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BY LIZ BROWNChetwynd Echo

Reporter––––––––––––––

CHETWYND –Tembec's in danger of get-ting left behind in midst ofCanada's lumber boom.Rumours surrounding

Tembec slowing downpulp production wereconfirmed this week.Vice President of

Communications andPublic Affairs for Tembec,Linda Coates, announced“Tembec is curtailing logharvesting in order tominimize working capi-tal.”Tembec's Chetwynd-

based pulp and papermill has enough woodstock piled to last the nextfew months.“We are assessing the

situation,” says Coates.With recent news of

Canada and USA extend-ing their lumber agree-ment, and Canfor pur-chasing two of Tembec'smills, Coates says none ofthese recent actions arerelated to the slowingproduction and harvest-ing of logs.“It's a pricing issue,”

says Coates. The currentmarket prices are too lowto keep up with the com-petition – the competition

being eucalyptus, whichis produced and sold at alower rate.“The current pricing

leads to non-sustainable

operations,” says Coates.Tembec's two other sites

in Tamiscaming, Quebecand Matane, Quebec areunaffected because they

service a different market.Chetwynd's Tembec millexports writing and print-ing products to Korea,China and Taiwan.Coates provided few

details, but said repeated-ly, “We are currentlymonitoring the situationand we are in assessmentmode.”For the next few

months, operational jobswill remain unaffected,but Coates would notcomment on possibleworst-case scenarios in afew months time if pricesdon't improve.“We are hopeful prices

will improve,” she said.

Tembec curtails log harvesting

Rockinʼ at theNationalsChetwynd curler BrettFolster takes his best shotat the Capital One JuniorDraw to the Button event atthe Grand Slam of Curlingevent that was held inDawson Creek this pastweekend.

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Annual Civic Night celebrations coming up

BY LIZ BROWNChetwynd Echo Reporter

––––––––––––––CHETWYND – Civic

Night, Thursday February23 is quickly approachingand already several nomi-nations arrived at theChetwynd Chamber ofCommerce.Tonia Richter, Chamber

Manager says “usually theday before or two daysbefore they'll just pour inlike crazy. So we've hadprobably 20, which ishuge. They're all 20 differ-ent nominations so far.”The evening, organized

by the Chamber and sup-

ported by the District ofChetwynd, recognizes cit-izens who have con-tributed significantly tothe Chetwynd communitythrough clubs, volunteerwork or other means.This year's theme has a

special twist. Chetwyndcelebrates it's 50thanniversary (1962 to 2012).“We're going to make it

a little more elegantbecause it is more of a for-mal night,” says Richter.“The décor will be niceand fancier and we have afew surprises that we'regoing to put out. We'renot really saying toomuch. I didn't even tellmy board.”Richter says they started

planning the event inearly November.The elegant evening

includes a door prize, acarving by one ofChetwynd's artists, UtaHengsberg, surpriseentertainment and appe-tizers provided by SimplyPerfect Catering.“It's an event for people

to go out and have fun, butwe want it kind of classy,”

says Richter. Dress is for-mal or business casual.“We want to make it a littlemore like a gala.”Previous Civic Night tal-

ents have included singerand guitarist, RossRoberts, the talentedpianist Louis Lozier and a

memorable magicianDarren Pokinghorne, whoone year, pulled a brafrom a woman's shirt.There are several cate-

gories to recognize a varietyof roles in the community.The most prestigious

awards are for citizen ofthe year and century citi-

zen of the year. Other cat-egories include businessof the year, customer serv-ice rep of the year, volun-teer of the year, youth citi-zen of the year and heroeslive here.Richter says, the award

results from the write up

they receive. Scribbling aname and dropping off aballot won't win anyawards, says Ritcher.“Sell the person,” she

said. “It's nice that every-body writes somethingup. They're pretty goodthis year, but usually wejust get someone's name

thrown on it and then wehave to dig. And it's not ahard complicated form.”“Provide a story behind

the nominee and an expla-nation as to why theyshould win.”She urges Chetwynders

to think in advance.Consider the neighbourwho's always offering tohelp.“That's what a lot of

people do, they alwaysforget. And when they'rethere: 'oh what about soand do?' It's always at theevent where peopleremember.” Consider thevolunteer or other unsungheroes who's jobs are lessglamourous but they dotheir role with dedicationand enthusiasm.The deadline for nomi-

nations is Feb. 9 and formsare available at theChamber or online atwww.chetwyndchamber.ca.“I don't care if it's your

janitor, your neighbour... ifthey deserve it and fall inthe category,” saysRichter.The first winner of citi-

zen of the year wasNelson (Wink) Wheeler,1963.“I just want to encour-

age people to brainstormabout the people in thecommunity that you thinkthat deserve.”Everyone who is nomi-

nated is recognized and aspecial prize is awarded tothe grand prize winner.Last year, Brenda Maiseywon citizen of the year.“She was so surprised,”recalls Richter.“I like seeing it because

they were in tears. It wasexciting for them. It's abig thing for a lot of them.Richter, who is serving

her second year asChamber Manager saysthe evening provides anopportunity “to recognizeoutstanding citizens in thecommunity.”She attended her first

Civic Night five years agowhen it was mandatory ather workplace. At first shewasn't excited about giv-ing up a night, “but I wentand it was amazing.”

Dress foran eleganteveningwhereChetwyndʼshistory willbe recalled

RICHTER

“We want tomake it a little

more like a gala.”

Please see "NOMINA-TION," page 3

BY NAOMI LARSENChetwynd Echo Editor

––––––––––––––CHETWYND – The

Fraser Basin Council(FBC) has begun the firstphase of a three-phasehuman health riskassessment in northeast-ern British Columbia toidentify any humanhealth concerns that peo-ple may have about oiland gas development inthe region.FBC is carrying out

Phase 1 of the humanhealth risk assessmentfor the BC Ministry ofHealth. Phase 1 willinform the Ministry’sterms of reference forPhase 2, an assessmentof health risks.In an interview with

the Chetwynd EchoMonday, DavidMarshall, Executive

Director of the FraserBasin Council said theassessment is beingkicked off due to a num-ber of concerns fromorganizations and indi-viduals about the cur-rent oil and gas develop-ment but the increasedactivity around shale gasdevelopment.“They’ve been asking

the provincial govern-ment for a review of thehuman health risks forquite some time,” hesaid. “And the govern-ment has respondedthrough the Ministry ofHealth to set this threephase review up – thefirst phase being an issueidentification phase andus meeting with individ-uals and organizationsand receiving commenton their issues of con-cern. We will then file a

report by March 31 andthe information in thatreport will help informthe design of terms ofreference and scope ofPhase 2 – which is anassessment of key issuesof Phase 1.”Marshall said once the

assessment is finishedthe recommendations

will be given to the gov-ernment, first nationcommunities and stake-holders on what shouldbe done following theassessment – which willbe Phase 3.Marshall is scheduled

to meet with Peace RiverRegional District repre-sentatives and communi-

ties during the week ofFeb. 13.Comments can be sub-

mitted to the FraserBasin Council in one offour ways by March 7:• online via the

project website(www.hhra.ca)• by email

([email protected])• by regular mail

(c/o Fraser BasinCouncil, 1st Floor, 470Granville Street,Vancouver, BC V6C 1V5)• by leaving com-

ments on a toll-free line(1-855-664-4472).FBC is also scheduling

a number of one-on-onemeetings with individu-als or organizations inthe region, by telephoneor in person. A requestfor a one-on-one meetingcan be made by email([email protected]) or bytelephone message onthe toll-free line (1-855-664-4472).FBC will create a syn-

opsis of human healthconcerns in a Phase 1report. That report willbe delivered to theProvince of BC at the endof March, and will sub-sequently be made pub-lic.

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Richter wants to encour-age people to think aboutnominations who they

think deserves the nomi-nation. That's the biggestthing, get the nominationsin,” says Richter.Tickets are free and are

available for pick up at thechamber on Feb. 10, butseating is limited to 200(including nominees)because of the capacity at

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Continued from page 2

Health Assessment on Oil and Gas developmentin the northeast moving forward: Fraser Basin

MARSHALL

“Theyʼve beenasking theprovincial

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Global BC recentlyposted an interest-ing question on

their Facebook page thatgarnered a surprisingresponse from people inregards to BC Hydro’sbrand new, super amazing,wonderful smart meters.Turns out a very large

contingency think they’renot so super amazing orwonderful apparently.In fact, a very large per-

centage of people saidwhen their smart meterwas installed, their month-ly power bill skyrocketed –some doubling.

Interesting. Recently BCHydro held a Smart Meterinformation session here inChetwynd where officialsdrilled into those there thatthe new meters wouldsave a ton of cash- mostlyfor them and some for us.However, I’ve alreadyheard from one family herein townwho are experienc-ing the same skyrocketingbill effect – to the tune of$100+.Now as many know, I’m

not a fan of the newmeters. And a colleague ofmine who crossed over tothe Public Relations darkside and nowworks for BCHydro in Prince Georgeeven popped by to try andconvince me otherwise. (Itwas a good try Bob...). Butthe more I hear from peo-ple who have them, the

less of a fan I am. It’s like atwo steps forward, onestep back scenario.When I questioned BC

Hydro on what they dowhen someone refuses tohave them installed, theanswer was - in a nutshell -this: eventually they’llhave to or they’ll have nopower.So, basically it’s their

way or back to living offthe land Little House onthe Prairie style.On the

StopSmartmeters.ca web-site, so far more than 3,700people have signed a peti-tion requesting BC Hydroskip the installation ontheir home and are threat-ening legislative recall. Thereasons why are numerous– from health issues to pri-vacy issues and in this

case, pocketbook issues.So far, 3,700 people have

said they would support apetition to use theprovince's Recall andInitiative Act to preventB.C. Hydro from installingthe devices in homes. (HSTanyone?)The initiative would

include draft legislation toforce a recall of smartmeters. A recall initiativerequires signatures from 10per cent of registered vot-ers in each of theprovince's 85 ridings.I’m going to guess that

once those meters areinstalled – whether wewant them or not – andpeople see their hydro billsgo through the roof – thatwill be reason enough topush a recall through.At least I hope so.

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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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SOME PEOPLE ARE SAY-ING THEIR BILLSINCREASED AFTER THEINSTALLATION OF THESMART METER.

“Mine did! I had a $75credit on my bill and thenext said I had to pay$65!!”

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Why shop local? I canʼt even use the bathroomTo the Editor:Shop Locally? Why?I have lived in Chetwynd for 33

years. Nineteen of those years Iworked at People’s Drug Mart, therest of the time I have worked in ourown business. All in the private sec-tor serving the public. In these yearswe have spent most of our money intown on drugs, groceries, dry goodetc. You work here, then try to sup-port the town.We have a lot about shopping

locally. We pay higher prices forgasoline, groceries, drugs etc. thanwe would in a neighbouring townhowever there is a cost to travelingout of town to shop.The other day I needed a wash-

room, I was in the drug store, I wastold the public washroom is nolonger available to the public due toshoplifting.All the years I worked there,

shoplifters were a constant problembut we never ever denied the use ofa washroom to the public. Therealways have been and always will

be shoplifters which of course isvery unfortunate.Don’t get me wrong, I am not

picking on the drug store alone,their decision has only become so inthe last short while.For years now Fields has refused

the use of their washroom so has theBargain store. The grocery stresswashrooms are out of sight so notencouraging to be used. No wash-rooms in the banks.The biggest thing that disturbs me

is also the facilities by the parkbeside Northern Industrial Salesbuilding by the district. How muchmoney was spent on this buildingwith public washrooms that arealways locked and since it was builtI am not sure if it is ever used.Why build it there for vandals to

damage so they have to be lockedup.What use is this? Why not put it

beside the visitors centre where itcould be useful. People come totown from Hudson’s Hope,Tumbler Ridge and some residents

travel half an hour each way toshop. If you want a prescription Ihave waited up to 1 ¼ hours to minefilled.I though it you had a business,

one of the stipulations of govern-ment is that you have a publicwashroom that is wheel chair acces-sible and it has to be available foruse.In Dawson Creek everywhere I go

there is a washroom available andno signs saying you cannot usethem.We should be afforded the same

courtesy in our town. How muchtime are you going to spend in astore browsing and picking up sup-plies if you are uncomfortable dueto needing a washroom?They want us to shop locally,

spend our money here, but they donot want us to be comfortable whiledoing so?Shop Locally? Tell me WHY?

Karen BuckleyChetwynd, BC

To the Editor:How much longer is BC going to rely on imported

coal energy from Alberta and Washington to top-upour provincial energy supply? I’m really starting towonder. Importing dirty coal energy is not somethingwe should be doing when we live in a province that isso exceptionally well suited to producing clean hydro-electricity, from big hydro dams and from smaller run-of-river projects.Relying on imported coal energy not only places BC

at the mercy of future energy cost fluctuations, it alsogives us the false impression that our provincial energysupply is cleaner than it really is. Just because the pol-

lution and carbon emissions from imported coal ener-gy are generated beyond our provincial borders does-n’t mean we are off the hook for the environmentalimpacts of burning coal.Importing dirty coal energy defeats important envi-

ronmental objectives we have as a society and it goesagainst the clean hydroelectric tradition of ourprovince. To my mind, if we want our conscience to beclean on the environment, then we should make everyeffort to ensure that our energy supply is clean too.

Sandra RobinsonMaple Ridge

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$339,000 MLS 134963

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$36,000 MLS 129713Lot 3 - 4.62 acres

$34,000 MLS 129712Situated across from Natural SpringsGolf Course on S. Hwy 29, lots arecomparatively level to sloping andhave a good view. Call for full details.

Master bedroom has an ensuite andwalk-in closet. Pantry in the kitchen,a circular drive for easy access to andfrom the place. You can watch timego by on the large 12'x30' porch. Anarea is cleared and ready for a shop orgarage to be built.

$230,000 MLS 133581

Treed acreage located in quiet subdi-vision. Located 8 km on JackfishLake Road on Nicholls Rd. This 4.5acre parcel is waiting for you to de-velop. Priced to sell at $35,000. Callthe listing agent for map and viewing.

$35,000 MLS 134989

3 + 2 bedrooms. Large family room inbasement with huge daylight windows.Heated 2 car garage. Jet tub in the mainbath. Kitchen has lots of cupboardswith a walk-in pantry. Comes with 5appliances. New 2 tiered deck recentlyinstalled complete with aluminum rail-ing. Cozy in floor heating.

$349,000 MLS 134534

Charming house with hardwoodflooring, needs a little TLC. A nicelarge backyard to enjoy the summertime days. The back deck is large,measuring 20'x16'. An easy walk tothe rec centre, library and schools.

$120,000 MLS 133459

Entire Duplex for sale. Rental income= $1,900 /month. New roof 2009.Each unit has been renovated. Base-ment is ready to be finished into 3rdand 4th units. Washer and dryer in-cluded. Instant raise to new buyer’syearly salary as rental income will begreater than the mortgage payment.

$224,900 MLS 129868

4 level split home. Single cargarage and a ashphalt drive-waywith lots of room to park that RV.Good sized lot with some chain-link fencing done. High qualitylaminate flooring. Great kitchenwith stainless steel appliances in-cluded. Deck off the Diningroomgreat for BBQ.$319,000 MLS 134646

110 Feet of waterfront property. 1152Square foot home set up on a fullbasement. Cozy woodstove in base-ment. (Wett inspected in 2010). Sitout on your deck and enjoy the tran-quil beauty of Moberly Lake. In-cludes a 24 x 16 guest cabin plus aboat house on the lake.$375,000 MLS 130355

5Acres of vacant land 1/2 block off ofthe main highway, just behind KFC.Zoned MI- Light Industrial! Ownerswill consider renting or leasing thisproperty. Contact the listing office formore information.$449,000 MLS 134143

3 bedrooms upstairs and 2 baths - oneup and one down. Downstairs bath hasbeen recently installed. Spaciouskitchen and diningroom. Vaulted ceil-ings & crown molding. Newer win-dows up and down. Property comeswith a 24 x 24 garage with a doublepaved driveway.Ample parking for RV

$299,000 MLS 134437

Five residential lot available in PinePark Subdivision. These lots are fullyserviced with water and sewer. Justwaiting for you to build on.

MLS 133495 & 133497$30,800 each

MLS 133491, 133493, 133496$36,300 each

1.6 acres with a small 2 bedroomhome, with a view of the valley. Cozywoodstove in living room. Lots offlowers, garden spot and fruit trees.Large workshop, garden shed andchicken coop. With a bit of tenderloving care this could be your newhome.

$115,000 MLS 134905

1500 sq.ft. 1 + 2 bedroom home, on12.33 acres. Spacious kitchen, ce-ramic flooring, laminate. Livingquarters are on the upper level ofbuilding. Garage and large work-shop. 200Amp. Service. Full lengthlean-to on south side of building forstorage. Deep well-seller statesgood water.$369,900MLS 133575

Less than 5 minutes from Chetwynd.3 bedrooms up and 2 down. 2 baths. 2decks - one on the front of the houseand a large deck at the back 24 x 12.Hot tub outside. Spring fed well, Up-graded windows. New siding, newshingles. 200 amp service.

$339,000 MLS 133015

Great Location in the desirabledowntown area, with zoning allow-ing for an attached residence to livein. This property has a lot of possi-bilities with other businesses closeby; would make a great location fora business and you could live on thepremises.$35,500 MLS 133653

Your choice business or just the build-ing. ChetwyndAuto body is a well es-tablished business 75 x 150 steelbuilding with five 16 ft over headdoors. Full-y equipped body shop.Turn key operation. Call for full de-tails.$1,250,000 MLS 133944

This compact house still boasts somenice sized bedrooms. All this on onefloor for easy cleaning and up keep.For all those wanting to socialize thePub is close by so you don't have toworry about drinking and driving.Close to the desirable Crown Subwithout the high prices.$128,000 MLS 133374

1240 sq. ft. home on the north side ofMoberly Lake. Great home with largewindows facing the lake. 3 bedroomsup and 1 down, 2 and a half baths.Laminate and ceramic tile flooring.Walk-in basement, huge recreationroom with cozy pellet stove. Metalroof recently installed.$425,000 MLS 129065

Manufactured home boasts threegood size bedrooms. Living room haspatio doors leading out to large deck.Large shop 38’x44’ with two 11’/12’doors. Dog run. Rural seclusion.

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Ectasy is five times more toxic when laced with PMMANew dealers are entering Chetwynd area warn local authorities


––––––––––––––CHETWYND – It's known as

the easy, carefree drug. Ecstasyoften appears at house parties,raves, and music festivals. Withan average dose of 60 to 120 mil-ligrams (one or two tablets), auser can feel the effects of thestimulant and hallucinogenic onaverage between four and sixhours.An anonymous source in

Chetwynd said a most recentencounter with ecstasy "wasscary." "I had flashes for eight ornine hours," said anonymous,and quickly realized the drug

was laced with an unknown sub-stance.Street drugs are more common-

ly laced with substancesunknown to the user and oftenthe dealer. "True form ecstasy isso rare to find," said CorporalBrian Nicholl of the NorthDistrict RCMP. "It's a combina-tion of things. The risk is defi-nitely great."A BC Coroner’s Service docu-

ment spanning 2006 to 2011records 99 ecstasy-related deathsin the province and one inChetwynd in 2006.Corporal Nicholl was present

on September 10, 2006 when 18-year-old Randi Jayne Wilson of

Chetwynd died of an overdoseon ecstasy. She was at a houseparty in Chetwynd.Six years later, the tragedy is

still fresh to friends and family,and especially difficult to discuss

for her friends and family whowere at the party the nightWilson died.The recent news of ecstasy-

related deaths in BC caughtWilson's mother's attention, Le-Anne McFeeters."I read the Province daily here

and it honestly broke my heart;every time I see the front pageabout ecstasy claiming anotherlife," said McFeeters.McFeeters moved to

Abbottsford to help care for hergrandchildren in September."Watching the news... scared

the shit out of me, so I did what Iwas capable of and packed upand moved," said McFeeters.

In the past six months in BC, 16ecstasy-related deaths haveoccurred. The most recent-known death happened on Jan.15 when a 16-year-old boy fromLangley, BC used ecstasy withother pharmaceutical drugs. Theboy collapsed early that morningand died later at LangleyMemorial Hospital. A toxicologytest showed the substancePMMA was present. PMMA(para-methoxymetamphetamine)has a street name of Dr. Deathand rightfully so; it is five timesmore toxic than MDMA (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetami

“I read the Provincedaily here and it

honestly broke myheart every time I seethe front page about

ecstasy claiminganother life.”


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After 14 years of owningland and slowly develop-ing a ski hill, theHudson's Hope SkiAssociation covered alot of terrain at theAnnual General Meetingon Jan. 26.The District of

Chetwynd donated achair lift for one dollar.Most recently, a bull-wheel or chairlift wasinstalled. Currentlyequipment maintenanceand safety checks areunderway. The club alsoreceived a grant of$3,000 from the Districtof Hudson's Hope,which will pay for park-

ing lot development andpossibly a rescue tobog-gan.Darryl Johnson pur-

chased the lot 14 yearsago when he was a log-ger with an entrepre-neurial eye. Withoutany ski hill operationalexperience, he boughtthe land and cleared thefirst run. Since then themembership has grownand allowed people ofdifferent skill sets tohelp the project movealong.Club member Ian

Target says there's an“excellent flat spot fornovice skiers to begin theirdescent, making it a fami-ly-friendly hill.”With this week being

Hudson's Hope's winter

carnival, the ski club joinedin the events by makingMonday Snow Day.While it may be a few

years before the hill opens,they continue develop-ment with what resourcesthey have. The winterproject is to install the ropetow.Father's Day is the club's

annual fishing derby andthemain fund raiser for thehill. Last year the derbyraised $8,813.22. Morethan 100 people participat-ed, 27 fish were weighedwith the winning catch: alake trout weighed at 16.5lbs.The next meeting will

take place on February 23.Call club president NedraForrester for more detailsat 250-783-8923.

Chair lift installed at Hudson’s Hope ski hill

Sledders and boarders ripdown the hill at Hudson’sHope Snow Day.

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CHETWYND – The LonestarSporting Goods ChetwyndAtom Giants are having a verystrong showing this year, cur-rently leading their Tier 3South Division of the All PeaceLeague.So far they have lost only one

game and have won the othereight throughout the first half

of the season.Top scorers for both the

league and the team are JordanDavis, Tristin Readhead, CodyEckel and Brendan Koehn.Outside of the All Peace

League, Giants have playedwell in tournaments, with thelast one being in MackenzieJanuary 28-29. They playedFort St James first to a 4-4 tie.Fort St James pulled ahead in

the third period and Chetwyndcame back to tie the game, withoutstanding goaltending byBrayden Sims who earnedgame MVP. The second gameof the day was against HudsonHope and it ended in a 4-0 winfor Hudson Hope with goal-tender Michael Deck as MVP.Sunday morning was a 6-2

win for the Giants against thehometown Mackenzie team

which earned the Giants theright to play for third againstMackenzie. MVP for the morn-ing was Brendan Koehn. TheGiants came out determined,and took an early 4-0 lead,skating hard for a 9-2 victory,taking third place over all inthe tournament. Sterling Brakewas named MVP for the finalgame.The Giants' home tourna-

ment is this weekend; February4-5. Teams travelling toChetwynd are two teams fromFort St. John, Mackenzie,Prince George and Hudson'sHope. Chetwynd will play FortSt. John Team 2 at 8 am, andthen play against PrinceGeorge at 5:15 pm Saturday,then on Sunday at 10:30 amagainst Fort St. John Team 1.Playoffs start at 12:30 pm.

Lonestar Atom Giants leading their division

Vadim Stolyarov takesadvantage of all thepowder at Powder Kinglast weekend. PK isnow world reknownedfor it’s snowfall.

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It’s time for government to invest in schools,

teachers and kids again.

Great Anniversary gift: PowderKing gets most snow in the world

Rockin’ with Team Koe

Fifteen members of the Chetwynd Junior CurlingClub travelled to Fort St. John on Jan. 24 to partici-pate in a curling clinic with 2010 Brier and WorldCurling Championship Team Koe. This event wassponsored by Talisman Energy and these localcurlers had the opportunity to be coached by themembers of the Koe team during the two-hour clin-ic. Following the clinic the team told stories of theplaces and people that they had curled against andthe wonderful opportunities they have had from par-ticipating in Curling.

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––––––––––––––CHETWYND – Forget

the cake, and the fancyseafood dinner spreadlast Saturday. Any snowjunkie knows, the real giftcomes in centimetres.Saturday, January 28,Powder King Mountain's7th year anniversaryreceived an international-ly recognized gift. With asnowfall accumulation of409 cm and counting, SkiInfo Internationalannounced that PowderKing is ranked the top skiarea out of 2500 leading

ski areas around theworld for snow accumu-lation. The only two thatcome close to snowfallaccumulation and skiconditions are MountWashington onVancouver Island andLimone, Piemonte inItaly.In seven days, Powder

King has received 153 cm.Saturday was the

planned day of festivitiesfor Powder King's sev-enth year anniversary.With conditions at their

best, snowboarders andskiers took advantage ofthe deep, fresh pow and

attempted more difficulttricks.Boarders and skiers

returned to Chetwyndtelling of one particularsnowboarder who had anexpensive run at PowderKing. On his first run, hegot stuck in the snowbelow the chairlift. Hearrived back at the chaletafter two hours of dig-ging. When he walkedinto the day lodge, theroom erupted inapplause.“Conditions were phe-

nomenal,” he said.Salisbury says they

have experienced snow-

fall at this amount before,but not in two years.Saturday's anniversary

celebration consisted of acake and a fancy dinner ofcrab au gratin, pan friedsole, salmon cakes, largetempura shrimp andmore.Sunday, the number of

skiers and snowboardersdropped due to the PinePass highway closure.However, Salisbury saysmany die hard skiers andboarders waited patientlyfor the highway to reopenand arrived later withtime to get several pow-dery turns in.

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DAWSON CREEK –Seven Chetwynd JuniorCurlers participated in theCapital One Junior Drawto the Button event at theGrand Slam of Curlingevent that was held inDawson Creek this pastweekend.After competing in local

pre-qualifiers Brett Folster,Denise French, BrittanyWelsh, Hannah French,Kenneth Dobb, LukeMovold and Liam Movoldtravelled to Dawson Creekfor the semi-finals.At the event they complet-

ed another draw to the but-ton, where Brett Folsteradvanced for Chetwynd tothe finals, competing againstthe other finalists from theTaylor, Dawson Creek, FortSt. John and Tumbler RidgeCurling Clubs.The Taylor Curling Club

representative was thewinner of the event, takinghome $1,000 for himselfand $10,000 for the Taylor

Curling Club, thanks to Capital One.


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––––––––––––––CHETWYND – On

Sunday the communitygathered for the the 5thAlzheimer's Walk forMemories in Chetwynd.The event raised more

than $7,800 and the moneyis distributed throughoutthe Peace region and puttowards support, educa-tion and research, as thereis no cure.Close to 80 people

attended all or some of theactivities: the pancakebreakfast, walk for memo-ries and silent auction.This year's walk remem-

bered Del Anderson, hus-band of Winnie Anderson.Anderson died a year anda half ago and Winnie, 91,said she has “happy mem-ories and sad memories.”Anderson served in the

airforce in World War II asa tail gunner, an extremelyrisky job. Roland Lavoiedescribes tail gunners as

having “30 second lives.”“And he got through thewar,” said Lavoie. Othermembers of the PineValley Seniors hall remem-ber playing darts and car-pet bowling withAnderson.Anderson was well-rep-

resented by his family onSunday with a host ofgrandchildren and greatgrand children sharingtheir memories. The fami-ly thanked the communityfor supporting the day. Aboard of photos displayedthe family's memories ofDel. Winnie points to herfavourite, “this one bestdescribes him.”The day kicked off with a

pancake breakfast, thanksto volunteers from ScotiaBank. Volunteers beganprepping the feast at 7 a.m.Scotia Bank volunteer,Allison Moore, daughter ofcoordinator Audrey Mooregot involved two years agowhen her father died.“Whenever we can con-tribute to this cause, wedo.”What appeared to be an

endless supply of pan-cakes, sausages, eggs,bacon and a variety of bev-erages proved fuel enoughfor a walk to Tim Horton's

and back.Recalling previous years

of cold weather, partici-pant Ronda Ethierdescribed Sunday as“balmy. We've been outhere before bundled upwith just our eyes show-ing,” said Ethier, whowalked with her childrenDalaynee, 7 and Coleby, 9.Walk for Memories

Coordinator AudreyMoore says the dedicatedvolunteers make the eventsuccessful. Moore pointedout all the busy workersrunning booths, takingpledges, bids, cooking, etc.It's Moore's first year ascoordinator and she decid-ed to join when her hus-

band died two years ago.“When my husband

developed dementia, I gotreally involved,” saidMoore. She describes thefinal days with her hus-band as “very, very frus-trating.”“The person you know

aren't there no more. Theyforget you,” said Moore.Moore recalls the frustra-

tion her husband felt beingunable to communicateeffectively. She said thesupport group helped herthrough the toughesttimes. She recalls thinking“I can do this by myself,”but was grateful whenMuriel Stanley visited herabout the group.

At the silent auction bid-ding items included movietickets, popcorn makers,hand-knit toques, a paint-ing to support DucksUnlimited and a hand-crafted wood cabinet.While the silent auction

was successful, Moorewished she won the pedi-cure.“Leo (Sabulsky) did out

bid me on the pedi-cure,”she said.Moore said thank you to

Elis Nicholson for thelargest pledge and toeveryone else who bid.For more information on

the monthly supportgroup, call Audrey Mooreat 250-788-2644.


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Walkers begin the Alzheimers Walk For Memories. Photo by Liz Brown

Fifth Annual Walk for Memories honours Del

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Photo by Liz Brown

ne), the pure form of ecsta-sy. Dr. Death has appearedin five of the 16 ecstasy-related deaths recently."The problem with ecsta-

sy is kids' friends say it'snot a big deal," said JasonFarcquerson, ChetwyndHosptial's mental healthand addictions counselor.He says kids believe

other kids - not newspa-pers, their parents, or theirteachers."Nobody thinks it will be

their kids," said CherylOverhill, Tansi Centre'smental health and addic-tions counsellor."People think it only hap-

pens in Vancouver."Burnaby’s Chief Coroner

Lisa Lapointe said there isno known safe dose whenusing ecstasy and no wayto determine if it is lacedwith something until latertests.The five who died from

PMMA-laced ecstasyranged from 14 to 37 yearsold and all but one persontook multiple pills. WhilePMMA is five times moretoxic than MDMA, or pureecstasy, the effects of

PMMA are more gradual,resulting in users takingmore pills.D e t e c t i v e

Superintendent CharlieCarver said PMMA isbeing used more because itis synthetically manufac-tured at a cheaper rate thanecstasy."Drug users are playing

Russian Roulette with theirlives each time they takeillicit substances," saidSuperintendent Carver inan interview withWAtoday, Australia.The side effects of

PMMAdiffer from MDMAaccording to an emergency

attendant. Instead ofMDMA's onset of tremorsand heart murmurs,PMMA often leads to car-diac arrest.Farcquerson who moved

from Fort St. John said thenorth peace region is idealfor drug trafficking."Nobody looks for it,"

said Farcquerson.He said in spite of

Chetwynd’s northern loca-tion, there is no shortage ofsubstances available."If you want something

here, you'll find it."While there are just a

handful of dealers whomark their territory,

Farcquerson said new deal-ers are entering Chetwyndand providing access to avariety of substances.Cpl. Nicholls said the

majority of substancesarrive from Alberta, PrinceRupert and Prince George."A lot of money goes

through this town," saysCpl. Jim Toye of ChetwyndRCMP.Sgt. Steve Perret is the

supervisor of drug andgeneral investigations inthe North District."Report any suspicious

activity," said Sgt. Perret.He said to watch for irregu-lar traffic on your road."Why are they coming at

all hours of the night?"Toye encouraged the

public to call either theRCMP or Crime Stoppersto remain anonymous,even with a small detail."It's not the users, it's the

dealers - they're the prob-lem and the people wewant to target," said Toye.Six years later, family and

friends remember Wilsonon an active Facebook pagewhere memories areshared.If parents suspect their

son or daughter is using

illegal drugs, Farcquersonsaid to simply talk about it."I would ask them withstraight questions and notbe afraid to ask," saidFarcquerson.Overhill said Chetwynd

needs more resources for

youth."It's a community issue."She acknowledged the

skate park as a positivedevelopment, but saidthere is little for youth to do"if your parents can’t affordquads and horses."

11Chetwynd Echo Friday,February 3, 2012

On January 24, 2012 Marie Helene Paquette passed awaypeacefully at Fischer Place with family by her side to be withher Creator and Saviour.Helene is survived by her sons: Roger, Gary (Doris), Dave(Pattie); daughters: Elizabeth, Betty (Phil), Carol (Yves), Marie(Bruce), Rhoda. Helene was predeceased by husbandMarvin; sons Randy, Warren; grandchildren Dennis, Sandra,sister Victoria and brother George.Helene was born on Dec 4, 1924 in Calais, Sturgeon Lake,Alberta and raised her family in Moberly Lake, BC. Inthe1960ʼs Helene relocated her family to 100 Mile Housealways maintaining and encouraging her native cultural ways.Helene had 20 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren andnumerous step sisters and brothers. Helene spent her lastyears living in 100 Mile House, BC where she met many newgood friends.All family would like to thank all the staff members at FischerPlace, home support, medical staff for their wonderful caringand support of our beautiful mother.There was a private family service held on Jan. 26, 2012 at100 Mile Funeral Service. A traditional service will be held atSaulteau First Nations Gym in Moberly Lake, BC on Feb. 4,2012. Contact the Moberly Lake Band Office for moreinformation.100 Mile Funeral Service Ltd. entrusted with the arrangements1-877-595-3243. Condolences can be sent to the family careof www.100milefuneralservice.com

MARIE HELENEPAQUETTE1924-2012


––––––––––––––WILLOW CREEK – A

single vehicle accident42 km west ofChetwynd Mondaymorning near Willow

Creek has left RCMPscratching their headsafter the driver of thevehicle could not befound.The driver called in

later to RCMP to informthem that he had gotten

a ride and he was okay.RCMP Sgt. Kim Rusk

advises drivers to becautious when drivingin the winter.“People need to be

aware that warmer tem-peratures may impact

roads,” she said.The Pine Pass received

more than 100 cm ofsnow over the pastweek and combinedwith above zero temper-atures, roads are icyand treacherous.

Driver missing from scene

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Chetwynd EchoFriday,February 3, 201212

Ongoing book sale

Finally, I am able toundertake a majorweeding of our

book collection beginningin 2012. Presently work-ing on the Adult fiction,both paperbacks andhardcovers and we havethem all laid out for sale.Prices are extremely rea-sonable and we will makedeals on boxes ofbooks….you may need tobring your own boxthough. This will be ongo-ing as I have the entirenon-fiction area to gothrough yet, which willlikely take a couple ofmonths. Drop down regu-larly and see what newitems have been added.I would like to take this

opportunity to welcomeour brand new Board ofTrustees for the Library.Our Annual GeneralMeeting was awesome aswe actually had to havean election, which has nothappened in at least 10years. Our new BoardTrustees are: JenniferGosse – Chair, DebbieStrom – Vice-Chair,Sophia Mattioli –

Treasurer, Liz Dobb –Secretary, and theDirectors are TanyaHarmacek, MargaretMovold, Kerry Silver,Rachelle Ruiter, andAngel Chaput. This yearwe have an alternate –Krista Harvey. LouiseStrachan has also shownan interest in attendingour regular board meet-ings. I always find it hum-bling to see so many peo-ple with such a keeninterest in the PublicLibrary and we are so for-tunate to have suchyoung, vibrant people onour board. It was mostheart-warming to seeAngel Chaput, who hasbeen off the board for ayear, get elected back on.Also, new to our Board isPeace River RegionalDistrict Rep: JerrilynSchembri, who is also thechair of the TumblerRidge Library Board.Rochelle Galbraith, newcouncil member for theDistrict of Chetwynd isour District Rep. Theyboth seem so keen to beinvolved with librariesand we look forward toworking with both ofthem.Twenty-twelve looks to

be another busy year inmany areas and somethings to look for is ourannual “Baby Welcoming

Party” held in March andthen we move on to ourMost Amazing Yard Sale”which is scheduled forSat. May 5 this year. Keepyour eyes open for furtherinfo on both of these pop-ular events.In the meantime, drop

down, buy some books,but even better… borrowsome!Robert B. Parker is back

with another Jesse Stonenovel, “Killing the Blues”.“AWorld Elsewhere” by

Wayne Johnston is a lovestory like no other. It is abeautiful and compellingnovel that offers us newunderstanding of themeaning of love and loyal-ty, friendship and family.“Unquenchable Thirst:

Following Mother Teresain Search of Love, Service,and an Authentic Life” byMary Johnson, presents arare, privileged view ofMother Teresa. At thesame time, it is a uniqueand magnificent memoirof self-discovery.“Roger Ebert: Life

Itself” is a candid, person-al history that chronicleshis loves, losses, andobsessions; his struggleand recovery from alco-holism; his marriage; hispolitics; and his spiritualbeliefs.Drop Down and Check

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““The Long Walk Home” by Will North is astory about grief and hope, about love and loss,and about two people struggling with the agoniz-ing complexities of fidelity—to a spouse, to amoral code, to each other, and to a passion nei-ther thought would ever appear again. The storyopens with Alec Hudson who has carried theashes—and the memory—of his late ex-wife,Gwynne, all the way from Londonʼs HeathrowAirport, honoring her request that he scatterthem atop a mountain they had climbed togeth-er years before. This mountain top just happensto rise above the back pastures of FionaEdwardsʼ farm and Bed and Breakfast that sheoperates, since her husband disappeared sometime before. By turns lyrical and gripping, setamid a landscape of breathtaking beauty andunpredictable danger, this is a story you will notsoon forget.

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––––––––––––––CHETWYND – He

wears bright, reflectivecolours, walks miles everyday, smiles incessantly andmay have helped your sonor daughter safely crosshighway 97. His head isconstantly turning, backand forth, back and forth –watching for children orvehicles trying to beat theline of traffic.

“Sometimes you try towatch everything,” saysLivingstone.On Friday January 27,

Gordi Livingstone waspresented with a newindustrial crossing guardsuit by NIS general man-ager Shane Larson andDarren Brkic, generalmanager of ChetwyndForest Industries.Livingstone arrived at10am on Friday to try hisnew outfit and pose for

pictures. Support worker,Pauline Nylander came forthe presentation and saidLivingstone is “well-likedin the community.”Livingstone works at the

intersection by theChetwynd RecreationCentre off highway 97 fivedays a week at 8am andagain at 2pm. DarrenBrkic, general manager ofChetwynd ForestIndustries and ShaneLarsen took action on

Livingstone's behalf.“Gordi's doing a great

job down there, but he'ssometimes barely visibleand looks half frozen someof the time,” says Brkic.“He's out here all the

time,” says grade 10 stu-dent, Rilee Trenholm.“Even when it's minus 40.”

Larsen says hereceived a phone callfrom Brkic saying 'we'vegot an idea. We want to do

something for this kid.'“And I thought it was a

great idea. It fits right inwith our social mandate,which is to help other indi-viduals,” says Larsen.NIS, northern industrial

Sales is an Inuit-ownedcompany. “We are heavilysocially responsible,” saysLarsen – especially forFirst nations individuals,and people with disabili-ties. Larsen, who calls

Livingstone 'gregarious',outfitted him with highquality industrial reflec-tive overalls, jacket andheavy duty boots.Livingstone says the

intersection gets danger-ous when drivers try toskirt around the vehicle infront to get ahead of thetraffic. He says it's frus-trating when vehicles cut

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These East Coasters are afavourite in Nova Scotia. Maysgrew up in Cole Harbour, the townof NHL star Sydney Crosby. Hissound has been described as agritty Tom Petty. Guitar solos bylead guitarist Jay Smith bring eachsong to life. Mays played at theCanada Winter Games last year,played at the last two CanadianSurf Festivals, and toured acrossNorth America. Check out hisalbum Terminal Romance andsongs from his film project WhenThe Angels Make Contact. Maysalso toured with Kid Rock.

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Written by Peter Stark, this gripping collection of shortstories shows what happens when adventurers pushtheir limits. Each story begins with an adventure andarrives at the precipice of life or death. Characters arefaced with life-threatening scenarios-whether it behypothermia, altitude sickness, the bends, malaria ordrowning. Stark provides an exciting read with thephysiological breakdown of how our bodies respond inthese situations. This book is for adventure junkies,health professionals and anyone looking for an excitingread. Stark's work has appeared in Outside Magazine,The New Yorker, Smithsonian and other publications.He also wrote, Driving to Greenland. Stark's travelshave taken him to West Africa, Irian Jaya, Iceland,Arctic, Tibet and other far away destinations.

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Released in theatres late last year, The Bang BangClub is a film about four real-life photographers workingin South Africa between 1990 to 1994. Bang bang refersto the sound of gun fire. In the film, Greg Marinovich,played by actor Ryan Phillippe joins the club as a free-lancer trying to capture the early 90's political war inSouth Africa. The photographers risk their life to tellboth sides of the war. Their ability to relay a power-ful story in North America with one still frame, gainedGreg Marinovich and Kevin Carter Pulitzer prizes.But the job takes its toll on the photographers andthey begin to question whether or not their work hasmerit. The questions they battle are timeless: willone picture really make a world of difference? ShouldI have done more to help? The Bang Bang Club is athought-provoking and artistically shot film, directedby Steven Silver. In 2006, a documentary called TheDeath of Kevin Carter was nominated for anAcademy Award.

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Unsung hero Gordi Livingstone brightly stands out

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Gordi mans his post every school day while the Frank family crosses the busy high-way. Photo by Liz Brown


––––––––––––––CHETWYND – Walter

Brueckner is busy turningthe blue building acrossfrom Northern IndustrialSales into a family-stylerestaurant he's calling theWoodland Diner.While his home and fam-

ily are in Vernon,Brueckner saw Chetwyndas a business opportunity.“It's a busy place. There

are a lots of opportunitieshere to grow.” saysBrueckner.“In the Okanagan,

everything is finished. Butthis is young here.”Born in Germany,

Brueckner moved toCanada at 18 and moved

to Chetwynd in January.He's owned and operatedmore than half a dozenrestaurants and hotels, inthe past 25 years.Brueckner originally

looked at purchasing Jo-Jo's, but it didn't provide

enough space.“This came up by acci-

dent,” said Brueckner.Brueckner will own,

manage and cook at theWoodland Diner.“I never worked for any-

body,” he said, adding hehas always been self-employed.He describes his food as

home-cooked meals andwas inspired by therecipes passed down tohim growing up.“Like the old days we

didn't go to the restau-rants. We cooked at homeand it was always home-made you know. It's stillrestaurant food but it hasthe flavour of homemade

ingredients,” saysBrueckner.He chooses his menus

based on his likes.“What I eat, I sell. What

I cook and don't eat, Idon't sell,” he says.Brueckner is putting the

finishing touches on hisrestaurant; another coat ofpaint, a few more tablesand chairs, but is other-wise ready. The hardwork and hours of organi-zation from operatingbusinesses in Alberta andBC comes naturally.“It's not so new to me

because I have all theexperience from all thoseyears.”Brueckner says the

restaurant will suite aworking class town cater-ing to families. He says itwill provide food varietyin Chetwynd.“We have a lot of restau-

rants in this town. There'sa lot of Chinese places,you know. Nothingagainst it, I like it too, butonce in a while youknow.”The menu, including a

buffet will host home-made cabbage rolls, pero-gies, Ukrainian plates,Bavarian meat loaf,lasagna, and goulash toname few.“The food we do is just

like you know, like yourmother.”

Walter Brueckner moved to Chetwynd in January. Heis planning to open up the Woodland Diner within thenext month. Photo by Liz Brown

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Baby’s Best Chance preg-nancy outreach programhas expanded and movedto a bigger and better loca-tion.Now located in the Kici-

Awasimik Building on theSouth Access Road,Program outreach workerand mom of three KristaHarvey has expanded theprogram to include a vari-ety of programs and net-works.The free program –

which is open to newmoms of all ages of anyincome – is a componentof the Peace River LiardEarly InterventionProgram and is govern-ment funded. It offers arelaxed and friendly placefor moms to get referrals,support for both pregnan-cy and newborns stagesand offers new moms a

lending hand as they nav-igate new baby-dom.The group meets every

Tuesday at 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

at Kici. During the twohours Harvey hosts guestspeakers, crafts as well asteaching natural living,

including benefits ofbreastfeeding, cloth dia-pering and baby-wearing.Harvey also hosts one-on-

one sessions Monday from12 p.m. to 1 p.m.Harvey who also does

home visits for new

moms, also just returnedfrom a breastfeedingcourse through DouglasCollege - which allows herto offer official informa-tion and support. The pro-gram also takes donationsof clothing, diapers, babyswings and toys for newmoms to borrow and useas needed.“People need to come

and start using them,” shesaid, with a laugh.For more information,

check outhttp://www.bestchance.gov.bc.ca/. This website isfilled with up-to-date andpractical information, use-ful tools and resources forwomen, expectant par-ents, and families withbabies and toddlers up to3 years of age. Or contactHarvey at 250-788-1699.Harvey invites new

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Baby’s Best Chance pregnancy outreach worker Krista Harvey has expanded the free program as well as her skills.Photo by Naomi Larsen


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Valley Senior's meetingsaw a substantial crowdSunday.. Fourteen mem-bers gathered to discusshall paint jobs, grantmoney, carpet bowling andother future events. But itwas the same few con-tributing to the meeting.An attendance of 14 peo-

ple is proof enough for aclub to continue it's exis-tence. But the number ofcontributing memberswas significantly less.After the business itemswere discussed, an elec-

tion for the 2012 boardcommenced. Short of anynew input, the same boardwas quickly restored.The board is in need of

new members; fresh bloodto give the current moversand shakers a rest.From president to vice

president; secretary, treas-urer and director, everyrole was reinstated to theperson currently carryingout that role. "Yes, I acceptfor one more year," saidAnita Ternent, president.Before accepting, each

member said in goodhumour they would gladlyoffer their role to someoneelse. The cheerful group

laughed through the elec-tionprocess as eachmemberagreed to again take up hisor her role. But the role feltburdensome toVera Lekavy.

Lekavy, 88, has been serv-ing as one of three directorsfor a significant time. Sheattempted to relinquish herduty as director, by address-

ing the group stating shewould like to decline as shewas too busy and the rolewas a big time commitment.But othermembers gently

guided Lekavy back to herpost, after realizing no oneelse would take her place."You cannot get blood

out of stone ladies," saidTernent. Lekavy was toldshe could call other mem-bers for help if she could-n't make an event, but thatthey needed her. Lekavyagreed to sign on again.The group discussed

future carpet bowlingevents, darts, and who tonominate for civic night.Director Roland Lavoie

looked into hiring apainter for $200 toimprove the meeting roomat Pine Valley. But the$200 sounded too steep forsome who said they couldeasily paint it themselves.Vice president Bob Shirley

discussed a promising gov-ernment grant opportunity,which could fund a newroof for the club.Elis Nicholson was rec-

ognized for providing alarge donation of $2,500 tothe Pine Valley SeniorsAssociation.The next meeting is set

for February 23 at 7 pm.New members are encour-aged to attend.

Same people, same roles: PVSC continue line of duty

Vera Lekavy (right) applauds re-election.

Photo by Liz Brown


Victoria Janzer was born in Dauphin, Man., on Sept. 18, 1927, a first-generation Canadian, to Annie (Yaremko) and Dmytro Senchuk. She was the youngest of 5 children, and with 2older sisters already helping in the kitchen, Vicki was an outside girl. As was typical of the time, she grew up on a small farm site, without power, running water or phone. When her olderbrothers were overseas at war, Vicki worked outside with her father. One of her many memories was riding one her father’s draught horses, wearing shorts and sitting on a gunny sack,in the hot Manitoba sun, while her father handled the potato scuffler. She was a spirited child and was asked to leave CGIT for her nonconformist nature. Vicki found school work easyand always brought an excellent report card home. Her father was always proud of her, and signed her report cards with a flourish. She graduated from high school at the top of her class,with marks that earned her the Governor General’s Award. At that time, Grade 11 was the last grade of school, unless you were going on to university.

Vicki then attended Little's Business School in Dauphin. After completing her courses there, she started working at the Bank of Nova Scotia in Dauphin during the day, and as the cashierin the box office of the Gaiety Theatre in the evening. It was at the theatre that she met Greg Janzer. Greg worked for the theatre company and was sent to deal with some financialirregularities at that theatre and to fire the manager. After the box office closed one evening, Greg called Vicki in to the manager’s office and asked her to count the evening’s receipts infront of him. She threw the cash box at him, and told him that he could count it himself if he didn’t trust her. Greg had always liked strong, assertive women! They were married in 1952.

From Dauphin, Vicki and Greg eventually ended up in Dawson Creek and then settled in Pouce Coupe in 1955. Vicki worked for the Bank of Nova Scotia in Pouce Coupe for many years.For various reasons, the manager was unable to perform his duties, so Vicki did his job. Head office in Calgary told Vicki that they knew she was doing the manager’s job, but said thatthey were unable to offer the manager’s job to her because she was a woman. This didn’t sit too well with Vicki, so she looked for a better job opportunity.

In 1958, Vicki and Greg had a daughter, Janice, born at the Pouce Coupe General Hospital. Vicki was the Village Clerk for the Village of Pouce Coupe for nearly ten years, until 1968.She was the only office staff, and was responsible for everything from determining taxes, issuing water bills, accounting, to selling dog licenses. At some point, she had an opportunity tocompare her wages with the village clerks from other Peace Country villages, and realized that she was making less than they were. When she asked the mayor about a raise so shewould receive a comparable salary, he told her that she didn’t need any more money, since she had a husband. This didn’t sit well with Vicki, either.

She started looking for a job that would pay both genders in an equitable manner, and realized that teaching did. She started teaching business courses at Frank Ross JuniorSecondary under a letter of permission, as she began taking evening classes to get her grade 12, and evening and summer school courses to complete her first two years of university.The first time Vicki stepped foot into a university she was 40 years old. Greg was very proud of her and supported her in her decisions. In 1970, Vicki, Greg and Janice moved toVictoria, so Vicki could do her professional year at the University of Victoria. Greg took a year off work and kept house, so Vicki could concentrate on her studies. After that academicyear, the family returned home to Pouce and Vicki resumed teaching at Frank Ross.

In January 1972, Greg died after a brief illness, leaving Vicki and Janice to look after each other. Vicki always took her job of parenting seriously, and never stopped being Janice’s Mom.While teaching, Vicki served as alderman for the Village of Pouce Coupe for several terms, and was one of the volunteers instrumental in the development of Tremblay House.

Vicki had cancer in 1975, and set out to beat it with determination, since she still had not finished her job of rearing her daughter. Vicki moved schools in Sept. 1975 and started teach-ing business courses at South Peace Senior Secondary.

Vicki completed her Bachelor of Education Degree at UVic through summer school, and graduated with a First Class degree in 1978. Vicki always credited her father with instilling thelove of formal learning in her.

Vicki retired from teaching in 1986. After staying in Pouce for a while, she moved to Chetwynd, where Janice and her husband Dan Chmelyk were teaching. She lived there for 6 years,minding her granddaughters Danya and Jocelyn at various times and becoming a regular at the Public Library and A&W. She loved to travel, and her trips included several to Hawaii, LasVegas, London and Paris.

Vicki moved Dawson when she realized that she no longer wanted to drive between Chetwynd and Pouce to visit her friends at the Seniors’ in Pouce. The traffic was too heavy and thespeed limit of 100 km was too high for her. Vicki finally settled in Selwyn Place, whose location suited her very well, so she could walk almost everywhere she needed to go. In 2010 shemoved to Surerus Place in Chetwynd so Janice could look after her better.Vicki lived briefly with Jan and Dan, May through August 2011, and then moved to Rotary Manor in Dawson Creek. She died in her sleep on Jan. 22, 2012, at 84 years old.Vicki always felt that she was lucky in life; she felt fortunate to be born a Canadian and to have had so many opportunities in life. She attributed her successes to hard work and being inthe right place at the right time.

She was predeceased by her husband, Greg, parents Annie and Dmytro, brothers Michael and Peter, sisters Min and Jean, and nephew Reg. She leaves her daughter Janice (DanChmelyk) of Chetwynd, granddaughters Danya (Matt McKeown) of Edmonton and Jocelyn of Calgary, nieces Joyce Steele and Lorraine Bradawaski, nephews Ernie Bradawaski, GordonSenchuk, and Wayne Grasley, great-niece Susan Ellis and great-great-niece Lara Ellis.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memorium can be made in the name of Victoria Janzer to either Surerus Place in Chetwynd or Rotary Manor in Dawson Creek. At Victoria's request,no funeral will be held.

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The imaginary tripthough the tunnelsbeneath our streets

encounters a reality checkin the outfall from a 20-inch pipe in the vault thatcontains the grinders andthe pumps that reduce thesewage to liquid and lift itup to the settling ponds onthe flat above. It’s a fasci-nating interlude in a storythat began a few kilome-tres west in the Pine Riverand is about to have anending in the Pine River acouple of kilometres fromwhere we are standing. I have followed Al into a

sinister-looking concrete-block building to have alook at another muscularback-up generator and awall full of electrical boxeshousing breakers andswitches. It’s just anotherpart of the apparatus thathelps keep us healthy,comfortable, and sweetsmelling. Al informs methat every Tuesday morn-ing the generator is firedup for an hour just to keepit in good tone for anemergency. The pumps in

the vault fifteen feet belowus cannot be idle for morethan about ten minuteswithout the whole messflooding the facility anderupting through thedoors. And even hereeverything comes in twos.See, feel, and smell what Iam saying!The drainage segment of

our water system beginswith a collection pipeemptying into a vault in alift-pump station at thefoot of Westgate Road.You’ve seen it; have younoticed it? From this liftpump it is forced upthrough a 3-inch line to amanhole at the west end ofNorth Access Road. It’s alldownhill from herethrough progressivelylarger pipes. If you lookclosely to the south as youcross Wabi Bridge, you cansee one of the pipes cross-ing the creek below thefoot bridge. This one hascollected from all pointsbetween Wabi Creek andNicholson Road and as farnorth as the Crown Sub; itjoins with a drain pipefrom the Rodeo sub andthen turns south along thecreek to connect with thepipe from the west end oftown just before emptyinginto the grinding-pump-ing station.I saw it with my own

innocent eyes, smelled itwith my own discriminat-ing nose. It’s at once awe-some, inspiring, entertain-ing, terrifying. And tothink, your very own dis-trict staff keep it operating24-7-52. The floods thispast summer nearly did usin and we can thank ourheroic crew that the waterkept moving within thepipes.The most difficult mate-

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DISTRICT OF CHETWYNDNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

forProposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 957, 2012 (Ambleside Land Ltd.)

Pursuant to Section 892 of the Local Government Act RSBC 1999, the Council of the District ofChetwynd gives notice that all persons who believe their interest to be affected by the provisionscontained in the “District of Chetwynd Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 957, 2012 (AmblesideLand Ltd.)” shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard on matters contained in the Bylaw at aPublic Hearing scheduled for the below noted date and place:

Date: Monday, February 6, 2012Time: 4:15 p.m.Place: Council Chambers, District Office

Bylaw No. 957, 2012 proposes to amend the District of Chetwynd Zoning Bylaw No. 932, 2010by rezoning Parcel 1, Plan 39720, District Lots 1916 and 2142, Peace River District from RU1Rural 1 to M2 Heavy Industrial.

The purpose of the rezoning is for future industrial uses. Property owners who believe theirinterest in property may be affected by the proposed amendment bylaw may view the bylaw andall other written information pertaining to this matter in detail at the District of Chetwynd Officelocated at 5400 North Access Road, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday toFriday inclusive.

Any inquiries should be referred to the District of Chetwynd, Telephone: 250-401-4100, Fax:250-401-4101, Email: [email protected] or by mail to P.O. Box 357, Chetwynd, BC,V0C lJ0.

Dated this 20th day of January, 2012.J.M. Disher, Director of Corporate Administration

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Chetwynd Breastfeeding SupportNetwork meets every Tuesday at 9:30a.m at the Chetwynd Public Library.

Little Giant Air Cadets Mondays at 6:30pm at the RoyalCanadian Legion. Ages 12-18.

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Taking Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)meets every Wednesday at 6 p.m. at

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Pine Valley Seniors Hall weeklyactivities including Cribbage, Whist,

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Chetwynd Society for Community LivingBoard Meeting. First Wednesday of each

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FREE drop in curling - Wednesday's at 7:00pm - Clean inside running shoes needed,but all other equipment is provided.

Youth Group for ages 13-18. Mondays 7pm - 8pm. Our Lady of Peace Catholic

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Baby’s Best Chance Pregnancy OutreachProgram Drop in : Mondays 12 - 2.

Weekly Group Sessions Wednesdays 11am-1pm. Located at Kici.

Talisman Energy PeeWee Giants Friday,February 3rd at 8:15 pm vs Sexsmith.Saturday, February 11th at 6:00 pm vsFort Nelson. Saturday, February 18th at3:45 pm and Sunday, February 19th at

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Huckleberry Mines Ltd. is a 19,000 TPD open pit copper molybdenum mine located 120 km south of Houston in west central British Columbia. We are currently recruiting the following positions:

Haul Truck DriversOn January 2, 2012 we received approval for the Main Zone Optimization Expansion Project which will extend mine operations to 2021. As a result, we will be expanding and modernizing our fl eet of haul trucks, loading equipment, drills and support equipment and are seeking experienced equipment operators to be part of our growing Mine Operations Department during this exciting time. We are looking for self starters who can work safely with minimal supervision, work well in a team environment and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The successful applicants will be primarily responsible for the safe and productive operation of Cat 777 and 785 haul trucks. We are looking for people who have diverse operating experience with loaders, excavators, shovels, dozers and graders, preferably in an open pit mine setting or want to participate in our equipment operator’s training program.

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Huckleberry Mines is a remote mine where its employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. This position works a 4 x 4 schedule (four day on, four days off). While at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Transportation is provided from Smithers and Houston.

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