outdoor ice skatingrink. Come out with your family and enjoy the winter fun!Special thanks to Patty and Diane Gayse for providing thepublic use of this property.

Piano RecitalSunday December 16

Northern Lights College invites students and guests to theirPiano Recital Dec. 16 6:30 pm, Aboriginal GatheringRoom. Come out and enjoy and evening of fun and goodies.

Skating with SantaFriday, December 21th

Join us for Christmas festivities on ice with Santa. Therewill be plenty of holiday activities for all ages including alarge on ice slide. After skating warm up with a hotchocolate and snack. AGREATFAMILYEVENT! 6:00pmto 8:00 pm.

Adopt the Boulevard TreesAnyone can adopt a Tree starting from ChetwyndRecreation Centre to the end of North and South AccessRoads. Adopting a tree, will cost $100 for the first year and$50.00 each additional year. The Tree will be lit with whitelights and in the front of each tree that is sponsored will bea ‘North Pole Sign’ with the sponsor’s name. The sponsorcan be a business, resident or in memory of a loved one. Toregister, contact the District Office at 401-4113.

LOCAL NEWS

Merry Christmas

Another year is quickly coming to a close and ourthoughts turn to the celebration of the Christmas Season.We do have much to celebrate in this, the best country inthe world. On behalf of myself, Vicki and our family wewould like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas

and all the best in the new year.

& Happy New Year

Blair Lekstrom, MLA Peace River SouthProvince of British Columbia

Constituency Office: 10300-10th StreetDawson Creek, BC V1G 3T6

Phone: 250-784-133 • Fax: 250-784-1333Toll Free: 1-877-784-1330

Email: [email protected]

“We have been going and talking toseniors around Chetwynd and findingout what kind of things they would liketo see the government do to makeChetwynd a better place… they're actu-ally quite happy with Chetwynd,” shesaid.

However, a few big issues have beenbrought into focus.

Seniors are concerned that they have togo outside of town for dialysis,Korhonen says.

Also, when the Chetwynd GeneralHospital opened, “… babies were bornin Chetwynd and that's another big issuethe seniors seem to be concerned thatyou have to go out of town [for childbirth],” she explained.

“The reason they're concerned about itis because their children are leaving,their children are not staying inChetwynd so there is no reason for them

to stay in Chetwynd…”As far as the history project goes, work

is coming along slowly."The old history book… it’s a big

book...” Korhonen said. “They had ahuge committee that was doing this so, Ihave to get more people involved indoing this, more volunteers… the storiesin the book talk about how Chetwyndused to be and where they are at nowfamily members that are here, familymembers that have died, it just needs alittle bit of an update as far as where peo-ple are.

“If [anyone has] any questions, if theyhave any problems of any kind don'thesitate to give Nancy a call at the officehere and she'll connect me and we'll fig-ure something out for them. All hurdlescan be overcome."

To submit a story, you can phone PeaceFM at 250-788-9452, Rebecca Korhonenat 250-601-0199 or submit via email [email protected].


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new developments in thecommunity, reduce themunicipal tax burden onresidential property own-ers of multi-family build-ings (containing five ormore dwelling units),commercial propertyowners that undertake aproject and to advancethe objectives of theDistrict’s OfficialCommunity Plan to cre-ate an economicallydiverse and stable com-munity.

This will not include anexemption from any localservice tax, parcel tax orbusiness improvementtax.

The Revitalization TaxExemption Policy wasinitially adopted byCouncil in 2009 and wasupdated and amended inApril 2012. New pro-posed changes are datedDec. 3, 2012.

Applicable new devel-

opments within currentmunicipal boundarieswill continue to enjoy thebenefits of theRevitalization TaxExemption Program.

Tax exemption is opento owners of eligiblelands where the new con-struction or reconstruc-tion value is $1 million orgreater.

The land use applicableto any project must bepermitted in the zone theland exists in and mustmeet all other applicableDistrict policies andbylaws.

In order to receive thetax exemption, propertyowners must enter intoan agreement with theDistrict and obtain a “TaxExemption Certificate”.

Council may cancel TaxExemption Certificates ifany of the conditions setout in the agreement arenot met.

Property owners mustapply in writing to theDirector of FinancialAdministration and sub-mit a copy of the currentProperty Assessmentnotice for the land asissued by the BritishColumbia AssessmentAuthority, BCAssessment.

Owners must also sub-mit, a description of theproject including detailsregarding its extent andvalue confirmed via thebuilding permit processand an application fee inthe amount of $500.

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LOCAL NEWS

MERRYCHRISTMAS

ffrroomm aallll ooff uussMay the coming year bring

peace, joy and enlightenment toyou and those you cherish. For

all the joy you’ve brought us, wewill always be grateful.

Tansi FriendshipCentre staff and boardof directors

at thisfestiveseasonWe have so much to celebrate this year,including the goodwill of people likeyou! Have a happy holiday, and pleaseaccept our sincere best wishes andthanks.

May your holiday season contain all themakings of lasting memories for you and yourloved ones. We appreciate your readership andlook forward to your continued support.

—And Lotsof Laughter!Wishing You ANewsworthy Season!

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Chetwynd Breastfeeding SupportNetwork meets every Tuesday at 9:30a.m at the Chetwynd Public Library.

Little Giant Air CadetsMondays at 6:30pm at the RoyalCanadian Legion. Ages 12-18.

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Taking Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)meets every Wednesday at 6 p.m. atthe Pine Valley Seniors Centre Call

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Pine Valley Seniors Hall weeklyactivities including Cribbage, Whist,Bingo and Carpet Bowling. Call Anita

at 788-5838 for more info.

Alanon meetings 6:30 pmTuesdays Mickey’s Place

(behind A&W)

Chetwynd Society for CommunityLiving Board Meeting. First

Wednesday of each month. 4699Airport Road Ph: 250-788-4889.

Bring and throw a teddy bear for char-ity onto the ice when the Home Teamscores their first goal. all bears to bedonated to the Santa Claus Project.Sat. Dec. 22 3:45 Chetwynd Rec

Centre

Baby’s Best Chance PregnancyOutreach Program Drop in : Mondays10am to Noon. Weekly Group SessionsTuesdays 11 am-1pm. Located at Kici.

Quintessential Quilter’s Guild meets3rd Monday of the month. CatholicChurch, 7 pm. Come out and join us!

Everyone welcome!

The Christmas Carol. The story ofEbenezer Scrooge. December 19 atPeace Christian School. Free

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If you have been keepingup with the newsfrom the District

Office, you might remem-ber the proposal to build anew access and egressfrom Highway 97 to theRec Centre (right in; rightout).

As a project jointly fund-ed by the District ofChetwynd, the Peace RiverRegional District, and theBritish ColumbiaGovernment, the coordi-nation efforts have been

significant and I appreciatethe good will that existsamong the various fund-ing agencies. This projecthas been in the works for acouple of years and con-struction is set for nextsummer. At the same time,Highways will undertaketo fix forever the annuallyoccurring heaves and hol-lows adjacent to the RecCentre in Highway 97.

On December 10,Regional Highways offi-cials met with Districtadministration to ensurethat we are all singingfrom the same sheet onthese projects – Christmascarol time and all that.Potentially, on this projectwe could be singing in har-

mony. No details availableyet, but in plain English,the District and Highwaysagreed to work closely toensure that both projectsmove ahead expeditiouslyand that cost savings mayactually occur.

Other points of commoninterest discussed includethe potential access fromNicholson Road toHighway 29 North (justpast the Canfor log yard)and future development inthe area of 97 and 29South. Both these areaswill be important in thelong term with NicholsonRoad access attractingmore immediate interest.

We also raised questionson Highways’ potential

response to a significantincrease in truck trafficthrough town in the eventthat Site C receivesapproval.

BC Hydro is projecting aloaded rock truck to passthrough town every sixminutes (with a returningempty every six minutes)if the rock is moved byroad from the Pine Passquarry. Your DistrictCouncil has no jurisdictionover 97 and 29, as youknow, but we can and dokeep before the relevantauthorities our concernsover the movement ofvehicles on the trafficarteries passing throughtown.

Of course, the CN Rail-

Highway 97 intersectiondid not escape discussion.Twenty-five or so yearsago a highway overpassstudy was undertaken.Because of the on-goingannoyance of waiting atthe crossing and with haz-ards presented when fire,rescue, and ambulancevehicles are impeded, andwith the potential forincreased rail traffic toaccommodate proposedindustrial developments,the District has recentlyresurrected this study andauthorized an update forwhich BC Hydro will payhalf the cost.

We also expressedDistrict appreciation forthe crossing light recently

activated at 97 and 46thStreet NE. It is not alwaysused by pedestrians, most-ly school children, whenthey cross the highway. Itcould be a lifesaver.Drivers want to see youand know your intentionsand we certainly don’tneed an incident of thetype that has plaguedlower mainland communi-ties in the last few weeks.Press that button and waitfor the light before youcross.

OPINION

Chetwynd Echo’s

BIG CATCHSShhooww uuss yyoouurr ccaattcchh ooff tthhee ddaayy!!

Email your photos to [email protected](donʼt forget to include your name and where you

landed your monster) and weʼll print them each week inour pages therefore giving you bragging rights about

the one that DIDNʼT get away.

The Mayor’sReport

wwiitthh MMeerrlliinn NNiicchhoollss

Disclaimer: The precedingis the opinion of MayorMerlin Nichols and may ormay not reflect the viewsand/or wishes of council.

CN Rail overpass project back on the table

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A special supplement to the Chetwynd EchoChetwynd Echo

GARYMOOREApril 11, 1942 - Dec

25, 2009Miss you more everyday,Audrey, Vicki, Allison

& families

LORNE MCQUEENMay 21, 1925 - Jan. 28,

2010Forever in our heartsIn, Girls & families

DANNY SIMPSONAug 5 1957 - Dec. 17 2009

Love from all of us Mom &Joe, Dad, Elanor, Lauria,Debi, Michael, Connor.

LOUVENAWOODSept 27 1938 - Oct. 4 2002Till we meet again. - 1stThessalonians 4:13-18.

FRANKIESCHREIBER

1940-2012Missing you now and

foreverRay, girls & families

LEE DOTSONApril 1975 - July 2012

Love you always over therainbow.

Love your family.

CLARABIGGAR

Missing your love andhumour always.

Love your family.

FELISHA SCHWARTZ1996-2010

Forever with the angels,always in my heart.

Love Mom

LAWRENCE CALLIOUJuly 9 1936-Oct 20 1997

Always in our heartsLove family, nieces and

nephews

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JOANNE ROBERTSAug. 9 1960 - Nov. 21, 2011

Forever in our hearts.Love your family

ED GUILLET1919 - 2011Always in ourthoughts, Loveyou ForeverYour Family

RONALDCOURTOREILLE“Mayor of Tin Town”In our hearts forever,Missand love you.

From your family andfriends

DELBERT LAMBERTOct 2 1974 -Aug. 12, 2006

We all love and miss youvery much.

FELISHASCHWARTZ1996-2010

Merry Christmas babygirl. You are truly missed

and very lovedKevin, Sheldon & Keenan

FRANKLINDESJARLAIS

1955-1989Forever remembered,

Forever loved

MOLLY DESJARLAIS1916-2009

Forever remembered,Forever loved

MOLLY DESJARLAIS1916-2009


EDWIN HAASENov.1 1932 - Aug. 11, 2011Forever in our hearts.

Eddie Joe, Shauna, Fred& Families

KERRI GRAHAM1968-2011

“Our world is not the samewithout you.”

Love all of your friends &family

DWAIN MCAVANY“Always remembered,

always loved, never forgot-ten, always missed.”Love all your family

LLOYD CAMPBELL1940-1997


MAX DESJARLAIS1937 - 2011

Forever Remembered,Forever loved.

RANDY NICHOLS1955-2010

“We miss you more andmore everyday dad.”Love Tannia, Brandy, Brody,

Alyssa, Caylee, Tommy, Chuck,Daphne and RJ.

WILLIE PSHYK1959-2011

In our hearts forever.

Love Bill, Marg andFamily.

CLIFFORD PEATSNov. 22, 1941 - Aug 3, 2011“We love you and miss

you.”Love, your family

ARNIE DUREAU1953-2011

In memory of my best friend& husband. Forever and

always in my heart.Love Shirley

ERNIE REDENBACH1927-1985

In our hearts foreverand always.

Love your family.

DARIN NEULSWe miss you & wish you

were here.All our love Dad, Mom,Ryan, Sheila, Skyler,Reagan & Sierra

KATHY BERTELSENWe miss you more than

words can say.With all our love Mom &Adolf, brothers and sisters

& families.

JOHN PAUL HETU11.18.75 - 02.18.2011

“Never forgotten, alwaysremembered.”

Hetu family and friends.

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KRISTA& SIMONEGAMMON

OCT. 1972-OCT. 2001Forever Loved and al-

ways Missed,Your Family

GORDON NIKIRK1931- 2010

FAYE NIKIRK1940 - 1997

Often in our thoughts-forever in our heartsWe love and miss you-

Love your Family

MARY DEAKAUG. 16, 1934-Nov. 1, 2004

Mary, we will love youforever.

Albert & Family

James Chatwood -December 24, 1914 -

August 6, 1994Forever in our hearts, dearly

missed

Etienne LebancAug. 16, 1928-Feb. 10, 2009Remembering You

Arlene LalondeJuly 1, 1948-July 29, 2004

Forever in our hearts, dearlymissed

Terry Norris-May 28, 1959-March 21, 2009

What the heart knows itshall never forget foreverin our hearts, dearly

missed

Mary Melynchuk1922 - 2006Thinking ofyou alwaysLove,

Your Family

Bill Cardinal1923- 2002Thinking ofyou alwaysLove,

Your Family

Clara BiggarJuly 31, 1929-April 8, 2009

Mom I think of you andmiss you every day, yourloving daughter and

families

Candace Norris-Jan. 2, 1984-

March 21, 2009What the heart knows itshall never forget foreverin our hearts, dearly

missed

Daryl Marshall-Nov. 9, 1979-March 21, 2009


missed

KEN HARRISOCT. 5, 1938- AUG. 2, 1992DOREEN HARRIS

MAR. 10, 1939- MAY 13, 1998Love your Family

JOHNNYHAUBERMAR. 28, 1943-JAN. 22, 1998

Love your Family

WALTER HAUBERMAR. 7, 1961-JULY 1, 1992

Love your Family

VIOLET HAUBEROCT. 10, 1922-JAN. 2, 1997BILLHAUBER

SEPT. 15, 1916-APR. 22, 1996Love your Family

VINCE HAUBERAPR. 7, 1975-DEC. 25. 1997

Forevermissing you andwishing youwere here.Love Dad & Family

SPENCE HAUBERJULY 7, 1977-SEPT. 2, 1995

To the moon andback...

Love Dad & Family

WILLIE HAUBERMAY 12, 1945-JULY 16,

1985We miss you Dad.

Love Billie, Debbie, Barbie,Deanna, Becky & Families

TROYHAUBERNOV. 26, 1969-SEPT. 29, 1990

All our Love Mom,Dad, Trudy, Dwayne,

& Frankie

AARON HAUBERNOV. 5, 1978-SEPT. 4, 1997

On the stairway toHeaven...Love Mom,

Dad & Girls

SHARON HAUBERMAR. 7, 1961-Aug. 17, 2004

We miss you...to the moon and back.

Love Your Family

Douglas ByronMacMillan

June 1944 - July 1996Dad we miss youeveryday and wishyou were with us.

Dan, Lynnette & Mom

Herbert Neuls1921- 2010We will missyou always,

Love your family

Randi Jayne Wilson“Sunshine”

Sept 10, 1988 - Oct. 22,2006, Loving & miss-ing you always Kid.Always in our hearts!

Mildred MaryDesjarlias

Feb. 15, 1943 -Sept. 4, 2008

Always in our hearts!

John & Evelyn LehnerWe love and miss you both and wish you

were here to celebrate with us.Your family, Jean, Glen, Clarence, Wendy,

Don & Shane

Cheyanne Harris & Donavon CameronWishing you both to be here to share ourChristmas. Miss you both so much.

Love you more!Your families the Camerons & Harris’

MARILYN PEATSAUG. 31 1946 -DEC 6 2005

Forever Loved andAlways Missed.

Love Your Family

LOUIS LUCIERMarch 15, 1948 -Oct. 21, 2007

We love you andmiss you

Love Your Family

CLAIR MACAVANYAUG 10, 1929 -JUNE 4, 2001

A loving father andhusband, he touched the

hearts of many and will beremembered dearly.Love Your Family

MARYRUNZERJan. 1950 - April 2006

We love you and miss youFrom your Family

Beatrice EdwardsSept. 1922 - June 2011Gone from us in personbut with us every day inspirit and fond memories

Bob JohnsonOct 29, 1951 -July 13, 2011Forever loved and forever

missed.Love Fred, Jamie and all

your grandkids

Danny SimpsonAug. 5 1957 - Dec. 17 2009Love you and miss your smilingface! Love Mom & Joe, Dad &Eleanor, Laurie Simpson, DebiSimpson, Michael & Connor

Pohl

To live in hearts we leavebehind is not to die.Missing you always.

Your family


KRISTA& SIMONEGAMMON

OCT. 1972-OCT. 2001Forever Loved and al-

ways Missed,Your Family

GORDON NIKIRK1931- 2010

FAYE NIKIRK1940 - 1997

Often in our thoughts-forever in our heartsWe love and miss you-

Love your Family

MARY DEAKAUG. 16, 1934-Nov. 1, 2004

Mary, we will love youforever.

Albert & Family

James Chatwood -December 24, 1914 -

August 6, 1994Forever in our hearts, dearly

missed

Etienne LebancAug. 16, 1928-Feb. 10, 2009Remembering You

Arlene LalondeJuly 1, 1948-July 29, 2004

Forever in our hearts, dearlymissed

Terry Norris-May 28, 1959-March 21, 2009


missed

Mary Melynchuk1922 - 2006Thinking ofyou alwaysLove,

Your Family

Bill Cardinal1923- 2002Thinking ofyou alwaysLove,

Your Family

Clara BiggarJuly 31, 1929-April 8, 2009

Mom I think of you andmiss you every day, yourloving daughter and

families

Candace Norris-Jan. 2, 1984-

March 21, 2009What the heart knows itshall never forget foreverin our hearts, dearly

missed

Daryl Marshall-Nov. 9, 1979-March 21, 2009


missed

KEN HARRISOCT. 5, 1938- AUG. 2, 1992DOREEN HARRIS

MAR. 10, 1939- MAY 13, 1998Love your Family

JOHNNYHAUBERMAR. 28, 1943-JAN. 22, 1998

Love your Family

WALTER HAUBERMAR. 7, 1961-JULY 1, 1992

Love your Family

VIOLET HAUBEROCT. 10, 1922-JAN. 2, 1997BILLHAUBER

SEPT. 15, 1916-APR. 22, 1996Love your Family

VINCE HAUBERAPR. 7, 1975-DEC. 25. 1997

Forevermissing you andwishing youwere here.Love Dad & Family

SPENCE HAUBERJULY 7, 1977-SEPT. 2, 1995

To the moon andback...

Love Dad & Family

WILLIE HAUBERMAY 12, 1945-JULY 16,

1985We miss you Dad.

Love Billie, Debbie, Barbie,Deanna, Becky & Families

TROYHAUBERNOV. 26, 1969-SEPT. 29, 1990

All our Love Mom,Dad, Trudy, Dwayne,

& Frankie

AARON HAUBERNOV. 5, 1978-SEPT. 4, 1997

On the stairway toHeaven...Love Mom,

Dad & Girls

SHARON HAUBERMAR. 7, 1961-Aug. 17, 2004

We miss you...to the moon and back.

Love Your Family

Douglas ByronMacMillan

June 1944 - July 1996Dad we miss youeveryday and wishyou were with us.

Dan, Lynnette & Mom

Herbert Neuls1921- 2010We will missyou always,

Love your family

Randi Jayne Wilson“Sunshine”

Sept 10, 1988 - Oct. 22,2006, Loving & miss-ing you always Kid.Always in our hearts!

Mildred MaryDesjarlias

Feb. 15, 1943 -Sept. 4, 2008

Always in our hearts!

John & Evelyn LehnerWe love and miss you both and wish you

were here to celebrate with us.Your family, Jean, Glen, Clarence, Wendy,

Don & Shane

Cheyanne Harris & Donavon CameronWishing you both to be here to share ourChristmas. Miss you both so much.

Love you more!Your families the Camerons & Harris’

MARILYN PEATSAUG. 31 1946 -DEC 6 2005

Forever Loved andAlways Missed.

Love Your Family

LOUIS LUCIERMarch 15, 1948 -Oct. 21, 2007

We love you andmiss you

Love Your Family

CLAIR MACAVANYAUG 10, 1929 -JUNE 4, 2001

A loving father andhusband, he touched the

hearts of many and will beremembered dearly.Love Your Family

MARYRUNZERJan. 1950 - April 2006

We love you and miss youFrom your Family

Beatrice EdwardsSept. 1922 - June 2011Gone from us in personbut with us every day inspirit and fond memories

Bob JohnsonOct 29, 1951 -July 13, 2011Forever loved and forever

missed.Love Fred, Jamie and all

your grandkids

Danny SimpsonAug. 5 1957 - Dec. 17 2009Love you and miss your smilingface! Love Mom & Joe, Dad &Eleanor, Laurie Simpson, DebiSimpson, Michael & Connor

Pohl

To live in hearts we leavebehind is not to die.Missing you always.

Your family

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21Friday, December 14 2012

LOCAL NEWS

NOTICE OF INTENTIONTO ADOPT REVITALIZATIONTAX EXEMPTION BYLAW

NO. 977, 2012The District of Chetwynd wishes to establish a Revitalization Tax ExemptionProgram in order to encourage the development of multi-family housing andcommercial development and redevelopment of certain areas within themunicipality.

Council has the following objectives for the program:

• To encourage multi-family housing development (over five units);• To encourage commercial development to sustain and enhance the existingcommercial areas; and• To advance the objectives of the Districtʼs official Community Plan to create aneconomically diverse and stable community.

The program is intended to accomplish these objectives by providing a taxexemption to eligible properties. This tax exemption, available for a maximumperiod of three years, will encourage new development in the community andreduce the municipal tax burden on multi-family residential owners andcommercial property owners that undertake a project.

Under this bylaw, the Council of the District of Chetwynd may provide a taxexemption to an owner of eligible land where the new construction value or thereconstruction value of a Project (as determined based on the building permit(s)issued) must be one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) or greater. Each exemptionagreement must be approved by Council prior to the beginning of construction.

The amount of the annual tax exemption will be equal to that part of themunicipal portion of the property taxes imposed under section 197(1) (a) of theCommunity Charter calculated by deducting the baseline assessment(assessed value immediately before the commencement of the project) fromthe current assessed value and applying the difference to the current municipaltax rate. The exemption will be 50% of the increased value of assessment in thefirst year; 25% in the second year; and 10% in the third year. It will not includean exemption from any local services tax or business improvement area tax.

This bylaw received first and second readings at the Regular Council Meetingheld on December 3, 2012 and will be considered for third reading at theRegular Council Meeting on December 17, 2012.

A complete copy of the bylaw may be obtained at the District of Chetwyndoffice along with examples of how the revitalization tax exemption programworks.

For more information about the Revitalization Tax Exemption Program, pleasecontact the District of Chetwynd at (250) 401-4100.

The Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce would like to thankthe following people and businesses for supporting the

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“The plan is that, in addition to a smallParcel Tax, a user fee increase will berequired for 2014 and 2015 in order toprevent the erosion of the accumulatedsurplus,” Nichols said.

“Implementing a Parcel Tax in 2013and… inflationary increases to the userfees will change the next three years ofoperations from a $56,000 deficit toapproximately a $5,000 surplus.”

The Sewer Fund on the other hand iscurrently in a healthy position, running asurplus. But, is expected to accumulatelosses of $156,000 over the next threeyears if no action is taken, according tothe Mayor.

“If instead of the proposed Parcel Tax, arate increase was implemented, the rateincrease would be approximately 3.5 per-cent for Water and five percent forSewer” he said.


Sewer fund in a healthposition, running a surplus

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We will publish all the letters we can fit from local children ages 3-10*.

USE THIS HANDY FORM TO SUBMIT YOUR LETTER. LETTERS MUST BE RECEIVED BY DEC. 17

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SCHETWYND – TheChetwynd ScotiabankBantams travelled blusteryroads over the Dec. 7weekend to enter theMackenzie BantamTournament.

They found success intheir first tourney of theseason as they came homeundefeated and with agold medal and trophy toprove it.

Game One matched theGiants up againstSmithers. The Giants tookan early lead and were upby five and held on tightfor to keep the lead for an8-6 win.

In Game Two, the Giantsmet Houston at center ice fora tighter scoring game, butpulled out the win at 4-2.

The Giants took on thehost team, Mackenzie, inGame Three for anotherearly lead, but a tight winat 5-4. The Gold MedalChampionship Game was

a match-up betweenChetwynd and Houstonfor round two. Chetwyndopened the scoring, butHouston kept answeringback. The Giants kept the

lead at the end of everyperiod and won the gamewith a 7-5 score.

Next home game isSunday, Dec. 16 at 1:30pmagainst Beaverlodge.

Bantam Giants wipe the ice withMackenzie to take home gold

Chetwy nd Echo 23Friday, December 14 2012

2013 DOGLICENSES ARE IN

Yes, it’s that time of year again; our beloved dogsmust be relicensed for 2013. Statistics prove thatdogs who have a current license are 60 per centmore likely to be returned home than those with-out, often within the same day and have fewerpound fees.

All dogs over the age of 8 weeks are required to belicensed for each calendar year.

Licenses are available at the District of ChetwyndOffice, located at, 5400 North Access Road.

Prices are:• Spayed/Neutered - $12• Non-spayed/neutered - $36• Seniors discount is 10%

Early Bird Discount(purchased between Nov 15th andDecember 31st for coming year)• Spayed/Neutered - $9• Non-spayed/neutered - $27

QUINTETTE PROJECTOPEN HOUSE - EARLY NOTICETeck Coal Limited is planning to host and open house mid January - inTumbler Ridge - to asnwer questions about the proposed Quintette Proj-ect and its join application to the Province of B.C. Please stay tuned for

more details in the coming weeks.For more information about the project please visit

www.teck.com/quintette or call the Quintette Comunity Officeat 1.877.544.3824.

NOTICE TO HOMEOWNERS

CURRENT TAXES, UTILITIESAND HOME OWNER GRANTS

The District of Chetwynd office will be closed from 12:00 noon onDecember 24, 2012 until 8:00 a.m. on December 27, 2012 and from12:00 noon on December 31, 2012 until 8:00 a.m. on January 2, 2013.

If you are eligible for a Home Owner Grant and have not claimed thegrant for the 2012 taxation year, please apply before 12:00 noon onDecember 31, 2012. You do not need to make a payment to apply fora Home Owner Grant.

Your bank may pay your property taxes, however they can’t claim yourHome Owner Grant. Please ensure you have either claimed the grantor paid the equivalent amount.

If you have an outstanding balance in Current Taxes or Utilities onJanuary 2, 2013, the balance will be transferred to taxes in arrears.Taxes in arrears on January 2, 2013 will be transferred to delinquenttaxes. Taxes in arrears and delinquent will accrue interest at the rateprescribed by the Provincial Government, currently 6.00%. Theinterest rate is subject to change.

Properties with delinquent taxes outstanding on September 30, 2013will be sold at Tax Sale.

If you have any questions, please visit or contact the District Office at250-401-4100.Kevin FransonDeputy Director of Financial Administration

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CHETWYND – The 3Nations First VentureMidget Giants tookreturned home with firstplace bragging rights afterbeating Grande Cache intheir final game last week-end in Wembley, AB.

The first game Saturdaywas won 2-0 againstGrande Cache. The day’ssecond meet up was won5-1 against Wembley andSunday saw the Midgetstake on Grande Prairie 10-0. The team’s final battlewas against Grande Cacheagain where they tram-pled them 5-3.

3 Nations VenturesMidget Giants returnfrom AB with Gold

The 3 Nations Ventures Midget Giants battle it out with an opposing team.Photo submitted


–––––––––––––– TUMBLER RIDGE – HD

Mining International mustgive full disclosure to twoB.C unions on documentsrelated to the process ofacquiring permits for tem-porary foreign workers at

its Murray River Coalmine, a federal court judgeruled Dec. 7

The two unions are theInternational Union ofOperating Engineers(IOUE), Local 115 and theConstruction andSpecialized WorkersUnions (CSWU), Local

1611.“We have been success-

ful in court so far… wehave succeeded in forcingthem to release more than85 pages of secret docu-ments, despite their strongobjections,” BrianCochrane, BusinessManager at the IOUE,

Local 115, said on Tuesday.“We are now continuing

to seek a full judicial reviewof the Temporary ForeignWorker Program.”

Hon. Justice DouglasCampbell reached a deci-sion Nov. 22 granting thetwo unions standing to pur-sue such a review.

BC Federation of Labour(BCFED) President JimSinclair welcomed the Dec.7 ruling saying, “I’m dis-appointed that unions areforced to rely on courts toobtain these documentswhile the federal govern-ment wastes taxpayer dol-lars trying to keep thisinformation secret.”

“We know that over thelong run with expectedretirements and slowingbirthrates, our workforcerequires continuedreliance on immigration,”Sinclair said in a separatestatement on the BCFEDwebsite.

“But let’s invest in realimmigration programsthat allow prospective citi-zens the same rights as allCanadian workers. It’show we built Canada and

how we should continueto build Canada.”

Unions across the BCFederation of Labour,which represents over1,100 Locals, are continu-ing to oppose the grantingof Labour MarketOpinion’s (LMO) to HDMining by Citizenship andImmigration Canada.

Before an employer canhire a foreign worker orget pre-approval to hire alarge number of workersthrough the TemporaryForeign Worker Program(TFWP), they must applyto Citizenship andImmigration Canada foran LMO.

“The LMO process wasinitially designed toensure Canadians have thefirst opportunity to obtainavailable jobs, and to fur-ther ensure that prevailingCanadian wage rates,working conditions andsafety standards arerespected,” the IOUE’sCochrane said.

“Unfortunately, webelieve none of these condi-tions were adequately metin this case. HD MiningInternational has publiclyacknowledged that theyreceived more than 300applications for posted jobs,yet didn’t hire a singleCanadian, claiming nonewere qualified. This is notbelievable or acceptable.”

To date, HD Mining hasinvested over $50 millionon local goods, services andcontractors for the MurrayRiver Project, which isexpected to create approxi-mately 600 direct jobs and700 indirect jobs, the com-pany says.

HD plans to transition thelong-wall mining skill set toCanadian workers.

The company remainsfirm on its stance that thereis a lack of skilled under-ground coal mining work-


NOTICE TO ELECTORS OF THEDISTRICT OF CHETWYND OF AN

ALTERNATIVEAPPROVAL PROCESSFOR A PROPOSED EXTENSION OF

BOUNDARIESNotice is Hereby Given That under section 86 (Alternative Approval Process) of the CommunityCharter and section 20 of the Local Government Act, the Council of the District of Chetwynd intendsto petition the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development requesting an extension ofthe area of the municipality to include the following described lands:

a)Willow Creek Mine: District Lot 374, except Plan PC41723 PG; District Lot 375; District Lot 376,except PC41724; District Lot 377; District Lot 378; District Lot 379, except PC41725; and DistrictLot 380, except PC 41726; all of Peace River Land District; and

b) West Fraser Mill: Lot 2, Plan EPP 21481, District Lot 2685, Peace River District.

Maps of the subject areas are available for viewing at the District Office.

And Further Take Notice That the municipality may proceed with the boundary extension requestunless at least ten percent of municipal electors indicate that a referendum must be held bysubmitting a signed Elector Response Form to the Municipal Hall no later than 4:30 p.m. on Janu-ary 22, 2013. Elector Response Forms must be in the form established by the District of Chetwynd,and only those persons who qualify as electors of the municipality are entitled to sign ElectorResponse Forms.

Resident Elector – You are entitled to submit an Elector Response Form as a resident elector ifyou are age 18 or older on the day of submission, are a Canadian citizen, have lived in B.C. for atleast six months, and have been a resident of the District of Chetwynd for the past 30 days or more.

Non-Resident Elector – You are entitled to submit an Elector Response Form as a non-residentproperty elector if you are age 18 or older on the day of submission, are a Canadian citizen, havelived in B.C. for at least six months, have owned and held registered title to a property in theDistrict of Chetwynd for the past 30 days or more, and do not qualify as a resident elector.

NOTE: Only one non-resident property elector may submit an Elector Response Form perproperty, regardless of how many owners there may be.

If less than ten percent (197) of municipal electors submit an Elector Response Form, theboundary extension request will be deemed to have the approval of the electors and the proposalmay proceed to the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development for consideration. Forthe purpose of conducting the alternative approval opportunity, the number of electors is calculatedas 1971.

Elector Response Forms are available from the Municipal Hall, 5400 North Access Rd, 250-401-4100, [email protected] between 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday, excluding statutoryholidays.

And That this is the first of two publications of this notice in the Chetwynd Echo.

District of ChetwyndD.B. (Doug) Fleming, Chief Administrative Officer

��The Chetwynd Secondary Senior Girls would liketo thank the following people and businesses forsupport so we could attend the Single AProvincials. We placed eighth out of sixteenteams representing our school and communitywell. Without community support it would havebeen impossible to travel to Castlegar.Chetwynd Secondary

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REGIONAL NEWS

Federal Court judge rules on Foreign Workers

Please see "STEELWORK-ERS," page 25

SINCLAIR

“Letʼs invest inreal immigrationprograms that

allow prospectivecitizens the same

rights as allCanadianworkers.”

ers in Canada, saying ituses a mechanized long-wall mining method that isnot currently used inCanada.

Although the method isnot currently used, the coalmining industry that onceflourished in Cape Breton,Nova Scotia and has nowcollapsed, made extensiveuse of the long-wallmethod.

One of the earliest formsof mechanized long-wallmining in Canada was usedat David G. Burchell’s 4 Starmine near Broughton,Nova Scotia.

The last Cape Bretonunderground coal mine, thePrince Mine, closed in 2001after attempts to sell to a UScompany fell through.

On Monday, the CBCreleased results of a com-bined CBC/Nanos onlinepoll which showed 68 per-cent of Canadians sur-veyed either “oppose” or“somewhat oppose”allowing temporary for-eign workers if there areCanadians qualified forthe same jobs. Six percentwere unsure.

The poll was conductedDec. 3-4 and includedresponses from 1000Canadians aged 18 or older.No margin of error wasstated for the online survey.

Immigration MinisterJason Kenny revealed anew program called theSkilled Trades Streamhours after the CBC/Nanospoll was released.

The program will acceptup to 3,000 foreign workersnext year.

Minister Kenny said theprogram is designed toaddress labour shortages,primarily attracting electri-

cians, welders, heavyequipment mechanics andpipe fitters.

“Long term labour short-ages require ongoing train-ing and commitment toreal immigration thatallows all workers thesame rights, no matterwhere they come from,”BCFED President Sinclairsaid.

HD and Northern LightsCollege announced Nov. 24that the two had signed aMemorandum ofUnderstanding to developa curriculum, relevant sim-ulation modules and identi-fy partners for programinfrastructure.

The BCFED can’t under-stand why steps were nottaken earlier to establish atraining program.

“It’s been hard to believein the five years since theMurray River mine wasfirst proposed that the com-

pany and our governmentscould not recruit and trainthe required workforce,”Sinclair said. “These jobsaren’t temporary and theworkers attached to themshouldn’t be either.”

The judicial review of theTFWP is ongoing, althoughreports indicate it is slowmoving.

Despite HumanResource Minister DianneFinley suggesting the gov-ernment was committed tosuch a process, unions areexpressing their frustra-tion over the lack of actiontaken thus far.

“According to theBCFED, numerous corre-spondences have beenmade from BC unionsrequesting the terms of ref-erence for a review and anavenue to participate. Therehas been little in the way ofresponse from MinisterFinley, they say.

United Steelworkers(USW) echo that sentiment.

“We have not heard any-thing from FederalMinister Findlay,” USW’sWestern District Directorsaid on Tuesday.

“We have been notifiedthat our request for free-dom of information hasbeen delayed by over 200days. The norm for aresponse is thirty days.We have filed a complaint

federally [but] theProvince is not responsiveto our freedom of informa-tion request either.

Minister Finley did notrespond to a request forcomment at press time.


Steelworkers receive no response for FOI request


REGIONAL NEWS

DISTRICT OF HUDSONS HOPE

WATER BOOSTER PUMP STATION UPGRADING 2012

SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT

INVITATION TO TENDER

SEALED TENDERS addressed to the attention of Mr. John Locher, will be received at the District of Hudsons Hope municipal office until 2:00 pm local time on January 8

th, 2013.

Tenders will be opened publicly. TENDER DOCUMENTS may be obtained from the Prince George Office of L&M Engineering Limited or the District of Hudsons Hope office on or after December 5

th, 2012.

WORK TO BE UNDERTAKEN INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

• Supply and installation of mechanical, electrical, structural, and communication equipment and materials for the existing water booster pumping station, in Hudson’s Hope.

- Two Electric fire pumps each at 1050 usgpm at 170ft of head - Two duty pumps each at 20-150 usgpm at 120ft of head - One jockey pump for low night time flows at 0-20gpm at 120ft of head - Piping, valves, fittings, flow meter, pressure gauges, pressure

transducer, pressure relief valve, - Variable frequency drive for each pump - Generator and generator building and transfer switch, - Radio transmitter from booster station to river to water treatment plant - Flow works and alarm monitoring equipment - Transformer and two 40hp soft starts for river high lift pumping station - Removal and replacement of the existing roof at the booster station - Maintain water supply to upper pressure zone during construction

Each Tender must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or Certified Cheque in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Tender sum, plus Consent of Surety. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Tenders or to accept the Tender deemed most favourable in the interest of the Owner. All Tender inquiries shall be directed to:

District of Hudsons Hope L&M Engineering Limited Mr. John Locher, CAO Mr. Darryl Brizan, P.Eng 9904 Dudley Drive (Box 330) 1210 Fourth Avenue Hudsons Hope, BC V0C 1V0 Prince George, BC V2L 3J4 Telephone: (250) 783-9901 Telephone: (250) 562-1977 Fax: (250) 783-5741 Fax: (250) 562-1967 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

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26 Friday, December 14 2012 Chetwy nd EchoAuthorization Number 106462

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE (new application)Application for an Air Emissions Permit under the Provisions of the

Environmental Management Act

We, Teck Coal Limited of Suite 1000, 205–9th Avenue SE, Calgary, Alberta T2G 0R3, are planning to develop the Quintette Project and have submitted a jointapplication to the B.C. Government for approvals to do so. The joint application includes, but is not limited to, requests for approvals under the Mines Act, theEnvironmental Management Act and the Lands Act.As part of the joint application, an application for an amendment to Permit PR 06366 authorizing the discharge of refuse from the mine and related facilities has beensubmitted to the Director.The land upon which the facility will be situated and the discharge will occur is District Lot 3198, Peace River Land District, located about 15 km southeast of TumblerRidge, within the Murray River/Babcock Creek watersheds.The sources and characteristics of the emissions and the type of treatment to be implemented for each source are summarized below in Table 1. Further details of eachemission source and the proposed type of treatment are provided in the application.

Table 1: Description of Air Emissions Associated with the Re-start of the Quintette Mine Project

Note: Only one dryer is operational at any time. The other is on standby for failure and maintenance events.Digital copies of the permit application can be obtained on request to Karen Halwas and copies of the permit application are also available for public viewing at theselocations:

• Chetwynd Public Library, 5012 – 46th Street, Chetwynd• Dawson Creek Public Library, 1001 McKellar Avenue, Dawson Creek• Tumbler Ridge Public Library, 340 Front Street, Tumbler Ridge

Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed air emissions and wishes to provide relevant information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting,publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant, with a copy to the Regional Manager, Environmental Protection at 325 - 1011 Fourth Avenue, PrinceGeorge, BC V2L 3H9.The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record.Dated this 5th day of November, 2012.

Contact person:Karen Halwas, Project Lead Permitting,Teck Coal LimitedSuite 1000, 205-9th Avenue SECalgary, Alberta T2G 0R3Ph: 403-767-8739Email: [email protected]

Source Contaminants Operating Period(hrs/day; days/year)

Maximum EmissionRate (Flow) m3/min

Maximum EmissionConcentration

mg/m3

Type of Treat-ment to be Ap-

pliedBabcock Truck Dump Total Suspended

Particulate24 h/d310 d/y 410 25 Dry Baghouse

Babcock BreakerStation

Total SuspendedParticulate

24 h/d310 d/y $761.78 25 Dry Baghouse

BC-1 Conveyor DriveHouse


24 h/d310 d/y $3,484.97 25 Dry Baghouse

Plant Site ConveyorTransfer Tower


24 h/d365 d/y $1,192.52 115

Wet scrubber –Ducon UW4-IVHE78

Two Raw Coal Silos Total SuspendedParticulate

24 h/d365 d/y $481.78 115 for each


Two Fluidized BedCoal Dryers


24 h/d340 d/y $656.44 115 for each Venturi Scrubber

Two Dryer Plant CoalTransfer Points


24 h/d340 d/y $8,958.14 115 for each


Three Clean Coal SiloHeadhouses


24 h/d365 d/y $437.27 115 for each


Clean Coal LoadoutBin and Transfer

HouseTotal SuspendedParticulate

8 h/d100 d/y $3,103.25 115 Dry baghouse –

Ducan H210-6-20Ammonium Nitrate

Silos (2)80,000 kg

Typical ammonium ni-trate emissions

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BY LYNSEY KITCHINGTumbler Ridge News

–––––––––––––– PEACE REGION –Since

2003, there have beenabout 953 earthquakes inNortheastern BC. In 2008alone there were 590.Honn Kao, Ph.D. ResearchScientist, Seismology forthe Pacific GeoscienceCentre explains 2008 wastied to the investigation offracking and seismic activ-ity near Fort Nelson. From2003 and the proceeding17 years there were onlyabout 185 events recordedby Natural ResourceCanada (NRC).

Why the increase inearthquakes? Is it a naturaloccurrence? Could therebe a link between anincreased frequency ofearthquakes and the newsource for the natural gasextraction method ofhydraulic fracturing akafracking?

Fracking has been amethod of extracting natu-ral gas from the earth since1958, however in the lastfive years, the method hastaken an unconventionalturn by trying to extractthe gas from shale rock orsandstone. HardyFriedrich, communicationsliaison for the Oil and GasCommission of BC (OGC)says, “The source is uncon-ventional, the shale andsandstone in the MontneyBasin. In the Montney andHorn River basins, the gasis trapped in tight shaleformations, not conven-tional reservoirs wherethere is kind of a pool ofresources in the ground.”

Friedrich says,“Northeastern BC is con-

sidered part of theCanadian Cordillera. It is atectonically active region.To the western side of thisregion is a zone which hasfrequent earthquakes andthe highest seismic risk ofthe whole country.”

Part of the explanationfor the earthquake increasein Northeastern BC overthe last ten years is tied toaccumulated tectonicstress in our region. Kaosays, “We do know theoccurrence of earthquakesrequires an accumulationof tectonic stress. In placesfarther away from plateboundaries it takes longerfor the geological systemto accumulate the neededstress and information togenerate earthquakes.”

The building up of tec-tonic stress is called a seis-mic cycle. We do not knowhow long a cycle actuallyis. Kao says, “It is a scien-tific question and it is veryhard to answer. If we couldanswer that question, thenwe would have a very niceway to predict earth-quakes. We know approxi-mately based on platemotion about how long itwill take, but it all dependson other factors that arebeyond our observation or

capabilities at the timebeing. That gives us a real-ly big uncertainty in pre-dicting cycles.”

Kao says when talkingabout smaller events, like amagnitude two or threeearthquake, seismic cyclescan occur more frequentlybecause the required stresslevel is much lower. Mostof the 953 earthquakesmentioned above werebetween a magnitude oftwo to four. Kao says, “Theresearch is not yet com-plete. Once we get tosmaller and smaller earth-quakes it becomes moreand more difficult for us todetermine whether or notthe geological system hasalready reached the criticalstress. That is still a verybig research topic.”

Kao then starts toexplain the connectionbetween fault lines andearthquakes. There arethree different types offault lines, active, inactiveand blind faults. Most ofNortheastern BC does notseem to have visible faultlines. This informationcomes from an online toolcalled iMap on the OGCwebsite. Kao explains,“For the region where wedo not have these faultlines there are two reasons.One is the region was basi-cally stable over a longperiod of time; thereforethere are no faults in thatplace either a long timeago or now. The other pos-sible reason is what we callburied faults. You do havefaults, but they are burieddown beneath the surfaceand we have no way toknow whether the faultactually exists.”

Kao explains buriedfaults could be anywherefrom a few km down in theground up to a few tens ofkms. During fracking, thewells are dug two to fourand a half kms deep andcould therefore be rightnear a blind fault and noone would be able toknow. Kao explains why

the understanding of blindfaults is important toNortheastern BC, “The keyissue for those regionswhere you have blindfaults and the region is stilltectonically active, is youmay not be able to knowabout the fault until itactually generates earth-quakes. That has been doc-

umented all around theworld; where previousstudies indicate we don’thave a fault, yet earth-quakes occurred.”

Between 2009 and 2011there was a controversyaround the earthquakes

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Authorization Number 06366

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICEApplication for an Amendment of Permit PR 06366 under the Provisions of the Environmental

Management Act

We, Teck Coal Limited of Suite 1000, 205–9th Avenue SE, Calgary, Alberta T2G 0R3, are planningto develop the Quintette Project and have submitted a joint application to the B.C. Government forapprovals to do so. The joint application includes, but is not limited to, requests for approvals underthe Mines Act, the Environmental Management Act and the Lands Act.As part of the joint application, an application for an amendment to Permit PR 06366 authorizing thedischarge of refuse from the mine and related facilities has been submitted to the Director.The land upon which the facility will be situated and the discharge will occur is District Lot 3198,Peace River Land District, located about 15 km southeast of Tumbler Ridge, within the MurrayRiver/Babcock Creek watersheds. The amendment requests that the following two conditions beamended:From: A specified operating waste discharge location (up to 5 cubic metres/day) to “Shikanooverburden waste dump areas" (section 1.1.5 of existing Permit PR-06366)To: A specified operating waste discharge location of “active waste dump areas”From: No consideration of construction debrisTo: New subsection 1.2 allowing discharge of up to 3,000 cubic metres of suitable constructiondebris to trenches in the Shikano North Overburden Dump Area during the first 15 months of minere-start.Digital copies of the application can be obtained on request to Karen Halwas and copies of the ap-plication are also available for public viewing at these locations:


Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed discharge and wishes to provide rele-vant information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting, publishing, service or display,send written comments to the applicant, with a copy to the Regional Manager, Environmental Pro-tection at 325 - 1011 Fourth Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 3H9.The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this applica-tion will become part of the public record.Dated this 5th day of November, 2012.


What’s with all the Fracking Earthquakes?

Please see "COMMIS-SION," page 28

Since 2003, there have been about 953 earthquakes in Northeastern BC

“We do know theoccurence ofearthquakesrequires an

accumulation oftechtonic stress.”

occurring in the HornRiver Basin. The OGCreleased a report on thematter this year. A closetown to the issues was FortNelson. The report from

the OGC says, “The inves-tigation has concluded theevents observed withinremote and isolated areasof the Horn River Basinbetween 2009 and 2011were caused by fluid injec-tion during hydraulic frac-

turing in proximity to pre-existing faults.”

The report goes on tostate, “The Commissionmakes seven recommen-dations based on theinvestigation, whichinclude the submission of

microseismic reports;establishment of a notifica-tion and consultation pro-cedure; studying the rela-tionship of hydraulic frac-turing parameters on seis-micity, and upgrading andimproving BC’s seismo-

graph grid and monitoringprocedures. In addition,the Commission has initi-ated a broader study withthe University of BritishColumbia. The intent ofthis research is to provideinsights into predicting the

location and magnitude ofseismic events based onhydraulic fracturingparameters, geomechanicsand to establish protocolsfor prediction, detection,monitoring and mitigationof these events.”

As Kao stated above,being able to predict earth-quakes is still out there in agypsy’s magical glass ball,though technology hascome a long way.Especially, because theearthquakes in the HornRiver Basin much like herein the Montney Basinregion are smaller on theRichter scale. The reportfrom the OGC states, “Asearch of the areas in theNational EarthquakeDatabase from 1985 topresent shows no detectedseismicity in the HornRiver Basin prior to 2009.”

Kao says, “The numberof seismic events doesappear to increase with theoperation of frackingactivity in the Horn RiverBasin.”

The OGC and NRC haveestablished a formal col-laboration to enhance seis-mic monitoring capabili-ties for the region. Kaosays, “We want to learnmore about the nature ofthe induced seismicity andhow it’s related to frackingoperations and their con-trol parameters. We areactively working on thisresearch. We really needclear evidence in order todraw conclusion as thetopic is becoming moreand more sensitive.”

Freidrich says in regardsto the report and the col-laboration with NRC,“One of the recommenda-


Commission has initiated a broader study with UBC


INDUSTRY

Authorization Number 06739

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE (amendment)Application for an Amendment of Effluent Permit PE 06739 under the Provisions of the Environmental Management Act

We, Teck Coal Limited of Suite 1000, 205–9th Avenue SE, Calgary, Alberta T2G 0R3, are planning to develop the Quintette Project and have submitted a jointapplication to the B.C. Government for approvals to do so. The joint application includes, but is not limited to, requests for approvals under the Mines Act, theEnvironmental Management Act and the Lands Act.

As part of the joint application, an application for an amendment to Permit PR 06366 authorizing the discharge of refuse from the mine and related facilities has beensubmitted to the Director.

The land upon which the facility will be situated and the discharge will occur is District Lot 3198, Peace River Land District, located about 15 km southeast of TumblerRidge, within the Murray River/Babcock Creek watersheds.

The existing water control structures will be extended to manage runoff from the Babcock mine to collect runoff. Water from this area will be directed through newsediment control structures B3.1, B3.2 and B.4 which will discharge into an existing diversion channel for release to the Murray River. The sedimentation ponds havebeen designed to settle larger sized particles and to add flocculent if required to remove additional suspended particles. The maximum flow design rates of effluent dis-charges from the new sedimentation ponds (which are designed to treat a 1 in 10-year 24 hour flood event) are shown below The sedimentation ponds will operate 24hours/day, 7 days/week during periods of precipitation run-off. In addition, a one-time six week discharge of water currently in the Big Windy pit bottom through existingsediment control structure B2 will be required.

Maximum Total Suspended Solids (TSS) discharges during peak rainfall and snowmelt are predicted to remain below 50 mg/L, or will comply with BC Water Quality Cri-teria for TSS, as required. Under most conditions, TSS levels in the site discharges will not exceed 50 mg/L. A Selenium Management Plan has been developed and willbe implemented to ensure that water quality guidelines will be met.

Digital copies of the permit application can be obtained on request to Karen Halwas and copies of the permit application are also available for public viewing at these lo-cations:


Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed effluent discharges and wishes to provide relevant information may, within 30 days after the last date of post-ing, publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant, with a copy to the Regional Manager, Environmental Protection at 325 - 1011 Fourth Avenue,Prince George, BC V2L 3H9.

The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record.

Dated this 5th day of November, 2012.


Source Discharge Point Maximum Rate of DischargeSedimentation Pond B3.1 M11/M15 Diversion Works to Murray River 0.65 m3/secSedimentation Pond B3.2 M11/M15 Diversion Works to Murray River 0.65 m3/secSedimentation Pond B4 M11/M15 Diversion Works to Murray River 0.65 m3/sec

Big Windy Pit Dewatering Div Sedimentation Pond B2 within Murray Riverfloodplain 450 L/sec

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Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been talking about the precautions, the safety measures, and the selection criteria involved in the marine elements of the Gateway project — all of them intended to prevent an oil spill on water. I’ve also mentioned, in recent weeks, how Gateway’s marine safety program was examined by an independent risk-assessment group, which determined that the chances of a major spill are once in more than 15,000 years.

Although statistics and reports suggest a marine oil spill is unlikely, you want to know — what if one does occur? How will Gateway be prepared? While the chances are slim, we continue to develop a world-class marine response program.

The Northern Gateway Project includes a spill response capacity that’s more than three times the Canadian regulation. And while the Canadian requirement for oil spill response is 72 hours plus travel time, our response time will be a fraction of that number — 6 to 12 hours in the marine channels. This is a signifi cant increase to the response capability available to B.C.’s north coast. Additionally, for immediate response, our tug escorts will be equipped with booms, oil skimmers, and fi refi ghting equipment

to provide enhanced initial containment, and they will be available to all marine traffi c in the event of an incident.

We will store equipment, such as containment and absorbent booms, skimmers, and waste storage, in multiple well-maintained, readily accessible response bases, providing a wider area of coverage in a shorter amount of time. Barges will also be located throughout the marine channels for additional storage and equipment mobilization. We are committed to having staff, contractors, and partners in place to maintain that enhanced state of readiness.

The Gateway project will likely never see a major marine oil spill. But if it does, we’ll be prepared to protect our coastline.

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tions was to increase theamount of seismic moni-toring in Northeastern BCas a whole. Looking at allof Northeastern BC is thedirection all the initiativesare going. Majority of the

fracking activity in theprovince is inNortheastern BC. Fromour perspective having theincreased monitoring willgive BC a better idea ofwhat’s happening under-neath the ground.”

During the presentation

from the OGC here inTumbler Ridge, the mainfocus of the discussionwas based around ouraquifer and the group pre-sented a very convincingargument as to why frack-ing cannot harm ouraquifer. However, Mayor

Darwin Wren still has con-cerns fracking has thepotential to harm our mainwater source. What hap-pens if there is an earth-quake, be it frackinginduced or natural?

There are different waysthe Tumbler Ridge aquifercould get harmed throughthe practice of nearbyfracking and there is also achance it could not getharmed at all. Or on theextreme side, similar towhat happened to the hotsprings near Haida Gwaii,the water could just disap-pear. Kao says, “Theaquifer is a very complexsystem. Around the worldthere has been quite a bitof documentation indicat-ing when earthquakesoccur, the water systemsometimes reacts. That issomething that has beendocumented very widelyaround the world. The lat-est example is whatoccurred in the HaidaGwaii area. Right after theearthquake, the residencesnoticed their hot springdried up,” Kao continues,“That means the occur-rence of earthquakessometimes does have animpact on hydrological

systems. It happens, peo-ple document it, but noone can say it will happenevery time earthquakesoccur. There are other fac-tors that may affect theinteraction between earth-quake systems and hydro-logical systems. It becomesa very difficult issue toanswer.”

The chance of ouraquifer suddenly dryingup due to frackinginduced earthquakes isprobably unlikely, but notout of the question. MayorWren points to his biggestconcern. “I was talking toa few people down in

Victoria at the UBCMabout fracking. Would webe able to enforce no frack-ing within say five km ofthe aquifer?”

Wren continues, “Insome ways no, probablynot, but if we move for-ward with the resolutionanyway it’s going to raisethe profile of the issue.There are other areaswhere they have mis-judged and havedestroyed some aquifers,”he continues, talkingabout the connectionbetween fracking andearthquakes, “With frack-ing you’re pumping allthis liquid down there.The notion is the bedrockis going to protect theaquifer. An earthquakecracks the barrier of thebedrock. If it cracks, thatstuff is going into thewater, there’s no doubtabout it. The earthquakeitself would open channelsfor the liquid to flow. Intheory they are saying thebedrock is the protection.With an earthquake, thattheory isn’t going to hold.”

There still needs to bemuch research done intothe connection betweenfracking and earthquakes.With the research beingdone and the events nearFort Nelson, there seemsto be some correlationbetween the two. Since thetechnology does not existto predict earthquakes orto be able to detect blindfaults, the practice offracking too close to theTumbler Ridge aquifercould, for some, seemrisky. The bottom line iswe just don’t know yet,but is the safety of ourwater source somethingwe’re willing to roll thedice on?


Is safety of our water source worth rolling the dice on?

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“Around theworld there hasbeen quite a bit

of documentationindicating thatwhen earth-

quakes occur, thewater systemsometimes

reacts.”

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Mary Trent said she was shocked by thebehaviour of the Lowe's TorontoChristmas Market's Santa Claus in theDistillery District as her son, who wasfirst in line to visit him, approached him.After Santa arrived a half-hour late, heproceeded to insult the boy's red plaid

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"At that point, I took my son and toldhim we should go, Santa isn't being verygood today."

Trent said her son was inconsolable andcried all the way home to Mississauga,Ont.

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In a spoof 50-secondvideo appearance promot-ing a local radio station’sbreakfast show, Gillard pro-vided hair-raising detailsthat she said would comewhen the world ends thismonth, as the ancientMayans calendar predicted.

With the straight face sheoften uses in a normal press

conference, and surround-ed by Australian nationalflags, Gillard addressedviewers as “My dearremaining fellowAustralians.”

“The end of world is com-ing. It wasn’t Y2K, it wasn’teven the carbon price,” saidGillard firmly. “It turns outthat the Mayan calendar istrue.”

Y2K was the computerglitch feared globally justbefore the year 2000, whilethe carbon tax refers to amajor controversial policyput forward by her Labour

government in 2012.She went into terrifying

details about the end of the

world such as “flesh-eatingzombies” and “demonichell beasts”, but thenwooed her constituentswith promises.

“If you know one thingabout me it is this: I willalways fight for you to thevery end,” she said, butnoted that there is also abright spot.

“At least this means Iwon’t have to do Q&Aagain,” she said, referringto an Australian TV showwhere politicians usuallyhave to face tough ques-tions from the audience.

A spokesman for Gillardsaid the video, which wasuploaded by radio stationTriple J on Thursday andhas already been viewed

more than 232,000 times onYouTube, was simply aspoof.

“It’s just bit of fun,” hetold Reuters. “It’s just a bitof humour for the end ofthe year. Nothing else.”

The video comes out inthe wake of a phone hoax inwhich two Australian pre-senters from another localradio station called the hos-pital which is treatingPrince William’s wife Kateand posed as QueenElizabeth and PrinceCharles to ask questionsabout her condition.

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–––––––––––––– PEACE REGION – It's

no surprise that labour,especially skilled trades, isin high demand inDawson Creek and thePeace Region, as in manylocations across Canada.

"Some employers seemto have a permanent 'HelpWanted' sign," said Fort St.John and District Chamberof Commerce Vice-President Brad Brain.

However, a recent reportby CIBC stated that otheroccupations needed in thePeace are showing signs ofsurplus across Canada.

On Monday, CIBC econ-omist Benjamin Tal report-ed that 30 per cent of busi-nesses across Canadafaced a skill labour short-age, nearly double the rateseen in early 2010.

"The recent accelerationin that ratio has coincidedwith a stagnating employ-ment -loosely illustratingthe negative impact of skillshortages on employmentgrowth," the report states.

The largest skill short-ages were in healthcarejobs, mining, andadvanced manufacturing,according to Tal's report.

The report also statedthat a new Federal plan tobring in skilled workerprogram, and an increasedfocus on apprenticeshipwould not be large enough

to turn things around.Provincially, B.C. is

fourth in the vacancy tounemployment ratio, ataround 15 per cent.Manitoba, Saskatchewan,and Alberta are the nexthighest provinces, withAlberta facing a 60 percent vacancy to unemploy-ment ratio.

Closer to home,Kathleen Connolly, execu-tive director of theDawson Creek Chamberof Commerce believes thatvacancy to unemploymentratio is much higher in thePeace Region.

According to B.C.Labour statistics releasedlast October, the Northeastportion of the province hasa 3.8 per cent unemploy-ment rate, compared to a6.5 per cent provincialunemployment rate.

She said the PeaceRegion faces a "special sit-uation" when it comes to

industrial employment.This has forced those whohire skilled labour to thinkoutside of Canada to helpsolve their labour situa-tion, she said.

"We have employerswho are going to Ireland,England and Australia andrecruiting their skilledlabourers because theireconomies are so harsh,"she said. "Employers hereare already aggressive intrying to recruit people tolive in the Northeast."

However, she said thatemployers not only needthese types of labour, butalso labour markets thatTal said is showing signsof surplus, includingcashiers, butchers, or cleri-cal work.

In places like fast foodrestaurants, which typical-ly use cashiers or otherservice-oriented positions,many employers rely onthe Federal temporary

worker program to hirelocals. But some go evenfurther, said Connolly.

"We currently have a lotof employers - who actual-ly take two or three weekswho go to countries likethe Philippines to recruitstaff."

Connolly suggested itwould be difficult to bringin people doing thesetypes of jobs over to thePeace Region.

"To do an entry levelposition it doesn't matchwhat it costs you to livehere," she said. "If youwere just to move here justfor the jobs, it doesn'tmatch the standard of liv-ing."

Brain agreed."If you have a business

that would employ peopleat minimum wage, you'dhave a real hard timestaffing those jobs," hesaid.

Other positions that arecurrently in need of labourinclude professionalhealth occupations.

According to a recentboard report fromNorthern Health, approxi-mately 46 medical staffvacancies were neededacross Northern Health,including 23 family doc-tors.

In the Northeast portionof the province, 61 vacan-cies in other medical pro-Please see "BUSINESS-ES," page 33

CONNOLLY

“ We haveamployers who

are going toIreland, England

and Australiarecruiting their

skill labourers...”

fessions were shown in theboard's report. Thisincluded nursing, whichshowed 25 nurse positionswere vacant.

In response, NorthernHealth has done a numberof initiatives to increasephysician recruitment.One of these included atrip to bring in doctorsfrom the U.K. in October.

"The common messagedelivered by physicians isthat they want to leave theUK due to a poor econo-my, NHS restraints anddecreased pensions,"according to the report.

"Many GPs expressedinterest in rural andremote medicine in north-ern BC with a potentialrecruit for Chetwynd cur-rently in process."

Another area where thePeace Region and DawsonCreek differ from the gen-eral populace is secondaryand elementary schoolteachers.

Candace Cloutier, aspokesman for SchoolDistrict 59, which encom-passes much of the SouthPeace, said that her districtwas only able to fill up theteachers needed for thearea in November.

However, this problemhas not been because of alack of credentialed teach-ers.

"We have the people inthe country∑ recruitment'salways been a bit of anissue," she said.

Cloutier said that someteachers may find the longwinters and smaller popu-

lation of Dawson Creekand other areas to be chal-lenging.

Another potential prob-lem faced by teachers isthe lack of affordablehousing in the Peace.

According to Cloutier,teachers can make $42,000to $90,000 depending ontheir level of experienceand expertise.

Unlike other employers,these school districts donot have to go overseas tofind people to work. Amajority of these teacherscame from within B.C.,although they have had togo to other provinces torecruit, she said.

Cloutier said that theschool district works onrecruiting by posting onnational job web sites, andinterviewing potentialcandidates through Skype.

Brain said that thislabour shortage is notcommon across Canada.He said that a colleague inWindsor, Ont., which hasbeen hit hard by factoryclosures, often spends hisday advising people aboutwhat to do now that theirseverance package is gone.

In contrast, people arecoming to the PeaceRegion looking for work,said Brain.

However, he said thatthis environment of highlabour demand can createproblems when peoplecome to the area expectingto find work that theyaren't suited towards.

Brain said that in Fort St.John, some people whoarrive there are "19 yearsold, never been in the

bush, and doesn't havesteel-toed boots" butexpects to find lucrativeemployment.

"People move here, butdon't have the skills," hesaid. "It's not like this is anarea where you can dropin, grab a shovel... andstart making money."

He also said that thelabour force in the area has"unusually high expecta-tions" and that some peo-ple have an "entitlement"mentality which can createproblems.

This can all lead to peo-ple who have moved inthe area becoming disillu-sioned.

"We need skilled,trained, productive, moti-vated, ethical people," saidBrain. "But also do yourhomework before youcome up."

This can lead to busi-nesses waiting for longperiods of time for theright person.

"A lot of businesses willbe operational but under-staffed," said Brain. "Theywant to hire the right per-son for that job."

Sometimes, the demandcan force people to hireunder-qualified appli-cants.

"In the last decade ormore I've hired people Ishouldn't have... but I wasso busy," said Brain.

He admitted that thesequalified applicants canalso be turned off by theweather, smaller popula-tion, and distance frombig-city amenities, but saidthat the area offers benefitsthat others may not.

"I love it that I live fiveminutes away (fromwork)," he said. "I likebeing able to know wheremy kids are."

Others also manage to

mitigate it by flying infrom other portions of theprovince into their work.

Nevertheless, hebelieves that these issueswill continue to face the

Peace Region."We will probably con-

tinue to face the problemsof prosperity."


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We offer employees tremendous opportunities to apply and enhance their skills in a positive en-vironment. If you are seeking a challenging and rewarding career opportunity, please submityour application by 4:30 p.m. on January 4, 2013 to:

Human Resources Officer, District of Chetwynd5400 North Access Road, PO Box 357, Chetwynd, BC V0C 1J0Fax No.: (250) 401-4101Email: [email protected]

Posted on December 5, 2012.

AQUATIC STAFF I & IIPART TIME & FULLTIME POSITIONS

Request for Pre-Qualification 1070-1213-79 Building Handymen toService BC NorthernRegion Commun ities

BC Housing is the agent of the provincial Crown Corporation that develops, manages, and administers a wide range of

subsidized housing options for those most in need across the province.

BC Housing is inviting submissions from individuals interested in delivering handymen services (as defined within the

tender document) for BC Housing Directly Managed Buildings, Group Homes and Non-profit Societies funded by BC Housing

in the following Northern Region communities:

McBride, Burns Lake, Vanderhoof, Mackenzie, Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge, Fort Nelson,

Dawson Creek, Terrace, Prince Rupert, Kitimat, Queen Charlotte City, Masset

The contract(s) would run for a maximum period of 3 years with potential for a 2 year optional extension. The service

commitment would include work during regular business hours as well as emergency repairs as required. The successful

proponents are required to obtain clearance through a Ministry criminal record check, provide general liability insurance

If interested, please respond by December 31,2012 to receive a copy of the Pre-Qualification tender document:

# 1070-1213-79 - please email Mike Lachocki at [email protected]

Request for Pre-Qualification 1070-1213-79Building Handymen to Service BC Northern Region Communities


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