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More than a year into the core services review project and one might assume that staff reductions would have been made at city hall.

In January of last year council eliminated 28 positions at city hall, 19 of which were vacant at the time. So there have been staff reductions. But how about since then?

Th e 2012 statements of fi nancial information, which council accepted Monday, indicate there are 229 people on the city payroll making more than $75,000 per year.

Th at is up from 2011 when there were only 220 names on the list.

In 2011, the city payroll was $47.6 million, plus another $736,487 claimed as expenses. And while there were more employees making more

than $75,000, the overall payroll cost dropped to $47 million in 2012 with $652,383 claimed in expenses. Th e decrease came in the number of employees making less than $75,000, with that part of the bill going from $27 million to $25.6 million.

So how do we fare against other similar-sized municipalities?

Nanaimo, with a population of 83,000, has 197 employees making more than $75,000 and a total payroll slightly less than Prince George at $46.5 million and employee expenses of $597,487.

Kamloops, with a population of about 85,000, had, in 2011, 184 workers making more than $75,000 and a total payroll cost of $49.8 million.

Kelowna, with a population of about 117,000, lists 254 employees making more than $75,000. Of those, 100 are management, 93 are fi refi ghters, and 61 are union staff . Th e total payroll for the city is $57.8 million with employees claiming $577,745

in expenses.Th e fi nancial statements also show that Mayor

Shari Green has been racking up the travel miles. She claimed $20,057 in travel expenses in her fi rst full year as mayor. She took home $101,173 for being mayor, which includes a $4,848 vehicle allowance.

In comparison, Dan Rogers wracked up $10,979 in travel expenses during his last year as mayor.

Also in comparison, the Nanaimo mayor billed $10,615 in expenses, Kelowna $7,249, and Kamloops $5,398.

Among councillors, Dave Wilbur was the most costly, claiming $7,011 in expenses, over and above the $31,259 stipend. Lyn Hall claims $6,266 in expenses, Cameron Stolz claimed $5,711, Garth Frizzell $3,108, Murry Krause $2,368, Albert Koehler $2,291, Brian Skakun $1,855, and Frank Everitt did not claim expenses.

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It’s been a great year for the Northern Sports Centre, with more people than ever taking advantage of the facility which off ers a home to minor sports groups, and fi tness opportunities for all.

Cliff Dezell appeared before city council Monday with a PowerPoint presentation updating offi cials on what’s been happening at the centre over the last year.

One of the fi rst things Dezell pointed out was without the approximately $300,000 the city gives the centre annually, it would not be able to off er the facility to local sports organizations at the price it does.

Th e presentation included hard numbers. While the Northern Sports Centre rents fi elds for an average of $59.30 per hour,

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A housekeeping item which included the 2012 fi nancial statements for the Prince George annual report sparked a debate pitting rubber-stamping against micro-managing during Monday’s council meeting.

Kathleen Soltis, director of corporate services, presented the report to council, which included the audited fi nancial statements for 2012.

Coun. Brian Skakun questioned a few of the line items, asking about particular companies he was unfamiliar with and what sort of work they did so he would have an idea of the service that company provided for the city.

Soltis explained she did not have the information he requested off -hand.

Th e stand-off closely mirrored what occurred

earlier this year, when Skakun questioned items in the 2011 fi nancial statements. In that case, Skakun got the information asked for through an Freedom of Information request.

“Th is is a repeat of what we endured earlier on,” Mayor Shari Green said Monday.

She added the amount of time and the cost of fi nding the information, should each line item be questioned in the same way, would be onerous for staff , adding she didn’t understand the point of obtaining the information. She pointed out staff is capable and trustworthy, and the reports are audited.

“I don’t know why our staff would be put through this exercise,” she said, adding perhaps Skakun should investigate the companies on the list himself.

Skakun said he didn’t want to put himself through that.

He said he had, in fact, tried to do so before

and faced a certain amount of derision, having no answer to questions about why he, as a city councillor, didn’t know the particulars of where the city was spending tax dollars.

He added he didn’t want a breakdown for each item, just a few in particular, like more information about $27,000 paid to an individual or $90,000 to a law fi rm, adding he wasn’t spurred on by random curiosity.

Other councillors took a more moderate approach.

Coun. Lyn Hall said, as a councillor he didn’t want a breakdown of each line item either, nor did he wish to add to staff ’s work load.

He suggested the report could include a small biography of each vendor used by the city, giving council an insight into what the company does, and therefore what it may have done for the city.

Green asked Soltis to look into that option.

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Th e new head of the Prince George Exhibition, re-branded this year as the British Columbia Northern Exhibition (BCNE), has stepped down.

A press release from the Prince George Agricultural and Historical Association (PGAHA), the organization that hosts the annual exhibition, said Angela Cunningham, the general manager hired in April, resigned.

Th e fair is set for Aug. 8, 9, 10 and 11.

Nancy Loreth says the fair will go on, with many people taking on extra work to make it happen.

“We have all really come together, the board and the existing offi ce staff including the summer students, and with everyone taking on increased responsibility the show will go on,” Loreth said. “We will open those gates for the 101st time this summer.”

Th e release goes on to say there is a lot of work to do before the Aug. 8 opening.

Opportunities exist for non-profi ts to partner with the PGAHA in return for a paid stipend in the areas of parking as well as setup and teardown, to name a few. Volunteers are needed everywhere, and so are competitors in the home arts and horticulture sections of the fair. Prize books are out at select locations, like Home Hardware and Art Knapps, and are available online.

Temporary maintenance workers are desperately needed, especially those with tickets to operate equipment like skid steers and forklift s.

To apply for any of these positions or enter home arts, visit www.bcne.ca or call 250-563-4096.

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Canada’s safety regime when it comes to developing natural resources is among the best in the world and continues to be improved upon.

Joe Oliver, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, said the government is further strengthening safety protocols, building on previous statements by announcing further policies, particularly a legislated polluter-pay policy in the case of a pipeline spill.

In a press conference in Vancouver regional media were invited to attend via

phone, Oliver said in March he joined Minister Denis Lebel to announce the establishment of a world-class tanker safety system.

Th e government also introduced the safeguard seas and skies act.

With some pipelines regulated provincially and some federally, he said the

federal government committed to align federal eff orts with the recommendations put forward by Premier Christy Clark so B.C. has a world-class system.

Now they are ready to take those next steps to complement provincial eff orts.

“We want to ensure pipelines meet or exceed international standards,” Oliver said.

Th e government intends to set forward a clear legal regulatory framework and hold companies accountable for actions, insisting on a corporate safety culture, with penalties for infractions and non-compliance.

Oliver pointed out over 99 per cent of oil is transported safely. However, it is the spills they are concerned with, and

so are working to mitigate any chance of a serious spill.

Th e fi rst focus will be on prevention with increased inspections and audits. Th ey are also moving to enshrine in legislation the principle of a polluter pay system, while ensuring the company responsible for any possible spill is able to pay to clean it up, with the company providing a surety of $1 billion.

Th e National Energy Board will be given bigger teeth in order to deal with infractions, with the ability to impose fi nes between $25,000 and $100,000, also in a bid to prevent spills before they happen.

Companies will need to appoint an accountable senior offi cer whose duty is to make sure all their management systems are in compliance with Canadian regulations.

Companies will also be required to ensure emergency and environmental plans are transparent and easily available to the public.

In a press release, Oliver added, “British Columbia’s government is conducting its own review of pipeline safety, and we are working with them. Th ese federal measures being announced today are a major contribution to the combined eff orts of both levels of government on this issue.”

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Th e 2015 Canada Winter Games will have a huge impact on Prince George and the region.

On Tuesday, an agreement was signed to limit some of those impacts, as the host society will adopt the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in draft ing guidelines to reduce impacts and issues in some areas.

“Sustainability isn’t just about the environment,” Games CEO Stu Ballantyne said in a signing ceremony at City Hall. “Our policy will address four key objectives, including economic, social, environmental, and shared objectives with our partners.”

Ann Duff y, a sustainability expert who has advised organizers of major sporting events such as the

2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and upcoming 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, says the guidelines will see benefi ts down the road.

“We want to host Games that make sense for the community. I’ve seen how well-planned events can bring a community together for common goals to improve their community.

“Hosting an event like the Canada Winter Games requires detailed planning among many groups. Th ese collaborative partnerships can do much to share resources and advance policies and goals for these groups.”

Duff y says the signing of the agreement is just the fi rst step on the road to sustainability.

“What’s next is to start to thread the pearls onto the necklace. Th ere are diff erent roles and responsibilities that have to be decided on.”

She anticipates seeing a documentation of the plan by this fall, and says a sustainable purchasing policy for the Games could be in place by Christmas.

Northern B.C. residents will soon be able to fl y between Prince George and Calgary six days a week.

Starting July 7, Central Mountain Air will expand its current Monday-Friday service with a Sunday run.

“Th is route has only been operating for a few weeks now, but the response from northern B.C. residents has been great,” ” said Central Mountain Air president Douglas McCrea, in a press release. “In an eff ort to increase capacity, we are thrilled to announce service between Prince George and Calgary has been expanded to include Sundays. A big thank you to those who have booked a fl ight and supported us on this new route.”

Central Mountain Air started fl ying non-stop between Prince George and Calgary on a Dash 8,

fi ve days a week, on June 3.“Th is is great news for Prince George and the

region as the additional day gives business and leisure travelers more options,” said President and CEO of the Prince George Airport Authority John Gibson. “Flying between the two areas on a Sunday bodes well for the business community looking to start their week with meetings in either city.”

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In Provincial Court in Prince George on May 21:Tarq A. Alenazi was found guilty of failing to

produce a driver’s licence when ordered to do so, fi ned $1,000 and assessed a victim surcharge of $150.

In Provincial Court in Prince George on May 22:Jamie L. Brignall was found guilty of two counts

of driving while prohibited, fi ned $500, assessed a victim surcharge of $75 and prohibited from

driving for one year.Jason A. Ball was found guilty of

possession of a controlled substance, theft of property with a value less than $5,000 and mischief and placed on probation for two years.

Mandeep S. Lahal was found guilty of breach of recognizance and sentenced to one day in jail.

Joshawa L.M. Prozeller was found guilty of assault and two counts each of uttering threats and breach of recognizance, sentenced to one day in jail and placed on probation for two years.

James M.G. Wilkins was found guilty of mischief and failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recognizance and sentenced to one day in jail.

Charles D. Dagenais was found guilty of assault, placed on probation for one year and assessed a victim surcharge of $800.

David W. Girroir was found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking and sentenced to one day in jail.

Dwain Hartley was found guilty of assault, fi ned $2,000, assessed a victim surcharge of $100, placed on probation for one year and prohibited from possessing fi rearms for 10 years.

Ashley D. Wilson was found guilty of assault, placed on probation for one year and assessed a victim surcharge of $800.

In Provincial Court in Prince George on May 23:

Darryl A. Colebank was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol reading over .08, fi ned $1,000, assessed a victim surcharge of $150 and prohibited from driving for one year.

John B. Davidson was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to 12 days in jail.

James W.A. Hurry was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of traffi cking, assessed a victim surcharge of $100 and received a lifetime prohibition on the possession of fi rearms.

Dohn W. Schmidt was found guilty of break and enter, unauthorized possession of a fi rearm and possession of stolen property with a value greater than $5,000, sentenced to three years and four months in jail and received a lifetime prohibition on the possession of fi rearms.

Ronald E. Luft was found guilty of breach of recognizance and fi ned $100.

James H. Mackean was found guilty of production of a controlled substance, sentenced to nine months in jail and prohibited from possessing fi rearms for 10 years.

In Provincial Court in Prince George on May 24:

Virginia A. Basil was found guilty of assaulting a peace offi cer, sentenced to 56 days in jail and prohibited from possessing fi rearms for fi ve years. Basil was also found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, sentenced to 30 days in jail and prohibited from possessing fi rearms for fi ve years.

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In Provincial Court in Prince George on May 24:Blaine S. Lorntsen was found guilty of driving

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Brandi L. Tom was found guilty of assaulting a peace offi cer, received a conditional sentence of 45 days, was placed on probation for one year and prohibited from possessing fi rearms for fi ve years.

Kevin M. Hamilton was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, failing to comply with a probation order and failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recognizance, sentenced to 19 days in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $50.

Mathew D.P. Leblanc was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of traffi cking, sentenced to 75 days in jail, assessed a victim surcharge of $100 and prohibited from possessing fi rearms for 10 years. Leblanc was also found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recognizance, sentenced to 30 days in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $50.

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According to Initiatives Prince George, the city is beating the provincial average when it comes to job growth, and even has one of the lowest unemployment rates nation-wide.

“In May we saw an increase in employment up 600 persons,” Tara Bogh, manager of economic development for IPG, said.

She added many of those jobs were in goods, like construction, manufacturing, forestry, mining, and oil and gas. However some were in services like retail trade, transportation, and warehousing.

She added those numbers don’t tell the whole story. Th ey show there are people who’ve fi lled available positions, but that doesn’t refl ect the scope of job opportunities available.

“Th ere are still a lot of jobs available,” Bogh said. Th at is why IPG continues to promote the city as a great place to live and work. “We do it in order to assist employers with their hiring eff orts, particularly in specifi c skills and qualifi cations.

“Compared to the province as a whole, we are presenting much more job opportunities across all sectors.”

However, Brian Yu, economist with Central 1 Credit Union, sees the numbers a bit diff erently.

“Overall the numbers for the region, including Prince George, have dropped off this year,” he said. “I’ve also seen a drop in the participation rate in Prince George, but this could be a blip in the data. Basically, you have a lot of volatility in smaller markets. If you look at Statistics Canada, employment estimates for Prince George have seen declines in employment since the end of 2012 into this year.”

Yu said there was a strong upward trend in employment in the region in 2012, then a drop-off . He added looking at month-to-month numbers you have to ensure to adjust for anomalies, for example in December there needs to be an adjustment that takes holiday hiring into account.

More importantly, looking at a smaller market means larger variations. For example, Yu said there was a drop of 2,900 in Prince George numbers comparing May of last year and May of this year.

“We are looking for a long-term trend, and there has been some weakness in overall numbers,” Yu said.

He does agree, however, that the North

has a lot to off er, employment-wise, especially in the trades.

“Th e expectations are northern B.C. will do quite good going forward, but right now there is a downward trend in the Cariboo,” he said.

But he added though they’ve seen a bit of a pull-back, the area is still quite robust.

Bogh said the key to fi lling the open positions is getting the word out and attracting people to the community.

Examples of top openings, Bogh said, include engineers who are needed across all disciplines. She added there are a lot of openings in the trades as well. Th e service industry is looking for employees who don’t necessarily have credentials, but have the qualifi cations and a certain amount of skill to fi ll the positions off ered. Health care, she added, is always looking for people, and that means not only doctors and nurses but technicians, like lab techs as well.

Th e unemployment numbers that, taken as a whole, put the province near the bottom when it comes to job growth in Canada are skewed since the majority of the population of B.C. live in the Lower Mainland. Th e jobs are in the North.

Bogh said she is beginning to see a reversal of that trend as southerners go north looking for work - particularly aft er they take a deeper look at what the North off ers.

“We are seeing an increase in the number of people moving here from other locations, particularly from the Lower Mainland,” she said.

However, Yu said where you go to look for work is dependent on your skill set.

“You are still looking at the Lower Mainland for diversifi cation if it’s a general skill set,” he said. “If you are looking at other types of skills, like those that revolve around natural resources, go north.

“Th ere’s labour market tightness in the north,” he said.

Bogh pointed out the north has excellent quality of life to off er alongside employment when considering the north.

Some draws include comparing the typical one-way two-hour commute to work in Vancouver to the average 15 minute commute in Prince George. Th e area also off ers an aff ordable cost of living, not to mention housing aff ordability. In Prince George people spend an average of 35 per cent of their incomes. In Vancouver

they pay about 85 per cent.“So we are starting to see a shift in people

looking to our region for employment opportunities and an aff ordable quality of life,” Bogh said.

Bogh added most of the wealth generating activity in the province is generated in Northern B.C. through natural resource activity including mining, oil and gas and forestry. To see where growth is happening, Bogh said to look at what sectors of the economy are growing, which gives an indication of what areas are growing.

“We are seeing a high level of growth

they are not seeing currently in Vancouver. We live in the heart of the province and act as the service and supply hub. We have one of the lowest unemployment rates across the country,” Bogh said. “In May the unemployment rate dropped again to 4.5 per cent, which is about as low as you can go. Th is means the percentage of people left unemployed are likely transitional, meaning moving from one job to another, or they just don’t have the skills required by employers.”

She said there aren’t enough people to go around to fi ll all those jobs, which is why IPG continues to market the city externally.

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a similar facility elsewhere charges $165 per hour. Th e gyms at the centre rent for $40.58 an hour while other places go for $106.75 an hour.

Dezell pointed out

the lower prices benefi t hundreds of Prince George youth.

“We’ve had an exceptional year,” he added, pointing to the gain in membership.

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Recently, utilizing students from the

university, staff at the centre conducted a study asking Prince George residents what they would like to see off ered programming-wise at the centre. Dezell said staff is currently analyzing the information gathered, adding it will likely lead to

programming additions over the next several years.

He said the goal is to ensure users don’t become bored with what’s off ered, so staff keeps changing it up a bit.

“Staff got into the business of training fi tness

professionals for the north,” he added.

Th is means about 30 experts will be helping people in Prince George and the region reach their fi tness goals.

Events centred around the sports centre include Storm the Hill, Relay for Life and a Night of Boxing, among others.

Financially, the centre expected to put $1.8 million into its coff ers last year, but instead earned $2 million.

“Two-hundred

and fi ft y thousand of that will go into capital reserves,” Dezell said.

He added the objective is to try to get the reserve at about $2 million.

Dezell said there are a couple of wish lists among those who run the centre, like gaskets for the metal roof, electrical issues, and turf maintenance.

“At some point we have to look at replacing the turf and replacing the roof,” he said.

Th e building will also act as a site for the Canada Winter Games, with three sports, possibly including squash, played there.

“But our 3,000-some members must have access to the facility, perhaps not all of it, but part, while the Canada Winter Games are on,” Dezell said.

Council greeted the report enthusiastically, congratulating Dezell on the excellence of the facility and its staff .

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Resources North set for new year

Resources North Association held its sixth annual general meeting on Wednesday, in Prince George.

Elections were held to fi ll seven vacancies on the board of directors. Elected to the board were: Dan Jepsen, C3 Alliance Corp.; Debora Munoz, community representative; Carlos Salas, Geoscience BC; Stephanie Killam, District of Mackenzie; Doug Routledge, Council of Forest Industries; Chris Ritchie, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations; and Bill Phillips, Prince George Chamber of Commerce.

Th ey join the following directors on the board – Gavin Dirom, Association for Mineral Exploration BC; John DeGrace, Prince George Exploration Group; Carlos Salas, Geoscience BC; Sherry Sian Canadian Association for Petroleum Producers; Greg Rawling, Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations; Chief Dominic Frederick, Lheidli T’enneh First Nations; Kathie Swift , FORREX Forum for Research & Extension in Natural Resources; Dan Milburn, R. Radloff & Associates; and Ross Peck, Wildlife, resource and land use consultant.

Outgoing board members included Kathy Lewis from the University of Northern British Columbia, Lyn Anglin from Geoscience BC, and Bill McGill from the Prince George Chamber of Commerce.

At the post-AGM board meeting, the following directors were elected for a two-year term as offi cers of the Society to the executive committee: Debora Munoz, Vice-Chair, Dan Jepsen, Non-Offi cer, Carlos Salas, Non-Offi cer, and Dan Milburn, Non-Offi cer.

Allan WISHART/Free PressBagpiper Quinn Brady leads the group at the start of the ALS Walk at Fort George Park on Sunday after-noon. About 140 people took part in the 10th annual event, with more than $20,000 raised. The Prince George walk is looking for volunteers for future events. Anyone interested can contact Susan Hampton at [email protected].

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Th e Idle No More event at Fort George Park was never meant to be a protest, nor was there ever an intention to set up camp at the Lheidli T’enneh traditional burial site, according to Steve Kakinoosit, event organizer.

“Since day one the intent of the event has been a peaceful culture gathering,” he said.

He added the seeds of the event were planted back in April, and are intended to mark the century that has passed since the Lheidli T’enneh’s settlement at the park was burned, and the people of that nation were forced to leave.

“One hundred years ago this year, the Lheidli T’enneh were forcibly removed from the reserve at Fort George Park,” Kakinoosit said. “On April 14 Idle No More and members of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation had a bit of a protest. Aft er, we were hanging out and discussing the next big thing to do. A member of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation brought up that history, and we had the idea to go to Fort George Park and set up a smoke house and tent. Somehow somebody leaked that information to Lheidli T’enneh membership.”

Th e leak, he said, not only passed information to the Elders before an offi cial request could be made, but inaccurately described the event as a violent protest.

Kakinoosit said he believes the misunderstanding began when he and another member were planning the event on Facebook.

He admits aggressive wording was used in the fi rst draft , with terms like ‘occupy’ bandied about. However, the two cleaned the language up and made sure the fi nal copy was more defi nitive, stating the intent of the event.

A press release, however, was just as strongly worded, calling for the ‘occupation’ of the park as part of a ‘national escalation of strategic ongoing non-violent direct action’.

Th is went out to news outlets including the Free Press.

Aft er a fl urry of e-mails between himself and Chief Dominic Frederick, he was told someone read the fi rst draft and passed the information within that to the chief, leading him to believe they were planning a violent aggressive protest.

“We are trying to correct that perception,” Kakinoosit said. “We’ve made a number of public statements to let people know it is a peaceful cultural gathering we intend to

hold for about two weeks.”Th e Idle No More group approached

chief and council to discuss the event.Th eir project was not embraced.“Th e chief had information

manoeuvring him into an uncompromising stance,” Kakinoosit said. “Th e gathering is not happening anywhere near burial sites. We had no intention of going to burial sites. Th e feeling of everyone involved was not to go there because of the cultural signifi cance.

“We will still be at Fort George Park, but not near the burial site because we felt it would be disrespectful.”

Aft er an appeal from the Lheidli T’enneh elders, Idle No More members decided to meet at Fort George Park, then march up to Connaught Hill and set up camp, however that won’t happen July 1 because the park on the hill is closed while city crews set up the Canada Day fi reworks display. On July 1, Idle No More will likely set up camp at a small park on Ingledew and Second, but from July 2 until 16, they will be at Connaught Hill.

He added everyone is welcome to visit the camp.

“It is open to the public,” he said. “In fact we encourage non-indigenous people come out and learn this history.

Kakinoosit added that another issue between those in the movement and the Lheidli T’henneh chief is they question his, and every other Indian Act chief ’s, right to lead the people.

“It was hurtful when Idle No More had to make a statement

like that,” Kakinoosit said. “Th eir chief is our brother and we respect him, but Idle No More takes the stance most Indian Act chiefs aren’t the rightful leaders of their communities.”

He agreed the Idle No More movement is young and passionate, fi lled with youth unhappy with the discrimination they felt as children, and insisting on change.

“As a youth I faced racial discrimination, and I saw family members face it too,” he said. “So we have a generation who grew up watching discrimination, which I think lead to Idle No More being as big as it is. It is made up of young disenfranchised Native youth who don’t want their children and grandchildren to experience what we and our parents experienced. So we may call out some of the chiefs and put them on notice to let them know we know so-and-so chief has not been living up to his role.

“If the chiefs do not do good for their people, we will remove them when election time comes around and make sure someone is put in that position who will make positive changes for First Nations people.”

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If it’s Canada Day in Prince George, then Fort George Park is the place to be.

Th at’s the general rule people in the city follow (lots of people in the city), it’s just as true on Monday, July 1.

Th e 146th Canadian birthday party starts at 11 a.m. with the Prince George Community Band entertaining from the bandshell, and kid’s activities starting in the gazebo next to the Rotary Playground.

Opening ceremonies will be held at high noon at the bandshell, including the introduction of the nominees for the Citizen of the Year for 2013-14, and the birthday cake being cut and served behind the stage immediately aft erwards for the enjoyment of all.

Th e schedule of entertainers on the bandshell reads like a Who’s Who of Prince George talent, including Sounds of

the North, Scottish dancers, Ivan Paquette, the Bollywood Dream Dancers, and Metis jigger Beverly Lambert, among many others.

Th e kid’s activities continue all day in the gazebo, as well as at Th e Exploration Place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Th ere is also a Craft Fair Alley set up just to the right of the stage, and groups will have raffl es and information booths anywhere they can fi nd a spare square foot of ground.

Other attractions during the day include an Air Cadet glider, the Northern Health bus (with tips on how to beat the heat and avoid

sunburn), and the Shire of Cold Keep, a demonstration of life in medieval times.

Th e fi nal act on the main stage will be a preview of Les Miserables, a Judy Russell which opens July 16 at the P.G. Playhouse.

Th en it’s time to fi nd a comfortable spot to watch the fi reworks, scheduled to start at 11 p.m. on Connaught Hill. For safety reasons, the park itself will be closed to the public.

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BC Hydro has dramatically increased the cost of its Northwest Transmission Line, adding more than $150 million to the price tag when compared to previous fi gures.

Th e new fi gure is now $736 million, a massive jump over a price range released just this spring of between $561 million and $617 million.

BC Hydro has been steadily increasing the estimated cost of the 344km power line running north of Terrace since an initial fi gure of $404 million was suggested when the provincial government crown corporation fi rst began planning construction in the latter part of the last decade.

Speaking last week, BC Hydro vice president Bruce Barrett said a large portion of the additional costs come from diffi culties in clearing the power line’s right of way and in building roads to the right of way.

“Drilling and blasting alone is 10 times more than original estimates,” said Barrett in describing the challenge of going through more diffi cult terrain that fi rst anticipated.

Contractors are building 205km of new road and improving 280km of existing roads to provide access to more than 1,100 sites where power line structures are being installed.

Th e line itself is approximately 344km long, stretching from BC Hydro’s Skeena Substation south of Terrace north to end at Bob Quinn on Highway 37 North.

Barrett also acknowledged time pressures in completing the line by next spring to meet contractual obligations to the power line’s fi rst two major customers – Imperial Metals, which needs power to run its Red Chris copper and gold mine now under construction, and AltaGas, which is building three run of river hydro projects to feed power into the line.

Red Chris is scheduled to be completed next spring and AltaGas has targeted the same time period to fi nish the largest of its three projects.

Th at’s meant working through the past two winters under not always ideal conditions, said Barrett.

At the same time, Barrett said BC Hydro’s costs have increased because of the high level of economic activity in the region.

Large-scale construction projects such as Rio Tinto Alcan’s rebuilding of its Kitimat aluminum smelter and work on potential liquefi ed natural gas projects have created a shortage of people and equipment, causing prices to rise.

“We’ve had to bring in people and equipment from all over,” said Barrett.

“BC Hydro has not built a project of this size in a remote area for some time.”

Th e new transmission line fi gure of $736 million is part of BC Hydro’s adjusted service plan costing

for its operations which were offi cially released as part of the provincial budget.

BC Hydro’s board has already approved of the new cost fi gure and has tacked on an additional $10 million as a reserve.

In previous cost estimates, BC Hydro has said fi gures were subject to a variance of plus or minus 10 per cent.

Despite the large increase, Barrett said the transmission line project has resulted in an economic jolt to the arm of the northwest, particularly with employment and business opportunities going to First Nations people and companies.

Calling First Nations hiring and business arrangements “unprecedented” in BC Hydro history, Barrett said the economic value to First Nations is more than $100 million.

He declined to release specifi c fi gures for the eight First Nations and for the Nisga’a Lisims Government who have benefi tted from the transmission line crossing their traditional territories and, in the case of the Nisga’a, over Nisga’s core lands.

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In the end, whether it is oil or gas - or power from a new hydro source, the world will need the energy.

“Th ere has been a lot of growth in world energy demand,” Geoff Morrison, manager of B.C. operations for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), said. “Natural gas is becoming fundamentally important to developing nations.”

Morrison spoke at the Resources North conference last week, a gathering of industry leaders as well as government and municipal representatives, all keen to fi nd ways to collaborate when it comes to land use, putting less stress on the land and streamlining the various processes in place that take a project from an idea to a reality.

Morrison said Canada is the world’s third largest manufacturer of natural gas, producing 6.4 trillion cubic feet annually.

Th ere was a time when, looking at the sources of gas, predictions stated Canada would be depleted of the resource within about a century, however improved technologies in the removal

of shale gas has changed the landscape.“Th e evolution and revolution of shale gas has

changed everything fundamentally,” Morrison said.

When it comes to customers, Alberta and the United States rank high, however both markets are shrinking, with the U.S. set to become one of Canada’s top competitors.

However, emerging markets in developing nations is an indicator the demand for the product will be there, and it is demand that drives prices as well as exploration.

He added Canada will be looking for the best price for the commodity.

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“Our reputation is based on performance and communication,” Morrison said. “We are striving to do a better job all the time, and commit to continuous improvement.”

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Th ey couldn’t have picked a better day to start a new event.

Th e Northern BC Children and Families Hearing Society held a family picnic Sunday at the Duchess Park Playground, and the weather was perfect.

“Th is is the fi rst time for this event,” program coordinator Tana Woodward said. “We had some people say they enjoyed our adventure camp, but they thought it would be better if families had a chance to meet each other before then.”

Th us, the family picnic, complete with all sorts of activities for the children and plenty of shade for the parents and guardians to watch from.

“Th is gives people a chance to mingle before the camp in September,” Woodward said. “We try to reach right across northern B.C. for the camp. Th ere are travel grants available for people from outside the Prince George area.”

Th e camp will be held in early September at Ness Lake, and features a lot of fun activities for the children, and a lot of information for the adults.

Like most of the adults at the Sunday picnic, Tara Gauthier knows what it feels like to learn your child has a hearing disorder.

“Our daughter was diagnosed at birth,” she says. “Th ere’s a real feeling of isolation at fi rst.”

However, Prince George has a solid support system in place.

“Th e people at the audiology clinic had information about the society, and one of the board members called us to let us know about their services.

“It’s great to be able to talk to parents who have been through the same thing you’re going through. And having the kids be able to see each other at events like this helps them realize there are others like them. Outside of the society, most of them probably don’t see another child with a hearing disorder in their daily lives.”

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Allan WISHART/Free PressKarensa Gauthier takes a try at one of the games Sunday afternoon during the Northern BC Children and Families Hearing Society picnic at the Duchess Park Playground.

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Country singer-songwriter Gorden James and two of his band members will be in Prince George for a July 6 concert.

Th ey play the Treasure Cove Casino Showroom. “For this show I am bringing my percussionist

‘Rockin’ Ricky Choy and the amazing piano/organ man, Bob Silversides, formerly with Loggins and Messina, Seals and Croft and Bobby Curtola,” James told the Free Press.

Th e Kelowna-based artist played Prince George last year. He describes his own music style as “urban country, easy listening with a touch of blues.” His debut album, Heart of the Matter, continues to get airplay across Canada and overseas. And he does have a heart. When he isn’t writing, touring or performing on stage, James spends time volunteering for Kelowna Hospice (he wrote a song for the Kelowna Hospice House called Loving Beyond Goodbye). And he wrote a song, Better Land, for Soles4Souls with proceeds from the sale of the single going to Soles4Souls – an organization that gets shoes to people who need them in Canada and around the world.

James is also widely known to music fans from being featured on CMT Canada’s Big in a Small Town. He was one of 30 artists selected from across Canada to participate.

“Th ey e-mailed me and asked me to audition,” said James. “Th ey picked 30 artists from across Canada, two of them from B.C. It was a really cool experience. All the staff and crew treated us like gold. It also gave my album, Heart of the Matter, great exposure.”

Th e artist won a songwriting competition in 2002, sponsored by Factor, CMT and Country radio across the nation and released four singles last year. Now he and the Good Guys Band are working on completing a new album for release this year.

He has performed in venues from large concerts to store openings.

“When they want something small, it’s usually just me who performs,” said James. “If they want a duo, I bring along Mike Mueller of the Good Guys Band. When it’s a larger event, like the Dancin’ Barefoot Music Festival in Peachland, then the whole Good Guys Band shows up.”

For more about the artist visit www.gordenjames.com.

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Tuesday evening at Th e Exploration Place, the partners came together to share their experiences.

Mike Ray, who together with Matt Blake came up with the concept, said the idea had been fl oating around for some time.

“It was probably about March of 2010, Matt as saying he just seemed to be getting swamped at his business by charities asking for help, and he came to realize there were two things he was dealing with.”

Th e fi rst, and most obvious, was that a lot of local charities were looking for help. Th e second thing was that it was diffi cult for a business owner faced with all these requests to determine which ones were legitimate and which ones needed the most help.

“You could give yourself right out of existence as a business if you donated to everyone who asked,” Ray said.

So the two started looking at ways to make it easier for both groups to fi nd each other.

“We wanted to help charities in a way that meant little cost for them, and help businesses weed through the charities and develop favourability with their customers.”

Th ey looked at the various radio auctions held in the city, and decided the auction format was the way to go. Th en it was time to make it go.

“We talked to Dan Wingham (Integris Credit Union) last fall,” Ray says, “and he said, ‘I love it, but we’ve got a lot of stuff in the hopper right now. You guys do some more work on it and let us know when you’re ready.’”

Th at came this spring, with the fi rst move to a local charity.

“I sent an e-mail to Tracy Calogheros (at Th e Exploration Place) saying we had a way for them to make some money for their charity with very little work or expense on their part.

“I got an e-mail and a phone call almost

immediately. Th at gave us a lot of encouragement.”Th en it was back to Integris to update them.

Wingham said his company was onboard. Blake says that was a key component.

“Integris gave us credibility in the community. People know Integris, and how involved they are in the community. Our conversations with other businesses got a lot easier.”

By March, they had everything lined up. Th e Exploration Place, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and the Hospice Society of Prince George were the charities chosen for the fi rst round of A Bid for Change, and 19 local companies put in items for bids.

“We shot videos with the diff erent charities and companies,” Ray said, “showing how they worked with the community.”

Blake says they didn’t want the videos to look like ads.

“We wanted to tell the stories of local businesses investing locally.”

Half of the money raised went to the charities. Some of the rest went to expenses, some went back to the businesses involved, some was kept in a fund for the next round. Each of the businesses involved was also allowed to pick which of the charities its proceeds would go to.

Each of the charities was also asked to pick a specifi c project or aspect the money would be used for. On Tuesday night, the results were made public.

• Th e Exploration Place received $1,445 to

help with family passes for families otherwise unable to aff ord them

• Big Brother Big Sisters received $600 for activity bins at the schools they work with

• Hospice Society received $1,600 to help them help people who needed their services, but could not aff ord

themDonalda Carson of the Hospice

Society expressed the thoughts of all the charities involved.

“I can’t express enough gratitude to you guys.

“We basically had to do nothing for this funding.”

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Allan WISHART/Free PressMatt Blake, left, of A Bid for Change and Donalda Carson of the Hospice Society, David Bird of Integris Credit Union and Rebecca Sharpe of Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Tracy Calogheros of Exploration Place and Mike Ray of A Bid for Change hold the cheques presented to the three local charities Tuesday evening.

Hockey fans will be in for a treat at the 10th annual Commonwealth Cup golf tournament.

Some familiar hockey names will be here for the event. Prince George’s own Darcy Rota will be the honorary chair of the charity event.

“Darcy Rota is not just an NHL star, he is ‘our’ NHL star” said Dan McLaren, chair of the Commonwealth Cup, referencing Rota’s many years as a resident of Prince George.

Rota was fi rst at the Commonwealth Cup in 2009 and named honorary mayor by then Prince George mayor Colin Kinsley.

“It gives me great pleasure to be named as the honorary chair for the 10th Annual Commonwealth Cup,” said

Rota, in a press release. “Th is wonderful event has raised more than $250,000 for worthwhile charities in Prince George.”

Rota spent 11 seasons in the National Hockey League, fi ve of which were with the Vancouver Canucks (1979 – 1984) at left wing.

Arriving in Prince George at age 11, he would go on to captain the Prince George midgets to a provincial championship. He was inducted into the Prince George Hall of Fame in 1998, and the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. Rota continues to have investments and business interests in Prince George.

Also attending the Commonwealth Cup will be Cliff Ronning and Dennis Kearns.

Ronning played with the Canucks in the early nineties and is still a much talked about player. His grit and determination were evident when in the 1995 Stanley Cup fi nals he played game seven with a broken hand.

Kearns made his NHL debut in the fall of 1971 with the Vancouver Canucks. Kearns would play his next 10 years in Vancouver, becoming a star playmaker with extraordinary skill on off ense and the power play. His best years were 1976 to 1978. While recovering from injuries he averaged fi ft y assists a season and played on the Canadian National Team at the World Championships.

Kearns was called by Th e Hockey News the “Denis Potvin of the West.”

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It comes around.“In Grade 12,” Gerry Chidiac says, “I took a

course called Cultures in Confl ict, and it really made an impact on me.”

Chidiac went on to work in global development projects, before returning to Prince George as a teacher at Duchess Park Secondary.

Last week, he received an award from the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre for a course he developed at the school.

Th e name of the course? Cultures in Confl ict.“It been off ered here since 2008, and is very well-

received. It’s been put on the timetable at PGSS for next year, and I know of a teacher in Valemount who is looking at adapting it for distance education.”

Th e course’s focus is on genocide, defi ned by the Oxford Canadian Dictionary as “the mass extermination of human beings, esp. of a particular race or nation.”

Last week, Chidiac was in Vancouver to receive the Kron Sigal Award for Excellence in Holocaust Education. He was honoured, along with Kayla Dominelli of Springvalley Middle School (Kelowna), for demonstrating “dedication to teaching students about the Holocaust and its important lessons for humankind.”

Th e Holocaust, the extermination of the Jews by the Nazis during the 1930s and 40s, is a major component of the course.

“We study the Armenian genocide, the Holocaust and the Rwanda genocide mainly,” Chidiac says. “We touch on the Congo, but there are so few resources available from there, it’s diffi cult to do much.”

Th e Congo holds a special interest for Chidiac, since it was one of the places he worked while doing global development projects.

“It was great to visit the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre,” Chidiac says.

“It’s a great resource. With the technology available, I’m trying to fi gure out ways to link up with them for the course. Th ey have

online exhibits, of course, but they also present symposiums for students and teachers online.”

In his acceptance speech for the Kron Sigal Award, Chidiac talked about why he thought teaching about the Holocaust was important.

“I am of German descent and it bothered me a great deal that my grandparents’ generation was responsible foe the most heinous crimes the world has ever seen. I asked myself how this could happen, and I found the answer.

“Th e reason is because so many people conformed, and so few had the courage to think for themselves, and even fewer had the courage to speak their thoughts.”

He says that is why teaching about the Holocaust and other genocides is important today.

“I want to teach my students to question. In a lot of classes, they don’t have the opportunity to question what the teacher says. Here, they do.

“We have to have an understanding of what happens. People have diff erent opinions, and people will disagree, but that’s OK. As long as we can discuss why we think a certain way, that’s the important thing.”

Th ere are many books Chidiac could turn to for Cultures in Confl ict, but one is central: Night, by Elie Wiesel.

“It is a very short read, but not an easy read,” Chidiac says. “He was just a teenager when he went into the concentration camps, so that impacts the students.”

He tests them on the book, and gives them a choice: Th ey can either do a written test, or produce a piece of art.

“Some of the art they have produced has been stunning.”

Students today, the workers of tomorrow, need to have more of a global education, he feels.

“We live in a global economy, but many of the experts we send to other countries may not know much about what is going on in the cultures of those countries. Because of this, they may tend to stay focused on their area of expertise, and not wee what impact it is having on the people.

“Treating people well is good business. Understanding and respecting their culture is a good place to start.”


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process at work in the society, even if much of it isn’t structured.

“Th e parents of the older children can mentor the ones with younger children, letting them know what they’ve been through. Th e amount of technology available today is great, from new hearing aids to access to information.”

Gauthier said the mentoring doesn’t stop with the adults.

“I’ve noticed some of the older children working with the younger ones, helping them through things.”

Woodward said the society is using modern technology to get the word out about its activities.

“We have a Facebook page and a website. A lot of the stuff was designed by a couple of CNC students, Jason Peters and Jordann Audet, as a project for one of their New Media classes.”

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Maureen Davis talked about numbers before the fi rst Ride Don’t Hide bike ride for mental health in Prince George.

“Vancouver started their ride three years ago with 50 riders,” the local executive director of the Canadian Mental Health Association told about 25 riders gathered on River Road on Sunday morning. “If you do a population comparison, we’re way ahead of them.”

Th e ride was being held province-wide on Sunday, with Shoppers Drug Mart coming on board as a major sponsor. Th e goal is to support mental health programs for women and their families.

Local health advocate Sherry Ogasawara said Ride Don’t Hide was a great event for a number of reasons.

“Mental health is one of the few remaining stigmas out there, because people don’t understand what it means. Th e bike ride is great for a couple of reasons. First, it gets the issue out into public, so people can understand it better. Second, fun and exercise are two key areas for improving your health in all areas, including mental.”

Ogasawara also mentioned the Shoppers Drug Mart team, dressed in their own riding outfi ts and led by general manager Frank Lucarelli, as “looking very professional”.

Lucarelli played that comparison down quickly, noting, “It’s all smoke and mirrors.”

“Today is a great day for exercising the spirit,” he said. “Now let’s exercise the mind and body too.”

Robyn Long is one of those who knows what the ride means in the long run.

“I was diagnosed with a mental disorder years ago. It has not been easy, especially when people don’t know what your issues are. Taking medication day in and day out, changing medication amounts, adding new meds and then having to juggle the numbers again – it’s not fun.”

And while she says she still has problems, there are lights at the end of the tunnel.

“With help from the CMHA, I got my life back in order.

“I like to be who I am now.”

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Th e annual Prince George Symphony Orchestra book sale starts today (June 28) and runs until July 1 at the corner of 20th Avenue and Victoria Street the old Wood Wheaton location). Th e sale runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. It’s a great way to pick up summer reading material (by donation) and support the PGSO at the same time.

ROAD RUNNERSLocal Celtic musical artists Out of Alba will be

in concert at Artspace above Books and Company on June 29. Special guests Ivan and Wyn, a dynamic young duo, will open the evening with their own brand of Celtic music. Th e show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, available at Books and Company on Th ird Avenue.

Th e RCMP Musical Ride will be in Prince George for two shows at the Outdoor Ice Oval, behind CN Centre. Shows are July 13 at 7 p.m. and July 14 at 2 p.m, so bring your lawn chairs and blankets to sit and watch the show. Th e barns behind the Livestock Arena will also be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day (except during the shows) so you can get a closer look at the horses. Advance tickets available at the RCMP offi ces and Community Policing offi ce.

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Paul Vezina, left, of Le Cercle des Canadiens francais shakes hands with 2015 Canada Winter Games CEO Stu Ballantyne after the two signed an agreement which sees Le Cercle as the official lan-guages partner for the Games. Cariboo-Prince George MP Dick Harris and Games coordinator of sponsorship mar-keting Melissa Russwurm were also on hand.

Th e 2015 Canada Winter Games celebrated St. Jean Baptiste Day with a big announcement.

Le Cercle des Canadiens français de Prince George will serve as the Offi cial Languages Partner for the 2015 Canada Winter Games.

A Memorandum of Agreement signed during festivities on Saturday formally acknowledges the partnership between the 2015 Games and Le Cercle des Canadiens français de Prince George. Th e agreement will help in the recruitment of bilingual volunteers, translation, off er language training assistance for 2015 Games staff and volunteers, and provide cultural initiatives and performances at Games time.

“Th e Canada Games is a national sporting event; therefore, both offi cial languages of Canada are equally represented,” explained 2015 Games CEO Stuart Ballantyne in a press release. “We are fortunate that Prince George has such a strong Francophone community, led in part by Le Cercle des Canadiens français de Prince George and their community programs. Already they’ve played a big part in the 2015 Games, and we look forward to working with them to continue to

ensure that both offi cial languages are represented role in our public communications and programming.”

“We can already feel the energy of the 2015 Canada Winter Games through our community members’ enthusiasm,” said Paul Vezina, President of Le Cercle des Canadiens français, the Prince George French Canadian Association. “ Our offi cial partnership announcement with the 2015 Canada Winter Games Society confi rms that both offi cial languages of Canada will shine even more throughout our region. It is together that we will be able to ensure the success of this national event.”

Le Cercle des Canadiens français has been in existence since 1960 and was incorporated in 1979. Th e French Community Centre, acquired in 1987, is located near Historic Fort George Park and includes a college with employment services. Th e mandate is to unite French-speaking individuals in order to promote the French language, culture and heritage. Another purpose is to also provide a visibility in the community, to counter assimilation, and to reach to the whole population in regards to various services in French.

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Th ere’s a buzz around the Prince George Public Library these days, and it’s not all about the new Knowledge Garden being constructed next door.

No, it’s about the summer reading program, which launches July 5, and is called Up, Up and Away!

While that particular slogan may be more associated with costumed superheroes, for the library this summer, the fl ying creatures associated with the program are bees.

Yes – bees. Th is summer, children will have the chance to help families in Ghana with Books for Bees. It’s a simple process. You pick a bee, and colour it any way you want. Place your bee at the start of the course, and watch him make a beeline for fun. For every book you read, the

bee moves towards the hive. When you read 10 books, he makes it to the hive, and $10 is donated to Books for Bees.

Th e program is run through Plan Canada. For every $55 raised, one beekeeping kit is purchased, and given to a family in Ghana. Selling the honey produced by the bees earns them money for food, clothing, shelter and education.

Th e program is for children aged 0 to 12, and will run at both libraries, with a number of specialized programs for diff erent age groups.

Th e Up, Up and Away kickoff party is set for July 5 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the downtown branch, and it’s a great chance to participate in fun activities, learn more about bees, and pick up your reading record for the summer.

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Are you a teen who sees yourself as the next Stephen Spielberg?

Th en you might want to take a look at the YABBIEs, a video contest organized by the Youth Advisory Board (YAB) of the Prince George Public Library.

“Th is is the second time we’ve done the contest,” says teen librarian Amy Dawley. “Th e fi rst ones were in 2011, and it was something we fi gured teens could do during the summer to have some fun.”

And while there were no YABBIEs last year, this year the YAB itself led the charge.

“We have a lot more people this year,” says board member Courtney Howard, “so there’s enough people to do all the jobs.”

Th ere are two main categories, and each of them has a time limit of eight minutes. Videos can be submitted to Best Original Short Film or Best Original Short Comedy.

“We have a time limit,” Dawley says, “so the judges can watch all the fi lms fairly easily.”

Th e judges will screen the entries, with the

top picks in each category being screened at the YABBIE Awards ceremony on Aug. 15.

“Th ey’re short enough that we can show all the ones the judges have nominated,” Dawley says.

Th e categories are wide open by design, to allow fi lmmakers to let their imaginations run wild, and you don’t need to have a lot of fancy equipment to make a good movie.

“I expect a lot of people will be using their iPhones and stuff like that,” Howard says. “It makes it pretty easy to just shoot whenever you want.”

Howard herself is pumped about this year’s contest for a simple reason.

“Th is year, YAB members can enter. Th e fi rst time, we couldn’t, but this year there’s enough people to act

as judges, and the rest of us can make our own fi lms.”

Th e rules are very simple. Entries can be from a single person or a group, but everyone has to be between the ages of 12 and 18. Videos have to be a maximum of eight minutes. Shoot your video, post it online, and e-mail a link to [email protected] with “Yabbies submission” as the subject. Include your full names and phone number in the e-mail – and have fun.

Entries must be submitted by Aug. 9 at 5:30 p.m.

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It is an event planned by Elders for Elders.

Th e 37th annual BC Elders Gathering will be held in Prince George, hosted by Lheidli T’enneh Nation, from July 9 to 11.

“We’re expecting about 2,500 people each day.” says project manager Rena Zatorski of Red Earth Management. “Th is is not a small event.”

Zatorski says the defi nition of an Elder depends on the individual Nations.

“Some of them may have a specifi c age someone has to be to be considered an Elder; others may recognize people based on their wisdom or contribution to the Nation.”

She emphasized an Elder, whatever other qualifi cations the Nation may set, “needs to know their language and culture.”

Th e opening day, July 9, will be held at the CN Centre, while the events on July 10 and 11 will be at the University of Northern B.C.

Northern Sport Centre. Zatorski notes that, as in any event this large, the agenda is still being worked on.

“We’ve got the main portions of the agenda and the workshops set, but there almost always going to be last-minute changes, so we’re updating the website (www.37theldersgathering.ca) all the time.”

Dignitary speakers for July 10

are scheduled to include Grand Chief Ed John of the United Nations and Union of BC Indian Chiefs Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, while Carrier Sekani Tribal Council Tribal Chief Terry Teegee and Metis Nation of BC vice-president Annette Maurice are among the keynote speakers slated for July 11.

Th e theme of this year’s Gathering is “Honour Your

Journey”, and the Lheidli T’enneh will be keeping to this theme by marking the 100th anniversary of its forced relocation from what is now downtown Prince George to its current reserve. As part of the ceremony on July 9, a fi lm depicting the 100-year journey of the band will be shown at CN Centre, with music by the Prince George Symphony Orchestra and the Lheidli T’enneh Drum Group.

Zatorski says the workshop agenda for the gathering is developed by Elders.

“Th e organizers meet with the Elders to decide what areas they would like to have speakers from and workshops in.”

Organizing for this year’s event started at the end of September, with a core group of fi ve or six people.

“Last yeat,” Zatorski says, “the Sto’lo Nation had 20 or 25 people

working on the gathering, but they had to put it together in about three months.

“We’ve had more time, so we’ve found the smaller group has worked well.”

Th e workshops cover a range of topics, from craft s such as friendship scarves and cedar-bark headbands to plat workshops (using the UNBC Traditional Garden) and elder abuse.

One of the fi nal events on July 11 will be a decision on where the 2014 Gathering will be held. Zatorski says there is no set rotation for the Gathering to be in diff erent regions of the province.

“Any Nation can put in a bid for the Gathering,” she says. “Th ere are a lot of logistics involved, and there will be a lot of people. Every room in the city is booked, and we still have people looking to register.”

Last month, I wrote about how the Prince George Council of Seniors (PGCOS) has been actively providing services in this community for over two decades, and I mentioned that PGCOS members are welcome to attend meetings and might want to consider volunteering with us.

I love discovering you folks out there actually read my column – especially when you strike up conversations about it on city transit!

One of you astutely asked, “Do I need to be a member to access PGCOS services?” Great question! Th e answer is NO – our services are available to anyone aged 55 or older.

Another one of you asked, “What are you going to off er me at your Seniors Resource Centre?”

Th e fi rst part of my answer is simple – a smile and a listening ear. We know many seniors feel unheard or voiceless in today’s hurry-up technologically oriented world. We know that sometimes just talking about a concern with a live, caring human being does wonders.

Th e rest of my answer is a bit more complex. We can set you up to talk at length with one of our trained volunteers, or we can arrange for another volunteer to give you a friendly phone call once or twice a week. We can even arrange for a volunteer visitor to come to your home.

We can also provide information about a huge variety of practical services and forms of assistance. If our knowledgeable front offi ce staff don’t know the answer to your specifi c question, we like to think

they are pretty darned talented at ferreting out the right source for that answer. We can even off er you a beginner’s computer class so you can learn to “Google” your own answers.

Th at being said, we can’t fi x everything. We cannot make your pension cheque bigger – but we can tell you about provincial rent subsidies and taxi saver coupons. We cannot make your Home and Community Care worker spend more time with you – but we can off er you Meals on Wheels and provide a list of local housekeepers who will work for reasonable rates. We cannot buy your new hearing aids – but we can (usually) off er some fi nancial assistance for dentures.

As much as we would all love to, we cannot work magic – although annual donations for our Christmas hampers seem to appear like magic. However, our Board and Advocacy Committee can inform our elected offi cials about your needs.

So now do you have a better idea of what your Seniors Resource Centre at 721 Victoria St. has to off er? We’re open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. Why don’t you drop by for your free smile?

Lola-Dawn Fennell is a young-at-heart grandmother, UNBC graduate, and general manager of the Prince George Council of Seniors.

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Orchestra book sale, June 28, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., old Wood Wheaton building (20th and Victoria).

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Ultimate Frisbee Tournament, June 29, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Edgewood School. Information: Greg 250-564-5191 or visit www.pgultimate.bc.ca.PG Symphony

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Seminar on domestic violence, June 29, 2 p.m., Sikh Temple, 443 S. Kelly St. Guest speaker: Sgt. Sidhu. Information: Kirpal Minhas 250-964-4626.

Nechako Flea Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd.

A Butler’s Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave.

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a.m.-7 p.m., old Wood Wheaton building (20th and Victoria).

Nechako Flea Market, Sundays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd.

A Butler’s Market, Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave.

Meat draw, Royal Canadian Legion, 3-5 p.m., sponsored by Peace Keepers Proceeds to Alzheimer and MS societies and others.

MONDAYCanada Day, July 1,

10 a.m.-4 p.m., Huble Homestead Historic Site, 40km north of Prince George, just off Highway 97 on Mitchell Road. Shuttle rides available: 250-564-7033.PG Symphony

Orchestra book sale, July 1, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., old Wood Wheaton building (20th and Victoria).

Tai Chi, Mondays, 1:30 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr.

Cariboo Toastmasters meet, Mondays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Ramada Hotel, - 444 George St. Information: caribootoastmasters.com or Laura (250) 961-3477.

Northern Twister Square Dance Club meets Mondays, 7 p.m., Knox United Church basement. Information: Gys 250- 563-4828 or Reta 250-962-2740.

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p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr.

Buddhist meditation class, Tuesdays, 7:15-8:45 p.m., 320 Vancouver St. Information: 250-962-6876 or www.tilopa.org.

Spruce Capital Toastmasters meet Tuesdays, 7:25 p.m., 102-1566 7th Ave. Information: Tom 250-562-3402.

Sweet Adelines women’s four-

part chorus meets Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Studio 2880. New members welcome. Information: Kathleen 250-563-2975.

Hospital retirees meeting, first Tuesday of the month, 9 a.m., Prince George Golf Club. Information 250-563-7497 or 250-563-2885.

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fourth Wednesday, 9 a.m., D’Lanos. Information: Lois 250-563-6928.Army Cadet

Rangers free youth program, meets Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Connaught Youth Centre. Information: Sondra 250-963-9462 or Andrew 250-981-8270.

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Union meets second Thursday of the month, 6 p.m., 1575 Fifth Ave.Plaza 400

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Prince George Toastmasters meet Thursdays, 7:15 p.m., AiMHi, 950 Kerry St. Information: pgtoastmasters.com, Joyce 250-964-0961.

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ECRA Forever Young Chorus meet Thursdays, 12:45 p.m., ECRA, 1692 10th Ave.

Prince George Grassroots Cribbage Club registration, 6:30 p.m. play 6:45 p.m., Thursdays, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Information: Gerda 250-564-8561.

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COPD support group meets Wednesday, 1 p.m., AiMHi. Information: Nancy 250-561-1393.

Heartbeat, a group for mutual support of those who have lost a loved one through suicide, meets monthly at CMHA office. Information:

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Thursday Tops (take off pounds sensibly) 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Knox United Church,1448 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-564-6336 (days), 250-964-4851 (evenings).

Elks’ meat draw, Thursday, 4:30- 6 p.m., Legion. Proceeds to Elks’ Children’s Fund.

Rainbows grief and loss program for ages 5-15, registering for the fall session. No charge. Information: Catherine 250-563-2551.

Tea Time for the Soul. Would you like someone to listen to you? Come, listen, and share while enjoying a cup of tea. Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. at Forest Expo House, 1506 Ferry Ave. No cost. For more information, Jesse or Catherine at 250-563-2551.

Singles and friends, social group of people of

all ages and diverse backgrounds, meets Wednesdays, 7 p.m., A&W on 20th Avenue.

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Literacy Program works with adult learners and families on literacy, numeracy and computing skills. Information: 250-564-3568 ext. 228, or [email protected].

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Aboriginal Day celebrations on Friday at Fort George

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barbecue lunch with bannock, entertainment, music and

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M & M Meats and the Prince George Firefi ghters held a charity barbecue

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The Prince George Spruce Kings have completed a trade with the Coquitlam Express.

In a deal between Mainland Division rivals in the B.C. Hockey League, the Spruce Kings traded forward Jace Hennig to the Express for forward Brent Lashuk.

Lashuk is a 1994-born forward from Kelowna who played last season with the West Kelowna Warriors before getting dealt to the Express. He’s listed at 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds.

“It is always diffi cult to trade away a player like Jace,” Spruce Kings general manager Mike Hawes stated in a press release. “Jace is from Coquitlam and this trade was a matter of family before hockey. We certainly appreciate everything Jace did for the Spruce Kings and wish him well with his hometown team.”

Lashuk will arrive in Prince George for the start of the Spruce Kings main training camp, which begins on Aug. 23 at the Coliseum.

The Prince George LTN Contracting Peewee Knights are entering an important stretch in their baseball schedule, as they prepare to host the B.C. provincial AAA championships.

The Knights will be in Kamloops this weekend for the Sussex Insurance Invitational Tournament. They’ll face Sherwood Park, Alta., on Friday before a pair of games on Saturday, against Chilliwack and a host team from Kamloops.

The Knights host the provincial tournament from Aug. 8 to 11 at Spruce City Stadium.

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Virginia Tech goalkeeper Dayle Colpitts makes a diving save during a clinic on Sunday morning at the Michelle Lamarche Fields. For a story on Colpitts and her visit to Prince George, turn to Page C7.

Th e 2013 World Baseball Challenge has been given the green light.

Aft er a meeting on Tuesday evening, the organizing committee elected to move forward with the event.

World Baseball Challenge co-chair Jim Swanson is pleased to see the event move forward, and was quick to compliment the eff orts of the tournament’s marketing director.

“I think for all that he does in the community and for this event in particular, I think Shawn Rice should be named Citizen of the Year every year.”

Organizers held a meeting last week to look over their budget and discuss ways to gather more fi nancial support. Cuban fl ights had to be paid for this week and, facing a defi cit budget, the committee considered cancelling the tournament.

“Following a late push for fi nancial support, we are excited to be hosting this major sporting event for a third time. We are so thankful for those who showed their support for what this event does for the community and its profi le,” Rice, also a co-chair, stated in a press release. “Th is is the biggest sporting event in Prince George this year, people recognize that, and we’ve had tremendous backing from Mayor Shari

Green and Shirley Bond at every step, along with many others.

“We have a volunteer committee of 34 people and they all work very hard on this tournament. But all the vision and planning doesn’t become a reality without the corporate sector, their words of encouragement and their tangible participation. We continue to appreciate those who step up to make this community a great place to live.”

Th e tournament is scheduled for Aug. 13 to 22 (Aug. 23 rain date) at Citizen Field. Six teams have committed to participate: Team Canada, the U.S., Cuba, Japan, Chinese Taipei and the Bahamas. Th is is the third event of its kind in Prince George, and fi rst that’ll have U.S. and Cuban teams. Th e Cubans are the defending champions, having captured the 2011 tournament. Th e U.S. won Prince George’s inaugural World Baseball Challenge in 2009.

China (Beijing Tigers) and Germany have also been represented in the event.

“I know that pretty much every Major League team is expected to have a scout here,” Swanson said. “Hopefully we’ll bring something pretty spectacular to this event.”

Securing the teams and sponsors wasn’t an easy task. But Swanson acknowledged that, for most of the committee, the real work is now underway. Opening pitch is fewer than seven weeks away.

“We’re really in great shape. But some

of the diff erent climates have changed,” Swanson said.

In the release, sent on Wednesday morning, the World Baseball Challenge recognized their corporate partners and sponsors who help make the tournament a reality.

“We are further along in preparations for the World Baseball Challenge than for either 2009 or 2011, and the hard work will continue as we focus on putting this city’s best foot forward again in hosting Cuba, USA, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Bahamas and the host team, Canada,” Rice stated. “We encourage people to secure their seats for the entire tournament by going to Ticketmaster or online at www.ticketmaster.ca, and there are still outstanding opportunities for companies to get involved with sponsorship.”

Swanson encourages anybody interested to volunteer, as they’re seeking help in a variety of areas. He’s also hopeful having the tournament in August will help draw more spectators.

“A big part of our revenue objections comes from ballpark revenue, the game day projections and there’s nothing wrong with that. Th at is the main thing that we have to market and I think we’re in great shape to do it.”

Anybody interested in volunteering during the tournament can e-mail [email protected].

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Fastball is returning to Spruce City Stadium this weekend.

With a new name and focus, organizers of the fi rst annual Potskin-Ghostkeeper Memorial Open Fastball Tournament hope it becomes an annual event. Th e tournament replaces what used to be an annual native fastball tournament on the Canada Day long weekend.

Th is weekend’s tournament honours the late Len Potskin, Cory Ghostkeeper and Charlie Ghostkeeper. In April 2011, Len passed away at 40 years old. Th e deaths of Cory and Charlie followed, Cory passing away at 38 years old and Charlie in his 70s.

Chad Ghostkeeper noted that Charlie, his uncle, founded the former Canada Day tournament, a competition that’s been held since Chad was a child. Chad, one of the main organizers of this weekend’s event, turns 42 next month.

“He was basically one of those guys who was always there for his nephews or cousins or whatever to

help out, to succeed in sports,” Chad said.

Cory, Chad’s brother-in-law, was a competitive fastball player. Len also played the sport at a high level before moving into a manager role.

“Lenny was defi nitely a big part,” Chad said. “He was always a GM/coach guy so running tournaments, coaching teams, that kind of stuff and it’s another reason (for the tournament).”

Chad said they will honour the deceased and their families during an opening ceremony, scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.

“Instead of trying to have one (tournament) for each individual, it’s easier because everybody knows all three of them, that’s the thing. Th ey’re well known guys.”

As for the competition, 10 squads will battle for the title this weekend, including Prince George men’s league teams Big Guy Lake and

Custom Edge Sports. Th e list of visiting teams is led by Randy’s As, an Invermere based squad that’s utilized pick-up players in capturing national titles the past few years. Th e As roster this weekend will include Evan Potskin of Prince George.

Th ree teams from Alberta have committed to the event: Sturgeon Lake, Rozy’s Hitmen and the 86ers. Th e fi eld is rounded out by Westbank,

the Takla Lakers, Moricetown and Burns Lake.

Chad, who manages Custom Edge Sports, expects a competitive tournament.

“It’s going to be a mixture, you have at least six solid teams here with decent pitching,” he said during an interview on Tuesday.

Due to their success in recent seasons, the pre-tournament favourites may be the As. Chad also expects a talented Westbank entry. But home cooking will provide a boost to Big Guy Lake and Custom Edge Sports. Big Guy Lake is bolstering its roster with additions from the Spiritkeepers, the other squad in Prince George’s three-team men’s fastball league.

Randy’s As bring strong pitching and hitting, Ghostkeeper noted.

“I usually play for them too, but I’m running my own team this weekend.”

Th ree other Prince George players have suited up for the As: Evan Potskin, Randy Potskin and Brendon Creyke.

Despite declines in participation over the past decade, fastball is still alive in Prince George, due primarily to the group of committed players who return each year. Th e total of three teams in the men’s

league is about half of what it was 12 years ago.

Over the past few years, there hasn’t been a tournament on the Canada Day weekend. Th e return of competition could help generate interest and attract new players.

“Th e biggest thing is keeping the guys interested, playing one tournament,” said Chad, a father of six. “For myself, I still travel to the States and Vancouver quite a bit to go play, but for the guys, it’s just tough because (they work) camp jobs.”

Action gets underway on Friday at 7 p.m., with the fi nal scheduled for Sunday at 4:30 p.m. General admission is $5 per day, with a weekend pass for $10. Elders and children can attend for free. Th e proceeds support the families.

Up-to-date information on the tournament is available on Facebook. Search Potskin/Ghostkeeper Memorial Fastball Tournament.

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Allan WISHART/Free PressSherry Ogasawara, right, leads riders in the Ride Don’t Hide fundraiser through a warm-up session Sunday morning. The ride, which had more than 25 riders in Prince George, is a fundraiser for the Canadian Mental Health Association.

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Upsets early as lacrosse playoffs startTh e Shooters Pub Devils required

all 12 regular-season games to advance to the Prince George Senior Lacrosse Association playoff s.

In the postseason, they needed only one game to record their fi rst victory. Th e last team to clinch a berth recorded the fi rst upset of the playoff s on Tuesday evening.

Th e fourth-seeded Devils (4-8) had six fewer victories than the top-ranked Bandits (10-2) in the regular season. But they managed to take the early lead in their best-of-fi ve semifi nal series with a 14-13 triumph.

Th e Devils’ Danton Nicholson led all scorers on Tuesday. He enjoyed a 10-point outing and had a game-high eight goals. Teammate Andre Baldro had four goals and two assists. Baldro also recorded the game winner with 5:20 remaining in the third period.

Drew Doig led the Bandits off ensively with three goals and fi ve assists for eight points. Doig and teammate Damon Calfa fi nished tied atop the regular season individual scoring leaderboard with 83 points each. Calfa recorded 45

goals and 38 assists while Doig had 41 goals and 42 helpers.

Steve Brizan picked up the victory in the Devils net. Jamie Th orne took the loss in the Bandits goal.

Th e Bandits made a third-period push, trailing 11-7 when the fi nal frame began. But they fell short and tried to avoid falling behind two games to zero. Th ey met for Game 2 on Th ursday evening.

Th e second-seeded College Heights Pub Assault (9-3) are playing the third-ranked Quesnel Crossfi re (4-8) in the other best-of-fi ve semifi nal. Th e Assault defeated Quesnel 14-3 in their fi rst game on Monday night. Th ey played again on Wednesday evening.

Aft er a break for the Canada Day long weekend, the PGSLA playoff s will resume on Tuesday, when the Assault and Crossfi re meet for Game 3. Th e Bandits will play the Devils in their third game on Wednesday. Both games are scheduled for 8 p.m. at the Coliseum.

Th e league is rounded out by the Twisted Cork/Regional Security Stylers, who missed the playoff s with a 3-9 mark.

Th e Prince George Junior Panthers didn’t know exactly what to expect at the B.C. girls soft ball regional championships in Trail.

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silver at the U-12 girls’ squirt C tournament. Although they knew they were a win away from gold, losing to the host Greater Trail Steelers in the fi nal, second place

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was an impressive result for a squad unfamiliar with its competition going in.

“Th e girls performed amazingly this weekend,” Panthers head coach Jess Hudson stated in a press release. “We came to Trail not knowing what to expect, and the girls proved that our program in Prince George is just as competitive as programs across the province.”

Assistant coach Walter Colk was

also pleased: “Th ere is a lot of talent in these young players, I am very excited to have an opportunity to teach and work with them in peewee development over the next couple of years.”

Home cooking provided a boost for the Steelers, who cruised to a 9-2 victory in the championship game. Th e Panthers enjoyed a lopsided win of their own in the semifi nal round, blasting the Cranbrook Heat

Junior Panthers come home with provincial silver

Alistair McINNIS/Free PressTyler Halliday of the BX Pub Bandits, surrounded by Shooters Pub Devils, passes the ball to a teammate during Tuesday evening’s Prince George Senior Lacrosse Association playoff game at the Coliseum.

16-4. Shelby Betker hit a grand slam home run, while Amanda Pratt limited the Heat’s off ence.

Th e Panthers fi nished the preliminary round undefeated at 3-0. Th ey edged a diff erent Cranbrook team 14-13 on Friday evening before hammering the Westside Outlaws 15-1 on Saturday morning. Th e Panthers defeated the Kamloops Dynamite on Saturday aft ernoon.

Soft ball BC created regional championships a few years ago to give more players the opportunity to participate in a large tournament. Four regional championships are taking place across B.C. in the U-12 C level.

Th e Panthers’ roster was made up of squirt players in the Prince George Minor Girls Soft ball Association.

“I am in shock, 16 months ago the association was looking at folding and for the girls to go to a provincial competition and return with silver is incredible,” association president Mark Wendling stated in the release.

“As I understand it, this is the fi rst time in six years our players have medaled.”


Th e Prince George Youth Soccer Association has announced a long-term sponsorship commitment from the Treasure Cove Hotel.

With a long-term

agreement, the Treasure Cove Hotel has committed to help PGYSA in delivering youth soccer programs for the next 10 years. Th e commitment has a monetary value of

$100,000.“As a locally owned

business we try to give back as much as we can to our community. We are very excited to support the PGYSA and are committed to a

long-term partnership,” Treasure Cove operations manager Nigel Rimmer stated in a press release.

Th e PGYSA is a not-for-profi t youth soccer association that strives to support players, coaches and referees by providing appropriate programs,

a safe environment and excellent facilities. Th e organization requires sponsorship revenue to help facilitate soccer programs and support its members.

“PGYSA’s foundation is strong, both in the numbers of players we have registered and the types of programs we

are providing. Th is is due to the many hard-working volunteers associated with our organization, both past and present,” PGYSA executive director Len McNamara stated in the release. “It is now time to think of growth for our association; growth in terms of

programming and providing greater value to our players, coaches and referees. Th e long-term commitment today from the Treasure Cove Hotel will help in the eff ort to move forward and achieve these goals.”

For more on the PGYSA, visit www.pgysa.bc.ca.

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Soccer coach Richard Watt is keeping expectations realistic.

Th e Prince George Youth Soccer Association (PGYSA) U16 Kodiaks bench boss knows they’ll be in tough at the Les Sinnott Memorial Boys Provincial Cup (the B Cup championships) next weekend. Th ey may have the luxury of playing in their backyard, but they’ll face talented young players from the Lower Mainland and Okanagan.

“I doubt that we’re strong enough to win at provincials, but what I want is a good showing,” he says. “What I want is for us to, it sounds silly to say, but I want us to enjoy the experience.”

Watt doesn’t want his words to sound defeatist.

“I know that we’re capable of beating most teams on our day, if our day comes.”

Th e reality for the Kodiaks is that, although they’ll be more familiar with the pitch they play on, they’ll be battling athletes from more populated centres with a outdoor playing season.

“Th e problem that we have is that you’re going to play teams that have played together since last September, and while we did our tryouts and so on in February, we’ve played together since March,” he says.

Watt’s squad is one of fi ve PGYSA teams that’ll play at home during the B Cup tournament, scheduled for July 4 to 7 at the Rotary Soccer Complex. Although they’re the only Prince George team on the U16 schedule, the U14 and U18 draws each have a pair of PGYSA squads.

As hosts, the PGYSA teams get automatic berths into the tournament. Th e extra berths in the U14 and U18 schedules were granted as regional entries since there weren’t any other zone entries. Th e U16 draw has the regional representatives from Williams Lake.

Watt’s team carries a full roster of 18 players into the event. Th ey’re one of eight teams in the U16 tournament. Th ey’ll be joined in a four-team division with Terrace, Cliff Avenue United FC (Burnaby) and Kelowna United. Williams Lake will compete in the other four-team pool.

“Every year it’s a new team, it’s a brand new team, so it’s not like these guys have come through all of the way,” Watt says. “But there’s a core of them who have never had the chance to play provincials.”

Th e Youth Provincial A Cup and girls’ B Cup tournaments will also unfold next weekend. Th e A tournament will take place in Langley, while North Vancouver will play host to the girls’ B tournament. For a closer look at the tournaments, check the Free Press next week.

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Free Press file photoLocal teams will be hitting the pitch for soccer provincials in the near future.

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As a full-time university student, Dayle Colpitts’ study schedule may be less hectic in summer than spring.

But the warmer months are busy for other reasons. Since Colpitts is an elite soccer player, attending Virginia Tech University on an NCAA Division 1 scholarship, she spends a lot of hours during the off season training and staying in shape.

Th e Virginia Tech Hokies’ 21-year-old starting goalkeeper doesn’t have a lot of spare time, so give UNBC women’s soccer head coach Andy Cameron credit for securing her services for a weekend in Prince George. Colpitts travelled to Prince George to put on a goalkeeper clinic supported by UNBC and the Prince George Youth Soccer Association. She arrived on Friday and stayed in town until Monday.

Sessions were held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Michelle Lamarche women’s fi elds and Rotary Soccer Complex. Seventeen players between the ages of 13 and 18 registered for the camp.

“It’s been fantastic,” Colpitts said during a session on Sunday. “Th e kids are eager to learn and they learn very quickly so they all have very bright futures.”

Cameron started discussing the clinic idea with Colpitts a few months ago. He built a relationship with her while guiding the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds’ women’s soccer team. Th e Reds are based in Fredericton, Colpitts’ hometown. Furthermore, she played on a New Brunswick team coached by Cameron at the 2009 Canada Summer Games in Prince Edward Island.

“He’s a huge part of my success. He’s been one of my main coaches throughout my development in Fredericton when he was there, and basically, usually I’m playing in the summer,” Colpitts said.

Colpitts’ eff orts in soccer have taken her to the international stage. She was a member of the Canadian national team at the 2012 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Kobe, Japan.

“It was an amazing experience. Since I can remember, I’ve always wanted to play for Team Canada at international competitions,” she said. “It was all I could’ve asked for really, and Japan, it’s just an amazing country. I would love to go back.”

Academically, Colpitts is closing in on a biology degree. Entering her fourth and fi nal year of NCAA Division 1 eligibility, she plans on completing her biology program and wrapping up her tenure at Virginia Tech next spring. She’s interested in returning to Canada to attend medical school.

“But obviously soccer, I want to play for a while yet so that could be a little bit down the road.”

Th e weekend clinic focused on a variety of skills including footwork, ball handling, goal kicks, breakaway saves and crosses. Colpitts complimented the two UNBC participants, goalkeepers Jordan Hall and Kat Hartwig-Clay, for helping her train and guide youth players.

“Dayle, in the last fi ve years, she’s been exposed to professional goalkeeper coaches in Colorado last summer where she played, she’s been exposed to the Whitecaps, the Ottawa Fury,” Cameron said on Sunday. “She’s been exposed to a World Cup goalkeeper coach, two diff erent ones, and her own full-time goalkeeper coach in Virginia so she brings a lot of expertise that she’s been sharing this weekend. But on top of that, she’s female and a role model for up and coming young female goalkeepers.”

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Alistair McINNIS/Free PressVirginia Tech goalkeeper Dayle Colpitts attempts to stop the ball on Sunday morning at the Michelle Lamarche Fields.

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A volunteer-driven event that’s generated millions of dollars in economic activity has faced fi nancial challenges.

But running a 10-day tournament with some of the top international amateur baseball teams isn’t an inexpensive undertaking.

Regardless, I’m pleased the 2013 World Baseball Challenge organizing committee was able to secure more sponsors this month. Facing a tough decision during a meeting on Tuesday evening, they decided to proceed with this year’s tournament, scheduled for Aug. 13 to 22 at Citizen Field.

Th e major reason they needed to make a go or no go decision seven weeks prior to opening pitch relates to Team Cuba. Flights for the Cubans needed to be covered this week. Other international powerhouses like Japan typically follow the Cubans, so if they didn’t commit to the fl ights, the tournament loses it’s appeal. Anybody who thinks this tournament could be just as successful without the Cubans doesn’t follow baseball. Major League Baseball scouts were following the Cubans around in 2011, one scout even suggesting if they signed with MLB teams, their salaries could top $200 million.

World Baseball Challenge organizers faced some criticism for their cry out for support, people pointing towards their defi cit from the 2011 event and suggesting there are more worthwhile causes to support, charitable organizations.

Th is event supports the community in its own way. Th e impact can be seen off of the diamond. Visitors spending money in Prince George, speaking positively of our hospitality and services, building relationships with local residents. Th is event enriches the lives of this city’s residents, a pure volunteer eff ort creating positive memories.

Furthermore, the push for more support has raised awareness of an event that people may have taken for granted. Organizers were almost at a point of cancelling the tournament, and with Prince George a last-minute city, we can expect more supporters

to join the eff ort over the next month and a half.

In the 2011 tournament, heavy rain wiped out Opening Day, which organizers count on to get the event off on the right foot. Mother Nature hurt attendance fi gures two years ago, and I can’t imagine we’ll see weather that bad in August.

World Baseball Challenge supporters can celebrate this decision to move forward. Hands down, this is the biggest sports event in Prince George prior to

the 2015 Canada Winter Games.Now the real work begins.Cup FavouritesTh e day aft er the Chicago Blackhawks

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Chicago was next in line at 15/2. Th e runners-up this season, the Boston Bruins, were third (9/1) while the St. Louis Blues (12/1) were fourth.

Th e Vancouver Canucks, despite facing many question marks, had the highest odds among Canadian teams. Th e Canucks and Los Angeles Kings were tied for fi ft h at 14/1.

New ScheduleWhile certain habits are hard to change,

I’m impressed how smooth transitions are sometimes.

Of course, the fi rst rule I set for myself this week was not to procrastinate. I seemed to manage OK, still getting photos taken and a few interviews conducted on the

weekend, with stories complete by Monday aft ernoon. Th at put me in a good position early this week. We know we can’t treat a weekly paper as a break in the workload, since it’s a larger issue with more content.

Yet oddly enough, I found the timing of one of my regular contributions change. I’m referring to this column. When the Full Court Press ran in our now extinct Wednesday issue, I made a habit of completing it by Monday morning. On many weeks, I’d use the weekend to get a head start on it. With Tuesday no longer a production day, I started it on Tuesday this week, completing it on Wednesday morning.

Yes, we weren’t bluffi ng. We’ve turned into a Friday weekly edition. With the new edition, we’ve introduced a new layout. While we seemed to manage getting stories completed to fi ll the holes, putting this issue together on Wednesday was a diff erent story. Or, as I typed this Tuesday, I suspected it would be.

Perhaps what makes reporters so adaptable to change is the nature of our careers. We cover diff erent stories, some even unplanned (known as spot news), and see aspects of our jobs change with technological advances.

Th is isn’t a minor adjustment. Shortly aft er the Free Press opened in 1994, it moved to a bi-weekly edition and stayed that way until this week’s move. Th is is certainly one of the biggest adjustments I’ve had to make since taking over as sports

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Common belief in sports states that there can only be one “winner” (in a league). Th e rest are oft en classifi ed as “losers”. Th at statement has never been more evident than this year in the NHL and NBA.

Th e Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup for the second time in four seasons and unquestionably deserved to capture

Lord Stanley’s Mug. Th ey put an exclamation mark to their President’s Trophy with a terrifi c playoff run that included winning three elimination games.

But should the other 29 teams feel like losers? Th e second-place

Boston Bruins feel empty aft er losing Game 6 to Chicago, surrendering two late goals 17 seconds apart.

Th e semi-fi nalists Pittsburgh and L.A. feel like underachievers as the Penguins had the talent to win, not just score two goals in four games against the Bruins, while the Kings failed to defend their title as they only went fi ve games with the Blackhawks.

Th e quarter-fi nalists are distraught: the Rangers even fi red their coach, the Sharks went in the tank again, the Red Wings have to live with blowing a 3-1 series lead, and Daniel Alfredsson’s objective was not to get smoked by the Penguins.

Th e fi rst round teams that were eliminated (Vancouver, Anaheim, St. Louis, Minnesota, Montreal, Washington, the Islanders and Toronto) all expected more. In the Leafs’ case, their meltdown against the Bruins will go down in infamy. Th e Canucks needed a scapegoat for their winless eff ort and found one in Alain Vigneault and subsequently fi red him.

Of course, it’s an utter failure for the 14 NHL teams that did not even reach the playoff s. Some years, there is a team like Phoenix in 2012 that makes an unexpected run when the Coyotes reached the Western Final; however, in this shortened season there was no Cinderella that emerged to make a statement.

Moreover, the NHL playoff s were similar to the NBA as the runner-up San Antonio Spurs will always be remembered as the team that blew a title, surrendering a fi ve-point lead in Game 6 against Miami with less than 25 seconds left .

It may not be fair, but fans are now conditioned to believe in leagues like the NHL and NBA, only one team can feel satisfi ed and even euphoric while the other 29 end up in misery, but at least they have plenty of company.

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period and John Tortorella did his best to engage the media the day he was offi cially named the 17th head coach in the history of the Vancouver Canucks. It was a relaxed, gentler Tortorella, who was naturally upbeat. Day 1 on the job always provides a positive outlook with enthusiasm, opportunity and a chance to look towards

the future.Tortorella said all the right things:

he wants more bite from the players, including the Sedins, he is looking for more accountability from the veterans starting with the Sedins, it’s his dream to coach in Canada, he hates losing, and yes, he promises to ‘cultivate’ and improve his relationship with the media.

Initially, this sounds encouraging, and I am sure “Torts” sold himself well to fans and reporters like he did to GM Mike Gillis and the ownership group.

Let’s not kid ourselves. Th e fi rst date oft en shows promise. Th ere’s that glitter in the eye as amazingly the demons just seem to vanish. Everyone loves to throw around the words “excited.” and fresh start.

If Torts wins in the playoff s, his confrontational style, coaching methods and off ensive and defensive systems will be secondary.

Leopards oft en don’t change their spots and really no one is asking Tortorella to change. Chances are heavily weighted that Tortorella will be like the previous 16 Canucks coaches that did not bring the Stanley Cup to Vancouver, but maybe we can all agree that this journey may provide stimulating discussion.

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Bruins pulled off a collapse so awful you fi gured Bill Buckner had to be involved.

In honor of the Chicago Blackhawks, the Cubs put in lights on their stadium Monday night “2013 Stanley Cup Champions.” Might be the only time in many people’s lifetimes they will see the word “Champions” at Wrigley Field.

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Th e poet Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton once said it’s “not the prize that gives joy, but striving to win the prize.” I’m thinking the Chicago Cubs must be positively giddy.

Th e American Heart Association says walking is just as good as running in preventing cardiac illness among seniors. So good news for Nationals manager Davey Johnson; all those trips to the mound are paying off .

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Th ere are similarities between the Prince George Cougars’ 2012-13 and 2013-14 schedules.

Th e Western Hockey League team’s 2013-14 regular-season schedule was announced on Wednesday. Just like last season, the team will open its 72-game schedule south of the border and wrap it up at home against the Kamloops Blazers.

Last year, the Cougars opened their schedule with a road doubleheader against the Everett Silvertips. Th e Silvertips are one of three U.S. Division teams the Cats will visit during a three-game road trip. Th ey’ll meet the Portland Winterhawks on Sept. 20, the Silvertips on Sept. 21 and Tri-City Americans on Sept. 22.

Th e Cougars will also open their CN Centre schedule against Kamloops, the Blazers representing the opposition for their home-opening doubleheader on Sept. 27 and 28. Another B.C. Division rival, the Victoria Royals, will visit CN Centre on Oct. 1 and 2 before the Cougars visit Kamloops on Oct. 5.

Since the Cougars visited the Central Division in the 2012-13 campaign, they will return to the East Division next season. Th ey’ll meet all six squads in the division during a Saskatchewan and Manitoba road swing from Jan. 24 to Feb. 1.

Th e prairie swing is one of two six-game road sets this season. Th e Cats will also play six consecutive road games from Dec. 13 and 30. Th at stretch will see them visit the Tri-City (Dec. 13), the Spokane Chiefs (Dec. 14) and Giants (Dec. 15) in

their fi nal set before Christmas. Th ey’ll play three more road games aft er the holiday break, visiting the Royals for a doubleheader (Dec. 27 and 28) before stopping in Vancouver (Dec. 30).

Th e Americans will also provide the opposition for the annual Teddy Bear and Toque Toss Game. Th is year, the event will unfold on Dec. 7 at CN Centre, the second half of a doubleheader. Unlike past seasons, the Cougars’ Teddy Bear and Toque Toss game won’t be the fi nal contest before their Christmas break.

Th e Cougars’ longest homestand of the season is six games. Th e stretch will see them play three consecutive doubleheaders, against the Calgary Hitmen (Oct. 25 and 26), Vancouver Giants (Oct. 29 and 30) and Kelowna Rockets (Nov. 1 and 2).

Th e Cougars’ regular season concludes with a home-and-home doubleheader against the Blazers, March 14 in Kamloops and March 15 at CN Centre.

Th e Cougars will try and improve on a 2012-13 campaign in which they fi nished second last in the 10-team Western Conference with 21 wins, 43 losses, two overtime setbacks and six shootout defeats (21-43-2-6). Th ey missed the playoff s for the third time in four years.

Next season will mark the 20th anniversary campaign for the Cougars in Prince George. As part of the home opener festivities on Sept. 27, the Cougars will introduce commemorative 20th

anniversary jerseys, that they’ll wear for the contest against the Blazers. Th e 2013-14 season also marks the fi rst for 94XFM as the offi cial broadcast partner of the Cougars. Th e Cougars announced the agreement with Vista Radio, ending a 19-year relationship with the Jim Pattison Group, at a press conference early this month.

Pre-seasonTh e Prince George Cougars

also announced their 2013-14 pre-season schedule this week.

Five exhibition games will serve as a tune-up for the Cats. Once again, they’ll hit the ice in the Oil Kings Tournament in Edmonton on the Labour Day long weekend. Th ey’re scheduled to meet the Red Deer Rebels on Aug. 31 and Medicine Hat Tigers on Sept. 1.

Th e Oil Kings will visit Prince George for a CN Centre doubleheader on Sept. 6 and 7. Th e Cougars will stay home to conclude their schedule, Sept. 14 against the Blazers.

Import DraftTh e Cougars hold the fourth

overall selection in this year’s Canadian Hockey League Import Draft .

Th e draft is scheduled for July 3. Th e Vancouver Giants, WHL rivals in the B.C. Division, hold the fi rst overall selection. Th e Ottawa 67s (Ontario Hockey League) are listed second, with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League) coming in third.

As a result of changes approved by the CHL, this is the last import draft in which teams can select goalies.

Th e Prince George Spruce Kings haven’t played a B.C. Hockey League game at the Coliseum since March 19.

Th e last squad to visit the Spruce Kings’ home will be the opposition for their fi rst regular season home game in the 2013-14 campaign. Th e Chilliwack Chiefs, who ended the Spruce Kings’ 2012-13 season, will hit the Coliseum ice for a doubleheader on Sept. 13 and 14.

On Monday, the BCHL announced that it has fi nalized its regular-season schedule. Each team will play 58 games, an increase from 56 in the 2012-13 season.

Th e Sept. 13 game will be the third contest, since each of the league’s 16 clubs will play a pair of games at the season-opening Bauer BCHL Showcase from Sept. 6 to 8 at Prospera Centre in Chilliwack. Th e Showcase schedule has the Spruce Kings meeting a pair of Island Division teams, the Cowichan Valley Capitals on Sept. 7 and Nanaimo Clippers on Sept. 8.

Th e Showcase games will count as one home and one road contest, leaving the Spruce Kings with 28 home dates.

With their return to the Mainland Division, the majority of the Spruce Kings’ contests will be against their four divisional opponents: the Chiefs, defending league champion Surrey Eagles, Langley Rivermen and Coquitlam Express. Th irty-four of their 58 games will be within the division. Th ey’ll meet the Chiefs and Eagles eight times each, with 18 games against Langley and Coquitlam. Th ey get the extra home game against the Rivermen, and will visit Coquitlam once more than the other three squads.

Th e Spruce Kings’ remaining 24 games will be interdivision contests, split evenly between the Interior and Island. Th ey’ll visit each of those 11 teams, and also welcome each of those squads to the Coliseum.

Th e Island Division is rounded out by the Victoria Grizzlies, Alberni Valley Bulldogs and Powell River Kings. Th e Interior Division is made up of the Penticton Vees, Merritt Centennials, Salmon Arm SilverBacks, Vernon

Vipers, West Kelowna Warriors and Trail Smoke Eaters.Th e Spruce Kings’ regular-season schedule will wrap

up on Feb. 28 against the Rivermen at the Coliseum, the second half of a doubleheader.

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Free Press File PhotoPrince George Spruce Kings forward Chad Staley tries pursuing the puck past the Chilliwack Chiefs’ Josh Hansen during a B.C. Hockey League playoff game in March at the Coliseum.

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How do you like the new look?It’s been a long, long time since

we here at the Free Press went through such a complete change of look. We’ve done some tweaking over the years, but this new look is completely different.

It’s been a hectic week for us here, so if we looked a little frazzled this week it had little to do with the Hawks winning the Cup or pondering whether the Calgary Stampede will go ahead.

It has everything to do with learning new systems, learning

that some of the new system doesn’t talk to other parts of the new system, and that change can be exasperating, exhausting and exhilarating all at the same time.

It is certainly different, we hope you like it.One of the biggest changes, other than moving to once a

week, is this new Voices section of the Free Press.This section will be dedicated to the voices of Prince

George. That means us here at the Free Press, but it also means you.

We are still a community newspaper and one of the most crucial roles of a community newspaper is providing a voice to, and for, the community. Under our old format we devoted a couple of pages to editorials, letters to the editor, commentary, etc. It didn’t leave us much space and opinion

pieces were often spaced through the paper.Now, with the exception of sports columns, they will

all be in one section. And, it almost goes without saying that we encourage you to set pen to paper, or fingers to keyboards, and write us a letter submit an opinion piece. We would love to see it and hopefully, in this section, we can start a community conversation about the topic of your choice.

For me, this section is one of the most exciting aspects of our new design.

The new design, and our commitment to larger papers, will also allow us to take a closer look at the issues in our community.

A community newspaper should be a mirror to the community it serves. That is our goal. We do not stand alone and dictate from on high. We are part of the community, so we have to reflect that community. Our success depends on the community’s success.

However, it doesn’t mean turning a blind eye problems in the community either.

This redesign is the third complete newspaper redesign that I’ve been a part of. Every one has come with its own challenges and hurdles to clear. This one has been a long time in the making and it’s good to finally unveil the look.

The big question though, is how to you like the new look? It is, after all, the reader who we do this for.

So let us know. Give us a call, send an e-mail, post something on our Facebook page, or just stop us on the street and let us know.

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DeLynda PilonHandling an axe

There is an old cliché about insanity that suggests the defi nition of it is doing the same thing over and over and

expecting a diff erent result. But what if the result you’re getting is wrong and there is no other approach? Do you just stop trying? Give up? Some might. Others would be moved by their conviction that they are right and that a diff erent result not only should happen, but must.

EDITORIALMaking a point

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Teresa Mallam/Free PressYoung dancers from Judy Russell Enchainement entertain the crowd with a Puttin on the Ritz number Sunday at Vanier Hall. New York State of Mind was the theme of the show.

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D2 Friday, June 28, 2013 www.pgfreepress.comPrince George - VOICES - Free Press

You can get a little spoiled living in Prince George, with the rivers and cutbanks that embrace you, the ever-changing seasons and the proximity of what I consider real lakes and wilderness (unlike southern Alberta, though it has its beauty as well), it’s almost easy to forget the grandeur that surrounds you. Until you’re away from it, that is.

Last summer (and most of the spring and autumn) I had the privilege of camping out pretty much every weekend, usually at Davie Lake. Davie Lake and I go way back. I lived there as a toddler. My dad worked at a logging show on the lakefront, and he and my mom made their fi rst home in a skid house out there. I guess they were called skid houses because the logging show would skid them from camp to camp as the lumberjacks of the time sawed tree aft er tree, living in the camps the owner created.

Not that diff erent from today, really, though I suppose modern camps are a bit fancier.

My mom was 18 when my folks got married, outrageously young for this day and age, but no big deal for that era. Dad was an older man, all of 26, and the guy she set her sights on the fi rst time she met him. She was so serious about it she wrote her married name in her school notebook time aft er time, doodling vines and fl owers around it while dreaming of having her own children.

I came along about a year aft er they wed. Dad moved us to camp, and I learned to toddle at Davie Lake. Th at’s also where I earned my nickname, Dee Dee. It seems I heard the chickadee’s tweeting their well-known chorus on an early morning stroll with my family one day and thought they were calling my name. To my family, I have been Dee Dee ever since.

So Davie Lake has been the backdrop for many scenes in my life, including an incredible summer last year. And although this summer has been busier for me, I did have the time and opportunity to get out to Davie a few weeks ago and spend time with my friends, Darby and Kris, who managed to shuck city life for the weekend.

We chatted around the fi re, reminiscing about other lake trips. Last year Kris, a long lean cowboy type, unafraid of everything except

crying women and long line-ups at the doctor’s offi ce, was a bit clumsy. During a series of unfortunate events, he managed to bust several ribs, fi ngers and toes. More than one of those incidents included close-up and personal contact with an axe.

Th e axe won, by the way.Anyway, I went to the lake and Darby and I decided to take in one of those

fun bingo games at Bear Lake. Bear Lake is a small community and bingo games include a lot of trash talking aimed at the caller (Darby’s Uncle Harvey on that day, as it happens).

Just to put things in perspective for you, bingo games are so laid back in Bear Lake, Uncle Harvey actually made everyone wait for him when he got thirsty from all that yapping, and needed a cold beer. It also includes prizes instead of money for winners. And though it almost never happens, that day I actually won. As it turns out, the prize included several very nicely bound books. As soon as I saw them I knew they would be a perfect gift for Kris.

He accepted the gift with a courteous thank you, then had a gander at the titles. Most were about fi sh, catching them, types of fi sh - you know the ones I mean. Th en he fl ipped to the fi nal tome - and a sneer washed over his handsome face as he cast me a keen dark-eyed glare.

It was entitled How to Handle Your Axe.Me: Appropriate, right? Him: (Growling) Sure. But he hugged me anyway when it was time for me to go. Th e sun danced

on the lake and a dark cloud lingered on the horizon for a moment, then fl itted away.

Dark clouds are rare at Davie Lake. And they never stay long if they do stop by. Instead it’s a place for fun, friendship and making memories with your family, past and present. I need to get there more oft en this summer, whether to spend time with friends or close my eyes and listen to the chickadees call my name.

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Just fi nished your soccer game or long bike ride? What you put into your body during this key recovery time is a big part of your ability to become fi tter, stronger, and faster in the future.

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Teresa MALLAM/Free PressCassis Sato, 2, puts her creative imagination to the test on a wooden ladybug form at St. Jean Baptiste Day celebrations Saturday at Le Cercle des Canadians.


I tried.And this isn’t quite the same thing

as when people describe me as “very trying”.

I told editor Bill Phillips before I left work Friday that I would try and get a shot of the ‘supermoon’ either Saturday night in the east or Sunday morning in the west. (In case you hadn’t heard, it was a ‘supermoon’ because it was not just a full moon, but it was also at just about its closest

approach to the Earth. It doesn’t get any bigger than that.)

I wanted to get the shot while the moon was close to the horizon because of one of science’s basically unexplainable mysteries: the horizon eff ect.

Anyone who has ever seen the full moon when it rises (and yes, I know the moon doesn’t rise and set, but those are the terms humans have used for centuries) and then seen it

later that same night, high in the sky, ‘knows’ that the moon was a lot bigger when it was at the horizon.

Except that it isn’t.Th e moon didn’t suddenly

back off a couple of thousand miles between coming up over the horizon and being high in the sky. It’s the same size at basically the same distance. So why does it look so much bigger at the horizon?

Well, in a slightly skewed salute to Dr. Leonard McCoy, “Dammit Jim, I’m a reporter, not an astronomer.”

So the fi rst explanation many people come up with is that the moon appears bigger on the horizon because we have things to relate it to. We can see houses on the horizon and we know how big a house is, so we extrapolate how big the moon is.

Th en, when the moon is higher in the sky, we have nothing to compare it to, so we ‘see’ it as its real size, and it looks smaller.

Th e only problem is scientists have done a number of controlled tests using objects of various sizes at various distances for people to compare a moonrise to, and the moon always comes across as being bigger on the horizon than it does high in the sky.

When people ask scientists, “So why does the moon look

bigger on the horizon?”, scientists (a lot of them, anyway) have learned to shrug their shoulders and say, “We have no idea. Looks pretty cool, though, doesn’t it?”

Which is something they and the other person can agree on.

So, getting back to my point (and I did have one some paragraphs ago), I wanted to get the shot with the moon on the horizon, either east or west.

Saturday evening, I could see the moon just above the horizon. Well, I could see moonlight gleaming through a large number of clouds obscuring the eastern horizon.

I went to bed.I woke up Sunday morning

(which is always a good way to start the day), and realized it was early enough in the morning that the moon may still be in the sky.

I went to my westward-facing window, and observed a fair bit of cloud cover over Cranbrook Hill.

“Oh well,” I said to myself. (At least I think I said that. At that hour of the morning, I’m not usually listening to myself.) “I have to run out for a few minutes anyway.”

So I hopped in my car and drove. As I was driving, I glanced over to the west.

There, sitting perfectly above Cranbrook Hill in all its glory, was the full moon.

I immediately headed over to the office and grabbed a camera. I ran out to 18th Avenue. The moon was still there, but there were too many wires in the way.

I hopped back in my car and drove across the Bypass onto Central Street, saw a line of trees obscuring the view, and drove down Central towards 18th Avenue.

I found a break in the trees and the parked vehicles at the same time, pulled over, and raised the camera to my eye.

Just in time to see basically the last edge of the moon disappear behind the trees on Cranbrook Hill.

That man in the moon can move fast when he wants to. Apparently I’ll have to wait until next summer to get another chance.

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VICTORIA – Th ere are nine new faces in Premier Christy Clark’s cabinet, seven of them elected to the B.C. legislature for the fi rst time on May 14.

Th ey have been handed some of the hottest problems, and Clark’s marching orders in “mandate letters” for each ministry. And this is the start of a four-year term, when unpopular reforms are attempted.

Take Amrik Virk, the former RCMP inspector from Surrey who’s suddenly in charge of advanced education. His mandate includes: “Review the student loan program to make recommendations for improvement to ensure the loan program is meeting the needs of today’s students.”

Virk must also set targets to “match the skills we need with the skills we are graduating” and require post-secondary schools to “ensure student seats are being fi lled.”

B.C. can’t aff ord to keep cranking out university grads with $50,000 in debt and no job prospects in a system that’s subsidized 65 per cent.

Virk will be working closely with Education Minister Peter Fassbender, who must “ensure

seamless transitions” from high school to the workforce for post-secondary trades and apprenticeships.

In his spare time, Fassbender is to overhaul the school district bargaining agency and achieve a 10-year peace with the teachers’ union.

Justice Minister Suzanne Anton has worked as a Crown prosecutor, so she’ll have some insight into the system that still grapples with Stanley Cup rioters from two summers ago.

Her orders are to get traffi c tickets and other administrative penalties out of the courts, keep working on integrating police fi efdoms and generally treat the constipation that affl icts law enforcement today.

Oh, and get that new Okanagan prison built, to relieve a system that has inmates living in tents. And examine whether to spin off the Liquor Distribution Branch into a Crown corporation, a possible prelude to selling it.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone’s fi rst test was a grilling by the Vancouver media. Yup, this Kamloops hayseed has been to the Big Smoke a few times, ridden that fancy SkyTrain and taken the odd ferry, too.

Now he has to impose the ferry route reductions that have been worked on by two previous

ministers, and push Metro Vancouver through a referendum on ways to fund its own transit. If more tolls or taxes are going to be implemented, now is the time.

Coralee Oakes has made a political leap from Quesnel city hall to the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. One of her key tasks is to invent a framework for a “rural dividend” from liquefi ed natural gas development in northwestern B.C.

Oakes has to fi gure out how to “better provide provincial support” to sport and cultural organizations, but do it with no new money. All ministers have strict instructions to balance their lean budgets and take part in the latest “core review” to identify government functions that can be sold, delegated or shut down.

New Minister of International Trade Richmond’s Teresa Wat has to fi nd a way to continue the growth of lumber and other exports to China, India and elsewhere on the Pacifi c Rim.

On top of that, the always-delicate soft wood lumber agreement with the U.S. expires in three years. Th e last major eruption on that front was in 2009, when B.C.

cut stumpage rates for remote coastal areas to give communities much-needed employment. Th e Americans were livid, just as they were with our beetle-kill harvesting eff orts. And of course, the U.S.-directed environmental movement continues to target Canadian industries.

Th ird-term MLA John Rustad gets aboriginal relations, with specifi c instructions to deal with gas and perhaps oil pipelines through his Nechako Lakes constituency.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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Happy Canada Day

New cabinet ministers draw tough early jobs

On July 1 Canada will celebrate 146 years as a nation. Most Canadians realize this country of ours is one very unique place. Th ere are many similarities with other nations who have arrived at a democratic form of government but Canada got there in a way quite diff erent from many other nations.

As a country we kind of sauntered into nationhood. No big clashes of armies, no infl ammatory rhetoric, just a nice peaceful birthing surrounded by a happy sense of accomplishment.

We had a few minor rebellions, usually begun in some tavern or roadhouse, but the participants were small in numbers and perhaps much of the spirited enthusiasm was derived more from the consumption of spirits rather than political passion. Th e numbers participating were few and far below the magnitude of the Vancouver Stanley Cup riots or the revolting students we have recently witnessed in Quebec.

By the 1860’s a great deal of progress toward self-government had been made in the British North America colonies which would form this nation of ours. Th ey did not have total independence from the British Crown, but it was kind of good enough for now and the decisions were appropriately refl ecting the feelings and desires of the local population.

One of the pivotal moments on the road

to nationhood, was the Charlottetown conference in 1864. Th e primary purpose of the conference was to explore the advantages of the maritime colonies coming together for their mutual economic benefi t. Th ey had a great deal in common and saw the potential for them all to prosper if they had some type of political union.

Th e version of Canadian history which I like suggests the contingents from Upper and Lower Canada, today Ontario and Québec, sort of invited themselves to the conference. Th en as now, the innate politeness of the folks in the Maritimes prompted them to invite them to join in. Th ere was the exchange of many ideas in polite discussion and they ended each day with a darned good party.

Th e Charlottetown conference was followed by the Québec conference which was considerably more serious and specifi c. Most of the North American British colonies agreed to political union with the permission of the British Crown. Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island decided to wait. Th e west was not really considered in the discussions. Th e inclusion of the west would come later.

In 1867, on July 1, Canada came into being by royal assent of the British Crown. No wars, no violence, just good people talking it through. Canada became a country by way of respectful discussion and

reasonable compromise. In doing so it laid the foundation for the caring and respectful good manners that Canadians are famous for. One could say it was the love child born into a world of aggression and torment. Th at fact alone should give all of us great pride.

In the many decades that have passed since 1867 that fundamental character has not changed. We are still a nation that welcomes newcomers from all over the world. Th ose of us who have been in Canada for many generations still understand why many would wish to come here. It is almost like there is something in that DNA of Canadians which tells us we got a break, why shouldn’t the next guy. We are not one of the larger countries in the world, but we are a country which leads by example. We are caring people and that makes for a richer world for all of us. On Canada Day let us all take a moment and quietly appreciate what a wonderful gift this country has given us.

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There is an old cliché about insanity that suggests the defi nition of it is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a diff erent result.

But what if the result you’re getting is wrong and there is no other approach? Do you just stop trying? Give up? Some might. Others would be moved by their conviction that they are right and that a diff erent result not only should happen, but must.

Th at’s kind of what Coun. Brian Skakun is up against in his quest for city staff to be able to provide to him detailed fi nancial information, should he request it.

Just as he did with the 2011 city fi nancial statements, Skakun is asking for some detailed information from the 2012 fi nancials.

Th e brick wall thrown in his way rivals the one erected to keep the Mongols at bay centuries ago.

Most of council, led by Mayor Shari Green, gleefully miss the point of Skakun’s requests. And, of course, Skakun is tainted with the boy-who-cried-wolf syndrome in that he’s known for stirring a pot that has no soup in it, so it’s no surprise that those sitting around the council table and city staff think Skakun has some sort of devious scheme afoot.

Th ey seem to think that making such a request somehow brings into question the professionalism of staff who have been given the authority to authorize purchases over $25,000. Th at professionalism is actually brought into question when they cannot answer detailed fi nancial information. However, that really isn’t the case. But what is really disturbing is the notion that staff can simply refuse to give information to an elected offi cial.

Th e issue isn’t whether staff has the time, or the inclination, to deal with such requests but rather whether elected offi cials should be privy to detailed fi nancial information.

Th e question is what you want out of your elected offi cials. If you want them to be fi gureheads that cut ribbons and shake hands, then maybe it’s OK. But if you want your elected offi cial to be the one that you hold accountable for the spending public money, then they should have access to detailed fi nancial information. If we do not want our elected offi cials to be accountable for the city fi nances, it then begs the question why we have them at all.

Wouldn’t it be just as easy to appoint a trustee to run things, as is oft en suggested for school boards who have had virtually all of their fi nancial responsibilities siphoned off by Victoria?

Yes, Skakun is making these requests simply to make a point, but it’s a point that needs to be made.

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No one, other than overpaid professional athletes who have good agents, signs a 10-year contract.

No one.So it’s a little incredulous that Premier

Christy Clark is continuing to push teachers into a 10-year deal. It just doesn’t happen. We suspect that Clark simply wants to have the province’s most powerful union on the sidelines during her tenure as premier (provided she is successful in West Kelowna next month). Th e British Columbia Teachers’ Federation has been a thorn in the side of government for a long, long time and the spectre of not having it causing grief for the Liberals is a tantalizing one.

A 10-year contract might be good, but it’s unreasonable. Anyone believing the BCTF will agree to a 10-year contract is looking at the world through rose-coloured glasses.

Th e B.C. Teachers’ Federation is holding a member vote this week, seeking a mandate to reject “government interference” in province-wide bargaining.

Outgoing BCTF president Susan Lambert notifi ed 40,000 public school teachers of the vote in a letter sent out Monday, a

copy of which was obtained by Black Press. Teachers have until today to vote.

“We need to send a strong message to government that teachers will not accept a 10-year scheme to lock in another decade of deteriorating conditions,” Lambert wrote. “Th e ballot will read: ‘Do you support our bargaining team and their eff orts to achieve a negotiated settlement, and oppose any government interference in the bargaining process? Yes or No’.”

In other words, the BCTF is seeking direction from its membership, which is the prudent thing to do. However, it also stirs up the membership, whose contract expires on Sunday.

Teachers will go into the summer without a contract in place for September when classes resume. If the province sticks to its guns on a 10-year deal and the BCTF gets marching orders to oppose a 10-year deal, then the summer will be the lull before the storm.

Fall with come with job action, mediators, angry parents, and angry teachers. In other words, the usual.

Do we need to change the relationship between the government and the teachers’ union? Absolutely. It won’t come through a 10-year contract though.

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Editor:Re: Fluoridation costs pale next to dental care expense, Free Press, June 7, 2013.Th e article, prepared by three dental students demonstrates:1. Th eir desire to understand how learning dental professionals might justify fl uoridation

costs of our drinking water, using industrial grade hydrofl uorosilicic acid, an unpurifi ed class 8 highly corrosive substance containing fl uoride and other identifi able toxins (lead, arsenic, radium) added to our drinking water, by comparing pharmaceutical grade, purifi ed dental fl uoride, topically applied to teeth in a professionally controlled environment, the dentist’s offi ce … that you spit out.

2. Th eir narrow perspective confusing topical fl uoride used by professionals with forced fl uoridation, drinking the same quantity of industrial grade hydrofl uorosilicic acid by mothers passed to their unborn babies, children, parents and all people across all ages and ethnicity in Prince George who drink fl uoridated city water, combining unregulated fl uoride containing water and food intake causing individually higher fl uoride intake levels, without considering the full range of documented and individual, personal health problems and known risks.

Purpose: To continue misleading people of the possible singular benefi ts of topical fl uoride use on teeth (ensuring you do not swallow the pharmaceutical grade fl uoride), while failing to acknowledge the known toxic and documented impacts from fl uoridated drinking water using hydrofl uorosilicic acid and its variables.

While the students present one small piece of the signifi cantly larger fl uoride controversy they failed to include most of the critical fl uoride controversial discrepancies and missing information aff ecting individual people including high costs of repairing dental fl uorosis damaged teeth, up 50 per cent for one-third of children in many parts of the U.S., caused by ingesting fl uoridated foods and drinking water. Some of the dental repair costs caused by fl uoridation described by Bill Osmunson, DDS, MPH, cosmetic dentist for more than 25 years in Bellevue, Washington, ranged between “several hundred dollars to more than $25,000 and needed to be retreated every 10 to 20 years for lifetime costs that may exceed $100,000.

Background: Topic fl uoride use and fl uoridation of drinking water are demonstrably two very diff erent topics that would not be directly compared by any reasonable person teaching or learning to be professional. It is also a topic that requires considerably more space than the occasional letter to the editor or response to single focus comments confusing topically applied fl uoride by professionals with the hydrofl uorosilic acid we have been forced to drink in Prince George since the early 1950s.

Fluorine, the 13th most abundant element, rarely found in a free state, is extremely reactive, actively combining with most elements including aluminum, calcium, and sodium. In addition to being applied topically to protect teeth, fl uoride has other using including cement manufacturing, re-smelting of aluminum, metal casting and welding, manufacture of coated paper, removal of iron stains in laundry, casein glues, phosphate fertilizer production, wood preservatives, etching glass, added to many pesticides and insecticides because it is good at killing decay causing bacteria and insects.

Discussion: Fluoride replaces calcium in teeth and bones including causing signifi cant other harmful problems within people’s bodies when we swallow the diluted and corrosive toxins used to fl uoridate drinking water. Additional and research-defi ned problems include reduced learning abilities, brittle bones, increased hip fractures, kidney damage, diabetic

challenges, inactive thyroid glands, damaged pineal glands and recorded death when swallowed by people and animals.

Fluoride, no longer considered an element for human development, passes from mothers directly to unborn babies through the placenta at unregulated levels having known and unknown negative eff ects. A world health export categorized fl uoride among “potentially toxic elements.”

Also missing is the fact that fl uoride, sometimes considered a medical ingredient in many of our food products, specifi cally drinks made from fl uoridated water. Th us the quantity of fl uoride people are actually receiving is understated, is signifi cantly higher than the water intake alone as fl uoride bioaccumulates in our bodies, specifi cally in children and athletes, varies considerably depending on age, body size, health, and gender (more harmful to males). Th ese factors including unreasonably comparing pharmaceutical and/or natural sources of fl uoride with industrial sources of fl uoride acid apparently complicating research studies resulting in some inconclusive results and some clear results adding fuel to the controversy. Th e past 70 years of research methods have signifi cant and known problems.

Fluoride, specifi cally pharmaceutical grade sodium fl uoride used in toothpaste, topically applied in the hands of trained professional dental hygienists and a dentist is available to reduce tooth decay. When you swallow fl uoride, it can cause signifi cant harm leading to death. Once applied for a few minutes, we are encouraged to spit it out as it is poison if we swallow. We also have fl uoride supplements, varnishes, mouth rinses, and dental fl oss.

Th e socioeconomic topic of providing fl uoride to under-privileged people tugs hard at caring people and is yet another very large topic not easily addressed in a single fl uoride response.

Acceptable fl uoride levels in drinking water have continually changed over the last 60-70 years from six milligrams per litre to two to 1.5 with a new optimal level now set in Canada at 0.7 milligrams per litre. Will it change downward yet again, possible to zero? New and old research over the last

70 years indicates there may be no safe level for drinking fl uoride, not including the lead, arsenic, and radium in hydrofl uorosilicic acid.

Recommendation: Aft er more than 60 years of forced fl uoridation using various fl uoride additives and their known toxins, such as lead, arsenic and radium, fl uoride continues to be added to our drinking water beginning around 1952.

In October, 2014, as part of the mayor and council election, a fl uoride referendum will be included. Read the wording carefully, remember who supported fl uoridation (without providing their rationale), take the time to do the research, this may be your only opportunity to end forced fl uoridation. Th e debates and controversy will continue, however, is your health and that of your children and family worth taking the risk because scientists and managers cannot get their facts straight? I am not a research experiment. Are you?

Emile BeginPrince George

Editor’s Note: Th is letter was accompanied with a page of references used for the information contained therein.

Fluoridation facts needed

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Th e course, Northern BC Bioenergy, off ers UNBC Environmental Engineering students the opportunity to learn about bioenergy and district heating systems design in Austria, where these systems are common, and gives them access to both university and industrial manufacturing expertise.

Th e course is based around a two week fi eld trip to Austria, which the students took this spring with the goal of broadening northern B.C. knowledge of bioenergy systems. Th e students will be designing bioenergy systems for local

communities to determine the feasibility of implementing bioenergy heating systems in their communities.

“Having people trained and experienced with this technology will benefi t northern B.C. as more rural and remote, off -grid communities express interest in implementing these systems,” says instructor and UNBC Adjunct Professor Belinda Larisch, who developed the course. “Some communities, such as Gitsegukla near Hazelton, have already started. Bioenergy represents one possible sustainable energy solution, as it utilizes local

renewable resources. Using locally sourced bioenergy also makes sense economically; it will create jobs in these communities and reduce reliance on external energy sources.”

Fift een participants, including seven UNBC Environmental Engineering students and one UNBC MA NRES student, participated in the course, which was delivered with the assistance of the Canadian Trade Commission and the bioenergy industry in Austria, and supported in part by a donation from the 2012 International Bioenergy Conference and Exhibition, which is held in Prince

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WOLFTEK INDUSTRIES INC. based in Prince George BC has been awarded a contract @ Ridely terminals in Prince Rupert commencing mid July 2013. We are currently seeking the following trade’s persons to assist us for approx. 4-6 weeks:

The following tickets or certificates would be considered an asset for applicants:

Only successful applicants will be contacted.

Career Opportunity Chief Executive OfficerThe YMCA of Northern BC is a growing multi-service association that offers fitness and recreation programs, licensed child care, rehabilitation services, community support services and international programs. We serve more than 20,000 people of all abilities, backgrounds, and stages of life in Prince George and Northern British Columbia.

The CEO holds the key leadership position in the organization. Under the direction of the Board of Directors, the CEO assumes complete responsibility for carrying out policies and delivering on the objectives outlined in the organization’s annual business plan. The CEO has the authority to direct the implementation of the YMCA’s programs and services, and is responsible for the management of all staff and volunteers.

A complete job description is available at www.nbcy.org. Interested individuals are encouraged to send their resume and cover letter to [email protected].

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Ridley Terminals Inc. is currently seeking the following position for their marine bulk handling terminal, located on the North Coast of BC, approximately 16 km. from the City of Prince Rupert. Committed to a safe and healthy workplace, Ridley Terminals Inc. provides an excellent working environment for individuals who have a high degree of initiative and are able to assume responsibility.

For a complete job description go to: www.rti.ca.

The successful candidate must have an Inter-Provincial ticket (Tradesman Qualifi cations with I/P standards) with experience on an industrial site as a journeyman. PLC experience (Allen Bradley preferred) as well as solid state drive experience, electri-cal troubleshooting and Process Instrumentation experience, is an asset.

The ability to work with a team to achieve results is essential. Candidates should also have an excellent health, safety and environmental record.

This position offers a very competitive salary and benefi ts package.

Qualifi ed candidates are invited to submit their resume to:

Ridley Terminals Inc. P. O. Bag 8000

Prince Rupert, BC V8J 4H3 Attention: Brenda Sparkes Or by e-mail to: [email protected] Or fax to: (250) 624-2389

Ridley Terminals Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

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PRINCE GEORGE NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE

Our People make a difference in the community

The Prince George Native Friendship Centre, a visionary non-profi t society, has been serving the needs of the entire community for the past 43 years.

We are seeking candidates for the following position(s) within our organization:

Aboriginal Head Start Program: ECE/Bus Driver (FT) - Permanent Closing Date: June 28, 2013

Youth and Community Services: Youth Care Worker (FT) and On Call Auxiliary Closing Date: June 28, 2013 at 12 Noon

Aboriginal Infant & Family Development Program: Program Consultant (F/T) – Permanent Closing Date: July 8th, 2013 at 12 Noon

Youth and Community Services: Lifeskills Coaches – Permanent Closing Date: July 5, 2013 at Noon

A hard copy listing the roles, responsibilities and qualifi cations of the position are available from the Prince George Native Friendship Centre’s website atwww.pgnfc.com (click on Join Our Team / Careers).

To apply, submit a resume, cover letter and three (3) references detailing which position you are applying for, to:

Prince George Native Friendship Centre 1600 Third Avenue Prince George, BC V2L 3G6 Fax: (250) 563-0924 E-mail: [email protected]

Applications will be accepted until dates noted on postings, no telephone inquiries please. We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Prince George Free Press Deadline: July 2, 2013DescriptionWe are seeking a team player with a professional attitude to work and learn in a fast paced, business environment.Quali cationsThe ideal candidate must be motivated and take the initiative to sell multiple media products, including on-line advertising and special products, work with existing customers and develop new customers. Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required. Above average communication skills, valid driver’s licence and a reliable vehicle are necessary.If a rewarding challenge resonates with you, contact us today. Please submit your resume and cover letter to:

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INSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVEThe duties of the position are to enter orders received over the fax, email, telephone and at the counter, issue quotations as required, work with and support outside sales in maintaining and developing existing and new customers.

The ideal candidate is organized and can prioritize their work load, computer literate, customer service oriented, responsible, accountable, good communicator and a team player.

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Van-Kam Freightways’ Group of Companies requires Owner Operators for runs out of our Prince George Terminal. W ff ll t t Wi t / M t i

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Van Kam’s Group of Companies requires Owner Operators to be based at our Prince George Terminal for runs throughout B.C. and Alberta.Applicants must have winter and mountain, driving experience/training.We offer above average rates and excellent employee benefits.To join our team of Professional drivers, call Bev, 604-968-5488 or email a resume, current driver’s abstract and details of truck to:

[email protected] or fax 604-587-9889Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

Established 1947Hauling Freight for Friends for 65 Years

We thank you for your interest in Van-Kam, however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

OWNER OPERATORS REQUIRED$3500 SIGNING BONUS!

JOIN THE AXIS TEAM IN PRINCE GEORGE!If you are passionate about supporting and providing leadership to staff in a residential setting, consider joining our team in the following position:

• Full Time Program Coordinator (35 hours per week)

The Program Coordinator oversees the day to day operations of residential programs and staff schedules and direction to ensure that the goals and objectives of the organization are met. The Program Coordinator provides planning, coordination and administration of programs as well as participates in the on call rotation.

For further information refer to our website www.axis.bc.ca under job opportunities. Fax resume to Jessica Dorer (250) 851-2977 or email [email protected].

George every two years.

A critical component of the course is the relevance of the student projects, all of which are based on actual sites and designed using real energy data. Th e students have been assigned to one or two communities, which were either already involved with bioenergy projects, or intend to implement the technology in the future. Th ese communities include Barkerville, Wells, Hazelton, New Hazelton, UNBC, and Westbank First Nation. A further project was closer to home, involving UNBC’s student residences and day care.

Th is course was also supported by the Northern Health Authority, who provided students with projects for hospitals and clinics in McBride, MacKenzie, Smithers, Masset , Quesnel, Terrace, Dease Lake, and Burns Lake. Th e students will be submitting rough draft s of their designs for how bioenergy technology can be added to the existing heating systems in

these communities by June 30, with their fi nal designs due in September. Th e results will be shared with the project sponsors.

“Northern B.C. needs people who

know how to design bioenergy systems and networks and there are no better people to learn from than the Austrians who have been developing this technology for

more than three decades,” says UNBC Environmental Engineering student Sean Carlson of Prince Rupert, who says he intends to return

home aft er graduation to pursue a career as an Engineering Consultant and apply what he learned in the course. “I’ve learned the technology is

not feasible for every community, but with northern B.C.’s abundant forests, and

with so many off -grid communities, I think it’s going to be very big in the near future.”

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Dan passed away March 15th after a courageous battle with progressive supra nuclear palsy in Kamloops, BC. He is survived by his wife Sandie, his daughters Ruth (Carl) Penner, Leanna (Richard) Bonneau and his son Tom (Mary Ann). His grandchildren Jeffrey and Ashley Penner, Nicolaus and Kimberlee Bonneau and Samantha and Jessica Clearwaters. He is also survived by his sister Patsy Nagel (Henry) of Pouce Coupe, BC and his sister-in-law Nina Clearwaters of Barriere, BC. He will also be missed by his nieces, nephews and their families.

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Financial BenefitsEligible costs covered under Skills Development may include tuition costs, living expenses, dependent care expenses, disability needs, and transportation costs. Individuals are generally required to make a contribution towards the cost of their training. Funding levels to participants are negotiated, based on individual financial need.Individuals approved for financial assistance who are currently on an active EI claim may continue to receive their regular EI benefits until the end of their benefit period.

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A unique opportunity to work with a dynamic team to ensure learning for our Tahltan community.With a positive and collaborative culture, Klappan Independent School embraces team members with a “whatever it takes” attitude who have the courage to take risks for the bene t of our students. ur school is transforming and offers unprecedented professional development opportunities.In this highly visible position, you will live and work in a community that is committed to seeing positive change for their children at school. As part of a collaborative team, you will take an active and important role in leading this transformation. Your multi-grade class size will be small and several support staff assist classroom teachers to ensure student success.Your references are impressive. You are excited to take on the challenge of living in a new community and developing and sharing your teaching skill and ability. You have proven experience in best practice and have the genuine desire to extend your learning.You have an unwavering commitment to First Nations education, superior skill in building positive relationships with students, parents, and co-workers, and profound respect and understanding of First Nations history and worldview.Salary is based on S . salary grid bene t package; teacherages are available at a reasonable rate; $1000.00 moving expenses. Experience in the following programs preferred:• Read Well and Reading Mastery• Saxon Math• DIBELS• 6 Minute SolutionPlease submit your application complete with cover letter, resume, current evaluation(s), experience, and 3 professional references by June 29, 2013, or open until lled to:Shelley Jones, Principal, Email: [email protected] Phone: (250) 234-3561, Fax: (250) 234-3563

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Merchandise for Sale

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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?KILL BED Bugs & Their Eggs! Buy a Harris Bed Bug Kit, Complete Room Treatment Solution. Odorless, Non-Stain-ing. Available onlinehomedepot.com (NOT IN STORES).

Real Estate

Houses For Sale60 Acre Hobby Farm

Fully Fenced and all set up for horses. Neat and clean warm home has 2 bedrooms 2 bath-

rooms, Woodmaster heat system. Lots of wildlife and

plenty of trails for outdoor en-thusiasts. 40 Minutes South of

Prince George Asking $225,000 MLS

Call Bill Newman to view. 250-565-4690 or

[email protected]

LakeshoreLAKEFRONT home and acreage for sale on Francois Lake, BC. Guest cabin, 50x50 heated shop, 2 car carport, on over 3 private acres with ap-prox. 350 ft of Lake Frontage. $380,000. 250-695-6975 or email:[email protected]

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

Midtowne

To Rent Call:250-561-1447

• 1 & 2 bedroom apartments available

• Close to hospital & downtown

• Rent includes heat, hot water• Elevator to undercover

parking • Fridge, stove, quality carpets,

drapes • Laundry on each fl oor • No pets

1 bdrm suite $580 Includes heat & h/w 1601 Queensway;

250-596-4275 250-612-7199

HILLSBOROUGH AptsNewly updated, spacious 3

bdrm apts. Clean, quiet, secure entrance.

No Pets. Includes H/W Utilities extra

Phone 250-596-4555

SUMMIT APTS2666 Upland Street

1 & 2 bedroom apts. Rentincludes: hydro, heat, hot

water, appliances, drapes and parking. Quiet, no pets

250-564-3162VENICE PLACE APTS

1438 QueenswayBachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm Suites

Balcony, Elevator, Under-ground parking. Heat included

45+ BuildingCall (250)561-1446

Commercial/Industrial

Space available for rentFor all your rental needs

Call 562-8343 or 562-RENT

Majestic Management(1981) Ltd.

• OFFICE

• COMMERCIAL

• RETAIL

Rentals

Duplex / 4 PlexPet friendly,1 to 3 bdrm, cen-tral location. Senior friendly.Call 250-649-8439

Offi ce/Retail900 sq ft 533 Dominion St. Retail/Offi ce space $900/moneg + gst. Heat & Ph. not incl. Ph:Anna 563-1289 or Danillo 563-2738

Suites, Lower1 bdrm bsmt suite, available July 1st Suitable for single,working person. Utilities &cable incl, shared laundry. NS,NP $575/mo (250)563-7595

Want to RentLooking for summer accom.

Suite, cabin or room for senior lady 778-349-2480

Transportation

Cars - Domestic

2005 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP V8 303HP Auto/Tap shift,black,fully loaded,

112,000km, $9900 Call 250-563-0518.

Cars - Sports & Imports

Just arrived! Leather,sunroof, low mileage

Sale $16,900

2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WAGON TDI

STK#76411

DL#

312

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Scrap Car Removal

FREE SCRAP CARREMOVAL

within 15 kmP & R

250-963-3435Email: prfl [email protected]

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Wrecker/Used Parts

USED TIRESCars & Trucks

$25 & upMost Sizes Available

15270 Hwy 97 South250.963.3435

Boat AccessoriesHonda 7.5 HP outboard motorwith built-in battery charger.$850 (250)564-7162

Boats16’ Fiberglass Peterboroughboat & trailer. Johnson 50 HPmotor, VRO oil injected.Comes with removable towbar& access. $2200 250-564-3194

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