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DAWSON CREEK – There was only standing roomleft, and very little of it, by the time the Peace RiverRegional District meeting got underway on Nov. 14.Rural residents crowded the gallery to hear a delega-

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thought about the legalimplications if you don't?"said rural resident AlvaStewart in a passionatespeech."Your procedural bylaw

says, steps in every bylaw:a public hearing, publica-tion of proposed bylaw,consent of the con-stituents. Advertisementwas not done until afterthe bylaw was adopted onJanuary 24, 2013, and therewas no consultation withconstituents."She referenced the pack-

ages sent to stakeholdersregarding the bylaw,which included bankers,real estate agents andbuilding contractors."I would have thought

that we - the people ofAreas B, C, E and D - werethe stakeholders," she con-tinued. "This is my life thatyou're messing with."Stewart's speech drew

cheers from the gallery.She closed by saying thatsome people had come along way to see the board"do the right thing."The motion to rescind

Building Bylaw 1996 2011ultimately passed, but notbefore the police werebrought in to control aselection of residents inattendance - one manthreatening the board andanother approaching thebench, unwilling to stepback.Although the majority of

the gallery cleared aftercheering for the approvedmotion to rescind, theissue was not yet closed, asPRRD staff noted over thebreak that the motionmade to rescind the bylawwas not valid."You cannot repeal a

bylaw without a bylaw,"CAO Fred Banhamadvised the board afteraccessing legal advice overthe break. "You have tohave a resolution ... allow-ing you to amend yourown rules with a bylaw."Three directors voted

against the initial repeal ofthe bylaw: Mayor LoriAckerman of Fort St. John,Mike Caisley of TumblerRidge and Cheryl Shumanof Dawson Creek. BothCaisley and Ackermanexpressed their continued

opposition when BylawNo. 2098 2013 was writtenup to repeal the buildingbylaw. However, enoughvotes were in favour ofrescission that the motionwas carried.Rescinding the bylaw

raised concerns for severaldirectors, particularly inthe void it would leaveand how those who havealready bought permitsunder the bylaw would bedealt with."I understand that this

needs to be rescinded andI support that, but I'm con-cerned about the repercus-sions," said Fort St. John

director BruceChristensen. Taylor MayorFred Jarvis echoed thatconcern saying that boththe bylaw itself and the actof rescinding it are drasticmeasures."What we're doing with

the motion, as far as I'mconcerned, is we're jump-ing from the very, very hotwater into the very, verycold, deep water, and weshould be landing inbetween that," he said. "Ithink that we need to voteon the first recommenda-tion and then move onfrom there with a greatdeal of caution and wis-

dom to do what is best."Ackerman brought up

that many points of con-sideration on the bylawthat came out of the 19community meetings thePRRD held earlier thissummer with rural con-stituents hadn't really beenconsidered."Just at the end of

September, this boardreferred to the ElectoralArea Directors Committeeto bring forward a revisedbylaw for the board's con-sideration," she said. "Hasthat been done? Did youchurn through all of thesepoints that have beenmade?" PRRD chair KarenGoodings answered that,as a result of responsesfrom the constituents - alsoa point Stewart made noteof in her speech - the ruralresidents were not inter-ested in a revised bylaw -they wanted it gone. Forthis reason, she said, therural directors had notgone through the processof revising the bylaw."The feedback from all of

those 14 meetings that Iattended was very clear,"said Area C director

Arthur Hadland. "Thecommunity did not wantto have this bylaw in anyform at all. They wanted avery clear message sentout, and that's that we arelistening to, the people."Ackerman recommend-

ed that the board reinstateBuilding Bylaw 400 thatwas repealed when Bylaw1996 2011 was passed, say-ing that it worked success-fully for many years, andalso alleviates the issue ofa void.The suggestion of any

regional bylaw heardwidespread grumblesfrom the gallery.Hadland recommended

that the B.C. BuildingCode be the fallback, as itgoverns all constructionwithin the area other thanagricultural buildings.However, after the meet-ing, some directors voicedconcerns that the B.C.Building Code did notrequire the same level ofinspection and accounta-bility that they felt neces-sary.

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BY MIKE CARTERChetwynd Echo Reporter

–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – A tenta-

tive 5-year deal betweenthe United SteelworkersWood Council andCanadian Forest Products(Canfor) was reached lateFriday, Nov. 15.The chair of the United

Steel Workers WoodCouncil (USWWC) is call-ing the deal “unprecedent-ed in the history of collec-tive bargaining in the BCforest industry,” surpass-ing any negotiated settle-ment in the forest productssector in Canada.The two sides had been

negotiating a new contractfor sawmill employees atinterior BC mills inChetwynd and Vanderhoofsince June 2013. The union says the tenta-

tive agreement will formthe pattern for future col-lective bargaining with theremaining employers inthe BC Interior. The deal avoids the pos-

sibility of a strike for theroughly 200-manufactur-ing and maintenanceemployees at Canfor’sChetwynd operation.“Despite the fact the for-

est industry has experi-enced its worst financialcrisis in history, we have

reached an agreement thatI would characterize asunique and innovative,”Bob Matters, chair of theUSWWC said.Matters declined to dis-

cuss the details of the ten-tative agreement untillocal union representativesare given the opportunityto approve the deal withtheir membership. The ratification vote is

expected to be completedby Dec. 2. The five-year deal would

involve pay increases forall workers, adjustments totrades rates, improve-ments to health and wel-fare benefits, and willsecure employees pensionplans.In addition to a signing

bonus and percentagewage increases, the dealalso provides cash pay-ments in the third, fourth

and fifth years, rate adjust-ments for log scalers andcarpenters, and help forapprentice travel and “liv-ing out” expenses.The agreement strength-

ens contract language sur-rounding the use ofsawmill foremen.Matters explained that

for the first time ever, lan-guage has been included

in an agreement thataddresses the issues ofseniority protection, sever-ance protection andemployment security ingeneral. “We are not releasing

details until the localunion representatives havean opportunity to discussthose details with themembership,” Matters

said, adding, “I can tellyou this tentative agree-ment far surpasses anynegotiated settlement inthe forest products sectorin Canada, and secures ourmembers pension plan.”Onkar Athwal, Canfor’s

vice-president of humanresources, stated that thecompany is pleased tohave completed the bar-gaining process. “We value the contribu-

tions of our employees toour success and look for-ward to moving aheadwith our talented USWemployees under theterms of this new deal,”Athwal said.The previous deal had

expired June 30, 2013.In September, employees

at two mills in Chetwyndand Vanderhoof, voted 97per cent in favour of anofficial strike mandate

after negotiations showeda lack of progress.Canfor mills halted job

action by applying to theLabour Relations Board fora mediator, who joined theparties at the bargainingtable September 30.Talks resumed in early

October, but were on a“day-to-day” basis formuch of the month,prompting Matters tostate, “I honestly expectthat things are going tobreak loose or break downpretty soon.”At this time, whether the

workers at the Chetwyndmill were allowed to strikewas a matter for debate. An agreement which

Canfor said was put inplace during the re-start ofit Chetwynd operation in2010, prevented workersthere from striking and alsoprevented the companyfrom locking workers out. “From our perspective

there is no dispute, theagreement is there, it’s asigned agreement. It'sbased on all the termswithin the restart agree-ment. One of the provi-sions is that there will beno strike or lockout for theterm of the agreement, and

"Unprecedented" tentative deal reached

Please see "DEAL," page10

MATTERS

We have reachedan agreement thatI would character-ize as unique and

innovative...

Here’s the dealfolks. It’s win-ter and the

roads can be down-right treacherous. Theroads are even moretreacherous when driv-ers seem to think theyare invincible. It almost seems like the

more it snows, the moreIQs drop. It’s terrifying.

Common sense goesout the window. Theidea that you can't stopwhile going uphillbecause you'll never getstarted again doesn'toccur to half the people.The other half drive asthough it's perfectly dryconditions, going 110km/h and then wonderwhy they don't comeout of the turn in thesame lane they startedthe turn in. In case you don't

know, that 100 km/hrsign you see on the sideof the highway doesn't

mean 100 km/hr365/days of the year. Itmeans under optimumroad conditions, whichmeans clear and dry.Don't believe me? Checkwith the RCMP. And don't think that

just because you have 4x4you're a better driver thaneveryone else. 4x4 makesyou go. It doesn't makeyou stop or gain controlafter it's been lost. Also? Quit riding

bumpers. It’s basic driv-ing knowledge youshould keep a three-sec-ond distance between you

and the car in front - espe-cially in the winter. If any-thing, you shouldincrease that distance.The reason is simple: evenwith winter tires, brakingdistances are greater onslippery and cold roads. And another thing…

you can't (or after thecase) didn't see the otherdriver? Maybe you wantto brush all the snow offof your vehicle before youhit the road. Winter is the season

when the igloo driver ismost often out and about.

This breed of motorist

isn't an endangeredspecies, but an endanger-ing one. Rather than take the

time to remove all thesnow and ice off theirvehicle's roof, trunk andhood, they'll head out,anticipating that the snowwill fall off on its own. The problem is that this

is downright dangerous.Blowing snow not onlyreduces the visibility ofothers on the road, but itcan also reduce your ownvisibility. And neverunderestimate the dam-age that chunks of ice or

hard snow can do toanother motorists' car. And? You can be fined

for it. At the end of the day,

please keep in mind thereare other people on theroad. They have families,children, lives, jobs andplaces to go too. You'renot the only person on theroad. I know I – my husband

and my children - wouldlike to make it to whereI'm going alive and in onepiece. Please don't take that

from us.

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highways and secondary roadssnow free and sanded/salted?

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WITH WINTER UPON US DOESCARIBOU ROAD SERVICES – DO AGOOD JOB OF KEEPING OUR LOCALHIGHWAYS AND SECONDARY ROADSSNOW FREE AND SANDED/SALTED?

“I honestly feel for these guys. Itis virtually impossible to keep upwith all the snow we have beengetting. No, the roads do not feelsafe at all times. However, not fora lack of trying. I know they areworking around the clock, I knowthey care. I know they take fatal-

ities personally. I just don't knowif there is a solution.” - Julia

“I think crs does a fine job. Its abig job and i regularly c themworking diligently to keep theroads clear. if ppl get proper tiresand drive according to the condi-tions the roads r safe.”

- Samantha

“Even in slick ice conditions, thetop winter tires sold are not goingto stop you instantly. People doneed to slow down, like 20 belowthe posted limit in horrible drivingin roads. CRS does a great job butwhen it is snowing over 2,400 kmof road all at the same time, it'simpossible to be everywhere!”

- Shane

“I spend a lot of time on the roadsand I can honestly say that theydo a great job. I think we owethem a big thank you for the fan-tastic job they do.” - Jerrilyn

“I hope that more people don'thave to be killed before moregraders and Sanders get outthere to fix this. so many of usmust commute to work, and lotsof our pay is used to make surethe roads are safe. I don't feelsafe on our roads when they arebeing ignored. ”

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YOUR VIEWSPrince George -PeaceRiver MP Bob Zimmerʼseconomic fumblingTo the Editor:The federal govern-

ment’s recent EconomicUpdate proves once againthat MP Bob Zimmer andthe Conservatives are out-of-touch with the chal-lenges facing middle classCanadians. It didn’t include any-

thing for middle classfamilies who are strug-gling under record levelsof household debt. Theaverage Canadian house-hold now owes $1.66 forevery dollar of disposableincome.

It didn’t include any-thing to help youngCanadians, or the parentswho are financially sup-porting them. Today thereare still 225,400 fewer jobsfor young Canadians thanbefore the downturn.

And it didn’t includeanything to help kick-startthe economy. TheConservatives are sittingback and defending thestatus quo, despite the factthat Stephen Harper'sgrowth record is the worstof any Prime Ministersince R.B. Bennett in the1930s.

Instead, the Torieschose to concoct a budget-

ary surplus on the eve ofthe next election. Butalmost half of that surpluscomes from asset salesthat have not taken place.It’s a little bit like sellingthe furniture to pay for thegroceries.

They also imposedcountless tax hikes on themiddle class over the pastthree years, raising taxeson everything from creditunions to employmentinsurance (EI). In fact, theEconomic Update inad-vertently revealed that theTories are keeping EI pre-miums artificially high inorder to further pad theirnumbers—the same EItaxes that are, in thewords of the FinanceMinister, “direct jobkillers.”

Canada can do better.The recession ended morethan four years ago, butMr. Zimmer’s economicmessage has been thatCanadians should behappy that we’re notSpain. That’s just not goodenough.

Yours sincerely,Scott Brison, MP

Liberal Party of CanadaFinance Critic

To the Editor:I am writing in response to your

article last November 15, 2013regarding call for a communityrally and offering support to thePhilippines. As a Filipino, myheart is in deep sorrow and griefseeing my country and fellowmenin the current situation. Ourprovince was also hit by thetyphoon in particular in the north-ern part of Western VisayasRegion. I know that it will take toolong to pick up the pieces and startall over again in particular to thosewho were severely affected. On thecontrary I’m glad that aid and helpckeep coming from other countriesaround the world including

Canada. Through social media, Ihave learned that DART Teamfrom this country went to ourprovince for assistance. For the past few months I was

invited to joined group of ladieshere in town doing paper craftingonce in a while.It had put my interest much in

scrapbooking and other papercrafting projects. For the past fewweeks, I’m doing handmadeChristmas cards and other occa-sion cards.I am not into businessand I’m very much willing todonate this card as form of fundraising by donation to The RedCross Canada. The cards could behang on a Christmas Tree and peo-

ple can see pick up the cards theywanted in exchanged for donation.I’m still waiting from my friends

the donation of unused scrap-booking papers and materials thatI maybe able to use in producingmore cards in the next couple ofdays. I know that there were fewladies here in town who had beendoing the paper crafting for solong and if they can help this is agood idea in helping the RedCross.

Iza G. CastanadayChetwynd, BC

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CRS contract was a 10-year tender at $134 million

BY NAOMI LARSENChetwynd Echo Editor

–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Last

week’s dump of snow inthe Peace Region has keptCaribou Road Services(CRS) on their toes formore than a week.But it wasn’t just the

amount of the snow that

has made removal andmaintenance a challenge, itwas the type of snow.Allan Harwood, General

Manager says if you’veever been caught in asnowstorm in Vancouver,you’ll know what he’s talk-ing about.“We’re hitting it with

everything we’ve got,” hesaid. “It’s more a functionof the temperatures and thecircumstances of this laststorm. What happened inthis case is that we got a lotof wet sloppy - what I callVancouver snow – that has

a lot of moisture content.”And then, Harwood

said, the temperaturequickly started to drop. Heexplained as soon as the airtemperature drops below -6 and more importantly,when the surface pavementdrops below -4, saltbecomes less and less effec-tive.“It takes away one of our

tools,” he said. “Below -7 it(salt) practically quitsworking. It doesn’t do anymore good.”When the roads are

already wet and tempera-tures drop, the water on theroad freezes. Combinedwith blowing snow fromthe sides of the roads andthe continuous fallingsnow, ice builds up quickly.At that point Harwood

said they begin to use iceblades, a serrated plowingblade that cuts the ice offthe road’s surface.“While it’s not as effec-

tive as salt, it’s our nextbest tool to use,” he said. CRS spends a large por-

tion of their summerbuilding up the sandreserves at their 16 winterstockpiles stations aroundthe Peace. The sand is cutwith between two andfour percent salt to keepthe giant piles from freez-ing. Harwood said thecrush or screened sand ismade to specification asper their agreement whichis 12.5mm minus. Thesand is tested and theresults are provided to theMinistry each year. In oneyear, CRS can stockpileupwards to 50,000 cubicmetres of sand at thoselocations.“A storm like the one we

just went through and theicy conditions we’re goingthrough sand like crazy,”

he said. “I know that theChetwynd yard in one dayput out more than 40 loadsof sand.”Of course the best line of

defense against snowyroad conditions Harwoodsaid is to be prepared forwinter, slow down andmake sure you have goodwinter tires.“Plan ahead, give your-

self time to get to your des-tination, drive to condi-tions and check DriveBC,”he said. Since Nov. 1, Chetwynd

RCMP say they haveresponded to 24 accidentson the highways aroundChetwynd.

CRS HISTORYCaribou Road Services is

a private company that wascreated from past Ministryof Highway employeesfrom the mid 1980s.Harwood said they’ve beencontracting to the provinceever since. Their last main-tenance contract was a 10-year tender that began in2004 coming in at $13.4 mil-lion per year, with room foradjustments. They current-ly employ more than 120people with 26 of those inthe Chetwynd office.Harwood explained the

$13.4 million per year isdivided into equal pay-ments over the 10-yearterm.“At the end of each

month we get 1/12th ofthat payment and thenfrom that we have tobudget and do our workinside of that,” Harwoodsaid, adding more than $6million of that is for sum-mer maintenance activi-ties. “Like grading, brush-ing, mowing, pavementrepair, ditching, culvertreplacement, dust control,road stabilization, bridgesthe list goes on and on.”What’s left is used for

administration, overhead,the cost of insurance,bonding, all of the fixedcosts and equipment. Andafter that the leftovermoney is put towards rou-tine maintenance includ-ing dead animal removal,garbage pickup, roadpatrol, sanding, saltingand plowing.“All of those sorts of

things come out of what’sleft,” he said. “So to give aspecific cost for winter it’sreally difficult to do that,but it’s a lot of money.”

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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – Child

vulnerability rates aredropping in the Southpeace, according to datareleased by the Universityof British Columbia earlierthis month.Child vulnerability rates

are a measure of how wellchildren are prepared forschool when they enterkindergarten.Since 2006, School

District 59 (SD 59) hasbeen part of the Universityof British Columbia studyunder the Human EarlyLearning Partnership(HELP), which has createdan assessment tool calledthe Early DevelopmentInstrument to measurehow well children are pre-pared for school.The Early Development

Instrument measures theareas of physical healthand wellbeing, social com-petence, emotional maturi-ty, language and cognitive

development and commu-nication skills and generalknowledge.After years of steadily

increasing vulnerability

rates, there was a signifi-cant improvement for chil-dren entering into kinder-garten last school year. The child vulnerability

rate dropped from 38 percent in 2011 to 32 per centin 2012. That translatesinto a drop from 1 of ever 4children entering the class-room unprepared in 2011to 1 in every 3 children in2012. Gloria Cleve, Early

Learning Project Managerfor SD 59 says thatalthough this improve-ment is good news for the

district, it is still nothing tobrag about. “The fact that we've

decreased is hugely won-derful but we have alongways to go,” she said. “The provincial average

right now is 32.5 per cent.We've never been any-where close to the provin-


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The Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw # 909, 2009 section 5.13: Obstruction of Motor Vehicles No vehicle shall be left standing or parked: (i) in violation of this bylaw; (ii) in a position that causes it to interfere with firefighting; (iii) in a position that causes to interfere with the normal flow of traffic on a highway; or (iv) in a position that causes it to interfere with the construction, improvement, maintenance, alterations, extension, widening, marking, or repair of or snow removal from a highway.

A full list of the District of Chetwynd Bylaws can be found o n o u r w e b s i t e a t www.gochetwynd.com under the heading Municipal Office/Bylaws and follow the link. For further information regarding this or other Bylaw related questions please call Bylaw Enforcement at 250-401-4119

Winter Parking on District Roads Information Everyone Should Know

Winter is upon us and with it comes heavy snow falls. The District of Chetwynd is committed to keeping all our roads safe for all citizens and therefore any vehicles parked in a manner that interferes with effective snow removal may be removed without notice.

Child vulnerability rates dropping in the South Peace

Locally CRS is responsible forHighway 97 and the surroundingChetwynd subdivisions includingbut not limited to the Guillet,Kurjata, Dokie and Jackfish subs aswell as Hasler. They are not respon-sible for in town. Their entire area –one of the biggest in the province –extends from the MackenzieJunction in the Pine Pass to TumblerRidge, to the Alberta Border up toPeace River and just beforeHudson’s Hope. All in all they covermore than 2,400 kilometres of roadand 95 bridges.Should drivers have complaints or

concerns about road maintenance –at any time of the year, not just inwinter – Harwood asks them to callthe Chetwynd office during officehours at 250-788-2407. After officehours, the number to call is the 24-

hour road hazard reporting number1-800-667-2322.“That is staffed 24 hours a day,”

Harwood said. “It’s very importantwhen people call in they give us veryclear details.”Information to give should

include name and contact info incase they need to phone back and areasonably specific location usingeither a crossroad or a landmark.All phone calls are kept track of.

Harwood said those call-in numbers

can also be used for compliments too.“We pass those onto our crews

when we get positive feedback,” hesaid. “When you’re out slogging 10,12, 14 hours a day trying to beat theelements – until Mother naturegives us a break – when those crew,operators and foremen hear theirefforts are being appreciated it goesa long way.”Harwood said sometimes he wish-

es people could walk a mile in theirshoes as the job isn’t an easy one.“Our crews are out there doing

their very best,” he said. “If they(you) think there’s a better way ofdoing it…”A copy of the Province of British

Columbia’s 2003-04 HighwayMaintenance Contract andMaintenance specifications can befound online atwww.th.gov.bc.ca/.../Schedule_21_Maintenance_Specifications.pdf


CRS responsible for 2,400 km of road

“If they (you) thinkthereʼs a better way of

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–––––––––––––– VICTORIA – The gov-

ernment of BritishColumbia intends to pro-pose changes to theprovincial ElectoralBoundaries CommissionAct during the spring 2014legislative session that willaffect all electoral districts

in the North, Cariboo-Thompson and Columbia-Kootenay regions.The proposed changes to

the legislation are outlinedin a white paper releasedby Attorney General andJustice Minister SuzanneAnton last week. The changes are

required to ensure noreductions in the number

of MLAs in those threeregions will occur duringthe next boundary revi-sion process, keeping thenumber of electoral dis-tricts at 85.The government is now

seeking public commentand feedback on the whitepaper, which is available,online at:www.ag.gov.bc.ca/legislati on/ebca/ index .h tm .Feedback will be accepteduntil January 15, 2014.“We'd like to continue

and take steps and arm theelectoral boundaries com-mission with the tools thatwe think they will requireto protect reasonable rep-resentation in the northand rural ridings," FinanceMinister Mike de Jong toldthe Prince George Citizen.In the report, the

province says the ElectoralBoundaries Commissionhas found it increasinglydifficult to address popu-lation growth in urbanareas of the province with-out reducing the numberof MLAs in northern andrural districts.“What [this] does is pro-

vide clear statutory direc-tion to the electoralboundaries commissionthat, in effect, deems thosethree regions to be veryspecial circumstances,” deJong added.Under the representa-

tion by population princi-ple, which governs allelectoral districts across

Canada, population con-centrations present repre-sentational nightmares.In what could be

described as a balancingact, the challenges facedby the government onelectoral boundary reformrevolve around the factthat BC is one of the mosturbanized provinces inCanada. BC’s population is con-

centrated in the LowerMainland, southernVancouver Island andOkanagan regions, whichmake up 70 per cent of theprovinces total popula-tion. Large geographical

areas like northern BritishColumbia, the Kootenays,northern Vancouver Islandand the Cariboo-Thompson regions containan increasingly smallerportion of the provincialpopulation. Because of this, the

changes being proposedby the government thisspring are necessary tokeep the number ofprovincial electoral dis-tricts, or “ridings”, at 85. In order to do this, these

changes will mean thethree regions in questionhave to be considered“very special circum-stances” under electoralboundary legislation.Under the current legis-

lation, electoral districtsmust have a populationabove or below the aver-age population per districtby 25 per cent. In the North, Cariboo-

Thompson and Columbia-Kootenay regions, 17 elec-toral districts will becomeexceptions to that rulewith the proposedchanges.However, the changes

could mean the size of rid-ings in the north region,including Peace River

North and Peace RiverSouth, could be adjustedin order to accommodatepopulation changes.In effect, this means a

possible modification ofthe imaginary lines thatdefine the borders of eachelectoral district will bethe only real change in thePeace River North andPeace River South ridings.Sizes of electoral dis-

tricts in the Cariboo-Thompson and Columbia-Kootenay regions couldchange as well. Justice Minister Suzanne

Anton said while releasingthe white paper that thechanges will protect thedemocratic rights ofBritish Columbians, whichis a fundamental responsi-bility of government.“That’s why we are tak-

ing a leadership role inproposing legislativechanges to the ElectoralBoundaries CommissionAct,” she said. “Weencourage the public toread and provide input onthe white paper, as this issomething that impactsevery British Columbian.”The story mentioned from

the Prince George Citizen isby staff reporter CharelleEvelyn and can be foundh e r e :http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/article/20131118/PRIN C E G E -ORGE0101/311189992/-1/princegeorge0101/north-not-losing-mlas

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Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Ltd. (Proponent), a wholly owned subsidiary of TransCanada PipeLines Limited, is proposing the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project (proposed Project), an approximately 900 km natural gas pipeline from near the District of Hudson’s Hope to the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG liquefied natural gas export facility on Lelu Island, within the District of Port Edward.

The proposed Project would involve the construction and operation of a 48-inch (1,219 mm) diameter pipeline, metering facilities at the receipt and delivery points, and three compressor stations, with provision for up to an additional five compressor stations to allow for future expansion. The proposed Project will have an initial capacity of approximately 2.0 billion cubic feet (bcf)/day with potential for expansion to approximately 3.6 bcf/day.

The proposed Project is subject to review under BC’s Environmental Assessment Act.

The Proponent must obtain an environmental assessment certificate before any construction work can be undertaken on the proposed Project. However, before submission of an application (Application) for a certificate by the Proponent, the BC Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) must first issue the Application Information Requirements.

The Application Information Requirements will specify the studies to be conducted and the detailed information to be provided by the Proponent in its Application. EAO has now received draft Application Information Requirements from the Proponent and invites comments on this draft.

To provide information about the Application Information Requirements, EAO invites the public to attend an open house at the following locations:

There are 30 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the draft Application Information Requirements.

The public comment period will begin on November 19, 2013 and end on December 18, 2013. All comments received during this time in relation to the Application Information Requirements will be considered.

The intention of seeking public comment is to ensure that sufficient information is provided to assess all potential effects – environmental, economic, social, heritage and health – that might result from the proposed Project in the Application. At this stage of the process, the primary intent is to receive feedback about the studies or information required for a comprehensive environmental assessment.

After taking public comments into account, EAO will issue the Application Information Requirements. EAO accepts public comments by:

Online Form: http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca

Mail: Nathan Braun Project Assessment Manager Environmental Assessment Office PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9V1

Fax: 250.387.0230

An electronic copy of the Application Information Requirements and information regarding the environmental assessment process are available at www.eao.gov.bc.ca. Copies of the Application Information Requirements are also available for viewing at public libraries in Fort St. John, Taylor, Hudson’s Hope, Chetwynd, Mackenzie, Prince George, Fort St. James, Granisle, Smithers, Hazelton, Terrace, Stewart and Prince Rupert.

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

Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project

Open House and Invitation to Comment

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

St. Peter’s Church Hall 599 Skeena Drive Mackenzie Wednesday November 27, 2013 4:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Hall 10310 - 100th Street Hudson’s Hope Thursday November 28, 2013 4:00pm - 8:00pm

New Hazelton Elementary School 3275 Bowser Street New Hazelton Wednesday December 4, 2013 4:00pm - 8:00pm

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Santa Claus Project is in full swingBY NAOMI LARSEN

Chetwynd Echo Editor––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – The 2013Chetwynd Christmas BureauSociety’s Annual Santa ClausProject has begun.Donation boxes are set up at

various locations around townand organizers are looking tohave those boxes filled timeand time again throughout theseason.With the holiday season

around the corner many fami-lies in Chetwynd are not able toenjoy celebrations due tohealth, unemployment, lowincome or other family crises.The Society allows the commu-nity to lend a hand to thosewho are less fortunate.Society President Karen

Stewart said the society put

together 176 hampers last year,including toys and gifts. Thehampers included everythingneeded for Christmas from anentire turkey dinner to brandnew wrapped gifts for the chil-dren.The hamper project has been

a part of Chetwynd for morethan four decades and in 2003the group became an officialsociety to make things easierfor everyone involved.The Santa Claus Project is one

of the community’s biggestfundraisers of the year with allproceeds remaining local. Thesociety is funded solelythrough donations as well astheir annual CommunityEvents calendar that began lastyear. Donations of non-perishable

good items, unwrapped toys

and clothing can be dropped offat any one of the donations binsaround town including – butnot limited to – the Chetwynd

Echo, Lakeview Credit Union,Bargain Store, CIBC, IGA,Super Valu or any of the localchurches. The boxes are moni-

tored and emptied weekly. Taxdeductible receipts are givenfor all donations.Applications can be picked

up at any of the local churches,the Christmas Bureau Society(call 250-788-3171) as well aseither band office. Applicationcutoff is Dec. 10The hampers will be packed

on Dec. 21 at the Pine ValleySeniors Hall starting at 4:30p.m. Delivery is the next day. Tomake a donation or volunteeryour time to help pack or deliv-er hampers call Shirley Weeksat 250-788-3672 or KarenStewart at 250-788-3171.“Most towns should be as

lucky as we are,” Stewart said.“Everyone is on board, theschools are fantastic and what-ever you can see fit to do isgreat.”

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that expires December 31, 2014,” Athwalsaid in early October.This prompted a response from

Matters, who seemed to disregard thedeal Athwal referred to.“Canfor is not the one who decides

whether we strike or not,” he said. “It isus who decides if we strike or not so, it'sfair to say there is a dispute as to the legalstatus of the Chetwynd operation.”The week after the October 4 issue of

the Chetwynd Echo was published withthis exchange between Matters andAthwal included, an anonymous Canforemployee phoned our office to say thatCanfor was lying, and that no such legal-ly binding document existed whichwould prevent workers from theChetwynd operation from striking. As the process progressed, this eventu-

ally became a moot point, as the unionseemed to back away from tackling the

issue all together, saying it didn’t want tostrike but instead, wanted to negotiate acollective agreement.After failing to establish a pattern with

Canfor, Matters says the USWWC’s BCInterior representatives committeebrought the matter to the Interior ForestLabour Relations Association (IFLRA) inlate October.The IFLRA is an employer association

representing, West Fraser and other millsindependent mills in the southern partsof the province. Meetings were held between the

USWWC and the IFLRA on October 23.There, the union continued its efforts to

establish a framework agreement thatwould be a template for forest sectoremployee deals across the province. The deal announced last week is one

that the United Steel Workers WoodCouncil will use as a template for futureforest sector employee collective bargain-ing across the province.


Deal used for template

Chetwynd applies for CN Greening GrantBY MIKE CARTERChetwynd Echo

Reporter––––––––––––––

CHETWYND –TheDistrict of Chetwyndcould benefit from agrant aimed at helpinggreen public propertiesbordering railroad tracks. Chetwynd’s applica-

tion for the grant is con-tingent on its parks andrecreation strategy for2014 meeting the pro-gram’s criteria.Through the Canadian

National Railways (CN)EcoConnexions From theGround Up program, CNwill provide the funds tomore than 100 Canadiancommunities over thenext three years begin-ning in 2014. “We arehonoured by the breadthof interest being shown

in the program by com-munities across Canada,”said Sean Finn, CN exec-utive vice-president andchief legal officer.“The projects we’re see-

ing are outstanding fortheir scope and creativity.What is especiallyimpressive is the connec-tion being made betweenCN and these communi-ties. We’re all learningthat greening and sus-tainability are objectiveswe have in common andcan work together toachieve.”CN says planting trees

and improving greenspaces in these locationswill not only help beauti-fy areas along its rail net-work, but also provide anatural noise and visualbarrier, shade for song-birds and decrease soil

erosion. Two national organiza-

tions –Tree Canada andCommunities in Bloom -have partnered with CNto deliver the program. “CN has lead the way

in connecting Canadiansfor close to a century,”Tree Canada presidentMichael Rosen said. “Wehave already seen ournational landscapeimprove through theopportunities providedto municipalities andAboriginal communitiesthrough the program.”Raymond Carriere,

founding president ofCommunities in Bloomsays projects undertakenfrom the grants in 2012and 2013 have exceededtheir expectations.“Not only has the From

the Ground Up program

enabled communities tocreate green spaces, it hasalso demonstrated sus-tainability, created envi-ronments to learn abouturban forestry and com-posting, provided playareas and established anatural buffer.”CN’s EcoConnexions

From the Ground Up pro-gram will provide grantsto communities selectedon the basis of a simpleonline application, whichincludes criteria such asthe community’s abilityto match CN’s grant,community engagementand the long term sus-tainability of the plant-ings,Complete details on the

program can be found atwww.cnfromthegroundup.ca

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"I think that we need torespond to the people, wehave to listen to the peo-ple: they're all here listen-ing today," said Hadland."We have an opportunityto regain the trust of thelarger community."Cheers and whistles

from the crowd interrupt-ed the motion's secondfrom Chetwynd MayorMerlin Nichols.Early on, PRRD CAO

Fred Banham cautionedthat the board not repealthe bylaw until a full dis-cussion had taken place -noting several contractscould be affected if thebylaw were changed.An eruption from the

crowd that continued afterstern warnings fromGoodings forced a recessof the meeting. Followingthe recess, Goodingsopened the floor to thedirectors to discuss how tomanage the situation.Caisley brought up the

major areas that would beaffected if the bylaw wererescinded, as identified byPRRD staff, noting that theimplications had yet to beexplored.

"My question is, why arewe not going to considerand discuss those issuesprior to having any kindof a motion?" he said."Here we are, I believebecause the gallery is full,that we're going to bypassthat and simply go alongand repeal it. I don't thinkthat we should be doingthat, I think we should bedealing with those issuesfirst."Hadland was adamant

that the board's decisionwas a matter of trust onbehalf of the community,trust that was broken inthe adoption of Bylaw1996 2011 in place ofBylaw 400."I think that we need to

support this motion at theparticular time, and dealwith the consequences asthey come up. I don't thinkthere's anything too dras-tic in there that we can'tdeal with," saidChristensen, looking toHadland."I'm not sure that this

simple decision wouldregain this trust, but it's astep in the right direction.We made the mistake -let's deal with it."


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cial average before. We were alwaysway higher and so that’s nice to seethat we're right along with theprovince.”However, the province is still not

happy about where they are.“Those results are still far too

high,” Cleve said. “When you havethree out of ten children coming tokindergarten not ready to learn,that takes up an incredible amountof teachers time, energy andresources.”In turn, it is the other students in

the classroom who don’t need asmuch attention that are losing out.Child vulnerability rates are

measured in kindergarten class-rooms across the province eachyear. In February, kindergarten teach-

ers use the Early DevelopmentInstrument to measure how well astudent was prepared to startschool back in September by askingquestions like, were they able to usethe toilet on their own? Was theChild able to dress themselves? Didthey have the correct motor skills,

were they socially competent? Didthey know how to hold a book oruse scissors?“These all the things that are nec-

essary to be successful and to dowell in school,” Cleve said. The teachers then submit the

answers online to the University ofBritish Columbia where the data isexamined to determine which of thechildren arrived at the kindergartendoor ready to succeed.“The reason this is important is

because, the statistical data is nowthere. If a child isn’t ready to suc-ceed at the kindergarten door, theyare often floundering in grade 4 andthey drop out before grade 12,”Cleve explained.Child vulnerability rates became

a concern for School District 59when the University of BritishColumbia learned in 2007 that ratesin the South Peace were among thehighest in the province. This triggered a group of con-

cerned community partners tobegin meeting regularly to plan andimplement programming to sup-port families with young children.“In 2007 very little universally

accessible programming existed foryoung children,” Cleve says.“Today it’s a very different picture.In the South Peace, a vast variety offree programs and events areoffered.”These programs, like StrongStart

BC’s Early Learning Hub at DonTitus Elementary, are credited withhelping decrease the rate of vulner-able children entering the kinder-garten door.“You can see the correlation in the

statistics when you look at howchild vulnerabilities were 40 percent in our district prior to last year,and that the drop out rate [thatyear] at graduation was 40 percent,” Cleve says. “If we put programming in place

so that parents have options to taketheir children to universal free pro-gramming at least three times aweek, then children probably aren’tgoing to be vulnerable at thekindergarten door.”At the other end, schools can

know which children are vulnera-ble and can identify what interven-tions they can do to help changethat trajectory.


2007 study showed vulnerability ratesin South Peace some of the highest


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND - The

District of Chetwynd hasthrown its support behindthe Tumbler RidgeAspiring Geopark initia-tive.A Geopark is a United

Nations Educational,Scientific and CulturalOrganization (UNESCO)-designated area containingone or more sites of partic-ular geological impor-tance, intended to con-serve the geological her-itage and promote publicawareness of it, typicallythrough tourism.Chetwynd joins several

other signatories of aMemorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU)regarding participation inthe Geopark’s establish-ment. The Peace RiverRegional District unani-mously endorsed the proj-ect on October 23. By signing on,

Chetwynd agrees to be anadvocate for the TumblerRidge Aspiring Geoparkproject, communicate withother signatories of theMOU, meet as required inorder to advance thedevelopment of theGeopark and assist inattempts to secure theresources required to pur-sue the project.The MOU does not mean

any financial commit-ments have been made by

the District of Chetwynd,and it is in no way meantto create legally bindingcontractual relations orlegal obligations on theparticipants of the MOU. The purpose of the MOU

is to formalize the workingrelationships that havealready been established,in light of the applicationto UNESCO for GlobalGeopark status.The Tumbler Ridge

Aspiring Geopark SteeringCommittee started work-ing towards the park’sestablishment in October2012. Its efforts were geared

towards celebrating theremarkable geological,paleontological and scenicattributes of the area, aswell as its unique FirstNations, pioneer andresource-based history.The proposed Geopark

are encompasses much ofTumbler Ridge, an estimat-ed 7,822 square kilometres.This area includes a por-

tion of the eastern slopes ofthe Hart Ranges of thenorthern RockyMountains. The committee submit-

ted an application for aGlobal Geopark toUNESCO in March 2013. “In submitting this

expression of interest weare expressing our beliefthat in our region we arealready functioning as a defacto Geopark,” the com-mittee wrote.Among a host of other

evidence, they substantiatethis claim with reference totheir paleontologicalmuseum with its dinosaurdiscovery gallery, collec-tions area, guided toursand educational campsand a network of hikingtrails leading to areas ofgeological and scenic“splendour”, and historicimportance. “We have wonderfully

varied geology, topogra-

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NNOOVVEEMMBBEERR 2299,, 22001133COST:$100.00 for Members: $25.00 goes towards the grand prize shopping spree ad theChamber will match another $25.00. The remainder of the money will go towards thecost of advertising and miscellaneous event costs.$150.00 for Non Members: $25.00 goes towards the grand prize shopping spree and theChamber will match another $25.00. The remainder of the money will go towards thecost of advertising and miscellaneous event costs.

BENEFITSContestants will come into the participating businesses to take advantage of the localdeals. They will be eligible to enter their name into the grand prize draw when theyspend a minimum of $20.00. (1 ballot for every $20.00 spent.) The Chamber ofCommerce will organize all the advertising for the month leading up to the BlackFriday Madness and promote local shopping.

HOURS OF EVENT:All businesses will start the event on the morning of November 29th and continue untilthey close that business day. The drop box and ballots will be dropped off the day priorto give ample time to prepare the day of.

SHOPPING SPREE DEALS:The Lucky winner of the $500.00 shopping spree will be able to use it at any of thesponsored businesses. The winner will bring in their certificate into the store, maketheir purchase and have the purchase amount deducted from their total prize amount.The sponsor store will invoice the Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce for the amount ofthe purchase.

Distict of Chetwynd getsbehind Tumbler RidgeMuseum FoundationGlobal Geopark

Please see "NATIONAL,"page 18

“We have wonderfully variedgeology, topography, sceneryand human history, catapultedto fame by the fantastic paleon-tological discoveries of the past

decade.”

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Name: Liam Beattie Position: ForwardNumber: 1oHeight: 5’10”Weight: 135lbsFavourite NHL Team:Vancouver CanucksFavourite NHL Player:Doug “The Thug” GlattFavourite pre-gamemeal: SubwaySuperstition: To usewhite tape

Liam Beattie is the Chetwynd 3NV Giants player of the week. Beattiescored four goals in 6-5 victory over Prince Rupert this past weekendin Prince George. It was the Giants only win in the tournament. Thepreeminent goal scorer has 13 goals so far in the teams 11 gamesincluding tournaments, exhibition and regular season All Peace HockeyLeague action,

Chetwynd 3NV Giants have eye-opening experience

CSS places second in zones


–––––––––––––– PRINCE GEORGE – The

Chetwynd 3NV MidgetGiants were treated to les-son in the school of hardknocks this weekend atthe Prince George MidgetCougars hockey tourna-ment.The Black and Red lost

four out of five games, fin-ishing sixth overall in theeight-team tournament,which featured some verytalented high level teams. All teams that attended

the tournament were BC

Hockey Tier 2 or Tier 3teams, except for theGiants who are provincial-ly recognized as a Tier 4team. This is not to be con-fused with regular seasonAll Peace Hockey League(APHL) games, where theGiants are choosing toplay Tier 1.“Kind of like competing

in Tier 1 of the APHL thisyear [will help] better pre-pare the team prepare forprovincials, the coachwanted to have the teamattend this tournament toexpose them to a highercategory of play and show

the players how teamscompete at this level”Giants co-managerKimberly Beattieexplained.“It was a tournament to

gain experience. Therewas one bad blow out buteven with the losses theother games were prettygood.”That blowout came at

the hands of the mightyPrince George MidgetCougars, who defeatedthe Giants 16-0. PrinceGeorge scored 8 first peri-od goals, followed by 6more in the second and a

final two in the third.Goalie Brice Vossler

started the game, butpulled himself out of frus-tration after the first fivegoals were scored.Teammate Reilly Elder-Cherry came in to finishthe game.Beattie says the score

did not reflect how manyshots both goalies facedand actually stopped dur-ing this game.In their first game

Friday, Nov. 15 againstSmithers, the Giants wereshutout 5-0. On Saturday, Chetwynd

suffered their thirdstraight shutout loss to theWilliams LakeTimberwolves, losing thatgame 4-0.That evening, the Giants

notched their only win inthe tournament againstPrince Rupert. In the 6-5victory, sniper LiamBeattie tallied four goals.Brodie Watson and RossMcMeekin also tickled thetwine. The Chetwynd 3NV

Midget Giants will contin-ue their APHL regular sea-son schedule this week-end, with a home and

home series against theDawson Creek MidgetCanucks.The action begins

Friday, Nov. 22 with theGiants first home game ofthe season at theChetwynd and DistrictRecreation Centre. Puckdrops at 8 p.m.Sunday, the team travels

to Dawson Creek to takeon the Canucks on theirhome turf. Puck dops at2:30 p.m.The two teams have met

twice already in exhibitionaction, with each team tak-ing home a win.

CHETWYND ECHO STAFF––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – TheNorth Central VolleyballZone Single A playdownswere held at ChetwyndSecondary School (CSS)over the weekend of Nov.15.

Ten teams includingCedars Christian Schoolfrom Prince George, Burns

Lake, Ft. Nelson, Hudson'sHope, Tumbler Ridge,Fraser Lake, McBride, Ft. St.James, MacKenzie andChetwynd competed overtwo days for a berth toprovincials being held inDuncan. The first place automati-

cally qualifies for a berth,with the second place teamhaving to play a wild card

game against the secondplace team from the NorthWest to secure the secondberth. Coming out on topwas Cedars ChristianSchool finishing a strongfirst not losing a set in thetournament. CSS came insecond, only losing toCedars during the entiretournament. They will travel this week

to play the wild card gameagainst Ebenzer CanadianReformed school fromSmithers, to attempt tosecure the second berthfrom the North. Congratulations to Sara

Norris for making the firstall star team, and CarleeWestgate and PaigeKoeneman for making thesecond all star team.

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Little Giant Air Cadets . Mondays at 6:30pmat the Royal Canadian Legion. Ages 12-18.

Taking Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meetsevery Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the PineValley Seniors Centre Call 250-788-3306

Pine Valley Seniors Hall weekly activitiesincluding Cribbage, Whist, Bingo and CarpetBowling. Call Anita at 788-5838 for info.

Pine Valley Seniors Hall Carpet BowlingTuesdays @ 1:30 pm.

FREE Cree Lessons Wednesdays 5-6 pm at Tansi Friendship

Centre

Quinessential Quilt Guild meets every 3rdMonday at 7 pm at the Shared Ministry

Church. Contact 250-788-2714

Baby’s Best Chance Pregnancy OutreachProgram Drop in : Mondays 10am to Noon.Weekly Group Sessions Tuesdays 11 am-

1pm. Located at Kici.

Alanon meetings 6:30 pm TuesdaysMickey’s Place (behind A&W)

Chetwynd Society for Community LivingBoard Meeting. First Monday of each month.

4699 Airport Road Ph: 250-788-4889.

Homeschooling NetworkThursdays 1 pm - 2 pm at the Chetwynd

Public Library

Chetwynd PUblic Libary and Farmer’sMarket Christmas Market November 20 at

the Chetwynd Public Library 4- 8 pm

Muskoti Learning Centre Homework ClubMon-Thursday 3 - 4:30 pm

Girlz group begins Nov. 13 at the ChetwyndPublic Library. Girls Grade 6 and up.

Wednesdays 5-6 pm

Sunkunka Group AGMNovember 20 5 pm at the Chetwynd Public

Library

17Friday, November 22, 2013

KFC Chetwynd 4800 North Access Rd. 250-788-9866

New Dip’ems, new dip sauceChocolate lava cake Limited time

phy, scenery and humanhistory, catapulted to fameby the fantastic paleonto-logical discoveries of thepast decade. To us, anapplication to become aUNESCO Geopark seemsto be a logical, almost

inevitable outcome of thework that has already beendone.”There are over 90

Geopark’s in the world. Ifapproved, the TumblerRidge Geopark – as it willbe called – would be onlythe second in NorthAmerica.

The first, called the“Stonehammer Geopark”,exists just outside of SaintJohn, New Brunswick. Itreceived its designation inOctober 2010. “I’m blown away by

what you have to offer,”Stonehammer Geoparkrepresentative Bill

Merrifield said to dele-gates at the Tumbler RidgeAspiring GeoparkSymposium held this pastJuly.“It is very different from

what we have to offer.”The MOU states,

“Should the applicationfor Geopark status be suc-

cessful, the potential existsfor the creation of satelliteareas to include otherremarkable regional geo-logical phenomena.”According to global-

geopark.org, Geoparkswere first proposed as aUNESCO program in1999. However, the majori-

ty of delegates of theUNESCO executive boarddecided at a 2001 session,“not to pursue the devel-opment of a UNESCOGeopark program, butinstead to support ad hocefforts within individualmember states as appro-priate.”Today, UNESCO gives

its support to Geoparks asthey are coordinated bythe Global Network ofNational Geoparks wherenational geological her-itage initiatives benefitfully from their member-ship of a global network ofexchange and cooperation.The first international

geoparks conference tookplace in Beijing, China in2004. As of September 2013,

the Global Network ofNational Geoparks has 100members in 29 countries.New members wel-

comed in Septemberincluded sites in Austria,Chinam Italy, Japan, theNetherlands, Portgual,Slovenia, Turkey andUruguay. They wereinscribed during the 3rdAsia-Pacific GeoparksNetwork Jeju Symposiun,which took place on JejuIsland, Republic of Koreafrom 7 to 13 September.

Friday, November 22, 2013 Chetwy nd Echo18

LOCAL NEWS

Construction of the Dawson Creek/Chetwynd Area Transmission (DCAT) Project is beginning in mid-November. This project will help meet the rapidly increasing need for electricity in the South Peace region, largely due to oil and gas development.

You may notice increased construction vehicle traffic along Highway 97 and certain local roads. Any temporary lane closures will be well marked. Please obey the instructions of any traffic control personnel.

Work taking place this fall and winter includes:

which will be built approximately 19 km east of Chetwynd.

Structure installation, conductor stringing and substation construction will take place throughout 2014 and in early 2015. The project is scheduled for completion in mid-2015.

The DCAT project is a new 230 kilovolt, double circuit transmission line that will be installed between the new Sundance Substation and Dawson

Dawson Creek, will also be expanded. For more details on the project, please visit: bchydro.com/dcat.

If you have any questions, please contact: 1 866 647 3334 or send an email to

[email protected]. 4063

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National Geoparks has 100 members in 29 countries

“Iʼm blown awayby what you have

to offer.”

Sauntering blithelydown the street witha 16 foot 2X4 bal-

anced on his shoulder,Guy rounds a corner. Theleading end of his 2X4whacks oncoming AnyMan on the leading end ofhis nose. Staunching theblood, Any Man proteststhe carelessness of Guywith the 2X4 but Guydefends his action by cit-ing his freedom in a free

country. To this theinjured man rightlyreplies, “Your freedomends where my nosebegins.” It’s true.Whenever a populationgrows from one residentto two, the freedom ofeach to act without regardfor the other is diminished.By the time a communityreaches 3,000 souls it hasaccumulated books full ofrules for getting along.Like every other incor-

porated community,Chetwynd has its share ofbylaws dealing witheverything from noise todangerous dogs to how farfrom the property line youcan build and the maxi-

mum size of the outbuild-ing in your own back yard.(By the way, this is not anexhaustive list of the bylawsaffecting your life inChetwynd.)What should you, A.

Citizen, know before youspend a lot of money oreven some money on thatrenovation or structuraladdition to your property?Probably rule the firstwould be to discuss yourplans with District staffbefore you commit tospending.Chetwynd does have

Development PermitGuidelines that help youplan your construction toconform to the zoning

restrictions. Why?Because over time it is theintent of the District tobuild a community thatwill turn heads as peopledrive through town. Andmuch more: we want asafe town in which we cantake pride in everythingfrom boulevards to streetsand the buildings that facethem. Chetwynd is anindustrial town. We willnever be a Jasper or aKimberly, and that’s OK,but we see no reason whyan industrial town shouldnot have beauty and orderin its buildings, andpaving and shrubbery inareas that face the public.Development Permit

Guidelines, building per-mits, inspections: theseare all part of getting alongwith our neighbours andbuilding the kind of townthat we all want and thatwe can achieve over time.When I was young andimpressionable I attendeduniversity for severalyears in the USA. Usuallythe impressions came as Itravelled north throughthe Dakotas into Canada.On the US side I passedthrough tree-shadedstreets in pretty, orderlytowns. North of 49 Ientered a different worldwith broken-down com-bines and old pickups hap-hazardly littering the land-

scape. And I would won-der: Why does it have tobe that way? Things haveprobably changed over thelast 55 years but firstimpressions die hard.Like it or not, we live in a

world of permits: forbuilding, for digging, fordemolishing, for almostanything with potential toaffect a neighbour. Yes, thelong arm of the law evenhas stop-work orders forthose who ignore rule thefirst.


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IGASuper Valu7-ElevenPeoplesFas Gas

Pomeroy HotelCrowfeathers Store

Chetwynd Home HardwareA&W

Days InnStagecoach Inn

Tim HortonsChamber of Commerce

Red LionRecreation Centre

District of ChetwyndMargʼs Mini Mart

Groundbirch Store

The Mayor’sReport

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OPINION

Like it or not, we live in a world of permits

Disclaimer: The preceding isthe opinion of Mayor MerlinNichols and may or may notreflect the views and/or wish-es of council.

Friday, November 22, 201320

LIONS RECYCLING DEPOTHOURS OF OPERATION

Please be advised that the hours of operation for theRecycling Depot are as follows:Sunday - Cl o s edMonday - 10 am - 4pmTuesday - 9am - 5pmWednesday - 9am - 5pmThursday - 9am - 5pmFriday - 9 am - 5pmSaturday 9am - 4pm

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Located at 4824 54th Street (behindtheTownPlaza) in Chetwynd the LionsRecycling depot is the sole provider forrecycling drop off services in thecommunity.They offer many services to keepChetwynd clean while helping theenvironment green.Recycling isa loteasier thanpeople thinkand it is an easy habit to get into.First, get as few as three bins for yourkitchen or porch – plastics, tins andpaper. Rinse out your yoghurt cups,break down your cereal boxes andwash out those cans. Then bag themup and bring them to the Depot wherestaff will help you sort.If you are a business call them to havea free recycling box placed outside andfor a nominal –and tax deductible – fee

they will come and pick your recyclingup.The depot accepts a variety ofrecyclable items including:• paper (office paper, newspaper,cardboard, boxboard)• tin cans• All hard and soft plastic (milk jugs,yogurt cups, juice boxes and plasticbags)• Electronics (old stereos, computers,photocopiers)• Small appliances• Car batteries• Oil and oil containers• Cell phones• Batteries• Smoke and carbon dioxide detectors• Spray paint cansThe depot also utilizes a used paint

program where residents can drop offleftover paint. The paint is available forothers to sign out and use on thecondition theybring theemptycansback.They do not accept Styrofoam orantifreeze.Depot manager Sally Paquetterequests drop offs be done during theday as the outside bins are strictly forafterhours.“Please come inside and our staff willhelp your sort your recyclables,” shesaid, adding there is a security cameraon site.Paquette said theRecyclingDepot alsosupports local youth clubs andorganizations and will assist anddonate space for local bottle drives.Contact the depot at 250-788-1111 formore information.

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21Friday, November 22, 2013


–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – With an

anticipated northeast BCnatural gas boom on thehorizon, BC Hydro hasstarted construction on amajor transmissionupgrade in the SouthPeace region.The company says when

completed, the project willhelp provide cost-effectiveand reliable power to thegrowing natural gasindustry.Another similar trans-

mission line, called thePeace Region ElectricitySupply project, is in theprocess of gaining regula-tory approval.The Dawson

Creek–Chetwynd areatransmission line (DCAT),which began constructionlast week, will resolve“downstream” constraintson the transmission sys-tem supplying the DawsonCreek and Groundbirchareas. It is expected to bein service by mid-2015.BC Hydro has begun

right-of-way clearing andsite preparation for theDCAT project that willemploy 55 to 110 workersduring its construction.The new transmissionlines will double the elec-

tricity capacity in theregion.This project had faced

significant oppositionfrom several familieswhose properties were tobe affected by the project.In May, nine families

along Highway 97 norththreatened a class actionlawsuit and accused BCHydro of using “bullyingtactics” to force them intoaccepting raw deals. Linda Smashnuk was

one of the most vocal resi-dents. Smashnuk did notrespond to a request forinformation on how thesituation was resolved forher family by press time. Lesley Wood, BC Hydro

Stakeholder RelationsSpecialist, says that settle-ments have been negotiat-ed with 79 of the 82 own-ers whose property isimpacted by the DCATproject.“DCAT has all its

approvals and construc-tion needs to start this fall.Otherwise, we risk miss-ing our in-service date forthe project, which putsreliable service to cus-tomers at risk,” Woodwrote in an email to theChetwynd Echo.The remaining three

properties were expropri-ated by BC Hydro. Owners

received compensationbased on the propertyrights acquired by BCHydro as assessed by anindependent appraiser. “It’s important to clarify

that BC Hydro did notexpropriate ownership ofthe land,” Wood says, “justthe rights to build, operateand maintain the DCATline. The land still belongsto the owners and they canstill use it for any purposethat does not put the safeand reliable operation ofthe line at risk.”The company is consid-

ering another large-scaleproject in its latest effortsto keep up with the grow-ing estimated futuredemand for electricity innortheast BC.“The load growth in the

Peace Region, and particu-larly in the Dawson Creekand Groundbirch areas, isexpected to increase sorapidly that soon after theDawson Creek-Chetwyndarea transmission lineproject goes into service,the ability of the transmis-sion system to maintainsupply to all customers inthe event of any systemsissues will be exceeded,” amemo forwarded to theDistrict of Chetwynd earli-er this year states. Wood says that depend-

ing on the circumstancesafter both projects are con-structed, the companymay have to start shed-ding industrial loads toensure that there is enoughpower for essential servic-es, homes and businesses. “The Dawson Creek-

Chetwynd Area transmis-sion project will help meetload growth under normalsystem conditions – wheneverything is operating asit should,” she said. “However, even after

that project is in service, itcannot reliably supply allcustomers should part ofthe system fail. For exam-ple, if there was an unex-pected outage of one of the

other transmission linesfeeding the Dawson Creeksubstation.”The second project, the

Peace Region ElectricitySupply project, is requiredto resolve the “upstream”constraints in the trans-mission system, whichsupplies the rest of thePeace Region.“BC Hydro has always

indicated that DCATwould be a first step, andthat a second projectwould be needed to reli-ably address the high loadgrowth expected in thearea,” Wood wrote. This additional project is

currently being studied,with route options being

considered. The Peace Region

Electricity Supply projectinvolves bringing moreelectricity from the GMShrum generating stationto the Sundance substa-tion, which will be con-structed as part of theDCAT project.“There are several ways

we could do this,” Woodsaid “and we have startedstudying the alternativesand consulting with FirstNations. We expect to eval-uate study results andinput from First Nationsand others in the first partof 2014, and determine afront-running [routeoption].”

BC Hydro anticipatesincreased powerdemand with twoSouth Peace trans-mission line projects

LOCAL NEWS

Sorry but you’ll haveto keep reading tofind the answer - it

shouldn’t surprise any-one, yet many peoplechoose to ignore it due totheir busy lifestyles. I’llgive you a hint: thismajor health problem is

the major contributor toCardiovascular disease(“heart disease”), whichis one of the leading caus-es of mortality in Canada.This fact alone is star-tling. Despite living inone of the richest, mostt echn ica l ly -advancedcountries in the world westill have high rates ofmorbidity and death.Why? Well, that questioncan be answered in manydifferent ways but myopinion is fairly simple:lifestyle.

We often try to makeexcuses, “ it’s in mygenes” or “it’s the hiddenhormones and chemicalsin food” to help wash ourhands clean of our actions.And although these fac-tors may certainly playroles in the developmentof heart disease, they arenot the primary risk fac-tors. The results from a major

scientific study (that wasconducted over 20 years)were recently published inthe British Journal of

Sports Medicine. It lookedat the risk of mortalityfrom cardiovascular dis-ease based on the impactsof six major risk factors:obesity, smoking, hyper-tension (high blood pres-sure), high cholesterol,low exercise level andDiabetes. One purpose ofthe study was to deter-mine which risk factorwas the strongest of themall, and the results werequite astonishing: thebiggest public healthproblem of the 21st centu-

ry and the strongest riskfactor for Cardiovasculardisease is low fitness level.But, this is not what sur-prised the scientific com-munity – not only was lowfitness level the strongestrisk factor, it was more of arisk than smoking, dia-betes and obesity com-bined! Wow.As a primary health care

provider, I have beenstressing to my patientsfor years the importanceof “regular” exercise (notonce every week or two).This study should be a bigeye-opener for us all.Exercise is not just for los-ing weight; it helps theentire body and nervoussystem function better,helping prevent most dis-eases. The CanadianPhysical ActivityGuidelines suggest 150minutes of “moderate tovigorous” exercise perweek as a minimum orbase standard for exerciseas a preventative healthmeasure. At the end of the day it

all comes down to thedaily choices we make.Too many of us claim weare “too busy” for exer-cise. The reality is that thisis just an easy excuse. Wehave to start taking moreresponsibility for our

health. Everybody hastime to take care of theirtrucks, ATV’s and othertoys – how can you nothave time for your oneand only body? You can’tbuy a new body like youcan a new truck, right!?Even squeezing in 20 min-utes of exercise per daycan have drastic effects.Canadians have to

understand what “HealthCare” really is. A moresuitable name for our cur-rent system is “Sick Care”- wait until you get sick,then take care of it. This isa backwards approach toliving a healthy life. Weneed to stop putting ourbodies and health on thebottom of the priority list.More & more researchkeeps piling up, empha-sizing the absolute impor-tance of exercise in ourdaily routines but we keepignoring it. Now you know what the

answer is, the power is inyour hands to make achange. No one can do itfor you. It may not be easyin the beginning, but theresult is a life-saver!


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–––––––––––––– CHETWYND - The first

logs salvaged from themountain pine-beetleattack were trucked out ofthe Little PrairieCommunity Forest anddelivered to West Fraser

on Wednesday, November20.The Little Prairie

Community Forest (LPCF)is a partnership betweenthe District of Chetwynd,West Moberly FirstNations and the SaulteauFirst Nations. Chetwynd Forest

Industries (CFI), a divisionof West Fraser, completedits five-year pine salvageplan this past spring.“A lot of the pine is con-

centrated on the south-westerly side of the com-munity forest with the oddpatch up in other areas,”Jason Mattioli, a registered

professional forester andplanning superintendentwith CFI explained lastMay. “Quite a bit of the area

has been dead since2008/2009, so we’re look-ing at four or five years oldnow. Those trees are start-ing to dry out quite a bit.There is only a number ofyears left where we aregoing to be able to getvalue out of them and turnthem into lumber, so we’relooking at the next fourand a half years to bedoing large salvage opera-tion within the communityforest.”The purpose of the

Community Forest is tocooperatively manage aworking forest producingcommercially valuable for-est products, while provid-ing cultural, social and

economic benefits to thepartnering community.A volunteer Board of

Directors with representa-tion from the participatingpartners has used a con-sensus-based approach todevelop the managementstrategy for theCommunity Forest. Since its initial forma-

tion, the CommunityForest has been severelyimpacted by the mountainpine beetle. In order toaddress the beetle issue afive-year management andtimber-sale agreement wasnegotiated with WestFraser Timber, with inputand oversight from theBoard of Directors.A number of open public

meetings were held at thethree partnering commu-nities to gather input andconcerns with the pro-

posed harvesting plans.Following these meetings,plans were revised, final-ized and submitted to theMinistry of Forests forapproval. In addition, theMinistry approved raisingthe initial five-year harvestlevel to address the moun-tain pine beetle issue. Once the mountain pine

beetle affected timber hasbeen logged, the annualharvest level will bereassessed and reduced.Reforestation of the loggedareas will be carried out tothe Ministry of Forests’legally required free grow-ing standards.A revenue stream will

occur for the CommunityForest that the three part-ners will share equally andreinvest back into the threecommunities with anemphasis on health, edu-cation, and recreation.

24 Chetwy nd EchoFriday, November 22, 2013

DISTRICT OF CHETWYNDNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

forProposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 990, 2013

(Shannon East/West 42 Avenue NE)

Property owners who believe their interest in property may be affected by the proposedamendment bylaw may view the bylaw and all other written information pertaining to thismatter in detail at the District of Chetwynd Office located at 5400 North Access Road, betweenthe hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday inclusive, excluding statutory holidays.

Any inquiries should be referred to the District of Chetwynd, Telephone: 250-401-4100, Fax:250-401-4101, Email: [email protected] or by mail to P.O. Box 357, Chetwynd, BC,V0C 1J0.

Dated this 22nd day of November, 2013.Carol Newsom, Director of Corporate Administration.

Pursuant to Section 892 of the Local Government Act RSBC 1996, the Council of the Districtof Chetwynd gives notice that all persons who believe their interest to be affected by theprovisions contained in the “District of Chetwynd Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 990, 2013(Shannon East/West 42 Avenue NE)” shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard on matterscontained in the Bylaw at a Public Hearing scheduled for the below noted date and place:

Date: December 2, 2013Time: 4:00 p.m.Place: Council Chambers, District Office

Bylaw No. 990, 2013 proposes to amend the District of Chetwynd Zoning Bylaw No. 932,2010 by rezoning Lot A, Plan PGP 39163, District Lot 2092, Peace River District and aportion of District Lot 2091, Peace River District from Rural 2 (RU2) to Light Industrial (M1).The purpose of the rezoning is for future light industrial development.

Land Act:

Notice of Intention to Apply

for a Disposition of

Crown LandTake notice that P & L Ventures of Hudson’s

Hope has made an application to the Ministry of

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

(MFLNRO), Peace Region, for a new application for

a Licence of Occupation for Quarrying purposes

covering approximately 2.84 hectares situated on

Provincial Crown land in the vicinity of Canyon

Drive, Peace River District.

The Lands File Number that has been

established for this project is 8015207. Written

comments concerning this application should be

directed to Annette Bailey, Authorization Officer at

100, 10003-110 Avenue, Fort St. John, BC, V1J

6M7, (250) 787-3435. Comments will be received

until, December 23, 2013. MFLNRO may not be

able to consider comments received after this date.

Please visit our Applications and Reasons for

Decision website at

www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp

for more information.

Be advised that any response to this notice will

be part of the public record and is subject to the

Freedom of Information and Privacy Act.

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Tayo’s family home hadhalf of its roof ripped offfrom the heavy rain anddamaging winds. She saysthey are lucky to still haveone half of the house tolive in. “Good thing our house is

just five years old becausethe older houses aretotaled. Half of our houseis gone but half of it is stillthere so my family is stillsafe there.”Almost all of her rela-

tives living in the areawere not so lucky, most ofthem losing their homes.Her older sisters home,just around the corner, wascompletely destroyed. “The sad thing is she has

seven small children. Theyjust have to camp in ourplace.”The main problem in

Medellin now is access tofood and safe drinkingwater. Tayo says many ofthe roads were blocked inthe days following theTyphoon. Because of the massive

destruction in Tacloban,there is very little means oftransporting the interna-tional assistance that isflooding into the country.And to compound the situ-ation, the earthquake thatrocked the nation onOctober 15 seriouslydepleted emergency sup-plies. “Typhoons are not new

for us,” Tayo said. “But

this is the first time thatour [town] is totaled,before there were justfloods or trees fallingdown. I don't even want tosee the news, it’s so sad.”Aside from her family

being safe, Tayo was hap-pily surprised when ananonymous donor cameinto the Tim Hortons andgave $200 to go towards

the roof after he had heardwhat happened.“I was just so touched. I

don’t know his name. [TimHortons staff] said that heis a regular guest here. I'llbe sending them [money]for the roof I have lots ofrelatives so I can helpthem, because its beenraining there since after thetyphoon.”


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• Superior Customer Service• Strong Communica"on Abili"es, Verbal & Wri#en• Able to work without supervision and as a team player• Self Starter, Detailed oriented, Organized and proficient incomputer skills

• Meet deadlines and work with li#le supervision• This role is responsible for taking direc"on from theManager with regards to event coordina"on planningand execu"ng all ac"vi"es for the Chamber.

Please drop off resumes at the Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce &Visitor Centre, 5217 N. Access Rd; a#en"on Tonia Richter, Manager.Deadline November 22, 2013 4pm.

We thank everyone for their interest but only those short-listed forinterview will be contacted.

NOW HIRINGPosi�on: Warehouse Supervisor

Full me, salary depends on experience andqualifica ons, company benefits

Requirements:-High school diploma-1-3 years warehouse/inventory experiencerequired.-2+ years supervising warehouse/inventory staffpreferred.-Forkli� cer fica on-Drivers License of Category 3 an asset.-Responsible for supervising the warehousing andshipping of incoming and outgoing materials.-Allocate necessary space for stock rota on-Ensure all health and safety policies are followedand enforced.

Please drop your resume in person or email [email protected]

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crews and emergencyworkers continue fillinghastily dug trenches withhundreds of decomposingbodies in Tacloban, thecapital city of Leyteprovince this week.According to the

Associated Press, suppliesare just now reaching someof the more remote areas ofLeyte, where corpsesremain untouched on somestreets and emergencyshelters are packed.Here at home, residents

of Chetwynd’s buddingFilipino community areconsidering themselveslucky that none of theirfamily members were seri-ously injured, althoughsome have sustained dam-aged to their homes.Helen Young, manager at

the Chetwynd IGA con-firmed one of her employ-

ees homes suffered dam-age from the winds thatreached as high as 313 kilo-metres per hour (195 mph). Another employee was

still waiting to hear from amissing relativeWednesday morning. “They don’t suspect any-

thing, but it’s just theunknown,” Young said. Edith Tayo is an employ-

ee at the Chetwynd TimHortons. She is from Cebuprovince, east of Leyte,where her mother and two

younger sisters live in thenorthern town of Medellin,about four hours fromCebu city. Tayo has six sib-lings living in thePhilippines.On Sunday, the

International Red Crossestablished its operationscentre in an old Energizerbattery factory in Cebucity. “There is no casualities

(in our community) so far,there’s only one in ourarea. Mostly it’s damage of

the houses,” she said. Communication lines in

Medellin are down andauthorities say it could beup to a month before theyare repaired.But, three days after the

typhoon hit, she heardfrom her brother Edmund.He had been in Medellinwith the family whenHaiyan hit, but works inCebu city.“He just messaged me

through Facebook. He saidthat this is the worst thingthat happened in our com-munity, it’s a total wipe outof the houses.”


Chetwynd'sFilipino

communityfeels effectsof TyphoonHaiyan halfa worldaway

LOCAL NEWSNeighborhood kids look on asEdmund Tayo, brother of TimHortons Chetwynd employeeEdith Tayo, takes a picture ofthe destruction in Medellin,Cebu Province, Phillippines.

Photos submitted

“He said that this is theworst thing that happened

in our community, itʼs atotal wipeout of the

houses.”

Please see "TYPHOONS,"page25

Chetwynd Tim Hortons employee Edith Tayo’s sisters house is shown here in sham-bles, after typhoon Haiyan’s 313 kph winds pounded the village of Medellin, CebuProvince.

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