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District of Chetwynd iscontinuing work to adjustthe effectiveness of itssewage treatment lagoons,which were found to be inviolation of the provincialWaste Management Act.

A letter of warning wassent to the District fromthe Ministry of theEnvironment in earlyFebruary that explainedlab samples had showeddischarges of effluent intothe Pine River that exceed-ed the maximum author-ized limit for five-day bio-chemical oxygen demand(BOD).

These samples weretaken from the lagoonsbetween December 2012and February 2013.Further exceedances of thepermit were also discov-ered in early March.

A discharge permit,issued to the District underthe provisions of the WasteManagement Act, statesthat the effluent leavingthe sewage lagoons is not

to exceed a BOD level of 30mg/L.

According to the formerEnvironmental ProtectionOfficer (EPO) for theregion, Ann Godon, thelevels of BOD dischargedlate last year and in theearly part of 2013, were“two to three times high-er” than that amount.

“ December wasn’t a bigexceedance but in Januaryit was fairly significant,”Godon said, later adding,“there were BODexceedances in Februaryand early March that wereferred to the conserva-tion officer.”

The Ministry of theEnvironment noted that itwas possible the dischargeof effluent containingabove normal levels ofBOD was acutely toxic tofish species living in theriver.

WHAT IS BOD?The presence of a suffi-

cient amount of dissolvedoxygen in a body of wateris integral to the survivalof fish and other forms ofaquatic life. Determininghow organic matter affects

the concentration of dis-solved oxygen in a river orlake is therefore integral towater quality manage-ment.

Biochemical oxygendemand or B.O.D is theamount of dissolved oxy-gen needed by microor-ganisms in a body of waterto break down organic

material present in a givenwater sample at certaintemperature over a specifictime period. The term alsorefers to a chemical proce-dure for determining thisamount.

These microorganismsturn wastewater into clearwater through the bio-chemical action the bacte-

ria performs on the waste. This water run off then

leaves the lagoons treatedand is discharged into theriver possessing sufficientamounts of dissolved oxy-gen for aquatic life sur-vival when the treatmentprocess is effective.

The five-day BOD test isa commonly used method

of gauging the effective-ness of wastewater treat-ment processes.

The standard oxidationtest period for BOD incu-bates samples from thelagoons for five days at 20degrees Celsius. Thereported level of BOD isused for many applica-tions, most commonly toindicate the effects ofsewage and other organicwastes (plant decay andleaf fall) on dissolved oxy-gen in surface waters.

As part of the require-ments of the district’s dis-charge permit, monthlysamples are taken and for-warded to the Ministry ofthe Environment.

While on average it takes42 days for incomingsewage to leave thelagoons as treated water,the five-day BOD test pro-vides a rapid way ofknowing what levels ofoxygen exist in the lagoon,and as a result, what levelsof anaerobic action arehappening to break down

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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Local organic

farmer Charlie Lasser doesn’twant West Fraser Mills futureplans to store fly ash producedby the biomass generation plantto harm his organic status.

The longtime Chetwynd resi-dent and former mayor is alsocareful to note that he does notoppose the project and hasalways worked well with thecompany over the years.

“We’ve worked just with ahandshake and we’ve workedtogether ever since they camehere over 30 years ago,” Lassersaid.

“I am glad to see them goahead and whatever way we cancooperate we will. I am notagainst [the biomass plant] at allbecause it will eliminate the[beehive] burner they have thereand so that’s going to be good. Iwould like to see their proposalgo ahead, but I just want to make

sure it’s not going to be harmfulto our ranch operation.”

Lasser took his concerns overWest Fraser’s application toexclude some of its land from theAgricultural Land Reserve to thePeace River Regional Districtboard meeting held April 11.

At that meeting, ChetwyndForest industries, a division ofWest Fraser, applied to excludeland north of the sawmill fromthe Agricultural Land Reserve(ALR) to facilitate storage of flyor bottom ash from the futurebiomass energy plant.

The biomass plant will pro-duce fly ash, as it burns residualwaste woods - commonly

known as hog fuel – to generateenergy. Fly ash will be capturedby filtration equipment calledelectrostatic precipitators beforethe flue gases reach the air. Ashthat does not become airborne istermed bottom ash.

The PRRD passed the applica-tion from West Fraser to excludeland from the ALR to store its flyash, but not before allowingLasser a chance to let his con-cerns be heard.

In an interview with theChetwynd Echo, Lasser said thatthe real concern is that fly ash isvery light and could blow ontohis property. At this point intime, West Fraser does not know

if the ash will contain certainchemicals that would harmLasser’s organic status.

“We own land on all threesides of West Fraser,” Lassersaid, “ and so any wind blowingwould spread that ash over ourproperty. West Fraser doesn’tknow what’s going to be in thatash until they get some and thenhave it analyzed so that is one ofmy concerns. Now this fly ashmay not be harmful at all, itmight be helpful and if it is [cer-tified organic] that’s fine, but ifit’s not I just want to be sure.”

West Fraser Mill WoodlandsManager Jesse Rashke said at thePRRD board meeting that fly ashcould potentially be beneficial.

“Ash pile has a lot of fertiliza-tion, but we can’t speculate untilit’s in production. Whatever wecan do to not landfill [the ash] isbetter,” Rashke stated citing theamount of additional cost andwork that a landfill wouldrequire.

Also at the meeting, Lasseradded that if it were not going toharm his organic status hewould be interested in buyingsome of the fly ash from WestFraser, saying it would be goodmaterial for potash.

“[Our ranch] was the firstplace in BC and Alberta Peace

River to be certified organic. I’vebeen here 42 years and we’vealways farmed organically andyou build your land up and Iwould hate to see it destroyedthrough something like that –losing certification.”

Lasser has learned from pastexperience where potentialharms to the organic status cancome from.

“We had a place that was certi-fied organic in the Okanaganand there was [a] fire close byand they dumped some fireretardant on a field and becauseof that it was taken out of certifi-cation. The retardant is classifiedharmful to organics. So my otherconcern is, if in the bush wherethey are logging they hadsprayed or dumped fire retar-dant, if that was in the tresswhen they brought it [to thesawmill] and they were burningit – would that still be harmful tomy standards?”

When asked if he sees poten-tial for something to be workedout with West Fraser going for-ward Lasser responded happily.

“I am sure [there] will be,” hechimed, “but in case there is aproblem, it’s on record. Andthat’s what it’s all about, just tomake sure [my] t’s are crossedand i’s are dotted.”

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Local organic farmer expresses concernsover West Fraser proposed expansion plans

But happy tosee projectgo ahead

LASSER

I am glad to seethem go ahead

and whatever waywe can cooperate,

we will.

The Peace RiverRegional District’sbuilding code bylaw

has been raising quite a feweyebrows and stirring upcontroversy this past fewweeks with petitions circu-lating and meetings beinghijacked by angry residents.

In a nutshell, the bylaw is

simply this: every propertyand person – no matterwhere they are located -must follow the BCBuilding Code.

Which means everyonewill have to do things thesame and follow the samerules – which are province-wide. And in reality, noth-ing in the bylaw has beenchanged except for theareas covered.

Before this change to thebylaw some people neededpermits and some didn’t.Which is silly really. If your

neighbour builds an addi-tion to their house permit-free and you have to payfor a permit because youfall in a permitting area,that’s not really fair now isit? This bylaw has every-one fall under the sameumbrella.

Over the past month therumours about the bylawhave been flying: you needa permit to change the win-dows in your house. Or tofix a leaky tap. Or to put ona new roof. Or to install atoilet.

This is not the case at all.A permit is required if

you are building a newhome – which works out toaround $1,500 for a$300,000 house – or ifyou’re making major struc-tural changes to yourhome, for example movingwalls or adding a newaddition or bathroom. It isalso required if you’rebuilding an accessory (out)building that is larger than200 square feet, for exam-ple a garage. If you’rebuilding a deck that is two

feet or more above gradeyou will need a permit. Ifit’s less, you won’t. Youdon’t need a permit tobuild a fence. You do needa permit to build a retain-ing wall that is larger than1.2 meters in height, installa woodstove, move build-ings over 200 square feetonto your property. Butyou do not need a permitto build barns, hay storagesheds, calving sheds orpower sheds.

Oh and you also don’tneed permits for projects

that cost less than $2,500.When it comes to demo-

lition permits, there has tobe security in the form ofeither cash or letter of cred-it for up to $10,000 whichwill be returned if every-thing is done correctly.That same rule applieswhen you rent a hotelroom for the night – youhave to put down a securi-ty deposit that basicallymeans you’re not going totrash the place. Usually it’s

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To the Editor:Well what have the New

Democratic Party done for eco-nomic development and job cre-ation in the Peace?

BC Hydro was originally anidea thought of by the CCF, aforerunner of the NDP, butbrought in by Social Credit.

BC Hydro gave industrialpower to the BC interior whichallowed the building of pulpand/or saw mills not only inChetwynd, and Dawson Creekbut also in Ft St John.

The small dam in Hudson’sHope was built by a NDP gov-ernment.

The industrial park inChetwynd was also built underthe above government.

Do you know that the Oil andGas Commission was also creat-ed by a NDP government?

It processed oil permits, atthe time, four days fasterthen Alberta’s government

legislation. This commission led to thou-

sands of jobs and for the oil andgas development being bettermanaged throughout the PeaceRegion.

Lastly, Fair Share funding wasstarted by the NDP and hasproven itself successful in help-

ing the Peace catch up to the restof BC in improving its infra-structure. Well I know whichparty I will be my voting onelection day.

What about you?

Elmer KabushMoberly Lake, BC


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letters brief and to the point. Letters originating from the Peace region get pri-ority. We encourage new contributors as we attempt to publish a cross-section

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twice the cost of the room.There’s so much more

information out there andpeople just have to read thebylaw (the entirething…not just parts of it) –

which can be found here:www.prrd.bc.ca/documents/BL_1996_2011_Bldg.pdf

Read it. Ask questions.Get informed. And then?Build a bridge and get overit. (I’m not sure if youneed a permit for that.)

People are up in armsover not being informed orasked what they thoughtof the bylaw, according tothe Local Government Act(LGA), some bylaws, suchas zoning and communityplans are required to have

public meetings. Otherbylaws such as buildingbylaws – like this one - arenot required to have publicmeetings. Which meansthe PRRD can lay downthe law without askingwhether or not people like

it or approve of it. For the record, construc-

tion started before March18 that did not require abuilding permit under theprevious bylaw, will begrandfathered.

Construction in areas

that should have had abuilding permit beforeMarch 18, does not getgrandfathered. All con-struction started afterMarch 18 requires a permit(as applicable).

It’s all there.

Continued from page 4

The LGA doesn t̓ require public meetings for building bylaws

Do you know who you will be voting for come election day in BC?

To the Editor,I am writing in regards to the funding

formula our government is using to allo-cate money for our students transporta-tion, or bussing.

The public in Dawson Creek,Chetwynd, and most importantly anyrural property owners need to takenotice of this very important issue! Ourschool board SD59, have been fighting(and losing,) a battle for keeping our cur-rent standard of bussing. Our world herein the Peace Country is soon going tochange for the worse.

To make it simple, this is what is hap-pening:

1. Funding from the government is fol-lowing a new format that puts x amount

of money on each student in our schooldistrict, this does not work here mainlybecause we are not populated like thelower mainland.

2. Some SD (school district)'s will begetting huge surpluses of money becausethey have big populations, but what thenew funding formula leaves out is wherethese students live.

Challenges we face like our climate,dirt roads, wildlife, large distancebetween students and large distancebetween local catchment schools and ourhomes vs. a student (for example) in thelower mainland that can safely walk toschool, or options to take public trans-portation. This is where the funding for-mula fails us... We have less money then

more populated areas who get money forevery student whether they even busthemselves, leaving their SD's with hugesurpluses which can be "moved" overinto their schools -where our district hasWAY less money, worse challenges thataren't going to be considered.

The public meeting on April 17thshowed the consulting firm our SD 59had to hire shows a bleak future for ourSD. School closures are being presentedas options to save money, cutting busesin the next few years, longer route times,charging riders, the list goes on and on.These are all currently under review andare not being taken lightly by the schooldistrict.

If you are a property owner, if buses are

cancelled, or schools closed your proper-ty values are going to be affected! If youhave a school age student(s) or grand-children, you should care about thisissue! Your communities are may be los-ing your schools! My message to the peo-ple of Dawson Creek is this, it will affectyou if it affects your neighbours! If youread this and are enraged please writethis man:The Honourable Don Rae Minister Of

Education PO Box 9045 STN PROVGOV'T Victoria, BC V8W 9E2

And tell him that this will be an elec-tion issue and they need to look at theirfunding formula!

Naomi SkopnikDawson Creek

The public in Chetwynd and the rural property owners need to know

the organic matter. A higher than normal

BOD count in effluentleaving the lagoon systemcreates a stress on the PineRiver by lowering the lev-els of dissolved oxygen inthe water, which can possi-bly kill aquatic life.

“It’s all about good bugsand bad bugs,” Gordonexplained. “The good bugsneed oxygen to live. Thebad bugs eat too muchoxygen and the good bugsdie. So somebody couldhave dumped a high BODconcentrated load in [ourlagoons] and taken all the

oxygen out, but I can'tpoint fingers and I can'tname names, you just haveto [use] science to try andback track.”

THE ROOT OF THEPROBLEM

Typically in the winter,the lagoon system seeshigher counts of BOD in itseffluent discharge than itdoes in the summer, how-ever these amounts doremain below the requiredparameters of the dis-charge permit.

These levels rise in thewinter because the ice onthe lagoons, and the jam-ming of the irrigation

fountains by additionalsnow and ice build up,causing the levels of oxy-gen in the lagoons to dropand the amount of oxida-tion that occurs to lower.

This season, the Districthad five out of the ten irri-gation fountains renderedunusable.

“We [commonly] strug-gle through the hardestmonths of the winter tostay within the parame-ters,” Gordon stated.“However, this wintersomething happenedwhere our numbers actu-ally got quite worse, whichmeans the [lagoons] werein distress. There wasn’tenough oxygen in thelagoons for the bugs to dotheir job, plus the fact thatthe first two cells had alarge amount of sludge inthem.”

The resulting dischargeof into the Pine Riverexceeded the BOD countof 30 mg/L, sending offalarms with the Ministryof the Environment.

“Our office expects com-pliance with the permit atall times,” former EPOAnn Godon acknowl-edged. “I would like to beable to say [Chetwynd is]back in compliance but

there is the possibility offuture investigation. Theyare taking steps, they areworking towards it,sewage treatment systemsdon't improve quickly, andthey can take time."

Public Works ManagerPaul Gordon stated thatfinding the root of theproblem hasn’t been easy.It could have been due tothe fact that winter startedearly, or there could be aproblem with more flowgoing into the lagoonsthan they could handle.

“[We think] with thecombination of the sludgeand the lack of oxygen inthe water, the flows werebasically going throughthe lagoons too fast, notgetting the entire treat-ment, so [discharge was]outside of the properparameters with theprovince.

“It could have been win-ter, but this year the num-bers spiked a little to high,it didn't make sense typi-cally so we just thought,either we've got too muchflow going in here ormaybe somebody dumpedsomething in here, thesecommercial haulersbecause its possible, evenwithout their knowledge

they could have dumpedsomething detrimental,”Gordon said.

“[The Ministry] hassince sent a team up hereand they've sampled thelagoons and they've sam-pled all the people thathave been dumping in thedump station cause itcould have been any-thing.”

MENDING THE MESSWithout knowing exact-

ly what the problem is,certain steps have beentaken by the district torepair the weakenedlagoons and alleviate thestress on the river.

Step one was loweringthe amount of flow com-ing into the lagoons byclosing off the sewerdump station, which isused by commercial septictank cleaners, industrialwork camps such asWalter Energy’s Grizzcocamp located by the air-port, and RV campers.

“Council passed amotion allowing me toclose the sewer dump sta-tion and those people arenow taking their stuff toDawson Creek or Fort St.John,” said Gordon.

Step two was hiring aprofessional to study thelagoons and report backwith some recommenda-tions.

“I hired an engineerfrom Golder andAssociates to tell me justwhat the heck was goingon this year, to help us fig-ure out what happened toour lagoons why aren’tthey functioning as well asthey should and to help usget back within our permitrequirements. You have tounderstand that if the

Minister of theEnvironment doesn't likewhat we are doing, theyvery well could hit us withvery hard penalties, sothat's why I sort ofdeclared an emergency sit-uation, I hired this compa-ny right away.”

The next step was tobump up de-sludgingwork on the lagoons thatwas scheduled as regularmaintenance in June. Thiswork was completed mid-March.

The district is nowobliged to submit threeconsecutive reports to theMinistry of theEnvironment showingcomplete compliance withthe permit before the pos-sibility of further investi-gation and financial penal-ty can be taken off thetable.

“I know we aren’t quitethere yet, but I know weare on the right track,”Gordon said.

The report from Golderand Associates is expectedmid-May.

“That report is going totell me what happenedexactly, did somebody dothis to us or was it a natu-rally occurring event?

“We had to take it veryserious because there'svery heavy fines fromMinistry if [we were] notin compliance with ourpermit. I got 100 per centsupport from administra-tion here and from council,everybody acted as a teamand we've gotten throughthe worst of it. We arerecovering and we areawaiting the final report tosee what’s happening andmake sure it doesn't hap-pen again.”


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Chetwynd ForestIndustries is continuing oninto the second phase of aWest Fraser Mills capitalexpenditure plan to investin a $35 million upgrade tothe sawmill.

Darren Brkic, CFIGeneral Manager, was onhand at the District ofChetwynd regular councilmeeting April 15 to updatemayor and council onwhat has been going on atthe mill as of late.

“Basically where we’reat today with the $35 mil-lion is we’re going tomove our sawmill from aone million [board feet]per day average produc-tion to 1.365 million aday,” Brkic explained.

The company plans tomaintain a two-shift oper-ation at the mill with theincreased productivity,but will now need to runadditional hours on theplaner to continue a roughinventory balance that isappropriate for the site.

Most of the projectsinvolved in the upgradetarget improved lumberrecovery. One of thoseprojects is the upgrade ofthe sawmill canter, amachine used to process

logs into flinches, cants(unfinished logs to be fur-ther processed) andboards. A canter usuallyconsists of a log turner,double or single length in-feed, chipping section anda saw section.

“Our large canter logline, the primary break-down in the sawmill, isprobably one of the oldestin the company so we’llhave the newest technolo-gy, the latest and greatestof everything that it takesto improve recovery onlogs and improve theamount of grain recoverythrough the sawmill aswell,” Brkic explained.

The canter line itself willbe replaced in July. Themill is expecting to shutdown the first two weeksof that month to facilitatethis installation, duringwhich time there will also

be an upgrade from a‘pusher sorter’ to a ‘j-bar’sorter, which will allow

the mill to handle the sig-nificant increase in capaci-ty with the new canterline.

The mill also installed anew high-speed stacker,which was the first instal-lation project of the multi-million dollar upgrade.

This week, Brkic expect-ed to be installing themill’s first new dual ringdebarker.

“Running as dry a fiberas we are through the pinebeetle kill, the dual ringdebarker technology mini-mizes fiber tear and

improves recovery fromthe logs versus our olddebarker technology,” hesaid, adding that the newtechnology will allow themill to go from four cur-rent debarkers, down tothree.

“As a result of the capi-tal, some of the duststrategies at our mill aregoing to be addressed aswell,” Brkic explained. “Iknow council had touredthe mill last summer [and]there has been some sig-nificant improvementswith some of the early

capital that’s been spent toimprove and combat thecombustible dust issuesthat we experience in ourindustry.”

The first phase of theupgrade was completed inthe fall of 2012. It includedthe expansion of one of thebuildings on the sawmillproperty to give two newwork areas for the mill’selectricians and mill-wrights. This expansionalso included building anew lunchroom. Please see "MORE," page8


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–––––––––––––– DAWSON CREEK –

Christy Clark brought theBC Liberal party’s bull-dog-style election cam-paign to the Peace Regionlast week with stops inFort St. John and DawsonCreek, promising toextend the region’s fair-share agreement to 2030,freeze the carbon tax andposing the NDP as apotential threat to theeconomy.

On Thursday, after atour of Dawson Creek’swater reclamation plant,which purifies wastewaterfor use in natural gasfracking at Shell’sGroundbirch facility, thepremier attempted todrive home the messagethat it is her party’s planfor an aggressive develop-ment strategy of theprovince’s liquefied natu-ral gas (LNG) resourcesthat will pull the provinceout of debt.

Clark appeared with for-

mer Peace River SouthMLA Jack Weisgerber,Brad Bennett, director ofBC Hydro and grandsonof W.A.C Bennett, and cur-rent MLA LiberalCandidate for the PeaceRiver South riding, MikeBernier.

Her message came witha strong warning; it is onlyher party that can makethe LNG work for theprovince. Clark has saidthe export of LNG isworth $1 trillion in eco-nomic growth over 30years.

“We are at a cross roadshere in British Columbia.We have a choice in frontof us,” Clark remarked.“Do we move forward to astrong economy and asecure tomorrow? Do wemove forward to a debtfree British Columbia ordo we go back to the out ofcontrol spending of theNDP?”

Echoing the Liberals’ BCJobs Plan, which aims tohave the province’s firstLNG plant operational by

2015, and up to three ofthese plants operationalby 2020, Clark made theargument that this is aneconomic opportunity thatis to big to pass up.

“If we want to securetomorrow, we have tocease this LNG opportuni-ty today,” she stated. “Wehave an opportunity toexport it to Asia at up tofive-times the price we gethere.”

Throughout the cam-paign, the Liberals havemade a pledge to use LNGrevenues to generate aprosperity fund to elimi-nate the debt over 15years.

“You are the owners ofthis resource. Once weeliminate the debt, we’regoing to lock up that pros-perity fund with a law thatwould stop any futurepolitician from squander-ing that money thatbelongs to you, to yourchildren and to yourgrand-children,” Clarksaid.

Responding to a state-

ment made to TheProvince by NDP energycritic John Horgan last fall,Clark painted the NDP asa party that does notbelieve in natural gas.

When asked by TheProvince whether theNDP would consider amoratorium like Quebechas imposed, Horgan stat-ed that he would not ruleit out if the evidence sup-ports such a move. Hethen went on to say, “Ihaven’t seen that evidenceyet, and that’s why weneed to have a scientific

assessment.”If elected, Clark prom-

ised to continue her sup-port of the industry innortheast BC and through-out the province.

“I’m proud of theresource workers in thisregion who work so hardto create so much econom-ic benefit for our province.I am not ashamed of themas many people in theNDP seem to be. Thenortheast of BritishColumbia is home to BC’seconomic opportunity of alifetime,” Clark said.

“In BC we do this [pro-duce natural gas] betterthan anybody else andwe’ve been doing it for 50years and every year weget better at it. It gets safer,it gets sounder, it getsmore efficient and it cre-ates thousands of jobs inour economy. So why doesthe NDP want to delay it?”

Clark then moved togive a promise on the fair-share agreement.


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ChristyClark bringscampaign tothe PeaceRegion

The upgrade is not only aimed atincreasing productivity, Brkicexplained, but also improving employ-ee retention.

“We’ve struggled the last couple ofyears with keeping employees throughoil and gas industry competition in the

area so we’re hoping that those kinds ofthings improve the work environmentand allow people to stay working atCFI,” Brkic remarked.

Notably, more employees are stayingat the mill now than were a year agowhen the mill had about a 46 per centturnover rate. “It’s considerably lesstoday,” Brkic said.


More employees stayingat the West Fraser mill

Please see "CLARK," page13

Clark and Peace RiverSouth Liberal CandidateMike Bernier.Photo by Northeast News

LNG, Fairshare highlight of speech

DAWSON CREEK DAILYNEWS

–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – "How

are the rural kids going toget to school?" asked JamieTrant, who attended ameeting where SchoolDistrict 59 (SD 59) wasadvised to cut rural busroutes in order to make upfor loss of funding.

"We're going to have totake buses out of the sys-tem," said Jeff Viar, a con-sultant hired by SD 59 tolook at changes.

However, while somechanges have already beenmade to bus funding, bothfor this school year and for2013-14, other decisionsstill have yet to be made.

In 2012, the provincialgovernment changed thefunding for school busesfor school districts acrossthe province. While otherregions received increasedfunding, the Peace Regionreceived less funding.

Last September, SD 59increased private schoolbussing fees, and stoppeddeviating routes for stu-dents who rode less than60 per cent of school days.A Rolla bus run was alsocancelled.

Next September, familiesof Chetwynd studentswho use in-town bussingwill receive charges, androutes will not deviate forstudents not riding to theircatchment area school,among other changes.

This has caused concernamong some parents, whomet in Cutbank Ridge lastmonth to discuss the issue.

Viar, from Maryland-based School Bus

Consultants, gave a reportvia teleconference onWednesday as to what theschool should do to makeup for these budget cuts.

The public board meet-ing was higher attendedthan previous schoolboard meetings, with overa dozen people comingout. Many of these indi-viduals came out to gather

more information aboutbussing, and Viar's recom-mendations.

"I think overall you guysare doing a good job," saidViar. "There are some inef-ficiencies you can fix."

Viar said that the biggestchallenge facing SchoolDistrict is it's immensesize. During his report, henoted that SD 59's bussing

area is approximately thesize of New Hampshire,with 50 buses covering thisarea and an average busride of approximately 74minutes. This means thatthese schools pay more fortransportation than others,according to Viar.

The recent funding cutsmeant that changes wouldhave to be made, accord-

ing to Viar.Only 49 per cent of an

average bus's capacity wasbeing used, he noted. Inother areas, this wasaround 70 to 85 per cent.

SD 59 materials did notethat they could savemoney by reducing num-ber of busses and havingthem pick up more stu-dents, but this could pres-ent some challenges.

"Because our district isvery sparsely populated,filling our buses wouldrequire much longer ridetimes for children," accord-ing to information present-ed last March. "We alreadyhave some students ridingfor over three hours perday."

SD59 may stop busses to rural areas


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Electric Eels smash recordsCHETWYND ECHO STAFF

–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Thirteen lucky

swimmers represented ChetwyndElectric Eels at the Prince Georgeswim meet the weekend of April 12.Approximately 250 swimmersattended this meet.

“Our little team came in fifth outof eight teams in points for theweekend,” Eels coach Pam Joycesaid in an email to the Echo.“There were teams from PrinceGeorge, Williams Lake, GrandePrairie, Fort St John, Quesnel,Points North ( Smithers, PrinceRupert, Terrace and Kitimat ) andeven a team from Halifax.”

Highlights from throughout theweekend include Presley Steenwinning second place aggregateaward (based on points per swim)for the 11-12yr old girls age group.

“Presley also achieved her firstAge group Championship time inher 50m back, and currently isranked second in BC for this event,”Joyce said. “Presley also achieved

two new AAA times in her 100mBack ranking her first in theprovince and her 100m Butterflyevent ranking her sixth in BC.”

Dylan Joyce achieved two newAA times in his 200m Freestyle,and 100m Backstroke, as well astwo new AAA times in his 100mFreestyle ranking him eighth in BCand his 50m Free ranking him thirdin BC and breaking a club record tobe the first male in Chetwynd tobreak 30 seconds in the 50mFreestyle event.

New A times were achieved byRyley MacFarlane in 100mButterfly and 100m Breaststroke.Kennedy Peats also achieved an Atime in 200m Backstroke. KelseyHallaert achieved an A time in her200m Breaststroke. Andraya Gayseachieved an A time in her 50mFreestyle. Faith Smith achieved herfirst ever A time in her 50mFreestyle.

“Faith has also ranked in the top10 in BC in 50m Breaststroke, 50mButterfly, and 50m Backstroke in

the 10 and under females,” Joycesaid. Seth Joyce also ranked in thetop 10 in BC in his 50m Backstrokeevent.

The 11-12 yr old girls 200mMedley relay team consisting of:Presley Steen, Andraya Gayse,Kennedy Peats and Helena Sotebierbroke the current club record andcame in fourth in their event.

Joyce offered her congratulationsto Nicole Eddy, Jaidyn Gayse,Smith, Helena Sotebier and RyanHallaert on their first ever longcourse meet (50m pool).

“All these swimmers swamamazingly well,” she said. “Alsokudos to Jaidyn Gayse who swamthe entire meet with a broken finger-now that’s dedication.”

There is one more regular seasonmeet in Grande Prairie at theEastlink Center on Friday May 3 toSunday May 5, 2013.

“Come on out if you are in thearea and see how awesomely ourlittle club represents Chetwynd,”Joyce said.

The team broke several records over the weekend including several AAA and AA records. Photo submitted

CHETWYND ECHO STAFF––––––––––––––

CHTWYND – TheLGFSC celebrated anothersuccessful skating seasonwith a potluck dinner,slide show presentation,awards, and door prizes.

Coach CarmenGansevles was applaudedonce again for her excel-lent coaching, dedicationand hard work.

Much appreciation wasalso given to the club’sPresident Kim Gillies. Theclub not only thanked Kimfor everything but alsowished the Gillies familyall the best with theirmove.

Here are the awards:Most Improved (PreCanSkate) - Vyla

Janzen (CanSkate Gr 1) - Paris

Marshall (CanSkate Gr 2) - Ireland

Bassendowski(Junior) - Shaine

Lefebvre(Intermediate) - Camryn

Gillies

(Senior) - KristinFarnsworthHardest Worker (PreCanSkate) – Timmy

McLaren(CanSkate Gr 1) – Andee

Gauthier(CankSkate Gr 2) -

Abbigail Fuller(Junior) – Kacy Keutzer(Intermediate) –

Brooklynn Bodo(Senior) – Madison WebbSkater of the Year (PreCanSkate) – Daylin

Spenst(CanSkate Gr 1) – Brady

Gerstel(CanSkate Gr 2) – Alexis

Anderson DesjarlaisSkate Canada Medals CanSkater of the Year

Anna HudsonPreCanSkate Champion

– Daylin SpenstCanSkate Champion –

Ireland BassendowskiArtistic Award (Junior) – Kylee Johnson(Intermediate) – Chailyn

Johnson(Senior) – Dakota

Lefebvre

Competition Awards– (Junior Winner) – Coryn

Webb(Intermediate Runner

Up) – Brooklynn Bodo(Intermediate Winner) –Camryn Gillies

(Senior Runner Up) –Dakota Lefebvre (SeniorWinner) – Madison WebbAchievement Award (Intermediate Runner

Up) – Camryn Gillies(Intermediate Winner) –Brooklynn Bodo

(Senior Runner Up) –Dakota Lefebvre (SeniorWinner) – Madison WebbGold Test Completion

Award – KristinFarnsworthSportsmanship Awards

– (Junior) – Coryn Webb &Alissa Westerlaken

(Intermediate/Senior) –Dakota LefebvreFor The Love Of

Skating (Dedication)Award – Madison WebbVolunteer of the Year

Award – Teresa BodoService Award – Kim

Gillies

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LGFSC hosts year end Awards CeremonyMost Improved – (PreCanSkate) - Vyla Janzen (CanSkate Gr 1) - Paris Marshall (CanSkate Gr2) - Ireland Bassendowski (Junior) - ShaineLefebvre (Intermediate) - Camryn Gillies(Senior) - Kristin Farnsworth. Photos submitted

Artistic Award – (Junior) – Kylee Johnson, Intermediate)– Chailyn Johnson (Senior) – Dakota Lefebvr .

THE NORTHERNER––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – Whilethe rest of the province isfeeling the loss 22,400 fulltimes jobs, NortheasternB.C. remains barelyaffected.

"When you look atNortheast B.C. basicallystill leading the way in

the province, I think it's ahuge sign of the strengthand the economy we haveup here," said Fort St.John city councillorTrevor Bolin.

Even though the unem-ployment rate for BritishColumbia rose from 6.5per cent in February toseven per cent in March,

making B.C. the fourth-lowest unemploymentrate in Canada, theNortheast's unemploy-ment rate remains signifi-cantly lower.

"It just shows that theoil and gas is driving theB.C. economy as well asthe economy here in theNortheast," said Dawson

Creek city councillorTerry McFadyen.

With the unemploy-ment for Northeast B.C.rising from 4.1 per cent to4.6 for the month ofMarch, the NortheasternRegion still has the low-est unemployment rate inthe province. TheKootenay region came inwith the second lowestunemployment rate of 5.5almost one full per centhigher than our region.

"We're living in somevery fortunate times rightnow in this part of theprovince," notedMcFadyen.

According to StatisticsCanada, while most jobswere lost in the accom-modation, food and bev-erage service, finance,insurance and realestates, 5,500 jobs weregained in the forestry,fishing, mining and gasindustries.

Those industries thatsaw an increased inemployment are indus-tries that are prevalent inthe Northeastern Region.

"Forestry's definitely inour region. When you lookat the amount of the OSBplant in Fort St. John run-ning full tilt and they'veannounced that they'regoing to be opening upthat one in Dawson again∑ that' a really good indi-cation of how strong theforestry sector is rightnow," said Bolin.

"Natural gas is a bigone [and] mining is defi-nitely in the Chetwyndand Tumbler Ridge Area."

In fact, according tosome, the NortheasternRegion needs to be recog-nized for the largeamounts of industry andresources that they bring

to the province of B.C."When you look at the

major industries that B.C.touts as being their own,they come from outregion. They shouldn'talways say B.C. and theirnatural resources, itshould be Northern B.C.and their naturalresources," said Bolin.

Even with the lowunemployment rate forMarch, many people wholive in the area believethat there's still a signifi-cant need for more work-ers.

"There is a constantshortage of skilled trades-people -plumbers, oilwell operators, welders,that kind of thing. There'sa great demand for themand the college is doing agreat job of training asmany as they can but theyonly have so many seats,"said McFadyen.

Bolin also explained theneed for more workers inthis area.

"I've always said, youlook at Fort St. John, it'sthe land of opportunity.The amount of jobs, eventhe amount of help want-ed ads and signs that areup and around town rightnow, I would have a hardtime believing that we are

even 4.6. I would saywe're lower than that."

Even with an unem-ployment rate of sevenper cent for the province,Pat Bell, minister oftourism, skills trainingand minister responsiblefor labour, is optimistic.

"We are committed tohelping BritishColumbians be trained forand find jobs right here athome and ensure there areongoing prospects in thefuture. That's why wedeveloped the BC JobsPlan and have beenfocused on working withcommunities throughoutBritish Columbia to identi-fy needs and opportunitiesand advance economicdevelopment and invest-ment in our province," hesaid.

However, according toBolin, there is one answerfor those who need full-time work.

"That's always whatsurprises me is peoplewould rather sit in south-ern B.C. with no job or apoor quality of life whenyou could move here andhave a completely differ-ent change. Peopleshould get with it andmove to the North," hesaid.

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Would you like to learn more about the benefits ofFrench Immersion and if it’s a good fit for

your child?

École Windrem Elementaryinvites interested parents and children to a

French Immersion Open House11:00 am Thursday, May 2nd

Ask questions Meet teachersInteractive classroom visits

Join us afterwards for our all-school talent show

Students from any catchment areamayattend the program

Formore information please call the schoolat 250-788-2528

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Mayor & Council are urging all Chetwynd residentsto participate in the annual Spring Clean Up in an

effort to maintain the beautification andrevitalization of our community.

LOCAL NEWSNortheast thriving with low unemployment

MCFADYEN

Weʼre living insome very fortu-nate times right

now this this partof the province.

The Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU)between the province andlocal governments of thePeace Region, provides anchance to collect tax rev-enue from oil and gasoperations that occur out-side of the taxationboundaries of cities andmunicipalities in the PeaceRiver Region. The MOU isslated to expire in 2020.

“We are going to workwith the Peace RiverRegion to ensure you con-tinue getting your fair-share and that meanswhen the current fairshareagreement expires in 2020,we will extend it to 2030.The people of the PeaceRegion produce thisresource and you deservethe benefits.”

This seemed to hit theright note with the citizensin attendance, who accept-ed these comments with arousing applause.

The Liberals, who trailthe NDP in opinion pollsby as much 20 percentagepoints, according to thelatest forecasts fromThreeHundreadEight.comand The Globe and Mail,have taken the approachof presenting this electionas a clear choice between a“tax-and-spend” NDP

government and a free-enterprise supportingLiberal party.

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The campaign stop wasalso a chance to raise thepublic profile of PeaceRiver South Liberal MLAcandidate Mike Bernier.

“Mike Bernier is theinnovator, the guy withthe big dream, the vision-ary that made this waterreclamation plant hap-pen,” Clark said. “He’sentering his second termas mayor and it was hewho championed thisproject which people fromall over the world are now

coming to see because itssomething that people cancopy. We are already inno-vating as Mike Bernierand the city of DawsonCreek have so demon-strated for us. [He is] amayor who has beenimaginative and hasbrought this communityforward.”

Clark ended her speechwith one final impliedswipe at the NDP that reit-erated her overarchingmantra, asking residentsto compare her party’splatform with that of theNDP.

“They would let this[LNG] opportunity slipthrough their fingers,because this just isn’t theirpriority. Growing theeconomy is our priority;their priority is growinggovernment.

“In this election there is astark choice in front of usand our values are at stake.I believe British

Columbians will make theright choice, because Ibelieve British Columbiansand the people of the Peace

River want to make surewe keep our economygrowing so we can keepfamilies working.”


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R e c o m m e n d a t i o n sincluded increasing limitsof student eligibility fortransportation, increasingthe fee structure for non-public pay to ride stu-dents, and decreasing howfar a route can extend toinclude students.

Other options could beto close the schools atRolla, Moberly, McLeod,and Tate ElementarySchools in light of trans-portation costs. Thesechanges would affect over140 students, according toViar's presentation.

Other changes includedadding the distance chil-dren would have to walkto catch their bus.

SD 59 trustee AnitaPrescott later questionedthis recommendation.

"We have to take intoconsideration our geo-graphic area, the fact thatwe have children out inthe dark in winter in sub-zero weather," she said."We will be consideringfirst and foremost our chil-dren's safety."

Some of the changes rec-ommended by Viar wouldnot affect children's busroutes, but would add effi-ciencies in other areas ofthe school. This includeschanging how driver timeis used. Viar said that eachdriver is paid for a mini-mum amount of time,even if those drivers aren'tbeing used. He recom-mended this shouldchange.

SD 59 Secretary-TreasurerGerry Slykhuis took for-ward many of these recom-mendations. One of the rec-ommendations he put for-

ward for possible imple-mentation next Septemberwere eliminating five busruns in Fellers Heights, TateCreek, and another to save$239,400 annually.Eliminating a Chetwynd toDawson route that carriesabout six students each daywould also save the districtover $95,000 in 2014.

More savings wouldalso need to be found, andcould take place inSeptember 2014. Thesecould include some ofViar's recommendationslike increasing walk dis-tances, increasing routeextension limits, andreducing rider eligibility.

A rider fee structure of$40 per student per monthfor all students could gen-erate $400,000, and wouldassume that some studentsfamilies would not be ableto pay.

Another option wouldbe to have the Peace RiverRegional District (PRRD)vote on a tax raise for resi-dents of Areas D and E toraise the additionalmoney.

However, none of theseoptions have been decidedupon, and are still waitingfor public input andapproval by the SD 59board.

"It is not something thatwe will necessarily have toimplement every piecethat they've talked about,"said SD 59 board chairRichard Powell. "We neverknow what the govern-ment is going to do Ö inorder for us to be proac-tive, we have to lookdown the road in casesomething doesn't hap-pen."

Powell also said that the

board is considering talk-ing to major companiesabout funding, or attempt-ing to access PRRDFairShare funding for aone-time amount ofmoney.

"We need to take thisinformation and considerwhat are the options,"Powell added. "We can'tgive anyone an answertoday on yes we're goingto council this route or dothis or not until we take alook at it Ö you all knowwe will all have to makesome kind of changes,that's inevitable."

SD 59 is continuing tolook for public input, andwill present some of theseoptions in April 30 inChetwynd, and May 8 inDawson Creek, Powellwent on to say.Suggestions before thatdate can be sent toSlykhuis atgslykhuis@sd59. bc.ca,andthey will be presented asearly as June.

Changes like these couldaffect parents like NealTrasy, who lives nearFeller Heights and hasfour children attending SD59. He came out to see thepublic meeting, and Trasysaid he "wasn't happywith what's happening."

"Urban centres, there'sall kinds of transportationthere Ö there's no taxi inmy neighbourhood,there's no LRT in myneighbourhood," headded.

"Are they thinking ofsaving a dollar or trying tolook at a kids future?"

A meeting will be heldin Chetwynd at LittlePrairie Elementary SchoolTuesday April 30 at 7 pm.


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Although no one in theaudience could cast a voteyet, the candidates tooktime out of their campaignschedules to speak to stu-dents at ChetwyndSecondary School onThursday.

Students gathered in thegym to ask questions ofTyrel Pohl, the independ-ent candidate, DarwinWren, the NDP candidate,and Bert Chen, who wasstanding in for Kurt Peats,the Conservative candi-date.

"We made a decisionbetween Kurt and myselfthat at a venue such asthis, when we're reachingout to young people it'sbest to have someone whois of the age, and that ismyself," said Chen, who isPeats' campaign manager.

"We got double-bookedfor today and so I didn'twant to let the schooldown, and so that's why Igot Bert to go," addedPeats.

Mike Bernier, the Liberalcandidate, was not able toattend the forum, butmade the trip to Chetwynd

on Wednesday to speak tothe students.

Students in KatelynMcNeice's class have beentalking about how youngpeople are often not verywell represented in elec-tions.

"What would you do tomake sure that youth feelwell represented in poli-tics?" asked McNeice.

Wren, who got thechance to answer first, saidthe answer was in how thegovernment communi-cates.

"Society is evolving andchanging and we need tohave a government thatreflects those changes. Oneof the things that we'veseen over some electionsrecently is that the wage toengage the youth is to go

out and talk to them," hesaid.

"When you look at tech-nology, all of the socialmedia, that's how a lot ofthe young people commu-nicate and all of you dothat. Engagement is aboutusing the medium that thepeople use."

Pohl seemed to agree,but with a bit of a twist.

"I believe that socialmedia is really the way togo with getting youngpeople in to vote. They'reall on Facebook, they're onTwitter Ö but I also believeI think another importantthing would be to maybemove to an online votingsystem. If people couldvote online I'm sure morepeople would vote on thebasic principle because it's

easiest," he said.Chen took a slightly dif-

ferent approach. "I'm only22 and I'm Kurt Peats'campaign manager. I feelwe need to be moreinvolved. I think this goesdown to a matter of whereour passions really lie. Iwas fortunate to find out itwas politics from ayounger age well many ofyou may have separateinterests. If you guys allcared and you thought thiswas your passion thenabsolutely go for it," saidChen.

Some students came pre-pared with questions toask the candidates andothers seemed genuinelyinterested.

"What is your plan forbalancing economicgrowth in the North whileprotecting the environ-ment?" one student asked.

Each candidate had anopportunity to respond tothe question for a maxi-mum of two minutes.

"What do you or yourparty plan to do to makeeducation more accessiblefor students in the North?"asked another student.

The candidates seemedto be impressed with notonly the questions but also

the level of attention thatthe students gave to theforum.

"I thought it was good.There was some really,really good questions and[they were] a very brightand respectful group ofkids," said Wren.

Pohl explained that hebelieves younger peopleneed to get more involvedin politics for their future.

"They are the next gener-ation of voters. Withoutthem, there would be noone to vote in government.

I think they are a key a partof the elective process so Ithink we need to focusmore on them then weactually do," he said.

Chen, who attended astudent forum when hewas in school, explainedhow influential forumssuch as this can be.

"That's how I gotinvolved, in a student votelike this when I was inGrade 11. If I could justreach through to one stu-dent, it made it all worthit."


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LOADRESTRICTIONS

2013The District of Chetwynd wishes to notify thepublic that the following load restrictions will be ineffect starting March 27, 2013

100% Legal Axle Loading is permitted:• North Access Road (business area)• South Access Road (business area)• Nicholson Road• Industrial Park

All other Municipal streets and roads are restrictedto 70% of Legal Axle Loading.

The District thanks you for your cooperation intheir efforts to minimize the damage to our streetsand roads during this spring thaw.

Special CouncilMeeting

Please be advised that the District of Chetwynd will beholding a Special Council meeting on April 29, 2013, at4:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the MunicipalOffice, 5400 North Access Road. All members of thepublic are invited to attend.

J.M. DisherDirector of Corporate Administration

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A hard-working team –team is the word. Six indi-viduals, then five, learnedto pull together to get thejob done for which theywere elected. My fatherwas a horse man. As achild I used to watch him

turn pairs of undisciplinedyoung horses into teamsthat threw their massiveenergies into the worktogether. From startingout with one horse mov-ing forward and the otherbackward thereby can-celling out their substantialenergy, they learned to leaninto the load together –and, I think, got great horsepleasure out of finishingthe job.

A hard-working team –once again a team of sixCouncillors, like myfather’s trained horses,pulling together to do thejob of Council: buildingbylaws, setting fair andequitable tax rates, plan-ning infrastructureimprovements, peeringinto the misty dark of thefuture while not neglectingthe present. You voted for

the team and you got agood one.

A hard-working team – ateam that doesn’t merit thecomments directed at it inthe press. With respect, asMayor, I have to say thatenough is enough. If thecomments were directedonly at me (my skin isthick), I would havescorned to respond. But

these are my Councillors. Irespect and admire the tal-ents and devotion of eachof them. And, above all,they represent Chetwynd.Unwarranted commentsreally do set our communi-ty in a bad light and serveto turn potential investorsand residents away.

In case you have forgot-ten: a recent smear

referred to the dress of themembers in Council. Atleast they were dressed.Dirty Jeans and stained Tshirts have not been seen inCouncil in my memory.When Councillor Brownleeappears in his coveralls, weknow that he came directlyfrom one job to another.And you should have seenhis response to your edito-rial: he dressed in greycoveralls (clean) with acolor-coordinated tie:hilarious!

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committee meetings open?Could Council really hidesomething if it wanted to?

I don’t mind criticism ofCouncil decisions. That’syour job. Keep at it. Someof what you do is quitewell done. But when yourcriticism has the net effectof untruthfully depictingCouncil as a gang (myword) disheveled (myword), unclean (yourpoint), that attempts toconceal its work, well,then, enough is enough. Iwill defend my Counciland ask you (with respect)to confine your work toreporting and analyzing.

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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – French

immersion enrollmentacross the country is sky-rocketing, up 12 per centsince 2006, according toStatistics Canada data.

Yet, Daneve Mackie, VicePresident of the CanadianParents for French (CPF),Chetwynd Chapter, hasshown some concern overthe fact that parents in thecommunity might not beaware of the benefits of theprogram, or that it evenexists.

“Parents all over theprovince (and country) arerecognizing the benefits of[French Immersion], yet itseems that here inChetwynd, many parentsknow very little about theprogram or that it is evenavailable here,” Mackiewrote in an email to theChetwynd Echo. “Thereare endless studies show-ing how the brain benefitsfrom learning a secondlanguage”

2011 marked an all timehigh of more than 342,000students in elementaryand secondary immersionprograms across the coun-

try.With registration for

kindergarten next yearnow in full swing, Mackieis on a mission to raiseawareness about the pro-gram that is available atWindrem Elementary.

The installation of a newsign to be placed in front ofthe school will facilitatepart of that mission,changing the official nameof the school to ÉcoleWindrem Elementary,reflecting the school’s“dual track” status.

The sign was supposedto be erected earlier thismonth but has been post-poned, Mackie says she isunsure at this time when

exactly it will go up, butplans are in place to hold aceremony.

The school will be host-ing an Open House onMay 2nd at 11 a.m. at their46th St. location, for par-ents thinking about FrenchImmersion for their chil-dren.

Many parents wonder ifputting their kids inFrench Immersion is theright choice, says PrinceGeorge resident SallyConnon. But she finds thebenefits of learning anoth-er language at a young ageoutweigh the drawbacks.

In an interview with thePrince George Citizen inFebruary, Connon said she

was hesitant about placingher kids in FrenchImmersion after moving tothe area from Alberta.

"I struggled with it,” shesaid, “wondering if theygo in French immersion,are they going to haveaccess to the best universi-ties in the world, or if

their English is going tobe weak, but what blowsme away with my kids isthat without a great dealmore effort, they are bilin-gual.”

Mackie hopes parentswill enroll their kids in thelocal program so that it cancontinue to grow.

“We are so lucky to haveaccess to FrenchImmersion here,” she says,“when in many other dis-tricts parents are having tocamp out for hours or daysto get their children intocoveted spots, or are stillfighting to establish theprogram.”


EDUCATION

Pursuant to Section 892 of the Local Government Act RSBC 1999, the Council of theDistrict of Chetwynd gives notice that all persons who believe their interest to beaffected by the provisions contained in the “District of Chetwynd Zoning AmendmentBylaw No. 982, 2013 (Permitted Home Occupation – Tanning Booths)” shall beafforded an opportunity to be heard on matters contained in the Bylaw at a PublicHearing scheduled for the following noted date, time and place:

Date: Monday, April 29, 2013Time: 4:00 p.m.Place: Council Chambers, District Office

Bylaw No. 982, 2013 proposes to amend the District of Chetwynd Zoning Bylaw No.932, 2010 to include “Operation of Tanning Booths” as a permitted ‘HomeOccupation’ under Section 5.20.12.6 of the Bylaw. Property owners who believetheir interest in property may be affected by the proposed amendment bylaw may viewthe bylaw and all other written information pertaining to this matter in detail at theDistrict of Chetwynd Office located at 5400 North Access Road, between the hoursof 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday inclusive, excluding holidays, from thedate of the notice up to 4:00 p.m. on April 29, 2013.

Any inquiries should be referred to Jannene Disher, Director of CorporateAdministration, by Telephone: 401-4100, Fax: 401-4101, e-mail:[email protected] or by writing the District of Chetwynd, PO Box 357,Chetwynd, BC, V0C lJ0.

Dated this 15th day of April 2013.J.M. Disher, Director of Corporate Administration

DISTRICT OF CHETWYNDNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – The

Chetwynd RCMP has anew detachment com-mander.

Staff Sgt. OliviaTremblay took over May22 arriving from Fort St.John, replacing Sgt. KimRusk who was promotedto Saskatchewan inMarch.

Tremblay grew up inManitoba and has beenwith the RCMP for 15years.

She began her career inDawson Creek for sevenyears and then headed tothe East Coast with herhusband for anotherseven years in NovaScotia.

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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – A heavy

rainfall warning prompt-ed local officials to pre-pare for possible floodingin the area this week asthe Peace area readieditself to welcome around60 mm of rain Tuesdayand Wednesday and morethan 100 mm in the PinePass.

RCMP Sgt. OliviaTremblay said forChetwynd area it couldaffect the river systemwith potential for floodingon the Halfway, Moberly,Pine and Kiskatinawrivers.

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8th Annual ChetwyndChainsaw CarvingChampionship: Returnof the Champions hasbeen sullied with thetheft of a piece of thisyear’s first place carvingentitled Fiddle Sticks bytwo-year in a rowchampion Chris Foltz.

The carving of a FireUrchin was discoveredmissing Tuesday morn-ing by District ofChetwynd staff as theywere preparing to movethe carvings to theVisitor Centre.

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CSS Alumni: Leslie MackieSubmitted copy––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – Aftergraduating from CSS in1988, Lesley attendedGrande Prairie RegionalCollege for two years.

She had worked at thedrug store in Chetwyndduring high school, andstarted taking chemistrycourses with the goal ofgoing into Pharmacy.

She realized that she real-ly didn’t like chemistrythat much, and enjoyeddissections and zoologymuch more. She finishedher Bachelor of Science

degree in Zoology at theUniversity of Alberta, inEdmonton, and then wentto work at the Valley Zooin Edmonton. From there,she became a SeniorElephant Trainer at theIndianapolis Zoo inIndianapolis, Indianawhere she worked for 12years. This zoo is privatelyowned, and is one of thetop elephant zoos in theworld.

She enjoyed the varietyin this job, including feed-ing, cleaning, training andresearch. Her job even senther to Africa for training

for two weeks.During her last year and

a half at the IndianapolisZoo, Lesley did her Master

of Library Science degreefrom Indiana University.She took a temporary, six-month job as a Public

Services Librarian forI n d i a n aU n i v e r s i t y / P u r d u eUniversity for experience.Then Lesley moved toWinnipeg, Manitoba for 4years and worked for theUniversity of Manitoba asthe Misericordia HealthCentre Librarian. InNovember 2011, Lesleymoved to Atlanta, Georgiato become the ScienceLibrarian, responsible forbiology, neuroscience andcomputer science atGeorgia State University.She has recently applied totake another Masters, this

time in Anthropology.Lesley says that her

going into Library Scienceswas a matter of a perfect fitand timing. She wanted toleave the Indianapolis Zoowhen she was still happywith the job. She hasalways been a big readerand researcher.

While in Manitoba, shewas in charge of runningthe library within theUniversity of Manitobaprotocols, including man-aging staff, finances, edu-

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“It gets way better. Go toschool. School will exposeyou to a lot of things and

opportunities that youdidnʼt even know existed.”

cation, public relations,and researching informa-tion for doctors. In movingto Georgia, Lesley has anopportunity to use more ofher biology knowledge,with less emphasis onhealth science. She is cur-rently doing a researchproject on new technolo-gies, specifically the needfor charging stations andhow charging stations areused by students.

Lesley says that CSS pre-pared her to go on to col-lege and university. Shesays she had good teacherswho helped her prepare forgoing out into the world.She still remembers anduses Mrs. Rogers’ Englishlessons, and her love ofbiology has been the basisof her career. She appreci-ates the fact that schoolwas just school, withoutthe current safety concerns,or quality issues that shesees in the US educationsystem. She was free tojust learn.

When asked about whatadvice she would give cur-rent CSS students, Lesleysaid, “I’ll tell you what Itell my nieces andnephews. It gets way bet-ter. Go to school. Schoolwill expose you to a lot ofthings and opportunities

that you didn’t even knowexisted. I never wouldhave thought that I couldtrain elephants as a career!Don’t not go becauseyou’re afraid.”

Lesley also believes thattraveling is important. Shehas traveled overseas andwithin North America,

often taking her nieces ornephews. She appreciatesthe fact that she doesn’tneed a winter jacket inAtlanta, but isn’t a big fanof the 100°F summer heat.She is looking forward toher acceptance into herMasters of Anthropologyprogram.


Waiting for acceptance to Masters of Anthropology

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2013 - 2017 Financial PlanPublic Consultation Meeting

Members of the Public are invited to review and comment on theDistrict of Chetwynd Annual Financial Plan on Monday April 29, 2013,from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, located at the Districtoffice.

Copies of the Financial Plan are available to the public by contacting theDistrict office at 250-401-4100, in person at 5400 North Access Road oron the District of Chetwynd Website at www.gochetwynd.com.

This Bylaw will be given first, second and third readings at the April 29,2013 Special Council Meeting, and will receive final adoption at the May6, 2013 Regular Meeting of Council.

W. J. CaldwellDirector of Financial Administration

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Communication Site purposes coveringapproximately 1.41 hectares situated on ProvincialCrown land in the vicinity of Silversands, PeaceRiver District.The Lands File Number that has been establishedfor this project is 80156634. Written commentsconcerning this application should be directed toAnnette Bailey, Authorization Of<icer at100 – 10003-110th Ave Fort St. John, BC, V1J 6M7.Phone: 250-787-3435. Comments will be receiveduntil June 17, 2013. MFLNRO may not be able toconsider comments received after this date. Pleasevisit our Applications and Reasons for Decisionwebsite at www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPost-ing/index.jsp for more information.Be advised that any response to this notice will bepart of the public record and is subject to theFreedom of Information and Privacy Act.

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The airport authority

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“There will be increasedpassenger traffic as a

result of West Jet and AirCanada expanded servic-es,” Fred Jarvis, Chair ofthe North Peace AirportSociety, said in a releaseto the media on Monday.

“The society wanted toensure that there is anadequate and safe park-ing area for the travelingpublic. This expansionwill also benefit ouronsite business opera-tors.”

The parking lot expan-sion will be done in twophases. The first phasewill cost $2.2 million andwill increase the capacityof the parking area by 100stalls, increase the carrental parking capacity to120 stalls, relocate thesnow storage area andimplement a new payparking system.

The timeline and cost ofthe second phase is yet tobe determined, but willincluding the installationof a charter bus lane, andfull rehabilitations of theexisting car rental parkingand main parking areas.

“The North PeaceAirport Society recog-nizes that it must growwith the times and be ableto provide services to con-

tinue to be competitive,”Jarvis said. “We can’t askpeople to take the ‘flylocal pledge’ if we don’thave the infrastructure tosupport them doing so.”

Another capital projectslated to start in Juneincludes the reconstruc-tion of the airport waterand sewer system. Byreplacing old water andsewer pipes, the Societysays, the airport will ben-efit from improved waterquality and sewer reliabil-ity, enhanced firefightingcapability and lowermaintenance costs overtime.

West Jet announced inearly February that it’sregional carrier will beginserving the North PeaceRegional Airport in June.The company will pro-vide service to Calgaryand Vancouver with afleet of two BombardierQ400 NextGen aircraft.

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TRACTORS2003 New Holland TM140 MFWD Tractor, s/n ACM200701, Buhler 2795 ldr, s/n 0227950013, Q/C bkt, grapple, LH rev, 4 hyd outlets, 540/1000 PTO, 3 pt hitch, 16.9R28 F, 20.8R38 R, 4284 hrs showing.1976 International 1086 2WD Tractor, s/n 101550, 2350 ldr w/bkt, grapple, std, 3 hyd outlets, 540/1000 PTO, rear wheel weights, 18.4R38.

SWATHERInternational 75 21 Ft Pull Type, s/n 1310102005180, 540 PTO.

STOCK TRAILER2002 Goertzen 16 Ft T/A Gooseneck, s/n 2WZGG162X20006571, 1 divider, rubber mats.

SEEDING & TILLAGEMassey Ferguson 43 13 Ft Double Disc Seed Drill, s/n 1222001618, 7 in. spacing, grass att, fert att.Morris Magnum CP719 20 Ft Deep Tillage Cultivator, s/n 4520, 12 in. spacing, tine harrows.

Noble 18 Ft Tandem Disc, 22 in. frt & rear blades, 9 in. spacing.Case 14 Ft Tandem Disc, 19 in. serrated frt blade, 19 in. rear blade, 6 in. spacing.International 770 5 Bottom Plow, s/n 1050000U002419, 16 in. bottoms, coulters, auto reset.

SPRAYERWestward 28 Ft 3 Pt Hitch, 150 gal poly tank, 540 PTO, hand wand.

BALER2003 New Holland BR740 Round, s/n 33369, 540 PTO, hyd Xtrasweep P/U, kicker.

HAYING & HAY CUTTING EQUIPMENTSitrex Explorer MX8-10 10 Wheel Hay Rake, s/n 114475.2003 Tubeline TL5500A Automatic Bale Wrapper, s/n 04395, Honda 13 hp, elec start, remote.Morris 881 Hay Hicker Bale Mover, 8 bales.

New Holland 499 12 Ft Hydra Swing Mower Condi-tioner, s/n 574756, 540 PTO, rubber on rubber rollers.

GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT12 Ft x 16 Ft Wood Grain Bin.LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENTHi-Hog Maternity Pen, head gate.(2) 10 Ft Bunk Livestock Feeder.Haybuster 2650 Bale Processor, s/n 26EJ210850, 1000 PTO, digital scale, 2650GT granular tank att.Hi-Hog Portable Adjustable Loading Chute.(25) Hi-Hog 10-12 Ft Panels.Morand Mechanical Cattle Squeeze, head gate.Morand Palpation Cage.(3) Tombstone Livestock Feeders.10 Ft Bow Gate.Hi-Hog 4 Ft Walk-Through Gate.Two-W Shark Cage Portable Calf Catcher.Mr. Squeeze Cattle Squeeze.Cattle Squeeze Scale.

(2) UFA 1000 Gallon Stock Tanks.(2) Rubber Maid 100 Gallon Poly Water Tanks.MOBILE STRUCTURE1999 Grandeur Housing Ltd 16 Ft x 76 Ft Modular Home, s/n 9J40L556, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath (1 ensuite), 2 decks, 5 appliances.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES2007 Arctic Cat 250 4x2 Quad, s/n RFB07AT-V17K6A4291.2005 Kawasaki KVF360 4x4 Quad, winch.

PLEASURE CRAFT & MARINE EQUIPMENTCalais CM170 17 Ft Boat, s/n ZZF00042H8816, Yamaha FTLH, 2 cyl, 115 hp, outboard, S/A Boat Trailer.

OTHER ITEMS INCLUDE100 Gallon Fuel Tank , Fill-Rite 13 gpm pump · (2) 350 Gallon Poly Tanks · Flexi-Coil Hydraulic Tractor Post Pounder, 540 PTO · Buhler/Allied Q/C Tractor Bale Spear, to fit 2795 ldr · Tires & Rims, to fit IH 1086 · 4 Ft x 8 Ft Culvert.

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Mark or Kim Gillies: 250.788.7841 [email protected] Bros. Territory Manager – Mike Slon: 780.518.6249 800.491.4494

UNRESERVED PUBLIC FARM AUCTION

Mark & Kim GilliesLone Prairie, BC | Friday, May 3, 2013 · 11 am

Auction Company License #303043

Directions: From CHETWYND, BC, go 3.2 km (2 miles) East on Hwy 97, then 8 km (5 miles) South on Hwy 29, then 17.7 km (11 miles) East on Lone Prairie Rd. GPS: 55.3539, -121.1920

2003 TUBELINE TL5500A2002 GOERTZEN 16 FT2003 NEW HOLLAND BR7401976 INTERNATIONAL 1086

2003 NEW HOLLAND TM1401999 GRANDEUR 16 FT X 76 FT

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