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Here comes Santa ClausBY NAOMI LARSEN

Chetwynd Echo Editor––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – Sleigh bellsrang and the crowd was listening.In the streets, the snow was glis-tening. A beautiful sight, theywere happy that night, walkingthe parade in a winter wonder-land.Hundreds of Chetwynd resi-

dents lined the streets downtownto take part and watch a modest

and sincere caravan of communi-ty groups, carollers, Shriners andreindeer busses.And of course, bringing up the

rear, in a wagon towed by noneother than Mr. Ed Bodo’s topteam of horses was the jolly oldelf himself, St. Nick - who tooktime out of his busy North Poleschedule to pay a visit to the chil-dren of Chetwynd.“Hi Santa!” a youngster cried

from the side of the road as Santa

passed by. “Ho ho ho! MerryChristmas,” was his reply, leavingthe youngster wide-eyed.“Wow,” was all he said.This year’s parade winners are

Scouts Canada, first; FrenchImmersion, second and GirlsPomeroy Group, third.Business decorating awards

went to Chetwynd Dental ClinicMayors Choice, second placewent to Grizzco Second and JoJoBeans won third.

Nativeplantsnurseryset forspring

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CHETWYND –Saulteau First Nations,West Moberly FirstNations and WalterEnergy announced theirthree-way partnership tobuild and operate the firstand only native plantsnursery in northeast BC.Located centrally on

Highway 29 north,between the two FirstNations partners, theplant life cultivated at thegreenhouse will be usedfor post-mine life landreclamation at WalterEnergy and other indus-try operations. It is hopedthe greenhouse will bebuilt and operational byspring of 2012.Please see "INDUSTRY,"page 2

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A formal celebration was heldon Nov. 18 at Moberly LakeCommunity Hall to officiallylaunch the start of the green-house nursery. Attended byChief Roland Willson (WestMoberly First Nations), ChiefHarley Davis (Saulteau FirstNations), council members, eld-ers and Walter Energy’s commu-

nity liaison, Cheryl Martens, theAboriginal culture themed eventhonoured the significance of thegreenhouse to the local FirstNations communities. An inter-active overview of the green-house plan was also presentedto the group by John Allen,Walter Energy’s communityaffairs manager.“Walter Energy is honoured to

have this opportunity to work

closely with our First Nationspartners to develop a revenuegenerating business that willprovide long-term benefits tothe local communities while atthe same time support our landreclamation plans,” Allen said.“It is great to know that this

business venture is alreadygrowing a customer base.However, this venture is notabout making money, rather,

it’s about giving back to theland,” added Theresa Davis acouncil member with WestMoberly First Nations. “This iswhat we (the band) have want-ed for a long time. Beingrespected and heard by indus-try partners such as WalterEnergy is encouraging. We arevery excited to be a part of thisgreenhouse project and to wit-ness it come to life to benefit

our next generation communi-ties.Chief Harley Davis of

Saulteau First Nations saidthere are only positive out-comes associated with this part-nership. “Not only does it cre-ate employment and trainingopportunities, the use of nativeplants to restore land fosters thepreservation of our traditionallifestyles.”

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Teena Demeulemeester,Theresa Davis,Chief Willson, John Allen, Chief Davis, Lana Garbitt. The above are chief and council members of Saulteau and West Moberly FirstNations and John Allen is the Manager of Community Affairs and Business Development. Photo submitted

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Duz Cho awarded Biz of YearBY NAOMI LARSEN


CHETWYND – Locallyowned Duz ChoConstruction recentlyreturned home from thethird annual BCAboriginal BusinessAwards with a newplaque to display:C ommu n i t y - Ow n e dBusiness of the Year.McLeod Lake band

Chief and company presi-dent Derek Orr acceptedthe accolades from theHonourable Mary Polak,Minister of AboriginalRelations andReconciliation last weekin Vancouver.Duz Cho was one of 19

award recipients hon-oured at the gala celebra-tion.

“Aboriginal business isvital to the province’s eco-nomic future and playscrucial role in the B.C.Jobs Plan,” said Polak.“This year’s recipients –from catering to construc-tion to real estate – showthe drive, creativity andentrepreneurship thatcharacterizes B.C.’sAboriginal business com-munity.”

“We are pleased toshowcase the accomplish-ments of our recipientsand to share their successwith the community,”Keith Mitchell, chair ofthe British ColumbiaAchievement Foundation

added. “Aboriginal busi-ness owners haveachieved a level of excel-lence that is exemplaryand inspiring for theentrepreneurs of tomor-row.”The awards are present-

ed by the BCAchievementFoundation in partnershipwith the Ministry of

Aboriginal Relations andReconciliation, and aregenerously supported byNew Relationship Trust,BC Hydro, Teck andEncana and SpectraEnergy.

The British ColumbiaAchievement Foundationwas established andendowed by the Province

of British Columbia in2003 to celebrate excel-lence and achievement inthe arts, humanities,enterprise and communi-ty service.

For information on theBritish ColumbiaAchievement Foundation,v i s i twww.bcachievement.com.

McLeod Lake band Chief and company president Derek Orr accepts his award from

the Honourable Mary Polak, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation

last week in Vancouver. Photo submitted

Thou shalt not steal.

It’s Commandmentnumber 8 out of 10, andexcept for having no othergods and honouring ones’parents, it’s too far downthe list. If “not stealing”were a higher priority,there might be less killing.

Perhaps if the rest ofCommandments sixthrough 10 weren’timposed upon folks, butrather considered guide-lines for being a decentindividual, people wouldfollow them…however inthe end I see those as sim-ply rules for the universeand if there’s one thingyou don’t want to messwith, it’s the universe.Which brings me to this:

to the person who stole thedonation jars from a cer-tain grocery store in town:karma will find and get

you. Stealing a donationjar is incredibly low and Idon’t know how youcould live with yourself.What makes it even just

a tiny, smidgeon, little bitworse it that is that theholidays are coming upand the whole point is“peace on earth and goodwill towards mankind”seems to be lost on you.So while my initial reac-

tion is to wish ill uponyou, I just can’t do it.Why? Karma. All I can dois take solace that maybe,just maybe, you needed

that money more than thepeople it was intended for.But I know down deepinside that’s probably notthe case. Even those downon their luck can checktheir morals.So to the person who lift-

ed the jar, I hope that youwill find it in your heart toreturn the money –whether in person to thestore or as an anonymouswad of cash in an enve-lope. Either way, it’s theright thing to do.Remember, Santa is

watching.

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You can email us at [email protected]; mail to Box 750 Chetwynd B.C.V0C 1J0 or drop of your letter at 5016 50 Avenue. All letters submitted must besigned with a return address and daytime telephone number so we can confirmthat it came from you. The Echo reserves the right to edit letters for clarity,legality, length and to refuse publication of any submitted material. We may

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To the Editor:In response to the recent

letter to the Editor publishedon December 9, 2011 re ShopLocal Campaign.From people who run a

business in Chetwynd, wewould like to address themostly petty complaintsfrom this customer. Mostpeople who run a businessdo their best to ensure thatcustomers are looked afterin a prompt manner. It isnot always possible asthere are always cus-tomers who phone in theirrequests. ( thus theemployee is on the phonewhen you walk up to thecounter) No business canhire all perfect employeeseither, you are still dealingwith people and peoplemake mistakes. We’velived in this communityfor over four years and forthe most part we’ve hadgood service in businesses

that we have dealt with.No small business can

afford to carry 100 ofevery item, just in casesomeone wants to buy it.If you usually sell one ortwo a year, you won’thave more than two onyour shelf.In our store the compa-

ny carries so many prod-ucts that if we carriedthem all, our store wouldhave to be about ten timeslarger. That is obviouslynot possible so we offerspecial orders. You canget anything in our flyer atthe advertised price aslong as the warehouse hasstock, but you have to pay50% down. What hap-pened was that peoplewould order it and then gosomewhere else and pur-chase it then we wouldn’tsee them again. We wouldbe stuck with that productor pay a restocking fee to

send it back. The majorityof the people that placespecial orders have nocomplaints about paying50% down, in fact mostpay 100% as they arehappy that we can get theitems for them.I know there are stores

that have no control of theinventory they carry andcannot order anything.That is entirely yourchoice if you choose not toshop there. That maymake them not worthy ofyour business but othersstill like to shop there andit’s important to havechoices in a small town.There are also very small

shops in Chetwynd thatcannot afford to hire a lotof staff, so maybe theyhave to run out for some-thing and post “back in 30or 60 minutes”. Maybethey have to get a littlelunch. I say just be happy

that such a small town hasthat business. I’d rathercome back in an hour thanhave to drive an hour toget that product or service.Some examples of what

We’ve experienced inChetwynd include:Customers that are total-

ly rude, use profane lan-guage (often because wewon’t return an item thatis obviously used, brokenetc.)

Customers that pur-chase items, use them andthen fill up the packageswith garbage bags, care-fully glue the box backtogether and then returnthem and get their moneyback.Customers that steal

from you. How do youkeep prices low when youhave so many losses fromtheft?We’ve also had many

customers that are friend-

ly and cheerful. Those arethe ones we like the best.We have had many cus-tomers that come fromDawson Creek to shophere. They told us that ourstore is clean, neat and ourstaff are friendly and help-ful. We’ve shopped inDawson Creek and wedon’t find the service anybetter there than here inChetwynd. In fact here isbetter as people get toknow you. If you havetrouble with a productyou only have to go down-town to get it fixed. If youpurchase it in DawsonCreek or Prince George orGrande Prairie and youhave a problem with it,how much have you savedif you have to go back twoor three times? It’s ridicu-lous to think that you canpay for your trip toDawson Creek or any-where else with the differ-

ence in gas prices.We would like to sug-

gest that the person whowrote the letter to theEditor go to the bank andget a line of credit for amillion or two dollars.Then they could opentheir own business. Theycould carry as muchinventory as they want,hire all the perfect staffand they could order any-thing anyone wanted withno money down. It makes us sad for

Chetwynd if people startto think like the personwho wrote the letter to theEditor. If we all thoughtlike her we would be driv-ing out of town for every-thing, even the gas for ourvehicles. How long wouldit be before there were nobusinesses in Chetwynd?

Robert & Lana Krakowski Chetwynd, B.C.

From a business owner in response to the Shop Local campaign


Shopping Spree Winners

$500 Moonlight Madness Winners Margo MacFarlane, left and Denise Caron, right are each presented with their shopping spree certificates by Chetwynd Chamberof Manager Tonia Richter. The ladies won the sprees after they entered downtown’s Moonlight Madness contests Dec. 2 and 9. Photos submitted

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CHETWYND, BC - BCHockey has announced

that the ChetwyndScotiabank Bantam

Giants have qualified forthe BC Hockey Tier 4P r o v i n c i a lChampionships to beheld in Vanderhoof, BC,on March 17 - 23, 2012.The Chetwynd Bantam

hockey team (ages 13and 14) will represent theDistrict of Chetwynd andthe Province of BritishColumbia's NorthEast/Yukon District atthe upcoming games.Chetwynd will competeagainst the top-ranked

Tier 4 teams from EastKootenay, WestKootenay, OkanaganMainline, LowerMainland, VancouverIsland, Whitehorse,North Western and NorthCentral Districts.The Giants players

have dedicated theirhockey season in prepa-ration of the upcomingchampionships with ahealth and fitness regimethat includes drylandtraining with a fitness

instructor, team chalk-talk for practices &games, additional morn-ing practices, as well asexhibition & leaguegames and hockey tour-naments.The Scotiabank Bantam

Giants have many teamfundraising activitiesplanned to assist withplayer financial costs toget to provincials and areopen to suggestions fromthe community for thisendeavour.


Chetwynd Scotiabank Bantam Giants (pictured not in order) #1 Matthew Lauder, #2Marissa Nichol, #4 Keelan Campbell, #6 Hunter Mosher, #7 Jason Kearns, #8Bailey Apsassin, #9 Kain McMaster, #10 Wyatt Apsassin, #11 Reign Walker, #12Liam VanHeddegan, #14 Casey Norris, #15 Dayton Waldie, #16 Liam Beattie, #17Colton Golder, #19 Zachary Aird, #20 Jose Jr LaPierre, #21 Cameron Aird, #22 JohnPaul, #31 Cameron Roland Coach - Shawn Norris, Asst Coach - Troy McMaster,Asst Coach - Dean Beattie, Safety/HCSP - Shayne Waldie, Safety/HCSP - BradCampbell, Safety/HCSP - Linda Kearns, Manager - Kimberly Beattie. Photo submitted

Chetwynd Bantam Giants on the road to provincials


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Speedskatingcash winnersThe ChetwyndSpeedskating Clubpulled the winningnames for their cash raf-fle. First prize of $1,500went Andee Gauthier.Second prize of $500went to Niall Zybutzand third prize of $250went to Mike Volosin.

Photo submitted

The Chetwynd Electric Eels held a fun meet Saturday at the Chetwynd and DistrictRecreation Centre. Two out of town teams came to take part in some friendly compe-tition: Fort St. John Inconnu ad Grande Prairie Pranahas. “The novice groups did agreat job at there first swim meet of the season and continued the Eel tradition ofcheering for their teammates and giving there personal best effort every race,” CoachJason Brockman said. Photo by Naomi Larsen


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Eels electrify at home meet

Chicks with sticks

Members of the Pomeroy Groups Female Giants Girls Hockey team battle it outagainst Dawson Creek Saturday afternoon at the arena. Photo Naomi Larsen


BY NAOMI LARSENChetwynd Echo Editor

–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The B.C.

Ready-Mixed ConcreteAssociation (BCRMCA)recently recognized mem-bers for outstanding safetyrecords. Among those members

was Chetwynd’s ownChetwynd Redi-Mix who

earned a PerformanceAward for operating anindividual ready-mixedplant with no lost-timeaccidents. The 2011 Safety Awards

were handed out at theassociation’s 49th AnnualGeneral Meeting andConvention in Kelowna. The BC Ready-Mixed

Concrete Association is a

not-for-profit trade associ-ation dedicated to advanc-ing the use of sustainableconcrete construction inB.C. through education,advocacy, standards andpromotion. The 132 member compa-

nies operate 120 plantsthroughout B.C. andemploy more than 9,300skilled workers.

Chetwynd Redi-Mixsnags safety award

BY NAOMI LARSENChetwynd Echo Editor

–––––––––––––– DAWSON CREEK – The new Peace

River Regional District Board of Directorswas sworn in at its inaugural meetingFriday afternoon, administered by theHonourable Brian Daley, Provincial CourtJudge.

Municipal Directors returning from lastterm are Director Lori Ackerman for FortSt. John, Director Karen Anderson forHudson's Hope, and Director Fred Jarvisand Alternate Director Betty Ponto forTaylor.New Municipal Directors this term are

Alternate Director Alec Brownlee forChetwynd, Alternate Director Sue Kennyfor Dawson Creek, Director BruceChristensen, Alternate Director Gord

Klassen and Alternate Director TrevorBolin for Fort St. John, Alternate DirectorGwen Johansson for Hudson's Hope,Director Larry Flynn for Pouce Coupe, andDirector Mike Caisley for Tumbler Ridge.Merlin Nichols, Director for Chetwynd,

Mike Bernier, Director for Dawson Creekand Alternate Director for Tumbler RidgeDarwin Wren were not able to make themeeting.Electoral Area Directors returning from

last term are Area B Director KarenGoodings, Area C Director ArthurHadland and Area D Director WayneHiebert. Area E Director Jerrilyn Schembriis new this term.Director Goodings was voted by the

board as Chair, and Director Hiebert waselected as Vice-Chair. Director Bernier wasalso nominated for both positions.

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The new Peace River Regional District Board. Photo submitted

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The Annual ChetwyndSanta Claus Parade tookplace Friday. Hundreds ofpeople lined the streetsand took part in some funfamily activites down-town.

Photos by Naomi Larsen

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DAWSON CREEK, BC –Seems like every book ofDon Pettit‘s is a winner.His most recent, PowerShift, has received TheIndependent PublisherBronze IPPY Award forbest regional non-fictionbook in Western Canada.Power Shift tells the

story, in photos andwords, of the developmentand construction of BearMountain Wind Park.Built near Dawson Creek,it made history as BritishColumbia’s first windenergy facility.“The book has been a hit

with all sorts of people, allages,” says Pettit. “I toldthe story using the photo-graphs I took over the twoyears of construction. Itwas amazing to see howthese massive machinesare put up, how powerfuland majestic they are, howmature this technology is. I

thought ‘everybodyshould see this!’, shouldunderstand how thesethings work, so PowerShift is the result. People inthe wind industry saythere’s no other book likeit, and people in generalare curious about this newclean energy source.”Pettit’s second book fea-

turing the Peace Country,The Peace: A History inPhotographs was short-listed for the BC BookAward and won a total offour awards including aGold IPPY in 2009, and ison its way to becoming anational best seller. He haspublished three books ofhis own and has helpedseveral other authors self-publish.“It’s wonderful to get

another award, especiallyfrom the IndependentPublishers Association –there’s a lot of competitionand small, independentpublishers need the recog-nition,” says Pettit.“Putting a book togethertakes years and you justhope all the way along thatit will turn out well and bewell received. The awardsare a really nice acknowl-edgement that you’redoing at least some of it

right.”Pettit started with a large

format, full-colour book ofhis own photographs.He’d been shooting land-scapes of the Peace Regionfor more than 25 years andcollected his best into onehigh quality, beautifulbook. The Peace: an explo-ration in photographs wasa Canadian best seller inthe first year and it’s justgone into its fifth printing.Over the last twelve

years, Pettit’s business,Peace photoGraphics Inc.has produced many booksfor others, including theillustrated children’sbook, Autumn Bear byFort St John author DianeCulling and painter,Cindy Vincent, another

large coffee table bookabout the Muskwa-Kechika by photogra-pher/writer and guide,Wayne Sawchuk, andmost recently a memoir ofgrowing up in a largeMennonite family home-steading in northernAlberta by Tumbler Ridgeauthor, Tena Friesen, to listjust a few.“I’m a book guy, I just

can’t help it,” Pettit noteswith a wry grin. Pettit’sbooks are available atbooksellers and gift shopsthroughout the BC andAlberta Peace Region, thenational bookstore chainsin larger centres and fromthe author at PeacephotoGraphics in DawsonCreek.

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More awardsfor Peace

Region author

Don Pettit shows off his three award winning books,

including his latest winner, Power Shift, the story of

BC’s first wind power facility, Bear Mountain Wind

Park near Dawson Creek

ThaTo the staff at Talisman Energyfor watching out for their

neighbours and fellow tenants :)- the girls downstairs

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In Memory of OurLoved Ones 2011

Remembering those we have lost A special supplement to the Chetwynd EchoChetwynd Echo


Those we love remain with usFor love itself lives on

And cherished memories neverfade

Because a loved ones gone

Those we love can never beMore than a thought apart

For as long as there is memoryThey'll always live on in our

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of the Province increasingthe minimum monthlydisposal income amountfor residential care clientsto accommodate a federalgovernment supplementtop-up of $50. Under arevised residential carerate structure, the monthlyminimum disposableincome amount will rise to$325, up from $275.Raising the minimum

amount will allow low-income seniors to keep thenew federal GuaranteedIncome Supplement (GIS)increase, which wasannounced by the federalgovernment in July 2011.

The GIS is a federal pro-gram which providesadditional money to low-income seniors, on top ofthe Old Age Security pen-s i o n :http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/isp/pub/oas/oas.shtmlCurrently, residential

care clients pay up to 80per cent of their after-taxincome toward their roomand board costs, providedthey are left with at least$275 a month to cover per-sonal expenses. The GISincrease led the Province toraise the amount retainedby low-income seniors to$325 a month so they willnot lose the extra incomeprovided by the top-up.New residential care

rates, which take effectFeb. 1, 2012, will rangefrom $932 a month to amaximum of $3,022.Private pay rates are usu-

ally in the $4,000 to $5,000a month range.To set the client rates, the

Province uses income taxdata from the CanadaRevenue Agency. The rate-setting process usuallybegins in August, and iscompleted in the fall. Ratesare then provided tohealth authorities, whomail notification letters toclients, informing them ofthe new rates.The provincial govern-

ment subsidizes the roomand board costs of over 90per cent of all residentialcare clients. No one whoneeds residential care serv-ices will be turned away ashardship provisions areavailable for those who areunable to pay. Every clientwill also continue to have100 per cent of the cost ofhealth-care services provid-ed in residential care facili-ties covered by the Province.


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ATale of TwoStreams, PartOne. From the

Pine River to yourkitchen sink or tiledshower stall thencedown a dark hole toreappear in the PineRiver (below the intake,of course!) – that’s theshort story of yourwater ’s journey. Maybe it’s the only

story you want to hear.Maybe you are comfort-able in not knowing andsatisfied as long as waterappears when you openthe tap and disappears

when you pull the plug.Leave the details to thosewhose job it is to keep itmoving.O K .You can stop reading

here. But I want to knowwhat’s in our pipes, howit moves, where it travels,what moves it, and towhere it vanishes whenyou’ve muddied it. In the process of learn-

ing, I am going to tell youwhat I can of that unseensystem that’s so importantin keeping you comfort-able, sweet smelling, andhealthy. I’ll even step onyour toes a wee bit byexplaining your ownresponsibility in keepingour water and sewer sys-tems healthy and func-tioning. This week we’llstart down by the river,but it’s a long drink, and

we’ll need a couple morecolumns to finish the restof the story.So follow me to the

great, gulping, intakemaw in the Pine River andmeet the dedicated publicservants who keep it func-tioning day after 24-hourday. They are Al Trickerand LorraineSchockenmaier, and theirwork life is focused on themassive pumps, pipes,purification systems andprocesses, storage ponds,and distribution lines thatkeep plenty of waterheaded your way.Perhaps the first thing

you should know is thatAl, having immersed him-self in the Chetwyndwater works since 1993, isfully ticketed – andknowledgeable – for oper-ation of the plant, and

Lorraine, with a WaterTreatment 1, is well on theway to full qualification.H2O! Water! The uni-

versal solvent! Whatwould we do without it?We also need to reflect onwhat we do with it. Later.Monday afternoon I

spent a couple hours withAl and Lorraine at theirwork station in the watertreatment plant. What afascinating process!Before the water evenleaves the river it is testedfor hydrocarbons, theleast detection of whichwill trigger a shut-downof the pumps. So that’sone nasty we don’t haveto worry about! Once thewater is gulped out of theriver it is directed into thefirst of three holding-set-tling ponds with a com-bined capacity of 44 mil-

lion gallons. If the riverceases to run, we haveabout one month’s supplyat regular-use rates.So what happens in the

settling ponds? Silt, main-ly, settles to the bottom sothat the water entering theplant is essentially clear.Algae is always a problemand a challenge in theponds. To avoid usingchemical controls, anultra-sonic process killsalgae before it has achance to overwhelm thesystem. So far, so good.But don’t drink it yet.There are a lot bugs andother things still in thewater. As it enters theplant, it encounters a self-cleaning filter thatremoves all these unwant-ed objects – a job that untilrecently kept our waterworkers hustling 24-7.

Once through the filter,giardia (beaver fever) andother similar unfriendlyorganisms are ruthlesslydestroyed by the ultravio-let treatment. The waterthen passes up through arock filter, down througha filter of anthracite coal,and is injected with ameasured amount of chlo-rine before it enters thepipes that will carry it tothe towers on the hill.I’ll pick up the story

here in the treatment plantin a couple of weeks andbring it the rest of the wayto your house. In themeantime, drink six toeight (not 68) glasses ofwater per day, with confi-dence. I do.

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The Mayor’sReport

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The water system is everyone’s responsibility

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


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Bruce Power dropsPeace Country nuclearproposal Bruce Power announced

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picture. The Ontario-basednuclear power generatingstation, the only privateone in Canada, had beenconsidering a new plantnear Peace River, Albertasince 2007.

Duncan Hawthorne,Bruce Power’s President

and Chief ExecutiveOfficer, says the companyhas looked at a number ofpotential business devel-opment opportunities, buthas decided "the newnuclear option in Albertais not something (our)company will be progress-

ing further."The company was origi-

nally looking into two dif-ferent possible locations:one on Lac Cardinal, 30kilometres west of PeaceRiver, and one 30 kilome-tres north. After a technicalreview, the latter was cho-

sen as the better option.Bruce Power's focus will

now shift back to Ontario.Hawthorne maintains,"Innovative businessesdevelop and consider newopportunities, but we'vemade a business decisionto continue to put our full

focus on the safe, reliableoperations and ambitiousinvestment program onour Bruce site."Once the site's Units 1

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