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Hunters buck hunting changesCameron Orr and Tom Fletcher
As B.C. hunters packed rooms to protest reg-ulations giving guide-out� tters and their out-of-province clients a larger share of big-game per-mits, the provincial government argues that the shift is being exaggerated.
The latest increase in the share of guide per-mits to hunt moose, grizzly bear and other re-stricted animals in limited-entry hunting areas of B.C. totals 618 “hunting opportunities” across the province per year, says a statement from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. Based on the success rate of hunts for different species, “this model represents a transfer of approximately 186 animals from residents to guides.”
The B.C. Wildlife Federation’s estimate that the wild game allocation policy could result in 5,000 fewer hunting permits for resident hunters under limited entry hunting rules is “not accu-rate,” the ministry says.
Forests Minister Steve Thomson said in an interview he made the decision on the latest al-location after a long consultation where the BCWF and the Guide Out� tters Association of B.C. couldn’t agree. The decision was to provide certainty for guide businesses, but also took away guides’ rights to pool regional game allotments and hunt in vacant guiding territories.
“There are arguments over the number, de-pending on which base you use, and I expect those arguments will continue,” Thomson said. “At the end of the day we all want the same thing, which is healthy wildlife populations.”
BCWF hosted hunter meetings in Kelowna and Langley and spokesman Jesse Zeman said hunters were lined up out the door in Langley. He said the latest changes are part of a longer-term shift going back more than a decade that has seen a loss of harvest share for resident hunters.
B.C. hunters are concerned that the share reserved for guide-out� tters is now higher than anywhere else in North America. Under the lat-est policy, that share is 20 per cent for elk, 20 or 25 per cent for moose depending on the restricted region, 35 per cent for mountain goat, and 40 per cent for grizzly bears.
Kitimat’s Michael Langegger, who is the chair of the Northwest Fish and Wildlife Conser-vation Association, has lobbied intensely against these allocation changes.
We couldn’t reach Langegger directly by press time but he did provide articles and letters he has sent on the matter to us via e-mail.
In one document he writes to the Forests and Lands minister directly, saying proposed alloca-tion changes are “absolutely unacceptable to our members.”
Continued on page 9
Road work contracts increasedRod Link
The three companies with road and bridge maintenance contracts in the area have received one-time payments and an-nual increases to meet higher snow clearing standards during the winter months on Hwy16.
Nechako Northcoast, which looks after the highways around Terrace, south to Kitimat and north to the Nass Valley, had its annual contract increased by $165,750 in addition to a one-time payment of $400,000.
Its increased budget, along with increases for Billabong, an af� liated company with Nechako Northcoast covering highways in the Hazeltons and Smithers and O’Brien Road and Bridge Maintenance, which looks after highways around Prince Rupert and on Haida Gwaii, follows a decision by the provincial government earlier this year to increase maintenance standards on northern highways.
Previous standards were determined by traf� c volume, meaning that less traf� c meant plowing and sanding wasn’t done as often as it was on highways with more traf� c.
At the time of the January standards increase announce-ment, the province estimated the extra cost at $2 million to $3 million, a � gure it has since con� rmed. It now says the increas-es in annual payments for all six contractors affected in the
north works out to $2,000,533. The increase in standards from Category B to Category
A means contractors now have to start clearing when 4cm of snow falls instead of 6cm.
In this region, Hwy16 is now a Category A road right from the coast through to Prince George and beyond.
Hwy 37 South to Kitimat already had a Category A desig-nation.
Contractors are also required to respond faster during win-ter storms and to have roads cleared faster.
Nechako Northcoast’s one-time payment of $400,000 re-� ected its increased costs to meet the higher standards, said the transportation ministry.
“As part of the negotiations with the contractors, the min-istry provided a one-time lump sum of $4,110,495 to recognize the signi� cant costs to implement changes to � eet and equip-ment, labour and materials,” the transportation ministry said in a statement.
Nechako, as did the other companies, also received pay-ment for meeting the higher standards from the day they were put into place at the end of February until the winter season end-ed during the period contact increases hadn’t been established.
Continued on page 2
Even the dog? The annual Polar Bear Swim, these days organized by Trevor Amos for the boat launch at the Kitamaat Village Marina, was done as usual on January 1 at noon. The icy plunge provided a very quick pick-me-up to participants, followed by hot chocolate and hot dogs around a � re.
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Continued from page 1In Nechako’s case, that worked out to a pay-
ment of $18,164. In announcing the increase in standards, the government said traffic tied to the potential for liquefied natural gas and other indus-trial activity had been increasing, thus making the higher standards needed.
Nechako Northcoast is responsible for 135km of Hwy16, O’Brien is responsible for 50km of
Hwy 16 leading toward the coast and Billabong is responsible for 200km of Hwy16 in the Hazeltons and Smithers area.
Nechako North Coast’s current contract is worth $8.275 million a year, O’Brien’s is $3.89 million a year and Billabong’s is $11.94 million a year.
All figures are prior to these most recent con-tract increases.
Road
Holiday fireworks leads complaint callsDecember 22Police responded with Fire and Res-
cue to a single-vehicle incident near Hirsch Creek on Highway 27. A pick-up truck slid off the road and the driver was unable to get out on her own. The driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution, and police concluded that an icy roadway contributed to the incident.
December 23A vehicle stop in the lower City Cen-
tre mall parking lot caught a prohibited driver behind the wheel. A 34-year-old driver from Kitimat faces charges for
driving while prohibited, and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
December 24At 9:21 p.m. a resident complained to
police of noises that sounded like shots, which was later confirmed to be fireworks.
At 11:56 p.m. police were called to a home in Kitamaat Village on a report of an alleged assault. A male on the scene was arrested and held in cells until sober. The 58-year-old male is facing charges re-lating to assault.
December 25At 10 a.m. the police were called on
a possible missing persons file. A man had left Kitimat on a trip but did not send report on arrival. Police determined the person had arrived safely, but had slept in their car overnight.
December 27At 8 p.m. police were called on a
complaint of fireworks being set off. The officer told the caller that a town bylaw al-lows fireworks between December 24 and January 2, but patrols would be done to make sure the bylaw was being followed.
December 28At 6:26 p.m. the police were alerted
to a complaint of mischief to a portion of Nechako Centre. Two sheets of plywood were reportedly removed from a doorway and the caller was concerned for its haz-ard. The RCMP cleared to make sure no one was inside and alerted the owner, who said they would re-secure the building.
Anyone with information on these or other crimes are asked to call the Kitimat detachment at 250-632-7111 or remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Information leading to an arrest may be eligible for a reward.
Fireworks rules in KitimatAccording to town bylaws, there
are only three times a year people can set off fireworks.
We just passed the first pe-riod, which runs December 24 to
January 2. The other is Canada Day, which allows fireworks between June 22 to July 2. Finally Halloween is allowed, between October 24 to No-vember 1.
The bylaw applies to setting off fireworks, as well as selling them or giving them.
You must also be at least 18 years old to buy them.
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What will 2015 be like?
Kitimat’s new mayor is making a New Year’s resolution to build the rela-tionship up with the neighbouring Haisla as Kitimat might enjoy a little breathing space with the Rio Tinto Alcan modern-ization slowing down and concluding in 2015.
“There’s no use to us going out to covet any type of industry if your clos-est neighbour might not be in favour of it. It only makes sense that we have the two communities working together as a team to have industry come here and work right from day one on things that will benefit both communities,” he said.
Germuth doesn’t anticipate a final investment decision (FID) being made for any LNG projects this year but said that will be something to look forward to in 2016.
As for the council itself, “We have two new faces, the dynamics have changed. We’re just getting to know each other. Totally confident that we’ll be working together, as a team.”
A peek at issues and challenges for the new year
Mayor Phil GermuthThe Skeena MLA Robin Austin is
looking forward to a year of pushing for cleaner, greener environmental stan-dards for the fledgling LNG industry in the province. He said the NDP only opposed one aspect of the LNG indus-try in B.C., which related to how emis-sions were handled, where only terminal emissions are counted, rather than the majority of emissions from mid-stream and the supply source.
“They [the government] promise to have the cleanest LNG in the world. It is by no means the cleanest LNG in the world at all.”
Meanwhile he does say the arrival of Woodside Petroleum to the Kitimat LNG project is positive news and hopes to see an FID for an LNG project this year to take the place of the finishing RTA project.
“We need something to replace that,” he said. “Hopefully we’ll see something come down from either Shell or the Chevron...project.”
MLA Robin Austin
Unfortunately for us at the Sentinel, our holiday deadlines and Ross’ own holi-day schedule didn’t align and we were un-able to reach him ahead of our deadlines.
Chief Councillor Ellis Ross
For Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen, he’s hoping to see an economy in 2015 that shares benefits with the entire region. He said eco-nomic benefits should be far reaching for his riding, especially for places like Haida Gwaii and Hazelton. To that goal he wants to see the federal gov-ernment put focus on helping create small and medium sized businesses.
For 2015 he sees a year of intense traveling as he tours his riding and the province for his private members bill on protecting the north coast, and in his role as finance critic he will spend a lot of time in cities, talking with the business community.
Finally, being an election year he’s expecting a rapidly intensifying level of politics in the country.
“2015 couldn’t come fast enough, now it’s here so I’m glad because we get an opportunity to go back to the polls and maybe see something differ-ent for the country.”
MP Nathan Cullen
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Assessment roll rises for Kitimat
The assessed roll value of properties in Kiti-mat jumped substantially for the 2015 figures.
BC Assessment revealed that among all classifications, Kitimat’s property values rose 34.76 per cent, from $1,467,317,000 to $1,977,342,000.
The residential roll specifically in Kiti-mat jumped higher, up 42.46 per cent, from $786,357,000, to $1,120,274,000.
The value of an average single family home in Kitimat went from $227,000 to $316,000
Kitimat actually only came in second place to communities with the largest roll increase over all classifications.
The District of Port Edward edged ahead of Kitimat’s 34.67 per cent increase, with a 26.61 per cent increase.
Still, their actual dollar amount isn’t as high, with their roll at just over $106 million. Kiti-mat’s over $1.9 billion wins that race, and also tops out at the highest value.
Terrace, by comparison, saw it’s roll rise by 30.61 per cent. Their average assessed value for a single family home is $317,000, up from $244,000.
BC Assessment Deputy Assessor Geoff Radtke said the assessed values are not decided on using speculation, so the prospect of major projects starting in 2015 didn’t weigh in to their accounting.
What does is actual sales records through the year.
“BC Assessment doesn’t value properties based on speculation,” he said. “We actually re-view sales evidence.”
The results come from the value of prop-erties based on the sale of similar properties around the valuation date of July 1, 2014.
District of Kitimat Treasurer Steve Chris-tiansen said that overall Kitimat will be ‘saved’ due to Terrace sharing a nearly as heavy rise. That’s because when it comes to regional taxes — such as school and hospital taxes — the com-munities most heavily burdened are ones with large assessed increases.
Kitimat took on the lion share of those taxes last year but now the burden can be more evenly shared.
Kitimat sets local property tax rates, but also collect on behalf of the other taxing authorities.
Kitimat’s flat tax, which accounts for about 60 per cent of a tax bill, also helps even out any wild fluctuations, said Christiansen.
Kitimat Council will be setting the next year’s tax rates later this year, but based on the previously established five-year plan for the town, local property tax rates are likely to in-crease around three per cent.
“If we follow the pattern...then it would be a three per cent increase for 2015 for the gen-eral, municipal portion,” he said, adding other tax rates have not been set, so he does not know what the eventual total tax bill will be for resi-dents.
Also, any potential increase or decrease to a tax bill will follow how much they deviate for the average.
If a person’s home goes up over the 34 per cent average set by BC Assessment they might see a sharper bill increase, while those below the average could see a drop in the tax bill.
BC Assessment offers an e-valueBC service at their website at bcassessment.ca so people can better understand their home’s market value.
Property owners can also dispute their as-sessment by February 2, and have their case heard by a Property Assessment Review Panel.
New Years baby elusive in KitimatCameron Orr
Northern Health tells the Sentinel that as of Friday, January 2 there were no expecting parents waiting for a delivery in Kitimat.
Northern Health spends New Years tracking who the first baby of the year is.
In the health authority as a whole, Fort St. John couple Bruce Fitzgerald and Lyeah Lamb welcomed Redmond Fitzgerald as the north’s first baby
Redmond was born at 12:52 a.m., weighing eight pounds.Prince Rupert saw their first baby on January 2, at 8:59 a.m. Amelia
Mather was born to parents Sophia and Russell, and was 10 pounds, four ounces.
In the province as a whole, a baby was born at the Peace Arch Hospital just five seconds after the calendar turned.
We will report Kitimat’s first baby once we know.
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The plunge in oil prices in the last few months predictably brought out the Chicken Littles, all running around and squacking “The sky is falling, the sky is falling.”
And nowhere was that more ap-parent than when it came to LNG.
I read a story that even went so far as to pronounce it was the “death knell” of any lique� ed natural indus-try in BC.
That is of course nonsense.Let’s deal with oil � rst.This dive in oil prices we have
seen in the last few months is hardly anything new.
In January of 2005 the price of a barrel of Brent oil - the global bench mark - was a touch under $50.
By May of 2008 it had rocketed to $140/barrel.
Four months later it had crashed to under $50 again.
But soon started a climb that took it to $130/barrel by May of 2011.
Then crashed again over the last half of last year.
The world as we know it did not
end in either of those two earlier low points and it will not this time either - as I write this Brent oil appears to have stabilized at $57, above the last “crash” level.
Now let’s shift focus to lique� ed natural gas (LNG).
True, LNG prices have predict-ably dived in the last six months in lock step with those of oil.
Also true is that means Asian countries which bought into multi-year contracts tied to the price of oil are at this moment getting their LNG for a lot less than they were paying even six months ago.
But they knew full well that this is a game of snakes and ladders so while the snakes are winning at this point the ladders will soon take over.
And that’s the whole point of long-term contracts, to smooth out the bumps.
Which takes us to Woodside, the company that just bought out Apache’s Australian LNG holdings and its half share in the proposed Kitimat LNG project for an estimated $3.75 billion.
These guys are no amateurs or speculators. While we may have nev-er heard of them before, they are the number one energy producer Down Under.
And they have about $2.5 billion free cash available, emphasizing they are no fools.
So the purchase inevitably leads to the conclusion that they are con-vinced the price of oil will rebound at some point in the future to a level that makes KLNG viable over the long term, 30 or 40 years usually.
Will that translate into a green light for the project this year?
I am not convinced of that but I am convinced having Woodside in-volved in the project is a big plus.
Sky is not falling over oil price drop
Look aheadIn last week’s paper we talked a lot about what
happened in 2015.This time I want to look ahead and take a shot at
guessing what will become this year’s biggest issues.It’s a tough game to play, of course.Big issues last year — beyond the individual sto-
ries we’ve already highlighted — were things like housing prices, which has been a huge problem in the community.
With the smelter project heading towards even-tual completion that issue should begin to alleviate, at least temporarily. Even so, if an LNG project gets approved that could bring back the trouble.
For solutions this time to those problems, we may be seeing Riverbrook constructed at Liard Street, and possibly the apartments at the Haisla Town Centre, which we know are not going to be offered as rentals or condos.
Plus the Civeo (formerly PTI Group) camp in Strawberry Meadows and another camp near the Chamber of Commerce will take on the burdens of temporary workers, in addition to project speci� c camps on-site.
I spoke recently about overbuild of hotels, and I suspect that issue — not hotels speci� cally but com-mercial space as a whole — will take up time in the new year. Kitimat will need to be built up enough to support the spin-off business from large projects.
And on the subject of these major projects them-selves, call me optimistic but I feel we’ll hear some-thing from Kitimat LNG (Chevron and Woodside Petroleum) this year.
With Woodside having jumped on board, and with the project having its permits, it’s, from my per-spective, primed for a decision.
The Shell-led LNG Canada project meanwhile still has regulatory processes to go through, so I wouldn’t expect noise relating to a � nal investment decision for a while to come at this point, while they work through their requirements.
Perhaps we’ll hear news from the smaller propo-nents, such as the Haisla’s Cedar LNG proposal for � oating LNG facilities.
Overall, perhaps the bottom line for 2015 in Kit-imat will be legacy building. We’ll all be looking for long term bene� ts from the projects that will build the community’s future.
We’ll spend time this year discussing how to de-velop the waterfront that Rio Tinto Alcan gifted the town.
And if LNG happens, the conversation will start in what those companies can leave behind for post-construction bene� ts.
Once the curtain goes down on 2015, hopefully we’ll know, economically, where the community is heading a little better than we know now, and as a result will have the plan for where to go from there.
Cameron Orr
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Tom Fletcher stirs response from Nisga’a
Supper club
Dear Sir,This in response to Tom
Fletcher’s column (‘Nisga’a prov-ing their critics wrong,’ B.C. Views, Dec. 3) and a recent letter to the editor from Ron Johnson (‘Perils of a parallel state’, bclo-calnews.com).
First, the Nisga’a Nation is not a “parallel state.” As a result of our treaty, we are very much a part of Canada, a fact about which many Nisga’a citizens are extremely proud. In the man-ner set out in the Nisga’a Treaty, federal and provincial laws apply
to Nisga’a Nation, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms applies to Nisga’a government, Nisga’a citizens pay taxes, and Nisga’a citizens continue to be entitled to all the rights and ben-efits of other Canadian citizens.
If anything, our treaty re-moved the barriers of the Indian Act that obstructed our full par-ticipation in Canadian society. We take exception to being separated in any way from Canada.
Second, Johnson’s comment that Nisga’a citizens have become a “landed gentry” is a completely
inaccurate portrayal of the state of Nisga’a society. It suggests that through the recognition of our aboriginal title under the Nisga’a Treaty, Nisga’a Nation has some-how magically transformed its economic conditions to that of a 19th century aristocrat living off rents.
In fact we were not allowed to participate in the industrial revo-lution, and we need to catch up to the rest of Canada. As tax-paying Canadians, we at Nisga’a Nation still have to earn our daily bread, attract investment to our area and
carefully plan and build for the future, just like everyone else in Canada.
This is why we support the development of the liquefied natural gas industry in B.C., are seeking to attract investment, and possibly operate an LNG facility on Nisga’a lands. As we have in-dicated to the government of B.C. at recent joint press conferences, our efforts at Nisga’a Nation provide LNG proponents project certainty to support the establish-ment of the LNG industry in B.C. generally.
Nisga’a Nation strives for sustainable prosperity and self-reliance.
We appreciate how Fletcher has kept an open mind to allow his views on the Nisga’a Treaty to evolve.
We are optimistic that eventu-ally more people will understand that we want what all citizens of B.C. want – an improved quality of life.
Sincerely,H. Mitchell Stevens, President
Nisga’a Lisims Govern-ment, New Aiyansh
Luke 2: 25-29: “Lord now let your ser-vant depart in peace, according to your Word, for my eyes have seen your salvation...this is our text.”
I love Christmas leftovers. In fact I think the turkey dinner gets better as it ages a bit; come to think of it, the left overs are almost better than the original. And you know, that is kind of like where we are now.
Christmas is over
and a New Year has be-gun, so what now?
Well, the message of the birth of our Sav-iour is really good news but in reality, the good news just gets better.
It’s great that we take time every year to celebrate God coming to this world in human fleshbut as Paul Harvey says, now it’s time for the rest of the story.
To truly believe in Jesus and what He came to this earth to accomplish, we can’t
separate His birth from everything else He came to do. It’s a package deal. The long shadow of the cross falls across the manger and we cannot avoid it.
Both the joy and the sorrow that would surround Jesus are prophesied in the ac-count of Simeon above. We don’t know a lot about Simeon, but Luke does tell us that Simeon was told that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. And so day by day Simeon wait-ed at the Temple and watched the throngs of people every so that he would be where God wanted him to be at the right time. And when that time finally ar-
rived, Luke tells us that Simeon picked up the baby Jesus and praised God saying, “Sover-
eign Lord, now you are letting your servant de-part in peace according to your Word, for my
eyes have seen your salvation.”
Those were Sime-on’s first words, and
they are good news indeed. The saviour of the world has arrived.
Cont’d on page 7
On December 22 the Kitimat Com-munity Support Club hosted their Monday night meals, except this time it was Christmas-themed, with donated gifts for those who at-tended, and a tradition-al turkey meal as well.
This particular Supper Club gathering was also sponsored by
the Kitimat Kinsmen Club, who supplied the food and served as well. The Kinsmen were sup-ported by a number of local businesses as well to provide the food.
At left are the Sup-per Club volunteers for December 22, includ-ing members of the Kitimat Kinsmen and Mayor Phil Germuth
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Quebec company boasts of Kitimat land holdingsCameron Orr
Quebec real estate investment company ROI Land Investments is boasting of their holdings in Kitimat and Terrace, which they say
are, in total, valued at over $10 million.
The land includes 250,000 sq. ft of resi-dential land in Terrace and Kitimat, which has capacity to build over
300 apartments, they say.
ROI would be the land owner to what is now the Alexander Townhouses, at the corner of Nalabila and
Alexander Boulevard.The Kitimat
holdings account for 170,000 sq. ft, the company says on their website.
The company also
Retailers enjoy good holiday shoppingCameron Orr
Some of Kitimat’s downtown retailers are saying that the Christmas shopping season was a good one overall.
City Centre Mall shop owner Kathy Seager, who runs the Caprice shop on the second level, said she saw better sales than in December last year.
Yet more than the sales she said people seemed a lot happier in general.
“People had re-ally good spirits about them this year,” she said.
The Christmas shopping season really hit for her right on De-cember 1, she adds.
Donna Connors, the manager for Kiti-mat’s Cooks Jewellers store, said that it was a good year for them too, although it wasn’t quiet as busy as Christ-mas was in 2013.
That said they had a particularly busy shopping day just be-fore Christmas Eve, and December 29 also proved to be a busy day as well.
She’s not sure ex-actly what would have kept the number of shoppers lower rela-tive to last year, but she thinks it’s possible that the nice weather through November and December may have played a part, where roads were still in good shape leading to Terrace.
She also believes there are not quite as many people in Kiti-mat this year as there
were last year.Mall Manager Laurie Middleton thought
of the weather as well during the nice days of November, but thought the mall was quite busy through Christmas even if the weather allowed out of town travel.
“We’re always happy when it snows a lot,” she noted, referring to the weather keeping shop-pers in Kitimat rather than Terrace.
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boasts that “Land de-velopment and all nec-essary permits have been approved for the development of these lands,” which is actual-ly not entirely accurate.
The land at Al-exander Townhouses is currently going through zoning read-ings and on Janu-ary 20 there will be a
public hearing.The proposed zon-
ing changes for the property will permit the construction of eight 12-unit town-houses, five-unit town-houses, and four-unit townhouses.
In total it would allow 105 living units, increasing by 25 the currently allowed limit.
The zoning ap-plication for the Alex-ander townhouses has been handled by land management company Coast to Coast Hold-ings, who are in a joint venture with ROI.
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Shipping studyTom Fletcher
The B.C. govern-ment is preparing for increased shipping traffic on the North Coast, from liquefied natural gas to contain-ers and bulk commod-ity exports.
The planning and policy office of the B.C. Ministry of Transportation has posted an invitation to bid on a “marine services needs as-sessment” for B.C. shipping, with a clos-ing date of Jan. 16. It avoids mentioning oil shipping, but that would be included in the study.
“The ministry is interested in how in-creases in vessel traffic may impact demand for marine services along the coast,” says the invitation on Can-ada’s Business Net-work. “Proposed proj-ects include container terminals, energy proj-ects including natural gas liquefaction and export terminals, and bulk commodity ex-port facilities.
“Some of these projects proposed new elements for the province, whether it be handling new com-modities such as LNG and other energy prod-ucts, or developing port projects in parts of the province where the marine services industry is not well de-veloped, such as Kiti-mat and Stewart.”
Kitimat is pro-posed as an export site for LNG and Alberta heavy oil, with a his-tory as an aluminum smelting and petro-leum products centre.
Stewart, a remote coastal community at the head of the Port-land Canal, has a pop-ulation of about 500 across from Alaska’s Misty Fiords National Park.
Chinese investors behind Canada Stew-art Energy Group Ltd. have proposed a float-ing LNG facility to begin production in 2017, with a second phase of land-based production to follow.
Continued from page 5Christmas was over and now began the mis-
sion Jesus came into the world to accomplish; to live a perfect sinless life and then give that life freely on the cross as payment for our sin, so that all who confess their sins and believe on Him as their Saviour will be forgiven and grant-ed eternal life. You see, it keeps getting better.
In Jesus Christ, you and I have a hope and a
future to look forward to. We have God’s forgiveness and promise of
eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Simeon is an example to us of someone who
knows that contentment and true peace can only be found in Christ. And so, as we look ahead to this New Year, I would encourage you to see the babe in the manger not just as a once a year event, but the source of your peace and fulfil-
ment all year long. That you will see that His birth means your
Saviour has come, but also that it is His resur-rection from the dead that is your source of new and eternal life.
May your New Year be full of God’s bless-ings as you live day to day in His abundant mer-cy and grace.
Amen.
Good news
8 Northern Sentinel, Wednesday, January 7, 2015
What: A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 20 at 7:30pm at Council Chambers, 606 Mountainview Square to consider ‘1015-1050 Alexander R3-D Multi-Family Residential Zone Bylaw No. 1861, 2014’.
What is it?The proposed bylaw changes the zoning of 1015-1050 Alexander Ave.
What changes?Council is considering an application to rezone 1015-1050 Alexander Ave to allow the construction of eight 12-unit apartment buildings, one 5-unit townhouse building, and one 4-unit townhouse building. Total development proposed is 105 units, an increase of 25 from current zoning. To facilitate development, property would be placed in a new zone (R3-D), which would allow for smaller minimum lot area per unit, greater lot coverage, increased Floor Area Ratio, and maximum height of 12 metres. Development proposal would also require decreased minimum lot frontage, relaxation of parking standards, and a front yard variance for one building.
Where is it?
PUBLIC HEARING JANUARY 20 1015-1050 Alexander Ave Zoning Amendment
Bylaw No. 1861, 2014
When can I speak? Anyone wishing to comment on this issue may provide written comment to Mayor and Council c/o 270 City Centre, V8C 2H7; fax 250-632-4995; or email [email protected]. Comments regarding the proposed rezoning must be received before 8:30am on January 14, 2015 to be included in the report to Mayor and Council. Submissions received by email after this deadline but before 4:30pm on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 will be read before Council at the Public Hearing. You may also speak in person, or deliver written comment, at the Public Hearing held Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 7:30pm atCouncil Chambers, 606 Mountainview Square.
Need more info?The bylaw, Council resolution, staff report, application, public commentreceived, and other background material is available for review at theDistrict of Kitimat reception desk, 270 City Centre, 8:30am-noon and 1:00-4:30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding holidays. Most of this information isalso available at www.kitimat.ca/pn. Further inquiries should be directedto Community Planning & Development at 250-632-8910.
What will it look like?
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With such large smiles it might be hard to tell these two apart. That’s Colleen Shelley at right, meeting Mickey Mouse at Disneyland.
Submitted by Simon Camazolla
A trip for the happiest person in KitimatCameron Orr
Colleen Shelley was given the greatest gift of all when she turned 40 last year; a promise from friends that she’d get to go to Disneyland.
In November, perhaps the happiest person in Kitimat got to visit the Happiest Place on Earth, and achieved one of her lifetime goals: meeting Mickey Mouse.
Meeting the big-eared Disney mascot, she said, topped the highlights list for her trip, which also included seeing a live concert and attending a taping of the game show Lets Make a Deal. (We saw a photo of Colleen and her ‘entourage’ on the show’s set in colourful animal costumes, and we’ve resisted, barely, running that photo too.)
“Since I was a little girl I’ve been wanting to go to Disneyland,” Shelley told the Sentinel.
She mentioned that dream to her friend Simon Camazzola who, she said, ran with it and worked with friends to make it a reality.
“The highlight was meeting Mickey Mouse. Every day,” she said. “I didn’t care about Minnie, but I would run in to Mickey all the time and I would squeeze his ears and pinch his nose and just have a fun ol’ time with him. I mean, it was dif-ferent people in the suit all the time so I could tell which ones were really in to it and which ones were not.”
Shelley has cerebral palsy and is wheelchair bound. But she’s very energetic, loves to sing and has an unmistakable laugh.
She said meeting the Disney characters, from Mickey to Goofy, was good, silly fun.
“It may sound crazy to you, but you’re still a little kid at heart when you go there.”
Simon Camazzola said his and their friends’ hope of taking her to Disneyland began years ear-
lier but everything fell in to place this time.From her birthday last January, her friend
Rick Taylor hosted the party, and gave Colleen a suggestion; no gifts, but everyone would pitch in to make the trip possible.
Along with Taylor, and Simon and his wife Geordie, John and Terry Runions were also cor-nerstones to the plan, and a former care aide worker and close friend Kelly Piper would join Shelley and the Camazzolas on the trip itself in November.
“From there [January] on it just snowballed,” said Camazzola.
They opened a bank account for donations and put up some posters around town.
From the forty or so people at her birthday party and the community at large they ended up raising $5,000, plus an air fare ticket.
The Camazzolas took an earlier trip with their family to California as well and scoped out ap-propriate accommodations.
Camazzola is sure the fundraising all fell in to place with some divine influence.
“As a believer, I’d say that God brought it to-gether to get it set up,” he said.
Shelley said she just roared when the plane landed, and remembers a decal of Mickey Mouse on her wall in the hotel room, which seemingly welcomed her in.
With the success of this trip on her belt, Shel-ley says that one day she hopes to go back and maybe have a shot on being on the television show The Voice.
Camazzola spoke to the inspirational nature of Shelley.
“We learned more about her ability than her disability,” he said.
Misuse of 911 callsJeff Nagel
Do not call 911 because your slice of pizza has gone stale.
Nor is it an emergency if Wi-Fi at the coffee shop isn’t working or you’ve lost your glasses.
Those are some of the most bizarrely inappropriate 911 calls made in B.C. in 2014, ac-cording to a top 10 list released by E-Comm, southwest B.C.’s emergency communications centre.
Besides complaining about the quality of take-out food, many bozo 911 callers appear to think emergency dispatch-ers can double as an informa-tion service, wanting to know everything from whether it’s a stat holiday to the phone num-bers for taxis or travel agents.
E-Comm spokesperson Jody Robertson said people who make “nuisance calls” to 911 tie up valuable resources for people with real life-and-death emergencies, potentially putting lives at risk.
“These kinds of calls come in every day pretty much all
day long,” she said.There isn’t an accurate
count of how many there are, but Robertson said it’s “way too many.”
Nor can E-Comm staff in-stantly disconnect those calls – they have to be alert to the possibility that a caller feels threatened by someone nearby and is concocting a cover story so it doesn’t seem like they’ve dialed 911.
The same sorts of scenarios – is the caller silent because of a nearby assailant or because they’ve had a heart attack – are on the minds of E-Comm staff when they get a pocket-dialed call or an accidental call where the caller hangs up.
Call-takers must phone back to make sure the person is okay, and if the call came from a landline and they can’t be reached, police are dispatched.
“Those kinds of calls can chew up a lot of resources un-necessarily.”
The number of pocket-dialed 911 calls is running at about 70,000 a year, while another 30,000 are accidental
calls where the caller hangs up without explaining to staff.
She said the most frequent “head-scratcher” calls are ones seeking basic information, add-ing calls to report or seek infor-mation about power outages are a major recurring problem.
True emergencies are po-lice, fire or medical situations that require immediate action because someone’s health, safety or property is in jeopardy or a crime is in progress.
Now, the top ten reasons to not call 911:1. Wi-Fi at a local coffee shop isn’t working2. “What’s the fine for jay walking?”3. Pizza not fresh; wants a re-placement slice4. “What’s the number for my travel agency?”5. Caller phoned 9-1-1 to ask for a taxi referral6. “Is today a stat holiday?”7. Food they ordered is cold8. Wants help finding lost glass-es9. Home Internet is not work-ing10. “What’s the date today?”
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effectively gutted but the family of � ve managed to get out safely. The community meanwhile has rallied
behind the home owners in their time of need. See page 3. Cameron Orr
Kitimat Airshed Assessment released
Anyone holding their breath over
ever seeing the Kitimat Airshed Assess-
ment can breath easier now with its re-
lease on Friday.
The Government of B.C. commis-
sioned for the study of the impacts of
industrial developments to the Kitimat
area, but since it � nished the government
had held on to the document claiming it
as Crown privilege.
Speaking to reporters Friday En-
vironment Minister Mary Polak said it
was always meant to eventually be re-
leased publicly.
An overview of the report shows
that “The airshed can accommodate in-
dustrial growth without signi� cantly af-
fecting the health of residents or the en-
vironment,” a government Powerpoint
presentation says.
The study focused primarily on Sul-
phur Dioxide (SO2) and Nitrgen Diox-
ide (NO2).
SO2 is the subject of an environ-
mental permit appeal by two Kitimat
residents who feel Rio Tinto Alcan’s
post-modernization SO2 emissions are
too high.
The government study included the
possibility of four lique� ed natural gas
terminals, a proposed oil re� nery, gas-
turbine powered electricity generating
facilities, predicted increased shipping
along the Douglas Channel, and future
expected increases in road and rail traf-
� c.“We want to ensure any potential
impacts from industrial air emissions
are clearly understood before new proj-
ects are approved,” said Polak.
As for RTA’s existing permit, the
government has no plans to revisit it
save for possibilities from the appeal.
“We intend to see RTA operate un-
der its existing permit. The appeal will
be what the appeal will be and of course
we will look to the results of that if there
are any changes that need to be made,”
she said. “Our intent at this stage is for
RTA to operate under their existing per-
mit requirements.”
Lis Stannus, one of two Kitimat
appellants against the RTA permit, is
pleased to see the study � nally released,
but at over 300 pages she said she’d
need time to go over the details.
Graphs from the government do
show the potential for signi� cant SO2
reductions in the event SO2 scrubbers
are used by the smelter.
SO2 health risks showed minor (pos-
sibly) increases in respiratory incidents
of between .5 and two per cent, and risk
directly related to proximity to indus-
trial area. Continued on page 12
Campfire culprit
in Kitimat wildfire
The Kitimat Fire Department says an unat-
tended camp� re is the likely cause of a one hect-
are wild� re which put at risk the developments
at Strawberry Meadows and left downtown blan-
keted in smoke July 17.
The blaze was in challenging geography for
the local � re depart-
ment to reach and after
an intial assessment
they called the North-
west Fire Centre, based
in Smithers, for aerial
support.
Water tankers and
helicopters were im-
mediately dispatched
to get the � re under
control.Meanwhile heavy
machinery was put to use to create � re breaks, to
contain the � re if it managed to spread.
A � re break is essentially knocking down
trees and leaving a � re-fuel free buffer.
“We weren’t allowing any members to go in,
of our members or their [forest � re] members to
go in, just due to certain hazards. The condition
of the � re and the speed it was progressing,” said
Deputy Fire Chief Pete Bizarro.
In all there were about seven air drops with
water tankers, while helicopters continued to drop
water throughout the evening.
Once air support � nished ground forest � re
� ghters went in and took care of hot spots.
“Jack [Oviatt] was on site, obviously had
lots of equipment. We had a number of excava-
tors working to make these � re guards,” added
Bizarro.
The � re was also the � rst activation of Kiti-
mat’s new Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)
since they set up in the Public Safety Building in
the former council chambers.
“Equipment and personnel all gelled really
well, and we’re very pleased with the outcome of
the EOC,” said Bizarro, saying their new set up
proved very useful.
As for evacuations, the Lower Dyke area was
evacuated but he said there was no imminent dan-
ger to campers in the area.
“The only reason I initiated that is because of
the direction of the wind and the fact it would take
some time for those campers to leave,” he said.
If an evacuation was needed emergency
services, including the � re department and the
RCMP, would do a combination door-to-door
knocking, loudspeaker service and using local
media to alert people of the need to leave, and
would establish a place for evacuees to gather.
One Kitimat Fire� ghter did injure his ankle
during the event and was treated at hospital and
released.
“Equipment and
personnel all
gelled really well,
and we’re very
pleased with the
outcome of the
EOC.”
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Kitimat � re� ghters blast water on a Lillooet Street house which burned down on July 14. The home is
effectively gutted but the family of � ve managed to get out safely. The community meanwhile has rallied
behind the home owners in their time of need. See page 3. Cameron Orr
Kitimat Airshed Assessment released
Anyone holding their breath over
ever seeing the Kitimat Airshed Assess-
ment can breath easier now with its re-
lease on Friday.
The Government of B.C. commis-
sioned for the study of the impacts of
industrial developments to the Kitimat
area, but since it � nished the government
had held on to the document claiming it
as Crown privilege.
Speaking to reporters Friday En-
vironment Minister Mary Polak said it
was always meant to eventually be re-
leased publicly.
An overview of the report shows
that “The airshed can accommodate in-
dustrial growth without signi� cantly af-
fecting the health of residents or the en-
vironment,” a government Powerpoint
presentation says.
The study focused primarily on Sul-
phur Dioxide (SO2) and Nitrgen Diox-
ide (NO2).
SO2 is the subject of an environ-
mental permit appeal by two Kitimat
residents who feel Rio Tinto Alcan’s
post-modernization SO2 emissions are
too high.
The government study included the
possibility of four lique� ed natural gas
terminals, a proposed oil re� nery, gas-
turbine powered electricity generating
facilities, predicted increased shipping
along the Douglas Channel, and future
expected increases in road and rail traf-
� c.“We want to ensure any potential
impacts from industrial air emissions
are clearly understood before new proj-
ects are approved,” said Polak.
As for RTA’s existing permit, the
government has no plans to revisit it
save for possibilities from the appeal.
“We intend to see RTA operate un-
der its existing permit. The appeal will
be what the appeal will be and of course
we will look to the results of that if there
are any changes that need to be made,”
she said. “Our intent at this stage is for
RTA to operate under their existing per-
mit requirements.”
Lis Stannus, one of two Kitimat
appellants against the RTA permit, is
pleased to see the study � nally released,
but at over 300 pages she said she’d
need time to go over the details.
Graphs from the government do
show the potential for signi� cant SO2
reductions in the event SO2 scrubbers
are used by the smelter.
SO2 health risks showed minor (pos-
sibly) increases in respiratory incidents
of between .5 and two per cent, and risk
directly related to proximity to indus-
trial area. Continued on page 12
Campfire culprit
in Kitimat wildfire
The Kitimat Fire Department says an unat-
tended camp� re is the likely cause of a one hect-
are wild� re which put at risk the developments
at Strawberry Meadows and left downtown blan-
keted in smoke July 17.
The blaze was in challenging geography for
the local � re depart-
ment to reach and after
an intial assessment
they called the North-
west Fire Centre, based
in Smithers, for aerial
support.
Water tankers and
helicopters were im-
mediately dispatched
to get the � re under
control.Meanwhile heavy
machinery was put to use to create � re breaks, to
contain the � re if it managed to spread.
A � re break is essentially knocking down
trees and leaving a � re-fuel free buffer.
“We weren’t allowing any members to go in,
of our members or their [forest � re] members to
go in, just due to certain hazards. The condition
of the � re and the speed it was progressing,” said
Deputy Fire Chief Pete Bizarro.
In all there were about seven air drops with
water tankers, while helicopters continued to drop
water throughout the evening.
Once air support � nished ground forest � re
� ghters went in and took care of hot spots.
“Jack [Oviatt] was on site, obviously had
lots of equipment. We had a number of excava-
tors working to make these � re guards,” added
Bizarro.
The � re was also the � rst activation of Kiti-
mat’s new Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)
since they set up in the Public Safety Building in
the former council chambers.
“Equipment and personnel all gelled really
well, and we’re very pleased with the outcome of
the EOC,” said Bizarro, saying their new set up
proved very useful.
As for evacuations, the Lower Dyke area was
evacuated but he said there was no imminent dan-
ger to campers in the area.
“The only reason I initiated that is because of
the direction of the wind and the fact it would take
some time for those campers to leave,” he said.
If an evacuation was needed emergency
services, including the � re department and the
RCMP, would do a combination door-to-door
knocking, loudspeaker service and using local
media to alert people of the need to leave, and
would establish a place for evacuees to gather.
One Kitimat Fire� ghter did injure his ankle
during the event and was treated at hospital and
released.
“Equipment and
personnel all
gelled really well,
and we’re very
pleased with the
outcome of the
EOC.”
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The Kitimat Ice Demons were victorious with a 9-0 win over the Prince Rupert Rampage on December 27. Kitimat next has a run of games against the Smithers Steelheads before the regular season closes. Kitimat Ice Demons Facebook page
January 20Bladder Cancer Can-ada will be having a meeting, following the cancellation of the scheduled December 16 event. The meetings will be at the UNIFOR Union hall on Enter-prise Avenue at 2:00 p.m. This is a great way to meet and connect and to learn about blad-der cancer from people who have experienced bladder cancer. For more information call Glen at 250-632-3486.OngoingKITIMAT QUILTERS GUILD: If you are interested in joining the Kitimat Quilters Guild contact Aileen Ponter at 250-632-6223 or Janet Malnis
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Demons possess the puck in 9-0 shut outCameron Orr
Jordan Goncalves opened the scoring for the Kitimat Ice Demons in the first period, setting off an amazing 9-0 shut out for the Demons against regional rival the Prince Ru-pert Rampage.
The Demons hosted the coastal team in a December 27 match which followed the last match up of the two since November 29, when the Demons won 5-4.
Perhaps the real hero of the night though was goaltender Bran-don Highton who saved 24 of 24 shots against him that night.
The Rampage had two goalies in the net through the evening, with D. Gerrits saving 15 of 21 shots. J. Vanerwiel stopped 15 of the 18 at-tempts against him.
Other Ice Demons scorers were Ian Coleman who moved Kitimat to 2-0. Brandon Wakita took the third, and Josh Slanina followed for the fourth.
In the second, Goncalves earned
his second goal for the evening, fol-lowed by Greg Sabey.
Derek Wakita scored the eight goal, and Tanner Daum sealed the record for that game with the ninth goal late in the third.
Kitimat next hosts the Smithers Steelheads in back-to-back games January 10 and 11.
Smithers will then host the De-mons January 17 in the Demons’ last regular season game.
The Kitimat Ice Demons are currently holding in third place for standings in their division.
The Terrace River Kings are holding with 20 points at the top for the West Division, with the Smithers Steelheads behind with 16 points. Kitimat has seven points, and the Prince Rupert Rampage has five.
Over in the East Division, the Williams Lake Stampeders have 26 points to lead their division, fol-lowed by the Quesnel Kangaroos with 13 and the Lac La Hache Toma-hawks with six.
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Continued from page 1Open season areas for moose and other ani-
mals remain in the southern Interior and north-east, where anyone can buy a license and tag to hunt. Abundant species such as mule deer, white-tail deer and black bear have no hunting quotas in any part of B.C.
The popularity of hunting in B.C. continues to increase, from about 81,000 licences issued in 2003 to more than 100,000 last year, which means more resident hunters are losers in regional
hunting lotteries.BCWF compiled statistics for moose, the
most popular big-game target. Moose populations have declined in some areas while both applica-tions from resident hunters and the share reserved for guides has risen.
In 2005 there were 56,000 applications for moose, with only one out of five successful. By 2013, there were nearly 67,000 would-be resident moose hunters, 54,000 of whom were refused a moose tag.
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Wilfred Bourque went to be with the Lord on December 20, 2014 after a long courageous seven year battle with kidney cancer.He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years Della, daughters Meredith Bourque (Doug Rice), Karen (Brian) Urquhart, Sharon (Tony) Richardson, son Darryl (Jillian) Bourque, ten grandchildren and two great-granddaughters.Wilfred moved to Kitimat in 1972 and worked for Eurocan for 35 years. His smile and laughter will be missed by all who knew him for years to come.Wilfred’s memorial service was held on December 24, 2014 in Prince George. In lieu of fl owers, please make donations to Prince George Cancer Society or the Prince George Hospice House.
Wilfred BourqueOctober 16, 1947 to December 20, 2014
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Kitimat is a coastal community which offers the mix of amenities and services in an established centre of approximately 9,000. Quality of life is balanced here and there are economic opportunities abound. Kitimat’s majestic setting is paradise and indoor and outdoor recreation facilities and the surrounding wilderness encourage active west coast living.Kitimat has some of the world’s best fly fishing for trophy salmon and steelhead in the pristine Kitimat wilderness. You can fish the easily accessible Kitimat River, or the many remote fly-in areas that provide amazing scenery and great fishing. There are many rivers and lakes that flow through a majestic coastal mountain range and into the Douglas Channel. Fishing opportunities include halibut, fresh Dungeness crab and prawns. Outdoor recreational opportunities include hiking, fishing, kayaking, golf, and snowmobiling and cross country skiing. Kitamaat Village sits at the head of the Douglas Channel in British Columbia. Living and working on the water has always been important to the Haisla–and it still is. The Haisla people have lived off the land and water resources of the Douglas Channel and our traditional territory for hundreds of years. It will continue to be the heart of everything we do. The Haisla people are centered on Kitamaat Village which is about 10 kms from Kitimat and about 45 kms from the airport at Terrace.Haisla Nation Council is currently recruiting for a Communications Coordinator to join our team of professionals in the Administration Department. Haisla Nation Council offers competitive salaries; excellent benefit packages; pension plan; team building; and, opportunities for professional development.DUTIES:The Communications Coordinator will be responsible for aiding in the development and implementation of all Haisla Nation Council communications strategies. This person is responsible for ensuring consistent and cohesive messaging that speaks to the community at large. She/he will coordinate with both the marketing and communications team in their management of various projects within deadlines and budget constraints. She/he will be responsible for completing various internal communications and providing guidance to the Board of Directors on various communications issues. She/he will have frequent interactions with external and internal clients.REQUIREMENTS:• University degree in business administration, Communications or Journalism or equivalent.• 3 years of work experience in the private sector to including the handling of corporate
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Haisla Nation CouncilHaisla Nation Council has anopening for the position of:
DUTIES:• General accounting including month end and annual procedures;• Assist in capacity development of the Finance Department employees and Program
Managers;• Ensuring accuracy and compliance to accounting standards, procedures and internal
control;• Recommending and implementing improvements to accounting systems and
management practices;• Provide backup, as needed, for the Finance Department for Accounts Receivable,
Accounts Payable and Payroll;• Reconcile GL accounts;• Problem solving and decision making;• Critical thinking, paying attention to details;• Job task planning and organizing;• Significant use of memory and researching information;• Computer use, Continuous learning;• To follow the HNC personnel policy and manual;• Other related duties as required by the Finance Manager.
QUALIFICATIONS:• Business Administration diploma with experience;• Experience working in non-profit or fund accounting an asset;• Experience working with First Nations financial administration an asset;• Experience with Excel, Word and accounting software - Adagio and Easy Pay an
asset;• Must possess a valid BC Drivers license;• Must be willing and able to pass a criminal record check.
Interested individuals should submit a cover letter, names of three (3) references and the express permission for Haisla Nation Council (HNC) to contact these references, as well as your resume to:
Stephanie McClure, Human Resources ManagerHaisla Nation CouncilHaisla PO Box 1101 Kitamaat Village, BC V0T 2B0Phone (250) 639-9361, ext. 204 Fax (250) 632-2840Email: [email protected]
No later than 4 pm on Friday, January 16, 2015.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however,only those short-listed will be contacted for interviews.
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Haisla Nation CouncilHaisla Nation Council has an
immediate opening for:
JOB SUMMARY:Organizes and implements social, recreational, educational and life skills activities and programs designed to meet the individual needs and interests of people being supported. Activities may take place within the individual’s home or in community settings.DUTIES:• Assisting person being supported with cleaning and housekeeping duties, including
but not limited to, meal preparation, meal clean-up; laundry; vacuuming, mopping and sweeping floors; cleaning counter tops, appliances, sinks, toilet bowls; garbage disposal and recycling; keeping grounds tidy and litter-free.
• Participates in the development and implementation of personalized plans for health and safety, social, recreational, educational and life skills activities/programs to meet the individual needs of people being supported.
• Transport clients as necessary with approval of Health Director • Maintains an awareness of any problems (medical, behavioural, or other) experienced
by clients and informs manager in person or through written communication.QUALIFICATIONS:• Grade 10 completion;• First Aid, Level One, preferred• Community Support Worker certificate or equivalent • At least 12 months relevant experience is required for this position.• BC Drivers license and own vehicle is an asset;• Good communication and interpersonal skills;• Willing to provide a criminal record check.Interested individuals should submit a cover letter and resume which must include names of three (3) references and the express permission for HNC to contact these references, to:
Stephanie McClure, Human Resources ManagerHaisla Nation CouncilHaisla PO Box 1101 Kitamaat Village, BC V0T 2B0Phone (250) 639-9361, ext. 204 Fax (250) 632-2840Email: [email protected]
No later than 4 pm on Friday, January 16, 2015.We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those short-listed
will be contacted for interviews.
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TWO (2) FULL TIME POSITIONS for:
OVERVIEW:As a Job Coach you will be responsible for a Client case load. As one (1) of two Job Coaches, you will be required to work independently, but also as part of a team, commissioned with the responsibility of ensuring that your clients get the job placements that fit with their skills and abilities. Full cycle job coaching will be used to ensure that your clients are successful in reaching their training and employment objectives. The two Job Coaches will be required to be mobile, to travel to meet clients. Work hours will vary and will include some evening hours to meet with clients, and to facilitate information sessions for community members. MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:Working with Clients• Meet with Clients on an individual and group basis as required planning for their success in the
program;• Provide individual/group coaching and support to ensure effective and accurate placement of
Clients;• Assist in connecting Clients with appropriate training and support and job placement;• Work with Joint Venture partners of Haisla Nation to find out about apprentice and job opportunities,
as well to connect community members with companies;• Ensure all proper documentation and progress reports are completed;• Maintain accurate client information and progress on action plans developed with the Clients;• Ensure all matters related to Client confidentiality are adhered to when sharing information with
other professionals who may be involved with this Client;• Conduct case load reviews and develop strategies to ensure Client Success;• Meet with individuals responsible for running certain department that may pertain to your Clients
- Education and Training Coordinators, Health, Social Services, etc;• Assist in the promotion of HNC Services to Band members;• In cooperation with those providing Band Services, develop action strategies for individual Clients;• Develop strategies to engage Band members where participation is low;• Work with your clients to determine training and employment needs.REQUIREMENTS:• Post secondary education or related work experience;• Direct experience working with First Nations;• Highly effective project management, prioritization, multi-tasking, and time management skills
to meet deadlines;• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;• Excellent computer skills;• Fluent in database software;• Ability to travel;• Work well with others;• Fluent in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook;• Prepare and facilitate presentations to an audience;• Politically and culturally sensitive;• Strong morals and ethics, along with a commitment to privacy;• Possess a valid BC Driver’s license and own vehicle is required;• Willing to provide a criminal record check.Kitamaat Village sits at the head of the Douglas Channel in British Columbia. Living and working on the water has always been important to the Haisla–and it still is. The Haisla people have lived off the land and water resources of the Douglas Channel and our traditional territory for hundreds of years. It will continue to be the heart of everything we do. The Haisla people are centered on Kitamaat Village which is about 10 kms from Kitimat and about 45 kms from the airport at Terrace.Haisla Nation Council is currently recruiting for two Job Coaches to join our team of professionals in the Administration Department. Haisla Nation Council offers competitive salaries; excellent benefit packages; pension plan; team building; and, opportunities for professional development.Interested individuals should submit a cover letter and resume which must include names of three (3) references and the express permission for HNC to contact these references, to:
Stephanie McClure, Human Resources ManagerHaisla Nation CouncilHaisla PO Box 1101 Kitamaat Village, BC V0T 2B0Phone (250) 639-9361, ext. 204 Fax (250) 632-2840 • Email: [email protected]
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SubmittedThe Kitimat Marlins Swim Club have
four swimmers who have quali� ed and will be attending Western Nationals this season.
The four are currently training hard to compete at Western Canadian National Championships in Edmonton in February.
To have one or two swimmers qualify from a small community is nice but to have four is exceptional indeed.
It takes years of practice to reach a na-tional level in the sport.
The time standards to attend are ex-tremely fast. Swimmers who qualify are among the fastest age group swimmers in the province.
The four Marlins all started years ago at three practices a week learning the ba-sics of competitive swimming.
Every season with dedication and work ethic they continued to improve in technique and � tness.
The four swimmers now swim eight to nine workouts a week for 1.5 to two hours long.
Each practice is up to six kilometres in swimming (240 lengths of the Kitimat pool).
The four also do strength and � exibil-ity training three times a week with Pace Yourself � tness gym.
The four Marlins hold pool records
around the region and some of them Northwest BC re-gional records, and are among the fastest swimmers for their age in the province.
They will join two swim-mers from Smithers and two swimmers from Prince Ru-pert who have also quali� ed for Western Nationals this season.
The four Marlin swim-mers are Kleanza Cath-ers (15) who started with the Terrace Bluebacks swim club at age seven before she moved to the Marlins at age nine.
This season provincially her highest ranking is third for 15 year old girls 50 me-ter freestyle and 100 Indi-vidual medley. She is cur-rently quali� ed for Western Nationals in 15 and under girls 50, 100, 200, and 800 meter freestyle.
Brander Pacheco (16) started com-petitive swimming with the Marlins at 13 years old.
This season provincially his highest ranking is ninth in the 16 year 50 butter-� y. He has reached the Western Nationals
qualifying standard in the 16 and under boys 50, 100 and 200 meter butter� y.
Alivia Soares (14) started competitive swimming with the Marlins at nine years old.
This season her highest ranking in BC is fourth for 14 year old girls in the 1500 meter freestyle. She has also quali� ed in
the 15 and under girls 1500 meter free-style at Western Nationals.
Zachary Dumas (15) started competi-tive swimming with the Marlins at nine years old. This season his highest ranking is 6th in BC in the 15 year boys 400 IM.
He has quali� ed for the 16 and 200 meter butter� y at Western Nationals.
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