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Little Prairie HeritageMuseum on the WestgateRoad will remain closedthis summer as it under-goes a transformation andrefurbishment. The building, originally

a general store in thedowntown area duringChetwynd’s humblebeginnings, is in need ofan estimated $100,028 inrepairs. In the basement, a rust-

ing jack-post stands off tothe side, propping up themain support joist for thebuilding’s beveled floor.The building itself is sag-

ging. Outside, the deck that

was built with non-pres-sure treated lumber leansto one side. Upstairs alive-catch rattrap sits wait-ing for the furry critterthat has been gnawingaway at the walls.“It’s a safety issue, and

its us being proactive, anddealing with the cards thatwe have at hand,” saidJulie Shaw of the LittlePrairie Heritage Society.

“The reason we want toshut it down is because ofthe liability issue. The for-tunate thing is the founda-tion is real good accordingto the people that did thequotes.”The floor will be com-

pletely redone, the frontand side deck will beremoved and new replace-ments installed, there willbe repairs to the raftersand the false frontroofline. The carpeting

inside will be removedand replaced with newflooring, and two upstairswindows will need to bereplaced as well. “We need to replace

[the] set of windowsbecause we have no venti-lation and of course, whathappens when you haveno ventilation is you getmould issues. You can tellwhen you walk in there ithas an odour to it,” Shawsaid.

The repairs will be com-pleted over the summer.Barring any unforeseendelays, the museum isscheduled to reopen in thesummer of 2014. In themeantime, the contents ofthe museum will be sortedthrough and stored awayin a C-Can storage con-tainer. “We can kind of sort

through it and make surewe don’t have duplicates.The only thing we’re

going to sell or give awaywould be the original win-dows. Maybe somebodywants them for their ownpersonal greenhouse orthey have a project withthe frames or what haveyou. If we have duplicateswe may look at exchang-ing them with other muse-ums,” said Shaw.The Little Prairie

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The Little Prairie Heritage Society is in need of an estimated $100,000 for repairs to their building which includes new floor joists, rafters,deck and windows. Photos by Mike Carter

Museum to close due to building deterioration

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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Public

Consultations on the SiteC Clean Energy Project’sEnvironmental ImpactStatement were held inChetwynd last week at thePomeroy Hotel.Concerns about the

elimination of culturallysignificant First Nationslands, increased trafficthrough the District andthe interruption of migra-tion patterns of certainfish species were high-lighted by Dave Conway,Community RelationsManager for BC Hydro.Hosted by the BC

E n v i r o n m e n t a lAssessment Office(BCEAO), and theCanadian EnvironmentalAssessment Agency(CEAA), the open housewas an opportunity forresidents to have theirquestions answered bythe BC Hydro’s subjectmatter experts and repre-sentatives from bothassessment agencies. A government decision

on whether theEnvironmental ImpactStatement (EIS) is satisfac-tory will be delivered laterin the year, followed byJoint Review Panel hear-ings where the public will

again have a chance tovoice their concerns orsupport for the project.As part of the

E n v i r o n m e n t a lAssessment process toconsider the potential forenvironmental, economic,social, health and heritageeffects of the proposedproject and the measuresthat may mitigate theseeffects, the 15,000 pageEIS was prepared by BCHydro and submitted tothe public Jan. 28Despite some significant

impacts, Conway believesthe project is still justifi-able in the face of thegrowing demand for ener-gy the province will facein the coming years.“I think at the end of the

day BC Hydro feels thatdespite the fact thatthere’s a few residualeffects; our conclusion isthat the project shouldmove forward as a resultof that need,” Conwaysaid in an interview withCJDC Radio last week. The District of

Chetwynd is likely to bemost affected by the trans-portation of “riprap” -rock that will be placed onthe upstream side of theproject site to protect theearth filled dam from ero-sion – which BC Hydroproposes to collect from

the West Pine Quarry offof Highway 97.For the purposes of the

Environmental ImpactStudy (EIS), the mostimpactful option wasassessed, which wouldinvolve transportation ofthe rock to the project siteby truck throughChetwynd, resulting in asignificant increase in traf-fic volumes and potentialdelays through town.“The traffic flow would

impact the communityand the District hasexpressed to us their con-cerns related to that,”Conway said. But he quickly added

that Chetwynd could alsostand to benefit from theactivities on the southbank of the developmentas well. “The activities on the

south bank are all relatedto concrete requirementsand so you would have afair amount of goods,services and workers thatwould come fromChetwynd as well. We’veproposed things like bus-ing [to work camps], apark and ride approach,and additional housingneeds or social housingneeds, that’s what we’veheard from the District aswell.” Conway also spoke to

the impact the Site C damwill have on the bull trout.The fish species is threat-ened internationally, butis in abundance in thePeace River according tothe Ministry ofEnvironment. The bull trout will face

“significant residualimpacts” because the dam

will block access on theirmigratory route from themain stream of the PeaceRiver into their spawningarea in the upper HalfwayRiver watershed. “What we’re proposing

as mitigation is to actuallyscoop them up, put themin water tanker trucks andtransfer them” to theirspawning site on the otherside of the dam Conwaysaid. This type of fish trans-

port is being done in otherareas in North America.One of the largest such

projects is taking place inthe south of the provinceto replenish the popula-tion of steelhead trout andsalmon in the ColumbiaRiver Basin. Popular Science

Magazine reported inApril 2012 that in order toaid migration on theDeschutes River inOregon, engineers work-ing for Portland GeneralElectric developed a facili-ty to transport the fish 10

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Is there an official dresscode or policy forDistrict Councillors?

Not according to theDistrict of Chetwynd.Should there be?I’m bringing this up after

a Chetwynd Echo readerattended a recent council

meeting where she saidcouncilors were wearingwhat she called “weekendattire” - worn jeans, plaidshirts and sneakers. (To befair, this isn’t the first timethis issue has been brought tome over the years.)Her point was this: there

may be times or occasionswhen this type of clothingis more appropriate, forexample when out ontours of the sewagelagoons or trompingthrough coal mines or at a

weekend back yard bar-beque being hosted ontheir own time, but whenout and about on commu-nity business or during acouncil meeting, attireshould be taken intoaccount. Good point says I. I

know Chetwynd is a smalltown and I know we’re allpretty casual here as a rep-resentative of the commu-nity a certain ‘look’ shouldaccompany the role.I’m not saying a full

business suit is required –although it does looksharp – but even crispjeans and a nice shirt andblazer would do the trick.As ambassadors of the

community of Chetwyndand the council, I think it’simportant our elected offi-cials convey a professionalimage. It’s about decorumand respect. Councillorsare regarded as leaders ofthe community and shoulddress as such. Think of it as“professional image quali-

ty.”But the problem doesn’t

just lie within local politicsor even within the bound-aries of Chetwynd. It’sseen almost everywhere.When working the pub-

lic, appropriate dress,along with basic etiquette,is one of the most commonassociations made to pro-fessionalism. We form first impres-

sions and overall judg-

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DO YOU THINK DISTRICT OFCHETWYND COUNCILLORS - ASREPRESENTATIVES OF OUR COM-MUNITY - SHOULD BE ALLOWEDTO WEAR WHATEVER THEY WANTOR SHOULD THEY BE REQUIREDTO BE SOMEWHAT MORE PRO-FESSIONAL WHEN CONDUCTINGDISTRICT BUSINESS?

“I think they look just fine Iwouldn't want someone to haveto purchase a new wardrobejust for the right to 'serve' ourcommunity!” -Diane

“Be more concerned aboutwhat they do than how theydress.” -Bruce

“In public business meetings Iwould think so, it is their "job"you dont see nurses up at hos-pital in jeans and tee shirt theyare usually in some sort ofscrubs or uniform. ”

-Vicki

“Well, we are in the land ofMillionaires in BlueJeans...However, when con-ducting official business; I thinkbusiness attire should be thestandard. Certainly when suchmeetings are being publicizedvia televison and newpaper.These people are the face of ourcommunity.” -Julia

“While in the public eye, I feelthat Councillors every whereshould be dressed in profession-al attire.” -Sandy

“I would think more attentionshould be put into the youngmen walking around with therebum hanging out.” -Caroline

“I think they should wear pro-fessional attire ( or businesscasual) when conducting townbusiness, after all they are atthese meetings to represent ourcommunity.” -April

“ I think if at work yes youdress to duties and be profes-sional but if out on your owntime even in public then theyshould wear whatever they wantthere human just like anyoneelse everyone has the right towear what they want to....”

-Mandy

“Does a dress shirt and tiemake a person more produc-tive?.” -Eric

“I think when in public eyethey should be in professionalébusiness attire. It really comesdown to getting the job doneright.” - Tammy

“As long as their professionalattire doesn't come out of thisyears budget.” - Terence

“Nope they should be allowedto wear what they please. Whatthey wear doesn't matter if theyare doing their job then who

cares. People like things to com-plain about and it's silly.”

- Becky

“When there conducting busi-ness dress accordingly if its apublic picnic jeans will work.”

- Brian

“With everything else going onin this town the last thing weshould be worried about is whatthey wear. Taxes going up,unchecked stupid spending androads that are close to distruct-ing vehicles, fix that first, letthem be comfortable while theyspend our tax dollars on flowersand carvings.” - Barry

“I need boots and glasses andsafety vest for my Workin mansjob... They should look nice todo nothing....” -Trevor

“...could you give me oneinstance of what they werewearing influenced a descisionthey might have to make....itsobvious people have too muchtime on there hands to worryabout what people are wear-ing.....” -Bobbie

“Business casual is generallyaccepted as appropriatedress..if they want to wearjeans..that fine..just dress it upwith a sweater and jacket..”

-Wanda

“Who cares what they wear solong as they're doing the jobthey were elected to do.”

-Wanda

READERCOMMENTSfrom our Facebook pagements about people by the

way they dress (in thiscase in the business world)and it is important tomaintain a standard ofdress that creates a posi-tive impression. If you look and behave

like a highly trained andwell-groomed profession-al, you will be respected assuch. Attending a council

meeting and seeing work-boots or sneakers anddirty jeans on those weelected into those posi-tions gives an aura ofcasualness that leaves peo-ple wondering if those incharge are taking the jobof running their communi-ty very seriously at all.”And while “we” all

“know” those people andare mostly okay with itdue to the small commu-

nity mentality of ‘every-one knows everyone’,there are many peoplecoming to this communitywho don’t.So why at the end of the

day we should anyonereally care what our coun-cil is wearing (again - dur-ing council business – not onweekends or on their owntime)? As someone whoworks and lives in thiscommunity, I want to beassured that those comingto visit our town –whether they be potentialnew residents, govern-ment officials or industryexecutives – and meetwith our elected officialsare getting the right firstimpression.At the end of the day, if

you’re working in a pro-fessional atmosphere,show it. Leave the stainedt-shirts and dirty jeans forthe campfire.

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FOR NOMINATIONSA Co-op is about people helping people… itʼs abusiness with a difference. If you are a Co-opMember, have some experience if interest infinancial and business operations, enjoy workingin groups and care about the future developmentof the Dawson Co-op, consider allowing yourname stand nomination as director for one of twoavailable positions. Official nomination forms areavailable at the Dawson Co-op AdministrationOffice 10200 8th St. Dawson Creek between 9amand 5pm. Submissions must be received prior to5pm on March 15, 2013If you require more information please contact theNomination Chair, Tyler Marion @ 250-784-8487Call for ResolutionsMembers are invited to submit resolutions forconsideration relating to the Dawson Co-op at theAnnual General Meeting. Resolutions to beconsidered for the 2013 AGM must be receivedprior to 5pm on March 15, 2013.

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CHETWYND –Chetwynd 3 NationsVentures Midgets Giantstraveled to Grande Prairie(GP) last weekend for a8:15 pm game.“Chetwynd Midgets

came to win,” PaulineWalker said. “You couldtell by all the hitting, shotson net and the organizedforce right at the drop ofthe puck.”The first period looked

like it would come to an

end with no goals foreither team. However, Chetwynd

battled their way into theGP zone and #8 ReignWalker opened the scoringwith a shot from the blueline with 29.4 seconds leftin the first period, assistedby #10 Liam Beattie.Chetwynd continued to

press, hustling for thepuck and most of the playwas in Grande Prairiesend.In the Second; with

19:38 on the clock GP

scored. But, Chetwyndcontinued with the pres-sure and with 16:26 on theclock, #2 Trey Nicholscored, assisted by #16Kase Gansevles making it2-1 for Chetwynd.Right off the faceoff

Chetwynd #12 RossMcmeekin scored, assistedWalker, making it 3-1 forChetwynd. Grande Prairiefought back with a goal at12:38.Walker said some penal-

ties were handed out toboth teams and Chetwynd

was down two players fortwo minutes, they man-aged to hold off GP. With 7:25 left on the

clock #11 Captain RandySpoklie passed the puck toBeattie who brings thescore up 4-2 forChetwynd.With 2:13 left on the

clock and GP making thescore 3-4, Chetwynd keptthe fight up and manageda 4-3 win.The second game will

happen on Saturday 8:15PM in Chetwynd.

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The Chetwynd Pee WeeGiants score a goalagains Manning Saturdayat the Chetwynd RecCentre during GAme 1 ofRound 1 of the APLPlayoffs for the “B”Banner. Chetwynd won 8-4. The two teams facedeach other again Sundayand Chetwynd once againswept the ice winningone more time. ThePeeWees now advance tothe Final BannerChampionship Round 2next weekend.

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Electric Eels travelled toSurrey on the Feb 8 week-end to compete in the ShortCourse ProvincialChampionships. There were approximate-

ly 400 swimmers attendingthe meet which was held atthe Surrey Sports andLeisure Centre and 49 swimclubs from across BCattended. Here are the results:200m IM: Ryley

MacFarlane 12th Place, newclub record -9.14 sec.

50m Free: Personal BestsKennedy Peats and KelseyHallaert. McFarlane: -1.43sec 7th place new AA time.Dylan Joyce: -1.69 sec 4th

placein finals, AAAtime.100m Back: Personal best:

Hallaert. Peats: -2.14sec.MacFarlane: -2.76 sec.Joyce: 10th.100m Free: Personal best:

Hallaert and KierraHallaert. MacFarlane -4.88.Joyce -5, 8th in finals newAA time.200m Breast: Hallaert -

29.98 new A time.100m Fly: Peats -1.73.

MacFarlane -1.48, second in

finals.400m Free: Peats -37.81.,

new A time.100m Breast: Hallaert:

personal best. Joyc -6.90,New AA time, Club record10th place.200m Back: Peats -8.19.

Joyce: personal best, 6th infinals.Both Dylan Joyce and

Presley Steen, age 12, willbe heading to Victoria torepresent Chetwynd andparticipate in the 2013 SwimBC AAA Short Course Meetbeing held at the SaanichCommonwealth Place Feb.28 - March 3.

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Heritage Society (LPHS)will also take part in thelarge job of cataloguingevery piece on display anddigitalizing the photosand newspaper clippingsit has.At the groups monthly

meeting, held Feb. 25 atthe public library, discus-sion was continued abouthow to fund the repairswith an operating budgetof only $9,402.

Shaw has contacted thePeace River RegionalDistrict who haveinstructed the LPHS toapply for Grant-in-Aidfunding through ElectoralDistrict “E” Director,Jerrilyn Schembri. Aswell, the group is plan-ning a submission for acultural grant through theFair Share funding pro-gram.The LPHS will be

approaching the Districtto see what - if any - con-

tribution could be made tothe renovations and areputting the call out tolocal businesses to see ifthe interest is there to sup-ply materials by donationor at a discount.“The thing is you need

to get this place done upand if we just spend the$100,000 we'll be able todo this and we reallywouldn’t have to worryabout it for some period oftime,” Shaw explained.Once the refurbishment

is complete, new exhibitsand events will be held atthe building.“I would love to have it

changed around, so it’snot static,” Shaw said. Shesuggested perhaps aChristmas in July or anEaster in August as twotentative events.“The problem is from

my perception peoplehave come here throughthe years and it hasn'tchanged. We want peopleto come visit, whether

they come to visit themuseum itself or theycome to visit the grounds.We would love to havefamilies have picnics outthere. Come enjoy themuseum and thegrounds.Even if the people could

come look around andcome and peek in the win-dows. Of course it takes alot of money to run amuseum but on the otherhand you need the peopleto come here.”


KELOWNA - The gov-ernment of B.C. is provid-ing $500,000 to HeritageBC to help local govern-ments and heritage organi-zations strengthen thepresence of heritage build-ings and historic sites inlocal communities andhelp implement theprovince's heritage strate-gy, Forests, Lands andNatural ResourceOperations Minister SteveThomson last week.The Heritage Strategy

for British Columbia: OurHeritage, Historic Places,also released today byThomson, outlines theProvince's future plans toensure B.C.'s historicplaces remain an active

and dynamic part of B.C.communities.Through the strategy, the

Province is providingHeritage BC $500,000 totransform its businessmodel. The funding willhelp strengthen the organi-zation's already-provenability to deliver heritageplanning and trainingservices to communitiesand provide other heritageconservation services tosupport the preservationof historic places through-out B.C. As well, HeritageBC now will be the fundadvisor to the $5 millionHeritage Legacy Fund.The strategy was pre-

pared with input fromlocal governments, busi-nesses, heritage advocatesand the public. It high-lights three main goals toachieve a sustained andgrowing presence of his-toric sites in local commu-nities including responsi-ble heritage stewardship atall levels of government, astrong economy thatembraces the economicand social contributions ofhistoric places and a

strong sense of communityidentity through access toservices that recognize thevalue of local heritage.These goals will be

achieved through collabo-ration of all partners andstakeholders as well as bybuilding local govern-ment and communitycapacity for heritage con-servation.B.C.'s historic buildings,

structures and culturallandscapes provide socialand economic benefits tocommunities and familiesthroughout the provinceand help BritishColumbians appreciatewhere we come from as asociety."Historic places are an

important part of B.C.'spast, present and future,”Minister of Forests, Landsand Natural ResourceOperations SteveThomson said. “Ensuringthese jewels are conservedwill contribute to healthyand culturally rich com-munities for years tocome.""Through this tremen-

dous support from gov-

ernment, Heritage BC willbe able to implementexciting new initiativesthat will strengthen her-

itage conservation in com-munities across theprovince,” Eric Pattison,president, Heritage BC

added. “This support rec-ognizes the possibilities ofthe future grow from therich soil of our past."

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CHETWYND – Julie Shaw, the District ofChetwyndʼs Healthy CommunitiesCoordinator is working on a new projectthat will assist new residents in getting toknow our community and she is lookingfor help.Shaw serves as a liaison between theDistrict and local service groups andorganizations with the intention ofmaking Chetwynd a healthy community.She is currently in the process of puttingtogether a director of all the local groupsand organizations and their contacts fortheir newest project, Welcome toChetwynd.“We need to have an accurate list ofclubs and organizations within theChetwynd and area because how do youget anybody to participate if they donʼtknow they exist or have the wrong info,”Shaw said.To add your club or organization, contactShaw at 250-401-3302 or jshaw@go-

chetwynd.com.Shaw said she would like to see the listcomplete by the beginning of Decemberso it can be available at the ChetwyndChamber of Commerce as well as theDistrict of Chetwynd website.The Welcome to Chetwynd package willalso include a map of Chetwynd, aChamber directory as well as informationas to what to see and do in the area.As well, having an up to date contact listallows Shaw to contact localorganizations with available grantopportunities and contests that they maynot be aware of.“Thereʼs so many different things I get,letʼs take advantage of them,” she said.At some point in time Shaw would like tohost a contest to help name theChetwynd welcome package. If you haveany ideas, contact her.Shaw took over the position from MarcieFofonoff who retired this past spring.

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miles down stream. In 2011, scientists recorded the first

fish to return to the river basin to spawn,an event that hadn’t happened in 40years.Transportation of the bull trout in the

Peace River would come at a cost,Conway says, but there is no other wayto mitigate the effect. “You can’t put infish ladders, they are not an aggressiveswimmer like salmon.”The elimination of First Nations lands

along the Halfway River and Bear Flatareas as a result of flooding caused bythe dam is perhaps the most devastat-ing.“Of course, Aboriginal groups are con-

cerned about that,” Conway said.“In this particular case its one of those

things where you can’t mitigate thatbecause flooding will eliminate thoselocations. It doesn’t affect all Aboriginalgroups but certainly the ones in andaround the immediate project are likeSaulteau and West Moberly.”It is not clear yet what compensation

First Nations will receive, however BC

Hydro says it is open to discussingnegotiated, private contractual agree-ments called Impact Benefit Agreements(IBAs) that serve to document in bind-ing form, the benefits that a local com-munity can expect from the develop-ment of a local resource in exchange forits support and cooperation.IBAs were used to facilitate the devel-

opment of the Northwest Territories’three diamond mines at Ekati, Diavikand Snap Lake, as well as Inco’s Voisey’sBay project in Labrador.“We’re responsible through the envi-

ronmental impact guidelines which arethe terms of reference, to be consultingwith 29 First Nations. Most of the focushas been on the BC side, and then imme-diately down stream on the Albertaside,” Conway said. “We presently have agreements with

16 of the 29. I’ve talked to everybodyand made offers of consultation agree-ments with the remaining 13, [but they]haven’t taken us up on it. Consultationwith First Nations is a separate but par-allel process. There is constitutional[obligations]. There is established rightsand title.”


Agreements in place with16 of 29 First Nations


CHETWYND – TheChetwynd FireDepartment has recentlyhad motorists and resi-dents calling in brushpile and large controlledburns believing that theywere actual fire scenes.All urban and rural

residents in theChetwynd area arereminded that brush pile

or fires exceeding onemeter in width require apermit.If residents are in the

rural area, you arereminded that permitsfrom the BC ForestService are available at 1-888-797-1717.If residents are within

the municipality, pleasecall the District ofChetwynd office.A further courtesy call

to the Fire Departmentprior to the lighting ofthe fire at 250-782-9898will prevent the firedepartment and RCMPresponding to your con-trolled burn.Be responsible, get a

permit and notify yourfire department of yourcontrolled burn. If youdo require fire, police orambulance, do call 911without hesitation.

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Place, a local afterschooldrop-in centre, held itsannual fund raising din-ner and silent auction lastSaturday, Feb. 25 at theBaptist Church Hall on53rd street.The event brought in

$3,648 for the organiza-tion and was attended bymore than 100 people whoenjoyed performances onthe main stage by DawsonCreek’s “Oh MightyLights”, a roast beef din-ner with all the fixingsand a whipped cream-topped chocolate cakedessert. Mickey’s Place was

established in 2006.Spokesperson PaulineHendley was extremelypleased with how smooth-

ly the event ran, and gavespecial praise to the dedi-cated group of volunteersthat made it happen.“You need lots of volun-

teers with kids. We havewonderful people,” shesaid. The fundraiser is typi-

cally held in November orearly December but wasput on hold this year.“One of our founding

members, a big volunteerhad a tragedy [with] thatdouble shooting inMoberly Lake lastNovember,” Hendley said.

“So we had to put it onhold, there was just toomuch going on with that.”One of the biggest sup-

porters of Mickey’s Placeis the Baptist church itself,which allows the groupthe use of its church halland pays for the utilities.

The drop-in centre is aninter-church initiative thatprovides school aged chil-dren and teens with aplace to hang out afterschool.“We do occasional crafts,

watch movies, and wehave lots of equipment

like a ping pong table, airhockey, foosball, and tablegames,” Hendleyexplained. “It’s informaland the kids can drop inspend a few minutes orthey can spend the wholetwo hours. We do have ahalf hour bible lessonevery Thursday afternoon,so anybody who happensto be there, they just gath-er around and listen to abible story or a lesson.”The funds raised at the

dinner and silent auctionwill mostly go towardspaying the group’s liabili-ty insurance at a cost of$2,100. This year, they arelucky to have a little bit ofmoney left over. “We’ve got some extra

for programs,” Hendleysaid. “We’re thinking ofbuying either a karaokesystem or a Wii game sys-tem. “

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Patrons place their bids at the Silent Auction beforesitting down for dinner. Photso by Mike Carter

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$3.2B in 2011BY MIKE CARTER

Chetwynd Echo Reporter––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – A newreport by the financiali n s t i t u t i o nPricewaterhouseCoopers(PwC), shows just howimportant coal is to BritishColumbia, according tothe Coal Association ofCanada. The economic report

shows that in 2011, thecoal industry generated anestimated $3.2 billion inprovincial GDP and about$715.2 million in tax rev-enue for all levels of gov-ernment, $316.2 million ofwhich was garneredthrough mineral tax pay-ments to the province. “As you know coal is

very important to BritishColumbia and regionalcommunities likeChetwynd where coal pro-duction takes place,”Michelle Mondeville,Director ofCommunications with theCoal Association ofCanada, said in an email.“With a lot of media

attention focused on coallately, I hope the benefitsof coal production are notover looked.”The PwC report, which

is an economic analysis ofthe coal mining industryin BC, notes that themajority of coal producedin the province is metal-lurgical (steel-making)coal, an essential materialfor modern living.Of the 10 producing

coalmines in the province,

two of which are operatedby Walter Energy (BurntRiver Colliery) and AngloAmerican (Quintette) andare located nearChetwynd, nine producemetallurgical coal.Canada is the third

largest exporter of metal-lurgical coal in the world,shipping most of the 27million tonnes it produceseach year to Asian andother markets. “PwC’s research

showed coal exports fromBritish Columbia totaled$7.1 billion in 2011, whichwas about 22 per cent ofthe total dollar value ofexports from theprovince,” said JanicePlumstead, Director ofEconomics and Statisticsat PwC and the report’sauthor. “Coal shipmentswere up by 10 per cent to24.5 million tonnes in2011 compared to 2010,and higher coal pricespushed export revenuesup by an impressive 35per cent.”The BC report comes on

the heels of a nationalreport also produced byPwC that was released inlate 2012. In it, PwC sur-veyed coal companiesacross Canada to deter-mine the scope of theirmining activities as well astheir operating capitalexpenditures, and otherinformation categoriesincluding coal shipments. A copy of the full report

is available at the CoalAssociation of Canada’swebsite: www.coal.ca.

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inspectors with the ForestPractices Board came toaudit a replanted Canforcutblock off of the MurrayRiver forest service roadnear Chetwynd, theyexpected to find youngtrees in various stages ofearly growth. Instead,they found a gravel pitdeveloped by a miningcompany. “During the standard

course of an audit, theauditors and a representa-tive from Canfor flew tothis cutblock to assess theregeneration of the planta-tion, and they had prob-lems finding the cutblock,as nothing on the groundlooked similar to the map.Then they realized that

half of the cutblock theywere looking for has beenturned into a gravel pit.The Canfor representativewith the auditors wasunaware of this gravelpit,” Darlene Oman,Director of CorporatePerformance andCommunications with theForest Practices Boardexplained.“We do not know who

built this gravel pit.”Canfor was not aware of

the activities, which couldaffect its legal obligationsto reforest the site. In their Feb. 2013 bul-

letin, the Forest PracticesBoard highlighted thisexample, arguing the needfor a comprehensiveassessment of the cumula-tive effects of naturalresource development inBritish Columbia.

“This is not to suggestthere is no coordination ofplanned activities,” theboard explained. “Somecoordination takes placeand improvements arebeing made. However,there is still work to bedone to develop a systemwhere cumulative effectsassessment and manage-ment are common inresource allocation deci-sions.”On further examination

of the site, the Board alsofound a number of indus-trial and other activitiesgoing on in the tree farmlicense area, includingwind farms, mines, miner-al exploration, natural gaswells, compressor sta-tions, pipelines and pro-cessing plants, roads andpower lines, trap lines andcattle grazing.

Authorizations havebeen issued to at least 13different companies, notincluding the holder of thetree farm license, theBoard acknowledged. “British Columbia’s

economy benefits signifi-cantly from the develop-ment of naturalresources,” the Board said.“Every year, the province

issues thousands of per-mits to use Crown land –permits to log, draw waterfrom stream, build roadsand pipelines, drill for oil,or carry out a myriad ofother activities.”There are currently

250,000 active permits forsuch operations in theprovince.“Individually, these per-

mits may have minimaleffect on the land base.Collectively however,their effect can be signifi-cant. BC does not have aframework for managingcumulative effects and sothe cumulative effects ofnatural resource develop-ment remains largelyunknown and unman-aged.”

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• Chetwynd Echo: July 18, 1973

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“largely unkown and unmanaged”

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Staff Sgt. OliviaTremblay took over May22 arriving from Fort St.John, replacing Sgt. KimRusk who was promotedto Saskatchewan inMarch.

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rainfall warning prompt-ed local officials to pre-pare for possible floodingin the area this week asthe Peace area readieditself to welcome around60 mm of rain Tuesdayand Wednesday and morethan 100 mm in the PinePass.

RCMP Sgt. OliviaTremblay said forChetwynd area it couldaffect the river systemwith potential for floodingon the Halfway, Moberly,Pine and Kiskatinawrivers.

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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 FireUrchin was discoveredmissing Tuesday morn-ing by District ofChetwynd staff as theywere preparing to movethe carvings to theVisitor Centre.

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Talisman donates $15,000 to hospitalBY MIKE CARTER

Chetwynd Echo Reporter––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – The Chetwyndand District HospitalFoundation received a sizeabledonation last week fromTalisman Energy in the amountof $15,000.The oil and gas company has

contributed more than $118,000over the years according toHospital Foundation spokesper-son Agnes Campbell. “They've supported us for the

last 12 years with very largedonations,” Campbell said. “A couple of years ago they

donated $30,000 to us. With thatthey allowed us to purchasequite a few pieces of equipmentfor the hospital a pharamcart,heart monitor, ECG machine,respiratory machine, portableultra sound and a defibrillator.”The $15,000 that comprises the

latest round of funding from the

company will go towards a wishlist of equipment that theHospital Foundation had sub-mitted in late January toTalisman. All items on the listcan now be purchased thanks to

the donation.The list includes a vital signs

monitor to take blood pressure,pulse, oxygen saturation meas-urements and the patients tem-perature, a lead apron shield for

patients undergoing X-ray’s, aset of three pulse oximeters thatmeasure oxygenation of theblood for specific use in respira-tory patients, 4 stethoscopesneeded for general practice, a

new emergency transportstretcher needed to replace theolder version the hospital cur-rently owns, a “Stryker” over-head trapeze which hangs overthe bed, making it easier forpatients to move about while onbed rest and a fetal Doppler, adevice used to monitor the heartrate of an unborn baby. The Chetwynd and District

Hospital Foundation, foundedin 1998, is a charitable organiza-tion that raises funds for theenhancement of patient care atthe Chetwynd Hospital andHealth Centre.Through the foundation, indi-

viduals, companies and organi-zations are provided with anavenue to support the communi-ty’s health facility. Last year thefoundation raised $60,131, 95 percent of which was tax receiptedcash gifts. 100 per cent of themoney raised goes directly to thehospital.

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It is not unusual for oneseeking election to civicgovernment to fanta-

size and even vocalizeloudly about setting thingsstraight. Worthy ambi-tions? Usually not. Morelike delusional musings.We have seen the results ofsuch overwrought mindsplayed out since the lastmunicipal elections in acouple of BC communities.The most worthy ambi-

tion, and the ambition thatultimately is easiest to real-ize, is to simply be part ofa Council that is commit-ted to doing the best forthe community in every

circumstance. And,believe me, these circum-stances are not alwaysreadily predictable fromthe other side of the ballotbox.I want the community to

know that the presentCouncil is here to work forChetwynd and not toentertain the voters withsword play, sleight-of-hand, and games of mudball. Don’t look for any ofthat this term.An effective Mayor and

Council doesn’t createitself over night or even ina month or two; nor iseffectiveness automatic. Ittakes planning, followinga plan, and willingness tolisten to those who havebeen through the mill toshape seven individualswho may be meeting forthe first time into an effec-tive working group that

understands its role, itsboundaries, its reason forexistence.Mayor and Council do

have boundaries and theyare highest between themin their official capacityand the employees of theDistrict. The Council thatis determined to makewaves will do just that ifthese boundaries arebreached – and nothing

much will happen toadvance the fortunes of thecommunity.In following our plan to

have an effective Mayorand Council, the District ofChetwynd regularly sendsmembers of Council, andthe Mayor, to the LocalGovernment LeadershipAcademy, usually held inRichmond. Four of ourCouncil members have

just returned (Mayor did-n’t go this year) from threedays of study sessionsdealing with topics such asproblem solving, roles andresponsibilities, and lead-ership effectiveness. AsCouncillor Pfanner said,the conference was “veryinformative and theopportunity to talk withother Mayors andCouncillors was valuable.”Councillors Weisgerberand Galbraith also report-ed on their experiences. Galbraith: “This particu-

lar forum was focused onLeading ThroughRelationships. Fromimpasse to success, howbuilding relationships andforming coalitions werekey to success of manycommunities in BC. … Notonly did I learn from thesesessions, I also gainedsome insights by network-

ing with other elected offi-cials, finding similarities inour communities, to seewhat is working and whatisn’t working; what rela-tionships have been builtand what relationshipsneed to be built.”Weisgerber: “For some-

one who is just starting[her] second year, I stillhave lots to learn, andwhen we have opportuni-ty to go to these confer-ences and talk to peoplewho have been in our posi-tions … it is a great oppor-tunity for us to learn.”We have a growing team

working together in theChetwynd Council withthe key words being work-ing and together.

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Tumbler Ridge Geopark proposal readyBY TRENT ERNST

Tumbler Ridge News––––––––––––––

TUMBLER RIDGE -Scant months after the ideawas proposed, the TumblerRidge Geopark Proposal isnow ready for review. The Geopark, spearhead-

ed by the MuseumFoundation, in conjunctionwith the community ofTumbler Ridge, NorthernBC Tourism and theWolverine Nordic &Mountain Society (WNMS)has formed a committee topropose a UNESCO GlobalGeopark.If successful this would

be the second UNESCOGlobal Geopark in NorthAmerica. Currently there

are 89 such Geoparksworldwide. GodfreyNowlan, Chair of theCanadian NationalCommittee for Geoparkssays a Geopark is aUNESCO designation thattakes into account an areashuman history as well asnatural history. “Geoparksoriginally come fromChina,” says Nowlan.“Because their land hasbeen occupied for thou-sands of years so there isvery little land left in thenatural state. They werelooking for a way to cele-brate their geo-heritage butalso their cultural history,so a geopark also dealswith the human area. Itcould be celebrating mines

that were built hundredsor thousands of years ago.”The idea of a Geopark for

Tumbler Ridge first madepublic at the July 3 councilmeeting. Charles Helmfrom the TRMF and chair

of the newly-formedGeopark SteeringCommittee says the ideacame from Rich McCreaand Lisa Buckley, whowere invited toTurkmenistan early last

year to help them assess apotential World HeritageSite. Helm says the two gottalking to some UNESCOofficials about TumblerRidge. “Through those dis-cussions, it became appar-ent that a Geopark justseems the absolute perfectfit for Tumbler Ridge,”says Helm.Nowlan says there are

three key elements neededto be considered for geop-ark status. First, importantsites have to be conserved.Helm says in TumblerRidge, areas like Monkmanand Wapiti Lake ProvincialParks are protected andother areas, like the water-falls and dinosaur tracks,lay in areas that are not

going to be threatened byindustry. Second, says Nowlan,

there must be some educa-tional component, inter-preting the site for the pub-lic. Helm points to thedinosaur camps and track-way tours already under-way. Finally, says Nowlan,

there should be sustainabledevelopment around theconcept. Again, Helm sayswe’re already there. “Theproduct is already devel-oped. The books arealready written. We’veknown for so long thatwhat we’ve got is globally

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unique. The challenge hasbeen getting the word outand developing the eco-nomic things that go withit: the tourism, the guiding.These things come slowly,and something like thiscould be the catalyst thatputs Tumbler Ridge on theinternational map.”Helm says there is clear-

ly a potential opportunityfor the creation of such aGeopark in the TumblerRidge area, given our richfossil heritage. “We havethe research program ofthe Peace RegionPalaeontology ResearchCentre with associatededucation and guided tourprograms, the Museumexhibits in the DinosaurDiscovery Gallery and theCommunity Centre,” saysHelm. But it’s not just paleonto-

logical discoveries thatdrive the proposal, saysHelm. Other natural fea-tures, such as the water-falls, rock formations,alpine summits and cavesare important, as is theextensive network of hik-ing trails to destinations ofgeological interest. In addition, says Helm,

much of the area’s indus-try is closely connectedwith fossil fuel and geo-logical resource extraction(e.g. coal and natural gas).“Our industries can poten-tially play an importantrole as stakeholders in thedevelopment of the pro-posed Geopark. Theseattributes, together withthe tourism theme of‘Waterfalls andDinosaurs’, allow us toclaim that we are alreadyfunctioning as a de factoGeopark. The proposedTumbler Ridge Geoparkwill also highlight thecombination of biologyand ecosystems, geogra-phy, archaeology, FirstNations history, pioneerheritage and culture thatcharacterize the area.”The boundaries of the

proposed Tumbler RidgeGeopark extend from theAlberta boundary in theeast to Mt Palsson in thewest (at its widest, a dis-tance of 119 kms), andfrom Bulley Glacier Peakin the south to Skunk Fallsin the north (a maximumdistance 105 kms). The surface area of this

region is 7822 square kilo-meters and elevationranges from 663 to 2630

metres above sea level. Alongside Helm on the

Geopark SteeringCommittee are MayorDarwin Wren, FormerMayor Larry White, who isrepresenting the TRMF,Thomas Clark, represent-ing the WNMS, April Moi,representing Northern BCTourism, and Ray Proulxof Teck, representingindustry. Additional mem-bers representing tourismoperators and educational

facilities will be addedsoon, says Helm. The Steering Committee

is being advised by a num-ber of scientific advisors.In addition to paleontolo-gists Buckley and McCrea,Geologist Kevin Sharmanand Archeologist SarahWaters will be providingadvice to the committee. Helm says the Geopark

proposal is moving aheadquickly. “We plan to sub-mit an Expression of

Interest to the CanadianNational Committee forGeoparks in March 2013,which will likely prompt asite visit by this committeein the summer of 2013.”A site visit from the

National body overseeingthe formation of Geoparksis the first step towards anapplication to theUNESCO Global GeoparkNetwork. Helm says if allgoes well, they plan to sub-mit the application later in

the year. He says a draftversion of their Expressionof Interest is already avail-able, and can be viewed bymembers of the public onthe Tumbler RidgeMuseum Foundation web-site www.trmf.ca .This proposal, says

Helm, has significantpotential implications forTumbler Ridge and thePeace Region. “Economicdiversification, communitysustainability and job cre-ation, in addition to takingthe celebration of ourremarkable heritage tonew heights.”Because the proposals

are community driven,says Helm, he inviteseveryone who is interestedto visit the TRMF Websiteto download the proposal.“I would appreciate yourfeedback, comments andsuggestions on the draftExpression of Interest andany other thoughts youmay have pertaining to theproposed Tumbler RidgeGeopark,” says Helm. “I look forward to con-

ferring with you further inthis endeavor and to dis-cussing the proposedTumbler Ridge Geoparkconcept and the opportuni-ties it presents.”


Draft version of Expression of Interest available online


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Students across the

Peace donned pink shirts Wednesday,Feb. 27 in honour of “pink shirt day”; acampaign to combat bullying that wasorganized by two high school studentsfrom Berwick, Nova Scotia in 2008.David Shepherd and Travis Price initi-

ated the event at Central Kings RuralHigh School (CKRHS) when they wit-nessed a Grade 9 student who was beingbullied everyday simply because he worea pink shirt to school. It was originally organized as protest to

the bullying that boy suffered. Shepherdand Price figured that if they could geteveryone to wear pink shirts in solidaritywith the boy it would raise awareness ofthe issue of bullying among their studentpeers. They ran out and bought 50 pink tank

tops and started handing them out at theschool, the Globe and Mail reported.They began getting the message out totheir friends the night before and the next

day they brought the tank tops to theschool to give to students. “I learned that two people can come up

with an idea, run with it, and it can dowonders,” Price told the Globe and Mail.“Finally someone stood up for a weakerkid.”As they handed out the shirts, the bul-

lied boy walked in. “It looked like a hugeweight was lifted off his shoulders,” Pricerecalled. The event’s momentum snowballed

right across the country.It ran at CKRHS every year since that

inaugural year and has gained nationalrecognition. In 2008, British ColumbiaPremier Gordon Campbell proclaimed thethird Wednesday of the month of Februaryto be a provincial anti-bullying day. Also participating in the movement,

the Vancouver Giants Major junior hock-ey team encouraged their fans to wearpink shirts for their Feb. 22 home game.Fans could pick up shirts on their way in.All proceeds for the sale of pink shirt dayT-shirts go to support anti-bullying initia-tives across BC.

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Although statistics and reports suggest a marine oil spill is unlikely, you want to know — what if one does occur? How will Gateway be prepared? While the chances are slim, we continue to develop a world-class marine response program.

The Northern Gateway Project includes a spill response capacity that’s more than three times the Canadian regulation. And while the Canadian requirement for oil spill response is 72 hours plus travel time, our response time will be a fraction of that number — 6 to 12 hours in the marine channels. This is a signifi cant increase to the response capability available to B.C.’s north coast. Additionally, for immediate response, our tug escorts will be equipped with booms, oil skimmers, and fi refi ghting equipment

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The Gateway project will likely never see a major marine oil spill. But if it does, we’ll be prepared to protect our coastline.

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was bound to happensomeday. Tumbler Ridge, which

was created just over 30years ago, has been BC’syoungest municipality, butthat changed on Tuesday,February 19, when the BCGovernment officially cre-ated the Mountain ResortMunicipality of JumboGlacier.The new municipality is

lacking a few things, like,oh, say people or build-ings, but it does have anew mayor and council.And the potential to

become one of BC’s bestalpine resorts. Consideringthe competition, includingFernie, Whistler and RedMountain, that’s a fairlybig claim, but one thedevelopers are willing tobet a lot of money on. A lot of money. The area

has been the centre of araging debate for over 20years, slowly bleedingmoney for proponentOberto Oberti, an Italian-borne, Vancouver dwellingarchitect who has dreamedof building a resort heresince he first visited thearea in 1990. At 70-yearsold, he has skied aroundthe world, but it is Jumbothat has captured his heart.

The appointment ofmayor and council hasadded fuel to the fire, andthere have already beentwo judicial reviews filedagainst their appointment.The first by the KtunaxaNation, challenging thatthe signing of the MasterDevelopment Agreementdid not take into consider-ation their AboriginalRights and Title to the area,known to them asQat’muk. The second wasfiled February 18 by theWest Kootenay Eco Society,arguing that the LettersPatent of the Jumbo GlacierMountain ResortMunicipality violate theCanadian constitution by

creating a municipalitywith no residents.Greg Deck is Jumbo

Glacier’s new mayor. Hesays by some strange coin-cidence, he was also thefirst mayor of Radium,which incorporated in1990. (He’d like to disputeTumbler Ridge’s claim asBC’s newest municipalityon that basis, too.) He saysthat he’s not too worriedabout the legal challenges.While he is no legal expert,he says he’s been advisedthat the claims are fairlytenuous. When finished, the new

6,000 hectare municipalitywill be home to the JumboGlacier resort, a year-round tourist destinationamidst some of the mostspectacular scenery in thePurcell Mountains. It willoffer year-round skiing onthe area’s four glaciers anda 6,000+ bed community. The new community is at

the heart of the controver-sy. Critics say the area’senvironment cannot sup-port so many people year-round. “Scientific informa-tion has demonstrated thatthe Jumbo Resort projectwill have very substantialnegative environmentalimpacts on the glaciers, the

watershed and will even-tually impact the interna-tionally recognizedColumbia Wetlands,”writes the organizers ofJumbo Wild atwww.keepitwild.ca, one ofthe many websites protest-ing the proposed resort.“Threatened and endan-gered wildlife such asmountain caribou, grizzlybear, mountain goats,wolverine and bull troutwill be negatively impact-ed.”Of these, it is the grizzly

bear that stand the most tolose, argue environmental-ists. “The upper JumboValley is a key part of awildlife corridor in thewild Purcell Mountainsbetween ranges to thenorth and the south.Grizzlies depend on thisconnected habitat to main-tain healthy populations inthe region. The valley isrecognized internationallyas a vital part of one ofNorth America’s mostimportant wildlife corri-dor. If built, the JumboGlacier Resort would iso-late the wilderness conser-vancy by blocking access.This would reduce the con-nectivity of grizzly habitatin the area, and lead to

reduced populations, local-ly and regionally.”However, the way the

new municipality was cre-ated is also at issue. Asthere are no people cur-rently living in the 61 kmsq area to vote in the newmayor and council.Instead, the new mayorand council were appoint-ed by the provincial gov-ernment. The government was

able to establish the munic-ipality, by making changesto the Local Governmentact last year, by adding in anew section that reads:“the minister may recom-mend to the LieutenantGovernor in Council incor-poration of a new moun-tain resort municipality forthe area, whether or notthere are residents in thearea at the time of the rec-ommendation, if the minis-ter is satisfied that a personhas entered into an agree-ment with the governmentwith respect to developingalpine ski lift operations,year-round recreationalfacilities and commercialovernight accommodationwithin the area.”However, the changes

were not what allowed thegovernment to appoint acouncil. Indeed, this issomething that has hap-pened in the province fordecades. And the lastmunicipality where thegovernment did this?Right here in TumblerRidge. In fact, one could argue

that Tumbler Ridge waseven less democratic thatJumbo. When TumblerRidge was originallyfounded in 1981, PatrickWalsh was appointed as


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commissioner for the dis-trict. Walsh had all theusual powers of a Mayorand Council under theMunicipal Act. The firstcivic election wasn’t sched-uled until 1987, with a sixyear transition period.However, the first councilwas elected in 1983, withWalsh as mayor. Hestepped down in 1985.Mackenzie, another

instant resource town, wascreated in 1966, with acouncil being appointed bythe provincial government.While the provincial gov-ernment removed a fewcouncilors and added afew councilors, the firstfull civic elections didn’thappen until 1972. Deck says he’s in a fairly

enviable position. As thecouncil shapes the commu-nity plan for the newmunicipality, he has twen-ty years worth of studiesand environmental assess-ments and planning todraw from. “Jumbo hasbeen planned to within aninch of its life,” says Deck.“It’s all been set forward.Standards for sewer, stan-dards for water consump-tion. What we have to do iscovert all of that work intomunicipal language. Wehave to convert the envi-ronmental assessment intoa community plan.” Because of this, he says,

the task is easy, made easi-er by Jumbo’s lack of pop-ulation. “The benefit is weare able to do this in a bestpractices sort of wayabsent of any personalities.

We don’t have that crankylandholder that says ‘tohell with you, you can’t tellme what to do with myland.’ The biggest trouble,says Deck will be to bal-ance the building codewith sustainability. Hesays they want to use thebest materials to create theinfrastructure, but thatneeds to balanced againstmaking the cost too pro-hibitive for the developer. Deck says he doesn’t

expect that the populationof Jumbo will hit thethreshold of electors need-ed before a municipal elec-tion any time soon. “It’s farenough off in the future Ihaven’t been paying atten-tion to it,” says Deck.When he was mayor ofRadium, he says, 60 per-cent of the populationthere were out of Alberta.“the expectation is that thepopulation will growslowly. Most of the peoplewill be secondary homeowners, many of them outof Alberta. In TumblerRidge, three months afterthose people moved totown they were able tovote.” In Jumbo, Deckexpects to see a situation

more like Radium, perhapseven more pronounced,with very few full-timeresidents. After 22 years of some-

times bitter fighting to getthe resort established, whywould Deck take on themayorship? He says alarge part of that is the pro-ponent for the project,Oberto Oberti. “From thestart it was odd to be talk-ing to an artist and anarchitect, rather than a realestate agent. He was pas-sionate about skiing. Hewanted to build a ski hill inbetter location thanWhistler. He found twoplaces: the best by far wasJumbo.” Deck says it was-n’t a popular position to bein support of the project,but after all the work thathas gone into it, “whenthey asked, it was hard notto honour it.”He says it’s feasible that

the first lift—a surface lifton Farnham Glacier, wherethe Canadian Ski Teampractices—will be ready bythis summer, but doesn’texpect to see any seriousdevelopment on the resortfor at least a couple ofyears.


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“The expectation is that thepopulation will grow slowly.”


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©2012 Northern Gateway Pipelines Inc.

It’s more than a pipeline. It’s a path to delivering energy safely.

Tankers will reduce speeds in the channels…Tankers travel slowly, but to make sure that marine species and their habitats are respected, tankers will be required to reduce speed as they pass through certain sections of the channels. Even their escort tugboats will have quieter engines to reduce underwater noise.

Additional radar and navigational aids will improve safety for all vessels…

For increased safety and sure guidance, additional radar systems and navigational aids, such as beacons, buoys and lights, will be installed throughout the routes. This will not only improve safety for tankers, but for

all marine traffi c on the north coast.

Discover more about our rigorous marine safety plan and join the conversation at marine.northerngateway.ca.

Although tankers have been safely navigating the north coast and its channels for decades, marine safety remains a top priority for British Columbians. We have been planning the Northern Gateway Project for over a decade, with a particular focus on protecting the environment. We have added specifi c safety requirements to our marine operations plan to help

make the waters of the north coast safer not just for tankers serving the project, but for all marine vessels.

Qualifi ed BC Coast Pilots will board and guide all tankers… To prevent spills, all tankers serving

the project will be modern and double-hulled, and will be vetted by independent, third

party agencies before entering Canadian waters. Once strict safety and environmental

standards are met, they will be guided through the

Douglas and Principe Channels by qualifi ed BC Coast Pilots.

Powerful tugboats will escort tankers…Tugboats have been shown to signifi cantly reduce tanker incidents worldwide. Powerful tugboats that have been

specially commissioned for Northern Gateway will assist in the safe arrival

and departure of tankers. All tankers will be attended by a close escort tug. In the channels, laden tankers will have two tugs–one tethered at all times. These

tugboats will have emergency response equipment on board and will be capable of assisting any marine vessel.

Strict marine safety standards will ensure we respectour neighbours above, around and below us.

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