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man who protects the people hehelps across the road like preciousjewels and a woman who makesmore than 200 families happyevery year during the holiday sea-son were just two of the peoplerecognized for their undying dedi-cation to the community they livein.The Chetwynd Chamber of

Commerce celebrated its fellowcitizens with seven prestigious

awards given in recognition andgratitude.Awards presented were

Volunteer of the Year, Citizen ofthe Year, Jr. Citizen of the Year,Century Citizen of the Year,Heroes Live Here, Business of theYear and Customer Service Awardof the Year.(For more on the awards…please see

our full colour coverage on pages 8, 21and 28..)The evening was a full house

with the reserved 200 seats filled.Chamber of Commerce ManagerTonia Richter was happy with how

it all went. The theme this yeartied into Chetwynd’s 50thAnniversary with each table dis-playing copies of the town’s origi-nal newspaper, the Chinook.“The evening went well, a lot of

comments on decor and everyoneloved our photo display of pastCitizens of Year winners,” Richtersaid. “The older crowd were goingdown memory lane and sittingback and singing to the oldies. Itgets harder and harder every yearbecause there are so many deserv-ing people in our community -everyone deserves an award.”

Awards recognize best of best


––––––––––––––CHETWYND – A family

escaped injury at about1:40 pm on Tuesday aftertheir house caught fire andwas completely destroyed.The Chetwynd Fire

Department responded tothe fire in the Hayward

Subdivision.“The home was totally

engulfed in flames whenfire fighters arrived at thescene,” Chetwynd FireChief Leo Sabulsky said.“The person living at thehome narrowly escapedfrom the burning structuresince she had been asleepat the time.”

The smoke detector iscredited with saving herlife. The home was totallydestroyed and the tenantof the home was hospital-ized for smoke inhalationand a fall she incurred asshe fled the burning home.“The cause of the fire is

believed to be a smokerwhich was left on the deck

beside the entrance to thestructure,” Sabulsky said.“Mr. Don McKee ofChetwynd Water Servicesvoluntarily delivered atank of water to assist inextinguishing the blaze.”Sabulsky reminds all res-

idents are reminded tocheck smoke alarms rou-tinely.

Home totally engulfed in flames

BY LIZ BROWNChetwynd Echo Reporter

––––––––––––––CHETWYND – Following six months of failed

attempts at negotiations, BC teachers are being toldwhere, when and how long to strike by the provincialgovernment.OnMonday evening, Chetwynd teachers let off steam

at the Chetwynd Recreation Centre arena by skating,walking and firing pucks in response to Minister ofEducation, George Abbott’s legislation announcement.“It was another chance for them to express how frus-

trated they are with negotiations,” said LorraineMacKay president of Peace River South Teachers’Association.Last week, Assistant Deputy Minister for Industrial

Relations Trevor Hughes provided a report indicatingthe unlikelihood of any sort of agreement to occurbetween British Columbia Teachers Federation(BCTF)and the BC Public School Employers’Association (BCPSEA). As a result, Abbott announcedhe would introduce legislation to end the lengthy dis-pute.“We were very upset about how negotiations or the

lack of negotiations have been going and decided thatwe would have a day of action,” said MacKay.Teachers gathered in different communities on

Monday and sought support from parents and stu-dents. Tired of waiting for a response from Abbott,Chetwynd teachers exercised their right to act andinvited parents and students to join. Close to 50 peopleattended the one-hour event.The BCTF asked for an eight-day full-blown strike.

Since teachers are an essential service, the BCTF wererequired to seek permission from the Labour RelationsBoard (LRB). The LRB’s response allotted the BCTFthree consecutive days, providing two days’ notice.Picket lines are not permitted and the LRB have libertyto make further changes weekly.Teachers voted on the strike this week, meaning the

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Page 7...Provincial budget announced;

Lekstrom responds

Page 10...Is Chetwynd Family Friendly?

Page 15...BC using undercover teens to

bust liquor storesLocal teachers gathered at the rec centre Monday evening toprotest. Photos by Liz Brown

Teachers are hoping to act as quick-ly as possible, as Abbott is in theprocess of having a legislationpassed, sending all teachers back towork. Once legislation is passedillegal striking will result in the fol-lowing fines: $475 a day for teach-ers, $2,500 a day for union reps, and$1.3 million a day for the BCTF. Theproposed legislature includes afour-month period for potentialmediation. Debates on the legisla-ture are expected to continue nextweek.“We don’t want to be in a situation

where we’re feeling like we’reforced into a position one way or theother,” said MacKay.Abbott said he is willing to bring

in a mediator over the next four

months, providing teachers “onemore chance” to negotiate, outsideof monetary requests. Teachers arerequesting a 15 per cent wageincrease, while the government con-tinues to stress a net-zero mandate,leaving salary and contract items offthe bargaining table. BCTF estimates

the contract will cost an extra $300million per year, however BCPSEApegs that number at upwards of$500 million in the first year alone.MacKay says BC is behind financial-

ly compared to other provinces andsuggests Abbott adjust his priorities.“You have money and yes, some-

times it’s really tightbut…sometimes, you can find themoney for that item if it’s somethingyou really, really believe in,” saidMacKay.MacKay says teachers are “finding

it very stressful,” waiting for negoti-ations to occur.But in her mind, Monday night’s

skate and walk was a success asteachers took the opportunity “toshare their message.”Teachers across the province have

been doing essential service onlysince September, refusing to meetwith school administration, supervisestudents during breaks or completereport cards. Teachers have beenwithout a contract since June 2011.

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Teachers feeling forced into position

“...sometimes you canfind the money for that

item if its something youreally, really believe in.”

An election would-n’t be an electionwithout a scandal

of some sort I suppose andby the looks of it PrimeMinister Steven Harperhas some ‘splainin’ to do.This week the news has

been bombarded with thescandal.In a nutshell Elections

Canada and police arelooking into reports thatautomated calls in as manyas 18 ridings falselyadvised voters that thelocations of their pollingstations had changed. Thecalls originated out of asmall Edmonton call centre

that worked for theConservative Party ofCanada.Was it just another

attempt on the Liberal's partto make the PC's look bad?Or, perhaps the Liberalswant to deflect attentionfrom the factthat theys p l a s h e ddetails ofS a f e t yMinister VikToewes per-sonal life allover the net –gotta love socialmedia. Or perhaps, theConservatives just wantedto win so bad they woulddo anything to do it. Ormaybe, just maybe, it wasjust a glitch. I mean if youmake more than two mil-lion robocalls mistakes arebound to be made.

In the end, if some or allof those election results areoverturned, theConservative's narrow 12seat majority could soon bediminished or even lost. It'sa scenario that is notbeyond the realm of possi-

bilities. Andwhat elsedoes thatmean? By-elections.A lotof them. Ohjoy.My next

question how-ever is this: In

three months from now itwill be a year since the elec-tion. So why are we justfinding out about this now?Democracy is one of the

most important things wehave. Freedom is some-thing that was given to usby the sacrifices of countless

brave souls who fought forus inWWII. That freedom issomething that is never tobe compromised by anypolitician who has sworn toprotect those freedoms.It is the height of

hypocrisy for theConservative Party toengage in this illegal activi-ty, and therefore attackwhat they are supposed toprotect and those responsi-ble must be brought to task.And if they can prove

Harper’s team wasinvolved in any way or hadword of the actual happen-ing and if proven it shouldbe an automatic dismissalof the PM's office.The rules are very simple

and even a four-year-oldcan understand them: Getcaught cheating, you loseautomatically. Do not passgo. Do not collect $200.

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Election scandal one year later

“Why are wehearing about

this almost a yearlater?”

To the Editor:Re: Trailer Park on Water

Restrictions.A reporter’s job is to report,

without comment or omission,whatever any person who isdirectly involved in a communaldispute wishes to say providedthat it is specific, respectfullystated and factual.Our new neighbour Liz Brown

works as an investigativereporter. She gives her complet-ed assignment to an editor.Naomi, in turn recognizes thepotential impact within oursocio economic framework. Itinvolves relatively few individ-uals, but also a wide spectrum

of obligatory and sometimesconflicting levels of democracyat work.She managed to resist the uni-

versal editorial urge to ampu-tate and summarize. And shemade room for it where therewasn’t any space. Naomi, youare amazing.I write this letter as a public

apology to Liz Brown. I amsorry, Liz if any of your readersthought your report was slant-ed. (Of course Liz couldn’t haveslanted her report even if shehad been so inclined, which shewasn’t.” She hasn’t know thepeople who are involved longenough to form a personal bias.

That said, I can go now…Yet I’d like to add a pos-script

to Raquel’s message. She and Iwould pass on the street with-out recognizing one another.I’ve been sedentary and obsoletelonger than she has lived in thiscommunity.“No wonder she is ‘fed up.’ I

would like to help her, but I donot have a criminal recordscheck. Apart from that I wouldhelp her if I could. To me, themost relevant and innocent linein her statement was about atime in the middle of the nightwhen, against all odds, Raquelsays “the water was on when itshouldn’t have been.”

Now, despite those fascinat-ing little books fromDoubleday et al, none of us arequite ready to believe thatsomebody’s guardian angelcame to the trailer park onWabi Hill one cold winternight.So then, let’s grab a coffee

and solve the mystery usingthe grey matter that’s locatedjust above our shoulders. Yousee, back in the early days Iknew all the good people inSwanton’s trailer park (like onSesame Street). Raquel yousaid “They just don’t under-stand.” I beg to differ. “They”have walked their miles in

your moccasins before youwere born.I believe that someone who is

now tired and old and arthriticknew all about the flu bug andtoddler and that is why thewater came on ‘miraculously’ inyour trailer only, when itshouldn’t have been.”So as the the late Paul Harvey

would say…perhaps this timehere’s the rest of the story.With patience and perserver-

ance this problem couldprogress to a happy ending foreveryone concerned.

Bea Kurjata,Chetwynd BC


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CONGRATULATIONS TOALL OF CHETWYND’S WIN-NERS FOR CIVIC NIGHT.THE COMMUNITY AND THERESIDENTS THANK YOUFOR ALL YOU DO!

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“Yahooo! So gladKerri got it :)!”

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“Congratulations tothe winners and tothose who were alsonominated! We appreci-

ate all that you do tomake Chetwynd a greatplace to live!”

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Water issues at local trailer park could progress to a happy ending

To the Editor:I just wanted to state

my feelings on SD59'sproposal to remove mostof the children’s summer.Reflecting back to when

I was a child, summervacation was the endinggoal to a very long year, itwas the highlight of myyear, summer is finallyhere!!I think it would be

wrong to adopt the newcalendar, has anyonethought of all the nega-tive drawbacks? On a per-sonal point of view mychildren love summer,this is when we spend themost time together as afamily, we go to lakes,

hiking, camping, swim-ming, fishing, exploring,and in August we gohunting, in that time wealso go on family vaca-tion, and we can't forgetbaseball, some parents doit all including sendingtheir kids to camps thathappen to run in August.Why would anybodywant to take away someof the most memorabletimes of their lives ?The sun is out, the skies

are blue and its time toplay and have fun!!We deal with winter

and snow for most of theyear and the kids arehouse bound more oftenthan not.

Is the outdoors and sunalso not good for chil-dren? I hope that thischange never comes topass. There is the rest oftheir lives after gradua-tion to be an adult withadult responsibilities andwork all year long.Right now they are chil-

dren, so let them enjoythe summers and have agood time as it has alwaysbeen. At present theschools are using thealternate 1 calendar, don'tfix what isn't broken!! sayno to taking away sum-mer vacation!!

Brigette SchroederChetwynd BC

To SD59: donʼt fix it if it ainʼt broke

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“Disciplined” plan gives schools,hospitals, courts slim increasesNorth Shore News––––––––––––––

VICTORIA – Schools,the courthouse and thehospital will continue tofeel the pinch after B.C.Finance Minister KevinFalcon introduced whathe called a "disciplined"budget Tuesday.The three-year plan,

which aims to get B.C.back in the black by 2014,projects a deficit of $2.5billion by end of this fiscalyear and $968 million byMarch 2013, before the gapfinally closes the year after.Falcon proposed to get theprovince's fiscal houseback in order by keeping atight rein on governmentspending, increasing MSPpremiums by four per centand selling off some gov-ernment assets amongother initiatives. The planalso assumes energy andresource royalties will risesignificantly."It's a budget that speaks

to the times we're in,"Falcon said in a conferencecall Wednesday. "We'retaking the approach thatwe want to maintain thefiscal discipline we'vedemonstrated over the last10 years."The budget also includ-

ed a previouslyannounced wage tax cred-it for apprentices in theshipbuilding industry.Both health and education- which make up the lion'sshare of the nearly $44 bil-lion budget - will get verysmall increases, with thehealth budget expected toincrease about three percent to $16.2 billion nextyear. Education fundingwill go up only one per

cent to $5.3 billion, butblock grants to school dis-tricts will remain frozen.Social services will get a

five per cent boost to $2.5billion and the new justiceministry will get a verysmall increase of $4 mil-lion over the next year.The Ministry of

Advanced Education,however, will be cut by$41 million over the samethree-year timeframe.There were few hand-

outs for either businessesor average citizens in thebudget.Those that were

announced included nodsto the construction indus-

try, such as a $10,000refundable income taxcredit for first-time newhome buyers, increasingthe threshold for the HSTrebate on new home pur-chases to houses worth$850,000 and a renovationtax credit for seniors of$1,000.Under the budget, fami-

lies will be paying four percent more for medical pre-miums starting next year -an average of $5 a month.To help raise $700 mil-

lion over the next threeyears, the governmentplans to sell off some of itsassets, including proper-ties that it had been hold-

ing in Surrey and theOkanagan.The province also pro-

jected revenue increases of$132 million from lotter-ies, $479 million from nat-ural gas royalties and $149million from forest rev-enues over the next threeyears.Both Conservatives and

the NDP bashed the plan.Conservative leader JohnCummins criticized it for"ballooning debt levels,higher taxes and growingspending masked byaccounting tricks." TheNDP criticized its lack ofmoney for education andskills training.

BC Finance Minister Kevin Falcon announces the 2012 budget last week.Photo by BC Government


––––––––––––––CHETWYND – Peace River South MLA and

Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom believesBudget 2012 is one that will make a change in theprovince.“Most of it is a hold the line budget,” he said.

“There’s not a great deal of places that are seeing sig-nificant changes on that fiscal front.”Lekstrom said the largest winners are healthcare,

education, justice system (which will receive morethan $200 million) and social programs ($300 plus mil-lion).“Which means that others will hold the flatline,” he

said. “But there is revenue that will come in and that’salso why ou run a deficit.”Lekstrom said if they were to say they would bal-

ance the budget now, they would be cutting so deepthat services would drastically affected.“The public just wouldn’t accept that,” he said. “The

people I’ve had the opportunity to speak to alreadyalthough they understand that difficult choice had tobe made and that everybody would like more moneyspent on virtually every program we deliver. I thinkwe’re very fortunate that we’re in the position thatpeople understand we have to tighten the belt.”

Lekstrombelieves BChas to tightenfinancial belt

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BY LIZ BROWNChetwynd Echo

Reporter––––––––––––––THE FOLLOWING

WERE THE WINNERSOF CIVIC NIGHT,DEMONSTRATING

THEIRCONTRIBUTIONS TOTHE CHETWYNDCOMMUNITY.

CITIZEN OF THE YEARKaren Stewart

Sponsor: District ofChetwynd

The 2012 Citizen of theYear went to KarenStewart, a Chetwynd resi-dent of 16 years. Stewartis the president of theChristmas Bureau SocietyHampers and said shehad “mixed feelings”about her win.

“It’s not just me, it’s thepeople of Chetwynd thatdo this and the kids thatcome on board,” saidStewart.Each year, Stewart and

her beloved volunteers,are busy from Octoberand into Christmas get-ting supplies and pack-ages ready to distributeto families in need atChristmas time. Eachfamily receives a turkeydinner, and new wrappedgifts for Christmas.“I won’t say it’s not a

lot of work because it is alot of work and we do itbecause we love it and Ilove seeing the kids getinvolved because that’swhat it’s all about,” saidStewart.Stewart’s nominator

described her as someone

who “gives selflessly ofherself and takes themeaning of pay it for-ward to a whole newlevel.”Stewart hopes to hand

down to the kids theimportance of giving toothers.“I hope it teaches them

something. That thereare other needy outthere,” says Stewart.Stewart sat with her sonTravis, who received hon-orable mention for Junior

Citzien of the Year. Travisalso volunteers with thehampers.Stewart credits Shirley

Weeks for getting herinvolved. Weeks steppedback and allowed Stewartto take the lead with thesociety almost three yearsago. According toStewart, Weeks now says,“I’m just the poster child,I’m here for the pictures.”Stewart says the society

grows each year, andbecause of volunteers and

generous company dona-tions, they are able to suf-ficiently fill the hampers.“It’s a lot of work but

it’s all worth it. It’s allworth it. The teacherscome on board, bothbands are involved andpeople from their com-munity now. Every year Ican see it coming moreand more and more.”The society grew from a

small church initiative atthe Seventh DayAdventists, to becoming asociety in 2003.Born in Halifax, Stewart

says her roots are in theMaritimes, but she hasmade Chetwynd herhome. “I quite likeChetwynd – like all smalltowns it has it’s draw-backs. But you know yougot to do what you can,

no matter where youare,” said Stewart.“This year was kind of

neat because one guy puta thank you in the paperand he signed it hamper#155.” None of the vol-unteers know who therecipients are of the ham-pers– not even Stewart.But Stewart was deter-mined to uncover heranonymous nominatorafter Civic night, and hadthe mystery solved byMonday.

CENTURY CITIZEN OFTHE YEAR

Yvonne EldenSponsor: Enersul Limited

PartnershipYvonne Elden was rec-

CIVIC NIGHT 2012Stewart named Citizen of the Year

Chetwynd’s 2012 Citizen of the Year Karen Stewart accepts her award from MayorMerlin Nichols. Photos by Naomi Larsen

Chetwynd’s 2012 Century Citizen of the Year Yvonne Elden accepts her award fromChamber Manager Tonia Richter.

Please see "ROLAND,"page 21

“Itʼs a lot of work but itʼs all worth it.”


Lekstrom responds togasoline price hikesBY NAOMI LARSEN

Chetwynd Echo Editor––––––––––––––

FORT ST. JOHN. – Withone exception, a fillingstation monitor last weekrevealed a 14-cent a litrejump in posted gasolineprices in the city of Fort St.John, according toEnergeticCity.com.That puts the city's com-

mon price for a regularlitre at a $1.319, whichworks out to almost sixdollars an imperial gallon.According to

bcgasprices.com, the localcommon price is nowright in line with the ris-ing provincial average,which it has at a $1.318. Italso has the national aver-age up to a $1.266, and theprice of crude oil at morethan $106 a barrel U.S.Here in Chetwynd, gas

prices are sitting at 128.9.In Dawson Creek they areat 131.9.South Peace MLA and

Transportation MinisterBlair Lekstrom said hispredecessor JackWeisgerber was part of acommission that looked atgas prices and whether ornot fixed pricing wasgoing on.“We don’t regulate

gasoline pricing,” he said.

“There are three jurisdic-tions in Canada that doand the prices are nocheaper.”Lekstrom said back in

his Minister of Energy andMines days, he enter-tained the thought of reg-ulation.“And I went down the

road and looked at whatwas happening in theenvironments that didregulate and it did notmake a difference,” hesaid. “It’s a very interest-ing kind of businessthey’re in.”Lekstrom said it con-

cerns him when one sta-tion ups their price andwithin an hour or two oth-ers follow suit.“It seems to me there is

price fixing there but there

is commission after com-mission that has delvedinto this and never beenable to come to that con-clusion. Really, it’s a sup-ply and market driven.”Lekstrom said he’s a big

supporter of switchingfrom gasoline and dieselto natural gas for trans-portation.He said there are new

technologies right here inBC that have the distanceand the power to make ithappen.“We are sitting on an

abundance of it here and itwould probably allow usto cut our transportationfuel costs in half … andI’m working hard on thatright now. We’re going todo what we can.”

LEKSTROM

“There are threejurisdictions inCanada that do

(regulate pricing)and the prices

are no cheaper.”


––––––––––––––CHETWYND – Kerry Silver recently

distributed a survey throughoutChetywnd, asking residents to rateChetwynd on its family friendliness.Silver has been program coordinator of

Chetwynd Success by 6/Children First,an early childhood development programsince February 2011. The questions wereaimed at generating feedback on how toimprove resources and Silver received 79responses over the course of three weeks.“We want to find out how helpful these

resources are to the community members.We asked what areas could be workedon,” said Silver.The results will be used as a guide to

provide an initiative that is free and acces-sible to everyone.

“Not just younger children, but olderchildren too,” said Silver.Success by 6 is funded by the Ministry

of Children and Family Development andreceives donations through the communi-ty. Silver hopes the results will guide theirspending as they are considering purchas-ing a splash park or outdoor skating rink.Silver learned through local nurse

Debbie Strom between 70 and 80 birthsoccur in Chetwynd each year. This toldSilver only a small percentage of familieswere taking advantage of free family pro-grams. Silver wanted to know why morepeople weren’t taking advantage of thefree mom and child programs.“Well I’ve had people say that they find

that it’s clique here in Chetwynd and Ihave to say I…I’m shocked.”

Is Chetwynd family friendly?

Silver, pictured here with her daughter Lauren, said the results of a recent surveyon whether or not Chetwynd is family friendly, will be used as a guide.

Photo by Liz Brown

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Silver was pregnant when she movedfrom Ontario to Chetwynd and said thelibrary was her one stop to getting con-nected.“I highly believe in it,” she said.In the survey, 41 per cent agreed that

sufficient preschool classes and parent-child activities were available and 22 percent strongly agreed.The results showed that residents

agree playgrounds are accessible for chil-dren, but don’t necessarily find themsafe or well kept. They were also con-cerned that children didn’t know whereto go for help, recognizing a need forstronger neighbourhood watch pro-grams.The main information source for resi-

dents is dispersed between friends andfamily, the Chetwynd Recreation Centre,and the Chetwynd Public Library. Silverrealized that several programs exist foryoung kids and therefore, “our focus isyouth.”“It’s a tough time,” says Chetwynd

Secondary School councilor, Susan Dixie.The universal youth issues- drugs, alco-hol and healthy relationships haven’tchanged she says. “The drugs have got-ten worse I would say from when I was ateenager. Because we are a small com-munity…in our little community it getstransported here and then it floods thecommunity. “She says Chetwynd could benefit from

more facilities. Chetwynd lacks a youthmental health councilor, meaning youthhave to connect with services in DawsonCreek.“It’s not an optimal situation,” says

Dixie.Dixie says it’s challenging to run after

school programs with such a geographi-cally dispersed community.“We really appreciate the high parent

commitment, but it would be nice if we asa community could some how work it sothere was more available to youth.”High school student Kristin Farnsworth

said the youth in Chetwynd need “some-where to go” and suggested a bowlingalley. Randy Spoklie, 16 years, said a larg-

er sports store, or room to expand the cur-rent one, along with a mall would suffice.Josh Gladue, 16 said he’d like to see anindoor skate park.“The advantages to having activities for

youth are that it gets them involved inpositive activities as opposed to negativeactivities and we need more of that. Themore the better.”Dixie also stressed the importance of

planning out of town trips, to broadenyouths’ experiences.“I was really quite surprised with how

many kids have never been anywhere buthere or Dawson.Fort St. John, Dawson Creek or Grand

Prairie. Those are the three places they’vebeen. That’s their world. ““It’s like each kid needs a web of at least

five important people who care aboutwhat happens to them. It’s when kidsdon’t have those five people, they end upfalling through the cracks.”Silver was pleased overall with the sur-

vey results and thanks everyone for theirparticipation. Congratulations to KaelinBrons on winning a $20 gift card to TimHorton’s for her survey participation.


Bowling alley, mall, indoorskate park suggested

CSS students Kirstin Farnsworth, RandySpoklie and Josh Gladue agree thereneeds to be more things for youth to do.

Photo by Liz Brown

Sibling talent

Sisters Salena and Shaylynn Blue playing the guitar together at the recent DonTitus Elementary School talent show. Photo submitted

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––––––––––––––CHETWYND –

Monday afternoon wasChetwynd’s Young AtHeart +55’s monthlymeeting. Guest speakerMuriel Stanley taughtseniors how to advocatefor themselves and planahead.Stanley asked a room

full of seniors where doyou want your bucks togo? She encouraged themto decide whom theywanted to leave moneywith early in life whilethey are still active in themind.Stanley referred to hav-

ing the talk – no, not thebirds and the bees, shesaid, the other talk –where loved ones sitdown and discuss thechanges that old agebrings and how to makeplans and be prepared.The rest of the able-bod-

ies in society may laughat taking the time to navi-gate such conversations,but Stanley says askingfor help is extremely diffi-cult for seniors.While Chetwynd’s pop-

ulation is doubling, thepopulation of seniors istripling. Stanley attrib-utes the growth to a shiftin more seniors staying inthe area rather than tran-sitioning to the usual hotspots Kelowna, Vernon orlower mainland. Elderparents are no longermoving to be near theiradult children as they aretoo busy and the seniorsmiss their own friends.

Instead of retiring inwarmer climates, “nowwe’re just sticking aroundbecause we know oursupport base is ourfriends,” said Stanley.Quilting and coffee

groups provide a biggerdraw than warmer cli-mates away from friends,she says. One way to pre-vent dementia is by keep-ing an active social life,said Stanley.The South Peace cur-

rently lacks efficient serv-ices because of theincreased population.“Services can’t increase

by triple. We’re not ready.We can’t be financiallyready,” said Stanley.Hence she aims to trainand make seniors readyso they can advocate ontheir own if and whencalled upon.

In terms of self-advocat-ing, “vocalize your choic-es and write them downin terms of a representa-tion agreement.Designate somebody whoyou trust explicitly tohelp with decisions,” sheadvises.After the workshop,

questions arose surround-ing the information oninvoluntary separation, away to divide finances, sothat the best tax break isprovided among couples.Stanley has worked as a

Support and EducationCoordinator for theNortheast with theAlzheimer’s society forten years.When her mother was

diagnosed withAlzheimer’s she said itwas a “steep learningcurve really fast.”

The monthly meetingshave been occurring for ayear and a half. Thisweek’s talk and ice creamdessert brought 30 peopleout for a social and edu-cational event.

Muriel Stanley, back right, speaks to local seniors about financial planning.Photo by Liz Brown

Young at Heart group learnto prepare for the future

Chetwy nd EchoFriday,MARCH 2, 201212

West Moberly celebrates the season with WinterfestBY LIZ BROWN

Chetwynd Echo Reporter––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – Lastweekend provided a win-ter wonderland for WestMoberly First NationsWinter Fest.The two-day festival is in

its fourth year of existenceand was packed withevents. Angel Adolph,manager of Dunne-ZaLodge andA m a n d aPeters, youthp r o g r a mcoordinatorwere busyorganiz inghand games,three-leggedraces, legw re s t l i n g ,and a minitriathlon andthere was time to spare foreating, dancing andsinging. The event’s “focusis family and free,” saidAdolph.Close to 50 people from

West Moberly FirstNations, Saulteau FirstNations and Chetwyndattended the festivitiesheld at Dunne-Za Lodge.A traditional game of

pegessy was played. Itinvolved drummers andshooters, and the object isto guess which hand heldthe coin.“Our big focus is just

making sure that it is aboutfamilies coming out andspending time together,”said Adolph.Carson Swanson, age

seven said he enjoyed play-ing outside, where hemade a family of snowangels.Therewas no shortage of

food throughout the week-end – a variety of hotsoups, fried bannock, chili,

hot dogs, and a largebreakfast to fuel the ath-letes for the all the activi-ties.This year’s winner of the

chili cook off was EdwardCryingman, born andraised on West Moberly.He’s entered every yearand won twice. His secret,he says is “the love of cook-ing,” insisting his recipechanges constantly.

“I trieds ome t h i ngdifferent thisyear,” saidCryingman.And he gaveaway anoth-er secret:Italian porks a u s a g emixed withregular ham-burger meat,

creating the mild spicyflavour that appeals to themajority.For Rhenie Lalonde, it

was about “the food! Ienjoyed everything.”Lalonde lives at WestMoberly and proved to bea worthy snowshoe coachfor all competitors onSunday afternoon, tighten-ing straps for ultimate per-formance results.His grand daughter,

Regan Lalonde, age 9enjoyed “the hand gamesbecause it’s really fun.”The triathlon event on

Sunday was comprised ofsnowshoeing, running andarchery and brought outcompetitors of all ages.Other participants from

the weekend said theyenjoyed the dancing andsinging, and the opportu-nity for Saulteau and WestMoberly to spend timetogether and share a mix oftraditional and currentactivities with the children.

“I tried some-thing different

this year.”

This was Miteaya Hughes,5, first Winterfest; EdwardCryingman was this yearsChili Cookoff winner;Joanne LaPierre headstowards the finish line inthe snowshoe race; ClaytonDavis plays a drum song;Carson Swanson akaCarswan, 7, leaves hissnowangel mark and

Amanda Peters loads hernext arrow.

Photos by Liz Brown

The Province––––––––––––––

LOS ANGELES – There'sgoing out on a limb, andthere's your limb goingout. Or you putting outyour limb. Angelina Joliedid, and now it's leg-endary.Jolie put out her right leg

repeatedly before and dur-ing Sunday's AcademyAward presentations, andit instantly became anobject for satire and shar-

ing. Funny guy Jim Rash,one of the recipients of thebest adapted screenplayOscar, struck a Joliesquepose onstage in his tux.Now, it has become an

Internet meme - with aTwitter account:(at)AngiesRightLeg. As of5 p.m. EST Monday, theaccount had drawn morethan 19,000 followers. Onetweet: "Left leg and I talked- everything's cool. NextOscars, she gets the slit."

Twitter reported a spikeduring Jolie's legfest ofabout 3,400 tweets per sec-ond, but that was dwarfedby Cirque du Soleil, whoseaerial ballet drew traffic18,000 per second.Jolie's leg was not the

only celebrity body part tobe so celebrated. JenniferLopez appeared to showunexpected extents of areo-lar frontier, and now anaccount is titled (at)JLosNipple.

Chetwy nd Echo Friday,MARCH 2, 2012 13

Based in Vancouver, Bend Sinisteris a rock band that is on tour for Marchand played in Kelowna this week. Itwas 2001 when Bend Sinister wasformed in Kelowna. If your travelwings are clipped at the moment, puton Bend Sinister and take adrive…down a different road. “Give ita rest” starts slow and breaks into apoppy, easy riding tune. But myfavourite is “Time Breaks Down,”dance off on YouTube, included, andrated one of the top 10 songs of 2006by Grant Lawrenceʼs CBC Radio 3Podcast.

Have a Listen

The Paris Wife by Paula McLain tells thestory of the love affair between ErnestHemingway and his wife Hadley. The novelleaves academia to Hemmingwayʼs AMoveable Feast and instead tells a captivat-ing story of a couple soaking up the roaringtwenties in style. Floating through the cafes,bars and the streets of Paris, Hemingwaystruggles to keep up with the roaring 20ʼspace of hard drinking and jazz and tap intohis authentic writerʼs voice.Paula McLainʼsfirst novel was A Ticket To Ride. She is alsothe author of two poetry collections and amemoir, Like Family.

Have a ReadThe comedy duo, Jennifer Anniston and Paul

Rudd loved reuniting on the big screen. The long-time friends co-starred in The Object of MyAffection, and Office Space, meaning as Rudd toldGQ, “Weʼve been making out for decades.”

In the film Wanderlust, the couple leaves theircozy nest in Manhattan when Rudd gets sacked atwork. With few options, Anniston and Rudd, or“Linda” and “George” hit the road for Atlanta tomooch off family. However, a few wrong turns laterand they have arrived at a hippy commune.

Though far-fetched, the hippy clichés and othercommunal living characters provide comedic relief.And while predictable in places, Wanderlustʼs sup-porting actors are at times more entertaining thenRudd and Anniston.

Have a Look

Jolie nice leg but howabout JlosNipple?

Say no tobullying

Don Titus ElementarySchool showed theirsupport Wednesday bywearing pink in supportof NO BULLYING! Wealso had Const. Ricketts- the RCMP Liaison forDon Titus show his sup-port by wearing a shirtsaying "Real Men wearPink". Photo submitted

Dawson Creek DailyNews

––––––––––––––CHETWYND –

Completion of the newhospital in Fort St. John

remains the focus ofNorthern Health's capitalplans this year, thoughother major projectsinclude renovations to thematernity ward at theDawson Creek andDistrict Hospital.Mike Hoefer, regional

director of capital plan-ning and support services,and Betty Morris, chiefoperating officer for theNortheast health servicesdelivery area, recentlypresented that plan to theboard of the Peace RiverRegional Hospital District.The plan includes capitalprojects already approvedand funded for this fiscalyear, as well as fundingrequests for projects pro-posed over the next sever-al years. Northern Healthtypically provides 60 percent of funding for capitalprojects, with the regionaldistrict funding the bal-ance.About $26 million

remains in this year'sbudget to complete thenew Fort St. JohnHospital, which Hoefersaid remains on scheduleand on budget. Morrisadded construction isnearly complete and anoccupancy permit is tar-geted for the end ofMarch, at which time tran-sition plans will be imple-mented to ensure asmooth transition ofpatients, staff and equip-ment to the new facility.At the Dawson Creek

and District Hospital,Northern Health will add$160,000 to the nearly$430,000 the HospitalFoundation has alreadyraised to complete renova-

tions in the second-floormaternity unit. NorthernHealth has also allocatedfunding for a Vocera com-munications system toprovide physicians andnurses with a voice-acti-vated, hands-free way tocommunicate.

The health authority hasrequested $106,000 bebudgeted by the regionaldistrict to add parkingbehind and between oldand new Rotary Manorwings to deal with con-gestion at peak hours,shift changes, and majorfunctions.Northern Health has

also requested $137,000for building maintenanceprojects at the DawsonCreek hospital, includingwindow replacements andnew boiler systems. It alsoanticipates allocatingfunding for digital com-puted radiography (CR)systems for medical imag-ing in operating rooms atthe hospital.A new roof is being

completed this year at theChetwynd Hospital andHealth Centre, andNorthern Health has

requested funding fornext year for buildingintegrity projects thatinclude new hot watertanks and an air condi-tioning system upgrade atthe hospital. In Hudson'sHope Health Centre, theplan requests funding forthe construction of a gen-eral rad (x-ray) room.The capital plan includ-

ed a preliminary estimateof $1.5 million for a majorrenovation to TumblerRidge's diagnostic andtreatment centre, thoughthat project remains atleast for or five years outinto the plan."We are in the planning

stages right now," Hoeffertold regional directors."We just put it on the cap-ital plan - in order-of-magnitude estimate - sothat you can see it coming.That price will change aswe go through planningand further define howwe're going to do thatproject."The scope of that project

will also be informed by aHealth Master Plan that isbeing developed byNorthern Health forTumbler Ridge that willassess the needs for healthservices and the currentability to meet those needsin the community over thenext 25 to 30 years. Hoefersaid the health authorityhas retained consultantsto help draft that plan,and is looking to start thatprocess with user groupmeetings in late March orearly April. A similar planis being drafted forDawson Creek.


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Caribou Road Services Ltd. is accepting applications for atemporary -full time clerical position in our RoadsMaintenance Office, located in Chetwynd, BC. This positionrequires someone who is self-motivated, organized, works wellwith others and enjoys a changing and challengingenvironment.Qualifications include:

• Strong skills in the use of computers, Microsoft Wordand Excel• Bookkeeping Skills• Strong oral and written communications skills• Multi-line phone system reception• Ability to interact professionally with the public on the phone

and in personInterested applicants can submit resumes to Caribou RoadServices Ltd. P.O. Box 100 Pouce Coupe, BC, VOC 2C0, bye-mail to [email protected] ,or drop off in personto Chetwynd office at 4725 48th St.. Please submit resumesno later than 2:00 PM on March 16, 2012.

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Postmedia News––––––––––––––

VANCOUVER - TheBritish Columbia govern-ment is using undercoverteenagers to checkwhether liquor stores areselling booze to minors.So far, 17 teens have

been part of the program,which has been rolled outacross the province.Because minors - under

the age of 19 - aren't legal-ly allowed to buy alcohol,the province had to amendlegislation so it could hire

teens as secret shoppers inthe liquor stores.The program launched

last year on VancouverIsland and the LowerMainland and the mostrecent inspections were instores in the Okangan andin Prince George.Each underage teen is

supervised by two liquorinspectors, who firstassess the store to makesure it's safe. Then theteens choose a productand attempt to purchaseit. If they get asked for

identification, the teenstell the sales clerks theycan go to get their ID, butthey don't try to convincethe clerks to sell them thebooze.But if the minors are

able to buy the booze,they take the bottle andreceipt to the liquorinspector.The undercover opera-

tion isn't a concern forMatt MacNeil, presidentof the Alliance ofBeverage Licensees thatrepresents liquor primary

establishments such asbars, as well as privateliquor stores.``I think the program is

proven in other parts ofNorth America,'' saidMcNeil.``They do it with tobac-

co. Anything we can do tokeep liquor out of thehands of minors is a plus.''McNeil said members of

his organization areoffered guidelines tomake sure they don't sellto minors. Anyone sus-pected of being underage

is supposed to be askedfor two pieces of govern-ment-issued ID.``If they don't look 30,

ask them (for ID),'' hesaid.

But sometimes, errorsare made.``The (drinking age)

rule is 19,'' said McNeil.``We all know 16-year-olds that look 19.''


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director Merlin Nichols

voiced a concern aboutNorthern Health's operat-ing funding being main-tained in the hospitals inoutlying communitiesonce the Fort St. JohnHospital is built. Morrissaid the health authorityhas no plans to close anyfacilities or cut any oper-ating funds as a result ofthe new hospital opening.She noted that the

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- Christopher Fry


Edmonton Journal––––––––––––––

EDMONTON – AUniversity of Albertastudy suggests it may befutile and too costly to tryto save all the caribouherds in the provincebecause of the high level ofenergy development insome regions, such as theoilsands.In crunching the num-

bers relating to the cost ofconservation and realisticoutcomes, scientistsRichard Schneider, StanBoutin and several col-leagues have come upwith a scenario that sug-gests that both govern-ment and industry may bebetter off focusing on rela-tively undisturbed cari-bou habitat, such as thatfound in and aroundWood Buffalo NationalPark and the Alberta/Northwest Territoriesboundary."The choice of how

many caribou herds tosave is a societal one, a jobfor politicians and landmanagers, not scientists,"Schneider said."But the current

approach of focusing con-servation efforts on themost endangered herdsappears to be unwise."Protecting just 60 per

cent of the caribou range,they conclude in an articlepublished this week in thejournal PLoS one, couldstill allow for 98 per centof the resource value inAlberta to be maintained.Attempting to save allcaribou herds, how-ever,could result in tens of bil-lions of dollars in lost rev-enues.

"I think the vast majori-ty of scientists feel wehave plenty of evidencethat caribou are rapidlydisappearing and currentactions are having little tono effect," said Boutin,who has been involved inthis issue for more thantwo decades."There needs to be a

new approach," Boutinsaid.Woodland caribou are in

decline across Canada fora variety of reasons. Butthe animals in Alberta arebeing especially hard hitby oil and gas and forestrydevelopments.At last count, 34,773

wells, 66,489 kilometres ofseismic lines, 11,591 kilo-metres of pipelines, and12,283 kilometres of roadshad been built in caribou

country in west centraland northern Alberta.That doesn't include thevast areas of forest thathave been cut down.Not only do these devel-

opments displace old

growth forests and peat-lands that caribou dependupon, roads, clearcuts andseismic lines tend tofavour moose, elk andwhite-tailed deer, whichattract the predators thatcaribou are trying toavoid.There are currently

3,000 caribou left in the 13main herds of Alberta. Allbut one herd has been indecline. Nine of them willend up with fewer than 10animals in the next 35years if conservationmeasures aren't takensoon.The University of

Alberta team, whichincluded resource econo-mists Grant Hauer andVic Adamovicz and biolo-gist Kimberly Dawe, pro-duced two earlier studies

which also suggestedmeasures had to be takenif the caribou were to besaved. This time the scien-tists looked at three thingsthat threaten caribou:industry, climate changeand white-tailed deer,which compete with cari-bou for food."We include white-

tailed deer as a separaterisk factor because indus-trial disturbance is not theonly cause of the expan-sion in deer rangeobserved in recent years,"Boutin said."Warmer winters, which

are being caused by globalwarming, and proximityto agricultural lands,which continue to expandinto northwesternAlberta, are allowing deerpopulations to expand."The caribou debate is

becoming increasinglycontentious. Several abo-riginal groups went tocourt last year and suc-cessfully got a federaljudge to order the federalenvironment minister toreconsider his refusal toissue an emergency orderto protect caribou inAlberta.Since then, Environment

Minister Peter Kent hasagain decided not to issuesuch an order, saying it isnot warranted. Heexpressed his view thatnationally, the speciesdoes not face an imminentthreat to its survival.On Thursday,

Ecojustice, the law group,was back in court again,representing the PembinaInstitute and the AlbertaWilderness Associationwho have joined forces

with the AthabascaChipewyan, Swan River,Beaver Lake and ColdLake First Nations to chal-lenge Kent."In our view, the minis-

ter's failure to protect thecaribou and the habitatthey rely on for survival isan unlawful, unreasonablerejection of his dutiesunder the Species at RiskAct," said Melissa Gorrie,Ecojustice staff lawyer andco-counsel on this case."The minister has

ignored information fromhis own scientists and thedirection of the court inrefusing, yet again, to rec-ommend emergency pro-tections."Last August,

Environment Canada pro-posed a recovery plan thatcould, if implemented,result in thousands ofwolves being culled in theshort term to help caribounumbers recover.The Alberta government

has already spent morethan $1 million poisoningwolves with strychnineand shooting them fromthe air. In all, more than500 wolves in the LittleSmoky River region havebeen destroyed.Boutin said the Little

Smoky herd may not beworth saving, consideringthe amount of develop-ment in the area and thehigh cost of restoring cari-bou habitat.Although he has seen

setbacks on this issue overthe years, Boutin emergedfrom a recent meetingwith government andindustry hopeful thatsomething meaningfulcan be done.

Current focus futile and costly: U of A study

University of Alberta says their needs to be a new approach to save declining herds.Photo conpliments Sierra Club.ca

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Chetwy nd Echo 21Friday,MARCH 2, 2012

CIVIC NIGHT 2012

ognized as CenturyCitizen of the Year for hermany contributions toChetwynd’s community. Elden joined the Little

Prairie Ladies club in1954 and was describedas “instrumental inorganizing and fundrais-ing important services.”Elden helped establish

the health services, peti-tioned to have the mailservice come to LittlePrairie twice a week, andup to three times a week.She gave her time to theChetwynd public libraryclub, taught, tuturoedand commandeered thearts council.“The community has

been my life and it’s beena good life for me. It is awonderful community.You don’t do these thingsalone. There are alwaysother people involved.”Elden continues to play

an active role in commu-nity garden initiatives,and senior housing, toname a few.“Yvonne Elden, what an

amazing woman. Justtoday (Monday) she camein to thank us for such awonderful evening, stillthinking she didn’t desevethe award because thereare so many others whowere more deserving thanher,” Chamber ManagerTonia Richters aid. “ Thenshe had to dash offbecause she had a tutoringappointment. We loveYvonne.”

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Too busy to receive theirown award because theywere dutifully acting asCub leaders, WalterMacFarlane and JasonMattioli won for Volunteerof the Year.The two arrived later to

receive their award.MacFarlane and Mattioliwere described as “amaz-

ing role models.” That evening, the scouts

were busy celebratingBaden Powell’s birthday,the founder of scouts. “When you look around

the campfire and you seethe 30 kids all enjoyingthemselves… that’s quitean experience, so that’swhy you do it,” said

Mattioli.

JUNIOR CITIZEN OF THEYEAR Lindsay Roland

Sponsor: Northern LightsCollege

Lindsay Roland, 17, wonJunior Citizen of the Year.“I knew I got nominated,but I wasn’t really expect-ing that,” said Roland.

Roland is in her last year ofhigh school and will bestarting her first year at theUniversity of NorthernBritish Columbia on a$25,000 scholarship. Shewas also chosen out of1,000 applicants to stay forone month at UBC.Roland was described as“approachable” and

remembered for her effortsto learn the language andculture on their school tripto Europe.Roland plans to achieve

her Bachelor of Science,and study medicine after.


Roland accepts Jr. Citizen and Elden presented Century

Walter McFarlane and Jason Mattioli accept their Volunteer of the Year award fromHub Barton Insurance Manager Kim Bagg.

Betty Brindle and her staff of Grindz N’ Bindz accept their Business of the YearAward from Chetwynd Chamber President Sheree Smith.

Chetwynd’s 2012 Junior Citizen of the Year LindsayRoland accepts her award from Northern LightsCollege recruiter Rochelle Galbraith and NLC CampusAdministrator Donna Merry.

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Probably the mostfamous census inhistory occurred

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down to money andpower. How much rev-enue could Rome extractfrom its subject peoples?How much power couldshe exercise over the daily

routines of her people?How much would it costto build the military roadsto keep its legions sup-plied? We’ve inheritedmuch from Rome but thecensus was not new tothat long-lived power. At least one census

occurred a thousand yearsearlier.What has changed in

our enlightened, post-modern era? Not a wholelot. We count, but we putmarks on paper or we dig-itize the informationinstead of pressing it intomoist clay or scratching itonto parchment or leather,but we use the informa-tion in much the sameway. We have just received

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latest nation-wide censusand it all boils down tomoney. How muchmoney will we get fromthe feds? Not much. Howmuch will weget from theprovinc ia ls?Not much.And everygrant is relat-ed to the num-ber of soulsthe censuscounted with-in our Districtborders. That last

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Chetwy nd Echo28 Friday,MARCH 2, 2012

CIVIC NIGHT 2012

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR:Grindz N BindzSponsor: Chetwynd

Chamber of CommerceBetty Brindle, the owner

of Grindz N Bindz wasawarded Business of theYear for her strong com-mitment to business com-munity and participationin community events. Hernominator said she “helpsothers without wanting orseeking recognition.”Grindz N Bindz helped

raise $12,000 forChetwynd’s skate andbike park in one afternoonby introducing the Jail andBail event. They alsoraised $4,100 for cubs andscouts group last year andwon an award for the bestpink window display forbreast cancer from acrossthe country. Brindle has had years of

experience as a businessowner. Her first venture,Bonny and Clyde’s Pizzabegan in 1999. After that,she opened Betty’sDelivery Service, whereshe delivered “anythinglegal.” “It was a blast,” she said. She’s been operating the

skate and snowboard shopfor three years and haslearned listen to her cus-tomers. “If I don’t have some-

thing in my store, like abrand, I do my best to getit.” Last year about 50 per

cent of the kids’ winterjackets were done on spe-cial order.“I only bring in one of

every item. That way

nobody else is wearingthe same thing.”She also quickly learned

to speak snow and skateboard jargon to her distrib-uters, when she doesn’tsnowboard herself. Itworked. She had distrib-uters finally meeting herand asking “Are you thatcool?” to which Brindlereplied, “No, I just pre-tend.”

CUSTOMER SERVICEREPRESENTATIVEKerri Graham

Sponsor: Pomeroy Inn & Suites

“Put the customer

first.”Kerri Graham won the

Customer ServiceRepresentative award,and was received by herson Kasen and her part-ner Rob Hauber.It was a teary room

when Rob stepped up toreceive Graham’s award. The room fell silent as

her community remem-bered and celebratedGraham, an employee atSuper Valu. Graham, who passed

away on November 6, 2011from a car crash, wasremembered by her “smil-ing face” and “infectious

laugh.” Her nominator said “she

made you want to find anexcuse to go back to thestore…The longest line was

Kerri’s and that’s the lineyou wanted to go to.”Graham was 43 years

old.

HEROES LIVE HERE:Gordy LivingstoneSponsor: ChetwyndSpirit Committee

Gordy Livingstone wasawarded the ‘Heroes LiveHere’ award for guardingthe busiest intersection intown. His nominator said,“His only complaint is

about people who threatenthe security of his preciouspedestrians.” Livingstonewas described as shy butalways helpful and alwayssmiling. Along with hiscrossing guard duties,Livingstone also gives histime to picking up garbagearound town in the summer. “A highlight of the

evening was GordyLivingston,” Richter said.“He was smiling all nightlong so proud and it wasgreat for him to see thatthe citizens of Chetwyndwere so grateful to havehim doing what he'sdoing.”


Grindz N Bindz snags Biz of the Year, Graham awarded

Left,Gordy Livingstone accepts his Heroes Live Here award from District of Chetwynd Councillor Don Harris. Right, Rob Hauber and KasenGraham accept the Customer Service Representative of the Year award on behalf of the late Kerri Graham. Photos by Naomi Larsen

“If I donʼt have something in mystore, like a brand I do my best

to get it.”

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