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A group of local residents returned from their day-long boating trip on an area lake laughing, joking around and generally enjoying each other’s company. The group was allegedly seen boating, swimming and water-skiing on the lake throughout the day. Onlookers reported that the entire group was wearing Transport Canada approved life jackets. The life jackets appeared securely fastened at all times. “Looked like they were having a great time,” said boat launch supervi-

sor Bill Donnelly. “I heard a lot of laughter. And it was laughing with, not laughing at, you know?” Donnelly confirmed the group was wearing life jackets for the entire day. “Yup, they put ’em on soon as they were on the boat,” Donnelly said. “The good ones – big and full-sized. Bright orange. Everyone put them on, without any fuss.” While witnesses applauded the decision to stay safe on the water, some suggested it came at an exceptionally heavy cost. “Uhhh . . . that’s not what I meant at all,” said Donnelly obstinately. “OK, sure, one of the guys might have gotten a little windburn. He’s a little red on his cheeks, you know? That’s about it.”

Despite the threat of tender, sore cheeks for the next 48 hours, Donnelly insisted the group had the right attitude about water safety. “You always hear about ‘tragedy on the water’ – you know, people go out in a boat, not wearing any life jackets, thinking nothing will ever happen. They end up hurt, or worse,” Donnelly mused. “Well, this was about as far from a tragedy as possible. Everybody laughing, having a good time. Wasn’t a tragedy. It was, like . . . reality. Yeah, a reality TV show. That’s what it was.” When informed that the opposite of tragedy is, in fact, a comedy, Donnelly issued a terse reply. “Oh,” he said.

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UNBC student Nicole Smith deliberately decided to use the crosswalk at Fourth Avenue and Highway 16 instead of jaywalking late Thursday afternoon. The decision added an extra 3.048 metres to her journey. “Sure, I could have run across the street,” admitted Smith with confidence. “I mean, I’m fit. I’m quick on my feet. I came in second in my high school in the 100-metre. But then I thought to myself: why risk it?” When asked whether her snazzy new cross-trainers were a factor behind her impressive street-crossing performance, Smith had no comment.

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DeLynda PILON/Free Press Julia Serup presented Nechako Library coordinator Catherine Checkley with a petition with 800 signatures supporting the library, which she collected after becoming concerned the city might be considering closing the branch.

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petition to keep LIBRARY Delynda Pilon newsroom@pgfreepress.com Preventative medicine is sometimes the best kind, which is why one local Hart Highway resident has taken action to ensure city council knows just how important the Nechako Library is to residents. Although not on the chopping block, council did recently agree to take a look at the library up on the Hart, including usage numbers, after conducting the core services review. Julia Serup said she wants to make sure council is aware the library provides a valuable service to the people of the community. “It must deter a lot of people to go to the other branch downtown,” Serup said, adding for many rural residents it is quite

out of the way. “They supply a very reliable service. People from nearby communities have access to it too. There is a lot of light. It’s a nice place to come. I really appreciate it, and people are really concerned they might lose the library. “There was overwhelming support for the petition.” Serup gathered names for the petition by setting them out at five local businesses. She set a two-week time limit to gather the names, realizing if a petition sits at a place too long, pages often get misplaced. She says she was very pleased by the response. “I’m not sure their intention was to close the library, but it looked like a possibility. It’s good to catch these things when they happen, and see what people think about them,” she said. The petition was delivered to the library’s Nechako coordinator, Catherine Checkley, who will pass it to Coun. Dave Wilbur, council’s representative on the Library Board.

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cells,” 2015 Canada Winter Games CEO Stuart Ballantyne said. “It’s a great city to get around and to have everything within pretty much 10 minutes, with the exception of two of the ski hills, is a luxury when you’re planning events.” Colborne lives in Calgary, where he works at Pacific Western’s headquarters. The company has more than 4,000 employees, about 250 who work in the Prince George region. School District 57 won’t be running classes during Games time, allowing Pacific Western Group of Companies to use a yellow school bus fleet of more than 100 units. Colborne, who lived in Prince George for two and a half years in the early 1990s, said they hope to bring other coaches from elsewhere in B.C., Alberta and Ontario to assist with transportation. A lot of planning is ahead. “Your people got to know what they’re doing each day, what time they’re leaving, what time they’re coming home,” Colborne said. “There’s all of the government regulations that surround hours of service, and all that stuff. We’ll know months out our plan right down to the minute, which will change in the last little bit. But we’ve got to really get our planning done on paper, real important.” As the Games continue approaching, the management team continue adding to the staff total. Five other job postings are listed on the Games’ website: manager of human resources, manager of ceremonies and culture, language services coordinator, communications and marketing coordinator and medical administrator. “It’s great to have another element covered and we’re adding a number of positions over the course of the summer,” Ballantyne said. “Each time, we’re basically like a herd, we keep travelling faster and faster because more work is getting done so really, really happy now to get transportation further down the road.”

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The 2015 Canada Winter Games has made a transportation deal, getting another facet of the multi-sports event covered. On Monday outside their office on Quebec Street, the Games’ staff officially announced that Pacific Western Group of Companies (Prince George Transit & Charter and Diversified Transportation, Ltd.) has come on board as an Official Supplier of Transportation. The company will provide coach, school bus and transit services to help carry athletes, volunteers and media during the 2015 Games. “It means that we’re able to give something back to the community that has supported us so well over the years,” Pacific Western Group of Companies president and CEO Michael Colborne said. “We operate the school busing in the area, the transit in the area and the charter coach in the area, and also we operate, as I mentioned, the Northern Health connection. We are the dominant carrier in the area. All of this work was received through a competitive bid process.” The Pacific Western Group of Companies provided the 2015 Games with its first employee secondment. Colin Hoffmann began working for the Games on July 22, joining the staff as manager of transportation and logistics. Hoffman has worked in the transportation sector for 23 years and moved to Prince George from Vancouver. His extensive experience includes managing an athlete and media transportation hub at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The hub included 250 vehicles. “We have a very good footprint for a Games. It’s convenient, but we have a lot of people to move and we still have to move everybody in the City normally, and Prince George doesn’t have traffic

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BILL PHILLIPS | 250.564.0005 | newsroom@pgfreepress.com | www.pgfreepress.com Delynda Pilon newsroom@pgfree– press.com Two suspicious fires at the London Hotel in as many weeks have sparked a conversation between fire, bylaw and police officials as they consider what measures will be taken going forward. The London is a property well-known to the police who visit it frequently, called in to quell numerous disturbances. “There has been extensive police attendance there in the last few years,” Cpl. Craig Douglass, Prince George RCMP media liaison, said. “It’s one thing after another there. It’s definitely a prolific property, one we pay a lot of attention to.” The property owners also purchased the old Ranch Motel, another prolific property, upgrading it and renaming it the Homeland. However, problems there persist. “We are working with the management of the London and Homeland and other properties in the VLA that are considered prolific properties to resolve problems,” Douglass said. “They are very cooperative. “With all our prolific properties, we work with owners and will work with a number of partners like management companies, fire and bylaw services to resolve whatever issues we have with a property. We also provide information so managers can evict people sooner.” For the sake of public safety, they notify the necessary players when they make note of an unsecured premises. “We work with the the city to secure it for safety’s sake, point out fire deficiencies, basically do whatever we can do.” He said managing these properties means bringing down the number of calls for services and making life better for the good hardworking neighbours in the area. City Fire Chief John Lane said one issue at the London Hotel is it was built using balloon construction. This means long lengths of timber were used as studs, extending from the first floor right through with no fire breaks, a dangerous process and one no longer in use. Though there has been extensive renovations on the property throughout the

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Crash victim ID’d The BC Coroners Service has released the name of the Prince George man killed in a single-vehicle incident early Monday morning. Robin Zachary Thomas, 19, was the lone occupant of a vehicle which struck a hydro pole on North Nechako Road, near McLarty Road, around 3 a.m. that morning. He was taken to hospital, but died later that day because of his injuries. According to a police statement released Monday, the westbound vehicle was travelling well in excess of the posted 60 kilometre per hour speed limit. The driver was wearing a seatbelt, and alcohol is not believed to be a factor. The Prince George RCMP and the BC Coroners Service continue to investigate. If you have any information about this collision, please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-8477, online at www. pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca (English only), or Text-ATip to CRIMES (274637) using keyword “pgtips”.

Fatal fire not foul play

Allan WISHART/Free Press Two fires in two weeks have left the London Hotel boarded up, and the subject of discussion among local officials.

last year, the building code is complex. In essence, the area being renovated should be brought to modern fire codes. Untouched areas may be exempt. Lane said in terms of damage the latest fire at the London started in a room at the back of the building, burned up through a second floor and up through the roof. “It’s a matter of balloon construction. That method is very prone to travel,” he said. Stopping that travel takes a great deal of work and overhaul. Besides the hole in the roof caused by the fire, fighters cut several more in a method known as trenching to make sure they stopped the fire from spreading, dousing several hot spots. He added the cause of the fire is an RCMP matter at the moment, and added he doesn’t believe the fire was started by squatters, another thing officials must worry about when a property is damaged by fire and uninhabitable.

In fact, buildings of that description are also on the radar of fire officials. “People move in and occupy those buildings,” Lane said. Often while trying to stay warm or cook food, another fire starts. “We do try to patrol for that. We have legislation and bylaw support to do that. The Provincial fire services act gives local assistance to fire commissioner some powers to deal with that. In Prince George we depend quite heavily on the fire services bylaw, giving the fire chief or his representative quite a bit of ability to deal with those, primarily with the perspective to make them safe.” They work closely with bylaw services to restrict access and with the building inspector so they are aware there’s a need for inspections. “Whenever there’s a criminal element involved, it becomes an RCMP matter,” Lane said. “At this point, we consider the nature of the fire suspicious. There’s evidence to suggest it wasn’t a situation of squatters.”

Prince George’s North District major crimes unit investigational findings have indicated there was no foul play in a woman’s death after her body was found inside a burning house. On July 22, the RCMP were called to the fire at just after 11 a.m. at a home on Dave Road in the Blackwater subdivision. At first the 28-year-old woman’s death was deemed suspicious, leading to an investigation that included the B.C. Coroners Service and the Office of the Fire Commissioner. She has been identified as Shannon Parsons. The RCMP have since found there to be no foul play in the case of the death. “We will continue to assist the B.C. Coroners service and the local fire department,” Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said. The fire department is looking into the cause of the fire.

Jago gets new Order Dr. Charles Jago is being recognized for his contributions to the city and the province by being named one of 13 new appointments to the Order of British Columbia. In making the announcement on Wednesday, Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon, Chancellor of the Order, said Jago was being recognized for his leadership in education, economic development and the arts. Jago is a former president of the University of Northern British Columbia and is currently the chair of the Northern Health Board.

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Delynda Pilon newsroom@pgfreepress.com There are few things more hospitable than a park, an oasis of green that welcomes seniors walking pets as easily as children playing tag. It seems proper, then, that last week a city park was dedicated to Elroy Garden, a long time city civic leader who passed away in November of 2002, and who, during his life, was known as Mr. Hospitality. “His legacy has become a reminder one man can make a difference,” acting mayor Lyn Hall said during the dedication ceremony, which included the unveiling of a sign embossed with Garden’s name, some photos and a short biography. Hall shared some of the civic contributions Garden made, including that he, along with Harold Moffat, invented the spruce dollar, a disc of spruce with a B.C. flag on it pinpointing the location of Prince George, which could be redeemed like cash at local businesses. He added even W.A.C. Bennett was presented with one. Garden served as an alderman from 1966 until 1971, serving on several boards and in a number of capacities. During his time as alderman, he had the foresight to be among the city fathers who helped preserve land for the future university. In 1971 he ran for mayor, and in spite of winning 40 per cent of the vote, lost. “He truly was Mr. Hospitality,” Hall said. Coun. Murry Krause, who attended the dedication, said he had the opportunity to know Garden when he served as a youth representative on community planning. He added honouring Garden’s memory with the park dedication was an easy decision for council, one made a reality with the

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DeLynda PILON/Free Press Acting mayor Lyn Hall, left, and Robert Garden, the eldest child of Elroy Garden, unveil the plaque naming the park off 15th and Gillette in his honour. Garden, known as Mr. Hospitality, was a civic leader who positively affected many.

help of the Heritage Commission. Robert Garden, Elroy’s eldest of eight children, also spoke, talking a bit more about the personal side of the man, the large family he left in Nova Scotia (there were 17 siblings in his household) and the dedication he had for his faith. “He was very involved in Sacred Heart Parish,” he said. “He dedicated a lot of his

time to his faith. He was a regular speaker at Sunday mass. He never backed down from backing his faith.” With a house always ready to welcome families over for a meal after church, or a friendly visit anytime, he earned the name Mr. Hospitality. And though it was his dad that contributed so many hours to public service, whether

as a municipal or community leader, Richard said he didn’t stand alone. “In order for him to commit to that while raising a family, he had to have a strong partner,” he said of his mother, Elda. He added the plaque and dedication meant a lot to him and the rest of the Garden family in Prince George, as well as proud relatives still living in Nova Scotia.

Prince George invited to PRINCE GEORGE Delynda Pilon newsroom@pgfreepress.com Born on July 22, with his name announced July 24, it’s doubtful many children come into the world surrounded by as much speculation and heraldry as little Prince George. With British newspaper articles speculating on the effect the birth of the boy will have on the economy, gold and silver coins minted to commemorate the birth and lullabies recorded specifically for him, his birth was met with both interest and joy in England and mirrored around the world. Sharing a name with the commonwealth’s future King, the city

was drawn into the eye of the “I was really pleased,” she said. “I media hurricane that went, hand in saw it as an opportunity, and there glove, with the birth. The mayor’s is a branding opportunity attached office was inundated with calls, to this as this young prince gets from both national older. We have a bit of and international time to wonder what journalists eager for a opportunities we may quote or two. have around that. We “It was a crazy day, know it’s all purely very exciting and a coincidental. They total surprise,” Mayor could have named him Shari Green said of Rupert, and everyone the experience. would be talking to a Knowing almost different mayor. immediately she’d “I don’t take it serinever keep up with ously, but it’s a good MAYOR the constant calls, news story, and it gives SHARI GREEN us a chance to tell our Green said she pulled a bit of a strategy group together, story, and tell people why Prince deciding early the message they George is a great place to live, wanted to share about the city. about the quality of life here. It’s an

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opportunity for Prince George to put its best foot forward.” As a way to celebrate, Green said they erected a crib and decorated it while encouraging people to donate to charity, an act the Royals have been known to support and encourage. She added the city won’t send a bunch of gifts, things the couple will not likely need, but rather a few trinkets marking the city and an invitation to join in on the fun during the Canada Winter Games. “I would be thrilled if they came,” Green said. “It would be interesting.” Award Meanwhile, all the media Winner coverBest Fine Dining age following the naming ofAutobody the Shop child meant an interview with the Today Show as well as a stint on a

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Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com The Wood Innovation and Design Centre (WIDC) hasn’t been built yet, but there’s already a buzz about some tenants. The University of Northern B.C. will be using the downtown site to offer a pair of new engineering master programs. The announcement was made Friday by Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk. “We are creating a nimble and flexible university system,” Virk said, “that can meet the needs of jobs they don’t know exist yet.” One of the new programs is a one-year, course based Mater of Engineering in Integrated Wood Design, while the other is a thesis-based Master of Applied Science in Engineering. Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris said the announcement showed the growth of the city and of UNBC. “It’s Canada’s green university, and it draws great faculty. This is one more way to make that happen. “Prince George is becoming a busy spot. We’ve had a hole downtown for a number of years, but by the end of 2014, the WIDC will be up and running.” Virk said pretty much as soon as the WIDC opened its doors, the new programs would also be up and running. “By 2015, there will be 36 full-time positions in place. With programs like these, you draw people who are already experts in their field back to get their master’s.” Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond said the question of getting more engineering programs at UNBC was not a new one. “There’s no topic we haven’t met with Albert Koehler on over the last seven or eight years,” she said, “where engineering didn’t come up.” She said the new programs would need a provincial need, and probably a regional one as well. “There have been expressions of interest in five liquified natural gas plants in B.C. We’re going to need engineers. “And as we’ve shown with other programs at UNBC, if you train people closer to home, they tend to stay closer to home to work.” UNBC president George Iwama said the new programs continued the path the school was on. “The school as always seen itself as being at the intersection of the needs of society, and the gifts and resources we have in the region.” The programs announced Friday are, he hopes, just the beginning. “We have a long list of courses industry has identified a need for.” Stephanie Doherty, an environmental engineering student at UNBC, said the new programs would be welcomed by students. “We receive the door you provide, and walk through them. This announcement is providing a series of unbelievable opportunities and doors to go through.” Doherty has completed two years of her program at UNBC, and will now go to the University of British Columbia before returning to Prince George for a final-semester practicum. “UNBC has so many things to offer students, including smaller class sizes. These new programs will be the same.”

Allan WISHART/Free Press Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk, left, UNBC president George Iwama, Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond, Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris and UNBC environmental engineering student Stephanie Doherty display the sign announcing two new master program in engineering to start in 2014 and 2015 in the Wood Innovation and Design Centre, which will be constructed with panel similar to the one held by Virk and Iwama.

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When it comes to water, everything is going very well in Prince George. With some of the highest quality of water in the province, the addition of Fishtrap Well to the system proves to be no exception. Blake McIntosh led a media tour of the facility July 30, explaining the process the city takes in purifying the water and sending it out to customers. Currently Fishtrap provides water to about 27,000 customers, with the capacity to do so for the entire city. Drawn from about 30 metres below the surface, the water goes through a fairly simple process before making its way to a user’s tap. A hydrochloric solution, a procedure currently the industry standard according to McIntosh, purifies it. The solution is very weak, so much so that a pallet of salt lasts anywhere from three to six months. The fluoridation chamber, another room in the well house, has a low-set floor, created to contain the solution in the unlikelihood of a spill. Whether or not fluoride will continue to be added to city water will be a question answered following the next election, when the populace will have the opportunity to vote on the subject. Disconnecting the container if the populace votes to stop the process should be fairly simple, McIntosh said. Currently, the amount suggested by Dental Canada is added to the water. Fishtrap is one of six wells to service the city, the oldest being 605, which provides water to the city core and College Heights as well as other areas, and has done that job for about 40 years with no sign of failing. However, Fishtrap will eventually act as a redundancy for 605 so, whenever necessary, it can be shut down for repairs. Water from the wells, including 605 and Fishtrap, is pumped into nearby reservoirs, then, using gravity feed, goes into the distribution system. “That saves us on operating costs,” McIntosh said. Enough water, a 50 per cent minimum, is kept in the reservoirs as storage for domestic, commercial and fire use. One well was decommissioned in the past, due to a high magnesium count. McIntosh said about five city workers look after all six wells, doing daily checks, sending about 90 samples in each month to a Lower Mainland lab contracted to study them and responding, on an on-call basis, to alarms.

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Centennial planning goes ON Delynda Pilon newsroom@pgfreepress.com Plans for the city’s centennial celebration are well underway, with Coun. Murry Krause updating fellow councillors on the committee’s progress during a recent council meeting. Kraus said thus far the committee has about 350 opinions on what locals would like to see during the event, many garnered during this year’s 98th anniversary celebration at Exploration Place on March 6. The next step, he said, will be taking those ideas to Fort George Park during the B.C. Day celebration, and getting attendees’ help prioritizing them. “We are getting a great response,” Krause said. “But I have to acknowledge that some of the ideas, if supported, need to be started on soon.” For example, a history book looking at the last century in the city would need to get underway right away. Such items, he added, could do double duty as giveaways during the 2015 Canada Winter Games.

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Crows as sly as foxes What is it about foxes and crows? There are a few red foxes hanging about, usually in the area of 15th Avenue and Foothills Boulevard. I drive that area a fair bit, sometimes pretty early in the morning, and I’ll sometimes see a fox darting across the road. Sometimes, they stand by the side of the road and watch until I go by. There’s no attempt to hide. They actually show more patience and intelligence than some of the human pedestrians I see in the same area a few hours later. Other times, they appear, almost ghost-like, by the side of the road on the dead run and cross the road, hardly even glancing at an oncoming vehicle as they make their way across. Then they disappear into the bushes along the side of the road. I’ve never stopped and tried to catch a glimpse of them as they make their way to their destination. That’s their business. Most animals flee when humans invade their territory. Some of them, like bears and moose, may make their way back into our neighbourhoods on occasion. Many times, it’s a not a situation that ends well for the animal. Foxes, though, are different. They seem more than happy to co-exist with us, knowing there are large areas of the city where there is enough cover for them to live in our midst. I’ve heard people talk about how the foxes in the city are more than happy to be hunting cats for a meal where they can. That makes sense, since cats are frequently out and about at the same time the foxes are, and the fox sees them as a prey smaller than itself. And, truth be told, there is something about the sleekness of a fox which is appealing. It’s not a big animal, it doesn’t look scary or intimidating, it just ALLAN’S AMBLINGS ALLANWISHART looks efficient. Crows, on the other hand, are a bird whose appearance few people would describe as “appealing”. When I walk down a sidewalk and there is a crow sitting in the middle of the pavement, it almost always fixes me with those hard eyes, and I pause for a second. I know it’s not going to attack me, and yet there’s something in those eyes that makes me wonder. Maybe it’s the intelligence the birds show when dealing with traffic. I’ll be driving down 15th Avenue, in the lane closest to the curb, and there will be a crow pecking at some foodstuffs ahead of me. As I draw closer, it looks at me, utters a caw, and then hops just over the white line into the bike lane. It’s like the bird knows where it will be

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safe. It’s still watching me, making sure I’m not going to swerve over into that lane. I never do. It wouldn’t be fair. They do the same things on other roads, sometimes hopping just a few inches up onto a median or the boulevard at the side of the road. Other birds are more likely to simply fly away when a vehicle approaches. Crows don’t see why they should leave the area they’re in just because of a car. No, they will simply move aside, let you pass, then resume whatever they were doing. Crows and foxes. Two interesting creatures in our midst. Public Bashing It’s something I’ve never quite understood. A Major League baseball player gets upset about something, grabs a bat and starts banging away at something in the dugout. Sometimes it’s a water cooler, sometimes it’s one of the phones in the dugout. David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox had an incident like that last week, captured, of course, on TV for everyone to see. And then re-see on different websites. Sometimes, especially if the incident occurs in the visiting team’s dugout, the team will get a bill from the home team to replace whatever was damaged. So here’s a simple question. If you’re that upset about something,

why not go the extra few steps down into the clubhouse and take your frustrations out there? There are no TV cameras there, you can slam a few locker doors, maybe even grab a bat and take a few cuts in the batting cage that almost all the clubhouses have now. You can work out your frustration, work on your swing a bit, and do it all in relative privacy. Which means you won’t come off looking like a spoiled little kid who didn’t get his way. Go and Stop I have come up with a very simple reason to explain the behaviour of some drivers. I’m sure we’ve all seen them, the guy who comes racing up behind you, swings out (usually without a signal) to pass you, then gets back into your lane (again without signalling), just so he can get to the red light up ahead a little quicker. Then, when the light turns green, he sits there for a few seconds before he even moves into the intersection. At which point he usually floors it to make up for the two seconds he lost at the intersection. I have decided the problem here is the brain of these drivers takes that extra couple of seconds to process the fact the light has now turned green. I mean, their driving pattern definitely shows a lack of clear thinking, right?

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Be safe on the WATER It’s supposed to be another hot, dry long weekend in the Prince George area. Plenty of relatives visiting, probably, and lots of reasons to head out to one of the local lakes and at least try to cool off. However, if you’re going to cool off, don’t do it with alcohol when you’re on the water. Drinking and boating accounts for approximately 40 per cent of boating-related fatalities on Canadian waterways. To raise awareness and reduce alcohol related deaths, the Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) is launching Operation Dry Water, an initiative to discourage this dangerous practice. “The CSBC would like, through this initiative, to raise attention to the problem of boating under the influence and to remind boaters not to drink and boat,” stated Jean Murray, chair of the Canadian Safe Boating Council, in a press release. Operation Dry Water will focus on the potential risks of drinking and boating, and remedies that are currently in place to discourage it. Federal statutes dictate that, whether or not your craft is motorized, you can be charged with Impaired Operation of a vessel under the Criminal Code of Canada if your blood alcohol level exceeds the .08 threshold. This means you can be charged even if you are impaired while operating a canoe and a judge is able to, upon conviction, suspend your boating privileges. But that’s not all; it can get worse. In B.C., the minimum fine for a first offense of operating a vessel while impaired or with a blood-alcohol content over .08 is $600. For a second offence, the minimum sentence is 14 days in jail; for a third offence, a minimum of 90 days in jail. If someone is injured or killed as a result of your actions, the jail sentence could be 10 years or longer. You will also now have a criminal record, which may make it difficult or impossible to travel to many countries.

and in WOODS We probably shouldn’t need to tell people this, but we will anyways: Be careful with fire if you’re out and about this weekend. The few little “rains” the Prince George region have gotten recently have done nothing to lessen the danger of a forest fire, one which could spread quickly given the amount of dead timber available in the areas around the city. People are going to be out enjoying the long weekend, out in the forests and backcountry with family and friends. Please, make sure there’s backcountry there to enjoy next year.

Recycling red tape will hurt SMALL BUSINESS By Laura Jones Reducing packaging and waste is a worthy and noble goal, but new rules being introduced by the B.C. government to support this goal don’t pass the smell test for good public policy and are about to unleash a regulatory nightmare on small businesses. New rules will require many businesses selling packaged goods or providing marketing and other printed materials “to assume responsibility for the cost of collecting and recycling that packaging and printed paper.” From what we understand, many businesses will be required to track the packaging they sell (e.g. tin cans, labels, cardboard boxes, shampoo bottles, plastic wrap) and the printed materials they sell or give out (e.g. pamphlets, brochures, letters) and pay a fee in each of many materials categories (e.g. tin, paper, cardboard, plastic) according to volume. A new government-appointed agency, Multi-Material B.C., will be setting up rules and charging fees to make this vision a reality. As an aside, giving taxing and regulating powers to such arm’s-length agencies is problematic and needs a serious rethink. There simply isn’t enough accountability without a strong connection to an elected official. Here at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, we have now fielded several dozen calls from confused businesses owners who are trying to figure out what the rules mean and whether they apply to them. A review of the 62-page overview document and 23-page frequently-asked-questions document on Multi-Material B.C.’s website had me pretty darn confused too. So I tried the 1-800 number listed on the site. The call went to voice mail.

Underscoring the urgency around compliance is the potential for a $200,000 fine. B.C. has been a leader in keeping a lid on red tape. The province’s regulatory reform policy features a Regulatory Criteria Checklist to vet proposed legislation and regulation. The checklist includes a list of common sense questions designed to stop red tape in its tracks. So, I’m totally flummoxed. How did the new recycling rules pass the checklist? The regulatory checklist clearly says that compliance costs, including time, need to be considered and should be reasonable for small business. If the time I spent wading through these new rules is any indication, there is no way the costs will be justified. In fact, I calculate that businesses across B.C. will spend over a million hours just trying to understand the rules let alone comply with them. Beyond that, Multi-Material B.C. has not published the fees they plan to charge or any detail on how the regulations will work. That hardly meets the checklist’s “transparent development criteria.” Under the “simple communication” category, the checklist asks whether the change can be described in one page. If it can, I haven’t seen it yet. The Clark government says minimizing red tape is a priority. We hope it will demonstrate how serious it is by reversing course on a policy that makes no sense. A good start would be to immediately exempt small businesses from the mountain of red tape headed their way. Laura Jones is executive vice president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

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With Bertha, life is always a Cabaret This week has been all about unceremoniously tossed out of Guys and Dolls, and old pickmost redneck bars. up trucks. However, my truck would Sometimes don’t you wish always be welcome to take up life was a musical? a spot in front of any of the – When you have a whole even the reddest of – redneck bunch of choices in bars. front of you, and The truck is none of them look actually my dad’s. too good and you’re I got the short end double tap confused of a trade during on which way to which I was someturn, that is called a how talked into dilemma. Or, if you letting them use like to sneer at social my car while they niceties or celebrate went to Alberta, your red neck, leaving that truck you can also call it in my care. LIFEINTHEFATLANE screwed. This truck is a DELYNDAPILON big Ram club cab, In musicals, no one gets overwhelmed by older and forest a dilemma. Instead, the chorus green. I call her Bertha. strikes up a harmony, the bad She’s a peach, is Bertha, but guys come out dressed all in she ain’t too graceful. If she stripes - or black hats - so as doesn’t care to make a sharp not to be confused with the turn, she will get a wee bit good guys, and they burst into cantankerous and you’ll have song while shaking their hips to strong arm her into submisin a way likely to get them sion. She doesn’t mind toting

and carrying, but she doesn’t like to speed. And she loves to stop at every single gas station on the road. She is equipped with a stateof-the-art stereo - well, if it was 1985 it would be state-of-theart – and some kick butt music – like Buddy Holly. Last night coming back from Darby’s, I cranked that stereo (speakers are still fair to middlin’) and let Buddy Holly Rave On all the way home. While I bopped, sang along (how can you not sing??), my niece, Kat, got into the mood to party hard. I am sure she sunk in the seat and covered her burning cheeks just so she could hear the music better. And her repeated ‘Oh my God, aunty’ was just a way to encourage me to play it louder and dance harder. Course it was pretty hard to misunderstand her when she firmly said, “Both hands on the wheel.”

Hmmm. Kids these days are verse the play would be called such - well, conformists. Schizophrenic. There would be Anyway, this week I got a lot songs by Kiss and Megadeth, of joy, getting acquainted with Avenged Sevenfold and Johnny Bertha. Cash, Willie Nelson and Bruce And I got Springsteen, a lot of joy Hank Williams watching and a couple of If your life was those old Cajun tunes. musicals. And there made into a I caught would be big musical, what Hello Dolly band songs like would the score on TCM Hello, Dolly the other or something be like? night and from My Fair watched a Lady (just you young and wait ‘enry ‘igincredibly beautiful Barbra gins, just you wait). And now Streisand capture the heart of there’d also be a song called an old millionaire curmudgeon Bertha. It would have a slow played by Walter Matthau. rhythm, but it would really And all this while bettering the swell up and fill a room with lives of all around her, teaching a cacophony of sound. Somelessons on love and life while thing happy. remaining perfectly in pitch. Something that makes you If your life was made into a smile - in spite of the dilemmusical, what would the score mas in your life and the lack of be like? musical numbers to help you I think mine would be so disolve them.

Giving credit where it isn’t always due Call-in radio opinion programs can be fun. Cross Canada Checkup on CBC collects opinions from across the country on the topic of the day. Last Sunday the topic was upscale credit cards which give you some sort of reward for every dollar you spend using that particular card. A little under 40 years ago the airline industry introduced loyalty cards to keep and enhance their share of the air travel market. Once one airline introduced rewards for their frequent flyers, other airlines soon followed suit. Soon several retailers and others set up their loyalty rewards programs. Even small businesses set up some sort of customer loyalty reward program. Many independent coffee shops give one a card which is stamped or punched each time you buy a coffee and you get the 10th cup “free”. There are a lot of similar programs out there. Credit card companies thought that kind

of program was really great. Some credit the loyalty program points. Anyone who card companies set up their own program. believes those costs come off the bottom As the programs evolved, many bank line of the banks, credit card companies credit cards changed to giving you points and other businesses, is in dire need of a to collect rewards from a third reality check. party. The comments by callers A heck of a deal! Free merwere interesting. Many of chandise, free airline flights, them had a good understandfree holidays, free theater ticking of how the system worked. ets, and on and on. The only Several of them shared their problem is a cold hard fact: perception of the system. nothing is free. Several callers commented Somewhere, somehow, that it was unfair to people someone is paying for those who preferred to, or had to, goodies and it isn’t the credit deal in cash. Merchant agreecard companies. Those lovely ments with the credit card points you use to get stuff have ONSIDE companies prevents giving VICBOWMAN cash discounts. They are corto be paid for by someone. The cost of the points becomes part rect; those who pay cash pick of the cost of doing business with you. up a small portion of the points program. No business continues for long withThen again, when was life fair to everyone? out retrieving their costs. Ultimately it is There were a number of callers who were you and others who pay slightly more for frank about working the various programs goods and services to offset the cost of to their advantage. They tended to be

individuals who use their credit card for everything from travel and hotels to groceries. They were able to amass significant points which they then used for holidays or merchandise. They are fortunate to be in a position to do so. Many people acquire points at a very slow rate. Those individuals are lucky to have enough points collected over a couple of years to get a set of plastic glasses. There were some callers who, as smallbusiness owners, resented the transaction fees they were charged. Then there were others who appreciated that credit cards did away with the necessity of having to carry accounts receivable or accept cheques which may turn out to be no good. While some called for more regulation, they seemed to forget their most potent weapon: their feet. If we do not like how an individual or company does business, we can always walk away and find what we want elsewhere.

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Grinding down the working man Paul Strickland Special to Free Press The work ethic is out of hand, taking our culture far from its Hellenistic roots and the ideals of leisure and contemplation. Witness the impacts of recent cutbacks to the Employment Insurance (EI) program and associated unfavourable changes in EI regulations. Among other things, the revised rules require

workers to be open to travelling wherever work can be found. God forbid a man have free time for writing, painting or spending with his family. In the Maritimes, workers in seasonal industries like fishing and tourism can no longer rely on EI between jobs and are scattered to the four winds as they travel far across Canada to look for work elsewhere, host Kathleen Petty heard on CBC Radio One’s parliamentary

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affairs program, The House, a couple of weekends ago. Ottawa simply doesn’t understand the nature of the Maritime economy, Nova Scotia premier Darrell Dexter said during the program. Many workers rely on two different seasonal jobs, and EI fills the gap in between, he said. The idea that workers can leave the province or their communities to find work, and then come back to seasonal work, is not how it plays out in his province, he said during the interview with Petty. “What happens is they leave the community and they never come back, so they are in fact eroding the populations of rural Nova Scotia,” Dexter said on the program. In some cases, companies in rural areas where workers have left are then forced to rely on another controversial program, the Foreign Temporary Worker Program, to survive, the CBC reported in paraphrasing Dexter’s remarks. “They have created such economic insecurity that people leave those communities, (and) the employers there do not have the people to carry out the kind of

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Allan WISHART/Free Press With the exterior of the new Hydro building on 22nd Avenue almost complete, work has turned to other aspects, such as the curbs for the driveways leading into the site.

Toying with the Shopping Channel Well after sobbing with Bachelorette Desiree in Antigua on Monday night as she got duly dumped by a cavalier cad – don’t all men desire Desiree? – it was on to the Shopping Channel for a little retail therapy. It always amazes me how in flipping channels, that one seems to stick. Now I have never actually ordered anything from the Shopping Channel but I am TEA WITH TERESA inTERESAMALLAM trigued by it. I watch it like a cat would a mouse. Ready to pounce – but more interested in how it moves. Monday the featured and flogged item was a 500-thread count cotton bedroom sheet set, in two colour coordinated patterns. Doesn’t everyone need dozens of changes of sheets for master bedrooms, children’s and guest rooms – or just to have on hand in case? Oh, that reminds me, it comes with eight pillow cases. The more the merrier. If you still have tons of sheets from previous Shopping Channel excursions, then buy some to give away as wedding gifts. Or (why enjoy summer?) think towards winter and how we need to change the look of our bedrooms to ward off winter blues. No, that’s not one of the colour choices.

But why limit ourselves to just one colour of anything, especially when there is a kaleidoscope of colours just waiting to brighten our lives. Why indeed? The studio bed got dressed and undressed several times by the two lovely female hosts who gushed and fawned over every colour: rosewater, taupe, lime, green tea, dusty lilac, dove grey (sold out), pink and dusk blue. I focused hard at the countdown (do not do this if you suffer from anxiety) and watched as the little numbers on the right side of the screen rose higher and higher with customers’ orders. Then a triumphant call out: “The dove grey is sold out! It’s all gone people, sold out in every size.” Oh, mercy. How will I live? The women chatted across the bed as they made up the bed for the 10th time, showing reverse sides, “cool” looks, accent pillows. Each time our hosts asked us to remember what it was like to feel the cool comfort and luxury of hotel sheets. I don’t know which four-star hotels these ladies stay in but the motels that I’ve stayed in (which

explains why I also have no money for extra sheets), I’m lucky if the sheets match, have no frayed ends and are not threadbare in the middle. So the hotel bit doesn’t speak to me. BUT the colour purple sure does. Lime and lilac are good colours and while grey sold out first (a conspiracy with the Home Channel shows and unending neutrals and granite countertops), lilac – my favourite colour – was not far behind. Make no mistake. These wily women of the network, work hard for their money. They have to talk, talk, talk. Sell, sell, sell. They’ve learned to be innovative. Each pillow case is carefully laid and smoothed along the bed to remind shoppers how many colours there are. The clock is ticking. Time is running out. Stocks are getting low and the show with its tonight only prices is about to close. We must act now so we don’t miss out on our favourite colour or size. Oh yes, there’s

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a matching duvet and shams. And matching coverlet – but you have to get it now because the future dye lots will never be the same. The phones are very busy, but be patient, we will get to you. I’m getting dizzy. I am feeling sleepy. So I went to bed exhausted. I felt

tired and defeated. Like the cat that I told you about at the start. The cat who spent the last two hours toying with and torturing a mouse – only to let it go. Well, there’s a million items on the Shopping Channel. Next time, I will sharpen my claws for the real hunt. This one was just for practice.

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A Prince George man deliberately chose to ignore his ringing cellphone in the middle of his afternoon commute yesterday. The incident occurred at the intersection of Victoria Street and 7th Avenue at 5:23pm. “It all happened so fast,” driver Tom Leggett said. “I mean . . . it rang four times. Maybe it was five. I don’t know. I started to reach for it – I guess you just go into automatic, you know? You don’t have time to think about it. You just react.” “I’m not going to lie to you – I was going to answer it.” But then Leggett had a change of heart. “I don’t know what it was – I just

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A Prince George preteen’s busy social schedule was thrown into chaos when he was forced to hold a ladder for his father on Saturday morning. The incident was sparked by an attempt to clean the gutters on the family home. “I’ve been meaning to clean the gutters for a couple months now,” the father said. “I guess I could have done it myself. But it’s pretty high up there – I mean, what if the ladder slipped?” “This is, like, totally lame,” the son complained. “Tommy and Jimmy were going to the mall – I couldn’t go with them because I was stuck

here. Helping Dad.” “I mean, I’m not even getting paid for this,” the son continued. “It’s like, totally not even part of my allowance. It’s like child labour or something!” The father ignored his son’s calls for fair and equitable compensation. “Look, you use a ladder, you need to stay safe. You need someone to hold it on the bottom. It’s as simple as that,” he said. “Besides, helping your old man builds character.” When asked to confirm whether his character had in fact been built by the 17 minutes of unpaid labour, the son accused the father of sidestepping the issue. “You’re kidding me, right?” he said while scowling and putting sunglasses on.

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Allan WISHART/Free Press Jason Weaver leads Charlie McBride, Valerie Do and Ver Starr into the last turn of the Dorrie Challenge on Saturday. The challenge is an unofficial part of the Texas 4000 bicycle ride to raise cancer awareness. The four University of Texas students were part of a group which rode from Williams Lake to Prince George on Saturday, while the majority of the riders stopped in Quesnel. The challenge-takers were rewarded with a meal at Boston Pizza.

Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com For some of the Sierra Route riders in this year’s Texas 4000 bike ride to raise cancer awareness, there was a challenge to be met. Jay Shah, one of the riders from the University of Texas, says he made the decision to take the Dorrie Challenge early on in the ride. “I never wanted to look back on this and say, ‘I took the easy way.’” The Dorrie Challenge, named in honour of Dorrie Sharcott, the main organizer of the ride’s stay in Prince George each year,

saw eight riders go from Williams Lake to Prince George in one day on Sunday. “They’re great teammates,” Shah, who is going into his senior year with a double major in business and computer science, said. “The rain we ran into was great. We had mud all over us, but we were laughing like crazy.” There was one benefit at the end of the ride, of course. “We got an extra rest day here.” Well, it wasn’t a complete rest day, fellow rider Ver Starr says. “We were helping out a lot (Sunday), getting things ready for the rest of the team,” says Starr, going into his senior year in

computer science. “From what we had heard about Dorrie, we knew were going to be put to work.” Starr, from Oak Harbor, Wash., decided to enter the ride after his second year at University of Texas. “Over the summer, my grandfather went back to the Philippines. They found a tumour, and it turned out he had pancreatic cancer. He died that fall.” A friend of his told him about the Texas 4000 ride. “Registration had just opened for this year’s ride, so I signed up and got in. The waiting list is usually about 18 months.” For Shah, it was the ride itself which was

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McCULLY makes organic music Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Farmers and fans will get an earful – of music – as singer-songwriter Matthew McCully visits 20 communities across Canada, performing and learning about organic farming.

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“I am traveling with filmmaker Jason Cox,” McCully told the Free Press during a road stop en route to Agassiz on Wednesday. “All of the concerts we’ve been invited to on the trip have been through World Wide Working Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF). Our intention is to

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document the trip and interview organic farmers and get a perspective on what they do and the sustainability of food and really put a face on food across Canada.” The artist plays Eagle Spirit Lodge located on the scenic Fraser River August 14. “I perform a short concert in the evening, usually around 7 p.m. I bring my own PA system and set it up and play. Then I invite other musicians up to play on an open stage. They are welcome to use my equipment, so they can come and share their music.” There is no set admission price for the concerts. “I play exclusively for donations and I also sell my CDs for a ‘pay what you like’ price. The goal is to make enough money for gas to get us to the next location.” How has the high cost of gas affected his plans? “I have a thirsty van (he laughs), so we appreciate any donations people can spare. Gas [price at the pump] was high when we left Quebec and

then it dropped dramatically in Alberta and now it’s climbing back up again the closer we get to the coast. We’re in Kelowna [Wednesday] right now heading to Agassiz.” McCully studied music at Bishop’s University before moving to Vancouver to complete his first album, Matthew McCully and the Matter of Principle. His music crosses genres between traditional and alt-folk genre with lyric-driven songs. Does he expect his travels to inspire future songs? “It really does. This trip has been very inspiring. I had a lot of songs in the works but I hadn’t written the lyrics yet and I think that by the time I get home my next album will be completely ready to record in the fall.” When will he release the documentary? “We have an incredible amount of footage because so many WWOOFers have wanted to share their stories. We’re compiling about three hours of footage per venue and there are 20 venues, so it’s going to take a

while to review what we have. “So the thing is, we are going to leave it up to the editing team to decide whether to do a short thing from each farm – or do one feature documentary and just edit down with bits of the concerts because we record the concerts as well.” So far the trip’ has been great, he says. “We’ve had just completely amazing weather, food and people along the way so we’re really excited to keep going. “Every venue is completely different and it will be amazing to get to Prince George and see what that’s like.” WWOOFer Cat Mari hosts a music event Wednesday, August 14 at Eagle Spirit Lodge 50 km east of Prince George which features McCully. A non-profit organization, WWOOF provides food, accomodation and opportunities to learn about organic farming in exchange for volunteer work. Local musicians are invited to come and play. For more information on the artist visit matthewmccully.ca.

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main form of transportation in my early years here. Now people have not one but two cars parked outside. That is because Japan was not putting vehicles on the road that were five years old or older so they offered them abroad and Trinidad was one of the countries that bought them.” Although the cars were bought up at vastly reduced prices, modern transportation comes at a high price, she notes. “Trinidad is a very interesting country and it is our goal to become a First World country. But as our highways become more contemporary and with so many cars on the road, we have big traffic jams. I always say to people who think they have traffic problems – come to Trinidad.” Over the last 60 years, 55,000 young people have benefitted from learning about their Creator and meeting new friends and having hours of fun at Ness Bible Camp. Other workers who will be on hand to celebrate include Henry and Elaine Derksen, Ernie Fast, Ron and Sharon Shiels, Paul and Heather Bailey, and Jim and Ruth Anne MacKnee. The keynote speaker for the August 4 event is Bill McCaskel, director of the Canadian Sunday School Mission for Canada. Over 1,500 campers are registered for this 2013 season. There is limited space available for the August camps. Ness Lake Bible Camp director Andrew Milton invites people to participate on August 4 and get to know the people who helped turned a vision into a reality.

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The Houghtalings have been here longer than the city of Prince George. While the city is celebrating its centennial in 2015, the Houghtaling family is celebrating the centennial of its arrival in what was then Central Fort George this weekend. K.A. and Ellen Houghtaling were the first to arrive in the area, moving here from Tete Jaune Cache in late 1913. Six years before that, they were in North Dakota, but were encouraged to move up to Alberta to farm. Instead of farming, K.A. found work with the company building the Grand Trunk Railway. That had them living in Prairie Creek, Alta. for a few years before following the railway construction to Tete Jaune Cache. In July 1913, K.A. made a trip to South Fort George, buying two lots in Central Fort George and arranging for a couple of scows with men and construction material to come down and build a house. On Oct. 1 of that year, he, Ellen and their five children left Tete Jaune Cache for the 335-mile trip down the Fraser River to their new home. The trip took 12 days.

They lived in Central Fort George until 1917, when they moved to Prince George. They operated a livery stable, renting out saddle and driving horses. In 1920, K.A. and his sons, Henry and Charles, ran a garage and bicycle repair shop at the corner of Second Avenue and George Street. By the end of the 1920s, Houghtaling’s Taxi and Service Station had opened at 316 George Street, beside Spaner’s Men’s Wear. It used a 1918 Model T in the summer and a horse and sleigh in the winter. They also ran a stage service with a seven-passsenger DeSoto to Quesnel. After expanding the stage service to Barkerville in 1933, they moved the service station and garage to 293 George St., changing the name to BA Motrodrome. Henry took over operations. In 1946 K.A. and Ellen retired and moved to Burnaby. Ellen made seven quilts for the Rotary Auction, the last in 1966, when she was 90. Two of the quilts are in The Exploration Place. The centennial reunion will be held Sunday and Monday at Vivian Lake Resort.

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km north of Prince George. Information: 250-564-7033 or visit hublehomestead.ca. Railway and Forestry Museum’s 30th anniversary, Aug. 5, 5-10 p.m., with the Forever Young Chorus presenting The Romance of the Rail. Tickets available at the Museum, members free. Barbecue and beer garden. Tai Chi, Mondays, 1:30 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr.

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Wednesday Whist, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Senior Activity Centre, 425 Brunswick St. Hart Toastmasters, Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Information: harttoastmasters.ca CNC Retirees meet fourth Wednesday, 9 a.m., D’Lanos. Information: Lois 250563-6928. Army Cadet Rangers free youth program, meets Wednesdays,

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Old Time Fiddlers jam, Thursday, 7-10 p.m. Elder Citizens Rec Centre, 1692 10th Ave. ECRA Forever Young Chorus meet Thursdays, 12:45 p.m., ECRA, 1692 10th Ave. Prince George Grassroots Cribbage Club registration, 6:30 p.m. play 6:45 p.m., Thursdays, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Information: Gerda 250564-8561.

Support Groups Singles and friends, social group of people of all ages and diverse backgrounds, meets Wednesdays, 7 p.m., A&W on 20th Avenue. Wednesday Tops (take off pounds sensibly) noon, AiMHi, 950 Kerry St. Information: 250960-3959, 778-416-0908. Learning Circle Literacy Program works with adult learners and families on literacy, numeracy and computing skills. Information: 250564-3568 ext. 228, or literacy@pgnfc.com. Do you worry about the way you eat? Overeaters Anonymous may have the answers. No weigh-ins, dues or fees. Monday, 7:30 p.m., hospital, Room 421. Call Tanya 250-613-2823. Power Play, for children from

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9:30-11:30 a.m., Elder Citizens Recreation Association, 1692 10th Ave. Information: Julia 250-563-3819, Roland 250-562-1747. La Leche League breast feeding support group meets the second Thursday of every month 7 p.m., 176 Aitken Cres. Information: Tammy 250-612-0085. PGRH retirees breakfast, first Tuesday of the month, Prince George Golf and Curling Club. Information: 250563-2885. Prince George ATV Club meets third Tuesday of month, 7 p.m. Carmel Restaurant meeting room. Information: George 250-964-7907. Free sports and recreation, Wednesdays, 2 p.m., 1160 7th Ave., ages 15-30. Information: 250-656-5278. Children’s choir, Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Hartland Baptist Church. Information: 778-415-5000. Parents Together, a mutual/self-help support

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The racing pigs and ducks are back by popular demand. Indeed, fairgoers will find lots of their favourite foods, vendors, events and displays at the August 8 to 11 British Columbia Northern Exhibition (BCNE). Fair consultant Della Bondarchuk who agreed to “pull the last threads together” after the departure of its former manager, says her past experience gives her a good idea of what to expect. “I have been a volunteer with the fair for years, working in various areas, so I have a good idea of what goes on and I will be able to oversee this year’s event,” she said Monday. This week set-up of the tents, Heritage Lane and other attractions got started. “Everything is starting to happen, it’s all coming together.” What is her own favourite feature? “There’s so much. Personally, I like the whole fair. People, especially those with historical groups, come from throughout the region – Fort St. James to Barkerville – to participate in our Heritage Lane display. It has various types of displays from blacksmith to general store. It’s a place FUTURE SHOP – Correction Notice that mimics what a town would have In the August 2 flyer on page 21, the Virgin Mobile looked like 100 years ago so it’s very terms associated with the LG Nexus 4 (WebCode: interesting to people.” 1024516) were advertised incorrectly. Please be Bondarchuk said the draft horses, advised that the CORRECT promotion is $149.99 on barrel racing and pole bending are a $150 Virgin SuperTab, NOT $49.99 on a 2-year plan popular events back this year and

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the petting arena has expanded to include a wider variety of animals. “The petting area is one of the most popular spots for children. Families also love Richards Racers with the pigs and ducks and we’ve moved that event to in front of the Kin 2 building this year. We’ll have all our entertainment now on one outdoor stage so that it will be the community stage by day and the main stage by night.” The stage is located where the firefighters were set-up last year, she said. “Another thing West Coast Amusements has done for us this year [besides providing great rides on the midway] is offering our bands at $36 on Sunday (Friday, Saturday are $40).” The PG Farmers’ Market people are returning this year with their wide variety of produce and wares, said Bondarchuk. “They will be setting up in an L-shape outside the CN Centre and Kin 1. Last year the vendors did very well so they are coming again this year.” Passes for this year’s BCNE are $40 ($36 on Sundays). People in wheelchairs pay regular price but their companion’s entrance fee is free. For more information on BCNE schedule of events and entertainment, visit their website at www.bcne.ca.

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B17 Alistair McINNIS/Free Press Riley Kidd, 17, makes a diving save during a session at the Mike Norris Goalkeeping Clinic on Tuesday at the Rotary Soccer Complex. Norris, a coach and former professional player from England, travelled to Prince George to run a five-day camp. For more information, turn to B13.

American presence back in WBC Alistair McInnis sports@pgfreepress.com The Americans will be back. But this U.S. team will be different than the squad that captured the title at the 2009 World Baseball Challenge, the first tournament of its kind in Prince George. Four years ago, the Americans fielded a team of collegiate all-stars from across their country. Six members of that squad were drafted in the opening round of the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The team that’ll represent the U.S. at the 2013 World Baseball Challenge, the third edition of the event at Citizen Field, is more regional than the 2009 squad. An all-star team from the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) will hit the Citizen Field diamond for the tournament, scheduled for Aug. 13 to 22. “When we finalized the initial player roster when we were confirming with everybody, very little hesitation,” NWAACC-USA general manager Mike MacCulloch says. “Everybody saw this as a once in a lifetime opportunity to go up there and see what some of the international competition is like, and there’s definitely a lot of excitement

to see how we stack up against all of the teams.” The Americans will join the host Canadians, defending champion Cuba, Japan and Chinese Taipei in a five-team tournament. It’s a much different field than 2009, when the favoured Americans did as expected and captured the title. Economic and political issues challenged organizers in attracting countries in 2009. A six-team competition with national representatives from Canada, the U.S., Germany and the Bahamas was rounded out with a host team (Prince George Westcana Electric Axemen) and provincial Team BC squad. The Cubans finished first in a 2011 tournament that included Canada, Japan, Chinese Taipei, China (Beijing Tigers) and the Bahamas. This is the first WBC event in Prince George with the Americans and Cubans. They’re scheduled to meet Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. “We’re definitely excited for that,” MacCulloch says. “Everyone has heard publicly the Cuban teams they’ve had throughout the years, and to say that we have an opportunity to play or coach against them really is a lifetime opportunity.” Earlier this week, the NWAACC-USA squad finalized a roster of 22 players. The lineup includes 10 pitchers, two catchers, six

infielders and four outfielders. As an all-star team, there’s no weak link in the team’s lineup. But there are definitely stand-out players. MacCollect expects fans to be entertained by the play of infielders Bobby LeCount (third base/first base), Jacob Herklotz (first base), Max Whitt (shortstop) and Nate Mullins (third base). Brian Corliss (second base) and Cory Urquhart (second base/shortstop) round out the infield. Outfielder Tyler Baumgartner is anther strong player, MacColloch noting that he swings the bat well. Ryan Degner, Roeman Fields and Ty Holm round out the list of outfielders. Catchers Thomas Kelly and Mychal Harrington will work with a 10-man pitching rotation: Mac Acker, Skye Adams, Christian Bannister, Matt Cooper, Eric Huson, Scott Kuzminsky, Adrian Martinez, Darrien Moran, Gunnar Swanson and Austin Woodward. “I think we definitely have a lot of high quality offensive players who are also grinders, guys who are going to get dirty, play all out,” MacColloch says. “Our pitching staff is very solid. We got excellent relief pitching from both the left and the right side as well as tremendous depth in our starting pitching.” The NWAACC-USA coaching staff is

rounded out by head coach Rick Skinner, third-base coach Marcus McKimmy and pitching coach Robin Robinson. In 2006, an NWAACC all-star team represented the U.S. at the Honkbal International Tournament in the Netherlands. The squad finished in third place, behind Japan and China. Robinson also coached that team, which included McKimmy on its player roster. “I know coach Robinson definitely was amazed at the opportunity when it was presented to him back then, and he jumped right on board to do it again this year,” MacColloch says. The NWAACC-USA team opens its schedule on Aug. 13 against Team Canada. The round robin portion of the event is scheduled for Aug. 13 to 20 with each team playing six games. The playoffs are set for Aug. 21 and 22, with the championship game slated for Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. Aug. 23 is a rain date. “Honestly, we’d love to win the tournament, but at the same time we’re just going to go out there, play our game and see where it all ends up,” MacColloch says. “The goal is always to win and I think we’re fielding a team that’s going to be very

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2015 Games team visiting Sherbrooke Alistair McInnis sports@pgfreepress.com The 2013 Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Que. will have a Prince George presence. It goes beyond the participating athletes. It’s bigger than that. The multi-sport event, which begins today and runs through Aug. 17, is the last Canada Games until 2015. That means when the curtain closes in Sherbrooke, the attention will turn to Prince George. The countdown continues for the 2015 Canada Winter Games. The largest sporting and cultural event in Prince George’s history will run during the city’s centennial. The Games are scheduled for Feb. 13 to March 1, 2015. Stuart Ballantyne, 2015 Canada Winter Games CEO, will lead a team of Prince George representatives in Sherbrooke. He left Prince George for the event on Tuesday. “I told the staff, I said we come out of the summer and the rollercoaster has now gone up that big hill for the last year and a half,” he said on Monday. “Now it’s coming down the hill and it starts to get faster and faster as we get closer to the Games.” Ten members of the 2015 Games team are visiting Sherbrooke on an information gathering trip. Lisa Shaw-MacLaren, the Games’ manager of sport and venue preparation, is also travelling to the Quebec city. But as a member of Team BC’s mission staff, she’ll be representing the Summer Games’ provincial team. Prince George dignitaries will visit Sherbrooke closer to the end of the 15-day event. Mayor Shari Green, city manager Beth James and Lheidli T’enneh Chief Dominic Frederick will meet with City of Sherbrooke representatives. Northern BC Tourism executive director Anthony Everett, the chair of the 2015 Games’ host society, will also attend the Games. The most electrifying moment for the Prince George visitors may occur near the end of the closing ceremonies. A Team BC athlete, to be chosen in Sherbrooke, will receive the torch and run it out of the closing ceremonies. Two and a half years ago, a team from Prince George travelled to the latest Canada Winter Games in Halifax on an similar mission. The differences between the Halifax trip and this visit are obvious. With this a summer event, the sports are different. “But the mission staff who represent the provincial and territorial teams are the same people, so they’re very important to us,” Ballantyne said.

Alistair McINNIS/Free Press Stuart Ballantyne, 2015 Canada Winter Games CEO, addresses the crowd on Quebec Street during Monday’s announcement that Pacific Western Group of Companies has come on board as an Official Supplier of Transportation for the Games. Standing by during Ballantyne’s speech are Pacific Western president and CEO Michael Colborne, left, and 2015 Canada Winter Games director of revenue generation Todd Doherty.

National representatives from groups such as the Coaching Association of Canada, Athletes CAN and the Canadian Olympic Committee are expected to be in Sherbrooke. “These are relationships and interactions that are paramount to our success. We do share some sports, for instance, with the Pan American Games, sports like squash and badminton,” he said. Team BC’s roster for the 2013 Summer Games was announced last week. Shaw-MacLaren is one of 10 Prince George members of the squad. The others are: Haley Black (swimming), David Dunn (swimming), Patricia Fortier (swimming), Gemma Hansen (canoe racing), Claudine Johnson (mission staff ), Todd Jordan (men’s basketball), Marilyn King (swimming), Sterling King (swimming) and Danica Ludlow (swimming).

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FROM PAGE B8 competitive. We’re not the national team that was sent up a few years ago, so we’re probably a bit different.” Notes: Partnerships – Two important partners from past WBC tournaments are back on board. Earlier this week, the tournament’s organizing committee announced that Northern Spirit Transportation is back as the transportation supplier. The company orchestrated the task in the 2009 and 2011 events. In addition to securing a transportation arrangement, the committee announced that they will once again provide the winning team with championship rings. Local jewelers Michael and Caren Tobin have taken on the task of putting the rings together. Blood services - The WBC is working with Canadian Blood Services to help educate the public and raise awareness about the need for blood donations. Canadian Blood Ser-

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The dog days of summer have arrived Welcome to the dog days of summer. This time of year is enjoyable for those on summer holidays. The hot weather and sunshine mark an opportunity to get away camping, hit the beach, picnic in the shade and just enjoy the fresh air and UV rays. If you’re a hot-weather enthusiast, even better. You can do your favourite activities in above seasonal weather. Just remember, while you think the sun is your friend, taking precautions like drinking water and wearing sunscreen are recommended. You don’t want to suffer dehydration or heatstroke. Then there are those suckers that have been working during this light period. That includes myself. Putting in the hours for your employer can be difficult this time of year, especially when reporting is your profession. What do we cover? It’s a common question for reporters this time of year, particularly those in small cities. Of course, there are events happening. But more activities are scheduled during the week, and actually getting a hold of sources is more challenging than the busy stretch from September to March since holidays are so common in the summer months. FULLCOURTPRESS Aside from the annual Simon Fraser Open, there ALISTAIRMCINNIS isn’t much to report on in Prince George this weekend. The situation will change in less than a week, with the sports scene shifting from light to heavy beginning Aug. 8. Next weekend has a few events including the 2013 BC Minor Baseball Peewee AAA provincial championships at Spruce City Stadium, the Cariboo Cougars’ evaluation camp at the Coliseum, and the Ladies Simon Fraser Amateur at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club. We can’t overlook the British Columbia Northern Exhibition. The event at the Exhibition Grounds, also on the Aug. 8 to 11 weekend, includes bull riding and equestrian competitions. Let’s also not overlook the biggest sports event of the year, the 2013 World Baseball Challenge. Opening pitch is on Aug. 13, 11 days away. A lighter schedule resulted in some digging to get this section filled. Next week may also be a challenge. I’ll do my best to enjoy the long weekend, and I suggest other people do the same. Starting Tuesday, the Prince George events scene begins getting busier which means more work for a lot of people. Canada Games Today marks the beginning of the 2013 Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Que. Ten Prince George residents are on the Team BC roster for the multi-sports event, scheduled to run until Aug. 17. It’s rare that Sherbrooke and Prince George would be used in the same sentence. But this is something special. With the 2015 Canada Winter Games unfolding in Prince George, the event in Sherbrooke is the last Canada Games until the Games in B.C.’s Northern Capital. The 2015 Games are scheduled for Feb. 13 to March 1, 2015. A delegation from the 2015 Games will be in Sherbrooke. The team will be there to gather information, attend meetings and take part in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. For the Prince George team, the most special moment will likely be the Closing Ceremonies, where the torch will get handed off to a B.C. athlete. At that moment the spotlight will shift to the Prince George event. Yes, the 2015 Games countdown has been going on for a few years. But for the Canada Games Council, the countdown to Prince George will truly be underway when the Sherbrooke event ends. Tweets of the Week: Dear Scott Gomez: you’ve hit pay dirt. Team will pay you to play hockey where nobody cares if you can play or not. Regan Power (@RH_ Power)

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Kabaddi takes over Masich Place Masich Place Stadium was home to a couple of Punjabi events on the weekend. After some Punjabi sports on Saturday, the field was the site of a Kabaddi tournament on Sunday. The international competition attracted participants from throughout Canada. Eight teams were scheduled to compete, including one host Prince George squad. Close to 20 matches between teams of seven players were slated to unfold. For East Indians, the weekend offered an opportunity to celebrate their culture. Other Prince George residents were welcome to attend the events for free. Spectators were also offered free food. Kabaddi is a wrestling sport played in South Asia. Although the game’s origin isn’t certain, it has a long history dating back to pre-historic

times. According to Wikipedia, the international team version of Kabaddi involves two teams occupying opposite halves of a small field, each taking turns sending a raider into the other half. The raider earns points by tackling members of the opposing team. At that point, the raider returns to his own half, holding his breath and chanting the word Kabaddi during the whole raid. The raider must not cross the lobby unless he touches any of his opponents. If he does he’s declared out. There’s also a bonus line which ensures extra points for the raider if he manages to touch it and return to his side of the field successfully. More details on Kabaddi, including a full list of rules, can be seen online at www.kabaddi.org. Saturday’s event included volleyball and soccer games.

Alistair McINNIS/Free Press An opposing player explores his options while teammates cling together during a game of Kabaddi on Sunday at Masich Place Stadium.

Prince George fastball team enters national tournament Lake Express, this is the first time a Prince George-based team has entered the Canadian Native Fastball Championships since 2007. Having Prince George attached to the roster has generPrince George’s fastball talent will be noticeable on the ated excitement. diamond in northwestern Alberta this weekend. “A lot of these guys have that hometown pride, and that’s But it’ll be less scattered than previous native fastball why this year just means so much more to everybody else,” tournaments. The list of teams competing in the 2013 CaLinton says. nadian Native Fastball Championships in Grande Prairie Custom Edge Sports and the Spiritkeepers join Big Guy includes a Prince George entry. Lake in the three-team Prince George men’s fastball league. It may not seem like a big deal. But according to 34-year- With news that Big Guy Lake is entering this weekend’s old pitcher Norm Linton, who suits up for the Big Guy tournament, other players are coming on board. In addition to regular team members making the trip, Big Guy Lake has added pickups to bolster its roster. These include Keith Henry of Custom Edge Sports and Jason Fulton, a Prince George product who’s been playing for Westbank. Linton and Kyle Garnot, 28, expect to see a lot of time on the mound this weekend. Greg “Spud” Barker will also pitch for Big Guy Lake. “I think that’s what we’re going to rely on, a three-man rotation because I was looking at it, even if you win all of your games, it’s eight games to the finals,” Linton says. Twenty-eight men’s teams are expected to compete in the tournament. The field In photo: left to right: Sam Lowdon, Community Rider; includes teams that entered the inauConstable Leo Corcoran, Rider; Colin Gardiner, Junior Team Member; Constable Tim Heightington gural Potskin-Ghostkeeper Memorial Tournament at Spruce City Stadium on the Canada Day long weekend. Hosts Sturgeon Lake, Randy’s A’s and Westbank were three of the 10 teams that competed at the Potskin-Ghostkeeper tournament in Prince George. Linton believes they have the tools to

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make a run at the national title. He says they’re strong offensively, defensively and on the mound. “It’s just a matter if it all comes together at the right time because there are four or five elite teams that are guaranteed to be there,” he says. “They got all of the high-priced players, the good players.” The A’s enter the tournament as two-time defending champs. They’ve risen to success with the help of four Prince George players: Evan Potskin, Randy Potskin, Chad Ghostkeeper and Brendon Creyke. Garnot also likes their chances of winning. While they may not be a favourite, they’re a tight-knit group. “Right now, I think we have a good chance because we’re coming under the radar,” he says. “Our chemistry is probably the best it’s been for a team from here in a long time.” Linton and Garnot are two of the more experienced players on Big Guy Lake. Linton has missed only a pair of the last 10 national tournaments, a member of two Prince George River Kings championship teams. For Garnot, this weekend marks his fifth Canadian Native Fastball Championships as a participating player. Although league participation totals are lower than past seasons, this year has been somewhat of a resurgence for native fastball in Prince George. On top of having a Prince George-based team competing in the Canadian Native Fastball Championships for the first time in several years, the city brought back a tournament on the last weekend of June. The Potskin-Ghostkeeper Memorial Tournament replaced what used to be an annual native fastball tournament on the Canada Day long weekend. The Prince George team was planning to leave Thursday. The 2013 Canadian Native Fastball Championships, hosted by Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, runs today through Sunday. The players expect to be tested this weekend. “This is probably going to be the strongest one yet with all of the pitching nowadays,” Garnot says of the tournament. “We got a lot of young pitchers making a name of it.” Other members of Big Guy Lake’s roster for the Canadian Native Fastball Championships are: Antoine Sargeant, e h t to S E G Chris Fulton, Travis A K .I.P. PAC lassic! V e e Nevin, Joey Potskin, r h t of sC Darren McKay, Rob…win one s Young Star bie Antoine, Jerricko Canuck Prince, Robin Gilbert, 2013 Byron Sam, Montanna E FUTUR Turgeon, Tyrell TurSEE THE E NHL geon, Denny HigginbotOF TH CTON I T tom and Terry Collins. N E IN P ER 5-9 , BC N Coaches are Darrell O B T C M I ★ PENT SEPTE Gervais and Rick Kooses. Sheldon Bjorklund is Scan the code to enter or go to the contest page the manager of Big Guy on your Black Press news site . . . Lake.

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Soccer players in the region have been learning about goalkeeping from an individual with international experience. Mike Norris, who began his Prince George sessions on Monday and wraps them up today, also comes from a soccer hotbed. Norris is a 33-year-old from Newcastle, England who didn’t move to Canada until 2006. A Burnaby resident, he settled in the Lower Mainland seven years ago. The Mike Norris Goalkeeping Clinic for players has been taking place at the Rotary Fields. Each player has been put into one of two groups for the clinic. The sessions have been running from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (U9 to U12) and 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (U13 to SOCCER COACH U18), and offer participants a total MIKENORRIS of 10 hours worth of drills. Prince George Youth Soccer Association technical director Stephen Hood has been assisting Norris this week. On top of guiding players, Norris offered goalkeeping sessions for coaches on Monday and Wednesday. This week marks his first visit to the northern B.C. city. Norris talked about his clinic during a session for U13 to U18 players on Tuesday. He said players in Prince George have a good foundation of skills, and they were receptive to what he told them. The younger players have shorter attention spans, so they require regular reminders. The older players tend to seek more feedback, Norris noted. “They want to know why they’re doing things and what they can be doing better, how they can improve.” For the younger age group, the clinics focused more on the basics, increasing confidence and providing an enjoyable

Alistair McINNIS/Free Press Garrett Shervey, 15, slides to make a save during a session at the Mike Norris Goalkeeping Clinic.

environment. The later sessions with older players looked more into increasing their tactical understanding of the position. “The principles of goalkeeping always stay the same so, particularly with the young ones, it’s just really getting them in the habit of getting in a good starting position, or set position, as we call it,” Norris said, “and then really just getting the hands and body behind the ball, and just really working on the feet and the hands. That’s the foundation when you can get that with a young age.” Norris said the the principles don’t change as players age and develop.

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“The balls come at them quicker and harder. That’s really the only thing that changes in the game, in general,” he said. Norris represented the England Boys Club at the U16 level and became a youth professional player for York City FC. During his time at York City, he gained his English FA coaching certificates. Since settling in the Lower Mainland, he’s worked with goalkeepers of all levels. He coaches the Burnaby-based Mountain United FC development teams, as well as the UBC Thunderbirds’ squads. Norris arrived in Prince George on Sunday and leaves the city today. For more information, visit his website at www. michaelnorrisprogoalkeeping.com.

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Van Kamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Group of Companies requires Owner Operators to be based at our Prince George Terminal for runs throughout B.C. PRINCE GEORGE and Alberta. Applicants have winter and Group mountain,of driving experience/ Van-Kammust Freightwaysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Companies training. requires Owner Operators for runs out of our We offer above average rates and excellent employee benefits. Prince George To join our team of Terminal. Professional drivers, call Bev, 604-968-5488 or Wemailffa resume, current ll tdriverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s t abstract Wiand t details / Mof truck t to: i careers@vankam.com or fax 604-587-9889 Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility. We thank you for your interest in Van-Kam, however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

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Help Wanted An Alberta Oilﬁeld Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta. Cleaning Supervisor req’d. Sal: $18.00/hr. F/T, Pmt. 1+ yrs. exp. Duties; Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of cleaners. Inspect and ensure of established safety and cleanliness standards are met. Recommend and arrange additional services. Hire, train and schedule staff. Estimate and optimize budget. May receive payments or perform cleaning duties. Language: English. Contact: Harpreet from Northstar Janitorial Services in Prince George, BC. Apply at: lehal1986@hotmail.ca GUARANTEED JOB Placement: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas Industry. Call 24hr Free Recorded Message. For Information 1-800-972-0209. LICENSED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN Nelson Ford, in Nelson BC, is looking for the right technician to service our customers. We offer factory Ford training, competitive wages, and great beneﬁts. Salary dependent on experience $28 - $35/hr based on Ford training. Will consider 3rd/4th year apprentice. Send resume to rmcmahon@nelsonfordsales.com or fax 250-352-7282

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(Must be willing to relocate to the Comox Valley or Campbell River area of Vancouver Island). This is a position with a large amount of Traffic Signal construction / maintenance work in a Union environment. The successful candidate will perform as a maintenance and construction electrician predominately in an outdoor environment. Qualifications/Experience: • Red Seal Journeyman Electrician • Traffic Signal and Bucket Truck Experience • FSR or Willing to Achieve Accreditation Please forward a cover letter & resume to the attention of HR c/o: electricianapplicant@ outlook.com ROOFERS. Cedar Shake Installers in Edmonton, AB. Excellent Rates! Call Daren 1-780-461-8995.

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MEAT CUTTER Kootenay Market, is a successful supermarket operating in Castlegar B.C. We are currently seeking a journeyman meat cutter. We offer a competitive wage based on previous experience. The individual must be motivated, willing to learn and be able to work in a busy retail environment. Please mail, fax, or email resume to: Kootenay Market 635 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC V1N 1G9 Fax: 250-304-2262 Email: kmcastle@telus.net Attention: Dan Student jobs. Ages 12-15 Toll free, 1 855-543-9675 www.student1st.ca

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Qualifications • Post Secondary or equivalent • Skills: Negotiations, Decision-making, Computer / Internet Use, Supervision • Understanding of Babine Carrier Culture an asset.

Located in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, Nixon Wenger is one of the largest, fastest, growing law firms outside of Greater Vancouver. Currently with 21 lawyers and a newly constructed office building, our Vernon, B.C. office has an opening for a Conveyancer.

Duties: • Secures negotiation mandates • Sets up and prepares tripartite workplan for main table negotiations • Prepares background and summary documents • Ability to drafts position / interest papers for the Nation in consultation with the Treaty Board and for negotiation • Directs and participates in side table negotiations • Supervises and directs employees and other contractors hired to support treaty development and negotiations; manages the Research team and develops individualized research plan and activities for each researcher • Responsible for the preparation of treaty negotiations budget and the strategic work plan for the Treaty Negotiations • Maintains appropriate liaison with government departments, ministries, agencies, UNBC and other interested groups and individuals regarding the advancement of the Lake Babine Treaty developments • Develop a management integration plan with respect to services and programs in areas of governance and jurisdictional issues revolving around treaty developments • Prepares funding proposals design to support the activities of the Treaty negotiations • Prepares and implements a communications work plan • Works closely with and keeps Lake Babine Nations Council and administration informed of all Treaty activities • Other Treaty Related Duties as directed by the Local Treaty Board.

Our successful candidate will have 3-4 years of conveyancing experience and must be able to complete residential and commercial deals from start to finish. The applicant will have strong communication skills, will be very detail-oriented and must be highly organized. In addition, the applicant must be knowledgeable with E-Filing through BC Online and experience with econveyance would be an asset. Responsibilities will also involve interacting with clients by phone and email.

Provide cover letter & resume to: Beatrice MacDonald, Human Resources Email: beatrice.macdonald@lakebabine.com Fax: 250-692-4790 DEADLINE: AUGUST 24, 2013 ONLY THOSE SHORT LISTED WILL BE CONTACTED.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Chief Administrative Officer for Nisga’a Village of Gingolx Duties:

• Reports to & Works Directly with Chief & Council • Oversee delivery of Programs and Services • Ensures compliance to all Nisga’a Nation and Nisga’a Village Legislation(s) as per Nisga’a Treaty • Budgeting & monitoring of Annual Budgets & Work Plans • Acts as liaison on behalf of Gingolx Village Government to other entities • Supervision of staff • Other duties as required as per job description

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years experience in executive level management preferably administrative management • Previous experience as Chief Executive Office, Chief Administrative Officer or equivalent • Knowledge of Nisga’a Treaty is required • A Bachelor degree in Business or Public Administration is preferred however, an equivalent combination education and experience will be considered, Post-Secondary Education • Gingolx Village Government is an Equal Opportunities Employer, however, may give preference to Nisga’a Citizens • Business Equipment, Computer & all Microsoft ware knowledge a must • Some knowledge of Nisga’a Language & Culture will be an asset • Valid BC Driver’s License

Salary will commensurate with qualifications. Qualified Candidates should send Applications, Resumes, and Cover Letters to Gingolx Village Government attention to Chief & Council. No emails will be accepted. Fax: 250-326-4208 Attn: C. Franklin Alexcee Deadline Date for Applications: August 11, 2013 at 5:00PM

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1999 Dodge Dakota Sport. Ext cab pick up, 6 cyl, std, rear wheel drive, 173,000 km, exc cond, peppy little truck! $4500 OBO Call (250)964-3336

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Home Improvements G Gilbert Renovation All your reno needs. Inside & outside. Specialist in drywall ﬁnishing. 30 yrs exp. Free estimates. Call Gaetan (250)560-5845 or 552-7184

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Misc. for Sale HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? KILL BED Bugs & Their Eggs! Buy a Harris Bed Bug Kit, Complete Room Treatment Solution. Odorless, Non-Staining. Available online homedepot.com (NOT IN STORES). STEEL BUILDING. Sizzling summer savings event! 20x22 $4,188. 25x24 $4,598. 30x36 $6,876. 32x44$8,700. 40x52 $12,990. 47x70 $17,100. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS/ Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206. www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Misc. Wanted Local Coin Collector Buying Collections, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins etc 778-281-0030

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CI STEEL LTD Custom cut steel and aluminum by the inch. 9453 Rock Island Rd. Prince George, BC 250-563-1777 www.cisteel.ca

Painting & Decorating Paint Special 3 Rooms $589 incl. prem qlty paint, your color choices, 2 coats, ﬁlled nail holes. Ceiling & trim extra. Free Est. HB Tech Painting 250-649-6285

Pets & Livestock

Livestock Lambs for sale $150 each 250-971-2205

Merchandise for Sale

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Free Items Corner wall unit to give away to good home. Call 250-9602238

Garage Sales Yard Sale Sat & Sun Aug 3&4 10am - 4pm. Boat, tools, china cabinet, desk, household goods & more! 1495 Fir Street

2 bed apt. near Parkwood , includes heat/elec/cable Adult oriented, quiet & secure n/p n/s $775 per month 250-612-9052 250-617-5147

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439 South Ogilvie, 2 bedroom basement, big & clean $799 per month utilities included 250-961-2265

Townhouses 2 bed townhouse, Alpine Village $750 plus utilities. W/D included,N/P’s 250-562-8049

Boats 16’ Fiberglass Peterborough boat & trailer. Johnson 50 HP motor, VRO oil injected. Comes with removable towbar & access. $2200 250-564-3194

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is Hereby Given that Creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of Llewellyn Ernest Edwards aka Llew Ernest Edwards aka Lyn Ernest Edwards formerly of 588 Harper Street, Prince George, BC V2M 2W5, Deceased are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o Neil Edwards, 588 Harper Street, Prince George, B C V2M 2W5 on or before September 9th, 2013, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received. Neil Edwards,Executor. COURT BAILIFF SALE

The Court Bailiff offers for sale by tender, interest in the following goods of judgment debtor: Terry J Hudson, carrying on business under the ﬁrm name and style of Sweden Creek Enterprises and the said Sweden Creek Enterprises, without limit or exception, generally, and subject to audit, 1993 Caterpillar 320L Excavator. Appointments to view by calling North Central Bailiffs Ltd. located at 2706 Jasper Street in Prince George at 250-564-4900. Item can be viewed online at www.northcentralbailiffs.bc.ca. Highest or any other bid not necessarily accepted. Bidders are solely responsible for determining the make, model, year of manufacture, condition, quantities, sets and or usefulness of all items for tender. All items are sold on an “as is, where is” basis with no warranty given or implied. Sale is subject to cancellation or adjournment without notice. Terms of sale: Immediate full payment in certiﬁed funds only, upon acceptance of successful bid. P.Brett/Court Bailiff.

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2005 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP V8 303HP Auto/Tap shift,black,fully loaded, 112,000km, $9900 Call 250-563-0518.

Recreational/Sale 1999 Damon Challenger Class A Motorhome, Ford V10, 33’, one slide, 92,000 km, new tires, brakes & batteries, $27,500 obo. (250)365-7152 Castlegar

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Labour market funding supports social innovation The B.C. government is supporting social innovation by investing $181,500 for research and curriculum development to increase training and employment opportunities and supports through a labour market partnerships agreement with Enterprising NonProfits. During an 11-month period, Enterprising Non-Profits will partner with eight leaders in social innovation and social enterprise in at least three B.C. communities, including Prince George, Trail and Vancouver. Social enterprises - a form of social innovation - are businesses that invest their profits in a social purpose. Some social enterprises focus on providing training and work experience for people who experience complex and multiple barriers to employment and, as a result, they have unique experiences to share. The project will provide a comprehensive evaluation of the skills training and employment opportunities that social enterprises provide in B.C. - and make recommendations for using these best practices to deliver more effective training and

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employment supports throughout the province. “Our government is committed to building a skilled workforce across the province,” said Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Swills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour Shirley Bond, “and ensuring that British Columbians have the skills they need to be first in line for job opportunities today and in the future. Labour market partnerships like this one help identify key areas of focus, so we can determine how best to meet the needs of our communities and British Columbians.” The B.C. government supports social innovation by working with businesses, non-profits, academic institutions, and communities to support outcomes that make a positive difference in people’s lives. Government is committed to providing strong support for social innovation and entrepreneurship through its collaborative partnerships with other sectors. Enterprising NonProfits has been supporting the development and growth of the social enterprises for 16

years as a way to build healthy, prosperous communities. The organization supports nonprofits to learn about, do business planning, launch and grow social enterprises to financial sustainability. “Social enterprises are an important part of B.C.’s economy and a key contributor to the health and resilience of our communities,” said David LePage of Enterprising Non-Profits. “This project will allow us to build on the success of social enterprise and lead to the creation of even more employment opportunities, particularly for those that have disabilities and other barriers.” Quick Facts: • Social enterprises provide valuable services, offer employment opportunities, involve volunteers, and train thousands of people each year in B.C. • Based on a 2011 survey, B.C. social enterprises provided services to nearly 700,000 people and generated at least $60 million in revenues. • The Labour Market Partnerships (LMP) Program is an employment program that provides financial as-

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sistance to organizations to encourage, support and facilitate labour force issues and human resource planning activities that are in the public interest. • Through the LMP, government funds projects that encourage and support employers, employee and/or employer associations and communities in developing and implementing strategies for dealing with labour force issues and meeting human resource requirements. • In British Columbia, funding under the Labour Market Development Agreement is used to support labour market programs and services for residents who are collecting Employment Insurance (EI)

benefits or have received them in the last three years, or for parents re-entering the labour force who have collected EI parental benefits in the last five years. It is also used to support employers in addressing human resources challenges. • In 2012-13, the $280-million Labour Market Development Agreement budget is being used to provide employment assistance services, job-creation partnerships, labour market partnerships, self-employment, skills development and targeted wage subsidies programs. Learn More: B.C.’s Action Plan Recommendations to

Deli Clerk-Sandwich Maker *Permanent part-time position *Lots of fun in a fast-paced environment *Must have food safe Apply in person: 3578 Massey Drive, PG

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 FAMILY WELLNESS PROGRAMS: Aboriginal Child & Youth Wellness Programs Coordinator/Clinician Closing date: August 12, 2013 FAMILY WELLNESS PROGRAMS: Little Friends Day Care Coordinator Closing date: August 9, 2013 at 12 noon A hard copy listing the roles, responsibilities and qualiﬁcations of the position are available from the Prince George Native Friendship Centre’s web site 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.

Maximize Social Innovation in British Columbia: www.innovatebc. ca/documents/Social_ InnovationBC_C.pdf

nerships Program: www. jtst.gov.bc.ca/sectorpartnerships/labourmarket-partnershipsprogram.htm

Enterprising NonProfits: www.enterprisingnonprofits.ca

BC Jobs Plan: www. bcjobsplan.ca and the BC Skills and Training Plan: www.bcjobsplan. ca/skills

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SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY This is an excellent opportunity for a semi retired person or a “stay at home Mom or Dad” or anyone seeking part time work. Early morning and afternoon work with the midday free. You are off when the kids are out of school – July, August, Christmas and Spring breaks. Starting wage is $18.04 /hr. Top rate is $20.04 /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 August 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.

Prince George Association for Community Living

ResidenƟal Care Staī 5 Regular full Ɵme and relief Male and female staī needed to create a posiƟve home life, support people when parƟcipaƟng in community events, making choices and pursuing other opportuniƟes. You will also assist people with daily living skills which may include personal care. Requirements: Ability to enroll in Community and School Support (CASS) Courses 140, 145, 130, & 150, experience with disabiliƟes, knowledge of conŇict resoluƟon/ crisis intervenƟon, ability to organize acƟviƟes, establish rapport with clients; and observe and recognize changes. Valid B.C. Class 5 Driver’s License and Driving Abstract; work requires the use of a personal vehicle. Basic computer skills and physical ability to carry out the duƟes. Excellent beneĮts and Municipal Pension Plan provided. Submit resume to: reception@aimhi.ca

Finance Assistant Our Finance Department is seeking a full Ɵme person reporƟng to the Director of Finance. We require an energeƟc, detail oriented person with experience in bookkeeping and payroll. AccounƟng diploma and work experience, including Excel and accounƟng soŌware is essenƟal. Excellent beneĮts including Municipal Pension Plan. Please forward resumes electronically by August 6th, 2013 to amber.genero@aimhi.ca

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