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CHETWYND- In aneffort to drum up supportfor their project, organiz-ers of the Chetwynd com-munity gardens are open-ing up 25’ x 25’ plots toresidents at their PineValley Exhibition Parklocation for no chargeduring this summer’sgrowing season.

Development of theland is well underway. Aone acre section has been

surveyed and plotted andis open for those whowish to grow for theirown use.

A plan is in place toimprove the site over thenext two years. A dozenlocal gardeners havealready snatched up theirplots. Unused space willbe filled with crops to besold at the Chetwyndfarmer’s market.

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Elementary School hasbeen approved in princi-ple to go forward with itsplan to bring a Montessorischool to Chetwynd.

According to SchoolDistrict 59, the Board ofDirectors is waiting forfurther results from theplanning process beforemaking a final decision.

“While it is rare for theBoard to reverse their ini-tial approval, they reservethe right to do so, basedon the outcome of theplanning,” Sylvia Bell,Principal for DTES said inan email. “It is only whenthe Board grants FinalApproval that permissionis received to proceed withthe project.”

As a “school of choice”,DTES, like the FrenchImmersion programs atEcole WindremElementary, or theTraditional School inRolla, will be able to enrolK-7 students that are out-side the school’s catch-

ment area.“That's to say, all parents

regardless of their locationin Chetwynd and area,who wish their child tohave this unique educa-tional program for theirchild, will be free toapply,” Bell noted.

Motivated by a chal-lenge from SD 59 toimprove public education,Bell invited DTES teachersto consider Montessori asa new direction earlier inthe school year.

Teachers were giventime to research, considerand discuss the project attheir own pace, Bell says.The project has the poten-tial to increase the popula-tion of the school, whichcurrently sits at 62 stu-dents.

“When teachers haddecided that this was adirection they wanted tofollow, Parental AdvisoryCommittee’s were pre-sented with this option.They were given informa-tion and a chance toaddress comments andquestions,” Bell wrote.

Montessori is a child-centered approach to edu-cation characterized by anemphasis on independ-ence, freedom with limitsand respect for a child’snatural psychologicaldevelopment. It will beoffered at DTES at no extracost to parents.

It consists of mixed ageclassrooms, ranging fromages 3 to 6, 6 to 9 and 9 to12. Students are given thechance to choose activities

to participate in duringuninterrupted blocks ofwork time. Montessorischools utilize a discoverymodel where studentslearn concepts from work-ing with materials ratherthan through directinstruction.

Following approval bythe Parental AdvisoryCommittee to proceedtowards Montessori, theschool held a parent infor-mation session in earlyMay to gauge support.Parents offered their sup-port.

“Many people alreadyknow about Montessoriand are very happy tohave this as a choice,” saidBell. “Most Montessorischools are private enter-prises so it feels like this is

big-city living right here inChetwynd. It’s certainly abig-city choice for parentsand we’re pleased to beable to offer it. This will bethe first Montessori schoolin the district, but wemight be starting a trendas other principals fromDawson Creek have beeninquiring about thisprocess.”

During a May non-instructional day, allteachers from DTES wenton a field trip to theSwanavon ElementaryMontessori School inGrande Prairie to view theMontessori program inaction.

“The staff there werevery welcoming, friendlyand knowledgeable,” saidDTES teacher JodyBougerolle.

“They were able toanswer our questionsabout how students learnusing the Montessorimethod and talked aboutthe development of theirprogram. It was veryhelpful to see a classroomset up with all the handson materials. When we left

I felt very encouraged thatthis is going to be an excit-ing journey for the staffand students at DonTitus.”

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izers of the project, have been pro-moting local gardening projects inthe community since 2007, begin-ning with the healing gardens at theChetwynd general hospital.

Thanks to their efforts, variousprograms have been made possiblein the Chetwynd area, such as theFarm to School Salad Bar project, theestablishment of two communitygardens in Saulteau and WestMoberly First Nations and the con-tinuing development of a communi-ty kitchen to allow processing andsale of food produced locally.

“We used the healing garden as amarket garden along with anothergarden in the community to producesalad greens for students’ lunches,”said Poulin during a presentation tothe District of Chetwynd council.“They would purchase the lunchesand they would get to increase theirintake of fruits and vegetables andhealthy foods.”

In 2009, Poulin and Shaw assistedwith the re-establishment of theChetwynd farmers market. Theyhave shown through the healing gar-dens project that growing and sellinglocal food can be profitable on asmall scale, and are now looking tomake the leap to a bigger stage toimprove food stability in Chetwyndby increasing production via thenew community gardens.

“We're still ongoing, involved inthe development of the Chetwyndfarmer's market and the farm toschool salad bar project, we've stillgot our community kitchen projectand we're right in the middle ofexpanding the community gardensso we can accommodate more peo-ple and serve as a production facility

for more locally grown food,” Poulinsaid.

“The healing garden at the hospital[has] been selling a few thousanddollars worth of produce every yearand its kept our farmers market ontrack and provided a little bit of acash fund for us to use for miscella-neous supplies, and its allowed us toprove that we can make it work on asmaller scale, so that's why we'rescaling up.”

Over the next two years, plans arein place for water installations tomake irrigation at the site easier toaccess.

“We'd [also] like to also build twodug outs for the garden to store a lotof the water that's on the site whichdrains off every spring from bothends of the property,” Poulinexplained.

“There's water that ends up drain-ing through a system of ditches andends up back into Centurion Creek.We’d like to hold a bit of that so thatwe've got alternatives for irrigationduring drought and water restric-

tions. I think that's going to be[important] if we are going to rely onthese gardens to improveChetwynd’s food security.”

Greenhouses will be built on site.The goal is to have at least two by2014 so that seedlings can be main-tained year round. An access roadwill also be constructed.

“Little Prairie Elementary Schoolhas quite a large plot there and theyare going to plant some potatoes thisyear and they're looking into build-ing a green house as well,” Poulinadded.

A shelter belt of trees will be plant-ed to prevent wind damage andfencing will be erected at some pointto prevent deer from ravaging thecrops.

“That will likely be a big issue,especially for saving crops. The pota-toes the deer won't bother but otherthings can be eaten pretty quick.”

Anyone interested in growingtheir own food can stake a claim to aplot by contacting Julie Shaw at 250-401-3362.

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Hurry up and stake a garden claim

Various programs have been made possible in Chetwynd because of localgarden projects including Farm to School Salad Bar. Photo by Mike Carter

Voters who casttheir ballot for theB.C. Liberals

because of their pro-busi-ness stance may havebeen taken by surprise onFriday by the govern-ment's final written argu-ments on the proposedEnbridge Northern

Gateway Pipeline."In the province's sub-

mission, Enbridge has notdemonstrated an ability tolearn from its mistakes inorder to avoid spills," theprovince wrote in its finalsubmission to the JointReview Panel, the multi-agency federal bodywhich is tasked withreviewing the proposedpipeline and making rec-ommendations to govern-ment on whether toapprove the project.

"While [Northern

Gateway] witnesses pro-vided lengthy statementsin cross-examinationabout the changesEnbridge has made to itscorporate culture in aneffort to reduce the poten-tial for spills in the future,given its pattern of mak-ing similar commitmentsin the past, there are seri-ous reasons for concernthat the commitments ithas made in this proceed-ing will be hollow."

"'Trust me' is not goodenough in this case," the

province added in its finalargument. B.C.Environment MinisterTerry Lake made it clearthat the final written argu-ment is not just the opin-ion of provincial staff, butis supported by his gov-ernment. "What we're say-ing is that everythingwe've seen to date simplydoesn't make the grade atthis point in terms ofassuring BritishColumbians that the envi-ronment would be well-protected," Lake told the

Canadian Press. "Theseare questions that are left-hanging and we feel thoseneed to be answeredbefore we would supporta certificate being issued."In all, it sounds muchmore like something anNDP opposition criticwould say than a cabinetminister of a pro-industryB.C. Liberal government.After all, these are thesame Liberals who havepinned great hopes of theproduction and overseasexport of liquified natural

gas (LNG).Natural gas pipelines -

not substantially differentthan Enbridge's pipeline -would be needed to moveLNG from the gasfields toports in Prince Rupert,Kitimat and Vancouver.LNG tankers, similar insize and maneuverabilityto oil tankers, would haveto navigate B.C.'s coast totransport the gas to mar-kets in Asia and beyond.

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annoying encounter thatI’ve had far too manytimes before. I was witnessto a person blatantly abus-ing a system whilst takingno shame in his actions atall. Today’s event was dif-ferent in one way; I toldthis person why hisactions were unacceptableand gave him a piece ofmy mind about it in hopesof perhaps making achange. Allow me to lay

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Chetwynd has, among itscountless other responsi-bilities, the duty of placinggarbage cans and dump-sters about town and see-ing that they are emptied.It’s a benefit to us all, as itlessens the litter is ourstreets and ditches.They’ve had a dumpsteron District property at thewater station near the air-port for a long time. Itsintended use, according to

District employees is forpeople to put their coffeecups, wrappers and othermiscellaneous garbageinto as they fill their watertanks. It is certainly NOTintended as a cost-freealternative to taking yourhousehold and otherwaste to the dump.However, this is exactlywhat I’ve seen time andtime again.

Today’s culprit was arepeat offender. My workhas me spending a fairamount of time at thislocation, and I’ve seen thisperson numerous timesdoing the same thing.

He pulls up in his pick-up, and proceeds tounload garbage bag aftergarbage bag into this smalldumpster until the lidscan hardly close. He then

drives away merrily asthough he’s just done anentirely harmless act thathe is entitled to. Today ashe went about his routine,wife and child in tow, Ileaned out my windowand said, “The dump isjust up the road, youknow.” He just smiled. Hedidn’t get it.

I then proceeded toexplain to him why whathe was doing wasn’t ok. Iexplained that it’s the tax-paying residents of ourtown that foot the bill eachtime this dumpster has tobe hauled away and emp-tied. “Well I pay taxes.” herebutted. He still wasn’tgetting it.

This man had just entire-ly filled this dumpsterwith five industrial sizedgarbage bags, and felt that

by paying roughly one3000th of the cost to haul itaway, he was entitled todo so.

The idea of driving his$60k truck to the dumpand paying $5 to responsi-bly dispose of his wastewas just too much for thisman. He was clearlyembarrassed, and startingto get loud, so I left itthere. He got the point.

Did he break the law?No. In fact, there’s noteven a sign discouragingsuch acts. Heaven forbidwe rely on commondecency to prevail.Unfortunately there arealways those who willabuse any courtesy. Give‘em an inch, and they’lltake a mile. These are thesame people I suspect thattake not one or two, but 19

breath mints as they leavethe restaurant, then emptythe ‘take a penny’ traywithout ever leaving one.Sure, these acts may not beillegal, but they most cer-tainly are contrary to theintent and abusive of suchamenities.

It’s unfortunate thatthese small acts of selfish-ness and ignorance occurdaily throughout theworld and even our com-munity. We may neverprevent them entirely, butI encourage everyone tostep up and let these peo-ple know that their actionsare noticed. If we can’t relyon common courtesy andcivility, perhaps someshaming can help.

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and its partners already havegovernment approval for a LNGpipeline and marine terminal inKitimat. The proposed 463-kilo-metre Pacific Trail Pipeline haslargely flown under the radarthough, despite sharing manyfeatures with the NorthernGateway Pipeline: tankers in theDouglas Channel, a pipelinethrough remote northern B.C.wilderness, links to controversialenvironmental practices (oilsandsand fracking, respectively), etc.

During the election campaign

the Liberals were less open abouttheir opposition to the NorthernGateway Pipeline than the NDP.But in a pre-election interviewwith the Citizen, Premier ChristyClark hinted strongly at whereher government stood on theproject. She told the Citizen thatthe project hadn't gotten any clos-er to meeting her five infamousconditions: a successful recom-mendation by the Joint ReviewPanel; world-class land-basedspill response; world-classmarine spill response; adequateconsultation with First Nationsand an appropriate economic

benefit to B.C. The province'sfinal written arguments to theJoint Review Panel make it clearthat Clark's government doesn'tbelieve the two spill responseconditions have been met. Manykeen political observers, andordinary voters as well, expectedthe Liberals to find reasons toapprove the Enbridge NorthernGateway Pipeline f ollowing theelection. While it's still possiblefor that to happen, it wouldrequire more backpedalling nowthan ever.

Reading between the lines, it'slikely the Liberal's stance is more

about the fifth condition, money,than out of genuine concern forthe environment. Oil, after all,comes from Alberta while naturalgas generates royalties for B.C.But regardless of the real reasonsbehind the Liberal government'sstance, it's not surprising thatClark's government has doneessentially the exact same thingan NDP government would havedone. The Clark Liberals and DixNDP are simply the right and left-sides of the same centrist coin.

And it didn't matter which sidewon the electoral coin toss,Enbridge was going to lose.


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VICTORIA–The provincialgovernment took its strongeststand yet against the proposedNorthern Gateway pipeline onFriday.

In its final argument to theNational Energy Board's JointReview Panel, lawyers for thegovernment outlined in bluntterms why the project in its cur-rent form doesn't meet its stan-dards.

Northern Gateway is seekingenvironmental approval to builda pipeline from northern Albertato Kitimat, linking the oilsands toAsian markets.

The government argued theevidence Northern Gateway sup-plied to date has been inadequateand in some cases possibly eveninaccurate. It said the companycan't be trusted to learn from pastmistakes such at the 2010 spill inMichigan on a pipeline owned byits parent company Enbridge.

"In the province's submission,Enbridge has not demonstratedan ability to learn from its mis-takes in order to avoid spills," theprovince wrote. "While

[Northern Gateway] witnessesprovided lengthy statements incross-examination about thechanges Enbridge has made to itscorporate culture in an effort toreduce the potential for spills inthe future, given its pattern ofmaking similar commitments inthe past, there are serious reasonsfor concern that the commit-ments it has made in this pro-ceeding will be hollow."

Canada Columbia Theprovince has been skeptical ofNorthern Gateway's plans formonths.

Last summer Premier ChristyClark unveiled five conditionsshe said any heavy oil pipelineproponent must meet before thegovernment would consider aproject: a successful recommen-dation by the Joint Review Panel;worldclass land-based spillresponse; world-class marinespill response; adequate consul-tation with First Nations and anappropriate economic benefit to

B.C. Throughout the cross-exam-ination phase during the fall andwinter, Environment MinisterTerry Lake said the answers thecompany supplied were inade-quate and during the recent elec-tion campaign Clark saidNorthern Gateway had not comeclose to meeting those conditions.Friday's document puts the gov-ernment's concerns in writing,but Lake said the tough words in

the final argument don't close thedoor completely on the project.

"What we're saying is thateverything we've seen to datesimply doesn't make the grade atthis point in terms of assuringBritish Columbians that the envi-ronment would be well-protect-ed," Lake told the CanadianPress. "These are questions thatare left hanging and we feel thoseneed to be answered before wewould support a certificate beingissued."

Among the chief concerns theprovince raised in its final argu-

ment was that the evidenceNorthern Gateway presenteddidn't provide adequate detail,especially around spill responseplans.

''Trust me' is not good enoughin this case," the province wrote.

However, Enbridge vice-presi-dent for western access JanetHolder said it's too soon to pro-duce the detailed plans theprovince is seeking. "We admit

that we haven't done detailedemergency response plansbecause a detailed Past 24 hrRadar Satellite emergencyresponse plan would go down toa level of detail of actually havingphone numbers," she said."There's a lot of things you don'tdo until you know that you havea project."

Holder believes NorthernGateway can address all of theconcerns the province has raisedin due course and said the stronglanguage B.C. used in its finalargument shouldn't been seen as

a sign the hurdles are too big toovercome.

"The process is the process.We're at a stage in the processwhere you're preparing argu-ments and arguments are alwaysvery strong, clear statements,"Holder said.

"At this stage in the process -theprocess that we Canadians takegreat pride in -we've done moreto date than any other pipelineapplication has ever done."

When asked if she was sur-prised by any of the objectionsthe province raised, Holder saidit was a difficult question toanswer before simply replying: "Idon''t think there was anythingthere we hadn't heard."

The province also expresseddoubts about the reliability of thedata Northern Gateway providedaround the chances of certaintypes of spills occurring.

"The province is concernedthat the evidence before the JRPwith respect to spills other thanfull-bore ruptures underplaystheir potential frequency, andtherefore the risk they pose toBritish Columbia," the provincewrote.

Despite the province's objec-tions, it doesn't have the author-ity to block the federal govern-ment from issuing a certificate toproceed to the next phase of thedesign. The Joint Review Panelwill issue a recommendation inDecember and the federal cabi-net will make the final ruling ona certificate, likely in early 2014.


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Radio to NowhereBY MIKE CARTER

Chetwynd Echo Reporter––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – Videokilled the radio star atPeace FM last week, whena major technical glitchforced on and off radiosilence for a total of abouttwelve hours. The inter-ruption only partiallyinterfered with Chet-TVbroadcasts.

At some point last week,the station’s studio-trans-mitter link was disabledunexpectedly, leaving resi-dents in a sea of whitenoise, and DJs in a state oflimbo.

“Our studio link to thetower basically fried itselfand we're not sure why.We went into recoverymode,” said Peace FMExecutive Director LeoSabulsky.

Studio-transmitter linkscarry radio station signalsfrom the broadcast studioto a radio transmitter. Thisoften necessary practice,allows the reach of the sig-nal to increase by placingthe radio tower atop amountain. In these remotelocales, a much shortertower is required; and astudio is completelyimpractical.

“It’s never failed us since1996 and it’s a freak, it’s afluke,” Sabulskyremarked.

“Talking to people theysay sometimes [the studio-transmitter link] will last50 years, sometimes fiveyears. We apologize to our

customers and we're goingto make it up to everyone,listeners and so on bydelivering a very goodquality product, we aredoing very well. In termsof staff - the staff havedone exceptionally well.But we had a technicalnightmare.”

Staff on Thursday lastweek showed theirpatience. At some pointsduring the outage, theirwork day consisted of sit-ting in the studio on stand-by just in case - on the offchance - the transmittermight come back online.

“I am really happy with

the staff. [They] never suf-fered at all really, staffactually honed their skillsand improved,” Sabulskystated. “Our techniciandid a marvellous job. Whathe did is, he hooked up acomputer at our studioand a computer on the

mountain and we wentahead and [had] an alter-nate source while we hadto order parts and a newstudio tower link.”

The station ordered areplacement studio-trans-mitter link (STL) from acompany in Saskatoon,Saskatchewan on Monday,after a few tense days ofsearching.

STL failure is rare, butmicrowave relay emittershave been known to causeservice interruptions forradio stations everywhere.

Back up systems havebeen designed to automat-ically switch to a preselect-

ed recording so that broad-casts are uninterruptedduring STL failures.Sabulsky says he expectsthe Chetwynd station willsoon be equipped withsuch a system.

“We've learned fromthis,” he said. “We willnow have a back up sys-tem in place so that ifsomething like this hap-pens we can flip it veryeasy.”

The station will coverthe cost of the new STL bydrawing from its emer-gency budget. Once taxesand shipping are factoredin, it could be as high as$5,000.

Sabulsky says he hasbeen getting calls fromcommunity membersexpressing their concernover the dead-air. This, hesees as a positive.

“I've got many peoplecalling me and saying wemiss you, so that's reallygenuine. The positivecurveball here is we aremissed and we certainlymissed delivering a greatproduct on air. We're [onair] right now and it willimprove in a couple days.”

He then added, “by thepublishing of the paper,we will be 100 per cent.”

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Please Take Notice that the District of Chetwyndʼs2013 Annual Report and 2012 Financial Report willbe presented at the June 17, 2013 Regular Meetingwhich will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chambersat the District Office. The report includes the AuditedFinancial Statements for the year ended December 31,2012, the amount of Permissive Tax Exemptionsgranted by Council in 2012, a Progress Report regard-ing the status of the 2012 Goals and Objectives, andthe Goals and Objectives set for 2013 and beyond.

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The Chetwynd Secondary School Golf team had avery rewarding experience at the BC School Sports"A" Golf Provincials held at Birchbank Golf Course inTrail, BC.

Team members Liam Bea!e, Jason Kearns, JonWatson, Trey Nichol, and Dayton Waldie along withcoach Stu Garland wish to thank all our sponsors forthe generous support that was extended to the teamand helped make this provincial trip a memorableone!

Thanks to Lou Surerus Ltd., Saulteau FirstNa on, Natural Springs Junior Golf, TansiFriendship Center, Natural Springs GolfCourse, Peace River Regional District,Chetwynd Redi Mix, Hi Sky Enterprises,CSS PAC, District of Chetwynd, SchoolDistrict 59 & Duz Cho Construc on

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Gold medal marathon runner hopes to helpaddicts acheive their personal best


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Brown is a marathon run-ner from the Babine LakeFirst Nation near BurnsLake. In 2011, she cap-tured the gold medal atthe Canadian NationalMasters Indoor Track andField Championship.

In 2012, when an explo-sion at a sawmill in BurnsLake killed two and left 19injured, Brown took itupon herself to organize afundraiser in Fort St. John,spending 30 consecutivehours walking laps at thePomeroy Sport Centretrack to raise $50,000 forthe families of the victimsof the explosion.

Next weekend, she’ll beat it again.

This time Brown will berunning 327 kilometres toraise funds and awarenessin support of the non-prof-it Northern LightsRecovery Centre Society’s(NLRCS) proposed treat-ment centre, which carriesa price tag of more than $5million.

She has been training forseveral months, and wasat the Fort St. Johntradeshow in April, speak-ing about the need for anaddictions recovery centrein northeast BC.

The trek will begin June15, when Brown will runfrom Fort St. John toHudson’s Hope toChetwynd, to DawsonCreek and then back toFort St. John.

The “Run for Recovery”,as it is being billed, is

expected to take her a cou-ple of weeks.

“The circle run symbol-izes our communitiesworking together to solvethis problem that plaguesour area,” wrote BruceLantz, Chairman of theNLRCS, in a letter aimedat garnering support frombusinesses and individu-als.

“[There’s a] great needfor a residential treatmentcentre to help those withdrug and alcohol addic-tions in the northeast. Weare determined to bringsuch a centre to the Fort St.John area.”

The numbers, as Lantzgoes on to say, are indeedstaggering. More than 450persons dealing with drugand alcohol dependencyare treated by NorthernHealth each year, whilethe Salvation Army andother organizations dealwith an additional 200.

With the lack of treat-ment in the northeast, thecost of sending loved onesto recovery centres inother areas throughout the

province can run as highas $30,000, Lantz said.

The NLRCS will beaccepting pledges andsponsors for Brown’sefforts on the run, buthave not set a specificfundraising goal.

“We are seeking a donat-ed RV to act as a supportvehicle,” said Lantz. “It,along with recognition forthe sponsoring donor willbe prominently featuredin extensive media cover-age of this event, as wellas on our website,Facebook page, mediareleases, speeches andprinted materials.”

The RV will trail behindBrown as she runs andwill be her home awayfrom home on the road.

Lantz and his team ofdirectors, identified theneed for the facility and

launched the initiative ayear ago by conductingextensive consultationswith experts in BC andAlberta, and with poten-tial funders.

“We've been blessedwith significant funding

commitments from ShellCanada, the rural direc-tors of the Peace RiverRegional District and oth-ers,” Lantz explained."Nothing ever moves asquickly as we'd like butwe're picking up steamand if all goes well we'llhave shovels in theground this spring.”

Funding has also beenprovided by Encana, FerusWellsite CryogenicServices, the District ofTaylor and NorthernHealth.

“We’ve come a longway,” Lantz said, “butnow we need support togo further. We need toshow potential fundersthat we have the supportof our communities.”

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.

A youth wing will beadded later. Speciallytrained addictions coun-sellors will administerthese programs as well asspousal and aftercare pro-grams.

Individuals can pur-chase a $20 membership inthe society to show poten-tial funders the grassroots,community support andLantz encourages anyinterested business todonate by getting in touchwith the society. “Noamount is too large or toosmall.”

BROWN

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TRAIL – The Chetwynd SecondarySchool (CSS) Golf Team went to the"A" golf Provincials for small schoolsMay 26-28.

Travelling 1,300 km took the teamtwo days to get there and two days totravel back. The small school divisionwas represented by eight schools rep-resenting the eight different competi-tive zones throughout the province.

Team coach Stu Garland sais the

shortness of the Peace area golf sea-son makes it very difficult for north-ern schools to be competitive.

“The southern schools have beenplaying golf for two or three monthsor more,” he said. “The lower main-land teams play in leagues while theCSS team played in one tourney, thezone qualifier.”

Garland said the CSS team was gladfor the opportunity to attend the tour-nament and improved their teamscore all three days.

The first day is a practice roundwith the next two days played as ateam event with four of five playersscore counting.

The CSS team score for two dayswas 761 which was good for 8thplace. The team consisted of LiamBeattie, Jason Kearns, Dayton Waldie,Trey Nichol and Jon Watson. “Theteam really enjoyed the event andoverall it was a positive experience,”Garland said. “The team is lookingforward to trying again next year.”

High school golf teamtravels to provincials

From left, coach Stu Garland, Dayton Waldie , Jason Kearns, Jon Watson, Liam Beattie and Trey Nichol.Photo submitted

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month marked the tenthanniversary of the earlychildhood developmentpartnership known asSuccess by 6.

The organization, prima-rily funded by the UnitedWay and its local partners,exists in various communi-ties across the country

In British Columbia,Success by 6 was formedon May 21, 2003, when theUnited Way of the Lower

Mainland, Savings andCredit Unions of BC (nowknown as Central 1 CreditUnion) and the govern-ment of BC, through theMinistry of Children andFamily Developmentsigned on to an EarlyChildhood DevelopmentProvincial Partnership.

The community-driveninitiative is dedicated tohelping young childrenand their families by edu-cating the community,mobilizing local resourcesto invest in and supportprevention-focused early

childhood services, andencouraging communityleaders to value early edu-cation and development.

Over the past ten years,Success By 6 has built anetwork of communitycoalitions across BC thatinvolve local credit unions,local United Ways andgovernment representa-tives along with manydiverse stakeholders fromparents and grandparents,to educators, health pro-fessionals, local govern-ments, Aboriginal leaders,and children’s librarians.

“Research has shownthat the first six years laysthe foundation for a per-son’s life,” ChetwyndSuccess by 6/ChildrenFirst Coordinator AprilWhyte wrote in a release tothe media last week.

Whyte took over for for-mer Chetwynd coordina-tor Kerry Silver at the endof May.

“This groundbreakingpartnership [brought]together the public, not-for-profit and business sec-tors with a vision that ittakes a whole communityto support families withchildren under six years ofage. Communities under-stand the needs of theiryoung families and arebest positioned to respondto those needs,” Whyteadded.

In Chetwynd, Success by6 has funded variouschild-focused activitiesand events including, thebreakfast club, imagina-tion library, challengingbehaviour workshop, bugin a rug bedtime stories,the Chetwynd health blitz,events for national child’sday, the Chetwynd FamilyResource Corner, andmore.

Today, Success by 6 is anetwork of over 120 EarlyChildhood Coalitions inBC that support over 550communities, involving1700 people in the coali-tions and additional 1,500volunteers who take partin supporting their work.

Locally, the organizationrelies on the generousdonors to sponsor eventslike last week’s health

screening clinic for chil-dren aged 0-6, theChetwynd Health Blitz.

The event drew a recordattendance. The groupgratefully acknowledgedthe support from localbusinesses such asTalisman ($500), theChetwynd Lions Club($500), Larry’s Liquids($400) and the Super-Valu,which gave the largestdonation of $1000.

The local ChetwyndSuccess by 6 chapterrecently began running aFacebook page where localfamilies can find resourcesand activity ideas foryoung ones.

In the peace region, parttime Success by Six coordi-nators can be found inChetwynd, Dawson Creek,Fort St. John.


LOCAL NEWS

BC Hydro is notifying marine users of the Williston Reservoir of the placement of a yellow scientific buoy about 500 metres upstream of the W.A.C. Bennett Dam, between the spillway and intake structure at approximately Lat. 56.01911, Long. -122.213287. This wind and wave data collection buoy is yellow and is marked with a flashing yellow light. The buoy will be deployed as of June 2013 and will remain for at least two open water seasons. Mariners are requested to keep clear of the buoy and exercise caution when navigating in the area.

Anyone with navigational concerns regarding this buoy or its location can contact Transport Canada’s Navigable Waters Protection Program at 604 775 8868.

For further general information about the buoy, please contact us at 250 561 4858, or email [email protected].

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Darren Shankel on behalf of the Chetwynd Community Foundation presentsGuy Boullion of CN Rail a certificate of thanks for CN’s recent donation of$7,000 to the Foundation. Photo submitted

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Decision to rescindoffice space leavesSPCRS hanging

BY NAOMI LARSENChetwynd Echo Editor

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sion to disallow the SouthPeace CommunityResources Society(SPCRS) to move theirprograms into Don TitusElementary School(DTES) has left SPCRSstruggling to find officespace within Chetwynd.

The programs that werescheduled to take place atDTES were the Stoppingthe Violence program,Children That WitnessAbuse, a Women’sCounsellor and super-vised visitation.

However followingconcerns of student safetyby both parents andteachers last month,School District 59 (SouthPeace) ordered a fullreview of the decisionand later rescinded theirpermission to allowSPCRS in.

Many DTES parentswere under the under-standing the renovationstaking place at DTESwere for Success by Sixand child developmentprograms.

In an email to theChetwynd Echo, SPCRSDepartment ManagerArden Smith said parentreaction to services beingco-located in the servicehub was very disappoint-ing.

“Our decision to co-locate in the service hubwas based on the desire to

embrace women in thecommunity through mul-tiple services thatulti-mately support the wellbeing of families,” shesaid. “The well being ofchildren requires the wellbeing of their family.Family violence is not asituation involving "thosepeople" and is no longer aprivate family matter; ourneighbours, friends, fami-ly and coworkers are"those people"; the verypeople you and the chil-dren in your communitysee every day.”

Smith said althoughabuse typically occurs inthe privacy of people'shomes, they are membersof the community, regu-larly picking children upfrom school, attendingChristmas events, partici-pating in parent teacherinterviews, attending andor coaching sportingevents, as well as comingto work and attendinggeneral community func-tions.

“Our staff are often in

the unique position ofknowing who may not besuitable to be on theschool grounds, which wesee as an added level ofsafety,” she said. “Atpresent, women and chil-dren who experiencethese personal challengeswill continue to accessservice in a location sepa-rate from other sup-ports.”

“We all have a roleensuring the safety andwell being of people inour communities andSouth z PeaceCommunity Resourceswill continue to supportwomen and children inChetwynd.”

Because the SPCRS ren-ovations at DTES werepaid for through grantmoney, Smith said it’sunknown what the nextstep will be. However, ina newsletter to parentsfrom DTES officials saidthey will be seeking towork with other commu-nity programs to utilizethe space.

“The well being ofchildren requires the

well being of theirfamily.”

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Please join us for an open house to talk about the proposed

Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project About the Project

The proposed natural gas pipeline, approximately 750 kilometres in

length, extends from a point near the District of Hudson’s Hope to

a proposed third party LNG facility on Lelu Island within the District

of Port Edward. This project will create thousands of short-term

jobs over a three-year period, opportunities for local and Aboriginal

businesses and annual property tax revenues.

Bring your questions and we’ll supply the refreshments.

For more information, please call our project information line at 1.855.253.0099 or email us at [email protected]

Everyone is welcome. We hope to see you there.

District of Chetwynd

Chetwynd Recreation Centre

Aspen Room

4552 North Access Rd.

Chetwynd

June 12

5 – 8 p.m.

Pair of Peace Region poets to be honoured atRolla’s Sweetwater905 festival


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region poets, RebekahRempel and Donna Kane,will be honoured at theupcoming Sweetwater905Festival in Rolla, BC.

Rempel and Kane havebeen featured along with 75other wordsmiths fromacross the province in ForceField – 77 Women Poets ofBC, the first province-wideanthology of women poetspublished in 34 years.

The collection was editedby Governor General’sLiterary Award-winningpoet Susan Musgrave.

Although the book had

been published in April, thenorthern BC launch will beheld next weekend as partof the 9th annualSweetwater905 Festival inRolla, 16 kilometres north ofDawson Creek.

“Rolla has long been ahotbed of creativity in thenorth,” a media releasefrom festival organizersstates. “You could say it hasits own particular forcefields, and one of them issituated at 905 SweetwaterRoad.”

The three day event,which takes place June 14,15, and 16, is a celebration ofmusic, poetry, art and per-formance held each year onthe ranch of Rolla resident

and visual artists, EmilieMattson, whose work canbe found in art galleriesacross the province.

The launch will be heldJune 14 at 7 p.m. inMattson’s art studio.

The festival will also fea-ture readings by award-

winning poets John Barton,Jeanette Lynes, BarryMcKinnon, G.P Lainsburyand Marilyn Belak.

In addition, PrinceGeorge writer GrahamPearce, filmmaker JulianPinder, visual artists KarlMattson, Caily Oldershaw

and Cheri McKenzie willentertain festival-goersbetween performance setsfrom artists such as Halifaxmusician Ben Caplan, NewYork country musicsinger/songwriter TedRussell Kamp, acoustic-folk trio Twin Peaks andDawson Creek’s rockabillyroad hounds, the DodgeCity Rockets.

The artists being hon-oured are well known intheir field. Both currentlyreside in Rolla.

Rempel studied creativewriting at the University ofVictoria. Her work waspreviously featured in acollection of poems fromwomen in Northern BC

titled Unfurled, and shealso took part in the“Written in Stone” projectwhich created a public dis-play of poetry alongDawson Creek’s walkingtrail.

Kane has publishedreviews, essays, poetry andshort fiction in literaryjournals and magazinesacross the country, and herwork has been aired on theCBC. She is the author oftwo collections of poetryand her writing has beenincluded in a number ofother anthologies.

For more information onthe Sweatwater905 festival,v i s i twww.sweetwater905.com.

DAWSON CREEK DAILYNEWS

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Peace Region residentswere given their opportu-nity to affect the environ-mental assessment processfor the one of the latestmajor pipeline projectsproposed for BritishColumbia on Wednesday,May 22.

Spectra Energy and theirpartner BG Group haveput forth a plan that wouldsee the construction of anew natural gas transmis-sion system from thenortheast corner of theprovince to a liquefied nat-ural gas (LNG) export hubon Ridley Island in PrinceRupert.

The company held anopen house in Fort St. Johnto discuss the project withthe public and ensureenvironmental concernswould be addressed bytheir application to theB.C. EnvironmentalAssessment Office (EAO)"The B.C. EnvironmentalAssessment Office requiresthat we go out to the com-munities when we'redoing our draft applica-tion information require-ments," said EvanSaugstad, manager of abo-riginal affairs and permit-ting with Spectra in FortSt. John, adding that theopen house is an opportu-nity for the public to"influence what ... we statein the application."

"The public commentperiod began at the begin-ning of May and goes until

June 2," said MikePeterson, a project assess-ment manager with theEAO, who was represent-ing that agency at the openhouse.

"What we're looking foris just comments from thepublic on the draft applica-tion information require-ments," he continued."What we're looking for isto make sure that we'relooking at the right valuesand that we're using theright methodologies."

Prior to the open houses,EAO asks the project pro-ponent to supply all theinformation they will bepresenting during the ses-sions.

"A lot of their placardsare on some of ... the valuecomponents," Petersonsaid of Spectra. "And Ithink that's good. Becausethat's what we're lookingfor, is information on thevalue components. Do wehave the right ones? Arewe missing some? Whatwe basically do is just askthe proponent to speak tothose.

"They've also spoken tothings like some of therouting and so on and soforth, because there's lotsof questions [that] comeup on that," he added.

"EAO works with theproponents to make surethat we do have that infor-mation there to get somegood response."

After the open houses,EAO gives the commentsthey receive to the projectproponent.

"Once we're satisfied

with the proponent'sresponse to the comments,

the next stage would beissuing the application

information require-ments," said Peterson.

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LOCAL NEWS

Environmental Assessment of the Proposed

Sukunka Coal Mine Project

Open House and Invitation to Comment

Glencore, previously Xstrata Coal Canada, (Proponent) is proposing to develop and operate the Sukunka Coal Mine (proposed Project), an integrated surface and underground metallurgical coal mine located approximately 55 kilometres south of Chetwynd and 40 kilometres west of Tumbler Ridge, in northeast British Columbia. The proposed Project would initially produce 1.5 to 2.5 million tonnes per year increasing to 6 million tonnes per year when underground mining begins. The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act and, where applicable, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The Proponent must obtain an environmental assessment certificate before any work can be undertaken on the proposed Project. However, prior to submission of an application (Application) for a certificate by the Proponent, Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) must first approve Application Information Requirements. The Application Information Requirements will specify the studies to be conducted and the detailed information to be provided by the Proponent in its Application. EAO has now received draft Application Information Requirements from the Proponent and invites comments on this draft. In order to provide information about the Application Information Requirements EAO invites the public to attend an Open House. There will be an Open House, to be held as follows:

at: Chetwynd Rec Centre, 4552 N Access Road on: June 24, 2013 from: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

At 6:30 p.m. there will be a presentation by EAO on the process with an opportunity to ask questions about the process. A second presentation will also be given by the Proponent in relation to the proposed Project. There are 32 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the draft Application Information Requirements. The comment period will begin on June 14, 2013 and end on July 15, 2013.

All comments received during this comment period in relation to the Application Information Requirements will be considered. The intention of seeking public comments is to ensure that all potential effects – environmental, economic, social, heritage and health – that might result from the proposed Project are identified for consideration as part of the assessment process. At this stage of the process, the primary intent is to receive feedback about the studies or information required for a comprehensive environmental assessment. After taking public comments into account, EAO will finalize the Application Information Requirements and issue them to the Proponent. EAO accepts public comments through the following ways: By Online Form at http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca By Mail: Josh Handysides, Project Assessment Manager Environmental Assessment Office PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9V1

By Fax: Fax: 250-356-7440

An electronic copy of the Application Information Requirements and information regarding the environmental assessment process are available at www.eao.gov.bc.ca. Copies of the Application Information Requirements are also available for viewing at these locations: Glencore Chetwynd Office, 5028B 49th Avenue District of Chetwynd Office, 5400 N. Access Rd. Chetwynd Public Library, 5012 46th St. Tumbler Ridge Public Library, 340 Front St.

If you are unable to participate at this time, there will be an additional comment period during the Application Review stage when you will also be able to provide comments to EAO on the proposed Project.

NOTE: All submissions received by EAO during the comment period in relation to the proposed Project are considered public and will be posted to the EAO website.

Peace Region speaks on pipeline projectPlease see "SPECTRA,"page 21

Proposed route followsexisting line through toWillow Flats


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Annual ChetwyndInternational ChainsawCarving Competition ishere and this weekend isshaping up to be cuttingedge.

Carvers from as faraway as Japan, UnitedKingdom and Germanyare squaring off in a timedevent that lasts four days,culminating in the com-pletion and judging oftheir masterpieces.

Appearing in this year’slineup are: returningchampion Chris Foltz,Oregon, USA; Tomas Vrba,Slovakia; Steven Kenzora,

Ontario; Paul Frenette,Ontario, Canada; TommyCraggs, Durham, UK; JeffSamudosky, Connecticut,USA; Ryan Anderson,Oregon, USA; Ken BraunJr., Colorado, USA;Stephanie Huber,Germany; HikaruKodama, Japan andHiromu Kurita, Japan.

This year’s competitionalso boasts two specialguests, Steven Higgins ofthe UK – a regular com-petitor who is returningthis year as a guest judgeand Quick Carve auction-eer and reality televisionshow star Ryan Cook ofSawDogs who will beassisting Ontario carverPaul Frenette. Both will be

carving pieces throughoutthe week for public pur-chase. They will be locatedat the Chetwynd VisitorCentre and at the carvinggrounds.

Chetwynd Chamber ofCommerce Manager andevent organizer ToniaRichter said she’s excitedabout this year’s competi-tion.

“We have such diversegroup of carvers from allover the world,” she said.“It’s going to be very stiffcompetition this year.”

Richter says the one towatch out for is ChrisFoltz who is returning forhis fifth year.

“With two first placewins under his belt I'm

sure he's going to pull outall the stops at this yearsevent,” she said.

Stephanie Huber is thecompetitions lone femalecarver who has traveledfrom Germany to competeand her assistant GlynisVerrazzano is fromColorado.

“The two make up ourfirst female team ever tocompete in the ChetwyndInternational CarvingChampionship,” Richtersaid.

The competition beganThursday and continuesSaturday 8 a.m to 6 p.m.and Sunday from 8 a.m. to

Chetwynd welcomes 9th Annual Carving Competition

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1 p.m. with quick carvestarting at 2 p.m. and auc-tion and awards at 3 p.m.

Carvers begin at 8 a.m.each day and have a totalof 35 hours over a periodof four days. More than$10,000 in prize money isup for grabs and eachcarver receives a $1,000appearance fee to assistthem with travel costs.

On Sunday afternoonprior to the awards cere-mony each carver createsa ‘quick carve,” – a piecethat’s started and finishedwithin 45 minutes.Following the quick carvethe piece are auctioned offwith the proceeds of thecarvings going back to theartist.

To help with parkingissues this year EnbridgeNorthern GatewayPipelines is sponsoring ahorse drawn shuttle com-pliments of long time resi-dent (and 2011 Volunteerof the Year) Ed Bodo to

take people back and forthfrom the Visitor’s Centreon North Access Road tothe Competition Site at theChetwynd and DistrictRecreation Centre.

Since 2005, chainsawcarvers from all over theworld have been vying fora spot to compete in the

Chetwynd InternationalChainsaw CarvingCompetition.

At most competitionsthe carvers sell their maincreation at the end.However, at Chetwynd’scompetition the carvingsare kept and displayedthroughout the town. First

place winners from eachyear are on display out-side the ChetwyndChamber of Commerce.The remaining carvingsare put on displaythroughout the communi-ty. After this year therewill be more than 120carvings throughouttown.

Chetwynd’s competi-tion is currently capped at12 carvers and is by invita-tion only. Keeping theevent at one dozen carversallows the community tohost the event at minimalcost but also allows organ-

izers to focus on bringingnothing but the best toChetwynd.

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Carver extraordinaire Chris Foltz accepts first place atthe 2012 competition: Return of the Champions.

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In the good company ofDoug Fleming andCouncillor Galbraith, I

just completed a telephoneconference call hosted bythe Federation ofCanadian Municipalities(FCM).

Topic: railway issuescommon to municipalitiesacross British Columbia.From White Rock toChetwynd and Valemountto Smithers, our pain andfrustrations are the same:blocked crossings, whistleblowing, communication,the powerlessly disheart-ening sense that we areconfronting a giant with a

wet spaghetti.The frustration latent in

the voices on the tele-phone was palpable. Bigrailroads and big govern-ment are not dialed in tothe plaintive pleas ofsleep-deprived com-muters resignedly tappingtheir fingers at the cross-ings. Not surprising.We’ve all been there moreoften than we care toremember. Big railroadand big government bothlive very far away.Naturally, they tend toignore a single, lonelyvoice in the wilderness.

Therefore, the resolve tounite our voices to collec-tively create an increasingcrescendo of focusedintent that clearly definesour minimum needs, andthat cannot be ignored for-ever. The FCM already hastaken up the nation-wide

campaign for us. The FCMactually has a workingcommittee on the job urg-ing our very reasonableneeds and pushing towardresolution of this nationalproblem.

In a sense, we inChetwynd are much lessafflicted than our compa-triots in communities suchas Valemount, Fernie, orMission where trains willrumble, shake, and whistle

past at 80 k per hour everyfew minutes. That doesn’tmean that we should giveup the effort to reduce ourpain. In fact, we shouldincrease the effort andwork much smarter, if notharder. Hence, our climb-ing aboard the FCM trainto blow our collectivewhistle and perhaps wakeup big railway and biggovernment in the night orsit on their crossings for a

while – just to get atten-tion.

The obstacles are enor-mous. Big railway and biggovernment don’t moveeasily and they don’t hearwell. To get them with usto the same table to discussmatters of no concern tothem doesn’t rank high ontheir to-do lists. We can’tboycott the railroads norcan we stop paying ourtaxes. Be it far from me toeven harbor suchthoughts. But we can puton the pressure – withgood suggestions accom-panying – in every legiti-mate way. You shouldtake every opportunity toraise the issue with yourmember of parliamentbecause railway is regulat-ed by the federal govern-ment. You should writeyour federal minister fre-quently. But don’t lie

down in front of the trains.As for the efforts of the

District of Chetwynd, yourelected Councillors, theMayor, and theAdministration are work-ing through all availableavenues to get the messageto Ottawa. CouncillorPfanner has just attendedthe FCM annual conven-tion where he met withrepresentatives of the FCMand the railroad to person-ally press our case for mit-igation of the most press-ing issues: excessive waitsat the crossings and whis-tle blowing through thetown.

The fight is not over.


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“In a sense, we in Chetwyndare much less afflicted than

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Railway issues in Chetwynd: the fight is not over

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Columbia "We wouldrun a screening process,"added Peterson. "Andthen,

if they met the require-ments in the [applicationinformation require-ments], we would initiatethe application."

The Fort St. John stopwas one of two open hous-es - the other taking placein Prince George onTuesday, May 21 - specificto the environmentalassessment process, butSpectra also held a seriesof similar events in Fort St.James, Smithers, NewHazelton, Terrace, BurnsLake, Mackenzie,Chetwynd and Hudson'sHope between February18 and March 7. The publiccan also comment on theproject through the energy-forbc.ca website andSpectra's offices in Fort St.John, Prince George andTerrace.

Peterson said the routeof the pipeline has beenthe biggest topic of con-versation, particularlywhen it comes to issuessuch as stream or rivercrossings and areas wherewildlife of concern such ascaribou reside.

The proposed route fol-lows an existing Spectrapipeline corridor southfrom the Cypress area toWillow Flats just west ofChetwynd. The companyis considering three possi-

bilities from that point.The pipeline could head

west to Kitsault beforetraveling south to PrinceRupert underwater or itcould drop into the oceansouth of Kitsault.

The third option is tobuild the pipeline on landall the way to PrinceRupert.

Saugstad noted that thediscussion around theproject varies from com-munity to communityalong the over 850 kilome-tres the pipeline wouldtraverse.

Salmon are a big concernin the northwest.

"It's so important to theircultures and their well-being," said Saugstad.

"And then you get moreinto the northeast here," headded, "and then it'smaybe more on gas pro-duction and [land] distur-bance. And through themountains, it's caribou.

"You have the mountaincaribou in the Rockies," hecontinued. "I think that's alongstanding issue up herefrom Tumbler Ridge rightup into the Pine Pass withthe low numbers of themountain caribou. A lot ofinterest on effects on bears,but that comes more frompeople that have neverbeen around pipelines.Generally, bears likepipelines, but then huntersknow bears like pipelines."

One interesting issuealready identified bySpectra is the presence ofcontaminated sedimentsin the water at Alice Armleft by the old miningoperation at Kitsault.

"They had an oceandumping program," saidSaugstad. "They took thetailings from the mine,they put them on a barge,and they went out in theinlet and they dumpedthem in the ocean.

"It's not known howmuch heavy metals areactually in those tailings,"he added.

Spectra is concernedabout what the effectmight be if they choose theundersea pipeline routeand disturb those sedi-ments during construc-tion.

"Coming up this sum-mer, we'll take a remotelyoperated submarine -they're huge - and theywill follow our wholeunderwater route with avideo camera," saidSaugstad, explaining howSpectra plans to assess thatrisk.

Additional remote sub-mersibles will also be usedto take core samples fromthe ocean floor to deter-mine the composition,depth and stability of that

surface so the companycan decide if they willbury the pipe or rest it onthe ocean floor.

"And in the terms ofthose sediments," he con-tinued, "take samples,send them to the lab, andsee what is actually there."

Saugstad indicated thepublic isn't as concernedabout the product - naturalgas - as they are with oilpipeline projects such asEnbridge's NorthernGateway, but they stillhave questions about theconstruction and opera-tion of the project.Saugstad seems confidentSpectra can earn theirtrust.

"We've been in B.C. for57 years," he said.

"Most people out westnever heard of us. We saythat's a good thing.Because, as you know, badnews is always on thefront page."

The company also workshard to minimize theirimpact on the surroundingenvironment and commu-nities during the construc-

tion phase. "We're con-fined to narrow rightof-ways. So, there's a lot ofplanning ... to get youdown to the lowest foot-print possible," Saugstadexplained. "Locating yourcamps and your workersas close to the sites as youcan so you keep them offthe roads, free up theroads for the local people.Water management is abig one - controlling yourwater for your streamcrossings and rainfallevents. Burning yourgarbage so bears don't getinto garbage and becomenuisance bears."

Another important con-sideration is avoiding con-struction of the underseaportion during the com-mercial fishing season soas not to disrupt thatindustry.

"That's all going to beplanned."

Much of the early workis already well underway.

"We're out right nowconsulting with the com-munities - all the FirstNations, local communi-ties, stakeholders," saidSaugstad, adding thatSpectra will also be talkingto trappers and guide out-fitters to understand theimpact the project couldhave on their activities.

Biologists are alreadycollecting information,including determining fishspecies living aroundpotential water crossingsusing electrofishing andnet pens.

"I think it's generallysupportive," Saugstad saidof the public opinion of the

emerging LNG industry inB.C. "There is a lot of inter-est on how many projectsthere may be and thecumulative total of all ofthose - number of plants,number of pipes, numberof wells to feed the pipes.

"And a lot of confusionabout who's doing what ...and are they all going tohappen."

Spectra is hoping to sub-mit their application inearly 2014, assuming BCEAO will take about a yearto assess that applicationand make their decision inearly 2015.

"Then it will take sixmonths or a year for thecompanies to decidewhether it's feasible," saidSaugstad. "They wouldcome to their FID - or finalinvestment decision - andthen construction wouldstart after that. The LNGplant would probably takeabout four years to build."

That would put theoperational date in 2020 or2021.

"Some are more aggres-sive," said Saugstad, dis-cussing how the timelinefor Spectra and BG com-pares to other LNG projectproposals. But it remainsto be seen whether theycan get through the envi-ronmental assessmentprocess and make all thosedecisions."

The process of securingsales contracts could alsodelay actual shipments ofLNG, but market issuesdon't concern Saugstadright now.

"The business side willsort itself out."

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TUMBLER RIDGE – Thingsaren’t looking good for the cari-bou herds around TumblerRidge.

According to the most recentcaribou counts, which numberswere just released, the Quintetteherd is down 28 percent from anestimated 173 count in 2008 to anestimated 128 in 2010. TheBearhole herd is almost dis-solved with a count of 80 in 2008down to an estimated 21 in late2012.

The Ministry of Environmentsays “Caribou recovery is a pri-ority for the BC government andit has taken action to meet thenecessary goals for recoveringthis species.”

Yet, no overt action has beenreleased to the public for thesenorthern caribou herds. Theministry says, “The Province iscurrently working with industry

and First Nations to protect 90per cent of caribou habitat forthese seven herds in the SouthPeace area, as well as imple-menting required managementactions.”

The ministry was unavailableto offer comment before publica-tion.

The goal of the South PeaceNorthern Caribou Plan, whichwas released in October of 2012,more than seven months ago,has an objective to increase thepopulation of the seven herdsinvolved by more than 1,200 ani-mals across their range within 21years.

With the Quintette herddeclining by an estimated 28percent over four years, and theBearhole herd having declinedan estimated 74 percent, it seemsas though the numbers are sug-gesting the opposite is happen-ing, and at a rapid rate.

The South Peace NorthernCaribou Management Model

explains how industry is impact-ing the caribou habitat, “…thereis considerable interest inexpanding industrial activity inthe region. The area has a longhistory of mineral, petroleumnatural gas and forestry devel-opment. In the boreal portion ofwoodland caribou range thesedevelopments are correlatedwith population declines, likelycaused by changes in the broad-er predator-prey system thatresult in lower caribou survival(Sorensen et al. 2008,Environment Canada 2011,Latham 2011).”

The caribou, considered aspecies at risk, have been anobstacle to Quintette mine open-ing as they had to re-submittheir environmental assessmentto mitigate their caribou man-agement plan. In a previousinterview in November 2012 RayProulx, Senior Coordinator,Community and AboriginalAffairs for Teck explained, “We

recently achieved a mile stone inthat our Caribou plan wasaccepted for review. Back inApril when we submitted ourapplication we were informedthe caribou plan, because of thein-term guidelines needed to beupdated. We took some timeover the summer and to do so inconsultation with first nationsspecifically. We got the plan to apoint where we felt comfortablesubmitting it to the provincewhich we did in early Octoberand we were informed in laterOctober that the plan was fit forreview. It went through the pre-screening process and we wereinformed on November 5 thatthe whole application was inqueue for the mines act permitamendment process.”

After the recent caribou countnumbers were released, Proulx,on behalf of Teck said, “We havedeveloped a monitoring andprotection plan for caribou forour Quintette project, consistent

with the Government of BritishColumbia’s caribou manage-ment strategy, that takes intoaccount best practices for habitatmanagement and land use plan-ning. Teck is also an active mem-ber of the Peace NorthernCaribou Committee, which isworking to identify and imple-ment actions to help support therecovery of caribou populationsthroughout the region,” he con-tinues, “We take our responsibil-ity to protect caribou very seri-ously and will continue to workwith government, First Nations,communities and other stake-holders to address this impor-tant issue.”

Tumbler Ridge News is stillwaiting for an interview with thebiologists’ who have been study-ing the herds to offer more infor-mation and insight. Due to elec-tion time and the reconfigura-tion of government, we arehopeful biologists will soon beable to speak to this matter.


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Notice is hereby given thatCreditors and others,having claims against theestagte of Herman Banzer,deceased, formerly of Box5, Chetwynd BC, V0C 1J0are hereby required to sendthe particulars thereof tothe undersigned Executorc/o Stasiuk & Company,Law Corporation, #20110300-10th Street, DawsonCreek, British ColumbiaV1G 3T6, on or before the15th day of July, 2013, afterwhich date the estateʼsassets will be distributed,having regard only to theclaims that have beenreceived.Sharla Marlene BanzerExecutorStasiuk & CompanyLaw CorporationSolicitors

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013 from11am-2pm at the, ChetwyndHospital – Community HealingGarden. Bring a Plant to theGarden, also are looking forDonations to fill the Garden. Contact the EconomicDevelopment Office at 401-4113.

BBuussiinneessss PPllaanntteerr PPrroojjeeccttPlanters will be made available ona first request basis to assist localbusinesses that are interested inbeautifying the fronts of their placeof operation. To request your planter contact

the Chamber of Commerce at250-401-4113

Chetwynd’s Farmers’ MarketWelcome to the fourth year of the Chetwynd’s Farmers’ Market. In2013, the Chetwynd’s Farmers’ Market will have a NEW location andNEW times. The Chetwynd’s Farmers’ Market will be located at the Spirit Park

(behind Northern Industrial Sales) and will operate on Thursdaysfrom 12 – 5 pm May 16 – October 10, 2013. The cost is $10 per vendor per market and more vendors are

always needed. At the Chetwynd’s Farmers’ Market there is varietyof local produce and crafts including some seasonal plants, fruits,vegetables, honey, eggs, baking, cards, jewelry, paintings,photography, clothing & wood work. For more information, please contact 250-788-9327.

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Chetwynd InternationalChainsaw CarvingChampionship InvitationalJune 6-9, 2013. Carving starts at 8 am and endsat 6 pm Thursday - Saturday.Carving starts at 8 am Sundayand ends at 1 pm for judging. Don’t miss the Quick-Carve

contests on Sunday!Spectators are welcome tostop by the carving contestat any time. Watch these talented carversas they turn wood intospectacular art! Choose yourfavourite Carving, then showup on, Sunday or Saturday tovote for the People’s FavoriteAward.

Adopt an Area, Block orTrail Program

Start June and Finish on August31, 2013. Register Now 250- 401-4113.

Rain Barrel RebateUpon the purchase of a rain barrel from a local store, residentsof the District of Chetwynd will be eligible for a $25.00 rebate tomaximum of $50.00 per household. To obtain the rebate,residents must complete an application form (available at theDistrict Office) with their name, address and signature and sup-ply a dated receipt from a local business as proof of purchase ofa rain barrel.

Chainsaw Carving - Maintenance

The District of Chetwynd is offering a maintenance program forbusiness that own handcrafted chainsaw carvings within themunicipality. The Chainsaw Carvings are beautiful and we haveadded this program to help businesses with maintenance needsfor the existing Chainsaw Carvings that are located on thefrontage of the businesses.The District of Chetwynd will rebate 50% of the expense to have

the carving maintenance completed up to a maximum of $250 foreach local business that participates.If you have any questions regarding the program please contactme at the District office, 401-4113 or email [email protected]. Thank you for participating in our program tomaintain the wonderful carvings we have in our community.

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continue with a $25 rebate, from theDistrict of Chetwynd, on a composterpurchased locally. This is another way to give residentsincentive to recycle by compostingand add to the existing beauty.

Beautiful Gardens contest: TBA

To register contact PeaceFM 250-788-9452 .

Live a day the Northern Way

Be a tourist in your own town for themonth of June 2013. Get out & exploreyour community Open House – VisitorCentre, Contact Chamber of Commerce 250-788-3345.

CChheettwwyynndd CCoommmmuunniittyy GGaarrddeennssWednesday, June 5, 2013 from 11am-2pm at the, ChetwyndHospital – Community Healing Garden. Bring a Plant to theGarden, also are looking for Donations to fill the Garden. Contactthe Economic Development Office at 401-4113.

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