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BY MIKE CARTERChetwynd Echo Reporter

––––––––––––––CHETWYND – Anger, frustration and resentment

were clearly evident at the Pine Valley Seniors Hall inChetwynd last Tuesday evening.Between 50 and 60 residents from rural areas through-

out the Peace River Regional District’s (PRRD) electoralarea “E”, gathered to discuss their disagreement withwhat they identified as a lack of respect for rural livingwithin the provisions of the revised PRRD BuildingBylaw No. 1996, 2011.

Please see "RESIDENTS," page 2

“There is warout here”

Angry residentssend messageto PRRD overbuilding bylaw

Between 50 and60 angry resi-dents spoke outagainst thePRRD’s revisedBuilding Bylaw.

Photo by MikeCarter

A second meeting washeld May 6 to further dis-cuss rural residents con-cerns with the bylaw. Athird meeting is plannedfor May 13.The controversy stems

from a move in March,which saw the buildingregulations come intoeffect for all rural areas ofthe PRRD. This drew theattention of rural residentsto the bylaw’s require-ments and brought thetype of rural-urban clashthat has been playing outon the social and politicallandscape of countlessother areas across thecountry to the Peace Riverregion.A February news release

from the PRRD states, “thePeace River RegionalDistrict will be expandingthe existing mandatorybuilding inspection area toinclude the entire ruralarea of the regional dis-trict. PRRD Building

Bylaw No. 1996, 2011 willrequire permits for con-struction in all rural areasto ensure fair applicationof building code require-ments.”The April 30 gathering

was intended to serve as aspeakers’ corner for resi-dents to voice their con-cerns about the bylaw andto decide what action theywould take in bringingthose concerns forward tothe PRRD.Those present were

vocally dissident in theirdirect opposition to thebuilding bylaw.Early on in the meeting,

Sukunka resident JerryFranklin motioned for avote to beheld that woulddetermine how many peo-ple in attendance wantedto encourage the PRRD toget rid of the bylaw alltogether. Practically everyhand shot up in support ofthis initiative.Former Mayor of

Chetwynd, Charlie Lasserwas elected to chair the

meeting. Lasser was thenremoved from this post onMay 6, at the second meet-ing and was replaced byFranklin.Betty Deck, one of the

residents who had a handin organizing both meet-ings, would not confirm ifthe group is maintainingits position to have the

bylaw thrown out whenshe spoke with theChetwynd EchoMay 7.“I don’t really want to

speak for the group,” shesaid, “because nobodywas really appointed to.”Citing a general feelingamongst herself and oth-ers that local the media hasnot adequately covered

the issue, Deck refused tooffer any further com-ment.A PRRD Committee of

the Whole meeting May 23will attempt to hear fromresidents regarding anyspecific concerns theyhave identified over thecourse of the three meet-ings.

“Following theCommittee of the wholemeeting there will be anopportunity to addressthose concerns and recom-mendations during afuture board meeting,”PRRD Chair KarenGoodings wrote in anemail to the ChetwyndEcho.“That may be during the

regular meeting (the sameday) or it may be forward-ed to a future meeting fol-lowing further public con-sultation that we under-take. Adjustments are pos-sible if we can determinewhat would improve theprocess and still stay with-in the BC building code.”Last Tuesday’s discus-

sion highlighted some ofthe bylaw’s requirementssuch as the use of a titlesearch in the applicationprocess for a building per-mit, the use of occupancypermits to restrict occupa-

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BY NAOMI LARSENChetwynd Echo Editor

––––––––––––––CHETWYND – Under a new

funding formula, School District59’s transportation funding hasbeen cut by $750,000 parentswere told at a meeting held lastweek at Little PrairieElementary.SD59 secretary, Gerry Slykhuis

said this was a 23 per centreduction to the $3.3 millionthey had been receiving in thepast and the reductions arebeing phased in over the nextthree years.Given the existing levels of

service and the immense con-straints of the massive geo-graphical area and sparse popu-lation of the district, much of thesignificant reductions in trans-portation will result in majorreductions in the level of servicecurrently provided to students.“That loss relates to about 15

bus runs out of our 50 bus runs,”Slykhuis said. “Our board hasmet with the Minister ofEducation, Deputy Minister,Blair Lekstrom –anybody thatwould listen to them – to try toget this changed but have notbeen successful to date. But weare still trying.”In the interim the board has

looked at all sorts of ideas onhow to save that money and inSeptember made a few changesincluding increasing monthlyfees to private schools, eliminat-ing route deviations for studentswho ride less than 60 per cent ofthe school days. (Students rid-ing less than this will still beable to ride but will have toaccess the services on an exist-ing route.), no new route devia-tions for students not riding totheir catchment area school andthe elimination of Rolla Bus Run#43.“We had some other changes

proposed for next Septemberbut we realized the changes weproposed wasn’t anywhere nearthe amount of money being cut

from our budget.”Because of the enormity of the

cuts, the district engaged a con-sultant to conduce a comprehen-sive review of its transportationservices with a focus on identi-fying opportunities to improvethe efficiency and effectivenessof services to realize savings inthe operation.“They presented at our board

meeting two weeks ago,” hesaid. “One of the interestingthings – and they’ve done hun-dreds of school boards – wasthat they came up here thinkingthey could find the savingsquite easily and once we startedto drive them around our roadsthey got to see just how big theregion is. It’s 20,000+ square

kilometres.”After two days of touring the

area, Slykhuis said it becamejust about an impossible under-taking to get all the money outof bus service “without severelyimpacting the ridership.”Further cuts approved for

September 2013 include areview of route extensions andfees being charged forChetwynd in-town bussing at$20/month and $50 per family.The report states high school

students in Chetwynd are pro-vided free bussing from threelocations in town to the highschool From November 1 toMarch 31. Elementary studentsare provided free bussingbetween school locations for the

full year. And thirdly, there willbe no route deviations for stu-dents not riding to their catch-ment area school. This willinclude French immersion stu-dents.“These students will be able to

ride the bus but will have toaccess the service on existingroutes,” the report states. “Notransportation assistance fundswill be available to these stu-dents.”SD59 Superintendent Kathy

Sawchuk said the following rec-ommendations are a long rangeforecast over the next four yearsbased on today’s information.“It’s phased in because this

information could change overtime. What you’re seeing is aboard trying to prepare for theworst-case scenario. And itcould be an entirely differentstory a year from now.”Phase 3 recommendations are

suggestions for September 2013.“The first is to eliminate five

bus runs in the Dawson Creekarea,” Slykhuis said. “Numbertwo will very much affectChetwynd kids.”SD59 is looking at cutting

Route #57, the Chetwynd-Dawson-Chetwynd dual creditprogram which would save$95,553 per year.“It’s our longest distance wise

bus run and the most costly,” hesaid. “It’s averaging only sixkids.”The cut, if approved, wouldn’t

take event until Feb. 2014 as tonot impact current students.Other recommendations

include incorporating the wash

Mike and Samanatha Cupples attended lastweek’s meeting on the district’s transportationcuts. They say the elimination of route 57could impact their son. Photo by Naomi Larsen

Please see "PHASE," page 13

SD59 faced with $750,000 in bussing cutsRecommendationsrange from $40per student to atax increasereferendum

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you might think. Who

cares if you don't evenknow anything about theissue? It's just a bit ofanonymous fun, repeatingthings you might haveheard from a friend of afriend, or even somethingfunny you've made up.Just a few comments todrive other commentersinto a frenzy, so that oncethey start calling you sexistor racist, you can lean backin your computer chairand have a few giggles.Well, that kind of fun just

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ed.That's because former

Toronto Maple Leafs coachBrian Burke has launcheda lawsuit against 18 blog-gers and commenters,many of them using pseu-donyms, who posted com-ments suggesting Burke'sfiring was precipitated byan affair between Burkeand a SportsNet anchor -arelationship that bothBurke and the anchor saiddid not take place.Burke issued a statement

about his lawsuit, saying

in part, that it was "time tostop people who post com-ments on the Internet fromthinking they can fabricatewild stories with impuni-ty."One of the anonymous

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anything bad to happen inthe future."It's a little late for that.Bradley is a journalism

student at CarletonUniversity, so he shouldprobably at least be start-ing to understand whatthe concept of libel is.What may be harder for

Bradley and others tograsp is that the Internet isnot just a wall where youcan paint your commentsand then simply disappearagain into the darkness:not only does it record

your comment precisely,but it also tracks the routeyour comment took, aroute that can later berecovered -which, lawyerssuggest, is precisely whyBurke has launched anaction that names a groupof people using pennames. Launching theaction starts legal efforts topeel back the layers of theInternet to find the poster-s' true identities.Is there a moral in this

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To the Editor: Regarding Enbridge Northgate

Pipeline and tankers to ship AB tarsands oil to China.Some stats: Proposed 36 and 20-inch

pipelines, 1,172 km in length. Thiscrosses 1,000 streams, rivers includingthe Skeen and Fraser.The tankers are .4km in length with

eight times the volume capacity of theExxon Valdez tanker. The Valdez spillpolluted 1,000 miles of coastline and20+ years later the environmentaldegradation has not recovered.More than 350 super tankers would

traverse 240 km through the crooked,island studded and often-stormy chan-nel to the open sea. The Douglas and

Principe channel is only 1.4km wide atits narrowest point. These hugetankers do not respond quickly todirection corrections and require manykm to stop.When fires proposed, Enbridge

assured people that the plan was safe.Then later they stated safety wasimproved by double hulls, thicker pipeand $500 million federal money.Was Enbridge short on honesty in the

first proposal and can we believe themnow?According to Polaris Institute,

Enbridge had 610 oil spills between1999 and 2008. Pipelines lack adequateregulations and are not safe. Enbridge


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YOUR VIEWS Readerʼs neighbourhood has become dumping ground for stray catsTo the Editor:Has anyone considered how

cats become feral? I can tell youfirst hand from experience.I phoned the SPCA for help

crying so hard I could hardlytalk. I was told to apply for acredit card. I stood face to facewith a vet, tears streaming downmy face asking for help all I gotwas a shrug of his shoulders. I have tried to give them away

they come back. When I firsttried to get them fixed it was$250 a female and $150 a male,then it dropped to $150 and $97.I have spent over $3,000 – thatincludes a 10 per cent discountthat did not even cover thetaxes. Some of these cats weren’teven mine, from what I under-stand there is no animal protec-

tion laws here, I have had to payvet bills because of dog attacksand people shooting my cats.The first was a young girl who

was training her dog to kill mycats, which I have on video.Before I fenced, this went on forweeks but apparently it was allaccidental. I gave the manager the video

that clearly shows what she wasdoing. What is really amazing isthe people that knew andwatched what she was doingbut never spoke out. My catswere not in your yard, theyhung out in the bush until then.Second case. A neighbour’s

dog took my cat right out ofsomeone else’s’ yard hauled itover the fence where all three oftheir dogs tried to rip her apart.

As a result she lost her babiesand cost us $1,500. Before this happened I told

them that their dogs were bitingmy cats through the fence andthat we found one dead in theiryard and another had beenattacked by a big dog and diedbecause of it, we had fencingthat would eliminate the prob-lem if he would agree to help ustake his down and put ours up,which he did. Before we could get it done,

the attack happened. My catswere not the first animals these-dogs have attacked or chased inthe park. I reported to the SPCA,RCMP, and the park managerwith no results.All it would have taken is one

small helping hand from those

with the knowledge and author-ity to reach out and therewouldn’t be a cat problem. We all want to be rich but right

now I’d rather help my sisterwho is fighting for her lifeinstead of spending $100 plus apaycheque on cats. Nowbecause of the rumour that theyare all mine and I feed the strayshas spread, Aspen has nowbecome a dumping ground forcats. Who is worse, the one who

started the rumour or those thatspread it for them? I did my bestto get them all fixed. I’m onlyone person and I have donewhat I can.No wonder I have such dis-

gust for the human race. FYI listening to and repeating

private conversations out ofcontext is illegal and damaging.Has any one stopped to thinkthat the ones repeating and slan-dering are trying to get yourattention off what they aredoing.In case you have noticed win-

ter was long and now there is noopening windows, hanginglaundry on the line, sitting bythe fire, or cooking and eatingoutside unless you have a dustmask, like to clean, eat dirt,rewash clothes.Having quiet enjoyment of

our homes has just been erasedfor the summer. Have a goodone.

Denise MartinChetwynd, BC

Itʼs just not true about Adrian DixTo the Editor:It is just not true that a

New Democrat govern-ment run by Adrian Dixwould shut down the oiland gas industry in thePeace. LNG fields and nat-ural gas pipelines are valu-able to Victoria becausethey supply: royalties,taxes and jobs.What are the facts? Well,

NDP policy calls for a two-year study review of natu-ral gas production. The oiland gas fields will remainin operation and continueto provide jobs in thePeace. But there is a dire

need to study fracking andmake sure all water userssuch as farmers and ranch-ers have access to water.For example: in one year

water tanker trucks havehauled enough water to ofthe Peace to go bumper tobumper around the equa-tor at five abreast! The SiteC Dam, an estimated onbillion dollar megaprojectwould also be “put on theshelf” for two years soAdrian Dix can study thefinancial books in Victoria.Building new oil pipelinesare a definite no becausethey are such a high envi-

ronmental risks either topipeline leaks or the possi-bility of a super tankerrunning aground or leak-ing oil from other forms ofdisasters at sea. I spentseven years in the 1960scommercial fishingsalmon on the north coast.I w remember when theCape Scot Lighthouse onthe northern tip ofVancouver Island waswiped out by a 150 foodhigh winter wave.I think officials in

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To the Editor:To certain staff mem-

bers that were at theChetwynd hospital theother day when my sisterwas trying to get help forher son. What the heck!!How do people like youeven qualify as profes-sionals? She was sentaway and refused to see adoctor. They are now inthe Grande Prairie hos-pital, where the little guy(he's 5) has been admit-ted for at least a coupledays. It took days, andnumerous trips to the ER

before she was finallyreferred to GrandePrairie. And he sufferedso much in that time,while his poor mothertried to follow yourinstructions and diag-noses, and had to watchhim get worse. So shame on you. I

sure hope you're neverin a situation where youare completely disre-garded and dismissedlike that.

Jolene CupplesFort St John (previously

a Chetwynd resident)

Not happy withlocal hospital

Ottawa are completelywrong about the safety ofsuper tankers operating on

the BC Coast.Moreover Ottawa has

changed regulations tomake the BC taxpayerspay the major part of

super tanker spills.I think a government

headed by Adrian Dixwould be the best on toprotect, jobs, water

resources and develop nat-ural gas fields.

Elmer KabushMoberly Lake


Ottawa has changed regulations

has hired H/K and are flooding themedia with biased, articles andwidely distorted animation maps ofthe tanker route.The absolute certainly is that a

massive catastrophic oil spill willoccur which will impossible to cleanup in our coast waters. This wouldpollute most of BC coastline. Thecarrier tanker Co would be respon-sible for cleanup and damage – not

Enbridge. This would likely resultin BC people picking up the tab andinherit and destroyed beautifulcoastline and way of life.We do not need the jobs, as there

are 338,000 foreign workers inCanada. Business and the Chamberof Commerce are advising that thereis a big labour shortage. This meanswe do not need the jobs. There is norevenue sharing between AB andBC. BC takes the risk to our coastand added green house gases while

Enbridge and the tar sands oil com-pany’s profit.The government cannot continue

saying yes to all resource exploita-tion without careful analysis andwith regard to the risk and environ-mental degradation. To do other-wise is industrial terrorism. Boththe Federal and present BC govern-ment support this project.

George KalischukChetwynd, BC


Government cannot continue to say yes

To the Editor:I’m pleased to see that B.C.’s vital-

ly important mining industry is gar-nering some well-deserved atten-tion this election year. Mining is oneof the bedrock industries that B.C. isbuilt on and it has contributedgreatly to our prosperity. Withoutthe revenue that mining generatesfor the province we would have farless to spend on schools and hospi-tals and on the many other services

and benefits we expect as citizens.The mining operations of today

are also light years ahead of the pickand shovel mines of a century ago.With modern technologies and stan-dards, mining is safer, more high-tech, and more environmentallybenign than at any other time in ourprovince’s history. And the jobs cre-ated by mining are among the bestpaying jobs one can imagine.That’s why it would be a monu-

mental shame if the mining indus-try in this province was ever side-lined as it has been at times in thepast. Much is riding on having athriving mining industry in thisprovince, so the more people whobecome informed about mining’sessential role in B.C.’s economy thebetter.

Eugenia NikolaidisVancouver BC

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tion of buildings or struc-tures until provisions ofthe bylaw have been met,time limits on construc-tion, a lack of consultationfrom the PRRD in the for-mation of the bylaw andthe costs of the fees associ-ated with obtaining abuilding permit. The overwhelming

theme was that the entirebylaw needed to bechanged.“What really gets me

with part of this bylaw isthe title search,” said oneresident who was identi-fied as a former buildinginspector.“Its nobody else’s busi-

ness between the lenderand the borrower. Whyshould the little civil ser-vant by advised fromwhom I have borrowedthe money and who gavethe money to me? This isdictatorship!“Another thing which

really gets me going is theoccupancy permit. That isnot in the old bylaw,” hecontinued. “Why waituntil a house is completelydone? Why does it makethe agency want you tohave baseboard or to haveliner on the floor? As longas the frame is done prop-

erly and everything else,why should it be authori-ties jurisdiction to tellsomebody how theyshould live?”These comments were

met with a large applausefrom the crowd.“'The time restraints

should be gone too,”another resident said.“You have a young couplebuild a house they build itas they can afford it.” The building bylaw stip-

ulates that a building per-mit will expire if workdoes not begin within 12months of the issuance ofthe permit, is discontinuedfor 12 months or remainsincomplete 36 monthsafter the permit has beenissued. “The other thing that

hasn't happened here withthe regional district is thatnobody has studied theeffects that this bylaw hason you folks,” Joe Bredyfrom Farmington, BC said.“That has went unnoticedand I think the last thingthat really grinds my crawis that this thing was notsubject to vote, what thehell are we? Just peons to abureaucratic set up?“I am really not of the

view that if we get too rad-ical than we are going tobe stuck with the bylaw

that is being presentedright now. [It] finally got tothe regional district direc-tor’s that in fact there iswar out here, not just inChetwynd. What I hadhoped to get tonight wasnot so much do we have agrand plan as to how weare going to set this up,what I come here fortonight is to hear that you

people have some con-cerns about this and to letyou know that in theDawson Creek area - in therural area, they are alsobloody well concernedabout how this going toaffect them.”Under the Local

Government Act, thePRRD is not required toconsult residents when

making changes to abylaw. The last point Bredy

made summed up theentire issue for all of thoseat the meeting. “One of the things -

somehow; our leaderswant to put us at par withmunicipalities,” he said. “Now folks, if you come

out to Farmington, you'll

notice that I have my ownsewer and water depart-ment, I am the chief. I amalso my own fire chief, Iam also my own depart-ment of transport and itjust goes no and on, wedon't live in the municipal-ity, we're different and weshouldn't have to put upwith what applies to amunicipality. We're justdifferent.”

While still serving aschair, Lasser informed thecrowd why electoral area“E” Director JerrilynSchembri was not asked tobe at the first of the threemeetings.“We didn’t ask her here

tonight because we want-ed to let the people have[their] say,” Lasser stated.“Our representative

from area E has said thatshe will come to a meetingif we want and she will lis-ten to what we have to sayand she will take that backto the board. I've talkedwith Merlin Nichols andMerlin says the samething, he will [standbehind] what we want.”Mayor Nichols could not

confirm this, saying onlythat until the concerns ofthe group are refined andspecific, he cannot saywhether or not he will sup-port their wishes.It is unclear at this time

whether the group is pur-suing amendments orwhat some are calling theradical path of encourag-ing the PRRD to throw theentire building bylaw out.The margin for success inthis area is judged by mostto be unlikely. Schembri, PRRD repre-

sentative for area “E”, wasin attendance to hear from

residents at the May 6meeting.Responding to an email

request for comment,Schembri wrote, “there hasbeen much discussionabout the PRRD’s revisedBuilding Bylaw. People arevoicing a lot of opinionsbut I need to know the spe-cific issues with theBuilding Bylaw so I am lis-tening to people to under-stand what their specificissues with the BuildingBylaw are.“I will be bringing these

concerns to the May 23PRRD Committee of theWhole meeting for discus-sion with PRRD Board ofDirectors. Once the boardhas had a chance to reviewthe concerns identifiedrelating specifically to theBuilding Bylaw, I will hosta public meeting toaddress the concerns.” A third meeting is

planned for May 13, 6:30p.m. According to co-organizer Betty Deck, alocation for that meeting isyet to be determined,although she expects itwill be at the Pine ValleySeniors Hall. “I just have to confirm

that it will be available,”Deck said. “At this pointthat’s where we plan tohave it.”

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CONGRATULATIONS!The Chetwynd & District Rec Centreis happy to Congratulate TrevorLarsen for being the ffffiiiirrrrsssstttt one tocomplete the 40 KM swim.

You can still register, participantshave until July 31st to complete.

For more information please call250-799-3939

Congratulations to the 3 Chetwynd girls, Marissa,Casey and Hunter and their team, The TerraceKermodes, for their BC Bantam Female Tier 1Championship win in the Provincials held inVernon, BC.

We are extremely proud Marissa, for yourexcellent hockey and dedication, as well as beinga team player. In the provincials, she earned 12points for the weekend and made the winning goalin the final game.

She was also one of the top players on this teamaccording to points per game average, for theseason. Great job!

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Nineteen Loopee participants braved +27 temps Sunday afternoon and four hours of sweat to compete in the Peace Christian School’s annual Mt. Baldy Loopeerace. Winners were: Youth Female: Stephanie Shankel with nine laps; Youth Male: Brandon King with 10 laps. Adult Female: Tami Braman with five laps andAdult Male: Kevin Bunker with 13 laps. The course record of 15 laps is still being held by Pastor Errol Pallipane. Photoa submitted

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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND –

International Space StationCommander ChrisHadfield and Ed Robertsonof the Barenaked Ladiesmade a special appearancein Chetwynd this pastweek, singing along withstudents from Don TitusElementary and nearly onemillion other studentsacross the country.Music Monday, a nation

wide program dedicated tocelebrating the stimulatingpower of music whiledrawing attention to thefact that the power inmusic is rooted in schoolmusic programs, made theevent possible, connectingstudents to the experiencethrough the power of videotechnology.“[It] has been running for

quite a few years and isdriven by the Coalition forMusic Education,” SchoolDistrict 59 community con-nections Project ManagerMarcie Fofonoff said ofMusic Monday.“I thought it would be a

great opportunity toinvolve the community inmusic in schools and toparticipate in somethingvery neat.”The Coalition for Music

Education says that with“Music Monday”, theywant to show the impor-

tant links between schoolmusic programs, their com-munities and the culturalviability of this country. It is their hope that the

public, particularly par-ents, are encouraged toactively support qualitymusic education and thatthis support would hope-fully be reflected in deci-sions made by schooladministrators in provid-ing an education thatincludes music as a pillar toa well-balanced education.“The whole idea of the

song being performed is souseful to all kinds of dis-covery and learning oppor-tunities,” Fofonoff said.“Initially I was able to finda local resource person whowas willing to volunteer inthe schools to prepare thestudents for the event andthe Chetwynd CommunityArts Council supportedthat by contributing astipend for that person.

“Unfortunately, ourresource person’s schedulechanged, as did herreplacement’s. Don Titusand Moberly lakeElementary School had reg-istered to take part in theevent and continued totake part on their own.”Sylvia Bell, the school’s

principal described howthe sing-a-long from spacethat involved studentsright across the countrycame to be.“Chris Hadfield and Ed

Robertson wrote the song,‘Is Someone Singing’,” sheexplained. “They collabo-rated between earth andspace as they wrote it. Ourstudents, under the leader-ship of Ms. Boos, gatheredaround our SmartBoard inthe computer lab to singalong. Students had beenpracticing all last week andwere enthusiastic andexcited.”The lyrics of the song

allowed the kids to practicesome science vocabularyand the experience piquedtheir interest in astronomy,Bell said.“On the video we got to

see Chris Hadfield playinghis guitar. The kids wereamazed when he let it go, itfloated in midair, as did hispick. Imagine,” she said,“oohs and aaahs and wowsfrom children. I’m glad wetook part in it.”Fofonoff believes that the

memory of the event issomething students’ willcarry with them for a longtime.“I know for a certain gen-

eration, Armstrong’s stepon the moon still stimulatesmemory of a certain timeand place. Maybe one day,it will be the same fortoday’s students – they willremember where they wereon the first ever song to bepremiered in space and onearth.”


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CALL FOR ART PROPOSALS

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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND –

Canadian Forest Products(Canfor) released its firstquarter results from 2013to shareholders and thepublic at the end of lastweek, showing an operat-ing income of $100 million.The company attributes

these gains to increasingdemand from an improv-ing US housing marketand rising exports toChina.“Looking ahead to 2013,

we are very encouraged bythe consistent signs ofimprovement we are see-ing out of the US market,”President and ChiefExecutive Officer DonKayne said in a conferencecall to shareholders and themedia. “We are cautiouslyoptimistic that the US econ-

omy will continue toimprove, and thatimprovement will continueto be reflected in ourresults.”In December, Canfor

signed on to BC Hydro’scall for energy projects. Thecall was also answered byWest Fraser and will lead tothe installation of a bio-mass generation plant attheir Chetwynd location.Canfor will invest $26

million to upgrade twoturbo generators at one ofits three Prince Georgeplants. This will addapproximately 11megawatts of capacity tothe provincial grid.“The installation work

there is underway and ontrack,” Kayne said. “Wecontinue to make progresson other capital plans aswell. We were able toreopen our Radium divi-

sion in the fourth quarter of2012 adding 240 millionboard feet of productioncapacity.”On May 1st, Canfor

announced a $20 millioninvestment in its Houston,BC facility. This is in addi-tion to the $80 million ofcapital expendituresunderway to improve theMackenzie and Elko facili-ties. “We are pleased to be

able to continue to modern-ize our facilities as we lookforward to improving mar-kets.”In a release to the media,

the company stated thatCanadian markets areanticipated to remain rela-tively slow due to tem-pered housing activity,while offshore markets areprojected to remain fairlychallenging through thesecond quarter of 2013.

Canfor releasesfirst quarter results

Community Yard Sale

The Annual Chetwynd Community Yard Sale took place Saturday at the RecreationCentre. Dozens of vendors and hundreds of bargain seekers spent the morningsearching out great deals and bargains. Photo by Mike Carter


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – District

of Chetwynd Fire Chiefand EmergencyCoordinator Leo Sabulskyhas announced that, effec-tive as of noon onThursday May 9, all cate-gory two open fires and theuse of fireworks will beprohibited in Peace region.“Hot and dry weather

over the past week have ledto a spike in human-causedwildfires in the Peaceregion and elsewhere inBC,” Sabulsky said in arelease to the media.“Low humidity and high

temperatures are expectedto continue, so anyoneworking outdoors shouldbe extremely diligent whenoperating equipment. All-terrain vehicle riders shouldbe cautious in the back-country, since any sparkcould ignite a wildfire.”Anyone found in contra-

vention of an open fire pro-hibition may be fined $345or, if convicted in court, befined up to $100,000 andsentenced to one year injail. If the contraventioncauses or contributes to awildfire, the person may besubject to a penalty of up to$10,000 and be ordered topay all firefighting and

associated costs. Specifically, the prohibi-

tion on category two firesapplies to the burning ofany material, piled orunpiled, smaller than twometers in height and threemeters in width includingburning barrels, fireworksand stubble or grass firesover an area less than 2,000square meters. This order does not pro-

hibit small campfires orcooking stoves that use gas,propane or briquettes. Sabulsky says that any-

one lighting a campfiremust maintain a fireguardby removing flammabledebris from the campfire

area and must have a handtool or at least eight litres ofwater available nearby toproperly extinguish the firebefore leaving the area forany length of time. The District of

Chetwynd, the Village ofPouce Coupe and the cityof Dawson Creek havestopped issuing burningpermits immediately. This

includes all other areas inthe Peace River RegionalDistrict.This announcement

comes on the heels of amedia release from thePrince George Fire Centrelast week, urging residentsto take extra precautionduring the drier monthswith open burns, once theban is lifted.“As the snow melts,

dried grass from last sum-mer is uncovered and thatmaterial can be highlyflammable,” the releasestates. “Almost all wildfiresat this time of the year arecaused by people and aretherefore preventable.”Homeowners and indus-

try personnel are encour-aged to consult the BCFireSmart manual andensure that enough people,tools and water are onhand to prevent a fire from

escaping an enclosed area. They also remind resi-

dents not to burn duringwindy conditions and tocreate a fireguard of at leastone meter by clearing awaytwigs, grass, and leaves. “If you are planning a

large burn, consider con-ducting smaller burnsaround the perimeterbeforehand to create a fuelbreak and help stop the firefrom spreading beyond itsintended size,” the agencysays. “Each of these firesshould be kept small andmust be completely extin-guished before starting anew fire.”Anyone planning a large

scale category three indus-trial burn over 0.2 hectaresmust obtain a burn registra-tion number ahead of time

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MIKE BERNIER Your only realistic choice in the South Peace

To the voters of Peace River South: May 14 will be the most significant election day ever for the Peace Region and the province. The economic direction of British Columbia for the next four years, and beyond, will be determined according to how you vote. A vote for the NDP means a step back to the 1990s, when investment dried up, businesses were closed, and jobs were plentiful – in Alberta. A vote for the Conservatives, whose leader admits he does not expect any of his candidates to win, is really just a vote for the NDP. Your only realistic option is the BC Liberals.

A vote for Mike Bernier and the BC Liberals is a vote for investment, job creation, and the continued economic development from which we have benefited for many years. As your MLA in a new BC Liberal government, I commit that this region will receive its Fair Share until 2030, that I will open a constituency o�ice in Chetwynd, and that we will see a $50 million renovation to the Dawson Creek hospital. To achieve these goals, I need your vote. On May 14, vote Mike Bernier, BC Liberals.

Thank you, Mike

May 14 is Election Day. Advance Polls are May 8-11. Need a ride to the polls? Call Mike’s campaign o�ice.

Phone: 250-782-7003Email: [email protected]

Authorized by Wayne Schmidt, Financial Agent, 250-719-5822.nier

Fire Ban announced forentire Peace Region

Please see "PERSON,"page 11

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LOADRESTRICTIONS

2013The District of Chetwynd wishes to notify thepublic that the following load restrictions will be ineffect starting March 27, 2013

100% Legal Axle Loading is permitted:• North Access Road (business area)• South Access Road (business area)• Nicholson Road• Industrial Park

All other Municipal streets and roads are restrictedto 70% of Legal Axle Loading.

The District thanks you for your cooperation intheir efforts to minimize the damage to our streetsand roads during this spring thaw.

by calling 1-888-797-1717.“Venting conditions

should always be checkedbefore conducting an openburn. If conditions arerated ‘poor’ or ‘fair’, openburning is restricted. Theventing index can be founda t :http://www.bcairquality.ca/rea d i n g s / v e n t i l a t i o n -index.html.In British Columbia, the

Wildfire Act specifies aperson’s legal obligationwhen using fire on or with-in one kilometre of forest-land or grassland. If anoutdoor burn escapes andcauses a wildfire, the per-son responsible may beheld accountable for dam-ages and fire suppressioncosts. For more information,

v i s i thttp://bcwildfire.ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/Bans.asp

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Person could beheld responsible


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The federal gov-

ernment has announced severalchanges to the Temporary ForeignWorker program as a result of areview initiated by Minister ofHuman Resources and SkillsDevelopment Canada Diane Finleyearlier this year.“First, we will require that

employers using the program paytemporary foreign workers the

prevailing wage for a job,” Finleysaid when announcing the changesto Parliament on April 29.“In the past, employers had the

flexibility to pay temporary foreignworker wages up to 15 per centbelow the prevailing wage for ahigher-skilled occupation and 5per cent below the prevailing wagefor a lower-skilled occupation.This measure was not effective andthe option will no longer be avail-able under the new wage policy,”she explained.

“Second, following concerns thathave been raised, we are temporar-ily suspending the acceleratedLabour Market Opinion process.This suspension is effective imme-diately.”This process allows for a review

of the labour market by HumanResources and Skills DevelopmentCanada (HRSDC) to determine if acompany who is applying to usethe program is justified in doing soby a lack of skilled labour and has

Feds announcechanges totemporary

worker program Please see "SINCLAIR," page 13

bay position into existingunderutilized bus runs,which would save $20,000and transferring more ofthe student disciplineissues over to the schooladministration.Phase 4 recommenda-

tions could come into playSeptember 2014. At thispoint Slykhuis said therewould still be between$350,000 and $400,000 insavings to find.“When the consultants

presented this they say inorder to get the $750,000there’s the good, the bad,the ugly and the uglier.And this is the uglier sec-tion.“We wouldn’t do all of

these, but this is where we

really need the input.”Recommendations in

Phase 4 include movingto a more transit-stylerouting structure whichwould involve increasingwalking distances to andfrom bus stops increasingroute extension limitsand reducing rider eligi-bility.“This would have a

sever impact on services,”Slykhuis said. “We don’treally like that ideabecause it’s not like there’ssome mall or bus stopsomewhere. It’s a darkcorner on someone’s quar-ter section at a farm in -30in February.”The second recommen-

dation is to charge stu-dents riding to schoolsoutside of their catchment

areas, impacting around230 students. “So if you live in

Moberly Lake and youwant to go to Windrem orDon Titus you could stilldo that but there would bea charge for it,” Slykhuis

said. “It doesn’t generate aton of money but it doeshelp.”Third is to further

increase fees to privateand college students.Fourth would be chargingevery student $40/month

to ride the bus whichwould generate $400,000per year.The fifth recommenda-

tion is to hold a referen-dum to raise fundingthrough taxation. Raising$400,000 in tax revenue inRegional District areas Dand E – rural Dawson andrural Chetwynd – wouldresult in a tax increase ofapproximately between $5and $12 per year on aproperty assessed at$300,000.“It’s not a significant

amount but it would be araise in taxes,” Slykhuissaid. And finally, the board

could look at closing ruralschools which would notonly save transportationcosts but also operating

costs.On top of the trans-

portation cuts, the districtis also looking at morethan $2 million in reduc-tions to other fundingover the next four years.More cuts in staff, admin-istration and programs areset to come.To be clear Slykhuis said

the cuts are directed most-ly at elementary schoolbussing.The district is also look-

ing for parent feedback. Tooffer yours, [email protected]“The turnout was really

good tonight,” Slykhuissaid. “We haven’t had thatmuch feedback fromChetwynd. But this is thetoughest decision theboard has had.”


Phase 4 is the “uglier” section, includes tax increases

SLYKHUIS

Itʼs not a signifi-cant amount but

it would be araise in taxes.

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justifiably met requirements foradvertising the positions availableto the Canadian public. “Third,” Finley continued, “we

will be asking additional questionsas part of the Labour MarketOpinion application process usedby employers. This will be tospecifically ensure that whenemployers bring in temporary for-eign workers, no Canadian work-ers are displaced as a result of out-sourcing. Furthermore, we arerestricting English and French asthe only languages that can beidentified as a job requirement.”In the Case of HD Mining and

Canadian Dehua International’scontroversial application forTemporary Foreign Worker (TFW)permits for a coalmine project nearTumbler Ridge, both the languagerequirement and the acceleratedLabour Market Opinion processplayed a role, prompting unions toclaim Canadian workers were not

being considered for jobs at themine. The lower wages identified by

Minister Finley were also arguedto be a reason why CanadianDehua and HD Mining preferredthe TFW option, as opposed to hir-ing local candidates for jobs at themine. BC Building Trades unions say

the federal government reforms tothe TFW program are a very posi-tive first step in response to thejudicial review they pursued as aresult of the HD Mining controver-sy. But, the unions also warn that

there are many problems with theprogram that must be resolved toensure qualified Canadians are notlosing jobs to imported workers,and called on the federal govern-ment to ensure BC Building Tradesare a key part of meaningful con-sultation on remedies.“The BC Building Trades went to

federal court because qualifiedCanadians were being excluded

from jobs they should have beenhired to fill and the evidence weproduced forced significantchanges,” said Brian Cochrane,Business Manager of theInternational Union of OperatingEngineers, Local 115, one of thetwo unions pursuing the judicialreview.“This is a great initial victory for

Canadians. We took an abused,flawed and not well understoodprogram that was underminingCanadian workers’ interests andshaped a better process for thecountry.”BC Fedreation of Labour

President Jim Sinclair went on theattack in the wake of theannouncement by Minister Finley,calling the government’s changes“public window dressing”.“The announcement is about

damage control, not about fixingthe program,” he charged. “Thisgovernment gave groups in BritishColumbia five minutes each on thephone and called that a review.”


“Public window dressings”, Sinclair


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Investing

in the economy by invest-ing in people. That was themessage from South PeaceNDP Candidate DarwinWren Monday evening ashe hosted a dinner for asmall gathering of his sup-porters at the Pine ValleySeniors Hall in Chetwynd.If elected, the current

Tumbler Ridge mayorplans to continue to devel-op communities that createjobs. For him, that goeshand in hand with creatinga community that peoplewant to live in.“All the candidates are

good,” he said, “we’ve justgot different views of theworld and for myself, I seegovernment as somethingthat is to serve the peopleand to build communityand to make sure that allmembers of society aregiven an opportunity. Ithink that the role of gov-ernment is to provide thosekey services, education,health care, infrastructure,care for seniors, skills train-ing, all those things. Thecurrent government overthe last 12 years has shiftedvery much to the right andthey are looking at thosethings simply as expensesthat should be avoided andminimized whenever pos-sible.”According to the latest

Ipsos Reid poll, the NDPhad their lead cut in half bythe Liberals at the end oflast week, although thefirm says that the party stillholds a sizeable lead interms of voter support in

the province. The NDP currently has

the support of 45 per centof decided voters, downthree points from the startof the campaign. The BCLiberals are 10 points backat 35 per cent support, butthis is an increase of sixpoints from the start of thecampaign.

Among BritishColumbia’s business own-ers and executives, the BCLiberals took a convincing57.1 per cent of respon-dents in a separate IpsosReid poll, while the NDPonly garnered a mere 17.3per cent. The BC Liberals have

long said that if an NDPgovernment were elected,businesses and the moneythey bring to our commu-nities would run to the hillsof Alberta, leaving BC in ahole of insurmountabledebt, deepened by big gov-ernment policies.Perhaps predictably,

Wren says this is simplynot the case. “What I would say to that

is when a party gets to apoint where their trying to

scare people, to me that's aparty that’s run out ofideas, ran out of vision andis desperate,” he said.“When they say we'regoing to shut stuff down,we actually have a plan tomake it happen a lot quick-er. Right now, what theLiberals want to focus on isbitumen pipelines forAlberta's benefit; we needto focus on our own com-modity which a big onehere is natural gas.“We've got a liberal gov-

ernment right now that ishinging all of the LNGdevelopment on buildingSite C. That's going to take10 or 12 years if its a goodidea at all, we're saying itisn't, but if we wait ten ortwelve years before wedevelop our natural gasand get it to market all thiswork that's happeningright now will stop. Wehave to get the LNG[plants] built now and itcan't be dependent on SiteC, its just going to put usfar too late to the game.”Wren said that the NDP

sees waiting on the devel-opment of projects like sosupport LNG will cost BCaccess to the lucrativeAsian markets as competi-tors in Australia and theUnited States, who havebeen developing naturalgas at alarming rates as oflate, beat us to the punch. That is only one reason

Site C is a non-starter forWren. “We're not convinced

that we need all this powerright now,” he said. “No


ELECTION 2013

A trip backin time

• Chetwynd Echo: July 20, 1995

Wren hosts campaigndinner in Chetwynd

Wren speaks with constituents at the Pine Valley Seniors Hall Monday evening.Photo by Mike Carter The current gov-

ernment over thelast 12 years hasshifted very much

to the right...

Please see "ENBRIDGE,"page 15


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND –

Responsibility, accounta-bility and transparency.These are the main goals ofindependent candidateTyrel Pohl’s platform asthe 24 year old continuesto campaign for MLA inthe South Peace Riding.Pohl does not mix words

when describing why hehas decided to run as anindependent.“I believe in people not

political parties,” he says.

“I think that political par-ties have broken our gov-ernment. I think we needto go back to when MLA’swere representing the con-stituencies that electedthem and not the partiesthey are affiliated with. Iwant to be the voice ofPeace River South inVictoria and not Victoria’svoice in Peace River

South.”With any luck, Pohl

hopes to ride the wave asvoters in BC turn to inde-pendent voices to lead theway. Independents like Moe

Gill, a Punjabi-speakingpolitician in theAbbotsford West who hasan excellent chance in ariding where it is predicted

that only 30 per cent of thevote is needed for a win. Arthur Hadland in Peace

River north is also has achance of upsetting theLiberal incumbent PatPimm. Hadland ranagainst Pimm in 2009 fin-


ELECTION 2013

Please be advised that the District of Chetwynd is accepting nominations forthe Chetwynd Youth Leadership Scholarship. This $5,000.00 scholarship isintended to recognize and reward outstanding contribution to the communityby a person who is graduating from secondary school in 2013 and isintending to pursue post-secondary education.

Scholarship Criteria:• Confirmation of registration at a post-secondary academic or trade institu-tion in the 2013 Fall Semester.• The candidate will have demonstrated consistent behaviour over time inthe following key areas:

➢ Kind and generous behaviour toward the elderly.➢ Effective leadership in the area of encouraging healthy behaviouramong peers.

➢ Effective leadership in the area of discouraging unhealthybehaviour among peers.

➢ Mentoring of younger persons.➢ Protecting younger persons from growing-up hazards such asdrug activity, bullying.

➢ Behaviour that demonstrates respect for the order of society.➢ Volunteer activity.➢ Other (to be described by the persons making the nomination).

A one-time event demonstrating extraordinary courage and/or perseverancein the face of extreme peril may qualify a person for the award provided thepost-secondary registration requirement is met.

Nomination forms can be picked up at the District Office or are available onthe District of Chetwynd website at www.gochetwynd.com. Please submitcompleted nomination forms by 4:30 p.m. on May 24, 2013 to:

District of Chetwynd5400 North Access Road, PO Box 357, Chetwynd, BC V0C 1J0

Fax No.: 250-401-4101Email: [email protected]

For further information, please contact the District Office at 250-401-4100.

CHETWYND YOUTHLEADERSHIPSCHOLARSHIP

one has shown me that weneed more power, if you goup to any of the dams wehave right now and askthem how many turbinesare running, a lot of thetime they are running at farless than their full capacity.So if we really are short ofpower those should all beat full capacity running allthe time.”His party has also come

out against the EnbridgeNorthern Gatewaypipeline. For his part, Wren said,

“we are introducing anenormous risk to our envi-ronment with in the end ofthe day very little return.We're opposed to theEnbridge pipeline as it’sproposed. That's a pipelinethat's to ship Alberta bitu-men, remember that. That'snothing to do with ourresources, that’s Alberta'sresources not ours. We’re

saying put our workers onthe job to build the naturalgas pipelines, that's whatwe need to focus on.”Near the end of the inter-

view, Wren turned hisattention to the recentLiberal spending strategythat saw $750,000 cut frombussing budgets of ruralschools.“We saw recently a liber-

al Victoria tailored fundingformula for bussing forschool boards and that newformula took $750,000 outour schools bussing budg-et. So areas that actually arerural and need bussing gotpinned with a reduction inthe dollars and other areasthat really don’t even havea bussing budget gotrewarded with a bunch ofmoney,” he said. “We're committing to

investing in education;we're not looking at this assome big expense we needto invest in our children.Kids deserve to get on a

bus and go to school.”With the election loom-

ing next week Wren is hop-ing the turnout at his eventin Chetwynd is not a signof things to come.However, it is worth men-tioning that the NDP din-ner was held the samenight as a public meetingon the unpopular PeaceRiver Regional Districtbuilding bylaw. While some media agen-

cies have all but called theSouth Peace in favour ofthe Liberals, strong candi-dates like Wren, theConservatives Kurt Peatsand independent candi-date Tyrel Pohl promise foran exciting evening onMay 14 as the results beginto poor in. Voters in Chetwynd can

register and cast their bal-lots at the ChetwyndFellowship Baptist Church,4817 53rd St. NW.Advanced voting is beingMay 8-11.


Enbridge “introducingenormous risk”

Independent Tyrel Pohl outlines his campaign

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Convention – the event ofthe year in our area for allelected members and sen-ior administrators of localgovernment from 100 Milenorth and from QueenCharlotte City to PouceCoupe. This is where wego to learn all about it, tomeet our peers, to cry onone another’s shoulders,and to glean ideas for bet-ter government, economicstability, and communitydevelopment.Chetwynd was well rep-

resented by four of the

eight possible attendeesand we managed to take ina variety of presentationsand break-out sessions.We also squeezed out ahalf hour to meet withNorthern Health (NH) toexchange ideas on health-service delivery inChetwynd. You will be pleased to

learn, if you don’t alreadyknow, that physicianrecruitment by allinvolved parties has beensuccessful in the shortterm, but now is not thetime to relax our efforts.Within 12 months weexpect to be saying bye totwo of our dearly lovedphysicians and will needto find replacements in themeantime. Other items wediscussed with NH includ-ed renal care, site manage-ment, and processes forproviding certain cancer

medications. NH willinvestigate this issue.While no other actionitems emerged from ourexchange, we believe thatcontinuing contact withNH is essential for long-term health in our commu-nity.The highlight of the con-

ference for CouncillorBrownlee was the resolu-tions debate: the resolu-

tion put forward by Wellson the licensing of ATVswas especially pertinent toBrownlee. I was able tospeak to Chetwynd’s reso-lution calling for stable,predictable, and sustain-able BC-government fund-ing for small communities.The resolution carried andit will be sent on to theUnion of BC Municipalities(UBCM) convention in

September in Vancouverfor wider discussion. If itpasses at UBCM it will besent on to the BCGovernment. Of interest tous in the wild regions ofthe province, a WilliamsLake resolution to restrictthe availability of bearspray and machetes wasdefeated. I carried awaythe highlights of DeboraGray’s keynote speech. Asthe first and only MP forthe Reform Party the termshe was elected, as awoman, as a Christian whodidn’t mind letting that beknown, she didn’t havemany people willing tospeak with her in parlia-ment. That seems to havechanged.I also encountered Bob

Gammer at the conference.In our region he is incharge of BC Hydro proj-ects other than Site C.

Members of Council andAdministration had metwith Gammer on severaloccasions to discussHydro’s plans to constructa communications tower atthe hydro substation.Naturally, we opposed thelocation and suggestedalternate sites not so in-our-faces. Naturally,Hydro, as an arm of gov-ernment does not have tofollow the bylaws, zoningregulations, or desires of amunicipality so the erec-tion of the tower is goingforward. Hydro did makeone concession: the com-munity has been notifiedof the construction plans. It’s good to be home.

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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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ishing second. In the PeaceRiver north, other chal-lengers like the NDP arenot likely to win, butHadland just might.Vicki Huntington in

Delta south won the ridingin 2009 and is expected totake it again this timearound. Both the Greensand the Conservatives arelending her a helpinghand by not running acandidate in the riding.And last but not least,

independent John vanDongen in the AbbotsfordSouth riding has won fourstraight general elections,prompting theConservatives and theGreens to opt out of thisriding as well. The precedent is set, but

does Pohl have a chance inPeace River South? Onlythe voters can say. In an email interview

with the Chetwynd Echo,Pohl discussed some of theriding’s major issues anddescribed his position.On Site C, Pohl opposes

the project not due to itsenvironmental harms orbecause, like the NDP can-didate, he feels it is a badidea altogether, butbecause of the fact that itwill cost the taxpayers of

British Columbia a large ofamount of money and, hesays, could possibly bank-rupt BC Hydro.“I stand against Site C

because of the huge cost ofthe dam,” he says. “Eightbillion dollars. It couldeasily grow to twelve bil-lion or more. That addedto the already $13.5 billionBC Hydro already owes,

you can easily see the debtof BC Hydro increase from$21 billion to $24 billion.We need something mid-dle of the road that won’tbankrupt BC Hydro, whileI believe in renewableresources, sometimes thecost is to much and analternative is required.”When asked about the

Enbridge Northern gate-way, Pohl had a more

relaxed approach thatwasn’t entirely against it,in fact as he said at therecent all candidatesdebate, he believes theprovince needs thepipeline.“I believe that we need

to have reassurances that ifbuilt, they can monitorthat pipeline if a spilloccurs they can get to itand contain it long beforeit causes any damage.”Pohl is the youngest can-

didate running in thePeace Region. He says thishas not been a hindrancefor him during this cam-paign.“I thought at first being

so young might be a prob-lem, but the more people Italk to, the more I find myage is a boon. I have beenfinding that people wantyouth in politics becauseeveryone is tired of moreof the same. I have found itvery encouraging, it hasbeen a big boost to mycampaign.”Pohl identifies two

issues he would rectifyright away if elected: thecarbon tax and cuts to thefunding of education.“We spend more on car-

bon taxes just for living inthe North because ourwinter is longer and wehave to travel farther,” he

stated.“I think the tax needs to

be modified for us in theNorth and not be a blankettax for the whole province.The tax increases financialstrain on the people livingin the North. It is an unfairtax to us and needs to bechanged.”As for education, Pohl

believes it “should not bejeopardized because ofwhere we will live. Ibelieve that the fundinglost to our transportation

budgets should bereturned. We do make 50%of the provinces budgetand we should see moremoney because of it. Butthe government believesbecause we have onlysome 50,000 people in thenorth and south peacethey think we need lessmoney because they lookat the spending on a pieceof paper instead of review-ing it in person I think weneed more funds for thearea especially when it

comes to making sure thekids are able to get toschool.”Pohl believes only inde-

pendents can truly pro-vide a voice of the peoplein the legislature. “Political parties have

made a huge mess ofthings,” he says. “The truevoice of the people is nolonger heard in Victoria. Ithink with independentswe can get back to govern-ment that is by the peopleand for the people.”

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last week part one theCandidates for the SouthPeace MLA election gavetheir stances on topicssuch as the EnbridgePipeline, Site C, protectingwaterways, sustainabilityand how to help thosewith disabilities living inpoverty.Here are candidates

Darwin Wren (NDP), MikeBernier (Liberal), TyrelPohl (Independent) andKurt Peats (Conservative)answers to five moreimportant topics raised bySouth Peace residents:

ON CARBON TAX CREDITS:BC Independent Tyrel

Pohl: I hate the carbon tax,I really do, but there aresome things the govern-ment has to spend moneyon for example green ini-tiatives. I believe it shouldbe changed a little bit. It isa blanket tax of seven per-cent and that doesn’t workfor us here because weneed heat longer, we needmore fuel, we just need touse the fossil fuels morethan everyone else in theprovince. The best thingwe can do to change itwould be to have taxationby region. Increase taxessay in Victoria, Vancouverand decrease them up hereto offset so we don’t haveto suffer as much and paythe same as everyone else.That would offset theproblem of having low-ered it. I believe taxationby region is the best way togo. We’re not the same; wehave to look at each areadifferently.

NDP Candidate DarwinWren: Yes the carbon tax is

one of the taxes no onelikes. The key to it is youcontinually monitor whywe set the tax up to startwith. What we’ve seen isthat the government hasfailed to do that. Thesetaxes were put in place tofund new initiatives, greenenergy, what we are find-ing is the money has beenmisallocated to coverdeficits in other program.We need to work towardsrenewable energiesbecause we know that atsome point the non-renew-ables will be gone.

Liberal Candidate MikeBernier: The BC liberalshave just announced theyare going to put a five yearfreeze on the carbon tax.We want to institute thatfreeze to allow other juris-dictions to catch up towhat we are already doinghere. I’m a huge supporterof green technology. As themayor of Dawson Creekwe’ve won the green cityaward two times in a row.The carbon tax when itgoes back to some of theinitiatives I agree withthat, but right now it isbeing used to offset taxes.When we talk about beingrevenue neutral, it’s

because we have fundsthat are going back to lowincome families. If weeliminate it, where is thattwo billion dollars comingfrom?

Conservative CandidateKurt Peats: The carbon taxhas got to go. It is unfair,inefficient and punitive toanyone who lives in north-ern or rural BC. If youdon’t take money frompeople in the first place,you don’t have to give itback. Not only are youpaying tax on every dropof fuel, that tax goes direct-ly to the pacific carbontrust which takes any-where from 20-25 milliondollars a year to run. Thecarbon tax is not used aswhat it was intended for,it’s used to balance thebooks. We need to betransparent with the peo-ple.

ON EDUCATION:Liberal Mike Bernier: It’s

not just the secondary andelementary schools; it ispost secondary as well thatis really important. Theliberal government in thepast year has given overthree million dollars toNorthern Lights college.One of the things we have

also announced is 37 mil-lion dollars toward educa-tional programs, 37 milliondollars to hire 500 newteachers to help alleviatesome of the stress in theclass room with too manykids. One of the things weneed to look at is how theformula is worked out forfunding. One of the thingsfor myself, is it isn’t acookie cutter approach tofunding in BC. We need tomake sure in Victoria theyremember the costs wehave up here. We need tomake sure with collabora-tion of the provincial gov-ernment, that the schooldistricts have the fundingthey need.

Independent Tyrel Pohl: Iam not very old; I am 24 sojust out of high school sixyears ago. I believe thebest thing to do is to lookto partner with industryand to make sure they helppay for trades or healthcare training or schoolteacher training, and thatthey would definitely helpto move forward and trainpeople. I am a parts techni-cian and my companypaid for me to get mytraining. I believe morecompanies should moveforward like this.

Conservative Kurt Peats:There is no doubt that edu-cation is the basis for allsociety. If you don’t have awell trained, well educat-ed group of people, we asa society soon won’t last.As we begin to age and aswe begin to grow older weneed some very skilledpeople out there to lookafter us. If we don’t makethose investments now,what is going to happen inthe future? Right across

the board, industry is look-ing for workers. What istheir common theme? Wecan’t find enough workers.We have to focus our dol-lars on the trades comingup and focus our dollarson what are the megatrends. We can’t continueto invest in bricks andmortar when there are nostudents there. Are thereother ways we can do edu-cation? Of course, we haveto have the ability to lookahead and get those skillsand knowledge out thereto our students so they cantake over from the societywe have created.

NDP Darwin Wren:Education is the founda-tion of any society and it isone of the core servicesgovernment is responsibleto provide to all of BC, nomatter where. For too longnow we have looked ateducation as simply anexpense. Education is aninvestment. Our childrenand the next generationdeserve that. The schoolboard themselves areuncertain about what to donext because they’ve beencut to the bone every year.The NDP government iscommitted to hiring over

1,000 more teachers; weare going to put the invest-ment into the people.

ON THE MININGINDUSTRY:

Kurt Peats: Without themining industry, TumblerRidge would not be here.We know that mining iscritical and it’s the back-bone of Tumbler Ridge.Without the minerals, thegood jobs mining pro-vides, we are a much poor-er people. I have investedinterest here in TumblerRidge because I’ve livedhere, worked here andnow my daughter just got

a job at the mine. The onething I really appreciate isthat they are long-term,stable, good paying jobs.You can begin to plan yourlife with a good miningjob. The footprint of themine overall is very, verysmall. I’ve met people atthe mine; they do careabout the environment.Mining is critical of thesuccess of the South Peace.We need to get the permit-ting process streamlinedso that when you get peo-ple wanting to make aninvestment, they don’t

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have to wait for monthsand years and have theunstable environmentbecause, it is global money.

Tyrel Pohl: Mines havebeen up here for as long asI remember. My aunt haslived in Tumbler Ridge foras long as I remember. Itruly believe that minesare important and weshould make sure we keepthem around because theyfuel our economy. Mineshave produced a lot ofincome. They are the keyto the north and we needto protect that.

Mike Bernier: When youlook around, the numberof people who areemployed and the possi-bility of future mines inthis area, we in northeastBC are blessed with theminerals we have. Thewhole province has us tothank. When you look atthe money generated inthe province because ofmining. A liberal govern-ment has an excellentworking relationship withall the big mining compa-nies.

Darwin Wren: Forty per-cent of the revenue for thisprovince comes from thenortheast. Oil and gas,mining, the NDP party isin full support of that. Wehave a plan to move per-mits forward quicker andmore efficiently. The NDPparty is in full support ofresponsible mining. As themayor of Tumbler Ridge Iam in support of it. Wesaw what happened whenthe mines went down. Wewant to make ourselvesmore efficient so we can

compete with the miningcompanies around theworld and all the jurisdic-tions who have the samecommodities we do.

ON PROVINCIALHEALTH CARE:

Mike Bernier: Theprovince has about 40 bil-lion dollars for a budgetand about17 billion isspent on health care. In thebudget that was just putout we’ve increased thatby 2.5 billion to try andkeep up with demands ofthe growing region. One ofthe biggest things we needto do is continue with thegrowth in our investment.If we don’t have moneycoming in we won’t beable to have money goingout. One of the best thingswe can do is continue topromote investment.We’ve talked about thisaround LNG with a trilliondollars coming into theprovince, over 25 yearsthat is a lot of money. Thatis when we can start look-ing at paying down thedebt, lowering taxes.

Darinw Wren: I work inthe health care field and itis something I have seen isunderfunded. Where we

are at in Tumbler Ridgewith doctors and nurses,it’s simply not goodenough. People in thesouth peace deserve better.The MSP premiums havegone up 200 percent. Iknow not all of you areworking at a mine and Iknow those increases haveaffected you. Clearly rais-ing that premium 200 per-cent in a decade in myopinion is reckless. Thepeople being hurt by thosepolicies are the ones nowlooking for retirement. Weare going to review all ofthose decisions and tryand get things back ontrack. Government isabout representing thepeople that is what gov-ernment means.

Kurt Peats: Just about ayear ago, my mom wasvisiting and she found outshe needed open-heartsurgery. We went fromDawson Creek toEdmonton, got everythingreplaced and do you knowwhat that cost us? Fuel toget there and back. I am sothankful for the healthcare system we have. I amappreciative of it. Thething I do know is we havefinite dollars. Because ofthis we have to make surethose dollars are spent cor-rectly. If you look at Northern

Health right now, it is avery difficult organizationto speak with because theyare designed to tell you no.When you get to NorthernHealth even the adminis-tration is so bloated that ata regional level you needto take a look at where thatmoney is going. MSP, whospeaks for you?If we can’t get those

costs under control we aregoing to see all kinds offees going up. We can havelow taxes, but if we getfee’d to death, it stillimpacts your income.

Tyrel Pohl: I believe weneed these fees in place forour health care system. I

think the health care sys-tem is broken becausethere are huge wait linesand only very emergencypeople get care immedi-ately. We need to revampand change. Privatization

is not something I agreewith. I believe we need torevamp so it benefits usbetter. We can’t haveeverything for free, but wecan have it mostly free.


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