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By Matthew BainsDAWSON CREEK – The South

Peace Community Multiplex in Dawson Creek generated $11 mil-lion for the local economy last year, according to a study by Tourism Dawson Creek.

Tourism development co-ordina-tor Dustin Bodnaryk said he worked with Global Spectrum Management, the City of Dawson Creek and the Stables and Arena Association to calculate direct spending by partici-pants at events.

The EnCana Events Centre gener-ated $7.2 million, the Kenn Borek Aquatic Centre brought in $1.5 mil-lion and the Lakota Agriplex drew in $400,000 – totaling approximately $9.2 million.

The model assumed a 30 per cent “leak” out of the province for the purchase of

goods and services, based on other previous impact studies. That brought total direct expenditures to $6.5 million, which when coupled with indirect and induced spending at $4.5 million brings the total to $11 million.

Business owners in the commu-nity, however, are also seeing the difference.

“The Multiplex definitely brings new people into town,” said Stewart Housejo, managing partner of White Spot restaurant. “It’s a noticeable in-crease.”

Added Kate Ross, owner of the A&W Restaurant: “When there are events at the EnCana centre, our business is up.”

While they don’t have statistics on the impact, both said they have to utilize more staff on event days to keep up with the increased business.

The summary notes that the adja-cent Chances gaming centre and gas stations/convenience stores, also re-port seeing more business on event days.

It was also noted the real estate and oil and gas sectors use the Multi-plex as a way to encourage people to move to Dawson Creek.

Blaine Nicholson, managing bro-ker for Re/Max Dawson Creek Re-

alty, said a majority of the clients he sees are coming to work in the oil and gas sector, and when coming from a larger city, their families are used to enjoy-ing the types of amenities the Multiplex offers.

“There’s fun things to do,” said Nicholson. “There’s opportunities for them to buy a ticket and go to a show that they would normally only be able to go to in a larger centre. It makes for a hap-pier home life, I’m sure.”

He added it’s not just the events centre – the Agriplex seems to be a selling point for clients from southern Alberta.

However, the report noted that the same oil and gas boom means hotels see less benefit, because of the lack of available rooms. Downtown retail-ers do not benefit either, because those businesses do not supply products or services needed by short-term visitors.

“I’ve never had anybody come in and say, ‘We’re in for the concert and we need a sofa and a chair,’” said Ed Mah, owner of Bing’s Furniture and Appliances and president of the

Downtown Merchants Association. However, he said hopefully em-

ployees of the businesses that do benefit need furniture and will shop at his business. He added, person-ally, he saves money by not having to go to Edmonton or elsewhere to see a show.

He said if new people are attracted to live in Dawson Creek because of the Multiplex, that’s ultimately good for business, too.

He said that model has been used in the past to calculate the economic impact of the Fall Fair and the North-ern BC Winter Games.

Multiplex generates $11 million in economic activity

The Gross Economic Impact is the total amount of economic activity that has been created by people attending Multiplex events and by operation of the facility. The Gross Domestic Product is the net effect of this spending. The employment reflects full-time-equivalent jobs, while due to the seasonal/part-time nature of the event-related work, the actual number of jobs would be higher. The tax revenue is a combination of federal, provincial and regional/municipal taxes. Source: Economic Planning Group.

Measure Direct Indirect Induced TotalGross Economic Impact $6,504,000 $3,276,000 $1,221,000 $11,001,000Gross Domestic Product $3,403,000 $1,426,000 $692,000 $5,521,000Employment (fulltime equivalent) 96 23 11 130Tax Revenue $522,000 $232,000 $224,000 $978,000

Economic Impact Measures of the South Peace Community Multiplex

Matthew Bains photoThe South Peace Community Multiplex in Dawson Creek has generated $11 mil-lion for the economy in the city last year, $7.2 million of which came from the En-Cana Events Centre. Businesses in the community say they’ve noticed a difference in how busy they are when the centre is holding events.

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By Matthew BainsPEACE REGION – Peace River Regional District direc-

tors are demanding more study into the impacts of the Site C dam before it is approved.

Directors voted to support two recommendations prompt-ed by Electoral Area C director Arthur Hadland, a vocal op-ponent of the project, during a meeting on May 13.

The first, passed unanimously, asks the government to provide the regional district “with funding to offset the costs associated with investigating and analyzing the impacts with the proposed Site C dam.”

Hadland said the recommendation addresses “deficiencies and omissions” in BC Hydro’s Stage Two Report in identi-fying potential impacts of the dam.

Specifically, the report failed to address concerns related to agriculture, historical sites and slope stability. The report states those impacts will be further assessed in Stage Three, but Hadland said it must not proceed to that stage without those impacts being addressed.

“I don’t think there’s any truth or believability in what they are doing,” he said. “That Stage Two report is just a sad com-mentary on the lack of objectivity. It’s basically advocacy.”

The other recommendation referred to the government’s move to take the decision on Site C away from the BC Utili-ties Commission.

Hadland said the Commission ruled the project was not in the public’s best interest in the past and his motion called on the government to refer the findings of the Stage One, Two and Three reports to the Commission for an objective review.

“To take a project and remove it from public scrutiny, I mean, how wrong could that be? I have no trust, because

there’s absolutely no transparency, no objectivity,” said Hadland.

Energy Minister Blair Lekstrom fielded questions from directors during a separate presentation to the board earlier in the meeting.

He said under the newly-passed Clean Energy Act, the Commission will not decide what electricity-gener-ating projects will move ahead in the province. He said it is much more transparent if government, as an elect-ed body, sets those priorities, rather than an appointed Commission.

“The Integrated Resource Plan that has to be devel-oped by BC Hydro under the Clean Energy Act will be all-inclusive of British Columbians,” said Lekstrom. “I think it opens up to far more involvement from British Columbians in general.”

Chetwynd director Evan Saugstad said he agreed with the minister and was one of three directors to vote against Hadland’s second recommendation, which passed with nine votes in favour.

“Should your commissions, like the BC Utilities Commission, have the power to supersede an elected government? I don’t think that should be,” he said.

The board also heard from Sidney Parker, Mayor of Revelstoke from 1971 to 1978, during which time the Mica Dam was completed and construction of the Rev-elstoke Dam began on the Columbia River.

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Matthew Bains photoFormer Revelstoke mayor Sidney Parker described his ex-periences dealing with BC Hydro with the two dams on the Columbia River at a Peace River Regional District meeting on May 13. Following his presentation, and one from Energy Minister Blair Lekstrom, the board passed two motions calling for more impact analysis and control over the Site C project.

By Melanie RobinsonFORT ST. JOHN – RCMP are continu-

ing to investigate a stabbing in a parking lot of an apartment building on 93A Street that occurred on May 20.

Though RCMP are not releasing too many details, spokesperson Sgt. Rob Ver-meulen said they’ve confirmed 28 year-old Fort St. John resident Joshua Lequiere passed away after sustain-ing stab wounds following an incident shortly after 6 a.m.

Following the incident, with the assistance of the police dog service, investi-gators conducted a thorough search of the area around the apartment, but were un-able to locate anyone that could be involved.

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FORT NELSON – A spe-cial pilot project in Fort Nel-son will see surplus timber from oil and gas sites sold through a provincial website.

Fort Nelson is involved in a pilot project with the Min-istry of Forests and Range, announced May 19 by Min-ister Pat Bell, where wood harvested by the industry, and often left unutilized will now be sold via the BC Tim-ber Sales website.

Bell said about 150,000 cubic metres of timber are harvested in the Fort Nelson forest district yearly and cur-rently oil and gas companies are required to arrange sales of wood pri-vately to local mills and value added pro-ducers.

“It’s somewhere between 6,000 to 9,000 hectares that are cleared by the industry,” he said.

However, he added, oil and gas compa-nies don’t always have the relationships or the contacts with the manufacturing side of the forest industry to do the sales.

With the website, he added, more people will be aware of the possibilities of selling

the timber.While the amount being sold is insuf-

ficient for large sawmills, he said it would be a good start for small or medium-sized mills, while helping the oil and gas industry as well.

“We are hoping this will curtail the waste that is left behind in that particular region,” he said.

If successful, Bell said he would like to see the project expand province-wide as early as the fall and not limited to the oil and gas industry.

Contributed photoA new pilot project in Fort Nelson will enable the oil and gas industry to better market the wood product from industry sites to the forest industry.

Melanie Robinson photoAboriginal Head Start Day was recognized on May 7 at the Aboriginal Head Start Cen-tre at NENAS. The event featured drum-ming, music and talks from Elders to the young children in attendance. The whole group got up and did some jigging during the event as well, as seen here with Kylie Kobzey, 4, and Elsie Lace, a jig instructor for the last three years. Lace talked to those in attendance of her passion for the danc-ing, which she learned from her parents when she was just a young girl. The event wrapped up with a soup and bannock lunch for all to enjoy.

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By Melanie Robinson

NORTHEAST – Big or small, busi-nesses throughout the Northeast now have the opportunity to save money by sav-ing energy.

The Northern En-vironmental Action Team has been per-forming waste assess-ments for some time. Now, after partnering with BC Hydro, they are adding energy as-sessments.

Eco-advisor with the team, Karen Ma-son Bennett, said the key message for busi-nesses is that the pro-grams are not meant to be a slap on the wrist, but rather a step in the right direction.

She said it’s hard because people have so many conflicting beliefs.

“It could have been something they heard 20 years ago like ‘I should idle my car be-

cause turning it on uses more gas,’” she said. “And that’s not the case anymore. It might have been 20 years ago with your old Chevette, but it’s not anymore.”

She added there are things that make a difference, but unless you’re up to date on technology, residents don’t always know what they are.

The assessments take only 15 minutes and the team provides a document explaining how much energy can be saved, what can be done to reduce waste and potential in-centives.

The benefits, said Ben Gardiner, Power Smart specialist with BC Hydro, are threefold:

• the assessment process is free;• you get paid by BC Hydro to implement the changes;• you make your business more energy efficientHe said often people don’t realize the difference their

simple steps can make, but if everyone made a small change, their combined efforts would be huge.

“If 1.7 million customers changed one light bulb, that’s 1.7 million light bulbs. I don’t even know what 1.7 million light bulbs look like,” he said.

He added businesses in the region have already jumped on the bandwagon and the difference is visible.

One local business recently upgraded their lights to more energy efficient technology, along with about 15 of the same stores in the province.

“That store in particular has been saving over 40 per cent on their electricity bill per month, which equals quite a bit of money,” he said.

“What if cafés and restaurants got together and changed out a few light bulbs? What if every hotel in Fort St. John went to a more efficient exit sign? That’s hundreds of exit signs. It equals a lot of electricity.”

He said the incentives through BC Hydro, ranging for anything from light bulbs to LED signs and high-effi-ciency spray valves for dirty dishes in restaurants, can be achieved in four easy steps – find out what needs to be replaced; purchase and install; submit the application/mail your receipts and receive your incentive.

Businesses renting facilities can also do the upgrades and receive the incentives, he said.

“The benefit to the landlord is they get a higher quality upgrade into the building that they own at either a low or no cost,” said Gardiner.

For more information, contact NEAT in Fort St. John at (250) 785-6328, Dawson Creek at (250) 782-6399 or Fort Nelson at (250) 321-6328.

New program assesses green efforts

Contributed photoThe simple switch of a lightbulb, to a compact fluorescent light bulb for example, can make a huge difference in going green. A new program through BC Hydro and NEAT can help businesses figuring out the other steps they can take in the environmental ef-fort.

It has become increasingly obvious to me after decades as a farmer and a politician that “agriculture” does not capture headlines unless it involves drought, disease or some other type of disaster. In fact, it’s very likely that I lost a good number of readers with my opening line already.

Yet, there are fewer issues more fun-damental than agriculture and our food supply to Canadians’ every day lives …literally. Plus, Canada is the world’s fourth largest exporter of agriculture and food products with 2009 trade fig-ures at just over $35 billion.

In recent months my Cabinet col-league, Minister of Agriculture Gerry Ritz, has been very busy working to en-hance the competitiveness, productivity and reputation of Canada’s agriculture sector.

He announced this spring that our Government is investing more than $6 million in research and innovation to help beef producers remain on the cut-ting edge (no pun intended).

The Canadian Cattlemen’s Associa-tion will receive these federal funds to lead a “Beef Cluster” which will pull together scientific expertise to assist Canada’s beef and cattle industry in addressing challenges the sector has faced in recent years.

The research will focus on priorities farmers them-selves have identified: re-ducing production costs, increasing feed efficiency and decreasing the impact of animal health issues. The cluster will also work to increase de-mand for Canadian beef.

Also this spring, Minister Ritz suc-cessfully negotiated an historic agricul-ture partnership between Canada and China that will increase the value of Canadian pulse exports to China to an estimated total of $500 million from the current $100 million.

The agreement was announced dur-ing a trade mission to Beijing where

the minister and Canadian farm lead-ers worked together to strengthen ex-port opportunities for Canadian pulses,

canola, beef, grain and hogs. Minister Ritz also continued to work with Chinese officials to re-solve restrictions on Ca-nadian canola exports to China.

And, in yet another move to showcase to the world what Canadian farmers have to offer, Minister Ritz announced

that Canada will host the Cairns Group Ministerial Meeting in 2011. The Cairns Group is a coalition of 19 agricultural exporting countries with a commitment to strengthening agricultural trade.

This event is an opportunity for Cana-da to drive a strong agenda to strength-en international agriculture trade, ul-timately expanding existing markets and creating new markets for Canadian farmers.

Finally, last week Minister Ritz in-troduced legislation in the House of Commons that will strengthen farmers’ voice within the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and streamline the process re-quired to deliver payments to producers.

Bill C-27 will cut red-tape and re-duce the number of steps required for the Wheat Board to pay farmers for grain and to get their pay cheques to their mailboxes as quickly as possible. It will also make sure board members are elected by farmers who are actually involved in producing grain.

This is yet another step in our Gov-ernment’s efforts to make the CWB ac-countable to farmers. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the legitimacy of our directive to the CWB to not spend farmers’ hard-earned money on pro-Wheat Board propagan-da.

For more information on these and other agriculture initiatives undertaken by our Conservative Government, go to www.agr.gc.ca.


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Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for the Enerplex and the services it offers not only residents but those that choose to come to the community for one reason or another.

What with the walking track – free to the public to use whenever they’d like from 25 degrees to minus 40 de-grees, which is amazing – the opportunity for speed skat-ing competitions and not one, but two, Olympic-sized hockey rinks and the facility is worthy of praise.

Not praise on all fronts, however.Like the Enerplex, the Multiplex in Dawson Creek has

caught a lot of flack for its costs to taxpayers. The Mul-tiplex has just proven itself with the announcement of it providing $11 million to the economy in the city last year.

The majority of that money -- $7.2 million – came from the EnCana Events Centre and the variety of events it held throughout the year.

This is where, I think, the Enerplex could also have ex-celled.

Think about it – that building is huge and, with proper seating, there’s no reason to think big acts wouldn’t want to come to our city and, from that, the local economy ben-efits.

Right now the Enerplex is not suited for such capacity, but who’s to say it can’t happen?

Being someone with no experience on that end, I have no idea what it would take to either change the facility over or how much it would cost.

But imagine the benefits of those changes once com-plete – not only to the Enerplex, but the economy as a whole.

Would you get out and use it more?

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Editor:An excerpt from ‘Crooked River Rats’ by Bernard McKay.In 1963 the provincial government of British Columbia

called for bids to build one of the largest earthen dams in the world. It would be constructed at the Peace Canyon and would be 600 feet high. Negotiations were begun to compen-sate some of the trappers and settlers who would be affected by the huge reservoir that would be formed. The larger tra-plines were bought out for a few thousand dollars, a paltry sum considering the many cabins that has been built on each line (they were usually spaced every six to 10 miles apart). Miles of trail had been cut out laboriously by hand, and boats had been built and stationed on the lakes of each line by the trappers. The buy-out was essentially a take it or leave it deal. The province had hired Alf Janks and later Gord McMullen to burn every cabin down, and they would receive money for each cabin burned. A photo of the burning cabin was proof of the job completed. Janks attempted to burn some cabins two or three years in advance of the flood waters. Needless to say he was not well received by those who were still using them. On one occasion he was run off at gun point.

The spring of 1968 was a time of infamy for the rivermen. The gates to the three diversion tunnels were closed and the mighty Peace River was stopped by the WAC Bennett Dam. With the spring runoff at its peak, the reservoir began to rise rapidly, catching many off guard.

One trapper tied his boat up to a tree on the riverbank and settled into his cabin for the night. Imagine his surprise when he rolled out of bed the next morning to step into two inches of water. He hurriedly dressed and went outside to see his riverboat floating out of reach with the bow almost under wa-ter. It was lucky he had tied the bow rope with a fair amount of slack. He managed to use a pole to swing the stern around within reach and once on board he had to cut the bow line to free the boat. He then motored downstream on the Finlay to see if any ice jam had formed causing the river to back up. Son others, including some Sekani Natives from Finlay Forks, were on the river to see what was the matter. No ice

jam was found. The waters of the now-dammed Peace River were rising much faster than was originally forecast. Along the narrow reach of the Peace River, the water rose 10 feet a night.

The human population was not the only thing affected; wildlife was caught off-guard too. As the wide valley around Finlay Forks began to flood, hundreds of moose, bears and other wildlife became stranded on islands that were formed by the rising water. Trees, logs and other floating debris pre-vented the animals from swimming to shore and hundreds of moose drowned.

Pen Powel, a bush pilot from Hudson Hope, flew his small plane over Finlay Forks in the fall of 1968. Near the mouth of the Omineca there was a hill that rose above the surround-ing country. The slashing crews had cut the big spruce and pine trees on this promontory and the logs lay like pick-up sticks. This hill now became an island as the waters rose and it was to this high point the moose gathered to try and find refuge. The moose now became trapped as they could not leave due to floating debris. Powell returned a week later and counted more than 100 dead moose on the flooded island. Of course, more than just moose died; Powell said, “Even animals you don’t often see in the water were swimming for their lives – weasels, mice, even squirrels. The squirrels would swim with their tail straight up out of the water.” By late summer of 1969 the smell of rotting moose carcasses was everywhere. The floating animals had bloated and were caught in the debris piles. For the next two years the moose would try to cross the river as they always had and would exhaust themselves trying to swim around and through the logs that were piling up in the shallows of the forming latke. By 1972 the entire north end of Williston Lake was choked with logs and even the tug boats could not get through.

The flood waters eventually stretched from the Peace Can-yon on the east, north to Deserters Canyon on the Finlay and south to almost where the Hart Highway crosses the Parsnip. The historic rapids of Deserters Canyon were now tamed, flooded under 15 feet of water; also, gone forever were the

Ne Perle Pas and Finlay Rapids on the Peace. The Omineca River was flooded 10 miles up past the Black Canyon. The lower reaches of the Ospika and Ingenika Rivers were also lost. Old Fort Graham became only a memory and Finlay Forks rests under 300 feet of water.

…The Indians near Finlay Forks kept moving their camp to higher ground every few days. They did not understand the situation and figured the flood would eventually stop; it did, but not until a huge inland sea that was 20 miles across had formed. Their communities at Fort Graham and Inge-nika were completely drowned out. The Native graveyard at Fort Graham was located on a high bank, and as the waters rose the bank sloughed in. The wooden caskets could be seen sliding down into the forming lake. Ed Stranberg was the last resident of Finlay Forks to pull out, surrendering his cabin to the flood waters.

…I went on a tour of the powerhouse and dam in 1978 with my family. It is without a doubt an impressive marvel of engineering. But as I stood on the viewing site overlooking the dam and the flooded valley behind it, a feeling of sadness came over me. The era of the rivermen was over.

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FEEDBACKDon’t let what happened with WAC Bennett dam happen again

Editor:I was not happy when I read how much

our BC Hydro bills are going up. Then I read that BC Hydro is spending $15 billion over the next 10 years to repair and improve BC’s old dams and generally keep BC’s public electricity system functioning.

Okay, I totally get it now why our hydro bills are go-ing up: we’ve been riding on the coattails of our parents and grandparents who built an incredible public utility that we’ve let fall into disrepair. It’s time for us to pay up and invest in the public utility they built.

The $15 billion is a small price to pay to keep one of the best public utilities in the world public.

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Discretionary and Base Budget Grant Applications Now Being Accepted

In accordance with the Discretionary Grant Policy No. 87/06 and Base Budget Grants Policy No. 105/09, the City of Fort St. John is accepting applications until September 15th, 2010 for Discretionary and Base Budget Grants for the City’s 2011 year budget.

The primary purpose of a discretionary grant is to provide financial assistance to non-profit organizations for a specific capital project or an event that benefits the residents of the City. The primary purpose of a base budget grant is to provide financial assistance to non-profit organizations that provide fee for services, programs and to offset equipment rental costs. All grant applications must be submitted in writing to the Corporate Administration Department. Applications are available at City Hall and on the City website at www.fortstjohn.ca.An audited financial statement is required as part of the application.

All organizations who apply for a grant request must make a presentation to Council in the fall. Staff will contact all of the applicants to schedule meeting times.

Any inquiries regarding this application process may be directed to Janet Prestley, Director of Legislative and Administrative Services at (250) 787-8153.

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Editor:As a small business owner for many de-

cades, now retired, I wish to express my opinion on the proposed HST. No person or business favors any new taxes, however the HST is not a new tax but a combination of two existing taxes.

Any small business shall benefit as they shall be subject to reporting, submitting and auditing to one less taxing agency, which has been the case up to July 1, 2010.

Furthermore, small business and large ones alike shall benefit greatly and become more competitive as their input costs shall be re-duced by 12 per cent by way of recovery of this tax on all input costs and purchases made by these firms. As a result, prices of the goods and services produced shall cost less which shall be passed on to the consumer. This should result in savings which shall benefit

the end user of these goods and services.There shall be a period of short term pain

to the average consumer however, during the transition period and sometime after but I firmly believe in the end the entire province shall benefit.

The largest problem as I see it is the vast majority who do not understand this HST or the long term benefits which will result.

I can visualize where there shall be tens of thousands of new jobs created as businesses become more competitive with other jurisdic-tions.

I have also observed many if not most of the respected economists and think tanks across Canada agree and have stated that the provincial economy shall benefit from the introduction of this HST to the benefit of all over a period of time.

Victor E. Brandl, Fort St. John

HST decision to benefit us all

Increase in rates is justified


bcford.ca

WISE

BUYE

RS RE

AD TH

E LEG

AL CO

PY: O

ffers a

vailab

le at

partic

ipatin

g dea

lers o

nly. D

ealer

may

sell o

r lease

for le

ss. Fa

ctory

order

may b

e req

uired

. Limi

ted tim

e offe

rs. Off

ers m

ay be

chan

ged o

r can

celled

at an

y tim

e with

out n

otice.

Some

cond

itions

apply

. See p

articip

ating

Deale

r for d

etails.

†The

Ford

Five-0

Even

t (“Fiv

e-0”)

is in e

ffect f

rom Ma

y 1, 20

10 to

June 3

0, 20

10 at

partic

ipatin

g Ford

of Ca

nada

Deale

rships

. Duri

ng th

e Five

-0 Eve

nt, on

e or m

ore co

mbina

tions

of $0

fi rst m

onth’

s pay

ment,

0% AP

R purc

hase

fi nan

cing f

or up

to 60

mon

ths, $0

down

paym

ent, $

0 due

at sig

ning,

or $0

secu

rity de

posit

will a

pply t

o the

purch

ase fi n

ance

or lea

se of

select

new

2010

Ford

vehic

les. O

ffers

vary

by m

odel

and n

ot all

combin

ation

s will a

pply.

Offers

are a

vailab

le to

retail

custo

mers

only

and m

ay on

ly be

availa

ble on

appro

ved c

redit (

OAC)

from

Ford

Credit

. Offe

rs inc

lude f

reigh

t and

Air Ta

x but

exclud

e lice

nce, fu

el fi ll

charg

e, insu

rance,

PPSA

, adm

inistr

ation

fees,

any e

nviro

nmen

tal ch

arges

or fee

s, and

all a

pplica

ble ta

xes. T

hese

offers

are s

ubjec

t to ve

hicle

availa

bility

and m

ay be

cance

lled a

t any

time w

ithou

t noti

ce. De

aler m

ay se

ll or le

ase fo

r less.

Limite

d tim

e offe

rs. So

me co

nditio

ns ap

ply. Se

e you

r Ford

Deale

r for c

omple

te de

tails.

‡‡Rece

ive 0%

APR p

urcha

se fi n

ancin

g on n

ew 20

10 Fo

rd [Fu

sion (

exclud

ing S

and

Hybri

d)/ Ta

urus (

exclud

ing SE

)/Edg

e (exc

luding

SE)/F

lex (e

xclud

ing SE

)/Esca

pe (e

xclud

ing I4

Manu

al an

d Hyb

rid)]/

[Focu

s (exc

luding

S)] m

odels

for a

max

imum

of [6

0]/[72

] mon

ths to

qualifi

ed re

tail cu

stome

rs, on

appro

ved c

redit (

OAC)

from

Ford

Credit

. Not

all bu

yers w

ill qua

lify fo

r the l

owest

APR p

ayme

nt. Ex

ample

: $20,0

00 pu

rchase

fi nan

ced at

0% AP

R for

60 m

onths

, mon

thly p

ayme

nt is $

333.33

, cost o

f borr

owing

is $0

or AP

R of 0

% an

d tota

l to be

repa

id is $

20,00

0. Do

wn pa

ymen

t on p

urcha

se fi n

ancin

g offe

rs may

be re

quire

d base

d on a

pprov

ed cre

dit. Ta

xes p

ayab

le on

full a

moun

t of p

urcha

se pri

ce. ‡O

ffer v

alid fro

m Ma

y 1, 20

10 to

June 3

0, 20

10. $0

fi rs

t mon

th’s p

ayme

nt ap

plies

to the

fi rst m

onth

paym

ent fo

r fi na

ncing

custo

mers m

aking

paym

ents i

n mon

thly in

terva

ls, or

the su

m of

the fi r

st and

secon

d pay

ment

for fi n

ancin

g cust

omers

mak

ing pa

ymen

ts in b

i-wee

kly in

terva

ls (ea

ch a “

First P

ayme

nt”). F

irst Pa

ymen

t is re

quire

d from

custo

mer o

n the

purch

ase fi n

ance

or lea

se of

eligib

le new

2010

Ford

vehic

les de

livered

on or

befor

e Jun

e 30,

2010.

Custo

mer w

ill rece

ive a c

hequ

e for

the am

ount

of the

ir First

Paym

ent fr

om th

e dea

ler. Fi

rst Pa

ymen

t will b

e paid

up to

a max

imum

amou

nt of

($500

) / ($7

50) /

($1,00

0) pe

r elig

ible 2

010 [F

ocus, F

usion

, Escap

e, Ran

ger] /

[Must

ang (

exclud

ing GT

500),

Tauru

s, Ed

ge, Fl

ex, Ex

plorer

, Explo

rer Sp

ort Tra

c, Tran

sit Co

nnect

, E-Se

ries (

exclud

ing Cu

taway

s and

Strip

ped C

hassi

s)]/[E

xped

ition,

F-150

(excl

uding

Chass

is Cab

s and

Rapto

r)]. O

ffer o

nly av

ailable

to cu

stome

rs wh

o fi na

nce or

lease

throu

gh Fo

rd Cre

dit. O

ffer n

ot av

ailable

to ca

sh pu

rchase

custo

mers.

Offer

is only

availa

ble on

appro

ved c

redit (

OAC)

from

Ford

Credit

. A, X

, Z pla

n cust

omers

are e

ligibl

e for

$0 Fir

st Pa

ymen

t, see

deale

r for d

etails.

Not co

mbina

ble w

ith Co

mmerc

ial Fle

et Inc

entiv

e prog

ram, CP

A, GP

C or D

aily Re

ntal A

llowan

ces. R

ainch

ecks o

nly av

ailable

on th

e purc

hase

of eli

gible

vehic

les. ††

Recei

ve $0

Secu

rity De

posit

on th

e lea

se of

most

new

2010

Ford

vehic

les (e

xclud

ing E-

Serie

s Cuta

ways

and S

trippe

d Cha

ssis, S

helby

GT50

0, F-1

50 Ra

ptor, F

-serie

s Cha

ssis C

abs, F

-650,

F-750

and L

CF) ef

fectiv

e May

1, 20

10 thr

ough

June

30, 20

10 on

appro

ved c

redit (

OAC)

from

Ford

Credit

. Secu

rity De

posit

may b

e req

uired

by Fo

rd Cre

dit ba

sed on

custo

mer c

redit t

erms a

nd co

nditio

ns. ▲

$0 Do

wn Pa

ymen

t on t

he pu

rchase

or le

ase of

most

new

2010

Ford

vehic

les (e

xclud

ing E-

Serie

s Cuta

ways

and S

trippe

d Cha

ssis, S

helby

GT50

0, F-1

50 Ra

ptor, F

-serie

s Cha

ssis C

abs, F

-650,

F-750

and L

CF) ef

fectiv

e May

1, 20

10 thr

ough

June

30, 20

10 on

appro

ved c

redit (

OAC)

from

Ford

Credit

. A do

wn pa

ymen

t may

be re

quire

d by F

ord Cr

edit b

ased

on cu

stome

r cred

it term

s and

cond

itions.

**$0

due a

t deli

very

offer

is ava

ilable

to qu

alifi ed

purch

ase fi n

ance

or lea

se ret

ail cu

stome

rs, on

appro

ved c

redit (

OAC)

from

Ford

Credit

. Offe

r inclu

des fr

eight

and a

ir tax

, but

exclud

es va

riable

charg

es of

license

, insur

ance,

PDI, P

PSA,

admi

nistra

tion f

ees, a

ny en

viron

menta

l charg

es or

fees a

nd al

l app

licable

taxe

s. Frei

ght a

nd ai

r tax c

harge

s to be

inclu

ded i

n the

total

amou

nt to

be fi n

anced

. Exclu

ded v

ariab

le ch

arges

can be

amort

ized o

ver a

purch

ase fi n

ancin

g term

, but

are re

quire

d up f

ront c

harge

s for le

ase cu

stome

rs. *Fr

om Ma

y 1, 20

10 to

June 3

0, 20

10, pa

y $0 fi

rst p

urcha

se fi n

ance

paym

ent a

t you

r part

icipati

ngFo

rd de

aler a

nd fo

r the r

emain

ing 59

/71/59

mon

ths of

the t

otal 6

0/72/6

0 mon

th pu

rchase

fi nan

ce con

tract,

receiv

e 0%/

0%/0%

APR p

urcha

se fi n

ancin

g on a

ll new

2010

Ford

Fusio

n SE I4

with

autom

atic tr

ansm

ission

/Focu

s SE s

edan

with

man

ual tr

ansm

ission

& Sp

ort Ap

peara

nce Pa

ckage

/Escap

e XLT

FWD w

ith au

tomati

c tran

smiss

ion to

qualifi

ed re

tail cu

stome

rs, on

appro

ved c

redit (

OAC)

from

Ford

Credit

. Not

all bu

yers w

ill qua

lify fo

r the l

owest

APR p

ayme

nt. Pu

rchase

fi nan

cing m

onthl

y pay

ment

is $418

/$264

/$438

(Mon

thly p

ayme

nt div

ided b

y two

give

s pay

ee a t

wice

month

ly pay

ment

of $2

09/$1

32/$2

19) w

ith a d

own p

ayme

nt of

$0/$0

/$0 or

equiv

alent

trade

-in. D

own p

ayme

nt ma

y be r

equir

ed ba

sed on

appro

ved c

redit.

Cost o

f borr

owing

is $0

/$0/$0

or AP

R of 0

%/0%

/0% an

d tota

l to be

repa

id is $

24,62

2/$18,

744/$2

5,842

. All p

urcha

se fi n

ance

offers

inclu

de $1

,450/$

1,450

/$1,50

0 frei

ght &

air ta

x, and

exclu

de lic

ense,

fuel

fi ll ch

arge, i

nsuran

ce, re

gistra

tion,

PPSA

, admi

nistra

tion f

ees a

nd al

l app

licable

taxe

s. Tax

es are

paya

ble on

the f

ull am

ount

of the

purch

ase pr

ice. Tw

ice a

month

paym

ents

are on

ly av

ailable

throu

gh In

terne

t ban

king a

nd te

lepho

ne ba

nking

, if of

fered

by yo

ur fi n

ancia

l instit

ution

. The c

ustom

er is r

equir

ed to

sign a

mon

thly p

ayme

nt con

tract t

o ensu

re tha

t the t

otal m

onthl

y pay

ment

occurs

by pa

ymen

t due

date.

Twice

a mo

nth pa

ymen

ts can

be m

ade b

y mak

ing tw

o (2)

paym

ents

of 50

% of

the m

onthl

y pay

ment

by th

e mon

thly p

ayme

nt du

e date

. ▼Pro

gram

in eff

ect fro

m Ma

y 1, 20

10 to

June 3

0, 20

10 (th

e “Pro

gram

Perio

d”) To

qualif

y for

the Fo

rd Re

cycle

Your

Ride P

rogram

reba

te (th

e “Re

bate(

s)”), c

ustom

er mu

st fi rs

t qua

lify fo

r eith

er the

“Reti

re Yo

ur Rid

e Prog

ram”, a

prog

ram fu

nded

by th

e Gov

ernme

nt of

Cana

da, o

r Sum

merhi

ll Impa

ct’s “C

ar He

aven

Prog

ram”. T

o qua

lify fo

r the “

Retire

Your

Ride P

rogram

”, cust

omer

must

turn i

n a 19

95 m

odel

year

or old

er ve

hicle

that is

in ru

nning

cond

ition (

able

to sta

rt and

mov

e) an

d has

been

pro

perly

regis

tered

and i

nsured

for th

e last

6 mo

nths (

12 mo

nths in

B.C.)

. If yo

u qua

lify, R

etire

Your

Ride w

ill prov

ide yo

u with

$300

cash

or a r

ebate

on th

e purc

hase

of a 2

004 a

nd ne

wer v

ehicle

. To qu

alify f

or the

“Car

Heav

en Pr

ogram

”, cust

omer

must t

urn in

a 20

03 m

odel

year

or old

er ve

hicle

that is

in ru

nning

cond

ition a

nd ha

s bee

n prop

erly r

egiste

red an

d insu

red fo

r the l

ast 6

month

s. If cu

stome

r qua

lifi es

for ei

ther th

e “Re

tire Yo

ur Rid

e Prog

ram” o

r Sum

merhi

ll Impa

ct’s “C

ar He

aven

Prog

ram”, F

ord of

Cana

da (“

Ford”

) will p

rovide

an ad

dition

al reb

ate, if

custo

mer p

urcha

ses or

lease

s an e

ligibl

e new

2010

Ford

or Lin

coln v

ehicle

, in th

e amo

unt o

f $1,0

00

(Focu

s, Fusi

on Mu

stang

, Tran

sit Co

nnect

, Ran

ger),

$2,00

0 (Tau

rus, Es

cape,

Edge

, Flex

, Exp

lorer,

Sport

Trac),

or $3,

000 (

F150,

F250-5

50, E-

Serie

s, Exp

editio

n, MK

Z, MKS

, MKX

, MKT,

Navig

ator) (

each

an “E

ligibl

e Veh

icle”).

To be

eligi

ble fo

r the R

ebate

(s), Fo

rd mu

st rece

ive th

e foll

owing

from

custo

mer, w

ithin

30 da

ys of

delive

ry of

new

Ford/

Lincol

n: (1)

signe

d Ford

Recyc

le Yo

ur Rid

e Claim

Form

; and

(2) s

igned

origi

nal o

wners

hip tra

nsferr

ing cu

stome

r veh

icle to

eithe

r “Re

tire Yo

ur Rid

e” or

“Car H

eave

n” or

“Auth

orized

Recyc

ler Dr

op-O

ff Rece

ipt”. T

he Re

bate

will b

e paid

direc

tly to

custo

mer in

the f

orm of

a ch

eque

. The R

ebate

s are

availab

le to

reside

nts of

Cana

da

only a

nd pa

yable

in Ca

nadia

n doll

ars. El

igible

Vehic

le must

be pu

rchase

d, lea

sed, or

facto

ry ord

ered d

uring

the P

rogram

Perio

d to q

ualify

for a

Reba

te. Th

e Reb

ates c

an be

used

in co

njunct

ion w

ith m

ost re

tail co

nsume

r offe

rs mad

e ava

ilable b

y Ford

at eit

her th

e tim

e of fa

ctory

order

or de

livery,

but n

ot bo

th. Th

e Reb

ates a

re rai

nche

ckable

. The R

ebate

s are

not co

mbina

ble w

ith th

e prev

ious F

ord Re

cycle Y

our R

ide in

centiv

es in

effect

from

Septe

mber

3, 200

9 to M

arch 1

, 2010.

The R

ebate

s are

not a

vailab

le on a

ny ve

hicle r

eceivi

ng CP

A, GP

C, or D

aily Re

ntal R

ebate

s and

the C

omme

rcial Fl

eet R

ebate

Prog

ram (C

FIP). T

he “R

etire

Your

Ride P

rogram

” and

Summ

erhill

Impa

ct’s “C

ar He

aven

” Prog

ram ar

e not

availa

ble to

resid

ents

of No

rthwe

st Terr

itorie

s, Yuk

on Te

rritory

, or N

unav

ut; an

d, the

refore

, Ford

Recyc

le Yo

ur Rid

e Reb

ates a

re als

o not

availa

ble to

resid

ents

of No

rthwe

st Terr

itorie

s, Yuk

on Te

rritory

, or N

unav

ut. Ot

her p

rovinc

ially s

pecifi

c rewa

rds m

ay be

availa

ble in

assoc

iation

with

the “

Retire

Your

Ride”

Progra

m or

Summ

erHill I

mpact

’s “Ca

r Hea

ven”

Prog

ram. Fo

r more

infor

matio

n visit

retire

yourr

ide.ca

or ca

rheav

en.ca

. Limi

ted tim

e offe

r, see

deale

r for d

etails

or cal

l the F

ord Cu

stome

r Rela

tionsh

ip Ce

ntre a

t 1-80

0-565

-3673.

© 20

10 Fo

rd Mo

tor Co

mpan

y of C

anad

a, Lim

ited.

All rig

hts re

serve

d. ▼

▼Off

er va

lid fro

m Ma

y 1, 20

10 to

June 3

0, 20

10 (th

e “Off

er Pe

riod”

) to re

siden

t Can

adian

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RCMP searching for suspects after attempted theft and vandalismCHETWYND – Police are looking for

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wynd on May 18.Chetwynd RCMP responded to a break

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washrooms in Cedar Park and Rotary Park and did extensive damage to the in-side of the buildings.

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By Matthew BainsNORTHEAST – All work and no play

makes Jack a dull boy, as the old proverb goes, and to that end, a number of signifi-cant recreation projects are underway in the Northeast.

In the District of Chetwynd, major reno-vations are still underway for the expanded recreation centre.

The project involved adjoining the arena, curling rink and two multi-purpose rooms in one building with the adjacent leisure pool building. It also involves the construction of a climbing wall, an expanded fitness room that’s more than four times the size of the existing facility, a squash/racquetball court, an indoor walking/running track, expanded dressing rooms in the arena, a toddler’s play area and expanded food services area.

Randy Rusjan, director of parks and recre-ation for the district, said the work is nearly complete, but there was a delay in obtaining the fire panel that will control the sprinkler/alarm system, which has pushed back the opening of the centre somewhat.

“We don’t have an official opening date yet,” he said. “We’re looking to have a grand opening in September, but we will be open to the public prior to that. It all depends on the arrival of the fire panel.”

Mayor Evan Saugstad said the new facili-ty will benefit residents and visitors alike and he expects schools can take advantage of the climbing wall and racquetball court for their physical education programs.

“We expect it to get a lot of utilization out of the schools,” he said.

As a separate project from the renovations, construction of a new waterslide in the pool will begin shortly, and they expect to have it complete for the September grand opening.

“That’s being funded mostly through the regional district’s Fair Share money from (Electoral) Area E,” said Saugstad.

The district recently received a federal grant, and a licence of occupation from the regional district, to build a skateboard park on undeveloped land adjacent to the recre-ation centre. Saugstad said recreation centre staff have been working with the skateboard-ers in the community to come up with a de-sign, and construction should begin shortly, and finish around the same time as the new centre opens.

A recreation centre is also being rebuilt in Fort Nelson and is expected to be com-plete next summer.

The project will tie-in with the existing curling rink and arena and a second ice sur-face will double the size of the arena. A community hall will be rebuilt and expanded, and recently, regional council decided to proceed with the foundation and base work for a visitor centre, although a decision to complete that part of the project will depend on the availability of funding.

Jim McDonald, president of the Fort Nelson Minor Hockey Association, said the project is really starting to take shape. He said hockey players are excited about the expanded dressing rooms and secondary ice surface in the arena.

“The second ice surface is huge,” he said. “It certainly means more ice time for the kids.”

The Fort Nelson Rotary Club will open a new outdoor

water spray park on May 29 and concrete has been laid for new tennis and basketball courts. The regional municipality also ex-pects to have a 4.5 kilometre paved walking trail finished in the summer.

The Dawson Creek Harry Morrow Mixed Slo-Pitch League was recently granted ap-proval from city council to build a new play-ground adjacent to the ball diamonds and soccer fields at the Harry Morrow and Paul Loiselle Sports Fields.

Member Clint Shuman explained equip-ment has already been ordered and volun-teers from the community have donated their time and resources to construct the playground and install the surrounding chain link fence.

He said the idea has been a couple of years in the making.

“We got tired of watching all the smaller children just finding whatever dirt they could to go play in, so we wanted to make them a nice little playground to keep them occupied while the parents were playing ball,” he said.

Shuman said the project is only possible through the generous donations from busi-nesses and individuals in the community and added Dawson Creek Recycling is taking bottles for donations to help raise funds for the project.

Construction is also ongoing on a bike park next to Rotary Lake.

Cindy Fisher, who has been involved with the project since her children are mountain bikers, said the site has been cleared of any debris, the existing park was leveled and some wooden ramps have been built, thanks to donations of equipment and materials from local businesses.

She said the riders did much of the manual labour themselves.

“We try to encourage the kids to come out and work as much as possible, because then they take ownership of the park,” she said.

She said, weather permitting, they expect to organize another work session soon and added upgrades to the park will likely be on-going. Anyone interested in volunteering or donating materials is encouraged to call the city’s parks and recreation department.

To check out photos of these projects, go to www.northeastnews.ca.


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By Matthew BainsTUMBLER RIDGE – It would seem the fates of Dr. Charles

Helm and the town of Tumbler Ridge were destined to be inter-twined from the beginning.

Helm said he’s not sure exactly why or when, but even as a child growing up in Cape Town, South Africa, he knew he wanted to be a rural family physician.

“It was just one of those things that you know you want to do,” he said.

While he was educated and trained as a family doctor in his home country, the political turmoil and violence resulting from apartheid made it impossible for him to stay there, so he began looking for a new home.

“At that stage things were quite difficult in South Africa, and Canada sort of offered a home and a haven for people like my-self,” he said. “I’ve really been amazed about how South Afri-cans and Canadians get along. We somehow just tend to click.”

He immigrated to Canada in 1986, working in Saskatchewan and then Manitoba for a few years.

“I actually met my wife, Linda, in Saskatchewan two days after arriving in Canada,” he said.

However, a couple of his former medical colleagues who were living and pracising in Tumbler Ridge convinced Charles and Linda to move there in 1992, barely a decade after the town had been established following the creation of the Northeast Coal Development. Those colleagues have since moved on, but Helm stayed and continues to practise medicine and raise his family.

“It’s a decision that we’ve never regretted, because the com-munity has just been very good to us and we’ve just thoroughly enjoyed spending our lives here,” he said.

The story on how a South African-born doctor found himself working in a small mining town in the northeast corner of Brit-ish Columbia ends there, but he and his family’s impact on the

community they love had just begun.Helm said he was always a bit of an explorer, and the wilder-

ness around Tumbler Ridge is one of the attractions that kept him there. He said he and his wife made frequent hikes into the mountains for their own enjoyment, but he said he began to real-ize the tourism value those trails would have if they were devel-oped further.

A group of outdoor enthusiasts came together to form the Wolverine Nordic Mountain Society in 1995 – to create and maintain a system of trails for hikers and cross-country skiers. Helm has been their secretary ever since.

“In the summertime, I walk, run or cycle to work and in the winter I cross-country ski to work and back,” said Helm. “How many places in the world can you do things like that?”

Around the turn of the century, Tumbler Ridge experienced a huge economic blow with the closing of two coal mines. How-ever, it was in 2000 that Helm’s son Daniel, who was just eight years old at that time, and another boy, would make a discovery that would make Tumbler Ridge world-renowned for more than just coal. Story continued on Page 13


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Parker said he’s been following the Site C project with interest and he advised the board to seek legal counsel.

“I would strongly recommend that your group take a look at getting a good lawyer,” he said.

A lawyer represented his municipality and other groups when they made their presentations at hearings regarding the Columbia River dams, and BC Hydro paid the legal fees.

He said while significant concessions were made to Revel-stoke – a new fire hall and recreation centre, for example – he said they are still dealing with the impacts to the river.

“When you flood a reservoir like this, all the animals, all the life of that river is gone,” he said.

He said they are still coping with shoreline erosion along the reservoirs and he believes the soils in the Peace River Valley will be even more vulnerable to erosion than along the Columbia River.

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By Matthew BainsTUMBLER RIDGE – Under the cover of

dim halogen lights, the Acrocanthosaurus – a dinosaur resembling the infamous Tyranno-saurus Rex – stalks its prey: a four-legged, armoured Animantarx.

Of course, the fearsome carnivore will nev-er catch its meal, because it’s stuck to a fixed position as part of a display at the Dinosaur Discovery Gallery in Tumbler Ridge.

However, it is a reenactment of a scene that might have happened some 150 million years

ago in what is now the Peace Region, ex-plained resident palaeontologist Lisa Buckley.

She said the two much smaller carnivores waiting to scavenge any remains from the kill are the ancestors of tyrannosaurs, but they are of a species not yet named.

“Not only are we showing what the animals looked like, but also the tracks they would have made,” said Buckley. “I believe that’s a one-of-a-kind display for North America.”

All together, the display is the centerpiece of the newly-renovated gallery, which re-

opened on May 15. The transformation was made possible through contributions from the federal government, the Peace River Regional District and the Northern Development Initia-tive Trust.

“A lot of financial and volunteer effort went into making the gallery what it is today,” said Buckley.

She said much of the credit goes to their two technicians, who worked tirelessly to put all the displays together. They used local contrac-tors and artists to construct and design many aspects of the gallery.

Admission to the grand opening was free, thanks to two anonymous donors.

One of the new displays is a replica of the lower arm bone of a hadrosaur – a “duck-billed” dinosaur – part of the first complete dinosaur skeleton ever found in British Co-lumbia. Buckley’s husband and colleague, palaeontologist Richard McCrea, said it could even be a new species of hadrosaur.

He said about a third of the skeleton has been removed from the site and they hope to complete the excavation this year. He is hop-ing to find the remains of other dinosaurs dur-ing the dig.

He said a lot of work goes into stabilizing the fossils so they can be moved without being damaged. They often use plaster jackets, like a cast on a broken bone.

“We’re probably going to have to utilize helicopter support this year because now that we have large sections of the animal, we’re going to end up with 1,200-pound jackets and we won’t be able to carry those out,” said Mc-Crea.

He said once the fossils arrive at the muse-um, they use tools to meticulously remove the adhering rock from the bone.

“When we’re finished with the preparation,

we want to make a complete replica of every bone, and then assemble those bones in a life position, and maybe even in a death position as well.”

He said that likely wouldn’t be complete for another couple of years.

McCrea said their next project involves ex-cavating what could be the largest remains of a prehistoric marine reptile ever found in the world, which may take 12 to 15 years to re-move and prepare.

Palaeontology SymposiumThe wife and husband team of Eva Koppel-

hus and Phillip Currie, two world-renowned experts based in Edmonton, headlined the sec-ond annual Palaeontology Symposium as part of the opening.

Koppelhus, an expert in fossilized plants described how discoveries made in Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park in Alberta have helped shed light on what the region may have looked like 65 million years ago. She said the area is rich in organic materials, a “vegetable soup” of plant material.

“Some of the fossils very common in the bone beds were seeds,” she said. “They were so common, I always heard someone yelling, ‘I found seeds! I found seeds!’”

Koppelhus said most of the material she deals with are microscopic, which has its ad-vantages.

“I can carry my material all over the world, compared to Phil, who needs a whole muse-um.”

Currie, a professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of Alberta and one of the founders of the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, made his pre-sentation on a controversial subject in palaeon-tological circles – the behaviour of dinosaurs.

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A day for the dinosaurs, and their fans, held in Tumbler Ridge

Matthew Bains photos (Above): Residents can be thankful the ferocious Acrocanthosaurus is no longer roaming the region and is now only a display at the Dinosaur Discovery Gallery in Tumbler Ridge.

In a tale that is now part of the local history, Daniel and his friend Mark Turner were tubing down the rapids of Flatbed Creek just below Tumbler Ridge when they fell of their tube, forcing them to walk back upstream on the bedrock.

They noticed a series of unusual depressions in the rock and were convinced they had discovered dinosaur footprints.

Their insistence on the discovery led palaeontologist Rich McCrea from Alberta to visit Tumbler Ridge in 2001 and he confirmed it was in fact dinosaur footprints. Soon after, more tracks, and a bone, were found.

The discovery was the catalyst for the formation of the Tum-bler Ridge Museum Foundation and the Peace Region Palaeon-tology Research Centre and prompted McCrea and partner Lisa Buckley - British Columbia’s only two vertebrate palaeontolo-gists - to move to Tumbler Ridge. More discoveries have since been made, including the province’s first complete dinosaur skeleton, which is being excavated this summer.

Helm said he knew nothing of palaeontology before those discoveries, but he and other passionate locals felt it was impor-tant those resources stay in Tumbler Ridge.

“There was no government funding – we had to start raising the funds ourselves and doing the research and finding a place to put all that stuff,” he said. “All the odds were against us, but somehow, through a mixture of passion, luck, and just having a really strong core of people who were equally committed, we have succeeded.”

Helm has since served in almost every position on the board of directors for the mu-seum foundation and is cur-rently their secretary.

He said initially he became involved because his son and his daughter, Carina, were so passionate about finding new discoveries, but since he has become quite an avid fossil hunter himself.

In fact, he has returned to South Africa many times to visit family, and his enthusi-asm for finding ancient ma-terials has led them to some discoveries in that country as well.

Helm said they had a hand in discovering a trackway that may belong to a human from one of our earliest civilizations, although they are still awaiting confirmation.

Somehow, with a full-time job as family doctor, and with all his other activities, he has found the time to write five books, four of which are about the history of the town and the local attractions.

“I never anticipated becom-

ing an author,” said Helm, adding his experiences in Tumbler Ridge, and some time between being on call for work, allowed him to pursue writing.

He said he doesn’t see himself living anywhere else and what he’s most enjoyed about his 18 years in Tumbler Ridge is being able to share the many joys and wonders with his family.

“It all comes back to family in the end and the fact that we’ve been able to enjoy this kind of balanced, well-rounded exis-tence as a family. That’s the most precious thing of all.”


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Contributed photoDr. Charles Helm has worn many hats during his 18 years in Tumbler Ridge – family physician, of course, but also outdoor enthusiast, fossil hunter, and author – but he says he’s most proud of his title as husband to wife Linda and father to son Daniel, and daughter, Ca-rina, seen here in this 2006 photo.

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Rural directors put those concerns to the region’s two MLAs during a meeting on May 13.

Electoral Area C director, Arthur Hadland, restated his view that properties in the Agricultural Land Reserve should receive farm status, regardless of the ability to meet farm income threshold.

“There’s no other assessment where there’s a criteria for income and I don’t think agriculture should be subjected to that,” said Hadland. “If the land is in the ALR, it’s al-ready committed, it has province-wide zoning.”

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Electoral Area E director Tim Caton agreed, stating he couldn’t understand why active farmers and ranchers are reassessed year after year to determine if they meet the requirements of farm status.

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He added he believes the ALR has failed in its purpose to protect agricultural land and has instead resulted in farmers not being able to receive fair market value when they sell their properties.

Peace River South MLA Blair Lekstrom said he recog-nizes the issues around farm assessments have been trou-blesome for many farmers in the province for a number of years.

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He said the Assessment Authority may revisit a farm over multiple years when that farmer is just over the in-come threshold.

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Lekstrom said there may be ways to verify farm status that are less onerous for farmers, such as basing it on fed-eral income tax filings to reduce duplication and paper-work. However, he said not all farmers are in favour of that idea.

He added he supports the regional district’s call for a provincial review of the Agricultural Land Commission’s mandate, adding he believes it is long overdue. He has stated previously, though, that decision would have to come from the Minister of Agriculture and Lands.

Peace River North MLA Pat Pimm added the issue of farm assessments is a big one with his constituents.

“We have people coming in, worried about their assess-ments,” he said. “I think about 40 per cent of the appeals came through our office …so it’s certainly high on my agenda to move forward with that as well.”

He said he feels there has been some progress made al-ready, specifically in eliminating split classifications last year, which means if a farmer qualifies for farm status, that now applies to the whole property.

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Good Feeder Steers 1000 lbs Plus: 80.00-83.75 Heifers 70.00-77.00Good Feeder Steers 900 lbs Plus: 83.00-91.00 Heifers 80.00-85.75Good Feeder Steers 800 lbs Plus: 88.00-97.25 Heifers 81.00-87.50Good Feeder Steers 700 lbs Plus: 95.00-107.00 Heifers 95.00-105.00Good Feeder Steers 600 lbs Plus: 105.00-114.00 Heifers 98.00-107.00Good Feeder Steers 500 lbs Plus: 108.00-123.00 Heifers 100.00-109.00Good Feeder Steers 400 lbs Plus: 110.00-126.00 Heifers 100.00-111.00Good Feeder Steers 300 lbs Plus: 100.00-115.00 Heifers None

now taking bookings for spring farm salesJune 5 - Fulton Martin - 200 cow/calf pairs

starting at 10:00 a.m. Consignments welcome.

Upcoming Sales:

Hours of Operation

Monday to Friday

Morning Classes: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Afternoon Classes: 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Fee Schedule

Two Classes per week $90.00 per month

Three Classes per week

$115.00 per month

Graduating Class of 2009 Keeginaw Preschool …

… Providing the Foundation for your Child’s Future!

Keeginaw Preschool Now Accepting Registrations for Fall!

Call: (250) 785-8566 CLASSES ARE FILLING UP FAST!

AGRICULTUREAssessments subject of debate between rural directors, MLAs


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Business Management ProgramFort St. John Campus

Start September

Learn basic business skills (accounting, strategic management, managerial and corporate accounting basics, human

resources basics, and entrepreneurship, etc.) For employers and employees and those just

starting their education in business.

Certificate – 30 weeksDiploma – an additional 30 weeks

Courses offered by the Business Management Program transfer toward university degrees in Commerce, Business Administration, and

Administrative Studies. Courses are also recognized for accounting credentials such as

CA, CGA and CMA.

To Register contact a Recruiter at your local campus.

ChetwyndTraffic Control Person/Flagging .... Jun 2-3, 28-29Occupational First Aid Level 1 .............. Jun 4, 19Canadian Firearms Safety ......................... Jun 12Occupational First AidTransportation Endorsement ..................... Jun 20ATV Safety ................................................. Jun 23

dawSon CreekPesticide Dispenser ................................. Jun 4-6FOODSAFE Level 2 ................................. Jun 4-5Private Security Guard ............................ Jun 5-9Traffic Control (Flagging) ......................... Jun 5-6Occupational First Aid Level 1 ....Jun 7, 14, 22, 28

Fort nelSon Occupational First AidLevel 1 ............... Jun 1, 8-9, 12, 16-17, 22-23, 26Occupational First AidTransportation Endorsement ..... Jun 2, 13, 18, 27General Oilfield Driver Improvement ........... Jun 2Traffic Control (Flagging) ............... begins Jun 15Air Brakes ...................................... begins Jun 22

Fort St. JohnPesticide Dispenser ............................. Jun 11-13Boating Safety ........................................... Jun 15S-100 Fire Suppression ............................. Jun 15Management Skills for Supervisors ..... Jun 15-18 Detection and Control ofFlammable Substances ............................. Jun 18

tumbler ridgePossession and Acquisition License (PAL) .May 29PAL-Restricted Firearms .......................... May 30Occupational First Aid Level 1 .... May 30, Jun 24Occupational First AidTransportation Endorsement ................. Jun 1, 25FOODSAFE Level 1 .................................... Jun 5

The above represents a sampling of available courses. For information on a course that

may interest you call the Workforce Training Department at your local Campus.

Foundation and Apprenticeship TradesNLC offers a wide range of Trades and

Apprenticeship programming that reflects the current and future requirements of

regional industry and business.

FoundationAircraft Maintenance Engineering• Esthetics and Nail Care Technology• Hairstylist/Cosmetology• Oil and Gas Field Operations• Power Engineering and Gas Processing•

RED SEAL CERTIFIED PROGRAMS:Automotive Service Technician• Carpentry• Commercial Transport Technician• Cook1/Camp Cook• Electrician• Heavy Duty Equipment Technician• Industrial Instrumentation Mechanic• Millwright• Plumber/Gasfitter• Welding•

apprentiCeShipOur Apprenticeship programs combine paid, on-the-job training, and post secondary classroom instruction.Automotive Service Technician – Levels 1, 2, 3, 4Carpentry� – Levels 1, 2, 3, 4Commercial Transport Technician – Levels 1, 2, 3, 4Electrician – Levels 1, 2, 3, 4Gasfitter – Levels 1, 2Heavy� Duty� Equipment Technician – Levels 1, 2, 3, 4Industrial Instrumentation Mechanic – Levels 1, 2, 3, 4Millwright – Levels 1, 2, 3, 4Plumber – Levels 1, 2, 3, 4Welding – Levels 1 & 2 (C Level); 3 (B Level); 4 (A Level)

All NLC Apprenticeship Programs are Industry Training Authority of B.C. recognized

and credentialed.

Contact the Trades and Apprenticeship Division at the Dawson Creek Campus

or a Recruiter at your nearest Campus.

LAnD AnD RESouRCE MAnAGEMEnT PRoGRAM

Fort St. John CampusStart September

These programs were developed in conjunction with our industry partners to ensure our students have the best

opportunity for employment in the Land and Resource Management sector.

inCludeS three areaS oF Study:

One-year certificate inLand Administration

Learn to complete land acquisition • documents, and basic office skills.Train for work with a land consulting • company, First Nation Band office, or an oil and gas company.

Most courses are available on-line, so you can continue to work while upgrading your skills.

Two-year diploma in Land AgentLearn to negotiate land acquisitions to • develop oil and gas facilities.Train for work with a land consulting • company or oil and gas company.

Two-year diploma in Land ReclamationLearn to repair disturbed land resulting from • industrial development and activity.Train for work with an environmental • consulting company.

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Shades 50%OFFAll Hunter Douglas Blinds Shades & Shutters are on sale!

Plus any style of Fabric Window Treatment is available40% OFF In Stock Fabrics

Why not put our years of design experience to work for you“Free Consultations” Call Rose or Gary Today!

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NEED BLINDS.. TRY THE “BLIND MAN”

By Melanie RobinsonFORT ST. JOHN – As a “book nut” it was an obvious decision for Marion Jarvis when

she decided to volunteer at a library at her sons school in Manitoba.Now, approximately 14 years after starting with the Fort St. John Public Library, Jar-

vis, also a trustee on the library board, was recently recognized with a “Super Trustee Award” by the Provincial Library Association.

“I was very shocked and then I was really kind of choked. Really, I didn’t expect it,” said Jarvis of her achievement. “I was surprised, it wasn’t anything I expected or looked

for, either.”Jarvis said her appre-

ciation for what she calls the hub of the community hasn’t changed over the years as technology itself changes.

And from what she’s seen, it hasn’t changed for members of the community, either.

“When you see the amount of young moms coming in here with their children, they know where to start,” she said.

“Children need to read, it’s an essential, even in this

day and age when they’re all connected to technology, you have to do the reading first.”

While families attend the many pro-grams it offers the community, Jarvis said it’s important for young people to get in-volved.

At the local annual general meetings, for example, often only those on the board at-tend and Jarvis said she’d like to see more people turn out.

With young people come young ideas, she said.

“It would be nice if we could bring young people into this, because it’s part of their community.”

Though her second eight-year term as a library trustee is finished next year, Jarvis is certain she’ll continue to volunteer – and she’s thinking about the Friends of the Li-brary Association, which creates relation-ships between the library and the public.

One thing is for certain - she’s not ready to leave.

“I love my library,” she said with a smile.

Melanie Robinson photoMarion Jarvis did not expect to receive her Super Trustee Award from the Provincial Library Association, but rather just enjoys her work at the Fort St. John Library.

Long-time FSJ library volunteer recognized as ‘super trustee’

Community sponsors, along with lo-cal community groups, celebrated the 2009 United Way campaign on May 11 in Fort St. John. In total, $93,852 was raised in the city for local groups such as the BC Paraplegic Associa-tion, the NENAS Get Your Grub On program, the North Peace Communi-ty Resources Society’s Evening Moth-er Goose and Family Place programs and Success By 6. Here, the total is unveiled with much applause from those in attendance. The group has been in Fort St. John for six years. Melanie Robinson photo

DISTRICT OF CHETWYNDFACILITIES MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

Department: Parks & Recreation Status: Regular, FullTime

Classification: FM Supervisor Union: CUPE Local 3052

Hours of Work: Varied (including evening & weekend shifts)

Wages: $26.72 - 27.80/hr plus benefits

Chetwynd is located in the foothills of the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains in the Peace River area. Excellent recreation facilities, a diversified economy and being rated as BC’s most livable small community make Chetwynd a great place to live and work.

Join us at the District of Chetwynd – we have an opening for a regular, full-time Facilities Maintenance Supervisor. Reporting to a designated supervisor, the incumbent will maintain and repair Recreation Complex facilities, equipment and exterior grounds including ice instal-lation and maintenance; pool operation and maintenance; and building mechanical systems.

The successful candidate will have a valid minimum Class 5 Driver’s License; valid BC Re-frigeration Operator’s Certification (or equivalent); valid Pool Operator’s Certification – Level II (or equivalent); valid Icemaker’s Certification – Level I (or equivalent); RFABC Facilities Maintenance & Janitorial Course; ability to supervise and direct maintenance staff; extensive knowledge of plumbing, carpentry, heating, mechanical and electrical systems; and First Aid training. Completion of a criminal record check is mandatory for this job. Preference will be given to candidates with a Propane Handler’s Ticket, CPR, WHMIS, SCBA, Confined Space training and Playground Safety Inspection.

We offer employees tremendous opportunities to apply and enhance their skills in a positive environment. If you are seeking a challenging and rewarding career opportunity, please sub-mit your application by 4:30 p.m. on June 4, 2010 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 May 17, 2010.

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Advertising Sales Trainee

We are seeking a dynamic and motivated entry level individual to sell advertising in the Northeast News

and our specialty Publications. The ideal candidate will be determined, persuasive, focused and motivated.

Previous experience an asset but not a prerequisite.

If interested please forward your resume to [email protected]

or mail toThe Northeast News

9909-100th Ave.Fort St. John BC V1J 1Y4

or phone 250-787-7030

Wash Bay AttendantDawson Creek, BC

Contact Bill BriscoeEmail [email protected]

Fax 250-782-1334

The Cat Rental Store® is an equal opportunity employer.

Mission... Quality Employees serving Quality Customers with Quality Solutions.

DUTIES INCLUDE:• Washing all ready-to-rent and post

rental equipment

• Cleaning, testing and rolling all hoses and cables

• Assisting warehouse personnel with loading/ unloading equipment and pulling orders as required

• Assisting yard personnel in ensuring ready-to-rent equipment is presented in an orderly fashion

• Hardworking individual who is not afraid to handle a multitude of tasks.

Business OppOrtunity

Investors wanted Overseas or local North America to purchase OSB Plant in Fort Nelson, BC for major refrigeration stor-age facility. Contact: John Stender 780.837.6337 or Glen Martin 780.788.9747


Investors wanted global or local to develop Sea water conversion using Geothermal energy to cre-ate massive fresh water for the future. Call: John Stender 780.837.6337 or Glen Martin 780.788.9747

puppies fOr sale

Chocolate Lab puppies (3 Males) Parents, hips and eye certified. Top hunting blood line. Health checked. Guaranteed. $800.00 firm Ph:250-785-3991 or email: [email protected] (06/10)


Investors wanted Overseas or Canada to purchase mill in Fort Nelson, BC and restructure for a flour mill production. Contact: John Stender 780.837.6337 or Glen Martin 780.788.9747

fOr saleTumbler Ridge 1200+sq ft, 3 bedroom, 1 ½ bath Condo. One of only three of its kind in Tumbler Ridge. Excellent investment/revenue proper-ty or as a home. Hot water included in the $140.00/mth strata fee. Brand new fridge and stove, never used. Asking $125,500.00 OBO. Ph. 250-788-4880

fOr sale2 year old Charolais Bulls. Semen tested, 90% plus, foot scored 9+ Call: 250.785.6362

fOr sale

1989 34’Deluxe Vanguard Class A Motor Home $19,500.00 Extremely clean, no smoking/no pets, low mileage, duel fuel, dual air, dual furnaces, winter kit, TV, Microwave, built in Vac sys-tem. New hot water tank, solid wood cabinets, recent tune up, good Michelin tires. Trailer hitch, large awning and loads of storage. Phone 250-785-9418 Fort St. John

1989 Ford F350 Truck. 15 – ½ roof trusses, NH847 round baler, 4 bottom plow, rollover guard and roller mill. Call: 250-843-7115

2006 Chev Silverado 2500HD LT-8 cyl auto, 4x4,White with Grey int. AC, alarm, alloy wheels, cruise, keyless entry and much, much more. $21,729.00 St. #09J6A. Available now at Transport Honda, DL 8179. 8708100th Ave, Fort St. John. Phone 250-785-1293.

2008 Honda Accord EX-L -4 cyl 2.4 liter automatic, fully loaded including leath-er seats. $26,238.00 St. #10P1A. Available now at Transport Honda, DL 8179. 8708 100th Ave, Fort St. John. Phone 250-785-1293.

2007 Honda Fit LX - 4 cyl aot, AC, AM-FM-CD stereo, anti theft, power locks, mir-rors ,windows and steering, remote start. $9811.00. St # 10C8A. Give us a call at Transport Honda, DL 8179. 8708 100th Ave, Fort St. John. Phone 250-785-1293.

fOr sale

2004 Pontiac Montana luxury AWD - 6 cyl auto, power everything, enter-tainment package. Only 118,690Km, White with Gray interior. $12,253.00. St#0802A. Available now at Transport Honda, DL 8179. 8708 100th Ave, Fort St. John. Phone 250-785-1293.

2003 Ford Focus ZTW - 4 cyl auto, full load of options including sunroof and heated seats. 122,561km. Black with Beige interior. $3,962.00. St. #09F4A See it today at Transport Honda, DL 8179. 8708 100th Ave, Fort St. John. Phone 250-785-1293.

2006 Honda CR-V EXL 4x4 - 4 cyl auto, AC, alloy wheels, AM/FM/CD/cas-sette stereo, cruise, fog lights, heated mirrors and seats, leather interior, power locks, power mirrors, power steering, power windows, remote start and tow pack-age. $21,683.00. St.# 10B-11. See it now at Transport Honda, DL 8179. 8708 100th Ave, Fort St. John. Phone 250-785-1293.

2005 Toyota Camry LE Grey exterior,air cond, 4 cyl. great on gas, automat-ic, PS, cruise, AM/FM/CD stereo. Brand new sum-mer and winter tires. 70,000 km.$11,700.00.Phone 250-262-6327.

COmmunity mOving / garage

sale event

Multiple Old Fort resi-dents are hosting a bargain extraordinaire! June 5 & 6 from 9am to 6pm.

Help Wanted

Backcountry Vac & Steam is looking for experienced Vac and combo unit drivers. Email resumes to: [email protected]

Computer Technician to help design and maintain website for Farm Equipment dealer. Student or part time person preferred. Please apply by email to [email protected] or call 250-785-1800 for more informa-tion.

FOR SALE CAREER OPPORTUNITY CAREER OPPORTUNITY

VEHICLES FOR SALE

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We build, refinish and chink log homes. We also build solid wood rustic furni-ture. To view furniture call Lisa in FSJ 250.263.7765 or Doug in Hudon’s Hope 250.783.9156 lynxcree-kwoodsmiths.com

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EXPERIENCEDRegional Field Sales Personnel

Fort St. John & Surrounding Area

United Safety is the leading provider of specialized safety services to the energy resource industry. At United Safety we foster an environment of employee challenge, growth and advancement opportunities. An organization which prides itself in responsible care, reliability, quality and a passion to make a real difference.

We are currently seeking an Experienced Regional Field Sales Representative for Fort St. John, BC & surrounding area. The person must be well-organized, career oriented and have 3 – 5 years oilfield sales experience.

Individuals with a strong work ethic, professional attitude and genuine interest in a dynamic career are encouraged to apply.

WE OFFER: • A work schedule to balance work & personal life • Extended health & benefit plan • Retirement savings program • Paid sick day & bereavement leave • Paid recertification & specialized training • Career advancement

The following safety certificates are required as a minimum: • Enform H2S Alive • Enform Petroleum Safety Training (PST) with Options 8, 9, 10, 11 and Safe-T Disc (CSTS) • Standard First Aid

This position is safety sensitive & requires the following: • Physical Demands Test • Medical Test (eye, hearing, PFT) • Drug & Alcohol Test • Driving Test • Drivers’ Abstract (current within 10 days)

If you are interested & possess the requirements, please forward your resume, certificates & current driver’s abstract in confidence to Recruitment & Training:

104 East Lake Road NE, Airdrie, AB T4A 2J8 Email: [email protected]

Phone # (403) 945-5000 Fax # (403) 948-6768

Please reference the position when applying.

Read about us and to apply online: www.unitedsafety.net

“Working safe is a condition of employment” United Safety is an equal opportunity employer and encourages a diverse workforce.

Experienced Regional Field Sales Personnel April 23, 2010

# 2450 A/P Clerk: This Position is out of Tumbler Ridge. Candidates for this position will have previous experience with accounts payable and have a good understanding of accounting principles.

# 2440 Operator for Oilfield Servicing Company: Operator for an oilfield servicing company. Candidates should have 4th Class Power engineering. This is a full time position. Candidates are required to have current H2S, 1st Aid 1 and current driver's license. Apply by resume, please include a drivers abstract and reference names and contact information.

# 2451 Receptionist: Duties to include phones, front desk, filing, mail, and other duties as assigned. Candidates must have a Class 5 Drivers licence.

# 2449 Office Administrator: This position is for vacation relief and may continue as 1/2 days for 2 to 3 days a week for the balance of the year. Candidates should have good computer skills. Training will be the first couple of weeks of the assignment. Duties to include phones, mail, data entry into an in-house program.

# 2448 Customer Service Clerks: This is a great opportunity for candidates who are goal oriented and looking for a career. Candidates should have good computer skills, a mature attitude and good customer service skills. Must have a drivers licence. Our client will train.

# 2446 Equipment Operator: This camp job with a large oil and gas company is an excellent opportunity for someone with Class 1 D/L and experience with HD equipment, grader experience an asset. Shift is 15on/13off.

All Our Jobs Are Posted At: www.macenna.com

Great Opportunities!

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FREE GOLF Lone Wolf Golf Club is now hiring cooks for the

busy golf season.Kitchen staff gets free golf so get your resume in.

Please send resumes to:

Dave Callum, General ManagerLone Wolf Golf Club

9999-99 AveTaylor, BCV0C 2K0

Resumes can be dropped off, faxed to (250) 789-3703, or emailed to [email protected]

CAREER OPPORTUNITY CAREER OPPORTUNITY

South Peace Community Resources Society10110 – 13th Street, P.O. Box 713, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H7, Phone: (250) 782-9174

Posting Circular: Job-1529OVERNIGHT WORKER POSITION – Community Support &

Assisted Living Residential ProgramsJob 1529 Overnight WorkerClosing Date: June 4, 2010Submit Resumes to: Lori Brooks, Human Resource Coordinator P.O. Box 713 (10110-13th Street) Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H7 Fax: (250) 782 4167 E-mail: [email protected]• Please include Competition Job-1529 with resume• Only short-listed applicants will be contacted• This position is open to female applicants only• This position requires union membership

For more information please visit our Career Opportunity section at

www.spcrs.ca. We look forward to hearing from you!

RENTALS

PandaTank & Vac Truck SerViceSHas an immediate opening for:

• Vac Truck Operators• Tank Truck Operators

We offer an excellent benefit package and competitive wages in a safe

working environment.

Please fax resume with drivers abstract to Fort St. John Branch

(250) 785- 4391

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

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Li-Car Management GroupNow taking applications for

1, 2 and 3 bedroom units.Call our office for more information

or one of our Professional Site managers!Alpine- Bruce 250-785-1852

Bona Vista - Natasha 250-787-1075Sandalwood- Bob 250-262-2011

Hillcrest- Glen 250-261-4216Driftwood- Bob 250-262-2011

Melsher- Office 250-785-2662 Maplewood- Bob 250-262-2011Graham- Office 250-785-2662 Killarney- Bob 250-262-2011Ambassador- Sandra 250-263-1046

Green Glen- Bob 250-262-2011Phone - Office 250-785-2662 Email: [email protected]

AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSINGBC Native Housing Corporation

Applicants are needed in the following areas:

Kelly Lake and Moberly LakeFort St. John

Families with low to moderate income preferred.To apply call the Prince George office

@ 250-562-9106

14024

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Large one bedroom apart-ment. Owner operated. Clean and safe, heat and hot water included $750.00 call: 250-785-8665

Locksmith

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Automotive Chipped Transponder Keys

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Fisher Log Works• Newconstruction• Refinishing• ChinkingStaining• StairsandRailings• GazebosAndrew Blaney250-785-8221

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Madeline Scott Bookkeeping & Income Tax

Business, Farming and personal Bookkeeping Accounting now offered

31-9600 93rd Ave, Totem MallFort St. John, BC

Ph: 250-263-0886Fx: 250-785-1585

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CommerCial & residential refrigeration

Heating & air ConditioningapplianCe parts &

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Jim [email protected]

10704-101 avefort st. John, BC

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Life is complicated enough. We keep banking simple.www.lakeviewcreditunion.com

It’s a great time to invest in your own home, and there’s no better place to get a mortgage or equity line of credit than at Lake View Credit Union. Great rates, great service - and we’re just as excited as you are. Come on home.

The market is rising!

May 28• The DC Society for Community Living is

hosting a fundraiser and “Access Awareness Day” at their office at 1334 102 Avenue. The event will feature a free barbeque, a bake sale, a perennial plant sale and much more. Three prizes, including a children’s playhouse, will be raffled off that day. For more information or to purchase raffle tickets, call (250) 782-2611.

May 29• Indoor flea market at Grandhaven Hall from

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. Rent a table for $20 or come to shop! Call Doris at (250) 785-4843 or Irene at (250) 785-4329 for more info. Spon-sored by Grandhaven Community Association.

May 29 • Garage sale and perennial plant exchange at

Farmington Hall from 9 a.m. to noon. Sponsored by the Farmington Community Association. To reserve a sale table for $5 phone Jane at (250) 843-7617.

May 29• St. Mark’s annual gigantic yard sale with

doors opening at 8 a.m. at the corner of 11 Street and 103 Avenue, Dawson Creek. Something for everyone!

May 29• The Peace Region Songwriters’ Association

monthly coffee house will be at Under the Wil-low Cultural Cafe (corner of 9 Street and 103 Avenue, Dawson Creek). Doors open at 6 p.m. with $5 for admission and open mic from 6 to 7:30 p.m., and again from 8:30 to closing. Fea-tured performer Ian Smith and Friends will be performing from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Come out and enjoy local talent, music, poets, writers or step up and take your turn at the mic! Fun for all, yummy home baking and delicious beverages, everyone welcome.

May 29• Yard Sale for the Cure from 8 a.m. to 11

a.m. at 709-103 Avenue in Dawson Creek (parking lot across from the Co-op Farmers’ Market). Please join me and hundreds of Cana-dians across the country for a massive one-day yard sale. All proceeds help fund breast cancer research, awareness and education. If you can’t join me, you can still help by getting rid of your clutter and donating it to this event. If you wish to donate items to help us raise money to create a future without breast cancer, please contact me via email at: [email protected].

May 29• Anglican Spring Fair on the grounds next

to the credit union and Cosmic Grounds from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A fun family outing. Bring the family for hamburgers and hot dogs or tea and goodies with live music, a jazz band and lo-cal entertainers. There will be a children’s area, clowns, pony rides, a petting zoo, colouring contest, fish pond and toys and books for sale.

Browse through books, magazines, jewellry, gifts and flowers plant tables. There will be pot-tery by a talented local potter and many draws for wonderful prizes and so much more – come and join us!

May 29• Second annual “Yard Sale for the Cure” in

memory of a dear friend and to support the Ca-nadian Breast Cancer Foundation from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Sue Lavoie and Co. parking lot across from the Co-Op Farmer’s Market on 103 Avenue in Dawson Creek. This is an excellent opportunity for you to buy great stuff at terrific prices while helping a worthy cause! Can’t make it but still want to help? Please contact me at (250) 719-1222 to donate any unwanted items that you may have. All proceeds fund breast can-cer research, awareness and education.

May 31 to June 25• Spring into song with private voice lessons

with Caitlyn Triebel. Introduction to techniques and repertoire for singing in the classical tradi-tion. Perfect for beginners and experienced vo-calists alike, 12 years-old and up. Call KPAC at (250) 782-9325 to register. Cost: $140 for 4 one-hour private lessons.

June 2• The Pre-school Health Round-up will offer

free hearing, vision and developmental screen-ing to parents of children three and 4 years-old starting at 9 a.m. at the Enerplex. There will be games, activities and assessments along with a road safety workshop for the children, dental check and plenty of resources. For more infor-mation please call (250) 262-7410 or call the Child Care Resources and Referral agency at (250) 785-5701.

June 5• The Dawson Creek Public Library will host

“Books in Bloom” starting at 2 p.m. Join us for: perennial swap, composting demo, flower crafts, kids seed planting, community gardens and hor-ticultural society information, a tea party and more. Call (250) 782-4661 for more info.

June 5• Rotary Manor annual garage sale from 9

a.m. to noon at 1121 90 Avenue with items for sale including household items, tools, toys, fur-niture, coffee and donuts and much more. Dona-tions welcome anytime (no appliances please). All proceeds go toward resident programs and activities.

June 7• Annual General Meeting of Fort St. John

Special Olympics at 7 p.m. at the Fort Bowling Lanes. Everyone welcome. Come support the special olympic athletes in our community.

June 13• The eighth annual Rick Hansen Wheels in

Motion event in Fort St. John will be held at Centennial Park with registration starting at 12

p.m., main event at 1 p.m. and wheelchair chal-lenge at 1:30 p.m. This year is bigger and better with a barbecue, games etc. for the whole family. To register, go to wheelsinmotion.org or contact event leader Lori Slater at (250) 787-1912, (250) 262-8599 or [email protected].

ONGOING Fort St. John• Alcoholics Anonymous - If you think you

might have a problem with drinking, come to an AA meeting. Call for times and places or some-one to talk to (250) 785-8866.

• Fort St. John Multiple Sclerosis support group. If you or anyone you know has MS and have any questions or just need to talk, please call Susie at (250) 785-2381 or Sandi at (250) 787-2652.

• The Canadian Cancer Society Fort St. John unit meets the first Wednesday of each month, September to June, at noon at the Business Re-source Centre behind the museum. Volunteers always welcome.

• A Youth Relapse Prevention Group may be held weekly, in the afternoons at Mental Health and Addiction Services, #300 - 9900 – 100 Ave. For more information call Chris or Shaun at (250) 262-5269.

• The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life in Fort St John will be held on May 29th. To register go to www.cancer.ca/relay or call Gwen at 1.800.811.5666.

• “Butterfly Families – Families Supporting Families” is open to all caregivers of children and youth with Special Needs. We meet the third Wednesday of every month at the Child Devel-opment Centre from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 10408 105 Avenue. Does your child have learning, be-havior or other complex special needs? Would you like to connect with other caregivers? Child minding available but please call ahead a few days before the meeting. Call (250) 785-3200 for more information.

• Pregnancy tests, pregnancy options, peer-counselling and support are available at the North Peace Pregnancy Care Centre. New loca-tion at #208 10139 100 Street (above TD Bank). Drop in hours Monday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday from noon to 4 p.m. or to make an appointment call our 24 hour hot-line at (250) 262-1280. All services are free and completely confidential.

Fort Nelson• Alcoholics Anonymous - Monday 8 p.m.

Catholic Church Basement (closed meeting); Wednesday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; Thursday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; Saturday 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria; Sunday 8 p.m. Friendship Centre.

• Cocaine Anonymous - Tuesday 8 p.m. Cath-olic Church Basement; Friday 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria.

• Alanon - Tuesday 8 p.m. Northern Lights College (back door).

• The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life in Fort Nelson will be held on June 5th. To reg-ister go to www.cancer.ca/relay or call Carmella at (250) 500-2499

Pouce Coupe• Alcoholics Anonymous - Friday 8 p.m. Old

Library (closed). 250-786-0155.• Youth Drop-In at Pouce Coupe Community

Church Annex (the old Pouce library). Saturday nights 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Ages 13 to 17.

Chetwynd• Alcoholics Anonymous meets Tuesday and

Friday at 8 p.m. at the Public Library, 5012 46 Street. 250-788-9658

• NA meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Air-port waiting room.

Tumbler Ridge• Alcoholics Anonymous - meeting Wed. 8

p.m. 115 Commercial Park (Baptist Church).• Mondays: Bingo - 6 pm doors open, 7 pm

games begin. Community Centre Rms. 4 and 5.• Tuesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Floor

curling, carpet bowling, card & board games, coffee & cookies. Community Centre Room 5 from 1-4 pm. Small drop-in fee.

Taylor• Civil Air Search and Rescue (CASARA)

meetings every second Tuesday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7 p.m. For information call Bob at 250-789-9152 or 250-787-5802.

• The Alaska Highway RRA (Recreation Air-craft Association) meets every third Thursday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7:30 p.m. For information call Richard at 250-782-2421 or Heath at (250) 785-4758.

Dawson Creek• Craft group for Mental Health and Addic-

tions Clients. Meets Thurs 1:30 -3:30 at 1017-103 Ave., Dawson Creek. (250) 782-4410.

• Alcoholics Anonymous - meets Mon., Tues., Fri., & Sat., 8 p.m. at Peace River Health Unit. Wed. 8 p.m. Hospital Education Room. All meetings are open.

• Mile 0 Al-Anon meets 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday evening at Parkhill Community School 9700-5th Street, Dawson Creek.

• Relapse Prevention. Mental Health and Ad-dictions 1017-103rd Ave., Dawson Creek, (250) 782-4410. Fridays from 10 to 11 a.m. Everyone welcome! Please call to confirm meeting.

• The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life in Dawson Creek will be held on June 5th. To register go to www.cancer.ca/relay or call Marie at (250) 784-1913.

• The Canadian Cancer Society, Dawson Creek Unit, meets the last Monday of every month, September to June, at 7 p.m. in their of-fice at 1000 105 Avenue in Dawson Creek. New volunteers always welcome.


May 13 to June 17• Are you living with a chronic health condition? The Univer-

sity of Victoria and Northern Health Authority are pleased to of-fer ‘Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions’ in Fort St. John. This free six-session education program for persons living with chronic health conditions will be available at #300, 9900 100 Avenue. The workshop meets for six Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. To register or for more information, call Terry Cayer - Cordinator toll free at 1-866-902-3767 or e-mail [email protected]. Space is limited so call today.

May 23• First annual Peace Region Palaeontology Symposium featur-

ing the fourth annual Fossil Road Show, speakers, door prizes and guided children’s activities. Held at the Tumbler Ridge Public Library and Curling Rink. For more information contact (250) 242-3466.

May 23• Country dance at Farmington Hall featuring Highway 40!

Dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., no minors. Tickets $15 each, avail-able at Farmington Store. For more information, call Clarisse (250) 843-7954.

May 24• The Forgotten House -- Grizzly Valley Players present a mati-

nee at 3 p.m. in Room 5 of the Community Centre in Tumbler Ridge. May 29 to 31

• Couple’s “Love and Romance” Retreat at The King’s Valley Christian Camp. Accommodation available. For further informa-tion or registration call (250) 827-3549. May 17 to June 28

• Triathlon Training clinics are coming to Fort St. John. Come out and learn about triathlon and get prepared for the local upcom-ing triathlons. Held on May 3, 4, and 6 are clinics on swimming stroke improvement, bike tuning and equipment and triathlon. Come hear from local triathletes and ask questions about events, training, preparation and anything else you like. Sign up at the North Peace Leisure Pool or contact Becky at (250)787-5780 or [email protected] for more information.

Upcoming local Triathlons include: Dawson Creek May 24Fort St. John June 7 Fort Nelson June 28

May 12 to July 28• Relapse Prevention Group - Tuesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at

Mental Health & Addiction Services. Contact Dennis at (250)262-5269.

May 23• The Derrick Dance Club of Fort St. John will be hosting a

dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Senior Citizens Hall at 10908 100 Street. Music by Night Sounds. Members $10, non members $12. Everyone 19 and over is welcome. For information call Lucy at (250) 785-2867 or Judy at (250) 787-0460.

May 23• The Magic of Sam Pearce Show is scheduled at the Stone-

bridge Hotel with the show to benefit the Fort St. John Firefighters.May 25 to May 29• Do you think you’ve been treated unfairly by a B.C. govern-

ment ministry or public agency? The B.C. Ombudsman may be able to help. The Ombudsman’s staff will be in the following communities on the dates listed below, and are available by ap-pointment to discuss your problem or complaint. Call 1-800-567-3247 to book an appointment or see www.ombudsman.bc.ca for more info.

Fort Nelson May 25Fort St. John May 26Dawson Creek May 27Mackenzie May 28Chetwynd May 29May 27• John and Eloise Bergen, missionaries working with ‘Hope for

the Nations’ in Kenya were brutally attacked and severly wound-

ed when burglars broke into their African home in 2008. Come and hear the testimony on how God’s love carried the Burgens through the ordeal. This Canadian couple from Vernon, BC have chosen forgiveness, and are returning to continue the missionary work they started in Kenya. Drilling wells, growing food, and helping to support six orphanages. The event is at Quality Inn at 7 p.m.

May 28• Abbeyfield Houses of Fort St. John is holding their AGM at

7 p.m. at Northern Lights College. Everyone welcome. Direc-tors and volunteers needed. Memberships will be sold prior to the meeting ($10). Please come out and support our home for senior’s independent living! For more information call Clara at (250) 785-6450.

May 29• Access Awareness Day in Fort St. John. Stay tuned to the

Northeast News for more information.May 30• The Fort Nelson Woman of Industry is holding a golf tourna-

ment at the golf course. Lots of door prizes, putter to be won and an extra prize if a member brings a friend that becomes a member. Please RSVP to Karen Prouse at [email protected]

May 30• The Welcome Wagon events, the Baby Shower and Grand-

parent Showcase will be taking place at the Stonebridge Hotel at 1 p.m. The Bridal Showcase will take place at 6:30 p.m.

May 30• The 34 annual Trutch Gymkhana is being held at the Mile

206 Trutch Rodeo Grounds, lots of camping space available and a concession will be on site. Great family fun, all ages ride!! Please call Beth at (250) 262-5712 for more information.

June 4• Ladies out of town dinner in conjunction with the Oil Men’s

Golf Tournament presented by OilWives Club of FSJ. Cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. at the Pomeroy Inns and Suites. Tickets are $50 and include: entertainment, dinner, dessert, wine, jewellry draw, games and door prizes. Tickets available at Flow-ers by Tamee, Frontier Jewellers. Call Marlene (250) 785-8737 or Debbie at (250) 787-5100 for more information.

June 6• Rotary Manor Annual Garage Sale from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

1121-90 Avenue. Household items, tools, toys, furniture, coffee and donuts and much more. Donations welcome after May 4 (no appliances please). All proceed to toward resident programs and activities. Rain or shine, no early birds, there will be no sales be-fore 9 a.m.

June 14• Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion walk, wheel, run and wheel-

chair challenge. Registration at 12:30, event starts at 1 p.m. in Cen-tennial Park. For information, contact event leader Lori Slater at (250) 787-1912 or [email protected]

July 12• North Peace Horticultural Society plans their annual Garden

Tour. Bring your family and tour a variety of Fort St. John gar-dens.

August 1• The Marilyn Leffler Memorial Ride and Show ‘n Shine in sup-

port of the Canadian Cancer Society BC and Yukon Region. Regis-tration begins July 1 for this all day event at Casey’s Pub in Fort St. John. Show ‘n Shine awards for seven motorcycle categories and lots of door prizes. Event includes a ride to the viewpoint on the Hudson’s Hope Road. Everyone welcome to this fundraising event to fight cancer.

August 21 to 23• The North Peace Horticultural Society presents their 16th an-

nual Flower Show and Exhibition at the North Peace Cultural Cen-tre. The event will be open to the public on Aug. 22 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Aug. 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Awards presenta-tions will take place at 4 p.m. Refreshments will be available by donations on both Saturday and Sunday while the show is open. Categories include arrangements, art, houseplants, patio plants,

hanging baskets, cut flowers, photography and several children’s categories. Look for the flower show book in several locations.

ONGOING Fort St. John• The Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society is seeking moti-

vated people to join their volunteer team. If helping people sparks your interest drop by the office at #201, 10142-100 Ave. (above Girl Guides Thrift Store) or call 250-787-1121.

• A Youth Relapse Prevention Group may be held weekly, in the afternoons at Mental Health and Addiction Services, #300 - 9900 – 100 Ave. For more information call Chris or Shaun at 250-262-5269.

• The Citizens Patrol is seeking people who can volunteer at least five hours a month. Perfect for those new to town, those con-cerned about safety, who want to make the community a safer place to work, live and play. Call coordinator Connie 250-262-4530 or RCMP liaison Rick 250-787-8100.

• Alcoholics Anonymous - If you think you might have a prob-lem with drinking. Call for times and places or someone to talk to 250-785-8866.

Fort Nelson• Alcoholics Anonymous - Monday 8 p.m. Catholic Church

Basement (closed meeting); Wednesday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; Thursday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; Saturday 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria; Sunday 8 p.m. Friendship Centre

• Cocaine Anonymous - Tuesday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Base-ment; Friday 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria.

• Alanon - Tuesday 8 p.m. Northern Lights College (back door).Pouce Coupe• Alcoholics Anonymous - Friday 8 p.m. Old Library (closed).

250-786-0155• Computer Class at the Pouce Coupe Seniors Hall every Mon-

day and Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and Low Im-pact exercise class every Thursday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Open to everyone! For more information call Carol at 250-786-5673

Chetwynd• Alcoholics Anonymous meets Monday and Friday at 8 p.m. at

the Friendship Centre. 250-788-9658• NA meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Airport waiting room.• Tuesdays & Thursdays: Minor ball 5 pm-7 pm at Chetwynd

Ballpark & Rec. Centre Diamonds.Tumbler Ridge• Alcoholics Anonymous - meeting Wed. 8 p.m. 115 Com-

mercial Park (Baptist Church).• Mondays: Bingo - 6 pm doors open, 7 pm games begin. Com-

munity Centre Rms. 4&5.• Tuesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Floor curling, carpet

bowling, card & board games, coffee & cookies. Community Centre Room 5 from 1-4 pm. Small drop-in fee.

• Wednesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Cribbage, Whist & good company. Beginners welcome! 7 pm in the Library. Small drop-in fee.

Taylor• Civil Air Search and Rescue (CASARA) meetings every sec-

ond Tuesday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7 p.m. For information call Bob at 250-789-9152 or 250-787-5802.

• New Totem Archery is now at the Taylor Community Hall Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. Contact newtotem-archery.com.

• The Alaska Highway RRA (Recreation Aircraft Association) meets every third Thursday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7:30 p.m. For information call Richard at 250-782-2421 or Heath at 250-785-4758.

Dawson Creek• The Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce luncheons are

held the first Thursday of each month at noon at the Best Western. Different guest speaker each month. Members and Non-members welcome. Contact: Lesley Pewarchuck 250-782 4868.

If your non-profit group has events or meeting you wish pub-lished, send them by fax to (250) 787-7090 or via email to: [email protected].

UPCOMING

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Phone: 782-1121

Fort Nelson#19 Landmark Plaza

Phone: 774-2020

Fort St. John9808-101st Ave.

Phone: 785-2020

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By Matthew BainsDAWSON CREEK – A group of young people in

Dawson Creek are learning the ins and outs of starting their own business.

Ten participants in the Youth Outlook 360 program have been receiving lessons from local businesses on how to start their own venture.

After brainstorming what skills they had to offer and learning about aspects such as pricing and mar-keting, the group is launching “YO Yards,” a business providing yard work, sweeping, window and gutter cleaning, carwashes, pressure washing and painting.

The money they earn will help themselves, and their community.

“For the time being, we’re all trying to raise money for our school tuition,” said participant Kendra Shank.

The money will help them pay for training courses provided through distance education.

The project is the result of a partnership between the Kiwanis Enterprise Centre in Dawson Creek and Junior Achievement BC, which delivers business edu-

cation programs to youth.Project co-ordinator

Anna Bridges with the Enterprise Centre said the initiative began with find-ing volunteers from the business community to help.

“It’s sharing knowledge with the young people coming up,” said Bridges. “ We’re finding there is a lack of business training and Junior Achievement is a wonderful tool to bring that to young people.”

She said the project is done over five to six weeks and then the group will decide whether to carry on.

Katie Bull, marketing manager for the Co-op Mall, was one of the vol-unteers who stepped for-ward to train the group.

She said she helped them determine their costs of supplies and labour so they could establish prices for their services and what information they needed in their marketing materi-als.

“They seem to be very thirsty for knowledge,” she said of the group. “They want to know how things work and they get excited when you show them how much money they could make.”

The project fits in well with Youth Outlook 360, said the program manager Dorothy Smith,and it will be followed by 15 weeks of work experience.

She said many of them don’t have the time or re-sources to obtain a formal post-secondary education, so the group provides skills training, and cours-es through distance educa-tion.

Shank said they’ve started putting up flyers throughout the city. Any-one interested in hiring them should phone (250) 782-1518.


MAKING BC’S NORTH COAST SAFER FOR ALL VESSELS

Safe Routes

“Northern Gateway’s shipping routes can be safely navigated by the largest ships proposed for the project. In fact, at 1.4 km*, the narrowest points of the Douglas and Principe Channels have waterway-to-vessel width ratios three times wider than Transport Canada’s minimum recommendation.”Chris Anderson,Master Mariner, Principal, Portplan

Master Mariners

All tankers visiting Kitimat will be safely guided by BC Coast Pilots. These master mariners know the intricacies of BC’s coastline and work together with the captains of ships to safely navigate vessels into our ports.

Marine Safety Enhancements

Our project application includes the following proposed marine safety standards and enhancements:

Prior to arrival in Canadian waters, all vessels will be vetted by independent, third-party agencies and will be required

to meet Northern Gateway’s safety and environmental standards

Northern Gateway will install an advanced radar system to cover important route

sections to provide guidance to pilots and all marine traffic on the Northwest coast

Custom-built escort tugs will be tethered to and in close escort with all loaded

tankers to ensure safe passage through existing coastal shipping routes

Northern Gateway will significantly increase the emergency response

capabilities along the main northern shipping routes, making the routes safer,

not just for tankers but for everyone

While docked at the Northern Gateway Kitimat Marine Terminal, tankers

loading export oil will be surrounded by a containment boom

Additional navigational aids will be installed, such as navigation beacons, buoys and

lights throughout the confined channel area

The Northern Gateway Pipeline project will bring more than opportunity to BC. It will also raise the bar when it comes to marine safety.

We’re building more than pipelinesWe’re building sustainable communities through jobs and investment.

And we are doing it to the highest standards of safety and environmental responsibility.

To learn more, visit northerngateway.ca

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† For two-way channel width for Northern Gateway

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Specifically, he said he’s convinced that the aptly-named Albertosaurus, the most dominant predator of its time and place, was not a solitary hunter, as is commonly be-lieved.

He said a bone bed in Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park, first discovered by palaeontologist Barnum Brown in 1910, and then relocated by Currie in 1998, suggests that the carnivores may have hunted in packs.

He said that’s because the remains of at least 12 of the carnivores were found there, and perhaps as many as 20 are there, but only one herbivore, which is an unusual ratio.

Currie said there can never be definitive proof about di-nosaur behaviour, but cir-cumstantial evidence has made him skeptical that Al-bertosaurus and other large carnivores were solitary hunt-ers.

He said their behaviour has always been compared to modern-day reptiles, which are not social animals, but he said his studies of Komodo dragons suggests even large, solitary predators will work together to take down much larger prey.

Other presentations at the symposium included what footprints can reveal about the dinosaurs that made them such as size and movement patterns.

Another speaker told the group about the evolution of

coelocanths (pronounced see-low-kanth), an order of fish still living today whose ances-tors predated dinosaurs.

Buckley said educational summer pro-grams will start soon, as well as guided tours of nearby dinosaur track ways. For more in-formation about the gallery or those summer programs, call (250) 242-DINO (3466) or go online to www.trmf.ca.


CAPITAL MOTORS1609 Alaska Ave., Dawson Creek | 1.888.648.2636 or 1.800.NEW.FORD

Come in and get your vehicle serviced for the summer holidays

all while donating to a worthy cause.

For the month of JuneCapital Motors is reducing their labour rates to $114.95/hr

For every hour of labour workedthey will donate $5.00 to the Dawson Creek and District Hospital Foundation,all proceeds are going towards new equipment in the Pediatric unit.

Come see our huge selection of accessories and check out our parts and service

discounts on display now!

Call and book your appointment today!

2010 PJ CampaignIt has come to our attention that there are some members of our community that need our help.

We are making

CHILDREN IN CRISISour priority

On behalf of the Women’s Resource Centre, Women’s/ Children’s Emergency Shelter and Foster Parents of Fort St. John, we are raising money to supply 1,000 “Sweet Dreams Initiative” kits for local children in crisis.

We would like to thank you for helping us meet this goal and most of all, thank you for helping these children in need. To make a donation or receive more information please contact your

local Western Financial Group Office:

Each kit will include: 1 pair of pyjamas, 1 reading/picture book, 1 stuffed teddy bear, 1 toothbrush, toothpaste, 1 night light and an addressed stamped postcard for the child to send a thank you to the supplier.

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Summer SpecialS

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memberShipS Still available

Junior $120.00 | Student $450.00Senior $600.00 | champion $750

adult $900

our neW Water line iS completed and the tap iS on!

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earlybird golf before 8:00 am $20.00 for 18 holeS

tWilight golf “all you can play” after 3:00 pm -$20.00 or With cart $30.00

tWilight golf “all you can play” after 5:00 pm - $15.00 or With cart $20.00

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