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By Chris GareauSmithers/Interior News

A provincial environmental assessment certificate issued last week moves the US$747 million Brucejack gold mine 65 kilometres north of Stewart closer to fruition.

Pretivm president and CEO Robert Quartermain hopes to obtain the necessary federal environmental approval and permits and start construction this summer.

He said his Vancouver-based company would need 800-900 employees for construction. The mine itself would have 500 employees working over its 18-year operating life. Construction

is expected to be completed in 2017.

Pretivm also has a Smithers office.

“We’ll continue to work out of Smithers in support of the project as we get up into operation, and we’ll certainly be hiring more people for that office as we go forward,” said Quartermain.

The CEO said the company’s policy is to hire as many people from northwest B.C. as possible to work at extracting the 2,700 tonnes of ore per day. He pointed to his past experience running mining company Silver Standard Resources in South America as an example of local hiring practices he aims to achieve.

“We built one mine in

Argentina and over 90 per cent of the employees were individuals who lived within a couple hundred kilometre catchment radius.

“So here I expect we will be employing people from Smithers, Terrace, New Hazelton, up through Gitanyow, Stuart and Dease Lake,” said Quartermain.

The project will not have a tailings pond, but instead deposit tailings paste from a plant on the surface into Brucejack Lake.

“Because it’s underground, about half the material we actually mine will go back into the underground facilities themselves as paste backfill,” said Quartermain.

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On Nov. 28, one of the coldest days of 2014, a group of volunteers pounded the pavement in an effort to find out how many people are homeless in Smithers.

Braving the sub-zero conditions that are a reality of life for people who live on the street, the volunteers conducted the first ever survey of the size of the local homeless population.

The results of the survey, which was conducted by the Smithers Action Group Association (SAGA), were released in a presentation at the Old Church last Thursday.

The 2014 Smithers Homeless Count Report found a total 22 people were homeless on that day in Smithers.

For the purposes of the survey, a homeless person was defined as someone who does not have a place of their own where they could expect to stay for more than 30 days and who does not pay rent.

The method used to complete the survey, known as a “homeless count,” has been used in other communities including Metro Vancouver to measure the extent of homelessness in a particular area.

In Smithers, the survey consisted of separate day and night components. During the day the volunteers asked a series of questions on pre-determined street routes and at night they surveyed people accessing the Broadway Place Emergency Shelter.

Of the 22 people identified as being homeless on that day, eight are considered “unsheltered” or street homeless, 13 were “sheltered” homeless living in emergency shelter or transition houses, and one had no fixed address.

During Thursday’s presentation, project coordinator Nicole Oud said the number could be higher because it was difficult to survey couch surfers, people with no fixed address, who were known as the hidden homeless.

“You don’t necessarily see them on the street or in the communities much but they still don’t have access to permanent housing so this is something that’s faced by all counts and I think we faced this as well,” she said.

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SAGA president Joanne Voss said it was likely that freezing temperatures of about -20 degrees Celsius impacted the results of the survey.

“We know that we got a fair number of people but we know that there were probably many more that were just hiding out of the cold,” she said.

The survey identified more men were homeless than women, and that 92 per cent of the homeless individuals identified themselves as being aboriginal.

The report said the three core challenges for the homeless community are

housing affordability, service gaps and “barriers and racism.”

It also includes more detailed information

about service provision, demographics and findings based on interviews with local service providers.

The count was held to

collect numbers it can use in applications for funding to build a complex of 15 units to help house the homeless. The facility would have a support worker onsite.

But Oud said she also hoped the report would generate conversation about the issue of homelessness in the wider community.

“I think it’s important to allow everybody to voice their opinions and their concerns around it and then have a dialogue with people and sort of share the importance of why this is an issue that needs to be addressed,” said Oud.

The full report is available online at the Town of Smithers website: www.smithers.ca.

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Smithers berries brew international award winning Haskap liqueur

Haskap berries from the Rodgers’ Northern Jewel Farm near Smithers are the main ingredient in Haskap Liqueur.

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The top distinction of double gold medal was awarded to a liqueur infused with a Smithers-area farm’s berries at the 2015 World Spirits Awards held March 19 in Koje, Denmark.

Participants from 25 countries put their best spirits to the test, and Haskap Liqueur came away with the award in its first year of production.

The slightly sweet liqueur with a zing was made from berries grown at Elaine and Randy Rodgers’ Northern Jewel Farm west of Smithers by Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery out of Vernon. Okanagan Spirits also won distillery of the year.

“We’re super excited for the simple fact that we are a northern B.C. fruit production that’s going into something like that. You just don’t hear that kind of thing

up here.“It’s really exciting to

grow a crop that’s new to the market, have it grow in northern B.C., and work with somebody that knows how to do something with that crop,” said Elaine Rodgers.

The liqueur was sold at Hudson Bay Lodge in Smithers and out of Kelowna and Vernon.

“It went over very well and

sold out very quickly,” said Okanagan Spirits’ Rodney Goodchild.

Northern Jewel was the only source of the anti-oxidant rich haskap for the unique dark purple drink. The berry is also high in vitamins A and C.

Goodchild said the Haskap caught the eyes of visitors to the company’s taste testing rooms at their Vernon

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time there where it was ‘what’s a haskap?’ People are keen to try the Haskap because it’s so unique, they never had it before,” said Goodchild.

Only a couple hundred bottles were made, but Rodgers hopes to have a larger crop this summer.

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Rodgers is also experimenting with new products made with haskap, including jams and chutneys.

This year is the fifth that the Rodgers have been growing the blue honeysuckle plants which bear the haskap berries. They received plants from the University of Saskatchewan, which is growing varieties to introduce to North America.

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“The other material will go into Brucejack Lake, and this is a lake which has no fish in it. The closest fish to us are 20 kilometres downstream... We have a very small environmental footprint, less than 10 hectares because of the high grade nature of the project,” added Quartermain.

The mine is within the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine and on traditional Nisga’a territory. The provincial approval comes with 15 conditions which include communicating with aboriginal groups and regional communities about economic and training opportunities and mitigations for avoiding adverse social impacts.

“The Skii km Lax Ha have asserted rights of interest in traplines along our access road. The Nisga’a have rights, this is within their sealand area; and then the Tahltan are largely to the north of us but also have some asserted rights at the start of

our access road,” said Quartermain, who added jobs and training will be offered to members of the local First Nations.

The 30-member Skii km Lax Ha largely live in the Hazeltons.

Quartermain came out of retirement to purchase Brucejack from Silver Standard in 2010, raising $283 million in Canada’s third-largest initial public offering according to Pretivm’s CEO and first shareholder.

“B.C. is known as a mining-friendly jurisdiction. There are many mines operating in this province, and many mines are continuing to be permitted. In a global basis, it often takes a long time to be permitted an operation. In the case of Pretivm, we only discovered high grade gold in 2011 and here we are now and we’re already through the environmental process getting ready to start construction once we receive the permits,” said Quartermain, adding the company has spent about $300 million up to this point, mostly in northern B.C.

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Nuclear bylaw won’t stop new Smithers power plant

Mayor Taylor Bachrach and District Director Mark Fisher at the future site of the new “artisanal” plant near the Fall Fair grounds. Chris Gareau photo


A bylaw made almost 30 years ago after a town referendum saw 64 per cent of residents vote in favour of declaring Smithers a nuclear weapons free zone will not affect plans for a small scale nuclear power plant on the edge of town according to Mayor Taylor Bachrach.

“Our 1986 bylaw made Smithers a nuclear weapon free zone, but thankfully it seems to be silent on nuclear power plants. If that bylaw had included power plants, I’m not sure what we would have done. Amend it, I suppose?” said Bachrach last week.

A site owned by the town near the Fall Fair grounds has been chosen, with construction expected in the summer.

Nuclear waste is expected to be delivered to a Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako property near Telkwa after a contract is negotiated with Smithers and the investment company out of China.

“I’ve said before that waste management is our number one expense. This is a chance to turn it into a revenue stream,” said Electoral Area A (Smithers rural) director Mark Fisher.

“It’s about economic development. One man’s trash — or nuclear waste — is another man’s treasure.”

Bachrach compared the plant, which will use Bulkley River water for its cooling tower, to run-of-the-river hydro electric dams — considered more environmentally friendly. He also described the facility as “artisanal.”

“I’m glad the proponents have agreed to incorporate the town’s alpine theme in the design of the reactor. We understand it is going to be the first nuclear power plant in the world to

feature an alpine mural and timber-frame entrance,” said Bachrach.

Despite a possible meltdown from nearby residents on such a radioactive project, the mayor believes there is a sort of destiny in having a nuclear power plant in Smithers.

“For a town to be named after a character from the Simpsons and not have a nuclear power plant seems a real shame,” said Bachrach.

“This development brings a certain sense of completeness.”

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Clark should act immediately to reinstate Abbott as B.C. Treaty Commissioner

It is inexplicable that the B.C. Liberal cabinet would veto Mr. Abbott’s appointment as

B.C. Treaty Commissioner, and the premier should act immediately to reverse the decision. Mr. Abbott is an excellent choice for the role, and when he informed me of his appointment last fall, I offered him my unqualified support on behalf of the Official Opposition.

Through his long career in politics and the private sector, Mr. Abbott has shown he has the skills to bring people together and build meaningful relationships. His experience as minister of aboriginal relations under the B.C. Liberal government would be an invaluable

asset.Premier Clark wrote in

September 2014, “With First Nation communities at the table in an atmosphere of recognition and respect, we will all be even better off.”

She was right, but once again Premier Clark has shown that she knows what to say, and even sounds sincere when she says it, but turns around and does what she wants.

The premier failed to demonstrate any form of leadership by not ensuring Mr. Abbott’s appointment was confirmed by cabinet, and she has weakened considerably not only the treaty making process, but B.C.’s ability to achieve justice

and get on with building a stronger economy and stronger communities in an atmosphere of recognition and respect.

Mr. Abbott has graciously stated that he is still willing to take on the role of B.C. Treaty Commissioner if the premier and B.C. Liberal cabinet do the right thing and reverse their decision. It is clear that all parties involved — including First Nations leaders, the current Treaty Commissioner, Sophie Pierre, and the federal government — support Mr. Abbott’s appointment and would welcome a reversal of this decision.

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A privilege to work with unique arena committee

Editor:

I have a correction to make to your excellent article on the Hazeltons and our need for a new arena, which appeared in last week’s edition of The Interior News.

In the article I was identified as the president of the arena association. I am in fact the chair of the Heart of the Hazeltons fundraising campaign.

The new arena ini-tiative is headed by a remarkable group of people, in a forma-tion unique to B.C. and perhaps to Canada.

It is an owners’ com-mittee made up of repre-sentation from the Gitx-san hereditary chiefs, the Gitxsan elected chiefs, the Village of Hazel-ton, the District of New Hazelton, the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, and the Arena Association.

The chair of the own-er’s committee is Gail Lowry, Mayor of the Dis-trict of New Hazelton.

It is a privilege to work with this remarkable com-mittee and the communi-ty of the Upper Skeena to address the health, educa-tion and recreation needs of our community.

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C-51 fears appear well-founded

Editor:

“When a government starts trying to cancel dis-sent or avoid dissent is frankly when it’s rapidly losing its moral author-ity to govern.” — Stephen Harper.

In the news, looks like the government has told

CSIS to keep an eye on Northern Gateway pro-testers, asking them to put “extensive work” into monitoring north-ern BCers who speak publicly against the pipeline, an action that is not within the man-date of CSIS. The CSIS Act states that “lawful advocacy, protest or dis-sent” cannot be regarded as threats to national se-curity. It appears the fears of many Canadians that C-51 has been designed to scare, round-up and incarcerate those involved in the “anti-petroleum movement” are possibly well founded.

Compound this with Chuck Strahl, the Conser-vative MP who a couple years back was forced to resign from running the CSIS watchdog SIRC due to his being a registered lobbyist for Enbridge/Northern Gateway. Thus working for Enbridge

while being the head of Canada’s spy agency, who just happen to be spying on Enbridge’s pipeline en-emies.

Compound this with cases from last year where BC Liberties Associa-tion filed complaints to the RCMP and CSIS for spying on opponents of the pipeline and then sharing that information with energy firms and the NEB. Then last fall Yves Fortier resigned his posi-tion heading up a SIRC committee to look into this alleged governmental spying, perceived to be a

conflict of interest as Mr. Fortier had sat on Trans-Canada Pipeline’s board. Denis Losier, on that same SIRC committee, was also asked to leave as he was sitting on En-bridge’s board. So there’s the thread. A triumvirate of our federal govern-ment, oil/pipeline corpo-rations and our country’s spy agencies, all working together to curtail poten-tial pipeline dissent.

If you are a veteran publicly objecting to shoddy treatment, or an anti-abortion protester, C-51 will throw you in jail

as fast as the anti-pipe-line folks, C-51 has no moral favourites. If you feel safe with your cause under this government, future governments may attempt to “mitigate” you in the same manner as Mr. Harper has com-promised environmental folks, scientists and laws in the past and today. Your best and only allies

are the Supreme Courts of Canada and our demo-cratic right to vote.

Keith CummingsTelkwa

Laughable if it was not so important

Editor:

I refer to your article in the March 18 edition of The Interior News, “RDBN tax hike passed.”

I am wondering how the taxpayers that our un-mayor convinced to vote for him on the promise that he would lower taxes now feel, when he voted to raise their regional district taxes by 15.5 per cent, costing the average house in Telkwa $35-50 a year.

If I ever made a prom-ise like this to lower taxes just to get elected and then within three months vote to increase them by 15.5 per cent I would be too embarrassed to show my face in public.

For six years he railed against the past council about too much taxes, no transparency in council, bullying by the past may-or, wasting taxpayers’ money; then tries to bully the present council into letting him appoint some of his buddies into the finance committee. What a slap in the face of the present council by totally ignoring them as they were elected for this very purpose. He complained about too many in-camera meetings; I now hear he has had many in-camera meetings already this year. Maybe he now realizes that some things have to be discussed in-camera.

After he was told by our CAO it was legal for the old council to have meetings and carry on the business of the village until the newly elected council was sworn in, he wasted taxpayers mon-ey getting an opinion from the village’s solici-tor, who wrote the local government charter, and who told him the same as the CAO did. Instead of wasting his time trying to find things wrong that the old council did or did not do he should get his head out of the sand and run the business of the village as is his duty as mayor.

If this all wasn’t so important it would be laughable.

Carman GrafTelkwa

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HOG FOR A CAUSESmithers Harley Davidson owner Steve Graf (left to right) and Smithers deputy � re chief Kelly Zacharias hand over a new ride last Tuesday for volunteer � re� ghter Marcel Ehalt and his family Jordan, Kelly and Connor. Smithers � re� ghters and Harley Owners Group’s (HOG) northwest B.C. chapter raised $44,000 to � ght muscular dystrophy in last week’s raf� e for the bike. In 23 years, the raf� e has raised $630,000 for the cause.

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

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Community CalendarTo list your nonprofit coming events please drop off your listing at The Interior News, 3764 Broadway Ave., fax us at 250-847-2995, or email [email protected]. More information is available through our Online Community Calendar at www.interior-news.com. Deadline for submissions is Fridays at noon. Maximum 25 words. Limited space is available. We regret we cannot accept items over the phone.

Northern Saddle Club Bingo, 7 p.m. at The Old Church. Thursday, April 2. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Prizes up to $1,400.Book Launch “Pack em up, Ride em Out” by Tania Millen. 7 p.m. at the Smithers Art Gallery. Thursday, April 2. A Lively talk and slideshow sponsored by BCHBC North West Chapter. 778-930-1883.Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition AGM Tuesday, April 7, 5 p.m. at SWCC office, 1535 Omineca St., Old Hazelton. All welcome. Cynthia McCreery 250-842-2494.Round Lake final Coffee House of the year Saturday, April 11, 7:30 p.m. Ransom E. Slaughter and friends, and Cor and Gary van der Meulen. Snacks/baking welcome. More info. [email protected] Dance Saturday, April 11, 9 p.m. at Evelyn Hall. Live Country Band, snack at midnight. 19+. Tickets at Smithers Feed Store and BV Insurance.Smithers Film Series Wild Tales Sunday, April 12,

7:30 p.m. at the Roi Theatre. An anthology of six stories.BC Book Prizes On Tour will be dropping books at the Smithers Public Library Thursday, April 16, 7 p.m. Kayla Czaga, For Your Safety Please Hold On, shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. Gabrielle Prendergast, Capricious, shortlisted for the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize. They will read, answer questions, sign books, chat.BV Hospice Society Grief Support Group A 10 week program starting Thursday, April 16, 7-9 p.m. To be held Thursdays at The Healthy Living Centre. Cornelia 250-847-3449, BV Hospice 250-877-7451.Smithers Art Gallery’s affordable Spring Art Workshops taking place in March & April. Choose from various workshops and teachers. Spaces are limited. Register in person at the Gallery or by phone. Gallery hours: Tues-Sat 12-4pm. www.smithersart.org; info@smithersart; (250) 847-3898.

This two hour workshop will highlight the changes in building envelope design and new ventilation requirements revised in December 2014.All new homes and alterations are affected by these changes.Designers, building contractors, trades people and owner-builders are invited to this free workshop.Handouts will be provided at the workshop or can be picked up from the Town Office or obtained on the Town’s website: www.smithers.ca

• Energy Efficiency Requirements for Houses in BC—Homeowner Protection Office publication

• BCBC 9.32 Ventilation and Appendix A-9.32Two workshop dates: Thursday April 9 from 4pm to 6pm Monday April 13 from 7pm to 9pmLocation: Smithers Town Office Building West Fraser RoomRoye Lovgren,Building / License Inspector

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SMHA honours players, volunteers with awardsBy Kendra WongSmithers/Interior News

Around the same time the ice was being removed from the Smithers Civic Centre, signalling the end of yet another season, the Smithers Minor Hockey Association chose to honour the players, parents and volunteers who dedicated their time and effort to making the season a success.

As part of the annual awards ceremony at the Roi Theatre last Wednesday, players from each of the 15 teams from initiation to midget were given trophies for how they behaved both on and off the ice over the last eight months.

“It’s nice to see all the kids recognized, not even just the ones that won awards, that’s always nice. But all the kids who come and put on their uniforms with their friends and their parents get to see them up on stage. It’s a nice way to end the season,” said Dave Turko, president of the association.

Memorial awards that were decided by the coaches were also handed out to players in the peewee and midget divisions.

The Lee W. Arnold Memorial Award winners for most inspirational

players in the peewee division went to Liam Carroll and Noah Remillard.

The Roger Logan Memorial Award recipient, dedicated to the pee wee house player who demonstrated that they are playing hockey simply for the love of the game, was Lucas Chiaravalloti.

The most sportsmanlike players in the bantam division

were Colton Bradford and Jacob Groot, while the most inspirational players in the midget division were Brayden Karrer and Sebastian Lowe.

“To be honest, they were announcing the trophies and I wasn’t paying attention and they called my name for the [Mark Greene Memorial] Award and I was pretty excited,” said Lowe, who wrapped up his eleventh

and final season with minor hockey.

“It was a great experience, I loved it. The tournaments were fun, the coaching was great, playing hockey is awesome.”

This year’s unsung heroes in the midget division were Rylan Smaha-Muir and Bryce Deveau, and the most coachable players in the bantam division were Ethan Tucker and

Hannah Pow.Owen Sikkes with the

Smokescreen Graphics Storm was named the goalie of the year, while Darren Fillier was named the volunteer/coach of the year.

This year’s Rob and Belinda Layfield Award recipient, which is given to a member showing hard work and perseverance for the good of the association as whole, was Helga Steenhof.

“I actually had received the minutes for our last meeting and I saw it on there that I had won the award. So it was kind of shock and surprise,” said Steenhof on winning the award.

“The list of people who have won this award is pretty amazing. I’m just grateful that I had an opportunity to be involved with Smithers minor hockey. It’s a fantastic organization and the people in it are in it for the good of the sport and the good of the kids.”

Steenhof worked as the referee in chief for the past seven years, organizing training for officials and scheduling them to ref games.

But it was a bitter-sweet night for Steenhof, as this is her last season with the association.

“It’s time for some new blood to come in. I changed a few things, brought in officiating [scheduling] online and on-ice training sessions, but now it’s time for someone else to step in and take it to a new level,” she said.

Memorial award winners in the initiation to atom divisions include Tyler Davidson, Allen Miller, Spencer Bird, Matthew Tucker and Jennifer and Dennis Conlon.

Photos left to right: Helga Steenhof receives the Rob and Belinda Lay� eld Award, given to a member showing hard work for the good of the association. Lucas Chiaravalloti shows off his Roger Logan Memorial Award.

Kendra Wong photos

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Submitted by the Smithers Farmers’ InstituteThe Bulkley Valley Farmers’ Market is still indoors this spring at the Smithers Curling Club! Indoor markets start at 9am and end at noon. Markets will be held on April 11 & 25. Outdoor markets start in May, Mother’s Day weekend.Missed the Farmers’ Market? The BV Local Food Directory is available at Smithers Feed, the Sausage Fac-tory, Rudolph’s Pure Sausage and the Learning Shop in Hazelton. It is also available online at the Smithers Farm-ers’ Institute website: www.smithersfarmersinstitute.com.Notes for Producers:The Smithers Farmers’ Institute Annual General Meeting will be held on April 22, 2015. It will be in the old Driftwood School (beside the hall), and starts at 7:30pm.The BV Agriculture and Industrial Association is hosting a Seminar in Board Governance, Robert’s Rules of Order and Conducting Effective Meet-ings on Friday, April 17, 2015 at the Hudson Bay Lodge. The seminar starts at 5:00pm and goes to 9:30pm. Cost is $20 if you pre-register, $25 at the door. Register by email: [email protected], phone: 250-847-3816, or online: www.bvfair.ca/news.The Northwest Invasive Plant Coun-cil’s Annual General Meeting will be on April 21st in Prince George. They have hired a new Program Manager: Penni Adams, and a new Field Coordi-nator: Darrell Hill. Check out: www.nwipc.org for more details.The BC Cattlemen’s Association Annual General Meeting and Con-vention is in Merritt, BC May 21-23, 2015. Check out their website for more information, or phone: (250) 573-3611.The BC Government has just an-nounced a new water pricing structure under the new Water Sustainability Act. Ground water users will now require a license, and are required to pay water fees and rentals. For more information, go to http://engage.gov.bc.ca/water-sustainabilityact/2015/02/05/blog-post-15-pricing-changes-support-protection-of-b-c-water/.eventbrite.com/

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Athlete headed to Parapan Am GamesBy Kendra WongSmithers/Interior News

A local athlete is one step closer to reaching his goal of competing in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio.

Last week, former Smithers resident Jonathan Dieleman was part of the first group of athletes to be named to the national para swimming team for this year’s Parapan Am Games in Toronto.

He was one of 23 men and 16 women to make the team, including 19-time Paralympic medallist Benoit Huot and three-time Paralympian Adam Purdy.

During the trials, Dieleman swam his way to two first place finishes in the 150-metre individual medley (IM) and the 50-metre breaststroke.

“I hadn’t done it much before that, but I ended up getting first place in the 150-metre IM,” he said.

While Dieleman was surprised with his IM finish, he hopes to improve on his other swim.

For the past few months, he has

been working towards breaking the national record of swimming the 50-m breaststroke in under a minute.

In the finals last weekend, even though he won, he swam it in one minute and two seconds.

“I wasn’t happy because I was working on getting under a minute, which is a national record. I just missed it by two seconds,” he said.

In preparation for the Games in August, he plans on getting back into the pool and swimming five days a week, in addition to his triathlon cross-training.

But his focus remains the same — shaving seven seconds off his swim.

“The Parapan Am Games is going to be a major qualifier for the Paralympic Games. The time that I have to beat for the 50-m breaststroke in 55 seconds,” he said, adding that between January and March he was already able to shave 20 seconds off his swim.

Richmond’s Craig McCord, who will serve as head coach of the team, said the Games are a huge stepping stone to

the Paralympic Games. “The team this summer is made up of

25 swimmers who will also compete at IPC World Championships in Glasgow and have the potential to compete for medals at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games,” said McCord in a press release.

“We are working in a number of areas to develop our next generation of athletes identified as 2020 podium potential, and they will have the opportunity to compete at Parapan Ams on home soil.”

While he has high aspirations for the Games, Dieleman is excited to compete on a larger stage.

“The biggest thing that I’m excited about is that the Games are going to be just like any international thing where there’s going to be an athlete’s village,” he said. “Plus the fact that it’s going to be in Canada . . . and being on the national team is going to be pretty cool.”

Dieleman, who is the only person from the North to make the national para swimming team, will compete in the Games from Aug. 7-15.


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Did you know that

Smithers has one of the only co-working spaces in northern BC? It’s true.

A co-working space is somewhere for entrepreneurs and remote workers to rent a different style of office space, either on a monthly, weekly, or drop-in basis. Depending on your needs, you can rent anything from a shared drop-in “hot desk” to dedicated, private work-space.

While business owners in the technology industry have been early adopters of the co-working trend, these spaces offer many advantages to owners of other kinds of small businesses as well.

Particularly when you’re first starting your business, the cost of renting office space can be prohibitive. At the same time, using your kitchen table or a local coffee shop as an office may not provide an ideal environment for you to run your business. For these reasons, the flexible drop-in and short-term rental agreements of-fered by co-working spaces can be an attractive alter-native to traditional office rentals for entrepreneurs.

And whereas small business owners who work exclu-sively from home may miss the daily social interaction that comes with working in an office, co-working offers the unique opportunity to connect with fellow business owners, and meet entrepreneurs who drop-in from other cities.

The Smithers Co-Working Space is located within the Bulkley Valley Economic Development Association’s

office at 201 – 3848 3rd Avenue. It offers dedicated workspaces (both sitting and standing workspaces), free wifi, meeting spaces and a boardroom.

24/7 access is granted to clients who lease space and normal work-ing hours are available for those who drop in.

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Shogun Dojo � ghters set sights on nationalsBy Kendra WongSmithers/Interior News

Fighters with Shogun Dojo made a knockout impression at the B.C. provincial championships, with almost all competitors returning from Williams Lake with medals.

Twenty-four local fighters competed against people from around B.C. in the sixth annual provincial championships on March 21.

Many local athletes had been to provincials the year before and head coach Marwan Abu Khadra said that experience helped them be successful this year.

“They were unstoppable. It’s unbelievable how much they changed. Coming back from Ottawa last year, that made them strong and they gained more knowledge and experience,” said Abu Khadra.

According to Abu Khadra, Tristan Hunt

and Anaise Labonte, who both picked up gold in continuous and point fighting in the men’s and women’s categories, fought well.

“[Tristan] was really competitive, but very fair. He controlled his fight and it was the same thing with Anaise,” said Abu Khadra.

“She’s one of the strongest girls I know. If she pulls it off this year, I think she can make a big game.”

Up next, the group will turn their sights to nationals in Ottawa in May.

“They need to continue the same effort, the same training and this way they will progress even further,” said Abu Khadra, noting that they will continue to work on form.

Full list of winners and medals: • Jordan Ehalt: Kata freestyle gold, Kata

freestyle weapon gold, point fighting gold, Kata team silver, Kata classical bronze.

• Connor Ehalt: Continuous gold, point

silver, kata classic bronze.• Kayla Muir: Kata tream 4th.• Conner Muir: Point fighting bronze,

continuous silver.• Kyle Muir: Continuous and point

fighting gold.• Brook Delwisch: Kata hardstyle gold,

Kata weapon freestyle gold, Kata freestyle gold.

• Kloe Hick: Point fighting silver, Kata freestyle weapon silver; Kata team silver, Kata classic 4th, Kata freestyle gold.

• Olivia Stanton: Kata team 4th.• Tristan DeEllion Hunt: Continuous and

point fighting gold.• Ian Chaplin: Continuous gold and point

fighting gold.• Suzy Garcia: Kata gold, Kata silver. • Liza Ramos: Point fighting gold, Kata

3x gold.• Martin Roberge: Continuous and point

fighting gold, Kata 3x gold.

• Salish MacDonald: Kata gold, point fighting silver, team fight silver.

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• Bronwyn Hobson: Point fighting gold, Kata classic gold, Kata weapon gold and Kata team gold.

• MacKay Morgan: Continuous silver and point fighting silver.

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Bulkley Valley Community Foundation is pleased to award the following non profit organizations grant monies totaling $28,000.00 to enhance the lives of people in our local communities.

The 2015 recipients are:

Affordable Recreation - funding for equipment and dues for recreation for the financially challenged

BV Museum - purchase computers and software

BV Regional Pool - provide a swimming program for individuals withphysical and cognitive disabilities and support the Recreational Access Program which provides for individuals and families to use the facilities at a discount

BV Soccer Society - purchase sun shelters and nets

Central Park Building Society - purchase picture hangers

Friends of the Smithers Library - purchase technology kitsHazelton Skating Club - purchase club jackets

Hope Air - assist with the cost of medical flights for our residents

Houston Retirement Housing Society - windows for the independent living facility

Learners Opportunity Group( Hazelton) - purchase colouring and ac-tivity books for children and produce pamphlets and CD’s

Nick Memorial Therapeutic Riders Society - purchase a therapeutic riding saddle

Northwest Community College - provide bursaries to low income adults

Roche View Lodge (Hazelton) - build a storage facility

Skeena Supported Employment Society(Hazelton) - purchase a deep freeze

Smithers Art Gallery - purchase light heads

Smithers New Arena - hockey stick holders

St Josephs’ School - assist with the purchase of fencing

Telkwa Christian Reform Church - purchase tables and chairs for com-munity events

Valley Youth Fiddlers - purchase musical instruments

The Bulkley Valley Community

The Bulkley Valley Community

Foundation is a pooling of resources

in the community for the community

in the community for the community

and covers the area from Topley to

and covers the area from Topley to

Kitwanga. The Foundation receives

Kitwanga. The Foundation receives

gifts from local people who wish to

gifts from local people who wish to

leave a legacy to their community.

These gifts are managed in perpe-

tuity and invested wisely so as to

generate income. The income is then

generate income. The income is then

granted but the back to local orga-

nizations each year. For more in-

formation about the Bulkley Valley

Community Foundation or to find out

how you can leave a legacy in your

community contact Executive Direc-

tor Geri Britton at 250-847-3310 or

visit our webpage www.bvcf.ca

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Public Notice

Mayor Bachrach and Council would like to invite all interested members of the public to attend an information session about the Town’s 2015-2019 Five-Year Financial Plan. Come out and hear about Council’s strategic priorities, what’s new in the operating budgets, capital plans, property tax information and other aspects of the Town’s budget.

This will be held in the Council Chambers of the Smithers Town Office from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday April 14th, 2015. There will be a presentation by Council followed by a question and answer period.

Light refreshments will be served.

The draft 2015-2019 Financial Plan bylaw schedules and draft 2015-2019 Capital plan are located on the Town’s website at www.smithers.ca. Please contact the Town Office if you would like more information.

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Trio close out season with Kermode Midget girls teamBy Kendra WongSmithers/Interior News

For Sarah Rourke, Wynona Creyke and Lauren Smaha-Muir, hockey is not just a game, but a way of life.

After years of playing co-ed hockey with the Smithers Minor Hockey Association, the girls decided to make the jump to play with an all girls team.

“I decided to play on the team because I’ve been playing on boys teams the past few years and I just wanted to try it out,” said 15-year-old Creyke.

Creyke, Rourke and Smaha-Muir were one of roughly 35 girls from around the northwest who tried out for the Terrace-based Kermode Midget Girls team.

The team consists of girls from Prince George through to Houston and the trio were the only athletes from Smithers to make the team this season.

According to Smaha-Muir, 17, who finished her second year with the team, playing on an all girls team allows her to develop her skills.

“With girls, it’s a smarter game,” she said, noting that there is no physical contact.

“There’s a lot more skill . . .It’s more competitive playing against other girls teams because everyone wants to be there to play.”

While there are no set practices, the girls still manage to stay sharp by playing with the midget house teams in town.

They played roughly 40 to 50 games this season with Kermode, all of which were on the road against teams such as Vancouver, Kelowna and Salmon Arm.

For the girls, travelling together almost every weekend helped them form a close bond.

“There’s not a lot of weekends where we’re not playing hockey together,” said 13-year-old Rourke, adding that they see each other at school as well.

“It’s a good group of girls, there’s no drama on the team, we’re all friends.”

“It’s so much fun. You usually share a room with your teammates, which makes it so much more enjoyable,” added Creyke.

That bond and chemistry between teammates helped lead them to provincials in Penticton earlier this month.

The team defeated Kootenay 4-1 to advance to the semi-finals,

where they dropped the game 3-2 in overtime to North Island.

Next up, they took on Williams Lake in the battle for bronze. But they eventually lost 2-1 in overtime as well.

“We’re really close, so when someone made a mistake, we wouldn’t let it get to us,” said Smaha-Muir.

“We’re more like sisters and family.”

With the hockey season coming to a close, the girls plan on going their separate ways.

Smaha-Muir is graduating this year and will move on to university, while Creyke and Rourke will continue to play hockey with the Kermode Midgets.

“It’s something you fall in love with and you don’t let go of,” said Smaha-Muir.

All three agreed playing hockey allowed them to form a close connection with each other, one that they will continue to cherish.

“Even after the season is done, we’re all still in contact,” said Smaha-Muir.

Rourke and Creyke will also compete with the B.C. U16 team to play for the U16 Cup over the Easter weekend.

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The 68-kilometre Telkwa Pass connecting Telkwa to Terrace will receive upgrades this spring.

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BV quad club to begin Telkwa Pass upgradesBy Kendra WongSmithers/Interior News

The Bulkley Valley Quad Riders have begun the process of upgrading a popular trail between Telkwa and Terrace to make it more accessible for motorized and non-motorized vehicles.

In collaboration with Recreation Sites and Trails B.C., the club is upgrading the 68-kilometre Telkwa Pass that connects Telkwa Forest Road, past Milk Creek, Blue and Top lakes, to Copper River near Terrace.

“The point is to make it a friendly user trail for all groups,” said Dan Rebbetoy, the club president.

“It’s one of the better ones, it’s more friendly for people to use. It has high usage and it is a nice trail.”

Last summer, they started brushing and doing campsite work. In the spring they will continue brushing areas that have grown over to make it more safe for riders.

They are also in talks with the Terrace ATV & SxS Society to build staging areas on the Terrace side and on the Telkwa side by Jonas Creek.

The club hopes to add another picnic table and campsite at Blue Lake as well.

“It’s a high-use area. I went through there three years ago and I passed 30 other riders through there,” said Ben Heemskerk, district recreation officer for Recreation Sites and Trails.

Though the club could not estimate the number of riders who use the trail on an annual basis, it is accessible with quads, mountain and motor bikes, hiking and horseback

riding. It also sees use in the winter for

snowmobiling and skiing, but is most heavily used from spring to fall.

“It is a unique experience to be able to ride existing trails through a mountain pass that connects community to community with two beautiful lakes in the pass,” said Heemskerk. “It’s a real gem in our backyard.”

Currently, Heemskerk is working towards getting the Telkwa Pass designated as a multi-use trail for motorized and non-motorized vehicle use.

Terry MacKay, secretary with the club, said the upgrades could also bring a boost to the town’s economy.

“People come to our area and they want to go quadding in different areas,” he said. “The Telkwa Pass is a great one for that.”

In addition to the upgrades, the club is in the initial planning stages of establishing a memorial for club member Lloyd Kilback, who passed away earlier this year in Arizona.

“He liked hunting and he liked the outdoors and did a lot of volunteer work,” said Rebbetoy, adding that the proposed memorial is a way of remembering Kilback, who dedicated six years of his life to the club.

Kilback, who would have been 65 in February, played an integral role in moving the Telkwa Pass project ahead.

“It’s to recognize the work he did with the club and for the valley,” said Heemskerk.

Ideas include a plaque on a boulder or on a picnic table by one of the lakes on the ride through the pass, but nothing has been finalized.

By Alicia BridgesMoricetown/Interior News

More than 150 Grade 4 students were immersed in the customs and traditions of a Wet’suwet’en feast at the Moricetown Multiplex last week.

Dubbed a “learning feast,” the gathering was a chance for students to experience first-hand what they had learned about Wet’suwet’en culture in the classroom.

However, its main business was to honour the work of the teachers and First Nations leaders who helped teach the Wet’suwet’en unit at School District 54 Bukley Valley schools.

School buses carrying students from Houston, Telkwa and Smithers converged on Moricetown for the annual educational event.

The feast system, which is used to mark important events or to express gratitude, is a part of First Nations culture in northwest B.C. but some customs are specific to Wet’suwet’en tradition.

Students at last week’s feast were separated into four Wet’suwet’en clans of Gil_seyhu (big frog), Gitdumden (wolf and bear), Tsayu (beaver) and the host clan Laksilyu (small frog).

Each student group or individual guest was greeted at the door and led to an assigned seat, marked by the speaker who pounds a wooden staff in front of the chair.

Before the feast, the group heard that it was customary to remain in that seat and only speak quietly if they must.

Speaker Hagwilneghl, whose English name is

Ron Mitchell, told the students they should not refuse any of the food offered to them.

“In the feast hall we accept what is offered, we don’t say ‘no thank you’,” said Hagwilneghl.

“That would be an insult.”

He explained that feasts usually last 12 to 18 hours, but last week’s was condensed so that the students could attend.

Prayers were offered before and after the feast and a steady stream of food and drinks, much more than most could eat, were handed out by the host clan.

Meanwhile, Lake Kathlyn Elementary School teacher Mel Basil shared a traditional story of kindness.

“I would like to ask your permission to loan me your imaginations,” he said to the students and teachers.

“I would only like to borrow it for a time.

“It’s not mine to keep, I will hold it and honour it and respect it.

“And I need a volunteer ... your job is to remind me to give them back.”

Basil told the story of a trapper who helped an injured man and was rewarded for his kindness.

After the story, he returned the people’s imaginations.

Traditions and customs were on display throughout the feast.

One student who spilled their drink on the floor had to call for donations from her Tsayu clan to give to back to the host clan Laksilyu, which was responsible for maintaining a clean hall.

Before the ceremony’s conclusion, gifts of gratitude were offered to Grade 4 teachers and

Wet’suwet’en leaders. Students from the

Twain Sullivan School thanked Chief Na’moks for teaching their class with a traditional-style blanket with their names written in needle-craft.

Chief Madeek (Jeff Brown) was among those who honoured the teachers and leaders for teaching the children about the Wet’suwet’en.

“I want to thank all the students and the teachers that put a big effort into coming here to this feast,” he said.

“This is very important work you do educating the children.”

School District 54 aboriginal curriculum teacher Jana Fox, who is also a Wet’suwet’en woman, said the feast system was part of the Wet’suwet’en unit the

Grade 4 students had completed at school.

The students also learned about social structure, traditional territory, rules and protocols, oral traditions and hunting and fishing technology.

Fox said First Nations culture was becoming more prevalent in public school learning.

She said it would play an even bigger role in a new elementary curriculum which is being developed.

“Incorporating First Nations content into your classroom I think has been growing stronger for the past five years, it just gets bigger and bigger,” she said.

“I think it’s really important for our students to recognize the culture that has been in this area

for time immemorial.“What I really like

about this unit is that the kids are excited to learn about the people

and they gain a real sense of appreciation and respect for other people and I think that is really important.”

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B.C.’s top high school chefs will be putting their skills to the test at a Skills Canada competi-tion in Abbotsford April 15, and the Northwest is being represented by Smithers Grade 10 stu-dent Veronica Portsche.

Veronica won the chance to dish it out with the province’s best after winning the SkillsBC regional com-petition in Terrace this January.

“To me it was mainly for fun. I was not ex-pecting to place,” said Veronica during a lunch break in the Smith-ers Secondary School Foods lab.

The 15-year-old only started taking culinary classes in Grade 9, but she said her passion for cooking up a storm started at a very young age.

“I’ve been cooking since I was five,” said Veronica, who added her parents encouraged her fondness for food preparation.

“They’re not huge on cooking, but it just de-veloped into an interest at a young age, so I just kept with it.”

Honing her skills by watching cooking shows on TV, she has found inspiration from SSS Foods teacher Martin Courchesne.

“I think it’s impor-tant to have a good in-fluential figure. When someone’s teaching you something that you kind of already know it gets boring, but if they’re more influential and they have a more per-sonal relationship with you, then it’s a lot easier and a lot more interest-ing. You’re not bored,” explained Veronica.

Courchesne, a chef who moved here from Quebec, said finding a student’s interest is an important part of the way he teaches his class.

“You kind of gear activities along that way, and then you open up activities for their cre-ative side too. I find if you just tell students what to do, it’s not as good as if you give them

the guidelines but then they get to explore what-ever they like to work with. It involves them in the learning experi-ence,” said Courchesne, who said it is Veronica’s passion about food that makes her so successful.

“It’s the expression cooking with love, that’s the extreme ingredient,” said Courchesne.

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By Alicia BridgesSmithers/Interior News

A changing of the guard is taking place within the Bulkley Valley Folk Music Society (BVFMS) and the next wave of volunteers are excited about the future of its flagship event: the annual Smithers Midsummer Music Festival.

Every year in Smithers, long summer days set the scene for a three- day music and camping festival in July.

Hundreds of people lounge on the grass at the Smithers Fairgrounds while a lineup of local and regional musical acts and big-name headliners perform throughout the weekend.

It’s a big event for Smithers, attracting visitors from across the region and beyond, but it is the local community that ensures the festival machine stays well-oiled.

Behind the scenes is a dedicated team of long-standing and hard-working volunteers, some of whom have been with the festival since it started more than 30 years ago.

With this year’s lineup set for release within the week, long-term volunteers and new faces charged with carrying the event into the future spoke to The Interior News.

Among them is BVFMS vice-president Karen Diemert, who started volunteering in 1985 after she attended the first ever festival in 1984.

“I attended the festival

and was there the whole time and just thought it was fabulous,” said Diemert.

“I decided I was just going to sign up and help make this thing happen because it was a really good thing to do.”

As the hospitality co-ordinator she now runs a kitchen and dining area which provides food and drinks for about 400 performers and volunteers.

Festival days are long, starting when the coffee boils at 6:30 a.m. and continuing until the kitchen is clean at 9:30 p.m.

But Diemert said for her and about 20 volunteers who work with her in hospitality, it was a rewarding experience to see the festival come together.

“You learn lots of life skills and people management things and

it’s helping others also better themselves within the music realm because we provide so much for them,” she said.

“And then there’s the whole feel of community that you have when you are a volunteer because you become part of a production that is happening.”

For Diemert, helping to provide a venue for local and regional musicians to perform is one of the

biggest rewards. Greg Vinnish, who also

signed up to volunteer after his first experience at the festival, was enamoured by its holiday atmosphere.

“Everyone’s just got a big smile on their face,” he said.

“It’s kind of like a weekend away from town, for me.”

“It’s like you are getting out and you are doing something different.”

After just two years as a volunteer, Vinnish has put his hand up to take over for co-ordinator and long-standing volunteer Norma Stokes.

This year he is shadowing Stokes to learn the ropes before taking over in 2016, when he will share the role with another volunteer.

As part of the “next generation” of new volunteers, Vinnish said he was excited about playing a role in the festival’s future.

“We have some new co-ordinators who would be in that next generation category,” he said.

“It’s pretty exciting seeing that people want to get involved because the folks that started the festival, they were our age when it started to be a thing and now they are in their 50s and 60s.”

“It’s time for them to pass down the torch and it is an exciting experience.”

One of his ambitions for the festival is to secure grants to bring bigger-name headliners to the festival.

In the meantime, he is focused on tapping into the wealth of knowledge gathered by more experienced volunteers who have made the festival what it is today.

“It’s a pretty huge responsibility and I don’t know if I was ... ready for it but now that I’m in it and I’m doing it, it feels more right as time goes on,” he said.

Organizers expect to release the new lineup on their website www.smithersmusicfest.com within a week.


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The cost of a new Kingdom Hall has gone up by $20,000 for the small congregation of Smithers Jehovah’s Witnesses after the town concluded it must extend a watermain and build a new fire hydrant.

The Smithers Fire Department deemed Highway 16 to be an obstruction, meaning the fire hydrant directly across the street does not meet bylaw requirements. It also means businesses built before the bylaw along the east side of the highway on the north end of town are without proper fire protection according to the policy.

Scott Dickson works with Jehovah’s Witnesses across Canada. He said the members of the church are building the new hall next door to the old one with donations and volunteers.

“It’s not ideal for the 35-member local congregation in Smithers, but at the same time we understand there are bylaws and bylaws are written to service our

neighbours and protect us.“It’s not what we were hoping

for and we’ll still figure out someway to make this happen,” said Dickson.

He added that the town has allowed volunteers to build the hydrant work before inspecting it, saving some of the cost. Dickson also suggested he would seek help from business neighbours who would benefit from the new

hydrant.It was also revealed at last

Tuesday’s council meeting that many of the hydrants in town, such as one at Hudson Bay Mountain Mobile Home Park, are privately owned and not inspected by the town. Fire Chief Keith Stecko said there was a risk of damaging the department’s $75,000 pumps if the private hydrants were damaged in any way.


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Call for submissions for Cedric Literacy AwardsBy Kendra WongSmithers/Interior News

A unique awards program designed to celebrate unpublished senior writers has put out a final call for submissions.

The Cedric Literacy Awards is a first-of-its-kind literary awards program in Canada, created specifically to recognized unpublished English and French-speaking B.C. writers of fiction, creative

non-fiction, poetry and First Nations storytellers.

According to executive director Veronica Osborn, they’re hoping to boost the number of applicants before the May deadline.

“We’ve been receiving a steady stream of submissions since we put out the call for submissions on Feb. 1,” said Osborn in a press release.

“We’re hoping for more so that we can have a competition that is truly

representative of the talent we know is out there of writers with a lifetime of experience to share.”

The awards are a juried competition. Each category winner will receive a $3,000 prize, with an additional $3,000 prize being awarded to a First Nations storyteller.

Though they are still waiting on more submissions, Peter Dale, the creator of the competition, hopes to expand the awards in the coming years.

“I want the Cedric Literary Awards to be the best writing competition of its kind in Canada,” he said.

“Although we’re focused on B.C. writers and storytellers this year, we hope to take this program nationwide next year.”

For more information or to take part in the competition, visit www.thecedrics.ca or email Osborn at [email protected].

The deadline for submission is May 1.

Prism, Honeymoon Suite to headline annual Telkwa Barbecue this summer

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This year’s headliners for the annual Bulkley Valley Kinsmen’s Telkwa Barbecue are sure to bring back some fond memories for concert goers.

Canadian rock bands Prism and Honeymoon Suite, along with country artist Brett Kissel are set to rock the stage at the barbecue grounds on Sept. 5 and 6.

According to concert chair Mike Henfrey, it was a difficult process finding a headliner for this year’s event, but they managed to strike gold at the last minute.

“I thought it was a good fit. We have a broad range of ages that go to the Telkwa Barbecue and we try to appeal to all of them,” he said.

Both rock bands are Juno-award winning bands from the ‘80s. Prism’s hits include Spaceship Superstar and Night to Remember. Honeymoon Suite’s hits include New Girl Now and Feel It Again.

“We thought that would appeal to the older crowd and we really feel that the country night is going to appeal to the younger crowd,” said Henfrey, adding that he anticipates roughly 8,000

people will walk through the gates over the barbecue weekend.

“We hope it will be a big event this year.”

Kissel, who recently took home two Canadian Country Music Awards, is known for his hits, Started with a Song, Canadian Kid, and 3, 2, 1.

This year, the Kinsmen have expanded their marketing strategy and are hoping to draw people from around northern B.C. as well.

“We’re going to have people who know about our event all the way down to Prince Rupert and Prince George,” said Henfrey.

The Kinsmen are a non-profit society. The money raised from the concert and barbecue go towards projects the society is working on, including putting up boulders for children to climb in Telkwa and Smithers parks.

“It’s about getting people together and having a good time,” said Henfrey of the concert.

“We try to get bands that will bring people nostalgia. So when they hear songs that are familiar to them, they can meet their friends and have a good time.”

Ticket pre-sales start on April 8 at bvkinsmen.ca. General admission is $35, while preferred seating is $45.

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A Hazelton-based food truck is wheeling its way into town after receiving a financial boost from a regional business challenge.

Ria Smith, originally from the Kispiox Valley, has taken home the top prize in the new business idea category during this year’s ThriveNorth Business Challenge in Prince Rupert last weekend.

The young entrepreneur won $10,000 on Saturday to get her mobile food company off the ground.

“I was pleasantly surprised. I had a really great group of females in my category,” said Smith.

She had to pitch her idea to a panel of three judges.

“It was intimidating, but it was really cool . . .I’m really excited and proud of myself that I won,” she said.

Smith’s food truck and mobile catering service is called Fender Food Company and is currently based in the Hazeltons.

It sources all its products locally and offers a variety of barbecued and smoked meats.

The $10,000 prize covers Smith’s remaining startup costs.

According to Smith, the idea for the food truck came from a need in the community for more diverse food options.

“I believe there’s only five remaining restaurants in Hazelton to service 5,000 people. This idea really came from a need,” said Smith, who has a background in cooking and catering.

She said the startup costs to get a food truck up and running was considerably less than opening a restaurant, which is why she opted for the less common food truck.

“It made it pretty attractive for me as a single person to go into business,” she said.

“I’ve always wanted

to be self-employed . . . I’m well equipped to have a successful business.”

In the summer, Fender Food Company can be found at the Hazelton tourist information booth and she will be visiting farmers’ markets in Smithers, Hazelton and Terrace.

Smith will also hit up larger events in the area such as music festivals and the Telkwa Barbecue.

Smithers’ Eleanor Stewart won second place in the new business idea category for her jewelry company, Raven and Grey.

“I’m inspired by

our surroundings here in the northwest. It’s a lot of raw and organic shapes and lines,” said Stewart about her jewelry line.

She added she uses sterling silver, gold and semi-precious and precious stones for colour and accents.

Stewart, who is trained in jewelry design

and goldsmithing, said she plans on using the $2,500 prize to develop a website for her company.

“The startup money is a boost, at this point,” said Stewart.

“It’s a great affirmation. I had some really wonderful feedback this weekend . . . It was just non-

stop training and encouragement all weekend.”

She said there are many resources available through Futurpreneur that she hopes to pursue as well.

“It’s a really good starting point.”

Hazelton Secondary Students Jessica Mowatt

and Teara Green also won the ThriveNorth high school challenge for using fishing nets to create a line of fashionable clothing.

The northwest challenge was open to young people from 18 to 39 years old who had a desire to launch their own business or were looking to grow.


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The Village of Hazelton will use the municipally-owned replica riverboat as its new council chambers after ending its lease with a tenant last year.

Bruce and Rene Chandler, who sub-leased the building from the not-for-profit tenant Misty

Rivers Arts Council to run their cafe, complained the village had left them high and dry when it decided not to renew their lease in December.

The Chandlers said the village had allowed them to set up their cafe then forced them to close it when they were starting to make a profit.

But Mayor Alice Maitland said the new

tenancy had been refused for reasons including concerns over a business leasing from a non-profit and late rental payments.

At the time, the village said it had decided not to lease the building in the immediate future because it wanted to evaluate its condition and determine the best way to utilize it.

On March 17, council held its first meeting at the

riverboat. Chief administrative

officer Tanalee Hesse said the building had been retained for community use but more options for its use were being considered.

“For the foreseeable future, council plans to use the riverboat for all council meetings, public hearings and other meetings council or village staff may have,” she said.

“The room used in the village office for council meetings is very small and the village has had to rent or borrow other larger rooms for public meetings in the past.”

Hesse added that council was still determining other uses, if any, for the building.

One of those options is to allow the Misty Rivers Arts Council, the previous

tenant, to rent the space again.

“One of the options that council is considering is renting the space out for various community activities and meetings,” she said.

“This may include renting the space to the arts council on occasion for art shows and special events.”

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A youngster looks on as John Olson prepares another piece of bannock for the fried bread competition. The contest was part of an event celebrating Gitxsan culture, craft and tradition at Gitanmaax Hall last Friday.


By Alicia BridgesHazeltons/Interior News

“Come on ladies, I want to see those nice fires just a’ragin’,” hollered a woman in a small crowd gathered outside the Gitanmaax Hall near Hazelton last Friday.

Laughter rang out over the crackle of three fires lit by Gitxsan women, who chopped their own kindling and used birch bark to set them alight.

When the fires were hot, their male team members used the flames to heat the fluffiest golden fried bread, known as bannock, to impress the judging panel of elders.

“Not ready,” said one of the elders as she bit into one contestant’s offering, sending the cook back to the fire.

The competition was part of a celebration of Gitxsan culture organized collaboratively by the Office of Gitanmaax, the Gitksan Government Commission and the Sik-e-dakh community.

Demonstrations of beading, hide tanning, bark weaving, snowshoe making and traditional medicine were among the skills and crafts displayed by Gitxsan stallholders at the event.

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Although she said the village had not had any formal discussions with council, Hesse did invite its secretary Maggie Carew to submit a proposal to the council.

“In gathering information for council, I met with Maggie Carew, discussed some possible options and asked her to submit a proposal outlining the showings/events that she might like to use the space for,” said Hesse.

“However, at this time there is no lease or sublease contemplated with any group and the building is solely being used by the village.”

Carew confirmed with The

Interior News the arts council had submitted a proposal and was waiting for a response from the village.

She declined to comment further before receiving a response.

The replica riverboat was built in 1969 to pay tribute to Hazelton’s heritage as the farthest navigation point from the port at Prince Rupert.

Parts of the structure are from a real paddleboat which was reconstructed as a restaurant in Vancouver.

When the restaurant burnt down the original parts were salvaged and returned to Hazelton.

From COUNCIL on A24

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A Hazelton teenager has won a flight to Vancouver to watch the Canucks play for sharing her struggles with anxiety in a story competition.

Grade 12 student Hannah Trombley won the annual Score One for Mental Wellness contest held by Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson.

In her entry she outlined her personal struggle with anxiety and how she learned to cope.

“My anxiety is a companion every day and I have come up with coping methods in order for it not to control [my] life ... my advice to everyone is to take care of your mind and body, and to think only positive thoughts about yourself.

“Once you start loving yourself exactly for who you are and want to be, the world becomes a much more beautiful and enjoyable place to live in.”

“Impress yourself, not others.” Trombley’s story impressed a

panel of community judges, who selected her story the winner in the annual competition.

The young writer will fly to Vancouver courtesy of HawkAir to attend the April 11 Canucks game, courtesy of RBC.

She will also receive some Canucks merchandise thanks to Dan Hamhuis and the Vancouver hockey team.

Donaldson said in press release that a staggering 3.2 million Canadian teens are at risk of developing depression.

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Salvation Army food bank volunteer Madelaine Swift, youth pastor Alex Stoney and administrative assistant Janet Hougeson.


Music to ears of the needy


An Easter fundraising concert to help stock the Hazelton food bank will double as an opportunity for concert musicians across the northwest to play as an orchestra.

About 300 people are expected to attend the 12th Annual Community Good Friday Music Concert at the Majagaleehl Gali Aks Elementary School.

Organizer Bent Hougesen said musicians from Prince Rupert, Terrace, Smithers and Nisga’a would share the stage with Hazelton instrumentalists at the community fundraiser.

“We bring them all together and we end up with a combined band with about 50 or 60 people and everybody has already practiced music so it sounds wonderful,” he said.

“It’s a whole, huge orchestra and we have a great time.”

Concert-goers are encouraged to donate non-perishable food items and collections will be taken on the night.

Hougesen said last year’s concert raised

$1,500 for the food bank, which is run by the Salvation Army.

“They seem to be able to use everything that they get and more,” said Hougesen.

“This area is somewhat economi-cally depressed so there are lots of people who depend to some extent on this.”

Salvation Army a d m i n i s t r a t i v e assistant Janet Hougeson, who is Bent’s wife, said there is a huge need for food bank items in the Hazelton area.

She said every month about 130 families accessed the service, which is only open on Wednesdays.

“It makes a big difference,” she said.

“The Salvation Army does subsidize the food bank quite heavily but we really count on the donations that we get from people.

“In a lot of cases we are getting food donations that are things we would not be able to afford to buy.”

Hougesen said it also provided a rare opportunity for the region’s musicians to perform as an orchestra.

The concert will be held at 7 p.m. on April 3 in the school auditorium.


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A young couple compete in the fried bread competition, which was judged by Gitxsan elders, during a cultural celebration at Gitanmaax Hall last Friday.


Tradition in the pursuit of wellnessA traditional lunch

of burnt fish, cooked on the fires made for the fried bread competition, was also prepared for the event.

To make the dish, slabs of pre-smoked salmon were maneuvered over the flames until an oil sheen started to show on the flesh-side.

Office of Gitan-maax community safety planner said the event was about boldly showcasing Gitxsan culture, crafts and tra-ditions.

“I’m not bringing it back, it’s still here, but what we’re trying to do is make it more visible again to the public because you know that with a lot of the colonial instruments a lot of our activities had to kind of go underground,” she said.

“Our spirituality was a big part of it, the way we conducted business was a big part of it, even going onto our territories and accessing our resources we were restricted from doing that so people just did it quietly.

“We want to just

make it visible again because we shouldn’t be ashamed and we shouldn’t be afraid.”

Gitxsan woman Yvonne Lattie held a display of art work she created using a

method known as “moose tufting.”

The art form, which Lattie learned from her daughter who lives in the Yukon, uses moose hair to create delicate depictions of

flowers and bears. She agreed that

bringing people together to celebrate their skills was good for the community.

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where people all come together and show their different art and they share different skills and different abilities, it’s great,” she said.

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