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Paving projects are all complete Allan WISHART/Free Press Kim Chartrand, left, is given the terms of her jail sentence by Sherry Pattie of the Canadian Cancer Society. Chartrand, who works at the Ministry of Children and Family Services, was the first person ‘arrested’ in Thursday’s Jail and Bail to raise money for the Tour de North bike ride. She was charged with failing to answer e-mails and stubbornness.

Back to school Delynda Pilon newsroom@pgfreepress.com Education Minister Peter Fassbender says there has been a lots of talk about negotiations and the possibility of strike action among school support workers in the last weeks. “I hope they will find a resolution during their September talks,” he said. However, preparations are being made for worst-case scenario outcomes. “With the possibility of a strike, all preparations are being made to keep the schools functioning,” Fassbender said. “Our goal is no disruption. If we can find a resolution, that is what we want. Ministry staff and the districts are looking at how we need to prepare, but I’m optimistic we won’t have to do that.” Although the minister had no specific information at his fingertips on replacing Highglen school, he will have more specific information soon. “I know we’ve been working with them,” he said. “I will be in Prince George in October, and one thing we will discuss is where we are on all our capital projects.”

Enrolment is continuing to decline in the province. In a preliminary report, statistics show there are almost 9,000 fewer school-age full-year students in the province’s public schools than stated in the 2012-2013 forecast and 5,824 fewer students than the final 20122013 actual enrolment. The special needs students category is down 81 students compared to the 2012-2013 actual enrolment number. There are 125 fewer Aboriginal students. The English language learning students category is down 77. Adult students increased by about 1,000 people. The decreases continually affect the bottom line. “It’s always a challenge with funding,” Fassbender said. “We would all like to see more, but we are still within a fiscally restrained environment.” He said the ministry is asking districts to look at projections as well as core services. With a looming skilled labour shortage, Fassbender agrees the option of a career in a skilled trade needs to be introduced to children as young as those in Grade 6. “Our view is we need to start opening up the world of opportunities for young people, those in Grades 6 and 7,” he said. “There are more wonderful opportunities in the province today and in the future. The earleir we show them that, the better.”

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All of the paving projects set to be completed by the city this year are done, with the exception of Chief Lake Road. “We have completed our original list of capital projects for this year,” Mick Jones, superintendent of street operations for the city, said. “Chief Lake Road has been postpones to 2014. A water main is being installed, and that’s supposed to happen this year.” Jones said he expects more paving will be done once a closer look is taken at what’s left in the budget. “We will be assessing the budget numbers to see where we are at,” Jones said. “Then we will be doing some more paving.”

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Former resident remembered Lindsay Chung Black Press The word “driven” comes up often when Neil and Tanya Heidelbach of Ladysmith describe their 16-year-old daughter Kaitlin. So do words like “adventurous,” “outdoorsy,” “fearless” and “happy.” Sadly, these words are being used in the past tense after Kaitlin lost her life in a tragic accident late last week. After a long search, Kaitlin’s body was found by Search and Rescue technicians shortly before 9:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30 in the Hidden Falls trail area near Ladysmith. Search and Rescue crews from Ladysmith, Nanaimo and Cowichan, as well as an RCMP helicopter, had been looking for Kaitlin in the trails since just after midnight. Kaitlin had texted Neil Thursday, Aug. 29 at 6:30 p.m. to say she was going for a walk and that she’d be home in two hours. When her family didn’t hear from her – which was uncharacteristic – they called the police, and the search began. Kaitlin was born and raised in Prince George, and when her family moved to Ladysmith in 2009, she became the fifth generation of her family to live here. Kaitlin’s parents say she was very driven, and she always wanted to be a doctor. “She was a really motivated girl who chose Queen Margaret’s School as her school,” said Tanya. “She decided in Grade 5 she wanted to go to Queen Margaret’s, and we told her if she maintained a straight A average, we would move here and she would be able to go there.” Kaitlin did just that, and she applied to the school. In 2009, she started Grade 7 at Queen Margaret’s School (QMS) when her family moved to Ladysmith from Prince George. “She chose it partly because it was a university prep school,” said Tanya. Kaitlin also loved horses, and the equestrian program at Queen Margaret’s was another big draw for her, noted Tanya. When the Heidelbachs moved to Ladysmith, Kaitlin brought her horse Rocky here to be stabled in Cedar. She had raised the horse since she was 10 and competed in many American Quarter Horse Association shows with Rocky. “She excelled in everything she did,” said Tanya. “Anything she did, she had to be the best.” When Kaitlin was 12, and her family moved to the Island, she found herself a job

working in the stables. She recently started a job as a cashier at Walmart in Duncan, and she had to take an exam to get the job. Tanya says Kaitlin rewrote the exam until she got 100 per cent – which was typical of her drive to succeed. “It was basically all or nothing,” she said. “It was like that in everything – sports, school, horse shows. She had to be perfect. She always said she was going to be rich and be a doctor and travel. She had huge dreams and huge hopes.” Kaitlin was going to be entering Grade 11 at QMS this year as House Captain and Sports Captain, and Tanya says she was excited to start those leadership roles. Volunteering was a big part of Kaitlin’s life, and when she was 14, she went on a service trip to Nicaragua with her school. Kaitlin was looking forward to going on another school service trip to Africa this year, and she was saving up from her new job at Walmart for the trip. Outside of school, Kaitlin loved sailing, kayaking and climbing. “She was a very outdoorsy and athletic teenager who had no fears,” said Neil. Neil and Tanya say Kaitlin was “far from your typical teenager.” They say she was very protective of her sister Dezaray, and she loved to read. “She had her head on her shoulders,” said Neil. “She knew where she wanted to be and how to get there.” Kaitlin wanted to go to McGill University and then to the University of Oxford to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. “She had her whole educational future mapped out,” said Neil. “She was so driven. She was always reading. She would choose reading over TV – unless it was anime. She loved anime, and she couldn’t wait until the next series came up.” Tanya and Neil say Kaitlin was a very happy teenager. “She was always laughing, always smiling,” said Neil. “Kaitlin loved the rain. If it was raining, she loved to be outside. She was competitive, fun-loving, adventurous and very driven. She was a tremendous kid.” The Heidelbachs want to thank the Ladysmith RCMP and Search and Rescue members from Ladysmith, Nanaimo and Cowichan for their tireless work searching for Kaitlin. “Everyone was so amazing,” said Neil. “Everybody needs to know they did a great job and helped us out.” “This community as a whole, there were

Photo submitted Former Prince George resident Kaitlin Heidelbach died in an accident near Ladysmith in late August. She was 16.

other people in the community who aren’t even part of Search and Rescue who helped,” added Tanya. The Heidelbachs are grateful for the support they’re being given. “There was so much help from the community and town and the surrounding areas,” said Neil. “I want to thank everybody. I also want to thank our closest friends who were up with us all night helping us cope. Our friends and family are amazing. Without question, without hesitation, they were there.” The Heidelbach family is setting up a scholarship or bursary through QMS in

Kaitlin’s name for students who are pursuing studies in the medical field, and anyone who would like to support the family can donate money to the school under Kaitlin’s name. A bank account is also being set up in the Heidelbachs’ name at Ladysmith and District Credit Union. A Celebration of Life for Kaitlin will be held this Friday (Sept. 6) at 1 p.m. at Queen Margaret’s School at 660 Brownsey Ave. in Duncan, followed by a tea. RCMP Victim Services are available to anyone impacted by this tragedy. This free service can be reached by calling the Ladysmith RCMP at 250-245-2215.

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25 kilometres north of Quesnel, the car collided with a northbound semi hauling a chip trailer. A significant fire ensued. Both Fang and Kropp were deceased at the scene of the crash. The BC Coroners Service, WorkSafeBC and the RCMP continue to investigate this death. ••• The BC Coroners Service has also confirmed the identity of a man who died following a motor vehicle incident

near Burns Lake on Sept. 2. Dead is Rodney Randolph Hoffman, 71, of Kamloops. Hoffman was the driver and sole occupant of a vehicle, which was travelling eastbound on Highway 16 about 11:40 a.m. on Sept. 2, when it collided with a westbound motor home about 30 kilometres west of Burns Lake. Hoffman was deceased at the scene. The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate this death.

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Connector opens new phase Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Todd Stone has a first-hand view of the work being done on the Cariboo Connector. “I made the trip from Kamloops to Fort St. John this summer,” the Minister for Transportation and Infrastructure said Friday during a visit to Prince George, “with my wife and three daughters, ages 9, 6 and 3. I can tell you the distance we travelled, how long it took – and that there are 19 rest stops along the route.” Stone was in Prince George to officially mark the completion of the latest portion of the Connector, which is designed to widen Highway 97 from Cache Creek to Prince George. The 3.5 kilometre stretch between the Old Cariboo Highway and Sintich Road has been increased to four lanes, and a number of access roads were also worked on. “Today marks the completion of the first part of Phase 2,” Stone said. “Increasing the

capacity of the Cariboo Connector is critically important to the province, with the economic expansion taking place in the north.” There are eight other projects included in Phase 2 of the Cariboo Connector, with a total of about 30 km of fourlaning. MaryAnne Arcand, the executive director of the Central Interior Logging Association, backed Stone on the increased use of roads like the Cariboo Connector. “Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement says 800 to 900 trucks a day go through the Red Rock scales, so we know there is a lot of traffic on this road.” However, she said, the Cariboo Connector should be just the start of highway improvements. “We have to go beyond Cache Creek and up through the Pine Pass.” On Friday, though, Arcand was happy about one thing. Allan WISHART/Free Press “I’m glad the pylons are gone MaryAnne Arcand, executive director of the Central Interior Logging Association, talks about the importance of the new four-laned portion of Highway 97, south of Prince George. so we can use all four lanes.”

City seeks plaza grant Delynda Pilon newsroom@pgfreepress.com The city will support a grant application to Northern Development Initiatives Trust, seeking money to support the Civic Plaza project. The city is asking for the maximum amount allotted under the Community Halls and Recreational Facilities program at NDIT. Right now that program is the only one the project fits under for funding. Staff will focus on the NDIT grant as well as one through Heritage Canada. “We are focusing on these grants, and through our partnership with the Canada Winter Games, we are looking at private sponsorship,” Colleen Van Mook, director of community services, said. She added the host society will also have a conversation with the regional district. Support is likely to come from them as well, whether for the Civic

Centre enhancement project, or another endeavour. Coun. Garth Frizzell, aware the ice oval is applying for the same grant, asked if it was an either-or situation – either the plaza or the oval would receive the grant. Mayor Shari Green, who sits on the NDIT board, representing the city, said there was enough money for both parties to be successful in their applications. Council unanimously supported the decision to support the application. Later, Coun. Lyn Hall pulled a letter out of the correspondence received by council to discuss, one asking for support in the Outdoor Ice Oval Society’s application to NDIT, also for $30,000. The society intends undertaking a complete renovation for the ice oval, which will host speedskating events at the Canada Winter Games. Council supported this request unanimously as well.

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Taking health one step at a time Delynda Pilon newsroom@pgfreepress.com When people think of sports, it’s usually the mainstream competitions that come to mind. Hockey (this is Canada after all), baseball, football and soccer. Gwen Norheim said that is what made her hesitant to bring the walking club to everyone’s attention. The club is more about personal fitness, camaraderie and fun. But it is also about a personal commitment to good health. A commitment that has lasted 25 years - so far. “I think it’s quite remarkable,” Norheim said. “It has been 25 years since the group started, and we keep getting new members, just by word of mouth. “I guess when you think about it, there are lots of little groups of people out there, each doing their own thing to keep in shape.” The group first got together in the summer of 1988, joining a program at the YMCA - the Y Walkers - a 10-week commitment to walk together every Thursday with a leader from the organization. Six to eight people turned out, donned their walking shoes, and joined the group. In 1988, the ‘Participaction’ movement was in full swing, encouraging people to get moving with commercials showing a range of actors, some wheelchairbound, some buff and tough, and others still in grade school taking part in activities from skateboarding (made cool three summers earlier when Marty McFly first went Back to the Future) to karate while ‘what a feeling - what a rush’ played in the background. Norheim said once the summer ended, several in the group were intent on continuing what they started. They broke away from the main group and formed one of their own, walking through all the seasons Prince George has to offer, from crisp fall days when the bulrushes stand frost bit in ditches, to winters when your breath seems to freeze in the air, a visible cloud, through the promise of spring and the heat of summer. The group came up with its

DeLynda PILON/Free Press The Ex-Y Walkers have been gathering together Thursdays for 25 years, enjoying friendship and fresh air as they’ve explored, on foot, both city sidewalks and forest paths. Original members, seated from left, are Pat Andersen, Gwen Norheim, Margaret Plewes, Betty Hallman, and, standing behind Hallman, Wally Merritt.

name after becoming independent. “We say we are the Ex-Y Walkers,” Norheim smiles. Though they began by walking around the city, that has changed as well. Gung-ho to get those sneakers on the ground, they don’t like to spend too much of their time together cooped up in a car, but they do go out of the city and walk wilder trails, sharing the experience of forest pathways and open fields. “Originally we were supposed to be streetwalkers,” Norheim says, voice still full of laughter. Then she sighs. “We walked all over the place. “I’m not able to do the long walks with them anymore. “ Her back isn’t what it was 25 years ago, but that doesn’t mean Norheim isn’t still part of the group, a mixture of people who

not only gather to walk, but who have come to enjoy one another’s company so much they schedule meals out together or even trips abroad. “In the wintertime some of us like to get together and play games, Scrabble or something else,” she said. “Everyone gets along so well. Once I organized a trip to England to walk over there. Another group went to England a few years ago. Some went to France.” With members who come and go, there are now a few left who joined that summer 25 years ago, a few more who joined the independent group when it first formed,

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Police target prolific properties Delynda Pilon newsroom@pgfreepress.com In the Aug. 16 issue of the Free Press, two parts of the threepronged attack by the RCMP and its partners on crime reduction in the city were discussed. The final prong is a concerted effort to put crack shacks in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hood out of business and change the nature of the neighbourhood so it returns to the safe, decent place it once was. PROLIFIC PROPERTIES The third prong of the crime reduction strategy, the one making such a difference in the VLA, involves targeting nuisance problematic properties, often crack shacks, often in the VLA, though as Staff Sgt. Brad Anderson points out, if you are afraid for any reason, whether you suspect drugdealing or another crime, and you call the police in any part of the city, you will be taken seriously. There are multiple ways a crack house becomes the focal point of officers, and once it does, they home in on it with dogged determination and laser precision. Surveillance, either by a police vehicle or an unmarked car, ensues. The police talk to everyone making trips in or out of that house. You can imagine what that does for business if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking

about a crack house. Bylaw enforcement will likely be involved since most of these places are discernible from the street while they fall into a state of disrepair. Traffic enforcement will look for the vehicles used by residents, often to transport drugs, careful to search them if they are unlucky enough to be stopped. The focus is multi-faceted and intense, and it lasts as long as it takes to put that crack shack out of business. In fact, Anderson said there are only three possible conclusions after you capture the attention of the Prince George RCMP to this degree, when you become their focus and the decision has been made that they will do anything to any possible legal degree to stop you from continuing the behaviour that stole their attention in the first place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is jail,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said, adding, â&#x20AC;&#x153;or some of them move.â&#x20AC;? Anderson added then it becomes another jurisdictionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

at a time, every single get rid of these people. There are RCMP officer shares what people living in tents in one of he or she has done to our neighbourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backyards.â&#x20AC;? reach the goal of crime Morin added there is constant reduction during that per- arguing, particularly at night. sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hours on the job. Another neighbour takes pleaAnd the next day the sure in throwing stuff, sometimes battle continues, one explosive stuff, into bonfires. home at a time. Another house on her block was â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not backing badly damaged in a recent fire, down. We are enhancing and nothing has been done to policing in the problemclean things up. atic areas of the city. It is â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have family who wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come as simple and as difficult to visit. They have small chilas that,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said. dren and they are afraid,â&#x20AC;? she â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hood resident Shasaid. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people that own these problem, pointing out his job is ron Morin knows exactly what homes have to be responsible for to protect Prince George, adding, it means to be nervous of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s them. Where are the landlords for like any other jurisdiction, this happening in your own neighthese renters?â&#x20AC;? city gets its fair share of criminals bourhood. However, the crime reduction moving in to take advantage of She said she is afraid to walk strategy, particularly the prolific the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hub of the northâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. alone at night, frustrated because property prong, may be exactly The last possible choice is it seems no one is listening to her what Morin has been waiting for. redemption. even though she has made nuMorin said she wants to be part A rare choice, Anderson said, merous complaints about things of the change coming to the area. but once made officers involved she has observed, from what She said she believes a small will gladly hook the person up looks to be drug deals to haggard group of people really can make with the many services available property to noise from those who a difference, constantly bringing in the city, put there specifically to surround her, like loud violent neighbourhood issues to the ataid those in such dire straits. As arguing. tention of authorities. soon as they want to change. As â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have been trying for five or â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would be interested in being soon as they want to stop hurting six years to get rid of drug dealon any task force looking into everyone around them, either by ers and tenants that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look this, â&#x20AC;? she said. selling drugs and guns or inciting after their yards fear in their neighbours. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so many service pro- and have had no success,â&#x20AC;? she viders more than willing to help said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our house out,â&#x20AC;? he said. is now for sale. I This is the rarest choice, he donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what A watch on a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;prolific propertyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; proved fruitful added, but it does happen. you have to do to for Prince George RCMP Friday afternoon. Until then, reporting one shift Two officers were conducting surveillance on a known drug trafficking residence located at 2053 Oak St. and nabbed a man now charged with drug offences. The residence is the latest residence to be identified as a prolific property as part of the detachmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crime Reduction Strategy and has been the focus of other police attention in August. A vehicle suspected to be used in the trafficking of illegal drugs was pulled over as it left the residence. The driver and lone occupant was arrested ADVISORY COMMITTEE JOB POSTINGS and found to be in possession of cash, drug traf#13/057 Arenas Maintenance Workers ON ENHANCING PG (ENHANCE PG) ficking paraphernalia and what officers believe to (2 positions), Irregular Part Time, Thursday, September 12th - 12:00 p.m. be a quantity of the illegal stimulant methamphetClosing: September 6, 2013 2nd Floor Conference Room amine. He was also in possession of a metal baton similar to those carried by police officers. 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Basic up, optional down in ICBC plan He added one side of the business can’t subsidize the other. “You can’t cross money between those business lines.” One of the primary reasons ICBC is losing If the B.C. Utilities Commission gives ICBC the money on the basic coverage side of the business green light, residents of the province will pay more is the sharp increase in personal injury claims over for their basic insurance coverage. Simultaneously, the corporation has reduced rates the last few years, an increase that continues to rise. In 2012, bodily injury claims cost $1.8 billion and for optional insurance by 4 per cent. the projection is that number will top $2 billion in Adam Grossman, ICBC spokesman, said the 2013. increase will be minimal considering about 80 per The increase is not just an ICBC problem, but one cent of their customers purchase both basic and that is challenging many insurance companies. optional coverage, meaning the increase in one and “Personal injury costs are a major challenge for decrease in the other nearly cancel each other out. the auto industry across the world,” Grossman said, “The 80 per cent who get all their coverage with pretty much putting to rest any suspicion the inICBC are looking at an increase of about $11 per crease may be in fraudulent claims rather than true year. Those who purchase basic insurance only are personal injury cases. “They come with increasing looking at an increase of about $2.75 a month,” medical costs and a legal costs.” Grossman said. “It’s a very small percentage of Canadian law utilizes a tort system, meaning people who only get that basic insurance.” insurance pays a set, agreed-upon rate for personal Grossman explained the best way to look at the injury claims. However, claimants also have the inner workings of ICBC is to imagine the entity as two separate business. Basic insurance is mandatory right to sue the person at fault for more funds. Grossman said different factors come into play for all drivers in the province. The basic coverage when it comes to personal injury claims, and the inside is losing money. crease has multiple causes. But one he believes may “Then there is optional coverage. On that side be universal is smartphones as well as an increase we actually make a profit in a competitive market in bikers, place,” he said. “The other operates at a loss. The “There has been an increase in distracted drivers optional side operates in a market place where the as more and more people become addicted to their competitors are private insurance companies.” smartphones,” Grossman said, “and there are more people taking bikes to work or elsewhere.” According to a press release, the basic insurance rate application will ask BCUC to approve the increase to basic insurance rates, effective November 1 on an interim basis. BCUC’s full review of the basic insurance rate application will likely not be complete until a later date. Beyond the need for WITH A a rate change in 2013, ICBC has implemented C O M P L I M E N TA R Y a new framework to help prevent yearC O N S U L TAT I O N to-year volatility in insurance rates. Going forward, any changes to basic insurance rates will be limited to within plus-or-minus 1.5 percentage points of the prior year’s rate change.

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New parking system at CNC A new parking system was introduced last week at the College of New Caledonia in Prince Georges. “The new meters, conveniently located inside the front doors, as well as the dental entrance of the main Prince George campus building, are now in operation,” said Jessie Quiring, Operations Manager for Impark in Prince George, in a press release. “Users will no longer have to display a receipt in their vehicle.” Consumers will have three options when it comes to paying for parking at any of Impark’s five lots at CNC. They can pay at a pay station using their licence plate number, pay by phone or online with an e-permit. For the pay-by-licence plate option, consumers note their vehicle licence plate, go to any pay station on site, enter their plate number and pay for the time required. There is no need to return to the vehicle to display the receipt. “A really easy way to remember your plate number is to take a photo of it with your phone or write it down so it’s easily accessible to you,” said Andrea Johnson, CNC spokesperson. “Short-term parking, capped at $2, is still available as users can pay inside using their licence plate and stall number.” Pay stations are also available at the PG Tech building, the John Brink Trades and Technology Centre and the Nicholson trades campus. For the pay-by-phone option, users can download Impark’s free App (Pay by Phone Parking) on their

iPhones, Androids and Blackberries, use the mobile web (m.paybyphone. com) or call the number on the meter from any phone. This feature will allow payment for parking right over the phone. “This is a really great feature as pay-by-phone users will receive text message reminders and have the ability to add more time from anywhere without having to rush back to the meter,” said Johnson. The e-permit option is a webbased system that allows users to purchase a monthly, semester parking permit online at a discount rate over the daily rate. “We’re really happy that rates are not increasing. It still only costs $2.25 to park at the college for a 24hour period,” said Johnson. Users can purchase a permit online for a one-week period (seven days) for $10; a one-month period for $36.75; a semester (September – December; January – April) for $132.30 (which includes a 10 per cent discount); or a one-year pass for $396.90, which includes a 10% discount. CNC employees will still have the option to purchase a hanging pass at the Impark office on campus. “The new e-permit option, which is already in use at many Impark lots such as the University Hospital of Northern BC, will replace the current online system,” said Quiring. “We feel that the new system will make the parking process so much easier for CNC users.”

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The apocalypse stinks and other technological marvels It’s been quiet … too quiet. Or so the premonition of the maelstrom to come goes. Other than the panic over pay parking, it’s been pretty quiet in Prince George. Pay parking will heat up later in the month, so things will get back to normal. While all the debate over pay parking has been swirling, the College of New Caledonia instituted a new pay parking system that, I suspect, is similar to what is being proposed downtown. Now, to put things in perspective, CNC has always been pay parking so there is little controversy there. However, the system is pretty cool, sick, funky, skookum, rad, (or insert your own saying depending on your age and/or level of coolness). Users can pay at a pay station using their licence plate number, pay by phone or online with an e-permit. For the pay-by-licence plate option, consumers note their vehicle licence plate, go to any pay station on site, enter their plate number and pay for the time required. For the pay-by-phone option, users can download the free app on their iPhones, Androids and Blackberries, use the mobile web or call the number on the meter from any phone. This feature will allow payment

for parking right over the phone. Will it, technically, be distracted driving if you’re simply paying for your parking space while trying to find one and … what happens if you pay first and there are not spots? Just asking. The e-permit option is a web-based system that allows users to purchase a monthly, semester parking permit online at a discount rate over the daily rate. The interesting thing is that most of this can be done over WRITER’S BLOCK the phone. The BILLPHILLIPS question then is: Can Big Brother (in this case probably Ma and Pa), check to see if your (their) car, i.e. you, is actually at class? At any rate, technology has certainly changed things, sometimes for the better. Here at work we have an old pop machine. It’s not really old, it’s just not new. Loonies are new and they are a little bit lighter (more cheaply made?) than the old

ones and, consequently, don’t work in the pop machine. (Probably didn’t need that sugar hit anyway). I’m just waiting for the day that I can order up a pop on my phone and it appears on my desk. Which brings me to the world of Twitter. Prince George, the city, really has to come up with a hashtag different than #princegeorge. It was cute that Prince George, the babewho-would-be-king, shares our hashtag. But he’s kind of taken over. Finding Prince George, the city, stuff on Twitter by following the #princegeorge hashtag has gotten more problematic since the little “rascal” has started tweeting … and at such a young age. However, yesterday it took on a whole new meaning when the doomsday, New World Order, apocalypse, etc. tweeters figured out that Prince George, the person, is either a sign of the impending apocalypse or, more likely, a good hashtag to use to spread the end-of-the-world good cheer. At any rate, we should just move on. The hashtag #iheartpg is used quite a bit. Maybe we should start using #princegeorgebc or #pgbc. Although, diaper changes and end of the world kind of go together.

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Watching lunatics and lovers Yesterday I popped over to the HSBC building around noon so I could get a picture of volunteers handing out goodie bags filled with useful stuff, all in pink, reminding people about the Run for the Cure event at the end of the month. It was a pretty day, warm but with just a hint of a cool breeze. I got a couple of shots then headed back to my van, doing a little people watching, one of my favourite sports. A few ladies, one very fashionable, one in a mad rush and another, likely doing the same as me, passed. Then an elderly gentleman, bent from the pressures of time, shuffled across the sidewalk. Though his movements were slow, careful, you could sense he was in a hurry. He eased across the sidewalk and cautiously stepped down to the pavement beside a dark blue Caravan. He unlocked the passenger door, fluffed a brocade cushion on the seat and fooled a bit with the seatbelt, as though he was trying to get it into the

perfect position. gently clasped the seatbelt around her while Meanwhile a tiny lady emerged from the holding her arm. Then he kissed her mouth. protective and cooler shadows by the buildThe kiss lingered a moment before he ing. She pushed a walker ahead of her, lean- closed the door then circled the van, getting ing on it, moving a few feet at a time, then in. resting. I noticed it was one of And they drove away. those walkers you can turn and By then I was leaning against sit on for a few moments if you the side of the HSBC buildget too exhausted. ing, not even pretending to be She did stop a moment, white minding my own beeswax. I wavy hair brilliant in the sun. felt a little bit like the first time Her skin looked velvet soft and I read Snow White. Flushed. delicate, her eyes the blue of Overcome. a dusty columbine. She didn’t While I was leaning there I take a seat, though. Instead took note of another man comshe grinned mischievously at ing down the street, strolling the gentleman holding the van along, getting closer and closer, door, took a breath, and kept LIFEINTHEFATLANE voice getting louder and louder moving forward. DELYNDAPILON as he chatted away. It took her a while, but she Just the man. No one with finished her journey. him. Just the man. The old man took her arm and helped He was a tall burly fellow, hair tousled her into the van. He loaded the walker then with sweat, jeans a bit ragged. Look away, I told myself as he approached. But the smile I wore from witnessing the two elderly lovers was frozen to my face, Too late, the guy was looking right into my eyes. Ever had that feeling that the faster you go the habit causes you pass up the opportunity to take The grin stayed frozen in further behind you get? We are slaves to the clock. a walk on a gorgeous summer evening. It may rob place as he stared straight While this is considered a modern problem, it has you of impulsively calling friends you may not been around for a long time. have seen for a while and meeting for coffee. There Around 2000 BC sundials and marked sticks are many pleasant opportunities you may pass by were used to mark the time of day. They were not in the belief that certain events must happen as very accurate and useless on a cloudy day. The first scheduled. mechanical clocks were water powered with the Being a slave to time and schedules not only robs spring-driven clock and pendulum clock making you of pleasantly experiencing impromptu events, an appearance about 400 to 500 years ago. They but it also develops increased levels of stress. The were followed by the pocket watch and then the unpredictable enters all of our lives. Those who very handy wristwatch. have firmly embraced the habit of an inflexible Much of the push to have an instrument that schedule experience much higher levels of stress would tell time acthan those who have learned to adapt to whatever curately came from life brings. Stress leads to other emotional and the monks living in physical problems and they are all problems we the abbeys. They lived can do without. a very structured life There is a balance between living a life of that required periods of absolute chaos and a life of rigid conformity. The prayer and meditation. balance will be different for all of us but it is there. Conforming to a strict Life is meant to be lived with happiness and pasdaily routine was besion. lieved to be important. Flexibility is a key ingredient in doing so. We are little different in our lives from those ONSIDE early monks. For most VICBOWMAN of us, life is regimented and the timing of events is considered fairly essential. 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through me, babbling away. My heart stopped then started again, thrumming lightning fast. His eyes were deadly cold, staring right through mine, as though I’d somehow become the invisible woman. And did I mention he was talking to himself? Out loud? Obviously he was a lunatic, and probably dangerous. I thought of all those episodes of Criminal Minds that keep me entranced through the darkest part of one of my “insomniacs are us” nights, and gulped, glad for the sunshine, the distant voices chattering. But not too distant. He came even with me, close enough I could have pinched his nose (though I’d never pinch a lunatic’s nose). Then he walked right by, gaze still blank and cold, but this time shooting cold holes through the brick behind me. As he passed I saw the curly little wire around his ear. Geez. Not a lunatic after all. Just a guy with a cool phone gadget. I giggled a bit when I got back to the van, felt a twinge of guilt as I lit a smoke (after going to a cancer thing - kind of makes you feel bad) and drove away. You never know what’s going to happen when you people watch. Especially if you have this imagination I’ve always carried around watching too.

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or all the bluster of NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and all the coolness of Liberal Justin Trudeau, it seems Green Party leader Elizabeth May is becoming the real opposition to the federal Conservatives. Our system requires that Mulcair and Trudeau focus their efforts on becoming prime minister. Mulcair’s Roll up the Red Carpet tour capitalizes on Senate shortcomings while Trudeau’s admission he smoked marijuana while a sitting MP has certainly gained him notoriety and attention. May, however, has focused her efforts on what is really going on in Ottawa, which is what MPs sitting across from the government side should be doing. Provincially, Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver may be doing the same thing as the NDP get mired in yet another debate about who they are and whether they should dump Adrian Dix. On Wednesday, May accused the Conservative government of “doing Enbridge’s homework” with $120 million program to study ocean weather and behaviour of heavy oil spills in the ocean around Kitimat. At a news conference in Victoria, May added her voice to that of Weaver, who raised questions in the B.C. legislature in July about an ocean monitoring project in support of oil tanker exports as proposed by Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline project. May and Weaver released leaked documents they say show Ottawa spending $78 million this year and $42 million next year for marine weather monitoring and determining how diluted bitumen from the Alberta oil sands would behave in a spill. May accused federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty of hiding the program in the federal budget. On one hand, it’s easy to argue that the federal government should be doing this work, particularly since the Northern Gateway Pipeline project is rife with controversy. Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver pretty much said as much in response to the allegations. “Work on tanker safety is critical to ensure we have we have world-class marine safety on Canada’s coastlines,” Oliver told Black Press reporter Tom Fletcher. On the other hand, this sounds a lot like some of what the Joint Review Panel has asked Enbridge to do. May and Weaver also called on Premier Christy Clark to reiterate the province’s opposition to the project, unless specific conditions are met. Clark, now with a strong mandate from the people of B.C. and fresh off a byelection campaign in Kelowna that featured a visit from Alberta Premier Alison Redford, is considerably less vocal about the project. Thankfully we have an MLA and an MP who, while not the Official Opposition, are actually holding their respective governments to account.

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ill the words of Cathy McLeod and Justin Trudeau come back to burn them the next time they try to enter the United States? Much was made of the federal Liberal leader’s admission that he had smoked pot while serving as an MP — a practise that remains illegal in Canada and the U.S. Shortly thereafter, during an interview with Kamloops This Week, McLeod, the Kamloops-ThompsonCariboo Conservative MP, admitted to smoking marijuana while in university. On the Labour Day weekend, the omnipotence of border guards was again on full display as news outlets reported on the experience of Jessica Goldstein, a 30year-old White Rock student. She managed to get herself banned from Uncle Sam’s land when she replied to a question at the border. Goldstein was asked: Have you ever smoked marijuana? She replied she had, just the week before, in fact. She also admitted taking magic mushrooms and ecstasy and now finds herself on the outside looking into the United States.

The question is: Will McLeod, Trudeau, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and the many other politicians who have admitted smoking a joint be subject to the same Draconian response from the United States? Probably not, simply because of who they are and what they do. If you are a simple student going to a concert in the U.S., admitting to smoking a fatty can change your life for the worse. If you are an MP going to a conference in the U.S., sharing an identical admission at the border will result in you getting to that meeting. Why? Because life is not fair and because not all people are subject to the same punishment when breaking the law. Goldstein’s greatest crime was not smoking pot — it was being foolish enough to admit as much at the border. All pot smokers take note: When crossing into the United States of America, always adopt a don’t ask, don’t tell policy. - Kamloops This Week

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City pay parking plan bypasses approval from the electorate Editor: The city is proposing to take $1.24 million from the debt reduction reserve fund and use it to pay for a new state-of-the-art computerized parking system for the downtown. At a committee-of-the-whole meeting on August 28 the Downtown Business Improvement Association, the Chamber of Commerce and Majestic Management all clearly articulated the real problem with offstreet parking in the downtown, which is enforcement and the need for stronger bylaws and not the installation of new extravagant meters. In the past the city would use long-term debenture and borrow money from the Municipal Finance Authority to finance major capital projects. This process also typically requires the approval of the electorate to borrow the money for that purpose before going ahead; also known as the alternative approval process or reverse petition. This was most recently used for the River Road dike proposal where the electorate opposed borrowing money to build a dike. If council appropriates funds from the debt reduction reserve to pay for the proposed new parking system, they will effectively by-pass the need for approval from the electorate; not the most transparent or fiscally sustainable approach in my opinion. To date, the DBIA has collected upwards of 3,000 signatures on a petition opposing the installation of parking meters in the downtown. According to the Community Charter Sections 188 and 189: 188 (1)

A council may, by bylaw establish a reserve fund for a specified purpose and direct that money be placed to the credit of the reserve fund, 189: Use of money in reserve funds (1) money in a reserve fund, and interest earned on it must be used only for the purpose for which the fund was established. The City of Prince George Sustainability Finance Policy (15.0) Money in a reserve, including the interest earned, will only be used for the purpose for which the reserve was established. Proposals to appropriate funds from reserves will include repayment plans. The city has stated that it will take five to seven years before it breaks even on the capital costs of the new meters, also the meters have a life expectancy of 10 years and will have to be replaced then. Revenue generated from the system is projected to go back into the area or zone from where the meters are placed and not back into the debt reduction reserve. The city is not following its own Sustainable Finance Policy as there are no plans in place for repayment of the $1.24 million to the debt reduction reserve fund. The $1.24 million is money that is held in trust for the purpose of reducing the city’s debt (approximately $107 million) and for many this is a higher priority than spending it on a Cadillac parking system in the downtown that we currently do not need and no one seems to want. Debora Munoz Prince George

September means sports scene gets busy So this is September. Minor sports of all description will be back Still kind of feels like summer (and techniin full swing, now that school is back in session cally it is until later in the month). Warm days, and summer holidays are over. but even now the nights are starting to get a bit At the big-league level, the changing of the chillier. seasons is also marked by some seasons windWhile the nights are getting chillier, the ing down while others are just getting started. sports scene is warming up, both locally and Major League baseball, for instance, is into the on a major league level. last month of the regular season, High-school sports will be up which means the games (for some and running soon for the fall seateams) mean a little more, even son, which means soccer, volleythough a win in September counts ball and some others. At UNBC, just the same in the standings as a the soccer teams start playing for win in April. real this weekend, and the basIt’s a truism of the sport, but it’s ketball teams will start play in the something tough to remember regular season at the beginning of when your team pulls off a big win November. next week against a team you’re At the local rinks, the Spruce fighting for a playoff spot with. Kings get play in the British CoYou’ll remember this win, but lumbia Hockey League underway you’ve already forgotten those two ALLAN’S AMBLINGS this weekend at the Showcase ALLANWISHART games your team let slip away back in Chilliwack before hosting in April or early May. Chilliwack on Sept. 13 and 14. The Cougars, The National Football League season starts meanwhile, start Western Hockey League play this weekend, with all 32 teams holding out on Sept. 20 with a road trip to the United States hopes of making the playoffs and then making before coming back to play Kamloops on Sept. that magical run to claim the Super Bowl tro27 and 28. phy. For some, those dreams will fall as quickly

as the leaves in Prince George will be by the end of the month. While the NFL is just kicking things off, the Canadian Football League is already into the playoff stretch. It’s clear which three teams in the Western Conference will make the playoffs, but what order Saskatchewan, B.C. and Calgary finish in is still anyone’s guess. Things aren’t quite as clear-cut in the Eastern Conference, where Winnipeg still clings to hopes of sneaking in to the playoffs. For the National Hockey League, September is the time to find out who will represent your team on the ice this season. It’s the time for pre-season games, where the young hotshot looks so good in the first couple of games, then cools off as other teams start playing their first string. It’s a time when some coaches may already be planning around the break which the league will take for the Olympics next February. All in all, it’s a great time to be a sports fan, especially if, like me, you enjoy more than one sport. Yes, hockey fans will find a lot to enjoy this month, but there’s a lot of stuff happening outside the rink, on the diamonds and the pitch and the court.

World war inevitable? Editor: On the issue of a possible U.S. strike on Syria. Even though Obama has the right (according to Congress) to take action on his own, he has asked for approval by Congress before taking action. I won’t get into the long discussion of why the USA thinks that a limited strike is necessary and why he wants approval from Congress. I think it was a smart move on Obama’s part. If you have been following the news, you would know why I think the USA finds it necessary to take this action now. There seems now to be very little doubt that Congress will approve the strike when it meets on Sept. 9 to vote. My question is that how can it not escalate into a larger war? Obama (no boots on the ground) does not think so. On the other hand, Russia has ships in the Mediterranean and a base on Syria. How can Iran, Turkey, Jordan, etc. not be dragged into it? My guess is that the strike will happen on Sept. 10 or 11 (9-11 would be symbolic). I am afraid that the war will escalate into a world war; very scary. I have been watching the Congressional leadership debate on C-SPAN and the news. Secretary of State, John Kerry gave a very good speech in favour of the strike and was at this meeting. There is of course “classified information” on all this which the Congressional leaders will be privy to. My opinion is that Syria will not be easy to take down with Russia, China, etc. supporting the view of “no strike” and I am afraid it will escalate. I still think I will be lucky to see my 80th birthday. Paul Koski Cinema

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Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond, second from left, and Transportation and Infrastruc third from right, make it ofﬁcial ture Minister Todd Stone, that the four-laning of Highway 97 south of Prince George has were MaryAnne Arcand, executive been ﬁnished. Also on hand director of the Central Interior Logging Association, and Will Hob Equipment Ltd. was one of the an and son Bodhi. Hoban major contractors on the project. Allan Wishart photo

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Saturday Parkinson SuperWalk, Sept. 7, 12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m., Fort George Park, picnic shelter. Information: 1-800-668-3330. Dance to Deuces Wild, Sept. 14, 8 p.m., Hart Pioneer Cenrte. Nechako Public Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd. A Butler’s Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave.

Sunday Nechako Public Market, Sundays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd. A Butler’s Market, Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave.

Monday Canasta, Sept. 9, 7 p.m., Hart Pioneer Cenrte. Tai Chi, Mondays, 1:30 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr.

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St. Information: caribootoastmasters. com or Laura (250) 9613477. Northern Twister Square Dance Club meets Mondays, 7 p.m., Knox United Church basement. Information: Gys 250563-4828 or Reta 250962-2740.

Tuesday Bridge, Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr.

Buddhist meditation class, Tuesdays, 7:15-8:45 p.m., 320 Vancouver St. Information: 250-962-6876 or www.tilopa.org. Spruce Capital Toastmasters meet Tuesdays, 7:25 p.m., 102-1566 7th Ave. Information: Tom 250562-3402. Sweet Adelines women’s four-part chorus meets Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Studio 2880. New members welcome. Information: Kathy 250563-5170.

Hospital retirees meeting, first Tuesday of the month, 9 a.m., Prince George Golf Club. Information 250563-7497 or 250-5632885.

Wednesday Canadian Federation of University Women open house, Sept. 18, 7 p.m., Magnolia Gardens, 2055 Ingledew St. Information: Maureen 250-561-0403, Mary 250-563-3298. P.G. COPD Support Group meets Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., AIMHI gymnasium, 950 Kerry St. Information: www. pgcopdsupportgroup.ca. Bingo, Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Spruce Capital Senior Recreation Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. 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, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Connaught Youth Centre. Information: Sondra 250-963-9462 or Andrew 250-981-8270.

Thursday Whist, Sept. 12, 7 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre.

“GIVE A LITTLE… GAIN A LOT!” PG Cougars Hockey Club PG Cougars Hockey Club is looking for volunteer interns for our game nights. Great work experience in an exciting environment. Contact: brandi@pgcougars.com 250.561.0783 Patient Voices Network - Sept 28 Patients as Partners - a free Orientation session on Sat, Sept 28th. Are you interested in working collaboratively to improve BC’s primary health care system for future generations? Become a patient partner with PVN. Anthony Gagne at agagne@impactbc.ca (250)-961-5156 Positive Living North - Sept 14 AIDS Walk for Life – Sept 14th. Form a team or come as an individual. Pledge forms available. 250-562-1172 For information on volunteering with more than 100 non-proﬁt organizations in Prince George, contact Volunteer Prince George

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PG Harley Owners Group director Glenn Lewis presents a cheque for $1,325 to Cystic Fibrosis Canada local chapter representative Melanie Riedel (left) and daughters Courtney, 12 and Danika, 6. The funds were raised during the group’s annual H.O.G. Hard Times Poker Run.

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A U T O B O D Y LT D . 2065 - 1st Ave. • 250-563-0883 www.csninc.ca Prince George Grassroots Cribbage Club registration, 6:30 p.m. play 6:45 p.m., Thursdays, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Information: Gerda 250-564-8561. PG Elks Meat draw, starting Sept. 19, Thursdays at Riley’s Pub, 4:30-6 p.m.

Tai chi, Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: Lister 250-964-3849 or listerchen@shaw.ca. DayBreakers Toastmasters meets Thursday, 7-8 a.m., UHNBC Conference Room 1. Information: Heather 250-649-9591. BC Civil Liberties Union meets second Thursday of the month, 6 p.m., 1575 Fifth Ave. Plaza 400 Toastmaster Club meets Thursday, noon, Aleza room, fourth floor, Plaza 400 building, 1011 4th Ave. Information: 6252. toastmastersclubs.org/ or 250-564-5191. Prince George Toastmasters meet Thursdays, 7:15 p.m., AiMHi, 950 Kerry

St. Information: pgtoastmasters.com, Joyce 250-964-0961.

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.

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: Diane 250-964-6072. 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. Monday, 7:30 p.m., hospital, Room 421.

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Prince George Stroke Survivors Group meets Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Elder Citizens Recreation Association, 1692 10th Ave. Information: Julia 250-563-3819, Roland 250-562-1747.

NorthBreast Passage Dragon Boat Society meets first Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., Chronic Disease Management Room, UHNBC. Information: Anita 250-563-2949 or Betty 250-962-7985. Royal Purple meets meets second and fourth Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Information: Dianne 250-596-0125 or Jeanette 250-563-9362. Wednesday evening Tops (take off pounds sensibly), Spruceland Baptist Church, 1901 Ogilvie St. Information: Leona 250-962-8802. Prince George Genealogical Society meets the third Tuesday of the month, St. Giles

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: 250-5632885. 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.

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A hobby with an edge to it Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and for artisan Ron Wiebe and countless collectors that means handcrafted knives. Wiebe is one of several artists with work on display this month at a Hunting and Fishing Showcase at Two Rivers Gallery. “I’m a machinist by trade [his day job is at CN Rail], so I’m used to working with metal,” said Wiebe. “Making knives first as a hobby was a natural transition for me. I don’t build doll houses. I don’t know how to knit or crochet – so I do this mostly because I have the knowledge.” For each new knife, Wiebe takes a raw piece of steel or bar, cuts it to size and grinds it into shape. For the handles, he works with a variety of materials such as moose and deer antlers which he gets locally. “You perfect it as you go,” says Wiebe. “The time it takes to make each knife depends on its size and the intricacy of any inlay work. But whether it’s a miniature or what we call a Bowie (big knife), a folder or fixed blade, each one takes time and in the end is a work of art. I work with stabilized woods like maple that have gone through a process where they’re not going to shrink or crack.” Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Over the 15 years Wiebe has Detail shows intricate inlays in a knife made by been making his handcrafted craftsman Bill Wiebe. knives, he has developed quite a following of repeat customers. Although many collectors keep their knives on display, a few hunters use their favourite knife for skinning wildlife. Each knife comes with its own handcrafted, tanned-leather sheath. “The sheaths are all hand-sewn and custom-made for each of my knives. They’re wetmolded for a precise fit,” said Wiebe. “Some people just collect miniatures, while others just collect Bowies or fancy ones with handles of inlaid turquoise, bone, maple burl or mother of pearl. It just depends on what they are looking for.” Wiebe loves the exotic look of ornate inlays and precious woods, but says you have to be careful working with them and not do damage because mistakes are costly. Excellent craftmanship is very important to serious collectors with a lot of money to spend on their hobby. They are looking for something that is beautiful, one-of-a-kind and exceptionally well made. “Some people who collect knives are famous like Brad Pitt,” says Wiebe. “They have money to spend on their hobby. They want and can afford the very best.” The high quality stainless steel blades bear the artist’s stamped inscription. Handcrafted knives range in price from a few hundred dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars. So far, Wiebe has not sold to movie stars – but he’d like to. Originally from Vanderhoof, the artist-craftsman now lives in Prince George and finds time in his home studio to work on his custom knives. One popular perception he would like cleared up is that knives need not evoke fear. “My knives are works of art. I don’t make weapons. People are not going to pay $400 for a knife like this one (he points to a knife on the table) to hold up a gas station. That’s not what

Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Bill Wiebe holds a miniature and a big, or Bowie, handcrafted knife, both of which are popular with avid collectors.

they are for. They are art. No two of my knives are alike. That’s what makes them so special.” Knives handcrafted with expensive Domascus steel are highly prized, he said. Still, he gets it that not everyone views knives as a thing of beauty. “People view knives in different ways. When I had some of my knives at [a local studio], there was one woman there who could not stand to look at them – she certainly didn’t want to touch them. Some people see knives as dangerous, no matter what context they are in.”

The Hunting and Fishing Showcase will be on display at the Shop at the Galley, Two Rivers Gallery from Sept. 16 to Oct. 9 during regular gallery hours. Kristina Sokolic, shop coordinator, says the showcase will feature some of the city’s high end unique artistry and crafts. “We are hoping to attract the northern outdoorsmen, hunters and fishermen, and show off Prince George’s talent and fine craftsmanship.” For more information visit www.tworiversgallery.ca or phone 250-614-7800.

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Red Peony a sparkling success have one thing in common: they sparkle. “I’ve always liked bling,” Coffey said. “People like silver and gold but they love jewelry that sparkles. I sell a lot of crystal jewelry. I also use stones like citrine, amethyst, fossil, tiger eye, and a stone which is like a moonstone that comes from the East Coast. And I love working with ammolite, it’s one of the most

Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Lai Fan Coffey’s love of bling has come full circle. Her business, Red Peony Jewelry, has a complete line of rings, necklaces, bracelets, broaches, earrings, metallic inlay scarves and many other fashion accessories that all

beautiful stones I’ve ever seen. I usually order my stones from Alberta, then I design the piece and do the wiring on it myself.” Coffey’s career path changed after she had to resign from her job in the service industry. “I had been a server for the Ramada but five years ago, I was injured in a car accident and I had neck and shoulder injuries. So I

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couldn’t lift or do that kind of work anymore. I was thinking about what I could do when one day my daughter Lindsay mentioned that the metal on her earrings bothered her ears. I told her I would find something she could wear. And I did.” Coffey had found her new career path as an entrepreneur. “I found more places and suppliers that sold sterling silver parts and then I began to add my own ideas and designs and gemstones.” That was the start of her Red Peony Jewelry business. “I love colour,” said Coffey. “It can really pick up your outfit and your spirits.” As well as her jewelry, Coffey sells stylish and colourful scarves which, as always, have a bit of “bling” in them. She looks forward to expanding her business

to include other merchandise. Red Peony Jewelry can be found at crafts fairs and farmers’ markets. Twice monthly, Coffey sells her jewelry at a vendors’ booth just inside the front doors. Vendors donate 15 per cent of their sales to Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation to help its fundraising efforts. The local artisan also has a booth at the new City Hall Market Fair which opened Saturday. The new market is co-sponsored by IMSS (Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society) and Welcome PG. “I think my business will be helped by the new market,” said Coffey. “I see this as another good opportunity for smallbusiness people like me.” For more information on Red Peony Jewelry, write laifanchow@hotmail.com.

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Syndrome has music with meaning Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Gemini Syndrome, a fivemember band, formed in 2010 to fill what they saw as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;gapâ&#x20AC;? in contemporary music. And as they say in the U.K. when boarding the tube system: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mind the gapâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; because vocalist Aaron Nordstrom, guitarists Rich Juzwick, Mike Salerno, bassist A.P. Paveri and drummer Brian Steele Medina are poised for success. When not recording or off on tour, the band stays close to their home playing the Los Angeles hard rock scene. But Prince George audiences can hear them put metal to the pedal Sept. 25 as one of the opening acts for Five Finger Death Punch. Gemini Syndromeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debut album Lux comes out Sept. 10 on the Warner Bros. label and their new video for Basement is out now. On Tuesday, the Free Press spoke with G.S. lead singer Nordstrom. The groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website notes: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gemini Syndrome has drawn from influences ranging from metal to alternative to industrial and even country, to develop their own sound that does indeed cross over musical genres...â&#x20AC;? Nordstrom, former guitarist for OTEP and Synapse, agrees this is a band that will not be typecast. Their sound is unique. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We compare our music to a colour wheel,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all overlap in the middle but we have our unique colours that we like to soak in â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and I think that translates into this band. You can see

how other types of music, not just hard rock or heavy metal, really influence what we do.â&#x20AC;? For the local show, Gemini Syndrome will perform tracks from their new album, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The songs will be a surprise... but everything that we play will be from the new record for sure.â&#x20AC;? Nordstrom says the band, collectively and as individuals, has worked very hard to get where they are today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve grown up playing music since I was a little kid. I come from a musical family. My mom was a vocalist, she got me into singing and playing piano at a young age â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both classical and jazz. I got into guitar when I was about 11 and played guitar in bands for a long time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I did a little singing, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d sung mostly in choirs, but it took me a long time to get the point where I wanted to sing for bands.â&#x20AC;? Now G.S.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead singer, Nordstrom says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good fit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was younger, people always told me that I should sing in bands. But I was too shy to do it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until I was 21, living in Los Angeles, going to school and putting together a band, that a guy I knew came into the store where I was working and asked: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Who do you trust?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I recognized that as an old Zen saying â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Why are you looking for a singer for your band when you are a singer?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? With that, Nordstrom turned the spotlight on his vocal talent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a big change for me,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a little more naked when you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a guitar in front of you. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing to

Photo courtesy Gemini Syndrome Gemini Syndrome plays CN Centre Sept. 25 as one of the opening acts for Five Finger Death Punch.

hide behind. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve embraced it and now I love what I do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It [lead vocals] allows me to interact more freely with the crowd. I can move around on stage more and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to stay glued in one spot so I can focus on my singing.â&#x20AC;? Gemini Syndrome is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;thinking manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? band and Nordstrom hopes not only their special brand of music but their message will hit home with audiences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think a big thing we focus on is what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re saying to people â&#x20AC;&#x201C; what our message is. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not just a party band. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not out there singing songs about going to the bar and such. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely a message and deep meaning be-

There are bike rides, and there are bike rides. The Canadian Cancer Society has a place for all kinds, from the recent North 400 ride , which saw cyclists pedal from Jasper to Prince George in one day, to the latest addition to the fundraising efforts. The National Inside Ride Tour is coming to Prince George on Oct. 22, and annual giving assistant Sandra Blackwell says there were a couple of draws for the city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;New York Fries is one of the major sponsors, and we have a store here,â&#x20AC;? she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and we also have Camp Goodtimes, our summer camp program for children with cancer, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where the funds will be going.â&#x20AC;? As the name suggests, the Inside Ride is a bicycle event held indoors, away from any nasty late-October weather in Prince George. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each team has six members, and each rider has to raise about $170 for a team total of $1,000. Each rider does five minutes on the bike with heart-pounding music and teammates cheering them on.â&#x20AC;? The Inside Ride can have as many as 60 stationary bikes at one location for an event. Blackwell says the Prince George ride will be held at a local school gymnasium, but sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still waiting to confirm the place and time.

To learn more about the Inside Ride, go to www.theinsideride. com, which has all the details as well as some great videos of previous teams. For team packages or more information on the Oct. 22 Inside Ride event in Prince George, call Blackwell at 250-645-2361, e-mail her at sblackwell.bc.cancer.ca, or drop by the Canadian Cancer Society office at 1100 Alward Place.

a lot this year with groups like Mushroom Head, Device, Red Line Chemistry... so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been building our resume. For this [album] release we wanted to have a huge tour. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve known the Five Finger guys for some time now in various facets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Brian grew up with some of their guys â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely some history there. So when they were looking to pick bands for their tour, our name came up.â&#x20AC;? Gemini Syndrome is one of the support bands touring with Five Finger Death Punch when it plays CN Centre on Sept. 25. Tickets for the concert are at all Ticketmaster locations including the CN Centre box office.

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hind what we are doing and what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re saying â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and that has already resonated with people.â&#x20AC;? Indeed, the band was named with that in mind, says Nordstrom. He hopes both message and music will help explain what they stand for. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gemini is the twins [sign] of the zodiac and it represents duality. Syndrome is a collection of traits or ideas coming together. With our music we want to bring the polarities of the human condition into balance.â&#x20AC;? How did they get this great gig, touring with Five Finger Death Punch? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeah, it is a great gig,â&#x20AC;? agrees Nordstrom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been touring

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White Cane honours Dezell The Prince George White Cane Club held its annual summer luncheon at the Prince George Golf and

Curling Club, honouring, among other July birthdays, a founding member of Spruce City White Cane

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Club, Beatrice (Bea) Dezell who celebrated her 105th birthday. The chapter was incorporated on April 30, 1979 as the Canadian Council of the Blind Spruce City White Cane Club, qualifying it as a national organization. The name was later

changed to the Canadian Council of the Blind, Prince George White Cane Club. Currently the club has 31 members and meets on the fourth Monday of each month, from September to May, at St. Giles Presbyterian Church, 1500 Edmonton St.

Their next meeting is Sept. 23 starting at 11 a.m. followed by lunch at noon, card playing, table bowling or socializing. Members are visually impaired and includes partners who assist members with their mobility.

The BC North Central Community Advisory Board (CAB) for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines Project invites you to:

a Community Advisory Board Luncheon Featuring: TRACEY WOLSEY, Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Suncor Energy Friday, September 13, 2013| Coast Inn of the North |11:30 am to 1:00 pm Tracey has worked with Suncor since 1998 and has been involved in a variety of oil, gas, and wind power projects primarily in Alberta and BC but also Saskatchewan, the US and Australia. Tracey just recently relocated from Fort McMurray, AB where she was the Director of Communications & Stakeholder Relations for Suncor’s oil sands and in situ businesses. She is now back in her hometown of Fort St. John, BC. She continues to interact with a variety of interested stakeholders including leaders, regulators, government, NGOs, First Nation and Aboriginal communities and individuals.

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Group of nine take up art battle Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Bring on the artistic talent. The Prince George and District Community Arts Council is co-hosting Art Battle 2013 with Groop Gallery on Sept. 13. Nine well-known local artists are taking part in the exciting live competition and they are vying for a people’s choice award and three top prizes. Project manager Lisa Redpath says the interactive, first-time event for Prince George is based on popular Art Battle events in larger cities like Toronto and Vancouver. “For now, it will be baby steps to see where we are with this,” she said. “We’re keeping it small, we filled all nine spots with local artists and Groop Gallery is the perfect size for this year’s event. If there is a lot of interest, we can open up more spots for artists in the future.” Redpath says the arts community continues to grow in the city and so do venues and opportunities for new and established artists. Art Battle 2013 competitors are: Carol Whetter, Shirley Babcock, Cara Roberts, Cory Hardeman, Grace Kostamo, Kat Valcourt, Crystie Tarr, Jennifer Pighin and Keith Carlson. “With events like this, we

are always trying to stretch the expressive opportunities for our local artists. When we hear about great ideas, we like to take a chance and just run with them and we hope the public enjoys and appreciates all that we have to offer in the arts community.” She thinks Art Battle 2013 will be a win-win event for artists and spectators. “People love to watch the [artistic] process and I think this is a great way to do that. It is a perfect balance between art and entertainment. We provide 16by-20 inch canvases and easel. Artists can choose any medium they want – mixed media, oil, acrylic paints, pencil, charcoal, crayons, etc. – anything except spray paint.” Artists choose any theme they wish, and they have 45 minutes of painting time. They can also bring things of inspiration to use as a reference while they paint. All works will be included in a silent fundraising auction which follows. “Andrea Palmer from the [PG Public] Library is the emcee for the night,” said Redpath. “This is a competition but also there is entertainment value as well because the door ticket is also a ballot where people can vote for their favourite work of art.” One of the event’s sponsors, Speedee Printers, has donated

Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Shirley Babcock is one of nine local artists competing in the 2013 Art Battle at Groop Gallery on Sept. 13. The inaugural event is a Community Arts Council and gallery fundraiser and an opportunity for people to see artists creating their works.

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The Smokehouse Kitchen and Hospitality Services in the PG Native Friendship Centre at 1600 Third Ave. will have an open house Friday, Sept. 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meet the Smokehouse team, view of facilities, door prizes, light snacks and refreshments. Free parking will be available in the public parking area during the Open House event. For more information phone 250-614-7726.

Enjoy two ongoing exhibits this month at Two Rivers Gallery. From the Outer Edges features exciting artwork by Jane Isakson, and The Shape of Place features an exhibit circulated by the Kelowna Art Gallery, a collection of acrylic on canvas works by artist David Alexander. Both exhibits are on display until Sept 29 in the main gallery. For more information phone 250-614-7800 or visit the website at www.tworiversgallery.ca.

District 57 Tapestry Singers welcomes new singers to join them for their seventh season. The senior singer component includes Grades 7 to 12 and the new junior singer component includes students in Grades 4 to 7. For more information on the local group or how to join up please contact Tapestry Singers’ director Carolyn Duerksen at 250-9648184.

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Allan WISHART/Free Press Kevin Sturt reaches for some refreshment at one of the water stations along the Labour Day Classic route. Sturt and Devon Liversidge, behind him, both completed the 17-mile run on Sunday.

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It’s a bit of a shame, in a way, that no one named Ruby took part in Sunday’s Labour Day Classic. After all, this year’s event marked the 40th anniversary of the event, which started as the Prince George to Boston Marathon in 1974, and a 40th anniversary is celebrated with ruby. Instead, more than 140 runners and walkers with other names took part in 5k, 8.5-mile and 17-mile races. As the first set of runners took their spots on the starting line for the 17-mile race, Tom Masich, one of the founders of the event, reminded them of the history of the run. “This was the first road race in B.C. Now they’re all over the province, but this was the first.

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“If you had asked me at the first race what it would be like in 40 years, I would have figured you were crazy for thinking it would still be around.” Later, as the youngsters lined up for their race, Masich spoke to them. “A lot of the parents here probably aren’t even 40 yet,” he said. “I hope you young people will keep running.” The 5k race had the most participants, with 59 people running the course from the Civic Centre into Fort George Park and back. Zachary Matyas turned in the best time at 18 minutes and 14 seconds, 39 seconds ahead of Barry Nakahara. Simon Nemethy was third in 20:01. Angela Wheeler was the first female finisher in the 5k race, crossing the line in 21:04, more than three minutes ahead of Trish Crouch. The turnout for the 8.5-mile race was almost as high, with 57 runners

completing one loop of the course. Geoff Martinson made his return to the streets of Prince George a good one, crossing the finish line first in 43:35. His father, Brian, finished 11th in the race in 58:34. Brian Nemethy was second in 50:47, with Nick Bartell third in 51:39. Shar Balogh was the first female across the line, finishing in 56:46, while Amy Merritt was second in 1:00:32. There were also three people who walked the 8.5-mile route. Tony Prazma was first in 1:34:42, Paola RodriguezRush second in 1:41:39, and Tracy Arrowsmith third in 2:23:02. The 17-mile race saw 23 runners do two loops of the course, with John Hagen being the first one back to the Civic Centre in 1:53:21. Jacqui Benson was the second finisher, and the first female, in 1:57:57, while Karoly Peter was third overall in 1:58:30.

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T-wolves women ready to go Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com

Sunday was a study in contrasts on the soccer pitch at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops.

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TRU and UNBC, and the two coaches took decidedly different approaches to their lneups. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We lost 3-1,â&#x20AC;? said UNBC coach andy Cameron, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but I played all 22 players I had, which was I wanted to do. I wanted to get one last look at all of them before the regular season starts.â&#x20AC;? By contrast, TRU coach Tom McManus started what he feels will be the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 11 starters, then made some substitutions in the second half. The teams played to a 1-1 tie in Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opener, and UNBC was unlucky not to come away with a win, Cameron says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had the lead until the 93rd minute. Then they scored on a penalty in injury time to tie it.â&#x20AC;? The tie and loss wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a bad result for UNBC, since TRU is the twotime defending Pacwest champions, while the Timberwolves are starting their second year as a provisional member of the Canada West conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sports. TRU will be moving up to that level next year. Cameron said, once again the players put what they had practiced to good use on the field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last week, we played Grande Prairie, and we worked on attacking in the week before those games. This week, we worked on our zonal de-

fence, and I thought we played very well that way.â&#x20AC;? The weekend also gave the 11 first-year players (combined with 12 returnees) some experience of soccer at a high level, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They had a chance to get used to playing a team of that high calibre, playing on turf.â&#x20AC;? The Timberwolves start the Canada West regular season this weekend. They travel to University of the Fraser Valley on Friday (today) and play Victoria on Saturday. Cameron says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the beginning of a tough start to the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know much about the teams weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing this weekend. I do know Victoria finished third in the country last year, and they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play Friday so theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be rested for the game against us.â&#x20AC;? Cameron says the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first few games will dictate their style of play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three of the first four games we play are against good opposition, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably be looking to stay compact on defence, and look for counters when we get the chance.â&#x20AC;? The Timberwolves open the home portion of their season on Sept. 13 when they host the University of Alberta on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. On Sept. 15, Mount Royal will be the opposition for a noon start. Both games are at the North Cariboo Senior Soccer League fields on 18th Avenue.

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Rory Allen ponders the question. “What is the Northern BC Centre for Skating?” the technical director of the centre, based in the Elksentre, repeats. “I’ve never really been asked that before.” Basically, the Northern BC Centre for Skating is what the Spruce Capital Skating Club has become. “Skate Canada wanted to have a centre here,” he said, “for a lot of the same reasons as we have a university, the cancer centre, so many things. It makes sense in B.C.’s northern capital.” The name change is one of many changes as the club becomes the centre. Allan WISHART/Free Press “We have broadened the With skaters, coaches and directors behind her, Mayor Shari Green cuts the ribbon to scope of what we’re here for,” officially open the Northern BC Centre for Skating at the Elksentre on Tuesday. Allen said. “We’re networktion has grown so much, “we’re developing ize in a certain area, but every coach is ing with other clubs across an elite program for bantam and midget involved with every skater at one time or the north. We can offer access to ice and another.” training facilities, as well as the knowledge hockey players. “People are starting to realize developHe said the difference between the old of the coaching staff here.” ing as an athlete is number one. Developclub and the new centre is like a school. The centre is also about, as the name ing things like stickhandling is number “It’s like a one-room schoolhouse, where says, skating. two.” the teacher has to know everything about “We’re working with minor hockey, Allen and Andrea Ludditt are the two everything, compared to a university, ringette, some schools, speed skating. full-time coaches at the centre. where the teachers are very specialized.” “We are teaching the basic fundamen“We communicate daily on every skater For more information, see the website at tals of moving on ice. Skating is skating.” www.skateprincegeorge.com. He said the demand for skating instruc- we have. The other coaches may special-

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Mark Holick knows how much a pair of weekend wins were worth to the Prince George Cougars. “It’s preseason,” the head coach of the WHL team said of the games, which were in St. Albert, Alta. “Everyone is still trying to evaluate their team and their players.” With that said, however, he acknowledged the wins, 8-4 over Red Deer and 4-1 over Medicine Hat, were important. “We’re trying to establish a winning culture with the team. Wins like this are just as important for the players.” One stat from the Medicine Hat game, Holick felt, indicated clearly the problem with reading too much into the games. The teams combined to go 0-for-19 on the power play. “We’ve got a bunch of young kids we’re playing right now,” he said. “We haven’t even really worked on the power play. Even so, I felt the team played well. We had the puck in the offensive end a lot of the time, we just couldn’t score.” With five players away at NHL games, he says home games this weekend against the Edmonton Oil Kings will be part of the evaluation process – for both teams. “We’ve got five players gone, I think they’re missing six, so what you’re going to see is a bunch of young players who are fighting for a spot on the team.” He says the play might be scrambly in the games, set for tonight (Friday) and Saturday at the CN Centre, but there is one thing he is hoping will hold over for the Cougars. “The effort last weekend was real good, and I expect that to continue this weekend.”

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Are you ready for some football? One down and 255 games left (plus 11 in the playoffs)! Yes, an off-season filled with concussion discussion and player arrests will now feature real game action. The NFL season kicked off Thursday (Baltimore at Denver) and now we await the rest of the league’s 30 teams to begin the regular season Sunday or Monday. Amidst the culture of this great sport, many fans are competing in a crowd-pleasing and growing trend, where participants speculate on weekly winners in a popular contest widely known as “The Football Pool”.

Prince George is not any different than most cities, as interest in the NFL elevates by participating in a pool. Some, like the one hosted by 94X Radio, are free. Others have a small entry fee. I have been involved in football pools, in one way, or another, for the past 25 years. There are wide spectrums of pools including: Time frame: weekly winners or season-long chase. Number of games: all games each week or select number of games Pick Mode: spread based or straightup (all games equal).

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Elimination pools: pick one team cially if they are bottom feeders. For each week to win, keep going until the example, if the Oakland Raiders are last player is left alive; and your team, pick against them to win Team-win pools: draft certain teams most weeks. Objectivity remains at the whose wins count for you during the forefront. season. Key to success: The blueprint for With no guarantees, here are some winning a pool is “nailing” the games helpful hints when trying that are close on the to win a weekly or season spread (with a favorite of (non-point spread) pool: say less than four points). Know the line: Be In this realm, upsets are aware of which teams common. Still, do not pick are favored and watch an underdog just because carefully as lines change they are not favored. It is throughout the week. Do important to have some not pick any major upsets basis for thinking they will (an underdog of 7-plus be the better team on that points). If you take three particular day. super long shots and Be aware: When it go 1-2, you’re losing to comes to the NFL (or HART BEAT the people who play the HARTLEYMILLER other sports), it does not favorites. matter what system you Past reputations: Avoid picking use, there are no certainties. Although teams living off previous reputations it is rare, some people have won pools that have not been successful in the putting very little thought and time past couple of years. Many poolsters into it. To increase your chances, make continue to pick teams like San Diego yourself aware of the competing team’s or the NY Jets to win in tough spots records (overall plus home and away), just because a few seasons back they key injuries, and importance of the were very good. game and recent past history of the Maintain focus: Attention should two teams. emphasize on how teams are doing this Have fun: Sure, it is more fun to season, not previous ones. If it is the win each game but do not get discourstart of the year, last season’s records aged about having a bad week or two. can be a gauge. If unsure about a tossStandings fluctuate and it only takes a up game, go with your gut instinct, few games to change the direction of home-field advantage and/or the team the leaderboard. on a winning streak. Stats To Ponder Avoid your heart: Do not have a soft Did you know that in each of the spot for your favorite team, espepast 26 years there has been at least

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one NFL team increase their win total by five or more games from the previous season? Last year, for example, Indianapolis went from two wins in 2011 to 11 in 2012. With that in mind, who will that team(s) be in 2013? My best candidates are Detroit and Philadelphia (both 4-12 last year) or Kansas City (2-14). In each of the last 10 NFL seasons, there has been at least one team go from bottom to top in their division. For instance, Denver went from last to first from 2010 to 2011 and Washington did the same in 2011 to 2012. The bottom teams in 2012 were Buffalo, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Detroit, Tampa Bay and Arizona. In this group, the Eagles have the best chance and the Jaguars have the worst chance of going from worst to first. And here’s one last stat to digest. Since 2000, the Cincinnati Bengals and the Minnesota Vikings are the unofficial NFL leaders in having the most players arrested with 40. I guess one could suggest the “Law” of averages caught up to them. From The Quote Rack: You’ve heard of NFL fantasy drafts? I plan to hold an NFL reality draft. In my league, you select players and score points based on how often they test positive or get arrested, suspended or fined. Greg Cote of the Miami Herald How do you feel about energy conservation in Lichtenstein? Good. That’s how I feel about your fantasy football team. Mark Whicker of the Orange County Register NASCAR’s Danica Patrick says she may one day pose nude in ESPN the Magazine’s Body Issue. Who better to appear in racy photos? Comedy writer RJ Currie (www.Sportsdeke.com) Hartley Miller is the sports director for radio stations 94X and the Wolf@97fm. He also writes for hqprincegeorge.com. Send along a quote, note, or anecdote to hmiller@94xfm.com. Follow him on twitter: @Hartley_Miller

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Cariboo Cougars hit the ice Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress. com There will be a lot of new faces on the ice for the Cariboo Cougars this season, and a familiar one in a new role behind the bench. After being the assistant coach to Trevor Sprague last year, Bryan MacLean has moved into the head coachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role, while Sprague is the B.C. Major Midget League teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new general manager. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was busy,â&#x20AC;? MacLean says of the main training camp on the weekend, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but it was a good time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I signed up for.â&#x20AC;? This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s camp Free Press file photo saw 45 players attend, Lien Miller-Jenotte, with the puck in this photo from a game last season, is one of the players with the team cutting returning to the Cariboo Cougars this season. down to 28 afterwards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We moved a lot of guys on to higher ing staff will have a better idea after this MacLean expected all levels, so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good for them. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also weekend what this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cariboo Cou28 players on the roster to be at practice maybe a bit easier with fewer players gars will look like. They travel to West this week. back to put your own spin on things as a Kelowna, where they will play four games â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re expecting all the kids back toagainst other BCMML teams. They play day (Tuesday). We had a few who were at new head coach.â&#x20AC;? He says so far the transition from asSouth Delta Friday afternoon, Burnaby WHL or BCHL training camps, but they sistant to head coach â&#x20AC;&#x153;has been a good, Winter Club and Okanagan Hockey should all be back. easy one.â&#x20AC;? Academy on Saturday, and finish with a â&#x20AC;&#x153;That gives us a chance to get a real â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having Trevor help out at the camp 7:15 a.m. game clear idea of what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got.â&#x20AC;? is fantastic. It ease the transition even Sunday against What they have is seven players back more.â&#x20AC;? Pursuit of from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team, which MacLean MacLean and the rest of the coachExcellence. sees as possibly a good thing.

7 Summits set for race 7 Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a race where being average is one way to win. On Sept. 14, between 75 and 100 people are expected to gather on the main street of Barkerville and set off on bicycles. That afternoon, having completed seven stages over seven mountains and gained 7,000 feet of elevation, they will finish the 7 Summits in Wells. This is the seventh year for the hiking and biking race, although organizers expect some people to go bike-free and do the whole run on foot. According to a release from

organizer Dave Jorgenson, the goal is â&#x20AC;&#x153;to get people into the mountains, challenge their abilities, celebrate and raise awareness about our fragile alpine environment, and raise money to support the Friends of Barkerville.â&#x20AC;? The 7 Summits Challenge is designed to be achievable, not formidable. The majority of the racers end up in groups of people setting about the same pace. This is partly because of the companionship aspect of the challenge, but also because of the way prizes are handed out.

There is a poker run associated with the challenge, and awards are also given for finishing seventh, as well as having the most average time. The 7 Summits Challenge will start at 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 14, and registrations are accepted until Sept. 12. The fee of $50 includes â&#x20AC;&#x153;unique swagâ&#x20AC;?, a midrace lunch, and snacks. The event wraps up with a banquet at the Bearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Paw Cafe. Registration is limited to 100 people. For more information about the 7 Summits Challenge, or to register, go to www.7summitsbikeandhike.org.

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Children Daycare Centers Judy’s Childcare (Licensed) has FT openings for children ages 1-3. Fraserview Sub. Near Van Bien school. Ph: (250) 562-1567

Employment Business Opportunities ALL CASH drink/snack vending business route. Complete training. Small invest. req’d. 1888-979-VEND (8363). www.healthydrinkvending.co DJ Business For Sale! $8,500 includes all equipment for DJing. Serious enquiries only. Call 1 (250)992-2362

CLASS 1 DRIVERS w/ AIR Req. for DH Manufacturing, Houston BC. BC & Alberta routes to be determined based on experience. Hour Pay Based On Exp. & Full Beneﬁts After 3 Mos. Apply with resume & abstract by emailing: dhmnfg@gmail.com

Forestry

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An Alberta Oilﬁeld Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta.

CAMP COOK Needed (Hunting camp) from Sept. 9 - Oct. 13, 2013. Home style cooking & baking is all we require, nothing fancy for 4 - 6 people. $3500/month. Plus tips from clients. North of Mackenzie. We will provide transportation from Prince George. Please call Tara 406-750-0798 or Pellylk@aol.com

FIELD CLERK Needed for out of town work site (21/7 schedule). Mature, ﬂexible and positive communicator, understanding of importance of safety culture. Reporting to onsite foreman & Edmonton HO. Transportation to & from work site provided. Potential to grow with company; jobs@commandequipment.com Fax 780-488-3002.

CASHIER and stock clerk positions available at the Hart Dollar Store, 3789 Austin Road. Full-time and part-time. Apply in person to Store Manager. Must be able to work evenings and weekends.

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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. 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. Our firm offers a positive working environment with competitive salaries, a group benefits package, an RRSP program and a moving allowance. Nixon Wenger welcomes your interest in this position within our Conveyancing Department. Please submit your resumes to humanresources@nixonwenger.com by Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 at 4:00pm. We thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those under consideration will be contacted. No phone calls please.

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EARN some extra money for Christmas! Canfor’s J.D. Little Forest Centre in Prince George is looking for Seasonal Nursery Workers for our seedling harvest. Work runs for 5 to 6 weeks starting about October 15th in a positive and safe working environment! Two shifts: Morning (7:00 am to 2:30 pm) and Afternoon (3:00 pm to 10:30 pm) Ideal Candidate for Employment is physically ﬁt, safety conscious and able to work alongside others in a fast-paced team environment. Drop off your resume at the nursery or e-mail to Larry.Clark@canfor.com: J.D. Little Forest Centre 6677 Landooz Road Phone: 250-9623532 Directions to nursery: On Highway 97 at the top of the hill north of the John Hart Bridge turn right on Northwood Pulp Mill Road and follow for 6 km. At the bottom of the big hill, make ﬁrst left turn on Landooz Road and follow road for 1 km. Turn left into entrance to nursery.

Western Equipment Ltd. We are currently looking for a small motor mechanic in our fast growing Terrace location. We are a large dealer of Stihl products and handle Toro and Briggs and Stratton as well. We offer a competitive wage and beneﬁt programs. You must have experience and be very customer service orientated. Some training will be provided through Stihl Canada courses. Not all applicants will be contacted. Send resumes via email or fax. 250 635-4161

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Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services Barbeque Nations LTD in Prince George is Hiring for the following positions: *Food Servers, *Kitchen Helpers, and *Dishwashers. 40 hours/week, $10.50/hour. No experience or education required as training will be provided. Please email your resume to: bbqnations@gmail.com

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Huckleberry Mines Ltd. is a 19,000 TPD open pit copper molybdenum mine located 120 kilometers south of Houston in west central British Columbia. The mine has been in operation since in September 1997 and closure is planned for 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following position:

Environmental Technician Responsibilities: Reporting to the Environmental Coordinator, the responsibilities will include but not limited to: conducting general water quality monitoring programs as per permit and regulation requirements, maintaining environmental documentation and Àling protocols, maintain and calibrate Àeld equipment, report preparation, environmental inspections and general laboratory work. The majority of the work is conducted outside under a variety of conditions and requires the candidate to be reasonably Àt. 4XDliÀFDtions: Preference will be given to candidates possessing a University degree in Environmental Sciences or a 'iploma in Environmental Technology or related Àeld with years e[perience in a relevant Àeld. • Work independently and safely with minimal supervision • ATV, snowmobiling, boating experience and 4x4 pick ups • Solid computer skills including 0S 2fÀce • Previous experience in a mining or industrial setting • Must have a valid BC driver’s license Huckleberry Mines is located approximately two hours driving time from Houston, British Columbia. Employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. The work schedule for this position is 4 days on followed by 3 days off. Transportation to and from the mine site is provided from Houston and Smithers by bus and while at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Houston and Smithers are located in the scenic Bulkley Valley on TransCanada Highway 16, an excellent area to raise a family and has exceptional outdoor recreational activities. More information on the area is available at www.smithers.ca, www.houston.ca and www.rdbn.bc.ca. Huckleberry Mines Ltd. offers a competitive salary and a full range of beneÀts including medical, life, disability income and RRSP savings plan. We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 4ualiÀed candidates can submit their resumes in conÀdence to: Human Resources Department Huckleberry Mines Ltd. P.O. Box 3000, Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0 Fax: (604) 517-4701 Email: HR@Huckleberrymines.com

• Food Counter Attendants F/T & P/T Opp. $10.25 hr. • Supervisor Positions F/T & P/T Opp. $12.00 hr. Full-Time 35-40 hrs. wkly Part-Time 12-20 hrs. wkly

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CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT required for full time position in Smithers, B.C. Salary commensurate with experience. New grads start at $19/hr. 250-847-9898, 250847-4934, bpipars@telus.net

OfÀce Support JOY Global is hiring in Prince George! We are currently looking for a Customer Service Rep in Prince George, B.C. If you are interested in applying you can visit www.careers.joyglobal.com or reach me by e-mail at carol.bautista@joyglobal.com

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Complete Ranch Equipment Dispersal And Outside Consignments Saturday, Sept 28,2013 – 10 am Junction Hwy 16 and Johnson Road, 14 kms West of Smithers. Dispersal List: Tractors: MF 6290 120 HP 4WD w ALO Loader & bale squeeze, JD 2950 – 85 HP 4WD w Loader, Fendt 275S 4WD w loader, NH 555 Skidsteer, Komatsu 65D Dozer Trucks/Trailers: 1985 Freightliner, 1986 Ford Dump Truck, 1984 Ford F250 Diesel, Chamberlain Cattle Liner, Doepker 48’ Drop deck, 18’ Falcon Car hauler Haying Equipment: 13’ Hesston Hydra-Swing Mower Cond., Hesston 845 round Baler, Kverneland Wrapper, Hesston SD Rake, Horst 12 Ton Bale Wagon Tillage Equipment: MF 620 Disc, Kverneland 5 bott Rollover Plow, Degelman Rock Picker, Melroe Drill, Brillion Seeder 12’, Vicon Fertilizer Spreader 1 ton, Harrows, NH Manure Spreader tandem Misc: Highliner Feed Processor, JD Silage Wagon\46’ Grain Auger, Relay Auger, JD Bush hog, Jiffy Grain Feeder, Water trailer, 13’ Clearing blade, Miller Welder, Misc Tools, Antiques Outside Consignments: NH 849 Chain Baler, Gehl High Dump 10’, 10’ Breaking Disc, Antique JD MM Square Baler, 2 Bott Plow, 46’ Grain Auger on wheels, 6’ Cultivator, 6\ Finishing Disc, Howard Rotovator Mainline Irrigation Equipment, Plus More misc Sale Managers McClary Stockyards Ltd. Abbotsford, BC (604) 864-2381 Local Rep Charlie McClary (250) 877-1770 For pictures: www.charliemcclary.com

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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

Misc. for Sale Downsizing must sell !! 2 wooden tv trays..............$10 for both

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1 white/wood high back counter stool..........$25

Pets

Complete wine/beer making equipment set.........$300

CUTE English Bulldog Puppies $600. Healthy Male & female. 9 weeks, Health, shot papers. 2818990861 Email: pauwhee@gmail.com

WRANGLER RENTALS LTD. is now recruiting Excavator Operators. Rig experience an asset. Camp jobs, day rates, health beneﬁts & steady work rain or shine. Contact Monika 780-980-1331 or email resume: monika@wranglerrentals.com.

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Household items, furniture, toys & lots more! Sat & Sun Sept 7th & 8th 9am - 2pm 3843 Brentwood Place

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Attracting economic immigrants The province has confirmed that and completed in May of this year, the International Post-Graduates indicates positive results: (IPG) pilot project, conducted over â&#x20AC;˘ 67 per cent of nominees are the last three years, will become a employed and 24 per cent are pursupermanent category of the Provincial ing further advanced studies (mainly Nominee Program. masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graduates enrolled in a The IPG is critical to ensuring B.C. PhD). is able to attract and retain highly â&#x20AC;˘ 88 per cent of employed nomiskilled international post-graduates nees work in an occupation diin the science and rectly related to their technology fields. degree. B.C. will require graduate According to â&#x20AC;˘ Average income an increased federal immigration for employed nomistatistics, B.C. has nees was $45,645 in number of seen a 20 per cent skilled workers 2012. decline in economic â&#x20AC;˘ 93 per cent of - Shirley Bond IPG nominees conimmigration in the last five years. Mintinue to live in B.C. istry labour market forecasts predict NRG surveyed a sample of 462 IPG significant skilled-worker shortages nominees to measure labour market over the next decade, especially in and other outcomes. information technology and health â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know that B.C. will require an science occupations. increased number of highly skilled As a recommendation of the workers,â&#x20AC;? said Jobs Minister ShirPremierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Technology Council, the ley Bond. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to retain the three-year IPG pilot began in midbest and the brightest minds in our 2010 to support the retention of workforce. B.C. international graduates. To be â&#x20AC;&#x153;As we grow our economy and eligible, IPG applicants are required increase economic development in to fulfil the requirements for a masour province, international postterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or doctoral degree in natural, graduates will provide expertise to applied or health sciences from a B.C. support innovation that will result in post-secondary institution. To date, a thriving technology sector in our the PNP has nominated 734 highlyprovince.â&#x20AC;? qualified post-graduates under the IPG pilot. An evaluation of the International Post Graduate Pilot Project, conducted by NRG Research Group

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The CHBA-NBC is recruiting an Executive Assistant (EA) for a full time position; evening, weekend and overtime hours will apply as required. The EA plays a pivotal role in the organization and in addition to performing the majority of administrative functions, will also play a signiďŹ cant supportive role in the planning, execution and evaluation of all events and most activities throughout the year, including the annual Home Show & Energy Fair. The successful candidate has a minimum of three years in a position of responsibility and excellent communication (oral and written) and outstanding interpersonal skills. Polite and courteous, the EA has the proven ability to work independently as well as with others from a variety of backgrounds in a warm and friendly manner. The EA will successfully manage deadlines and prioritize work and is well versed in all Microsoft applications, email and social media. Experience in website maintenance is desirable. Deadline to apply: Monday September 16, 2013, 5pm Start Date: Monday October 7, 2013 Remuneration: $20.00/hour, other beneďŹ ts may be negotiated Please apply with a resume and cover letter that includes a minimum of three references: Email: eo@chbanorthernbc.ca Fax: 250 563-3815 *Email request a complete job description

CHILDRENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ASSESSMENT & SUPPORT WORKERS Prima Assessment Centre is an accredited residential behavioral assessment program for children ages 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12. We are currently accepting resumes from skilled, caring, energetic, individuals who are seeking challenging, rewarding opportunities to facilitate positive growth and change in the lives of children in care. QualiďŹ cations include a relevant degree or 2 year diploma, related experience, have/willing to obtain Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certiďŹ cate, valid 1st Aid CertiďŹ cate and Class 5 drivers license. Casual Work is available to cover 8 hour shifts within the 24 hour/7 day a week program. Union Wages for casual employees start at 17.60 per hour plus 10.2% in lieu of beneďŹ ts. Please submit resume to: Program Director, 2306 Pine Street, Prince George, BC, V2L 2E5 Fax: (250) 563-0824; Email: primapg@shaw.ca

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JOIN THE AXIS TEAM IN PRINCE GEORGE! If you are passionate about working with youth at risk or youth with developmental disabilities and want to make a difference in their lives, consider joining our team in the following openings: â&#x20AC;˘ Full Time Residence Workers ( 24 hour live in shifts; 3 on 3 off) â&#x20AC;˘ Casual Residence Workers (24 hour shifts; as needed) â&#x20AC;˘ Therapeutic Caregivers (caregiving in your own home) â&#x20AC;˘ Respite Caregivers (caregiving in your own home or primary caregivers home) The successful person(s) must be familiar and comfortable with behavioural strategies,be a positive role model and mentor who supports youth in being as independent as possible. For further information refer to our website www.axis.bc.ca under job opportunities. Fax resume to Jessica Dorer (250) 851-2977 or email jessica.dorer@axis.bc.ca.

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PRINCE GEORGE NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE Our People make a difference in the community The Prince George Native Friendship Centre, a visionary non-proďŹ t society, has been serving the needs of the entire community for the past 43 years. We are seeking candidates for the following position(s) within our organization YOUTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES: Integrated Resources for Aboriginal Youth (IRAY) Facilitator Closing date: September 11, 2013 SMOKEHOUSE KITCHEN PROGRAM: Baker (F/T) Closing date: September 11, 2013 FAMILY WELLNESS PROGRAMS: Little Friends Day Care Early Childhood Educator Closing date: September 6, 2013 A hard copy listing the roles, responsibilities and qualiďŹ cations of the position are available from the Prince George Native Friendship Centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

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