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Cunningham wins byelection

MAKING A STATEMENT Feature Three die crossing the Skeena River Page A3

Randhawa finishes second BY TODD HAMILTON PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Business Teaching future engineers Page A11

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Murray Smith speaks at the Save Our Seafood Chowder - Defend Our Coast rally at Atlin Terminal on Saturday. For more on this story, see Page A9.

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Inside Passage, Haida Gwaii runs see double-digit cuts

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Masset airport improvements Page B2

See BYELECTION on Page A2

Government slashes North Coast ferry service

Seawolves face off with Terrace Page A13 BY SHAUN THOMAS

Haida Gwaii

Barry Cunningham is the new councillor for the City of Prince Rupert. Cunningham d e f e a t e d Barry Cunningham 943 five other candidates in Gurvinder Randhawa 746 a byelection on Saturday to Wade Niesh 417 fill the Prince Rupert council James Kirk 109 seat vacated by now North Larry Golden 88 Coast MLA Jennifer Rice. Len Lovering 69 Cunningham unofficially -Unofficial results picked up 39.8 per cent of the ballots with 943 votes out of the 2,372 cast, Gurvinder Randhawa was second with 746 (31.5 per cent) and Wade Niesh was third with 417 votes (17.6 per cent).

Sailing cuts are coming in April to most of BC Ferries’ minor and northern routes as the corporation looks to save $18.9 million in the next two years. Transportation Minister Todd Stone and BC Ferries CEO Mike Corrigan announced the reductions Monday as part of a larger plan to cut cost in the years ahead. The announcement outlined a number of routes that will be impacted, but the North Coast was hit with the highest level of reduction. The Prince Rupert to Port Hardy Inside Passage will see 39 fewer sailings in 2014,

“Eliminating one vessel per week is like closing the Coquihalla on a Wednesday.” - Scott Farwell a reduction of 32 per cent, while there will be one less sailing per week between Prince Rupert and Haida Gwaii, a reduction of 27.2 per cent. Between the two routes, BC Ferries expects to save a combined $5.72 million per year. “The B.C. coastal ferry service has been

wrestling with cost pressures for more than 20 years. We are making tough decisions today to ensure that our coastal ferry service is sustainable for future generations,” said Stone. “These changes protect basic service levels and are in keeping with the fiscal realities facing provincial taxpayers.” However, the reductions have been met with opposition and worry from those on Haida Gwaii (see Page B1) and in Prince Rupert. “Obviously BC Ferries had to make changes, but we do have concerns ... changes to service will obviously affect communities.” said Prince Rupert Mayor Jack Mussallem. See FERRIES on Page A2

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Cunningham makes Cuts seen as threatening Consultation a call for change set for Dec. 5

Byelection from Page A1

James Kirk, 109 votes, Larry Golden, 88 votes, and Len Lovering, 69 votes, rounded out the field. Unofficially, voter turnout was just more than 25 per cent of eligible voters. “I think [the win] was because I’ve lived here for a lot of years. People know me as an honest, hard-working person and a lot of people recognize me,” Cunningham said following the victory. The campaign trail, however, was an eye-opener for Cunningham. “When I got out there on the street, there was a lot of people with a lot of advice. Prince Rupert has heart and we have to take all that energy and work on improving the city,” he said. Cunningham, who was the lone candidate unable to attend the all-candidates forum due to complications with kidney stones, told the Northern View that changing how Prince Rupert attracts business is key. “I would like to see the city

“The taxpayers can’t take much more.” -Barry Cunningham become more business friendly ... I’m not sure if that’s loosening up bylaws ... but rather looking at each individual business and working with them,” he said. “We have to attract businesses and attract them into town. The port is getting the bulk of the new projects and we’re not getting a lot of tax base from it.” Cunningham was sympathetic to the current council saying their hands are tied, but changes are needed. “This is my first time [on council], so there are a lot of things I’ll have to check out ... but the taxpayers can’t take much more and there isn’t much left to cut, we have to increase [the tax base],” he said. “But it’s hard to work these things when you’re almost broke.”

FERRIES from Page A1 “I do remember when there were a lot of bus tours with people coming through communities from Prince George to Prince Rupert, and as ferry fares increased that was priced out of the market. Now to increase fees and reduce service levels will make those more of a challenge.” Although waiting to see exactly what the cuts will look like on the schedule, North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice said she was surprised by how much was being reduced. “People expected cuts, but were surprised by the amount of cuts. I feel tremendous empathy for those in coastal communities and Haida Gwaii because this is their highway,” she said, noting the reductions also impact highway communities. “It is potentially threatening for tourism.” That sentiment was echoed by Scott Farwell, chair of Tourism Prince Rupert, who said the impact of the reduced service will be felt well beyond Prince Rupert as fewer sailings than available for bus tours and people travelling the provincial circle route. “To put it bluntly, the government chose to view BC Ferries as a mode of transportation as opposed to the economic generator it could be for the province ... it’s disappointing after all the meetings and discussions to describe the economic generator this is. This

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BC Ferries CEO Mike Corrigan and Transportation Minister Todd Stone take questions on ferry route cuts at the B.C. legislature Monday.

is not just going to impact Prince Rupert and Port Hardy, it’s going to mean fewer hotel reservations everywhere from Vancouver to Quesnel to Prince George,” he said, adding that reducing sailings to Haida Gwaii will have a huge impact. “Eliminating one vessel per week is like closing the Coquihalla on Wednesdays. It’s how people on the island get their commerce ... obviously the government is not viewing it as the highway it is.” The route reductions, feedback forms and a schedule of community meetings are posted at the review website, www. coastalferriesengagement.ca. There is a community meeting scheduled for Prince Rupert on Dec. 5 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Crest Hotel.

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Inmate’s death under review By Shaun Thomas PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

A Prince Rupert man serving a life sentence at an Agassiz prison has died in hospital. Kent Institution officials report that Edward Paul Dundas, 24, passed away at Fraser Canyon Hospital in Hope, B.C. on Nov. 13. Dundas was in the midst of serving a life sentence for second degree murder and attempted murder. Details surrounding Dundas’ death are not being released by the Correctional Service of Canada citing privacy concerns. As in all cases involving the death of an inmate, the institution said the police and the coroner have been notified, and the Correctional Service of Canada will review the circumstances of the incident. Dundas was arrested in August 2009 after police discovered the body of his father, Clifford Dundas, and another man suffering from 15 stab wounds in an apartment in the 800 block of 2nd Ave. West. He plead guilty to the charges on Jan. 10, 2011 and was subsequently sentenced that April.

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Three die crossing Skeena River By Martina Perry PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

After two days of rescue efforts, the bodies of three Terrace boaters have been recovered from the Skeena River. Shortly after 11 p.m. on Nov. 11, Prince Rupert RCMP received a complaint of three overdue boaters who were known to be in the Frizzell Hot Springs area, 33 kilometres east of Prince Rupert. Lyle Ray Lukat, 24, Patrick John Hawkshaw, 40, and Nicole Lucy McKay, 23, were set to be back earlier that day, but come nightfall had not returned. Prince Rupert RCMP immediately visited the last known location of the trio and located two unoccupied vehicles. Because of the hour the complaint was called in, police were unable to conduct a search of the area until the following morning. At daybreak on Nov. 12, Terrace Search and Rescue, RCMP West Coast Marine Services, Royal Canadian Marine Search and RescueStation 64 and the Canadian

Coast Guard began searching the area by both land and air for the missing boaters. By midafternoon, searchers recovered the body of a deceased male who was believed to be one of the boaters. The search had to be suspended later that day due to extreme weather conditions. “The weather was particularly challenging. The waves were about three metres and there was a close call where a search boat nearly capsized. It was at that point the search was suspended,” said Const. Matt Ericson, spokesperson for the Prince Rupert RCMP. The following morning, on Nov. 13, the rescue efforts resumed. During the second day of the rescue mission, the bodies of the second male and female were recovered. “It is with great sadness that we have to inform the public of this incident. Our sincere condolences go out to the family and friends affected by this tragic event,” said Const. Ericson. The search was concluded on Nov. 13, and the investigation has

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been handed to the British Columbia Coroner’s Service. Investigators are confident the matter is not suspicious in nature. A similar incident happened back in April, 2001 when four young men ages 18, 23, 24 and 27 from Prince Rupert were in a boat crossing

the Skeena River from what was described as the Tyee boat launch area on Highway 16. After not returning by the stated time, a search was initiated the same day. During the rescue operation the boat was discovered capsized, with all four men’s bodies being recovered nearby.

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It’s your move, B.C. government

ince LNG became a major player in the northwest, one of the major sticking points for a lot of industry opponents was the sheer number of projects and the number of pipelines that would be needed to bring gas to the various terminals. In the months that have followed, the region’s provincial and federal representatives, all NDP, have been calling for the creation of an energy corridor and an environmental assessment process that takes into consideration the cumulative impacts of all the projects. To date the government, not NDP, have been fairly quickly dismissing those calls — each of the projects needs to be considered independently, they Shaun Thomas said, and industry will determine where the pipelines will run. It turns out the local leaders were on to something as the Select Standing Committee on Finance, a committee made up of seven Liberal MLAs and three NDP MLAs, heard enough support for those ideas during community consultations that they included those recommendations in the report to government. Yep, a largely Liberal committee is recommending the government implement two major LNG policy positions of northwest NDP leaders. It’s one thing for the government to hear these ideas from opposition MLAs and those in the affected communities, I imagine it is quite another to have a government committee that is designed to help shape policy put them into writing in a very public document. It makes the ideas a little harder to ignore. What the Ministry of Natural Gas Development does with these recommendations remains to be seen, they could adopt them or ignore them and realistically have no requirement to pay any attention to them whatsoever. But moving in the direction of accommodating either one of these ideas would likely go a long way toward gaining further support from people in the northwest when it comes to LNG development.

Cullen’s decision bad news for Rupert

nock, knock. As Ben Stewart did for Christy Clark in Who’s there? Westside-Kelowna, had Cullen run, Rice would Orange. have most likely had to give up her seat to make Orange who? way for new NDP leader Cullen. This scenario Orange you glad I didn’t take over leadership of was the only realistic option. As proven in the the B.C. NDP? last provincial election, the North Coast is solidly Is this Nathan? orange — just as Westside-Kelowna was bright Any way you peel it, Prince Rupert just lost its blue. best chance at receiving meaningful fruit from the It would be ridiculous to believe that Cullen government tree. and the NDP would unseat Doug Donaldson or Nathan Cullen’s decision to not run for the Robin Austin and take a chance in one of those leadership of the B.C. NDP is great news for Christy northwest ridings — not only are Donaldson and Todd Hamilton Clark and the B.C. Liberals, but bad news for the Austin veterans, NDP numbers there are nowhere North Coast. as strong. Nor would Cullen running in the south, Only a political neophyte can believe that there is an equitable where he is less known, be a viable option. distribution of government funding. The lion’s share of No, it was Rice’s seat that would have been used and like government funding has been proven time and again to have Stewart, Rice would have received the thanks of a grateful a pecking order. Ridings of the ruling party receive the most, party and a plum government position. ridings of opposition parties get the least. Even within this Cullen’s recognition that there is indeed a brown orange, structure there is funding dissemination by class. Senior MLAs unions and blue collar workers who need resource jobs, and a or MPs are first at the trough while the juniors get the scraps, green orange, the environmental wing that Adrian Dix courted what’s left over is used in swing ridings as a vote-buying tool. In and lost an election because of it, would have easily won the this context, the North Coast can hardly be described as a swing B.C. NDP leadership. riding and Jennifer Rice isn’t exactly a senior member. His charisma and experience would have given the B.C. Is it fair? No. Is it reality? Yes. Liberals all they could handle in the next election. Had Cullen tossed his hat in the ring, given his popularity, With the premier tag or leader of the official opposition, there would have been a very realistic chance that the next Cullen would have had a much higher rung on the political premier of B.C. would have been NDP ... and from the North ladder than a rookie backbencher. And with that higher rung, Coast. a better chance of picking some real fruit for the North Coast.

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On the street

Do you agree with an energy corridor to house all of the proposed pipelines?

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“I don’t know how that would work. I don’t think it is feasible.”

“It doesn’t matter what we say, the government is going to do what it wants.”

“It would probably be a good idea.”

“No, because there should be no pipelines.”

Photo courtesy Prince Rupert Port Authority FROM SEED TO SEA: Prince Rupert Grain’s export facility on Ridley Island, built in the early 1980s, boasts the highest throughput rate of any grain-cleaning elevator in the country. Canada’s production and trade in agri-foods is forecast to increase as global demand rises.

Grain trade a growing Compressor stations risky business worldwide

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Editor: A natural gas pipeline is more than a pipe buried in the ground. To keep the gas moving, natural gas pipelines require compressor stations, located every 100 to 200 kilometres. Stations typically cover an area of 15 hectares (over 37 acres). TransCanada Pipelines proposes to build a compressor station near the banks of the Skeena River, and a rural residential area in the Kispiox Valley. Powered by large turbine engines, this industrial site would be audible for many kilometres. A tall, continuously burning flare stack, and industrial lighting would illuminate the night sky. A station would bring significant increase in industrial traffic. Compressor stations pose many serious risks to health, safety, and environment. There are numerous documented cases of explosions, fires, leaks, and spills. Routine ventings, accidental escapes, and continuous flaring release carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, fluorocarbons,

“Compressor stations pose many serious risks to health, safety and environment.”

- Marnie Pole sulphur hexafluoride, and other compounds or elements that are toxic, carcinogenic, or neurotoxic. When powered by natural gas, station emissions further degrade regional air quality. In some natural gas pipelines, water and hydrocarbon liquids condense out of the gas stream as the gas cools. The toxic condensate is collected, stored, and disposed. Additional compressor stations can be added after a pipeline is built. Marnie Pole Kispiox Valley

Put pensions back on track Editor: Since 2010 there has been a growing awareness among provincial, territorial and federal finance ministers that Canadians are facing a pension crisis. Far too many of us are unable to put enough money aside, either in pension plans or savings, and, as a result, face the prospect of a bleak retirement. The good news is that this situation can be corrected by enhancing Canada Pension Plan benefits, the cost of which would be a modest increase in both employer and employee contribution rates. The bad news is that Canadian employers, led by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), has mounted a strong campaign against the proposal on the grounds that the “fragile” economy can not support a rate increase. Unfortunately that view has prevailed with some politicians, particularly at the federal level, and the proposal has been left languishing on the table for the last three years. The matter will be revisited this December at the federal-provincial ministers annual meeting. And guess what? The CFIB is still singing the same refrain. It is predicting that raising the employer CPP “payroll tax” by as little as 1.5 per cent will have a negative impact on job growth as well as

depress wages. Moreover, it is advancing the argument that employees themselves can ill afford a matching 1.5 per cent increase. In the first place, it is misleading to represent CPP contributions as a “payroll tax.” Both employer and employee pension contributions represent a portion of earned wages and are more properly described as salary set aside (or deferred) for payment at a future date in the form of pension income. So, for the record, this is not about increasing taxes. It’s about employers participating in a plan to provide an affordable retirement for their employees. Secondly, arguing that today’s employees cannot afford to contribute more of their earnings to CPP is a tacit admission that wages are already depressed. Will the CFIB agree to support raising the minimum wage laws to help correct this inequity? Or lobby for a general wage hike so everyone will have more money to put towards retirement? Of course not. Its mandate is to keep employer costs down, not increase them. In fact, it can be expected that when it comes to labour costs the CFIB will continue to pursue a race-to-the-bottom philosophy. Bill Brassington Nanaimo

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he importance of exporting Canadian grain to world markets cannot be overstated. As one of the largest grain exporting countries in the world, Canada’s supply of grain provides food to developed and developing nations around the globe. Grain refers to any number of small, dry seeds harvested for human or animal consumption. It is a commodity that’s been shipped from Prince Rupert since the original waterfront grain terminal began operating in 1926. Grains are traded globally due to their importance in food staples like flour, oil, and animal feed. They are critical to the nourishment of populations everywhere. In 2012 over 2.2 billion tonnes of grains were consumed worldwide, with wheat and corn being the fourth and fifth most traded commodities in world markets. In the 2011–2012 crop year, more than 32 million tonnes of Canadian grains were exported. Of that total, nearly 5 million tonnes were shipped through the Port of Prince Rupert, a volume that has more than doubled over the last decade. The economic outlook for Canadian grain in the near future appears promising. Output and prices are both forecast to grow over the next two years, and global demand is expected to increase by over 1% each year over the next decade due to population and income growth in developing countries. The role of the Port of Prince Rupert in supplying the strong Asian demand for Canadian grain should only increase, given that roughly half of Canada’s grain exports are directed to markets in the Asia-Pacific region. From the Port of Prince Rupert, grains are exported to more than 20 countries across the globe. In 2012, the majority of our grain shipments were exported to Mexico (18%), China (12.5%), Sri Lanka (12.5%), and Japan (11%). Wheat has always been the leading commodity shipped through the Prince Rupert Grain terminal, and in 2012 made up 71% of total volume. Canola is also playing an increasingly important role. A record 1.05 million tonnes of canola was exported through Prince Rupert in 2012, comprising 22% of Prince Rupert Grain’s total volume. The remaining tonnage is rounded out by barley (6%) and grain pellets (0.3%). All of these grains arrive at the Port of Prince Rupert from the working grain elevators across the prairie provinces served by CN Rail, which in 2012 totaled 37 in Alberta, 33 in Manitoba and 88 in Saskatchewan. In 2012, the Prince Rupert Grain terminal experienced a 6.4% increase in rail shipments, which resulted in a modest increase in Prince Rupert’s overall share of grain movement to the west coast. The terminal also improved efficiency in 2012 as the average time in port for grain ships was reduced from 12.8 days to 10.2 days. With the capacity to export in excess of seven million tonnes per year, and the highest throughput rate of any grain-cleaning elevator in Canada, Prince Rupert Grain is equipped to handle increased volume as production and demand both grow in the coming years. Re:port is a collaborative promotional venture by the Prince Rupert Port Authority and The Northern View.

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Construction delays impact students BY MARTINA PERRY

school spot for the Industrial Electrical Foundation Program, which is scheduled to start in February. Once the equipment is moved, the space at PRMS needs to be cleaned and prepped for the electrical course. The setback is impacting those preparations, with McIntyre saying auto shop students are likely to feel the hindrance. “I’m sure we’ll have the electrical program ready. The implication may be in what we do with the students currently in auto shop. At some point we’ll have to move them out, and won’t have much of a space for them to work in other than a classroom, which limits [their learning],” he said. The CHSS music studio is also behind schedule, originally set to be complete in July by contractor Eby and Sons Construction. The new expected completion date is in late November. The lag has meant a continued annoyance for students travelling between schools for band. “It’s not convenient for students to make that long trek in winter when they should have a room at the school,”

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Setbacks in two construction projects underway in Prince Rupert’s school district are likely to impact students as the winter approaches. Cam McIntyre, secretary-treasurer of the Prince Rupert School District, said the conclusion of both the building envelope project and music studio at Charles Hays Secondary School (CHSS) are behind schedule, with the effects on students and the district’s pocketbook left to be seen. While the building envelope project is substantially complete, McIntyre said there are some aspects that need to be finished. One of the areas of deficiency for Yellowridge Construction is finishing off is the auto shop at CHSS. Currently high school students taking auto class have to use the shop space at Prince Rupert Middle School (PRMS). When the auto shop is complete, the district will move the equipment from PRMS’ shop into the new space, opening up the middle

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The setbacks have meant out of pocket costs for the school district for the engineers who contracted the construction companies. “We will be having conversations with both the contractors about them starting to pick up those additional costs of the engineers still being at work. Whether we will be successful in that or not [is left to be seen],” McIntyre said, adding the district will work with its consulting engineers to ensure work is done soon.

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Rory Mandryk attended his ﬁrst council meeting on Nov. 12 as the City of Prince Rupert’s new corporate administrator. Mandryk will be ﬁlling the seat left vacant when Robert Grodeki resigned earlier this year.

The City of Prince Rupert is continuing to purse the expansion of its boundaries, but has shifted the focus to a more long-term plan. City planner Zeno Krekic provided an update on the boundary expansion at the Nov. 12 council meeting, and advised the process be done in stages and as needed as feedback continues to come in from stakeholders in the region. “In a nutshell, those in favour are by-andlarge quiet as this was shown to be quite a controversial topic, while those who are opposed to the expansion continue to be vocal in their opposition ... it is a reasonable approach to take on this task incrementally and keep the big picture intention as a work in progress,” he said. The first step in expanding the footprint of the city took place on Tuesday night as council voted to file paperwork with the Ministry of Community Services that would give them control over a piece of city-owned land across from Seal Cove. “We, as a municipality, should be able to control the zoning and use on this property. Right now that control belongs to the regional district, but it should belong to the

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Airport loan receives approval By Shaun Thomas

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Activist rally against tankers By Martina Perry PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

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Residents of Prince Rupert showed overwhelming support to the $7 million airport improvement loan, easily letting it pass the alternate approval process. In order for the loan to be defeated, approximately 900 people would have needed to submit signed electoral response forms to city hall by the end of business on Nov. 12, but over the course of several weeks only three people put their opposition on paper. Although the loan has passed the alternate approval process and received electoral approval, chief financial officer Corinne Bomben said there is still a lot to be done before the money comes to the Prince Rupert Airport Authority. “Moving forward the bylaw will be passed at the Nov. 25 public council meeting and then enter the mandatory one month quashing period. We then have to apply for a certificate of approval from the Inspector of Municipalities,” she explained. “With that, we can then apply for a security issuance from the Skeena – Queen Charlotte Regional District, which then have to go through their process in terms of passing a bylaw and a mandatory quashing period.” Prince Rupert airport manager Rick Reed said he was very pleased with the response. “I think the community recognizes how important the airport is to its future, and not just its future but to the present as well. They have supported our proposal to renovate the terminal building, but also to improve the access road and repair the runway,” he said. “Hopefully by spring we will be able to put shovels to ground.”

Protesters rallied to keep North Coast waters free of oil tankers over the weekend. About 100 Rupertites took part in “Save our Seafood Chowder – Defend Our Community”, an outdoor rally held across from Atlin Terminal on Saturday put on by the Prince Rupert Environmental Society and the TBuck Suzuki Environmental Foundation. “The point of [Save our Seafood Chowder – Defend our Community”] is to let people across Canada know we’re determined to keep oil tankers out of our waters to defend our coast,” Luanne Roth of the Prince Rupert Environmental Society, and one of the main organizers of the event, said. The event was held near Atlin Terminal, which houses the Port of Prince Rupert’s office. Roth said organizers decided on the location because of conversations with Nexen regarding the possibility of oil arriving in Prince Rupert by rail to be exported to oversea buyers. “The Prince Rupert Port Authority is planning to have oil tankers loading in Prince Rupert’s harbour, at the mouth of the Skeena River. I’ve seen plans for 100 Aframax oil tankers loading in 2015, that was their estimate for a risk assessment,” she said.

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Approximately 100 people came out to protest oil tankers during a rally at Atlin Terminal on Saturday.

The event was a peaceful rally that included speeches, as well as seafood chowder for those in attendance. Roth said the chowder represented what could be lost if oil were to be shipped out of Prince Rupert. “We eat a lot of seafood in Prince Rupert; We’re so connected to the ocean here, and the source of clean food it provides. We have crabs, halibut, and the Skeena River has two million Sockeye salmon returning on average every year,” Roth said.

“That’s what in danger of these oil tankers.” Prince Rupert’s event was one of many around Canada on Nov. 16, which was Defend Our Climate, Defend Our Communities National Day of Action protesting against the expansion of the oil development and export industries. “We have to let [the government] know that people are really opposed to [expanding tar sands development],” Roth said.

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North Coast organizations and First Nations will be splitting $181,460 in federal funding to participate in the environmental assessment of Pacific NorthWest LNG’s proposed Lelu Island terminal. Area First Nations will receive a total of $149,860, well above the amount received by non-First Nations groups. The largest sum will go to the Metlakata nation, which will receive $50,000, while the Lax Kw’alaams and Gitxaala nations will be receiving $49,940 and $49,920 respectively. The remaining $31,600 of money coming to the region will be split between three nongovernment agencies and one union. Both the T. Buck Suzuki Foundation and the United Fisherman and Allied Workers’ Union will receive $10,500, the World Wildlife Fund will receive $8,400 and the Prince Rupert Environmental Society will receive $2,200. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency made $312,636 available to interested parties to become involved in the EA process. The remaining $131,176 will be divided up between the Kitsumkalum and Kitselas First Nations, the Skeena Fisheries Commission, the Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition and the Heiltsuk Tribal Council.

North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice is welcoming recommendations from the Select Standing Committee on Finance that relate to the development of LNG in the region. One of the recommendations of the committee, based on feedback received during community consultations earlier this year, is “the creation of a common energy corridor” for the numerous pipelines needed to feed proposed LNG terminals in Kitimat and Prince Rupert. The Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition and Skeena Wild list seven pipelines coming west, including the Enbridge Northern Gateway, and Rice said one corridor is only logical. “Initially the B.C. Government committed to three LNG projects between Kitimat and Prince Rupert but it now seems the government’s plan is ‘the more the merrier’ ... if more than one of these projects gets off the ground then a corridor seems logical as that would have the least amount of impact to the environment and people who live in the North,” she said. “It does not make sense to have a spiderweb of pipelines zigzagging through important salmon rivers in mountainous, highly seismic terrain.” A B.C. Ministry of Natural Gas Development spokesperson said work

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on the idea is already underway. “The Environmental Assessment Office and the Oil and Gas commission have initiated a ‘Pipeline Corridor Analysis’. The analysis will examine the potential impacts of all the proposed pipelines against the existing legal and policy land management framework,” he said in a statement. “In conducting this analysis, EAO will be better positioned to examine and, if necessary, address the potential impacts of proposed pipelines at a strategic level.” Another recommendation from the committee was to undertake a

cumulative approach to the LNG terminal assessments, which would look at what could happen if multiple projects move forward. The Ministry said it has created two teams of “provincial experts” for both facilities and pipelines, but Rice said she agrees with the idea of a cumulative assessment that goes beyond that proposed by the committee. “The cumulative impact assessment should also take into consideration other proposed and existing industrial projects ... this assessment needs to include a thorough health analysis on the people living amongst all this industrial development,” she said.

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United Nations Universal Day of the Child The United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child is a human rights treaty setting out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children We acknowledge the City of Prince Rupert with their ongoing commitment to children in our community. This was aﬃrmed with the resigning of the 2009 proclamation, Prince Rupert is a Child Friendly Community. This original initiative was developed in partnership with the City of Prince Rupert and participants from the Early Childhood Educators of BC Leadership Initiative. “Highlights from the Proclimation” The City of Prince Rupert City council recognizes that children’s need require closer integration of economic social and environmental policy. The city of Prince Rupert to honour their commitment to ensure that neighborhoods are planned and maintained in a manner that provides safe, secure and supportive environments for family and children.

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Company builds engineer capacity By Shaun Thomas PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

By Jeff Nagel While much discussion around skilled labour needs in the Northwest focus on the trades, a group of engineers were in Prince Rupert last week to inform youth of the opportunities that will be coming in that profession. Engineers Siobhan Holladay and Claire Wheeler visited Prince Rupert Middle School, Charles Hays Secondary School and the Coast Tsimshian Academy in Lax Kw’alaams, speaking to students and giving hands-on demonstrations of real world engineering applications. The presentations were brought to the region by Hatch, which offers engineering services for everything from mines and energy to infrastructure and construction, and Hatch Mott McDonald, which focusses more on municipal and government engineering projects, and Hatch social impact specialist Eleanor Gill said sessions like these are an important part of the company’s outreach program. “Our vision is to inspire more youth to consider engineering as a career and foster more engineers from the region ... it’s really about capturing their imagination and showing them what engineers can do,” she said, noting a career in engineering fits in with the money, variety of work and travel many

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It won’t be called a bonus any longer, but BC Ferries executives will take home almost as much money as they do now after a switch to a salary holdback plan. After months of promises by Transportation Minister Todd Stone to fix the controversial bonuses, the corporation announced Wednesday they’ve been eliminated retroactive to April 1, 2013. In their place is a new salary holdback system that raises the base salary of executives by the four-year average of their recent bonuses. Part of the new higher base salary will be held back, starting next April, and be paid out only if performance targets are met. BC Ferries’ board chair Donald Hayes said the plan is in line with the province’s guidelines for executive compensation at Crown corporations. BC Ferries executive vice-president and chief financial officer Robert Clarke received a $133,000 bonus this year on top of his base salary of $297,300, for total pay before pension contributions of $431,000. Under the new system, his maximum salary will rise to $403,000, assuming he meets targets and isn’t subject to any holdback. CEO Michael Corrigan’s base salary rises from $364,000 to $425,125 and he is forecast to get the identical overall compensation of $563,000 in 2014.

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young people envision as part of an ideal career. “We would like to see a talent pool here for engineering and want to build personal relationships with promising youth so we can help them in any way we can with a career in engineering.” Prince Rupert was the first stop of a northwest tour that will take the engineers to Kitimat and Terrace, and each presentation is tailored to the interests of the community. In Prince Rupert, demonstrations looked at water treatment and port materials handling. “What our project is trying to do is to

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Movold’s hat trick leads Prince Rupert comeback

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Devon Palmer’s goal with less than two minutes to play in overtime completed a Prince Rupert Rampage comeback and a 6-5 win over the Kitimat Ice Demons in CIHL action on Saturday in Kitimat. Rampage centre Kory Movold picked up a hat trick scoring his third goal with about three minutes to play in regulation to send the game into overtime. Twice Movold had scored go-ahead goals in the second and third periods only to have the Ice Demons come back to take the lead in a see-saw affair. The Rampage improved to w-6 on the season after the Ice Demons successfully appealed a forfeit for playing a suspended player.. AROUND THE LEAGUE Perennial powerhouse Smithers Steelheads have fallen back to earth. The Steelheads dropped their fourth straight game over the weekend. The 2012-2013 CIHL champs were bounced 4-1 by the visiting Terrace River Kings on Saturday and then lost 7-6 in overtime on Sunday to the Quesnel Kangaroos. The Steelheads will now face the Rampage on Saturday at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre.

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Prince Rupert Seawolves netminder Kaiya Storey tries desperately to corral a loose puck in the crease during second period Pee Wee Rep hockey action at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre on Sunday. Despite a valiant effort, the Seawolves were handed two lop-sided losses over the weekend by a powerful Terrace squad.

All Native Basketball tournament qualifying tips off BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Basketball fans will want to make their way to the Russell Gamble Gymnasium this week as teams from across the province battle to earn a spot in February’s All Native Basketball Tournament. The 2013 All Native Qualifying Tournament includes five Women’s teams and six Senior teams competing in a double-elimination format competition beginning on Thursday and ending on Saturday evening. The winner of the tournament is guaranteed a spot in February’s main event. On the men’s side of things, Port Simpson and Hartley Bay will represent the North Coast against teams from Kitamaat, Gitanyow, Kispiox and Hazelton. The

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the teams will be hitting the courts in Prince Rupert for the first time. “It’s always good to see new teams. Even Lax Kw’alaams is going to be a refurbished team with some new players.” As well as the senior and women’s teams, three intermediate teams and three masters teams registered for the tournament and are ensured a place in with the 44 registered teams for the All Native Tournament. Intermediate teams include Kitkatla, Hesquiat from Vancouver Island and Kincolith, while Masters teams include Port Alberni, Port Simpson and Kincolith. The Women’s final will tip-off at 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 23, followed by the Senior final getting underway at 5 p.m. Individual and tournament passes are available at the door.

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The Charles Hays Secondary School junior boys volleyball teams are zone champions.

Rainmakers off to provincials

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There will be aother banner hanging in the Charles Hays gymnasium as the Rainmakers junior boys volleyball team are this year’s Northwest Zone champions. The boys faced off with Smithers Secondary in the final of

last weekend’s tournament, and were able to beat the Gryphons in straight games. After a close 2725 first game, the Rainmakers left little doubt about the outcome of the game by taking the second game 25-18. Charles Hays’ Justin McChesney was named the Most Valuable Player of the zones, while Jonathan Nelson

was named a tournament all-star. With the win, the boys will continue to practice and prepare for the provincial competition in Abbotsford. The tournament begins today and will wrap up on Nov. 24. Look for results from the provincials in next week’s issue of the Northern View.

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Mike O’Neill from the Prince Rupert Lions Club serves Roni Nasby-Martinson at the Diamond Dinner on Saturday. Nearly 170 women showed up for the annual event with Hope Brown winning a diamond ring, Sarah Ridgway won a diamond pendant necklace and Amber Helin won the third prize of diamond earrings. Karin Adams was the winner of a free flight for two.

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Rupert’s economic development story By Martina Perry PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

The Hecate Strait Employment Development Society is proud to be releasing Book of Rainbows this weekend, which highlights the contributions of Rupertites to the economic development of the region. Hecate Strait Employment Development Society’s Kathy Bedard said she came up with the concept of the book when she arrived in Prince Rupert a number of years ago. “When I moved here, what really struck me was the cornucopia of cultures within the community and how rich that has made Prince Rupert and the area. For the most part, everybody works together ... I thought this would be a good way to celebrate how a community comes together to get something done,” Bedard said. Book of Rainbows is a collection of First Nations, immigrants and community newcomers’ stories about their contributions to the economic development of the North Coast. Sixty-four individuals share their stories in the Book of Rainbows, explaining why families decided to live in Prince Rupert, how their family got here and their contributions to the economic development of the area.

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Kathy Bedard, Marina Ritson and Colleen McLaren hold Book of Rainbows, Hecate Strait’s first book set to be released this weekend.

“There’s some great representation from the whole community,” Bedard said. The Book of Rainbows will be launched at the Multicultural Expo event being held on Saturday, Nov. 23, during Multi-Cultural Week in Prince Rupert. 500 copies have been printed for the release.

“There will be multi-cultural groups in attendance providing food and entertainment. It’s going to be quite a production,” Bedard said, adding the individuals featured in the book will also be at the event. The event will be at the Ceremonial Hall in the Museum of Northern BC between noon and 5 p.m.

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Receipts must be from a participating merchant and dated between November 13, 2013 to December 18, 2013 before noon to qualify. No purchase necessary. Pick up a entry form at the Prince Rupert Northern View, maximum one entry form per person, per day. Employees of the participating merchants are eligible to win, but are unable to submit receipts for entry forms from their place of employment. Employees of the Northern View are not eligible to win. Contest runs from November 13, 2013 to noon on December 18, 2013. $1,000 in cash plus all other prizes will be drawn at 1 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2013 at the Northern View. Entrants can only win one prize. If a name is chosen twice, a redraw will occur immediately. Prizes must be accepted as awarded. The Northern View reserves the right make changes if deemed necessary and will make all final judgements in any discrepancy or dispute.

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Java chef pens Japanese cuisine book BY MARTINA PERRY PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

A prominent Prince Rupert chef shares his journey to Japanese culinary art success in Muskeg Press’ forth book, Itamae: My Life in Front of the Cutting Board, released over the weekend. Avi Sternberg, who is head chef of Java Japanese Bistro and Cafe, wrote the book about his progression as a culinary artist, from his realization that he wanted to specialize in Japanese cuisine through to his experience at Tsuji Ecole Culinaire in Osaka, one of Japan’s most prestigious cooking school. The book was shaped by writings Sternberg did while he was training overseas. “The lessons the senior chefs were teaching me were incredible. I took a step outside my daily life and started writing a journal,” he said, adding his wife suggested he turn his journal entries into a book. Sternberg said Itamae includes stories and images revolving around the time he was guided into the world of Japanese cuisine. “[I want] to communicate to the reader the important lessons and atmosphere of the training in Japan, and how it differs from what we have in North America. I try to explain the traditions of training in a strict, orthodox Japanese kitchen,” he said.

Originally Sternberg planned to get into French cuisine while living in southern B.C., but became intrigued with Japanese cuisine after visiting a sushi restaurant in 2001, saying he was impressed with the sushi chef ’s knife skills. Sternberg relocated to Japan later that year, spending his first few years in the country getting the required language proficiency to attend Tsuji Ecole Culinaire. The chef said he will never forget how kind people were to him while he was getting his Kaiseki and Red Seal training in Osaka and considers some highlights to include becoming the first person to get a cultural study Visa in Osaka to study at the school, and receiving his poisonous blowfish license. After completing six years of apprenticeship in Japan, Sternberg decided he wanted to return to British Columbia in 2009. He got a few job offers in Vancouver, as well as an offer from Opa Sushi in Prince Rupert. “I was really impressed that Opa used the freshest fish,” he said. Sternberg was recently hired as head chef of CARGO Kitchen and Bar which will be opening in the old Dave’s Oyster Bar location sometime soon. Along with Sternberg’s story,the book also includes 27 of his recipes. “These recipes are a combination of traditional cooking methods and recipes

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Itamae: My Life in Front of the Cutting Board photographer Mike Ambach and writer Avi Sternberg celebrated the release of the book on Saturday.

applied to the ingredients we have locally,” he said. “Avi learned these recipes through hard work and resourcefulness. Reading the stories gives an extra layer of flavour to the recipes at the end of the book,” Chris Armstrong, owner of Muskeg Press, said. Itamae: My Life in Front of the Cutting Board also includes 150 pictures taken by Prince Rupert photographer Mike Ambach of Japan and the chef ’s dishes. Ambach and Sternberg travelled to Japan together in February, returning to Sternberg’s training grounds to take

photos and give readers a feel of the difference in atmosphere in the country. “Mike has a great way of catching the light and setting up his photos in unique compositions ... Itamae could also be seen as an exhibit of page after page of great photography,” said Armstrong. The release of the book was celebrated at a book launch at Java Bistro on Saturday, with Sternberg, Ambach and Armstrong all in attendance. Itamae: My Life in Front of the Cutting Board can be purchased on the book’s website, and will be available in a variety of bookstores and retail stores in December.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of

Annual General Meeting Rupert Runners Running Club The club is holding its AGM at the Crest Hotel in the Rockwell Room on December 3rd, 2013 at 7pm.

Everyone is welcome. The club is looking to fill Executive positions, Learn to Run Trainers and Race Directors. Unfortunately, if the club does not get some of the key positions filled, the very popular races such as Skeena River Relay, Crest Glory Days, Rupert Half plus 8, and the Cannery Road Race will be put in jeopardy. So if you want to see these great events continue, please come out and support the Club. All attendees (Executive Excluded) can enter a Draw for one free year membership ($20 value) plus free entry for 2014 race season for all club races (except Skeena River Relay). For more information contact Amber Sheasgreen 250-627-6366 or Ray Leonard at 250-624-6336.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

Creditors and others having claims against the estate of HARUKO HAMANO, also known as HELEN HAMANO, also known as HARUKO HELEN HAMANO, deceased, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the undersigned Executor at #200-4630 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace, B.C., V8G 156 on or before December 23, 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard only to the claims that have then been received. KERI HARUKO MCKINLEY, Executor. Warner Bandstra Brown, Solicitors.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: ESTATE OF ANITA MARIE PAVEY, ALSO KNOWN AS ANITA MARIE MULLIN, DECEASED

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Notice is Hereby Given that Creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of Joyce Muriel Kentala, also known as Joyce Kentala, deceased, formerly of 1325 Summit Ave, Prince Rupert, BC V8J 4C1, who died on March 13, 2012, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Administrator at Suite 1201 – 510 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 1L8, on or before December 27, 2013 after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received. Solus Trust Company Limited, Administrator NOTICE OF INTENT RE: LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT PATRON PARTICIPATION ENTERTAINMENT FOR A FOOD PRIMARY An application has been received by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch, Victoria, BC from Mar, Julian & Yamaguchi, Yoriko, operating Javadotcup Bistro & Cafe, located at 516 3rd Ave, Prince Rupert, BC to allow for patron participation entertainment ending at 12:00 midnight daily. The licensed hours are from 9:00 am - 12:00 midnight daily. There are no proposed changes to the capacity. Residents and owners of the businesses located within a 1/2 mile (0.8 km) radius of the proposed site may comment on this proposal by 1) Writing to:

FORMERLY OF 1305 SUMMIT AVENUE, PRINCE RUPERT, BRITISH COLUMBIA Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Anita Marie Pavey, also known as Anita Marie Mullin, are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claim should be sent to the executor c/o the law firm of Silversides, Merrick & McLean, 217 Third Avenue West, P.O. Box 188, Prince Rupert, British Columbia, V8J 3P7 on or before December 31, 2013, after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.

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Arts and crafts of every medium were available on Saturday as the Prince Rupert Community Arts Council hosted the Kaien Island Craft Fair at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre.

Entry to Kaien Island Craft Fair moving to peer reviewed committee BY SHAUN THOMAS

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National Addictions Awareness Week November 18 - 22 Friendship House of Prince Rupert is looking for artists to color, draw or write about upcoming National Addiction Awareness Week. November 18 to 22, 2013. BEE CREATIVE Kindergarten to Grade 3 Colour or draw a picture about Addiction Awareness

Community Arts Council is making chages to the way the Kaien Island Craft Fair. “In order to create a craft fair that is open to all, and to encourage creativity

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Grade 4 to Grade 8 Draw a poster about Addiction Awareness Grade 9 to Grade 12 Write a poem about Addiction Awareness Prizes will awarded to the most creative & colorful Please drop off entries to the Friendship House of Prince Rupert at 744 Fraser Street by November 22, 2013

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CHSS presenting a tale as old as time BY MARTINA PERRY PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Students from Charles Hays Secondary School (CHSS) want the community to “be their guest” for this year’s musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. High school performers have been working on the production since September, which includes the book by Linda Woolverton, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. “It’s coming along really well,” Alison O’Toole, artistic director of the production, said. “It’s a funny play. We ran through Act 1 the other night and it was hilarious. It’s going to be a really good time.” Based on the Disney classic, Beauty and the Beast is about a selfish prince (Allen Liu) who is transformed into a hideous beast as a punishment, along with everyone in his castle (Kelsy Casavant, Tony Duong, Aaron Grant, Jenny Nguyen, Cyrus Sobredo) who become inanimate objects. “The only thing that will break the spell is for the prince to love someone who loves him back,” said O’Toole. Enter Belle (Jessica Bruce), who is searching for her inventor father Maurice (Skylar Tuba) who has been taken prisoner in the Beast’s castle. Belle and the Beast form an unlikely friendship, with the two developing romantic feelings for each other. This is much to the dismay of Gaston (Ryan Wightman), who is planning to blackmail Belle into marrying him.

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“For the older generation, it will take them back to their childhood. For the younger ones it will be the story they know brought to life,” said O’Toole, who has been helping Prince Rupert students put on musicals for 20 years. O’Toole said the production has a strong cast. “Even though there’s a lot of new comers, they are willing to take risks and put themselves out there. It’s been so fun to watch the character development with a lot of them,” she said. There are 31 students in the cast this year, as well as 11 students playing in the orchestra. “We’ve had to reach into the community for [five additional] musicians, but that’s the good thing about Prince Rupert. There’s a good stock of willing and able musicians,” Jeff Saunders, musical director of the production, said. Audiences can expect beloved music from the Disney movie, including Beauty and the Beast, Be Our Guest and Gaston. “All the songs from the movie will be included, and some more tunes added for the stage production,” O’Toole said. This year more CHSS students are involved than ever, said O’Toole, with students in the school’s sewing classes helping with costumes, and the metal works class helping to create props. “Their blood, sweat and tears have gone into the set, the props, costumes, music and dances. It really is their creation; It’s an amazing collaboration,” she said. Performances of CHSS’ Beauty and

Top: Gaston (Ryan Wightman) and Belle (Jessica Bruce) meet. Right: Luminiere (Cyrus Sobredo) and Babette (Jenny Nguyen) prepare for Beauty and the Beast.

the Beast will take place at the Lester Centre of the Arts on Dec. 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m., and on Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. “The community should see [Beauty and the Beast] because it is a great example of what talented young people can do when they put their mind to something,” O’Toole said. “I think we have something special going on ... it would be great for the community to see the hard work and dedication these kids have shown,” Saunders added.

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BY SHAUN THOMAS HAIDA GWAII / The Northern View

Leaders across Haida Gwaii are lashing out at government plans to reduce sailings between Prince Rupert and Skidegate and from Skidegate to Sandspit. On Monday, Transportation Minister Todd Stone outlined plans to eliminate 52 sailings to Haida Gwaii, one per week, and eliminate 1,564 sailings from Skidegate to Sandspit beginning in April, 2014 and elected officials say it is simply not acceptable. Mayor Carol Kulesha of Queen Charlotte said the impact of these cuts will be wide-reaching when it comes to both the economy and quality of life on Haida Gwaii. “I’m actually quite horrified ... this is our highway and they are just cutting chunks out of it. We use the ferry to Prince Rupert for medical treatment, to get goods on and off the islands and to travel to meet family and friends. Every cut that happens on that route is a desperate situation for us, and it is getting

“The recent decisions ... show a contempt for those who live and work along the North Coast. ” - Andrew Merilees quite desperate,” she said. “This is death by 1,000 cuts. We’re fighting to have our economy come back ... this is a serious matter.” Kulesha noted people rely on the Skidegate to Alliford Bay route to access the Sandspit airport while people from Sandspit rely on the ferry for everything from getting to work to medical appointments. Evan Putterill, the representative for Sandspit on the Skeena - Queen Charlotte Regional District, said he was taken aback by the extent of the reductions. “I didn’t think it would be this

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City seeking answers from CN Rail Lack of waterfront improvement a concern BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Coun. Anna Ashley is looking for answers when it comes to waterfront access. Ashely, speaking at the Nov. 12 meeting of council, said she wants to know why improvements along the CN-owned waterfront that formed part of the Pinnacle Renewable Resources export terminal proposal brought to a public meeting last June have yet to materialize. “When Pinnacle came before us, they gave a presentation showing the plans for the waterfront ... even with all the silos, there was a fence along the CN property, paved walkways and trees and people still had access to the waterfront area,” she said in asking staff to invite CN to meet with the city to discuss the matter. “I realize Pinnacle doesn’t have the ability to make that happen because they don’t own

“They don’t own the property, CN does.” - Anna Ashley the property, CN does.” Pinnacle Renewable Resources president and chief operating officer Leroy Reitsma said discussions are ongoing with the Prince Rupert Port Authority about providing improved access and what that would look like, and he hopes to make an announcement about those plans in the near future. City staff will now talk with CN to ensure the appropriate spokesperson is invited. Meanwhile, the first pellets have arrived at Westview Terminal as commissioning work continues, and the first ship is expected to arrive this weekend.

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On Nov. 14, at approximately 1:51 p.m., members of the Prince Rupert RCMP responded to a complaint of a single vehicle rollover at the Lester Centre located at 1100 McBride Avenue. Upon arrival at the scene police located a pickup truck lying on its side with significant damage to the cab area. At the time of the collision there were four occupants inside the vehicle, three inside the vehicles cab, and one in the bed of the truck. Further investigation determined that the vehicle had been doing doughnuts in the parking lot when the driver lost control and subsequently rolled the vehicle over. “Thankfully the occupants of the vehicle sustained only minor injuries,” said Const.

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Crossword Nov 20: The Prince Rupert and District Hospice Society is recruiting new members and volunteers. You are invited to attend an information session at the Library Multipurpose Room on Wednesday from 7-8:30pm. If you are interested in one to one visiting to support those with life limiting illness, or those dealing with grief and loss from the death of a loved one please come and find out about the next annual volunteer training. Training is from Nov. 27th- Feb. 26th with a break over Christmas. You will also hear of other ways you can support this valuable community service if the 1:1 visiting is not for you. For more info or to sign up for training please call Hospice Office at 250-622-6204.

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Nov. 24: Pillsbury House 4pm Nora Young the granddaughter of JH Pillsbury will be on hand to meet the community. The spreading of the cremated remains of her mother Amelia Tremayne Pillsbury, who was born in the master bedroom will be at 4pm on Sunday, Nov. 24 at Pillsbury heritage house at 1 Pacific Place on Bill Murray Way. Nov 23: Senior Games Zone 10 Meeting: at 1:00 pm at the Happy Gang Centre, 3226 Kalum Street, Terrace. This will be the last meeting until Feb, 2014. Nov 23: First Presbyterian Church Christmas Tea & Bazaar 1:00 -3:00 pm. Nov 30: Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary Bake Sale 10:00 am - 3:00 pm at Rupert Square Mall Upper Level Dec 7: St. Andrew’s Church 200 4th Ave West. Christmas Tea & Bazar with bake sale etc. Saturday, Dec 7 from 11-2 Dec 7: Winter Sailpast on Prince Rupert Harbour. Bright lights, festive season music, bonfire, free refreshments, family togetherness! Join the community fun during Winterfest weekend. Contact Prince Rupert Special Events at 250-624-9118, prspecialevents@citytel.net, www.prspecialevents.com to enter the Sailpast and create the festive glow! Dec 7: Winterfest Craft & Gift Fair will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. in the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre in Prince Rupert. Contact 250.624.9118 for more info, or prspecialevents@citytel.net, www.prspecialevents. com ONGOING Canadian Cancer Society is looking for volunteers to help with the daffodil campaign in April. Please contact Judy Rea at (250) 6243913 for more details. Al-Anon Meetings: First Presbyterian Church, 233 4th Ave. E in basement. Tues. 8pm. All are welcome. Call 250-627-4899

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Time running out for Sensible BC signatures BY MARTINA PERRY PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Success is within reach, but there’s still a lot of work to be done. Those are the thoughts of Dana Larsen of Sensible BC on the ongoing campaign aiming to decriminalize simple marijuana possession. With the Dec. 5 deadline approaching, Sensible BC canvassers in Prince Rupert and around the province have to kick into high gear to get the required signatures to force a referendum on the matter. The Sensible BC campaign would need just over 300,000 signatures across the province, equating to 10 per cent of registered voters in each of the province’s electoral districts, to force a referendum. The campaign is aiming for 400,000 signatures to cover any signatures that don’t count according to Elections BC rules. In Prince Rupert, there are more than 20 people registered to collect signatures, with Trevor Kayzer being the head canvasser. Prince Rupert canvassers were collecting signatures in the Rupert

Square Mall earlier this month, and again at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre last weekend. Along with the signing events, there are two fixed signing stations in Prince Rupert: Jim West Signs and Homesteader New and Used. So far Prince Rupert is doing okay in terms of signature count, said Larsen. “Prince Rupert is in the middle. It’s doing well. It’s not one of the top districts, but it’s not near the bottom. I think Prince Rupert will be able to make it,” he said, adding the campaign has been growing in momentum. There is also still a lot of work to do provincially, said Larsen. “We’re slightly under half way as we come into the final third of the campaign. We need to see some growth over the next few weeks,” Larsen said, adding the campaign has been seeing increases. “We started off with about 1,400 canvassers and now we’ve got over 4,000. We’ve more than tripled our volunteer base. We’re bringing in substantially more signatures every week.” Larsen said he’s not overly

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Seniors Annunciation’s act of kindness Centre notes Students donate By Donna PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

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By Martina Perry Thursday cards: 1st - Jane C. and M. Dickens, 2nd - D. Eby and Mary A., 3rd - D. Currie and M. Niesh. Our tea and bazaar was a great success this year, thank you so much Josie. Josie has been coordinating the Teas and Bazaars for many years now and it is a ton of work. Of course Josie has great help and at our general meeting this week Josie made sure all were thanked. The winners of the raffles are: Print - C. Ducluzeau, afghan - L. Berchtold, tole item - H. Bergen, scratch tickets - M. Shenton. Groceries - L. Grandison, Lena B., A. Pottle, R. Hansen and E. Hennig; shrimp - M. Pederson, china - M. Gardiner, gift basket - Lavern, spa basket - E. Whitney, sweater Lynne M., dolls - J. Mah, doily - E. Hennig, crystal - L. Grandison, cushions - G. Haldane, toy - Rian, towels - L. Berchtold, N. Ringer. Congratulations everyone and thank you for your support. We are having our Christmas open house at the Seniors Centre on Thursday, Dec. 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. As usual, it will be potluck and we are asking that people bring finger foods only, the reason for this being it requires way less work on the part of the volunteers. No fuss no muss and everyone gets to enjoy themselves. All members and guests welcome. Next pancake breakfast is Sunday, Dec. 1 at 10 a.m.

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Grade 8 students from Annunciation are getting some unwanted recognition for a recent act of kindness. Students in Terry Rudderham and Sarah Stephenson’s Grade 8 class were planning to hold a bake sale to raise money for their class’ year-end trip, but agreed to put their fundraising on hold to help the people affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Rudderham was reluctant to speak with the Northern View about her student’s act of kindness, stating she wanted her students to donate the money because it’s the right thing to do, not for the acknowledgment. Rudderham said she and other Annunciation staff hope to instil a sense of global responsibility in students. Following a prayer for the people affected by Typhoon Haiyan, Rudderham asked students what they could do to help. Grade 8 student Anna Nguyen suggested the class give the money they would have raised for their trip from an upcoming bake sale to a

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Terry Rudderham and Sarah Stephenson’s Grade 8 Annunciation class raised more than $1,000 to benefit victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

charity assisting those affected by the recent typhoon. “I said ‘What do you guys think? We’ve got all year to raise money. We can afford to wait and do this for them. Let’s take a vote, who ever is in favour raise your hands’, and they all did,” Rudderham said. “It was obvious we were going to raise money from the bake sale, and I knew since everything was already planned out it would be easy to send it to the Philippines,” Nguyen said. “It was great that [my classmates] liked the idea.”

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With help from their parents and guardians, the class raised $1,060.60, which will be donated to the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace to help with the organization’s response to the crisis in the Philippines. “It’s great that us young people from so far away could help people in need. That’s our duty as students from Canada,” Nguyen said, adding she hopes other Prince Rupert schools will follow in her class’ footsteps and raise money for those in need.

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