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New Gold update: Blackwater deferred but not dead

Ruth LloydCaledonia Courier

New Gold’s Blackwater Project is still on tar-get, but metal prices have left the construction date in limbo.

The new Community Manager for the pro-posed gold mine, Claudette Gouger, updated mayor and council on Mar. 12.

Gouger said the results of the feasibility study which came out last December and led to the deferral of the Blackwater project in favour of the Rainy River Project, a proposed gold mine near Fort Frances in Ontario, are due of lower gold prices and a lower exchange rate.

However, she also said Blackwater “still remains a flagship for the company, just because the size of the deposit is so large.”

She said while Blackwater will still be a pri-ority for the company, because the Rainy River Project is further along in the development process and will cost about half of what Black-water would to build and would therefore have a faster rate of return on investment, it will take priority for construction.

The Rainy River Project will cost an esti-mated $900 million to build, while the Black-water Project would be around $1.85 billion.

“The idea is to get Rainy River up and run-ning and have those assets in to the company and then looking at and moving those forward to be able to develop Blackwater,” said Gouger.

The biggest fluctuation in terms of the project’s feasibility over

time has been the price of gold, so the com-pany wants to continue to move the project through the permitting process but will wait for the price of gold to rebound to begin the construction phase.

At this point the project still is on the origi-nal planned timelines and with environmen-tal assessment and exploration continuing as planned in 2014.

Exploration will begin again in the spring, with 23,000 hectares in new acquisitions in the area which the company will drill more thoroughly this year.

“So we’re still looking in our region,” said Gouger.

She said the delay in the project actually gives the team more time to work to build capacity in the communities and work with the College of New Caledonia.

She also said the hope is with Rainy River being developed first, the hope is the team which helped get Rainy River up and running will then be able to move over to help get Blackwater up and running as well.

“That’s our goal for this year is to continue to have the project going through the whole process, have it be shovel-ready and de-risking it, so that when gold prices rebound we’re able to take advantage of that and hit

the ground running,” said Gouger.The company aims to submit their plan for environmental approval

within the first quarter of 2014.

Blackwater Project Community Manager Clau-dette Gouger presents an update for the District of Fort St. James mayor and council.


Draft budget available

The District of Fort St. James mayor and council voted to ap-prove the draft budget for public viewing.

The draft of the 2014 municipal budget will be available to view by the public at the District of Fort St. James office on Stuart Drive for one month.

Court report

For files appear-ing before the Fort St. James Provincial Court on March 12, 2014.

William P. Mick-elow was fined $1,000, charged a victim surcharge of $150 and prohibited from driving for one year for operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level exceeding eighty milligrams of alcohol in one hundred mil-lilitres of blood.

EasterEgg hunt

The Fort St. James Public Library will be hosting an Easter egg hunt again.

On April 17 at 10:30 a.m., chil-dren from the age of toddler to eight are welcome to come hunt for hidden prizes, but must be pre-registered for the event so the Easter Bunny can know how much to hide for the youngsters.

Children need to bring the ticket they will be given when they register in order to participate and need to bring their own basket to collect their prizes.

For more informa-tion call 996-7431 or go to the library.

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RCMP reportMar. 12 at 5:30 a.m., RCMP

were dispatched to the dock in front of the Fort St. James Nation-al Historic Site, also known as the “tramway.”

A female called to report she saw a glow coming from the pier area.

Upon arrival, RCMP found an area of approximately 10 feet by 20 feet had been damaged by � re.

Fort St. James Volunteer Fire Department were able to contain the � re using snow and shovels.

However, it was learned through further investigation, the � re was a result of a planned demolition of the structure, and had simply been started earlier than expected.

Mar. 7 at 11:01 p.m., RCMP attended a residence in Fort St. James in response to a report of a domestic assault.

Members spoke to a female at the location who said her husband had slapped and choked her.

The suspect was then checked and found to be on a recognizance

and a probation order as a result of a previous domestic assault.

The suspect was then located and lodged in cells at the detach-ment until he appeared in court on March 10.

The suspect then pled guilty to the assault and received one day in jail and 12 months probation. The additional charges of two counts of breach of probation, breach of recognizance and choking were stayed.

Mar. 11 at 6:36 p.m., RCMP re-sponded to a residence in the Fort Trailer Court after a report of a � ght involving a knife.

Upon investigation, RCMP be-lieve a female used a kitchen knife to stab her common-law husband in the arm.

The female suspect was arrested at the scene and taken into police custody, and RCMP were recom-mending charges of assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and utter-ing threats.

The suspect sustained non life-threatening injuries and refused medical attention.

The female was to appear in court on Mar. 12.

Alcohol and drugs were be-lieved to be a factor in the incident.

Mar. 8 at 2:30 a.m., an RCMP member located two men with two snowmobiles at the intersection of Stuart Drive West and Stone’s Bay Road.

The snowmobiles had become stuck about 25 feet off of the road after the ski of one had gotten caught in the runner of the other.

The two drivers reportedly ex-hibited signs of intoxication and both blew fails on the roadside screening device.

Both snowmobiles were im-pounded for 24 hours and both drivers were issued 24-hour sus-pensions as well.

One of the drivers was found to already have been a prohibited driver under the Motor Vehicle Act.

Fire at Tache

ReserveRCMP are still investi-

gating after a fire damaged the Tl’azt’en Public Works building on Mar. 7.

The building is located on Felix Road on the Tache Reserve.

At 1 a.m., RCMP re-ceived a call from the Tl’azt’en Fire Chief report-ing the volunteer fire de-partment at Tl’azt’en had responded to a fire at the building and extinguished it.

When firefighters ar-rived, he said windows were breaking and billow-ing smoke from the fire.

The fire chief reported the fire was suspicious and called the RCMP in to in-vestigate.

RCMP then sent an arson investigator once the struc-ture had cooled enough.

The investigator did conclude the fire was sus-picious in nature and the rough estimate is $200,000 in damages to the building.

The fire is still under investigation, and anyone with any information relat-ing to the fire can contact the RCMP at 250-996-8269 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Jeff NagelBlack Press

An alliance of business groups opposed to the new Multi Material BC recycling system are demanding the province halt the planned May 19 launch and go back to the drawing board.

MMBC, an industry stew-ardship group, is poised to take responsibility for curb-side blue box collection – with more containers and material types collected than before – while charging busi-nesses for the recycling of the packaging and paper they generate.

But it’s been in a bitter fight with small business groups that complain they are set to pay punishingly high fees, which will then be passed on to consumers.

The battle took a new turn Monday, when the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and eight other as-sociations launched a cam-paign in B.C. newspapers and online at rethinkitbc.ca to amplify the pressure on Vic-toria.

CFIB provincial affairs director Mike Klassen pre-dicted job losses and some business closures as a result of the MMBC regulations and fees.

“This is public policy run amok,” he said. “We are ask-ing British Columbians to talk to the B.C. government to push the pause button on its reckless and red tape-lad-en program.”

B.C. Agriculture Council vice-chair Stan Vander Waal said farmers can’t readily stop packaging strawberries and blueberries in plastic clamshells, because retailers insist that’s what consumers want.

“We have to wear the cost,” he said, adding MMBC fees will cost his Chilliwack farm $60,000 to $100,000 a year. “It goes directly against growing agriculture.”

Canadian Newspaper As-sociation chairman Peter Kvarnstrom, who is publisher of a paper in Sechelt, warned the the new system will be “catastrophic” to B.C. com-munity and daily newspapers, resulting in job losses in an already challenged industry and reduced service to com-munities.

The opposition groups say

they support the aim of the program – to make genera-tors of packaging pay to re-cycle it – but they dispute the fees and say multinational consumer goods firms like Unilever and Walmart control MMBC and are manipulating it to their benefit, not that of local businesses.

Most of the fees for con-tainer waste are double or even quadruple what busi-nesses in Ontario pay to a similar agency.

Newspapers say they face a $14-million-a-year bite out of their operations because of the 20 cents per kilogram they will pay on newsprint, compared to less than half a penny in Ontario.

They contend a high proportion of newsprint is al-ready recycled in B.C. through blue boxes.

Kvarnstrom said newspapers are considering op-tions to create their own newsprint collection sys-tem – a move that could also deprive MMBC of news-print revenue and undermine the pro-gram’s viability.

Magazine in-dustry reps also warned small B.C. magazines will pay not only for their own paper recy-cling, but will also effectively subsi-dize big U.S. maga-zines like Harper’s or Vogue that will be exempt from MMBC fees on magazines mailed into B.C.

Printers predict some orders will shift to presses in the U.S. or Alberta to skirt the fees, costing jobs in B.C.

MMBC manag-ing director Al-len Langdon said MMBC’s higher fees are because they fully finance the program and ensure service for multi-family apart-ments and rural depots, in contrast to Ontario’s more limited focus on

single-family homes.He said B.C.’s successful

container deposit system also means there’s less recyclable material left here for con-tainer stewards to collect and sell, so fees have to be higher to cover the system costs.

Langdon said no business is forced to join MMBC, add-ing groups like the newspaper industry are free to develop their own system.

“If they think there’s a bet-ter way, I think it’s important they put it forward.”

Environment Minister Mary Polak said most busi-nesses are exempt from the fees if they have under $1 million of retail sales, gener-

ate less than a tonne of mate-rial or operate out of a single retail outlet, while genera-tors of one to five tonnes per year pay flat fees of $550 or $1,200.

She said property taxpay-ers will save money because MMBC will now pay for re-cycling collection that local municipalities previously paid.

“The City of Richmond will save $1.5 million a year, Nanaimo will save just over $900,000 a year and the list goes on,” Polak said. “This is about shifting the costs from the property taxpayer to the people who produce the pack-aging and printed paper.”

Business alliance to battle MMBC recycling fees

Groups urge province to pause plan for containers, paper

Shoppers face higher prices

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New recycling costs imposed by Multi Material BC will ultimately hit consumers through hidden price hikes, critics say.

“The public is largely unaware of the money that will come out of their pocket and ultimately go back to manufacturers,” said Corinne Atwood, executive direc-tor of the B.C. Bottle and Recy-cling Depot Association.

Unlike existing deposit-refund systems in B.C. on cans or elec-tronics – which are subject to audits and transparent reporting – Atwood said MMBC can do what it wishes with its revenue, without accountability.

“It’s a licence to print money,” she said.

Atwood has lobbied for years to expand the deposit system to include milk cartons and other containers, from hair spray canis-ters to detergent bottles.

She argues the refunds offered would ensure a high rate of recy-cling through depots, as with bev-erage cans now.

“If you put deposits on things initially the consumer would pay a bit more, but the people who bring it back will get their money back,” she said.

Instead, she said MMBC’s non-refundable fees on packaging gen-erators will inflate prices with no recourse.

“With a hidden fee you don’t know what it is and there’s no opportunity to get that back – then you’re genuinely taking money out of families’ pockets.”

Atwood said she believes the government likes the new system because if MMBC fees drive retail prices higher, the province will collect more sales tax.

Existing bottle depots may be threatened because MMBC will also collect refundable bever-age containers, she said, add-ing school teams and commu-nity groups that depend on bottle drives to raise money may also lose out if there’s less to collect.

Other recyclers say they’re also losing out under MMBC’s system.

The agency recently announced a consortium of waste firms that will handle the processing of con-tainers that are collected.

Urban Impact Recycling was one of the bidders that wasn’t selected and CEO Nicole Stefenelli said her firm will now have to restruc-ture and potentially shed jobs as a result.

I would like to thank the organizers all that helped, participated and attended the dinner on Saturday, Feb 22, 2014.Everyone, both old friend and new, have been so kind, loving and helpful in my time of need.I feel truly blessed and am very grateful.Thank you all. Chris Elliott

We would also like to thank everyone that that attended the fundraiser dinner and all that donated items and time to the event and silent auction.Tru Valu Hardware Alex PierreSherry’s Mobile Bookkeeping Mel Chesnutt – Barehand’s LandscapingDel & Marci Whitford Lakeside PharmacyIntegris Credit Union RBCFields Valeria SpodniakCam & Joan Beaman Virginia ArayaSherry & Harold Nielsen Cam & Kayla GrundstromThe Source HUB International Barton InsurancePronto KDL Group Gail Hiebert BNKBam Bam Trucking Ltd Lost Creek Holdings LtdMary Willick – Threadshed Jackie Marshall & Angela ScottThe Window Box Janet HoneywellGrant Mortenson OverwaiteaStuart Lake Dental Carol BlackwellNorth Arm Pub Kal TireOuellette Bros. Northland AutomotiveSoup Wallah Dorothy WasylenkoGord & Cheryl Goodwin Laura LechkySuspenders Volunteer FSJRCMP Ladies Auxiliary of the FSJ Fire Dept.Sana’aih Market Dana BoschmenSowchea Elementary School David Hoy Elementary SchoolDistrict of Fort St. James Lynn JacksonCharlotte Croquet Hospital Auxiliary Without the support of this great community we would not have been able to help out our friend and neighbour.

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NEWSCourierBringing home the banner

The Fort St. James Secondary School Ski and Board Team. Fort St. James Secondary Ski and Board Team 2013-14. Left to Right Back Row: Chris Greenaway, Liam Willick, Ayden Leon, Maxz Boschman, Janko Spodniak, Cale Skeen. Left to Right Middle Row: Quintanna Pazuik, Gabriela Willick, Sara King, Brooke Dunkley, Shelby Legebokoff, Kaylee Walstrom, Kaitlan Goodwin, Grace Willick, Sarah Grill. Left to Right Front Row: Mara Martin, Lissy Kosmick, Rebeccah Gauthier, and Jaide Steeves.


The Fort St. James Girls Snowboard Team with their coaches and their provincial banner at Whistler/Blackcomb.

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Thirty-five years in the making.P.E. teacher James Waddell was obviously having a proud teach-

er moment as he announced at a school assembly the first ever provincial championship banner for the school, brought home last week by the FSJSS Falcons Girls Snowboard Team.

Waddell praised the “outstanding performance” of the entire ski and board team, made up of 19 students who traveled to Whistler for the Provincial Championships, with four team members finish-ing in the top 10 for their sport overall.

“They made us very proud,” he said. The girls snowboard team had tied in the standings last year, and

only just missed out on a banner then.This year, Waddell said “they went there to win.”Sarah King, a frequent champion in her summer pursuit of mo-

tocross racing, showed her athleticism once again and led the girls snowboard team, taking second place in the province individually, Brooke Dunkley right behind her in third place overall.

Kaylee Walstrom, Shelby Legebokoff, and Larissa Kosmick were 13th, 14th, and 15th overall, respectively and Mara Martin was 22nd.

The Fort girl boarders also all placed in the top 20 for the ter-rain GS.

There were 46 female snowboarders competing.The final results for the entire ski and board team were again

outstanding, with Oscar Croucher placing second in the province among boy boarders and his fellow boy boarder Cale Skeen placing 45th out of the 71 boy boarders.

Gabriela Willick placed eighth among the girl skiers in the province, Kaitlan Goodwin placed 13th overall out of 72 girl skiers competing.

The boy skiers had five in the final standings, with Liam Willick plac-ing 25th, Maxz Boschman 36th, Jayden Greenaway 38th, Janko Spodniak 42nd and Ayden Leon 50th out of the 83 boy skiers who were at provin-cials.

Waddell said the team, under the dedicated coaching of Sarah Grill, has worked hard to get where they are, starting their dry land training in November and working as a team.

“These banners are really, really hard to earn,” he said. While he said Fort St. James has been sending teams to provincial championships since 1979, they had yet to earn a banner of their own, having to admire them in other school’s gyms in the past.

“This time we are the best,” he said.

Free YogaYoga instructor Jana Gainor will be teaching some free classes for

spring break yoga in the library.The Fort St. James Public Library will be hosting the free yoga, which

will include Baby and Me Yoga, March 25 at 10 a.m., Parent and Tot Yoga, March 25 at 10:45 a.m. and Yoga Kids for ages � ve and up on April 1 at 10 a.m.

Register for the free classes by calling 996-7431 and to get more infor-mation.

GRANT FUNDINGThe Integris Credit Union Community Foundation has invested over $580,000 in the communities of Vanderhoof, Fort St. James and Fraser Lake since its inception in 2002. These funds are used to meet a wide range of charitable needs and interests. Funding requests from local organizations and agencies to undertake beneficial community projects are now being accepted. To Apply:1. Applications must be completed on prescribed forms 2. Applications must be submitted by 4pm on March 29, 2014

Funding guidelines and applications are available at the Vanderhoof and Fort St. James branches of Integris Credit Union. Or you can visit our website at:

www.integriscu.ca/icf Applications will be reviewedby April 30, 2014.

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Forget issues, pass the muffins

Tom FletcherBlack Press

VICTORIA – Proceedings here at the B.C. legisla-ture were briefly thrust into the spotlight last week, firing up the radio talk shows and twitter feeds.

No, it wasn’t the B.C. Liberal government forcing through legislation to allow industrial “research” for things like pipeline routes in provincial parks, or the debate on sanctioned wolf and grizzly kills. It wasn’t the teacher strike vote, as the scripted motions of that ritual combat are well known to weary parents.

It was muffins. More specifically, “free” muffins in a newly relocated and equipped MLA lounge, and a rack installed to hold the said muffins at a cost of $733.

This was portrayed as part of a spending spree by Richmond East MLA Linda Reid, elected Speaker last summer. In fact it’s just the latest phase of a strikingly expensive refit to provide wheelchair access, which Reid has championed.

The new MLA lounge replaces a seldom-used one at the top of steep stairs high in the 1898 stone structure. The new lounge is served by a ramp near the chamber exit to another under-used room in the library, and equipped with big-screen TVs to follow proceedings, similar to those installed in the legislature chamber last year.

Everything done here is expensive, from matching ornate woodwork to upgrading ancient plumbing and wiring. But the public, conditioned by media to ex-pect corruption and scandal, would rather be outraged about free muffins.

Prior to this, MLAs had to troop down to the base-ment dining room to put muffins and coffee on their expense accounts, or have an assistant fetch them. The outraged talk shows didn’t mention that.

There are access issues in the dining room too, a fact more difficult to ignore with Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux, Paralym-pian Michelle Stilwell and former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan now elected to serve using their wheel-chairs.

A costly new outside access ramp assisted Kenny Michell, who visited last week to tell his harrowing story of the Burns Lake sawmill explosion that nearly burned him to death in 2012 and left him in a wheel-chair.

The NDP brought a delegation of survivors and family members of the dead from sawdust explosions in Burns Lake and Prince George. They supported the opposition’s demand for an independent inquiry, although their own demands ranged from counsel-ling for long-suffering wives to seeing someone pun-ished for alleged negligence.

The scandal pushed in this tragic story is that

some evidence was not protected by WorkSafeBC and wouldn’t have been admissible in court. Prosecutors also said they had enough evidence for charges, but the companies or executives would be able to show “due diligence” that would likely result in acquittal.

What that means in English is that the explosion risk of extra-dry dust and air wasn’t fully grasped by either mill operators or WorkSafeBC. All B.C. mills are now subject to more scrutiny, and a coroner’s in-quest will be calling witnesses this fall to see what lessons can be learned.

Back to pipelines through parks. This may seem like a scandal to urban B.C. residents who already fret about the possibility of the 60-year-old Trans Moun-tain pipeline, or one of several proposed gas pipelines, intruding on a park.

It’s not as well known that Trans Mountain com-pleted a major twinning and upgrading project on the Alberta side in 2008. It crosses Mount Robson Provin-cial Park and Jasper National Park, without incident or scandal to date.

But back to muffingate, as it’s become known around here. I don’t know why people are so cynical and uninterested in serious issues. I wish I did.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and col-umnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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NEWSCourierCommunity Hall plans approved


The plans for the Fort St. James Community Hall are having some more adjustments made, but have been approved in principle.

The building will be a modifica-tion of the building which housed what was the Victory Christian Centre and the Birch Theatre.

The plans will involve keep-ing the theatre area, but building a stage and adding a balcony to in-crease seating capacity.

The revised plans, with this and some other minor adjustments re-quested by potential user groups, are expected back by the next council meeting on March 26.

The goal is to be able to put the

plans out to tender and potentially begin construction by May of this year.

Council was eager to see the community hall move forward, Councillor Riley Willick said he was impressed with the plans and Councillor Joan Burdeniuk said she was eager to see action.

"There's been a lot of thought put into a plan," she said.

Willick said while the hall may not yet be every-thing people hoped for, it does bring things to the community which were not here before - the rac-quetball court and a the-atre which could accom-modate live performances as well.

"For me, this is the start, 20 years from now it will probably look different," said Mayor Rob Macdougall, adding he came onto council in 1996 in order to help create a community hall.

"I really love the fact that all the buildings seem to be congregating in the same area," said Willick of the location.

TOP LEFT: The main floor plan for the new community hall, with some revisions still to be made. The stage area would need to be larger to make it usable by performing groups and the seniors have requested changes to the lockers to accomo-date their lawn bowling mat. BOTTOM: The upper floor plan, which includes a balcony level for the theatre to increase seat-ing capacity, more washrooms and an office space.

Images from drawings provided by the District of Fort St. James

B.C. BriefsChief coroner to chair mill inquest

Black PressB.C. Chief Coroner Lisa

Lapointe will personally preside over an inquest into the 2012 deaths of two employees and the injury of 20 more in an explosion at a sawmill in Burns Lake.

Lapointe said Monday a coro-ner's inquest is the best way to

examine evidence that wasn't considered because prosecutors decided not to lay charges. That evidence can be considered at an inquest because its role is to make recommendations, not to assess blame.

"In particular, the inquest will review policies, practices and re-

sponsibilities related to the mill operation and worker safety, and will allow an opportunity for full and frank review of the mill's operation and all of the events leading to the tragedy," Lapointe said.

The inquest is expected to take place this fall in Burns Lake.

Measles outbreak alarms ministerBlack Press

Health Minister Terry Lake said his ministry is watching closely as Fraser Health deals with a potential outbreak of measles, which appears linked to a lack of routine vaccinations in school-aged children.

Lake said he has not yet con-sidered making vaccinations man-datory for school-aged children, as other provinces have, despite some schools in the Fraser Valley reporting no vaccinations at all.

"At this time we're not going down that road, but we certainly want the public to be very aware of the importance of vaccination, and get the rates back up where they should be," Lake said.

Fraser Health has con� rmed two cases and about 100 suspect-ed cases in the Eastern Fraser Val-ley. Of� cials wouldn't identify the school Monday, except to say it is in a Chilliwack community with a history of low immunization rates.

Of� cials asked anyone who

believes they are exposed to mea-sles to contact their doctor before arriving at a medical facility.

"We are urging individuals who may have been exposed to the virus to contact their local Public Health Unit to be cleared before travelling during spring break," said Dr. Paul Van Buynder, chief medical of� cer for Fraser Health.

The measles warning applies to Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs and Hope.

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Speed skating regionals

TOP LEFT: Amy Waddell is out front during a heat at the Regional Short Track Speed Skat-ing competition held in the Fort Forum on Mar. 8 in Fort St. James. MID-DLE LEFT: Bryan Caldwell gets low in a corner racing at the Regional Short Track Speed Skat-ing competition in the Fort Forum on Mar. 8. BOTTOM LEFT: Aiden Dun-can skates hard during one of the team chase races. More photos on the Caledonia CourierFacebook Page.


TOP RIGHT: Some of the younger skat-ers get some pre-race information from an official during the Regional Short Track Speed Skating com-petition held at the Fort Forum on Mar. 8. BOTTOM RIGHT: Nyah Duncan races in a heat at the Regional Short Track Speed Skating competition at the Fort Forum on Mar. 8. Nyah took second in her class.Ruth Lloyd/Caledonia Courier

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- Chris Anderson, Master Mariner, Lead Marine Advisor, Northern Gateway Project

Working in partnership with B.C. and Alberta First Nations and Métis Communities, and leading energy companies in CanadaLearn more at gatewayfacts.ca

“Northern Gateway is taking extraordinary measures to ensure marine safety—reducing tanker speeds on British Columbia’s north coast is just one.”

Chris Anderson is a Master Mariner and port planning and operations specialist. He has substantial experience in the

assessment and development of many terminal facilities on the Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacifi c Coasts of Canada.

Meet the expert:

Northern Gateway has proposed tanker-related safety measures designed to maintain safe vessel transportation. These measures, together with lower tanker transit speeds in the coastal channels, not only reduce the risk of marine incidents, they also minimize potential adverse eff ects on the marine mammal environment.

ACTING ON EXPERT ADVICENorthern Gateway has consulted with many of the top experts in Canada and the world, including Chris Anderson who, as a Master Mariner and seafarer, has over 50 years of experience including the development of port and terminal facilities in Brit-ish Columbia’s coastal waters and internationally. Acting on the advice of a team of experts, Northern Gateway committed to a vessel transit speed range from 8 to 12 knots. Anderson says, “Reducing vessel transit speeds through a confi ned channel to within this range allows improved response from our escort tugs, substantially reducing the risk of a naviga-tional incident, while maintaining safe vessel operation.”

BEYOND WHAT’S REQUIRED The commitment to reducing transit speeds is not a regula-tory requirement, but one of many voluntary marine safety

initiatives that was put forward by Northern Gateway. As Anderson puts it, “Project-related vessels are capable of speeds of 15 to 16 knots. Many other oceangoing vessels can travel at even higher speeds. Northern Gateway is committed to reducing vessel speeds by as much as half that as an added

measure of prevention.”

GOING EVEN FURTHER TO ENSURE MARINE SAFETYIn addition to reducing tanker speeds, Northern Gateway has committed to the use of two escort tugs for every loaded tanker associated with the Project, with one tug being tethered at all times. According to Anderson, “In the event of a mechanical issue, the tethered escort tugs can take over steering and braking which greatly reduces the risk of an incident occurring. This commit-ment will also help protect British Columbia’s north coast.”

ENDORSED AT THE HIGHEST LEVELSThe Joint Review Panel’s endorsement of the Northern Gateway Project came after a rigorous, scientifi c review of the evidence, including Gateway’s precautionary approach to vessel speeds and escort tug standards. Northern Gateway is working hard to meet all of the fi nal conditions set out by the Panel, the same way they are working to meet the fi ve conditions set out by the Province of British Columbia. Northern Gateway is committed to doing everything possible in order to build a safer, better project.

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Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. has sub-mitted an application to the BC Environ-mental Assessment Office (BC EAO) to obtain an Environ-mental Assessment Certificate.

Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd., a wholly-owned sub-sidiary of TransCan-ada, is proposing to develop an approxi-mately 650 km pipe-line to deliver natu-ral gas from the area near the community of Groundbirch, B.C., to the LNG Canada gas liquefaction facil-ity proposed to be developed by Shell Canada Ltd. and its partners near Kiti-mat, B.C.

The proposed route of the pipeline runs between Fort St. James and Vander-hoof, crossing High-way 27 closer to Van-derhoof.

The proposed proj-

ect would have an initial capacity of about two to three billion cubic feet (bcf) of natural gas per day with the potential for expan-sion up to about five bcf per day.

The expansion sce-nario assessed in the application does not involve the construc-tion of additional pipeline; only the number of poten-tial future compres-sor stations would change.

An electronic copy of the application and information regarding the British Columbia environ-mental assessment process are avail-able at www.eao.gov.bc.ca.

The BC EAO has announced a 45-day public comment period, to begin on March 21, 2014, con-cluding on May 5, 2014.

The B.C. EAO, with the support of Coastal GasLink, will host four open houses in northern B.C. communities during this comment period.

The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environ-mental Assessment Act.

Starting on March 21, there are 45 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the application.

All comments received during this comment period will be considered.

The intention of seeking public com-ments is to ensure that all potential adverse effects – environmental, eco-nomic, social, heri-tage and health – that might result from the proposed project are identified for consid-

eration as part of the assessment process.

The BC EAO accepts public com-ments through the following ways:

By Online Form: h t t p : / / w w w. e a o .gov.bc.ca

By Mail: Brian Westgate

Project Assessment Manager

Environmental Assessment Office

P.O. Box 9426 Stn Prov GovtVictoria, B.C. V8W 9V1

By Fax: 250-356-7477 In addition to the

online availability of the application, cop-ies are available in digital or paper form at public libraries in the project area.

In order to pro-vide information to the public about the application, and to receive comments from the public, the BC EAO invites

the public to Open House events on the following dates:

March 27, 2014: Chetwynd and Dis-trict Recreation Cen-tre

April 1, 2014: Fra-ser Lake Recreation Complex

April 2, 2014: Burns Lake Heritage Centre

April 3, 2014: Riv-erlodge Recreation Centre, Kitimat

Coastal GasLink’s application con-sists of 7,200 pages of text, maps and tables.

The required con-tent of the applica-tion was developed through a public process that gener-ated the Application Information Require-ments (AIR) issued by the EAO in May 2013.

The AIR process included a public comment period, open houses, and

input from the EAO working group whose members rep-resent federal, pro-vincial, and local government and Aboriginal groups.

Beginning on Jan-uary 29, 2014 the application was sub-

jected to a 30-day completeness review by the EAO and the working group.

The completeness review ensured that the application met all the Application Information Require-ments.


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Resurfacing of Hwy 16 near Houston

Nearly 30 kilometres of Highway 16 between Smithers and Houston will be resurfaced this summer.

The contract, for $3.6 million, was awarded to Green Roads Recycling Ltd. of Fernie, B.C. and work is expected to begin in mid-July of this year.

The work should be done by September 2014.“Highway 16 is an important corridor for

northern B.C. residents and industry alike, par-ticularly as we move ahead with LNG develop-ment,” said Nechako-Lakes MLA John Rustad in

a release. “This investment will improve safety for residents travelling between Smithers and Houston as well as commercial drivers.”

The project will begin at Wakefield Road, 27 km east of Smithers and would end around 4 km west of Houston.

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sponsored by the Caledonia CourierCOMING EVENTS... Will appear as space is available, free of charge in this section. Coming events are available to non-profit organizations only. This area is not intended for thank you submissions or selling products. It is simply a place for nonprofit organizations a place to announce upcoming free activities. You can e-mail your item to [email protected] or by fax: 567-2070. Your organizations’ announcement can also be dropped off at our office located at #111-250 Stuart Drive, Fort St. James. Decision of the publisher is final.

***St Patrick’S anglican church...Fort St James, with the churches of Fort St James will provide Free Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day from noon to 2.00pm. Everyone welcome!

***ThE NEChakO VallEy FESTIVal OF ThE PErFOrMING arTS... has a new website. www.musicfestivalweb.com/nechako. Please visit the website for syllabus and registration information. You can view the syllabus online. If a paper copy is required, there is a limited number available at the Vanderhoof Public Library. Registration for the festival will be online starting Jan. 1, 2014. The festival will take place from Apr. 12-25, 2014 with the festival concert happening on Apr. 27, 2014.

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FIrEwEED STOPPING ThEVIOlENCE & OUTrEaChSErVICE For those who believe all is possible!...Provides free Confidential, Safe, and Supportive counselling and outreach services for women. Hours of Service: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and every other Friday. Location: Room 203, 349 Stuart Drive, Fort St James, BC Phone: (250) 996-1214 Fax: (250) 996-7647 Email: [email protected]

***ST PaTrICk’S aNGlICaN ChUrCh... hosts a free lunch every Tuesday from 11.00am - 1.00pm. All are welcome. This lunch is made possible through the generous giving of time and resources,by many people in the region, including The Roman Catholic Church, Camp Living Water, E-Free Church and many other individuals. We wish to thank all those who contribute their labour to this program as well as those who provide food and other necessities. We also run a small food bank on Tuesday morning, and are very thankful for all who contribute to this endeavor. For further information please call Gwen Andrews 567-6744.

***SErVICE TIMES... at St Patrick’s Anglican Church, Fort St James, will be 10:30 am every Sunday. Free lunch every Tues between 11-1pm with music and Prayer. Please come and join us.

***FIrEwEED ClOThES DrIVE...The Fireweed Safe Haven is doing a winter clothes drive. We are looking for jackets, boots, snow pants, mitts, hats, scarves, fleeces, etc, for men, women and children. The items will then be given to families in the community that need them. If you do not have anything at home that you can part with but still wish to contribute, you can purchase mitts, socks, or thermal underwear. Please drop items off at the Fireweed Safe Haven. For more information please contact Talia at (250) 996-8081. Every little bit helps.

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Fort St. James Chamber ChatterOur Mission Statement

The Fort St. James Chamber Exists to promote trade, progress, development, and the economicand civic welfare of our community in order to make it a better place to live and work

Proper Planning Prevents Future Disasters

Here are some guidelines that will help you achieve your organizations goals that will make your planning e� ective and results-oriented:1) Identify the overall objective. What exactly are you trying to achieve? What’s the end goal? Set your point of direction. 2) Carry out a SWOT analysis. Analyze the environment you will be working in, consider the strengths and weaknesses surrounding the project, identify the opportunities and threats and work on the resources that you have available to you.3) Consider the strategies to achieve your companies end goals. The strategy should serve to complete the big picture by considering the opportunities that exist within the company. Think of the strategy as being the road you need to take.4) Implement strategies properly. Evaluate and control people’s performances to achieve the goals. Communicate what needs to be done e� ectively and e� ciently so that everyone is on the same working level. 5) Evaluate your results that you have achieved. Are the results what you expected? Do you need to make adjustments? Remember that your competitors will be working on new products, and technological advancements will change consumer trends. So continue to keep on eye out for changes and be ready for change otherwise you will be left behind.

1. Live on Less– Calculate how much you make a month, and simply reduce your monthly expenses (May require touch choices depending on in come).2. Make more money– Sounds like a no brainer, but are you willing to get extra work on the weekends or time o� by doing. Its not sexy, but even an extra $50 a day is another $1000 you didn’t have.3. Don’t Use credit-Unfortunately many Canadians are attracted to easy credit. Although its important to have a credit card for emergencies and credit history, it should not be a vital artery to your daily life. Try and not carry a balance, and pay it o� before the interest tags you.4. Establish a Budget-establish a realistic budget, but always allow room for entertainment. Try and not fallback on your credit card. By establishing a budget, you can easily stay away from debt.5. Start a Envelope System-Divide your income at the start of the month into di� erent envelope’s (gas, food, utilities, savings, entertainment etc). If you have run dry in one envelope, then leave the others alone.6. Pay o� your Credit Cards-Pay of the biggest debt � rst, and then move on to the next one.7. Create A Rainy Day Fund-Start setting money aside every month for an emergency that will sustain you if you lose your job, become ill, etc.8. Save for the Future-For every year you work, save a minimum of 10% of your salary in tax-friendly retirement funds.9. Manage your expectations-Living debt free is a strategic and having the mental discipline to motivate yourself in taking that direction.

Living Debt Free-is it possible? Some hints

Real reasons for joining the Chamber of Commerce. The Cham-ber exists to make a community a better place to work, live and play. Businesses become members be-cause they take great pride in their membership. They are proud of being part of an organization that plays a key role in the community. The Chamber is a not-for-pro� t ad-vocate for businesses. It is an orga-nization managed by a volunteer Board of Directors, established to promote civic, commercial, indus-trial and agricultural progress with-in its community and to work dili-gently with community partners for the establishment of sound legisla-tion and e� cient administration at all levels of government. Chamber members are proud to belong to an organization that plays such a key role in the community. They display their membership logos on their windows and advertise their mem-bership in their brochures or adver-

tisements. Holding a membership in an association that is recognized worldwide allows members to pro-mote to the outside world that they belong to something important.

What Does Membership Provide? Membership provides businesses with information about rising gov-ernment issues that a� ect them, and adds their voice to the cham-bers e� orts to address them. Not only do members have a voice at a local level, they also receive mem-bership in the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. This allows lobbying at both the Provincial and Federal levels. The Chamber at all levels, speaks on behalf of the busi-ness community at public hearings, with media and government on matters that impact on not only the business community but also the community at large.

The Real Reason to join: But the real value of joining the Chamber of

Commerce is the positive percep-tions of consumers about member-ship. The results show that being active in a local Chamber of Com-merce is a good strategy for busi-nesses to use. It’s an e� ective way to convey to consumers that the busi-ness uses good business practices. Consumers believe that businesses that are involved in the community, care about their customers and that the company is reputable. When a consumer thinks more favorably of a company because the company is a member of its local Chamber of Commerce, it is because they infer that the company is trustworthy, connected to the community, lis-tens to its customers is successful and is a leader in the business com-munity.

Networking, A� nity Programs and Savings: A Chamber mem-bership also provides excellent networking opportunities. Some Chambers have in excess of 500

members, which mean that net-working possibilities are endless. Chambers typically host a variety of events throughout the year in-cluding luncheons for Women, Business After 5 meetings, Industry Luncheons, Golf Tournaments and Home Shows. Not to mention that group buying power also provides access to better Group Insurance Plans, discounts on Esso gas pur-chases, TD Merchant Services and Bell Mobility. These are not the only bene� ts of the Chamber; there are also great Member 2 Member dis-counts, provided to members by members. So to sum up the value of membership, Chamber member-ship provides members with an op-portunity to have a positive impact on their business community and to be part of a worldwide business network. It gives consumers a posi-tive perception of the business; it provides opportunities for network-ing and value added discounts.

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NEWSCourierMill � re families demand justice

Tom FletcherBlack Press

VICTORIA – Survivors and relatives of those killed in a pair of sawmill explosions in northern B.C. came to the B.C. legisla-ture Thursday to back calls for an indepen-dent inquiry into the disasters and how they were investigated.

Among the visitors was Maureen Luggi, a former chief of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation, and her son Robert Luggi Jr. Her husband Robert and her second cousin Carl Charlie were both killed in the explosion in January 2012 at the Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake.

Both Maureen Luggi and Dirk Weiss-bach, who was also working on that eve-ning shift and was one of 20 workers in-jured, questioned why the mill continued to operate as the temperature fell to below -40. Water lines were frozen and vent fans used to clear dust from the dry wood were turned off to keep heat in the building.

Maureen Luggi said she has reviewed the WorkSafeBC report, the Crown pros-ecutor decision not to lay criminal charges and a follow-up report by John Dyble, Pre-

mier Christy Clark's deputy minister, which looked at problems with evidence gathering by WorkSafeBC investigators.

"Our families will never be the same," she said. "I would like justice, I want trans-parency, I want accountability. All of this evidence that the Crown looked at, I want to know what's in it."

With family members in the public gal-lery, Clark took questions from NDP leader Adrian Dix in the legislature.

"My view is that in order to make sure this never happens again, we need to get on with � xing the problems that exist at WorkSafeBC," Clark said. "We need to do it now."

Dix told the legislature that two years after the fatal explosions in Burns Lake and at Lakeland Mills in Prince George, 42 per cent of mills inspected have continued to show non-compliance with dust control measures.

A coroner's inquest is scheduled for this fall into the Burns Lake incident. Prosecu-tors have not yet decided on whether to lay charges in the Lakeland explosion, which also killed two workers and injured 22 more in April 2012.

Injured mill worker Dirk Weissbach and his wife Kathleen (left) and NDP leader Adri-an Dix (right) listen as Maureen Luggi speaks to reporters about the death of her husband Robert at Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake in 2012.

Tom Fletcher/Black Press

Northerners need to work

on healthier livingNot enough vege-

tables or exercise and too much smoking is impacting health among those in north-ern B.C.

At least accord-ing to a report by the B.C. Healthy Living Alliance (BCHLA) which looks at trends in chronic disease in the province.

Preventable condi-tions such as type two diabetes, hyperten-sion, and chronic ob-structive pulmonary disease have all risen in northern popula-tions in the past 10 years, according to the report.

Risk factors for a number of chronic ill-nesses were looked at and included diet, ac-tivity levels, obesity and poverty.

In the North the study found: 64 per cent of us are not eat-ing enough vegeta-bles and fruit, 59 per cent are overweight or obese, 41 per cent are inactive, and 23 per cent continue to smoke.

But there have been improvements as well, and some successes with pro-grams aimed at ad-dressing these issues.

“Although there continues to be health challenges in the North, it’s important to focus on moving forward," said Scott McDonald, chair of BCHLA. "One of the positive stories comes from the Northeast, which went from hav-ing the lowest rate of physical activity

in 2003, but is now above the provincial average.”

The report also flags the dispropor-tionate burden of disease among low income British Co-lumbians. People who live in our poor-est communities are more likely to die early from cancer (24 per cent), respi-ratory diseases (53 per cent), circulatory diseases (65 per cent) and diabetes (91 per cent).

“In addition to the human cost, chronic diseases are costly to our provincial health-care system. Excess weight costs $612 million, smoking costs $670 million and inactivity costs $335 million in direct

healthcare costs.” says Mary Collins, di-rector of the BCHLA Secretariat. “There is the potential to save $2 billion in an-nual healthcare costs, if we really ramp up our efforts in preven-tion.”

She said the work being done through Healthy Family's BC by the provincial government is a step in the right direction, but more is needed.

BCHLA highlights opportunities for gov-ernment and others to build on successes, such as those made in tobacco control, but warns that the status-quo won’t be enough.

The BCHLA said projections show that if nothing changes there could be over

768,000 British Co-lumbians with Type 2 Diabetes by 2032 and in the next ten years the number of new cancer cases is expected to rise by 75 per cent.

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For many of us the thought of having to file our taxes is about as appealing as ‘do it yourself’ dentistry. However there are several very good reasons why we should stop procrastinating, grit our teeth and "git’er done" by April 30.

• PenaltiesNo, it’s not just because the govern-

ment is scary and carries a big stick. Let’s face it one of the reasons that we stay up until 11:59 p.m. to make sure our return is submitted on time is because we don’t want to pay, and pay, and pay.

If you don’t file your 2013 tax re-turn on time and you owe tax, you will be charged a late-filing penalty of five per cent of your balance owing plus one per cent of your balance owing for each month your tax return is late for a maxi-mum of 12 months. And let’s not forget the interest, CRA will start charging you compound daily interest starting on May 1 on any unpaid amounts owning. And it gets worse if you are a late offender.

TAX TIP even if you know you can’t pay your balance on time, if you simply file the return on time you will avoid the late-filing penalty. You will still be charged interest on the balance, but not

the penalty, since you filed on time. Ad-ditionally if you feel there was a legiti-mate reason for not filing on time you can submit a request to have the penalties reversed.

• BenefitsWhile penalties might be the govern-

ments stick, your benefits are the carrot to get you motivated to file. Your net in-

come is used as a factor in determining your eligibility for monthly benefit pay-ments such as Canada child tax benefit, old age security benefits, and GST/HST credits. If your income tax return isn’t filed on time, then your expected pay-ments won’t arrive on time either.

TAX TIP by not filing you may be walk-ing about from free money in the form of tax refunds and credits. Students can claim the cost of tuition and an education amounts. If you don’t have enough in-come to claim these deductions, then you can carry the deductions forward into a year when you earn more. Or, if your tax has been reduced to zero, you can trans-fer the credits to a parent, grandparent, spouse or common-law partner.

• Tax RefundIt’s your money, if you are expecting

a tax refund this is money that you have overpaid to the government. In essence you are providing the government with an interest free loan. Some people con-sider this a forced savings plan or a wind-fall but since the government isn’t going to pay interest to you, you are much bet-ter off to talk to your financial planner and create an investment plan.

TAX TIP even if you are still in school or not earning enough to pay income tax

you should still file. Every Canadian has a person tax exemption amount (for 2013 it’s $11,038) that means that you don’t have to pay tax on any earning equal to or less than this amount. However if you worked throughout the year your em-ployer may have deducted income taxes from your pay. If so then you are eligible to get some or all of it back. Additionally you will start to build up RRSP contri-bution room that you can carry forward to claim during future years of higher re-turns.

• Applying for a loan or mortgageIf you are considering borrowing

funds you will need to be able to prove how much you earn. If you are a small business owner then most Financial In-stitutions will want to see your last three notices of assessment to determine your average income.

TAX TIP your notice of assessment (NOA) is the form that is sent back to you from the government summarizing your income tax filing and any changes that have been applied from CRA. You should keep this form with your other tax information. It contains your next year’s RRSP contribution room.

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The District of Fort St. James is now accepting applications for the Temporary Full-time position of “Recreation Leader” to work from May to August 2014, 40 hours per week, some evenings and weekends, and for Temporary Part-time “Recreation Assistants” to assist the Recreation Leader through the months of July and August 2014.

The Recreation Leader is responsible for planning, organizing, and leading games, crafts, sports, songs, drama and small special events for children aged 5-12 years, in addition to supervising recreation assistants. This position requires current First Aid certification and a valid BC Driver’s license. Applicants should have academic training and experience in recreation/leisure programming, or relevant experience.

Recreation Assistants are responsible for assisting the Recreation Leader with facilitating programs, activities and events for children.

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Babine Forest Products, working jointly with First Nations, provides equal opportunity for employment including First Nation status privileges. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and the potential for career advancement. We wish to thank all those who apply; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Duties will include maintaining lawns at municipal parks, gardening, garbage pickup, and other related duties as assigned.

To be considered, applications must be received no later than April 11, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. Please send resume to:

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Read this notice carefully. You may be eligible for a refund.

This Notice is to all persons who borrowed a payday loan from The Cash Store or Instaloans located in British Columbia during the period November 1, 2009, to March 23, 2012, and who also purchased a cash card at the time of negotiating the payday loan.

Pursuant to a March 23, 2012 determination by the Director of Consumer Protection BC, a related Compliance Order of the same date and a Supplemental Compliance Order dated November 30, 2012, The Cash Store and Instaloans are required to refund to all borrowers with loan agreements negotiated between November 1, 2009 and March 23, 2012, the amount of any issuance fee charged, required or accepted for or in relation to the issuance of a cash card. This Compliance Order applies only to loan agreements negotiated in the Province of British Columbia.

A Notice of Refund Eligibility was mailed to all clients of The Cash Store and Instaloans who negotiated a loan agreement between November 1, 2009 and March 23, 2012 who also purchased cash cards at the time of negotiating that loan agreement. The Notice of Refund Eligibility that was mailed to clients included a claim form that eligible claimants can use to verify their identity for the purposes of claiming a refund.

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Well, lookie here.

One minute you have a perfectly good Blue Box recycling program. The next, something new and rather questionable is being put in its place. And they thought they’d get away with it right under your nose, without telling you or asking your opinion.

That’s defi nitely not democracy in action.

The BC Government, elected by us to represent our best interests, has decided to offl oad the costs of recycling to big multi-national corporations. To implement this new plan, they’ve set up an association that doesn’t really seem to hold the environment, local jobs, or the municipalities that run the Blue Box program, close to its heart.

Perhaps that’s why some of our local elected offi cials are using the word “scam” to describe how the new program is being set up. It’s also perhaps why several of BC’s municipalities refuse to jump on board.

That’s gotta tell you something.

Now it’s your turn to let Premier Christy Clark know what you think. Contact her today to say that dismantling an already-working recycling program to replace it with something that few people think will be as good, is a bad idea.

What’s going on here?

Email Christy Clark at [email protected] or call 250-387-1715. For more info, visit RethinkItBC.ca. #RethinkItBC.

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