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STRANGE EMPIRE Kispiox rancher rides into CBC Western. A&E/A18 LETTERS A7 SPORTS A11 COMMUNITY A15 OUR TOWN A17 THREE RIVERS B1 CLASSIFIEDS B2 107th Year - Week 40 Wednesday, October 1, 2014 www.interior-news.com Single Copy • $1.30 ($1.24 + 6¢ GST) INSIDE PM 40007014 STAFF SHORTAGES Businesses have trouble nding workers. THREE RIVERS/B1 see last page in A Grade A Frozen Turkeys 2.18kg, Limit of 1 / family purchase Friday & Saturday Only! $ .99/lb By Chris Gareau Smithers/Interior News A truck driver hauling a CN container is lucky to be alive after he drove his semi into Trout Creek about 20 kilometres north of Smithers Friday afternoon. Smithers EMS and RCMP were called out to the fiery scene at about 2 p.m. Traffic along Highway 16 was stopped for about an hour as crews put out the blaze beside the bridge crossing the creek. Debris from the truck was scattered from the highway through a gravel parking lot on the west side, leading to the truck hanging over the creek. A Telus pole carrying cables that service the area was splintered and on the ground. Telus workers were surveying the damage while smoke still billowed from where the truck’s cab used to be. Clean up crews soaked up leaks into the creek from the truck. The Calgary driver walked away with a broken thumb. The cause of the crash is unknown. Truck up a creek A Smithers firefighter traverses Trout Creek where a truck hauling a CN transport trailer was driven into Friday afternoon off Highway 16. Fire crews doused the fire that destroyed the truck. The driver was lucky enough to walk away. Chris Gareau photo B.C. RIVERS DAY River enthusiasts float from Quick to Telkwa. SPORTS/A11 EMS called to airport By Chris Gareau Smithers/Interior News The pilot and co-pilot of a cargo plane were able to land safely at Smithers Regional Airport last Tuesday morning after a light indicated that the front landing gear failed to lock. Smithers fire trucks, ambulances, and RCMP were called to the airport in the event they were needed. The landing gear at the nose of the Metroliner aircraft flown in by Carson Air Ltd. stayed up and the emergency services were not called upon. Airport manager Rob Blackburn said the response ran smoothly and no flights were delayed. An Air Canada flight left as the cargo plane circled the area waiting the few minutes it took for emergency services to arrive and prepare for the landing. Blackburn stressed incidents with aircraft are very rare, and that air travel is statistically much safer than travel by car or truck. He added that the Transport Safety Board will not be needed to investigate. Blackburn also thanked the volunteer fire department. “The response time was phenomenal. I think it’s very important to give kudos to those guys,” said Blackburn. Carson Air did not return requests for comment.

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Page 1: Smithers Interior News, October 01, 2014

STRANGE EMPIREKispiox rancher rides into CBC Western.

A&E/A18

LETTERS A7SPORTS A11COMMUNITY A15OUR TOWN A17THREE RIVERS B1CLASSIFIEDS B2

107th Year - Week 40 Wednesday, October 1, 2014 www.interior-news.com Single Copy • $1.30 ($1.24 + 6¢ GST)

INSIDE

PM 40007014

STAFF SHORTAGESBusinesses have trouble � nding workers.

THREE RIVERS/B1

see last page in A

Grade A Frozen Turkeys

2.18kg, Limit of 1 / family purchase

Friday & Saturday Only!

$.99/lb99see last page in A /lb99

By Chris GareauSmithers/Interior News

A truck driver hauling a CN container is lucky to be alive after he drove his semi into Trout Creek about 20 kilometres north of Smithers Friday afternoon.

Smithers EMS and RCMP were called out to the fiery scene at about 2 p.m. Traffic along Highway 16 was stopped for about an hour as crews put out the blaze beside the bridge crossing the creek.

Debris from the truck was

scattered from the highway through a gravel parking lot on the west side, leading to the truck hanging over the creek.

A Telus pole carrying cables that service the area was splintered and on the ground. Telus workers were surveying the damage while smoke still billowed from where the truck’s cab used to be. Clean up crews soaked up leaks into the creek from the truck.

The Calgary driver walked away with a broken thumb. The cause of the crash is unknown.

Truck up a creekA Smithers � re� ghter traverses Trout Creek where a truck hauling a CN transport trailer was driven into Friday afternoon off Highway 16. Fire crews doused the � re that destroyed the truck. The driver was lucky enough to walk away.

Chris Gareau photo

B.C. RIVERS DAYRiver enthusiasts � oat from Quick to Telkwa.

SPORTS/A11

EMS called to airportBy Chris GareauSmithers/Interior News

The pilot and co-pilot of a cargo plane were able to land safely at Smithers Regional Airport last Tuesday morning after a light indicated that the front landing gear failed to lock.

Smithers fire trucks, ambulances, and RCMP were called to the airport in the event they were needed. The landing gear at the nose of the Metroliner aircraft flown in by Carson Air Ltd. stayed up and the emergency services were not called upon.

Airport manager Rob Blackburn said the response ran smoothly and no

flights were delayed. An Air Canada flight left as the cargo plane circled the area waiting the few minutes it took for emergency services to arrive and prepare for the landing.

Blackburn stressed incidents with aircraft are very rare, and that air travel is statistically much safer than travel by car or truck. He added that the Transport Safety Board will not be needed to investigate.

Blackburn also thanked the volunteer fire department.

“The response time was phenomenal. I think it’s very important to give kudos to those guys,” said Blackburn.

Carson Air did not return requests for comment.

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NEWS Roi TheaTReI

A Walk Among the Tombstones Fri. & Sat. - 7:30 & 9:30

Sun. - Tues. - 8 • 14A

IIDolphin Tale 2Fri. - Sat. – 7 & 9

Sun. - Tues. – 7:30 • G

TUESDAYS: ALL SEATS $7.00250-847-2440

IIIThe Equalizer

Wed., Thurs. - 7:45 • Fri., Sat. - 7:15 & 9:15Sun. - 9 • Mon., Tues. – 7:45 • PG

Smithers Film SocietyVenus in Fur

Sunday 7:30

CALDERWOOD REALTY 250-847-9222

Visit our website at: www.calderwoodrealty.com [email protected]

1175 Main Street, Smithers

Casda Thomas - ManagerCell 250-877-9366

Niomi Mio - SalesCell 250-877-9040

Jesse Butler - SalesCell. 250-877-2471

DJ Mio - SalesCell 250-877-3677

John Butler - Owner Cell 250-877-2141

Jeremy Penninga - SalesCell. 250-847-0830

Dan Hansma - HoustonCell 250-845-8234

Kelly Mattson - HazeltonCell 250-842-8176

David Webster - SalesCell 250-877-3447

Laurel Borrett - SalesCell 250-877-9444

MLS N239908 $350,000

7880 Mesich Road5.5 acres on Thyee Lake with established driveway. Build your dream home here.

MLS N239865 $89,500

#12 HB Trailer Park4bdrms, 1133 sq ft, Completely redone inside and out and extra-large pad.

MLS N $189,900

3372 Railway AveGreat investment opportunity. 3 bdrm, 1 bath and un� nished bsmt with suite potential.

N234517 $139,500 each

Dawson’s LaneBeautiful building lots, close to Smithers. 4.94 – 7.19 Acres in size. Drilled wells on each parcel. Sewage approval.MLS N234515, N234516,

MLS N232943 $409,500

1475 Morice DriveLarge Family home in the centre of Smithers with bsmt suite currently rented @ $1200/m.

MLS N232966 $175,000

17095 Morice Telkwa FSRPark like, nearly level, 155 acre parcel with year round creek and 960 sq. ft. cabin. 50 minutes east of Smithers, 20 minutes from Houston.

& N4506604

3771 Broadway2 of� ce spaces for rent. 222 sq ft & 272 sq ft. Close to main street. $500-$600/month incl util.MLS N4506603

MLS N4506893 $199,900

3820 Alfred AvenueOf� ce building with 2,350 sq. ft. Great location next to courthouse and other professional of� ces. Perfect opportunity to move from a leased space to owning your own building.

MLS N237725MLS N239686 $249,500$309,500

4080 WHALEN RD5.5 acre horse property with a renovated mobile home. Fenced and cross fenced for horses. 5 mins from Smithers on a dead end street.

3516 16th Avenue4 bdrms + Large Rec Rm make this the perfect family home. Many upgrades including kitchen.

MLS N238925 $295,000

2779 College StHave a large family! 4300 sqft 4-bdrm home on 10 acres in New Hazelton rural area. Develop into your dream hobby farm. Drilled well, septic, hydro, internet, phone and great mtn views.

MLS N237548 $125,000

29 Chappel RdCute recreation property, fun for whole family and only short drive to lots of � shing holes! 5.22 acres with several small cabins, hydro, phone, internet, winter access. No water or septic.

MLS N238132 $269,000

4465 Slack RoadCozy log home on pretty 2.5ac Open � oor plan with some nice renovations.

MLS N234457 $850,000

366 Salmon River Rd309 acres with 3035 sqft rancher on ½ mile of Skeena River frontage. 6 bdrms, 4.5 baths, huge barn and workshop area. Set up for horses & B&B.

MLS N237812 $334,900

27183 Highway 16 WGet value here! 2262 sqft 4 bdrm rancher w/bsmt on 41 acres close to everything! Drilled well, septic, large barn & leanto, gardens, & beautifully landscaped.

MLS N233754 $489,500

23660 Walcott RdExec home on 80 level acres. Shop, pad for m/h, Geotherm heat and more.

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A2 www.interior-news.com The Interior News Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Mayor Taylor Bachrach accepts an Open for Business Award with Smithers councillors Phil Brienesse, Bill Goodacre and Mark Bandstra from Tourism and Small Business Minister Naomi Yamamoto and Minister Coralee Oakes.

Submitted photo

Smithers and Telkwa awarded at UBCMBy Chris GareauSmithers/Interior News

Bulkley Valley communities picked up some hardware while participating at the Union of B.C. Municipalities Convention in Whistler last week.

Smithers scored a hat trick with the Open for Business, Wood WORKS! Community Recognition, and Community Engagement awards.

Smithers was one of only nine municipalities to win the Open for Business Award, which comes with a $10,000 grant to fund a small business program.

“That area is something that council and I have put a lot of

focus into. I think not only the award but the fact we’ve had a banner year for private investment in Smithers shows we’ve made some progress,” said mayor Taylor Bachrach.

“We hope this award will telegraph to businesses throughout B.C.: ‘Come to Smithers and do business here’,” said Heather Gallagher, manager of the Smithers District Chamber of Commerce.

The Wood WORKS award was for the Bovill Square stage.

“It’s a renewable resource and it’s a beautiful product to build stuff out of,” said Bachrach.

See Telkwa on A3

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www.interior-news.com A3 The Interior News Wednesday, October 1, 2014

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Fire Prevention Week 2014 Smithers Fire Rescue Reminds Smithers Residents:

“Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives”Working smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in a � re. That’s the message behind this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month!”

Along with � re� ghters and safety advo-cates nationwide, Smithers Fire Depart-ment is joining forces with the nonpro� t National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) during Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5-11, to remind local residents about the importance of having working smoke alarms in the home and testing them monthly.

According to the latest NFPA research, working smoke alarms cut the chance of dying in a � re in half. Meanwhile, almost two-thirds of home � re deaths resulted from � res in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.

“In a � re, seconds count,” says Keith Stecko, Fire Chief, Smithers Fire Depart-ment. “Roughly half of home � re deaths result from � res reported at night between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. when most people are asleep. Home smoke alarms can alert people to a � re before it spreads, giving everyone enough time to get out.”

This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign includes the following smoke alarm messages:

• Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area and on every level of the home, includ-ing the basement.

• Interconnect all smoke alarms through-out the home. This way, when one sounds, they all do.

• Test alarms at least monthly by pushing the test button.

• Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old or sooner if they don’t respond properly.

• Make sure everyone in the home knows the sound of the smoke alarm and un-derstands what to do when they hear it.

The Smithers Fire Department will be working with local schools during Fire Prevention Week to promote “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives!” Through edu-cational, family-oriented activities, children and caregivers can learn more about the importance of working smoke alarms and testing them monthly.

To � nd out more about Fire Prevention Week, please contact the Smithers Fire Department at 250-847-2015. To learn more about smoke alarms and “Working Smoke Alarms Saves Lives”, visit NFPA’s website at www.� repreventionweek.org.

For more information:

Keith SteckoFire ChiefSmithers Fire [email protected]

FAB FUNDRAISER1920s glamour with a racy twist dominated the catwalk at a Great Gatsby-themed lingerie fashion show fundraiser at Hudson Bay Lodge on the weekend. Organized by Amy Brandstetter from Sedaz Lingerie in Smithers, the event attracted a crowd of more than 300 people and raised more than $7,000 for B.C. Children’s Hospital.

Trevor Sowers photo

Smithers EMS are ready as a cargo plane makes a safe landing.Jill Boland photo

Telkwa’s hardwareFrom UBCM on Front

“The award celebrates the fact we have some incredibly skilled craftspeople that work with wood in this area,” added Bachrach.

The engagement award was for the town’s Let’s Talk forums.

Telkwa shared the Climate and Energy Action Award for Public Sector Collaboration with Bulkley

Valley School District 54. It is a result of the biomass project heating homes with waste wood in the community.

“It heats the municipal building and our Telkwa Elementary and pre-school on the other side of the highway,” explained school district chair Les Keanrs, adding several homes are also heated using the system.

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NEWSA4 www.interior-news.com The Interior News Wednesday, October 1, 2014

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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.Prayer-walk-for-life in lieu of Life Chain Saturday, Oct. 4 gather at 10 a.m. in the St. Joseph’s parking for further instructions. Sharing the message that every life is precious and worthy of respect and protection, from conception to natural death.Smithers Film Series Sunday, Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m. at the Roi Theatre, Venus in Fur, Roman Polnaski’s adaptation of David Ives’ Venus in Fur works on so many levels.BV Concert Association presents Valdy and Nadina Monday, Oct. 6, 7:30-9 p.m. at the Della Herman Theatre.Brown Bag Lunch Thursday, Oct. 9, noon at the Healthy Living Centre. Alice Williams speaking about Chakras and related energy. 250-877-4424 for more info.Evelyn Fall Market Saturday, Oct .11, 1-4 p.m. For table rentals phone Kelly at 250-847-3627.6x6 Auction at the Smithers Art Gallery. Deadline to submit Wednesday, Oct. 15. Shown for silent/anonymous auction Oct. 21-24. Bidding ends with and event Friday, Oct. 24, 7-9:30. Blank 6”x6” panels avail. at the Gallery for $3. www.smithersart.org, [email protected], 250-847-3898.

Smithers Film Series Sunday, Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m. at the Roi Theatre, Gloria, Gloria is seen by those around her and determined to be the centre of her own imperfect world.From the Fire: Breathing Life into Reclaimed Slash-Pile Wood. Wood sculptures by Rod Brown at the Smithers Art Gallery. Sept. 9–Oct. 18. Rod Brown has carved a gallery of dynamic sculptures using reclaimed waste wood from a clear-cut. www.smithersart.org, [email protected], 250-847-3898.Exhibition Proposals being accepted at the Smithers Art Gallery to be shown May 2015 to April 2016. To apply download an application pack from our website, www.smithersart.org, or pick one up from the Gallery. Deadline is Nov. 10. 250-847-3898.Bible Study for Women Tuesdays & Thursdays, Oct. 7-Nov. 25, 7:30-9 p.m. at 1471 Columbia Dr. Studying the book of James for Women with Beth Moore DVD. Call Claudia 250-847-1664 to order materials.Groud 2 Griddle Neighbourhood Kitchen every Tuesday 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. James Anglican Church Hall. Call SCSA 250-847-9515 to join this free life skills literacy program. Childcare provided.

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Petronas LNG talks continue: ministerBy Tom FletcherWhistler/Black Press

B.C.’s minister for natural gas development is playing down a threat from the president of Malaysian energy giant Petronas to withdraw from its $10 billion project to export liquefied natural gas from a terminal near Prince Rupert.

Petronas CEO Shamsul Abbas was quoted in the Financial Times Thursday accusing Canada and B.C. of “uncertainty, delay and short vision” in its regulations, taxes and “lack of appropriate incentives” to invest.

B.C. minister Rich Coleman said Thursday he contacted Petronas when he saw the report. He said Abbas has

expressed similar concerns before, but B.C. negotiators continue to work on terms for a master development agreement.

Coleman said company representatives assured him the province has met every deadline Petronas has asked for in the discussions, and he and Premier Christy Clark are set to meet with Abbas when he visits Canada next week. 

“We know that we are getting to a spot competitively, globally, because everybody’s told us that, but he’s representing the interests of Petronas as we go through this,” Coleman said. “We’re going to represent the interests of British Columbia, to make sure B.C. gets its share of this opportunity.”

The Malaysian state-owned company is leading

a consortium that includes Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Brunei investors for a pipeline and LNG processing in northern B.C. Petronas paid $5 billion last year to take over Progress Energy Canada, which has major shale gas holdings in northeast B.C. and Alberta.

The B.C. government plans to pass legislation in October to establish a tax on LNG exports. Coleman said the provincial tax is a small part of the negotiations, which include B.C.’s air quality requirements and protection of fish habitat at the Lelu Island site on the North Coast.

Fisheries impact from construction of the port could cause Petronas to change its design, which would delay development, but the project is

not at risk, Coleman said.“I think the only risk to any

project in B.C. and anywhere in the world is the price of natural gas,” Coleman said. “If you can’t get the return on your investment and capital from the price you can sell it for, you’re not making the final investment decision, but that’s always been the case.”

(The proposed facility will comprise an initial development of two LNG trains of approximately 6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) each and a subsequent third train of approximately 6 MTPA. The proposed facility would liquefy and export natural gas produced by Progress Energy Canada in northeastern British Columbia. -- Pacific NorthWest)

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www.interior-news.com A5 The Interior News Wednesday, October 1, 2014

NEWS

Charlie McClary Re/Max Bulkley Valley - Smithers Office (250) 847-5999 Fax (250) 847-9039 (250)877-1770 Cellular

A1 CAR WASH—Houston $ 684,000.00

Subdivision Po-tential Tyhee Lake $484,500.00 • Proposed 124 lots • 55+ acres • Great views & build-ing sites

Look at these TWO TURNKEY Business OPPORTUNITIES...

Hay Farm • Suskwa $375,000.00

• 220 acres (130 cultivated) • 3+ ton per acre of hay • Modest 1200 sf. Home • Year round creek • Great mountain views MLS # N4502895

From Charlie’s Desk…. I have a number of clients looking for residential properties. Give me a call if you are thinking of selling in the Smithers or Telkwa limits. Special requests : Smaller 1000 sq.ft. rancher hill top area/ Larger home needing reno and TLC/ Older home for rental investment/ Duplex unit. I am more than happy to get together with you for a free evalution on your home and help you with the deci-sion process. Call me anytime to set up an appointment.

Hay Land • Smithers $500,000.00 • 100 acres (75 cultivated) • Zoned H2 • Subdivision opportunity • Sub irrigated by creek MLS # N4501568

• SEARS, Greyhound & more $100K Gross • 3 yr old 60 X 28 modular building on a 132’x122’ Com-mercial Lot one block off Hwy 16.

Multi Business Operation—Hazelton # 260,000.00 Aspen Croft Ranch Smithers $729,000.00

• 260 acres • Large country home • hayland & pasture • Spectacular views • Crown range attached

Hobby Farm Telkwa $484,000.00 • 160 acres • 18 kms E of Town • House & barns • Hayland & pasture MLS #

Coyote Creek Ranch Smithers $484,000.00 •Family ranchette • 2 storey home • Outbuildings & corrals MLS # N4502640

4 sources of revenue, 2 heated car wash bays, auto repair bay, retail sales,equipment rental &office . Located in Houston Industrial Park on 2 acres with room for expansion. Great opportunity!

Charlie McClary Re/Max Bulkley Valley - Smithers Office (250) 847-5999 Fax (250) 847-9039 (250)877-1770 Cellular

A1 CAR WASH—Houston $ 684,000.00

Subdivision Po-tential Tyhee Lake $484,500.00 • Proposed 124 lots • 55+ acres • Great views & build-ing sites

Look at these TWO TURNKEY Business OPPORTUNITIES...

Hay Farm • Suskwa $375,000.00

• 220 acres (130 cultivated) • 3+ ton per acre of hay • Modest 1200 sf. Home • Year round creek • Great mountain views MLS # N4502895

From Charlie’s Desk…. I have a number of clients looking for residential properties. Give me a call if you are thinking of selling in the Smithers or Telkwa limits. Special requests : Smaller 1000 sq.ft. rancher hill top area/ Larger home needing reno and TLC/ Older home for rental investment/ Duplex unit. I am more than happy to get together with you for a free evalution on your home and help you with the deci-sion process. Call me anytime to set up an appointment.

Hay Land • Smithers $500,000.00 • 100 acres (75 cultivated) • Zoned H2 • Subdivision opportunity • Sub irrigated by creek MLS # N4501568

• SEARS, Greyhound & more $100K Gross • 3 yr old 60 X 28 modular building on a 132’x122’ Com-mercial Lot one block off Hwy 16.

Multi Business Operation—Hazelton # 260,000.00 Aspen Croft Ranch Smithers $729,000.00

• 260 acres • Large country home • hayland & pasture • Spectacular views • Crown range attached

Hobby Farm Telkwa $484,000.00 • 160 acres • 18 kms E of Town • House & barns • Hayland & pasture MLS #

Coyote Creek Ranch Smithers $484,000.00 •Family ranchette • 2 storey home • Outbuildings & corrals MLS # N4502640

4 sources of revenue, 2 heated car wash bays, auto repair bay, retail sales,equipment rental &office . Located in Houston Industrial Park on 2 acres with room for expansion. Great opportunity!

Charlie McClary Re/Max Bulkley Valley - Smithers Office (250) 847-5999 Fax (250) 847-9039 (250)877-1770 Cellular

A1 CAR WASH—Houston $ 684,000.00

Subdivision Po-tential Tyhee Lake $484,500.00 • Proposed 124 lots • 55+ acres • Great views & build-ing sites

Look at these TWO TURNKEY Business OPPORTUNITIES...

Hay Farm • Suskwa $375,000.00

• 220 acres (130 cultivated) • 3+ ton per acre of hay • Modest 1200 sf. Home • Year round creek • Great mountain views MLS # N4502895

From Charlie’s Desk…. I have a number of clients looking for residential properties. Give me a call if you are thinking of selling in the Smithers or Telkwa limits. Special requests : Smaller 1000 sq.ft. rancher hill top area/ Larger home needing reno and TLC/ Older home for rental investment/ Duplex unit. I am more than happy to get together with you for a free evalution on your home and help you with the deci-sion process. Call me anytime to set up an appointment.

Hay Land • Smithers $500,000.00 • 100 acres (75 cultivated) • Zoned H2 • Subdivision opportunity • Sub irrigated by creek MLS # N4501568

• SEARS, Greyhound & more $100K Gross • 3 yr old 60 X 28 modular building on a 132’x122’ Com-mercial Lot one block off Hwy 16.

Multi Business Operation—Hazelton # 260,000.00 Aspen Croft Ranch Smithers $729,000.00

• 260 acres • Large country home • hayland & pasture • Spectacular views • Crown range attached

Hobby Farm Telkwa $484,000.00 • 160 acres • 18 kms E of Town • House & barns • Hayland & pasture MLS #

Coyote Creek Ranch Smithers $484,000.00 •Family ranchette • 2 storey home • Outbuildings & corrals MLS # N4502640

4 sources of revenue, 2 heated car wash bays, auto repair bay, retail sales,equipment rental &office . Located in Houston Industrial Park on 2 acres with room for expansion. Great opportunity!

Valley Food & Farm Update

Charlie McClary is proud to bring you this week’s...

The outdoor season for the Bulkley Valley Farmers’ Market has drawn to a close, but the markets will continue indoors again this year at the Smithers Curling Club! Indoor markets start at 9 am and end at noon. Come check out the amazing array of veggies, meat and artisan products, and stock up for winter!

The 2014 Local Food Directory is now available – pick one up at the Bulkley Valley Farmers’ Market, Smithers Feed, the Sausage Fac-tory, Rudolph’s Pure Sausage and the Learning Shop in Hazelton. It is also available online at the Smith-ers Farmers’ Institute website: www.smithersfarmersinstitute.com

Notes for Producers:Turkey crates are now available for rent to Smithers Farmers’ Institute members. Please go to www.smithersfarmersinstitute.com for more info.

Funding is still available for On-farm Food Safety and Traceability Adoption Programs. There is also still money available for Environ-mental Farm Plans. Check out www.bcac.bc.ca/ardcorp or phone 1 (604) 854-4483 for more info.

There is an online version of the Emergency Management Guide for BC Beef Producers: www.cattle-men.bc.ca/docs/beef_emguide_final.pdf. Contact the BC Cattle-men’s Association or BC Ministry of Agriculture if you want a hardcopy.

Submitted by the Smithers Farmers’ Institute

Dear brothers, I have been talking to you as though you were still just babies in the Christian life

—1 Corinthians 3:1 (TLB)

Some people have received Christ but have never reached spiritual maturity. They have been in church all their lives, and yet they have never become mature Chris-tians. They are still considered “spiritual chil-dren” and “babes in Christ.” They know little Scrip-ture. They have little desire to pray, and bear few of the marks of a Christian in their daily living. To say, “I will resolve to do better, I will muster all my will power and revise my way of living,” is noble, but futile. A corpse could as well say, “I will-through sheer effort-rise out of this coffin and

be a living man again.” You need a power outside yourself. You can-not get over the habits and chains that are binding you. You need outside help. You need Christ.

The Bible tells of a bridge of faith which reaches from the valley of despair to the high hills of glorious hope in Christ. It tells where we are, but beyond that-it tells where we may be in Christ. Now, of course, you will not be completely mature until you are in the presence of Christ, but you should be grow-ing every day as a Christian.

To pray: Lord, work through me this day, that I might be matur-ing as a Christian and come to know You better, that I might know Your perfect will for me.

Rising Above CounsellingDaren George 250.846-9686

Faith Matters

Submitted by the Smithers Ministerial Association

Smithers Community Services Association“A place where hope, opportunities and possibilities are realized.”

Ground 2 GriddleNeighbourhood Kitchen

Join the free fun every Tuesday!9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

St. James Anglican Church HallLearn to cook new recipes, have lunch with people from here and around the world & bring home leftovers. Childcare provided.

Thank you to Ground 2 Griddle free life skill literacy program sponsors: SCSA, Wetzin’kwa, NWCC and the

Ministry of Advanced Education.

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“A place where hope, opportunities and possibilities are realized.”

Ground 2 Griddle Neighbourhood Kitchen

Join the free fun every Tuesday!

9:30am-1:00pm at the St James Anglican Church Hall

Learn to cook new recipes, have lunch with

people from here and around the world & bring home leftovers.

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Registration for members will begin October 7th, 2014. Where: St. Joseph’s School Gym, 4054 Broadway, Smithers B.C. Who: Boys and girls, men and women age five and up.

How Much: Fall Term (October 7th to December 11th)$190.00 for Juniors (up to 12 years old) and $210.00 for Seniors (13 years and older). This includes a membership for 2014/15 in the Provincial Judo Association. Spring Term (Jan.20th to April 23rd 2015)$220.00 for Juniors and $240.00 for Seniors (for returning members). Family Rates are available upon request. When: Every Tuesday evening Novice Junior (ages 5 to 12) from 7:00 to 8:00 PM Senior Advance Class from 8:00 to 9:00 PM When: Every Thursday eveningNovice Senior Class (over 13 years) from 7:00 to 8:00 PMSenior Advance Class from 8:00 to 9:00 PM. Time and duration of classes will be subject to change based on the number of participants. For more information contact Bernard Mattie (Head Instructor, NCCP Level II Certified, & 3rd Degree Black Belt) 250-847-6318 or email at [email protected].

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Cullen seeks support for oil tanker ban

By Kendra WongSmithers/Interior News

Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen is hosting a series of open houses to garner support for a new bill that would ban supertankers on the north coast.

The bill, Act to Defend the Pacific Northwest, was tabled last Tuesday and aims to ban supertankers from transporting oil across the north coast of B.C.

More specifically, Cullen hopes the bill will stop the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project.

“Conservatives have arrogantly refused to listen to the concerns of people in the Northwest and across British Columbia,” said Cullen in a press release.

“From the risks of crude tankers in our northern coastal waters, to shutting communities out of

the process and failing to consider the impact on value-added jobs.”

It also proposes changing the work of the National Energy Board to make them more accountable for ensuring adequate consultation between the federal government and First Nations, provincial and municipal governments, and local communities.

“By shutting out and insulting First Nations and B.C. communities, the Conservatives have made a complete mess of the project,” he said.

“They’re failing to look at the long-

term economic and environmental impact of Northern Gateway and that’s what this bill aims to finally fix.”

Art Sterritt, executive director of the Coastal First Nations, believes the bill the allow for more sustainable long-term jobs.

“The bill addresses some of our major concerns with Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline,” said Sterritt. “We have spent more than a decade developing a sustainable economy.”

Cullen’s Take Back Our Coast tour will allow the public to provide input on the bill.

The tour begins in Prince Rupert on Oct. 14. He will be in Smithers on Oct. 17.

The ports in Prince Rupert and Kitimat have expanded recently to handle more exports to emerging energy markets such as China.

Nathan Cullen

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As my contract is coming to an end quite soon,

I would like to hammer home some key items that are accepted in the blue cart program and now at the new depot for public drop off. I would recommend placing recycling recep-tors in various rooms in your house and just see how fast they fill up.

It is so easy to only think about the kitchen when it comes to packaging. Indeed, the kitchen provides a lot of materials for the blue cart through the packaging our food comes in. Every rigid plastic container that food comes in can be recycled in the blue cart. Single serve packaging as well, such

as K-cups from single brew coffee makers (empty them out first) and yogurt and pud-ding cups. As well as boxboard – boxes from cereal, crackers, etc. All metal food pack-aging, including jar lids and aerosol cans from cooking spray and there is no need to remove the labels.

In the office area of your home, there are lots of papers to recycle, but also enve-lopes from bills and other mail. And don’t forget all those newspa-pers, inserts, flyers and receipts. Remember to bring printer cartridges in for recycling!

In the bathroom there is nearly as much recycling as in the kitchen. Those little toilet paper roll cores

add up really fast, espe-cially in a family house-hold. Also, shampoo, conditioner, body wash and other hair products come in recyclable plas-tic bottles. Even hair spray cans are accepted in the curbside blue cart. A note for people who wear contacts, the small plastic covers that new contacts come

in can also go in the recycling. No item is too small to throw into the blue cart.

In the shed and garage area windshield washer fluid, empty containers from fertil-izer, seeds, and even empty pesticide con-tainers. The amount of recycling in every room of the house can be surprising!

Unaccepted items remain the same – glass, Styrofoam, soft plastic (film, bags, and overwrap) and prod-ucts. Glass, Styrofoam and soft plastics can be taken into the MMBC depots. All products however, are not in the scope of this program (ex: Tupperware or ziplock bags)

Lastly, I know the column I wrote about

the public drop off was not entirely accurate. To clarify, all materials except glass are being accepted at Tatlow Rd (2880 Tatlow Rd). Glass is being accepted at the Bulkley Valley Bottle Depot (19th Ave). Please remember that this program is very new and the de-pots are opening with minimal resources from MMBC. The depot is working hard to get signage up and to or-ganize the site. Patience and understanding is always appreciated.

Alexie StephensTown of Smithers Community Recy-

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GUEST VIEWAlexie Stephens

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POINT OF VIEW

Until recently, when people asked me why I moved from Australia to Canada last year, I

struggled to give them a good answer. I’m too old to be “taking a gap year” and I didn’t have a job lined up when I arrived. So when I answered I said uninspired things like “I just wanted an adventure”, and I left it at that.

Before I boarded an A380 to Vancouver last June, I had been living and working in the Kimberley in Australia’s north-west. The place, Kununurra, was hot, wild and beautiful. There were crocodiles, and some Dundee-like characters too.

I was a reporter there for a newspaper called The Kimberley Echo, where I covered everything from cane toads and croc encounters to environmental issues and immense disadvantage among the region’s Aboriginal people. Although I wasn’t from that area, as I settled into the town I became passionate about sharing its stories. I took care to do that accurately, responsibly and without bias and I was rewarded with an incredible experience. Then, after three years, it was time for a new challenge.

As an Australian, the rest of the world can seem a long way away, and a lot of it is. New Zealand is kind of close, but the Kiwis are a lot like us, so there is little culture shock to experience there.

I grew up in the country and I never stepped on foreign soil, even for a holiday, until 2012 when I vis-ited New York City. When I did, I realized just how different another Western culture could be from my own. I felt I’d been sheltered by Australia’s isolation. I wanted to challenge myself, and I wanted to do it somewhere far from home, so I applied for a Visa to work in Canada.

It only dawned on me recently that I did have a real reason for moving here. I didn’t just want to live in Canada, I wanted to be a reporter in Canada. It’s a job that I love, and one that I’ve been doing for eight years.

Having arrived in the Bulkley Valley in February and worked in the Hazeltons for a few months, I’m already blown away by the beauty of the landscape and the passion of its people.

I see a pro-active community of individuals who care enough about where they live to have a vision for its future, no matter what they think that should look like.

Only the community itself can identify the things it considers important and as a reporter I intend to listen to local voices.

When I’m not busy listening I’ll be looking, wide-eyed up at the mountains, and pinching myself because I have an opportunity to do the job that I love in a place as inspiring as the Bulkley Valley.

Alicia BridgesNew reporter

The Interior News

Living the dream in the Bulkley Valley

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Ski underpass ex-ceeds expectations

Editor:The Bulkley Valley

Cross Country Ski Club recently completed a pedestrian, skier and dog underpass linking the Chris Dahlie Trails on the north side of the road with the Pine Creek Trails on the south side. From the first concep-tion of the project a year and a half ago the enthusiastic support and financial backing of the club executive gave the volunteer project crew the incentive to carry through with fundrais-ing, planning and con-struction.

The completed project has exceeded our best hopes. We received fi-nancial support from the Ministry of Transporta-tion and Infrastructure, Wetzin’kwa Community Forest, the Northern Development Initia-tive Trust and ICBC. It was the ministry that spearheaded the actual construction as a day labour project, under the able and experi-enced leadership of Fred Seychuk, who seemed to have an answer for every problem that arose. While the cross country ski club paid the $67,000 to buy the concrete sec-tions, it was the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure that paid the bills for construction and installation, more than twice that amount. The contractors, Barb’s Trucking, Rob Bredow Contracting, Pidherny Contracting and D&R Flagging brought ex-perience and pride to the project. HBH Land Surveying donated their services and equipment, and various club mem-bers donated time and expertise. As you are driving up Hudson Bay Mountain Road have a look at a project very well done.

Stephen HowardProject Supervisor

Bulkley Valley Cross-Country Ski Club

Teachers thank supporters

Editor:On behalf of

our membership, the Bulkley Valley Teachers Union would like to express our thanks for the outpour-ing of support we received from the people of the Bulkley Valley during our job action. We were encour-aged constantly by horns honking; waves, thumbs up, queries from parents, and generous donations of food, coffee, water, and even firewood.  It was the strong show-ing of public support that enabled teachers to stand on the picket lines for five weeks fighting for better conditions for students, and for public education in general.  

Thank you from the teachers of the Bulkley Valley!

Ilona WeissBVTU president

Teacher tactics bad for students

Editor:In response to Ms.

Hartley’s nose out of joint because some-one dared question the teachers tactics on union benefit negotiations:

I have no problems with proper negotiations, but when you use the students as pawns and withhold their educa-tion while you tug at the purse strings of the government, of which

we all contribute, that goes way beyond reason-able negotiations; and far from being “bitter and envious” of teach-ers as you put it, I am proud that I don’t stoop to what’s tantamount to civil disobedience by withholding education to students while you stomp up and down in order to get your way. Is that the message you want to send to students, do whatever you have to do for more money and benefits at whatever cost to the taxpayers? The end does not always justify the means.

Patrick StokesSouth Hazelton

China deal bad for Canada

Editor:Well folks,

Sept. 12 was a sad day for Canadi-ans. Our Prime Minister, Steven Harper ratified the FIPA with China. For those

of you that don’t know much about this deal that was done in secret by the Conservatives, we have now entered into a 31-year trade deal with China. Only until it was revealed to us all, by the Green Party leader, Elizabeth May, was anyone even aware of it’s existence. Since know-ing, more than 80,000 concerned Canadi-ans have signed a petiti-tion to have it stopped in its tracks, but Mr. Harper went ahead on Friday, regardless of an impending court injunc-tion initiated by Hupa-

casath First Nation to stop the deal.

The reason for all the concern is in the details.(FIPA) The Canada-Chi-na Foreign Investment Protection and Promo-tion Agreement will enable state owned en-terprises of the People’s Republic of China to sue the Canadian govern-ment for damages result-ing from any law that im-pacts their profits. And remember, damages can be claimed at all three levels of government. In this agreement, this in-cludes even the laws that protect our lands and waters. Can you believe it? Trade disputes will be settled out of court by special arbitrators in secret tribunals. The de-cisions that these tribu-nals make CANNOT be appealed!

NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, if Canada wishes, can be opted out of in as little as six months, where as FIPA now, quite possibly, has us locked in for a mini-mum of 31 years. We can only hope that the courts will stand with First Na-tions, along with many of the rest of us that feel that this is an unaccept-able deal for Canada, our natural resources, our peoples and our environment.

How can a Prime Minister make such a terrible deal for Cana-dians? Which country is this guy working for? If you wish to join the fight against the FIPA, go to the Green Party of Canada website to find the link, “Stand Up For Canada” and sign the petition. I hope you do. You can also visit the Hupacasath First Nation website at www.wes-tandtogether.ca. There you will find a couple of interesting films along with much more infor-mation regarding this bad trade deal for Cana-dians.

Terry CharterThe Hazeltons

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100 YEARS OF MEMORIESMusicians play classical music at Quick’s St. John the Divine Church’s 100th anniversary Sunday celebration. Rev. Ray Fletcher (right) says a prayer for the newly planted memory tree and plaque with Rev. Mike Monkman. The plaque read, “Planted by Rev. Mike Monk-man this Sunday the 28th of September, 2014 in celebration of St. John the Divine’s 100th anniversary.” Chris Gareau photos

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Input sought for B.C. electoral boundaries

B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission chair Justice Tom Melnick converses with citizens in Smithers last Tuesday evening.

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By Chris GareauSmithers/Interior News

Population shifts mean changes for the boundaries of B.C. ridings and could mean a shift in provincial power in the next election.

That is why the B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission is traveling the province for public input, making a stop at the Hudson Bay Lodge in Smithers last Tuesday evening.

Smithers, Telkwa, and the Hazeltons are in the Stikine district. Stikine covers a vast area from the Alaskan border in the

northeast to Omineca Provincial Park on the west side, and Talkwa on a southern jog along Highway 16.

The electoral district is up for some changes since its population is one of the smallest in B.C. and fell since the last redistribution in 2008. Possible solutions brought forward at the sparsely-attended Smithers meeting included a rejoining with Houston and Burns Lake.

A preliminary report is due in May with a second round of hearings before final lines are drawn for future MLAs.

The public can also give input at bc-ebc.ca.

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District Lot 734 and Block B, District Lot 956, all within Range 5, Coast District. Notice is also given that such closed road allowances be vested pursuant to Section 60 Range 5, Coast District. Notice is also given that such closed road allowances be vested pursuant to Section 60 Range 5, Coast District. Notice is also given that such

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From right to left: New Smithers Boston Pizza franchisees Chad Kingsley, Adin Bennett and Stu-art Ramsay hand over $5,000 to Geri Britton, the executive director of the Bulkley Valley Community Foundation. Mayor Taylor Bachrach was also on hand for the grand opening on Saturday night. The restaurant opened to the public on Tuesday.

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Laughing for a good causeBy Chris GareauSmithers/Interior News

The third annual Bulkley Valley Healthcare and Hospital Foundation Gala is bringing laughs and cash Saturday evening.

A big announcement is also planned according to foundation vice-chair Jo Ann Groves, who hinted it will involve a new health service being offered to people in the area.

“It will make a difference and it will be quite a range of people it will affect,” hinted Groves.

The expected-to-be sold out event will entertain 240 guests at Hudson Bay Lodge with a performance by Dr. Laugh, also known as Chris Johnson from South Surrey by way of Yorkshire, England.

Silent auction prizes include Canucks game tickets, Prince Rupert Fishing Carter, and 10 Days in Hawaii.

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Rivers Day celebrates waterways

By Kendra WongSmithers/Interior News

The Smithers Steelheads’ roster is still up in the air, despite the fact that their first game is this week.

Steelheads head coach Tom DeVries said most players are returning this year, but noted they will have to figure out players’ availability before they finalize the roster.

“Some [players] are gone at work too. We have to add them as they’re going to play. If they’re not going play this weekend, then we’ll wait and see,” said DeVries.

Darryl Young, who has been captain for a number of years, is planning on playing less games this season to spend more time with his family.

“I wasn’t going to commit to a full season and all the travel. I’ve done it for nine or 10 years and it’s time for me to slow down a bit,” said Young.

With Young playing less, the team will be in need of a new captain.

Young speculated forwards Ian Smith and Adam DeVries would make good replacements.

Starting goaltenders are also questionable with some of their current goalies at work camps.

“We had a couple of guys who came and tried out but they haven’t been our goalies before,” said DeVries. “It’s a wait and see process.”

But DeVries isn’t worried. “Sometimes it takes about

a month or so before we figure things out,” he said.

The first game of the season is in Terrace on Saturday, Oct. 4 against the Terrace River Kings.

Steelhead roster still up in air

By Kendra WongTelkwa/Interior News

Hundreds of people came out to Telkwa last weekend to celebrate the clean waterways that flow throughout the Bulkley Valley.

The 34th annual B.C. Rivers Day is held on the last Sunday of September and brings awareness to the province’s clean rivers. World Rivers Day, also on Sept. 28 this year, is based on the success of B.C. Rivers Day, according to the website.

Locally, individuals organized a float down a portion of the Bulkley River.

“[It’s] about the waterways that flow through our valley and thinking about what we get from free-flowing and clean rivers,” said Gladys Atrill, who helped organize the river float on Sunday morning.

“Where we live here, our rivers provide us with drinking water and provide us with recreation and occupation. Rivers are really integral to who we are and this is the one day a year where we can give our thoughts to the rivers and benefit from it.”

More than 60 people floated from Quick Bridge to Telkwa this year in colourful kayaks, canoes, and paddle boards.

Numerous people have made the annual downstream float a tradition.

Patty Borek and her daughter Bridgit are from Vanderhoof and have participated in Rivers Day for the past three years.

“It’s fun. We like to paddle and we have the most beautiful rivers in the world in northern B.C.,” said Borek.

For Smithers’ Mike and Darlene Doogan-Smith, this is their fifth Rivers Day float and one last opportunity to enjoy time on the river this season.

“We just like being with like-minded people who appreciate the rivers and for us, having that one last chance to get on the river before the winter flies,” said Mike.

Diane Suter floated down the river in a canoe this year.

“It’s a great day for all these people to get together and just share what the Bulkley River and all the other rivers in the area give us like the clean water, the fish, the recreation and the natural beauty,” said Suter, who has participated in the float

every year since 2007. “Everyone gets together to share the

river and it’s really a great feeling . . . there’s a feel of togetherness with other people who love the river the way it is.”

There was also a barbecue and live entertainment at Eddy Park in Telkwa, similar to the celebrations they’ve put on the last few years.

“[The river] is definitely a part of the soul of this community and it’s just that one day a year that people can pay special attention to it,” said Atrill. “Just take time to contemplate how rich our lives are because of the rich rivers that flow through.”

People must also take responsibility for the rivers in the region and clean up any mess they might leave next to the shoreline, she added.

“We all need to be responsible for our own behaviour and take our litter with us,” said Atrill. “It’s easy to focus on the big things, but it’s the little things that make a difference too, from fishing lines to coffee cups. We need to take care of it the best we can.”

Photos left to right: A girl gets ready to paddle down the Bulkley River from Quick to Telkwa on Sunday during the annual B.C. Rivers Day � oat. Gladys Atrill (back of boat) and fellow paddlers were one of the last boats to depart from Quick Bridge

Kendra Wong photos

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Vancouver Canuck defenceman Dan Hamhuis has set up a new program to honour people in communities around the province.

Hammer’s Heroes aims to recognize youth who are “trying to improve his or her community,” said Hamhuis in a promotional video.

Alex Oxenham, director of community partnerships with the Canucks, said Hamhuis and his wife, Sarah, want to recognize everyday youth who make a difference in their community.

“We’re looking for kids who have done something special, are leaders in their community or someone who has taken the time to do something selfless for others,” said Oxenham.

“For Dan and Sarah,

it’s just about thanking and inspiring others. If you see a kid being recognized at a game, hopefully it will inspire other kids to get involved and step up for people. That would be the ultimate win.”

Forty-one heroes will receive a pair of tickets to a Canucks home game and may be featured on Canucks.com.

Oxenham said they’ve received a “good bunch” of applications so far and will ramp up promotional efforts leading up to the games.

Application deadlines depend on which home games nominees would like to attend.

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UNBC offers tuition credits to athletesBy Kendra WongSmithers/Interior News

If you think you have what it takes to compete in the 2015 Canada Winter Games, it could also win you over $2,000 in tuition fees to the University of British Columbia.

The Prince George campus will be hosting the closing ceremony in March and officials hope the incentive will encourage athletes to return to the region to attend post-secondary school in the future.

“We know that the athletes and their

families will have a terrific experience at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George and we hope that this incentive will encourage them to come back to northern B.C.,” said Daniel Weeks, president of UNBC. “Elite athletes must be able to balance their rigorous academics and training requirements. This program will help lessen their financial burden as they pursue their studies.”

The university will provide qualified athletes and officials with a $2,500 tuition credit over the course of two semesters.

Athletes must sign up in person

or online prior to March 31, 2015 to qualify for the credit. The incentive can be claimed when a student enrols and can be used for students beginning their studies between 2015 and 2019.

“UNBC is an exceptional educational facility — one of the top small universities in Canada. To see this as a legacy of the 2015 Games is something we’re very proud to be a part of,” said Stuart Ballantyne, CEO of the Games.

The Games will take place in Prince George from Feb. 13 to Mar. 1 next year. Sports include alpine skiing, archery, biathlon and snowboarding.

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The Road Warriors, one of Smithers’ few women’s hockey teams, is gearing up for the new season starting this month and they’re looking for new recruits.

With the first practice this weekend, the team is looking at adding more players to their roster.

“Our numbers have dropped this year. We have 15 people registered so far, but our team likes to have about 20 registered,” said Sandra Mellace, who plays defence.

“We lost four women to pregnancy this year . . . but they always come back.”

The team has been around for almost two decades with a core group of roughly 10 women who have been playing together for years. They range in

age from early 20s to 50s.

Mellace has been with the team for 17 years and prior to joining, she had no experience playing hockey.

“My girlfriend asked me to come out and I fell in love with it instantly,” said

Mellace. “We’re all really

close friends. I really like that it’s something I can do after the kids are sleeping. It’s women’s hockey, it’s great exercise and our coaches are phenomenal.”

The Warriors have the opportunity to hit

the ice once a week on Sundays, but they are hoping practice times could increase with the new arena opening.

While they occasionally play non-contact hockey against the other women’s team in town, the Prowlers,

their main focus is preparing for tournaments.

They usually play an average of four tournaments a year, with some in Terrace, Prince Rupert and Smithers.

Mellace said the three volunteer coaches have helped improve her hockey skills immensely over the years.

“I’m always trying to improve my game and we get tons of feedback at practice. I really enjoy the game, it’s fun and it’s great exercise,” she said. “The more ice time you get, the better you’re going to get.”

The first practice is Sunday, Oct. 5 at 7:15 p.m. at the civic centre.

Registration forms can be found at Dan’s Source for Sports.

For more information, email [email protected].

The Road Warriors’ � rst practice is Sunday, Oct. 5 at the civic centre. Submitted photo

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Just off Hudson Bay Mountain Road sits a farm slightly secluded from the public eye.

Driving up the dirt road to Double D-Lux Trailrides and Petting Zoo, it becomes obvious why children love spending time at this hidden gem in Smithers.

Dogs roam around the 10-acre property freely, chickens cluck away, guinea pigs and rabbits hop together in their cages, goats and sheep lounge around, the two llamas rest peacefully and some 20 horses neigh in the background.

The petting zoo is run by Smithers resident and animal lover Darlene Helkenberg.

Not only is it a petting zoo, but it is also home to the Noble Spirit Program for special needs children in the Bulkley Valley.

“[The farm] is geared toward education,” said Helkenberg. “If you can learn compassion for animals, you can learn compassion for humans.”

Helkenberg has been running the trail rides and petting zoo for the past 15 years in various locations in the area and finally settled on the current property on Moncton Road recently.

“You can fit animals into just about anything that you do in life.

It gives people the opportunity to leave real life and it’s something enjoyable that they can watch or be a part of,” said Helkenberg of the Noble Spirit program.

The program, named after one of the horses, has been running for the past few years. It uses animal- and equine-assisted therapy to help children with special needs such as autism.

“I try to make it something that will really benefit the kids but usually they come because there is an indication that they do like horses. Using horses as counsellors is such a nice way of putting it to kids

that are saying ‘I don’t want to go to a psychiatrist’,” she said.

“It’s just making a safer environment where kids can be

more comfortable talking and really helps them go a little deeper and look at some of the problems they’re having.”

They’ve had a wide variety of people coming up

to the zoo, from people completing community service to students getting volunteers hours to people with addictions or fetal alcohol

syndrome, as well as kids dropping in just to play with the animals.

According to Helkenberg, animals are generally accepting of everyone, which helps so many

people connect with them.

“They’re not [judgemental.] They accept people and they’re very forgiving. If we make mistakes,

they won’t hold it against us and there is something about fur, just being able to hold them, there’s something there that’s so rewarding,” she said.

Jessica Horn is

on exchange from Germany and has been volunteering at the zoo for the past two weeks.

“I’ve learned so many new things like taking care of kittens and training llamas,” she said. “I think it’s good for kids. You can learn so much just from taking care of something that’s living and horses are really relaxed mostly.”

Kim Connors’ 10-year-old daughter Cassidy has been going to the farm for the past six years.

“It gives them lots of confidence and teaches them responsibility and it’s just great for them to be around animals,” said Connors.

“[Cassidy is] an animal lover; I think it’s the socialization that she likes. We’ve grown with Darlene as we’ve been there and we’ve ended up getting our own horses. We spend a lot of time up there.”

The farm has received lots of support from the community (one of the horse sheds was built by a volunteer while supplies were also donated), said Helkenberg.

However, the cost of running a farm full of animals isn’t cheap and space is becoming limited.

Helkenberg speculated the price of feeding the animals is upwards of $2,000 a month.

“We appreciate the support we’re getting from the community, but we are looking for some board members to turn this into something that is a lot better utilized,” she said. “We’ve just about outgrown this place.”

She said they are currently looking at an 180-acre property in between Hazelton and Moricetown where they could potentially turn it into more than just a drop-in program.

“I would love to see it like a school, something that’s ongoing and that should be a part of our life. There are some kids who hate sitting in school and if they can learn by living on the farm, I would love to see that,” said Helkenberg.

Photos left to right: Jessica horn feeds the two llamas at Double D-Lux Trailrides and Petting Zoo Friday afternoon. Hazel Wang entertains the zoo’s parrot which has a vocabulary of 200 words.

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“If you can learn compassion for animals, you can learn compassion for humans,”

-Darlene HelkenbergOwner, operator of Double D-Lux Trailrides and Petting Zoo

Double D-Lux connects children and animals

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Brenda Mallory

An apple a day...

Apples! I have been thinking about apples today. Why? Maybe it is that school is back in session. Could be the beginning of a new fall season. Apples and fall seem

to go together.Mind you, apples

and school have a connection as well. Teachers would often get an apple from a student. Apples are a symbol of teachers and education.

Back in the 60s when I taught school in Maple Ridge and fall came our way, we would celebrate the apple and other harvest foods. Each child would bring a couple apples one day. Higher grade students would come to help the Grade 1 students cut and prepare apple sauce. We would also dry apple slices or

make an apple crisp. We would read stories that had an apple theme. We would colour pictures of apples. One year we actually put together a simple recipe book about apples.

Apples are such a healthy thing to eat. Not in the sugary juice or some other products that might not be the real deal.

Apples are nature’s toothbrush among other things.

Apples it has been found might have the good things to help fight some types of cancers.  An apple can decrease the risk

of diabetes, reduce cholesterol with its soluble fiber. It might prevent gallstones. Must be why we say “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Unless of course the doctor is coming to eat apple pie bread.

A friend from university days who know her apples sent this recipe:

APPLE PIE BREAD

½ butter softened1 cup sugar¼ cup milk2 eggs1 tsp vanilla2 cups shredded

apples

2 cups flour2 tsp baking

powder1 tsp cinnamonStreusel Topping3 tbsp flourcinnamon¼ cup brown sugar½ cup  walnuts

choppedsome butter cut in. Bake at 350 degrees

for 60- 70 minutes.

Give this a try and celebrate the healthy apple. Thanks to Irene for the recipe.

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In accordance with Section 224 and 227 (1) of the Community Charter, The Village of Telkwa is proposing to adopt the 2015 Property Tax Exemption Bylaw 644, 2014. The impact of this exemption can be viewed on the Village of Telkwa Website (www.telkwa.com) or at 1415 Hankin Avenue. The 2015 Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 644, 2014 will be on the Council agenda for third reading October 14, 2014 with � nal reading set for October 27, 2014. Any questions or concerns should be addressed in writing before October 10, 2014 for the October 14, 2014 Regular meeting of Council.

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BV SAR introduces recruits to new environmentsBy Kendra WongSmithers/Interior News

The Bulkley Valley Search and Rescue are ramping up efforts to rope in volunteers for the upcoming season.

They will be hosting an open house this month to encourage new members to join.

“We had some calls this year, we got called to Tatogga Lake and two medical rescues that we were called out for,” said Michael Williams, training officer and search manager with the BV SAR.

“Having people here is a good thing because sometimes we couldn’t do it with any less people [than what] came out. Anybody is able to help in some shape or form.”

There are roughly 15 to 20 volunteer members with the BV SAR, some who have

been with the team for more than 10 years and others who have only joined within the last year.

Each region has a certain set of skills that they focus on depending on the terrain.

The BV SAR focuses on swift water rescue, rope rescue and ground search and rescue.

It meets twice a month for ground SAR training, and the swift water and rope teams meet once or twice a month at the search and rescue hall located in the basement of the Ranger Park building.

They will often go to different areas around Smithers, depending on the scenario.

“The terrain here [in Smithers] is very versatile and can accommodate many different training scenarios, so it’s very

useful that way,” said Williams.

Occasionally they have the opportunity to travel to Prince George, the Lower Mainland or other areas in northern B.C. and train with other SAR teams.

Steve Jennings, a member and co-coordinator of the swift water rescue

team, said they have seen an increase in the number of people joining the swift water team.

“In the past year, our capacity and number of members that come out to practices has gone up. We’ve really rejuvenated the team,” said Jennings. “We’ve really rebuilt our

capacity and done a lot of training in 2014.”

According to Williams, BV SAR is working hard to outfit members with the latest technologies to help with recruitment.

“Swift water SAR have been growing in their capability and equipment standards. Right now,

we’re transitioning into employing new standards for the province. We’ve got some inflatable kayaks and a cataraft,” he said.

The rope rescue team was recently outfitted with all the gear they would need to complete rope rescues over cliff edges.

Last month, ground SAR also received in-reach devices that communicate with satellites to allow members to send text messages and emails and sync them to smart phones or tablets in areas where there is no reception.

For Jennings, being a part of the team provides a chance to use his skills in new environments.

“There’s lots of opportunities to learn new skills,” said Jennings. “Just the opportunities

to go out in river environments and understand what’s going on with the rivers and figure out how to help people in need.”

Williams agreed with Jennings’ assertions.

“Just realizing the different environments that you can work in and how to problem solve through different types of terrain and the type of terrain that you encounter has added to my base of knowledge,” said Williams.

The open house is Tuesday, Oct. 7 at the search and rescue hall at 7 p.m.

“If you are someone who has been in the outdoors lots, we welcome those skills and if you’re brand new, don’t feel intimidated. We will be able to share with you the skills that you’ll need for SAR,” added Williams.

Members of the swift water rescue team practice river rescue techniques on the Bulkley River in July 2014.

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By Chris GareauKispiox/Interior News

It is an understatement to say horses play a large role in Western productions. A Kispiox rancher and farmer rode into town to take control of the horses and appear himself in CBC’s new drama Strange Empire, premiering Monday at 9 p.m.

Milt Swanson took the reigns after being called up by Virtue Studios. He brought down his horses and has been working in the Langley area since June to produce the first season.

“I supply teams of horses, riding horses, harnesses and saddles, and wagons,” explained Swanson.

It was a short production window to shoot the show that relies greatly on the B.C. rural landscape to recreate the 1869 Alberta-Montana border area. Call time was 7 a.m. for shooting, which meant very long days for Swanson and his team.

“For us to have the horses fed and then loaded, and then drive to the set, and then unload them and put on harnesses, we’ve got to be like three hours earlier to get ready for that set. So we’re starting at like four o’clock in the morning, and it’s a 12-hour day so we’re done just off the set at eight,” said Swanson.

“Then you’ve got to do that over, so we’re talking like a midnight thing... Some days are even longer and you get maybe three hours of sleep,” said Swanson.

The former B.C. fiddle champion said he also gets some face time in front of the camera, playing in a pivotal early scene that sets the stage for the women heroes to star. Swanson was a stage coach driver, and is likely to appear riding down the dusty town road in future episodes.

The Kispiox man got into show business to make some extra money to support his farming life, but he has become enamoured with how Strange Empire was produced so efficiently. He added that he will definitely be watching the show.

“It’s so amazing when you’re actually standing right beside those scenes, literally 10 feet away when they’re shooting,” said Swanson.

He hopes people tune in so the Canadian production is a success and gives more jobs to Canadian actors and production crews.

“It’s helping out the B.C. economy and guys like myself. There’s a lot of people involved in it,” said Swanson.

Strange Empire focuses on the plights of a group of women in the Alberta-Montana border country of 1869. A gritty drama based in the town of Janestown, it hits on the era’s issues of race, gender, morality, and the basic struggle for survival.

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The Bulkley Valley Concert Association is presenting the opening performance of their 2014/2015 concert season on Oct. 6 at the Della Herman Theatre at 7:30 p.m.

Canadian folk hero, Valdy and the blue-haired priestess of the bassoon, Nadina Mackie Jackson, are weaving their musical paths into a tapestry of musical styles, ranging from folk to baroque and coloured by a friendship that reaches across the stage and genres. Joined by jazz pianist Karel Roessingh, mixing the Valdy songbook, jazz and classical works including Vivaldi, their concerts delight audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

Valdy, born Valdemar Horsdal in Ottawa, has been part of the fabric of Canadian pop and folk music for over 34 years. A man with a thousand friends, from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island to Texas to New Zealand, he’s a singer, guitarist and songwriter who catches the small but telling moments that make up life.

Remembered for Play Me a Rock and Roll Song, his bitter-sweet memory of finding himself, a relaxed and amiable story-teller, facing a rambunctious audience at the Aldergrove Rock Festival circa 1968, Valdy has sold almost half

a million copies of his 13 albums, has two Juno Awards (Folk Singer of the Year and Folk Entertainer of the Year), a total of seven Juno nominations and four Gold albums to his credit.

Canada’s most visible bassoonist, Nadina Mackie Jackson, records and performs worldwide on both modern and historical bassoons and has released 11 solo recordings and over 100 chamber music and orchestral recordings.

Recent releases include Vivaldi Volume 1 with Nicholas McGegan and the Canadian Concerto Project with Guy Few and Group of 27.

Nadina’s 2012 touring schedule took her from California to Whitehorse, from the Maritimes, Quebec, and all Western provinces in recital and as a concerto soloist. Nadina teaches at the University of Toronto and the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

The BV Concert Association’s 2014/15 season continues with three more productions:Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg’s HighgateJan. 18, 7:30 p.m.

Wolak-Donnelly DuoMar. 1, 4:00 p.m. matinee Ballet Jorgen’s Cinderella

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celebrating the skeenaAbout 50 people floated in rafts and canoes from Kispiox Village to Old Hazelton in celebration of B.C. Rivers Day on Sunday. Smoked salmon and hot drinks were served at a barbecue at the riverboat afterwards.

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Camp ties to staff shortageBy Alicia Bridges Hazelton/Interior News

Restaurant owners in the Hazeltons say they are struggling to find good workers because camp jobs in the resource industries are draining the local employee pool.

Historic B.C. Cafe owner and chef Brad Wilson said finding skilled service workers in the Hazeltons was becoming increasingly difficult because camp jobs, which can pay up to $350 per day in B.C., were luring away the region’s best cooks and kitchen workers.

He said it was impossible for small-business owners like himself to compete with the salaries being offered for camp cooks and kitchen staff.

“I’m competing big-time [with the camps],” said Wilson.

“Anybody with a ticket, anybody with any skill set in the kitchen, you can make $80 a day here or make $300 a day out at camp.”

He said he had trained unskilled people to work in his kitchen, only to lose them to a camp job after they had gained experience.

“Once I have taken somebody who has no skill set and trained them, given them the skills to work in a kitchen, it’s not long before they take those skills and go work in camp,” said Wilson.

Staff retention is also a problem for Boat’s Soup & Juice Bar manager Rene Chandler, but she believes camp jobs have already bled the local labour market dry.

“The people that we want are already in camps so they just don’t materialise,” said Chandler.

“Who wants to work for $60 when they can work for $300 [a day]”.

Another local eatery, Rob’s Restaurant in New Hazelton, announced on Facebook in August that it was closing due to a shortage of staff.

The Upper Skeena Development Centre in Hazelton offers guidance to job-seekers who want to enter the workforce.

Executive director Alice Smith said she had noticed an increase in the number of entry-level jobs being advertised in the Hazeltons.

She believes the current labour shortage in the service industry will be temporary, and that it is probably caused by seasonal workers who are employed elsewhere in the short-term.

However, she noted higher-paying entry-level jobs in trades and resources are giving job-seekers more options outside the retail and hospitality industries.

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Wallace Conway McIntyre1928 – 2014

Passed away in his 86th year at Smithers Bulkley Valley District Hospital Saturday September 27, 2014.

Wally is survived by Myrtle (Shuttleworth), his wife of 55 years, children; Juanita (Tammy), Paul (Ellie), Sandra (Blair), Gwen (Jeff) and Nels (Carly); and grandchildren Jolene, Nels, Rebekah, Angus, Acacia, Blake, Kayl, Sydney, Jessica and Jordan.

Wally was predeceased by his brother, Clarence Johnson and Ivy Moroski and is survived by sisters; Bernice Hoopfer and Ena Osatiuk.

Wally Was born in the Burns Lake hospital and spent his childhood in the area. At a young age he began working in the local logging camps where he ran horse teams. He always spoke well of his time in the forest industry, and he particularly enjoyed all the good times with his buddies and the horse teams he worked with daily.

One night at a dance in Decker Lake Wally met the love of his life Myrtle Shuttleworth. They danced the night away and in August 1959 they were married in Merritt, B.C.

They moved to Smithers and bought a small hobby farm where they raised horses, cows, chickens, ducks, dogs and cats and five children! Their land was planted with large, fruitful gardens where they mainly grew vegetables, but most particularly potatoes.

He was an energetic father whose ambitions for his children in sports and farming were great. He taught them all to live with and care for all their animals and encouraged them to participate in every sport you could name.

Wally had spent much of his youth skiing, both cross country and downhill. He loved being out in the snow and taught his children how to do both as well.

In Smithers Wally worked for B.C. Hydro as a linesman until he retired in 1980.

Wally and Myrtle eventually made their way back to Wally’s old stomping grounds on Babine Lake in Granisle. He spent most of his time in the woods and hills around Babine Lake fishing, hunting, picking berries and just generally spending his time outside.

A big part of Wally’s life was music; he loved to play guitar, fiddle, organ and accordion, but the instruments most dear to him were the mandolin and harmonica. Many have seen him play at the Smithers Fall Fair and the Music festivals over the years.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday October 4th at the Dze L K’ant Friendship Center 3955 3rd Ave, Smithers 1:00 pm.

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BETTER BARGAINSRita Lizotte, left, was among the volunteers who were busy stocking tables at the Women’s Auxiliary Thrift Shop yard sale on Friday. Shoppers walked away from the Wrinch Memorial Hospital, where the sale was held, with armfuls of thrifted items. Proceeds will go to the hospital for equip-ment and special projects as requested by doctors.

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Training meets demand“I think some people are very

suited to [service industry] work but there is lots of opportunity now to look at industry, for example gas and oil, mining, we’ve always seen a need for Class 1 truck drivers,” said Smith.

“There’s a lot of need for welders, people who are able to work in camp environments and have the certification that goes along with those jobs.”

Northwest Community College regional contracts officer Sue-Ann Norton said the college was running a Cook’s Helper program to meet a predicted need for more camp cooks and kitchen workers in the future.

The four-month-long program, which not only teaches students how to cook but prepares them for entry to the workforce, started in Gitsequkla this week.

Although anyone can sign up for the program at the college’s Terrace campus, in Gitsequkla it is being offered to 12 First Nation students through the B.C. government’s Aboriginal Service Plan.

The same program has also run in Moricetown, Greenville and Masset.

Smith said it would give First Nation students the skills to capitalise on opportunities which arise as industrial development in the region increases.

“[The provincial government] has identified that cooks, cook’s helpers and chefs are going to be needed throughout this entire region,” said Norton.

“It’s not necessarily specific to the camp industry but that being said, there could be a lot of camps going up in this area if everything goes through.

“Say if there is a transmission line or a pipeline or a gold mine, if they need to have a camp, these students, these graduates would be a great pool of employees to draw from.”

She said the college tailors its course offerings to meet current and future industry needs.

“Over the years, because of what is going on in our part of British Columbia and because of the predicted need for so many jobs our focus has shifted to workforce training,” said Norton.

“Our goal is to get people ready for the jobs that are coming and for people that are already in the jobs to try and maybe upgrade or add additional education to their portfolios.”

From CAMP TIES on Front