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When discussing ensuring First Nations benefit from the many projects likely to be situated on their traditional territories, Nathan Giede, Conservative Prince George-Valemount candidate said many of them don’t feel consulted. “It’s not about a five day tour with a photo-op, but meeting with them on a day to day basis,” he said. When talking about WIDC, Sherry Ogasawara, NDP candidate for Prince George-Valemount said, if elected, the NDP intend to continue with projects that have contracts in place, like the centre, while discussing revitalizing the downtown core. “Other places are not afraid to rebuild and build a vibrant place to live down-
United Steelworkers 1-424 president, Frank Everitt demanded the B.C. Safety Authority release it’s reports on the mill fires and explosions at Lakeland and Babine, saying the information provided could equate safer workplaces. Speaking of a conference call which included Ministers Shirley Bond, Pat Bell and Rich Coleman, but which Everitt was not a part of, he said information has been released stating an order was given by the Ministers to withhold the report, one the Safety Authority complied with. “The report came Jan. 15,” Everitt said. “They said there would be a 90 day consultation period with industry, then it would be released.” The 90 day period passed, and Everitt recently learned the report will not be released until the matter proceeds through a process that may end in criminal charges. The WorkSafeBC report regarding the incidents were forwarded to crown counsel as well, a body which completed an independent investigation. That report is now in crown’s hands as they decided whether to proceed to charges or not. Attorney General Bond said any suggestion she would withhold information that would, if released, amp up the safety of workers, is outrageous. “When there were concerns releasing the report might hinder a criminal investigation, a decision was made to hold it,” she said. She added safety concerns resulted in the Safety Authority issuing 10 recommendations for employers to follow so incidents like the ones at Lakeland and Babine did not re-occur.
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Prince George-Mackenzie NDP candidate, Bobby Deepak, was certainly on the offensive during Prince George electoral candidates forum Wednesday. But he wasn’t alone. Liberal candidate for the same riding, Mike Morris, didn’t back down from any of the verbal skirmishes, and there were more than a few, especially during the second half of the forum, which was dedicated to the Prince George-Mackenzie candidates while the first belonged to the Prince George-Valemount candidates. Every candidate scored a point or two during the debate, and more importantly showcased the various stances of
the political party each represent. Karen McDowell, Green Party candidate for Prince George-Mackenzie made it clear her party is interested in focusing economic growth on regions and communities, paying for it through increasing the carbon tax while decreasing personal takes. “We are trying to decentralize government and work on community resources,” she said. “We need to work on value added lumber and manufacturing.” Guaranteed liveable income programs would look after the most marginalized portion of the populace, she added, taking a shot at the NDP’s family bonus plan promise. “Seventy dollars a month won’t cut it,” she said.
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Sexual assault charge laid against P.G. man A 20-year-old Prince George man is facing several charges following a reported sexual assault Saturday. Keanen Drew Norman Duncan is facing charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon, attempted robbery, choking to overcome resistance to the commission of an offence, and uttering threats. Following the report of a sexual assault on a woman in Lorne Park, the investigation led Prince George police to home on Forest Avenue, which they entered with a search warrant. Evidence was seized at the residence.
Late Tuesday afternoon investigators located and arrested Duncan. “These types of violent crimes are extremely rare in our community,” said Supt. Eric Stubbs, Officer in Charge of the Prince George RCMP, in a press release. “We provided a dedicated response and utilized all the resources available to us. I am very pleased that the evidence obtained and information provided has led to approved charges.” Prince George RCMP would like to remind those persons out walking, especially at night, to take proper precautions and whenever possible, never walk alone.
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Candidates face-off at final forum town,” Christian Heritage candidate, Donald Roberts said, adding some cities have torn down practically all the buildings over 50 years old. Later Shirley Bond, Liberal candidate for Prince GeorgeValemount, grilled Ogasawara, asking for clarity on the NDP freezing projects if the party comes to power, speaking in particular about the medical library at the hospital, which has been announced. Ogasawara said the NDP would honour contractual obligations, however if a project has been announced but no contracts have been signed, it may get chopped. Ogasawara posed her question to Bond, saying seniors need more financial support for home care, so why did the Liberals spend $16 million on campaign ads rather than that issue. “We work very hard so vulnerable seniors are cared for,” Bond said adding they have a program in place to modify homes to help seniors stay home longer. “And we do provide home support.” Though some of the questions and remarks were tough in the first half of the debate, the second half, dedicated to the Prince George-Mackenzie candidates, was raucous, with candidates raising their voices to make a point, and at least once, with all four talking at once.
Deepak tossed digs at Morris throughout the evening, asking questions like how long it would take to finish the Cariboo Connector. He grilled him about the jobs plan, stating it lost the province over 30,000 jobs while Morris defended it, saying it gained the province over 30,000 jobs. Deepak said there is a skilled labour shortage and a looming skilled labour crisis, something the Liberals haven’t properly addressed in the 12 years they’ve been in power. Morris maintained there will be no shortage if the NDP come to power because that party won’t allow projects that drive the economy to move forward. “You’ve said no so many times projects die on the table,” Morris said. Morris also took a shot at Conservative candidate, Terry Rysz, calling him out because while running for MLA in Prince George, he’s a sitting councillor at the Mayor’s table in Sicamous. Rysz said he knows Morris lived in many places in the province, just like him. He took his own shot at Morris later, questioning corporate funding for political parties. Morris claimed their coffers were filled by a hard working volunteer force, something Rysz questioned. “I’m concerned about who stands in the shadows of the MLA at the end of the day,” he said.
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At least four doctors in the city, including Dr. Bert Kelly who heads up the Northern Medical Society, don’t want another NDP government. Kelly, along with doctors Bill Simpson, Denise McLeod and Laurie Cook hosted a press conference at the CN Centre Wednesday afternoon, accompanied by retiring MLA Pat Bell, listing the reasons they support another Liberal term. “This is where it all started in June of 2000. Seven thousand people came here and said ‘fix it’.” Kelly was talking about a rally where city residents gathered at the CN Centre and demanded a change in local health care, frustrated with lengthy waiting lists for surgeries, the lack of doctors and a number of other issues. Kelly said change happened, but no thanks to the NDP. “We could not make ourselves understood or heard,” he said. Accomplishing change meant forming a partnership between the university, the city, the college, Northern Health and the regional district. The partnership approached MLAs Shirley Bond and Pat Bell. It was their Liberal representatives who assisted them, Kelly said, changing the direction of what he described as an information stovepipe. “We were heard for the first time,” he said. “It was different then under the NDP.” With the help of the Liberals there are enhancements at the hospital, a cancer clinic for the north and a medical school. Two general surgeons of the four who worked locally at the time were considering a move. Now there are nine general surgeons, a full complement, and the problem is solved. What’s more they fear Liberal announcements, like the learning centre, will be cancelled by an NDP government. Sherry Ogasawara, Prince George-Valemount NDP candidate said if any project announced by the Liberals has proceeded to the stage where contracts have been signed, they will go forward with that project and honour those commitments if they form government after the election. Projects which haven’t proceeded to a contractual stage may be cancelled. She added she’s disappointed that the doctors at the press conference didn’t discuss any of their concerns with her or Prince George-Mackenzie NDP candidate, Bobby Deepak during a meeting they had last weekend. “It’s clear the doctors themselves are a little more driven by partisanship than actually improving health care in the north,” she said. “Bert Kelly had every opportunity at that time to bring up any issues, concerns, or to ask about direction. He didn’t make any of those points he’s now brought forward then, and that is troublesome.” She said the NDP’s motives remain transparent. “We expect other people to have that same respect and consideration, especially professionals.”
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“Of course our core concern surrounds worker safety,” she said. “Suggesting otherwise is absolutely outrageous.” She added it’s important if it’s found any employers are culpable or partially so for what happened, they are held accountable. Releasing the full report before crown makes its decision might compromise that process. Everitt said he doesn’t believe it would compromise anything, but rather improve worker’s safety. “Everyone will go on the stand, and the truth will pre-
vail,” he said. “I don’t see how releasing the report can compromise that. It’s important we get that information out there for folks. I want answers on behalf of people in the forest industry. When a report is written, it should go out. It should be available to everyone in industry. I don’t believe it compromises anything. In the meantime people are at risk. The report will give us additional information to protect workers in the forest industry.” A statement from the Safety Authority refutes that orders came from the ministers to hold the report or, as stated by some, to shred it. It says worker safety is
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taken seriously which is why recommendations and multiple safety orders were released. The report was not destroyed or compromised and will be released, however WorkSafeBC approached them concerned releasing the full report might jeopardize future prosecution process. A conference call with representatives from the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General’s office, the ministry responsible for Labour and the Ministry of Energy and Mines where concerns regarding the Crown review was discussed. Though the report wasn’t released, the recommendation report was. The Safety
Authority asked that any pre-circulated copies of the full report be destroyed to avoid inadvertent disclosure that might undermine the crown’s process. The release finishes by saying, “BCSA has widely shared the recommendations report with industry and the public to provide the information needed to promote technical system safety improvements. Our recommendations and the associated safety orders are very specific and detailed to provide the appropriate guidance for wood processing facilities to assess and manage potential risks in their operations. We continue to work with industry and other agencies on this and other safety initiatives.”
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Giede wants pipeline vote Conservative Party candidate for Prince GeorgeValemount, Nathan Giede, is calling for a referendum on the Northern Gateway Pipeline. “This is a personal plank,” he said. “After consulting with constituents, I noticed a lot of people are divided because of their position on pipeline.” Not only are they charged with making a decision on who will govern the province for the next years, but they must also decide whether or not they want the Northern Gateway pipeline and ensure their candidate’s position is the same. “It’s clear the election is convoluted for the majority of voters,” he said. “They have to say yes or no to the pipeline at the same time as they say yes or no to a government.” He suggested the referendum is held postelection, and though B.C. allows non-binding referendums, he added he doubted the newly elected government would ignore the will of the people. “The government is responsible to the people. I’ve yet to meet a government that ignores the decision of the people,” he said, adding he is in favour of the pipeline. “It’s not about getting my party policy through. This is for the voters.”
your high school career with a year of apprenticeship under your belt. “All of these are dovetailing together to support trades training,” Morris said. Incumbent candidate for Prince George-Valemount, Shirley Bond, said trades training is critical, adding the Liberals have a proven track record when it comes to investing in skills. “We’ve laid out our track record of the investments we’ve made over time,” she said. “There’s one story after another written about the investments we’ve made here.” Morris said the ITA’s seat capacity has increased by 16 per cent over the last six years. “There’s $500 million annually invested in training,” he said. “There was $75 million in infrastructure upgrades in the north last year.” Bond said a record number of tradespeople entered the job market last year, and a record number of apprentices are in the system in 2013. However, NDP candidate for Prince GeorgeMackenzie Bobby Deepak disagrees and said the Liberal track record is abysmal. He said the B.C. Liberals have been in power 12 years and no inroads
have been made in the skills shortage issue. “It will likely get worse in the coming years, so immediate attention is needed,” he said. “An ITA report issued February of 2013 said the 2012/2013 completion rates for apprenticeships is at 34 per cent.” He said the Temporary Foreign Worker program is being used more often, and though a federal program, Deepak said it is one the Liberals have supported and defended. He said instead the government should advocate on behalf of B.C. workers and advocate to take more control over the application process for temporary foreign workers. “A key area of our platform is investing in skills training. We will improve completion rates for apprenticeships, create more apprenticeship spaces and improve access to skills training and education with a $100 million needs-based grant program so British Columbians get the skills required today.” He added they want to put labour, industry, post-secondary institutions and government at one table and connect people to industry. “That’s where there is a key problem. Although they’re investing in foundational
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ike Morris, at well over six feet, had the reach advantage and was coming in over the top all night. Bobby Deepak, however, was able to move inside and, using short jabs, landed punishing body blows throughout the bout. OK, we couldn’t resist the boxing analogy to describe Wednesday night’s all candidates forum. The format for the night, which allowed for open debate between candidates, provided the most lively discussion yet of this election campaign. And most of the fireworks was provided by NDP candidate Deepak and Liberal candidate Morris. The only downside was that the exchanges weren’t moderated so there were plenty of times when both candidates were talking at the same time, trying to drown out the other and even some occasions when all four were talking at the same time. A little moderation would have helped. However, after viewing several dry forums where candidates spout whatever they want, unchallenged, it was a refreshing change. So who won? Deepak definitely was more aggressive and put Morris’ feet to the fire more than the other way around. However, Morris did stand his ground and make his points. Morris, however, did come up with the lamest answer of the night. When asked by Conservative candidate Terry Rysz about banning corporate and union donations to political parties, Morris refused to even acknowledge that the Liberals receive corporate donations and choosing instead to say, repeatedly, that the Liberals have lots of volunteer support. Morris did try to pin Deepak down on whether the NDP support continuing the Cariboo Connector. Deepak reiterated the party stance that it’s on the list but not the highest priority, then he landed a zinger when he kept asking Morris when the Liberals will complete the grandiose plan to four-lane Highway 97 from Cache Creek to Prince George, pointing out that it was first announced a couple of election ago. The Wood Innovation and Design Centre also came up, but with no mention of the controversy that enveloped outgoing MLA Pat Bell and Liberal incumbent in Prince GeorgeValemount Shirley Bond. The NDP have repeatedly stated that, if elected, they will honour signed commitments to build the structure. Which leads us to Bond and the debate in Prince GeorgeValemount. Bond and NDP candidate Sherry Ogasawara also did some sparring during the debate, however, it was a much more respectful debate. Ogasawara did try to pin Bond down on a health care issue, talking about a senior in town who is trying to stay in his home but is having difficulty dealing with the system and hasn’t had a bath in two months. Bond responded that there wasn’t a person in the room who thought that was acceptable. They also sparred on the economy and skills training. In the end, the debate was certainly the most entertaining one of the campaign. Regardless of who may have won or lost, hats off to all the candidates who have put their name forward to represent us in government. It’s a noble thing to do and we can show our appreciation by voting for the candidate of our choice on Tuesday. Be a part of your community paper. Comment online.
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Choices not too tough There are only a few more days for us to decide a vehicle for the inevitable protest votes. where we are going to place our “X” on the ballot In Prince George-Mackenzie, previously held by on election day. It is simple decision for those who Pat Bell of the Liberals, we have Mike Morris reprewill support one party or one candidate regardless senting the Liberals and Bobby Deepak representing of any information they may have obtained during the NDP. the election campaign. They include the loyal party Bobby Deepak is an intelligent gentleman. He has workers, those with a particular social agenda and limited experience in public life and his professional those just too lazy to try to sort out things for themlife has been primarily in the narrow field of labour selves. law. The rest of us, need to sort through all the inforMike Morris is somewhat older and brings the mation we have been party to over the last few experience and proven abilities of having been a weeks. Our biggest problem, on the limited informa- senior manager and is presently a successful busition and the time we have, is sorting through who is ness person. He understands bureaucracies and that fibbing and who is sticking to the truth. Every party is a significant plus when it comes to representing and candidates will shade the facts to the people living in that constituency. some degree, but that is quite natural He will also have the experience of Pat and understandable. It comes down to a Bell should he need it. That makes it a decision of which we can trust the most. bit of a two for the price of one deal for The first decision each voter has to a while. make, is do we support the party or an In Prince George-Valemount Sherry Onside individual candidate. There are good Ogasawara of the NDP is pitted against VICTORBOWMAN arguments in both directions. The party long-standing MLA Shirley Bond reprerepresents a philosophical direction, senting the Liberals. which will give us a solid idea of the kind of govOgasawara has sincerity but lacks experience and ernment they will be. is a somewhat unknown quantity. She has shown Voting for the individual rather than the party little individuality and has just repeated the party they represent has great appeal. Whoever is elected line. She remains an unknown quantity. in your riding becomes your representative in VicShirley Bond is an individual of proven and toria. They will have a local office and local staff exceptional abilities. She is the hardest working that is easy to access. They know and understand MLA in the current government. She and her staff the local situation better than anyone occupying the do an excellent job of assisting her constituents on a misty halls of the government machine in Victoria. day-to-day basis. Without her energy and her status Regardless of party affiliation, a good MLA will do in the legislature we likely would not have seen the their best to represent and assist everyone in their progress in the area over the last decade. She was constituency. instrumental in having the recently opened cancer In the two Prince George ridings we have a clear clinic built in the region. In addition she has been a choice of who is most likely to be our best represensignificant force in many other enhancements within tative. The choice is between the representatives of our region. From health care to college expansion the Liberals and the NDP. The other parties will not and the thousands of little problems solved. She has have much impact on the outcome other than being been outstanding. Circulation Manager: Lana Metz Email: circulation@pgfreepress.com.............250-564-0504
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Editor: We, the voters, are the target of a barrage of information from the parties and individuals seeking election. This information is often hard to sort out as to what is real, how relevant it is and how important it is. It is easy for the NDP to come up with a multitude of items to criticize the Liberals’ past 12 years. Twelve years is a long time and if you did nothing there would be nothing to criticize. If you are not doing anything yourself, it is easy to criticize what someone else does. So, in some respects, you only have some history of the NDP to judge them. Much as been said and written about the NDP’s fiscal management of the fast ferries and the island highway, etc. The Liberals got us through the 2008 economic crash better than most. Through all this the Liberals have achieved a Moody AAA bond rating and the lowest interest rate on B.C. loans. This rating also affects the Prince George municipal debt. The NDP’s past record will likely result in a down rating. This down rating will increase the B.C. provincial debt. What is worse is that this could increase municipal interest payments. The NDP says it will repeal the Liberals’ no deficit bill and have a deficit for three years. There is a real risk Moody’s will make a second downgrade. So, we, collectively as taxpayers have a risk that we will have to pay more. That is a risk I am not prepared to make. Lloyd Clay Prince George
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Deregulation cost jobs in the forest industry Editor: The media and Liberals like talking about the ‘90s. They claim were bad under the NDP, which in my view is poppycock. I remember something closer to home like 2001, 2002 when the Liberals cut the Forest Act and started the deregulation in the forest industry. They gutted safety regulations, laid off safety inspectors, enforcement officers across B.C. and eliminated the requirement to have full time first aid attendants on logging sites. The deregulation also caused thousands to lose their jobs in the logging industry and moved to independent contrac-
tors; it was a race to the bottom as contractors competed for contacts with major forest companies. The results of all this came in 2005, when 43 forest workers were killed on the job. That’s what I remember and won’t soon forget. So when the Liberals talk about what a great job they have done and how they are so concerned about families my barf bag is close at hand. Seems the Liberals only react when people get killed and that’s just wrong terribly wrong. Dan La Rocque Prince George
Let’s keep Canada Post around for a while BY PAUL STRICKLAND Special to the Free Press
The drumbeat has resumed against Canada Post and ordinary letter mail – disparagingly called “snail mail” by technosnobs. In a recent report the Conference Board of Canada predicted Canada Post will be bleeding $1 billion per year by 2020. An editorial in the Waterloo Region Record last month said the inevitable trend is already evident in Canada Post Corporation’s loss of $253 million in 2011 after 16 profitable years. Admiring reference was made to the Netherlands, which completely privatized its postal system and saw its labour costs fall. Never mind that the Netherlands at 41,526 square kilometres is smaller than the Fraser-Fort George Regional District (about 52,000 square kilometres), with easy delivery distances between houses and communities. Canada Post has to deliver to every community across the vast expanses of this second largest country in the world. Never mind that the $253 million loss that the Waterloo Region Record refers to was during a strike year when service was interrupted and people obviously weren’t buying as many stamps or mailing as many packages as during a normal year. Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good rant by corporate Canada against postal workers and personally handwritten, typed or printed-out letters mailed to friends, family, writers and scholars. In addition, since the Mulroney Government in the 1980s, Canada Post has had to pay a “dividend” to the
federal government of 25 per cent of its prior year’s net income. Why is a public institution required to do that? The mania for privatization and commercialization where it doesn’t belong takes us back to the Manchester liberalism of the early 19th Century and the destructive excesses of the England of the first Industrial Revolution. A postal service is an institution of significant cultural importance and a feature of a country’s sovereignty. In smaller cities and towns post offices are a form of community centre and places for posting notices and for sharing information with fellow residents. In addition, presumably a first-class letter is private and cannot in ordinary circumstances be opened without a court order. If a person writes an angry letter he later has second thoughts about, he can ask the friend or relative to whom he sent it to tear it up. An e-mail is indelibly in cyberspace forever, able to be dredged up years later by private detectives or investigators working for an opponent’s political campaign.. The cutbacks Canada Post says it may be compelled to make – end all urban door-to-door delivery and install superboxes everywhere, go to delivery just three days a week, or close all downtown core post offices in all cities and replace them with retail outlets deep inside private businesses – will only continue the downward spiral. The blueblood technosnobs of corporate Canada don’t seem to want to the administrative bother of a post office as a public institution any more. Will we, for reasons we cannot foresee now, regret the end of standard postal service when it is irrevocably gone?
E-mail is said to spell doom for the much-maligned “snail mail.” So was television supposed to spell doom for radio in the late 1940s and early 1950s. But radio survived quite well by focusing on niches like popular music, community programming, and the like. People still want real mail, and there are other things the post office could provide, like postal savings accounts such as the ones that the Franklin Roosevelt government in the United States instituted during the Great Depression of the 1930s. They provided security with low fees for small savers and continued into the 1960s. Much is made of how much cheaper it is for a government to directly deposit a pension amount, for example, compared to drawing up and mailing a cheque. The cost of a computer or iPhone or the like and monthly Internet fees are not cheap. Printers and printing out cost money. For the individual citizen are the costs, averaged out over a month, much lower than 63 cents per letter mailed through Canada Post? E-mail is unforgiving, too, says Clifford Stoll, a University of California-Berkeley astronomer and author of the book Silicon Snake Oil. If you misspell ‘John Smith’ as ‘John Smit’, the postal system will still likely get the letter to your friend. If one letter or dot is in wrong in an e-mail address, your e-mail message will be bounced back to you or disappear into cyberspace, Stoll says. Canada Post is still asking for comment and observations about the future of postal mail delivery at The Future of Canada Post 2701 Riverside Dr., Suite N0800 Ottawa ON K1A 0B1
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Prince George NDP candidates, Sherry Ogasawara and Bobby Deepak had a little extra help in the campaign office Wednesday when they were joined by Carole James, NDP platform committee co-chair. James said she enjoyed the exciting atmosphere in the local De Ly nd a PILON/ Fre e Pre s s office during these last few days NDP Prince George-Mackenzie candidate Bobby Deepak of campaigning as well as the and NDP Prince George-Valemount candidate Sherry discussions that often take place Ogasawara join Carole James, platform committee coon doorsteps with constituents. chair, who said she plans on helping out with the camBobby Deepak, Prince George paign in any way she can while in the city. Mackenzie NDP candidate, said know what 12 years have brought them. They they’ve been working hard to spread the party message in these last days, don’t want more.� James mentioned the issue of child poverty, knocking on doors, attending debates and talkseniors struggling for care, cuts to skills training ing to media. “We go out everyday,� Sherry Ogasawara, and post-secondary education at a time, she said, NDP candidate for Prince George-Valemount, when they should be investing in people. She added this election is critical and agreed added. “We want to let people know what that the polls are tightening up. practical change really looks like. “We’ve said all along this was going to be a Deepak said he gets questioned about various issues from the skills shortage to speaking out tough race,� she said. The opportunity for voters to make their final against the Northern Gateway pipeline. “I’ve been out canvassing with the candi- decision is at hand, she added, with advance dates,� James said. “People from this community polling stations taking ballots Wednesday.
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Jean McFarland has put her family tree on life-sized canvases. She wants the work to be a legacy of her “now” family – husband Doug, two grandchildren and herself. Her work along with that of 15 other students of artist Betty Kovacic were featured in Betty’s Exhibitionists. The three-day exhibit opened to the public on Friday at Artspace. Some of the artists had never shown their work before. Using a medium called mixed media, McFarland used old letters, snippets of material and personal mementos in her acrylic paintings to tell the story of her family’s lives. Each family member is represented on a five foot by 14” panel. The first panel is of Doug McFarland in his Royal Canadian Navy uniform in Cornwallis. Look closely and there’s an old letter from Jean worked into the painting. They married in 1983 although she’d known him for over a decade. The second panel is of granddaughter Jessica, age 12, an art student who is shown painting a self-portrait. The third panel shows Jessica’s older sister, Samantha,13, a rising gymnast and Zone 8 regional champion. The fourth panel shows the artist herself surrounded by “bits and pieces” that represent her life from marriage, nursing and motherhood mementoes. Te re s a M A LLA M / Fre e Pre s s “This is my legacy,” says McFarland. “They’re done in acrylics but I also Jean McFarland discusses her artwork with visitors at the opening of Betty’s like watercolours – they’re more costly to work with though. I’m a fast Exhibitionists on Friday at Artspace. The mixed media murals depict lives of family painter, I completed the four canvases over the winter [Sept. 2011 to the members. spring of 2012.)” cation and learning. Upon returning home to Prince George, she became a support The artist enjoys abstract painting and does portraits and pets, mostly for friends worker. Then she studied to become a registered nurse and in 1991, at age 41, McFarand family, which she gives away, “so they’ll always have a memory.” land entered the profession. Betty’s Exhibitionists was a hit with the artists and the public. “I wanted to work with people. Now I just finished my 20th year as a nurse.” “We had such fun at Artspace. We got lots of positive feedback from it, especially Nothing in her nursing background however prepared her for the news that would about the variety of art. We hope to have another exhibition in 2015. For some of the change her life. artists it was their debut, the first time their work had been shown.” “When we moved to Prince George in 2006, I brought my 90-year old mother with She credits Kovacic with giving artists the freedom to grow. me and in 2007, my grandchildren come to live with us. My mom died at 93, the same “With Betty you keep your own art so you develop your own style. You let it flow year I was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer. I was at the Stage 3 level and it and that’s when the art really happens. You’re not doing what everyone else is doing. had metastasized (spread to the lymph nodes) when they found it. It was in August, I It’s good to be in a group setting though because you do get ideas from each other was 59, and I was not sure I’d see my 60th birthday.” and that can also help you to grow and learn as an artist.” This kind of breast cancer, she learned, also affects men and young girls. It is often missed even with yearly mammograms, says McFarland. LIFE CHANGING NEWS “I had been having regular mammograms for 18 years. I knew something was Three years ago, McFarland had just signed up for fall art classes with Kovacic wrong because I felt a kind of tugging sensation in my chest... there was a red rash. when she got the news that changed her life. She was told that she had an aggressive I had to have chemotherapy first, then radiation, then surgery. Because this type of form of breast cancer. But she didn’t let the diagnosis stop her in her tracks. She just cancer is in the tissue, you can’t remove a lump or tumour – that’s why they do the “carried on with that plan” to take up art lessons. surgery last. McFarland had a double mastectomy. It turned out to be her saving grace. Her art provided a sanctuary from the real “They took both breasts and tissue from my left side. I had the best of care. I feel world where she was battling a potentially deadly foe. fortunate I was in Prince George,” she said. “During my treatments, sometimes going to my art classes was the only time I It’s been three years since her surgery and McFarland says she feels good. would get out of bed. I could think about other things than my cancer when I painted Still she knows the risks she faces. and that helped me.” “You live with it,” she says. “That’s all you can do.” The artist’s life has always been one of meeting extreme challenges head-on. Today she copes with autoimmune disease (inflammatory arthritis) and continues “I started out as a hairdresser, then at age 29, I went back to school. I went to college with her art and happily raising her two talented granddaughters. They say art imiand graduated with a B.A. in Psychology in 1983 and a Masters of Sociology in 1985.” tates life but in McFarland’s case, her art IS her life – and she wouldn’t have it any When her husband was transferred to Montreal, she continued her quest for eduother way.
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With nature in his backyard, the great outdoors has been Garry Toop’s personal playground for over 30 years. In June, he and wife Cheryl plan to move from their Nukko Lake area home to be closer to family in Kelowna. Like all major moves, Photo Submitted there are decisions to be made about what Artist Garry Toop with some of his paintings at the Artist’s Co-op to keep and what gallery. to sell or give away. he said. over time, I opened my own shop, West Some decisions have been easy. Fraser Electro-Mechanical on 22nd Ave. Really, Others not so much. Toop’s collection of paintings done over the Prince George has been very good to me for years – most of them on outdoors and nature everything.” Then it was time to turn the successful busisubjects – is now on display and offered for sale at the Artist’s Co-op on the Hart until the ness over to younger – and as it turned out – end of May. The artist said Tuesday he doesn’t steadier hands. “I had just retired and sold my business to my mind parting with his original art because he know it is for a good cause. Money raised from employees – I returned as acting CEO to help out the sale of his paintings will go to the local Par- for a while. Then I was diagnosed with Parkinkinson’s Support Group – Toop is its president. son’s disease. I was pretty sure I had Parkinson’s Some funds will go to the Parkinson’s Society of in 2005 but it wasn’t confirmed by a neurologist until 2007.” Canada. His first symptoms “There are 11,000 sent off alarm bells. people with Parkinson’s “I was shuffling my in B.C.,” said Toop who feet, my balance was himself has Parkinson’s. being affected,” said “I would rather do Toop whose hands are something good to help visibly shaking. He those people than simexplains, “the shaking ply pack up my painttends to get worse at ings when I leave.” times, stress seems to In the past, Toop really exasperate the has donated paintings symptoms.” through the Co-op with Lifestyle changes proceeds going to the have meant goodbye P.G. Parkinson’s supto one of his favourite port group. But this is the first time the artist A close-up of a painting done by Toop of pastimes. “I flew floats up will offer all his work his rebuilt 1946 Aeronca Sedan. until last year – with for sale to help out the work of the support work. In his role as presi- my neurologist’s approval. But I thought it was dent, Toop says he hears about new medical time to consider all the safety factors involved,” research and advances related to relieving symp- said Toop. “Most of the time flying is pleasant and relaxing toms of Parkinson’s disease. He tries to help and encourage people to get but you’re always watching the sky and there can be a time when inclement weather or another problem lots of exercise. “Exercise is so important to keep the limbs can be very stressful. So I decided on my own not to moving. Once a year I visit my neurologist at do it anymore.” But it hasn’t slowed down his sense of outdoor UBC and I try to keep active. I’ve always loved the outdoors so we made a conscious decision to adventure. “Since I’ve had it, I’ve done the Bowron Lakes live in the country and have a contrast to working in the city.” route twice.” Toop has had an interesting and rewarding Anyone wanting to view Garry Toop’s exhibit career path. of artwork can attend an Open House on Friday, “I arrived here 34 years ago with nothing,” May 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Artist’s Co-op
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Green thumbs just got smaller but that only means that younger gardeners are learning the benefits of planting. Pupils from Ecole Franco Nord will be busy digging up “mauvaise herbs” (weeds) this month. They will also be composting their lunch waste and planting their seedlings in their school
garden. “Two more beds will be added this spring so each class in the school will have its own bed. Seedlings are already germinating in the lunch room and the teachers are benefitting from the educational possibilities offered by this project,” said Val Reimer, a teacher at the school. On May 18 at 8 a.m.
a work bee will be held to construct the new beds and plan the successful growing season. A plant and lemonade sale will accompany the work bee. Everyone is welcome to come and take a look, ask questions or buy a few tomato plants to support the school. “School grounds are
very important to children and young people since they spend so much time there, playing and developing friendships,” said Reimer. “For ecole franco nord, the importance of outdoor play space has met with the importance of environmental education.” Last May, a committee of community members created the initial phase of the school garden project with the construction of three raised beds. The children harvested potatoes, strawberries, herbs and tomatoes in
the fall. A francophone plant expert came in to teach the school children about the importance of composting. Each of the school’s lunchrooms has a compost bin and they are carefully deposited in the main composter each day by student volunteers. The garden has been such as success and benefit to students, teachers and community members that the school decided to take it a few steps further this spring by adding new beds to the garden.
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undreds of seniors are stuck in acute care hospitals and residential care homes – away from their loved ones – because the government cut home care and eliminated home support services. The government has downloaded services to volunteers and eliminated professional home support workers who are trained and accountable in dealing with the needs of seniors. Without proper home support, many seniors are needlessly forced into institutions.
Prince George author Brian Smith will be at Cafe Voltaire in Books and Company on Saturday, May 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a book signing and fly tying. He has just released his second book through Caitlin Press called Seasons of a Fly Fisher. Come out and see this fascinating presentation by a sportsman who knows his craft. There will be a question and answer segment to the event.
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May 6 to 12 is national Mental Health Week. Prince George joins cities across the country in having events and activities which highlight the issues around mental health. There will be presentations on mental wellness in all classes of one elementary school, noon hour information provided at one high school, information on youth mental health plus take a break tea cards to teachers. As well there will be participation by people representing the local chapter in the May Day parade on May 11. For more information go to CMHA’s Mental Health Week website at www.mentalhealthweek.ca or contact the local branch at 250-564-8644.
COSCO is calling for universal home care and home support services, based on need, available seven days a week to seniors and people with disabilities. Such a service would allow thousands of seniors to live with dignity and respect in their own homes, close to families and friends. It would cost much less than acute or residential care. It would strengthen our overall public health care system by reducing the pressure on acute care hospitals. As a matter of both human decency and common sense economics, providing universal home support so people can remain in their own homes must be a priority for the next government of our province.
On May 14, please vote for a candidate who will respect seniors and their families by supporting universal home care and home support services
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SHOW HOME SOLD OUT All three lotteries in the Prince George Spruce Kings Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club’s annual Show Home Lottery have been sold out. With the Show Home Lottery now sold out, the house is no longer open for viewing and is being prepped for the grand prize draw that will take place may 15 at 8 p.m. The first Mega 50/50 grand prize will also be drawn on May 15 while the second Mega 50/50 draw ill be made the following evening on May 16 at 8 p.m. also from the home.
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Relay for Life set to set records Only one Relay For Life in Canada lasts for 24 hours. It is held in Prince George and, this year, an unprecedented number of participants have decided to walk for the full duration of the event. To date, 23 individuals have registered as “24-hour relayers.� They will be on the track at Masich Place Stadium from 10 a.m. on Saturday until 10 a.m. on Sunday. “It’s completely unbelievable – I don’t know how else to put it,� said Trevor Patenaude, leadership chair of the Prince George Relay For Life committee, in a press release. “The dedication from citizens in this community is outstanding. The mentality of almost all of them that I talk to is that it’s a lot of pain and a lot of work for 24 hours but it’s nothing compared to the journey that cancer survivors are on. It’s inspiring.� The Relay For Life is the Canadian Cancer Society’s largest fundraiser. Each year, the money generated at the various relays across the country is put toward research and prevention and is also used to support people who are living with cancer. At each of the past few Relay For Life events in Prince George, Patenaude said “10 to 13� people have tackled the full 24 hours. “Now we have 23 and I bet we’ll have more that will check in,� he said. Two of this year’s 24-hour relayers are Kaela Ovington and Nick Taylor. Both are 19 years old and both have felt the impact of cancer. Ovington was diagnosed with leukemia when she was 15 and beat the disease. Taylor, meanwhile, lost his mom, Allyson, to leukemia in December of 2012. Ovington, a member of the Pink Panters team, will be participating in her third Relay For Life but will be doing all 24 hours for the first time. She will walk stepfor-step with her 17-year-old brother, Kody, who completed 24 hours at the 2011 relay. Ovington, who battled through 10
Kennell. The Relay For Life will start with a victory lap by cancer survivors, will feature a luminary ceremony at midnight to remember those who have lost their lives to cancer and will end with a fight-back rally. This is the 21st annual Relay For Life in Prince George. Last year’s relay raised more than $490,000, the second-highest total in the country behind only Coquitlam. The goal this year is to move up to No. 1.
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take their laps in honour of Allyson, who was Jeff’s wife for 22 years and a long-time, valued employee at Prince George’s Peterbilt Pacific. “She meant the world to everyone we knew – all our friends, all our family,� said Taylor, who is part of the Peterbilt Pacific team for the relay. “She was always the one who organized the big family get-togethers and made things
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Hurd and D’Auray ... well they just blue it TERESA MALLAM arts@pgfreepress.com
Sharon Hurd and Bob D’Auray are good sports who – even as hosts on their weekly radio program Senior Moments – like to have fun. So it was no surprise to see them sporting bright blue hair (D’Auray confesses he had a little less to work with) at the opening of the new Seniors Resource Centre on Victoria St. The event put on by PG Council of Seniors
(PGCOS) was attended by members from the community, invited guests and local dignitaries. There was also an introduction to the senior centre’s new mascot, Elderbeary. The new look for Hurd and D’Auray wasn’t all just about having fun. They made good on their promise to dye their hair blue if people donated $500 in pennies or other coins to raise money for their Senior Denture program. When the monetary goal was met
... and then some, the blue hair dye came out. The denture program is important for seniors who need to wear dentures but may not have the funds to cover them, says COS office manager Lola-Dawn Fennell. “Our denture program was established as a partnership between ourselves and the Prince George Construction Association in response to the ever-growing number of seniors lacking financial resources to get dentures or to
repair and realign existing dentures.” While PG Construction Association continues to be the major contributor to this program, the program also receives donations from Knights of Columbus, PG Retired Teachers Association, Ladies Auxiliary to the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, Catholic Women’s League and a number of individual community members. All contributions are needed, she says, because the denture program depends 100 per cent on community donations. The feedback has been positive so far. One recipient wrote the COS a letter saying: “Thank you so much for the smile. I feel five feet taller. I went out dancing on Friday and so many people told me how good I looked. I was like a sponge soaking up the compliments. I
couldn’t get enough.” Another senior who received $500 towards a $2,200 bill I had no dental plans and was unable to chew my food properly. I am very grateful for the help with the cost.” The denture program is open to any senior 55 plus who is in financial need. Applicants are asked to complete an application form and provide documentation of proof of residence and financial need as well as written quotes from denturists. Applicants are interviewed and evaluated for assistance according to age, location of permanent residence, household income and health conditions. Applicants are encouraged to utilize all other possible means of financial assistance first before making application for the denture program.
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Sharon Hurd and Bob D’Auray with their newly-blue hair at the opening of the new Seniors Resource Centre . The public met their challenge to raise $500 for the seniors Denture Program.
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Here at the Free Press we want to know what you think about us and what you expect from us, Prince George’s community newspaper, in this media age.
You can help by taking a brief online survey, which can be found on our Facebook page or our websites: www.pgfreepress.ca and www.pgfreepress.com. If you want to participate in one of our focus groups, give us a call at 250-564-0005 or send an email to publisher@pgfreepress.com. One of the pieces of art that will be up for auction at the Two Rivers Gallery Live Art auction Saturday.
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Two Rivers Gallery is having its Live Art Auction on Saturday, May 11 starting at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy the fun as local collectors duel for a piece of fine artwork before the bang of the auctioneer ’s gavel announces the winner. Among the artists with work in the auction are Nancy Stevens, Dempsey Bob and Michael Hosaluk, Lorna Hannett, Laura Chandler, Joe Ferrante (wildlife), Bryan Chubb, Judith DesBrisay, Anna Ashcroft (soapstone carving) Michele Jensen acrylic
on canvas. The proceeds from this event will help support many of the important services the gallery delivers to the community such as Art Heals, the hospital outreach program or the popular programs for school children provided throughout School District 57. Tickets for the event are $25 or two for $40. Call 250-614-7800 for more information. Bidding can be done by telephone before 3 p.m. on May 10 or online.
Arts gathering held this weekend in P.G. In cooperation with the City of Prince George and the Prince George Community Arts Council, the 2015 Canada Winter Games is hosting its first Regional Arts, Entertainment and Culture Gathering on Friday and Saturday, May 10 and 11. The symposium is open to all amateur and professional artists, entertainers and cultural groups from across the region from every genre: graphic and visual artists, performers, musicians, photographers, videographers, multimedia, those in production, jewelry design, sculpture and craftspeople. The purpose of the gathering is to offer local and regional artists the opportunities for participation in the 2015 Games and to begin to take inventory of the many talented people working in the cultural industry in Prince George and the northern region. Part of the events includes networking sessions, guest speakers, 2015 Games 101 – explaining how cultural groups, artists and entertainers can take part in the 2015 Games, participation in conjunction with the Prince George Farmers Market opening weekend and a showcase evening event. “We are thrilled to continue to work with the 2015 Canada Winter
Games,� said Community Arts Council Executive Director, Wendy Young. “The Community Arts Council has
hundreds of members but can not account for all the people in this region who we would like to showcase to visi-
tors from the 800 communities across Canada visiting Prince George for the 2015 Canada Winter Games.�
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Railway and Forestry museum holds sale Annual charity garage sale a great opportunity for some spring cleaning ‘treasures’ Spring Cleaning? Looking for somewhere to donate your gently used items? The Railway and Forestry Museum’s annual Charity Garage Sale is being held at the Museum May 25-26. Museum staff are looking for any spring cleaning “treasures” that anyone may be willing to donate.
Donations can be dropped off at the museum in the weeks prior to the garage sale. There is free admission to the charity event with the donation of a non-perishable food item for the Prince George Salvation Army Food Bank. The charity garage sale event includes entertainment, train rides, pancake breakfast, barbecue and
much more. Bring the whole family. Come enjoy all that the Railway and Forestry Museum has to offer. Fun for “kids” or “big dids” of all ages. The garage sale goes from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both days. Don’t miss it.
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GENERAL ELECTION Remember to Vote. Tuesday, May 14 is General Voting Day. Do You Have This Card?
Bring Identification Under the Election Act, voters must prove their identity and residential address in order to receive a ballot or register to vote in conjunction with voting in a provincial general election or by-election. Voters may present identification, or use a process known as vouching. Some acceptable types of identification and information on the vouching process are found below.
This card tells you where you can vote in the 2013 Provincial General Election. Take it with you when you go vote. If you do not have this card, visit the Elections BC website at elections.bc.ca, or call 1-800-661-8683 (toll-free).
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Who Can Vote? You can vote if you are: • 18 years of age or older, or will be 18 on General Voting Day (May 14, 2013) • a Canadian citizen, and • a resident of British Columbia for the past six months You can Register When You Vote If you aren’t already registered, you can register when you vote. You will need identification that proves both your identity and current residential address.
Option 1 A single document issued by the Government of BC or Canada that contains the voter’s name, photograph and residential address, such as a BC driver’s licence, BC Identification Card (BCID), or BC Services Card. Option 2 A Certificate of Indian Status as issued by the Government of Canada. Option 3 Two documents that together show the voter’s name and residential address. Both documents must show the voter’s name. At least one of the documents must also contain the voter’s residential address. Please note: Digital or electronic documents (e.g. e-bills) are acceptable. Hand-written information on a document, photocopies or electronic scans/photos of a paper document are not acceptable. The following are examples of the document types authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer for the purposes of voter identification (the list of documents is illustrative, not exhaustive). Other specific documents (not listed below) may be authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer. For questions about the acceptability of a specific document, please contact Elections BC. Government-issue identity document Examples: healthcare card, birth certificate, Social Insurance Card, passport, citizenship document/certificate, Old Age Security Identification Card, Canadian Forces identification, Firearm Acquisition Certificate, firearm Possession and Acquisition Licence, Veterans Affairs Canada Health Care Identification Card, Correctional Service Canada Offender Identification Card.
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Option 4 Voters without identification can be vouched for by a voter in their electoral district who has identification, or a direct family member or someone who has legal authority to make personal care decisions for the voter. Future Voters Elections BC encourages you to bring your children with you when you vote. Show tomorrow’s voters how our electoral process works. Any Questions? For more information visit Elections BC’s website at elections.bc.ca or call toll-free 1-800-661-8683.
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■ MUSIC
Meditational concert looks for inner peace TERESA MALLAM arts@pgfreepress.com
Serge Mazerand knows the effect sound has on people. The pianist, composer and recording artist believes that inner peace comes of sound surround that comes not from a box from from nature. He will be in Prince George May 15 to perform at the Willow Tree Centre. “This is a meditational concert,” he told the Free Press. “It is not just about music or entertainment. It’s about self-improvement. Being a musician, I compare what I do to creating inner harmony with pictures and sounds that are pleasing to the ear.” Mazerand says in his concerts he sits at the piano, plays beautiful music, and uses his voice as another instrument to soothe the soul with comforting words. “It is about sharing with people
in a unique way,” he said. “The music puts people in a meditative state so they can receive the uplifting messages. I started my music career as a composer, then I noticed that music is only a catalyst to reach that meditative stage, We still need to continue to strive for inner peace.” How does he do it? “Playing my keyboard I can create beautiful sounds – like the sounds of ocean waves. I create a soundscape that is pleasing to the ears and also conducive to meditation. I use my voice – I’ve been told that it has a hypnotic quality – to bring out positive messages. What I want to do is inspire people and empower them to create their own harmonious life, to take charge of their lives like an orchestra conductor in a symphony.” The artist has recorded six CD’s on his own label: Keys to Serenity, relaxing and healing music by
nature. Mazerand has lived in Smithers for 14 years. In an earlier career, Mazerand who was born in France, worked in the competitive perfume industry. What he does now is not so unrelated, he says. Both are about finding something pleasing to the senses. “In Smithers, I live right next to the water,” he said.
“I have natural surroundings from which I absorb healing and transport that through my music – a beautiful tranquility from water that I bring into my performances to benefit other people.” He says on his webpage: “As I watch the river flow by my studio, soothing melodies come streaming through my
mind. It seems to be my own special way of relaxing and meditating.” Serge Mazerand will be at the Willow Tree Centre, 788 PG Pulp Mill Road on Wednesday, May 15. Tickets are $20 in advance, phone 250-564-6147 to make a reservation or you can buy tickets at the door ($25.)
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Serge Mazerand takes in the beauty and tranquility of the river.
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Promoter pleased with boxing lineup ALISTAIR MCINNIS sports@pgfreepress.com
Bob Pegues calls this weekend’s Night of the Champions a dream card. The Inner City Boxing Club coach is the promoter of Saturday evening’s boxing event so, naturally, he’s going to toot his own horn. No true measure of success can be made until the event wraps up. But look at the lineup and it’s easy to understand why amateur boxing enthusiasts are excited about what’s in store. “Five Canadian champions past or present, one Commonwealth Games silver medalist, six local boxers, it’s perfect,” Pegues says. That’s may sound like an overstate-
ment, since we’ve all heard that nothing is perfect. But for amateur boxing, this sets the bar high. Ten fights were scheduled to unfold at the Northern Sport Centre, with show time set for 7 p.m. The final bout may be the most intriguing, a 75-kilogram masters tilt between Pegues and Mickey Sims of Salmon Arm. While Pegues doesn’t downplay the role his headliner against Sims has played in drawing spectators, he’s quick to point out that he believes it won’t even be the fight of the night. He thinks that distinction may go to the tilt between Jag Seehra of Inner City and Nick Jefferson of Tacoma, Wash. In the last match before the intermission, Seehra and Jefferson will meet in a
64 kg senior elite bout. “Nick hates to go to war and Jag is going to take it to that level I think,” Pegues says. Seehra will be hungry to leave his mark, having finished on the short end of a split decision against Jefferson earlier this year. They met during the Tacoma Golden Gloves in January. “As far as I can remember the last time fighting him, he was waiting a lot. He doesn’t really press the action, he tries to put on a flurry, he likes to showboat a lot,” Seehra says. “As far as I remember, he was doing a lot of showboating and I wasn’t really pressing the action. I was waiting, waiting for the big shot and it doesn’t work that way in amateur. You got to go.”
Kenny Lally, Seehra’s Inner City training partner, has also been preparing to battle an American from the Tacoma Boys Club. Jefferson’s teammate Hector Rendon will meet Lally in a 60 kg senior elite match on Saturday night. The battle between Rendon and Lally is the second last match on the lineup, preceding the main event between Pegues and Sims. For Lally, a five-time Canadian champion, the battle with Rendon will be his 101st fight. Another match Pegues expects to be a crowd pleaser is a 69 kg youth bout between Jessy Brown of Mission and Spencer Howard of Kelowna. Jessy’s turn to PAGE C2
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brother Cody is also on the card, slated to step in the ring against A.J. Bopari of Kelowna. Pegues guided Jessy at the 2011 Youth Commonwealth Games at the Isle of Man, where he captured a silver medal. The Inner City coach is also familiar with Howard. “(Jessy) is a rowdy, tough, cocky little bastard and Spencer is a disciplined boxer kind of guy,” Pegues says. Another Prince George-based club will be featured on the card, with two members of Shaolin Boxing Club on the lineup. Randal Graham and Calvin Tedesco will each step in the ring against a Quesnel boxer. Graham will meet Dan Mott in a 77 kg senior novice bout, with Tedesco taking on Lucas Gelinas in a 77 kg youth tilt. Other matches on the card include: Connor Ogilvie (Salmon Arm) vs. Kaiden Witso (Inner City) - 64 kg junior B; Devon Reti (Calgary) versus Sasan Haghighat-Joo (Maple Ridge) 69 kg senior elite; Sara Haghighat-Joo (Maple Ridge) versus Alex Legault (Calgary) - 52 kg elite female. Match length will vary. Youth and novice boxers will step in the ring for three two-minute rounds, while the junior B bout will be three 90-second rounds. Legault, a former Prince George resident, will meet Sara Haghight-Joo for four two-minute rounds.
The senior matches will consist of three threeminute rounds, while Pegues and Sims will step in the ring for three rounds of one minute each. Matches may be called earlier for knockout or disqualification. Pegues’ match is his first in 38 years. While he’s the underdog, he’s determined to defeat Sims, also a former Prince George resident. “When the bell goes, he’s coming for my head and I know that and he knows that.”
NOTES: Ticket sales – On Tuesday, Pegues noted that about 600 tickets had been sold. All of the floor and ringside seats have been sold, but there remain a lot of general admission tickets available at a cost of $25 each. Tickets will be sold at the door. Visitors – Among the visitors coming for Saturday’s card is Pegues’ daughter Becky, a former Inner City boxer who will corner him during his match against Sims. Pegues will also have the support of his 85-year-old mother Bettie Bagnall, his sisters and other relatives. Becky is travelling from Iqaluit. “When I told her what I was doing, the first thing that came out of her mouth was, dad, don’t you dare give that job away. That’s mine,” Pegues says. Weigh-ins – The boxers will meet at the Coast Inn of the North for weigh-ins on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m.
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Vigneault shouldn’t be fired The popular opinion is that the Vancouver organization, matching lines, utilizing personnel Canucks should fire coach Alain Vigneault. After and public perception all are factors in successful all somebody has to pay for the dismal perfor- coaching careers. There are very few people that mance against San Jose. Yes, the Canucks need to have the inside knowledge of being able to grade make changes but Vigneault should get one more Vigneault on what he is like in the dressing room chance and “NOT” be made the scapegoat. as very seldom would a player or team official This is the time of year where emotions are publicly criticize his coach. running high. Fans want to experience the feeling However, we all have knowledge of a team’s of their team winning a Cup and if that doesn’t record and in pro sports winning is the bottom line. happen then the “blame game” begins. In B.C., If one wants to blame Vigneault for the Sedins the Canucks are even more scrutinized than the (and the rest of team) lack of production in the Liberals or NDP, but I think we can all agree the playoffs, or the Boston meltdown in the 2011 Cup hockey team has had many fewer final, or the Luongo-Schneider goalblunders than the two parties battling tending carousel or not capturing the for power. Holy Grail go ahead and make yourHart No coach should be judged on a self feel better. The Canucks were quick snapshot. Vigneault has been Beat outplayed by the Sharks but the the bench boss of the Canucks for team did not lack effort. AccountHARTLEYMILLER seven years (June, 2006). He is the ability lies heavily with GM Mike third longest-serving current NHL coach. Only Gillis and the core players. Barry Trotz of the Nashville Predators (1998) and Winning organizations do not make decisions Mike Babcock of the Detroit Red Wings (2005) hastily. Occasionally, firing a coach with a winhave been with their clubs longer. ning record works but more often than not, the Other than not winning the Cup, Vigneault’s replacement does no better or even worse than accomplishments are noteworthy. The nay-sayers the predecessor. could suggest he has had the talent to win it all, Let’s put it this way, if either the Liberals or but does anyone really believe the Canucks cur- NDP had Vigneault’s record, they would score rent roster is anywhere as deep or competent as a landslide victory in Tuesday’s election. Then either the Pittsburgh Penguins or Chicago Black- again the standards in B.C. are much higher for hawks? Vigneault has won more games than any someone in charge of the Canucks rather than coach over the last five years. That alone should someone in charge of the province. stop any discussion or argument. Let’s all VOTE to That. Under the direction of the 51-year old Vigneault @@@@@@ (turns 52 on May 14), from Quebec City, the Happy Mother’s Day! Sunday should be a Canucks have won two Presidents’ Trophies, special family day as we honor Mom by ensuring six division titles, including five in a row, and she gets a front row living room seat so she can one conference championship. FYI: After Van- watch the NHL playoffs, the NBA post-season, or couver’s current streak of five straight division if she insists, the Major League Baseball regular pennants, the next longest current streak in the season. NHL is one. His combined regular season record (313-170FROM THE QUOTE RACK: 57) represents the most successful winning perA new survey says centage (.632) by a Vancouver head coach and he the U.S. city having the is the 16th man to hold the position. To be fair, most sex per capita is Los and in an attempt to have a complete picture, Angeles, averaging 135 Coach V has won six playoff series and lost six, times a year. Or 12 times but the Canucks have advanced beyond the first a year if you exclude the round under his leadership four times, in 2007, Lakers and Clippers. 2009, 2010 and 2011. It should be noted that in the Comedy writer RJ Canucks’ first 34 seasons, they made it as far as Currie (http://www. the second round just six times. Sportsdeke.com/) The anti Vigneault lobbyists like to point out the fact that Al Arbour (NYI) is the only coach Hartley Miller is the who won his first Stanley Cup after six seasons sports director for radio with the same team or 15 of the last 23 Stanley stations 94X and the Cups have been won by coaches in their first Wolf@97fm. He also two years with the team. I am still not really sure what direct effect those numbers have on writes for Hqprincegeorge.com. Vigneault’s performance. Send along a quote, Naturally, intangibles play an important role as a head coach in the NHL. Communicating with note, or anecdote to players, interacting with other members of the hmiller@94xfm.com.
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Calderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accomplishments in the water before that setback included gold medals at national championships, World Championships, World Cup and intercollegiate championships. He had also experienced the Summer Olympics as a member the Canadian team in the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eight division. Not only did Calder recover from the injury. He excelled after his return. He qualified for each of the last three Olympic Summer Games, a run that includes a podium finish at the 2008 event in Beijing, China. Calderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest highlight may have been 2008. He and teammate Scott Frandsen brought home Olympic silver in menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coxless pairs from Beijing. Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s duo of Drew Ginn and Duncan Free won gold, the same pair Calder and Frandsen defeated earlier the same year at a World Cup event in Switzerland. In 20 years of rowing, Calder has represented his community, province and
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Soccer players ready to hit the pitch this weekend The Prince George Youth Soccer Association begins another outdoor season this weekend. Saturday morning marks the start of the 2013 campaign, as the Rotary Soccer Complex opens for league games once again. On top of the action on the pitch, coach-
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Prince George Association for Community Living
SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY This is an excellent opportunity for a semi retired person or a “stay at home Mom or Dad” seeking part time work. Early morning and afternoon work with the midday free. Off when the kids are out of school – July, August, Christmas and Spring breaks. Starting wage is $17.64 /hr. Top rate is $19.65 /hr. Qualifications: • Minimum of 21 years of age and 5 years driving experience (any class of license) • Class 2 Driver’s License (Got a class 5 – no problem. We provide free, friendly and professional training) • Clean Criminal Records check • Willing to obtain a Level One First Aid • Maximum 3 points in the last 3 years on your Driver’s abstract. Next training class is in May e-mail your resume to robertj@diversified.pwt.ca, fax it to 250-563-5758 or come by the office at 391 North Nechako and pick up an application package.
The Exploration Place Museum + Science Centre
Now accepting applications for the term position of Finance Clerk commencing immediately and concluding in the fall of 2014. The Finance Clerk will be responsible for payables, receivables, payroll and other related functions within the Museum. Monthly reports to the CEO, tax remittances and participating in an annual audit will also form part of the successful candidates duties. Accuracy is of the utmost importance in this role.
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Please submit resumes to: Tracy Calogheros – CEO The Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre tracy@theexplorationplace.com OR 333 Becott Place in Fort George Park OR PO Box 1779, Prince George, BC, V2L 4V7 Competition closes May 17th 2013
Home Sharing Coordinator 250-564-6408 ext 251 email home.sharing@aimhi.ca
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PRINCE GEORGE NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE
Home Sharing AiMHi -One Community – One Vision Interested in a rewarding and Ňexible lifestyle? Home Sharing is an amazing way to help others and give back to the community. Home Sharing Contractors oīer people with a developmental disability a supporƟve living experience. We are currently seeking a full Ɵme care giver for a 20 year old young man, who is full of smiles, loves listening to music, watching movies, swimming, bowling, bocce ball in the park, and going for walks around the neighborhood. He communicates through gestures and understands simple instrucƟons. He laughs when he is amused and happy. He uses a wheelchair for his mobility needs. He likes to keep busy and would require someone to be with him 24 hours a day. If you would like to learn more about caring for this young man or other adults, please contact Home Sharing Coordinator at 250-564-6408 ext 251, or e-mail home.sharing@aimhi.ca
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Our People make a difference in the community The Prince George Native Friendship Centre (PGNFC), a visionary non-profit society, has been serving the needs of the entire community for the past 40+ years. The PGNFC is seeking a Director of Health for a Senior Management position within our organization. This position will report to the Executive Director as one of the five (5) senior positions of this lead social services agency. The Director of Health is a member of the Prince George Native Friendship Centre Management Team and has shared responsibility for meeting all the goals and mission of the organization. The position will take a primary role in the leadership and administrative direction for the management and development of health programs within the PGNFC. The Director of Health will perform all duties with respect, honesty, integrity and professionalism. The Director of Health is responsible for, and will be evaluated in relation to, the following assignments and responsibilities, as outlined in the detailed Job Description: a. Board Relations b. Financial Management c. Marketing, Public and Media Relations d. Personnel Management and Staff Development
Publisher/Editor Aberdeen Publishing has an opening for the position of Publisher/Editor of the Valley Sentinel. We are seeking a proven leader with the entrepreneurial skills to continue and further enhance the strong growth this paper has experienced over the past five years. Ideally you should have a good understanding of the facets of newspaper operations with emphasis on editorial and news. In addition our new publisher should be well suited to working with community groups and clients as well as developing sponsorship opportunities for the newspaper. As publisher of the Sentinel, you will help develop strategy for the newspaper as it continues to serve the Robson Valley. If you have the ability to innovate, are customer driven, success oriented and want to live in one of the most beautiful places in British Columbia, then we want to hear from you. We offer a generous compensation and benefits package as well as the opportunity for career advancement. Please submit your resume by May 24, 2013 to the attention of: Ron Lovestone, Regional Manager Prince George Free Press 1773 South Lyon Street Prince George, BC V2N 1T2 Telephone: 778.349.6327 or email: publisher@northeastnews.ca
e. Program Management f. Service Development and Management REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES The Director of Health must have a history of demonstrated dynamic leadership and possess the following Education and Experience: • Minimum of an undergraduate degree in Health Sciences, Humanities, Political Science or other related program area. • Minimum five years of employment excellence in health and wellness relevant programming. • Strong program, policy and proposal development skills and experience. • Extensive knowledge of health related programs and services in urban Aboriginal communities. • Proven experience in writing reports on activities, strategic work plans, goals and objectives. • A thorough appreciation, awareness, working experience and sensitivity of Aboriginal history and culture, as well as a thorough understanding of the complexities of working with diverse populations. • A sound understanding of the Friendship Centre movement. • Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with local, regional, provincial and national partners of the PGNFC. • Professional communication proficiencies including presentation skills, writing ability, computer proficiency and authentic interpersonal skills. • Demonstrated team work, leadership skills and visionary ability to inspire and empower others. • In-depth knowledge of the social service sector, community based programs and services, funding sources, community and board relations. • Maintains health and wellness in personal life. The successful candidate must also: • Successfully complete Criminal Record Clearances, including Enhanced Security Clearance. • Maintain a valid driver’s license and provide a driver’s abstract. • Be willing to work flexible hours including on call, evenings & weekends.
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