Chetwynd Echo August 17 2012

BY LIZ BROWNChetwynd Echo Reporter

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made a verbal agreementearlier this month with theDistrict of Chetwynd tominimize blocking trafficat Chetwynd’s three rail-way crossings for no morethan five minutes.Over the past week, sev-

eral residents have com-plained to the District andthe Chetwynd Echo aboutbeing stopped at railwaycrossings in and out oftown for extended periods

of time.On Sunday Dave Keim

and his wife Chris wereblocked by a CN train atthe Hasler Forest ServiceRoad for more than anhour. Dave called the actirresponsible and incon-siderate of the manyindustries, which sharethe service road. Worst-case scenario, he said any-one needing emergencyservices would have beenout of luck.“I was picking berries at

the Hasler Forest ServiceRoad,” Dave Keim said.“So we came back downand got to the railwaycrossing in the communityof Hasler at about 9:30pm.And a train was across theroad…and I couldn’t hearany engines running or

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anything.”The Keim’s drove back

to the Enersul SulphurPlant, located an operatorwho contacted CN, askingthat the train be moved.“The train had been that

way since 8:30 pm,” hesaid. “It had already beenparked there an hour.Actually it was about anhour and 15 minutes bythat time, not until theycontacted them.”Enersul’s superintendent

Dennis Weightman wasnot onsite on SundayAugust 12 but says trainshave blocked the crossingin the past to switch cars.“They haven’t been

backed up like thatbefore,” Weightman said.“In the past once or twice,but they havemoved…they have hadsomebody in the train.”“What if there was a

medical emergency at thePine River Gas Plant, youknow with Spectra or anyof the other camps outthere?” asked Keim.“Because of the potential

for the delay for trans-

portation out, it is a safetyconcern yes, but we dohave an ambulance onsite,” Weightman said.“But I suppose in the bigpicture if we had to do anemergency response withSpectra then yeah wewould be blocked.”After an Enersul worker

contacted CN, he was toldthe train would be movedshortly.“We went back and wait-

ed some more and mean-while another vehicle didpull up on the other sideneeding to go up into theHasler Forest Service,”said Keim.After sitting without the

engine running for nearlytwo hours, the train beganto move by 10:10 pm.“I was under the impres-

sion that they couldn’thold up traffic for morethan 15 minutes,” saidWeightman.Mayor Merlin Nichols

and the District recentlymet with CN Rail to dis-cuss CN’s lengthy trafficblocks at the town’s threecrossings.They agreed to try to

hold up traffic for nolonger than five minutes,said Nichols.“They (the Sulphur plant

worker) commented toothat CN’s not supposed to

block a crossing for morethan five minutes,” saidKeim.Representing CN Rail at

the meeting with theChetwynd District wereGuy Bouillon, Chetwynd’strain master and EmanuelCrump III, assistant super-intendent, BC North Zone,Prince George.“As much as possible.

That’s what we’re going totry to do,” said Bouillon.Bouillon said factors

affecting crossing hold upslasting longer than fiveminutes could includetrain issues, but thatswitching cars happensbefore or after crossings.“If an issue happens, or

train comes apart – that’shard to keep to the fiveminutes. If a train comes apart or something happensto the train itself or loses itsair, that takes a long timeto recover depending onthe length of the train.”He said fixing a train

could take as long as tenminutes.However, conflicting

numbers from Crump stat-ed otherwise.“Our rules state 10 min-

utes,” said Crump.The nearly two-hour

hold up not only con-cerned Keim about roadaccess in case of an emer-gency, but also made himquestion CN as a national

company.“I was just thinking it’s

very irresponsible,” hesaid. “Very irresponsible.You know there are othercompanies that operate inthis world besides CN Railand they need to respectthe public and industry.Industry uses that road24/7.”His wife, Chris Keim

suggested a phone beinstalled at the crossing incase of potential emer-gency, should an extendedblockade happen in thefuture.“I’m just really sur-

prised that you know anational company like CNcan just be so careless,” shesaid. “I wonder what kindof company CN really isyou know like you hearabout some of these derail-ments and things the con-dition of the tracks... Itdoesn’t make me reallyhave much respect for thecompany. And this con-firms some of the storiesI’ve heard.”The Chetwynd Echo con-

tacted CN Rail’s headoffice for a response butnever received a reply.

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Did you know thatthe District ofChetwynd does

not tax churches? In fact there are nine

churches in Chetwyndthat could bring in an

additional $21,577.66 peryear to the tax roll accord-ing to last year’s taxexemption numbers.That’s an additional

$21,577.66 per year thatcould be put towards ourroads. Or hospital. Orinfrastructure.But those exemptions

aren’t just in Chetwynd.There is not one munici-pality in our entireprovince (and perhaps

Canada) that taxes church-es. Imagine how manychurches how muchmoney is not being paid.While I don’t like paying

taxes – who does? – Ibelieve everyone shouldpay their fair share –including churches. Yes,you may say many arecharitable organizations,but to be honest, it's a sub-jective system of charity inmany cases.

I know that the vastmajority of small commu-nity churches are doingthe best they can and don’tmean to be abusive of theirtax-exempt status. However I believe that

Churches ought to bemade to file for non-profitstatus just like any otherorganization. They shouldbe made to prove thatthey're adequately provid-ing charitable services in

order to achieve thatsought-after tax-exemptstatus. They should beable to qualify for taxexemptions in the sameway other nonprofitorganizations are requiredto. Non-profits must keeptheir books open to audits.The idea that we can

trust churches to be gener-ally charitable and dedi-cated to community serv-ice by simply just being a

Church, is just naivety. Perhaps "non profits"

including religiousgroups, should beassessed tax on the valueof their property in theamount that represents thepercentage that police andfire services appear in thecity budget. Perhaps non-profits should only beexempt if they sign a waiv-

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er that police and fire pro-tection will not be avail-able to them. Taxpayersare being forced to sup-port these organizationswhether they want to ornot. At the end of the day,

Churches consume gov-ernment resources whilepaying virtually nothingback into the system and itis costing Canadian tax-payers hundreds of mil-lions of dollars. One may argue that

Churches provide servicesto their communities. Iwould counter by sayingteachers, police officers,firefighters and a wholeslew of public workersprovide essential servicesto their communities. Dothey get tax exemptions?Of course not. It is rare, to the point of

being practically a non-event, for a Church to beaudited or investigatedfor what they do withtheir tax-exempt money –and we are not talkingabout small or inconse-quential sums.I have no problem with

a church spending itsmoney however it wishes.I have a big problem withgranting them default taxexemption as a charitableorganization. After all, what exactly is

a Church? A building cov-ered with ornament anddecoration of a particulartheme, where groups ofpeople show up everyweek and pay to sit inrows and watch a capti-vating performer tell themexactly what they came tohear. That is not charity,that by definition is the-ater, and it should betreated as such.


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everyone for helping in thesearch for our dad DonKoenig. To all family andfriends who brought atvs,boats, quads, helicopters,horses, and by foot thecountless hours, days, andmiles will not be forgotten.

To everyone who broughtfood, water, bug spray,sunsreen, and helpedorganize thank you. ToSuper Valu, Fields,Subway, 7 Eleven, WalterEnergy, Tansi Friendship,Kal Tire and all other busi-ness for your donations.To Pastor Bill, his congre-

gation, and all others whoprayed for us thank you.To SAR from Chetwynd,Dawson Creek, Fort ST.John, Prince George,Mackenzie, andVanderhoof. To Olivia,Brian, Chris, Scott, Marty,Cam and his partner Ram,Jim and the RCMP for your

time and patience. To theConservation Officers whogave their time and equip-ment. Thank you to theJackfish community foropening up your homesand helping us search. ToVan for finding and gettingAU to us from Victoria, toVince and Pam for han-

dling AU. To everyonewho cared for our childrenduring this time, it made itmuch easier on them andus. To all who have donesomething that we may notknow about.

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Bay highlights the necessity to keepthe base open. Thankfully, the colli-sion did not result in any seriousinjuries, but Coast Guard respon-ders arrived quickly, ready torespond to any crisis. Kitsilano S&Rspecialists provide an essentialemergency response service insome of the nation’s busiest water-ways. If the government decides togo ahead with the base closure, thenearest response team will be sta-tioned 17 nautical miles away inRichmond—which means longerresponse times, especially in roughweather, and greater chance of dis-aster.At my recent community meeting

on the issue of the closure, citizensas well as marine safety profession-als emphasized the importance ofthe base to Vancouver’s safety. To

this end, I introduced a motion inthe House of Commons, motion M-396, calling on the government torecognize the importance of theKitsilano CCG base to the area’semergency preparedness, and toretain its current operational level. This is not a partisan issue—it is

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AB/CHETWYND –Grande Cache’s 12thAnnual Canadian DeathRace – dubbed the world’shardest race – took placeAugust 4 and 5 and thisyear some of Chetwynd’stoughest athletes repre-sented.Racers in teams or solo

tackled the 125km course,covering three summitsand running through thenight without sleep.A team of five and two

solo runners representedChetwynd. Team DeathThreats, made up of Brian

Johnson, Kristin Stevens,Deana Barrington, ElaineDavis and Pat Bortondivvied up distances from20 km to 30 km and place163 our of 256 overall witha time of 19 hrs, 15 min.Two solo competitors –

Tyria Plamondon andBette Brewster ¬– arrivedat the finish grinningaccording to Barrington.Brewster finished at 4:28am in 80th place out of 369competitors with a time of22:03:30 and Plamondonfollowed in at 4:29 am 81stplace 22:03:46. The teamwas pleased with theiroverall performance,attributing their success tothe hours of training. Still

challenges occurredregardless of preparation.The heat played a signifi-cant role in fewer teams

finishing. There were alsoa few crashes with run-ners, as Barrington experi-enced.

Barrington competed inthe Death Race last yearand after enduring the ter-rible weather conditions,

she assumed this year’srace could only get better.Last year she ran leg fiveat 2 am in a downpour, atnight. “It was pitch black, I

had my head lamp on andthe rain was coming downso hard it was coming upfrom the ground.”Void of rain this year,

runners were passing outinstead from the heat, shesaid. Barrington was thethird teammate to run,entering the hot SmokeyRiver Valley Saturdayafternoon. Pleased withher running pace, she feltconfident she would meetPlease see "TEMPERA-TURES," page 7

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her goal, until shecrashed.“Tyria and Bette left half

an hour before,” she said.“I caught up to them andpassed them.”Flying down the trail,

she hit a section of looserocks and crashed to theground, hitting her kneeand wrist. When she satup, she felt fuzzy, shesaid.“I hit loose rocks, flew

and landed pretty hard. Itook me a second to real-ize where I was.”However the fall was

not major enough to deterher from running.Barrington had 12 km leftto run and managed tomeet up with Plamondonand Brewster. They gaveher Advil to ease the pain.“I took it right away and

it kicked in a few kilome-ters later.”Barrington said she’s

going to pass (on the race)next year. However,there’s now talk of doingthe Sinister Seven: a 148km challenge that takesplace in the CrowsnestPast, southern Alberta.The team crossed the

finish line in the middle ofthe night and eagerlywaited for the solo racer’sPlamondon and Brewsterto arrive.“We could not go to bed.

We stayed the whole timewaiting for them to comein,” said Barrington.Barrington’s teammate

Elaine Davis had neverrun the Death Race buthad competed in theChetwynd AdventureRace and the Emperor’sChallenge several times.She enjoyed the race andthe experience.

“I had an amazingrun,” she said. “It was agood day for me.”Davis started at 6:30pm

and finished around mid-night, completing herteam’s longest distance at38 kilometres. At 6:30pm,she said the temperaturestill hovered around 26degrees outside.According to Davis, 40teams failed to make itfurther than the secondout of five legs.“Your adrenaline’s

going. You don’t think ofit that you just go and youdo it.”Davis ran her final hour

of 10 km in the dark.“I don’t like running at

night. Kudos to Deannaand Pat who have doneit…I like the daylight,”she said.Davis was pleased with

her time and the team’sefforts and is consideringrunning next year, whichcould mean a distance of

around 60 kilometres.“I’m very proud of our

team. We were prepared.We stuck to our regiment.We were faithful to ourschedule,” she said. All the preparation

required immense sacri-fice from the athletes aswell as their families. Theteam has been training forthe event since January,with Saturday runs start-ing at 5 am and lasting afew hours. Trainingspanned four to five daysof the week, several hoursat some times. Davis said for avid run-

ners interested in attempt-ing an ultra marathon,there’s no real secret, onlytime.“Train, train, train. You

have to give yourself thetime to train,” said Davis.It was Plamondon’s first

solo race as she competedwith a team last year.Pleased with hers and herpartner Bette Brewster’s

accomplishments, sheattributes their accom-plishments to months oftraining, family and com-munity support and herrunning partner Brewster.“I didn’t know if it was

there for me actually. Ididn’t know if the wholedistance- like you don’tknow. If it’s a first timething you don’t know.”However during the

race, thoughts of not fin-ishing didn’t enter hermind.“I think having that per-

son to run with takes yourmind off of it. We had somuch fun. We met somany people. I think thatwas a big thing. You meetso many people along the

way and talk to them thatthe time goes by beforeyou know it.”“The weight room was a

big improvement. Ourpersonal trainer GriffinGoldie helped us.Without that – like youcan probably train for dis-tance, but if you don’thave the strength for allthe up…and having thatpartner to run with…”Plamondon and

Brewster ran the entirerace together, at everycheck-in station.“She’s (Brewster) is

what makes it happen forme too right because it’sjust so enjoyable to be onthe road with someonelike that,” Plamondon

said.Void of a running part-

ner she says she couldhave done it but it wouldhave been more challeng-ing.“I would have been sick

and tired of talking tomyself…that’s where allmy personalities wouldhave come out,” shejoked.Running at night pre-

sented challenges as well.“The night time because

you’re in the bush andthere’s a lot of obstaclesfor your feet that youhave to watch for.”But the camaraderie of

people cheering and rac-


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Temperatures soared to above 25 degrees celsius

Windrem Elementary SchoolThe Hot Lunch program has been revised to include pre-paid “punch cards”for homemade school lunches. “Punch cards” can be purchased for $30and will cover 6 hot lunches; this does not include hot dogs, Subway orpizza.“Punch cards” will be available for sale September 4, 9 am to 11 am andSeptember 5 11 am to 1 pm in the school kitchen. “Punch cards” will beavailable for sale throughout the year as well.Hot Lunch order forms will still go home each week and will only be madeto order. All homemade hot lunches will be peanut free.If your child orders a lunch ans is absent on Hot Lunch day, their “punchcard” will not be used.The Windrem PAC will also have available for sale: Starter School Supplykits for grades 4-7. Kit will include:

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BY TRENT ERNSTTumbler Ridge News––––––––––––––

TUMBLER RIDGE - This year’sGrizfest was without major incidents,according to Sergeant Kurt Render of theTumbler Ridge detachment. “It wasn’twithout incident, though,” says Render.“There was a complaint about a possiblegun at Tent City at the ball diamonds, anumber of assaults and our usual arrayof minor stuff: wallets and purses andcell phones gone missing, noise com-plaints about fireworks being set off lateat night, and the like.”There were only one or two incidents

on the Grizfest ground itself, mostly per-taining to fights breaking out. “Therewere a couple of times the guys had to goand subdue people, but we didn’t haveto take on any prisoners. “Render says the number of alcohol-

related incidents was very low this year,too. “Given the number of extra peoplethat were in town, I would say that itwent well. The only disappointing thingwas the state that the ball diamonds,where tent city was, were left in.”The RCMP brought in a number of

extra bodies from detachments aroundthe Peace to bolster the coverage in townfor the event.

Nothing out of the ordinaryfor police at Grizfest

Colton Lightning Milliken from the Dodge City Rockets performs at Grizfest inTumbler Ridge. The Rockets were the winners of the Battle of the Band competi-tion. Trent Ernst Photo

Energetic City––––––––––––––

DAWSON CREEK –Vancouver pop rockersMarianas Trench haveannounced a cross-Canadatour, with special guestsDown With Webster andwill be performing inDawson Creek, BC onTuesday, October 30 at7:00pm. Tickets will go on sale

Friday August 17 at 10amPDT. Tickets may be pur-chased online at dawson-co-optickets.com, byphone at 1-877-339-8499,and in person at theDawson Co-op HighPerformance Ticket Outletor the Tiger Box Office Plusin the EnCana EventsCentre.If your a fan of

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eticcity and watch fordetails on Thursday.Marianas Trench have

built their name on relent-less touring and engage-ment with their fansthrough social media,while chart-busting singlessuch as “Celebrity Status”,“Good To You”, “Fallout”,and “Haven’t HadEnough” have ruled air-waves and online plays.Industry accolades in theform of awards and nomi-nations have been sweet,but nothing can trump thefirst love of performing infront of a live audience.The band released Ever

After, the follow-up to

their Platinum-certifiedMasterpiece Theatre in2011. The album was pro-duced by vocalist-guitaristJosh Ramsay and recordedat his studio, UmbrellaFactory, in Richmond, BC.Opening act, Down with

Webster, is a Toronto basedCanadian rap-rock groupand was founded when theband members were in jun-ior high school. They havesold over 50,000 albumsand have nearly 500,000singles. They have beennominated for JunoAwards, MuchMusicVideo Awards andCanadian Radio MusicAwards.


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LOCAL NEWS

THIS WEEK’ S BIG CATCHANGLER: Trevor LarsenSPECIES: Northern PikeWEIGHT:LURE:WHERE: Somewhere around ChetwyndWHEN: August 2012

BY NAOMI LARSENChetwynd Echo Editor

–––––––––––––– CHETWYND – A&W is

celebrating its fourthannual Cruisin’ for aCause Aug. 23 to raiseawareness for theMultiple Sclerosis Societyof Canada.One dollar from every

Teen Burger sold acrossCanada will go towardsending MS. So far Cruisin’for the Cause has raisedmore than $2 million tosupport people livingwith MS and MS researchin Canada.Canadians have one of

the highest rates of MS inthe world and every day

three more people arediagnosed. MS is the mostcommon neurological dis-ease affecting youngadults in the country.Although the cause of thedisease is not knownresearchers are closer tofinding the answer.“We are asking A&W

customers and fans to join

us in helping us end MSby coming by the restau-rant Thursday and buyinga teen burger or making adonation,” ChetwyndA&W owner BrockeCrothers said. “Togetherwe can make a differ-ence.”Yves Savoie, president

and CEO of the MSSociety of Canada saidhe’s proud of the partner-ship with A&W and theimpact the annual eventhas.“This event brings peo-

ple together, raises aware-ness for MS and allows usto continue to fundimportant MS researchand services,” Savoie said.

A&W teams up withMS Society to

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Fire danger rating is high to extreme in regionBY NAOMI LARSEN

Chetwynd Echo Editor––––––––––––––

CHETWYND – TheChetwynd FireDepartment along withall fire departments in thePeace wish to remind allresidents to use extremecaution with recreationalcampfires. “Remember with the

extreme drying over thepast two weeks, condi-tions are perfect for verydangerous grass and for-est fires to start from yourcamp fire in your yard orcamp site,” Chetwynd FireChief Leo Sabulsky said.“If you or your childrenare responsible for causinga forest or grass fire, you

may be held responsiblefor the costs of the entirefire and all property loss.”Sabulsky said because

wind speeds in Peace fluc-tuate there have beenmajor fire losses in 2012. “If wind speeds

increase, your fire canburn your home or yourneighbor's home andproperty very quickly andyou can be responsible,”he said.Use caution and remem-

ber that all open burningand any form of incinera-tor burning is now prohib-ited. If drying conditions con-

tinue, campfires may alsobe prohibited.“Each summer, millions

of dollars, personal griefand resources have beenlost to carelessness by res-idents starting small con-trolled camp fires and thishas happened in the PeaceRiver Region,” he said.“Enjoy yourself but becareful.”The Prince George Fire

Centre says the fire dangerrating is high to extremethrough-out the FortNelson Fire Zone andthese tinder dry condi-tions make the forests verysusceptible to forest fires. There are numerous fires

burning throughout theFort Nelson Fire Zone

with new fires startingdaily. “We recommend thepublic check the websiteto ensure they are notgoing into an area wherefires are burning,” the cen-

tre recommends.Please find more infor-

mation athttp://bcwildfire.ca/ orcall 250-565-6129 for cur-rent fire information.

The Prince George Fire Centre is urging those out hunting and using the forest to use extreme cau-tion. The fire danger rating is high to extreme through-out the Fort Nelson Fire Zone and these tinder dry conditions make the forests very susceptible to for-est fires. Hunters and recreationalists are urged to use cau-tion with campfires and other sources of ignition while in the forests. There are also numerous fires burning throughout the Fort Nelson Fire Zone with new fires starting daily. We recommend the public check the website to ensure they are not going into an area where fires are burning. Please find more information at http://bcwildfire.ca/ or call 250-565-6129 for current fire information.

Prince George Fire Centre

2012.08.10

Fire Danger Rating in the Fort Nelson Fire Zone and current Fires

Current Fires of Note:

The Pesh Fire 7900 Hectares, located 160 km NE of Fort Nelson by July Lakes.

The Kotcho Lake Fire 1880 Hectares, located 76km E of Fort Nelson and 15km S of Kotcho Lake.

The Capot-Blanc Complex 6000 hectares, lo-cated 100km NW of Fort Nelson by Capot-Blanc Creek

Eskal Fire 450 hectares, located 60km SE of Fort Nelson between Fort Nelson River and Klua Creek.

Further we have fires in the Upper Coal River area, near Crow River, east of Moule Creek, near Moodies Lakes, Chee Mountain, and Blue Sheep Creek.

All fires are active and growing and are subject to rapid increase in size in all directions.

AT A GLANCECURRENT FIRES OF NOTE: The Pesh Fire—7900 Hectares, located 160 km NE of

Fort Nelson by July Lakes. The Kotcho Lake Fire—1880 Hectares, located 76km

E of Fort Nelson and 15km S of Kotcho Lake. The Capot-Blanc Complex—6000 hectares, lo-cated

100km NW of Fort Nelson by Capot-Blanc Creek Eskal Fire—450 hectares, located 60km SE of Fort

Nelson between Fort Nelson River and Klua Creek. Further we have fires in the Upper Coal River area,

near Crow River, east of Moule Creek, near MoodiesLakes, Chee Mountain, and Blue Sheep Creek. All fires are active and growing and are subject to

rapid increase in size in all directions.

ers helping each othercould not be matched.Everyone is there to helpeach other whenever it isneeded.“Bette gave up some flu-

ids because someone hadrun out of water. Alsotape - we duct tapedsomeone’s knee on thefifth length just to get himout.”She was worried about

the heat being a negativefactor, but she maintaineda good pace.“You really have to pay

attention to your body.”While she would do it

again, the training is notwithout sacrifice for therunner or his or her familyshe said.Plamondon and

Brewster worked up torunning between 150-160kilometres per week. Thelengths were divided sothey never ran the full dis-tance until race day. Buttraining meant running60km one day and 40kmthe next.“We’d get home at mid-

night-ish or one. Go tobed. Get up the next dayand do the 40km.”

“That was probably thehardest thing – you justdidn’t want to disappointall these people that hadsupported you throughthis training right?”During the race, family

met the two at everycheckpoint providing gearand welcomed encourage-ment. “I won’t stress it

enough. The support atthe race that we had fromour families was – that’swhat made it. That’s whatmade it for us. So that’s abig thing. We both wantto just say thanks to ourfamilies for being there.They were at every transi-tion station and they hadall our stuff ready forus…without them wecouldn’t have done it.Actually without them wecould not have done it.”The following day she

was wired and didn’tsleep much. Surprisingly,she wasn’t sore either. “You could feel your

muscles did some work.”

Running with a sore ITband and Brewster with asore knee were minimalissues for the two.For anyone considering

trying an ultra marathonshe says to pick a programand stick to it. She alsosays it is definitely worththe experience saying thatcoming across the finish isthe cherry on top of themiles spent training.“I would recommend an

experience like that toanybody who has thatyou know that wonder inyour mind.”For those who still can’t

understand why someonewould intentionally runfor hours, she says:“We all have our crazy.

Everybody has theircrazy; it comes in differ-ent areas and differentforms. Some people ridea horse. I think that’skind of crazy. I’ll stick tomy own legs that I cancontrol,” she jokes.All competitors were

pleased with their accom-

plishments and want tothank the community fortheir support.“It still makes you kind

of emotional.”In the kids division,

Dylan and Seth Joycecompeted in the 5km race.Joyce placed second in hiscategory and Joyce placed12th.This year’s male and

female winners were out-of-towners. Grant Guiseof New Zealand took firstplace in the men’s solodivision 13:27:37 at 2:22am and the first female tocross the finish was JuliaBoettger from Germany

who finished with a timeof 16:13:04 at 3 am.Conditions for the race

were mainly sunny with ahigh of 25 degreesCelsius.

11Chetwy nd Echo Friday, August 17, 2012

A trip backin time

• Chetwynd Echo: January9 1973 •

Chetwynd’s New Year’s baby arrived on January 3 at the Chetwynd Hospital. Thefirst child of David and Roz Embree weighed in at 8 pounds, 8 ounces. The happycouple named their little daughter Rebekah Ellin. H.R. Lady L. Fowler and LadyMoore presented the mother with a gift certificate from the Royal Purple

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FORT ST. JOHN –A pieceof land 108 km north of FortSt. John will soon be hometo a new landfill for up to 4.5million tons of hazardouswaste.This has led to concerns

about the possibility ofgroundwater contamina-tion, and how effectively thegovernment will regulatesuch a profitable industry."Industries like the oil and

gas industry in the northeastof the province, which dogenerate considerable vol-umes of toxic materials, Iquestion the degree towhich they are scrutinized,"said Ben Parfitt, a resourcepolicy analyst with the

Canadian centre for policyalternatives.However the Alberta-

based company, Petrowest,sees an advantage to thewider community."The benefits to the region

are also compelling: greatervolumes of waste in the areamay be dealt with on anannual basis and improve-ments in the general road

safety in the area shouldresult," said Rick Quigley,Petrowest's President andCEO."The landfill facility will

cut down hauling distancesand reduce heavy truck traf-fic on the roads in theregion."The company recently

announced that they willpurchase "assets" of Peejay

Environmental LimitedPartnership - including thelandfill site."We are extremely pleased

to be able to expand ourservice offering to ourclients in the area," saidQuigley.This landfill is licenced to

receive up to 4.5 million tonsof contaminated waste,according to Petrowest.

The approval was initiallysought by Doig RiverEnvironmental LimitedPartnership, now PeejayEnvironmental LimitedPartnership, in 2008, but thelandfill was never built.Petrowest stated that the

price consists of an "initialpayment" of $5-million andsubsequent "earn-out" pay-ments on the first 625,000

tons of waste."The support of the Doig

River First Nation is veryimportant to Petrowest asthe site is situated on theirtraditional lands and we cer-tainly respect that and willwork together to clean upthose lands in a timely man-ner," said Quigley."The project has not yet

been substantially con-structed," said Trish Rorison,a public affairs officer withthe Ministry ofEnvironment, adding thatthe new owners plan to ini-tiate construction sometimethis fall."The yet to be constructed

project is a secure landfill forthe treatment and disposalof solid waste generatedfrom upstream oil and gasactivities," Rorisonexplained."As part of the transaction,

Petrowest has negotiated anagreement with the DoigRiver First Nation to ensuretheir continued support ofthe project and to providemembers of the First Nationwith the opportunity to par-ticipate in direct economicopportunities associatedwith the landfill."Petrowest also said that

acquired assets include "amajor building to receivewaste and a series of siteimprovements required foroperations.""We will be able to use

existing equipment andskills at the landfill and weexpect to be able to generateadditional construction andtransportation revenue inthe loading and hauling ofmaterial to the site," saidQuigley.The company stated that

they've negotiated a "master

Toxic landfill planned for Northeastern BC“The support of the Doig River First

Nation is very important to Petrowestas the site is situated on their

traditional lands...”

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services agreement" with a "majorCanadian oil and gas company" toreceive their contaminated soil forfive years.Petrowest is involved in "pre-

drilling and post-completion ener-gy services as well as industrialand civil infrastructure projects,gravel crushing and hauling fornon-energy sector customers,"said Quigley."The synergies between the

landfill and Petrowest's existingbusiness make this an attractive

transaction for us."However, this direct link to the

oil industry a cause for concern,according to Parfitt.He said he wasn't familiar with

this project specifically, but hasinvestigated hazardous waste dis-posal in British Columbia."I can tell you that in the work I

have done previously on haz-ardous waste generally that theprovince has a lot of challenges onits hands in terms of adequatelyaccounting for all of the haz-ardous waste that are being gener-ated in the province and how and

where all of those wastes are beingmoved and disposed," said Parfitt.He explained that the province

requires companies that generatewaste "report on that waste.""There's a vast amount of haz-

ardous waste that is generatedacross the board in BritishColumbia," he said."I have concerns that we do not

have a very good handle provin-cially on how much of the waste istruly generated and where it endsup."He said his concerns are

increased when he looks at

staffing declines in the public sec-tor, including in the Ministry ofEnvironment.The environmental assessment

office (EAO) said they receivednotification late last month."On July 30, 2012, Peejay

Environmental Ltd., advised theEAO that the project was beingpurchased by Petrowest GP Ltd.and requested an amendment tothe certificate to reflect the changeof ownership," confirmedRorison."The project is a secure landfill

for the treatment and disposal of

hydrocarbon and salt-contaminat-ed solid waste generated fromupstream oil and gas activities."However, the shift in ownership

does not affect the proposed use ofthe land.Rorison explained that the

amendments were simply "anadministrative change to reflect achange in project ownership only.""There are no changes to the

project," she said. "All conditionsand commitments contained inthe EA Certificate still apply."The EAO approved these

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EAO received notification of project late last month


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As Mayor ofChetwynd, I get todo many things

that make the job worth-while, challenging, fasci-nating, and enjoyable.Yesterday and today I,with two other judges,have been wanderingthrough private gardensgasping over the knowl-edge and skill of the gar-deners and marveling atthe beauty of their flowerarrangements and veg-

etable production.Vegetable growing in the

valley is a passion withsome people as they battlewith and collaborate withthe elements to augmenttheir stores of food. In thisage when we can getalmost anything eatable atthe local grocery store,most people let someoneelse do the growing some-where else. Fact is, manyin this age of plenty that isupon us really couldn’t tella radish from a carrot top.Sadly, too many of usnever have the privilege ofseeing a vegetable that hasnot been deep fried orpickled and sliced andpacked between a coupleslabs of highly processed

carbohydrates seasonedwith fat on salt or maybeeven with fat on fat on salton fat on sugar. You knowwhat I am thinking of.Yesterday I and my col-

leagues visited a couple ofv e g e t a b l egardens. Toour greatdelight andastonishmentwe weretreated tooutstandingdisplays of the power ofthe good earth, collaborat-ing with the dedicatedhands of the gardeners, toproduce onions of won-derful size and contour,peas by the bucketful, beettops that would delight

the most discriminatingpalate, potatoes, potatoes,potatoes, and a dozenother species of delectableedibles.And think of it: these

gardeners actually wel-comed us tow a n d e rthrough theiralmost-weed-less domains. Today was

a repeat ofy e s t e r d a y

only more so. Some gar-dens seemed to wrap uswith peace, with every tintof the spectrum and aro-mas to match. We didn’twant to leave. LeoSabulsky, that relentlessslave driver, followed us

like a shadow. “Come on.You’ve got only sevenminutes here. You must befinished by five.”“Sure Leo. But I’m not

finished here yet. This islike Eden fresh from themind of the Creator. Idon’t want to leave yet.Do I have to move on?”“Yes, you have to move

on. This is beautiful butit’s not Eden. Time march-es on here and there arethree more gardens tojudge in the next hour?”This is what Beautiful

Gardens does to me. Whatdo they do to you? When Isee us taking pride in ourown living spaces, when Isee us putting effort intobeautifying our town I say

to myself, “You know,Merlin, you could stayanother day. In fact, youcould live here ‘til youdie.”Every Beautiful Garden

displayed beauty, ingenu-ity, dedication, and thepride and wonder of theartist-gardener. You mightnot get the gold in thiscontest, but just to haveentered is cause for the col-lective thanks of all yourneighbours who get toappreciate the results ofyour hard work withoutthe work


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Chetwynd RCMP has anew detachment com-mander.

Staff Sgt. OliviaTremblay took over May22 arriving from Fort St.John, replacing Sgt. KimRusk who was promotedto Saskatchewan inMarch.

Tremblay grew up inManitoba and has beenwith the RCMP for 15years.

She began her career inDawson Creek for sevenyears and then headed tothe East Coast with herhusband for anotherseven years in NovaScotia.

She returned to Fort St.John two years ago andthis spring received a pro-motion to Chetwynd.

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rainfall warning prompt-ed local officials to pre-pare for possible floodingin the area this week asthe Peace area readieditself to welcome around60 mm of rain Tuesdayand Wednesday and morethan 100 mm in the PinePass.

RCMP Sgt. OliviaTremblay said forChetwynd area it couldaffect the river systemwith potential for floodingon the Halfway, Moberly,Pine and Kiskatinawrivers.

“We could see a dramat-ic response due to the rainover Wednesday,Thursday and Friday,” shesaid.

With the considerablesnowpack in the Pine Pass

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8th Annual ChetwyndChainsaw CarvingChampionship: Returnof the Champions hasbeen sullied with thetheft of a piece of thisyear’s first place carvingentitled Fiddle Sticks bytwo-year in a rowchampion Chris Foltz.

The carving of a FireUrchin was discoveredmissing Tuesday morn-ing by District ofChetwynd staff as theywere preparing to movethe carvings to theVisitor Centre.

Foltz, who is fromOregon, explains in hiscarving biography thishe chose his piece of aFiddler Crab captured inits natural surroundingsbecause of its awesomerelationship with theFire Urchin.

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VANCOUVER –Readers of major news-papers in B.C., Albertaand Ontario this weekmay have noticed a full-page advertisementplaced by Calgary-basedEnbridge. (See page 28.)The statement from the

oil giant emphasized thecompany's "99.999 percent" pipeline safetyrecord and its commit-ment to preventing oilspills. While Enbridge main-

tains the ad was not adirect reaction to nega-tive publicity it hasreceived in recentmonths, some criticsview it as an effort towin over those opposedto the company's pro-posed NorthernGateway project. Enbridge's pipeline

safety record has beenattacked by environmen-tal advocates, politiciansand the media due toseveral spills from itspipelines in the U.S. It is likely no coinci-

dence that a prominentindustry group staged aseparate news confer-ence Thursday in Ottawato promote an existingprogram aimed at mak-ing pipelines safer andmore environmentallysound. Mike Hillman, a for-

mer B.C. Liberal partycampaign manager and aformer public affairsconsultant, said theEnbridge ad indicatedthe company may be try-ing to "play catch up"

with those opposed toNorthern Gateway. If Enbridge was trying

to garner support for theproject, it should havemade the company'spipeline safety statisticsmore apparent to thepublic sooner, Hillmansaid. "If, in fact, you have an

exceptional record andyou have qualities thatare in fact very real, thenthere's no reason whythose things shouldn't beknown to people muchearlier in its existence,"he said. "By bringing outthose things now, by thesounds of it, to countersome of the reactions totheir project in B.C andto also recent incidentsthat have happened, it'sa bit of catch up." University of British

Columbia social market-ing professor DarrenDahl said the ad, a writ-ten statement by thecompany's president AlMonaco and chief execu-tive officer Pat Daniel,might be an attempt tomove public sentiment

by giving out informa-tion that Enbridge feelsis more accurate. "If you asked someone

10 years ago aboutpipelines, they probablyhad no opinion orthey're like, 'Yeah they'rewellmanaged,' " Dahlsaid. "But because of the

high stakes of the[Northern Gateway] pro-posal, and there hasbeen some pipeline inci-dents in past years thathas caught the media'sattention, people don'thave the same neutral orpositive attitude . . .towards pipelines." The company's execu-

tive vicepresident ofwestern access said thead was not a directresponse to negativepublicity. "We're just trying to

assure the public that wedo take safety very seri-ously," Janet Holdersaid. "This just furtherenhances that we takesafety very seriously andthat our track recordwould show that."

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Logging has been one of Canadaʼslongest standing industries and one ofBCʼs mainstays since the early 1920sand 30s.

The idyllic sentiments of shanty campshousing men in matching plaid shirtsmonths at a time, sawing old growthtrees by hand, sending logs barrelingdown the river or piled high atop steamengines is engrained in many Canadiansʼmind; not to mention logjams, cold water,harsh winters and time away from family.

Fast forward several decades later andwhile the hours are long, a logger is guar-anteed to sleep in his own bed eachnight.

But making it home each night isnʼtcomfort enough to keep drivers satisfiednor attract new ones. With marketsexpanding overseas, British ColumbiaʼsPremier Christy Clark has promised sev-eral years of secured work. Still, stipula-tions from the mill increase and fuelprices are not getting any lower. Truck

maintenance depends on the driverʼsattention to detail, along with road condi-tions. Many drivers are preparing to exitthe industry after spending severaldecades behind the wheel.

Chetwynd-based truck drivers FabianDemeulemeester and Kirby Weisgerberare in their fifties and have been haulinglogs for several decades. They are wornout and ready to exit an industry but seefew opting to take their place.

On March 1, 2012 at 6am, the

Chetwynd Echo rode along withDemeulemeester on a logging run toTumbler Ridge and back to Chetwynd. InAugust 2012, the Chetwynd Echo caughtup with Weisgerber to compare the talesof winter hauling against summer runs.

This is part one of a two-part series,Talking Behind The Wheel, beginningwith Fabian Demeulemeester.Temperatures in March were still reach-ing between -30C and -40C in lateFebruary.


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what keeps drivers awake andapart from the loader operatorand few yard foreman, they arealso the only human contactmany drivers have for 12 hourseach day. It’s 6 am on a cold,frigid winter morning. The darksunless sky is brisk and uninvit-ing. There’s a crackle followedby a voice coming through thespeaker.Radio: good morning Fabian.Fabian: good morning, how are

you?Radio: tired.Fabian: well then you should get

some sleep.Radio: well I’ve got a couple more

roads to do yet. Then we’ll get somesleep.Demeulemeester was born in

France and moved to Canada asa baby with his parents. His dadfound work in a sawmill. “(He) worked for a whole win-

ter for a guy for room and board.The guy just said I can’t afford topay you but you guys can havethe mill and he walked awayfrom it.”Demeulemeester spent his

youth in the bush logging withhis dad on a three weeks in andone week out rotation each sum-mer.”I’d run equipment or do

whatever. The only thing I did-n’t do was drive truck…I ranskidder. I ran loader. I ran cat.Quite a bit of different stuff. Ranpower saw. It was about a 70-man camp so it was a good size.Good grub all the time.”Eventually his dad lost every-

thing after a couple of bad yearsand found work around theChetwynd area.“There are not a lot of options.

Unless you want to work in asawmill - and now with the

mines. But that’s pretty dirtywork.”Unlike most drivers,

Demeulemeester works wintersand relaxes during the summer.“There’s always stuff to do.

Usually go places. Have anotherbusiness that I’m working on aswell. Health business.”Nearly 30 years spent as a driv-

er hauling logs, he still remem-bers his first day on the job as a26-year-old.“Very nerve racking because I

didn't have any experience. Ididn’t really know what I wasdoing. So like any other profes-sion, I was nervous.”He was hauling near the Pine

Pass and recalls the other guysbeing willing to help him – theinexperienced one.“The experienced people are

always willing to always lend ahelping hand – it might only beverbally, but it all helps.”Now the experienced driver,

he hopes to be driving only a fewmore years. He says the worstpart of the job is navigating poorroad conditions, but the friendlypeople he rarely sees but hears isthe best part. This past winter,Demeulemeester hauled logssouth of Tumbler Ridge andreturned to Chetwynd’s WestFraser yard.On the drive, the radio stays

busy while drivers call out 'goodmornings' and chat to stayawake. Conversation weavesbetween poor road conditions,accidents overheard and everydriver comments on howDemeulemeester is late. Eachdriver reacts differently uponhearing there’s a civilian listen-ing on air.Radio (Kirby Weisgerber): I hope

you don’t think we all act like him(to Chetwynd Echo reporter LizBrown).Fabian: you’re just a bad actor.

We didn’t get no sand I heard.

Radio: No I seen Johnny brokedown I heard.“That’s why everyone talks on

the radio so much. It takes aboutfrom town to where the loader isit’s about an hour and 45 min-utes. It goes by quick though.Usually just pretty active withthe guys on the radio.”About every half hour or less,

another driver hops on the air.Radio: Good morning Fabian.Fabian: Good morning. How are

you?Radio: Pretty damn good how

about you? You’re late this morningor what?Fabian: Oh yeah. I had to pick up

a passenger, but that’s ok. Radio: Oh, ok. I’ll bite my tongue.

See you later.“Once everybody gets in a pat-

tern, you know what time you’regoing to meet everybody,”Demeulemeester says. “Whenwe met Kirby, he said ‘you’relate.’ I said ‘yeah.’ I usuallymeet him probably a bit closer toGwillim so he can tell he’s ontime and I’m not…But the lastfew days, I’ve been getting out tothe bush there and I’ve had towait half an hour to load justbecause not done loading theother guys yet. Our run has ninetrucks and I’m number eight inthe line up so.“Navigating poor road condi-

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tions is a constant chal-lenge for drivers.“Road conditions was

the one thing to get usedto,” Demeulemeester saysrecalling his first day onthe job so many years ago.“It’s not like driving a car.It’s way different so it tooka while to figure it out. “The radio crackled again

as a driver tells of an acci-dent further south.Radio: There’s a bad crash

on the 5400 road about a kilo-meter and a half on Adam’sLake Road – went over thebank. It’s a long way downthere. That happened to melast winter. My train, backend it the bank, I tipped itover. This guy went rightover and it’s probably about1,200 feet at the bottom there.Fabian: Holy.In March, the road is fair-

ly clear, better conditionsthan in January accordingto Demeulemeester.“This edge was probably

five inches thick with ice.So every time you hit it, itwould bump you back intothe centre of the road.”With gas wells in the area

and mine development,traffic can be steadytowards Tumbler Ridge.“If you find the edge –

that’s what (the guy on thesand truck) was talkingabout. He found the edgeof the road. He drops offthe edge and then he can’tget back up on the roadbecause there’s so muchweight involved.” The road is narrow with

few passing lanes andespecially difficult fortrucks to pass if roadsaren’t properly ploughedin the winter.Most drivers, regardless

of their prowess behind the

wheel have had at leastone accident or close call.“On the highway, there

are so many guys out here.If something happens outin the bush here there arenine of us…but if some-thing happens really bad,everybody helps eachother.”Demeulemeester remem-

bers hauling out toHudson’s Hope a few yeasback when he hit a moose.“The truck was only a

year old,” he said. “Tookabout $2,000 damage. Hewas standing on the side ofthe road so I slowed downand they have this tenden-cy to turn and walk intothe light. It was this timeof day. It was already light.They’ll get blinded from

the headlights and get dis-orientated and that’s whathappened I’m pretty sure.”Many drivers have a pro-

tective guard on the frontin case a collision with ananimal occurs. The mooseguard essentially protectsthe radiator from gettingdamaged.The radio buzzes again.Radio: Good morning.Fabian: Good morning

Larry. Over the years, the log-

ging industry has dippedand dived with unpre-dictable market prices.While overseas marketsare increasing productionand profit, the rules of the

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FEATURE

Quintette No Shoot Boundary Notice

With moose hunting season fast approaching, Teck would like to remind outdoor enthusiasts and anyone who may be unfamiliar with the Quintette property to please respect the No Shoot Boundary outlined in this map. The boundary is designed with everyone’s safety in mind as there are ongoing activities related to the proposed reopening of the Quintette mine taking place on site and workers are active in the area.

Please contact Ray Proulx with any questions or concerns at 1.877.544.3824 or drop by the Tumbler Ridge office. Thank you for your continued support.

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Hauling in the winter can pose its set of challenges

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Above, Demeulemeester secures his load of logsbefore the long drive back to West Fraser inChetwynd. With narrow roads in the winter, the dan-gers can be ever present. After 26 years, he says he’slooking forward to retirement.

Photos by Liz Brown

BY TRENT ERNSTTumbler Ridge News––––––––––––––

TUMBLER RIDGE –Never mind that theTumbler Ridge Newstalked about ColonialCoal putting on the lip-stick to impress the bigcoal companies twomonths ago: DesjardinsCapital Markets, the

largest financial coopera-tive group in Canada, hasjust put out a reporttelling investors exactlythe same thing. Colonial Coal is the lat-

est in a string of projectsby David Austin, whowas president ofNorthern Energy andMining Inc (NEMI),which brought the Trend

Mine to fruition, thenjumped over to WesternCanadian Coal, whichstarted the WolverineMine. In an interview with the

Tumbler Ridge News,Austin said the chance ofColonial taking itsHuguenot property,southwest of TumblerRidge, to export stage is

highly unlikely. “ColonialCoal will be bought out,”Austin said. “Our inten-tion is to do the drill pro-gram and build it out tothe highest possible value.With NEMI and Westernwe were bought out forthe tonnage we couldprove. The most likelyscenario is we’ll do thedevelopment work, butthe likelyhood of us doingthe mine itself…there’stoo many companies inthe area. Xstrata, Teck,Walter, Anglo. We openedup the Trend property.And that’s when the othercompanies starting to payattention. It’s better foreverybody to allow thelarge mining company todo what they do best.With NEMI, it was a bit ofdisaster to do what wedid, but with Anglo run-ning the property, it’sgoing to be so much bet-ter.”Colonial Coal is consid-

ered a junior mining com-pany, and according to

the author of theDesjardins report, analystJackie Przybylowski,Colonial is ripe for atakeover. According to

Przybylowski, Colonialseems to have a handle ontransportation infrastruc-ture — something thatAustin, a former TerminalManager for BC Ferries, isrightly proud of. Thecompany has entered intoan agreement to acquireland at Watson Island,near Prince Rupert, for apossible future bulk-ship-ping terminal.“In addition,”

Przybylowski writes,“Colonial’s whollyowned properties arebelieved to contain high-quality hard coking coal,a relatively scarce prod-uct worldwide whichcommands a premiumprice on the seabornemarket.” Metallurgicalcoal is produced in rela-tively few countries, withCanada, the US, andAustralia together makeup 90 percent of the met-allurgical coal on theworldwide market.Last month, Colonial

released an updatedresource estimate thatshowed a measured andindicated 92.2 milliontonnes of met coal at theirHuguenot Property.That’s up 104 percentover its previous esti-mate, while its estimatedinferred resource rose 271percent, to 38.2 milliontonnes from its previous-ly forecast 10.3 milliontonnes.Also mentioned in the

article is Carderoresources, which ishelmed by formerTumbler Ridge residentMichael Hunter.Przybylowski isn’t quiteas bullish on them, ratingthem a hold, while givingColonial a buy rating.


NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONSIDERPROPOSED TEMPORARY USEPERMIT NO. TUP # 131/2012

6068 West Kurjata Road, West of ChetwyndNotice is hereby given that the Regional Board of the Peace River Regional District intendsto consider issuance of a Temporary Use Permit at its Board Meeting of August 23rd, 2012,to be held at the North Peace Cultural Centre, located at 10015 - 100th Avenue, Fort StJohn, BC. This permit proposes to affect land described as: Lot A Plan 29800 DistrictLot 1907, PRD.

The proposed Temporary Use Permit will allow a portion of the subject property to be usedfor the following purpose in addition to those permitted by the zoning applicable to theproperty:

Operating a water truck business, including the storage and servicing of trucks

The conditions under which the Temporary Use must be carried out are as follows:i) permit to be posted on site for its durationii) compliance with all statutory and by-law requirements

This notice is in general form only. A copy of the proposed Temporary Use Permitapplication and relevant background documents may be inspected between the hours of8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excludingholidays, at the Peace River Regional District offices located at #1981AlaskaAve, DawsonCreek, BC. Any inquiries, comments or concerns should be referred to DevelopmentService Department at the above noted addresses or telephone 784-3200 or 1-800-670-7773.Fred Banham, CAO

NOTICE OF DECISION ONAPPROVAL

NOTICE OF APPROVAL NO. AE-106249 ISSUED UNDERTHE PROVISIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT ACT, IN THE NAME OF TEMBECENTERPRISES INC./LES ENTREPRISES TEMBEC INC.

Doing business as TEMBEC

Take notice thatApproval No.AE-106249 has been issued. TheApproval consists of authorization to allow an emergencyrelease of effluent from the East Collection Pond to WallaceCreek. The Approval requires that flow is monitored and theeffluent is tested to confirm that water quality standards aremet. The authorized discharge period is as needed during theperiod from September 1, 2012 to August 31, 2013.

A copy of the Approval may be viewed at the Ministry of theEnvironment, 325 - 1011 FourthAvenue, Prince George, B.C. ora copy may be viewed on the internet athttps://j200.gov.bc.ca/pub/ams/download.aspx?PosseOb-jectId=60239164. Alternatively a copy may be requested byphoning the Ministry at 250-565-6135.

Dated at Prince George:August 10, 2012

REGIONAL NEWS

World takes note of Colonial Coal“Our intention is

to do the drillprogram and

build it out to thehighest possible

value.”

road have toughened. Adriver’s profit depends ona constantly tipping scaleof keeping up withrequirements, fuel prices,mill prices and whether ornot you can keep yourtruck out of the shop.“We don’t get paid by

the hour. We get paid onwhat we call a ton-hourbasis. We get around threedollars a ton- hour.”He packs about 30 tons

per load. His fuel tankholds about 600 litres anduses about 300 litres a day,concluding that fuel is byfar the biggest expense.“Just like all other indus-

tries there’s always peoplethat are trying to save afew dollars here and there.It affects everybody. It hasa trickle effect right? It getsto be tough negotiatingbreaks for the trucks some-times. We think they’repaying you enough andthen you go well fuel is 30per cent. This expense ishigh, that expense is high.It’s always a barteringthing. It’s just like every-thing. They want it donefor as cheap as they canhave it done.” Last year drivers

received a small wageincrease towards fuel sub-sidy. Another money waster

out of a driver’s control issitting time in the yard.“You get there and

there’s a whole bunch oftrucks in front of you, yougot to wait your turn,”Demeulemeester says.“You don’t get paid forwaiting.”With decades of driving

on his side, he survivedmill closures, economicdownturns and managed

to stay a float, unlike many.“Guess I’m careful with

my money. I don’t know. Ithink there has been overthe years because peoplego out and buy newerequipment and there areno guarantees that the job’salways going to be there.So if you don’t have thejob, the payments don’tstop. And I know this…people that have lost alltheir stuff, or had to sell itto make their paymentsbecause they don’t haveany work. It used to beway more independentowner operated – a lotmore independent owneroperators. Now it’s guysare pretty leery about run-ning out and purchasinganother truck. Don’t knowwhat the market’s going todo next,” saidDemeulemeester.Afer arrivng at the load-

ing area the truck shakesand rattles as logs areloaded into the back.Demeulemeester hops outto secure them.“If you’re over length, I

think the fine is $200. Ifyou’re over a certainamount of weight, there’s afine. The governmentscales are open. They’llweigh each axel, but ifyou’re over, it’s quite afine. It’s a set amount forevery kilogram you’reover.” He spray paints the logs.

If the logs are five feetlonger than its certainlength, it must be flagged.

After a few more steps heleaves the loading area andbegins his return toChetwynd. “It’s changed a lot over

the years too so lots ofguys don’t want to do it. Iknow lots of guys thatdon’t want to make theinvestment because oneyear it will be good and thenext year it could be somuch the opposite. So a lotof people, they want towork for someone who hasa bunch of trucks. It’s alunch bucket situation –not have to worry about

maintenance and all thatstuff.”A busier market overseas

has helped a previousslump, but fuel continuesto rack up an expensivebill. Demeulemeester esti-mates his average monthlyfuel bill is approximately

$7,000. “Glad it didn’t snow like

they said. They were call-ing for three to four cen-timeters. In the last 24hours,” saysDemeulemeester en routeto the West Fraser yard.Demeulemeester stays

home if the temperaturedrops below -30 degreesCelsius.“Like I know that week

we had that 40 below, I juststayed home. They tried towork the one day and theloader broke downbecause it was too cold.”

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Enbridge operates the largest and most complex liquids pipeline system in the world. We’re proud of what we do—helping to provide reliable energy to many millions of people across North America every single day. Over the last decade alone, we’ve transported nearly 12 billion barrels of crude oil with a safe delivery record better than 99.999 per cent. �at’s good but, for us, it’s not good enough. Any incident tells us that we must do even better. We will never stop striving for 100 per cent.

Operating a complex pipeline system is by its nature a challenging business. �is is not new. Enbridge employees have successfully met these challenges for over 60 years—by placing safety at the heart of our operations. We constantly strive to do better. Particularly when it comes to the integrity and viability of our pipelines—which is, and must always be, our number one concern.

Pipeline safety has been much in the news lately, and so it’s important to give the issue some context—to look beyond the latest headline and recognize the outstanding long-term safety record of this important energy delivery system. In fact, decades of experience have shown that pipelines are by far the safest, most efficient method of transporting large volumes of oil. Historically, pipelines have had the least amount of releases of any mode of oil transportation. As a result of strenuous efforts within our industry, releases have actually decreased over the past decade—both in terms of the number of releases and the amount of product released.

Our goal at Enbridge is—and will continue to be—the prevention of all spills. In 2011 alone we invested about $400 million to ensure the safety and integrity of our system, and that amount is set to increase substantially—to more than $800 million—in 2012. Over the past two years we have doubled the number of staff dedicated to leak detection and pipeline control systems, and substantially strengthened our focus on the tools, technologies and strategies to ensure the fitness of our pipelines.

�is is not new, but rather part of an ongoing effort to be the best in the business. In the past decade we’ve invested more than $3 billion in safety, integrity and new technology—and we’re planning more investment going forward. We continually evaluate the condition of our pipeline system to ensure long-term reliability and integrity.

Enbridge is a Canadian success story, with a hard-earned reputation as a responsible corporate citizen. In a rapidly changing world we will continue to build on that foundation by continuing to adhere to a strong set of core values that reflect what is truly important to us as a company: the safe transportation of energy that millions of people rely on in their daily lives.

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