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Chamber boss to meet ministers The president of Fort St. John and District’s Chamber of Commerce is off to Victoria this month to meet with provincial cabinet ministers on everything from pipelines to taxes. Nelson Stowe will travel south Feb. 22, and has meetings arranged with Jobs Minister Bruce Ralston, Labour Minister Harry Bains, Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Carole James, Forestry and Natural Resources Minister Doug Donaldson, and Environment Minister George Heyman. “Priority issues that we feel relevant to our community include supporting natural resource projects and pipelines, levelling the playing field when out of province contractors bid on BC based projects, and health services,” Stowe said in a statement. “We continue to work hard advocating for our members at all levels of government.”

Drummers from across Western Canada will be in Taylor this weekend for the 3rd annual Round Dance. The event starts at 4 p.m. Feb. 17 at the community hall with a pipe ceremony, and a community feast and night of dancing to follow. “It’s for everyone,” says Connie Greyeyes. “It really is community.” Drummers from Saskatchewan and Northern Alberta will attend, while Greyeyes hopes to have drummers from Doig and Blueberry also in attendance. Stan Isadore of Driftpile, Alta., will serve as master of ceremonies for the event. George Desjarlais of Frog Lake, Alta., will serve as stickman. The community celebration is being put on by Sisters in Spirit, Aboriginal Success by Six, and the District of Taylor. There will be a giveaway ceremony, a midnight lunch, as well as a concession and 50/50 draw to support the 2018 Spirit of the Peace Powwow in June. For more information, contact Greyeyes at 250793-1468, or Wally White at 780-897-9255.

Davies dives into legislative session New year, new leader, new session of parliament. Peace River North MLA Dan Davies returned to the legislature Tuesday as the NDP government kicked off the third sesson of the 41st Parliament with a speech from the throne. The NDP have no shortage of problems to address — a crippling billion-dollar loss at ICBC, trade tensions with Alberta over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, and cannabis legalization that will involve some dozen-plus pieces of legislation and amendments to allow its sale and distribution in the province. The throne speech, read by Lt.-Gov Judith Guichon after this edition of the News went to print, was also expected to address $10-a-day daycare, housing and healthcare infrastructure, and more. See DAVIES on A5

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Jessica Telizyn continues to pile up her academic accolades. The North Peace Secondary student has been named a Loran Scholar, a prestigious distinction that comes with a four-year $100,000 scholarship. The scholarship, established in 1991, is awarded for character, commitment to service in the community, and leadership potential. Telizyn is one of 34 Canadian students to be named a scholar this year, out of more than 5,000 applications. “It is such an incredible opportunity,” Telizyn said last week. “The odds are so minute that it’s mind boggling to think that I’d be one of the 34, coming from Fort St. John.” Mind boggling but well deserving nevertheless. Telizyn has amassed an impressive CV of community volunteerism and character building, stretching back to her middle school days at Dr. Kearney. There, she launched a social justice club, raising funds to help build schools in impoverished countries and collecting food to support the women’s centre, among other initiatives for local seniors and the school’s library. At North Peace, she helped start the Interact Club to continue that work, took part in a trade mission to China, has participated in youth forums across Canada, and launched a number of agri-tech startups to reduce food waste. If getting all that done in between studies isn’t impressive enough, Telizyn teaches Irish dance, swimming, and speed skating to the next generation of athletes, too. “I’ve always known from young age that academics were super important, and I believe being involved in the community is super important,” she said. See TELIZYN on A4

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Denny Oker was the first cash prize winner in Fort City Chrysler’s customer appreciation draws Feb. 10, 2018, winning $1,000. Nine people walked away with a combined $10,000 in prizes, from cash to stereos to a trip to Vegas, by the time the draws ended.

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GENDER BLENDER: In Edmonton last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was at a public meeting when a woman used the word “mankind.” Trudeau said in the interests of being gender inclusive, he prefers the word “peoplekind.” Oh really? Maybe the province of Manitoba should get a new name: People-itoba. And retired CBC newsman Peter Mansbridge should change his name to Peter Peoplebridge.

NURSE NEWS: Talks started last week to establish a nursing school in Northeast Prevailing Prices BC. It will be a couple of years before the first students enroll. If you think about it, Dawson Creek 120.9 the Peace Country in winter could be a fun place to be a nurse. There’s an official rule that says all bedpans must be at an extreme Fort St. John 129.9 sub-zero Canada temperature before they are used. t St. John, BC - 7 Day Forecast - Environment In Vancouver, nurses have to place the bedAlberta-B.C. border pan in a deep freeze overnight before the N/A patient uses it. In the Peace in winter, all have to do is put the bedpan outside Fort Nelson 135.9 they for a few minutes.

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LEGO LOL: In the States, a man set a Guinness World Record by walking barefoot over hundreds of Lego bricks. That’s very impressive. But now let’s see him step barefoot on just one Barbie Doll shoe with its heel turned upward.

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TOY TROUBLE: Toys R Us announced it will close 180 stores. Today’s kids don’t play with toys. They’re too busy staring at their phone and computer screens. Toys “R” Us is closing because the “R” stands for “reality.”

WHY FLY: A U.S. airline gave a 25 per cent discount to passengers who were on a plane where a baby screamed the entire flight. Air Canada or WestJet should try this idea: How THROW THIS: Toronto will soon have an about: axe-throwing bar. It’s a drinking establish• A 30% discount if the flight attendant ment where patrons can throw a large, su- whacks your knee with the beverage cart. per-sharp axe across the room. It started as • A 50% discount if the guy in the next https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-78_metric_e.html a way to attract the waiter’s attention. seat has smelly feet. • A 70% percent discount if the little old OLYMPICS: The Winter Olympics got lady in the next seat insists on showing you underway. At the opening ceremony, North pictures of her grandkids. Koreans and South Koreans marched together. The North Korean athletes were HUNT HA HA: Maybe you heard about Groundbirch PECK PARTICULARS: In a new by easy spot. They were the ones wearing the duck hunter in Maryland. He shot a Home  Environment N/A and natural resources  Weather information  study Weather Localtoforecasts  British Columbia Boston University: All that pecking may give leg irons. Canada Goose that was flying overhead. Fort St. John, BC woodpeckers brain damage and memory The dead goose fell on the man’s head and Chetwynd 129.9 loss. This explains why Woody Woodpecker CLIMATE CHAOS: In an internet sur- knocked him unconscious. Because this didn’t win on Jeopardy. vey: 27 percent said they do not believe in happened in America, I predict the guy will BC HighwayN/A alert(s) in effect Tumbler Ridge climate change; OK, here’s what we do: We try to sue gravity. PAWS PAUSE: Researchers made an in- put a climate change denier on a melting Highway 97 - Pine Pass teresting announcement last week about iceberg with a starving polar bear. ANTHEM ACTION: And getting back to Prince George 112.9 cats. They say cats can be left-pawed or the issue of gender equality: Canada has right-pawed. That’s fascinating. I’m wonCRUNCH CHAOS: There was a report officially changed the words in a line of our Hythe Observed at: Fort St. John Airport 10:00 AM MST Tuesday 13 February 2018 Conditions t Nelson, BCCurrent - 7 Day Forecast - Environment 116.9 dering ifCanada some cats are ambi-pawdrous. Doritos https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/bc-83_metric_e.html planned to introduce “Lady Dor- National Anthem. The line “True patriot itos” — a quieter, less crunchy chip aimed love, in all thy sons command” has been Drifting Temperature: 1.1°C who don’t like Wind: WSW 38 gust DOG DISS:Snow Some movie theaters are at women noisy Doritos. Per-49 changed to: “God’s frozen people, in thy icy Grande Prairie 105.4 Condition: Pressure: 100.0 kPa Movie Nights. PatronsDew -4.4°CI thought quiet Ladykm/h hosting Doggy are point: sonally, Doritos were land”. (Kidding) allowed to bring their dogs. This creates a a dumb of course they come Tendency: Falling Humidity: 67% idea. Unless Visibility: 56 km Calgary 106.9 whole new list of reasons for why the theat- out with Mega Macho Male Doritos with Bob Snyder can be reached at: er floor is sticky. an extra loud crunch. Later we learned the chewsthenews@fastmail.com Home  Environment99.8 and natural resources  Weather information  Weather  Local forecasts  British Columbia Edmonton

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Also on council’s agenda Feb. 13:

The city has narrowed down plans for a public stage at Centennial Park to two designs. Councillors were set to decide between the two at a council meeting Feb. 13, after this edition of the News went to print.

• Council considered approval of a sole source contract with KMBR Architects to design a new RCMP facility for a contract value of $1.3 million; • Coun. Larry Evans wants a report on crokicurl, a form of outdoor sport mixing crokinole and curling, in partnership with the curling club. • Mayor Lori Ackerman wants a report on the programming and timing of pedestrian crosswalks; as well, she provided notice of motion regarding a smoking bylaw for the Feb. 26 meeting.

“The redevelopment plans for Centennial Park continue to evolve and as the bi- directional stage will be a major element and focal point of the park,” Wally Ferris, the city’s general manager of community services, wrotes in a report to council. The designs were drafted by the landscape architecture firm IBI Group, and are part of a $4-million revamp of the park.

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New construction hit lull in 2017, rebound expected matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

The lull of a lukewarm year for new construction in 2017 carries on into the start of the new year, but Fort St. John’s director of development expects to see an uptick from investors in 2018. The city ended last year having issued 108 permits for new construction worth $54.6 million, down from 127 permits worth $81.4 million in 2016. To start 2018, the city issued five permits for a construction value of $665,000 in January, down from the two permits with a value of $939,000 at the start of 2017, as investors rebound from the uncertainty of the year that was. “Given the election year, all of the added pressures with the decision the came very late in the year with Site C, there was a lot of pent up anticipation and people not willing to spend given the uncertainty,” said Ken Rogers, the city’s director of development. “With a decision made on the dam, we’re in the traditional slow season of January and February where very limited dollar spending is ever done. “So, it’s just unfortunate that

NPCC looking ahead to Bright Nights in June Winter is still in full swing, but the North Peace Cultural Centre is already looking ahead to warmer, sunnier days. The centre will hold its fourth annual Bright Nights in June Arts Celebration June 7 to 9 and there’s no shortage of events on the calendar. The celebration kicks off on

was so uncertain. I know that had an impact on investors saying they didn’t want to put the money out if they didn’t know they were going to get the money back. Now that the dam’s has been solidified, they’re willing to put the money out … knowing they will get a five to seven-year return on that expenditure,” he said. Year-over-year, the drop in construction values from 2016 to 2017 looks dramatic. But it’s important to note the city didn’t benefit from the start of Ma Murray school construction, which dragged institutional construction values down from $22.6 million to just $800,000. But another new school and a new RCMP detachment will help lift city construction in the coming years, Rogers said. “We’re anticipating for the next three years at least, perhaps five, the institutional figures will keep us afloat in regards to dollar investment in the area,” Rogers said. When it comes to new home builds, multi-family construction led the way in 2017. The city issued seven permits for 69 new homes, up from seven permits for 23 new homes in 2016. The new units have a value of $19.6 million, up from $8.3 million, and most

of the new homes are in the apartments being built next to the firehall. Ten single-family home permits worth $6 million were issued last year. In 2016, the city had issued permits for 23 new homes, with a construction value of $10.8 million. The city issued six duplex permits for 12 new homes in 2017, down from 11 permits for 22 dwellings in 2016. The new duplexes have a construction value of $4.9 million, down from $9.6 million last year. The city issued one permit for a mobile home worth $115,000, on par with 2016 numbers. When it comes to commercial builds, the city issued 40 permits for a value of $7.3 million, compared to 46 permits worth $17.6 million in 2016. Much of the commercial builds last year were infill developments, with six in and around the downtown core, Rogers said. “That drove a lot of it. It wasn’t your standard big mall construction that drives up the figures,” he said. Seven permits for industrial buildings were issued in 2017, with a construction value of $14.3 million. That was up from a single permit worth $11 million in 2016.

June 7 with Bright Nights Art Stars, a roundtable discussion with professional artists and performers who have grown up in Fort St. John and made a career for themselves in the arts. On June 8, the Bright Nights Gala promises a classic country evening of entertainment — it starts with an appetizer and cocktail hour alongside the opening of Moss & Other Interpretations at Peace Gallery North. Following the exhibit, the theatre is sure to be packed

for performances of The Legend of George Jones by awardwinning singer-songwriter Duane Steele, with Tom Cole as a special guest. On June 9, the centre will once again hold a public art market and Big Print Day — if you missed it last year, you must check it out this year and watch as a road roller is used to make large-scale art prints. For more information on the events, as well as ticket information, visit npcc.bc.ca or call the centre at 250-785-1992.

“We currently have the Surerus industrial park that remains un-subdivided until the demand is there, and with the boundary expansions, we have large industrial lots that are ready,” Rogers said. “The inventory for the industrial market is there. Definitely with industry, it’s driven by other factors that the city has very limited impact on.” Rogers said he his keeping close eye on the G Seven Generations project that proposes to build a 2,450-kilometre railway from Fort McMurray through the Alberta Peace, Northern B.C. and Yukon to Alaska. The project would have more of an impact on Fort Nelson, but would have a spinoff on Fort St. John too, Rogers said. “I’m anticipating 2018 should be better than 2017 given that uncertainty was removed. Now, we just need to get the resource sector moving,” he said. “I’m constantly looking forward and that one really caught my eye because the age old (adage) you got to get Victoria thinking beyond the Lower Mainland, you got to get them thinking there’s an entire province here.”

• Philip Clayton Testawitch (born 1988) was sentenced to 20 days in jail and was assessed a $100 victim surcharge for theft $5,000 or under. Testawitch was also fined $500, handed a oneyear driving ban, and assessed a $75 victim surcharge for driving with a suspended licence. • Adam Patrick Byrne (born 1984) was ordered to provide a DNA sample, handed a oneyear probation order, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for assault. • Cameron Keith Brooks (born 1985) was sentenced to 34 days in jail and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for breaching probation. • Jordan Blake Stoney (born 1998) was handed six months of probation with a conditional discharge, and assessed a $100 victim surcharge for breach of undertaking. Dawson Creek Law Courts • Riley Thomas O’Connell (born 1992) was fined $1,000, handed a one-year criminal driving ban, and assessed a $150 victim surcharge for care or control of a vehicle/vessel with a blood alcohol level over .08. • Jason Ray Whitford (born 1977) was fined $250, handed six months of probation, and assessed a $37.50 victim surcharge for wilfully resisting or obstructing a police officer. — Tom Summer

Bert Bowes in running for enviro award Students at Bert Bowes are in the running for an environmental award for expanding their school’s recycling program. The project is part of Science World’s BC Green Games, which awards environmental education initiatives. Grade 7 French immersion students have been working with the Northern Environmental Action Team to roll out recycling bins to every classroom in the school and throughout its hallways. They started the program last year after rifling through the school’s trash and learning up to 75 per cent of it were recyclables— yogurt containers, plastic bags, boxboard, tinfoil wrappers, you name it. The students need votes to win. To learn more, visit http:// bit.ly/2F1wWST.

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FILM TALKS Filmmaker Julia Hutchings (right) and production designer Britany Lawrence speak about their short film “Do We Leave This Here?” following its premiere at the Lido Theatre on Feb. 8, 2018. The film, inspired by the Site C dam, follows a journalist who finds himself mired in the middle of domestic dispute while reporting on a family being displaced by hydroelectric development. The film, shot last March in the Peace River valley, was difficult to make, Hutchings said. “When you’re in the valley and experiencing it, it has a feeling that’s inescapable,” she told audience members. The film has screened internationally, with upcoming screenings in Glasgow, Barcelona, and Vancouver. A screening in France particularly resonated with audiences, Hutchings said, where members of one community were facing expropriation for an airport development that had been in the works since the 1970s. “It’s been interesting to see who this film speaks to, and why it speaks to them,” Hutchings said.

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Exposing peers to opportunities beyond Fort St. John has been important, Telizyn added, noting she has helped them write applications to the SHAD leadership program at the University of New Brunswick, which she has taken part in. “That’s been a big part of what I do, teaching kids to do stuff, whether that’s sports or helping them at school, trying to challenge them and bring them up with me,” she said. “I have to break the ice, but once the ice is broken, ships should sail through.” Telizyn has finished her high school studies, and will graduate later this year. Her scholarship includes annual stipends, tuition waivers from a partner university, mentorship, summer internship funding as well as annual retreats and forums. She plans to go to the University of Dalhousie in Nova Scotia and double major in neuroscience and business before going to medical school to become a surgeon. Combining those studies will give her ability to understand the science, business, and law of what she’s creating and investing in, Telizyn said, adding she plans to return to work in northern Canada. “I do want to go serve those underserved communities like Fort St. John, where there are not a lot of surgeons, or even further north,” she said. Telizyn is North Peace Secondary’s first-ever Loran Scholar, though a previous student was named a finalist in 2010, according to the Loran Scholars Foundation. The news has the school ecstatic, Principal Randy Pauls said. “She’s such an awesome kid. She is busy, busy, busy,” he said. “She’s got an incredibly hectic schedule, but she handles it well. She’s driven, she’s smart, she’s athletic. We’re so happy for her. “There couldn’t be a more a deserving student.”

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Davies was in Kelowna last weekend to caucus with his BC Liberal colleagues ahead of the new session, the first time the Liberals met under its new leader Andrew Wilkinson. “Now that we have a team captain in place, we’ll be talking about next steps and what some of our strategies are, how we’re going to be moving forward, expectations,” said Davies. When it comes to this legislative session, which ends May 30, Davies said he’ll be looking to see how the government deals with those issues while delivering on its election campaign promises — without tax increases or new taxes, and allowing for private resource development investments. “I don’t know if they have a genie up their sleeve or what, but it will be a very interesting throne speech, a very interesting budget, and a very interesting session,” he said. On Trans Mountain, the NDP is planning regulations to limit increased shipments of diluted bitumen from Alberta through B.C., prompting Alberta to suspend electricity trade talks and ban the import of B.C. wine in

protest. Such a move on Trans Mountain puts Fort St. John businesses including Surerus Pipeline and Macro Industries, which have been selected to build parts of the $7.4-billion expansion, in limbo, Davies said. “When were talking about an economy in the Northeast that’s sort of on the rebound, this certainly plays havoc on a lot of people’s livelihoods, especially companies like Surerus and Macro who are wondering what’s going to happen,” he said. The federal government needs to show leadership to ensure the pipeline expansion is built and delivers revenues to the province, Davies said. “I don’t think B.C. has been in a trade war with another province, ever,” he said. “In all reality, we’re basically cutting (Alberta) off at the knees by not allowing this pipeline to go through. It’s a serious concern for us.” Davies expects to remain as the party’s education critic, and has also been named to the legislature’s select standing committee for healthcare. Doctor recruitment and hospital infrastructure

for Dawson Creek will be his issues of focus, though Davies notes the government sets the agenda for the allparty committee. On transportation, Davies said he plans to chase money for roads, including for Baldonnel and the Taylor Bridge. “That whole corridor through the Peace valley, we’ve got to get a plan in place for that,” he said. He hopes to open a constituency office in Fort Nelson in March. While in Kelowna, Davies campaigned and knocked on doors for Ben Stewart, the BC Liberal candidate in the Kelowna West byelection to replace former premier Christy Clark. A Liberal win there Feb. 14 would give the party 42 seats, one more than the NDP, but still short of the 44 combined seats the NDP has in a governing agreement with the three BC Green Party. Davies said he expects the BC Greens to keep the NDP’s feet to the fire about the $10.7-billion Site C dam and its pursuit of a liquefied natural gas industry, both tentpoles of the former Liberal government under Clark, and which the Greens oppose.

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Above: Dawn Bellamy shows Moriah Davidson how to weave sinew into a web and make a dreamcatcher Feb. 10, 2018, during a workshop at Northeast Aboriginal Business Centre’s Indigenous Artist Market. Bellamy, from the Yakweakwioose First Nation of the Sto:lo people, says making dreamcatchers is a way to channel her energy. “It’s my positive energy going into the dreamcatcher.” Bellamy says, adding she has a small smudge ceremony once she’s finished making a piece. “It comforts me in getting rid of my negative energy.” Below: Dana And Penny St. Pierre of Prophet River First Nation take part in the workshop.

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hen it comes to Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, ignore the noise — this is about two political parties and their desire for power. Rachel Notley, the Premier of Alberta and the leader of the Alberta NDP, launched the latest volley in the fight over the pipeline with an import ban on British Columbian wines for sale in Alberta. The shot across the bow of the BC NDP has created an interesting scenario indeed. Two political parties, both past underdogs in their respective provinces, are in the process of starting an interprovincial trade war. Certainly a ridiculous idea to begin with and, last I checked, these sorts of things never benefit anyone in the end. Welcome to the zero sum game of pipeline politics. Can’t they all just get along? Premier Notley’s motives are simple: although the outcome is highly unlikely, Notley is manoeuvering to send a message to Albertans that the NDP are worthy of a second

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term and she’s willing to pick a fight with British Columbia to do just that. With the United Conservatives Party in Alberta up and running with Jason Kenney at the helm, the Alberta NDP has their work cut out for them. The next Alberta general election is set for May 2019, and keep in mind the history of Alberta politics and how small a role the NDP has played. The NDP want nothing more than to have a second term in power and will stop at nothing to ensure they have the best chance to do just that. How would an Alberta NDP garner the same votes it won the previous election? Simple, start a trade war with British Columbia then proceed to escalate until you reach a desired outcome. They are betting Albertans will approve

of such measures at the polls. The BC NDP, led by Premier John Horgan, are stuck between a rock and a hard place on this issue. Their embrace of activism with forging an alliance with the Greens has now placed them at a long-term strategic disadvantage. Regardless of the concern related to the pipeline from a human, social, or environmental impact perspective the silent majority of British Columbians are not anti-development and I doubt truly opposed to Trans Mountain. The BC NDP now have a mess on their hands when it comes to strategic alliances with their Albertan counterparts. Is it in the best interests of the NDP on a provincial and national level to work together? You would think so but these two have really screwed up those optics. Funny enough, federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh chimed in on the issue and blamed Justin Trudeau — a sure fire sign of an astute politician is to always blame someone else. Quite soon, I imagine, John Horgan and his NDP are going

to conduct some internal polling and, in conjunction with the reality of federal jurisdiction over the pipeline, will slowly back off. Remember, this is about power. John Horgan knows full well that his coalition with the Greens may not make full term, Andrew Weaver’s LNG hissy fit was a good indicator of that, and political manoeuvering will be required if an early election is called. Is this pipeline the political hill to die on? Something tells me, as time goes on and the coalition erodes, the answer is no, it is not. So, the solution to this issue is simple: sit down and find a compromise. The strange part about the BC NDP’s situation in this matter is their coalition with the Greens prevents such a prudent and reasonable outcome from ever happening in the first place — and Premier Notley knows this. Your move, Premier Horgan. Jeff Richert lives in Taylor and ran as an independent in Peace River North in the 2017 election.

How important are the things we leave behind?

he lifecycle of our “stuff” — have you ever thought about it? Have you considered what your kids would have to sift through and organize should you meet an untimely death? I say untimely because even when death is expected, there still is never a good time for it to happen — we still grieve, we still feel sad, we still are rocked to the core of our being. We lost someone very close to us recently, and the past few weeks have been spent going through the stuff that is left behind. While alive, a person derives some joy and satisfaction from collectibles and things, but when they pass, it is up to the family to try and imagine the purpose of the thing: How important is it? Couple that conundrum with the imagining of what a person would want us to do with said possession and your mind is blown (and not in a good way). The responsibility of going through the estate of a loved one is immense. I remember as a young girl there was an

Judy Kucharuk THE DESK OF THE GREEN-EYED GIRL

older woman who placed a piece of tape on the bottom of her special items. On that tape she wrote a name, which meant that when she passed she wanted that item to be given to that person. Normally it was returned to the individual who gave it to her, but sometimes it was gifted to the person who loved and admired it the most. Smart woman. This past week, Bob and I have looked at each other and said variations of the following, “We need to have things organized now not later. We need to clearly define what we want for our person and our possessions after death. We need to get rid of some ‘stuff’. We need to update our will. We need to...” and on and on.

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Why are we so reluctant to discuss our own mortality? Why do we leave it until the last minute or more often, why do we not do it at all? I don’t have those answers. I wish our alive self would realize that our dead self would have no need for the extra crockpot. 2018 is going to be my year of downsizing, my year of organizing. Garage sales are going to happen and I am going to think carefully about what I purchase: Is it necessary? Is it something that I really need? Can I live without it? Can I die with it? People say, “there is never a good time to…” and I disagree. There is “never a bad time to…” 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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ast week, as chair of Canada’s National Prayer Breakfast, I was honoured to travel to Washington with two of my MP colleagues, Kelly Block from Saskatchewan and Kevin Sorenson from Alberta, for the U.S. National Prayer Breakfast. The National Prayer Breakfast, both in Canada and the United States, are annual events that take place in the nations’ capitals with elected officials, diplomats, business and community leaders, and students invited to attend. The event in Washington has always had the president take the podium, whereas the Canadian breakfast has seen either our Prime Minister or the Governor General. This year, President Donald Trump spoke at the breakfast, quoting Matthew 19:26: “With God all things are possible” and others. I always look forward to this event and being able to meet with representatives to promote our region and Canada’s interests. This year, that included a meeting at the Canadian Embassy with MP Block and MP Sorenson where we were briefed by Canada’s Deputy Ambassador to the US, Kirsten Hillman, on the status of NAFTA negotiations. I was also fortunate enough to be able to spend some time with Fort St. John residents Sandra and John Grady, taking a tour of the White House with them leading up to the breakfast. What an amazing building to be able to spend time in! I was also honoured to meet representatives from around the world, including VicePresident of Costa Rica Natalia Diaz Quintana, Senator Samuel L. Poghisio from Kenya, Leader of the Opposition Party in Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski, Member of Parliament for Macedonia Vladimir Gjorchev, and speak about common threats to democracy. Most notably, I met and had a great conversation with the first female Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko, who wanted me to know how much they appreciate Canada standing with the Ukraine. Ms. Tymoshenko was Prime Minister from January to September 2005 and from December 2007 to March 2010. In 2011, she was arrested and found guilty of abuse of authority. Many considered the charges politically motivated and called for her release. She was in prison until 2014. Since her release she has continued to fight for democracy in the Ukraine. The breakfast also gave me the opportunity to get reacquainted with good friends Representative John Moolenar (Michigan), Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Washington), Representative Randy Hultgren (Illinois), Senator Mike Lee, and Former South Carolina Governor and new Chief of the UN Food Program David Beasley. This year’s keynote speaker was Representative Steve Scalise, the Republican congressman who, as you may recall, was shot last year during a baseball practice for Congress’s annual charity game. He spoke of how the shooting strengthened his faith and how the first thing he did after being shot was to pray. He was introduced by Representative Cedric Richmond, a Democratic congressman who spoke of their friendship across political lines because of their faith in Jesus. The event highlights how members from all political parties can work together. One quote from Congressman Richmond that illustrates our differences but similarities too was when he spoke about working together with Congressman Scalise: “We don’t disagree on our end goal of helping people, we just disagree, at times, on the way there.” This also happens here in Canada. I have built many friendships with members of parliament from all political parties where there is a mutual respect for one another and our shared goal of trying to make Canada a better place for all Canadians. It is important to me that we continue to build relationships with our American and international counterparts and that I continue to make a difference as your representative. Having great relationships with representatives from around the world is key for Canada to remain influential, as regular representatives eventually become presidents, prime ministers and world leaders. That is why I was honoured to be able to once again represent Canada at this annual event. Bob Zimmer is the Member of Parliament for Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies.

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“Globalization in Fort St. John means a new normal.” — Edwina Nearhood, A10

Australia’s Calima Energy eyes Montney drilling start in 2018 matt preprost editor@ahnfsj.ca

Calima Energy has the necessary approvals in hand to begin building a road into its Montney holdings, with an eye to open access and begin drilling as early as this winter. The company announced Tuesday it has BC Oil and Gas Commission permission to construct, maintain and operate an oil and gas road to open up the 72,000 acres where it has drilling rights. “The award of the road authorisation represents a significant milestone as the company shifts its focus from building its land position and sub-surface geoscience towards the operational activity necessary to drill wells,” Calima’s Managing Director Alan Stein said in a statement. Calima is proposing to drill three wells in the winter of 2018-19 to prove its reserves, according to a presentation given to investors in December. The company, based in Perth, Australia, has been amassing its holdings in a liquids-rich slice of the Montney in the Caribou area north of Fort St. John. Its holdings are in good company, with Black Swan, CNRL, Progress Energy, and Saguaro as neighbours. But it’s Saguaro’s holdings to the immediate south in

particular that have caught Calima’s interest. Saguaro is “one of the fastest growing companies in the region,” Calima told investors, spending $500 million to develop its acreage, which is producing more than 16,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Production there is expected to rise to 25,000 boepd this year, with the majority of revenues driven by condensate and other natural gas liquids, Calima said. Calima expects the wells drilled on its lands will deliver similar results to those drilled by Saguaro, based on geological audits. Calima says it has spent $4 million of its initial $5 million commitment to acquire, evaluate, and develop its holdings so far. The lands are covered by a network of tracks that can provide access for drilling, however, none have been maintained. Calima says it plans to use compacted snow on an existing track to create a road surface. “This is common practice for early stage drilling in many parts of the Montney Basin with more expensive all-weather road access being constructed once development is under way and cash flow imminent,” the company said. Calima is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Shares were at $0.056 on Tuesday.

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Northeast unemployment lowest in B.C. in January The unemployment rate in Northeast B.C. dropped below four per cent in the first month of 2018. The region saw its unemployment rate at 3.8 per cent for the month, a dramatic rebound from one year ago when unemployment sat at 10.5 per cent at the start of 2017. In a labour force of 39,200, the region saw 37,700 people employed in January. Just 1,500 were unemployed. That’s right on Statistic Canada’s confidentiality threshold for its labour force survey, a threshold at which so few are unemployed the

agency can’t release the data because of confidentiality reasons. The region hasn’t reached that threshold since the start of 2015, when unemployment had been too low report for several months. The Northeast had the lowest unemployment in B.C. last month. Provincially, B.C. unemployment sat at 4.8 per cent in January, up slightly from 4.6, after shedding 5,100 jobs. The province was able to make gains in full-time employment, adding 4,100 jobs. But those were more than

offset by the 9,200 jobs lost following the holiday season. That trend was reflected nationally, with Canada adding 49,000 full-time jobs compared with the 137,000 part-time jobs that were lost that month. Unemployment in B.C. Kootenay - 7.4 Cariboo - 7.3 Thompson-Okanagan - 7.2 North Coast and Nechako - 5.7 Vancouver Island/Coast - 5.3 Lower Mainland SW - 4.0 Northeast - 3.8

Site C ends 2017 with 1,525 workers, Aecon takeover delayed Employment on BC Hydro’s Site C dam continued to drop at the close of 2017. The project’s workforce totalled 1,525 in December, according to figures released by BC Hydro. That’s down from 1,681 workers on the project in November, and from a peak of 2,633 workers in June 2017. “As with any construction project, the number of workers — and the proportion from any particular location — will vary month-to-month and also reflects the seasonal nature of construction work,” the Crown utility said in a note accompanying the figures. There were 322 workers from the Peace Region on site

employed as construction and non-construction contractors, or 21 per cent of the project’s total workforce. Local workers make up 31 per cent of the construction and nonconstruction workforce, which includes work at the dam site, on transmission corridors, reservoir clearing, public roadworks, and camp accomodations. There were a total of 1,273 workers, 83 per cent, from B.C. as construction and nonconstruction contractors, engineers and project team staff. BC Hydro says there were four temporary foreign workers employed on the project in December, along with eight apprentices, 78 First Nations

people, and 219 women. Workforce numbers are collected monthly from contractors, which are also required under contract to report on indigenous inclusion and women participation on the project. The figures do not include indirect or induced employment, BC Hydro says, while figures are not broken down by full-time or part-time work. The NDP government inherited the project from the BC Liberals when it assumed power last summer, and committed itself to continue building the dam in December. It pushed its price tag to $10.7 billion at hte same time.

A contract award on the dam’s generating station and spillways construction is expected soon. That deal has been under close scrutiny by critics, as BC Hydro’s preferred consortium for the work includes Aecon, whose shareholders have agreed to sell the company to China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC). On Monday, the Trudeau government ordered a national security review of the $1.5-billion takeover. A number of Aecon’s largest competitors have urged Ottawa to block the takeover, which has been under review since last fall, according to the Globe and Mail. The Canadian Construction

Association fears Aecon could undercut its rivals with access to subsidies from the Chinese government, while the federal Conservative Party has raised concerns over CCCC’s ties to China’s Communist Party, the Globe reports. Aecon holds a 30 per cent stake in the BC Hydro’s preferred partnership to build the civil works portion of Site C’s powerhouse, penstocks, spillways, and power intakes. BC Hydro had wanted to close the deal early this year with the partnership mobilizing to the site in the spring. A BC Hydro spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment by press time Tuesday.

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lobalization is defined as the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influences or start operating on an international scale. How does globalization impact Fort St. John? Well, Amazon, Airbnb, Facebook, and Eventbrite, to name just a few, are organizations that impact the local economy. One of the largest hotelier companies in North America does not own any real estate assets. Airbnb is an American company that operates an online marketplace and hospitality service for people to lease or rent short-term lodging, including holiday cottages, apartments, homestays, hostel beds, etc. Local communities must adjust in numerous ways. The adjustment impacts the property management companies. The management company model is not conducive to Airbnb. I do not yet see much regulation or legislation policing this model. The side effects of Airbnb on a small community impacts the population most vulnerable. Access to affordable housing options is reduced. The process of Airbnb is easy, afford-

able, transparent and driven by social media. The profits do not remain in the community. A dollar made at home stays at home. International and out-of-town investors purchase large volumes of affordable housing inventory stock and then market to corporate rentals or as long-term stay, using the Airbnb model. Urban centres struggle with policing this type of tenant despite strata bylaws prohibiting such a use. Statistics become harder to manage and analyze. There tends to be a perception of a housing bubble until the bubble bursts and an oversupply of inventory becomes evident. Vancouver sees a huge inventory sold to foreign investors raising prices so high that local residents can no longer afford to remain in the city. The retail centres of communities are disappearing. The once vibrant downtown cores of communities are quickly emptying. Pop-up markets at large community centres are a growing trend for local artisans and farmers to sell their wares at a captive, busy venue. Again, the model is shifting. There is no need to showcase warehouse space for shoppers to go

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and view, so they can Google a cheaper purchase solution and buy online. They do this often after spending the time of a salesperson to upsell the product to e-commerce. Air traffic in the region is up over last year, likely supporting an improvement in the local economy. The air passenger profile is shifting. The largest volume of passenger count is dedicated to our labour force. The Northeast does have a very high rate of transient workforce. Workforce dollars do not stay in the community. Remember the day when it used to

cost $800 to travel round trip to Vancouver? Well, we were very fortunate to have WestJet move to Fort St. John, bringing with them affordable airfare. The downside to this is we began to compete with a very large market for wages, resources, and talent. This is a direct example of globalization. When we start to compete with a larger market, the quality of life must reach a new balance. The North is very dependent on resource pricing. The demand for petroleum has shifted over the past decade. As a result of declining demand, Canada has moved to new markets to sell our resource. We are now involved in a market that is very large. That large market has the ability to control pricing. As we continue to adjust to new technology and market demands, there is a new normal in the community. Globalization in Fort St. John means a new normal.

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CoMMUNITY CHURCH CHARLIE LAKE CoMMUNITY CHURCH Associate Pastor: Jared Braun 250-785-1723 fax: 250-785-4136 clcc@pris.ca SUNDAY SCHooL: 10:40am 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 The Plaza 8111 100th Ave fort St. John, BC Elder: Desmond Jones Phone: 250-785-8289 www.trinitycovenant.ca 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 Rev. Rick Marsh 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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PERSPECTIVES

Made for love

n the Bruce Springsteen classic Born to Run, girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors and the boys try to look so hard in an effort to be loved each by the other. Playing dress-up, every little girl wants to be delighted in. This how she bears the image of God, who brings beauty to the world. Men are no different. Indeed, each person is made to be loved. Unfortunately, the secular world cannot provide that for which human hearts ache. Women do not know how lovely they are. Forgotten, ignored, shamed, abused, too many women shift to selfprotection, striving, busyness, and resignation. They try to just get on with life, but the feminine heart refuses to be ignored. Women seek a source of love that can never be taken from them. Faithful women turn to the Source of all love and learn to live in the shadow of His love for He is the Great Romancer, and we are his Beloved. The core desires of the feminine soul shape the hopes and dreams of a woman’s soul, which are essential in order to live life as a woman. The Bible says that a woman does not need to seek her husband. He will find her. “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13). Every woman longs to be chosen, to have someone fight for her. Most of our addictions flair up when we feel that we are not loved or not even noticed. At some core place deep within, every woman wants to be seen, delighted in, and pursued. Women long to be romanced. They also want to be essential, needed, and irreplaceable. There is something fierce in the heart of every woman, but in a uniquely feminine way. When God created Eve he called her ezer — meaning a life saver, someone you need desperately when all hope is lost. A woman then, longs to play an irreplaceable part in

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a shared adventure with the spouse destined for her. In the Garden of Eden, Adam epically fails Eve. When the snake tempts Eve, her husband is next to her. “She also gave some to her husband, who was with her. Then he ate it, too” (Gen. 3:6 NLT). The Hebrew for ‘with her’ means right there, elbowto-elbow. Adam is standing there, watching the whole ordeal unfold. What does he do? Absolutely nothing. He says not a word, doesn’t lift a finger. He won’t risk, he won’t fight, and he won’t rescue Eve. The first father — the first real man — gives in to paralysis. He denies his very nature and is passive, and every son of Adam carries in his heart now the same failure. A chip off the proverbial block, men don’t risk, fight, or rescue. Fortunately, God, our heavenly Father, has forever answered the question of whether or not we are worth fighting for, worth pursuing. We need only look to the cross. In that act of extraordinary love that cost Him everything, He says to each man and woman, “You are worth love.” If all would listen to their hearts, they would hear the many ways in which they long to be loved. This yearning fuels just about everything human beings do. Even when we pretend that we are not, we are combing our hair in rear view mirrors or trying to appear hard all in a not-sodisguised-longing to be loved. The Peace is a place of many peoples and many faiths. In this space, readers are invited to share their own reflections of faith in the Peace. If you have a story of faith you’d like to share, please send it to: angelamarygriffin@gmail.com.

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The Leftovers Thief

Dear Annie: I have had this issue with a certain family member, and I am hoping you can advise me on what to do. SCORPIO (OCT. 23 TO NOV. 21) When the family of one of our You might see new ways to sons visits and eats dinner at repair something at home. You our house, his wife cleans up afterward, which is appreciatalso might have an impromptu ed, but the problem is that she gathering at home, or someone might have exciting news! Today takes 90 percent of the food for herself and her grown children is unpredictable! without asking. If they were SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 TO DEC. 21) having financial problems, I This is a fast-paced, exciting day. would gladly give it all to them, Expect the unexpected (which is but this is definitely not the impossible at times). You will see case. One year, she wrapped up new places and meet new faces! the remains of a 5-pound ham. I am now stopping the meals and CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 TO JAN. 19) offering only dessert, which You’re full of clever, I feel bad about. I feel worse moneymaking ideas today. about her taking what isn’t hers Nevertheless, keep an eye on to take. Help, please. I will be your possessions to safeguard watching for your reply. Thank them. Be smart. If a financial you so much for listening. -opportunity arises, you will have Longtime Fan to act fast.

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Dear Longtime Fan: You never know what goes on behind closed doors. Maybe they are having financial problems. Regardless, she is feeding your grandchildren. If it really bothers you that she takes all the leftovers, perhaps you could set aside a plate of leftovers and PISCES (FEB. 19 TO MARCH 20) put a cute name tag on it for This is a restless day for your her. Either way, I would be exsign. You feel that the pace of tremely reluctant to cut her off everything is accelerating, but from taking home some of the you’re not sure why. Just go with food -- and don’t settle for serving only dessert when you and the flow and expect the best. You have a talent for manifesting your family would prefer a real meal. what you want.

ing to matter when your loved ones are gone.

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Dear Annie: Up until six months ago, my 96-year-old father was active. He was driving, helping with farm chores and even driving the tractor in the fields to assist with harvesting. We are a long-established Upper Midwestern farm family. We have a wonderful community of loving people. Mom (who passed away many years ago) and Dad were vibrant. Dad was a leader in many ways and respected in all areas of his career, church and community. Until recently, he was visiting shut-ins and helping others any way he could. Now he is the one who is a shut-in -- suffering from a stroke and unable to take care of himself. I am so angry with those people he loves so much who cannot find the time to visit or send a card or make a phone call. Don’t ask me how Dad is doing! Visit him. Take him a cookie or a cup of ice cream. Let him know how much you have appreciated him over the years. Share a good story. Even a short visit means everything. His whole world has changed. He knows he is declining. “Busy” isn’t go-

Annie, thank you for your platform. I am appreciative of every minute I have with my father and wish that all children could feel that emotion. I was away from the community for most of my life and understand how day-to-day living can diminish family history and heritage. When our parents are gone, it seems that so much tradition is gone. -- Daughter in Wisconsin Dear Daughter: Your message will be relevant to many families, so I’m happy to provide a platform. But if you’re trying to get through to your family members, this isn’t the most efficient way. You need to communicate to them how lonely and isolated your dad is feeling and what direct actions they can take to help. Sure, ideally, they would have sprung to action on their own accord, but in reality, it might take a wakeup call. Pick up the phone.

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British Columbia will follow in the footsteps of both Alberta and Ontario in implementing a plan to raise the minimum hourly wage to $15 per hour, the provincial government announced Thursday. Currently, B.C.’s minimum wage is $11.35 an hour. This will be increased in stages beginning June 1, when it will rise by $1.30 to $12.65. Additional increases will come into effect on June 1 of the next three years. By June 2021, it will reach $15.20. “Regular, predictable increases to our minimum wage are one important way we can make life more affordable for people,” Premium John Horgan said. “For too long, the lowest-

paid workers in our province have been left to fall behind, with their wages frozen for a decade at a time. That’s not fair and it’s not right. “Like all British Columbians, our lowest-paid workers deserve a fair shake and a fair wage.” According to the provincial government, 94,000 B.C. workers will earn a higher wage this year as a result of this increase, and 400,000 will see a benefit by 2021. Alberta is wrapping up a four-year staged minimum wage increase that began in 2015. It will reach $15 in October this year. Ontario plans to increase its hourly wage to $15 by January 2019. —Business in Vancouver

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Family Day will fall on the third week of February starting next year, the B.C. government announced Friday, a move that irked B.C.’s tourism and ski industries. Since it was introduced in 2013 under the B.C. Liberals, the statutory holiday has been on the second Monday of February after a provincial poll found it was overwhelmingly the preferred choice of British Columbians. The change will bring the holiday in line with the February statutory holiday in other provinces. Ontario, New Brunswick, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan all mark Family Day on the third Monday in February. P.E.I.’s Islander Day and Louis Riel Day in Manitoba are also celebrated on the third Monday in February. “Moving Family Day is the right thing to do for businesses small and large, and is better for families who may be spread out across the country,”

Premier John Horgan said in a statement. “This gives families an opportunity to schedule and spend more time with loved ones from other provinces.” BC Liberal critics Michelle Stilwell and Doug Clovechok said in a joint statement that they’re disappointed the NDP government is taking aim at the tourism industry. “The B.C. Family Day weekend has become one of the top performing business periods of the year for many B.C. ski destinations, generating between $7 million and $10 million in incremental visitor spending per winter. In a time of economic uncertainty for many industries, John Horgan is now saying he doesn’t have their back,” Stilwell and Clovechok said in the statement. “The absolute lack of consultation is a slap in the face to the sector and highlights the NDP’s priorities, which clearly aren’t British Columbian jobs.” —Times Colonist

B.C. funding teaching spaces to ease classroom shortages Teacher shortages across British Columbia have prompted the provincial government to announce more funding for training and recruitment. B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Glen Hansman said the shortages have reached the point where some school districts are hiring teachers who don’t have proper certificates and qualified teachers in Vancouver are leaving for plentiful jobs in other communities. “This week, we’ve had stories of a mid-sized school district opening the floodgates to non-certified individuals in ways we haven’t seen before,” he said. Hansman said the North Okanagan-Shuswap school district in the Salmon Arm and Armstrong areas has been forced to bring in teachers with incomplete training. He said there have always been small numbers of noncertified teachers, primarily in trades classes in remote areas, but the Salmon Arm area is not considered remote. In School District 60, more substitute teachers are staffing classrooms due to hiring challenges. In School District 59, a substitute teacher shortage has forced the district to consider applicants who don’t have their teaching certification. “Parents, rightfully, are very concerned about this,” Hansman said.

Total added funding to help those areas is $571,000. Indigenous teacher training will also be offered in Williams Lake/Quesnel to approximately 20 students. Education Minister Rob Fleming said the added funding comes in response to a task force appointed to identify challenges facing school districts across the province. The task force report determined 54 school districts of the 60 in the province had difficulty finding and retaining teachers. B.C. moved last year to hire 3,500 teachers following a Supreme Court of Canada decision that ruled former B.C. Liberal government legislation that stripped teachers of the right to negotiate class sizes and composition was unconstitutional. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation said in a statement that 16 years of underfunding education by the former government cannot be made up overnight and investing in more teacher programs is only one necessary step toward a solution. The statement relates to a 2016 Supreme Court of Canada decision that restored B.C. teachers’ 2002 contract language regarding class size and composition. —Times Colonist, with files Alaska Highway News, Dawson Creek Mirror, Canadian Press

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“First and foremost I have to thank all my hard working athletes,” Donally said on Facebook. “I put the highest level of expectations on them and they show up day after day, week after week, and work harder than anyone I’ve ever seen to reach their goals. They have become so much more than just athletes, but like my own kids, my family, and my friends, and I’ve learned just as much from them as they’ve ever learned from me.”

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Morrison finishes 13th in 1500m at Olympics DILLON GIANCOLA sports@ahnfsj.ca

It wasn’t quite the Hollywood ending that Denny Morrison dreamed of, but it was pretty close. Morrison finished 13th in the men’s 1500m long track speed skating event Tuesday morning at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics with a time of 1:46:36. “I can’t be too upset about my performance today. Placing 13th at the Olympics is a relatively

good problem to have,” Morrison said on Twitter. Morrison was born in Chetwynd, and grew up in Fort St. John. At his fourth Olympics, Morrison has one more opportunity to win a medal, in the men’s team pursuit event. Quarterfinals begin Feb. 18. Morrison already made headlines just by being at these Winter Games. He famously battled back from two life-threatening scenarios— a brutal motorcycle crash in

2015 that left him with a fractured femur and torn ACL, and a stroke in 2016 — and qualified second for Team Canada in the 1500m. However, his time was the best of the three Canadians in the race. Vincent de Haitre was 21st and Benjamin Donnelly 31st, out of 35 competitors. Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands won gold with a time of 1:44:01. Four years ago in Sochi, Morrison won silver in the 1000m and bronze in the 1500m.

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The Totem Interclub Competition, the biggest figure skating event in the Peace Region, returns to Fort St. John this weekend, Feb. 16 to 18. Totem alternates between Fort St. John and Dawson Creek every year, and it’s the north’s turn to host the 330 skaters that come from all over Northern B.C. and Alberta. “It’s a great competition for our club because the majority of our skaters can compete in it. For a lot of our younger skaters, it’s their first competition and it’s a special one for our club,” said Jennifer Hammond, coach with the Fort St. John Figure Skating Club and Totem Competition Chair.

Totem is part of the Super Series, a number of competitions where skaters that are Star 5 level and up accumulate points. The skaters with the most points are crowned provincial champion at the Super Series STARSkate Final in Kelowna, March 2 to 4. Racking up the most points for Fort St. John this season are Addison Stone, Sophie Stevens, and Emma Stevens. Stone skates in the Star 5 U10 group. “If (Stone) has a couple more good competitions I assume she’ll be in the top of her group,” Hammond said. Sophie is in the Star 5 U13 group, which includes five very good skaters from Fort St. John, and Emma is in the Star 6 Ladies division and the Star 7 Short

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running from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and ending at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Red Dragon athletes to break 2,000 boards for charity The Red Dragon Martial Arts athletes will collectively break 2,000 boards on Feb. 17 at Red Dragon’s Annual Board Breaking Competition, at the NPSS gym. “It’s a good opportunity for the kids to be

challenged. It gets hard once we’re a couple hours in and not through half the boards,” said Master Ben Marsh. “The kids get scratched up, and it becomes hard work which is pretty cool.” The event is a chance for

the kids to show off their board breaking techniques and skills, while also taking pledges, which Red Dragon will be donating to the Coldest Night of the Year, a Community Bridge event in Fort St. John. “It’s an important thing

to be able to help out if you can,” said Marsh. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Coldest Night of the Year is an outdoor evening walk on Feb. 24 that raises money for the hungry and homeless in Fort St. John.

like dodgeball as much as the next guy, or so I thought. Everybody likes playing at recess at school. Some kids think they’re good, but it’s not something that anybody ever took too seriously, at least not in my experience. When I was in college, there were teams that would play, and some people were hardcore about it, but it was never something that interested me. Needless to say, when I was asked to play in the dodgeball tournament that was put on as part of the High On Ice Festival, I just thought I was signing up for a good time playing sports with friends. And that’s certainly what it was. But it was a lot more. People here really care about dodgeball, apparently. Most teams, mine included, were discussing strategy – who would run up to the line, who we would target first, what angles we would throw from. And, like most people I imagine who haven’t dodged balls competitively, I said, “What strategy? Let’s just throw the ball and try to hit the other team’s players.” Turns out, I can’t aim. I think I hit two people. I can, however, dodge, which is odd because I was the biggest member on my team yet found myself lasting until the end and rolling around on the ground as if I was evading gunfire on the beach at Normandy. Dodgeball also makes you really sore. My legs still hurt a couple days after, which says as much as about my exercise habits as it does the vigorous toll your body takes in a game of dodgeball. But dodgeball, and the High On Ice Festival as a whole, was a pretty great time, for my first year experiencing it. The snowboard park was a huge hit, and people were doing a lot of rad things out there. I envisioned myself taking my skis down that thing and trying to hit a rail or two, and quickly got over the idea of making that happen. Watching snowboarding events make you wish you snowboarded. It’s a fact that anybody who’s a good snowboarder is cool. Except for Canada’s silver medalist Max Parrot. He’s tall, sure, but other than that, there’s nothing cool about him, at least in my opinion. Lastly, there was the ice fishing derby. Everytime I talked to someone, I would ask, “how much fish have you caught?” and they would reply “none.” They had been out there all day, and were it I in their shoes, I’m not sure I would still be out there, or as pleasant as they all seemed to be. But, I guess that’s just part of the spirit of ice fishing and the High on Ice festival as a whole. Dillon Giancola covers Peace Region sports for the Alaska Highway News. Email him at sports@ahnfsj.ca

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Huskies off this week with first round bye Dillon giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca

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Telizyn, Braun win gold at age class championships The Fort St. John Elks had seven speed skaters win gold medals at the 2018 Canadian Age Class Long Track Championships last weekend in Quebec City. Joshua Telizyn won his second straight gold medal at the age class championships, this time in the T2T 15M division. Telizyn was second after the first day of competition, but came in second in the 300m on day two and first in the 500m, the last race of the competition, to edge out Philippe Daudelin by a score of 3,075 points to 3,037. Brooke Braun finished first in the 3000m and 1500m on her way to winning gold for the T2T 14F division with 3,482 points. Nicholas Guliov finished second R0021217976

in the T2T 14M category with 2,721 points, and won the 1500m event. His Elks teammate, Nyam Newlove, finished seventh in the category with 1,273 points. Sidney Bennie just missed the podium, finishing fourth in the T2T 12F division. She had 1,932 points, and the third place finisher had 2,370. Hannah North participated in the T2T 13F division, finishing 15th. It was a great weekend for the Elks, as their two gold medals match the two they won at the age class championships in Edmonton a year ago, when Telizyn and Yuna Lovell were the best in their groups. This comes just a week after the Elks had a tough time at the Canadian Junior Long Track Championships in Fort St. John from Feb. 2 to 4.

Right from the start, it was clear that the Fort St. John Huskies were one of the best teams in the NWJHL this year. The Huskies proved that by finishing the regular season in first place with a record of 27-7-2 and 56 points. It is the first time the Huskies have finished higher than third since the 2009-10 season, and haven’t finished first since the team’s last championship in 2006-07. The team’s season was bookended by two outstanding stretches of play. They went 11-1 to start the season, and went 10-1-2 to end the year, catching and then surpassing the North Peace Navigators (53 points) and Dawson Creek Jr. Canucks (50). “It’s been a while. We’ve been working hard as an organization to turn things around,” said Head Coach Todd Alexander. “We’ve exited in the semi-finals the last two years where I thought we played well, but those experiences have made us resilient and here we are today standing on top.” The joy was evident in the players after their final game of the season, a 5-1 victory over the Sexsmith Vipers on Feb. 10. Finishing in first place was a goal the players set for themselves at the start of the season, with a second goal of winning the league championship. “We’ve believed since day one. We’ve had a group of guys for two years now and this is one step out of the way,” said Huskies Captain Jarod Lang. The team now has a first round bye, while the other six teams are battling it out in a best-of-five series. The Huskies are focusing on resting and getting some players healthy,

while also keeping up the pace in practice and keeping themselves mentally and physically engaged. “All the teams are close so we know anybody can beat anybody on a given night. We have to be prepared and ready to go,” Lang said. The start of the second round is yet to be determined, but it will be during the weekend of Feb. 24. The Huskies will face the winner of the fourth place County of Grande Prairie Kings and the fifth place Fairview Flyers. Both matchups favour Fort St. John, as they are 4-2 against the Kings this year and 6-0 versus the Flyers. NEW ADDITION The Huskies will use the week off to familiarize themselves with goaltender Zakery Babin, who hails from Langley. Babin played for the Surrey Knights of the PJHL this year, and was signed by the Huskies last week to backup Brody Greggain in the playoffs after starter Jonathan Bateman suffered a broken collarbone late in the season. Babin got in the game on Feb. 9 against the Canucks with 10 minutes left in the third period. Babin entered with his team down 5-3, but was solid, allowing the Huskies to come back and win 6-5 in overtime. “The thing I noticed was that after we scored the goal and everyone poured onto the ice to celebrate, (Babin) immediately went and found (Greggain) and gave him a high five. It’s things like that which tell you he’s a good kid,” Alexander said. Alexander said Babin is fitting in with the team and will be important for the Huskies in the playoffs as they may have to rely on him for a couple games.

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Senior Flyers in front through first half of West playoffs Dillon giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca

The Fort St. John Senior Flyers carried their momentum from their first place finish in the regular season into the playoffs, where they went 3-0-1 to start. The Flyers are in first place so far, and started the week with seven points, compared to the Dawson Creek Canucks’ four and the Grande Prairie Athletics’ three. The Flyers hosted the Canucks on Feb. 13, after press time. A win would give the team a big lead going into the final three games of the playoffs. The Flyers play again Feb. 15 in Grande Prairie. After that, the team has just one game left against each team in this round of the playoffs. “I’m happy obviously. You can’t really complain about how we’re playing when you’re facing competitive teams like Dawson Creek and Grande Prairie,” said Head Coach Andrew Leriger. Leriger said the Flyers are taking things a week at a time, focusing on

the two games that each week brings and not looking past that. “This is now like heading into the second round of the playoffs. We know it will be more competitive and more intense, and we will be playing better teams.” The Flyers control their own destiny, and can clinch first place with five points in their final four games. “We can’t take anything for granted. Dawson Creek and Grande Prairie are both too good,” Leriger said. It’s been great hockey to watch, as these three teams have played each other almost exclusively in the new year, and rivalries are getting heated. “There’s a hatred that’s being developed between all three teams, which is awesome because it’s great for the fans,” Leriger said. Leriger pointed out the play of goalie Travis McLean as a big part of the team’s success. McLean’s goals against average of 3.36 is second in the playoffs behind Talon Walton of the Falher Pirates. Over in the East Division, Falher

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Lien Miller-Jeanotte scores the Flyers’ seventh goal to crush the Athletics’ comeback during Fort St. John’s 7-4 victory on Feb. 6.

beat the Manning Pirates four games to one, and will face the High Prairie Regals, who defeated the Grimshaw Huskies, also in five games.

The winner of this series will play the winner of the three-team West Division playoff in the NPHL final in the beginning of March.

Sims wins provincial gold Brayden Sims of Fivestar Boxing Academy won gold at the 2018 Boxing BC Provincial Championships in Abbotsford last weekend. Sims was first in the youth male bantamweight division, and will represent B.C. at nationals in Edmonton in that division, Mar. 26 to Apr. 1. Nick Young lost a split decision in the final in the youth male welterweight division, earning the silver. However, Young will be on Team B.C. headed to nationals with a shot at redemption. “We’re from Fort St. John, without the training opportunities that these

other kids have. It says a lot about them to go down there and perform and win what they did,” said Fivestar Head Coach Justin Donally. Lincoln Pomeroy won the novice gold in the heavyweight division as a walk-over, but did fight an exhibition match. Pomeroy will be fighting at nationals in either the heavyweight or superheavyweight division, which is to be determined. Nick Dragojevich and Eddie Scarfo both won novice titles in their respective divisions.

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Lincoln Pomeroy, Nick Young, Justin Donally, Brayden Sims, Nick Dragojevich and Eddie Scarfo (front) at the 2018 Boxing B.C. Provincial Championships in Abbotsford.

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Race Preview The 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup season begins this Sunday with the Daytona 500. The Daytona 500 is widely considered to be NASCAR’s most important and prestigious race. It’s NASCAR’s Super Bowl and is the race every driver dreams of winning. The Daytona International Speedway is the most famous track in NASCAR racing mostly because Daytona Beach is where NASCAR began. Some of the most legendary drivers in the world have won the event, including Richard Petty, a record seven times, Cale Yarborough, and even Indy 500 winners Mario Andretti and A.J. Foyt. The race will be aired on FOX Sunday, Feb. 18th at 2:30pm.

Last Weekend’s Race: Brad Keselowski won the Clash After taking the lead on Lap 39 of the Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway, Brad Keselowski held it the rest of the way to win the exhibition kick-off race to the 2018 season. Keselowski took the checkered flag with a large piece of debris on the nose of his No. 2 Ford Fusion and the water temperature in the engine rising to dangerous levels. “I’m really proud of the whole effort here. What a way to start Speedweeks, putting the Miller Lite Ford in Victory Lane. I’m really proud of my team… I felt like we were due today,” Keselowski said. Keselowski has five victories at Talladega, but his only other superspeedway win came in the July 2016 race at Daytona. “I’ve never won anything here during Speedweeks, and I feel like I’ve choked them away, to be quite honest. You need one to break through. Hopefully, this is our breakthrough,” Keselowski said. Last year’s Clash winner, Joey Logano, finished second to his teammate, with Kurt Busch running third and Team Penske newbie Ryan Blaney fourth. Ford drivers swept the top four positions. Austin Dillon, who started from the pole, came home fifth in the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, avoiding

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a last-lap melee that started when contact from Kyle Larson’s Chevrolet turned Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 into the outside wall on the backstretch. It was the seventh straight year that Johnson failed to finish the Clash. Kurt Busch, the defending Daytona 500 winner, was pleased with his third-place result and what it might portend for his defense in the Daytona 500. “Project number one was to do all the laps so that we could understand more about our tires and our setup and the way that the car was going to handle,” Busch said. “Then step number two was to have fun. I had a blast.”

Alex Bowman won the pole for 2018 Daytona 500 A Alex Bowman, the successor to Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88, won the pole position for next Sunday’s season-opening Daytona 500. In his first official competition as the full-time driver of the vaunted No. 88, Bowman sped around 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway in 46.002 seconds, a time that translated to an average speed of 195.644 mph. Denny Hamlin, the 2016 Daytona 500 winner, covered the distance in 46.132 seconds and will start the 2018 Daytona 500 in second position. The next 30 places of starting grid of the Daytona 500 is set by the finishing order of the Duel races this week with the top 15 making up the next 15 places on the inside and outside lanes respectively. Jimmie Johnson wrecked out of the Clash for seventh consecutive year For the last six years, Johnson had wrecked out of the preseason exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway. This year though, Johnson made it to the last lap of the Advance Auto Parts Clash, but he didn’t make it to the checkered flag. After contact from Kyle Larson’s No. 42 Chevrolet turned Johnson’s No. 48 into the outside backstretch wall, the seven-time champion failed to finish the exhibition race for the seventh straight year. Johnson was credited with completing 74 of 75 laps in a 12th-place finish.

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NPSS basketball teams dominate NPSS curlers set for provincials Dillon giancola sports@ahnfsj.ca

The NPSS basketball teams were winning tournaments and taking names last weekend. The Senior Boys won the Beaverlodge Tournament, beating Dawson Creek 94-73 in the final. It’s the last match they’ll play before they head to Vancouver for the 4A provincials in March. The Junior Boys and Junior Girls teams were champions at home at the 2018 Northern Junior Basketball Regional Tournament, with the girls going undefeated. The Junior Girls qualified for the Northern zones Prince George, which begin Thursday, Feb. 15. The Senior Girls finished third in Beaverlodge, and are also headed to provincials in March.

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Mackenzie Jibrin and Adam Nelson .of the Senior Boys team with the Beaverlodge tournament trophy.

SCORES High on ice festival results Ice carving Mayor’s Challenge 1. Fort St. John 2. Dawson Creek 3. Taylor Community Challenge 1. King’s Circus (Angela Lamothe, Dave Lamothe, Sarah Conkin, Nathan Conkin) 2. Garrett Klassen 3. Chris Larson dodgeball 1. Balls Deep 2. Other Guys Most Enthusiastic: Sinning Seven Best Costume: Sports Failures Ice fishing Kids 1. Taeja Hamilton - Pike 2lb 12oz 25” 2. Evan Campbell - Pike 2lb 4oz 22” 3. Dillon Aikens - Pike 2lb 1oz 21”

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The NPSS girls high school team has been busy preparing and practicing all month for the 2018 High School Curling Provincials in New Westminster, March 1 to 3. Skip Tegan Topal, third Hannah Lindner, second Kaci Maloney, and lead Chloe Mitchell are in their first year as a team together, and first year playing high school curling. In fact, it is the first year that NPSS has had a curling program since Canadian junior champion Sterling Middleton was a Grade 9 student eight years ago. Topal and Maloney have been curling together for six years. Lindner started curling with them when she moved to Fort St. John from 100 Mile three years ago, and Chloe just moved to town this year, also from 100 Mile. Naturally, it’s been and up and down year as the girls have had to learn each other’s tendencies and abilities on the fly, and come together as a team. “Our communication as a team on the ice was real iffy when we first started, but we’ve got through that and are playing a lot better together,” Lindner said. The team played most recently at the regional play-downs in Dawson Creek in January. There hasn’t been

Beatton Community 4-H Club Report Club Report: by Harlan Giesbrecht Our family has been trying to ride our horses as much as possible this winter to keep them in shape, and get them ready for spring and summer shows and events. There are a lot of things to be careful about in winter with horses. Here are some of the things we need to keep in mind: • The temperature. I rode my horse down the road to go roping at the neighbor’s house. I dressed warm…but at -19, you still get cold, fast! It would be easy to get frostbite, and even with gloves and boots on your toes and fingers can get really cold. • Trailering. Our family doesn’t trailer if it is colder than -20. The reason for this is that our trailer is a stock trailer type, with semiopen sides. Just think of how cold it would be back there with the wind whipping along as you drive fast down the highway! Here’s a way to experience it for yourself: drive with all your windows down when it is really cold outside. You will find it really windy, and it might even take your breath away! Horses have nice winter coats or even blankets to wear, but the cold air can still be hard on their lungs. I have heard some people say horses can get frostbite on their eyes if it is really cold and they are going a long ways in the horse trailer. • Getting sweaty. If you ride inside an arena and your horse gets very sweaty, you definitely have to dry them off and cool them out completely before heading home. If not, they will be extremely cold when you go outside the arena. If you want to see it for yourself….work up a sweat inside, and then run outside of your house with no coat. Stand outside in the cold, or if you are really brave, drive in your vehicle with the windows down and no

coat on after you’ve gotten sweaty. It’s a good way to get sick… and a good way to make your horse sick. • Ice! If it is really icy, your horse can slip and slide all over. They need lots of space if you are leading them with a halter on, so they can pick their own way along and not step on you. If you are riding on them over ice, you have to let them pick a path and just stay calm. It feels really weird and can be scary, but interfering can make it worse.

much competition for them to prepare, so they have had to train and practice regularly on their own at the Fort St. John Curling Club, with coaches Paula Maloney and Derek Glover, their teacher support. “They gel very well, their personalities work very well together and they handle adversity very maturely. Not all teams do,” said Paula. The team is confident that they will play well at provincials, though they are unfamiliar with the competition they’ll face. “I think we’ll pull through OK,” Topal said. “If they play to their potential they have a shot. They’re a good team when they’re playing well,” Paula said. Together, the girls have a lot of curling experience and success that they’re bringing to the NPSS team. Lindner and Kaci have curled in Alberta and local cash spiels for a couple years, finishing fourth in one last year. Lindner has competed in three U18 provincials in B.C., finishing second twice. This is the last year this team will have this lineup, as Kaci, 17, will graduate next year. Topal and Lindner, 16, and Mitchell, 14, hope to be back as a team next year for NPSS and will be looking for a new teammate. The team leaves for New Westminster on Feb. 28.

About the writers Hi, I’m Harlan Giesbrecht. I am in grade 3, and this is my second year in the Beatton

• Loading in the trailer. If there is not enough shavings on the floor of your trailer, ice on the horses’ hooves or snow on the trailer floor can make them slip and slide. Also be aware of ice outside the door of the trailer, where the horse will step out. Just this weekend after my riding lesson, my horse fell getting out of the trailer and when he got up fast he banged his head. • While some people just let their horses eat snow in the winter, we always haul water out to them twice a day. Sometimes horses can colic if they don’t get enough fluids. This happened to my mom’s horse when she was little so my mom always wants our horses to have fresh water in winter. • Road conditions. If you are planning to haul your horse somewhere, check out the roads first by going on line to drivebc. ca. If it has been snowing a lot or it is slippery, consider staying home. Safety first! On Saturday, February 17th our club will have its communications competition, which is speeches, demonstrations, speak and shows, and educational displays. We also have some knowledge meetings coming up, and riding lessons once the weather is a bit warmer. Until then, ride safe in this winter season! - Harlan

Community 4-H Club. My family has a small farm with horses, chickens, ducks, geese, quail, sheep, goats, and pigs. I have been riding horses since I was three. I love to trail ride, and I’d like to learn more about roping. I chose the 4-H horse project because I want to learn more about training and raising horses. I lost my best horse, Pixie this fall, and the old horse my parents gave me after that. Jewels was really old and died right before Christmas. So, this year for Christmas, my parents surprised me with a new horse named Shooter! Shooter is fast, he’s really tall, and I’m teaching him to go over obstacles. I can’t wait to use Shooter in 4-H! This year I was elected as the junior reporter for our 4-H club. I’m really excited to share news about our 4-H club this year. Until then I plan to follow the 4-H motto, “Learn to do by doing.”

Hi, my name is Aurora Lea. I am in grade 5, and this is my 3rd year in Beatton Community 4-H. I live in the corner of Montney on a small farm with horses, dogs, and cats. I chose to be in 4-H horse project this year because I want to learn some more things that I have some trouble doing. I’m lending my horse that I used last year to Harlan’s sister, Alexa because her little Shetland pony has a lot of pony attitude. I got a new horse named Kahlua. She is the sweetest thing you will ever see but she has some spunky attitude. I can’t wait to learn more and teach Kahlua in 4-H! I plan to follow the 4-H motto: “Learn To Do By Doing” for the rest of year! I was elected the Sr. Club Reporter and I am really exited to write for you all every month.

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Happy childhood, happy adulthood. No doubt growing up comes with more challenges than many are prepared to handle, but a mother and daughter in Fort St. John have teamed up to launch a new book series to help parents give their children the tools to deal with their emotions and overcome those challenges. Bev Berg and Megan Knott released four new short books at Peace Gallery North Feb. 2, including My Super Wicked Awesome Family, Adelaide, Baby Is Sleeping, and Imagine If Maybe, You Had A Cloud. The books are part of their mental health initiative called Rosy Window Productions, in the works for two years, and which mixes stories, pictures, meditation, and hypnotherapy. “We have noticed over the years a lack of resources for people dealing with mental health issues,” says Berg, who works as a counselling hypnotherapist. “(The books are) putting tools in the hands of the young so they can grow up with a happy life.” Each book has a theme and comes with an accompanying

meditative script and audio download. My Super Wicked Awesome Family, for instance, deals with how to move through life with gratitude; Adelaide deals with overcoming anxiety; Imagine If Maybe, You Had A Cloud emphasizes the importance of imagination while teaching self-relaxation tricks. “I believe we’re so busy we’ve lost a connection to keep us grounded. We don’t give ourselves time to daydream,” says Knott, an elementary school teacher. The books are the result of both personal experiences and those of family and friends. The meditative script and audio are meant refocus the mind after reading, and reinforce the theme of the books. Meditation and mindfulness should be an every day part of life, says Berg. “When somebody is relaxed, the subconscious is open to suggestion,” Berg says. “When your brain waves slow down, that’s the time you can give positive reinforcement and affirmations.” The books were illustrated by local artists. Tamsyn Gregory lent her artistry to Baby Is Sleeping

and Imagine If Maybe, You Were A Cloud. Being involved was both a laborious and therapeutic process, said Tamsyn, who turned to painting to help her cope through the chronic pain she suffers after the complications of surgery. “When I first sat down to meet (Bev and Megan) the first time and they told me their vision, I just started crying, they started crying,” she said. Each of Tamsyn’s paintings in the books took up to 30 hours, and she had to sit on blocks of ice throughout the process, painting for just 15 minutes at a time because of her pain. Tamsyn said her two children have had to watch her struggle through that pain, at the same time growing up through a divorce. “They’ve dealt with things that not a lot of adults have dealt with,” Gregory said. But, the books, and art, have given Tamsyn a chance to help her kids, and others growing up in the face of adversity. “No matter how hard life gets, you can find beauty in it,” she said. Learn more about the books at rosywindow.com.

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Kevin moved from Prince George to Fort Saint John in 2001 to join many of his childhood friends in the Oil & Gas Construction industry. Kevin loved his career choice, co−workers, and friends just the same. His co− workers regularly joked that he had a "Red Seal in Being Stubborn" which earned him the nickname "Squarehead".

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We know you’re smiling down upon us right now. Give hugs to Grandpa Jack, Grandma Marlene, Grandpa Mickey, Buppa Hutch, Uncle Tom, Uncle Danny, Aunty Pete, and Aunty Tami. We know you’re up there having a Lucky with them now. The memorial will be held at 2PM on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Assman’s Funeral Chapel, 1908 Queensway Street, Prince George with a Celebration of Life to follow at the Sandman Signature, 2990 Rec Place Drive, Prince George. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your local SPCA in Kevin’s name.

ANDERSON, Audrey L. July 23, 1943 − February 3, 2018 Audrey Anderson, age 74, passed away February 3, 2018, in the Trail, BC hospital. She and her husband Jim Anderson were long time residents of Fort St. John until 2013 when they moved to Chase, BC. The family will be holding a Celebration of Life, Saturday, February 10, 2018, in Chase, BC at the Chase Creekside Seniors Hall, 1:00PM. She was a special lady that will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Thank you to all who have reached out with your kind words and thoughts.

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Kevin is survived by his Love, Tamara, his parents Tim and Sherry, brother Shawn (Lisa), nephew Brody, grandmother Louise, and countless aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

Qualifications

General employment

Senior Citizen’s Hall 10908 - 100th St

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Kevin Lester Burns.

• Manage and maintain day-to-day operation of wells, pipelines and processing facilities • Compliance with production accounting utilizing FieldView • Manage wells by utilizing SCADA • Contribute to successful daily execution of the area Business Plan (i.e. production volume targets, HSER, OPEX,) identifying opportunities to maximize production, minimize operating costs and minimize downtime • Provide equipment maintenance and troubleshooting • Provide training and mentoring for team members to assist in completion of assigned production tasks that required additional competencies or in depth problem solving • Consistently meets and strives to exceed Kelt Exploration expectations including: Health, Safety & Training; community relations; environment; regulatory; company policy; corporate values; and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. • Perform housekeeping, performance monitoring and maintenance activities

careers@keltexploration.com

Saturday, March 3 at 2:00 PM

BURNS, Kevin August 8, 1982 − January 30, 2018

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PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT

Notice of Public Hearing

OCP & ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 2305 & 2306, (BEAUMONT) 2018

When:

Monday February 26, 2018 | 7:00 pm*

Where:

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Road 259 (Swanson Lumber Road) Lot 1, Sec 34, TWP 83, R 18, W6M, Peace River PL 11543 (9259 259 Rd.) The Peace River Regional District is hosting a meeting to discuss the proposed Official Community Plan and Zoning Amendment. Proposal: To redesignate the subject property from MDR “Medium Density Rural Residential” to LSI “Light/Service Industrial” within the NPFA OCP and to rezone the subject property from R-3 “Residential 3 Zone” to I-1 “Light Industrial Zone”.

For More Information: Contact: Development Services Tel: 250-784-3200 Toll Free: 1-800-670-7773 Email: prrd.dc@prrd.bc.ca *Please note: There will be two public hearings this evening. This meeting, for Bylaw No. 2305 & 2306, 2018, will be held second.

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NORTHEAST BC REALTY

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RON RODGERS

Ltd.

Phone 250 785 4115

Specializing in Commercial Real Estate

OWNER / MANAGING BROKER Email: ron@northeastbc.com

NEBC is located at NEBCRealty.com 10220 101 Ave. Fort St John BC V1J 2B5

Specializing in Commercial Real Estate BCNCC MLS® 2011 thru 2016 TOP COMMERCIAL Realtor TOP DOLLAR and/or MOST NUMBER OF UNITS SOLD for BCNREB MLS®

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY! LIGHT INDUSTRIAL Tundra Street Fort St John BC 10,400sf shop/warehouse/office on 4.76 acres light industrial zoned land

3 bay shop with drive thru wash bay, staff facilities with lockers and kitchen. 2 offices and reception on main floor with two additional offices on the upper level.

Located just off the City of Fort St John boundary limits, this property is close to all city amenities and North Peace Regional airport, and access to the Alaska Highway without driving through city traffic.

Asking $ 2.35 Million MLS ® N4507464

FOR SALE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

Fort St John, BC 39,375sf Light Industrial building on 2 Acre lot at intersection of Tahltan Road - 111 Street Currently leased Long term lease in place that was recently renewed

REDUCED

NOW ASKING $7.4 Million

MLS® C8010783 Was asking $7.7 Million

Great Opportunity to add to your Investment Portfolio HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL

Office Space

11419 Alaska Road Fort St John

For Lease

2,810sf portion in highly visible office center Six offices, large boardroom with refreshment counter, spacious reception area and two storage rooms (one ideal for IT)

WHY LIST YOUR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WITH NORTHEAST BC REALTY RON RODGERS

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FORT ST JOHN BC

100% SHARES For Sale Well established automotive service and repair business, land and building and associated furnishings and equipment.

Shares include;

Ron has over 32+ years real estate experience in northeast BC

Business has over $105,000 value in furnishings, fixtures and equipment. Building is 3360sf customer service office area fronts 3 bay shop. Wood frame, steel exterior, includes heated floors boiler heating system. Located at 10120 95 Ave Fort St John BC (Block 2 Plan PGP7277)

NorthEast BC Realty is the only real estate office in northern BC that focuses on commercial real estate and offers additional insight specific to commercial real estate

Land is 104’x150’ lot, security fence, paved customer parking.

This share purchase package allows you to step into a business of your own - with the ‘turn of a key’

Asking $980,000 Share Purchase MLS® C8016513

Ron has been the top selling commercial Realtor in this area for over 6 years & counting

Paved parking in front for staff and clients Signage included Asking $20.00sf Plus triple net and applicable taxes

(Approximately $4683/month

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Owners want to retire Water delivery with over 25 years of providing a necessary service to the area! Great opportunity to get in to business for yourself

(TOP DOLLAR and/or MOST NUMBER OF UNITS SOLD for BCNREB MLS)

triple net & GST)

MLS® C8016472

Industrial Development Site Fort St John BC

4.74 Acres currently zoned residential but

the new Peace River Regional District Official Community Draft Plan has re-designated this site location and surrounding property from residential to Service Industrial.

Asking $785,000

By listing your commercial property for sale or lease with Ron Rodgers of NorthEast BC Realty, you will have someone who has a wealth of knowledge, experience and commercial oriented resources within the real estate industry working on your behalf

Share Purchase NOW ASKING $850,000 MLS® N4507327

Excellent Investment Fort St John BC

Popular go-to entertainment night club in the city located in 7500sf building on 0.66 acre. Centrally located in city center, offers a

TURN-KEY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ASKING $2.2 Million

MLS ® C8016977

Asking Includes; business name & telephone number, social media &promo material, kitchen & bar equipment, office & club furnishings & some decor, liquor license (subject to BC Liquor transfer approval), PLUS club service shuttle vehicle 2008 Ford 350. Inventory to be negotiated

Located on Swanson Lumber Road this property currently has a mix of rural house and minor industrial use.

For Sale COMMERCIAL LAND For Sale

MLS® C8013087 Call Ron to arrange viewing Please do not discuss with staff. No access will be granted during business hours. Note: Two Year Non-Disclosure/Confidentiality Agreement required prior to provision of detailed information.

0.706 Acres Zoned Service Commercial

Next to Fort St John WalMart!

Take advantage of this high traffic retail center area for your business development

NOW ASKING $664,000

MLS® C8013862

IF YOU WANT MORE INFO ABOUT COMMERCIAL, RETAIL OR INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE, CALL RON RODGERS FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NORTH EAST BC AREA Information is not intended to solicit properties already listed for sale, or buyers already under contract. All measurements and information is believed to be accurate but not guaranteed and should be verified.

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AVALON

The Avalon is evocative of a French country estate. Its steeply pitched roof lines, stone veneer facades, keystone lintels, and arched entry all bespeak European influences. Inside, it offers lavishly spacious living quarters, ideal for families who enjoy entertaining guests on a grand scale. Entering, you step into a two-story foyer with a graceful balustrade curving up to the right. A den (or home office) is to the right, and a large dining room is to the left. Ahead, at center, is a large living room anchored by a masonry fireplace on one end. Atrium or French doors open out onto a large covered patio.

Informal living spaces cluster together on the left, in a large, free-ﬂowing space that holds a family room, kitchen and nook. The totally open kitchen has every convenience, including a large rectangular work island rimmed by a raised eating bar on two sides. Plenty of natural light washes in through wide windows in the nook.

More light spills into the family room through windows on two sides, and a home entertainment center nestles into the rear corner, next to the ﬁreplace.

Laundry appliances are close at hand in a large utility room with a wealth of storage cabinets and two long counters for folding clothes. This space also has a pull-down ironing board and a built-in desk facing a window. A curved window bay expands the sitting area in the Avalon's luxurious owners' suite. Luxury amenities abound, from the huge closet to the well-appointed bathroom. Early morning or late at night, the owners will appreciate coming awake or winding down in the hot tub on their private patio.

Avalon

Family 17' x 20'

Nook 15' x 16'8''

PLAN 30-306 Kitchen

First Floor Second Floor Storage Living Area Attic Storage Garage Dimensions

Owners’ Suite 18' x 22'9''

Living 22'2'' x 16'6''

Util. Dining 13'4'' x 16' Garage 39'2'' x 29'8'' (21'8'' deep at 3rd bay)

3482 sq.ft. 1473 sq.ft. 770 sq.ft. 5725 sq.ft. 173 sq.ft. 1089 sq.ft. 92' x 79'

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Den 14'6'' x 13'

Attic

Bedrm 15'8'' x 12'8''

Bedrm 13'8'' x 14'2'' Dn

Storage 25' x 32'6''

Associated Designs is the original source for the Avalon 30-306. For more information or to view other designs, visit www.AssociatedDesigns.com or call 800634-0123.

Exercise 12'6'' x 17'10''

Bedrm 13' x 13'

Arlen Brekkaas REDUCED

$275,000

• 55+ townhouse living • 3 bedrooms, 2 baths • garage and basement for extra space

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$299,900

• Modern plan and colours, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths • Nice residential area and walking distance to amenities

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$289,900 • Clean & tidy! • Close to amenities

• Large lot with good access

$299,900

• 1 bedroom, 2 bath • lots of upgrades recently including furnace, paint, flooring, and a bunch of basement finishing too! • close to shopping and walking distance to school

$385,000

• one block from Bert Ambrose and Kin Park • 3 bedrooms, 3 baths • Privacy and family!

$49,900

• Lots of recent renos • big yard space with good fence • lots of space to park and play too!

$329,900

• 3 bdrm 2 bath • Shiny new with yard space • Full warranty here

$549,900

4 bedrooms, 3 baths • full, finished basement • nearly 3500 sq.ft. of living space

$239,900 • 3 bedrooms, 2 bath • within 5 blocks of 3 schools, easy access to public transit

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$625,000

5 bedroom, 3 bath 2,818 sq. ft. huge RV parking area and a cul-de-sac lot garage that fits a good-sized truck

$449,900 • Finch area estate styling • Double garage and well landscaped yard •Modern and easy, this is a home to call your own.

$252,900

• 2 bedrooms, 2 bath • Appliances Included Washer/Dryer Combo, Stove • Underground parking