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City council has lodged an objection to the make up of an “Expert Panel” appoint-ed by the province to “provide analysis and recommendations to the province on busi-ness tax competitiveness”.

And one councillor had a problem with the whole idea of the panel.

The government press release in Janu-ary outlining Finance minister Kevin Fal-con’s announcement in a speech to the Van-couver Board of Trade said “a component of the review will also look at municipal property taxation of business.”

At council’s March 5 meeting Corinne Scott moved an administration recom-

mendation that a letter be written to Com-munity, Sport and Cultural Development minister Ida Chong and all Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) members saying Kitimat objected to the composition of the panel in that it did not include a municipal representative.

Scott pointed out the panel included the Chancellor of the University of Brit-ish Columbia, the chief fi nancial offi cer of Goldcorp and representatives from the Canadian Federation of Independent Busi-ness, the Vancouver Board of Trade and Ernst and Young.

“All of these individuals are very capa-

ble,” she said, but added, “there should be a local government representative on that panel” given what it would be looking at.

Mario Feldhoff said his concern went beyond who was on it. “My concern goes to having a panel in the fi rst place meddling in the affairs of local government.”

Rob Goffi net noted Kitimat had pre-sented a paper to the UBCM on several occasions on tax competitiveness mainly because Kitimat was one of the most indus-trialised municipalities in the province.

“We have been concerned in the past that if the municipal level of government was somehow restricted in levying taxation

on local industry, it would have devastat-ing effects on communities like Kitimat, Powell River, Port Alberni, Squamish, et-cetera.”

Goffi net added the Kitimat submis-sions pointed out Kitimat’s industrial taxes accounted for less than one per cent of lo-cal industries operating budgets “and can-not be construed as a disincentive to locate in a particular municipality”.

He added that Kitimat’s industrial tax rate didn’t seem to be stopping the indus-tries that were now “beating down the door” to locate here.

The motion passed unanimously.

“Expert panel” draws city council fi re

“Unexpected.”That was how Skeena-Bulkley

Valley NDP MP Nathan Cullen de-scribed the Transport Canada TER-MPOL review report that found oil tankers - even the Very Large Crude Carrier variety - could safely navi-gate the Douglas Channel and out-side waters.

However, he added, “It’s going to be very diffi cult throughout all of this to believe that anyone mak-ing any kind of decision from the federal gov-ernment hasn’t been infl uenced or pressured by the prime minister on down.”

Given Stephen Harper’s statements of support for the project, Cullen said the federal government had un-dermined its ability to portray itself as “fair actors” on the issue of the Northern Gateway.

“When the boss of the bosses says this is how it’s going to go, it’s hard to believe that everything else that follows hasn’t been infl uenced by that.

Asked if he was suggesting that the BC Pilots, Pacifi c Pilots Author-ity and Canadian Coast Guard - all cleared the route - were part of some grand conspiracy, Cullen said he was not.

But added, “It’s impossible to say that people aren’t infl uenced by the prime minister saying, ‘It doesn’t

matter what all these arms length agencies...say, we’re going ahead with it’.”

Cullen said he had met with the pilots association and “we actually had a difference of opinion” over items including where do the pilots board the tankers, where do the tugs link up and how we could feel safe moving ships of a size that had never been seen in these waters.

“They are a very ‘can do’ group,” he said of the pi-lots. “They want to say that almost anything is possible.”

Challenged that they were probably also the most knowledgeable people when it came to coastal waters, Cul-len repeated that super tankers had never been moved into this part of the coast before.

“There is nobody with experience on that.”

When he had sug-gested to the pilots that

super tankers were “a different ani-mal” from what they were used to, Cullen said they had disagreed, say-ing it was the same as doing it any-where else.

“It’s just a difference of opin-ion,” he said, adding, “Are they the experts in what they do? Absolutely. Do I respect them? Sure.

“Are they in the midst of a proj-ect that has enormous political inter-ference? Yes.”

Cullen rejects TERMPOL fi ndings on tanker toute

Nathan Cullen

‘Violet Sunset’ by Jamie Nole is one of the eye-catching paintings on display at the museum until Thursday, March 22. It is part of the exhibition of works of students at the Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art - all are by fi rst year certifi cate students in the Fine Arts Program.

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The Long Gun Registry is history.The registry was controversial from

the moment it was introduced in the 1990s by Jean Chretien’s Liberal gov-ernment.

While billed as an anti-crime mea-sure, the Conservative Party described the registry as “wasteful and ineffective” which needlessly targeted law-abiding Canadians.

And claimed the registry did nothing to reduce crime.

Although previously in support of scrapping the registry, Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen voted against the passing of this bill, saying there were portions of earlier bills not includ-ed which he couldn’t stand for.

“(The Conservatives) have been pret-ty consistent up until this last one and in the last one they took out a protection that was there to prevent guns from end-ing up in gangs and to protect gun own-ers themselves,” he explained.

Cullen was referring to a licence veri-fi cation provision.

He said that while gun shops have to call the National Firearms Centre when selling a gun, private sellers don’t have such provisions.

“I couldn’t for the life of me fi gure out why they took it out,” said Cullen, adding that he had attempted to put it back in the bill, in the same language the Conservatives had used in earlier bills, but without success.

“In good conscious, there’s no way I could vote for some-thing I know will cause harm,” he said. “This is not what people have been asking for. You still want gun control in Canada even if you’re against the registry.”

He added taking out that pro-vision could potentially create a bootleg market.

Cullen said he was aware that some people within his riding are going to be angry over his vote. “There’s going to be some people that are upset, but we’ve spoken to a lot of them and when

we talk about this they can’t believe it because they also believe it shouldn’t be easier for gangs to get guns,” said Cul-len.

“What hunter or farmer wakes up in the morning wanting gangs to have more guns? Nobody.” He added, “I’m on pretty solid ground here.”

Cullen explains long gun registry vote

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The Northern Health Authority’s next board meeting will take place in Ter-race, Monday, April 16 and Tuesday, April 17, 2012.

The open meeting will take place on the Monday at the Best Western Hotel from 1:15 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.

Anyone wishing to make a presentation can submit a request for a time slot by call-ing 250-565-2922 or emailing Desa Chip-man at [email protected] by 4 p.m., Monday, April 2.

Kitimat will once again celebrate its eth-nic makeup when the local Multi-cultural society holds its annual potluck dinner and en-tertainment Saturday, March 31 at the Luso-Canadian hall.

This year the event will be co-hosted by the multi-cultural soci-ety and the Easy Indian community.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m,

Once again the admission charge is a nominal $2 plus an eth-nic main course dish plus a salad or desert.

After everyone has enjoyed the gastronom-ic delights of dishes from around the world, there will be brief speeches followed by the much anticipated entertainment which is an ethnic showcase sure to delight .

In a letter to coun-cil, society president Socorro Gutierrez said the evening also aimed “to reduce intolerance and discrimination based on race.”

She also asked for a $500 grant but coun-cil agreed to $400, the same as last year and in line with the city’s grant policy.

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Kitimat council has become the third local government to support a $1.1 million upgrade at the North-west Regional (Terrace-Kitimat) Airport.

The airport society wants to ex-pand the paved area in front of the terminal and fi x up a secondary run-way.

Airport manager Carman Hendry told council its support could help bring in $100,000 from a Northern Development Initiative Trust fund.

The balance of the money needed will come from a Western Develop-ment grant ($530,000) while the air-port society will pick up the remain-der ($485,000).

“The airport society board is working hard to get this (expansion) set up,” said airport manager Car-man Hendry. “We’re expecting that

the (fl ight) frequencies will increase or the capacity of the aircraft will in-crease with the upcoming construc-tion that’s going to be going on.”

Hendry said the airport has bud-geted “modestly” for 125,000 pas-sengers for 2012, a four per cent in-crease from last year’s commercial airline passenger count.

Should 125,000 passengers be reached this year, it will amount to an all-time record.

But these numbers don’t include private planes that transport people, Hendry said, adding that by mid-2013 it is expected that 600 more people a week, mostly construction workers, will be using the airport.

“They have to move the construc-tion workers somehow,” said Hen-dry. “The easiest way, and the most effi cient way, is by air.”

At this time it was not known if those construction workers would be ferried in and out via private corpo-rate planes or existing airlines.

The airport is also expecting a growth in the number of cargo planes.

Expanding the paved area where planes park while waiting for pas-sengers to board will free up parking space elsewhere for more passenger planes, cargo planes, and those used for emergencies.

Improvements to the secondary runway involve taking out wooden duct work installed when the airport was built during the Second World War. The wood is now rotting and the runway should also be repaved.

The secondary runway is used when strong cross winds affect the main runway and by snow-removal

equipment during the winter.Asked by councillor Phil Germuth

where the airport would get its share from, Hendry said it would come out of the airport’s existing line of credit with a bank.

He also confi rmed there would be no increase in user fees at the air-port.

The City of Terrace and Kitimat Stikine regional district have also supported the airport’s $100,000 NDIT grant request.

Prior to the vote councillor Mario Feldhoff pointed out that the city’s support did not mean it would actu-ally have to cough up one-third of the $100,000.

Instead the money would come from NDIT funds that were ear-marked for Kitimat-supported grants.

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Cote pleased with project’s progress

She came, she saw, and she liked what she saw.

RTA Primary Metal president and CEO Jacynthe Cote was in town for a couple of days last week, tour-ing the smelter and construction site and meeting with local stakeholders including the Haisla and contrac-tors.

“I’ve seen a lot of passion, a lot of energy,” she said, adding that while it was a complex project, “we’re well equipped to deliver.”

Referring to the total cost of the project and time to complete it, Cote said RTA was spending the equiva-lent of $3.1 million per day.

Looking at her watch she added, “We are at mid-day so we have in-vested $1.5 million (so far) today.”

Turning to local employment opportunities created by the project, Cote noted up until now 62 per cent of the work had gone to area con-tractors and 95 per cent to BC busi-nesses, “which is absolutely spec-tacular.”

And while those percentages would likely dip in the future as more out-of-town and -out-of-province

companies were hired to do jobs that required specifi c expertise, she em-phasized, “the number of hours (for locals) will go substantially up.”

Cote noted that when the proj-ect hit peak activity, there would be 2,500 people involved in it, but only 1,400 beds at the construction camp. That peak is expected in the fi rst quarter of next year.

While that would mean a lot of people living in town, she said “the message I am getting it is the com-munity wants it.”

And if the infl ux did become a problem, she said RTA would make adjustments.

Saying RTA wanted this project to be a showcase, Cote added, “That is going to be benefi cial for the re-gion and build capabilities that will useful in the years to come not only for us, but other organisations as well” - a reference to other projects proposed for this area.

And in keeping with RTA’s con-stant mantra when it comes to the modernisation, Cote said, “We want this project to be one of the safest in the world.”

Rio Tinto Alcan has awarded an-other major contract for its Kitimat Modernisation Project (KMP).

United Industrial Services Com-pany (UNISCO). a unit of Towell Engineering based in Oman, will produce 386 “superstructures”, equivalent to 6,000 tonnes of steel.

RTA spokesman’s Colleen Nyce said the job went out to competitive bids but only to those companies “that were of suitable size to meet the need and those who had previ-ous experience in aluminum smelter superstructure fabrication.

“It requires very specifi c equip-ment, not at all generic like building

steel structure,” she added. Nyce said there were bidders

from all over the world, including three from Eastern Canada.

UNISCO provided the super-structures for the now operational Sohar smelter in Oman and has a con-tract to supply the same for the new Ma-aden smelter in Saudia Arabia.

Nyce explained the superstruc-tures are placed atop each pot, hence the quantity ordered - 384 plus two spares. She said the fi rst structure will be delivered in April of 2013.

In keeping with company policy, Nyce would not reveal the value of the contract.

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TO BE ELECTED - ONE: Trustee Electoral Area 1 (Kitimat) (the District of Kitimat, Kitamaat Village and Cable Car Subdivision).

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Kiwanis Village and Delta King Placeresidents and persons unable to attend a regular poll on General Voting Day may vote at this Special Voting Opportunity;

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Grant gamesLocal sports teams are going to have to

step up their game.Grant application game, that is.At last Monday’s council meeting there

were two applications from such groups.The fi rst was from the Mount Elizabeth

Secondary senior girls curling team - fi ve team members and the coach - that was about to head to Dawson Creek for the provincials.

Under the city’s Community Grants/Sponsorship program it was entitled to a trav-el grant of $320, which is what administration recommended and council duly approved.

Next was a travel grant request from the Marlin Swim Club to send four swimmers, a coach and two chaperones to the AA Short Course provincial championships in Surrey.

They were entitled to $280 which council again approved.

Also at that meeting the Snowfl ake Com-munity Fairground Society made an applica-tion for a grant towards Bull-o-Rama.

It asked for $3,000 but administration pointed out that, according to the major events grant policy, it was only entitled to $2,250.

But council ignored policy and approved the $3,000 - 33 per cent above the limit.

Which suggests that in future sports groups should fi nd out what they are entitled to, then have the kids show up at council and ask for more.

What have they got to lose?I’m not having a go at the fairgrounds

society here, just pointing out how arbitrary application of the policy can be.

That was underlined by the fate of yet an-other grant application at that same meeting.

The Multi-Cultural Society was entitled to $400 towards its annual pot luck supper and entertainment, the same as last year.

But the society, citing rising costs, asked for $500. This time, however, council said no to the increase.

All of which is why councillor Corinne Scott not so long ago asked for the commu-nity grants program to be reviewed.

Hopefully that can happen now that the budget is out of the way.

One thing that review might want to look at is whether there needs to be a change to the formula for athletes.

The Marlins got $280 but spent $5,300 on travel and accommodation. For the MESS girls the numbers were $320 and $4,000.

Meaning that in both cases the city’s sup-port, while doubtless welcome, was but a drop in the bucket.

Malcolm Baxter.

cont’d on page 5

Work experience prompts Gateway doubtsThe National Energy Board

hearings into the proposed $5.5B Gateway pipeline project take me back to my early career days in the Canadian oil patch.

From 1979 to 1986 I worked for the Northern Pipeline Agency, Petro-Canada (remember when Canada had its own national oil company), and the Polar Gas Proj-ect, which was the second attempt at building the Mackenzie Valley Gas Pipeline.

My earnest efforts notwithstanding, this project still languishes some 35 years after the publication of Thomas Berger’s Northern Frontier, Northern Homeland: the Report of the Mackenzie Valley Pipe-line Inquiry (1977).

During the early part of my tenure with Petro-Canada I also co-ordinated the community information sessions on BC’s Northwest Coast to explain the company’s desire to establish an offshore drilling pro-gram in the waters ringing Haida Gwaii.

That unforgiving work took a small band of us several months as we tried to hold public meetings in all of the regional First Nations communities, and the larger centres like Terrace and Prince Rupert.

Looking back over this part of my ca-reer, I realize that not a single project went ahead, but a tremendous amount of effort went into talking with community organi-zations about the pros and cons of oil and gas development.

The pros were always obvious: direct,

indirect and induced employment ranging from working in the oil patch, to provid-ing a wide range of local contract support, to boosting retail and service sales in local communities.

Once operational, the pipeline busi-ness and producing offshore fi elds re-quired dramatically fewer workers, but the job tenure for those who liked the work could extend out for 30 years.

Operations and maintenance jobs also included a hefty investment in oil spill contingency planning.

Petro-Canada was planning on signifi -cant investments in oil spill containment booms, drums of chemical dispersants to be sprayed from a fl eet of planes onto ocean borne oil slicks, barge-mounted ‘slick-lickers’ to suck up oil spills, and even stockpiled bales of hay to be used for berms in estuaries and other environmen-tally sensitive areas should a blow-out or spill occur.

There was a serious expenditure of money just planning for these activities before any hearings were to occur. As it turned out, they didn’t.

A combination of low oil pric-es, better opportunities elsewhere and strong local opposition scut-tled the BC offshore drilling idea, and the ‘Berger Report’ put the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Project to bed for a decade while the Dene settled their land claims and put in place their own local government institutions to cope with northern development projects conceptual-

ized and designed in the south.Looking back, I was glad the BC off-

shore play never happened, because at the local information sessions we heard too many seasoned fi shing boat skippers talk about 80 foot waves, high tidal energy, howling southeasters in Hecate Strait, and the growing fragility of the marine ecosys-tem.

I also heard scores of First Nations’ speakers decry putting their homelands and food chains at risk for the sake of oil.

I also remember having a few beers with technical members of the company’s public information team. Privately, espe-cially after a raucous community meeting, they would confi de to me that high wave and wind action would hamper and disrupt oil spill boom placement and slick-licker deployment, and a major blowout or spill near a tidal estuary would likely be very diffi cult to contain.

Simply put, our expert community in-formation team was far from certain that their high-tech solutions would work in a

Mike Robinson

GuestGuestColumnistColumnist


cont’d from page 4place like Hecate Strait in a howling southeaster.

The disillusionment this created for me was profound. In 1986 I left the oil patch and became executive director and professor at a university research institute that helped circumpolar First Nations communities build capacity to do their own research.

When I look at the Gate-way project today, with the benefi t of my early career, I am still not certain that oil transport down coastal inlets and through the maze of off-shore islands is a fail- safe enterprise.

I appreciate that new navigational technology, local pilots and double hulls will be brought to bear, and I respect

the engineering efforts to do things the right way.

Arrayed against these hu-man efforts, however, is the awesome power of the south-east wind, high tidal energy, and a character the Haida re-fer to in children’s stories as “Mr. Accident.” He notably comes out and causes havoc when people are tired and not paying close attention to even normal tasks.

Mr. Accident no doubt lurks in Douglas Channel from time to time.

While the Gateway media circus is currently focusing on First Nations’ concerns about pipeline integrity and tanker safety, and the National En-ergy Board hearings are fo-cusing on the technical and safety aspects of the project,

my own mind is focused on the question of why there is a need for such a rapid pace of development in the tar sands of northern Alberta?

Several issues confront us: we are driving up construc-tion and environmental costs by racing to develop as much of the resource as quickly as possible; we are placing the downstream Mackenzie basin water supplies at risk as a re-sult; we are hindering the pace of land and vegetation recla-mation as a result; and we are further tying the emerging Ca-nadian workforce to tar sands development as a result.

We are doing so without a rational examination of future Canadian workforce options, or a critical examination of the costs of an implicit na-

tional economic strategy that is tied to total production and global incineration of a natu-ral resource that is causing climate change.

Maybe before we go through this Gateway, we should ask ourselves a few questions about our desired future.

Mike Robinson is CEO Bill Reid Trust

and President, Bill Reid Foundation.

(Editor’s note: Allan Hewit-son has been buried under Coy Cup preparations these past two weeks but will return next Wednesday.)

Dear sir, It’s not about the money really, al-

though a cost of living increase would be nice. It’s been 10 years since I had a raise of any kind and that means I’ve taken about a 15 per cent cut in that time.

Net sub-zero you might say. Mostly this is about teaching and learn-

ing conditions. I’m on strike because every winter there are weeks when teachers and students in my school wear coats, hats and gloves in class because there’s no heat.

I’m on strike because of bursting wa-ter pipes. And fans installed to dry out the basement that stir up dust and mould, and students and teachers become ill from it.

I’m on strike because the wiring won’t take more than one hot plate being turned on in the science lab without blowing a fuse; so hands-on labs become sit-quietly-and-watch demonstrations.

I’m on strike because the lights in the theatre had to start smoking before they could be replaced.

I’m on strike because there’s no money in the budget to replace worn out and bro-ken science hardware because there’s just barely enough to cover the dissection spec-imens and there’s no fi re and no-one’s been hurt. The dollars don’t change but costs go up and up and up.

I’m on strike because after asking, nag-ging, complaining and fi nally getting really cranky, I managed to get eight of my 27 sewing machines serviced this semester. I’ve got four more that won’t work and three others that don’t work well so those students are probably not going to take sewing again.

I’m on strike because they painted the exterior of the schools, but the interior -

where students and teachers spend their days - is shabby at best and down right un-healthy at worst.

I’m on strike because there’s a primary student in this district who needs a full-time aide. There’s only money for two hours, so that’s all the time he can attend school.

I’m on strike because we need an ex-tensive work experience programme at the high school and we don’t.

I’m on strike because science labs, cooking labs and shop classrooms were all built to house 24 students. Now they con-tain 30, just barely, and if the new, legislat-ed contract goes through, there will be no limit to how many stu-dents there are in a class.

I’m on strike because the ministry wants us to use technology but there hasn’t been a fully functioning computer lab in this district in the 13 years that I’ve been working here.

I’m on strike because the ministry wants us to use i-pads in the class and our school has fi ve of them. “Now class, get into groups of six and…”

I’m on strike because I needed a power point projector last week and all three were signed out and in use by other teachers. I brought my own from home.

I’m on strike because the ministry’s next great idea is that students will supply their own smart phones and laptops and work on computerized learning programs that will either individualize standardiza-tion or standardize individualization. we’re not quite clear which.

I did a quick survey of my senior stu-

dents and fully half of them do not own a laptop or smart phone.

When I mentioned the computerized learning, they groaned. They know what the pass rate is on correspondence courses. “But we need a teacher!”

I’m on strike because the Education minister has the infernal gall to stand in front of microphones and talk about need-ing fl exibility to put four or fi ve students with IEPs in a class. The reality is a science class of 29 students with nine IEP students in it. And each and every one of those IEPs says “seat next to teacher”.

I am on strike because of my fellow Home Ec teacher in an-other district who

has eight IEP students in her class plus six who speak no English and fi ve more who have to be watched constantly because they are “behaviour students” who have no pro-gram and teachers just have to deal with them.

I’m on strike because there’s no money for English as a Second Language students to get extra help with English.

I’m on strike because there’s no mon-ey to give extra help to students with mild learning disabilities in elementary school so they arrive at the high school with a history of struggle and failure (although no one ever calls it that) and they are an-gry and unco-operative and miserable and they’re going to make everyone else miser-able too.

I’m on strike because the OECD did a rating survey of education systems around the world. Finland has the best. Canada came third. The US was 17th. Alberta sent

a delegation to Finland to fi nd out what they do.

BC purchased a very expensive on-line learning programme that will be standard-ized, individualized and fully accountable to everyone, from a US publishing com-pany.

I’m on strike because no functioning democracy does not have a high quality, universal public education system and ours is going downhill fast.

I’m on strike because kids matter and for some reason, I care. And I’m absolute-ly certain that the government doesn’t.

Yours sincerely,Elizabeth Thorne (B.Ed).

(NB: The IEP (Individual Education Pro-gram) is a document that students who test out below certain performance standards in things like short- and long-term memory, visual comprehension, auditory compre-hension, ability to write their ideas on pa-per etc, receive.

The IEP sets out certain teaching strat-egies that work best for the student and what assistance they need to succeed in ac-ademic classes. This can range from having someone to do their writing and/or reading for them (a scribe or reader) - in practice 98 per cent of students only get those for tests - to photocopied notes to best seating ar-rangements, to being taken out of class by an aide to work alone or in a small group, to use of a laptop or other technology.

The IEP also sets out goals that students are working toward like getting 70 per cent on all math tests or arriving in class on time (if that’s an issue) or reading fi ve pages of a novel per day.

They are individual so they’re different for each student.)

Dear sir,I would like to respond to Juliana

Christiansen, (‘Northern Gateway is not about jobs’, Northern Sentinel, February 1) who called me ignorant because I be-lieve Canadian families need jobs.

Northern Gateway is about jobs. And just because an industry uses natural re-sources - mining, fi shing, oilsands, log-

ging etc. - does not mean one cannot be an excellent enviornmental steward.

The root of the envirornmental move-ment is contempt of mankind, which sees us as leeches on the Earth rather than as children of God.

I stand up for Canadian families and oppose anyone who attacks families and insinuates that we are reckless polluters

for wanting to create jobs and prosper-ity.

I repeat, people are not leeches suck-ing out resources as the confused envi-ronmental movement believes.

Good grief! How did the green move-ment get so muddled up.

Arlene Pickel,Calgary.

Local teacher explains why she was on strike

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Thursday, March 15 ART CLUB of Kitimat is taking a break for two weeks. Meetings resume March 29.

Monday, March 20Kitimat Public Library offers an hour of Spring and Easter Crafts for kids at 11:00 am. All ages welcome. Please register.

Tuesday, March 21The Kitimat Public Library presents “Pinocchio Comes Alive!” at 11 a.m. A fun and lively puppet show for all ages. Bring your little ones out for a laugh – it’s free!

Wednesday, March 22Kitimat Public Library offers an hour of Maga-zine Collage Crafting at 1:00 p.m. A day for kids to get creative and take home a piece of art! All ages welcome. Please register.

Thursday, March 23Kitimat Public Library presents a Finger Knitting lesson from 1:00 – 2:00 pm. Little ones will enjoy learning this simple new skill. Open to all ages. Please register for this free program.

Wednesday, March 28The Kitimat Public Library hosts a Seniors Invest-ment Workshop from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. Free to at-tend.

Wednesday, March 28KITIMAT FOOD BANK Society will be hold-ing its Annual General Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the lounge of the Presbyterian Church. You are welcome to attend

Monday, April 3Kitimat Public Library is happy to welcome award-winning author, gardener, and activist, Des Kennedy to the Library. Former columnist of CBC’s Midday program, Des visits at 7 pm for an engaging evening of discussion.

Wednesday, April 18PRE-KINDERGARTEN/KINDERGARTEN im-munization clinic at the health unit, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., for all children born in the year 2007. Please call 250-632-3181 to book an appointment.OngoingKITIMAT SENIORS BAND is looking for new members. If you have time in the day and would love an opportunity to play music with others, you need us and we need you. Call Lisa Frazer at 250-632-3475 for more information.KITIMAT PUBLIC LIBRARY presents Mother Goose Storytime for pre-schoolers. Fridays 11-11:30 a.m. It’s free! Join us for story books, felt plays, songs, and fun! Registration not required.

COMING EVENTS Across the continent, there

are more than 400 species of birds. Many of these are small, perching birds that visit our parks, yards, and community forests.

Others are large, grand and eye-catching. One of these is the Great Blue Heron, a bird that has high public appeal and is symbolic of our wetlands, estuaries and environmen-tal health.

Great Blue Herons range over much of North America, generally from the northern edges of the provinces south into Mexico and beyond.

Along the coast, however, they fl y far into Alaska reaching Prince William Sound.

The coastal population is a separate subspecies from other herons. They are generally non-migratory and have a darker plumage than herons from other parts of the country. Estimates of these stay-at-home birds number somewhere between 4,000-5,000 pairs.

By far the densest population rims Georgia Strait, where large nesting colo-nies can be found close to shallow bays and extensive eelgrass beds.

Beyond the northern end of Van-couver Island, herons exhibit different behaviours. The large colonies and high concentrations of the south coast are non-existent.

A few isolated pairs nest near Prince Rupert and on Haida Gwaii. Otherwise,

herons in this part of the province tend to be non-breeding and generally solitary in nature.

Except in Kitimat. The presence of herons in Douglas

Channel, and specifi cally the Kitimat River estuary, has shown interesting trends.

Some 30 years ago, herons were considered a rare bird at any time. Dur-ing Christmas Bird Counts, observers searched the drainage ditches, ice-free ponds, sloughs and mud fl ats, hopefully locating one or two of the long-legged birds.

Five was the highest total prior to 1988.

In that year - and almost every year since - herons have been counted in dou-ble digits. On average, 18 herons have been noted on every mid-winter count.

In 2005, 40 birds were tallied. Most recently, their favoured roosting and for-aging areas are in Minette Bay and the outer estuary.

What brought about this change? Has it been warmer winters, less snow, better forag-ing or possibly fewer predators?

The answer is no-one knows. Any or all of these could be responsible.

What we do know is that in our area, the Great Blue Heron population has in-creased almost four times over the last three decades. This increase and some-what stable winter population might be an indicator of a recuperating estuary.

Come spring and summer, however, the herons disperse. This too is a mys-tery, as it is not known whether they head inland or disperse throughout the chan-nel system. It is also not known if any of them breed.

All of this would be valuable infor-mation, as our coastal herons have been blue-listed, meaning they are of special concern. The special concern is specifi -cally aimed at the heron’s sensitivity to human activities, particularly around their nesting areas.

Even if we never fi nd answers to why the herons are here, where they go, and evidence of nesting activity, we will have even more to celebrate.

Great Blue Herons stay with us from October through to April. Their numbers are stable and they are great birds to fi nd and observe.

Enjoy them before they once again leave for their secretive summer retreats.

The mystery of the Great Blue Herons

Herons dine mainly on small fi sh but also snatch small mammals, frogs, and insects.

Nature’sPath

By Dennis Horwood

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On February 29 St. Anthony’s School held a special assembly to recognize bullying awareness. Students and staff proudly wore their pink t-shirts. Principal Cornthwaite performed a bullying scenario with Division 4 to portray how to deal with bullying situations. Division 5 performed a skit, and we did a “balloon stamp” to confi rm our mission to “Stamp out Bullying” in our school!

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The union wants more paid time outside the classroom – sick leave for teachers on call, expanded bereavement and discretionary leave.

The government wants more time for teacher training and to ensure that Pro-D days really are for professional development.

The union says all teaching positions should be selected on the basis of seniority. The government supports seniority but qualifications must also count so that math teachers teach math, and science teachers teach science.

The union says that teachers who perform poorly in evaluations will be dismissed – ‘one strike and you’re out’.

The government wants to support teacher improvement through a standardized evaluation process.

The union says that government refuses to negotiate. There has been over a year of negotiations and 78 full bargaining sessions.

The union says that class size limits have been eliminated. Class size limits will remain in place on all grades across BC.

The union says that BC has 700 fewer special needs teachers. 2100 new teaching assistants have been hired since 2001. And, with a new $165 million Learning Improvement Fund, we will hire more.

The BCTF is demanding a 15 per cent wage hike and other benefits that would cost $2 billion and raise taxes for BC families. Virtually all other public sector unions have settled for no wage increases.

It’s unacceptable that schools are disrupted and that students and their families are inconvenienced over an unreasonable salary demand in difficult economic times. The union is making claims and demands that simply don’t add up.

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This update is to clarify what is hap-pening with our services.

We are in the process of renewing our contracts with the Children and Family De-velopment ministry, our major funder for

the services we provide.The ministry has a very tight budget

this year and contract increases are not oc-curring.

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cies and will have to reduce but not close any services.

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But our services will continue.We are no longer being funded by the

ministry for our Family Fun Spot program. This is our parent and child drop-in pro-gram held at the centre three times a week.

This is a valuable program to the com-munity so we are continuing to provide it until the end of June.

We are in the process of looking for other funding to keep this program going.

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Council has de-cided to postpone a decision on a manda-tory spay and neuter by-law until it has had a chance to talk to the Humane Society.

Moving the by-law idea, councillor Mary Murphy explained, “This would allow the community to man-age the pet population more effectively.”

She pointed out that every year hun-dreds of cats were be-ing put down because they were overrpopu-lating communities and only so many good adoptive homes could be found.

Therefore when it came to surplus Kiti-mat cats, “there is little to no chance of trans-ferring them to other communities.”

And still more and more cats were com-ing through the local shelter’s door.

Recognising there are breeders within the community, Mur-phy said they should be able to apply for a business or a kennel licence which would require them to meet Canadian kennel asso-ciation guidelines.

They would also have to “prove why they are breeding” and

pay a higher licence fee.

She suggested a $100 annual cost for each unfi xed animal in a kennel.

Murphy said there

was assistance avail-able to help institute the by-law adding the city’s grant writer could apply to groups like Petsmart chari-ties and the Vancouver Foundation.

And when bring-

ing in the mandatory by-law, the city could show “good faith” by offering a one-time, subsidised spay/neu-ter program “for the whole community”.

“Once it is in place and the one time subsidised spay/neu-ter program has been completed, if there is an intact animal in our community there will be heavy fi nes for fail-ure to comply.”

Councillor Mario Feldhoff moved tabling the motion until coun-cil could meet with the Humane Society.

He explained that in a June 6, 2011 let-ter to council the so-ciety had said the fi rst priority should be a microchip program for all dogs and cats in the community.

“To me, if you don’t do the micro-chiping fi rst, you’re going to have trouble enforcing (the pro-gram)”

He added a meet-ing with the soci-ety would determine whether it still held

by that letter or had changed its priority.

Murphy said she had discussions with the society before bringing the matter to council. “Chipping wasn’t an issue, but what is the amount of animals that are being left (and) there isn’t enough homes for them.”

Councillor Ron Goffi net asked what timeline Feldhoff had in mind for a meet-ing with the society. “I don’t want to delay overly.”

Feldhoff replied that he hoped the meet-ing could be arranged

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pointing out that right now any pet owner could let the animal loose and it would be “almost impossible” to know who owned that animal.”

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GREGORY LEE CROSS Oct., 9, 1964 – March 4, 2012Gregory Cross was born in Hanna, AB on October 9, 1964, the fi fth child of Betty and Bill Cross. He completed his schooling in Hanna and enjoyed playing hockey, skate-boarding and other recreation-al activities. After high school, Greg held many construction jobs in the Hanna area and was also employed in mainte-nance at the Rangeland School division. He attended SAIT in Calgary where he completed the Power Engi-neering course. The Sheer-ness power plant was his fi rst employment in this fi eld and in 1997, Greg moved to a posi-tion at Sundance near Waba-mum AB. In 2000, he moved to Golden BC to work in the pulp mill industry at Louisiana Pacifi c Canada. His years in Golden were spent on an acreage which he bought up on the side of the mountain. It was a beautiful spot where he worked hard building a large quonset which was to be a haven for skiers and sledders. Greg had a passion for motor-bike riding, sledding and skiing which he was able to pursue living in this area. When the economy got slow, Greg se-cured a great position in Kiti-mat at the Eurocan Pulp mill and he purchased a nice little house. He continued his out-door sports and was able to do some awesome fi shing. In March, 2010, when the Kiti-mat plant was to be closed down, Greg then moved to Quesnel BC where he was employed as a P&R Shift Su-pervisor at West Fraser Pulp Mill until his motorbike acci-dent, April 3, 2010 where he sustained a severe brain inju-ry. Halvar Johnson Centre for Brain Injury in Ponoka was his residence until November of 2011 when he was transferred to Carewest Garrison Green in Calgary AB. Greg was predeceased by his father, Bill in December, 2004, one love of his life, Tess in April, 2011, his grandmother Anne Aitcheson in December 2011 and his loving mom, Bet-ty in January, 2012 and a much admired nephew, Coby Cross in February 2012. He leaves to mourn, his brothers Randy (Linda), Barry (Lynne), his sisters Julie (Norm) Roe, Jacquie (Dennis) Charlton as well as numerous nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews,and very special friends Gary, Corinne and Shane Galarneau and the sec-ond love of his life, Emma. He will always be remembered as a man with great enthusiasm about the outdoors, an end-less love for his dogs and someone who pursued many challenges of nature. His smile will remain in our hearts forever. A Celebration of Greg’s Life was held on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 1 p.m. At River-bend Golf Course Clubhouse, Red Deer, AB.In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made to Halvar John-son Centre for Brain Injury, Box 1000, Ponoka, AB T4J 1R3, STARS, 1441 Aviation Park NE, Box 570, Calgary, AB T2E 8M7 , or Pitbulls for Life, Box 3608, Spruce Grove, AB T7X 3A8.

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Huckleberry Mines Ltd. is a Vancouver based mine company which operates a 16,400 TPD open pit copper molybdenum mine located 120 km south of Houston in west central British Columbia. The Mine Maintenance Team is expanding to the meet the challenges of the recently approved Main Zone Optimization (MZO) Project expansion.

Heavy Duty MechanicsOn January 2, 2012 we received approval for the Main Zone Optimization Expansion Project which will extend mine operations to 2021. As a result, we will be expanding and modernizing our fl eet of haul trucks, loading equipment, drills and support equipment and are seeking journeyperson mechanics to be part of our growing maintenance department during this exciting time. We are looking for self starters who can work safely with minimal supervision, work well in a team environment and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Responsibilities will include preventative maintenance, repair and troubleshooting of engines, transmissions, hydraulics and electrical systems on 777 and 785 Cat Trucks, 992 Loader, Komatsu PC 2000 and 3000 Excavators, Cat support equipment, P & H 2100 shovels, Bucyrus-Erie and Atlas Copco rotary drills, and other small support equipment.Applicants for these positions must possess a journeyperson’s trade qualifi cation (B.C. ticket) or an Interprovincial Heavy Duty Mechanic’s ticket and be able to perform basic welding. Experience with shovels and drills is not necessary but would be considered an asset for this position.Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, British Columbia. Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. The work schedule for this position is 4 x 4 (4 days on, 4 days off) or 8 x 8 (8 days on, 8 days off) working 12 hours per day. Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston by bus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic Bulkley Valley on TransCanada Highway 16, an excellent area to raise a family and has exceptional outdoor recreational activities. More information on the area is available atwww.smithers.ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.ca.Huckleberry Mines Ltd. offers a competitive salary and a full range of benefi ts including medical, life, disability income, RRSP savings plan and relocation allowance.We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.Qualifi ed candidates can submit their resumes in confi dence to:

Human Resources DepartmentHuckleberry Mines Ltd.

P.O. Box 3000, Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0Fax: (604) 517-4701

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Journeyman Automotive Technician

Four Seasons AutomotiveSmithers, B.C.

Looking for an experienced journeyman that is highly motivated, • productive, and energetic.Con dent in diagnostics, electrical, and engine management.• Is able to communicate with customers and a team player.• Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm• 20 years in business.•

To apply fax resume to 250-847-9153or email: [email protected]

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Help Wanted

HHDI RECRUITINGis hiring on behalf of

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HD MECHANICS3rd or 4th apprentice or Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics with their Red Seal and CVIP License to work in Red Deer & Hinton.

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Kitimat BEITZ COMPUTERS and Offi ce Supplies

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KITIMAT - P/T WAITRESSwanted. Food Safe & Serving it Right preferred. Drop off re-sume at Chop Suey Kitchen 424 Enterprise Ave. after 4 p.m. Call 250.632-6666KITIMAT - Servers & Delivery Drivers required for Tsunami Restaurant. Drop off Resume to Tsunami Restaurant, 650 Kuldo in KitimatLooking for a live in caretaker for an 80 suite apartment block in Kitimat. Maintenance skills a must. Please email: [email protected] or fax resume to 250.785.2852 Attention: Robert

PIZZARAMA in Kitimat is now hiring Cooks & Drivers. Must be able to multi task, have good communication skills & work well in a fast paced environment.

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171 Nechako Centre after 2pm.

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Help WantedSujitra’s Suds & Seams

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preferred but not essential. Please drop off resume to

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Wonderful opportunity in a busy restaurant.

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Home Care/SupportNURSES, Care Aides, Home Cleaners - Bayshore Home Health is hiring casual, on-call nurses, certifi ed care aides and experienced cleaners. If you are: empathetic; per-sonable; possess an outstand-ing work ethic; a “can do” atti-tude; a passion for superior client service, and a reliable vehicle, forward your resume to [email protected].

SalesRV SALES REP needed for asap! We need someone to join the Voy-ager RV sales team! We have a rare opening for an energetic & ef-fective RV salesperson, to start this Spring! It’s an amazing opportunity to sell the industry’s top selling RV brands (Jayco, Itasca, Winnebago towables, Northern Lite & more!) and work at the BC Interior’s Larg-est RV dealer. Email resumes to [email protected] or fax to 250-766-4640.

Trades, TechnicalDL Baker Construction Canada is looking for Journeymen Carpenters and Foremen in Kitimat. BC, Cana-da. Red Seal Preferred. Carpenters must have experience with installa-tion of footing forms, slab on grade forms, build and install wall, column and elevated horizontal forms. Ability to layout work, off supplied control lines. And the ability to cor-rectly rig and hoist material, ability to signal, rig and work safely with cranes. Project Terms is Project Based Wages are in accordance with Project Labour Agreement be-tween Kitimat Modernization Em-ployer Association and Coalition of British Columbia Building Trades for the Kitimat Modernization Project Please forward resumes to [email protected]

DL Baker Construction Cana-da is looking for Laborers and Foremen in Kitimat. BC, Cana-da. Red Seal Preferred. Labor-ers will possess competency in assisting on the installation of all types of formwork, per-forming general labor work and placing concrete. Have the ability to correctly rig and hoist material, ability to signal, rig and work safely with cranes. Project Terms is Pro-ject Based Wages are in ac-cordance with Project Labour Agreement between Kitimat Modernization Employer Asso-ciation and Coalition of British Columbia Building Trades for the Kitimat Modernization Pro-ject Please forward resumes to [email protected]


Employment

Trades, TechnicalPLANER/MOULDER Techni-cian Required for Planermill in Creston BC. Please Contact: [email protected] Fax: (250) 428-2366

WRANGLER wanted for Chil-cotin backcountry. 250-238-2375 [email protected]

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Pets & Livestock

Feed & HayHAY for sale. $70/ton. Please call 250-846-5855

HAY FOR SALE Small Square Bales. Good Alfalfa mix. $5.00 per bale Call (250)567-9813VANDERHOOF

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AuctionsHUGE RESTAURANT AUCTIONNew & Used Food Services Equipment. March 17 11am at Dodds Auction, 3311 - 28 Ave Vernon. View photos at doddsauction.com 250-545-3259


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Bridges / EquipmentWheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & Storage-Call 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

KITIMAT - FOR SALEFree Spirit Treadmill. User ca-pacity 275lbs. Excellent condi-tion. $500 obo. Call 250.632.5775 or 250.639.6437

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Misc. for SaleKITIMAT - KENMORE WASHER with extended war-ranty until 2014. Very good condition. Now asking $300. Call 250.632.3957

KITIMAT - MOVING MUST SELL!!!

Sofa Bed & Chair (dark brown/beige colour/pattern) -$150. Entertainment Unit -$75. Steel Desk - $25. Oval wood coffee table - $40 Sofa & Chair (medium brown colour & wood accents) - $200. Oval wood/marble coffee table & 2 round wood/marble end tables - $175. Wood Dining Room-Oval Table, 4 chairs, 2 arm chairs, buffet & hutch - $400.Wood Dining Room-Oval Ta-ble, 4 chairs, buffet/hutch $300. Metal dining table & 4 chairs (brown/beige col-our/pattern $100. Decorative Fireplace/mantel, approx. 6ft wide $100 Call 250.632.7115 after 4pm

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Misc. WantedLOCAL Coin Collector, look-ing to buy collections, Mint & Proof sets, Accumulations, Olympic, Gold, Silver Coins Etc. Any amount. Please Call Chad at 250-863-3082.

Real Estate

For Sale By OwnerHIGHLY sought after waterfront on beautiful 10 Mile Lake. Main fl laun-dry, vaulted living room, maple kitchen. 4 bedrooms upstairs, Lg master w/balcony. Barn, extensive landscaping, + + + B&B potential. w w w . f o r s a l e b y o w n -er.com/23757172. Asking $725,000, willing to negotiate. 250-991-7994 for appt to view.

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Four swimmers from the Kitimat Marlins Swim Club qualifi ed and attended the AAA Provincial swim Championships in Surrey over the weekend.

The AAA Provincials is for the best of the best swimmers in the province aged 18 and under. A large contingent of 640 swimmers from around the province were in atten-dance.

And for the fi rst time since before the Kitimat pool shutdown several years ago for the upgrade, the Mar-lins has a AAA provincial medalist.

Fresh from her triple gold medal performance at AA championships three weeks ago, Alivia Salema (11) made more big improvements.

In the 400 metre freestyle she took off another eight seconds off her winning time at the AAs to take the bronze medal in the 11-under age group at the AAAs.

She was fi fth after the fi rst 100 metres but with a well paced race and great fi tness, she was able to pass for fourth and then third to win the medal.

In the 800m freestyle Alivia took off 12 seconds from her winning time at AAs to place fourth overall.

She also made the fi nal (top eight) in the 400 IM placing fi fth overall. She clocked personal bests in all fi ve of her individual swims.

Kyler Corderio (16), competing in the tough 16-18 boys category, had a great meet. His best result came in the distance event, the 1500m free-style.

Corderio took off a whopping 41 seconds in the event to, for the sec-ond season in a row, hit the National time standard.

This time however he not only achieved the age group national time standard for the 17/18 category (Ky-

ler turns 17 in June) but he achieved the tougher 16 and over Western Na-tional time standard as well.

He is eligible to compete at age group Nationals in Calgary this sum-mer as well as Western Nationals February of next year.

Kyler’s time of 16:42 in the 1500 free was also the fastest swim for the event in regional history. He broke the Points North record (regional record) and becomes the fi rst swim-mer in the region to go under the 17 minute mark in the event.

The old regional record was held by Matthew Ross, also of the Kiti-mat Marlins, with a time of 17:03 back in 2000.

Corderio placed 13th overall in the event in the tough 16-18 year old boy category. He also hit his second and third AAA qualifying times in the 200m and 400m free and estab-lished personal best times in all fi ve of his races.

Kleanza Cathers, competing in the very competitive 12-year-old girl division, had some great swims.

Her biggest improvement and best placing came in the girls distance event, the 800m free, where she took off 15 seconds off her personal best time and fi nished 11th overall.

Cathers also hit her second AAA qualifying time in the 200m back-stroke and went large on personal best times in all fi ve of her events.

Arthur Firmino (18) was training extremely well going into provin-cials, but unfortunately got sick the weekend before. The sickness un-fortunately carried through the full week and into the swim meet.

Keeping this in mind Arthur swam tough to post a personal best time in the 50m free and match his best time in the 100m free, 200 IM and 100m breast.

Salema brings home AAA medal

Mike Robinson from Kitimat prepares another batch of chilled maple syrup March 4 at the Onion Lake cross country ski trails as the Kitimat and Terrace chapters of Canadian Parents for French combined for an afternoon of food, fun and activities at Carnival d’Hiver et Cabane a Sucre. The latter, which translates as sugar shack, proved the highlight of the afternoon.

(Photo contributed)

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Homes for Rent

KITIMAT House for rent

3 bedrooms, 1 bath. W/D, F/S. Fenced yard, close to school. No pets or Parties. $750 per month plus utilities. Ref. Req.

Call (604)928-2381

KITIMAT - Large Executive 4 bedroom home with large gar-age & close to High School. Comes with 6 appliances. N/S, N/P, Ref. Req. Available March 15th, $1800m. Call 250.639.0787 and leave a message

LAKELSE LAKE home for lease, Hwy side on property with water features & scenic beach view. 3bdrm (2+1), 2bath, separate garage/stor-age, sauna, recently renovat-ed. Avail. April 1st $1600/mo + utilities. Minimum 1yr lease Ref’s Req’d.Call (250)542-0409 in Vernon.

NEWER mobile home for rent. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, ja-cuzzi tub, walk-in closet, 6 ap-pliances. Available for either long-term or month-to-month rental. $1100/mo. Call 1-604-218-8364

Rentals

Homes for RentTHREE separate three bed-room houses available to rent in Kitimat from April 1st 2012. Seven separate three and four bedroom houses available to rent in Kitimat from May 1st 2013. One year lease agree-ments preferred. Rents rang-ing from $ 1,000 - $1,800 + utilities, per calendar month. Pet owners and smokers wel-come. Call Stan on 780 974 3945 or email at [email protected]

Townhouses

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TOWNHOUSES3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths

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TOWNHOUSES IN KITIMAT2 & 3 bedroomFrom $500/mth.

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Cars - Domestic

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SE

190,000km’sRuns Great and Looks Good

Asking $3500oboPlease call after 6pm

250.632.4369 Kitimat

Recreational/Sale

1997 Triple E 26’ 5th Wheel

Rear Kitchen featuring full size fridge, microwave, beautiful cabinetry etc. Mas-ter bedroom in the front (for privacy) with ensuite. Elec-tric jacks, air, no slides.

Mint Condition. Serious inquiries only!Asking $15,000 Firm

Please call 250.632.6800 for more information.

Kitimat

2007 34 1/2’ TRAVELAIR

2 slides, large awning. Win-ter pkg. Solar panel. A/C with heat strip. This unit is stored under cover and was bought new in 2010. Excel-lent condition. Will consider trades. $27,950.00

250-632-9974Kitimat

Scrap Car RemovalSCRAP BATTERIES WANTED

We buy scrap batteries fromcars & trucks & heavy equipment.

$4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Call Toll Free 1.877.334.2288

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Trucks & Vans

2000 Ford Ranger 4x46 cylinder, 5 speed, standard145,000km’s, Air condition-ing, canopy with canopy rack included, NEW all season tires, new brakes 2010, maintenance records avail.

Asking $6500 oboPhone (250)279-0200

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Boats

26.5’ Bayliner Ciera DieselRe powered with a 260 HP Mercruiser Diesel, Bravo 3 leg & 15 HP Mercury Kicker all 2004. Cruises at 30 MPH at 5.5 GPH. New canvas & New aluminum fuel tanks in 09. Hull (1992) in as new condition. Fully equipped for fi shing: Lowrance GPS, Electric Downriggers, Scotty Black Box and much more on a 05 dual axle galvanized trailer.

$40,000Call 250.632.2176

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Legal NoticesNO. SC 8676 PRINCE RU-PERT REGISTRY IN THE SU-PREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BETWEEN: CIBC MORTGAGES INC. PETI-TIONER(S) AND: MARY TE-RESA SWENDSON AKCL IN-VESTMENTS LTD. BULKLEY VALLEY INSURANCE SER-VICES LTD. JOHN DOE and JANE DOE RESPONDENT(S) To: The Respondent, MARY TERESA SWENDSON TAKE NOTICE THAT on March 5, 2012 an order was made for service on you of a Petition is-sued from the PRINCE RU-PERT Registry of the Su-preme Court of British Columbia in proceeding num-ber SC 8676 by way of this ad-vertisement. In the proceed-ing, the Petitioner claim(s) the following relief against you: (a) an Order Nisi of foreclosure with a one (1) week redemp-tion period (re: Lot 17, Plan 9549); (b) an Order for Imme-diate Conduct of Sale (re; Lot 17, Plan 9549); (c) Judgment for the mortgage balance; (d) Party and party costs at Scale A; You must fi le a responding pleading/response to petition within the period required un-der the Supreme Court Civil Rules failing which further pro-ceedings, including judgment, may be taken against you without notice to you. You may obtain, from the PRINCE RU-PERT Registry, at 100 MAR-KET PLACE, PRINCE RU-PERT, B.C. V8J 1B8, a copy of the Petition and the order providing for service by this advertisement. This advertise-ment is placed by HAROLD R. DREYER, whose address for service is: c/o Fulton & Com-pany LLP, 300 – 350 Lans-downe Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 1Y1 Attention: Harold R. Dreyer Fax number address for service (if any): (250) 851-2300

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&Sports LeisureThe Ice Demons launched their de-

fence of the Coy Cup last night when they were to take on the Williams Lake Stampeders, the squad they defeated in last year’s cup fi nal.

And the Demons will be on the ice at Tamitik at 8 p.m. this evening to take on either the Quesnel Kangaroos or Smith-ers Steelheads, this year’s CIHL playoff champs, who also played last night.

If the Demons won last night, they will play the loser of the Quesnel-Smith-ers game.

If they lost they take on the winner of that game.

The Demons have brought home the

Coy Cup four times in the past six years and are looking for a fi fth title to celebrate their 10th anniversary in the league.

Kitimat will be back on the ice at 8 p.m. tomorrow taking on the team that they have not yet played.

That game is preceded by a 5 p.m. match up of the other two teams, thus completing the round robin.

The team fi nishing fi rst in the round robin will get a bye to the fi nal, leaving the second and third placed teams to bat-tle for the other spot in the fi nale.

That game takes place at 8 p.m. on Friday.

The fi nal, which hopefully will see

Coy Joy in Kitimat once again, begins at 8 p.m. on Sunday.

The Steelheads, after going unde-feated in the regular season and having lost only one of seven playoff games, go into the tournament as warm favourites.

They will be backstopped by Mike Wall who won not only best goalie hon-ours but was also named the regular sea-son’s MVP.

The Stampeders and Demons are hard to split, especially since they have not played each other this season.

The Stamps fi nished with 26 points to top the Eastern Division while the De-mons tallied 25 points to secure top spot

in the West.The Demons have home ice advantage - they

lost only one game in Tamitik this season - but Williams Lake are no slouches on the road,

The big thing for the Demons is to get out of the mire they found themselves in down the stretch where they lost winnable games and were swept out of the playoffs by the Terrace River Kings in the fi rst round.

Quesnel cannot be dismissed having racked up 22 points in the regular season and taking one play-off game from the Stampeders.

Ice Demons looking to hoist fi fth Coy Cup

Craft top

sniperThe Cariboo Cou-

gars, with three Kiti-matians on their roster, ended the BC Major Midget season fi rmly in second place, earning a bye in the fi rst round of the playoffs.

The Cats fi nished with 58 points, six adrift of Vancouver Giants and eight clear of the Vancouver NE Chiefs.

And top goal scor-er for the Cougars was Kitimat’s Nathan Craft with 27 from 35 games. He also picked up 21 assists for a 48 point total, third best on the team.

Craft was also number two when it came to time spent in the penalty box - 103 minutes.

Fellow Kitimatian Ryan Forbes played 39 games and fi nished with 11 goals and 25 assists, spending 79 minutes in the box.

And fi nally Mi-chael Bell suited up 34 times, scored fi ve goals, got seven assists and spent only 16 min-utes in the sin bin.

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Documents

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federal government

affairs of local government

municipal level of government

municipal representative

kitimat submissions

government press release

business tax competitiveness