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BY MIKE CARTERChetwynd Echo Reporter

–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The

Little Prairie HeritageMuseum, located on theWestgate Road inChetwynd, was closed forthe entire summer 2013tourism season. “It’s a safety issue, and

its us being proactive, anddealing with the cards thatwe have at hand,” saidJulie Shaw, vice-presidentof the Little PrairieHeritage Society (LPHS) inan interview last February. With help from the Peace

River Regional District(PRRD) in the amount of a$103,808 Fair Share grantcombined with semi-annu-al grants-in-aid opera-tional monies, the museumsociety is now setting itssites on unprecedented

improvements andupgrade renovations to befollowed by a rebrandingand promotion of themuseum and its grounds. The Fair Share money

will be use to tackle themuch-needed structuralupgrades, while an assort-ment of other “face lifting”tasks funded by the opera-tional budget are plannedto prepare the museum fora 2014 grand re-opening.A date for the grand re-

opening has not yet beenconfirmed.“This funding is as a

result of the Museumobtaining a detailed pro-posal to perform the neces-sary work and receivingthe support of directorSchembri who brought the

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–––––––––––––– TORONTO – Contract

negotiations betweenCanadian NationalRailway Co. and theTeamsters Canada RailConference union of con-ductors, trainpersons andyard persons havestretched past a MondayOct. 28 deadline.Both parties are now in

legal position for job actionvia strike or lockout, butnone have yet served therequired 72 hours notice.A strike or lockout would

disrupt the movement ofgrain, coal, crude oil and avariety of other goodsacross Canada. Negotiations are still con-

tinuing with the ongoingassistance of mediatorsappointed by the federalMinister of Labour.

In an email to theChetwynd Echo, MarkHallman, the director ofcommunications and pub-lic affairs with Canada’slargest railway said he isoptimistic a deal will bereached.“CN remains optimistic

that it can negotiate a settle-ment with the TeamstersCanada Rail Conferenceconductors, trainpersonsand yard persons to avoid alabour disruption inCanada,” Hallman wrote.“Neither the [Teamsters]nor CN has served notice tostrike or lockout. Under theCanada Labour Code, noaction can take place byeither party without pro-viding 72 hours notice.”When contacted, the

Teamsters Canada RailConference (TCRC) offeredno comment. But they didoffer this message on their

facebook page:“1) The parties are still

negotiating; 2) No strike ora lock-out can take placewithout a 72 hours notice;3) Details are not postedbecause your BargainingCommittee is busy... nego-tiating. Stay tuned!”Wages and retirement

plans are not the centralissues in this bargaininground, both sides say. Instead, the TCRC says

talks stalled on CNdemands for concessionsthat would force theirmembers to work longerhours with less reset timebetween trips.CN has said none of its

proposals would compro-mise safety. The collective agreement

between the two sides hasbeen expired since July 22.Talks broke down on Oct. 7,triggering a 21-day cool off

period. But, collective bar-gaining resumed Oct. 21with the help of federallyappointed mediators. The mediation process

had a deadline that endedat 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 29, butnegotiations are continu-ing.TCRC general chairman

Roland Hackl said in astatement to CBC news thathe sympathizes with theconcerns of industry andothers over a possible rail-road block. “We know that there are

many industries dependenton the railway and don’twant to inconveniencethem. We do, however,have to protect the rights ofour members and won’tcompromise on safety.” The TCRC represents

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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Last

December, the District ofChetwynd announced thatit was eyeing two exten-sions to its municipalboundaries for 2013. Now, almost a year later,

it is still pushing theMinistry of Community,Sport and CulturalDevelopment to approvethe expansions.The boundary expan-

sions were expected toresult in about $370,000 inadditional tax revenue forthe town when theannouncement was made.Following a meeting with

minister Coralee Oakes, ofthe Ministry ofCommunity, Sport andCultural Development atthe Union of BritishColumbia Municipalities(UBCM) convention inSeptember, mayor MerlinNichols said there is stillmore work to be done onthe boundary expansionfront. “The more work to be

done is that she hasn’t saidyes yet,” Nichols stated.“That means we simplyhave to keep putting thepressure on her. But, ourconversations now will be

primarily with ministerialstaff.”Does this mean the dis-

trict will simply keep goingback to the ministry askingfor approval over andover?“Well, pretty much,” said

the mayor. “We keep goingback and back. We willhave to continue our workwith Walter Energy ofcourse.”The two expansions in

question would bring theWillow Creek mine, andsections of the WestFraser/Chetwynd ForestIndustries (CFI) mill intothe town’s boundary.“District Council has

determined that certainproperties associated withthe Willow Creek minewere meant to be includedin district boundaries whena satellite boundary exten-sion was approved in 1996,however, these wereexcluded in error,” a Nov.23, 2012 District memonoted. Before the curtailment of

operations at the WillowCreek mine, it was expect-ed to bring in $350,000 innew tax revenue for thetown. That’s about$250,000 more in taxes thanthe mine’s owner, WalterEnergy, currently pays to

the province.Whether that number

had changed with the cut-backs at the mine could notbe confirmed by press time.Despite the cutbacks at

Willow Creek announcedthe last spring, the minestill operates a processingplant that washes coal fromthe Brule mine, 45 milessouth of Chetwynd, and,has a minimal staff of 40still in the pit, according tocompany spokesmen.The West Fraser/CFI mill

boundary expansion,which is designed to makeroom for a plannedBiomass energy generationfacility, was expected tocontribute an additional$15,000 - $20,000 to themunicipal tax base.

According to District ofChetwynd ChiefAdministrative OfficerDoug Fleming, WalterEnergy’s support for theexpansion offered lastDecember was welcomed.The company said itwished to support theirhost community.Now, with the company

seeingly backing awayfrom the deal, the districthas vowed to continueworking with Walter on theexpansion.“Put yourself in Walter's

position,” mayor Nicholsexplained. “How wouldyou like to pay more taxes? Idon’t think it's a big thing inthe overall picture of a cor-poration. But, it's still a fac-tor and I understand that.”

The initial supportoffered for the boundaryexpansion by WalterEnergy, was given by thelocal manager, Nicholsadded, and he believes thevice-president of the com-pany’s Canadian opera-tions is still “not rabidlyopposed to it.” But, “he answers of

course to his corporateheadquarters in Alabama,”Nichols said. “We're not naive, we

know they are not going tosay hey we are glad to [paymore taxes]. The best thingthat we would like to hopefor of course is, [for them tosay] we're not going tostand in your way. We'lljust have to keep workingon it. It's a work inprogress.”At this time, it’s hard to

predict when and if the

boundary expansion effortswill be approved.On the West Fraser side,

plans seem to be movingahead on the Biomasspower generation plant.The plant is expected togenerate 12-megawatts ofenergy for the provincialpower grid and wasplanned in response to a2010 BC Hydro request tobusinesses in the provinceto produce Bioenergy.The energy program is

designed to facilitate BCHydro’s acquisition ofclean, renewable and cost-effective energy.West Fraser expects the

Biomass plant to be opera-tional by 2014. It will create an estimated

20 construction jobs and 13direct jobs for fuel supply,operating and mainte-nance.

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“...we simplyhave to keep

putting pressureon her.”

The sad and sickeningSenate scandal is no longerabout Mike Duffy, PamelaWallin, Patrick Brazeauand the public moneythese fallen Conservativestars wrongly took. It isabout Prime MinisterStephen Harper. It is abouthow he personallyresponded to the misdeedsin the red-carpeted Senate

chamber. It is about hisassurances to Canadiansafterwards. And it is aboutwhat he will do to set theSenate right. WhenCanadians have all theinformation in these keyareas, they will know ifthey still want him to bethe leader of this country.It's that basic. It's that seri-ous. There's no doubt thatearlier this year, Harper'sformer chief of staff, NigelWright, secretly wroteDuffy a cheque for $90,172to repay the senator'simproperly claimedexpenses. According to the

RCMP, Duffy's acceptanceof this money runs con-trary to the Criminal Code.And certainly there's anethical problem. Peopleshould not give gifts to apolitician because of theobvious possibility that itcan be done for politicalends - and to the detrimentof the political systemitself. From the moment the

payment to Duffy becamewidely known, Harper hasdenied having anyinvolvement in the transac-tion. Moreover, he says hewas unaware of what

Wright was doing. As thenews of Senate misbehav-iour pours out like effluentfrom a broken sewer pipe,Canadians are looking tosee Harper's account ofevents confirmed. Let's agree the behaviour

of this senatorial trio is agalling confirmation toordinary citizens that thenation's political elites toooften and too willingly takeadvantage of them. Afteraudits of their expenseclaims, Brazeau, Duffy andWallin collectively repaidabout $277,000 to the gov-ernment.

That was money towhich they were not enti-tled, despite their loudprotestations of innocenceand unconvincing excuses.Duffy incorrectly declaredhis main residence to be hisPrince Edward Island sum-mer home, so that he couldclaim living expenses forthe Ottawa home that was,in reality, his principalabode for decades.Canadians have a right tobe furious about this. And yet, while most of

us know of a homeimprovement we couldmake or a vacation we

could take with a fractionof the dollars those threesenators claimed, it's alsotrue that, in today's terms,$277,000 isn't a hugeamount of money. It is, forinstance, a molehill besidethe $1.1 billion mountainof public cash the OntarioLiberals will waste becauseof their politically-motivat-ed decision to cancel twogas plants. What makes the Senate

scandal of national impor-tance is the involvement ofthe Prime Minister's Officeand the finger pointing at

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YOUR VIEWSThe cost of freedom isthe willingness to fightTo the Editor:After attending the

meeting of the Rural direc-tors of the PRRD inDawson Creek on October17 I was appalled at a cer-tain two persons, one inparticular. A Mr. FredBanam. He seems to fancyhimself as a legal advisorto the board of directors. Itseems to me that he is notso much as advisor butrather a trouble makerwho knows nothing aboutthe basic documents ofland ownership, “the LandGrant Patent.”This is the document

that contains the condi-tions or terms of yourownership of land title onyour private property Noperson or governmentofficial has authority toalter it from the originalLand Grand Patent anyother terms or conditionsof that document to anyfuture purchases of he saidproperty.The courts of Ontario

have in every case upheldthe terms of the LandGrant Patent in favor ofthe landowners versus thecounties, municipalitiesand provincial govern-ment. So the precedent hasbeen set by the courts. The regional govern-

ments of B.C. and some

other provinces have beenable to get away withthese breaches of the LandGrant Patent simplybecause they have notbeen challenged. Mostpeople automaticallyassume that these breach-es of property rights are alllegal because someone inauthority said so. That iswhat happened in Ontariotill finally they placed thestraw that broke thecamel's back. The peopleunited and fought backand they won the fight.The cost of freedom is thewillingness to fight for itand never let your guarddown. I would like to thank the

rural directors for theirunanimous decision torescind the bylaw. Thisdoes not end the problembecause MunicipalDirectors will make thefinal decision. Soundsquite convenient, doesn'tit? City officials makingdecisions for farmers.They simply want to cramit down your throat, legalor not. If the PRRD is try-ing to alienate themselvesfrom the people they arecertainly doing a good jobof it.

Jim Ross Chetwynd

To the Editor:Presented with the

opportunity to lay out anagenda to address the ris-ing anxieties of the middleclass, what did theConservative governmentdo? Blow the opportunityand show how out-of-touch they have grownwith Canadians.Canadians are cynical.

They are disappointedwhen the governmentsays it is committed toaccountability and trans-parency, but has lost fivecaucus members to scan-dal. Of those, SenatorsMike Duffy, PamelaWallin and PatrickBrazeau were all appoint-ed by the Prime Minister.What does that say abouthis judgement and theexample he is setting?Faced with political

problems, the Tories areresponding the only waythey know how, withpolitical solutions. Butnone of it helps our strug-gling middle class.Despite all our progress,

middle-class families havenot had a real raise indecades. As incomes havestagnated while costshave risen, families havetaken on more and moredebt. As a share of dispos-able income, they nowhave more debt than fami-lies in the United States.Parents are worried thatno matter how hard theywork, they will not be ableto give their children thesame opportunities theirparents gave to them.The Conservatives claim

leadership on the econo-my, but what are theirresults? Prime Minister

Harper has the worstrecord on growth of anyprime minister since R.B.Bennett in the depths ofthe Great Depression. Tenconsecutive budget sur-pluses have turned intoseven consecutive deficits.Our national debt has bal-looned more than $150 bil-lion in just eight years.Too many workers areunemployed or can onlyfind part-time positions.Youth underemploymentis persistently high, scar-ring the next generation asthey start their careers.The Conservatives are

so disconnected thatinstead of addressingthese challenges, theyused the opening of a newsession of Parliament tothrow Canadians a fewbaubles to try to buy themoff with their own money.

Perhaps we shouldn’t besurprised. This is a partywhose primary economicmessage is “It could beworse. Be happy that youdon’t live in Spain.” Theytell Canadians that expect-ing more from their lead-ers and themselves is awaste of time, naïve even.And their sole response tothe most pressing eco-nomic and social issuesfacing Canadians withpolitical gamesmanshipand gimmicks.That kind of defeatism

has no place in Canada.We need to restore hopeand opportunity, not settlefor mediocrity.

Yours sincerely, Hon. Dominic LeBlanc,

P.C., M.P.Liberal Party of Canada

House Leader

Conservatives not addressing middle class

Harper himself. This week, a com-bative Duffy said Harper told himto repay his expenses. That's hardlyheadline news. Harper has said thesame thing for months and repeat-ed the assertion on Wednesday inthe House of Commons. As we seeit, Harper was right to give Duffythis order. But opposition politicians are

casting doubts on Harper's asser-tion that he had no part in or

knowledge of the payment toDuffy. If Duffy has evidence thatwill shed light on this matter, heshould make it public immediately.As for Harper, his unchanging posi-tion on the cheque to Duffy leaveshim no wiggle room. He has givenus all his word and we will holdhim to it. Canadians will wait and expect

that the truth will all come out. TheRCMP is investigating the threesenators and we trust the police willget to the bottom of this. In the

meantime, the prime ministershould explain how he couldappoint Duffy as a P.E.I. senatorwhen it was clear that Duffy did notmeet the basic requirement of resid-ing in that province. In addition, theprime minister should announceplans to clarify and tighten the resi-dency rules for senators. Perhapsthis could kick-start the Senatereform Harper has so long advocat-ed. The Senate's mess has landed onthe prime minister's desk. It is imperative that he clean it up.

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Mayor concernedabout "downloading"of responsibilities forsafety inspections to

local officialsBY MIKE CARTERChetwynd Echo

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CHETWYND – TheDistrict of Chetwynd hasvoiced it’s concernrecently about what itviews as a “download-ing” of provincial respon-sibility for safety inspec-tions of major industries.Chetwynd’s representa-

tives at the Union ofBritish ColumbiaMunicipalities (UBCM)first brought the issueforward during the smalltalk forum, which isdesigned to allow achance for communitieswith a population ofunder 5,000 to discusscommon issues. The provincial govern-

ment has yet to respondto these concerns, butthey were on hand atUBCM to listen to whatthe District ofChetwynd’s representa-tives had to say about theissue. The concern, Mayor

Nichols explains, comesfrom a concern aboutwhether our local emer-gency coordinator or hisassistants should betasked with doing safetyinspections, includingthose on major industrialbuildings, when theymay or may not have the

expertise to recognize allpossible dangers.In the September 20

edition of the mayor ’sreport, Nichols pointed tothe problem, saying thereexists “what we perceiveas a downloading ofprovincial responsibilityfor safety inspections ofmajor industries.” He added that this is “a

circumstance affecting allmunicipalities, but hav-ing particular importancefor smaller communitieswith limited capacity toundertake such detailed,technical inspections.”In an interview after the

UBCM conference, mayorNichols elaborated on theissue.“This applies to all

communities as I under-stand it, but it affects usparticularly seriously in

that, the [provincial gov-ernment] is attempting torequire the communitiesto take responsibility forthe safety inspections ofmajor industries.”“Put yourself in in the

shoes of our [local emer-gency coordinator] andsay, OK, you’ve got theresponsibility to inspectWest Fraser,” Nicholssaid. “I am not saying he

can’t do it. Maybe hedoes have the particularskills necessary to gothrough West Fraser andrecognize the hazardsthat he is walking over orunder, or beside, andpoint them out. Butmaybe he doesn't. Shouldthat be his jurisdiction?We say no. So, we raisedthis [concern].”Nichols said all munici-

palities of similar size toChetwynd are doing thesame thing when it comesto safety inspections ofmajor industries, and thatis, using the people theyhave locally to the best oftheir abilities to ensureindustry conducts safeoperations within theircommunities. “Councillor Ernest

Pfanner and I spoke to it.The representatives of the[provincial government]were there and theyheard us very well.”

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Chetwynd SecondarySchool’s Me to We group,fresh off their trip to WeDay Vancouver 2013, isstriving to change theworld around them at boththe global and local levels,with a number of initia-tives to battle hunger inthe Chetwynd area andaneffort to improve educa-tion in the African nationof Sierra Leone. Me to We groups are

backed by Free theChildren, an organizationstarted by two Canadianbrothers, Craig and MarcKielburger. Within schoolsacross Canada, thesegroups vow to undertakeat least one local and oneglobal action throughoutthe year to change theworld.This year, Free the

Children has chosen tofocus on education as a pil-

lar to sustainable develop-ment, promptingChetwynd SecondarySchool (CSS) students tobegin a yearlong “WeCreate Change” campaignto collect money that willgo towards building aschoolhouse in SierraLeone. Each $20 collectedwill buy one brick.The campaign, which

starts this month, will seethe student led groupplace coin collection boxesaround town. At the local level, the

group has many cam-paigns planned to battlehunger. The first of whichis the “We Scare Hunger”campaign that began lastweek with the Chetwyndand District RecreationCentre’s zombie walk.“We had participants

bring a food item to gainentrance and participate inthe zombie walk,” CSS Meto We leader, teacherKatelyn McNeiceexplained.

In addition, the grouphas placed donation binsat CSS, IGA, the BargainShop and Supervalu thisweek. Non-perishable items

will be collected until Nov.5. All donations will begiven to the TansiFriendship Centre FoodBank.Last month, from Oct. 16

– 19, the CSS Me to Wegroup was able to coordi-nate with students fromDawson Creek to travel toVancouver to take in WeDay 2013. Kayla Sanford, a student

at CSS and Me to Wegroup member, said it wasone of the most empower-ing and inspiring eventsshe had ever been to.“It really pumps you up

for a year of action byreminding you not only ofwhat one person is capableof, but what you’refundraising and raisingawareness for,” Sanfordsaid.

“There were a lot ofspeakers who were my ageor younger, which madethe experience extremelyrelatable. The KenyanBoys Choir and [blind bul-lying activist] Molly Burkemoved me to tears.”The event also featured

appearances by MartinLuther King III, formersecretary-general of theUnited Nations KofiAnnan, Canadian senatorRomeo Dallaire, CanadianSaulteau actor AdamBeech (Windtalkers, ArticAir), Hedley, Down WithWebster and AvrilLavigne.“One thing that I learned

at We Day that’s reallystayed in my mind is that alot of children in develop-ing nations don’t knowhow old they are or whentheir birthday is,” Sanfordadded. “We take for grant-ed not only the things youneed for survival like foodand water, but the smallthings like the ability to

celebrate the day we wereborn.“After We Day, you

know you have the powerto change the world; everyaction can have an impact.You feel very good aboutwhat you’re doing and

you know that the samepositivity is spreadingthroughout the communi-ty.”After taking in the

events at We Day, CSS stu-


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Kofi Annan was among the manycelebrities that attended this year’sWe Day celebrations in Vancouver.

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Chetwynd MayorMerlin Nichols(seated) declaresNov. 5 -11 asVeterans Week.Nichols is joinedby Bob Shirley,Ralph Parker andKaren Buckleyfrom the ChetwyndRoyal CanadianLegion, Branch#258.

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YOUNGSTERS HITTHE ICE THISMONTH

Chetwynd and DistrictMinor Hockey AssociationPre-Novice action getsunderway this month witha game on Nov. 9 and ahome tournament comingup for the weekend ofNov. 23-24.On Nov. 9 the team takes

on Hudson’s Hope at therecreation centre arena.The team invites the com-munity to come down andcheer on our youngesthockey players as theyparticipate in their firstgame of the season.There is no cost to enter

and a 50/50 draw will beheld that could makecheering on your Giants aprofitable endeavor. On the weekend of Nov.

23-24, the pre-noviceGiants will host otherteams throughout theregion for their annualhome tournament. Thegame schedule will beposted at the arena. The Giants team this

season is made up of 15children under the age ofseven, many who are play-ing the game for the firsttime. Hockey Canada devel-

oped the Initiation(PreNovice) program tomake children’s first con-tact with hockey a safe

and positive experience.It’s structured, learn-to-play hockey program isdesigned to introducebeginners to the game’sbasic skills. It enables participants to

become contributingmembers of a team effort,develop self-confidenceand experience a sense ofpersonal achievement.These goals are achievedin an atmosphere of funand fair play.

CHETWYND 3NVMIDGET GIANTS

SUFFER FIRST LOSS OFTHE SEASON

The Chetwynd 3Nations Ventures MidgetGiants suffered their firstloss of the exhibition sea-son this past weekend atthe hands of the DawsonCreek Midget Canucks. The Giants struck first

early in the second periodon a goal from LiamBeattie, but the lead didn’tlast long. The Dawson Creek

Midget Canucks respond-ed with five unansweredgoals to win what was apenalty filled affair, 5-1. Beattie now has 8 goals

in 4 exhibition games forthe Giants. All Peace Hockey

League regular seasonaction begins for theGiants Friday, November3 in Fairview, Alberta. The Black and Red will

have their first home gameNov. 22, versus theirnewly minted rival, theDawson Creek MidgetCanucks. The team has 16 games

in total for the regular sea-son schedule, with the firsthalf of the season spentmostly on the road, asidefrom the Nov. 22, Dec. 14,

and Dec. 15 home games. The season will end with

a five game home stand,beginning Feb. 1 and end-ing with the last game ofthe season, Feb. 16.The Chetwynd 3NV

Giants have moved up toTier 1 competition for the2013-14 season. The Giantswill compete againstteams from Fairview,Grande Prairie, PeaceRiver and Dawson Creek.

NORTHLANDDODGE NORTHERNFEMALE COUGARS

TAKE ON DEFENDINGCHAMPION FRASERVALLEY PHANTOMSThe Northland Dodge

Female Midget AAACougars, featuring theChetwynd trio of MarissaNichol, Alyssa Young andHunter Mosher, faced atough challenge this pastweekend with threegames versus the unde-feated, defending leaguechampions, the FraserValley Phantoms. Game 1 Friday night

was scoreless after a fastpaced end-to-end firstperiod. The second period saw

the Phantoms execute atwo on one break perfect-ly, ending with the leaguesleading scorer, MackenzieWong, riffling a shot overthe shoulder of Cougarsgoalie Kelsey Roberts. The Phantoms added

another goal late in thesecond period to pad theirlead 2-0 after 40 minutesof play. The Northern Cougars

came out in the 3rd periodflying but couldn't findany flaws in the Phantomsgoalie, firing 16 shots andcoming up short after 60minutes, losing game one

2-0. Game two proved to be

an even faster pacedgame. After two scoreless peri-

ods, the Cougars justcouldn't get a break in theoffensive zone. Halfwaythrough the third, thePhantoms Chelsea Wilsontipped in a pass, beatingCougars goalie AveryQuirring. With only 10 minutes

left in the final frame, theCougars, had fired over 30shots on net, and finallycaught a break with thetying goal by Ava Keiswho battled behind thenet and wrapped the puckin at the 4-minute mark.Game two ended as a 1-

1 tie, marking the first

time this season that thePhantoms failed to pickup two points. Game three brought

more of the same fast paceaction witnessed in thetwo games previous.Scoring chances wereabundant at both ends ofthe ice, which forcedCougars goalie KelseyRoberts and Phantomsgoalie Morgan Symingtonto make several big savesfor their teams. After a scoreless first

period, the Phantomsbroke loose withMackenzie Wong comingout of the penalty boxbehind the Cougarsdefense to receive a breakaway pass. Wong fired a shot over

the shoulder of KelseyRoberts, to give thePhantoms the 1-0 at the10-minute mark of the sec-ond period.The Cougars again bat-

tled back and Tessa Hare,receiving a pass fromMegan Hickey in the slot,fired a quick snap shotpast the glove hand of thePhantoms goalie to tie thegame at the 5:23 mark ofthe second period. Both teams battled with

end-to-end action for thebalance of the second peri-od. In the third, neither team

could beat the two hotgoalies. Final score was 1-1,

bringing in another pointfor Northern Cougars.


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LPES showcases21st Century skillswith a Potato Fest


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held its third and most successfulExhibition of Learning last week, hostinga “Potato Fest” to showcase projects stu-dents had been working on in connectionwith their plot at the nearby communitygardens. Students planted and harvested pota-

toes, turning gardening into an educa-tional activity through enquiry-basedlearning projects based on their spuds. The projects had a heavy, hands-on

focus, allowing the students to developimportant 21st Century skills such ascommunication, teamwork, time man-agement, problem solving, leadership,creativity and organization.The potato festival provided kids a

chance to showcase what they’ve learned

while carrying out the projects.The projects were unique, bringing

learning into real life by asking studentsto begin with “essential questions” whichform the basis of their projects.Students, for example, learned about

how a restaurant is set up, what goes onin the kitchen and how food is producedfrom the garden to the plate. Studentsalso practiced math skills by buildingmodel greenhouses complete to scalewith precise measurements.They were asked to explain what they

learned, and how they did their project.This displayed the benefits of the enquirybased learning approach as a more handson style of learning that allows kids tocollect knowledge of the world aroundthem through trial and error in theprocess of investigating their essentialquestions.

LPES’ Potatofest was the most successful exhibition of learning yet.Photo submitted

Please see "VISION," page 11

11Chetwy nd Echo Friday, November 1, 2013

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“A really big part of what we'redoing is trying to engrain the 21stcentury skills into our students sothat they become good citizens andare able to be successful in life,”principal Margot McKinleyexplained in an interview withPeace FM’s Becki Korhonen. “This has been our third exhibi-

tion of learning and every time wehave an exhibition of learning it gets

more and more successful. The kidsjust get more comfortable with it,they know the process, they knowthe 21st century skills so it’s gettingeasier.”Little Prairie Elementary is in the

process of developing an outdoorclassroom for students at the com-munity gardens. This was the first ofmany projects to come out of theircollaboration with the Chetwyndcommunity gardens, located nextdoor to the school.

“The vision is to create an outdoorclassroom that promotes self-care,healthy community connections andan awareness of global issuesthrough the production of food,” astatement released by the schoolsaid.The school has purchased a 30x40

foot greenhouse at their communitygardens plot. In the future, theschool hopes to have grow beds, toolsheds and an array of other gardensupplies.


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The students dressed astheir favorite characterand celebrated theauthors books with artactivities, games, literacyactivities and were read toby special guests, FayeAlseson, Sorene Kampen,Donna Ludlow, MarcieFofonoff and Angele Cole.

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dents were able to givesome of their time to cookand serve a meal at theSalvation Army BelkinHouse in downtownVancouver.“[That] was a highlight

for me because I saw thekids step up to the plateand take on all of the taskswith enthusiasm,” teacherKatelyn McNeiceexplained.“They showed amazing

respect for the clients andsat down to eat and chatwith them. The clientswere happy to see theenergy of the kids andwere interested in ourgroup and what we do. Allof the students left with asense of accomplishmentand a renewed apprecia-tion for the privileges wehave.”Sanford couldn’t agree

more.“My favourite part of

the trip was volunteeringat the Salvation Armysoup kitchen. It felt reallygreat to put our empower-ment after We Day to good

use. After helping preparethe food, I was one of themany who helped serve it.The whole time I had asmile on my face becauseit just felt like the rightthing to do.”Partial funding came

from the groups winningpresentation at the“Hungry for Your Ideas”community dinner grant,earning them $500.The dinners are set up to

provide one-time grants tocommunity led, grass rootinitiatives. After groupshave a chance to presenttheir ideas at the dinner,those in attendance voteon who they think shouldwin. Admission is $5.There is one more“Hungry For Your Ideas”dinner scheduled for Nov.24. Proposals for ideas have

to be received by 4:00 p.m.on the Thursday prior tothe meal, and can be sentto Marcie Fofonoff,Community ConnectionsProject Manager forSchool District 59.Fofonoff can be reached at:[email protected].


Putting We Dayto good use

request forward for sup-port at the electoral areadirectors committee whereshe received unanimousapproval to help preservethis heritage building,”Peace River RegionalDistrict chair, KarenGoodings said. “Heritage and history

are important aspects inthis area and it is impor-tant to protect our past forthe future.”A local contractor and a

structural engineering firmspecializing in the restora-tion of older-style build-ings carried out at leasttwo examinations of themuseumn before themoney was handed over.This resulted in the discov-ery of an array of seriousstructural problems.Construction work will

begin in the spring, weath-er permitting, and as thenorthern climate willallow.“We at the regional dis-

trict recognize the impor-tance of preserving ourheritage,” electoral area“E” director JerrilynSchembri said in an emailto the Chetwynd Echo.“What the Little Prairie

Heritage Museum holds isa record of who and whatthe people of theChetwynd area were, andare today. Sadly, manytimes we lose these treas-ures. Not by fire, flood ofwillful destruction but, bysimple neglect. I am appre-ciative of the work theLittle Prairie HeritageSociety is doing, workingto preserve items and havea place to display them.”

In February of 2013, itbecame apparent to thesociety that the museum,originally a general storeand post office in thedowntown area duringChetwynd’s humblebeginnings, was “in seri-ous need of repairs fromtop to bottom.” In the basement, a rust-

ing jack-post stood in acorner, doing what it couldto secure a building that

was sinking above it, need-ing extensive repairs to itsfootings and a pony wall tocorrect the sagging andpartial collapse of the exist-ing basement wall. Outside, the deck that

was built with non-pres-sure treated lumber wasrotted and leaned to oneside. The entire deck waseventually removed.Repairs to the fascia,

rafters and false front onthe roofline needed to bedone to prevent morewater damage to the insidethe museum.Two upstairs windows

needed to be replaced anda vent will be needed to beinstalled to prevent mold. The costs of the repairs

were originally estimatedat $100,028.“Last spring the group

came looking for funds,”

PRRD electoral area “E”director Schembriexplained. “The electoralarea directors discussedthe proposal and decidedto first release funds to getan engineer’s reportdone.”In August, a structural

engineering company,Herold EngineeringLimited based in Nanaimo,was sought to further

study the buildings struc-tural integrity. The firmspecializes in the restora-tion of historical buildings.The engineering report

produced the revised costprojections, leading to the$103,808 from the PRRD.To accompany the much-

needed improvements tothe building, the society iscontemplating several"face lift" projects to themuseums interior and

exterior design. This includes, installing

a new water system to cutdown on operational costs,a cleaning out of the officearea, the removal of allmoldy carpeting, repaint-ing of the inside, new light-ing, building new picnictables and purchasingsandwich board advertis-ing to be placed aroundtown.

Lots of "junk" has beentaken off site already overthe summer.“There was three trailer

loads of junk that wastaken out and that didn'tinclude the decking," Shawsaid. “Unfortunately,somebody in their wis-dom, or lack thereof,decided just to throw thegarbage on the backside soyou couldn't see it from theroad. It's a whole lot better

than it used to be.”A planning meeting to

come up with a shortterm/long term plan willbe held in the near future.This is designed for thesociety to come up withways for people to use themuseum. “It's best to have some

ideas for what we want toput [operational] moneytowards,” Shaw added.

“For example, if we want-ed to look at having out-door functions, we'regoing to need to make surewe have tables and chairsand canopies and thingslike that.”Looking forward to the

future, the group will soonbe beginning a search for amuseum curator. “Ultimately we have to

look at getting some sus-tainability,” Shawexplained. “I would love tohave some retired personthat wants to go and runthe museum, that wouldbe perfect. Somebody thatwants to talk about the his-tory etc.”The group will under-

take some social mediamarketing strategies overthe coming year.The Little Prairie

Heritage Society AnnualGeneral Meeting will beheld Nov. 25. LPHS isalways interested in wel-coming new members orvolunteers to their ranks.The museum has been

operating since 1987 and isopen to the public duringthe months of July andAugust. “Though small, it is part

of the bigger picture withinBC and Canada,” thegroup said in a writtenstatement released thisweek. “It holds our relics and

memories of the past for allto make that connection totheir heritage. Museumscan let people look at thepast of a community andits citizens. We very muchwant our museum to con-tinue to be available to thepublic and with the help ofthe PRRD’s funding, wecan achieve this goal.”

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Majority of B.C. residentsbelieve in the supernatural

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VANCOUVER — Inthe spirit of theHalloween season,Insights West conductedan online poll of 838British Columbians andfound that a significantnumber of adults believein the supernatural.The majority of British

Columbia residentsbelieve in an afterlife ofsome shape or form (31per cent believe com-pletely, and 29 per centbelieve somewhat), andangels (54 per cent),while nearly half believein ghosts (48 per cent) orhaunted places (48 percent). Fewer, but still asignificant numberbelieve that spirits ofdeceased people cancome back as ghosts (41per cent), and a similarnumber believe in theDevil or Satan (37 percent), or demonic spirits(36 per cent). Women, on average, are

about 12 per cent morelikely to believe in super-natural entities than menare, particularly in angels(63 per cent, vs. 44 percent of men) and an after-life (67 per cent, vs. 51per cent of men). Thosebetween the ages of 35 to54 are also more likely tobelieve (average of 53 percent for all items), whileboth younger (18 to 34)and older (55+) groupstend to be more skeptical(average of 45 per centand 40 per cent believe,respectively).Perhaps even more

shocking is the numberwho say that they haveactually experienced var-ious forms of ghostlyphenomenon. A small,but surprisingly largenumber have experi-enced some form ofhaunting (19 per cent),seen a spirit of adeceased individual (12per cent) or a ghost ofany kind (12 per cent). Asmaller number (8 percent) claim to have seenan angel. And in the spirit of the

Halloween season, wefound that 73 per cent ofBritish Columbia resi-dents celebrateHalloween in some shapeor form. The most popu-lar activity by far is hand-ing out candy to kids,where 80 per cent of

those who celebrateHalloween participate,followed by 67 per centwho carve pumpkins.Just over half (52 percent) decorate theirhome, while just overtwo-in-five attend orthrow parties (44 percent).“My team was quite

surprised about howhigh the numbers were inthis particular poll,” saysSteve Mossop, Presidentof Insights West. “Itshows that Halloweenfun is widely participat-ed in — but the founda-tions of it exist in theminds of the majority ofthe population.”Results are based on an

online study conductedOctober 23-27 2013,among 838 BritishColumbians aged 18+who are Your Insightspanel members.YourInsights.ca isInsights West's in-houseaccess panel offering on-demand samples for bothclients and research sup-pliers looking forWestern Canadian popu-lations. The data hasbeen statistically weight-ed according to Canadiancensus figures for BC forage, gender and region.Results have a margin oferror of +/-3.4 percent-age points, 19 times outof 20.

Womenmore likelyto believe:particularlyin angels

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With great sadness we have lost our son, brother,uncle and friend to so many, Michael RobertCreighton. Mike passed away September 24,2013. Mike leaves behind his mom Marguerite,stepdad Ted Lund, brothers; Andrew (Tia) andNorman, sisters; Jo-Ann Creighton and KarynMcCallister (Bill), stepsister Roxanne (Richard),stepbrothers; Daryl (Ann), John (Dottie), andGreg (Julie), also many nieces, nephews, onegreat nephew, uncles, aunts and cousins. Specialthanks to all the people of Port Coquitlam,Chetwynd andMerritt that had touchedMichaelin his journey through life and most recently, hiscousin Pat and his employer, Arnica Landscap-ing (Saxton and Steve). Mike was predeceasedby his Dad Neil and brother Jimmy.Michael never judged anyone and was there tohelp and encourage people from all walks of lifeeven though he had many struggles of his ownlife with health problems since he was young.Mike was an incredible athlete in high schooland won many awards in track, soccer andwrestling. Mike enjoyed sports and coachedsoccer for 20 plus years in Chetwynd, and quiteoften used his own finances to support soccer togive the kids a chance to play, also for provincialsgames. He also helped out with the swim clubfrom 1991 to 1995. Mike’s motto was, “It’s nothow well you can play the game -- it’s are youhaving FUN playing the game?” Mike’sgreatest wish was for all children to have equalopportunities.A celebration of life was held on Oct.12/2013 inMerritt, B.C.Donations can be made in Mike’s name to theJimmy Creighton Scholarship Fund at Terry FoxSchool, 1260 Riverwood Gate, Port Coquitlam,B.C. V3B 7S5.If you wish to express your condolances, they can be

sent to merrittfuneralchapel.com

MichaelRobert

Creighton(SOCCER MIKE)June 27, 1962 -

September 24, 2013

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QUESNEL/HOUSTON– Four hundred and thirtyfour millworkers acrossnorthern B.C. lost their jobsThursday with many moreindirect jobs likely to beaffected. The losses are spread

between Quesnel, whereCanfor is closing asawmill, affecting 209workers, and Houston,where West Fraser is clos-ing its sawmill, affecting225 workers. The two companies

made the joint announce-ment together Thursdayafternoon and alsoexplained how they hadtraded timber harvestingrights in order to keep theirother local operationsviable. Canfor's flagship mill in

Houston will be spared aswill West Fraser's largemill in Quesnel, say seniorcompany officials. Canforis handing over the rightsto cut 435,821 cubic metresof timber in the Quesneland Lakes Timber SupplyAreas in exchange for324,500 cubic metres in theMorice TSA from WestFraser. The swap of treesmeans both companies willnow have ample fiber neartheir surviving mills. The reason for the clo-

sures and timber tradeswere, both companiesagreed, linked to the effectsof the mountain pine bee-tle. There wasn't enoughwood left for all four millsto operate, so each firmpicked one to shut down. "Quesnel is the last

mountain pine beetle-relat-

ed closure Canfor willhave to take," said CanforCEO Don Kayne. "Ourfibre supply for our otherfacilities is strong andCanfor will continue to bea leading solid wood man-ufacturer in BritishColumbia." West Fraser boss Ted

Seraphim said the Canfordeal will also stabilize thecompany's operations else-where in this region. It willallow for the rebuild ofsawmills in 100 MileHouse and Smithers to goalong with the recentrebuild of its Chetwynd

sawmill and moderniza-tion of its Williams Lakeplaner mill. Two proposedbioenergy plants will alsohave their bottom lineimproved. "The mountain pine bee-

tle devastation has andwill continue to underminethe availability of mer-chantable timber in theinterior of B.C.," Seraphimsaid. "The shutdown of ourHouston mill has been adifficult decision and wewill work closely with theaffected employees to sup-port them through thisprocess. Our first priority

is to explore opportunitiesto transition Houstonemployees to one of ourother operations and wewill provide assistance infinding new employment." Kayne echoed the labour

commitment. "I have committed that

every member of theQuesnel team that wishesto remain with our compa-ny will receive a job offer atanother Canfor facility," hesaid. "For those that choose to

remain in Quesnel, Canforwill work with our region-al competitors and otheremployers to find posi-tions for as many of ouremployees as possible.Labour demand in the for-est sector is high, and weare confident that we willable to place our employ-ees quickly." United Steelworkers

Union local presidentFrank Everitt was not com-forted by the offer ofpotential job shifting."They are simply makingdecisions based on timbersupply and when theymake those decisions,members get laid off andthey are out of work," saidEveritt. "We knew there would

be some curtailmentsdown the road - certainlywe weren't anticipatingshutting down so soon. Wedid know they were scram-bling for fiber supply espe-cially in the Quesnel area." The closures will take

place in the first half of2014: Canfor's closure inMarch and West Fraser'sclosure sometime in thesecond quarter.

More than 400 millworkers to be laid offSawmills in Quesneland Houston toclose spring of 2014

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What’s to be saidwhen it’s alldone and there

are no big current issuesflailing around in our busybrains and life and stuff ismoving on at a regularpace. Your District staffare winding up for theonslaught of winter (it’scoming) and windingdown the last strands ofsummer. What an ordi-nary day in District office!That’s not the whole

story, not by a truck dri-

ver’s boot. Behind thescenes thoughts are stew-ing, ideas are fermentingthat will burst out inmonths to come. Having just completed a

joint effort with TumblerRidge to host a CoalForum, the wheels arealready turning to spin outthe next Forum, this timein Chetwynd on October 8and 9, 2014. Letters ofinvitation will be postedover the next weeks toMinisters, Moguls, andminions (who actually dothe heavy lifting). As thetenth anniversary celebra-tion of the art of miningcoal in the North East, weintend this Forum to beremembered as the mostinformative, most inspir-

ing, and best attended ofthem all – which stillleaves room to growbeyond 2014.Coal mining as an art?

Most of us have walkedover the hills for genera-tions seeing only the rock,the water, the trees, and

the huckleberries. Thecoal miner sees the beautyof the coal waiting only tobe released by the skill ofthe miner. Coal miners asartists? A new thought.And speaking of

anniversaries, next Junewill see the tenth anniver-sary of the Invitational,International Chain SawCarving Contest. (You folkslive in a busy, visionary, cele-bratory community.)

I cringe at the thought ofthe amount of brain andbody energy (thankfully notfrom my limited store) thatwill be drained off into thiscelebration. Somethingspecial is coming to townand I can hardly wait toexperience it. This I know:your Chamber ofCommerce and yourEconomic DevelopmentOfficer and their staffs areapplying their fertileminds to make it the bestwhile still leaving spacefor future growth.This is true art, sculpture

at its most expressive. Theartist must have the eye ofa Michelangelo to visual-ize within the barky blocka thing of beauty waitingonly to be released in fullview of the astonished anddelighted spectators. Andthe barky block is a thingof beauty itself, created tobe admired.

You’ve already heardthat District Council votedto go ahead with the newDistrict Office – and whileI was away on otherDistrict business. That’sOK. I support the action.Now I am impatientlywaiting for the real actionto start when the frost isout of the ground in May.This office, too, will be awork of art. We want it toset a new standard forpublic construction inChetwynd which will spinoff to private construction. And as we wait, we hus-

tle. Work on the details ofSculpture, Forum andOffice goes quietly on.

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The Mayor’sReport

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

“And the barky block is a thingof beauty itself, created to be

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INVITATION TO TENDERSundance Lake Regional Park

The Peace River Regional District invites the submission of a bids from qualifiedindividuals or companies to supply maintenance and cleaning services at the SundanceLake Regional Park, located approximately 15 km east of the District of Chetwynd onHighway No. 97S.

A copy of the Tender and Contract document may be picked up during regular officehours at the Regional District office located at 1981 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, ordocuments may be obtained from the Regional District’ website:http://prrd.bc.ca/quick_links/contracts_tenders/index.php.

SEALED TENDERS clearly marked "Sundance Lake Regional Park Tender” will bereceived by the Peace River Regional District, Box 810, 1981 Alaska Avenue, DawsonCreek, BC V1G 4H8 until 2:00 p.m. local time on Friday, November 15, 2013.Tenders received after the specified time will be returned unopened to the bidder.

Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of experience, references, completeness ofproposal, price and other factors as determined by the Regional District.

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For further information please contact: Trish Morgan, Manager of Community Services at(T) (250) 784-3200, (F) (250) 784-3201 or [email protected].

INVITATION TO TENDERSundance Lake Regional Park

The Peace River Regional District invites the submission of bids fromqualified individuals or companies to supply maintenance and cleaningservices at the Sundance Lake Regional Park, located approximately 15 kmeast of the District of Chetwynd on Highway No. 97S.A copy of the Tender and Contract document may be picked up duringregular office hours at the Regional District office located at 1981 AlaskaAvenue, Dawson Creek, or documents may be obtained from the RegionalDistrictsʼ website: http://prrd.bc.ca/quick_links/contracts_tenders/index.php.SEALED TENDERS clearly marked "Sundance Lake Regional Park Tender”will be received by the Peace River Regional District, Box 810, 1981 AlaskaAvenue, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H8 until 2:00 p.m. local time on Friday,November 15, 2013. Tenders received after the specified time will be returnedunopened to the bidder.Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of experience, references,completeness of proposal, price and other factors as determined by theRegional District.The Regional District reserves the right to arbitrarily accept or reject any or allTenders and to waive irregularities at its own discretion. The lowest or anyTender will not necessarily be accepted and the Regional District reserves theright to negotiate terms and conditions with the successful bidder.For further information please contact: Trish Morgan, Manager of CommunityServices at (T) (250) 784-3200, (F) (250) 784-3201 or [email protected].

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