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Dear Liz 3 From the Air 4 Cover photo supplied by Mike Turner, local photographer Meet the Crew 6 “I have lived in Terrace for most of my life. I work for Northern Savings Credit Union and I am very passionate Recipe 7 about photography, especially outdoor photography. I Photo Contest 24 feel extremely blessed to live in an area that is so rich in scenery and wildlife. One doesn’t need to look very hard to find beauty in the Terrace area.”
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My husband and I are looking forward to taking our two children, ages 4 and 6, on our first big family vacation this summer. The four of us will be flying to Vancouver, where we will be connecting with Westjet on our way to Disneyland! Do you have any travel suggestions for making our family trip as smooth as possible? – Rebecca S., Telkwa, BC
Dear Rebecca, Write to Liz Smaha at: How exciting for your family! Your kids are going to have a great time at Disneyland. Travelling with young ones can be stressful for even the most seasoned flyer, but with these Hawkair Aviation tips and a bit of planning will help make things easier for your family. Services Ltd., Identification Attn: Liz, Regardless of age, all guests require identification. For domestic travel, you may use a birth 4345 Bristol Road, certificate, birth record, birth registry document or health care card (with birth date) for Terrace, BC, V8G 0E9 your children. You are responsible for making sure you have the right identification and travel documentation for you and your children. Without ID you may not be permitted to board your flight, and that’s a circumstance we would like to avoid. In the Airport If you have extra time in between your connecting flights, YVR has excellent amenities and play areas to help keep the kids entertained: • Download their favorite movies and games on your smartphone or iPad – free WiFi throughout YVR. • The Public Observation Area, located in the Domestic Terminal Level 4, provides visitors the opportunity to see first-hand an international airport at work and the beauty of Sea Island. Both kids and adults will enjoy the interactive kiosks, model of Sea Island, and the telescopes and panoramic views of YVR. • Many fast-food and family dining options available both before and after security. • Checkout YVR.ca for more details on play area locations and other services available.
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6 Whiskey BBQ Ribs Contributed by Zach; Hawkair Flight Attendant
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 275 degree F (150 degrees C).
2. Cut each full rack of ribs in half, so that you have 4 half racks. Sprinkle salt and pepper (more pepper than salt), and 1 tablespoon chile pepper over meat. Wrap each Ingredients half rack in aluminum foil. Bake for 2 1/2 -3 hours.
2 (2 pound) slabs baby back pork ribs 3. Meanwhile, heat oil in a medium saucepan over coarsely ground black pepper medium heat. Cook and stir the onions in oil for 5 1 tablespoon ground red chile pepper 2 1/4 tablespoons vegetable oil minutes. Stir in water, tomato paste, vinegar, brown 1/2 cup minced onion sugar, honey, and Worcestershire sauce. Season with 2 1 1/2 cups water teaspoons salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, liquid smoke, 1/2 cup tomato paste whiskey, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, dark 1/2 cup white vinegar molasses, and 1/2 tablespoon ground chile pepper. 1/2 cup brown sugar Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat. Simmer for 1 2 1/2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1/4 hours, uncovered, or until sauce thickens. Remove 2 teaspoons salt from heat, and set sauce aside. 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 1/4 teaspoons liquid smoke flavoring 4. Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat. 2 tablespoons Jack Daniels whiskey 2 teaspoons garlic powder 5. Remove the ribs from the oven, and let stand 10 1/4 teaspoon paprika minutes. Remove the racks from the foil, and place on 1/2 teaspoon onion powder the grill. Grill the ribs for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. 1 tablespoon dark molasses Brush sauce on the ribs while they’re grilling, just before you serve them (adding it too early will burn it).
7 Skeena Meadows Wildlife Preserve: Nature, Sport and Luxury By Karen McMaster
This is no ordinary place, offering a touch of luxury on the banks of the mighty Skeena River.
Imagine being able to get away from it all, to get back to possibilities for you to absorb the beauty of the Skeena nature, with the creature comforts of fine living. Picture Valley. Wildlife abound and part of the daily excitement yourself fishing for salmon or steelhead, literally right involves the question: “Did you see any animals or tracks?” off your doorstep. Dream about a day in the field shooting pheasants with pointing Labrador Retrievers This is no ordinary place, offering a touch of luxury on after warming up at the trap range. And then look the banks of the mighty Skeena River. Private and forward to relaxing in the outdoors, in style. secluded five-star tents sit riverside, and provide for a most comfortable retreat after a day in the water or on Between Smithers and Terrace 15 minutes outside of the land. Two decks, one with a wood-fired hot tub, Hazelton BC, a journey distinctive to BC and Canada is provide a natural room with a view, to sit, relax and take unfolding. With a fascinating history and an exciting future, in the breathtaking scenery that surrounds you. Fine this is an experience to embrace. A journey worth taking. linens, full kitchen and hot shower facilities bring about Skeena Meadows Wildlife Preserve is almost a new style new dimensions to camping. Even the palette is of being, created by a combination of attributes awakened, with a chef- inspired meal service focusing including scenery/location, wildlife, activities, on wholesome and locally grown foods. Now that’s accommodation, and people. Alone, each is camping at its best! exceptional, a “Wow”. Together, there is something Guests often comment on the variety of opportunities to more profound. The experience leaves a mark on the enjoy and share. There is something for everyone. And soul that will stay with you for a very long time. As the throughout the day, you can retreat to your deck to share saying goes “Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it your experiences, so no one is “away” too long on a vacation. is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the To the avid fisherman, wade into miles of opportunity along ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard the Skeena. To the avid pheasant shooter, pointing labs will Located on 685 acres with 4 km of Skeena River frontage be a valuable and committed member of your team. Or try and bordered by the majestic Roche de Boule Range, your own canine friends; you will enjoy seeing them in Skeena Meadows is truly an outdoor oasis. The action, even if for a first time. To those who like to shoot, surrounding mountains, hills, grasslands, fields, large but not birds, enjoy the trap range, a sought after place. If growth forest, ponds, and mile-long fish-bearing creek fishing and shooting are not your cup of tea, the trails will meandering through the property provide unlimited take you to some of the most beautiful scenery in the valley. Take a lunch and take it all in. 8 What adds to the entire experience at Skeena Meadows is the people. The staff and the clients all share one thing in common: a great appreciation for the outdoors, coupled with the finer things in life.
Skeena Meadows is a convergence of sustainable activities, bringing together agriculture, the old-world tradition of pheasant shooting, and world-renowned fishing. A merging of sustainable skills, new and old opportunities for growth, as individuals, partners and teams. All within one of the most spectacular places in Canada: The Skeena Valley.
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We encourage you to visit, experience and share your description. It might be difficult to capture in words… but is likely easy to feel: a fine combination.
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9 On The Wings of History Stories of a pioneer pilot By Chantal Meijer
“We had flown in all kinds of weather,” says George, “If there were M ain Photo: RCAF pilot George Williamson, right, on a clouds, we just climbed up into them.” Bolingbroke bomber, Aug. 25, 1943. Inset: The Vancouver airstrip 1931 “I prefer the stairs to the elevator,” says 90-year-old George Williamson as he skips up the staircase of his evacuation of Dunkirk,” says George. “Some of them Victoria seniors’ complex. The retired pilot leads me still had bullet holes. I soloed very quickly and never into his apartment and introduces me to his equally looked back.” vivacious wife, Joan. After earning his wings, George was posted to an George’s aviation career spanned 43 years – from 1941 operational training unit at Patricia Bay, near Victoria, to 1984 – beginning with the RCAF in World War II. BC. Shortly after his arrival, Pearl Harbor was bombed (Dec. 7, 1941) and aircraft were immediately George made 13,538 takeoffs (and as many landings, of dispatched. George was posted to Prince Rupert to fly course). He flew 68 different types of airplanes, anti-submarine patrols in Dixon Entrance and out past including the Bolingbroke bomber, Lockheed 10 Haida Gwaii. Each Shark, remembers George, carried Electra, Cessna Citation, Beechcraft C45, Cessna T50, two, 500-pound bombs or depth charges, a few Norseman Grumman Goose, Mark I Anson, the Shark, 11-pound practice bombs, and was equipped with two and the Mitsubishi MU-2. In BC alone he landed at 597 machine guns. different places, including rivers, lakes, logging roads, grass fields, and airports. “It was during February 1942,” notes George, “that a small Japanese seaplane circled the Prince Rupert harbour at And he not only flew airplanes; he repaired them, took dawn, then disappeared over the hills toward Work Inlet. a few apart, enhanced some, and rescued a few. By the time the RCAF got an aircraft into the air, all they found was an oil slick on the water in the inlet. “When I started flying in 1941, there were no airports in BC,” remembers George. The RCAF had only one “Two weeks later, a First Nations from Port Simpson located at Patricia Bay; all other RCAF bases were along reported that he had seen a slick – a periscope? – the coast for seaplanes. Vancouver was just a grass field.” moving across the water out of the inlet on the day the aircraft had been sighted. Those Japanese submarines George’s aviation career took flight in 1941 when he could apparently stay at sea for 90 days, had a range of signed up with the RCAF at the age of 20. During initial 30,000 miles, and some even carried sea planes.” training in Regina he learned to fly a Tiger Moth and the twin-engine Avro Anson bomber. “The Anson was an Shortly thereafter, George was posted to 122 Squadron old aircraft which had seen its last service at the at Patricia Bay. Using a Norseman with a camera hatch
10 in the belly, he performed photo flights, mapping out Porcher Island in the north, and from Grenville most of the lower end of Vancouver Island. Channel in the east to Hecate Strait in the west.
Checking the area’s camouflage efforts took him one By 1943, with the need for frequent progress photos hour and 35 minutes to reach 20,000 feet – without of airports under construction, George was assigned oxygen. “The cameraman passed out at 16,000 feet and to further photo flights, this time with a fitted recovered on the descent,” he says. “I was able to work Bolingbroke Bomber. the camera from the cockpit – and I was only a little tired for a couple of days.” “During those flights (which included Terrace in Aug. 1943), I was the first to land at some of these In 1942 George was assigned to take aerial photos of all new airports,” he says. the proposed airports in coastal and western BC as part of the war effort. In 1944, new rules requiring instrument ratings came into affect. “We had flown in all kinds of weather,” says “Basically, we were told to look for airport sites,” he says. George, “If there were clouds, we just climbed up into them. Following intensive training at Pennfield Ridge, After loading a Norseman with sleeping bags, tent, food N.B., George was back in the squadron flying and rifles, George and three other personnel flew instrument flights “with Western Air Command telling inland from Prince Rupert and landed at Lakelse Lake, me where I could or couldn’t go.” where three Air Force men were guarding a cache of fuel, bombs and oil. George took photos of the Terrace George took his discharge from the RCAF in 1945 and Woodcock sites before flying on to Lake Kathlyn, and moved into a new career as operations manager adjacent to the Smithers airstrip, which George notes, for B.C. Airlines. was an emergency field for Pan-Am Airways on their flight from Seattle to Fairbanks. They then continued Over the years George flew company officials, VIPS and on to other sites. politicians, and engaged in rescue missions.
In May 1943 George took more than 9000 aerial photos, From 1948 to 1964 George flew a Grumman Goose for from the Estevan and Gil Islands in the south, to Story Continued on page 12
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11 B.N.P., an air charter company used raised a few eyebrows when flight by all the major businesses in BC, in planning in the US,” he chuckles. which he was a working partner. Of George’s myriad experiences From 1964 to 1984 George flew for over the years, a few involved bears BC Hydro for most of their projects, and flying fish. including the Alcan project. As well as a Goose, he flew a Mitsubishi In 1952, he came face to face with MU-2 turbo-prop, a pressurized all- two bears, one a Kermodei, in the weather aircraft capable of reaching Canoona Valley after stopping for a 340 mph, and a 10-passenger jet- fishing break with a company powered Cessna Citation capable of official. flying to 43,000 feet at 450 mph. In 1955 and 1956 he was involved in “They were a pleasure to fly,” the transfer of adult spawning George remembers fondly. “You salmon from Fraser Lake to Horsefly Lake. They moved 120 adult salmon A bove: George and Joan Williamson, could be in your shirtsleeves at high Victoria B.C., Dec 20, 2011 altitude even when the outside air the first year, 20 at a time, and almost 300 adult salmon the next temperature was minus 60 degrees Footnote: year. “We had installed two or more.” In Dec. 2002, George, 81, towed a 100-gallon tanks in the Goose,” he Bristol engine, donated by Hawkair, George retired from BC Hydro in notes. “Of the 17 trips we made, one to the BC Aviation Museum in June 1984, the year before it closed was a great flight. The moonlight on Victoria. It had been 59 years since its flight department. the water made for a great flare-path his first landing at Terrace. for landing.” George maintained his pilot’s license until 2004 when, at the age “It was all interesting,” says George Freelance writer Chantal Meijer of 83, he had a heart attack. He still of his entire aviation life. “I got into lives in Terrace, B.C. hangs on to his license: Senior situations no one else got into.” Commercial #2, HQS000002. “It
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Dawson Creek Exhibition & Stampede Bulkley Valley BC Fairs Exhibition (Smithers) Prince George EXHIBITIONS Exciting Exhibition Quesnel Fall Fair &From Vancouver to Fort St. John, whether it’s a country fair, a ACTIVITIES rodeo, or the local agricultural exhibition, the “Fair” has long Williams Lake been a part of life in our beautiful province. I’m sure all of us can Harvest Festival remember the hot dogs and cotton candy, the music and the throughout midway... this year will be a great year to add to those memories.
The 2012 season is literally kicked off by the 66th annual BC Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair Parade. Held on the May long weekend (May 18-21) this event is the largest Rodeo west of the Calgary Stampede. Be sure to “saddle -up” for a heck of Comox Valley Exhibition a weekend! Pacifi c National Exhibition Nearby in Aldergrove, they’ll be celebrating the 100th Cloverdale Rodeo & Exhibition Anniversary of their Agriculture Fair. The theme this year is Country Carnival (so expect lots of clowning around!) however the emphasis will be on “100 Years of Growth - 1912 to 2012”. Only in a handful of instances has the fair been cancelled; it The fair starts Friday evening July 20 with a classic car and has weathered the storm of world wars, times of hardship tractor Show ‘n Shine, lots of midway rides, entertainment, and prosperity, growth and development, growing pains and and food to appeal to all ages. The fair site offers lots of free change. This spirit continues! August 8-12 the Prince George parking; admission to the fair is by reasonable donation only. Exhibition (PGX) will celebrate its Centennial year! Join us for It’s all happening July 20-22. everything from barrel racing to bull riding, entertainment & shows on three stages, competitions from fi re fi ghters, pigs & Up in beautiful Prince George they are celebrating a hundred ducks to lumberjacks, the largest fi reworks show in Northern years as well. Three years before the City of Prince George BC and a whole lot of fun for all ages and the entire family! was incorporated and the same year the Titanic sank, the fi rst Prince George Exhibition was held! According to Ted BC Fairs, the B.C. Association of Agricultural Fairs and Williams, one of Prince George’s most notable local historians, Exhibitions is a non-profi t, sustainable provincial association “A few men met, had a few drinks, put their straw hats that represents agricultural fairs, exhibitions, festivals and together and came up with the idea of a fall fair”. They hoped related events, and increases awareness of BC agriculture that townspeople and farmers in the district would exhibit, through alliances with other organizations. Learn more about compete, enjoy themselves and draw the community together. all of these events at www.bcfairs.ca Look for our 2012 Fair Guide Now available at BC tourism offi ces The annual guide is a full colour free publication that is distributed throughout British Columbia. Available at over 300 locations from April through September. This unique magazine is dedicated to promoting the fairs and exhibitions in our province and celebrates BC’s diverse agriculture industry!
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Rooted In Tradition, Growing for Tomorrow.
Rooted In Tradition, Growing for Tomorrow. 150 Years of Golden Getaways By James Douglas
Declared a National Historic Site A bove: Street scene, Barkerville of Canada in 1923, and later a (credit: Thomas Drasdauskis) Inset: Barkerville from the air Provincial Heritage Site in 1958, (credit: Barkerville archives)
Barkerville is now the largest This is Barkerville’s story. living-history museum in western The Cariboo region of British Columbia’s central interior North America. has been profoundly shaped by gold, thanks to a working- class English prospector named Billy Barker who, in 1862, spearheaded a twenty-year, multi-billion dollar industrial Imagine… hand-digging through layers of soggy, revolution that literally helped build a Province. worthless, frustrating gravel, hoping and praying the next shovel-stroke will expose a fortune in gold. Twenty The extraordinary historic town of Barkerville, named feet, thirty feet, forty feet: everyone says it’s crazy, but in honour of the English prospector, now stands as a there’s too much at stake. Then, just when the outcome living testament to these golden beginnings. Declared a seems impossibly bleak, at a depth of fifty-two feet, the National Historic Site of Canada in 1923, and later a ground begins to pay. Provincial Heritage Site in 1958, Barkerville is now the largest living-history museum in western North America. The lead is struck, and the greatest creek-side placer gold deposit the world has ever seen is suddenly yours Why did Barkerville survive, when so many other gold for the taking. rush towns in the region did not? 14 “It had a proper infrastructure,” says James Douglas, Manager of Visitor services in Barkerville. “It had a great number of businesses because these people who were coming to seek the gold needed to be supplied, and the gold was so plentiful that people put down roots.”
“You can trace family names here in the Barkerville- Quesnel area right back to 1862. Some of those are Caucasian families, some are Chinese families, and many of them are Europeans who came over specifically for the gold rush and then just stayed because it was a place to start a life.”
But that’s not all the region has to offer: the Bowron Lakes chain is considered one of the best canoe experiences in the world, and Barkerville’s 8 kilometre proximity to the historic town of Wells offers up a wide variety of outdoor and vibrant cultural experiences to round out your visit.
Voted one of the ten best festivals in Canada, the annual ArtsWells festival of All Things Art runs August 3-6, and offers up a rich bonanza of finest contemporary musical and visual artists working across the country and internationally. The town of Wells offers full-service RV hook-ups, and there are three RV friendly camping sites located just outside of Barkerville. A successful Barkerville Waterwheel demonstration clean-up (credit: Thomas Drasdauskis) Barkerville celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2012, and the year is full of exciting adventures for the more than During the weekend-long gala visitors to Barkerville will 65,000 international visitors who flock to “BC’s Gold be treated to the triumphant return of the Canadian Rush Town” annually. National Gold Panning Championships, hosted by 5-time World Invitational Gold Panning Champion and The signature event for Barkerville’s year-long lifetime Barkerville resident, Scott Rea. Come discover sesquicentennial celebrations will take place August for yourself the wild riches of the region and plumb the 11th & 12th, 2012. The event will officially considerable depths of cultural, historical and outdoor commemorate the 150th anniversary of Billy Barker’s adventures in this spectacular wilderness setting. Golden astonishing gold discovery in August 1862, and the Getaways, indeed. subsequent birth of Barkerville Historic Town.
15 Biggest Little Rodeo in the West By Roy Henry Vickers
Many of Canada’s top M ain Photo: The drill team practicing for the “Biggest cowboys and cowgirls got Little Rodeo in the West.” Inset: The Princess, Abbey their start at Kispiox. Stevens, and the Chief
On the first weekend in June, 1st, 2nd & 3rd, the The rodeo actually began in the early 40’s in the Village of Hazeltons will be celebrating the 65th Annual Kispiox Kispiox (Gitksan for ‘The Hiding Place’) by First Nations Valley Rodeo. Sanctioned by the British Columbia Rodeo and Valley residents. They built a cedar rail arena and a Association, this little rodeo has earned it’s reputation beautiful announcer’s booth. Locals rounded up some of of being the ‘Biggest Little Rodeo in the West.’ the wild horses and cattle and put together a first class show. In those days the rodeo was sanctioned by the CCA In a hidden Valley, surrounded by high rocky, snow (Canadian Cowboy’s Assc), now known as the Canadian covered mountains, bordered by the Skeena and Professional Rodeo Association. Cowboys and cowgirls Kispiox Rivers and home to the world’s largest wild alike tried their skills at riding the roughstock. steelhead, a valley full of wildlife, grizzly bears, mountain goats, wolverine, moose, wolves and rich with In those days, there was a fierce competition on sports cultural history. Legends lived here, Simon Gunanoot days with soccer and softball, and the animals were leaving who evaded the law for 13 years, the longest manhunt divets and ‘droppings’ in the sports field. To preserve their in Canadian History, Lillian Alling, the woman who venue, in 1947 the rodeo was moved further up the Valley walked from New York to Russia, the Telegraph Trail to it’s present location, on the banks of the world famous with all it’s line cabins and pack trains, trapping, Kispiox River. The Kispiox Valley Farmer’s Institute took logging, fishing, a land of Totem Poles, Potlatches, over the event, built new facilities, including a race track, a Music Festival, community spirit and a diverse dance hall, bleachers and concession booth. From those population...this is the Kispiox Valley, and the people early days some great stories have been created, some of know how to put on a great rodeo. them recorded in Art Hagen’s recently published book, ‘I Once Was A Cowboy’.
16 Today, the rodeo is run by the Kispiox Valley Rodeo Club and has grown with the times. The rodeo is professionally run, with some of Canada’s top bucking stock, qualified judges, timers and personnel. Unlike so many rodeos today, where a rodeo fan pays their money, watches a two hour performance and goes home, this rodeo has maintained it’s old fashioned camaraderie. People arrive a day or two early, and camp amongst the giant cottonwoods along the river. The smell of campfires and the music of fiddles, guitars and banjos all mingle with the sounds of horses and cattle.
Many of Canada’s top cowboys and cowgirls got their start at Kispiox. Rob Bell – 3 x Canadian Champion Bull Rider, Lee Graves – Canadian and World Champion Steer Wrestler, Logan Hodson, Dena Millard, Laura Seimens, Robert & Kyle Bowers, Wade McNolty, Andy Copeland and World Champion All Around Indian Cowgirl, Denise Swampy to name a few. Many rodeo celebrities have competed here, including the late world famous Kenny McLean.
For over 30 years the bucking horses for the rodeo were raised in the Valley by Gene Allen, who would round them up and trail them down the road to the rodeo grounds. Many of the G.J. Horses went on to the Canadian Finals and National Finals Rodeos, and won A bove: Roy Vickers and Joy Allen, Club President. many bucking horse of the year, and top selling bucking Inset: Roy’s rodeo club artwork. horse awards. The 65th rodeo celebration promises to be a good one. Major Sponsor ‘More Core Drilling’ from Stewart B.C. is contributing generously to help the club provide the best bucking horses & bulls in British Columbia. The C+ Rodeo Company from Williams Lake, the same contractor used by the famous Williams Lake Stampede is hired, along with the three time world champion Auctioneer, Keith Dinwoodie, the ‘voice’ of Kispiox Rodeo. There are two live band dances in the newly renovated hall, a western idol contest, many concessions and vendors, including the club’s popular annual BBQ
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Beef (cooked in the boiler of an old paddle wheeler off the Skeena) and Kasiks Wilderness pancake breakfast. The rodeo promotes youth, and features many kids Resort is the events. Junior competitors will vie for $3000 in their sanctioned events and perfect escape from the Wild Horse Race has a $2000 purse, enticing the best ranch hands in B.C. to compete. This is one of the only rodeos left that still presents a the everyday. buckle to the winners in every event. A great family event, there’s Take a walk something for everyone, from the ‘Tug of War’ contest to the wild calf through the Old scramble ($100 bills are taped to the back of frisky calves and kids are Growth Forest, turned loose in the arena), the wild cowhide race, stickhorse race, all the regular rodeo events, the kids wild pony race and a lot more. enjoy roasting marshmallows Sunday is ‘Are You Tough Enough To Wear Pink’ day, promoting breast cancer awareness. All proceeds raised are donated to the nearest cancer around a campfire, medical centre. find a trail or just sit back, relax and For a great family weekend, put on your boots, grab your best buddy and come on out to the 65th Annual Kispiox Valley Rodeo... “The Biggest Little catch a movie in the Rodeo In The West.” lounge.
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I nset Photo: Little Grace dreaming of the drill team. Above: Nine year old Grace in the Drill Team.
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“A humbling reminder of what mother nature can bestow upon us – the volcano that erupted over 250 years Before I could fish we needed to take about a 3 hour drive ago wiped out two entire villages, to a meeting point where we’d meet up with Gill and head to camp. My first question was answered almost as soon as killing over 2,000 Nisga’a ancestors.” we left town, would I see any bear? Wow, such healthy bear and they were just coming out of their hibernation. Nestled in the heart of British Columbia is a little slice Beautiful full coats and they were just looking for food. As of heaven called Terrace. Most widely known for the we pulled over to take a picture they could care less. Oh, best steelhead fishing in the world, the scenery is they knew we were there, but as long as we didn’t bother absolutely breathtaking. One does not need to be a them they weren’t going to bother us. Now that’s the way I fisherman to appreciate the beauty of the land, but like to see bear, from the safety of the car. We’d end up being a fisherman myself it is beyond belief what lies in seeing more than a dozen bear each way – plenty of the mountains and streams within the Skeena Region activity for any tourist to be amazed by. that surrounds this majestic place. As we traveled along Hwy 16 and then onto the Nisga’s Hawkair flies daily from Vancouver, BC and I was Highway, my eyes were filled with beauty everywhere. impressed with the exceptional customer service I From the lakes and small streams along the highway, to encountered at both points of origin. The morning I the mountains and even the cloud cover provided flew in, the Dash 8 had a smooth ride and the landscape scenery unlike anywhere else I’ve seen. We had some below was amazing. It wasn’t long before we crossed extra time so we were able to take a great break from over the snowcapped mountains and came in for a driving and visit Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park. A landing at Terrace. I was somewhat surprised at the size humbling reminder of what mother nature can bestow of the airport. I expected pretty much a gravel runway upon us – the volcano that erupted over 250 years ago with one or two buildings. It was not to be. Terrace, wiped out two entire villages, killing over 2,000 Nisga’a surprisingly to me, looked like many other small ancestors. The park is now a memorial for the First airports I’ve traveled complete with regular blacktop Nation people and they allow us to visit and remember runways, a tower and large buildings. The scenery those in spirit. Even in destruction comes beauty. around the airport was however like none other, it was the stuff postcards are made of. We crossed paths with several rivers along the way and with each one I was imagining what it would be like to I started my visit the first week of May with Westcoast fish in those “holes” I could see as we drove. If this isn’t Fishing Adventures. Gill McKean and Mandi McDougall steelhead heaven I don’t know what is. There are over run a bed and breakfast out of Terrace and they 30 rivers to fish within driving distance from Terrace and welcomed me to their beautiful home. The home they’re all world class rivers. I thought we’d be fishing the cooked meals were much appreciated as the next Kitimat, Kispiox, Babine, Dean, Nass or Copper River, but several days we’d be camping on the river. no, we’d be fishing the Moose. Actually this is our name for it, the First Nations pronunciation and spelling I couldn’t do justice, so, it’s the Moose. 20 Discover the joy of Finger Cooking
We finally pulled off the main road and started heading up a dirt road, which quickly became a trail. After reaching 17lb hen that was flawless. After a our meeting point it wasn’t long before couple of pictures I made sure she Gill came down with his previous group was revived and she swam off on her in a Can Am Side by Side with Trax. own. Absolutely magnificent. This was going to be great! PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE WITHOUT SETTING FOOT IN THE KITCHEN We ended up hooking 6 fish, all We loaded up and off we went. What within an hour. Now how could this started out as a trail soon turned to be beat? I don’t think it can. Every mud, then snow, and then 4 feet of fish wild. Every fish chrome. Every snow. It’s no wonder we were the fish released unharmed. only ones that could make it up to the river – those trax were the only As we arrived back at camp I was solution besides helicopter. astonished. When we left the gentlemen I spoke of earlier were still Once arriving at camp we were there. Not only did they clean up the greeted by two First Nations camp, they swept in front of it with gentlemen who seemed to appear branches, built our fire pit larger and out of nowhere. We shook hands and deeper, cut and stacked firewood and talked about the beauty of the river. even cut kindling. Where else in the You could read in their eyes their world does this happen? sincerity about the respect they had for both land and river. We assured Soon it was dinner cooked on the them we too had such respect and fire and time to rest for the next would treat the river as if it was our morning venture. own. Since there was only an hour or so of daylight left we decided to As we arose I didn’t much feel like venture up river and fish, after all eating breakfast, so as Gill and that’s what we’re there for. Pierre, my fishing partner for the week, were preparing something to As we came around a bend Gill had eat I walked down to the river (all of said “Wait until you see this hole”. I about 20ft) and began to fish. think I was in awe and could hardly speak. There are no words to describe “Fish On” I yelled. Laughing the the beauty. This was it… I’m here. First whole time Gill popped out of the cast and near the tailout it was bobber tent, took a picture and went back in. down – fish on! I landed a gorgeous Story Continued on page 22
21 A couple casts later… same thing. After that, maybe 5 minutes and I hook up again.
“OK, let us eat now” said Gill.
“No problem” I said, “I’ll only yell if it’s a big one”.
Didn’t take long and I was doing everything I could to get them out there with a camera. No, I wasn’t hooked up again, a bull moose was crossing the river just downstream from me. This was the first bull I had seen in the wild and didn’t want to miss the photo op. Finally I convinced Gill to come out and he took some nice shots. OK, now I know why we call it the “Moose”.
After breakfast, and me already hooking 4 steelhead, we decided to walk the river downstream. Every stretch of river we fished held at least 1 steelhead, and most had more. The scenery was outstanding. The water was crystal clear. What more could you want? The second day we went upstream to begin with. That way, the walk back would be assisted by the downstream Seemed like we walked a good 5 miles and I was already force of the water. I wasn’t dragging as much but we dragging. Oh, but the way back was about to unfold. definitely put in a full day. And plenty of fish were to be Luckily we took a different fork back so there were new caught once again. holes we hadn’t already fished. Talk about spectacular. Every day was a blessing on the Moose. I can’t wait for The fish were abundant, hungry and full of fight. They another trip back to Terrace. Maybe the Moose again, were all magnificent fish and all returned back maybe another. I don’t think it much matters in this part unharmed to complete their journey. of the world. They all have fish, they all have beauty. Needless to say, after arriving back at camp I could hardly walk. But, tomorrow is a new day.
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It’s also home to a long and rich First Nations history and culture. Want to learn more about the area’s rich First Nations history? Why not check out the Xat’sull Heritage Village where you can discover the ancient Shuswap heritage. On July 1st you can experience a traditional pit- cooking dinner and guided tour. Traditional pit-cooking involves cooking food in a hole lined with lava rocks using recipes handed down for generations. For more information call Miriam Schilling at 250.989.2311
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26 clover-leaf pattern around barrels in the fastest time. This event combines the horsemanship skills of the rider and the incredible athletic ability of the horse.
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