By Melanie RobinsonFORT ST. JOHN – It’s been said that Canadian theatre is a lot

different than other international theatre, simply because it’s not as developed as other countries.

Canadians are a combination of different aspects of the indus-try, a mix of different things, with an added twist.

Add on top of that the desire to not have to impress anyone, and professionals in the field being humble about their achieve-ments, and you’ve got a Canadian actor.

You’ve also got 21 year-old Ted Sloan.Sloan, a student at the University of Alberta, who’s studying

theatre, was raised in Fort St. John and his desire to become an actor started at an early age when in elementary school he was involved in a week long training camp on acting.

The desire, however, didn’t end there and in junior high and high school Sloan was involved in a slew of experiences that would further his progress towards becoming an actor.

Aside from his experience in school, he’s also recently had an opportunity for something more than can be taught by his professors – a lead role in a play at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival – the largest and oldest festival in North America.

Sloan played Chester MacDonald in Hoboheme, a play written specifically for the fringe. MacDonald is a rich man turned hobo when, after the Great Depression, his wife runs away with his money and he decides to start a new life and makes friends with a group of hobo’s along the way.

While Sloan wasn’t expecting such a role when he auditioned, he’s grateful for the experience he was able to get by being in-volved.

“When I auditioned, I didn’t think I was going to get any-thing,” he said. “I had no idea I was going to get the lead role. I mean it’s a very character driven play, but I had no idea I’d get that much attention.”

Sloan wasn’t the only one getting the attention.The play, which was performed away from the fringe grounds,

with upwards of 20 other shows happening at the same time as its seven performances, finished with a sold out run and a five star rating.

“Being able to sell out every night is a really good testament to the skill of the show,” he said, adding it was the whole ensemble that brought the show together and made it such a success.

The cast of 11 included eight people from the Rapid Fire The-atre improv group, which Sloan said was a really cool atmo-sphere to be dropped into.

While all but three people had acted together before, Sloan said the whole ensemble stepped up to the plate to make the play come together, including discussions over harmonies, music and the acting.

His favourite part of the show is that, as the audience is arriv-ing at the theatre, the cast is in character building the set, which affords an ability for interaction you might not see in other pro-ductions.

Sloan likens it to being on a roller coaster and being in control but not so much in control that you don’t know where it’s going to go.

When the play begins, his character is the first on stage, where he sings a solo, and it is that feeling that Sloan says makes him realize why he chose this career.

“It is the feeling that I wouldn’t have been able to describe before I got into

acting, but it’s a feeling where you’re just raring to go, you don’t know what’s going to happen, you know whatever is going to happen, you’re ready for it and you’re going to do it even better than last time,” he said. “It’s just a contagious feeling and that tells me that I want to be in this profession.”

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By Melanie RobinsonFORT ST. JOHN – Shell Canada is working to reduce

its impact on residents of Groundbirch where, over the last two years, the company has been developing.

Representatives recently attended a Peace River Re-gional District meeting to discuss those reductions and plans for the company in the future in the Northeast re-gion – specifically in Groundbirch.

Production operations manager with the company, Andrew Dahlin, said the company is working to un-derstanding the subsurface they have and, through that, working on developing pads that would have up to 150 wells on site, which cuts down on the impact to local communities.

“The advantage of that is you can then put the rig on location and you don’t have to do all the big obstruc-tions to the community,” he said, adding that a rig move involves many loads.

“So if you can put the rig there and it can stay there for six months or a year, you will see less impact. Yes it will impact pretty heavily that one neighbour that’s next to us, but it won’t impact the whole community to the same extent.”

The wells go approximately two kilometers down, out two kilometers horizontally and then are 400 metres apart.

He said the Montney formation, which is the compa-ny’s current focus, is tight, meaning gas will not flow naturally, requiring the need to hydraulically fracture the rock with large quantities of water.

Dahlin said Shell is looking to get upwards of 80 wa-ter trucks off the road each day by building a 20 kilo-

metre water pipeline, with the objective to push water through the field through pipelines rather than by truck.

This, in turn, will reduce traffic in the area for both industry and local residents.

Dahlin said there are three main issues around water – the source, meaning a lot of the water is coming from fresh resources like the Peace River and the Kiskatinaw River, which is part of the reason for a newly announced water requisition project with the City of Dawson Creek; transpor-tation and community consumption.

The requisition project will involve the con-struction of a 50 kilometre pipeline from Dawson Creek to Groundbirch, where the company will build pools to store water, where the resource will be drawn from, used for fracking and then replaced in the swimming pool by the upwards of 80 per cent water recovery that occurs after frack-ing.

“That way we’re hoping to get away from this continuous draw on a fresh water resource, use

the reclaimed water and increase our use of that reused water,” he said.

That doesn’t, however, mean the road infrastructure in the area is fitted for industry use, he said, and that’s why Shell Canada is prepared to build new roads.

Directors on the board had an opportunity to ask ques-tions following the presentation, many of which in-volved concerns over the use of water for fracking.

Area C director Arthur Hadland said he thinks water will be the oil of the future and he would like to see more consideration take place into what else could be used, making suggestions of carbon dioxide and nitrogen.

Dahlin said after long periods of time, you’re able to get water recovery from fracking – up to 40 per cent in the first week – and he feels this is where industry has to step up to the plate and reuse the water.

Hadland said after the meeting he wasn’t happy with the company’s response.

“I think we need to know more about the use of water, I’m not happy at all,” he said. “I think it’s convenient at the present time but I do believe that we have to have more answers before we actually commit our water re-sources to this type of industrial activity.”

Hadland said he doesn’t feel anyone is holding their feet to the fire, but there’s more work to be done around the issue of water use and he feels the sooner the bet-ter for the benefit of the community at large.

“If we don’t start looking after it with stewardship of

our resources, we are damning future generations maybe to a water shortage because it is finite, the hydrological cycle is finite and we start taking it off the surface and putting it down underground …I’ve got to see it to be-lieve it,” he said.

Shell will be holding an open house for residents of Groundbirch to discover its plans for future develop-ment on Sept. 8.

Residents are encouraged to attend, said Dahlin,Another meeting to discuss the new agreement be-

tween Shell and the City of Dawson Creek will take place at the Kiwanis Performing Arts Centre on Sept. 15 at 7 p.m.

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By Matthew BainsNORTHEAST – Northeast communities are moving

ahead with affordable housing developments after secur-ing funding contributions from the federal and provincial governments.

The senior levels of government will contribute over $62 million for 32 new housing developments aimed for low-income seniors and people with disabilities in 30

communities across British Columbia. Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Taylor and Tumbler Ridge will receive nearly $7 million in total funding to add to local government contri-butions for 34 new housing units.

Fort Nelson will receive $1.33 million, along with about $74,000 in local funding, to build six new seniors’ hous-ing units. Mayor Bill Streeper explained the six units will cater towards mainly married couples that are able to live independently, but the accommodations will allow them to save money by not having to worry about building maintenance. He said they will also save money on travel expenses for services in town.

“It’s an area of town that is very close to shopping, to the post office and the doctor’s office,” he said.

He added it will be built next to an assisted living com-plex that is being designed by the Northern Rockies Se-niors’ Society, so residents will be able to take advantage of a recreational area in that facility.

The mayor said a project of this kind is definitely need-ed, as the community tries to address a need that has been present for some time.

“Basically, right now, we’re doing a catch up,” said Streeper. “These units will be filled pretty much imme-diately.”

He said they expect to break ground on the project this fall and the housing units will likely be completed next year.

In Fort St. John, eight new units will be built thanks to a federal/provincial contribution of $1.54 million and local contributions of $313,000.

Cindy Mohr, executive director with the Fort St. John

Association for Community Living, said the clients her organization supports need the new units.

“One of the main barriers for people with disabilities in becoming independent is to find affordable, safe housing,” said Mohr. “Currently, many people with disabilities who have applied for low cost housing in this area are on wait-lists, which prevents them moving forward in their lives.”

She said some seniors and people with disabilities end up staying with family members as a result of not being able to find affordable housing, but many others are forced to live in poverty.

Mohr, who sits on the Mayor’s Disability Advisory Committee, said while the new units are helpful, there are a great deal more needed.

Mayor Bruce Lantz said he continues to discuss a va-riety of possibilities with BC Housing, and officials from the Crown corporation will visit the city soon to look at potential sites.

“As the community grows it is important to ensure that we can offer residents a wide range of housing options suited to their needs and income,” said Lantz. “Right now there are gaps in that housing matrix and what we are striving to do as a local government is to ensure that those options are available in the future.”

Construction is already underway for a 12-unit seniors/disabled housing complex in Tumbler Ridge and is ex-pected to wrap up later this year. The senior governments added $2.28 million to a local contribution of $46,000.

In Taylor, eight new units will be built with a federal/provincial contribution of $1.54 million and $99,000 of local funding.

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Emergency personnel responded to a call regarding a serious accident on Rolla Road just south of Doe River at about 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 20. They found a 65 year-old male passenger of the pick-up truck had been ejected through the

windshield when the vehicle collided with trees in an area off the road. He was pro-nounced dead at the scene.

A 60 year-old female pas-senger had been partially ejected but was trapped in the wreckage. Emergency crews freed her and she was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver was located out-side of the vehicle with minor injuries.

Dawson Creek RCMP con-tinue to investigate to deter-mine the cause of the crash. Police believe both speed and alcohol were factors, but as of Aug. 30, no charges had been laid.

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DAWSON CREEK – A man considered dangerous by po-lice was located in Grande Prairie on Aug. 26 after escaping from the custody of the psychiatric ward in Dawson Creek.

Members of the Grande Prairie RCMP located the male and arrested him without incident, after he escaped from the hospital on Aug. 25. He was later taken back to Dawson Creek.

RCMP search for hit and run driverDAWSON CREEK – Police are looking for the public’s

assistance in locating the driver of a vehicle responsible for a hit and run that damaged a hydroelectric box in Dawson Creek.

An older model pick-up truck, possibly with front-end damage, reportedly drove over the metal, ground-mounted box located on Willowbrook Crescent, at approximately 4 p.m. on Aug. 27.

The cost of the damage to the BC Hydro infrastructure has yet to be determined.

Fire on Highway 97CHETWYND – Police are requesting the public’s assis-

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The fires burnt themselves out and did not spread, but po-lice are taking the incident seriously because of the extreme risk of forest fires and the danger to those who were traveling on the highway at the time.

Several bottles that had been filled with gasoline were found smashed along the highway.

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By Melanie RobinsonFORT ST. JOHN – The executive of the Fort St. John

Slow Pitch Society hope to find out more information about money removed from its accounts.

At a hearing held on Aug. 18, the Society learned there would, once again, be a delay in the Courts deci-sion on what the outcome of the case would be.

The group learned the defence lawyer for the accused, the former treasurer of the organization, entered a plea bargain to the Crown for consideration.

What that plea is, however, is unknown to the execu-tive, said president Janet Prestley.

“If there was going to be a plea bargain, that’s up to the Crown to decide whether they’ll accept that and part of that is they have to look at not just the victims impact but also the community at large,” she said. “So has this adversely affected the community as a whole? I mean if you think about how many people are in slow pitch, that’s over 800 people, so I can’t imagine them accept-ing a plea bargain, but I guess that all depends what that plea bargain entails.”

Prestley added the executive would like to receive notification of the decision made by the courts.

The Society discovered last year that upwards of

$100,000 was removed from their accounts, which has left money tight for the organization.

Prestley said after dis-covering there was money missing, the Society also realized there were a num-ber of bills that weren’t paid, either.

While they don’t know what they’ll be getting back, she added it would be nice to see the majority of the funds returned, but admitted that’s up to the Crown.

If you look at the resti-tution process, however, she said the accused could be ordered to pay a cer-tain number of dollars per month to return the fund-ing, but depending on the amount chosen, that could be a lifetime of payments.

In the meantime, the ex-ecutive will be looking to do fundraisers, which they

hope to have members back them on to raise money for the organization.

The league will be organizing a poker tournament, to take place at Chances Gaming Centre on Oct. 1.

Up to 100 players can participate with a buy in of $100, but the league is also looking for 14 volunteers that will be trained to deal during the tournament.

More information on the tournament will be released in the future, but those looking to volunteer should con-tact the executive to learn about training opportunities.

***The executive of the Fort St. John Slow Pitch Society

has decided to offer a $500 reward for anyone with in-formation on the recent vandalism at the clubhouse of Surerus Ball Diamonds.

On July 27, damage was done to the outside siding of the building, along with holes punched in the wall, and no one has come forward on the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fort St. John RCMP at (250) 787-8140.

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File photoThe Fort St. John Slow Pitch Society has been short money this year after more than $100,000 was taken from its accounts last year. The society itself has also been deal-ing with increased vandalism on local fields, including at the clubhouse at the Surerus Ball Diamonds, which was damaged on July 27. From left: Coralee Szilagyi and Janet Prestley

POLICE BRIEFSAssault at Looney TunesFORT ST. JOHN – On Aug. 20, the Fort St. John RCMP

detachment received a complaint from BC Ambulance of an injured male in the parking lot of the Looney Tunes Night Club.

Police investigation revealed that an unidentified Native male punched the victim from behind before leaving the scene.

An ambulance transported the injured male to the Fort St. John Hospital where he was released after being treated for a minor concussion and a laceration on his head.

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As usual it’s been another busy, and all too short, summer. In fact I think I would be speaking for most Canadians (not all, because there are those crazy outdoor winter sports fanatics out there) when I say that if only summer lasted twice as long, Canada would be twice as good as the best country on earth!

One blessing, though, is that when-ever winter does come this year, it will bring welcome relief from the forest fires and smoke!

And the fires this summer have dem-onstrated yet again how vulnerable our forests are due to the ravages of the Mountain Pine Beetle. We’ve also seen how vulnerable our agriculture industry is due to the worst drought in decades. Adding to this are the ongoing chal-lenges arising from the global econom-ic downturn.

All the more reason why now is the time for all of us to rally around the next great hope for an even brighter fu-

ture for much of northern British Co-lumbia – I speak of the mining industry.

Statistics Canada reports that natural resources, including mining, was one of the best performing sectors nationwide with a 5.5 per cent increase in employ-ment between July 2009 and July 2010.

Regular readers of my MP Report will recall my updates throughout the past several years on the prog-ress of Terrane Metals in getting the Mount Milli-gan gold and copper mine, located west of Mackenzie (150 km northwest of Prince George), underway.

Like myself, I know that many local representatives, officials and constitu-ents can attest to the hard work under-taken by Terrane’s Glen Wonders and Rob Pease in consulting extensively and inclusively on every aspect of the

mine with municipalities, First Nations communities and federal and provincial fisheries and environment officials.

Their diligence and perseverance has paid off as Terrane an-nounced in June that they are ready to begin the first phase of construction on Mount Milligan. Aside from the local jobs creat-ed by the 600 person con-struction camp, Mount Milligan will provide 400 direct permanent jobs and tremendous long-term economic benefits for our

entire region! Meanwhile, south of Prince George,

500 direct and 1,200 indirect jobs are expected annually as Taseko Mine’s Prosperity gold and copper mine contin-ues to overcome regulatory obstacles.

Leadership in economic development and environmental stewardship is evi-

dent across the mining industry here in British Columbia.

On July 18, I was privileged to visit the Imperial Metals Red Chris Mine site in northwest BC. Hosted by Murray Edwards, Pierre Lebel, Brian Kynoch and Byng Giraud, myself, provincial Minister Bill Bennett and a group of local politicians and First Nation lead-ers were given unencumbered access to their entire operation perched atop a mountain due south of Dease Lake. This gave us the opportunity to ask any relevant questions we chose.

We came away with a new appre-ciation for the new mining industry of the 21st Century. An industry not only committed to providing the people of our region with good paying, long-last-ing jobs, but also dedicated to protect-ing our environment.

If you care about the economic ben-efits that mining can provide, now is the time to voice your support!

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Respect the animals

By Jay Hill

Words of OpinionEDITORIAL

MP Report

Mining: the great northern hope for the province of BC

If you ask anyone who knows me well they’ll say I’m a huge animal lover – and I totally am.

In fact, the staff at the Northeast News often make fun of me because I can be found staying past 5 p.m. in order to ensure all the grasshoppers are out of the office – it’s bound to be too hot for them if they stay indoors all night.

If I turn on the television and there’s an animal commercial, well I’ll be the one sitting on the couch balling my eyes out.

So when you see things like the heritage farm in Progress, which is preserving rare breeds of animals, I am truly touched.

What the Campbell family is doing is magical.Just because some of these animals are not being used for

their original purpose, doesn’t mean the breed itself should not continue to prosper.

Who knows? Through work around the Campbell’s proper-ty, maybe a new ability will be found for some of the more than five rare breeds the family continues to raise on their property.

Then again, maybe not.Either way, no matter what the animals are able to do, there’s

no reason for them to be pushed aside – big or small, they all deserve a chance.

Just think of the outrage in the last week when a woman in the UK has received worldwide attention for throwing a cat into a bin and putting the lid on top.

This outrage means there’s other people out there that are passionate about animals and I’m sure that includes people in the Northeast.

So why not support the Campbell’s in their endeavours, by showing them that we, too, love animals and the efforts they have made to make a difference.

I know I will. - Melanie Robinson

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add, with disgust and disappointment, the whole idea of the Charlie Lake Fire Department ex-panding and spending more taxpayers dollars is ridiculous to say the least. The simple fact is that land owners and citizens are being taxed out of house and homes, many are actually losing their homes while the likes of the fire chief, with a guaranteed wage of $100,000, plus other benefits and a vehicle with no cap.

Douglas Allen and his wife, both retired school teachers, have a high paying pension coming their way each month. These individuals have little risk of losing their homes. My land taxes amount to some $30,000 per year, the Peace River hospital portion is around $2,000. I’m okay with that as I will obviously get value for that tax or perhaps someone else will.

The Charlie Lake fire portion is around $3,000, yet I have little chance of reaping any benefit. Some will remark that if I have a fire, that is when I will benefit. What is this benefit? A building half destroyed before the fire crew gets there and the remainder reduced to ruble by the fire and water damage, example ‘Charlie Lake Store,’ yet it was only half a mile from the fire station.

Thanks but no thanks, count me out, please don’t come to the fire if I have one. Others have concerns about the loss of life if someone is inside a building that is on fire – to deal with this situation is what people outside the Charlie Lake Fire Protection Area do. Their best friends are smoke and fire detectors, and of course fire extinguishers, and access to a high pressure water hose, not to some fire station miles away. Why does the fire protection area go five miles in every direction from the station? Very simple – it’s a tax grab with little or no benefits.

I read with disgust as Douglas Allen distorted the facts stating that one more paid fire fighter would only cost each of us $10. Give your head a shake, surely a retired school teacher has better math than that. Doesn’t anyone realize that we simply cannot pay more taxes?

On my tax notice there is some $300 to the BC Assessment Authority, some $600 for Area C Peace River Road, another $300 plus on buildings, North Peace pool $400, solid waste $500, rural policing $500, the cost to rural tax payers for policing is a joke, seldom do they respond if called, it’s just another tax grab.

Now our Liberal government in Victoria are hitting us with a 12 per cent HST tax on almost everything we purchase, even ice cream and treats for kids, and now a 12 per cent carbon tax on fuels, including heating fuel to heat our homes. When is enough, enough?

Mr. Allen I say to you, you’re lucky in some ways. There are high paying jobs awaiting you, Gordon Campbell desper-ately needs you to distort the facts and push through his HST scheme, also BC Hydro has a job for a person with your skills. They need you to lie and distort the facts regarding the Site C dam proposed to be built on the Peace River.

Gordon MeekCharlie Lake

Editor:I pick up garbage at the church right

across from Shoppers Drug Mart and be-hind the cross roads by the Royal Bank. Any one that is leaving garbage at the

church should not be in there, it’s for people who live here. They should clean up after themselves, I’m sick of cleaning up after drunks.

Sheryl Mae Akerstrom

Editor: The people affected by power outages

in the Metro Vancouver area over the past several days should consider it a taste of what the future could be like in this prov-ince if we don’t get on with upgrading BC Hydro’s aging electricity distribution system and adding new transmission ca-pacity and new energy sources like wind, biomass and run-of-river.

BC Hydro’s projections indicate we’ll need up to 45 per cent more electricity over the next few decades, and if the infrastruc-ture isn’t in place to generate, transmit and distribute that electricity, then people all across this province will have to get used to blackouts and even lengthy brownouts.

The level of electricity demand we’re

looking at in the coming decades means we’ll need Site C, energy efficiency and energy conservation as well as improve-ments to existing dams and new supplies of electricity from the various wind, bio-mass and run-of-river sources we’ve got in this province. There is no question of this.

But as the recent power outages in Metro Vancouver have shown, we also need to make sure we can get electricity to the people who need it, which means investing in upgrades to BC Hydro’s ag-ing transmission and distribution systems in addition to securing vital new supplies of electricity. So let’s do it before we all end up in the dark.

Michael McBratneyPort Moody, BC

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It’s also a feeling Sloan is hoping to pass on to other people in the future.

With one year of school left, he is presently in talks with the university to organize and run a theatre camp next sum-mer for youth to catch the theatre bug just like he did.

His drive to spread the passion doesn’t end there, however,In addition to acting in the future, which Sloan plans to do

in a metropolitan area during the winter months, Sloan also plans to come back to areas like Fort St. John and Dawson Creek in the spring and summer to teach acting to kids who don’t get that experience in rural areas.

“A lot of the stuff that I needed to know in first year uni-versity in acting, I had no idea, or I had a very limited idea, and I think if I’ve never got that chance, someone should and I really love teaching and I really love acting, so it’s kind of marrying the two together,” he said, adding while he didn’t have a huge background in theatre after leaving Fort St. John, it certainly prepared him in other ways.

“I found when coming to Edmon-ton, no one knows how to do a whole lot, they’re all very good at doing one thing,” he said. “But I think that growing up in Fort St. John, since there’s nobody up there to do every-

thing, you have to learn how to act, you’ve got to learn how to hang lights, you have to learn how to do this, you have to learn that, so being from a small town has made me a really well rounded person. There is a very strong community up there that has really helped me. I really am very proud of be-ing from Fort St. John, I think it’s really helped a lot.”

For now, Sloan will continue his role of many things – student, son, friend, actor, and just like he would hesitate to admit, just like any Ca-nadian actor would hesi-tate to admit – humble.

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Contributed photos(Top left): Ted Sloan in his days as an on air announcer at Moose FM. (Top right): One of many professional head-shots Sloan has for his portfolio. (Right): The cast of Hobo-heme, the play Sloan starred in at the Ed-monton Internation-al Fringe Festival.

LOCAL MAN CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

By Matthew BainsDAWSON CREEK – An independent

filmmaker from Toronto is focusing his lat-est effort on the relationship between the oil and gas industry and landowners in the Peace Region.

Julian Pinder, director and producer with Deliberate Films Inc., said the movie will focus specifically on Dawson Creek and the surrounding rural communities. He said he was prompted to make the film mainly by two events.

First, he said he was intrigued by discus-sions he had during initial research with au-thor and journalist Andrew Nikiforuk, who has written extensively on the issue. Second-ly, he said he felt the national media cover-age around the pipeline bombings in the area didn’t get to the heart of the issues that were behind them.

“They were doing it more of a disservice, almost, especially when the bombings hap-pened,” said Pinder. “It became kind of a sen-sationalist coverage.”

Pinder said he’s filmed documentaries all over the world exploring a lot of heavy sub-ject matter, but he was surprised to learn of the conflict that was brewing between indus-try and landowners in Canada.

“It’s interesting to see the relationship between this large industry and small landowners and farmers in my own country,” he said. “It’s bit of an odd dichotomy there.”

He said he isn’t looking to do a broad description of the industry and its positive or negative impacts, or advocate for a specific cause or concern, but rather explore the relationship and the issues from the perspectives of both landowners and oilfield workers and representatives.

“I like to come into a story with a fresh perspective and not really know every detail, so I can learn it through the people who are there,” he said.

Pinder said the biggest challenge will be to ensure he gets both sides of the conflict. “It’s one thing to get people who are vocally opposed to something, but it’s another thing to

get people who are on the other side of that coin,” he said. “I definitely want to speak to people who are working in the indus-try and possibly find a number of executives from some of these companies.”

He said he started shooting in July, which was great tim-ing, because he had the good fortune of attending a regional district meeting where both Energy Minister Bill Bennett and representatives from the Peace Environment and Safe-ty Trustees landowners group were making presentations.

Pinder said while he expects it would take between a year and two years to shoot the film, he’s not going to leave until he feels he has a complete story.

“We’re not the type of outfit that runs into a place, shoots for a couple weeks, and takes off to cut a piece out of it,” he said. “Our last film took almost four years to shoot.”

He said he has partnered with Toronto-based Six Island Productions and co-producer Paul Scherzer and hopes to get wide distribution for the film once it is complete.

The public will have a chance to preview his work if they attend the Sweetwater 905 festival in Rolla Sept. 3, 4 and 5. He will be screening his latest film, “Land” which he said explores the conflict between American land developers and the Sandinistas revolutionaries in Nicaragua.

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By Matthew BainsPEACE REGION – It’s never an easy decision for an individual to step away from some-

thing one cares so passionately about and has helped to grow and nurture for a long time. However, that’s exactly what Sally Emory will be doing. She decided earlier this summer to

step down as executive director of the Northern Environmental Action Team (NEAT). Emory said after having to take some time off during the summer to attend to personal mat-

ters, she had a chance to reflect on her career with the non-profit organization and decided it was a good time to step back from her leadership role to let someone new take the reins.

“I definitely had mixed feelings, I’m very proud of my time with NEAT,” she said. “I really, honestly, believe this is the best thing for the organization to have new blood at the top. I’m very confident about the future of NEAT.”

She’s not cutting ties completely though, as she said she will still be available to the new board and executive director as needed.

“NEAT will always be a part of me and I hope I will always be a part of NEAT,” she said.

Emory will leave an im-pressive legacy after 20 years of helping the organization grow from a small group of dedicated volunteers to a well-respected organization that services all of northeastern British Columbia.

Not bad for an involvement she said started with an inquiry about soap.

As a student at the North-ern Lights College in the early 90’s, she said she inquired one day to her biology instructor whether phosphate-free soap in a plastic container was bet-ter for the environment than soap containing phosphate in a cardboard container. She said

that question prompt-ed the instructor to recommend her to be one of two representa-tives for the college at the first-ever GLOBE conference in Van-couver, an interna-tional summit focused on how economic and environmental inter-ests could coincide.

Emory said she at-tended a workshop there that inspired her to get involved with environmental advo-cacy at the local level. She returned to Fort St. John, learned about NEAT, which had just started several months prior, and signed up as a volunteer in March of 1990.

“The first thing I did as a volunteer was help with the information booth at the Fort St. John Trade Show,” she said. “I was at NEAT’s booth for 20 years, I never missed one.”

Emory said she has always en-joyed how eager people are to talk to her in person about the steps they’ve taken to become more environmen-tally sustainable.

She said having people share their experiences and successes with oth-ers was the basis for how the en-thusiasm for their programs spread throughout the community.

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By Michele MobleyWhat will you do to celebrate International Literacy Day?

Since 1966 many countries around the world have recognized September 8th as a day to celebrate and improve literacy skills. This year’s theme of International Literacy Day is the work-place. Over the years, Canadian business has become more dependent on information and technology, but still about nine million Canadians do not have the minimum literacy skills to be fully active in the workplace or in their community. Hav-ing strong literacy skills helps us understand information and gives us the skills to make better decisions. Improving literacy in the workplace leads to higher productivity, a safer work place, more job opportunities for workers, and better techno-logical skills. What will you do on September 8th to celebrate International Literacy Day? Why not read a book or do cross-word puzzles on your lunch break? Learn how to use a new piece of equipment or software at your work place, or take part in a ‘skills exchange’ with a co-worker. Literacy in the work-place is everyone’s business, and it is good business!

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She said in the beginning, that meant hosting public aware-ness events and visiting schools to talk to students. However, she said they began shifting the focus to recycling and com-posting, to give people simple but tangible ways to realize their impact on the environment.

“If you start recycling and you start composting, you can see what a difference you’re making and that was really important to us, that people had that sense of accomplishment,” she said.

In 1992, Emory said she was responsible for putting togeth-er an application for funding to setup and run a recycling depot in Fort St. John. The application was successful, and NEAT hired her as full-time manager of Eco-Depot, which she said was the first permanent recycling program in northern Canada.

She worked there for five years until, in 1998, NEAT was awarded a contract from the Peace River Regional District to provide environmental education, recycling and landfill infor-mation to the whole region. Emory said that was a significant landmark as it allowed the organization to expand outside of Fort St. John to have satellite offices and/or programs in Daw-son Creek and Tumbler Ridge, for example, and eventually Fort Nelson.

“This was a very unique contract, that they would hire a non-profit organization to carry out such an important task, and it’s a program that has since been a model for other com-munities,” she said.

She was then promoted to program director and she said

the partnership allowed NEAT to focus more on developing programs for schools, residents and businesses.

“Some of our school programs we developed are in use in places like Abbotsford, Kelowna and Naniamo,” she said. “It’s really heartwarming to know our work is appreciated by others not just in our local region.”

Emory said running programs in such a large, diverse, north-ern region has had its challenges. She said the Peace is a long way from recycling markets, so the emphasis has been put on reducing and reusing waste. She added different communities have different needs, so they needed to design programs to cater to each one.

However, Emory said she is confident the organization has made a difference.

“The environmental awareness of our communities now in comparison to where we first started is almost night and day,” she said.

She added she even hired people as eco-advisors who re-membered NEAT’s presentation at their school many years later. She said there’s a generation of young people under 20 years-old who have grown up knowing what NEAT does.

“These are chil-dren that h a v e grown up with re-cyc l i ng , with water conserva-tion, with e n e r g y conserva-tion, and our belief is that this is now part of their life,” she said.

Emory said her hope is eventually environmental sustain-ability will not need to be taught in schools or done as an extra part in our day-to-day lives.

“What I would like to see in the future, honestly, is a world that doesn’t need NEAT, a world that doesn’t need the remind-ers about how simple it is to take care of the environment.”

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By Matthew BainsPROGRESS – Over the centuries, animals have been do-

mesticated and bred to perform and produce for our agricul-tural purposes.

So what happens to a breed that becomes obsolete?Hopefully, for their sake, and the sake of their species, they

end up under the care of people like Dale and Maxine Camp-bell, owner/operators of the Windcharger Heritage Farm Ltd. in Progress, about 30 kilometres west of Dawson Creek.

“The heritage meaning it’s a preserve for all these breeds of animals, the old, domestic breeds that are going extinct,” explained Dale.

That includes Shire horses, Red Poll Cows, Barbados Black-belly Sheep, Ridley Bronze Turkeys, Brown Leghorn Chick-ens and Mulefoot Hogs, each listed as critical or endangered by Rare Breeds Canada and/or the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.

Each has unique characteristics that set them apart from more common farm breeds. For example, the Blackbelly Sheep don’t need shearing because they shed, and they will breed year-round, as opposed to other sheep that breed at a certain time of the year, Maxine said.

Each has a unique history about why they were traditionally bred. Shire horses, she explained, come from a noble history, as the preferred warhorse of English knights in feudal times. However, with the invention of gunpowder making cavalry ob-solete, they were later used as draught horses, until mechaniza-tion made that function outdated as well.

The common thread as to why these animals have become rare is they were no longer useful for a desired product or task, so people stopped breeding them. The Red Poll Cows, Dale said, were an English breed that were much leaner than today’s cows, so when “exotic” breeds like Charlet were introduced that could produce more meat, the species fell out of favour.

Dale said the heritage farm started as a dream four years ago. He said he purchased the quarter section, which was empty at that time, and began collecting rare animals. His hope is to turn the farm into a tourist destination, where people can come to learn about the animals.

He has also collected old buildings that he is the process of fixing up and making into a kind of mock town block.

“This side will be maybe an old store, and then maybe a li-brary, an administration office, a cabin and an ash house, and then on the other side, a car-pentry shop, machine shop and blacksmith.”

The farm is also being built

to be energy self-sufficient. Dale said the name “Windcharger” came from a company that used to manufacturer windmills and generators. He said he has one generator in working condition and plans to erect one windtower to generate electricity and one to draw water from a well.

He also has a huge collection of antique farm machinery and equipment he would like to put on display.

Dale estimated he’s put over $500,000 into the farm, and although that’s increased his property value significantly, he doubts he will ever see a full return on that investment.

“It’s my dream and my retirement, whenever I decide to re-tire,” he said. “I’ll leave it behind as a legacy if somebody else wants to take it on after I decide not to.”

Northeast NEWS September 2, 2010 Page 13

D1 - D2 Cows 55.00-61.50D3 - D4 Cows 50.00-55.00Holstein Cows NONEHeiferettes 60.00-75.00Bologna Bulls 65.00-74.00Feeder Bulls 60.00-75.00Good Bred Cows None Good Bred Heifers NoneMilk Cows None Cow/ Calf Pairs Younger 1100.00-1350.00Cow/ Calf pairs (older) None

Dawson Creek auCtion ‘Mile Zero City’

Cattle reportslaughter Cattle

stoCkers anD feeDers

301-116th ave. Dawson Creek, British ColumbiaDawson Creek office: 250-782-3766 VJV Main office: 403-783-5561 Cattle sales, Don fessler: 250-719-5561 fax: 250-782-6622

Vold, Jones & Vold Auction Co. Ltd.

1629 head of cattle went through the ring of Dawson Creek Action on August 26, 2010SALES EVERY THURSDAY!

Good Feeder Steers 1000 lbs Plus: 90.00-99.00 Heifers 88.00-92.00Good Feeder Steers 900 lbs Plus: 95.00-106.00 Heifers 90.00-95.75Good Feeder Steers 800 lbs Plus: 100.00-110.25 Heifers 90.00-100.75Good Feeder Steers 700 lbs Plus: 105.00-115.50 Heifers 95.00-108.00Good Feeder Steers 600 lbs Plus: 110.00-120.00 Heifers 98.00-115.00Good Feeder Steers 500 lbs Plus: 120.00-129.50 Heifers 90.00-110.00Good Feeder Steers 400 lbs Plus: 125.00-135.00 Heifers 100.00-118.00Good Feeder Steers 300 lbs Plus: 130.00-148.00 Heifers 116.00-129.00Dairy Steers: NoneBaby Calves Dairy Type: NoneBaby Calves Beef Type: NoneHay: Sq Bales: None Rd Bales: NoneStraw: Sq Bales: None Rd Bales: NoneGreenfeed: Sq Bales: None

sheep sale - september 11, 2010next horse sale - september 25, 2010

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AGRICULTUREHeritage farm preserves rare breeds of animals

Matthew Bains photos(Top to bottom): Dale and Maxine Campbell own and operate Windcharger Heritage Farm Ltd., a preserve for rare species of farm animals. Mulefoot Hogs, so named for their unique hoof, were once common in the Mis-souri River area of the United States, but there is only one purebred herd in North America according to the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. Dale Camp-bell had the hogs imported from the US and has suc-cessfully bred them to produce 15 offspring so far. Shire horses were once used by medieval knights in battle, but now these mighty animals have become endangered.

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Please apply in person with resume and current drivers

abstract

8224-93rd StreetFort St. John, BC

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Northeast NEWSPage 14 September 2, 2010

Fort St John Curling Club is seeking to fill the following 2 positions:

• General Manager• Custodian

E-mail resume to: fsjcurl@fsjbc.com Attention: Dan Bonin

We also require Concession and Catering services for an annual contract. Please e-mail a request

for an information package which includes direction for application to fsjcurl@fsjbc.com

Closing Date: September 13, 2010

requires a 3rd, 4th year or Journeyman Electrician with experience in the oilfield

We are a thriving oilfield instrumentation, electrical and commu-nications company offering competitive wages and benefits.

For more information, Call 780-836-3096 Fax 780-836-4096Email resume to: scottm@summit-controls.com

or daved@summit-controls.com

Posting Circular: Job-1537Project Coordinator Position (September 2010 – June 2011) Making Connections: Support Groups for Women Impacted by Abuse, substance Use and/or mental ill Health – Dawson Creek

Job 1537 Program Coordinator 10-15 hours per week, September 2010 – June 2010Closing Date: September 10, 2010

Submit Resumes To: Lori Brooks, Human Resource Coordinator

P.O. Box 713 (10110 – 13th Street)Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H7

Fax: (250) 782 4167 E-mail: lbrooks@spcrs.ca

• Please include Competition # 1537 with resume• This position is open to female and male applicants • Only short-listed applicants will be contacted• This is a union position

For more information please visit our Career Opportunity section at www.spcrs.ca

We look forward to hearing from you!

Career OppOrtunity

The Cat Rental Store, a leading rental house to users of

construction, commercial and industrial equipment has an

immediate opportunity for a Washbay Person to join our team

in Dawson Creek, British Columbia.

This position will be responsible for washing all ready-to-rent

and post rental equipment. Duties to include but not limited to

washing, cleaning, testing and rolling all hoses and cables,

assisting warehouse personnel with loading/ unloading

equipment and pulling orders as required, and assisting yard

personnel in ensuring ready-to-rent equipment is presented in an

orderly fashion. The successful candidate must be an honest,

hardworking individual who is not afraid to handle a multitude

of tasks.

Please for your resume in confidence to:

Bill Briscoe, Branch Manager

The Cat Rental Store

P O Box 447, #4 Collins Road

Dawson Creek, B.C.

V1G 4H3

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CAREER

OPPORTUNITY

The Cat Rental Store, a leading rental house to users of construction, commercial and industrial equipment has an immediate opportunity for a Washbay Person to join our team in Dawson Creek, British Columbia.

This position will be responsible for washing all ready-to-rent and post rental equipment. Duties to include but not limited to washing, cleaning, testing and rolling all hoses and cables, assisting warehouse personnel with loading/ unloading equipment and pulling orders as re-quired, and assisting yard personnel in ensuring ready-to-rent equipment is presented in an orderly fashion. The successful candidate must be an honest, hardworking in-dividual who is not afraid to handle a multitude of tasks.

Please for your resume in confidence to: Bill Briscoe, Branch Manager

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Dawson Creek, B.C.V1G 4H3

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Posting Circular: Job-1536Administrative Assitant - Dawson Creek

Job 1536 Administrative Assistant (21 hours per week un-til October 1, 2010, 35 hours per week October 1, 2010 - December 2011) (Temporary) 21 hours per week after De-cember 2011 (permanent)Closing Date: September 10, 2010

Submit Resumes To: Lori Brooks, Human Resource Coordinator

P.O. Box 713 (10110 – 13th Street)Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4H7

Fax: (250) 782 4167 E-mail: lbrooks@spcrs.ca

• Please include Competition # 1536 with resume• This position is open to female and male applicants • Only short-listed applicants will be contacted• This is a non-union position

For more information please visit our Career Opportunity section at www.spcrs.ca

We look forward to hearing from you!

Public Advisory Notice Enerplex Second Floor Concession

The City of Fort St. John would like to advise the public that they have entered in lease negotiations with

Booster Juice to lease the second floor concession at the Enerplex in Fort St. John, BC.

The proposed lease is for a ten year term with Booster Juice responsible to

pay a fair market value per annum. Any questions and concerns should be directed to Community Services at

(250) 785-4592, or by email to enerplex@fortstjohn.ca

South Peace Community Resources Society10110 – 13th Street, P.O. Box 713, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4H7, Phone: (250) 782-9174

CASUAL SUPPORT WORKERS NEEDED

SOUTH PEACE COMMUNITY RESOURCES SOCIETY IS LOOKING FOR:

COMMITTED, ENERGETIC PEOPLEWHO ENJOY CHALLENGING & FUN WORK IN THE

HELPING PROFESSION.

WE HAVE CASUAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE FOR:

COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKERS&

TRANSITION HOUSE WORKERS

EARN MONEY WHILE LEARNING VALUABLEMARKETABLE SKILLS!!!!

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Looking for Cook for Sushi $16.00/hr, 40hrs/wk • Exp.: Min. of 2 years

Completion of High School Language: Basic English, Korean

New Tokyo Sushi #800-120th Ave

Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 3K2 Email: newtokyo11@gmail.com

Fax: (250) 782-5774

We extend our heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who so kindly supported us in so many ways following Laine’s

accident. We will never forget the outpouring of kindness, prayers and generosity

so freely given to us. Thank you to family, friends, neighbours and businesses for all the hard work and generous donations for the benefit dance

and auction. Thank you to all who made individual donations and for the fundrais-ing by Parkland School, South Peace Motorcross Association and the Jayde Peters

Memorial/Rockwell Pub golf tournament. A special thank you to Randy and Leanne Wilde, Domart Energy /Enermax and Bing’s Furniture whose efforts went “above and

beyond”. The Dawson Creek area is truly the best place in the world to live!

With love and gratitude, Laine, Alanda and Glenn Stables and family

thank yOu ServiceSA KEY STEP IN YOUR SECURITY SEE FORTRESS LOCK & KEY OPEN 8AM TO 5PM MON TO FRI (09/02)

For SaleTaylor 50X130 LOT. Prepaid water / sewer at lot line. Lot is level. Asking $55,000.000 Call 604-327-9597 or email pginn@shaw.ca (09/023)

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 60 (PEACE RIVER NORTH)SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS - September, 2010-June, 2011STANDING BOARD COMMITTEE MEETINGS: Are held the first Monday of each month (Operations, Finance, Personnel, etc.) Education Committee Meetings wil be held separately; schedule of

dates/times to be determined).

REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS: Are held the second and fourth Monday of each month.NOTE: Any meeting affected by a statutory holiday is moved to the first Tuesday of the month.PLEASE NOTE LOCATIONS AND START TIMES OF MEETINGS.

2010 MEETING LOCATION START TIMESeptember 7th (Tues) Standing Board Comm. Mtgs. Board Room 1:00 p.m.September 13th Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.September 27th Education Committee Mtg. Board Room 3:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.

October 4th Standing Board Comm. Mtgs. Board Room 1:00 p.m.October 12th (Tues) Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.October 25th Education Committee Mtg. Board Room 3:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.

November 1st Standing Board Comm. Mtgs. Board Room 1:00 p.m. November 8th Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.November 22nd Education Committee Mtg. Board Room 3:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.

December 6th Standing Board Comm. Mtgs. Board Room 1:00 p.m.December 13th Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.

Christmas Vacation - December 20th, 2010 - January 3rd, 2011 – Schools re-open Monday, January 4th, 2011 2011January 10th Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.January 24th Education Committee Mtg. Board Room 3:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.

February 7th Standing Board Comm. Mtgs. Board Room 1:00 p.m.February 14th Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.February 28th Education Committee Mtg. Board Room 3:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.

March 7th Standing Board Comm. Mtgs. Board Room 1:00 p.m.March 14th Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.

Spring Vacation March 21st – April 1st, 2011; schools reopen April 4th, 2011

April 11th Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.April 26th Education Committee Mtg. Board Room 3:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.

May 2nd Standing Board Comm. Mtgs. Board Room 1:00 p.m.May 9th Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.May 24th (Tues.) Education Committee Mtg. Board Room 3:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.

June 6th Standing Board Comm. Mtgs. Board Room 1:00 p.m.June 13th Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.June 27th Education Committee Mtg. Board Room 3:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting Board Room 6:30 p.m.

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Northeast NEWSPage 16 September 2, 2010

At Encana, quality work and innovation are the norm thanks to our greatest resource – our people. As a pure-play unconventional natural gas producer, we unlock quantities of a clean, abundant fuel to power the 21st century. As an employer, we unlock the potential of our people to power a dynamic workplace of flexibility and innovation. Join our team and you’ll find a rewarding career in an exciting, fast-paced environment – one designed to enhance and celebrate your skills, enthusiasm and leadership.

We are currently looking for: Construction Coordinator – PipelineLocation: Preferred location for this position is in Fort Nelson B.C., but a rotational assignment may be considered if the successful candidate is not located in Fort Nelson.

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Li-Car Management GroupNow taking applications for

1, 2 and 3 bedroom units.

or one of our Professional Site managers!Alpine- Bruce 250-785-1852 • Bona Vista - Natasha 250-787-1075 Sandalwood- Bob 250-262-2011 • Hillcrest- Glen 250-261-4216 Driftwood- Bob 250-262-2011 • Melsher-

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For Sale1977 Pontiac Parisienne, four door Sedan. Good body, few small dents, good upholstery. $1500.00 To have a look call: 250-843-7118 (09/02)

For SaleWhite kitchen cabinets melamine with green coun-tertop. Fridge, stove, wash-er & dryer. All in good con-dition. Call: 250-264-2020 (0909)

For SaleJD 3140 Canopy 158 FEL 3PTH. JD 4240 FWA 3 remotes 158 FEL 3PTH Hiline 14 bale carrier, dual pickup ¼ section adjoin-ing. Pouce Coupe. Contact: Greg 250-782-3337 (09/30)

For rentLarge one bedroom apart-ment, owner operated. Clean and safe, heat and hot water included. $750.00 Call: 250-785-8665 (11/18)

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Help WantedDawson Creek Subway, Shift Supervisor, Full time.Fax resume to 250-719-0033 (09/02) HouSe For Sale

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4 Bedroom newer home. $245,000 4905 57th Avenue, Pouce Coupe.Theatre room in base-ment, beautiful landscaping. Contact: 250-719-8857 To view: www.PouceHome.ca (09/09)

Wood Furniture100% Solid wood furniturePine beds $575.00 to Diamond willow king bed $1840.00 Pine, birch tables, Aspen bistros, willow bar-stools and log benches. To view furniture call Lisa in FSJ 250.263.7765 or Doug in Hudson’s Hope 250.783.9156 lynxcree-kwoodsmiths.com (yrly)

For rent1 bedroom apartment in Charlie Lake, room to park a large truck. 1 bedroom house in Charlie Lake on one acre, fenced and room for trucks or RV’s Call: 250-785-5073 (09/02)

reWard oFFeredGPS Navi 200 Model Canon digital camera (grey) with a 4gb memory card went missing from a van in the Peace Country Trailer Park.If you have any information Please call 250-262-8549

perSonalMAY THE SACRED HEART of Jesus be praised, adored and glorified throughout the whole world forever and ever. Amen. Say this prayer 9 times a day for 9 days and your prayers will be answered. You must adver-tise. AP (09/09)

For SaleOLD BALDY RANCH Annual Production Sale. Sept 25th 1:00 pm at Vold & Jones Auction Mart Dawson Creek. For more information

contact: Colleen Wangler 250-843-7337 or email: o ldbaldy@neonet.bc.ca WEBSITE: www.northern horse.com/oldbaldy (09/16)

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August 3 to September 3• The North Peace Cultural Centre presents

Kids’ Summer College of the Arts from Mon-day to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Register at the North Peace Cultural Centre at 10015 100 Av-enue, call (250) 785-1992 or go to www.npcc.bc.ca.

September 2• Oxygen Salon and Day Spa is joining hands

with the local food bank for our second annual ‘Cuts and Hands for Cans’ from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. We invite everyone from the community and surrounding areas to take part! Simply bring in your non-perishable food items to be donated in exchange for a ‘free’ hair cut and manicure! The local food bank will be at the salon collecting the donations during this charitable event. Come out and support your community.

September 3 to 5• The Sweetwater 905 Arts Festival is held on

the farm of Emile and Larry Mattson and will include over 50 musical acts, poets, visual and multimedia artists and entertainers. Advance tickets are $50 for the whole weekend or $60 at the gate and day passes are $40. Advance tickets are for sale in Fort St. John at Patch Java and Whole Wheat and Honey; in Dawson Creek at Peace PhotoGraphics, Read’s Books and the art gallery; and at the Rolla Pub and the Rolla Store. For more information, including artists and per-formance schedules visit www.sweetwater905.ca.

September 7• “Where Art Thou” showcase in the lobby

and foyer of the community centre in Tumbler Ridge. This will be a great chance to show that the arts/culture groups are alive and well in Tumbler Ridge. We want to grow our events/

groups and the way to do that is to get out and be visible. Please e-mail Erin at erinmike@per-sona.ca or tr_artscouncil@yahoo.com to speak about when you are available to take part. We welcome anyone who would just like to have a display or perform live just for fun too.

September 7 to 26• The Fort St. John Public Library will be

closed for painting and flooring installation, with a planned re-opening on Sept. 28. Please do not return books during this time. Fines will be tem-porarily suspended. Online services will still be available. Storytimes will begin in October. For more information call (250) 785-3731.

September 11• Although summer is coming to a close there

are still many events happening in the city and coming soon is One-Stop Registration. This year’s event will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Quality Inn Northern Grand. If you wish to register a table at this event for your organization or group pick up a form at City Hall, the Visitor Centre, the Enerplex or the North Peace Leisure Pool. Cost for a table is $15. Deadline for entry is Sept. 8.

September 12• The second annual Superwalk for Parkin-

sons will take place at Northern Lights College beside the road and the parking lot with registra-tion starting at 12 p.m. and the walk commenc-ing at 1 p.m.

September 17 and 18• Save the date for the North East Arts Summit

in Fort St. John! The objective of the summits is to enhance the skills, knowledge and expertise of those working and volunteering in the sector, as well as to strengthen networks within a region to encourage increased communication, col-

laboration and co-operation. Registration to be launched online soon. The summit will be free to attend, but registration is on a first-come, first-served basis and will be launched online only.

September 18 and September 25• The Fairview Agricultural Society will be

hosting two Healthy Happy Horses workshops in the Peace Country featuring different topics and different speakers for each workshop. Both workshops will be held at the David Thompson Hall, about 20 kilometers north of the Town of Fairview. The Healthy Happy Horses workshop series should be of keen interest to all horse peo-ple be they recreational or performance horse owners or caregivers. All wishing to attend are encouraged to pre-register as it will assist in planning for workshop materials, refreshments and lunch. Fees are $30 per person per work-shop but are being offered at $50 as a package deal for those pre-registering by Sept. 15. For further information contact Gerard Aldridge at (780) 494-2529 or (780) 251-0031.

September 18 to 26• The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup – a

national conservation program, which encourag-es Canadians coast-to-coast to make a difference by removing litter from along local shorelines and thus protecting our oceans and waterways will be taking place at three locations on Charlie Lake. This national conservation program began in 1994 with a handful of Vancouver Aquarium employees and volunteers who wanted to make an immediate effect on their local shorelines. In 2010, there are currently over 750 cleanup sites registered across Canada, 324 of them in BC. For more info or registration, please visit shore-linecleanup.ca

ONGOINGFort St. John• Alcoholics Anonymous - If you think you

might have a problem with drinking, come to an AA meeting. Call for times and places or some-one to talk to (250) 785-8866.

• Fort St. John Multiple Sclerosis support group. If you or anyone you know has MS and have any questions or just need to talk, please call Susie at (250) 785-2381 or Sandi at (250) 787-2652.

• A Youth Relapse Prevention Group may be held weekly, in the afternoons at Mental Health and Addiction Services, #300 - 9900 – 100 Ave. For more information call Chris or Shaun at (250) 262-5269.

• “Butterfly Families – Families Supporting Families” is open to all caregivers of children and youth with Special Needs. We meet the third Wednesday of every month at the Child Development Centre from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., 10408 105 Avenue. Does your child have learn-ing, behavior or other complex special needs? Would you like to connect with other caregiv-ers? Child minding available but please call ahead a few days before the meeting. Call (250) 785-3200 for more information.

• Pregnancy tests, pregnancy options, peer-counselling and support are available at the North Peace Pregnancy Care Centre. New loca-tion at #208 10139 100 Street (above TD Bank). Drop in hours Monday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday from noon to 4 p.m. or to make an appointment call our 24 hour hot-line at (250) 262-1280. All services are free and completely confidential.

• New Totem Archery has changed locations for the summer. We are at our outdoor range, which is located north on a 100 Street on the 244 Road – take a right after the vet clinic, signs are posted. We are open Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Bows are free to try as well. Everyone welcome. Contact newtotemarchey@live.com or www.newtotemarchery.com for more info.

• Grandhaven District and Community Asso-ciation meets the third Tuesday of each month

in the Grandhaven Hall at 8 p.m. Keep this hall operating in this community.

• Are you tired of the crime? Then do the time. Join the Fort St. John Citizens Patrol. Donate a minimum of five hours per month. For informa-tion, call (250) 262-4530.

• There will be Scottish Country Dancing ev-ery Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Central Elemen-tary. Come and learn simple steps, have a fun workout and meet new people. For more infor-mation, call Oliver at (250) 785-9508.

• The Derrick Dance Club is canceling the dances for the summer. If there is enough in-terest, they will start again in the fall. We need more support to keep them going. For more in-formation call Richard at (250) 785-4534.

Fort Nelson• Alcoholics Anonymous - Monday 8 p.m.

Catholic Church Basement (closed meeting); Wednesday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; Thursday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; Saturday 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria; Sunday 8 p.m. Friendship Centre.

• Cocaine Anonymous - Tuesday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; Friday 8 p.m. Hos-pital Cafeteria.

• Alanon - Tuesday 8 p.m. Northern Lights College (back door).

• The Community Market is held at the West-end Campground every Saturday except on long weekends. For more info or a vendor package please contact Jaylene Arnold at 250-774-2541 or Audrey Reynolds 250-774-6574.

Pouce Coupe• Alcoholics Anonymous - Friday 8 p.m. Old

Library (closed). 250-786-0155.• Youth Drop-In at Pouce Coupe Community

Church Annex (the old Pouce library). Saturday nights 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Ages 13 to 17.

Chetwynd• Alcoholics Anonymous meets Tuesday and

Friday at 8 p.m. at the Public Library, 5012 46 Street. 250-788-9658

• NA meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Air-port waiting room.

Tumbler Ridge• Alcoholics Anonymous - meeting Wed. 8

p.m. 115 Commercial Park (Baptist Church).• Tuesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Floor

curling, carpet bowling, card & board games, coffee & cookies. Community Centre Room 5 from 1-4 pm. Small drop-in fee.

Taylor• Civil Air Search and Rescue (CASARA)

meetings every second Tuesday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7 p.m. For information call Bob at 250-789-9152 or 250-787-5802.

• The Alaska Highway RRA (Recreation Air-craft Association) meets every third Thursday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7:30 p.m. For information call Richard at 250-782-2421 or Heath at (250) 785-4758.

Dawson Creek• Craft group for Mental Health and Addic-

tions Clients. Meets Thurs 1:30 -3:30 at 1001 110 Avenue, Dawson Creek. (250) 719-6525.

• Alcoholics Anonymous - meets Mon., Tues., Fri., & Sat., 8 p.m. at Peace River Health Unit. Wed. 8 p.m. Hospital Education Room. All meetings are open.

• Mile 0 Al-Anon meets 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday evening at Parkhill Community School 9700-5th Street, Dawson Creek.

• Relapse Prevention. Mental Health and Ad-dictions 1017-103rd Ave., Dawson Creek, (250) 782-4410. Fridays from 10 to 11 a.m. Everyone welcome! Please call to confirm meeting.

• Prenatal Classes will be taking place at the South Peace Child Development Centre this fall with classes in September, October and No-vember from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Register at Northern Lights College or call (250) 782-5251 for more information. Cost is $70 per couple.

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May 13 to June 17• Are you living with a chronic health condition? The Univer-

sity of Victoria and Northern Health Authority are pleased to of-fer ‘Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions’ in Fort St. John. This free six-session education program for persons living with chronic health conditions will be available at #300, 9900 100 Avenue. The workshop meets for six Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. To register or for more information, call Terry Cayer - Cordinator toll free at 1-866-902-3767 or e-mail tcayer@dccnet.com. Space is limited so call today.

May 23• First annual Peace Region Palaeontology Symposium featur-

ing the fourth annual Fossil Road Show, speakers, door prizes and guided children’s activities. Held at the Tumbler Ridge Public Library and Curling Rink. For more information contact (250) 242-3466.

May 23• Country dance at Farmington Hall featuring Highway 40!

Dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., no minors. Tickets $15 each, avail-able at Farmington Store. For more information, call Clarisse (250) 843-7954.

May 24• The Forgotten House -- Grizzly Valley Players present a mati-

nee at 3 p.m. in Room 5 of the Community Centre in Tumbler Ridge. May 29 to 31

• Couple’s “Love and Romance” Retreat at The King’s Valley Christian Camp. Accommodation available. For further informa-tion or registration call (250) 827-3549. May 17 to June 28

• Triathlon Training clinics are coming to Fort St. John. Come out and learn about triathlon and get prepared for the local upcom-ing triathlons. Held on May 3, 4, and 6 are clinics on swimming stroke improvement, bike tuning and equipment and triathlon. Come hear from local triathletes and ask questions about events, training, preparation and anything else you like. Sign up at the North Peace Leisure Pool or contact Becky at (250)787-5780 or bkeim@fortstjohn.ca for more information.

Upcoming local Triathlons include: Dawson Creek May 24Fort St. John June 7 Fort Nelson June 28

May 12 to July 28• Relapse Prevention Group - Tuesdays from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at

Mental Health & Addiction Services. Contact Dennis at (250)262-5269.

May 23• The Derrick Dance Club of Fort St. John will be hosting a

dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Senior Citizens Hall at 10908 100 Street. Music by Night Sounds. Members $10, non members $12. Everyone 19 and over is welcome. For information call Lucy at (250) 785-2867 or Judy at (250) 787-0460.

May 23• The Magic of Sam Pearce Show is scheduled at the Stone-

bridge Hotel with the show to benefit the Fort St. John Firefighters.May 25 to May 29• Do you think you’ve been treated unfairly by a B.C. govern-

ment ministry or public agency? The B.C. Ombudsman may be able to help. The Ombudsman’s staff will be in the following communities on the dates listed below, and are available by ap-pointment to discuss your problem or complaint. Call 1-800-567-3247 to book an appointment or see www.ombudsman.bc.ca for more info.

Fort Nelson May 25Fort St. John May 26Dawson Creek May 27Mackenzie May 28Chetwynd May 29May 27• John and Eloise Bergen, missionaries working with ‘Hope for

the Nations’ in Kenya were brutally attacked and severly wound-

ed when burglars broke into their African home in 2008. Come and hear the testimony on how God’s love carried the Burgens through the ordeal. This Canadian couple from Vernon, BC have chosen forgiveness, and are returning to continue the missionary work they started in Kenya. Drilling wells, growing food, and helping to support six orphanages. The event is at Quality Inn at 7 p.m.

May 28• Abbeyfield Houses of Fort St. John is holding their AGM at

7 p.m. at Northern Lights College. Everyone welcome. Direc-tors and volunteers needed. Memberships will be sold prior to the meeting ($10). Please come out and support our home for senior’s independent living! For more information call Clara at (250) 785-6450.

May 29• Access Awareness Day in Fort St. John. Stay tuned to the

Northeast News for more information.May 30• The Fort Nelson Woman of Industry is holding a golf tourna-

ment at the golf course. Lots of door prizes, putter to be won and an extra prize if a member brings a friend that becomes a member. Please RSVP to Karen Prouse at kprouse@sd81.bc.ca

May 30• The Welcome Wagon events, the Baby Shower and Grand-

parent Showcase will be taking place at the Stonebridge Hotel at 1 p.m. The Bridal Showcase will take place at 6:30 p.m.

May 30• The 34 annual Trutch Gymkhana is being held at the Mile

206 Trutch Rodeo Grounds, lots of camping space available and a concession will be on site. Great family fun, all ages ride!! Please call Beth at (250) 262-5712 for more information.

June 4• Ladies out of town dinner in conjunction with the Oil Men’s

Golf Tournament presented by OilWives Club of FSJ. Cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. at the Pomeroy Inns and Suites. Tickets are $50 and include: entertainment, dinner, dessert, wine, jewellry draw, games and door prizes. Tickets available at Flow-ers by Tamee, Frontier Jewellers. Call Marlene (250) 785-8737 or Debbie at (250) 787-5100 for more information.

June 6• Rotary Manor Annual Garage Sale from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

1121-90 Avenue. Household items, tools, toys, furniture, coffee and donuts and much more. Donations welcome after May 4 (no appliances please). All proceed to toward resident programs and activities. Rain or shine, no early birds, there will be no sales be-fore 9 a.m.

June 14• Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion walk, wheel, run and wheel-

chair challenge. Registration at 12:30, event starts at 1 p.m. in Cen-tennial Park. For information, contact event leader Lori Slater at (250) 787-1912 or slaterl@shaw.ca

July 12• North Peace Horticultural Society plans their annual Garden

Tour. Bring your family and tour a variety of Fort St. John gar-dens.

August 1• The Marilyn Leffler Memorial Ride and Show ‘n Shine in sup-

port of the Canadian Cancer Society BC and Yukon Region. Regis-tration begins July 1 for this all day event at Casey’s Pub in Fort St. John. Show ‘n Shine awards for seven motorcycle categories and lots of door prizes. Event includes a ride to the viewpoint on the Hudson’s Hope Road. Everyone welcome to this fundraising event to fight cancer.

August 21 to 23• The North Peace Horticultural Society presents their 16th an-

nual Flower Show and Exhibition at the North Peace Cultural Cen-tre. The event will be open to the public on Aug. 22 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Aug. 23 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Awards presenta-tions will take place at 4 p.m. Refreshments will be available by donations on both Saturday and Sunday while the show is open. Categories include arrangements, art, houseplants, patio plants,

hanging baskets, cut flowers, photography and several children’s categories. Look for the flower show book in several locations.

ONGOING Fort St. John• The Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society is seeking moti-

vated people to join their volunteer team. If helping people sparks your interest drop by the office at #201, 10142-100 Ave. (above Girl Guides Thrift Store) or call 250-787-1121.

• A Youth Relapse Prevention Group may be held weekly, in the afternoons at Mental Health and Addiction Services, #300 - 9900 – 100 Ave. For more information call Chris or Shaun at 250-262-5269.

• The Citizens Patrol is seeking people who can volunteer at least five hours a month. Perfect for those new to town, those con-cerned about safety, who want to make the community a safer place to work, live and play. Call coordinator Connie 250-262-4530 or RCMP liaison Rick 250-787-8100.

• Alcoholics Anonymous - If you think you might have a prob-lem with drinking. Call for times and places or someone to talk to 250-785-8866.

Fort Nelson• Alcoholics Anonymous - Monday 8 p.m. Catholic Church

Basement (closed meeting); Wednesday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; Thursday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Basement; Saturday 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria; Sunday 8 p.m. Friendship Centre

• Cocaine Anonymous - Tuesday 8 p.m. Catholic Church Base-ment; Friday 8 p.m. Hospital Cafeteria.

• Alanon - Tuesday 8 p.m. Northern Lights College (back door).Pouce Coupe• Alcoholics Anonymous - Friday 8 p.m. Old Library (closed).

250-786-0155• Computer Class at the Pouce Coupe Seniors Hall every Mon-

day and Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and Low Im-pact exercise class every Thursday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Open to everyone! For more information call Carol at 250-786-5673

Chetwynd• Alcoholics Anonymous meets Monday and Friday at 8 p.m. at

the Friendship Centre. 250-788-9658• NA meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Airport waiting room.• Tuesdays & Thursdays: Minor ball 5 pm-7 pm at Chetwynd

Ballpark & Rec. Centre Diamonds.Tumbler Ridge• Alcoholics Anonymous - meeting Wed. 8 p.m. 115 Com-

mercial Park (Baptist Church).• Mondays: Bingo - 6 pm doors open, 7 pm games begin. Com-

munity Centre Rms. 4&5.• Tuesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Floor curling, carpet

bowling, card & board games, coffee & cookies. Community Centre Room 5 from 1-4 pm. Small drop-in fee.

• Wednesdays: TR Seniors (55+) Drop-In – Cribbage, Whist & good company. Beginners welcome! 7 pm in the Library. Small drop-in fee.

Taylor• Civil Air Search and Rescue (CASARA) meetings every sec-

ond Tuesday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7 p.m. For information call Bob at 250-789-9152 or 250-787-5802.

• New Totem Archery is now at the Taylor Community Hall Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. Contact newtotem-archery.com.

• The Alaska Highway RRA (Recreation Aircraft Association) meets every third Thursday at the Taylor Fire Hall at 7:30 p.m. For information call Richard at 250-782-2421 or Heath at 250-785-4758.

Dawson Creek• The Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce luncheons are

held the first Thursday of each month at noon at the Best Western. Different guest speaker each month. Members and Non-members welcome. Contact: Lesley Pewarchuck 250-782 4868.

If your non-profit group has events or meeting you wish pub-lished, send them by fax to (250) 787-7090 or via email to: edi-tor@northeastnews.ca.

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