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Cat advocates hoping to receive financial support from the City of Prince Rupert to launch a trap, neuter and release program have to wait to find out the program’s fate after the issue was tabled at the last council meeting. “At least it’s still on the table. For them to reconsider is really

rare [especially considering the financial position the city is],” Alice Kruta of the Cannery Row Animal Shelter Association said. The decision was postponed until the next meeting, which is on Dec. 10, because of a shortage of councillors in attendance. “This is a pretty big issue and I think it’s a discussion all of council should be involved in. Obviously there’s budget issues

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Light for safety Continued from Page 1 “Some sort of defined signal that would create more awareness [would be appropriate],” Mayor Jack Mussallem said. “We have a fair amount of students that go back and forth across there to the middle school and we have lots of groups from [other schools] crossing there to go to the civic centre for different events,” Lynn Hauptman, Superintendent for S.D. 52, said. Hauptman also said the light would be helpful for traffic when the area is congested before and after school. “It would be helpful not only for the people

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walking to get safely across the road, but also for the people driving on 9th to get onto McBride,” said Hauptman. The City is now waiting to hear back from the Ministry of Transportation on the matter. Whether a full traffic light, or pedestrian controlled crossing light is installed will be up to the province as it is on the highway.

Over the last week, students from Prince Rupert Middle School participated in a series of flash mob dances to take a stand against bullying. Various teams busted their moves all over the school at various times during the day. Teachers noted what started as an anti-bullying activity ended up also helping to build school spirit.

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Candlelight vigil held as groups seek feral cat resolution Continued from Page 1 Prince Rupert feral cat defenders Alice Kruta and Kim St. Pierre stepped up and asked council to reconsider last month, and to look into licensing cats in the community as well as allowing groups to construct feeding stations around town. If funded, the trap, neuter and release program would have volunteering individuals and groups bring cats they are looking after to the SPCA. The SPCA would have the cats spayed or neutered then return the animals to the volunteers, who would release the felines once they are healed. The program would help local animal lovers, many of whom are seniors, who have been putting themselves in financial hardship paying for the cost of spaying and neutering out of their own pockets. “Their hearts are in the right place and the strategy is there but the degree in which this needs to be done in order for it to have an affect on the population is where the SPCA steps in,” said Terebka. If funded, Terebka said the program would slow the increase of feral and free roaming cats and would decrease the amount of diseases the cats have. Terebka said if the program isn’t funded, the problem will only get worse. “I hope this doesn’t lose momentum.”

Prince Rupert’s SPCA branch is currently taking care of 38 cats and kittens, which is nine cats over capacity. “The shelter can only do so much. We struggle to take care of the animals we have as it is, so we have to depend on volunteers and local groups to help us and help the common vision,” Terebka said. Although Terebka is disappointed it’s taking so long to find out if the program will be partially funded by the City, she said she’s excited councillor Ashley referred to it as a significant issue. She’s not the only one excited to see the City recognize the severity of the matter. St. Pierre, who previously ran the Pet Oasis out of her home, said she was upset the issue was tabled, but she understood why and is happy to see the City taking the topic more seriously. St. Pierre has been pushing for a city-funded solution for years. “I’ve made similar presentations to them to do a spay and neuter program in the downtown core and I got denied. I’ve been fighting this same battle for [two decades] and they’ve always turned their backs, turned a blind eye and didn’t believe me,” she said. St. Pierre estimates over the years she’s spent $20,000 to $30,000 out of her own pocket on feral cats, spaying and neuter them, paying for food and even flying and

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driving felines out of the area to be adopted. In recent years she’s had to slow down with her efforts, but at the moment she is looking after a litter of kittens resinating in the downtown core. “I’m praying the City says yes to the SPCA’s offer… I think they should take advantage it,” St. Pierre, who has nothing but positive things to say about Terebka, said. Kruta, a founding member of Cannery Row Animal Shelter Association, moved to Port Edward three years ago and immediately noticed the alarming amount of feral and free roaming cats in the area. Kruta has been feeding and

nursing cats back to health since, currently taking care of 13 cats which is down from the 25 she was originally looking after. Since forming, Cannery Row has received food donations which they distributed to people who were paying to feed feral and free roaming cats. Kruta said she’s not disappointed the issue was tabled. “It’s going to be a difficult decision for council because of all the nay-sayers and because of the budget, but I think they’re realizing if they don’t do something the crisis we’re already in will explode.” Nancy and Gunther Golina, who

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With the end of the year quickly approaching, some groups in Prince Rupert are facing the spectre of having to pay municipal taxes for the first time after 20 per cent of their tax exemption was removed by council in September. One of those groups is the Friendship House, who have been tax exempt since opening in 1958 but this year will have to pay $2,000 to the City of Prince Rupert. The organization offers a number of programs for Aboriginal people in the community, such as assistance for new or expecting mothers and young people. “We’re very disappointed right now. This has to be the hardest year for us with the provincial and federal government cutting funds and reducing programs...

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I don’t think council seriously considered the trickle down effect this has on people considering the work we do,” said executive director Farley Stewart, alluding to the loss of Planet Youth and cuts to Youth Program Street Spirit and Aboriginal Supported Child Development. “We’ve had to cut back on a lot of our costs locally. We’re watching every dime that goes out the door this year.” Prince Rupert Curling Club president Jamie Malthus said the organization is still coming up with a plan to pay the taxes, but that the additional costs haven’t been passed on to the members for this coming year as councillor Gina Garon had suggested. “At this point we’re just going to proceed with payment, but in the end it comes down to how much money we

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Rink had to go, but I hope it is back

t can’t be easy to tell people they have to take down something they have put their time, money and effort into building. It must be even harder when the structure in question brings together a Shaun Thomas group of youth for some fresh air and exercise in a safe environment at a time when the Internet and the proliferation of smart phones makes face-to-face social contact outside of school that much more of a rarity among young people. But when it comes to the decision to have the hockey rink in the Montgomery cul-de-sac removed (see Page 22) council made the right, although unpopular, decision. To me, it all comes down to precedent. Had council allowed the structure, which was built without a construction permit and doesn’t meet City standards when it comes to proximity to the property line, to stand they would be inviting anyone in town to build anything they wanted any way they wanted without fear of repercussion. It would have essentially allowed anyone to say, “you let their project stay when procedure wasn’t followed, why can’t mine?’ And if council is to be fair, they need to make sure the rules that are in place are applied to everyone in town unless the proper process for a variance is followed. Personally, I love the idea of a hockey rink in the backyard. It gets the kids off the streets, it gets them out of the house and exercising and it gives them a means of practising in the off-season. I hope the family comes back to council and is able to rebuild the rink in question in a manner that follows the City’s policies and bylaws and allows for input from those in the neighbourhood. Because if last Monday’s meeting was any indication, the majority of people on the street are in favour of something like that for their children. And if it comes back to council with all the Is dotted and the Ts crossed and gets turned down, I’ll be among the first to voice my disagreement. Being an elected official in a town the size of ours can’t be easy as the decisions you make are going to impact the people you see in the grocery stores and on the sidewalks, and they’re not going to always be popular. But in this case, I think council got it right.

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rince Rupert has let the feral and free roaming cat problem get out of hand and it’s going to take all kind of support to get it under control. The City decided to table their decision to match SPCA funding for a trap, neuter and release program at the last council meeting and considering the financial state of the City and all of the cut grants, I have a hard time believing it will be. However, I hope the SPCA and other local groups’ request can at least raise awareness in the community and make residents realize even if the City cannot help, they can. Like many, I’ve always had a soft spot for abused, neglected, and abandoned animals. Whenever the commercial that flashes shots of sad looking cats and dogs, while Sarah McLachlan’s song plays comes

Many argue you can on I can’t help but get cats for free nearly shed a tear. How everywhere, which may could that not pull at be true, but included in your heartstrings? the $125 cost to adopt The truly sad part a cat and $150 for a is there are so many kitten is the cost to spay cats in Prince Rupert that can’t even be Martina Perry or neuter the animal, its first shots, de-worming put in the SPCA and one free vet check shelter because there is simply no room for them, up which makes up for the cost. If you’re already an owner so they’re left to fend for of a cat that roams around themselves. The more cats and kittens outside, please make sure to adopted from the SPCA, the spay or neuter them. It costs more room for other strays to $110 to have a male neutered, be taken in and cared for, and and it prevents your little stud hopefully later adopted out to from impregnating a female, a family that will love and take who could possibly not have a home. It costs $149 to have a care of it. The Prince Rupert SPCA is female spayed before her first currently holding an adoption heat, and $179 after her first event where people wanting to heat or litter, making it cheaper take a cat or kitten home can to do it as soon as possible get them for 50 per cent off. while they’re young. Prince Rupert is without a People wishing to adopt must still follow regular adoption doubt a generous community. Residents have always been procedures.

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willing to reach into their pockets in the past, and I hope in this case it’s no different. The SPCA is a non-profit organization that relies on public donations to operate. Prince Rupert’s branch is always looking for financial support, as well as animal care, cleaning, and medical supplies. The Prince Rupert Wildlife Shelter also helps relieve the local SPCA by taking in domestic animals, on top of caring for injured wild animals, and is run by volunteers who rely on donations. Additionally, the Cannery Row Animal Shelter Association is calling out for donations of litter and food to help with the cost of taking care of feral cats. Even if local leaders decide against funding the program, I hope residents step up and help get this issue under control.

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The following was received as an open letter to Anne Rowse, NWCC Workforce Training and Continuing Students Program Officer. My husband and I read in the Wednesday, November 28, 2012 edition of the Northern View about the 16 “high-end” courses of operating certificates and emergency duties related to the Marine Industry, which are now underway at the NWCC. Why will a portion of these classes be taking place on Vancouver Island in the near future? Capp’s Marine Education

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Don’t give away our resources Editor: It is hard to get excited about Enbridge’s controversial $6 billion dollar pipeline proposal in Northern British Columbia. Are a few short term jobs in the construction phase really worth the huge environmental impact for a life time? On the other hand, the large multinational energy companies and state-owned petroleum companies such as Chinas three oil enterprises (CNOOC), (CNPC), Petro-Chine, Norways Stanoil, Koreas KOGAS, Japans JACOS, and others that have invested heavily into Canada’s oil and gas industry, need this pipeline. Oddly, Alberta lobbied relentlessly to abandon Canadian Petro-Can’s Canadian oil investments, to do a complete turnaround, and sell their oil fields and tar sands to other countries and American oil companies. Clearly, there are too many foreign investors involved in Western Canada’s natural gas and heavy crude oil extractions. And, more foreign nations want in, because it has the potential to create many jobs back home by securing raw product for their huge refineries. To be blunt, countries become deeply in debt, such as Canada and Untied States, when they sell complete control of their oil and gas reserves to large companies or to, incredibly enough, other countries. The small oil and natural gas royalties are nothing compared to the huge amount of money to be made in selling and processing fossil fuels. Norway, for example, recently became the world’s richest country, and the country Russia, owns the largest oil company in the world, by

simply keeping ownership of their undeveloped oil that everyone wants. Ottawa is finally stepping in to stop the free for all, and probably the priciest law in Canada’s political history was the abolition of the Foreign Investment Review Agency 25 years ago. Apparently, British Columbia’s biggest reward from Enbridge’s pipeline might come from media mogul Dave Black’s multi-billion dollar Northern Gateway refinery proposal on the West Coast. Black has no oil experience and no investors; however nevertheless, he still wants to build a very expensive plant, to compete in a highly competitive oil refinery industry, far away from any oil industrial hub. Mark Clements Vancouver, BC 10 ft

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everal large resource companies have recently expressed interest in developing terminals at the Port of Prince Rupert. Given the port’s many advantages, it’s a sought-after location for getting Canadian commodities like natural gas to markets in Asia. What isn’t well known is what happens when a company approaches the Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) with a proposal to build a new terminal, such as those currently proposed by BG Group or Petronas. The first step is a meeting between PRPA executives and company representatives. They discuss the general details of the project and identify a suitable site. The project must be compatible with the Port Authority’s mission to generate commerce and increase the movement of goods through the Port of Prince Rupert. If it does, then both parties agree to reserve a property for a specific period of time while the company begins a process called a “feasibility study.” You’ve probably heard that term before. But what exactly is a feasibility study and what does it involve? The question is difficult to answer because no two projects are the same. As they relate to port-related commercial developments, feasibility studies involve the initial work carried out by a company to determine whether a site can be developed for commercial purposes, and whether its investment will have value down the road. This work is paid for by the company seeking to build the new facility. In the end, it typically results in a lengthy report that summarizes the attributes of the physical site plus any environmental, technical, legal, economic and operational aspects of the project. It concludes with a recommendation about moving forward with the project. A company usually pays a consulting firm to conduct the feasibility study. A “greenfield site” (undeveloped land)—such as the Ridley Island Industrial Site or Lelu Island—requires significantly more groundwork to acquire an understanding of what exists on the parcel of land. That means performing engineering surveys, taking samples and conducting ecological studies. Once a framework for baseline conditions is complete, preliminary engineering designs may be drafted and a company can explore other components of the project. A complete feasibility study is not just the preliminary physical work done on the land, but everything leading up to a company’s commercial decision to proceed with a project. That’s why these studies have estimated dates of completion that may be several years down the road, with very large price tags attached. There is just so much to consider. Most companies continue to study the feasibility of a project even after beginning the regulatory requirement of an environmental assessment, because the nature of their business and global market conditions require that they forecast many years into the future. Simply put, a feasibility study shows a company is serious about exploring the possibility of developing a project. But it is still a long way from a commitment to put shovels in the ground. Re:port is a collaborative promotional venture by the Prince Rupert Port Authority and The Northern View.

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Film and television works wonders for local tourism Prince Rupert received transition to having a film, or Talking tourism fantastic exposure when Inland television series, shot in the Air was featured on a recent Northwest. episode of The Big Decision. In an address to the International In the past couple of years Conference on Impact of Movies we’ve also seen Canadian & Television on Tourism, Hong shows Dragon’s Den, Flavours Kong Commissioner for Tourism of the West Coast, The Opener Margaret Fong began her all shot in Prince Rupert. We comments by pointing out writers also see a fairly steady stream have always driven tourism – Bruce Wishart of international shows. TPR beginning (somewhat tenuously) worked on an episode of The with Marco Polo influencing Travel Guys shot here this summer. Columbus right through to the international Not all of these TV productions have phenomenon of Anne of Green Gables. a particular tourism focus, but it’s all good “If a book can have such an impact, and a exposure. The more times Prince Rupert picture is worth a thousand words,” she said, appears on television, the more other “then the power of moving pictures is only filmmakers are exposed to the opportunity. limited by our imagination.” As she pointed I see it as a gradual process of awareness. out, “Movies even have the power to catapult Sure, one could produce expensive profiles less known destinations to the limelight as that target the film industry, and slowly build Slumdog Millionaire did for Dharavi. The relationships with individual producers. I ethics of such ‘reality tourism’ may be the don’t think that this could ever be as effective, subject of a separate debate but the impact of or cost effective, as a producer seeing the movies on tourism is evident.” destination actually work in other projects. I’m sure that almost everyone is familiar A decade ago, when there was more money with the effect of the Lord of the Rings trilogy available for marketing, Prince Rupert had on New Zealand tourism. That’s just one its own film commission. There were some example. The figures can be truly staggering. successes at that time – my memory fails me In her book Film-Induced Tourism author as to the extent of this, but I do recall a TV Sue Beeton says, “While figures relating commercial for Interac being shot at Cow directly to the impact that films (both movies Bay Café and other locations around town. and television series) have on tourism are The goal, of course, is to make the gradual limited, there is still some impressive data. In

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A welcome donation…

The Knights of Columbus Council #5282, Prince Rupert donated five wheel chairs to Prince Rupert Regional Hospital. L-R: Emmanuel Abecia and Ely Abecia of the Knights of Columbus, RNs Myla Nequinto and Denise Smith, ER coordinator Chris Gordon, patient care unit coordinator Cheryl Doerksen, LPN Fiona Ridell, Knights of Columbus’ Romeo Abecia and Denis Garon in the chair.

1978, the year after Close Encounters of the Third Kind was released, visitation to Devil’s Tower National Monument increased by a staggering 74%, while in a survey conducted 11 years after the film’s premiere, one-fifth of respondents attributed their initial knowledge of the monument to the movie.” She also commented that in the 1980s US visits to Australia increased by over 20% per annum thanks at least in part to Mad Max, Crocodile Dundee and The Man from Snowy River. And “tourist interest in visiting the sites of the Western movie, Shane, was prevalent 40 years after its filming, and

that when television programmes move to syndication and Pay TV, they enjoy extended periods of public exposure.” We do a certain amount of this work every year. In my time at Tourism Prince Rupert we have had success with Canadian and international productions. We’ve hosted crews from England, France and Australia, to name just a few. Special interest programs, such as those filmed in the Khutzeymateen, increase in number with each passing year. With television, our investment is low, and the potential pay-off is high.

HIV is a real concern within our communities. You can contract HIV primarily through unprotected sex and by sharing needles. HIV can live in your body for years without you knowing and all the while you can be passing it to others. At least 25 per cent of people who are HIV+ do not know and these 25 per cent are estimated to be responsible for 75 per cent of new infections. Northern Health, in collaboration with its community partners, is working with the Province of BC to prevent the spread of HIV by expanding HIV testing, treatment, and support services to British Columbians.

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Charles Hays students bring Legally Blonde to the stage By Martina Perry The Northern View

Charles Hays Secondary School (CHSS) students and staff are putting the final touches on this year’s theatrical production, Legally Blonde: The Musical. Legally Blonde: The Musical was created by Heather Hach and is based off Amanda Brown novel and 2001 film with the same name. The musical follows bubbly-blonde sorority president Elle Woods (Caitlenn Bull), who is under the impression that her boyfriend Warner (Cyrus Sobredo) is going to propose to her over dinner, but instead he dumps her, stating he’s looking for someone more serious. In an attempt to win him back, Elle follows Warner to Harvard Law School, where to her dismay she discovers Warner has a new girlfriend, Vivienne (Zoey Hellfors). Elle struggles to fit in at Havard, but with some help from new friends Emmett (Marcus Anderson) and Paulette (Hannah Komadina) she realizes she has a lot more to offer than being someone’s good looking

wife. “It’s a journey of selfdiscovery and finding her selfworth,” said O’Toole. All together 27 students will be acting and singing in the production, as well as cameos from two alumni, James McNish and Jasper Nolos. O’Toole said the cast is a highenergy group that doesn’t hold back. “It’s great to see young people at their best and showing their talent. Sometimes teenagers get a bad wrap so it’s amazing to see what they can do when they come together,” O’Toole said. Audience members can expect memorable moments from the movie version of Legally Blonde, such as Elle’s bend and snap trick, to be captured in musical numbers written by Nell Benjamin and Laurence O’Keefe. Musical director Tristan Fox will be leading a 12-piece band made up of current and former students from the district to create an authentic musical experience. Additionally, many students featured in the performance had

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the option of taking Musical Theatre as a course this year, which had them work on props and the set, as well as their roles in the play. “It gives them more of an appreciation of all the work that goes into a production,” said

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The Prince Rupert Rotary Choir presented its annual Wintersong concert on the afternoon of Dec. 2, covering a wide range of Christmas carols and well known songs. Shaun Thomas/The Northern View

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Northern Gateway will be one of the safest energy pipelines because it’s been designed by engineers, safety experts and the people of British Columbia.

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Scenes from Winterfest

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Winterfest 2012 kicked off on Nov. 30 with an evening of family fun. Clockwise from top: Ava and Kaia have some fun decorating their gingerbread cookies at Cowpuccino’s; Capt. Gary Sheils launches the annual Chirstmas Kettle Campaign; the Annunciation Choir sings Christmas carols for the hundreds who came out to see the lighting of the trees at the Courthouse; Peter Witherly leads the community band through a series of carols.

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Safety starts with a tanker acceptance program that’s as stringent as any in existence — and includes an independent review of all tankers, weeks ahead of their scheduled arrival. Tankers mooring at the terminal will be double-hulled and no more than 20 years old, and will be required — by independent third parties, before they enter Gateway’s shipping channels — to show a sound maintenance and operational history. As they approach Kitimat, all vessels will be boarded and guided by B.C. Coast Pilots with expert knowledge of our coastal waters. Simulations conducted in varying weather conditions have shown that the largest tankers can be safely navigated without the help of tugboats. Still, Gateway is adding a tug-escort system as an additional safety measure. The Douglas Channel is already one of the deepest and widest inland waterways on North America’s west coast, and Gateway’s tug-escort

system, according to risk assessment data, would reduce the already unlikely chance of a grounding incident by a further 80 to 90 per cent. As another Gateway marine safety initiative, we’re introducing landbased radar to B.C.’s North Coast for the first time. This radar system will be bolstered by extra navigational aides such as lights and channel markers. These enhancements aren’t just for Gateway — they are for all vessels on B.C.’s North Coast.

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Scenes from Winterfest

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Clockwise: The Gitmaxmakay Nisgaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;a Dancers came dressed up for the Santa Claus Parade; people gather around the bonfire at the waterfront; Jared Davis of the Rampage hands out candy canes along the parade route; fireworks on Saturday night ; Rosa Dundas and Darryl Pinch handed out cookies for the Salvation Army at the waterfront.

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Tuck Inlet Wind Farm proposed By Shaun Thomas The Northern View Following in the footsteps of the Mount McDonald and Mount Hays wind farm proposals, Sea Breeze Power Corp of Vancouver is pursuing a possible development in the Prince Rupert area. The company is planning to install a total of five towers, three across the harbour and two in the area across from Seal Cove near Shawatlan Lake, to gather meteorological information over the next year. The company is proposing the use of tubular meteorological towers to gather the information. If the gathered data is “encouraging”, the company would then install additional towers to model wind speeds across the site. However, Sea Breeze Power president and CEO Paul Manson said it is still far too early in the process to be talking about a wind farm on the north coast. “If someone is interested in development, they have to apply to the government for an investigative

use permit. We’re asking for the right to test the quality of the wind in the area... We don’t know what the quality of wind there is. You can do a lot of armchair studies, but until you test the wind on-site you don’t know because there are a lot of topographical and regional considerations and computer models can be quite crude,” he said, noting that the company believes there could be a strong wind resource in the area and it is close to a transmission source. “It took 11 years between filing a similar permit request and construction for a similar project on northern Vancouver Island.” Should the project go ahead, each tower would be between 80 and 10 metres tall with three 30 to 65 metre blades. The energy produced would be sold back into the BC Hydro grid. Sea Breeze Power is currently involved in the development of four other wind energy projects in BC, including the Cape Scott Wind Farm north of Port Hardy.

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Aboriginal Entrepreneur class in the spotlight By Larry Hope The Northern View

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YPR numbers up slightly in 2012 By Martina Perry The Northern View Prince Rupert’s airport has seen a slight increase in passenger traffic in 2012. “We have been continuing the two to three per cent increase year over year, which is reasonable when you look at airports across Canada. With

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exceptions like Vancouver and Montreal most are showing negative growth or are up two to three per cent,” Rick Reed, manager of YPR, said. Reed believes the increase can be attributed to the “buoyant economy and bright future ahead”. “It’s mostly due to… the influx of business people and investors looking at Prince Rupert,” said Reed.

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a small hook woven in. Charles Hays was the pilot school in Western Canada for the course five years ago and it is now offered in two other BC schools and several in other Provinces throughout the country. Lindeman and Rose said they were very happy with how the course has continued to grow at Charles Hays and at how creative and realistic all of the students’ small business ideas were. The team purchased Luca’s prototype to take back to former Prime Minister Paul Martin, creator and sponsor of the program.

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My Recreational Mountain Coop says it can go ahead and purchase the Shames Mountain Ski facility from current owners, the Shames Mountain Ski Corporation, now that a combination of a debt forgiveness and a loan payment plan worth close to $700,000 has been worked out with the provincial government. The non-profit regional co-op struck a purchase deal with the ski corporation last year, but it was held in abeyance pending a debt resolution with the provincial government. The ski corporation owed the province $429,010 for an outstanding tourism development loan taken out more than 20 years ago plus

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$108,672 in outstanding interest. It also owed the province $88,579 in unpaid royalties and $46,767 in unpaid interest tied to the royalties, amounts which were taken on by the co-op as part of the sales arrangement. The debt forgiveness deal for the tourism loan calls for the ski corporation to pay the province $125,000 in return for the province writing off the remainder of the loan amount and forgiving the

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interest. The province will also write off the $46,767 unpaid interest tied to the unpaid royalties. In return, the ski co-op will pay off the $88,579 in unpaid royalties on a payment schedule stretched out over the next 10 years. The payment schedule includes interest of prime plus 1.5 per cent. “The resolution of these items means that My Mountain Co-op can now close the purchase agreement and proceed with the operation of the hill into the future,” said co-op founding director Curtis Billey. “It also means the co-op can now apply to have the [land] tenure transferred to it. This is a great way to kick off the 2012-13 season at Shames.”

The co-op operated Shames last year on a lease arrangement with the ski corporation. Provincial forests minister Steve Thomson, the minister responsible for the forgiveness plan, said the alternative was for the ski corporation to declare bankruptcy. If that happened, the province would have ended up with the ski hill assets and the task of disposing of them, he said. The co-op was formed in response to the ski corporation saying it was contemplating closing down because it could not financially break even. My Mountain Co-op currently has more than 1,000 members and continues to draw support from area businesses, individuals and corporations.

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Prince Rupert Rampage defeat Kitimat Ice Demons The Northern View Perhaps it was the holiday spirit, but after participating in the Winterfest Parade and posing for photos with fans earlier in the day the Prince Rupert Rampage put on their strongest showing yet on Saturday night as they downed the powerhouse Kitimat Ice Demons 6-1. The Rampage opened the scoring in the game early, as captain Jared Meers put one by Kitimat’s Tyson Craven just 98 seconds into the game Terry Whelan of the Demons responded less than two minutes later to tie things up at one, but the rest of the period and indeed the game would belong to Prince Rupert. With 10:15 to play Justin Fontaine regained the lead for Prince Rupert and a shorthanded goal by Josh Kierce with just 1:05 left on the clock put the Rampage up 3-1 leading into the second period.

In the second Rampage goalie Keano Wilson held his ground through an early Kitimat onslaught and just over halfway though the period Kory Movold found the back of the net on the powerplay to make it 4-1 for Prince Rupert. That would be the only goal in the second, giving the fans at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre plenty to cheer about heading into the final 20 minutes of play. In the third the Rampage continued to keep up the pressure on the western-division leading Demons. With 11:05 to play Meers scored his second of the night with a wrist shot from in front just before he was hauled down by the Demon defensemen. That fifth goal would spell the end of the night for Kitimat’s Craven, who was replaced between the pipes by Daniel Pellan. But not even Pellan could shut the door on Prince Rupert, as Kierce went low glove-side on the powerplay

with 4:15 to go. When the final buzzer sounded the Rampage celebrated their first home win of the season in front of a raucous crowd and saluted their fans as they left the ice. The win puts the Rampage tied with the Houston Luckies at five points for the final playoff spot in the league, though there is still a lot of hockey to play. The Smithers Steelheads remain undefeated so far this season and at 11-0 to lead the league with 22 points, followed by the Ice Demons at 20 points and the Williams Lake Stampeders at 17 points. The Rampage will take to the ice again this Saturday against division rivals the Terrace River Kings, who were off last weekend but enjoy a four-point lead over Prince Rupert in the standings. Look for complete coverage of that game in next week’s issue of the Prince Rupert Northern View.

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Seawolves unable to pick up a victory against Smithers By Shaun Thomas The Northern View Two of Prince Rupert rep teams faced off with the Smithers Storm this weekend, but were unable to pick up a victory on the ice. Midgets On Saturday Smithers’ Bobby Joe Love opened the scoring just over halfway through the first, which was followed less than three minutes later by a Ross Dubeck goal to give Smithers a 2-0 lead. But Prince Rupert captain Jordan Aubee put the Seawolves on the board with just under four minutes to play, making it 2-1 leading into the second. And Aubee just kept coming,

tying things up with 18:10 to play and completing the natural hat trick with 12:11 to go to give Prince Rupert the 3-2 lead. Smithers’ Owen Rowsell made it 3-3 with 2:42 to go, setting up an exciting finish. But early in the third Smithers scored three goals in less than four minutes to take a 6-3 lead, and while Brett Carey would tally a goal with 5:42 to go it was too little too late as Smithers took a 6-4 victory. The following day Smithers came out firing on all cylinders and amassing a 4-0 lead through the first 20 minutes. Prince Rupert would lessen the gap with a pair of goals by Aubee with 19:10 and 17:43 to play, but two goals in 20 seconds by Smithers’

Owen Rowsell would put the game out of reach as Smithers would score once more in the third to take a 7-2 win. Bantams After losing 9-3 on Saturday, the bantam reps looked for revenge on Sunday. Smithers’ Riley Coish picked up the lone goal of the first period and three goals in less than 90 seconds had the Seawolves down 4-0 early in the second. But the team rallied back on a natural hat trick by Tyler Matalone who scored with 15:24 and 2:03 left to play in the second and again with 14:53 to go in the final frame to pull Prince Rupert to within one. But Smithers tallied four goals in just over two minutes midway through the third to win 8-3.

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Prince Rupert’s Austin Weir looks to set up the play in midget rep action against Smithers.

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Rainmakers compete in provincials Annual General Meeting Rupert Runners Running Club The club is holding its AGM at the Crest Hotel in the Rockwell Room on December 10, 2012 at 7 pm Everyone is welcome. The club is looking to fill Executive positions, Learn to Run Trainers and Race Directors. Unfortunately, if the club does not get some of the key positions filled, the very popular races such as Skeena River Relay, Crest Glory Days, Rupert Half plus 8, and the Cannery Road Race will be put in jeopardy. So if you want to see these great events continue, please come out and support the Club. All attendees (Executive Excluded) can enter a Draw for one free year membership ($20 value) plus free entry for 2013 race season for all club races (except Skeena River Relay). For more information contact Bob Cuthbert 250-627-4145 or Ray Leonard at 250-624-6336.

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Prince Rupert’s senior boys volleyball squad started strong in the provincial championships in Kelowna, going 2-1 in Wednesday’s pool-play day. The Rainmakers started the day playing Vernon, but fell in straight sets 25-17 and 25-19. However that would be the last set the team lost for the remainder of the day. Later that afternoon Charles Hays swept Prince Charles Secondary of Creston 25-13 and 25-22 before going on to defeat Cambie Secondary 25-16 and 25-18. On Thursday morning the Rainmakers faced off against Duchess Park of Prince George in the opening round of the tournament. The team from Prince George proved to be too much for Prince Rupert, as Duchess Park took the game in three straight sets 25-13, 25-8 and 25-13. On Thursday afternoon the Rainmakers took to the court against Clarence Fulton High School of Vernon in the first round of the consolation bracket. As with the game against

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Charles Hay’s Garrett Kobza; right; gets his spike to drop between two Duchess Park blockers during BC Boys Provincial Volleyball in Kelowna over the weekend.; Charles Hays lost to Duchess Park in three straight sets (25-13; 25-8; 25-13)

Duchess Park, the southern team defeated Charles Hays in straight sets 25-11 and in a second set that came down to the wire and ended 25-23 for Vernon. On Friday morning the Rainmakers faced off with Prince Charles Secondary in an elimination match. Prince

Charles won the first set 2512, while Charles Hays took the second set 25-12 to set-up a third and deciding set to 15. The Creston squad, though, proved to be too much for Prince Rupert as Prince Charles won it 10-15 to eliminate the Rainmakers from the tournament.

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With the Christmas break coming up, the days of the current Port Edward school are coming to an end. The school, which houses approximately 60 students in two floors worth of classrooms, will have its last day as an educational institution on Dec. 21 when the kids go home for the holidays. When classes resume on Jan. 7, students will be reporting to the new school located at the municipal office. This week, with construction complete on the new three-classroom facility, furniture and equipment were being brought in as the finishing touched were made. Books sat in boxes in the new library space, which will serve both the school and the community and training was being done on the heating and cooling system in a room off of the kitchen in the old community centre in preparation for a grand opening some time this month.

“It’s going to be a great space for us,” said Superintendent Lynn Hauptman. “The current site is such a large school, but the population of the school has been shrinking so a lot of the classrooms are filled with stuff from years ago... This new school really is a win-win for everyone, for the school district and the District of Port Edward.” But before the bell rings at the old school for the final time, administration is planning an evening for the community to come out and see the building off into whatever it’s new role may be. Principal Deb Taylor is planning a parent and community night on Dec. 18 to celebrate the holidays and say farewell to the school. What happens with the old building on Sunset Drive, however, may be up to the province of BC. “What we hope will happen is, once the kids are in the new school, the School District would write a letter to the province saying they

no longer need the property and have an interested party... Once it is hopefully transferred to us, council will decide what to do with the property,” said District of Port Edward CAO Ron Bedard. “They don’t have the money to tear the building down, and we don’t want an eyesore in the middle of the community.” However, it should be noted that earlier attempts to sell or lease closed schools such as Kanata and Seal Cove have been turned down by the provincial government.

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Prince Rupert Self Advocacy Group would like to thank all the business and presenters that helped make our conference the success that it was. Northern Savings Credit Union Lions Rotary Legion Ladies Moose Famous Players City Furniture Pho “88” Four Seasons’ Flowers 3C Clothing The Bargain Shop Master Cut Fashion Tayloring Eastwind Emporium Databoy Paws & Claws McLean & Rudderham Lee & Anns Subway Leannes Pet Shop Soup Daddy’s Avant Guarde Marks Work Wear World Naomi’s Grill

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The B.C. government is considering following the lead of Washington state and putting a toll on pipelines to fund better leak prevention and spill response programs. Environment Minister Terry Lake announced Wednesday that the government is seeking public and industry input into a new plan to ensure a “polluter pay” system for oil and gas pipelines and other forms of hazardous material transport. “For instance in the state of Washington, a five-cent a barrel tax is applied to the owner of the oil product received into a storage tank,” Lake said. “Four cents of that is put into an oil spill prevention account, and another one cent into oil spill response account.” He added that this applies to the Trans Mountain pipeline that moves oil from Alberta to tanker port at Burnaby and carries on south to supply Washington state refineries. The state toll applies to all oil crossing the U.S. border. Brenda Kenny, president of the Canadian Energy Pipelines Association, said the industry supports the concept of polluter pay and is looking forward to discussing the toll proposal and other suggestions. Lake said the initiative is not tied to the Enbridge Northern Gateway.

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A hockey rink constructed by a Montgomery Road family will have to be torn down, city council ruled on Nov. 26. Montgomery Road is a largelyfamily based neighbourhood full of young hockey players who, like countless other Canadian children, would take to the streets to play their favourite game. Homeowners Terena and Jonathan Stegavig built a deck onto the back of their home on their pieshaped property on Montgomery Road and converted it into a rink by installing HockeyShot dry land flooring tiles, with boards and netting surrounding the structure. The Stegavig’s built the 19’ by 34’ hockey rink above their cement dog pen so their children and other kids in the neighbourhood could have a safe place to play off of the cul-desac. However, the Stegavigs weren’t aware a building permit was required to create the deck until a neighbour complained to the City and the building inspector arrived at their property. The homeowners learned the structure was encroaching in the space at the edge of their property that was suppose to be left empty. Under one of the community’s zoning bylaws, rear yard setbacks require a minimum distance of three metres from the rear property

line, with the Stegavig’s structured being constructed .09 metres it. “I thought I was following all the rules… I made a mistake and didn’t get a permit, but it was completely out of my own ignorance. I didn’t think I needed one. I think I should be issued a fine [for not having a permit] and I have no problem paying it,” Terena Stegavig told the Prince Rupert Northern View. To avoid having to remove the deck, the family tried to purchase a strip of land behind their property that would have placed the structure in compliance, but the City denied the request. Then the homeowners were told to apply for a Development Variance Permit, a required permit when a proposed development doesn’t meet requirements of regulating bylaws. To show the amount of neighbourhood support the rink had, the Stegavig’s collected a number of letters regarding the hockey rink that stated it added to the greatness of the family neighbourhood and kept children safe from traffic. One neighbour, whose children often utilized the rink, mentioned having an enclosed space for neighbourhood kids to play hockey in meant pucks and balls wouldn’t be damaging people’s parked vehicles and rocks and gravel wouldn’t be flying through the air with every swing of hockey sticks.

However the neighbour closest to the structure did have issues and made those known at the council meeting held on Nov. 26. Bill de Jong told council the size of the rink was a concern to him, as was all of the noise coming from it. “I wouldn’t like to see the City [tell people what they can and can’t do on their decks] but there is a point where you have to consider how much it’s going to bother your neighbours,” said de Jong. “If this was done correctly and a permit was drawn we wouldn’t be here because it would’ve been denied. I don’t believe this variance should be rectified after the fact. Everyone should get permits and follow the procedure.” Terena Stegavig said she was surprised when the de Jongs spoke to council because she says they had been in contact after the initial complaint and thought the issue was resolved. Prince Rupert City Planner Zeno Krekic presented a report to council that echoed de Jong’s statement, stating the City wouldn’t have supported it based on the location of the deck and the fact that the property is large enough to have a hockey rink in an appropriate spot that follows city bylaws. Krekic’s report recommended the variance permit should be denied, but said moving the rink to another spot on the property to follow guidelines could be a possible solution to keep the

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“[The hockey rink] clearly provides recreation for children in the neighbourhood… There’s an important learning here in that this would not be such a complicated process if a permit had been taken out from the very get go,” said Rice. The Stegavig’s are in contact with city workers and are looking for another remedy to avoid having to pay to modify the rink. If there isn’t, they will apply for a permit to move the rink 34 inches. “It’s a pretty expensive mistake,” said Terena Stegavig.

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Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town

Real Estate Houses For Sale 2 bdrm house. Energy efficient, new carpets, fresh paint. Central. 138 8th West. $87,500. 250-624-4574

Other Areas 20 ACRES FREE! Buy 40-Get 60 acres. $0-Down, $168/mo. Money Back Guarantee. NO CREDIT CHECKS. Beautiful Views. Roads/Surveyed. Neaer El Paso, Texas. Call 1800-843-7537. www.sunsetranches.com

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Legal Notices Lax Kw’alaams Band 206 Shashaak Street, Lax Kw’alaams, BC V0V 1H0 Telephone: 250-625-3293 Fax: 250-625-3246

Looking for a new rental home in the Prince Rupert Area? At Macro, there is a home for everyone! With 6 different locations throughout the Prince Rupert area - we offer both furnished & unfurnished suites in newly renovated bachelor suites to four bedroom townhouses! All of our fully-furnished suites come complete with cable TV & Internet services! In choosing Macro for your new rental home, you are choosing quality, excellent service and great value! We welcome you to contact us at anytime to schedule a viewing! Call: 250-627-5003 princerupert@macroproperties.com • www.propertiesforrentprincerupert.com

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1, 2, & 3 Bdrm Suites

GATEWAY APARTMENTS

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McBride & 8th Prince Rupert Unfurnished - Furnished (Furnished short Term Rentals Available) Close to downtown Adult-oriented No Pets

627-7137 K&C APARTMENTS 423-3rd Ave. West. in Pr. Rupert. 2 blocks from college. One bedroom apartments. Hardwood floors. Laundry services, heat incl. Security entrance. Rent $575 - $600/mo. Phone Craig @ 250-832-0354

ROOSEVELT HEIGHTS APARTMENTS

Call for details 250-627-1715 or 250-624-5955

Homes for Rent 1 Bedroom & half-loft cabin/house for rent. Newly built. Fully furnished. Includes small living room, equipped kitchen, bathroom/shower, detached laundry. Beautiful wooded setting in Port Edward (10 min drive to Prince Rupert). Available immediately until mid-May. $675/mo utilities included. Call to view: 250-6289449. PR: 1 bdrm hse, $600/mo; 3 bdrm lower duplex, $850/mo; 1 bdrm bsmt suite, $500/mo. Avail. immediately. Call 250624-4598. PR: 3 bdrm hse, elect. heat, near library, w/d pkg, Lrg yd, N/S, N/P. $600/mo. mapleenglishclub@yahoo.ca Prt Ed. 780 Oceanview. Bsmnt suite. $500 p/m plus utilities. Clean 1000sq ft.250-600-4022

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Legal Notices Lax Kw’alaams Band Suite 150-110 1st Ave West Prince Rupert, V8J 1A8 Telephone: 250-627-5733 Fax: 250-627-5933

To the membership of Lax Kw’alaams Legal Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: ESTATE OF JOHN MICHAEL PYLOT also known as JOHN MIKE PYLOT

We have scheduled for an emergency public meeting with the Lax Kw’alaams Band membership in Prince Rupert to be held on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at the Highliner Inn upstairs conference

FORMERLY OF 2040 GRAHAM AVENUE, PRINCE RUPERT, BRITISH COLUMBIA Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of John Michael Pylot also known as John Mike Pylot, are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claim should be sent to the executor Hilma Pylot c/o the law firm of Silversides, Merrick & McLean, 217 Third Avenue West, P.O. Box 188, Prince Rupert, British Columbia, V8J 3P7 on or before December 15, 2012, after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.

3 bedroom apartments. Heat and hot water included. No smoking. No pets $730 per month. References required.

Phone between 9am - 6pm 250-627-8123

Oasis

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Renovated 1 & 2 bdrm Suites Furnished & Un-Furnished. Quiet Tenants. On Site Management. Gym, Hot Tub & Sauna. References Required.

250-627-5820 www.oasisaparts.com

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Rooms for Rent PR - Short-term Rentals. Furnished bedroom, shared kitchen & bathrooms, laundry, wifi. Close to downtown. From $245/wk (min. 2 week) or $499/mo. Call 250624-2334 www.pioneerhostel.com www.princerupertrooms.com

Rooms starting at $45/daily, $249/weekly, $699/monthly, Students $499/monthly. All-inclusive. 250-600-1680

Suites, Upper PR: Water-view, clean, quiet newly reno’d one bedroom suite. W/D, Parking, Satellite/wifi, N/S, N/P. Refs req. $750/mo. Call 250-627-1731

Townhouses PINE CREST 3 Bdrm. 2 Level T/H 1 ½ bath No pets Call Jenn 622-4304 PRINCE RUPERT Harbourview Apts. 2 & 3 Bdrm, 1 bath, Start at $600 No pets 627-6697 or 622-2699

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Skyline Manor 1200 Summit Ave.

Bachelor & 1 Bedroom Suites. Security Entrance, harbour views, balconies, storage, laundry facilities, hot water & heat included. Sorry no pets. Close to hospital, bus stop & downtown. References required. Contact our on site Manager at 250-624-6019

We’re on the net at www.bcclassiﬁed.com

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Halloween Fest winners…

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13 year old Tanisha Dennis won a round trip to Vancouver courtesy of Hawkair in the volunteer raffle at this year’s Hallowe’en Fest. Pictured is Dennis, second on left, with Bev Killbery of the Hallowe’en Fest Committee, second on right, Hawkair Base Manager Melanie Frizzell, left, and Hawkair Customer Service Agent Angelica Jesser, right, and Dash the cat.

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As VIA Rail employee Nancy Blom looks on, Halloween Fest coordinator Bev Killbery presents a return trip for two to Prince George to adult prize winner Yvonne Innes.

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Top: Six year old Drew Marshall took home a bicycle and helmet after winning the children’s seven and under raffle Pictured is Drew, right, and her younger sister Nova, left, with Bev Killbery centre. Left: Nine year old Calum Wesley took home a brand new Nintendo DSI after winning the children’s eight and up raffle.

Do you want to practise forestry in BC? New forestry designation available now The Natural Resource Professional (or NRP) designation is new and recent grads from natural resources conservation programs at the University of BC, Thompson Rivers University and the University of Northern BC can apply today. The NRP designation will allow you to practise aspects of professional forestry in every corner of the province. You might find yourself working for government, consultants, industry, Aboriginal groups and more! For more information and to see which programs qualify, visit our website at www.abcfp.ca.

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