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Legebokoff back in court in September Pre-trial applications set to start in case involving murder of three women and a girl TERESA MALLAM arts@pgfreepress.com
A court date has been set in the criminal case of Cody Allan Legebokoff, 22, charged with the murders of four area women. “Pre-trial applications [in the case] are scheduled to commence in Prince George on Sept. 9,� said Neil Macken-
zie, communications counsel, Criminal Justice Branch. Legebokoff has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of four area women. Legebokoff was arrested Nov. 27, 2010 when an RCMP officer checked a suspicious vehicle that had pulled out from an unused logging road. After further investigation, police found the body
of 15-year-old Loren Donn Leslie of Fraser Lake. He is also charged in the deaths of Jill Stuchenko, 35, and Cynthia Mass, 23, and Natasha Montgomery, 23, whose body is still missing. Stuchenko, a mother and talented singer, was reported missing Oct. 22, 2009. Her body was found Oct. 26, 2009 in a gravel pit off of Otway Road. Maas, also a mother, was reported
missing by friends on Sept. 23, 2010. Her body was found Oct. 9, 2010 in LC Gunn Park. Montgomery, also a mother and originally from Quesnel who’d been living in the Prince George area, was reported missing when she failed to connect with family after a number of weeks. Her body has not been recovered.
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Sharel Warrington will be back in the chair of the School District 57 Board of Education, but there were some changes in the other positions after Tuesday’s inaugural meeting. Warrington was acclaimed chairperson, and Trish Bella was acclaimed as the board’s representative to the B.C. Public School Employers Association, but the other two positions required voting. Sharon Bourassa, who served as vicechairperson for the first year of the current board’s term, nominated Brenda Hooker for the position, while Bella nominated Tim Bennett. Hooker started her speech by thanking
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Handheld “candles” provided the illumination as the School District 57 Tapestry Singers performed Silent Night, wrapping up their Christmas performance for the Board of Education and guests before Tuesday’s meeting. Bourassa for serving in the position for the year and then stepping
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that role,” she said. Bennett opened his remarks with the observation, “Trustee Hooker stole my speech.” He also thanked Bourassa for her work over the past year and mentioned his desire to bring his leadership skills to the role. “I think I would also bring a different skill set to the position.” The ballots were cast, and Superintendent Brian Pepper announced Bennett had won the election. An election was also needed for the role of representative to the B.C. School Trustees’ Association. Bella had held the role at the beginning of the last term, but stepped aside when she was elected to the provincial council, at which point Hooker was selected to fill the position for the remainder of the year. Bennett nominated Hooker to continue in the role, while Bella nominated Betty Bekkering. Bekkering said she thought the past year “has given me a good sound basic knowledge of being a trustee. “I feel I could learn a lot more as a representative to the BCSTA and I could also share a lot from our district.” Hooker said she had enjoyed filling the position after Bella stepped down, “and I would like to continue to do so.” The ballots were cast, and Hooker will continue as the district’s representative on the BCSTA.
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CNC culinary arts student Patrick O’Neill adds some lawn to his gingerbread house Thursday morning, while fellow student David Lerch discusses his house with instructor Chef Ron. The houses will be on display in the CNC library, starting this afternoon.
The unemployment rate in the province rose slightly last month, but is still somewhat below the national average. “There was a slight uptick in the overall unemployment rate from 6.7 to 6.8 per cent, .4 per cent lower than the national average,” Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Pat Bell said in his monthly teleconference call with the media about the employment numbers. “We are fourth in Canada behind Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.” He added the increase is the result of the loss of 4,700 part time positions. “Full-time positions were basically flat year-over-year,” he said. “We’re still seeing good job growth since the launch of the Jobs Plan in August 2011. We still have an additional 41,800 jobs, all full time.” He said overall the increase is 65,900 ful-time jobs compared to the loss of 24,100 part-time jobs. Bell added the youth unemploy-
ment rate dropped by .3 per cent to 13.1 per cent with an additional 1,700 jobs. Good job growth, he added, is being experienced outside of the Lower Mainland, in the Kootenays, on Vancouver Island, the Northeast and the North Coast and Nechako. In the North Coast Nechako region, the unemployment rate dropped to 8.5 per cent, the first time it’s been in the single digits in some time. In Prince George the unemployment rate is 5.2 per cent with the loss of about 1,200 jobs last month, however 51,200 people remain employed. Bell said the city has maintained over 50,000 employed each month for the last six months, a record breaker. The goods-producing sector saw good job growth, Bell said, but the service producing sector experienced a loss, particularly in transportation and warehousing. Overall, he said, the month was stable with growth in areas where the jobs plan is focusing its efforts. “We’d like to see more job growth and likely will in December, January, February and March.”
Missing woman sought The Prince George RCMP are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing Prince George resident last seen in November. On November 17, Prince George RCMP received a report that 24-year-old Nikita Lorraine Joseph was missing. The investigation has led officers to speak to many of Nikita’s friends and family, but has not located Nikita herself. Many locations where it was thought that Nikita might be have been checked with negative results. Nikita does not have a place of residence and it is believed that she does not want to be found.
The Prince George RCMP are concerned for Nikita’s safety and would very much like to speak to her. Nikita Lorraine Joseph is described as: • First Nations female • Long brown hair • Brown eyes • 165 cm (5’5”) • 60 kg (132 lbs.) The RCMP are asking Nikita to please attend the Prince George RCMP at 999 Brunswick Street or call (250)561-3300. If you have any information about Nikita Lorraine Joseph or where she might be, please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300.
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The timeline for the 2013-14 calendar for School District 57 is a short one. At Tuesday’s meeting, Trustee Brenda Hooker brought the board up to date on what was happening. She noted there had been several calendarrelated motions passed at in-camera board meetings, and that the provincial government had also passed new legislation with a major impact on planning. There is no longer a standard provincial calendar, meaning that as long as a district makes Prince George Association for Community Living
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sure its students receive the minimum number of minutes as provided by legislation, they have freedom to create whatever calendar they want. “We, as a district, have to submit a calendar to the ministry in March,� Hooker said, “so we don’t have much time.� The calendar committee, consisting of trustees, representatives from the partner groups and a senior administrator, will be meeting next week to determine what recommendations they will be making. The task they have set themselves is to look at a standard calendar for the next two school years, looking at the new legislation and the standard calendar in use. “The timeline is short,� superintendent Brian Pepper said, “because the board doesn’t have a meeting in March. They would have to bring the final calendar to the board for approval at the February meeting.� Hooker also made it clear in her presentation Tuesday that there was not enough time to consult all the groups needed to come up with any form of alternate calendar for the 2013-14 school year.
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A special Christmas gift for children Disabled children get a visit from Santa and a big surprise DELYNDA PILON newsroom@pgfreepress.com
Santa came a bit early for a group of disabled people when, thanks to a some help from a True Sport grant, the J.W. McConnell Society and the Prince George Community Foundation a big screen television complete with an X-box Kinect was one of the special gifts delivered during a Christmas Party for clients of the Project Friendship Society. Before Santa, with the help of a few volunteers, pushed the television into the gym at Kinsmen Place, all the clients were asked to close their eyes and wait for a special visitor bringing a special gift. The words “spe-
cial visitor” hit home with one young lady who closed her eyes as asked and placed a hand over her heart, whispering reverently, “Santa”. And she was right. After a countdown everyone opened their eyes and there was Santa. With a little help the huge present was unwrapped, and the gift was unveiled to applause and squeals of delight. “It was a great day,” Michelle Jensen with Project Friendship said. Jensen joined Project Friendship in September, and she says she wishes she’d known about the society years ago. With a disabled child of her own, she says
it would have been a great support when he was younger, helping him to make friends and feel like part of a society, someone accepted for all he can give to others instead of shunned for the things that make him different. “As he got older the other kids saw he was different and started to stay away from him all time,” Jensen said. She and her husband knew they had to do something, so they got him involved in programs and clubs and turned their house into what she laughingly refers to as a ‘kid trap’. “By the time graduation came around he had a group of various friends with a range
of abilities. His best friend was a straight A student who’s going to college right now,” she said. “People have a tendency to see ‘different’ and avoid it. It’s very important they have people in their lives who see past that and think, ‘this is a very cool person to hang out with’. I wish I would have known about it 20 years ago.” She said the individuals she helps range in age from high school
students to seniors. She interviews them, finds out their interests, then connects them with a club or organization in town. Then she finds someone within that organization who can pick up the person, drop him or her off and help him or her make friends. One of the saddest things within the life of someone deemed different, she said, is the lack of friendship. “They conducted
a study among the disabled, asking the person who their best friend is. The answer nine times out of 10, is their care aide or doctor. With this program they have actual friends who care about them, rather than someone paid to be there.” Another important component of the program is that it gives the disabled person an opportunity to give something back, a sig-
nificant part of feeling like you fit in. “If you don’t contribute you kind of feel like an outsider. We have one girl volunteering with Scouts Canada and she thinks it’s the best organization ever. She just shreds paper for them, and she feels great about it.” Jensen said one of the things the society needs most is more volunteers. Anyone interested can give her a call at 250-563-4445.
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Variety of charges dealt with In Provincial Court in Prince George on Sept. 5: Gregory Blundell was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol reading over .08, fined $1,500, assessed a victim surcharge of $225
and prohibited from driving for one year. Belinda R. Frederick was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recog-
nizance and sentenced to 26 days in jail. Steve W. Knapton was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order, sentenced to 34 days in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $50.
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Control City Bylaw and allows for quick identification should your dog become injured, lost, found or impounded. Keeping an unlicensed dog can result in a $100 fine. Bylaw Services 250.561.7622.
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Applications are now available at the Community Services Department in City Hall or on the City web site. Applications are reviewed in June and December of each year. For more information call 250-561-7646. Grants can be paid to individuals or organizations for travel related to academic, art, cultural and amateur sport/recreation purposes involving youth 18 years of age or younger, if they have: • Been selected at a juried show to have his/ her work displayed in a Provincial, Western Canadian, National level or within a designated geographic area as recognized by the sponsoring organization; OR • Been awarded a scholarship within a specific field or art to attend a school of National or Western Canadian recognition; OR • Won a zone or regional competition or have been selected by a sponsoring organization to represent Prince George at a Provincial competition; OR • Won a Provincial competition and have gone on to participate in a Western Canadian, National competition or competition within a designated geographic area as recognized by the sponsoring organization; OR • Won the right or been selected to represent the City, the Province, and/or Canada at an international competition. On occasion, those activities that are considered to be in pursuit of excellence are eligible for funding.
Non-Profit arts organizations wishing to apply for the City’s Cultural Grants can obtain an application package from the Service Centre at City Hall. Applications may also be obtained on the City’s web site www.princegeorge.ca/CityHall/Grants/CulturalArts Requests for grants must be submitted on the City’s application form, and must include all of the supporting documentation listed on the application. Late or incomplete submissions may result in the rejection of applications. The deadline for 2013 grant applications for City assistance is 5:00 PM - Monday, January 21, 2013.
CITY OF PRINCE GEORGE HOURS OF OPERATION – HOLIDAY SEASON The City’s usual hours of operation will apply during the holiday season with these exceptions: 1. All operations except police, fire/rescue and emergency operations will be closed for business on December 25 & 26, 2012 and January 1, 2013. 2. On December 24 and December 31, 2012 non-essential services will close at 2:00 pm. 3. The Four Seasons Leisure Pool will remain closed for maintenance shut-down and will reopen January 7th, 2013 at 9:00 am. 4. The Prince George Aquatic Centre will operate on this schedule: • December 24 – 6:15 am – 2:00 pm • December 25 – closed • December 26 – closed • December 27 – 30 – regular hours • December 31 – 6:15 am – 7:00 pm (from 3:00 – 7:00pm is a toonie swim) • January 1, 2013 – 11:30 am – 5:30 pm
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John J.G. Makaro was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, received a conditional sentence of 90 days and was assessed a victim surcharge Free of $50. Tr a c y D.M. Reid was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol reading over .08, fined $1,000, assessed a victim surcharge of $150 and prohibited from driving for one year. Bryan R. Zazalak was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, sentenced to one day in jail and placed on probation for two years. Greg Matters was found guilty of uttering threats, sentenced to one day in jail, placed on probation for nine months and assessed a victim surcharge of $50. In Provincial Court in Prince George on Sept. 6: Skyler D. Brennan was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance, fined $250 and assessed a victim surcharge of $37.50. Brennan was also found guilty of a second count of possession of a controlled substance, fined $500 and assessed a victim surcharge of $75. Vernon L.M. Knott was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to one day in jail. Pamela Starnes was found guilty of identity fraud and possession of stolen property with a value less than $5,000 and sentenced to 134 days in jail. Darcy D. Tomah was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order, sentenced to 33 days in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $50. Warren T. West was found guilty of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, sentenced to 85 days in jail, placed on probation for one year and prohibited from possessing firearms for five years. West was also found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order, sentenced to one day in jail and placed on probation for one year. West was also found guilty of a second count of failing to comply with a probation order, sentenced
to 21 days in jail and placed on probation for one year. In Provincial Court in Prince George on Sept. 7: David L. Franks was found guilty of theft of propPress erty with a value less than $5,000, sentenced to one day in jail, assessed a victim surcharge of $50 and placed on probation for one year. Brandi L.L. Tom was found guilty of assault and failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recognizance and sentenced to one day in jail. Kevin J. Monk was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, sentenced to 18 days in jail, placed on probation for 18 months and prohibited from possessing firearms for five years. Shaun V.A. Raey was found guilty of taking a motor vehicle or vessel without consent, fined $500, assessed a victim surcharge of $75, placed on probation for one year and prohibited from possessing firearms for five years. Raey was also found guilty of assault, assessed a victim surcharge of $50 and placed on probation for one year. In Provincial Court in Prince George on Sept. 10: Harvey J.L. Chingee was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to 57 days in jail. Chingee was also found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recognizance and sentenced to 18 days in jail. Kassandra A. Joseph was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to 18 days in jail. Brittany G. Lee was found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recognizance and failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to 12 days in jail. In Provincial Court in Prince George on Sept. 11: Shawn K. Coburn was found guilty of driving with a suspended licence, fined $500, assessed a victim surcharge of $75 and prohibited from driving for one year.
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Long-time city resident Eric Allen – probably best known locally for heading up the petition to stop the River Road dike project from proceeding, gaining the necessary signatures signatures required to stop the process through the alternative approval process – visited Zoe’s Friday to talk about council considering the sale of the Pine Valley Golf Course. One of his concerns is the closure will add another layer of financial pressure to those who least need it. “I have been paying taxes since 1957. Now the median wage in Prince George is about $40,000 a year. That means a whole lot of people are making more than that, and a whole lot of people are making less.” Some of those making significantly less are seniors, many of whom frequent the Pine Valley Golf course. Yet they are facing the accumulation of many rate hikes, from hydro to taxes to gas. “When they go up, there is no increase in pensions, so costs rise all the time but not the salary. They can’t negotiate for higher wages. Instead they have to consider things like selling the car and taking the bus to cut down on expenses, or cutting back on food. All the government wants to do is build bridges or a $75 million building no one asked for (Allen said he was referring to the Wood Innovation and Development Centre). Finding inexpensive
recreation becomes a problem. If they close Pine Valley they will have to pay more to go elsewhere, plus there will be the added expense of gas. It’s a direct cost to them, and again nobody cares.” Lorraine Hoy agreed, and added the closure of Pine Valley would be a loss to beginner golfers as well. She experienced it directly when she took her grandson golfing for the first time, visiting the Pine Valley course with him during the summer. “My grandson said, ‘Oh grandma, I thought this would be boring but it’s so much fun’.” She added she remembers signing a petition to save Pine Valley about 15 years ago. Yet the issue has come before council time and again. “It’s like if they don’t get what they want the first time, wait three years and try again. Can’t we work on more productive things? This is expensive.” Allen said the root of the problem go back to the 70’s when the city amalgamated rural areas, removing their care from the province to the city. At the time it seemed to be a good all-around deal. The province would be done with the expense of caring for outlying neighbourhoods and, with the expectation the city’s population would boom, it expected to increase revenue. The plan worked well for many cities, but not Prince George. The expected boom never came, and the population base has not increased significantly over the years,
leaving this council with a massive area to service but not the population needed to cover the costs of those services. In Allen’s opinion, it is time to make the province cover some of the responsibility of those costs. Downloading costs from higher levels of government onto municipal shoulders has often been a subject discussed in council chambers as representatives discuss ways to reverse that trend. The fact the population base hasn’t significantly changed over the years bothers Allen in regards to Pine Valley on another level. He said there have been plenty of new businesses open over the years, while plenty of others close the doors. “Businesses move from one area, and the city loses tax money from that area, and take up residence somewhere else – and the city increases tax revenue in that area. But at the end of the day the city is still bringing in the same amount of tax money. It’s called churning.” Allen argued that even if the city can sell Pine Valley, it will earn money from the sale but earning extra through tax revenue after the land is developed is speculation. Hoy said she would like to see the city forgo selling the property and invest in it instead, leaving it a green space while promoting it by offering free bus rides for kids six through 16 so they can access the facility. She added the buses always run their specific routes, more
often than not without passengers. Allen agreed. “Everyone knows the buses around here are running empty. They cost us big money. But they cost us big money anyway. There is no reason kids from six to 16 couldn’t travel free. They should be able to go to the pools and hockey rinks on a regular basis. It wouldn’t cost us any more money because we’re paying for the bloody things anyway,” Allen said. “Pine Valley is green space. It’s like a park. Once it’s gone it’s gone forever. Five people in this goddamned town are going to make a decision that will affect all of us.”
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recent ruling by the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal highlights the need to clearly define when teachers are covered by WorkSafeB.C. and when they’re not. A social studies teacher in a B.C. school district submitted a claim to WorkSafe in 2011 for a wrist injury sustained during a lunchtime staff-versus-students softball game. It was intended as a harmonious staff/student interaction. The appeal tribunal rejected the teacher’s claim for several reasons, including that playing the ball game with students was not part of his regular duties, he was not instructed by the employer to carry out the activity, his participation was voluntary, and he was injured during his lunch break. The decision is being appealed. This case has created a grey area for teachers regarding what is considered part of their job. While not part of the work description, it’s generally expected that teachers take part in events, activities and clubs outside the instructional hours of the school day. Who’s to say a softball game at lunch time doesn’t provide an educational opportunity for students? At the very least, interaction with a teacher can build a positive experience for students outside of the classroom, hopefully encouraging further interest in studies. To accomplish that, teachers need to know what their role is and be provided with clear guidelines of what activities are covered under the umbrella of ‘work.’ The amount of volunteer work by teachers was evident last spring when they implemented a temporary ban on extracurricular activities, forcing the cancellation of some activities. If the ruling is upheld, it could reduce a teacher’s willingness to continue volunteering time for students. That would be a shame, as that lesson would be far from instructive. -- Black Press
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ormer NDP leadership candidate Dana Larsen appears to have a thoughtful, well-considered plan to force the powers-that-be to reconsider their stance on marijuana. It is matched by his rationale as to why this potential policy shift is a good idea. Let’s hope these two simple facts can coincide in such a way that we can finally get one of our country’s more ridiculous laws off the books. Legal marijuana is not a panacea for all that ails our society. It is not going to cure cancer, halt global warming or make us all just get along. But making it legal is not going to cause life to come to a screeching – or better make that shambling – halt either. There is nothing particularly amazing, nor threatening about pot. It is a weed that some people smoke because they like the way it makes them feel. It can make you say and do stupid things. And if you imbibe too frequently it can lead to health and/or personal problems. In many ways, it is reminiscent of french fries or automobiles. Why we invest so much time and money in an ineffectual effort to stamp out its use is beyond ridiculous. We’ve got more important fish to fry. Let’s stop denying society’s unhealthy desire for this plant. Let’s stop fighting it and let’s start using it. The benefits of that policy clearly outweigh the costs. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. - Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
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Practical jokes not funny The stir created by the hoax telephone call by the If nothing else, this incident illustrates the funtwo Australian DJ’s to a British hospital pretenddamental meanness of practical jokes. By the very ing to be the Queen and Prince Philip checking up nature of any practical joke, someone is going to on the progress of their daughter-in-law Kate, is an be hurt or embarrassed. Practical jokes are depenexcellent example of how people get caught up in dent upon the victim either being very naïve, or not the trivial dribble. Everyone has sympathy for what having sufficient knowledge of the subject to see it Kate is going through, but it is nothing thousands of coming. The victims respond to the practical joke other pregnant women have also gone through. through kindness and a desire to help others. Their The incident is noteworthy as Kate is a member of kindness is rewarded with a virtual slap in the face the royal family. There are still a lot of people out and personal embarrassment. Think of that the there who get some sort of kick out of following the next time you are having a laugh at someone else’s lives of royalty, movie stars and other expense. lesser lights. It is clearly an illustration The practical joke is just another of how our species can wrap themform of bullying. The perpetuator and selves up in unimportant events while their audience get a kick out of seeing ignoring war, poverty, starvation, cruanother individual in pain. Emotional elty and other unsavory activities going Onside pain can often be much more harmful on around us. Is the life of a Third than physical pain. Emotional pain VICTORBOWMAN World child dying of malnutrition less erodes an individual’s self-confidence important than the health of a royal child? and can have a lifelong negative effect on them. While the hoax is less than admirable, the fuss Likely we have all been party to practical jokes. created is way out of proportion to the act. Granted And we probably didn’t give any thought or symthe suicide of the nurse responding to the call is a pathy to the feelings of the victim. But over time, as tragic event, a sad event no one could predict. It is we gain maturity and sensitivity, we tend to leave suspected that there were other factors involved and those kinds of adolescent behaviour behind. There being suckered by the hoax telephone call was perwill always be a few who fail to do so, but the rest haps just the final straw. Perhaps the investigation of us can treat their actions with the disdain those will reveal more of the story. actions deserve. The firestorm of public opinion about the DJs is Being human, we all like to show off our supeamazing. People are calling for retribution ranging rior knowledge. Nothing wrong with that as long from being fired to being shot at dawn. The suicide as we do so in a positive and helpful manner that of the nurse undoubtedly caused much of the strong enhances all of our lives. There is also nothing reaction. For many a scapegoat must be found and wrong with having some fun with those around us. punished. What that does for anyone is questionBut when others become uncomfortable it is time to able. quit.
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Pine Valley sale bad idea for city
Editor: Free Press story Dec. 5 No mulligans for Pine Valley golf course. A mulligan in the world of golf gives a person a second try without penalty. The fact of the matter is, in the real world of golf there is no such thing as a mulligan. Golf is a game played with specific rules, and to break these rules there are consequences, such as penalty strokes, or in some cases in tournament play, the golfer can be disqualified. With city hall in the process of trying to sell off the Pine Valley Golf course to the detriment of those who have used and supported it for years, and who have spent considerable volunteer time to upgrade this course, we can say with some certainty that the city is breaking the rules, and therefore should be (and in the next election) may very well be issued some penalty strokes, or maybe disqualified. There is no need to sell the course to commercial interests. It is part of the park space in Prince George, serves a good service to the com-
munity, is a good course for juniors and seniors, and is (and this is the part that the mayor and some councillors do not understand) owned by the taxpayers and citizens of Prince George. This park/golf course is not just a piece of property that can be destroyed forever by the mere vot-
ing of perhaps five out of eight councillors. Council tried to sell the golf course approximately 10 years ago, and then again in 2010, and now again in 2012/13. It’s time for them to back off, and leave it alone. They should sign a long-term lease with an operator of the course, and quit try-
ing to destroy the course. It’s a sad day indeed when a few councillors and the mayor can make a decision that will have a long-term (detrimental) effect on this city. We are much more than a haven for commercial interests, and the mayor and council must recognize this. The money from the
sale of Pine Valley golf course will not be used to pay down any debt, nor will it be used for roads or infrastructure. The money will be put into the capital projects fund, and at some point in the future used for some capital project, that will cost us thousands of dollars in maintenance costs, etc.
Let’s keep our eyes and ears open, and see which councillors are in fact keeping the best interests of the whole city in mind, and which are in it for the short-term benefits of land sales and commercial development on park lands. Eric Allen Prince George
Fossil-fuel company sales to China worrisome Editor: I consider myself privileged to be born and raised in Canada, a country where, generally, I feel safe and secure when I lay my head down at night. However, Prime Minister Harper’s current course of action (including CNOOC/Nexen and FIPA) does anything but make me feel safe and secure. Harper likes to talk about transparency in government; however, he is actively working behind closed doors on secret negotiations that place Canada and the physical/economic health and welfare of Canadians in serious jeopardy. This past Friday afternoon, at 5pm, when most people (politicians and media) had headed home for the weekend, Harper announced that he will allow CNOOC (China’s state-owned oil company) to take
over Nexen (Canada’s fossil fuel giant), which puts three to six billion barrels of tar sands oil in CNOOC’s possession. Although I am not a supporter of the tar sands, I certainly do not want their ownership to lie outside of Canada nor with someone who can/will exploit the environment for shear economic benefit. As bad as the CNOOC / Nexen deal is, it will be far worse if Harper passes FIPA. The Canada-China Foreign Investment Protection Act (FIPA), another Harper secret initiative, is an extreme trade agreement that will give unprecedented powers to Chinese corporations that own Canadian natural resources. For example, if both deals are in place, CNOOC would be able to sue Canadian governments (any level) through secret tribunals for doing any-
thing to impede Chinese economic growth/development. This means that if any branch/ level of Canadian government implements environmental protections or job creation efforts that in some way hinder CNOOC (or another Chinese corporation) they are likely to be sued for millions or billions of potential lost revenues. As an added bonus, this FIPA deal locks Canada in for over 30 years, with severe penalties for withdrawing early. One of the greatest features of Canada is our vast and diverse natural environment. Sadly, Harper and the Canadian government are doing far too little to protect and sustain our environment and the resources it contains, both for my generation and the generations to come. Canada’s natural resources
should not be for sale or made available to other countries through any treaty or contract, and our environment should not be destroyed or endangered in the name of economic development that is short-sighted and only benefits government and big business, while leaving the poor and working class to suffer the consequences and clean up the mess. What does Harper propose we tell our grandchildren when there are no parks to play in or clean water to drink? Canadian democracy and natural resources must be protected from corporate greed, foreign and domestic. Now that Harper has allowed the CNOOC takeover of Nexen we must prevent the passing of FIPA! A concerned citizen, Marianne Sprague Prince George
Making plans for December 22, 2012 I’ve been cheerfully enjoying life: rogue planet turned out to be a bit of working, holidaying, eating, exercising, a yawner. Secure in your underground and writing. bunker, safe from flesh-eating zombies, Imagine my deep sense of abandonthere’s no incentive to tackle a task like ment on learning that the world is about that sober. Your head will throb until to end. Apparently the your hair hurts. Mayan calendar completes At 5 a.m. you’ll awaken to its current Great Cycle of the what sounds like a low-flying Long Count, causing a lot of Boudreau Gootan spaceship, only to disfolks – roughly 10 percent cover your neighbour is testing Biz – to believe the world will his prototype 1200cc Harley DANBOUDREAU Davidson snow blower by end on the 21st of December 2012, at 11:11 UTC. blasting a hundred-foot roostAfter a bewildering flurry of Internet er-tail of fresh snow from his driveway research, I’ve come up with these preonto yours.. dictions for December 22, 2012, the day You’ll brew a pot of coffee, as you do after doomsday. every morning. You’ll recall that you’re You’ll awaken as you have each day on the hook for $50,000 in credit-card since birth. The world will be intact, debt racked up in the countdown to as it has for the past four billion years. Armageddon. It will seem appropriate No axis flips. No attacking asteroids, to splash a couple dollops of moonshine no careening comets, and no malicious into your morning coffee. meteors. No galactic alignment between Six a.m. You will note a palpable the Earth, the Sun, and the supermassive absence of marauding bands of refugees, black hole at the centre of the galaxy. raiders and flesh-eating zombies. SomeJust business as usual. body’s dad will capture your teenage You’ll sport a massive hangover, havson and cart him off to hockey practice. ing put an impressive dent in your cask Somebody’s mom will kidnap your of medicinal moonshine the night before. other kids and drive them to school. A Waiting for the Earth to collide with a clever drive-by manoeuvre will result
in your wife being coerced, against her will, to go shopping with friends. You’ll discourage her from using the credit card. You’ll ponder the future of your meticulously chosen genetically diverse post-apocalyptic 25-person gene pool. The nine-foot Black Ops commando from across town will call, wondering if the scheduled group meeting is on and if it’s still OK to procreate with your wife. Your wife selected him. You’ll want to prostrate yourself before the divinely inspired prophet and leader of the Church of All Known Galaxies, to whom you donated all your worldly assets in order to secure an elevated status in the post-apocalyptic boondoggle. Given that the world didn’t end as predicted, you’ll hope the Divine Prophet will be predisposed to returning your rightful belongings. Your optimism will wither when the inspired one fails to respond to your calls, messages, e-mails, texts, and Facebook shout outs. You’ll login to Craigslist and advertise your arsenal for sale: the armory, the weaponized baby stroller, the bicycle generator, a lifetime supply of Kool-Aid, and the random pallets of camouflage
gear. You’ll exchange the sweaty apocalypse survival gear you wore to bed last night for fresh work attire and head off to the office, praying that your pre-Armageddon boss has forgotten that he fired you at the Christmas party three days ago. His outburst may have been triggered by your candid expression of contempt for him and all his ancestors dating back to the beginning of the Mayan Long Cycle. Although it might have been your insightful critique of his leadership and social skills, or your unsophisticated attempt to seduce his wife by the punchbowl. Is it possible that the Mayan calendar ended abruptly because the funding stopped, the union wobbled, or the stone mason was committed to an asylum after too many years spent chipping away at calendars? On December 22 three things will be certain: the days will start getting longer, you’ll be paying down a mountain of credit card debt, and it’ll definitely be time to kick your Christmas shopping into gear. Dan Boudreau owns RiskBuster Business Plan Oasis and Blog at www.riskbuster.com.
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Pittman Asphalt wins provincial award
Pittman Asphalt Ltd. of Prince George has won this year’s
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Road to Salmon River Bridge on Highway 97, and the intersection of Highway 97 and 16, which is heavily used by local commuters and traffic bound for locations throughout the northern part of the province. A number of side roads in the area were also resurfaced. Pittman finished the projects on time and on budget. The Deputy Minister’s Contractor of the Year Awards rec-
ognize construction and maintenance companies demonstrating excellence in the categories of grading, paving, bridges and structures, and highway maintenance work throughout the province. This year a new category for excellence in safety innovation was also awarded. The 10th annual awards were hosted by the B.C. Road Builders & Heavy Construction
Association on Dec. 7 in Victoria. The award runners-up in the paving category were Okanagan Aggregates Ltd. of Armstrong for the Highway 43 OverlaySparwood to Line Creek Road Project, and ARC Asphalt Recycling Inc. of Kamloops for Hot-In-Place Recycling on Highway 5 from Valemount to Tete Jaune and from Avola to Whitewater Bridge.
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Presented by Judy Russell, this production of A Christmas Carol is a spirited telling of the classic Charles Dickens’ tale. The show runs at the Prince George Playhouse from Dec. 14 to 16 and 18 to 22. Tickets are at Studio 2880.
One good turn deserves another. The old saying took on new meaning with a handmade quilt that changed hands and warmed hearts in the community. The quilt’s journey began in 2005 when longtime quilter Dawn Nylund began making a traditional quilt. A member of the St. Michael’s quilting group, Dawn spent many hours happily working on it and she’d completed three of 12 squares before, sadly, she died of cancer in 2007. After her passing, Dawn’s husband Jack was at a loss about what to do with her crafting items, embroidery thread and pink and purple fabric pieces for the unfinished quilt. “I don’t know how to quilt,” he told the Free Press. “So I put the pieces in a box and gave them to Dawn’s quilting group.” The group decided to complete the quilt and sent nine squares along with nine members. It took them over five years to finish and assemble the quilt. One square got lost along the way and was later found – but not before another one was made that became a matching pillow. But the journey of the quilt was not over. It was featured in the arts and crafts category at the PGX this year. It won Viewer’s Choice Award. When Nylund saw the
SOLSTICE Celebrate the first day of winter Friday, Dec. 21 with a visit to Farmers’ Market at 1074 Sixth Ave. from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Lantern Walk begins at the Civic Centre Plaza at 6 p.m. Winter activities and crafts, music, snow sculptures, winter fashion show, hot drinks and snacks, kids’ story times and more in the City Hall area from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Create a lantern Dec. 15 at Groop Gallery or on Dec. 16 at Two Rivers Family Sunday ($15 per family for non-members).
FATS TRIBUTE Kenny ‘Blues’ Boss Wayne and his band – including Justin Frey on sax – will be performing music made famous by Fats Domino at a fundraiser for CFIS-FM community radio. Tickets for the Feb. 9 dance with its 50s theme are on sale at Books and Company. They make perfect stocking stuffers – or save them for Valentine’s Day. Tickets are $30.
beautiful quilt on display he knew it would make a wonderful family heirloom and a reminder of Dawn and her love of quilting. Buying it was not an option because the quilt was up for raffle. So Nylund did the next best thing, he bought up dozens of raffle tickets. “I knew it was a long shot because they sold thousands of tickets sold – some of my friends bought tickets for me too.” However it was teacher Tina Cousins who had the lucky ticket drawn on Nov. 4. She phoned Nylund to tell him the good news – that she was donating it to his family. Nylund tried to pay for it but Cousins wouldn’t hear of it. “When I saw the quilt, I was told it had a history and then I found out that Dawn Nylund was one of the quilters involved. “I knew her and her family. Their daughter Robin and I went to school together and I felt they should have the quilt.” Tina’s generous act was soon followed by another. “They didn’t want her to have nothing [to show] for her winning ticket, so they made her another quilt,” said Nylund. Cousins has been an educator most of her life but she thinks it may be a happy coincidence that the “replacement” quilt features a little red school house motif. For now the
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Tina Cousins (centre) holds the new quilt made for her by the St. Michael’s quilters after she won, then donated, an heirloom quilt to Jack Nylund and his daughter and his daughter Robin. quilt hangs in a hallway in the building where Cousins works but it may end up on a classroom wall, she says. This week, Nylund’s daughter Robin, a nurse recruited from Canada years ago, was visiting
from Florida where she’s been living with her husband and children. She and Cousins were enjoying a reunion before she heads back home. Robin will be taking the original raffle quilt for her southern home.
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‘Burned’ by the Little Match Girl
I think that I’ve probably saved tons of money on visits to psychiatrists over the years because very early on I figured out that everything my doting parents did for me was “for my own good.� However, one thing I can’t forgive them for was their choice of reading material.
While other kids got endings and timeto hear fun stories honoured morals. at this time of year Not fair. like The To this Night day, I can Tea Before not indulge with Christmyself mas without Teresa with guilt at Santa, Christmas TERESAMALLAM time – Rudolph and his though the reindeer, I listened to rest of the year is fair tales with tear-jerking game. The season is
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forever ruined for me because of this little ritual we children had to go through Christmas Eve – before we got to open one of our presents. Christmas Day was better because not only was I proud reader of the Bible story about the birth of baby Jesus but also we got to finally open the rest of our presents. The night before Christmas was another story. My mother loved fables and fairy tales. Every Christmas Eve when I was young, she would read aloud the very sad story of Little Match Girl, written in 1845 by Danish poet Hans Christian Andersen. To recap (from my memory): a poor little girl is trying to sell matches on a street corner on a bitterly cold wintry night on the last night of the year. She has sold no matches but fears going home to her angry father who will surely beat her for making not even one farthling to buy his holiday booze. (I made up that part.) In despair, she sits alone in an alley, bare feet tucked under her. Thinking it may give her a “world of comfort,� the girl strikes a match against the wall. Then another. In the illumination, the girl then sees a series of wonderful visions: an iron stove, Christmas tree with presents, a holiday feast. Then she sees a vision of her beloved grandmother and she tries to keep it alive by lighting one match after another... until they’re all gone. She also sees a shooting star and remembers her grandmother telling her
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my Christmas turkey and mincemeat pie, go to bed with my warm, down comforter and drift off to sleep with visions of sugar plums dancing in my head, I will never know. She carried that secret with her to heaven.
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In an April 25 story, the Free Press reported on the amazing weight loss story of Tracey Montgomery who managed to shed 120 pounds in a year of hard work. Well, the story just got better. Montgomery will appear on a show which airs on ET Canada on Dec. 28. She was chosen as one of three stories from across Canada – and the only story west of Toronto. “Last week my daughter and I were flown down to Vancouver where I was interviewed and filmed. And then the next day ET Canada gave me a beauty makeover. It was all extremely exciting and very, very humbling to have been chosen.” Her journey to TV stardom took off when Weight Watchers used her story in their weekly booklets that go across Canada and into their meeting rooms, she said. “I was told about a month
ago they were going to use my story on posters in the meeting rooms across B.C. starting in November. Then I was informed that Weight Watchers and ET Canada could potentially be using my story in a project they are working on together for the end of December.” It was a short wait before Montgomery, 45, learned her inspirational weight-loss story was chosen one of the top three. Montgomery had been heavy most of her life. She was 200 pounds when she met her husband. She tried dozens of diets with no success and for years her weight hovered around the 300-pound mark. So it wasn’t until her blood pressure was up and she feared getting diabetes, which runs in her family, that she decided once and for all to shed the excess pounds. She was a size 24 and weighed 295 pounds – down from a high of 336 pounds – when she started the Weight
Watchers program in Sept. 2010. She lost 121.5 pounds and, at the time of her April interview with the Free Press, easily fit into a size eight. One of her main incentives to shed pounds, she said, was wanting to keep up with her active daughter, Deanna, 19. Eventually, with her newfound energy and significant weight loss, Tracey was outrunning her. And Deanna also benefited from her mother being on the WW program by learning about food portions and good nutrition. “It’s funny but even now when I have my picture taken I hold my head in a certain way to hide my chins – even though they’re not there anymore,” she told the Free Press in April. Not anymore. Montgomery, with her still svelte figure and made-for-TV makeover, is getting used to being in the limelight. The ET Canada show featuring Tracey Montgomery will air on Dec. 28 on ET Canada. Stay tuned.
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The Salvation Army’s annual Christmas campaign is well underway and, as usual, citizens of Prince George and the surrounding region are proving to be generous and supportive. Though still a significant distance from the Christmas campaign’s fundraising goal of $300,000, the campaign is only a little behind its midpoint targets on its major initiatives of the Kettle Campaign and the Tree of Lights. “The Salvation Army in Prince George is currently at less than 50 per cent of our target for this year’s campaign,” said Captain Neil Wilkinson, Corps Officer of The Salvation Army Prince George, in a press release. “Though we remain confident that the community will once again show why it has such a great reputation for supporting one another. It’s important for the community to know that the funds raised through our Christmas Campaign provide resources for our overall services to community throughout the year. We want to encourage our supporters to please donate when they see a kettle around town – every little bit helps.” Members of the community can donate by: • Making a donation at The Salvation Army in Prince George at 777 Ospika Blvd. • Dropping their donation in any of the various “kettles” throughout Prince George. • Making a donation on-line at www.fillthekettle.com.
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Early-bird prize drawn Dennis Johnson of Prince George is the lucky winner of the third early-bird prize in the 31st annual Spruce Kings show home lottery. Johnson won a $2,000 Sporting Supplies Package from Papas Woodworking. The winning ticket (2419) was purchased at the Canadian Tire store in Prince George and was drawn on Sunday. The winning ticket will now go back in the barrel and be eligible for all subsequent draws. The next early-bird prize in the Spruce Kings Show Home Lottery will be drawn on Sunday, December 16 at 8 p.m. for a $2,000 gift card from the Prince George Canadian Tire Store. “We want to thank all of our supporters from the local businesses to all the ticket
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pot that currently sits at over $45,000. Tickets for the Mega 50/50 are available at all locations where the show home lottery tickets are available including the Show Home, the Spruce Kings office, Pine Centre Mall, Canadian Tire and the Spruceland location of Save On Foods in Prince George. Tickets may also be purchased over the phone by calling 962-IWIN (4946) or toll free within the Province of British Columbia 1-855-962IWIN.
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What Kirk Thompson accomplished in three days was no easy feat. In a trio of weekend B.C. Hockey League home games, he skated between the pipes at the Coliseum for 180 minutes. But the end result was positive. “It’s definitely a challenge. It’s not easy,” the Prince George Spruce Kings starting goalie says. “But it definitely makes it worth it when you can come out with all six points.” After posting a 3-1 triumph over the Cowichan Valley Capitals on Friday, Thompson recorded two more in a doubleheader against the Coquitlam Express. The Spruce Kings won 6-4 on Saturday and 4-1 on Sunday. “It was definitely a weekend to remember for me,” says Thompson, who’s listed at 5-foot-11 and 170 pounds. Sunday’s victory also fell on the 20-year-old Surrey product’s 100th BCHL game. As a third-year player, he’s dressed for a lot more. Such a performance was also a long time coming for Thompson. For a player unable to establish himself as a starter in his first two BCHL seasons, it marked the first time he received the nod in each contest in a threegame weekend. With three wins, Thompson did everything the Spruce Kings could ask of him. On Sunday, he turned aside 39 shots in being named the game’s first star. “I thought that without him playing as well as he did, it would’ve been obviously much tougher to win those games,” Spruce Kings head coach Dave Dupas says. “But he made some big
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Prince George Spruce Kings goalie Kirk Thompson attempts to make a sprawling save on the Penticton Vees’ Travis St. Denis, while Leo Fitzgerald reaches for the puck, during a B.C. Hockey League game in Penticton last season. saves down the stretch and turned potential losses that we were getting earlier in November into wins, so it’s exactly what we need from him.” While all the minutes may be tiring, Thompson knows better than to complain. Becoming the clear-cut starter was his goal when he joined the Spruce Kings in 2010. Now that the Number 1 job is his, he’s hoping it’ll take him to the next level. He’s aiming at landing a NCAA Division 1 scholarship before the season ends. Thompson doesn’t underestimate the challenges he’s faced to get here. He’s had about half a dozen goaltending partners with the Spruce
Kings. “Especially in the past, I’ve just been battling, battling to get ice time. The first five of my goalie partners, at least, it’s just an ongoing battle,” he says. “Then this year I kind of established myself as the Number 1 goalie, so it’s been a lot nicer and I think it’s better for me when I just have to focus on winning games rather than trying to beat out the other goalie on the team.” It’s rare to see a goalie play in fewer games his second season, but the stats show Thompson played less as a sophomore than a rookie. In the 2010-11 season, a nonplayoff campaign in which the Spruce Kings struggled
with consistency in goal, Thompson played in 39 games. Last season Thompson saw action in 33 contests, but played back-up to Ty Swabb down the stretch. Swabb joined the Spruce Kings from the Alberta Junior Hockey League a year ago. He started the majority of the team’s games in February and March, including three of four playoff contests against the Merritt Centennials. The Centennials swept the Spruce Kings in the bestof-seven Interior Conference semifinals. In the offseason, the Spruce Kings dealt Swabb to the AJHL’s Canmore Eagles. The move came after the Spruce Kings signed 1996-
born rookie Liam McLeod, so the starting position appeared to be Thompson’s for the taking. Thompson has seen action in 28 of the Spruce Kings’ 30 games this season. He’s recorded 14 wins, 10 losses and one tie (14-10-1). He sports a 2.85 goals against average, .908 save percentage and one shutout. For a player with a career BCHL record of 36-50-3, the patience and perseverance has started to pay off. As for McLeod, a Kamloops product, he’ll provide Thompson relief by starting tonight against the Victoria Grizzlies. The starter is looking forward to watching the game unfold from the
bench. “I’m really excited for him, and I know he’s going to be able to have a great game, a great bounce-back game there,” Thompson says. “I think by the end of the season, you’ll see that he’s matured a lot as a goalie and he’ll be ready to go for next year for the team.” The Spruce Kings carry a record of 15 wins, nine losses, one tie and five overtime defeats (15-9-1-5) into this evening’s contest. They’ll stay on the Island to meet the Cowichan Valley Capitals on Saturday. They’ll return to the Mainland for their final game of 2012, Sunday against the Surrey Eagles.
Kings getting used to three-in-three on the road ALISTAIR MCINNIS sports@pgfreepress.com
The Prince George Spruce Kings are no strangers to playing three road games in as many days.
But this trip will be particularly difficult. The team spent a full day travelling on their bus Thursday to reach B.C.’s south coast. After meeting the Island Division’s Victoria Grizzlies tonight and Cowichan Valley Capitals on Saturday, they’ll take
the ferry back to the Lower Mainland to play their final game of 2012 on Sunday against the Surrey Eagles. “It wears you out, and you got to take ferries and play games. It’s a tough one to do,” Spruce Kings head coach Dave
Dupas said on Tuesday, two days before they left Prince George. “It’s a long trip, it’s right before Christmas so we have to stay focused on the task at hand.” turn to PAGE B6
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Cougars look to take Giant leap in standings ALISTAIR MCINNIS sports@pgfreepress.com
The Prince George Cougars have struggled. They’re riding a three-game Western Hockey League losing streak. Their offensive attack has lacked bite, with two goals scored in those contests. They’ve slipped out of a playoff spot to ninth in the 10-team Western Conference. Former captain Brock Hirsche retired due to a shoulder separation, their top scorer has to sit out one more contest to serve a six-game suspension, and injuries hit the team this month. It appears as though the Cougars have sunk to their lowest point this season. Can’t they catch a break? Well, their schedule may be doing its part to help. The Cougars meet the only team below them in the standings in a trio of games this weekend. The Cougars carry a record of 10 wins, 17 losses, one overtime setback and three shootout defeats (10-17-1-3) into their road game against the Vancouver Giants tonight. The teams will head north after the contest for a CN Centre doubleheader on Saturday and Sunday. At 8-23-0-0, the Giants are eight points behind the Cougars and last in the 22-team WHL. “It’s a very important weekend for us. We know that they’re a team that’s gone through some trials and tribulations this year.
Obviously they’re going through a little bit of a downswing in their franchise,” Cougars head coach Dean Clark said on Wednesday. “But we’ve got to sort some things out ourselves. We need to get some wins and just get back to some solid play. The last three games for me, as a coach, have been very disappointing and I think that we’ve got to get back to playing a solid brand of hockey and if we do that, I think we can have success against this team.” While the Giants already appear like a longshot to make playoffs, a couple of wins over the Cougars would keep their slim playoff hopes alive. The Cougars are coming off a 2-0 defeat to the Swift Current Broncos on Tuesday evening at CN Centre. The Giants’ latest contest also resulted in a homeice loss, 4-1 to the Kamloops Blazers on Sunday. Struggling to find offence, Clark tried a variety of line combinations in Tuesday’s defeat. They were outshot by the Broncos 35-17. “There are guys in that dressing room looking for somebody else to give an answer instead of them stepping up and being a part of the answer, so that’s what we need,” Clark said. Through the struggles, there’s been at least one positive. Clark complimented the efforts of rookie goalie Brett Zarowny in his last three starts. In a losing
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Prince George Cougars forward Jake Mykitiuk tries breaking through the neutral zone against the Swift Current Broncos during their Western Hockey League game on Tuesday evening at CN Centre. The Broncos blanked the Cougars 2-0. effort, Zarowny was named first star of the game against the Broncos. In a lacklustre team effort, he was the best Cougar on the ice by a long shot. “We need that kind of effort from the team,” Clark said.
NOTES: UNDERAGER – Fifteen-year-old forward Jansen Harkins will play for the Cougars tonight in Vancouver. He’ll return to Prince George with the WHL team after the contest, then re-join the B.C. Major Midget League’s Vancouver North West Giants. Vancou-
ver North West plays the Cariboo Cougars in a BCMML doubleheader this weekend in Prince George. Harkins played his second game with the Cougars on Tuesday. As a drafted 1997-born underager, he’s allowed to play a maximum of five games until the 2012-13 season ends for his midget team. Suspension – After tonight’s game ends, Cougars forward Colin Jacobs will have served his six-game suspension. The penalty was handed down for Jacobs’ hit to the head on a Victoria Royals
player during their game at CN Centre on Nov. 30. SCHEDULE – Game times for this weekend’s CN Centre contests are 7 p.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. on Sunday. The final-pre Christmas game for the Cougars, Sunday marks the Cougars’ annual Teddy Bear and Toque Toss. STANDINGS – The Cougars are four points behind the eighthplace Everett Silvertips (13-200-2) with four games in hand. They’re 11 points behind the sixth-place Royals (17-13-0-1) and nine back of the seventh-place Seattle Thunderbirds (16-15-1-0).
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which means the Cats are just under the halfway point of their 72 game schedule while the Kings are just over half of their 56-game schedule. There is a parallel in that both Prince George teams nearly play just as well on the road as they do at home. THE FACTS: The 10-17-1-3 Cougars are 6-9-1 at home and 4-8-3 on the road. In other words, the Cats have earned 13 of 32 points at CN Centre and 11 of 30 points on the road. The Cougars powerplay ranks last (22 teams) on home ice and 19th on the road (last overall). The Cougars penalty kill is last on home ice and 20th on the road (21st overall). To summarize, the Cats have a slightly better record
at home with specialty Spruce Kings have a teams slightly better slightly better home on the road. record yet their special Furthermore, the teams are better on the Cougars road. last seaMoreson were over, the Hart 11-24-0-1 Spruce Beat at home Kings (23 points) were HARTLEYMILLER and 13-2219-10-1 at 0-1 on the home last road (27 points). season (39 points) and The Spruce Kings 14-11-1-4 (33 points) record is 15-9-1-5. Two on the road and they of those games were were 0-2 at home and played at a neutral site 0-2 on the road in the in Chilliwack, both playoffs. victories. In essence, What does this all they should be conmean? There is no sidered road wins simple answer but since those games here are three of my were played 391 miles theories: (652 kilometers) from DOUBLEHEADERS: The Cougars and Prince George. Spruce Kings play The Spruce Kings many home doubleare 8-3-1-3 (20 points out of 15 games) at the headers against the same team. More often Coliseum. Including than not, there is a the neutral site victosplit or least the losing ries, they are 7-6-0-2 team gets a point for away (16 points out of going beyond regu15 games). lation. Teams makThe Spruce Kings ing that long trip to power-play is ranked Prince George ideally 14th out of 16 at home want two wins in two and 5th on the road games but realistically (11th overall). are focusing on getThe Spruce Kings ting a split just like if penalty kill is 14th at it was a playoff series. home yet is 7h on the One can imagine the road (12th overall). ridicule and tongue To summarize, the
lashing the visiting team gets from its coaches and supporters if they spend all those hours on the bus and have nothing to show for it. (Note: I realize the Spruce Kings won all three home games last weekend, including a pair against Coquitlam, but they were winless in their previous five home contests.) ATMOSPHERE: Prince George hockey fans are generally polite, courteous, mild-mannered and quiet and it takes a goal from the home side, a fight or a horrendous call from the referee to get a noticeable reaction. The Cougars are last in the WHL in attendance averaging, just 1,856 fans per game, which translates to a noise factor that is considerably less than other league buildings. The Spruce Kings are drawing 1,103 fans per game, a shade below the BCHL average of 1,116, and the roar of the crowd does not appear to be worth an extra goal.
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PRESSURE: This isn’t exclusive to Prince George, but the players are more relaxed and focused on the road. There are fewer outside distractions and more of a team bonding when playing away. IN CONCLUSION: There is an established trend (not just this season) where the Cougars and Spruce Kings only show modest gains playing at home. Even the Prince George-based Cariboo Cougars, one of the elite teams in the BCMML, have just as good a road record (9-3) as they do at home (8-2). The general rule of thumb teams strive for is to win 2/3 of the home games and a minimum ½ of the away games. The Cougars and Spruce Kings are in the ball park on the road, yet the Cougars have six wins in 16 home games and the Spruce Kings have eight wins in 15 Coliseum dates. As strange as it may appear, the statistics show home ice has not been a huge benefactor for either Prince George junior hockey team. FROM THE QUOTE RACK: A Santa Claus working at a Christmas market in Toronto was fired after he made fun of a 3-year-old visitor’s Maple Leafs toque and told him “they suck”. Well, now we know what the Senators’ Chris Neil has been doing for work during the lockout. Comedy writer Torben Rolfsen of Vancouver A department-store Santa in Toronto was fired after telling a 3-year-old boy wearing a Maple Leafs cap that “you shouldn’t be wearing that – they suck.” So you see, kids, Santa Claus is not only real, he’s real honest. Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times (seattletimes.nwsource.com/ html/sidelinechatter/) Hartley Miller is the sports director for radio stations 94X and the Wolf@97fm. He also writes for Opinion 250. Send along a quote, note, or anecdote to hmiller@94xfm.com. Follow him on twitter: @Hartley_Miller
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The Cariboo Cougars understand the importance of this weekend. They don’t need to be reminded. While it only shows up as another two games on the hockey schedule, this isn’t just another doubleheader. The opposition is a team the Cougars are familiar with, a team they’ve consistently targeted as a team to beat in the B.C. Major Midget League. The past few seasons, the Vancouver North West Giants defeated the Cougars when it mattered most. In winning league titles the past three years, the Giants defeated the Cougars in the BCMML bestof-three championship series. It’s a trend the Cougars want to see change. The season isn’t on the line this time, but the Cougars know how much of a boost a two-game sweep would give them. “Obviously it’s exciting. At the end of the day, these are the games you want to play,” Cougars head coach Trevor Sprague says. The Cougars will have the advantage of a hometown crowd. The doubleheader gets underway on Saturday, 1 p.m. at CN Centre. On Sunday, the teams will play at 9:15 a.m. at the Coliseum, the last regular-season date until 2013.
The Cougars carry a record of 17 wins, five losses and zero ties (17-5-0) into the set. They’re third in the 11-team league, six points behind the league-leading Giants (19-1-2). Sandwiched between the two clubs is the second-place Okanagan Rockets, who have 36 points with a 16-2-4 mark. “The Giants staff and the Okanagan Rockets staff have done a good job putting the teams that they have in place and we’re right there with them as well,” Sprague says, “so our staff has done their job as well.” In fourth place, the Vancouver North East Chiefs (12-7-3) are seven points behind the Cougars. The Cougars are coming off a road doubleheader sweep over the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds on the weekend in Abbotsford. They defeated the Thunderbirds 8-4 on Saturday and 5-0 on Sunday. In Sunday’s win, goalie Jeremy Matte earned his second shutout of the season. The win was his sixth of the 2012-13 campaign. Five players scored: Logan Styler, Michael Bell, Braiden Epp, Eli Jarvis and Ryan Forbes. Special teams provided a boost on Sunday, the visitors finishing 2-for-4 on the power play and killing off four penalties in the shutout victory. The sweep helped the Cougars put disappointing results from the previous weekend behind
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this evening’s game. They’re tied with the Eagles (17-9-0-2) for second in the five-team Mainland Division with 36 points. The teams are four points behind the divisionleading Chilliwack Chiefs (19-8-1-1). The Coquitlam Express (15-14-1-0) sit fourth in the Mainland Division, while the Langley Rivermen (10-13-0-5) occupy the basement. As for the Grizzlies, they lead the five-team Island Division with a 19-8-0-2 record, good for a three-point lead on the second-place Alberni Valley Bulldogs (16-11-1-4). Although Cowichan Valley (7-17-0-2) sits last in the division and 16-team league, Dupas knows better than to underestimate the Capitals. “Going into Victoria is tough. They don’t lose there very often. Cowichan is another team that it’s a tough team to play against.
We saw the other night. They’re not very high in the standings, but they’re in every game,” Dupas said. “They hang around, they hang around, they have guys that work real hard so that’s tough, and then obviously coming into Surrey, it’s a tough building to win games in. It’s a huge ice surface. It’s Olympic-size and they have a fast team, and especially the third game in two and a half days, that’s going to be tough too.” In their latest game, the Spruce Kings defeated Coquitlam 4-1 on Sunday, the second half of a home-ice doubleheader. They outscored the Express 6-4 on Saturday. On Friday, the Spruce Kings downed the Capitals 3-1. Sunday’s contest ended a seven-game homestand while tonight marks the start of eight consecutive road games for the Spruce Kings. Their schedule doesn’t get much easier after
the holiday break. They open 2013 with another three-game weekend road swing, a set that sees the Spruce Kings play the Island Division’s other three teams. They visit the Powell River Kings on Jan. 4, Alberni Valley on Jan. 5 and Nanaimo Clippers on Jan. 6. After playing at Chilliwack on Jan. 11 and Coquitlam on Jan. 12, the Spruce Kings will return to home ice. The next action at the Coliseum has the Spruce Kings meeting the Chiefs in a doubleheader on Jan. 18 and 19. Spruce Kings goalie Kirk Thompson, a 20-year-old Surrey product, is looking forward to wrapping up their pre-Christmas schedule in front of friends and family in his hometown. “It’s pretty cool playing in Surrey. We get a lot of fans that come out,” he said. “We have a few other guys from Surrey on the team too, we definitely have a huge cheering section.”
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3rd Class Power Engineer Williams Lake Plywood, a Division of West Fraser, has an opening for a 3rd Class Power Engineer. Candidates must hold a 3rd Class Ticket. This is an hourly position and United 6teelworkers Eene¿ts and wage rates apply. To explore this opportunity with us, submit your resume before January 18, 2013 to the Human Resources Department, Williams Lake Plywood, A Division of West Fraser, PO Box 4509, Williams Lake, BC, V2G 2V5. Fax: 250-398-6535, email: angie.antrim@westfraser.com We thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
ELECTRICIANS
Recruiting journeyman and apprentice electricians for contracts throughout BC. Industrial experience an asset. Clean Drivers Abstract and Drug/Alcohol Test are essential. We offer competitive rates, company paid benefit package and a RRSP plan.
Please fax 250-992-7855 or email jobs@summitelec.com
Services Association supportive families to our CORR HOMES program.
The CORR Homes program provides our families with access to training, 24 hr oncall support, and an experienced Youth Resource Worker to work with CORR families and the youth who reside with them. Who we are looking for… Interested people who have had experience working with and supporting youth at work or socially (ie; coaching, mentoring, big brothers/sisters etc.) and are willing to open their homes to youth at risk. 7eople who want to make a KiɈerence For more information about how to become a CORR Home, please contact Jo-Anne Nugent at 250.847.9515 or toll free at 1.888.355.6222.
EARN MONEY $$ Paper Routes Available Delivery Days Wednesday and Friday Call 250-564-0005 Ask for Circulation Department Prince George
Free Press Press TUITION FREE PROGRAM Light Warehouse Training Program Are you….. • Unemployed / not on EI (have not had a EI claim within the last 3 years or a maternity/parental claim in the last 5 years) • Not a student • Willing and able to perform the duties required of a warehouse person and the ability to lift and move heavy objects.
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About the program… CORR Homes is a specialized foster care program for `oung oɈenders as an alternative to incarceration. The CORR homes program funds families throughout Northern BC to provide a stable home environment ^here `oung oɈenders reside for up to12 months.
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This Free 18-week program trains students in shipping, receiving and job hunting skills. Students will obtain five certificates; Forklift Introduction, Occupational First Aid - Level One, WHMIS, Occupational Health & Safety and Transportation of Dangerous Goods. JOB POSTING – Plant Accountant Pinnacle Pellet is seeking an experienced Accountant to fill a full-time accounting position at its Burns Lake, BC Plant location. Responsibilities include: • Full cycle accounting including payables, payroll coordination and inventory control • Involved in budgeting process and monthly analysis of budget variances Skills and Qualifications: • Preference given to candidate enrolled in accounting designation program • Background in a manufacturing environment an asset • Proficiency with Microsoft Office • High level of accuracy and attention to detail • Excellent Written and Verbal Communication Pinnacle Pellet is a dynamic and rapidly growing company that currently manufactures wood pellets at 6 locations in British Columbia. Pinnacle offers competitive salaries and benefits, as well as the opportunity for young professionals to build a long term career.
Course Offerings: February 18, 2013 – June 28, 2013 Information Session: January 8, 2013 OR January 15, 2013 from 10:30am – 11:30am To reserve a seat to attend one of our information meetings, please contact the CNC Community Education at 250.561.5846
Funding provided through the Canada British Columbia Labour Market Agreement.
3330 - 22nd Avenue, Prince George, BC V2N 1P8 • Te l ( 2 5 0 ) 5 6 1 - 5 8 4 6 • Fax (250) 561-5861
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3 light duty cleaners required $14.00/hr, full/part time, No exp. required. Duties: sweep, mop, wash and polish floors. Clean furniture. Make beds, change sheets. Clean and disinfect bathrooms and elevators. Vacuum. Distribute clean towels, toiletries etc. Attend to guests’ requests for extra supplies. Remove trash. Report and store lost or found items. Lang: English. Contact: Harpreet from Northstar Janitorial Services in Prince George. Apply: lehal1986@hotmail.ca
East Indian Cooks Wanted Nijjer Food Ltd. dba Dana Mandi & Indian Restaurant a full service Indian restaurant located at 2095 - 5th Ave, Prince George, B.C. needs (4) Full time, permanent, ethnic Cooks specializing in Indian Cuisines and (1) sweet maker (Mithai). Job duties include menu design and planning, back cooking for banquets, special religious and community events, labour & food cost control, shift supervision and training of employees. Also responsible for preparing orders for out of town deliveries. Minimum 3 years of experience. Knowledge of Hindi or Punjabi an asset. Salary $ 18/hr. Email resume to nijjerb@hotmail.com.
Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Fax resumes to: 780725-4430
Your Do It All Handyman for hire. No job to small. Quality workmanship. Reasonable rates. 778-349-4363
Panasonic Home Theater system surround sound 5 CD/DVD/AM/FM player in excellent condition. TV/stereo stand (oak) $150 for both (250)964-2635
An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.
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Home Improvements Bath & Kitchen Specialist We bring creative design ideas to the table, as we work closely with you to achieve the perfect remodel. No job too big and none certainly, too small. Call Tom today for free estimate.
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OfÀce Support MERRIT B.C Data Entry Clerk: responsible for daily data entry of time sheets for up to 150 unionized employees. Payroll experience would be a definite asset. Please forward Resume to careers@rokstadpower.com
250-961-0439 G Gilbert Renovation Year round reno needs. Int/ext, nothing too small. 30 yrs exp. Free estimates! Call Gaetan (250) 560-5845 or 552-7184
Trades, Technical NOW Hiring: CAD/Survey Technician Focus is an industry leading organization, providing a wide range of Geomatics, Engineering and Planning services across Western Canada. Our Geomatics division is experiencing substantial growth, opening up exciting opportunities for enthusiastic, motivated, individuals to become part of our team. We are currently seeking a CAD/Survey Technician to join or team in Prince George, BC. For more details please visit our website: http://www.focus.ca/join-ourteam
Painting & Decorating Paint Special 3 Rooms $589 incl. prem qlty paint, your color choices, 2 coats, filled nail holes. Ceiling & trim extra. Free Est. HB Tech 250-6496285
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Hundreds of floor plans to choose from view now at
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3157 Bellamy Place, Prince George, BC 250-962-1733 or toll free 1-877-737-4278 *Discounts only available while Manufacturer·s Incentives are in effect.
Heavy Duty Machinery A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com
Misc. for Sale HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
Misc. Wanted
$500 & Under
Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town
4 wheeled shop rider scooter $500 obo Ph (250)563-5873
Real Estate
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RESTORATION Technician required for full time work in the Prince George area. Experience in flood, fire, mold and asbestos remediation preferred. Preference will be given to applicants that are IICRC certified. Competitive wage package with benefits. Email resume to: lisa@northerncapital.ca
Extra lean ground beef, $3.25/lb, 1 lb pkgs, 20 lb min. Satisfaction Guaranteed Bar K Ranch 1(250)967-4272
FOR SALE: One group of 5 adjoining placer claims located on Lightening Creek next to Wing Dam Ph 1-250-249-5934
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Firewood, driest wood in town split & delivered $180/cord (250)964-2020
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• 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 floor • No pets
To Rent Call:
250-561-1447 Deluxe 2 bdrm apt near Parkwood Mall. Large appl, dishwasher, storage room $750/mo + hydro. Avail. now. (250)563-2709 HARDWOOD MANOR APTS Large 1 & 2 bdrm suites Hardwood floors throughout Heat & Hot water included
1575 Queensway 250-596-9484
HILLSBOROUGH Apts Newly Updated, spacious 3 bdrm apts. Clean, quiet, secure entrance. No Dogs. $850 per month includes H/W -Utilities extra Available Jan 1st
Space available for rent For all your rental needs Call 562-8343 or 562-RENT
Duplex / 4 Plex Pet friendly, senior discount, 3 bdrm suites. Dec 1st $795 to $975/mo (250)649-8439 or 1-604-510-3252
Homes for Rent 1601 Fir St. 5 bd house good for 2 families. Bst rents for $750, full house $1500 plus hydro 250-961-2265
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2666 Upland Street 1 & 2 bedroom apts. Rent includes: hydro, heat, hot water, appliances, drapes and parking. Quiet, no pets
250-564-3162 VENICE PLACE APTS 1438 Queensway Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm Suites Balcony, Elevator, Underground parking. Heat included Call (250)561-1446
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Suites, Lower 1 bdrm bsmt suite, College Hts, sep entrance, $650/mo incl utilities. 778-349-4584 Brand new 2 bed bst. suite. Hydro & gas included. Shared laundry, parking for 1 vehicle. $900 per month. Available Jan lst 250-981-6185
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2.0L 1-4, Auto, Loaded, Sunroof, Financing as low as 0.9% APR on approved credit. Only 53,197 kms. Sale $15,500 Hub City Motors 1822 Queensway 250.564.7228 www.hubcitymotors.com
Used Prince George .com BUY & SELL FREE!™ Advertising Sales Consultant Make a difference in Prince George by joining the Free Press team; the number one community newspaper in Prince George. The Free Press has an opening for the position of Advertising Sales Consultant. We are seeking a “team player” with organizational skills, sales experience, pleasant telephone skills, experience in creating written proposals and an ability and desire to work and learn in a fast paced, busy environment. The 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 find ways to grow sales and income. 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. The benefits and opportunities of working for the leading newspaper in Prince George are why we attract and employ the best. If a rewarding challenge resonates with you, contact us today. Please submit your resume and cover letter to the attention of: Roy Spooner, Manager Marketing & Sales Prince George Free Press, 1773 South Lyon Street, Prince George, BC V2N 1T3 roy@pgfreepress.com
Off Road Vehicles 2010 Polaris 550 Sportsman ATV 511 kms. Only been on gravel logging roads. When purchased $11,500.00 plus $500 in after market items (Warn winch, windshield, mirrors, camo saddle and rear bags, gun boot and holder plus cover. REDUCED to $8000 Serious inquiries only. 250-562-3747
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Gustafson’s Kia North 1912 – 20th Avenue, Prince George, BC (250) 563-7949 Offer(s) available on select new 2012/2013 models through participating dealers to qualiďŹ ed customers who take delivery by January 2nd, 2013. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. Offers are subject to change without notice. See dealer for complete details. Vehicles shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers exclude licensing, registration, insurance, other taxes and down payment (if applicable and unless otherwise speciďŹ ed). Other dealer charges may be required at the time of purchase. Other lease and ďŹ nancing options also available. **0% purchase ďŹ nancing is available on select new 2013 Kia models on approved credit. Terms vary by model and trim, see dealer for complete details. 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Estimated remaining principal balance of $8,053/$8,824/$6,606/$5,933 plus applicable taxes due at end of 60-month period. Delivery and destination fees of $1,650, $1,000 Everybody Wins savings, $500/$500/$750/$1,000 loan savings, other fees and certain levies (including tire levies) and A/C charge ($100, where applicable) are included. License, insurance, applicable taxes, variable dealer administration fees (up to $699) and registration fees are extra. Retailer may sell for less. See dealer for full details. §Loan savings for 2013 Sorento LX AT (SR75BD)/2013 Sorento 3.5L LX V6 (SR75ED)/2013 Sportage 2.4L LX MT (SP551D)/2012 Rondo LX with AC (RN750C) is $500/$500/$750/$1,000 and is available on purchase ďŹ nancing only on approved credit. Loan savings vary by model and trim and are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes. Some conditions apply. 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