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BY NAOMI LARSENChetwynd Echo Editor

––––––––––––––CHETWYND –

Following this month’searlier theft of a charityjar from a local grocerystore, now more than adozen families are now

without a Christmasturkey after 17 turkeyvouchers were stolenfrom the ChristmasBureau Society hampersSunday.The vouchers were val-

ued at more than $500.Society president

Karen Stewart said she’ssaddened by the event.“People are so caring

and so giving when itcomes to the hamperproject,” she said. “Thisis so sad and it makes mesick to think about it.”The society packed up

more than 170 hampersover the weekend and allinclude an entire turkeydinner and newwrapped gifts for chil-dren for local families inneed.The hamper project has

been a part of Chetwynd

for more than fourdecades and in 2003 thegroup became an officialcharitable society.If anyone knows any-

thing about the stolenturkey vouchers, pleasecontact Stewart at 250-788-3171.

The Grinch strikes again: Christmasturkey vouchers stolen from hampers

TransportationMinister set on

balanced budget

Pfanner Sworn In

District of Chetwynd new councillor Ernest Pfanner was officially sworn into officeMonday evening. Pfanner was not present at teh Dec 6 meeting. Photo by Naomi Larsen


––––––––––––––CHETWYND – At a

recent Chamber ofCommerce luncheonPeace River South MLAand Minister ofTransportation BlairLekstrom said his door isalways open any time forhis constituents to discussany issue they wish.“My door is always

open, my phone is alwaysopen, my office in DawsonCreek is open Monday to

Friday 8 to 4 and I’m in thephone book if it’s afterhours or on the weekendand you need to get intouch with me,” he said.“Don’t hesitate to give mea call.”Lekstrom was in town

giving his year-end speechto local businesses andtook the time to touch onseveral local issues.“We’re very fortunate in

BC and Canada as a wholeto live where we do,” he

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Little Lights Daycare closing due to lack of staffBY NAOMI LARSEN

Chetwynd Echo Editor––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – Little LightsDaycare is closing their doors fortwo months in the new year dueto a staffing shortage leavingsome parents stuck without child

care.The board has been looking for

a qualified full time EarlyChildcare Educator (ECE) for sev-eral months but has had no luck.The daycare has two staff mem-

bers with their ECE diploma,however neither are full time.

Enrichment Program teacherLuisa Surerus has stepped intothe role of daycare temporarily toassist the centre, however she istaking a leave of absence and willbe phasing out by June.“But even with the current situ-

ation, with Luisa here, we’re still

short staffed and we’re still look-ing,” the centre’s AdministratorJudy Hamilton said.For more information, call

Hamilton at 250-788-2169.Or, if you have an ECE diploma

and are looking for work, faxyour resume to 250-788-2400 or

email [email protected] are hoping to be open

again by Feb. 20, 2012.“But we still need staff,”

Hamilton said.Should the centre not find qual-

ified staff by summer, the centrecould close.


––––––––––––––CHETWYND – In her

first meeting as a memberof the public gallery, ex-councillor Brenda Maiseywasted no time in takingthe new council to taskMonday afternoon.Earlier in the meeting

council voted unanimous-ly to allow the ChetwyndGospel Tabernacle to use aroom at the District officefor an hour of prayer oncea month.In a letter to Mayor

Merlin Nichols Pastor

D e n n i sH e l s e tthanked himfor give upmuch of hisp e r s o n a ltime to bring“honest, just,moral man-agement toour District Government.Helset said they are an

inter-church group inChetwynd and a link ofPrayer Canada whosemain aim is “praying forthe political authoritiesacross Canada.”“We take the Bible seri-

o u s l y , ”Helset said.“And asChr i s t ianswe want tofulfill ourpart of itsdirectives.”M a i s e y

was nothappy with their decision.“I do not agree that

these people come in hereand use a room on taxpay-ers dollars to pray withMayor and Council,” shesaid. “They could look atthe council agenda and ifthere is very sensitive

issues they could manipu-late that prayer sessionaround that to try andinfluence you your deci-sion for the people ofChetwynd whom are notall gospel tabernacle peo-ple. I’m very concernedabout this and if I was oncouncil I would verystrongly vote againstthis.”Maisey said the separa-

tion of church and state isvery important in order topreserve democracy.Maisey also said the last

council had voted againstthe same request.

Maisey reminds District aboutseparation of church and state

“I do not agreethat these peoplecome in here and

use a room on tax-payerʼs dollar...”

LGFSC Pop Concert

The Little Giant Figure Skating Club hosted theirChristmas Pop Concert Sunday evening. Admissionwas donation to the Christmas Bureau Society.

Photo by Naomi Larsen

said. “BC is one of twoprovinces that qualifiedfor a triple-A credit rat-ing.”Lekstrom said the new

rating means the provinceis in a better position torepay its debt.“We spent tens of mil-

lions of dollars less ininterest payments on ourdebt,” he said.But, Lekstrom said the

province is spending moreeach year than what theybring in.“And that’s not sustain-

able,” he said. “So wemade a commitment. Wehad a balanced budget in2008. But the economic cri-sis hit all of us and thatchanged our picture.Revenues dried up consid-erably.”Lekstrom said there are

two options: cut servicesto the point where itimpacts quality of life orlook at a short-termdeficit-financing situation.“And that’s what we’re

in right now,” he said.“We’ve made a commit-ment to balance the budg-et again by 2013/2014. I’mstill optimistic we can dothat. But each and everyday the world seems tochange.”

HST“We are negotiating with

the federal government,”Lekstrom said, adding

part of the deal was to payback the 1.6 billion to thefederal government if theHST was eliminated with-in five years.“The people of BC cast

their votes saying theywould like to get rid of it,”he said. “My personalview of this is that I cer-tainly respect the vote butI think it was based moreon emotion than fact. Ithink the HST is actually asound tax policy and itbenefits for the most part,most of us. But … the peo-ple of BC is who I repre-sent and they made theirdecision and we are transi-tioning back to a GST/PSTas quickly as we can.”

HEALTHCAREHealthcare continues to

be a significant challengeacross Canada Lekstromsaid.“The growth and

demand for healthcare isthere, the technology isadvancing and that’s verypositive,” he said.“Unfortunately the abilityto sustain the growth inour healthcare budget is achallenge.”In 2001 the provincial

healthcare budget wasaround $8.6 billion. Tenyears later the budget is$17 billion.“Watching that kind of

growth, it’s just not sus-tainable. The federal gov-ernment under the healthaccord is entering discus-

sions with each of theprovinces,” he said. “Earlyindications are that thingsmay not be funded to thesame amount they used to– which plays a major rolein the decisions we have tomake in BC.”Lekstrom gave kudos to

the provincial healthcaresystem but admittedrecruitment remains achallenge. Even with theprovincial governmentforgiving student loans forthose who got to school tobecome doctors andremain in BC to practice innorthern, remote or ruralareas.“I thought that would be

all we need to do to keeppeople here,” he said.“Unfortunately many ofthe students are choosingVancouver, Victoria,Kelowna, for the lifestyle.They are willing to take onthe debt.”Lekstrom said they are

continuing to fight thefight.

ROADSLekstrom said when it

comes to roads inNorthern BC they perhapshaven’t received theinvestment they shouldhave over the years withthe amount of activitygoing on.“When you drive the

roads … it is a steadysteam of traffic today,” hesaid. “It’s a busy placetoday and we’re very for-tunate to have that.”Lekstrom said some cap-

ital is being invested in theroadways around thePeace.“We have just come off a

pretty significant year inthis region,” he said.“Obviously very com-pounded very much bythe early floods we hadthis year. Tens of millionsof dollars of infrastructure

had to be rebuilt. We haveaccomplished most of thatalong with the capital planthat was in place.”Earlier this year

Lekstrom made theannouncement of highwaytwinning from DawsonCreek to Fort St. John.“We are looking at

expansion from DawsonCreek to Chetwynd side aswell and we have changedthe classification fromClass B to Class A whichmeans increased mainte-nance – which I’ve heardloud and clear about.”The use of liquid calci-

um has been suspended.“It didn’t work as well

as we thought it would,”he said. “We actually have

discontinued the use ofliquid calcium and we’vegone back to and saltwhich is much safer alter-native.”Lekstrom said the liquid

calcium wasn’t compatiblewith Northern BC weatherpatterns and instead ofbeing a road de-icer had atendency to freeze quicklyand turn roads into skat-ing rinks.This winter Lekstrom

said more graders are onthe road this winter and“we are certainly on theright track to address theconcerns of the travelingpublic.”

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The worst day is still better than 90 per cent of world

LEKSTROM

“Watching thatkind of growth,

itʼs just notsustainable.”

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The concept of theseparation of churchand state refers to

the distance in the rela-tionship between organ-ized religion and thenation state – or in thiscase, the District ofChetwynd.At their first official

meeting Chetwynd’s newcouncil voted unanimous-ly to allow the GospelTabernacle Church to meetonce a month in theDistrict Office committeeroom at city hall (forfree…or in other words atthe cost of taxpayers) topray for one hour for and

with the politicians andstaff of the District ofChetwynd.The written request was

spoken about and votedfor within mere minuteswith very little discussion.Now while I know councilis quite new and doesn’twant to ruffle any feathersat their first meeting, theywould have been fullywithin their rights to rufflethese ones.The church and govern-

ment should never bepaired up. They are twoentirely separate entitiesthat have absolutely noth-ing to do with each other.Yet at our local govern-ment, the two cross pathsprior to each meeting -beginning with the open-ing prayer.The Gospel Tabernacle

Church is more then wel-

come to pray for ourDistrict – at their ownchurch or at a rented spacenot owned by taxpayers’dollars. And while I under-stand our many of our newcouncillors are activechurch-goers with strongChristian backgrounds,their religious viewpointsshould never come intoplay while they securetheir council seats. Ever.I wonder if the decision

by council would havebeen the same if, say, aMuslim or Jewish contin-gency wished to do thesame thing. Somehow –and I’d like hope in myheart of hearts I’m wrongon this – I think not.In a community as ethni-

cally, culturally and spiri-tually diverse asChetwynd is becoming, itstrikes me as odd that the

selection of ‘prayers’ forthis sort of ceremonialactivity doesn’t reflect thatdiversity in a way that isfair and equal.Considering that, is it

appropriate to open citycouncil meetings with reli-gious proceedings? Is itappropriate to allow thechurch to use City Hall as aprayer centre? Even if theselection of invited speak-ers were made equal interms of houses of worshipbeing represented, is thisceremonial activity inclu-sive of citizens who do notbelong to a particular faith,or those who do not con-sider themselves religious?I think the decision

council made Mondayafternoon should seriouslybe looked at and reconsid-ered. And eventually,revoked.

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Religion and politics never go together

To the Editor,I’m writing in response to

the letter you received fromRobert and Lana Krakowski(Dec. 16 issue) and I mustadmit that I was surprised atthe unabashed hostility direct-ed towards K Slack.Even though no names of

our vendors were mentionedin that article, our friendsdecided they were targeted,and lashed out, and I canunderstand wholeheartedly

where they are coming from.It is a difficult job running a

large retail business, or even asmall one for that matter, andthey all have their own uniquechallenges, but one challengeis all consuming, the generalpublic.People are hard to please,

and are a demanding lot thatwant it all and want it now,and in this consumer drivenworld it is harder than ever toplease everyone all the time.

I am a warehouse worker bytrade, and I know what it islike to hear people tell mewhat I should have, could do,and need to do to make themhappier. And fortunately I donot work in the public realm,which would greatly reducemy colorful responses to whatpeople think.You however are not afford-

ed this luxury, and althoughthe customer is not alwaysright, the customer must be

treated with as much tact as ispossible to diffuse caustic situ-ations.And regarding this bit of

what should be considered,constructive criticism, I saysuck it up buttercup.What you do is a tough and

demanding job, and you cometo work every day giving ityour all, but don’t lash out atthe folks that spend thousandsover the years, when theythrow out a little critique.

I have lived in Chetwynd forclose to twenty years, andhave spent thousands of dol-lars at Home Hardware, andwill continue to do so while Ireside here. Most times I willbe happy with the service, andsometimes I will not be happy.And when I’m not happy I

will let you know.

Sincerely,Dave Archer

Chetwynd, BC

To the Editor;Firstly, a big thank you

to the citizens ofChetwynd who support-ed and encouraged meover the last nine yearsduring my elected dutiesas a town councillor. Iowe you all a huge debt ofgratitude and with con-

tinue to be activelyinvolved in health com-munities and tourism andthe betterment of dailyliving in this fine commu-nity of ours.Also congratulations to

the election of our newMayor and Council. Ittakes courage, integrity,

dedication and much timeof study to follow throughwith the duties of office. Iwish you all the best asyou work through thenext three years.Democracy is a preciousgift - cherish it!Secondly, I attended the

first council meeting lastMonday and was

intrigued and troubled byone of the first resolutionsby this new mayor andcouncil: Approved under8(b)) Correspondence forDiscussion presented aletter from the GospelTabernacle churchrequesting a room in ourtown hall to conductdrop-in prayer sessionsonce per month. The aimof the Gospel TabernacleChurch is to “pray forpolitical authorities acrossCanada.”Previously in the last

three years I had spokenout agains this request forthe following reasons. 1.The separation of churchand state is the mostimportant value in pre-

serving democracy for allin Canada. I emphasizeALL. We currently seepeople around the worldfighting and dying forthis precious gift.

2. Why specificallydoes this church need tobe within the Town Hall?Drop in Prayer Formatcould be held in churchwith others free to join intow pray for guidance fortheir politicians.3. One may say “well

it’s only once a month foran hour” But during timesof stress for the town andgovernment, these ‘move-ments’ have a tendency togrow and infiltrate thedecision making process.4. It’s on my tax dollar.

Is it democratic to openthe “hallowed halls ofdemocracy” to one prayergroup and then have thedifficult decision to turndown another?My concerns and com-

ments are entirely with-out malic. I am a Churchof Englad Anglican andall my children attendedchurch schools. I have noulterior motives excepttouse my democratic rightto voice my concerns onthis matter.Merry and Blessed

Christmas to all and aHappy and Healthy NewYear.

Brenda MaiseyChetwynd, BC

Chetwynd EchoPublisher Naomi Larsenpresents ChetwyndChristmas Bureau SocietyPresident Karen Stewartwith a check for $500.They money was raisedfrom the proceeds of theannual In Memory Ofsupplement.

Photo by Tammy Cloarec


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The two rules that should never be broken

So the other day, thefirst day the moun-tain (Fernie Alpine

Resort) was open, I skiedout of the bottom of LizardBowl onto Lower Lizardand happened upon a dis-tressed couple. He’s on aboard. She’s on rental skis.He’s clearly experienced.Just as clear, this is her firstday on skis.He’s doing the board

sideslip down the hill.

She’s flailing out of controlfrom one crash and burn tothe next.I stopped above them

and eavesdropped.“You gotta dig in your

skis. Dig ‘em in hard andgo across the hill.”She dug her skis in and

with her skis firmly onedge, accelerated acrossthe broad expanse ofLower Lizard until, arms aflailing, she crashed into aheap.Again.Sometimes her skis came

off. Sometimes not.Zig, crash.Zag, crash.Zig, crash.

And so onHe slid sideways on his

board down to her andsaid, “No, you really gottadig them in and then go allthe way across the hill.Then turn. Just go backand forth.” He waved hisarms demonstrating theback and forth motion.Watching, I could tell

this was going nowherefast. Ski industry factsindicate that 90% of thepeople that first try skiingnever go back. She was onher way to being part ofthat 90%.“Let me give you a hand.

First. Don’t dig your skisin. Let them slide against

the snow. Like this” and Imade a slow glidingwedge. One turn andstopped.She stood up started

down making one easyturn. On the second, assoon as she started speed-

ing up, she dug in heredges and accelerated offuntil, arms a flailing, shefell.“Nope. Look how I bring

my ski across the hill. Itslows me down.’ I execut-ed a couple of short roundgliding wedges downtoward her. “Just make oneturn and stop.”She got up, dusted her-

self off and tried one. Sheturned. She stopped. Itworked. Her boyfriendlooked disgusted. Shelooked like she mightbecome part of the 10%that come back.“Now another.” Again, it

worked. She stopped.

“Now two and stop.” Idemonstrated two roundgliding wedges andstopped a bit below her.She followed linking two

turns, and stopped. Heslid sideways down thehill to us.I ignore him. “Never go

across the hill. Alwaysturn. Always turn. Theturns keep your speed incontrol.” And I skied off tothe bottom of the Bear.There used to be only

one rule in learning to ski.I realized that morning,Now, there are two.The First Rule.

OUT OFBOUNDSwithDave Liggett

Please see "Thereʼs," page7

“Never let theperson you are

dating, living with,married or other

wise attached to -to teach you to

ski.”


ARNIE DURAU1953-2011

In memory of my best friend& husband. Forever andalways in my heart.

Love Shirley

RONALDCOURTOREILLE“Mayor of Tin Town”

In our hearts forever, Missandlove you.

From your family and friends

ED GUILLET1919 - 2011

Always in our thoughts,Love you ForeverYour Family

In Memory of OurLoved Ones 2011

Remembering those we have lost

A continuation of lastweek’s special supplementto incude late submissions

Never let the person youare dating, living with,married to or other wiseattached to, teach you toski (or board).Period.Never.The Second Rule may

actually be a corollary, butI’ll upgrade it the status ofa rule. Equally simple, butusually completely misun-derstood by those withinthe matrix of the involve-ment.Never let a snowboarder

(even if they are not theperson you are dating, liv-ing with, married to orother wise attached to)teach you to ski. And visaversa.Granted, both skiing and

boarding are sliding downthe hill. That’s about it forthe connection. In theapplication of an ability tomaintain a sliding balance,they are completely differ-ent animals. To start with,in skiing your feet areindependent. On a snow-board, you are hobbled tothe board. If you are used

to surfing or skateboard-ing, that’s fine. That’s aspecial few. Most folkswalk, run and ride withindependent feet. Skiingyou face down the hill. Ona snowboard you faceyour toes, put your armsout and ride. Really, that’sall you can do.The best example I can

think of would be a bicycleand a unicycle. They bothhave wheels. You peddlethem. But, if you ever triedto ride a unicycle, youknow that someone on abike will be useless teach-

ing you to ride a unicycle.So remember Rule One

and Two. Go find someoneyou trust and trained toteach. Other than that, itmakes no difference if youpick up a board or skis, aslong as they ride the same.Ride on.


Thereʼs a difference between them

Dave Liggett is a born andbred die-hard skier and tech-nical expert who resides inthe Kootenay ski resort townof Fernie, BC. Over this win-ter he will be sharing his tipsand skills to help everyoneshred just a little better.

HERE ARE THE WINNERSOF THE RESIDENTIALCOMMUNITY LIGHT UP:

First: David MilnerSecond: Jason Mattioli

Third:MorganListhaeghe

Honourable Mentions:Rosemary Keutzer

Joe Ludlow


Teddy Bear Toss

In the spirit of Christmas, the Chetwynd Scotiabank Bantam Giants dedicated last weekend's APL game vs FortSt John Flyers a Charity Teddy Bear Toss. Hockey fans were asked to bring & throw a Teddy Bear when the firstgoal was scored. Chetwynd's #16 Liam Beattie scored the Teddy Bear Goal which resulted in over 50 stuffed ani-mals scattered over the ice. The Giants donated all the Teddy Bears to the Chetwynd Christmas Hampers SantaClaus Project. Photo submitted

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Peachland reunion

Former and current residents of Chetwynd got together recently in Peachland,BC for a yearly reunion. Pictured are James Matear, Norm and Beverly Stirling,Ned and Jackie Stewart, Korky Grant, Donald Grant, Ozie and Margie Asleson,Fred and Sylvia Gerwien, Dean and Moreen Westgate, Des and Iris Westgateand Jim and Carol Westgate. Photo submitted

“Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.”-Santa Claus

The Talisman Giants dominated their game on Friday night against Yellowknife, butstruggled in their games against the Grande Prairie and Sexsmith teams on Saturday,placing them in the 3rd and 4th place game where they faced Sexsmith again. Thefinal game was fast paced and the Giants fought hard keeping the score at 2 - 1 formost of the game, but unfortunately Sexsmith was able to pull ahead in the last halfof the 3rd period winning 5 - 1. Photo submitted

Talisman Giants lose to Sexsmith


––––––––––––––• Mayor Merlin Nichols

has completed his list ofcouncil appointments forthe 2012. Nichols will besitting on the FinanceStrategy committee, theEconomic Development,Civic Properties, SouthPeace EDC and the PeaceRiver Regional Districtcommissions.Coun. Alec Brownlee

will sit on the FinanceStrategy and Public Workscommittees as well as thePRRD and South PeaceEDC commissions. Hewill also be the RCMP liai-son.Coun. Rochelle

Galbraith will sit on theC o m m u n i t yImprovements, FinanceStrategy, Health Servicesand Water and Sewer TaskGroup committee as wellas PRRD and MunicipalInsurance Authority com-missions. She will also

serve as liaison for theEnbridge, the ChetwyndPublic Library and theChetwynd Senior’sHousing Society.Coun. Don Harris will

sit on the CommunityImprovements, FinanceStrategy and Public Workscommittees. He will alsoserve on the CivicProperties Commissionand be the liaison for thePine Valley Seniors andthe PVEP.Coun. Bob Nicholson

will sit on the FinanceStrategy and Water andSewer Task Group com-mittees as well as theMunicipal InsuranceAuthority. He will also bethe liaison for theC h e t w y n dCommunications Societyand theHeritage/Museum.Coun. Ernest Pfanner

will sit on the CommunityImprovements, FinanceStrategy and HealthServices committees as

well as the EconomicDevelopment and CivicProperties commissions.He will also act as liaisonfor the Fire Department,Measuring up the Northand the Sukunka Group.Coun. Laura Weisgerber

will sit on the FinanceStrategy, Health Services,Public Works and Waterand Sewer Task Groupcommittees. She will alsosit on the EconomicDevelopment, NorthernDevelopment InitiativeTrust and the MunicipalInsurance Authority com-missions. She will be liai-son for the ChetwyndChamber of Commerceand the Fire Department.

• Due to the fact MayorMerlin Nichols is unableto attend, new CouncillorElect Alec Brownlee hasbeen challenged to com-pete in the annual HighOn Ice Festival Mayor’sIce Carving Challenge onJan. 14 in Fort St. John.

11Chetwynd Echo DECEMBER 23, 2011

Sonny Hinchcliffe, of the Chetwynd Elks presented theChetwynd Junior Curling Club with a cheque for $5,000.This donation is an annual $1,000 donation for the nextfive years, which will go towards equipment and theAnnual Junior Funspiel. Photo submitted

Elks donate

Council appointments

Thank you to our Chetwynd EchoChetwynd Echocarriers for all the hard work you doover the year for us. And thank you

to their parents for all their help!

From our family to yours...Happy Holidays!

A LGFSC member spinseffortlessly on the ice atSunday’s concert.

Photo by Naomi Larsen

Toe pick!

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Spreading the Joy ofthe Season to all our

friends and neighboursJoe & Jocelyn Disher & family

Dale & Val JensonBJ, Kylie, Blayke, Devyn & Kashden Jenson

Jessica Haase, Shaleny, Ashley, Lyndsey,Glenn & Shauna DerkochTed, Val, Griffin, Wyatt & Sara GoldieKen, Liz, Zoe, Kenneth & Olivia Dodd

Jeff & Kathy Hecker & familyMark, Graciete, Brad & Brett Folster

Rose NielsenRoland, Carmen, Kaylin & Kase Ganseveles

Yvonne Elden & all the other EldensDiane & George Mallia

The Ekman FamilyCSS Art Class

Gemma, Derek, Daniel & Heather GewisonJames, Shawna, Austin, Tristen & Gage Bice

Darrel, Kristin, Kadin & Dyllan BestTrevor, Tanis, Timber, Turner, Tucker & Tanner

Margaret, Mark, Hannah, Lian & LukSandy & Andy Carveth

Giselle LamblinJason, Many Jordan, Rylee & Hayden LaGreca

The Armitages (Hudson Hope)Mary BreretonPhyllis Foster

Maria Goldie (Hudson Hope)Debbie Strom

Wendy FontaineThe Mattioli Family

The Widdicombe FamilyGord, Jennifer, Zachary & Annika Gosse

Kerry Silver, Alex & Lauren StrachanJamie, Krista, Michael, Brinley & Sutter Harvey

Wayne & Fay AslesonBeth Willis

Clint & Jackson AslesonRuth LaGreca

Korky Grant (Vernon)Alison & Alan CartwrightDuwane & Brenda Lukey

Bernie, Connie, Brianna, Robyn & Mathew LeBlanc (Lethbridge)

Proceeds ($106.00) from this Greeting Column were donated tothe Chetwynd Christmas Bureau Society

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With the holidays justaround the corner, toast-ers, blenders and othersmall appliances are sureto change hands prompt-ing a proud new owner toask, “What do I do withmy old small appliance?”Unplugged, the Small

Appliance RecyclingProgram, gives BritishColumbians an environ-mentally-friendly alterna-tive to trashing their oldtoaster or binning thatblender this holiday sea-son.The first small appliance

recycling program of itskind in Canada, and the

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holidays

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Ms. Keutzer's grade 5/6 class at Little Prairie Elementary School organized and rana competition amongst the classes in the school. The top two classes were treated toa free swim sponsored by the Chetwynd Leisure Pool. But in the whole picture, it wasthe Chetwynd Christmas Hamper Project that was the big winner with many boxesof food and toys being donated by the students, parents and staff of Little PrairieSchool. Photo submitted

Hamper donation

only government-approved program inB.C., Unplugged recycles over 120 smallappliances, many of which may make theperfect holiday gift like toasters,blenders, curling irons and bread mak-ers.The majority of materials used in small

appliances, including plastic, glass, metaland aluminum will be recycled throughUnplugged.“Small appliance recycling is an impor-

tant environmental initiative for B.C.,”says Brock Macdonald, ExecutiveDirector, Recycling Council of BritishColumbia. “By diverting more productsfrom landfill, Unplugged will recovervaluable resources, promote conserva-tion and help municipalities reduce the

costs of managing waste.”Unplugged has over 100 collection

locations across the province, so BritishColumbians can have a happy holidaywhile still helping to reduce pollutionand save energy by recycling their oldand broken small appliances.The program operates on a non-profit

basis and is funded by a recycling feeapplied to new products brought intoB.C. by small appliance manufacturersand retailers. This fee covers all programcosts, including collection, transportationand recycling, and may be included in aproduct’s price or displayed as a separatecharge at check-out.British Columbians can go to

unpluggedrecycling.ca for more programdetails, and a full list of accepted prod-ucts and locations.


Have a greener holiday

“Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.”

-Calvin Coolidge


Chetwynd Christmas Bureau Society president Karen Stewart accepts a cheque for $1,200 from TalismanOperations Engineer Jaana Wilkinson. Photo by Naomi Larsen

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Many Christmas tradi-tions are older than somecelebrants might think.The tradition of lightingup a Christmas tree, forexample, dates back tothe days beforeChristmas lights. Beforeelectric-powered twinklelights were invented andeven before electricitywas discovered, peopleused actual candles toadorn the Christmas tree.As one can imagine, hav-ing an open flame next toa dried-out tree made forsome fast fires. That'swhy it was customary tokeep a bucket of waternext to the tree as well.As if fire wasn't enough,the tinsel used to deco-rate trees was made fromstrips of silver and evenlead -- something that isnow known to be a healthhazard to adults and chil-dren alike.Although we've come a

long way from candlesand lead, trees that areoverly dry paired withlights that have frayedwires can just as easilylead to fires. Plus, plastictinsel can be a chokinghazard for children andpets. One Christmas sta-ple that has lost its statusas a safety hazard is thep-oinsettia plant.Poinsettias are a tropicalplant that have become afixture during theChristmas season. It haslong been thought that


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DAWSON CREEK– A number offamilies in and around DawsonCreek are dealing with the heart-break of having their beloved petsstolen from them.The Dawson Creek RCMP report-

ed earlier this week that at least 20dogs have been reported missing inthe past several weeks from neigh-bourhoods in the city, as well as sur-rounding communities such as BearMountain, Tomslake and Rolla. Allthe dogs reported stolen were ofmedium to large-sized breeds of agentle temperament. Police havenot determined a motive behind thethefts so far.The latest victim is Kango, a three-

year-old Brindle Bullmastiff-St.Bernard cross. Owner Talyn Krantzsaid she went out to the yard of herdowntown home this morning tofeed her two dogs, and Kango wasmissing. She said she has no doubtthat her dog was stolen, as there isno way he could have escaped theyard on his own, and her other,smaller dog was still there.“There were tracks,” she added. “I

could see the dog’s tracks, and thenall of a sudden they just disap-peared, so it looked like it was put

into a vehicle or something.”Krantz said she has no idea why

somebody would want to steal herdog, other than a rumour she heardthat there are people around whoare training pitbulls for dog fights.She added she had heard about sim-ilar dog-knappings that happenedaround the same time last year.

“It’s completely devastating,” shesaid about the loss of Kango. “Peopleget quite attached to their animals.”Anyone with information on the

whereabouts of Kango is asked tocontact Talyn Krantz at 250-219-5379.Katie Vipond, a resident of the

South Dawson area, had her belovedpooch, Rhyden, a two-year-oldBrindle Boxer, taken from her aboutthree-and-a-half weeks ago. Vipondsaid she also has no doubt Rhydenwas stolen.“He never goes away, but he just

vanished out of the blue a oneo’clock in the afternoon. We let himout, and that was it, he was justgone,” said Vipond.She said it wasn’t uncommon for

the dog to go visit with her neigh-bours or chase other animals, but healways returned home. She said noone in the neighbourhood saw himthat day. She added Rhyden certain-ly fits the description of the type ofdogs that have been stolen.“He is the friendliest dog ever. He

wouldn’t hurt a fly, and he would sowith anybody, he thinks everybodyis his friend,” she said.Vipond said losing Rhyden is like

losing a member of their family.“He is our baby. We have had him

since the day he was born. He sleptwith us every night in our bed hewas just like our little baby,” shesaid.A picture of Rhyden has been

included above, and anyone withinformation on his whereabouts isasked to contact Katie Vipond at 250-219-2614.Anyone with information regard-

ing these or other stolen dogs isasked to contact the Dawson CreekRCMP at (250) 784-3721, or phoneCrime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477).


ECONOMYLekstrom said the

Northeast is currently thejob hub of the provinceand he doesn’t quiteunderstand when people

say there are no jobs avail-able.“I kind of have to bite

my tongue and smilesometimes when I’mdown in Vancouver orVictoria and people talk-ing about there is no jobs,

what should we do, thegovernment isn’t doinganything…there’s peoplethat think the jobs shouldcome to them instead ofpeople going to the jobs.I‘ve never seen anywherein the world where it

works that way.Opportunity is created andit’s up to individuals toreach out and grab thatopportunity and do whatthey can with it for them-selves and family. And theopportunity is here in the

Northeast and here to stayfor a long time.”Lekstrom said the boom

is very positive for thisregion and the rest of theprovince and the world iswatching.“On our worst day here

in BC, we will have it bet-ter than 90 per cent of theworld will ever enjoy ontheir best day,” he said.


Family dogs stolen in Dawson Creek

poinsettias are poisonousto people and animals.While there is some toxic-ity to the plant, it would

require the ingestion ofhundreds of leaves to geta toxic dose of a plant'spoison. Ingestion maysimply cause a case ofvomiting or diarrhea

instead. But poinsettialeaves are said to have anunpleasant taste, so onebite and most childrenand animals will proba-bly turn away. Perhaps

one of the biggest hazardscome Christmas -- boththen and now -- is nothaving enough turkey oreggnog to go around forholiday guests!

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“Itʼs completelydevastating.”


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Hark the Herald AngelsPeace Christian School held their annual Christmas Concert last week which told theChristmas Story complete with wise men and angels. Photo submitted

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

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“Blast this Christmas music. It's joyful and triumphant.”- The Grinch

The Little Giant Figure Skating Club hosted their Christmas Pop ConcertSunday which saw skaters glide around the rink to various holiday tunes -including the Grinch. Photo by Naomi Larsen

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plant. Just seeing theinside workings of theplant gives assurance ofpurity and abundance ofwater. But don’t be fooledby pretty faces. Our staff is not fooled.

They perform multiple,regular, and frequent teststo ensure the safety of the

water that we drink. Dailytests include ph, turbidity,and chlorine content.Weekly field testing at var-ious locations in the distri-bution lines confirms thatthe water is still potablewhen it arrives in yourneighbourhood. Everytwo weeks samples aresent to Northern Healthfor laboratory testing forbacteria. No aspect of the proce-

dure goes unmonitored.Computers watch tireless-ly 24-7. The operators areable to respond to alarmsand identify problems onthe screen when at theplant site or from their

homes and make adjust-ments necessary to keepclean water flowing. The pride and joy of the

operators is the new andmassive V8 Diesel genera-tor housed in a wood-frame building just wait-ing for BC Hydro to godown. The engine is keptcontinually warm andready to fire by hot-watercirculation. It will start upwith a roar the instant thegrid fails to deliver – andyour water will keep run-ning.It seems like everything

at the plant is in twos orthrees. If one high-liftpump fails there are two

more to take up the bur-den. If one end of the fil-tration system has to beserviced, the other endkeeps the water moving. Ifone attendant has to go forR&R, the other keeps asharp eye on all the mov-ing parts.Though reluctant to

leave, it is time to moveout and go with the flow.A new 14-inch line fromthe plant now connects atWestgate Road with theolder line that carries onup the hill to the watertower. All that line isunderground, out of sight,and out of mind – of mostof us. But when I ask

about locations of lines, Alwhips out a scroll ofprints, rolls it out on thedesk and proceeds to showme where every line, everyvalve, and every problemsite is located. Fantastic!But we were almost up

the hill. That tower is amarvel in itself. It musthold a ton of water – itdoes, and many more tons.But how long will it lastthe community in normaluse? About half a day.Yep. Half a day! Bothtowers will service yourneeds for 24 hours. Seewhy it’s important to keepeverything running? Seewhy we need qualified,

capable, dedicated peopleon site and on task?From the tower to you

are thousands of meters ofpipe, some old, some new.Over the next months yourstaff and council will belooking closely at how tomake necessary repairsand upgrades that willensure a continuing andadequate supply of clean,fresh water. So, drink upand have a happyChristmas.


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