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Janna Brown felt it was a great way to start the new year.

So she headed off to the Idle No More rally in front of Coles Book Store at the Pine Centre Mall Wednesday afternoon.

Brown said similar demonstrations

were taking place throughout the prov-ince, including one in Prince Rupert held Wednesday as well.

The demonstrators, many First Nations, many with drums and in ceremonial dress, stood together in an effort to bring awareness to a multitude of issues First Nations’ people face, issues they feel have been compounded by the Omnibus Bill

and Bill C-45.“I am supporting this,” Terry Tee-

gee, Tribal Chief of the Carrier Sekani, said. “This began over a month ago – in November.”

He said when the Harper govern-ment passed Bill C-45, which essentially changes the rules surrounding reserve lands so they can be sold, there was

no consultation or inclusion with First Nations people.

And, he added, there was little debate in parliament when the omnibus bill passed, a document more than 400 pages long which changes a lot of regulations sur-rounding navigable waters and the desig-nation of lakes.

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Natalie Peres (Brazil), Kim Voght (Germany), Francesca Gozzi (Italy) and Elyse Dunck (Belgium), all exchange students, said they absolutely couldn’t miss out on the Polar Bear Dip at Ness Lake Bible Camp on New Year’s Day. See story on Page A14.

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Assessments will arrive within a few days for property owners in Prince George, Vanderhoof and Mackenzie with values, for the most part, higher than last year.

Christopher Whyte, deputy assessor for the north region, said the increase in values in Prince George are modest.

“Our appraisers go and look at properties in Prince George, not every year but as a home is built and through the life of a home. We are looking at various inventories and the sales that have occurred year over year, and how these dif-ferent types of homes have reacted in the market,” Whyte said. “If a certain group of homes is selling for more this year, that indicates an increase in assessment. Overall there has been a pretty modest increase in the Prince George area this year.”

He added the assessment gives a range because not all properties are reacting the same.

In Prince George and Vander-hoof, values have increased for

most owners in the zero to five per cent range, while in Mackenzie val-ues have gone up between five and 10 per cent.

Whyte said they don’t really look at what is influ-encing the market changes, but he did offer an edu-cated guess.

“We don’t really look at what is influencing the market.

“We get infor-mation from land title and survey authorities as well as land sales and base our deci-sions off of those,” Whyte said. “I can speculate. My educated guess is the resource sec-tor in Mackenzie is creating more demand.”

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in Mount Milligan are looking for housing.

“The resource sector across the north half of the province is looking good right now. Values of property are either stable or slightly up,” he said.

Overall, in all three com-munities the values have increased this year. In total, in Prince George the assess-ment roll increased from $8.8 billion to $9.22 billion. In Van-derhoof the increase went from $482 million to $487 million. In Mackenzie the assessment roll increased from $327 million to $340 million.

The changes include market values, subdivisions, rezoning and new construction.

The assessments are affected by many variables.

For example, a home in Col-lege Heights worth $265,000 last year is worth $276,000 this year. In Hart Highlands and North Nechako residential, a home worth 298,100 increased to $301,900.

In the Lakewood, Heritage and Foothills residential area, a home worth $232,400 raised in worth to $233,300.

In the VLA, a home assessed at $100,000 is now worth $114,200.

Strip commercial has increased in worth from $2,641,400 to $2,921,700.

In Prince George, commercial and industrial property owners will see changes ranging from 10 to 15 per cent increases.

“They are valued different than residential property, using

the income stream,” Whyte said. “Again it’s like resi-dential properties. Although values are higher, it’s reflec-tive of what’s transacting in the market as of July 1, 2012. Those properties are reacting, whether up or down, and we have to reflect that.”

Whyte added although assessments are tied to prop-erty taxes, they have no influ-ence on the mill rate.

“They are part of the cal-culation. The assessed value has no influence on the mill rate the city sets. They are tied but whether our assessment stays the same, increases or decreases, it may not paint the same picture on the tax end – but they are linked together,” he said.

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Police have three people in custody after responding to what they believe to be a targeted home invasion that involved a handgun on New Year’s Day.

Just after 10 p.m. on Jan. 1, the RCMP responded to a report of a home invasion on the 1700 block of Tamarack Street. At the home, police found a man suffering from apparent knife wounds and had the 27-year-old transported to the hospital.

The wounds were not believed to be life-

threatening, and the scene was secured so officers could gather evidence.

Police believe up to four people, one with a handgun, forced their way into the home and confronted the male occupant. There was a struggle with a knife and both the victim and one of the attackers was injured.

The attackers fled the scene, and police were called.

Police found the three suspects at the

hospital, one suffering from injuries that appeared to be caused by a knife. A 28-year-old man, a 25-year-old woman and a 47-year-old woman were taken into custody.

A vehicle believed to be used in the home invasion was found in the parking lot and seized by police.

Police are continuing to look for another male suspect and the handgun.

At this time they don’t believe any shots

were fired. The two women were released to appear

in court at a later date. Police are seeking judicial authority to remand the man in custody.

If you have any information about this serious criminal offence, please contact the Prince George RCMP at 250-561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stop-pers at 1-800-222-8477, online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca (English only).

Three arrested after New Year’s Day home invasion

One person killed in New Year’s Eve crashA three-vehicle colli-

sion around 5 p.m. on Highway 97 near Wall Road on the north end of the city New Year ’s Eve left one person dead and three others sent to hospital.

According to a press release on the incident, police received the 911 call at 5:02 p.m. Emer-gency services, includ-ing fire and rescue, the ambulance service and the RCMP reported to the scene. A portion of the highway was closed for several hours while an RCMP collision reconstructionist gath-ered evidence.

After the initial stages of the investiga-tion it is believed the driver of a southbound Ford Explorer lost con-trol, crossed the centre line and collided with a northbound Ford pick-up which in turn collided with a north-bound GMC pick-up.

All three vehicles left the road.

The driver of the southbound Explorer

died due to injuries sustained in the colli-sion. The passenger was taken to the hos-pital, then flown to a hospital in Vancouver with serious injuries. The two drivers of the northbound vehicles were treated in hospital then released.

Investigators are looking into whether a deceased dog located near the collision might have been a causal fac-tor. Also, it appears the windshield of the Explorer wasn’t fully cleared of frost at the time of the collision.

The Prince George RCMP would like to remind the motoring public to ensure that all windows are free of frost, snow and debris, prior to driving. This is the law in B.C. and, more importantly, may save a life.

The Prince George RCMP continue to inves-tigate alongside the BC Coroner Service.

If you have any infor-mation about this colli-

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NEW YEAR’S BABY

The first baby born in Prince George in 2013 is a boy. He was born on January 1 at 3:20 a.m. local time to mother Jennifer Hohmann and father Steve Hohmann of Quesnel, weighing in at nine pounds, one ounce. He is also welcomed to the world by his four older sisters and older brother.Photo courtesyNorthern Health

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“This is about protecting the environment, but it’s more about giving a lot of First Nations a voice. The government is sub-verting a lot of the democratic systems. There is little effective debate with legislature or parlia-ment.”

And, Teegee said, this is not an issue surrounding only First Nations people.

“People have to realize it’s going to affect their lives.”

Bonnie Dallyn said she sup-ports the issue as well, and when she was invited to attend, via

Facebook, she decided to do so, bringing her young grandsons Zack and Alex with her as well.

“I put the call out through Facebook,” Janna agreed. “I was brought up to respect the land. Fishing and hunting were the way we survived for a long time.”

And, she said, Idle No More allows her to make a stand against many things, including environmental issues.

“This is one thing we can do, and teach our kids to do as well. We need to stand up like our ancestors did. My new focus is to bring awareness and be heard.”

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Considering there has been a modest increase in home val-ues in Prince George, many will be glad to know the hom-eowner grant threshold has increased as well.

According to a press release from the Ministry of Finance, the threshold for the Home Owner Grant has increased by $10,000 to $1.295 million to keep pace with increasing property values.

The grant is adjusted to ensure at least 95.5 per cent of eligible homeowners get the full benefit of it.

Those homes valued above the threshold may still be eli-gible for the full benefit.

The Home Owner Grant provides a maximum reduc-tion in residential property taxes on principal residences

of $570 in the Capital, Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley regional districts. The North-ern and Rural Area Home-owner Benefit, one of the mea-sures that keeps the carbon tax revenue neutral, increases the Home Owner Grant by $200 for home owners living out-side of those areas to provide additional property tax relief for northern and rural British Columbians.

An additional grant of $275 is available to those who are aged 65 or over, permanently disabled or a veteran of certain wars. Last year the B.C. gov-ernment expanded the pro-gram to include low-income Canadian Forces veterans in the event they do not already qualify as seniors or persons with disabilities.

In 2007, the Home Owner Grant program also was expanded to include eligible low-income home owners who, but for the high assessed value of their homes, would have been eligible for the full grant.

The province also provides property tax deferral options for qualified individuals, including home owners over 55, persons with disabilities, and families with children.

The deferment programs are low-interest loan programs that allow qualifying residents to defer all or part of their property taxes until they sell or transfer ownership of their home, or it becomes part of an estate. Application forms are available when property tax notices are issued.

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Janna Brown, event organizer, stands with Bonnie Dallyn and her grandson Zach, who were among the protestors at the Idle No More rally Wednesday afternoon in front of Coles at Pine Centre Mall.

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The Prince George Sweet Adelines wants women singers to come and be part of an international effort to Teach the World to Sing during January.

Sweet Adelines is a worldwide organization encouraging women to try out women’s harmony singing, barbershop-style.

“It’s like Glee but for grown-ups,” says Adelines member Kathleen O’Connell. “Women get to try out four-part harmony for eight weeks, get great vocal training, including a master coach and then they show off what they’ve learned at the end.”

While the local group is taking a break this year, most years the chorus competes in a western Canada-wide competition. This maintains a good vocal standard and is a

strong motivator to practise hard. This year though, new singers can

relax a bit, get to know the singing style and figure out what part of the four-part harmony fits for them. A focus for Sweet Adelines (the White Spruce City chorus) is to perform around town at special events, for community groups and for seniors. So watch out for them on Valentine’s Day when Sweet Adelines members are hired to serenade unsuspecting spouses at home and friends at their workplaces.

Any women interested in finding out about barbershop-style singing can come to rehearsal Tuesday, Janu-ary 8 at 7 p.m. Studio 2880, 2880 15th

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The Prince George Sweet Adelines welcome new voices in the New Year.

Though most of us have just smoothed the first few pages on our planners for 2013, it won’t be long until spring is upon us, and with it the pro-vincial election.

Bobby Deepak, NDP candi-date for the Prince George - Mackenzie riding, has a few ideas of what will be the subject of future debates, helping vot-ers decide where to make their mark come election day.

“I think the election will be about what direction the peo-ple want our province to go,” Deepak said. “Paramount in that is jobs and the economy as the key issues. I think the peo-ple of the province will have a clear choice.”

Choices include, Deepak said, whether British Columbians support exporting raw logs or keeping jobs within the prov-ince, particularly the North.

“Do people want to import workers?” he asked. “It’s about keeping B.C. jobs for British Columbians first.”

He added much of the focus will be on skills training.

He said restricting raw log exports will be important, as will be re-industrializing the province and the local area as well.

“Much of the industrial base and manufacturing jobs were lost over the years,” Deepak said. “Manufacturing will be important.”

Deepak said the next election will be about having a vision

for B.C. and the North.“It won’t be about ad-hoc

policies that the Liberals are about.”

The Northern Gateway pipeline, he said, will be an issue.

“I think the NDP has been very consistent on the Enbridge issue. We’ve been against it for a very long time, where the Liberals have been very inconsistent on the issue. Are they for or against it? Of their five points, four are requirements of the law, and the fifth is not very clear. They are putting our environment for sale and they don’t know how much money they want or who the money is coming from. Who will pay? Alberta said they won’t,” Deepak said. “The NDP is very clearly against the project. We need to take jurisdiction back from the federal government and bring it back to B.C. We don’t let other people look after our interests in the province.”

Deepak added he remains concerned about a feeling among much of the public, of disenfranchisement.

“I’ve talked to many people over the last year, done a lot of door knocking and been to a number of events, and what I’m hearing is people want change for the better, and that’s what the NDP will be offer-ing. People are tired of negative

politics. That’s why we have such a low turn-out at the elec-tions. After meeting with and talking with people, I’ve found

many feel disen-franchised. They want to have more impact in major decisions, like the HST. They want an honest transparent government, and they want a govern-ment which looks after all the people, not just a few.”

All parties, he said, will need to address social issues.

“Alongside child poverty and inequality, there is a slew of other issues that need to be addressed which the Liberals have failed on. The Liberals have mismanaged the economy, which is made up of several compartments. The Liberals have been negligent when it comes to forestry health. B.C. has the second highest child poverty rate in Canada, and one of highest inequality rates in Canada. The criminal justice system is a catch-and-release system. BC Hydro is another issue the Liberals have failed on, and those are just the tip of iceberg. There’s a number of issues that need to be addressed. When asked what the election is about, you pick one, two or three things, but the bottom line is we have to focus on jobs and the economy. We have to get our own people working instead of importing workers.”

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British Columbians paying more in 2013According to a press release from the Canadian

Taxpayers Federation, everyone in the province will pay more in 2013.

In its annual New Year’s Tax Changes report released Dec. 27, the Canadian Taxpayers Federa-tion (CTF) slammed federal and provincial govern-ments for raiding taxpayers at a time when they need the money to make ends meet.

“Nearly every British Columbian will be paying more in 2013, further cutting our purchasing power and ability to save,” said Jordan Bateman, CTF B.C. Director. “At a time where our economy desper-ately needs a boost, governments keep taking more of our money.”

For the fourth consecutive January, the B.C. gov-ernment will be raising the Medical Services Pre-mium (MSP), (the health care tax) again. For a family, the monthly rate will go up from $128 to $133 – an extra $60 a year.

MSP has increased 24 per cent in just three years – adding $300 in annual taxes over that span. The tax, which the B.C. government claims is a “user fee,” is paid whether you use the system or not.

The CTF’s annual release shows that federal pre-miums for Employment Insurance and the Canada Pension Plan are headed higher, while in British Columbia, payroll health taxes will hit wage earn-ers harder.

Canadian workers earning at least $47,400 will pay $891.12 in EI premiums in 2013, up $51.50. Employers will pay $1,247.57, an increase of $71.61.

“For every Canadian job that pays $47,400 or more, you and your boss are sending $2,138.69 to the EI fund,” said CTF Federal Director Gregory Thomas.

“This is all to pay for an unfair, wasteful employ-ment insurance system you might never get to actually use.”

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The proposed rezoning of the Leslie Road prop-erty in the Haldi Road neighbourhood to allow the operation of a Woman’s Recovery Centre, will likely end up absorbing a great deal of time and money by both the area residents, city council and administra-tion,

Much of the media comment has missed the core point. Failing to develop a balanced view by work-ing a little harder, they have fallen back on simply labeling the concerns of several hundred citizens as a NIMBY reaction. That is not so different from the name calling schoolyard bullies use to intimidate others.

These same people, some opinion makers are determined to cast such a bad light upon, are the same people who have donated thousands of hours and thousands of dollars to help make our city a better place. They have every reason to be hurt by those negative accu-sations. They are solid citizens who give much, ask little and help fund and grow the com-munity through their taxes and personal efforts. In other words they are just like you and I.

The proponents of the Recovery Centre are also good people. They are spending their own time and energy promoting a facility they believe will benefit the community. It is unfortunate that the project got off to such a bad start.

When the rezoning was initially introduced, the attempt that was made to introduce the Haldi Road community to the concept was inadequate. The message received by many residents was it would be futile to oppose the rezoning as it was a done deal. There was little effort made to sell the project to the neighbourhood. Residents lacking informa-tion about the project reacted. They did not know what the project really was and what impact it may have.

The information meetings held by the city and

the project proponents were poor and did little to ease the minds of the residents. The mandatory public hearing held in council was also poorly done. Only councillors Murry Krause, Don Basserman and Brian Skakun seemed interested in the presen-tations made by residents. There was a very distinct impression that other councillors had made up their minds and what was being presented was of little or no interest to them.

Legal counsel retained by the Haldi residents tried to forewarn the hearing of a potential legal conflict between the proposed rezoning and the Official Community Plan. In an attitude that can

only be classified as arrogant, council and administration continued without checking out the potential conflict. The result was your city spent several thousand dollars hiring a Vancouver law firm to defend their position in Supreme Court. The city lost in court and had to pay their legal bill and

also had to pay costs to the residents. Not the best use of our tax dollars.

The board of the proposed recovery centre appears to have left the rezoning in the hands of the property owners. Perhaps they should have fol-lowed the example of the hospice society. When it required a property rezoning to move to the current location, the proponents met with the neighbours at meetings and on an individual basis. They took time, and worked hard. The outcome was support from the neighbourhood rather than opposition. A wonderful example of how to do a rezoning where there is potential conflict.

Rather than just bulldoze ahead, perhaps all should stop, take a deep breath and develop some communication and trust. Doing it right is more complicated and time consuming.

But, as with anything, doing it right yields the best result.

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Getting rid of the harmonized sales tax was a great exercise in citizen engagement and democracy.

Now, with the new year upon us, that direct democracy will come home to roost … and that is a

good thing, or not, depending on who you are and what you do for a living.

For businesses, it means changing back to the old provincial sales tax that, of course, now applies to more items.

And, no fooling, the switch back has to be done by April 1, which is when we revert back to the PST.

As of Wednesday, businesses that sell or lease taxable goods, or sell software or taxable services in B.C., were able to register to collect the tax.

Businesses can register three ways: • Online - go to: www.gov.bc.ca/etaxbc/register. Online regis-

tration should take about 10 to 20 minutes to complete, accord-ing to the government press release.

• In person - go to the nearest Service BC Centre. In Prince George, it’s located in the Plaza 400 building downtown.

• By mail or fax - complete the Application for Registration for Provincial Sales Tax (FIN 418) found at: www.gov.bc.ca/pst (Go to Forms and Publications.) Businesses also can get the form at the nearest Service BC Centre, or by calling 1-877-388-4440 to have one mailed to you. Mail or fax the completed form to the address or fax number shown on the form, along with the appropriate documentation.

A new PST number will be assigned once the business regis-tration application is processed.

Sounds very simple. The proof, however, will be in the pud-ding.

For businesses, the test of returning to the old system will be whether the paperwork is really as simple as the government is suggesting.

The proof for consumers will be whether we actually end up with more money in our pockets because we have gone back to the PST … remember that we will be going back to paying the federal goods and services tax on items too.

And, which comes to no surprise from governments that harp on no tax increases, now that the New Year is here Medical Ser-vices Premiums have gone up, so has Employment Insurance premiums. So have Canada Pension Plan premiums.

Wouldn’t it be nice if, in 2013, all those who espouse lower tax rates would also espouse lowering all the fees and premiums that they continually increase just so they can say they’ve low-ered tax rates?

Taxes up, taxes down,

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Why did Rio Tinto Alcan invest $3.3 billion in Kitimat?Why did Hampton Affiliates decide to rebuild the Burns Lake sawmill after saying no in Washington and Oregon? Why did Steve Zika, the CEO of Hampton invest in B.C.?How do any of the boards of these multi national billion dollar companies make the kind of decisions that bring them to invest in B.C.? What are they looking for?People who attend the 10th annual Natural Resources Forum in January in Prince George will have the chance to get the answers to those questions and learn from the successes of others when it comes to taking advantage of the billions in investment pouring into the province, in large part due to the abundance of natural resources available in B.C.MLA Pat Bell, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour and event organizer said they are having the CEO’s and CFO’s of major companies as keynote speakers for the upcoming forum, which he said is entitled Economic Olympics: Does B.C. Have What It Takes To Win?Doug Bloom, president of Spectra Energy Transmission’s western Canadian operations, will be one of those speakers.“When he goes to his board, how do they make those decisions?” Bell asked.Bell said he’s happy the forum became so popular.“This is the 10th one for me. It’s a bit of an important anniversary. It was just an idea, and it caught on,” he said. “I think we’re in this very important economic time.”Bell likened the expected economic bounty and B.C.’s opportunity to be part of it to the Olympics.

The key, he said, is the markets opening in China and India. Whichever country with the available resources partners with either of these massive emerging markets as the major exporter wins it all.“The difference is there is only one medal - gold,” he said.The top three runners, he said, are Australia, Canada and the USA. Australia is being incredibly competitive and also has a plethora of natural resources, Bell said.“For the province, and Canada as a whole, establishing China and India as strong trading partners is important. They need what we have. If we are successful, we will be set up for two or three decades.Finding the key components in what interests important investors is important, improving the province’s chances to win this race.“The Natural Resources Forum gives us some of these answers,” Bell said.Experts in sectors like forestry, mining, natural gas and skills training will act as keynote speakers. Each session will be followed by a panel, giving attendees an opportunity to listen and interact with presenters.Nancy Greene, who took home the gold for Canada in the giant slalom at the Grenoble Olympics, will also share a message with participants.“Preparing to win in sports is similar to preparing to win in business,” Bell said. The forum takes place at the Civic Centre on Jan. 9 and 10, 9:00 until 4 p.m. Sessions are free. For tickets to the luncheons or award ceremonies, go to www.bcnaturalresourceforum.com and follow the links.

KEYNOTE LUNCHEON SPEAKERS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9TH & THURSDAY, JANUARY 10TH

Nancy Greene Raine, O.C., OBC was named Canada’s female athlete of the last century by the Canadian Press and Broadcast News. She won gold and silver medals in alpine skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Olympics and overall World Cup titles in 1967 and 1968. Her total of 13 World Cup victories is still a Canadian record. During her nine-year career Nancy won a total of 17 Canadian Championship titles. Since retiring from active competition, she has worked to promote the sport and with her husband Al Raine was instrumental in the early devel-opment of the Whistler-Blackcomb Resort.

Since 1994 she has been Director of Skiing at Sun Peaks Resort. Ms. Greene Raine is an Officer of the Order of Canada, Member of the Order of British Columbia, a member of both Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and Canada’s Walk of Fame and is Chancellor Emeritus of Thompson Rivers University Nancy was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Prime Minister Harper in January, 2009.

Senator Nancy Greene Raine will be speak-ing on ““Preparing to win in sports is similar to preparing to win in business.” Thursday lunch, January 10th.

In April 2009, Mike Cory was appointed Senior Vice-President for Western Region, based in Edmonton, Alberta.

Mr. Cory started with CN in 1981 at the Symington Yard Diesel Shop in Winnipeg as a labourer. Over the years, he has held various operational positions, worked in Customer Service and Marketing, and served as Superintendent, General Superintendent, Director of Service Design and Network Operations Superintendent. In January 2006, he became General Manager of Operations for the Michigan sub Region. In September of 2006, Mr. Cory became

Assistant Vice-President of Network Operations and then Vice-President of Operations for the Eastern Region in June 2007, until his promotion to Senior Vice-President, Eastern Region, in November 2008.

Mr. Cory will be speaking on January 9th. at noon.

MIKE CORY CN RAIL SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT WESTERN REGION

SENATOR NANCY GREENE RAINE

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

CHIEF ELLIS ROSS STEPHEN CLARK MICHAEL CULBERT DAVID CALABRIGO

DOUG BLOOM WEDNESDAY MORNING

KEVIN EVANS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

STEVE ZIKA THURSDAY MORNING

ROBERT GALLAGHERTHURSDAY AFTERNOON

KEN BAKER STEVE HOFER

PANELISTS WEDNESDAY MORNING

LIQUID NATURALGAS (LNG) FORESTRYPANELISTS

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AWARDS CEREMONY INFORMATIONTHE NORTHERN B.C. BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY AWARDSPRINCE GEORGE CIVIC CENTRE | JANUARY 9TH, 2013

Cocktails 6:00pm & Dinner 7:00pm | Tickets $4500 each (Tables of 8 or 10)

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MININGPANELISTS THURSDAY AFTERNOON

PANELISTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

POST SECONDARY SKILLS TRAINING

JOHN BOWMAN LAURIE RANCOURT MICHEL LAMARRE

PANELISTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

POST SECONDARY SKILLS TRAINING MININGPANELISTS

THURSDAY AFTERNOON

DICK MYNEN DR. DENISE HENNING DR. MARK DALE KEVIN LOUGHREYDOUG SMITH BYNG GIRAUD

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1. Applied Science Technologist & Technicians of BC The Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of BC (ASTTBC) is a self-govern-ing association of 10,000 technology professionals. ASTTBC qualifies and registers technologists, technicians and technical specialists in engineering and applied science technology. Formed in 1958, ASTTBC was incorporated under the ASTT Act (1985) to regulate the standards of training and practice of members and protect the interests of the public.

2. College of New Caledonia CNC enrolls about 5,000 full-time equivalent students each year in approximately 90 distinct programs at its 6 campuses. CNC has educated more than 100,000 students in the past 42 years in University Transfer, health sciences, trades and technical programs

3. Ecofor Consulting Ecofor is a natural and cultural heritage resource management company with offices in Fort St James, Fort St John, Whitehorse, and Prince George. We offer multidisciplinary environmental consultation, specializing in fisheries, wildlife, cultural heritage, land use planning, and forestry.

4. Initiatives Prince George Initiatives Prince George (IPG) is the economic development corporation for the City of Prince George. IPG aims to facilitate the growth and diversification of the Prince George economy in order to create new opportunities for local and incoming businesses as well as increase the tax base, thus raising the standard of living for residents. IPG’s marketing programs target investment and promote trade development for Prince George businesses. IPG also takes a proactive role in assisting investors to further developments that will have strategic value for the city.

5 and 6. Rio Tinto Alcan Rio Tinto Alcan has had a major presence in BC for over half a century. Our aluminium smelter is located in Kitimat and manu-factures value-added primary aluminum products that are shipped around the world. A $3.3 billion dollar Kitimat Modernization Project is now underway that will see a greener, more efficient smelter and will increase production capacity by 48 per cent.

7. University of Northern BC Our greatest resource in northern BC is our people and in a changing economy, our greatest asset is our own ability to solve problems and create opportunities. Through its teaching and research, UNBC is committed to helping the North do just that. Strengthening the connection between the University and the region will lead to more sustainable communities and more competitive economies. www.unbc.ca

8. SIMS GROUP The SIMS GROUP is a family of companies that have extensive experience and knowledge in all aspects of construction, mining, power maintenance, equipment rental and sales. We are committed to providing our customers and clients with a complete contracting package to get the job done.’

9. and 10. Splash Media Group Splash Media Group is a young, fresh and energetic full service advertising agency servicing the marketing needs of many throughout northern BC and beyond. We work closely with our clients using creative design ideas and strategic thinking to create effective brand communications.

11. Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia AME BC - The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia is the predomi-nant voice of mineral exploration in British Columbia. AME BC hosts Mineral Exploration Roundup, “Resources for Life: Digging Deeper,” the world’s premier technical mineral exploration conference from January 28 to 31, 2013, at The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver.

12. Duz Cho Logging McLeod Lake Indian Band owns Duz Cho Logging LP and Duz Cho Construction LP. Both companies are engaged in the forestry, mining, oil and gas, and civil construction industries, and operate from Mackenzie and Chetwynd, BC.

13. PW Transit and Charter PWTransit is a full-service people trans-portation company, partnering with municipal/regional transportation authorities and private companies, to provide safe, reliable and innovative transportation solu-tions. We provide industrial employee transportation and charter services to assist companies with their needs.

14. ABC Communications ABC Communications is one of British Columbia’s premier communications companies. Since 1989 ABC can continued to grow and now boasts 7 locations from the Okanagan to the North. ABC can meet all of your needs for internet connectivity (ADSL, Fibre, Bonded, Wireless), Telecom

(Business Phone Systems, Unified Communications, Residential and Business Lines), Web Design and Hosting, and TELUS cellular products. ABC’s dedicated business sales team is ready to help you grow your business through the use of the latest in technology and connectivity. For more information please visit www.abccommunications.com

15. BC Hydro BC Hydro’s proposed Site C Clean Energy Project would be a third dam and hydroelectric generating station on the Peace River in northeast B.C. Subject to approvals, Site C would be a source of clean, reliable and costeffective electricity for more than 100 years. Come speak to BC Hydro’s representatives about our current opportunities.

16. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBEW LOCAL 993 is a construction union currently supplying certified electricians and apprentices to union contractors working on projects in Northern BC for BC Hydro, Highland Valley Copper, Nu-Gold Mines, Prince Rupert Port, Rio Tinto Alcan, Shell, Spectra Energy and Thompson Creek Metals.

17. Prince Rupert Port Authority The Prince Rupert Port Authority develops and promotes a leading trade gateway between North American and Asian markets. Its many strategic alliances and partnerships ensure not just a fast and reliable service, but a commitment to managing growth safely, sustainably and responsibly.

18. EDI Environmental Dynamics EDI Environmental Dynamics Inc. is an employee-owned company with offices throughout western and northern Canada. Our team is comprised of passionate biologists and technologists who provide a full suite of environmental and natural resource consulting services. We use sciencedriven, practical solutions to help clients achieve their goals.

19. Global Securities Corp. Global Securities is committed to provid-ing Northern BC residents with unbiased and independent financial advice. In addition to providing their clients with conservative income strategies; Stephen Chen, Harold Hoodikoff and John Kason have over 50 years of combined investment experience in BC’s resource and technology sectors.

20. Central Interior Logging Association The Central Interior Logging Association represents the forest harvesting and roadbuilding sectors on safety, government policy and regulations, and provides programs, services and benefits designed to reduce members’ cost of doing business. The CILA also runs the FIRST Logger training program for truck drivers and equipment operators. CILA has implemented the Carbon Offset Cooperative, designed to help truck and equipment operators create carbon offsets while reducing fuel consumption, and the Incremental Forestry Carbon Company, to utilize forestry carbon offsets to rehabilitate damaged forests and plant trees for the future.

21, 22 and 23. BC CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION NORTH, BC Construction Safety and BCCA Skilled Trades Employment Program Construction Safety and BCCA Skilled Trades Employment Program The BC Construction Association North is dedicated to the promotion of construction investment, standard practices, educa-tion, training, safety and high standards in the construction industry, BCCA-North is the “One Stop Shop” for Construction Information and Opportunities. The BC Construction Safety Alliance offers a range of free programs and services that (a) focus on injury prevention; (b) help to create or enhance a culture of safety on construction sites; and (c) meet a diversity of needs among owners, managers, super-visors, and workers that work for the construction industry. From initial screening and assessment to training and supplies, STEP will professionalize BC candidates for your skilled trades jobs and apprenticeships. STEP can also support your existing staff, guiding their transition from non-skilled positions into the trades.

24. Timberline Footfitters Timberline Footfitters is a locally owned and operated shoe store that carries the best work boots we can find. Names like LP Royer, Viberg, and Stompers are available both on-line and in store. We look forward to hearing more about the needs of the Northern Resource Industries so we might serve you better. See us at www.timberlineshoes.com

25. Northern Resource Solutions Group The Northern Resources Solutions Group (NRSG) represents Northern British Columbia’s 13 leading natural resource management consultancies. Together, we provide a distinct competitive advantage by delivering an unmatched combination of expertise, skills, physical resources and networks via one accessible alliance.

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26. New Gold Blackwater Project New Gold’s Blackwater Exploration Project is located southwest of Vanderhoof. As we move through the Environmental Assessment process, we recognize that our growth and success depend on the sustainability of the communities in which we live and work

27. Global Resources for Industrial Projects GRIP offers bulk materials handling and process equipment for a variety of industries. Conveying systems to transfer and elevate materials efficiently and cleanly. Bulk material storage silos (steel or concrete) and domes. Screens, shredders, magnets, metal detectors, packagers and palletizers.

28. Transcanada Coastal GasLink Pipeline Limited proposes to build an approximately 650- kilometre pipeline from the Dawson Creek area to the west coast of B.C. The pipeline will transport natural gas to the proposed LNG Canada facility near Kitimat, B.C. Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransCanada PipeLine Limited. TransCanada is a Canadian company with more than 60 years experience building and operating pipelines safely and reliably.

29. Northern Health – Men’s Health The Men’s Health program was created by Northern Health in response to the Chief Medical Health Officer’s November 2010 report “Where are the Men?” This report outlined a number of health challenges for men living in northern BC including:

- Higher rates of cancer, suicide, occupational deaths, and chronic disease

- And lower access rates of health care To address this issue, Northern Health has made Men’s Health a focus area by creating a program to improve the health outcomes of men living in the North. Our booth will have health information for men on how to live healthier lives.

30. Noratek Solutions Noratek Solutions provides a broad portfolio of IT services that will allow you to concentrate on your core business. Our team of highly-qualified professionals provide exceptional IT needs analysis, managed services, server expertise, security and recovery solutions, and more. Noratek experts hold certifications from IT industry leaders.

Experience, expertise, integrity, and accountability. Noratek Solutions puts a face on all of these things. We offer competitive pricing, custom configuration of your equipment, and will work with you to figure out the best solutions for your business. You can rest assured knowing that your critical business applications are in our hands. Contact Noratek Solutions for Innovative Thinking that will leverage existing invest-ment, drive new opportunity, and improve your bottom line.

31. UNBC’s Ecosystem Science & Management Program UNBC’s Ecosystem Science & Management Program provides learning opportuni-ties that explore cultures, economies, and the environment. Our Natural Resources Management majors give students extensive experience to work in applied fields. Graduates of Forestry, and Wildlife and Fisheries majors are eligible to become Registered Professionals in BC.

32. Canfor Canfor is an integrated forest products company headquartered in British Columbia with a huge presence in BC’s North. Our sustainable building solutions are sold around the world, and we’re at the forefront of growing new and exciting markets for BC forest products. Learn about opportunities to join us at www.canfor.com/careers.

33. Galaxy Broadband Communications Galaxy is your Enterprise Satellite Communication Solution featuring high speed Internet and VoIP services . Galaxy delivers reliability, affordability, flexibility and innovation, all with a “Can Do” attitude. We specialize in providing our Enterprise Network to Oil & Gas, Mining, Forestry and Utilities Markets.

34. KM LNG Operating General Partnership The Kitimat LNG project is a liquefied natural gas export facility on Bish Cove, approximately 650 kilo-metres north of Vancouver. The project was granted a 20 year export license for 10 million metric tonnes of LNG per annum by the National Energy Board in October of 2011, and has received both a provincial and federal Environmental Assessment Certificates.

35. Northlands Water and Sewer BC’s only Distributor of Enviro-span Modular Culvert System and northern BC Flygt Pump sales, rental and service centre

36. McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. Established in 1910, McElhanney is a Canadian consulting firm, providing engineering, surveying, mapping, planning, and environm ental services through a network of 19 local offices across Western Canada. We have built a premier reputation with our clients by being their local partner in building successful industries and great communities.

37. Triton Environmental Consultants Ltd. Triton Environmental Consultants Ltd. is an employee-owned environmental consulting firm with more than 20 years of experience providing professional services our clients trust and rely on. Our clients look to us to provide a wide range of scientific, technical, and management expertise that merge to provide practical environmental solutions. With six offices located in Terrace, Prince George, Richmond, Kamloops, Fort St. John, and Calgary, our team of over 130 employees is well positioned to take on a variety of projects located in just about any geographical area. www.triton-env.com

38. Atlantic Industries Ltd. Atlantic Industries Limited (AIL) is a world leader in developing innovative engineered solutions in Structural Plate, MSE Wall Systems, Sound Wall Systems, Corrugated Pipe and Prefabricated Bridges for the transportation, public works, railway, mining, forestry and development sectors.

39. Resources North Association Resources North Association builds collaborative approaches for integrated resource management and community stability and prosperity in northern British Columbia.

40. Aberdeen Helicopters Aberdeen Helicopters: a local company that has operated incident and accident free since 1995. Over 80% of BC’s terrain is inaccessible by road. Use a helicopter and leave the ‘getting there’ to us!

41. BC Forest Safety Council The BC Forest Safety Council is a not-for-profit society dedicated to promoting forest health and safety. The Council was founded and is supported by all major forestry organizations in BC and works with forestry employers, workers, contractors and the provincial government and agencies to implement changes necessary to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries in the forest sector of BC.

42. DWB Consulting Services Ltd. DWB Consulting Services Ltd. is a multidisciplinary consulting firm that specializes in offering environmental, engineering and forestry services to our clients. Offices are located in Prince George, Lac La Hache, Chetwynd, and Burns Lake. Visit us at www.dwbconsulting.ca

43. Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia The Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia (GOABC) was established in 1966 to represent the guide outfitting industry to government and advocate for science-based wildlife management.

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9:00 – 9:30am INTRODUCTIONS AND WELCOME Room 102 Honourable Pat Bell, MLA Prince George - Mackenzie Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training & Minister Responsible for Labour Chief Dominic Frederick, Lheidl T’enneh Michel Lamarre, Project Manager - Rio Tinto

9:30 – 10:15am MORNING KEYNOTE ADDRESS Room 102 Doug Bloom, President, Canadian LNG Energy Spectra Energy TOPIC: THE LNG OPPORTUNITY

10:15 – 10:25am NETWORKING BREAK - TRADE SHOW EXHIBITS

10:25 – Noon PANELISTS – LNG Room 102 Stephen Clark, Senior Vice-President, TransCanada’s Canadian and Eastern U.S. Gas Pipeline Division Chief Councillor, Ellis Ross, Haisla Nation Michael Culbert, President, Progress Energy Canada Ltd.

Noon – 1:30pm LUNCHEON SPEAKER Room 101 Michael Cory, CN Rail Senior VP Western Region

1:30 – 1:45pm NETWORKING BREAK~ TRADE SHOW EXHIBITS

1:45 – 2:30pm AFTERNOON KEYNOTE ADDRESS Room 102 Kevin Evans, CEO, Industry Training Authority TOPIC: A NEW PARADIGM FOR TRADES TRAINING

2:30 – 4:00pm PANELISTS – POST SECONDARY EDUCATION/SKILLS TRAINING Room 102 John Bowman, President, College of New Caledonia Laurie Rancourt, President, Northern Lights College Dr. Denise Henning, President, Northwest Community College Dick Mynen, Director Northern Resource Solutions Group Dr. Mark Dale, VP Academic & Provost, University of Northern British Columbia

4:00 pm – 4:15pm CLOSING REMARKS Room 102 Honourable Pat Bell, MLA Prince George - Mackenzie Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training & Minister Responsible for Labour

6:00 pm BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY AWARDS - DINNER Room 101

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10TH, 20139:00 – 9:30am INTRODUCTIONS & WELCOME Room 102 Honourable Pat Bell, MLA Prince George - Mackenzie Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training & Minister Responsible for Labour Michel Lamarre, Project Manager - Rio Tinto

9:30 – 10:15am MORNING KEYNOTE ADDRESS Room 102 Steve Zika, CEO, Hampton Affiliates TOPIC: WHY HAMPTON INVESTED IN BC

10:15 – 10:30am NETWORKING – TRADE SHOW EXHIBITS

10:30 – 11:45am PANELISTS – FORESTRY Room 102 Ken Baker, CEO, Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd. David Calabrigo, Senior VP Corporate & Legal Affairs Secretary, Canfor Steven Hofer, VP Sales & Marketing, Interfor

Noon – 1:30 pm LUNCHEON SPEAKER Room 101 Senator Nancy Greene Raine

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2:00 –2:45 pm AFTERNOON KEYNOTE SPEAKER Room 102 Robert Gallagher, President & CEO, New Gold

2:45 – 3:45pm PANELISTS - MINING Room 102 Byng Giraud, Vice President, Corporate Affairs - Imperial Metals Doug Smith, General Manager, Xstrata Coal Canada Kevin Loughrey, Chairman & CEO, Thompson Creek Metals Michel Lamarre, Project Manager, Rio Tinto

4:00 – 4:15 pm CLOSING REMARKS Room 102 Honourable Pat Bell, MLA Prince George - Mackenzie Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training & Minister Responsible for Labour

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One of the significant roles that MLAs perform is the creation and revision of laws in our province. As we begin a new year, I want to highlight some of the legislation that I worked on in 2012, which will bring important changes to a number of areas in the months and years ahead.

The first of these is the Family Law Act, passed unanimously by our provincial legislature in November. This major revision represents the first change to family law in almost three decades and is designed to support fami-lies who are experiencing very difficult personal circumstances. The Family Law Act will enable them to settle their dis-putes out of court, providing them with a safe dispute resolution process, which is conducted by qualified professionals who have had training in this field. The

act clearly puts the needs of children first during the separation and divorce pro-cess, while also creating tools to better

address family violence. While the primary goal is to better meet the needs of families and their children, the changes will also reduce the burden on our judicial system by taking cases out of courtrooms that would be more appropriately dealt

with in alternative ways.Another important law introduced in

2012 is intended to deal with something that has become a major public safety issue in British Columbia. Metal theft has been on the increase and is costing companies hundreds of thousands of dol-lars every year. More importantly, from my perspective, are the public-safety risks that occur when the theft interferes with telephone service, emergency com-munications, and transportation systems,

not to mention the fact that live wires are often left exposed, posing a danger to both repair workers and the general public. In order to deal with this issue, I introduced the Metal Dealers and Recy-clers Act. The act requires metal dealers and recyclers who purchase certain types of metals to register with the govern-ment, and sets an upper limit of $50 on cash purchases; all amounts above this limit must be paid by cheque. The law has already had an impact on metal thefts – BC Hydro, which used to have an average of 42 thefts of copper wire per month, has seen the number reduced to about 18 per month. Telus, which had 241 thefts in the first half of last year, had only 52 after the law came into effect. I am encouraged by the initial results and look forward to the downward trend continuing.

Another important law which has had a major impact has been the Imme-

diate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) pro-gram, which required amendments in 2012. Launched in September 2010, this impaired driving program has worked better than we expected. Our initial tar-get when the law was introduced was to reduce alcohol-related driving deaths 35 per cent by 2013. As we end 2012 that target has already been surpassed and an estimated 104 lives have been saved. These are all people who are now at home enjoying the holidays with their families; these families have been spared the tragedy of dealing with losing a loved one due to impaired driving. The law is tough, but it is also fair; in June of this year we introduced changes which enhanced the appeal process while still preserving the tough immediate sanc-tions that have made it so effective.

To learn more about these and other laws we have introduced or reformed in 2012, please visit bit.ly/12M76JM.

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New legislation will mean changes in province

More to consciousness than currentsIdeas have consequences,

University of Chicago English professor Richard M. Weaver said in 1948.

He was right.Many people think philoso-

phy is useless, and nothing any practical citizen has to pay any attention to. Meanwhile, debates continue between believers in the concepts of “soul” or “consciousness”, on one hand, and adherents to presumably objective and scientific reduc-tionist-materialism, on the other. (Reductionist-materialism is the belief that everything, including consciousness, can be reduced to the actions of molecules and electric energy measurable by technological instruments.)

Many people with a post-sec-ondary education believe fun-damentalist religious people are ignorant advocates of repression and intolerance while scientific reductionist-materialists are forward-looking, enlightened proponents of progress and free-dom. However, many advocates of scientific materialism pro-pound their views – beliefs that can lead to Social Darwinism in economic policy – with the same intolerant fervour as many of the Bible Thumpers promote theirs.

Disputes among such groups are not just useless ethereal debates among philosophy professors and graduate stu-dents who many people in this community would say have too much time on their hands. On the contrary, these debates widely thought to be of no prac-tical consequence are central to

securing the future of basic con-cepts of freedom of expression and freedom of imagination. Reductionist-materialist views on the winning side in these debates have led to presump-tions about the human brain and mind that have had damag-ing impacts on ordinary people in the treatment of depression and related conditions. Another deplorable result of the ascen-dancy of reductionist-materi-alism in medicine, particularly psychiatry, is that many bored or distracted children are assumed, sometimes on sketchy and vague evidence, to be suf-fering from ADHD (attention deficit and hyperactivity disor-der) and are prescribed power-ful psychiatric medications to control the supposed disorder.

In his book The Measure of Man (1954), Joseph Wood Krutch, English professor and student of natural philosophy, says consciousness is an irre-ducible primary fact of exis-tence. He refers to a chemist who, seeking to debunk tradi-tional religious concepts, said, “I cannot find the soul in my test tube.” If the chemist had instead been compelled to say, “I cannot find consciousness in my test tube,” the reply would be sim-ple, Krutch says: “I don’t care whether you can find it there or not. I can find it in my head. Chemistry, by failing to find it, demonstrates nothing except the limitations of its methods.”

Elio Frattaroli, M.D., psy-choanalyst and psychoanalyst, would agree. “ . . . Entrenched beliefs tend to be impervious to logic, and so our blind cultural faith in scientific materialism has now brought us to the point

where we are willing to accept extravagant and potentially dangerous uses of medication that could never be justified on the basis of scientific evidence alone,” says Frattaroli, author of Healing the Soul in the Age of the Brain: Becom-ing Conscious in an Unconscious World (2000). “The burgeoning use of antidepres-sants in children is the most glaring example. Very little research has been done in this area . . . .”

At least one anti-depressant has been associated with an increase risk of sudden death in children, he warns.

“Most impor-tantly, we know almost nothing about the longer-term consequences of modifying the brain chem-istry of an immature growing brain.”

It is boys who are most often diagnosed with ADHD, and since the late 1980s they have been by far the majority of schoolchildren prescribed stimulants like Ritalin (R), Julie Magno Zito, a leading pharma-coepidemiologist, says in the Fall 2012 issue of Hedgehog Review (University of Virginia). (The academic field of pharma-coepidemiology explores how often various medications are where and to what age groups.) However, in recent years girls have been prescribed stimulants

more often, and and, since the early 1990s, antidepressant use among all children has been ris-ing, Zito says.

“ . . . Patterns of increased use include very young children, for whom serious concerns of

appropriateness and safety have been raised by academic researchers in child psychiatry,” she cau-tions.

Zito draws atten-tion to the dramatic increase in the diag-nosis and medicating of youth for so-called emotional and behav-ioural problems over the past 20 years. Sometimes a talented child can be bored by the pace of learning in an ordinary class-room, says psycholo-gist James T. Webb, Ph.D., and five of his colleagues in medi-cine and psychology in their 2005 book

Misdiagnosis and Dual Diag-noses in Gifted Children and Adults. Boredom due to a mis-match of abilities and expecta-tions can cause a bright child to act up, these experts say.

Talented children are often naturally active and tend to be impatient for a chance to explore new concepts instead of having to wait for what seems to them an inordinately long time for the start of the next les-son. Then they do something that distracts their classmates, end up in the principal’s office and, ultimately, are too often issued a prescription for a stimulant that school authorities

say is mandatory for continued participation in the regular classroom.

Webb and his colleagues say that only about half of the stu-dents diagnosed with ADHD, and prescribed medication for it, actually suffer from that condition. For the other half who have been misdiagnosed, “changing the environment, and not the child, is the most effec-tive and benign intervention.”

As Weaver said, ideas have consequences. The reductionist-materialist idea that conscious-ness is a mere side-effect of elec-trical currents in the brain has led us down a dark path. The popular notion now is that the brain is just a bag of chemicals criss-crossed by nerves, and any chemical imbalance that devel-ops can be adjusted with the appropriate mix of psychoactive pills. This notion has resulted in the unnecessary prescrip-tion of antidepressants for mere blue spells or for stress caused by a person’s often accurate perceptions about downsizing and other evidence of economic decline. In many school systems it has led to the massive over-prescription of stimulants and anti-depressants where often classroom atmosphere or fam-ily problems at home are what need to be addressed.

And, as Dr. Frattaroli cau-tions, there are valid concerns that the prescription of psycho-active medications to young children could have deleterious effects on the developing brain. We have to explore what might be lasting effects of the use of such medications on the mature brain when these children have grown into adulthood.

PAUL STRICKLANDSpecial to Free Press

Reductionist-materialist views on the winning side in these debates have led to presumptions about the human brain and mind that have had damaging impacts on ordinary people in h e treatment of depression and related condi-tions.”

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Recyclingdoesn’t take a holiday

The new holiday season brings with it lots of the latest technology gadgets, new appliances, electronic toys, bigger screen TVs, phones and computers.

What to do with the old unwanted electronics?

This week employees at BBK Bottle Depot on Vance Road are busy sorting not just bottles, cans and cartons from the holidays but also old electronics. As well as small appliances, TVs, old print-ers and computers, the recycling depot now accepts for recycling unwanted electronic toys.

“We accept hand-held gaming devices, remote control cars – any toys that run on batteries or plug in,” says Anthony Bourgeois, a supervisor at the local depot. “Most people bring in their old computers and TVs. We get a lot of those and we send them to the Lower Mainland where they reuse the work-ing parts.”

People are just becoming aware that the depot takes in electronic toys so Bourgeois says he expects the volume to pick up in the new year.

In the meantime, with so many chil-dren’s toys still in great condition after their young owners have outgrown them and when recycling means less waste in the landfill and less clutter around the house, recycling toys makes good sense.

The Electric Toy Stewardship pro-gram for B.C. began in July 2012. BBK Bottle Depot is one of the outlets which supports the program and it is located at 2629 Vance Road.

What happens to toys brought in for recycling?

Recovered metals from electronic toys are smelted and used for new products, cables and wires from electric games are repurposed and plush toys are used in energy-recovery programs.

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Mac Macdonald remembers a time when most households in Prince George used real trees at Christmas to celebrate the holiday season.

Back then, four decades ago, the Lions Clubs of Prince George had their work cut out for them with their January tree pick-up service.

The event was one of the groups’ biggest fund-raiser of the year, said Macdonald.

“It used to keep us very busy. We had a long list of places around the city where we’d pick up trees and by the end of the day, we’d collect hundreds and hundreds of them. Our Lions Club members went out in several trucks – some were rented, others were provided along with drivers by local businesses.”

Now, with people using more artificial than real trees, the job’s not so big for club members. Rather than being destroyed, ‘Christmas’ trees are now being recycled. And instead of a tree pick-up service, the three local Lions Clubs offer a two-day drop-off service.

“We used to make a few thousand dollars for our charities every year from picking up old Christmas trees. But now there aren’t enough trees [to pick up] so we decided to do it this way.”

On Jan. 12 and 13 people can bring their trees to a central location, the CN Centre parking lot, where they will be disposed of on the spot.

“We will have a [wood] chipper right there,” said Macdonald. “The wood chips are used for the City’s green spaces and gardens. It’s a lot eas-ier for people to bring their trees downtown than

to take them all the way up the Hart [highway] to the dump. And this way, too, they can make a donation that goes to a charity and also know their trees are being recycled all over the city.”

The “green” move is much better for the local environment but it means less money for cash-strapped non-profit groups and charities. And while the way trees were disposed of in the “old days” was not environmentally friendly – it made quite a public spectacle.

“I arrived here in 1967 and back then we used to burn [Christmas] trees at Carrie Jane Grey Park. We’d take a 45-gallon drum of diesel oil, some old tires and we’d start a bonfire. We’d always have a couple of hundred people come by to watch.”

Now things are done with a view to recycling and repurposing cut trees, he said.

Trees can be dropped off by donation on Satur-day, Jan. 12 and Sunday, Jan. 13 between 12 noon and 4 p.m. Proceeds will go to help one or more local charities chosen by the Lions Club.

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There are lots of grandparents who brag about their grandchil-dren.

It tends to come with the terri-tory. However it’s not every day that children aged eight and 10 decide to forgo their own presents and birthday party so that another family – a family they have never even met – can have a better time at Christmas.

Kelly Ashton’s grandchildren, Madison (the older one) and Hayden, held a Christmas party at Studio 2880 on Dec. 19. They invited relatives, neighbours, friends and school chums to come and give food or presents to their adopted family.

“They didn’t want Christmas gifts for themselves,” Ashton said. “Their birthdays are about a week apart (during the Christmas sea-son) but they just wanted to help other people. They wanted to give

to charity. So we got in touch with St. Vincent de Paul’s Adopt a Family at Christmas program. We got the name of a mom with two small children aged five and seven.”

Ashton said the response was amazing.

“The back seat of our truck and canopy was completely filled with donations that Madison and Hayden had collected from peo-ple – there was about $800 worth of food and gifts.”

The children’s aunt Amanda Keller is also proud of the chil-dren’s act of kindness.

“I call them the two little elves with huge hearts. My niece said it hurts her heart knowing that other kids don’t get a Christmas like she does. We are very proud that they understand the true meaning of giving. That is what Christmas is all about. They couldn’t have done it without the help of our friends and family and we want to thank them too.”

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We’ve all heard of it, and it seems most communities in Can-ada have a similar tradition – one that includes jumping into a hole carved into the ice of a frozen lake on New Year’s Day.

In Prince George, the annual tradition (this year was the 12th) took place as usual, but with a few new additions to the group of Polar Bear Dip swimmers.

You would expect the hardy Canadian male – there were a few this year, as well as the daredevils (yep, there were a few of those as well) – but you’d hardly expect a

New Year’s Eve is always the busiest night of the year for Operation Red Nose.

It didn’t start out that way Monday night in Prince George, but it sure finished that way.

The 221 rides provided that night by the designated-driv-ing service brought this year’s total to 1,084 safe rides home during nine nights of service in late November and December.

Spokesperson Andrea John-son says the night was a good one locally.

“We were very happy with how New Year’s went, although we could’ve used about 10 more teams to meet the demand for rides. We had 31 volunteer teams out on the road.

“We were backed up about

50-60 rides from midnight to 4 a.m. with the wait time about an hour to an hour and a half. There were about 30 cancella-tions on rides.”

She says the cancellations were understandable.

“Operation Red Nose would like to apologize to everyone who waited a long time or who wound up cancelling their ride with us. We appreciate those who did wait for us and get them home safely. Clients who cancelled whom we managed to contact assured us they got a safe ride home which made us feel better.”

Once again this year, many of the same volunteers came out, some for all nine of the nights the program ran.

“We can’t say enough about our volunteers who we count on year in and year out. They represented non-profit com-munity groups such as AimHi,

PARTY Program, Prince George Blizzards Speedskating Club, P.G. Judo Club, Pathfinders, P.G. Titans Wheelchair Basket-ball and RCMP Victim Ser-vices. They were fantastic to work with and without them we would not be as successful as we are.”

The number of rides in 2012 is second only to the 1,123 record total set in 2010. In 2011, 1,035 safe rides were provided. In 2011, 32 teams provided 236 safe rides home on New Year’s Eve, while in 2010, the biggest year to date, we provided 273 safe rides home.

Operation Red Nose is a free, designated-driving service organized by the Rotary Club of Prince George Nechako in partnership with the RCMP and ICBC. Any donations col-lected go directly to Prince George youth and amateur sport organizations.

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Phil Beaulieu, Director Sports and Venues for the 2015 Canada Winter Games leaps into Ness Lake during the Polar Bear Dip along with his son, Tallon, on New Year’s Day.young woman from Brazil, where in winter the thermometer drops to a (shock, gasp) low of 15 C (yep, plus 15 that is) to want to jump into a frozen lake.

“I like winter in Canada,” Peres said, prepar-ing her costume along with the other exchange students moments before the big dip.

“It is beautiful, amazing – and cold,” Voght said.

“It’s cool. It’s Canadian,” added Dunck, defending the swim.

“It’s a unique experience we wouldn’t do in our country,” Gozzi said.

Although the four girls mainly took part for the experience, it is also an event that fundraises money for the camper sponsorship fund, which allows families who couldn’t otherwise afford it the experience of sending a child to camp.

Local pastor Brian Joyce was the number one adult fundraiser this year, bringing in over $600, and the only pastor to answer a challenge call-ing all local pastors in the city to raise funds for the dip.

A press release says: “Every kid deserves to go to camp and we have always strived to make camp accessible for all. One way we do that is

by paying for par of the fees for families that are not financially in a place to afford to send their kids.”

The release also mentions Jan. 1 marked the anniversary of the gym at the camp burning down.

The new gym has been accessible since July.After judging the participants costumes

(Super Dad took first place), the ‘dippers’ jumped, two by two, into the 15’ x 30’ hole, which had been cut into the 18”-thick ice in blocks, removed by volunteers.

Either shy or afraid, or a bit of both, the exchange students were the last to jump into the frigid water.

Though it took a little coaxing, they all did it, with Dunck going that extra bit and swim-ming the length of the pool before one of the volunteer firefighters, who helped during the event, came to her aid and helped her from the water.

Teeth chattering, jumping from foot to foot, wrapped in towels, the girls congratulated one another following the event.

Because, Voght said, that’s what it means to be Canadian.

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Toques for our tini-est members of the community.

Gifted by local members of BC Hydro Power Pioneers, hand-knit toques for babies have become a Christ-mas season tradition with local hospital staff. But for little Elaina Matte – born at 12:30 p.m. on New Year’s Day and weigh-ing in at eight pounds – her pink wool toque is like everything else around her – a brand-new experience.

Elaina, daughter of Kayleen and Dan Matte, had her first “fashion shoot” on Wednesday model-ling for the Free Press photo one of the more

than 80 hand-knit toques presented last week by PG Pioneers branch members. The toques are made up in an array of colours by local members dur-ing the year and they are given to newborns on the pediatrics ward of UHNBC. For over a decade 17 branches of the Pioneers have donated toques to their local hospitals and to Vancouver Children’s Hospital.

On Wednesday, PG Pioneers branch presi-dent and northern director Tim Thomp-son and past president and northern director Shirley Gratton were on hand for the pre-sentation to Elaina.

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COUNCIL COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS MEETINGS

Regular Council MeetingMonday, January 7th Council Chambers- 6:00 p.m.

Advisory Committee on Development DesignWednesday, January 2nd [CANCELLED]2nd Floor Conference Room – 12:00 p.m.

BROADCASTING OF COUNCIL MEETINGS: To follow live Council meetings, visit the City’s website at www.princegeorge.ca as webcasting services and video archiving of agenda items are available for the public.

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Requests for grants must be submitted on the City’s application form, and must include all of the supporting documentation listed on the application. Late or incomplete submissions may result in the rejection of applications.

The deadline for 2013 grant applications for City assistance is 5:00 PM - Monday, January 21, 2013.

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SportsCougars start 2013 with tough games

The Prince George Cougars are no strangers to adversity.

Beginning the new year with even more challenges and distrac-tions, the Western Hockey League team will have a mountain to climb as they attempt to move from the playoff bubble to the middle of the pack.

The team hit the ice in prac-tice this week with a short-staffed squad as players were out with injuries, sickness and other commitments. They’re also try-ing to deal Alex Forsberg, who requested a trade last month (see story below).

The schedule isn’t doing its part to assist the team. Their first opposition of 2013 is the red-hot Kelowna Rockets, who are jock-eying with the Kamloops Blazers for the B.C. Division lead.

The Cougars welcome the Rockets to town for a double-header this weekend (tonight and Saturday, 7 p.m. at CN Centre).

“Obviously their record shows they’re one of the best teams in our division and in the confer-ence,” Cougars forward Troy Bourke said on Wednesday. “They got a lot of skill up front and the D-men are very skilled as well, so we got a tough test this weekend and I’m looking forward to it.”

After meeting the Rockets, the Cougars will hit the road for a two-game set against the Port-land Winterhawks, who lead the conference and U.S. Division with 32 wins, five losses, one overtime setback and zero shootout defeats (32-5-1-0). Then they return home for a CN Centre set against the Kamloops Blazers on Jan. 11 and 12.

Following the six-pack against conference opponents, the Cats visit Alberta for a three-game Central Division road swing. That set sees them play the Calgary Hitmen on Jan. 18, Red Deer Reb-els on Jan. 19 and Edmonton Oil Kings on Jan. 20.

Portland, Kamloops, Kelowna and Edmonton were the WHL teams listed on this week’s Cana-dian Hockey League Top-10 rank-ings. Kamloops (26-10-2-2) and Kelowna (26-10-2-2) carried 26 wins each into games on Wednes-day evening.

The Cougars, on the other hand, are ninth in the conference with a 12-20-1-4 mark. They’re com-ing off a winless three-game road weekend that included an 8-4 loss on Sunday against the Vancouver Giants, the only team below them in the 10-team standings.

“Opposition and travel, I think we’ve got some challenges ahead of us, there’s no doubt,” Cougars head coach Dean Clark said. “But we have to get back and there’s some things we have to get back in control as far as the way we play and all of those things. In order to give ourselves a chance in all of the games we play, we have to play a very smart, disci-plined style of play that every-body understands and get people on board. I think we spent the last few days really hammering home the point about how we have to be as a group moving forward, and if we want to have success, there’s a certain way we got to be and that’s what we’re going to be.”

Clark called the effort in Van-couver awful.

“We just never got it going and we gave eight goals to a team that we should beat, so very disap-

pointing.”The defeat to the Giants fol-

lowed a doubleheader against the Victoria Royals. The Royals downed the Cougars 5-1 on Fri-day and 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday.

NOTES:INJURIES – The Cougars’ long

list of injuries this week included: forwards Jari Erricson (upper body), Jordan Tkatch (upper body) and Brett Roulston (lower body); and defencemen Joseph Carvalho (knee), Dallas Ehrhardt (upper body) and Raymond Gre-wal (upper body). Carvalho’s injury is long term, while the rest of the players could all be back in the lineup within the next couple

of weeks. Clark doesn’t expect Erricson or Grewal will play this weekend.

TOURNAMENTS – Defenceman Rinalds Rosinskis was in Rus-sia this week representing Lat-via at the World Junior Hockey Championship. Forward Carson Bolduc and assistant coach Jason Becker travelled to Quebec to suit up for Team Pacific at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Ros-inskis and Bolduc won’t return in time for the Kelowna set, but Clark is hopeful they’ll be back in the WHL next week.

FLU – Cougars goalie Brett Zarowny was battling the flu bug this week and was hoping to recover in time to play the

Rockets.CALL-UPS – Although no

announcement was made regard-ing call-ups on Wednesday, Clark said they’d look into adding play-ers for the weekend.

TRADE DEADLINE – Another important date on the WHL cal-endar is quickly approaching. The league’s trade deadline is on Wednesday.

“The way we’ve played, the guys maybe should be wondering if they should (be with the Cou-gars) or not,” Clark said, “because our results haven’t been the way they should. We need to get guys in here that want to play hard every night for this organization and that’s the bottom line.”

There were times when Alex Forsberg was the Prince George Cougars’ best player on the ice.

During those moments, fans could understand why the Cougars selected him first overall in the 2010 Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.

But on other occasions, he was barely noticeable. The player who received recognition for scoring the

Cougars’ Teddy Bear Toss goal in a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Giants on Dec. 16 returned to the spotlight later last month.

This time, it wasn’t so positive. After spending Christmas with family in Saskatchewan, Alex never returned to the Cougars. He requested to have his services traded to another WHL organization.

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ing to the Okanagan for Christmas break.

“I haven’t heard officially from Alex,” Clark said on Wednesday. “He hasn’t talked to me through any kind of correspondence.”

Although Alex may not have been happy playing with the Cougars, Clark said he never got the impression he wanted to leave the organization.

“It was funny because I was standing beside him at the airport and he never said a word to me, so I was

shocked obviously. I think obviously when a player quits, it has an effect on your team.”

In the offseason, Alex’s older brother Jesse was moved. The Cougars dealt the defenceman to the Seattle Thunderbirds for forward Colin Jacobs in August.

“It was probably no coin-cidence that his brother asked for a trade as well, so obviously the family feels very strongly about some things,” Clark said. “We

want people that want to be here. I don’t think Alex was treated unfairly or any-thing else. He was asked to work harder, which I ask everybody.”

When the Cougars drafted Alex, they hoped he would someday turn into a leading scorer for them. His rookie 2011-12 season was shortened by injuries, yet he managed 40 points (15 goals and 25 assists) in 51 games. In 31 games with the Cats this season, he tallied nine goals and 10

assists for 19 points.Alex fell short of making

the Central Scouting Ser-vices’ November rankings of North American skaters eligible for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

“We’re not going to trade Alex just because he’s quit and asked for a trade,” Clark said. “We’re going to do what’s best for the Prince George Cougars and if we can’t make the right deal, then he’ll just sit. That’s just the way it’s going to be.”

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Alex Forsberg, seen here skating with the puck against the Rockets in October, won’t be in the Cougars lineup when the teams meet again tonight at CN Centre.

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The New North is driven by the intelligence, effort and the good old pioneer spirit of the people who inhabit this physically stunning, geographically unique and economically innovative region of our province.

We have an abundance of resources here, none of which are more valuable than the people of the New North.

We will review the economic, academic and business realities of the New North by looking at the people who make it all work. And we will explore the emerging arts, sports and cultural assets that contribute to the quality of like of our people

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Nineteen days.That’s how long it’s been

since the Prince George Spruce Kings last played a B.C. Hockey League game.

The team’s extended break from B.C. Hockey League action ends this evening. They meet the Powell River Kings to open a three-game Island Divi-sion road swing. They visit the Alberni Valley Bulldogs on Sat-urday night before wrapping up the weekend set against the Nanaimo Clippers on Sunday.

The Spruce Kings sit third in the five-team Mainland Divi-sion with 17 wins, 10 losses, one tie and five overtime defeats (17-10-1-5). They’re four points behind the division-leading Chilliwack Chiefs (21-10-1-1). On the weekend, the Surrey Eagles (20-10-1-2) passed the Spruce Kings to take second in the division.

The fourth-place Coquitlam Express (16-18-1-0) and base-ment-dwelling Langley River-men (13-14-1-5) round out the

division.After coming home early next

week, the Spruce Kings will return south for two games in the Lower Mainland, Jan. 11 at Chilliwack and Jan. 12 in Coquitlam. The Jan. 12 game marks their eighth consecutive road game, their longest stretch of games away from the Coli-seum this season.

The Spruce Kings’ next home date is Jan. 18. They welcome the Chiefs to the Coliseum for a two-game set on Jan. 18 and 19.

Kings back from long break

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Prince George Spruce Kings defenceman Kevin Guiltinan battles for the puck with the Cowichan Valley Capitals’ Jesse Neher during their BCHL game on Dec. 15 in Duncan. After an extended break for the holiday season, the Spruce Kings returned to the coast this weekend.

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The Cariboo Cougars weren’t celebrating when their tournament in Calgary ended.

But having been able to digest the lat-est defeat, with more time to reflect on the Mac’s Tournament as a whole, members of the Major Midget hockey team can hold their heads high. They won their division with their best record yet in the annual event.

The Cougars were eliminated from cham-pionship contention on Monday with a 3-2 overtime setback against Pirati Chumotov of the Czech Republic.

“Good team effort all around. Everybody bought into what their roles were and exe-cuted them very well,” Cariboo head coach Trevor Sprague said. “We had great goalten-ding as well. We had the most goals in the round robin. I think we were one of the top teams with the least amount of goals against, so when everybody is playing their role and they’re playing it well, you get a lot of suc-cess.”

The Vancouver North West Giants, the Cougars’ B.C. Major Midget League rivals, won the tournament. In Tuesday’s gold-medal final, the Giants defeated the Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 3-2 in overtime.

The Cougars topped Pool 2 with three wins, zero losses and one tie (3-0-1). Twenty-five teams competed in the male event, with five pool winners and three wildcards advancing to the playoff round.

Cariboo starting goalie Nathan Warren stopped 38 of 41 shots against Pirati Chumo-tov. Logan Styler recorded both goals for the Cougars.

“A couple of penalties in the third kind of got us down a little bit. A little bit of our composure, we lost a little bit on the bench there,” Sprague said. “It’s something that you need to keep together in high-pressure games.”

Despite the high shots-against total, the Cougars had their share of chances.

“If you’re going to miss the net more than you get shots on net, you’re probably not going to win the hockey game, so that was a little bit of our turning point in the second half of the game,” Sprague said.

The Giants completed an undefeated Mac’s Tournament with a 7-0 record. They defeated Pirati Chumotov 4-2 in the semifinals.

The Cougars met the Giants in their last BCMML game, Dec. 16 at the Coliseum. The Cougars won the contest 4-0, earning a doubleheader split after the Giants tamed the

Cats 6-2 on Dec. 15 at CN Centre.The Cougars opened their Mac’s schedule

on Dec. 27 with an 8-1 triumph over the Win-nipeg Wild. The next day, they outscored the Calgary Northstars 6-3. After a 4-4 tie against the Prince Albert Mintos on Saturday, they concluded their round robin with a 7-2 win over the Edmonton South Side Athletic Club Athletics on Sunday.

Cariboo forwards Liam Blackburn and Brad Morrison were named first-time all-stars in the tournament.

With 11 points in five games, Morrison was named the top scorer of the event and received the Lifemark Sports Physiotherapy Leading Scorer Award. Morrison recorded eight points. For not being on the ice for one goal against, he was named the Ricoh Plus/Minus Award winner. Morrison also accepted the Stu Peppard Memorial Trophy as Most Sportsmanlike Player.

Although Warren wasn’t named an all-star, Sprague noted that he played well enough to be named an award winner.

“The team played very well in front of him and when we didn’t, he made big saves and he kept us in games, which is crucial.”

With its holiday break complete, the BCMML schedule resumes this weekend. The Cougars meet the Valley West Hawks in a CN Centre doubleheader, start times set for 1 p.m. on Saturday and 10:15 a.m. on Sunday.

The Cougars sit third in the 11-team BCMML with an 18-6-0 record. They’re six points behind the division-leading Giants (20-2-2) and four in arrears of the second-place Okanagan Rockets (18-2-4).

“The Hawks are a good team, they’re a good skilled team and we’re looking forward to playing them again,” Sprague said.

The Cougars will be back at CN Centre the following weekend for another two-game set, Jan.12 and 13 against the North Island Silvertips.

Coastal GasLink Pipeline ProjectPublic Comments Invited

As part of the strengthened and modernized Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012) put in place to support the government's Responsible Resource Development Initiative, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has determined that a federal environmental assessment is required for the proposed Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project in British Columbia (B.C.). The Agency invites the public to comment on which aspects of the environment may be affected by this project and what should be examined during the environ-mental assessment.

The public can review and comment on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Guidelines, a document that identifies the potential environmen-tal effects to be taken into consideration and the information and analysis that needs to be included in the proponent’s EIS.

Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. is proposing the construction and operation of an approximately 650 km pipeline to deliver natural gas from the area near the community of Groundbirch (40 km west of Dawson Creek, B.C.) to a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility near Kitimat, B.C..

Written comments must be submitted by January 30, 2013 to:

Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency 410 - 701 West Georgia StreetVancouver BC V7Y 1C6Telephone: 604-666-2431 Fax: 604-666-6990 CoastalGasLink@ceaa-acee.gc.ca

To view the draft EIS Guidelines or for more information, visit the Agency’s website at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca (registry reference number 80020). All comments received will be considered public.

Consistent with the transparency and public engagement elements of CEAA 2012, this is the second of four opportunities for Canadians to comment on this project. Following this comment period, the Agency will finalize and issue the EIS Guidelines to the proponent. An application period for participant funding and a future public comment period related to the EIS will be announced later.

Projects subject to CEAA 2012 are assessed using a science-based approach. If the project is permitted to proceed to the next phase, it will continue to be subject to Canada’s strong environmental laws, rigorous enforcement and follow-up and increased fines.

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Mirror! Mirror! On the wall,

It’s that time to use the crystal ball.

This is my first col-umn of the New Year

To see the future with-out any fear.

Without further adieuFrom me to youI shall now go on a

dareAnd forecast 2013

with much care.Although the chances

are highThere are no guaran-

tees these will all fly.

NHL: With the lockout

coming to an end, the Toronto Maple Leafs will declare to their

fans that the team is headed in the right direction since they are in January and tied for first place overall.

Despite missing the playoffs, Edmonton Oilers G.M. Steve Tambel-lini will suggest the future has never looked so bright. That may be true, once Tambellini leaves the team.

MLB: The new-look

Toronto Blue Jays will indeed have a break-through and win the World Series. No, not baseball, but rather the World Series of Poker.

The L.A. Dodgers will break the New York Yankees’ record for the highest payroll not to win a playoff series.

NBA: Suggesting that

Nash passes too much and Kobe not enough, Dwight Howard leaves the L.A. Lakers at the end of the sea-son and signs for big-ger bucks and a larger starring role with the Brooklyn Nets.

A 28-year woman from the south will announce she is preg-nant but will also inform the media she has no idea which NBA player is the father.

PGA: Tiger returns to

prominence and cap-tures the Grand Slam: a blonde in the spring, a brunette in the sum-mer, a redhead in the fall and a surprising mature grey play in the winter. Yes, there is a silver lining after all.

WHL: The Prince George

Cougars sneak into the eighth and final playoff spot and then

declare their 19-year-old plan is right on target.

BCHL: The Prince George

Spruce Kings win a playoff round, however the victory is over-turned by the league because of

travel issues.

CIS: The UNBC women’s

soccer team ends a three-year drought by winning a game: the green and gold intra-squad game at Rotary.

NFL: The Seattle Sea-

hawks lose in the playoffs on a last-play controversial call in the end zone.

Tim Tebow announces he is excited to be a Jaguar and looks forward to running their new-look wildcat offence.

CFL: The league agrees

to a new sponsor-ship deal with Tim Horton’s and Boston Pizza that enables each player to have a box of Timbits as a pre-game snack and a Brute Sandwich as a post-game meal.

•••Since 1986, when

linebacker Lawrence Taylor of the N.Y. Giants took the hon-our, either a quarter-back or running back has won the NFL MVP award. That trend will continue this season with either Peyton Manning or Adrian Peterson winning the prestigious prize. However, there is a possibility the two superstars may share the award like Peyton did with Steve McNair in 2003.

There is no wrong answer in this Man-ning/Peterson debate. Peyton makes every-one around him bet-

ter and is arguably the most outstanding player on the best team.

So, who is Most Valuable? I have to side with A.P. on this one. The Minnesota Vikings have a mar-ginal quarterback, mediocre offence with one superstar. The team went from 3-13 to 10-6 largely because of one player. Opposi-tion defenses could not stop him even though they knew he was getting the ball numerous times.

The Broncos improved from 8-8 to 13-3 with 11 of those wins against non-playoff teams. In other words, Denver started the season with a better team than Min-nesota, otherwise they wouldn’t have won their division and a playoff game a year ago under the floun-dering Tim “he can’t throw” Tebow.

Peterson had the second-most rush-ing yards in NFL history after coming back from major knee surgery. He literally carried the Vikes into the playoffs, finish-ing with four straight wins. With his team’s season on the line, Peterson racked up 199 yards and two touchdowns against the Packers and his final carry of the sea-son set up the winning field goal.

This isn’t about Manning not winning a fifth MVP crown, but rather Peterson winning his first.

As crazy as it may sound, the Broncos still may have won their division with-out Peyton but it is a certainly the Vikings would have been at or near the bottom of the NFC without Adrian. For that reason alone, Peterson is the MVP of the NFL.

To you and yours, a very healthy happy prosperous 2013!FROM THE QUOTE RACK:

How bad was the season for the New York Jets? Rex Ryan is so depressed, he asked his wife to put some shoes on.

Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg (thordoggie.

blogspot.com/)

Hard to keep track of all these bowls featuring mediocre college teams. I forget, which bowl did the NY Jets play in?

The Brooklyn Nets fired coach Avery John-son after a 14-14 start. The Washington Wiz-ards wonder if the team has something against overachievers.

Contributor Janice Hough of Palo Alto,

California (www.left-coastsportsbabe.com)

A Swedish man set a world record by hold-ing his breath for 22 minutes. It was either that or take a whiff of the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense.

Contributor Bill Lit-tlejohn of South Lake

Tahoe, California

Queen Elizabeth delivered her first ever Christmas message in 3D. Pairs of specially designed 3D blinkers will be available for Duchess Camilla and Princess Anne.

Comedy writer TC Chong of Vancouver (alwaysfunny.com/)

And in case you missed it:

A New York doctor is marketing Botox to poker players to keep their face expressionless. Good thing he didn’t try sell-ing it to Leafs GM Brian Burke.

Comedy writer RJ Currie (www.Sports-

deke.com)

Hartley Miller is the sports director for radio stations 94X and the Wolf@97fm. He also writes for Opinion 250. Send along a quote, note, or anecdote to hmiller@94xfm.com.

Follow him on twitter: @Hartley_Miller

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CONTINUING STUDIESRisk Management Certifi cate

Risk Management involves a comprehensive study and review of the loss exposures facing an organization. It deals with the management and treatment of accidental and business losses which can seriously affect an organization’s normal operation if not handled in an effective manner.

The Global Risk Management Institute is the governing body that determines standards, sponsors education programs, and controls the professional designations for the Canadian Risk Management Certifi cate.

Starts January 18th, 2013!

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Occupational Health and Safety Certifi cate

Occupational Health and Safety is a specialized fi eld that focuses on the health and safety needs of employees and the impact of the workplace on the environment. Industry, government, First Nations, and businesses require professionals who can anticipate, assess, and communicate risks, as well as develop programs designed to improve health in the work environment.

Starts January 25th, 2013.

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We are currently planning a 9 week intensive certifi cate. If you are interested please contact us.

Project Management Certifi cate

If you want to advance your career, UNBC’s Certifi cate in Project Management is your next step. This program is designed with a key principle in mind: exceptional value with high-quality training and education in a conveniently-scheduled nine module program. This program includes important aspects meant to boost your career potential.

Course materials compliant with The Project Management Institute (PMI®). Modules are scheduled in short intensive sessions two or three days in length, approximately every three weeks. This schedule is meant to minimize interruption to work and personal life and provide time between sessions to integrate learned skills into real-life projects. You will complete your training and be prepared for the PMP Exam in less than one year.

Prince George intake Starts January 27th, 2013. Terrace intake starts February 2nd, 2013.

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Certifi cate in Management Excellence and

Supervisory Excellence

UNBC Continuing Studies offers two different management certifi cates, the Certifi cate in Management Excellence for individuals already in a management position and the Certifi cate in Supervisory Excellence designed for individuals who are hoping to move into supervisory positions, or are very new into supervisory positions.

Both certifi cates are workshop-based, and consist of a combination of required core and elective workshops. Individuals will need to complete a total of 140 hours (approximately 20 days) of workshop-based training to complete their certifi cates. This format allows individuals

to work at their current jobs while moving forward with this training.

Customized Management Certifi cates

If you would like to provide your staff with specifi c learning opportunities while developing their management skills then look no further. UNBC Continuing Studies can work with your organization to develop an industry-specifi c management certifi cate through strategic elective development.

Visit www.unbc.ca/continuingstudies for workshop dates and times!

Upcoming Supervisor and Management workshops(all times 8:30 4:30 unless otherwise noted)Managing Multiple and Changing Priorities

Date: February 14, 2013 (Thu)

The Purpose and Role of a Board of Directors

Date: Feb 26, 2013 (Tue)

Minute-Taking Standards and Related Issues

Date: March 5, 2013 (Tue)

Robert’s Rules of Order – Demystifi ed

Date: March 6, 2013 (Wed)

Performance Leadership

Date: March 7 – 8, 2013 (Thu & Fri)

Emotional Intelligence - Value in the Workplace

Date: March 20, 2013 (Wed)

MBTI Certifi cation Program

Date: April 22 – 25, 2013 (Mon, Tues, Wed & Thu)

Fitness Leadership Certifi cate

UNBC’s Fitness Leadership Certifi cate will prepare students for certifi cation with any of the following fi tness professional accreditation agencies: Canadian Fitness Education Services (CFES), Canadian Fitness Professionals (Canfi tpro), British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA, the provincial branch of the National Fitness Leadership Alliance)

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Mental Health and Addictions Certifi cate

This program is geared toward individuals working in the fi eld of mental health and addictions, who may or may not have training in the fi eld of Nursing, Social Work or Psychology, and will provide them with the basic skills and resources required to practice in this fi eld.

The combination of fi ve courses that are offered as part of the certifi cate are designed to support the recommendations that are outlined by the provincial government in the area of training for mental health and addictions. All components will be delivered with a focus on individuals currently employed in the fi eld of mental health and addictions.

Starts February 5th, 2013

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Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Certifi cate

The GIS Certifi cate is designed to meet the requirements of natural resource industries, the public sector, and First Nations organizations for skilled people in the rapidly growing fi eld of Geographic Information Systems. The modules will give participants a broad understanding of GIS and how it can help them within their organization. The modules also provide a great refresher for those with GIS experience who want to upgrade their skills.

Starts April 2nd, 2013 and is completed in 3 weeks. Visit www.

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Taking Your Business Online

You could pay a website design company big bucks to design your own website. Then you will need to worry about updates, upgrades, and changes that will cost you more money as time goes on. Or you can simply learn how to design, and manage, your own website with tools that are available on the internet.

If you know how to use a computer then this course is for you!

This course will get your business online and allow you to launch and manage your website by the time the course is over. We will go through the philosophy and best practices for setting up a website for a business.

Starts January 29th, 2013 and is completed during the evening.

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Wildland Firefi ghting Training Certifi cate

This two-week certifi cate will provide participants with the skills and training to gain employment as a wildland fi refi ghter up to a Type II standard in the province of BC. The program will provide real employment opportunities for First Nations, forestry workers, and individuals looking for job opportunities in this industry. Employers will be onsite during the last day of the program to interview potential applicants.

Prince George intake starts May 6th, 2013Kamloops intake starts June 3rd, 2013

Food and accommodations are available upon request.

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Prince George starts April 8th, 2013Terrace starts March 18th, 2013Quesnel starts May 15th, 2013

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FLORAL BROWN November 26th 1915 – December 27th 2012

Surrounded by her loving family Floral (Patty) Lily Marguerite Brown (nee Blow) passed away peacefully at Dunrovin Lodge in Quesnel BC on December 27th 2012. Floral was born in Lachute Quebec , to Charles E. Blow and Floral Blow (nee Humphries). Her pre -school years were spent in Montreal and she moved to Prongie Saskatchewan at the age of 6. She was raised byher aunt Alice and her family until she returned toMontreal at 22 where she was reunited with her mother Floral. In Montreal she met and married Earl Thomas Brown on November 1st 1938.When Earl went overseas Floral moved with herthree small girls back to help Aunt Alice on thefarm in Saskatchewan. When Earl returned from overseas they stayed in Saskatchewan for 5 years and had two sons there. They left Saskatchewan for BC where they had three additional daughters.They raised their family of seven in the Quesneland Prince George area. When they retired they moved to Salmon Arm then Hedley and Princeton. They returned to Quesnel in 1995.

Floral is predeceased by husband Earl (of 60years), her daughter Earline Wilkins, mother Floral Scullion father Charles Blow , brother Kenneth Humphreys, son-in-law Robert Krause and infantdaughter Floral.

She is survived by her twin daughters Patty(Mac) Miller, Peggy (David) Reid, her sons Chuck (Derrill) Brown, Gerald (Judy) Brown, and daughters Gloria Brown (Stan Morris) Penny Brown (Gene LeDuc), sons-in-law Ron Wilkins, Bill Moore, and John Baker, 18 grandchildren,54 great -grandchildren, 14 great-great -grandchildren.

Service will be held at 1:00 PM January 5th2013 at Northstar Fellowship Baptist

Church, 301 Northstar Road Quesnel. Pastor Norm Botteril

officiating. In lieu of flowersplease consider a donationin memory of Floral Brownto Dunrovin Park Lodge.Condolences can beemailed to stonebridge@

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