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IN-FLIGHT
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Rugged
Beauty Expanding Horizons
Tumbler Ridge Passion for the skies
UNESCO Global Geopark at Northern Lights College
Spotlight:: Dawson Creek
It’s Showtime
+ FEATURED
DESTINATION… Prince George
FIVE THINGS
TO DO IN… The Peace
ED HANDJA
& SHELLEY MCKAY
Contents
Personal Real Estate Corporation Personal Real Estate Corporation
Your BC Oceanfront Real Estate Team
Specializing in Unique Coastal Real Estate in British Columbia
Ed 250.287.0011 • Shelley 250.830.4435
Office 250.286.3293 Toll Free 1.888.286.1932 [ ON THE COVER ] [ FEATURES ] [ DEPARTMENTS ]
edhandja@bcoceanfront.com Photo credit:
5 Expanding Horizons 4 Welcome Aboard CMA 15 Featured Destination
shelleymckay@bcoceanfront.com Tumbler Ridge Passion for the skies at Our Fleet Prince George
UNESCO Global Geopark Northern Lights College
117 km. south 7 5 Things to do in… 17 Q&A
of Dawson Creek 9 Spring Snow Celebration The Peace Mayor Dale Bumstead
2nd Annual Gourmet Ski
via the Heritage Highway
Week at Big White 8 CMA Fare Information 18 CMA Calendar
Upcoming events
10 Connect with CMA
See page 7 11 It’s Showtime
for more information. in Dawson Creek
Hot Springs Cove: West coast Vancouver Island. 4 oceanfront acreages, 2.13 – 2.68
acres, share in 90 acre common property. 19 nautical miles NW of Tofino. Fully forested
lots, diverse shorelines. Long established recreational community next door to the
Kwatsi Bay Marina: Central BC coast at the edge of the Broughton Archipelago, off
Tribune Channel. Foreshore and upland leases, 2 bedroom oceanfront residence and
one bedroom cabin, 500ft of docks with 4 floats including gift shop and storage shed.
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natural hot springs of Maquinna Provincial Park. Water access only. Fresh water system, power systems. Year-round marina for boaters and kayakers in the
$99,750 - $129,000 Great Bear Rainforest. $224,400
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Cortes Island Oceanfront: 12.12 acres, 700ft oceanfront in protected Whaletown Bay. Exclusive Sharpes Bay: 2.84 acre building lot in a private oceanfront estate community
984sqft main residence plus 20x34ft cottage. 50’x75’ shop with 20’ ceiling, 6 over- located on the southern shores of the Malaspina Peninsula 8 km NW of Lund.
sized doors. Boat house with rails plus 120ft seasonal dock. Very special island acreage Beautifully forested with a slope down to the ocean. Power and moorage available. An
offering fantastic oceanfront and a variety of improvements in tremendous condition. unparalleled community development with 23 fully-serviced, outstanding oceanfront and
$950,000 view acreages. $890,000
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Hernando Island Residence: Shared interest sale in 2200 acre Hernando Island, at the Quatsino Sound Acreages: Only three left! Very appealing 2.5 acre properties with
south end of the Discovery Islands. West coast style home, 2 bedrooms, with beautiful
ocean views, oceanside patios. High bank oceanfront property. Residence in need of
200+ft of oceanfront each. Located in the central area of Quatsino Sound along the
south-east shoreline. First class shared moorage facilities, established fresh water
ROUTE MAP Featured stories in this issue
some work. Shared interest includes caretaker and common facilities. supply, driveways in place, internal roads. Limited forest service road access.
Call for pricing Starting at $109,500
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Welcome Aboard CMA
OUR FLEET
BEECH 1900D DORNIER 328 DASH 8-100
Central Mountain Air currently operates The Dornier 328 airliner is designed The Dash 8-100 is a very popular
a modern fleet of fourteen Beech to offer passengers the comforts of regional airliner able to operate from
1900”D”, twin engine turboprop aircraft stand-up headroom, inflight service, unprepared northern airstrips while
offering a comfortable, pressurized executive seating and a bathroom offering passengers the highest level
environment with a roomy stand-up located in the rear of the aircraft. of onboard amenities, including stand-
cabin and washroom facilities. up headroom, onboard washroom,
Manufacturer: Fairchild Dornier galley and a flight attendant.
Manufacturer: Beechcraft Cabin: 30 Hospitality Class Seats
Cabin: 18 Hospitality Class Seats Flight Crew: 2 Pilots Manufacturer: De Havilland
Flight Crew: 2 Pilots One Flight Attendant Cabin: 37 Hospitality Class Seats
No Flight Attendant Speed: 375 Miles per Hour Flight Crew: 2 Pilots
Speed: 330 Miles per Hour Altitude: 31,000 Feet One Flight Attendant
Altitude: 25,000 Feet Speed: 330 Miles per Hour
Altitude: 25,000 Feet
Expanding horizons
Passion for the skies at Northern Lights College
Associate Dean Leo Manning, right, checks safety protocols with an aspiring engineer on the floor of the AME hangar.
or the instructors workforce after the 15- month
To most people, the sky
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and students in the course is complete. One student
Aerospace Centre of currently enrolled in the aircraft
Excellence at Northern maintenance engineering (AME)
is the limit. To those Lights College Dawson program who hails from Quebec re-
Creek Campus, know- marked: “I chose Northern Lights
ing how to maintain that home in College because it is known across
who love aviation, the sky is the singular focus. Canada as one of the finest train-
ing programs. We not only learn
Since 1981, aspiring aircraft aircraft / aerospace maintenance,
the sky is home. maintenance engineers have learned we also learn foundational skills like
Group Publisher their trade in a 26,000 square foot metal work.”
In-flight Penny Sakamoto - 250.480.3204 hanger, working on a variety of
psakamoto@blackpress.ca
Quote by Jerry Crawford rotary and fixed wing aircraft, from Pride in their work and passion
Published by Black Press Editorial Content Advertising Inquiries Bell helicopters and Cessna prop for their trade is palpable among
Aviator and Author planes to a recently acquired West- the students in the hangar during a
818 Broughton St., Victoria, BC V8W 1E4 Heather Kohler - 250.360.º6316 Annemarie Rindt - 250.480.3244
www.blackpress.ca heather@heatherkohlerdesign.com arindt@blackpress.ca wind jet. This range of craft ensures recent tour. Leo Manning, Associ-
Graphic Design that the students become familiar ate Dean whose career in aviation
Heather Kohler Design
Patty Doering - 250.480.3242 with working on the systems and spans 25 years with several notable
pdoering@vicnews.com
Advertising Inquiries Northern BC Story by Heather Kohler engines that they are likely to companies, exudes enthusiasm
Heather Kohler - 250.360.6316 Deborah Davey - 778.746.4013 Photos courtesy Northern Lights College encounter when employed in the when he points out the projects in
heather@heatherkohlerdesign.com deborah.davey@vicnews.com
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varying states of repair. “You can’t
fix something unless you under-
defence during the Cold War in
the 1950s. The AME hangar today Things to do Tumbler Ridge
UNESCO Global Geopark
in The Peace
stand how something works, and was the oringial MCL helicopter One of only three UNESCO
you can’t understand how some- hangar. Global Geoparks in Canada,
thing works unless you can take it Tumbler Ridge in the South
apart and reassemble it,” Manning Back in the 21st century, Leo Peace has developed into a world class
Manning finishes the tour with his destination for eco-tourism, featuring
says. In one area of the hangar
gaze to the future: further expan- Liard River Hot Springs a diversity of outstanding and acces-
dedicated to wiring and electronic
sion of the NLC partnership with Head to Liard River Hot sible mountain geology, extraordinary
challenges, radios and engines, waterfalls, and dinosaur fossils and
dangling wires and sitting on work Okanagan College in Vernon to Springs in the North Peace
another location in BC, and in the to relax and unwind in trackways. Open year-round.
tables, are waiting to be returned Visit tumblerridgegeopark.ca
near future, into more disciplines. Canada’s second-largest
to working condition. “We will for more information.
often trigger an error and encour- natural hot springs. Located
The sky is not the limit; it’s just the off the Alaska Highway,
age the students to troubleshoot,” beginning. Liard River Hot Springs, a BC Provinicial
he added, mischievously.
Park, is open year-round with camping and
day-use facilities. Alpha Pool, open to the
Northern Lights College has public, maintains water temperatures rang-
a deep connection to avionics ing from 42°C to 52°C. Reservations are
and aviation: it was the site of recommended for this popular destination, Rolla Pub
the Dawson Creek Station of once known as “Tropical Valley”. Visit Stepping through the
the NORAD Mid-Canada Line www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/ doors of the Rolla
(MCL) - communication stations
Dawson Creek Art Gallery
parkpgs/liard_rv_hs/ for information and Pub, 25 minutes The Dawson Creek Art
connected to each other along reservations. north of Dawson Gallery is a public gallery
the 55th parallel to form a radar Creek, is like step- dedicated to the presenta-
ping back through tion, interpretation and
time. Photographs, advancement of the Visual
antiques and knick- Arts. Called the “Guggen-
knacks adorn the walls and tables of heim of the West”, the Gallery is housed
Post-secondary education — this cozy place which was in a renovated annex of a prairie elevator
academic, trades, and continuing once the Columbia situated in a municipal park (NAR Park)
Hotel. An excel- in the center of Dawson Creek. For more
education — in northern lent venue for information, visit dcartgallery.ca
British Columbia. live music and
walks down
South Peace
memory lane,
visit their
Facebook
page for
more informa-
tion: facebook.
com/Rolla-
Pub-667091160034999.
Fort St. John North Peace Museum
For more information, Operated by the North Peace Historical Society, the Fort St. John
visit us at nlc.bc.ca. North Peace Museum tells the story of the North Peace through
interactive exhibits. Explore a tepee, trapper’s cabin, blacksmith’s
shop, schoolhouse, dentist office, newspaper office, British
Columbia Police Barracks and jail, Alaska Highway exhibit,
and more. Open year round, Monday through Saturday.
Visit fsjmuseum.com for information.
Photos courtesy Province of BC, Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark, Love Northern BC
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Airfare Categories
Airfare Categories
For Central Mountain Air (9M)
Econ Flex Flex+
Limited Generous Full Aircraft
Seating Seating Seating
Availability Availability Availability
CHANGES
No charge within 24 hours of original booking
Per direction, per passenger fee, plus fare difference
$78.75 $52.50 $0
if applicable
Subject to availability
CANCELLATIONS
No charge within 24 hours of original booking,
fully refundable
Beyond 24 hours after original booking cancellations are
$78.75 $52.50 $0
allowed up to two (2) hours before departure
Reservations cancelled less than two (2) hours before
departure are not creditable or refundable, and
Spring snow celebration
coupon(s) have no value.
SAME DAY EARLY STANDBY
Per passenger, subject to availability $78.75 $52.50 $0
NAME CHANGES x $52.50 $0
Big White’s 2nd Annual Gourmet Ski Week
NO SHOW
Photos courtesy Unsplash and Big White.
Failure to check-in for your flight will result in forfeiture
of the entire segment.
I
FARE (100% Non-Refundable) magine spending the When you take a break from the Drinking good
day on the slopes of slopes, enjoy hands-on masterclass-
BAGGAGE *
Big White, enjoying the
1st Checked bag, per direction $31.50 $0.00 $0.00 exhilaration of carv-
es with award-winning chefs, learn wine with good
the nuances of cocktail making and
ing through Okanagan
2nd Checked bag, per direction $52.50 $52.50 $0.00
Champagne Powder. the finer points of wine pairings. food in good
There are few experiences to match
* BAGGAGE it, and now you can top it: Big White’s The last event of Annual Gourmet company is
FEES WEIGHT & SIZE
2nd Annual Gourmet Ski Week, the Ski Week is Chef Rob Walker’s Culi-
1st Bag – $31.50 CAD Maximum weight per bag:
ultimate ski holiday for foodies! nary Throwdown. Chef Walker invites one of life’s
• Per direction, plus taxes • 23 kg (50 lb.) his favorite chef friends to dinner
• Flex & Flex+ fares – 1st bag free Held March 9 - 12, 2020, the An-
and asks them to bring a course. most civilized
2nd Bag – $52.50 CAD Maximum linear dimensions per bag:
nual Gourmet Ski Week is 4 nights
You will have a front-row seat as you
and 3 days of exciting on hill action
• Per direction, plus taxes
• Flex+ fare – 2nd bag free
• 158 cm (62 in.)
coupled with mouthwatering culinary watch our guest chefs interact with pleasures.
Each additional bag – $105 CAD Overweight bag: experiences. Each day, choose from our guest winemakers and pull off a
Per direction, plus taxes $105 (per direction, plus taxes) for bags between 158-292 cm (63-115 in.). optional activities like First Tracks dinner to remember.
If a bag is both overweight and oversized, the $105 fee is charged only once. Quote by Michael Broadbent
Breakfasts, group ski lessons, wine
Offers and prices are subject to change without notice. Prices include 5% Goods and Services Tax (GST). lunches, Après cocktails, and chef Visit bigwhite.com for reservations Wine critic, writer and
If there is a discrepancy between this table and the tariff, the tariff will take precedence. Updated January 8, 2020. hosted dinners. and more information. auctioneer
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| DEPARTMENT 2020 Special Report DAWSON CREEK
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There’s also a burgeoning renew- Dawson Creek’s Mayor Dale Bum- a result of that, so it really drove us to focus on
able resource sector, with BC’s first stead explains. ‘When we went to event and sports tourism.’
wind park located just down the road build the event centre, and people
and BC Hydro’s Site C Dam project said all these people were going to Bumstead says, ‘We recently signed a 5-year
underway 80 kilometres north. come, I would never have believed it. agreement with Hockey Canada to host major
But over the years, with our geo- international tournaments and we really see
However, once the South Peace graphic location and the (Encana that providing benefits to our community.
Community Multiplex was con- Events) Centre, we’ve been able to Every time we host events and bring tourists
structed in 2008, the city’s economy attract world-class concerts. All kinds into our community they’re in the hotels, in
branched out in a new and unexpect- of events go on that are so unique to the restaurants, and spending in the commu-
ed direction. The multiplex includes a community of 13,000 people. Over nity. And that just gives us one more economic
the Lakota Agriplex which provides the last ten years, we’ve … stumbled driver. People who come here love the venue.
opportunities to ride horses year- We draw from Grande Prairie, Fort St John…
into event tourism.’
round and the Kenn Borek Aquatic the geography of our city allows us to draw
Centre, which has a pool, waterslides, Bumstead continues, ‘We hosted the We’re not a boom and from 200,000 people.’
climbing wall, and indoor walking Women’s National Hockey Team
track. However, the state-of-the-art Ultimately, Bumstead states, ‘We’re very
Encana Events Centre is a differ-
when they were getting ready for the bust location because strong, I think, in terms of the economic
ent beast altogether, offering 4,500 Olympics and Hockey Canada really fortunes of our community. We’re not a boom
permanent seats and 27 VIP luxury loved the venue. Then we hosted and bust location because we’re so diverse.’
suites. This gem is considered the the Men’s World Under-17 Hockey we’re so diverse. That’s something every small town mayor
premier entertainment facility for the Challenge in 2015 and Hockey wishes they could say and is partially attribut-
entire BC-Alberta Peace Region and Canada did the economic analysis able to a venue where patrons regularly raise
for hosting that tournament. There Mayor Dale Bumstead, the roof. When the curtain goes up or the
has driven Dawson Creek’s foray into
show business by hosting regular high was about $5.7 million spent in our The Corporation of puck is dropped in Dawson Creek, it’s show Fans in Encana Events Centre cheering on Team Canada. Photo courtesy The Encana Events Centre
quality events. region, communities and province as The City of Dawson Creek time.
Only minutes away from downtown, the YDQ Regional Airport
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What are your top three priorities
Mayor Bumstead, right, with the Bumstead Brawlers at the Race Against
Hunger fundraising event, held at the Dawson Creek Co-op in 2019.
where people feel they can come What is the best thing about being
for Dawson Creek? the mayor of Dawson Creek?
and raise their family and have that
First of all, we want to build a
level of happiness in personal and I was born and raised here, third
community with a great quality of
professional life? The challenge is generation. I love the fact that I get
life, which I define as health and
how do you develop that reputation to be a part of the community and
happiness. The strategic pillars that
of a community where people come give back to the community, help
we look to achieve quality of life
are health, education and economic and make Daawson Creek their build the community and hopefully
Photo Credit: Mike Bednar opportunities. People don’t nor- home. make it a better place to live. I have
mally move to rural remote resource no aspirations other than to be the
What are the Dawson Creek com-
communities to retire. They’re com- mayor for as long as the residents
munity values?
ing here because they have a great feel that I’m providing value to
We just finished our official
career, great job or great business them.
Community Plan. We engaged our
opportunity. And if they’re coming
here, they need to know they’ve residents and asked them what they What is your favorite thing to do on
got the fundamentals of life sup- want the future of their community your day off?
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family: health and education. So the because people said to us, “We lake about an hour from Dawson
three things that are on my radar love Dawson Creek the way it is, Creek. When we’re out at the lake,
are health, education and economic we love what it has to offer. And we
DC c of c?
we get to spend quality time with
opportunities. love the quality of life that we have.
our grandchildren our children. And
We don’t want it to be bigger. We
What is the greatest challenge for me, there’s absolutely noth-
don’t want it to be something else.”
facing Dawson Creek today? ing like waking up in the morning,
I think it has something to do with
The big challenge is attracting having coffee, making breakfast
the cultural roots of the community.
people to come to our community to and then going fishing, waterskiing
We have generational families that
help build the opportunities that ex- or out on the quads. It’s just about
have been here since the inception
ist here. And those are skilled trades of Dawson Creek in the early 1900s. spending time with our family. I love
people for the resource sector, oil There’s something about that stabil- the fact that I get to still do that and
and gas, mining, forestry agriculture ity of families who come from an I’m healthy enough to continue to
professionals, education, health agriculture background and feel a do that. There’s some magic in life.
care. How do we build a community connection to the community.
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CALGARY PRINCE GEORGE
CMA Calgary Home + Garden Show
February 27 - March 1
Jonathan Crow Comes Home
Prince George
Calendar Symphony
February 29
➔ The Prince
George Symphony
welcomes home
SMITHERS soloist Jonathan
Snowed in Comedy Tour Crow, Prince
George’s very
Febuary 4
own. The concert
➔ Playing in 70 cities this year coast to begins with award
coast, the Snowed In Comedy Tour has ➔ The Calgary Home + Garden Show is a winning Canadian
turned in to a Canadian success story, vibrant marketplace where you can shop for composer Marjan Mozetich’s Postcards from
celebrating its twelfth year. It has now home-related products and services, experi- the Sky, followed by two pieces by Franz
grown to become the biggest comedy ence stunning displays to help inspire your Schubert: Symphony No. 8 Unfinished and
tour in Canada. Four international next home project, connect with industry Entr’acte from Rosamunde. The highlight
comedians come together to create experts, and enjoy informative presenta- of the evening will no doubt be Jonathan
one amazing show with each bringing tions from renowned local and international Crow’s performance of Max Bruch’s Violi
a unique and hilarious take providing home professionals.. With 550+ booths to Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26. Jonathan
something for everyone. FMI: snowed- explore and several unique feature displays is currently Associate Professor of Violin at
incomedytour.com to enjoy, this is a valuable event for any the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music.
homeowner. FMI: calgaryhgs.com He has been Concertmaster of the Toronto
FORT ST. JOHN
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March 12 - 21 VANCOUVER
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community and region together to celebrate April 2 - 26
winter activities, Indigenous culture, the ➔ The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
northern lights and quintessential small is the city’s signature springtime event
➔ The BC Games bring together Brit- town life in Northern Canada. The festival and annual celebration of cherry blossoms
ish Columbia’s best emerging high opens with a free family concert sponsored inspired by the age-old Japanese cultural
performance athletes, trained coaches, by the Rotary Club of Fort Nelson. The tradition of hanami (flower viewing). A
and certified officials for four days of finale weekend will include 26 time wide range of community events including
competition. FMI: www.bcgames.org/ Canadian Country Music Award (CCMA) multicultural performances, guided cycling,
Games/BC-Winter-Games winner, Gord Bamford and Juno and CCMA tree talks and walks, poetry and photo
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musicians, flat work in all mediums, available for tasting, a whole new line-
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western clothing, cowboy hats, books, establishments represented; this
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