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The City of Dawson Creek hired SCM Risk Manage-ment Services to conduct a Fire Underwriters Survey of the city to evaluate fire protection programs and resourc-es and provide recommendations for improvements. The findings were released in a report that was a topic for dis-cussion at a city council meeting on Nov. 8.

When asked why a survey hadn’t been done for nearly 25 years, chief administrative officer Jim Chute said the survey is very expensive to undertake, and had slipped off the budget line for several years, but was done this fiscal year at the insistence of fire chief Gordon Smith. He said the report clearly demonstrates the need to evaluate fire protection more frequently as the city continues to grow rapidly.

“Obviously we need to do this every five to seven years going forward,” said Chute.

Dawson Creek’s overall score for Public Fire Protec-tion Classification in 2009 was 52.45 out of 100, or a rat-ing of five out of 10, with one being the best rating. That is a slight improvement over the 50.08 score in 1985. The most significant factor in that overall rating was the rating of the fire department, which received a score of 14.44 out of 40. Total fire force available, engine and lad-der company unit manning, training and qualifications, and pre-incident planning were areas where the most improvement could be at-tained.

Chute said it is important to note the report reflects a rating based on achieving a perfect score, which may not be practical in all areas. Nevertheless, Smith will be looking to put together a comprehensive fire plan to prioritize where the most effective improvements could be made. If a budget is approved for the plan, that could be completed by mid-2011.

Dawson Creek received a score of 21.27 out of 30 for its water supply grading, or a relative classification of three, which is an improve-ment on the previous rela-tive classification of four in 1985. Reliability and fire-flow (flow rate of a water supply available for fire-fighting) delivery of water distribution mains, and dis-tribution of fire hydrants, were identified as areas for improvement.

Fire Safety Control (laws, enforcement and inspection) received a rela-tive classification of four in 2009, compared to five in 1985. Additional public education programs and continually improving the fire department’s preven-tion/inspection branch were indentified as key ar-eas for improvement.

The report finds the emergency communica-tion systems available and in use by the Daw-son Creek Fire Depart-ment are considered very well in terms of fire insur-ance grading, receiving a relative classification of three. Improvements are

encouraged regarding the facilities for fire service com-munication and training of personnel who handle and receive emergency calls.

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Chute said the report sug-gests how important having

a fully professional fire department is compared to a vol-unteer fire department, adding the increase in insurance premiums would outweigh any savings in property taxes. He added there’s also a significant business case for mak-ing sure the fire protection ratings are maintained or im-proved where applicable.

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Right now, Patch Java will donate 10% of your purchase to Movember. When you come in and show off your moustache, Devon will take 10% of your total pur-chase and donate it to the Movember Cam-paign, which is raising funds and aware-ness for Prostate Cancer here in Canada. With ever changing daily specials and great Sunday breakfast specials, I can see a few of us choosing to go there a lot more often! Thank you to Devon and Patch Java for this great partnership!

Another new business that is doing their part for Movember is Remedies Lounge. They are located in the Northwoods Inn and they have an Edmonton Oilers Taylor Hall jersey to raffle off for the Movember Campaign! Tickets are 1 for $2 or 3 for $5! Stop by Remedies Lounge (Located in-side the Northwoods Inn) to purchase your

tickets.The Fort St. John Huskies

have come together to support the Movember campaign this year. The Junior B hockey team will be growing a mo and raising funds throughout November for Prostate Can-cer.

David Green from the Hus-kies said that he talked to his teammates about Movember and they agreed to take part in this cam-paign. He also added that people don’t re-ally know about prostate cancer, and a lot of people are affected by it so this is some-thing to give back to, and raise awareness for it. Everyone on the team will be taking part of the challenge, but David was not sure about the coaching staff yet.

You can help the Huskies raise funds by donating at their next game on home ice. You can find the Huskies playing at the North Peace Arena on Friday, November 19 at 8 p.m. Just look for a table set-up

and you can donate there. I hope to see you there.

Thank you to the Fort St. John Huskies for join-ing this campaign and good luck!

I saw this week quite a few guys hav-ing a mous-tache. I am hoping to talk

to a few of them including some staff at the Hospital and the Fort St. John RCMP on how their Movember is going and what else you can do to help them out.

If you want to make a gen-eral donation to Movember, there are a few donation box-es set up around town. They can be found at Patch Java and Egan’s Pub. I am hoping to get a few more out in the

community this week for people to donate.I’ll leave you with an update on my

moustache. This picture was taken for day 14. Enjoy a few laughs but remember I am doing this to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer here in Canada.

Northeast NEWSPage 6 November 18, 2010

Youth in Dawson CreekWords of Opinion EDITORIAL

Community Outlook

Movember Madness as we hit the halfway mark

I find myself once again amazed and impressed by the character of the youth here in Dawson Creek.

I had the chance to cover a couple of events where the generosity and compassion of those young people were on display.

Last week, I interviewed some of the students with the leadership class at South Peace Secondary School. They are working with the Kiwanis Enterprise Centre on a creative project to raise money for equipment, food and decorations to host a fun skate for students at Tremblay Elementary School. These young leaders are putting in time and effort to create a special memory for children in the community.

The leadership class has also been involved in other com-munity projects, including a successful food bank drive for the Salvation Army recently. With volunteerism being so critical in a small community like Dawson Creek, the ex-ample set by these students certainly bodes well for the fu-ture of the city.

The compassion of youth in the city extends well outside the municipal boundaries. Earlier this month, I attended the third annual Malawi Dinner, a fundraising banquet for a girls’ school in the African nation. That effort is led by a group of young Rotarians in the Interact Club.

I was amazed Dawson Creek, led by the efforts of these young people, has been the largest contributor to the school, which helps underserved girls get an education so they can take control of their futures.

These are just a couple of refreshing examples of the quality of young people in this community – kudos to all those who give of their time and effort so generously.

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Editor:Picture this – Your child has unknowingly eaten some

Halloween candy that has something in it that they’re al-lergic to and they’re choking. You phone the ambulance but unfortunately we have no ambulance service available that weekend. They tell you they’ll send one from Chet-wynd or Dawson Creek. Tough luck – tell your child to hold on – help’s coming.

Or how about you’re having chest pain. You phone and, same scenario, they’ll send one from Chetwynd or Daw-son Creek. You live alone and you know it takes an hour to an hour and a half for an ambulance to come from out of town so you jump in your vehicle and rush to the clinic hoping you’ll make it in time. No one’s there - so you pick up the 911 phone at the emergency door to get help and ‘lo and behold’ it’s not hooked up. So, if you can manage, you have to walk around to the front of the building, and if you have the correct change you can phone 911. If you haven’t the change or the strength to walk the green mile, tough luck – help will be there in the morning.

Or picture this – you’re a mine worker or you work in the oil field. You get hurt on the job but you’re lucky – they have qualified paramedics on site. Oops - it’s more serious than they thought and they need the emergency services provided by the local (H) Clinic. They need to phone 911 for an ambulance. Darn – wrong day of the week for your employee to have an accident. Ambulances aren’t running. Have to wait until they come from Chet-wynd or Dawson Creek. No problem - they’ll send their employee in – with the company medic. Once they get there the doors are locked. Oops forgot – ER is closed be-cause it’s after hours. It’s a weekday and it’s between 8:30 pm and 8:30 am or it’s the weekend and it’s closed. Have to call 911 anyway to get the doctor and nurse on call to meet them. All of this takes time and the patient is dying. Tough luck that you live in a remote northern community.

Yes my friends, our beautiful countryside may be raped and pillaged to export oil, coal and our forestry products to other parts of beautiful BC and all over the world but God forbid that we should expect what neighbouring com-

munities have – decent emergency medical services. Our area may generate millions of dollars in revenue to this province but to hell with the emergency medical services we may need and most importantly to hell with the welfare of the people that live here. We have wonderful doctors, nurses and medical personnel trying their best to provide us with services that we desperately need. Our Doctors and their staff have tried to offset not having an open Emer-gency Room Service by opening their office from 12pm to 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays and our Pharmacist has opened the Pharmacy on Saturday during the same time period but no one chooses when to have a heart attack, break a leg, or choke on a chicken bone. With the stroke of a pen, a phone call or a power tripping meeting our BC Politicians, BC Ambulance, and/or Northern Health can decide to take those emergency “life and death” services away - services that we had but which are now gone. That is going backwards not forwards.

What the hell is wrong with us? Our community is grow-ing and so are our needs yet we just keep our heads in the sand, pay our taxes to all levels of government (which in-cidentally, pays all of their wages) and remain good little boys and girls. We are going to have more mines opening up, which means more families, which means more de-mands on those services, and all our politicians are doing for us is making it harder to live in rural northern com-

munities. Why are they taking away and/or allowing our basic emergency services to be taken away? Why do we have to beg to get them back? Can’t we, as a community, at least write to our local MLA Blair Lekstrom, Northern Health Services and our Local Council to support us in our fight to get back those medical services that have been taken away?

Don’t know where to write or how to contact them? Open your phone book and look up their address and/or call them for their address or go to 411.ca; open your local paper or the Northeast News; or go into their office and drop off your letter - BUT DO SOMETHING!!! Don’t sit around and whine about it and discuss how you would solve the situation and don’t cry on your friends’ shoul-ders when your loved one dies because we didn’t have the services when you needed them. Read Dr. Helm’s letter in the November 3, 2010 edition of the Tumbler Ridge News and let’s write some letters saying we demand 24 hour am-bulance services back and while you’re at it demand we have our emergency room open 24/7 again. Don’t accept risking the lives of our loved ones. We deserve better – a lot better.

Lucille Jacobsen, Bud Johnson,Tumbler Ridge, BCEditor’s Note: Please see page 11 for a more in-depth

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By Matthew BainsDAWSON CREEK – Dawson Creek city council will

proceed with an alternate approval (counter-petition) process to obtain voter approval to borrow up to $4 mil-lion to complete construction of the Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts.

There was some debate amongst councillors during a regular meeting on Nov. 8 whether they should go direct-ly to a referendum, but after some discussion, the motion was carried unanimously.

Council cited the counter-petition process would save about $40,000 and expedite the approval process by at least two weeks and councilors felt voters had indicated overwhelmingly a desire to move ahead with the project. Response forms received during a public meeting on Oct. 19 resulted in 119 of 140 (85 per cent) of respondents were in favour of borrowing money to complete the proj-ect.

“If the community wants it (the new arts centre), they will have it,” said Mayor Mike Bernier. “It has nothing to do with our need on council, or Calvin’s memory, this is all about a need in the community that we’ve been told over and over again we have to have in order to continue moving the city forward.”

However, the 7,194 eligible voters in Dawson Creek will ultimately decide whether a referendum is held, if 10 per cent (719) or more electoral response forms are received. Those forms can be picked up at City Hall and must be delivered by mail or in person to Brenda Ginter, director of corporate administration, at City Hall by 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 29.

Chief administrative officer Jim Chute said if a refer-endum were to be necessary, it could push the project timeline into 2012, meaning the Kiwanis Performing Arts Centre would have to remain in the Grandview building for the winter of 2011/12.

Bernier said that is a cause for concern, given the state of that building.

If not, city council could adopt a loan authorization by-law in early January. Based on current information, and a payback period of 20 years, the cost of borrowing would

increase the City’s variable tax rate by $0.17 to $5.33 from $5.16. Property taxes on the average single family dwelling in Dawson Creek, assessed at $196,888 in 2010, would increase by $33.47.

In re-tendering the contract for construction, council will put it out to an open-bid process as opposed to taking pre-qualified bids as was tried in the original tendering process.

There was some criticism directed at council and proj-ect manager Gerald Longson of MHPM Project Managers on the way they handled the original tendering process, which resulted in bids coming in $3.5-million higher than anticipated. It was explained that was a result of a num-ber of unexpected factors, including a hot local economy resulting in an increased cost of trades work.

Bernier stood by council’s decision to hire an indepen-dent project manager and cost consultants, citing the con-struction of the Multiplex proved these projects should

not be managed “from the corner of a desk at City Hall.” He said he doesn’t think the construction costs would have changed much if the original tendering process had been done differently.

“We definitely wouldn’t have seen a $3-million change in the bids, and if I’m wrong, that will be great because when we put this out to an open tender, we’re going to see bids come in $3-million less, and we won’t have to borrow the money.”

He added the $4 million is the maximum city council will borrow for the project and could be reduced as he and council continue to solicit more donations from the private sector. In fact, he announced a downtown busi-ness anonymously donated $10,000 towards the project recently.

KPAC manager Terri Hanen also committed to rais-ing more money for the project to reduce the amount of borrowing.


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Matthew Bains photoA delegation gathered at City Hall on Nov. 8 for the proclamation of Nov. 16 as Louis Riel Day in Dawson Creek, in recognition of the historical leader of the Métis people. The ceremony included raising the Métis flag, which was flown for the rest of that week. Celebrations were organized in the city for the week of Nov. 16, and photos from those events will be included in the next edition of the Northeast News.

Frank Beatton lived at the Hudson’s Bay Post on the north shore of the Peace River and kept entries of daily life in early Fort St. John. The recordings of this early Hudson’s Bay Company Factor have been digitized by The Cemetery Seekers and brought home to Fort St. John. This project was funded by the North Peace Savings and Credit Union. Over 4,000 images were photographed at the pro-vincial archives in October 2008.

Excerpts from November 1910Wednesday November 16 - Samson off looking for hors-

es. Self making a pole for the hay sled. B. Barker started this morning to Halfway River where he is going to put in for the winter. 2 Indians around and report old Muskedy & Azzeddy dead. Nearly all the Indians sick in their camp.

Thursday November 17 - Self & Samson went for a load of hay in the morning. Samson & Kenny made a trip again in the afternoon. The Indians started back after getting their

supplies.Friday November 18 - Self & Samson hauling hay. A

fine clear day but cloudy towards evening and looks like snow. Old Charlie arrived and reports the death of Atcha & Atohayua, also Mitchskulla & Laose and 5 others. This makes 19 deaths during the past 5 months amongst the Bea-ver Indians.

Saturday November 19 - Self preparing to start out to see the sick Indians. Samson went out after the horses and brought them in. Mrs. Wolf died last night and self & Gar-liatt buried her today. A fine clear day.

Sunday November 20 - Self & Samson started out to see the sick Indians on horse back and gave them some grub. There are 10 of them dead in that camp.

Monday November 21 - We arrived home last night at 11 o’clock. I brought in goods from Attacha. Appain & Aker arrived from Old Chief’s camp and report 6 dead and

the others very sick. Self busy with Indians. Davis arrived and started back again, they are also very sick in his camp.

Tuesday November 22 - The Indians left this morning for their camp. Self in store. Samson & Kenny hauling cord wood. A fine clear day with a warm west wind.

Wednesday November 23 - Self went across and brought some beef from Jamieson. Samson at wood. A fine clear mild day. One of the old women very sick.

Thursday November 24 - Self handling axes. Samson at wood. 3 Indians arrived from Charlies Lake & report 2 more dead. Started to snow at 8 p.m.

Friday November 25 - Samson out making a trail for to haull hay. Self in office. Montigine & Jackesie arrived from Blue Berry River and report everyone sick in their camp but no deaths. Cloudy with snow part of the day. The 3 Indians left this morning. The wolves running horses last night, and cut up Barker’s white horse. Horse in bad shape.

Saturday November 26 - Self in office. Samson out cut-ting trail. Montigine left this morning for home. Cloudy with a little snow.

Sunday November 27 - Self & Samson looking up horses and put them across the River.

Monday November 28 - Self & Samson chopping a trail to the hay. Finished it and got back about 2 p.m. Cloudy with snow all day. I hear that Jamieson has hired Revillons dogs to send for mail at Dunvegan.

Tuesday November 29 - Self & Samson went for a load of hay on the new trail. Cloudy with snow. Put the white horse and buried it across the River.

Wednesday November 30 - Self working in office. Ken-ny & Samson after horses and put them across the River. Snow again today.

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By Matthew BainsPEACE REGION – Northern Lights College (NLC) is devel-

oping a demonstration project to determine whether BC wood could be used in the construction of wind towers.

The college has partnered with Canadian Timber Towers, the brainchild of Juergen Puetter, who is also the president of Aeo-lis Wind, BC Wind and Blue Fuel Energy, based in Victoria.

NLC is proposing to build a 1.5-megawatt wind turbine using a timber tower 60 to 85 metres in height on the site of its demon-stration farm just outside of Dawson Creek.

The college’s mandate has always been to help develop the regional economy through applied research, said Dwayne Hart, Vice President of Finance and Administration. He said the proj-ect is a perfect fit given that NLC now offers the only wind turbine maintenance program in British Columbia, and given the proximity to several wind projects proposed in the region.

He said besides expanding programming opportunities for the college, and providing electricity and a source of income for the Dawson Creek campus, the project could have significant economic benefits for the regional forestry sector.

He said this year alone, it’s projected 9,600 new turbines will be erected around the world, and by 2020, that number will in-crease to 110,000 new units.

“Even if BC captured five per cent of that market, that would be about 5,000 towers, retailing for about half a million dollars each, so that’s $2.5 billion for our forestry sector.”

Hart added they are working with a number of agencies to see how the project could be tied into on-farm applications of small-scale wind power, providing opportunities for the local agricultural community as well.

He said the college is pursuing grants through the Northern Development Initiative Trust and other provincial and feder-al agencies to come up with the $3.2 million to construct the tower.

Using wood in the construction of wind towers is not new, but what is new is the application of cross-laminated timber (CLT), a material that has been used in residential and com-mercial buildings in place of steel and concrete.

Puetter said CLT towers have been designed and indepen-dently certified in Germany, but manufacturing them for com-mercial use would be a first.

“Nobody’s ever done this before,” said Puetter. “It’s quite an exciting opportunity.”

He said there are many advantages to building towers with wood over steel. He said wood is a renewable resource that se-questers carbon dioxide, resulting in a lower carbon footprint for wind projects. Transportation would be simplified, he said, because timber towers could be transported in 40-foot contain-

ers as opposed to tubular steel which requires large, heavy and cumbersome trucks for transport to sites.

Wood is resilient and capable of absorbing dynamic loads exerted by large turbines, he added, reducing maintenance costs and extending the lifespan of towers. He described CLT as “ply-wood on steroids,” because of its structural strength, adding the material is virtually fireproof and resistant to rot and pests.

Finally, he said, wood is cost-competitive with steel, and that’s not taking into ac-count the cost-savings in trans-portation and maintenance.

Assuming the trials are suc-cessful, Puetter said the ideal location for a manufactur-ing facility would be some-where between Fort St. John and Prince George, given the abundance of wood – specifi-cally, beetle-killed pine could be used – and the local exper-tise in wood manufacturing already present.

“I would think most likely in the Peace, because that’s where the majority of the wind farms are going to be,” he add-ed. “We would expect to be a very Peace-centric project.”

Puetter is well aware of the potential market for timber towers, as Aeolis Wind has two wind projects proposed in the Peace region. He said he expects to have an announce-ment on the first phase of the Thunder Mountain Wind Proj-ect – potentially the world’s largest wind farm – near Tum-bler Ridge later this year.


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By Matthew BainsTUMBLER RIDGE – Concern has been raised in

Tumbler Ridge about how a lack of ambulance coverage may be jeopardizing public safety in the community.

Dr. Charles Helm, family doctor with the Tumbler Ridge Medical Clinic, raised the alarm about the situa-tion by writing an open letter to the public in the local newspaper and informing town council and Peace River South MLA Blair Lekstrom about the problem.

“I was the whistle blower on this,” he said, “You can’t keep people in the dark about something like this.”

Helm said the shortage of coverage has been a problem for sometime, but seems to be happening more and more in the last few weeks and months.

He said the problem came to a head on the weekend of Oct. 23 and 24, when the town was without a para-medic for 40 hours. He said during that period they had a severely ill resident check into the medical centre, and

fortunately on-call doctors and nurses there and able to stabilize the individual.

However, he said a com-munity the size of Tumbler Ridge with growing indus-try cannot go without an ambulance.

“It’s just unacceptable,” he said. “I personally don’t feel safe for my family be-ing in town under those circumstances, or profes-sionally, having to work in those circumstances.”

On that same weekend on Oct. 23, Peace River Coal, which operates the Trend Mine about 25 ki-lometres south of Tumbler Ridge, raised concerns when there was no ambu-lance in town to transport an employee who had tem-porarily lost consciousness. Fortunately, the employee reported feeling much bet-ter and declined ambulance transport, and was moni-tored by a certified first-aid attendant until the end of his shift.

Mayor Larry White said having to depend on ambu-lance coverage from Daw-son Creek or Chetwynd is unacceptable, especially

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“My concern here is we’re a community that’s grow-ing and we’re trying to attract workers and families, and the first thing they look at is healthcare services,” said White. “It’s a real negative for our town.”

He said he thinks the issue stems from the wages Brit-ish Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS) pays para-medics, especially those in part-time positions. He said Tumbler Ridge and other communities have been trying to get the provincial government to deal with the issue through motions put forward by the North Central Local Government Association and the Union of British Co-lumbia Municipalities to no avail.

Both White and Helm agreed the loss of a full-time ambulance chief in town due to cutbacks has had a nega-tive impact on recruitment.

The issue was brought forward to the Peace River Re-gional District on Nov. 10 and drew some sharp com-ments from directors.

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He put forward a motion, unanimously carried, that the board write a letter to the Ministry of Health Services, making clear the board views this as a crisis situation, and requesting Minister Kevin Falcon attend a board meeting to explain how the issue will be addressed.

Mike Michalko, Executive Director for BC Ambulance Service in Prince George, said they remain committed to providing service to the Tumbler Ridge area. However, he said they are experiencing staffing shortages and have been actively recruiting in the area for the past two years.

He confirmed that during the weekend in question, there was no ambulance available in town, but said they plan for those shortages by providing coverage from oth-er communities.

Michalko said in smaller communities they have had to turn to the public for assistance, recruiting local individu-als who may not have the pre-qualifications and training them. He added there is a part-time unit chief in Tumbler Ridge responsible for recruitment.

He said anyone interested in becoming a paramedic can contact the human resources office in Prince George at 250-565-9982, or by going online to www.bcas.ca.


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By Matthew BainsDAWSON CREEK – Some student leaders in Dawson

Creek have come up with an entrepreneurial idea to raise money for a fun event for youth in the community.

The leadership class at South Peace Secondary School, made up of students in Grades 10 to 12, are attempting to raise money to buy equipment, food and decorations to host a “Winter WonderSkate” at Kin Arena on Dec. 15 for students at Tremblay Elementary School. They have partnered with the Kiwanis Enterprise Centre to put on a rummage sale to raise money for the event.

“We each start out with just a paperclip, and then we trade it with anyone for something bigger, and then with what we have at the end, we will have a rummage sale with it and that money will go towards the skating day,” explained Grade 10 student Lauren Pewarchuk.

“It goes back to a story about a young man who started out with one red paperclip, and through a series of barter-ing trades, he ended up with a house in Saskatchewan,”

added Grade 10 student Jaymes Holt.The students have had varying degrees of success.

Grade 11 student Destiny Lepretre said her mother was very enthusiastic about the idea and traded her a framed picture for the paperclip. Pewarchuk said she started by trading with her brother for a nut and bolt, and after some further bartering for lens cleaner, a keychain and a hat, she now has a wallet.

“I haven’t been really successful with the whole trading thing,” said Holt, adding he traded his paperclip for a coin purse, but that item was stolen and now he has to start with a paperclip again.

A couple of staff members with the Kiwanis Enterprise Centre – Juanita Schmolke and Joseph An – have also been trading up from a paperclip. Schonolke proudly said she was able to trade up for a used set of golf clubs, while An humbly admitted he had traded for two packs of armpit pads (to prevent embarrassing sweat stains).

Doris Brocke, manager of the Kiwanis Enterprise Cen-tre, said the project not only teaches the students to be role models and leaders, but also teaches them business skills.

“From our perspective, the trading is an easy way to start learning about business,” said Brocke. “They’re learning leadership skills, which is part and parcel with having an entrepreneurial mindset and being business oriented. They have to be creative and innovative.”

The students have some extra motivation to keep trad-ing, as High-Tech Business Systems has donated an I-Pod as a prize for the student who sells the most valuable item. However, it was clear the high school students are mostly motivated by their desire to do something special for the younger students.

“Creating a fun day for kids is something they’re going to remember forever at such a young age,” said Lapretre. “They’ll always remember the South Peace (Secondary) students having this awesome skating day with them.”

A date for the rummage sale has not been finalized yet, but is expected in the first week of December. Be-fore that, the students will be hosting a car smash-up at their school on Nov. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. as a fundraiser for the skate and an awareness event for anti-bullying week.

Anyone interested in trading for some items can do so on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Kiwanis Enter-prise Centre, next to the high school. They will also accept direct donations of cash or equipment (skates and helmets).


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PEACE REGION– The federal NDP is painting Prime Minister Stephen Harper as the man behind the harmonized sales tax (HST).

Leader Jack Layton was in Prince George on Nov. 9 to talk with local small-business owners about the effects of the “hated sales tax,” as he put it, on their business.

“This is an initiative which has con-sumed British Columbians since July 1. It was launched by the Harper Conserva-tives, and it’s not designed to raise rev-enue.

“It’s a tax break for those who don’t need it.”

He called on the government to hold an immediate by-election in the Prince George-Peace River riding, vacated by the recent resignation of Jay Hill.

“The people of this region deserve to have a voice in Ottawa. There were 13 Conser-vative MPs who had the chance to say ‘No’ to the HST, and I was there when they all stood up and said, ‘Yes’.”

Layton was joined for a press conference out-side Hill’s for-mer office by NDP nomination candidate Lois

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bell,” Boone said, “people forget it was the federal government who dangled $2 billion in front of Victoria to get them to adapt the HST.”

Boone, a former MLA, said the pro-vincial NDP had said ‘No’ to HST offers when they formed the government, and that Campbell and the Liberal government had also said ‘No’ several time.

“But now they’re cash-strapped because of the downturn in the economy, and they said ‘Yes’.”

She repeated Layton’s call for an imme-diate by-election in the riding.

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Contributed photoThe 5th annual gingerbread house contest has now started. Entries can be be dropped off at the Visitor Centre (9523 - 100 Street) by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 6. This entry received 3rd place in the group category in last year’s contest.

By Brent HodsonFORT ST. JOHN - The 5th annual

gingerbread house contest has started in Fort St. John. This years theme is a fai-rytale Christmas. According to visitor services co-ordinator Deanna Hill, you don’t have to create your house using this year’s theme but it does help as it will add bonus points to your total score.

The deadline to enter your house this year is Monday, Dec 6 at 5 pm and the entries can be dropped off at the Visitor Centre at 9523 - 100 Street.

The gingerbread houses that are en-tered will then be on display from Dec 7-10 and Dec 13-17 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m..

Last year they had received over 70 entries and because of the large amount, the base of the house this year has been restricted. The base of your house can be a maximum of 26 x 18 inches. This was done so they can fit as many entries as possible into the centre.

If your looking for bonus points in your creation, Hill recommends you try to do an all edible creation and try to in-corporate the use of lights as well.

They welcome all levels of creations, whether you use a kit or if you make your own gingerbread. Anyone can en-ter the contest and its a great event to get the whole family involved to get into the holiday spirit.

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By Brent HodsonFORT ST. JOHN - The annual Santa Clause parade will

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and then will make its way south on 100 Street. The parade will take about an hour and will finish up at the North Peace Arena.

Following the parade will be the annual tree lighting cer-emony at Centennial Park. It should start at around 7 p.m., depending on when the parade finishes. The tree lighting ceremony will have free hot dogs and hot chocolate plus some speeches from the Mayor and a special appearance from Mr. & Mrs. Claus. A local choir will also delight the participants at the ceremony and then the tree’s in the park will be lighted for the start of the holiday season.

Another way that the City of Fort St. John is helping to get the holiday season going is the 2010 best decked con-

tast. This is your chance to dress up your home or business and win some great prizes. There are 4 different categories this year and they are residential (NE, NW, SE, SW), not for profit, business / industrial and a category for being green and the use of energy efficient lighting.

The prize for this year is a holiday gift basket filled with goodies and a $100 gift certificate for Home Hardware. They will even give you a sign for your front yard so your neighbours know that you’re a winner.

The deadline to enter your house or business for the best decked contest is Monday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m. You can find an entry form online at the city’s website at www.fortstjohn.ca

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By Brent HodsonFORT ST. JOHN - The residents of Abbeyfield House

got a visit from the Fort St. John Fire Department on Saturday, Nov. 13 but it wasn’t for an emergency like a fire. Their visit to the house was because of a donation from Fort St. John citizens Richard and Cathy Redfern.

At the Be an Angel Campaign that the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation had put on, the Redferns had pur-chased an item there that had the fire fighters come to your place to put up your Christmas lights.

“Its something we purchased last year and had the fire department come to our house and put on our lights.” said Richard Redfern. “It was something we enjoyed so we purchased it again this year, but wanted to give the item to someone or somewhere that needed it.”

After Richard talked with the Fire Department, they had decided that Abbeyfield House would be the re-ceipients of this gift. Canadian Tire donated $250 worth of lights plus the crew at Focus Corporation where Richard works also threw in another $500 of lights.

The residents of Abbeyfield House will now enjoy their new lights and would like to thank Richard & Cathy Redfern, the Fort St. John Fire Department, Ca-nadian Tire and Focus Corporation for your time and donations in making their home feel just that lil bit more like Christmas.

Abbeyfield House is a charitable non-profit society that offers seniors a home where they can still be in-dependant without the burden of maintaining a home.

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Brent Hodson photosThe Fort St. John Fire Department spent a few hours on Saturday giving a holiday gift to the residents of Abbeyfield House. The fire department had volunteered their time as an auction item for the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation Gala. Richard and Cathy Redfern purchased the item at the Gala and donated the time and lights to the residents of Abbeyfield House.

Craft & Gift Sale at Abbeyfield HouseThe residents of Abbeyfield House would like to invite

the public down to the house (8112 - 96 Avenue) for their Craft and Gift Sale on Friday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 20 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. There will be a silent auction, Christmas craft sale, Christmas new and used items sale and antiques. This is a fundraiser for Abbeyfield House which is a charitable non-profit society.

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Once upon a time a man called Nicholas lived in Patara, a town in the East. Because he was very fond of children and was kind and generous to them, they came to think of him as their dear friend and their beloved saint. So it was that after a time the wonderful things he did were woven into a beautiful legend. You know that Santa means Saint and Claus stands for Nicholas, and that is how he came to be known as Santa Claus.In Santa Claus’s own town, Patara, lived a great lord who had three daughters. He was very poor, so poor that one day he was on the point of sending his daughters out to beg for food from his neighbors. But it happened that Saint Nicho-las not long before had come into a fortune, and as he loved giving to those in need, he no sooner heard of the trouble the poor lord was in than he made up his mind to help him secretly. So he went to the nobleman’s house at night, and as the moon shone out from behind a cloud, he saw an open window into which he threw a bag of gold, and with this timely gift the father was able to provide for his eldest daughter so that she could be married. On another night Santa Claus set off with another bag of gold, and threw it in at the window, so the second daughter was provided for. But by this time, the father had grown eager to discover who the mysterious visitor could be, and next night he kept on the lookout. Then for the third time Santa Claus came with a bag of gold upon his back and itched it in at the win-dow. The old lord at once recognized his fellow townsman, and falling on his knees, cried out “Oh! Nicholas, servant of God, why seek to hide yourself?”Is it not wonderful to think that this was so long ago, sixteen hundred years, yet we still look for the secret coming of Santa Claus with his Christmas gifts? At first he was said to come on his own birthday, which is early in December, but after awhile, as was very natural with Christmas so near, the night of his coming was moved on in the calen-dar, and now we hang up our stockings to receive his gifts on Christmas Eve. In some countries children still put their shoes by the fireside on his birthday. In others they say it is the Christ-Kindlein or Christ Child who brings the gifts at Christmastime. But it is always a surprise visit, and though it has happened so many hundreds or times, the hanging up of the Christmas stocking is still as great a delight as ever.

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Brent Hodson photosThe Magical Christmas Market at Peace Gallery North officially began on Sunday, Nov. 14. The gal-lery is overflowing by items that were created by both local and regional artists. The gallery is open Monday - Saturday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and you can find the market available until Dec. 24.

By Brent HodsonPEACE REGION - For the second year in Fort St.

John, the Winterlights Light Exchange program will be giving citizens an opportunity to exchange your old non-energy efficient Christmas lights in exchange for a set of brand new LED energy efficient ones. The lights this year will be green and are being provided by BC Hydro PowerSmart. Once exchanged, the old lights will be re-cycled. In 2009, over 404 pounds of lights were recycled from just Fort St. John.

The program is a partnership between the City of Fort St. John, the Celebrate Fort St. John Committee, the Northern Environmental Action Team (NEAT) and BC Hydro PowerSmart.

Residents in the region who may have been jealous of this program being only available in Fort St. John last year can look forward to seeing it happen in their community.

With both NEAT and BC Hydro PowerSmart on board, it has allowed for this program to be expanded and is going to be in other communities such as Fort Nelson, Dawson Creek, and Chetwynd.

Dzengo Mzengeza, the Executive Director of NEAT said “It’s a great idea, saving money on new lights and having the old lights recycled responsibly is an easy way to go green during the holidays.”

This free event gives residents a chance to upgrade their lights, save money and conserve energy this holiday sea-son with a string of new LED lights.

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Contributed photosThe Northern Environmental Action Team is hoping you will take advantage of upcoming Christmas Light exchanges happening in Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Chetwynd and Fort Nelson. Bring in your old style lights (left photo) and exchange them for a new set of LED energy efficient lights (right photo) from BC Hydro PowerSmart.


FORT ST. JOHN - Moose FM has once again teamed up with the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation and Rhya-son Contracting to help raise funds for the Be an Angel, Light a Light campaign. Starting Wednesday Nov. 24, Moose FM’s staff will be camped out at the Hospital with their giant sign.

For the next 3 days Moose FM will broadcast live from the lawn of the Hospital with the 6’ x 12’ sign. With your donation to the Foundation, they will add one light to the sign. Once it’s all lit up, they hope to raise over $30,000. The goal for this year’s overall Hospital Foundation Fund-raiser is $200,000 with the monies going towards the pur-chase of urgently needed equipment at the Hospital.

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The Fort St. John Hospital Foundation started the Be an Angel campaign on November 1 with a Gala at the Pomeroy Hotel. This year’s campaign will have the funds raised go in to an account so equipment can be purchased throughout the next year for the hospital. The campaign will end on December 1 where there will be an evening of fun, celebration and Christmas spirit at the hospital’s main entrance. The public is invited to come and join the Fort St. Hospital Foundation and Board at 5:30 p.m. for this fun event.

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FORT ST. JOHN - The Salvation Army will have seven kettles out this winter at WalMart, Totem Mall, BC Liquor Store, PriceSmart, Sobeys, Safeway, and Canadian Tire. They are trying to raise $200,000 this year. The group needs $180,000 just to operate.

One of their many programs is supporting 25 cots in the drop-in at night and 20 beds in our emergency shelter. In the drop in centre (The Care and Share Centre) they currently serve 90 hot meals a day (on average) six days a week and their Family Services program hands out on average 120 hampers for 11 months, then it jumps to 400 hampers in December. Each hamper are groceries de-signed to help an individual or family eat when they have nothing else. The Salvation Army also has countertop kettles at many fine businesses thru the area for donations

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FORT ST. JOHN – Peace River farmer, Area C Re-gional Director, and former Independent Candidate in the last BC provincial election, Arthur Hadland, joined the BC First Party Board of Directors on Nov. 9 announced party spokesman, Chris Delaney.

Delaney says Hadland is a great British Columbian who ran as an independent candidate in the last pro-vincial election in Peace River North, garnering over 33% of the vote. Hadland has a 2,700 acre grain, grass and canola farm in the Baldonnel area where his grandfather originally settled in 1928.

“Arthur has a tremendous grasp of the issues facing the north as well as BC in general. He understands that our system of representative democracy is broken, and

needs major change. He ran as an independent because he knows that the establishment parties are the cause of the problem, not the solution. We are thrilled to have his support for BC First,” said Delaney.

Hadland says he will bring his knowledge of agri-cultural issues and his political and community expe-rience to BC First to help position it as the alternative for British Columbians who want a party owned by the citizens that is based on common sense.

“So many people tell me they are finished with the (BC) Liberals but don’t want the NDP. We need a par-ty of the centre where people of all backgrounds can come together to take their province back and rebuild our democracy and our prosperity,” said Hadland.

Hadland has a lifelong commitment to his com-munity, serving in a mul-titude of organizations including Past Chair of North Peace Savings and Credit Union, Canadian Ski Patrol, and a number of farm organizations both provincial and national. Arthur earned a Degree in Agricultural Science from UBC, and is a designated farm and land appraiser. He has operated an agri-cultural consulting busi-ness for 25 years and was named BC Agrologist of the Year in 2002.

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Like the wind that powers the massive turbines on Dawson Creek’s Bear Mountain there’s an energy in the room when environmental-ists Don Pettit and Wayne Sawchuk get together. Both men are long-time residents of the Peace Region, both passionate about the envi-ronment, and both have published books celebrating the beauty and diversity of our area. While Pettit, an established photographer and owner of Dawson Creek business Peace Photographics has focused on the Peace region, and most recently wind power and sustainable energy, Sawchuk works as a champion for the Muskwa-Kechika (MK) wilderness area, a section of the northern Rocky Mountains that stretches from the northern edges of the Peace region to the Yu-kon border.

Pettit and Sawchuk have seen the commonalities in their views for the future of the Peace Country and with that in mind, have come together to present “Sustaining the Peace: Two Visions of the Peace Country,” at the North Peace Cultural Centre in Fort St. John on November 18th. The show is their opportunity to share, on the big screen of the Centre, their photographs of the stunning beauty found in the Peace region and the Muskwa-Kechika, to speak of their con-cerns and enthusiasms about the future of the region, emphasizing the need to protect and be pro-active in managing our wilderness.

The Muskwa-Kechika (MK) has been a favourite haunt of Wayne Sawchuk’s since childhood, and Sawchuk was active in establish-ing protection for the area through the provincial Land & Resource Management Plan (LRMP). This LRMP funding for the MK expires in eighteen months and without any indication of the likelihood of future financial aid this is an issue of concern for Sawchuk. Since the establishment of the management foundation, Sawchuk has seen improvements in how the area is cared for by those who enter it, and he credits education as a primary tool in accomplishing that change. He says of his annual horse trips into the area, “I don’t need to tell people anything when I bring them into the area when they can see what we have there because they want to know what they can do to help keep it that way.” Having spent nearly three months this past summer exploring the region with a sixteen horse pack team, Saw-chuk is excited about the opportunity to show his photographs and bring the MK to his audience in a visual way.

Don Pettit has long been known as a voice for the Peace Region. His first book of photography, titled “The Peace: An Exploration in Photographs” was released in 2001 and included the best photos from his twenty-five years spent tramping the bush while photographing the Peace country. The book was an instant regional hit, and was followed in 2008 with a photographic history of the region. His third book titled “Power Shift: The hope and drama of monumental wind power” chronicles the Bear Mountain wind turbine project, of which Pettit, founder of the Peace Energy Co-op, was instrumental in pro-moting and bringing to the Peace country. As the official photog-rapher for the project, Pettit found himself with a catalog of photos of the turbine development and seized it as a great opportunity to share what he’s learned about sustainable-energy, the vast potential of wind power using the success of the Bear Mountain project as an

example. Pettit’s been an environmental activist for thirty years, and his im-

patience is clear when he talks about the need for developing plans for sustainable energy. “Global warming is the single largest threat to any ecosystem on this planet,” he explains, and his concern for the region where he lives runs deep. Not content to merely hope for change, Pettit has been active in creating environmental change in the community and with the completion of the Bear Mountain wind project, has seen a need to help familiarize the community with the concept of wind power. It’s not mysterious, foreign or frightening, he explains. Wind power is a long-established choice in many re-gions of the world, and we need to be excited about the potential we have for renewable energy right here in the Peace Region. Using his photographs, Pettit desires to be a tool for change, seeking to activate a “complete paradigm shift into how we make energy and how we use it.”

While Pettit and Sawchuk differ in their areas of concern, in their approach and visions for the future, they have been wise enough to see that their common interest is conservation and sustainability and rather than competing, they have come together to reach a greater audience and share a little piece of their hearts for northern British Columbia.

Sustaining the Peace: Two Visions of the Peace Country takes place on Thursday, November 18th at the North Peace Cultural Cen-tre at 7pm.

Don Pettit and Wayne Sawchuk’s books can be found at book-stores and tourist information centres throughout the Peace region or online on the artists’ web sites - www.peacephotographics.com or www.muskwakechika.com

Two artists use imagery to share their combined vision

of the Peace

By Angela FehrUpcoming EventsPeace Region Arts Events

Arts Events November 18 to

December 2

Dawson Creek: November 20

Christmas Fair at the Daw-son Creek Public Library,

1:30-4:30pm

November 22Home Routes

concert featuring Don McLean, Dawson Creek

Art Gallery, 7pm

Fort St. John:November 19

“Snow Follies” Improv Dinner Theatre, Quality

Inn Northern Grand

Donna Kane photo (left) Peace Photographics photo (right)Wayne Sawchuk (left) and Don Pettit (right) will be presenting Sustaining the Peace: Two Visions of the Peace Country on Thursday, November 18th at the North Peace Cultural Centre at 7pm.

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The purpose of the proposed Pest Management Plan (PMP) is to manage vegetation, including noxious weeds and invasive plants on all land owned leased, and/or controlled by Encana for oil and gas production, transmission, distribution and storage within the plan area, including oil and gas wells and associated production facilities (and their access roads), several pipelines and gas processing plants. These sites are located in proximity to the communities of Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Tumbler Ridge, Hudson’s Hope, Pouce Coupe and Chetwynd. All sites are within the geographic boundaries of the Peace River Regional District. Using the principles of integrated vegetation management (IPM), the pest management methods proposed for use include seeding, re-vegetation, hand-pulling/cutting, mowing, string trimmers, deep ripping, caping, brushing (selective slashing), biological control agents, and the use of pesticides. The use of pesticides is intended within the area to which the PMP applies. The common name and some example(s) of trade names of the pesticides proposed for use under this plan include: aminopyralid (Milestone, Restore), chlorsulfuron (Telar), clopyralid (Transline), dicamba (Dyvel, Killex, Banvel, Vanquish), diuron (Diuron, Karmex), glyphosate (Roundup, Roundup Weathermax, Vantage, Vantage Plus, Credit, Touchdown), imazapyr (Arsenal), metsulfuron methyl (Escort, Ally), simazine (Simazine), triclopyr (Garlon 4, Garlon Ultra) 2,4-D (2,4-D Amine 500, 2,4-D Amine 600). Application methods include: cut surface, basal bark, injection and foliar.The proposed duration of the PMP is from March 9, 2011 to March 9, 2016.A draft copy of the proposed PMP and maps of the proposed treatment areas may be examined in detail at:Encana Corporation, #4, 12008-8 Street, Dawson Creek BC V1G 4Y5Encana Corporation, PO Box 2380, 4404 55th Street, Fort Nelson BC V0C 1R0or online athttp://wwwecatqa.Encana.com/operations/activities/bc-vegetation/“A person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of the pest management plan, may send copies

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The purpose of the proposed Pest Management Plan (PMP) is to manage vegetation, including noxious weeds and invasive plants on all land owned leased, and/or controlled by Encana for oil and gas production, transmission, distribution and storage within the plan area, including oil and gas wells and associated production facilities (and their access roads), several pipelines and gas processing plants. These sites are located in proximity to the community of Fort Nelson. All sites are within the geographic boundaries of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality. Using the principles of integrated vegetation management (IPM), the pest management methods proposed for use include seeding, re-vegetation, hand-pulling/cutting, mowing, string trimmers, deep ripping, caping, brushing (selective slashing), biological control agents, and the use of pesticides. The use of pesticides is intended within the area to which the PMP applies. The common name and some example(s) of trade names of the pesticides proposed for use under this plan include: aminopyralid (Milestone, Restore), chlorsulfuron (Telar), clopyralid (Transline), dicamba (Dyvel, Killex, Banvel, Vanquish), diuron (Diuron, Karmex), glyphosate (Roundup, Roundup Weathermax, Vantage, Vantage Plus, Credit, Touchdown), imazapyr (Arsenal), metsulfuron methyl (Escort, Ally), simazine (Simazine), triclopyr (Garlon 4, Garlon Ultra) 2,4-D (2,4-D Amine 500, 2,4-D Amine 600). Application methods include: cut surface, basal bark, injection and foliar.The proposed duration of the PMP is from March 9, 2011 to March 9, 2016.A draft copy of the proposed PMP and maps of the proposed treatment areas may be examined in detail at:

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The ideal candidate will have:• A dedication and interest in the preservation of history,• Training and/or experience in museum related fields,• Strong written and oral communication skills,• Well developed computer skills,• A knowledge/understanding of Peace River District History• Strong organizational skills, and• Experience with grant writing and fundraisingWage and benefit package will be commensurate with train-ing and experience.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a PUBLIC HEARING will be held in the DISTRICT OF HUDSON’S HOPE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 9904 Dudley Drive, on MONDAY, November 22

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• Lot A, Plan 14064 Section 13, Township 81 Range 26 West of the 6th Meridian

Peace River District, except plan H830, and • Lot A, Plan 16585,Section 13, Township 81 Range 26 West of the 6th Meridian

Peace River District,

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How the Community can help through the Christmas SeasonChristmas Campaign:Adopt-a-Hamper:There is little doubt that in 2009, people are facing significant economic and social chal-lenges. Now imagine if you had the opportunity to help just one family for Christmas. You can! By assisting us in Adopt-A-Hamper Program.Contact: Isobel Lippers (Captain) (250) 785-0500VolunteersWe are constantly in need of volunteers for our...• Soup Kitchen• Cooks and servers for Christmas Day• Volunteers for our Christmas Toy Room• Food Bank Hamper Builders• Thrift Store Volunteers• Christmas KettlesWe desperately need your support because we can’t give these services without our help. It’s a wonderful experience to be part of our team of volunteers especially at Christmas Time it really gives you a chance to make a difference in someone else’s life.

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Once upon a time a man called Nicholas lived in Patara, a town in the East. Because he was very fond of children and was kind and generous to them, they came to think of him as their dear friend and their beloved saint. So it was that after a time the wonderful things he did were woven into a beautiful legend. You know that Santa means Saint and Claus stands for Nicholas, and that is how he came to be known as Santa Claus.In Santa Claus’s own town, Patara, lived a great lord who had three daughters. He was very poor, so poor that one day he was on the point of sending his daughters out to beg for food from his neighbors. But it happened that Saint Nicho-las not long before had come into a fortune, and as he loved giving to those in need, he no sooner heard of the trouble the poor lord was in than he made up his mind to help him secretly. So he went to the nobleman’s house at night, and as the moon shone out from behind a cloud, he saw an open window into which he threw a bag of gold, and with this timely gift the father was able to provide for his eldest daughter so that she could be married. On another night Santa Claus set off with another bag of gold, and threw it in at the window, so the second daughter was provided for. But by this time, the father had grown eager to discover who the mysterious visitor could be, and next night he kept on the lookout. Then for the third time Santa Claus came with a bag of gold upon his back and itched it in at the win-dow. The old lord at once recognized his fellow townsman, and falling on his knees, cried out “Oh! Nicholas, servant of God, why seek to hide yourself?”Is it not wonderful to think that this was so long ago, sixteen hundred years, yet we still look for the secret coming of Santa Claus with his Christmas gifts? At first he was said to come on his own birthday, which is early in December, but after awhile, as was very natural with Christmas so near, the night of his coming was moved on in the calen-dar, and now we hang up our stockings to receive his gifts on Christmas Eve. In some countries children still put their shoes by the fireside on his birthday. In others they say it is the Christ-Kindlein or Christ Child who brings the gifts at Christmastime. But it is always a surprise visit, and though it has happened so many hundreds or times, the hanging up of the Christmas stocking is still as great a delight as ever.

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November 19 and 20• 14th Annual Antique & Collectibles Sale,

Friday, Nov. 19 2pm-8pm and Saturday, Nov. 20 10am-4pm, Legion Hall 10103 - 105 Ave, Fort St. John, Dealers from Northern BC and Alberta, $3 admission with proceeds going to support the North Peace Historical Society.

November 19 and 20• Ten Thousand Villages Sale will be held

from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Northgate Mennonite Breth-ren Church, 1800 109 Avenue, Dawson Creek (blue church across from Kitchen Park).

November 19 and 20• Cecil Lake country Christmas sale at the

Cecil Lake Hall from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Fri-day and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Tables are $10 per day. Please contact Sigrid Tobler for more information or to book a table at (250) 781-3553.

November 19, 20, 21• Taylor Curling Club Ladies Bonspiel -

November 19-21, “Viva Las Taylor” - Entry deadline Friday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. - to enter call Brenda at 250-789-3138 or email [email protected]

November 20• Community CPR Day - Free CPR training

for anyone 12 years and older at St. John Am-bulance, 10066 Tundra Street, Fort St. John. Pre-registration is required, call 250-785-7233 or 1-866-321-2651.

November 20• Ice Sculpting Workshop - Discover the se-

crets with John McKinnon, Satuday, Nov. 20 9am - 3pm, FSJ Musuem grounds, $25 each, register by Thursday, Nov 18 by visiting http://www.fortstjohn.ca/files/Workshop Registra-tion Form.pdf

November 20• Bake sale at the Totem Mall for the Pan

African Caribbean Association. Call Lorelei at (250) 787-1704 for more information.

November 20• Country music dance. Music by Night

Sounds at Senior Citizens Hal, 1101 McKel-lar Avenue, Dawson Creek. Dance from 8:30 - 12:30pm. Admission include lunch. 19 years and over welcome! Phone Fred 250-782-2192 or Linda 250-843-7418 for more information.

November 21• Potpourri Christmas Craft Fair at Grand-

haven Hall on Sunday, Nov. 21 10am - 4pm, Many beautiful handmade gift ideas, needle-work, woodworking, quilting, knitting, deco-rative crafts, beadwork, jewelery, stuffed toys, delcious candy and more. Lunch will also be available.

November 23• Money 101 is a basic money management

workshop on November 23 at 7 pm in Dawson Creek, open to everyone who wants to increase their financial literacy skills. Lake View Learn-ing Centre, Dawson Creek Literacy Society Phone 250-782-4211.

November 25• School District No. 60 District Band Christ-

mas Concert - Thursday, Nov. 25 at 7pm at the North Peace Cultural Centre, Admission by donation.

ONGOINGFort 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 someone 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.

• 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.

• “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 Development Centre from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 10408 105 Avenue. Does your child have learning, behavior 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 location 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 hotline at (250) 262-1280. All services are free and completely confidential.

• Grandhaven District and Community Asso-ciation meets the third Tuesday of each month in the Grandhaven Hall at 8 p.m. Keep this hall operating in this community.

• Are you tired of the crime? Then do the time. Join the Fort St. John Citizens Patrol. Do-nate a minimum of five hours per month. For information, call (250) 262-4530.

• Pan African Caribbean Association wel-comes the community to join our group to pro-mote community awareness of culture, music and cuisine. Phone Donald at (250) 785-0815 for more information.

• New Totem Archery will have their first in-door shoot at the Fort St. John Co-op Mall on Nov. 2 and then every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. and every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.

• Come out and join us for an afternoon of play, crafts, a healthy snack, circle time and an opportunity to borrow books from the De-vereaux School Library. This is a chance to meet other people from your community and introduce your children to a school setting. We meet from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. every other Wednesday beginning Oct. 20th. This program is geared for three to four year-olds but siblings are welcome to come with their parents. Call Patti (250) 843-7813 for more information.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fort St John is once again pleased to be offering our designat-ed driving services this holiday season! If you are hosting a holiday event and want to ensure your guests have a safe, sober ride home then definitely consider booking one of our drivers! Events can be booked via e-mail at [email protected] or by calling (250) 787-9674.

• Join us for fun, fun, fun at the artSpace! Art-Space classes are here again at the North Peace Cultural Centre with wonderful programming for all ages! Don’t miss out! Register today for preschool, Mommy and Me, afterschool and adult classes! Check out the great selection of activities at www.npcc.bc.ca, or pick up a bro-chure at the North Peace Cultural Centre. Call (250) 785-1992 for more information or to reg-ister.

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 Basement; Friday 8 p.m. Hos-pital Cafeteria.

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

• The Community Market is held at the Westend Campground every Saturday except on long weekends. For more info or a vendor package please contact Jaylene Arnold at (250)

774-2541 or Audrey Reynolds (250) 774-6574.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). Satur-day 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).• 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.

• Tumbler Ridge’s self-employed women will receive six months of free personal busi-ness monitoring beginning this October at no charge. If you are a self-employed woman in their first three years of operation, or partially operate a business, contact Sara Cooper at the Women’s Enterprise Centre at 1-800-643-7014 ext. 104 or Mila Lansdowne by e-mail at [email protected] or (250) 242-3389. Registra-tion is required.

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 Aircraft Association) meets every third Thurs-day 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 1001 110 Avenue, Dawson Creek. (250) 719-6525.

• 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 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday evening at the Health Unit, Dawson Creek.

• Relapse Prevention. Mental Health and Ad-dictions 1001 110 Ave., Dawson Creek, (250) 719-6525. Fridays from 10 to 11 a.m. Everyone welcome! Please call to confirm meeting.

• Prenatal Classes will be taking place at the South Peace Child Development Centre this fall with classes in September, October and No-vember from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Register at Northern Lights College or call (250) 782-5251 for more information. Cost is $70 per couple.

• Mondays and Wednesdays at the Central Middle School gyms in Dawson Creek, the Dawson Creek Badminton Club will be play-ing from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Clean gym shoes and racquets are required. Cost is $40 per adult/sea-son and $25 per student/season. Students under 16 must have an adult in attendance.

• The Peace Region Songwriters’ coffee house is regularly held on the last Saturday of the month at “Faking Sanity” – formerly “Un-der the Willow” in Dawson Creek.

• Mile 0 Quilt Guild meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m., Studio 10 at KPAC. Come join us for sewing, fun and friendship. Contact Gloria (250) 786-5597.


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Pouce Coupe Community Centre Tues. Nov. 23 7-9pmFort St. John Cultural Centre Mon. Nov. 29 7-9pmRolla Community Hall Tues. Nov.30 7-9pmFarmington Community Hall Thurs. Dec. 2 7-9pmGroundbirch McLeod Community Hall Thurs. Dec. 16 7-9pm

For more information please contact Nicki at 250-795-2146

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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].

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Brent Hodson photoDonna Lee Cooper’s grade 2 class from Taylor Elementary got to practice at the Taylor Community Hall on Nov. 10. They had been working for the last five weeks on reciting “In Flanders Fields” by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae which they performed at Taylor’s Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11.

By Matthew BainsTOMSLAKE – Representatives from EnCana recently

provided a tour of operations in the Tomslake area south of Dawson Creek.

The rural areas outside of Dawson Creek have experi-enced a flurry of natural gas activity in recent years with major infrastructure projects being built such as Trans-Canada’s Groundbirch Pipeline or the proposed Spectra Energy’s Dawson Gas Plant.

On the production side, EnCana continues to have consid-erable presence in the areas south of the city. Brian Lieverse, community relations advisor for the company, said the drill-ing plans for 2011 are not quite finalized, but in recent years they’ve drilled between 50 to 70 wells in the area per year.

He said drilling activity may be slower in the next couple years if the price of natural gas remains at around $4.00 per million British thermal units in U.S. markets or dips lower. He said the volumes of gas from unconventional sources is typically higher than conventional sources and an abundance of supply in North America makes developing relatively new reserves like the Montney Basin challenging.

“It’s going to take a few years probably before that price comes back, but there may be other things that come into place,” said Lieverse. “Liquid natural gas – if they start ship-ping that off from the North American base here and export-ing that abroad, that will help bring up the price.”

However, he said building the necessary infrastructure

and developing those markets will take time. EnCana has a proposal to build a satellite office in Toms-

lake. Lieverse said the idea is to house operational staff, and increase accessibility in the local community. He said the application is before the Agricultural Land Commission, but they haven’t received a response yet.

He added EnCana is in favour of the new Farmer’s Ad-vocacy Office in Dawson Creek as a way to provide land-owners with information on land transfers and surface rights, adding it may help avoid conflicts going to mediation or ar-bitration.

Lieverse said EnCana has imposed reduced speed limits on roads used by employees, encouraged large trucks to slow down and pullover for local traffic, and worked Mur-phy Oil and the Ministry of Transportation to calcify roads in the spring to reduce dust and help maintain the roads.

However, operations in the area haven’t been without con-troversy. EnCana is currently being charged with breaching the Environmental Management Act in regards to the gas leak at a wellsite south of Pouce Coupe last year.

Lieverse said he couldn’t comment on the court case, but reiterated some of the improvements the company has made to wellsites in the area. He said they lowered alarm set points on hydrogen sulphide (H2S) sensors, and increased the num-ber of sensors on sites. He said two parts per million of H2S will trigger an alarm, and four parts per million will trigger a shut-in valve, compared to five and 10 parts per million,

respectively, in the past.The tour included a visit to EnCana’s compressor station

in the Tomslake area, where about four million cubic feet of natural gas per day from over 200 wells in the are flows through the facility. Water is separated and the gas is com-pressed and sent for processing at the Steeprock plant near the Alberta border, or to the plant in Hythe, Alberta.


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Incident & Accident Investigation (via videoconference) November 3 $ 350

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By Matthew Bains NORTHEAST – Brian Derfler, President

of the Peace Environment and Safety Trust-ees Society, found some inconsistencies in the Oil and Gas Commissions’ reporting of industry flaring that gave him cause for con-cern.

Derfler said he was suspicious when the Commission stated in its 2009 annual report on flaring that industry had achieved a 30 per cent reduction in total volumes of gas flared in 2009 compared to 1996. He said rural resi-dents have seen an increase, not a decrease, in flaring.

When he investigated further, he found some inconsistencies when comparing the 2008 to the 2009 report, specifically with the volumes of flared gas resulting from well clean up and testing and underbalanced drill-ing. He said while he understands there may be some errors in the data between 2008 and 2009, the inconsistencies go back to 2001 which he finds alarming.

“Why does it take 10 years to get these numbers in?” he asked. “Do they not have a deadline that you have to report this data to them or is it open, and just whenever you feel like it you report it?”

Derfler suggested there should be an audit of the reporting system to find out why those numbers weren’t accurate.

When considering the latest data from the OGC, there was only a nine per cent reduc-tion in total gas flared between 1996 and 2008, not 19 per cent as was stated in the 2008 report. Derfler said there should have been a press release to inform the public about the error.

He said he also believes solution gas should be reported separately from other sources of flaring as it is mainly related to oil production not natural gas where activity has increased considerably. He said the high volumes of flared solution gas from 1996 to 1998, followed by significant reductions in those volumes right up to 2009 have skewed the results so that it appears as if a 30 per cent reduction was achieved despite a 40 per cent rise in the production of natural gas.

In fact, all other sources of flaring – with the exception of production facilities, which saw a 12 per cent decrease – increased in 2009 compared to 1996.

“That high amount of solution gas flaring gave them really good figures for a quite a few years,” said Derfler. “That’s why rural people are saying we’re seeing a lot more flaring when they (the OGC) says there is less.”

He added as more agricultural lands be-come industrialized, rural landowners can expect to see more flaring, not less.

He said he is also concerned about fugitive emissions, which result from unintentional releases of gas. He cites a 2006 study from researchers with the Alberta Research Coun-cil who compared measurements using Dif-ferential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) - a laser-based optical method for remotely measuring concentrations of gases in the atmosphere with detection limits in the order of parts per billion – to emission factor estimates used by industry to measure fugitive emissions at five natural gas plants in Alberta.

The report states DIAL measured emis-sions of methane and hydrocarbons such as ethane, ethylene, acetylene, and propane were four to eight times higher than estimated with the largest differences in measurements found in flares and storage tanks. Fugitive emissions of benzene, a known carcinogen, were recorded at two of the facilities.

Adoption of leak imaging cameras and pe-riodic DIAL surveys were recommended in the report.

Derfler said when he asked if the OGC had infrared cameras to check for leaks at facili-ties he was told they did not.

Graham Currie, Corporate Affairs Leader for the OGC, said well cleanup and test flar-ing was underreported because some data had not been received when last year’s report was compiled. He said the Commission is in the process of implementing a new flare reporting system to ensure more timely and accurate data.

He added solution gas conservation rates changed because the wrong data was errone-ously used for solution gas production vol-umes.

Currie said part of the reduction in solu-tion gas flaring is result of a decrease in oil production, but there has also been an in-crease in the solution gas conservation rate which resulted in a reduction of nearly 47 million cubic metres of solution gas flared in 2009. He added if the quantity of gas flared per unit of activity stayed constant from 1996 to 2009 the total flared volume in 2009 would be 301.2 million cubic metres compared to the actual flared volume of 203.2 million cubic metres.

He said the flaring report does not in-clude fugitive emissions, but instead fugitive emissions are managed separately under the Drilling and Production Regulation which requires all operators to have an adequate management program including provisions for detecting, assessing and repairing fugitive emissions sources. He said those programs meet or exceed the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers’ best management practices for management of fugitive emis-sions.

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