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All decked out for Canada DayTaylor Davidson and brother Brandon are ready and waiting for the Canada Day parade to begin. The parade kicked off a day of fun, games and celebration in Fort St. James on July 1.

Festivals to benefi t from new

safety, liquor regulation changes

Summer festival season is un-derway and the B.C. Government has introduced new guidelines and safety measures, including new li-quor licensing regulations, for pub-lic events.

“I think changes to liquor li-censing will result in more fami-lies coming to our events with the open concept. While we welcome these changes, I think it’s really up to festival organizers and produc-ers to have more duty of care over their guests. We’ll be working with whole-site licensing in Steveston in August and are grateful for any steps that help to improve public safety at this event and all festivals and events in our province,” Van-couver’s Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival general manager Ann Phelps stated in the news release.

Whole-site liquor licensing is one of the regulations that will bring some changes to the festival grounds this summer. This regu-lation will allow people to move throughout the festival grounds unrestricted with alcoholic bever-ages. This allows families to attend the entire festival together and is hoped to prevent binge drinking. With adequate safety measures in place close to 95 per cent of festival events qualify for whole-site liquor licensing at the provincial govern-ment.

“Our planning resources for organizers and the liquor changes we’ve made, such as bringing down beer garden fences so families can enjoy festival grounds together, are benefi ting communities, attracting tourists, promoting arts and cul-ture, and helping to grow B.C.’s economy. Keeping tourists and British Columbians safe at festivals is a priority for our government. We have learned from challenges expe-rienced at previous events and are taking steps to achieve safer events where the focus is on a memorable and fun experience,” stated Attor-ney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton in a news release.

The Ministry of Health, the Ca-nadian Centre on Substance Abuse and UBC Mass Gathering Medi-cine Interest Group are in collabo-ration in the initiative to prevent al-cohol and other drug-related harms at music festivals.

– Michele Taylor

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MICHELE TAYLORCaledonia Courier

Fort St. James, Burns Lake, Hous-ton, Fraser Lake and area will be re-ceiving $1,112,765 as part of almost $75.2 million be-ing invested into communi-ties across B.C.

These Small Community and Regional District Grant programs funds, which have been available since 2009, apply to municipalities with populations under 20,000. Funds are allocated based on a formula that factors in a base amount, population and assessment values.

“This funding will take pressure off local taxpayers and provide Burns Lake, Fort St. James, Fraser Lake, Houston and the Bulkley-Nechako Regional District with the opportuni-ty to invest in public safety priorities,” Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad

stated in a news release.Fort St. James will be continuing

to receive the Small Community and Regional District Grant; an uncondi-tional grant from the government that

helps offset smaller commu-nities’ budgets in order to help in areas of infrastruc-ture, administration and service delivery needs and priorities said Kevin Crook, Chief Administrative Of-fi cer for the District of Fort St. James.

The district will be re-ceiving $267,480, this will be the second installment for the year, the district received a total of $405,833 for the

annual grant amount said Crook.“The Strategic Community Invest-

ment funding goes to support local government services,” Crook said. “This helps us and other communities with small tax bases to keep property taxes at a sustainable level.”

Grant funding received for local priorities

Kevin Crook: Chief Adminis-trative Officer

Michele Taylor photos

Nothing fi shy hereRosa Anne Howell does data collection for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans during the Stuart Lake Fishing Derby June 27 - July 1. Data collected will be used to study rainbow trout in Stuart Lake.


The BC Association of Farmers’ Markets (BCAFM) is invit-ing people across the province to bring their friends out to their fa-vourite local farmers’ market, and the Fort St. James Farmers’ Market is joining in with the BCAFM’s Meet My Market contest over the month of July.

Farmers’ markets across the province of-fer an abundance of locally grown produce and other goods, live music, children’s activi-ties, cooking classes, workshops and a place for the community to meet and share experi-ences.

Throughout the month, more than 60 of the 125 farmers’ mar-kets across the province will be having local contests in conjunc-tion with the Meet My Market contest which will be giving away two weekend getaways to Sparkling Hill Resort in the Okanagan, said Georgia Stanley, Man-ager of Membership and Communications, BCAFM.

“On the provincial level, when people bring a friend to the farmers’ market in July they can enter to win

one of two getaways to a resort in the Okanagan which includes wine touring,” said Stanley.

Stanley added peo-ple can also enter the grand prize giveaway on the association’s so-cial media webpage on Facebook by posting a photo of their favou-rite farm-ers’ market or in per-son at par-t i c ipa t ing markets by tagging @bcfarmers-market and #MeetMy-Market to enter.

“We have a Face-book contest page where you can see all the different entries,” she said. “On top of

that we have just over 60 markets who will be offering additional in-centives for shoppers to bring their friends and that includes everything from a free market bag, free coffee, a market treat or some are offer-ing market bucks.”

Funding for Meet My Market month was p r ov i d e d , “In part by the BC G o v e r n -ment’s Buy Local Pro-gram; de-livered by

the Investment Agricul-ture Foundation of BC with funding from the BC Ministry of Agricul-ture, Vancity and the BC Association of Farmers’

Markets,” Cinci Csere, Media Relations, The

Social Agency, stat-ed in a news release.

Charlotte Croquet, president Fort St. James Farmers Market Asso-ciation, said the local market here in town will be taking part in local prize giveaways and is hoping to have a num-ber of special activities over the month and sug-gests checking in with the farmers’ market weekly to see what is happening.

“There will be some other things going on too, occasionally we get an entertainer, but we never know ahead. Each week there could be some other small prizes as well,” she said.

“And (we will) have a little bit of fun too.”

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story in the Caledonia Courier, (“Coordinates to family fun”, July 1). Ralph Willick, Ruby Tay-lor and Teddy Johnnie names were incorrect. The Caledonia Courier apologizes for any confusion or embarrassment this error may have caused.

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Last week Conifex announced it would be stopping production at its sawmill in Fort St. James for two weeks due to poor mar-ket conditions and an increase of 15 per cent on import dues on lumber exports to the United States. This temporary closure comes close on the heels of the announcement of the closure of the Tl’oh lumber mill last month.

In 2014, increased housing starts in the United States pro-pelled forestry industry growth in the Nechako, according to a report by the Chartered Pro-fessional Accountants of BC (CPABC). Although the US mar-ket continues to recover, timber supplies are dwindling.

With declining timber sup-plies and salvage efforts to re-cover mountain pine beetle damaged trees coming to an end; poor market conditions and the impending expiration of the Canada/U.S. Softwood Lum-ber Agreement in October, the region’s operators sit in limbo

unsure of the future of exports to the United States.

The 2006 trade agreement was a solution to US industry claims that Canadian forest poli-cies subsidize sawnwood pro-duction. The agreement specifi es higher duties on Canadian ex-ports when softwood sawnwood prices are low.

The $235-million Western Bioenergy project in Merritt, once in operation, will consume approximately 200,000 metric tonnes of biomass fuel annually and provide more than 40,000 homes under a 30-year purchase agreement with BC Hydro. Fort St. James and the Nechako re-gion will provide the bulk of the biomass to that and other plants currently under construction.

With Conifex Power Limited Partnership completing a con-tinuous 72 hour run test at its 36 Megawatt biomass power plant at Mackenzie, B.C. in April this year, there seems to be some fu-ture for the lumber industry, but what will happen to the sawn-wood side of the industry re-mains to be seen come October.

Canada/US Softwood Lumber Agreement will have resounding impacts on regional economy

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Last week Conifex announced it would be stopping production at its sawmill in Fort St. James for two weeks due to poor market conditions and an increase on import dues on lumber exports to the Unites States.

BY TOM FLETCHERBlack Press

Liberal Leader Jus-tin Trudeau came to the West Coast Monday to unveil his par-ty’s environ-mental plat-form for the Oct. 19 fed-eral election, promising to ban crude oil tankers from B.C.’s North Coast and im-pose an un-defi ned price on carbon emissions af-ter consulting the prov-

inces.If he forms the next

government, Trudeau would invite premiers to join him at the next United Nations cli-

mate change c o n f e r e n c e in Paris next D e c e m b e r , and then meet them again within 90 days to come up with a national plan to regu-late fossil fuel emissions.

“Central to this will be the creation of na-

tional emissions-reduc-

tion targets, informed by the best economic and scientifi c analy-sis,” the party’s 12-page summary says, adding that the Conservative government’s emission reduction targets are “inadequate and mean-ingless without a plan to achieve them.”

Conservative Natu-ral Resources Minis-ter Greg Rickford and Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq replied with a statement warn-ing that the Liberal plan “will increase the costs of everything including gas, groceries, electric-ity.”

Rickford and Ag-lukkaq said Trudeau’s promise to end fossil fuel subsidies would remove Ottawa’s sup-port for development of liquefi ed natural gas ex-port facilities in B.C. In February, Prime Min-ister Stephen Harper announced increased capital cost tax credits for the LNG industry, similar to capital invest-ment incentives offered by B.C.

NDP leader Thomas Mulcair has promised a national cap-and trade plan for carbon emis-sions, which would im-pose extra costs based

on higher emissions and reward industries that are able to reduce them.

The Liberal plan

promises a minimum $200 million annual spending to “support innovation and clean

technologies in the for-estry, fi sheries, mining, energy and agricultural sectors.”


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Some 300 partici-pants were out vying for the top three spots and a chance to win the $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500 prizes at the 18 Annual Stuart Lake

Fishing Derby which ran from 7 a.m. June 27 to 10 a.m. July 1.

The $10,000 fi rst place prize went to John Celogheros from Prince George with a 9 lb. 13.9 oz. rainbow trout. Celogheros said this is his second year at the

derby and he caught his fi rst place winner near the American Islands.

Second place and the $5,000 prize was nabbed by Brent Karlson of Prince George with an 8 lb. 2.8 oz. rainbow trout. Karlson said he caught his second place winner

near the beginning of the North Arm of Stuart Lake.

The $2,500 third place prize was award-ed to Justin Howell of Fort St. James with his 5 lb. .76 oz. rainbow trout. Howell has been fi shing in the derby for

the past ten years, he said he caught his third place winner up by Bat-tleship.

Rainbow trout that

were brought in by the entrants were having data sampled for the B.C. Department of Fisheries and Oceans to

assist in a study that is being conducted on the status of the rainbow trout population in Stu-art Lake.

Fishing derby hauls in winnersMichele Taylor photos

John Celogheros from Prince George won the first place prize of $10,000 at the Stuart Lake Fishing Derby.

Brent Karlson of Prince George won the second place cash prize of $5,000 for his catch during the derby.

Justin Howell of Fort St. James took home the third place prize of $2,500 from the Stuart Lake Fishing Derby.

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The Fort St. James Detachment of the RCMP were out dressed in their red serge for the Canada Day parade July 1.

The Stuart Lake North District Girl Guides of Canada were out showing off their best during the Canada Day parade.

The Didoh Ne drummers sing and drum during the Canada Day parade.The Fort St. James National Historic Site were decked out in the 50s and ‘60s theme for the Canada Day parade July 1.

Bare Hands Landscaping and Design had some laid back ‘50s and ‘60s themed landscaping happening on its float for the Canada Day parade.

Samuel Joinson and Louise Rahko take in the sights at the Canada Day parade in Fort St. James.

Please see more photos, page 9



Ibrahim Pelz, front, and his children Halima, Addam and Sara were visit-ing Fort St. James from Canmore Alta. The family comes once a year to visit family in town.

Raylene Erickson, left, shows her Pride with friend Angel Carpenter at the Canada Day celebrations at Cottonwood Park July 1.

Chief Fred Sam, left and Dave Birdi cut the cake at the Canada Day celebrations at Cottonwood Park.

Children got competitive at the Overwaitea’s watermelon eating competition at Cottonwood Park on Canada Day.

Keom Quewezance, 3, tries his hand at the ball toss game at Cottonwood Park during the Canada Day celebrations.

Jolie Brown, 13, of Prince George got up on stage and performed ‘When I’m Gone’ for the crowd during open-mic at Cottonwood Park July 1.

CANADA DAY featureby Michele Taylor

Continued from, page 8

People were out en masse for Canada Day enjoying the variety of events that were taking place all day July 1.

Watermelon eating contests, wagon rides, music and fun and games for families were all a part of the days celebrations.


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The Erickson family held a family reunion this past weekend with special guests Tillie Ge-row, Carl-Ake Elmersjo and his wife Margareta Elmersjo from Uppsala, Sweden. Pete Erickson, Tillie’s father, immi-grated from Sweden to Fort St. James where he met and married Marion Prince.

Pete and Marion had eight children together, Tillie Gerow is the last remaining child of the eight children the cou-ple had together. Ake Elmersjo, grandson son to Erickson’s brother August Eriksson, trav-eled with his cousin Tillie and wife to attend the event.

Charlene Webb, who is now living in Terrace and co-ordinated the re-union, said the last Er-ickson family reunion took place in July, 1976 and saw people from the United States and across BC and Canada.

Book in makingWebb said she will

have family members who are at the reunion fi lling out a book that will be fi lled out with genealogical informa-tion from family mem-bers, she said she is also collecting family reci-pes and stories that will eventually be made into a book.

“I’ve asked them to share memories of our parents and grandpar-ents and special recipes or new recipes that they would like to share,” she said. “We’ve had families come from all over BC,” she said. “We

have cousins that are just meeting for the fi rst time.”

Webb said at the last count the Canadian side of the Erickson family was at more than 500 and the Sweden side of the Erikkson family were at 36 members.

“This took many months to plan and co-ordinate,” said Webb.


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June Hanson, left, is the first of 25 grandchildren to Pete Erickson; Tillie Gerow is the last surviving child of Pete Erickson’s eight children, Carl-Ake Elmersjo is the grandson of Pete’s brother August Eriksson and Margareta Elersmo, Ake’s wife came from Uppsala Sweden to join in the family reunion, July 4.

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