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City mulls urban coops, cat bylaw ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

Backyards in Fort St. John could soon be filled with more than the sounds of buzzing bees as councillors consider allowing backyard hens within city limits. Urban coops and a potential new cat control bylaw were on the council agenda at city hall this week, but thereâ€™s still plenty of issues to sort out before either become a reality. When it comes to allowing residents to keep backyard hens, Jim Rogers, the cityâ€™s protective services director, said noise, smell, population growth, and where to take seized animals all must be taken into consideration. â€œItâ€™s not as simple as getting a hen and throwing in the backyard and itâ€™s going to turn out well,â€? he said. The city is looking to start public consultations that would include online discussion, posters, handouts, and a public forum to gauge interest and educate. The issue landed on this weekâ€™s agenda after bylaw officer Bonnie Isenberg reached out to other communities in the province to see how they handled hen issues.

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Election 2016 wildfires spark review of campaign underway Charlie Lake fire coverage Counter-clockwise from top: Abby Sheppard, Seth Sheppard, Jack Stewart, and Gwenna Sheppard show off the new biodegradable plastic eggs the Kin Club of Fort St. John will use at this yearâ€™s Easter Egg Hunt on April 15.

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Last yearâ€™s wildfires are spurring an upcoming review of Charlie Lakeâ€™s fire services and whether to bring an estimated 800 homes and 1,500 residents into the departmentâ€™s coverage area. The Peace River Regional District is planning to undertake a third party review of the Charlie Lake Fire Department to determine whether expanding its fire protection area is feasible and what new costs, if any, would come with upgraded coverage. While plans for the

Charlie Lake firefighters mobilize outside a home threatened by wildlfire last year.

review are still in the early stages, work is expected to start sometime this year, with David Mitchell & Associates undertaking the work. Area C Director Brad Sperling said heâ€™s fielded inquiries from residents outside the current fire protection areas, including areas north of Charlie Lake, about the possibility of receiving firefighting services.

â€œOf course, after last yearâ€™s wildfires, we had a lot of calls,â€? he said. â€œWe started thinking about what could we do and what it would look like if we did expand.â€? The 2016 wildfire season helped set a record volume of calls for the department at 110 for year, Fire Chief Dan Ross said.

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The writ has dropped and the B.C. election campaign is officially underway. The 28-day race began Tuesday after Premier Christy Clark met with Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon at Government House to dissolve the legislature. Peace River North will be a riding to watch, with five candidates vying to be the regionâ€™s next MLA. Among them are BC Liberal candidate Dan Davies, NDP candidate Rob Dempsey, and three independents: Bob Fedderly, Rob Fraser, and Jeff Richert challenging Liberal dominance of the riding. Davies, a sitting Fort St. John city councillor, is looking to keep the BC Liberal incumbents in government for another four years. Heâ€™s been touring the region ahead of the official launch of the campaign, including stops to Fort Nelson, Hudsonâ€™s Hope, and Kwadacha First Nation. See ELECTION on A7

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Ashten Rogers, a Grade 6 student at Baldonnel Elementary, was one of many students taking part in the Northern B.C. Regional Science Fair at North Peace Secondary School on April 11. Ashten’s project was about deforestation and the effect it has on groundwater. ALEISHA HENDRY PHOTO

How to eat a chocolate Easter bunny H2O LOL: Our weekly news chewing session starts in London. British scientists have invented a new filter that can turn seawater into drinking water. For years scientists have been warning about rising sea levels. So hey, maybe now we can drink our way out of trouble.

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LETTUCE LAFF: In Hamilton, Ontario: Thieves stole a truck containing 45-thousand dollars of lettuce. Police issued an KNOWBEFOREYOUGO APB. If the lettuce thieves also steal bacon and tomatoes the police will issue a PREVAILING PRICES BLT. (Who would steal that much lettuce? ohn, BC - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Well,Canada pretty soon the Easter Bunny comes hippity-hopping. So I guess the cops have Dawson Creek 104.9 a likely suspect)

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SYDNEY STORY: Last week a Dutch guy booked a flight from Amsterdam to Sydney, Australia. Somewhere he made a mistake and wound up arriving in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Canadians are so polite and friendly, to make it up to the guy, everybody he met in Nova Scotia spoke with a fake Australian accent.

MEANWHILE DOWN UNDER: A dastardly tale from Armidale, Australia: In one CANADIAN CRYBABIES: A new study of the biggest rustling crimes recorded shows Canadian babies cry an average 30 in Australia, thieves stole more than 200 https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-78_metric_e.html minutes more per day than babies in other sheep. Police say they would like to incountries. The worst place in Canada to be terview Little Bo Peep, Big Bo Peep, and a baby is Quebec. There’s a law in Quebec Medium Bo Peep. that says babies must cry in French and Fort St. John 112.9 BUNNY BULLETIN: And speaking of the English. The study was done by the UniBABY BULLETIN: Boss Baby was the #1 Easter Bunny, in a survey published in Sciversity of Warwick in England. They studmovie in Canada. Have you seen the poster Alberta-B.C. border ence Daily: 59 per cent of respondents say ied British, Canadian, Danish, Dutch and with the baby pulling a face like he’s going N/A when they eat a chocolate Easter bunny Italian babies. Man, you have to feel sorry to explode? Baby faces rarely explode. Baby they with the ears. Only four percent forLocal passengers on thatplane when they explosions usually happen at the other end. Environment and natural resources Weather information forecasts British Columbia  start  Weather  Fort Nelson N/A start by eating the tail or feet. Friends, it’s flew in all those crying babies for the study. this type of carefully researched informa(When Canadian crybabies wail and shriek ALLERGY ALERT: Experts predict this Groundbirch will be a bad season for allergy sufferers in 109.9 tion that makes me confident the scientific they sometimes get a recording contract. community has what it takes to save huThat’s how Justin Bieber got started.) most of Canada. Is your nose running yet? manity. By the way: If you bite off a chocolHere’s my question about noses: Whose Chetwynd SPECIAL AIR QUALITY STATEMENT ENDED 115.9 ate bunny’s feet first, he can’t run away. PEEPS PIZZA: Pizza topped with marsh- stupid idea was it to place the human on, BC - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Canada mallowhttps://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-83_metric_e.html Peeps? Yes, it’s a real thing, and it’s nose in the middle of the face, right over Tumbler Ridge 119.9 PHONE PHUN: After years of denials, spreading fast. Pizza topped with melted, the mouth, and the nose is upside down? St.Peeps! John What Airport 8:00 MST 11 April 2017 the RCMP was finally prodded Observed by a CBC at: Fort gooey kind of AM weird sickTuesday twisTONGUE TALE: A circus performer set Prince George 107.9 report to admit it uses cell phone surveil- ted person would defile the natural flavour lanceSnow devices. In fact, the letters “RCMP” and-0.9°C goodness of Peeps by putting them on 20 a world Condition: Light Temperature: Wind: NNW km/hrecord for stopping electric fan now stand for “Really Controlling My something vile and disgusting like pizza? blades with her tongue. Asked to comment, Pressure: kPa Dew point: -2.6°C Wind Chill: -6 Hythe 105.9 102.4 Phone.” she said, and here I quote: “Ith noth ath Tendency: Rising Humidity:HOCKEY 88% Visibility: 24 km hard ath it lookth. My tongue hurth thomeHA-HA: The NHL announced DAZE:information In Kansas, a high school its will not compete in theColumbia 2018 timeth, my lipth altho thting a little bith”. Grande Prairie Environment and natural resources SKOOL  Weather  Weather  players Local forecasts  British 99.9 principal resigned after the student news- Winter Olympics. Finally, hockey teams paper exposed her as a phony. They pubfrom Libya and Egypt have a chance at Bob Snyder can be reached at: Calgary 96.9 lished information proving the principal’s winning the gold. chewsthenews@fastmail.com

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Wildfire service urges caution as spring underway More than 1,000 wildfires burned 100,000 hectares of land in 2016, with the fires that burned in the Peace Region and across the Prince George Fire Centre accounting for 90 per cent of the damage. Last year’s fires broke out drastically early, driven by unusually hot temperatures and driving winds. The BC Wildfire Service is expecting an average year in terms of weather this season, and is preaching prevention and awareness as the spring months continue.

“The information we’ve had from fire centre forecasters is that we’re going to be having an average year in terms of weather,” Fire Information Officer Amanda Reynolds said. The service is already seeing crew members return for the upcoming firefighting season, while air tankers are expected to mobilize starting April 24 and into early May. So far this year there has been only one reported wildfire in the Prince George Fire Centre, which includes the

Peace Region. It has burned just one hectare. Reynolds said the service has been investigating site conditions and reaching out to agricultural and other industries in the region to keep up to date on industrial burns. Reynolds recommends anyone who conducted a category two burn over the last 12 months—either stubble or grass burning, or piles larger than two metres high by three metres wide—to check the area of the burn to ensure it has

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The North Peace Historical Society would like to see the Peace River Lookout become an official park. A letter was sent to the Peace River Regional District and Coun. Byron Stewart included it in the regular Fort St. John city council meeting agenda on Monday. “With it being the 150th anniversary of Canada and the 75th anniversary of the Alaska Highway, it’s anticipated that there would be more traffic going to the point,” said Stewart. He noted that the ministry of transportation has agreed to provide garbage disposal, and Area C Director Brad Sperling was going to find a non-profit group to help with cleanup of the site. The historical society put up interpretive signs in 2013 to emphasize the importance of areas that are visible from the lookout. Staff and volunteers at the museum often send tourists to the lookout when they want to know what else they should do in town. Mayor Lori Ackerman said there was a geotechnical study done on the site, which is why the PRRD decided not to take it on as a park. She did note that she had agreed to join Sperling at a parks committee meeting and look into the possibility of brownfield funding. “It’s something that the community would like to see, but the reality is the regional district has already said no, so this would be changing that decision,” she said. When asked if council was just receiving the letter for information, Stewart said he wanted the city to send a letter of support to the regional district and doing whatever it can to make the park a reality. Council agreed to send the PRRD a letter of support. “Not doing anything is a missed opportunity,” Stewart said.

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Davies wants beekeepers to be certified ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

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Taking serious social issues and turning them into stories that kids can understand has been the focus of Christy Fenton’s advocacy work. Fenton now has the opportunity to learn from women from around the world as part of the Vital Voices Pond’s Fellowship, as she was chosen to be one of 50 women to take part. “It’ll be very exciting to get together with women from all over the world who are not just leaders, but are involved in social innovation and NGOs and there’s this real social change component to it,” she said. The fellowship starts in June with a week-long conference in South Africa where participants will meet with ALEISHA HENDRY PHOTO leaders in a variety of fields. From Christy Fenton has been selected as one of 50 there, the 18-month fellowship will women from around the world to take part in the see online communications between Vital Voices Pond’s Fellowship. the fellows and their guides. Fenton has written two books, Fatty law’s story. Legs and A Stranger at Home, with Fenton would like to go to Eastern her mother-in-law, Margaret Pokiak- Europe and write about the Romani Fenton, about her time at a residential people as well. school. The books are aimed for “They’re quite persecuted in Europe children aged nine to 12, and she’s also and it’s not something you see a lot of,” written a storybook version of the tale said Fenton. “They also have a similar for younger readers called When I Was history to residential school history.” Eight. Telling stories of humanitarian Through the fellowship, Fenton issues from a child’s perspective can hopes to tell more stories and raise lend a new insight to the problems awareness of women’s struggles in that people may not have considered different cultures and countries. before. Fenton cites children migrating “Right now, I do a lot of speaking on their own in places like Syria or about reconciliation and residential parts of South America as an example. school history, and I used the books “I’d like to find some resilient I’ve written as a platform for that. But children, or even adults, that went what I’m trying to do now is expand through that as children and tell the beyond the stories I’ve been sharing story through their eyes,” she said. globally with other marginalized The fellowship isn’t all Fenton is people,” she said. looking forward to—she’s also going Fenton is planning to go to India to to speak at the Amnesty International work with women who were sold off as conference in Calgary June 3 the day child brides and managed to escape she leaves for South Africa. that life, and then tell their story the “It’s just absolutely amazing, like all same way she shared her mother-in- my dreams are coming true at once.”

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Despite the economy slowly creeping out of the downturn, the need for food bank services is still very real in Fort St. John. The Fort St. John Salvation Army hasn’t seen a sharp increase in the number of people using their food bank, but it hasn’t dropped off at all either. “We haven’t seen a decrease in numbers,” said Sheldon Feener of the Fort St. John Salvation Army. “We’re not seeing a sharp increase, but we’re still seeing the numbers rise.” 2016 was a difficult year for many people in the community, as many struggled to make ends meet with the economic downturn. The Salvation Army saw a total of 6,645 people that used the food bank in 2016, compared to 2,568 in 2015. The busiest month for the food bank last year was in November, which saw 685 people as opposed to 248 during the same month in 2015. 2017 isn’t looking particularly better at this point—in January, 617 people used the food bank; in February it was 581 and just last month there were 612. In the first quarter of 2016, the food bank saw 451 clients in January, 450 in February and 563 in March. Comparing that to 2015, there were 300 clients in January that year, 238 in February and 248 in March. “We’re still seeing many, many people come through our doors and it’s just an incredibly overwhelming need,” said Feener. Now that the holiday season is well

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past, food bank is seeing its shelves starting to empty once again. Feener says they still have food to give to the community, but with the Christmas rush of donations over they are going to start feeling the pinch. “We’re at a point that we need to start planning food drives and see this community come through for us again,” he said. “There never is a time when we would say we don’t need it.” On a high note, the Salvation Army recently picked up a large load of fresh produce that was purchased through donations the were given at the checkout during the Christmas food drive. Feener said they were able to bring in $1,100 worth of apples, lettuce, celery, tomatos, onions and more, thanks to the community donation. “This is all from them, everything in this cooler is from the community,” he said. He hopes to see more donations of fresh food as the community moves into the growing season. For more information on how to donate to the Fort St. John Salvation Army Food Bank, call 250-785-0500.

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VIMY RIDGE A GOOD LESSON FOR TODAY’S YOUTH

The aliens came to tell this region how idiotic it is to still be building dams.

(‘Dozens gather in Fort St. John to salute Vimy Ridge centennial,’ alaskahighwaynews.ca, April 9)

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100 years ago, 18 year olds were storming up a hill in France - facing machine gun fire, heavy shelling, and knee deep mud. Today, 18 year olds need safe spaces because words hurt their feelings. — Chris Corbett via Facebook And sadly the snowflakes have forgotten what these people fought for...we’re doomed to not only repeat the past....but be in a completely different position in the end.... So sad

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—Connie Greyeyes-Dick via Facebook So technically they were the first settlers! —Jerry Cooper via Facebook So awesome such a reputable news source for our Peace Region is so willing to bend over for a “funny” April Fools story. This is actually disheartening and quite frankly, disturbing. Making such light matter about Site C like this. For Shame! —Joely Bonneville via Facebook DEVIL IN THE DETAILS WHEN IT COMES TO APPRENTICESHIPS IN B.C.

— Tanja Gruber via Facebook SITE C APRIL FOOL’S REPORT DRAWS LAUGHS, CRITICISM (‘Archaeologists uncover 20,000-year-old UFO wreckage near Site C,’ alaskahighwaynews.ca, April 1) They came for the rainbows, they stayed for the potholes. —Carmen Cotelo via Facebook

Watching the TV ads you’d think the BC government has been a great supporter of apprenticeship training. Not so fast. The devil is in the details. Apprentice completion rates in BC are dismal, less than 35% complete their training. Why? BC apprentices can’t find job placements. Only 20% of apprenticeship training is in the classroom, the other 80% is on the job. Yes, there’s funding to Colleges but most of those students hit a dead end after College training.

No jobs, no training. Apprentices need mentors and experiences with the full scope of the trade. Before 2001 there were seven apprenticeship offices across BC with 120 staff to support trainees. The BC Liberals closed the offices and laid off staff. By 2002 there was one call centre with 12 employees to service the entire province. The system has improved recently but never recovered from the 2001 cuts. Before 2001, BC Ferries, BC Hydro, Skytrain and Highway construction ensured that BC workers and apprentices were hired. Under the BC Liberals ferries were built in Germany and Poland. BC Hydro reports just 45 apprentices out of 2,000 workers at Site C; Skytrain extensions, the Golden Ears and Pt. Mann Bridges were built, in part, on the backs, low wage, vulnerable and disposable TFWs. All these years union sponsored apprentices have 95% completions. Apprenticeship job placements are part and parcel of the union dispatch system. The irony is that employer friendly labour laws introduced by the BC Liberals have cut new union certifications by 50%. For the sake of trades training, it’s time for a new government. — Joe Barrett, Victoria

Do we stay the course, or shake things up?

h it’s that time again— the writ has dropped and we are officially in election season. Has it really been four years since the last provincial election? Feels like a lifetime ago in a lot of ways. What’s happened in the last four years? We had a teacher’s strike and an economic slump. We had the start of Site C construction and some major wildfires. LNG got going (sort of?) and our unemployment rate is finally starting to shrink. So now is the time to decide if we want to stay the course or shake things up. We’re in an interesting position in Peace River North—we’ve got two party candidates and a

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whopping three independents, more than any other riding in the province. I don’t exactly know what that says about the area or the candidates, but it is very interesting. For the next month, candidates are going to do their damnedest to convince you to vote for them, as one should expect during an election campaign. Things will be said, promises will be made, and it’s up to us as voters to wade through the

political rhetoric and make our decision. Signs are going to be everywhere—five candidates means a lot of signage. If your neighbour has a sign on their lawn, ask them about it. Why do they support that candidate? What to they think the candidate will do for the region? Try not to be combative—there’s enough of that in the world these days— but there’s no reason people can engage in friendly discussion. I am a staunch believer in being an informed voter. I thoroughly recommend reading up on the candidate’s platforms, attending any open house or info session they might hold and ask them questions. These candidates will be representing us for

the next four years; you might as well make sure they’re going to do it well. A really great way to find out what’s on the candidate’s minds is by attending the Alaska Highway News’ candidate’s debate on April 27. As we did in for the federal election, AHN is going to hold the provincial candidate’s feet to the fire and get them talking about all the topics that are important to you. We’re all in this boat together—we’ll make it through to the other side. Aleisha Hendry is a proud feminist writer who loves cold weather, her cats, roller skates and righteous indignation. Follow her on Twitter at @aleishahendry

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Re: Liquor Control and Licensing Act Application for Permanent Change to a Liquor Licence: • Food Primary Entertainment Endorsement • Change to Hours of Liquor Service The Applicant, The Canadian Brew House (Fort St. John) Ltd., located at Unit #104, 9203 - 100th Street in Fort St. John, has applied to amend their Food Primary Liquor Licence (#307348) as follows: • Entertainment Endorsement to allow for patron participation entertainment (dancing, DJ music and karaoke). • Change to hours of liquor service. Current hours of liquor service are Monday through Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight and the proposed hours are Monday through Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Residents and owners of businesses located within a 0.8 kilometre (1/2 mile) radius of the facility may comment on this proposal by writing to: City of Fort St. John Attention: Laura Howes, Deputy City Clerk 10631 – 100 Street Fort St. John, BC V1J 3Z5 Email: lhowes@fortstjohn.ca

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Bill Eberle works on powerwashing the gravel off his lawn on April 5, with the big pile behind him still to go. Eberle is concerned that these piles of gravel are often left behind from snow clearing and seniors are left cleaning up the mess, some with far larger gravel piles than his.

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“It gives you a great perspective of the size of the riding,” he said. He said the BC Liberals platform will continue pushing for the establishment of a liquefied natural gas industry, with hopes to have three coastal plants up and running now by 2020. The party remains committed to building Site C, offering new tax credits for oil exploration and drilling in B.C., while he looks to address transportation, healthcare, and education issues in the region. “What we’re going to continue to work on up here is jobs and economy, whether that’s Fort St. John, and especially Fort Nelson,” he said. “Once the economy is clipping along, then we can invest back into people.” Local biologist and agrologist Jeff Richert was the first independent candidate to throw his name into the race, and said he’ll continue to release elements of his platform for the region over social media this week. “My campaign is all about my views of the region as an advocate,” he said. “We need an MLA very in touch with the needs of the people of Peace River North and is willing to act and be an advocate.” His number one priority includes addressing the need for a new seniors care facility in the region. “There are 300 seniors in need, not taking into account other people who require

services in the future,” he said. He says he would also lobby the federal government for critical safety upgrades for the Alaska Highway, and would like to see the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area be turned into a Class A park to protect its ecological values from industrial development, and enhance tourism in the region. He sees developing a geothermal industry as providing new opportunities for local oil and gas service companies and delivering and alternative energy option for the province. Independent candidate Bob Fedderly was already putting up campaign signs around town when reached shortly after the writ was dropped. As an independent, he called the support he has been seeing from constituents “encouraging.” “We have to have people comfortable with the fact that an independent is a better representative for our area,” he said. “It’s the purest form of democracy available to us. We have an opportunity here to take advantage of that.” Fedderly said his platform for the region is focused on job creation and infrastructure, from eliminating waste in the forest industry, to encouraging biomass, to addressing the Taylor Bridge and rural road system. “The Taylor Bridge is a vital link … that keeps this area

competitive. The rural road system has to be addressed as well,” said Fedderly, who owns a transportation company. “In order to remain competitive, we have to have our cycle times remain at a certain level for the trucking industry.” The abundance of natural gas in the region can also be used to spur advancements and use for the transportation industry, he added. Candidates Rob Fraser and Rob Dempsey could not be reached for comment before press time. The election is May 9.

COUNCIL INITIATIVE 86 Street Frontage Road Between 91 and 93 Avenues Local Area Service Project No. 2, 2017 The City of Fort St. John intends to install catchbasins, street lighting, sidewalks, asphalt paving, curb & gutter, driveway and boulevard restoration works on 86 Street frontage road between 91 and 93 Avenues. PROJECT COSTS Total estimated cost of Parcel Owner’s Portion Total estimated cost of the City’s Portion Total estimated Cost of Project

$193,224.44 $786,342.38 $979,566.82

Parcel Owners Options and Cost Summary Annual charge per metre $74.34 Commuted value per metre $1,056.56 Number of years 20

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The Alaska Highway News will hold an All Candidates Meeting and debate on April 27. Candidates will square off at the Lido Theatre in Fort St. John with doors opening for a candidate meet and greet at 6 p.m. The debate will begin at 7:30 p.m., with a public question period to follow. The Alaska Highway News will serve as the main moderator of the debate, and we’re looking for your questions on burning issues of the day. Questions can be submitted to editor@ahnfsj.ca until April 26. Please include your full name, location, and who you wish to address your question to. We will select a limited number to put to the candidates.

Council may proceed with this project unless petitions against the service are received by May 21, 2017. The City will be borrowing funds for the residents’ portion of this project over a 20 year term. The City’s portion for this project will be paid from the Capital Budget Account.

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United Way connects businesses with non-profits ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

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“We have a lot of clients come in and they’re just moving into their places and everybody is always looking for blankets and sheets and really basic stuff like that,” said Phallon Stoutenburg, poverty outreach coordinator for the Women’s Resource Society. “To be able to provide that to people with your basic necessities such as a blanket and a pillow to sleep with really makes a difference.” Sheldon Feener with the Fort St. John Salvation Army was pleased to receive 60 towel sets, including bath, hand and face towels. “It’s something that’s always in demand at the shelter because we go through a lot of them. We allow people if they move out to have a towel set, so this is something that was very helpful for us,” said Feener. “We’re incredibly grateful for the support of the community.” Making Connections has also helped groups outside Fort St. John. The Peace Métis Society recently opened an office in Hudson’s Hope to assist Métis people in the area with education, housing, health and finance. Peace River Hydro Partners donated a printer to their office to help the group out. Any businesses interested in the Making Connections Initiative can contact The United Way at 250-2639266 ext.1.

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“This is the most significant residential development project that FSJ has seen.”

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COUNCIL INITIATIVE 87 Avenue West of 107 Street Local Area Service Project No. 4, 2017 The City of Fort St. John intends to install catchbasins, street lighting, asphalt paving, curb & gutter, driveway and boulevard restoration works on 87 Avenue west of 107 Street. PROJECT COSTS Total estimated cost of Parcel Owner’s Portion Total estimated cost of the City’s Portion Total estimated Cost of Project

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Parcel Owners Options and Cost Summary Annual charge per metre $36.87 Commuted value per metre $1,047.86 Number of years 20

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Developer targets West Bypass for new ‘legacy’ neighbourhood MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

A local developer is eyeing a massive new 600-acre development along Fort St. John’s West Bypass that could one day see up to 6,000 new homes and 15,000 residents. The XJ Evergreen Estates Corporation is looking to build a master-planned neighbourhood along the city’s new western boundary. It has begun the process of applying for an amendment to the city’s official community plan to define and carve up the land uses within the property. Dan Wuthrich, a co-owner of the company, says the development, dubbed Parkwood Properties, encompasses two parcels of land that has been in and out of his family for several years, and were brought into city boundaries in 2014. “As the city develops, we thought we had an opportunity to build a legacy project with the largest green space in Fort St. John,” Wuthrich said at a recent open house for the development. The development would be anchored around the Fish Creek coulee, with low density residential to the north, and medium to high density residential and commercial areas south toward the Alaska Highway. Wuthrich and his partners have enlisted Jim Radford as their development manager to

help guide the development through its early stages. Radford, who has developed communities around the world, including Predator Ridge in Vernon, said the plan calls for a mix of 6,000 new homes for up to 15,000 people. The plan also identifies three new school sites, a town centre, and eight new parks spread across roughly 68 acres—four of the parks centred around the Fish Creek coulee, which will connect with the existing West Bypass trail. “This is two-thirds of the size of Fort St. John,” Radford said. “This is the most significant residential development project that Fort St. John has seen.” It will take around a year for the development to work its way through the necessary OCP amendments and rezoning process, Radford said. The hope is to have shovels in the ground as early as next spring to begin the first phases of construction, which will begin in the northwest area near the West Bypass where existing sewer infrastructure exists. “If we can do it when the snow’s gone next year, that would be first prize,” Radford said. Ken Rogers, the city’s development director, expects a public hearing on the development to be held in May. The development gives the city room to grow and adjust its capital planning accordingly, he said.

“That was part of the boundary expansion issue. We were running out of land and when we did the calculations for subdivision prior to the 2014 boundary expansion we were going to run out of land, period, within a five-year window, which is, from a city planning perspective, very, very tight,” he said. “After the first boundary expansion, the Parkwood, which was part of it, allows us that cushion to look well beyond a decade out. We can ensure that we’ve got the infrastructure in place and the funds are allocated beforehand.” Wuthrich said he and his business partners all have deep roots in the community. His parents immigrated to Fort St. John in 1949. He raised his children here, and now has 16 grandchildren. It could take between 30 to 50 years to see a full build out of the community, depending on the economy, he said. Wuthrich and his partners aren’t likely to be around to see that day, but they are hoping to leave behind a neighbourhood that makes the community proud, he said. “What we’d like to see is a legacy of being the preferred community in Fort St. John where the amenities fit the lifestyle, and offer different lifestyles in certain areas in that whole parcel of land,” he said. More information about the development can be found at parkwoodproperties.ca.

Unemployment dropped to 6.5% in March ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

The unemployment rate in the Northeast has fallen once again, continuing a downward trend for 2017. Statistics Canada data released April 7 shows the unemployment rate in Northeast B.C. at 6.5 per cent for March, down more than two percentage points from February, which sat at 8.7 per cent. It’s a considerable drop from the 10.5 per cent seen in

December 2016 and January 2017. The report shows that in a labour force of 43,400, the northeast had 40,600 people employed and 2,800 unemployed in March. In February, the labour force was 44,600 with 40,700 employed and 3,900 people unemployed. In March 2016, the labour force of 43,400 saw 39,200 people employed and 4,200 people unemployed. The unemployment rate for British Columbia sat at 5.7 per cent in March.

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COUNCIL INITIATIVE 98 Avenue Between 102 and 104 Streets and 104 Street Between 97 and 98 Avenues Local Area Service Project No. 1, 2017 The City of Fort St. John intends to install catchbasins, street lighting, sidewalks, asphalt paving, curb & gutter, driveway and boulevard restoration works on 98 Avenue between 102 and 104 Streets and 104 Street between 97 and 98 Avenues.

PROJECT COSTS Total estimated cost of Parcel Owner’s Portion Total estimated cost of the City’s Portion Total estimated Cost of Project Parcel Owners Options and Cost Summary Annual charge per metre Commuted value per metre Number of years

$231,210.46 $1,078,256.73 $1,309,467.19 $31.33 $1,177.11 20

Aﬀected parcel owners who want to petition against this work proceeding must do so by submitting their written objection to: Director of Legislative and Administrative Services at City Hall, 10631 – 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC V1J 3Z5 on or before 4:30 p.m. on May 21, 2017. Council may proceed with this project unless petitions against the service are received by May 21, 2017. The City will be borrowing funds for the residents’ portion of this project over a 20 year term. The City’s portion for this project will be paid from the Capital Budget Account.

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Easter egg hunt back for 37th year

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Families are about ready to hop to Kin Park for the 37th annual Kin Club of Fort St. John Easter Egg Hunt. Taking place April 15, the hunt is a long-standing tradition in the community that sees hundreds of kids and parents gathered to find brightly coloured eggs. “It’s just a really great family event, especially for the little kids,” said Jess Cotton, vice president of the Fort St. John Kin Club. The Kin Club is switching things up this year by moving away from using real eggs, which Cotton said produced a

lot of food waste, and using a biodegradable type of plastic egg. Cotton says the Kin Club will collect those eggs at the end of the hunt to be washed and reused. There will be 1,200 eggs hidden for Saturday’s event. Egg hunters are divided into age groups, with the youngest kids have their eggs close by and moving further and further into the park the older the kids get. All the participants will get an Easter treat after the hunt. The Kin Club Easter Egg Hunt starts at 11 a.m. sharp on April 15, so families should arrive a little early. For more information, call 250-329-6626.

Baby’s Best Chance is a federal funded program that provides free services for pregnant individuals that may be facing challenges in their life and/or pregnancy. Participants will learn about pregnancy including proper nutrition, how to make healthy choices for self and baby, prepare for birth, post-delivery education, newborn care and access support. Group is held at Community Bridge (10142 101st Ave FSJ) and is offered to pregnant individuals on Wednesdays at 11:00am and to individuals with newborns up to 6 months of age on Wednesdays at 12:30pm. For more information or to register please contact BBC Coordinator at 250-785-6021 ext. 251 or email BBCCoord@ communitybridge.ca

In a riding where three independent candidates are expected to be on the Peace River North ballot next month, voters might be wondering just what an independent MLA can actually do in Victoria. Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington paid Fort St. John a visit on April 5 to share her experience as a two-term independent, and gave her endorsement to local candidate Bob Fedderly, whose campaign hosted the event. While people often told her that independent MLAs are set up with basement offices in the legislature, get no opportunity to ask questions in the house, and have no real power to affect change, Huntington was quick to dispel those myths and misconceptions. “I have to say that every single element of those accusations was wrong then and it’s wrong today,” she said. Huntington won her seat in Delta South in 2009 against then-attorney general Wally Oppal after a recount that saw her beat the Liberal incumbent by 32 votes. The original count had her losing by two votes.

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COURT DOCKET A summary of what went on in Peace Region courts for the week ending April 7. There were no cases up for sentencing in Hudson’s Hope or Fort Nelson. Fort St John Law Courts • Travis Michael Thompson (born 1980) was given a 25day jail sentence, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for three counts of breach of undertaking or recognizance. Thompson was handed a second 25-day jail sentence, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for breaching a probation order. Thompson was handed a 360-day jail sentence, and assessed a $200 victim surcharge for two counts of theft of a motor vehicle. Thompson was given an additional 180 days in jail and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of breach of undertaking or recognizance. Thompson was handed a 240day jail sentence and assessed a $200 victim charge for one count of possession of property under $5,000. • Kyle Dale Hudson (born 1984) was handed a three-year criminal driving ban, given zero days in jail, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for one count of operating a motor vehicle while disqualified. • Laura Wensley Nazarek (born 1982) was fined $100, handed a six-month driving ban, and assessed a $15 victim surcharge for one count of driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention. • David James Oster (born 1991) was ordered to provide a DNA sample, handed a oneyear probation order, given a 10-year firearms ban, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for seven counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking. Oster was ordered to provide another DNA sample, given two months in jail, handed a second one-year probation order, an additional 10-year firearms ban, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for four counts of trafficking in a controlled substance.

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“We were definitely busy. We weren’t overtaxed but we also didn’t have the resources to help out in Taylor, and vice versa,” Ross said. “We were close to our limits for sure.” The year, so far, has been a different story. The department has received only 12 calls so far, leaving the 30-member volunteer department waiting for action. It’s can be difficult to keep a volunteer force motivated during slow times, Ross said. “It just seems like it’s endless training, training, training with no calls in between,” he said. “They require the training, but they like to put that training to use.” His department supports the review and expanding its coverage area in the community. His firefighters also want new authority to respond to vehicle rescues and medical calls. That level of service isn’t something they’re authorized to respond to under the department’s existing establishment bylaw from 1980, according to Ross. However, the firefighters have the necessary training to provide those services, he said. “The guys are more than willing to expand not only the response area, but the level of service,” he said. “They’re looking forward to it.” How those new services are considered as part of the review remains to be seen. Sperling says the district wants to concentrate on fire protection and response services. That alone might come with a need for new equipment or infrastructure, such as water depots, to service any new areas, he said. “If we’re going to do it, I want to make sure we’re doing it right,” Sperling said. The regional district must be cautious about the workload it adds to a volunteer fire department, PRRD CAO Chris Cvik said. “If you’re getting called out for fighting fires, and you’re looking to expand that service, that’s one thing,” he said. “But if all of a sudden you expand the service and then you say, OK, in addition to that, we’re going to respond to vehicle extrications and roadside emergencies, there’s a lot more of those types of events. All of a sudden, you’ve just added an additional stressor on a volunteer fire department. “Is that going to have an impact on response? Lots of questions, and again, some of the questions will be answered through the (study).” Expanding the department’s fire protection area would be a board decision, Cvik said. To go beyond fighting fires and amending the department’s establishment bylaw would require a referendum—and could include the possibility of new taxes to support the new services, he said. The department was last reviewed in 2011 by David Mitchell & Associates as the regional district was preparing to assume operations of the department from the Charlie Lake/Grandhaven Fire Protection Society. That study concluded that having the department respond to medical calls or vehicle extrications required careful consideration due to an increase in training needed and the number of incident responses. A public survey in that study found 58 residents were in favour the department providing the medical call and road rescue services, even if it involved higher taxes. There were 86 people surveyed who were opposed.

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An intermediate option would see the same framework as the second option, but reduces the number of cats allowed to three, and would require them to be on a leash if outside. The pros are the same and would likely increase public satisfaction. The cons of this plan include more work, training, and equipment for bylaw officers, and enforcement only by written complaint. A more enhanced option includes increasing fines for non-compliance. The pros are the same as the intermediate option, plus a more proactive enforcement model. This option would place most of the work on the bylaw staff and would likely be unsustainable. The city could also decide to keep the status quo and not bother with a cat bylaw. Currently, cat complaints are logged under regular bylaw complaints, and staff usually receives three to five a year. Last year, the city received 10 complaints, Isenberg said. Coun. Gord Klassen wondered if that number would increase if there were a cat bylaw in effect. “A lot of people think there’s nothing they can do, so why bother,” he said. Coun. Trevor Bolin noted he is not a cat person and believes that cats should be treated the same as dogs in the city. “What’s good for the dogs is good for the cats,” he said. Mayor Lori Ackermen felt that any fees and fines for cats should be the same as the fees and fines for dogs as a way to avoid any confusion. “All our little four legged fuzzy ones need to be treated the same,” she said. Council voted to send the options to strategic planning for further study.

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City Manager Dianne Hunter asked if the hens would be licensed the same way dogs are. Isenberg said other communities would often put a numbered band on their leg. There would also have to be a place to bring any hens that are seized, which Isenberg said would likely be the SPCA, which would need to build a chicken coop at a cost of around $3,000. Most hens that are picked up by bylaw officers are almost never reunited with their owner, she added. “There’s a very high abandonment rate of hens, few are actually claimed,” Isenberg said. Backyard coops would only be for hens—other fowl such as roosters, geese, ducks, and turkeys would not be included. Meanwhile, Rogers and Isenberg also presented some options for a potential cat bylaw for the city. The first option includes a voluntary licensing program, ticketing or fines for having too many cats (four or more), and having cats in heat kept indoors. The pros of this option including having little impact on bylaw staff, an increased return rate with the licensing, and with no cost people will be less likely to abandon their cats. The cons include the impact this could have on the SPCA, a greater burden on other city departments, and an unsatisfied public. A second option includes mandatory licensing for cats more than three months old, ticketing or fines for having too many cats (four or more) and cats at large, and having cats in heat kept indoors. This would allow the city to keep stats on the number of cats in the community, as well as equal treatment as dog owners.

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Above: Michael Tompkins (left) with MP Bob Zimmer and Marion Ewasiuk laid a wreath at the cenotaph in Fort St. John April 9 in remembrance of the Canadian soliders who fought in the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Top right: Fort St. John RCMP Detachment Commander Mike Kurvers stands at attention during O Canada. Bottom right: Dean “Duke” Cuthbert reads the war poem In Flanders Fields as part of ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the battle.

Vimy Ridge centennial marked MATT PREPROST editor@ahnfsj.ca

Michael Tompkins knows how lucky he is to be alive—as lucky as his grandfathers were for fighting in the Battle of Vimy Ridge a century ago and making it out alive. Harold Waite, a farmer from Saskatchewan, and Philip Tompkins, an electrician from Edmonton, were unknown to each other but shared a common fate and purpose when they joined 15,000 other Canadians on the front lines of the battle on April 9, 1917. Up against a heavily equipped German army and insurmountable odds, the two men were part of a Canadian military effort that accomplished what the British and French armies could not in two years of war: they seized the Germans’ best-defended position on the Western Front in northern France. Over the course of the fourday battle, 3,598 Canadians were killed, 7,004 were wounded, and another were 4,000 captured as prisoners of war. His grandfathers returned alive. “I don’t know much about their direct involvement and how things went on that day,” said Tompkins, one of three dozen residents who turned out to a memorial at the

cenotaph outside the Fort St. John Royal Canadian Legion on Sunday. “They were the type of older fellows that if you ever asked them about things like that, they didn’t really want to speak of it much. I imagine, being who they were, they probably had what is known as PTSD today. “We all knew they were there and they were part of that, helped put Canada on the map as a fighting force and took that hill,” he said. Canada’s victory at Vimy Ridge helped to forge the nation’s identity, and came to symbolize its independence from Great Britain. “Many men felt that we were capable of greatness,” Major Dan Davies said in a ceremonial speech. “Canadian troops also earned a reputation of being formidable, effective troops because of the stunning success that was achieved at Vimy.” That reputation and pride extended to Ed Thomas, who served with the British forces that supplied the Canadians with artillery and support during the battle. Thomas would move to the Peace Country in 1919 after the war, his daughter Marion Ewasiuk said. “My dad was very very proud of the Canadians,” she said

following Sunday’s ceremony. “He met a lot of Canadians over there and they were, a lot, from this area, Rolla, and those places. He made very good friends with them. And they kind of initiated the move.” Thomas would go on to be a founding member of the legion in Fort St. John, and though he didn’t talk much of his experiences in the war, Ewasiuk is proud of his service. “You remember and do pay respect to all who took part,” Ewasiuk said. “It’s a very pride-driven feeling that my dad … was part of this event.” Tompkins knows if his grandfathers didn’t survive he’d likely not be here today. Sometimes, he admits, he takes that for granted, but Sunday’s ceremony was a reminder to never forget. “There are times like these where you don’t want to, you really want to try and do your bit to remember and pass that on, because all the veterans of World War One are gone and soon the veterans of World War Two will all be gone as well,” he said. “We do have to keep the memory alive and do our bit.” A contingent of 20 cadets were at Vimy Ridge for national centennial ceremonies on Sunday. They return from a nine-day educational trip to Europe on Tuesday night.

COUNCIL INITIATIVE 104 Avenue Between 101 And 102 Street Local Area Service Project No. 3, 2017 The City of Fort St. John intends to install catchbasins, street lighting, sidewalks, asphalt paving, curb & gutter, driveway and boulevard restoration works on 87 Avenue west of 107 Street. PROJECT COSTS Total estimated cost of Parcel Owner’s Portion Total estimated cost of the City’s Portion Total estimated Cost of Project

$165,790.98 $398,936.59 $564,727.57

Parcel Owners Options and Cost Summary Annual charge per metre $73.84 Commuted value per metre $1,483.40 Number of years 20 Affected parcel owners who want to petition against this work proceeding must do so by submitting their written objection to: Director of Legislative and Administrative Services at City Hall, 10631 – 100 Street, Fort St. John, BC V1J 3Z5 on or before 4:30 p.m. on May 21, 2017. Council may proceed with this project unless petitions against the service are received by May 21, 2017. The City will be borrowing funds for the residents’ portion of this project over a 20 year term. The City’s portion for this project will be paid from the Capital Budget Account.

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Three fights in three days left Dylan Lielke a little bruised, but he walked away as a two-time Canadian Amateur Nationals champion. The amateur nationals were held in Lethbridge, Alberta, from April 5 to 7, and local fighter Lielke beat last year’s silver medalist Ali Wasuk with a triangle choke submission in the second round. He fought in the featherweight class, after fighting at lightweight the last two years. “It feels awesome, almost better this time, more validating,” Lielke said about being champion. “It’s the biggest division that we’ve had at a Canadian championships in the sport yet. Twelve guys registered, haven’t had that many in my division before.”

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“It feels awesome, almost better this time, more validating.”

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Dylan Lielke lands a hard right on Randy Chung in his first round match at the Canadian Amateur Nationals in Lethbridge.

Last year, Lielke fought in the finals and lost “a very bad decision,” Coach Justin Donally said. “So he silvered last year and that’s why he decided to go back this year,” Donally explained. Lielke won his first fight at nationals on April 5, with a TKO in the third round by strikes on the ground. His second fight, on April 6, was his toughest fight of

the tournament, according to Donally, but he won that by unanimous decision. “This year was the hardest because there was three days of fighting in a row. It was harder but I was better prepared this year,” Lielke said. Lielke will now be headed to the World Championships in

Bahrain in November. His record has improved to 13-2. The finals of the nationals were part of the Rumble in the Cage 54 card, and also fighting on that card was local fighter Brad Stewart, who coaches for Donally. He had his first K-1 Kickboxing fight and won with a split decision over Matt

Krayco. Lielke and Stewart will both be at the local MMA event Regenesis on April 14, helping coaching the younger fighters. Lielke now has a bit of a break. He may fight one more time in the summer, but otherwise will be preparing for his fight in November.

Inconnu makes huge splash at spring meet Swimmers from Fort St. John and Chetwynd race in Spring Splash DILLON GIANCOLA sports@ahnfsj.ca

Despite a few hiccups in preparation, the 21st annual Spring Splash went as smoothly as possible. A total of 77 kids, 61 from the Fort St. John Inconnu Swim Club and 16 from the CEE club in Chetwynd, took part in the event. “It went really well. We had a good volounteer turnout and the kids swam really really well,” coach Steve Carson said. “For some of the younger ones, this is near the end of the season for them, and they did really well for what will either be the last meet or second last meet of the year.” Several swimmers stood out from this meet. Julien Kemp, who is in the 10 and under category, broke two club records and qualified for the AA Provincials. Rachel Dyck,

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Morgan Ball, 12, swims her way to a second place finish in the 3rd of 5 Mixed 50 SC Meter Butterfly finals.

14, who moved up into the national swim group this year, also performed well. “I thought she swam really well this meet, she took off a lot of time in every event but one,” Carson said. Two other swimmers had standout meets. Ethan Scoullar qualified for the provincials, and Dominic Amler, who Carson says has come into his own this year, also had a great meet.

But the event didn’t happen without its setbacks. Originally scheduled for the weekend of April 28, the meet had to be rescheduled due to a scheduling conflict with the Prince George meet. Because of that, there was a smaller draw than normal and the clubs from Northern Alberta were unable to come. But despite that, the event was a success, and went according to plan.

Next up for the Inconnu Swim Blub is the Western Nationals, in Calgary, which take place the weekend of April 22. The club has three swimmers who have qualified: Tate Haugan, Brittany Welsh, and Eric Louie. The following weekend sees the club in Prince George, and then Grande Prairie the weekend after that. This is the last short course meet of the season.

Local fighters are poised to fight their way to glory at Regenesis. The Pomeroy Hotel hosts the fights this Friday night. Regenesis is the first full event that Fivestar Fight League has put on in more than a year, and its first-ever all boxing and kickboxing card. It’s the 22nd event Fivestar owner Justin Donally has put on, and his 18th through Fivestar. “I have 13 guys, girls and kids from the gym fighting, we make up almost half the card,” Donally said. There is 15 total fights Friday night. There are fighters coming from all over B.C. and Alberta, including Grande Prairie, Prince George, Quesnel, and even a fighter from Kamloops. But all the focus in Fort St. John will be on the locals from the Fivestar gym. Ashley Rouble, who heads to Quebec City for the Boxing Canada Championships eight days after her fight, has a great match against last year’s national silver medalist. Nick Young is 7-0 and looking to keep his undefeated streak alive. Travis Lussier is mainly an MMA guy, but he has his first boxing match at Regenesis. “He’s always game and fun to watch, so you’ll want to keep your eye on him,” Donally said. Donally expects the event to be sold out, adding that they get tons of support locally. Its been a tough year, however, and with the poor economy of last year the league decided to downsize its events. Instead of hosting them at the curling rink, they now fight at the hotel. Demand for fights in town remains as high as ever, however, as Fivestar’s 19th event is set fowr May.

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Tom’s Construction captures Oilmen’s hockey tourney title MATT PREPOST editor@ahnfsj.ca

Another year, another set of engravings for the trophies at the Fort St. John Oilmen’s Hockey Tournament. The 14th annual four-onfour event wound down with a handful of wide-open leads and an 11-round shootout to cap off three days of hockey action Saturday, April 8, at the North Peace Arena. Tom’s Construction skated away with a convincing 8-3 win over Northern Vac Services in the Petroleum Club game to take the tournament’s title trophy. It’s the first time the company will see its name engraved on the trophy since joining the tournament four years ago. “It’s awesome, it’s a great feeling,” company owner Tom Fisher said. “Winning’s always fun.” A long-time member of the Fort St. John Petroleum Association, Fisher said he waited a long time to get a company team in the tournament. He chalked up this

year’s win to a strong draw of the 110 players who registered for the event. “A real good mixed bag of guys, every field of industry. We got a fireman, we got equipment operators, oilfield operators, and obviously construction,” he said. “A really, really good bunch of guys. We meshed really well together.” Cabre Oilfield took home a nail-biting 3-2 win over Ditmarsia in the Jiffy Lube Game after 11 rounds of shootout, with Todd Alexander going top shelf for the game’s winning goal. Fort Motors took a close 8-6 win over Distribution Now in the Baker Hughes Game. CPS won 6-3 over Magnum Oilfield in the Sexsmith Financial Game, and TCL beat D+D Insulators 9-5 in the D&T Disposal Game. Former Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kirk McLean was the tournament’s special guest and though he wasn’t able to lace up his skates, he did share some of his experiences from his playing days, including the Canucks’ 1994 run to the

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Tom’s Construction beat Northern Vac Services 8-3 in the Petroleum Club Game.

Stanley Cup finals. “It was neat to hear some of the stories,” tournament organizer Lee Hartman said. McLean’s visit follows the course on an impressive roster of former pros the tournament’s organizing committee brings each year, including Bryan Trottier, Lanny McDonald, Craig Simpson, and Dale Hawerchuk, among others.

“It gives the opportunity for Winnipeg Jet guys to meet their idols in Dale Hawerchuk, and Edmonton Oiler guys to meet Craig,” said Hartman. “In Fort St. John, we have all kinds of fans.” It’s early yet, but Hartman said the committee hopes to attract two to three players for the tournament’s 15th year in 2018, and grow the event as a

FSJMHA awards night a shining moment DILLON GIANCOLA sports@ahnfsj.ca

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Curtis Robinson, left, presents Travers Barrows with the Ron Robinson award.

The Fort St. John Minor Hockey Association held its annual awards celebration last Wednesday, April 5. The hour-long evening saw 18 awards handed out, along with individual medals handed out for every team. More than 350 people were in attendance for the event, and awards were given out

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for the novice, atom and peewee age categories. The highlight of the night was when the Northern Metallic Bantam Flyers received their banners for placing third at this years B.C. Hockey Tier 2 provincials. The rest of the awards were handed out individually. The Ron Robinson Award for a novice player who shows sportmanship on and off the ice was presented to Travers

Barrows. Paige Brown won the award for being the most dedicated female of the Fort St. John Eagles Women’s Hockey Team. There were 609 players that played minor hockey in Fort St. John this year. B.C. Minor Hockey nominated the Fort St. John association for Minor Hockey League Association of the Year.

whole based on feedback from the players. “We all have our ears to the ground throughout the tournament looking for suggestions that make sense,” he said. The 55th Annual FSJ Petroleum Association Golf Tournament runs June 7 to 10 at at Lakepoint Golf & Country Club.

Ron Robinson Award - Travers Barrows; Earl Alexander Award - Jace Unruh; Dale Palmer Award - Cowyn Loney; Kin Club Award - Landon Alexander; Corey Lee James Schultz Memorial Award - LT McDonell; June Godberson Memorial Award - Maria Ayre; Mike Brandmann Memorial Award - Adam Bourgeois; Brian Phillips Memorial Award - Hunter Gibb; Gary Flake Memorial Award - Noah Lang; MacLean Herron Award - Ryan Whimp; Kenny Kosick Memorial Award - Nick Page; Fort St. John Eagles Women’s Hockey Team Most Dedicated Female Award - Paige Brown; Kirschner Goaltender Award - Finley Gibb; The Mike Landucci Referee of the Year Award - Jerry Bueckert; Coach of the Year Award - Stacey Forster; Doug & Yvonne Wiles Recognition Award - Brett McLean; Hugo Brandmann Memorial Award - Andrea Norstrom; Rotary Fair Play Award - AAA Safety

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The PGA Tour will begin testing Network rangefinders during competition GOLF rounds on the Web.com tour, GOLF Mackenzie tour and PGA tour GOLF Latinoamérica later this year. For the testing, CBS players and caddies will be allowed to use GOLF rangefinders during four consecutive preCBS determined tournaments this summer. The testing begins in April and will be finished in July. Golf Trivia After the tests and evaluations are finished, the Tour and player advisory council will discuss the In 1999, what major championship did findings and reassess the situation. Andy Pazder, Sergio Garcia finish second? a) Masters c) Open Championship the chief tournaments and competitions officer for the Tour, said the evaluation “will consider b) US Open d) PGA Championship the impact on pace of play, optics and any other Answer: d) At the age of 19, Sergio Garcia finished effects they might have on the competition.” second in his first PGA Championship.

Lessons from the Golf Pro One of the easiest ways for the recreational golfer to lose distance on his shots is the old “scoop” that most of us are familiar with. Scooping occurs when we cock the wrist on the downswing instead of keeping it straight through impact. So, whenever your wrists are cocked when you hit the ball, the hands are behind the ball at impact and this adds loft to your club. Also, the biggest problem in getting to the most powerful hitting position is that we never shift our weight properly during the swing. If you keep all of your weight on the left side of the body, you have to hit early on the downswing and the scooping effect takes place. Make sure that on the backswing, the shift of weight moves from the left to right side in order to get your hands through the ball properly at impact.

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Sergio Garcia

Turned Professional: 1999 FedEx Cup Ranking: 12th World Ranking: 7th PGA Tour Wins: 10

FedEx Cup Standings Through April 9, 2017

1) Dustin Johnson 1,903 pts. / 5 top tens

2) Hideki Matsuyama 1,822 pts. / 4 top tens

3) Justin Thomas 1,793 pts. / 5 top tens

4) Jon Rahm

1,361 pts. / 5 top tens

5) Adam Hadwin 1,160 pts. / 4 top tens

FedEx Cup Standings continued... Player Points 6) Jordan Spieth 1,104 7) Pat Perez 1,093 8) Rickie Fowler 1,069 9) Justin Rose 980 10) Brendan Steele 960

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LOCAL SPORTS

Peace Populair rides the north 18th randonneur season begins with introductory distance DILLON GIANCOLA sports@ahnfsj.ca

The Peace Region chapter of B.C. Randonneurs kicked off last weekend with the 100-kilometre Peace Populair. The ride was organized by Wim Kok, who has been organizing these rides since 2000, a total of 18 seasons. These are not your typical bike races. A randonneur is a long distance cyclist who rides the distance totally self supported, without any cars following them. Every so many kilometres there are control points, such as a store, where the rider goes in and gets his or her control card signed. It is essentially a piece of evidence that they have been there and covered the distance. Riders receive pins afterwards for their effort. Rides can range from 200 to 1200 kilometres, and the 100km populair is a sort of introductory ride to the season. Joining Kok on the ride April 8 was Robert Sapp, who began randonneuring last year, and Erik Snucins, a well-travelled rider. The three rode a route that saw them cycle north of town to Montney. From there, they rode to Rose Prairie before looping back at Milligan Creek

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12 riders came out to run the Blizzard Bike Club’s Cecil Lake race on Sunday, April 9. Robert Sapp took first place in the 35km distance, while Josh Telizyn beat out three other riders in a photo finish in the 50km out and back distance. The next race is the Spring Stage Race starting April 14 with the Beatton hill climb at 10 a.m. DILLON GIANCOLA PHOTO

From left to right, Erik Snucins, Robert Sapp, and Wim Kok take off on the 100km Peace Populair.

Road and heading back to Fort St. John. It took the trio four hours and 48 minutes to complete the ride. “The key on the long ride is to pace yourself,“ said Kok. He has partaken in these long rides all over Canada and Europe, earning his 40,000km pin last year. “There is 28 of us in B.C. who have that,” he said. “It’s definitely challenging,” Sapp added of the long ride. “There was a point in the 200km ride that I did last year where I had to decide to either pedal at a lighter pace or give

a little more and have my legs hurt.” Sapp is embarking on an even bigger challenge this summer when he and some friends will cycle from Alaska all the way to St. John’s, Newfoundland. “We have to cycle seven to eight hours a day, with one day off a week. 150kms a day,” he said. The next ride that is scheduled in Fort St. John is 150 kilometres on April 15. From then on there will also be 200, 400, and 600km rides throughout the summer.

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Fort St. John’s rhythmic gymnastic team poses at Sunday’s meet at North Peace Secondary School. Teams from Prince George and Quesnel also participated, with 5 participants headed to provincials in Kamloops in July.

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2017 Standings Cup Series Top Ten Points 1) Kyle Larson

Darrell Wallace Jr. Posts 5th-Straight 6th-Place Finish in n Xfinity Series After struggling through h much of last season with just three top p fives and nine top 10s and finishing g 11th in the standings, Wallace opened d the year with a dismal 33rd-place resultt at Daytona. Since then, it’s been sixth h every race day. Wallace, who still needs s sponsorship this year, will gladly take the e sixth-place finishes, in many of which he e has had to come back from adversity. He e was spun with 134 laps left Saturday and d rallied for sixth place. Wallace’s streak k is the series’ second-longest with the e same finish in the top 10, one behind d the six straight second-place finishes by y Jack Ingram in 1983. “You won’t see me e complaining one bit if we do finish sixth. This is another good day for us,” said d Wallace, who sits fourth in the standings s. “We’re a top-10 car, no doubt, every y weekend. That’s been a big improvementt from last year, where we were a top-20 0, top-15 car at best.”

Driver 1) Elliott Sadler 2) William Byron 3) Ryan Reed 4) Darrell Wallace Jr. 5) Justin Allgaier 6) Matt Tifft 7) Daniel Hemric 8) Brennan Poole 9) Michael Annett 10) Blake Koch

Points: 315 Wins: 1 Top 5: 5 Top 10: 5

2) Chase Elliott

Points: 298 Wins: 0 Top 5: 3 Top 10: 5

3) Martin Truex Jr.

Points: 275 Wins: 1 Top 5: 2 Top 10: 4

4) Brad Keselowski

Points 225 219 183 176 174 139 136 134 130 130

Racing History

Points: 274 Wins: 2 Top 5: 5 Top 10: 6

April 3, 1987 - Bill Elliott set the NASCAR qualifying speed record of 212.809 mph at Talladega. He also set the qualifying speed record at Daytona International Speedway at 210.364 miles per hour. Both records were set in 1987. The mark at Talladega has since been the fastest speed for any NASCAR race ever.

5) Joey Logano

Points: 243 Wins: 0 Top 5: 4 Top 10: 6

6) Ryan Blaney

Points: 224 Wins: 0 Top 5: 1 Top 10: 3

7) Kyle Busch

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Points: 211 Wins: 0 Top 5: 2 Top 10: 3

What year did Jimmie Johnson win 10 races on his way to the Cup Championship?

8) Jamie McMurray

Points: 209 Wins: 0 Top 5: 0 Top 10: 4

9) Clint Bowyer

a) 2005 b) 2007

Points: 204 Wins: 0 Top 5: 1 Top 10: 3

10) Kevin Harvick

c) 2009 d) 2011

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Points: 198 Wins: 0 Top 5: 1 Top 10: 3

Last Weekend’s Race: Jimmie Johnson won the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Jimmie Johnson proved on Sunday that you can’t keep a good driver, a good car and a good team down too long, even if you change the playing field at one of his favorite race tracks. The seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champ passed Joey Logano for the lead on Lap 318 of 334 and pulled away for his first victory of the season in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at newly repaved and reconfigured Texas Motor Speedway. The win was Johnson’s seventh at the 1.5-mile track and the 81st of his career. Blaney led 148 laps. Johnson led only 18, but he led the one that counted the most. It was Johnson’s sixth victory in the last 10 races at Texas. After the race Jimmie said, “I guess I remembered how to drive and I guess this team remembered how to do it!”

Jimmie Johnson Born: Sept. 17, 1975 Crew Chief: Chad Knaus Car: Chevrolet

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LOCAL SPORTS

Golf season tees off soon DILLON GIANCOLA sports@ahnfsj.ca

Mid April means golf season is officially here. With the Masters wrapping this weekend, it seems fitting that local courses would begin opening for the year as well. Here are the opening dates of the courses in the area and some things to look forward to in the new season: The Lone Wolf Golf Club is ahead of the pack, having opened this past Saturday, April 8. “We always start a couple weeks ahead of other courses, it dries out better here” said General Manager Dave Callum.

The club has an extensive tourney schedule planned for this year, including three big charity fundraisers, and the money raised stays in the local area. Fort St. John Links is starting off with a soft opening on April 21 for members only, and opening up to the general public on Saturday, April 22. The course is featuring new gold tee boxes this year for beginners. In addition to that, golfers can enjoy a commercial league, as well as ladies night on Mondays. The Lakepoint Golf and Country Club does not have an opening date, but hopes to open in two to three weeks.

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Down south, two more courses are opening in the near future. The Farmington Fairways Golf and RV Resort opens the weekend of April 22. However, its driving range is already open for the season. The club’s men’s night returns this year on Wednesdays. The Dawson Creek Golf Club currently has three holes open, and will open all 18 holes between April 20 and April 25, weather pending. “The course has wintered well, so we’re not going to have any field issues with the greens,” said golf pro Jim Wickstrom. New for the golf course this year is the upcoming bunkers on hole one.

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Artist Lisa MacLean uses digital photography to make a statement at the Flying Colours Artists’ Association exhibition, Points of View 4.

Artists bring new perspectives to FCAA’s Points of View 4 ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

How many ways can a mushroom be interpreted? A lot of ways, as it turns out. The Flying Colours Artists’ Association held an opening for its annual exhibition, Points of View 4, at Peace Gallery North on April 7. The premise of the exhibition is to showcase the variety of techniques, styles and mediums used by the artists in the group. They are given an image and must create a piece inspired by it. This year, the images were photographs provided by Miep Burgerjon, who had taken them around her property out in the Beatton River/Charlie Lake area. Usually everyone in the group brings in a photo, but this year they let Burgerjon decide. “I really tried to consider all of the different styles that our members do, we work with so many different media and so many styles,” she said. “I was still surprised because one that I thought would be easy turned out to be very difficult, even for the well-practiced artists.” The images this year included a moose, a hummingbird, a goose, some winter trees, a leafy walking path, and a trio of mushrooms. Artists interpreted these images through painting, linocuts, cyanotypes, encaustics, and other mixed media that included pebbles from the Peace River. New to Flying Colours and the Peace Region is Lisa MacLean, a life-long artist who has worked with paint and print, but now works with digital photography and video art. Her pieces in Points of View 4 include a mix of photo manipulations, line work, and painting. “There are many different layers and it started out with an infrared photograph of Charlie Lake,” she said, “A lot of my stuff has to do with climate change at the moment, so with this particular piece, these ghost trees are from a warm climate, from Cambodia and Thailand. I was thinking about back in prehistoric times…We could be heading back that way.” Rather than redraw or repaint the animal images, MacLean took small cutouts of the various animals and worked them into her pieces, adding another layer to her already deeply layered work. Sandy Troudt, past president of Flying

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The 2017 Peace River North Performing Arts Festival takes place April 20 to 28 at the North Peace Cultural Centre.

Dance, strings, choir and more at Performing Arts Festival ALEISHA HENDRY ahendry@ahnfsj.ca

There will be dancers, singers, pianists, violinists and speakers doing what they do best for the 2017 Peace River North Performing Arts Festival. The annual festival kicks off April 20 and will see participants from northern B.C. and Alberta come to the North Peace Cultural Centre to show off their creativity on stage. “It’s going to be a really great event,” said Margaret May with the Peace River North Festival Association. “There’s just so much talent in one place.” The festival is running in a different order than in previous years—the first four days will be taken up with dance, with piano, choir, strings and band filling out the rest of the week before the Best of the Fest show. Normally it’s the other way around, with dance rounding out the end of the week. “It has to go on the weekend as it’s a four day thing,” said May. Dancers may have a bit of a reprieve this year as the festival clashes with spring break in Alberta, which means a lot of the Grande Prairie dance studios aren’t sending their full groups. “Last year they were very strong, so it keeps our dancers on their toes,” said May. While the numbers for dance are slightly down, one area that’s growing is strings, HOROSCOPE

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which May attributes to the dedication of the teachers in town. “In this town, when it comes to the music, it hinges around the teachers,” she said. “We’ve got a couple violin teachers that are really good to their kids and that’s what it takes, it all starts with the teachers.” May would like to see more take part in the Speech category, which only has about 10 participants lined up. Speech focuses on recitation as opposed to writing your own speech and reading it out loud. “Every year we think we need to focus on trying to get speech, because it seems to be a good bit for schools,” she said. “It’s something you could do and not spend a whole lot of money.” The festival will wrap with the Best of the Fest, which will feature the best performances from the week as chosen by the adjudicators. Those who win their categories will get to travel to the provincial festival in Kamloops in June. Fort St. John hosted the provincial festival last year. The Peace River North Performing Arts Festival runs from April 20 to 28 at the North Peace Cultural Centre. The public is welcome to attend any of the performances during the week. For a full schedule of performances, visit www.prnperformingarts.com. For Thursday April 13, 2017

Be alert to whatever happens, because it might surprise you. LIBRA (SEPT. 23 TO OCT. 22) Friends and partners are unpredictable today. They will either surprise you or respond to you in a surprising way. SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) You want the freedom to do your own thing at work today. You also might want to introduce reforms and better ways of doing things. Why not? SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) Dealing with children might be challenging today, because they want control over their actions. Likewise, romantic relationships will be full of surprises! CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) It’s hard to predict how a discussion with a parent or an authority figure at home will go today. You don’t want anyone telling you what to do. You also want to break free of routine. (This will be interesting.) AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 TO FEB. 18) You’re full of bright and clever ideas because you can think outside the box. For sure, your daily routine will change. Stay flexible. PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) Watch your money today, because things are unpredictable. You might find money, or you might lose money. Keep your eyes open.

Problem Couple at Church Dear Annie: My husband and I live in a small town and belong to a small church, which is struggling. I like our minister, but a lot of people do not and have left our church for other churches, including a megachurch in a nearby town. It is hard to compete with that! But several months ago, I found out that it is not just because of the minister. A couple in our church have been running people off. They are involved in everything and are rude to other people and downright mean to the minister. I started watching their behavior, and I am just amazed that people who act this way can call themselves Christians. Their behavior is getting worse as the months go by. We are going to be sharing a minister starting in July because we cannot afford to pay a full-time one any longer. He is already a minister at a church in a nearby town. I was hoping that would be an end to our problems, but now I am not so sure. A few weeks ago, the wife left in the middle of the service, angry over something. She sat in the car the rest of the service. Her husband always runs the computer during worship

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and thinks no one else can do it right, but last Sunday, they were both gone and someone else did it just fine. She wrote a post on Facebook about how they attended the church where our future minister already preaches. “Awesome message! So refreshing,” were her comments. My greatest fear -- and I am not alone -- is that they are trying to get in good with the new minister before he even gets to our church. I am hoping that he is smart enough to see through these people. My question is: Should someone discuss these people with him, or should we just pray and hope for the best? -- Trying to Save Our Church Dear Trying: I’ll answer your question with another: What would Jesus do? By all indications, he would turn the other cheek and pray for this couple, showing them only mercy and kindness. Everyone is on a different path when it comes to faith and worship. If the couple

are driven by ego and attention, that is between them and God. It is not something you need to worry about and resolve. These types of things always have a way of working themselves out. If they are truly being fake and kissing up to the minister, he will probably see through that. Dear Annie: I agreed with your advice to “Always a Bridesmaid, Now a Bride,” whose sisters-in-law had all chosen her as a bridesmaid and who was deciding whether to use them as bridesmaids or to use four of her friends. You said the writer should do the former, but you did not tell her what to do with her friends. She should use them to help out in other areas of the wedding -- serving punch, cutting cake, being greeters and so on. They could even help with the decorations and bouquets. -- Em Dear Em: Great idea, and help with preparation would no doubt be beneficial for brides and grooms on a budget. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM

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Easter is approaching quickly. For Christians it is a time of sorrow and a time of great rejoicing.

During Holy Week, we will offer April 14/17 our Good Friday Service based on the crucifixion as recorded in The Gospel of John Chapter 19 at 1:00. April 16/17 Easter Sundays’ Service is recorded in The Gospel of John Chapter 20 at 1:00. These recorded events have changed lives and can change yours. Come and join us as we observe Holy Week.

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Phoebe is about two to three years old and had a very rough winter outside. She needs to have surgery to remove her now dead and decaying eyeball. The cat is one of eight animals in North Peace SPCA care that need surgery, stretching the shelter’s budget.

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The North Peace SPCA has seen an abundance of animals needing serious surgeries come to the shelter. There are eight animals currently in their care that require some sort of surgery. “This isn’t normal for us this early in the year,” said branch manager Candace Buchamer. “We’re hoping this isn’t a vision of what the rest of the year is going to look like.” The branch has a monthly medical budget for any medicines, vaccines or surgeries that animals in their care might need—but that budget has already been blown out of the water. “Having this many already is not something we can handle under our regular budget,” said Buchamer. “If we do them all under our cost, we have nothing left for the year.” On the dog side, the one in need of the most urgent care is a mixed breed dog named Ashkee, who was surrendered to the shelter because his owner couldn’t afford medical care. Shelter staff believe Ashkee got his paw stuck in a bear trap on the Fort Nelson First Nation reserve, and his owner tried to fix the problem with polysporin. His mangled paw festered and infection set in, with Ashkee chewing away the flesh and exposing the bone. Ashkee is likely going to have a more cosmetic surgery done, where vets will remove his mangled toes at the top knuckle and try to keep the rest of his foot intact and functional. That surgery will cost about $1,000. “He’ll have really short toes, but still basically a normal foot,” said Buchamer. Over in the cat room, two felines are in serious condition and need surgical care. Phoebe is a stray that spent her winter outside and lost both her ears to frostbite. Phoebe’s worst injury is to her left eye, which is dead and decaying. Buchamer doesn’t know if it was due to the cold or an altercation, she will need to have the eye removed, which will cost about $850. Buchamer said Phoebe once belonged to someone as staff can see she has a tattoo in her ear, but because half the number is missing, they can’t find out who her owner was.

“We don’t know the details, but we’re phoning different vet clinics in the area to see if anyone registered a cat with her colours about that age,” she said. “She’s maybe about two to three years old and had a pretty rough go over the winter.” Another cat in need is Wilbur, who was found in Taylor with multiple injuries. He suffered severe trauma to his back leg and has a spiral fracture in his tibia, which Buchamer said could have been the result of impact by a car. Wilbur went in for his surgery last week, but he developed a heart murmur and had other complications that required a longer stay. The surgery itself wound up costing almost $2,800 and there could be another $1,000 added for the extended stay and other medicines. “He looks like a little bionic man because he’s got a pin sticking out of his leg,” said Buchamer. “We’re hoping that he can make a full recovery. ” Other animals needing treatments include Bentley is a seven-month-old pup that had a badly broken leg that had been left untreated for about six weeks. The shelter is looking at options for Bentley to keep his leg and be pain-free. Another cat that recently needed emergency surgery was Tommy, who had a urinary blockage, and Hercules, who had a severe ear infection that may have ruptured his eardrum. Two surgeries have already been taken care of by local vet clinics. Bear, a mixed breed dog that came to the shelter with an untreated broken jaw that has since healed, but the remnants of several shattered teeth had to be removed. Gentle Pet Clinic covered the cost of Bear’s dental surgery. A cat named Sunny developed a luxating patella, which can have varying degrees of severity. A grade one is manageable, but Sunny’s quickly worsened to a grade three and she could no longer walk. Rivers Animal Hospital covered the cost of fixing Sunny’s leg. The North Peace SPCA has been holding bake sale fundraisers to help pay for these medical expenses, but are always open to donations from the community. For more information on how to help, call 250-785-7722.

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FORT ST. JOHN & DISTRICT CHURCH DIRECTORY ANGLICAN CHURCH of CANADA NoRTH PEACE PARISH Please join us at our temporary location at the Lutheran Church 9812 108 Ave Ph: 250-785-6471 “All are Invited and Welcome Here” - (Luke 14:23) SERVICES St. Martin’s, fort St. John, BC Sundays 1:30 p.m. Rev. Enid Pow ********** Church of the Good Shepherd Taylor, BC - Sundays 9:30 a.m. ********** St. Matthias, Cecil Lake, BC 3rd Sun. of the Month 3:00 p.m. Holy Communion BAHA’I fAITH BAHA’I fAITH National Baha’i Information 1-800-433-3284 Regular Firesides Mondays @ 8:00 p.m. Deepenings continued Wednesdays at 250-7870089 Next Feast Info. 250-787-0089 ********** BAPTIST CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 9607-107th Ave., fSJ Ph. (Office) 250-785-4307 Pastor: Michael Hayes Associate Pastor: Doug Janzen SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE 10:30AM ********** CATHoLIC RoMAN CATHoLIC CHURCH (Resurrection Church) Pastor: Rev. Vener Sabacan Phone 250-785-3413 www.fsjcatholic.ca MASSES: Saturday 7:30 p.m. Sunday - 10:00 a.m. oNLY OFFICE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. BAPTISM: Contact the Pastor 3 months before baptism. MARRIAGES: Contact the Pastor 3 months before the wedding. ********** ALLIANCE CHURCH 9804-99 Ave., fort St. John, BC V1J 3T8 Ph: 250-785-4644 fax: 250-785-8932 e-mail: office@fsjalliance.ca www.fsjalliance.ca SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE: 9:15am & 11:00am KIDVILLE: for ages 2yrs.-Gr.6 @ 9:15am **********

CoMMUNITY CHURCH CHARLIE LAKE CoMMUNITY CHURCH Associate Pastor: Jared Braun 250-785-1723 fax: 250-785-4136 clcc@pris.ca SUNDAY SCHooL: 9:30am SUNDAY WoRSHIP: 10:40am 1st left turn off Alaska Highway past the Charlie Lake Store. ********** PEACE CoMMUNITY CHURCH 10556-100th Street, Taylor, BC Pastor: Wally Pohlmann Phone: 250-789-3045 HoURS: 9:00am-Noon Monday-Wednesday & friday Email: office@taylorchurch.ca Website: www.taylorchurch.ca SUNDAY ADULT CLASS - 9:30am SUNDAY WoRSHIP SERVICE - 10:30am ********** EVANGELICAL foRT ST. JoHN EVANGELICAL MISSIoN 8220-89th Avenue, fSJ Pastor: Andy Wiebe Sunday School September-June begins at 9:30am Sunday mornings. Worship Service - 10:45am Phone: 250-787-2550 ******* INTERDENoMINATIoNAL UPPER PINE GoSPEL CHAPEL Church Phone: 250-827-3833 Email: upgc@pris.ca Board Chairman: Andy Burkholder 250-827-3811 Box 66, Rose Prairie, BC ********** LUTHERAN PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 9812-108th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 2R3 Office Phone: 250-785-2718 Pastor: Rev. Kebede Dibaba Regular Worship Schedule: 9:00am Youth, Adult Bible Study 10:00am Sunday Worship Service & Sunday School ********** PEACE RIVER MUSLIM ASSoCIATIoN Information: 250-787-1264 Jumm’a (Friday) Prayer @ 1:00pm 203-10903-100th Street, fort St. John, BC email: tahermorsi@shaw.ca ********** MENNoNITE NoRTH PEACE MENNoNITE BRETHREN CHURCH North Peace Mennonite Brethren Church 10816 106 St. fort St. John, BC V1J 5V2 250-785-3869 Lead Pastor: Andrew Eby Associate Pastor of Youth &

Young Adults: Don Banman SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES: 9:15am & 11:00am ********** MENNoNITE MoNTNEY MENNoNITE CHURCH SUNDAY MoRNING: Sunday School & Worship: 9:30am SUNDAY EVENING: 2nd & 4th Sundays: 7:00pm Everyone Welcome! Pastor Warren Martin Phone: (250) 827-3231 ********** NoNDENoMINATIoNAL CHRISTIAN LIfE CENTRE “Associated with “Fellowship of Christian Assemblies” “King Jesus is Lord Over the Peace” 8923-112th Avenue, fort St. John, BC V1J 6G2 website: www.christianlifefsj.ca Ph: 250-785-4040 fax: 250-785-4021 Pastor Steve Oboh Principal of Christian Life School: Garry Jones Everyone Welcome Sunday Morning Worship Service: 10:00am Nursery available and Sunday School is held during the sermon for ages 3-12 years. Christian Life Centre is “Home of Christian Life School” ********** foRT ST. JoHN NATIVE BIBLE fELLoWSHIP Sunday Worship: 11:00am Wed., Night Bible Study: 7:30pm Pastor John A Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** GIDEoNS INTERNATIoNAL Fort St. John Camp Ray Hein 250-827-3636 John Giesbrecht 250-785-0127 ********** NoRTHERN LIGHTS CHURCH INTERNATIoNAL (Rose Prairie, BC Sunday Service: Pre-Service Prayer: 10:30am Worship Service: 11:00am Everyone Welcome ********** THE SHELTER CHURCH “...the Lord will be a shelter for His people” Joel 3:6 9808-98A Ave. fort St. John, BC 250-785-3888 SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am Pastor: Oral Benterud 250-785-9151 ********** PENTECoSTAL THE PENTECoSTALS of foRT ST. JoHN Phone: 250-787-9888 Pastor: Jason McLaughlin Sunday 10am Service, Sunday School Youth Sunday 11am Worship Service Tuesday 7pm Prayer Wednesday 7pm Bibile Study Friday 7pm Youth

********** PENTECoSTAL ASSEMBLIES of CANADA EVANGEL CHAPEL 10040-100 St., fort St. John Phone: 250-785-3386 Fax: 250-785-8345 Lead Pastor: Tony Warriner Sunday Services: 9:30am, 11:00am www.evangelfsj.com ********** The Journey 10011-100 St., fort St. John Phone: 250-785-6254 Pastor: Larry Lorentz Services: Sundays: 10:30am Tuesdays: 7:00pm ********** PRESBYTERIAN fort St. John Presbyterian Church 9907-98th St., fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-2482 fax: 250-785-2482 12:30 p.m. - Pie and Coffee 1:00 p.m. - Worship Service Everyone is invited to participate ********** REfoRMED TRINITY CoVENANT CHURCH Sunday Service: 10:00am Meets at the North Peace Cultural Center fort St. John, BC Elder: Mike Donovan Phone: 250-787-7702 matthew@trinitycovenant.ca Affiliated with C.R.E.C. ********** THE SALVATIoN ARMY THE SALVATIoN ARMY Sunday Worship Service: 10:30am 10116-100th Ave., fort St. John, BC Come Worship With Us. For information; Phone 250-785-0506 or food Bank 250-785-0500 ********** SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 9008-100th Avenue, fort St. John, BC Phone: 250-785-8632 Pastor: Cavin Chwyl Phone: 250-719-7949 Saturday Service: 9:30am ********** UNITED CHURCH of CANADA ST. LUKE’S UNITED 9907-98 St., fort St. John, BC Office: 250-785-2919 fax: 250-785-2788 Email: stlukeuc@telus.net Sunday Worship Service @ 10:00am All are Welcome! The United Church of Canada is a Union of Congregationalist, Methodist & Presbyterian Churches in Canada formed in 1925.

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Animal rescue on the lookout for fosters their homes, some with more than one animal. They will take in pretty much any animal—cats, dogs, ferrets, birds, guinea pigs, even a horse at one time—but since they don’t have a facility of their own, they need people to volunteer to be fosters in order to do it. “We’re always looking for more fosters,” said OOWH treasurer Aundrea Freybe. “We can only take animals in if they have a place to go.” Fostering can be a great experience, said Freybe, who has fostered 15 dogs over the last couple years. She noted that at first it was hard to let the fosters go, but knowing that they’re going to good homes makes it easier. “It makes you feel so good,” she said. They also rely solely on donations and adoption fees and do fundraisers through Facebook and at different events in the community. They help out with providing food and other items for a foster animal where they can, and are always accepting donations from

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It’s that time of year again, when the snow melts and the birds sing and your precious cat comes home knocked up after a little jaunt in the great outdoors. It’s kitten season, and the volunteers with On Our Way Home Animal Rescue (OOWH) are preparing for an influx of the tiny furballs. “Last year’s ‘Free Kittens’ are having this year’s ‘Free Kittens’,” said OOWH president Sherry Normandeau. “People are all like ‘I want them to have that one littler so my kids can experience birth’ and then they can’t get rid of them.” The rescue is just waiting for the inevitable phones calls asking if they can take a litter of kittens, which is why they strongly advocate for spaying and neutering. OOWH has been active for six years in Fort St. John, Chetwynd and Dawson Creek. Currently they have 35 animals in foster care with volunteers that willingly take these animals into

This week in stupidity

osh there are some weeks where it feels like I have won a lottery of sorts: so much stupidity in the world we live in, so much to talk about! Let’s spin the big wheel of stupidity and ridiculousness shall we? Oh-oh! The wheel stopped at “snack shaming” a child for bringing banana bread for lunch. Yes indeed this happened. ‘Snack shaming’ is a term used by us North Americans, who are rich in resource, to make others feel bad about their food choices. A school in Calgary apparently snack shamed a young boy by making him sit in the hallway after his teacher discovered the

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contraband banana bread in his lunch bag. Let me be clear: this was banana bread, not a marijuana brownie. There is so much wrong with this entire story. Apparently the school has a healthy snack policy and banana bread didn’t fall under the umbrella of acceptable foods. The teacher took it upon his or herself to create a teachable moment by having the six year old sit in the hallway to

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the community. Anyone interested in adopting or fostering an animal, or looking

eat his banana bread. I guess sitting in the hallway is the new writing on the blackboard, “I will not bring banana bread to school again, I will not bring banana bread to school again.” So, a teachable moment was it? What did it teach us? Let’s examine. Well, it taught us that the teaching staff at the school have far too much time on their hands if they are policing snacks and it taught the school board that the teacher in question might require some education on kindness as a learning tool. We live in a world where others seem to feel they have the right to shame arbitrarily. Whether it be a snack choice (snack shaming), clothing choice (body shaming), or the all too controversial mommy shaming (aka breast feeding in public). Time to spin the big wheel

to volunteer with OOWH can email onourwayhomeanimalrescue@ hotmail.com

of stupidity and ridiculousness again! Oh wow! We landed on “United Airlines Forcibly Removes Passenger from Overbooked Flight.” Lets move to “airline shaming”! I don’t even know where to begin with this one. I keep reading updates and thinking, “there must be more to this story, right?” So far I have been disappointed with the updates. The “but we did nothing wrong” attitude by the airline is disconcerting. According to their tariff, they did nothing wrong: they do indeed have the right to oversell the flight and they do indeed have the right to remove a passenger from the aircraft (One news outlet said that last year more than 40,000 paying customers were bumped off U.S. flights

against their will). As someone who has worked for an airline I understand the latter completely: airlines should be able to remove a passenger from an aircraft (health and safety). But they fail to grasp that BEING right and DOING right can be two different things. Was this the proper means of dealing with the situation? Probably not, but despite the keyboard outrage, the incident will probably be forgotten about and by next week the wheel of stupidity and ridiculousness will have changed with the news cycle. Judy Kucharuk is a lover of sarcasm, witty people and footnotes. You can read her book “Naked Tuesday” or catch her on CBC Radio Daybreak North where she shares her “Peace of Mind”. Follow her on twitter @ judylaine

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The Springwater is a single-story, Craftsman-style lodge. This rustically elegant home has more than 3,000 square feet of indoor living space linked to spacious patios on the side and rear. The abundance of indoor and outdoor living areas makes it well suited for entertaining on a large and lavish scale. It was designed for a couple that needs two home ofﬁces and a guest room, but those rooms could be furnished as bedrooms. Entering via the lofty Craftsmanstyle porte-cochere and vaulted entry porch, you step into a wide, vaulted foyer where light washes down through a row of clerestory windows set high in the wall. The foyer is open to the dining area on the left and the vaulted great room straight ahead. Windows ﬁll most of the dining room's front wall, while glass-centered double doors open onto a vaulted, covered patio. Three evenly spaced wooden posts bound the dining room where it transi-

tions into the great room and kitchen. One side of the kitchen's L-shaped island is rimmed by an eating/conversation bar and fronts the great room. This section has a built-in prep sink, while its other arm has under-counter veggie baskets on one side, and a four-burner range on the other. A huge walk-in pantry ﬁlls the corner next to the kitchen's built-in phone desk. The covered and vaulted patio adds private living space outside a vaulted owners' suite that boasts two large walkin closets, one twice the size of the other. Other luxuries include an exercise nook, and a private bathroom with walk-in shower, dual vanity, private toilet, and direct covered patio access. The Springwater's outdoor shower would be particularly appreciated near a pool or spa. Associated Designs is the original source for the Springwater 30-661. For more information or to view other designs, visit www.AssociatedDesigns. com or call 800-634-0123.

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Egg-in on spring and toasting Easter morning

HAPPY EASTER EGG MORNING TOASTERS 12 eggs 12 slices of Wonder bread 12 partially cooked thick cut bacon strips Salt Pepper Parsley Cream Butter With a sewing needle, delicately poke holes in each end of an egg. On

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one of the pierced sides blow like a trumpet. The contents should come out the other side. It may be awkward at first but play with the size of the hole you make. Whisk eggs until smooth, add cream and melted butter and set aside. For making Easter eggs, take the empty shells and paint them. Scramble fry half your eggs just under cooked and set aside to cool. Put the second half of eggs into a wide bowl to dip the toasters in. Lay bacon out on a sheet tray and cook at 300 F for 15 minutes or just until the bacon loses it raw translucent look but is still cooked soft. Remove bacon from oven and cool. Fill a sliced egg bread with your egg and roll it into a log. Seal the logs by wrapping with one slice of bacon, making sure the bacon ends stay on the bottom. Dip into your egg mixture and place onto a sheet tray and back into the oven. Once cooked, the bacon will brown and the French toast will cook and puff. Remove from the oven and decorate with small bits of fine herbs symmetrically, flowers, or anything that celebrates the Easter holiday. Ketchup or any other breakfast condiment works too. Make some memories with eggs.

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resh eggs from the farm are a classic source of protein. Eggs on the farm can produce all year but spring time has special significance. For thousands of years, migrations of birds of all kinds have travelled to the Peace River to nest, eat their fill of bugs, and lay eggs. Spring has always been the season for eggs, even before chickens or farms. At Easter, most Christians around the world make painted eggs to celebrate spring. This comes from Christian traditions symbolizing the death of Jesus and his resurrection. The empty painted eggs are the empty tomb of Christ. This Christian custom of the Easter egg can be traced through the Greek Orthodox Church. Some iconic decorative Russian eggs, covered in gold and jewels, are masterpieces of art worth millions. During our nomadic history, eggs were a traditional staple food. They rose to become a symbol of fertility and rebirth. After long winters, the spring equinox feast brought prerural communities of people together. Sharing in the abundance of the land was their priority. Our ancestors and theirs used fresh local eggs to ceremonially toast the new spring season.

The staff at the North Peace Leisure Pool issued a challenge to other City of Fort St. John departments to bring in donations for local food banks. Coun. Tevor Bolin, Mayor Lori Ackerman, Counc. Larry Evans and Coun. Dan Davies brought their donation to city council on April 10.

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Did You Know? The Rotary Clubs of Dawson Creek support our community in many different ways! Rotary Manor is named such because the Rotary Club of Dawson Creek was instrumental in building the ﬁrst Rotary Manor in Dawson Creek. The Rotary Clubs of Dawson Creek have partnered with many organizations to bring services such as the Reconnect House to Dawson Creek

On April 6, 2010, the Rotary Manor care facility opened their new expansion. The new wing accommodates 71 additional residential care beds, 24 of which are special care beds for residents with dementia. Two rooms are set aside for palliative care and there were two new respite care beds. Did you know...? the furnishing of the palliative care rooms was paid for by the Rotary Clubs of Dawson Creek. The residents were delighted at the improvements. Rotary Manor serves as home for a number of the local aging population and we are proud to be a part of it. On April 20, 2012 the Reconnect House that the Rotary Clubs of Dawson Creek were partners in opened up. This facility provides programs and resources for youth in the South Peace region. There was an open house on that day and the Reconnect House has been in operation since. There are various groups that have used it for the betterment of the local youth. We know that youth is our future so we invest in ourselves when we invest in youth. The house itself is 1,300 square feet with a living room, kitchen and dining room in the front, laundry facilities, washrooms and ofﬁce space in the back.”

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Thank-You I would like to give thanks to those who came and supported our family in our time of grief. It was an overwhelming time for us and having our friends and family gather around us gave us much strength and comfort. Thank you Verna Cardinal, James Cardinal and Uncle Julian for singing for our brother at the service and wake!! Thank you to Janet Prestley for reading for the family at the service. Wally White for coming to drum for us. Coreen Shaw for preparing Pete’s ﬂowers. Cody Munch for the balloons for the grave side service. The tremendous amount of support we received was gratefully appreciated throughout: Brad Barclay, Chuck Rattray, Cindy Pomeroy, Diane Abel, Marline Johnson, Samantha Corbett, Anna Barley, Treaty 8 Tribal Association, Susan’s coworkers at Nun wa Dee, NENAN, Brandi Scott, Janelle Cameron, Saulteau First Nations, the Wabasca Auger family, Crowfeathers Store, Jayne Mease, Lillian Laliberte, Norma Laliberte, Audrey Munch, Mert Napoleon, Susan Greyeyes, Nancy Desjarlais, Bev Lambert, Sandra Garbitt, Aboriginal Education Centre, District of Taylor and Rob Fraser. Thank you to all who travelled to Fort St John to be with the family. Everyone helped us send our brother off in a good way!! If we forgot anyone please forgive us and take our sincere thanks. Kininaskomatinawaw Kahkiyaw RIP Pete.

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Fort St. John Farmers’ Market Association Saturday, April 15th, 2017 @ 1:00pm Room 119, Northern Lights College Fort St. John, BC Items included on the Agenda: - Election of Officers - Discussion of venue location - And much more This is also the best time to purchase your 2017 membership - $40 at the meeting or $50 after. Your market depends on your input for its continued success! Please bring your ideas and suggestions and get set for another fabulous Farmers’ Market season!

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Brian Was Born in Cardiff Wales in 1938, the second eldest in his family where he had one brother Gerry and two sisters, Sandra and Susan. In 1953 when he was 15 her ran away and joined the Welsh Regiment by lying about his age. He was part of the regiment band where he played trumpet, and served in other areas of the regiment as well. While he was serving his country he travelled with the army to places like Hong Kong and Cyprus. Brian was very proud of his accomplishment and spoke of it often. While in service a friend of his, Teddy, suggested that Brian should write to his sister-in- law Francis (Fran) O’Brian who also lived in Wales. Brian and Fran wrote to each throughout his time in the service and fell in love through those letters, and when Brian was discharged in 1965 he and Fran were married. Brian and Fran lived in Wales and in 1967 they had their first child Anthony, then in 1968, they had their second boy Gary. In the early 70’s Brian and Fran Emigrated to Canada to Quenelle BC where they had some family, and in 1972 their third child, a daughter Nicole was born. In 1980 the family moved to Fort St John were Brian worked as a tow truck driver for many years. He then went on to being a guard in the cells for the RCMP, he loved this job and the staff all loved him as well. Fran was diagnosed with a terminal illness and after 20 years as a guard he retired to stay home and take care of her, until her passing in 2007. Brian was an amazing man he was kind, funny and a very good father. He loved his family very much and did everything in his power to make sure they were never went without a thing. He was also a pretty good cook and his fish and chips and shepherd’s pie will be missed by many. Brian showed his sons how to be a good husband and father through his words and actions, and showed his daughter what a good husband should be. Brian was predeceased by the love of his life, wife Fran, his son Gary, Sister Sandra and Brother Gerald. Brian is survived by His eldest Son Anthony Manley (Margaret) and his Daughter Nicole (Jeff) Couttes, numerous nieces and nephews and friends. At Brian’s request there will be no service, the family will be spreading his ashes in the spring so he can be with Fran and Gary. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer society.

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born August 30, 1942 in Bentley, Alberta passed away April 2, 2017 at the Peace Villa Care Home in Fort St. John, BC at the age of 74. A memorial service will be held for Frank on Thursday, April 20 at 2:00PM at the North Peace Mennonite Brethren Church in Fort St. John. Expressions of sympathy can be made to the Fort St. John Hospital’s Peace Villa fund. Condolences may be forwarded through www.hamresfuneral.com AUCTIONSAUCTIONS Midtown Mini Storage will be holding an auction on bid13.com starting May 1, 2017 unless accounts are paid in full to recover fees from the following units that have accounts in arrears for more than 90 days. The owners of the units are able to make full payments on their accounts until the time of auction stored at Midtown Ministorage, FSJ (10508 95 Avenue). Please contact (250) 263-9723. Robert MacDermaid, Andrew Gibbons, Courtnall Appsassin, Tyler Forrest, Lindsay Johnson Vehicles to auction: Matt Leacock- Older Red Dodge Turbo (IC3BG24K7KG115396) Brandon Lambert: Older GMC Van (TGR3684511737). Older Dodge Durango (1B4HS282ZXXF575075) Christina Webb: 2002 BMW (WBAFB33571LH11578) Joey Contant: Chevy Lumina (2G1WL52M7T9237215) Gary Bath - various Army vehicles Brian Horne: Scamper Campers and ’92 Terry 5th Wheel Fred MacDonald: Jaguar

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC REVIEW OF FOREST OPERATIONS SCHEDULE #3 Notice is hereby given that Forest Operations Schedule #3 (FOS #3) has been prepared. FOS #3 applies to the Fort St. John Timber Supply Area and depicts the proposed location of timber harvesting and road construction activities for the period August 1st, 2017 to July 31st 2023 for forest tenures held by participant licencees of the Fort St. John Pilot Project. This includes B.C. Timber Sales, as well as the following coniferous and deciduous tenures held by participant licencees: FL A18154 and Pulpwood Agreement 12 (Canadian Forest Products Ltd.), FL A60049, A85946 and Pulpwood Agreement 20 (Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd.), FL A60972 (Chetwynd Mechanical Pulp Inc.), and FL A56771 (Canadian Forest Products Ltd. & Dunne-za). FOS #3 will be available for public review and comment from April 7th, 2017 until June 6th, 2017. Copies of FOS #3 are available for viewing between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday at the following locations: Canadian Forest Products Ltd.: 9312 - 259 Road (Swanson Lumber Road), Fort St. John, B.C., and B.C. Ministry of Forests (B.C. Timber Sales): 9000-17th Street, Dawson Creek, B.C. and online at http://fsjpilotproject.com/fos.html Written comments are invited and should be directed to the attention of: Evan Hauk, RPF or Darrell Regimbald, RPF Canadian Forest Products Ltd. RR #1, Site 13, Compartment 2, Fort St. John, B.C. V1J 4M6 Telephone 250 787-3600, Fax 250 787-3622 Tony Wipfli, RPF BC Timber Sales 9000-17th Street, Dawson Creek, B.C. V1G 4A4 Telephone 250 262-3335, Fax 250 784-0143 The participant licencees including B.C. Timber Sales, will review comments provided by the public concerning FOS #3. The Forest Operations Schedule may subsequently be revised as a result of written comments received prior to 4:30 pm, June 6th, 2017.

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NOTICE TO REMOVE PRIVATE LAND FROM WOODLOT LICENCE W1791 Please be advised that Murray Caven is proposing to remove 135 hectares of private land from Woodlot Licence W1791 located in the vicinity of Chetwynd. Inquiries/comments to this proposal must be submitted to Box 1437, Chetwynd, BC V0C 1J0 by May 15, 2017. Only written inquiries received by the above date will be responded to. Information about this proposal can be ob− tained by contacting: 250−788−3895

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CANADA’S CHINESE COMMUNITY Chinese people first arrived in Canada in 1788 to help establish a trading post in Nootka Sound, near Vancouver Island, British Columbia. However, it was only in the 19th century that more substantial numbers of immigrants arrived from China. British Columbia was settled first, with many coming by way of San Francisco. By the turn of the twentieth century, there were just over 17,000 Chinese immigrants in Canada; however, Chinese immigration was intentionally impeded by the Canadian government due to racist attitudes of the era. A head tax was imposed that forced Chinese individuals coming into Canada to pay a fine, and the price was raised twice before the Chinese Immigration Act—known today as the more accurate Chinese Exclusion Act—of 1923 all but prohibited them from coming into Canada at all. These restrictions remained in place until 1947, and a formal apology was issued to the Chinese-Canadian community by then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2006. The apology was accompanied by an announcement of financial compensation for survivors affected by the head tax. Chinese Canadians faced discrimination in multiple ways, most significantly at the hands of employers, who paid them 50 per cent less than Caucasian workers. One of the biggest companies hiring them was the Canadian Pacific Railway. Working conditions were so abysmal that hundreds died as a result. After 1947 things slowly began to change, and between 1999 and 2009, the Chinese were the largest group of immigrants coming to Canada. Today, Chinese Canadians represent one of the largest ethnic groups in Canada. They make up four per cent of our country’s population—over 80 per cent distributed in British Columbia and Ontario—and as of the 2011 National Household Survey, individuals who claimed full or partial Chinese heritage numbered close to 1.5 million. Chinese Canadians are an indispensable part of our cultural mosaic and have made notable contributions in science, the arts, academics, politics, entertainment and business.

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Most all cameras have an internal flash, and they often pop up at the most inconvenient time. If that is the case, then switch your mode from full auto to a more expert mode like “A,” aperture priority. Now, the flash only pops up when you press the flash button. I highly recommend using flash always when you are outdoors taking random pics of people or old yeller. You can do things to modify the output of the flash, in fact, I’ve even heard of people putting four litre milk jugs over the flash to increase the light source size. Creativity is

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in us all and someday I might do it again. Yeah, I’m guilty, but it works. External flash An external flash has some simple features that allow you to direct the light for optimal photos. In a small room you can always utilize a wall or a ceiling to bounce light onto your subject. Being able to point the flash in any direction allows you to generate a large soft light source similar to that of a partially cloudy day. A large light source also takes away all the hard shadows reviling a truly awesome exposure. Since external flashes are far more powerful, I suggest trying some outdoor portraits at sunset. Having a powerful flash allows you to expose your subject more while getting a dramatic underexposed sky in the background. Those results are awesome. Get some popcorn.

If you can afford three flashes then you can afford a soft box or two. A softbox is like a giant, stiff folding white tent thing that has a flash mount on it. You point the flash into it and the softbox collects all the light and defuses it on top of a large translucent screen making the light source much larger than the tiny flash thus softening all the shadows. One of the neatest things is you can light up objects in the room and isolate the subject with its own light, making a truly 3-D effect. Adding a third flash allows you to do things like rim lighting the subject from behind leaving a glowing outer figure in the shot. Stopping motion with flash Flash produces the power of the sun for a split second. You can literally stop motion with flash because the pulse is so quick. Whether it be water droplets in the sink, or leaves on a tree on a windy evening in the dark. Flash has its place and flash works great for adding a creative edge on your work. It will bring hours of joy to any camera enthusiast. Happy shooting.

Off camera flash Off camera flash is pretty cool and I highly suggest it as there is much creativity that can be achieved using the ability to direct the light from any angle, or from multiple angles, due to an increased amount of flashes.

Darcy Shawchek is a photographer based in Fort St. John, who is on a mission to capture the breathtaking and majestic Peace River area through the lens, day or night. Email him your photography questions at dr.shawchek@gmail.com

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MachineGunKitty blew the crowd away at the Lido Theatre for Nirvana Night on April 8. The band played Nirvana’s Bleach album and a few other obscure tracks during the night.

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Tiggan Bahm takes in a little rock climbing during the 45th Annual Fort St. John Trade Show.

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Julie Romine was honoured with a 20 year Long Service Award at a city council meeting on April 10. Romine started off her career with the city as a part time cashier at the North Peace Leisure Pool and is now manager of human resources.

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Amanda Syryda from Hula Hoop Circus was on hand at the trade show this year to teach kids how to hula hoop, juggle, spin plates, and more.

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Alexander Fon Rolston and Britt Adams of This is the Silence channel their inner Kurt Cobain during Nirvana Night at the Lido Theatre. The band played Nirvana hits About A Girl and Smells Like Teen Spirit, among others.

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Fort St. John North Peace Museum Curator Heather Sjoblom shows off the interior of the Bartlett Allen homestead. With the spring weather here, the museum hopes to start restoration on the historic home soon.

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