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The psychiatrist who treated Canadian Armed Forces veteran Greg Matters in the months before his Sept. 10, 2012 death, provided insight Wednesday into his patient’s emotional state. Dr. Greg Passey, a Vancouver psychiatrist specializing in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) told a coroner’s inquest that Matters became his patient in 2011. In addition to having chronic physical pain, Matters – who Passey diagnosed with PTSD – suffered from panic attacks, insomnia, problems concentrating, hyper-vigilance (of his surroundings), and an increased sense of ‘fight or flight.’ Treatment for patients with PTSD includes trying to increase support and reduce stressors or triggers, he said. Dr. Passey said he believed that Matters was “well on his way” towards recovery. His future looked bright: His finances had improved, he’d enrolled in a psychology program and wanted to be a counsellor, he planned a visit his sister in Australia, he was planting trees on his mother’s property, he was golfing with his neighbour. “This is a guy who used to be a hermit in his own room,” said Passey. “He was enjoying life,” he said, but cautioned, “That’s not to say he couldn’t be triggered....” In response to questions about whether or not Matters could have been suicidal on Sept. 10, 2012 during a stand off with RCMP, which ended with police fatally shooting him, Passey said although Matters may have had suicidal thoughts in the past, in his opinion, Matters was not suicidal at the time of his death. In fact he had just had “one of the best days of his life” when he acted as his own counsel in April 2012 on an alleged assault charge against his brother Trevor – and he had been acquitted, said Passey. “He did not have a death wish. He did not want to die.” Referring to Matters’ reportedly saying if people came onto his property, “I will die if necessary,” Passey faltered momentarily in his testimony.

“This is not a suicidal statement,” he said, tears coming to his eyes. He paused for a moment. “I’m sorry,” he said. “I’ve lost a lot of friends to suicide.” Returning to the question, he responded: “I interpreted that as a steely resolve to protect himself ... his family ... and his home.” At another moment in his testimony, Passey explained: “I’ve spent a good chunk of my life taking care of these guys [so] it’s very, very painful when I lose one.” Some of Matters’ legal troubles, which arose from threatening language, were an attempt to get people to listen to him, he said. Passey said his expectation is that Matters would have continued to improve over the next year or so. He suggested the fatal outcome of the standoff may have been averted if Matters had had access to the people he trusted most, his mother, his sister, his psychiatrist. Passey explained that in Greg Matters people suffering with PTSD, the upper brain, which carries do not get their names on monuments but thought processes, starts to shut down and they can be called the “unknown fallen” he the lower brain, which controls impulse or said and he hoped that they too would be rethe fight or flight response, takes over. Asked membered with a wreath on Remembrance by Cameron Ward, counsel for Lorraine and Day. Asked for any recommendations he Tracey Matters, what would be the effect on might like to share with the inquest jury, Matters given the presence of police in cam- Passey suggested police carry videocams ouflage, armed with M-16s and a helicopter and record what goes on in instances like hovering over his head, Passey said that at the one in which Matters was fatally shot. that point, his frontal lobe was likely “not The technology could protect the interests of operational at all.” police officers as well, he suggested. The flight or fight would kick in – and he “If there is a standoff, why not capture all was trained not to run, Passey said. of that?” “Because of his military service?” asked He also suggested a call for more public inquest counsel, Rodrick Mackenzie. education about brain disorders and special “Yes,” said Passey. training for law enforcement people who The psychiatrist explained that the men are dealing with people who have brain and women who come back from a tour of disorders. duty and who may later suffer from PTSD MORE ON PAGE P3

Too much LNG ‘urgency: Chiefs Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com What’s the rush? That was the message from chiefs at the B.C. First Nations LNG Summit in Prince George this week. With the provincial government touting five liquefied natural gas plants possible for the Northwest in the coming years, and as pipeline proposals come rolling through First Nations territory, they are feeling under the gun. “We’re really feeling the pressure, from not only the provincial governTerry Teegee ment, but the proponents,” said Carrier Sekani Tribal Chief Terry Teegee. “Really, we should be dealing with the two levels of government.” He added that First Nations have limited resources to examine these projects properly to determine whether they are in the band’s interest or not. Grand Chief Edward John was a little more direct, using his band as an example. “There’s a proposal for Trans Canada Pipeline to go through adjacent to one of our villages,” he said. “Companies come in with a sense of urgency. We have to have a socioeconomic impact study done by the end of this month. The situation is this – we have no resources in our communities, we have a company coming in with a pipeline who are expecting us to jump up and down

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Slow down LNG process: Grand Chief John FROM PAGE 1 at their beck and call.” He said the band has no help from the provincial or federal government to deal with these things. In this case, Trans Canada Pipeline gave the band $75,000 to help pay for some of the work required. “That’s welcomed by the community,” said John, “But a significant amount of money is required to make the kind of decisions that are required.” John says they are continually told that the demand is market-driven and Canada has a small window of opportunity to get into the market. “We haven’t seen anything from any

source that says there’s that sense of urgency,” John said. “I’ve been to China five times, no thanks to either government ... Somebody’s telling us there’s urgency here, and we don’t understand the source of that urgency, except somebody’s telling us it’s urgent. We have to slow this process down.” Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Judy Wilson-Raybould said there is a bigger issue that needs to be solved first. “First Nations have been engaged and thinking about these situations for a long time,” she said. “They have been fundamentally wanting to solve the land question in British Columbia. We’re not opposed to development, but not at any

cost.” She said First Nations want to find a balance between economic development and ensuring that the land will be protected and sustained. “Our relationship has to go beyond the ribbon-cutting and the initial influx of money,” she said. “It has to be fundamentally more sustainable and comprehensive in terms of ensuring we’re in partnership with other governments and industry.” Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister John Rustad said he is currently working to developing a “strategic engagement agreement” with a group of First Nations within the Carrier Sekani to deal with the concerns.

On Wednesday members of the Prince George RCMP’s Crime Reduction Team located and arrested 37-year-old Neil Romeo Joseph Hamel on Upland Street. Hamel, well known to local police, was found in possession of a significant amount of cocaine and methamphetamine, according to an RCMP press release. His arrest led to the search of a residence on the 2900 block of Upland Street, directly across the street from an elementary school. Upon entering the residence, a 15-year-old youth and a two-year-old child were located. During the search of the residence, marijuana, ecstasy and a crossbow were located and seized. Hamel has been charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, failing to comply with a recognizance, failing to comply with an undertaking, and breach of probation This arrest is the third time since the beginning of June that Hamel has been picked up by police for allegedly trafficking drugs At 2:20 a.m. on June 2, Hamel was riding a bike without lights in the area of Milburn Avenue and Pine Street. An officer stopped the cyclist and conducted routine checks with the intention of issuing a ticket under the BC Motor Vehicle Act. The officer observed the man to be in possession of a collapsible baton, similar to those issued to police officers. Hamel was found to be on conditions not to possess any weapons, stemming from a previous police investigation. He was arrested. He was also found in possession of a knife, a can of mace and a significant quantity of both cocaine and methamphetamine. Hamel was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.

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Matters’ final hours probed Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Police testimony Tuesday at a coroner’s inquest into the Sept. 10, 2012 shooting death of Gregory Matters provided more details of what took place in the final hours of the 40year-old’s life. RCMP Const. Jason Dickinson said Tuesday that on Sept. 9, 2012 he was following up on a file that originated with a complaint from Greg Matters about an altercation earlier that day between him and his brother Trevor. Dickinson and Const. Nathan Poyzer drove to Pinko Road in the Pineview area where they saw a jeeptype vehicle in the ditch with no one around. Trevor was located at a neighbours’ with cuts to his face, bloody nose and “goose egg” on his forehead, Dickinson said. The explanation Trevor gave was that he’d gone to his mother’s house, (where Greg lived) to see if she was home because he hadn’t

seen her in a while, and as he pulled away, Trevor said Greg followed him down the road, rammed his truck several times and forced him into the ditch. Greg punched him as he was still holding onto the steering wheel, Trevor told police, adding he’d yelled to Greg: “I’m your brother.” Asked what action he wanted taken, Dickinson said Trevor replied that he only wanted to see that Greg “got the care he needed.” Police attention turned to Greg, the inquest was told, because his actions could amount to assault or assault with a weapon (his truck). In 911 recordings heard Monday, the voice of Greg is heard giving his version of events – that he’d been awakened (at about 3 a.m.) by the sound of someone spinning “doughnuts” in his driveway, that he got into his truck, pursued the vehicle down the road and later found out the driver was Trevor, whom he believed had been drinking. On Monday, Tracey Mat-

ters, Greg and Trevor’s sister, testified that her brothers had a long history of disputes between them. Cameron Ward, counsel representing Tracey and Greg Matters’ mother, Lorraine, asked Dickinson about the reasons for detaining Lorraine Matters at the police detachment Sept. 10, 2012 for several hours even as the “stand-off ” which led to her son’s shooting death, escalated. Ward asked why it was the short-in-stature, 66-year-old woman, who said she’d been kneed in the chest by police (during the “stand-off ”) was not given medical attention. Further, he wanted to know what efforts the RCMP had made to involve her in talking to her son, and possibly helping diffuse an escalating situation that over a 40-hour period had turned ugly. It had gone from an altercation between brothers to where ERT members with M-16s were coming onto the property with a police dog and a police helicopter “hovering” over-

head. Questioned by Ward about background knowledge he may have had, Dickinson said he was aware Greg Matters was a Bosnian war veteran suffering from PTSD. Ward was also troubled by the fact police did not advise Lorraine Matters of her son’s demise until about two and one half hours after he was shot dead. “Greg Matters was shot and killed around 7:15 p.m,” said Ward. “Can you explain why she [Lorraine Matters] was not notified (of Greg’s death) until 9:53 p.m. – more than two hours later?” Dickinson said he was told by his superiors to simply watch over Lorraine, nothing more. A team of victim services people assisted her, he said. The officer also said he got a phone call from Trevor Matters, saying they’d (he and neighbours) heard gun shots and he asked what had happened. The officer stated he later advised Trevor of his brother’s death by attending his residence.

Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Tracey Matters, sister of Greg Matters, arrives at the inquest into her brother’s death.

Inquest hears about Matters’ past as sister testifies Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Family members of a former Canadian Armed Forces soldier shot dead by RCMP in Sept. 2012 burst into tears Monday when they heard his voice in 911 recordings played at a coroner’s inquest. The inquest into Gregory John Matters’ death is being presided over by T.E. Chico Newell and is expected to hear from numerous witnesses. The deceased’s sister, Tracey Matters, was first to take the stand Monday. She told inquest counsel Rodrick Mackenzie and an inquest jury about her life growing up on the family’s 360-acre Pineview area farm with brothers Greg and Trevor. And she described Greg (aged 40 at his death) as someone who “always stood up for the kids who couldn’t stand up for

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themselves.” Her brother always wanted to help people, she said. From age 15 or 16 he had considered careers in teaching, policing and firefighting before deciding on the military. Smiling, she added, “He was handsome... and popular with the girls.” Tracey said she moved to Australia when she was 21 and Greg was 16, but she and Greg had kept in close contact and often talked. He visited her in Australia. “Were you his confidante?” asked Mackenzie. “Absolutely,” she said. Asked about the relationship between her brothers, Tracey said after their father’s death in 1998, the two were at odds over a 150-acre land parcel and what should be done with it. Of her brother’s 15-year military career, Tracey said that at a Silver

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his problems trying to adjust after returning from peacekeeping duties in Bosnia. He’d suffered from panic attacks, insomnia and told her about nightmares, she said. “I thought it was shell shock or PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder).” Tracey said she sought professional help for her brother and found the “perfect match. She said “Greg made tremendous progress.” Asked about mental health issues at the time, Tracey said:“All I know is he wasn’t the fun-loving, lighthearted brother I had known. [In 2009] he was withdrawn, he hid from people... noises would irritate him.” He planned to become a counsellor and help other veterans with PTSD, she said, noting he’d set up a cabin on the property for his own “peace and quiet” and for a place to study.

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taking or recognizance, sentenced to 14 days in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $50. Crystal D. Whittell was found guilty of failing to attend court when ordered to do so and sentenced to one day in jail. Shane A. Wilson was found guilty of breach of recognizance and sentenced to one day in jail. In Provincial Court in Prince George on Aug. 6: Everett R.E. Patrick was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to six weeks in jail. Danial S. Sundman was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to 18 days in jail. In Provincial Court in Prince George on Aug. 7: Zachary A. Dalman was found guilty of assault, placed on probation for one year and assessed a victim surcharge of $50. Cory Davis was found guilty of uttering threats and placed on probation for nine months. Monique L. Willey was found guilty of resisting a peace officer, fined $400 and assessed a victim surcharge of $60. Willey was also found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order, sentenced to one day in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $50. In Provincial Court in Prince George on Aug. 8: Terence B. Swanson was found guilty of assault with a weapon and assaulting a peace officer, received a conditional sentence of 90 days, was placed on probation for two years and prohibited from possessing firearms for 10 years. Swanson was also found guilty of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and sentenced to one day in jail. FOR ALL YOUR OFFICE PRODUCT NEEDS

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Variety of charges heard In Provincial Court in Prince George on Aug. 8: Kevin J. Monk was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, sentenced to 76 days in jail and placed on probation for three years. Monk was also found guilty of possession of stolen property with a value less than $5,000 and four other counts of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, sentenced to 98 days in jail and placed on probation for three years. Monk was also found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking, sentenced to 60 days in jail and placed on probation for three years. Monk was also found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recognizance and failing to comply

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Oliver gets an earful at LNG summit sell itself and that is why he is travelling overseas to promote Canada’s resources. “Canada is a reliable source of energy in a frequently unstable world,” he said, adding Canada Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver told needs to diversify its market and the rest of the the B.C. First Nations LNG Summit that there world needs to diversify its supply. And that will be “respectful engagement” of First Natakes securing long-term contracts for LNG. tions when it comes to resource extraction and However, some in the crowd of development. about 400 were unconvinced. “Our plan makes the regulatory “The music I heard this morning, process more protective of the enI’ve heard that music for 42 years,” vironment by focusing resources on said Justa Monk of the Tl’azt’len Nathe major projects that can have sigttion. “It’s never changed its tune.” nificant impacts,” he told the crowd He drew applause from the crowd in Prince George Wednesday. when he pointed out that the federal w He stressed that Canada must be ggovernment helps companies pursue competitive if it is to compete on the resource extraction opportunities, global stage. “but what have you given First Na“If we permit our resources to be ttions?” Joe Oliver stranded, we will squander our There was also concern raised that -Natural Resources Minister legacy and forgo enormous social while there is lots of talk about liqueand economic benefits for now, and fied natural gas and the economic future generations,” he said. opportunities, the environment seems to be He stressed that Ottawa will not allow projects overlooked. that harm the environment to proceed. “No one is speaking for Mother Earth,” said Natural resource development means employ- Salteau First Nations Chief Harley Davis. ment for First Nations communities, he said. He pointed out that the Japanese ambassador “Aboriginal engagement is not only a Crown to Canada, Norihiro Okuda, told the crowd that responsibility, it is industry’s best interest to Japan can take LNG for the next 125 years. engage and consult,” he said. “We won’t survive 125 years of sucking that As for LNG, Oliver said there is tremendous stuff out of the ground,” Davis said. potential in British Columbia, adding that three Grand Chief Edward John added that he hears licences have been approved and more are under lots of discussion that everything to do with review. LNG, pipelines, and environmental protection, “The opportunity is not just LNG, it’s all natu- will be world-class. ral resources,” he said. “Over the next 10 years, “What is missing is a world-class standard for as much as $650 billion could be invested in indigenous rights,” he said, adding that those natural resource development in Canada.” world-class standards already exist in a United He pointed out, however, that LNG will not Nations declaration.

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FROM PAGE 3 Questioned by Andrew Kemp, counsel for the Attorney General representing RCMP, Tracey said Greg was trying “100 per cent to be a better man ... to get involved in the community.” Asked by Kemp if she knew about her brother Greg’s several “runins with police before this unfortunate incident,” Tracey said she thought Greg’s fears of being under police surveillance were due to his PTSD. When Kemp related a series of incidents involving allegations of Greg having uttered threats, complaints of harassment and an RCMP firearms search,Tracey said she had not been told about them by Greg. Nor was she told by Greg about threats Teresa MALLAM/Free Press to Crown counsel, she said. Matters family lawyer Cameron Ward. Respecting an alleged assault by Greg on Trevor, she said: alive?” and the officer said, “No.” “There are two sides to that story. Her voice trembling with emoI know that for a fact ... Greg did tion, Tracey recalled: “My mom was not agree with that account (of alcrying ... and crying, and crying. leged assault).” She said, ‘They shot Greg.’” She told Kemp: “I feel you’re beA second witness, RCMP Const. ing aggressive to me ... He [Greg] Steven Pelletier, who lived in the viwas all talk, no action, He was not a cinity of Matters’ farm, said he was off dangerous person, he [just] made a duty Sept. 9, 2012 when he was awaklot of noise.” ened at about 3 a.m. by a loud vehicle Cameron Ward, counsel for going past and backfiring. His dogs the Matters family, Greg’s mother started barking, he said, and he went and sister, began his questions of out to investigate. Reaching the end of the witness by displaying family his road, he saw [Trevor’s] vehicle in photographs of Greg Matters – a the ditch with a man he later learned graduation photo, a military photo was Greg Matters at the scene with his and Christmas photo taken in 2011 pickup trick. Trevor had blood on his – the last time Tracey saw him alive. face, he said. “That was one of the best ChristThe officer decided to try to keep the mases I have ever had,” said Tracey. two brothers separated, he said. He took She recalled Christmas music Trevor to a cabin located between the playing. Tears filled her eyes: road and his home and told him to wait “We spent Christmas day at my while he went into his house to get his mother’s, we made an eight-foot cell phone and a towel. When he came snowman, [Greg] took off his scarf out, Trevor was gone, he said. He then and wrapped it around the snowtalked with an RCMP dispatcher and man ... we went up to Connaught told them what he knew of the incident. Hill and saw the lights ... we sang A Coroner’s Inquest in British CoChristmas carols.” lumbia is a public inquiry designed to Greg was “so optimistic and so serve three primary functions: playful,” she said. 1. To ascertain publicly the facts relatHe was happy and relaxed. ing to a death, specifically the identity On Sept. 10, 2012, Tracey said of the deceased and how, when, where that she got a call at her home in and by what means the deceased came Australia from a Prince George to his or her death; 2. To make recomRCMP member who told her that mendations with the aim of preventing her mother was in police cusfuture loss of life in similar situations; tody. She also had news about her and 3. To satisfy the community that brother. the circumstances surrounding the “He’s been shot,” the officer said. death of not one of its members will be Tracey said she asked, “Is he overlooked, concealed or ignored. Be ﬁrst to add to the story or read what your neighbour thinks. Be a part of your community paper. Comment online.

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Delta confirmed as new hotel Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com It’s no secret that construction of a major new hotel downtown Prince George is underway. In fact, crews snapped a gas main at the location off Brunswick Street next to the library last week, forcing the evacuation of several adjacent businesses and hotels. What we didn’t know, until this week, was which hotel chain coming to town. It’s Delta. Slated to open in 2015, the Delta Prince George Hotel will become the city’s first four-star upscale, fullservice hotel, according to a company press release issued this morning. Delta is revamping all its hotels and resorts and the Prince George hotel will “deliver Canada’s most upscale guest experiences in the four-star hotel category.” The Delta Prince George has been designed as a contemporary hotel with high-tech design elements to reflect the needs and expectations of business and leisure travellers to the region. The property design will be reflective of the Pacific Northwest and will feature modern finishes in its public spaces and guest room suites. The Delta Prince George will have 170 guest rooms, nine extended stay suites and a hospitality suite. These rooms are aimed at today’s highly design-conscious travellers who want to live, work and connect on their own terms, according to the press release. The hotel will also boast a full-service restaurant and lounge, a state–of-the art

fitness centre with spa and bined with this Canadian currently has nine properyears with the Ramada Inn is certainly good news for indoor pool, a business brand’s exceptional reputaties in British Columbia and Coast Inn of the North Prince George and the centre and approximately tion in service excellence and 42 properties across both undergoing extensive North, pointing out it will 6,600 square feet of meetacross the country will Canada. renovations and the Sandcreate between 80 and 100 ing and conference space deliver an upscale experiThe hotel development man Signature Suites hotel jobs. She added the extra including a 4,000 square ence for guests travelling to marks somewhat of a reopening on Highway 16. hotel rooms will certainly foot ballroom. the region.” surgence of hotels in Prince Jobs Minister Shirley be needed for the 2015 “This new hotel will Delta Hotels and Resorts George in the past few Bond said the development Canada Winter Games. make Delta the market leader in Prince George and will offer travellers the most modern, innovative and thoughtfully designed hotel in the region,” said Ken • an interim summary of responses to the COUNCIL COMMITTEES, Greene, President 2014 Online Budget Survey (available at The City of Prince George COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS and CEO, Delta www.princegeorge.ca) Aquatics and Save On Foods MEETINGS Hotels and Resorts, would like to Ensure you are an • budget questions posed by the public and in a press release. answered by City representatives active part of the Community. “The Delta Prince Members of the public can choose to George will repreparticipate in one of four ways: sent the new Delta 1. ONLINE: Access www.princegeorge.ca and and we are thrilled click on the e-town hall icon. Participants to bring this upwill be directed to a webpage where they scale hotel experican view the live webcast and submit ence to the heart of budget questions online. British Columbia’s 2. BY PHONE: Call the City of Prince George Northern Capital.” at 250-561-7600 between 5:00 and The Delta Prince Special Council Meeting 8:00 p.m. A customer service George will be October 15th – 12:15 p.m. representative will be available to receive managed by Delta Sponsored by: Council Chambers and forward questions. Hotels and Resorts, e-Town Hall Budget Consultation 3. IN PERSON: The session will be held in and is owned and October 15th – 6:00 p.m. Council Chambers (2nd floor – City Hall). being developed Council Chambers Staff will facilitate the collection and by River City Hotel The Prince George Aquatic Centre will be open Advisory Committee on Development Design queuing of audience questions. Management Cor11:30am to 5:30pm on Monday, October October 16th – 12:00 p.m. 4. AT THE LIBRARY: The Prince George Public poration, a local 14. The Four Seasons Leisure Pool will be 2nd Floor Conference Room Library – Bob Harkins Branch. The Skylab real estate developCLOSED. Mayor’s Task Force on Crime will be available from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. ment company. “Memorial Park Cemetery Fall Clean Up” October 16th - 10:00am for residents to watch the webcast and/or “We are delight2nd Floor Conference Room enter budget questions online. The crews at Memorial Park Cemetery have ed to be bringing begun preparations for winter operations. The Prince George Heritage Commission Annex Delta’s upscale cemetery groundskeepers are removing plot October 17th – 12:00 p.m. hotel experience adornments that are negatively affected by to Prince George,” PROCLAMATIONS winter weather conditions. For further said Clint Dahl, Community Living Month – October 2013 information contact the Cemetery spokesperson for Administration Staff at 250-562-4661. Waste Reduction Week – October 21 – 27, the River City 2013 Hotel ManageREQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ment Corporation. “We chose P13-20 Supply and Install Window Delta because of Treatments for New RCMP Buildings, closing date: October 20, 2013 the modern and innovative design P13-21 Boltless Adjustable Shelving How can we protect our water quality, the concepts that are System – RCMP Detachment, natural environment, and prevent flooding, being introduced closing date: October 15, 2013 erosion and other hazards resulting from across the chain. rain and snow melt? Answer: Storm water For information concerning City of Prince We believe these infrastructure. George bidding opportunities visit BC Bid @ developments comwww.bcbid.gov.bc.ca

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Stolz steps down as finance chair Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com The city’s finance and audit committee chair has stepped down after concerns were raised that he was in arrears on city taxes. Cameron Stolz, who has chaired the committee since shortly after the 2011 election, made the announcement at Monday’s finance committee meeting. “I felt as the chair of the finance and audit it was important to remove any concerns around me holding that position, given the position I was in financially,” he said following Monday’s regular council meeting. “I apologize for any concerns that has raised.” The issue came to light last week when the media noticed that property owned by Stolz was being put for tax sale by the city for non-payment of taxes. Stolz explained that when the economic recession hit, his business, Great White Toys, was also hit hard and he made the decision to put off paying his taxes. “I found myself in a position where we had some pretty tough years,” he said. “During that time frame I chose to pay my staff first, everybody else second, and myself last. One of the consequences of that was that I was late paying my city taxes.” He said that his taxes have now been paid, in full, and stressed that during the time he was in arrears on his taxes, he did make his utility bill payments. He balked at any suggestion of him stepping down from council. “It’s important to recognize that what I did is something that’s available to any citizen of the community,” he said. “If you’re late paying your city taxes, you’re assessed penalties and interest. That’s applied to me the same as it is to anyone who is late paying their taxes. I was assessed those penalties and interest ... I took all actions that we’re ready available.” Stolz didn’t have an answer as to why he is stepping down now and not two years ago when he originally chose to delay paying his taxes. He also refused to comment on whether this has hurt him politically. “That’s not an appropriate comment,” he said. “This is a personal matter that’s spilled over ... If you need to ask that question, you’re not paying attention. I think you’re paying attention.”

Y O U C O U L Chamber chooses Ray D W I N

The Prince George Chamber of Commerce has a new chief executive officer. Christie Ray today takes over the position, vacated by Jennifer Brandle-McCall in June. “As someone with deep roots in Prince George, I have a great desire to help the business community grow and take advantage of the forecasted economic development for the region,” Ray said in a press release. Ray has a long history with small business in Prince George. After graduating from UNBC in 1998, she ran marketing programs for several local companies. Moving from there, she managed projects related to the recruitment and retention of skilled employees to the community. Most recently, Christie managed the Prince George Chamber of Commerce marketing project – Consider Prince George. She was born in Prince George and raised near Smithers. “While there are some very large shoes to fill, I am confident that Christie will excel in the role and that while the selection process was onerous, I feel the board has been able to add value to the membership by extending the offer,” said chamber president Derek Dougherty.

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Take action for the homeless As a cold autumn chill comes into the air, I feel the plight of the homeless even more keenly. I should feel compassion for them every day and try to help. But somehow when it’s a sunny day and all is right with my world, I look past them without meaning to. Sometimes people referred to as “street people” and their problems do almost blend into their surroundings – as T.V. ads on awareness suggest. It is not that when I pass by I don’t see them, it’s that when they smile, nod, and say “have a good day,” I think they must be OK. Well, they are not OK. They are making the best of a bad situation. A situation they can’t change. They have simply learned to survive, to adapt to TEA WITH TERESA their life on the street. Over time, TERESAMALLAM they have learned to hide their deplorable situation from the public. The average person walking downtown might not even know that they suffer – it’s only when you see the same people, out there every day, waiting in the cold for a hot cup of tea that you know. Our long, warm summer has given them a reprieve from the bitter cold that is to come. Yes, there are places the homeless can go for help and get a midday meal. But they are few and their resources are down. Why? Because more people need them, not just the homeless but the soon to be homeless – which includes the working poor who cannot make ends meet. Next week is Homelessness Action Week. This week I have spent my days at the Prince George courthouse covering an inquest. Walking to and from my car takes me down parts of George Street and onto Third Avenue depending on where I can get a parking spot. Usually my job doesn’t take me there. I usually go to nice places like local art galleries, the theatre and music concerts. Downtown I pass by people outside the Firepit where they gather, the thrift stores where they shop for warm scarves and hats, the pawn shops where they bring the last of their treasures in exchange for cash. Last Saturday I was at an AWAC (Advocating for Women

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and Children) fundraising event and I heard a talk by Dr. Theresa Healy, a well-known and respected woman who, after spending time in an orphanage when she was young, ended up on the streets at age 14. Later on, as a young mother, she raised two daughters on her own and as a young adult, enrolled in university and ultimately attained her PhD. She found love, got married (she says her “rock” is Wendy Young) and became what we like to refer to as an upstanding citizen. On Saturday night, she read a few poignant poems she’d written including the School of Hard Knocks, and yes she’s

been there. She’s walked the walk. She’s known what it is like to struggle, to feel despair. Indeed, seated all around the room were women who are still out there on the streets, still struggling. Women who still bear the scars of their ordeal. Healy spoke about the betrayal of trust in her life and about her now strong passion for the work of AWAC. Homelessness? It all comes back to that old phrase, “There but for the grace of God go I.” It can happen to anyone.

Philosophy degree has no real meaning in the modern world Paul Strickland Special to Free Press The PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) degree is, in all fields except the natural sciences, a waste of time and money for students, universities and society at large. Despite its name, the PhD, as the current top academic degree, is a requirement for a full-time job teaching undergraduates in virtually every field at universities, not just in philosophy. “In reality it is but a sham, a bauble, a dodge, whereby to decorate the catalogues of schools and colleges,” William James, the American philosopher and psychologist, wrote in his 1903 essay, “The PhD Octopus”. Originating in the Prussianized Germany of the 19th century, the PhD became entrenched in the top tier of American universities by the turn of the last century and spread to Canada from the U.S. Typical requirements include completing two years of course and seminar work beyond the master’s degree. The PhD candidate must then show proficiency in two foreign languages, pass a comprehensive written examination,

and complete a dissertation of hundreds of pages comprising original research on some limited topic under a committee demanding frequent revisions. Finally the candidate has to successfully conduct an oral defence of his or her dissertation before committee members and often some academics from outside his or her field of specialization. “Not only is the PhD dissertation constrained by the requirement that it be original (in the sense of dealing with material never dealt with before) and dull; it must also conform to the prejudices of the examiners,” writes the California historian, Page Smith, in his 1990 book, Killing the Spirit. “In other words, it must not be too original.” Despite what university catalogues may say, it typically takes five to 12 years beyond the M.A. to complete the requirements for a PhD. It is “well to recognize that a PhD, even from the best universities, may mean only that its possessor showed patience and fortitude,” writes Geoffrey Durrant, UBC professor of English, in his essay, “The New Barbarians”. It is “one of the chief reasons for the poor quality of the English used in the academy,” he says. “The style it encourages is scientific, objec-

tive and abstract, a style for recording the results of experiments in chemistry, not a style appropriate to the discussion of literature, or likely to make a student into an eloquent teacher in the classroom,” Durrant observes. Established faculty in the so-called better universities, to prove they have rigorous academic standards, take satisfaction in how many doctoral candidates they bounce out of their PhD programs before they can finish their dissertations, and this has been a problem from the beginning of PhD programs in North America. “. . . At Harvard we are proud of the number of candidates whom we reject, and of the inability of men who are not [absolutely distinguished] in intellect to pass our tests,” James wrote in his 1903 essay. The dropout rate from North American M.D. programs is about ten per cent, writes Wilfred Cude, a Cape Breton scholar. “By that standard, the wastage of North American PhD programs is appalling,” he says in The PhD Trap (1987). “Very conservative estimates of the drop-out rates there show that around 30 per cent of candidates admitted in the sciences are not successful, while over 50 per cent of candidates in the humanities or social sciences are similarly unsuccessful.”

Outnumbering those who have completed their PhD’s are these drop-outs and those who are called ABD’s (All But Dissertation), people who completed almost all the requirements for the doctorate but ran out of time or money to finish their dissertations. There is huge social wreckage – despair, depression and a sense of defeat and failure – underlying these and related statistics, many observers say. The PhD is a great blight on the land and should be abolished in the humanities and the social sciences. Or, as James wrote, universities can lower “their fantastic standards (which here at Harvard we are so proud of) and give the doctorate as a matter of course, just as they give the bachelor’s degree, for a due amount of time spent in patient labour in a special department of learning. . . . Surely native distinction needs no official stamp, and should disdain to ask for one. On the other hand, faithful labour, however commonplace, and years devoted to a subject, always deserve to be acknowledged and requited.” The system of graduate study has to be thoroughly revamped.

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Seattle has too much food early Wednesday morning (very early), and I saw a vehicle with just its running lights on. OK, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better than not having any lights on, which I still sometimes see in the evening, but not by much. Show a little sense, people. â&#x20AC;˘ Baseball is into its

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely fall out there. The days are getting shorter, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting chillier, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had to scrape the windows on my car a couple of times. Shall we amble? â&#x20AC;˘ I was in Jasper over the weekend, and I will just say Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live there. I mean, the scenery is great, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not that far from Prince George (and my family) or Edmonton (more of my family), but the prices I saw on some things were ridiculous. Take Nutri-Grain fruit bars. I can get them in Prince George, on sale, for $5 for two eight-bar boxes. In Jasper, one box cost more than $4. Yes, I know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tourist town, but I was very glad I brought my own snacks for the weekend. â&#x20AC;˘ Made the annual trip to Seattle late in September, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re now starting to have a problem. We found a couple more good restaurants, which isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the problem. The problem is, if we go to all the good restaurants we now know about, we wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any time to go to the baseball games, which is the whole reason weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re there to start with. â&#x20AC;˘ Oh, and I also totally surprised my buddies when I walked out of a Barnes and Noble bookstore without buying anything. Surprised myself too. â&#x20AC;˘ It took me a while to figure out the best word to describe the next situation. When I described the events to

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his week’s B.C. First Nations LNG Summit was refreshing in that it was probably the first such summit that wasn’t a love-in. Quite often such meetings, that attract big resource players, high-ranking politicians, and stakeholders are genteel affairs where no one wants to really put anyone else on the spot. Not so with this summit. With the provincial government salivating over liquefied natural gas possibilities and the federal government pushing resource extraction as our savior, they need to hear voices from outside their political circles … voices that are unafraid to say what needs to be said, regardless of who is in the room. Kudos to federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver and provincial Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister John Rustad for agreeing to take questions from the floor Wednesday. Hopefully they were listening. Comments were frank and heartfelt. “No one is speaking for Mother Earth,” said Salteau First Nations Chief Harley Davis to Oliver and Rustad. And he was right. Another issue that was pressed from the floor was what has been termed as “cumulative effects.” Rustad touted the provincial dream of five LNG plants in the northwest but what, really, is the impact of all that, combined with oil pipelines, mines, etc. We tend to look at projects as oneoffs, but we should be looking at the effects of all of them. There has been some movement there, however, as the province last week approved a $650,000 study to “look at the cumulative effects of existing and proposed industrial air emissions in the (Kitimat) airshed. These include emissions from: an existing aluminium smelter, three proposed LNG terminals, a proposed oil refinery, a crude-oil export facility, and gas-turbine-powered electrical generation facilities. The study will focus on sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions from these facilities.” The ministers were also reminded that much of the proposed LNG development is occurring on un-ceded land. It was a point Assembly of First Nations Chief Jody Wilson-Raybould drove home. She stressed that the overarching issue is that of land claims. The land issue comes first, not last. The comment of the day, though, went to Grand Chief Ed John who pointed out that is lots of talk about worldclass standards for pipelines, world-class standards or oil tankers, world-class standards for environmental protection, which is all good. But the one that is missing is a world-class standard for indigenous rights. Kudos to Rustad and Oliver, Japanese Ambassador Norihiro Okuda, and other stakeholders for attending the summit. And kudos to the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council for hosting the summit and to B.C. First Nations for seeking to understand.

Doing the right thing once caught, doesn’t make it right Cameron Stolz did what a lot of business people do when is, in my opinion, unrepentant. they are faced with tough economic times. In his mind, letting your taxes lapse for a few years is a He made a choice of which creditors to pay first and legitimate course of action. which to put off to another day. Businesses, even highly He doesn’t feel that he did anything wrong. profitable ones, often choose to let accounts payable reach He was in a tough situation and he did what he had to do. 90 days or more before paying the bills. He just doesn’t get it. The choice Stolz made was to put off paying As a city councillor he is entrusted with the his property taxes. He waited until the city was job of setting the policies, bylaws, rules, and about to put his property up in a tax sale before regulations that govern all citizens. City councilpaying his taxes. lors have to lead by example and make sure that If Stolz was simply Joe Businessman juggling they abide by the rules they set out for everyone payables in order to stay afloat, it wouldn’t be else. To not do so is where the hypocrisy comes a story. in. But Stolz isn’t an Ordinary Joe … he’s a The other sour pill in this melodrama is second-term city councillor who, to top it off, the fact that Stolz has stepped down from the chaired the finance and audit committee. finance and audit committee now. He was clear He’s been the guy leading the charge to that he is stepping down because of concerns WRITER’S BLOCK raised over the issue. squeeze extra dollars out of every citizen in BILLPHILLIPS Prince George in order for the city to balance When I asked him why he didn’t step down its books. Remember pay parking? two years ago when he was first in non-payment There is a certain irony in the city’s finance committee of his taxes, which if it’s appropriate to step down now it chair not paying his property taxes. was certainly appropriate to step down then, he didn’t have And just for the record, this is more than waiting 90 days an answer. before paying your bill … you have to be in arrears for a According to 250 News, who get full credit for breaking considerable amount of time before the city prepares to this story, Stolz informed Mayor Shari Green he would be seize your property. stepping down September 12. The story broke on 250 News Stolz was in arrears in his taxes for most, if not all, of his shortly thereafter. time as finance and audit committee chair. Could it be that, like a lot of politicians, Stolz did the While there is irony in that, there is hypocrisy in Stolz honourable thing and stepped down … after he knew it leading the charge to get more money out of taxpayers would become public? while he was delinquent in his taxes. One of my favourite lines is a definition of integrity: DoWhen I talked to Stolz about this issue he apologized, but ing the right thing even when no one is watching. CIRCULATION MANAGER: LANA METZ circulation@pgfreepress.com | 250-564-0504

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Two worlds unfolding Public servants when it comes to dealing with oil spills not celebrities Editor: I was interested to hear of Premier Christy Clark’s recent interview with Peter Mansbridge of CBC’s The National talking about the lack of preparedness on B.C.’s coast to deal with oil spills. The contents of the interview highlighted the bizarre kind of two-fold world that is unfolding these days in this province and country. On the one hand we have scientists who have dedicated their lives to studying climate science and are in large majority warning us about climate change and the very high likelihood that humans are contributing to this sad scenario for future generations; alongside them we have some incredibly intelligent and innovative people putting together ideas about how we could grow a clean economy, in a true sense of the word. On the other hand, we have a kind of thuggish dominant politic that posi-

tions economic growth before and at the expense of all else as a kind of biblical message that is not to be interfered with nor contested by anyone else on any basis -- human health, human rights, First Nations rights and title, water quality, air quality and other aspects of the environment matter naught with this kind of mentality unilaterally calling the shots. Christy Clark seemed lost between these two versions of the world in the Mansbridge interview. On the one hand she made a lot of sense in stating that we are not prepared to deal with oil spills, and I give her credit for that. On the other, she seems to be advocating for the federal government to step forward with public resources aimed at trying to tackle this impossibly dangerous scenario of bitumen spills on B.C.’s incredible coast. The first question that comes to mind

for me is: really, is this where we want our tax dollars to go, to oil spill response mechanisms? What is all of this economic growth and development about anyway if not for the common good? Wouldn’t a better starting point to building the economy be to first identify those things that are simply not acceptable nor negotiable: detrimental human health impacts, potential environmental catastrophes, degradation of water and food supplies for the people. Wealth means more than how much China will pay the government for our raw bitumen exports. Let’s start with the basics of health, environment and people’s rights and together build on that. We do not need Enbridge Northern Gateway to be part of the picture of B.C.s future economy. Mary MacDonald Prince George

Bear rules need clarity

Editor: Cheers to you, Bill Phillips, for your opinions on oil companies and our MLAs (MLAs should get priorities right, Free Press, September 20). Not for nothing were (and probably still are) the major oil companies called the ‘seven sisters’. We can all think of other examples of corporate ‘sisterhoods’. It takes less effort for these companies to collude with each other than it does to individually become more efficient. As long as the shareholders are happy with their dividend cheques, the consumer can go hang. The consumer is basically at the bottom of a huge pyramid scheme. Our federal and provincial governments have recently realized they can avoid a lot of embarrassing questions by not convening their respective legislatures. While elected members are swanning around to gala events, lunches and meetings, they are still being paid and submitting their expense reports. If Mr. Rustad and the other MLAs were in the legislature, they wouldn’t be attending all these other functions. I wonder if he has asked himself how many of these meetings might actually be able to function without him. He might be sad and disappointed with the answer. After all, they seemed to be able to carry on okay in the past when he actually was in his seat in the legislature. I think many of our MLAs think they are some kind of celebrity rather than being what they really are – the servants of all the people who elected them. If they don’t want to do the less pleasant parts of their job they should step down. Pete Futter Prince George

Run for the Cure says thanks to P.G. Editor: On September 12, my fiancée called the Conservation Officer because of agitated black bears in our neighbour’s tree. The sow and cubs had been eating apples in the neighbour’s yard and then chased by a dog. We too have apple trees but our electric fence and daily efforts to remove any fallen fruit have eliminated bear problems in our yard. “Electric fences make good bear neighbours,” according to the Bear Aware Website. The environment benefits from local food, which can be grown without attracting bears. Unfortunately, the officer who responded to our call left us with a written order to pick our unripe fruit or face a $345 fine. A gust of wind can easily knock a couple of apples out of a tree so it is impossible to grow apples without any fruit ever falling to the ground. If apples are left to accumulate and decompose, they will emit a smell that can attract bears. I have no problem with fines and warnings given to irresponsible fruit growers, but people are allowed to grow fruit if they frequently remove what falls to the

ground. On CBC Radio September 25, Conservation Officer Gary Van Spengen said if it was up to him, there would be no fruit trees in Prince George. His views may be typical of conservation officers who are overworked and often demoralized by the task of destroying bears. When I questioned the warning, another officer came to look at the electric fence and said they would never follow through with a fine in a case like mine, because the recipient of a fine would have legal recourse. The officer explained that the recipient of a warning would not have access to a legal process by which to question the officer’s judgment. He said that he would speak to the officer who gave the warning and get back to me, but there would be no admission of any sort of mistake. As documented in Sidetracked by Vivien Lougheed, the Conservation Officer Service admitted acting without proper legal authority in 2005 after confiscating research materials in Kakwa Park. In that case, the COs had been misinformed but later corrected their mistake. The

leadership has since changed, as has the willingness to admit mistakes. Having volunteered for the Omineca Wildlife Patrol and testified for the Crown against poachers, I have worked with a great many conservation officers, so it is with genuine sadness that I now find myself at odds with a group that has otherwise earned such widespread admiration. Openly challenging the order to pick my apples, I asked Superintendent Doug Forsdick to please serve me with the threatened fine, or to admit that the warning was not appropriate. He responded that the warning would stand but has taken no further action, leading me to believe that one can safely ignore warnings and orders issued by the Conservation Officer Service. Whether to deter calls or to harass conscientious fruit growers, officers should not be making empty threats. I would like to see specific guidelines or legislation to define acceptable practices for residential fruit growers. Garnet Fraser Prince George

Editor: On behalf of everyone involved with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure, we’d like to extend our sincere gratitude to the 350 participants, many volunteers, sponsors and donors who all made this year’s event so successful. Thanks to the generosity of Price George and area residents, more than $80,000 was raised at the Run for the Cure, contributing to the $2.6 million raised in B.C. and $27 million raised across Canada. Funds raised in B.C. stay in B.C. to support breast cancer research, education and awareness programs. Your support is making a difference. It is estimated one in nine Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Thanks to advances in research, treatment and awareness, the five year breast cancer survivor rate in B.C. is over 91 per cent, the highest in Canada. We are getting closer to creating a future without breast cancer. Thank you for your continued support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and the Run for the Cure. We look forward to seeing you next year on October 5, 2014 when we will ask once again, “who are you running for?” Renee McCloskey & Shari MacLellan Prince George Run Directors Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure

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Put reason before emotion We know too much and we know Even the experts can be wrong and too little. we need to severely question their In our world we are awash in a conclusions and how they arrived at flood of information. It is imposthem. sible for an individual to absorb and For most of us we call upon a mix evaluate all of it. One is fortunate to of fact, hope, belief and fantasy in be able to feel competent in even a our decision making. very small area. For example, our little planet is To attempt to stay an ever changing place. informed we need both Climate changes occur help and organization. and always have. We We often turn to those know from geologiwho have studied and cal studies of the earth learned much more than that several cooling and we have on a particular warming cycles have subject. happened. Where you There is a multitude sit reading this may have of experts who should been under a mile or so be able to help us of ice in the distant past. understand the basic It has warmed up since premises underlying the ONSIDE then and the question VICBOWMAN remains as to just how information thrown at us. Unfortunately the much warmer it will get experts are not always reliable or before it starts to cool down. Despite fully truthful. They can wander into all our science and expertise, only a incorrect conclusions and take the wild guess can be made. Is the earth rest of us with them. going through a warming period? It Experts in any field may also appears so. How warm will it get is become entrapped in giving more anybody’s guess. weight to information which supMany of the opinions bandied ports their view and ignore or down- about are more theological than play data which may indicate their factual. Those opinions are based on previous conclusions were wrong. a set of beliefs, which may be factual

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or may be fairy tales. Many of the environmental fanatics live in that space. They treat any disagreement with their beliefs by countering with pseudo “facts” and rationalizations which are some distance away from

reality. The recent Gateway proposal by Enbridge is a good example. The demonstrations, complete with drums, chants and banners, prove nothing. Municipal governments

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and other organizations who declare their opposition only illustrate their ignorance. Their opposition is based neither on fact or reasonable, studied opinion. They are simply the ignorant leading the ignorant. Perhaps it is a good party, but of little other value. Thankfully the hearings did attract some thoughtful comments from those with the knowledge and expertise to make worthwhile submissions. The submission by Chris Peters, a local engineer, is a great example of what approach should be taken. He raised some thoughtful questions regarding the type of piping proposed and gave a solid opinion as to what the minimum standard should be. There were others with a depth of knowledge in ship design, navigation, spill cleanup, and a host of other topics. They had opinions, both pro and con, which were well worth considering. Primitive man used casting of the bones, counting the spots on a frog’s belly and other nonsensical indicators of the future. The future is always unpredictable, but we will be more likely to survive it as a species by sorting through the rational and factual information before making decisions rather than just joining the group with the greatest emotional appeal.

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Do you have a property you would like the City to rezone to RS4 or another intensive residential zone to help revitalize your neighbourhood? Please contact Jesse Dill, Planner at jdill@city.pg.bc.ca or 250-561-7539 with your property’s information (legal description or civic address), or for more information on this project.

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Complete the narrow lot housing survey with your comments online (www.princegeorge.ca), by email (devserv@ city.pg.bc.ca), by fax (250-561-7721), or in person / via mail (see address above).

Attend one of the four (4) scheduled open houses coming to a neighbourhood near you to hear more about narrow lot housing, to inquire if your property is eligible for RS4 zoning, or to provide your input. The format of the meetings is open house style with an overview presentation to begin at 6:00pm. City staff will be available for questions.

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Mount Milligan marks milestone Ruth Lloyd Black Press The Mount Milligan copper-gold mine held a commissioning ceremony on site Oct. 8 with government and mine officials in attendance. The commissioning means the mine is operational, with the equipment having been tested and run through the start-up phases. The mine is expected to be in full commercial production by the end of the year. The mine cost around $1.57 billion to build

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over three and a half years, and in 2012 pumped $125 million in spending into the region. Dennis Hoof, Mount Milligan vice president and general manager, spoke at the event about the rapid development of the property, which was a deposit first discovered by Fort St. James prospector Richard Haslinger in 1983. “What we’ve experienced at Mount Milligan … is nothing short of a very extraordinary accomplishment,” said Hoof. Thompson Creek Metals bought the Mount Milligan project from Terrane Metals in 2010 and began construction the same year. Haslinger himself was at the commissioning, and said

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the project would never have happened without Rob Pease, president and CEO of Terrane Metals, who brought the project to the development phase. Kevin Loughrey, chairman and chief executive officer of Thompson Creek Metals, remarked on the importance of Mount Milligan for Thompson Creek Metals, which up until now has been strictly a molybdenum-producing company, and with molybdenum prices being low at the moment, is looking to Mount Milligan to diversify their company’s assets and income. “We have worked a long time to get to this point,” said Loughrey, who joked lightly about the cost overruns and extra financing the project

required to get to production. “This means everything for our company,” he said. Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Shirley Bond and Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett were also both in attendance and spoke briefly. “I’m really proud of the fact that the McLeod Lake Indian Band and the Nak’azdli Indian Band are going to share in revenue from this project,” said Bennett. Both groups have agreements with the provincial government, however, Nak’azdli First Nation has not yet negotiated a revenue-sharing agreement with Thompson Creek while Tse’khene (McLeod Lake) First Nation

has. Once in full production, the mine is expected to process an average of 60,000 tonnes of ore per day. The first concentrate has now been shipped via the load out in Mackenzie and the ore produced contains an estimated 25-30 per cent copper and an ounce of gold per tonne. The mine is expected to produce 81 million pounds of copper and 195,000 ounces of gold over an estimated 22year mine life. There are around 350 people working at the mine, which is located 150 km northwest of Prince George, and there were over 1,000 people working at the site during the peak of construction. Eighty per cent of the employees are from the Prince George, Mackenzie, Fort St. James and Vanderhoof area. Haslinger found the ore body in his prospecting around Fort St. James. Haslinger came to the area under the advisement of someone he met while kayaking the Liard River in the Yukon. The man told Haslinger Fort St. James would be a good area for gold, so he moved here and found work as a hunting guide, hand faller and other jobs, but always prospecting on the side. “More than 40 years later and I’m still here,” he said.

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Blue Pine clinic expands Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com Leanne Parker is in chronic pain. She takes morphine for the pain and warfarin, a powerful anti-coagulant. She doesn’t administer these drugs herself. It has to be done by a medical professional. For Parker, waiting for hours at the hospital is out of the question because she can’t sit for that long. For her, the Blue Pine Primary Health Care Clinic is exactly what the doctor ordered. “I don’t know what I’d be doing right now if it wasn’t for the clinic,” she said at the grand opening of the clinic last Friday. “If I had to spend hours in the hospital, I couldn’t do it. I just couldn’t do it.” At the clinic, she says she can come in, get her medications administered quickly, and go home. “It’s nice to have people that are caring who can get us in and out, and listen to what we have to say, listen to our concerns about our health,” she said. The Blue Pine Primary clinic, which offers services to Prince George residents who do not have access to a family physician or nurse practitioner, has actually been open for about a year. It is expanding its referral system so that community agencies and services can refer patients with complex health needs to the clinic for care and treatment. Located at Suite 102, 1302 – Seventh Ave. in Prince George, it has a team of health care professionals that includes family physicians, nurse practitioners, a mental health clinician and a social worker, who work together to support the diverse care needs of the clinic’s patients. Prince George residents can currently access the clinic by referral from any facility or program within Northern Health. The Prince George Division of Family Practice operates the Blue Pine Clinic which is jointly funded by the Division of Family Practice and Northern Health. Dr. Barend Grobbelaar said the focus of the clinic is to

Bill PHILLIPS/Free Press Blue Pine clinic patient Leanne Parker, with one of her caregivers Dr. Kyle Merritt, talks about how the clinic provides her with the care she needs.

provide care to those people who do not currently have a care provider and who would most benefit from care by a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals. “We’re pleased to announce that we’ve recently expanded our referral sources to include a number of community agencies and services such as Community Living BC and the Canadian Mental Health Association,” said Grobbelaar. “The success of Blue Pine Clinic is due to partnerships and ongoing collaboration, and we’d like to thank Northern Health for the hard work and dedication that went into

efforts to improve access to quality care for the people of northern B.C.” The Blue Pine Clinic was created through an initiative of the General Practice Services Committee, a partnership between the BC Ministry of Health and the BC Medical Association. As a prototype community for the “A GP for Me” initiative, the Prince George Division of Family Practice developed the clinic in partnership with Northern Health and the financial support of the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation.

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Putting music on Speed Control Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com It doesn’t matter what the weather is like in Prince George on Oct. 19, Speed Control has seen worse. “I think about the only thing we haven’t seen is a hurricane,” Graeme Peters of the Whitehorsebased band says over the phone from Alberta. The three-man power rock band plays Riley’s Pub on Oct. 19. It was raining in southern Alberta on Monday when Peters called. They didn’t have a show that night, but they were on the road to Tilley, Alta. to visit the local school. “We do a lot of work with kids at school during the day, giving them a RAWK school,” Peters said. He is the guitarist and vocalist for Speed Conrol, while brother Jody plays bass and does vocals, and Ian March handles the drums. “We work with whoever is there, from kindergarten up to Grade 12.” In summer, the touring usually ramps up – and so does the RAWK. “Between shows, we’ll put on RAWK Camps. They might three days, they might be a full week. We work with Yamaha to have brand-new instruments for the kids to play, and at the end of the week, they put on a RAWK concert for their family and friends.” Speed Control was putting on a show of its own on the weekend, as they attended the Breakout West Showcase in Calgary. Things did not get off to a good start, timewise, Peters says. “We forgot to look at the maps, and we figured it was 24 hours to drive from Whitehorse to Calgary. It turned out to more like 30 or 32, so we got there, and they basically said, ‘Play’, and we’re like ‘Oh my God’.” The band played two sets, both well-attended, but it was what happened after the music that Peters found more valuable.

Photo submitted Jody Peters, left, Ian March and Graeme Peters make up Speed Control. The Yukon-based power rock band will be playing Riley’s Pub on Oct. 19.

“You play, and then the next morning you start doing these one-on-one meetings with people from all over the music business. One might be the manager for Red Hot Chili Peppers, then the next one is one of the organizers of the biggest festival in Australia. “You get all kinds of info, some really general and some really specific.” Last week marked the release of F.A.B., the group’s second album. Peters says there are a lot of things different this time around. “The first album, I did it all. I wrote all the songs, I was the producer, I basically said, ‘This is my band, and this is how it’s going to be.’”

For F.A.B., though, the songs came from other sources. “I was working with a friend of mine in the Yukon, Barry ‘Jack’ Jenkins,” Peters says. “I had forgotten we had agreed to write a rock opera as part of one of those ‘Write a book in 24 hours’ things. So he calls me at like 2 a.m. and says, ‘The lyrics are all done, you just need to write the music’.” Peters figures it took him about two hours to get all the music done, and three of the songs from that collaboration made it to the album. “I’m super-bad with lyrics,” Peters admits. “I’m starting to challenge myself now to write the lyrics first sometimes, because

I’ve always done it the other way around.” His brother and bandmate Jody also contributed a couple of songs, and Graeme brought in some of his own as well. “What I did this time was record my songs and send them to the other two, so they could listen to them. Then, when we got to rehearsal, we could make changes if we needed to.” With Speed Control now having two albums out, it would be relatively easy for them to do a whole show of just their own songs, and Peters says sometimes they do. “If you’re only playing one set, and there’s three or four other bands playing, then yeah, you

want to make sure you play your stuff. “But if we’re doing a two-set show in a club, I like throwing in covers.” His reason is simple. “When you grabbed a guitar for the first time, you didn’t start playing your own music. You played the songs you heard and liked. That’s what influenced your music, so give the audience a chance to hear where you’re coming from.” The Oct. 19 show at Riley’s Pub wraps up the first portion of Speed Control’s western Canada tour. Show time is 9 p.m., there’s a $5 admission charge, and no one under 19 will be admitted.

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Renowned pianist Robert Silverman asks to play with Northern Orchestra Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Even in the music world, when you want to attract a big name to a small orchestra, it often comes down to who you know. That is how it came to be that conductor/ music director Gordon Lucas and his Northern Orchestra are hosting the world-class musician Robert Silverman in concert this month. “I was in kind of shock,” said Lucas. “Bob contacted me and asked if he could play with my orchestra. Of course I was delighted – and very honoured. I’ve known him for a long time. We went at UBC’s School of Music back in the 70s, he’d just been made new head of the music department.” Lucas describes Silverman as a “young lion at the keyboard” who even much earlier on in his career had established a good reputation for himself with his extraordinary level of pianism. “After I graduated as a violinist,” said Lucas, “the next time I ran into him, years later, he was already an international artist who was playing in major centres all over the world.” The two also crossed paths as colleagues at the Courtenay Youth Music Centre where Silverman taught piano and Lucas taught violin. “He was not only

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Heads up for CNC students School gets set of skulls for anthropology classes Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress. com It won’t start as a puzzle, but it may up as one. The College of New Caledonia is the new owner of a set of Hominid Bone Clones, and anthropology instructor Jennifer Reade has some ideas on how she is going to use them. “Next semester, in Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, I’ll probably start the students off with a way to get them thinking about the skulls and craniums.” Her current idea is to set up the skulls in pairs around the classroom, and have the students go around, making notes about each one. “Then we can focus on each skull, looking at the differences between them as we evolved.” At the end of the semester, she says, she may scramble the skulls on a table and challenge the students to put them in correct order. Reade and the college started working on getting the replicas in Photo courtesy CNC August. CNC anthropology instructor Jennifer Reade has her arms full of “These are replicas skulls and craniums, which students at the school will now be able to use in classes. from a company in the United States that spe“A few of them have pieces missing, which were cializes in making replicas of bones.” missing when the piece was found. On others, The replicas are taken from skulls and craniums you’ll be able to see where the scientists who found found at archaeological sites, which means the the piece recreated a missing piece, usually with students will find they all look a bit different. clay.” “These are exact replicas. The colouring is the She explains that some of pieces are craniums, same as the original, the pittedness of the skull is which is the top part, and others are skulls, which the same. include the lower jaw as well.

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Events planned for Homelessness Awareness Week Every year at this time, communities across B.C. and the Yukon host events and provide awareness opportunities to promote an understanding of the issue of homelessness. The Community Partners Addressing Homelessness Society (CPAH) is once again organizing the Prince George Homelessness Awareness week October 13–19. Homelessness is a very real issue in Prince George, and with the cold weather rapidly approaching, the plight of the homeless becomes even more difficult. The United Nations has declared homelessness and housing in Canada a national emergency. Poverty is the leading cause of homelessness in Canada, and the gap between rich and poor continues to grow. The image of who is homeless is perpetuated by prejudice and lack of understanding. A stereotyping exists that the homeless are single men and women, but the reality is that there are now significant numbers of families

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with children, senior citizens, displaced workers, young people and low income earners in this sector. They struggle to maintain their shelter only by being able to access the essential services offered by our local service groups; service such as food drop in centres, hampers, used clothing, advice and counselling, basic health care etc. Homeless count surveys confirm that most people are homeless because of a lack of affordable housing and because they simply don’t have enough income for a home and the basic necessities of life. The Homelessness Action Week is our opportunity as a community to highlight these issues and look for strategies to deal with them, while at the same time, focussing the week’s events on the residents of our community that need our help and support. CPAH and our local partners are proud to provide the opportunity to promote understanding across Prince George and break down some of the barriers

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Coldsnap gets close The Prince George Folkfest Society will present the 2014 edition of Coldsnap Winter Music Festival, which runs Jan. 24 to Feb. 1. It promises to be another stellar week of hot music to warm up the cool temperatures. Two nights will showcase the many local and regional music talent of northern B.C. and the free daytime workshops that have become the tradition of Coldsnap. The line up for main stage performances and tickets for all shows will be available in early November. “To kick off the party and celebrate our seventh winter music festival, PGFFS is

pleased to present Willhorse at Riley’s Pub on Nov. 26,” said artistic director Sue Judge. “Willhorse is a young, up and coming high energy southern-rock band with captivating melodies and thrilling harmonies. They hail from Vancouver and are finalists in The Peak Performance Project.” According to its website, the project is a $5.29 million program designed to educate, promote, develop and hopefully launch the careers of some of British Columbia’s top emerging artists. It also hopes to foster the province’s music industry and creates a sense of community amongst music professionals. In

addition to the six-month artist development program and the $315,000 in artist development funding, the Pattison Group of Companies will also contribute an annual media credit of $1,000,000 in support of the PEAK Performance Project by marketing, promoting and advertising the PEAK Performance Project and the participating artists making it the largest individual radio station project in Canada. Tickets for Willhorse are $20 plus GST and are available at Books and Company and Studio 2880. Show starts at 8 p.m.

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Nechako Public Market, Sundays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd.

Whist, Oct. 18, 7 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre.

Saturday Halloween costume exchange, Oct. 12, 2 p.m., H&H Market, 3955 Hart Highway. Dance to Stages, Oct. 12, 8 p.m.-midnight, Hart Pioneer Centre. Over 19 only. Video Symposium, Oct. 19, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., hospital. Sponsored by BC Lupus Society. Register at bclupus. org,1-866-585-8787. Fall Fair, Oct. 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 3580 Dufferin. Artisans of the North Fair, Oct. 19, 10 a.m, UNBC. Fall book sale, Oct. 19, 1-4 p.m., downtown library. 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 Fall book sale, Oct. 20, 1-4 p.m., downtown

“GIVE A LITTLE… GAIN A LOT!” NBC Centre for Skating Volunteers are needed to help with several ice skating events. No experience necessary! Get involved! Come share our passion for winter ice sports and give back to the community. More info director@skateprincegeorge.com Rory 250-962-1993 PG Cougars Hockey Club Seeking volunteers to sell 50/50 at the PG Cougars hockey games. You can sign up for any game, volunteers will contact us at the Cariboo Cougars Major Midget team, email Corrine at allbee@telus.net Theatre North West - Oct 2 - 23 ``Letter from Wingﬁeld Farm``, Oct 2 – 23. Volunteers can do: ticket taking, ushering, concession, 2-3 evenings per production. Catherine or Susie 250-563-6969 For information on volunteering with more than 100 non-proﬁt organizations in Prince George, contact Volunteer Prince George

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Monday Old Fashioned Thanksgiving, Oct. 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Huble Homestead Historic Site, 40km north of Prince George, just off Highway 97 on Mitchell Road. Information: 250-5647033 or hublehomestead. ca. Canasta, Oct. 14, 7 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Tai Chi, Mondays, 1:30 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr.

Cariboo Toastmasters meet Mondays, 7:309:30 p.m., Ramada Hotel, - 444 George St. Information: caribootoastmasters.com or Laura (250) 961-3477. Northern Twister Square Dance Club meets Mondays, 7 p.m., Knox United Church basement. Information: Gys 250- 563-4828 or Reta 250-962-2740.

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

Center City Toastmasters meet Tuesday, noon, City Hall Annex. Information: 9164. toastmastersclubs.org. Prince George Quilters Guid meets fourth Tuesday of the month, Connaught Youth Centre, 1491 17th Ave. Registration 6:30 p.m., meeting 7 p.m. Information: Echo 250612-0499. Buddhist meditation class, Tuesdays, 7:158:45 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.

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Wednesday Canadian Federation of University Women meets, Oct. 16, 7 p.m., Magnolia Gardens, 2055 Ingledew St. 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. H&H Market, Wednesday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 3955 Hart Highway. 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 Bingo, Oct. 17, 12:30 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Over 19 welcome. Kidney Foundation meets, Oct. 17, 7 p.m., fourth floor education room, hospital. Information: Diane Dupperon 250-9627958.

Metis Elders Craft group, Thursday, 10 a.m.-noon, Princse George Metis Elders Society office, 117 – 1600 Third Ave. (Prince George Native Friendship Centre). Prince George Grassroots Cribbage Club registration,

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Tai chi, Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: Lister 250964-3849 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 Tea Time for the Soul. Would you like someone to listen to you? Come, listen, and share while enjoying a cup of tea. Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. at Forest Expo House, 1506 Ferry Ave. No cost. For more information, Jesse or Catherine at 250-5632551. 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: 250-

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Power Play, for children from newborns to five years old, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays, 1:303:30 p.m., South Fort George Family Resource Centre, 1200 La Salle Ave. Information: 250614-9449.

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

Prince George Genealogical Society meets the third Tuesday of the month, St. Giles Presbyterian Church, 1500 Edmonton St.

La Leche League breast feeding support group meets the second Thursday of every month 7 p.m., 176 Aitken Cres. Information: Tammy 250-612-0085. PGRH retirees breakfast, first Tuesday of the month, Prince George Golf and Curling Club. Information: 250563-2885. Prince George ATV Club meets third Tuesday of month, 7 p.m. Carmel Restaurant meeting room. Information: George 250-964-7907.

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pounded by decreased financial literacy and an increase in personal debt load per capita, which makes young workers highly vulnerable to events such as unemployment, or a hike in interest rates. While the report outlined several concerns, this evolving labour market has created more resilient workers. Facing these challenges, many young workers choose to become self-employed, using their skills to generate their own business, and they do not harbour their parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; expectations of â&#x20AC;&#x153;career.â&#x20AC;? Workers now expect to have several careers in their lifetime and the notion of job security has become dated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Generation Y workers desire increased flexibility, less commitment to routine, collaborative approaches to work, and that the connective and mobile devices they use in their private life will be available in the workplace,â&#x20AC;? said Gordon Ruth, FCGA, CEO of CGA-BC. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Proactive employers are offering these types of work environments, and as older workers finally leave the workforce, with new skills, more flexibility, and an evolving perspective of what defines work, young workers are well positioned to take on these jobs or create new jobs of their own.â&#x20AC;?

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Lally Trucking Ltd. in Prince George is hiring 5 f/t long haul truck drivers with 1 to 2 years experience and class 1 driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s licence. Duties are: perform pre trip inspection, maintain log book, load and unload cargo, follow safety procedures for transporting goods , communicate with dispatcher and clients, read road maps for directions etc, working knowledge of English is required. Salary would be $23.00 per hour with 40 hrs. week. Interested applicants please email resume with driver abstract to lallytrucking1@hotmail.com Wanted part time driver with class 1 & air. Longhaul pin to pin. Call Danny 1-250-886-7792

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OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS Van Kamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Group of Companies requires Owner Ops. for our Prince George based terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain, driving exp. / training. We offer above average rates and an excellent employee beneďŹ ts package. To join our team of Professional drivers, email a resume, current driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abstract & details of truck to: careers@vankam.com or call Bev at 604-968-5488 or Fax: 604-587-9889 Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility. We thank you for your interest, however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

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Deryle Wayne Forrest March 29, 1956 - August 21, 2013

It is with heavy hearts that the family of Deryle Wayne Forrest announces his passing at the age of 57 on August 21, 2013.

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He is survived by sisters, Sandra (Dave) Bottineau, Sheila (Barry) Germann, Sharon (Keith) Meng, brothers Robert Forrest, Richard Forrest and many beloved nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.

Reply by email to: info@ptpasep.ca Attention: PTP ASEP Training Society Hiring Committee.

Predeceased by his father Joseph Alfred Forrest, mother Verna Forrest.

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Please join us in the Burial for Deryle on August 21, 2014 at PG Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Live-In Apartment Manager - Some experience would be beneficial. - Must have some general knowledge in repairs and minor apartment maintenance issues. - Have an excellent outgoing personality. - Must have computer system knowledge. - Must have own transportation. - Must be able to be bonded. - Must be able to decision make and trouble shoot issues. We have a very exciting high energy business. We offer great remuneration for the perfect candidate. Resumes to be faxed 1-250-305-2293 Email wlrental@shaw.ca An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051 Edson, Alta. NOT QUITE ready for full time? Need a job that offers flexibility for child-care, study or the ski season? We are looking for an administrative assistant with very strong attention to detail, a fondness for new technology, office management/computer skills and/or willingness to learn. More info www.cybernetcom.ca. Resumes to Linda at info@cybernetcom.ca

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CIRCULATION MANAGER The Prince George Free Press has an immediate opening for a Circulation Manager This is a full time position. The successful candidate will be a responsible, well-organized, self-starter with problem solving skills. The Circulation Manager is responsible for ensuring the Prince George Free Press is delivered to homes and businesses every Friday. Duties include coordinating drivers and paper carriers, recruiting staff, and auditing performance. The successful applicant must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel and be familiar with working on web-based applications. Make a difference by joining the Free Press, Prince George’s community newspaper. The benefits and opportunities of working for the leading newspaper in Prince George are why we attract and employ the best. If a rewarding challenge resonates with you, contact us today. Please submit your resume and cover letter to the attention of: Shari Kidd, Office Administrator Prince George Free Press 1773 South Lyon Street Prince George, BC V2N 1T3 officeadmin@pgfreepress.com AberdeenPublishing.com 778-754-5722

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Cashier Full Time - Permanent Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible Job Description · Customer service oriented · Operate cash register · Process money, cheques and credit/debit card payments · Scan items · Tabulate total payment for goods or services required · Receive payment for goods or services Calculate daily/shift payments received and reconcile with total sales ·Suggestive selling ·Stock shelves and clean counter area ·Greet customers ·Enter prices of items on cash register Requirements -Education: Some high school -Experience: Experience an asset Salary $10.71 to$12.00 Hourly,40.00 Hours per week. Please note that this store is 24 hrs and this position requires to work on rotating shifts and on weekends. Beneﬁts: As a Beneﬁt package the employer will provide in house dental and extended medical insurance after 6 months with the company, uniforms and discounts.

AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for experienced welders. Competitive wages, profit sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through in hole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform. Call Cindy for an appointment or send resume to: cindy@autotanks.ca. Call 780846-2231 (Office); 780-8462241 (Fax). EDMONTON BASED Company seeks qualified & experienced Buncher Operator and Processor Operator. Fort McMurray, camp work, 21/7 rotation, flight in/out provided, safety tickets and drivers abstract required. Fax 780-4883002 or send and email to; jobs@commandequipment. com

Forestry Hooktender/Spotter Required. Must be experienced and physically able to work in all weather conditions. Fax:250-503-1148 Lithium One Imports Ltd. in Prince George is hiring f/t 2 carpenters, 3 construction helpers. Carpenters must have 3 to 5 yrs experience in measure, cut, shape and join moulding’s, wood material, drywall & plastic material, ﬁt and install windows, doors, stairs, build decks & fences etc. and starting salary would be $ 25/hr. For Construction helpers no experience required and duties are clean debris at site , load and unload material, general clean up at construction site and help trade persons in ﬁnishing a job etc. salary would be $ 20/hr. All positions are full-time with 40 hrs. week . Interested applicants email resume to info@lithium1imports.com or drop of resume at 1618 Ogilvie Street, Att: Jas Local trucking company seeks chip haul drivers afternoon shift, Class 1 experience required. Resumes can be dropped off at Ryler Bulk Ltd. located at 3082 Cariboo Hwy 97 S. (150 Mile) or faxed (250) 296-3324

EDMONTON BASED Company seeks qualified & experienced (or experienced) Mulcher Operator. Fort McMurray, camp work, 21/7 rotation, flight in/out provided, safety tickets and drivers abstract required. Fax 780-488-3002 or email to; jobs@commandequipment. com FRASER SHINGLES AND EXTERIORS. Sloped Roofing / Siding Crews needed at our Edmonton branch. Great wages. Own equipment is a MUST. For info contact Giselle @ 780 962 1320 or at email: giselle@fraserexteriors.com JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $30/hour, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefits. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info online at: www.hannachrylser.ca. Fax 403-854-2845; or Email: chrysler@telusplanet.net.

SUTCO Contracting Ltd. requires experienced ﬂat-bed highway drivers. Min. 2 yrs exp. hwy/mtn driving, loading and tarping. New equipment, satellite dispatch, e-logs, extended beneﬁts & pension plan. CANADA ONLY runs avail. www.sutco.ca fax: 250357-2009 Enquiries: 1-888357-2612 Ext: 230

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CLUB11 kicks in for groups Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com They scored in droves in June, and in October, the rewards were reaped. On Wednesday, three local groups focusing on youth programs received $3,000 each from CLUB11, an entity of the Prince George Youth Soccer Association.

“We held a Score-a-Thon in June,” said CLUB11 director Mario Mastroianni. “It was one day where everybody played, and we tallied all the goals.” Players had been doing fundraising, collecting either flat donations or donations per goal. “There were more than 580 goals, and we raised $13,000.” The top fundraiser was five-year-old Brody Stafford. His mother, Lesley, said they went coun-

trywide to raise $585. ““We put the word out at home, which was Prince Rupert, and we called his grandparents in St. John’s, Newfoundland. “Everybody pitched in.” CLUB11 kept $4,000 of the funds raised within the PGYSA to purchase a soccer mascot costume, which will assist in promoting the game in the city. The three groups which received cheques on Wednesday were: • Jumpstart, a Canadian tire program which assists families that cannot afford to enrol their children

in sport or recreation ctivities; • Northern BC Friends of Children Society, which assists families with a children in extraordinary medical need; and • Special Olympics BC, which provides individuals with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to enrich their lives through positive sport experiences. This was the first year for the Score-a-Thon, and CLUB11 director Dean Rolufs doesn’t think it will be the last. “We plan to make this an annual event for our group.”

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UNBC misses chance on pitch Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com The UNBC Timberwolves men’s soccer team lost both games at home on the weekend against the University of British Columbia. UNBC coach Alan Alderson, though, didn’t sound too upset about the 3-1 and 4-0 defeats. “We played the defending national champions, probably one of the top three teams again this year, and we didn’t get killed. “The scoreline was much better than ir could have been.” So was Alderson happy with the way the Timberwolves played? “I didn’t say I was happy.” Saturday’s 4-1 win stretched UNBC’s winning streak to seven games, as they scored twice in each half. The first goal came just three minutes into the game, after UNBC keeper Ty Venhola stopped a penalty kick, but was unable to block the rebound. “On Saturday,” Alderson said, “UBC did what champions do. They came out and they played their game, at their level. Our guys got to see what a top teams looks like.” The Wolves were down 4-0 until

Photo courtesy of UNBC UNBC Timberwolves goalkeeper Ty Venhola blocks a penalty kick by Reynold Stewart of UBC in action at the North Cariboo Senior Soccer fields on Saturday. Stewart picked up his own rebound and scored the first UBC goal in what turned out to be a 4-1 win over the Timberwolves.

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Connor Noftle converted a free and we missed our chance. We kick with about 10 minutes to have to develop the habit of batgo. Alderson commended his tling hard for the whole game, team for not quitregardless of the ting. opponent.” “The positive was Alderson gave we kept fighting credit to keepers against a superior Venhola and Mitch team. It was great to Macfarlane for their see Connor execute play on the weekend, a set piece we’d and singled out one worked on.” other T’wolve for his Sunday’s 3-0 loss, efforts. however, was a dif“Tyson Hunter ferent story, accordhad two fantastic UNBC COACH ing to Alderson. games for us. He “If we were going ALAN ALDERSON was just a tireless to get points, it worker all weekend. would have been Sunday beHis ability on the ball was great, cause UBC came out slow. and finding people with the ball “It took us a long time to work was key. ourselves into the game, though, “Sometimes what he does

goes unnoticed, but he played great.” UNBC travels to Alberta this weekend for games against Lethbridge on Sunday and Calgary on Monday. “We’re looking forward to the Alberta trip,” Alderson said. “It’s a chance to put more and more of what we’ve been working on into practice. “Hopefully we’ll enjoy the rewards of bringing home a few points.” The UNBC women’s team had a bye on the weekend, but gets back into action with home games against Manitoba tonight (Friday) at 7 p.m. and Winnipeg on Sunday at noon. Both games are at the North Cariboo Senior Soccer fields off 15th Avenue.

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Low scores common for Cougars Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com For the Prince George Cougars, the past three games appear to have been played under a new rule: First goal wins. The team’s last three WHL games, including a 3-0 win Saturday in Kamloopa, have been shutouts, with the Cougars winning two of them. Coach Mark Holick likes one aspect of those games, but not another. “You obviously want to be good defensively, but you don’t tell the team we want to win 1-0 every night. You can’t do it.” After giving up 17 goals in their first two games this season, the Cougars have given up just eight in the last six games. “We spend a lot of time on it (defense),” Holick says. “The kids’ habits are getting better, the goaltending has been great, and we’ve been cutting down the number of powerplays we’re giving up.” Those were some of the problems the team had in those first couple of games, and Holick is happy with the way things are going. “We had some bad habits in the first couple of games. We were running around, taking bad penalties. What we’ve seen since then bodes well for the effort and the attention to detail of the players in the defensive end.”

Ty Edmonds turned aside 27 shots to get the shutout Saturday, and Holick says the next step is to give him and goaltending partner Brent Zarowny some support. “Our powerplay has to get better. It was improved against Kamloops, we got a lot more pressure than we had been getting.” The Cougars host the Everett Silvertips for a pair of games at the CN Centre this weekend, Friday (tonight) and Saturday. Everett was one of the teams the Cougars played on that opening weekend, and they handed Prince George an 8-3 loss. Holick laughs when asked if some of the Cougars might be looking for some revenge this weekend. Photo courtesy of Kamloops Blazers “We haven’t mentioned it Prince George Cougars goalie Ty Edmonds gets some help from Joseph Carvalho, left, and Martin Bobos at practice, but it would be during a 3-0 win over the Kamloops Blazers in Kamloops on Saturday. remiss to think they aren’t end. We have to get more traffic in 31 shots he faced Oct. 1 in a 2-0 with a save percentage of .988. So thinking about it. We took a lot of front of their goal, pay the price at Cougars victory over the Victoria far Edmonds is 4-1 on the season penalties that game. I think we’re a the net to score some goals. Royals. The next night Edmonds with a goals-against-average of 1.68 different team now.” “If we can get three goals a night, stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced and a save percentage of .939. His While Holick wants to see more I like our chances.” in a 1-0 loss to the Royals. Edtwo shutouts are tops in the entire offence from the Cougars, he Edmonds Nominated monds wrapped up his week with WHL. doesn’t want them to abandon their Ty Edmonds of the Cougars has 27 saves in a 3-0 shutout victory Edmonds was selected by the current style of play. been nominated for the CHL Goal- over the Kamloops Blazers on Oct. Cougars in the ninth round of the “I don’t think we have the type of tender of the Week Award. 5. 2011 WHL Bantam Draft, and has team to get into a track meet with The 1996-born Edmonds went Last week Edmonds stopped 81 a career record of 5-1-0-0 with a other teams. We have to develop 2-1 last week with two shutouts in of the 82 shots he faced and had a 1.66 goals-against-average and a more good habits in the offensive three starts. Edmonds stopped all goals-against-average of 0.34 along .940 save percentage.

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man. increased heart rate, and loss of apNot So Special petite or at least some restlessness? The bad news is the Cougars These are all signs of nerves and specialty teams are again to his credit he shows ranked near the bottom none of these symptoms. with the power play 21st Instead, he is demonout of 22 at 9.5 per cent strating poise, calmness, and the penalty kill 16th and the composure of a at 73.8. In fact, the Coufour-year veteran who gars have only scored doesn’t get rattled and four goals on the PP just goes about his busiwhile allowing a leagueness of stopping the puck high four shorthanded like it is no big deal. goals against. The good Edmonds, the CHL news is that the Goalie of the Week, has PP has tallied in the staggering numbers that HART BEAT HARTLEYMILLER last two victories and the are “head scratchers” for Cats have been successsomeone who has only ful in killing off 18 straight penalties. started six games (including one last Summary season). He has a 4-1 record this year The Cougars are 2-2 both at home and in those five games has allowed a and on the road and still haven’t total of just three goals. In addition, gone into overtime. Their stats are a Edmonds stopped 81 of 82 shots in three games last week and 128 of 131 bit skewed because they were blown out in their first two games. They shots in his five starts. have lacked discipline by leading the Oh, by the way, the 6’ 0”, 165 league in penalty minutes. I suggestpound Winnipeg native, originally ed this would be a sixth place team slated as a back-up this season, was in the West. Nothing I have seen just an afterthought in the 2011 has changed my mind, but it will WHL Bantam Draft where he was be interesting to look back to judge selected in the ninth round (186th whether the eight-game start was a overall). trend, an anomaly, or a bit of both. Edmonds is sitting with a 1.68 GAA and .939 save percentage and From The Quote Rack: the only reason those numbers are USC reports that impostors have that high is because he had a couple been applying for the head coaching of early relief appearances (losses to job there. They added, however that it Portland and Everett) where he gave was good to hear from Barry Switzer up goals long after the outcome of again. those games were in doubt. Contributor Bill Littlejohn of Naturally, Edmonds will not be South Lake Tahoe, California able to keep up such a hot streak but he now must be on the NHL scouts The Denver Broncos are a NFL radar in his draft year. On the other hand, Brett Zarowny’s record 28-point favorite over the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday. Have slow start has been overshadowed by to wonder if the spread would be less Edmonds’ excellent play as Zarowny if the Broncos were playing the FSU has a 6.95 GAA and .811 save percentage in his three starts. Obviously, Seminoles. Contributor Janice Hough of Palo those numbers will climb rapidly, but Alto, California (www.leftcoastthe question is how many games will sportsbabe.com) he get in the short term with Ty on fire? The Saskatchewan Roughriders put Lack Of Pop The Cougars have not scored more themselves into contention for two home playoff games with a win over than three goals in any of their eight games. No player is averaging a point the BC Lions. They now have a shot at home field against the Lions and home per game and Klarc Wilson leads crowd at Calgary. goal scorers with four. Chase Witala Comedy writer Derek Wilken of and Brett Roulston still have not Calgary found the back of the net, muchheralded rookie Jansen Harkins and A diamond sold for $30.6 million Alex Forsberg only have one goal, at an auction in Hong Kong. No one and Zach Pochiro is sitting with two. Sooner or later these core players will even knew that Kobe Bryant and his wife were fighting again. need to produce more offense as the Jim Barach of WCHS-TV in Cats are averaging a mere total of Charleston, W.Va. (jokesbyjim.blog2.125 goals per game. spot.com/) Complementary Players Energy players Jordan Tkatch and NASCAR’s Danica Patrick will coTyler Mrkonjic are making sighost the American Country Awards. nificant contributions although both And why not? Her marriage broke up, have mainly played on the so-called she’s got a dog, drives a Chevy and all third line. It’s not a coincidence they her chases end in heartache. are one-two in team plus minus with Comedy writer RJ Currie (www. Tkatch +4 and Mrkonjic +3. Sportsdeke.com) Solid Play From Back End Marc McNulty and Peter KosterHartley Miller is the sports diman have been the two best blue liners. Even though McNulty has five rector for radio stations 94X and the Wolf@97fm. He also writes points and is +1, I think Kosterman for hqprincegeorge.com. Send has been the most consistent. The 20-year-old ex--Calgary Hitmen does along a quote, note, or anecdote to hmiller@94xfm.com. not have a point but is a +2 with 12 penalty minutes and has shown to be Follow him on twitter: @Hartthe ultimate stay at home defenceley_Miller

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Injured Kings hit the road Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com The Prince George Spruce Kings have a simple battle plan for the coming three-game road weekend in the B.C. Hockey League. “We have to circle the wagons and hope we get a few goals,” coach Dave Dupas says of the upcoming trip. “It couldn’t have come at a worse time for us.” With Brent Lashek already out of the lineup with a concussion, the Spruce Kings lost Jake LeBrun partway through a 3-0 home-ice win Friday over the Vernon Vipers. LeBrun was checked headfirst into the boards by one of the Vipers, and has also been diagnosed with a concussion. “Those are two of the guys on our top line,” Dupas says. “It can’t possibly help us to have both of them out of the lineup. “Somebody else is going to have to step up.” It wouldn’t have been the easiest weekend to start with for the Spruce Kings, and being shorthanded offensively won’t help. The Kings were in Merritt on Thursday, and play Penticton on Friday and West Kelowna on Saturday. Their opponents are the top three teams in the Interior Division and, Dupas says, “they may be the three best teams in the league.” “It’s never, ever easy going into Merritt. It’s always tough to win there. Penticton is the same, very rarely do teams get out of there with a win, and West Kelowna is probably the best team in the league right now.” If there is any good news for the

Spruce Kings heading into the three games, it’s that the ‘circle the wagons’ strategy is one they’ve already been playing. “We did it against Victoria on Saturday (a 1-0 loss) and held our own against a very high-powered team. We held them, and we just didn’t get any goals.” They need more of the same on defense this weekend, and they need someone to put the puck in the net. “I can’t see us getting five or six goals in a game right now, so we need to play good defensively. And we need guys to step up on offense. Guys who haven’t gotten powerplay time this season are going to get it.” Dupas says the losses of Lashek and LeBrun doesn’t just mean having to juggle lines. “You can’t replace those guys. Not only are they two of our top scorers, they’re also big bodies who spend a lot of time in the other team’s end. If the puck’s in that end, it’s going to be tough for them to score on us.” He says there is one other thing he is going to be preaching to his team as they head south for the three games. “Our penalty-killing is really good, it’s saved us in some games, but we can’t play with fire in these games. “Good penalties, you have to take them, but we can’t afford to take any lazy penalties.” It’s another three-game road weekend the following weekend for the Spruce Kings, as they play a pair of games in Surrey on Oct. 18 and 19, then play Langley on Oct. 20. The next home game is Oct. 24, when they host Merritt at the Coliseum.

Female Cougars on road The results kept improving on the weekend for the Northland Dodge Cougars female midget hockey team. The Cougars, who play in the Female Midget AAA League, were in Surrey for three games. The first game saw them run up against a hot Kootenay Wildcats goalie, as the Cougars outshot the Wildcats 36-9 but fell 2-0, with the second Kootenay goal being into an empty net. The second game of the weekend saw the Cougars again dominate on the shot clock, this time outshooting the North Coast Avalanche 26-15, but having to settle for a 2-2 tie. The final game was against the Vancouver Island Hurricanes, and this time the Cougars came out on top in a close game 3-1, with their final goal into an empty net.

“It was encouraging from a coaching standpoint,” coach Mario Desjardins said in a press release, “to see the effort the team put forward over the weekend. With some puck luck and capitalizing on a

few more chances, the team could have taken six points.” The next home game for the Cougars is Oct. 25 when they host the Fraser Valley Phantoms, who are currently leading the league.

Bill PHILLIPS/Free Press Vernon Vipers goaltender Danny Todosychuk stacks the pads to make this save against the Prince George Spruce Kings Friday night, but it wasn’t enough as the Spruce Kings skated to a 3-0 victory.

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UNBC loses, but improves taste of game action on the weekend with three pre-season games in Alberta. They lost all three, but Jordan saw plenty of encouraging signs. “We got better as the weekend went along. We didn’t play well against Mount Royal (an 81-70 loss), were in control most of the game against Red Deer (84-80 loss), and played well against Alberta (86-62 loss).” The good news was Jordan had the chance to experiment with different combinations of players on the floor.

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players, because he obviously hasn’t been doing any running. We’re hoping to have him back by the last week of October.” Missing two players meant more court time for others. “I played most of the guys a decent amount of time, experimented with the lineup. We aren’t quite as deep when we’re missing a couple of players, so guys got tired as the games went along.” Cheng’s absence was noticeable, Jordan said. “He’s a pretty dynamic guy, and he has a lot of experience in our system. We had to tweak things depending on what personnel we had on the court. Each lineup has its own strengths and weaknesses.” With Cheng out, Jibreel Stevens got a lot of time at point guard on the weekend. “He’s got a lot of experience, playing two years at junior college in Tacoma, so he gives us another option there.” Another newcomer, Franck Kouagnia, also had a strong weekend, Jordan said. “He’s originally from Cameroon, but he spent the last few seasons in England. He’s a 6-7 forward who had a pretty solid weekend. He was commanding in the paint a lot of the time.” Returnee Charles Barton also had a strong weekend. “We expect him to be one of the main contributors this season,” Jordan said. The Timberwolves are back home this weekend for a pair of preseason games against Grande Prairie Regional College. “I only saw a few minutes of one of their games in Edmonton,” Jordan says, “but they look like a very scrappy team. I expect them to be better than last year.” Game times are 7 p.m. on Oct. 12 and 1 p.m. on Oct. 13 at the Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre. The women’s team was also in Alberta on the weekend, where they lost 75-63 to Grant McEwan and 65-62 to NAIT before downing Mount Royal 61-45. The women are now off until they host Quest University Oct. 25 and 26.

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Cougars aim for zone medals Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com For high-school cross-country teams in the north, the season doesn’t start in September. “You can tell if the kids have been running over the summer,” College Heights Secondary coach Jeff Goodrich says. “Isaac (Goodrich) and Julia (Babich) are both looking very strong so far this year, and Ariel (Gilbert) is running better than she’s run before.” Goodrich finished second in the senior boys’ division of a race at 10 Mile Lake on Saturday, while Babich was leading the senior girls’ race when she was misdirected and ended up off the course. “It’s better that it happened here than at the zones,” Goodrich says. “Our girls team looks pretty strong. Julia is one of the strongest runners in the zone.” Even without Babich, College Heights runners claimed four of the top eight spots in the senior girls’ race at 10 Mile Lake, with Sydney Irving fourth, Ariel Gilbert sixth, Abby Goodrich seventh and Bianca Zemliak eighth. Sheridan MacArthur finished fourth in the junior girls race, while Kaitlyn Joyce was second in the juvenile girls event. On the boys side, after Goodrich’s second-place finish in the senior boys event, Colten Illingworth finished fourth and Thomas Cosh 11th in the same race. “It’s a short season up here,” Jeff Goodrich says. “It always is, but this year I think we had one race fewer than normal. I’m not sure what happened.” In previous years, he said, College Heights usually had more boys than girls competing, but the pendulum has swung the other way recently. Photo courtesy College Heights Secondary “You need to have five runners for a team, so Abby Goodrich of College Heights Secondary leads teammates Ariel Gilbert (in sweatshirt) and Bianca Zemliak (in glasses) through part of the course at a weekend cross-country race at 10 Mile Lake. I’m not sure we’ll have an official boys team at the zones.” The zones are in Vanderhoof on Oct. 19, and the course won’t be a surprise. “We’ve already had one race on the same course this year, and it’s the same course they’ve HOW TO PLAY: used out there the past Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3 x 3 box contains the few years, so the kids numbers 1 through 9 only once. know it pretty well. Each 3 x 3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few “It’s about a 2k course, numbers to get you started. Remember: you must not repeat the numbers so the girls will do two 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3 x 3 box. laps and the boys do three.” Answer can be found in classifieds. PUZZLE NO. 420 One thing that hasn’t changed in the zone this year is a dominant runner in the senior level. What has changed is the name and division. “The girls event is wide open this year with Emma Balasz (Kelly Road) graduating. Julia has a real good chance to medal.” In previous years, the question in the senior girls division was “Who’s going to finish second to Ella?” This year, the same question is being With a simple flick of a switch, you can enjoy easy asked in the senior boys warmth and ambience with a natural gas fireplace. division. And save yourself the hassle of hauling firewood or “Alexander Nemethy cleaning ashes. Rebates are available. (of Vanderhoof) is just so strong. It is a question Discover the benefits and cost savings of a natural of who’ll finish second, gas fireplace at fortisbc.com/naturalgasfireplace. and I think Isaac and Colten both have good chances to medal.” Qualifiers from the zones will head to the FortisBC uses the FortisBC name and logo under license from Fortis Inc. (13-342.10 08/13) provincial in Langley.

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Blizzard have busy winter set Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Speed skating, especially short track, is a very simple sport: Go fast and turn left. For members of the PG Blizzard speed skating club, those are words to live by, and they’ll be getting plenty of chances over the next couple of seasons to practice them at home. With the Canada Winter Games coming to Prince George in 2015, this winter will see test events in all the sports, including both short track and long track skating. Ariadne Hiller is the sport leader for short track skating at the Games, and she says it should be a great event. “We hope to have the fastest ice in B.C. at the Kin Centre for the Games,” she says. “Right now, the Coliseum is the fastest in B.C. for short track.” Kin 1 will be used for the short track events at the Games, while the long track races will be held at the Outdoor Oval. Hiller says they are already gearing up for a test event for short track this winter. “Things are going really, really well. Speed Skating Canada will be sending high-level officials to the test event to help train local people to be officials at the Games.” The test events will also test every aspect of the facility and the volunteers, including transportation, the venue itself, and medical facilities. Hiller says they hope they never have to use the medical facilities, but it can happen. “I was in Kitimat when the BC Games were held there, and we had a cata-

Allan WISHART/Free Press PG Blizzard coach Duane Swan, second in line, skates with a group during a practice Tuesday evening at the Coliseum.

strophic injury. A skater had a skate blade pierce their lung. We saved a life because we had the proper medical equipment and staff.” Samara Thew knows the dangers of short-track skating firsthand. “I went into the boards headfirst during a race last year,” the 16-year-old says. “I was in the hospital for quite a while, wondering at first if I had a broken neck.” That’s one of the reasons she prefers long-track skating. “I do short track for the training, so I stay ready for long track.” Samara has been speed skating for three years, but has been a figure skater for 13, and still does both. “I like long track because it’s more like figure

skating. It’s more of a solo event. When you’re on the ice, you’re never directly competing against another person at the same time really.” She says the toughest part about making the change from figure skating to speed skating was getting used to the longer blade on the speed skate, as well as the lack of a toe pick. “I’m still working on my technique, especially for my starts. I think I’ve got a lot of endurance, so I like the longer races. My favourite is the 3,000 (metres), because I can just keep going and the other racers usually fall away.” Samara competed at the Short Track Single Distance races in Calgary at the end of September, her first ma-

jor speed skating event. “I wanted to get personal bests in my races, and I did, but not as much as I wanted.” Carolina Hiller was another member of the Blizzard who was at Calgary, and she returned to Calgary last weekend for the Canadian Open National Qualifier, where she qualified for the nationals. “This will be my second trip to the Nationals,” says the 16-year-old. “I was 27th last year in Toronto. This year, they’re in Montreal.” Unfortunately, she says, you don’t get to see much of the city. “There are practices and you skate in the races. There’s not much time to be a tourist.” Carolina has been skating for 12 years, and says

she thinks the start is key to her races. “I get a good start. Last year, I was always first to the corner in every race. I think being in track helped with that.” Along with Hiller, Alison Desmarais also qualified for the nationals. Desmarais splits her training between Vanderhoof, where she lives, and Prince George. Madison Pilling of the Blizzard also skated in the meet on the weekend, but was hampered by a knee injury. Corine Masich is the vice-president of the Blizzard, as well as more. “I’m also an advanced group coach, the marketing and media director, and the fundraising coordinator. We’re a small club, so we all keep busy.”

Her family joined the club seven years ago, and she says it’s nice at times that it is a small club. “There’s a real sense of family, everyone takes care of everyone. Many of the parents are also officials, and it’s nice to know when you’re timing, that someone else is making sure your child is getting their skates tied up correctly for their next race.” The Blizzard have about 50 skaters in the club this year, ranging in age for 4 to 60. “We take a bit of a break in December for long-track skating,” Masich says. “It’s a pretty short season for us here.” For more information on the PG Blizzard, go to their website at www.pgblizzrd. ca.

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