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CHETWYND – A Chetwynd womanwho was running in the 2013 BostonMarathon is safe after a terrorist bombattack occurred near the finish line ofthe historic marathon killing three peo-ple and injuring more than 170 others.

Betty Brewster, a Chetwynd resident, was aparticipant in the race that took place onMonday.In an interview with local radio station

PeaceFM Monday afternoon, Betty’s husbandCurtis, who was there to cheer her on, saidthey were both safe and sound - “just a bit

Please see "BREWSTER," page 2

No jailtime for

Llewellyn

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Vezinawins with94 votes

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Chetwynd marathonrunner unharmed inBoston bombings

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shaken up.”Friends of Brewster

confirmed to theChetwynd Echo she wasunharmed and due homelater this week.The race started at 10

a.m., and that the blastoccurred just before 3p.m.The Boston Marathon's

website stated thatBrewster finished the racebefore 2:30 p.m.The marathon attracts

thousands of people, andis considered one of themost prestigious in theU.S.As of Tuesday the

Federal Bureau ofInvestigation confirmedthe explosives were con-tained in six litre pressurecookers and placed inblack duffel bags.The bombs contained

shards of metal nails andball bearings.The bombings killed 8-

year-old Martin Richard

who was waiting at thefinish line to congratulatehis father and 29-year oldspectator KrystleCampbell of MedfordMass. who had beenwaiting for a friend tofinish the race. A thirdvictim has not been iden-

tified.Several of the victims

are in critical condition.Richard’s mother and

sister are also in hospital.As of Tuesday, the

investigation was ongo-ing and no arrests hadbeen made.

Continued from page 1

Brewster finished the racehalf-hour before attack

Brewster,shown hereon the

right at lastyear’sGrandeCacheDeath

Race, fin-ished theBostonMarathonaround 2:30

pm.File photo Former Chetwynd resident, Lonnie D.

Llewellyn, who defrauded the ChetwyndWomen’s Resource Society of $32,240 bychanging her paychecks to read $1,600instead of $600 between June 2010 andMay 2011, was sentenced in a Vancouverprovincial court last Thursday, April 11..As a result of the fraud, the organiza-

tion, which provided women and chil-dren with practical assistance in areas ofeducation, advocacy, intervention, pre-vention and counseling while offeringinformation on their rights in relation tosocial issues such as abuse, was forced toclose its doors in Jan. 2012.

Llewellyn received no jail time for theoffence, which she plead guilty to on Feb.7.Instead, she was given an eight-month

conditional sentence in which she is toserve 20 hours of community service,keep the peace and be in good behaviour,appear before a court when needed,report to a court appointed supervisorand be prohibited from leaving theprovince.For the first four months of her sen-

tence, Llewellyn is not to be found out-side her home between the hours of 10p.m. and 6 a.m., except for medical emer-gencies or in the case of written permis-

Eight month conditional sentenceContinued from page 1

Please see "SENTENCE," page 6

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Second largest voter turnout since 1990

BY MIKE CARTERChetwynd Echo Reporter

––––––––––––––CHETWYND – The

District of Chetwynd willswear in the newest mem-ber of its council on April29.Coubcillor-elect Larry

Vezina was announced asthe winner of Chetwynd’sthird by-election since1990 on Monday morning.Preliminary results were

issued following the voteon Saturday which sawVezina collect 94 votes outof 256 ballots for the win.“Winning is kind of

scary,” Vezina said. “Yougo into it thinking youknow everything and thatit’s going to be fine andthen as soon as you start toget your feet wet, all of asudden little things start tocreep up and you say, ohboy. But I don’t see a prob-lem I am sure that some-body will guide methrough.”

The advanced polls heldApril 3rd and 10th,showed a dead-heatbetween candidate DarrenShankel and councilor-elect Vezina, with only twovotes making the differ-ence; Shankel with 22 andVezina with 20.Sandra Leer was in third

place with 16 votes. BobShirley and Ross Robertsgained only three and fourvotes, respectively, in theadvanced polls, puttingthem out of the race early.On the day of the gener-

al vote, a clear winneremerged from the topthree, as Vezina steamedahead of the race adding74 votes, nearly double the38 Leer received, who fin-ished off in third placewith a strong total of54.Shankel, who led com-ing out of the advancedpolls, managed to capturean additional 36 votesplacing him second with atotal of 58.Shirley collected 22,

while Roberts collected 21.Both finished in a fourthplace tie with 25 votes.This election saw the sec-

ond largest voter turnoutfor a by-election since1990, which at 256 of theestimated 1,682 eligiblevoters for a 15 per cent

turnout, wasn’t all thatimpressive.“I am really quite please

with the turnout,” Vezinasaid. “I don’t know whattriggered it. I’m hopingthat it’s a general interestin politics especially atyour local level. Maybe ithas to do with the fact thatwe have a provincial elec-tion coming up as well,read up on that folksplease go vote,” heremarked.Since 1990, the average

voter turnout for the eightgeneral elections and threeby-elections held in theDistrict of Chetwynd restsat 27 per cent, or 450 peo-ple.According to the 23-year

data provided by the

District, the highest voterturnout for a by-electionhappened in 2001, whenapproximately 19 per centof eligible voters cast theirballots.The highest percentage

of overall voters to turn upat the polls in that span of23 years occurred in 1996,when approximately 42per cent, or 731 people,voted in a general electionfor mayor and council.The lowest ever turnout

was recorded in 2001,when only 70 peopleturned up to vote in a by-election for councillor.Vezina is a man whose

reputation precedes him,and he is just fine withthat.“It’s fine that everybody

knows me as Larry thepoop man,” he laughed,adding that he is happy tobe representing theDistrict, dealing with the“real physical poop or theother kind, the politicalone,” he says, for the next19 months.When asked to describe

how he felt when he foundout he had been elected,Vezina said he was, “excit-ed and wishing that Icould have had that swear-ing in already so I couldstart reading. There is a lotto catch up on.”Vezina has been prepar-

ing since the campaigningbegan by attending regularcouncil meetings.

“I figured if I did winthere is no sense in goingin there with absolutely noidea of the general proto-cols of the meeting so I justwanted to ensure that Iwouldn’t walk in and sit insomebody else’s chair forexample.”The current council’s

term ends in 2014 when ageneral municipal electionwill be held to elect a newMayor and council.“We will see what hap-

pens in the next 19months,” Vezina stated.“You will either scare meaway or I will throw myhat in for the next one.”

VEZINA

We will see whathappens in thenext 19 months.

In Loving MemoryFrom Ray and Family

Jean QuinnApril 1920 - October 2010

Vezinaʼsreputationprecedeshim

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Newly electedLiberal LeaderJustin Trudeau

has got two years toprove he can follow inhis father ’s footsteps.And two years to either

fight back or ignore theattack ads that began lessthan 24 hours of being

elected leader of hisparty.Trudeau won the lead-

ership race on the firstballot Sunday with nearly80 per cent of the vote,winning Montreal'sPapineau riding nowleads the party his fatheronce also led.And while he’s young

and vibrant, a fresh faceand full of energy, hedoes have some draw-backs, too, such as hisinexperience. Does hehave the goombahs to

take on some pretty seri-ous politicians who willtry to block him at everychance?Personally, I'm tired of

the American-style mud-slinging political diatribethat has become com-mon-place in Canadianpolitical engagement.Come on, Harper, youwere in the same boat 10years ago ... and, ofcourse, I would be amissto not mention that thesame thing was done toStockwell Day by

Cretien's Liberals. Exactlyhow young (and howlong ago) were thesesnippets taken? Focus onREAL issues, please. Theelectorate can decide foritself whether Trudeau isin over his head.What is ironic is Just the

other day, Harper wastalking about the effectsof bullying. And thenthese ads are released.The Tory ads are no dif-ferent in tone than any-thing kids say to oneanother in the schoolyard

or via text messages. Theonly difference is the con-text. These ads are notdesigned to inform, theyare designed to insult,denigrate, degrade, andhumiliate. We shouldexpect a higher standardfrom our elected officials.The argument that every-one in politics does it isbogus. Nobody should bedoing it.Justin Trudeau has been

selected by his party, justas Harper and Mulcairwere selected by their

parties. Most citizens'tune out' these sillyattack ads – but some-times, these ads areannoying enough to turnvoters against the mes-senger.I think it would be good

for them to rememberthat. If Justin really is sounsuitable for the job, lethim demonstrate it on hisown over the next twoyears. Or maybe he’ll sur-prise us be just what thedoctor ordered. Onlytime will tell.

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this proposal is squashedfor the third time … ourgovernment needs tomake it clear that it mustnever be brought forwardagain as a viable option.Flooding whole valleys isan archaic way to produce

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sion from her supervisor. Llewellyn currently

resides in Vancouver. Atthis time is not knownwhether the communityservice hours will beserved in the lower main-land or here in Chetwynd,where the offence tookplace.Calls made by the Echo

to confirm these details ofthe sentence with theoffice of defense lawyerBrian Coleman, who rep-resented Llewellyn in

court, were not returned atpress time. The sentence has some

in the community wonder-ing whether this will besufficient punishment toprevent such a crime fromreoccurring.“The justice system

never ceases to amaze andpuzzle me,” said ChildrenWho Witness Abuse coun-sellor Lindsey Spraguefrom her office at theSouth Peace ResourceSociety’s ChetwyndSafehome/Outreach pro-gram.

The Chetwynd Women’sResource Centre (CWRC)hired Sprague afterLlewellyn had left. “The question does the

punishment fit the crimein this case seems moreobscure than clear. Can aperpetrator truly under-stand the consequences oftheir actions and howmany lives have beenaffected by a theft such asthis one? Is the sentenceadequate in creatingenough of a deterrent thatshe will not reoffend for athird time? The question of

retribution comes intoplay.”The “third time” is a ref-

erence to a similar act offraud Llewellyn commit-ted against the PeaceChristian School in 2009. Llwellyn was hired in

April 2010 as ExecutiveDirector of the CWRC, andwas tasked a month laterwith completing an auditof the society’s books forthe organizations fundingprovider, the Ministry ofChildren and FamilyDevelopment.A year later, the audit

was not completed. It was then that

Sprague was called in tofinish of the job Llwellynhad failed to do. She,along with board mem-bers and CWRC counsel-lors discovered missingfunds in September 2011through a series of unac-counted for withdrawalsfrom the resource soci-ety’s coffers.She advised the rest of

the society’s board oftrustees immediately andcontinued the audit, laterlearning Llewellyn hadtaken petty cash in addi-tion to a scheme in whichshe would make her ownpaychecks out, have themsigned by two board mem-bers with signing authori-ty and then change theamount to read more thandouble what she wasowed.According to court docu-

ments provided to theEcho in February, Sprague,who had been friends withLlewellyn, called her aftershe made the discovery.Llewellyn began to cryand confessed that she hadtaken the money, that shedid not keep track of howmuch was actually takenand that it was a compul-sion she wanted to seektherapy for. Original estimates

pegged the loss at $16,000,but were later found to bein excess of $30,000.When board members

threatened legal action,Llewellyn fled toVancouver, taking withher all the books, a laptopcomputer and other officesupplies. The RCMP investigation

revealed Llewellyn oftenhad excuses for not havingupdates for the regularlyscheduled board meetingson the audit she was sup-posed to be performing,saying she had left them athome. Other times, she

produced a spreadsheetthat provided little infor-mation. This case was the second

time Llewellyn had takenmoney from a non-profitorganization in Chetwynd.The RCMP investigated

a case in Nov. 2009, illumi-nating the fact that she haddefrauded the PeaceChristian School of over$40,000. School Boardtrustees entered into a civilagreement with Llewellyn,after which the money wasrepaid.It is unclear, due to the

fact that no criminalcharges were laid in thiscase, whether or not thisfraud was considered inthe Llewellyn’s sentenc-ing. “I suppose the only com-

fort through this process isthat she did take responsi-bility,” Sprague said. “Shedid plead guilty and did-n’t “steal” any more taxpayer money through aneedless trial.”


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BY NAOMI LARSENChetwynd Echo Editor

–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – What

was supposed to be ameeting about the PeaceRiver Regional District’s(PRRD) new RegionalAgricultural PlanMonday evening quicklyturned into a publicinput session on thePRRD’s new buildingcode bylaw updates aftermore than 50 disgruntledregional district residentsattended to let their voic-es be heard.After approximately

one half -hour of tryingto gain input on the topicat hand – the agriculturalplan – Bruce Simard,General Manager ofDevelopment Services forthe PRRD stepped in andplacated those in atten-dance turning the meet-

ing into an question andanswer meeting regard-ing the controversialupdates, which went intoeffect March 18.Simard, who wrote the

building bylaw, said itsimply brings everyoneunder the same umbrellaof rules. Previously thePRRD had a mandatory

area and a voluntaryarea.“The reason they did

that was because of man-power and demand,” hesaid. “Thirty years agothere wasn’t that muchpopulation. The value ofconstruction just wasn’tthere. The risk just wasn’tthere. And so they had a

smaller area where build-ing inspection wasrequired.”Over the past four or

five years, the ruraldirectors have been dis-cussing the issue anddecided it should be fairacross the board.“Finally they (the direc-

tors) gave direction andrecommendation to theregional board to look ata new revised buildingbylaw that would mod-ernize and bring up tomodern standards andeven out the playing fieldacross the region,” hesaid. “The building codeapplies all over BC. Wedon’t make the code up.It is what it is.”Simard said the bylaw

simply brings fairnessand equity across theregion.“Now, people will still

not come to us to getbuilding permits,”Simard said. “And wemay still not know aboutit. We’ve only hired oneextra building inspector.But we want to makesure we have a servicethat supports peoplewhen they run into trou-ble.”As a result of the misdi-

rected evening, districtrepresentative JerrilynSchembri said the PRRDwill be voting at theirnext regular meeting tohost three informationsessions on the buildingbylaw in order to put anyconcerns and misinfor-mation to rest.“Hopefully we’ll do

Chetwynd first,”Schembri said.Schembri said she was-

n’t surprised the meetingtook the turn it did.

“I was at the TradeShow in Chetwynd andthere was a lot of peoplewho came to our boothwho were upset aboutthe bylaw,” she said. “It’seasier to discuss one onone…but then yesterdaywhen you have a lot ofpeople to together …then everybody feeds offeach other and itbecomes…a little bit neg-ative.”Schembri said as the

area representative shewants to hear everyone’sconcerns.To view the bylaw, log

onto www.prrd.bc.ca andsearch New BuildingBylaw No. 1996, 2011.Due to the events that

occurred, the PRRD willbe rescheduling theRegional AgriculturalPlan meeting for anothertime.

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CHETWYND – On Our Way Home (OOWH) Animal Rescue society is look-ing for farmers who would like barn cats.“We will have neutered males available by donation,” OOWH president

Alyssa Bond said. “ So for $10 or a bag of cat food or whatever they can donatewould be super. The cats will be fixed and health checked and de-wormed.”The cats are part of the society’s feral cat trap and spay/neuter program cur-

rently going on.


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The

Ministry of Transportationannounced on Mondaythat $43 million dollarswould be provided formajor highway improve-ments in the Peace RiverRegional District to becompleted over the nextthree years, including proj-ects two projects in theChetwynd area. The announcement calls

for $660,000 to go towardsthe construction of right-in/right-out lanes at theChetwynd RecreationCentre, and an undis-closed amount for therepair and repaving of 1-kilometer stretch ofHighway 97 near the WestPine Quarry south ofChetwynd.The right-in/right-out

will provide a one-waydirect access lane to therecreation centre for traffictraveling west onHighway 97 and an oppo-site one-way direct exitlane to the highway, leav-ing the recreation centreand heading towards thedowntown area. Traffic wishing to head

towards Dawson Creekfrom the recreation centrewould need to exit via 46thSt. and reconnect to thehighway.

The District ofChetwynd has been in dis-cussion for quite sometime with the Ministry ofTransportation regardingthe improvements toaccess from the Highwayto the Recreation Centre. “Several years ago,

through a planning exer-cise between the District ofChetwynd and the PeaceRiver Regional District,they came up with a con-cept that there should be asecond access to and fromthe Rec. Centre and thatultimately ended up beingwhat’s now the right-in/right-out,” explainedChief AdministrativeOfficer Doug Fleming.“We’ve worked over

sometime to secure fund-ing to construct that andthis is probably at least thesecond attempt to findsome provincial funding.We were very successful,

we actually joined forcesand put in a District andRegional District applica-tion for provincial fundingassistance to build theright-in/right-out.“We were each eligible

for up to $330,000 and atthe end of the day we wereapproved for $660,000towards the project.”The total cost of the proj-

ect is estimated to be$823,450.“So there is still some

additional local moniesthat have to be put into it,”Fleming added.Blair Lekstrom, South

Peace MLA was instru-mental in the District get-ting funding for the projectFleming said, especially atthe time when he served asthe Minister ofTransportation for theprovince. “What he did is he said

I’m going to get my team

to work with your teamand we’ll try to see if wecan do all of the improve-ments [to highway 97] atone time so there is onlyone inconvenience,”Fleming said. As a result, the province

is taking the lead on theentire right-in/right-outproject in tandem with theHighway 97 improve-ments, managing the con-struction on behalf of theDistrict.“Its just such a winning

solution, with provincialgrant funding, Ministry ofTransportation assistance,its all working out to thebest it can possibly be.”The largest segment of

highway improvementincluded in the April 15announcement is the $28million twining of two sec-tions of Highway 2; 5.5kilometers from TupperCreek to 192 Road and 5.6

kilometers from 8th Streetto Rolla Road, also knownas Snakepit Road inDawson Creek.The first will, improve

intersections by closing theeast leg of 192nd Roadbetween Highway 2 andthe Old EdmontonHighway and adding adeceleration lane for thewest leg of 192nd Road,also widening of the exist-ing Tupper Creek Bridgeand the construction oftwo new bridges. Completion of this proj-

ect is expected in 2014.The second Highway 2

improvement will involvethe twining of a 5.6-kilo-


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Chetwynd Minor BallREGISTRATION2 NIGHTS ONLY!Wednesday, April 24thWednesday, May 1st5:00 pm - 7:00 pmChetwynd Rec CentreCurling Lobby$50.00 Per Player

(BC Care Card # required to register)Players on 2012 Jersey Not-Returned List will also be required to pay $50.00

jersey replacement fee or 2013 registration will not be accepted.

Mites Division 8 - 12 years old (born 2001 - 2005)Pony Division 13 - 18 years old (born 1995 - 2000)

(Age as of December 31, 2013)

*PRE-MITES DIVISION*Pre-Mites 6 - 8 years old (born 2005/2006/2007)

Pre-Minor Ball Slopitch Development Program run by theChetwynd Rec Centre. Call 788-2214 to Register!

COACHES & TEAM MOMS NEEDEDThe number of players/teams in each division will bedetermined by the number of coaches who sign up on

registration nights.Minor Ball is played

Tuesdays & Thursdays 4:45 pm - 7:00 pmNO LATE REGISTRATIONS!

(No Phone Calls)

Two projects slated for Chetwynd

Please see "BENEFIT,"page 10

$660,000towardsRec Centretraffic flow


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND –

Enbridge Inc. has donated13 laptop and desktopcomputers to five localChetwynd organizationsas part of the company’sNorthern Gateway com-puter donation program.Members representing

Mickey’s Place, theChetwynd Society forCommunity Living, theLittle Prairie HeritageSociety, the Pine ValleySeniors Association andthe Little Giants Air Cadetsquadron # 258 were onhand at the ChetwyndPublic Library Mondaymorning to receive thecomputers. The computer donation

program was set up lastyear, when Enbridge allo-cated a portion of their

recycled company com-puters to be given to com-munities along the pro-posed pipeline route. The program has since

resulted in the distribu-tion of 150 computers to68 organizations, mainlythroughout northernBritish Columbia andAlberta.“I would like to send

out a huge thank you toEnbridge on behalf of the258 Little Giants Aircadets here in Chetwynd,”said Angela Grose, whoseson Damon is a corporalin the squadron. “The computers will

enable us to keep our clubmore organized, permit amore fluid use of meetingtimes, as well as allow foreasier training for posi-tions, filling out forms andease computer use athome. We greatly appreci-

ate Enbridge’s generosity.”Bernice Westgate of the

Pine Valley SeniorsAssociation said the threelaptops they received willbe used to help teach sen-iors how to use computers

so that they can benefitfrom the information andservices available online. Dianne Neufield-

Hagen, Program Managerfor the Chetwynd Societyfor Community Livingsaid the laptop and desk-top computers theyreceived will benefit theorganization in a coupleof ways.“As we are a non-profit

organization, we do notalways have extra fundsto purchase needed equip-

ment such as cumputers,”she wrote in a letterthanking Enbridge for thedonations.“One of these comput-

ers will be used to helppeople with developmen-tal disabilities work onprogramming that willinclude budgeting, handeye coordination andother learning programsdepending on the need ofthe individual.“The other will be used

for our staff so that they

are able to track and docu-ment programming forour clients. At this time,we share a computer forour front line staff.Having this new one willmake our work so mucheasier.”Leah McQueen and

Shirley Weeks, acceptingthe donation on behalf ofthe Little Prairie HeritageSociety, said the two lap-tops they have receivedwould be put to work assoon as possible. Thegroup plans to digitizeand categorize the collec-tions held at the Museumwhile it undergoes repairsover the next year or so. At Mickey’s Place the

computers will be used bystaff for research and busi-ness purposes, and by theyouth for their enjoyment.The donation adds yetanother activity to thecrafts, movies, ping-pong,air hockey, foosball andtable games the organiza-tion offers to kids at thedrop-in centre.Five computers have

arrived so far. The othereight are expected in thenext few weeks.


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meter section, which is to be completedin 2015.Other improvements will include a

comprehensive side road dust controland gravelling program, continued hardsurfacing of main industrial roads, and anumber of safety enhancements through-out the South Peace. “This investment will support local res-

idents and industry by improving thecondition and safety of our roads andhighways,” the government said in anews release.

Both the federal and provincial trans-portation ministries will also be fundinga $26 million South Taylor Hill project,continuing design work for two kilome-ters of twining on Highway 97N at thebottom section of the South Taylor Hill.Construction will be underway in 2014.“I am excited to announce the full high-

ways program for our region in the com-ing year,” MLA Lekstrom said. “[This]will benefit resident, tourist and industry.Road safety and development is a contin-ued priority for our government and Iam happy to see these projects come tofruition.”


Benefit industry and tourism

Enbridge donates 13 computers to local groups

Members of the five local organizations accept the computers at the ChetwyndPublic Library. Photo by Mike Carter

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bration of the 14th annualBC Arts and Culture Week,April 21-27, the ChetwyndCommunity Arts Council(CCAC) is asking residentsand businesses to Paint theTown Green.The council’s objective is

to have all local businesses,paint their store front win-dows with a ‘Green’ theme!“Green means different

things to different people,”council treasurer JuliaNelson said. “Perhaps itevokes a spring themeamidst this snowy sea-son….or maybe it can bee n v i r o n m e n t a l l ythemed….or potentially itevokes an image of moneyor industry. Green is what-ever you want it to be.”To sweeten the pot, the

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their Facebook page orswing by the ChetwyndEcho and pick up a regis-tration package.In 1999 the BC Arts

Council initiated BC Arts

and Culture Week to show-case and celebrate the artsin British Columbia. As theB.C. government's keydevelopment and fundingagency for the arts, the BC

Arts Council supports artsand cultural organizations,as well as individual artistsin every region of theprovince. With specialfunding from council,about 40 local arts councilsare organizing events dur-ing BC Arts and CultureWeek, highlighting thesocial, cultural and eco-nomic importance of thearts. Events include art crawls,

public art projects, art exhi-bitions, arts festivals, con-certs and First Nations cele-brations. "British Columbia is

blessed by inspirationalcultural traditions, from theartistic legacy of FirstNations to the creativeinnovations of contempo-rary art,” Community,Sport and CulturalDevelopment MinisterBennett said. “By celebrat-ing BC Arts and CultureWeek, we recognize B.C.'sdiverse cultural heritageand on-going artistic excel-lence. I urge all BritishColumbians to support BCArts and Culture Weekactivities in communitiesthroughout the province."

Chetwynd Arts Council asking businessesand residents to help Paint the Town Green

BC Arts and Culture Week to celebrate creativity

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Kelly Leeson of RoyalLepage Realty gets into thespirit of Arts and Culture

Week Wednesday.Photo submitted


–––––––––––––– DAWSON CREEK – In

what the Encana EventsCentre (EEC) is callingtheir biggest announce-ment ever, Country starJason Aldean is bring hisNight Train Tour for a two-

night stop in DawsonCreek Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.This is Aldean’s biggest

tour to date, and one of themost anticipated of theyear, with 19 buses andtrucks and over 100 bandand crewmembers. JakeOwen and Thomas Rhettare set to open the tour

which kicked off in BossierCity, LA in February.Aldean, who is only per-

forming six Canadiandates, won male vocalistof the year at the 2013Academy of CountryMusic Awards held lastmonth in Las Vegas.Tickets will be available

for purchase on Friday,April 19 at 10 a.m. andmay be purchased onlineat dawsonco-optick-ets.com, by phone at 1-877-339-8499, and in person atthe Dawson Co-op HighPerformance Outlet or theTiger Box Office Plus in theEncana Events Centre.The all-new production

includes 1,750 square feetof high-resolution videopanels and will take morethan 130 crewmembers toset up each day. Fans canexpect to hear new songsoff his recently releasedPlatinum album Night

Train, including “1994,”“The Only Way I Know,”“Night Train,” and “WhenShe Says Baby."Ryan McIvor, EEC

General Manager saidAldean’s tour will be thebiggest event to be everhosted in Northern BritishColumbia, NorthernAlberta and at the EncanaEvents Centre. “The announcement of

Jason Aldean’s Night Train

Tour just goes to show thecity of Dawson Creek andthe Global SpectrumFacility Management atthe Encana Events Centreare doing somethingright,” Dawson CreekMayor Mike Bernier said.“The Encana EventsCentre has become a worldclass facility that artistslike Carrie Underwood,Motley Crue and nowJason Aldean have recog-

nized and made sure toinclude Dawson Creek ontheir tour.”“With five sold out

shows already in the fifthanniversary year of theEncana Events Centre, thisannouncement has theopportunity for us to makeit seven sold out shows,”MacIvor said. “JasonAldean’s Night Train Touris selling out places likeMadison Square Gardensin New York and has thepotential to join our everincreasing sold out listhere at the Encana EventsCentre.After selling out

Boston’s Fenway Park fortwo shows (the first showsold out in seven minutes),Aldean set several records– one for fastest sell-out inthe venues history and onefor the first ever countryartist to headline the ball-park.

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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The

Chetwynd and DistrictMinor Hockey (CDMHA)held their AwardsBanquets on April 9 and10 at the CottonwoodHall. Players and volunteers

were recognized by coach-es, teammates, andCDMHA for their effortson and off the ice duringthe 2012-13 minor hockeyseason. Several prizes were won

with the hottest itemsbeing those donated bylocal NHL players, DerekEngelland & Dody Wood. Here are the evening’s

winners:Trent Richardson

Memorial Referee of theYear Award: BrianHromadnikLadies of the Royal

Purple CDMHAVolunteer of the YearAward: Mark GilliesFarewell to Minor

Hockey: Josh Gladue &Christian GreyeyesPRE-NOVICE TEAM

AWARDS: Leadership-Cayden Lindstrom, MostSportsmanlike-DeakonTower, Most Improved-Bryce Ganson, MostDedicated-Karter EsauNOVICE (KAL-TIRE) TEAM

AWARDS: MostSportsmanlike-DraidenRuiter, Most Improved-Cole Plunkett,L e a d e r s h i p - J o r d a nLaGreca, Most Dedicated-Riley I’ansonNOVICE (SPECTRA) TEAM

AWARDS: MostSportsmanlike-KleightonGrove, Leadership-Hayden Smith, MostImproved-Jase Williams,Most Dedicated-JoshuaDeck

ATOMS TEAM AWARDS:L e a d e r s h i p - K e e g a nSmith, Most Improved-Davis Schmidt, MostSportsmanlike-ConnerSpenst, Most Dedicated-Tucker Vinck PEEWEE TEAM AWARDS:

Most Sportsmanlike-Karson Berg, MostImproved-Kyle Stanyer,Most Dedicated-JackMackenzie, Leadership-Peter DavisBANTAM TEAM AWARDS:

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Most Sportsmanlike-Julianna Redhead, MostI m p r o v e d - J a n e l l ePatmore, Kyanna Watson,Coralyn Nichol, MostDedicated-Reece Mosher,Leadership-Hunter MIDGET TEAM AWARDS:

Most Sportsmanlike-Reign Walker, MostImproved-Brody Watson,Most Dedicated-RandySpoklie & JustinTackaberry, Leadership-Cam RolandJUNIOR REFEREE OF THE

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MEMORIAL REFEREE OF THEYEAR AWARD: BrianHromadnik RILEY CARDINAL

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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The

Chetwynd FireDepartment had an excep-tionally busy weekend. Two fires that were dealt

with before fire crewsresponded to the scene,one false alarm, a seriousfire at a house on LongRoad and an intentionallyset grass fire made forinteresting 72 hours.At 1 a.m. Saturday

morning, firefighters werecalled to the Canfor.Workers there had con-trolled a fire that had bro-ken out in a building onthe sawmill property.“We did have a very

minor incident,” BarbEddy, a representativewith Canfor stated. “Therewas [minimal] damageand the fire departmentwas called off before theyhad to actually do any-thing.”After returning from this

call, fire crews were calledout again to the Pomeroyhotel.“We got to bed at about 2

o’clock and then thePomeroy had a false alarm.We all got up again andgot running and it was

cancelled,” Fire Chief LeoSabulsky said. Earlier in the day Friday,

crews were called to twoseparate scenes just hoursapart. “There was a fire across

from the police stationwhere a man was burningsome brush in a small

raked area,” Sabulskyreported. “He left the fire unat-

tended and it burnt some[gas] cans and very fortu-nate for him the NorthernFire Attack Crew was driv-ing by and they saw theflames licking his houseand put out the fire, Whenwe got there the fire wasalready controlled so[again] we didn’t have to

do anything. God was onhis side and saved hishouse.”The second, and most

serious fire Friday after-noon was on CampbellWay Road, also known asLong Road.“A government worker

was driving by and saw

smoke coming from theroof of a brand new houseand called it in,” Sabulskyexplained. “The fire wasisolated to the kitchenarea. It burnt from thekitchen through the roofand [caused] substantialdamage.”The cause of the fire is

not yet known, althougharson is not suspected.Investigators were expect-

ed to arrive at the sceneearlier this week.“It was a very serious

fire. Tens of thousands ofdollars of damage wasdone. We saved the house[but] there is fire, waterand smoke damage exten-sively to the entire house.”The family of six was

taken care of by emer-gency and social servicesworkers for the first threedays following their evac-uation.“It’s out of my hands

now,” Sabulsky remarked.“We’ve done our job andthe release of informationis not public because thereis no arson suspected at all– there is nothing suspi-cious about it.”The Fire Department

ended their weekend byattending to an intention-ally set grass fire onHighway 29S near thepullout at Whalen Road ataround 1 p.m.“A fire starter had set the

fire,” Sabulsky said. “TheRCMP were there and itwas a spot fire that wasnothing much, but it was anuisance because it’s notgood that somebodywants to set grass fires.”The RCMP is continuing

to investigate.

Sabulsky wishes toremind all residents to bealert and call the police ifthey see persons settingfires at any time. “Even though we have

had a cold miserablespring, there are accumu-lations of grass andgarbage in our ditches

which can easily burn ourhomes and buildings,” anews release stated. “Be careful and vigilant

this spring. Municipalcrews along with theNorthern Fire Attack Creware ready to assist you inthe case of a fire.”


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PUBLIC OPEN HOUSELITTLE PRAIRIE COMMUNITY FOREST

5-Year Pine Salvage Plan

The Little Prairie Community Forest (LPCF) is a

partnership between the Communities of West

Moberly First Nations, Saulteau First Nations and the

District of Chetwynd. The public is invited to provide

input in the development of a 5-Year Pine Salvage

Harvest Plan for the LPCF.

Chetwynd Open House

6 pm – 8 pm on Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Chetwynd Rec Centre, Tamarack Hall

Moberly Lake Open House

5:30 pm – 8 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Moberly Lake Community Hall

If you are unable to attend, or would like more information,

please contact Jason Mattioli, RPF, Planning Superintendent,

Chetwynd Forest Industries, a division of West Fraser Mills

at 250-788-4429 or [email protected].

LOADRESTRICTIONS

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

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

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

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

Busy week for the Fire Department

SABULSKY

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unwanted, unexpected; infact, we were really hopingand planning for quite theopposite. Seldom are weprepared for the bumpsand bruises. Sound famil-iar? It wasn’t but a few

weeks ago that the newsbroke that Willow Creekmine would be undertak-ing a temporary, market-driven closure. The badnews was softened for meby my belief that mostWillow Creek workers

would be transferred tonearby Brule. Maybe a lit-tle inconvenient, but notexactly shattering. I askedfor written confirmation.What I am about to sharewith you now is not near-ly so pleasing as my firstcommunication on WillowCreek. From a total workforce

of 485 in Willow Creek andBrule mines, 280 willremain once the seismicshifting and settling hasconcluded. About 130 ofthose who will lose theirjobs are “considered”local. They are our people,paying rent and mortgagesin our town, buying gro-ceries and gas from ourmerchants, sending theirkids to our schools, attend-ing our gatherings, rejoic-ing with us when we areglad and cheering us when

we are sad. They are ourfriends and neighbours,and though we each feelour own pain, it helps toknow that others care.I am sorry to have to

write about these happen-ings; I wish it could be dif-ferent. The mine is clos-ing, at least the excavatingcomponent of the mine,and the event will become

embedded as part of ourcommunity perspective;among other things, it willteach us compassion forothers. Just words; justmarks on paper for thosewhose jobs have blownaway on the dusty windsof change.I could assure you that

this, too, will pass, and itwill. I could say that

Chetwynd will climb thismountain just likeChetwynd has alwaysclimbed its mountains,and we will. But you, whohave just bought yourhouse, or car, or who havejust bought the tickets for along-anticipated vacation,you’ll be wondering howto tell your kids, yourspouses, your buddies. What’s next? Is this the

time to take another lookat career options? Is yourresume up to date? Willother personal decisionsand plans now have to berevisited? What is thefuture of this town we loveto call home?Chetwynd has experi-

enced events and circum-stances in the past thathave challenged us andforced us to evaluate morecarefully our community

vision. What decisionswill Council take todaythat differ from decisionson the same issues that wewould have taken twomonths ago? I like to thinkthat there will be no knee-jerk shifts in policy ordirection because of theWillow Creek closure and Iam determined thatCouncil will continue itssound fiscal practices. Ifanything, Council is likelyto move even farther awayfrom dependence on FairShare funding. We loveFair Share; we need FairShare; but we can’t allowFair Share to become acrutch.

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Pursuant to Section 892 of the Local Government Act RSBC 1999, the Council of theDistrict of Chetwynd gives notice that all persons who believe their interest to beaffected by the provisions contained in the “District of Chetwynd Zoning AmendmentBylaw No. 982, 2013 (Permitted Home Occupation – Tanning Booths)” shall beafforded an opportunity to be heard on matters contained in the Bylaw at a PublicHearing scheduled for the following noted date, time and place:

Date: Monday, April 29, 2013Time: 4:00 p.m.Place: Council Chambers, District Office

Bylaw No. 982, 2013 proposes to amend the District of Chetwynd Zoning Bylaw No.932, 2010 to include “Operation of Tanning Booths” as a permitted ‘HomeOccupation’ under Section 5.20.12.6 of the Bylaw. Property owners who believetheir interest in property may be affected by the proposed amendment bylaw may viewthe bylaw and all other written information pertaining to this matter in detail at theDistrict of Chetwynd Office located at 5400 North Access Road, between the hoursof 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday inclusive, excluding holidays, from thedate of the notice up to 4:00 p.m. on April 29, 2013.

Any inquiries should be referred to Jannene Disher, Director of CorporateAdministration, by Telephone: 401-4100, Fax: 401-4101, e-mail:[email protected] or by writing the District of Chetwynd, PO Box 357,Chetwynd, BC, V0C lJ0.

Dated this 15th day of April 2013.J.M. Disher, Director of Corporate Administration

DISTRICT OF CHETWYNDNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

forProposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw

No. 982, 2013(Home Occupation Uses)

2013 - 2017 Financial PlanPublic Consultation Meeting

Members of the Public are invited to review and comment on theDistrict of Chetwynd Annual Financial Plan on Monday April 29, 2013,from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, located at the Districtoffice.

Copies of the Financial Plan are available to the public by contacting theDistrict office at 250-401-4100, in person at 5400 North Access Road oron the District of Chetwynd Website at www.gochetwynd.com.

This Bylaw will be given first, second and third readings at the April 29,2013 Special Council Meeting, and will receive final adoption at the May6, 2013 Regular Meeting of Council.

W. J. CaldwellDirector of Financial Administration

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CHETWYND – About 100 people attended anevening of entertainment to celebrate Chetwynd’sfirst responders Thursday at the Royal CanadianLegion. The crowd enjoyed performances fromKayla Sanford, Tim Helset, and Lindsey Bulkwell.Members of the RCMP, BC Ambulance Service,doctors, nurses, Emergency medical response teamsand other emergency responders were honouredguests at the Legion hall as the community thankedthem for their work in keeping Chetwynd safe andsecure.The evening was capped off by a special awards cer-emony, left, hosted by Legion President AnneSteeves, who presented two Queen Elizabeth IIDiamond Jubilee Medals to Pastor Bill Evans andAnita Ternent for their outstanding contributions tothe community of Chetwynd. Here, Ternent andEvans shake hands after receiving their awards.

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

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

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

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

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

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Ruling expected in next few weeksBY MIKE CARTER

Chetwynd Echo Reporter––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – After aprolonged legal battlebetween two BC unionsand HD Mining interna-tional, a judicial review ofthe entire federal tempo-rary foreign worker pro-gram was carried out lastweek.Justice Russel Zinn is

expected to issue a rulingwithin the next fewweeks, which will deter-mine whether or not HDMining should havereceived the federal workpermits that the unionsallege were based on mis-leading information.Regardless of what that

results of the justiceZinn’s ruling, the two BCBuilding Trades unionswho have been pushingthe issue for nearly a year,say that the Temporary

Foreign Worker programwill face drastic changesin the coming years.“This case has begun the

landslide of public opin-ion in favour of dramati-cally changing the pro-gram so that Canadiansget the first chance at jobsin their own country,”said International Unionof Operating Engineersspokesperson BrianCochrane. “When Prime Minister

Stephen Harper himselfpromised that reformswould be made to the pro-gram, you can see that thisissue cannot be sweptunder the carpet anylonger.”If the decision by justice

Zinn to allow key unionevidence in the review isany indication, Cochranecould be right.Late in the day on April

9, just before the judicialhearing began, Zinnrejected arguments fromlegal counsel for HDMining International andCandian DehuaInternational to excludeevidence regarding theresumes of someCanadian workers whowere turned down for jobsand information on wagerates for workersemployed by nearbymines. However, Zinn also

reserved judgment untilthe end of the review on

the admissibility of evi-dence from the BCMinistry of Energy andMines which allegedlyshow that that HD Miningis not using long wallmining techniques indeveloping the coalminenear Tumbler Ridge,despite claims from thecompany that the lack ofCanadian workers withthose skills was the reasonwhy Temporary ForeignWorkers were needed. “We are pleased that

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months, the graduating class of2013 will be moving on fromChetwynd Secondary.But before they do, you can be

sure that a celebration will be inorder for making it through andsurviving the trials and tribula-tions of High School. With graduation and prom

party season on the horizon,ICBC road safety spokesperson,John Westhaver was atChetwynd Secondary School onApril 11, reminding studentsthat how far they go in the nextphase of life is up to them. Theirsuccess or failures rests solely onthe good or bad decisions theymake. Westhaver, is a car crash sur-

vivor. He shared his story withstudents at CSS, leaving withthem the message that the choic-es they make can ultimatelymean the difference between lifeand death. “Drinking was my thing,” he

said. “I had friends who diddrugs but I was never into it thatmuch. For me it was drinking,and I was really good at it.”According to ICBC statistics,

there is on average, two deathsevery year in northern BC as aresult of vehicle crashes betweenthe months of April and June,and it is 16 to 25 year olds whoaccount for the highest numberof impaired drivers in car crash-es, at 33 per cent.Westhaver describes his

younger self as a person whowas always looking for funaround every corner, and evenstill does today. But in hisyounger years he lacked aware-ness on just how heavily thedecisions he made – most timeswithout much thought of theconsequences – could impact his

family and friends. On the evening of April 29,

1994, Westhaver and his friends,James Zografos, JasonMcKeeman and John AaronWilliams, were traveling homefrom McAdam, New Brunswickto St. Stephen, a town situated

on the east bank of the St. CroixRiver along the border with theUnited States. They were having a good time.

They had been out to shoot somepool, the passengers had some“road pops” for the ride back,the music was blaring and they

were joking and fooling around,talking about girls and teasingeach other. The driver was sober,but speeding. And in a second, the screech of

tires and the crunch of metal wasall that could be heard. Zografos,McKeeman and Williams were

dead and Westhaver was barelyalive. The crash was the result of bad

decisions Westhaver said. Thedecision to get in the car withbeer, to not ask the driver toslow down, to do what seemsalmost natural to young kidswho are free and full of joy, hor-mones, freedom and a sense thatthey are indestructible. Those choices ended three

lives and permanently markedanother. Westhaver was badly burned

and when he was received at theburn unit in the Saint JohnRegional Hospital, doctors theresaid he likely wouldn’t live morethan 24 hours. When it became clear he was

going to survive he was put in amedically induced coma toescape the pain of the severalsurgeries that were to come.When he woke up, he had noidea what had happened. His talk then turned to how he

learned to live with his burns,and slowly regained his self-con-fidence with the help of his fam-ily and later, his wife. The presentation was anything

but preachy. Westhaver seems to know this

isn’t the way to get a messageacross. The overall implicationwas that it is okay to tell yourfriends when things are gettingout of hand, that they shouldslow down, that they shouldwear a seat belt. It’s only cooluntil the metal hits the pave-ment.“I am not here to tell you what

to do. I’m here to give you aheads up about what can hap-pen if you make a bad choice,”he said.Westhaver closed with a

phrase that seemed to resonatewith some of the students whostared intently as he spoke. It’syour life, choose wisely.

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Lekstrom is pretty sure heand his wife will be goingon a cycle tour, but fornow, says Lekstrom,everything is flexible.“There’s a 1954 GMC halfton truck that I’ve put inmy shop that I’ll be able towork on more,” he says,“And I’m going to spendmore time with family.Not knowing what’s hap-pening is exciting. I’vehad people contact meabout work already, and ifthe right job is there, Imight go back right away.In the meantime, I’ll prob-ably catch up on a fewthings around the house,but there’s no projectsthat I’ve put off for thelast twelve years. I’ve hada pretty good balancewith this.”Of course, there are

things that Lekstrom willmiss about politics. “Oneof the things I’ll miss isgoing into the legislativebuildings in Victoria.Every day I walked inthere, I was in awe,” hesays. “But what I’ll missthe most is interactingwith people. That’s whatthe job was about. Peoplecame to you and you’d getto work to find a solution.We didn’t always find asolution, but it was some-thing we worked hardon.”What will Lekstrom be

glad to get rid of? Thearmchair politicians.“Going into the job you

know that you’re going totake the good with thebad. The vast majority,and I mean vast majorityof people, are respectful.

There are the armchairpoliticians who think theyknow what they’re doingand how they can do itbetter than you.”

Lekstrom says he won’tmiss being on-call 24/7.Lekstrom says that,

while he’s enjoyed mostof his time in office, there

have been a few tryingtimes. “The biggest onewas how we handled theHST. I had to make somehard decisions aroundthat.” In summer of 2010,Lekstrom resigned fromthe BC Liberal Caucasover how the HST washandled, returning to theparty in 2011 after theelection of Christy Clark.“I want to be clear, I thinkit was a good tax,” saysLekstrom. “What I didn’tlike was how we deliv-ered it. There was nob e h i n d - t h e - s c e n e sthought around that.There was a global eco-nomic meltdown happen-ing, and our governmentgot caught up in that. Iwanted to put the brakeson the HST, engage thepublic. That didn’t hap-pen.”Lekstrom says the other

big issue that he faced inoffice was when the gov-ernment broke its contractwith a number of unions.“We made commitmentsin 2001 that we wouldn’tbreak contracts. Comingfrom a labour back-ground, my word was myword. When we had tobreak contracts, I had tovote against my party. Iran for my party becausewe had the freedom tovote as we wanted to, andI did that many times.”But most of the time,

politics have been good toLekstrom. He says that inhis time in office, he wasable to get over one billion

in infrastructure into theroads in the region, culmi-nating in his serving asMinister ofTransportation. “I’m alsoproud of the fact that Iwas able to bring inreduced flaring and set-backs on how close thatoil and gas developmentcould be to residentialproperty. Any regrets? “No, none.

I went into this with myeyes wide open. When Ifirst was thinking aboutrunning, I sat down withfamily. They’ve alwaysbeen my biggest support-er.”After twenty years,

Lekstrom has gatheredsome political wisdom,which he offers, free ofcharge, to all the candi-dates vying for PeaceRiver South. “There is nohigher honour than beingelected to represent, neverlose site of that. Never beafraid to say you don’tknow the answer. We’veall seen politicians try andpretend, and that neverworks out well. Hold trueto your values. Finally, ifyou are elected, there’s noway you can go throughfour years without mak-ing mistakes. The sign of agood politician is to admityour mistakes.”And any last words? “If

there is one thing I couldsay, it would be thankyou,” says Lekstrom.“Thank you to people ofPeace River South, andthe province of BC.”

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BY TRENT ERNSTTumbler Ridge News

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Monday, April 15 was aday of mixed emotions forBlair Lekstrom. After 12years as the MLA forPeace River South, after 20year in public office, itwas his last full day. On Tuesday, April 16,

parliament was officiallydissolved and the electioncalled. The dissolution ofparliament meant thatLekstrom, who will not berunning in the next elec-tion, is out of a job. “I was down in Victoria

last week, and I’m in theoffice today making suresome files are wrappedup, I know I’ve made theright choice, but I know Iwill miss it,” saidLekstrom from his officein Dawson Creek. Lekstrom says that after

20 years in the publicservice he plans to go backto work, though he’s notquite sure what that willmean. “I don’t have any-thing definitive rightnow,” He says. “I’m prettyopen. Dawson is homeand it will always be, soI’m not going to move.”Lekstrom says that he’s

confident that he’ll be ableto find something to do,though he’s not activelylooking at the moment.“You develop relationshipwith businesses and peo-ple,” he says. “Theresources sector hasalways been interesting tome, but I’m wide open togive anything a try.”So is this the end of pol-

itics for Lekstrom? He’snot willing to say any-thing so definitive. “Iwouldn’t rule out any-thing the future mighthold,” he says. “I’vewatched people say

they’re never coming backonly to come back in thenext election. I’m notdoing this because I don’tlike politics anymore, it’s

just time for a change.”Will it be hard to give up

politics? Of course, saysLekstrom. “It’s not some-thing that you let go

immediately. I’ve seen alot of good things in mytime in office, and I’mgoing to follow what’shappening.”

Lekstrom says that hehas no plans yet. He’s noteven going on vacation ashe and his wife are expect-ing another grandchild in

the next two weeks. Comesummer, however,


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