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Kitimat City High’s building is slated to close for next school year with the program being moved into the building with Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School.
Plebiscite follow-up
Cameron OrrWith the results of a community plebiscite
� rmly in hand, Kitimat Council took to the task of processing and responding to the results.
That reaction took place on April 14 at a special meeting of council where councillors weighed in on their personal opinions on the pipeline, in between discussing courses of action.
Council’s � rst de-cision of the night re-garding the vote was to draft a letter to the federal government and cabinet, copied to the B.C. Premier as well, urging the government to consider the results of the plebiscite before making any decisions on the Northern Gateway project.
The motion was made by Mario Feldhoff and carried unanimously.
“The people of Kitimat have spoken. There’s not unanimity in the community...but the federal cabinet needs to be made aware of the vote,” he said.
The letter, he added, needs to include specif-ics on how the vote was conducted locally.
“The letter that we write should communi-cate the question that was asked, the voter eligi-bility criteria, send numbers of turn out,” he said. “We need to communicate this of� cially to senior levels of government.”
There was no debate on this motion before it passed.
While councillors did later each provide their perspective on the Enbridge issue and the plebi-scite vote, there was no other action taken on the results, save for a notice of motion from Phil Germuth for the next council meeting, which was scheduled for last night.
His proposed motion was that Kitimat for-mally oppose the Northern Gateway project.
Motions not on the printed agenda are gener-ally not debated by council until there’s time to formally add it to the schedule.
Councillors did spend a few minutes each providing their personal perspective on the plebi-scite result and their own personal opinion on pipelines. Their comments on page 3.
City High change riling parentsCameron Orr
Parents of Kitimat City High stu-dents gathered at a recent Board of Education meeting in Terrace seeking answers relating to the anticipated clo-sure and move of Kitimat City High to Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary’s building.
The surprise decision left many parents upset and looking for answers.
Those parents don’t feel they found any at the last board meeting and now hope to get responses ahead of May’s board meeting.
And board Chair Art Erasmus said there is a possibility a special meeting may be held earlier to have a conversa-tion with parents and students about the change. Otherwise the next chance to speak to the board is May 21.
“There’s going to be some continu-ing work on what’s happening with
the program relocation at Kitimat City High,” said Erasmus “We’ve had some staff down in Kitimat to talk to students and parents and that happened yester-day [April 16].”
He noted that the board is not antic-ipating any budgetary bene� t for mov-ing the program to MEMSS and there has been no discussion on what to do with the KCH building, including any conversation to make it an employment training facility.
Among the parents at the last board meeting were Karen Jonkman and Su-sie Abreu.
Jonkman’s son is a recent graduate of KCH and she’s certain her son would never have succeeded at the mainstream high school.
“He was in Mount Elizabeth and it wasn’t a good � t for him. There’s no way he would have been able to do it
without a program such as what they have [at KCH]. And that’s his words, not mine.”
She said the inability to speak to board members was “frustrating.”
“You expect that they would want to hear from the parents, especially in regards to making a decision like they made. But they made this decision without any consultation.”
Abreu, who has an autistic son at KCH, said the news of the change of the school was “devastating” to her family.
“I was so upset when I left [the meeting]. It’s hard when you have a child, it really affects them. I don’t want anything to happen to these kids.”
The change applies only to location and it’s planned that KCH program-ming will be run physically separate from MEMSS.
“We need to communicate this offi cially
to senior levels of
government.”
SuperValu closing doorsCameron Orr
Kitimat’s SuperValu grocery store will likely be closing their doors on June 14.
Store manager Josh Gallant said that he received notice from his superiors late last Tuesday that an agreement could not be made on the store’s lease. Loblaws leases the space from a Vancouver-based building owner.
Gallant said the decision will affect about 35 staff members and three managers.
“A lot of them are full time,” he said, adding that some of the cashiers have been working there almost 30 years. “The owners of the building didn’t accept the contract from Loblaws and to make a long story short, that’s why we’re closing the doors on June 14. That’s all I know, that’s what I was told last night at seven o’clock.”
Building owner Dick Leung told the Sentinel that he hadn’t been informed the latest lease offer had been rejected but be-lieves if store staff are being informed on the closure it is likely the case.
“It’s not con� rmed yet. It might be,” said Leung. “It’s not � nalized yet.”
He said the last lease was a � ve year term.“If they told the manager they’re closing it down, I think it
might be � nal,” he said.He said there is another grocery store that may be inter-
ested in the space but he could not disclose more information than that.
Gallant said the company has leased the space since 1961.Loblaws includes SuperValu, Wholesale Club and Extra
Foods, among many others.
Council will send feds a letter, of� cial opposition up for debate
2 Northern Sentinel, Wednesday, April 23, 2014
A home on Kechika Street is investigated by police and firefighters.
Police investigating two house firesPolice are investigating two house
fires which each took place in the early hours of Saturday, April 12.
The first was on Kechika Street at 5:32 a.m. Crews responded with one en-gine, one ladder truck, eight firefighters and an ambulance. All residents were
safely evacuated.Later that morning, at approximately
6:05 a.m., a fire on Bayer Street was re-ported. Some of the crews left the earlier fire and responded with one engine, one ladder truck, and five firefighters.
When fire crews arrived, they found
a vehicle on fire in the garage of the two-storey, wood frame home. All residents made it out safely.
Both fires are currently under inves-tigation by the RCMP although the po-lice have not confirmed if either events are criminal in nature.
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A selection of how each council member responded to the com-munity plebiscite:
“I don’t have any-thing against pipe-lines...and I do not appreciate things that are shipped out of our community that are not value-added. I want the jobs here for our citi-zens that they can have good jobs so they can live here.”
“Now that we know what you all want...we can make your decision and our decision known to the rest of the world.”
“The recent plebi-scite to me supported and solidified the po-sition that the Haisla have taken, the City of Terrace, the City of Prince Rupert...and many others that this project does not have social licence to pro-ceed.”
“When I look at the alternative...I would prefer to have [oil] in a pipeline any day.”
“What I am seri-ously against is ship-ping raw materials out of this country... and that was what the Northern Gateway project was about.
“I really feel the federal government should be putting some kind of legisla-tion in place that we are open for business...but things that are from Canada should be val-ue-added before they leave the country.”
Feldhoff’s com-ments tie to his motion from page 1.
“I’m against ex-porting raw products but I felt that the bene-fits were certainly there for Canada, so I voted yes.”
“Having said that my platform was, I did many things as [union] president, I champi-oned people that were a majority. And that’s what I intend to do.”
“Nobody would like risk but everyone loves benefits. This is the thinking, always, before I got to work ev-eryday.”
“[I look] in to not only the technologies for it but push all the proponents to do some-thing...so that we don’t have the risk, that we should be two steps in advance so that if this happens, we can get the benefit. So we make sure we have a safe and clean and good environment that we live in.”
“This result must have meant that the people of Kitimat thought beyond the jobs that we could get, the jobs that would be impacted, lost in the heartland of Alberta.”
“We are just like everybody else, we see fear, we see loss, and we see liability in the Enbridge project, which is the export of 100 per cent unpro-cessed bitumen out of Canada. I don’t think that serves Kitimat,
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The BC NDP now want the prov-ince and the fed-eral government to respond in-kind to Kitimat’s recent plebiscite.
Skeena MLA Robin Austin through a news re-lease called on Pre-mier Christy Clark to say no to the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline proposal.
“The time for maybe is over, it’s time for the B.C. Liberal government to reject the En-bridge oil pipeline,” said Austin, whose riding includes Kiti-mat. “Northwest communities have made it clear that this project is not in their best inter-ests. We should be focussed on build-ing industries like LNG where there is a potential to build social license based on greater rewards and fewer risks to the local environ-ment, not wasting more time on a proj-ect that has been soundly rejected by British Columbi-ans.”
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Piping up on the pipeline
Joanne Monaghan
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“I also believe that the plebiscite shows us that the neutrality that this council has taken is not justified and not needed anymore.”
it doesn’t serve B.C., and it does not serve Alberta...I voted no and I’m glad that our community said the same thing.”
Break down of costsCameron Orr
Shortly before the final vote took place, both sides of the debate had released their expenses for their Kitimat plebiscite campaigns.
According to Enbridge numbers they spent $6,500 in print advertis-ing and another $3,100 on radio ad-vertisements. That adds to $9,600 total disclosed spending.
The company did not yet have a number to provide regarding their “Vote Yes” signs. A company spokesperson said before the vote that vandalism was altering those totals.
When asked about some open houses the company hosted in the midst of the campaign and some print materials that were released, company spokesperson Ivan Gies-brecht said those are ongoing ex-penses for province-wide outreach that they do not disclose.
Douglas Channel Watch (DCW) released their numbers ahead of the vote as well and their total rises over Enbridge’s own.
They say they spent a total of $10,970 on print, $2,600 on radio with another $792.92 on supplies. That totals $14,362.92.
DCW released their figures on April 7 at a public council meeting, and Enbridge released their numbers to media on April 11. The company had earlier promised to release their expenses for the campaign.
As for what the plebiscite cost the District of Kitimat itself, the to-tal is approximately $13,500, not in-clusive of some extra advertising the District bought near the end of the process.
That includes $7,500 in wages, $1,000 for the ballots themselves, $3,000 for advertising and $2,000 in “other/materials.”
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4 Northern Sentinel, Wednesday, April 23, 2014
I really never expected the too-belated and too-confusing plebiscite question to be met with much overwhelming assent from a majority of residents of the community of Kitimat. Indeed, had I been asked for a prediction it would probably not have been far, in percentage terms, from the announced result.
To me it was disappointing in its own way. Reading last week’s North-ern Sentinel 60th anniversary edition, I recall my several lunch conversations with founder and publisher, the late Howard Mitchell, and I know, despite his constant concerns about responsible development in Kitimat, he too would have been disappointed. I am still very much in favor of David Black’s suggest-ed re� nery alternative, even the grey-area suggestion by the Aquilini Group for an upgrader re� nery at Burns Lake.
However, what will happen now, no one knows. What people do know is that there a general sense that North-ern Gateway, as proposed, doesn’t have what it takes to bring northwest residents behind it. Too many questions remain unanswered. I’m not ready or armed to go there.
My concern mostly revolves around the general feeling that this is just an-other major opportunity for major eco-nomic development, good jobs for our region and some signi� cant wealth gen-eration may just slip away for want of a
will to � nd common ground among the divided opposition and supporters.
As I have written before the � ood of messages about LNG opportuni-ties for Kitimat and the region are both confusing, con� icting and seem to be running so far behind the progress of much of the offshore competition. I have no doubt that the Russian threats to European oil and natural gas supplies through Ukraine will fade as the busi-ness people involved solve the prob-lems for the feuding governments using these supplies as blackmail tools.
I’ve heard no suggestions that re-gional home prices or long-term job opportunities are being seriously im-pacted by the general opposition to the pipeline. I don’t know if the same goes for the plethora of LNG proposals and government bungling of the LNG taxa-tion issues – but the recent north-eastern First Nations’ “no to LNG” message, for me, just adds to the growing dark cloud of uncertainty over B.C. bene� t-ing from the Liberals’ LNG strategies or the Federal CPC’s energy-export in-
tentions.The debate over “bitumen by
rail” continues to ramp up – as does the Gateway to eastern Canada pro-posals. Given the record of recent tragic train derailments and the mounting opposition to shipping bitumen east, I’ll just have to wait like everyone else. However, I am as frustrated as the others who see
increased traf� c, an uptick of contrac-tor work and housing prices as the only real “bene� ts” to date of the develop-ment trend.
I’m sure it can’t get sped up but surely others read the same � ow of news and are discouraged, as I am. Much as I respect the demonstration of lack of support for the pipeline project. I still await more positive news on com-mitment to LNG – but I’m not holding my breath.
On another subject, I’ve mentioned before I am as discouraged by the amount of time our MP Nathan Cullen spends opposing issues in comparison with the amount of time he spends on encouraging or supporting any projects or activities within the region he repre-sents. What is he for? We know what he’s against. I want to see some work on initiatives that will make the future better for us and our families.
Sorry Mr. Cullen, I’m encouraged by your work ethic and your level of commitment your causes, but I long to hear something positive and supportive.
Common ground slipping away
Breaking neutralityThere will be no picking apart of the plebiscite
results from this guy.I said months back that as much as I sometimes
give opinion polls a hard time — they can run from misleading questions to super-low number of respon-dents from our area — the bene� t of the plebiscite means that it’s an anonymous, democratic process that there’s not much room to dispute.
Just as there’s only limited means to dispute an election, same will apply here. The issue of the Northern Gateway Pipelines proposal was debated via a question asking if people supported the review process which lead to the company receiving a posi-tive recommendation.
And the results show that the majority of the vot-ing public did not.
While it’s important to stress that the question itself didn’t in fact ask people’s opinion directly on the pipeline proposal, the debate in the community at large was most de� nitely on the project.
A notice of motion had councillors debating whether or not now to of� cially oppose the Northern Gateway project yesterday night. Due to our dead-lines we can’t have in this week’s issue what the result was but from my point of view the town has no reason to continue neutrality and, really, must op-pose the project.
And based on how councillors and the mayor spoke about the results and the project at the last meeting, on April 14, it sounds like that will likely what will happen.
For the most part it seemed the export of raw ma-terials was the big issue which had them concerned. Based on that I feel I can expect a motion to pass opposing the project.
Now, the motion may end up something along the lines of, “... that Kitimat of� cially oppose ap-proval of the Northern Gateway project as currently regulated as per the current 209 conditions,” which I’m sure would get some people worked up given the grey area it allows, but I personally could accept such a motion given the question that the public had to work with.
At the very least it breaks neutrality, and love it or hate it at least the cards are on the table now and we can just move forward and stop expending so much energy � ghting and arguing.
And one � nal thing, I just have to tip my hat for a decent campaign from both sides. The core group of Douglas Channel Watch and Enbridge representa-tives seemed, from my vantage point, very respectful of the arguments and process.
Douglas Channel Watch in particular should be recognized for being a real grass roots organization, and a role model for what anyone can accomplish with a combination of passion and teamwork.
Cameron Orr
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Students being abandoned
Tale of three students
Dear Editor,Letter to the Kitimat Board of
Education trustees,I have been retired for some
time now and have moved on to oth-er concerns in life, but today I heard that School District 82 has plans to close Kitimat City High School and move the students and program to Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School, and had to respond.
The first round of budget cuts to education occurred the year my son entered school; he is now 37 years old and we are still seeing at-tacks on education. Class sizes have consistently risen, teachers’ real in-comes have been in steady decline, contracts illegally stripped, services have been continuously diminished and the real victims of this mess are the students at all ranges of achieve-ment.
The range of Special Educa-tion programs available to students is deplorable and I wonder how many parents are aware that gifted programs are part of Special Educa-tion?
Gifted education programs have declined in the past decade because of budget cuts, but gifted students are not just smart kids, they are stu-dents who flourish with a different style of instruction, just like the kids at KCH.
Over the years I have hoped that
just one trustee would take the lead and initiate a vociferous campaign against a government that is clearly antagonistic toward teachers and public education, but I have been perennially disappointed.
And, rest assured, students have suffered from your acquiescence.
Now, you want to move an al-ternate school into the very arena in which the students suffered difficul-ty and under an administrative struc-ture that obviously did not work for these students in the first place.
It is insane and plain mean. These students need a different structure that is impossible to incul-cate within a traditional school. You cannot just stick them in one wing of the high school and somehow expect something to be different for them.
These students are valuable people who just happen to need something different than the tradi-tional school structure and when they have it they can find success and a positive future.
No matter how you plan to structure schedules you will not be able to provide the environment es-sential to the needs of an alternate school. You are abandoning these students.
Sincerely,Doug Thomson,
BEd., MEd.
Dear Sir,Falling through
the Cracks – A Tale of 3 Students
Student #1:I was an introvert
and couldn’t commu-nicate well with my peers
Standing alone outside every day at recess nearly drove me to tears
While other kids laughed, kicked a ball, played games in the park
I was never includ-ed as my athletic abili-ties did not meet their mark
My time in the public school was like a living hell
Sitting at my desk, counting the minutes for the 3:00 bell
At home at last where I can spend time with my friends in cy-ber space
They do not judge me and to them I can reveal my true face
I’m growing now and I have decided at home I will stay
I can no longer
be carried, dragged or hauled to school every-day
I have fallen through the cracks
Student #2:At a young age, I
got caught up with the wrong crowd
We skipped school, smoked ciga-rettes and were obnox-ious and loud
When my parents split up, things gradu-ally got worse
Drugs, alcohol – I’m fortunate I didn’t end up in a hearse
I was extremely re-bellious at home and at school
Forged notes from my parents, I wasn’t a fool
At class I would lay my head on my desk and go to sleep
I didn’t care, to most of the others I was a creep
Eventually the school system got fed up and through me out
No skin off my back, more time to run about
I have fallen
through the cracksStudent #3:At the age of 10
I was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome
If you said I was outside the Autism Spectrum, you would hit home
My coordination is sometimes clumsy and little awkward
Which causes me to be nervous and then my speech becomes slurred
I find it difficult to concentrate with many voices around me
My class is noisy and disruptive but there is nowhere to flee
I often hide in the washroom just to get away from it all
The last time I did this, I was duct taped into the stall
I have so many great ideas locked up inside of my head
It’s a pity that all I want to do is stay tucked away in my bed
I have fallen through the cracks
Conclusion:These beautiful
children were lost and needed a school to at-tend
They all found and attend Kitimat City High which was a god-send
The three teenag-ers were no longer fall-ing through the cracks
The staff at KCH would give these stu-dent the shirt’s off their backs
It was like a mir-acle when these kids walked through those school doors
The fear was wiped away, grades improved, school was no longer a chore
They all found each other and knew there was now hope & a light
Nobody cared if you were clumsy, qui-et and sometimes not feeling right
Everyone was con-tent and happy until that dreadful day
They were told on April 8 that next year they would be moving away
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public hearing5 May 2014
What:A public hearing will be held on Monday, 5 May at 7:30 pm at Council Chambers, 606 Mountainview Square to consider ‘R3-A1 Zoning Amendment, BylawNo. 1845, 2014.’
What changes?Council is considering an application to amend the R3-A Zone to enable development of an eight building, 54-unit townhouse complex at 1851 Kingfisher. The applicant is seeking to make the following amendments to the R3-A1 Zone; increase maximum lot coverage from 25% to 35%; an increase in the maximum floor area ratio (FAR) from 0.5 to 0.72; a decrease in the minimum distance between buildings from 9 metres to 3.5 metres; and an increase from 40 to 54 permitted units. The applicant will provide over 6 acres of land to be designated park, and will contribute up to $70,000 towards Kitimat’s Affordable Housing Fund. The bylaw would also remove a Land Use Contract which had governed development of the property. Final design and siting of buildings will be determined through a Development Permit Application.
Where is it?
r3-a1 Zoning amendment 1851 Kingfisher bylaw no.1845, 2014
When can i speaK?Anyone wishing to comment on this issue may provide written comment to Mayor and Council c/o 270 City Centre, V8C 2H7; fax 250-632-4995; or e-mail to [email protected]. Comments regarding the proposed rezoning must be received by 8:30am thursday 1 May 2014 to be included in the report to Mayor and Council. Submissions received by email after this deadline but before 4:30pm Monday, 5 May 2014 will be read before Council at the Public Hearing. You may also speak in person, or deliver written comment, at the Public Hearing held Monday, 5 May 2014 at 7:30pm at northwest community college, 606 Mountainview square, council chambers.
need More info?The bylaw, Council resolution, staff report, submitted application, and other background material are available for review at www.kitimat.ca and at the District of Kitimat reception desk, 270 City Centre, 8:30am to noon and1:00 to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays on 18 and 22 April. Further inquires should be directed to Community Planning and Development at 250-632-8910.
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April 11A driver was
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Police checked into reports of possible gun shots in the area of Haisla Boulevard and Widgeon Street. The caller reported
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Pet FoodsTo avoid attracting bears, feed your pets indoors. If you must feed them outside, only put out enough food for a single meal and keep empty pet dishes inside. Store pet food inside your house.
uncleaned BarBequesDuring bear season, clean your barbeque immediately after every use. Wash the grill or burn off the smells, food residue and grease. If you can smell your barbeque, then it is not clean enough.Store your barbeque in a safe place behind closed doors.
comPost BinsRotting food waste in compost bins draws bears. To reduce odours, cover compost with soil and bleach or lime. Washable, plastic compost bins with lids are recommended for outdoor use. They must be cleaned regularly.Fruit treesPicking ripe and excess fruit and removing windfall on a regular basis will discourage bears from seeking food. Store your fruit securely behind closed doors.
dumPstersBears are lured into communities by the smells of food and garbage coming from commercial dumpsters.The only way to keep bears out of dumpsters is to lock the lids down every night. Local businesses that use commercial dumpsters should ensure that their dumpsters are locked at the end of each day.Bird FeedersOnly use bird feeders in the winter months when bears are hibernating and bird's natural food is scarce. Bird seed attracts bears. If you want to attract birds without the bears, use bird baths or certain flowers/plants.
FisHinGThe smell of fish is an attractant for bears.If a bear shows up at your fishing spot, leave as quickly as possible. If you have a fish on, cut your line and return when it is safe. Store bait somewhere other than your tent and keep campsite clean. Stay away from the river's edge when building a fire or cooking and do not cook near your tent.
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After rejecting an offer from the school dis-trict bargaining agency for a long-term contract, the B.C. Teachers’ Federation has served notice it will begin work-to-rule action April 23.
BCTF president Jim Iker announced that 72-hour notice has been given, after union members voted 89 per cent in March to en-dorse a three-stage strike plan. Phase one in-cludes refusing communication with school managers, arriving no more than an hour be-fore and leaving an hour after school hours, and refusing supervision of students outside class time.
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J. Oviatt Contracting Ltd. has applied for a Temporary Use permit (TUP) to operate a quarry on TL 9472 in the G5 Forestry Zone and a borrow pit on the west half of District Lot 6005 in the G5 - A Forestry Transition Zone. See sketch map below of TL 9472.
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Borrow pit and quarry activities are not permitted use in the G5 or G5-A Zones. Temporary approval may be granted by issuing a TUP. This application for renewal will be considered on 5 May 2014. If a TUP is granted, the pit and quarry could operate for up to three years with an application for a new permit required in 2017 should operations need to continue.
This application may be viewed at the District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Monday to Friday 8:30am to noon and 1:00 to 4:30pm, until 5 May 2014. Comment may be mailed or delivered to 270 City Centre, V8C 2H7; emailed to [email protected]; or faxed c/o 250-632-4995; before 12pm 5 May 2014. Please call Community Planning and Development at 250-632-8900 for more information.
Continued from page 5The 3rd floor of the high school, would be
their new homeSpecial classrooms for them, kind of like be-
ing segregated under a domeThe fear and anxiety is back and the old hab-
its will returnStudent 1, 2 and 3 will follow the same patternThey have fallen through the cracksFor the sake of these unique individuals and
future students to follow, please keep Kitimat City High open. This school and its wonderful, car-ing staff has given these kids a chance to realize their potential and give them hope for the future. It would be such a shame to destroy this.
Sincerely,Susie Abreu,
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• To follow the HNC personnel policy and manual;• Other Duties as required by Haisla Fisheries Manager (Office or Field)
QUALIFICATIONS:• Valid Class Five BC Drivers license;• Minimum Grade Twelve with two years related experience (Scientific Diploma or
equivalent preferred);• Small Vessel Operators Proficiency and MED A2 or 3 Certifications (or better); • Experience maintaining and operating marine engines;• Experience operating marine radios and GPS systems;• At least two years experience in the operation of jet boats, inboard/outboard powered
patrol boats, and commercial fishing vessels; • Ability and willingness to work long hours and weekends (if required) in remote
wilderness locations and in extreme weather and sea conditions;• Ability to operate vessels and other fisheries equipment in a safe and responsible
manner; • Willing and able to pass a criminal record check.
Interested individuals should submit a cover letter, names of three (3) references and the express permission for Haisla Nation Council (HNC) to contact these references, as well as your resume to:
Stephanie McClure, Human Resources ManagerHaisla Nation CouncilHaisla PO Box 1101 Kitamaat Village, BC V0T 2B0Phone (250) 639-9361, ext. 204 Fax (250) 632-2840Email: [email protected]
No later than 4 pm on Friday, May 9, 2014.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those short-listed will be contacted.
SENIOR TECHNICIAN (HAISLA FISHERIES)
NorthernSentinelK I T I M A T
MAILROOM CLERKPART-TIME (14-16 hrs/wk)
required at the Kitimat Northern SentinelDuties:• Receive and record fl yer distribution• Collate and strap newspapers• Fill drop boxes located around town• Provide clerical support.Heavy lifting is required.Computer and orginizational skills are an assetHours: Tues. & Wed. 9am to 1pm Thurs. 3:15pm until fi nished
Drop off resumé at:Northern Sentinel
626 Enterprise Ave., Kitimat, BC V8C 2E4
MECHANICRESIDENT MECHANIC FOR PRINCE RUPERT
Cullen Diesel Power Ltd has an opening for a resident Mechanic for Prince Rupert and surrounding areas to Service the Industrial & Marine markets. Heavy Duty or Commercial Transport experience is required. Previous Diesel Engine experience with DDC & MTU products will be considered an asset. Strong electrical and computer skills. Safety driven.
For additional information contact: Stephen Palm1-604-455-2208 or email resume: [email protected]
LT D.
Black Press has a very
unique opportunity for the right person.
We currently have an opening for a sales person to help us with our paid distribution newspapers across B.C. This position means getting out in the community and talking to subscribers about our newspapers and working to build stronger relationships with existing readers of our newspapers. It also includes finding new subscribers for our newspapers and helping introduce them our award winning host of community newspapers. This is not a year-around position and will run from March to October each year. We offer a spectacular compensation package and bonus incentives. Your own vehicle is required, but we cover all travel expenses. This is really a great opportunity for the right person. It is a different type of job, but definitely has different types of rewards. If you feel this position would be the perfect fit for you, then we would love to hear from you. Please email all enquiries to Michelle Bedford at [email protected].
Unique Opportunity
Help Wanted
Employment
Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services
• COOKS • PREP-COOKS• SERVERS • BUSPERSON Rosario’s Restaurant
Full-time and Part-time, days/evenings.
No experience necessary. Food safe and serving it right
considered an asset. Wage negotiable with exp.
E-mail resume to:[email protected]
Or Drop off resume to: 607 Legion Ave, Kitimat
Professional/Management
LOOKING to hire a Property Manager for our team in Kitimat/ Terrace. License and training package available. http://randallnorth.ca
RetailCARLTON Cards is looking for a Part Time Merchandiser for Kitimat, BC. Approx 2-6 hours per week. Must have computer with internet access. email resume to [email protected]
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Real Estate
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250-632-5566
Kitimat House for Sale5 Nass St.
Well maintained, updated, approx. 1,400 sq ft, 3 bdrm house with large family rm. Covered deck and garden shed. $285,000 obo.
250-632-5566
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Recreation Paradise Year Round!
Fishing, hiking, hunting, quadding, snowmobiling or just relaxation. Great access within 3 hours of the lower mainland, 40 km from Prince-ton and steps to Osprey Lake. 2 years new this 3 bedroom, 2 bath open concept chalet has it all & more. Includes a guest cabin with a bedroom, living/sitting area, kitchen & bathroom. New detached garage for storing the toys.
Call Adrienne (Royal Lepage Parkside Realty) at
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3 bdrm, unfurnished, carport. Close to schools. Utilities ex-tra. Taking rental applications. Available now. $1,500/mo.
250-279-0207
Homes for RentA four bedroom 2 washroom house available to rent from May 1st. Please call 250-635-0570 ASAP
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Homes for RentKITIMAT
House for Sale/Rent 63 Chilko St. - 3 bdr, 1 bath in excellent neighbourhood. This house has a big fenced backyard, including two sheds and fl ower beds. Comes with F/S and W/D.
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Read it in the
classifieds
SubmittedA trip to the BC
gymnastics champi-onship in March was described by Head Coach Adik Isakov as “awesome” for Dy-namics gymnasts, who returned home from Kamloops with medals and ribbons.
Kitimat sent seven gymnasts to compete: Damon Taylor, Nicho-las Ferguson, Matthew James, Christopher Wojciechowski, Noah Arlt-Dufresne, Me-lissa Yeoh, and Ferron Ouwehand-Minchin. It was Ferron, Noah, Matthew and Christo-pher’s � rst competi-tion at the provincials level where the club gymnasts competed against over 600 com-petitors.
The boys were competing in six events and the girls competing in four events. Head coach Adik was very pleased with how the gymnasts prepared for the com-petition.
“Our gymnasts work very hard in practice and they un-derstand that by com-mitting themselves to training to be the very best they can be, they can achieve more than anyone previously be-lieved,” he said.
Damon placed fourth for Rings and seventh for Floor. Nicholas � nished � fth for Vault and sixth for Parallel Bars. Melissa ended with � fth for Vault. Noah earned a bronze for Floor and Rings, fourth for Pom-mel, Vault, Parallel Bars and Horizontal
Bars with fourth Over-all. Christopher � n-ished with seventh for Vault.
The Dynamics continued from that competition to the Twisters Invitational in Abbottsford and club athletes continued to earn medals. Four ath-
letes competed; Kenna Sweet, Damon Taylor, Nicholas Ferguson and Andria Van Horne. An-dria competed against 59 athletes and was fourth all-around and got gold medal on beam. Damon got gold on vault and bronze on rings.
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&Sports Leisure
Location: 176 Ocelot Road (off Harbour Road and Haisla Blvd.)
Hours: Monday – Wednesday11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. or by appointment
For more information:[email protected]
Come by and see usVisit us at our Community Information Centre in Kitimat
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Kim, Mike and dedicated CN employees like them keep the goods moving at CN’s Prince George intermodal terminal. Containers are loaded onto trains in Prince George, destined for international markets via Prince Rupert’s Fairview Container Terminal. Partnerships like these mean jobs and prosperity for people in northern BC. Our terminals may be located in Prince Rupert, but we’re building connections clear across Canada—and the globe. Learn about the value of trade at www.rupertport.com/connections.
Trade connects us.
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Kitimat gymnasts do great
The Kitimat Snow Valley Skating Club presented “Skating Through The Year,” a year-end gala for the club. Each skating presentation represented a different part of the year. Above, pre-star Easter Bunnies performed for April. Below, the All Star Skaters rung in the new year with a January-themed performance.
Cameron Orr