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Enoch Maxiam Patrick grew up in what was known until 1990 as Fraser Lake Indian Reserve, a member of Nadleh Whut’en First Nation (Dakelh) in the central interior of British Columbia. Patrick served overseas as a soldier in the Second World War. However, it was only recently that his son, Norman Patrick, 70, one of six children, can shed some light on his father’s military service. “He always said the things he saw in France during the war, were just ‘too graphic’ to talk about. He saw his best buddy get killed. And I know that he lost other friends too ...but he wouldn’t talk about it. Once, when we were out hunting in 1975, he spoke just a few words about it – how he’d seen people get shot in the head – then he went quiet again.” Three of Norman Patrick’s uncles (one was Dick Patrick of Stoney Creek) also served overseas in the Second World War, a couple of them were wounded, but they all came back, he said. In 1989, when Enoch Patrick passed away, Norman, the oldest son, was given a box of his father’s personal items. Inside, Norman found a silver war medal bearing the image of King George VI, some military papers, and an old photograph of his father in uniform. Enoch Patrick was an artillery expert with the Canadian forces. He joined the war in 1939, was discharged on April 24,1945 and returned home on May 26, 1945. Norman Patrick recalls that his father had some good memories of his wartime experiences. “He was proud to be fighting overseas for his country. Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Norman Patrick with his father’s Second World War medal and photo. He told me he liked being treated just like everyone else The inset shows the medal’s reverse side: a lion standing on a doubleover there, ‘like a regular white person.’ He had more headed dragon. freedom in France than in his own country. “He could go out to restaurants and he could drink to serve his country, said Norman, but he was told that he was “too alcohol with his buddies. Colour didn’t matter. They were all servshort” to join the RCMP. Instead, he drove truck for 35 years. ing – and dying – for the same reason.” It took many years for Enoch and other First Nations people to Norman Patrick explains that at that time, and even into the ‘50s, be recognized for their contributions during war, said Norman, in many parts of Canada, First Nations people weren’t allowed in who still has questions surrounding his father’s military service. restaurants, particularly where they served alcohol. There are confusing issues and missing information which he “I remember as a kid going to into a restaurant (in northern hopes MLA John Rustad’s office can help him sort out. B.C.). We had to order our food from the back and they brought it For instance, Enoch Patrick had two different military numbers to us at the back door and then we’d eat it outside. In France, during assigned to him, one an army number, the other an air force numthe war, my father was treated as an equal and he liked that.” ber. It may be, says Norman Patrick, that he served in both. His father’s name is listed along with many other First Nations One thing Norman knows for sure, though, is that his father and people, on a special plaque at the Prince George Native Friendship other members of his family were dedicated to defending Canada. Centre honouring those who served during wars. “They joined up to serve and to help save our country,” Norman When he returned to Canada in 1945, Enoch wanted to continue said, placing his father’s war medal back in its small cardboard box.

The Prince George RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are currently investigating a report of found human remains west of Prince George. Just after noon on Saturday the Prince George RCMP received a report of found human remains at Gravel Pit Lake, just off Highway 16 West near Isle Pierre Road. On attendance to the area, police located a burnt-out structure and human remains. Police have attended the scene and continue to investigate with the assistance of the BC Coroners Service and fire investigators. Investigators would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed a fire in the area of Gravel Pit Lake approximately two weeks ago. If you have any information about this investigation, please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300.

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Teegee still opposes pipeline Bill Phillips and Tom Fletcher A “framework agreement” between B.C. and Alberta regarding heavy oil pipeline expansion to the west coast hasn’t swayed the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council. It remains opposed to Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline. “The B.C./Alberta Framework Agreement hasn’t met First Nations’ conditions of free, prior and informed consent,” said Carrier Sekani Tribal Chief Terry Teegee. “Free, prior and informed consent is an international standard that is much more than ‘consultation,’ it’s about the need for shared decision making authority on natural resource development.” Premier Christy Clark met Alberta Premier Alison Redford in Vancouver Thursday to announce what they are calling a “framework agreement” for heavy oil pipeline expansion to the West Coast. Alberta agrees to support B.C.’s demand for a revenue share from the oil production and export, as long as it doesn’t come

from Alberta’s resource royalties. B.C. quo or gotcha politics,” Redford said. “This agrees to support Alberta’s call for a nais about putting in place economic models tional energy strategy, Clark and Redford that are going to work for Canada, for each said Tuesday. of our economies, and allow for “Alberta has reached a product to move.” broader understanding and Clark said she is pleased acceptance of British Columthat Redford accepted her bia’s five conditions, and our conditions, and the assurance province had agreed to join she gave at their June meetthe Canadian Energy Strategy ing in Kelowna that B.C. isn’t discussions started by Premier after Alberta’s resource royalRedford,” Clark told reportties. B.C. makes substantial ers at an energy conference in royalties from natural gas and Vancouver. hopes to increase that subIn previous meetings, stantially with exports, Clark Redford has been adamant said. TRIBAL CHIEF that none of Alberta’s resource Teegee said the Carrier TERRY TEEGEE royalties from oilsands crude Sekani Tribal Council have will be shared. B.C. has argued that the not been invited, nor are they involved, in oil producers and the federal government the development of either the province’s have to find a solution to the conditions five conditions for pipeline approval or the for approval laid down by Clark. Alberta government’s plan for a national Redford said her proposed national energy strategy. strategy is to address interprovincial “Clark and Redford’s idea of expediting projects such as pipelines, recognizing that the approval of the Enbridge Northern energy is provincial jurisdiction. Gateway won’t work,” said Teegee. “We will “We don’t think this is about quid pro use any means at our disposal to ensure that our lands and waters are protected for today and future generations … Our communities have made an informed decision that the Enbridge Northern Gateway project is

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No grounds for campground “Where is the 150-unit RV Park going to get its water?” asked Glenn Parrett. “The assessment authority has downgraded property values because of access to water.” The land in question lies just north of the Haldi Road area that was embroiled in a bitter rezoning fight with the city last year, and impact on the aquifer was a concern at that time. L&M Engineering vice-president Terry Fjellstrom told the public hearing that water for the facility would come from a well and that he didn’t think RV parks and campgrounds drew much water. That well would tap into the same aquifer at Haldi Road. That drew a response from Cindy Brodhagen, who owns the Hartway RV Park, who said Teresa MALLAM/Free Press they use lots of water. In Joy spa staff celebrate their first year in business with an open house and tour of their “They wash their RVs, there studio and boutique. From left, staffers Annalee McCoy, Jacquie Klosch, Brielle Freeman, are showers, and they want to Lisa Hickey, Linea Freund, Lana Keim, Stella Mayhew, Theresa Jarvie and Colette Freeman. refill their water tanks,” she In Joy, located at 1409 Ninth Ave., provides a variety of services from massages, to manicures, to angel card readings and more in a warm and relaxing environment. said. When pressed about whether campfires, he was concerned about the ity, sewage disposal, and access to water they had data on expected wapossibility of smoke hanging in the area and shouldn’t be taken into consideration. ter usage, Fjellstrom said he didn’t have that Coun. Lyn Hall disagreed. information at the public hearing, but could drifting into College Heights. When it came time for council to debate “What strikes me is we don’t have the get it for council. the issue, Coun. Dave Wilbur and Coun. information on (the size of the sewage) “The notion that very little water will be Garth Frizzell were in favour of sending lagoon,” said Hall. “There will be huge water used in a campground just doesn’t wash,” the matter to third reading. Frizzell sugconsumption. There is an issue when I don’t said Coun. Murry Krause. have the information on water.” Terry Roberts from the Prince George Air gested attaching a covenant restricting the number of campfi res on the property. Coun. Hall, Skakun, Koehler and Krause voted Improvement Roundtable said that while Cameron Stolz stressed that it was simply a against sending the matter to third reading, he was encouraged that the proponents land-use matter so issues about air qualwhile Stolz, Frizzell and Wilbur voted for. had discussed ways to mitigate smoke from

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Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com It was definitely not a “done deal.” Both Coun. Albert Koehler and Coun. Lyn Hall expressed chagrin over comments made at a public hearing Monday night that council already had its mind made up. In the end, council defeated a rezoning application that would have allowed construction of a 150-unit campground and RV park just off Highway 16 at Sindia Road. About a half-dozen area residents and one RV park owner spoke out against the rezoning, which would have been a site-specific text amendment to the zoning bylaw’s agriculture and forestry zone. Representatives from L&M Engineering, speaking on behalf of the developer Gil Rahier Holdings, were the only one who spoke in favour of the rezoning. “This is another issue where we’re talking about spot zoning,” said Coun. Brian Skakun, who recently raised concerns about a rushed process regarding a rezoning request for Best Western. “We’re not talking about a small development (the RV park and campground). There are way too many questions.” Those questions, and concerns, raised by residents included whether the road access, which is gravel and currently servicing a handful of rural homes, would be able to handle the increased traffic; what that traffic would do to the neighbourhood; sewage disposal, which would be handled in a lagoon; and air quality impacts resulting from campfires. The turning point against the development, however, was likely water.

City staff to take closer look at installing crosswalk on 15th Avenue Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com Although it won’t be a fullfledged engineering study, Prince George city council has directed staff to examine whether a pedestrian-controlled crosswalk is warranted on 15th Avenue at Quinn Street. The decision, which was a 4-3 vote of council, came following a request to do so from the Aborigi-

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nal Business Development Centre, which is located on 15th Avenue. “We watch countless individuals sprint across the street,” Kallie Smith told council, adding that they did count and in a two-hour period on a Monday afternoon watched 27 people jaywalk across 15th. The two closest controlled crossings are at Ospika Boulevard to the west and Nicholson Street to the east. Part of the problem, said Smith, is that there is a bus stop on 15th Avenue and people often jay-

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walk getting to the bus stop or exiting the bus. She said they brought the matter to the city’s attention previously and were told that since there was no cross street at the bus stop location, a crosswalk wasn’t warranted. “We’re calling on the city to reconsider its decision,” said Smith. “Think of this as something Prince George needs for driver and pedestrian safety.” Superintendent of Operations Bill Gaal said city staff has done

three different counts, which registered only five people crossing 15th Avenue at “peak” hours. “(That) does not warrant a pedestrian-controlled device at that location,” Gaal said. He added the city talked with ICBC and examined their crash data and in a five-year period found nine incidents at the location, none involving pedestrians. He added that if council wanted to have a closer look, it would involve a comprehensive study of

the intersection. Councillors Cameron Stolz and Dave Wilbur suggested that simply removing the bus stop on 15th Avenue may be a easy solution to the problem. The majority of council, however, referred the issue back to administration to take another look, particularly as to why the city’s data differs so much from that collected by the Aboriginal Business Development Centre staff, and without undertaking the expense of a full blown traffic study.

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Cancer centre celebrates In some respects, the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North had more than 500 guests for its first-birthday party on Friday. While few, if any, of them were actually present, that’s how many people have been treated since the first patient came through the doors on Nov. 1, 2012. Many of those people have been able to undergo radiation therapy in Prince George, instead of having to travel to Vancouver. Dr. Stacy Miller, a regional oncologist, says the kinds of treatments the centre can provide are expanding. “Earlier this year, we started using brachytherapy at the center. It involves placing an intense source of radiation close to a tumour. That allows us to give a high dose of radiation to the source, while limiting the exposure to healthy cells in the vicinity.” The majority of patients who are receiving

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Regional operations director Pamela Tobin said the centre has never lost track of its main purpose. “The patients come first,” she said. “They get first-rate care here, and it’s closer to home. We are continuing to develop programs with a focus on northern needs.” The number of patients the centre saw in its first year was higher than expected, but Tobin said there were

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News In Brief CANFOR LOAN Canfor Pulp Products announced Tuesday that it has completed a new $50 million, fiveyear term loan with HSBC Bank Canada and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce to support its previously announced energy projects at its Northwood and Intercontinental pulp mills. The loan matures on November 5, 2018 and has a floating rate of interest. Concurrently, Canfor Pulp also took the opportunity to extend its existing $110 million operating line of credit to January 31, 2018.

MESSY CONTRACT Council has approved awarding a 10-year $3.1 million contract to Sylvis Environmental Services for the biosolids program at the Lansdowne Waste Water Treatment Centre. “It’s a long-term solution to get stability for our program,” said Superintendent of Operations Bill Gaal. A couple of years ago the city ran afoul of residents in the Salmon Valley area when it sought to use biosolids as a fertilizer on area fields. “We are still looking at agricultural uses (for the biosolids), but further away,” said Gaal. And, finding those locations will be up to Sylvis. The contract is deal with the approximately 3,000 tonnes of biosolids produced at the waste water treatment centre every year. The work includes, but is not limited to, administering, securing lands, selecting suitable application sites, transporting and hauling, and ensuring regulatory compliance, application, incorporation and disposal of biosolids.

BAD SAMARITANS About this time every year police begin to receive reports of stolen poppy trays or Christmas kettles in just about every community in the province. Organizations like the Royal Canadian Legion or the Salvation Army do everything they can to reduce the likelihood of these thefts, but the selfish always seem to find a way to victimize. The Prince George RCMP would like to remind those businesses gracious enough to host a donation tray and the volunteers that host kettles, to be cautious of thieves that prey on the needy. Secure the donation container to a countertop; have people monitor the donation containers; place them within the view of video surveillance; empty them frequently and secure the proceeds.

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Teresa MALLAM/Free Press With colder weather in the air, shoppers enjoy looking at warm knitted garments at St. Mary’s Crafts Bazaar and bake sale Saturday. The two-day event offered lots of handcrafted items and attracted plenty of people.

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 18th – 6:00 p.m. Council Chambers

COUNCIL COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS MEETINGS Advisory Committee on Development Design Wednesday, November 13th – 12:00 p.m. 2nd Floor Conference Room Advisory Committee on Accessibility Wednesday, November 13th – 5:00 p.m. 2nd Floor Conference Room

The municipal Council of the City of Prince George intends to adopt City of Prince George Council Procedures Bylaw No. 8388, 2011, Amendment Bylaw No. 8549, 2013 at the Monday, November 18, 2013, regular Council meeting, commencing at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall, 1100 Patricia Boulevard, Prince George, BC.

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PUBLIC NOTICES Special Committee of the Whole Meeting Wednesday, November 20th – 6:00 p.m. 2nd Floor Conference Room City of Prince George Council Procedures Bylaw No. 8388, 2011, Amendment Bylaw No. 8549, 2013 Public Notice pursuant to section 124(3) of the Community Charter.

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Contract talks between the City of Prince George and CUPE Locals 1048 and 399 have broken off and no future talks are scheduled. Both sides had agreed to enlist the help of mediator Vince Ready but mediation efforts were unsuccessful. The city and CUPE’s bargaining teams have been negotiating to renew the collective agreement since January 2013. According to Prince George Superintendent of Operations Bill Gaal, tentative agreement had been reached on a number of important issues but the two sides were at an impasse on the main issues of wages and benefits. “While we appreciate the valuable contributions made by all city workers,” said Gaal, in a press release, “the city faces financial challenges and a need to control costs. Increased taxpayer expectations for services and the high cost of fixing and maintaining aging facilities and infrastructure have placed heavy demands on the city budget.” In order to contain costs, the city has indicated that it is willing to reallocate some existing sick leave accruals and other cost items within the collective agreement in order to better meet priorities for CUPE members.

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Politicizing environmental reviews Taseko Mines flew me out to Fish Lake back when they were still taking core samples. That was almost 20 years ago (yikes). That’s how long I’ve been following the Prosperity Mine story. That’s almost how long the company has been trying to get this project off the ground and almost how long the First Nations in the area have been opposing it. When they flew me out to the site there wasn’t much there except for a couple of Atco trailers and a drill rig. It was the first time I had ever been in a helicopter so I got to sit up front with the pilot and enjoy the 125-kilometre flight over the Chilcotin. Last week the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency released its second report saying the mine will adversely impact WRITER’S BLOCK the environment. “The panel has determined, BILLPHILLIPS based on strong evidence submitted by government agencies (both Canada and British Columbia) and other participants, that Taseko underestimated the volume of tailings pore water seepage leaving the tailings storage facility and the impacts on water quality caused by recirculation of water within the Fish Lake (Teztan Biny) and Upper Fish Creek (Teztan Yeqox) system,” reads the report. “The Panel has also determined considerable uncertainty remains regarding Taseko’s contingency plan for water treatment.” The only problem, according to Taseko, is that they claim that government “evidence” was wrong. “It’s clear that Natural Resources Canada relied on the wrong design in the analysis to advise the review panel,” Taseko vice-president of communication Brian Battison told me this week. “This calls into question the validity of the panel’s finding.” And this is where it gets wonky. No one seems to want to determine whether Taseko is correct in its claim. I would think that in light of such an allegation that the powers-that-be should be going back to Natural Resources Canada and/or the Canadian Environmental Assessment

Agency to determine whether Taseko’s claim is true. If so, I would think the whole process should be kicked back to those agencies. If Taseko’s claim is not true, then those same agencies should say so. The problem is that the Conservatives politicized the environmental review process a couple of years ago. In other words, it’s really irrelevant whether the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency had the wrong information because the decision whether to approve the mine lies with Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq. Battison was careful to say that Taseko is not lobbying the federal environment minister to take their revelations in account when making her decision, only that they were making the information public. Other politicians, both federal and provincial, have not been as diplomatic saying Taseko’s revelations are enough for the minister to give it two thumbs up for the photo op. So what will happen? It’s still unclear.

“The agency will not comment on the panel report at this time,” Lucille Jamault, manager of communications for the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency told me. “The minister will make a decision about the project in accordance with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 2012. Should the minister decide that the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects, the federal cabinet would make a decision on whether or not the significant effects would be justified in the circumstances.” All that seems to be clear is that no one is going take a second look at the facts and determine whether the right ones were used. This issue clearly needs to go back to the review panel and that seems unlikely. Without doing so, should the federal reject the plan, Taseko will have grounds to appeal ... and on it goes.

Teresa MALLAM/ Free Press Order of the Eastern Star Worthy Matron Geri Bailey serves dainties to Dianne Rose at the Hatters’ Tea and Bazaar on Saturday. Held at the old Masonic Hall, the event was a fundraiser for the cancer clinic and included high tea with finger sandwiches and squares and a sale of baked goods. There was a prize for the best hat.

Help the hospital - get a flu shot VICTORIA – I got my influenza shot president of the Health Sciences Associathis week, paid for out of pocket since I tion. HSA lawyers led the grievance, supdon’t qualify for any of the higher-risk ported by the Hospital Employees’ Union groups provided with free immunization. and the B.C. Nurses’ Union. A reminder to take this simple Avery said the union health precaution came in Octowill continue to urge its ber when a labour arbitrator ruled members to take advantage that it is a reasonable employment of on-site flu shot clinrequirement for health care workics. That’s right, like most ers to either get the current improvincial employees, they munization or mask up in patient all get immunization that is care areas. not only free but adminisQuiet advocacy by Provincial tered at work. Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall Kendall announced the has paid off. Staff, doctors, outside regulation last year, after contractors and visitors will have finding that 40 per cent of B.C. VIEWS to put patients first. employees in long-term TOMFLETCHER care were not getting the Health care unions pressed a grievance on behalf of members current influenza vaccine, who insist they have a right to refuse and the rate of immunization was declinimmunization and increase exposure to ing. patients. They have apparently run up the Their objections make no sense. Aside white flag. from the self-serving “rights” argument, “We will be telling our members to they complain that the annual flu vaccine comply with the new policy, or risk being isn’t effective enough. fired,” said an overly dramatic Val Avery, The formula is developed by internation-

al effort to track the dominant strains that emerge as winter rolls around the world. Kendall says a poor match results in about 40 per cent immunity, and a good match reaches 90 per cent. At the risk of stating the obvious, he notes that even 40 per cent is better than nothing. After two weeks of expert testimony, arbitrator Robert Diebolt, a retired UBC law professor, wrote as follows: “It is indisputable that influenza can be a serious, even fatal, disease. Immunization also indisputably provides a measure of protection to health care workers and I have found that their immunization reduces influenza transmission to patients. “I have also concluded that there is a real and serious patient safety issue and the policy is a helpful program to reduce patient risk.” The B.C. Centre for Disease Control calculates that if all health care workers would get immunized, the risk to patients would be reduced nearly 50 per cent. The Ministry of Health warns: “you can spread influenza for 24 hours before you have any

symptoms.” What would cause educated health care workers to defy common sense? A hint is provided by professional union promoter and publicist Bill Tieleman, who railed about the decision on his blog. This regulation is inspired by big bad U.S. health care corporations that would rather impose immunization than pay for sick days, Tieleman asserts. Ah, so an infected health care employee should wander the wards until symptoms emerge, and then go home for a few days of paid rest. What a perfectly stupid idea! Last week BCNU president Debra McPherson was warning about “chaos” at the new Surrey Memorial emergency ward, her latest of a career of media protests. The big new facility is already overflowing, and more beds and more staff are needed, stat! Perhaps if better preventive measures were taken by nurses, doctors and other staff, this chronic “chaos” would be reduced and these unions would have more credibility.

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art of the core services review implementation involved increasing virtually every fee that the city charges. One of the fee changes that passed virtually without discussion at the council table was a change to the business licence bylaw. On the surface of it, the bylaw change involved some wording changes. Added to the business licence categories was “residential building rental.” This is defined as “any building or portion of any building with one or more dwelling units rented for residential purposes.” In other words, secondary suites. What council has done is require those operating secondary suites to have a business licence. So, if you’re renting a suite to your mother-in-law you have to take out a business licence and fork over $155 to city hall. And, it seems that if you own several rental properties, you have to take out a business licence for each one. It’s another way that city hall is reaching in the wallets of citizens. Secondary suites are an issue in every community. The problems with secondary suites go much deeper than whether city hall gets enough revenue with them. Properly regulating is always a challenge. Simply adding a fee doesn’t deal with the real issue, it just sends a few more dollars to city hall that weren’t going that way before.

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he “framework agreement” hammered out by Premier Christy Clark and Alberta Premier Alison Redford is more about squeezing more out of Ottawa than harmonizing relations between the two, at times, combative premiers. Under the plan, Alberta agrees to support B.C.’s demand for a revenue share from the oil production and export, as long as it doesn’t come from Alberta’s resource royalties. B.C. agrees to support Alberta’s call for a national energy strategy. The notion that Alberta should give up oil royalties to B.C. was always a ludicrous one anyway. If B.C. is going to get its “fair share,” it’s going to have to come from Ottawa. Supporting Alberta’s plan for a national energy strategy is easy enough because the strategy hasn’t been set in stone yet. So, the old saying, “my enemy’s enemy is my friend,” applies. Not to suggest that Ottawa is an enemy of B.C. and Alberta (although Conservatives often like to refer to those who oppose them as “enemies”). Clark and Redford seem to come to the conclusion that they both need Ottawa to get what they want and teaming up may help. And they’re probably right. However, it changes nothing regarding whether pipelines should proceed.

When Timbits fall It’s a rite of winter in Canada that some people enjoy every from his parent, and was able to avoid the mass of slowly week. moving humanity. I try to do it at least once a year. Of course, that mass of humanity had also decreased in I got my first real chance this hockey season on Sunday size as it made its way up the ice. As is common in Timbits morning. games, a number of players fell as they moved along. They I got to CN Centre early for the Midget game weren’t hit by another player, they didn’t trip between the Cariboo Cougars and Kootenay Ice over the blueline. They just fell. – and there they were. Which of course prompted a sympathetic reacTwo teams of Timbits, one at each end of the tion in players some distance away, who also fell. rink as they practiced. Some of the players knew how to skate, some It was near the end of their time on the ice, knew how to at least hit the puck with their stick and the drills were over. Now it was time to when they got it. Few of the players I saw had have fun – for the spectators as well. mastered both skills yet. One of the teams appeared to be playing a One youngster obviously wasn’t going to take form of tag on the ice, which involved some of any chances on falling. He was using his stick as the players racing around trying to touch their a brace to remain standing and, as the puck slid teammates, who then had to drop to a knee and by just a couple of feet away, he refused to lift his ALLAN’S AMBLINGS remain still. stick to go after it, knowing any motion would ALLANWISHART likely result in gravity taking over and his body Well, except for the ones who for one reason or another fell to a knee before anyone touched meeting the ice. them. And, of course, there was the player who had fallen down And the one player who seemed to be trying to make ice when the puck was at his end of the ice. angels in the middle of the tag game. He climbed labouriously to his feet and set sail slowly At the other end, the team had split into two squads for a towards the other side of the rink, where the puck now game. There were no pinnies, no second colour of uniforms, resided. so I’m not sure how they managed to remember who their Just as he started to pick up a little bit of speed, the puck teammates were – or if it mattered. comes sliding past him, going the other way. The too-short time brought out some of those moments Slowly, slowly, one degree at a time, he embarks on a 180you seem to always see when players at this age take to the degree turn to pursue the puck. ice. The player who is more concerned with talking to a parAt which point he falls again. ent in the stands than the fact that the puck is sliding right It almost seemed like a shame when the Cariboo Cougars into his skates, closely pursued by a number of other players. and Kootenay Ice took to the rink. They knew what they Luckily, he managed to get the message about the situation were doing, which took a lot of the fun out if it. CIRCULATION MANAGER: LANA METZ circulation@pgfreepress.com | 250-564-0504

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Editor: An open letter to mayor and council: Recently there was an air quality alert in the city. We collectively sacrificed revenue from public transit by waiving bus fares to discourage driving by individuals. This makes sense. Since I live an hour’s walk from the nearest city bus stop, I had to drive my car today for necessary chores. While driving in the Hart I passed a Tim Hortons and a McDonald’s, both of which displayed long lines of people, sitting in their idling vehicles, waiting for window service. Fumes from their exhaust pipes were visible. If the city can forgo bus fares to improve air quality, it seems reasonable for the city to mandate the closing of drive-through service on all businesses for the duration of an air quality alert. It might do people good to park their cars and get the exercise required to enter a place of business for their refreshments. I will take “alerts” more seriously when I see such reasonable measures. James Loughery Prince George

Editor: Enbridge is “gracing” us every week with full page coloured ads, in local newspapers, noticeable for their bad poetry, in fact not poetry at all, while showing us the beautiful features of the Northwest they are putting at risk. Such ads costs more than $1,000/week for just one local paper. I want-

ed to contrast this lavish spending with their 2012, $18,000 donation to 14 food banks, averaging $1,286 per food bank for a whole year. I suggest Enbridge should redirect their wasted advertising campaign money to food banks, which could greatly benefit from such largesse. Josette Wier Smithers

Cookbookers say thanks Editor: Thank you to everyone who helped make the Students’ Favourites Cookbook and CD Launch Event such a big success. Thank you to all the families who brought the dish they put in the Cookbook so we could all try the delicious food. And thanks to everyone who helped with set up, serving and take down. The students who played the piano were also wonderful. Thank you to everyone who bought the Cookbook and CD, and to the media for supporting this charity project. Watch for news of Prince George’s first indoor, colourful “street piano” in the Cancer Centre for the North. You’ll want to see and play this piano! And for anyone who missed the Launch, the Cookbook and CD are available at local book stores and galleries. Lori Elder Prince George

Putting individualism in context Paul Strickland Special to the Free Press In this icy economic climate, one often hears the cold advice, “You have only yourself to blame.” The words echo down dark, trash-bestrewn lanes. The clock tower in the distance doesn’t yet strike thirteen, but one wonders what’s next. In early 1982 the solicitor-general department of Alberta ran billboard ads depicting a tow truck pulling a wrecked car out a snow-filled ditch. In the lower portion of the sign in large letters was the comment: “Don’t blame the weather. Blame yourself!” The strategy of encouraging more selfblame among often already discouraged and depressed people seemed dubious at best. It is fashionable now to say there are no highway accidents, only collisions in which the driver is always – in some way, however remote – at fault. Yet in rainy districts like that of the Lower Mainland or the U.S. Pacific Northwest, a person expects rainsoaked roads in winter but can be unprepared for an unexpected spot of black ice that looks little different from the previous stretch of merely wet highway. Or, as one is following a curve around a high hill, a dark-coloured animal bounds out in front of the car. A consultation meeting at the Prince George Civic Centre last week sponsored

by Northern Health had the theme of “Let’s Talk About Healthy Aging and Seniors’ Wellness” and focused on a document titled Healthy Northern Communities 2013. Participants at each table of eight to 10 spoke to each other in conversational tones about good areas of service and those requiring improvement. A key paragraph in Healthy Northern Communities 2013 reads as follows: “Chronic diseases tend to accumulate with age and limit our independence. Our personal choices towards a handful of risk factors – tobacco use; physical inactivity; poor dietary choices; obesity; inappropriate drug and alcohol use; certain sexual activities; and excessive sun exposure – can greatly determine how we age and whether we remain free from certain types of cancers and chronic illnesses.” This implies sufferers of chronic conditions have only themselves to blame because they pursued frivolous, irresponsible lifestyles. Sometimes such a statement is true. However, there is well-documented evidence that job stress or the stress of being a caregiver for a relative in declining health can trigger anxiety, depression and even the beginnings of heart disease. Are people in these circumstances morally to blame for incurring these conditions? It is also well known and documented there are some occupational illnesses and conditions. How can one work on a ranch

or a farm without considerable exposure to the sun? Are there not some occupations requiring long hours standing that can lead to chronic knee conditions by late middle age? Stanley Coren, UBC sleep researcher, documents in his book, Sleep Thieves, that rotating shift work and long overnight hours lead to greatly increased incidence of workplace accidents. They also add to stress on the workers’ immune systems, making them more susceptible to illness. J. Barton Cunningham, a University of Victoria professor, says stress can contribute to the development of headaches and migraines, coronary heart disease and diabetes. One can see where the emphasis on personal lifestyles as solely responsible for chronic illness in old age is leading to. During the consultation meeting in the Civic Centre, one discussion-table participant spoke out to the whole assembly in saying, “In the U.K., when Mrs. Thatcher first took office, she announced to everyone, ‘Don’t expect anything from your government. You have to start saving from very early in your career to pay for the whole cost of your care in old age.’” In Alberta there have been ads about workers’ compensation depicting careless, inattentive employees as solely to blame for workplace accidents causing death or permanently disabling injury. But what about explosions in dust-laden grain elevators or deaths or serious injuries caused by the

collapse of weak, poorly maintained railway bridges? Are the workers to blame for these accidents or personally responsible for the entire cost of their care? The personal responsibility movement – or, as Harvard political scientist Jacob Hacker has termed it, the Personal Responsibility Crusade – has been promoted by some large Canadian metropolitan dailies for at least a decade. It has its origins in ultra-conservative American think tanks and the views of billionaire donors to neoconservative causes. In the past, social insurance programs, medicare and traditional guaranteed pensions provided a safety net and sent the reassuring message that “someone is watching out for you, all of us are watching out for you, when things go bad,” Hacker says in his book, The Great Risk Shift (2006). “Today the message is starkly different: ‘You are on your own.’” The attitude implied by the slogans “You have only yourself to blame” and “You’re on your own” might be appropriate among Tea Party Republicans in the U.S., but it is not congruent with Canada’s more communityoriented values of the past seventy years. These values are being steadily eroded. We have to study their history and work to try to recover what has been lost. We also have to restore the necessary economic autonomy and self-determination of this country to ensure the success of such efforts.

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Premier Christy Clark met Alberta Premier Alison Redford in Vancouver on Tuessday to announce what they are calling a “framework agreement” for heavy oil pipeline expansion to the West Coast. Alberta agrees to support B.C.’s demand for a revenue share from the oil production and export, as long as it doesn’t come from Alberta’s resource royalties. B.C. agrees to support Alberta’s call for a national energy strategy, Clark and Redford said Tuesday. “Alberta has reached a broader understanding and acceptance of British Columbia’s five conditions, and our province had agreed to join the Canadian Energy Strategy discussions started by Premier Redford,” Clark told reporters at an energy conference in Vancouver. In previous meetings, Redford has been

adamant that none of Alberta’s resource royalties from oilsands crude will be shared. B.C. has argued that the oil producers and the federal government have to find a solution to the conditions for approval laid down by Clark. Redford said her proposed national strategy is to address interprovincial projects such as pipelines, recognizing that energy is provincial jurisdiction. “We don’t think this is about quid pro quo or gotcha politics,” Redford said. “This is about putting in place economic models that are going to work for Canada, for each of our economies, and allow for product to move.” Clark said she is pleased that Redford accepted her conditions, and the assurance she gave at their June meeting in Kelowna that B.C. isn’t after Alberta’s resource royalties. B.C. makes substantial royalties from natural gas and hopes to increase that substantially with exports, Clark said. NDP leader Adrian

Dix contrasted Tuesday’s statements with Clark’s position before the May election, where the government told the federal review panel on the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline proposal it was opposed. NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert said B.C. has also changed its position to say oil shipments are “going to happen, whether by train or by pipeline.” Redford visited B.C. to give a keynote speech to an energy forum hosted by the Vancouver Board of Trade. The sold-out event included a panel discussion with Redford and Kinder Morgan Canada president Ian Anderson, whose company is proposing to expand its Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta to its Burnaby marine terminal and refineries in

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Christmas bazaar, Nov. 9, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Salvation Army Church, 777 Ospika Blvd.

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.

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

Dance to Jana Borden and the Renegades,

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Friday Potluck, Nov. 8, 5 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre.

Saturday

“GIVE A LITTLE… GAIN A LOT!” Project Friendship Society We are looking for volunteers to teach Art to disabled people at the Artist Co-op and Workshop on the Hart Hwy on Wed from 10am to 1pm. Email: projectfriendship@hotmail.ca Michelle 250-563-4445 Theatre North West Nov 15 – Dec 3 “Joyful Noise`` - Volunteers can do: ticket taking, ushering, concession, 2-3 evenings per production. Catherine or Susie 250-563-6969 PG Council of Seniors Resource Centre - New Drivers needed in bowl area of PG for MEALS ON WHEELS. Stand-by drivers for holiday relief and emergency ﬁll-ins, weekdays between 10:30 and 12 noon. Contact Amita Gabriel 250-564-5888 For information on volunteering with more than 100 non-proﬁt organizations in Prince George, contact Volunteer Prince George

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

Monday Canasta, Nov. 11, 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) 9613477. Northern Twister Square Dance Club meets Mondays, 7 p.m., Knox United Church basement. Information: Gys 250563-4828 or Reta 250-

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Center City Toastmasters meet Tuesday, noon, City Hall Annex. Information: 9164. toastmastersclubs.org. Prince George Quilters Guild meets fourth Tuesday of the month, Connaught Youth Centre, 1491 17th Ave. Registration 6:30 p.m., meeting 7 p.m. Information: Echo 250-612-0499. Buddhist meditation class, Tuesdays, 7:15-8:45 p.m., 320 Vancouver St. Information: 250-962-6876 or www.tilopa.org. Spruce Capital Toastmasters meet Tuesdays, 7:25 p.m., 102-1566 7th Ave. Information: Tom 250562-3402. Sweet Adelines women’s four-part chorus meets Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Studio 2880. New members welcome. Information: Kathy 250563-5170.

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

Wednesday

Mauve Friday is Coming. Black Friday will never be the same.

Pool tournament, Nov. 13, 10 a.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. 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

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Evening of Pink raised more than $13,000 for the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation. Monica Peacock (center) and Denni Rud (right) present Melissa Veregin (left), Development Assistant with Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation, with the proceeds from the event.

Proud to recognize those who give in our community.

A U T O B O D Y LT D . 2065 - 1st Ave. • 250-563-0883 www.csninc.ca 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, Nov. 14, 12:30 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Whist, Nov. 14, 7 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Metis Elders Craft group, Thursday, 10 a.m.-noon, Prince George Metis Elders Society office, 117 – 1600 Third Ave. (Prince George Native Friendship Centre). Prince George Grassroots Cribbage Club registration, 6:30 p.m. play 6:45 p.m., Thursdays, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Information: Gerda 250-564-8561. Tai chi, Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information:

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

Thank You Prince George For Voting Us Best Auto Body Shop! Dragon Boat Society meets first Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., Chronic Disease Management Room, UHNBC. Information: Anita 250-563-2949 or Betty 250-962-7985. Royal Purple meets meets second and fourth Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Information: Dianne 250-596-0125 or Jeanette 250-563-9362. Wednesday evening Tops (take off pounds sensibly), Spruceland Baptist Church, 1901 Ogilvie St. Information: Leona 250-962-8802.

Prince George Toastmasters meet Thursdays, 7:15 p.m., AiMHi, 950 Kerry St. Information: pgtoastmasters.com, Joyce 250-964-0961.

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

Old Time Fiddlers jam, Thursday, 7-10 p.m. Elder Citizens Rec Centre, 1692 10th Ave. ECRA Forever Young Chorus meet Thursdays, 12:45 p.m., ECRA, 1692 10th Ave.

Prince George 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.

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second Thursday of every month 7 p.m., 176 Aitken Cres. Information: Tammy 250-612-0085. PGRH retirees breakfast, first Tuesday of the month, Prince George Golf and Curling Club. Information: 250-5632885. Prince George ATV Club meets third Tuesday of month, 7 p.m. Carmel Restaurant meeting room. Information: George 250-964-7907. Free sports and recreation, Wednesdays, 2 p.m., 1160 7th Ave., ages 15-30. Information: 250-656-5278. Children’s choir, Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Hartland Baptist Church. Information: 778-415-5000. Parents Together, a mutual/self-help support group for parents of teens, meets Mondays, 7:30 p.m., Intersect (basement entrance). Information: Carmen 250-562-6639.

The Community Datebook provides free community event listings every Friday. Submissions are accepted in written form only – dropped off, mailed or emailed – No Phone Calls please. Datebook runs as space allows, there is no guarantee of publication. Mail to 1773 South Lyon St., Prince George BC V2N 1T3. E-mail datebook@pgfreepress.com

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opportunity to grow and become the adults they were intended to be. They leave parents, partners, young children, family member and friends to grieve their loss. One never completely recovers from the loss of a loved one especially when they were so young. They occupy a special place in our hearts as long as we live. Those who survive and return have their lives changed. The horror of what they have survived remains with them. Some have been physically wounded and face the challenge that creates for the rest of their lives. All of them are indelibly scarred by the memories of what they have witnessed. They live with those scares but often with great difficulty. We seldom hear about those experiences as the pain of recalling them and speaking about them takes them back to a time and place which no one would ever wish to be. On Remembrance Day, November 11, attend a service of remembrance. If you cannot do so, then join the two minute silence. Take time to honour those who sacrificed so much of themselves to leave us this wonderful world we live in. They gave so very much. Take a moment to honour and thank them.

A remembrance Day Service in grateful remembrance of those who gave their lives in the service of our country Civic Centre: Seated by 9 a.m. Introductions and Ceremony: 9:15 a.m. Parade will form up: 10:35 a.m. March to Cenotaph: 10:45 a.m. Ceremony at Cenotaph: 11 a.m. Parade back to Civic Centre via 6th Avenue

Celebrations to follow Adults: Connaught Youth Centre Kids: Civic Centre for hot dogs and hot chocolate

ABORIGINAL BUSINESS & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE would like to take this opportunity to recognize and remember the sacrifices made by those who served and those who continue to serve our country Angelique’s Native Arts

We’re involved in the community because we care Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program This program is for those who need a little more guidance with the business plan development stage. We help under-employed Aboriginal individuals create employment for themselves. Upon succesful completion, clients receive an incentive that they can contribute to start-up costs or to leverage additional financing Financial Literacy Workshops The two day workshops cover topics such as assets, budgeting, consumerism, credit and banking. Day one covers financial literacy and spending plans, planning, goals, payday loans and high interest loans, banking and banking regulations, reconciling your bank statements, signing loan agreements and amortization sheets. Day two covers tracking weekly and monthly expenses, planning and saving for expected yearly expenses (vehicle, school, holiday, etc.), costing out goals, as a family discussing household, clothing, entertainment expenses and income, what is debt, what is credit, how to deal with creditors and how to repair credit. Saving Circle Saving Circle is a free matched savings program offering low-income people the opportunity to save towards required equity and gain money management skills. Aboriginal Business and Entrepreneurial Skills Training (BEST) Aboriginal BEST is for people who self-identify as First Nations, Metis, and Inuit, status or not, who are interested in becoming self-employed or starting their own business. It is for both those who have a solid idea and want to see it happen and for those who have an interest in business but have no specific idea yet. The program covers twelve sessions and is free to attend. Topics include; 101 Business Ideas, Polishing Your Idea, Building Your Business Plan, Market Strategy, Financing and Tax, Assessing Your Idea, Market Research, Operations Strategy, Operating Challenges and E-business.

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Our next ‘BEST’ is January and February 2014

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Aboriginal Business & Community Development Centre is here to meet the individualized approach needed to assist Aboriginal entrepreneurs with developing their business ideas. We have assisted over 1,600 clients since inception. Self-Employment Assistance Services • Business ideas • Market research • Start-ups • Acquiring ﬁnancing • Mentoring • After-care services

Information: 250-562-6325 www.abdc.bc.ca • admin@abdc.bc.ca Aboriginal Business & Community Development Centre 3845 - 15th Avenue, Prince George, BC

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #43 would like you to join together on November 11

Lest we forget those who made the ultimate sacriﬁce The thought of war frightens all of us. the other actions our young military personThose who march off to that terrible experinel have participated in many dangerous ence most often return scarred, in both body military actions from being peace keepers to and mind, if they return at all. active combatants, the most recent being AfA world free of armed conflict is a dream ghanistan. Armed conflict is not the involvewe can all espouse. But, as long as there are ment with great events and heroic actions as power seekers, political and depicted so often in movies and religious fanatic, bullies and on television. It is a dirty, terrifytheir like, brutal conflict will ing experience. Even those who be with us. survive the experience with their When our freedom is bodies intact come away with threatened we call upon our memories of pain, death and decitizens to step forward and struction. Those who have never defend us. Most of them are had that soul crushing experithe healthiest and brightence can only understand a small est amongst us. Combat is part of how severely they have a young person’s field; they been impacted. Our sympathy have the agility and reactions as well as our praise should go ONSIDE which just may allow them to out to each and every combatant VICBOWMAN survive. who has been forced to witness The great wars of 1914 to the hell of war. On November 11 1918 and 1939 to 1945 are the most rememwe honour those who have died on the field bered. They were large and dramatic. But of battle. They were most often just at the we also must not forget those who fought in threshold of life. A visit to a war memorial numerous smaller actions, they were just as cemetery tells the story in sad, graphic terms. brutal and soul destroying as the larger wars. As one walks through row after row of grave Canadians have always risen to the challenge. markers, the ages are so often in the late teens From the large stage of the major conflicts to or early twenties. Young people robbed of the

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Faces of Service Irvin Jentry Wood Regina Rifles Regiment Company Sergeant Major WWII My late father Irvin Jentry Wood spoke to many children and high school students in Dawson Creek regarding Remembrance Day. He thought it was so important to get the message out on how important it was to Remember the fallen. He received many medals during and after the war but what he really admired the most was the ribbons or band which showed the countries that were liberated. He was very proud of his men. He was asked to contribute to the book “Look to your front... Regina Rifles”..On page l44 of the book, he talks about the assault at the Leopold Canal. The Rifles had many casualties on this assault. on Page 68 he writes about the german tanks approaching and their stand on defeating the 12SS. One of the men Basil was awarded the Military Medal......I am enclosing a picture of my father. It was taken when he was on short leave in Brussels.

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Pause to Remember.... The employees at Prince George Memorial Park Cemetery join all Canadians in gratitude for the sacriÀces made Ey our nation·s veterans, especially those from our community. The City of Prince George invites you to pause and consider the freedoms we enjoy today Eecause of their courage, and to give thanks for the home we all share........CANADA.

My dad lived here in Prince George from 1998 to 2001. He passed away in 2001.

Alfred (“Alfie”) Morris, Lived in Pr. George since 1967 1940-1942 volunteered Royal Navy Reserve 1942-1950 Chief Petty Officer Royal Navy, 1942-1945 served on HMS Illustrious aircraft carrier,1945-1947 served on Reserve fleet, 1947-1950 served on Pacific Fleet Admirals yacht the HMS Alert. Medals received over course of WW2: Atlantic Star, Burma Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, U.K. End of War Medal, Royal Navy General Service Medal with Malaya Bar. Of interest: Spring 1943 escorted Winston Churchill on the Queen Mary Liner (Churchill travelling as “Mr Smith”) across Atlantic to US destroyer just off Halifax coast to confer with Roosevelt, re: the Italian campaign with British planes flying escort. Sadly, my father passed away Sept. 20, 2013, an active Legion Member at 91 years of age, donations in his memory should go to the Legion.

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Seeing his firstborn son for the first time after 4 years, (2 years service plus 2 years captivity, Dieppe): Corporal Herbert Good, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, WWII

Private Albert Geisler, Canadian Army, WWII

Keith Blenkarn, RC Signals, (1941-45) WWII

Photos courtesy: Samuel and Elijah Good, Great-Grandsons of all 3 men.

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Lest we forget those who have gone before! God watch over our Armed Forces as we go forward through the year. Frank Everitt President

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Faces of Service QR2 Harry Stewart Joined the HMCS Griffin in Port Arthur, Ontario in 1940. Basic training was done in Port Arthur and Esquaimalt. Served on a merchant navy ship as a gunner on the Lafontaine Park and the Gatneau Park. Sailed the high seas in 1941 and saw action in the Mediteranian & Indian Ocean Was in Liverpool, England carrying supplies when the was over. Returned to Canada in 1945 and was discharged from service in 1946. Received the Burma Star for serving in the Mediterranian and Indian Ocean and the Atltantic Star.

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Lake Superior Scottish Regiment in Thunder Bay, Ontario, from 1967 until 1970. Transferred into the Regular Force in 1970. Posted CFB Cornwallis and CFB Gagetown until basic training was completed then was posted to the 1st Battalion Princess Patriciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Canadian Light Infantry in Calgary, Alberta. Served a short tour with American Forces in Wainwright, Alaska, then was sent with the United Nations to Egypt from November 1972 until March 1973. Posted to Baden-Baden Germany with 3rd Mechanized Commando and later 3rd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment from 1975 until 1978. Posted from Germany to CFB Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. While at Moose Jaw he served a six month tour of duty in the Arctic Circle then another tour in the Middle East from October 1978 until April 1979. Also served at CFB Winnipeg, CFS Holberg, RSS Thunder Bay before finally retiring from the Regular Force in 1990. Returned to Regina, Saskatchewan, and continued with the Canadian Forces Reserves in Regina from 1990 until 1996. Retired completely from military service and then joined the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires in 1998 until the present.

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Join with us on November 11th as we remember those who fought and died for Canada and the Commonwealth in South Africa, WW1, WW2, Korea, Bosnia, Afganistan and its many peace keeping missions with the United Nations and NATO

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With gratitude we honour and remember your great sacrifice for our freedom.

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Letters tell a soldier’s story Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Like many veterans all over the world, Cpl. Gordon Stuart Struan Robertson never spoke about his war experiences to his children. He kept memories of the First World War hidden in his heart. “My father never wanted to talk about the war,” said Joan McKay, one of Robertson’s four children. “When we’d ask questions about what had happened – even when his grandson asked – he’d always change the subject. So we stopped asking. We didn’t know what ‘shell shock’ was back then, so we didn’t understand why he couldn’t just talk to us about it.” Robertson served in France during the First World War. Unlike many of his Canadian comrades in arms who were killed, he was able to return home. He died on July 25, 1991, just shy of his 94th birthday. McKay said she was inspired to learn more about her father’s military life last year after reading about the Canadian Letters and Images Project at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo. The project, begun in 2009, has online archives which tell the story of Canadians who served during the war. “I heard about the Letters and Images Project and I obtained records from archives in Ottawa about my father’s service overseas,” said McKay. On Tuesday, she came to the Free Press with a binder full of Robertson’s letters written from France, old photographs, postcards and documents that paint a picture of her father’s time stationed in France serving his country. The letters, some of which had black crossings-out of what appeared to be dates and places (details censored for security reasons by the military), reveal aspects of Robertson’s everyday service life – but not much more. “My dad was 18 years old when (on April 22, 1916) he joined the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force in Fort William as a private

assigned to the 94th Battalion. He shipped out from Halifax on June 28, 1916 on the Olympic and he arrived in Liverpool, England on July 6, 1916.” Robertson was transferred to the 32nd Battalion July 17, she said, and went to France in August, reassigned to D Company of the 28th Battalion. McKay pulled out a few dog-eared letters from the binder bearing postmarks from France. “He was a scout working with maps and routes. Later on, he had the use of a motorcycle. The going rate of pay seems to have been about $20 a month. “My father was billeted with a family in France. [The men] would go to the front lines during the day and return to the billets at night. My father wrote about a 10-year-old girl and how he Teresa MALLAM/Free Press was trying to speak French Old photographs, letters and postcards from France... part of a family collection of Cpl. Gordon Robertson’s with her.” First World War service memorabilia. On Sept. 17, 1916, two wrote: 1917 is more jovial and uses jargon The letters from France are treamonths after arriving in “We are by now in support of familiar to Canadian troops: sures, says McKay, and along with France, Robertson was hit in the a detachment of Canadians who “The Germans must be getting service records, form an important head by a piece of shrapnel – from went over the top a few days ago. all in or something is the matter legacy left to Robertson’s family. the same shell that killed a soldier Needless to say it was a success – as because our artillery is continually He left France behind after next to him in the trenches. pounding away at all the enemy the war, heading out on the S.S. The shell fragment lodged behind it generally is when the Canadians attempt it.” lines and artillery ... and he never Lapland out of Liverpool on June 2, his right ear and remained there Whether buoyed up by victory at retaliates to any extent... 1919, bound for Canada. for the rest of his life,” says McKay. Vimy or bogged down with mud, “We sprung another on Fritz the Records show his discharge date A permanent reminder of his own Robertson kept his spirits up – or other day... he has had the best of as June 19, 1919. brush with death and how fragile is at least he sounded cheery in his it in trench mortars. His sausages “My father was a clever entreprea human life, especially in wartime. letters home (despite a reference and rum jars were heavier than neur and he was very communityHis head injury landed him in minded, ” said McKay. “He worked to rats having eaten some jam in a our plum puddings but we have hospital in Wimereux, France, he for the government after the war parcel from home). something that puts his mortars in also spent some weeks in Bologna, On April 23, 1917, he wrote: the shade. It looks like a big saw log and later on became an actor who Italy recovering until he was able to worked on a couple of Hollywood “At last, spring weather. Th e last going through the air... [who says] rejoin his unit on Dec. 9, 1916. movies.” few days have been bright and Pigs don’t fl y? Th ey do now. ” In an April 6, 1917 letter to his No, he didn’t move to L.A. and warm but up ‘til then we had snow He signs off noting the value of a mother, he wrote: storms and everything else unpleas- franc is equal to 19 cents Canadian. become an A-list movie star, she “Last fall, just before the 15th of says. Robertson remained a loyal ant. We had a bath this morning “Goodbye for this time. September we were billeted in a Canadian who made his movies and it certainly felt good. I was mud Remember me to all. With love barn. A great many of the fellows and chose to live in Vancouver. from head to foot, outside and infrom Gordon.” had written their names and the “He loved his country,” she said. side. The warm sun dried the mud In a letter dated March 25, 1917 time that they thought the war “Remembrance Day actually has on our clothes so we could scrape from “somewhere in France, ” he would end... It varied from one even more meaning for me now it off and the warm water and soap says they received their fi rst mail month to two years...” that I’ve learned so much about his soon took the dirt off our bodies.” in three weeks, with a backlog of Then on April 30, 1917, soon service during the First World War.” An earlier letter, dated Jan. 10, letters and parcels. after the Battle of Vimy Ridge, he

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Skateman passes through Kevin Ebra, also known as Skateman, glided into Prince George on Monday and took his place at the front steps of City Hall where he was greeted by Mayor Shari Green and other dignitaries. He was also joined in a short skate by members of the PG Rated Rollergirls derby team. Green and “the girls” took time to add their signatures to the many hundreds on the Skateman support van. Ebra left the city Wednesday to continue his 6,700 kilometre journey which began in

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Afternoon of wine Theatre North West’s International Wine Festival tickets are sold out but wine tasters can still enjoy an afternoon out on Saturday, Nov. 9. The Wine Lover’s Afternoon features all of the same world of wines as the evening event and also boasts the Fifth Annual Golden Cork Restaurant Challenge – Prince George’s own version of The Iron Chef, the Golden Cork pits renowned local chefs against each other in

a culinary and wine pairing challenge. Some of the city’s finest restaurants will be vying for the Golden Cork award this year. The Wine Lover’s Afternoon Tasting will appeal to those that prefer a more relaxed, personal experience, along with the opportunity to sample and discuss the B.C. and international wines in a quieter environment than the evening event. The Wine Festival is Theatre North West’s largest fundrais-

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Remember in concert Nov. 9 The Nove Voce choir is performing an “In Remembrance” concert Nov. 9 at the Prince George Playhouse. “The concert is Nove Voce’s Remembrance Day tribute to our veterans featuring selections including Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by the Andrews Sisters, Someone to Watch Over Me by Gershwin, and the classic Amazing Grace,” said choir director Robin Norman. “We will also be featuring several beautiful works by Canadian composers such as Fare Thee Well Love by The Rankin Family and Away From the Roll of the Sea arranged by Diane Loomer.” Joining Nove Voce is Keith Bokvist on trumpet and Isaiah Sing on piano. The concert begins at 8 p.m. Nov. 9. Tickets are on sale at Studio 2880 for $15 each.

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Operation Red Nose is still looking for volunteers to help make the holiday season safer for everyone. In three weeks, on Nov. 29, the free designateddriver service will take to the roads of Prince George again, but more volunteers are needed to fill vital roles both on and off the roads. The service, organized by the Rotary Club of Prince George in partnership with ICBC and the RCMP, has more than 100 volunteers, but is looking to have 350. Spokesperson Andrea Johnson said in a press release that people should act now. “We’re asking everyone to apply as soon as possible to allow the processing of their applications and ensure they can work the nights they want.” Operation Red Nose will be on the streets Friday and Saturday nights from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. from Nov. 29 to Dec. 21 and then again on new Year’s Eve. Some volunteers will be on the phones at headquarters, taking information on where people are and where they want to go. Anyone who doesn’t feel fit to drive, whether it be from over-celebrating, fatigue or worries about road conditions, can use the service. A team of three people is dispatched on each call: a designated river, who drives the client’s vehicle; a navigator, who makes sure everyone gets where they’re supposed to be; and an escort driver, who drives the rest of the team to their calls and then back to headquarters. On average, about 15 teams will be on the road each night, with more usually needed as the season moves along and the largest number needed on

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It’s a great weekend to get started Local students and budding entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to learn and develop their ideas at the second Start-Up Weekend hosted at CNC. The event, from November 15-17, is a chance for students and professionals to practice three skills essential to successful participation in the 21st century economy: innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration. “The selection of individual projects recognizes entrepreneurial innovation while the winning team must successfully collaborate, using the

JOIN THE AXIS TEAM IN WILLIAMS LAKE OR 100 MILE HOUSE! We are seeking a Part Time Behavioural Support Consultant to work with adults referred by CLBC in the William Lake and 100 Mile House areas. This will be a contracted position and is an exciting opportunity for someone with expertise in: • Developing behavioural support and safety plans for individuals • Providing consultation to individuals, their families, and their larger team and • Providing counseling to individuals A Master’s Degree in a related ﬁeld and/or certiﬁcation as a Behavioral Consultant and experience are required. Consideration may also be given to candidates with a combination of other education and experience. For further information, refer to our website at www.axis.bc.ca under job opportunities - Cariboo. Email resume and cover letter to andrea.stofanik@axis.bc.ca or fax to (250) 851-2977.

unique skills of individual members to effectively research and build a business plan in an extremely condensed time frame,” said John Neumann, a CNC instructor from the School of University Studies and Career Access, in a press release. “It is an exciting event for both contestants and judges, and at the same time provides hands-on, practical experience. The opportunity for students to work alongside local professionals to jointly develop a business plan for a brand new project is a great mentoring activity. It is the kind of experience difficult to provide in the traditional classroom setting and helps to round out the business student’s education.” The first Startup Weekend in

Prince George was hosted at CNC last March. Startup Weekends are part of a global entrepreneurial movement, founded and supported by the Kauffman Foundation in the United States. Shauna Harper, Kaleena Ross, Chrystal Green, and CNC’s Zelda Craig have been working hard to ensure this event is a success. These weekends have been called “an MBA in a weekend.” They start Friday night with a “Pitchfire,” where participants pitch their business ideas. The ideas are voted on and whittled down, and teams form around each of the surviving concepts. Each team “recruits” a variety of skill sets: from business and marketing knowledge,

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Maple Leaf Loading is a growing Bulk Handling and Transportation company focusing its business on providing specialized services to the mining and resource sectors. OPPORTUNITIES at our operations in Chetwynd, BC & Stewart, BC/Watson Lake, YT & Grande Cache, AB We offer full-time year-round work with company paid housing, earning potential to $100,000 and a great beneﬁt plan.

Wire Feed Welder Carrier Forest Products Ltd. is currently accepting applications for a qualiÀed Wire Feed Welder for our Prince George shop. The ideal candidate will have shop experience, will be highly motivated, possess good communications skills, and must be able to work effectively in a team environment. A competitive industry beneÀts package is available. Interested candidates may submit resumes in conÀdence to the Executive Assistant at resumes@carrierforestproducts.com Or fax: 250-963-7023 Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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programming and coding knowledge, graphic design, and industry expertise. Teams have the weekend to conduct research and develop a business plan. Coaches Will Cadell, a successful entrepreneur and owner of SparkGeo, and Renata King, Director of Business Development at Northern Development Initiatives Trust, will help the teams prepare to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges on Sunday night. The panel of judges includes local entrepreneur Pat Bell; Sean Simmons, the founder of Goldstream Publishing; Steve Botham, IT Manager at the Regional District of Fraser Fort George; and Zelda Craig, Industry Liaison at the College of New Caledonia. According to Shauna Harper, the Prince George community was impressed with the results of the first Start-Up Weekend, and that has meant more support for this second event. “We’re really pleased that in addition to CNC, a number of sponsors have stepped up to help fund this event, including the BC Innovation Council, Integris Credit Union, the Canadian Youth Business Foundation & Community Futures Fraser Fort George,” said Harper, who was named business person of the year at the recent 2013 Prince George Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence awards. “Any proceeds from the event go towards supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in Prince George.” Registration for the event is now open at www. startupprincegeorge.ca/

Brink Forest Products is an integrated lumber remanufacturing plant located in Prince George, BC producing a range of structural, industrial and value-added wood products destined for local and international markets. We are looking for

Supervisors and Crew We are adding another shift and looking for Supervisors, production workers and lumber graders. You must have a positive attitude, very energetic, dedicated, a solid work ethic, ability to work in a team environment. Preference will be given to those with prior experience. The company offers competitive beneÀts and compensation. We thank all applicants and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If you possess the qualiÀcations and are interested in this opportunity please submit your resume:

Brink Forest Products Ltd. 2023 River Road Prince George, BC V2L 5S8 Att’n: Shawn Grattan Ph: (250) 564-0412 Fax: (250) 564-0796 E-mail: shawngrattan@brink.bc.ca Visit our website at www.brink.bc.ca

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Located 150km Northwest of Prince George, BC Mount Milligan is one of British Columbia’s ﬁrst major metals mine of this century.

Raju Enterprises Ltd dba Panago Pizza in Prince George is hiring two fulltime cooks with three years experience in making pizza, chicken wings, bread sticks, salads, prep etc. supervise kitchen helpers and inspect kitchen area. High school pass with knowledge of English. Salary would be $ 13.50 per hour with 40 hours week. Interested applicants email resume to: store028. manager@panagomail.com

LABOURERS Houston, BC DH Manufacturing in Houston BC is looking for labourers. Must be reliable, physically ﬁt and willing to work shift work. Starting wage up to $16.75/hr. Beneﬁt package after 3 months employment. Will help with travel/ relocation cost if selected. Email dhmnfg@gmail.com

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Joining our Gibraltar Mine team makes you part of Canada’s proud mining heritage. The Gibraltar coppermolybdenum mine is a cornerstone of the regional economy and an example of great Canadian mining in action. Located in the heart of BC’s stunning Cariboo region, Gibraltar is approximately 60 km north of Williams Lake. It is the second largest open pit copper mine in Canada. A sustainable mining operation with a 27 year mine life, Gibraltar is undergoing a significant multi-phase expansion taking our daily milling throughput to 85,000 tons per day and we’re looking for talented candidates to help us facilitate this. That’s where you come in…

YUKON Zinc, Wolverine Mine is looking to ﬁll the following positions: Advanced Care Paramedic, Mill Trainer and Journeyman Millwrights. Visit our website at www.yukonzinc.com to apply

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COORDINATOR, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM POSITION SUMMARY Reporting to the Senior Environmental Engineer, the Coordinator, EMS is responsible for continued implementation and maintenance of the Gibraltar Mine site’s Environmental Management System (EMS). The incumbent will have worked with EMS at an industrial site, preferably mining, and be experienced with document control systems. SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: • Review the site’s document control system ensuring efficient sign off procedures and update of the electronic and paper filing systems • Assist the Environmental Action Team (EAT) in maintaining and implementing the environmental aspect list • Assist the EAT in the development of environmental management programs for the significant environmental aspects • Develop and/or revise existing standard operating procedures related to the EMS • Regular review of the EMS manual and other controlled documents to ensure the EMS is up-todate and reflects current operational activities • Effectively communicates the EMS at the Gibraltar mine site and coordinates EMS-related training • Develop and conduct an audit program for the EMS, including the full development and implementation of the corrective action log (CAL) • Coordinate annual Management review of the EMS • Integrate Towards Sustainable mining (TSM) with the EMS QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor‘s degree in Business Administration, Engineering or a Science-related field • A minimum of 2 years’ experience with the development and implementation of an EMS at an industrial site, preferably mining, or equivalent experience • Fully cognizant of the ISO 14001 standard for Environmental Management Systems • Internal audit training would be a benefit, as well as knowledge of the Mining Association of Canada’s Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) program • Strong organizational skills are necessary as is the ability to motivate others • Ability to establish credibility in promoting a culture of environmental awareness and function as a team player • Accomplished written, verbal and group presentation skills • Strong computer skills and working knowledge of MS Office

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GIBRALTAR MINE: ROCK-SOLID CAREER GROWTH At Taseko Mines, we’re proud to call British Columbia our home. We are looking for enthusiastic employees who share our vision for long-term, responsible growth in this province. Joining our Gibraltar Mine team makes you part of Canada’s proud mining heritage. The Gibraltar coppermolybdenum mine is a cornerstone of the regional economy and an example of great Canadian mining in action. Located in the heart of BC’s stunning Cariboo region, Gibraltar is approximately 60 km north of Williams Lake. It is the second largest open pit copper mine in Canada.

INDUSTRIAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE A large national Electrical Distributor is seeking a highly motivated, customer focused sales person to call on Industrial Customers including Mining, Large OEM and Industrial Contractors in the Northern Interior Region of BC. The position is of interest to candidates possessing 1-2 years experience in a similar role or 2-3 years in a senior inside sales role. The successful candidate will be a team player possessing technical product knowledge in the electrical industry, excellent communication skills, and leadership qualities and able to produce results with minimum supervision. We offer a competitive compensation package with attractive beneﬁts, and the opportunity for personal and professional growth. Please forward your resume to: resumes8426@gmail.com

Trades, Technical FORESTRY TECHNICIANS, Layout Engineers and Timber Cruisers from $4000$7000/month plus bonus. Live Crown Forestry Ltd. is an established and growing forestry resource management consulting ﬁrm in Prince George providing multiphase timber development services since 1995. Send Cover Letter and Resume to Brian Telford: btelford@livecrown.com FRASER SHINGLING & EXTERIORS LTD. Wanted Aluminum and Vinyl siding installers. Full Crews with own equipment only. Contact Giselle at 780 962 1320, or at giselle@fraserexteriors.com

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Civil Engineering Technologist II (Re-Advertisement) District of Kitimat, full time permanent - wage range $37.01 - $44.78 over two years. Civil Technologist diploma required. Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, duties include a variety of infrastructure investigations, surveying, design, contract preparation, inspection and material testing on projects related to the municipality’s water, sewer, drainage and transportation systems. Candidates should be proficient in using electronic survey equipment, computer assisted design using AutoCad 3D, and MS Office. Valid BC driver’s license required. Submit resumes by November 29, 2013, 4:30 pm, to Personnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat, BC, V8C 2H7, Fax (250) 632-4995, or email dok@kitimat.ca FRONTLINE is seeking certified electricians and millwrights with industrial experience for work in BC/Alberta. FEC offers competitive wages and benefits package. Forward resumes to: frontlinehuman resources@gmail.com. JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $32/hour, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefits. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info at: hannachrylser.ca. Fax 403-854-2845; Email: chrysler@telusplanet.net.

We are currently recruiting for the following positions: Mill Operations Superintendent Chief Metallurgist Manager: Environment, Health & Safety Mill Electrical / Instrumentation Supervisor

Please apply online at www.mtmilligan.com/ careers WESTCAN - Interested in being our next ice road trucker? Haul liquid, dry bulk or freight to the diamond mines on the winter road (ice road) from mid-January to mid-April. Not Interested in driving on the ice? Drive resupply from southern locations in Alberta to Yellowknife, NT. Apply online at: www.westcanbulk.ca or Phone: 1.888.WBT.HIRE (1.888.928.4473) for further details.

Work Wanted 2013 Komatsu 450 Tilter Buncher Looking for work. Call 250 641-1024 or Email: mike@timberbaron.ca

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A sustainable mining operation with a 27 year mine life, Gibraltar is undergoing a significant multi-phase expansion taking our daily milling throughput to 85,000 tons per day and we’re looking for talented candidates to help us facilitate this. That’s where you come in… Call Cheyenne Murray at 250-564-3568 ext 265 Or Email cmurray@pgnfc.com

We currently have a full time opportunity for a:

MOLY FLOTATION OPERATOR POSITION SUMMARY: Reporting to the Foreman, Mill Production, the Moly Flotation Operator is responsible for maintaining the operational integrity of the Flotation circuit and ancillary plan/equipment in order to achieve safety, environmental, quality, costs, production and team work targets. SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: • Operate the Moly Flotation Circuit and ancillary equipment • Conduct regular equipment inspections • Communicate with other sections of the process plant, maintenance department and Shift Foremen • Complete daily reports, record events in log books and maintain an understanding of monthly production targets and progress • Actively participate in set policies and procedures and participates in improvement activities to enhance the circuit performance • Train new operators on safe practices and procedures

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Journeyman Automotive Technician Required We are a busy Chrysler dealership located in Kelowna, center of the Okanagan Valley. This area is world renowned for golf, skiing, lakes and wineries. We have immediate openings for Licensed Automotive Technicians. Extensive experience in Electrical and Diesel diagnostics and repairs would be preferred. Recently Chrysler Factory training would also be a definite asset. We offer very competitive wages, a comprehensive benefit package and on-going factory training to the successful candidates. If you feel you have the right stuff, we want to hear from you. Please forward your resume to: Attention Service Manager via e-mail to: service@kelownachrysler.com Fax to: 250-763-6623 or call 1-888-763-6121

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QUALIFICATIONS • High School Diploma or Equivalent and valid Driver’s Licence • Experience as a Moly Operator

COMPENSATION Gibraltar offers an excellent benefit package which includes competitive salary, a Registered Retirement Savings Plan and relocation assistance to Williams Lake. Qualified applicants, eligible to work in Canada, are invited to explore this opportunity by submitting a cover letter and detailed resume outlining your qualifications and experience.

COMPENSATION Gibraltar offers an excellent benefit package which includes competitive wages and a Registered Retirement Savings Plan. Qualified applicants, eligible to work in Canada, are invited to explore this opportunity by submitting a cover letter and detailed resume outlining your qualifications and experience.

Please visit us at www.tasekomines.com under the careers section to electronically submit your application or to learn more about our New Prosperity, Aley and Harmony projects.

Please visit us at www.tasekomines.com under the careers section to electronically submit your application or learn more about our New Prosperity, Aley and Harmony projects.

We thank all candidates who express interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Your application to this posting is deemed to be consent to the collection, use and necessary disclosure of personal information for the purposes of recruitment. Gibraltar Mines respects the privacy of all applicants and the confidentiality of personal information and we will retain this information for a period of six months.

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Undefeated team not my top choice It’s time for the best and worst of Best division: West is certainly the NFL. best. I’ll give a very slight edge to the Twenty-two teams have reached NFC West (Seattle, San Francisco, the midway point of their 16-game Arizona and St. Louis) over the AFC schedule; 10 other teams have West (Kansas City, Denver, San completed nine games. Here’s my Diego and Oakland). Wasn’t it just halftime look at the 2013 season: a few years ago a team (Seattle) won Best team: Denver. the NFC West with a Excuse me, but doesn’t 7-9 record and just two Kansas City (9-0) and years ago a team (DenSeattle (8-1) have a ver) won the AFC West better record than the with an 8-8 record? 7-1 Broncos? True. My, how times quickly I’ll even agree that the change. That’s why NFL Chiefs and Seahawks often stands for “Not are considerably better For Long”. defensively but neither Worst division: NFC of those teams are East, commonly reclose to the Broncos HART BEAT ferred to as NFC Least. on offence. K.C.’s opHARTLEYMILLER The only reason the ponents this year have Cowboys have a modest a combined 27-49 record. When winning record of 5-4 is because quality teams match up I will take they are 3-0 in their division. Dallas, the team with the better QB every along with Philadelphia, Washingday and that’s where the Broncos ton and the New York Giants, have a have the big edge on the Chiefs combined 3-9 record in non-confer(Alex Smith) and Seahawks (Russell ence games. Here’s another way to Wilson). It’s a myth that defences analyze this: the 2-6 NY Giants are win championships, at least in this just two games in the loss column era. out of first place. UGH! Worst team: Jacksonville in a Best QB: Peyton Manning of landslide. The 0-8 Jaguars are a Denver. Last year he lost out to whopping -178 in net points, having Adrian Peterson of the Vikings for scored just 86 while allowing 264. MVP. This year the 37-year-old is in No other team has a minus in triple a class by himself. He is averaging digits. The other 0-8 team, Tampa 365 yards per game and has a whopBay is -66. One can understand why ping 29 touchdown passes and just some Jags fans held a rally for the six interceptions. team to sign Tim Tebow; however, Worst (starting) QB: Blaine the team is better off to use their Gabbert of Jacksonville. Injured or high draft pick in 2014 on selecting not, the 24-year-old Gabbert has a QB that can throw. completed less than 50 per cent of

his passes. Who does he think he is, Tebow? In addition, Gabbert has thrown just one touchdown pass while having seven intercepted. Best coach: Andy Reid of Kansas City. The Chiefs are the most improved team in the league after finishing 2-14 last year. Reid deserves accolades for helping turn the franchise around. For the moment they have gone from worst to first. Worst coach: Greg Schiano of Tampa Bay. It’s only his second season and certainly will be his last as the man in charge of the Buccaneers. Including last year, the Bucs have lost 13 of their last 14 games, and reports indicate Sergeant Schiano has lost the locker room. His in-your-face style may have worked in a different era but players now tune his type of personality out. One player on the team last year told NFL.com that the atmosphere was like “being in Cuba.” Best game: Denver over Dallas 51-48 on October 6. Cowboys’ fans saw the best and worst of Tony Romo as he passed for over 500 yards but with the pressure on in a tied game he threw an interception that led to the Broncos winning field goal on the last play. (Runner-up was another Dallas loss, 31-30 to Detroit on Oct 27). Worst game: Any that involved Jacksonville. Okay, how about worst game, not including the Jaguars? Carolina 38-0 over the New York Giants in week three. It was only a year earlier on the same field (Sept. 20, 2012) that the Giants crushed

those same Panthers 36-7. Now on to the second half where Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, New Orleans, Indy, New England, Cincinnati and Green Bay (if Aaron Rodgers returns in time) chase a Super Bowl. Yes, I left off Kansas City from that list. The Chiefs deserve praise for winning their first nine but their schedule becomes much more difficult. Talent usually wins out in the

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Condors take PG Bowl or a special camp.” With the win, the Condors move on to the provincial The Duchess Park Conplayoffs, where they dors downed the College face Frank Hurt of Heights Cougars 33-0 last Surrey, the thirdFriday to claim the PG Bowl, place team from the emblematic of high school Southern Division. football supremacy, but the That game goes big thing Condor coach today (Friday) at 4 Mike Rositano wanted to p.m. at Hillside Statalk about was the Cougars’ dium in Kamloops. defence. One of the Con“We knew going in we dors’ strengths this were probably the favourite,” season has been he said, “but they played a varied offence. great defence. We usually Quarterback Rylan pile up a lot of yardage, but Matters ended the Allan WISHART/Free Press they kept us from getting a regular season with Daniel Stratton of Duchess Park tries to get outside a line of College lot of big plays.” the most passing Heights defenders in Friday’s PG Bowl league championships game When the Cougars had yards of any AA at Masich Place Stadium. Duchess Park advanced to the provincial the ball, Rositano said, it was quarterback in the playoffs with a 33-0 win. the same story it had been all province, and three season for the Condors, now of his receivers – Caleb Cruze, TJ Kyriakos and ball more.” 8-0 against Northern DiviNow, with Stratton back, it’s just one more Joel Bundock – finished in the top 15 for receivsion opponents. weapon in the Condors’ arsenal. ing yards. “They were fairly predictThings won’t get easier for teams up north or Kyriakos also finished fourth provincially in able,” he said. “We’ve been in the rest of the province next year, Rositano rushing yards – and he wasn’t supposed to get allowing 5.2 points a game hopes. the majority of the carries at the beginning of on defence. All the guys have the season. “I lose three starters total, counting offence been playing at the next level and defence. The team this year is very Grade 10 “TJ was our fullback when the season started, at some time or another, and 11 heavy, so most of them will be back next but then Daniel Stratton, the tailback, went whether it’s a provincial team down with an injury, so TJ started carrying the year.”

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Hoops home openers tonight for UNBC squads Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com It was not the start to the season either UNBC basketball coach wanted, but women’s coach Sergey Shchepotkin saw some positives. “Everybody played at their best, I think,” the first-year coach said after losses on the road to the University of Manitoba (7369) and Winnipeg (75-49). “It was the first game of the season, it was a long trip, some of the girls, I think, had too big an idea for what would happen.” Those first-game nerves, he says, may have played a factor late in the opener. “We missed a couple of shots

close to the basket. I think maybe they were a little too excited.” Against Winnipeg the following night, though, Shchepotkin had no problem seeing the difference between the two teams. “They are tall and they are experienced. They did really well against us on rebounds.” Overall, though, “we played well as a team. We had a lot of turnovers, and they got some easy baskets.” The UNBC men split their first two games, downing Manitoba 77-71 before losing to Winnipeg 83-62. Head coach Todd Jordan was hoping for better results. “It would have been nice to come back with a pair of wins.

One thing we need to work on is we have to get the players playing hard all the time.” One player who took the court for the Timberwolves on the weekend was Billy Cheng, working his way back from a broken foot. “He can go a little bit right now,” Jordan said. “We’ll gradually move up how much time he gets, and with any luck by the second part of the season, he’ll be back to full speed.” Tonight is the home openers for the Timberwolves, as they host Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops) for a pair of games each. The women take the floor at 6 p.m. tonight (Friday) and Saturday, while the men follow at 8 p.m.

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Cariboo Cougars donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t adjust Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress. com The discipline the Cariboo Cougars showed on the ice on the weekend didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make coach Bryan Maclean happy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as bad as what the BC Major Midget League stats showed. When Maclean was told the most recent league standings showed the Cougars with 5,789 penalty minutes in 12 games, and the Kootenay Ice with 3,525, he was pretty sure he knew what happened. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were playing

Kootenay here on the weekend. Someobody down at the league obviously typed in the wrong numbers.â&#x20AC;? While their penalty numbers were nowhere near as bad as the standings showed, Maclean said there had been discipline problems on the ice at CN Centre on the weekend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were struggling with taking some bad penalties,â&#x20AC;? he said of the two games, which saw the Ice win 6-5 on Saturday before the teams played to a 4-4 draw on Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t adjusting to what the refs were calling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also had problems with discipline in our style, both on

offence and defence. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re missing the little details, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s costing us games.â&#x20AC;? Playing a Kootenay team which came into the weekend with just one win its its first 10 games of the season, Maclean said he was disappointed with the results. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You look at the standings and there is the expectation of four points. We were still prepared for them as coaches, we had a game plan drawn up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kootenay just worked hard all weekend. I hope itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bit of a reality check for some of our players.â&#x20AC;? One of the Cougarsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; forward lines stood out,

as far as Maclean was concerned. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The line of Jesse Roach, Steve Jandric and Isaiah Berra played really well. They created some opportunities, and they put the puck in the net.â&#x20AC;? Maclean said the Cougars would be working on being more consistent in terms of staying with the system at practice this week. There are a couple of big doubleheaders coming up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re right in a clump of teams in the middle of the pack right now. The good thing is weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got games in hand on four of them, but we need to get points from those games to make it

mean something.â&#x20AC;? He hopes that starts this weekend with a trip to Victoria to meet the South Island Royals for a pair of games. The Royals have 14 points in 14 games, while the Cougars have 11 in 12 games.

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Spruce Kings showing road warrior skills Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com The Prince George Spruce Kings keep losing players and gaining points. Coach Dave Dupas said the BCHL team is getting younger, it seems, by the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting really difficult with all the injuries,â&#x20AC;? he said after the team picked up three of a possible four points on the road on the weekend, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but the guys are just so loose. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We lose Justin Rai and Cole Todd in the Surrey game (Friday, a 3-2 win), and it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t affect them at all.â&#x20AC;? The Spruce Kings lost in Langley on Saturday, 3-2 in overtime, and Dupas said the Kings are coming through a difficult part of their schedule quite well, given all the injuries and the road games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a stretch where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing 14 of 18 on the road. We looked at that stretch earlier in the year and thought if we could come through that with our head above water, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be doing well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And that was figuring on having a full roster.â&#x20AC;?

Instead of just keeping their heads above water, the Kings are currently second in the Mainland Division, just three points behind Langley. Because of injuries to players like Jake Lebrun, Bryant Christian and Mitch Barker, the Kings made a trade with the Vernon Vipers last week, picking up forward Mike Iovanna for future considerations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a bit of a struggle for Mike to come in,â&#x20AC;? Dupas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know our systems, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know any of the players, hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even had a practice with us.â&#x20AC;? And all he did in his second game Saturday was score an unassisted goal to give the Kings a temporary 2-1 lead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a nice goal,â&#x20AC;? Dupas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He blocked a shot at the point, the puck went past their defense, and he won a footrace to get to the puck, then made a nice move on their goalie and scored. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a smaller player, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got pretty good puck skills.â&#x20AC;? Dupas says the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent hot streak may have something to do with the confidence the younger players are showing,

despite the injuries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we had gone zero and six in our last six games instead of four, zero and two, it might be a different story, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re showing themselves they can compete at this level.â&#x20AC;? It also helps that the line of Jeremiah Luedtke, Chad Staley and Brent Lashuk continues to shine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The other teams were trying everything against them on the weekend,â&#x20AC;? Dupas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They tried playing their best line against them, they tried playing a checking line, nobody could shut them down.â&#x20AC;? The Kings are (surprise) back on the road this weekend for three games in three nights, starting tonight in Trail, and following with games Saturday in Vernon and Sunday in Salmon Arm. With goaltender Jesse Jenks away with the Canada West team at the World Junior A Challenge, Dupas said Alex Murray could play all three games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a battler. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the loosest goalie Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever seen in my life before the games, but he wants to win so much, and he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to tire.â&#x20AC;?

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250.564.0005 | sports@pgfreepress.com | www.pgfreepress.com RINGETTE Ringette teams from across the north will converge on the Kin Centres this weekend for the annual Joy Hoffman Tournament. Play runs from 6:45 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, and from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Both Kin 2 and Kin 3 will be used for games. Teams from Prince George, Terrace, Houston and Quesnel will take part. The 7:15 a.m. game on Sunday in Kin 2 will feature the BC Winter Games teams from Zone 8 (Quesnel/Prince George) and Zone 7 (Terrace/ Houston) getting a game in. The 2014 BC Winter Games are in Mission in February.

FOOTBALL Three Prince George minor football teams are down south this weekend for playoff action. On Saturday, the Prince George Axemen will take on the Victoria Spartans for the provincial Peewee championships, starting at noon at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops. After that game, the Prince George Stashers will face the Kamloops Broncos for the provincial Atom title. On Sunday, the Prince George Junior Bantam Axemen play the Mission Lions in a provincial playoff game in Kelwona. The Axemen advanced to the game with a 44-8 win over the Keowna Dragons on Sunday.

CURLING Full-event ticket packages for the 2014 Scoties B.C. Women’s Curling Champinship are now on sale. The tournament runs Jan. 6 to 12 at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club, with the winner moving on to the Tournament of Hearts in Montreal. Full-event packages are $50, which includes a minimum of 12 games. This will be all round-robin games, any tiebreakers, playoffs and the provincial final. This event will also be a test event for the 2015 Canada Winter Games for local volunteers and officials. Seating is limited, so call the Prince George Golf and Curling Club at 250-563-0357 local 100 or drop by the club to get yours today. Single tickets will go on sale in December.

Allan WISHART/Free Press David Snadden, left, Kathy Scouten and Allie Dickson watch as Kevin Pettersen starts filling in the track for the new UNBC Otway Nordic Legacy Scholarship Fund.

Otway gets UNBC on track Nordic Legacy Scholarship Fund created Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com When Allie Dickson finished high school, she knew what she was looking for to further her education. “I had a goal to compete at the 2011 Canada Winter Games,” says Dickson, from Burns Lake. “Picking a university with a ski facility nearby was paramount to me.” So she looked at the programs offered at the University of Northern B.C. and the short distance to the Otway Nordic Ski Facility, and the decision was an easy one. Dickson was one of the people who spoke about the close ties between UNBC, Otway and the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club at the facility on Saturday. The relationship is about to get even closer, with the creation of the UNBC

Otway Nordic Legacy Scholarship Fund. Kevin Pettersen, an MBA graduate from UNBC and the president of the ski club, said the fund is designed to be part of the legacy of the 2015 Winter Games in Prince George. “We want to make sure the facilities for the Games being built here have a legacy for students who are skiers.” The fund has a goal of $150,000 by February of 2015, when the Games come to the city, with the first full scholarships being awarded for the coming school year. “This will be an endowment,” Pettersen said, “so it will continue to fund scholarships forever.” He said the timing of the fund is also aimed at the Games. “We hope all the kids who come here to ski at the Games will look at the natural fit between the facility and the school.”

Katherine Scouten, UNBC’s development manager, said the school and the club have been connected by more than the short drive for quite a long time. “This is the first time we have worked directly with the membership here on a fundraising activity.” Dr. David Snadden, the executive associate dean of education with the University of B.C. Faculty of Medicine, is one of the prime movers behind the Northern Medical Program at UNBC, and an avid cross-country skier. “I arrived in Prince George in March 2003, interviewing for a position here,” he remembered. “It was cold and miserable, and my wife and I weren’t sure about coming here. “Then one day it cleared up, and one of the young physicians brought us out (to Otway), and we decided we could stay here.” He said people have to realize

Prince George, UNBC and Otway have changed. “This is a world-class facility,” he said of Otway, “UNBC is one of the top schools in the country, and when I tell people at the airport I’m going to Prince George, they don’t give me a pitying look.” For Dickson, the ability to attend school and keep skiing was a decision she’s obviously happy she made. “I’m in my fourth year of health sciences at UNBC, and I know firsthand what a scholarship can mean for an athlete. “A scholarship is vital so someone doesn’t have to choose between their dream of competing in their sport and their dream of continuing their education.” To learn more about the fun, visit www.unbc.ca/giving/nordiclegacy-scholarship-fund, e-mail giving@unbc.ca, or call the development office at 250-960-5750.

UNBC recognizes top student-athletes with national honours In the 2012-13 athletics season at the University of Northern B.C., there were just over 60 student-athletes. By the end of the school year, 11 of them had been recognized as Academic All-Canadians, a ratio higher than many larger schools. Those 11 students were recognized last week at a reception on campus. Two of them, unfortunately, could not attend, since they had graduated and were putting their academic skills to good use.

Men’s soccer player Danny Dell is teaching in his hometown of Burns Lake, while women’s soccer player Rebecca Irving spent the past year working in the northern part of the province as a nurse. Four of Dell’s teammates on the 2012-13 Timberwolves soccer team were also recognized for their work, and all four were with the squad again this season: Harjas Grewal, Jared Dillabaugh, Logan Phenuff and Chandan Sangha. Three of Irving’s teammates from the women’s

teams also returned this year: Kat Hartwig-Clay, Tiffany Bennett and Jessica Manning. Two members of the women’s basketball team, Sarah Robin and Jasprit Nijjar, were also recognized as Academic All-Canadians. To qualify as an Academic All-Canadian, a player must use a year of eligibility, meaning they were an active member of a Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) team, and they must maintain an average of 80 per cent or higher in the same school year.