Chetwynd Echo September 6, 2013

BY NAOMI LARSENChetwynd Echo Editor

––––––––––––––CHETWYND – With a raise of their hands, more than

35 Peace River Regional District (PRRD) residents votedto demand the repeal of Bylaw 1996, 2011 Tuesdayevening at a PRRD Community Conversations meetingheld at Cottonwood Hall.

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CHETWYND – Nobodywas hurt after several livebullets exploded in acampfire pit after it was litat a local campground latelast month.

According to RCMPtwo of the approximately20 bullets struck thecamper trailer. On thatnote, the RCMP would

like to remind the publicof the importance ofcleaning up their camp-site prior to leaving.

Cst. Mark Viel sayscampers have also beenleaving behind discardedfood items which haveattracted bears.

“The public is urged toreport such incidents tothe Chetwynd RCMP at250-788-9211,” Viel said.

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to repeal bylaw

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Birthday party for Chetwynd’s oldest resident

Friends, family and staff at the Chetwynd District Hospital celebrated Albert Flett’s 99th birthday Fridaymorning. Born in 1914, Flett is the oldest resident in Chetwynd. See story page 3. Photo by Naomi Larsen

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Bylaw No. 1996, 2011establishes the require-ment for all building tohave a permit, with theexception of farm build-ings.

The changes to thebylaw were meant "toensure fair application ofbuilding code permits,"according to the PRRD. Ithas also garnered muchopposition.

“How many times havewe (the public) made theproposal,” one residentsaid. “We’ve stuck up ourhands and said get rid ofthe bloody bylaw. We’vemade that proposal adozen times. How manymore times do we have tomake the same proposalbefore you do anything?Instead of just meetingafter meeting that justaccomplishes sweet-F-A.”

“Instead of flogging adead horse here, whydon’t we just have a showof hands and you cancount and you can see whowants it and who wants itthrown out,” said another.

“We’ll save ourselves abunch of time…So getcounting.”

“This is democracy,”another shouted.

Despite their unanimousvote, the controversial

bylaw remains in placeuntil all 19 CommunityConversation meetingshave taken place and thePRRD board makes thefinal decision following areview of all the informa-

tion gathered at the meet-ings. Chetwynd’s meetingwas number 11.

In an interview with theAlaska Highway Newslast month, board chairKaren Goodings said that

the meetings are not anattempt to convince mem-bers of the public aboutthe bylaw's merits.

"We can gather informa-tion and listen to people,"she said.

The meetings are alsoaimed at helping deter-mine "what's actuallycausing the angst" amongrural residents about thelaws, and see what appro-priate changes could bemade to make it morepalatable.

Goodings did say thatsome changes related toenforcing new provincialregulations, such as theB.C. Building Code andHome Owner ProtectionAct, were "some things wecan't change."

While residents say theyare thankful for the chanceto have their say duringthese sessions, they alsofeel the meetings shouldhave been held before thebylaw was brought intoplay. However BruceSimard, the PRRD’s gener-al manager of develop-ment reiterated publicconsultation meetingswere not necessary for theimplementation of thebylaw.

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Local government act does not require public meetings

Rural residents hoist their hands high to demand the PRRD repeal Bylaw 1996. Photo by Naomi Larsen

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Rural residents whoattended the PRRDC o m m u n i t yConversations meetingTuesday evening at theCottonwood hall ques-tioned where regional dis-trict representative andChetwynd Mayor MerlinNichols was.

Area C director ArthurHadland has attended themajority of the conversa-tions and when he wasasked how many meet-ings municipal directorshad attended, he saidonly three so far.

“Thatʼs the problem rightthere,” rural resident, andpast Chetwynd Mayor,Charlie Lasser said. “Thepeople that are represent-ing the municipalities -they also vote on this.Why arenʼt they out?Thatʼs the part that is verydisappointing. I spent 34years on councils and Ihave never seen peoplelike this before. It amazesme why is the Mayor ofChetwynd not heretonight to listen to whatwe have to say. Itʼs veryupsetting.”When contactedWednesday by theChetwynd Echo via email,Nichols said he is onvacation overseas.“Its pretty hard to be thereand in Turkey at the sametime,” he said.

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Act doesn’t require it as aregulatory bylaw,” Simardsaid.

Moberly Lake residentElmer Kabush said he’snot happy with the waythe bylaw is being“jammed down resident’sthroats.”

“If you’re small homeowner you should be ableto do things on your own,”he said. “This should besuspended.”

Jim Ross, a rural residentof Area E said it’s prettyplain to see that the peopledon’t want the bylaw.

“No matter where yougo people don’t want it,”he said. “I don’t think weneed to have a wholebunch of meetings to dis-cuss it. We’ve already saidit. Throw it out.”

Chetwynd rural residentCharlie Lasser, who head-ed up a local grassrootsgroup who presented thedistrict with a lengthyposition paper, believesit’s no use to simply saythey don’t like the bylawor they don’t want thebylaw.

“We went through itword by word ad pickedout what we didn’t likeabout the bylaw and that’swhat we presented to theregional district.”

Lasser also admitted thebylaw “doesn’t make a bitof difference” to himselfsince he has farm exemp-

tion.“But I didn’t like the

way it was put through,”he said. “There was noconsultation to the publicand that is bad. Especiallyin Chetwynd. You can’tram things down ourthroats and get away withit.”

Joe Breti a resident ofFarmington who hasattended several meetingsso far said there’s a lotmore things to worryabout before anotherbylaw.

Breti read out a list ofsuggestions to the bylawhowever he stated hewould not be giving acopy of his notes to theregional district.

“Hell no,” he said, whenasked. “And why? I willtell you….It’s too bloody

easy for you guys to slipthat under the chair. Idon’t give nothing to theregional district… I don’ttrust you.”

Another rural residentquestioned when theboard plans to make theirdecision.

“Regional so far has notsaid we’re going to give along hard look at this andcome back to you withsomething that is work-able,” he said.

Area E Director JerrilynSchembri said once themeetings are over, a sum-mary report will be madeto the board of the 19meetings and the boardwill determine the nextstep from there. Until thenthe bylaw is being held inabeyance until the meet-ings are completed.

“Obviously the bylawput in place is not accept-able to the people so nowwe’re coming back to askwhat is it that you want,”she said. “And we’re lis-tening to them.”

Schembri explained tomeeting attendees theboard has four regionaldirectors that representrural areas and then repre-sentatives from each of thecommunities.

“And all are there to lis-ten to what the peoplehave to say,” she said.“Everybody has onevote… my vote is to repre-sent you. I’m here to listento you want.”

Schembri also gave thelocal grassroots groupkudos for their work theydid on the bylaw statingthey “set the bar high”

with the position paperthey presented to thePRRD earlier this summer.

“You did an amazing job,”she said. “You have gonethrough the bylaw andtaken things apart bit by bitand you have been proac-tive – not to tell us what theproblems are but where yousee the solution.”

The first seven“ C o m m u n i t yConversations” have beencompleted. Summaries ofthe meetings will be avail-able online on the PeaceRiver Regional Districtw e b s i t ehttp://prrd.bc.ca/board/community_conversations.

Meetings are still sched-uled for Dawson Creek, onSept. 12, Baldonnel Sept.17 and Farmington onSept. 19.


Bylaw to ensure fair application of building code permitsWhere

wasMerlin?

Area E rep Jerrilyn Schembri, left and Farmington resident Joe Breti, right. .Photos by Naomi Larsen

Miley Cyrus is am a r k e t i n ggenius.

A down to earth Disneystar who has grown upand wants the world toknow that she is an adult.

At the recent MTV VideoAwards Miley shocked theworld with her raunchyand class-less perform-ance, twerking alongsidefellow performing artist

Robin Thicke in a nudevinyl bra and underwearset. People around theworld lost their minds andthe Twitterverse exploded.

I also fell guilty to thisand found myselfwrapped up in CyrusDrama. However, uponmore thought I’ve realizedsomething. Miley Cyruswas never on my radar.Ever. I didn’t watch hershows. I didn’t watch hermovies or listen to hermusic. And all of a suddenshe was top Google search.

A friend of mine saidbecause of all the Mileystuff on the interwebz she

herself has discoveredsome guitar tabs of someof the singer’s music sheenjoys and now knowsmore about Miley thenever before.

And the other thingMiley did while makingthe entire world incrediblyuncomfortable (includingall of Will Smith’s family –favourite picture of the night)was take the attention offof something that certainlyhasn’t gotten the samemedia coverage:Fukushima.

The Japanese govern-ment announced Tuesdayit is funding a costly,

untested subterranean icewall at a cost of $470 mil-lion US in a desperate stepto stop leaks of radioactivewater from the crippledFukushima nuclear plantafter repeated failures bythe plant's operator.

According to variousnews sources, the planthas been gushing 300 tonsof contaminated water intothe ocean every day –which experts say couldchange our world entirely.The water has been meas-ured at 18-fold – a levelthat could kill an exposedperson in four hours.Other reports state sam-ples of milk taken acrossthe USA have shown radi-ation levels 2000 per centhigher than EPA maxi-mums.

So while we were sittingglued to our televisionsand computer screens, that

was (and is still) happen-ing. And because it seemsmore of us care aboutMiley’s gyrating glutesthan the destruction of ouroceans and the life in it,our world is beingdestroyed. I don’t knowabout the rest of you butthat one way trip to colo-nize Mars is looking prettygood right now.

So how do we begin tolearn more and care moreabout Fukushima?Perhaps Miley (and theKardashians) should getinvolved. Maybe that willget us to sit up and takenotice.

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The simple arithmetic of Revelation is pretty hard to misunderstandTo The Editor:Re: the last tsunamiAm I worried? Yes I’m terri-

fied. This is a paradox because Ihave never before known suchPeace.

Legends say that the hum-mingbirds float free of time, car-rying our hopes for love, joy andcelebration. The hummingbird’sdelicate grace reminds us thatlife is so rich, beauty if every-where, every personal connec-tion has meaning and thatlaughter is life’s sweetest cre-ation – Papyrus

Naomi modeled this theme forus in a logical and amusing col-umn in the Echo on May 27,2011. (My 90-year-old memorywould never have retained thedate but the column delightedme. I clipped it out and saved itin its entirety. The date wasincluded.)

Naomi had tweaked a rawnerve, which every humanresponds to. It is catholic, whichWebster defines as universal.

The bible is plural and encom-passes 66 books. These werelaboriously and painstakingly

inscribed by men of continuousemployment on parchmentmade from the raw hid of alamb, which had been likewisesubjected to much abuse beforeit was ready to accept an awl.

Biblios is a singular, one bookthat stands alone and completeamong many other similarbooks, yet each is unique andcontains nothing superfluous.

How long would it take amathematician to map out sucha trajectory? We say The Bible socasually today. Technology thatbegan with Gutenberg haswiped its History from ourminds.

The Bible predicts that eventu-ally our GPS (Global PositioningSystem) will fail. When theSouth Pole, which until postmodern times, remained stabi-lized in permafrost has beenfreed by Global Warming. Achain reaction begins whichsoon results in convulsive chaos.Every tectonic plate on earth col-lapses. Men will seek death, butfind o way to escape into obliv-ion.

The Bible is very clear about

one point. Only the Creatorknows the day of the hour whenthis will happen. Even the angelsin Heaven are denied thisknowledge. There is nothing tosay that this recent advice fromJapanese scientists will triggerthe last tsunami. But there’snothing to prove that it isn’teither. It could be centuriesahead. It could be only days.

Dear friends and neighbours,would it not be prudent to beprepared. It won’t cost you apenny. Someone else was com-passionate enough to pay theprice on your behalf. “He died topay a debt he did not owebecause I owned a debt I couldnot pay.”

Romans 10:9,10 explains it. “Ifyou believe in your heart andconfess with your mouth thatJesus is Lord you shall besaved.”

This is a binary sentence. Youmust do two separate things.The first has already been donefor you. “By grace you are savedthrough faith; and that not ofyourselves it is the gift of God.”This involves your consent (your

volition). God did not take yourfree will from you … he wasn’tinterested in robots. Even theVirgin had to make a choice andvoluntarily. My dear friends Ibeg you to choose Life. Becausethe alternative is for Real. And itis so very sad.

Many who might read thishave already thrown out theirBibles. When Jesus was about 30years old he faced a similar situ-ation when He came to Galileewith Good News (gospel) for thegentiles.

Here is a Litmus test … pro-found theology … to evenglimpse it, you have to read John6:48 to 71. Something that beginsas an intangible conviction willin a short time produce muchtangible evidence provided itreceives nourishment and exer-cise transition as through anopen door in Heaven.

There are no atheists presentwhen a casket is lowered into theground. John Milton, the poetthat was blind, saw it this way.“Death, be not proud. Death.Thou shalt die. The last enemythat will be conquered is death.”

The book of Revelation reallygives us all we need to knowabout the end times. Rev. 13:18says, “Here is wisdom. Let himwho has understanding calcu-late the number of the beast forthe number is that of a man; andhis number is 666.

“For the testimony of Jesus isthe Spirit of the prophecy.” Rev.10:10b.

Here He appears at the right-eous judge. “He treads the wine-press of the wrath of God.” Rev.19:15.

At Armageddon he mustjudge the humans who wereborn after Satan had beenchained in the abyss for 1000years. Yet some of these peoplefailed to use a healthful disci-pline of a natural appetite i.e.hunger and forfeited theirhealth.

A rosary is abacus. But thesimple arithmetic of Revelation“these two entities were cast intothe unquenchable fires of hell ispretty hard to misunderstand.”

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––––––––––––––DAWSON CREEK – In a

report published lastmonth, the BC Oil and GasCommission says thatflaring volumes in theprovince have decreased3.9 per cent over the pastyear.

The report, which looksback on the 2012 year,also notes that flaring atgas processing plants andproduction facilities hasincreased due to ampli-fied production capacity.

The BC Oil and GasCommission (BCOGC) isa “single-window” regu-latory agency responsiblefor regulating oil and gasactivities in BritishColumbia, includingexploration, develop-ment, pipeline transporta-tion and reclamation.

The flaring summaryreport, published annual-ly, provides a summary offlared volumes of gas in

BC and the progress madetoward reducing flaring.

BCOGC’s flaring andventing reduction guide-line, started in 2008, sup-plements the provincialgovernments BC EnergyPlan by providing regula-tory guidance for flaring,venting and incineratingat well sites, facilities andpipelines.

The guideline informsimprovement possibilitiesfor natural gas conserva-tion by incorporatingflare reduction techniquesobserved through theannual report in designplans for new well sites.

The 2012 edition reportsan overall 38 per centdecrease in flaring since1996, and a 3.9 per centdecrease in 2012 numbersin comparison to 2011.

“Flaring volumes fromyear to year are depend-ent on a number of factorsthat can include activitylevels, types of recoverytechniques used and loca-

tions of oil and gas activi-ties,” the report states.

Fluctuations in flaringlevels in recent years areattributed to increase inproduction and decreasesin certain types ofdrilling.

Gas processing plantsflared volumes increasedslightly from 59.6 million

cubic metres in 2011 to59.9 million cubic metresin 2012, an increase of 0.5per cent.

These facilities flare gasmainly for safety reasons,reducing unplanned over-pressurization of theplants equipment. Thereport finds that the slightincrease can be attributed

to an increase is gas-pro-cessing capacity in theprovince.

Production facility flar-ing increased from 44.3million cubic metres to52.7, or 19 per cent, againa result of increased pro-duction capacity.

The bulk of the reduc-tion of flaring volumescame from under-bal-anced drilling operations,well cleanup and testingand oil producing wellsand batteries.

Underbalanced drillingis a process, which flipsnormal drilling operationson its head by keeping thepressure in the drillinghole – or “wellbore” –lower than the pressure inthe formation beingdrilled.

Flaring volumes atunder-balanced drillinglocations reduced 99.3 percent as a result of a steepdecline in the use of thisdrilling practice.

Well cleanup and testing,which is performed after awell is completed but,before it goes into produc-tion, saw a 3 per cent

decrease in flaring volumethat the report attributes inpart to a change in regula-tion which removed therequirement for well test-ing in many cases.

Solution gas flaring,occurring at oil producingwells and batteries saw a7.2 per cent decline.

“Operators are requiredto conserve solution gasthat meets an economicthreshold,” the reportclaimed, adding that thedecrease in solution gasflares in 2012 resulted fromimprovements in conser-vation.

Going forward, the com-mission will continue towork with operators toaccomplish the eliminationor reduction (where elimi-nation is not possible) offlaring, venting and incin-erating while also workingtowards improvement ofthe efficiency of flare sys-tems.

The BCOGC says it is“committed to maintainthe goals that have beenmet and working towardsfurther flaring reductionsin the future.”


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Left to right Eva Thomson, Jackie Berlinger, Audrey Tarr and Joyce Smith of theChetwynd curling team.

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––––––––––––––CHETWYND – Friends,

family and residents cele-brated Chetwynd’s oldestresident’s birthday Fridayafteroon at the ChetwyndGeneral Hospital.

Albert Flett turned 99.The decorated war hero

and storyteller ofChetwynd’s heritage isstill sharp and his humourquick.

Flett, who was born 100km north of Peace RiverAlberta, recalled stories of

being in the rodeo in hisyounger days a’nd partici-pating in the wild horseraces.

In a feature story doneby the Chetwynd Echo lastyear, Flett said he was bornon August 31, 1914. Buthe’s not really sure.

“But what year I wasborn? I haven’t got a clue,”he said then. “My mom,she don’t tell us nothing.”

When Flett joined thearmy, they asked for hisbirthdate. He said he justguessed and told themAug. 31, 1914.

Flett comes from a fami-ly of five girls and fourboys. He is the oldest ofnine. His wife Paulinepassed away in 2011.

When asked what hissecret to longevity is hisreply was simple and toldwith a secretive smile anda sparkle in his eye.

“I can’t tell you,” he said.

Albert Flett turns99-years-old

Albert blows out the can-dles on his cake Fridaymorning as his daughterElizabeth looks on.

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Come join Chetwynd DistrictCouncil members for a discussion onits proposed plans for construction ofa new Municipal Hall. The OpenHouse will be held on Tuesday,September 24, 2013 at the DistrictOffice 5400 North Access Road from6:00p.m.— 8:00p.m.

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Please attend the meeting to share your views withCouncil members.

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United Way Grader Pull set for this weekend

The staff and owners at Tim Hortons hosted a “by donation” car wash Tuesdaywhich raised $510. All proceeds to be donated to this weekend’s United Way GraderPull. All money raised at this event will remain in Northern BC. Photos submitted

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CHETWYND- SpiritPark will be buzzingwith activity this Sunday.

The finish line for theChetwynd Half-marathon, which getsunderway at 10:00 a.m.,will be located in thepark. Following the race,participants and specta-tors are invited to enjoy alight-lunch picnic.

United Way ofNorthern BC’s Chetwyndgrader pull will also behosted this weekend atSpirit Park, marking thebeginning of the organi-zation’s 2013 fundraisingcampaign. Check in timeis at 10:30 and the eventgets underway at 11:00a.m. Teams are encour-aged to register online at:http://bit.ly/14UlWLT

GRADER PULLThe grader pull is a

first ever event for the

United Way of NorthernBC (UWNBC). Theorganization has hostedfire truck pulls in thepast, but this is the firsttime teams have attempt-ed to haul a grader.

Teams of ten will takepart in the ultimate gameof tug-of-war with the39,418-pound metalgiant.

The District ofChetwynd made thegrader available afterUWNBC communitydevelopment campaignofficer Michele Brookeapproached the town inmid-August, following aproclamation signingdeclaring September“United Way Month”.

Both Tumbler Ridgeand Dawson Creek arehosting fire truck pullsthis weekend in conjunc-tion with the United Waycampaign launch.

UWNBC was happy tohave the District step for-

ward to offer an interest-ing twist on the originalconcept.

The pull is “sort of afun event that everybodycan get involved in,”Brooke explained.

“We normally haveteams gather and com-pete against each otherwith prizes for the fastesttime, longest pull, mostmoney raised and mostspirited or well dressedteam.”

Teams can be mixedand are open to anyoneover the age of 18. Thepull distance is 50 feet.

“By partaking, you willbe helping your commu-nity. We want all peopleto thrive in their commu-nities,” Brooke said.

Funds raised by eachteam partaking in thegrader pull are investedin programs such asSuccess by 6, the TansiPlease see "CHETWYND,"page 9

Friendship Centre andthe Chetwynd FamilyResource Corner.

UWNBC’s mission is toimprove lives and buildcommunity coordinationby investing in strategicprograms and servicesthat address communityspecific needs and issues.

The staff and owners atTim Horton’s was thefirst local business tostep forward raising $510for their grader pull teamby hosting a car wash attheir 51st Ave. locationthis past Tuesday.

MARATHONPreparations are near-

ing the finish line for the35th annual ChetwyndHalf-Marathon.

The route will remainunchanged from lastyear, seeing runnersheading out West ofChetwynd on Highway97 from the Post Officearea, to a halfway pointwhere they will cross thehighway with the assis-tance of a flagging com-pany. Racers will thenproceed back into townto the finish line at SpiritPark.

“Past years we havealways had people trans-ported out to the startingline 21 kilometres out oftown and then they runin, but this way it elimi-nates trying to get themout there,” organizerTyria Plamondon said,adding that Spirit Parkhas always provided anice finish line area.

“It’s kind of nice hav-ing that open spacedown there with wash-

rooms. The park is verywell equipped to handlean event like that.”

As of Wednesdaymorning, Plamondonwas unsure of theamount of racers whohad pre-registered.

“It’s really difficult totell at this point. We hada power outage whichwiped out our computersystem so we are kind ofin the dark with howmany racers there willbe,” she explained.

“We do get a fairamount of out of townrunners from TumblerRidge, Dawson Creek,Fort St. John, PrinceGeorge and others com-ing in for a visit.”

Race day registrationbegins at 7:30 a.m. whereorientation and direc-tions to the start line willbe given.

The walking race

begins at 9:00 a.m., run-ning race at 10:00 a.m.,and the kids race at 10:30a.m.

There will be threewater stations at the 5, 10and 15 kilometre marks.These locations will alsoprovide space for relayteams to make theirtrade.

Plamondon says she isstill seeking volunteersfor the event, including 2medical/first aid per-sons, one person toattend a crosswalk light,and others to help out atthe water stations, luncharea and with the kidsrace. Plamondon asksanyone interested to callthe recreation centre at250-788-2214.

For full coverage of boththe half-marathon and theUWNBC grader pull, seenext week’s edition of theChetwynd Echo.


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NOTICE TO THE PUBLICPermissive Tax Exemption

Please take note that pursuant Section 224 of the Community Charter, Chapter 26, the District ofChetwynd will be considering Bylaw No. 955, 2013 cited as “Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 987, 2013 for thepurpose of granting permissive tax exemption for the year 2014, for the following properties.

Organization Legal Description Reason for Exemption Value of Exemption for2013

President of theLethbridge Stake

Lot 1, Plan 29072,D.L. 482, P.R.D. Building for Public Worship $1,759.07

Church of theNazarene

Lot 18, Plan 10186,D.L. 1814, P.R.D. Building for Public Worship $741.54

Trustees of theChetwynd

Congregation ofJehovahʼs Witness

Lot 2, Plan 29072,D.L. 482, P.R.D. Building for Public Worship $3,394.49

PentecostalAssemblies of Canada

Lot 16, Plan 10202, D.L. 482,P.R.D., subject to R/W Plan 24099

and except Plan 25174Building for Public Worship $1,168.75

Chetwynd SharedMinistry Society

Lot 1, Plan 24825,D.L. 398, P.R.D. Building for Public Worship $592.38

The Roman CatholicEpiscopal Corporationof Prince Rupert

Block D, D.L. 482, P.R.D., excludingPlan 18501, 20172, 27784 and

PGP35575Building for Public Worship $9,153.44

Chetwynd TempleSociety

Parcel A (U27227), Block 3, Plan11989, D.L. 398, P.R.D.

Building for Public Worship $422.10

Chetwynd FellowshipBaptists Church

Lot 2, 3, 5, and 6,Plan 15224, D.L. 398, P.R.D. Building for Public Worship $3,028.25

Tansi FriendshipCentre Society

Lot 4, Block 3, Plan 9154,D.L. 398, P.R.D.

Used exclusively for charitable orphilanthropic purposes $1,024.46

Tansi FriendshipCentre Society

Lot 1, Plan PGP37406, D.L. 398,P.R.D


Royal CanadianLegion ChetwyndPacific Branch No.

258

Lot 11, Plan 10927, D.L. 482,P.R.D.

Used exclusively for charitable orphilanthropic purposes $627.05

Chetwynd Communi-cation Society

Lot 11, Block F, Plan 8869, D.L.1991, P.R.D.


Pittsburgh Penguins defencemen and Chetwyndalumni Deryk Engelland endorses local KidSport


––––––––––––––CHETWYND – This

week marked the launchof the Chetwynd Chapterof KidSport, a nationalnot-for-profit organizationthat provides financialassistance for registrationfees and equipment tokids aged 18 and under.

The community chapterwas officially launched atthe regular District ofChetwynd council meet-ing Sept. 3.

“Through a confidentialapplication process weprovide grants so [kids]can play a season ofsport,” said chair AnaPeasgood.

A board reviews allapplications to make surethat there is a need.Peasgood says if there isan identifiable need, nokid is turned away.

“Not all kids have theopportunity to beinvolved in sports. Forthose who dream of hit-ting a homerun, playinggoal, shooting hoops, andmaking new friends, it’sall possible throughKidSport.”

KidSport has been inexistence for 20 years andprovides services in allprovinces and territories.Chetwynd’s branch is the176th community chapter.

Last year, 10 localChetwynd children whoapplied for funding assis-tance through the provin-cial wing of the KidSportfoundation received$2,575. With a local chap-ter now in place, thehopes are that more fund-ing for Chetwynd chil-


dren will be available.Province wide, over $1.2

million in grants weregiven to over 6,200 kids,through the over 40 com-munity chapters in 2012.Across the country, over500,000 children have ben-efited from KidSport since1993, with national grantstotaling over $6 millionlast year.

Peasgood noted thatKidSport BC works withits key sponsors, theprovincial government,CTV, Hyundai and theNational Hockey LeaguePlayer Association.

“One in three familiescan’t afford the cost oforganized sports,”Peasgood explained.“Many are missing out onthe physical, social andmental benefits associatedwith sports. Physical activ-ities have become a luxurythat is only affordable to afraction of Canadian fami-lies.”

The organization willnow set about raising itsgoal of $10,000 to help kidsin our area afford to playsports. Donation bucketswill be set up around townto help them reach thisgoal.

Chetwynd KidSport wasproud to announce that ithas signed on Chetwyndraised PittsburghPenguins defensemenDeryk Engelland to helpthe group reach its $10,000goal.

Engelland, whose fathermoved around the west-ern part of the country formost of his younger yearsfinding work as a welder,moved to Chetwynd whenhe was in Grade 6. Hebegan playing peeweehockey in the Chetwyndand District Minor HockeyAssociation.

“I am looking forward togiving back to the childrenin my community wheremy participation in minorhockey gave me a solid

foundation to achieve mygoals,” Engelland said.

“I’m excited to show thatwith discipline, hard workand dedication, you toocan achieve your dreams. Iwould like to thank all ofmy coaches in Chetwyndfor helping me achieve mydreams.”

KidSport Chetwynd willgrant kids up to $300 inassistance per child in anysport that is sanctionedunder BC Sports.

“Through the power ofvolunteers, KidSport com-munity chapters deliverthe programming at a locallevel including raisingfunds to support kids intheir own community,increasing awareness ofKidSport and, processinglocal grant applications,”Peasgood said.

“We believe that work-ing together in a collabora-tive effort, we can all con-tinue to make Chetwynd apositive place to live for allfamilies regardless ofsocio-economic factors.”


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Site C JRP invites public comment on proceduresBY MIKE CARTERChetwynd Echo

Reporter––––––––––––––

OTTAWA – The JointReview Panel on BCHydro’s proposed Site Cdam is inviting the publicto comment on the draftpublic hearing proce-dures.

The panel is reviewingthe amendedEnvironmental ImpactStatement (EIS) from BCHydro and at the sametime, is seeking writteninput from members ofthe public, aboriginalgroups and governmentson the procedures whichdetail how the publichearing will unfold.

After reviewing anycomments received, thepanel will issue a finalversion of the proceduresand begin the publichearing phase.

According to theCanadian EnvironmentalAssessment Agency, theJoint Review Panel (JRP)will “determine whetherthe EIS is sufficient or ifthe proponent must pro-vide additional informa-tion before the panelschedules the publichearing.”

The JRP will issue anotice of hearing at least30 days before the start ofthe process.

The panel must receivewritten comments on thehearing procedures bySeptember 16, 2013. Allcomments received willbe considered public andposted on the online pub-lic registry.

The JRP has been man-dated by the cooperativeenvironmental assess-ment’s terms of reference

to conduct a review of theenvironmental, econom-ic, social, health and her-itage effects of the pro-posed project.

The panel, consisting ofChairman and currentIndian Affairs andNorthern Developmentaudit committee memberHarry Swain, profession-al engineer and seniornatural resources expertJames Mattison and com-munications consultantJocelyne Beaudet wasappointed by the federaland provincial Minister’sof the environment inearly August.

“The panel considersthe public hearing to bean essential part of thereview process, and willgive careful considera-tion to all submissionsand presentations,” thedraft procedures state.

Within 90 days of thecompletion of the publichearing, the JRP will sub-mit a report to the federalminister of the environ-ment and the BCE n v i r o n m e n t a lAssessment Office execu-tive director, giving itsconclusions and recom-mendations as they relateto the project and sup-porting rationale.

The public hearingprocess is intended toprovide the panel withrelevant informationfrom participants to beconsidered from an inde-pendent standpoint.

Opportunities will beopen for the proponent toexplain the project andrespond to concernsraised, as well, the hear-ing will allow an avenuefor other participants toPlease see "HEARING,"page 13

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provide their perspec-tive.

Factors to be consid-ered are the purpose of,need for and alternativesto the proposed project,and their respective envi-ronmental impacts.

Hearing session areopen to all members ofthe public, except in caseswhere a confidential ses-sion has been granted bythe JRP.

Written submissionsand oral presentationsfrom the public and oth-ers are encouraged.

To view the draft hear-ing procedures or toobtain information on theenvironmental assess-ment of the project, visit:w w w . c e a a -a c e e . g c . c a / 050 /d e t a i l s -

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Sean Moore, Panel Co-Manager Site C ReviewPanel Secretariat 4thFloor, 836 Yates St. POBox 9426 Stn Prov GovtVictoria BC V8W 9V1Phone: 250-387-3209 Fax:250-356-6448 Email:[email protected]


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–––––––––––––– VANCOUVER – In an

email to members of theBC Teachers Federation,president Jim Iker indicat-ed there would be noteachers’ strike inSeptember.

But, in statements madeto the media earlier thisweek, Iker said though hedoesn’t want a work stop-page, if Canadian Union ofPublic Employee (CUPE)education support staffworkers vote to strike ontheir separate agreementwith the government, theBCTF would honour theirpicket lines.

“If CUPE makes thedecision that they have toput up picket lines at somepoint down the road, wewill honour them. Butthere will be discussionswith us before that hap-pens,” Iker said to mediaSunday evening.

Whether or not thatmeans schools in theprovince would be closedas a result of a CUPEworkers strike is still up inthe air.

“We don’t know whatthe school districts willdo,” Iker said. “It’s up tothe district’s to decidewhether they close schoolsor not.”

CUPE represents morethan 27,000 K- 12 educa-tional support staff. Theyheaded back to the bar-gaining table Wednesdayin attempts to avert a

potential job action inrenewed negotiations withthe government, after itwas announced in lateAugust that negotiationshad broken off indefinitely.

CUPE has said its work-ers, which include janitori-al staff, education supportworkers and bus drivershave not received a raisesince 2009. The averagesalary of the union’s work-ers is around $24,000.

Last week, CUPElaunched a television andradio campaign aimed atbuilding support for itsworkers.

Education Minister PeterFassbender says he is opti-mistic that a deal can bereached with CUPE work-ers, and in an op-ed pub-lished on Labour Day, reit-erated premier ChristyClark’s goals of pursuinglong-term labour peacewith both CUPE and theBritish Columbia TeachersFederation (BCTF).

“I know we all want tofind lasting labour peacebecause it allows everyoneto keep their focus on whatmatters most: helpingevery student learn andsucceed,” he wrote.

“We have already takensteps to do what the BCTFhas asked for, which is tobargain directly with gov-ernment on provincialmatters. Stability is equallyimportant for school sup-port staff, represented innegotiations by CUPE andother unions. As part ofsuccessfully concluding

current negotiations, wealso want to explore withthese unions how toachieve long-term stabilityfor support staff.”

Iker’s letter to BCTF staffmembers indicates thatboth the government andthe BCTF have agreed topostpone bargaining talkswhile court days havebeen set aside for theunion to argue its case forcompensation in relationto previous collectiveagreement negotiationmoves by the governmentwhich were ruled uncon-stitutional.

“Back in 2002, the gov-ernment stripped our col-lective agreement andeliminated our right tobargain our working con-

ditions such as class size,class composition andstaffing levels for specialistteachers,” Iker wrote.

“We challenged that lawand we won. In 2011, itwas ruled unconstitution-al. This September, we willpresent our arguments on[compensation] for thatviolation of our rights. Afull 19 court days are setaside to hear this signifi-cant constitutional case.

“We do not have anybargaining dates set at thistime, but we expect to beback at the table in earlyOctober where we willcontinue to press for a fairdeal for teachers – one thatprovides better support forour students.”

Iker went on to note thatprior to the summer break,negotiations with the gov-ernment were the mostconstructive in years.

Several items weresigned off on that includedan accelerated arbitrationprocess that could save theunion, school boards andthe government “tens ofthousands of dollars”.

However, since then,negotiations have hit animpasse with the appoint-ment of a new lead nego-tiator, Peter Cameron, andthe replacement of theelected leadership of theBritish Columbia PublicSchool EmployeesAssociation with anothergovernment appointee,Michael Marchbank.

“While the govern-ment’s intentions are

unclear as they continue tomake structural changes, Iremain hopeful that theprogress we made in thespring will not be lost,”Iker stated.

At this time, it appearsas though both sides arededicated to negotiationswith no serious indicationof an imminent strike. But,as we have seen in the pastthings can change dramat-ically in a hurry.

Peace River SouthTeachers Association presi-dent Lorraine Mackay willbe speaking to unionmembers at a privatemeeting later this month atChetwynd SecondarySchool to brief teachers onthe status of the negotia-tions toward a new collec-tive agreement.

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BCTF promises no strike in SeptemberBut will support CUPEsupport workers picketlines if strike is called

FASSBENDER

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lasting labourpeace...

IKER

We challengedthat law and we

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The best-thought-out ideas of mice,men, and Council

sometimes get upstagedby better ideas. Webelieve this is one ofthose times when betterideas have sprouted outof good ideas and wewant to share them withyou and get yourthoughts on how to growthem further. I will giveyou a heads-up today but

Council andAdministration verymuch want your careful-ly reasoned perspectivesat an open house sched-uled for September 24. Ifyou can’t makeSeptember 24,Administration will behappy to speak with youface to face.

Recapping some oldinformation: several yearsago a former Councilvoted to set aside funds tobuild a badly needed CityHall. Few question thewisdom of that decision.Money is always difficultto pile up but it has beenaccumulating and we feelthe time is rapidly

approaching to use it forthe purpose for which thefund was created. Therealways has been and therealways will be urgentneeds with the potential todivert attention from avital need like City Hall.Just patch the roof, openthe windows to clear thehot air; bring in your ownelectric heater and blan-ket; move the archives intothe hall to find room forthe current files; standaside when I meet you;and don’t ever close thewindow in the wash room.You get the picture. Timehas marched on leavingcity hall where it was 25years ago. Actually, while

time has marched on, CityHall has skittered back-wards. It’s called entropyand we all experience inour bodies that unduck-able phenomenon of tem-porary existence on thisplanet.

In the meantime plansmust grow. Council andAdministration believethat the funds to constructCity Hall will be availableby the time constructioncommences and that thenew office will be com-pleted without increasingthe tax burden that youcarry. In plain English,construction of the newCity Hall will not result inadded financial burdens

to resident.We want you to be com-

fortable with the plansthat are growing inDistrict Office and to befully assured that your taxburden will not increasebecause of the new CityHall. We also want you tohave a significant part inwhat will become a majorimprovement to our com-munity. Not only a majorimprovement, but we arealso demonstrating ourconfidence in our commu-nity to potential builders’and developers.

So we invite you, in fact,we urge you to mark yourcalendar for September 24and plan to attend the

open house at DistrictOffice to share your ideaswith Council andAdministration. Whoknows, maybe one of yourideas will be front andcentre when the officeopens in 2015. If it isn’tfront and centre, at leastyou will have had the sat-isfaction of knowing thatyou have helped to steerthe ship of local govern-ment in the direction thatyou would like to see it go.

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Dinosaur skeleton could be a sign of more to comePRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN

–––––––––––––– TUMBLER RIDGE –It took five years of

painstaking work on aremote B.C. hillside near theAlberta border, but lastweek, paleontologistRichard McCrea and histeam finally unearthed themost complete dinosaurskeleton ever found in B.C.

"It's been time consuming,but it's quite something togo from discovering adinosaur and excavating itand removing it," McCreasaid in an interviewThursday, describing theskeletal remains of theapproximately 73-million-year-old hadrosaur that wasairlifted to the Tumbler

Ridge Museum last week.But still the hunt contin-

ues: The hadrosaur is miss-ing its head.

"We're likely to find ahead at some point,"McCrea said, but he notedit might not be the onethey're looking for.

"There's at least twoother dinosaurs in thearea, and this kind of ani-mal, the hadrosaurs, theydid not live in smallgroups," he explained,speculating there could beat least 30 more skeletonsyet to be excavated in whathe called a "bone bed."

"We found a total now ofsix femora, which is sixthigh bones, and normallydinosaurs only had two,just like we do," he said,laughing.

McCrea said it's possiblethe hadrosaur's head wasscavanged by a tyran-nosaurus because about 60of the carnivorousdinosaur's teeth were alsofound in the bed.

"The head would havebeen easy to take off" afterthe hadrosaur died, he said."It's one of the weakest linkson most animals becausethe head is fairly heavy."

The one metre long tibia of the hadrosaur, overlain by along rig next to the large femur below the blue tray.

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