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Northern B.C. hunters opposed to changes to big game allocations are rallying public support, claiming the new policy favours guides and outfitters.

Under provincial policy, resident hunters and commercial guides receive a percentage split of the total number of animals allowed to be hunted in B.C., which are categorized by species and region.

For example, resident hunters might be allocated 75 per cent of moose allowed to be hunted in the north Skeena Region, while outfitters would receive 25 per cent.

On Feb. 6, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced a revised version of an allocations policy implemented in December.

The revision came in response to outcry from resident hunters across the province, who said the percentage of animals given to commercial guides was too high.

The updated policy claims to transfer a total 60 animals across the province to outfitters, less than the December

policy which would have given them more than 100. But the change did little to reassure concerned resident

hunters like Mike ONeill, who believes the decision is part of a shift towards commercializing the sport.

The Smithers-based member of the Skeena Hunters Advisory Committee fears younger generations will not have the opportunities to hunt that he did growing up.

If the total number of animals allowed to be hunted in B.C. was reduced for conservation reasons, he said, the percentages in the policy might not be enough for non-commercial hunters.

For that reason, he said the governments claim that the policy gives outfitters an additional 60 animals is incorrect.

Some people will say, well this isnt going to affect you next year, said ONeill.

Well that doesnt matter, if its going to affect us five years from now or 10 years from now and its legislated, nows the time for us to stand up and say no this is not fair.

ONeill believes the ministry should revert to a policy it implemented in 2007 based on negotiations that started in 2003.

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Hunters, guides unimpressed by new wildlife allocations

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ONE HILL OF A SPORTJenny Burgess takes a corner during the annual WetzinKwa Loppet at the Bulkley Valley Nordic Centre Saturday. Burgess came rst in the 18 kilometre womens race nishing in 56:17. For more photos and results, see Pg. A9 or visit www.interior-news.com.

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An early childhood learning centre will open at Columbia Drive in Smithers next month despite controversy last year over its new location in a residential neighbourhood.

The Smithers B.C. Early Years Centre, which will be run by the Bulkley Valley Child Development Centre (CDC), will provide a range of services to children between the ages of 0-6.

Services include community-based play groups, a toy and resource lending library, consultation services and referrals for early child development services and resources.

People are very excited about our new location and that it will be more accessible to the community, said Kerri Bassett, executive director of the CDC.

I think that location will be ideal for families to just come on by and come and participate in play groups or take some resources out of the lending library or if they have other questions about the community. We will be that kind of hub of information for early childhood development services.

The centre is part of a pilot project with the Ministry of Children and Family Development and will receive $52,000 this year as part of $5.5 million allocated to the project over three years.

Currently, the CDC has two locations. The first on Fourth Avenue houses drop-in programs and the Child Care Resource and Referral program. The second location is situated between Smithers and Telkwa on a facility at the Old Experimental Farm.

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Records sought from highway meetingsBy Alicia BridgesSmithers/Interior News

North Coast NDP MLA Jennifer Rice is pressing the Ministry of Transportation about the existence of records from consultations with community leaders about safety along Highway 16 last summer.

On Nov. 19, 2014, Rice submitted a Freedom of Information request asking for all government records that make reference to the issue of missing women along Highway 16 and specifically including records related to meetings held by the ministry on this issue.

The time frame for the request was May 15-Nov. 19 last year.

Rice wanted to find out more about consultations which the province said helped inform its decisions about how to address the need for safe transport along the notorious highway.

The meetings were held

with more than 80 local government, municipal and First Nations leaders from June to July.

Smithers, Hazelton and New Hazelton were among the communities consulted.

Information Access Operations acknowledged Rices FOI request on Nov. 25, then on Dec. 16 it extended the usual 30 day deadline citing a need for consultation with a third party.

On Feb. 13 it asked for another extension because there were handwritten notes that needed transcribing before closing the case on Feb. 20.

IAO said it had not found any records relating to the request.

Rice raised the issue with Minister of Transportation Todd Stone at the legislature on Feb. 24.

The Minister of Transportation told the public that the people on the highway didnt want safe, affordable transportation,

said Rice. He said no one thought

it was practical. Yet thats not what people have told me.

People up and down the highway all want the same thing: safe, affordable public transportation.

Stone responded in parliament that the government was following through on its commitment to identify safer transportation options and invited Rice to appeal through the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.

If the members opposite feel that they have not been provided information that theyve asked for, there is that process, and theyre more than welcome to engage, said Stone.

Responding to questions from The Interior News about why there were no records, Stone said trusted public servants processed the original request.

He said through the meetings, the ministry heard about transportation challenges that residents face

every day.It was evident that

because of the significant distance between communities along Highway 16, a one size fits all approach wasnt feasible, he said.

Instead, were focusing on finding practical solutions to help residents living along the corridor.

He said one of those solutions was a web portal to make it easier for residents to access transportation information in communities along the corridor.

Were also providing $75,000 to Carrier Sekani Family Services for driver education, safe driver, and driver licensing programs for First Nations, he said.

Both initiatives were announced late last year in the ministrys final update report in response to The Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, which was completed by Commissioner Wally Oppal in 2012.

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CDC to move services to ColumbiaThe new centre at

1471 Columbia Drive will allow the CDC to slowly amalgamate its programs from both locations into one centralized location.

We will have a person who will be the early years resource consultant and they will help navigate families through all the different resources and services that are offered here in Smithers, Moricetown or Telkwa and how families connect with those services, said Bassett.

She added that renovations will begin this week and the centre should be open by the second week of April.

Kathy Petursson is the co-ordinator with MOST for Children (standing for Moricetown, Smithers and Telkwa), an early childhood development committee. She helped write the proposal for the centre, along with Bassett.

Anything that government does for kids, especially 0-6, is great just because there have been tons of studies that show that every $1 you spend on children 0-6 pays off

seven fold or something later on in their lives, said Petursson.

So anything that can be put into kids early childhood development I think is great and definitely worth the investment.

But the CDCs journey to find a new home has not been without controversy.

The building on 1471 Columbia Drive (close to the Bulkley Valley Hospital) was previously a Christian Reformed Church with a P3 zone designation, which only allowed

religious buildings on the property.

In order for the CDC to move, it needed to be re-zoned to a P2 (public use) designation, to allow recreational facilities, seniors housing, government offices, medical centres and schools to be built on the property.

The CDCs attempt to re-zone the property was met with fierce opposition from some residents.

Smithers town council heard from many residents who said the re-zoning could

increase traffic in the area. There were also concerns about the long-term future of the land and hesitation to trust the CDCs intensions, according to meeting minutes.

Some residents even started a petition opposing the move,

which was signed by more than 50 people.

The CDC also created a petition in support of the project, which was signed by more than 163 people before the re-zoning was eventually approved in November.

But Bassett said theyre looking ahead to the future.

Were moving forward and were actually going to be launching our project Pinwheel, she said, adding that the project will focus on raising funds for renovations to the building and supporting the centre.

We need community support in making this the most accessible location for children and families in the community.

The Smithers location is one of 14 new centres throughout the province, bringing the total number of early learning centres to 26.

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Measures from that policy were phased-in over a number of years, but in March 2011 the ministry received a report indicating that guides would be adversely affected by it.

The 2007 policy remained under review until December, when the minister announced new allocations.

Last months decision changed those ratios again.

The B.C. Wildlife Foundation represents resident hunters in B.C.

Regional director Mike Langegger believes a 90/10 split between resident hunters and outfitters respectively would be fair.

He too believes the policy will favour commercial guides in the long-term.

When you have a business sector which is ultimately out there trying to privatize and, in my words steal, a common public property away from us were really having to shift our focus in defending our heritage right to hunt and B.C. families opportunities and really future generations, said Langegger.

But Northwest Guide Outfitters Association vice-president Michael Young said outfitters were disappointed with the policy too.

Although the percentages under the Feb. 6 decision are close to what outfitters wanted, he said some outfitters had been hit hard hard by allocations introduced under the 2007 policy.

His organization had hoped the ministry would provide more financial support for guides affected by the changes.

Were not going to come out and say its good because weve got members who have been devastated by it, he said.

He said the impact of minister Thomsons revision was small.

According to Youngs calculations, the updated policy gives outfitters access to an additional 11.2 animals in the Skeena region.

Reg Collingwood from Smithers-based Collingwood Bros Guides and Outfitters believes the decision will

have minimal impact for all hunters. He said he did not understand the

reaction from resident hunters. I just try and keep the positive

stuff and keep that forward and I dont bicker about a moose tag here and there because it depends what the winter is [how many animals die].

A train can wipe out 11 moose in one night so when you put it all in perspective is it a big deal?

Stikine NDP MLA Doug Donaldson does not believe the provincial government has accurate wildlife inventory numbers on which to base its decisions relating to hunting allocations.

I think it starts with good science, it starts with respect which I dont think has been shown to either the guide outfitters or the resident hunters, and it starts with looking at the current system, he said.

Thomson stood by the decision, claiming it was balanced and considered the needs of both guides and residents while prioritizing the latter.

He said the figure of 60 animals was based on the number of animals available to harvest and how the allocations impacted each individual hunt.

Under the 2007 allocations, about 6,200 of the 7,550 big game animals allowed to be hunted are allocated to resident hunters, leaving 1,350 for guide outfitters.

The new decision would allocate 6,140 to resident hunters and 1,410 to guide outfitters.

Thomson said the ministry had abandoned the 2007 policy because research indicated it would have negative impacts on the outfitting industry.

The decision was undertaken following extensive consultation with all user groups equally both the guide outfitters and resident hunters, he said.

The final decision is a balanced decision that takes into consideration the needs of both guides and residents, and maintains a policy of resident priority.

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economyIt was International Womens Day on March 8

and I want to take this opportunity to congratulate women entrepreneurs for their leadership in building successful businesses.

As a former small-business owner and current cabinet minister, I have worked side-by-side with talented, hard-working and intelligent women inside and outside of government.

Nine of B.C.s 20 provincial cabinet ministers are women, including our premier, Christy Clark.

Many of these women have a background in business and involvement in local chambers of commerce. The Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Legislature are also women.

This years International Womens Day theme of Make It Happen encourages us to celebrate achievements while calling for greater equality. Every day, Im impressed with business women who take the time to network and facilitate success for other women.

In 2013, women accounted for almost 38 per cent of self-employed people in B.C. That is above the national average of 36.3 per cent.

Between 2008 and 2013, the number of women who were self-employed rose 6.6 per cent in the province.

We want to continue to be leaders in the country when it comes to supporting women in business and to provide the tools and support they need to succeed. Thats one of the reasons why Premier Clark created the Premiers Womens Economic Council. The council offers advice on strategies and potential actions to tap into economic opportunities for women that will help strengthen B.C.s economy and create jobs.

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Do your bit for recycling e-waste

Editor:

For the past three years, I have been making two to three trips per week to our Re-Use Shed and transfer station to gather old TVs and electronics e-waste to take back to our bottle depot for recycling.

That helps to keep the toxic four to eight lbs of lead, plus mercury, barium, cadmium, nickel, chromium, arsenic, beryllium, gallium arsenide, PVC polyvinyl chlorides, and brominated flame retardants out of the land fill.

My average is approxi-mately 250 lbs per week/1,000 lbs per month.

Im not saying that to impress anyone, but to high-light that we still have some people who are ignoring the posted signs and dumping their old electronics rather than taking them to the Bulkley Valley Bottle Depot.

The good news, shared with me recently by Earnie Harding of the Bulk-ley Valley Bottle Depot and the Smithers and Area Recy-cling Society, is that in 2014 they shipped 65 tonnes of electronics waste south for processing.

My thanks to the many people who are doing their part for recycling, including the helpful staff at the bottle depot and the transfer sta-tion.

I encourage you to check that your community and area is doing all it can to ensure that toxic electronics e-waste is properly recycled.

Thank you for all that you do.

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Dark days for bitumen pipelines

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Its been pretty dark days for bitumen pipelines. As oil corporations lay off thou-sands of workers, close mine

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Lets look at the in-your-pocket pipeline benefits and jobs. In B.C., it was calculated each individual would re-ceive less than $10 per year in B.C. tax revenues from Northern Gateway.

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On March 5 we watched David Suzukis Nature of Things: The Antibiotic Hunters.

I want to share my sto-ry. In 1967 my doctor in Burnaby suggested I have my tonsils removed. Oth-erwise I was quite healthy. Since there was a three-month wait to get a place in the hospital, my doctor prescribed antibiotics. I had to take antibiotics for three months. Well, I had my ton-sils out.

However, after that, I caught every cold and flu that was going around. The bouts of flu were lengthy and combined with severe headaches and joint pains. During that time we moved to Vancouver Island and then back to Smithers to no avail. The headaches be-came very frequent.

Then years later in 1995, my oldest son told me about blue-green algae powder harvested from Klamath Lake in Oregon. It was sup-posed to boost the immune system. I was skeptical, but I had to show some trust in my son. I faithfully took these capsules for a few months and then realized my headaches were becom-ing less and the last episode of flu didnt affect me. Since that time, I have not had one episode of flu, cold or severe headaches.

Im not telling my story to get you to go out and get blue-green algae. However, I also do all I can to stay away from antibiotics.

What I dont understand is, on the one hand Health Canada is now trying to restrict the import of blue-green algae, while they are quite happy to accept meat and eggs from animals fed with antibiotics. We are ac-tively breeding superbugs. Is that just so the doctors and pharmacies ensure that they have a job in future? We are spending billions in search-ing for new antibiotics. Why not spend billions searching for more ways to boost our immune system?

Raw milk is illegal in B.C. My wife and my daughter have found that the only milk they can digest is raw milk. Why do they need to defy the law to stay healthy?

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SWEET CREATIONSTen-year-old Cassidy Connors sprinkles the nishing touches on her strawberry twist creation during the Iron Chef: Dessert Edition at the Smithers Public Library Friday night. Connors dessert was made from graham crackers, marshmallows, M&Ms, skittles, banana chips and coconut.

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Ski cross racer to compete at nationalsBy Kendra WongSmithers/Interior News

A local ski cross competi-tor is quickly becoming one of the best in his age group in the province.

Eighteen-year-old Jason Oliemans skied his way to an impressive second place finish on the second day of racing in the Western Canada Ski Cross Series event held at Lake Louise at the end of February.

The first day I didnt do quite as well, and then the second day I was able to get ahead of some of them. I was quite happy with my results, he said.

Oliemans, who was one of the youngest racers in the 16 plus age category, was able to try his hand skiing against much older and more experienced competitors from B.C. and Alberta.

A bunch of the guys that I was facing were from the Alberta Ski Cross team . . . theyre all pretty much my level or a little better, he said.

On the first day of racing, he finished fifth in his heat, but Oliemans set his sights higher and decided to change his game plan going into day two.

I got a hold of some video footage of some of the starts and I saw that all the other competitors got to the first bank turn ahead of me out of the start, he said.

They had a quicker start and after watching that on the second day I focused on my starts and I was able to be quicker there which led to me doing better.

According to Jan Wengelin, head coach of the Smithers Ski and Snowboard Club, Oliemans ability to learn quickly has helped him become one of

the best in the sport in his age category.

Hes a very coachable athlete. Hes a quick learner and a bit of a perfectionist when he tries things, said Wengelin.

He doesnt have a ton of ski cross experience and didnt start alpine skiing with gates until seven or eight years ago. Its quite amazing that hes been able to do that so well . . . Hes probably one of the top five in the province in his age category.

Oliemans has found success at other races as well.

Last year, he finished first in both days in his category at a race in Prince George.

But it was only recently that the teenager made the transition from alpine racing to ski cross.

Smithers Jason Oliemans skies down Hudson Bay Mountain during the rst leg of the Shamrock Cup earlier this year.

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Age matters. Its bad enough to be injured in a car crash or other accident at any age. But for older people, the pain and loss of enjoyment of life can be particularly hard. The courts recognize that a loss of mobility or negative life change in your golden years may be worse than for a young person.

Take the situation Mr. F (59 at the time) found himself in after his vehicle was rear-ended at a red light. He didnt think hed been seriously injured at rst, and didnt take any time off work. But when his initial soreness got worse, he saw a doctor. Over the next year, the pain and soreness in his left shoulder persisted. And he felt his job performance was slipping. This was a job hed held for 38 years which involved occasional heavy lifting.

While he wasnt reprimanded at work (apart from the occasional co-worker jibe), his pride made him feel he was cheat-ing by doing less than he could before. So he decided to take early retirement a year and a half after the car accident. In the four years before the trial, he saw his doctor, visited a chiropractor, did physiotherapy and also saw a medical specialist about his ongoing shoulder problems, which limited what he could do. Before the accident, hed been an avid gardener, a skilled handyman working on projects around the house and a y- sherman. Hed planned to pursue all these things more after his retirement at 65, and his good health before the car accident would have allowed that. But despite following the recommendations of his medical and other therapists, his ability to enjoy his hobbies was curtailed.

Mr. F didnt get compensation for lost wages or loss of future earning capacity quitting his job, however reluctantly, before 65 was his own choice.

But the BC Supreme Court pointed out that when a physically active person loses some physical function later in life, they may not enjoy their retirement years as much and be less able to replace their planned retirement activities with other life interests. And what may be a small loss of function for a younger person may be more signi cant for an older one, whose activities are already constrained by age.

The court awarded Mr. F $45,000 to compensate him for his loss of enjoyment of life. He also got $41,500 for the cost of future care and treatment.

Of course, age is only one factor considered when deciding the proper compensation for loss of enjoyment of life type and severity of injury and pain, disability and emotional suffering are some others. Also, an older person is more likely to already have other physical problems or pre-existing conditions for which the defendant cannot be held responsible. If youre facing an injury caused by someone else, seek out good legal and medical help the golden years rule is just one of many things to be aware of.

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It was only within the past few years when Wengelin brought a ski cross course to Hudson Bay Mountain that Oliemans made the switch.

It gave us the chance to race ski cross and host local races. Its really hard to race ski cross if you dont have a course on your home hill, said Oliemans.

Its one of those sports where I find its super exciting because you get to the start gate and anything can happen.

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and give it your all. As well, when you get to the bottom you automatically know how you did and also how you did compared to your competitors.

His love and devotion to ski cross is clear and he is even considering staying behind for an extra year to see how the sport progresses in the region.

Right now, there isnt a B.C. ski cross team, but they might get one started in Prince George and I might go and be a part of that, he said.

Next, Oliemans will get set to race against some stiff competition at nationals this

month. With a podium finish on

his mind, Oliemans said hell have a big advantage over his competitors.

Im going to be heading down to a second western series ski cross series on the same course where nationals will be, he said.

Ill have two or three days to ski the same course so when I come down for nationals, Im already comfortable with the course instead of seeing it for the first time.

Nationals are in Prince George from March 17-19.

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Paraplegic athlete fundraising for new set of racing wheels

By Kendra WongSmithers/Interior News

A paraplegic athlete from Smithers has started a campaign to help him get to one of the most prestigious sporting competitions in the world: the Paralympic Games.

Jonathan Dieleman, a T4 paraplegic athlete who grew up in Smithers, started an online campaign last week with the goal of raising $5,000 to purchase a much-needed racing wheelchair.

Im trying to get a new racing wheelchair for doing the triathlon part and theyre really expensive and I didnt quite have the savings here to do it, said Dieleman.

Last year he managed to purchase a used racing hand cycle and is currently renting a racing wheelchair from the B.C. Wheelchair Sports Association.

But a customized racing wheelchair will allow him to be more competitive.

Dieleman was seriously injured in a motocross accident in 2010. Prior to the accident, he had been training to get into motocross racing.

Since then, he has

transferred his competitive drive from motocross racing to paratriathlons.

And the 29-year-old has proven his commitment to the sport.

Dieleman moved to Vancouver earlier this year to begin training for a series of sporting events in the Lower Mainland.

He has even enlisted the help of paralympian Scott Patterson to help him train.

I knew a mutual friend of ours who told me to get in contact with Scott and he said yep, lets go swimming, said Dieleman.

Its pretty cool that Ive got some pretty high-calibre training competition I guess you could call it.

Not only does he train at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre five to six days a week, but he rides his hand cycle and racing wheelchair twice a week each as well.

Im definitely getting lots of training in, he said.

Before competing in the paratriathlon later this year, he will compete in a handful of swimming competitions as well.

In a few weeks, Dieleman will travel east for the selection

trials to qualify for the Parapan Am Games in Toronto this summer.

He has high goals for that as well.

Im actually working on beating a national record right now, he said. Ive been really close to it in practice lately . . . The national record that Im trying to break is just over a minute even. My fast stroke is the 50-metre breast stroke and Ive been swimming that in 600th of a second faster than the national record.

So far, the campaign has raised just over $1,200 in three days.

Dieleman is optimistic that training for the paratriathlon and participating in swimming competitions will give him a decent shot at making it to the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio or the 2020 Games in Tokyo.

My thing is I hate being in a wheelchair and I have a goal to do everything that I can to make it so that I can walk again, he said.

Staying in shape helps with it and I have this drive where Im all or nothing. So Im going to try and be the best athlete that I can.

To donate, visit www.gofundme.com/noi8z4.

Smithers Jonathan Dieleman (right) has started an online campaign to raise $5,000 to purchase a new racing wheelchair as he trains for the Paratriathlon.

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Grade 8 girls awarded most sportsmanlike at provincialsBy Kendra WongSmithers/Interior News

The Smithers Secondary Grade 8 girls basketball team did not finish provincials the way they wanted to, but they did bring home an award that says a lot more about their character: the most sportsmanlike award.

There were lots of great comments on their conduct and their behaviour. Its easy when youre winning and its tough when youre losing, said head coach Chris van der Mark.

From a coachs perspective Im very proud of how the girls represented their community.

With a zone victory in their pocket last month, the girls went into provincials in Pitt Meadows ranked sixteenth.

First up, they tipped off against Walnut Grove, the top-ranked team in the province.

We knew they were very good. They had a player who was ultimately MVP and could start on senior boys team,

laughed van der Mark. Theyre a much bigger

school and thats part of the experience.

In a tough first match, the Gryphons dropped the game 63-18.

We were all working well together. We gave it 100 per cent, said guard Olivia Davey. The score didnt even matter. We just never gave up.

Coming off a rough loss, the team tried to rebound in the second game against Vernon.

Despite an apocalyptically bad second quarter, they closed out that game with a closer loss 41-26.

According to guard Aleigha Young-Lowry, the noisy and distracting environment was one that the team had trouble adapting to.

There were lots of whistles going on because theres two sides of the gym that were being played on, she said.

It was confusing sometimes because both sides had whistles. We got used to it.

The Gryphons also played

Lord Byng and the host team, Pitt Meadows, dropping both 33-21 and 34-32.

Though the Gryphons went win-less over the weekend, the players believe it was a learning experience.

Now we know what it feels like and we dont want it to happen again, said Davey.

Van der Mark said the girls needed to know what its like to play against higher-calibre teams.

Part of the reason they needed to go down was because they needed to lose, which sounds bad, he said.

They were very successful up here and they can stay up here and continue to be successful, but its easy to win. Losing adds a bit of character and helps you figure out whats next.

Young-Lowry agreed with her coach.

I thought it was good to experience it and watch the other girls play because we got to learn from them, she said.

Snowboard season wraps upBy Kendra WongSmithers/Interior News

The Smithers Ski and Snowboard Club was busy this weekend bringing home a handful of medals from two separate events in Prince George and Kelowna.

On Tabor Mountain in Prince George, 11 ski cross racers took part in the Western Ski Cross series against competitors from B.C. and Alberta.

Darcy Fraser and Caleb Smale finished in second and third place in the U12 mens final on Saturday and Sundays races. While Chantel Wickson and Kaillian Smale also placed first and second.

Madeline Kelson placed fourth on the second day of competition, U18 racer Jason Oliemans finished eighth on both days, and Hanna Buchanan came third in the U14 womens category and fourth on the second day.

It was incredible, said head coach Jan Wengelin, adding that the racers had the chance to compete on the same course that was used during the Canada Winter Games.

Its a lot of work with these courses, you cant just glide through it. [Chantel] started well and worked every jump and bump quite well and so did Kaillian Smale.

Snowboarders also travelled to Big White for the B.C. Snowboard Like Me Series Snowboard finals.

Tosh Krauskopf placed first in the under 13 category, while younger brother Toan finished sixth in the first day of competition.

You end up with a really soft track [in Big White], said head snowboard coach Warren Pali Its not something that the kids were used to racing in. It was a bit of a game-changer and they had to change their plans midway and they were able to ride to different conditions.

For Sundays races, Katie Peterson placed third in the U13 girls, while Tosh, Luke Pali and Toan swept the podium again.

This was the last provincial race for many snowboarders and Pali said other clubs are taking notice of the results theyve had this season.

After our last performance, we got a lot of comments and people were wondering what we have going on here with our program, he said.

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encourages exchange of ideasBy Kendra WongSmithers/Interior News

Wildlife enthusiasts from around the province gathered in Smithers to exchange ideas and solutions regarding wildlife rehabilitation over the weekend.

Roughly 30 people from as far as the Yukon and Vancouver Island travelled to Smithers for the 2015 Wildlife Rehabilitation Conference, hosted by the Northern Lights Wildlife Society.

This is the first time were hosting it and the first time the [Wildlife Rehabilitators Network of British Columbia] has ever come this far North, said Angelika Langen, who helped organize the event.

Topics included everything from behavioural studies of pre-release red foxes, interpreting the body language of animals, and a detailed description of native animals

and plants in the region by local naturalist Rosamund Pojar.

The Sunday morning necropsy also shed light on how an animal in the Bulkley Valley died.

We had a dead deer and we didnt know how it died, said Langen.

Once we opened it up, we clearly established what happened and what the problems were. It shows the need of following up once something dies and understanding whats happening so you can prevent it.

According to Langen, the conference allowed rehabilitators to exchange ideas.

Its brainstorming and sharing ideas and methods that work for some people and helping those ones that are still trying to establish a program, she said.

Peggy Brackett, with the Raptor Rescue Society on Vancouver Island, said the conference allowed her to network with other organizations and she learned techniques that

she can take back to her fellow volunteers.

We learned some really good techniques for determining if a baby deer is orphaned or if its mom has just gone for a couple of hours, said Brackett.

Baby deer get kidnapped all the time.

While Diane Shaw, with the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society also on Vancouver Island, liked how the conference focused on animals in the region such as bears, moose and deer.

Langen hoped the conference will give these organizations more confidence in the work theyre doing.

Reassurance that what theyre doing is right and more tools and information to expand on what theyre already doing, she said.

The more we share, the better were going to be. Every animal isnt the same, what works with one doesnt work with the other.

SWEET PIE OF MINEAlmost a dozen young bakers gathered at the Smithers Public Library for the Iron Chef: Dessert Edition. Bakers had to create three desserts from mystery ingredients.

Kendra Wong photo

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MLA holds contest to help

youth with mental wellnessBy Kendra WongSmithers/Interior News

Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson is partnering with Vancouver Canuck Dan Hamhuis to raise awareness around youth mental wellness.

As part of the contest, Donaldson is encouraging Stikine youth between the ages of 13 and 18 to submit a 500-word essay on mental wellness.

The winner will receive a pair of tickets to see the Canucks play the Edmonton Oilers on April 11, along with two return Hawkair tickets, one night accommodation and some Canucks swag.

Donaldson, who spent time asking community members, teachers and local RCMP what issues youth are facing, said that 2.3 million teens in Canada are at risk of developing depression.

We know that anxiety and stress are felt much more by young people than they were by their parents, said Donaldson.

Its not just a trend locally, but its a bit of a trend overall, so we wanted to look at some of the positive ways teenagers are dealing with that.

The essay must address one of three questions: how do you take care of your mental health, how do you see others taking care of their mental health and how do you help others struggling with mental health.

It brings up awareness that there are ways of dealing

with anxiety and stress and depression, and that people shouldnt feel alone or stigmatized because they have that, he added.

It also raises awareness amongst teens and they might be able to reach out and lend a helping hand and be able to share ways that theyve dealt with stress, anxiety and depression.

This is the fifth year that the contest has been running. In the past, themes have included gangs, cyber bullying and apathy.

Submissions will be judged on readability, contents, creativity and if they address the themes.

D o n a l d s o n noted the successful applicants work will also be featured on his website and may be read in the legislature.

Its so that people can share ideas to raise awareness and break down stigma, he said.

The last day to submit an essay is Friday, March 13 at 3 p.m. Submissions can be sent to doug.donaldson.mla@leg.bc.ca.

Doug Donaldson

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CICK, Smithers Community Radio, 93.9 FM is hosting their 2015 Royale at the Legion, Saturday, March 28 starting at 8 p.m. The theme is Diamonds Are Forever. Its an opportunity to dress up, listen to great music and dance the night away. Tickets at Mountain Eagle Books.

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