Chetwynd Echo June 25 2012

BY NAOMI LARSENChetwynd Echo Editor

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8th Annual ChetwyndChainsaw CarvingChampionship: Returnof the Champions hasbeen sullied with thetheft of a piece of thisyear’s first place carvingentitled Fiddle Sticks bytwo-year in a rowchampion Chris Foltz.The carving of a Fire

Urchin was discoveredmissing Tuesday morn-ing by District ofChetwynd staff as theywere preparing to movethe carvings to theVisitor Centre.Foltz, who is from

Oregon, explains in hiscarving biography thishe chose his piece of aFiddler Crab captured inits natural surroundingsbecause of its awesomerelationship with theFire Urchin.“They are both preda-

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tor and prey - dependingon size one will eat theother,” he said. “The ideamade a great impressionon me and had the possi-bility for a beautifuldesign. “Foltz said he chose his

piece with three criteria inmind. “One, it’s a beauti-ful design I can't wait todo. Two, I haven't seen itdone before and three, Idon't know if I can do itbut if I do, I don't thinkanyone will do it again.”If anyone has any infor-

mation on the stolenurchin, please contact theChamber of Commerce at250-788-3345 or theRCMP at 250-788-9221.Or you can return it – noquestions asked.

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Returncarvingnoquestionsasked

BY LIZ BROWNChetwynd Echo Reporter

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n’t stop Oregon-based ChrisFoltz from winning $5,000 againthis year with his self-titledsculpture, Fiddle Sticks. FiddleSticks depicted the unique sym-biotic relationship between afiddler crab and a sea urchin.

(Editor’s note: since the champi-onship the Urchin has been stolen.See page 1 for related story.)“The urchin and the fiddler

crab are both the predator andthe prey. If the urchin’s biggerit’ll eat the fiddler crab. If thefiddler crab is bigger, it’ll eat theurchin,” he explained toMinister of Community, Sportand Cultural Development Ida

Chong Sunday as she toured thecompetition site.The unique characteristic of

not having one designated pred-ator nor prey is what drew Foltzcreating his sculpture. Foltzdecided only three days prior tothe competition on his design. “I had a completely other

design…the design was com-pletely finished and everything.

It was a beautiful piece ofwork.”He said he may still use that

design and therefore would notdisclose any details.His favourite part of his sculp-

ture was the sea urchin.Minister Chong was

impressed by the intricate workof the ripples on the crab’s shell.“Pretty difficult,” she said.“I would only do something,

something I’m not sure if I couldactually get it done,” Foltzreplied.Foltz’s winning carving last

year was a preying mantis titledPraying Over You.Second place this year went to

Tomas Vrba for his sculpturetitled Cock Fight, which is self-explanatory. Originally fromSlovakia, but based inWashington, USA, Vrba’s sculp-ture won first place for theCarver’s Choice. Last year Vrbaplaced second with Mother ’sInstinct. Jeff Samudosky fromConnecticut, USA won thirdplace for his carving of Pegasus.The people’s choice award wentto Ken Braun JR. from Coloradoand created the first movingsculpture, Doomed Souls.“You could certainly tell that it

was Return of the Champions asit was difficult to pick afavourite,” said event coordina-tor Maryann French.

Back to back wins for Foltz

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CHETWYND – Two species ofbats considered federally endan-gered are being killed by commer-cial wind turbines in north-easternB.C.B.C. Environmental Assessment

Office documents related to Alta-Gas's Bear Mountain wind turbinesat Dawson Creek show the opera-tion killed an estimated 156 bats and82 birds in 2010.More than 40 per cent of the dead

bats were either northern myotis orlittle brown myotis, both assessedlast February as endangered by thefederal Committee on the Status ofEndangered Wildlife in Canada.Bear Mountain opened in October

2009, connecting to the B.C. powergrid as the province's first commer-cial wind turbine operation.It features 34 three-megawatt tur-

bine generators; each turbine meas-ures 78 metres to the hub, while theblades measure 40 metres.AltaGas spokesman Neil Mackie

said from Calgary on Monday hedidn't want to "split hairs" but notedthe two myotis bat species are nottechnically endangered because thefederal government has yet to for-mally endorsed the committee's rec-ommendations.He added the recommendation to

list the bats as endangered wasspurred not by wind-turbine deathsbut by concerns over the impact ofwhite-nose syndrome, a deadlyEuropean fungal disease that isspreading westward across North

America.First discovered in New York state

in 2006, the fungus has reachedManitoba and is expected to reachB.C. in a few years, with devastatingconsequences.To date, an estimated six million

bats have already died from the dis-ease on the continent.

Mackie said the mortality rates atBear Mountain are about 30 per centof the North American aver-age forturbines deaths, although he didn'thave comparable statistics specific tospecies considered endangered.A report for AltaGas by Vancouver's

Hemmera environmental consultantssuggests the impact of the turbines is"non-significant, low to moderate,"but notes that assessment may changeonce more is known about bat popu-lation levels in northeast-ern B.C.The report states the carcasses of 53

bats and 23 birds were found duringsearches between April 20 and Sept.27, 2010.

Based on an extrapolation account-ing for carcasses missed or scavenged,Hemmera estimated a total of 156 batsand 82 birds were killed by the tur-bines in 2010, a mean of 4.57 bats and2.41 birds per turbine.According to a table in the Hem-mera

report breaking down the dead bats byspecies there were: 62 silver-haired, 53little brown myotis, 18 big browns, 15northern (long-eared) myotis, six east-ern reds, and three hoary bats (the tableadds up to 157 bats).Of the birds, none are federally list-

ed as at risk, the report found,although the black-throated greenwarbler is provincially listed as aspecies of special concern.

DOKIE WINDElsewhere in B.C., the Dokie Wind

Energy Project near Chetwynd esti-mated its 48 turbines killed 162 birdsand 61 bats in 2011, according toEnvironmental Assessment Officedocuments, an estimated mortalityrate of 3.38 birds and 1.27 bats per tur-bine.Grouse Mountain in North

Vancouver also operates a single windturbine, with an elevator for payingtourists.The resort refuses to say how much

electricity is being produced by theturbine, which often sits idle.Resort spokeswoman Sarah Lusk

said that since the turbine was con-structed in 2010, a total of four birds(two Townsend's warblers and twoMacGillivray's warblers) and five bats(three silver-haired and two hoarybats) have been found dead.

DYING FOR WIND POWERCommercial wind turbines in

northeast B.C. are killing twospecies of bats considered fed-erally endangered:

Species Estimated fatalitiesBig brown bat 18Eastern red bat 6Hoary bat 3Silver-haired bat 62Little brown myotis 53

What an absolutelyamazing week-end.

With Chetwynd’s 50thAnniversary upon us, thecelebration was intensewith events taking placethroughout our town, thebiggest of course being theInternational ChainsawCarving: Return of theChampions.And return they did.

They returned with someof the most amazing ideasand talents and artistry(and personalities) – theytruly outdid themselves.And lucky us… as a com-munity we are able tokeep these beautiful

works of art to displayand, well let’s be honesthere, brag about themconstantly. To whomeverwill listen. Lord knowsI’ve shared the PeaceFMvideos on YouTube a 1,000times over with friends allover the world. (Good jobby the way Kelly and Stu…)However, on Monday

morning it was discoveredthat one piece of one ofour carvings was missing.The fire urchin that in anintegral part of first placewinner Chris Foltz’s carv-ing entitled “FiddleSticks”.Sometime overnight

someone decided it wouldbe neat to own a piece ofcarving art. I can onlyassume they couldn’t liftor move any of the otheritems. The Chamber of

Commerce is asking who-ever stole the Fire Urchincarving to please return it.No questions asked. If youstole it away in the middleof the night, you can put itback just as easily. If youlive here in town, youknow where the carving islocated. Simply put it backin front and a little bit tothe right of the crab. Please.Thank you.Shout out to all of the

carvers for being so gra-cious and being fantasticambassadors for thetowns you reside in andthe craft you represent. Imade some great friendsthis weekend and I’m solooking forward to you allcoming back next year!On another note,

Chetwynd SecondarySchool graduation is

tomorrow at 3 pm.Congratulations to all

the graduates this year.Have fun and enjoy your-selves and celebrate youraccomplishments HOW-EVER, please make gooddecisions this weekend. Be safe. Don’t drink and drive. Be responsible. I have covered many

graduation tragedies overthe past 20 years in mycareer … I do not want tocover another. As a reminder our annu-

al supplement and keep-sake will be hitting news-stands June 29.

“I encourage you to livewith life. Be courageous,adventurous. Give us atomorrow, more than wedeserve.” – Maya Angelou,1977

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You can email us at [email protected]; mail to Box 750 Chetwynd B.C.V0C 1J0 or drop of your letter at 5016 50 Avenue. All letters submitted must besigned with a return address and daytime telephone number so we can confirmthat it came from you. The Echo reserves the right to edit letters for clarity,legality, length and to refuse publication of any submitted material. We mayalso choose to use a letter as the basis for a story. So, be sure to keep yourletters brief and to the point. Letters originating from the Peace region get pri-ority. We encourage new contributors as we attempt to publish a cross-section

of public opinion. - Naomi Larsen, Editor

YOUR VIEWS Not a fan of violence in hockeyTo the Editor:Quite a few years ago, I

was in Vancouver so bycoincidences were the ..Habs.Our daughter who is a

journalist, knowing that Iwas a fan , the word fan isa bit of a deception thetruth I was addicted tohockey. By the way you can not

control an addiction thatsickness control you, any-how she bought two tick-ets at the price $60 a piecewhich in my view was tomuch remembering work-ing for seventy dollars amonth years ago, beside Icould have watched thegame on the tube from herplace comfortably sitting aglass of comfort at hand.Neverthless that

evening we were at thearena watching the gameand enjoying it, until aMontreal player viciouslyhit lay motionless on theice. To my incredible con-

sternation the Canucksupporters sprang up totheir feets shaking handsyelling laughing congratu-lating each other. I sat distraught , and lit-

tle by little the veil whohad shaded the truth forso many years started totear apart, and since that

fateful evening I havenever watched a fullgame, realizing to my dis-may that those acting insuch a callousness wayswere not interested in thesport, but the fight theblood on the ice, they alsoare the the supporters ofthe vicious martial artsand riots at every oppor-tunity .

Then came the strike, Idid not miss Saturdaynight game, matter of factit was a relieve. But Sunday the nine of

October I was going tolook of the play betweenMontreal and Winnipegan unique occasion, open-ing up the T. V the image Igot was that fake clownpompous bombastic igno-ramus Don Cherry.. andsidekick valet, my instantswift reaction tv off .

Cherry... and stuff likethat ... is a preacher ofhate and violence, pro-moter and glorifier of thesix foot six bullies andfight, insulting those whodisagree with him callingthem Pinckos puckes. Thanks to his gospel ,

our arena have become ..coliseum.. where the glad-iators beat each others toamuse the populace sup-ported by the head of thehocked league the owners

coaches including an insti-tution called CBC who Ihave backed up to now,gratifying the buffoonwith a sumptuous bribeattributed only to theelites of this little land, todistill his venomous dia-tribe , "dough in Harperwe trust” forked by the taxpayers some barely finan-cially surviving.Worshiping glorifying

such a goon a sign of adecadent society. Theonly way I might again goback to the game if CBCwould do the right thinginstead concentrating onthe millionaires bullies itis to show to the reallysport fans the Girls play-ing which is hockey at isbest the way it should beplayed.There was a time moral-

ity respect duty disciplinepunctuality .etc. were ele-ments which policies gov-erned our lives. This dayit is : money and more ofit, drug booze and sex, it isalright I guess after allit iscalled progress ? In view that our one

man government is revert-ing back to our ingloriouscolonial past I am thus anex royal logger.

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BY NAOMI LARSENChetwynd Echo Editor

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Northern EnvironmentalAction Team is askingyou to "Kick It To TheCurb" in the PeaceRegion. Are you cleaning and

organizing from thegarage to the gazebo?Have you have foundperfectly good things thatyou don't need anymoreand you don't know whatto do with it? NEAT has come up

with the perfect solutionand begins this month.They are encouraging

everyone to put thethings they no longerneed on their curb with a"FREE" sign.“If there are things that

you need, but you don'twant to buy it new, this isthe perfect time to findthat treasure you havebeen looking for,” eco-advisor Paula Langillesaid. “Kick it with us andsee what you find, orwhat you can get rid of.All we ask is that if youput an item out and it isstill there Saturday night,please bring it back in.We don't want to clutterthestreets of our communi-

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Email your address toLangille at [email protected] allow those interestedto be able to pinpointyour location with ease.

Kick it to the Curb returnsBY NAOMI LARSENChetwynd Echo Editor

–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Local RCMP hosted a Cops for

Cancer fundraiser Sunday at the Chainsaw CarvingCompetition.The event raised $1,950 and all proceeds will go to the

Canadian Cancer Society.• RCMP are looking for information regarding mis-

chief to a vehicle parked overnight at Murray’s PubJune 9. The owner found his driver’s side windowsmashed out in the morning.• On June 10 there was a hit and run at the Chetwynd

Recreation Centre. If anyone has any information oneither of these, please contact the RCMP orCrimestoppers.

Correction: in last week’s issue we ran a story about abreak and enter at Unique Boutique. It was reported thesuspect was lost in a foot chase. That was not the case.The officer had seen a suspicious person in the area andlater it was discovered the store had been broken into.The investigation is continuing.It was also reported that Sgt. Olivia Tremblay was a

Staff Sergeant however her official title is just Sergeant.

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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Saturday afternoon’s

scorcher had everything but a vendor shout-ing ‘hot dogs! Peanuts! Cotton candy!, mak-ing it a picturesque day for playing andwatching baseball in the park.Saturday marked the Archie’s 11th Annual

Charity Slopitch Tournament. The crack of the bat set the first game in

motion at 8 am, having a total of 14 gamesplay. Throughout the day, nine teams played:The Archies, Jacked-Up, Cowboys & Indians,D-Creekers, Ball-Fockers, Moberly Lakers,Padres, Youngbloods and including the firstyear the Lil’ Archies competed in the tourna-ment.The Archie tournament raised more than

$5,000 from the tournament. Combined withthe golf tournament which occurred in earlyJune, and a charity dance, organizers expectto raise approximately $17,000. Proceeds willgo to Chetwynd Senior services and HospitalServices.Archie Shannon, founder of The Archies

Ball Team and of the Annual Charity SlopitchTournament, at 78 years of age, played in thefinal game of the tournament. He pitched forhis team and never struck out when at bat.Three generations of the Archie Shannon

family played or coached in the tournamenton Saturday.

Slo pitch tournament raises $5,000

Three generations of the Archie Family competed in this year’s charity slo-pitch tournament. Here, the race is onfor homebase. Photo by Liz Brown

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SPORTS

Super Saturday SoccerBY LIZ BROWN

Chetwynd Echo Reporter––––––––––––––

CHETWYND –Chetwynd’s AnnualYouth Soccer Tournamenthad close to 500 competi-tors from across the PeaceRegion playing a steadystream of games Saturday.The tournament was

organized by SarahNickerson, who hasorganized the last fewgames, with the exceptionof last year’s rained outtournament.Tony Ethier, organizer

of Chetwynd’s YouthSoccer League said thetournament went reallywell.

“The weather held ofwhich was really great.There were lots of out-of-town teams which doesn’thappen often.”Teams from Fort St.

John, Tumbler Ridge,Hudson’s Hope andDawson Creek competed

in tournament. For theChetwynd Youth SoccerLeague, it is the final tour-nament of the season,which runs for May andJune.Ethier looks forward to

next season, as she hasseen the league grow con-tinuously in the past tenyears.“Chetwynd soccer has

been around a long time.It’s really, really grown inthe last ten years. Aboutten years ago, a fraction ofthe kids played.”The Chetwynd Youth

Soccer League has about300 youth in the club,attending practices twicea week.

“ The weatherheld off whichwas reallygreat.”

A Hudson’s Hope player and a Tumbler Ridge player fight for the ball Saturday atthe annual Chetwynd Youth Soccer year end tournament. Photos vy Liz Brown

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Thursday afternoon’sunpredictable weatherdidn’t keep people fromdancing in the street at theneighbourhood blockparty. All along the North

Access Road outsideWalter Energy, Peace FMand TLC Thrift Store andValley Pure Water, thesmell of barbecued ham-burgers wafted to

Highway 97 and drew asteady flow of traffic.People enjoyed a series oflive performances, freefood, a raffle, and an iPadwas presented LilySyrnyk, Rainah Green,Dante Schembri, RobertRashe, LuckasKirschbaum and LindayRoland for WalterEnergy’s dinosaur storycontest.Cheryl Martens, Walter

Energy’s office adminis-trator and communityliaison said the day pro-

vided an opportunity tomeet the public. Andwork together.

“It was awesome. Itwas to promote all thebusinesses on our block.So we all worked togetherand came up with thatidea. It just so happenedto be the 50th anniversaryfor Chetwynd.”Walter Energy’s com-

munity affairs office hasexisted since October2010.“We made sure our

management was here to

meet and greet communi-ty members and see thechildren and see the enter-tainment because youknow Walter Energybeing a new company,they’re new. A lot of ourmanagers and what notare new to Canada even.”Other businesses such

as All-West Glass andpublic library also got onboard with the day.Based on the success of

the event, Martens saidbusinesses may discusshaving the event next

year.“You know, considering

the rainy weather allaround us, I was prettyhappy that there was abreak for us in the after-noon and it ended up tobe such a beautiful day.”Last minute performers

stepped in and played asthe original band sched-uled cancelled earlierFriday.Kylie Davis and Ryan

Joyce sang and playedguitar followed by fiddlerLes Davis and guitarist,

Larry Mitchell. ShaunaLazotte also performed,and Elvis Impersonator,Fred Steen provided thegrand finale performanceof the afternoon.“We enjoyed it anyway.

It was fun and everybodythat did end up comingout said ‘you know wewere really scared that theweather wasn’t going tohold up.’ But they wereso happy that they camebecause the sun came out.It was just sort of like agodsend.”


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RETURN OF THE CHAMPIONS 2012

Annual Championship a cutting edge successBY LIZ BROWN


CHETWYND –Chetwynd’s eighth annualInternational ChainsawCarving Championship:Return of the Championscame to a close Sundayevening. Early Monday morning,

workers returned to theevent site and began tak-ing down tents and mov-ing sculptures to theirfront row spot at theChetwynd Visitor’sCentre.Mayor Merlin Nichols

best summed up the fourbusy days:“Can you imagine how

much happens in fourdays...Four days agoWednesday night, I madea comment that you neverknow what sort of art iswaiting in a piece of woodjust to be released. But doyou know what it takes? Ittakes somebody with apicture of the art in theirmind before that piece ofart in the wood can be setfree. Now never again willany of you look at a pieceof wood with the samecarelessness that you havein the past.”Reflecting on the hard

work that went into organ-izing Thursday, Friday,Saturday and Sunday’sworld-class event, eventcoordinator and co-organ-izer Maryann French saidshe couldn’t be happierwith the overall event;including the help fromvolunteers who wereonsite from 6 am to 8 pm;the carver’s scope of workand enthusiasm; and thespectators who bravedweather in its constantlychanging forms. Many

vendors and organizationsalso banned together forChetwynd’s biggest eventof the year. “There was just an amaz-

ing vibe all weekend. Itwas absolutely fantastic.Carvers were in such agood mood,” said French.The Chetwynd Shriners’

group worked like sea-soned elves ensuring thesawdust and wood chipsnever piled higher thanankle height at each carverstation. French estimatedby the end of the event, theShriners’ volunteers filledtwo Aim Trucking Bins fullof saw dust and woodchips, one wheelbarrow ata time.“Shriners’ did an amaz-

ing job,” said French.French also said a special

thanks to the Knights ofColumbus who acted asSecurity, always havingsomeone onsite fromWednesday afternoonuntil Monday morning.The crowds hung back

the first couple of daysduring the dreary weatherwhich brought rain andwind, but half way

through the weekend, peo-ple began braving the rainjust to get a glimpse at theart in progress.“Kudos to those that

braved the weather,” saidFrench.Little was done differ-

ently to running the eventfrom years past apart fromproviding carvers withWestern Red Cedar fromCampbell River and theaddition of Minister ofCommunity, Sport andCultural Development IdaChong’s $1,500 purseaward said French.“Carvers were excited to

have a shot at winningmore money,” said French.Immediately after the

championship finished,organizers already beganscheming next year’s.Having a theme such asthis year’s Return of theChampions could betough to beat, said Frenchinitially. But without giv-

ing anything away, shehinted that the Chamberstaff already had freshideas up their sleeves fornext year’s carve. Spectators were provid-

ed with plenty of food andcraft vendors from all overthe Peace Region andbeyond, including Fort St.John, Dawson Creek,Cochrane, Alberta.Several carvers told

French that Chetwynd wasone of their top threefavourite competitions inthe world. The event gar-nered attention from reali-ty TV host of of OutdoorLife Network’s Saw Dogs,Steve Blanchard, whoacted as one of the judgesduring the competition.As the competition

grows each year,Chetwynd’s coveted eventhas been able to attracthigher caliber artists fromplaces such as Japan, USA,Slovakia and the UK.

Clockwise,Carver Steve Higginsplays auctioneer; Higgin’s assis-tant, Grant helps to auction offSunday’s Quick Carve sculp-tures; a view of the quick carvefrom above, Steve Blanchard ofreality show Saw Dogs and guestjudge Dave Lavoie take amoment to bond and JacobFrenette, son of carver PaulFrenette lends a hand during theauction.


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Fiona

Hoey travelled fromChilliwack to watch hernephew, Simon O’Rourkeof Wales compete. “I took lots of pictures,”

she said. “I especiallytook one for my sister(O’Rourke’s mother)where he’s standing ontop of the fork lift and ishigh up in the air and notholding onto anything,and I thought I’d have tosend that to my sister justto scare her.”O’Rourke carved the

Welsh mythology of TegidFoel or Tacitus Bald inEnglish, to which SouthPeace MLA Minister BlairLekstrom – who touredthe carving site Sundayafternoon along withMinister of Sport, Cultureand Community IdaChong – appreciated theacknowledgement of ahairless hero.Known as the Keeper of

the Lake Bala in NorthWales, just 12 miles fromSimon and LizO’Rourke’s home, TegidFoel was said to be look-ing for his lost daughter.“He was telling me he’s

always been fascinated bythe original grimes fairytales,” Lekstrom said.“The original version isnot sweet and nice. It’sdefinitely not Disney.”“He’s risen out of the

lake and he’s searchingfor his daughter. Hencehis kind of expression ishe’s searching and sort of

a caring expression,” saidO’Rourke to MinisterChong.The same sculpture

grabbed ChetwyndMayor Merlin Nicholsattention as well.“I love his expression,”

said Nichols.Each sculptor’s carving

held a unique story andhow he or she decided toembark on the creationprocess.“I’ve wanted to do a

giant for ages. I thoughtif I could get it right, itshould have a realimpact,” said O’Rourke.Contrarily, Chris Foltz’s

winning piece stood lessthan four feet tall. “A lot of sculptures, you

go for the height for wowfactor. I’ve done the samething quite a few timeswith the octopus and themantis. But this year, todo the crab obviouslyyou’re not going to get alot of height out of it. Itwas harder than the otherones,” said Foltz.Similarly each carver

seemed evenly chal-lenged by their artwork:sculptor Steve Higginshad only carved a fewhuman statues prior tothe competition and hesculpted a tall angel slay-ing a dragon, titled JusticeServed. Ken Braun Jr.carved Chetwynd’s firstmoving sculpture andwon the People’s ChoiceAward with the wheeltitled Doomed Souls. BClocal John Rogers compet-ed for the first time aftersurviving a serious car

crash and created theeagle titled Wow, He GotBob. When asked how he

knew when to quit, howhe could easily set downhis tools and decide itwas time to walk awayfrom his sculpture, hesaid:“You just do. It comes

with age,” said Rogers.Elmer Gunderson’s

work has shown in everyChetwynd ChainsawCompetition since its con-ception and he has made aname for his face carvings.Gunderson added varietyto his carving with smallmen who were addingbricks to the larger facetitled Building Character.And so on, and so on.Each carver left his or herdistinct unique handiworkin what started as a largechunk of Red WesternCedar.“So here we have it – we

have the artists- the sculp-tors, the people with theconcepts in their mindsand the ability to take anoisy, smelly chainsawand cut it out of a piece ofwood. I think that’s prettya w e s o m e .Congratulations artists,sculptors. We appreciateyour coming toChetwynd,” said Nichols.French also said thanks

to Chetwynd for comingout and supporting theevent.“The carvers had a great

time and they’d all like tocome back, so that says alot for the town ofChetwynd.”

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Simon O’Rourke’s aunt came from Chilliwack to watch him carve this weekend.(Photo by Liz Brown) Below, Chris Foltz maneuvers the giant claw for his Fiddler Crab- one of the hardest carvings he’s ever done he said. (Photo by Naomi Larsen)


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – In con-

junction with Chetwynd’s50th anniversary, a specialaward was out by Ministerof Community, Sport andCultural Development IdaChong for the chainsawcarving that best emulatedBritish Columbia. Chong along with

Minister of Transportationand infrastructure BlairLekstrom arrived onSunday afternoon to joinChetwynd’s celebrations.Minister Chong award-

ed Japanese carverHiramu Kurita with $1,500for his carving of the bear,eagles and fish this year.His face expressed a mix-ture of utter surprise andjoy. Kurita has won theChetwynd ChainsawCarving Competition three

times in the past.“When I saw the eagles

and I saw the bear and thebear cub and the salmon, itimmediately struck me asthese are our naturalwildlife. These are prod-ucts of British Columbiaand while every carvingspoke of a story, this onespoke to me because ofBritish Columbia themost,” said MinisterChong.The town of Chetwynd

was also given a chequefor $50,000 on behalf ofMinister Chong to be usedtowards for enhancing artsand culture in Chetwynd.The money was used tohelp celebrate Chetwynd’s50th. Chong referenced

Premier Christy Clark’semphasis on family andcommunity values as a setpriority and how shewanted to recognize thesevalues in Chetwynd lastweekend. “And what makes com-

munity strong? It’s thefamilies that decided tosettle here. And for fami-lies to celebrate their her-itage, their civic pride.And one of the things thatusually comes from that isthe arts and cultural com-munity. They bring that

civic pride. That heritagethat no one else can repli-cate because it is owned bythat particular city.”Cities who celebrated

milestone anniversariesacross BC this year wereawarded various grants,depending on theirgrowth.Lekstrom expressed his

pride for representing and

living in the Peace RiverSouth region. He said awell-organized weekendsuch as the chainsaw com-petition speaks volumesabout northeasterner’spride in community.“We have the attitude

that we actually will getthings done. We are cer-tainly the economic driverin the province of British

Columbia today,” saidLekstrom.Minister Chong, Mayor

Nichols and MinisterLekstrom wishedChetwynd a happy 50th,calling it an incrediblemilestone and toured thesculptures Sunday after-noon. Each sculptor pro-vided the ministers andthe mayor with the story

behind his or her carving.Minister Lekstrom was

also impressed with thecaliber of art displayedthroughout the weekend.“You look at those carv-

ings, it is phenomenal…Ilook at a piece of paperand I can’t draw a stickman. I come out here andI have a look at the talentthat I’ve seen. Gentlemen,l ad i e s…phenomena l .Congratulations.”Minister Chong found a

piece to take home andalso wished Chetwynd ahappy 50th.“You’ve got the rest of

the year to remind your-self of why you are a com-munity that over the last50 years has grown to thestature that you havetoday,” said MinisterChong.Mayor Merlin Nichols

thanked both Ministers forattending Chetwynd’s cel-ebrations and attempted tosecure Minister Chong’spresence for next year’scarving competition.“We are glad you were

able to take time out ofyour busy schedule tocome to Chetwynd and wehope and trust that youwill come again. Promise?She said yes,” said MayorNichols.

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Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Ida Chong presentsHiromu Kurita with a special award and $1,500 Sunday in celebration of Chetwynd’s50th Anniversary. Chong said Kurita’s carving most represented the province of BC.

Photos by Liz Brown

Province celebrates Chetwynd’s 50th


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Sunday’s Quick Carve

Competition and Auction had an energy-charged crowd huddled in a semi-circleat the soccer field adjacent to theChetwynd Recreation Centre.Carvers had exactly one hour and thir-

ty minutes to carve as many pieces as

they wished from the log provided.Assistants and apprentices were alsoallowed to compete in the event. Crowdsstayed glued to the scene, watching ascarvers scrambled to quickly and careful-ly create take-home pieces for spectators. “The auction and the quick carve com-

petition provides an opportunity forspectators to support the carvers in theirlivelihood,” said Maryann French, event

coordinator for the Chamber ofCommerce.Cal Meyers auctioned the final prod-

ucts to the crowd. Pieces went from$4,00 to $1,500, depending on the item.Final pieces turned out included bench-es, a bar, bears, an owl, a fox, a truck anda couple of variations on welcome signs.One brave carver, Steve Higgins decidedto try his hand at auctioning off his own

piece. The response from the crowd athearing Higgins say “it’s only 25 moredollars,” had them laughing and raisingtheir hand for another round of bidding.Third place winner Jeff Samudosky

also requested Higgins auction his piecesoff as well.Auction sales were up by over $3,000

compared to last year, with a final tally of$12,325 given to various carvers.

Carvers head home with $12,325 in pockets

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SHOW & SHINE

Rain and Shine for the 4th Annual Show and ShineBY LIZ BROWN


CHETWYND – ThePine River Chapter of TheHarley Owners Group,(HOG) 4th Annual ShowN’ Shine took placeregardless of unpre-dictable weather condi-tions on Saturday after-noon. Several fair weathercar owners stayed homeinstead of partaking in theshow.“If it had been sunnier

this morning, there wasprobably another 30 vehi-cles,” HOG presidentKeith Burns said. “They all cancelled

because of the rain. A cou-ple of the guys were madebecause they drove here inthe rain.”While Burns was a little

disappointed with vehi-cles cancelling last minute,they still had more than200 voters Saturday after-noon.Dave and Joanne

Moore’s 1957 ChevyNomad equipped with aCorvette motor won firstplace for People’s Choiceand the Mayor’s ChoiceAward. In lieu of MayorMerlin Nichols, councilorAlex Brownlee chose thecar and awarded DaveMoore with a new blackleather jacket.“There’s not a car here I

wouldn’t like to have inmy garage,” said

Brownlee.The Moore’s braved the

rain and drove fromTumbler Ridge to attendtheir first Chetwynd ShowN’Shine. “This guy here (Dave),

first time he drove it in therain. He never drives it inthe rain,” Burns said.

“We’ll be back nextyear,” said Dave.Second place for cars

was Taylor Young with thered Chevelle. DonnaMasse’s red 1963 Pontiacconvertible won thirdplace. Jesse Oakley wonfirst place in the bike divi-sion for his Chopper bicy-cle. Mel Regner won forthe ’55 pick up and tookhome a new Carnharttjacket.Burns said he prefers

hosting the event down-town, as the first two yearstook place near the carwash, on a gravel road.The Show N’Shine is

HOG’s main fund raisingevent followed by their

annual fall pancake break-fast for the ChristmasBureau.“All our money we raise

stays inside this town.Like we raised over athousand bucks for theskate park. We boughtone of these benches,which is actually on the farcorner of IGA.”Joe Langford made the

$700 bench out of recycledsign material. HOG hasalso donated to the TansiFriendship Centre, BaptistChurch, Church ofNazarene and anyonewho has experienced amotorcycle crash.While they didn’t place,

Norm Guillet’s blue FordFalcon and Matt Dalkie’sred Shelby Cobra garnereda lot of attention – espe-cially the Shelby, for thosewho were rememberingthe late Carroll Shelby.The owner of the Shelby

Cobra, Carroll Shelby diedon May 11, 2012 at the ageof 89. He was a racecardriver and The AP gave ashort bio on Shelby’s lifein May: “Shelby first made his

name behind the wheel ofa car, winning France’sgrueling 24 Hours of LeMans sports car race withteammate Ray Salvadoriin 1959. He already wassuffering serious heartproblems and ran the race“with nitroglycerin pillsunder his tongue.”

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Clockwise from top, the ’57 ChevyNomad won People’s Choice andMayor’s Choice Award; car enthusiastscheck out what’s under the hood on the1963 CHevy Impala and Mel Regnerwon first place in the truck division andalso won a Carnhart coat.

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LOCAL NEWSAnnual YardSale profitsdown frompast years

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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The

Library’s Most AmazingYard Sale was one of themany events added toSaturday’s to-do list ofChetwynd’s 50thAnniversary celebrationsfor Chetwynd residents.Due to a full event ros-

ter, library staff JocelynDisher said the event willreturn to its usual date inMay in 2013 where itwon’t be overshadowedby other events. “It was crazy – there

was a soccer tournament,Archie’s ball tourna-ment…there was a lotgoing on this weekend.Being the 50th anniver-sary we thought it wouldbe a good inclusion,” saidDisher.Disher said the 50th

anniversary provided toomany options – thatmixed with sunny weath-er keeping people out-side had fewer numbersand less money earnedfor the library’s program-ming.

“We are the only placein town that offers freeprogramming. Usuallywe like to make about$10,000,” said Disher.The library runs vari-

ous literacy programs forbabies, children, seniors,youth and the imagina-tion library. All are free tothe public.The 500 raffle tickets

sold out and they wereable to raise $5,000, withan additional $1000 fromthe yard sales.The winners of the raf-

fle draw were CaseGansevles with $2,000,Bob Shilling with $1,000,Troy McMaster with$1,000 and Bill Boucherwho also won $1,000.Despite fewer people

visiting the yard sale, thesame amount of tableswere purchased fromvendors as last year andsome venders made up to$200 from the event.Everything from used

clothing, new baby knits,pickled vegetables, but-tery popcorn, classicvinyls and fresh pepperplants were for sale.


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The Northern

Lights College hosted a studentappreciation tea Friday afternoon. The small ceremony recognized

graduating students as recipients forboth regional and local awards.Roughly 15 students received

awards in the Career and CollegePrep program and the AppliedBusiness Tech program (ABT). TheCollege and Career Prep programrequires one to three years of studydepending on the stream and is runby Holly Keutzer. The ABT programis a one –year certificate programrun by Janet Wark. Both programsare popular among Chetwynd resi-dents and have existed for severalyears.Special regional awards were

given out to the following students:

Adult Basic Education Associationof BC Award: Jamie Schooner andAndrea Carlson; Alma VandusenAward: Megan Bridgewater,Corinna McGinnis, Willow Allison,Monique Poulin, Louise Knox,Mikaela Scott and Charlie Milner;Chetwynd Lions Club Award: SandyCarveth; Credit Union/LucilleSutherland Award: YvonnePaquette; Devon Canaxda-Aboriginal Award: Lane Labby;Dominion Energy Canada Ltd.Aboriginal Award: Carrie Mosher;Hudson’s Hope Scholarship Award:Corinna McGinnis; NLC ChetwyndStaff Award: Yvonne Paquette; NLCStudent Association and CouncilAward: Sandra Grant; NorthernInstitute Resources Studies Award:Carrie Mosher; Roy CunninghamMemorial Award Aboriginal: JanineNapoleon; Strad Energy ServicesAward: Janine Napoleon; Zedi

Aboriginal Award: Yvonne Paquette.The recipients of local awards

were: Attendance Award: WillowAllison, Sandra Grant, Louise Knox,Carrie Mosher and Audrey Hillman;Service/Student Council Award:Sandra Grant, Janine Napoleon, andWillow Allison; AcademicAchievement Award: AndreaCarlson, Janine Napoleon, CarrieMosher, Audrey Hillman and LouiseKnox; Personal Achievement Award:Corinna McGinnis.NLC’s executive director of com-

munications, Brad Lyon attended, aswell as NLC and president CEOLaurie Rancourt. Both Lyon andRancourt were pleased with the stu-dents and their achievements.Student appreciation and convoca-

tion ceremonies occur at each town'sindividual NLC campus.Chetwynd’s NLC convocation willbe held in the fall.

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LOCAL NEWS

Finavera refuses to pay Environmental ContractorTUMBLER RIDGE NEWS

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RIDGE/CHETWYND –There’s a conflict a-brew-ing in the world of WindEnergy, as E&EConsulting Incorporatedand a related company,Ecology and EnvironmentInc. (collectively known asE&E), have filed a Noticeof Claim against Finaverain B.C. Supreme Court forpayment of unpaid invoic-es.E&E did consulting on

the Tumbler Ridge and

Wildmare Wind EnergyProjects for Finavera start-ing in July, 2011, but hasnot received full paymenton its invoices. The suitseeks court-ordered pay-ment of the debt, plusinterest at 1 per cent permonth.According to Jason Bak,

CEO for Finavera, E&Ewas a contracted consult-ant to the Company andcarried out environmentalassessment work.However, according toBak, “Both projects weresuspended during the

environmental assessmentreview period, causingdelays to the overall proj-ect schedule.”E&E did receive partial

payment, to the tune of$54,427, in December. E&E says that Finavera

owes them $839,466 forwork they completed “in agood and workmanlikemanner”. According toBak, Finavera is assessingthis claim and theCompany’s legal options.Adding to Finavera’s

troubles is its most recentyear-end report. In 2011,

the Company incurred anet loss of $3,240,975, leav-ing them with less than$400,000 in the bank a.Last week, the companyannounced it hadarranged an $850,000loan.” Bak says “Proceedsof the loan will be primari-ly used for general work-ing capital and ongoingwind project develop-ment. This bridge financ-ing will provide theCompany with sufficientworking capital toprogress to a strategictransaction.” However, if

the court does order themto pay E&E, it could onceagain leave the companywith very little cash onhand. The Tumbler Ridge

Wind Project is an estimat-ed $125-million projectand will be located 8 kilo-metres west of TumblerRidge. According toFinavera, once completed,the project will generateenough power to provideelectricity for up to 18,000homes. It is expected to take 12

months to complete con-

struction. The project hasbeen under developmentsince 2007. In March, 2010,Finavera was awarded 25year Electricity PurchaseAgreements by BC Hydrofor the 47 MW TumblerRidge, 77 MW Wildmare,117 MW Meikle, and 60MW Bullmoose WindEnergy Projects.The next steps for

Finavera are to execute aturbine supply agreement,select a construction con-tractor, secure projectfinancing, and begin con-struction.

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Awards Ceremony 9:00 a.m. fol-lowed by report cards.

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EDUCATION

BC Government tightening rules for bootleggingBY NAOMI LARSEN

Chetwynd Echo Editor––––––––––––––

CHETWYND –Bootleggers beware.The government is tak-

ing further action to pro-tect children by ensuringpeople caught supplyingminors with alcohol faceappropriate penalties.Police and liquor inspec-

tors now have the abilityto issue $575 tickets topeople found giving orserving liquor to anyoneunder the age of 19. Thiscovers 'bootlegging',where adults purchasealcohol for minors. For thefirst time, it also includes

servers at restaurants orbars who fail to ensuretheir customers are adultsby checking for appropri-ate identification.Licensees who operate

businesses where liquor isbeing served are alreadyaccountable, and penaltiesfor minors being served intheir establishments rangefrom between $7,500 and$10,000 or a 10-15 day sus-pension.The tickets streamline

penalties for servingliquor to minors.Currently, police hand outcourt appearance noticesfor violations. These polic-ing and court resources

can now be redirected toother priorities. Peoplereceiving tickets may stilldispute them in court, butif not disputed, the ticketsare valid and payable.Other unrelated admin-

istrative changes alsoannounced include:

• Licensees whofail to renew their liquorlicence within 30 days cannow apply to have theirlicence reinstated, ratherthan applying for a newlicence.

• The Provincewill have the authority toeffectively enforce agree-ments with liquor manu-facturers who fail to sub-

mit sales records and themonies owed to theLiquor DistributionBranch (LDB) for thosesales."These changes give

police and liquor inspec-tors another tool to makeit harder for minors to getalcohol,” Minister RichColeman said.“Bootleggers and serverswho don't ask for appro-priate identification willbe accountable for theiractions through $575 tick-ets - a sizeable amountthat our governmenthopes will deter adultsfrom giving or servingliquor to youth."

AT A GLANCEViolation tickets can be issued to anyone found

providing liquor to minors unless it is their parentor guardian. This includes a server who sells liquorto an underage customer.A sign stating staff can be fined for selling alcohol to

minors has been developed to make it easier forservers by giving them something they can point towhen dealing with customers who may be underage.In British Columbia, servers are required to

check for proper identification prior to serving alco-hol, and may be issued a ticket if they neglect tocomply with this requirement. The licenseeremains legally accountable for that sale.

VANCOUVER SUN––––––––––––––

VICTORIA – The B.C.government and oil andgas industry representa-tives are launching a jointthree-year air monitoringand community engage-ment program in the north-east as the region gears upfor more growth in theenergy sector."It's a good time to do

this," said Hudson's HopeCouncillor GwenJohansson, who is also amember of PeaceEnvironment SafetyTrustees (PEST), chairmanof the landowners' groupCustodians of the PeaceCountry Society, and for-mer co-chair of theNortheast Energy andMines Advisory commit-tee."We expect huge

ramped-up activity [and] ifthis is done well it wouldbe valuable," addedJohansson.Environment Minister

Terry Lake said inannouncing the programWednesday that the gov-ernment believes it'simportant the publicreceives open and trans-parent access to informa-tion that could affecthealth.Lake said issues sur-

rounding "sour" gas - natu-ral gas containing hydro-gen sulphide - have beenraised as concerns.According to a release,

funding for the first year ismore than $550,000 withcontributions from govern-ment, the BC Oil and GasCommission and membersof the CanadianAssociation of PetroleumProducers (CAPP).Companies involved in

the program include ARCResources Ltd.,ConocoPhillips Canada,Canadian NaturalResources Limited, DevonEnergy Corporation,Encana, Imperial OilLimited, Penn West,Progress Energy, ShellCanada, Spectra Energy,Suncor Energy and

Talisman Energy Inc.According to the envi-

ronment ministry, monitor-ing will begin immediatelyat two rural locations in theSouth Peace.The program will fund a

coordinator who willestablish a local workinggroup to review air qualitydata, and make air qualitydata easily accessible to thepublic.Initial monitoring will

focus on hydrogen sul-phide, sulphur dioxide andvolatile organic com-pounds, which are tradi-tionally associated with oiland gas development. Inlarger communities, therewill be broader monitoringof air contaminants,including particulates.Johansson said there are

growing concerns about airquality related to oil andgas exploration."There have been inci-

dents where there havebeen releases of sour gas..." she said, citing an inci-dent two years ago whenfarm families briefly evac-uated an area near PouceCoupe when there was a"fairly large release" ofsour gas.Meanwhile, the new plan

comes after a report by theFraser Basin Council citedeffects on air quality as akey concern about thepotential human healthrisks associated with oiland gas activities in theregion.Other concerns included

environ-mental exposureand related issues such asexposure to hydrogen sul-

phide or contaminatedwater and well-site acci-dents; oil and gas opera-tional issues such ashydraulic fracturing, emer-gency response coordina-tion, and water quality andquantity; and monitoring,compliance and trans-parency.Bob Simpson, an inde-

pendent MLA for CaribooNorth, said the new pro-gram is long overdue."It's the right thing to

do," he said. "Done right, itcan lead to legislation andcontrol gas emissions thatcause health problems."Simpson said there is an

increasing amount ofdrilling activity in theregion and that the indus-try has got away with vent-ing into the atmospherebecause it was primarily in

rural areas."But now that they're in

the South Peace in commu-nities like Hudson's Hope,Dawson Creek and Fort St.John, there's a larger popu-lation base exposed to flar-ing and venting of thesegases over the last two orthree years. There's been alot of complaints fromthese communities."CAPP's vice-president of

operations, David Pryce,added in a statement thathis industry will do itspart."Canada's oil and gas

industry endorses proac-tive measures and commu-nity-based initiatives toaddress public concernsand ensure safe andresponsible resource devel-opment," the statementsaid.

Chetwy nd Echo 23Friday, June 15, 2012

Spectra Energy wishes to inform area residents about pipe hauling activity - end of May/early June

Spectra Energy wishes to inform our neighbours in Beryl Prairie and Hudson’s Hope that we will be hauling loads of 42-inch diameter pipe through the area at the end of May/early June. The pipe will be stored until summer construction starts on the T-North 2012 Project, a 24 kilometre 42 inch pipeline loop of our mainline system.

During pipe hauling, safety is our number one priority. Spectra Energy expects its drivers to follow all applicable traffic laws and to drive safely and respectfully while taking extra precautions around school buses. Our pipe hauling contractor has developed a site specific safety plan with route and driver hazard assessments.

Pipe hauling will occur during daytime hours Monday through Saturday, and loads will be securely fastened. If you see any activity related to pipe hauling that concerns you from a safety standpoint, please contact us immediately, or if you have any other questions, call us anytime.

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Stakeholders react to human health risk reportALASKA HIGHWAY NEWS

–––––––––––––– DAWSON CREEK – Glenda

and Pat Wagar are all too awareof the human health risks posedby unconventional natural gasdevelopment in the PeaceRegion.For the couple, who live just

south of Pouce Coupe, thoseconcerns are not just a fear of theunknown, but a first-handknowledge of what exposure topotentially deadly "sour" gascontaining hydrogen sulphide(H2S) can have on the body andthe mind.Glenda said she is still living

with the effects of that exposurefrom a gas leak that occurred ata wellsite a few hundred metresfrom their home in November,2009."I have vertigo problems, and

my lungs still hurt," she said. "Ithurts all the time, there's a painthere, but it definitely getsworse when I exercise.""We used to go out for walks

all the time... and we would betalking all the time as wewalked along - but we go forwalks now and she can't talkand walk at the same time, sheloses her breath," her husbandadded.Glenda said she has seen med-

ical professionals about her per-sistent health problems and theycannot tell her if it will get betterover time."They have no idea," she said.

"They said H2S is known tocause neurological damage, butit's never the same twice. Theydon't know how bad it will be,whether it will get worse, staythe same or get better. I have noidea what my health is going tolook like in the future, but Iknow right now it sucks."A loud noise like a jet engine

was the first indication she saidshe had that something waswrong at about 3 a.m. on Nov.22, 2009. Then it was the smell ofH2S, like rotten eggs.

"We weren't notified, wenoticed it ourselves," she said."In the beginning, I didn't rec-

ognize what it was, I kept run-ning outside trying to figure outwhat it was. Then at five to nine[a.m.] or whatever it was, ahunter came, honking his horn

and driving through the yardsaying, 'Get out! Get out! You'rein a cloud!'"They did leave their home

after that and stopped at the endof their road to call 9-1-1 fromthere, but did not get muchhelp."They really didn't know,

there was no procedure, no setplan like, 'This is what you'regoing to do' ...it was mass confu-sion," she said.She said she then started

phoning her neighbours, but theresponses indicated they werejust as unprepared for what todo in a gas leak as she and herhusband were."Nobody was prepared, it was

confusion."They were eventually told

they were to gather at a muster-ing point, which they did, and itwasn't until about 1 p.m. thatthey were told it was safe toreturn home, though a heavyodour still lingered there.A BC Oil and Gas Commission

investigation into the incident

found the well was not success-fully shut-in until 10:45 a.m.,and as a result, about 30,000cubic metres of natural gas wasreleased, with the concentrationof H2S measuring 6,200 partsper million at the time of theleak.Glenda said she began notic-

ing the effects of that exposureimmediately."At that time, myself and few

other people had really itchyeyes and a really harsh cough,and are throats were just burn-ing," she said."Three days later, I still could-

n't get rid of the cough and theburning and so I went into thedoctor, and he said it was likebeing in smoke and it was lungdamage, but that it would clear

up in two or three months. Theyhad no idea what a gas leak is.He kept asking: 'Was it gas inyour house?' and he had no ideawhat H2S was, so the doctorsweren't prepared either.""The one doctor in Edmonton

asked me how come I wasn't

treated properly right of the bat.I still don't know what 'treatedproperly' is because nobody hasever treated me," she added.She said Encana, the operator

of the wellsite in question, neveroffered her any kind of compen-sation for her injuries."They paid for one trip to

Calgary to see a doctor theychose and paid for, who ofcourse said he didn't see any-thing wrong. The other doctorsaw infiltrates in my lungs anddefinitely breathing problems."She added her horses were

affected as well."We had a couple of young

horses die, and then we had abunch of mares pregnant thatwere ready to foal, but then allof a sudden there was nothing,

no foals."For his part, Pat said he hasn't

had any lingering health effects,other than he now commonlywakes up with a stuffed nose,which he had not experiencedbefore. However, they both saidthere are psychological effects togoing through an incident likethat."You're living under anxiety

all of the time. This happenedonce, now when is it going tohappen again?" said Pat."It's just really nasty, it causes

a lot of stress and a lot of ongo-ing problems. I get nightmares, Iwake up at night and I'm listen-ing for noises," added Glenda."They opened up a new well

with a bunch of flaring, and youcan hear people talking and thethump of the machinery, andyou just lay awake wonderingwhen it's going to cause moredamage."The incident near Pouce

Coupe, and the fact there was noredress for the injuries that werereported, prompted the call forpublic health inquiry into theincident that led to the provin-cial government establishing anOil and Gas Human Health RiskAssessment this year.Glenda said she participated

in phase one of that assessmentby outlining her concerns andsubmitting them in a letter tothe Fraser Basin Council, butshe never received confirmationthat letter had been received.She said she would like to seefurther setback distances forwells drilled near homes, andbetter emergency preparedness."We need our medical profes-

sionals to be aware of what isgoing on and what the risks are,and we need a better emergencyplan so that if you have a scareor a smell, there is a procedurethat people can go - 'Okay, this iswhat I can do,'" she said.However, both Glenda and

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they will come and pick your recyclingup.The depot accepts a variety ofrecyclable items including:• paper (office paper, newspaper,cardboard, boxboard)• tin cans• All hard and soft plastic (milk jugs,yogurt cups, juice boxes and plasticbags)• Electronics (old stereos, computers,photocopiers)• Small appliances• Car batteries• Oil and oil containers• Cell phones• Batteries• Smoke and carbon dioxide detectors• Spray paint cansThe depot also utilizes a used paint

program where residents can drop offleftover paint. The paint is available forothers to sign out and use on thecondition theybring theemptycansback.They do not accept Styrofoam orantifreeze.Depot manager Sally Paquetterequests drop offs be done during theday as the outside bins are strictly forafterhours.“Please come inside and our staff willhelp your sort your recyclables,” shesaid, adding there is a security cameraon site.Paquette said theRecyclingDepot alsosupports local youth clubs andorganizations and will assist anddonate space for local bottle drives.Contact the depot at 250-788-1111 formore information.

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quently understaffed, thedepot is doing a heroic job

in moving your junk(thank you) to its granddestiny as someone’streasure somewhere inthis wonderful world. Butit is a tough and some-times discouraging job tokeep the stuff off ourstreets, out of our landfill,and moving in the rightdirection to a useful desti-nation.Sally, the depot manager

who has worked at thedepot for a decade, arriveson the job at 5:30 in themorning. That’s real dedi-cation! Her first duty is tomove the stuff that hasbeen deposited in the binsor tossed over the fenceinto the sorting area sinceclosing time. Here thecardboard, plastic, cans,

jars, and other discards ismanually sorted into itscategories and placed inhuge bags or into the com-pressors for baling inreadiness for shipment to acentral collecting depot.This is the point at which

you could be Sally’s bighelper. Much of the stuffthat must be sorted couldbe pre-sorted at yourhouse. Glass jars andmetal cans, for example,are really quite different.Though you might havepurchased food in each ofthem, they are not shippedto the same processing

plant. So, instead of mix-ing your cans, bottles, bat-teries, and scrap paper inwith potato peelings andcoffee grounds and tossingit over the fence in thedark for someone else tosort through, do that littlebit of pre-sorting and doSally a big favor.There is also a pick-up

service for your business.Simply flatten your card-board boxes, separate andbag other items as much aspossible, and call yourfriendly, efficient LionsRecycling Depot (250-788-1111) to schedule a pickup.

It saves you a trip to thedepot and helps to keepour town clean. You willbe billed a small fee but it’sworth every nickel. Try it;you’ll like it!There is at least one item

that cannot be recycled.The TV and the box inwhich it came are accept-able but not the styrofoamin which it was packed.No styrofoam at all; nocups, no plates, and noneof those clingy little lumpsthat are used to protect toomany shipments of break-ables. Too bad. They areso light that a truck load of

them would weigh almostnothing. You’ll have totake them to the landfilluntil someone invents aneconomical way to recyclethem. In the meantime,lobby your MLA to havethem banned in BC. You’llbe doing everyone a favorand we can switch to usingpopcorn for packing mate-rial and eat it while weempty the boxes.


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STRANGER THAN FICTIONArtist turns deadcat into chopper

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When Dutch artist Bart Jansen's pet cat Orville was hitby a car, he dealt with his loss by stuffing the corpse andstrapping it to a specially designed radio-controlled hel-icopter.Thus, Orvillecopter, described as "half cat, half

machine," was born.Orville the cat was named after the famous aviator

Orville Wright."He was killed by a car. After a period of mourning he

posthumously received his propellers," reads a descrip-tion of the project on Jansen's site. "Soon to be flyingwith the birds. Oh how he loved birds."A YouTube video of the chopper's first flight had net-

ted over 82,000 views as of Monday morning.The Orvillecopter is now on display at the Kunstrai

art festival in Amsterdam.

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Sunscreen can protect the skinfrom sunburns, but watch out forbarbecue burns.Sunscreen maker Banana Boat is

conducting an investigation into itsproduct after reports aMassachusetts man went up inflames after spraying himself withsunscreen while barbecuing.Brett Sigworth told CBS Boston

affiliate WBZ-TV it all happenedvery quickly."I sprayed on the spray-on sun-

screen, and then rubbed it on for afew seconds. I walked over to mygrill, took one of the holders tomove some of the charcoal bri-quettes around and all of a suddenit went up my arm," the Stow,Mass., man told the station."I went into complete panic

mode and screamed ... I've neverexperienced pain like that in mylife."Sigworth suffered second-degree

burns on his chest, ear and back.Photos provided to the TV stationshow the lines where he sprayed

the sunscreen that caught fire.The sunscreen label warns the

contents are flamable, and not touse it near heat, but Sigworth saidhe didn't expect it to catch fire onceit was applied to skin.Banana Boat responded in a

statement that it will look into thehow this happened."We take these matters very seri-

ously and will begin a promptinvestigation as we continue tostrive to deliver products of thehighest quality to our consumers,"the company's statement reads.

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directions.The bull didn't take

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very confident any sub-stantive changes will beforthcoming from govern-ment or industry as aresult of the health riskassessment."Yeah, they've recog-

nized it [the health con-cerns], but because there issuch a huge pool of moneycoming in from the naturalgas resources here, it is justan ad-lib or something justto pacify the people andkeep them quiet," said Pat."We have the Oil and

Gas Commission that issupposed to regulate thisstuff, and they are notdoing anything. I don'tthink the government isgoing to anything either,"added Glenda.The Peace Environment

and Safety TrusteesSociety (PESTS) is moreoptimistic that the releaseof the phase one findingsis a positive step in theright direction in address-ing the safety concerns ofrural residents."It's important to recog-

nize all of the participantsthat made an effort tomake phase one possible,"said Brian Derfler, thegroup's president. "It isthis information that iden-tifies possible health riskswith the goal of develop-ing appropriate strategiesand regulations. We arealso pleased that our gov-ernment is moving aheadwith the public's involve-ment - this allows our con-cerns to be part of theprocess."It was the Farmington-

based industry watchdoggroup that led the initialcall for a public healthinquiry into the industry,which was supported bydozens of other local andprovincial organizationsand individuals.Derfler said PESTS spe-

cific concerns revolvearound increased setbackdistances for rural homesand schools, the reductionand eventual eliminationof flaring, and improvedemergency preparedness."We realize there are

quite a few inadequacieswith the emergencyresponse plans and wewould like to have thoseaddressed," he said."Past experiences have

demonstrated there is afailure of procedures andan ineffectiveness of emer-gency response plans, andwe would like to see thoseconcerns addressed in asatisfactory manner."In their formal submis-

sion to the Fraser BasinCouncil, PESTS had alsorequested an air monitor-ing system be establishedfor the region, similar toone they visited inDrayton Valley, Alta., in2010. Derfler said they arepleased the governmenthas introduced a three-year monitoring programthat will be based on theAlberta model."I think the one thing

about having a system likethat in place is that it actslike a preventative meas-ure as well," he said. "Yes,you can tell what is hap-pening currently, but Ithink it also encouragesbest practices."He added the fact that

the data collected fromthose monitors will bemade public is also impor-tant."That is the key thing,

that it is available to thepublic anytime they mightwant to look at it. If thereever was an incident, peo-ple can at least make ajudgment call themselvesas to, if there is a smell,where it might be comingfrom, and if there's any-thing to be concernedabout."

Geoff Morrison, manag-er of BC operations for theCanadian Association ofPetroleum Producers(CAPP), said producercompanies operating inthe region welcome theopportunity to hear thepublic's concerns andaddress them if possible."The industry always

welcomes the opportunityto hear from the publicabout their concerns," hesaid. "We think we run anoperation with a recordthat is sound and that weprotect the interests of thepublic, the environmentand our employees, but ifpeople have concerns thenwe want to hear aboutthem, and if there's ashortcoming, we want toensure it is addressed,"He said there was an

expectation that the con-cerns identified in thephase one report wouldbe broad in scope, but hesaid there were no realsurprises in that informa-tion. He said industrydoes hope governmentwill narrow down thescope of the human healthrisk assessment to focuson direct impacts relatedto human health."If people have concerns

about direct impacts ontheir health and safetywith oil and gas explo-ration and operations, thatshould be the core of thereview," he said. "Peoplehave wider concernsaround economic devel-opment, and those areequally important, butprobably should be dealtwith through anothermechanism."In its formal submission

to the Fraser BasinCouncil, CAPP notes thereis over 40 years of scientif-ic, peer-reviewed findingsincluded in studies onhuman health risks associ-ated with oil and gas

development, and believesthat information is reflect-ed in current regulationsand procedures observedby industry."We just want to encour-

age that all of the scientificevidence that exists todayis understood and incor-porated into the phase twostudy the government isabout to undertake,"added Morrison.CAPP is a contributor to

the new air monitoringprogram - Morrison saidhe believes member com-panies have committed

about $185,000 towardsthe first year of the three-year program - andbelieves the monitoringwill go along way in alle-viating any concernsabout air quality resultingfrom industry operations."We currently don't feel

there is an issue, but that'sthe purpose of this study,to establish that, and sowe're looking forward toparticipating in that andlooking at the results," hesaid.He added there may be

opportunities to tie-in

industry's existing airmonitoring systems intothat broader, public sys-tem to make it more com-prehensive.The air monitoring pro-

gram is expected to beginthis year with two moni-toring stations in the ruralSouth Peace. A request forproposals will be sent outthis month for phase twoof the human health riskassessment, the actualhealth risk research itself,and that work is expectedto be completed by early2014.

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