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The inevitable influx of new-to-Prince Rupert workers has several proponents of these projects scrambling to find accommodations. While numbers vary from in the hundreds well into the thousands, for now, companies are quietly behind the scenes attempting to secure living accommodations for these incoming workers. Prince Rupert hotels appear to be Phase 1. See HOTELS on Page 2 Funded in part by:

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Where will all the construction workers stay? HOTELS from Page 1 Jack Payne, owner of the Pacific Inn, Inn on the Harbour and Totem Lodge, confirmed speculation that a number of Prince Rupert hotels have been asked to submit proposals and said he has offered a portion of his rooms. Payne said a contractor for Canpotex, K2 Joint Venture, is looking for more than 200 rooms in a combination of Prince Rupert hotels that would begin in August. The total number of hotel rooms available in Prince Rupert is slightly more than 700. Speculation also has been swirling around the Rupert Hotel, which reportedly is either for sale or ready to lease all its rooms. West Coast Hospitality, the company which owns the Rupert Hotel, refused to confirm or deny the rumours. “We are working with various construction companies but the negotiations are ongoing,” Craig Briere, West Coast Hospitality president and CEO said. [West Coast Hospitality]

cannot provide further comment at this time.” When asked if the Rupert Hotel was up for sale, Briere said “not at this point”. “It’s the same ownership in place since we bought the hotel six or seven years ago. Nothing has changed,” he said. Randall McQueen, manager of the Rupert Hotel, did not immediately return requests for comment. The Prince Rupert Northern View also contacted Canpotex Manager of Corporate Services, Leah Laxdal, about the topic, who said the company could not comment at the moment. Prince Rupert Mayor Jack Mussallem also could not give any definitive answers for housing the inevitable influx of workers. “There will be a variety of possibilities. There’s apartments, suites, townhouses, hotel rooms and there’s also consideration for camps,” he said. “It’s hard to say without looking at the type of development, the method of construction and how many people will be needed at the site at one time.”

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Prince Rupert hotel owners have been approached by an agency representing construction companies looking to book 200 rooms nearly 30 per cent of all available rooms in the city for August.

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Project Status Estimated Investment $90 Million Estimated Project Start Date Construction underway November 2012 Estimated Completion Date 2014 The investment will create over 570 direct construction jobs over the life of the project and will further provide up to 4,000 operational jobs after all construction is complete.

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Project Status Estimated Investment $650 Million Estimated Project Start Date 2013 Estimated Completion Date 2015 An additional 725 person years of employment. Number of construction jobs: unstated

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u Ranked as seventh worst city in canada

Magazine ranking rains on Rupert’s parade Prince Rupert, B.C. 2013 rank: 193rd CLASS: Small city 2012 rank: 179th Bike to work: 1.11% Walk to work: 15.98 % Transit to work: 3.54 % Rainy days/year: 228.2 Days above 0°C/year: 276.3 Pop. change ‘11 to ‘12: 0.80% Jobless: 13.23 % Average house price: $211,438 Years to buy a home: 3.14 Avg. household income: $67,439 Avg. net worth: $197,129 Crime rate per 100K: 27,731 Property tax rate: 1.84% Doctors per 1,000: 1.53 Employed in arts & rec: 1.02% New cars: 13.27% Hospitals - yes Colleges - yes Movie theatres - yes

By Martina Perry The Northern View

Prince Rupert has been ranked as one of the Top 10 worst places to live in Canada by Moneysense Magazine in 2012. Prince Rupert was ranked as the seventh worst place to live in the country, compared to the eleventh worst in 2011 and the seventeenth worst in 2010. Since 2010 there have been ten cities added to the survey each year. Moneysense determined rankings by looking at the percentage of people who biked to work, the weather, population growth, people without jobs, the average household income, prices of homes, crime severity index, the amount of property taxes, doctors per 1,000, number of people employed in arts and recreation and how many new cars were purchased. Unsurprisingly, Prince Rupert had the most rainy days out of cities ranked with 228.2 days of rain in 2012, approximately 11 more days of rain than 2011. Although that didn’t stop just over one per cent of people from biking to work last year, which is in the top half of cities listed. Squamish had the second most rainy days, with 182.2. Prince Rupert’s Crime Severity Index rating was 181.85 last year, tied with Quesnel as the eighth lowest score out of 200. Prince Rupert was also given the eighth lowest rating last year. The Crime Severity Index

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Prince Rupert was ranked the worst city in Canada for rain, according to Moneysense Magazine.

assigns crimes a rating based on sentences handed down by the courts and divides that number by the population. According to the survey, 13.23 per cent of Rupertites are jobless which is ranked as the eighth highest percentage of cities ranked, and the highest in the province. The average price of a house in Prince Rupert last year was $211,438, with the average household income being $67,500. This means households are making less money, while homes are more expensive as in 2011 the average household income was

$71,225 and the average price of a home in Prince Rupert was $196,700. Prince Rupert has the seventh lowest property taxes, tied with Montreal, at 1.84 per cent. Prince Rupert Mayor Jack Mussallem refused to comment on the ranking, stating he was unfamiliar with the criteria used by Moneysense. Calgary, Alberta was ranked as the best city in Canada to live by Moneysense, and Lachute, Quebec was listed as the worst out of 200 Canadian cities.

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Salmon is Province wraps up questions at pipeline hearings BC emblem By Todd Hamilton

By Martina Perry The Northern View The Pacific salmon has been named as an official emblem for British Columbia. “Naming Pacific salmon as a provincial emblem is much more than a symbolic act. It is a reminder to us all of the tremendous values associated with Pacific salmon in B.C. and that we all have responsibility for conserving and restoring this incredibly important natural resource,” Brian Riddell, president and CEO of the foundation, said. The Pacific Salmon Foundation granted more than $10,000 a number of years ago to the Prince Rupert Salmonid Enhancement Society to assist in the creation of an education and stewardship centre in the Oldfield Creek Fish Hatchery. Over the past two years volunteers have been renovating, and expect the centre will be open this August. The aim of the centre will be to expand understanding of the salmonid life cycle. Additionally, the B.C. government recently accepted the intent of each of the eight Cohen Commission recommendations in a report aimed at the province’s management of salmon.

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The Province of British Columbia concluded its cross-examination last week at the Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel hearings in Prince Rupert. The Province has been asking pipeline representatives questions that reflect British Columbians’ very real concerns about the project, Environment Minister Terry Lake said. “We’ve always said we respect the environmental assessment process,” Lake said. “Through our cross-examination, we didn’t get as much information as we hoped to from NGP on how they intend to deliver the world-leading spill prevention, response and remediation that we require. That is something we feel the panel will give due consideration.” In Edmonton, the questions focused on financial arrangements, such as the ability of NGP to access sufficient funds, including insurance funds, to cover cleanup costs. During cross-examination in Prince George on land-based spill preparedness and response, NGP did not demonstrate how they would be able to access or respond to spills in remote areas or how they would locate and recover sunken oil. The Province’s cross-examination also revealed that NGP will not have a spill response plan finalized until six months before pipeline operations begin. In Prince Rupert, during questioning on marine emergency preparedness and response, NGP made it clear that the actual

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Michele Perret, senior manager of community relations, left, and Catherine Pennington, supervisor of community education, training and skills development and Jan Whitney, manager of aboriginal consultation and regulatory compliance, during hearings in Prince Rupert.

spill response plans required to assess their ability to meet commitments will not be developed until the project has been approved. The province’s final round of questioning — also in Prince Rupert — was on shipping and navigation, where discussion focused on: the use of tug escorts, tanker vetting and inspection, navigation routes, and the company’s work in assessing the potential for tanker spills. It was confirmed that NGP would not be requiring tankers to exclusively use the routes identified in its application. NGP also confirmed that it would not be providing a dedicated rescue tug. The B.C. government has re-iterated that five key requirements that must be met before they will support any heavy oil pipeline —

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So what makes Rupert so bad?

efore everyone in Prince Rupert starts jumping up and down about the city’s ranking in Moneysense Magazine... Ah hell, start jumpin’. It’s idiotic, subjective and typical of latté-swilling eastern Canadian media. We have to hand it to Prince Rupert Mayor Jack Mussallem. He could have done one of two things, start jumping up and down and berate the ranking or ignore it. He ignored it. We’ll jump up and down. Mussallem, in denying comment, said he wanted to read the criteria before saying anything. Okay, Jack... and Prince Rupert. Here is the criteria that labelled Prince Rupert one of the worst places to live in Canada.

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HOW MONEYSENSE RANKED PRINCE RUPERT

“While we can’t gauge many of the elements that people enjoy in their cities, the nearness of family, the friendliness of neighbours or even great sunsets, we have measured what can be measured and compared what can be compared from towns and cities across our provinces and territories. “A total of 103 points was up for grabs. Each category was allotted a number of points depending on the importance of the category. For example, employment statistics are worth 10 points while sales taxes are worth 1 point. “Some categories are further broken into subcategories. For example, the crime category is determined by statistics in the subcategories of violent crime, crime severity and total crime. “The top city in each category received the maximum number of points, and the rest of the cities received descending incremental points based on their ranking. Categories and points WALK/BIKE TO WORK: 6 points—This represents the percentage of people who walked or took their bike to work. Source: Environics Analytics. TRANSIT: 5 points—Based on the percentage of the workforce utilizing public transit. Source: Environics Analytics WEATHER: 10 points—(2 points for the ideal amount of precipitation, 3 points for the number of days with rain, 1 point for days with precipitation of any kind, three points for days above 0°C, and 1 point fro days above 20°C). Ideal volume of precipitation is considered to be 700 mm per year. Source: Environment Canada. POPULATION GROWTH: 8 points—Results are based on the average Canadian population growth rate from 2001-2012 of 4.56% plus 2%. Higher growth rates create problems as cities struggle to provide services to growing populations. Lower growth rates means less opportunities. Cities with negative growth received 0 points. Source: Environics Analytics and 2011 Statistics Canada figures. UNEMPLOYMENT: 10 points—2012 estimates calculated by Environics Analytics. HOUSING: 12 points— (6 for average house prices and 6 for

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time to buy a house) House price data provided by Environics Analytics. Housing data is based on the census estimate for every community at the end of 2011, correcting for changes within the community including age, occupations, and information from local real estate boards. Time to buy was derived from average home price divided by average estimated household income. HOUSEHOLD INCOME: 5 points—Source: Environics Analytics. DISCRETIONARY INCOME: 5 points—Source: Environics Analytics. NEW CARS: 2 points—New cars on the road as of July 2012. New cars were deemed to be vehicles with model years 20102012. Ranking of new cars is based on the percent total vehicles. Source: R. L. Polk Canada, Inc. INCOME TAXES: 3 points—Cities ranked (lower is better) according to the rate of combined federal and provincial (or territorial) income tax paid on a single person income of $50,000. Source: www.taxtips.ca. SALES TAXES: 1 point—Cities ranked (lower is better) according to the rate of provincial or territorial sales tax. PROPERTY TAX RATE: 2 points—Cities with a lower property tax rate were awarded the highest marks. Source: Environics Analytics. PROPERTY TAX PAID AS A PERCENTAGE OF INCOME: 1 point—To determine how much of a burden the property tax was to the average homeowner we determine how much of the average household income goes toward paying property tax. CRIME: 7 points—Violent crime rates (2 points), total crime rates per 100,000 people (2 points), the five-year change in the crime rate (1 point) and crime severity rates (2 point) for 2010. (Lower is better in all three cases.) Source: Canadian Centre for

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Justice Statistics. DOCTORS: 5 points—Number of general practice and specialist physicians per community (5 points) and converted to doctors per 1,000 people. Source: Canadian Medical Association HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: 4 points—Percentage of people in each city who are employed in health occupations. Source: Environics Analytics. NUMBER OF DOCTORS OFFICES PER 1,000: 1 point— The number of medical offices in a community divided by the population. Source: Environics Analytics. AMENITIES: 6 points—Two points for a hospital, 1 point each for university and college. Cities in a CMA area received credit if a particular institution was located anywhere in the CMA. Half a point was given to cities with a movie theatre. Cities could also earn up to 1.5 points for being within close proximity to an airport serviced by one of Canada’s national carriers: Air Canada or WestJet. Cities within 50 km of an airport received 1.5 points, communities within 100 km received 1 point and cities within 200km received half a point. CULTURE: 5 points—A city could receive up to 5 points based on the percentage of people employed in arts, culture, recreation and sports. Source: Environics Analytics.” Moneysense stated on their website. We will let each of you make your own decision on the analysis criteria. From our standpoint there are just so many ridiculous weights given to the different criteria that we’re gonna pull a Jack Mussallem — ignore it. This will be the last time The Prince Rupert Northern View ever discusses Moneysense Magazine’s rankings ever again. No matter how many times you jump up and down, it just doesn’t make sense.

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OPINION

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Is Prince Rupert one of the worst places to live in Canada?

WITH MARTINA PERRY

GARRETT HYZIMS

TERRY HAMILTON

STEVEN ANDERSON

JOSHUA HOWARD

“I wouldn’t say the worst... the only complaint I have are the terrible drivers. Other than that it’s peaceful.”

“I don’t think so. The economy is going to come up and the quality of life will get better.”

“No, because we’re smaller there’s more communication between citizens so we’re more aware of what’s going on.”

“Due to the unemployment level I would say yes.”

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Editor: Evidence being presented at the trial of the navigating officer who was on watch when the Queen of the North sank is disturbing, to say the least. Media reports of court proceedings indicate that the accused officer was alone on the bridge, except for a helmsman who has admitted that she needed assistance to properly steer the ship on leaving Prince Rupert, and that she didn’t understand the mechanism of the auto pilot. When I first went to sea on ocean-going freighters over a half-century ago, it was standard operating procedure to double-up the bridge watch while traversing congested and narrow waters like the English Channel, or in the usually fog-bound North Sea when approaching very busy ports in Germany or Holland, for

example. The master would usually double-up with the second mate, while the chief and third mates shared the other watch. The food fare during the four hours usually consisted of a rather dry sandwich or two; there was never a thought of one of the watch-keepers going below decks to eat, as has been reported at the

Editor: RAfaSIE (Residents Advocating for a Sustainable Inclusive Environment) represents concerned citizens in the greater population of Terrace. The community has been patiently waiting to hear the outcome of discussion between the City of Terrace, CN Rail and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to determine the solution to our increased rail traffic problem, but response is vague and illusive. Local train traffic has substantially increased since the opening of the port in Prince Rupert almost six years ago. Often access from the south side of Terrace to the north is cut off for extended periods of time. The repeated closure of these main access points is causing many citizens frustration as they

are effectively held hostage by our transport system. March 8, 2013 a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Port of Prince Rupert to mark the start of construction of the port’s $90-million road, rail and utility corridor project, which will support billions in new terminal developments and boost Canada’s trade capacity and exports to fast-growing AsiaPacific markets, yet communities on route remain forgotten as level rail crossings repeatedly stall local traffic flow. Trains cross through the center of Terrace multiple times a day, closing off transport routes to those traveling on foot, by bike, electric scooter or via motorized vehicles. With only two alternate routes this community is hugely burdened by impassable train traffic.

“Evidence being presented... is disturbing to say the least” -Bernie Smith

trial. The helmsman was always one of your most trustworthy able-bodied seaman. Never would a novice be at the steering wheel in such a situation. In fact, most shipmasters I came into contact with during my many years at sea would almost always have a favourite expert helmsman at the wheel when entering and leaving port. That was certainly my own modus operandi when I was master, later on in my career at sea. It’s quite amazing that B.C. Ferries had a million-dollar man running the company, handpicked from New York City by the B.C. government, no less, and yet corporation apparently lacked some very basics in bridge safety. Bernie Smith Parksville

Six years and still nothing

Our politicians who claim to be in discussion with the government and CN since the opening of the container port in September 2007 have neglected to provide accessible street corridors to the communities who are on their routes. As plans continue to expand the ports of both Kitimat and Rupert communities like Terrace remain forgotten. It has been six years since the problem became evident in this community, when will our leaders address this issue? This community deserves to know what progress is being made to resolve this community concern. It is imperative that a solution be resolved for our community. Diana Penner Terrace

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rince Rupert is now less than three months from the inaugural cruise ship call of the 2013 tourism season. The Prince Rupert Port Authority is aggressively marketing Prince Rupert as a desirable destination for the world’s top cruise lines—and for their guests who are seeking enjoyable and authentic experiences on their cruise vacations. Last week, Port Authority staff returned from one of the cruise industry’s premier annual conferences and trade shows. Over 900 exhibitors and 10,000 industry professionals gathered to explore new business opportunities. The massive event attracts a cross-section of the industry, including service providers that clean and maintain the ships, retail companies that provide furnishings and food, tourism and economic development agencies that promote destinations across the globe, and ports of call. Competing for the interest and attention of cruise line decisionmakers was the Port of Prince Rupert. How does a place like Prince Rupert find its niche alongside wellknown destinations like Hawaii, Florida, and the Caribbean? Given its proximity to Alaska, Prince Rupert is easy to fit into the itineraries of Alaska-bound cruises that depart Seattle and Vancouver. As a working port city, it also has a refreshing authenticity— compared to other locations where populations surge with seasonal workers in the summer and drop drastically when the cruise tourism season ends. As an attraction for globe-trotting cruisers, Prince Rupert has at least three remarkable strengths: stunning scenery and wildlife, thriving First Nations culture, and an intriguing pioneer history that encompasses the completion of Canada’s national railroad, the American military presence during World War II, and other milestones of the 20th century. Experiences and excursions offered by local adventure tour operators and museums reflect these stories, as do the publicly-accessible parks and trails that punctuate Prince Rupert. The Khutzeymateen Valley is Canada’s only grizzly bear sanctuary. Guests enjoy picturesque Chatham Sound on their way to the most reliable bear watching in the vicinity of Alaska, only two hours from Northland Cruise Terminal. The Museum of Northern BC is home to ancient stories and artifacts of the Tsimshian. Their significance is illustrated through a living oral history performance in a traditional longhouse just steps away from cruise ships. And a short drive to North Pacific Cannery brings guests to a guided tour of the oldest remaining intact fish cannery on the west coast. These are only several of the offerings that exist, and which are showcased at industry events and in conversations aimed at building sustainable cruise tourism in Prince Rupert. In collaboration with other tourism organizations, the Port Authority continues to pursue new business and opportunities with the goal of bringing more passengers to Prince Rupert to “discover our nature.” It’s a nature worth sharing with travelers from around the globe. Re:port is a collaborative promotional venture by the Prince Rupert Port Authority and The Northern View.

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Fortunately there is a mid-term federal he B.C. election campaign that’s about to get underway will feature government that has acted. Last week’s lots of talk about skills training. It federal budget launches new programs that will be everyone’s top priority, along with the next B.C. government will have to go along with. a dozen other top priorities. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s But since elections are no time to deal with serious issues, don’t expect much government didn’t claw back postsecondary funds from B.C. and frank discussion about ways to other inept provinces, as some redirect our increasingly soft, had feared. What we got from urban society toward useful work. Ottawa was social engineering, Somebody might be offended. Conservative style. The B.C. Liberals see lots The centrepiece is the of skilled, technical jobs on “Canada Job Grant,” a $5,000 the horizon, but they cut their grant to employers willing to skills training budget and many match it and train an unemployed of their MLAs are also looking person. To qualify, the province at a career change. The B.C. tom fletcher has to match as well, for a total school system, like that of $15,000 commitment to one other provinces, still pushes kids to university programs that lead to coffee- worker who will have a job to go to. Delta-Richmond East MP Kerry-Lynne serving jobs and the need for another round Findlay was one of the Conservatives out of training. This has been going on since the 1970s, to promote the budget. She said when the Canada Job Grant is fully rolled out, it will and it’s not confined to B.C. The B.C. NDP apparently expects fund training for 130,000 people a year. to coast to victory with the same empty Some will be young people, but there will rhetoric about “income inequality” and also be older workers whose skills need student debt that they’ve been using for upgrading. “If they’re willing to look at the jobs that years. Their only discernible intent is to return are available and understand that that’s their control over how many apprentices can be best shot at making a living and being able on a job site to industrial unions, which to support their own families some day, we severely restrict it, squeezing out small want to be sure that the opportunities are business. This team’s ideas are mostly left there,” Findlay said. The difference is that it has to be what an over from the last industrial revolution.

employer needs, not what the student might prefer. It’s a public-private partnership, as we have seen with modern public works. Findlay acknowledged that even with a big push on training, Canada will still need to import foreign workers. In B.C. we are bracing for an unprecedented resource boom, much of it in the B.C. Interior and north. That’s one reason for a $241 million increase over five years to the federal Income Assistance Program for aboriginal reserves. The new money is available only if the community leadership commits to a mandatory training component. They didn’t call it Idle No More, but that’s the gist of it.

Of course, no worker or province or band council is required to participate. They have the option to leave the federal money on the table. But the NDP should note that the Canada Job Grant applies to union-run apprenticeship schools as well as those in community colleges and technical institutes. Saying no isn’t much of a choice. Whatever grand promises the B.C. Liberals and NDP have written into their yet-to-be-released election platforms, they will need to find the money to participate. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews. com • tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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CityWest solves Internet blockage Continuing its 100-year tradition of providing quality telecommunications to Northwest B.C., CityWest has finished building a fibre-optic link from Prince Rupert to Prince George. Running more than 700 kilometres along Hwy 16, the new link will provide CityWest’s customers with better access to the Internet, which, along with continuing upgrades, means faster speeds online. “The finishing touches were done in February, when one of our employees drove to different communities along the route to hook everything up,” said CityWest CEO Don Holkestad. “But that one trip took years of work.” Holkestad said the persistence and dedication of staff, along with a little bit of luck, helped CityWest build the fibreoptic line. “Every single employee, in some way, helped get this line built, and they should all be proud.” While the line is state-of-theart technology, Holkestad said its construction is part of CityWest’s long tradition of investing in Northwest B.C. Over the past 7 years, he said, CityWest has invested over $15 million in this fibre-optic line, which will bring some of the highest Internet speeds to Northwest B.C. “Even when times were tough, we funded improvements in the Northwest’s telecommunications infrastructure,

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knowing that our initial investment would pay dividends in the long run,” Holkestad said. Fibre-optic lines form the backbone of global telecommunications. Crisscrossing continents and oceans, their existence allows individuals to connect with each other all over the world – people can send email to their friends in Europe, or Skype with their relatives in Australia, or bring up a website from India, all thanks to fibre-optics. In some ways, the global fibre-optic infrastructure is still very young, which puts CityWest at the forefront of the technological curve. This isn’t new territory for the company, however: in 2010, the company built a 1-gigabit fibre loop for School District 52 in Prince Rupert, which is still one of the only such networks in the province. Indeed, fibre-optic technology is the future of global telecommunications. “We’re happy to use this advanced technology to connect our customers in Northwest B.C. to each other and to the world,” said Holkestad.

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CityWest employees Stephen Emery, right, and Jordan Johnson perform some maintenance work on the ﬁbre-optic line running from Prince Rupert to Terrace. Information is sent at the speed of light.

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WWW.THENORTHERNVIEW.COM Tw e n t y - t w o exhibitors in a variety of job sectors joined together for the BC Jobs Start Here Job Fair last week that aimed to connect job seekers with employers. The job fair took place at the Highliner Hotel, and was part of the British Columbian g o v e r n m e n t ’s BC Jobs Plan. Pictured is Kristie Bannermen and Jennifer Bowels from Prince Rupert’s Tim Hortons speaking with a person in attendance.

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MP takes on CN By Todd Hamilton The Northern View

MP Nathan Cullen has launched a campaign to drive up public pressure on CN to end what he calls the frequent and lengthy delays caused by its trains halting over public railway crossings. After meeting Martina Perry / with regional CN The Northern View officials, Cullen said the next step is for the community to make their voices heard as well, and for CN to start consulting with Call Personal Real Estate Corporation communities to end the delays. Cullen encouraged citizens affected by the G 405 - 11th Avenue East N I T blockages to send their LIS This 2 bedroom, 1 bath bungalow is situated on a W E concerns to CN directly N level 75x100 ft lot close to schools, rec center and the downtown core. The inside of the home has by phone at 1-888been nicely maintained with new flooring and fresh 888-5909, by email paint. Other notable upgrades include a 2year old at contact@cn.ca, or roof and upgraded electrical service. by mail at CN Public $109,000 MLS Inquiry Line, 1200-360 G Main Street, Winnipeg 217 - 9th Avenue East STIN I Here’s a centrally located 2 bedroom, 1 bath L MB, R3C 3Z3. In bungalow. Outside, enjoy the nicely landscaped, NEW emergency situations, fully fenced, private backyard with detached storage citizens should contact shed. The inside has new paint colours, tasteful flooring and a basement with a workshop, laundry the CN emergency line and ample storage. The roof has been recently at 1-800-465-9239. redone as well as newer windows. He also encouraged $129,500 MLS citizens to continue G 1076 Jubilee Crescent keeping his office in STIN I This 4 bedroom, 3 bath family home located in Port L the loop, by email at Edward has so much to offer. The kitchen has had a NEW cullen@parl.gc.ca or face lift to the cabinets, counter top and appliances. GotThere a is updated flooring and new paint throughout. by phone at 1-877-622Enjoy the scenery from the soaker tub positioned in a 0212. confidential bay window in the master bathroom. French doors off Cullen has also the family room lead out into the landscaped, fenced Got a backyard which features a sundeck with a covered hot called on the Minister confidential tub and covered BBQ area. of Transport, Denis $319,000 MLS Lebel, to begin enforcing penalties against CN when SOLD SOLD their trains obstruct public crossings. Current federal laws prohibit trains from stopping over public crossings for more than five minutes, and 219 - 221 2nd Ave W 120 Barrow Place with penalties up to $199,000 MLS $405,000 MLS $100,000. He has also been pressuring both For full screen photos of these homes, parties to invest in new please visit www.mikemorse.ca overpass infrastructure www.p to reduce the number Cell Phone 250.624.1665 www.peacearchnews.com of grade level Website www.mikemorse.ca intersections of rail and roadways. Coast Mountains

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Community Futures Pacific Northwest put on two Future Forums in the beginning of March to gauge what Rupertites see as priorities for the future. “We needed to start a conversation. We’re going through a lot of changes right now,” Jasper Nolos, CED projects - Jasper Nolos coordinator, said. The aim of the forum was to start a conversation with the community about coming changes, and what people see as priorities to accommodate them. “We’re hoping to be able to find some of those key projects we can look at and see who we can partner with to see if it’s viable to bring it forward,” he said. Three major themes brought up at the forum was the need for more focus and fostering of entrepreneurship and leadership amongst community members, a gap in opportunities in terms of training, and creating a more attractive Prince Rupert to retain people and draw more people in. The following week, Community Futures held World Café in Kiara Hart’s Grade 9 Humanities class at Charles Hays Secondary School, with Prince Rupert mentors Zeno Krekic, Doug Kydd, Rob Eby, Kelsy Hejjas, Nancy Smith, Wendy Prystay, and Hondo Arendt coming into the class to have discussions with students. “The goal was to get a feel for where the students were at, and their understanding of community economic

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Teacher Kiara Hart, from left, talks to students during Community Future’s World Café with Grade 9 students. Mentor Wendy Prystay, back to camera, talks about a number of topics with students.

development topics and to bring awareness that they do have a role to play and their voices will get heard,” Nolos said. Mentors said in the age group there wasn’t a lot of awareness of job availability, however students did notice a potential for tourism assets in Prince Rupert, many of which were based on the outdoors, and placed importance on relationships they are building in the

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Dragons to feast on Prince Rupert K-9 kelp Another Northern B.C. 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 all-natural 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

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hey once were saviours. In a depressed economy, Chinese governmentbacked Sun Wave Forest Products purchased the shuttered Skeena-Cellulose pulp mill on Watson Island, vowing to put hundreds of men and women back to work. In 2006, the City of Prince Rupert approved a multimillion-dollar tax break to help them accomplish this, but something quite different occurred. Sun Wave stalled on their commitments until all but the most hopeful and fool-hardy rebranded the company a North Coast pariah. Then much of the more profitable equipment was soon unplugged and trucked off. Many now wonder if it was ever Sun Wave’s intention to re-start the mill. In 2009, the City seized the property in lieu of unpaid taxes — billed retroactively to when Sun Wave failed to re-open the mill. Meanwhile, its owner, Ni Ritao, later fell under investigation from Chinese authorities for an alleged bank-loan fraud revolving around the site. The head of China’s National Energy Administration and members

of the B.C. government have also been singled out in a widening scandal about their connections to Sun Wave. Whatever the original intention, all that’s known for certain is the burden Sun Wave left in its wake: a rusting and gutted whale, leaching toxins with impunity as it swallows $1.2 million annually from city coffers — at the expense of now-cancelled community programs and municipal projects. Sun Wave tried suing the City over its seizure of the site, but failed. It could be months before the company files an appeal, and years more before it’s heard in court. The City welcomes Sun Wave to haul off the mill’s assets, which are rightfully theirs, but not before removing the millions of gallons of toxic chemicals, radioactive waste and a staggering tonnage of asbestos. It’s a condition Sun Wave has so far refused to accept, forcing the site, and a new, major economic opportunity, into a near-state of suspended animation. CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

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OF DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES Watson Island: Prince Rupert’s biggest burden and greatest hope

The site of November’s sulphuric acid spill, which saddled Watson Island with 15,000 gallons of toxic waste water.

“The mill looks like everyone went for a coffee break and did not come back,” reads a recent court filing by the City. “However, most movable equipment needed to operate the mill is still missing.” Neatly arranged on wooden pallets, stacks of spare parts gather dust in the old tin shop. Auctioneers scavenged the smaller treasures and lined the corridors with pallets like these to present their finds to bidders. It’s unclear whether the auction was organized during or prior to Sun Wave’s ownership, but it never occurred. Today the items just sit as a testament to the permanent closure of what was once the life blood of the region. As steady streams of water drip into the cold and cavernous workshops, Michael Trim remembers when the site could churn out 1,000 tonnes of northern softwood pulp per day. “You’d walk through here and it would just be so hot. People were busy in every corner, thinking about how they were going to spend all their money.” Trim was the site and services superintendent. The City asked him to use his knowledge of the site’s layout and systems to keep the mill from total collapse. He was just two weeks into his retirement when he accepted the managerial offer. “My retirement can wait,” he says. “I’m a Rupert boy. I want to see something done with this place, and I’ll watch over it until then.” Trim passes in silhouette beneath a working light bulb before ascending a stairwell during a site inspection. Near the old cafeteria, he discovers the padlock freshly torn off the door. It’s the City’s legal responsibility to protect Sun Wave’s assets. Despite the employment of eight full-time security guards, this is the twelfth break-in in three years. Trim brushes aside the broken lock and enters. Everything appears in order. The auctioneers’ orderly towers of kitchenware stand under layers of dust on cafeteria tables. Old microwave ovens and toasters take up half the room. The expensive kitchen appliances slipped away years ago under Sun Wave supervision. The thieves were likely searching for stores of canned food that, according to town rumour, are of near-mythical quantity. A fleeting concern creases Trim’s face; after 10 years the term “non-perishable” is a little misleading. Eat at your own risk. After a brisk inspection of the room, Trim receives a message to call the Ministry of Environment. “This doesn’t sound good,” he says.

Last November, The Province sent in Haz Mat crews to clean up a large spill containing sulphuric acid. Ever since, the City has been bracing for a $500,000 bill. Trim fears that bill is on its way. He pockets his phone and descends through the darkness toward his office. The City hopes to relinquish its financial burden to the Watson Island Development Corporation, or Watco, a consortium of two coal companies and the Lax Kw’alaams and Metlakatla First Nations. They have offered $5 million for the site, in addition to $500,000 to the District of Port Edward for contiguous lands, and will spend between $40 and $70 million in estimated remediation costs. With no guarantee of a steady fibre supply, Watco will dismantle the mill and take advantage of the rail lines and deep coastal waters for a new bulk shipping terminal and industrial park. They plan to process between 10 and 20-million tonnes of material per year, employing approximately 200 people. The timing of this enterprise is critical. With a history that includes explosives handling and half-century of active pulp production, the site’s contaminates are in a dangerous state of degredation. Watco says it must begin remediating the site within one year, before the financial costs escalate beyond reach. However, the sale cannot take place until Sun Wave’s legal action is resolved in court—yet another expense costing the city $250,000 per year in legal fees. To keep tabs on the site’s declining state, and to check for signs of intrusion, Dave MacKenzie drives to a dozen locations around the island on a routine security patrol. In front of a five-storey high-density storage tank, he comes to a stop and points out the protective outer coating crumbling to the earth. “It’s wild,” says MacKenzie. “The rain gets beneath the bricks and they just peel away.” Beneath the No. 6 recovery boiler, the truck’s tires drop through deep rivets in the mud track. Overhead, sheets of tin rattle violently in the wind. At the location of November’s sulphuric acid spill, strips of industrial-grade tape still cover the hole in the breached tank. The acid was shipped out for use at a working mine, but heavy rains quickly filled the containment area, making a thorough cleanup impossible. What little acid remained became heavily diluted: too weak for the mines, but too high in ph levels to discharge into the environment.

Frozen in time, the Skeena Cellulose pulp mill is draining $1.2 million annually from Prince Rupert taxpayers as its owner sues the City for the seizure over unpaid taxes.

The mill looks like everyone went for a coffee break and did not come back.

Industrial tape covers a breach in the now-empty sulphuric acid tank.

Moisture penetrating an empty high-density storage tank (background) peels off the protective, outer brick layer.

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WATSON ISLAND TIMELINE Dave MacKenzie retrieves a water sample from one of three sites for testing.

1942: Watson Island becomes major storage site for munitions for the Pacific war

1951: Skeena Cellulose opens pulp mill 2001: Mill is closed, with a loss of more than 700 jobs

2002: Mill is bought by Daniel Veniez, former chairman of Ridley Terminals

2004: Unable to restart mill, Veniez is forced to declare it bankrupt

2006: Sun Wave Forest Products buys mill, but does not restart it

2009: Prince Rupert takes over for nonpayment of taxes

2010: City begins paying $100,000 per month in maintenance fees

2012: Consortium of coal companies and First Nations offers city $5 million for mill to convert it to shipping terminal

2013: Sun Wave continues court battle to block sale of Watson Island

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OF DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES Watson Island: Prince Rupert’s biggest burden and greatest hope

The site of November’s sulphuric acid spill, which saddled Watson Island with 15,000 gallons of toxic waste water.

Frozen in time, the Skeena Cellulose pulp mill is draining $1.2 million annually from Prince Rupert taxpayers as its owner sues the City for the seizure over unpaid taxes.

The mill looks like everyone went for a coffee break and did not come back.

Industrial tape covers a breach in the now-empty sulphuric acid tank.

Moisture penetrating an empty high-density storage tank (background) peels off the protective, outer brick layer.

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WATSON ISLAND TIMELINE Dave MacKenzie retrieves a water sample from one of three sites for testing.

1942: Watson Island becomes major storage site for munitions for the Pacific war

1951: Skeena Cellulose opens pulp mill 2001: Mill is closed, with a loss of more than 700 jobs

2002: Mill is bought by Daniel Veniez, former chairman of Ridley Terminals

2004: Unable to restart mill, Veniez is forced to declare it bankrupt

2006: Sun Wave Forest Products buys mill, but does not restart it

2009: Prince Rupert takes over for nonpayment of taxes

2010: City begins paying $100,000 per month in maintenance fees

2012: Consortium of coal companies and First Nations offers city $5 million for mill to convert it to shipping terminal

2013: Sun Wave continues court battle to block sale of Watson Island

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OF DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES When will one end and the other begin?

This breach into the cafeteria is the latest of 12 break-ins in three years.

Removal of the site’s lowgrade radioactive waste would cost the City $40,000.

Anonymous grafﬁti greets Mike Trim in an abandoned workshop.

The site is now saddled with 15,000 gallons of useless waste water. Nearby, another tank is now causing concern as corrosion eats into its base. If the sodium chlorate solution it contains were to spill and thoroughly dry, any organic material it rested upon would ignite in flame. MacKenzie resumes his rounds through the mill’s ruin and the dangers contained within it: 1.5-million gallons of black liquor, a caustic by-product of the woodchip cooking process that, in contact with natural ecosystems, absorbs oxygen and starves all fish and plant life. There are 500 tonnes of pulp; caustic soda in 10- and 50-per-cent concentrations; 23 tonnes of sulphur stored in a damaged and leaking warehouse; 30,000 barrels of C fuel oil; 50,000-cubic metres of hog fuel; PCBs; 38 nuclear devices, used to measure the flow of solids in pipes; and asbestos—lots of it, in the walls and laying in plain view throughout the island. The infrastructure containing this inventory is degrading daily. For example, some of the earth beneath the power station has washed away, causing worry at BC Hydro that the transformers may topple. Also, the three vessels holding black liquor have not been properly serviced since 2000. Crews try to monitor the integrity of their hulls, but it’s unlikely they’ll catch any warning signs prior to a breach. Before finishing his rounds, MacKenzie collects a water sample from the No. 1 Lagoon then checks its ph levels back at the office. It will be the last time he does this. Trim’s phone call with the Ministry of Environment wasn’t what he expected. An LT50 test has proven the ph levels are now low enough to discharge the site’s waste water into Porpoise

Harbour. An LT50 test counts the number of fish killed by direct exposure to contaminated water. No fish died, so the water is safe for the ocean. But this drop of good news merely resolves last year’s sulphuric acid spill. Its favourable outcome doesn’t address any of the other hazards sitting in wait. “It’s critical to get the site cleaned up,” says Prince Rupert Mayor Jack Mussallem. “That pulp mill was never decommissioned. It was just shut down with the intention that a new owner would be in here within 30 days and get it up and running.” Following a string of meetings with stakeholders, including the Counsel General of China, Mussallem says the best-case-scenario is to move Watson Island from its expense budget and back on the tax rolls within six months. “Ideally, the City would obtain clear title to the property, that Sun Wave... is able to remove its chattel in a timely manner, that the provincial government and Watco are able to come to terms on a remediation plan so that redevelopment of the property would start.” Realistically, Mussallem admits that outcome is contingent on a favourable end to Sun Wave’s law suits. “I believe there is sincerity between the provincial government and Watco, but we’re still waiting on the court cases to proceed, and I have no idea how long that will take. “I’m finding out more and more about Sun Wave. I understand they had some difficulties with the people that were representing them, but I find it a little strange that the owners didn’t get an overview of what was really happening on Watson Island.” Repeated attempts by The Northern View to contact Sun Wave were unsuccessful.

No fish died, so the water is safe for the ocean.

Once state-of-the-art, the antiquated control room testiﬁes to a decade of lost opportunity at the shuttered mill.

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◆ IN BRIEF

New fishing regs hit shelves

The 2013-2015 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is now online, and will soon be available in hard copy at Service BC centres and Prince Rupert angling licence vendors. The Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is published every two years, and contains all non-salmon sport fishing regulations in effect in freshwater in British Columbia. The synopsis is the goto sourcebook for anglers in the province. This year marks a first for the publication, with the cover photograph coming from a contest the ministry hosted in Fall 2012. Congratulations go to Rob deLange, whose photo depicts canoe angling on Cowichan Lake. This picture illustrates just one of B.C.’s many wonderful angling opportunities. For any shutterbugs that want to be similarly immortalized, a second contest is still underway for the cover of the 2014-2016 Hunting and Trapping Synopsis. Photographs must be emailed to synopsiscoverphoto@gov.bc.ca by Oct. 1, 2013, for the Hunting andTrapping Synopsis in order to be considered. Photos for the ongoing Hunting and Trapping Synopsis Regulations photo contest must be relevant to hunting or trapping in British Columbia.

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◆ FIRE CREWS, COPS FACE OFF

Guns and Hoses set to battle against ALS By Martina Perry The Northern View

While they usually work together in emergency situations, firefighters and RCMP members will face off in a hockey game to raise funds for ALS in April. Going into the fifth annual Guns and Hoses hockey game, firefighters are feeling confident. Many of the Hoses play hockey in their spare time, and will practising on-ice prior to the game. Firefighter Oliver Bredesen also joked the team will be preparing by doing “a lot of push ups”. “We can’t let them win twice in a row,” said Prince Rupert firefighter Ryan Fuzi. The Guns are also feeling confident going in as defending champions, winning the fourth annual Guns and Hoses game 7-3. “The guys will pull their skates out of their bags and will hit the ice… I’ve seen a couple of them go out for runs to improve their cardio,” said Corp. Kyle Trask from the Prince Rupert RCMP. Fans will be admitted by donations to the charity game, with proceeds going to the ALS Society of Canada. ALS is a debilitating disorder that causes muscle weakness and atrophy

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The Fourth Annual Guns and Hoses game raised just less than $3,000 for Everybody Gets to Play, with the Guns winning 7-3 against the Hoses.

thoughout the body by the degeneration of the upper and lower motor neurons. “One of our firefighters was diagnosed with ALS last year, so it’s a cause that hits home from us. It will

be a good driving force for us,” said Bredesen. The puck will drop at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 6 at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre.

Prince Rupert Candidates for Northern Savings’ Board of Directors

Dr. David R. Stirling

Flora D’Angelo

Susan Crowley

To read the candidate biographies, visit your local branch or online at www.northsave.com Voting for the 2013 Northern Savings’ Board of Directors will be held in-branch April 3-5 and at our AGM on April 10 at the Crest Hotel.

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The 2013 Prince Rupert Relay for Life will be held Saturday, June 1 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Prince Rupert Middle School track.

◆ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Relay for Life looking to double number of teams

By Martina Perry

register for the event, with teams being The Northern View encouraged to pledge funds prior to the Organizers of Prince event for the Canadian Rupert’s 2013 Relay for Cancer Society. Money Life event are hoping collected goes toward to have twice as many teams participating cancer research, this year compared to lead crucial cancer last, and are in need prevention initiatives, of volunteers for the and providing support The Prince Rupert Northern View archives event. to people with the disease. Last year’s Got a 126 participants in 13 confidential teams raised $67,993 Got a for the society. confidential Teams participating Got a take turns walking The Council Council of Gitga’at First Nation will host a “Members confidential around the track for the Got a Only” meeting to discuss treaty related matters and seek input and half-day long event. confidential direction into future developments regarding the Gitga’at GitGa’at MeMbers ONLY MeetiNG “The Relay for Life Nation and the ongoing role of the Nation in the treaty making is for everyone, not The Council of Gitga’at First Nation has started a review process for the process just for people who are revision of the Nation’s Election Code. Gitga’at Members, over 19 years really fit,” Seidemann of age, are invited to send comments for additions or deletions to the draft said. Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2013. code by email, fax or regular mail. The draft Gitga’at Election Code may be Teams interested downloaded through the Nation’s website at www.gitgaat.net Comments/ in participating in the event can register Feedback must be in writing and submitted to: Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM online by visiting www.relaybc. Council of Gitga’at First Nation ca and selecting 445 Hayimiisaxaa Way Place: United Church of Canada Hartley Bay, BC Prince Rupert, or by 635 - 6th Ave W www.peacearchnews.com V0V 1A0 contacting Sheila at Fax: (250) 841-2541 Prince Rupert, BC www.peacearchnews.com 250-627-1303 for a Email hbvg@gitgaat.net registration form. Deadline for comments is 4:30 PM, April 12th, 2013 “If anybody feels Meeting is opened to all Gitga’at members 19 years and over. they want to enter a team or get in touch “Comments made through Social Media outlets, by phone or via staff perGot a confidential tip or story idea? with me I’d be happy to sonal email will not be accepted” help them,” Seidemann Find this link on our website to contact the editor or newsroom… said. Date, time and place for the Gitga’at Election Code ratification vote will be announced after Organizers are the closing date for comments have passed. www.thenorthernview.com www.peacearchnews.com www.peacearchnews.com also calling out for volunteers to organize the event and help out 75% OFF! UP TO 71% OFF! on the day of. Leaders 20cm egg pan. Stainless steel Nature Trust pan with enviro-friendly ceramic are needed for areas $79.99. $79.99 coating, PFOA and PTFE Free. Safe for induction stovetops. 20cm/8” Nature Trust fry pan. List: $139.99. Now $39.99! like entertainment, 24cm/9.5” Nature Trust fry pan. ceremonies, activities, List: $159.99. Now $44.99! health promotion and 28cm/11” Nature Trust fry pan. $1999 List: $179.99. Now $59.99! food vendors. “There’s lots of 72% OFF! 75% OFF! 69% OFF! things people can sign 3pc Santoku knife set. 20cm fry pan with non-stick egg 20cm/8” ClassIIc fry pan. up for, we need people List: $89.99. $89.99 poacher inserts and cover. List: $99.00. $99.00 List: $139.99 $139.99. for all sorts of tasks. We want it to be a day that everybody enjoys,” $2499 $3499 $2999 Judy Levelton, another organizer of this year’s 72% OFF! 74% OFF! SAVE $100! event, said. 1L ClassIIc saucepan with cover. 1L ClassIIc casserole with cover. 6pc Glacier knife block set List: $92.00. $92.00 List: $99.00. available in red, purple, Those interested and green. in volunteering can List: $179.99. sign up online, or by contacting Judy at $2499 $2499 $7999 250-624-4576. MARCH 20TH TO 31ST ONLY AT: This year’s Relay for Life in Prince PRINCE RUPERT Rupert will take place Prince Rupert Home Hardware Building Centre on Saturday, June 1 101-500 - 2nd Avenue W from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Prince Rupert 71% OFF! TERRACE Middle School track. Our 9pc HomeGourmet cookware set features vented tempered glass lids, ergonomic handles, and a Gemma’s Bed Bath & Kitchen Boutique durable non-stick coating that is PFOA and PTFE free. Oven safe and safe for all stovetops including The Canadian 4627 Lakelse Ave. induction. The 9pc HomeGourmet set includes 1.5 and 2 litre saucepans, 4 L saucepan with Cancer Society is helper handle, 5L Dutch oven, 24 cm/9.5” fry pan and 4 glass lids. List: $599.99. $16999 celebrating its 75th Information: 1-800-A NEW-POT or www.paderno.com. Not all locations open Sundays, Good Friday and/or Easter Sunday. Quantities limited, please be early. Sale items may not be exactly as shown. anniversary this year.

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MAR 29: Prince Rupert Ministerial Association Good Friday Service will be held @ 10 a.m. at the Lester Centre. APRIL 6: The First United Church Garage Sale will be held 8:30 to noon. All donations welcome. APRIL 10: “Strengthening Families Together” is a free education course teaching about mental illness and their treatments in a supportive environment. Increase your ability to cope & support your loved one. Develop your communication skills, relayforlife.ca self-care strategies and advocacy skills. Registration required. For more information, call Noreen @ Mental Health Family Resource Centre 1-800-326-7877 or email terrace@bcss.org. APRIL 13: P.R. Skating Club presents Ice Gala 2013 at Jim Ciccone Arena @ 7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm. Come out and support your skaters of all ages and at all levels. Tickets avail. at Oceanside Sports and at the door. APRIL 14: Prince Rupert Half Marathon and 8k Road Race. Entry forms at www. rupertrunners.com or Farwest Sports. Contact Dave 250-624-9541

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Prince Rupert Alcoholics Anonymous - If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. Prnce Rupert A.A, 250-627-1119 Al-Anon Meetings starting April 2, 2013 will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 233 45h Ave. East in basement. Tuesdays @ 8pm. All are welcome. For more information 250-627-4899 Girl Guide Annual Plant Sale! Plants delivered in time for Mother’s Day (May 9th) See princerupert.plants4nonprofit. com/ or drop by the Totem Lodge before April 26 to place your order. The Prince Rupert Breast Cancer Support Group would like to invite any woman living with cancer to attend our monthly luncheons which take place the third Saturday of every month at 12:00 @ the Crest Hotel. PRINCE RUPERT REGIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION’S Community Grant Applications are now being accepted to be awarded in 2013. Deadline for submissions is MARCH 31, 2013. Application packages available on our website: http://www.prfoundatiion.ca/. Our mailing address is Box 66, Prince Rupert, BC, V8J 3P4 Geneology Club meets every first Tuesday at the Family History Centre on Pr. Rupert Blvd. Phone Josie 250-624-3279 The Prince Rupert & Dist. Hospice Society is sponsoring “Journey through Grief”, a nine week program of information and support for Adults dealing with the death of a loved one. The program runs 2-3 times per year and the next one is February 20 - April 17, 2013 consecutive Wednesday eve. Please call 250-622-6204 for more information or to pre-register. Space is limited. Canadian Cancer Society is looking for volunteers to help with the daffodil campaign in April. Please contact Judy Rea at 250-624-3913 for more details. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Lighthouse Harbour Ministries wishes to extend a special thank you to all who have so generously supported Lighthouse Harbour Ministries in 2012. Drop on over throughout January between 5-9 pm any Wednesday; meet our volunteer staff and sailors visiting the center from all over the world. 245 - 3rd Ave. Prince Rupert. 250-624-6724. November & ongoing: Meetings for Prostate and Bladder cancer support group cancelled for the immediate future.

Friendship House of Prince Rupert Hosts: AamaGoot_Power Puff Girlz Club (ages 7-12), Tuesdays 3pm - 5pm, 3rd floor meeting rm. AamaGoot Women’s Carving “Learn to Carve” Wednesday eve. 6pm - 9pm, Main level-back entrance. AamaGoot Ladyz Club (18yrs +), Learn new artistic designs through sewing, beading, etc. Saturdays 1pm - 4pm, 3rd floor meeting rm. Contact Carol Doolan @ Friendship House 250-627-1717, ext. 64 for more information. Kaien Anti-Poverty Society is seeking persons interested in becoming members of a group who wish to make positive changes for those living below the poverty line. For more info, call KAPS 250-6275277, leave message. Cornerstone MB Church: Coffee mornings @ 202-6th Ave. W. Tue & Wed 10am - noon, Sunday Celebration 10:30 every week. All are welcome! 250-627-1033 This is not church! There are no expectations of financial support or service. Instead this is a celebration of faith in Jesus Christ. Every Sunday eve. at 7pm, join us for a time of praise, prayer and proclamation at the Salvation Army, 25 Grenville Court. TOPS (Take off pounds sensibly) Prince Rupert meets Monday evenings in the basement of the Fellowship Baptist Church - 651-7th Ave. East. Weigh-in 6:30, meeting at 7:00. For more information call Lucille 250-624-2777. School District 52 Band Program is looking for donations of band instruments! Help us bring music to all students by donating that trumpet you have in your basement or the saxophone in your coat closet! If you have a band instrument that no one is playing, please call School District office @ 250-627-6717 for pick up. The Heritage Advisory Committee is looking for new members, if you are interested please drop a note to: Heritage Advisory Committe, PO Box 181, Prince Rupert, BC, V8J 3P6 Meals on Wheels program is in need of volunteers to deliver hot meals to our people in Prince Rupert Community on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Hours are from 11 am - 12 noon. Please phone Andrea Vogt at 250-622-6375 for further information. Last Minute Market every Saturday 9:00 12:30 at the Moose Hall. Craft items, baking, home business and yard sale items. For table rentals call Rosa 250-624-4787 or Kathleen at 250-624-5652.

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DONNA LORRAINE YZERMAN (nee Murray/Richards) August 13, 1932 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; March 16, 2013 Following a short illness, Donna passed away at home, surrounded by her family.

t is with great sorrow we announce the death of our father and Nono, Albert Sidoni. Born in 1926 in Nanaimo, he was raised in Princeton BC, where at the age of 5, he picked up the nickname of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dustyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; from a Pharmaceutical sales man who called upon the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;dustyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; kid sitting on the fender of his car.

Donna is survived by her children, Rene, Shane, Elaine and Pamela, her grandchildren Nicole, Karly, Natalie and Nicholas, sister Kieran, first cousin Patricia Dill along with many nieces and nephews.

The name stuck and he became â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dustyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to all who knew him. Dad was born the fifth child in a family of six children, and was the last surviving member of his birth family. He was predeceased by grandson Christopher Boisvert in 2008, and most recently his beloved wife of 60 years, Elisa, who died tragically in April 2012. Never a day went by that he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss her.

Born in Prince Rupert, B.C., Donna eventually moved to Vancouver. In 1974 Donna relocated to Fanny Bay, B.C. with her family.

Predeceased by Christine Hurley.

first

cousin,

Lorraine

Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home in Fanny Bay blossomed into a thriving hobby farm, full of gardens and more importantly, goats, chickens, horses, cows, pigs, cats, dogs and home to any animal in need. Mom always said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;animals give the most and take the least.â&#x20AC;? Her loving and gentle way with the animals was brilliant.

Albert Sidoni 1926-2013

He is survived by his 5 children, Debra (Mike) Boisvert; Sandra Cochran (Neil); Terry (Karen); Alan (Sandra); Kelly (Shannon); 12 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. As a young man, Dad worked at the brewery in Princeton driving truck. Later, he worked at the Pulp mills in Castlegar and then in Prince Rupert, where he supervised the boom crew, a job that he loved. At 50+, off to college he went (in Terrace) to get a trade. Mom and Dad returned to Trail where Dad finished his working life as a Welder at Comino. The family would like to thank the Renal staff at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital and the Assisted Living staff at Rosewood for their care and compassion shown towards our Dad. As an expression of sympathy the family requests that donations be made in Dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name to the Renal Unit, at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital at 1200 Hospital Bench, Trail, BC V1R 4M1 or online at www. kbrhhealthfoundation.ca. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church on Friday, March 22, 2013 at 10:30 am with Father Jim McHugh, Celebrant. Bill Clark of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Servicesâ&#x201E;˘ has been entrusted with arrangements. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s online register at www.myalternatives.ca

Donna loved the Fanny Bay community and made many more life long friends. She could always be counted on to participate at the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Halloween parties at the Fanny Bay Hall and was president of the OAP for many years. She gave her time to Habitat for Humanity, preparing lunches along with donating plants to support â&#x20AC;&#x153;AIDS for Africaâ&#x20AC;?. While living in Fanny Bay, Donna opened up â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Seashore at Fanny Bayâ&#x20AC;?. Along with fresh baked pies, bread, clam chowder and fresh seafood, the store offered groceries and local hand-made shell crafts. Relocating to Courtenay in 2006, Donna embarked on new travel adventures, joined the Red Hat Ladies and along with her beautiful garden, she cultivated many new friendships. Without a doubt, Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pride and joy were her grandchildren. It was rare for her to miss a school function, sports event, graduation or birthday party. Mom was an amazing influence and significant part of their lives. She was remarkable, unconditionally loved and will be missed forever. In the words of her grandchildrenâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nana, She Was Showgirlâ&#x20AC;? Our family would like to thank each and every person for all the support and kindness you have shown during Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life time and during her illness. You have all made a difference in more ways than you know. Mom treasured her friends and family. A celebration of Donnaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 11 a.m. from Comox Valley Funeral Home, Cremation and Reception Centre, 1101 Ryan Road, Courtenay, reception following the service.

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