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Rhonda Roche, (left) supported by Reverend Susan Scott, speaks to the crowd gathered at the Civic Centre Tuesday night to mark the first year anniversary of the Lakeland tragedy, an explosion and fire at the mill which took the life of Rhonda’s husband, Glenn, as well as Al Little.
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A sombre crowd filled the Civic Centre Tuesday night as city residents gathered to mark the one-year anniversary of the Lakeland Mill explosion and fire, an incident which claimed the lives of Glenn Roche and Al Little, injured a number of people, and forever changed the lives of many. Susan Scott, a member of the clergy who offered her services at the hospital as soon as she discovered what happened at Lakeland, officiated the service. Rhonda Roche spoke eloquently of her husband, a man she described as her best friend, someone who had an opinion he wasn’t shy about sharing. Glenn, who was killed that night, called her shortly before the explosion, just to say goodnight. There’s a lot of things she would have said if she had known that was to be the last conversation they would ever have. She would have told him she wouldn’t change anything about the 22 years they shared. She would have thanked him for being her best friend. She would have thanked him for their son.
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Rhonda said she feels she knows what Glenn would have said in return. He would have said it hurts not to see his son turn into a teenager, learn to drive, graduate and start a family of his own. “It’s hard to imagine the rest of my life without him,” she said. She talked a little about Glenn, said he started at Lakeland when he was in high school, cleaning up, then worked his way up the ladder. After the Burns Lake fire, and after he extinguished a fire in his work area in January, Glenn told Rhonda something that seemed nearly prophetic. First he told her during the blaze he helped put out it seemed like the air itself was on fire. “He told me it’s not just that mill. One day it’s going to happen here, and it’s going to take me too. “My husband went to work one night, and he never came home.” Mayor Shari Green remembers calling 21-year-old newly elected Mayor Luke Strimbold after she received word of the Burns Lake mill explosion in January and offering aid. The first call she received on her cellphone following
the explosion was from Strimbold, offering the same. “I think of the Roche and Little families, and I think how difficult it must be for them,” Green said, emotion cracking her voice. She talked about the first employee meeting, one she was invited to attend, and watching Greg Stewart, Sinclar Group president, answering the multitude of tough questions put to him by family members and employees of Lakeland. She said she reflects on the community and how it came together, in particular firemen, ambulance attendants, Northern Health employees, the many city employees who worked tirelessly behind the scenes ,and all those residents who helped and donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to help those affected. “In the dark of a tragedy like this, the spirit and love of the community is the light,” she said. Steelworkers president Frank Everit, Neil Ginter, an employee at Lakeland, and Stewart all expressed their admiration for the courage and dedication of the ‘Lakeland family.’ Special mention was made, time and again, of all those professionals and non-professionals alike who went beyond the call of duty to help.
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Quinson standoff ends with arrest
Man was wanted in connection with April 3 incident, some residents evacuated A stand-off that saw a sixsquare-block area in the Quinson subdivision ended peacefully early Wednesday morning. Police blocked off the area at about 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon and tactical squads were called in. Some residences in the area between Hammond Avenue and Dezell Drive and between Quinn Street and Ogilvie Street were evacuated. At approximately 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, members of the North District Emergency Response Team entered a residence and apprehended Robert Lee Milligan, 30, who was considered to be armed and dangerous. Police say firearms were located in the residence and Milligan was in possession of a quantity of illicit drugs at the time of his arrest. Milligan was wanted by police on a number of serious offences stemming from an incident that occurred on the 1400 block of Jarvis Street on April 3. Milligan has an extensive history of violence and unpredictability with both the public and the police. Many incidents or reports involved firearms, including this one.
Several blocks in the Quinson area were blocked off Tuesday afternoon as police searched for a wanted man. Plainclothes and uniformed officers secured the neighbourhood, and the tactical assault vehicle (TAV) was also utilized. De Ly nd a PILON/ Fre e Pre s s
Shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday RCMP supervisors made the unusual decision to close off a residential area encompassing approximately 100 homes. This precaution was taken as a
result of public safety concerns. Some residents within the area were requested to evacuate their homes due to the close proximity to the residence Milligan was believed to have been in.
Three charged with murder Charges have now been laid against three people arrested in connection with a murder in Prince George last week. Gordon Stanley Adolph Jr., 23, has been charged with second degree murder and indignity to human remains; Christopher Flanagan, 24, has been charged with second degree murder; and a male youth, whose name cannot be released under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with second
degree murder and indignity to human remains. The victim has been identified as Gordon Stanley Adolph Sr., 42, father of one men charged. Police say the deceased and the suspects are known to each other and police do not believe public safety is at risk. Police were called to a residence in the 800 block of Douglas Street Friday afternoon when the body of the deceased was discovered.
The residence is located near the intersection of Dezell Drive and Patterson Street. At approximately 10 p.m., the police perimeter was reduced and residents of approximately 50 homes were allowed back on to their properties. The remaining residents were not allowed into their homes until the conclusion of the operation at approximately 3:30 a.m. “The support and understanding for our efforts to keep the pubic safe was overwhelming,” said Cpl. Craig Douglass, spokesperson for the Prince George RCMP, in a press release. “With the exception of very few, most persons affected by this situation
were patient and co-operative towards the officers. We need to thank all those persons that were affected by this, whether it be residents, their friends and families or the businesses such as pharmacies and hotels that accommodated those in need. Thank you. Public safety is not something we can take lightly and we really appreciate the support.” Milligan made his first cpourt appearance Wednesday, and will be held in custody at least until his next appearance, scheduled for May 1. This investigation is continuing and the possibility of further charges have not been ruled out.
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Highglen Elementary will be closed for the rest of the school year and district officials are making plans for a new location for the students after a fire Monday destroyed several rooms. “Buildings can be replaced,” superintendent Brian Pepper said. “We’re delighted that all the students and staff are safe, as well as many of the children’s cherished pets. “There was a lot of people’s work in the
school which was lost, and a lot of memories for the students.” Pepper was unsure exactly how long Highglen had been around, but, “I’ve worked in the district for more than 30 years and it’s always been here.” Monday’s fire occurred in the afternoon, after many of the students had been dismissed for the day. Teachers were in a meeting at the time, and evacuated themselves and the remaining students safely. Firefighters were able to rescue a number of the student pets from rooms in the school as well.
For now, district officials are looking at all possibilities, Pepper said. “This isn’t just a case of a couple of classrooms being damaged. Some of the exterior walls had to be taken down to allow access to the fire, there is some structural damage, there is heavy water damage throughout the school, and a lot of smoke and soot as well.” Tuesday evening, it was announced the Montessori choice program will be moved to the former Gladstone Elementary until a decision on the replacement or repair of Highglen was made. The district is plan-
ning to start at Gladstone on April 29. The district is hoping to have a shuttlebus system in place by that date. The bus would pick Highglen students up at Highglen in the morning, take them to Gladstone, then bring them back in the evening. Staff will be on site at Highglen to supervice the arrival and departure. The shuttle will be in use until the end of the school year, June 27. A meeting for parents of Highglen students was to be held Thursday in the gymnasium at Prince George Secondary to update them on the situation.
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Rysz hoping for reason to move to north DELYNDA PILON newsroom@pgfreepress.com
Though he says he’s been categorized as a fly-in candidate for the Conservative Party in the Prince George-Mackenzie riding, Terry Rysz disagrees. The 63-year-old grandfather, a councillor in Sicamous, was a northern businessman for several years, running automotive and agriculture supply stores in Vanderhoof, Valemount, Fort St. James as well as Prince George for a few years. When he retired he moved south, though Rysz still has family ties to the area, and he said if anything he has more to offer now than before he left. The move south is just one of the many events in his life that enriched his experiences, which makes him a better all-around candidate, he said, able to bite into a variety of issues. He said his businesses gave him insight into a lot of industries, from logging to public works. He also owned and operated a liquor store, coached hockey, ran a neighbourhood pub and travelled extensively, visiting places like Cyprus, Australia, Europe and parts of South America. “My travels have taught me a lot,” Rysz said. “When you take a look at other countries and the dynamics of how things are done, you have a certain vision of how things are happening here, and the danger zone we’re getting into.” He said he decided to take the leap from municipal to provincial politics in order to put
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Conservative Prince George Valemount candidate. Rysz pointed out he is a senior, Brooks is a middleaged businessman and Giede is a university student in his 20’s. “We’ve got three generations of candidates now,” he said. “You don’t want to count the Conservatives out. If we happen to get elected we could be a serious team in legislature.” He added all three of them as well as their party leader, John Cummins, believe it’s time northern B.C. gets the recognition it deserves. He pointed out 78 per cent of the province’s gross domestic product is generated in the north, yet the south gets conveniences like the Sea to Sky, a new bridge, a conference centre and wants more funding for public transit. “What do we get here? Look at the streets in the city. And I know a fair amount of money has been allotted this year, but it’s not enough,” Rysz said. As a municipal councillor he understands the issue intimately, which is why he’s so enthusiastic about Cummins’ $200 million pledge to communities so they can get caught up with infrastructure, though municipalities aren’t tied to spending money on that one item only.
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“This whole election is a melee of different issues. The province is fed up,” he said. “It looks like we tend to elect premiers who are ex-mayors of Vancouver, and they don’t tend to see B.C. past Hope.”
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A public hearing at city council resulted in rezoning about 200 acres in the University Heights area. Claire Negrin with L&M Engineering spoke about the proposed change, explaining that at one time the land was expected to be the site of a new elementary school for the school district. However, with the number of students in the district decreasing, if a need arises for a school in the area it will be
seven to 10 years down the road. “The school district is not interested in purchasing this land,” Negrin said. Rather than build a new school, considering recent closures, Negrin was told, they would utilize existing vacant schools first. Quentin Bolton, who accompanied Negrin, added that if a school site is needed in the University Heights area in the future, they will provide one for them. Negrin told council the company held a neighbourhood meeting in January to inform locals of their plans and hear any arising concerns. “There were 40 to 50 people in attendance,” she said. “The neighbours prefer a similar development to what is already there.” She said the area is made up of high-quality single-family dwellings. Though at first glance the company was interested in multiple-family dwellings,
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they’ve changed their proposal and will impose single-family development on the site with the requirement to apply the same building schemes of the neighbourhood, including the materials, facade and colours used. “We are willing to work with the existing neighbourhood,” Negrin said. “We hope the new proposal is more amenable.” One area resident expressed his concern over the zoning change during the council meeting, saying he took issue with the wording of the plan involving the project, which says new structures would be ‘substantially’ the same as those existing. “The words that concern me are ‘substantially the same’,” Art Brown said. “I was held to task on my house. ‘Substantially’ worries me.” Negrin clarified the meaning, saying not every house would be the same, for example not every house would be bungalow-style, but the standards would be the same. Council passed the amendment unanimously.
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Weather, history barriers Older buildings, colder winters can prevent easy access DELYNDA PILON newsroom@pgfreepress.com
Though the city has taken strides towards becoming more accessible, it still has much to do. Jessica Blewett, a University of Northern British Columbia student, made research she completed in Prince George regarding accessibility available to council, beginning with a presentation she made Monday night giving an overall look at what she discovered. Blewett said many barriers are tied to the fact that Prince George is a winter city. Historical issues also play a key role. “A more accessible community will benefit everyone,� she said. Making the city more accessible means the infrastructure to support an active life will be in place as the population continues to age. She added there are economic benefits as well, since being accessible means inviting more customers in, whether for a meal at a local restaurant or to shop. Blewett found seven key themes when analyzing the nature of the barriers to accessibility in the city. They include physical or architectural issues, inveterate conditions of the city, the escalation of health issues of disabled people, emotional impacts of inaccessibility, impediments to autonomy, limits on social participation, and discrimination. Physical issues could include everything from snow clearance to narrow doors. Inveterate conditions include aging infrastructure and population as well as the level building codes required for structures in the past. In the long run, issues with accessibility can lead to frustration, anger and fear as autonomy is lost, leading to a loss of inde-
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he last couple of weeks have stretched the bounds of credulity. It all started last Monday with the bombings at the Boston Marathon. Then here in Prince George downtown residents were put on edge with a bomb threat at a local bank; a man was found murdered (thankfully arrests have been made there); Highglen Elementary School was severely damaged by fire; and an entire neighbourhood was locked down as police dealt with a man holed up in a house. As mentioned, it’s been an incredible few days. With news travelling via social media these days, it moves very, very quickly. In times of crisis it’s imperative that the media strive to get it right before getting it first. In times of crisis the media becomes part of how the public can be accurately informed. That’s why it’s so imperative for the media to make sure it gets it right. The reason we mention this because also in the past 10 days, when the world seemed to already be turning upside down, a media outlet in Prince George posted, via Twitter, that shots had been fired at Foothills Elementary School and that the school had been locked down. Because of this tweet, police were dispatched to the school only to find that there were no reports of shots fired and that the school was not locked down. The police actually issued a press release saying that nothing untoward was happening at the school. The media outlet then posted that it was “all clear” at Foothills. It wasn’t until the Prince George Free Press and Opinion250 pointed out that the original report was just plain wrong that they owned up to the mistake. Don’t get us wrong, we understand that mistakes happen in the media. We’ve certainly done our share. The pressure to break stories and to be first to publish is real in the media business. The emergence of social media, which allows us to publish immediately, only serves to intensify that pressure. However, in times of emergency the media has not only an obligation, but a duty, to get it right.
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ews that the school district has acted quickly and found a new home for the Montesorri program is certainly welcome. The program will move from Highglen to Gladstone, starting on Monday. The district is hoping to have a shuttle-bus system in place by that date. The bus would pick Highglen students up at Highglen in the morning, take them to Gladstone, then bring them back in the evening. Staff will be on site at Highglen to supervice the arrival and departure. The shuttle will be in use until the end of the school year, June 27. It is a great solution because it keeps the program operating and it gives the district time to figure out what to do with Highglen following the devastating fire there.
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Only one government funder The provincial election arouses great expectations care. It is great, but it is expensive. and a prodigious expenditure of energy and enthuThere are a lot of us who are alive today thanks siasm amongst the politically dedicated. The enthuto the progress in treatments of diseases which were siasm is significantly lower for the average person not available a very few decades ago. There are going about their day-to-day business. many of us who are very thankful that those mediFrom the candidates themselves, down to the cal advances were made. volunteers doing the many tasks the campaign has, Education is another topic that is high on the there is no doubt about the importance of the proissue lists every provincial election. As we progcess. They are committed and willing to put aside ress in our society, simple literacy and a reasonable their own personal business to make sure their ability in numeracy are not sufficient tools to give party wins. individuals an opportunity to obtain and sustain To the average person the politimeaningful and economically rewardcians and their supporters are simply ing careers. As with health care, we yammering about issues that too often as a society, must decide how much is are not of significant interest. There is enough. a bit of a feeling of here we go again. The same is true of most functions Health care, education, environment of government. From social services to Onside and a dribble of other topics have wildlife conservation and all the other VICTORBOWMAN been mined of their emotional impact things we expect our government to so often in the past that they have do, there are no clear definitions of not become dull and listless. enough or too much. Those definitions are very Health care is high on every politician’s list. There individual and will be defined in terms of our own are never enough health-care services to please interests and desires. everyone. From a financial perspective, it is a botIt is not so different than how an individual or tomless pit. Even if we took every single dollar of family decides where we allocate our finite financial provincial revenue and poured it into health care, resources to. All of us make decisions every day on there would still be a demand for more money for what is affordable. We may want a new car, a boat, the system. a great holiday, a new home or whatever, but we The progress made in health-care procedures know we can’t have it all. There is a point where we and processes, particularly over the last 50 years, must make the can do, can’t do decision. Governabsorbs a large portion of the health-care budget. It ments are no different. was not many decades ago that a diagnosis of one As we work our way through the plethora of of the many cancers was notification to get one’s promises from our politicians, we should also keep affairs in order and prepare for departure from in mind who pays the bill. Governments have only the mortal world in the near future. That kind of one source of revenue and ultimately that source is advancement is reflected in every field of health you. Circulation Manager: Lana Metz Email: circulation@pgfreepress.com.............250-564-0504
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Keep Canada’s social net in place PAUL STRICKLAND Special to Free Press
More and more people – especially young people, single mothers and those at or nearing traditional retirement age – find themselves in insecure, temporary, part-time and precarious employment. Along with globalisation the mantra of “labour flexibility” in order to be competitive under unregulated free trade has led to this sorry situation, says Guy Standing, professor of economic security at the University of Bath in the U.K. “As globalization proceeded, as as governments and corporations chased each other in making their labour relations more flexible, the number of people in insecure forms of labour multiplied,” Standing says in his 2011 book, The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class. In the course description for one of his classes, Standing defines the precariat as consisting “of millions of people in social and economic insecurity, without occupational identities, drifting in and out of jobs, constantly worried about their incomes, housing and much else. It particularly affects youth, many realising that their cer-
tificates and degrees are little more than lottery tickets, leading many into status frustration. They and many others are being affected by a process of . . . slow habituation to a life of unstable labour.” I have been hearing the buzzword “flexibility” at least since the mid-1980s when I was a reporter in Medicine Hat. This was during the time of President Ronald Reagan in the U.S., Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the U.K., and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in Canada. But the push for labour flexibility wasn’t just associated with conservative and neo-conservative governments. Neo-liberals did the same. Neo-liberal Democrat Bill Clinton, president of the U.S. from 1993 to 2001, allowed sending millions of American industrial workers’ jobs overseas through dubious “free trade” agreements, and he reduced bank regulation to the level it was almost meaningless. In a 1993 video, then Bank of Montreal president Matthew Barrett said Clinton was doing the right thing in promoting policies that made it easier for corporations to shed more workers in order to become more globally competitive. Standing says the New
Labour government of Britain’s former prime minister Tony Blair and his successors pursued policies that made the economic lives of more and more workers insecure. In effect, they deliberately promoted the growth of the precariat. At least a fourth of the work force in many of the world’s economies find themselves in the precariat, Standing observes. Across North America young people are increasingly taken advantage of by firms and organizations offering unpaid internships that too often have little academic or course-credit value and don’t necessarily lead to the promised paid career-track jobs elsewhere. Some organizations use the idea of a “training wage” to pay young new workers less. Now, with some multinational corporations frankly pursuing a cynical policy of displace-andreplace toward their loyal, longterm employees, the situation doesn’t look to be getting any better and the ranks of the precariat will only grow. Jeff Faux, distinguished fellow of the left-liberal Economic Policy Institute in the U.S., foresees the trend as continuing to intensify unless people become sufficiently aroused to demand
it stop. “The nightmare of juggling work and child care, well known to half the country that is poor or near-poor, will drift up the social ladder. As the steady full-time job with benefits gives way to having to fashion an income out of several temporary, part-time jobs, day labor, competing for consultant contracts, piecework, selling on commission, and other tenuous employment, the
treadmill of work and family life will move faster and faster, and the quality of life lived by most Americans will deteriorate,” Faux says in his 2012 book, The Servant Economy. Although Canada still has a better social safety net than the U.S., many of the same trends can be identified here. We have to take the time to study what can be done to reverse this trend.
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Pick the best person on May 14 Editor: With the upcoming provincial election on May 14, I would like to express my concern about low voter turnout predicted by the BC Federation of Labour. This means the result of the election could be decided by a minority. Please take the time to vote so that the voice of the majority is heard through our democracy. I worked at Lakeland Mills for 31 years and eight years as an elected staff representative for the Steelworkers Local 1-424. I know the importance of a sustainable forest industry for my kids and grandkids to support their families as we were able to do. I personally have been a NDP member for a lot of years until recently when I quit the party membership as I couldn’t support the candidate they decided to run in NechakoLakes. I am supporting John Rustad in this riding as
he makes himself available, returns phone calls and will commit to performing duties as MLA for all constituents. I know John Rustad will work hard, is passionate about his beliefs, is solution oriented and shows results in the communities. John is very dedicated to serving the needs of all constituents in the Nechako Lakes riding. To the disenchanted BC Liberal voters that will not vote NDP but instead choose to vote for a third party, this is part of the NDP strategy to split the vote to enable a victory for the NDP. Please take the time to attend the all-candidate forums and listen to the candidates and their stance on the issues that affect us. Please make your decision based on who is the best person for the position of MLA and who will work the hardest for us in the Nechako Lakes riding. Randy Holubosh Vanderhoof
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Although Sunday was the third day of the annual Friends of the Library Book Sale at the Prince George Public Library, there was still plenty of selection for those getting there early.
Shopping local can save the lives of people Editor: Recent news of another garment factory in Bangladesh killing 149 woman, men and children. We say how sad then run to brand name stores and buy the shirt or jeans of choice. It’s just unbelievable how blind and selfish we have become no different than the owners of major clothing corporations. They make billions on the backs of the poor and we try and save $5 on the same people. There was a time when the U.S. and
Canada had a thriving textile industry but increased wages, benefits, pensions, health and safety standards cut into profits. So forget about reducing the profit margin let’s move to third-world countries and have our product produced there and increase profits by 50 times, just brilliant, even the major banks jumped on the idea. It’s interesting if we keep outsourcing all the work who will buy the product? After years of battles with workers over wages Henry Ford finally got it: If I pay the workers a decent wage then my 5000
employees can afford to buy the cars they produce, wow what a concept. I believe in making a profit but when blind greed kills woman and children just to increase the profit margin it makes me sick. It cost 11 cents to produce a shirt in Bangladesh factory. That same shirt cost you $27 in Canada. What’s even worse is when billionaires get all holy and start a foundation to provide for the poor so they can sleep at night and feel good about themselves. It will hardly erase the pain and suffering
they caused and the thousands that lost their lives to build the feel good foundation. When I shop trust me the search is on for clothes made in Canada or U.S. and not just the label. It’s not easy but I try and will continue, with the hope just maybe these corporate parasites will grow a conscience before thousands more lose their lives or people will grow a conscience and push back at this sickening greed. Terry Tate Prince George
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Ted Pappas takes a closer look at a painting brought in to Artspace for appraisal on Sunday by Gail Pratt. Pappas was at Artspace on the weekend to do appraisals, with all funds raised going to the Huble Homestead. The Homestead opens for the new season on the Victoria Day weekend in May.
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YOUR CITY MATTERS April 26, 2013 COUNCIL COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS MEETINGS
May, 2013 is proclaimed “Be Kind to Animals Month”
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Advisory Committee on Development Design Wednesday, May 1st at 12:00 p.m. Annex 100th Anniversary Committee Thursday, May 2nd at 12:00 p.m. Annex
BROADCASTING OF COUNCIL MEETINGS: To follow live Council meetings, visit the City’s website at www.princegeorge.ca as webcasting services and video archiving of agenda items are available for the public.
INVITATION TO TENDER T13-09 Demolition Services -2731 Merritt Road, Closing Date: April 30, 2013 T13-11 6th Avenue Parkade – Torch on Roofing Membrane, Closing Date: April 30, 2013 T13-13 Construction of Concrete Sidewalks, Closing Date: May 6, 2013 For information concerning City of Prince George bidding opportunities visit BC Bid @ www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca
JOB POSTINGS Wastewater Technician, Regular Full-Time #12/078 Closing May 10, 2013 - 5:00 pm
PROCLAMATIONS April 27, 2013 is proclaimed “Daffodil Day” April 27, 2013 is proclaimed “World Tai Chi and Qigong Day” April 28 – May 4, 2013 is proclaimed “Mining Week”
The City’s Clean Air Bylaw outlines requirements related to dust. The key points are: • A person must use dust control procedures (eg. air filters) or dust suppression liquids (eg. water) at all times; this also applies to leaf blowers, broom and vacuum sweepers; • When dust suppression liquids are used, they must be applied in sufficient quantities to prevent dust; • A person cannot sweep or conduct other maintenance activity that causes harm to others or properties; and • When an Air Quality Advisory is issued, all sweeping activities must stop immediately. A person wishing to continue sweeping under an advisory may apply to the City for permission under certain circumstances; permission must be requested for each day of an advisory. If you are hiring, or have been hired to sweep a lot, please consider the type of equipment and dust suppression methods you are requesting or using in relation to the requirements of the Clean Air Bylaw. Please ensure you or your contractor is using dust suppression methods (air filters or liquids) at all times and that your sweeping activities are scheduled around air quality advisories and during rainy damp conditions. Your efforts could help your neighbor, a friend, or a family member breathe easier. Questions & Information If you have questions please visit our website at www.princegeorge.ca/environment/airquality or contact: • Prince George Air Improvement Roundtable (PGAIR) at 250-612-0252 for general air quality Information; • Community Planning at 250-561-7600 for Air Quality Advisory sweeping approval; • Bylaw Services at 250-561-7622 for information on the Bylaw or to make a City Bylaw complaint; or,
• Ministry of Environment Air Quality Complaints Line at 250-565-6135 during office hours or 250-565-6457 after office hours. Your assistance in minimizing dust during spring cleaning in our city will improve our air quality and to demonstrate pride in our great community.
SPRING SPEAKERS SERIES Wednesday May 8 from 7:00pm – 8:30 pm at the Prince George Public Library The 2013 UNBC Community Development Institute Spring Speakers Series, cosponsored by the City of Prince George and the Prince George Public Library, will examine the state of housing and community infrastructure and amenities in northern BC and explore opportunities and options for creative and innovative development and redevelopment. The guest speaker will be Gwyn Symmons, a planner and principal of CitySpaces Consulting. Gwyn and CitySpaces have worked in communities across BC on projects involving neighbourhood and residential design and the construction and renovation of health, sport, and educational facilities.
MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY The Staff at Memorial Park Cemetery is currently performing Spring Cleanup duties. In order to maintain the beauty of our cemetery, staff is removing faded and weather-worn flowers, and any non-compliant items from the cemetery. Residents wishing additional information can contact Cemetery Administration at 250-562-4661. “Memorial Park Cemetery Open House” The City of Prince George will be hosting a Mother’s Day Open House on Sunday May 13, 2012 at the Memorial Park Cemetery. City staff will be on site from 10:00am4:00pm to assist visitors. The Memorial Park Administration Building is located at 3300 Memorial Park Lane (at the cemetery).
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In Provincial Court in Prince George on Feb. 27: Ernie Jakesta was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to one day in jail. Mathew S. Jones was found guilty of two counts of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to 39 days in jail. In Provincial Court in Prince George on Feb. 28: Madeline M. Joseph was found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking and resisting a peace officer and sentenced to one day in jail. Stewart L. Morrison was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to one day in jail. James E. Wight was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol reading over .08, sentenced to 30 days in jail to be served on an intermittent basis, placed on probation until the expiration of the jail sentence and prohibited from driving for two years. Danny J. Alexis was found guilty of assaulting a peace officer and sentenced to 21 days in jail. Alexis was also found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to one day in jail. Mason R. Frazier was found guilty of two counts of break and enter and received a conditional sentence of six months. In Provincial Court in Prince George on March 1: Peter B. Byl was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to 12 days in jail. Troy L. Hendricks was found guilty of failing to produce a driver’s licence when ordered to do so, fined $1,200, assessed a victim surcharge of $180 and placed on probation for eight months. Gerald R. Seymour was found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking, fined $1,000 and assessed a victim surcharge of $50. Russell J. Watt was found guilty of failing to stop a motor vehicle when ordered to do so, fined $2,000 and prohibited from driving for 15 months.
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Playbill AUTISM WALK There will be an Autism Awareness Walk on April 27, starting at Cottonwood Island Park at 11 a.m. The walk will make its way to Fort George Park, where there will be food, a raffle, face-painting and balloons. Everyone is welcome to come out and support the Northern Interior Autism Society.
CABARET Come to the Cabaret on April 27 at Artspace and prepare to be entertained by a variety of musical performers. Among those participating in an evening of jazz, opera and musicaals numbers are Sarah Gyorfi, Wil Fundal, Renee Trepanier and special guest David Sproule. Tickets for the 7 p.m. show are $25 each at Books and Company – and include desserts.
CLASSICS Alban Classical Artists are presenting a Sunday Afternoon Concert at St. Andrew’s Church (3555 Fifth Ave.) on April 28, starting at 2 p.m. The concert features a quintet of local musicians performing works by Handel, French cafe music by Milhaud and a new work, Huble Homestead, by Simon Cole. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at www. albanclassical.org.
■ PGSS DRAMA CLASS
Get ready for screwball Snapshots ALLAN WISHART allanw@pgfreepress.com
One of the girls in Shannon Schinkel’s Drama 10 class suddenly remembers something. “Oh,” she says to the PGSS teacher, “I found a bra for Nick.” Schinkel laughs. “I don’t think I’ve ever heard that comment in one of my classes before,” she says. It makes sense, though, when you realize Grade 9 student Nick Vanbieker is playing a grandmother in one of the short skits in Snapshots, which the class will be presenting at Vanier Hall on May 1. “It’s going to be pretty interesting,” says Vonbieker of his role in Oh Mother. “Mrs. Schinkel put us in plays she thought we would be good in. “I’ve been in drama quite a while, so this is different, but it will be OK.” If there’s any consolation for Vonbieker, it’s that Brendan Byman, a Grade 10 student, is also in Oh Mother – as Vonbieker’s mother. He laughs when he’s asked about playing the role of the great-grandmother in the skit. “I’ve usually the one who does the random, wacky stuff, so this isn’t a big deal.” The other two characters in the skit are Jenna Weselowski, who plays the daughter, and Meara Morse, who plays her mother (and Vonbieker’s daughter and Byman’s granddaughter). “It feels a bit awkward,” says Morse, “because she’s my daughter and she’s taller than me.” Of course, so are her ‘mother’ and ‘grandmother’. Weselowski agrees with the others that Schinkel has done a good job casting the skits. “It feels like a good fit for me.” Schinkel says the students are
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PGSS Drama 10 students Jenna Weselowski, left, Brendan Byman, Meara Morse and Nick Vonbieker rehearse Oh Mother, one of the skits in Snapshots on May 1 at Vanier Hall. “right on schedule” for the May 1 show. “We’re rehearsing in this classroom because Vanier Hall is being used by other classes. The big thing I like about doing shows like this is it gives the students a chance to be on the big stage at Vanier now. I’ve had a lot of these kids in drama since Grade 8, so I think I know what roles are best for each of them – usually.” Snapshots consists of a dozen skits, all short, between two and five minutes. There is only one connecting theme, Schinkel says. “They’re all screwball, corny comedy. I picked them from a big selection of plays, and with all that’s been happening in the city the last week or so, comedy seems like a good idea.” In the first semester, Schinkel’s Drama 10 class presented I Hate the Mall, which had the same
format. “I pick the plays, but then I go over them with the students. Sometimes we modify them, maybe change the ending a bit. When I pick the plays, I’m also getting an idea of what kids will be in which role. Sometimes it’s whether they fit the role physically, sometimes it’s how many lines.” Byman says even though he’s in two plays “and I’m kind of an extra in a third”, it’s not a problem keeping things straight. “I find it’s easier to remember the lines, because the plays are all short, and you’re playing different characters each time.” Schinkel has been at PGSS for the past three years, serving as a drama instructor at John McInnis Junior Secondary before it closed. “I was able to bring over a lot
of things from McInnis when I started here, so that helps with things like costumes. I look for plays that are easy to get costumes for, and simple sets. “We do our own lights and sound, so it’s a very simple production.” Admission to Snapshots is by donation, with all money raised going to a fund for PGSS Grade 12 student Leora Wildi. “She’s fighting graft-versushost disease,” Schinkel says, “which she got after receiving a bone-marrow transplant as a result of treatment for leukemia. “Anything we can do to help with the medical costs will really help the family.” Snapshots: A series of short comedy sketches will take the stage at Vanier Hall on May 1, starting at 7 p.m. Admission is by donation.
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■ WHEELIN’ WARRIORS
Hitting the road to conquer cancer Fundraising dinner a big success, team hits road in Vancouver in June ALLAN WISHART allanw@pgfreepress.com
The Wheelin’ Warriors were riding high Saturday evening without even going on the road. The local cycling group, who will be participating in the Ride to Conquer Cancer in June, had a fundraising dinner and silent auction at the Treasure Cove Lounge, and team leader Karen Piche says it was a huge success. “We made about $17,000 on the evening. We won’t have exact figures until later in the week.” Piche was in Vancouver this week to meet Doug Nelson, the CEO of the B.C. Cancer Foundation, the group which organizes the Ride to Conquer Cancer, and members of the staff Alyssa Grace, the senior director of development for the foundation, was the guest speaker at Friday’s event in Prince George, and she kept her remarks short and to the point. “I want to thank the group here for taking on this challenge,” she said of the Wheelin’ Warriors. She then introduced peo-
ple in Prince George to the foundation, since it has not had a presence in Prince George. “That will change,” she said, “now that there is a cancer centre for us to work with.” While each rider can donate the money they raise in the Ride to Conquer Cancer to a specific cancer centre or research areas, Grace spoke about one she was especially interested in. “If you go to the foundation’s website, there is a special page on immunology, with information on one specific program they’re working on. They’re almost ready to go to the first stage of clinical tests, but all the fundraising has to be done through philanthropy, because there’s no payoff for a corporate group. There’s no drug involved.” The Ride to Conquer Cancer goes from Vancouver to Seattle on June 15 and 16. Each rider has to raise a minimum of $2,500 in donations. For more information on the Prince A lla n W ISHA RT/ Fre e Pre s s George team, check out the B.C. Cancer Foundation senior director of development Alyssa Grace, right, chats with Wheelin’ Wheelin’ Warriors on Face- Warriors team leader Karen Piche and team member Davis Rodrigues before the fundraising dinner and book. silent auction the Ride to Conquer Cancer team held Friday at the Treasure Cove.
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Then this is the weekend for you. Start by dropping by Cafe Voltaire on April 26 (tonight) to catch one of the city’s newest bands, Long Winters. The band is Tony Tabora, Mike Vigano and Leewai Yu and they will play some covers as well as some original material. It’s an acoustic show, starting at 8 p.m., and since it’s at Cafe Voltaire you know the food and coffee are great and the show is free. Then, on Saturday or Sunday, swing by Studio 2880 on 15th Avenue and see what treasures you can find at the Nechako Rotary Club’s giant garage sale. The sale runs from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, and if you’re doing a spring cleanup and have found some ‘treasures’ you don’t need anymore, they can always use more donations. Contact Ken Pendergast at 250-552-4770 at kenita45@shaw.ca or Lisa Redpath at 250-6148231 or lredpath@telus.net, or drop them off at Studio 2880 on Friday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. FAMOUS PLAYERS 6
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Engineers Nick Chapman, left, and John Calogheros install the brass bell on The Little Prince, as they get the Fort George Railway ready to go for another season.
They aren’t quite rolling yet, but the Fort George Railway is definitely getting ready to hit the tracks again. “The track inspection has been done,” says The Exploration Place CEO Tracy Calogheros. “We’ll need to get another boiler inspection, but we’re good until June, since you only need to get one a year.” Engineers Nick Chapman and John Calogheros have been busy this week, getting The Little Prince ready to roll. “We’re just about set to steam up,” John says, “but we need water to get steam, and the city hasn’t turned the water on yet out here.” While a number of mechanical problems last year made for a very short running season, Nick doesn’t see anything slowing them down this year. “We haven’t run into any problems yet, and it’s almost ready to go.” John agrees, saying last year’s work is helping this year. “All the stuff we did to it last year doesn’t have to be done again.
Girlfriends Who Care Saturday This is the second annual Girlfriends Who Care ‘fun-raiser’ for hospice goes this weekend at the Ramada. This is where a girlfriends-only crowd gather to eat desserts, get their fashionista-fill from the spring fashion show featuring clothing from Butterfly Threads Boutique and Shhhh ... the Unique Boutique. While you wait for the entertainment to begin with your hands full of drinks and yummy goodies, visit one of the many booths where you can shop, try, buy or learn something new. Bring your wallets full of new monies to help out Hospice House and to shop, have a hand massage, get your hands painted with henna, eyebrows threaded, nails painted, spiritual readings, back massaged, make-up lessons and tons of other fun activities from our wonderful vendors. Many of our vendors will be accepting donations for their services, proceeds to the Prince George Rotary Hospice House. This particular Girlfriends Who Care fundraising goal is to raise at least $3,000 to build a new children’s playroom for the PG Rotary Hospice House … a worthy renovation where the children go to unwind during the often stressful and confusing time when a loved one is dying. Many grandparents have visited the playroom to sit and watch their little ones for maybe the last time as their lives are running out. This second annual event is being dedicated to Shelley Ann Tasker, who passed away in the presence of her family at Hospice House on Easter Monday. If you have experienced the wonderful services provided by the angels who look after our family members and friends as they prepare to exit this life, or help them with pain-manage-
ment, or respite care, you’ll understand hospice is a requirement in the life of our community. Who wouldn’t want to leave this world in dignity surrounded by our loved ones 24/7 with our pets at our side? Girlfriends Who Care goes Saturday, April 27, from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Ramada.
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It’s just a matter, really, of putting all the plugs back in.” The train should be on the track next week for some test runs before starting to carry passengers on the long weekend in May. “We are looking for people to be volunteers and trainees,” Tracy says. “Anyone who might be interested should drop by and talk to the guys about it.” She looks at the train, shining in the sun. “They tell me if it’s shiny, it goes faster.”
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Ball says there are a couple of major differences. “We knew they have limited Dentists don’t often make house access to fresh fruits and vegecalls, but dental students do, appar- tables, and their diet of meat is different as well. A lot of what we ently. A dozen dental assisting and talked about with them was makhygiene students from the Col- ing smart choices in what to eat.” She says working with the older lege of New Caledonia, along with three instructors, headed up to students had a couple of chalT’say Keh Dene and Kwadacha lenges. “They were typical Grade 8 (Fort Ware) First Nations on April 19 to talk to students about dental to 12 kids. They were very cool. They’d had previous experience health and hygiene. “We found out about the trip in with another instructor who had February,” says Alexandria Amies, different ideas from what we had, a second-year dental hygiene stu- but they were very polite about dent. “It was like, ‘Here we go, let’s listening.” Amies, of course, had a very difput it together’. “We already had done presenta- ferent experience. “It was a really good reception. tions to different age groups here, so we just had to tweak those a Little kids love anything, though.” She added there was one major little.” Megan Ball, like Amies a second- difference she brought back to year dental hygiene student, says CNC with her. “Down here, people have dental they tailored the presentations to the age groups they were working hygiene resources and don’t use them. Up there, they don’t have as with. “We split into three groups, with many resources, and they want to one hygiene and one dental assist- know how to use them.” Heather Mohr was one of the ing student in each, and we had three different age groups. I had dental hygiene instructors who made the trip. the Grade 8 to 12 group.” “I found out at the last minute Amies, who was working with kindergarten to Grade 3 students, that there was a seat for me, but says they already knew about one I had sat in on the information thing they would have to make sessions here, so I knew what we sure was included in their presen- would be doing.” Having made one trip, she’s tations. “There are two Canadian already hoping the trips from Food Guides, and one of them is Prince George will continue. “We did education and health designed for Aboriginal communipromotion this time, but there’s so ties in remote areas.” much more we could We could incorpoLet’s All Celebrate Prince George’s do. rate a Train The Trainer program up there, to monitor and set up programs in the communities.” Do you know of She also sees the possibility of a mobile someone with a birthday coming up? clinic being set up at one of the schools Send them a while the CNC stumemorable birthday dents are there, so they can do more hands-on wish this year! work. The trip was orga$ For only 29 + HST you receive nized by the Mackena 2x2” boxed classified ad zie campus of CNC, that includes a picture of that and regional director at that school Tanya “Special Someone” along Helton says there was with your personalized wish! one business that made it work. Call us today! “This trip would not 250-564-0005 be possible without the Prince George or Email: donation of the flights by NT Air,” she said in classads@pgfreepress.com a press release. allanw@pgfreepress.com
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Victoria Miles, left, holds a copy of Jackson Davies’ BC Book Prize nominee, while Davies holds a copy of Sarah de Leeuw’s work and de Leeuw holds Miles’ book. Miles and Davies were at Cafe Voltaire on Wednesday evening as part of a tour of northern B.C., and local resident de Leeuw came down to attend the reading.
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It was a question Victoria Miles hadn’t heard before on the BC Book Prizes tour. “What does the title mean?” mused the author of Mimi Power and the I-Don’t-Know-What as she waited in Cafe Voltaire on Wednesday evening. “I haven’t been asked that before. “I think it’s got a couple of meanings. The big one is that good art has that ‘je ne sais quoi’ quality. You know you like it, but you can’t describe why. That’s what the main character has with her work.” Miles is touring northern B.C. with Jackson Davies, author of Bruno and the Beach: The Beachcombers at 40. He played Const. John in the series. “This is the 40th anniversary of the show going on the air,” says Davies, who wrote the book with the late Marc Strange, one of the cocreators of the CBC series. “The book basically tells the story of the series and takes you behind the scenes.” Davies is in the running for the Roderick HaigBrown Regional Prize, while Miles is up for the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize.
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“I write from life, basically,” Miles says. “I have two young daughters, and a lot of what is in the books is what happened, more or less.” The two are visiting schools and bookstores across the north, and they’re finding different audiences for their books. “When Victoria is reading,” Davies said, “the kids are hanging on every word. “And when I’m reading, the kids are texting their parents, asking what the Beachcombers is.” However, Miles adds, it isn’t all one-way traffic in the schools. “Almost every teacher comes up to him, asking to have their picture taken with him.” The two welcomed a surprise guest at Cafe Voltaire, as local poet Sarah de Leeuw, who is up for the Dorothy Livesey Poetry Prize for her book Geographies of a Lover, dropped in. And there was one last question for Davies: What was your last name on the show? “Constable,” he said. “Constable Constable. I came up with the name because when you’re doing your resume as an actor, you don’t want to put down, ‘I played Cop No. 2’. You want a name.”
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uting 2.1 billion volunteer hours a year. “That is equivalent to more than one million full-time jobs.” Nore then went on to address the numbers in relation to older people volunteering. “Seniors are more likely than any other age group to be top volunteers, defined as the 25 per cent of peo-
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categories. A number of the nominees were then chosen for special recognition. Those selected were Rod Mulligan, Wayne Roberts, Jeanne Fujikawa, Ken and Cindy Wolfe, Diane Dupperon, Ethel Gowman, Elaine Hughes and Dawn Farber, Dave Leman, Donna Callahan, Ann Walsh, Ron McIvor, Dorothy Thurston, Elizabeth Folwark, and Rob Traxler. The awards were held at the Elder Citizens Recreation Association, and the room was almost full with nominees, friends and nominators.
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Shorts LACROSSE The 2013 Prince George Senior Lacrosse Association season got underway on Wednesday. The league is showcasing each of its six teams with a tripleheader on Saturday at the Coliseum. The first game at 5 p.m. is a battle between the Shooters Pub Devils and Twisted Cork/Regional Security Stylers. The Quesnel Crossfire and Mackenzie LumberJacks will play at 7 p.m. before the College Heights Pub Assault and BX Pub Bandits hit the floor at 9 p.m. The game between the Assault and Bandits will be a rematch of last year’s championship final. The Assault swept the Bandits four games to zero to win the 2012 league title. The weekend action will wrap up on Sunday, with the Stylers playing the LumberJacks at 11 a.m.
ROAD RUNNERS Coming off the Hart Half/Run for Rural Medicine on Sunday, the Prince George Road Runners are preparing for another event. On Sunday, the club will hold the Miworth Run. The race is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. from the Miworth Community Hall.
COACHING The Northern Sport Centre is the site of the sixth annual Northern Coaching Conference on Saturday and Sunday. The event offers people the opportunity to learn from experts in fields related to health, exercise, coaching and training. David Freeze, a trainer and professor from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, will provide Saturday’s keynote address.
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Nobody figured the UNBC women’s soccer team would be an instant threat at the Canada West level. They struggled in their inaugural campaign in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, finishing last in the 13-team Canada West Universities Athletic Association standings with nine losses and three ties (0-9-3) in 12 games. Improvement in Year 2 isn’t only a goal. It’s an expectation. Considering the Timberwolves return the core from the 2012 season and have added recruits to field a larger lineup, anything less than a better record would be a disappointment. While they struggled with inexperience, head coach Andy Cameron also points at the roster size as a handicap they had to overcome last year. He notes that 14 of the 16 players on the
2012 roster are expected to be back in uniform this September. With recruits in the mix, they appear to have 21 players committed to the 2013 season at this point. “Number 1, we’ll have competition within the squad, which is important,” Cameron says. “Number 2, I think the quality of players coming in will increase the standard, and we’re still a very young team.” The additions include five local products who developed through the Prince George Youth Soccer Association select and Pro Touch Academy programs: midfielder Tianna Pius, fullback Tianna Rossi, midfielder/forward Ashley Anderson, striker Jessica Erickson and fullback Fiona Raymond. Cameron says each of the players has the potential to make an impact as a rookie. “It’s a credit to them and to PGYSA to make them ready
to step in in Year 1, which is unusual at the CIS level.” Two other players have committed to join the team, Jo Ribeiro of Prince George and Kirsten Anderson of Quesnel. Ribeiro took the 2012 season off, but played for the Timberwolves two years ago. Rebecca Irving and Kirstan Cruse won’t be back with the Timberwolves. Irving, a fourthyear player in 2012, has graduated. Cruse has decided to step aside from the pitch to focus more on her studies. Last year’s team was composed primarily of first- and second-year players. The two most experienced players left on the roster are defenders Georgia Lahti and Riley Flannagan, who enter the 2013 season as fourthyear players. Striker Sidney Roy quickly became a standout in her first year at UNBC in 2012, and is expected to be an offensive cata-
lyst again later this year. She was named the UNBC Female Rookie of the Year at the UNBC athletic awards banquet last month. She also took home a pair of team awards in UNBC women’s soccer, named the Best Offensive Player and Most Valuable Player. Roy developed chemistry with another striker, Sydney Wilson, who enters her third season. Cameron expects Erickson to complement the pair. Stability in net should also boost the Timberwolves in their second CIS season. Jordan Hall was kept busy trying to keep the ball out against CIS opposition in 2012 and appears to be the team’s starting goalkeeper entering the 2013 campaign. Hall was a sophomore in 2012 and rookie in 2011, the Timberwolves’ last season at the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association level. turn to PAGE B2
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fit into the Timberwolves’ game plan won’t be known for another four months. “I think, going forward now, we’ll start to look at filling individual positions and that type of thing,” Cameron says. “But that wasn’t the priority this year. The priority was to go out and find good players who will come to UNBC and build from there.”
SCHEDULE A tentative 2013 Canada West soccer schedule has been released. The UNBC women’s soccer team will open its 12-game regular season in Abbotsford against the Fraser Valley Cascades on Sept. 5. They’ll visit the Victoria Vikes the next day. The following weekend, the Timberwolves will
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Saskatchewan Huskies. The men’s team will play a 14-game schedule. Home dates are: Sept. 6 - Saskatchewan; Sept. 8 - Alberta; Sept. 20 - Winnipeg; Sept. 22 - Mount Royal; Oct. 4 and 5 - UBC; Oct. 25 and 26 - Victoria. Away games are: Sept. 27 and 28 - Fraser Valley; Oct. 12 - Lethbridge; Oct. 13 - Calgary; Oct. 18 and 19 - Trinity Western. Bye weekends are scheduled for Sept. 13 to 15 (men) and Oct. 4 to 6 (women). PRE-SEASON The UNBC women hope
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Prince George products in WHL playoffs The Prince George Cougars may have fallen short of the Western Hockey League playoffs. But there still is a strong Prince George connection on the roster of one of the four teams still vying for this year’s league title. Prince George products Dylan Willick and Josh Connolly are suiting up for the Kamloops Blazers. The Blazers are playing the Portland Winterhawks in the Western Conference final. The Winterhawks held a two games to one series lead entering Game 4, Wednesday evening in Kamloops. Game 5 between the Blazers and Winterhawks is tonight in Portland. Through the Blazers’ first 13 playoff games this year, Willick had five goals and two assists for seven points. The 20-year-old forward and team captain also had six penalty minutes. Connolly, a 17-year-old defenceman, had one assist in 12 games. After defeating the Victoria Royals four games to two in the opening round, the Blazers swept the Kelowna Rockets in the second round. In the Eastern Confer-
ence, the Edmonton Oil Kings carried a two games to one lead against the Calgary Hitmen entering Game 4 Wednesday evening in Calgary. Game 5 of that set is tonight in Edmonton. The Hitmen roster includes 20-year-old Quesnel product Alex Roach. Roach, a defenceman, had two goals and three assists in 13 playoff games entering Wednesday’s contest. Willick, Connolly and Roach are former members of the B.C. Major Midget League’s Cariboo Cougars.
CENTRAL SCOUTING Final rankings for the 2013 National Hockey League Entry Draft have been released. Four players who played junior hockey in Prince George this past season received mentions. The WHL’s Cougars saw defenceman Marc McNulty, forward Zach Pochiro and goalie Brett Zarowny make the list. Kevin Guiltinan of the B.C. Hockey League’s Spruce Kings also made the Central Scouting list of
North American skaters. McNulty, a defenceman, was listed at 105th. The rank was a drop from his midterm position of 84th. Guiltinan came in at 162nd, a drop from his midterm ranking of 141st. Pochiro, who wasn’t mentioned in the midterm rankings, came in at 173rd. Zarowny was listed 29th among North American goalies. He was ranked 17th in the midterm list.
VOLUNTEER WEEK This week is National Volunteer Week, and the 2015 Canada Winter Games team has done its part to contribute to the cause. The 2015 Canada Winter Games has been donating $2.15 to Volunteer PG for A lle n DOUG LA S/ Sp e cia l to Fre e Pre s s every person who signs up Kamloops Blazers forward Dylan Willick, a 20-year-old Prince George product, to volunteer at Games time stares down at Portland Winterhawks defenceman Troy Rutkowski during on the website at www. their Western Hockey League playoff game on Tuesday evening in Kamloops. canadagames2015.ca. The Games will require slated to open for regular Start - free) and May 25 up to 4,500 volunteers, and SOCCER (FUNdamentals). The 2013 outdoor sea- use. will be the largest multi Duchess Park SecIf you’re able to help sport and cultural event son for the Prince George ondary is the site of the coach, contact the PGYSA Youth Soccer Association ever held in Prince George PGYSA Coaches Orienta- office at 250-564-5900 or and northern B.C. They continues to draw closer. May 11 is marked as the tion on Saturday from 9 e-mail indoorpg@pgysa. are expected to generate an economic impact of opening date of the out- to 11 a.m. BC Soccer is bc.ca. For more information, between $70 million and door season. It’s also the providing coaching clin$90 million. date the Rotary Fields are ics on May 10 (Active visit www.pgysa.bc.ca.
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Looking at the Canucks and the playoffs
If the Canucks lose The players are ready, the fans are set, the in the second round coaches and management are eager and even Just like 2007, 2009 the media is excited. and 2010 the chants For the Vancouver Canucks, it’s nearly time will begin, “We have to “bring on” the Stanley Cup playoffs which seen this movie begin next week. before.” It’s old hat that the Canucks The presare Northwest Division champisure will ons (fifth straight season). The Hart mount post-season goals are clear in Beat on Gillis Vancouver: one more win than to make two years ago and just 15 more HARTLEYMILLER significant than last year. As the third seed in and not the Western Conference, expectacosmetic changes in tions should be slightly lower than the past the offseason. couple of years, but nonetheless, their fans are A second round counting on a long run. Other than 2011, the Canucks have not advanced beyond the second exit will not be wellreceived and the round of the playoffs since 1994. word “character” or Here are five possible scenarios and what lack thereof will be each one represents: the catch phrase. If the Canucks lose in the first round If the Canucks lose The critics will be out in full force. Coach in round three (WestAlain Vigneault will take the most heat folern Conference final) lowed closely by the Sedins and perhaps even There will be disapCory Schneider. GM Mike Gillis will also be a pointment for sure, target of the so-called pundits for not getting but Canucks fans will something at the deadline for back-up goalie be upbeat that reachRoberto Luongo which could have made a ing the final four in difference. A first-round exit will also mean the league indicates the Canucks grit and special teams will come this team is just a under scrutiny in addition to many other eleplayer or two away ments of the team. from taking the grand prize. A third-round exit will be considered a COME IN FOR YOUR PERSONALIZED tease, but the players SHOE FITTING TODAY! and their supporters will hold their heads high.
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For members of the Prince George Track and Field Club’s Track Rascals and junior programs, the 2013 outdoor season officially got underway on Saturday at Masich Place Stadium with the start of regular practice sessions. To get warmed up, athletes took part in running drills. goal, an untimely injury, a fluke play or something out of the ordinary will be the reason(s) for the defeat. Credit may go to the opponent but only half-heartedly. A loss to the Eastern Champions in the final will be considered an achievement (since they weren’t the pre-playoff favorite) and the consensus will be “wait until next year” because the Canucks will win it all in 2013/14. If the Canucks win the Stanley Cup The NDP will take credit! Premier Adrian Dix will be the first to jump on the bandwagon and declare the day in June Vancouver won the Cup as Canucks Day in B.C. Dix and the rest of the “I told you so” folks will be in a frenzy. The Sedins, Schneider, Hamhuis, Vigneault and the rest of the team will be worshipped in this province more than Pope Francis. All in all, it is safe to suggest if the Canucks do indeed win the Stanley Cup, their
many supporters will finally be able to go to heaven and yes, Rest In Peace. ••• OK, just for fun, here’s the order from best chance to least chance I give each of the playoff teams to win the Stanley Cup: Chicago: Best all-around team Pittsburgh: Goaltending and health their two concerns L.A.: Kings of the Castle to find it much harder to repeat Boston: Will be a sentimental choice for a change Vancouver: Lack of PP and secondary scoring worrisome Anaheim: This isn’t 2007 Washington: May be peaking at the right time NY Rangers: Lundqvist always gives them a chance Detroit (if they make it): The one team nobody wants to play San Jose: The one team everybody wants to play St. Louis: Just another case of the Blues Minnesota: Wild and not so
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Wonderful Montreal: Is the Price right? Ottawa: Senators are never trustworthy. NY Islanders: Just happy to be here. Columbus (if they make it): Sleeper team in more ways than one Toronto: Are they really in or am I having a nightmare? FROM THE QUOTE RACK: An Ohio high school baseball team won a game 65-0 after three innings. No one even knew that the team had the Houston Astros on their schedule this year. Comedy writer Jim Barach (jokesbyjim.blogspot.com/) Miami police gave a ticket to a jogger who was running backwards in the street. He turned out to be a Marlins executive. Contributor Bill Littlejohn of South Lake Tahoe, California Derek Jeter apparently has a small crack in his surgically repaired left ankle and will be out at least until the All-Star break. At this point the Yankees may decide to seek a second opinion from an expert paleontologist. Contributor Janice Hough of Palo Alto, California (www. leftcoastsportsbabe. com) 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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Blackhawks battle back to tourney title ALISTAIR MCINNIS
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Facing a deficit early in the hockey tournament may have helped them. The Prince George Blackhawks, en route to the Tyke Major (2006-born players) title at the Mainland Hockey Tournament last weekend in Vancouver, were losing 3-0 to the Lightning in their opening game. The Blackhawks came back to win that contest 6-5. They finished undefeated with five wins in as many games at the event. In the championship game on Sunday, the Blackhawks outscored the Vancouver Selects 9-4. “There’s a lot of good hockey players and a lot of good coaches there,” Blackhawks head coach Gerry Brideau said. “Obviously we did something right, I guess, to come through, especially against the Vancouver Selects.” After edging the Lightning in their
tournament opener, the Blackhawks hammered the Edgey Islanders by a 14-1 score. They also met the Selects on Saturday, winning 5-4. They defeated the Westcoast Whalers 14-3 on Sunday morning. “It was amazing,” Brideau said. “It’s a really big competition there.” The Mainland Hockey Tournament offered each participating team a minimum of four games. Division trophies were awarded in addition to first-place medallions and championship prizes. Runner-up medallions were also presented, while each player received a tournament gift. Other contact divisions at the competition, with birth years in parentheses, were: Atom Major (2002), Peewee Minor (2001), Peewee Major (2000), Bantam Minor (1999), Bantam Major (1998) and Midget (1995 to 1997). The event included four noncontact divisions:
Tyke Major (2006), Novice Minor (2005), Novice Major (2004) and Atom Minor (2003). Games at the Mainland Hockey Tournament consisted of two 20-minute run-time periods and a 15-minute stop-time period. The third period would revert to running time if a team led by five or more goals (mercy rule). Members of the Prince George Blackhawks are: Marek Brideau, Jesse Brideau, Matthew Hart, Miguel Margues, Mattias Pollard, Smyth Rebman, Adam Leslie, Ethan Rishaug, Cameron Schmidt, Sean Minhas and Brady MacKay. Assistant coaches on the team are Jason Leslie, Rick Hart, Mike Rishaug and Travers Rebman. The team also received assistance from Jeff Maduke, Brian Toll and Marco Myatovic. Brideau (instructor), Maduke (instructor), Myatovic (manager) and Toll (power skating instructor) also work together at
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COUNTRY DANCE The next Old Time Country and Western Dance goes this Saturday, April 27, at the Hart Pioneer Centre Hall at 6986 Hart Highway featuring the music of Deuces Wild. Doors open at 7 p.m., dancing from 8 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are $10 at the door and includes a light lunch. You do not have to be a member to attend, our dances are open to the public. Must be 19 years of age or older to attend.
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Hart Highlands residents have expressed an interest in extending their sanitary sewer service by entering into a local area service (LAS) process. In a report to council, presented during the April 8 meeting, superintendent of operations Bill Gaal said some residents of the area were interested in entering into a local area service agreement with the city because they felt the existing septic systems were reaching the end of their useful life. In an LAS, the benefiting residents agree to pay 100 per cent of installation costs. “Property owners pay the debt,� Gaal said. This means area residents would pay all the costs for installing the sewer mains, the connection from the main to the property line, and their individual onsite service connection works. The city would pay costs for design, which would be done in-house, and a portion of the repaving because of the age of the existing infrastructure. Gaal said there are two ways to pay back the debt. It can be paid up front or added to their taxes over a number of years. If the title of the land changes, the new owner is under the same obligation. The preliminary sur-
vey showed people were in favour of a payback period of 20 years. Operations held a preliminary information session on Feb. 5 to talk about a conceptual plan and discuss preliminary cost estimates. The report says the LAS would cover 94 lots. A survey at the meeting resulted in 65 of the 74 responses in favour of installing sanitary sewers. Administration recommended council proceed with organizing a formal LAS agreement. This would entail staff completing a detailed design and cost estimate, and presenting council with an LAS bylaw to consider, which would contain
the total amount that would need to be borrowed. A meeting would then take place, likely in September, to present a detailed cost estimate per house-
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Juggling a career and family More and more women are finding it is possible to do The days when single-income households were the norm are long gone, as nowadays both Mom and Dad must work in order to make ends meet. That reality has left many women juggling the obligations of motherhood with the obligations of a successful career. Such a juggling act is seldom easy, and many mothers find themselves neglecting one obligation for the benefit of another. The following are a few tips to make balancing work and family a little easier. • Share the responsibilities. While the days of the single-income household may be a thing of the past, many of the conventions of those days remain. Women may still feel the responsibility to cook family meals, clean up after the children, and make it to all of their children’s sporting events or other school-related events. But those responsibilities should be shared so women can ensure they’re giving both their careers and families the attention each deserves. Devise a schedule where both parents tackle such responsibilities equally so each parent knows when they have some wiggle room. For example, if your husband routinely cooks on Tuesdays, then you know you won’t need to rush home on Tuesday night and you might be able to stay at the office a little later to work on a project or catch up on work. Such sharing and scheduling can considerably reduce the stress of juggling a family and a career. • Exercise daily. Juggling a family and a career is often stressful, and stress can have a very adverse effect on your health. Women with high stress levels are more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and cardiovascular disease. But the American Psychological Association notes the positive impact of exercise as a means to alleviating stress, citing studies that have shown that physically active people have lower rates of anxiety and depression than people who are sedentary. It’s easy to become irritable when stressed, and no mother wants to be irritable in the presence of her children. Incorporating exercise into your daily routine is a great way to alleviate the stress of juggling a family and a career, and you can even incorporate your family into your exercise routine, going for nightly walks after dinner or playing with your children in the yard. • Stay involved with your child’s school. Many mothers find staying active with their children’s school is a great opportunity for them to bond with their kids and keep abreast of developments at their school. Such involvement can be minimal, such as attending a monthly luncheon with kids or agreeing to be a chaperone on one or two class trips per year. Such events are typically scheduled months in advance, so you should have ample time to arrange a break from the office without neglecting your professional responsibilities. • Take advantage of work-from-home policies. As technology has advanced, many companies have become much more lenient with regard to employees working from home. If your company allows you to work from home, even if it’s only once per week, then take advantage of that offer. This can provide
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PRINCE GEORGE NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE Our People make a difference in the community The Prince George Native Friendship Centre, a visionary non-profit society, has been serving the needs of the entire community for the past 43 years. We are seeking candidates for the following position(s) within our organization: Youth & Community Services: Camp Leader - Full time (seasonal) Closing date: May 6, 2013 Smokehouse Restaurant &Catering: Catering Assistant (permanent) (Flexible work schedule 25-35 hours/week) Closing date: May 8, 2013 at 4:00 pm 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 Applications will be accepted until dates noted on postings, no telephone inquiries please. We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
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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
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Livestock LIMOUSIN POLLED YEARLING BULLS
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QUESNEL REALTY 355 St. Laurent Ave.
Home Improvements Over 300 Choices Lowest Prices Guaranteed! Laminates - $0.59/sq ft Engineered - $1.99 sq ft Hardwood - $2.79 sq ft
Single family, 3 bdrm house on 5.6 acres, perfect horse property. MLS#N225297 $293,000
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of the Month The Free Press recognizes Isaac G. for a job well done since 2011! Hobbies: Basketball, athletics, running Fav Food: Pizza, tacos, milkshakes, BBQ
Carrier of the Month Receives Free 12” Two-Topper Pizza and 12 Piece Wing Meal. Value $25
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Carrier of the Month receives 7 free entry passes 2588 Recreation Place 250-564-6795
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• 1 & 2 bedroom apartments available • Close to hospital & downtown • Rent includes heat, hot water • Elevator to undercover parking • Fridge, stove, quality carpets, drapes • Laundry on each floor • No pets
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250-561-1447 HILLSBOROUGH Apts Newly updated, spacious 3 bdrm apts. Clean, quiet, secure entrance. No Pets. Includes H/W Utilities extra
Phone 250-596-4555
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2666 Upland Street 1 & 2 bedroom apts. Rent includes: hydro, heat, hot water, appliances, drapes and parking. Quiet, no pets
250-564-3162 VENICE PLACE APTS 1438 Queensway Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm Suites Balcony, Elevator, Underground parking. Heat included 45+ Building Call (250)561-1446
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In Fort George Park • 250-562-1612
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900 sq ft 533 Dominion St. Retail/Office space $900/mo neg + gst. Heat & Ph. not incl. Ph:Anna 563-1289 or Danillo 563-2738
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SPRUCE tree SALE! Starting @ $69.-6’ft, Larger sizes available, 50 tree minimum order. Perfect for front yard, wind or privacy hedge. Call 1-778-436-8776 or email mk1786@telus.net
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2 bdrm ground level suite for rent. $750/mo plus hydro costs. No pets, No Smoking. Located at 1941 Tamarack St. Call Mike 250-564-4674 for further info. References required .
Want to Rent Wanted to Rent 2 or 3 bdrm house. Seniors with 1 small clean, dog 6 yrs old. For June 1st Bowl Area.(778)415-3105
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Most Sizes Available 15270 Hwy 97 South 250.963.3435
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2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI Diesel, sold and serviced by us, local vehicle, fully serviced. Sale $12,900 DL# 31221
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BUSINESS FOR SALE
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
Sex and the Kitty A single unspayed cat can produce 470,000 offspring in just seven years. Sadly, most of them end up abandoned at BC SPCA shelters or condemned to a grim life on the streets. Be responsible - don’t litter.
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Call Wood Wheaton Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac at 250-564-4466, or visit us at 2879 Hwy. 16 West, Prince George. [License #9621]
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