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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Innergex

Renewable Energy Incannounced Monday that ithas terminated its agree-ment with Finavera WindEnergy to acquire its 77MW Wildmare wind ener-gy project located in

Chetwynd.Despite the efforts of

both parties, several condi-tions of closing were notmet by the prescribed clos-ing date of September 30,2012. The Corporation consid-

ers each of these condi-tions to be essential to thesuccessful completion of

the project. After carefulconsideration, theCorporation has decidednot to extend the closingdate because it stronglybelieves that doing sowould not change the out-come within an acceptableperiod of time. Therefore,it has opted to terminatethe purchase and sale

agreement. No further information

was released.Finavera signed a bind-

ing Purchase and SaleAgreement back in Augustfor $22 million.The Wildmare Wind

Energy Project, located justoutside of Chetwynd, wasawarded a 25-year power

purchase agreement withB.C. Hydro and is at anadvanced stage of permit-ting. Wildmare is expected to

have a total installedcapacity of 77 MW, an esti-mated yearly energy out-put of 238,200 MWh,enough to power almost24,000 BC households, and

is expected to produce rev-enues of approximately$28 million in its first fullyear of operation. TheCorporation believes thatthis project, which is cur-rently in the permittingphase, should reach com-mercial operation in 2015,with construction lastingapproximately 15 months.

Innergex terminates purchase of Wildmare Wind

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Chetwynd Lions Clubhosted a fundraising infor-mation session for STARSAir Ambulance on Sept.27 at the Royal CanadianLegion Branch 258.The STARS air ambu-

lance serves the Chetywndarea and was hoping toraise enough money tosupport one trip for oneperson, costing about$5,400.With numerous contri-

butions made toChetwynd in the past-building and maintenanceof parks, support to fami-lies in need, to name a few– the STARS AirAmbulance cause seemedlike a good fit, said RolandFrederick, Lions ClubMember.“This event is another

initiative we feel stronglyabout since the STARS airambulance has been andcontinues to be importantto our community,” saidFrederick. Joan and Dale Willard

have been with the LionsClub for nearly 30 yearsand couldn’t be happier tosupport the STARS AirAmbulance fundraiser.So many people in

Chetwynd have receivedhelp on behalf of the Lion’sClub Joan said.“I remember when Lara

received help when she

had cancer.”Roland’s wife Lara expe-

rienced the Lion’s Clubsgenerosity when she hadcancer at 14. Now togeth-er they volunteer and seekout causes they deemworth fund raising.The STARS ambulance

fundraiser night includeda presentation, $100 giftcard draw, a 50-50 draw, apitch for recruiting LionsClub members, a silentauction and refreshmentsdonated by Super Valu.Glenda Farnden and

Greg Schmidt presentedthe STARS ambulance mis-sion and spoke to theChetwynd area.“They’ve been so won-

derful to embrace proj-ects,” said Farnden.

Farnden serves theGrande Prairie's and northBC region.STARS, a registered not

for profit charity averagesabout four missions perday across the west and isavailable 24/7. Besidespatient transport, theytravel to rural communi-ties, to provide educationabout their projects. In the27 years of STARS; exis-tence they have flownmore than 22,000 missions.They are the civilian

medical organization inCanada that has the blindvision goggles capability.“This allows us to fly at

night and turn night intoday with the night visiongoggles,” Farnden said“And more than 50 per

cent of our calls happen atnight.”STARS is internationally

recognized as a leader incritical care and they holdtheir own competitionwith each other andchoose one team of two torepresent stars internation-ally. This past year the Grand

Prairie team that won theinternal competition torepresent STARS. TheGrande Prairie team thenwon the international com-petition.Schmidt, base director

also spoke telling of vari-ous missions includingflood relief in Manitoba,and their newest equip-ment. This year STARSacquired their first all-

weather helicopter.Farnden explained the

250 km circle in northernBC where they can easilyfly missions without refu-eling. However their far-thest mission in BCoccurred last week inMicah Creek and showedthat staying within the cir-

cle is not always practical.“We are not limited with

this circle, as long as wehave provisions for fuel.It’s certainly well out ofthe circle. It just gives youan idea of our coverage,”

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REVISED COUNCILMEETING SCHEDULE

Please be advised that the District ofChetwyndʼs Regular Council meetingscheduled for October 1, 2012 has beencancelled. The next Regular Councilmeeting is scheduled for Monday,October 15, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. in theCouncil Chambers.

Members of the Public are invited toattend.

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Friday 5Sunny

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Is there anything LadyGaga can’t do? (Besideshold a concert in

Dawson Creek?) I’ll admit it…I’m a Gaga

fan. I’m by no means a full-fledged Little Monster, butI am a fan. I think she is an

excellent role model forteens as she enforces posi-tive messages against bul-lying, embracing who youare and now - body image.Last week the Poker Face

star admitted to sufferingboth from bulimia andanorexia since she was 15years old after recent“fuller” pictures (sherecently gained 25 pounds)of herself sparked somenasty comments. In response, she pub-

lished a pic-ture of herselfposing in abikini alongwith hera dm i s s i o nand is urgingfans to posttheir ownsnaps online aspart of her new BodyRevolution 2013 campaignin conjunction with herBorn This WayFoundation.

The drive,which urgesfans to "bebrave" andc e l e b r a t etheir "per-ceived flaws",has now wonthe backing

of a number ofcampaign groups, includ-ing America's NationalEating DisordersAssociation – and womenaround the world.

It’s so important for herto get her word out. Anddue to her popularity, Ihope the word will get outabout unrealistic beautystandards. As the mother of a

daughter, it’s this type ofmessage I pray makes itthrough to my daughter asshe grows up. As a parent,you can only say so muchbut after a certain age,friends’ opinions meanmuch more than mom and

dad’s and I hope the mes-sage they send amongsteach other is one of accept-ance, love and health. Iwish it was a message Ihad heard during myyouth.And here’s my very pub-

lic confession: I too suf-fered from anorexia duringmy college years. At 5’4” Iwent down to 110 lbs –

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It’s about encouraging acceptance, not obesity

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To the Editor:What an excellent tribute to a genuine

person. I am referring to GlendaGarbanewski. I enjoyed reading yourarticle because it described Glenda sowell. She was hardworking, proud andhonest with her thoughts and opinions.You see, both my girls had their first

paying jobs working the concession forGlenda and Henry. That was the bestexperience that they had. They bothcame away just loving Glenda. Sure shecame across as gruff and all business butshe made them smile.

They received good work ethics andlearned how to count back change! (Sorare these days) I personally got to knowher as well, just chatting with her whilewaiting to drive the girls home afterwork. I would always engage her in con-versations whenever she cam to IGA forhotdog buns. She would always manageto make me smile. And once in a while Icould get her to give me a glint of a smileas well. Glenda was the real dea – a realgem. We will all miss her dearly.

Angele, Amy and Elaine ColeChetwynd, BC

Excellent tribute to genuine person

Actually, Site C project is cleanTo the Editor:Re: Not so clean actually,

September 21, 2012I am writing to clarify

some statements that weremade in a recent letterabout the Site C CleanEnergy Project (Site C).Site C would produce

among the lowest green-house gas emissions(GHGs), per gigawatt hour,when compared to otherforms of electricity genera-tion. Preliminary studyresults indicate that Site Cwould produce significant-

ly less GHGs per gigawatthour than fossil fuelsources such as natural gas,diesel or coal. Emissionsfrom Site C would fallwithin the ranges expectedfor wind, geothermal andsolar energy sources.It is important to note

that Site C is being pro-posed to meet the futureelectricity needs of all BCHydro customer groups,including residential, com-mercial and industrial cus-tomers. Because BCHydro’s power system is

integrated, it does not pin-point a single resource,such as Site C, to a singlecustomer, such as an LNGproject. All BC Hydro cus-tomers — including resi-dential, commercial andindustrial — would bene-fit from the electricity gen-erated by Site C.More information is

available at bchy-dro.com/sitec.

Dave ConwayCommunity Relations

Manager, Site CBC Hydro

To the Editor: Canadians are feeling

the pinch. Families areearning less and inflationis increasing the cost ofeveryday essentials.Students are grapplingwith rising tuition ratesand have fewer opportu-nities for employmentwhen they graduate.Youth unemployment isat a historic high and stu-dent employment is atrecord lows.As Canadians adjust to

these economic realities,our debt-to-income ratiohas grown to 152%, muchhigher than the UnitedStates, and entire genera-tions of Canadians havelittle or no savings.

Most of us recognizethat income inequality is agrowing issue that is atthe heart of these chal-lenges. That is why theLiberal Party held adebate in Parliament on

addressing incomeinequality and put for-ward several practicalsteps we can take immedi-ately to reduce it.Specifically, we are callingon the government to:• roll back their recent

Employment InsurancePremium hike;• end their punitive

new claw-back ofEmployment Insurancebenefits;• make tax credits

refundable so that low-income Canadians are notexcluded;• adapt the Registered

Disability Savings Planfor sufferers of chronicdiseases, such as MultipleSclerosis; and• remove federal inter-

est charges from studentloans.What we are asking the

government to do is tofirst of all recognize thatthis is a problem, not con-

tinue to dismiss it. Income inequality is a

key issue for Canada. Wecannot assume that pros-perity will be fairlyshared and we cannottake prosperity itself forgranted. We have to avoidthe mistakes of theextreme right and theextreme left and we haveto come up with practicalproposals that will make adifference to ordinarypeople and ensure thatour prosperity is fairly,deeply and widelyshared.

Shared prosperity iswhat we strive for as acountry and ensuringequality of opportunityfor all Canadians is at thecore of what it means tobe a Liberal.

Yours sincerely, Bob Rae

Leader of the LiberalParty of Canada

Income equality must be addressed

which on my frame (when I look backnow) was horrid. I looked gaunt and sick.I survived on broth and sprite. I remem-ber saying no to dinner with friends. Iremember purposely starving. I remem-ber chasing an ideal that would neverwork for my body type. It was a battlethat was one of the hardest things I everfought and it’s a battle that continues to

this day and I hope and pray my daugh-ter never suffers the same.We all need to wake up to Gaga’s Body

Revolution 2013 and encourage ourdaughters (and sons) to be happy andhealthy. People’s bodies are different.And beauty is found in that diversity.It’s not encouraging obesity, it’s encour-

aging acceptance. “May we make our flaws famous and

thus redefine the heinous.” Lady Gaga

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Heritage 2 storey home on a fullbasement. The opportunities forthis property are endless. Wouldbe great for a home based busi-ness. Or could be developed foroffice space. It could also be asmall restaurant, sandwich shop,or tea house. Just think of thepossibilities.$229,000 MLS 138969

Over 26 acres with crown landto the north. Property features a3 + 2 bedroom full basementhome. Deck with aluminum rail-ing. Shingles replaced thisspring with 30 yr. shingles. 3 fullbaths- 2 up and 1 down. Base-ment entry under the carport. 24x 30 Garage/workshop nicelycompleted.$350,000 MLS 139051

Includes commercial and resi-dential on the same lot. Com-mercial is approximately 3000sq. ft. with a partial basement forstorage. 1000 square ft. house onthe rear of the property. Com-mercial could be divided into 2spaces. 2 access doors streetside.$275,000 MLS 136945

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BY LIZ BROWNChetwynd Echo

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CHETWYND/TONGA, SOUTH PACIFIC –There are perks to livingin the North; autumndisplays the beauty ofchanging leaves, coloursscattered across the

rolling hills for one. There are other bonus-

es to living in the north,but one con is the travelbarrier. Hundreds ofkilometres bridge thegap between Chetwyndand international air-ports such as Calgary orVancouver and connect-ing flights are available

from smaller airports ata three to four hourdrive and hopefully thePine Pass behaves.Spontaneous trips sel-dom occur, but thatdoesn’t keep Chetwyndresidents from travel-ling- just a little extraplanning is in order.Teachers in Chetwynd

are encouraging travelabroad experiences intheir students. Chetwynd Secondary

School recently touredEurope and this sum-mer students and teach-ers of Peace ChristianSchool (PCS) flew toTonga. They stayed onthe small island for 10

days helping build com-munity churches andprovided prescriptionglasses for Tongan resi-dents.A few PCS students

had traveled with fami-ly to the US or Mexico,before but had neverpaid to experiencepoverty abroad andwork in the heat of sum-mer. After their twoweek stay in Tonga, stu-dents said they returnedricher for the experi-ence.“I thought it was pret-

ty cool. I’d never beenoutside North Americaso it was cool to see thedifferent places and seethe ocean again and thedifferences of the place

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Here are the results forthe local contestants fromthe third rodeo this2012/2013 season it washeld in Dawson Creek, BC.

JUNIOR RESULTSSATURDAY

Barrels Kelsey Drinkall 5thKay McKone 7thJenna Drinkall 8thLannae Boyd 10thGirls Goat TyingKelsey Drinkall 1stJenna Drinkall 8thPolesLannae Boyd 2nd JUNIOR RESULTS SUNDAY

BarrelsKelsey Drinkall 4thKay McKone 8thLannae Boyd 9thGirls Goat Tying

Kelsey Drinkall 1stPolesLannae Boyd 6thKelsey Drinkall 10th

SENIOR RESULTSSATURDAY

BarrelsRylee Trenholm 5thMikayla Doucet 10thGirls Goat TyingRylee Trenholm 2ndPolesRylee Trenholm 1stSENIOR RESULTS SUNDAY

BarrelsRylee Trenholm 4thMikayla Doucet 5thGirls Goat TyingRylee Trenholm 1stJescy Fowler 7thBreakawayRylee Trenholm 2ndTeam Roping Rylee Trenholm and Ty

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Chetwynd RCMP has anew detachment com-mander.

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

Tremblay grew up inManitoba and has beenwith the RCMP for 15years.

She began her career inDawson Creek for sevenyears and then headed tothe East Coast with herhusband for anotherseven years in NovaScotia.

She returned to Fort St.John two years ago andthis spring received a pro-motion to Chetwynd.

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

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

“We could see a dramat-ic response due to the rainover Wednesday,Thursday and Friday,” shesaid.

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8th Annual ChetwyndChainsaw CarvingChampionship: Returnof the Champions hasbeen sullied with thetheft of a piece of thisyear’s first place carvingentitled Fiddle Sticks bytwo-year in a rowchampion Chris Foltz.

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

Foltz, who is fromOregon, explains in hiscarving biography thishe chose his piece of aFiddler Crab captured inits natural surroundingsbecause of its awesomerelationship with theFire Urchin.

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Jeff Samudosky ofConnecticut works on bring-ing out details on the tail ofPegasus at this past week-end’s International ChainsawCarving Competition.Samudosky placed third thisyear. Photo by Naomi Larsen

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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Chunks were flying

Saturday and Sunday – chunks of mudthat is at Chetwynd’s first Mud Bog’sevent put on by Murray’s LiquorExpress. More than 1,000 spectators cheered

the 80 drivers through the dirty trough,clapping and hooting when a truck orquad would break the odds and make itthrough without a tow. Jenn Christison was taking in the

events with her three-year old sonColten who was watching his dad race.Earlier that week he was practicing andcrashed his mud truck, leaving him toenter his stock vehicle she said.“He’s stoked. His daddy is in the

white truck.”Drivers came from Burns Lake, Prince

George, Chetwynd, Dawson,Beaverlodge, Horse Lake, GrandePrairie, Fort Nelson, High Level, Fraser,Lake, Fort St. John and more.With nine classes, Chetwynd drivers

placed first in five of them, and took thetop three places in the quads and 5 by 5division.Female drivers of Blood, Sweat and

Tequila truck and Pink Barbie Doll jeepwhizzed through the course withouthesitation.Tamara Thomas was riding in the pas-

senger seat in the truck division andwore huge smiles as she inched towardsthe start, waiting patiently in line. “It’s my first time,” she said.When asked if she was nervous,

“nope I’m excited.”

Chetwynd picks up five wins at First Mud Bog

FIRST PLACE WINNERS IN EACH CLASS WERE:100 Class: Travis Robinson, High Level, Alta.250 Class: Brian Horseman, Horselake, Alta.500 Class: Ashley Horseman, Horselake, Alta.600 Class: Scott Parish, Chetwynd, BC.800 Class: Jake Caven, Chetwynd, BC1000 Class: Scott Parish, Chetwynd, BC.Outlaw Class: Dean Weadler, Grande Prairie, Alta.Quads & 5 by 5: Dennis Wesigerber, Chetwynd, BCPowder Puff: Gloria Caven, Chetwynd, BC.Sunday’s winner of the 50-50 draw was Carlos Mosher and the win-

ner of a Buffalo Helicopter ride was Cody Tricker.


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ernment of BritishColumbia continues topromote breastfeeding asthe start of lifelong healthfor mother and baby, pro-claiming Oct. 1 to 7 asWorld Breastfeeding Week. This year marks the 21st

celebration of the week,with the theme "The Roadto Lifelong Health Beginswith Breastfeeding". “The World Health

Organization, CanadianPediatric Society andHealth Canada recom-mends exclusive breast-feeding for the first sixmonths and continuedbreastfeeding alongsidesolids for the first twoyears or longer(as long asmother and baby bothdesire),” ShannonAnderson, outreach work-er for Chetwynd’s Baby’sBest Chance said. “Babies are born expect-

ing to breastfeed, and themother's body expects toprovide milk for herchild.”

Anderson, who is also acertified doula, said Breastis not "best", it is simplynormal.“Breastfeeding releases

the hormone Oxytocin (theLove hormone) whichaides mother-child bond-ing and relieves stress,thereby reducing theoccurrence of Postpartumdepression,” she explains.“Breastfeeding alsoreduces a mother's risk ofbreast and cervical can-cers.”According to the WHO

Breastfeeding providesimmunities, healthy bacte-ria and species-specificnutrition that can't be repli-cated by artificial formulas.Anderson said breastfeed-ing is also very inexpen-sive, and with it's com-bined health benefits formother and child, meansless cost to the health caresystem. “A study conducted in

Spain in 2006, concludedthat each additional monthof exclusive breastfeedingmay reduce hospitaladmissions secondary toinfection by as much as 30

per cent in the first year oflife,” she said. Further research has

shown breastfeedingaffects the health of babiesthroughout their lives,lowering the risk of earinfections, pneumonia,allergies, asthma, diabetesand some cancers. Motherswho breastfeed havereduced risk of developingosteoporosis and cardio-vascular disease.


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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The

Canadian Breast CancerFoundation began in 1986and since then has raisedmore than $274 million. According to the founda-

tion, the money is raisedfor research, communityhealth grants, treatment

and care. Every year about170,000 Canadians partici-pate.

“The Canadian BreastCancer Foundation CIBCRun for the Cure isCanada's largest single

day,” according to theFoundation. Not in Chetwynd.Dagny Ferron is disap-

pointed with CIBC’s RunFor the Cure lack of sup-port in Chetwynd.

According to CIBCemployee and this year’srun champion or head offundraiser, Chetwynd wasleft in the lurch during lastSunday’s race.“We are only a satellite of

Prince George. We don’thave our own run centre,but we’ve got a lot of can-cer survivors, even morecancers supporters and inthis town especially andwe are just sort of on theway side.”Unlike satellite centres,

Chetwynd participants didnot receive any materialfrom the BC/Yukon

Cancer society.“Nobody’s got their tee

shirts. I didn’t get any-thing to have here duringrun day. People are regis-tering and I’ve got nothingto give them for it.”She understands why the

Society removed theoption of giving out regis-tration forms at branchesbecause participants werekeeping the moneyreceived from donations.Money wasn’t beingdeposited for the Cure.Instead this year partici-pants had to registeronline.

“People were abusing itunfortunately but for thosethat didn’t abuse it it’sunfortunate that they can’tregister here with me orregister within the branchor something like that. It’sleft us with a big hole thatwe just have fallen into andglossed over.”Last year Chetwynd’s

community raised $1,200,while this year theyreached around $900 froma month of fundraising.“There were so many

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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The

Baby’s Best Chance preg-nancy outreach programhas a new leader.Shannon Anderson took

over from long time outreach worker KristaHarvey late last month.Harvey and her familyhave moved out ofChetwynd and onto newadventure.Located in the Kici-

Awasimik Building on theSouth Access Road, Baby’sBest Chance is a programfor pregnant women.The free program –

which is open to newmoms of all ages of anyincome – is a component ofthe Peace River Liard EarlyIntervention Program and

is government funded. Itoffers a relaxed and friend-ly place for moms to getreferrals, support for bothpregnancy and newbornsstages and offers newmoms a lending hand asthey navigate new baby-dom.“It’s a way to help moms

who are struggling andwant to find a communityof support,” Andersonsaid. “We help with nutri-tional aspects and goodhealth as well as helpingwith their babies.”The group meets 10 am

until noon on Mondays fordrop- in and Tuesdays 11am to 1 pm for weeklygroup sessions.For more information,

check outhttp://www.bestchance.gov.bc.ca/ or log onto theirfacebook page underBaby’s Best ChanceChetwynd. This website isfilled with up-to-date andpractical information, use-ful tools and resources forwomen, expectant parents,and families with babiesand toddlers up to threeyears of age.

Baby’s Best Chancehas new leader

ANDERSON

Little to no support for 2012 Run for the CureChetwyndleft in thelurch onrace day

A trip backin time

• Chetwynd Echo: March 13 1990 •

Please see "CANCER,"page 24

Dagny Ferron, run organizer is disappointed in thelack of support from the BC/Yukon Cancer Society.

Photo by Liz Brown

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From our Facebook pageRed Rock memories of years agoOur question of the daywas What will you missmost about the Red RockCinema. The responsewas overwhelming. Hereare some of those. To viewthe rest, log onto ourFacebook page.

Everything. Steve andmy first date , taking ourbabies to the show , thepopcorn , the awesomePAC MAN game andteaching our kids the driv-ing game , video rentals inthe old days when Henryand Glenda sold / rentedBeta tapes, reading thescratched writing in thebathrooms as teenagersand the drama it held , butmost of all I will missGlenda and her quiet gig-gles and great chats , I willmiss Henry and the pridehe took in doing that signright on Q.. I will alsoalways remember the sonthey lost and how theywere so very dedicated inall they did for Chetwynd .The show hall was waymore than movies it wasmemories never forgotten.. Chetwynd will never bethe same without RedRock Cinema .. Thanks forthe memories - Rebekah

Going to miss Saturdaymatinee's with my son, hotcheese popcorn & poleposition BUT most if all Iwill miss the kickass lightson the walls inside. Theymade my trip to the movieEVERYTIME!! - Tanya

I will miss not even goingto the movies but going injust to buy a cheese pop-corn and hotdog.... Not tomention the familiar facestaking our movie fare andhole punching the tickets.Lol.... Will miss Sundaydate night too :-( ♥ - Lynn

My first job was thereworking at the concession.I never did go there much,but it's part of Chetwynd'shistory and will be greatlymissed. - Alyssa

Whenever I would gothere would be for a gameor two and cheese popcornwhich was more often thanwatching aovie.Glendatook pride and oftenshowed me the real ched-der cheese they used andwe would talk aboutupcoming movies and dis-cuss wether or not it wouldbe a busy weekend.Nothing but saddness to

have heard the news..nothing but the best ofmemories, best cheesepopcorn, first date, bestpeach juice, andMs.Packman but cannotforget 1942!! Games thattook us all back in timesome way or another. Theother night I watchedHenry put up the closingsign, I had to park.. nomore Redrock Cinema??Another landmark for ourlittle Chetwynd. Live laughand love!! - Vernonica

Im going to really agemyself, but I remember

when it was the "Rex" the-ater! Holding hands withDT, sweet memories at thatold theater! LOL, gettingkicked out of the matineeand having my mom findout about it before I evengot home! - Rita

The popcorn and Mr andMrs Garboneski's kind-ness. - Paulne

Taking my grand-daugh-ters to the mati-nee....awesome popcorn! -Sheree

That place had the bestpopcorn and juices even

after their prices went up abit we still payed way lessto get in and buy snacksthen your entry fee into big-ger places and our snackshere were always way bet-ter then anywhere else andI will miss that, but I willmiss Glenda's looks themost when my friends andI would arrive way earlierthen the show started toensure our seats R.I.P nicelady :( and best wishes andcondolences to Henry andfamily - Vicki

Red Rock Cinema wasthe backdrop of MANY of

my childhood memories,one of my favorites wasgoing to E.T. with my momand dad with my brattybrother at home with a sit-ter ;) WOW can't believeyet another ending.....Condolences to the fami-ly.....Rest in Peace Glenda- Tanya

“Wow, like so many oth-ers, that was my first job.Glenda was so sweet andI'm sorry to hear of herpassing. I hope someoneelse will buy the place andkeep those memoriesalive. It's a landmark inChetwynd and I hope it'spreserved. - Candace

This was where I went tomy very first movie, had myfirst swamp water, playedmy first video game, hadmy first date, and took mykids to their first movies.The list of memories cango on and on. Henry andGlenda always knew who Iwas and always asked howmy parents were. What Iwill miss the most is proba-bly the smell of the popcornand the hotdogs, alwaysgiggling when the moviestarted upside down or at

The Red Rock Theatre closed last month.. It’s up for sale. file photo

Please see "A," page 15


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the end and having to waitfor it to be rewound.Hopefully this isn't the endof the memories! RIPGlenda, you will bemissed. - Lorna

The video gameGauntlet, Swamp water,renting the movie Annieuntil I wore it out and theyordered in a new one. Thebest was my aunt comingto pick us up at the end inher PJ's. Good times! -Alicia

My sister and I bothworked at the Red Rockfor our first jobs. I remem-ber the video arcade, thecheese popcorn, the suck-ers and the peach juice. Iwas telling my kids thatwe'd get $5... And thatwould cover $2.50 to getin, and leave $1 for pop-corn, $1 for a peach juiceand 50 cents for a sucker.The memories from this lit-tle cinema will always bewith me :) - Adrienne

Very sad news... Iremember my first datethere, I remember pluggingabout $1000's in quartersinto Mortal Kombat, PolePosition, Ms Pacman, etcwith my old friends, Iremember rentingNintendo games fromthere years ago... So manymemories... I'm going tomiss THE BEST POP-CORN EVER, peach n 7,the familiar faces, andbeing told to take me feetoff the back of the chair infront of me...lol. My condo-lences to Henry and fami-ly... Without you andGlenda, I wouldn't have

had anywhere to go for mylast first date... RIPGlenda... - Fred

I will truly miss Glenda, Ireally enjoyed working forher and Henry. Chetwyndwill not be the same with-out the show hall :( RIPGlenda - Rae Ann

A safe place to hang outwith all my friends...and hewas always there to greetus at the door...a beautifulfamily keeping a communi-ty alive...♥ - Anne

I moved to Chetwyndwith my dad and brother inOctober 1982, first thing Idid was apply for jobs. I gotone at the theatre andworked there Sunday-Wednesday nights, I alsogot hired at People's DrugMart and worked there onthe weekends. I lovedworking at the theatre, itwas the old fashioned wayno calculators you did allthe addition in your head. Iwould show up earlybefore my shift and playvideo games, while thepopcorn was popping andwait for the crowd. Goodmemories! - Dawn

A meeting place forfriends, one of my first jobsworking for two great peo-ple (Henry & Glenda), thebest popcorn ever.. Galaga& pacman (video games ifthat is how they are spelt),Jaws with my brother hid-ing under the seat..., somany great movies withmy family and friends..there is just so much,haven't been there in yearsbut all my memories arefond ones. - Paige


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CHETWYND – The first CoffeeHouse of the fall season took placeon the evening of Saturday, Sept22 at the Chetwynd Public Library. After a brief summer hiatus, the

musicians, vocalists and entertain-ers were ready to get things goingagain in the newly renovatedbuilding/ The new arrangementof bookshelves and tables workedwell for both musicians and audi-ence. As well, the laminate floor-ing makes for a much crisper,sharper sound from the instru-ments and voices on stage. There were a few new faces on

the stage and in the audiencealong with the regular crew. Thehouse band, Hillbilly Mafia wasthere with full drum kit and agood variety of instruments fromupright bass to mandolin.

Members of the local band,Atrium, performed an acoustic setand Kirstin Fleury-Mierau gave afine vocal performance with guitarplayer, Matt Stanyer. Ian Smithhad the audience giggling to hisrendition of “The CatalougeBlues” by Humphrey and theDumptrucks and toes were tap-ping to Rick Slack’s renowned“Dog is Just a Dog Until He’sDead” original country tune! Onenew artist, Dale Crocker, admittedthat although she moved toChetwynd over a year ago, thiswas the first opportunity she hadto come out to enjoy a coffeehouse. Crocker was impressed with the

variety and quality of musicians;she also settled right in on stageperforming her original tuneswith Ian Smith backing her on gui-tar and Moneca Hillton adding

some harmonies. Other audience members visit-

ing from Saskatchewan felt thevenue was spectacular for a smalltown library; they even joined inon a little impromptu jam at theevening’s end. Unfortunately, thebistro is not in operation at thistime but faithful followers, friendsand volunteers took on the task ofsetting up a coffee bar with greatgoodies and treats that could beenjoyed for a small donation.Approximately 65 people enjoyedthe various entertainers and arelooking forward to the next coffeehouse on Saturday, October 20th at7:00 pm. If you’re looking forsomewhere to perform for anappreciative audience or you sim-ply want somewhere to enjoy arelaxed, casual evening with somefine folks and music, mark thedate on your calendars

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Dog bites, dan-gerous dogs,vicious attacks

on defenceless childrenby unrestrained dogs,and the question ofbanning certain breedsof our best friend havebeen in the CBCprovincial news recent-ly prompting me toq u e s t i o nAdministration on theprotection provided byour own dog-controlbylaw.

How safe are we? Isthere something we stillneed to do to make oursidewalks and neighbour-hoods safe for all of usbut especially for ourchildren? Can they playfree without danger ofbeing mauled by an unre-strained dog?Animal control is not a

recent innovation.Hammurabi in ancientBabylon 3,700 years agohad animal control lawswith real teeth in them.Approximately 300 yearslater Moses, leader of theIsraelites, placed respon-sibility for control of dan-gerous animals squarelyon the owner, with capitalpunishment appliedwhen an animal known to

be dangerous caused thedeath of a human being(Exodus 21:29). Wouldyou say we’ve gottensoft?How does Chetwynd

fare as a protector of itscitizens from attack bydangerous dogs? I set outto discover if our bylawneeds updating.Chetwynd has a dog-con-trol bylaw that is solidlybased on Section 93 of theCommunity Charter, theprovincial legislation thatdefines the limits andresponsibilities of localgovernment. Our bylawincludes every safety pro-vision allowed by theCharter.The bylaw is also com-

plaint-driven. That

means that the BylawOfficer is not going to payyou a visit to see if youare afraid of dogs but ifyou have a concern aboutan animal and call theBylaw Officer, she willinvestigate and takeappropriate action. Ofcourse your complaintneeds to be evidence-based and not that youjust don’t like or trust aparticular breed that hap-pens to live in your neigh-bourhood.Dogs that have demon-

strated aggressive behav-iour will have restrictionsimposed on them thatcould start with wearing amuzzle when on a leashin a public place.Interestingly, the size of

the dog is not a decidingfactor. Your sweet Miniature

Schnauzer might be oneof the dogs that must bemuzzled during yourevening stroll throughCedar Park while theGreat Dane heels sedatelyon a leash.But it’s the big dogs that

have the strength to doreal damage to muscleand bone. It is attacks bythese dogs and not theminiatures that make thenews and prolong thedebate on banning certainbreeds. Chetwynd is not enter-

ing the banning debatenow and I think it wouldbe fruitless to do so later.Our bylaw defines regula-

tions that apply indis-criminately to all dogs.When you apply for a doglicense, ask for a copy ofthe bylaw and informyourself on your obliga-tions as a responsible dogowner. Moses or Hammurabi

didn’t write our bylawbut the principle of yourresponsibility for the safe-ty of others inherent intheir law codes has comedown to us intact fromantiquity. Keep yourdogs safe; keep yourneighborhood safe.


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Disclaimer: The precedingis the opinion of MayorMerlin Nichols and may ormay not reflect the viewsand/or wishes of council.

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLICCanadian Forest Products Ltd. has commencedlog hauling operations in the Gwillim LakeArea ap-proximately 50 km south of Chetwynd on High-way 29 South (Tumbler Ridge Highway).

We would ask motorists travelling in the area toplease observe the additional warning signs thathave been posted and ask that you please slowdown as visibility is poor along this section of roadwhere log trucks are entering onto the highway.

Log hauling will be active in this area Mondaythrough Friday between 5:00 am and 6:00 pm untilfurther notice.

We would like to thank all motorists for yourcooperation during this time and apologize for anyinconvenience.

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On Friday the 28th, the students ofDon Titus Elementary School hadtheir “Wacky Hair Day”. Many stu-dents and teachers participated inthis event. From hair colouring toponytails they had such wackyideas. The students who took part inthis activity got their pictures taken.

Say Cheese! Plenty of thanks to thestaff for letting us do this wacky funday!There will be many fun events

going on through out this schoolyear such as: the Halloween Parade,80’s Day, Sports day, House Teamactivities, etc. We will also be havinghot lunch this year. Mrs.Bougerolle’s class will be climbing

up Mount Baldy every Friday. Wehave a Strong Start program for thekids under five. This year we pickeda few students to participate in theCooking Club, so far they havemade pancakes, ☺ yummmm.

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CHETWYND – A total of 50 participants ran/walked/biked in support towards finding a cure for cancer at the Annual Terry Fox Run held late last month. Donationsfor 2012 totaled $1,389. A special congratulations was given to Margaret Campbell for her incredible effort in raising $544 in pledges. A special mention also to LeeGroves for his generous donation of $500. Photo submitted

2012 Terry Fox Run


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – After 32

years of riding the tracks,Wally Kirpatrick conduct-ed his last train ride fromChetwynd to DawsonCreek and back last week. Hanging up his conduc-

tor hat and enjoying retire-ment in Mackenzie, BC isserving him well, he said.“It’s only been five days

and I’m adjusting verywell,” he said.Kirpatrick, originally

from Oakville, Ontarioremembers joining BCRail, now CN rail when hewas 23.“It was in June 1980. I

was looking for a job. I wastravelling in Europe for sixmonths and decided tocome west.”When opportunity rose

at the railway, he got hisstart as a labourer –“pounding spikes,” hesaid.It was also 1980 when he

met his wife who movedfrom Saskatchewan withher brothers. Now akindergarten teacher, sheworked as a lifeguard thesummer they met. Afterleaving big city Oakville,Kirpatrick knew he want-ed to stay and build a lifein the Northeast.“The main thing was the

skiing at Old Azu, the gen-

eral outdoorsy small com-munity, fresh air, goodwater, no busy, busy.Comfortable life.”Prior to Powder King,

Old Azu ski village hadone t-bar open for skiinglocated just down the roadfrom Powder King.

After one year workingas a labourer, he quicklymoved to the role of con-ductor in 1981 and later toengineer and into manage-ment for a few years.“I worked from

Vancouver to Fort Nelson,Chetwynd being a signifi-cant amount.”After travelling Europe

for six months, he knew hecouldn’t work indoors and

the railroad always feltlike an adventure.“You were outside. You

weren’t stuck in a build-ing. You were going fromA to B so you’re not stuckin one spot.”

His work has taken himthrough Vancouver, PrinceGeorge, Fort Nelson, FortSt. John, Mackenzie,Chetwynd and DawsonCreek. Kirpatrick lovedthat he could set out at

night on an adventure toany northern town and beback in time for breakfastthe next morning.

21October 5, 2012

It’s more than a pipeline. It’s a path to a stronger economy.

In recent months, there’s been plenty of economic discussion surrounding our Gateway Project. As a British Columbian, you want to know: What’s in it for B.C.? From one British Columbian to another, I feel strongly that you’ve got every right to know. And a recent independent report makes it abundantly clear that Gateway will provide signifi cant economic benefi ts for our province.

The Canadian Energy Research Institute is an independent, not-for-profi t research establishment, and it recently released a report on the economic impact of exporting our oil/resources to countries in Asia. In pretty clear terms, CERI’s calculations suggest that we will be Canada’s biggest benefi ciary of the Northern Gateway pipeline through the next 25 years — in key categories such as gross domestic product (GDP) impact, employment impact, employee compensation, and tax revenue generation.

According to the report, over the next quarter-century, construction and operation of the Northern Gateway pipeline itself will create an additional $8.9 billion in GDP to the Canadian economy — with $4.7

billion of that amount, or 53 per cent, heading to B.C.

Our province also stands to benefi t the most in terms of employment impact, since 70,000 person-years of construction and operations employment will be created in British Columbia, compared to 37,000 for Alberta and 8,000 in Ontario. In addition, we would see 55 per cent of the total $5.1 billion in Canada-wide Northern Gateway employee compensation, or just under $2.9 billion.

I’m proud of the economic value that Gateway will bring to Canada. I believe our province should receive its fair share. And as these reputable numbers clearly demonstrate, we will.

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“You’re lucky or unlucky dependingon how you look at it to travel to differ-ent spots all over the place. You meet somuch great people everywhere.”A downside was being assigned to a

town away from home. He recalls livingin Mackenzie and being assigned toChetwynd, however he made the most ofthe experience.“You appreciate the people there and

the community.”During his time in Chetwynd,

Kirpatrick played slo-pitch baseball inthe summers and played Old Timershockey in the winter. He also joined the curling club and

took advantage of Chetwynd’s hikingareas.The scenery, untouched by roads or

vehicles were inspiring, he said.“The Tumbler subdivision, coal trains –

just amazing. There was no road accessin the Sukunka Valley. The number ofanimals was incredible.”Every day he was guaranteed to see at

least one wild animal, but often multiplesightings occurred.“Between Chetwynd and Dawson

Creek I saw a grizzly bear, black bears,moose, deer, elk and two wolf in one day.That’s exceptional.”He also encountered wild boars near

Kiskatinaw and has seen them severaltimes in the last few years.“Tough days are when you have engine

failures and you’re in the middle ofnowhere or there are derailments.”He recalls leaving Sunday at midnight

with an expected return by Mondaybreakfast. However, he didn’t return

until late Tuesday evening because ofequipment failures.Another unfortunate encounter, which

happens more frequently than peopleexpect, is witnessing people gettingcaught in the tracks or train runners –trying to squeeze through before thetrain passes.“I certainly can you tell you many,

many close calls. It happens all the time,people trying to get through the crossingbefore you block it. It’s unbelievable real-ly.”Thankfully, he never encountered a

death. His closest encounter involvedhitting the rear of a pick up truck.“The train hit the back of a pick up

truck and spun him. He wasn’t hurt. Wewere going around 15 miles per hour. Itwasn’t fast, but when you hit a pick uptruck you don’t even feel it.”It’s only been about a week since he

retired but settling into retirement hasbeen a breeze he said. He consults part-time and looks forward to more time forplaying golf, wakeboarding, camping,travelling with his wife, and hockey inthe wintertime and hitting the slopes.“I do lots of alpine skiing at Powder

King. I think it’s very discouraging for aperson to go from working a lot towatching TV.”While he is excited for his new life to

begin, he will miss the people he hasworked with over the past 32 years.“I miss the people. They’re all good

people – especially in Chetwynd It’s agreat time. Everybody had good attitudelots of fun.”But he won’t miss getting that 3am

phone call to go to work he said.


Excited for the new life retirement presents him with

According to local railwayworkers these are a fewterms you may heartossed around the yard.Try to match the defini-tions with the correctphrase.

1. Pull the pin 2. Highball 3. Double the hill 4. We are on the ground 5. Grip

6. Deadhead 7. Drag8. Dump the air

a) The train is split in halfto get up a grade.b) Trainmanʼs suitcase.c) Proceed at maximumpermissible speed.d) Emergency applica-tion of the air brakescausing a train to stopabruptly.

e) The train has derailed.f) A railroad employeetraveling as a passenger.g) Describes the move-ment of a heavy train,such as a coal drag.h) Uncouple so we canget out of here.

Answers: 1.h) 2.c) 3.a) 4.e)5.b) 6.f) 7.g) 8.d)

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said Farnden.Chetwynd’s first mission occurred in 2007. The latest

occurred late last month near Hudson’s Hope. In thelast five years, STARS has flown 70 patients inNortheastern BC. In 2012, 12 patients have flown; eightof those have flown from the Chetwynd hospital forcritical transfer.Of the 30 who attended the evening, about half went

home with an item from the silent auction. And whenthe 50-50 ticket was drawn, winner of the $120 pot,Steve Keim donated the money back to the cause.While a larger crowd would have brought the Lion’s

Club closer to their fundraising goal, they made bigstrides that night.Founder of STARS, Greg Powell received the Order of

Canada in 2008.For more information log onto www.stars.ca

Chetwy nd Echo 23October 5, 2012

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people here and so manypeople that registered andraised funds and there’s norecognition. And I findthat as an employee ofCIBC actually very disap-pointing.”They had a bake sale and

pulled pork sale last Fridaywhich helped and appreci-ated the support from thecommunity.“Not having sort of

resources and things to do,it was very, very difficult.”Between 30 to 40 people

participated last year whileonly 15 came out to lastSunday’s event.Ferron would like to see

BC Yukon Cancer Societyarrange for Chetwynd torun a centre without beinga satellite and said it wouldmake a big difference.Ferron is appreciative of

Chetwynd community’ssupport, but says theorganization needs to stepup and act on Chetwynd’sbehalf and other remotecommunities.“What I would like to

say on a positive note is thesupport in this town isamazing –even if they’renot here, people do sup-

port. I was working at therestaurant and one night Isaid that all of my tipswere going to be donatedand I made a lot of moneythat night.”Jocelyn Disher recovered

from breast cancer twoyears ago this February.While she participated onSunday’s event, she doesnot donate to the Run forThe Cure because theyreceive little to no supportfrom the larger hubs, shesaid.“BC Yukon Cancer socie-

ty does not recognize any-thing north of Kelowna atbest, maybe Kamloops.We have no support fromthem whatsoever for breastcancer awareness. The

pink bus would not comeup here because they did-n’t have funding for it.Even though the breastcancer ratio up in northernBC is higher than any-where else in the province.(Canada cancer society.)”Disher, wrote a letter

outlining the lack of sup-port and received a reply:“They said that they did-

n’t have the funding to goup to northern BC and thatI should go to the mammo-gram screening if I hadissues with cancer.”While she strongly

believes in taking advan-tage of the mammogramscreening van, and donatesto Prince George, Fort St.John and Grande Prairie’s

cancer society, she will notdonate to the BC YukonCancer Society.“I don’t donate to them

because we get nothingback.”In spite of their lack of

support, Chetwynd raised$900 and Dagny saidfundraising would startearlier next year.“It went really great,”

she said.Under the Canadian

Cancer Society, Cops ForCancer ran their Tour DeNorth: an East to Westroute which by-passedChetwynd and ran fromPrince George to PrinceRupert. Next year’s routeshould run from Fort St.John and down to WilliamsLake, but it is not yet con-firmed she said.“Next year will be North

to South,” said HelenOwen, lead fundraiser forthe North. Owen who isbased in Prince Georgesaid their goal was to raise$250,000 and they haveexceeded this amount.For Chetwynd partici-

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from here and there,” saidStephanie Shankel, 14,grade nine.“I’ve been to Mexico and

the Southern states but itwas my first mission trip. Igot a lot more out of theTonga trip than the familything,” said Riley Shankel,16, grade 11.The students helped the

Tongans with helpingbuild a community church,running an eye clinic and avacation bible school. Theeye clinic operated by pro-viding an eye test and thendetermining a prescriptionto fit the Tongan’s need.Then the task came to try-ing on several pairs ofglasses.“I felt like I was helping

people a lot more at the eyeclinic but I really enjoyedthe construction site, likeassociating with all theTongans that were helpingand stuff…Some of them,they couldn’t see and youtried to help them. Youtried on a million pairs ofglasses and then finally apair fit and it was prettyrewarding,” said BrandonKing.The church building had

been started 10 years ago,but left unfinished whenfunds ran dry. “That was the one thing

nice about here is that itwasn’t overly hot so thepeople doing the construc-tion work – it was notunbearable” said CourtneyPenner a teacher from PCS.Dylan Shankel, 8 helped

at both sites. “At the eye clinic I was

pointing at the letters to seeif they could see them andat the construction site Iwas helping moving therocks,” said Dylan.Despite the hard work

and hot weather, the stu-dents and teachers enjoyedtheir activities and felt thetrip taught them a lot about

living comfortably.Students from PCS saidbeing exposed to povertymade them feel grateful fortheir home. “I was expecting a pretty

tropical place. I wasn’texpecting to see all thepoverty. But when I gotthere, it kind of made senseand like I was totallyexpecting the people to likenot be as nice consideringthat they were living in

places like shacks and stuffright? But they were reallynice. They were nicer thana lot of the people,” saidKing.Penner spent two years

as a missionary teacher inPohnpei, a small island inthe South Pacific. Despiteher previous experience,the trip to Tonga allowedher to share a new experi-ence with her students - alasting memory for Penner.“I loved it. I loved being

with our kids. That wasprobably my favourite partwas just being able to work

with some of our studentsand watch them and just beso amazing and the peopleover there, you can’t helpbut love them. They’re sofriendly and just giving.They open their hearts,”said Penner.The PCS group stayed at

a compound beside theocean, and took advantageof daily swims. “It was fun. We got to go

to this sandy beach and we

got to go snorkeling,” saidDylan.He said the food was dif-

ferent as well.“There was a lot of meat

and we got to eat haystacksonce I think…put like awhole bunch of chips andveggies on and tomatoesand cheese,” said Dylan.“It taught me to be more

appreciative of what I haveand not take anything forgranted and it was good,”said Riley.Erroll Palipane, chaplain

of PCS organized the tripthrough a US organization

called the Quiet Hour – hisfifth trip with them.“They have experience

especially working in thirdworld countries. It’s…theyknow how to deal with thatand also, we don’t have toworry about food, place tostay, lodging and the pro-gram is so full from morn-ing till night. Very longdays,” said Palipane.Just like his students,

Palipane was impacted by

the Tongan’s generosityand it was a stark reminderof growing up in Sri Lankafor Palipane. “They don’t have a lot.

They have very little. Thatcountry is poor,” saidPalipane.Every afternoon a local

church provided the teamwith meals. PCS requestedonly a sandwich and wereblown away when theTongans provided a dailyafternoon feast.“I don’t think any of

them could afford whatthey were giving…we give

because we have a lot,”said Palipane.After travelling to Tonga,

growing up in Sri Lankaand then living in Kelownaand now Chetwynd,Palipane has seen the reali-ties of living with wealthand living without – a con-cept that is relative depend-ing on one’s geography.“There’s a huge differ-

ence because I’ve lived inboth places. When you say

I’m poor in North America,it’s totally different beingpoor in a third world coun-try. You can’t even com-pare what a poor personhas here – maybe a streetperson that might be differ-ent. But when people say‘oh I don’t have much, ‘you know? You can’t com-pare somebody to howthey live in a third worldcountry. They haveabsolutely nothing,” saidPalipane.When asked why PCS

teachers would put suchgreat effort into taking stu-

dents out of their own com-munity to help someoneelse, he believed the expen-sive plane ticket, whicheach family covered with-out fundraising, provideda valuable lesson aboutcommunity living.“Are we a global com-

munity or not?” askedDarren Shankel, PCS prin-ciple. “As people we our

responsible for somebodyelse. We are not an islandand everybody’s wellbeing is our responsibility,”said Palipane.“Our country, our world

really but particularly innorth America, spends alot of time…I would sayspends a lot of money try-ing to create this globalcommunity…Whether it’strade, whether it’s buyingand selling going backand forth… why wouldwe all of the sudden say‘well that ends now andall our money should justgo here.’ You know if weare trying to create thiscommunity where we’reall connected, where wecommunicate, where wehelp each other, whywould we stop it there?”said Penner.But getting involved in

the swarm of NGOs andinternational aid organiza-tions can be a nightmare indetermining which onesactually help long term.

“I think help should bequalified too because justdumping doesn’t reallyhelp…you teach peoplehow to do stuff, how tomake a living and stuff likethat. Just going and dump-ing stuff for relief might beokay but for developmentit’s not the best thing,” saidPalipane.“The organizations that

work with the local peopleare the best ones. They findthe need from the localsand what they need fromthat village,” said Penner.


Students built church, ran eye clinic and bible school

Working hard in the Village. Photo submitted

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Chetwynd Echo October 5 2012