Chetwynd Echo June 28, 2013

BY MIKE CARTERChetwynd Echo Reporter

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District 59 continues todevelop a plan to find sav-ings and efficiencies in itsbusing system in light ofthe $750,000 cut to the dis-trict’s transportationbudget announced by theprovincial governmentlast month.The cuts are equivalent

to a 23 per cent reductionto the $3.3 million the dis-trict had received in thepast.

Given the magnitude ofthe cuts, the districtengaged a consultant toconduct a comprehensivereview of its transporta-tion services with a focuson identifying opportuni-

ties to improve the effi-ciency and effectiveness ofservices to realize savingsin the operation.The final report was sub-

mitted last week.One measure that has

been approved for imple-mentation in September2013 will see Chetwyndstudents being charged afee for busing.The school board has

also proposed a referen-

dum to be held in October2014 that would raise thefunding shortfall throughlocal rural taxation. Underthe proposal – which hasyet to be approved - a votewould be held at that timeon a tax increase forRegional District areas Dand E that would result ina tax increase of approxi-mately $18 per year on aproperty assessed at$300,000.If the referendum fails,

further restrictions of busservices, the implementa-tion of further transporta-tion fees and other optionsincluding a four-dayschool week for ruralschools could be enacted.

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The proposal of a four-day school week for ruralschools was also put onthe table for the first timeduring Board of Educationmeetings last week inDawson Creek and will be

considered further atfuture meetings of theschool board.Changes to the

Chetwynd in-town busingthat were approved forimplementation inSeptember 2013 at lastweek’s meeting will see

parents of studentsattending Chetwyndschools pay a fee of$20/month and $50 perfamily.“Based on the trans-

portation review therewill be fees implementedfor the busing ofChetwynd students,”School District 59 commu-nications representativeCandy Clouthier said.“The schedule on in-townbusing won't change.”Clouthier explained that

currently, busing is pro-vided for high school stu-dents from three locationsin town from November 1to March 31, and elemen-tary school students areprovided free busingbetween school locationsfor the full school year.“It won't be free [any-

more],” she said. “But itwon't change the service it'snot going to increase ordecrease the service that'scurrently being provided,therewill just be a cost to it.”

Along with the fees, SD59 announced that theywould not be creating newroutes for students attend-ing schools outside oftheir catchment area. Thismeans students attendingChetwynd’s two “schoolsof choice” – Frenchimmersion programs atEcole WindremElementary and therecently approvedMontessori school at DonTitus Elementary – will

have to find alternativetransportation whereexisting routes do notexist.“There will be no route

deviations for studentsnot riding to their catch-ment area schools,”Clouthier said, “this willinclude French immersionstudents. There won't beany changes made forMontessori because it will[also] be a school ofchoice, same as Frenchimmersion is, and so thesame rules would apply.”Couthier went on to

explain that if studentsattending Windrem orDon Titus Elementarywere able to access anexisting route to theirschool, they would be ableto ride the bus.“If [there is] an existing

route, obviously wewould transport them. Sowe're not going to createnew routes for studentsoutside of the catchmentareas. These students will

still be able to ride the bus,but will have to access theservice on an existingroute. No transportationassistance fund will beavailable to these stu-dents.”As for the four-day

school week, that is a bigquestion mark at thispoint, Clouthier said.“We are deferring some

of the proposed measurespending the outcome ofthe referendum in October2014, the rural schoolsreview and discussionswith other partners. Theidea of a four-day weekwas really only mentionedas a possibility. Thereactually is not a proposedfour-day week anywhere;it was just given as one ofthe options that could belooked at in the ruralareas. The way I remem-ber it being talked about atthe meeting was just tosay that it is one thing[we] could look at in therural schools.”

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tance runner WendyBrown has a goal that sheis not willing to give up:qualifying for the Bostonmarathon.But in the meantime, she

is helping others achievetheir goals by running 327kilometres in support ofthe Northern LightsRecovery Centre Society(NLRCS), raising aware-ness and funds for a drugand alcohol rehabilitationcentre for the Peace Riverregion.On Thursday last week,

Brown spent the night inChetwynd before sprint-ing off to Dawson Creek.Today, Brown is on thehome stretch. Afterovernighting near the oldKiskatinaw Bridge anddetouring through con-struction, she will runthrough the rain pastTaylor and on into Fort St.John for the final welcomeat the North PeaceCultural Centre.While in Chetwynd last

week, Brown sat downwith the Chetwynd Echofor an interview in hersupport vehicle, an RVdonated by Fort St. Johnelectrical contractors,

Conway Visions Inc.When asked about how

she trained for this run,Brown said she had todrop everything, and wasgrateful that her employer– the Woodland Bakery inBurns Lake – allowed herthe time off to pursue theproject.“I did everything and

anything that I could to

prepare for this,” she said.“I had turn around pointsback at home so my bodywas prepared for hillslikethe kinds that I'vealready conquered.”Bruce Lantz, president of

the NLRCS approachedBrown in December 2012to ask if she would consid-er doing the event. Shebegan her training imme-

diately.“For the month of

December I did strengthbuilding first and thenfrom there I started to gointo long distance running.I trained myself to run bymarkers. Because it was inthe wintertime, I had toput pieces of fabric onbranches at 2.5 miles, 5miles, 7.5 miles, 10 miles,

12.5 and 15 miles. Thosewere my turnaroundpoints; I called them mygraduation levels. Once Igot comfortable enough atthe first marker, I wouldgraduate to the next mark-er and then I would do thesame up until 15 which is30 km, and that was mygoal was to run 30 kilome-tres a day.”The run was supposed to

take two weeks, “but itkind of looks like it might

take me between eleven ortwelve days,” she said.“I told myself yesterday,

just accept that you can dothis, quit trying to fight itand accept that the paceyou are at is your pace,there is no way you canslow down, even though Ihave been trying for thepast 5 days, I can't. I tried

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Wendy Brown arrived in Chetwynd last week. Photo by Mike Carter

The annual FraserInstitute SecondarySchool rankings

were released over theweekend and to be hon-est, the numbers locallykinda freak me out.Chetwynd Secondary

School received the sec-ond lowest rank in the

province, a 1.7 out of 10.CSS was followed in the

Fraser Institute ranking bySt. John's International inVancouver, with a 0.4ranking, and three otherschools that did not pro-vide enough data to bemeasured.According to the Fraser

Institute, the report "col-lects a variety of relevant,objective indicators ofschool performance intoone, easily accessible pub-lic document so that any-one can analyze and com-

pare the performance ofindividual schools."The FI uses provincial

exam marks and gradua-tion statistics to assignevery eligible secondaryschool a rating out of 10.The Institute has also

repeatedly come underfire for the narrowness ofits criteria. Many schoolofficials from all over theprovince have expressedconcerns about the biasand statistical validity inthe calculations used tocreate the report card. A

lot of school districts call ita "snapshot" and that itdoesn't really give the fullpicture of the entire stu-dent population. Andmany believe it's unfair torank the public systemwith the private (which is awhole other editorial...)I, however, disagree. I

see it as a giant test for allschools. And just like realschool tests, if you don'tprepare, you score low oryou fail. See what I'm get-ting at?The Fraser Institute indi-

cators, which includeGrade 12 exam marks andgraduation rates, can real-ly show how well asschool does. Failing examscores and low graduationnumbers should raise ared flag somewhere thatsomething "just ain'tright."Years ago I met a princi-

pal in the Kootenays whoactually defended the FIstudy, stating if hisschool's rankings weredown, it was time to pullup their socks and put

their noses to the grind-stone - and they had betterup that rank the followingyear. He treated the resultsthe same ever time and hisschool has consistentlybeen creeping up the list,now ranking high up thelist in the 60's. In fact, theyconsistently rate in the top50.The point is, why argue

the ratings? Why not usethe information to try tobetter your school com-munity and the educationgiven and received?

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THE FRASER INSTITUTERELEASED ITS 2013REPORT CARD ONBRITISH COLUMBIA’SSECONDARY SCHOOLS.CHETWYND SECONDARYSCHOOL RECEIVED THESECOND LOWEST RANKIN THE PROVINCE, A1.7 OUT OF 10.

“ It sounds like not muchhas changed in the past30 years...” - Rita

“I dunno, it was tenyears ago but when iwent to CSS it was a fan-tastic school with dedi-

cated and hard workingteachers that I respect-ed... I've never thoughtmy education was any-thing less than great.Not all classes wereamazing, but most weregreat. Wonder if thingsare really different thesedays.” - Colin

“Damn! Glad I leftbefore high school start-ed.” - Anna

“I graduated CSS in1991 and went on to geta 3.2 GPA in University.Like any school I hadsome good teachers andsome not so good teach-ers. But that is the sameway in life. Studentsneed to accept responsi-bly for their grades aswell.” - Devron

“Political ideology,Fraser Institute willalways rate privateschools higher.” - Susan

“(In response theSusan’s remark)...notnecessarily...I have seenseveral public schools onthe list higher than someprivate schools.”

-Roseanne

“Still think its theinstatution of stupidee.”

- Jody

“This is nothing new,the rating has not beengood for many years.”

- Deborah

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Cosmetic pesticide use is stupidTo the Editor:Chetwynd has attracted the attention of

L. Hepworth, president and lobbyist forvarious makers of Herbicides andPesticidesHe misses the point as we are opposed

to the spraying poisons on dandelions.He must have reached a new high bystating spraying protects health and theinvasion of rats. He goes on to say thatHealth Canada carries out 200 tests on aproduct. Not true.Westcoast news article March 2013,

heading: “Pesticides not worth the risk.”Quote: "doctors and nurses want BC

people to think about whether lawns andbug free plants are worth the risk ofCancer, birth defects or neurological dis-orders such as Parkinsons or Alzheimerdiseases."Gideon Forem, executive of Canadian

Association of physicians stated that it isbaffling why BC is not following sixother provinces that banned lawn pesti-cides. He added that research on healthrisks is strong and that science is findingan ominous picture.Dr. Oz , TV show, Prov. June 2013 stat-

ed that since 1997 an increase of 92 percent in women and 66 per cent in menare dying from ALS, Parkinsons,Alzheimer and dementia in youngerages. He states among other causes, anincreased petro-chemical industry, pollu-tion, chemical additives and pesticidesare at fault.Canada has set higher allowable limits

on Pesticides than the European union.Many Pesticides are approved in Canadathat are banned in other countries.Letter May 30/07 from William King,

Chief of Staff, Prime ministers officestates "Pesticides are approved for regis-tration or continued use by Health

Canada only when the use results in anacceptable level of risk to health and theenvironment and acceptable within theCanadian context." Lots of manouveringroom here. There is no acceptable risk toHealth or Environment especially whendealing with cosmetic spraying of lawns.According to the book Cancer-Gate the

incidence of cancer has exploded to epi-demic proportions. The doctor authorsays people are now exposed to a widerange of industrial carcinogens in Air,Water, and Food.Jack Layton and several other politi-

cians tested for 50 chemicals and toxinsin their bodies. He died from cancer.Canada has one of the highest pollutionrankings in the world… despite HealthCanada.To summarize: Sierra Club Canada, Dr.

Oz, Gideon Forem-Canadian, ass. physi-cians. Cancer-Gate all state toxins, chem-icals in food-, air, water have impactedhealth to an alarming degree.Then we have; Lorne Hepworth, presi-

dent of a lobby group on behalf of thechemical and manufacturing industry,who states cosmetic spraying is safe andwill keep rats from invading.In my opinion cosmetic spraying of

dandelions in Chetwynd, if researchedadequately, would be found to be stupid,jeopardizing health, particularly chil-dren. Time for Chetwynd Council to treathealth above cosmetics and not cater to afew supporters. Chetwynd already hasan alarming Cancer rate without addingto it. Council should be sophisticatedenough not to accept the word of a lobby-ist about the safety of herbicide compa-nies that he is lobbying for.

George KalischukChetwynd, BC


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and tried to slow down, Ieven told them that I wasthinking about putting abungee cord in front [ofthe RV] and have ithooked up to my back sothat if I am going to fast,the driver can just pull meback.”Brown runs between 30

and 33 kilometres a daywithout exception. Shetakes breaks in betweenand if she doesn’t quitemake it into a town, shewill rest for the night andbegin back at the spot sheleft off.This isn’t the first

fundraising event she hasdone, Brown ran 61 kilo-metres last August, raising$11,000 for repairs at abible camp in Burns Lake.

Following that run, shewas stuck in Fort St. Johnwhen the Babine ForestProducts mill in BurnsLake exploded and decid-ed if she couldn’t gethome, she would do whatshe could to help out.“I couldn't go home, it

wasn't safe to travel and Icouldn't help and when Ifound out. I decided to doa 30 hours walk to raisefunds for the victims andtheir families and I havehad so many people comein and talk to me and askme questions and I could-n't figure out where allthese people were comingfromwhen I was doing thewalk. What it turned outto be was that the peoplethat came in to talk to mehad left the building andhave gone to media.”

The projects keep find-ing her, she says. Andthere is no way she canturn down an offer to help.“My heart won't let me

say no. Especially for areally great cause, I can'tsay no. I never, everexpected myself to bedoing anything like this.But, it all boils down to myheart wouldn't let me sayno.”The Northern Lights

Recovery Centre will pro-vide 20 beds for men andwomen with a possibleyouth wing planned forthe future. More than 450persons dealing with drugan alcohol dependency aretreated by NorthernHealth each year, wileorganizations like theSalvation Army deal withan additional 200.

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Brown has taken on otherfundraising runs before

Brown ran between 30 and 33 kilometers a day without exception.Photo by Mike Carter


Graduate Profiles & PhotosAwards & BursariesCeremony & Grand MarchSpeeches & messages

GraduationJune 2013

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KeepsakeChetwyndChetwyndEchoEcho

Good afternoonladies and gentle-men, I am so

incredibly proud to be uphere representing theClass of 2013 on such abig day that we have allbeen waiting for.

I still remember my firstday in kindergarten notwanting to let go of my dadas I left for school, I had to

hold my momʼs hand as Iwent into the classroom.Never did they warn methat 2+2 would eventuallylead into logarithms, orE=MC2, nor did I think thatI would learn so manyother lessons about life.

Luckily though, we hadso much support to help usmake it through. I'd like tothank the parents, family,friends and teachers whohave been there to pick usup when we fall or push usthat little bit extra out of ourcomfort zones. You have alltouched so many lives uphere on this stage, andwithout you none of thiswould possible.

At first I didn't really knowwhat to write about when Ithought of our class, I fig-ured I could just write abouthow great it was that we

came together as one, andgive a clichè Dr Suessquote, but it didn't seemhonest to me. Not whenour class has such a vari-ety of people in it. They sayit takes many people tomake the world, and thesame goes for a class; I'venever seen so many talent-ed, young people all in asingle grade. From our ath-letes, such as the volleyballplayers going to provin-cials, and hockey playersplaying for the banner, toour artists and the beautifulexpressions they create,our Einsteins of the grade,and our actors and musi-cians.

That doesn't even sumup half of what our classcan do. So I can't say wecame together as one, butmore so branched out like a

tree into so many differentareas of talent and interest.I believe it is the individuali-ty of our class, of ourthoughts and of our values,that can make a sureimpact today's world. Thisis because, like a tree, inorder to grow and bloom itmust branch in differentdirections to receive everyangle of sunlight possible,thus having the greatestresults.

Every student of thisclass is capable of achiev-ing greatness in whateverthey do, and reaching anygoals they set for them-selves. Grads, I hope yourealize this and will pushyourselves to fulfill your lifedesires, as well as do whatwill make you happy. Iknow when we first startedout we had such big

dreams of what we wantedto be when we grew up.Whether it was wanting tobe doctors, firefighters, ormaybe musicians, as wegot older, the dreams dis-appeared with the reality ofcollege, university andfinances. This day todaythough, I want to tell youfellow grads, not to give up,but to follow your wildestdreams, live life to itsfullest, and find happinessin everything you do.

The past 4 years have somany memories we willcarry with us for the rest ofour lives. From the goodtimes and the bad, all of ourexperiences have helped toshape us. So many friendswere made, so many peo-ple have come and gone inand out our lives, and Ihope everyone can cherish

the precious momentsmade here at CSS, and inyears from now they canlook back and still smile orlaugh at all that has hap-pened.

Do not think that gradua-tion is the end, for it ismerely the beginning to therest of your lives. Soremember to “Live as if youwere to die tomorrow.Learn as if you were to liveforever."to "Be the changeyou wish to see in theworld" and most important-ly " “You've gotta dance likethere's nobody watching,Love like you'll never behurt, Sing like there'snobody listening, And livelike it's heaven on earth.”And so proudly I present toyou the Fabulous GradClass of 2013, thank you,thank you very much.


CSS Valedictorian Speech

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Well, naturally, Iam going to say“Congratulations”

and wish you the best inthe months and yearsahead. But there is muchmore I would like to sayand hope that some of itwill benefit you as youmake decisions for life.Having just passed a

major hurdle, you can bejustly proud of completinga grueling four years ofstudy. And if you’re in the

top 10 per cent it tookmore than a little work. Itis the work ethic that younurture and use to advan-tage that will set you outahead of the pack.Some of you could be

contemplating a littlebreak from study. Be care-ful and don’t be seducedby the siren call of easymoney. Money’s nice butif you choose immediategratification in place oflong-term preparation

there could be regrets infive or ten years. And ifyou do take that time off towork, don’t get suckedinto buying a new pickupor dirt bike or quad orsome other frivolousobject. Make a deal withyour parents to pay themrent and board and saveyour money. It’ll come invery handy when youfinally settle on a career.So many exciting options

are out there! An entry-

level job in one of the localindustries could be verytempting. If that is whatyou want, give it all you’vegot.On the other hand, if you

invest in some solid post-secondary training leadingto trade certification, yourchances of a satisfying life-

time career are greatlyenhanced. And if universi-ty is your goal, try to keepout of student debt.Whatever your choice,

be sure it’s what you want.Give it your best. Makeyour teachers proud tohave had a part in yoursuccess.

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Your hard work has paid off, and now you arereally on your way. We wish you all the bestas you embark on exciting new challengesand adventures. The best is yet to come!Congratulations, graduates.

All eyes are on you, graduate, as you acceptyour reward for years of hard work and

dedication. Congratulations, and may all ofyour hopes and dreams come true.

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Mayoral GradMessage

History 12 Award: BrittneyMcMaster

Communications 12 Award:Ashley Kristoffy

English 12 Award: Alycia AirdPre-Calculus Math 12 Award:

Leah Pfanner & Alycia AirdGeography 12 Award: Alycia AirdBiology 12 Award: Alycia AirdChemistry 12 Award: Leah

Pfanner

Warner Wilson Science Award:Alycia Aird & Leah Pfanner

Digital Graphic Art 12 Award:Angel Merrell

Digital Media Animation: KianaPewoska

Cal Cameron OutstandingVisual Artist: Jocelyn Mailman

Top Work Experience: BradenHallet & Kayla Jeffery

Motivated Athlete: Leah Pfanner

Senior Female Athlete: LeahPfanner

Senior Male Athlete: KeenanDuriaux

Top Shop: Nicole Brock(Woodwork)

Top Applied Arts & Science:Nicole Brock

Top Academic Arts & Science:Alycia Aird

Vice-Principalʼs: Jocelyn Mailman

AcademicAwards

Hello parents, teach-ers, staff and fami-ly friends. We

gladly welcome you toour 2013 graduation cer-emony.

Randy and I were votedby our peers to give thisgraduation speech onbehalf of the class. Notgoing to lie, I donʼt reallyknow what the logic isbehind this was, becauseanyone that knows Randyand I know that…well wearenʼt exactly the smartestkids in the school, and thatwe are probably nowherenear capable of writing aninspiring long speech toread in front of hundredsof people, as some of thestudents in this classwould have been. But weare winging it anyways.

So anyone who hasnʼtdozed out of conscious-ness already, please stayawake and if youdonʼt..well we donʼt blameyou. The first thing we didwhile brainstorming ideasfor this speech was ofcourse You tube it, welooked to find some cluesand ideas to include thisspeech. We noticed thatmost of the videos were inbig schools in the UnitedStates, while we are herein the little town ofChetwynd with 55 grads.Having a small grad classreally impacts the kind ofyear we had. Itʼs hard tosplit everyone into differ-ent groups, for example:Jocks, nerds, athletes,goth, rednecks, and so on,we do have these peoplebut for some reason theyall end up hanging out andbeing friends with eachother anyways.

Maybe itʼs the smalltown, or maybe we are alljust really cool niceteenagers…thatʼs why thisgrad class is such an awe-some group to be part of,

because no matter whatyour personality or style,there is very little separa-tion.

This all being said,Kristian and I have somethank youʼs and of courseapologies to make toteachers and staff thatstuck it out through ourshort five years of highschool. First of all thankyou to all the great teach-ers and staff from all partsof the school. I think it isdifficult for our teachersand administration to nothave developed a verytight bond with the stu-dents in our small school,and that is how it shouldbe. Thanks to the parents

and guardians for puttingup with everything us evilteens put you through.Now we need to apolo-gize, on behalf of the littlegrade eights we used tobe, to our homeroomteachers, Mr. Joyce withthe good majority of pos-sessed boys, Mr. Haggartywith the extremely mouthygirls, and Mrs. Henryeveryone knows you had aperfect bunch of angels sowe arenʼt apologizing toyou. We are sure thereare a lot of more personalapologies specific peoplein this group of kids thatwe canʼt exactly talk aboutwithout getting in sometrouble.

In conclusion we wouldlike to congratulate all thepeople on this stage andthanks again to parentsand staff for the help. Welook forward to looking onfacebook and other socialwebsites in the next five orten years, seeing howeveryone is doing, andwhere in the world theyhave travelled. Peace outC.S.S


JuliannaRedhead

Whether you’re continuingyour education or embarking on

a new career, we wish youmuch luck and success.- Mayor and Council

Congratulationsto our Upstanding

Graduates

CSS Class Speakers

LEISHMAN SPOKLIE

“Maybe itʼs thesmall town or

maybe we are alljust really cool

nice teenagers...”

This ceremonywould not havebeen possible

without the countlesshours donated by ourgrad executive, otherclass members, andparents who took onroles informally through-out the year. Thank youfor all your hard work. Aspecial thank you toMrs. Delena Nelson forall your help this lastweek. Grads, we hopeyou are enjoying theresults.

I would also like to thankMrs. Helen Toppin, Mrs.Sherry Mounsey and Ms.Susan Dixie for their con-tributions toward gettingthe grads prepared forgraduation and todayʼscelebration. I would like to

recognize Mrs. WendyFontaine for continuingher tradition of getting thegrads ready and steadiedto make their walk to thestage. Mrs. JannaWarncke for assisting withthe slideshow amongother things. There aremany other staff memberswho have worked and willcontinue to work behindthe scenes throughout theweekend. Thank you all.Mr. Rice needs to be rec-ognized for all the worksetting up and running thesound for the ceremony,and dance. We also needto thank the grade 11 stu-dent and parent volun-teers who are assisting usin making today andtonight a safe and memo-rable experience for all.

Grads I promised youthat I would keep my clos-ing remarks brief and Iwill. We are here to sharea very special day with ourgrad class, or as I havebeen referring to themrecently “the cardiaccrew” and the reason mybald spot continues togrow. Right from the startof the school year, thisclass moved at their ownpace and as much as you

might have scared thestaff of CSS or your fami-lies here you sit havingdone what you told us youwould do, be prepared tograduate. I hope thatthroughout the last yearthe nagging you heardfrom the adults in yourlives has shown you justhow much we care aboutyou and your future. Weknow you all havestrengths and skills just

waiting to be unleashedonto the world and lookforward to hearing of yourexciting experiences.

This year there havebeen more challengesand loss to our communitythan we would ever want,you came together to sup-port each other and stillremain focused on your

goals. When life throwsthe unexpected at you inthe future I hope you areable to take the lessonsyou have learned andapply them to help youthrough the rough times.

Today you have cometogether to celebrate 13years of hard work, sacri-fice, good times, and bad,all of which have lead youto this moment, which wehope is just the beginningof many more bigmoments to come.

Just a five short yearsago you were in theLibrary of CSS listening tome go on about dresscode, late slips, and vari-ous other school policies,just before you went onyour first official tour ofyour new school, time fliesdoesnʼt it! When I wasthinking of what words Iwanted to leave you with Ireflected on the impor-tance of today and whatyou would be experienc-ing. I am sure since yourolled out of bed todaysomeone has wanted totake a picture of you, andthat made me think ofsomething a Professorsaid to me once, I am notsure where this comes

from as I was able to find itin the internet as well, butit does sum up the hopes Ihave for your future.

Life is like a Camera,you need to just focus onwhat is important, capturethe good times, developfrom the negatives, and ifthings do not turn out,remember to just take

another shot.These young men and

women are our future andif I can borrow from theirtheme, I would not betagainst them.

Ladies and gentleman,please join me in congrat-ulating the ChetwyndSecondary School Classof 2013.

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Iam honoured, to beasked to be your guestspeaker, it means a lot

to me.As a class you have

taught me patience, youhave brought energy intomy life and the school,have shown effort over thepast five years to get thisfar, and have a great tem-perament.

In my first year, I reallydidnʼt know what I wasdoing, so we learnedtogether.

I really enjoyed coach-ing the girls hockey team,where I saw a whole differ-ent side of you. I got tomeet parents and beinvolved in the community.

As a class you haveshown me respect, you

are funny, and are con-nected. Some havemoved away, but are stillclose, I moved away butstayed close with you, sothen I came back.

As you leave home stayclose and keep in touch.You are the kind of kidsthat remind me of myteachers and myself, andwhy I chose this career.

Cheers to you, Class of 2013!Weʼre proud of you, and we wish

you all the best as you pursue yourgoals for the future. May all of your

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Teck Resources Ltd. (Teck)has been granted anamendment to its previ-ous Mines Act permit lastThursday, clearing theway for the reopening ofthe Quintette coal mine,20 kilometres southeast ofTumbler Ridge. The project is still sub-

ject to a final sanctiondecision by Teck. A state-ment on the company’swebsite says that produc-tion is expected to beginin the first half of 2014.“I can’t speculate on the

final sanction decision,”Chris Stannell, SeniorC o m m u n i c a t i o n sSpecialist for Teck said.“Early works activities,such as procurement oflong-lead equipment,engineering and somerecruitment have beenunderway. Any majorworks are pending [that]final sanction decision.”The mine was previous-

ly in operation from 1982to 2000.The capital cost of

reopening the mine is esti-mated at $869 million. Theproject will provide 500new full-time jobs in thearea, according to SouthPeace MLA Mike Bernier. “Projects like this help

support families and pro-mote continued economicgrowth, bringing lastingbenefits to the region,”Bernier said. The company has been

working on reopening themine for a few years. Afeasibility study was start-ed in June 2010. Teck thenapplied in 2012to havetheir Mines Act permit

amended to allow for thereopening of the mine.In March 2011, Teck

community liaison RickProlux spoke to theDistrict of Chetwyndcouncil about the project,saying that the companywas looking to increase itsexports to 30 million tonsof steel-making coal, withthe majority of that coal“hopefully” coming fromthe Quintette mine.The Quintette mine was

at one time, the largestcoalmine in Canada.Once reopened, the

mine will be significantlysmaller than the previousoperation both in terms offootprint and output. It isexpected to yield threemillion metric tonnes of“clean” steel making (ormetallurgical) coal peryear using an open pitmining-method. Six First Nations were

involved in consultationsduring the review of theQuintette project, includ-ing the Mcleod LakeIndian Band, the WestMoberly First Nations andthe Saulteau First Nation.“With respect to the

Quintette project, we haveestablished work plansthat address the interestsof Indigenous Peoples inthe areas of wildlife man-agement, culturally signif-

icant plants, water man-agement and land recla-mation. We plan to haveongoing dialogue withIndigenous Peoplesthroughout the course ofthe project,” Stannell said. Teck Resources was

involved in the foundingof Tumbler Ridge, whenin 1981, a group ofJapanese steel millsagreed to purchase 100

million tonnes of coal over15 years for US$7.5 billionfrom Teck and DenisonMines Inc. Declining global prices

forced the mine to close in2000, with the town losingabout half of its popula-tion.Since 2000, rising coal

prices have led to newmines popping up in thePeace region. In 2012,more than 30,000 peoplewere employed in miningand mineral related sec-tors, more than double thenumber employed inthese sectors in 2001.The BC Liberal govern-

ment’s BC Jobs plan com-mitted the province to theopening of eight newmines and the expansionof a further nine mine by2015.

“This is another impor-tant step towards achiev-ing the mining goalswe’ve set out in our BCJobs Plan,” Minister BillBennett said in a state-ment.

Coal is one of BC’slargest exports next to nat-ural gas. Mineral explo-ration and mining inBritish Columbia had aproduction value of about$8.3 million in 2012.

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Special Thanks to the Chetwynd Adult Mixed Slopitch League

for always thinking of the kids & to the diamond maintenance workers

for all their hard work.

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Congratulations to all the minor ball players & teams on another great ball season!

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TERRACE – As theNational Energy Board’sJoint Review Panel hear-ings on the proposedNorthern Gateway

pipeline project wrappedup on Monday the federalgovernment made a lastditch effort to slip in evi-dence about the safety ofthe proposed project,despite the panel havingalready rejecting theirargument the CanadianPress reports.The panel, which began

its hearings on the projectin May 2011, will produceits final report to the feder-al government by the endof this year, panel chair-woman Shelia Leggett said. Enbridge has come up

against strong environmen-tal and First Nations thatclaim the pipeline, and theresulting tanker traffic inthe Prince Rupert areathreaten a disastrous spillthat could devastate thearea.Last week, Jim Shaw, a

Department of Justicelawyer quoted a March 18news release when makinghis oral argument to thepanel, stating new meas-ures would be put in placeto protect the coast includ-ing a “world class” tankersystem that mandated adouble reinforced steelwall for each tanker. Rosanne Kyle, who rep-

resents the Gitxaala FirstNation near Prince Rupert,told the panel that sucharguments should berejected. “Give no weight to the

press releases,” Kyle toldthe panel, also noting thatNorthern Gateway presi-dent John Carruthers hasalready told the panel he“could not attest to theaccuracy” of the informa-tion in the news releases onthe Department of

Transport website. The panel ruled the evi-

dence inadmissible. Christopher Jones, repre-

senting the province ofBritish Columbia, echoedKyle’s arguments sayingthere was no evidencebefore the panel about thefederal tanker safety pro-gram.He urged the panel to

base its decision solely on“evidence and not any-thing else.”Cheryl Brown, who rep-

resents the environmentalgroup Douglas ChannelWatch, noted that the fed-eral government has notreleased any details of itssafety plans and nothinghas been passed byParliament. Brown said that the refer-

ence to the federal govern-ment’s safety plans was“only rhetoric to gain sociallicence.”On Monday, Enbridge

continued work with abo-riginal groups along theproposed pipeline route toclarify their offers.One offer obtained by the

Canadian Press indicatedFirst Nations along theroute would receive as littleas $70,000 a year for same

bands, but the companysaid late Sunday that is notthe average offer and thatthe average range wouldbe about three times thatamount.A 10-per-cent equity

stake in the pipeline hasbeen offered to some abo-riginal groups. TheCanadian Press alsoobtained a legal assessmentfor one of the bands com-piled in 2011, which statedthe anticipated annualaverage net income forFirst Nations would be$70,500.That assessment

expressed concern that thebands would have to bor-row the money to buy intothe agreement from thecompany, but an Enbridgespokesman said the offer toborrow the funds wasmade at the request of abo-riginal groups, whichmight not be able to obtainas low a rate of interest asthe pipeline companycould.Enbridge spokesman

Paul Stanway said the$70,500 would be on thelower end of the scale andwould be for a band locat-ed some distance from thepipeline.


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PRINCE GEORGE – The Prince George Fire Centreresponded to six new fire starts this week in the FortNelson Zone. One of the fires is suspected to be human-caused, and

the rest all appear to be the result of a lightning systemthat moved through the region over the weekend. Thelargest fire is in the Tsea Lakes area, approximately 75kilometres northeast of Fort Nelson, and is estimated atabout 240 hectares in size. None of the fires are threat-ening any structures or infrastructure at this time. One unit crew, eight initial attack crews, and three hel-

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Now you know, or youshould know, because thenews has been released.For months the PeaceRiver Regional Districtand the area municipali-ties have been quietlyworking with BC Hydroto create a Legacy spring-ing from the constructionof the Site C Dam. Notthat the dam is alreadyinterrupting the naturalflow of the Peace, or eventhat it’s construction isassured, but if the projectreceives the nod, theLegacy is in place for uswho live in the Peace.

Question one: What’sin it for us? Commencingwith the first month ofpower production, theLegacy will be realized inreal, unfettered Canadiandollars over a 70-yearperiod. Weighted 60% onpopulation and 40% onregional percentage of theperceived project impacts,the formula allocates 5.49% of the total funding toChetwynd. With a baseannual allocation of 2.4million indexed to theaverage CPI after the firstpayment, you can do themath to answer the ques-tion.Question two: Does the

agreement treat all com-munities and rural areasfairly? Reaching agree-ment on how to disperse aLegacy fund can never beeasy – because there is

never enough. Coming toeye-to-eye consensus onmajor points of differenceprobably will never hap-pen. Ultimately, a com-promise that achieveseven part of what wehoped to achieve is thebest we can achieve.That’s the world we livein. So be it! Yes, I believeit is a fair agreement, as

fair as is possible giventhat we are all humanbeings, but I sympathizewith many of the con-cerns expressed by thosewhose lives will be moreaffected by the construc-tion of the dam than isour life in Chetwynd. Tolose one’s land; to have tomove; to experience anunwanted change of

lifestyle; these are trau-matic experiences thatleave lasting hurts. Butthese are not the majorfocus of the Legacy fund.These community-specificcircumstances have to beaddressed through miti-gation measures derivedfrom negotiation with BCHydro. Question three: How

will we use the Legacyfunds? Wisely, I trust. Iwon’t be around longenough to see if the com-munity uses them wisely.But here is my opinion ofwhat wise will still looklike in twenty or fortyyears: wise will not useLegacy funds for routineoperational expenses oth-erwise covered by the taxbase; wise will use themfor funding needs likesewer and water and road

repairs. Perhaps they willfund those extras thatmake a community spe-cial. But don’t forget thatmost of those extras comewith operational coststhat will have to be fund-ed from the tax base.Wise could even choose toforego spending for a fewyears to build a fund forsomething very special. Ihardly dare to dreamwhat those very specialuses might be, but I havea vision of a communitythat is kind to the aged,that cares for its young,and provides for theproviders.

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The Mayor’sReport

wwiitthh MMeerrlliinn NNiicchhoollss

Site C legacy in place for those who live in Peace

Chetwynd Echo’s

BIG CATCHSShhooww uuss yyoouurr ccaattcchh ooff tthhee ddaayy!!

Email your photos to [email protected](donʼt forget to include your name and where you

landed your monster) and weʼll print them each week inour pages therefore giving you bragging rights about

the one that DIDNʼT get away.

“I have a vision of acommunity that is kind tothe aged and cares for its

young...”

Disclaimer: The preceding isthe opinion of Mayor MerlinNichols and may or may notreflect the views and/or wish-es of council.

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CANADA DAY 2013

MONDAY, JULY 1Parade 11 a.m.

Starting at the District of Chetwynd and ending at Spirit Park

SPIRIT PARK ACTIVITIES

Zumba demos, PickleBall Tournament, Cake &Refreshments, Arts Council flag painting and so

much MMOORREE!!

Bring your patriotic spirit, and join us for afun-filled celebration of Canada!

Are you Canadian? Free Swim 10 am -4 pm5KM Fun Run

FIREWORKS AT DUSKRotary Park

Display by the Chetwynd Fire Department

CChheettwwyynndd EEcchhoo

HAPPYBIRTHDAY

PARADE ROUTE CHANGEThis yearʼs Canada Day parade willcommence at the District of Chetwyndoffices, proceeding down the NorthAccess Road,turning onto51st Street,then to 50thAvenue, turningfrom 50th toHighway 29 andthen to SpiritPark.


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Preparations for CanadaDay celebrations inChetwynd have beenunder way for threemonths and with the daydrawing near, fill-in eventcoordinator Leo Sabulskysays things are finalizedand ready to roll.The parade route will

be altered this year. It willnot end at the recreationcentre like in past years,but instead will detour toSpirit Park because of theconstruction that willbegin on the “right-in/right-out” project.“They may be starting

work at the rec. centre so

it’s going to be a mess. Inthe past we did not affectHighway 97 but this yearwe are. So it’s going to bea fun day. If all goes asplanned we will have avery wet and safe day,”Sabulsky said.“We are going to use

Spirit Park as much aspossible for our activities.The RCMP is on boardand will lead the parade.We’ve been working on[the planning] for proba-bly three months and wewanted to involved thefire department.”The parade will begin at

11 a.m., proceeding fromthe District of Chetwyndoffice on the North Accessroad, turning up 51stStreet, across on 50th

Avenue in front of theChetwynd Echo officeand then continuingdown 50th Street to SpiritPark.In conjunction with the

Canada Day celebrations,the Chetwynd VolunteerFire Department is hold-ing its 50th anniversarycelebration. Following theparade, they will be put-ting on games for chil-dren in Spirit Park. Kidsand parents can take partin a boot throw and trytheir hand at hitting a tar-get with the firehouse. Face painting, zumba

demonstrations and anintroduction to Pickleballwill also go on at SpiritPark.Ice cream bars, cake and

refreshments will begiven out.A 5 kilometre fun run

will begin at 8 a.m. at theRec. Centre, participantsare asked to wear red andwhite. A free swim will also be

held at the Rec. Centrebetween 10 a.m. and 4p.m. Preparations for the

fireworks will start at 10p.m. with the showexpected to go on ataround midnight,Sabulsky said. Participants in the

parade should head ot theDistrict Office at 10 a.m.Contact the Chamber ofCommerce to particpatein the parade at 250-788-3345.


CANADA DAY 2013

SAY HELLO TO AVOCADO

Wishing ourcommunity andour visitors asafe & very

HAPPYHAPPYCANADACANADADAYDAY!

Mayor & Council

Chetwynd’sCanada DayCelebrationsare ready togo: paraderoute changed

Sabulsky points out the new parade route.Photo by Mike Clark


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10th Annual 3-D Archery ShootJuly 27 @ Broken Arrow Archery. Course

opens at 9 am. All ages!

Free English PracticeMondays 9:30 am at Northern Lights

College and Wednesdays at 5:30 pm at theChetwynd Public Library Call

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Chetwynd Breastfeeding Support Networkmeets every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m at the

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Fun Darts at the Royal Canadian LegionSaturday’s 7 pm

Little Giant Air Cadets . Mondays at 6:30pmat the Royal Canadian Legion. Ages 12-18.

2013 Peace Region Community toCommunity Poker Run. August 17 2013

Contact Chetwynd Visitor Centtre 250-788-3345

Taking Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meetsevery Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the PineValley Seniors Centre Call 250-788-3306

Pine Valley Seniors Hall weekly activitiesincluding Cribbage, Whist, Bingo and CarpetBowling. Call Anita at 788-5838 for info.

Pine Valley Seniors Hall Carpet BowlingTuesdays @ 1:30 pm.

Baldy Yogo June 25 5 - 7 pm Call 250-788-2214 to register

FREE Cree Lessons Wednesdays 5-6 pm at Tansi Friendship

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Baby’s Best Chance Pregnancy OutreachProgram Drop in : Mondays 10am to Noon.Weekly Group Sessions Tuesdays 11 am-

1pm. Located at Kici.

Farmer’s Market Thursdays 12-5 Spirit Park

Alanon meetings 6:30 pmTuesdays Mickey’s Place

(behind A&W)

Chetwynd Society for Community LivingBoard Meeting. First Monday of each month.

4699 Airport Road Ph: 250-788-4889.

Chetwynd Community Arts Council Calendarin the Buff 2014 photo call: do you want tobe in the pages of this year’s calendar? Email [email protected]


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WILLIAMS LAKE Moredetails have come to lightfollowing the single vehi-

cle fatal accident in theearly morning hours ofJune 24th on ChimneyLake Road in WilliamsLake.Upon responding to the

initial report of the acci-dent, Williams Lake RCMPdetermined that the DodgeRam pickup truck wasstolen from Grand Prairie,Alberta. The suspects had

replaced the truck’s licenseplate with a stolen onefrom Chetwynd, BC. It isbelieved that alcohol andexcessive speed were fac-tors in this accident.A 22-year-old male from

Williams Lake was founddeceased at the scene ofthe accident and a 21-year-old passenger sustainedserious injuries and is cur-

rently in critical condition.A third passenger wasarrested at the scene with-out incident.The 21 year-old driver

and one of the passengersfled on foot and stoleanother vehicle, a ToyotaTundra, from a nearby res-idence. After a brief pur-suit and with assistancefrom Police Dog Services,

both males were appre-hended and taken into cus-tody. After learning oftheir real identities, it wasfurther determined thatboth males are fromAlberta and the driver hadoutstanding warrants fromthat province. Items found in the stolen

truck were a .22 caliberfirearm, a knife and brass

knuckles. Preliminaryinvestigation reveals thatthis group of males is alsoresponsible for other prop-erty offences and variousfraudulent activities in theWilliams Lake and sur-rounding areas.Suspect names and those

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DAWSON CREEK - Anundercover operation bythe Dawson Creek RCMPhas led to several arrests inconnection with cocainedealing in the city. The

busts took place over twoweekends back inFebruary and March,which resulted in sevenarrests and 19 criminalcharges.The local undercover

operation was named

Project EPARLOUS, andwas aimed at street levelcocaine traffickers, basedon consultation with thecommunity. The focus wason the bar scene inDawson Creek, as well as“dial-a-dope” dealers who

take orders by phone andmeet customers in loca-tions around the city. Three of the seven indi-

viduals arrested those twoweekends remain in policecustody awaiting trial.

They each face two countsof trafficking cocaine,while Damian Rice hasalso been charged onecount of robbery, RobertBurr an additional twocounts of failing to comply

with bail conditions, andCharles Calahasen alsofaces two counts of failingto comply with probation. The others have been

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Job 1606 Choices for Women Program - ChetwyndPosition Title: Stopping the Violence Counselor

Job Responsibilities: The Stopping the Violence Counseloris responsible for:

-Providing counseling to women who have been victims ofvarious forms of abuse.-Providing individual and group counseling to clients from afeminist and trauma-based perspective using techniques suchas therapeutic group counseling

Hours of Work: 17.5 Hours per WeekRate of Pay: As per the Collective AgreementClosing Date: July 5, 2013Submit Resumes To: Lori Brooks, Human Resource CoordinatorP.O. Box 713 (10110 – 13 Street)Dawson Creek BC V1G 4H7Telephone: (250) 782 9174 ex. 228Fax: (250) 782-4167 E-mail: [email protected] more information please visit our Career Opportunity

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Mine SupervisorHuckleberry Mines is seeking a Mine Supervisor. Reporting to the Mine GeneralForeman, this position is responsible for the direction supervision of an operation teamto meet daily production targets and accomplish assigned tasks in a safe and efficientmanner. This position currently works a 4 x 4 schedule (4 days in, 4 days out) but anapplication is being made to change to a 7 x 7 rotation. The Mine Supervisorʼs dutiesinclude;

• Safely manage the daily operations of a pit operating crew.• Ensure employee compliance to safety work procedures and companypolicies and procedures.• Conduct daily tool box meetings and monthly safety meetings.• In coordination with the Mine Trainer and Mine General Foremen, thedevelopment and training of operators to meet current and future jobrequirements.• Timely completion and submission of paperwork.• Display a high level of professionalism and lead crew by example.

Applicants require a current B.C. Shiftboss Certificate with a current first aid ticket anda minimum of five years experience as a Mine Supervisor. A B.C. Mine Rescue ticketand Surface Blasting ticket would be considered an asset. The successful candidate willhave excellent interpersonal and communication skills as direction must be clearlyunderstood by team members. This position also requires excellent time managementand organizational skills, competent computer skills and familiarization with MicrosoftWord and Excel.

Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston,British Columbia. Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work.Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston and Smithers bybus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free ofcharge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic Bulkley Valleyon TransCanada Highway 16, an excellent area to raise a family and has exceptionaloutdoor recreational activities. More information on the area is available atwww.smithers.ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.ca

Huckleberry Mines Ltd. offers a competitive salary and a full range of benefitsincluding medical, life, disability income and RRSP savings plan.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only thoseselected for an interview will be contacted. Qualified candidates may submit theirresumes in confidence to:

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P.O. Box 3000Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0Fax: (604) 517-4701

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OCP Amendment By-law No. 2068, 2013,which proposes to amend the West PeaceArea Official Community Plan By-law No. 1086,1997 by re-designa-ng Lot 2, DistrictLot 2685, PRD, Plan EPP21481, from “Resource-Agriculture” to “Industrial”; and

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Unprecedented in scope, detail and potential.Our application was defended by answering thousands of Informa-tion Requests and presenting a series of nine witness panels. Together with our partners, we will have spent approximately $500 million on this Project, before receiving approval, includ-ing environmental assessments, traditional land use studies, detailed engineering and consul-tation with communities and First Nations—all over the course of a decade.

We are completely confi dent that Gateway can be designed, con-structed and operated in a safe and responsible manner—fi rst and foremost. Flowing from this, there are the enormous benefi ts in terms of jobs and dollars to support schools, hospitals and social programs that defi ne this country and this province.

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

The Northern Gateway Project Joint Review Panel (JRP) deadline for Final Argument has come and gone, and we believe we made the best case for an energy pipeline applica-tion ever in Canada’s history.

After a decade of care-ful planning, our appli-cation is now before the regulatory authorities. But that doesn’t mean we are fi nished in mak-ing the case for North-ern Gateway to British Columbians and all Canadians.

Critical questions, affi rmative answers.It all boils down to two ques-tions the JRP must address in their report to the Gover-nor-in-Council. One is whether Gateway is in the Canadian pub-lic interest, and the second is the Project’s likelihood of causing signifi cant adverse environmental impacts. The answers are clear. Gateway is urgently needed, meets all requirements for approval under the National Energy Board Act and is defi nitely in Canada’s interest. Given the commitments and safety measures we have proposed, the Project is not likely to cause signifi cant adverse eff ects on the environment.

Backed by independent experts in their fi elds.Northern Gateway’s written and oral JPR evidence was prepared and presented by many of Canada’s and the world’s foremost experts on the related subjects. Each had thorough knowledge of the Project and the relevant scientifi c and engineering studies completed in support of the Project. Their evidence in favour of Gateway was comprehensive, conclusive and compelling.

Our application details the enormous value of connecting Canadian resources to markets that need those resources for their own economic and social development.

Janet Holder is a proud Britsh Columbian and the senior executive responsible for the Northern Gateway Project. Janet lives and works in Prince George.

Janet Holder

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