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Greg Stewart, president of Lakeland Mills, flanked on the left by Steelworkers Union president Frank Everitt and acting mayor Coun. Cameron Stolz on the right, announced the company will rebuild the sawmill. The new mill will employ 100 people and is expected to be completed in 2014. Standing in rear, with the Lakeland board, are Bill Stewart, Keith Andersen, Carter Anderson and Dr. Charles Jago. DELYNDA PILON newsroom@pgfreeepress.com newsroom@pgfreeepress com
The sawmill at Lakeland Mills will be rebuilt. Sinclar Group president Greg Stewart made the announcement Wednesday, accompanied by local United Steelworkers Union president and city councillor Frank Everitt and acting mayor Cameron Stolz. “April 23 was the worst day in Lakeland Mills history,” Stewart said. Stewart said he recognizes the incredible strength and humanity shown by the community as well as the families of Alan Little and Glenn Roche who lost their lives in the explosion and fire that destroyed the mill April 23, 2012. Twenty-two others were injured. “We believe in the community and the three generations of owners and workers from Lakeland,” Stewart said.
The design of the new mill is not yet written in stone, inforhowever Stewart said he was able to share some infor mation. It will continue its legacy of producing stud lumber, but now it will produce both metric length and American standard. The change will open new markets for the mill. Though they’ve accessed the Japanese market for some time, inroads are being made into the growing Chinese market. Stewart added the mill will be integrated with the existing planer mill, which feeds the downtown energy system. The new mill will incorporate the latest safety measures and will employ 100 people in two shifts. The old mill employed 160 people. A news release said the anticipated design and potential equipment to be installed suggests fewer people will be required. The company will decide who gets hired back by working with the United Steelworkers to make
g practices meet the terms of the collectivee sure hiring agreement agreement. Fibre supply is unlikely to be an issue. “Lakeland is in a very fortunate situation as a mill itself,” Stewart said. He noted the mill has access to 250,000 cubic metres of fibre and the Sinclar Group can access another 500,000 in volume-based tenure available following the shutdown of Winton Global. Fibre was one of many factors used to evaluate the viability of another mill. Stewart said the price of lumber, though it fluctuates, plays a part as does the employee base, local ownership and the good partnerships established, among them ones with the university, the city and local contractors. Stewart said he is unaware of anything further from WorkSafeBC regarding its recommendation that the investigation into the fires at Lakeland as well as Babine Forest Products be forwarded to Crown counsel.
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done. British Columbia was one of only two jurisdictions in this country that actually balanced its budget in this session.� She said another bill passed that allows licensed practical nurses to join the B.C. nurses union. “Seventy per cent of their members wanted to join the BCNU. As a government we supported that and brought the bill into the house, and the NDP voted against that. We believe if the LPN’s want to join and the union supports that, we should too. The NDP voted against allowing nurses to do that. Maybe they want to
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April 1, 2013 – Changes at the Quinn Street Transfer Station As of April 1st garbage will no longer be accepted at the Quinn Street Transfer station. Please use the Vanway Transfer and Recycle Station located across from Westgate at 6556 Broddy Rd. or the Foothills Blvd. Regional Landfill. The Quinn Street Transfer Station still accepts yard waste, recycling materials such as cardboard, paper, plastic, metal, batteries, used oil and used oil filters.
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explain why.� She added it was government that brought forward a bill to appoint a senior’s advocate in B.C., something seniors have been calling for for some time. The advocate will monitor seniors services and provide advice back to government on issues. Bond said there were a number of important bills, including a number she brought forward in her role as justice minister. “The criminal record review amendment act allows for free criminal record checks for volunteers in the province. It’s a pretty major initiative we committed to. The justice reform and transparency act creates a more timely transparent justice system,� she said. “It’s been celebrated as really important work, not just in B.C., but across the country. All those things and more were debated and discuss in legislature. I know the NDP want to concentrate on the negative, want to talk about all the negative stories, but what’s being missed is all the important work that was done leading change.� Bond said she believes issues revolving around justice should remain non-partisan, and she works hard to ensure that happens. “I think it’s important we try to work across party lines especially on issues in my case, like justice. I work collaboratively with my colleagues. All my justice bills were very positively debated and were passed. The issue of justice reform should not be a partisan issue. “The NDP supported all my justice reform initiatives. A lot of great non-partisan work was done. It will lead many new changes in the province in years ahead,� she said. “I want to make sure British Columbians hear the whole story. I work very constructively with the NDP justice critic and public safety critic.� She said there were issues brought forward during Question Period, like the one revolving around ethnic votes, however that didn’t stop work from going forward. “During question period the debate was often about things the government had to be held accountable for, but let’s be clear. We made an apology and dealt with the issue. “The premier said it was wrong and had a review done and apologized. Let’s be clear that was during Question Period. I’m disappointed there’s an attempt to say no constructive work was done. That’s simply not true. We need to tell the whole story. Issues were debated in Question Period and the House continued to do good work during the legislative session.� Bond questioned Ogasawara’s statement that the Liberals are more concerned with their political future than the people they serve. “If Sherry is calling into question my 12 years in service as MLA and my motives for being an MLA, I think that’s very unfortunate. I’ve worked tirelessly as an MLA to made a difference for northern B.C.,� she said. “All you have to do is look around the north to see evidence of my contribution, my commitment, my passion for northern B.C. That’s what I take to Victoria, that’s why I work as hard as I do. My goal is to continue to ensure northern B.C. benefits from the hard work I’ve done over the last 12 years.� Bond challenged the NDP to lay out their platform. “I want to talk about exactly what our platform is, and I encourage Sherry to share hers with the constituents. Very few of them have one idea of what the NDP platform contains. I think the constituents should get to choose. “We have a strong track record, a strong economic background. It’s time for the NDP to lay out their platform.�
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Ashleigh McIvor had one question for Diamond Wilson on Thursday morning. “Do you think it’s a good trade?” she asked the 15-year-old local curler. “Yes,” said Wilson, looking at the 2010 Olympic gold medal she was holding. McIvor, who won the gold in the women’s ski cross event, was holding a 2015 Canada Winter Games scarf, which she had been presented by Wilson, part of the athlete-approved group with the Games. McIvor was at Tabor with Tourism Prince George as part of its #takeonPG campaign. As she walked out of the lodge after getting changed into her ski gear, she looked at the rack of skis and snowboards.
“Is that normally that low?” she asked. “No,” said Mitchell Thibault from the resort. “They’re normally about three and a half feet of the ground. We’ve been been clobbered with snow recently.” “Awesome,” said McIvor as she took a look up the slope. After the presentations, McIvor, who was only in the city for a few hours, made a run down the new ski cross course, built for the 2015 Games. She was joined on the trip by her fiancee, Jay DeMerit, who was on crutches. DeMerit, a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps soccer team, suffered a torn Achilles tendon earlier this season and is out, possibly for the rest of the season. Coincidentally, McIvor retired from competitive skiing in 2012, partly due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
Mayor’s coordinator goes to health job Beverly Smith will be ending her position as executive coordinator to the mayor on April 12 and beginning a job for Northern Health on April 15, working for the Northern Interior Medical Director. “I’ve worked in the medical field and health care since 1974. I’ve always worked in health care,” she said. “I’m very excited about it actually.” Smith said she’s enjoyed her time working for the city but with her background in health care, and eight years experience with Northern Health, when the position opened, she knew she’d like to fill it, so she applied. “I took a new job and just
decided to take a new adventure,” she said. “I came from Northern Health, and worked there eight years, so I applied for the job and got it. Sometimes you see a different road and decide to take it.” Smith said that though she knows her position will be filled when she leaves, she doesn’t know what the process for finding her replacement will be. That, she said, is likely something that will be decided upon once the mayor returns from holidays at the beginning of April. The position Smith currently fills, one created after Mayor Shari Green took office, was not posted because it is a non-union position.
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Ashleigh McIvor checks out the 2015 Canada Winter Games scarf presented to her Thursday morning, while Diamond Wilson checks out McIvor’s gold medal from the 2010 Olympics. McIvor was at Tabor Mountain Ski Resort to take a look at the ski cross run built for the 2015 Games. That was the event she won gold in at the Vancouver Olympics.
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Although there’s a whirwind of rumours revolving around the procurement process in the Wood Innovation and Design Centre project, Janine North, CEO of Northern Development Initiative Trust, remains firm in stating the trust is independent from government in its decisions. The trust is made up of a board of directors who are counselled by four regional advisory committees. “They are made up of the mayors from an area, either the regional district chair or some electoral director and MLAs from all parties that are elected,” North said. “The turnout tends to be more mayors and electoral area directors.” The opinions of the committees weigh heavily with the board. “The board does put a lot of weight on their advice,” she said. “They
advise the board and the board makes decisions, and it’s set up that way in the legislation. The board really does like to consider their regional knowledge in terms of making loans and grants, because we all know the people who live in a community are much more informed. The board covers a really large geographical area but when they want more advice they go to the advisory committees, which meet about four times a year.” She added the MLAs don’t often show up at a meeting because they are busy with their other duties in the House. “But there’s usually a good turnout of mayors and electoral area directors.” She confirmed there is another layer of attachment between NDIT and the ministry of jobs office. “We submit a threeyear strategic plan to the ministry responsible. That has shifted over time,” she said.
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going through a normal process on behalf of our board to recover money that is owed the community. “I’m not involved in that politically charged process. I’m just an administrator.” North said any rumours or reports stating NDIT acted anything but independently are wrong. “There may be rumours but I can tell you categorically we are an independent organization from government. This is an independent board. I have watched them make independent decisions for almost eight years now,” she said. “At a local level mayors may advocate but when they get in the board they really do think about what is right for the region, and they do it very independently. “I find a lot of the rumours unfortunate. At the end of the day we are a lender trying to recover money as any normal lender would do, and I have the added responsibility that this is a public trust, and it’s public money on behalf of the community we are trying to recover.” She added she believes the loan will be recovered. “We have a responsibility to absolutely go by the book,” she said. “I consulted with more than one legal counsellor because this is a new process for us, and we are now going through that process, but the trust has never lost money on the loan. We are confident in the securities put in place, and this was a very prudent loan on lending and securities. We will recover this, but it is going to take time. “During that process it is subject to many things that aren’t necessarily fact, and I look forward to the courts dealing with the facts and getting through the process.”
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Prince George Spruce Kings goalie Kirk Thompson slides across the net to deny Tanner Cochrane of the Chilliwack Chiefs a goal in Wednesday’s BCHL playoff game in Chilliwack. The Chiefs downed the Kings 5-2 to win the best of five series in five, and now advance to play the Surrey Eagles.
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Members of the Prince George Horse Society visited council Monday evening to provide an update on some improvements being made at the facility. Barb Warkentin, president of the society along with director chair of the site development committee, Joan Chess-Woollacott, provided a brief history of the equestrian organization then talked about some of the improvements the society is working on. Warkentin said the facility has been at capacity, housing 60 horses over the last six months. Her report included information from a feasibility study, stating the long-term potential of the investment into the facility. It projected 1,000 to 1,500 added visitor days at $200 each, for a total impact in the range of $200,000 to $300,000 per year. Chess-Woollacott explained the original hay storage units were likely built in the 1950s and 1960s. “They are serviceable, but they are starting to show their age,” she said. The update will include 72 new units at two
sets of 36 units, one on either end of the paddocks. The units will be built almost exclusively from wood and feature a green living roof. One per each set of 36 units will be wheelchair accessible. They will also re-develop the warm-up ring. Coun. Dave Wilbur asked the pair to expand on the therapeutic programs offered by the society. He was told 35 to 40 people ranging in age from three years old to 85 years old have taken advantage of the program. Chess-Woollacott said children without horses are given the opportunity to ride as well, and the fees are kept at a reasonable rate. She added the goal is to start building the new hay storage units in May, utilizing the construction program at the college. However, if weather doesn’t permit, as much work that can be completed inside will be, with outdoor construction to begin in September. Council voted to support the PGHS’s application to Northern Development Initiative Trust for a grant of up to $30,000 towards re-developing the hay storage units and warm-up ring.
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Proof positive that Prince George is the home of entrepreneurs lies in the information that another local business person has been chosen to pitch her product before the Dragons, the multimillionaires who give a thumb’s up or down on investing in the business on CBC’s the Dragons’ Den. Patricia Carr owns K9 Kelp, the country’s only supplier of allnatural kelp products for dogs. She and her husband have created a grooming line and a supplement as well. She said the idea was born when one of her boxers suffered from a dry nose and neither she nor her husband wanted to use petroleum jelly on their pet, concerned the product might not be the best for their animal. A bit of research and her husband found that kelp is excellent for dry skin. He acquired some, mixed it in with essential oils and used it on the pet. Within a
few days the boxer’s nose was once again soft and supple. “We’re passionate about our dogs, and I know it’s so important to find something you’re passionate about, no matter what it is, to be successful,” Carr said. Because her husband works full-time, Carr took on the responsibility of what had become a seedling business. “I took it over, came up with spritz and so on,” she said. “It’s been great. I’ve tried to do different things that are obviously unique.” She said they use pure essential oils, utilizing high-end products, each with a purpose. The products they’ve produced help nourish cracked dry skin and dull coats, and alleviate arthritis, she said. The kelp comes from a government-regulated plant north of Prince Rupert. There the fronds are removed with a scalpel, and the stem is left to re-grow more.
Sign woes As it turns out, that Burger King sign on Central St. is a real whopper. During the revamp of the Burger King, proponents visited city council requesting a variance to the height of their sign, one that was granted. However, a miscommunication between administration and the proponents led to a mistake. The height of the sign includes the base, something the proponents didn’t take into account, leaving them about three feet higher than the variance allowed. Post-construction, a further variance was sought, and though it was granted by council during Monday’s meeting, some councillors expressed their displeasure over the error, especially that no one from the proponent’s side showed up in chambers to explain the discrepancy. “I am disappointed the applicant is not here,” Coun. Lyn Hall said. Coun. Dave Wilbur agreed, however he said he felt denying the application – after the sign had already been erected, which would mean a re-do on the part of the applicant – was too harsh a measure.
Patricia Carr “They are all in deeper cold water, so the fronds are absorbing all those nutrients,” she said. She started selling the products at the Prince George Farmers
Market. “It was wonderful. We got to meet a lot of the dog owners and get their feedback,” she said. “Then we started selling it in some of the smaller markets in
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within two weeks before the show airs. Carr said she doesn’t have an exact amount she’s asking for. Her goal is to make the products in larger quantities but keep the quality.
“I’d love to set up a production warehouse in Prince George, have an outbuilding where we store the product, and have people come in and make the products.”
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inclar Group’s decision to rebuild Lakeland Mills in Prince George is a shot in the arm that the community needs. The prospect of getting 100 people back to work in the city, not to mention the construction jobs, is nothing but good news. Last April’s explosion and fire that killed Alan Little and Glenn Roche, injured 22 others and destroyed the mill was simply devastating. There’s no other way to describe it. The design of the new mill has not been finalized. However, it will continue to produce stud lumber, but now it will produce both metric length and American standard. The change will open new markets for the mill. Though they’ve accessed the Japanese market for some time, inroads are being made into the growing Chinese market. The new mill will be integrated with the existing planer mill which feeds the downtown energy system. While there are certainly similarities between the explosion and fire at Lakeland with the one at Babine Forest Products in Burns Lake, one of the major differences was fibre supply. Lakeland has a decent fibre supply that, Greg Stewart said, was key in its decision to rebuild. That being said, the decision could have gone the other way as well. Kudos to Sinclar Group for being a key part of the Prince George landscape and for investing time and money in staying.
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here is some heartbreak amongst hockey fans in Prince George today. The Prince George Spruce Kings were bounced out of the BCHL playoffs Wednesday night in Chilliwack. The Spruce Kings were not picked to win the series, so in that vein, there is no surprise. However, give the team credit for taking the series to five games. As anyone who follows sports will tell you, don’t get to a fifth game in a best-of-five series because anything can happen. The Kings, who had trouble with Chilliwack all season long, beat them twice in the playoffs … once even in their barn (which, if you’ve ever driven through Chilliwack, can have a barn smell, literally, rivalling our pulp-mill odours). Congratulations to the Spruce Kings for their season and their playoff run, albeit shorter than we would like. Good job everyone and let’s get ‘em next year.
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Equality still not here Are women in society slacking off on their quest to be considerably better than their male competifor equality with men? tors to be elevated to those lofty ranks. There are a They have come a long way in the last few few exceptions, but they seem too often be a token decades and successfully changed attitudes of much effort to show equality in a male-dominated world. of the population, but they have not found the full There is no question of ability. Many women equality with their male counterparts. From politics have been very successful in starting, managing to business there is still some distance to travel. and growing their own businesses. On average they In British Colombia only about 25 per cent of the are more successful than their male counterparts in members of the legislature are women, still a long business start-ups. ways from the reasonable goal of 50 per cent. That is The environment that you find in a business the state of affairs in the legislature of office is considerably different than it one of the more progressive provinces was a few decades ago. While the lanin Canada. guage referring to women in business as The first female member the Britimproved, there is still a structured bias, ish Columbia legislature was Mary which too often prevents women from Ellen Smith, elected in 1918. She was receiving a well-deserved promotion. Onside considered a moderate trade union The glass ceiling may be a little higher VICTORBOWMAN supporter and was elected under the than in the past but it is still there. Liberal banner. She was successful in Men and women are different and let getting legislation passed such as minimum wage us be thankful for that. While the physiology of act, support for widowed mothers and the number women is designed to do things men cannot, their of other progressive social policies. She served In brains and the application of their intelligence is as the cabinet of Premier John Oliver for about eight good as that of men. months but resigned from cabinet as she believed, In the world of today most jobs can be done cabinet solidarity restricted her independence. She equally well by both sexes. It is amazing that supwas a very effective member. posedly astute business people do not recognize the Almost a century later the battle is far from won. great capability women often have. There are many A bias still exist regarding the capacity and capabusinesses that would profit from a sincere effort bilities of women. Christy Clark, Shirley Bond, Ida towards developing true equality. Chong, Jenny Kwan, Vicki Huntington and other If progress is going to be continued to be made, female members have proven they are the equal of, the battle will have to be fought by women. They if not a cut above, many of their male counterparts may very well have many men as their allies, but in the legislature. it is they who will have to keep the heat on to keep In the world of business they have not fared much the pot boiling. better than the world of politics. Despite women The smartest thing we men can do is applaud showing their obvious ability in the business arena, their efforts and give support. It is long past time few occupy the senior executive positions of the for all of us to shed the remains of our medieval larger companies. It would seem that women have attitudes. Circulation Manager: Lana Metz Email: circulation@pgfreepress.com.............250-564-0504
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Editor: A local writer states that scientists say fluoride is safe. Scientists have said many things were safe, Taylor Stafford, 14, a dancer with only to be proven very wrong years later. But Judy Russell that’s not the point. Enchainement Once fluoride was Dance Studio, shown to promote dental performs Sunday health, commercial interevening in ests rushed to provide Potter Heads it in toothpaste, mouth(large group wash, and dental offices. demi-character, If an individual chooses 16 years and not to use any of these, under category) I don’t think fluoride in at the Prince their drinking water will George Dance help their dental health Festival. The much. week-long event The city is charged held at Vanier with the duty to provide Hall attracted safe drinking water to its dancers from all citizens. They do this by over the region. adding chlorine, which Te re s a M A LLA M / is a cheap and effective Fre e Pre s s way to kill harmful bacteria. Fluoride does not improve the safety. Many bottled waters show no fluoride content. We’ll put it in for nothing, but it will cost detrimental. you to get it out. What Prince George citizens have a high occurdo you think? rence of underactive thyroid. I believe this conLet the city provide dition is directly related to fluoride exposure. safe drinking water and Forced fluoridation must stop. let the health care profesSuppression of the proven health risks of sionals provide dental fluoridation must stop. Those who support health. Should any medifluoridation, some dentists, the health board, cation be in our drinking have no right to deny others free choice. water? Phil Hewkin Dave Oleskiw Prince George Prince George
Free choice doesn’t mean forced fluoride Editor: It is high time that the City of Prince George gets the “f” out. I refer to fluoridation of city drinking water of course. There was a study linking fluoride and cancer back in 1937 by Dr. Burk, further studies were executed and suppressed. Should we walk for cancer cure at Massey stadium, or would it make more sense to stand and protest fluoridation? How many of us have lost loved ones to can-
cer? How many times have we asserted suspicion of food additives to the possible connection with the incidence of cancer? Why would anyone be so quick to dismiss fluoride as a risk? If there are dental health benefits of fluoride, then anything other than direct contact with teeth seems ridiculous. There are no systemic benefits of fluoride ingestion. It’s absorption into the brain and skeleton are
The smallest things can melt hearts Kim loves Izzy, of this there is no doubt. The other day I was visiting Darby, my best friend Kim is known to be a tough-as-nails woman who can and Kim’s mom, just after Kim and her brood, including toss a wrench with the best of them, make grown men Izzy, left. A mutual friend, Kris, was with us. cower with a sneer and a growl and illicit a ‘yes mam’ Kris: (Shaking his head as Kim left with her pack) “I from the baddest of the bad teen boys. You know the swear, if there was a fire in her home, she’d save Izzy type, the know-it-all pouty fellow with his pants barely first.” hinged on his hips? Well, she can scare little boys like Both Darby and I sat quietly sipping our coffee, ponthat into belts and polite responses. I’ve dering his statement. seen her do it. Darby: (After deep consideration) “Nope. But she turns into a gurgling pile of She loves the dog, but she’d save my grandLife in moosh whenever she beholds her Izzy. baby first.” Izzy, by the way, is a pug. She was mine the fat I thought about it for a few minutes. Me: at one time, and I was sad to give her Yep. She’d save Kade first. lane away, but I work too many odd hours to Kris considered it too. Kris: “Maybe. Ya, DELYNDAPILON you’re probably right. But she’s send Kalem make a pug, a dog that seems to fall into the deepest of depressions if left alone too long (as in (her husband) in after the dog.” more than five minutes for Izzy), happy. But Izzy fits in Darby: “Ya. She would. And he better bring her back great with Kim and her family. out with him too.” She goes camping, boating, snowmobiling. She has Me: “Well, she probably wouldn’t have to send him. her own snow jacket and little booties. She has her own Kalem’s nearly as bad with Izzy as she is.” special brand of treats. Kim fights to keep her on a diet And it’s true. As Kalem once explained to me, if his of pug-only type food, but Izzy’s big brown eyes fill wife is the kind of person who faces the world with a with tears if the object of her desire is withheld too long, ‘grrrrr’, then it is his duty as a man to face the world so most people give in when she turns those big lumiwith a double ‘grrrrr’. And he does, but that doesn’t nous brown eyes your way. make him immune to Izzy.
It’s funny how a teensy little dog, hardly bigger than a Chihuahua, can melt a person’s heart. Easter weekend I get the chance to puppy-sit her again, this time in my new digs that comes standard with a shower that always (so far) works and sans one dark dank rain forest room. I’m really looking forward to it. There is nothing cuter than Izzy when she gets into a state because something is invading her space. The aggressive little thing will bark, growl, flip and sprint right into attack mode if she or something she loves is threatened. Last time her great adversary was the thin branch of a willow tree scraping the window whenever the wind moved it. There’s nothing better than curling up with Izzy, feeling her snuggle up against me as she completely relaxes into a body-trembling snore. She kind of makes me feel like a grandma myself now. No responsibilities, not really, just the occasional overnight visit when I get to be the great spoiler, sharing play and all the treats she wants. And you can go ahead and tell Kim I spoil her dog. There’s not much she can do about it. She might scare off a lot of folks, but not me. It’s kind of hard to strike terror into the heart of someone who used to change your diapers.
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He’s hooked up for four hours, three times a week, to a machine doing the job his kidneys can no longer do. But for Travers Williams, 69, it is a small price to pay for being alive. “I may not have the freedom to get up and move about for a short time while I’m getting this [hemodialysis] but I always like to look on the positive side of things – I’m still here.” On Tuesday, Williams was on dialysis while watching television in a hospital setting at UHNBC. “The machine acts like a filtration unit that removes wastes from the blood and returns ‘clean’ blood,” explains Williams. He usually attends an “independent” clinic in Parkwood but it is undergoing renovations this month. “We call it our independent [not to do with funding] clinic. It just means the kidney people who go there do their own hookups to the machines. There are two nurses, Les and Susan, who take care of us but we set them up and hook our own lifelines to the machines.” He calls the tubing that connects him to the dialysis machine ‘lifelines’ because, quite simply, they are. Without dialysis, Williams’ chances of survival would be on the line. Not getting dialysis done on schedule can have serious consequences. Once, while holidaying across the border, Williams pushed
GOSPEL SINGERS Elder Citizens Recreation Centre’s Gospel Singers are presenting their show Remembering the First Easter on Saturday, March 23 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 24 at 2 p.m. There will be coffee and goodies served right after the show. Tickets are $10 available from ECRA offices on 10th Ave. or at the door.
BOOK LAUNCH How do we navigate a world of fast-food joints, big-box stores and traffic jams? Local poet Al Rempel is launching his newest book This Isn’t the Apocalypse We Hoped For at Artspace on Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. Light refreshments provided. Rempel will also do reading on book. Artspace is located above Books and Company on Third. Avenue.
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Travers Williams watches televisIon Tuesday during his hemodialysis treatment. the envelope – just a little – by putting off the start time of one of his dialysis treatments. Big mistake, he says. “When I got to Victoria, they had to just about carry me into the ward. I had built up too much fluid in my body – and that had put pressure on my heart. They had to drain five litres of fluid from me.” Other than that, Williams has kept to his strict schedule. It can be a challenge to stay positive through it all. He’s been lucky to have the ongoing support of his wife, Barb, he says, but not everyone who had kidney failure can count on that kind of support from their family. That’s why he and a few others decided to form a local group that meets for friendship, information and moral support. The new group meets
monthly and welcomes new members. Dialysis is not the end of the world, by any means, he points out. “We have a good life. We’re able to travel. A lot of us can still work. Really, we’re luckier than many people... like the quadruple amputee father [in the news], all his limbs gone and he needs help. We still have our limbs, we can still do things.” When Williams started dialysis five years ago, he couldn’t imagine putting a needle in his own arm. Now he wouldn’t have it any other way. “You create a fiscula (entry point) for yourself. The people in my group have our own ‘buttonholes’ and we use a dull needle – that means that they don’t have to poke a new hole with a a sharp
needle every time.” Away from home, plans have to be made for dialysis treatments. “We go to Oregon once a year and we plan our trip about a year in advance. They have [dialysis] clinics there but you have to book your appointment well ahead of time and send your medical records on in advance.” Williams’ kidney failure came after a medical crisis in 1991 when Williams was in his late 40s. “I had acute appendicitis while visiting family in Duncan. I was rushed to hospital in Victoria. I spent eight and a half months in hospital, six months in ICU and two months in a medically induced coma.” He wasn’t expected to live, he says. “Because of the severity of the appendicitis, I’d
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suffered kidney failure. I spent every day in the OR while doctors drained off liquid. I actually died three times in the OR, my wife told me.” Barb was by his side. She feared for his life. “No one really expected me to survive,” said Williams, who not only survived but was able to get off dialysis when his kidney function returned. “From about 1992 to 2007, I was able to get by and still work with my kidneys functioning at about 30 per cent. I had some fluid retention but it was a livable situation.” These days Williams watches his diet, he tries to reduce his salt intake. Before each hemodialysis procedure, his weight is recorded. “Salts retain fluid. But I’m lucky my potassium levels are always about the same.” As he speaks, Les, the nurse, comes by and checks the dialysis machine and readings. He asks Williams questions from his check list and listens through his stethoscope above and below the “port” hole. “We have to make sure there is no clotting [of blood] or hardening going on in there,” he explains to the reporter. “They take good care of us,” says Williams with a good-natured laugh. Anyone interested in joining the Prince George Kidney Support Group can call Williams at 250562-3139. The group’s next meeting is Sunday, April 21 at the Kiwanis Centre on Quebec Street.
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North Family Camp at Ness Lake, located 45 minutes north west of Prince George, runs May 24-26. The Virtuosi concert with a night of music featuring talented musicians is on Friday, April 5 at St. Andrews Church, 3555 5th Ave. The fundraiser starts at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $10 at the door.
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Cello, flute, piano, voice, violin and trumpet. A variety of instruments and selection of songs will be showcased at a special concert April 5. Virtuosi and many people might be surprised to know that the organizer is only 17 years old. Elizabeth Czechmeister, a student at Cedars Christian School, has type 1 diabetes and she loves music. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been playing flute for eight years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The concert is a fundraiser for a new camp that is coming to Ness Lake this summer sponsored by the Canadian Diabetes Association. The camp (May 24 to 26) is northern B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first ever family camp for families and caregivers of children living with type 1 diabetes.â&#x20AC;? The entertainment for the fundraiser was a natural choice, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to bring together two things that are so large in my life so I decided to do a concert,â&#x20AC;? she said. Then it was a matter of bringing together some musician friends and other local talent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will be doing a flute duet with Austin Charlie. We will play Mozartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bei Mannern Welche Liebe [from the Magic Flute.] Gabrielle Jacobs is playing violin, Jordan Khan and Sage Bialuski will both play piano. My sister Sophie also plays piano and we will have some singing.â&#x20AC;? Czechmeister who like many people with type 1 or juvenile diabetes, uses an insulin pump to control her diabetes, was diagnosed at age nine. One of the things that helped her adjust to her new life, she said, was attending Kakhamela, a camp on Gibsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Island for children with diabetes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In many ways they helped me gain a lot of independence and I realized how important it was to have a strong network of people who support you. It was really neat to make friendships with other kids my age who also had diabetes and share the struggles that I had.â&#x20AC;? When she heard
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It didn’t come as a surprise to Bill McGill to hear he had been selected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). “The nominators have to contact you the information they need to submit,” says the UNBC professor in ecosystem science and management. “I was surprised when the one person got in touch with me last fall and said, ‘I’d like to nominate you.’ “I said I was honoured, but I didn’t think I would be in the running.” Last month, at the annual meeting of the AAAS in Boston, McGill was presented with the award. Two of the nominators were from the western U.S. – one from Stanford, one from the University of California (Davis) – while the third was from the University of Maryland. McGill says, in his field, that’s not unusual.
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Dr. Bill McGill in UNBC’s Administration Building with his certificate of election as an AAAS Fellow and accompanying rosette pin on his jacket. “In this kind of work, where we didn’t have the Internet 30 years ago, one’s work became known through publications.” With about 100 articles published in peer-reviewed publications, he says, “I can modestly say people know who I am.” That includes people in Europe, China and Thailand. The major publication of the AAAS is simply titled Science. McGill says he has had one paper published in it.
“For most of us, though, one is a lifetime achievement.” McGill says the type of research he does is, well, dirty. “I specialize in looking at the transformations created by microorganisms in the soil.” Some of these microorganisms produce greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, but they may not contribute to concerns about the effects of such gases on climate. That’s because of other micro-organPrince George Association for Community Living
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isms. “One organism may transform matter and produce methane, say a metre below the surface. That methane starts to rise, but before it gets to the surface, it may be consumed by another organism, which then produces another substance. “Each of these organisms is using a product from its neighbour. It’s infinitely fascinating.” McGill is quick to say little if any of his work would have been possible without contributions from others. “We have a saying: Art is I, science is we. You need collaborators in science to really get anything done, and I have been fortunate in that respect.” Some of those collaborators are probably former students, since he figures he has students with PhDs scattered across Canada and the U.S. There is one other person he thanks the most. “My wife Alice. A job like mine takes a lot of time and energy, and you need a supportive wife to pick you up when you’re down and out.”
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Karli Ralston, 16, was where her heart is on Wednesday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; immersed in a world of dance. The College Heights Secondary school student and Miss Teen P.G. title holder was at Vanier Hall taking in variety and song and dance performances at the Prince George Dance Festival. On Saturday, Ralston, a dance student with Excalibur Theatre Arts Company, had been on stage performing in the Highland dance category. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in the novice class (18 years and younger) and performed the Highland fling.â&#x20AC;? She also has lilt, flora, Seann Triubhas and sword dance in her Highland dance repertoire. What tartan did she wear? Ralston smiles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Irish and German, not Scots â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have my own tartan but for the festival I wore a turquoise MacGregor tartan.â&#x20AC;? All performances are adjudicated and Ralston is excited to be part of the festival which every year attracts dancers from across the region. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also elated to be among 14 young women chosen from all over B.C. to compete in the Miss Teen Canada â&#x20AC;&#x201C; World competition. In February she was in Vancouver along with other contestants learning â&#x20AC;&#x153;the ropesâ&#x20AC;? about what it takes to be a top contender. In July she travels to Toronto to compete for the coveted Miss Teen Canada title along with about 70 other young women. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now I am fundraising for our charity Save the Children and looking for sponsors,â&#x20AC;? said Ralston who plans a future in early childhood education or psychology. In the meantime, she is hoping the competition will give her new skills and travel opportunities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think meeting all the girls has been the best part. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize you could meet people and make friends so easily. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to open up for me and in Vancouver Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned to do that. This also is a great way to get to travel â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for instance Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never been to Toronto before so I am looking forward to that.â&#x20AC;? Ralstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s platform focuses on anti-bullying. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was bullied when I was younger â&#x20AC;&#x201C; by both girls and boys â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so the subject is close to my heart and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something I want to raise awareness about with my platform. I would like to speak to children in elementary school about bullying because I believe that is where it starts â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and can be stopped.â&#x20AC;?
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Do you know someone 50 or over who is a great volunteer in Prince George? Volunteer Prince George wants to hear from you, so you can nominate them for a Boomer Plus Volunteer Award. “This is the first time we’ve done this specific award,” says program manager Jo Nore. “In the past, we’ve done more general volunteer awards.” This year, though, they decided to recognize the volunteering done by seniors, not just in Prince George, but across Canada. “Seniors are more likely to volunteer,” Nore said. “There are factors such as higher education, access to a vehicle, and being members of a religious group which make it easier for them to volunteer.” It’s not that young people don’t volunteer, she said, “but they don’t have as much time.” The nomination deadline is March 22 (today) and Nore says things are going well. There are 12 categories in the awards, including literacy and arts, health and wellness, special needs advocacy, and technology. “The awards are broad enough,” Nore said, “that the committee may feel a nominee is actually better suited in a category other than the one they were nominated in. In that case, though, we will get in touch with the the nominator so they know we’re making the change.” The nomination process is quite simple, since the nomination form can be found at www.volunteerpg. com. Fill it out, e-mail it to volunteerpg@telus.net or drop it off at the office at 505-1600 Third Ave. The awards ceremony will be held in April, with all nominees receiving a gift and winners in each of 12 categories receiving a recognition award and gifts.
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Another Prince George Cougars season ended on Saturday. With that, a trio of overage players have graduated from the Western Hockey League. The Cougars’ 1992-born overagers this season were defencemen Dan Gibb and Dallas Ehrhardt, and forward Ryan Hanes. While Hanes and Gibb suited up Saturday evening at CN Centre against the Kamloops Blazers, Ehrhardt didn’t play due to a lower-body injury. The three players were recognized during a pre-game ceremony. While the game didn’t produce a favourable outcome – the Blazers hammered the home team 7-0 – it was an emotional goodbye to the WHL for the teammates. Gibb and Hanes were named two of the game’s three stars. Although born in Cranbrook, Gibb grew up in Prince George and spent his entire WHL career with the Cougars. He suited up in 266 career games, collecting eight goals, 33 points and 249 penalty minutes. Gibb was also the captain of the Cougars. Gibb and Kamloops Blazers captain Dylan Willick lined up for the ceremonial pre-game faceoff and hugged before the game started. Gibb and Willi-
ack, another Prince George product, are former minor hockey teammates and close friends off the ice. “I played with him since I was 12 and I keep in touch with him whenever I can and he’s an awesome friend and an awesome hockey player,” Gibb said. “I hope Kamloops and him do well in playoffs and go far because I know he deserves it and he’s established himself in the league as a person and a player, so that was pretty emotional at the end. I had to keep it together there so I didn’t start bawling like a baby, but a couple snuck out there I think.” The comfort of home cooking and staying close to friends and family is appealing. But Gibb admitted to getting frustrated over the team’s lack of success during his tenure. In four years (2009 to 2013) with the Cougars, Gibb saw the playoffs only once. In the 2010-11 season, they advanced to the postseason as the seventh seed before being swept by the Kelowna Rockets. Regardless, Gibb didn’t say anything negative about Cougars owner Rick Brodsky, general manager Dallas Thompson and the coaching staff. “They’ve given me everything I’ve ever wanted, so to go to the playoffs would’ve been awesome,” he said. Hanes’ second last game, Friday evening in
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Kamloops Blazers forward Dylan Willick and Prince George Cougars defenceman Dan Gibb, a couple of Prince George products, line up for a ceremonial pre-game faceoff on Saturday evening at CN Centre. Special Olympics Prince George athletes Carla Caputo and Michael Harris drop the puck behind them. Saturday was Special Olympics Awareness Night and the Cougars wore red laces on their skates to support the Red Lace campaign. Kamloops, may have been more emotional. A Kamloops product and former Blazer, Hanes found the back of the net in his final game at Interior Savings Centre. “Once I got the goal and I got to the bench and I heard that they’d called my name, and everyone started cheering loud like the Blazers scored, it was
kind of like I started tearing up almost,” Hanes said. Hanes spent three full seasons in Kamloops and was a member of the B.C. Hockey League’s Cowichan Valley Capitals for the first half of the 2012-13 campaign. He joined the Cougars in November. His WHL career ends with 23 goals, 51 points and 371
penalty minutes in 224 games. He also suited up in 15 playoff games with the Blazers. A pre-season acquisition, Ehrhardt spent only one year with the Cougars. After starting the 2009-10 season with the Brandon Wheat Kings, he spent two and a half seasons with the Moose Jaw Warriors. His WHL tenure ends with 209
games played, 11 goals, 69 points and 254 penalty minutes. He skated with the Warriors in 16 playoff games. With junior hockey finished, the players will try and advance their careers, either on the ice or in school. For each season a player skates in the WHL, one year of tuition is covered by the league.
UNBC Timberwolves recognize year’s best athletes The UNBC Timberwolves held their annual athletics banquet on Monday evening. During the banquet, the Timberwolves reflected on the past season and recognized their athletes in basketball and soccer. The 2012-13 campaign marked UNBC’s first season competing in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association. The major winners of the night were Prince George basketball players Sam Raphael and Mercedes Van Koughnett. Raphael was named the Male Athlete of the Year, while Van Koughnett took the Female Athlete of the Year honour. Raphael finished the Canada West season with an average of 14.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, while Van Koughnett
led the female team with 12.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Raphael was a fifth-year member of the Timberwolves and won’t be back in uniform for the 201314 Canada West season. As a fourth year, Van Koughnett has one more season of Canada West eligibility. A pair of soccer players took home the other two major awards. Sidney Roy of Burnaby was named the Female Rookie of the Year, while Tyson Hunter of Langley was selected as Male Rookie of the Year. In men’s basketball, Raphael was also named the team’s Most Outstanding Player and Best Defensive Player. His younger brother Josh received the Zane Robison Award as most dedicated. Surrey product Navjot Bains was named their
Rookie of the Year. Van Koughnett took home the Most Valuable Player award for UNBC women’s basketball. The team’s other award winners were Jasprit Nijjar of Vancouver (Most Improved) and Emily Kaehn of Hixon (Best Defensive Player). Roy won a pair of awards in women’s soccer, Best Offensive Player and Most Valuable Player. The Best Defensive Player award went to Prince George product Jordan Hall, while Katie Blokker of London, Ont. won the coach’s award. Hunter was also named the Most Valuable Player in UNBC men’s soccer. Other winners for the team were: Sourosh Amani of the Netherlands - Top Scorer; Ty Venhola of Abbotsford and Mitch MacFarlane
of Prince George - Defensive Player of the Year (co winners); and Danny Dell of Burns Lake - Coach’s Award. Seven graduating Timberwolves were presented with mini drums during the banquet. The graduates are Raphael, Dell, Joel Rybachuk of Vernon (men’s basketball), Francis Rowe of Victoria (men’s basketball), Jose Araujo of Toronto (men’s basketball), Kady Dandeneau of Pender Island (women’s basketball) and Rebecca Irving of Prince George (women’s soccer). The banquet was also the last of its kind for Jason Kerswill, who’s leaving his position of UNBC athletic director to join Basketball Canada, taking on the role of manager of high performance with the national men’s basketball teams.
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The Prince George Youth Soccer Association will have the benefit of a major brand to help grow the sport in northern B.C. On Wednesday at the PGYSA facility, Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced the launch of the Whitecaps FC Northern Academy Centre. In partnership with PGYSA, the Whitecaps will base the centre in Prince George.
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“On behalf of the Whitecaps, we’re really pleased to be able to partner with Prince George Youth Soccer Association to open up a Northern Academy Centre,” Whitecaps FC director of soccer development Dan Lenarduzzi said. “This is our sixth academy centre and we’re trying to position ourselves across the province in key locations. The North is a location that unfortunately misses out on a lot of things, so I think it’s a good opportunity for us to establish a footprint here as the Whitecaps organization and who better to do it with than obviously the largest soccer association here who’s been doing a great job.” The Northern Academy Centre will be led by Sonny Pawar, who’s acting as the interim technical head coach of PGYSA. “It’s a huge step for our community. Our local soccer community is going to benefit greatly from such a partnership. To be involved with the name the Vancouver Whitecaps is synonymous with class and soccer at the elite level,” Pawar said. “It’s a wonderful pathway for our young players to be able to explore and to be involved with, so we’re
all excited and we hope that it brings nothing but good things for the future players within our region.” Other regional centres are Vancouver, Vancouver Island, the Okanagan, the Kootenays, and the recently announced Whitecaps FC Saskatchewan Academy Centre. The Saskatchewan centre, located in Saskatoon, is the first of its kind outside of B.C. With the Northern Academy Centre, the Whitecaps have a footprint in Prince George. They can monitor youth players more closely and the partnership enables them to stay in regular contact with northern coaches. Identifying players at a young age helps them grow their skills. Once players advance through the BC Soccer system, they may play in the EA SPORTS BC Soccer Premier League, the Whitecaps’ main scouting vehicle. “We’re all going to be better for that in the end and if that can help create more of a mass at the bottom to kind of bubble to the top, then that’s great,” Lenarduzzi said. While the new train-
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The first official test event for the 2015 Canada Winter Games unfolds this weekend. Duchess Park Secondary is the site of the Wheelchair Basketball Canada Junior West Regional Championships on Saturday and Sunday. The three-on-three tournament will feature the top junior aged athletes (born on Jan. 1, 1991 or later) in Western Canada from the provinces of B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan. The players are age-eligible to compete in the 2015 Canada Winter Games, scheduled for Feb. 13 to March 1, 2015. This weekend’s tournament is co-hosted by BC Wheelchair Basketball Society and Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Action is scheduled to begin on Saturday at 10 a.m., with the championship final on Sunday at noon. An awards ceremony will follow the final at approximately 12:45 p.m. Among the athletes expected to compete is Prince George able-bodied wheelchair basketball player Avril Harris, the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball Canada Junior Athlete of the Year. The event is free to attend.
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For Cougars, treading water is the rule
The Prince George Cougars finished with 50 points this season (record of 21-43-2-6), second worst in the WHL. The Cougars also finished with 50 points last season (24-46-0-2), second worst in the WHL. Last I checked this is not progress. Hart The CouBeat gars have HARTLEYMILLER missed the playoffs six times in the last 10 years, including three of the last four. Keep in mind, only 20 per cent of the teams in the Western Conference fail to qualify for the post-season. With this type of performance, frustration prevails for fans, players, coaches, management and the entire organization. Prince George fans are astute and have shown their displeasure, mostly by not attending games regularly at CN Centre. They don’t necessarily demand a winner, just a competitive product. I hear repeatedly questions being raised about how nearly every other team in the league recovers from down years and is able to build their program in a timely manner. The Vancouver Giants have been the epitome of success but this season crashed to the bottom of the league. Is there anyone that doesn’t believe the Giants will be much improved next season and a contender the year after? It appears the Cougars cannot climb out of their rut. They hoped a shake-up behind the bench would
help. Dean Clark was 14-26-2-4 when he was dismissed as coach January 22. In the two months that followed, the Cougars were 7-16-0-2 under his replacement Mark Holick (0-1 under assistant Jason Becker before Holik’s arrival). Just when it looked like the Cougars had an opportunity at the playoffs, they ended on a five-game losing streak, outscored 28-11 in that stretch. Moreover, players such as Alex Forsberg and Dalton Siwak had quit the team in mid-season to play in a lower league. And on and on it goes, year in and year out. There have been constant struggles to find high-end European players, impact 20 year olds and an ace goalie. It’s apparent more changes are coming and unquestionably are needed. GM Dallas Thompson has been a target of much of the criticism. His regular-season record of 229-37514-30 in his nine years at the helm is difficult to hide from. Perhaps Holick will have more influence in the day-to-day operations of the club. VP Brandi Brodsky has certainly taken her share of the heat in a high profile position. Brandi’s dad, president/owner Rick Brodsky, has been the only constant since the team arrived in the city in 1994. While the hockey is entertaining, consistent losing (no division titles, no conference titles, no banners) is no fun. Prince George fans have been more than tolerant and I think we can all agree deserve much better from their major junior franchise.
••• The complimentary tickets were eliminated, the regular season passes were discarded and the cost went up by a couple of bucks, but the Prince George Spruce Kings still had their loyal fan base for the two playoff games against the Chilliwack Chiefs. There is a common belief that the Spruce Kings regular season average attendance of 1,174 was inflated because of many promo tickets, however fans did not hesitate to shell out $14 (adults) and $12 (seniors and students) to watch the post-season on non-prime hockey nights, Monday and Tuesday. A total of 1,299 fans were on hand for game three and 1,092 for game four. In other words, there were, on average, slightly bigger crowds for bigger games for the bigger bucks. This is a very good sign for the Spruce Kings as these figures are an indication that their followers want to be entertained with a competitive product, particularly in the playoffs, and are willing to pay for it. There is still a long way to go for the Spruce Kings to become an upper-echelon franchise, year in and year out, but they can take comfort knowing the team is on the upswing. Hartley Miller is the sports director for radio stations 94X and the Wolf@97fm. He also writes for hqprincegeorge.com. Send along a quote, note, or anecdote to hmiller@94xfm.com. Follow him on twitter: @Hartley_ Miller
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Members of the Cariboo Cougars and Okanagan Rockets battle after a faceoff during their B.C. Major Midget League playoff game on Saturday at CN Centre. The Rockets edged the Cougars 3-2 in overtime to sweep their best-of-three semifinal two games to zero.
Blue Jays hold camp in city next week For youth baseball players, it’s an opportunity to learn from former stars of the game. The Northern Sport Centre will be holding the Blue Jays Honda Super Camp Tuesday to Thursday. The Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Academy partner with Baseball Canada and Little League Canada to offer amateur players the opportunity to train under the guidance of former Major League Baseball players. Running sessions at this year’s camp in Prince George are Jesse Barfield, Homer Bush, Lloyd Moseby and Duane Ward.
The camp is open for players from nine to 16 years old. Athletes of all skill levels are encouraged to attend. Not only will they have the chance to learn from professionals with World Series rings, 10 Prince George coaches will also be working with the guest instructors. Spots are available for players to enter the camp. Registration is $230 per child. More information on the camps is available through the Prince George Youth Baseball Association at pgyba.com or the Blue Jays website at toronto.bluejays.mlb.com.
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Helen Roberts October 16, 1918 – March 16, 2013
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Helen. After a lengthy stay a Jubilee Lodge, Helen passed away March 16, 2013 at the age of 94 years. She is survived by her 3 children; Pat (Glennys), Sandra Haines (Douglas Roy), and Jim (Debbie), also her 8 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at: 1:00pm on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Lakewood First Memorial Funeral Home 1055 Ospika Blvd, Prince George, BC. In lieu of flowers, donations made to either the Prince George Alzheimer’s Society or the Salvation Army would be appreciated. Helen’s family sincerely thanks the entire staff at Jubilee Lodge for their long time friendship and generous compassion in providing her care.
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Who can apply? To be eligible for participation in Skills Development (SD), you must be an unemployed individual (“Employment Insurance (EI) Client”) as defined in the Canada – BC Labour Market Development Agreement (LMDA). This means that you are an individual for whom: an unemployment benefit period has been established or has ended within the 36 months (3 years) prior to the date of requesting assistance; or a benefit period that included a maternity or parental claim has been established within the 60 months (5 years) prior to the date of requesting assistance, after which you remained out of the labour market in order to care for a newborn or newly adopted child and are now seeking to re-enter the labour force. Other criteria may apply.
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GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com
All retail store fixtures including shopping baskets, metal display baskets, display racks, shelving units and much more. 250-964-4757
Commercial/ Industrial
Park Attendants Required
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.
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
Lou’s Renos Roger’s Renos Decks, fences, basements rental units. For all your home reno needs. References available. Free estimates call 250-964-6106 Ivan at 250-552-8106 or Roger 250-552-0471
Painting & Decorating
TOW Truck Operator required for light duty tow truck. Class 5 or 3 with clean drivers abstract. Experience an asset. Ext Med/Dent plan available. Wage based on experience. Apply 2180 Robertson Rd Mon - Sat 08:00 - 15:00 Traffic Control Flagger Training WL April 20/21, PG April 13/18, 100 Mile April 10/11, for info and cost call 1-866-7372389 www.roadsafteytcs.com Versatile Painting & Sandblasting is looking for qualified experienced Journeymen Painters/Sandblasters in KITIMAT. Must be highly motivated, energetic and work well with others. Please send resumes to: guy@versatilepainting.ca
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
Merchandise for Sale
$200 & Under Firewood, driest wood in town split & delivered $180/cord (250)964-2020
Free Items FREE TO A GOOD HOME Neutered black & white male cat “Fletcher” 8 or 9 yrs old very friendly, loves people. Call (250)962-0677
Heavy Duty Machinery
FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE CLASSIFIEDS Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services TIN Rooster Holding Ltd, P.O. Box 160 (100 Boulder Ave.), Dease Lake, B.C., V0C1L0, requires full time cooks to prepare and cook short orders and full meals for eat-in and take-out. Prepare and cook deli items for retail sale. Maintain all health standards. Applicants must have 3 years experience. Salary $13.30 / hr. Apply by mail or fax: (250) 771-4382.
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Midtowne
900 sq ft 533 Dominion St. Retail/Office space $900/mo neg + Hst. Heat & Ph. not incl. Ph:Anna 563-1289 or Danillo 563-2738
Room & Board Room & Board, on bus route. Walking distance to 2 shopping and civic centre $550 per mth n/s 250-614-0155
Career Opportunities
Hub City Motors 1822 Queensway 250.564.7228 www.hubcitymotors.com
FREE SCRAP CAR REMOVAL within 15 km
P&R 250-963-3435
“DO’IN IT RIGHT”
Smokehouse Hospitality & Catering Services: Hospitality Coordinator (Full Time-Permanent) Closing date: March 27, 2013 Youth & Community Services: Youth Care Workers (FT, PT and Casuals) Closing date: March 22, 2013 A hard copy listing the roles, responsibilities and qualifications of the position are available from the Prince George Native Friendship Centre’s website at www.pgnfc.com (click on Join Our Team / Careers). To apply, submit a resume, cover letter and three (3) references detailing which position you are applying for, to: Prince George Native Friendship Centre 1600 Third Avenue Prince George, BC V2L 3G6 Fax: (250) 563-0924 E-mail: employment@pgnfc.com
minimum 3 years experience
Applications will be accepted until dates noted on postings, no telephone inquiries please. We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
BOOMERS
Health &Wellness
To advertise in this feature contact our sales team at:
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HARVESTER OPERATORS and for FORWARDER OPERATORS minimum 2 years experience. Top rates and bene¿ts package. Fax resumes to 250-692-7140 or email to angelika@tahtsa.ca
Cindy Barnes, Tanya Alcock, PCP Ventures, Michelle Wallace, Nathan Arrowsmith, Ken Spooner, Kelly Clarkson, Jason Hall, Art Schipfel, Shawna Goulding, Vernon Prince, Darlene Joseph, Terri Titchmarsh, Rhoda Parker, Cyle Breeden.
The Prince George Native Friendship Centre, a visionary non-profit society, has been serving the needs of the entire community for the past 43 years.
Phone 250-596-4555
Tahtsa Timber Ltd. is looking for
If the storage fees and related costs are not paid in full, and the goods removed by April 10, 2013, then the goods will be sold by auction by Ross Auctioneers on April 27th or May 4th, 2013, at A-1 Self Storage, 3632 Hart Hwy, PG:
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOC.
Our People make a difference in the community
THINK SAFE! BE SAFE!
A1 Self Storage, under the Warehouse Lien Act, that a claim is made against the persons listed below for goods they have left in storage.
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1 bdrm $570, 2 bdrm $680 heat, h/w incl., 1601 Queensway; 250-596-4275 250-612-7199 HILLSBOROUGH Apts Newly updated, spacious 3 bdrm apts. Clean, quiet, secure entrance. No Pets. Includes H/W Utilities extra
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Office/Retail
If you are a motivated individual, passionate about helping women, willing to work hard while having fun, then owning this business may be for you. We are selling the newly renovated and updated Curves fitness centre due to the owner’s lingering health issues. We will negotiate a reasonable and affordable price for this well loved club with a person who shares a passion for improving women’s health. ADDITIONAL BENEFITS: Global fitness franchise who provide support and advertising Dedicated, trained staff Loyal customer base Fresh approach to personal Fully equipped health and effective weight loss Clear opportunities for growth Located in Prince George for Prime location with free parking over ten years Serious inquiries please call Aubrey at 250 562-0049 email aubrey@muirheadfinancial.com
Very low mileage, Clean, CarProof, Amazing condition, Amazing price. Sale $14,900
1 bdrm suite All utilities included except phone & internet. Call Theresa 250-962-5570
• 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
Cars - Sports & Imports
2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA CITY
Misc for Rent
Local Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Coin Guy: 778-281-0030
Apt/Condo for Rent
Transportation
STK# B3917-0
For Seniors 55+
Rentals
Off N. Nechako, w/d, f/s. Mature, working people only. N/S $850. Avail immed. Call Theresa 250-962-5570
Space available for rent For all your rental needs Call 562-8343 or 562-RENT
Misc. Wanted
VENICE PLACE APTS 1438 Queensway Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm Suites Balcony, Elevator, Underground parking. Heat included Call (250)561-1446
JDT CONSTRUCTION
Call 250-614-4529 or fax 250-561-2036
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
A-STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’53 in stock. SPECIAL 44’ x 40’ Container Shop w/steel trusses $13,800! Sets up in one day! Also Damaged 40’ $1950 Call Toll Free Also JD 544 & 644 wheel loaders JD 892D LC Excavator Ph. 1-866-528-7108 Free Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com
Trades, Technical is hiring Welders Fitters & Millwrights
FOR THE HOME BREWER Wine making equipment. Incl. 2 primary buckets, 4 carboy’s, hoses, syphon’s, thermometers, floor corker (some corks) electric bottle filler plus lots more. Must be sold as a complete set REDUCED to $300 250-562-3747
2 BDRM bsmt suite
Majestic Management (1981) Ltd.
Business for Sale
BUSINESS FOR SALE
DL# 31221
Mariah Recreation Management Services is seeking suitable couples or individuals for employment in the following Provincial Parks for the 2013 season (May - Sept): Beatton, Charlie Lake & Moberly Lake Duties will include: • Park maintenance & landscaping • Fee collection & park security • Record keeping & customer service • Use of small power tools Requirements: • Must by physically fit & • willing/able to work outdoors in all kinds of weather conditions • Experience with power tools for park maintenance • Must have experience with handling cash & customer service delivery Fax/E-mail resumes to: Mariah Recreational Management Services mariahrecreation@ hotmail.com
Aluminum tri-fold ATV/ Mower ramps. 1500 lb capacity 77” x 50” New $280 Will sell for $175 obo 250-640-3970
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