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police in SurreyBy Chris GareauHazelton/Interior News

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following a police shooting in Surrey on Dec. 28 as Naverone Christian Landon Woods, 23.

Woods was originally from Hazelton but most recently staying in Surrey.

Woods was shot during an encounter with South Coast BC Transit

Authority police that occurred shortly after 8 a.m. on Dec. 28, in the Safeway store at 10355 King George Highway.

Woods was transported from the scene to Royal Columbian Hospital but was pronounced dead soon after arrival at hospital.

The BC Coroners Service and the Independent Investigations Office continue to investigate this death.

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IT’S A GIRL!Smithers New Year’s baby Keva Adelyn Lachance is welcomed to the world on Jan. 3 at 2:42 a.m. in Bulkley Valley District Hospital. Mom Jade Lachance said Keva was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed the moment she entered the world at six pounds, 10 ounces. Contributed photo

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July to December in the newsJULY

Curbside recycling successA report to council shows

success for the new curbside recycling program. Works and operations says waste going to landfill is cut dramatically, with an equal amount by weight being recycled.

AUGUSTKSM receives provincial EA

approvalSeabridge Gold’s KSM

mine, with one of the biggest copper and gold deposits in the world, receives an environmental assessment certificate from the province.

Block renamed Hamhuis Way

The north end section of First Avenue between Toronto Street and Dogwood Park is renamed Dan Hamhuis Way. It is the street where the Canucks and Team Canada defenceman played street hockey growing up.

Tahltan blockade Red ChrisThe Klabona Keepers of

the Tahltan Nation set up a blockade of the Red Chris copper and gold mine in response to the Mount Polley tailings dam disaster. Imperial Metals owns both mines.

Class of ‘64 reunionTwenty-one members of

the 1964 Smithers Secondary School graduating class gather from around the world at Camp Caledonia for their 50-year reunion.

Arena delayedCompletion of the new

Smithers arena is delayed to Oct. 31, with an option to charge a $500 per day late penalty after that.

Rumours spread like wildfireVehicles line up bumper to

bumper at Bulkley Valley gas stations after a press release not meant to be released from the Village of Telkwa is posted on social media, causing

people to fear a power outage. The China Nose fire saw 120 homes evacuated, with 574 more on alert.

Smithers firefighters celebrate 100 years

Former and current firefighters gather at the Smithers fire hall to celebrate 100 years of service in the community.

Telkwa approves new fire hall

Telkwa council approves building a new $150,000 fire hall on Cottonwood Street and the purchase of a new $308,000 fire truck, hoping to cut down response times.

SEPTEMBERMMBC recycling depot

open earlyThe Multi Material BC

depot opens months early, taking in most recyclable material from residents inside and outside Smithers.

Start of school cancelledThe province and its

teachers are at an impasse, forcing the cancellation of classes for the start of the school year.

Ranger Park closureSmithers town council

reveals it had decided to close the preschool during a closed-door meeting a month earlier, setting the closure date of Jan. 1.

Sports complex proposedThe design of a large

indoor sports complex to be built beside Smithers Secondary is presented at a Bulkley Valley School District meeting. It includes spaces for volleyball, basketball, soccer, rugby, a gym, and more.

Back to schoolB.C. public school teachers

vote 86 percent yes to a new six-year agreement, ending the strike and sending kids back to school.

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OCTOBEREmergency landingA Carson Air Ltd cargo

plane safely lands at Smithers Regional Airport after a light indicated the front landing gear failed to lock.

Health foundation funds cardiac test

The Bulkley Valley Health Care and Hospital Foundation aims to raise $80,000 for new hospital cardiac stress testing equipment, kicking of the campaign by raising tens of thousands at a gala in Smithers.

Mayor, RCMP address downtown safety

Smithers mayor Taylor Bachrach, councillors, and the local RCMP respond to complaints of lewd behaviour centering around Bovill Square. Staff Sgt. Kirsten Marshall points out in a letter that most remedies are outside the justice system.

Smithers teacher wins national award

Smithers Secondary teacher Rick Hubert is one of 10 teachers and seven early childhood educators to accept a Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence in Ottawa.

Cullen seeks tanker ban

Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen seeks support during a tour touting his proposed tanker ban for B.C.’s north coast.

Ranger Park reversalSmithers town council

reverses its decision to close the Ranger Park preschool after 563 people sign a petition against the closure. A report shows the net loss of the program is expected to be over $30,000 for the year.

Security questions after Ottawa shooting

The spotlight is even brighter on a government bill to expand the power of Canadian security services after a gunman kills a guard at the National War Memorial and storms the Parliament building as government and opposition caucuses, including Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen, were meeting.

NOVEMBERAnother arena delayTown council approves

another extension without penalty to the completion date of the second Smithers arena, moving it to Dec. 1.

Telkwa’s CHP leaderTelkwa’s Rod Taylor is

acclaimed as the new leader of

the federal Christian Heritage Party.

Child porn sentenceKenneth Moffet is given a

one-year sentence with three years probation for making child pornography at his Smithers home.

Mz Judged raises thousandsThe Mz Judged pageant

raises close to $50,000 for the Northern Society for Domestic Peace from pledges collected by the 17 male participants.

CDC rezone approvedThe Bulkley Valley Child

Development Centre gets the rezoning for the Christian Reformed Church property on Columbia Drive it had long sought so that it can move all its operations into Smithers.

Municipal electionsSmithers mayor Taylor

Bachrach is acclaimed and no incumbent councillors running again lose, while newcomer Darcy Repen is elected mayor of Telkwa, where all but one of the incumbent councillors lose. The province-wide vote also elected new school trustees and regional district directors.

Mall expandedThe renovated Smithers

Mall opens the doors to its new tenants Mark’s and Sportchek.

Domestic violence initiativeA new domestic violence

program facilitated by the RCMP is being established in Smithers and New Hazelton. A core team of social support and criminal justice agencies make up the Integrated Case Assessment Teams dedicated to high risk victims.

DECEMBERArena opensA 20-year effort to build

a second arena is completed, featuring 350 seats and five dressing rooms, at a cost of $4.8 million.

Smithers officer investigatedA Smithers RCMP

officer is accused of excessive force when handcuffing a 61-year-old woman outside Smithers Mall. A bystander’s photograph shows the officer on the face-down woman. The officer had tried to question her about a suspected thief.

KSM receives federal approval

Seabridge Gold’s KSM mine receives environmental approval from the federal government. Mine work is expected to last 52 years.


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The B.C. Guide Outfitting industry, that harvest wildlife for profit, and their foreign trophy hunting clients have become the subject of much controversy amongst the resident hunting community throughout B.C. and the B.C. Wildlife Federation.

At the heart of the issue is the Guide Outfitters Association of B.C. (GOABC) lobbying Minister of Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) Steve Thomson and Premier Christy Clark to remove more wildlife harvest allocations from 100,000 resident hunter to 210 Guide Outfitters throughout B.C. Ultimately the GOABC is asking that Government hand over substantially more B.C. resident wildlife allocations to

guide outfitters.What does this mean for

resident hunters? Much less opportunity to fill your freezers with organic meat, increased odds on Limited Entry, and less opportunity for resident hunters to hunt overall. This in an effort by the GOAB.C. to prop up commercial trophy hunting primarily for foreigners, at the expense of B.C. residents.

Other North American jurisdictions allow commercial hunting interests 10 per cent or less of allocated species. Here in B.C., guide outfitters have successfully lobbied the Minister to allocate up to 40 per cent of allocated wildlife species.

Independent Guide Outfitters and the GOAB.C. have argued the economic benefits of the trophy hunting

business. However, recent economic reports reveal that resident hunters contribute far more to the B.C. economy through the many businesses supporting their outdoor recreation, hunting for food, and wildlife conservation. With these findings it makes no sense economically, and in the interest of wildlife to shift hunting allocations away from resident hunters to that of foreign trophy hunters.

Resident hunting spans generations having a strong heritage, traditional, social and cultural foundation. Family and friendship bonds are fostered and nurtured through our revered hunting opportunities, and many cherished memories created last lifetimes.

We fear that the minister of

FLNRO and the Premier may not recognize or fail to better entrench these very important family values of B.C. residents, and cater to the GOAB.C. and their trophy hunting for profit business agenda. By coincidence, the GOAB.C. and a number of guide outfitters contributed to the Liberal Party in the last provincial election.

It is our perspective that after conservation and First Nations food, social and ceremonial needs, that the needs of B.C. residents be met over that of foreign hunting interests.

We must ask government decision makers if they will allow 210 guide outfitters and the GOAB.C. to trump the social values, economic contribution, and hunt for food opportunity of 100,000 resident

hunting families?If the minister and Premier

truly support B.C.’s 100,000 resident hunting families, then the now vitiated 2007 allocation policy needs to be rescinded, allocated wildlife spits legislated, and immediately set to 90 per cent residents and 10 per cent guide outfitters for all species as is done in other jurisdictions. Does the Province support 100,000 B.C. resident hunting families or that of 210 guide outfitters catering to foreign trophy hunters?

The minister’s decision will tell and we are anxiously awaiting it.

Mike LangeggerChairman

Northwest Fish and Wildlife Conservation Association


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Editor:

In your Dec. 10 edition a letter was published by a gentleman re his municipal taxes. Everything is spelled out very clearly on the notice, what are Telkwa’s taxes and the taxes Telkwa collects for other agencies. In the case of my own notice the Village of Telkwa collects $1227.97 for other agencies. My total municipal tax bill was $1,721.02, add in the utilities of $716.62, which is water, sewer and gar-bage, for a total tax bill for the Village of Telkwa of $2,437.62.

It states very clearly that the taxes are due the second day of July 2014 by 4:30 p.m. at the Village of Telkwa office. It also states that the home owner grant needs to be applied for by this date.

In reading his letter, it appears to me that he paid his taxes less his home owners grant which it appears he did not apply for by the due date. At that time the amount of the home owners grant would be subject to a ten percent pen-alty. This is a provin-cial law that every municipality in the province of B.C. is regulated by.

It is not the re-sponsibility of the Village of Telkwa to ensure the citizens do things according to regulations.

As far as the village operating on fines, at budget time an amount is placed in the revenue side of the budget based on last year’s operations. This can fluctuate a great deal

depending on how many people pay their taxes.

As I have a lot of experience in deal-ing with municipal tax notices I would be happy to sit down with this gentleman or anyone else who has trouble under-standing their tax notice and explain it to them in detail.

Carman GrafTelkwa

Re: Shooting of distraught man in Surrey Safeway by Transit Police

Editor:

From this incident which is depressingly similar to many oth-ers, our society’s perspective is that mentally-ill people are worthless and deserve to die, con-firmed by the lack of

community resources to support them. Police become their final point of con-tact, which results in the problems of their inconvenient illness and behaviour thus being eliminated. I guess we as a society are happy with these outcomes, since nothing ever changes in spite of public outcry, the anguish of families, coroner’s reports and liaison by police with the Canadian Mental Health Association.

I have some sug-gestions. Perhaps call Conservation

Officers for backup; at least they are trained to deploy nets and tranquil-izers. Surely humans, however distraught or dangerous, have a higher value and deserve to be conserved, start-ing with how they are treated in the medical and social services systems. Therefore, police should not be killing mentally-ill or mar-ginalized people as a routine response. The victim should not be blamed and administered instant and arbitrary death.

Somehow the rep-ertoire of available options needs to be expanded.

The Delta Po-lice Chief (on CBC Almanac Dec. 29/14) seemed to suggest that because police handle thousands of calls without fatali-ties, we should be-nevolently overlook the few that result in fatalities! Plenty of police forces throughout the world never or rarely ever kill anyone for any reason. The police could study their techniques and social context to im-

prove our responses toward a goal of ZERO fatalities.

Police could earn trust with these safe-guards, instead of the current free pass for fatalities which erodes public confi-dence. The Indepen-dent Investigative Office (IIO) does nothing to prevent fatalities after the fact but wring their hands and absolve the officers. The whole system needs to be thoroughly re-viewed, deeply ques-tioned, and radically transformed to pro-tect everyone in our society, including the mentally ill, margin-alized and police.

Without public trust, police are further incapaci-tated and we are not secure. The possible effects of this mis-trust are far-ranging. For example, now we have global govern-ment surveillance and domestic spying,

with police and government clamor-ing for even more invasive powers.

Why criminalize ordinary citizens, contribute to civil unrest, paranoia and further alienation when we need social cohesion and inter-dependence?

Our security and safety as a society is undermined when we fail to respect the lives of all people. Who is next?

Linda PierreHazelton

Let’s get on with Site C

Editor:

I don’t under-stand what all the fuss is about the Site C dam. It’s been part of the energy plan for BC for more than half a century and there are already two dams on the Peace River. These other two dams have been powering BC for de-cades with the clean-est energy possible.

Site C will take optimal advantage of the massive amount of water stored upstream by the Bennett Dam, reusing that water a third time to gener-ate enough clean electricity to power 450,000 homes per year before flowing out to sea.

Site C will also be built with most up-to-date 21st Century energy and environ-mental technology, and the project has been studied and reviewed to death. Enough is enough. Building the much-needed Site C dam is a no-brainer so let’s get on with it.

Jessica Marte Burnaby, B.C.

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GAME ON!

Wayde Gingras and Reuben Vanderleest, 6, have a blast playing against Houston at a Christian & Community Kids Hockey exhibition Friday in Smithers. Kids aged 5-18 can still sign up for the second half of the season for the less time-intensive teams by contact-ing Tracy Gingras 877-2459 Tracy_shalene@ hotmail.com or Silvia Ripmeester at 847-5240 Contributed photo

July to December in sportsJULY

Rapids hoist Smithers CupThe BV Rapids U18 team

defeated the SC Gunner Reds in dramatic fashion 2-0 to win this year’s Smithers Cup.

Yee dashes to B.C. juniorsHazelton track star Regan

Yee was named to the B.C. juniors team for the second year in a row, one of 33 athletes from around the province to participate in track and field championships in New Brunswick and Ottawa. Yee would also compete in the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championship later that month to post a personal best and B.C. junior record of 10:32.04 in the 3,000-metre steeplechase.

Strauss wins big at special O

Laura Strauss, 24, won two bronze medals, in long jump and the 4X100-metre relay, at her third appearance at the special Olympic Summer Games.

AUGUST

Veenstra wins PG OpenAdam Veenstra, 16, was

one of the youngest people to win the men’s open in Prince George.

Mountain MarathonNinety people came out

for the first Hah Nic Na’ Aah Mountain Marathon, taking on the steep trails of Babine Mountain Provincial Park. Smithers’ Cormac Hikisch finished first for the men in 3:20, while Ngaere Gilbert came in first place for the women in 4:13.

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

Strike holds sportsWith the teachers’ strike

heading nearly a month into the school year, school sports such as rugby, volleyball, basketball and cross-country were also on hold. The school’s hockey academy also started late and kids were anxious to get back.

Judo club turns 60The Smithers Judo

Club celebrated its 60th anniversary. The club was founded in 1954 by former Smithers resident Henry Boas out of a mutual interest in the sport. “I like the philosophy. You’re working together with a mutual prosperity,” said Boas.

Head coach Bernie Mattie has kept the club’s numbers consistent, while quietly training its students to compete in competitions around the country.

Percy wins three-peatDave Percy defended his

title at the kickboxing world championships in Ireland. The co-owner of C.O.B Bike Shop brought home gold for the third year in a row.

Along with gold, Percy also took home bronze in two other categories: the team continuous fighting and the continuous fighting over 18 years old. Tareq Abu Khadra won three silvers as well.

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Brown Bag Lunch Thursday, Jan. 8 at noon at the Healthy Living Centre. Kim Martin will speak about “Gluten” in food products. Call 250-877-4424 for more info.The Northern Tanzanian ecosystem and its wildlife Part 2 Slide Show given by Jaap Kalkman. Thursday, Jan. 8, NWCC, 7:30 p.m. Bulkley Valley Naturalists. All welcome.Coffee House at Round Lake Hall Saturday, Jan. 10, 7:30 p.m. featuring Backroads Home as well as Theresa Mohr, with sets by Max McLaughlin and Ellie Scott and Friends. $5 at the door. Korean Dinner by Quick Eats ($10) being served starting at 6:30 p.m.Special General Meeting of the Kispiox Valley Music Festival Society 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11 at The Meeting Place at 3226, Bowser Street, New Hazelton. One of the things to be decided at this meeting is whether or not a Kispiox Valley Music

Festival as we’ve known it will take place in 2015.Smithers Film Series Mommy Sunday, Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m. at the Roi Theatre. A fiesty, widowed single mom finds herself burdened with the full-time custody of her unpredictable 15-year-old ADHD son.BV Hospital Auxiliary AGM Tuesday, Jan. 20, 7 p.m. at the Healthy Living Centre on Main St. Everyone welcome.Community Ladies’ Coffee Break Bible Study. Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. OR evening 7:30 p.m. at 1471 Columbia Drive, ongoing till May. ONLY morning has Childcare. Morning: Fruits of the Spirit. Evening: Beth Moore DVD. 250-847-2333.Free Computer Tutoring at Smithers Public Library. Lost on the Information Highway? Book a free one on one appointment ongoing to March 2015: Wednesday to Fridays 1-5 p.m., Saturdays 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (subject to change). Call 250-847-3043.

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SSS sprint into top 5The Smithers Secondary junior

boys’ cross-country running team sprinted into a fifth place finish at provincials in Victoria against 19 other schools. The boys improved on their sixth-place finish the previous year. The junior girls’ team also placed eighth out of 21 teams.

Saltos hire new coachHenry Condor was named the head

coach of the The Saltos Gymnastics Club after previous coach Alana Jensen left in August for a gig at a club in Vancouver. Condor has 18 years of experience coaching gymnastics under his belt.

Ski clubs gear up for new seasonThe Bulkley Valley Cross-Country

Ski Club and the Smithers Ski and Snowboard Club gear up for winter by shaking things up at the club. First, the cross-country ski club introduced Daryl Wilson as the new president, while the ski and snowboard club will be introducing five new coaches with the help of a grant.

Gryphons finish on high noteThe SSS senior girls’ and boys

volleyball teams ended on a high note at the AA provincials. The senior boys’ travelled to Langley and finished 11th of 16. The team will also lose long-time coach Stuart Van Horn, who said he plans on retiring. The girls’ team travelled to Mill Bay

on Vancouver Island. They finished 14th of 16 teams, the best the team has done since 2009.

Zollen swims to Olympic trialsFormer Bulkley Valley Otter Brett

Zollen could be on his way to joining Team Canada to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics. He qualified for the Olympic trials after swimming the 50-metre freestyle in 23.10 seconds at varsity competition in Victoria. He’ll head to Toronto in April 2016 for Olympic trials where he will compete in four individual swims for a chance to represent Canada at the Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil later that year.


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Annual bird countBy Rosamund Pojar

The most exciting bird of the 2014 Smithers Christmas Bird Count was a Pacific Wren (formerly Winter Wren) found at Chicken Creek. Also unusual to see was a Spruce Grouse on count day. The total number of different species (43) and the numbers of individual birds seen was generally lower than normal, possibly because the weather was so mild prior to the count and the birds are more dispersed. The low numbers were almost certainly also due to the fact that the numbers of finches (redpolls, siskins, crossbills etc.) were very low and this probably reflects the poor cone crop in this area this year. Sharp-shinned Hawks, Pygmy Owls and

Hawk Owls were all reported to be busy picking off (eating) House Sparrows and Eurasian Collared Doves. A Cooper’s Hawk was also reported and this is a new species for our count.

There were 48 people out counting in the field including three young children, with a few more folks at home watching their feeders. The weather was warm in the morning but got colder as the Arctic front moved in around lunch time.

Any species seen between Dec. 25-31 but not on the list should be phoned in to 250-847-9429 as soon as possible. On behalf of the Bulkley Valley Naturalists, we thank all who participated in the count and the landowners who allowed us to wander around their property.

Species

MallardCommon MerganserBald EagleSharp-shinned HawkRuffed GrouseSpruce GrouseEurasian Collared DoveRock DoveNorthern Pygmy OwlRough-legged HawkPileated WoodpeckerNorthern FlickerHairy WoodpeckerDowny WoodpeckerAmerican Three-toed Wood-peckerWoodpecker sp.Northern ShrikeSteller's JayGray JayClark's NutcrackerBlack-billed MagpieCommon Raven

Species

American CrowBlack-capped ChickadeeMountain ChickadeeChestnut-backed ChickadeeRed-Breasted NuthatchBrown CreeperAmerican DipperGolden-crowned KingletPacifi c WrenAmerican RobinBohemian WaxwingSong SparrowDark-eyed JuncoRed-winged BlackbirdBrewer's BlackbirdEvening GrosbeakPine GrosbeakPurple FinchCommon RedpollPine SiskinHouse SparrowEuropean Starling

Total Number of individual Birds

Total number of species

701142713750313174024

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I hope everyone had a joyful and safe New Year’s Eve and are prepared for 2015. I feel that this year will be wonderful!

Saw a tree that still had berries on it and some scattered on the ground. Birds, a lot of what appeared to be the same type were gathered, eating the berries. Also there was a large crow and even what looked like a robin, the red breast had a little white fluff in the middle. I sat and watched for a bit, enjoying the birds.

Read an article about an experiment with birds where some were given either an alcoholic drink or grape juice. Their

singing was recorded and analyzed, comparing those that drank the alcohol and those that had grape juice. The scientists involved in the experiment found that the birds, who were drunk, having a blood alcohol level of 0.05 percent, slurred their speech.

The experiment had some value as it could provide valuable information for treatment of alcohol abuse or even better technology used to identify people that are intoxicated.

Start your New Year with information on Gluten and what it means to have gluten free food products. Jan. 8, a Brown Bag Lunch Health Talk by Kim Martin, noon at the Healthy Living Centre.

Another experiment had to do with e-readers. It appears reading a book before falling asleep is better for you and your sleep. After testing people who read from a book and those who read from an iPad it was found that those reading from the iPad took ten minutes longer to fall asleep, had less sleep-inducing melatonin

and shifted their internal circadian clock, feeling more tired the next morning. So visit the library, get a book or two and know that you will sleep better!

Round Lake Coffee House, Jan. 10, enjoy a Korean dinner ($10) served by Quick Eats. Doors open at 6 p.m., meal served at 6:30. At 7:30 music ($5 at the door for the Coffee House). Featured performers are Backroads Home as well as Theresa Michelle Mohr. Short sets by Max McLaughlin and Ellie Scott and friends. Start the New Year off with good food, good music.

Winter storms, bad roads, be prepared. Check the weather reports and road conditions before leaving. Sometimes the best thing is just don’t go if the weather looks iffy. If you go always make sure someone knows when you left and when you are due to arrive.

Closing with: “Do not grow old. No matter how long you live never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born.”

– Albert Einstein

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Lorraine Doiron

Booking a good sleep

FOR THE BIRDS

Brenda Mallory

How has it been so far? I mean the New Year. Kind of sneaks

up on some of us. If you were to ask me I have to tell you I am glad all the celebrations are over. Not that I did anything in that way. Just the same I am glad to be back to my normal life. The word normal is an arbitrary choice.

The annual bird count for this area took place a few days back. It was a sunny cold day that brought out the hardy birder types. I had a look

about my area and had a respectable showing. Not as many species as some years. I had redpolls, purple finch, hairy and downy woodpeckers. The day before the count I had a pileated woodpecker. Also on scene was a bevy of black-capped chickadees. Ruffed grouse put in a good number.

On a sad note the counters of birds told me of a snowy owl encased in the ice at

Tyhee Lake. It was dead of course.

A discussion today at this cabin in the woods was about deer. One person was feeding deer oats and barley. I feed oats and barley as well as COB. Which do they like best? Still have not decided. The one- eyed deer who has come here for 12 years seems to prefer COB. The deer provide a lot of entertainment.

What does a deer like best?

See BIRDS on A10

TREE SHRED FOR A HOMESTEADSitka Tree Service’s Dane Drzimotta tosses Christmas trees through the shredder at Bovill Square Saturday. Trees were dropped off at Nature’s Pantry, McBike & Sport, and Rayz Board Shop and at the square itself, where about 70 trees met their demise for charity. About $1,000 was raised for Smithers Action Group Association to go to-wards solving local homelessness. Over 30 local businesses sponsored the shred and barbecue. Chris Gareau photo


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Why You Need Vitamin C and Lysine for Heart Health and More...

Vitamin C is arguably the sin-

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which can cause damage and play a role in heart disease, cancer and other diseases.

It’s tragic that researchers are unaware that high doses of vitamin C and lysine cannot only prevent, but reverse athero-sclerosis in coronary and other arteries in the body. Vitamin C is needed for the manufacture of collagen, the glue that holds cells together. A lack of vitamin C means poor collagen, resulting in cracks appearing between coronary cells thus setting the stage for fatal blood clot.

Recently, Dr. Sydney Bush, an English researcher, made this monumental dis-covery. He took photos of the retinal arteries and then gave patients 6,000 milligrams of vitamin C and 5,000 of lysine (lysine adds strength to coronary arteries just like steel rods increase the strength of concrete). A year later he re-peated the pictures. To his surprise, he found atherosclerosis fading away.

Millions of North Americans also suffer from osteoarthritis. Without sufficient vitamin C to produce collagen, a major component of cartilage, bone eventually grinds on bone. There would be fewer joint replacements if more vitamin C were available to produce healthy colla-gen.

Rheumatoid arthritis, the inflammatory type, also requires large doses of vitamin C. Every moment of the day our bodies are using oxygen to keep us alive. But oxi-dation results in metabolic ash, known as “free radicals”, which are believed to trig-ger an inflammatory reaction in joints. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that helps to reduce damaging free-radicals.

Patients often appear surprised when I tell them that vitamin C will help them keep their teeth a lifetime. By age 65 one in five North Americans has lost all their teeth and many of their teeth were nor-mal. Rather, it was the gums that could no longer hold teeth firmly in place in part due to inadequate amounts of vita-min C. This vitamin is needed in large amounts to produce healthy collagen, the glue that holds cells together and keeps gums healthy. Without good mor-tar bricks fall apart and the same happens when gums lacking collagen lose their grip on teeth.

The essential amino acid lysine is probably best known for its use in those with herpes simplex infections but several other bene-fits have been ascribed to the molecule, including favourable effects on blood pressure and stroke prevention but also a positive influence on mood and anxiety.

In addition to providing healthy collagen production and a healthy cardiovascular system, vitamin C and lysine supplemen-tation helps support:

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This morning I had a long chat with a birder from Fort Nelson who recently lost her husband. Lost as in he passed away. Her bird report included pine grosbeaks, evening grosbeaks, redpolls (lots of those) blue jays and one totally white bird. Must be an albino variety of some species.

Another topic we covered was this business of trying to eat for one. She tells me all the cookies have gone from her pantry. No more sugar!

Cooking for one can be a problem. I had a dandy cauliflower in the fridge. What to do with it? I made a cauliflower gratin. This concoction included cooked cauliflower. I made a sauce with whipping cream, butter, grated cheese, three eggs and some

Dijon mustard. Other things could be used like sour cream. Add your own idea. Add the sauce to the mashed cauliflower and bake until done. Tired of eating all this food? Make a soup, add the gratin and you are good for more days.

Don’t forget your pets in the very cold weather. They do need water. I feed warm food to my old dogs. Make sure if they have metal feeding bowls that they are warmed up in the house. I cover my dogs with blankets. The old female will not come in the house and the oldest dog stays out because of old dog issues. I check on them throughout the night. So far so good.

I must leave this for now. Once more I do thank all of you for your calls to 250-846-5095 and your kind notes to [email protected].

From BIRDS on A9


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FORGIVENESSWith a New Year and

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Forgiveness is hard. How do I do it? Why should I do it? Those who did what they did don’t deserve it.

Lewis Smedes, the late author and occa-sional Oprah Winfrey guest, wrote two helpful books on forgiveness in which he gets down to the heart of the matter. He outlined the do’s and don’ts in this way:

1) Forgiveness isn’t forgetting - in order to forgive, we have to remember what the issue is.

2) Forgiveness begins when we realize that the person who wronged us is human just like we are.

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4) Forgiveness takes effect when we want to do it - the victim determines the timing and processing, not the perpetrator.

5) Forgiveness isn’t a one-time act - we must practice it regularly, and sometimes forgive the same wrong over and over again before it really kicks in.

6) Forgiveness means that we no lon-ger reserve the right to get even; only then can another relational possibility - reconcilia-tion - happen, if both parties are committed to a new - and per-haps distanced - life together.

Jesus made forgive-ness a hallmark of his life - indeed, it brought an end to his life. Among his last words were ones for those executing him, “Forgive them; they don’t know what they’re doing.”

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July to December reviewJULY

GTS halts discussions The Gitxsan Treaty Society stopped

discussions about any proposed pipeline development because the federal and provincial governments did not withdraw their land offers with two other northwest B.C. First Nations before June 21.

Spookw case thrown outThe B.C. Supreme Court threw out a

claim against the Gitxsan Treaty Society. The plaintiffs, the Spookw group of Gitxsan people, sought to end the GTS, saying it had not acted in the best interest of the Gitxsan people.

Gitxsan hands out evictions Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs said until

governments obtained their required consent, all those involved with sport fisheries, the forest industry and CN Rail had to leave their territory by Aug. 4. Simgiigyet Gitwangak and Gitsegugkla issued the eviction notices on July 10.

AUGUSTMunicipal leaders sign resource agreementDistrict of Kitimat-Stikine director Linda

Pierre, Hazelton mayor Alice Maitland and New Hazelton mayor Gail Lowry, with representatives from Stewart, Terrace and Kitimat, signed the Northwest BC Resource Benefit Alliance.

SEPTEMBERBase camp built Gitxsan hereditary Chiefs

Luutkudziiwus, Xsim Wits’iin and Noola set up a permanent base camp on the Suskwa Forest Service Road. The groups set up the camp on behalf of their house members to control access to their territory, which they said was closed to all natural gas pipeline development.

RCMP helps recover drill equipment Dease Lake RCMP helped drilling

company Black Hawk Drilling recover some of its property after it was held hostage by the activist group Klabona Keepers.

The group said they took over the site on Ealue Lake Road because the company, which was hired by Oz Minerals, was there without permission.

The exploration tenure was owned by Firesteel Resources.

OCTOBERMadii Lii camp launchOver 100 people came to Suskwa Forest

Service Road northeast of New Hazelton to celebrate the building of the Madii Lii camp at kilometre 15. The camp was built to enforce a prohibition on pipeline building through the Gitxsan Nation’s house of Luutkudziiwus territory.

NOVEMBERMunicipal elections Incumbent Mayor Gail Lowry was

re-elected Mayor of New Hazelton. Village of Hazelton Mayor Alice Maitland was

acclaimed. Kitimat-Stikine Electoral Area B director Linda Pierre was re-elected. Shar McRory was elected Hazelton trustee for Coast Mountain School District 82.

New Gitxsan name for schoolThe former John Field School celebrated

the launch of its new Gitxsan name of Majagaleehl Gali Aks, which means “flowers of the rivers”.

DECEMBERThree Gitxsan hereditary chiefs oppose

draft LNG dealIn the letter the chiefs said they would

not be bound by the agreement if the Office of Gitxsan Chiefs became signatory to the agreement.

Hwy 16 blockadeGitxsan hereditary chiefs from Spookw

and Luutkudziiwus led a blockade of Hwy 16 in New Hazelton to protest environmental approvals issued by the province for three LNG projects in northern B.C.

Kispiox Valley Music Fest on brinkSome of northern B.C.’s biggest names

in music spoke out to help save the 2015 festival, which organizers said would be cancelled if more help to coordinate the event was not found.

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Hip with hip-hop stars and seniors tooWhen Chrysler resurrected the 300 nameplate (originally sold from the mid 50s until the late 70s) back in 2005, it was met with the kind of enthusiasm of which automakers can only dream.Hip-hop stars all the way to seniors chose the car with aggressive exterior styling and full-size dimensions. In fact, the 2005 Chrysler 300 wasn’t just a sales hit — it won more awards than any other vehicle to date. When Chrysler updated the car for 2011, the intention was to make the car less “brutal” looking, making it more ele-gant and sophisticated. This was achieved by opening up the glass area for better outward visibility and minimizing the bold front grille. Now, for 2015, Chrysler is retracing its choices and going back to a blunt look again.LooksThe people who drove the 2005 model welcomed some of the changes made in 2011. The glass area was improved by 15 per cent and the top of the front window was raised, making it easier to see traffic lights. This has not been adjusted for 2015; the revisions are kept to the front and rear of the 300. The most noticeable update is the return of a big, bold grille, which is 30 per cent bigger than the aggressive grille found on the 2005 model. The way it is integrated is more polished, thanks to three distinct grille inserts depending on the trim level. The S trim (seen above) receives more black trim, not just on the grille, but also the side window trim and smoked 20-inch alloy wheels. This car has some of the attitude of the Dodge Charger in a slightly more upscale package. Other refinements include LED lighting for daytime running lights, rear tail lamps and available LED fog lights. The rear bumper has been raised slightly to make it look less heavy and integrated exhaust tips help refine the look.

Inside It is amazing to see how much has changed inside a modern sedan in the past 10 years. When the 2005 Chrysler 300 was introduced, the company was still addicted to hard, cheap looking plas-tic. Today, the 300 is fitted with upscale materials and the latest infotainment. The changes for 2015 include a new in-strument cluster display that is bold and bright. My preference would be to have the ability to dial down the brightness of the glowing instrument rings during the day, something that can be adjusted at night when the headlamps are on. The award winning 8.4-inch uConnect infotainment screen is standard on all trim levels and it is a snap to learn. Also included now, on all models, is the rotary transmission controller, something that becomes second nature after a few days of use. The rest of the interior is tailored depending on the trim. The sportier S

model is covered in black with bold white stitching. It is the top Platinum models that get the opulent diamond stitching in the seats, a two-tone leather steering wheel and open grain wood accents.Drive The reason for the standard transmission controller is the standard 8-speed automatic transmission for both V6 and V8 equipped cars. The base engine is the same 3.6L V6 with 292hp. The optional 363hp Hemi V8 is a powerful upgrade but this car is no longer available with all wheel drive (AWD), this is something previous V8 owners didn’t choose in great numbers, so it was dropped. The 300 is now available with a sport setting for the transmission, engine management and steering feel, taking advantage of computer algorithms to extract the most out of the car’s strong engines. Unlike the sportier Dodge Charger, there is not an adjustable

suspension but the S model does run on 20-inch wheels and tires making it feel very connected to the road. This will not be the choice of traditional luxury buyers; they will like the more upscale 300C for grand touring.VerdictStarting at $37,395 and maxing out at $45,295 for an AWD platinum V6 model, there are many trims to choose (V8 equipped cars run roughly $2,000 more). The base is the value leader, the S is the sporty model, with standard 20-inch wheels, and the 300C Platinum is the one featuring the opulent interior. Chrysler believes that the S model will be the volume leader thanks to the aggressive black trim and chunky wheels. This is a surprise because the Dodge Charger is based on the same platform and has the whole “bad boy” attitude in spades, something the 300 looks to be mimicking. The top Platinum would be my choice because it’s interior is so different from the Dodge, something that truly separates the two cars plus it has all the latest safety features including the autonomous braking system when a crash is detected. Much has changed in 10 years for the 300 but the same goodness that was in the 2005 model is still here; it is the refinement that makes this a modern sedan.The LowdownPower: 2.4L 185hp or 2.0L Turbo with 245hpFill-up: 9.8L/6.7L/100km (city/highway) Sticker price: $23,999-$34,799

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC GMC DEALERS. BCGMCDealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase or lease of a new or demonstrator 2014 Sierra 1500 Double Cab (1SA) or 2014 Terrain FWD (3SA). Freight ($1,695/$1,650) and PDI included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA and dealer administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offers apply to qualifi ed retail customers in the BC GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer trade may be required. *Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014, 2015 model year GMC SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between January 3, 2015 through January 11, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on all eligible GMC vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer car or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014, 2015 model year GMC SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between January 3, 2015 through January 11, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1,500 credit available on all eligible GMC vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer pick-up truck that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,000 credit available towards the retail purchase, cash purchase or lease of one eligible 2013, 2014 or 2015 model year GMC light or heavy duty pickup(except Canyon); delivered in Canada between January 3, 2015 through January 11, 2015. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. ‡$8,000 is a combined total credit consisting of a $4,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 Sierra 1500 Double Cab, $1,000 Holiday Cash for Truck Owners (tax inclusive) and a $3,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for 2014 GMC Sierra1500 Double Cab, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and fi nance rates. By selecting lease or fi nance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. †$3,750 is a combined total credit consisting of a $750 Holiday Cash (tax inclusive) and a $3,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for all 2014 Terrain, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and fi nance rates. By selecting lease or fi nance offers, consumers are foregoing this $3,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. ††U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). ¥The GMC Terrain received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among compact SUVs in the proprietary J.D. Power 2014 Initial Quality Study. Study based on responses from 86,118 new-vehicle owners, measuring 239 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of owners surveyed in February-May 2014. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.

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