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INSIDELieutenant GovernorJudith Guichon makes

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Her honour, Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon, along with Mayor Merlin Nichols and members of the vice-regal party, is greeted by Peace River Regional District Electoral Area E Director Jerrilyn Schembri outside theChetwynd and District Recreation Centre. Photo by Mike Carter

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BY MIKE CARTERChetwynd Echo Reporter

––––––––––––––CHETWYND – The hon-

ourable Judith Guichon, BritishColumbia’s twenty-ninthLieutenant Governor made astop in Chetwynd last Friday.

The visit was part of a five-daynortheast BC tour, in whichGuichon made several stopsincluding Fort St. John, TumblerRidge, Dawson Creek, Hudson’sHope, Taylor and Fort Nelsonbefore flying back to her ranch inthe Nicola Valley.

During her five-year tenure,Guichon wishes to see every cor-ner of the province.

“My overall purpose is to learnabout every valley and the dif-ferences of the people and whatBritish Columbians are doing inevery valley in this province andI hope to take away more knowl-edge,” Guichon said.

A meet and greet was held atthe Aspen ballroom in theChetwynd recreation centrewhere her honour, accompaniedby members of the vice-regalparty, was greeted by membersof the general public and the dis-trict council.

“It gives me great pleasure towelcome her honour to our

home town,” mayor MerlinNichols said.

“As a community that wasfounded on the hard work of menand women who drew their liveli-hoods from the soil before everthere was a saw mill, a pipeline, acoal mine, its especially meaning-ful that her honour has such a richbackground in agriculture andranching and has been recognizedfor her outstanding contributionsto the development of sustainablelivestock raising.”

Mayor Nichols led Guichon ona tour of the chainsaw carvingsfollowing formal meetings withcouncil at town hall.

Guichon also visited seniors atthe Surerus Place care facility.

“It's a really energetic interest-ing community and I just love thecarvings,” Guichon respondedwhen asked about her overall

impressions of Chetwynd.“I think everybody in BC

should be up here in June so, Ihope I can get back and witnessthe incredible creations. Whatthese folks do in 36 hours with alog and turn it into these mastercreations. I bet there is a lot of peo-ple down south that don’t evenknow these treasures exist.”

In her mission to visit everycorner of the province duringher tenure, Guichon has madegreat pace. She has already visit-ed the East Kootenay, the GulfIslands and now theNortheastern parts of theprovince.

The tour began immediatelyfollowing the annual Conferenceof the Governor General,Lieutenant Governors andTerritorial Commissioners heldthis year in Edmonton Sept. 30 –

Overall purpose to learn about every valley

Mayor Merlin Nichols presents Lieutenant Governor JudithGuichon with a hand made bowl as a gift from the District ofChetwynd to commemorate her visit. Photo by Mike Carter

“Itʼs a really energetic interestingcommunity and I just love the

carvings.”

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––––––––––––––CHETWYND- A signifi-

cant improvement projectto provide better, saferaccess to the Chetwyndand District recreation cen-tre is nearly complete.

A ribbon cutting ceremo-ny, attended by membersof district council, SouthPeace MLA Mike Bernier

and representatives fromthe Ministry ofTransportation and thePeace River RegionalDistrict was held this pastFriday to officially openthe right-in/right-out proj-ect which improves trafficflow in the area.

“The PRRD was 100 percent in support of the proj-ect and appreciated theworking relationship with

the District of Chetwyndand the Ministry ofTransportation andInfrastructure,” PRRDdirector Karen Goodingsnoted.

The District ofChetwynd and theMinistry of Transportationand Infrastructure, whocontributed $105,000,funded the $735,000 proj-ect jointly. Colmar con-

struction, based out ofKelowna carried out thework in conjunction withthe ministry.

The project wasannounced last spring inconjunction with addition-al repair and repavingupgrades near the WestPine Quarry. The cost ofboth projects was slated at$823,450.

In May, council noted

that additional geotechni-cal work had to be com-pleted to negotiate therepairs to the highway infront of the recreation cen-tre to prevent frost heaves.The additional work camethrough in time and theproject’s timeline was notaffected.

The right-in/right-outprovides improved trafficsafety and access to the

recreation centre andcomes along with a host ofother improvements madeto the facility, includingpainting, sidewalk instal-lations, a patio and newlandscaping features.

Mayor Merlin Nicholswished to thank local resi-dent Betty Deck for herwork on the flowers out-

improved access toRecreation Centre officially opened

From left, Mayor Merlin Nichols, Scott Maxwell, District Manaager Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Recreation director Randy Rusjan, MLA Mike Bernier,a representative of Calmar Construction, Paul Gordon, Manager of Public Works District of Chetwynd and Peace River Regional District Electoral Area E DirectorJerrilyn Schembri cut the ribbon. Photo by Mike Carter

Please see "NEW ," page13

The Peace RiverRegional Districtreleased the findings

of their Communicationsand Engagement Auditthis week and has conclud-ed “all need to shift theemphasis of communica-tion efforts from reactive toproactive...”

I couldn’t agree more.

The PRRD is the largestof the province’s 27 dis-tricts with a size of 120,000square kilometres. Despitethe size it has less than60,000 residents. Many ofthem live in rural areasoutside of any municipalboundary.

It’s those residents thatseem to get lost in the com-munication process. Thiswas heard loud and clearat the CommunityConversation meetingheld at the CottonwoodHall earlier this fall.

Many said they had no

idea what wasgoing on atthe PRRDand had noway of find-ing out due towhere theylived. Somem e n t i o n e donly havingd i a l - u pInternet andor no Internetas well as some areas, suchas near Pink Mountain,don’t have electricity andrun on generators.

So how does the PRRD

communicatewith thosefolks? It’s aconundrum.H o w e v e r ,people can’tblame thePRRD entire-ly since com-municationis a two-waystreet.The bottom

line is if you really want tobe informed, you’ll makean effort to find out whatyou need to know. Whichmay mean if you don’t

have Internet or only havedial up, the next timeyou’re in town you mayhave to pop into the PRRDoffice or to your locallibrary or internet café topick up or print anddownload the informationyou need.

The PRRD also has theirown Facebook and Twitterpages and they advertisein your local newspapers.(If you need a subscription,call and we can set you up.)

You can also call yourlocal area representativesanytime via telephone or

plan to and attend themonthly meetings.

Having said that, thePRRD also needs to beforthcoming with informa-tion and sometimes thatmay mean holding moreopen houses, communityforums or town hall meet-ings where residents canspeak with staff and arearepresentatives face toface. It may mean steppingout of the box just a littlebit and making time for

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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 mayalso choose to use a letter as the basis for a story. So, be sure to keep your

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To the Editor:Well here we are 19 meet-

ings later and what I hearapproximately one hun-dred thousand dollars

less of our tax dollarsthat could have been put togood use. Such as moneyfor water for rural areas,sewer for rural areas, andthe list goes on. The region-al Board decided to sendout the messengers tobring back the messageand that they surelydid.(The four rural direc-tors) My Question Is why ifthey had no intention oflistening to the people if infact (according to theAlaska Highway News Fri,September 27) the bureau-crats were going to run theshow at the end of the day.Tell me why the 19 meet-ings, what a waste! Iattended all the meetings,there were petitions at the

meetings to sign and95/100 percent did justthat in all but one whichwas held at Hudson Hopewhere 84 percent signed asit did not affect the peoplewho live in theMunicipality of HudsonsHope. The petition wasclear, it said to rescindBylaw 1996/2011 in itsentirety, there was no men-tion of revising this Bylawon the petitions that weresigned at these meetingsand the showing of handswas 100 percent in mostcases to rescind the Bylawin it's entirety. My opinionis the regional board willbe making a big mistake ifthey refuse to listen to theirconstituents, especially ifin fact the way this Bylawwas implemented was ille-gal. I firmly believe this isthe case. Look very close tothe bottom of your applica-

tion for a building permitand read what you signed.You may not have realizedit but you have signedyour rights away.Remember when you get aBuilding permit from thePRRD you give then morerights to come on yourproperty then the R.C.M.P.you are signing to givethem access 24/7 and thatmy friends is something tothink about. Makes mewonder what countrythese folks are working for.

I believe that when youare coerced into believingthat you have to obtain aapplication for a

building permit you arebeing made to sign underduress by PRRD. Pay spe-cial attention to the last

paragraph on this appli-cation. The PRRD is out ofcontrol and totally out oftouch with their con-stituents.

Number oneI'd like to mention my

wife and myself haveattained all nineteen con-versation meetings held by

the Rural regional direc-tors and at all these meet-ings I picked up a bylaw1996- 2011 and not one of

these bylaws in my opin-ion are illegal every bylawincluding the ones the pub-lic picked up and I'm

talking hundreds of themhave been tampered with.A message to all the peoplewho picked up

one of these bylaws, lookat page 27, that page doesnot match the rest of thebylaw and appears to havebeen added ( the printingdoes not match. I believethis could be a problem forthe PRRD

Number twoI have, and many others

also have bylaw 1996-2011with the adoption dateJanuary 24/2013 that areunsigned, how did thathappen. My guess it wasnot signed on that day if so

how could I or anyone elsehave one in their posses-sion.

Number threeUp to March 18/2013

the yellow flyers handedout by the regional districtrequiring you to let the

Building inspector know48 hours in advance tohave him come and inspectyour work. These flyers

where available after thebylaw 1996/2011 wasimplemented and thenwhen you looked at

the bylaw it says ATLEAST 72 HOURS, couldbe ten days or more whoknows if there is any limitfor him to respond. Thenwhen you apply for abuilding permit it says 48hours. I have the feelingFred, Bruce and Myselfhave a good idea how thathappened.

Number fourI questioned Bruce

Simard at the trade showin Dawson Creek April

20/2013 why this bylawwas not

advertised .He stated hewas instructed not to bythe board.

Number FiveThe peace river regional

board did not follow theirown procedural bylaw,they never had publichearings which arerequired, also according toBruce Simard the corporatestamp that is to be placedon all bylaws are not usedanymore, it is stored in thesafe. I'm sure that to thepublic, the bureaucrats canexplain away all of theseirregularities quite easilybut would a Judge be soforgiving ? The peoplehave spoken in great num-bers rescind bylaw1996/2011 in its entiretylike all four of the ruraldirectors said they wouldat the conversion meetings.

Walter StewartCharlie Lake B.C.

Democracy ignored

residents and their concerns and ques-tions. It may also mean holding PRRDmonthly meetings in other towns (per-haps a rotating roster of communities?)and not just Fort St. John and DawsonCreek 90 per cent of the time.

As well, the PRRD must remember thatthe rural residents have just as much tosay as those that live in the municipalboundaries of the area and need to be

represented just as fairly.At the Chetwynd meeting, many rural

residents stated they felt they were beingignored and thus they didn’t trust thePRRD. If there’s no trust in each other,governance becomes very difficult.

It’s time to work together to overcomethese communication difficulties. And ina time of technology and a world-wideconnection, I would like to believe itshouldn’t be too difficult.

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––––––––––––––CHETWYND – Joe

Zhou, project manager forT r a n s C a n a d aCorporations CostalGaslink pipeline projectpresented an update toDistrict of Chetwynd

council. The presentationwas in combination withan appearance at aChetwynd Chamber ofCommerce luncheon andan open house informa-tion session held at theChetwynd and Districtrecreation centre this pastMonday, October 7.

Zhou noted that signifi-cant changes to the corri-dor were made in theChetwynd area followingconsultations with FirstNations and locallandowners. Extensiveenvironmental studieshave been ongoing in thepipeline corridor includ-ing implications of thepipeline for wildlife, fish-eries, soil, timber, vegeta-tion and wetlands, arche-ology, ecosystem mappingand economic impacts.Engineering studies tolook at terrain mapping,water crossings, access toroads and utilities andgeo-hazards have alsobeen conducted in accor-dance with appropriatepermits.

The company says theproject is proceeding ontrack and the company hascontributed nearly $1-mil-lion to date in communitypartnerships throughoutBC over the past five yearsincluding contributions tothe Chetwynd HospitalFoundation.

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Arthur “Art” Joseph CouturierApril 9, 1928 – Sept. 22, 2013

Art played guitar and was a part of many bands over the years. He also loved to dance whichtook him to all the seniors' dances in the area.

A service to be held at Bergeron's Funeral Chapel in Dawson Creek, BC on Sat., Oct. 19th,2013 at 2PM. A Celebration of Life will be held in the early Spring of 2014 and there will be anannouncement in the newspaper with the details. Flowers welcome or donations in his name toMizpah Transition House or BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund.

Condolences may be sent to the family by emailing Kathleen at: [email protected]

Art passed away in Dawson Creek, BC at the age of 85.He will be lovingly remembered by his 3 children:Kathleen, Terry and Jimmy-Dean; his ex-wife Lorraine;many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a great-great grandchild as well as 1 brother, Laurier Couturier;5 sisters: Sister-Jeanne Couturier, Anna Roy, Therese Dube, Juliette McLellan and Marie Dubois; and many extended family members. Predeceased by his eldest son,

Felix in March 2013, his parents, and many siblings.

Art lived in Chetwynd for many years and later moved to Dawson Creek. He worked for Canfor as a sawyer

in Chetwynd for 25 years.

BYMIKE CARTERChetwynd Echo Reporter

––––––––––––––CHETWYND – Council gave its

authorization to administration toproceed with the new town hallproject. Council has contributedfunds to a municipal hall reservesince 2009.

On November 5, 2012 councilauthorized the project to proceed.

A tender process was initiated

but tenders received in July, 2013were significantly over budget.Costs of the project were reducedby eliminating or scaling downsome elements, while retaining thecore principles of the originaldesign.

Total funding for the project is$4.7-million. On August 12, 2013council directed that a financialstrategy be created for the newtown hall building, and that a

public open house meeting bescheduled to gather input from thecommunity regarding the project.

An open house was held onSeptember 24 to provide informa-tion and receive public feedbackon the proposed project.

Based on the positive results ofthe open house, council has nowauthorized administration to pro-ceed with the new town hall proj-ect.

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––––––––––––––CHETWYND – In a few

weeks, Mike Bernier, MLAfor the South Peace hopesto be making an announce-ment about the opening ofa second constituencyoffice in Chetwynd.

Sources close to Berniersay that the Chetwyndstore front could be locatednext to Peace FM in the for-mer Walter Energy officeon the north access road,but details surrounding thelease have yet to be con-firmed.

A second undisclosedlocation is also being con-sidered.

The office was a cam-paign promise Berniermade during this pastspring’s election. It will bethe second office in the rid-ing, with the DawsonCreek location at 1100Alaska Ave. serving as themain constituency office.

“I am going to have astorefront here,” Berniersaid on Friday of last week.“I think it's important tohave a place here inChetwynd so when I come

here for meetings or if peo-ple have issues, they knowwhere to go to get someinformation. I am hopingwithin the next couple ofweeks I will be announcingwhere exactly that will be.”

During his campaign,Bernier said, “for a residentof Chetwynd, or Lemoray,or Garbitt, or WestMoberly, or Saulteau totravel to Dawson Creek todiscuss a matter of impor-tance with his or her MLA,that can be a significantinvestment of time andmoney. Establishing anoffice in Chetwynd willhelp reduce obstacles forresidents to access their

provincial government.”Bernier wished to thank

the residents of Chetwyndfor bringing forward manyof their concerns throughphone, e-mail and via thewebsite. The new officewill give residents a placeto bring forward any issuesin the future on a face-to-face basis with a memberof his team.

“We've been followingthrough with a lot of issuesthat people in Chetwyndhave. It's really interestingbeing on the provincialside of things now and noton the municipal, becausethe issues are so broad andvast that its really made it

exciting for me,” he said.Some of the issues that

Chetwynd residents havebrought forward includethe recruitment of physi-cians, which through a col-laborative effort on the partof the BC government, theDistrict of Chetwynd andthe BC MedicalAssociation, was resolvedthis summer.

Chetwynd received two

new doctors at the end ofJuly, bringing relief to frus-trated residents, as well asburnt out physicians andstaff.

“That's been the reward-ing part of it is when youcan phone somebody backand say yes, I was able todeal with your issue,”Bernier said.

The Peace River Southriding is the eleventh

largest in British Columbia,stretching from Taylor inthe north to the Albertaboundary in the east. Italso includes the KakwaProvincial Park in thesouth and the PineLemoray Provincial Parkwest of Chetwynd.

Bernier opened his mainconstituency office inDawson Creek onSeptember 13.


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CN Rail, District meet to discuss safety issuesBY MIKE CARTER

Chetwynd Echo Reporter––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – Lastmonth, the District ofChetwynd sat down for ameeting with CN Rail todiscuss some of the safetyconcerns mayor and coun-cil had regarding the speedof trains, the vibrationscaused by passing trainsand the security of trainsparked within the townboundary.

Yet, one major safetyconcern, derailments, wasnot discussed at lengthduring the meetings.

A CN Rail train derailedin Hasler Flats, 24 kilome-tres southwest ofChetwynd this past May,causing 12 cars carryinggranulated sulphur to spilltheir contents dangerouslyclose to Pine River.

Derailments also hap-pened 64 kilometres westof town in 2010, and in2006, fourteen cars on asouthbound CN Rail trainjumped the tracks about100 miles south ofChetwynd.

Derailments notdiscussed

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––––––––––––––FORT ST. JOHN – BC

Hydro has provided theMinistry of Energy andMines with $184,000 tosupport the creation of aschool district career coun-selor position in threeSchool Districts, includingPeace River South SchoolDistrict 59.

Bill Bennett, Minister ofEnergy and Mines andMinister Responsible forCore Review made theannouncement Oct. 3 atthe Fort St. John EnergyConference.

“The opportunities inthe north are substantial,particularly with projectson the horizon like Site C,liquefied natural gasplants and new mines,”Bennett remarked.

“Trades training is a pri-ority and this funding willhelp students get the skillsthey need to have a suc-cessful career.”

The goal of career coun-selor position is to encour-age students to stay inschool by facilitating a

transition into university,trades and college train-ing.

The skilled labour short-age is not a new problemfor the northeast BCregion.

A BC labour market pro-file, compiled by six ofBC’s research universitiesand released in January,revealed that by 2016,British Columbia wouldreach a “tipping point”where the number of jobsrequiring university,trades or college creden-tials will exceed the supplyof graduates.

Educators, like AndrewPetter, president of theSimon Fraser Universitysay this debunks a com-mon myth that tomorrow’sjobs don’t require a univer-sity education, and this isbacked by the report’sfindings. Petter made thecomments to the EpochTimes in January 2013.

By 2020, the report saysup to 18,800 jobs could gounfilled. 8,400 requiring auniversity degree, 8,100 acollege credential, and2,300 in trades.

Funding for the schooldistrict career counselorposition will be providedover a two-year period forSchool District 60 (PeaceRiver North), SchoolDistrict 59 (Peace RiverSouth), School District 81(Fort Nelson) and the FirstNations Chalo School,located in Fort Nelson.

BC Hydro is providingthe funding so that large-scale projects like the pro-posed Site C dam, whichwill create an estimated10,000 direct jobs duringconstruction and an esti-mated 33,000 jobs in total

through all stages of devel-opment, can employskilled workers from thenortheast region of theprovince.

“BC Hydro understandsthe need for a skilledworkforce in the northeastand we believe that fund-ing a career counselorposition will benefit bothstudents and industry,”said Susan Yurovich, exec-utive vice-president for BCHydro’s Site C project.

“Site C will require alarge number of workers,and trades and skills train-ing is needed to preparestudents for these jobs.”

Northern Opportunitieswill serve as a liaison forBC Hydro with respect toits future recruitment andtraining requirements innortheast BC.

They are an innovativepartnership of the FortNelson, Peace River Northand Peace River Southschool districts involvingthe Northern LightsCollege, First Nations,industry and local commu-nities.

“The career counselor

position is critical to theongoing efforts currentlyunderway by NorthernOpportunities to increaseawareness of careeroptions for students,” saidDoug Boyd, co-chair ofNorthern Opportunities.

“Ultimately, we wantstudents to stay in schooland get the skills they needto have career successwithin their local commu-nities.”


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––––––––––––––DAWSON CREEK – The Peace River

Regional District has completed its“Community Conversations” meetingsin 19 communities throughout thepeace to discuss the controversialBuilding Bylaw 1996, 2011 and will nowhold a Committee of the Whole meetingOctober 17 in Dawson Creek to reviewthe summary results.

The regional board adopted theupdated and revised Building Bylaw1996, 2011 in January 2013 for imple-mentation in March 2013. The purposewas to update and provide BC BuildingCode inspection service for new build-ing construction and structuralupgrade projects across the unincorpo-rated jurisdictions of the regional dis-trict.

The bylaw was met with significantopposition from local ranchers andfarmers who took issue with the factthat the bylaw would add additionalcosts to maintaining their land withadded costs for demolition and newconstruction, among other concerns.

“At the last meeting the boardreferred the bylaw back to the electoral

area directors to discuss the requestfrom those attending the 19 meetings torescind it,” Peace River RegionalDistrict chair Karen Goodings said inan email to the Chetwynd Echo.

“It will be up to the electoral areadirectors to bring a resolution back tothe board for further discussion. Themeeting is scheduled for October 17th.in Dawson Creek at the office. All ourmeetings are open to the public.”

Goodings added that although thepublic are welcome to attend, there willbe little opportunity for further dia-logue during the meeting.

“We all heard the people state clearly


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On August 13, a CNtrain also derailed north-west of Taylor. Seven carscarrying lumber wereinvolved.

There were no injuries asa result of these derail-ments and as far as the evi-dence shows, no real harmto the environment either.After each incident, CNsaid it was investigatingthe cause. No publicannouncements were evermade regarding the resultsof their investigations.

Mayor Merlin Nicholssaid there was “nothingsubstantive really aboutthe derailments,” dis-cussed at the meetings.

The meetings betweenthe town and CN come onthe heels of two disastersinvolving trains: the well-known events in Lac-Megantic, Quebec and thecollision of a Via Rail trainwith a commuter bus inOttawa.

Both Canadian PacificRailways and CN Railannounced shortly afterthe Lac Magentic tragedythat they were tighteningtheir safety standards.

“As part of its rigoroussafety managementapproach, CN has already

commenced a review of alltrain securement measuresin the aftermath of theLac-Megantic tragedy tofurther strengthen its safe-ty procedures,” CNspokesperson MarkHallman told CBC Newsin July.

The concerns ofChetwynd council mainlyrevolved around that typeof situation – an unattend-ed train rolling into towncarrying petroleum - hap-pening here.

“My own concerns weremore about the grades intotown and the potential fora train coming into townuncontrolled,” MayorNichols said.

“There are two gradescoming into town here asyou know, and both ofthem are slopped andChetwynd is at the lowpoint. And so they, the CNfolks, assured us that atrain parked out [north oftown] by Lasser’s farm isnot left with the engineattached. Apparently if theengine is disengaged thenthe brakes can't release. Soa train left there is alwaysblocked and they assuredus that the hand brakeswere thoroughly set.”

Nichols says he and oth-ers representing the town

at the CN meetings werepleased with the responsesthey received in regards totheir safety concerns.

“I think we actuallyrightly or wrongly had asense that at least they lis-tened to the concerns thatwe did raise,” he said.“This is not the last con-versation. I am quitesure.”

During Nichols’ tenureas mayor, the District ofChetwynd has met withCN Rail on a yearly basis,and he hopes this can con-tinue.

Issues such as thewhistling of trains werealso not discussed at themeetings. Residents haveraised concerns about thetrains passing throughtown at 3 a.m., blaringtheir whistles for as longas 15 – 20 seconds at atime. Essentially wakingthe entire town.

“We’d love to have aban,” Nichols said. “So far,we've been stopped bytheir assurances that this isfederally regulated, youhave to talk to the govern-ment we can't do anythingabout it. But in fact I thinkthere is something we cando about it. I am not surejust what it is.”


CN has commenced atrain securement review PRRD to discuss

results of "CommunityConversations"

meetings on BuildingBylaw Oct. 17

Please see "RURAL," page 11

“It will be up to theelectoral area directors tobring a resolution back to

the board for furtherdiscussion.”


––––––––––––––CHETWYND- Despite

the recent news of a cross-country downsizing at thenational postal service hit-ting close to home inDawson Creek and PouceCoupe, Canada Post saysthere are no changesplanned for the ChetwyndPost Office in the immedi-ate future.

“We're not planning anychanges at this time to theChetwynd post office,” aspokesperson for thenational mail serviceEugene Knapik said onMonday.

“That doesn't mean therewon’t be changes at sometime in the future. But atthis time there is nochanges planned,” headded.

The Dawson Creek DailyNews reported on Sundaythat the city’s downtownoffice would be cut fromthree full-time employeesto just one under a plan tofind cost savings withinthe organization.

Union representativessay because their contracts

stipulate job security, thestaff reductions will bedone by attrition, meaningthat when someone retiresor quits, nobody will behired to replace them.

Starting Oct. 19, smaller

offices such as in PouceCoupe would see Saturdayhours cut, and reducedoverall operating hours.

“The Conference Boardof Canada in their recentreport suggested that if we

don’t make changes now,we're going to be facing$1-billion per year deficitby the year 2020. So, we'relooking at our whole busi-ness model and our wholeoperation to see where we

need to make changes andwhere we need to adjust tothe changing ways thatpeople are using our postoffices,” Knapik said.

The Conference Board ofCanada reported that letter

mail is on the decline, andparcel delivery is increas-ing.

“People aren’t cominginto our retail outlets asmuch as they used to,”Knapik said.

“In some areas we'rereviewing and we havebeen making adjustmentsin terms of when we'reopen and when we're notopen in order to try andserve people when theyneed us and in some caseswe may not have as manyhours but we're trying tohave the hours where wesee people are coming in.But at this time there is nochanges planned inChetwynd.”

FUTURE CHANGESPOSSIBLE

Unlike postal workers inthe Dawson Creek area,who are represented by theCanadian Union of PostalWorkers (CUPW), employ-ees at the Chetwynd postoffice are represented bythe Canadian Postmastersand Assistants Association(CPAA).

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LOCAL NEWS

that they want the bylaweliminated. Following thediscussion there will be arecommendation that willcome back to the PRRDboard as a whole.Discussion needs to hap-pen and the process clear-ly defined for any futurediscussion put in place,”she said.

Meetings held withlocal residents inChetwynd this pastspring to discuss their dis-approval with the bylawwere filled with substan-tial levels of anger, frus-tration and resentment.

An April 30 gatheringwas intended to serve as aspeakers’ corner for resi-dents to voice their con-cerns about the bylaw and

to decide what action theywould take in bringingthose concerns forward tothe PRRD.

At that meeting,Sukunka resident JerryFranklin motioned for avote to be held that woulddetermine how many peo-ple in attendance wantedto encourage the PRRD toget rid of the bylaw alltogether. Practically every

hand shot up in supportof this initiative.

“What really gets mewith part of this bylaw isthe title search,” said oneresident who was identi-fied as a former buildinginspector.

“Its nobody else’s busi-ness between the lenderand the borrower. Whyshould the little civil ser-vant by advised from

whom I have borrowedthe money and who gavethe money to me? This isdictatorship!”

Since those meetings, asub-committee of atten-dees at the meeting wasestablished to go throughthe bylaw line by line andindicate where their objec-tions were.

Subsequent meetingswere held giving residents

the chance to present theirdisapproval by delega-tions to PRRD board meet-ings. The CommunityConversations were theninitiated to further gatherinput.

Residents voted again torepeal the bylaw at anAug. 27 meeting in theChetwynd and Districtrecreation centre’sCottonwood Hall.


Rural residents want the bylaw eliminated entirely

No changes expected for the Chetwynd PostOffice for now; despite national downsizing

Please see "NOT OUT,"page 13

Canada Post says despite there being no changes for now, it doesn’t mean Chetwynd is out of the woods yet.Photo by Mike Carter

BY NAOMI LARSENChetwynd Echo Editor

––––––––––––––FORT ST. JOHN – The

Northern Lights RecoveryCentre (NLRC) continuesto drive straight up thefundraising highway.

The proposed treatmentcentre, which is scheduledto be constructed at a cur-rent price tag of more than$5 million with a $1.2 mil-lion yearly operationalbudget, is a non-denomi-national and alcohol anddrug addiction treatmentcentre that will be locatedin rural northeasternBritish Columbia.

“I think that everybodyhas been touched by thisproblem by one way oranother if they live in thisare for more than five min-utes,” Northern LightsRecovery Centre SocietyChairman Bruce Lantzsaid at a Chamber ofCommerce luncheon pres-entation earlier this monthat the Pomeroy.

To begin his presenta-tion Lantz showed a shortvideo made by a mother inFort St. John that told thestory of her son who diedof an overdose on thesteps of a recovery centrein the Okanagan because

there was no room forhim.

“Nobody though whenhe was born that he woulddie from an addiction,”Lantz said. “I think that allof us have a tendency thatwhen we think of peoplewith drug and alcoholaddictions we think ofpeople we may have seenon the street. Those sadpeople that are perhapshomeless, walking aroundwith a bottle of wine intheir hand, hiding in door-ways or in treed areas.That’s not all. People whohave problems with drugsand alcohol maybe mem-

bers of your families. Theymay be your friends. Theymay be people you workwith or work for. Theymay be leaders in yourcommunity who are strug-gling. Sometimes it’s notas visible as the fellow onthe street corner. But it’sjust as real and just as dev-astating.”

Lantz and his team ofdirectors, identified theneed for the facility andlaunched the initiative ayear ago by conductingextensive consultationswith experts in BC andAlberta, and with poten-tial funders. Funding fromShell Canada, four PeaceRiver Regional Districtdirectors, Encana, FerusWellsite CryogenicServices, the District ofTaylor and NorthernHealth has already beenapproved. But there is stilla long way to go.

“At present people haveto go elsewhere to gettreatment once they real-ize they need treatment,”he said. “There is a facilityin Grande Prairie andanother in Prince George.Both of those routinelyhave waiting lists for morethan a year.”

The problem with thatLantz says, is that once aperson realizes they needhelp – the need is immedi-ate.

“That may be the onlytime that person is willingto give it a go,” he said.“They may be lost afterthat.”

The facility, the first ofits kind in NortheasternBC, would house up to 10men and 10 women in sep-

arate wings, with 28-day,42-day and 60-day treat-ment programs availablefor as little as $125 per day,depending on fundingsupport.

Lantz said other facili-ties can cost$14,000/month for entrylevel programs.

“If you can afford that,that’s great,” he said. “Butnot many can. We’re com-ing in at half of that. Weare a not for profit socie-ty.”

A youth wing is in theplans to be added later.Specially trained addic-tions counsellors willadminister these pro-grams as well as spousaland aftercare programs.

The next step currentlyis finding property,preferably around 12 acresnear Fort St. John. Thechoice of Fort St. John issimply because it’s centralhowever he said theywouldn’t turn the offeraway.

To assist with fundrais-ing, individuals can pur-chase a $20 membership inthe society to show poten-

tial funders the grassroots,community support.

Most of the majorfundraising they expect toget from large corpora-tions and industry.However Lantz hopes tohave community busi-nesses and residents playa role and allow for a lineitem in the yearly budgetthat would be supportedat community levelfundraising.

This would allow some-one who could not affordtreatment to still receivetreatment.

“So we do not have toturn someone away,”Lantz said. “This is notgoing to be an elitist facili-ty. I want it to run acrossevery spectrum of society.But this means ongoingfundraising at the commu-nity level to top up thatfund.”

Lantz said they havealso been in discussionswith North Peace MLAPat Pimm, South PeaceMLA Mike Bernier andand MP Bob Zimmer withboth Pimm and Bernierhave offered their person-al support.

“The issue of coursewith senior government isthat none of them haveany money,” Lantz said,jokingly. “I’m surprisedthey can even keep thewheels turning aroundbecause they’re very poorif you listen to them. I didsay to MLA Bernier thatwe would be quite happywith just getting the equiv-alent to the bonuses givento the executives of BCHydro, ICBC and someother crown corporations.”

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Spectra Energy crews in Chetwynd area conduc�ngpipeline maintenance work

Spectra Energy wishes to advise residents, motorists and land usersin the Hasler Flats area we will be conduc!ng a ven!ng at one of ourvalve sites. The ven!ng will commence at about 9 a.m. on Wedn.,Oct. 16 and will last approximately four hours.

The purpose of the ven!ng is to conduct rou!ne maintenance on oursweet gas pipeline. As a result of this work, you may hear noise thatsounds similar to a jet engine. However, there is no health or safetythreat to the public.

At Spectra Energy, safety is our highest priority. All of our maintenanceac!vi!es are focused on protec!ng the public, the environment andproperty, while maintaining an efficient and reliable pipeline system.

We thank you in advance for your a"en!on, coopera!on andunderstanding.

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HEALTH

Northern Lights Recovery Centrecontinues down fundraising highway

LANTZ

Barb Lincoln, presidentof the CPAA could not bereached by press time.

Her counterpart, JohnBail, who is the nationaldirector of the CUPW didoffer to comment on theChetwynd situation. Hesays changes should beexpected in the future forthe Chetwynd post office.

“The hours will proba-bly be limited there andthey will change,” he said.“In Kamloops they saidthat [there would be nochanges] and then theycame back and reducedthe service to a kiosk. Theyhad two retail outlets inKamloops about five years

ago, now they're going toone kiosk.”

Bail says the changes arehappening with little pub-lic consultation.

“The public consultationprocess is a charade. It'snot really happening andthey haven't changed onedecision. Port Alberni theyshut it down, the publicwere against it there. Theyhad two offices there nowthey have one.”

Bail says the ConferenceBoard of Canada report,which was commissionedby Canada Post, was anattempt to “create a crisis”so that services can be pri-vatized and deregulated.

“The report is part of anoverall drive by Canada

Post to give a rationale toreduce services. To me Ithink its the conservativegovernment making dealswith the courier compa-nies because they can getrid of Canada Post, thenthe courier companies canhave the entire market,”he said.

Canada Post will contin-ue to make changes acrossthe country in its efforts tofind cost savings.

Changes are possible inthe future for theChetwynd office and willmost likely come in theform of staff reductions bynot replacing retiringworkers. A reduction instore hours is also possi-ble.

Continued from page 11Not out of the woods yet

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LOCAL NEWS

No$ce is hereby given, under sec$on 6 (1) of the Tree Farm LicenceManagement PlanRegula$on, that Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor) is seeking public review andcomment on the Dra� Timber Supply Analysis Informa$on Package, rela$ng toManagement Plan 5 (MP 5) for Tree Farm Licence 48 (TFL 48). MP 5 is being preparedin order to meet the requirements of the Tree Farm Licence Management PlanRegula$on. This regula$on includes content requirements, submission $ming andpublic review requirements for TFL Management Plans. These content requirementsreplace theManagement Plan content requirements previously listed in the Tree FarmLicence document and reduce duplica$on with associated Forest Stewardship Planresults and strategies.

All interested par$es are invitedto view and comment on theDra� Timber Supply AnalysisInforma$on Package for MP 5,from September 3, 2013through to November 4, 2013.Viewing appointments can bearranged by calling our office at(250) 788-2231, or by visi$ngh%p://www.canfor.com/respon-sibility/environmental/plans.Comments will be accepted un$l4:00 pm November 4, 2013.

For further informa�on, pleasecontact:

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side the centre. “It makes Chetwyndbeautiful,” he said.

“I want to acknowledge everyone whohas had a part in bringing this projecttogether,” mayor Nichols added. “Ithink that shows that when you get peo-ple cooperating with a vision, things dohappen.”

Peace River Regional District electoralarea “E” director Jerrilyn Schembrinoted that the improvements to therecreation centre over the last few yearshave brought it to a level on par withother facilities in larger communities.

“The work that has been done on thisrecreation centre over the last few yearshas brought this facility to a point whereany large city or community would beproud to have this as a gem within theirboundaries,” Schembri remarked.

“The right in and out will now pro-vide a safer traffic flow and access to thistreasure.”

The project also meant improveddrainage infrastructure was also com-

pleted, which District of Chetwyndmanager of public works Paul Gordonnoted will help prevent future frostheave issues.

Scott Maxwell, District Manager withthe Ministry of Transportation andInfrastructure says the mitigation of thefrost heave is an important part of theproject.

“It will provide safe access to a num-ber of essential community facilities andprovided a great opportunity for us todo some work to reduce the incidence offrost heaves on the highway,” he said.

Mike Bernier, MLA for the SouthPeace emphasized in his comments thatthe project would not have been possi-ble without the collaborative efforts ofall involved.

“What we're seeing to have a projectlike this, its not about the province, itsnot just about the municipality or theregional district,” he said. “To be able tohave something that is great like thistoday it’s about working together. Withthose partnerships that we keep form-ing, we can have these great projects.”


New right-in and -out willprovide safe traffic flow

CHETWYND ECHO STAFF––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – Kerensa Medhurst ofthe Canadian Cancer Society made apresentation to council to raise awarenessof radon gas and to promote the group’sinitiative to have outdoor smoking bansin all public spaces throughout BC.

Radon gas is a colorless, odorless,tasteless cancer-causing agent thatoccurs naturally as an indirect result ofdecaying matters in the ground. Radongas can seep into homes without ourknowledge. Medhurst urged all resi-

dents to purchase test kits and have theirhomes checked, handing a test kit to allcouncil members.

Medhurst continued her presentationwith a push for council support for a banon smoking in outdoor public areas suchas all municipally managed propertiesincluding trails, plazas, parks, beachesand recreation facilities.

She notes that several BC communitieshave already implemented or are con-templating implementing such bylawsthat can help protect the health of resi-dents.

Outdoor smoking ban

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SUKUNKA GROUPMEETING

The Sukunka Group,Chetwynd’s SocialPlanning Society meets thethird Thursday of everymonth at the Chetwyndand District recreation cen-tre from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

The group helps planand provide social servicesfor our community includ-ing addressing food securi-ty through its communityfood policy which hopes toeducate and encourage res-idents about the local farm-ers market, the communitygardens, backyard garden-ing, local entrepreneurismfor organic food distribu-tions businesses and com-munity supported agricul-ture initiatives to raisenutrition awareness, espe-cially for families and chil-dren.

The group also takes onthe task of raising aware-ness of other issues in ourcommunity such as hous-ing, employment and edu-cation training, childcareand early childhood devel-opment, youth and youthissues, health and addic-tions services, crime andpublic safety issues andcommunity development.

For more information onthe group, contact KerrySilver at 250-788-3734 orKim Slack at 250-788-1830.

FINAL FARMER’S MARKETOF THE YEAR, OCT 11

The final farmer’s mar-ket of the 2013 season willbe held this Friday, from 3– 7 p.m. Don’t miss your

chance to stock up on localproduce, artisan breadsand canned goods beforethe dreaded “s-word” isupon us!

The final farmer’s mar-ket will host a specialshowcase event, a pump-kin growing contest. Didyou grow the most unique,largest or funniest pump-kin this year? Come to thefarmer’s market thisFriday to enter your pump-kin or vote on whichpumpkin you think shouldtake best in show.

Judging will take placefrom 3-3:30 p.m. People’schoice voting will be heldfor the most unique pump-kin, the largest pumpkinand the funniest pumpkinof the year.

Prizes will be awarded at6:30 p.m.

Any pumpkin enteredmust be grown and caredfor by the contestant andonly one pumpkin can besubmitted per person.

The contest is open toeveryone. This all for funand the bragging rights tothe community for oneyear. The judge’s decisionwill be final. “If it look’slike a pumpkin, we willcall it a pumpkin.”

The contest is supportedby the ChetwyndCommunity Gardens and

Greenhouses.

OFF THE SHELFBOOK CLUB

The Chetwynd PublicLibrary is asking interestedresidents to consider join-ing the Off the Shelf Bookclub for a reading adven-ture.

The adult book clubbegan October 2, and willrun every Wednesday from1-2 p.m. Each week theywill explore a new themeand discover new books

that will keep you inspired.Bring a book or article

you have enjoyed based onthe week’s theme word,meet new people and joinin for a casual chat. Beinspired to read othersfavourites.

Can’t make the weeklymeeting date? No problem!Participate in the discus-sion on the ChetwyndPublic Library’s Facebookpage.

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be matched by a display ofbooks, magazines, CDsand DVDs in theChetwynd Public Library.There is also a chance towin a prize!

In each displayed itemthere is a ballot. Fill in theballot by sharing a reviewof the item you borrowedand return the ballot to thelibrary for your chance towin. Monthly prizes of a$10 gift card to theChetwynd Bistro will be

available, as well as anundisclosed grand prizewhich will be drawn inJune 2014.

You can also fill out a bal-lot on the Library’sFacebook page.

For more informationcall the library at 250-788-2559.

OKTOBERFEST AT THELEGION

The Chetwynd PublicLibrary is proud to presentOktoberfest at the RoyalCanadian Legion HallSaturday October 19 from6:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.

There will be a dinner,live and silent auctions aswell as a dance and livemusic from local bandDark Horse.

Tickets are $50 per per-son and are available at thelibrary. All proceeds go tothe many programs thelibrary supports.

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A large meal is custom-ary come Thanksgiving.Planning an impressiveThanksgiving menu can beenjoyable for many peo-ple, while others get a littlenervous when tasked withsuch an undertaking. Butgetting a head start andstaying organized canmake planning aThanksgiving meal mucheasier than it looks.

Begin by jotting downideas of which dishes youwant to make this year.Traditional foods liketurkey and candied yamsmay be expected, but it'sperfectly acceptable tothink outside the box aswell. If you won't be host-

ing a large crowd, youmay want to serve moremanageable Cornish hensin place of a larger turkey.

Root vegetables andsquash are seasonal foodsthat can add some autumnflavor to yourThanksgiving dinner table.Potatoes, corn, turnips andparsnips can be servedbaked or turned into soupsand casseroles.

Thanksgiving is a greattime to celebrate localfoods as well. If certainitems are native to yourarea, such as grains orgame, incorporate thesefoods into the planning.

Once you have estab-lished the menu, you canmake a list of what can beprepared in advance andwhat will need to be madeshortly before the holidayor the day of. Separateyour shopping according-ly. Any frozen or cannedproducts can be purchasedin advance of the holidayrush and stored until use.Frozen turkeys also can bebought weeks before andthen thawed out whenthey need to be cooked.Any dairy products orfresh produce should bepurchased a few daysbefore Thanksgiving andfreshly prepared for opti-mal flavor.

Rather than spending allof your time cooking thenight before the dinner,mashed potatoes andcasseroles can be preparedand frozen, then reheatedon Thanksgiving. Somefoods actually taste better

when flavors have had anopportunity to meld. Evensome baked goods can bemade in advance andrefrigerated or frozen untiluse. Think about prepar-ing batters for cookies orcakes and then storingthem in the refrigeratorbefore finishing them onThanksgiving. Any workyou can handle in advancewill save you time in thekitchen come the big day.

Timing can be challeng-ing on Thanksgiving.Whenever possible, freeup your oven for side dish-es and desserts so that youwill have ample spaceinside. A turkey can takeup valuable real estate inthe oven, so you may wantto consider investing in arotisserie or a deep-fryerso the turkey can becooked more efficientlyelsewhere. Then you willhave plenty of oven spacefor heating side dishes anddesserts.

Dense foods should beplaced in the oven first toenable them to heat thor-oughly. Finger foods andappetizers may only needbrief heating. Do notunderestimate the powerof the outdoor barbecuefor quickly heating upfoods if you are short onspace in the kitchen.

Delegate some of thework to others onThanksgiving so you andyour family can betterenjoy the holiday.Encourage guests to bringtheir favorite items toserve buffet- or pot-luck

style for Thanksgiving.This not only cuts downon the amount of work forthe host and hostess, butgives guests an opportuni-ty to showcase their culi-nary skills as well.

Desserts are often labor-intensive elements ofentertaining. Precision inmeasuring and preparinghelps guarantee success. Ifyou do not have the timeto bake this Thanksgiving,serve store-bought cakesand save yourself the has-sle, or ask guests to bringdesserts so you can focusyour attention on the mainmeal.

While prepping for theThanksgiving dinner, keepthe dishwasher empty soyou can easily load itemsas they are used and keepkitchen clutter to a mini-mum. Increasing the num-ber of finger foods canhelp reduce the number ofdishes used while cuttingdown on post-holidayclean-up.

When preparing for themeal, keep storage contain-ers at the ready. Haveguests fill up take-awaycontainers with leftoversbefore the table is clearedso that no food goes towaste. Promptly refriger-ate all leftovers so that theyare safe to enjoy later on.

Thanksgiving is a timewhen big meals are cus-tomary and a good deal ofwork is required. Breakingdown the work into man-ageable tasks helps theholiday go off without ahitch.

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Tons of earth simply cutloose and slipped into theriver taking with it hun-dreds of tall, straight, andbeautiful aspen trees alongwith the understory. It’san awesome thing to seewhat was supposed to beseveral acres of solid earth,having removed itself,simply park in a new loca-tion.

The day after the slide Ivisited the site with CAODoug Fleming, Manager ofPublic Works OperationsPaul Gordon, and MEPCoordinator Leo Sabulsky.We wanted a first-handlook at the potential forlong-term effects on theDistrict water supply.Because the water againwas flowing clean andunrestricted, we were reas-sured that the immediatecrisis was past and that inthe long term the slidewould not affect the watersupply seriously.

Of course we are noteven amateurs in assessingslide impacts and long-term implications. At thesite when we visited weretwo engineers from MoEin Prince George alreadyon their second day of test-ing. They were using an

instrument that I had notencountered at any time inmy previous life. A rathersimple device, it insertsinto the earth on the end ofa shaft a four-blade tipabout six inches in diame-ter. In this case the techni-cians drove it to a depth ofsix meters. On the top ofthe shaft a meter is mount-ed to read the tension on

the blades. The degree oftension will allow the tech-nicians to assess the stabil-ity of the earth on whichwe were standing a fewmeters back from the edgeof the slide.

As an untutored observ-er, I saw some conditionsof interest. The soil con-sists of various layers ofsand, silt, and clay. It

appeared to me that therewas an impervious layer atthe bottom of the slipwhich allowed the soilsabove it to become saturat-ed with water. When theresistance to slipping wasexceeded by the weight ofthe water-saturated soilabove, it simply let go andmoved south to block theriver.

Chetwynd’s UtilitiesServices Coordinator, AlTricker, responded bypromptly shutting downthe pumps to avoid con-tamination by the river-born silt. Once the riverbreached the slide a waveof muddy-brown siltywater moved downstream.At this time of year theriver is flowing more slow-ly than in the spring and ittook about 36 hours for thewave to pass the pumping

station and the river toclear.

Chetwynd has severaldefenses against primarywater contamination. Inthe first place, good plan-ning has allowed theDistrict to prepare foremergencies and Districtemployees are alert andquick to respond.Secondly, our settlingponds hold several weeks’supply, and finally, thewells can be turned onwhen necessary.

We are pleased and reas-sured with the way every-one responded to thisinconvenience so that itdid not become an emer-gency.

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