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Earth Day Efforts- Page 3

Farmers Concerned About Site C

- See Pages 11 and 12

Artist of the Peace- Story on 8

April 29, 2010 - Vol.7 - No.15

By Matthew BainsPEACE REGION – A local environmental group

is challenging the provincial government’s claim that the Site C project will produce clean energy.

According to BC Hydro, the project, the third dam on the Peace River, is expected to produce clean and renewable energy for more than 100 years.

However, Sandra Hoffmann, co-ordinator for the Peace Valley Environment Association, said her organization is fighting the dam’s construction because of the potential impacts to the local eco-system and to greenhouse gas emissions.

Hoffmann said the project contradicts the gov-ernment’s 2007 Energy Plan, which states that all new electricity generating facilities constructed in British Columbia will be required to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions.

She said the association opposes the dam be-cause:

1. The flooding caused by Site C would negate the carbon obsorbed by the forest in the area around the dam.

2. Rotting vegetation in the reservoir would emit methane gas, which she said is 21 times more po-tent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

“This would be the equivalent of 36,000 new cars on the road every year in Vancouver,” said Hoffmann.

3. Rotting vegetation will also release methyl mercury into the water. Hoffman said the rotting vegetation in the Williston reservoir released meth-

yl mercury into the water, resulting in a fishing ad-visory for many years following the construction of the WAC Bennett dam.

4. The Peace River Valley is a critical junction in the Yellowstone to Yukon wildlife migration cor-ridor.

5. The Peace Valley is home to an abundant and diverse wildlife population, including protected species.

BC Hydro has acknowledged that based on ini-tial estimates, Site C would create between 743,000 and 1.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent emission during construction, and 41,000 tonnes annually over the first 100 years of operation.

However, although that sounds significant, BC Hydro contends that the emissions will be lower than that produced by fossil fuels or other natural alternatives such as wind, geothermal and solar.

Their Stage Two Report also states preliminary studies show methyl mercury concentrations in fish in the Peace River have declined since 1989 and are below Health Canada advisory levels.

The report states further studies will be conduct-ed in Stage Three.

Impacts to wildlife in the Peace River corridor and proposed mitigation efforts will be part of the environmental assessment process in Stage Three.

Energy Minister Blair Lekstrom defended the Site C project. He said BC Hydro is a public en-tity and is required to be carbon-neutral in its op-erations. He added the landscape chosen as the site for the project already emits about 4,900 tonnes of

greenhouse gas, mostly through agriculture.Hoffman said her organization welcomes the

idea of a federal environmental assessment because the consultation process so far has been “totally un-satisfactory” and “there’s been a very heavy pro-construction bias.”

“The citizens of British Columbia deserve a full federal review panel,” she said. “We should have a voice; we deserve a voice.”

Hoffmann said that process would ensure impar-tial experts would review the project and results of the public hearings so the opposing views are heard. She said the federal process must be inde-pendent from the provincial one.

In response to charges from the Peace Valley Environment Association that the project is being created to provide power for export, Lekstrom said Site C electricity will not be for export.

The minister said he would like to see a stream-lined approach to the federal and provincial envi-ronmental assessment processes, but those process-es would still be independent from government.

He said while his government supports the dam, a decision on construction will not be made until those processes are complete.

“When people speculate that this is a foregone conclusion, that the environmental assessment is just a farce, I couldn’t think of anything more dis-respectful for the men and women that work at that and do a terrific job for us,” he said.

The Northeast News will have a response from Treaty 8 in the next edition.

Site C not clean energy, says environmental group

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By Melanie RobinsonFORT ST. JOHN – With the provincial government’s deci-

sion to move forward to Stage 3 of the proposed Site C project, now is the time to buy, says Trevor Bolin with ReMax Fort St. John.

The project, which would be the third dam on the Peace River, has been in discussion for decades and, if built, would provide enough electricity to power approximately 410,000 homes a year. Stage 3, the regulatory review stage, will in-clude an independent environmental assessment and consulta-tion processes with the public, First Nations and stakeholders.

Bolin said when there was a boom in the city just a few years ago, people from Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary scooped up housing in the area, with local residents stepping aside.

This time, however, he said there is an opportunity to benefit from the number of workers since approximately 35,000 direct and indirect jobs will be created over the span of the project.

While housing prices aren’t expected to jump overnight, he said the city will soon feel the “ripple effect” from the prov-ince’s decision.

“It’s going to have a huge benefit on our market. Is it go-ing to be an overnight benefit? No. Is your house worth more today than it was yesterday? No. But what I think we have for the future is whether we have in town or out of town buyers,

somebody’s going to start taking advantage of the rental situ-ations,” he said.

He added the initial ripple will be felt with starter homes and rental properties and then move up to the higher-valued prop-erties. Bolin said the prices for rentals are not expected to go up, but the number of properties for sale is expected to climb.

Bolin said he’s advocating against employees being housed in camps but rather allowing them to choose where they want to live in the community and the region.

He said with the number of jobs stemming from the project, and the potential seven years of construction, workers could bring their families to the area to live if they weren’t housed in camps, leading to sustainable growth in the city.

“If we can keep the sustained growth here, get the families here, there’s benefits to the city – we get good positive growth, we get infrastructure changes, we get infrastructure growth,” he said.

Add together the potential employees with Site C, those in the city for the new hospital’s construction until 2012, and what is slated to be a busy fall for oil and gas exploration, the current available housing will be eaten up quickly.

He said a solution needs to

be found but there’s time for that to take place – especially since construction of the dam is not slated to begin for another two years.

Bolin said that’s far enough in the future that the situation can be looked at in a different light – making it a benefit for the region now and in the future.

He said the issue needs to be structured at a municipal and provincial level.

“If we can do it properly we have those families that are here and they’ve got roots in the community. Fort St. John is the place to be. Whether it’s for play, for work, for family, for school – this is one of those things that helps commit to that.”

He does remind residents, however, not to buy without consulting professionals who have seen the real estate market change over the years.

“Be cautious, don’t do it because everybody else does it,” he said. “Don’t buy a house because you’re scared things are going to go up overnight. Use your head, do some homework and be a smart buyer.”

Melanie Robinson photoDuring Earth Day on April 22, residents were asked to each do some-thing small for the earth in their community. Mem-bers of the the Fort St. John Community Enrich-ment Centre did just that by collecting eight bags of garbage on the grounds of Northern Lights Col-lege. From left: (Back): Janice Fehr, Stacey Markham, Donna Head (Front): Leroy Hersch and Douglas Fisher

By Matthew BainsPEACE REGION – It appears a controversial industrial

landfill will be moving forward through an environmental assessment process despite the objections of Bessborough residents and Peace River Regional District directors.

Earlier this year, regional directors listened to members of the Bessborough Landowners’ Association, who were strongly opposed to the Sunrise Secure Landfill, proposed by Calgary-based CCS Corporation. In response, directors passed a motion to ask the Minister of Environment to put a halt to the environmental assessment process so those issues could be dealt with.

However, Minister Barry Penner replied in a letter that he would be forwarding the concern on to the Environmental

Assessment Office. The minister has the authority under legislation to halt any environmental assess-ment process, but he did not indi-cate he would be doing so in this case.

Representatives from CCS were asked to make a presentation on the project with regional direc-tors at their meeting on April 22. Todd Sauve, manager of develop-ment for CCS, said his company is confident they can address many of the residents’ concerns through that process. He added, in regards to concerns about the impact to property values, that his company may negotiate compensation with landowners outside of the environ-mental assessment process.

“Let us work through the assess-ment process,” said Sauve. “We know all the issues and there’s a lot around landfills because people don’t understand them.”

He said they’ve heard residents’ concerns about the proposed loca-tion and in response they will sub-mit an alternate site – about three kilometres up Road 237 and east of the Hats and Chaps Gym-khana Society – to the Environmental Assessment Office.

However, the alternate location doesn’t sit well with resi-dents adjacent to that site. Judy Madden wrote to directors stating that while she is not in close proximity to the site, there are four residents within 1.2 kilometres. She said there is a creek system running through that area that residents de-pend on for residential and/or livestock use and any contami-nation, interruption or diversion of that water supply would be unacceptable to them.

Madden added she doesn’t believe any site between the 212 Road and the 214 Road west to the Mason/Semple Road

is a suitable location for an industrial landfill, because of the number of residents, their dependency on surface water sources and the impact of tak-

ing agricultural land out of production. Sauve told directors that those sites were chosen primarily

because of their central location to wells being drilled in the region, as well as the presence of a thick enough layer of clay necessary to contain industrial wastes safely.

He said if either location is approved to be constructed, the site will include high-density polyethylene liners on top of the layer of clay to prevent leachate from contaminating groundwater. He said any leachate from the ground or sur-face water runoff would be collected, stored and disposed of in accordance with provincial regulations.

He added waste arriving at the landfill would be screened before a Waste Approval Application is granted and random sampling would be conducted to ensure compliance. He said no naturally-occurring radioactive materials would be ac-cepted at the site.

More on this story in an upcoming edition of the Northeast News.

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Matthew Bains photoTodd Sauve with CCS Corporation made a presentation to regional directors on April 22 regarding an industrial landfill proposed for the rural community of Bessborough. He said his company will address residents’ concerns through consultation and mitigation as part of the provincial environmental assessment process.

By Matthew BainsPEACE REGION – Western Coal has announced large

expansion plans for its mines in the BC Peace Region, which will bring 500 new jobs into the area.

Robert Bays, vice president and general manager of operations in Northeast BC, told Peace River Regional District directors on April 22 that his company will in-vest more than $650 million over the next three fiscal years to triple production at Willow Creek and Brule, and the Wolverine Mine near Tumbler Ridge, from two million to six million tonnes.

He said a rebound in the demand for coal, specifically in the Asian markets, and a drop in unit costs to less than $100 a tonne from over $130 a tonne, will allow Western Coal to better ride out the ups and downs of the market.

“We have to get out of, from our historical relationship with the market, being a swing producer,” said Bays. “We’ll be able to sustain the operations and not have it where we turn these things on and then turn them off.”

He said permits are in place for a new pit expansion at Brule. Construction of a road to link that mine to Wil-low Creek is underway, as is construction of new on-site facilities and power lines.

Willow Creek has been reopened and mining has re-started under the old mining permit, but the company will seek a new permit to expand the mine. That process will include environmental and engineering studies, and

consultation with the public and First Nations. The application will be submitted in June with public meetings in Chetwynd in June and July.

All this means huge employment opportunities, said Bays. Western Coal estimates hiring about 500 more workers for its operations in the Northeast over the next three years, nearly doubling the existing 580 employees presently staffed.

“We have in all our contract lan-guage requirements for our people we do business with to employ lo-cal people, including First Nations communities,” said Bays.

He said currently about 72 per cent of the people employed at the mines live in the region, including 80 per cent of employees at the Wolverine Mine who live in Tum-bler Ridge.

He added the company has held two local job fairs and a recruit-ment campaign and over 500 qual-

ified applicants have responded. When asked, Bays acknowledged coal is a significant

source of greenhouse gas emissions, and said the indus-try must look at reducing those emissions to adapt to emerging regulations.

He said his company is working with the Mining As-sociation of BC and BC Hydro to conduct baseline stud-ies to establish what efficiencies can be gained and what standards could be implemented in its operations.

“We feel it’s in our interest to be part of that process rather than stand back and let someone do it for us,” he said.

Chetwynd Mayor Evan Saugstad said the expansion plans are welcome news, especially if it means more sta-bility for employees living in the area.

“That is the biggest con-cern. A small community, to build itself up only to watch your major industry disappear, doesn’t serve anybody well,” said the mayor, referring to the struggles experienced since the global economic reces-sion.

He said developers are

hesitant to build in Chetwynd, waiting to see if Western Coal can survive and thrive in the new market environ-ment. He said if the company can demonstrate that, new workers are more likely to stay in the community.

As for environmental concerns, Saugstad said the Wil-low Creek expansion will be subject to an environmental assessment process and council will be watching closely.


Western Coal to triple operations in the Peace over three years

Matthew Bains photoRobert Bays with Western Coal discusses his company’s expansion plans in the region with regional directors on April 22.

A debate took place in the House of Commons this week that was so rife with hypocrisy and so blatantly anti-democratic that I would normally view it as a waste of precious time in the chamber.

However, in this case the debate served to reveal to Canadians a clear confirmation of the Bloc Quebecois’ motivation and an indisputable demon-stration that the New Democratic Par-ty’s very name is misleading.

Let me explain. Opposition Supply Days permit op-

position parties to choose the subject of debate in the House. If there is an issue they believe the Government has not sufficiently addressed on behalf of Ca-nadians, they can table a motion and the matter is thoroughly debated and voted upon by all Members of Parliament. This week, the Bloc had their supply day.

Their motion called for a guarantee that Quebec’s number of seats in the

House of Commons would never fall below 25 per cent even though Quebec does not hold 25 per cent of Canada’s population.

Now, I know many of my constituents are thinking about the irony that came to my mind when I first heard about this scheme by the Bloc. This is the same party which was founded and op-erates entirely upon the ulti-mate goal of Quebec having zero seats in the House of Commons!

What was far more sur-prising and hypocritical in the midst of this debate was that the NDP proposed an amendment to the Bloc’s motion. And the solution their party found fa-vourable and fair to Canadian voters? Rather than the proposal by the Bloc for Quebec’s seat count at 25 per cent... 24.3 per cent was the number proposed by the NDP!

The New Democratic Party proposed diminished representation for Canada’s other provinces with a guarantee that

Quebec will always have 24.3 per cent of MPs (their current percentage) in perpetuity no matter what its population … how ‘democratic’ is that?

In complete contrast, our Conservative Govern-ment has taken concrete legislative action to en-sure that, to the greatest extent possible, each Ca-nadian’s vote should carry

equal weight.As the population of the country

changes and evolves, the seat counts must be adapted. In the absence of leg-islation to make the necessary changes, the representation formula currently pe-nalizes the provinces of British Colum-bia, Ontario and Alberta with under-representation in the House.

That’s why our Government intro-duced Bill C-12 which would update the formula to restore the principle of rep-resentation by population. We’ve taken a principled and democratic approach that strikes a balance between restoring fairer representation with an increase in seats for the faster growing provinces like BC, while protecting the existing seat counts of slower growth provinces.

In the end, the NDP’s 24.3 per cent amendment was defeated, but NDP MPs refused to vote against the Bloc’s pro-posal for Quebec to have 25 per cent of seats in the House by abstaining from the vote. Fortunately, the Bloc’s mo-tion was, in the end, defeated by those of us who believe in the principle of fair representation.

While Canadians saw absolutely no benefit from the day’s debate, at least it was a confirmation of the Bloc’s self-interest and voters across Canada are aware of the NDP’s rejection of repre-sentation by population.


The debate begins

By Jay Hill

Words of OpinionEDITORIAL

MP Report

Bloc Quebecois and the NDP reject represenation by population

It’s been decades for Northeast residents waiting for the final decision on the Site C dam and, while the decision has only been to move to Stage 3 of consultations on the project, it seems a decision has made.

This has left a mix of emotions, which truly are justified.On the one end, there are concerns.From an environmental perspective, there’s worries over

the amount of prime agricultural lands that will be flooded if the dam were to go through. A justified concern when you think about food security issues and the desire for people to eat locally.

Add on top of that the concern for emissions from the project, especially during construction, and why wouldn’t people worry?

That’s just to name a few.That’s not to say, however, there are no benefits because

it seems there will be. With upwards of 35,000 direct and indirect jobs stemming from the possible construction of the project, there are sure to be people – and families – coming to the community. This, in turn, provides economic benefits to the city and the region.

Add on top of that the infrastructure development that would, hopefully, come together if the project were to move forward – businesses, housing and the like – and, again the region benefits.

Hopefully all these things will be looked at before an of-ficial decision is made on the project.

While many believe the choice to go to Stage 3 consulta-tions is more or less a subtle way of saying it’s a go ahead for the project, officials indicate it is not.

So, if that’s the case, those who believe either for or against the project need to advocate those beliefs before it’s too late.

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FEEDBACKEditor:On April 19, the “Campbell 5” aircraft

entourage flew into the Hudson’s Hope airport in order to put the Liberal spin on the Site C project going forward. John Horgan stated it well when he pointed out in the Legislature later that same afternoon that Phase 3 could just as easily have been announced from Victoria. After all, this was not the “second coming of Christ.”

Minister of Environment Barry Penner, meanwhile stayed behind in Victoria in order to field the questions that would surely follow. So, he was asked, “why did the Premier need to fly into this remove and secluded airport, in order to make the Stage 3 announcement when it could just as easily have been done in Victoria?” (not to mention the large black carbon footprint the Premier left behind in the Peace)

Minister Penner stated that Campbell came to the Peace to show “respect” to the residents regarding the major issues that Phase 3 would present. This would all be fine and well if the citizens and residents were truly invited to the announcement. Instead, we saw rows of former (and ex-resident) Socreds and present day Cabinet members listening intently to the Pre-mier’s speech. WAC Bennett’s grandson was one of the invited guests…and this was his first ever visit to the dam and his grandfather’s dam legacy. No, the real and affected residents in the Peace were “fenced out” by approximately 30 RCMP officers on duty apparently protecting the Premier and the entourage, keeping the peace.

Meanwhile, Mr. Arthur Hadland, Area C Director, did not even receive an invi-tation by the Liberals for the Phase 3 an-nouncement. Keep in mind that Site C will be located in Area C, no where near the WAC Bennett dam where the Premier’s presentation took place.

Strange, that Minister Penner would suggest that Campbell came up here to show “respect” to the residents of the Peace.

Gee…if this is Minister Penner’s ex-ample of “respect for the residents of the Peace”, I wonder what his contempt would look like?

Rick Koechl, Area C Resident

Editor:We in the Peace so few, are providing so

much and get so little in return and no recogni-tion.

We already have 15 turbines producing elec-tricity – soon hundreds of windmills will be supplying BC. We also have huge quantities of natural gas, methane, oil, coal, sulphur and other minerals, timber, grain cattle, transporta-tion etc.

All this commodity brings considerable wealth to the companies exploiting them. The government, of course, has got a fair share of the revenues, the renting of the Queens land for the purpose of exploration, drilling or mining fill the coffer of the state, almost one billion a year. This permits the cushy salary and golden pension of our ‘little peoples’, slightly above what an average Canadian taxpayer will get, the building of sky trains, bridges, fancy ex-pense buildings and most of all the extravagant quantity of millions shoveled with abandon to the profit of the Olympics. This has become

now something even the baron de Coubertin would not recognize. The entertainment of the elites by the elites, the glorification, like every sport in this day of the millionaire, pushing aside ordinary people who could not afford it.

A short while ago private companies had an offer to build a small dam across rivers and creeks around “the best place on earth” who is apparently short of power. Immediately there was an uprising from the citizens, singing the chorus of ‘we want to keep our water free for the fish, future generations and our recreation.’

From that time we were doomed because all the eyes of the nation turned to the Peace.

“Site C dam they yelled. There is that place nobody in the province knows about but they have a notion of an empty land inhabited by a few dangerous cowboys and Indians.”

With Site C there will also be hundreds of windmills gracing every mountain top above 10 metres.

In spite of their well known capacity, the politician cannot press on a button to order

more wind, and not having yet a direct line to the creator, sooner than later we will have coal burning systems and at the end, of course, nuclear power plants.

As a friendly gesture of appreciation those courageous people being from “the best place on earth” have decided to add more weight to our overburdened shoulders – a carbon tax.

With eight months of winter at minus 50 at a time and tens of thousand of kilometres a year on the speedometer, which means a lot of carbon taxes, it is equivalent to suggest as did a famous politician: “let the bastards freeze in the dark.”

Our reward to be considered has a prolific cow milked dry to subsidize the rest of the land. That is not all my friends, we have an-other benefit, something nobody wants to talk about. There is more sickness in both side of the border – BC and Alberta.

Pierre BernardChetwynd

Editor:My decision to support the implementation

of HST is about what is best for Peace River North and BC. There is so much misinforma-tion out there regarding the HST that I feel it’s necessary to state some facts.

Lower-income British Columbians unques-tionably come out ahead with the HST and the associated tax cuts and credits.

Some facts to support this are:• It will cost nothing more to fill your pre-

scriptions due to HST. • It will cost nothing more to put gasoline in

your vehicle due to HST. • A provincially-administered point-of-sale

rebate for residential energy will also ensure the HST will not increase consumers’ costs for oil, electricity, natural gas or propane used to heat or power homes.

• It will cost nothing more to heat your homes due to HST.

• Any item that presently has GST and PST in the total cost will NOT change due to HST.

• In addition, like the GST, the HST will not apply to basic groceries and residential rent, two items which account for a large proportion of total expenditures by those with lower in-comes. Almost all other items that are currently zero-rated or exempt from the GST will also be

zero-rated or exempt from the HST. • Any goods or services that consumer does

not pay GST on today, they won’t pay HST on either.

• There will be point-of-sale rebates – similar to PST exemptions for the provincial portion of the HST – on gasoline or diesel fuel for motor vehicles, residential electricity and home heat-ing fuels, books, children-sized clothing, chil-drens car seats and booster seats, diapers and feminine hygiene products.

• HST Tax credits will be paid quarterly with the GST credit, to more than 1.1 million British Columbians – one quarter of the population.

• A $230 tax credit for each individual that makes less than $20,000 per year.

• A $230 tax credit per family member for families with incomes up to $25,000. This means $920 for a family of four.

• When combined with the recently intro-duced climate action credit, low-income Brit-ish Columbians will now be eligible for up to $340 a year in provincial credits, in addition to the existing GST credit.

• Please keep in mind that for any person making less than $22,000 per year you have a 100 per cent MSP subsidy, 80 per cent subsidy for those from $22,001 to $24,000, 60 per cent subsidy for those from $24,001 to $26,000, 40

per cent for those from $26,001 to $28,000 and 20 per cent for those from $28,001 to $30,000.

• Since PharmaCare was introduced by this government low income families earning $14,000 or less per year, pay absolutely noth-ing for their prescription drugs. Any person born before 1939 earning less than $33,000 per year pays no deductable for PharmaCare. The deductible for a family with a net income of $30,000 was $1,000 prior to Fair PharmaCare. Today that deductible is $600. The maximum that same family would pay in one year prior to Fair PharmaCare was $2000. Today, that family only pays $900. For example, a single mother with one child earning $28,000 per year and $2,000 in annual drug costs pays 29 per cent less under the Fair PharmaCare plan than she did in 2001.

• It is also very interesting to note that the income taxes paid by the average British Co-lumbian were substantially higher in 2001 than they are today, even though everything else has gone up substantially. Every tax bracket was about 35 per cent higher than Alberta in 2001 and now we are the lowest in Canada in 2010 for any individual making $118,000 and less.

To be continued in next week’s issue of the Northeast News.

Pat Pimm, MLA for Peace River North

Respect is nil Site C another burden to Peace area residents

Reasons to support the Province’s HST decision

By Matthew BainsPEACE REGION – After nearly a

year of waiting, the Peace River Re-gional District board of directors met with a representative from Telus on April 22 to discuss options to improve telecommunications in rural communi-ties.

Electoral Area E director Tim Caton had met with Telus representatives in March of last year to discuss the issue, but there was no follow-up since then.

Davin Overland, service manager for the Northern Interior, apologized on be-half of his company for the delayed re-sponse to directors requests for a meet-ing to discuss the issue. Overland said the delay was caused by a change of management that resulted in the request for a meeting being lost in paperwork.

Caton said he would like to see cel-lular service expanded to the East Pine, Groundbirch, Jackfish Lake and Moberly Lake areas.

He said there are over 1,000 residents living in those areas who either don’t have any service at all or the service they do have is failing.

Overland responded that while his

company is reviewing expanding cov-erage in those areas, it isn’t likely they could make a business case for building more cellular towers without partner-ships with the communities or private companies. He said that could include partnering with oil and gas operators in the areas to attach to existing, private-ly-owned towers. He said any help to acquire land to build new towers would also be beneficial, because that would speed up the process.

Caton also presented Overland with a petition signed by 121 residents of the Jackfish Lake community in regards to concerns about their existing telephone line. The petition stated the line was no longer adequate for their growing area. It said, for example, internet connec-tions are so slow that children from that area are forced to stay after school at the Chetwynd Library and miss their bus home in order to complete their homework.

Area C director Arthur Hadland said there are connection issues in rural ar-eas of the North Peace as well.

Overland agreed to meet with rural directors at their next meeting in May.

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By Melanie RobinsonFORT ST. JOHN – A thunderous noise engrossed the

North Peace Arena at the final buzzer of the Allan Cup Championship – not only at the fact that a good game was played but that the local Fort St. John Flyers had won.

The Allan Cup is the national senior men’s amateur championship and is something the Flyers have strived for in the past but it was their rivals, and last year’s Allan Cup champions, the Bentley Generals who consistently beat them out before they had the chance to compete in the tournament.

Fort St. John, however, got that opportunity when they hosted the championship from April 19 to 24. They also got the opportunity to face their rivals in the finals, which they went into as the only undefeated team in the tourna-ment.

That streak continued and the Flyers took the game with a 4 to 1 victory over the Generals with goals scored by Todd Alexander in the first period, Chris Stevens in the second and two scored in the third by Ryan Carter and Rod Stevens consecutively for the win.

“To have them in the final was kind of what we were looking for. Anytime you want to win something, you want to beat the best team. Bentley’s been one of the bet-ter teams for the last three or four years so anytime you can beat a class organization like them is always a bonus,”

said Flyers captain Da-vid Alexander after the game.

Flyers goalie, Clayton Pool, who stopped 24 shots against him during the game said the Flyers went into the tournament thinking they had a good shot at the championship – the way they played in the final proved that.

“The first period was pretty solid, we were maybe a bit nervous and they had some chances, the second we played great, they only had six shots and we kind of held down the fort in the third, they got that one goal, but we kept at them and got the third one and then the fourth,” he said. “I just tried to stay calm and collected, didn’t want to get too nervous about the game or uptight, just stay relaxed and it worked out

pretty good.”While Generals coach Brian Sutter admitted it was a

disappointing loss for the team, he said the Flyers proved themselves during the game and the tournament.

The loss the Generals took in the first game against the Flyers however, was what made the rest of the week a challenge, he said.

“What cost us was losing the first game because we had to play four games in four nights,” he said. “We had to be awfully strong-minded and we had to not make any mis-takes. Tonight, we didn’t make many but they scored on

everyone that we did make.”Sutter said a number of the General’s players went into

the game with injuries and, early in the second period, two of their defensemen – Darren Deschamps and Chad Beagle – left the game with further injuries.

He said while the General’s didn’t walk away with the win, he was still impressed with the tournament overall.

“The city did an incredible job,” he said. “I’m proud to be from Alberta but I could move up here, they’re my type of people. The town should be proud, the team should be proud, sponsors should be proud and the organization should be proud.”

This year’s Allan Cup president, Paul Van Nostrand ad-mitted those sentiments were certainly being felt by all.

“It was like a script made in Hollywood having us play-ing Bentley in the final,” he said. “There’s such a history there for the last three or four years, they’re the defending champions so it couldn’t be better.”

He said it took a couple years to build the club up to what it is today and he hopes the club will sustain it in order to compete in the future for the Allan Cup.


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Olympic gold medalist in speed skating from Vancouver 2010, Denny Morrison and his brother Jay, also a speed skater, were welcomed by the Elks Speed Skating Club at the Enerplex on April 20, including 10 year-old member Eryn Stickel.

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By Matthew Bains PEACE REGION – As the Site C project

moves ahead to Stage Three, farmers in the Peace River Valley are concerned their way of life will be irreversibly damaged if the dam is built.

The proposed dam would be the third along the Peace River and would have the ability to power approximately 410,000

homes for 100 years with the electricity it produced.

Ken and Arlene Boon have been farm-ing in the Bear Flat area, along Highway 29 between Hudson’s Hope and Fort St. John, for nearly 12 years and his wife’s family had lived there since her grandfather bought the land in the 1940s.

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Lisa MacElheren photoThis grain elevator, located just outside of Dawson Creek on the highway to Fort St. John, was torn down on April 19 as a number of city residents looked on. No one could be reached for comment as to why the long-standing grain tower was torn down.

The approximately 526 hectare (1,300 acre) property, used mainly for hay de-velopment, but some grains, would be destroyed in some way or another by the dam’s construction, said Arlene, wheth-er it be through the flooding from con-struction, the re-location of the highway or the potential transmission lines from the project.

She said while hay may seem menial for those who do not understand agricul-ture, the fields in the Peace River Valley can be used for just about anything.

“Today it’s hay but tomorrow it could be vegetable crops,” she said, adding it’s all a matter of looking after your soil to change the crops over. “It’s the quality of land that can be put into any other product when needed.”

Ken said the flooding caused by the creation of another reservoir would like-ly wipe out their ability to farm.

“We’ll lose most of our land here,” he said. “We would pretty much be done here for farming.”

He said he doesn’t know exactly how much land will be affected because BC Hydro has yet to update the reservoir impact lines defined back in the 1980s.

“We don’t know how much land we’re going to lose. We don’t know if our house will keep standing or not.”

He said the area already has a history of landslides, and if a reservoir is cre-ated, he doesn’t think he could remain in his house even if it isn’t directly im-pacted by the flooding.

“Would it even be safe for us to stay here? I doubt it,” he said.

He added they’re also not sure how the realignment of the highway will affect them, because BC Hydro has indicated they are looking at two options.

“None of them make any sense,” said Boon. “Just crossing Cache Creek here would be, in its own right, a megapro-ject. They have to cross about a quarter-mile of canyon and it’s going to be a fill with a culvert at the bottom. It’s like a dam.”

His neighbour, Larry Peterson, made a presentation to the Peace River Region-al District board of directors last year, warning of the impacts to agriculture posed by Site C. He said Bear Flat has some of the most productive agricul-tural land in the province because of its unique climate and Class 1 soils – the soil with the fewest limitations and most

suitable for agricultural crops.“This land has the capability to pro-

duce enough food to feed the entire North for 100 years,” he told directors.

Petersen said he is concerned not only about the flooding of farmland, but the rise in water levels and how that would affect the climate.

“It would eliminate all the Class 1 cli-mate capabilities of the entire Valley. The growing days would be less,” he said, referencing the drop in tempera-tures in the Valley and how the atmo-sphere would change.

Siobhan Jackson, environmental/spe-cial issues manager for the Site C project with BC Hydro, said historical data in-dicates that 106 hectares (262 acres) of land with Class 1 soil, and 2,900 hect-ares (7,166 acres) of land with Class 1 to 3 soils would be affected by the project.

Class two soils have some minor limi-tations but is suitable for a wide range of crops, while Class 3 soils have serious limitations to agricultural development.

Jackson said that represents about four per cent and 18 per cent, respectively, of the total land with class 1 to 3 capabili-ties in the entire Peace River Valley.

“The vast majority of the lands that people talk about with reference to Class 1 to 3 lands are downstream of the proj-ect or would be unaffected by the proj-ect,” said Jackson.

She added it’s not clear how many hectares are currently being cultivated, but that will be determined in the future.

However, she said more work will be undertaken in Stage Three to understand the impact to agriculture.

“Across all of the areas, we’ll be iden-tifying and evaluating potential mitiga-tion strategies that would be available.”

Those strategies, she added, have not been discussed at this time.

Arlene said at this point, there have been no discussions around compen-sation for the land loss from the dam that she knows of among Peace Valley farmers. She said she would not be hav-ing those discussions until a decision is made on whether the project will be built.

Jackson said a long-term climate monitoring program for the Peace River Valley is being developed, as well as weather and water temperature models to predict changes resulting from the project.


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At 6:00 p.m. there will be a presentation by the 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. If you are unable to attend the Open House, you may still wish to make a written submission. There are 30 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the draft Information Requirements. The comment period will begin on May 6, 2010 and end at midnight on June 7, 2010 All comments received during this comment period in relation to the 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 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, the EAO will finalize the Information Requirements and issue them to the Proponent. The EAO accepts public comments through the following ways: • By Online Form at

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April 29 and 30• The Fort St. John Alliance Church clothing

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April 29 to May 1• The King is Alive and Well and Appearing

in Fort St. John. The King himself, Mr. Elvis Presley, plays a key role in the final show of the season for Stage North Theatre Society. In the production of Toronto, Mississippi by Joan Ma-cLeod, the King is portrayed by long-time Stage North member Blair Scott. The story follows the dynamics and heartache of a split family with King as the long absent father returning home to his daughter, Jhana, and her mother, Maddie.Directed by another long-time member, Terry Boyle. Tickets available at the North Peace Cul-tural Centre or online at tickets.npcc.bc.ca/.

May 1• UCW Spring Tea at South Peace United

Church Upper Hall, 1300 104 Avenue in Daw-son Creek from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Enjoy sandwhiches and dainties.

May 1• Local author Sharlene Weingart will read her

new children’s book ‘Mommy Takes Away’ at the Dawson Creek Public Library at 2 p.m. Book signing to follow. Kids bring your grown-up for a fun afternoon including a sing-along with Barb Munro, playdough fun, busy hands, WOW bus, Betty’s Amazing Faces and more. This is a free library fun event. Call for more information (250) 782-4661.

May 2• Unto Him is ‘Going on With the Song’ with

guest artist Judy Dueck at 7 p.m. at the North Peace Cultural Centre. Tickets are $15, available at the cultural centre or by calling (250) 785-1992. This will be Brian Shrum’s last concert with the group. Join them as they bid farewell to an original member of Unto Him.

May 2• Grad fest fashion show and tea fundraiser at

2 p.m. Price is $15 a person, $5 for children over 5, five and under free. Come and support our grads at this annual fundraising event. Graduat-ing students modeling fashions from local busi-nesses. Draws. Cake and refreshments. Enter-tainment. For further information call Melanie at (250) 759-4599.

May 5• There will be a Compassion Fatigue Work-

shop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the South Peace United Church, 1300 104 Avenue in Dawson Creek with presenter Donelda Laing. Cost is $100 and includes lunch. In this workshop you will have an opportunity to understand the signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue and dis-cuss how to practice healthy, ongoing self care while successfully continuing to care for others. Register by April 26 by phoning the church at (250) 782-2636 or online at [email protected]. Payment is needed to hold a spot.

May 6• The Northern Brain Injury Associations’s

AGM will be held at 5 p.m. in the common room of the Prince George Brain Injured Group, 1247 4 Avenue, Prince George. All members or those wishing to become members are invited to attend. For more information please contact Car-men Jose at 1-866-979-4673 or [email protected].

May 8• Farmerettes Tea and Quilt Show at Parkland

School in Farmington from 1 to 4 p.m. Enjoy strawberry shortcake. To reserve a sale table, contact Kim at (250) 843-7017.

May 8• Come celebrate Mother’s Day weekend with

the country legend great impressionist of Patsy Cline, Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash, June Cart-er, host Minnie Pearl with special guest Cousin Clair. Come out for a night of fun at Sudeten Hall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. with refreshments. Door prizes. Admission by donation. For more information at (250) 782-3365.

May 8• The Dawson Creek Horticultural Society

will be sponsoring a free Show and Grow af-ternoon from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Farmers Market tent on the Co-Op parking lot. Ages five to 12 to be accompanied by adults and ages 13 to 16 are welcome. Plant a sunflower to show at the fall fair in August or plant an upside down tomato in a recycled pop bottle.

May 8• The Dawson Creek Kiwanis Community

Band and Majorettes present their 14th annual spring concert and Schnitzel dinner at KPAC 1100 95 Avenue in Dawson Creek. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Concert at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at Simple Pleasures KPAC and from all band members. For more information call Cheryl at (250) 782-5323.

May 8 • Spring Tea and Quilt Show at Parkland

School in Farmington from 1 to 4 p.m. Cost is $4 per person at the door for Strawberry Shortcake. For more information phone Kim at the Farmer-ettes Club at (250) 843-7018.

ONGOING Fort St. John• Alcoholics Anonymous - If you think you

might have a problem with drinking, come to an AA meeting. Call for times and places or someone to talk to (250) 785-8866.

• Fort St. John Multiple Sclerosis support group. If you or anyone you know has MS and have any questions or just need to talk, please call Susie at (250) 785-2381 or Sandi at (250) 787-2652.

• The Canadian Cancer Soci-ety Fort St. John unit meets the first Wednesday of each month, Septem-ber to June, at noon at the Business Resource Centre behind the museum. Volunteers always welcome.

• A Youth Relapse Prevention Group may be held weekly, in the afternoons at Mental Health and Ad-diction Services, #300 - 9900 – 100 Ave. For more information call Chris or Shaun at (250) 262-5269.

• The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life in Fort St John will be held on May 29th. To register go to www.cancer.ca/relay or call Gwen at 1.800.811.5666.

• “Butterfly Families – Families Supporting Families” is open to all caregivers of children and youth with Special Needs. We meet the third Wednesday of every month at the Child Development Centre from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 10408 105 Avenue. Does your child have learning, behav-ior or other complex special needs? Would you like to connect with other caregivers? Child minding available but please call ahead a few days be-fore the meeting. Call (250) 785-3200 for more information.

• FSJ Gradfest 2010 meets the first Monday of every month at 7 p.m. in the North Peace Secondary School cafeteria. This is a safe, fun filled event for all Grads following the cer-

emonies and grand march. We are in need of volunteers and donations. Any one wanting to volunteer contact Carl: [email protected], any donations please contact Shelley: [email protected] and any prize donations contact Jenn: [email protected].

Fort Nelson• Alcoholics Anonymous - Monday 8 p.m.

Catholic Church Basement (closed meeting); Wednesday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; Thursday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; Saturday 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria; Sunday 8 p.m. Friendship Centre.

• Cocaine Anonymous - Tuesday 8 p.m. Cath-olic Church Basement; Friday 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria.

• Alanon - Tuesday 8 p.m. Northern Lights College (back door).

• The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life in Fort Nelson will be held on June 5th. To reg-ister go to www.cancer.ca/relay or call Carmella at (250) 500-2499

Pouce Coupe• Alcoholics Anonymous - Friday 8 p.m. Old

Library (closed). 250-786-0155.• Youth Drop-In at Pouce Coupe Community

Church Annex (the old Pouce library). Saturday nights 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. All teens ages 13 to 17 welcome.

Chetwynd• Alcoholics Anonymous meets Tuesday and

Friday at 8 p.m. at the Public Library, 5012 46 Street. 250-788-9658

• NA meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Air-port waiting room.

Tumbler Ridge• Alcoholics Anonymous - meeting Wed. 8

p.m. 115 Commercial Park (Baptist Church).

• Tuesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Floor curling, carpet bowling, card & board games, coffee & cookies. Community Centre Room 5 from 1-4 pm. Small drop-in fee.

Taylor• Civil Air Search and Rescue (CASARA)

meetings every second Tuesday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7 p.m. For information call Bob at 250-789-9152 or 250-787-5802.

• The Alaska Highway RRA (Recreation Air-craft Association) meets every third Thursday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7:30 p.m. For information call Richard at 250-782-2421 or Heath at (250) 785-4758.

Dawson Creek• Craft group for Mental Health and Addic-

tions Clients. Meets Thurs 1:30 -3:30 at 1017-103 Ave., Dawson Creek. (250) 782-4410.

• Alcoholics Anonymous - meets Mon., Tues., Fri., & Sat., 8 p.m. at Peace River Health Unit. Wed. 8 p.m. Hospital Education Room. All meetings are open.

• Mile 0 Al-Anon meets 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday evening at Parkhill Community School 9700-5th Street, Dawson Creek.

• Relapse Prevention. Mental Health and Ad-dictions 1017-103rd Ave., Dawson Creek, (250) 782-4410. Fridays from 10 to 11 a.m. Everyone welcome! Please call to confirm meeting.

• The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life in Dawson Creek will be held on June 5th. To register go to www.cancer.ca/relay or call Marie at (250) 784-1913.

• The Canadian Cancer Society, Dawson Creek Unit, meets the last Monday of every month, September to June, at 7 p.m. in their of-fice at 1000 105 Avenue in Dawson Creek. New volunteers always welcome.


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May 13 to June 17• Are you living with a chronic health condition? The Univer-

sity of Victoria and Northern Health Authority are pleased to of-fer ‘Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions’ in Fort St. John. This free six-session education program for persons living with chronic health conditions will be available at #300, 9900 100 Avenue. The workshop meets for six Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. To register or for more information, call Terry Cayer - Cordinator toll free at 1-866-902-3767 or e-mail [email protected]. Space is limited so call today.

May 23• First annual Peace Region Palaeontology Symposium featur-

ing the fourth annual Fossil Road Show, speakers, door prizes and guided children’s activities. Held at the Tumbler Ridge Public Library and Curling Rink. For more information contact (250) 242-3466.

May 23• Country dance at Farmington Hall featuring Highway 40!

Dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., no minors. Tickets $15 each, avail-able at Farmington Store. For more information, call Clarisse (250) 843-7954.

May 24• The Forgotten House -- Grizzly Valley Players present a mati-

nee at 3 p.m. in Room 5 of the Community Centre in Tumbler Ridge. May 29 to 31

• Couple’s “Love and Romance” Retreat at The King’s Valley Christian Camp. Accommodation available. For further informa-tion or registration call (250) 827-3549. May 17 to June 28

• Triathlon Training clinics are coming to Fort St. John. Come out and learn about triathlon and get prepared for the local upcom-ing triathlons. Held on May 3, 4, and 6 are clinics on swimming stroke improvement, bike tuning and equipment and triathlon. Come hear from local triathletes and ask questions about events, training, preparation and anything else you like. Sign up at the North Peace Leisure Pool or contact Becky at (250)787-5780 or [email protected] for more information.

Upcoming local Triathlons include: Dawson Creek May 24Fort St. John June 7 Fort Nelson June 28

May 12 to July 28• Relapse Prevention Group - Tuesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at

Mental Health & Addiction Services. Contact Dennis at (250)262-5269.

May 23• The Derrick Dance Club of Fort St. John will be hosting a

dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Senior Citizens Hall at 10908 100 Street. Music by Night Sounds. Members $10, non members $12. Everyone 19 and over is welcome. For information call Lucy at (250) 785-2867 or Judy at (250) 787-0460.

May 23• The Magic of Sam Pearce Show is scheduled at the Stone-

bridge Hotel with the show to benefit the Fort St. John Firefighters.May 25 to May 29• Do you think you’ve been treated unfairly by a B.C. govern-

ment ministry or public agency? The B.C. Ombudsman may be able to help. The Ombudsman’s staff will be in the following communities on the dates listed below, and are available by ap-pointment to discuss your problem or complaint. Call 1-800-567-3247 to book an appointment or see www.ombudsman.bc.ca for more info.

Fort Nelson May 25Fort St. John May 26Dawson Creek May 27Mackenzie May 28Chetwynd May 29May 27• John and Eloise Bergen, missionaries working with ‘Hope for

the Nations’ in Kenya were brutally attacked and severly wound-

ed when burglars broke into their African home in 2008. Come and hear the testimony on how God’s love carried the Burgens through the ordeal. This Canadian couple from Vernon, BC have chosen forgiveness, and are returning to continue the missionary work they started in Kenya. Drilling wells, growing food, and helping to support six orphanages. The event is at Quality Inn at 7 p.m.

May 28• Abbeyfield Houses of Fort St. John is holding their AGM at

7 p.m. at Northern Lights College. Everyone welcome. Direc-tors and volunteers needed. Memberships will be sold prior to the meeting ($10). Please come out and support our home for senior’s independent living! For more information call Clara at (250) 785-6450.

May 29• Access Awareness Day in Fort St. John. Stay tuned to the

Northeast News for more information.May 30• The Fort Nelson Woman of Industry is holding a golf tourna-

ment at the golf course. Lots of door prizes, putter to be won and an extra prize if a member brings a friend that becomes a member. Please RSVP to Karen Prouse at [email protected]

May 30• The Welcome Wagon events, the Baby Shower and Grand-

parent Showcase will be taking place at the Stonebridge Hotel at 1 p.m. The Bridal Showcase will take place at 6:30 p.m.

May 30• The 34 annual Trutch Gymkhana is being held at the Mile

206 Trutch Rodeo Grounds, lots of camping space available and a concession will be on site. Great family fun, all ages ride!! Please call Beth at (250) 262-5712 for more information.

June 4• Ladies out of town dinner in conjunction with the Oil Men’s

Golf Tournament presented by OilWives Club of FSJ. Cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. at the Pomeroy Inns and Suites. Tickets are $50 and include: entertainment, dinner, dessert, wine, jewellry draw, games and door prizes. Tickets available at Flow-ers by Tamee, Frontier Jewellers. Call Marlene (250) 785-8737 or Debbie at (250) 787-5100 for more information.

June 6• Rotary Manor Annual Garage Sale from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

1121-90 Avenue. Household items, tools, toys, furniture, coffee and donuts and much more. Donations welcome after May 4 (no appliances please). All proceed to toward resident programs and activities. Rain or shine, no early birds, there will be no sales be-fore 9 a.m.

June 14• Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion walk, wheel, run and wheel-

chair challenge. Registration at 12:30, event starts at 1 p.m. in Cen-tennial Park. For information, contact event leader Lori Slater at (250) 787-1912 or [email protected]

July 12• North Peace Horticultural Society plans their annual Garden

Tour. Bring your family and tour a variety of Fort St. John gar-dens.

August 1• The Marilyn Leffler Memorial Ride and Show ‘n Shine in sup-

port of the Canadian Cancer Society BC and Yukon Region. Regis-tration begins July 1 for this all day event at Casey’s Pub in Fort St. John. Show ‘n Shine awards for seven motorcycle categories and lots of door prizes. Event includes a ride to the viewpoint on the Hudson’s Hope Road. Everyone welcome to this fundraising event to fight cancer.

August 21 to 23• The North Peace Horticultural Society presents their 16th an-

nual Flower Show and Exhibition at the North Peace Cultural Cen-tre. The event will be open to the public on Aug. 22 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Aug. 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Awards presenta-tions will take place at 4 p.m. Refreshments will be available by donations on both Saturday and Sunday while the show is open. Categories include arrangements, art, houseplants, patio plants,

hanging baskets, cut flowers, photography and several children’s categories. Look for the flower show book in several locations.

ONGOING Fort St. John• The Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society is seeking moti-

vated people to join their volunteer team. If helping people sparks your interest drop by the office at #201, 10142-100 Ave. (above Girl Guides Thrift Store) or call 250-787-1121.

• A Youth Relapse Prevention Group may be held weekly, in the afternoons at Mental Health and Addiction Services, #300 - 9900 – 100 Ave. For more information call Chris or Shaun at 250-262-5269.

• The Citizens Patrol is seeking people who can volunteer at least five hours a month. Perfect for those new to town, those con-cerned about safety, who want to make the community a safer place to work, live and play. Call coordinator Connie 250-262-4530 or RCMP liaison Rick 250-787-8100.

• Alcoholics Anonymous - If you think you might have a prob-lem with drinking. Call for times and places or someone to talk to 250-785-8866.

Fort Nelson• Alcoholics Anonymous - Monday 8 p.m. Catholic Church

Basement (closed meeting); Wednesday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; Thursday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; Saturday 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria; Sunday 8 p.m. Friendship Centre

• Cocaine Anonymous - Tuesday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Base-ment; Friday 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria.

• Alanon - Tuesday 8 p.m. Northern Lights College (back door).Pouce Coupe• Alcoholics Anonymous - Friday 8 p.m. Old Library (closed).

250-786-0155• Computer Class at the Pouce Coupe Seniors Hall every Mon-

day and Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and Low Im-pact exercise class every Thursday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Open to everyone! For more information call Carol at 250-786-5673

Chetwynd• Alcoholics Anonymous meets Monday and Friday at 8 p.m. at

the Friendship Centre. 250-788-9658• NA meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Airport waiting room.• Tuesdays & Thursdays: Minor ball 5 pm-7 pm at Chetwynd

Ballpark & Rec. Centre Diamonds.Tumbler Ridge• Alcoholics Anonymous - meeting Wed. 8 p.m. 115 Com-

mercial Park (Baptist Church).• Mondays: Bingo - 6 pm doors open, 7 pm games begin. Com-

munity Centre Rms. 4&5.• Tuesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Floor curling, carpet

bowling, card & board games, coffee & cookies. Community Centre Room 5 from 1-4 pm. Small drop-in fee.

• Wednesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Cribbage, Whist & good company. Beginners welcome! 7 pm in the Library. Small drop-in fee.

Taylor• Civil Air Search and Rescue (CASARA) meetings every sec-

ond Tuesday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7 p.m. For information call Bob at 250-789-9152 or 250-787-5802.

• New Totem Archery is now at the Taylor Community Hall Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. Contact newtotem-archery.com.

• The Alaska Highway RRA (Recreation Aircraft Association) meets every third Thursday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7:30 p.m. For information call Richard at 250-782-2421 or Heath at 250-785-4758.

Dawson Creek• The Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce luncheons are

held the first Thursday of each month at noon at the Best Western. Different guest speaker each month. Members and Non-members welcome. Contact: Lesley Pewarchuck 250-782 4868.

If your non-profit group has events or meeting you wish pub-lished, send them by fax to (250) 787-7090 or via email to: [email protected].

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On behalf of the Women’s Resource Centre, Women’s/ Children’s Emergency Shelter and Foster Parents of Fort St. John, we are raising money to supply 1,000 “Sweet Dreams Initiative” kits for local children in crisis.

We would like to thank you for helping us meet this goal and most of all, thank you for helping these children in need. To make a donation or receive more information please contact your

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valleys. He’s spent many hours hiking through difficult underbrush, keeping a wary eye for bears, taking reference pho-tos for his next painting. The watershed has become important to Shaw and with plans for a Site C dam on the Peace River in increasingly further stages of develop-ment, Shaw is passionate about his op-position to the project, which would for-ever alter a historical stretch of the Peace River. Considering that a sizable chunk of our area will be dammed and covered by water, Shaw feels a sense of urgency and responsibility in capturing the valley with his brush and paints.

Though Shaw exhibits proficiency and fluency in painting our region, his paint-ings may be hard to find for the art collec-tor. Currently Shaw exhibits only twice a year with the South Peace Art Society’s member exhibitions at the Dawson Creek Art Gallery. The Gallery’s next member show, “In the Summertime” opens June 7, 2010. Shaw is recently semi-retired and here’s hoping that his more relaxed schedule will allow this artist to become a bit more of a household name in the Peace Region!

Dawson Creek painter finds inspiration in our valleys

of the Peace

A masterfully painted Peace Region scene took top hon-ours at the Peace Liard Regional Juried Art Exhibition this April.

Artist Peter Shaw received the Distinguished Award for the oil painting he titled “Kiskatinaw Afternoon.” The painting is dominated by the land mass of the river hill, grass bleached to mid-tones by the afternoon sun, the eye following the erod-ed landscape downward to the river far below, a serpentine curve of water and rocky beach. While the specific stretch of river in the painting may not be recognized by all, the scene is typical of local topography and is strikingly familiar to most Peace Region residents.

Shaw is a long time Dawson Creek resident and a self-taught oil painter who is self-deprecating about his artist status. Though he has been painting for 30 years, Shaw is quick to explain that it’s been very part-time, and not all the time. First motivated to try painting after glimpsing a print by Rembrandt in a bookstore, Shaw did not give up when his first attempt turned out nothing like the masterpiece that had inspired him.

Knowing little or nothing about painting, Shaw says it took “many expletives and burning [of ruined paintings]” before he was able to create paintings he was satisfied with.

Believing that experience is the best teacher, Shaw perse-vered and his current paintings indicate a mature and confident master of the brush.

According to Shaw, the Peace Region landscape doesn’t have much to distinguish it from other prai-rie/farmland areas and it is certainly true that the Peace Region doesn’t attract artists the way certain countries or regions do. Shaw himself isn’t what you would call a typical artist. His background reads like a blue-collar career listing – jobs in in-dustries including construction, logging, railroad – and yet Shaw has been persistent and patient, teaching himself to paint in his spare time, quietly developing his skills as an artist. In describing our area as “typical”, Shaw explains that rather than embroidering our landscape into something it is

not, he focuses on what is unique to our area and he sees that in our river

Contributed photosArtist Peter Shaw.

By Angela Fehr

Upcoming EventsArts Events

April 30 to May 14

Dawson Creek: April 30 Dance! Year-end recital at Unchagah Hall,

6:30 p.m.May 7 “Hang ‘Em High”

Art Auction, Kiwanis Arts Centre, 7 p.m.

Fort St. John:April 30 Stage North presents “Toronto,

Mississippi,” North Peace Cultural Centre,

7 p.m.May 4 to 8 Peace River North Theatre Festival,

contact North Peace Cultural Centre for schedule of show times.

Beauty and the Beast.Kiskatinaw Afternoon (Above), Wood Frog (Below).


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